Town Annual Report of the Officers of the Town of Palmer, Massachusetts 1951, Part 3

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Total Administrative Expenses


636.34


Total Expenses for Aid and Administration


$10,721.51


Balance from U. S. Grants for Aid


$7,809.92


Balance from U. S. Grants for Administration 356.97


Balance from Town Appropriation for


Aid and General Expenses 990.08


: : :


Total Balance $9,156.97


Respectfully submitted,


.


JOHN K. MCKENZIE, Chairman


GEORGE E. CALLAHAN


OSCAR LAVIOLETTE . : 1


Board of Public Welfare BY :- WILLIAM C. DALY, Agent


46


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 1951 is hereby respectfully submitted:


Number of Active Cases January 1, 1951 156


Applications pending January 1, 1951 1


Applications received during the year 36


Applications approved during the year 28


Applications rejected during the year 8


Applications pending at end of the year


1


Cases closed during the year 32


Number of Active Cases December 31, 1951 152


Palmer settled cases aided in other cities and towns


15


RECEIPTS


Town Appropriation, Aid and General Expenses $72,680.00


Town Appropriation, Salary of Bureau


600.00


Refunds, Town Appropriation, Aid and General Expenses 673.44


U. S. Grants for Old Age Assistance only:


Balance on Hand, January 1, 1951 10205.86


Received during the year 57,564.12


U. S. Grants for Old Age Administration: Balance on hand, January 1, 1951


243.69


Received during the year 3,415.25


$145,382.36


Reimbursements:


Cities and Towns


$ 508.31


State


48,753.81


Meals Tax from State


2,206.12


51,468.24


$196,850.60


Total Receipts


47


PAYMENTS


Expended from Town Appropriation


for Aid


$69,453.93


Expended from Federal Grants for Aid


51,070.92


Total Expenses for Aid


$120,524.85


ADMINISTRATION


Bureau of Old Age Assistance


$ 600.00


Administration


5,904.78


6,504.78


Other Expenses :


Transportation and Travel


234.05


Postage


60.12


Supplies and Printing


188.28


Telephone


111.50


Social Service Index


39.83


Service Agreement on Adding Machine


16.40


Equipment


194.23


844.41


Total Administrative Expenses $ 7,349.19


Expended from Town Appropriation for Salary of Bureau $ 600.00


Expended from Town Appropriation for Administrative Expenses 3,718.70


Expended from U. S. Grants for Administration 3,030.49


Total Administrative Expenses $ 7,349.19


Total Expenses for Aid and Administration


$127,874.04


.


48


Balance from U. S. Grants for Aid


$16,699.06


Balance from U. S. Grants for Administration 628.45


Overlay from Town Appropriation for Aid and General Expenses 180.81


Total Balance $ 17,508.32


Respectfully submitted,


GEORGE E. CALLAHAN, Chairman


JOHN K. MCKENZIE


OSCAR LAVIOLETTE


Bureau of Old Age Assistance By :- WILLIAM C. DALY, Agent


Report of License Commissioners


Licenses granted for year 1951:


All Alcoholic:


Annual


Seasonal


Restaurants


4


3


Inn Holders


5


Clubs


7


3


Retail Package


2


1


Drug Stores


4


Malt Beverages and Wines


Resaurants


6


1


Inn Holders


5


Retail Package


2


Lodging House


3


One-day Licenses


25


CHARLES BRESSETTE, Clerk


49


Report of Town Bookkeeper


To the Board of Selectmen:


I herewith submit my Annual Report of Receipts and Ex- penditures for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1951:


RECEIPTS


Taxes for current year:


Poll


5,572.00


Personal


57,545.97


Real Estate


292,416.70


Motor Vehicle Excise


65,131.49 420,666.16


Previous years :


Poll


138.00


Personal


1,740.03


Real Estate


22,354.07


Motor Vehicle Excise


3,473.45


27,705.55


From State:


Corporation Tax


86,214.18


Income Tax


30,613.18


Meal Tax


2,206.12


Income Tax-School Aid


50,787.20 169,820.68


Withheld from wages:


Withholding Tax


41,504.60


Blue Cross and Shield


1,090.14


County Retirement


6,712.33


49,307.07


Tailings Acct. (Check payments stopped)


217.17


Sale of Land of Low Value


130.00


Parking Meter Collection


13,094.43


School Lunch Account


14,331.07


Athletic Assn. Account


3,190.92


Court Fines


1,568.60


Sale of Land. Thorndike and Pleasant Sts. "A" 1,700.00


34,232.19


Licenses and permits :


State Licenses


105.00


Garage


30.00


Sunday


44.00


Pool and bowling


32.00


50


Firearms


9.20


Auctioneer


8.00


Junk and privilege


564.00


Pinball


160.00


Entertainment


55.50


Denatured alcohol


8.00


Common victualer


90.00


Dog Licenses


2,063.60


Pasteurization


30.00


Ice Cream


70.00


Camp


2.00


Undertakers


9.00


Milk and oleo


49.00


Poultry slaughtering


2.00


Bottling


40.00


Kindergarten


2.00


Carnival, dances, etc.


2.00


3,375.30


Alcoholic licenses:


Seasonal


1,100.00


Drug


550.00


Innholders


1,525.00


Club


2,100.00


Restaurant


2,200.00


Package


900.00


One Day


20.00


Malt Beverage and Wines


300.00


8,695.00


GRANTS AND GIFTS


From County-Dog Licenses


1,611.24


From State-School Transportation and


Vocational Education


19,216.90


Smith-Hughes Fund


255.84


Loss of Taxes


481.92


Ware River Erosion Control


329.85


21,895.75


From Federal Government:


Old Age Assistance


65,010.10


Aid to Dependent Children


5,873.60 70,883.70


Receipts from General Depts.


Telephone Reimbursements: General Depts. 116.37 116.37


Parks:


Insurance Claim-Shrubbery Damage


150.00 150.00


51


Protection of persons and property:


Sealing fees


500.35


Pistol Permits


58.50


Bicycle registrations


16.50


Ins. claim-Damage to cruiser


15.00


590.35


Public Welfare


Board at infirmary


588.92


Sale of Produce


14.00


Lease of Land


50.00


652.92


Highways:


Sewer connections


1,950.00


General


400.72


Sale of Old Compressor


75.00


2,425.72


Joint Chap. 90 Maintenance:


State


1,496.70


County


1,496.70


2,993.40


Joint Chap. 90 Const.


State


15,413.84


County


7,431.95


22,845.79


Reimbursements for aid:


Welfare:


State


1,809.74


Cities and Towns


763.68


Individuals


375.46


2,948.88


Aid to Dependent Children:


State


· 3,182.42


3,182.42


Old Age assistance:


State


44,723.08


Cities and towns


796.36


45,519.44


Veterans' Benefits :


State


6,737.19


6,737.19


Schools:


Tuition


960.00


Rent


951.00


Sale of mdse, etc.


16.30


From State-Teachers' Annuity Fund


285.47


2,212.77


Interest:


On taxes


798.64


Demands


81.55


Merrick Fund


19.12


Thompson Fund


22.59


Perpetual Care Funds


1,264.34


2,186.24


52


Cemeteries :


Perpetual Care deposits


800.00


Sale of lots


390.00


Care of lots


2,060.25


Opening Graves


964.00


Foundations


281.22


4,495.47


Refunds :


General Depts.


967.72


967.72


Total Receipts


904,606.08


Cash on hand January 1, 1951


584,579.42


1,489,185.50


EXPENDITURES


Selectmen:


Salaries of Board


1,800.00


Printing and advertising


229.25


Office supplies, postage


66.07


Expenses, travel, Assn. dues


316.67


Telephone


326.91


Warrant expenses


...... ..


544.63


Chap. 90 Entry fees


15.00


Add. Mach. service


16.40


Auctioneer services


10.00


Misc.


11.98


3,336.91


Contingent acct:


Outside fires


1,046.00


Traffic spotlight


30.39


Finance Committee expenses


189.00


Memorial Hall maintenance


118.00


House numbers-street signs


526.65


Snow plow


872.25


Sanding machine


125.00


Wenimesset School Repairs


87.31


2,994.60


Accounting and auditing


3,090.00


3,090.00


Treasury :


Treasurer's salary


3,600.00


Clerk


1,872.00


Office supplies and equip.


127.63


Travel and expense


39.05


Check Protection Policy


45.00


Surety Bond


214.00


Stationery and postage, telephone


467.04


Misc.


39.59


6,404.31


53


Meter Account:


Labor


Expenses


3,492.23 1,010.52


Lights-Bridge St. Parking Lot


18.45


4,521.20


Town offices:


Rent


2,220.00


Janitor


400.00


Lights


78.55


Janitor's Supplies


1.39


2,699.94


Town Engineer's Dept.


Salary


2,000.00


Expenses


299.41


2,299.41


Collector:


Salary 1951


2,613.60


Clerk


1,954.00


Travel and expenses


20.01


Stationery, postage, printing


633.22


Supplies and equipment


111.80


Telephone


64.70


Bond and Policy


365.75


Extra clerical


97.50


Misc.


7.90


5,868.48


Assessors:


Salaries


2,400.00


Clerk


2,444.00


Extra clerical


87.43


Supplies and equipment


99.19


Printing, postage and stationery


188.16


Telephone


169.98


Maps


499.42


Book binding


188.00


Photocopies


178.80


Travel and expense


728.74


Misc.


47.34


7,031.06


Law and Claim:


Counsel


1,500.00


Tax Title Agent


195.00


Claims, expenses


680.95


2,375.95


License Commission:


Telephone


28.15


Clerical


30.00


Travel, printing and supplies


140.07


198.22


54


Town Clerk:


Salary


828.00


Supplies and equipment


338.10


Postage, printing, advertising


85.36


Telephone


65.30


Binding records


48.00


Clerical


70.00


Misc.


24.54


1,459.30


Election and registration:


Registrars


400.00


Election officers


392.40


Election expenses


17.00


Supplies


40.74


Printing


148.31


Travel


31.50


Listing, canvassing


587.00


Street Lists


385.00


Misc.


42.60


2,044.55


Town House:


Janitor


20.00


Expenses


89.67


109.67


Town Dump:


Salary


1,176.00


Expenses


215.39


1,391.39


TOTAL FOR GENERAL GOVERNMENT


45,824.99


Protection of Persons and Property


Police:


Salary of Chief


4,576.00


Salaries of Day Patrolmen


6,448.00


Salaries of Night Patrolmen


7,573.00


Salaries of Village Patrolmen


4,185.84


Salaries of Special Police


6,803.06


Salary of Clerk


2,184.00


Transportation


700.00


Extra car hire


252.59


Motorcycle and cruiser maintenance


911.49


Office expense and rent


497.24


Lockup expense and rent


1,812.50


Equipment


666.91


Telephones


459.20


Radio-telephone


1,318.79


Lights


117.25


Misc.


22.23


38,528.10


55


Moth Suppression: Salaries


1,489.50


1,489.50


Dutch Elm Disease:


Salaries


816.50


Trucks


20.00


Spraying and removing trees


640.00


1,476.50


Tree Department:


Salaries


2,040.00


Trucks


155.00


Supplies


2.70


2,197.70


Sealer of Weights and Measures:


Salary


900.00


Expenses


294.13


1,194.13


Forest Fires:


Warden's Salary


1,000.00


Fires


1,146.50


Telephone


51.00


Equipment


377.59


Gas, oil, repairs


335.99


Misc.


41.20


2,952.28


TOTAL


47,838.21


Health and Sanitation


Administrative Salaries


900.00


Telephones


179.21


Vermin control


350.00


Tuberculosis


5,628.40


Toxin-antitoxin


60.00


Meat and Milk Inspection


598.72


Animal Inspection


300.00


Vital Statistics


697.75


District Nurse


1,000.00


Supplies, advertising


19.71


Parochial Physician


200.00


Travel and expense


83.55


Clerical


150.00


Misc.


29.10


TOTAL


10,196.44


Highways


General repairs:


Supt.


1,116.44


Labor


16,257.04


Equipment rental


1,051.95


56


Light, fuel, telephone


705.77


Gas and oil


751.26


Office expense


32.13


Gravel, road oil


1,639.22


Street signs


61.00


Equipment and Repairs


5,339.59


Misc.


28.72


26,983.12


Art. 46 (a) :


Truck


3,462.50


3,462.50


Art. 46(b) :


Truck


1,165.95


1,165.95


Art. 46(d) :


Sand spreader


1,201.24


1,201.24


High St. and Old Center Rd "B"


Bituminous


24.60


24.60


Water St. "A"


Supt.


12.80


Labor


227.10


Gas and oil


6.65


Bituminous material


251.97


498.52


Conant St. "A"


Supt.


12.80


Labor


163.60


Equip. rental


92.00


Gas and oil


40.20


Bituminous


171.40


Sand


20.00


500.00


Riverview Prky. "A"


Supt.


25.60


Labor


240.50


Equip. rental


42.00


Gas and oil


40.20


Bituminous


50.57


398.87


Strong St. "A"


Supt.


70.40


Labor


758.30


Supplies


3.20


Gas and oil


187.55


Equip. rental


128.50


Bituminous


328.50


Sand, gravel


20.00


1,496.45


57


Wright St. "A"


Supt.


233.60


Labor


4,065.13


Repairs, equipment, supplies


1,165.78


Equip. rental


1,201.50


Sand and gravel


1,392.00


Pipe


854.16


Gas and oil


413.80


Bituminous


6,264.83


15,590.80


Cabot St. "A"


Supt.


19.20


Labor


461.60


Equip. rental


168.00


Materials and supplies


5.10


Bituminous


341.85


Sand


140.00


1,135.75


Longview .St. "A"


Supt.


28.80


Labor


182.20


Equip. rental


628.00


Material and equipment


94.52


Sand and gravel


60.00


993.52


Buckland St. "A"


Supt.


32.00


Labor


232.00


Equip. rental


89.37


Bituminous


240.03


Sand, gravel


105.00


698.40


Cross St. "C"


Supt.


12.80


Labor


150.90


Supplies


.75


Bituminous


259.33


Sand, gravel


70,00


493.78


Main St. "C".


Supt.


54.40


Labor


670.90


Supplies


48.79


Equip. rental


459.00


Bituminous


2,108.34


Gas and oil


6.78


Sand, gravel


147.55


3,495.76


58


LaRivierre St. "C"


Supt.


25.60


Labor


406.75


Supplies


3.00


Gas and oil


6.25


Sand, gravel


120.00


Bituminous


232.67


Equip. rental


55.00


849.27


Bourne St. "C"


Supt.


12.80


Labor


316.75


Gas and oil


67.13


Bituminous


345.20


Sand, gravel


55.00


796.88


Chudy St. "C"


Supt.


73.60


Labor


804.00


Equip. rental


116.50


Supplies


1.65


Gas and oil


194.07


Bituminous


296.87


1,486.69


Roads abutting Common "C"


Supt.


16.00


Labor


200.55


Equip. rental


20.00


Gas and oil


3.30


Bituminous


231.98


.


Sand, gravel


15.00


Material


.50


487.33


Calkins Rd. "C"


Supt.


28.80


Labor


754.30


Materials and supplies


3.75


Sand and gravel


115.00


Gas and oil


105.53


Equip. rental


224.50


Bituminous


439.26


1,999.37


Emery St. "D"


Supt.


16.00


Labor


315.58


Materials and supplies


92.50


Bituminous


572.65


996.73


59


High St. "D"


Supt.


89.60


Labor


1,495.08


Supplies


5.74


Sand, gravel


50.00


Equip. rental


1,274.50


Bituminous


3,030.99


Gas and oil


2.80


Repairs


39.63


5,998.34


Upper Rondeau Rd. "B"


Supt.


6.40


Labor


16.80


23.20


Thompson St. "A"


Supt.


12.80


Labor


126.70


Bituminous


342.80


Sand and gravel


17.00


499.30


Flynt St. "B"


Supt.


28.80


Labor


395.80


Equip. rental


386.00


Gas and oil


112.32


Sand, gravel


70.60


993.52


Sewers and culverts:


Supt.


460.56


Labor


4,348.80


Equip. rental


766.00


Equipment & Supplies


1,382.80


Pipe


399.10


Gas and oil


40.20


Misc.


26.99


7,424.45


Cross St. "C"


Supt.


43.20


Labor


615.15


Equip. rental


256.00


Materials, pipe & fittings


411.18


Gas and oil


40.20


Sand, gravel


30.00


1,395.73


Calkins Rd. "C"


Supt.


6.40


Labor


141.20


Equip. rental


64.00


Materials


110.95


322.55


60


High St. "D"


Supt.


12.80


Labor


195.30


Equip. rental


112.00


Material


123.02


443.12


Sidewalks and curbs


Supt.


193.60


: Labor


2,566.03


Equip. rental


246.75


Repairs and equipment


308.52


Gas and oil


192.05


Concrete


425.00


Bituminous


917.40


Sand and gravel


100.00


Stump removal


50.00


4,999.35.


Squier St. "A" (a)


Supt.


16.00


Labor


137.70


Concrete, sand


79.00


232.70


Squier St. "A" (b)


Supt.


22.40


Labor


191.40


Concrete, sand


101.50


315.30


River St. "B"


Supt.


22.40


Labor


267.65


Gas and oil


6.65


456.70


Equip. rental


160.00


Chudy St. "C"


Supt.


Labor


Material


Concrete, sand, gravel


Equip. rental


4


Gas and oil


2,334.60·


Wright St. "A"


Supt.


94.40


Labor


1,067.70


Sand and gravel


578.00


Concrete


227.00


Supplies and equip.


68.53


Equip. rental


270.00


2,305.63


61


Shearer St. "A"


Supt.


32.00


Labor


716.58


Equip. rental


260.00


Supplies


132.17


Gas and oil


90.95


1,231.70


Pine St.


Supt.


54.40


Labor


732.74


Concrete


478.50


1,265.64


Oiling Roads


Supt.


132.80


Labor


2,654.46


Equip. rental


575.75


Sand, gravel


853.30


Repairs and equipment


121.17


Bituminous


5,541.16


Gas and oil


76.55


Signs


27.60


9,982.79


Chap. 90 Maintenance


Supt.


281.60


Labor


2,141.65


Equipment rental


294.62


Supplies


89.25


Bituminous


1,487.52


Sand


200.00


4,494.64


Chap. 90 Const .- Palmer Rd. "C"


Supt.


192.00


Labor


3,580.80


Repairs, materials and supplies


958.29


Equipment rental


997.00


Pipe


1,308.20


Gas and oil


211.20


Bituminous


6,421.37


Sand and gravel


300.00


13,968.86


Chap. 90 Const. Three Rivers Bridge


Per contract


9,955.49


9,955.49


Snow Removal


Supt.


366.72


Labor


5,065.73


Repairs and equipment


810.79


62


Equipment rental Gas and oil Sand and salt Freight charges on Salt


2,211.92


775.91


2,281.68


352.39 11,865.14


TOTAL FOR HIGHWAY DEPT.


145,264.28


Charities and Veterans' Benefits


Public Welfare:


General administration


1,156.00


Administrative expense


293.92


Outside poor


8,022.75


Disability Assistance


266.33


Infirmary: Warden


1,500.00


Maintenance and expenses


5,995.41


Town physician


500.00


Aid by other cities and town


2,194.38


19,928.79


Aid to Dependent Children:


Town cases


10,069.92


Administrative expenses


636.34


Indirect payments


15.25


10,721.51


Old Age Assistance:


Administration


6,504.78


Administrative expenses


844.41


Town cases


100,151.02


For and by others


5,613.15


State cases


12,150.82


Indirect payments


2,609.86 127,874.04


Veterans' Benefits:


Administrative expense


1,526.95


Ordinary allowances


11,184.34


Rent, fuel and provisions


724.49


Hospital, medical, drugs


2,475.50


Clothing


17.61


Misc.


19.00


15,947.89


Service Center:


Administrative expense


1,336.25


Janitor


222.00


Telephone and postage


131.10


Supplies


131.76


Misc.


6.00


1,827.11


TOTAL FOR CHARITIES


176,299.34


63


Education


General administration:


Superintendent's salary


6,300.00


Clerical


5,007.47


Truant officer


200.00


General Administrative expenses


2,617.26


Teacher's salaries


169,178.32


Textbooks and supplies


19,435.16


Transportation


20,722.40


Janitor service


21,026.94


Police service


395.00


Light and fuel


11,649.36


Maint. of buildings and grounds


21,853.12


Nurse and physician


4,000.00


Insurance


2,371.15


Furniture and fixtures


998.24


Misc.


306.16 286,060.58


Adult Civic Education:


Salaries and expenses


1,490.58


1,490.58


Trade School expenses


5,883.31


5,883.31


School Lunch; Salaries and expenses


13,952.56


Athletic program; expenses


2,867.86


Park Street Boiler


80.70


16,901.12


Young Men's Libr. Assn.


6,000.00


6,000.00


TOTAL FOR SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES


316,335.59


Cemeteries


Labor


8,127.10


Repairs, tools and equipment


2,255.57


Truck hire


408.00


Gasoline and oil


116.79


Administrative expenses


325.10


Spraying


35.07


Contract labor


207.27


Misc.


17.93


11,492.83


Care of Neglected Graves:


332.00


332.00


Interest on perpetual care funds:


1,264.34


1,264.34


Agency and Trust


Withholding Tax Deductions


40,242.70


Blue Cross and Shield Deductions


1,044.89


Retirement system Deductions


6,616.57


County Tax


18,737.98


State Parks


1,117.60


State Audit


789.74


64


Dog Licenses to County


2,048.60


Cemetery perpetual care funds Retirement System Assessment


800.00


4,911.39


76,309.47


Refunds


On taxes


807.05


807.05


Unclassified


Parks and Playgrounds


8,799.65


Street lighting


12,737.74


Memorial Hall repairs


1,520.15


General Insurance


5,641.94


Town Fire Engineers


75.00


Town reports


1,109.00


Memorial Day


509.66


Wing Memorial Hospital Fund


61,00


County Tuber. assessment


1,377.70


County Aid to agriculture


25.00


Civilian Defense


66.47


Garbage Disposal


2,195.06


Bottling Licenses (1/2 to State)


20.00


34,138.37


GRAND TOTAL


866,102.91


Cash on hand December 31, 1951


623,082.59


$1,489,185.50


Non-Revenue Accounts


Trust Funds;


Cash and securities


55,319.28


Thompson Fund


951.28


Merrick Fund


850.00


Perpetual care funds


53,518.00


55,319.28


55,319.28


Respectfully submitted,


FRANCIS J. LYNCH


Town Bookkeeper


65


BALANCE SHEET-DECEMBER 31, 1951


Account


Balances, Appropriations, Transfers, Refunds


Expended


Balance


Selectmen's Salaries


1,800.00


1,800.00


" Other expenses


1,550.00


1,536.91


13.09


" Contingent Acct.


3,250.00


2,994.60


255.40


" Misc. Meter Acct.


7,706.99


4,521.20


3,185.79


Accounting


3,000.00


3,000.00


Auditing


180.00


90.00


90.00


Town Engineer


2,300.00


2,299.41


.59


Assessors' Salaries


2,400.00


2,400.00


" Clerk


2,444.00


2,444.00


"


Other expenses


1,500.00


1,499.64


.36


"


Maps


200.00


188.00


12.00


Town


Clerk's Salary


828.00


828.00


"


Office equipment


73.60


73.60


Collector's Salary, 1951


2,904.00


2,613.60


290.40


" Salary, Prev. Yrs.


1,305.00


1,300.88


4.12


" Clerk


1,976.00


1,954.00


22.00


Treasurer's Salary


3,600.00


3,600.00


" Clerk


1,872.00


1,872.00


"


Other expenses


975.00


932.31


42.69


Election and Registration


2,500.00


2,044.55


455.45


Law and Claim


2,408.35


2,375.95


32.40


License Commission Expenses


200.00


198.22


1.78


Town Offices


2,700.00


2,699.94


.06


Town House


250.00


109.67


140.33


Town Dump


1,450.00


1,391.39


58.61


Police Salaries


32,500.00


31,769.90


730.10


Police Expenses


6,900.00


6,758.20


141.80


Forest Fires


3,000.00


2,952.28


47.72


Moth Suppression


1,500.00


1,489.50


10.50


Tree Department


2,200.00


2,197.70


2.30


Dutch Elm Disease


1,500.00


1,476.50


23.50


Sealer's Salary


900.00


900.00


" Expenses


300.00


294.13


5.87


Board of Health Salaries


600.00


600.00


" Clerk


300.00


300.00


Tuber. and Other exp.


6,500.00


6,499.92


.08


Meat and Milk Inspection


600.00


598.77


1.23


Vital Statistics


800.00


697.75


102.25


Animal Inspector's salary .


200.00


200.00


"


" Expenses


100.00


100.00


District Nurse


1,000.00


1,000.00


"


Other expenses


635.00


557.70


77.30


"


Street acceptance records


80.00


80.00


500.00


499.42


.58


"


Binding records


560.00


560.00


Other expenses


"


66


Balances, Appropriations, Transfers, Refunds


Account


Medical-Parochial Schools


200.00


Expended 200.00


Balance


General Highways


27,000.00


26,983.12


16.88


Art. 46A-Truck


3,500.00


3,462.50


37.50


Art. 46B-Truck


1,200.00


1,165.95


34.05


Art. 46D-Sand Spreader


1,300.00


1,201.24


98.76


High St. and Old Center Rd (B)


2,500.00


24.60


2,475.40


Water St. (A)


500.00


498.52


1.48


Conant St. (A)


500.00


500.00


Riverview Parkway (A)


400.00


398.87


1.13


Strong St. (A)


1,500.00


1,496.45


3.55


Wright St. (A)


18,000.00


15,590.80


2,409.20


Cabot St. (A)


1,150.00


1,135.75


14.25


Longview St. (A)


1,000.00


993.52


6.48


Buckland St. (A)


700.00


698.40


1.60


Cross St. (C)


500.00


493.78


6.22


Main St. (C)


3,500.00


3,495.76


4.24


LaRivierre St. (C)


850.00


849.27


.73


Bourne St. (C)


800.00


796.88


3.12


Chudy St. (C)


1,500.00


1,486.69


13.31


Roads abutting Common (C)


500.00


487.33


12.67


Calkins Rd. (C)


2,000.00


1,999.37


.63


Emery St. (D)


1,000.00


996.73


3.27


High St. (D)


6,000.00


5,998.34


1.66


Upper Rondeau Rd (B)


500.00


23.20


476.80


Breckenridge St. (A)


500.00


500.00


Thompson St. (B)


500.00


499.30


.70


Flynt St. (B)


1,000.00


993.52


6.48


Sewers and culverts


7,500.00


7,424.45


75.55


Cross St. (C)


1,400.00


1,395.73


4.27


Calkins Rd. (C)


325.00


322.55


2.45


High St. (D)


450.00


443.12


6.88


Sidewalks and curbs


5,000.00


4,999.35


.65


Squier St. (A) 49A


300.00


232.70


67.30


Squier St. (A) 49B


400.00


315.30


84.70


River St. (B)


500.00


456.70


43.30


Chudy St. (C)


3,000.00


2,334.60


665.40


Wright St. (A)


2,320.35


2,305.63


14.72


Shearer St. (A)


2,920.00


1,231.70


1,688.30


Pine St. (B)


1,271.35


1,265.64


5.71


Oiling Roads


10,000.00


9,982.79


17.21


Chap. 90 Maintenance


4,500.00


4,494.64


5.36


Chap. 90 Const. Palmer Rd.


14,000.00


13,968.86


31.14


"


" Three Rivers Bridge


9,981.56


9,955.49


26.07


"


" Ludlow-Springfield Rd.


18,000.00


18,000.00


Snow removal


11,867.00


11,865.14


1.86


Support of Poor


21,356.00


19,328.79


2,027.21


67


Balances, Appropriations, Transfers, Refunds


Account


Expended


Balance


Salaries of Welfare Board and O. A. A.


1,200.00


1,200.00


Old Age Assistance (Town)


73,353.44


73,172.63


180.81


" (Federal Grant for Aid)


67,769.98


51,070.92


16,699.06


Old Age Assistance (Federal Grant


for Adm)


3,658.94


3,030.49


628.45


Aid to Dependent Children (Town) 8,500.00


7,509.92


990.08


(Federal Grant for Aid)


10,519.84


2,640.25


7,879.59


(Federal Grant for Adm.)


928.31


571.34


356.97


Veterans' Benefits


18,000.00


15,947.89


2,052.11


Veterans' Services


1,850.00


1,827.11


22.89


Burial of Soldiers or Sailors


1.00


1.00


Schools-Support and Maint.


286,233.00 286,060.58


172.42


Adult Civic Education


1,500.00


1,490.58


9.42


Trade School Expenses


5,885.00


5,883.31


1.69


School Lunch Program


14,839.05


13,952.56


886.49


School Athletic Program


3,190.92


2,867.86


323.06


Hughes-Barden Fund


275.11


275.11


Park St. School Boiler


697.60


80.70


616.90


Young Mens' Libr. Assn.


6,000.00


6,000.00


Parks and Playgrounds


8,800.00


8,799.65


.35


Street Lighting


13,940.53


12,737.74


1,202.79


Memorial Hall Repairs


1,550.00


1,520.15


29.85


General Insurance


5,643.04


5,641.94


1.10


Town Fire Engineers


75.00


75.00


Bicycle Registrations


1.00


1.00


Town Reports


1,109.00


1,109.00


Planning Board Exp.


100.00


100.00


Memorial Day


575.00


509.66


65.34


Reserve Fund


17,000.00


17,000.00


Wing Hospital Fund


250.00


61.00


189.00


County Retirement System Aid to Agriculture


25.00


25.00


Civilian Defense


75.00


66.47


8.53


Garbage Disposal


4,100.00


2,195.06


1,904.94


Cemeteries


11,500.00


11,492.83


7.17


Care of Neglected Graves


350.00


332.00


18.00


Street Acceptance-Bowden St.


1.00


1.00


4,911.39


4,911.39


68


Trial Balance


DR.


CR.


Cash


$623,082.59


Taxes. 1949


2.30


Taxes, 1950


837.91


Taxes, 1951


18,629.83


Motor Vehicle Excise Tax, 1949


181.24


Motor Vehicle Excise Tax, 1950


235.89


Motor Vehicle Excise Tax, 1951


4,265.51


Tax Titles


11,413.79


Tax Possessions


951.24


Sidewalk and Curbing Assessment


97.74


Overlay, 1949


$ 2.30


Overlay, 1950


957.51


Overlay, 1951


11,581.24


Overlay Reserve


35,419.77


Accounts Receivable:


Forest Fires


33.00


Highways


55.00


Public Welfare


364.85


Aid to Dependent Children


1,120.39


Old Age Assistance


725.73


Veterans' Benefits


951.40


Schools


954.50


State Aid to Highway Maint.


1,500.00


County Aid to Highway Maint.


1,500.00


State Aid to Highway Const.


16,000.00


County Aid to Highway Const.


6,500.00


Old Age Assistance Recovery


103.90


Withholding Tax Deductions


4,997.00


County Retirement Deductions


744.00


Blue Cross and Shield Deductions


143.95


Parking Meter Fund


12,033.37


Tailings Account


217.17


County Tax


1,988.18


County Tuberculosis Hospital Assessment


677.41


State Parks and Reservations


265.18


Dog Licenses


18.60


Sale of Land Account


10,430.00


Sale of Land of Low Value


73.44


Sale of Cemetery Lots Fund


390.00


Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Revenue


4,682.64


Tax Title Revenue-Town


12,352.65


69


Tax Title Revenue-District


12.38


Treasurer, Fire District #2


8.99


Departmental Revenue


4,204.87


State and County Highway Revenue


25,500.00


Sidewalk and Curbing Revenue


97.74


Excess and Deficiency


508,421.67


Street Acceptance Records


80.00


Collector's Salary, 1951


290.40


Collector's Salary, Previous Years


560.00


High St. and Old Center Rd. Improvement


2,475.40


Wright Street Improvement


2,409.20


Upper Rondeau Road Improvement


476.80


Breckenridge Street Improvement


500.00


Shearer Street Sidewalk


1,688.30


Chap. 90 Const., Springfield St. (C)


18,000.00


Old Age Asst., Federal Grant for Aid


16,699.06


Old Age Asst., Federal Grant for Administration


628.45


Aid to Dependent Children, Federal Grant for Aid


7,879.59


Aid to Dependent Children, Federal Grant for Adm.


356.97


School Lunch Program


886.49


High School Athletic Fund


323.06


Hughes-Barden Fund


275.11


Garbage Disposal


1,904.94


$690,080.32


$690,080.32


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