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Expenses from U. S. Grants for Administration 100.36
Total Administrative Expenses 396.86
Total Expenses for Aid and Administration $ 9,737.00 Less Reimbursements from State $2,598.27
Less U. S. Grant 3,638.63
Less Town Appropriation Overlay
30.88
6,267.78
Net Cost
$
3,469.22
Balance from U. S. Grants for Aid $932.75
Balance from U. S. Grants for Administration 183.00
Balance from Town Appropriation for
Aid and Gen. Expenses 30.88
Total Balance
$
1,146.63
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN K. MCKENZIE, Chairman GEORGE E. CALLAHAN OSCAR LAVIOLETTE Board of Public Welfare
By : WILLIAM C. DALY, Agent
56
Report of the Bureau of Old Age Assistance
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and Citizens of Palmer :
The Annual Report of the Bureau of Old Age As- sistance for the year 1948 is hereby respectfully sub- mitted :
Number of active cases January 1, 1948 145
Applications pending January 1, 1948 0
Applications received during the year 47
Applications approved during the year 33 Applications rejected during the year 10
Applications pending at end of the year 4
Cases closed during the year 28
Number of active cases December 31, 1948 150
Palmer settled cases aided in other cities and towns 13
RECEIPTS
Town Appropriation, Aid and General
Expenses $53,000.00
Town Appropriation, Salary of Bureau
of Old Age Assistance 600.00
Refund, Town Appropriation, Aid and General Expenses 51.26
Refunds, U. S. Grants for Old Age Assistance 153.34
Refund, State 140.58
57
U. S. Grants for Old Age Assistance Only :
Balance on hand, Jan. 1, 1948 4,781.05
Received during the year 39,769.20
U. S. Grants for Old Age Administration Only :
Balance on hand, Jan. 1, 1948 100.38
Received during the year 1,324.41
99,920.22
Reimbursements :
Cities and Towns
1,382.46
State
36,400.46
Meal Tax from State
2,393.02
Individuals
89.09
40,265.03
Total Receipts
$140,185.25
PAYMENTS
Town Cases
$68,904.14
For Other Cities and Towns
7,998.47
For State Cases
16,797.64
By Other Cities and Towns
1,210.91
Total Expenses for Aid $ 94,911.16
Expended from Town Appropriation for Aid 50,331.96
Expended from U. S. Grants for Aid 44,579.20
$ 94,911.16
58
ADMINISTRATION
Bureau of Old Age Assistance
$
600.00
Administration 3,340.62
3,940.62 $
Other Expenses :
Transportation and Travel
196.00
Postage
45.06
Supplies
156.99
Equipment
264.60
Telephone
35.23
Relief Officers' Ass'n. Expenses
14.40
Social Service Index
20.50
Express Charges .52
Cleaning and Adjusting Typewriter
8.50
741.80
Total Administrative Expenses
$
4,682.42
Expended from Town Appropriation for Salary of Bureau $600.00
Expended from Town Appropriation for Administrative Expenses 2,719.30
Expended from U. S. Grants for
Administration 1,363.12
4,682.42
Total Expenses for Aid and Administration
$ 99,593.58
NET COST OF OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
Total Expenses $ 99,593.58
Less Reimbursements from State and Other Cities and Towns 37,782.92 Less U. S. Grants 45,975.04
59
Less Outstanding Bills, Other
Cities and Towns 300.12
Less Meal Tax from State
2,393.02
Less Refund, Town Appropriation Aid and Gen. Expenses 51.26
Less Refunds, U. S. Grants for
Old Age Assistance 153.34
Less Refund, State 140.58
Less Reimbursement from Individual 89.09
86,885.37
Net Cost $ 12,708.21
Balance from U. S. Grants for Aid $124.39
Balance from U. S. Grants for Administration 61.67
Total Balance $ 186.06
Respectfully submitted, GEORGE E. CALLAHAN, Chairman JOHN K. MCKENZIE
OSCAR LAVIOLETTE
Bureau of Old Age Assistance
By: WILLIAM C. DALY, Agent
60
Report of The Board of Health
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and Citizens of Palmer :
The Board of Health of the Town of Palmer here- with submits its Annual Report for the Year ending De- cember 31, 1948
TABLE NO. 1
Disease
No. of Cases
Chicken Pox
70
Dog Bite
8
Anterior Poliomyelitis
1
Lobar Pnuemonia
2
Measles
74
Pulmonary Tuberculosis
4
Whooping Cough
1
160
TABLE NO. 2
Number of deaths reported during 1948 :
January
12
February
12
March
8
April
6
May 9
61
June
8
July
4
August
5
September
6
October
4
November
6
December
6
86
TABLE NO. 3 Deaths classified by ages
Total
Male
Female
Less than 1 year
6
6
0
1 - 5 years
1
1
0
5 - 10
"
1
0
1
10 - 15 "
2
0
2
15 - 20 "
0
0
0
20 - 30 "
0
0
30 - 40
1
1
0
40 - 50 "
5
1
4
50 - 60
"
13
9
4
60 - 70
"
18
11
7
70 - 80
"
26
13
13
80 - 90 "
7
3
4
90-100
"
Stillborn
6
4
2
-
-
86
49
37
RECEIPTS
Town appropriations : Tuberculosis, contagious diseases and other expenses. $3,000.00
Vital statistics 800.00
62
Meat and Milk inspection
600.00
Vermin Control 280.00
Toxin-antitoxin 100.00
Parochial Schools
200.00
Salaries of Board
600.00
Salary of Agent and Clerk
220.00
Total Town Appropriations $5,800.00
From Licenses :
Ice Cream and frozen desserts
$75.00
Pastuerization of Milk
20.00
Milk and Oleomargarine
30.00
Bottling
40.00
Alcohol
13.00
Slaughtering
1.00
Undertakers
5.00
Camp and Overnight cabins
4.50
Total Receipts from Licenses $188.50
EXPENDITURES
General Administration:
Salaries of Board
$600.00
Salary of Agent and Clerk
220.00
Supplies, printing and advt.
17.32
Telephone
64.03
Travel expense
25.20
Incidentals
56.37
Vermin Control $275.00
$982.92
$275.00
63
Contagious Diseases :
Expenses
$291.00
$291.00
Tuberculosis :
Westfield State San.
$49.50
Rutland State San.
439.50
-
$489.00
Medical :
Parochial School Physician
$200.00
Toxin-antitoxin
100.00
$300.00
Meat and Milk Inspection :
Meat
$ 27.70
Milk
532.93
$560.63
Vital Statistics :
Births, deaths, marriages $800.00
$800.00
Total Payments
$3,698.55
NET COST
Total Expenses $3,698.55
Less Receipts from Licenses $188.50
Less Overlay from Tuberculosis, Contagious Diseases and other expense 2,057.08
Less Overlay from Vermin control 5.00
64
Less Overlay from Meat and Milk Inspection 39.37
$2,289.95
Net Cost $1,408.60
Overlay from Tuberculosis, Dan- gerous Diseases and other Expenses $2,057.08
Overlay from Vermin Control 5.00
Overlay from Meat and Milk In-
spection
39.37
Total Overlay $2,101.45
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM J. BERNAT, Chairman RICHARD J. HUNT, M. D. ALFRED R. KELLEY
Board of Health
65
Report of Milk Inspector
Palmer, Mass., Dec. 31, 1948
To the Board of Health and Citizens of Palmer:
I respectfully submit the following report on the Milk Inspection work for the year ending December 31, 1948:
I have granted the following Permits and Licenses :
Store Milk Licenses
31
@
$ .50
$15.50
Dealer Milk Licenses
31
@
.50
15.50
Oleomargarine Licenses
10
@
.50 5.00
Producer's Licenses (no fee)
60
Respectfully submitted,
ARTHUR A. RONDEAU
Milk Inspector
66
Report of Inspector of Slaughtering
Palmer, Mass., Dec. 31, 1948
To the Board of Health and Citizens of Palmer:
I respectfully submit my annual report for the year ending December 31, 1948.
I have made the following inspections :
14 hogs
5 veal
3 beef
22
Inspections
Respectfully submitted,
ARTHUR A. RONDEAU
Inspector of Slaughtering
67
Cemetery Commissioners' Report
For year ending December 31, 1948
Appropriation, transfer and refund: $10,548.00
Expenditures :
Secretary
$ 200.00
Labor
6,784.36
Contract Labor (Tool House)
1,399.00
Clerical, postage and supplies
34.17
Water Rent
5.00
Cement
33.30
Fence Repairs
98.00
Printing
18.45
Tools, equipment, repairs
801.16
Gasoline and oil
59.46
Trucks
203.50
Markers
17.50
Road oil, gravel, loam, etc.
757.18
Miscellaneous
51.70
Balance
$ 85.22
Receipts :
Sale of Lots
Care of Lots
$ 102.00 1,511.64
$ 10,462.78
68
Grading Lots
45.00
Opening Graves
1,036.00
Foundations
193.43
$ 2,888.07
Paid to Robert L. McDonald, Town Treasurer $ 2,888.07 353 Perpetual Care Funds
$700.00 added in 1948 making a total of $51,828.69
Respectfully submitted,
LOUIS J. BRAINERD
ROBERT E. FAULKNER
GEORGE S. GAY
Cemetery Commissioners
By :- BERT L. BEERS, Secretary
69
Report of Board of Selectmen
The Board organized with Herbert W. Bishop as Chairman and James H. Fitzgerald as Clerk.
The Board, with the assistance of Rep. Clarence Brown, successfully negotiated with the State Depart- ment of Public Works for the 100% payment of the cost of resurfacing North Main Street.
The Board carried out the vote of the Special Town Meeting authorizing the installation of parking meters and same were put into operation on December 13th, to- gether with a new set of Town By-Laws.
The Board viewed and held hearings on 10 streets and the same were accepted by the Town at a Special Meeting on December 27th.
There were 63 new sewer connections completed during the year.
All work specified under special articles was com- pleted.
Respectfully submitted,
HERBERT W. BISHOP, PETER F. WARAKOMSKI JAMES H. FITZGERALD,
Board of Selectmen
70
Report of Town Bookkeeper
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
I herewith submit my report of Receipts and Ex- penditures for the Town of Palmer for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1948.
RECEIPTS
Taxes for Current Year
Poll
Personal
$ 5,894.00 53,277.17
Real Estate
263,771.60
Motor Vehicle Excise
30,140.79
$353,083.56
Taxes for previous years
Poll
162.00
Personal
1,337.20
Real Estate
22,465.35
Motor Vehicle Excise
2,562.09
$ 26,526.64
Taxes from State
Income
46,215.41
Corporation
76,487.41
Meal Tax, Old Age Assistance
2,393.02
$125,095.84
71
Taxes :
. Estates of Deceased Persons 550.14
$
550.14
Sale of Tax Possessions
Sale price, Tax Title No. 9
100.00
Sale price, Tax Title No. 15 150.00
$
250.00
Parking Meter Collections
Collections to 12/27/48 590.08
$ 590.08
Fines and Forfeits
Court Fines
1,436.20
$
1,436.20
Withheld from Wages - 1948
Withholding Tax
26,240.10
Blue Cross and Blue Shield
1,034.92
County Retirement System
4,755.97
$ 32,030.99
Licenses and Permits
Junk Licenses and Privileges
501.50
Garage and Agents
30.00
Sunday
54.00
Pool and Bowling
44.00
Pedler
15.00
Auctioneers
4.00
72
Firearms 5.40
Innholders
1,530.00
Restaurant
2,325.00
Package
900.00
Club
1,500.00
Drug
450.00
Seasonal
1,000.00
One day
28.00
Common Victualers
78.00
Dog
1,773.00
$ 10,237.90
Grants and Gifts
From County - Dog Licenses 1,497.34
1,497.34 $
Reimbursement from County
Wildcat Bounty
10.00
$
10.00
Grants from Federal Govt. for:
Old Age Assistance 41,093.61
Aid to Dependent Children 2,704.74
Plan Preparation-Grandstand 1,050.00
$ 44,848.35
Grants from State for:
Vocational Education 2,819.14
English Speaking Classes
425.00
Smith-Hughes and George Barden Funds 447.04
Children's Tuition 4,604.18
$ 8,295.36
78
General Government
Selectmen
Rent of Town House
930.00 40.00
$ 970.00
Park Dept.
Rental of Legion Field
160.00
$ 160.00
Protection of Persons and Property
Sealing Fees
197.46
Bicycle Registrations
29.00
Forest Fires
27.00
$
253.46
Highway Department
Sewer Connections
2,170.00
Gravel
110.00
Shovel Rental
387.50
Sale of Tire Pipe
5.76
Guard Rail Damage
19.41
Joint Chap. 90 Maintenance ---
State
998.22
County
998.22
Joint Chap. 90 Construction
State
5,384.24
County
2,692.14
$ 12,765.49
74
Public Welfare
Infirmary :
Board
1,347.42
Sale of Fats
19.40
Sale of Stock
295.00
$
1,661.82
Reimbursements for Aid Rendered
Welfare:
State
5,281.42
Cities and Towns
2,897.71
Old Age Assistance:
State
36,400.46
Cities and Towns
1,382.46
$ 37,782.92
Aid to Dependent Children:
State
2,598.27
$ 2,598.27
Veterans Benefits
State
6,460.04
$ 6,460.04
Education
Tuition :
Town of Wilbraham
510.00
Individuals
300.00
$ 810.00
$
8,179.13
75
Other Receipts : Sale of Mdse.
37.30
30.00
Transportation Rent
680.10
$ 747.40
Health Dept.
Licenses :
Alcohol
13.00
Slaughtering
1.00
Ice Cream
75.00
Pasteurization
20.00
Milk and Oleo
30.00
Undertakers
5.00
Bottling
40.00
Camps and Cabins
4.50
$ 188.50
Refunds
Loss of Taxes
173.98
Trade School Tuition
411.73
Cemeteries
98.00
General Dpeartments
500.77
1,184.48 $
Interest
On Taxes
571.94
Demands
29.05
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds
1,001.14
Thompson Fund
19.02
Merrick Fund
17.00
$ 1,638.15
76
Agency and Trust
Cemetery Perpetual Care 700.00
$ 700.00
Cemeteries
Sale of Lots
102.00
Care of Lots
1,511.64
Grading Lots
45.00
Opening Graves
1,036.00
Foundations
193.43
2,888.07 $
TOTAL RECEIPTS
$ 683,440.13
Cash on Hand Jan. 1, 1948
398,500.26
$1,081,940.39
PAYMENTS
General Government
Selectmen's Department :
Salaries of Board
$1,600.00
Printing and advt.
76.50
Telephone, postage
213.92
Office Supplies, equipment
334.60
Warrant expenses
447.65
Proposals, entry fees, bids, etc. 60.60
Incidentals
136.14
$2,869.41
77
Selectmen's Contingent Account :
Spotlight
$28.55
Outside fires
422.00
Finance Committee
137.35
Street layouts
743.00
Memorial Hall janitor
84.00
Grading Bourne St., Dump
50.00
Police Dept.
168.73
Tree Removal-Main St.
124.75
Miscellaneous
46.22
$1,804.60
Town Offices :
Rent
$2,220.00
Janitor
360.00
Janitor's supplies
4.93
Light
80.45
$2,665.38
Accounting and Auditing :
Accounting
$2,600.00
Auditing
90.00
$2,690.00
Treasury Department :
Salary
$3,100.00
Clerical hire
375.00
Office supplies and equipment
267.15
Stationery and postage
302.00
Surety bond
205.00
Telephone
27.96
78
Travel expense Incidentals
36.53
29.84
$4,343.48
Town Clerk's Department :
Salary
$615.00
Surety Bond
5.00
Office supplies & equipment
174.64
Stationery & postage
35.15
Printing & advt.
12.60
Telephone, incidentals
66.35
$908.74
Election & Registration :
Registrars
$200.00
Election officers
1,496.18
Printing & advt.
899.61
Stationery & postage
7.05
Street lists, voting lists
91.80
Listing names
403.55
Office supplies & equipment
182.47
Incidentals
70.40
$3,351.06
Collector's Department :
Salary
$2,340.00
Salary, previous years
190.00
Clerk
1,447.00
Stationery & postage, supplies equipment
385.02
Printing & advt.
214.37
Surety and robbery bond
337.75
79
Telephone Clerical
36.51
173.00
Expenses, travel, etc.
29.92
Incidentals
17.45
$5,171.02
Law and Claim :
Town counsel
$600.00
Agent
265.00
Settlement of claims
3.25
Expenses
397.82
$1,266.07
Assessors' Department :
Salaries
$2,400.00
Clerk
2,080.00
Book binding
97.50
Obice supplies, furniture
288.50
Printing & advt.
142.60
Travel expense, etc.
379.80
Telephone, stationery
53.01
Maps, layouts, supplies
i
375.35
Incidentals
32.56
$5,849.32
License Commission :
Telephone
$25.26
Travel
55.79
Postage supplies, printing
39.70
$120.75
80
Town House :
Janitor
$25.00
Light and fuel Repairs and supplies
51.90
56.50
$133.40
Town Dump :
Care
$998.95
$998.95
Planning Board :
Annual Membership dues
$10.00
Zoning Law Notice & Warrant
244.50
$254.50
Estimated receipts :
1% of Bottling permits to State
$20.00
Wildcat bounty
10.00
$30.00
TOTAL FOR GENERAL GOVERNMENT
$32,456.68
Protection of Persons and Property
Police Department
Chief
$3,960.00
Deputy Chief
3,240.00
Day Patrol
2,200.00
Night Patrol
2,700.00
Village patrols
4,915.00
Special police
5,691.40
Chief's transportation
700.00
81
Extra car hire
222.00
Telephone and lights
177.07
Supplies and equip,
175.61
Incidentals
22.63
$ 24,003.71
Chief's Office
Rent
$ 240.00
Telephone
61.81
Supplies, Postage, etc.
80.44
$ 382.25
Lockup
Rent
$ 1,250.00
Care
240.00
Telephone, Lights, Repairs
168.54
$ 1,658.54
Tree Department
Labor
$ 1,550.00
Trucks
338.00
Equipment and supplies
108.47
1,996.47 $
Moth Suppression
Labor
$ 994.80
Insecticides
29.74
Supplies and equipment
32.04
Tree spraying
400.00
$ 1,456.58
82
Forest Fires
Salary of Warden
$ 1,000.00
Fighting fires
2,740.26
Repairs, supplies and equipment
1,690.15
Travel
8.04
Gas and oil
52.27
Two-way radio
750.00
Lunches for firemen
25.85
Telephone
24.00
Incidentals
33.27
6,323.84 $
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Salary
$ 740.00
Transportation
174.91
Equipment and supplies
47.70
Telephone
27.50
Printing
7.15
$ 997.26
TOTAL FOR PROTECTION
OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
$ 36,818.65
Health Department
General Administration
Salaries of Board
$ 600.00
Clerk
220.00
Supplies, printing and advt.
17.32
Telephone
64.03
Travel expense
25.20
Incidentals
56.37
$ 982.92
Vermin Control
275.00
275.00
83
Contagious diseases
Expenses
291.00
291.00
Tuberculosis
Westfield State Sanitarium
$ 49.50
Rutland State Sanitarium
439.50
$
489.00
Medical
Parochial School physician
$ 200.00
Toxin-Antitoxin
100.00
$
300.00
Meat and Milk Inspection
Meat
$ 27.70
Milk
532.93
$
560.63
District Nurse
1,000.00
1,000,00
Vital Statistics
Births, deaths, marriages
800.00
800.00
TOTAL FOR HEALTH
$ 4,698.55,
Support of Poor
General Administration
Salaries of Board
$ 600.00
Agent
330.00
Social Worker
226.00
Town Physician
500.00
$ 1,656.00
84
Town Infirmary
Salary of Warden
$ 1,500.00
Groceries and provisions
3,466.65
Light and fuel
677.32
Telephone
48.75
Building repairs
169.00
Dry goods and clothing
109.46
Medical
316.18
Seed, grain, etc.
319.18
Supplies and equip.
479.94
Plowing, harrowing, mowing
91.50
Veterinary services
42.00
Tobacco, pipes, papers, etc.
78.09
Incidentals
72.93
$
7,371.00
Outside Poor
Administrative expense
$ 259.32
Groceries and provisions
1,667.48
Light and fuel
77.34
Board and rent
1,929.08
Medical
1,408.22
Cash Grants
259.35
Clothing
239.64
Burials
300.00
Repairs
10.00
Miscellaneous
18.00
$ 6168.43
Aid for Other Cities and Towns 277.69
$ 277.69
Aid for State
838.84
$ 838.84
85
Aid by Other Cities and Towns 970.39
$ 970.39
TOTAL FOR SUPPORT OF POOR
$ 17,282.35
Aid to Dependent Children
Cash from Federal Grant for Aid $2,422.52
Cash from Town Appropriation 7,214.12
Federal Grant for Administration 100.36
9,737.00
TOTAL FOR AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN $ 9,737.00
Old Age Assistance
Town Cases
$ 68,904.14
For Others
7,998.47
For State
16,797.64
By Others
1,210.91
$ 94,911.16
Administration
Administrative Expenses 4,682.42
$ 4,682.42
TOTAL FOR OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
$ 99,593.58
Highway Department
General Repairs
Superintendent
$ 1,438.46
Office Expenses
21.97
Labor
18,872.55
Broken stone, gravel, etc.
384.10
Equipment & Repairs 5,798.66
Gasoline and oil
1,292.73
86
Road oil, cold patch, etc. Coal 272.10
1,366.19
Telephone and lights
293.11
Directional and safety signs
190.00
Freight and unloading charges
172.59
Lumber, tires, oxygen, etc.
168.97
Bulldozer and compressor hire
365.00
Flasher and Installation
85.46
Moving shovel
200.00
Miscellaneous
71.99
$ 30,993.88
Sidewalks and Curbing
Superintendent
$ 159.24
Labor
1,048.21
Material and equipment
86.35
Gasoline and oil
54.09
Oil, bituminous concrete, etc.
498.31
Sand and cement
31.68
Tree Removal
85.00
Lumber
21.07
$ 1,983.95
Sewers and Culverts
Superintendent
$ 510.28
Labor
4,438.26
Supplies and equipment
832.52
Culverts, cement, pipe, fittings
532.78
Gasoline and oil
135.30
Coal
40.00
Repairs
55.59
Hose
224.40
Compressor hire
148.50
87
Sewer line rentals Miscellaneous
29.41
51.60
$ 6,998.64
Snow and Ice Removal
Superintendent
$ 574.78
Labor
11,913.51
Tools and equipment
518.30
Gas and oil
1,099.23
Salt, sand, etc.
1,326.84
Express charges
223.51
Anti-freeze
134.00
Town of Warren-Removal Agree- ment
100.00
Repairs
443.08
State labor and equipment
221.42
Miscellaneous
86.80
$ 16,641.47
Chapter 90 Maintenance
Superintendent
$ 279.36
Labor
2,418.66
Gas and oil
41.00
Sand and road oil
1,642.14
Equipment and supplies
14.96
Crane hire
50.00
4,446.12 $
Chap. 90 Const., High St., Thorndike
Per Contract
$
4,652.52
$ 4,652.52
88
Repairs-Breckenridge St., "A"
Superintendent Labor Equipment and repairs
$ 84.96
795.25
39.46
$
919.67
Sidewalk-Brown St., "A"
Superintendent
$ 14.40
Labor
178.57
Cement
55.00
$
247.97
Sidewalk-High St., "B"
Superintendent
$ 89.28
Labor
683.77
Supplies
25.80
Bituminous concrete
318.90
Gas, oil, roller hire
69.27
$
1,187.02
Sewer-Oak St., "A"
Superintendent
47.52
Labor
454.41
Cement, cement blocks
73.58
Supplies and equipment
73.90
$ 649.41
Sewer-Park St., "A"
Superintendent
$ 8.64
Labor
71.82
Tile
136.50
$ 216.96
89
Sewer-Wilson Ave., "A"
Superintendent
$ 27.36
Labor Supplies Tile
301.08
9.00
54.90
$
392.34
Sewer-North St., "C"
Superintendent
111.04
Labor
1,624.18
Supplies
62.81
Bulldozer Hire
114.00
Engineering services
55.00
Cement and bottom blocks
291.05
Tile
393.91
$
2,651.99
Sewer-Conant St., "A"
Superintendent
$ 14.40
Labor
202.79
Material and supplies
91.69
Contract labor
75.00
Engineering
15.00
$
398.88
Oiling Roads
Superintendent
$ 276.48
Labor
3,207.07
Trap rock, sand and road oil
4,192.23
Gas and oil
138.08
Repairs
186.00
$ 7,999.86
90
Trucks, sweeper and sander
Trucks
$7,082.58
597.92
Sweeper Sander
263.00
TOTAL FOR HIGHWAYS
$ 88,324.18
Park Department
Legion Field, Eager Playground and
Burleigh Park
Labor
$2,872.09
Trucks
124.50
Lights
62.66
Water
9.10
Supplies and equipment
501.32
Seed, loam, fertilizer, etc.
104.25
Repairs
449.27
Gas and oil
25.79
Excavation
68.00
Spraying trees
40.00
Installing toilets, digging well, etc.
987.36
Plumbing
82.17
E ectrical
204.40
Too house and toilet
909.16
Miscellaneous
49.48
6,489.55 $
Memorial Plots
Labor
$ 934.84
Trucks
67.00
Supplies, repairs, equipment
190.80
Miscellaneous
.45
$ 7,943.50
$ 1,193.09
91
Street Lighting
Per contract
$ 12,085.85
$ 12,085.85
Veterans' Benefits
Agent
$ 1,590.00
Aid
9,230.47
Office expense, travel, etc.
98.29
Medical
2,978.18
Provisions
189.79
Telephone
49.05
Fuel
57.90
Burials
90.70
Burial Return
10.00
$ 14,294.38
Veterans' Service Center
Salaries
$ 1,590.00
Janitor
222.00
Telephone
154.00
Postage, supplies and equipment
87.06
Subscriptions
28.50
Clean and adjust typewriter
7.50
2,089.06 $
Burial of Soldiers and Sailors
$
100.00
$ 100.00
Education
General Administation
Superintendent $ 5,700.01 3,957.50
Clerks
92
Truant officer 200.00
Telephone 515.75
Office supplies, printing, postage, etc. 154.23
Travel and expense 281.98
Teachers transportation
369.63
Office equipment
1,708.99
Cataloging and indexing library 120.00
Miscellaneous
172.02
$ 13,180.11
Teachers Salaries
High
$ 61,365.78
Elementary
77,361.28
$138,727.06.
Textbooks and Supplies
High
$ 4,933.19
Elementary
3,494.15
8,427.34 $
Transportation
High ยท Elementary Parochial
$ 6,599.00
5,847.00
683.00
$ 13,129.00
Janitor service
High Elementary
$ 6,987.76 11,190.60
$ 18,178.36
93
Fuel
High Elementary Lights
$ 6,674.60 4,484.45 693.67
$ 11,852.72
Maintenance of buildings and grounds Janitor's Supplies
High
$ 973.24
Elementary
883.27
$ 1,856.51
Furniture and furnishings
High
$ 249.09
Elementary
37.45
$ 286.54
Other expenses
Nurse and physician
$ 3,799.78
Water Rent
436.86
Diplomas and graduation expense
225.96
Miscellaneous printing
48.21
Insurance
3,950.42
Extra police, janitors
721.24
Rubbish removal
411.65
Miscellaneous
178.06
9,772.18 $
Repairs
High Elementary
$5,214.91
12,802.06
$ 18,016.97
94
Elimination of Fire Hazards $226.73
$ 226.73
Adult Alien Education
Salaries
$907.80
Expenses
591.35
$
1,499.15
Trade School
Tuition
$2,882.22
$
2,882.22
Smith Hughes Fund
Salaries
$163.94
$ 163.94
George Barden Fund
Salaries $224.70
$ 224.70
TOTAL FOR EDUCATION
$ 238,423.53
Young Men's Library Association
Per agreement $4,000.00
$ 4,000.00
95
Cemeteries
Labor
$6,784.36
Secretary
200.00
Contract Labor
1,399.00
Clerical, postage and supplies
34.17
Water Rent
5.00
Cement
33.30
Fence repairs
98.00
Printing
18.75
Tools, equip., repairs
819.91
Gasoline and oil
59.46
Trucks
203.50
Markers
17.50
Road oil, gravel, loam, etc.
757.18
Miscellaneous
32.65
$ 10,462.78
Oak Knoll Tool House
Contract $1,000.00
$ 1,000.00
Neglected graves
Care and maintenance $300.00
$ 300.00
TOTAL FOR CEMETERIES
$ 11,762.78
Refunds
On Poll and Personal Taxes
$ 5.00
On M. V. Excise taxes On General Depts.
721.33
84.50
$ 810.83
96
Interest
On Trust Funds
Cemetery perpetual care $1,001.14
1,001.14 $
Agency and Trust
Withholding Tax
Deductions $26,417.60
$ 26,417.60
Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Deductions $1,044.82
1,044.82 $
County Retirement System
Deductions $4,666.73
$ 4,666.73
Agency
County Tax
$ 13,863.69
Dog Licenses for county
1,759.20
State Audit
610.86
State Parks
654.14
$ 16,887.89
Trust
Cemetery Perpetual Care funds $
700.00
$ 700.00
TOTAL FOR AGENCY AND TRUST $ 49,717.04
97
Unclassified
Animal inspection
$ 299.70
General insurance
2,122.90
Workmen's Compensation Insurance 1,877.10
Memorial Day
369.04
Memorial Hall repairs
176.33
Printing Town Report
1,006.25
Hampden County Tuber. Hosp.
397.27
Hampden County Retirement
System
2,472.90
Development of new dump
136.05
Grandstand plan preparation
1,141.50
V. F. W. Quarters
452.45
Town Engineers
75.00
Coin sorter and packager
1,321.13
$ 11,847.62
Grand Total
642,725.86
Cash on hand December 31, 1948
439,214.53
$1,081,940.39
Non-Revenue Accounts
Trust Funds
Cash and securities $ 52,969.28 $ 951.28
Thompson Fund
Merrick Fund
850.00
Cemetery perpetual care funds
51,168.00
$ 52,969.28
98
BALANCE SHEET FOR 1948
Appropriations, Grants, Refunds and Transfers
Amount Expended
Balance
Selectmen's Salary Acct. $1,600.00
$1,600.00
Gen. Expenses
1,270.00
1,269.41
$ .59
Contingent
2,500.00
1,804.60
695.40
Auditing, 1948
180.00
90.00
180.00
Accounting
2,600.00
2,600.00
Assessors' Salaries
2,400.00
2,400.00
"
Clerk
2,080.00
2,080.00
Office Equip.
200.00
169.32
30.68
Maps
200.00
200.00
Town Clerk's Salary
615.00
615.00
Town Clerk's Other Exp.
165.00
163.74
1.26
Town Clerk's Office Equip. 130.00
130.00
Tax Collector's Salary-
Previous years
420.00
190.00
230.00
1948
2,600.00
2,340.00
260.00
Collector's Clerk
1,456.00
1,447.00
9.00
Other Exp.
895.00
892.00
2.98
"
Clerical Hire
175.00
173.00
2.00
Office Equip.
240.00
129.00
111.00
Treasurers Salary
3,100.00
3,100.00
Clerical Hire
700.00
375.00
325.00
Other Exp.
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