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U. S. Grants for Disability Assistance: Balance on hand, January 1, 1953 $1,151.37
Received during the year
2,085.53
3,236.90
U. S. Grants Disability Assistance Administration:
Balance on hand, January 1, 1953 $153.14
Received during the year
136.71
$289.85
Reimbursements:
From State for Aid
$622.43
From State for Administration
90.46
712.89
Total Receipts
$9,239.64
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PAYMENTS
From U. S. Grants for Disability Assistance
$516.80
From Town Appropriation for Aid 2,632.80
Total Expenses for Aid
$3,149.60
Expended from U. S. Grants for Administration
$70.20
70.20
Total Expenses
$3,219.80
Balance from Town Appropriation for Aid and General Expenses
$2,367.20
Balance from U. S. Grants for Disability Assistance
2,720.10
Balance from U. S. Grants for Administration
219.65
Total Balance
$5,306.95
Respectfully submitted,
OSCAR LAVIOLETTE, Chairman
GEORGE E. CALLAHAN
JOHN K. MCKENZIE
Board of Public Welfare
BY :- WILLIAM C. DALY, Agent
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Report of Town Accountant
To the Board of Selectmen:
I herewith submit my Annual Report of Receipts and Ex- penditures for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1953:
RECEIPTS
Taxes-current year :
Poll
5,598.00
Personal
61,193.26
Real Estate
322,849.91
Motor Vehicle Excise
65,737.36 455,378.53
Previous years :
Poll
122.00
Personal
2,166.14
Real Estate
18,679.25
Motor Vehicle Excise
11,366.33
32,333.72
From State:
Corporation Tax
83,984.26
Income Tax
4,760.00
Meal Tax, OAA
2,876.85
School Aid, Chap. 70
81,959.90
Loss of Taxes
443.70
Tuition and Transportation
20,086.98 194,111.69
Withheld from wages:
Withholding Tax
55,080.70
County Retirement
8,505.88
Blue Cross and Shield
2,001.40
Group Insurance
1,022.40
66,610.38
Parking Meter Collections
12,964.93
School Lunch Receipts
14,152.74
Athletic Assn. Receipts
4,492.79
School Milk Fund
1,791.37
Easement Fee
1.00
Court Fines
1,505.90
34,908.73
Licenses :
State Licenses
90.00
Garage
46.00
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Sunday
28.00
Pool and Bowling
16.00
Milk and Oleo
55.50
Auctioneer
8.00
Firearms
7.40
Entertainment
35.00
Pinball Machine
238.34
Junk and Privilege
435.00
Common Victualler
108.00
Dog Licenses
2,022.00
Pasteurization
50.00
Alcohol
4.00
Day Nursery
3.00
Ice Cream
70.00
Camps and Cabins
3.50
Slaughtering
2.00
Kindergarten
1.00
Bottling
40.00
Funeral Directors
8.00
3,270.74
Alcoholic:
Innholders
1,525.00
Restaurant
1,600.00
Club
2,500.00
Drug
635.00
Package
800.00
One day
38.00
Malt Beverage and Wine
1,500.00
8,598.00
Grants and Gifts:
From County-Dog Licenses
1,648.71
1,648.71
From State:
Vocational Educational
3,312.16
Smith-Hughes Fund
132.25
3,444.41
From Federal Government:
Old Age Assistance
49,351.65
Aid to Dependent Children
9,693.36
Disability Assistance
2,222.24
61,267.25
RECEIPTS FROM GENERAL DEPTS.
Selectmen:
Rental of Memorial Hall
272.50
Sale of Land
16,093.00
16,365.50
Welfare:
Land Rental
25.00
Infirmary
617.00
642.00
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Protection of Persons & Property:
Bicycle Registrations
17.50
Pistol Permits
54.50
Sealing Fees
524.10
596.10
Veterans Dept:
Sale of old typewriter
7.00
7.00
Highways:
Sewer connections
2,250.00
Gravel
39.50
Grader rental
165.00
2,454.50
Joint Chap. 90 Maint:
State
1,498.58
County
1,847.41
3,345.99
Joint Chap. 90 Const:
State
29,117.17
County
11,266.09
40,383.26
Schools:
Tuition
1,140.00
Sale of mdse.
27.37
Rent
523.50
1,690.87
REIMBURSEMENTS FOR AID
Welfare:
State
1,436.82
Cities and Towns
365.47
Individuals
311.33
2,113.62
Aid to Dependent Children:
State
3,991.46
3,991.46
Old Age Assistance:
State
41,640.83
Cities and Towns
705.25
Individuals
2,554.29
44,900.37
Disability Assistance:
State
712.89
712.89
Veterans' Dept:
State
6,759.07
6,759.07
Cemeteries :
Perpetual Care Deposits
1,700.00
Sale of Lots
555.00
Care of Lots
2,230.50
Opening Graves
1,268.00
Foundations
464.79
6,218.29
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Refunds and Recoveries:
3,192.12
3,192.12
Interest:
On Taxes
658.42
Demands
111.65
Merrick Fund
24.44
Thompson Fund
26.16
Perpetual Care Funds
1,539.50
2,360.17
TOTAL RECEIPTS
997,305.37
Cash on hand January 1, 1953
621,858.71
1,619,164.08
EXPENDITURES GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Selectmen:
Salaries of Board
2,500.00
Office equipment
148.75
Expenses and supplies
104.67
Warrant expenses
753.88
Stationery and postage
9.00
Printing and advertising
187.51
Chap. 90 expenses
79.05
Telephone
403.96
Travel expense
196.99
Miscellaneous
75.95
4,459.76
Contingent acct:
Traffic spotlight
23.70
Outside Fires
612.50
Finance Comm. exp.
206.16
House numbers
65.25
Decorations and expenses
102.00
Memorial Plaque
23.04
Miscellaneous
59.00
1,091.65
Meter Acct:
Labor
1,899.45
Lights
59.00
Repairs to coin counter
175.00
Traffic paint
67.15
Repairs and supplies
26.77
2,227.37
Accounting and auditing:
3,690.00
3,690.00
Town Offices:
Janitor
555.00
Rent
2,960.00
~Lights and supplies
92.35
3,607.35
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Town Engineer:
2,000.00 2,000.00
Treasury:
Treasurer's salary
4,212.00
Clerk
2,340.00
Surety bond
215.50
Telephone
48.78
Travel and expenses
27.60
Office expenses
536.71
Postage
193.20
Miscellaneous
2.27
7,576.06
Collector:
Salary
2,974.14
Clerk
1,980.00
Telephone
76.50
Stationery and postage
417.68
Surety bonds
343.00
Insurance
25.00
Office expense
202.15
Printing
186.89
Miscellaneous
82.66
6,288.02
Town Clerk:
Salary
1,049.36
Clerical
205.00
Street acceptances
80.00
Office supplies and equip.
219.46
Postage and printing
74.26
Telephone
76.68
Repairs
15.75
Miscellaneous
135.73
1,856.24
Assessors :
Salaries
2,920.84
Clerical
2,860.00
Maps & photostats
682.80
Telephone
263.44
Travel & expenses
259.76
Record binding
122.50
Postage and supplies :
326.28
Printing
337.81
Miscellaneous
28.56
7,801.99
Law and Claim:
Counsel Tax Title Agent & expenses
1,500.00 272.00
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Auctions of public land Claims paid
15.00
61.00
Telephone, travel, recording fees & misc. office expenses
748.35
2,596.35
Election and Registration:
Registrar's salaries
400.00
Election officers
553.00
Supplies, postage, printing. etc.
952.26
Listing, canvassing and registering
506.40
Miscellaneous
34.20
2,445.86
License Commission expenses :
Telephone
83.05
Clerical
12.60
Travel
54.00
Printing
38.50
Miscellaneous
8.60
196.75
Building Maintenance:
Janitors
193.00
Fuel and lights 1
74.70
Repairs, redecorations, etc.
1,151.41
Painting flag pole
65.00
Miscellaneous
15.40
1,499.51
Town Dump:
-
Labor
1,782.00
Repairs, supplies
245.30
Grading
66.00
2,093.30
TOTAL FOR GENERAL GOVERNMENT
49,430.21
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
Police:
Chief's salary
5,399.68
Day patrol
6,968.00
Night patrol
9,313.00
Village patrols
4,913.73
Special police
9,870.04
Clerk
2,600.00
Gas, oil & upkeep, cruiser and cycle
1,093.42
Chief's transportation
700.00
Extra car hire
176.06
Rent
1,860.00
Lights
168.80
Janitor
360.00
Telephone and radio
1,902.08
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Supplies and misc. expense
359.10
1,200.00
New cruiser Equipment
248.21
47,132.12
Sealer of Weights & Measures:
Salary
900.00
Telephone
43.28
Supplies
52.12
Expense allowance
182.40
1,177.80
Moth Suppression:
Labor
1,134.00
Tree removal
317.00
1,451.00
Dutch Elm Disease:
Labor
891.00
Spraying
510.00
Tree removal
1,697.00
3,098.00
Tree Department:
Labor
1,931.00
Trucks
240.00
Hardware & tools
20.76
2,197.76
Forest Fires :
Warden's salary
1,500.00
Fires
2,398.00
Equipment, repairs, supplies
3,397.99
Telephone
49.78
Medical
56.50
Gas and oil, etc.
45.60
Miscellaneous
120.00
7,567.87
TOTAL FOR PROTECTION OF PUBLIC
62,624.55
HEALTH AND SANITATION
Administrative salaries
900.00
Clerical
150.00
Telephone
268.29
Postage and supplies
30.72
Board expenses
76.00
Vermin control
350.00
Parochial school medical
200.00
Toxin-antitoxin
126.00
District nurse
1,000.00
Contagious diseases
26.00
Tuberculosis hospitals
475.43
Animal inspection
300.00
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Meat and Milk inspection Vital statistics Miscellaneous
633.10
769 .. 25
52.07
TOTAL FOR HEALTH
5,356.86
HIGHWAYS
General maintenance:
Supt.
915.80
Labor
14,807.80
Equipment rental
1,105.79
Tree removal
65.00
Mowing
166.00
Telephone, light, fuel
668.09
Tarvia and road oil
1,850.40
ยท Supplies, equip. & repairs Gas and oil
1,055.74
26,256.60
Highway equipment:
Loader
6,129.57
Roller
1,780.70
Truck
3,533.20
Spreader
3,920.00
15,363.47
Highway garage:
Contract
19,000.00
Labor
727.28
19,727.28
Shearer Street-A
Supt.
98.80
Labor
1,199.80
Equip. rental
637.00
Gas and oil
221.14
Materials and supplies
138.99
Tarvia
543.63
Tree removal
150.00
2,989.36
Buckland Street-A
Supt.
15.20
Labor
163.20
Equip. rental
129.00
Tarvia
109.37
Materials
72.00
488.77
Foundry Street-A
Supt.
7.60
Labor
150.40
Tarvia
800.10
Materials
40.00
998.10
5,630.98
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Alden Street-A
Supt.
22.80
Labor
397.35
Equip. rental
96.00
Tarvia
280.80
796.95
Longview Street-A
Supt.
34.20
Labor
735.95
Equip. rental
222.00
Gas and oil
14.02
Tarvia
988.83
1,995.00
Fairview Street-A
Supt.
72.20
Labor
697.50
Equip. rental
62.00
Gas and oil
66.39
Materials
96.00
994.09
Pleasant Street-A
Supt.
129.20
Labor
1,829.75
Equip. rental
405.50
Concrete
45.20
Supplies, repairs
511.89
Tarvia
3,048.31
Gas and oil
26.98
5,996.83
Taft Street-A
Supt.
7.60
Labor
187.20
Materials
28.00
Tarvia
273.78
496.58
River Street-B
Supt.
30.40
Labor
508.95
Materials
128.95
Tarvia
127.60
795.90
Baptist Hill Rd .-- C
Supt.
45.60
Labor
656.56
Equip. rental
238.58
Tarvia
648.20
Materials
48.80
Gas and oil
70.80
1,708.54
Ruggles Street-C
Supt.
15.20
: Labor
214.80
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Tarvia
143.08
Equip. rental
20.00
393.08
Old Warren Rd .- B
Supt.
7.00
Labor
100.80
Equip. rental
82.50
Gas and oil
24.10
215.00
Squier Street-A
Supt.
22.80
Labor
260.80
Tarvia
203.00
486.60
Arnold Street-A
Supt.
45.60
Labor
560.10
Gas and oil
6.61
Equip. rental
20.00
Tarvia
264.70
897.01
Foster Street-D
Supt.
7.60
Labor
202.65
Equip. rental
40.00
Tarvia
235.14
485.39
Breckenridge Street-A
Supt.
19.00
Labor
368.00
Equipment rental
161.50
Materials
87.00
Tarvia
362.74
998.24
Mason Road-A
Supt.
7.60
Labor
286.60
Tarvia
704.41
998.61
Beech Street-Lake Thompson
Supt.
79.80
Labor
612.90
Equipment rental
96.00
Gas and oil
70.80
Supplies, equip.
101.46
960.96
High Street-A
Supt.
72.20
Labor
745.70
Materials
1,247.11
Gas and oil
70.80
Equip. rental
760.00
2,895.81
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High St. & Old Center Rd .- B (1952) Patching
2,475.00
2,475.00
Shearer Street-A (1952)
Supt.
53.20
Labor
766.90
Equip. rental
96.00
Materials, equip.
45.06
Engineering
9.00
Concrete
113.00
Tarvia
472.55
1,555.71
Bourne St .- C (1952)
Supt.
53.20
Labor
724.40
Gas and oil
77.85
Equip. rental
266.00
Materials
136.00
Tarvia
609.30
1,866.75
South Main St .- A (1952)
Supt.
87.40
Labor
1,409.20
Materials
733.91
Equip. rental
801.50
Gas and oil
203.67
Tarvia
3,498.19
6,733.87
Gasoline shovel (1952)
404.55
404.55
TOTAL FOR GENERAL HIGHWAYS
99,983.05
WALKS AND CURBS
General Maintenance
Supt.
115.90
Labor
1,100.00
Equip. rental
45.00
Contract labor
285.00
Materials
504.17
Concrete, tarvia
728.75
2,778.82
North Main Street-A
Supt.
53.20
Labor
753.80
Concrete
587.60
1,394.60
Commercial Street-B
Supt.
53.20
Labor
416.20
Concrete
249.50
Equip. rental
80.00
798.90
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Pleasant Street-A
: Supt.
68.40
Labor
772.30
Equipment rental
116.25
Concrete
762.30
Supplies
6.37
1,725.62
LaRivierre Street-C
Supt.
41.80
Labor
327.60
Materials
32.00
Concrete
271.20
Equip. rental
75.00
747.60
Knox Street-A
Supt.
64.60
Labor
1,053.50
Materials
694.59
Equip. rental
172.50
1,985.19
Central Street-A
Supt.
49.40
Labor
678.50
Materials
91.35
Concrete
610.50
1,429.75
Park Street-A
Supt.
15.20
Labor
294.65
Concrete
180.80
490.65
Walnut Street-A
Supt.
30.40
Labor
341.40
Materials
37.50
Tarvia
45.20
Concrete
345.10
799.60
Main Street-B
Supt.
30.40
Labor
433.20
Concrete
1,035.60
1,499.20
South Main St .- A
Supt.
41.80
Labor
617.05
Equip. rental
150.00
Tarvia
45.20
Concrete
497.20
Materials & supplies
47.96
1,399.21
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North Main Street-A Labor
6.00
6.00
Springfield Street-C (1952)
Supt.
26.60
Labor
365.80
Equip. rental
144.00
Concrete
274.15
810.55
River Street-B (1952)
Labor
9.00
Contract labor
490.00
499.00
Bridge Street-A
Supt.
34.20
Labor
373.20
Equip. rental
22.50
Concrete
361.60
Materials, supplies
174.26
Gas and oil
24.10
989.86
South Main Street-A
Supt.
38.00
Labor
479.45
Equip. rental
120.00
Concrete
361.60
999.05
Cheney Street-C
Supt.
68.40
Labor
872.20
Equip. rental
40.00
Supplies and equip.
915.75
Engineering
3.00
1,899.35
Cedar Street-C
Supt.
38.00
Labor
559.20
Equip. rental
20.00
Supplies and equip.
573.94
Gas and oil
6.10
1,197.24
TOTAL FOR WALKS
18,353.60
SEWERS AND CULVERTS
General maintenance
Supt.
446.50
Labor
4,027.65
Equip. rental
1,837.36
Supplies, equipment
1,515.30
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Gas and oil
75.52
Miscellaneous
16.00
Engineering
31.00
7,499.33
East Street-C
Supt.
57.00
Labor
833.45
Equip. rental
20.00
Materials, supplies
686.69
1,597.14
River Street-B
Supt.
22.80
Labor
266.95
Equip. rental
1,465.00
Materials, supplies
1,241.22
2,995.97
South Main Street-A
Supt.
231.80
Labor
2,707.25
Equip. rental
808.00
Gas and oil
64.69
Materials, supplies
2,186.30
5,998.04
TOTAL FOR SEWERS
21,187.07
CHAPTER 90
Maintenance:
Supt.
167.20
Labor
2,137.15
Equip. rental
297.00
Tarvia
2,016.13
Sand and gravel
1,352.04
5,969.52
Church Street Bridge-B
Contract
40,365.17
Materials, supplies
506.36
40,871.53
Sykes Street-C
Supt.
98.80
Labor
1,114.85
Equip. rental
138.00
Pipe
1,376.60
Materials
71.50
2,799.75
Ware-West Warren Road
Supt.
304.00
Labor
4,185.50
Supplies, equip.
1,517.72
Equip. rental
1,249.00
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Gas and oil Tarvia Sand
243.85 2,310.92 150.00
9,960.99
Canal Bridge, Main St .- B
Contract
2,956.67
2,956.67
Main Street-C
Supt.
38.00
Labor
1,014.45
Concrete
141.60
Materials, supplies
196.44
Equip. rental
311.75
Tarvia
91.50
1,793.74
TOTAL FOR CHAPTER 90
64,352.20
Oiling Roads :
Supt.
254.60
Labor
4,384.60
Sand
1,724.82
Repairs, supplies
158.03
Equip. rental
1,112.00
Gas and oil
653.82
Tarvia
6,706.66
14,994.53
Snow removal:
Supt.
448.40
Labor
5,667.60
Repairs, tools & equip.
1,757.63
Gas and oil
598.25
Equip. rental
2,110.25
Salt and sand
1,996.22
Plowing
29.88
Misc.
12.00
12,620.23
CHARITIES AND VETERANS' BENEFITS
Public Welfare:
General administration
1,156.00
Administrative expense
284.81
Outside poor
8,808.76
Aid by and for other cities and towns
3,216.15
13,465.72
Infirmary:
Warden
1,500.00
Maintenance and expense
4,339.89
5,839.89
Old Age Assistance:
Administration
8,074.84
Administrative expense
850.48
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Town cases
90,636.49
For and by others
5,397.62
" State cases Indirect payment Medical
12,684.55
113.31
1,497.14 119,254.43
Aid to Dependent Children:
Administration
559.16
Town cases
15,238.74
Indirect and medical
120.00
15,917.90
Disability Assistance:
Aid
3,149.60
Administrative expenses
70.20
3,219.80
Veterans' Benefits:
Administrative expenses
1,550.00
Ordinary allowances
11,002.40
Light and fuel
120.58
Medical
2,984.82
Provisions
279.50
Miscellaneous
113.17
16,050.47
Service Center:
Administrative expense
1,450.00
Janitor
46.25
Telephone
118.91
Office expenses
138.67
1,753.83
TOTAL FOR CHARITIES
175,502.04
SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES
General support and maintenance:
Superintendent's salary
7,099.92
Clerical
5,598.41
Truant officer
237.50
Administrative expenses
626.88
Teachers' salaries
186,372.44
Textbooks and supplies
14,098.40
Transportation
21,936.75
Operating expenses
37,232.38
Janitors salaries
20,918.20
Auxiliary agencies
6,772.06
Furniture and fixtures
1,497.00
Nurse and physician
3,905.67
Miscellaneous
742.10
Retirements
4,289.80
Trade School expenses
11,491.88
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School Lunch
13,481.02
3,836.68
Athletic Fund Milk Fund Library Assn.
1,045.32
6,000.00 347,182.41
TOTAL FOR SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES
CEMETERIES
Labor
8,907.55
Clerk
325.00
Office Expenses
336.23
Loam
488.00
Tools, equip., repairs
4,624.24
Trucks
490.30
Gas and oil
53.27
Contract labor
409.00
Painting fence
260.00
Moving tool house
65.00
Care of neglected graves
348.00
Interest on Perpetual Care Funds
1,539.50
17,846.09
UNCLASSIFIED
Parks and Playgrounds
7,879.21
Memorial Day
600.00
County Tuber. Assessment
1,006.50
Civilian Defense
89.41
County Aid to Agriculture
25.00
Tax Title Redemption
8.99
Town Reports ..
1,508.00
General Insurance
7,468.74
Street Lighting
15,587.25
Wing Memorial Hospital Fund
1,000.00
Garbage collection
3,441.75
Town Fire Engineers
75.00
World War II Memorial
5,995.70
Bottling fees to State
20.00
44,705.55
AGENCY AND TRUST
State Parks
1,299.17
County Tax
20,188.70
Dog Licenses to County
2,022.60
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds
1,700.00
Retirement Assessment
6,763.59
64
State Audit Refunds
25.53 1,597.54
Withheld from wages:
Withholding Tax
54,849.70
Retirement
8,443.08
Blue Cross & Shield
1,980.45
Group Insurance
1,961.47 100,831.83
GRAND TOTAL
1,034,970.22
Cash on hand December 31, 1953
584,193.86
1,619,164.08
NON-REVENUE ACCOUNTS
Trust Funds:
Cash and securities
58,819.28
Thompson Fund
951.28
Merrick Fund
850.00
Perpetual Care Funds
57,018.00
58,819.28
58,819.28
Respectfully submitted,
FRANCIS J. LYNCH
Town Accountant
65
UNEXPENDED BALANCE OF APPROPRIATIONS DECEMBER 31, 1953.
Account
Total Available
Expended
Balance
Selectmens' Salaries
2,500.00
2,500.00
" other expenses
1,962.00
1,959.76
2.24
" contingent acct.
2,000.00
1,091.65
908.35
Misc. meter acct.
4,000.00
2,227.37
1,772.63
Accounting & auditing
3,690.00
3,690.00
Treasurer's salary
4,212.00
4,212.00
" clerk
2,340.00
2,340.00
"
other expenses
1,050.00
1,024.06
25.94
Assessors' salaries
clerk
2,860.00
2,860.00
1.35
record binding
267.00
122.50
144.50
Town Clerk's salary
1,049.36
1,049.36
"
other expenses
780.00
726.88
53.12
" street acceptances
80.00
80.00
Collector's salary
3,304.60
2,974.14
330.46
prev. yrs.
1,156.40
1,156.40
" clerk
2,184.00
1,980.00
204.00
other expenses
1,380.00
1,333.88
46.12
License Comm. expenses
213.00
196.75
16.25
Law and Claim
3,000.00
2,596.35
403.65
Town offices
3,608.00
3,607.35
.65
Maintenance-town buildings
1,500.00
1,499.51
.49
Elec. and Reg.
2,460.00
2,445.86
14.14
Town Engineer
2,000.00
2,000.00
Town dump
2,000.00
2,093.30
16.70
Police Salaries
40,620.00
39,094.45
1,525.55
"
expenses
6,888.00
6,837.67
50.33
" cruiser
1,250.00
1,200.00
50.00
Forest Fires
7,577.37
7,567.87
9.50
Moth suppression
1,500.00
1,451.00
49.00
Dutch Elm Disease
3,100.00
3,098.00
2.00
Tree department
2,200.00
2,197.76
2.24
Sealer's salary
900.00
900.00
" expenses
300.00
277.80
22.20
Board of Health salaries
600.00
600.00
Clerk
300.00
300.00
Tuber. & other expenses
3,001.56
1,550.23
1,451.33
Meat and Milk insp.
640.00
637.38
2.62
Animal inspector-salary
200.00
200.00
"
" expenses
100.00
100.00
Medical parochial schools
200.00
200.00
District Nurse
1,000.00
1,000.00
79.16
" other expenses
1,400.00
1,398.65
500.00
500.00
maps
3,000.00
2,920.84
66
Account
Total Available
Expended
Balance
Vital statistics
800.00
General highway maint.
26,300.00
26,265.60
34.40
Highway equipment
15,400.00
15,363.47
36.53
New Highway garage
29,000.00
19,727.28
9,272.72
Shearer St. A
3,000.00
2,989.36
10.64
Buckland St. A
500.00
488.77
11.23
Foundry St. A.
1,000.00
998.10
1.90
Alden St. A.
800.00
796.95
3.05
Longview St. A
2,000.00
1,995.00
5.00
Fairview St. A
1,000.00
994.09
5.91
Pleasant St. A.
6,000.00
5,996.83
3.17
Taft St. A
500.00
496.58
3.42
River St. B
800.00
795.90
4.10
Baptist Hill Rd. C
2,000.00
1,708.54
291.46
Ruggles St. C
400.00
393.08
6.92
Old Warren Rd. B
1,000.00
215.00
785.00
Squier St. Ext. A
500.00
486.60
13.40
Arnold St. A
900.00
897.01
2.99
Foster St. D
500.00
485.39
14.61
Breckenridge St. A
1,000.00
998.24
1.76
Mason Rd. A (1)
500.00
499.45
.55
Mason Rd. A (2)
500.00
499.16
.84
Beech St. A
1,000.00
960.96
39.04
High St. & Old Center Rd. B
2,475.40
2,475.00
.40
Shearer St. A (1952)
1,598.06
1,555.71
42.35
Bourne St. C (1952)
1,870.00
1,866.75
3.25
South Main St. A (1952)
6,927.86
6,733.87
193.99
High St. A (1952)
300.00
297.53
2.47
High St. A
2,600.00
2,598.28
1.72
Gasoline shovel
1,030.08
404.55
625.53
Sidewalks and curbs
2,800.00
2,778.82
21.18
Shearer St. A
1,400.00
1,394.60
5.40
Commercial St. B
800.00
798.90
1.10
LaRivierre St. C
750.00
747.60
2.40
Knox St. A
2,000.00
1,985.19
14.81
Pleasant St. A (1)
1,500.00
1,489.77
10.23
Pleasant St. (2)
250.00
235.85
14.15
Central St. A (1)
1,064.00
1,052.90
11.10
Central St. A (2)
450.00
440.85
9.15
Park St. A
500.00
490.65
9.35
Walnut St. A
800.00
799.60
.40
Ruggles St. C
750.00
750.00
Main St. B
1,500.00
1,499.20
.80
Bridge St. A
1,000.00
989.86
10.14
So. Main St. A (1)
1,000.00
999.05
.95
So. Main St. A (2)
1,400.00
1,399.21
.79
67
Account
Total Available
Expended
Balance
No. Main St. A
1,700.00
6.00
1,694.00
Springfield St. C
815.00
810.55
4.45
River St. B
501.83
499.00
2.83
Sewers and culverts
7,500.00
7,499.33
.67
Cheney St. C
1,900.00
1,899.35
.65
Cedar St. C
1,200.00
1,197.24
2.76
East St. C
1,600.00
1,597.14
2.86
River St. B
3,000.00
2,995.97
4.03
So. Main St. D
1,500.00
1,499.03
.97
So. Main St. A
4,500.00
4,499.01
.99
Oiling Roads
15,000.00
14,994.53
5.47
Chap. 90 Maint.
6,000.00
5,969.52
30.48
Chap. 90 Const. Main St. C
1,800.00
1,793.74
6.26
"
Main St. Bridge B
3,012.95
2,956.67
56.28
"
Church St. " B
52,000.00
40,871.53
11,128.47
"
Sykes St. C
2,800.00
2,799.75
.25
"
Ware-W. Warren Rd.
10,000.00
9,960.99
39.01
"
"
Springfield St. C
8,650.00
8,650.00
"
Palmer Road C
8,400.00
8,400.00
" Commercial St. B
15,000.00
15,000.00
Snow removal
12,446.00
12,620.23
174.23
O.D.
Salaries of Welfare Board, OAA and ADC
1,200.00
1,200.00
Support of poor
19,200.00
18,705.61
494.39
OAA-Town approp.
81,229.61
80,469.28
760.33
OAA-Federal Aid
51,509.16
34,998.68
16,510.48
OAA-Federal Adminis.
4,736.28
3,186.47
1,549.51
ADC-Town approp.
4,000.00
3,801.30
198.70
ADC-Federal Aid
14,391.44
11,557.44
2,834.00
ADC-Federal adminis.
1,691.82
559.16
1,132.66
Disability Asst. Town approp.
5,000.00
2,632.80
2,367.20
.
" Federal Adminis.
289.85
70.20
219.65
Veterans' Benefits
18,540.00
16,050.47
2,489.53
Veterans' Services
1,800.00
1,753.83
46.17
Burial of Soldiers or Sailors
1.00
1.00
Support and maint. of schools
308,335.00 307,037.71
1,297.29
Trade School Expenses
11,500.00
11,491.88
8.12
Retirements
4,290.00
4,289.80
.20
Smith-Hughes Fund
211.55
211.55
School lunch
14,957.62
13,481.02
1,476.60
School athletic fund
5,005.51
3,836.68
1,168.83
School milk fund
1,791.37
1,045.32
746.05
Library Assn.
6,000.00
6,000.00
Parks
9,300.00
7,879.21
1,420.79
"
Federal Aid
3,236.90
516.80
2,720.10
68
Account
Total Available
Expended
Balance
Street lighting
15,818.00
15,587.25
230.75
Town reports
1,508.00
1,508.00
World War II Memorial
6,000.00
5,995.70
4.30
County aid to agric.
25.00
25.00
General insurance
7,470.00
7,468.74
1.26
Fire engineers
75.00
75.00
Bicycle registrations
1.00
1.00
Planning Board expense
1.00
1.00
Memorial day
600.00
600.00
Wing Hospital fund
1,000.00
1,000.00
Civilian defense
100.00
89.41
10.59
Garbage disposal
4,095.29
3,441.75
653.54
Reserve fund
17,000.00
16,976.87
23.13
Acceptance of Roosevelt St.
1.00
1.00
"
"
Cheney St.
1.00
1.00
Cemeteries
16,000.00
15,958.59
41.41
Care of neglected graves
350.00
348.00
2.00
69
Balance Sheet
DR.
CR.
Cash
584,193.86
Taxes, 1949
2.30
Taxes, 1950
2.30
Taxes, 1951
2.15
Taxes, 1952
423.95
Taxes, 1953
21,040.97
Tax Titles
1,082.61
Tax Possessions
951.24
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax, 1949
177.24
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax, 1950
141.52
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax, 1951
299.07
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax, 1952
254.74
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax, 1953
10,846.11
Overlay, 1949
2.30
Overlay, 1950
2.30
Overlay, 1951
117.95
Overlay, 1952
4,772.76
Overlay, 1953
15,085.57
Overlay Reserve
20,991.60
Accounts Receivable:
Forest Fires
33.00
Highways
76.50
Public Welfare
986.00
Old Age Assistance
772.83
Aid to Dependent Children
1,922.28
Veterans' Benefits
1,762.15
Schools
370.25
Old Age Assistance Recovery
60.00
Accounts Receivable, Chapter 90:
From State, Church Street Bridge
5,817.41
From County, Church Street Bridge
3,202.16
From State, Main Street C
900.00
From County, Main Street C
450.00
Withholding Tax Deductions County Retirement Deductions Blue Cross and Shield Deductions Group Insurance Fund
5,734.60
881.07
235.00
257.33
70
Parking Meter Fund
16,457.42
Tailings Account
217.17
County Tax
266.24
County TB Hospital Assessment
1,259.94
State Parks and Reservations
420.00
Dog Licenses
15.60
Sale of Land Account
26,484.00
Sale of Land of Low Value
73.44
Sale of Cemetery Lots Fund
1,453.00
Bequest
1,000.00
Departmental Revenue
5,923.01
State and County Highway Revenue
10,369.57
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Revenue
11,718.68
Tax Title Revenue-Town
2,021.47
Tax Title Revenue-District
12.38
Excess and Deficiency
424,016.70
Collector's Salary, 1958
330.46
Collector's Salary, Previous Years
1,156.40
Highway Garage
9,272.72
Baptist Hill Road Improvement
291.46
Old Warren Road Improvement
785.00
South Main Street Improvement
193.99
Ruggles Street Walk
750.00
North Main Street Walk
1,694.00
Church Street Bridge B
11,128.47
Springfield Street C
8,650.00
Palmer Road C
8,400.00
Commercial Street B
15,000.00
Snow Removal
174.23
Old Age Asst. Federal Grant for Aid
16,510.48
Old Age Asst. Federal Grant for Adm.
1,549.81
Aid to Dependent Children, Federal Aid
2,834.00
Aid to Dependent Children, Federal Adm.
1,132.66
Disability Assistance, Federal Aid
2,720.10
Disability Assistance, Federal Adm.
219.65
Schools-Smith Hughes Fund
211.55
School Lunch Fund
1,476.60
School Athletic Fund
1,168.83
School Milk Fund
746.05
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