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Chief
4,300.00
Permanent Men
76,482.91
Call Men
6,629.32
Equipment :
Apparatus
200.94
Hose
989.16
Uniform Allowance
1,650.00
Other Equipment
188.04
Maintenance and Repairs :
Garage Rent 60.00
Repairs
1,174.66
Gas and Oil
631.96
Alarm System
1,492.41
Alarm System-
Congress St.
1,197.90
Alarm System-
Woodland Ave. 476.14
Install Air Whistle
2,000.00
All Other 140.23
Hydrant Service
11,042.77
Fuel, Light, Water
1,444.17
Maintenance of Building and Grounds :
Repairs 683.00
Furniture, Furnishings 598.07
Laundry 381.95
All Other
251.64
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Other Expenses :
Stationery, Postage
77.81
Telephone
405.24
All Other
450.38
Total for Fire Department 112,948.70
Forest Fires :
Payroll
441.38
Apparatus
168.30
Equipment
44.73
Lunches
5.40
Total for Forest Fires
659.81
Inspector of Wires :
Salary of Inspector
588.06
Rifle Range:
Labor
342.75
All Other
53.14
Total for Rifle Range 395.89
Rifle Practice :
Labor
201.50
All Other
48.36
Total for Rifle Practice 249.86
Dog Officer :
Salary
119.79
All Other
475.00
Total for Dog Offier 594.79
Sealer of Weights
and Measures :
Salary 1,437.48
36
Expenses :
Auto Hire
110.00
Seals
43.82
Dies and Tools
43.25
Total for Sealer
of Weights and Measures
1,634.55
Planting and Trimming Trees :
Salaries :
Superintendent
962.12
Labor
723.70
. Removing Brush-
Labor
2,088.75
Dutch Elm Disease
Control-Labor
1,089.85
Expenses :
Hardware and Tools
110.75
New Trees
200.00
Telephone
34.13
Garage Rent
80.00
Brush Killer
246.25
All Other 288.11
Total for Care of Trees 5,823.66
Insect Pest Extermination :
Salaries :
Superintendent
717.03
Labor
190.25
Expenses :
Advertising
4.38
Hydraulic Spraying 1,378.00
Aircraft Spraying 616.00
Total for Insect Pest
37
Extermination 2,905.66
Total for Protection of Persons and Property 207,831.31
Health and Sanitation
General Administration :
Salaries :
Board Members 363.00
Agent 1,931.16
Stationery, Postage 32.58
Other Labor 69.00
Printing, Advertising
185.69
Rent
480.00
Telephone
146.00
Legal Expenses 1,000.00
All Other 113.82
Contagious Diseases :
Board and Treatment 881.43
Hospitals 1,249.00
Tuberculosis :
Board and Treatment 2,046.00
Worcester County Hospital- Maintenance 33,736.28
Vital Statistics :
Births
182.00
Deaths 51.25
Inspection of Children :
Physicians
1,110.78
Nurse
2,625.00
Inspector of Animals :
Salary of Inspector 471.90
Expenses 68.03
38
Inspection of Meats and Provisions :
1
Salary of Inspector 1,266.25
Other Expenses :
Plumbing Inspector
703.63
Fumigations and
Disinfectants
399.96
Animal Burial
209.50
All Other
127.70
Total for Health
49,450.02
Garbage Disposal:
Contracts
5,400.00
Dental Clinic :
Dentist
2,032.80
Materials
231.44
Laundry
33.24
Light
15.00
Total for Dental Clinic
2,312.48
Sewer Maintenance :
Salaries :
Commissioners
786.00
Superintendent
1,200.00
Clerk
369.50
Labor Payroll
7,833.04
Expenses :
Office Supplies
641.53
Trucks
99.46
Tools and Equipment
291.29
Pipe Fittings 55.00
Gas and Oil
245.75
Flushing Sewers
641.95
Improvement at Disposal Plant 838.79
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Light and Power 1,193.44
Water 372.22
Telephone
103.68
All Other 746.01
Total for Sewer Maintenance
15,417.76
Sewer Construction :
Woodland Ave.
357.77
Congress, Nolan, West and Mt. Pleasant Sts. . 31,591.71
Total for Sewer Construction
31,949.48
Total for Health and Sanitation
104,529.74
Highways
General Administration :
Highway Surveyor 4,300.00
Clerk
2,140.46
Office Expense
251.74
Telephone
246.00
General Expenses :
Labor 51,708.97
Trucks 1,136.83
Broken Stone, etc. 307.94
Equipment and Repairs 4,749.59
Gas and Oil
767.77
Fuel
299.08
Light
220.96
Water
91.80
All Other
1,965.28
Total for General Highways. 68,186.42
Resurfacing Streets :
Materials 14,701.11
40
Surfacing Gravel Roads :
Materials 9,464.06
Maintenance and Care of
Town Improvements :
Materials 961.53
Maintenance in Metered Area :
Materials
1,858.83
Repairs to Building :
Contract
2,250.72
Installing and Repairing St. Signs
280.15
New Equipment
4,785.00
Drainage-Hale Ave .:
Contract
9,073.89
Drainage-Lavoie Ave:
Contract
3,110.00
Construction of Union St.
813.10
Construction of Parking Area
1,801.53
Widening Mt. Pleasant St .:
Engineering
27.50
Chapter 90 Construction :
Contracts
16,092.47
All Other
402.43
Chapter 90 Maintenance :
Labor
2,162.15
All Other
837.84
Repairs to Sidewalks:
Materials
1,183.50
Trucks
338.23
Gas and Oil
40.82
All Other
436.05
Total for Sidewalks and Repairs 1,998.60
41
Sidewalk Construction :
Town Park 2,616.80
Genoa Ave.
1,995.54
Whitney St.
3,300.47
Leonard St.
2,318.46
Purchase St.
7,301.52
Total for Sidewalk Construction
17,532.79
Street Lighting :
Contract
25,122.57
Snow and Ice Removal :
Labor 5,217.52
Trucking
6,860.86
Tools and Equipment
4,356.99
Gas and Oil
1,062.35
Fuel
105.70
Plowing
5,645.07
Sand
1,029.28
Equipment and Repairs 3,540.38
All Other 2,649.57
Total for Snow and Ice Removal
30,467.72
Total for Highways 211,930.41
Charities and Soldiers Benefits
Welfare and Aid to Disabled:
General Administration:
Salaries
$9,713.50
Printing, Stationery
and Postage 20.32
All Other 189.78
Outside Relief by Town :
Groceries, Provisions 1,758.40
Fuel 266.16
Board and Care
4,870.04
42
Medicine and Medical
Attention 1,383.56
State Institutions 92.31
Cash Grants
21,004.01
Rents 984.45
Auto, Ambulance Hire 639.00
Other Cities 514.44
Other Towns
2,188.58
State
1,887.24
All Other
201.65
Total for General Aid 45,723.44
Aid to Disabled :
Administration 343.18
Cash Grants
8,586.70
Board and Care
2,488.59
All Other
1,552.75
Total for Aid to Disabled 12,971.22
Infirmary Expenses :
Groceries, Provisions 3,843.35
Dry Goods and Clothing 766.58
Buildings 1,080.49
Fuel and Light 1,961.18
Trucks
209.91
Gas and Oil
336.50
Grain
2,483.18
All Other
2,271.65
Total for Infirmary 12,952.84
Aid to Dependent Children :
Town Administration :
Office Expenses
108.29
All Other 16.90
Town Assistance :
Cash
19,408.82
Medical Care
7.69
43
Federal Administration:
Salaries
988.61
Office Expenses 204.79
All Other 68.00
Federal Assistance:
Cash Grants
16,286.05
Total for Aid to
Dependent Children 37,089.15
Old Age Assistance :
Town Administration :
Office Expenses 50.82
All Other
102.90
Town Assistance :
Cash
106,079.83
Medicine and Medical Attention 999.88
All Other
1,350.57
Legal Administration:
Salaries
5,773.26
Office Expenses 151.84
All Other 277.35
Federal Assistance:
Cash Grants
118,320.18
Total for Old Age Assistance
233,106.63
Veterans Benefits :
Salary of Agent 3,150.00
Travel Expense 300.00
Office Expenses 508.40
Ordinary Allowances
22,403.29
Fuel 43.00
Medical Attention and
Medicine 1,669.44
44
Board and Care
1,236.00
Rent 23.40
Funeral Expenses
150.00
Unpaid Bills 1951
(Medical)
337.00
Total for Veterans Benefits 29,820.53
Total for Charities and Soldiers Benefits
371,663.81
Schools and Library
Schools :
General Expenses :
Salary of Supt.
6,032.50
Salary of Clerks 5,038.76
Salary of Truant Officer 3,200.00
Salary of Physicians
1,331.00
Salary of Nurse
2,625.33
Salary of Manager-
Cafeteria
2,289.17
Incidental Labor
2,217.50
Printing, Stationery and Postage
1,429.24
Telephone
1,175.52
Travel Expenses 565.05
All Other
2,980.07
Teachers Salaries :
High 112,542.50
Elementary
157,225.97
Evening 252.00
Text Books and Supplies :
High :
Text and Reference
Books 2,901.32
All Other 2,727.23
45
Elementary :
Text and Reference
Books 2,254.79
All Other 3,961.18
Tuitions :
Trade Schools 4,695.15
Transportation :
Contracts
12,818.29
Janitors Services :
High
7,280.07
Elementary 21,386.74
Fuel, Light and Water:
High 8,017.88
Elementary 12,948.24
Maintenance of Buildings and Grounds :
High :
Repairs
895.73
Janitors Supplies 1,079.79
Elementary :
Repairs
4,644.38
Janitors Supplies 723.41
All Other 4,220.25
Furniture and Furnishings :
High
385.26
Other Expenses :
School Lunch
Program 19,771.13
School Milk
Program 4,563.84
46
School Activities Program 4,269.22
Diplomas and Graduation Expenses 112.94
All Other 168.50
Total for Schools
419,374.54
Library :
Salaries :
Librarian
2,909.27
Assisting
Librarians
6,912.64
Expenses :
Books
2,312.68
Periodicals
184.25
Binding
36.00
Lights
226.02
Repairs
250.00
Stationery, Printing and Postage
212.84
Telephone
114.73
Furniture and
Furnishings
564.22
All Other
97.97
Total for Library 13,820.62
Total for Schools and Library 433,195.16 1
Recreation
Parks :
Salaries and Wages :
Clerk
100.00
Labor
3,422.80
Raising Flag
19.50
47
Expenses :
Equipment
621.29
Loam, etc.
123.90
Repairs
161.00
Mowing
40.00
All Other
217.35
Total for Parks
4,705.84
Playgrounds :
Instructors
2,053.12
Apparatus
294.29
Sand
33.80
Repairs to Tennis
Court
1,239.86
All Other
83.19
Total Playgrounds
3,704.26
Fino Field Operation :
Labor
2,358.45
Telephone
43.22
Lights
143.40
Water
166.38
Basketball Court and
Equipment 1,641.06
All Other 330.95
Total for Fino Field 4,683.46
Total for Recreation 13,093.56
Unclassified
Damages to Persons and Property
1,323.55
Memorial Day :
Sons of Union
Veterans 200.00
Spanish War Veterans
75.00
48
State Guards Veteran 50.00 American Legion 450.00
Total for Memorial Day 775.00
Armistice Day :
Veterans of Foreign Wars 467.10
Printing Town Reports 2,414.00
Veteran's Headquarters :
Disabled American
Veterans 600.00
Marine Corps League 600.00
Total 1,200.00
Christmas Lights
1,297.60
Blanket Insurance
9,985.52
Workmen's Compensation and Public Liability 3,724.12
Contributory Retirement System
16,880.96
Stocking Ponds
200.00
Charles River Reclamation
11,000.00
Band Concerts 600.00
Zoning Board Expenses 17.21
Civilian Defense Expenses
2,383.32
Planning Board
449.18
Flowage Rights-Clark Heirs
69.00
Aid to Agriculture 50.00
Salary Administration Plan Expenses
28.00
Total for Unclassified 52,864.56
Cemeteries
North Purchase Cemetery :
Labor 116.50
Vernon Grove Cemetery :
Secretary of
Trustees
600.00
49
Labor
2,793.63
Loam, etc.
212.50
Shrubs and Plants
61.65
Opening Graves
545.50
Tools
907.99
Trucks
12.00
Gas and Oil
52.77
All Other
84.73
Total for Vernon Grove Cemetery 5,270.77
Total for Cemeteries 5,387.27
Interest and Maturing Debt
Interest :
Anticipation of
Revenue
1,385.88
High School Loan
810.00
Sewer Loans
950.00
Fino Field Lighting
Loan
165.00
Total for Interest 3,310.88
Maturing Debt :
Anticipation of Revenue 200,000.00
High School Loan 8,000.00
Sewer Loans 11,000.00
Fino Field Lighting
Loan 2,000.00
Total for Maturing Debt
221,000.00
Total for Interest and Maturing Debt
224,310.88
Agency, Trust and Investment
Petty Cash Advance:
School
20.00
Library
5.00
50
Total for Petty Cash Advance 25.00
Auditing Municipal Accounts 1,851.63
Examination of Retirement System 474.69
State Parks and Reservation Tax 2,521.73 County Tax and County Dog Tax 49,080.41
Cemetery 2,775.00
Taxi Badges 6.00
Payroll Deductions :
U. S. Savings Bonds
5,335.25
Blue Cross and
Blue Shield 9,070.72
Federal Taxes
74,700.97
Total for Payroll Deductions
89,106.94
Post War Rehabilitation 287.50
Total for Agency, Trust and Investment
146,128.90
Refunds and Transfers
Refunds :
Taxes
2,614.10
Motor Vehicle Excise
Tax 2,029.40
General Departments
3.59
Total Refunds 4,647.09
Total Refunds 4,647.09
Transfers :
Reserve Fund To :
Brush Fires 309.81
Park-
General Expenses 583.00
Drainage-Hale Ave. 362.00
Dutch Elm Disease 589.45
Memorial Hall
Expenses 150.00
51
Dog Officer
Expenses 125.00
Athletic Field Lighting 500.00
Court Fees 3.84
Dog Tax Return to Library 1,678.73
Meter Collection Account to :
Meter Operation-
Salaries
3,558.84
Meter Operation-
Expenses 2,000.00
Resurface Town Hall
Area
1,200.00
Maintenance of Roads and Walks
2,000.00
Snow Removal
6,000.00
Road Machinery Fund to Machinery
Account
1,400.00
Sewer Construction, 1952-
Congress St.
5,000.00
Excess and Deficiency to :
Veterans Services 6,000.00
Old Age Assistance 15,600.00
Install Alarm System 1,200.00
A.D.C. to General Aid
Total for Transfers 56,260.67
Total for Transfers 56,260.67
Total Refunds and Transfers
60,907.76
Total for Expenditures
$1,900,151.47
Cash in Treasury, December 31, 1952 241,480.63
Grand Total $2,141,632.10
RECAPITULATION AND ESTIMATES
1951 Balance
1952 Appro- priation
Receipts and Transfers
Total
Account
1952 Expendi- tures
1952 Balance
1953 Estimates
General Government
121.00
121.00
Moderator
121.00
121.00
220.00
220.00
Finance Committee-Secretary
220.00
220.00
200.00
200.00
Finance Committee- General Expense
169.10
30.90
200.00
2,365.00
2,365.00
Selectmen-Salaries, Wages
2,365.00
2,365.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
Selectmen-General Expenses
996.06
3.94
1,000.00
6,552.00
6,552.00
Accountant-Salaries, Wages
6,209.30
342.70
7,102.00
52
455.00
455.00
Accountant-General Expenses
399.58
55.42
455.00
5,702.00
5,702.00
Treasurers-Salaries, Wages
5,702.00
6,102.00
800.00
800.00
Treasurers-General Expenses
760.65
9.35
800.00
256.00
256.00
Treasurers Bond
256.00
260.00
6,952.00
6,952.00
Tax Collector-Salaries, Wages 6,952.00
6,952.00
1,300.00
1,300.00
Tax Collector-
General Expenses
1,298.47
1.53
1,800.00
477.00
477.00
Tax Collector-Bond
477.00
460.50
8,636.80
8,636.80
Assessors-Salaries, Wages
8,636.80
9,286.80
1,200.00
1,200.00
Assessors-General Expenses
1,199.99
.01
1,200.00
200.00
200.00
Certification of Notes
56.00
144.00
200.00
1,573.00
1,573.00
Town Solicitor
1,572.99
.01
1,573.00
2,124.50
2,124.50
Town Clerk-Salary
2,124.50
2,224.50
600.00
600.00
187.51
600.00 4,293.25
4,021.02
4,021.02
Town Clerk-Clerk Hire
9,469.80
9,469.80
Election and Registration and Town Meetings Salaries 9,037.59
432.23
6,439.53
2,990.00
2,990.00
Election and Registration and Town Meeting Expenses
2,791.96
198.04
2,860.00
3,220.00
3,220.00
Town Hall-Salaries, Wages
3,220.00
3,220.00
4,040.00
4,040.00
Town Hall-General Expenses
4,022.38
17.62
3,925.00
1,725.00
150.00
1,875.00
Resurfacing Town Hall Area
1,198.38
1.42
1,200.00
1,200.00
Care of Town Hall Clock
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
Memorial Hall-Salaries
1,977.00
1,977.00
1,977.00
1,977.00
Memorial Hall-Expenses
1,862.52
12.48
2,055.00
Protection of Persons and Property
53
66,825.29
66,825.29
Police-Salaries, Wages
62,532.19
4,293.10
72,021.85
4,300.00
4,300.00
Police-General Expenses
4,297.45
2.55
4,700.00
1,350.00
1,350.00
Police-Uniform Allowance
1,349.25
.75
1,575.00
3,558.84
3,558.84
Parking Meter Operation- Salaries
3,490.05
68.79
2,000.00
2,000.00
Parking Meter Operation- Expenses
1,044.13
959.87
293.56
293.56
Police-Unpaid Bills
293.56
300.00
300.00
Police Training School
100.00
200.00
300.00
3,500.00
3,500.00
Install Pedestrian Lights --- Main and Winter
2,692.00
808.00
4,500.00
4,500.00
Install Pedestrian Lights-
Supple Sq.
3,175.00
1,325.00
Town Clerk-General Expenses 449.34 4,021.02
RECAPITULATION AND ESTIMATES - continued
1951 Balance
1952 Appro- priation
Receipts and Transfers
Total
Account
1952 Expendi- tures
1952 Balance
1953 Estimates
75.00
3.84
78.84
Court Fees
78.84
75.00 1,100.00
950.00
950.00
Maintenance of Traffic Signals
925.86
24.14
1,600.00
1,600.00
Police Chief's Car
1,300.00
300.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
New Cruiser
756.00
244.00
1,000.00
Police-Out of State Travel
200.00
88,502.67
88,502.67
Fire-Pay of Members
87,412.23
1,090.44
98,403.20
6,700.00
6,700.00
Fire-Incidentals
6,688.21
11.79
6,700.00
1,500.00
1,500.00
Repairs to Fire Alarm System
1,493.61
5.39
3,150.00
54
1,200.00
1,200.00
Fire Alarm System- Congress St.
1,197.90
2.10
500.00
500.00
Fire Alarm System- Woodland Ave.
476.14
23.86
1,650.00
1,650.00
Fire-Uniform Allowance
1,650.00
1,650.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
Install Air Whistle
2,000.00
350.00
309.81
659.81
Brush Fires
659.81
350.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
New Hose
986.49
13.51
1,000.00
11,200.00
11,200.00
Hydrant Service
11,042.77
107.23
11,300.00
Fire-Out of State Travel
200.00
250.00
250.00
Rifle Practice
249.86
.14
250.00
400.00
400.00
Rifle Range Maintainence
395.89
4.11
400.00
588.06
588.06
Inspector of Wires
588.06
588.06
-
1,437.48
1,437.48
Sealer of Weights and Measures- Salary 1,437.48
1,437.48
200.00
200.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures- Expenses
197.07
2.93
200.00
907.50
907.50
Gypsy Moth Control- Salaries and Wages
907.28
.22
1,200.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
Gypsy Moth Control-Expenses
1,998.38
1.62
3,800.00
500.00
589.45
1,089.45
Dutch Elm Disease-Control
1,088.85
.60
2,500.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
Care-Removing and Planting Trees
2,199.81
.19
3,500.00
2,090.00
2,090.00
Removing Brush
2,088.75
1.25
3,000.00
200.00
200.00
New Trees
200.00
300.00
250.00
250.00
Poison Ivy Control
246.25
3.75
200.00
119.79
119.79
Dog Officer-Salary
119.79
5.19
120.00
55
350.00
125.00
475.00
Dog Officer-Expenses
475.00
500.00
Health and Sanitation
8,307.54
8,307.54
Health-Salaries and Wages
8,086.57
220.97
8,507.54
12,000.00
12,000.00
Health-General Expenses
11,487.24
512.76
14,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
Health-Legal Expenses
1,000.00
471.90
471.90
Inspector of Animals-Salary
471.90
471.90
100.00
100.00
Inspector of Animals-
General Expenses
68.03
31.97
100.00
2,032.80
2,032.80
Dental Clinic-Salary
2,032.80
2,032.80
300.00
300.00
Dental Clinic-Expenses
279.68
20.32
300.00
41,069.92
41,069.92
Worc. County-T. B. Hospital
Assessments
34,317.92
6,752.00
RECAPITULATION AND ESTIMATES - continued
1951 Balance
1952 Appro- priation
Receipts and Transfers
Total
Account
1952 Expendi- tures
1952 Balance
1953 Estimates
10,524.92
10,524.92
Sewer Maintainance-
Salaries and Wages
10,308.64
216.28
10,699.92
3,715.00
3,715.00
Sewer Maintaince-
General Expenses
3,628.38
86.62
4,365.00
700.00
700.00
Flushing Sewers
641.95
58.05
700.00
703.01
700.00
1403.01
Improvements at Sewer Disposal Plant
838.79
564.22
2,112.24
2,112.24
Sewer Constr .- Woodland Ave.
275.27
1,836.97
56
4,150.00
40,000.00
44,150.00
Sewer Constr .- 1952
34,416.95
9,733.05
5,000.00
5,000.00
Sewer Constr .- Congress St.
2,257.26
2,742.74
Essential Repairs and Improvements to System
2,700.00
Highways
58,999.19
58,999.19
Highway-Salaries, Wages
58,149.43
849.76
65,072.60
10,700.00
10,700.00
Highway-General Expenses
10,036.99
663.01
10,700.00
2,500.00
2,500.00
Highway-Repairs to Building
2,250.72
249.28
15,000.00
15,000.00
Highway-Resurface Streets Maintainance and Care of
14,701.11
298.89
15,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
Town Improvements
961.53
38.47
1,000.00
3,500.00
Widening Mt. Pleasant St.
27.50
3,482.50
3,500.00
10,000.00
2,665.57
2,665.57
Surface Drainage-Archer St.
2,665.57
4,220.93
4,220.93
Reconstruction of Main St. Drain
4.220 93
3,110.00
3,110.00
Surface Drainage-Lavoie Ave. 3,110.00
8,712.00
362.00
9,074.00
Surface Drainage-Hale Ave.
9,073.89
.11
2,000.00
2,000.00
Repairs to Sidewalks
1,998.60
1.40
2,000.00
2,901.85
2,901.85
Sidewalks-Town Park
2,616.80
285.05
3,410.63
3,410.63
Sidewalks-Whitney St.
3,300.47
110.16
2,520.00
2,520.00
Sidewalks-Leonard St.
2,318.46
201.54
2,000.00
2,000.00
Sidewalks-Genoa Ave.
1,995.54
4.46
9,000.00
9,000.00
Sidewalks-Purchase St.
7,301.52
1,698.49
2,000.00
2,000.00
Miant. of Roads and Sidewalks ---
Metered Area
1,858.83
141.17
5,000.00
12,371.18
17,371.18
Chapter 90 Construction
16,494.90
876.28
1,000.00
2,000.00
3,000.00
Chapter 90 Maintainance
2,999.99
.01
300.00
300.00
Install and Repair Street Signs
280.15
19.85
300.00
1,250.00 992.68
1,250.00
Bridge-Howard Street
1,250.00
992.68
Bridge-Mellon Street
992.68
30,000.00
30,000.00
Snow and Ice Removal
24,501.31
5,498.69
20,000.00
6,000.00
6,000.00
Snow Removal-Metered Area
5,966.41
33.59
25,300.00
25,300.00
Street Lights
25,122.57
177.43
26,000.00
3,385.00
3,385.00
Highway-New Equipment
3,385.00
6,695.00
1,400.00
1,400.00
Road Machinery Fund
1,400.00
1,600.00 1,887.00 10,000.00
1,600.00
Construction of Paula St. Construction of Union St. 813.10
1,600.00 1,073.90
1,887.00 10,000.00
Highway-Surface Gravel Roads 9,464.06
535.94
57
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RECAPITULATION AND ESTIMATES - continued
1951 Balance
1952 Appro- priation
Receipts and Transfers
Total
Account
1952 Expendi- tures
1952 Balance
1953 Estimates
2,742.41
2,742.41
Constr. of Off Street Parking Areas
1,801.53
940.88
Highway-New Car
1,400.00
Highway-New Sidewalks
11,055.00
Highway-New Drainage
7,800.00
Highway-Repairs to Sand Hopper
2,000.00
Charities and Veterans' Benefits
58
9,713.50 200.00
9,713.50 200.00
Welfare-Personal Services
9,713.50
18,500.00
Welfare-
Administration Expenses
198.25
1.75
35,000.00
8,000.00
43,000.00
Welfare and Aid to Disabled -- Assist.
42,976.52
23.48
4,830.02
4,830.02
Aid to Disabled- Federal Assist.
4,820.74
9.28
467.91
467.91
Aid to Disabled- Federal Administration
432.35
35.56
14,000.00
14,000.00
Infirmary-Expenses
12,952.84
1,047.16
13,500.00
25,000.00
25,000.00
A.D.C .- Town Assistance
24,377.69
622.31
16,700.00
100.00
100.00
A.D.C .- Town Administration
92.94
7.06
400.00
7,931.72
14,288.37
22,220.09
A.D.C .- Federal Assistance
18,996.99
3,223.10
110.20
1,197.30
1,307.50
A.D.C .-
Federal Administration 1,293.65
100,000.00
15,600.00
115,600.00
O.A.A .- Town Assistance 115,599.15
250.00
250.00
O.A.A .- Town Administration 238.22
11.78
24,029.43
93,400.94
117,430.37
O.A.A .- Federal Assistance 109,762.99
7,667.38
2,544.46
3,695.33
6,239.79
O.A.A .- Federal Administration 6,180.45
59.34
General Administration-Gen. Aid
100.00
General Aid-Assistance
32,000.00
Disability Assistance-Administration
100.00
Disability Assistance-Assistance
9,500.00
3,150.00
3,150.00
Veterans Benefits-Salaries
3,150.00
4,150.00
300.00
300.00
Veterans Benefits-
Investigation Expenses
300.00
300.00
22,500.00
6,000.00
28,500.00
Veterans Benefits-
General Expenses
25,553.88
2,946.12
28,500.00
Schools and Library
323,317.60
323,317.60
School-Salaries, Wages
321,979.36
1,338.24
351,051.60
69,093.75
69,093.75
Schools-General Expenses
69,093.71
.04
98,329.02
793.30
19,938.48
20,731.78
Schools-
Special Lunch Program
19,971.97
759.81
201.42
4,498.98
4,700.40
Schools-Milk Program
4,569.46
130.94
55.01
4,298.91
4,353.92
Schools-Activities Program
4,273.05
80.87
8,138.18
1,678.73
9,816.91
Library-Salaries, Wages
9,816.91
10,217.91
4,000.00
4,000.00
Library-General Expenses
3,998.71
1.29
4,000.00
13.85 .85
115,000.00 500.00
59
RECAPITULATION AND ESTIMATES - continued
1951 Balance
1952 Appro- priation
Receipts and Transfers
Total
Account
1952 Expendi- tures
1952 Balance
1953 Estimates
Parks and Playgrounds
3,080.00
3,080.00
Parks-Wages
3,079.30
.70
3,388.00
1,000.00
583.00
1,583.00
Parks-General Expenses
1,582.79
21
1,100.00
2,053.12
2,053.12
Playgrounds-Wages
2,053.12
2,053.12
425.00
425.00
Playgrounds-Expenses
411.28
13.72
500.00
1,300.00
1,300.00
Repairs to Tennis Courts
1,283.61
16.39
1,300.00
2,700.00
2,700.00
Fino Field-Operating Account 2,028.66
671.34
2,500.00
655.96
655.96
Fino Field-
60
Lighting Equipment
655.96
2,725.00
2,725.00
Fino Field-Operating Annex
2,654.80
70.20
1,000.00
Unclassified
1,500.00
1,500.00
Damages to Persons and Property
1,330.05
169.95
1,500.00
2,414.00
2,414.00
Printing Town Reports
2,414.00
3,724.12
3,724.12
Workmen's Compensation and Public Liability
3,724.12
3,724.12
69.00
69.00
Flowage Rights-Clark Heirs
69.00
69.00
200.00
200.00
Memorial Day-
Sons of Union Vets
200.00
200.00
450.00
450.00
Memorial Day-Am. Legion
450.00
450.00
75.00
75.00 Memorial Day ---- Spanish War Vets 50.00 Memorial Day- Mass. State Guards
75.00
75.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
600.00
600.00
Armistice Day-V.F.W. 467.10
132.90
600.00
50.00
50.00
Worcester County Extension Service
50.00
50.00
10,050.00
10,050.00
Blanket Insurance
9,985.52
64.48
10,050.00
16,880.96
16,880.96
Contributory Retirement System
16,880.96
20,137.54
10,000.00
10,000.00
Reserve Fund (Transfer)
2,623.10
7,376.90
10,000.00
450.90
450.90
Plans and Specifications- Chapt. 58 of 1943
450.90
680.44
680.44
Rehabilitation of Veterans- World War No. 2
680.44
50.00
50.00
Zoning Board
17.21
32.79
50.00
200.00
1,300.00
1,500.00
Christmas Lights
1,297.60
202.40
600.00
600.00
Headquarters-D.A.V.
600.00
600.00
600.00
600.00
Headquarters- Marine Corps League
600.00
600.00
200.00
200.00
Stocking Pond
200.00
200.00
2,500.00
2,500.00
Plans for Field Building
2,500.00
450.00
450.00
Band Concert-Band Hire
450.00
150.00
150.00
Band Concert-Expenses
150.00
2,767.44
2,200.00
4,967.44
Civilian Defense
2,377.59
2,589.85
500.00
500.00
Planning Board
449.18
50.82
61
RECAPITULATION AND ESTIMATES - continued
1951 Balance
1952 Appro- priation
Receipts and Transfers
Total
Account
1952 Expendi- tures
1952 Balance
1953 Estimates
15,000.00
15,000.00
Improvements to Charles River
11,000.00
4,000.00
100.00
100.00
Maintainance-
Cedar Swamp Property
100.00
100.00
200.00
200.00
Printing Town By-Laws
200.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
Salary Administration Survey
28.00
2,972.00
Boiler Insurance
1,350.00
Cemeteries
62
4,500.00
770.00
5,270.77
Vernon Grove Cemetery
5,270.77
4,500.00
620.60
275.00
895.60
Vernon Grove-
Income Trust Funds
770.77
124.83
75.00
41.50
116.50
North Purchase Cemetery
116.50
75.00
13.87
29.61
43.48
North Purchase- Income Trust Funds
41.50
1.98
Interest and Maturing Debt
3,500.00 21,000.00
3,500.00 Interest
3,310.88
189.12
4,000.00 22,000.00
21,000.00
Maturing Debt
21,000.00
NET FUNDED OR FIXED DEBT OF THE TOWN OF MILFORD December 31, 1952
Year
Sewer Loans
High School Addition
Athletic Field Lighting
Total Maturity By Years
1953
$12,000.00
$8,000.00
$2,000.00
$22,000.00
1954
12,000.00
8,000.00
2,000.00
22,000.00
1955
6,000.00
7,000.00
1,000.00
14,000.00
1956
3,000.00
1,000.00
4,000.00
1957
3,000.00
1,000.00
4,000.00
1958
3,000.00
1,000.00
4,000.00
1959
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