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I wish to thank all the Departments for their co- operation during the past year.
Respectfully submitted,
MICHAEL J. HANNIGAN, Town Accountant.
TOWN OF MILFORD . - BALANCE SHEET December 31, 1954
General Accounts
ASSETS
LIABILITES
Cash in Office and Banks
Accounts Receivable:
Taxes-Real, Personal & Poll:
Levy of 1950 $
141.00
Levy of 1951 394.85
Levy of 1952
1,425.52
Levy of 1953
18,692.41
Levy of 1954
116,457.78
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes:
Levy of 1951 124.27
Levy of 1952
410.91
Levy of 1953
1,202.33
Levy of 1954
30,413.23
169,262.30
Special Assessments:
Appropriation Balances:
Unapportioned Sewers- 1951-53
1,904.35
Apportioned Sewers-
1950-54 68.06
1,972.41
Departmental:
Health
145.13
$150,882.57 Sales of Cemetery Lots and Graves $ 2,395.00
Payroll Deductions: U. S. Bonds
$ 926.55
Blue Cross 174.35
1,100.90
Parking Meter Collections
22,554.57
County Tax
1,623.73
Dog Licenses for County
3.60
Overlay Reserve
4,440.53
Taxi Badge Deposit Fund
350.00
Road Machinery Fund
1,915.31
Fire Loss
2,110.00
A. D. C. Recoveries 213.00
Massachusetts Census 1,250.00
Town Hall Repairs 1,190.18
Install underground cable 167.00
Fire Dept .- Pumping Engine
4,500.00
Worc. County Hosp. Assessment 3,818.58
Sewer Construction-1952 6,941.80
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Balance Sheet - (Continued)
General Aid
243.25
Sewer Construction Congress St.
2,742.74
Aid to Dependent Children
4,183.16
Sewer Construction-1954 293.03
Old Age Assistance
435.18
Sewer Constr .- Blanchard Rd.
886.52
Veterans Benefits
4,632.33
Cemetery
450.00
Reconstr. of Main St. Drain
4,190.93
Bridge-Mellon St.
3,800.00
Tax Judgments:
1926
157.10
1931
1,363.67
1932
812.66
1933
698.51
3,031.94
Overlay Deficits:
Levy of 1948 & Prior
45.49
Levy of 1949
13.25
Levy of 1951
12.75
Levy of 1952
364.15
Levy of 1954
5,259.61
5,695.25
Christmas Lights
200.00
Overdrafts:
Chapter 90 Maintenance
2,823.47
Hurricane Carol
3,406.12
Hurricane Edna
4,610.98
10,840.57
Aid to Highways: State
1,500.00
County
1,500.00
3,000.00
Aid to Disabled-Fed. Assist.
1,564.47
Aid to Disabled-Fed. Adm.
159.89
A.D.C. Federal Assistance
96.45
A.D.C. Federal Adm.
1.19
O.A.A. Federal Assistance
8,530.69
O.A.A. Federal Adm.
.34
School Lunch Program
5,108.52
School Milk Program
572.60
School Athletic Program
199.31
Plans & Specs .-- Chap. 58 of 1943 450.90
Rehabilitation of World War II Vet.
680.44
Plans for Field Bldg.
2,500.00
Civilian Defense
240.86
Printing By-Laws
200.00
Establishing Town Dump
3,000.00
Constr. of Swimming Facilities 103.55
Fino Field Lighting Equipment 655.96
V. G. Cemetery-New Section
500.00
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54,535.95
Infirmary
41.00
10,130.05
Balance Sheet - (Continued)
Tax Titles
6,365.11
Cemetery Perpetual Care Income 110.80
Tax Title Possessions
9,423.36
15,788.47
Overlays-Reserved for Abatements: Levy of 1950 141.00
Loans Authorized-
Levy of 1953 232.03
373.03
Reserve for Uncashed Checks
460.89
Loans Authorized-Unissued
12,500.00
State Parks-Reservations
12.65
Revenues Reserved Until Collected: Court Judgments 3,031.94
Departmental
10,130.05
Sewer 1,972.41
M. V. Excise Tax
32,150.74
Tax Title Revenue
15,788.47
Aid to Highways 3,000.00
Surplus Revenue (E & D)
212,329.99
$383,103.56
$383,103.56
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66,073.61
Fire Equip.
12,500.00
Balance Sheet - (Continued)
Trust Funds-Cash & Securities Municipal Retire. System- Cash & Securities Municipal Retire. System- Accrued Int.
Trust and Investment Accounts
$ 68,753.71 Cemetery and Perpetual Care Funds
$ 55,817.68
Post War Rehabilitation Fund
12,936.03
216,352.13 Annuity Savings Fund Annuity Reserve Fund
19,438.78
705.51
41,054.13
16.21
5,238.32
3,664.91
$285,811.35
$285,811.35
Deferred Revenue Accounts
$ 1,168.27
Apportioned Sewers due 1955-1962 Incl.
$ 1,168.27
Debt Accounts
$ 67,000.00 Sewer Construction Loan-1935
$ 2,000.00
Sewer Construction Loan-1950
1,000.00
7,000.00
High School Addition Loan-1935 Athletic Field Lighting Sewer Construction Loan-1952
6,000.00
34,000.00
Swimming Facilities Constr .- 1953
17,000.00
$ 67,000.00
$ 67,000.00
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Sewer Assessments: Apportioned but not due
Net Funded or Fixed Debt
Pension Fund Expense Fund Investment Income Military Service Credit
147,645.29
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RECEIPTS 1954
Taxes
Current Year:
Poll
$
7,880.00
Personal
94,234.31
Real Estate
734,803.20
Motor Vehicle
Excise 75,451.39
$ 912,368.90
Previous Years:
Poll
$
410.00
Personal
5,912.26
Real Estate
96,232.54
Motor Vehicle
Excise
18,883.19
121,437.99
From the State:
Income Tax
$136,164.40
Corporation Tax 70,321.63
Meals Tax 5,930.13
212,416.16
Tax Title Redemp-
tions
100.00
Housing Authority in
Lieu of Taxes
2,484.00
Total for Taxes $1,248,807.05
Licenses
Liquor
$
24,876.00
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Pedlars
147.00
Sunday
600.00
Pool, Bowling All Other
95.80
983.09
Total for Licenses
26,701.89
Fines
Third District Court
376.16
Grants and Gifts
From Federal Government:
For Old Age Assistance $ 93,386.85
For Aid to Dependent Children
18,338.93
For Aid to Disabled
8,716.40
From the State:
Vocational Educations 2,576.35
From the County:
Dog Taxes
1,794.68
Total for Grant & Gifts
124,813.21
Special Assessments
Apportioned Sewer Assess-
ments $ 174.79
Unapportioned
Sewer As-
sessments 1,305.49
1,480.28
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DEPARTMENTAL REVENUE
General Government
Treasurer
$ 1.00
Tax Collector
2.33
Assessors
226.00
Town Hall Rentals
1,250.00
Total for General Government 1,479.33
Protection of Persons and Property
Police-Meter Collections $ 16,634.50
Miscellaneous Police Receipts
170.08
Sealing Weights & Measures
372.00
Services of Dog Officer
390.00
Total Protection of Persons & Property
17,566.58
Health and Sanitation
Health:
Tuberculosis $ 1,203.57
Miscellaneous Receipts
377.35
Plumbing Inspections
272.50
Dental Clinic Fees
83.10
Sanitation:
Sewer Rentals 220.00
Total for Health and Sanitation
2,156.52
.
Highways
For Expenses:
Joint Maintenance State $ 1,499.19
Joint Maintenance County 1,499.19
Snow Removal 117.00
Equipment Rental
1,623.63
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For Outlays:
Joint Construction State
12,020.27
Joint Construction County 6,010.15
Total for Highways
22,769.43
Charities
Infirmary
$
5,018.26
General Aid & Aid to Disabled:
From the State
14,908.64
From Cities & Towns
2,522.07
From Individuals
740.08
Aid to Dependent Children:
From State
12,295.96
From Individuals
298.00
Old Age Assistance:
From State
84,885.38
From Cities & Towns
3,420.74
From Individuals
623.21
Total for Charities 124,712.34
Veterans Benefits
From the State $ 14,853.97
From the Cities & Towns
45.00
Total for Veterans Benefits
14,898.97
Schools
School Lunch Program $ 28,906.30
School Athletics
4,035.53
Tuition for State Wards
4,568.31
Other Tuitions
420.20
Sales of Books & Supplies
22.75
All Other
1,099.49
Total for Schools
39,052.58
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Library
Fines
71.46
Recreation
Fino Field Rentals 938.95
Unclassified
Hurricane Damage: From the State
$ 8,046.23
Rent Control Board: From the State
2,098.12
Sale of Tax Title Property
385.48
Property Rental
330.00
Total for Unclassified 10,859.83
Cemeteries
Sale of Lots
$ 330.00
Sale of Graves
60.00
Care of Lots
333.00
Interments
295.00
Total for Cemeteries 1,018.00
Interest
On Deferred Taxes $ 3,457.45
On Special Assessments
61.91
On Post War Rehabilitation Fund 300.00
On Cemetery Perpetual Care
Funds
1,856.96
Total for Interest 5,676.32
Municipal Indebtedness
Anticipation of Revenue Loans
350,000.00
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Agency, Trust and Investments
Cemetery Bequests
$ 1,350.00
Dog Licenses for County
2,180.60
Payroll Deductions:
Blue Cross
11,311.25
U. S. Bonds
6,332.68
Federal Taxes
83,623.68
Total for Agency, Trust & Investments 104,798.21
Refunds
Petty Cash Returns
$ 30.00
Taxi Badge Returns
16.00
General Departments
6,499.16
Total for Refunds 6,545.16
Transfers
Town Hall from Reserve Fund $ 1,390.18
Police Dept. from Reserve
Fund 199.85
Brush Fires from Reserve
Fund
194.36
Dog Officer from Reserve
Fund 100.00
Court Fees from Reserve Fund
50.00
Health Dept. from Reserve Fund 553.60
Chapter 90 Constr. from Re- serve Fund 75.00
A.D.C. from Reserve Fund
3,236.40
Rent Control Board from Reserve Fund 4.39
Workmen's Compensation
from Reserve Fund 1,645.12
Library from County Dog Tax 1,794.68
Meter Operation Sal's. from
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Meter Collection Account
13,475.73 Meter Operation Expenses from Meter Collection Account 1,500.00
Snow Removal from Meter Collection Account 6,000.00
Roads and Walks from Meter Collection Account 2,000.00
Revenue 1954 from Excess
& Deficiency 25,000.00
Total for Transfers 57,219.31
Total Receipts
$2,161,941.58
Cash in Treasury January 1, 1954
136,504.61
Grand Total
$2,298,446.19
EXPENDITURES 1954
General Government
Moderator $ 121.00
Finance Committee:
Salaries $ 300.00
Expenses 181.26
Total for Finance Committee
481.26
Selectmen:
Salaries:
Selectmen
1,815.00
Clerk
550.00
Expenses:
Stationery &
Postage 101.75
Printing &
Advertising 350.58
Telephone 175.35
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Association Dues 66.00
Layout & Plans 276.25
All Other 20.00
Total for Selectmen 3,354.93
Accountant:
Salaries:
Accountant
4,800.00
Clerk
2,500.00
Expenses:
Stationery &
Postage 56.71
Printing &
Advertising 20.69
Telephone
132.10
Binding Books
62.50
Equipment &
Supplies 97.25
All Other
55.70
Total for Accountant 7,724.95
Treasurer:
Salaries:
Treasurer
3,400.00
Clerk
2,500.00
Expenses:
Stationery &
Postage 184.15
Printing & Advertising
221.42
Telephone
131.05
Bond
299.00
Equipment
157.68
All Other 97.64
Total for Treasurer 6,990.94
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Tax Collector:
Salaries:
Tax Collector
4,550.00
Clerk
2,500.00
Expenses:
Stationery &
Postage
615.80
Printing &
Advertising
414.46
Telephone
139.85
Surety Bond
486.25
All Other
124.59
Total for Tax Collector 8,830.95
Assessors:
Salaries:
Assessors
6,341.38
Clerk
2,500.00
Expenses:
Stationery &
Postage
84.70
Printing &
Advertising
637.94
Auto Hire
10.00
Telephone
123.10
Valuation
Books
1,965.05
Equipment
60.50
Binding Books
65.75
Expenses to
Meetings
107.10
All Other
76.35
Total for Assessors 11,971.87
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Town Clerk:
Salaries:
Town Clerk 950.00
Town Clerk-Re-
cording Fees 1,274.50
Clerk Hire
4,274.96
Expenses:
Stationery &
Postage 128.67
Printing &
Advertising
145.92
Telephone
14.50
Surety Bond
7.50
Insurance
43.75
Binding Books
61.00
Equipment 48.15
All Other
149.86
Total for Town Clerk 7,098.81
Elections, Registrations &
Town Meetings:
Salaries & Wages:
Registrars 1,966.74
Election Of-
ficers 3,615.25
Canvasses 705.50
All Other Labor 1,805.36
Expenses:
Stationery &
Postage 478.55
Printing &
Advertising 1,439.66
Meals 17.70
Telephones 120.50
All Other
443.83
Total for Elections, Reg., & T. Meetings 10,593.09
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Other Finance Offices & Accounts:
Certifying Town Notes 24.00
Law Department:
Town Counsel 1,551.70
Memorial Hall:
Janitors Services 1,977.00
Expenses:
Fuel
1,295.37
Water 35.46
Janitors Supplies 55.95
Repairs
12.99
Total for Memorial Hall
3,376.77
Town Hall:
Janitors Services
3,420.00
Expenses:
Fuel
1,915.26
Light & Water 1,024.47
Janitors Supplies 360.83
Repairs
1,391.29
Gasoline
12.44
Care of Clock 100.00
All Other
386.02
Total for Town Hall
8,610.31
Total for General Government
$
70,730.58
Protection of Persons & Property
Police Department:
Salaries:
Chief
$ 4,953.54
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Police Officers 78,010.48
Expenses:
Motor Equip-
ment
820.75
Gas & Oil
1,275.41
Clothing Allow-
ance
1,570.80
Additional Equip-
ment
109.21
Painting Traffic Lines 57.35
Typewriter
150.00
Signs & Repair 500.52
Meter Operations,
Repairs & Main-
tenance
1,001.27
Police Training School 200.00
New Cruiser 565.63
Maint. of Traffic
Lights
1,401.10
Repairs
38.83
Printing, Stationery
& Postage
251.05
Telephones
414.40
All Other
745.59
Total for Police Department
92,065.93
Court Fees 82.29
Fire Department:
Salaries & Wages:
Chief
4,980.50
Permanent Fire-
men
76,725.08
Call Firemen
12,387.74
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Equipment:
Apparatus
243.36
Hose
999.50
Equipment for
Men
171.05
Uniform Allow-
ance
1,650.00
Maintenance & Repairs:
Garage Rent
Repairs
1,932.61
Gas & Oil 600.04
Repairs to Alarm
System
2,255.98
Alarm System-
Madden Ave.
865.03
Install Under-
ground Cable 3,733.00
All Other
34.63
Hydrant Service 11,200.00
Fuel, Light & Water:
Fuel
1,312.33
Light & Water
466.92
Maintenance of Bldgs. and Grounds:
Repairs
339.01
Furniture &
Furnishings
90.70
Laundry
284.46
All Other
125.25
Other Expenses:
Stationery, Post-
age & Printing 111.83
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Telephones
488.62
All Other 409.27
Total for Fire Department
121,406.91
Forest Fires:
Payroll
405.90
Lunches 7.80
All Other 130.66
Total for Forest Fires
544.36
Inspector of Wires:
Salary of Inspector 588.06
Sealer of Weights & Measures:
Salary of Sealer
1,437.48
Expenses:
Seals & Books 40.75
Recutting Dies 33.00
Travel Expenses 125.00
Total for Sealer & Weights
1,636.23
Planting & Trimming Trees:
Salary & Wages:
Superintendent
843.90
Labor 834.74
Expenses:
Hardware & Tools 42.86
New Tires 140.95
New Trees 200.00
Telephone 41.65
Gas & Oil
100.80
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All Other 135.95
Total for Planting & Trimming Trees 2,340.85
Removing Brush
Payroll 1,999.07
Insect Pest Control:
Salaries & Wages-
Gypsy Moth 199.63
Salaries & Wages-
Dutch Elm
Disease 499.70
Expenses:
Advertising 13.50
Aerial Spraying 660.00
Hydraulic Spray-
ing 1,319.00
Poison Ivy
Control 190.99
All Other 5.35
Total for Insect Pest Control
2,888.17
Dog Officer:
Salary
120.00
All Other 580.00
Total for Dog Officer 700.00
Rifle Practice:
Lunches
55.11
Supplies 13.98
Labor 180.50
Total for Rifle Practice
249.59
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Rifle Range Maintenance:
Labor
311.00
All Other 88.60
Total for Rifle Range
399.60
Total for Protection of Persons
and Property
224,901.06
Health and Sanitation
General Administration:
Salaries:
Board of
Health
$
363.00
Agent
1,931.16
Expenses:
Printing &
Advertising 74.61
Telephone
205.25
Rent
480.00
Typewriter
115.00
All Other 44.07
Contagious Diseases: Board & Treat-
ment
388.10
Medical Attend-
ance
83.80
Drugs & Medicines
4.24
Tuberculosis:
Board & Treat-
ment
3,741.50
Worc. Cty. T.B. Hospital Assessment 33,677.54
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Vital Statistics:
Births
151.00
Deaths
48.75
Inspection of Children:
Physicians
1,110.78
Nurse
2,800.00
Inspection of Animals:
Inspector
471.90
Expenses
91.00
Inspection of Meats & Provisions:
Inspectors 1,234.00
Other Expenses:
Plumbing In- spector 770.47
Rodent Control
399.96
Animal Burial
139.00
All Other
248.81
Total for Health Department
48,573.94
Refuse & Garbage:
Contracts 7,335.24
Dental Clinic:
Dentists
2,032.80
Materials
235.33
Laundry
22.11
All Other
29.96
Total for Dental Clinic
2,320.20
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Sewer Maintenance:
Salaries:
Commissioners 786.00
Superintendent 1,320.00
Clerk 369.60
Labor
8,376.38
Expenses:
Stationery, Print-
ing & Postage
35.28
Telephone
125.05
Light & Water 1,625.75
New Truck 1,919.90
Trucks
80.25
Tools & Equip- ment
151.61
Pipe & Fittings 543.83
Gas & Oil 184.70
Chlorine 346.50
Sand
102.40
Lime 77.50
Repairs & Improve-
ment .. of .. Dispo-
sal Plant
9,849.81
Flushing Sewers
Expenses
657.80
All Other
301.27
Total for Sewer Maintenance
26,853.63
Sewer Construction:
1953 Contracts
640.50
Blanchard Rd. Con-
struction
1,613.48
Total for Sewer Construction 2,253.98
Total for Health & Sanitation 87,336.99
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Highways
General Administration:
Highway Sur-
veyor $ 4,900.00
Clerk Hire 2,300.00
Office Expenses 413.67
:
General Expenses:
Labor
56,519.67
Trucks
1,583.62
Broken Stone,
Gravel Etc.
387.14
Equipment & Re-
pairs
5,505.90
Gas & Oil
1,234.19
Gas
74.26
Water
107.96
Light 162.18
All Other
1,244.01
Total for General Highways 74,432.60
Street & Bridge Construction:
Eames Street 290.72
Paula Rd. 479.09
Union St. 642.68
Hale Ave.
494.81
Mellen St. Bridge
200.00
Chapter 90 Con-
struction
23,940.12
Total for Street &
Bridge Construction
26,047.42
Resurfacing Streets:
Materials
14,994.69
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Town Improvements:
Materials 999.04
Surfacing Gravel Roads:
Materials 4,801.50
New Drainage:
New Drainage Con- struction 7,932.06
Street Signs:
Repairs 297.87
Maintenance in Metered Area:
Materials
1,990.20
Chapter 90 Maintenance
4,323.47
Sidewalk Maintenance:
Private Contractors 460.68
Materials
1,538.67
Total Sidewalk Maintenance
1,999.35
New Sidewalk Construction:
Materials
7,998.07
Street Lighting:
Contract
24,567.66
Snow Removal & Ice Removal:
Labor
4,435.26
Trucks
1,921.02
Tools & Equip-
ment
4,091.56
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Gasoline & Oil
1,394.45
Plowing
4,233.57
Salt & Sand
4,988.05
Hauling
3,212.85
All Other
583.53
Total for Snow &
Ice Removal
24,860.29
Total for Highways
195,244.22
Charities and Soldiers Benefits
General Aid & Aid to Disabled:
General Aid:
General Administration:
Salaries
$13,350.49
All Other
100.00
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Outside Relief by Town:
Groceries & Pro-
visions
1,174.14
Fuel
192.64
Board & Care
3,981.29
Medicine & Medical
Attendance
1,408.28
State Institu-
tions
373.03
Cash Grants to
Individuals
19,294.87
Funeral Expenses & Ambulance Hire 330.00
All Other
217.85
Relief by Other Cities & Towns:
Cities
1,956.52
Towns
451.94
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Aid to Disabled:
Administration 615.34
All Other 19,557.04
Total for General Aid & Aid to Disabled 63,003.43
Infirmary:
Groceries & Provi-
sions 4,417.78
Dry Goods & Clothing
517.64
Buildings
1,942.82
Fuel & Light
1,933.93
Automobile
222.96
Gasoline & Oil
379.75
Insurance 47.05
All Other
837.25
Total for Infirmary 10,299.18
Aid to Dependent Children:
Town Administration:
Office Supplies
48.85
All Other
30.36
Town Assistance:
Cash Grants to
Individuals 21,628.84
Federal Administration:
Office Supplies
145.25
All Other
1,589.97
Federal Assistance:
Cash Grants to
Individuals
18,573.67
Total for Aid to
Dependent Children
42,016.94
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Old Age Assistance: Town Administration: Office Supplies 173.38
Town Assistance:
Cash Grants to Individuals 121,152.58
Medical Care
137.50
Federal Administration:
Salaries
3,977.80
Office Supplies 292.04
All Other 175.00
Federal Assistance:
Cash Grants to Individuals 90,852.29
Total for Old Age Assistance 216,760.59
Veterans Benefits:
Salary of Agent 3,150.00
Travel & Office Expenses
825.43
Ordinary Allow-
ances
23,651.20
Fuel
56.90
Medical
3,297.09
Dental
18.00
Board & Care
3,024.00
All Other 132.80
Total for Veterans Benefits 34,155.42
Total for Charities & Soldiers Benefits 366,235.56
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Schools and Libraries
Schools:
General Expenses:
Salary of Super-
intendent
7,125.27
Salary of Clerks 5,253.97
Salary of Truant Officer 3,600.00
Salary of Physi-
cians
1,330.60
Salary of Nurse 3,456.25
Salary of Manager of Cafeteria 1,641.33
Incidental Labor
3,780.48
Printing, Stationery & Postage 879.98
Telephones
1,606.49
Travel Expense 170.00
All Other
4,997.85
Teachers Salaries:
High
130,203.37
Elementary
187,816.62
Text Books & Supplies:
High:
Text & Reference
Books
7,266.65
All Other
7,114.08
Elementary:
Text & Reference
Books
4,088.87
All Other
2,062.09
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Tuition:
Trade Schools
5,191.11
Transportation:
High
908.15
Elementary
14,966.00
Janitors Services:
High
7,816.81
Elementary
22,322.46
Fuel, Light & Water:
High
8,363.79
Elementary
17,442.63
Maintenance of Bldgs. & Grounds:
High:
Repairs
9,983.11
Janitor Sup-
plies
1,467.63
All Other
160.08
Elementary:
Repairs
5,908.48
Janitors Sup-
plies
455.11
All Other
282.81
Furniture & Furnishings:
High
600.22
Elementary
15.00
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Other Expenses:
School Lunch 21,470.41
School Milk 4,833.55
School Activi-
ties 3,997.29
Total for Schools 498,578.54
Library:
Salaries:
Librarian 3,100.00
Assistant Libra-
rians
7,500.00
Expenses:
Books 3,390.69
Periodicals
193.58
Light 265.20
Stationery, Postage
& Printing 282.13
Telephone 155.25
All Other
221.57
Total for Library 15,108.42
Total for Schools & Library 513,686.96
Recreation
Parks:
Salaries:
Clerk $ 180.00
Labor 2,836.25
Raising Flags
79.50
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Expenses:
Equipment &
Supplies
193.77
Loam Etc.
50.10
All Other 439.05
Repairs to Tennis
Courts
743.25
Total for Parks
4,521.92
Playgrounds:
Instructors
2,046.00
Apparatus
181.08
Housing
Project
Playground Ex-
pense
171.00
All Other
347.81
Total for Playgrounds
2,745.89
Fino Field Operation:
Labor
2,298.63
All Other Ex-
7
penses
1,360.54
Total for Fino Field
3,659.17
Maintenance of Swimming Facilities:
Salaries & Wages
2,226.60
All Other
1,990.70
Total for Swimming
Pool Maintenance 3,722.48
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Maintenance of Swimming Area:
Labor
121.80
All Other
729.80
Total for Maintaining Swimming Area 851.60
Improving Swimming Area:
Survey
179.75
Contracts
4,192.63
All Other
122.84
Total for Improvements
4,495.22
Total for Recreation 19,996.28
Unclassified
Damages to Persons &
Property
$
1,030.92
Memorial Day:
Sons of Union Vets. 200.00
Spanish War Vet- erans 75.00
American Legion 534.16
State Guard Vet-
erans 50.00
Total for Memorial Day
859.16
Armistice Day:
V.F.W. 599.30
Printing Town Reports
2,130.06
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Workmen's Compensation Insurance: Premium 8,145.12
Flowage Rights: Clark Heirs 69.00
Aid to Agriculture:
Worcester County Extension Service 100.00
Blanket Insurance:
Premiums
8,877.60
Contributory Retirement Pensions: Town Appropriation 17,333.18
Zoning Board Expenses 21.86
Planning Board Expenses
297.78
Christmas Lights: Contract
800.00
Rent for Veteran's Headquarters
1,200.00
Stocking Ponds
200.00
Civilian Defense
976.40
Maintenance of Cedar Swamp
Property
204.15
Tax Title Foreclosure Expense
11.50
Rent Control Board:
Salaries
4,244.45
All Other 540.94
Total for Rent Control 4,785.39
Hurricane Expenses:
Carol
11,452.35
Edna
4,610.98
Total for Unclassified 63,704.75
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Cemeteries
No. Purchase Cemetery: Labor
$ 92.85
Vernon Grove Cemetery
Secretary to Trustees
600.00
Labor 2,874.75
Opening Graves 295.00
Loam etc. 297.80
Shrubs, Flowers etc. 109.05
Tools & Equipment
901.96
Repairs to Roads
721.97
Gas & Oil
62.32
All Other
58.88
Total for Vernon Grove
Cemetery
5,921.73
Total for Cemeteries 6,014.58
Interest and Maturing Debt
Interest:
Anticipation of Revenue $ 2,073.52
High School Loan 330.00
Fino Field Light- ing Loan 105.00
Swimming Facili- ties Loan 517.50
Sewer Loans 823.50
Total for Interest
3,849.52
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Maturing Debt:
Anticipation of
Revenue
350,000.00
High School addi- tion 8,000.00
Fino Field Light-
ing Loan
2,000.00
Swimming Pool Loan 5,500.00
Sewer Loans
12,000.00
Total for Maturing Debt
377,500.00
Total for Interest &
Maturing Debt 381,349.52
Agency, Trust and Investment
Petty Cash:
School $ 25.00
Library
5.00
Total Petty Cash 30.00
Auditing Municipal Accounts
646.26
Examination of Retirement
System
63.05
State Park & Reservations
3,211.38
County Tax
46,524.11
Dog Licenses
2,184.20
Cemetery
2,450.00
Tax Badges
18.00
Payroll Deductions:
United States
Bonds 6,111.50
Blue Cross
11,368.95
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Federal Taxes
83,623.68
Total Payroll Deductions
101,104.13
Post War Rehabilitation Fund
300.00
Total Agency & Trust 156,531.13
Refunds and Transfers
Refunds:
Taxes
$ 2,373.91
M. V. Excise
Taxes 2,122.57
All Other
166.20
Total for Refunds
4,612.68
Transfers:
Reserve Fund:
Town Hall
1,390.18
Police
199.85
Brush Fires
194.36
Dog Officer
100.00
Court Fees 50.00
Health
553.60
Chapter 90 Con- struction 75.00
Aid to Dependent
Children
3,236.40
Rent Control
Board
4.39
Workmen's Com-
pensation
In-
surance
1,645.12
County Dog Tax
to Library
1,794.68
[276]
Meter Collection to:
Meter Operation- Salaries 13,475.73
Meter Operation- Expenses 1,500.00
Snow Removal-
Metered Area 6,000.00
Roads & Walks in Metered Area 2,000.00
Excess & Deficiency to:
Revenue 1954 25,000.00
:
Total for Transfers 57,219.31
Total for Refunds & Transfers
61,831.99
Total Expenditures
$2,147,563.62
Cash in Treasury December 31, 1954 150,882.57
Grand Total $2,298,446.19
RECAPITULATION AND ESTIMATES
1953 Balance
1954 Appro- priation
Receipts and Transfers
Total
Account
1954 Expendi- tures
1954 Balance
1955 Estimates
General Government
69
121.00
$ 121.00
Moderator
$ 121.00
$ 121.00
300.00
300.00
Finance Committee-Salaries
300.00
200.00
200.00
Finance Committee-Expenses
181.26
18.74
2,365.00
2,365.00
Selectmen-Salaries & Wages
2,365.00
2,365.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
Selectmen-General Expenses
989.93
10.07
1,000.00
7,300.00
7,300.00
Accountant-Salaries & Wages
7,300.00
7,900.00
450.00
450.00
Accounting-General Expenses
424.95
25.05
450.00
5,900.00
5,900.00
Treasurer's-Salaries & Wages
5,900.00
6,350.00
850.00
850.00
Treasurer's-General Expenses
829.44
20.56
800.00
261.50
261.50
Treasurer's-Surety Bond
261.50
268.00
7,050.00
7,050.00
Tax Collector-Salaries & Wages
7,050.00
8,050.00
1,300.00
1.80
1,301.80
Tax Collector-General Expenses
1,298.70
3.10
1,600.00
482.25
482.25
Tax Collector-Surety Bond
482.50
493.50
9,068.00
9,068.00
Assessors-Salaries & Wages
8,816.38
251.62
9,468.00
1,200.00
1,200.00
Assessors -- General Expenses
1,190.44
10.36
1,200.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
Assessors-Valuation Book
1,965.05
34.95
200.00
200.00
Certification of Notes
24.00
176.00
1,100.00
1,573.00
1,573.00
Town Solicitor
1,551.70
21.30
1,573.00
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RECAPITULATION AND ESTIMATES - continued
1953 Balance
1954 Appro- priation
Receipts and Transfers
Total
Account
1954 Expendi- tures
1954 Balance
1955 Estimates
2,224.50
2,224.50
Town Clerk's-Salary
2,224.50
2,224.50
600.00
600.00
Town
Clerk's General Expenses
599.35
.65
600.00
4,279.54
4,279.54
Town Clerk's Hire
4,274.96
4.58
4,279.54
8,700.00
8,700.00
Election, Registration, Town Meeting Salaries
8,092.85
607.15
3,100.00
3,100.00
Election, Registration, Meeting General Expenses
Town
2,497.24
602.76
1,250.00
1,250.00
Massachusetts Census
1,250.00
3,420.00
3,420.00
Town Hall-Salaries & Wages
3,420.00
3,620.00
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