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1,377.48
Trust Funds
Perpetual Care of Lots
1,000.00
Interest
Deferred Taxes
5,657.47
Tax Titles Redeemed
137.43
Special Assessments
37.49
Postwar Rehabilitation Fund
62.50
Trust Funds-Cemetery
550.00
Total for Interest
6,444.89
Municipal Indebtedness
Anticipation of Revenue
275,000.00
Anticipation of Reimbursement 1,600.00
Total for Municipal Indebtedness 276,600.00
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Agency
Dog Licenses
1,861.40
Petty Cash
115.00
Victory Taxes
6,004.11
Federal Tax
11,751.18
War Bond Deductions
7,619.32
Total for Agency
27,351.01
Refunds and Transfers
Refunds:
Taxi Badges
1.00
Taxes
84.84
Tailings
83.75
Excess Interest on Tax Title Loan
117.47
Sewer Assessments
10.00
General Departments
1,858.62
Total for Refunds 2,155.68
Transfers:
Selectmen - Salaries and Wages from Reserve Fund 165.24
Rationing Board from Reserve Fund 600.00
Treasurer-Expenses from Reserve Fund 40.82
Tax Collector's Bond from Reserve Fund 150.00
Election - Registration-Expenses from Reserve Fund 80.00
Conversion of Boiler-Town Hall from Reserve Fund 75.00
Memorial Hall-Expenses from Reserve Fund 497.30
Sewer Dept .- Expenses from Reserve Fund 242.40
Sewer Constr .- Archer and Ravena
St .- from Reserve Fund 44.99
57
Fountain St. W.P.A. Project from Reserve Fund 263.15
Forest St. Sidewalk-From Reserve Fund 500.00
Repairs to Tower-Town Hall From Reserve Fund 1,696.10
North Purchase Cemetery From Reserve Fund 125.00
Vernon Grove Cemetery
From Reserve Fund
345.00
Adding Names to Honor Holl From Reserve Fund 175.00
Town Library from Dog Tax 1,636.61
Excess and Deficiency from Drainage-Highland St. 1,200.00
Revenue from Purchase of Tools, Materials, Etc. 16,283.41
Purchase of Tools - Materials -
Salaries from Purchase of Tools
- Materials - Expenses 235.30
Excess and Deficiency from Alterations-Town Hall 78.88
Excess and Deficiency from Heating Unit Conversion . . 69
Excess and Deficiency from Sewer Construction-Cemetery St. 389.20
Excess and Deficiency from Sewer Construction-Beach St. 87.18
Excess and Deficiency from Sewer Construction-Blanchard Rd. 9.36
Excess and Deficiency from Sewer Construction-Church Hill St. 155.78
Excess and Deficiency from Sewer Construction-Fountain St. 4.80
Excess and Deficiency from Final Court Judgment 225.00
Excess and Deficiency from Erection of Honor Roll 1.00
Soldiers' Relief from Excess and Deficiency 1,000.00
58
Town Clerk-Expenses from Excess and Deficiency 142.20
Election-Registration-Salaries from Excess and Deficiency 320.00
Workmen's Compensation from Excess and Deficiency 445.19
Repairs to Foundation-Town Hall from Excess and Deficiency 500.00
Library-Salaries from Excess and Deficiency 31.24
Bleachers-Athletic Field from Excess and Deficiency 1,200.00
Brush Removal from Excess and Deficiency 300.00
Repairs to Memorial Hall from Excess and Deficiency 1,365.00
A.D.C. from O.A.A.
3,500.00
Public Welfare from O.A.A.
800.00
Library-Salaries from
Library-Expenses 185.26
Health-Salaries from Health
General
400.00
Total Transfers 35,496.10
Total Receipts
1,243,868.70
Cash in Treasury, January 1, 1943 113,856.23
Grand Total
1,357,724.93
EXPENDITURES
General Government
Moderator 100.00
Finance Commission:
Secretary 55.00
Printing, Stationery
and Postage 41.91
Total for Finance Commission
96.91
59
Selectmen:
Salaries:
Selectmen
825.00
Clerk
500.00
Other employees
155.24
Expenses:
Stationery and Postage 101.46
Printing and Advertising
44.17
Telephone
54.90
Association Dues
9.00
Keys and Lock
2.75
Total for Selectmen
1,692.52
Civilian Defense:
Telephones
461.10
Advertising
14.00
Subscription to Defense Magazine 2.00
Secretary to Transportation Board
120.00
Arm Bands
9.09
Police Jackets
616.00
Helmets
5.50
Fuel Oil
50.92
Resuscitator
463.80
Lunches
1.56
Express
4.87
Gas Course
32.00
Emergency Food and
Housing
10.20
Plate Glass
14.35
Alterations to Buildings
404.44
Repairs
1.00
Armorer
285.00
Total for Civilian Defense 2,495.83
60
Rationing Board:
Police Services
22.50
Clerical Services
24.00
Office Supplies
653.82
Telephone
224.17
Rent of Rooms
390.00
Rent of Funiture
120.00
Furniture and Furnishings
189.65
Light, Ice and Water
125.07
Janitor supplies
7.78
Cleaning offices
64.00
Repairs
251.56
Safe Deposit Box
30.00
Trucking
6.91
Expenses to Meetings
247.50
Total for Rationing Board 2,356.96
Accountant:
Salaries:
Accountant
2,400.00
Clerk
1,144.00
Expenses:
Stationery and Postage 60.00
Telephone 70.50
Adding Machine Maintenance 14.70
Typewriter Maintenance
15.50
Office Supplies 35.05
Expenses to Boston
26.39
Association Dues®
12.00
Total for Town Accountant
3,778.14
Treasurer:
Salaries:
Treasurer 1,653.10
Clerical 498.00
61
Expenses:
Stationery
90.90
Printing and Advertising
174.60
Telephone
29.85
Surety Bond
238.50
Forgery Bond
37.50
Typewriter Maintenance
11.00
Checkwriter Maintenance
15.60
Office Desk
13.81
Expenses to Boston
8.25
Service Charge-Bank
40.82
Express
.60
Total for Treasurer
2,812.53
Tax Collector:
Salaries:
Collector
3,000.00
Clerk
1,148.33
Expenses:
Stationery and Postage
659.57
Printing and Advertising
275.11
Telephone
65.15
Surety Bond
636.00
Recording Deeds
8.00
Deputy's Bond
15.00
Register Deeds
14.00
Express
5.10
Adding Machine
Maintenance
13.40
Adding Machine
165.50
Typewriter Maintenance
7.50
Repairs to Office
27.14
Travel Expenses
39.50
Total for Tax Collector 6,079.30
62
Assessors:
Salaries:
Assessors
2,405.16
Clerk of Assessors
1,700.00
Clerical
1,144.00
Expenses:
Stationery and Postage 60.93
Printing and Advertising 146.70
Auto Hire 40.00
Telephone 93.45
Abstracts
119.75
Adding Machine Maintenance 13.10
Typewriter Maintenance 7.50
Expenses to Meetings
15.20
Total for Assessors 5,745.79
Other Finance Officers and Accounts:
Certifying Town Notes
30.00
Law Department:
Salary
275.00
Special Work
1,025.00
Total for Law Department
1,300.00
Town Clerk:
Salaries:
Salary of Town Clerk 500.00
Recording Fees to Clerk 933.00
Clerical
780.00
Expenses :
Stationery and Postage 43.82
Printing and Advertising 240.22
Surety Bond 7.50
Association Dues 4.00
63
Lock
1.10
Germicide 4.75
Total for Town Clerk 2,514.39 Election, Registration and Town Meeting:
Salaries:
Registrars 1,340.00
Election Officers
1,326.50
Canvassers
670.90
All Other 256.43
Expenses:
Stationery and Postage 48.38
Printing and Advertising
598.18
Lunches 15.75
Posting Warrants
18.00
Repairs 177.50
Trucking
16.50
Temporary Wiring
60.00
Rental of Hall
30.00
Telephones
30.39
Street Lists
130.00
Total for Election, Registration and Town Meeting 4,718.53
Memorial Hall:
Salary of Janitor
760.00
Expenses:
Fuel
588.13
Water
18.81
Repairs
319.63
Janitor Supplies
16.81
Converting Heating Unit 274.31
Installing Lavatory
267.30
Total for Memorial Hall
2,244.99
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Town Hall:
Salary of Janitor
1,890.00
Expenses :
Fuel
1,336.51
Light
277.39
Janitor's Supplies
116.18
Repairs
108.23
Alterations to Building
20.70
Water
197.04
Repairing Foundation
485.00
Flag
11.73
Cleaning Boiler
5.00
Laundry
4.15
Plate Glass Insurance
8.06
Blankets
10.31
Care of Clock
112.67
Conversion of Boiler
725.00
Total for Town Hall 5,307.97
Total for General Government
41,273.86
Protection of Persons and Property
Police Dept .:
Salaries:
Chief
2,832.00
Patrolmen
23,861.20
Special Police
36.30
Other
10.00
Expenses:
Repairs to Motor Equipment
383.51
Gasoline and Oil
439.17
Lunches
14.06
Printing, Stationery and
Postage
84.72
65
Telephone 282.57
Photographic and
Fingerprint Material
42.59
Auto Insurance
80.60
Paint
120.42
Painting Traffic Lanes
225.10
Inspection of Cars
1.00
Equipment
10.90
Repairs to Equipment
17.16
Bicycle Plates and Reflectors
40.09
Taxi Badges
29.13
Police Association Dues
10.00
First Aid
3.00
Express
1:10
Garage Rent
60.00
Maintenance and Light of
Traffic Signals
336.01
Total for Police Department
28,920.63
Court Fees:
Fees
41.38
Fire Department:
Salaries:
Chief
2,230.53
Permanent Men
18,149.91
Deputy Chief
294.37
Call Men
6,121.12
Other Employees
65.45
Equipment:
Car Rental
200.00
Equipment for Men
15.46
Hose
382.00
Extinguishers
120.57
66
Maintenance and Repairs:
Repairs 1,132.56
Gasoline and Oil
294.62
Repairs to Alarm System
250.41
Express
5.60
Oxygen Cylinders
5.00
Insurance
7.40
Grease
2.25
Anti Freeze
14.70
Hydrant Service
10,450.00
Fuel, Light and Water:
Fuel
989.82
Light
329.80
Water
58.85
Maintenance of Building and Grounds:
Repairs
185.00
Furniture and Furnishings 5.00
Laundry
89.31
Cleaning Clothes
18.89
Flag
2.23
Ash Cans
18.00
Keys
1.10
Master Lights
31.00
Decorating Buildings
15.00
Express
3.33
Janitor's Supplies
174.72
Other Expenses:
Stationery, Printing and Postage
49.38
Telephones
197.88
Lunches
11.70
All Other
16.50
Total for Fire Department 41,939.46
67
Inspector of Wires:
Salary of Inspector 405.00
- Sealer of Weights and Measures:
Salary of Sealer
840.00
Expenses:
Auto Hire
165.00
Recutting Dies
3.25
Steel Stamp
6.81
Record Books
5.00
Total of Sealer of Weights and Measures 1,020.06
Care of Trees:
Salaries:
Superintendent
608.00
Labor
542.00
Expenses:
Stationery
3.80
Hardware and Tools
9.65
Telephone
29.65
Paint
1.15
Welding
.75
Expenses to Meetings
2.25
Rental of Car
150.00
Total for Care of Trees 1,347.25
Removing Brush:
Labor
994.00
Tools
1.90
Sharpening Tools
4.10
Total for Removing Brush 1,000.00
68
Gypsy Moth Suppression:
Superintendent
63.00
Labor
22.00
Telephone
2.50
Insecticides
12.50
Tools
2.75
Total for Gypsy Moth Suppression 102.75
Forest Fires:
Firemen
203.25
Advertising
14.26
Repairs
25.03
Hose
19.42
Total for Forest Fires 261.96
Dog Officer:
Salary
82.50
Shooting and Boarding Dogs 150.50
Complaints 58.50
Auto Hire
15.00
Serving Notices
8.00
Total for Dog Officer 314.50
Rifle Practice:
Equipment Rental
26.25
Labor
47.25
Total for Rifle Practice
73.50
Total for Protection of Persons and
Property 75,426.49
69
Health and Sanitation
Health:
General Administration:
Salaries:
Board Members 300.00
Agent 315.00
Expenses
Stationery and Postage 71.90
Printing and Advertising 91.74
Telephone
67.20
Janitor Service at Clinic 7.20
Sheriffs' Fees 3.90
Court Witness 13.00.
Quarantine and Contagious Diseases:
· Drugs and Medicines 37.24
Groceries and Provisions 123.84
Vital Statistics:
Births
152.75
Deaths
57.75
Other Expenses:
Sanitary Inspector 330.00
Plumbing Inspector
660.00
Rent
330.00
Auto Hire
254.75
Animal Burial
81.00
Express 22.55
Cleaning Offices
66.00
Tuberculosis:
Board and Treatment 5,387.00
Worcester County and T. B.
Hospital Assessment 10,086.23 Worcester County and T. B.
Hospital Construction 7,756.61
70
Inspection - General:
School Physician
765.00
Health Nurse
1,575.00
Laundry
32.17
Inspection of Animals:
Salary
325.00
Expenses
69.40
Inspection of Meats:
Salary of Inspector 1,726.64
Dental Clinic:
Dentist
1,260.00
Laundry
23.70
Light
12.72
Telephone
5.99
Printing
6.75
Total for Health Department 32,018.03
Garbage Disposal:
Contracts
4,800.00
Sewer Maintenance:
Salaries:
Superintendent
1,758.44
Commissions
700.00
Clerk
170.00
Labor
3,349.34
Expenses:
Stationery, Printing and Postage 27.25
Tools and Equipment
349.56
Gasoline and Oil 146.64
Water 49.04
Light
830.70
Fuel
25.34
71
Telephones
114.40
Auto Hire
5.10
Repairs to Building
3.00
Express
.53
Registration and Insurance
-Truck
28.30
Towing Service
2.00
Repairs to Truck
1.00
Truck Tires
242.40
Storage
18.00
Lime
1.00
Caulking Compound
3.95
Cleaning Sewers
43.35
Repairing Manholes
22.85
Rent of Land
10.00
Unpaid Bills:
A. F. Martin
410.00
Flushing Sewers:
Labor
250.00
Cleaning Sewer pipe 45.10
Sewer Construction-
Archer and Ravenna Sts .:
Balance of Contract 266.38
Fountain St. Sewer Project:
Telephone 5.95
Kerosene
2.40
Contract 250.00
Sewer Construction-
Cemetery Street:
Engineering Fees 20.84
Sewer Construction-
Blanchard Road:
Engineering Fees 50.05
72
Sewer Construction-
Church Hill Street:
Engineering Fees 31.62
Sewer Construction-
Beach Street:
Engineering Fees
55.25
Total for Sewer Department
9,289.78
Total for Health and Sanitation
46,107.81
Highways
General Administration:
Superintendent 2,400.00
Office Expenses 136.48
General Expenses:
Labor 20,595.18
Broken Stone, Gravel,
Etc. 1,598.90
Equipment and Repairs 3,960.97
Gasoline 838.17
Tarvia and Road Oil
255.67
Fuel 390.82
Telephone
119.80
Light 133.35
Water ·
28.18
Janitor's Supplies
78.00
Insurance-Auto 204.59
Rebuilding Catch Basins 224.61
Installing Pipe Drain 97.75
Guard Rail Posts
23.25
Equipment Rental 71.50
Pipe 29.40
Storage 27.00
73
Removing Stump
25.00
Mowing
60.00
Engineering Services
5.85
Salt
105.00
Anti-Freeze
12.25
Flag
8.37
Express
58.99
First Aid Supplies
5.15
Total for General Highways
31,494.23
Resurfacing Streets:
Materials
1
9,498.98
Maintenance and Care of Town
Improvements:
Rebuilding Walks
582.85
Pipe 58.32
Building Manholes and Catch Basins
79.10
Brick
15.60
Frames and Covers
83.16
Sand, Gravel, Etc.
180.76
Total for Maintenance and Care of Town Improvements 999.79
Bituminous Surface-Central Street:
Sand and Gravel
393.63
Bituminous Materials 473.81
Total for Bituminous Surface- Central Street 867.44
Surface Drainage-Short Street:
Engineering Services 14.85
Grates and Frames 141.28
Building Catch Basins 48.00
Pipe 424.79
74
Materials 121.63
Total for Drainage-Short Street 750.55
Chapter 90 Maintenance:
Payroll 1,291.64
Broken Stone, Gravel, Etc. 293.46
Asphalt 566.49
Equipment Rental
235.80
Total for Chapter 90 Maintenance 2,387.39
Sidewalks:
Mason Work
509.89
Materials 489.72
Total for Sidewalks 999.61
Sidewalk-Forest Street:
Sand, Gravel, Etc.
178.05
Mason Work 319.25
Total for Sidewalk-Forest Street 497.30
Street Lights:
Contract
17,438.48
Snow and Ice Removal:
Labor
6,013.01
Plowing Snow
2,853.38
Hauling Snow
2,754.45
Gasoline and Oil
403.61
Fuel
41.24
Sand
422.73
Salt
778.65
Calcium
281.65
Insurance on Tractor
73.34
Express
14.69
Equipment and Repairs
1,259.51
Total for Snow and Ice Removal 14,896.26
Total for Highways 79,830.03
75
Charities and Soldiers' Benefits
General Administration:
Salaries:
Board Members
151.25
4
Agent
893.33
Clerk
513.00
Physician
750.00
Expenses:
Printing Stationery and
Postage
63.70
Telephones 163.79
Social Agency Services
13.50
Insurance on Truck
26.30
Court Fees
5.00
Sheriffs' Fees
4.00
Adding Machine Maintenance 9.80
Outside Relief by Town:
Groceries and Provisions
542.11
Fuel
314.60
Board and Care
4,846.62
Medicine and Medical Attendance 445.63
Cash Grants to
Individuals
14,135.95
Auto and Ambulance Hire 169.25
Rent 3,593.50
Clothing
76.93
Moving
131.06
Funeral Expenses
400.00
Light 82.21
Water
70.35
Trucking
103.20
Repairs
391.65
Commissary Supplies
444.66
76
Relief by Other Cities and Towns:
Cities
128.46
Towns 842.51
Total for General Aid
29,312.36
Infirmary:
Salaries:
Superintendent
1,899.96
Other Employees 571.92
Expenses:
Groceries and Provisions 3,115.92
Dry Goods and Clothing 524.25
Telephone
150.96
Fuel and Light
1,963.09
Hay and Grain
1,533.13
Gasoline and Oil
200.83
Supplies
791.39
Taxi Hire
135.00
Registration of Truck
2.00
Repairs to Truck
90.82
Express
60.32
Furniture and Furnishings 57.68
Tobacco 173.25
Shoe Repair
11.50
Horse Exchange
25.00
Cows and Heifer
235.00
Veterinary Services
12.00
Printing
3.00
Newspapers
48.71
Taxes-Upton
15.75
Fertilizer and Seeds
106.26
Chickens
26.00
Repairs
367.80
Total for Infirmary 12,076.54
77
Aid to Dependent Children:
Town Administration-Salaries:
Board Members
151.25
Agent
459.75
Clerk
689.00
Total for Town Administration- Salaries 1,300.00
Town Administration-Expenses:
Office Supplies 26.00
Telephone 11.00
Overhaul Typewriter
10.00
Advertising
3.00
Total for Town Administration- Expenses 50.00
Town Assistance A.D.C .:
Cash Grants to Individuals 22,185.80
Federal Administration:
Board
151.25
Agent
236.92
Clerk
458.34
Office Expenses
9.90
Social Agency Services
13.50
Telephone 17.70
Travel Expense
2.00
Association Dues
6.00
Total for Federal Administration 895.61
Federal Assistance:
Cash Grants to Individuals 8,454.09
Old Age Assistance:
Town Administration-Salaries:
78
Board Members
151.25
Agent
704.00
Investigator
1,038.67
Clerk
606.08
Total for Town Administration- Salaries 2,500.00
Town Administration-Expenses:
Office Expenses 165.54
Social Agency Services 13.50
Association Dues
10.00
Advertising 64.50
Expenses to Meetings
10.85
Automobile Allowance
170.00
Total for O. A. A .- Town
Administration-Expenses 434.39
Town Assistance:
Cash Grants to Individuals
57,411.98
Board and Care 63.80
Medicine and Medical Attendance, 68.20
Funeral Expenses 100.00
Other Cities and Towns
344.49
Total for Town Assistance
57,988.47
Federal Administration:
Investigator 943.67
Clerk 563.59
Office Expenses 213.36
Automobile Allowance 34.00
Total for Federal Administration 1,754.62
79
Federal Assistance:
Cash Grants to Individuals
56,560.36
Board and Care 130.78
Medicine and Medical Attendance 109.75
Ambulance Hire
15.00
Funeral Expenses 400.00
Other Cities and Towns
200.57
Total for Federal Assistance
57,416.46
Old Age Recoveries:
Commonwealth of Massachusetts 570.76
Soldiers' Benefits:
State Aid:
Cash Grants
40.00
Military Aid:
Cash Grants
50.00
Soldiers' Relief:
Investigator
286.00
Cash
7,366.40
Fuel
562.60
Groceries and Provisions 69.42
Rent 758.00
Medicine and Medical Attendance 815.99
Burial Expense
100.00
Clothing and Shoes 106.99
Board and Care 1,282.42
Fire Insurance on Furniture 8.95
Moving 36.05
Furniture Storage 9.00
Express .55
80
Light 10.18
Typewriter Maintenance
15.00
Office Supplies 71.80
Total for Soldiers' Relief 11,499.35
War Allowance:
Cash 4,296.60
Board and Care
941.75
Medicine and Medical Attendance
621.90
Rent
129.00
Fuel
263.91
Groceries
140.50
Clothing
27.05
Other Cities and Towns
12.00
Auto Hire 21.00
Overhaul Typewriter
12.00
Office Supplies
87.40
Total for War Allowance 6,553.11
. Total for Charities and Soldiers' Benefits 213,081.56
Schools and Libraries
Schools:
General Expenses:
Salary of Superintendent 4,277.56
Salary of Clerks 2,471.80
Salary of Truant Officer 1,711.70
Salary of School Physicians 1,100.00
Salary of School Nurses 2,928.56
Printing, Stationery and Postage 341.37
Telephone 479.79
81
Travel Expenses
99.45
Express
45.56
Trucking
78.08
Keys
5.50
Flags
40.79
Auto Hire
11.25
First-Aid Supplies
50.88
Laundry
1.94
Engineering Services
160.00
Police Services
3.00
Teachers Salaries:
High
1
66,294.80
Elementary
103,213.77
Text Books and Supplies:
High:
Text and Reference
Books
1,236.45
All Other
2,770.81
Elementary:
Text and Reference
Books
199.58
All Other
1,150.16
Tuition:
Trade Schools 2,227.25
Transportation:
Teachers
318.86
Students
7,779.52
Janitor's Services:
High
4,252.05
Elementary 8,995.70
Fuel, Light and Water:
High 5,392.44
Elementary
6,034.45
82
Maintenance of Building and Grounds:
High:
Repairs
3,059.52
Janitor's Supplies
115.42
All Other
2,989.55
Elementary:
Repairs
3,618.53
Janitor's Supplies 532.24
All Other 6.34
Furniture and Furnishings:
High
72.90
Vocational Schools:
Salaries
3,378.68
All Other 793.56
Other Expenses:
Unpaid Bills-1942
764.20
1942-Bills-Unfinished
Contracts 1,480.53
Diplomas and Graduation Exercises 160.40
Total for Schools 240,644.94
Library:
Salaries:
. Librarian 1,526.79
Assistant Librarians 3,203.25
Expenses:
Books
209.95
Periodicals
205.40
Binding Books
131.28
Binding Periodicals
6.50
Light
160.14
83
Repairs
182.68
Furniture and Furnishings 153.48
Stationery, Printing and Advertising 75.57
Sundries 6.49
Total for Library 5,861.53
Total for Schools and Libraries
246,506.47
Recreation and Unclassified
Parks:
Salaries:
Clerk
109.92
Labor
1,739.55
Expenses:
Office Expenses
11.90
Equipment
191.16
Water
71.05
Flags
60.93
Flowers
24.00
Lime
4.30
Sand
8.00
Signs
4.00
Equipment Hire
10.00
Trucking
1.50
Express
4.95
Repairs
43.22
Keys
1.25
Janitor's Supplies
19.00
Gasoline
4.62
Total for Parks 2,309.35
Playgrounds:
Instructors
1,049.90
Apparatus
102.40
84
Garage Rental
5.00
First-Aid Kits
3.92
Repairs 8.66
Total for Playgrounds 1,169.88
Playground Rental:
Rental of Oliver Street
Playfield
100.00
Rental of Green Street Playfield 100.00
Total Playground Rental 200.00
Maintenance of Athletic Field:
Mowing Grass
63.00
Repairs
17.65
Equipment Hire
20.00
Advertising
7.88
Total for Maintenance of
Athletic Field 108.53
Total for Parks and Playgrounds
3,787.76
Unclassified
Damage to Persons and Property:
Sheriff's Fees 8.00
Examinations 20.00
Personal Injury Settlements 587.50
Property Damage Settlements 62.75
Association Dues
10.00
Total for Damage to Persons and Property 688.25
85
Memorial Day:
Sons of Union Veterans 198.67
Spanish War Veterans 50.00
American Legion 150.00
Total for Memorial Day 398.67
Armistice Day:
Veterans of Foreign Wars
150.00
Printing Town Reports:
Contract 1,958.64
Blanket Insurance:
Premiums 4,851.78
Workmen's Compensation and Public Liability:
Premiums
2,445.19
Honor Roll-World War No. 2:
Contract for Erecting 499.00
Adding Names-Honor Roll 90.80
Flowage Rights:
Clarke Heirs
69.00
Repairing Street Signs:
Repairs 10.00
County Aid to Agriculture:
Worcester County Extension Service 50.00
Purchase of New Bleachers: Athletic Field Bleachers 1,200.00
Purchase of Defense Bonds:
Rehabilitation Fund 5,000.00
86
Annuities:
Lillian E. Sonne
1,000.00
Taxi Badges 2.00
Property Foreclosures: Tax Titles
91.65
Petty Cash:
F. C. Berry-Schools 100.00
M. A. Comba-Library
5.00
D. O'Brien-Ration Board 10.00
Total for Petty Cash 115.00
Purchase of Tools, Materials, Etc .:
Salaries and Wages
428.36
Materials 133.45
Trucking 212.50
Auto Hire
90.00
Office Supplies
12.00
Telephone
11.30
Sundries
44.00
Total for Purchase of Tools, Materials, Etc.
931.61
Contributory Retirement System:
Town Contribution
11,891.69
State Tax
13,000.00
State Parks and Reservation Tax
422.20
Auditing Accounts Tax
1,251.03
Examination of Retirement System
277.94
County Tax
22,489.50
Dog Licenses for County
1,861.40
Federal Tax Deductions
9,909.68
Victory Tax Deductions
5,907.44
Purchase of War Bonds for Employees
6,212.85
Total for Unclassified 92,775.32
87
Cemeteries
North Purchase Cemetery:
Labor
54.00
Rebuilding Tomb
125.00
Total for North Purchase Cemetery 179.00
Vernon Grove Cemetery:
Secretary of Trustees
300.00
Labor
2,099.75
Loam
36.00
Flowers
14.10
Markers
36.80
Tools
26.68
Equipment Hire
90.75
Grass Seed
75.00
Moving Bodies
14.00
Repairs to Building
435.85
Office Supplies
7.87
Care of Lots-Pine Grove
10.50
Total for Vernon Grove Cemetery 3,147.30
Total for Cemeteries 3,326.30
Interest and Maturing Debt
Interest:
Anticipation of Revenue 1,516.32
Anticipation of Reimbursement 4.53
H. S. Addition Loan
3,220.00
Surface Drainage Loan 812.50
Sewer Construction-1922
850.00
Sewer Construction-1935 797.50
Relief Loan-1936 180.00
Relief Loan-1938 400.00
Relief Loan-1940
460.00
.
88
Funding Loan 200.00
Departmental Equipment
Loan 123.75
Tax Title Loan 130.08
Total for Interest
8,694.68
Maturing Debt:
Anticipation of Revenue 347,000.00
Municipal Relief Loan- 1936 2,000.00
Municipal Relief Loan- 1938 6,000.00
Municipal Relief Loan- 1940 2,000.00
High School Addition Loan 11,000.00
Surface Drainage 6,000.00
Departmental Equipment Loan 3,000.00
State Tax Funding Loan
4,000.00
Sewer Construction- 1922 Loan 2,000.00
Sewer Construction-
1935 Loan 3,000.00
Tax Title Loan
1,036.21
Total for Maturing Debt
387,036.21
Total for Interest and Maturing Debt
395,730.89
Trust Funds
Cemetery and Perpetual Care
1,000.00
Refunds and Transfers
Refunds:
Taxes
1,585.34
M. V. Excise Taxes
274.62
89
Sewer Assessments
15.00
Interest on Taxes 1.65
Total Refunds Transfers:
1,876.61
Reserve Fund to:
Selectmen-Salaries and
Wages
165.24
Rationing Board 600.00
Treasurer-Expenses 40.82
Tax Collector's Bond
150.00
Election and Registration 80.00
Conversion of Boiler- Town Hall 75.00
Memorial Hall-Expenses 497.30
Sewer Dept .- Expenses 242.40
Sewer Construction-Archer and Ravena Streets 44.99
Fountain St .- W.P.A. Project 263.15
Forest St .- Sidewalks 500.00
Repairs to Tower- Town Hall 1,696.10
North Purchase Cemetery 125.00
Vernon Grove Cemetery 345.00
Adding Names to Honor Roll 175.00
Dog Tax to Library
1,636.61
Surface Drainage -- Highland St. to Excess and Deficiency 1,200.00
Purchase of Tools, Materials,
Etc. to Revenue
16,283.41
Purchase of Tools, Materials, Etc .- Expenses to Salaries 235.30
Alteration to Town Hall to Excess and Deficiency 78.88
90
Heating Unit Conversion to Excess and Deficiency .69
Sewer Construction- Cemetery Street to Excess and Deficiency 389.20
Sewer Construction- Beach Street to Excess
and Deficiency 87.18
Sewer Construction-
Blanchard Road to Excess
. and Deficiency 9.36
Sewer Construction-
Church Hill to Excess and Deficiency 155.78
Sewer Construction- Fountain Street to Excess and Deficiency 4.80
Final Court Judgment to Excess and Deficiency 225.00
Erection of Honor Roll to
Excess and Deficiency
1.00
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Excess and Deficiency to Soldiers' Relief 1,000.00
Excess and Deficiency to
Town Clerk-Expenses 142.20
Excess and Deficiency to Election, Registration- Salaries 320.00
Excess and Deficiency to Workmen's Compensation 445.19
Excess and Deficiency to Repair Foundation- Town Hall 500.00
91
Excess and Deficiency to Library-Salaries 31.24
Excess and Deficiency to Bleachers- Athletic Field 1,200.00
Excess and Deficiency to
Brush Removal
300.00
Excess and Deficiency to Repairs to Memorial Hall 1,365.00
Old Age Assistance to Aid to Dependent Children. 3,500.00
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