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4.00
Repairs
81.30
Seed, Fertilizer and Plants
55.70
Shoeing Horse
35.00
Supplies
56.05
Surgical Appliances
12.00
Telephones
66.61
Tobacco
61.74
Veterinary
7.00
Water Rent
32.00
X-Rays
10.00
Salary, Warden and Matron
1,500.00
$6,762.92
Outside Poor-(Palmer Settled Cases Aided Direct) :
Board, Private Families 1,411.47
Board, Private Institutions
171.37
191.13
42
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Burials
320.00
Cash
859.81
Clothing
442.51
Dental
54.00
Ear Treatment
3.00
Eye Exam. and Glasses
18.00
Fuel
149.72
Hospitals and X-Rays
580.40
Household Supplies
7.15
Light
16.93
Maternity
40.00
Medical and Medicine
117.20
Provisions
2,827.68
Rent
192.57
Shoe Repairs
4.50
Surgical
110.00
7,326.31
State Cases-(Cases Without
Settlement:)
Clothing
33.18
Fuel
75.59
Hospitals and X-Rays
457.40
Medicine
1.85
Provisions
900.08
Rent
84.00
Surgical
180.00
1,732.10
For Other Cities and Town-(Cases Settled in Other Cities and Towns-Aided In Palmer) :
Dental
65.00
Provisions
94.19
159.19
By Other Cities and Towns-(Palmer Settled in Other Cities and Towns-Cases, aided in Palmer) :
Cash
617.95
Hospitals
36.00
Medicine
3.42
Provisions
98.50
755.87
Total Expenses
$18,583.52
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NET COST OF CHARITIES
Total Expenses
$18,583.52
Less Total Overlay
$383.58
Less Receipts of Town Infirmary
1,111.97
Less Outstanding Bills-Other Cities and Towns
81.15
Less Outstanding Bill-Individual
88.50
Less Outstanding Bills-State
72.00
Less Reimbursements from Individuals Estate 169.60
Less Outstanding Board
433.93
Less Reimbursements-State and Other Cities and Towns 5,159.04
7,499.77
Net Cost
$11,083.75
Overlay from Support of Poor and
General Administration 383.58
383.58
REPORT OF THE TOWN INFIRMARY RECEIPTS
Board
$4,450.40
Sale of Equipment
26.00
Sale of Hogs
140.00
Sale of Produce
68.65
Lease of Land
50.00
Total Receipts
$4,735.05
Disbursements:
Paid Treasurer
$1,111.97
Balance Paid Treasurer (Direct)
3,623.08
Total Disbursements $4,735.05
BILLS RECEIVABLE
Board 433.93
433.93
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INVENTORY
Furniture
2,000.00
Food and Supplies
400.00
Livestock
150.00
Hay and Grain
75.00
Wood, Coal and Lumber
330.00
Farm Implements
200.00
Equipment
375.00
Clothing ยท
20.00
Total Inventory
$3,550.00
No. of Inmates Registered during the Year 29
Largest number at one time
23
No. of Inmates December 31, 1949
11
NET COST OF TOWN INFIRMARY
Total Expenses-Town Infirmary
$6,762.92
Less Receipts
4,735.05
Less Outstanding Board
433.93
5,168.98
1,593.94
Plus Receipts for Previous Years
303.97
$1,897.91
Respectfully submitted,
OSCAR LAVIOLETTE, Chairman
GEORGE E. CALLAHAN
JOHN K. MCKENZIE
Board of Public Welfare
By: WILLIAM C. DALY, Agent
Net Cost
45
Report of The Board of Public Welfare For Aid to Dependent Children
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and Citizens of Palmer:
The annual report of the Board of Public Welfare on Aid to Dependent Children for the year 1949 is hereby respectfully sub- mitted:
Number of Cases 19
Number of Persons 56
RECEIPTS
Town Appropriation, Aid and General Expenses $7,000.00
Transfer, Town Appropriation, Aid
and General Expenses 2,580.00
Balance on hand, U. S. Grants for
Aid, January 1, 1949 932.75
Received during the year, U. S. Grants for Aid 4,375.22
Balance on hand, U. S. Grants for
Administration, January 1, 1949 183.00
Received during the year, U. S. Grants for Administration 334.30
Reimbursements from State 3,998.00
Total Receipts $19,403.27
EXPENDITURES
Cash, from U. S. Grants for Aid $3,778.24
Cash, from Town Appropriation for Aid 9,394.37
Total Cash Expenditures for Aid Administrative Expenses from Town Appropriation 162.50
$13,172.61
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Expenses from U. S. Grants for Administration 342.36
Total Administrative Expenses
504.86
Total Expenses for Aid and Administration
$13,677.47
Less Reimbursements from State 3,998.00
Less U. S. Grants
5,825.27
Less Town Appropriation Overlay 23.13
9,846.40
Net Cost $3,831.07
Balance from U. S. Grants for Aid 1,529.73
Balance from U. S. Grants for Administration
174.94
Balance from Town Appropriation for Aid and General Expenses 23,13
Total Balance $1,727.80
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN K. MCKENZIE, Chairman
GEORGE E. CALLAHAN
OSCAR LAVIOLETTE
Board of Public Welfare
By: WILLIAM C. DALY, Agent
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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 Assistance for the year 1949 is hereby respectfully submitted: 150
Number of active cases January 1, 1949
4
Applications received during the year
48
Applications approved during the year
30
Applications rejected during the year
18
Applications pending at end of the year
4
Cases closed during the year 30
Number of active cases December 31, 1949 150
Palmer settled cases aided in other cities and towns 18
RECEIPTS
Town Appropriation, Aid and General Expenses $60,000.00
Transfer, Town Appropriation, Aid
and General Expenses 5,000.00
U. S. Grants for Old Age Assistance Only:
Balance on hand, January 1, 1949 124.39
Received during the year
48,984.64
Refund, U. S. Grants for Aid 190.25
U. S. Grants for Old Age Administration Only: Balance on hand, January 1, 1949 61.67
Received during the year 1,590.96
115,951.91
Reimbursements:
Cities and Towns
1,548.46
State
41,773.52
Meal Tax from State
2,459.18
45,781.16
Total Receipts
$161,733.07
Applications pending January 1, 1949
48
PAYMENTS
Town Cases
$83,861.89
For Other Cities and Towns
9,008.56
For State Cases
14,395.38
By Other Cities and Towns
1,355.33
Total Expenses for Aid
$108,621.16
Expended from Town Appropriation for Aid 62,151.64
Expended from Fed. Grants for Aid
46,469.52
Total Expenses for Aid
$108,621.16
ADMINISTRATION
Bureau of Old Age Assistance
$600.00
Administration
3,934.00
4,534.00
Other Expenses:
Trans. and Travel
190.87
Postage
15.03
Supplies and Printing
165.01
Telephone
67.75
Social Service Index
20.50
Service Agreement on Adding Machine
13.50
Cleaning and Adjusting Typewriter
8.00
480.66
Total Administrative Expenses
$5,014.66
Expended from Town Appropriation for Salary of Bureau 600.00
Expended from Town Appropriation for Administrative Expenses
2,809.74
Expended from U. S. Grants for Administration 1,604.92
Total Administrative Expenses $5,014.66
Total Expenses for Aid and Administration
$113,635.82
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NET COST OF OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
Total Expenses
$113,635.82
Less Reimbursements from State and Other Cities and Towns 43,321.98
Less U. S. Grants 50,761.66
Less Outstanding Bills, Other Cities and Towns 492.47
Less Meal Tax Receipts from State
2,458.18
Less Refunds, Fed. Grants for Aid 190.25
97,224.54
Net Cost
$16,411.28
Balance from U. S. Grants for Aid
$2,829.76
Balance from U. S. Grants for
Administration 47.71
Overlay from Town Appropriation for
Aid and General Expenses
38.62
Total Balance $2,916.09
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE E. CALLAHAN, Chairman JOHN K. MCKENZIE OSCAR LAVIOLETTE Bureau of Old Age Assistance By: WILLIAM C. DALY, Agent
Cemetery Commissioners' Report
For year ending December 31, 1949
$10,000.00
Expenditures :
9,895.29
Balance
$ 104.71
Receipts :
$3,404.46
Paid to Robert L. McDonald, Town Treasurer
$3,404.46
358 Perpetual Care Funds
$650.00 Added in 1949, making a total of
$51,818.00
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE S. GAY ROBERT C. BRAINERD Cemetery Commissioners By :- BERT L. BEERS, Clerk
Appropriation
50
Report of Town Bookkeeper
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
I herewith submit my Annual Report of Receipts and Ex- penditures for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1949:
RECEIPTS
Taxes for Current Year:
Poll
5,992.00
Personal
55,310.05
Real Estate
290,709.15
Motor Vehicle Excise
44,887.57 396,898.77
Taxes for Previous Years:
Poll
324.00
Personal
787.01
Real Estate
29,423.23
Motor Vehicle Excise
2,135.90
32,670.14
Taxes from State:
Corporation Tax
81,489.20
Income
98,048.24
Meal
2,459.18 181,996.62
Sale of Tax Possession #5
330.00
Parking Meter Collections
11,942.28
Court Fines
1,251.55
Withheld from Wages:
Withholding Tax
26,075.30
Blue Cross and Blue Shield
995.45
County Retirement
5,250.70
32.321.45
Licenses and Permits
State Licenses
90.00
Garage
22.00
Sunday
64.00
Pool and Bowling
36.00
Firearms
4.40
Auctioneer
4.00
Junk and Privileges
306.00
Pinball
85.00
Innholders
1,530.00
Club
2,300.00
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Restaurant
2,925.00
Package
1,425.00
Common Victualer
80.00
One Day
50.00
Alcohol
10.00
Dog Licenses
1,905.20
Pasteurization
60.00
Ice Cream
75.00
Camp
1.50
Undertakers
6.00
Milk and Oleo
32.50
Poultry Slaughtering
1.00
Bottling
40.00
Day Nursery
1.00
11,053.60
Sale of Real Estate
2,350.00
Grants and Gifts
From County-Dog Licenses
1,505.50
From State-Erosion Control
2,000.00
Education
7,570.00
Tuition
4,745.31
Smith-Hughes Fund
143.57
English Speaking Classes
425.00
Vocational Education
3,309.61
Loss of Taxes
188.83
19,887.82
From Federal Govt .:
Old Age Assistance
50,575.60
Aid to Dependent Children
4,709.52
Plan Preparation
4,600.00
59,885.12
Receipts From General Depts.
Selectmen:
Rental of Land and Building
1,421.00
Sale of Pump
125.00
1,546.00
Park Department:
Use of Legion Field
100.00
100.00
Protection of Public
Bicycle Registrations
20.00
Sealing Fees
345.12
365.12
Public Welfare: Infirmary
Board
877.32
Sale of Produce
1.00
Sale of Hay
67.65
Sale of Equipment
166.00
1,111.97
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Highways:
Sewer Connections
1,155.00
Gravel Acct.
25.50
Beacon Repairs
122.41
Guard Rail Repairs
60.00
Joint Chap. 90 Maintenance:
State
1,482.04
County
1,482.04
Joint Chap. 90 Construction
State
75,840.55
County
32,495.29 112,662.83
Reimbursements for Aid
Welfare:
State
2,826.66
Cities and Towns
2,332.38
Individuals
19.60
Aid to Dependent Children:
State
3,998.00
Old Age Assistance
State
41,773.52
Cities and Towns
1,548.46
Veterans' Benefits :
State
8,495.99
Towns and Cities
45.00
61,039.61
Tuition: Town of Wilbraham
1,590.00
Individuals
195.00
Other Receipts :
Sale of Merchandise
30.71
Rentals
612.65
2,428.36
Interest:
On Taxes
994.83
Demands
68.95
Thompson Fund
19.02
Merrick Fund
17.00
Perpetual Care Funds
1,028.12
2,127.92
Cemeteries
Sale of Lots
391.00
Care of Lots
1,559.62
Opening Graves
1,013.00
Foundations
309.04
Grading
131.80
3,404.46
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds
650.00
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Refunds
Insurance
2.00
Teacher's Retirement
42.75
Old Age Assistance Welfare
371.10
606.10
TOTAL RECEIPTS Cash on Hand January 1, 1949
936,629.72
439,214.53
1,375,844.25
EXPENDITURES General Government
Selectmen's Department:
Salaries of Board
$1,800.00
Printing & advertising
174.14
Office Supplies, stationery & postage
151.22
Expenses, travel, etc.
77.11
Telephone
253.01
Warrant expenses
1,007.05
Chap. 90 entry fees, Assn. dues, etc.
66.98
$3,529.51
Contingent Account:
Outside fires
1,068.57
Police Spotlight
22.15
Finance Committee
178.75
Memorial Hall Expenses
138.05
Street layouts
555.00
Auction, Fire Station, Park St.
164.50
Miscellaneous
87.63
2,214.65
Acounting & Auditing
2,890.00
2,890.00
Treasury Department:
Salary
3,400.00
Clerical
1,185.00
Office supplies & equipment
209.60
Stationery & postage
224.28
Printing
38.28
Surety bond
210.00
Miscellaneous
137.66
5,404.82
Election & Registration:
Registrars
400.00
Election officers
458.62
Stationery, office supplies
22.72
Printing
160.94
Street lists
300.00
Canvassing, listing
499.80
Miscellaneous
51.39
1,893.38
190.25
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Town Offices :
Rent
Janitor
2,220.00 360.00 79.19
Light
Supplies
7.33
2,666.52
Town Clerk's Department
Salary
720.00
Office supplies & Equipment
203.62
Book binding
57.89
Postage, printing & advertising
51.81
Telephone
54.69
Surety Bond
15.00
Renovating Town Plans
117.60
Miscellaneous
48.52
1,269.13
Collector's Department:
Salary 1949
2520.00
Previous years
230.00
Clerk
1,664.00
Telephone
54.43
Postage & supplies
357.71
Printing
184.94
Surety & robbery bonds
345.25
Extra billing, typing
76.70
Office supplies & equipmerk
77.65
Miscellaneous
10.90
5,521.58
Assessors Department:
Salaries
2,400.00
Clerk
2,340.00
Book Binding
97.50
Maps
399:50
Offie Supplies, postage
147.70
Printing
144.05
Travel, expenses, etc.
519.74
Telephone
59.30
Miscellaneous
31.71
6,139.50
Law & Claim:
Counsel
1,500.00
Agent (6 months )
130.00
Claims
135.54
Expenses
538.15
2,33.69
License Commission :
Telephone
28.05
Clerical
6.50
Office supplies, printing
16.85
Travel
41.30
Miscellaneous
4.50
97.20
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Town House:
Janitor
20.00
Fuel
22.00
Lights
9.60
Repairs & supplies
193.64
245.24
Town Dump:
Salary & Expenses
1,071.55
1,071.55
TOTAL FOR GENERAL GOVERNMENT
$35,246.77
Protection of Persons and Property
Police Department:
Chief
4,056.67
Deputy Chief
1,863.29
Special Police
5,360.40
Day Patrol
5,600.00
Night Patrol
2,700.00
Village Patrols
4,549.80
Motorcycle
760.00
Transportation
600.00
Cruiser
2082.50
Police Office Expense
353.10
Lockup Expense
1,738.85
Extra Car Hire
220.55
Other Expenses
527.06
30,412.22
Forest Fires :
Salary of Warden
1,000.00
Fighting Fires
1,358.50
Supplies and equipment
427.39
Telephone
33.80
Gas, oil, repairs
150.64
Miscellaneous
19.45
2,989.78
Sealer:
Salary
740.00
Expenses
237.66
977.66
Moth Suppression :
Superintendent
414.00
Labor
863.00
Spraying
200.00
Miscellaneous
19.06
1,496.06
Tree Department:
Superintendent
873.00
Labor
869.55
Truck Hire
362.00
Supplies and equipment
42.21
Miscellaneous
35.00
2,181.76
TOTAL FOR PROTECTION OF PERSONS
$ 38,057.48
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Health and Sanitation
Administrative Salaries
900.00
Telephone
134.51
Stationery, printing
34.44
Tuberculosis and Contagious Diseases
490.71
Vital Statistics
781.00
District Nurse
1,000.00
Vermin Control
279.00
Meat and Milk Inspection
587.65
Animal Inspection
300.00
Westfield State Sanitarium
876.00
Parochial Physician
200.00
Toxin-antitoxin
100.00
Miscellaneous
133.78
TOTAL FOR HEALTH
$ 5,817.09
HIGHWAYS
General Repairs:
Superintendent
1,131.84
Labor
17,654.66
Trucks, Equip. and Repairs
4,471.48
Gravel, Road Oil
1,145.80
Gas and Oil
993.37
Street Signs
354.50
Lights, Coal, Telephone
582.48
Compressor and bulldozer hire
91.25
Miscellaneous
297.17
26,722.55
Foundry St. "A"
Superintendent
14.40
Labor
199.96
Excavation
129.00
343.36
Breckenridge St. "A"
Superintendent
72.00
Labor
859.84
Trucks, Gas and Oil
187.80
Road Oil, gravel
352.14
Excavation
217.60
1,689.38
High St. (D) Extension
Superintendent
7.20
Labor
129.74
Bituminous Concrete
1,153.98
Materials
10.00
1,298.92
North St. "C"
Superintendent
59.04
Labor
740.26
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Materials Roller hire
757.14
100.00
Miscellaneous
39.65
1,696.09
Airport Road "D"
Superintendent
21.60
Labor
332.10
Miscellaneous
141.70
495.40
Grove St. "A"
Superintendent
10.08
Labor
147.83
Bituminous Concrete
158.58
Trucks, gravel
29.00
345.49
So. Main St. Bridge approach "A"
Superintendent
2.88
Labor
74.93
Materials
421.99
499.80
Rondeau Road "B"
Superintendent
48.24
Labor
290.51
Gas and Oil
80.10
Bitum. Concrete
51,16
Moving Shovel
25.00
495.01
High St .- "D"
Superintendent
28.80
Labor
412.23
Trucks, gravel
49.50
Excavation and fill
168.00
Bitum. Concrete
1,337.65
1,996.18
Sewers and Culverts:
Superintendent
384.48
Labor
3,547.76
Materials and Equipment
1,494.13
Compressor hire
105.00
Gas and Oil
30.00
Excavation and fill
96.00
Miscellaneous
38.07
5,695.44
Sewer Cleaning Equipment
1,286.86
1,286.86
Sewer-Stewart St .- "D"
Superintendent
14.40
Labor
102.49
Materials
79.00
Excavation
88.00
Gas and Oil
13.35
297.24
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Sewer-Wilson Ave .- "A"
Superintendent
15.84
Labor
189.39
Supplies
194.54
Engineering
40.00
Excavation
253.00
692.77
Sewer-High St .- "B"
Superintendent
51.84
Labor
592.97
Pipes, fittings, etc.
607.26
Excavation and fill
416.50
1,668.57
Sewer-Calkins Rd .- "C"
Superintendent
110.88
Labor
1,597.31
Pipes
1,338.62
Materials, gas, oil
1,131.87
Engineering
85.00
Miscellaneous
26.02
4,289.70
Sidewalks and Curbing:
Superintendent
128.16
Labor
1,146.13
Materials
202.07
Bituminous Concrete
138.90
Gas and Oil
80.10
1,995.36
Walk-Main St .- "C"
Superintendent
72.00
Labor
851.39
Gas and Oil
53.40
Sand, gravel, bitum. concrete
494.25
Equipment
27.49
1,498.53
Walk-Commercial St. "B"
Superintendent
63.36
Labor
651.93
Materials
212.63
Gas and Oil
53.40
981.32
Walks-School St .- "A"
Superintendent
5.68
Labor
63.58
Bituminous Concrete
55.20
124.46
Walk-Foster St .- "A"
Superintendent
56.16
Labor
500.29
Materials
81.81
638.26
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Oiling Roads:
Superintendent
167.04
Labor
2,615.99
Sand, road oil
7,068.51
Trucks
74.25
Miscellaneous
64.37
9,990.16
Chapter 90 Maintenance:
Superintendent
115.20
Labor
1,509.48
Road Oil, Sand, gravel
2,634.22
Contract Labor
175.00
Miscellaneous
65.50
4,499.40
Chapter 90-Three Rivers Bridge-"C"
Per Contract
109,018.44 109,018.44
Chap. 90-Main and Central Sts .- "A"
Superintendent
132.48
Labor
2,077.47
Bitum. Concrete
10,234.86
Trucks
252.91
Gas and Oil
113.23
Miscellaneous
152.25
12,963.20
Chap. 90-Palmer Road-"C"
Superintendent
528.48
Labor
7,304.26
Pipes and fittings
965.86
Sand and Gravel
385.00
Bitum. Concrete
11,350.13
Frames, rates, blocks
1,553.10
Curbing
918.88
Gas and Oil
304.03
Roller, shovel, bulldozer
832.00
Trucks
302.50
Cement
131.35
Miscellaneous Expense
380.78
24,956.37
Snow Removal:
Superintendent
380.16
Labor
5,310.07
Equipment, tools, repairs
940.51
Gas and Oil
562.61
Salt and Sand
2,971.70
Freight
244.07
Trucks
1,159.25
Miscellaneous
101.09
11,669.46
Total For Highways
227,847.72
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Charities and Veterans' Benefits
Veterans' Benefits:
General Administration Expense
1,539.97
Ordinary Allowances
10,329.27
Rent, light, fuel
270.70
Hospital, medical drugs
2,714.34
Provisions
1,723.52
Burials
258.00
16,835.80
Service Center:
Clerk
1,440.00
Extra Clerical
137.15
Janitor
222.50
Telephone, postage
151.22
Travel
29.95
Supplies
112.50
Miscellaneous
2.50
2,095.82
Total For Veterans Benefits
18,931.62
Public Welfare
General Administration
1,656.00
Administrative Expenses
191.13
Outside Poor
8,208.32
Aid by and for other cities and towns
799.83
Aid for State
965.32
11,820.60
Infirmary:
Salary of Warden
1,500.00
Maintenance and Expenses
5,262.92
6,762.92
Total For Welfare
18,583.52
Aid To Dependent Children
Town Cases
13,172.61
Administrative Expenses
504.86
13,677.47
Old Age Assistance
Town Cases
82,779.15
For and by others
10,383.59
State cases
13,891.98
Indirect Payments
1,566.44
Administrative Expenses
5,014.66 113,635.82
Total For O.A.A. and A.D.C.
127,313.29
Education
General Administration: Superintendent Supt's Transportation
6,000.00 160.00
61
Clerical
4,063.30
Truant Officer
200.00
General Expenses
2,451.11
Teacher's Salaries
148,700.21
Textbooks and Supplies
12,273.16
Transportation
15,774.42
Janitors
18,739.04
Extra Janitor Services
580.00
Police Services
277.00
Light and Fuel
11,160.70
Maintenance-Bldgs., and Grounds
23,416.72
Furniture and Furnishings
1,023.80
Nurse and Physician
3,599.92
Insurance
2,676.61
Graduation Exercises
350.97
Miscellaneous
158.73 251,605.69
Adult Civic Education:
Salaries and Expenses
1,480.76
1,480.76
Trade School Expenses
2,489.74
Smith-Hughes Fund
352.30
2,842.04
Quaboag School Alterations
9,000.00
9,000.00
Total for Education
264,928.49
Young Mens' Library Assn.
Appropriation
5,000.00
5,000.00
Cemeteries
Labor
6,341.45
Equipment, supplies, repairs
2,523.60
Trucks
538.33
Gas and Oil
80.82
Shovel rental
151.75
Trimming and removing trees
200.00
Miscellaneous
59.34
9,895.29
Care of Neglected Graves
329.00
Total For Cemeteries
10,224.79
Interest
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds
1,028.12
1,028.12
Agency and Trust
Withholding Tax Deductions
25,949.10
Blue Cross and Shield Deductions
5,167.44
Retirment
972.75
Parking Meters
7,633.95
County Tax
18,635.43
Dog Licenses
1,915.40
62
State Audit
628.10
State Parks
989.95
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds
650.00
Total For Agency and Trust
62,542.12
Refunds
On Taxes
1,415.22
Bottling Licenses to State
20.00
General Depts.
77.75
1,512.97
Unclassified
Street Lighting
12,471.60
Wing Hospital Fund
500.00
Parks
5,848.43
Traffic Signs and devices
288.92
Town Engineers
75.00
Committee Expenses
10.30
Memorial Day
511.73
Purchase of Building
750.00
Bleachers
4,987.45
High School Plans
5,270.00
Memorial Plots
1,485.20
Base map and zoning law
400.00
Hampden T. B. Hosp.
430.05
Town Reports
1,299.60
VFW Quarters
438.13
Planning Board
55.70
General Insurance
4,623.89
County Retirement System
3,421.45
42,867.45
Grand Total
859,900.93
Cash on Hand December 31, 1949
515,943.32
1,375,844.25
Non Revenue Account
Trust Funds:
Cash and Securities
53,619.28
53,619.28
53,619.28
Thompson Fund
951.28
Mewick Fund
850.00
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds
51,818.00
63
BALANCE SHEET FOR 1949
Balances Appropriations Transfers Refunds
Balance
Selectmen's Salaries
$1,800.00
$1,800.00
Gen. Expenses
2,200.00
1,729.51
$470.49
Contingent Fund
2,250.00
2,214.65
35.35
. Auditing
180.00
90.00
90.00
Assessors' Salaries
2,400.00
2,400.00
-
Clerk
2,340.00
2,340.00
'' Other Expenses
1,000.00
1,000.00
Maps
400.00
399.50
.50
Town Clerk's Salary
720.00
720.00
Town Clerk's Other Expenses
205.00
203.66
1.34
Town Clerk's Extra Clerical
90.00
90.00
Town Clerk's Office Equipment
226.83
169.98
56.85
Renovating Town Plans
120.00
117.60
2.40
Binding Records
60.00
57.89
2.11
Collector's Salary 1949
2,800.00
2,520.00
280.00
Collector's Salary, prev. yrs.
490.00
230.00
260.00
-
Clerk
1,664.00
1,664.00
Other Expenses
965.00
962.98
2.02
Extra billing, typing, etc.
175.00
86.60
88.40
Office Equipment
236.00
58.00
178.00
Treasurer's Salary
3,400.00
3,400.00
Clerical Hire
1,400.00
1,185.00
215.00
-
Other Expenses
850.00
819.82
30.18
Tax Title Foreclosures
100.00
100.00
Election and Registration
2,200.00
1,893.38
306.62
Law-Claims, Expenses
2,400
2,303.69
96.31
License Commission
100.00
97.20
2.80
Town Offices, Rent, Care, etc.
2,700.00
2,665.52
33.48
Town House
250.00
245.24
4.76
Town Dump
1,250.00
1,071.55
178.45
Chief of Police-Salary
4,200.00
4,056.67
143.33
Deputy Chief-6 Months
3,440.00
1,863.29
1,576.71
Day Patrol
5,600.00
5,600.00
Night Patrol
2,700.00
2,700.00
Village Patrols
5,460.00
4,549.80
910.20
Special Police
6,200.00
5,360.40
839.60
Chief's Transportation
700.00
600.00
100.00
Police Motorcycle
800.00
760.00
40.00
Police Cruiser
2,100.00
2,082.50
17.50
Police Office Expenses
375.00
353.10
21.90
Lockup Expense
1,805.00
1,738.85
66.15
Extra Car Hire
300.00
220.55
79.45
Account
Expended
Accounting
2,800.00
2,800.00
64
Balances Appropriations Transfers Refunds
Balance
Police Other Expenses
620.00
527.06
92.94
Forest Warden's Department
3,000.00
2,989.78
10.22
Moth Suppression
1,500.00
1,496.06
3.94
Tree Department
2,200.00
2,181.76
18.24
Sealer's Salary
740.00
740.00
Expenses
260,00
237.66
22.34
Board of Health Salaries
600.00
600.00
Clerk
300.00
300.00
Tuberculosis, and Other Exp.
2,000.00
1,669.44
330.56
Vermin Control
300.00
279.00
21.00
Toxin-antitoxin
100.00
100.00
Meat and Milk Inspection
600.00
587.65
12.35
Animal Inspector's Salary
200.00
200.00
Animal Inspector's Expenses
100.00
100.00
Vital Statistics
830.00
781.00
49.00
District Nurse
1,000.00
1,000.00
Medical, Parochial Schools
200.00
200.00
General Highways
27,000.00
26,722.55
277.45
High St. (D) Extension
1,300.00
1,298.92
1.08
Breckenridge St. (A)
2,000.00
1,689.38
310.62
Water Mains (C)
2,500.00
2,500.00
Foundry St. (A)
350.00
343.36
6.64
North St. (C)
1,700.00
1,696.09
3.91
Airport Road (D)
500.00
495.40
4.60
Grove St. (A)
350.00
345.49
4.51
Easterly Approach to Bridge (A) 500.00
500.00
495.01
4.99
High St. (D) improvement
2,000.00
1,996.18
3.82
Sewers and Culverts
5,700.00
5,695.44
4.56
Sewer Cleaning Equipment
1,290.00
1,286.86
3.14
Sewer, Stewart St. (D)
297.45
297.24
.21
Sewer, Wilson Ave. (A)
700.00
692.77
7.23
Sewer, High St. (B)
1,668.75
1,638.57
.18
Sewer, Calkins Rd. (C)
4,300.00
4,289.70
10.30
Sewer, Larivierre St. (C)
590.00
590.00
Sidewalks and Curbing
2,000.00
1,995.36
4.64
Walk, Main St. (C)
1,500.00
1,498.53
1.47
Walk, Commercial St. (B)
1,000.00
981.32
18.68
Walks, School St. (A)
150.00
124.46
25.54
Walk, Foster St. (A)
650.00
538.26
11.74
Oiling Roads
10,000.00
9,990.16
9.84
Chapter 90 Maintenance
4,500.00
4,499.40
.60
Chap. 90 Const.,
Bridge (C)
134,000.00
109,018.44
24,981.56
Palmer Rd. (C)
28,000.00
24,956.37
3,043.63
Ma'n & Central (A)
13,000.00
12,963.20
36.80
Account
Expended
499.80
.20
Rondeau Road (B)
65
Balances Appropriations Transfers Refunds
Account
Expended
Balance
Snow Removal
8,970.00
11,669.46
2.699.46
Support of Poor
17,311.10
16,927.52
383.58
Salary of Welfare Board
600.00
600.00
Salaries of Agent & Social Worker
556.00
556.00
Town Physician
500.00
500.00
Old Age Assistance --
Salaries of Board
600.00
600.00
Town Appropriation
65,000.00
64,961.38
38.62
Federal Grant for Administration
1,652.63
1,604.92
47.71
Federal Grant for Aid
49,299.28
46,469.52
2,829.76
Aid to Dependent Children-
Town Appropriation
9,580.00
9,556.87
23.13
Federal Grant for Administration 517.30
342.36
174.94
Federal Grant for Aid
5,307.97
3,778.24
1,529.73
Veterans Benefits
17,000.00
16,835.80
164.20
Veterans Service Center
2,112.00
2,095.82
16.18
Burial of Soldiers or Sailors
100.00
100.00
Education-
Support of Schools
251,607.00
251,605.89
1.31
Adult Civic Education
1,500.00
1,480.76
19.24
Trade School
2,500.00
2,489.74
10.26
Smith-Hughes Fund
288.61
275.00
13.61
George Barden Fund
77.30
77.30
Elimination of Fire Hazards
402.99
402.99
Quabaug School Alterations
9,000.00
9,000.00
Young Men's Library Ass'n.
5,000.00
5,000.00
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