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114 62
$220 28
Truck Labor:
J. J. Morrissey
33 00
George C. Cunningham
26 25
E. C. Browning
27 00
86 25
Total
$3,400 00
Appropriation
$3,400 00
$3,400 00
Election Account
Payments
Expenses
$168 00
Unexpended Balance
32 00
Appropriation
$200 00
$200 00
Insurance Account
Payments
W. H. Brewster Co., Insurance on Town Building
$782 24
Benjamin C. Tower, Premiums on 3 Bonds
284 50
Benjamin C. Tower, Premiums (Tax Title Fire Ins.)
14 60
Total
$1,081 34
Unexpended Balance
48 66
Appropriation $1,130 00
$1,130 00
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Interest Account
Payments
Expenses
$575 75
Unexpended Balance
86 75
Appropriation
$662 50
$662 50
Planning Board Account
Payments
Expenses
$35 00
Appropriation
$35 00
$35 00
Middlesex Hospital Assessment
Payments
Expenses
$954 05
Appropriation
$954 05
$954 05
Payment of Town Bonds
Payments
First National Bank, Payment of Water Bonds
$5,000 00
Appropriation $5,000 00 $5,000 00
Street Lights
Payments
Boston Edison Co., ending December 30, 1940
$4,096 50
Unexpended Balance 233 50
Appropriation
$4,330 00
$4,330 00
John Pierce Fund
Payments
Selectmen's Orders
$2,541 28
Water Payments
Salaries:
John J. Kelliher
$475 00
William H. Davis
400 00
Sumner Smith
75 00
Sidney MacRae
75 00
$1,025 00
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Labor:
John Gilbert
$588 00
Joseph Gilbert
588 00
John Cook
38 00
Edward Cunningham
58 00
Michael Cotoni
58 00
William Burgess
58 00
$1,388 00
Labor and Supplies:
Middlesex Motor Co.
$165 25
E. C. Browning
22 20
Red Hed Mfg. Co.
54 00
Boston Edison Co.
1,943 31
$2,184 76
Supplies:
Rice's Oil Co.
$77 58
Frank Richardson
56 44
Leadite Co.
100 00
R. C. Sullivan Co.
377. 91
Other Payments
98 65
Warren Pipe Co.
495 12
Rensselaer Valve Co.
59 90
Tracey's Service Station
56 15
Builders Iron Foundry
20 81
$1,342 56
Miscellaneous:
Payments of $5,000 Note and Interest
$5,281 25
Town of Lincoln, General Account, 6 mos. Int. on $45,000 Water Bonds
281 25
John Rogers, Legal Services
100 00
New Eng. Tel. & Tel. Co.
32 34
Sidney G. MacRae, Census
100 00
Timothy A. McNamara, Ins.
28 79
Lincoln Press, Printing
20 00
Other Payments
84 04
V. F. Holmes, Installation of Pump
2,775 45
Total
$14,643 44
Unexpended Balance
$1,319 06
Appropriation $15,962 50
$15,962 50
Miscellaneous Account Payments 1
James E. Lahey, Voting Booths
$55 37
Hobbs & Warren, Supplies
93 99
Remington Rand Co., Supplies
88 50
State Prison, Supplies.
94 10
Mass. Reformatory, Supplies
58 50
$8,703 12
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A. T. Ball, Supplies $34 70
Other Small Supply Payments
110 92
First Nat'l Bank of Boston, Rental
27 59
Concord Journal, Printing
77 25
West Concord Press, Printing
22 50
Lincoln Press, Printing 453 95
Hayward Pierce, Building Inspector
271 07
Henry B. Hoover, Building Inspector
66 12
Arthur A. Magurn, Auctioneer
25 00
Herbert G. Farrar, Clerical Work 75 00
John H. Rogers, Legal Services 205 52
Herbert G. Farrar, Perambulation of Town Lines
20 00
Edmund Giles, Perambulation of Town Lines .
5 00
Sumner Smith, Perambulation of Town Lines . 5 00
Otto Hagmann, Perambulation of Town Lines .
10 00
New Eng. Tel. & Tel. Co., Services 31 99
Darthea Phemister, Clerical Work
84 50
Rosella Webb, Stamps and Envelopes
95 40
Francis B. Sargent, M.D., Rent of Land
100 00
William H. Davis, Office Expense
78 06
Total
$2,190 03
Unexpended Balance
4 97
Appropriation
$2,195 00
$2,195 00
Town Hall and Public Grounds
Payments
Labor and Supplies:
Maynard Coal Co.
$268 09
Rice's Garage
257 62
Sidney G. MacRae
59 97
Manning W. MacRae
42 70
Other Payments
327 45
$955 83
Miscellaneous:
P. J. Lennon, Janitor
$1,170 00
Leo Lennon, Sub Janitor
30 00
Boston Edison Co.
151 19
Lincoln Water Works
42 50
New Eng. Tel. & Tel. Co.
90 61
James Ryan, Painting
21 00
Fred S. Ormond, Planting
35 00
$1,540 30
Total
$2,496 13
Unexpended Balance
3 87
Appropriation $2,500 00
$2,500 00
AUDITOR'S REPORT
83
Motor Vehicle Excise Refund Account
Payments
$214 64
Veterans Aid Account
Payments
$977 40
Unexpended Balance
122 60
Appropriation
$1,100 00
$1,100 00
Welfare Account
Payments
Payments
$2,711 46
Unexpended Balance
388 54
Appropriation
$3,100 00
$3,100 00
Moth Department
Payments
Labor:
John Gilbert
$642 00
Joseph Gilbert
638 00
Michael Cotoni
110 00
Edward Cunningham
106 00
William Burgess
100 00
Thomas Gormley
70 00
William Murphy
58 00
$1,724 00
Labor and Supplies:
Sherwin Williams
$167 93
Frost Insecticide Co.
2 20
James Higgins & Son
29 16
Rice's Garage
25 66
Tracey's Station
14 70
Doherty's Garage
14 30
John Moreau
11 25
Fitzhenry-Guptill Co.
3 49
Ellmer A. Rollins
2 68
Athol Motor Express
2 63
Otto Hagmann
2 00
$276 00
Total
$2,000 00
Appropriation $2,000 00
$2,000 00
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Highway Department Payments
Supplies:
Utility Oil Co.
$5,387 18
Lexington Sand & Gravel Co.
492 77
Barrett Mfg. Co. 460 80
Socony Vacuum Co.
367 13
Glover Sand & Gravel Co.
336 40
Mass. Broken Stone Co.
333 89
Garden City Gravel Co.
310 33
Bergen Metal Culvert Co
284 53
State Prison
158 80
Highland Sand & Gravel Co.
123 16
New England Pipe Corp.
119 56
Greenough Bros.
97 12
Conant Machine Co.
93 04
Riverside Paint & Varnish Co.
92 25
Waldo P. Lapham
79 05
Francis Sargent, M.D.
69 75
Charles W. Calkins
35 20
$8,840 96
Labor and Supplies:
Traffic Equipment Co.
$110 50
Rice's Garage
26 17
Langille Bros.
24 20
White Motor Co.
23 42
Waltham Spring Service
21 75
Doherty's Garage
8 88
Miscellaneous:
Edmund Giles, Pay Roll
$8,381 00
Sumner Smith, Rent
705 00
E. C. Browning, Snow Work
321 05
Manuel Silva, Snow Work
208 00
Robert B. Hunter, Snow Work.
140 50
D. Everett Sherman, Snow Work
91 86
Benjamin C. Tower, Insurance
255 82
J. J. Morrissey Rental of Truck
237 00
George Cunningham, Rental of Truck
105 75
New Eng. Tel. & Tel. Co., Service.
67 87
Boston Edison Co., Service
18 72
Town of Lincoln, Water .
8 50
Other Small Payments
286 31
$10,827 38
Total
Transferred from Reserve Fund $158 26
$19,883 26
Appropriation 19,725 00
$19,883 26
$214 92
AUDITOR'S REPORT
85
Reserve Account Payments
Transferred to Fire Department .
$381 86
Transferred to Highway Department
158 26
$540 12
Unexpended Balance
459 88
Appropriation
$1,000 00
$1,000 00
July 4th Celebration
Payments
$300 00
Appropriation
$300 00
Real Estate Tax Refund Account
Payments
$156 58
Water Refunds Account
Payments
$3 40
Payment on Town Bonds
Payments
$5,000 00
Aid to Dependent Children
Payments
Expenses
$3,461 81
Unexpended Balance
388 19
Appropriation
$3,850 00
$3,850 00
Old Age Assistance
Payments
Expenses
$5,458 64
Unexpended Balance
111 36
$5,570 00
Old Age Assistance - Federal Funds
Federal Grants received during 1940
$4,252 93
Balance 1939 Grants
674 71
Total
$4,927 64
Selectmen's Orders
4,668 62
Unexpended Balance
$259 02
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Aid to Dependent Children - Federal Funds
Federal Grants received during 1940
Balance 1939 Grants
$1,268 00 47
Total
$1,268 47
Selectmen's Orders
1,050 30
Unexpended Balance
$218 17
Aid to Dependent Children Administration - Federal Funds Selectmen's Orders $34 00
Old Age Assistance Administration - Federal Funds
Selectmen's Orders $131 60
Recapitulation
Payments
Schools
$39,309 58
Highway Department
19,883 26
Highway Machinery Account
3,400 00
Highway Chapter 90
4,500 00
Police Department
2,189 99
Town Hall and Public Grounds
2,496 13
Library Account
1,514 44
Cemetery Account
787 70
Fire Department
2,581 86
Moth and Tree Department
2,000 00
Salary Account
4,803 36
Public Health Account
2,160 00
Vocational Account
1,143 04
Street Lights
4,096 50
Public Welfare
2,711 46
Miscellaneous Account
2,190 03
Veteran Aid Account
977 40
Election Account
168 00
Insurance Account
1,081 34
Interest Account
575 75
Real Estate Funds
156 58
Planning Board Account 35 00
Middlesex Hospital Assessments
954 05
Payments of Town Bonds
5,000 00
Motor Vehicle Excise Refunds
214 64
Fourth of July Celebration
300 00
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Aid to Dependent Children
$3,461 81
Aid to Dependent Children - Federal Funds 1,050 30
Aid to Dependent Children Administration - Federal Funds
34 00
Old Age Assistance
5,458 64
Old Age Assistance - Federal Funds
4,668 62
Old Age Assistance Administration - Federal Funds
131 60
Total
$120,035 08
Water Account
$14,646 84
John H. Pierce Legacy
2,541 28
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REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF TRUST FUNDS In Account With Charles S. Smith Legacy for High School Dr.
1940
Jan. 1 Balance on hand
$70,551 32
Interest on:
Savings Bank Accounts
914 43
U. S. Treasury 3s 1948
225 00
U. S. Treasury 314s 1945
325 00
Great Northern Rwy. Co. 4s
40 00
$72,055 75
Cr.
Safe Deposit Box Rent
5 00
Dec. 31 Balance $72,050 75
Invested in:
Middlesex Institution for Savings, Concord, Mass.
14,457 78
Suffolk Savings Bank, Boston
6,460 50
Warren Institution for Savings, Boston
12,833 93
Boston Five Cents Savings Bank
13,455 29
Great Northern Rwy. Co. $1,000 General Convt. Series. G. 4s due 7-1-1946
950 28
U. S. of America:
$10,000 Treasury 314s due 10-15-45
10,000 00
7,500 Treasury 3s due 1948
7,520 31
6,500 Savings Bonds due 6-1-47 Series C.
4,875 00
Interest payable on collection of bonds
Checking account in First National Bank,
Boston
1,497 66
$72,050 75
COMMISSIONERS OF TRUST FUNDS In Account With The Bemis Lecture Fund
Principal
Received Paid
1940
April 15 Marion Reserve Power Co .: $1,000 412s called 4-20-40 $1,030 00
April 22 Public Service Co., Indiana: $1,000 4s 1969 bot. $1,032 50
Premium on above bond from income 32 50
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COMMISSIONERS OF TRUST FUNDS
June 15 U. S. A. $1,000 112s matured $1,000 00 June 22 Great Northern R. Y. $1,000 4s 1946 bot.
$1,012 89
Premium on above bond from income 12 89
$2,075 39
$2,045 39
Balance in First National Bank Boston . 30 00
COMMISSIONERS OF TRUST FUNDS
In Account With The Bemis Lecture Fund
Dr.
1940
Jan. 1 Cash Balance
Income $624 82
Dec. 31 Investments and 1940 Income
$3,000 Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Gen'l Mtge. 4s 10-1-1995 120 00
1,000 Great Northern Ry. Series G. Convt. 4s 7-1-46 bot. 6-22-40 20 00
1,000 Public Service Co., Ind., Series A. 4s 9-1-69 20 00
3,000 Louisville & Nashville R.R. Atlanta, Knoxville & Cincinnati Division 4s 5-1-55 120 00
Marion Reserve Power Co. 1st Mtge. 41/2s 4-1-52 Called 4-20-40 24 88
3,000 New England Power Co. 1st Mtge. 314s 11-15-61 97 50
3,000 Philadelphia Electric Co. 1st Mtge. 312s 3-1-67 105 00
3,000 Pere Marquette Ry. Ser. B. 1st Mtge. 4s 7-1-56 120 00
U. S. of America:
10,000 Treasury 314s 4-15-46 325 00
Treasury 172s 6-15-40 Matured 7 50
1,040 03 Middlesex Institution for Savings, Concord, Mass.
23 40
16 Shares Boston & Albany R.R. 140 00
10 Shares Boston & Providence R.R.
0
$1,748 10
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Cr.
1940
Payments:
Safe Deposit rent
$5 00
Postal Cards.
23 27
Printing and Postage
36 38
Lectures:
Jan. 12
Clarence Woodrow Sorenson
100 00
Feb. 2 The Boston Singers
150 00
Feb. 20
Bertram Adams
100 00
Mar. 1 Walter Van Haitsma
75 00
Mar. 16
Howard Cleaves
125 00
April 23 Caroline Hood
10 00
Oct. 24
Carl Robinson
75 00
Nov. 9
Herbert Strong
125 00
Nov. 16
Siberian Singers
200 00
Dec. 13
Cap't. Patrick Smith
100 00
Premium on bonds purchased to Principal
45 39
Accrued interest on bonds purchased
24 89
Piano tuning and repairs
6 00
$1,200 93
Dec. 31 Balance in First National Bank, Boston
547 17
$1,748 10
COMMISSIONERS OF TRUST FUNDS In Account With Trustees of Lincoln Library
1940
Principal
Income
Jan. 1 Deposits in Middlesex Institution for Savings, Concord, Mass.
Fund:
Julia A. Bemis
$684 05
$13 74
John H. Pierce
1,114 57
22 39
George Russell
415 74
8 34
George G. Tarbell
3,138 38
63 07
Abbie J. Stearns
1,930 00
38 79
$7,282 74
$146 33
Paid to Trustees of Lincoln Library
$146 33
Also held for the Library Trustees: 5 Shares Boston & Albany R.R. in Codman Fund Boston Five Cents Savings Bank, Deposit $203.00
COMMISSIONERS OF TRUST FUNDS
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COMMISSIONERS OF TRUST FUNDS In Account With Abbie J. Stearns Fund for Silent Poor
1940 Jan. 1
Principal
Income
Balance in Middlesex Institution for
Savings, Concord, Mass.
$1,225 05
$1,291 19
Interest
50 09
$1,341 28
Selectmen's order
48 00
Dec. 31 Balance, $2,518.33
$1,225 05
$1,293 28
COMMISSIONERS OF TRUST FUNDS In Account With Donald Gordon Recreation Fund
1940
Principal
Income
Jan.
1 Balance in Middlesex Institution for Savings, Concord, Mass. $5,194 75
$242 54
Interest
107 03
$349 57
Paid Parent Teachers' Asso-
ciation for Playground ... $75 00
July 4th Celebration Comm. 150 00
225 00
Dec. 31
Balance, $5,319.32
$5,194 75
$124 57
COMMISSIONERS OF TRUST FUNDS In Account With The Grammar School Fund
1940
Middlesex Institution for Savings,
Concord, Mass ..
$722 00
$18 17
Cambridge Savings Bank
495 52
12 38
$1,217 52
$30 55
Paid to Town of Lincoln
0
$30 55
ʻ
Principal
Income
C. LEE TODD, Chairman, F. WINCHESTER DENIO, FREDERICK M. SEEGER, Commissioners.
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ANALYSIS OF EXPENDITURES
Percentages are figured from amounts indicated in the Auditor's Report but do not include refunds or amounts ex- pended from Federal Funds.
Percentage
Cemetery
0.8
Fire
2.4
Public Health
2.1
Highway
18.4
Highway Machinery
3.1
Highway Chapter 90
4.1
Library
1.4
Miscellaneous
2.0
Moth and Tree
1.8
Police
2.0
Salary
4.4
Schools
36.3
Schools, Vocational
1.0
Street Light
3.8
Town Hall
2.3
Veterans' Aid
0.9
Welfare
2.5
Old Age Assistance
5.1
Aid to Dependent Children
3.2
Insurance
1.0
Middlesex Hospital Assessment
0.9
Election Expense
0.2
Fourth of July Celebration
0.3
Total
100
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OVERLAY ACCOUNT
OVERLAY ACCOUNT
1937 Overlay Account
Balance in 1937 Overlay Account December 31, 1940 $67 35
1938 Overlay Account
1938 Overlay Balance January 1, 1940
$1,047 61
1938 Abatements made in 1940 692 05
Balance in 1938 Overlay Account December 31, 1940
$355 56
1939 Overlay Account
1939 Overlay Balance January 1, 1940
$145 10
1939 Abatements made in 1940 172 37
1939 Overlay Deficit December 31, 1940
$27 27
1940 Overlay Account
1940 Overlay Assessment
$3,649 40
1940 Abatements made in 1940 2,978 38
Balance in 1940 Overlay Account December 31, 1940
$671 02
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REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS
Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
The snow storm of February 14, 1940, was the worst storm of the year. The V type plow, which we had purchased second handed, was used in this storm and worked so well that we plan to buy a new V plow for one of the smaller trucks.
The roads in general were not too badly affected by the winter except for the settlement on the water ditches. Tower Road, however, was the exception and it was so rough and in such poor shape that it had to be gravelled and resurfaced. It had been intended to resurface Trapelo Road but this money was spent on Tower Road. Consequently, Trapelo Road is still in poor shape and it is intended to start rebuilding of this road this year. It is expected that State and County aid will be available for this work.
A new two-ton International truck was bought to replace the Chevrolet and is proving to be very satisfactory. In the summer, surface treatments were carried on as usual except that we experimented with different methods of spreading the sand. It is recommended that a mechanized sand spreader be purchased this year to be used for this purpose. Various culverts were installed and repaired. Where some of the old wooden fence was in need of repair, the shoulders were widened and concrete posts and guard rail installed. The work of widening and resurfacing Mill Street was started this year and it is planned to continue this project in 1941.
Under Chapter 90 Maintenance, the surface of Old Bedford Road was treated and a section of the shoulders on Concord Road was rebuilt. Sections of Concord Road and South Great Road were resurfaced with asphalt and pea stone.
Respectfully submitted, EDMUND W. GILES, Superintendent of Streets.
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REPORT OF WATER COMMISSIONERS
REPORT OF WATER COMMISSIONERS
The Board organized with the choice of Sumner Smith, Chairman, and Sidney G. MacRae, Secretary.
Bids were received for the installation of a new centrifugal pump to replace the Rumsey pump at the Pumping Station. After careful consideration of all the proposals, the Board awarded the contract to the Dayton-Dowd Pump Co., of Quincy, Illinois, at a price of $2,818.00. The pump is a single stage type and is rated to deliver 750 gallons of water per minute, operating at 1750 R. P. M. against a total gauge head of 195 ft. It is normally driven by a 50 H. P. electric motor but also can be attached to Ford Mercury gasoline en- gine which is for use in case of electric power failure. A water primer is also attached to the pump so that it can be oper- ated completely independent of any electric power. In view of our experience after the hurricane of September 21, 1938, and the present unsettled world conditions, this standby unit was deemed to be necessary to insure for the Town, as far as possible, an adequate supply of water. Following is data of a test conducted on October 22, 1940, with the gasoline engine:
With unit operating at electric motor speed (1750 R.P.M.)
Discharge pressure 82 1bs.
Suction
10.5 in. vacuum
Capacity
1.26 MGD
Speed
1750 RPM
With wide open throttle:
Discharge pressure
92 lbs.
Suction
12 in. vacuum
Capacity
1445 MGD
Speed
1850 RPM
The amount of water pumped by the gasoline engine greatly exceeded the figure quoted in the bid. It was esti- mated that the capacity would be between 600 and 650 gallons per minute and in the test conducted 1.445 MGD or 1,000 gallons per minute was the actual quantity of water
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pumped. The water was measured with the Venturi Meter which had been overhauled and tested on September 6, 1940. A silencer is attached to the gasoline engine which makes its operation nearly as quiet as the electric motor. The Board is very well satisfied with the installation and operation of this new unit.
On Lewis Street 384 ft. of 6" cement lined cast iron pipe was laid replacing the old 4" main. All house services were reconnected and a hydrant installed. All the house services on Lincoln Road were connected to the 8" main installed last year under the PWA project. Maps and sketches of all the new installations will be completed this year.
The Board recommends that the 4 inch pipe on Concord Road, starting at Gately's Corner, so called, be renewed with an 8 inch cement lined cast iron pipe. This pipe has been in use for thirty-seven years and is inadequate to supply water for domestic use during the summer months and en- tirely inadequate for purposes of fire protection. The Board met with the Fire Engineers to discuss questions of adequate water supply in the various localities and this renewal was decided upon as the one most necessary for the present.
In December notice was received from the State Dept. of Public Health that all permits for Sandy Pond were to be revoked and no further permits issued. As a consequence, no persons are permitted to enter upon Sandy Pond for any reason whatsoever. This closing of water supplies is universal throughout the State and is connected with the defense program. It is possible that a restricted use may be permitted in 1941 during the spring and summer months.
The Board itemizes the following budget which is requested be appropriated for the year 1941 :
Power
$2,500 00
Salary
1,025 00
Census
100 00
Maps
250 00
Repairs and maintenance
1,000 00
Bond payment
5,000 00
Interest
500 00
Services and renewals 200 00
Legal
300 00
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Miscellaneous
750 00
Concord Road renewal
4,500 00
Total
$16,125 00
Respectfully submitted,
SUMNER SMITH, JOHN J. KELLIHER, SIDNEY G. MACRAE.
Statistics
1. Replaced 384 ft. of 4 in. pipe with 6 in. main.
2. Discontinued, none.
3. Total now in use 29.19 miles
4. No. hydrants added, 1.
5. No. hydrants now in use, 169.
6. No. stop gates added, 1.
7. No. stop gates now in use, 255.
8. No. blow-offs now in use, 27.
9. Range of pressure on mains, 40-100 lbs.
10. Total gallons pumped, 125,058,900.
11. No. services renewed, 22.
12. No. services added, 12.
13. Total now in use, 492.
14. No. meters now in use, 15.
WATER DEPARTMENT REPORT For the Year ending December 31, 1940
Receipts
Balance, January 1, 1940
$1,061 22
Operating
Rates
$13,534 70
Meter
401 63
Total
13,936 33
Sundry:
Service Connections
102 26
Water Liens and Costs
516 88
Tax Title Account
25 34
Damage Refund
45 00
From PWA Project
3,449 71
Total 4,139 19
$19,136 74
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Expenses
Operating:
Expense
$867 81
Power
1,982 11
Salaries
1,025 00
Repairs and Renewals
5,078 68
Construction
127 34
Total
$9,080 94
Sundry:
Town of Lincoln Payment of Loan 1,538 39
Refund account rates 3 40
Transfer to General Account for Bonds due December 1, 1940
5,000 00
Interest on bonds due.
562 50
Balance on deposit, December 31, 1940
2,951 51
Total
$10,055 80
$19,136 74
Capital Account Assets
Construction
$231,484 96
Accounts due
1,177 14
Cash
2,951 51
$235,613 61
Liabilities
Surplus
$235,613 61
$235,613 61
Tax Titles Account Water Liens Interest and
Costs to be added
$60 00
WARWICK V. HARRIS, Treasurer.
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH
To the Board of Selectmen:
At the first meeting of the Board for 1940, held on March 11, the Board organized for the year, electing Dr. De- Normandie, Chairman, and Mr. Conant, Clerk. Mr. John J. Kelliher was nominated inspector of slaughtering, Dr. McGlinchey was elected milk inspector and Mrs. Ober was reappointed as nurse and the Board's agent. Dr. DeNormandie was appointed to the Nursing Committee.
A license was issued to 1 masseuse.
Seven licenses were granted for the transportation of garbage through the Town.
The following piggeries were licensed: Manuel Silva, 500; Boyce Brothers, 100; John Wilson, 100; E. S. Coburn, 75; John McHugh, 50; Nicholas Catoni, 50. With the exception of 1 piggery they have all been kept reasonably clean.
Eighteen licenses for the sale of milk were granted. The examinations of the milk throughout the year have been satisfactory except in 1 farm where the bacteria count was consistently high.
The clinic for the inoculation of dogs against rabies was held on May 25. In spite of the fact that the Board sent postal cards to all dog owners notifying them of the date, only 49 dogs were inoculated.
This year, because of the fact that an owner did not license his dog and that dog bit a person, the Town was obliged to pay $33.95 for inoculation against rabies. In previous reports the Board has called attention to the fact that this might occur if dogs were not promptly licensed. If this is not done, large and unnecessary expense may be forced upon the Town. Therefore we urge again that the Town insist upon prompt licensing of all dogs.
Except for an epidemic of measles, relatively few diseases dangerous to the public health have been reported. The fol- lowing is the list of reported cases: Measles, 63; chickenpox, 5; whooping cough, 5; mumps, 2; scarlet fever, 3; lobar pneu- monia, 2; dogbite, 9; gonorrhea, 2.
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The Board has repeatedly called the attention of the citizens to the fact that mild cases of contagious diseases are not reported and has asked for their co-operation in reporting all casis of contagious diseases. Unless proper quarantine is maintained, serious results may occur.
The Well Child Conference was again very successful. There were 51 new cases and 34 old cases, with a total attend- ance of 163.
Inoculation against diphtheria was given to 69 children, 17 children had Schick tests and 15 children were vaccinated. The Board again thanks all the members of Mrs. Briggs , committee for their continued help. The Conference still continues under the efficient direction of Dr. John A. V. Davies.
Respectfully submitted,
ROBERT L. DENORMANDIE, ROBERT D. DONALDSON, RICHARD K. CONANT.
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REPORT OF THE CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS
REPORT OF THE CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS
The usual general care of the three cemeteries was given during the year including mowing, raking, cleaning and trim- ming of the trees.
The necessary headstones were raised, straightened and reset.
The wall at the Arbor Vitae Cemetery was rebuilt because of the destruction caused by tree roots and frost.
The total burials in the new cemetery were sixteen; the Arbor Vitae one. There was one removal.
Eight lots in the new cemetery were sold during the past year amounting to $365.00 which was deposited in the cemetery fund.
We are asking for an appropriation of $850.00, $300.00 to be taken from the cemetery fund, for general care in the three cemeteries. The additional $50.00 to be used to fill in the holes in the Town Hall Cemetery.
We have tried during the year to keep the hedge of the Arbor Vitae Cemetery as well as possible by removing snow, cutting out the old branches, etc.
We appreciate the interest shown and the suggestions sub- mitted to us by the Lincoln Garden Club during the year.
Respectfully submitted,
EDWARD F. FLINT, GEORGE E. CUNNINGHAM, SIDNEY G. MACRAE.
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REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
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Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
The Board of Fire Engineers herewith submit their Annual Report for year ending December 31, 1940.
Force
The Department consists of the following: Chief, seven engineers and thirty-six call men.
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