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16 20
Edgar Browning
8 55
Robert Meyer
2 70
12,450 85
Miscellaneous:
Boston Edison Co.
$2,314 52
Metcalf & Eddy, Service
1,400 00
Rice's Garage
. 330 23
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Town of Concord, Treating Pond
$226 18
Tracey's Station, Gasoline
204 90
Coffin & Richardson
150 00
L. Cavelier, Welding.
70 10
New Eng. Tel. & Tel. Co.
34 23
Globe Newspaper Co., Advertising
32 80
F. W. Dodge Corp., Advertising Proposal . .
25 90
Bar y Printing Co.
16 50
Edward Macleod, Labor
16 00
Lincoln Auto Service, Repairs
10 55
John Moreau, Labor on Tools
4 25
Boston & Maine R.R., Express
3 07
Laffin's Express, Express
2 30
Mary E. Causer, Postage.
2 40
Town of Lincoln, Bonds and Interest
5,125 00
New Eng. Cemetery Service, Compressor ..
650 82
George E. Cunningham, Truck.
20 00
New Eng. Sand and Gravel Co.
4 50
$10,581 75
Total
$32,199 87
Unexpended Balance
5,450 13
Appropriation
$37,650 00
Reserve Account
Transferred to General Highways
$355 05
" Highway Machinery
266 57
" Town Hall
99 96
66
" Fire Department.
422 80
" Cemetery
450 00
" Police
5 01
" Election
4 00
" Legal Services
652 57
" Insurance
69 93
" Town Report
72 05
" Interest on Bonds
111 17
" Street Lights
72 90
Total
$2,582 01
Unexpended Balance
417 99
Appropriation
$3,000 00
Transfer to Schools
$266 02
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Recapitulation
Payments
Schools
$64,762 02
General Highway
20,305 05
Highway Chapter 90
7,804 52
Highway Chapter 90 Maintenance
2,986 32
Highway Machinery
2,966 57
Highway Chapter 90, 1946
1,681 56
Old Age Assistance
12,487 74
Old Age Assistance, Federal Grants.
7,013 99 254 80
Street Lights
4,412 90
Board of Health
4,020 86
Fire Department
3,854 80
Police Department
6,064 01
Town Hall
4,291 96
Moth and Tree Department
2,972 35
Insurance
2,519 93
Library
2,509 11
Cemetery
1,814 60
Selectmen
2,434 53
Collector's
1,636 19
Summer Playground and Ball Field.
1,097 34
Legal Services
1,566 02
Public Welfare
792 66
Assessors
725 33
Treasurer
548 77
Assessors Special
458 33
Town Clerk
281 99
Election and Registration
514 00
Schools Vocational
198 59
Finance Committee
10 00
Building Inspector
214 75
Board of Appeals
242 64
Rent of Dump
200 00
Town Reports
832 05
Memorial Day
74 79
School Building Committee
4,099 62
Article 11
595 50
Planning Board
146 91
Auditor
150 00
Inspector of Animals
100 00
Articles 8 and 9
944 00
Bonds and Interest
5,236 17
Purchase of School Site
12,000 00
Wills and Deeds
12 20
Fire Trucks
12,500 00
Payment of Bonds
50,000 00
Motor Vehicle Excise Refund
20 09
Real Estate Refund
16 50
County Tax
7,267 26
Interest
111 17
Dog Tax
711 00
State Tax
4,117 74
Middlesex Sanatorium
1,127 22
Total
Water Department
$263,706 45 32,199 87
Old Age Assistance Administration, Federal Grants
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TOWN OF LINCOLN
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Department of Corporations and Taxation Division of Accounts
May 7, 1947.
To the Board of Selectmen: Mr. Sumner Smith, Chairman, Lincoln, Massachusetts.
Gentlemen:
I submit herewith my report of an audit of the books and accounts of the Town of Lincoln for the year ending Decem- ber 31, 1946, made in accordance with the provisions of Chap- ter 44, General Laws. This is in the form of a report made to me by Mr. Herman B. Dine, Assistant Director of Accounts.
Very truly yours,
FRANCIS X. LANG, Director of Accounts.
FXL:MMH
Mr. Francis X. Lang Director of Accounts Department of Corporations and Taxation
State House, Boston
Sir:
In accordance with your instructions, I have made an audit of the books and accounts of the Town of Lincoln for the year ending December 31, 1946, and report thereon as follows:
The records of financial transactions of the several depart- ments receiving or disbursing money for the Town were ex- amined and checked for the period of the audit.
The selectmen's records of appropriations and expenditures therefrom were analyzed and checked with the Town Clerk's records of financial votes passed at Town Meetings and with the Finance Committee's authorizations of transfers from the reserve fund.
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Ledger accounts were compiled, and a balance sheet, show- ing the financial condition of the Town on December 31, 1946, was prepared and is appended to this report.
The books and accounts of the Town Treasurer were exam- ined and checked in detail. The recorded receipts were analyzed and compared with the records in the several de- partments collecting money for the Town and with other sources from which money was paid into the Town Treasury, while the payments were checked with the Selectmen's orders authorizing the disbursement of Town funds.
The cash books were footed, and the cash balance on Feb- ruary 4, 1947, was verified by reconciliation of the bank balances with statements furnished by the banks of deposit and by examination of the savings bank books.
The payments on account of maturing debt and interest were proved with the amounts falling due and were checked with the cancelled securities and coupons on file.
The records of the several trust and investment funds were examined and checked. The income was proved, the dis- bursements were verified, and the trust fund balances as of February 4, 1947, were reconciled by examination of the securities and the savings bank books representing the invest- ment of the funds.
The books and accounts of the Tax Collector were examined and checked. The tax and water accounts outstanding at the time of the previous examination and all subsequent commit- ment lists were audited and compared with the warrants for their collection. The payments to the Treasurer were verified, the abatements were checked with the records of abatements granted, and the cash balance on February 4, 1947, was verified by actual count of cash in the office.
Verification notices were mailed to a number of persons whose names appeared on the books as owing money to the Town and from the replies received thereto it appears that the outstanding accounts, as listed, are correct.
The Town Clerk's records of dog and sporting licenses were examined, the payments to the State being verified by com- parison with the receipts on file and the payments to the Treasurer being compared with the Treasurer's cash book.
The surety bonds furnished by town officials for the faithful
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performance of their duties were examined and found to be in proper form.
The records of licenses and permits issued by the Select- men and the health department, as well as the records of all other departments collecting money for the Town, were checked and the payments to the Treasurer were verified.
There are appended to this report, in addition to the bal- ance sheet referred to, tables showing a reconciliation of the Treasurer's and the Collector's cash, summaries of the tax, departmental, and water accounts, as well as tables showing the transactions and condition of the several trust and in- vestment funds.
While engaged in making the audit, cooperation was re- ceived from the several officials of the Town, for which, on behalf of my assistants and for myself, I wish to express appreciation.
Rexpectfully submitted,
HERMAN B. DINE, Assistant Director of Accounts.
HBD:MMH
REPORT OF STATE AUDITOR
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TOWN OF LINCOLN Balance Sheet - December 31, 1946
GENERAL ACCOUNTS
Assets
Cash :
General
$87,515 14
Water
26,175 31
$113,690 45
Accounts Receivable:
Taxes:
Levy of 1941:
Real Estate
$13 20
Levy of 1942:
Real Estate
6 25
Levy of 1943:
Real Estate
6 00
Levy of 1944:
Real Estate
6 25
Levy of 1945:
Personal Property
$264 21
Real Estate
1,280 50
1,544 71
Levy of 1946:
Personal Property
$414 40
Real Estate
4,152 24
4,566 64
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes:
Levy of 1946
30 20
Water Department:
Water Rates 1946
530 03
Aid to Highways:
State
$3,278 23
County
2,518 64
5,796 87
Underestimates 1946:
State Parks and Reservations Assessment ..
$69 73
County Tax
92 54
162 27
Due from Cemetery Investment Fund Revenue 1947.
25 00
1,665 00
$128,042 87
6,143 05
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Liabilities and Reserves
Dog Licenses - Due County $16 80
Road Machinery Fund 1,384 04
Julian DeCordova School Equipment Fund .
12,088 21
Julian DeCordova School Equipment Fund Income
236 58
Sale of Real Estate Fund.
2,500 00
Old Age Assistance Recovery
160 00
Federal Grants:
Old Age Assistance:
Assistance
$266 25
Administration
49 68
$315 93
Aid to Dependent Children :
Aid
$115 31
Administration
6 62
121 93
437 86
Unexpended Appropriation Balances:
Assessors' Maps .
$699 89
Highways - Chapter 90, Construction
1,683 71
Highway Heavy Duty Truck
1,187 25
Highway Pick-up Truck
26 00
Highway Sickle Mower
150 00
Dental Clinic
948 80
Town Hall Stage Curtain
51 86
Skating Rink
3,250 00
Fire Engines
12,500 00
Wills and Deeds
250 00
Schoolhouse Site
12,000 00
Schoolhouse Building Committee
5,000 00
Reserve Fund - Overlay Surplus
Overlays Reserved for Abatement of Taxes:
Levy of 1941
$13 20
Levy of 1942
6 25
Levy of 1943
6 00
Levy of 1944
6 25
Levy of 1945
1,544 71
Levy of 1946
2,180 25
3,756 66
Revenue Reserved Until Collected:
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax
$30 20
Water
530 03
Aid to Highways
5,796 87
6,357 10
37,747 51 18,372 04
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Surplus Revenue:
General
$18,810 76
Water
26,175 31
$44,986 07
$128,042 87
DEBT ACCOUNTS
Net Funded Debt
$10,000 00
Water Mains Loan 1938
$10,000 00
TRUST AND INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS
Trust and Investment Funds, Cash and Securi-
ties
$277,774 35
$277,774 35
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds
$9,954 93
Cemetery Investment Fund
3,749 24
Post-War Rehabilitation Fund
54,176 25
John H. Pierce Hospital and Park Fund
34,799 75
Bemis Lecture Fund
32,607 05
Julian DeCordova Fund
17,070 87
Julian DeCordova School Equipment Fund
24,841 74
Donald Gordon Recreation Fund
5,740 11
Grammar School Fund
1,217 52
Abbie J. Stearns Silent Poor Fund.
2,666 44
Charles S. Smith High School Fund
81,123 09
Julia Bemis Library Fund
684 05
Codman Library Fund
677 59
John H. Pierce Library Fund
1,114 57
George Russell Library Fund
415 74
Abbie J. Stearns Library Fund
1,930 00
George C. Tarbell Library Fund
3,138 38
Hattie Hoar Howard Library Fund
100 00
David W. Mann Library Fund,
146 00
Hugh Anthony Gaskill Fund
158 89
Abbie J. Stearns Special Library Fund
1,367 44
Library Funds - Undistributed Income.
94 70
$277,774 35
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REPORT OF COMMISSIONERS OF TRUST FUNDS
Bemis Lecture Fund Cash Account
Cash balance at January 1, 1947
$813 85
Add: Income received in 1947:
U. S. A. bond interest
$541 52
Other bond interest
337 50
Savings bank interest.
19 86
898 88
Proceeds of sale of $3,000 U. S. Treasury 212's 1972-67, sold. 3,028 13
$4,740 86
Deduct: Paid for lectures and entertainments:
January 24, Bradford Washburn
$165 00
February 28, Harold Putnam
75 00
March 14, Wesley Boynton
250 00
April 11, William H. Upson
150 00
April 25, Capt. George W. Bailey, Jr.
75 00
October 24, Giles M. S. Tod
100 00
November 21, Donald Wyman
85 00
December 12, William Johannes Pinard
100 00
Total paid for lectures
$1,000 00
Expenses:
Safe deposit box rental
5 00
D-R Mailing Service, notices and printing
89 37
Other printing and postage
49 14
O. C. Wood, janitor services
20 26
Accrued interest paid on bonds purchased . .
9 75
Total Income deductions
$1,175 52
$1,000 U. S. A. Series "G" 212's due 1959
1,000 00
$2,000 Southern Pacific Equipment Trust
Series "Q" 214's due 1954
1,981 29
4,154 81
Cash balance at December 31, 1947
$586 05
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COMMISSIONERS OF TRUST FUNDS
Cash and Securities at December 31, 1947
Cash on hand $586 05
$3,000 Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe General 4's 1995 3,000 00
3,000 Louisville & Nashville R. R., A. K. & C. Division First 4's 1955 3,000 00
3,000 New England Power Co. 314's 1961
3,000 00
2,000 Southern Pacific R. R. Equipment Trust Series "A" 2 14's due 1954 1,981 29
11,000 U. S. A. Series "G" 212's due September 1, 1956 11,000 00
3,000 U. S. A. Series "G" 21/2's due April 1, 1957 . 3,000 00
4,800 U. S. A. Series "G" 212's due May 1, 1957 4,800 00
1,000 U. S. A. Series "G" due November 1, 1959 1,000 00
Middlesex Institution for Savings
993 20
Total Cash, securities and savings deposits at December 31 $32,360 54
Accumulated Income
$539 21
Principal
31,821 33
$32,360 54
Julian A. DeCordova Museum and Park Fund
Cash Account
Cash balance at January 1, 1947 $3,998 29
Add: Proceeds of redemption of $2,000 maturity value U. S. Series "F" bonds due May 1, 1957 1,508 00
$5,506 29
Deduct: Advances to deCordova Museum and Park account pending receipt of income from Trustees under will of Julian A. deCordova 4,373 46
Cash balance at December 31, 1947
$1,132 83
Cash and Securities at December 31, 1947
Cash on hand $1,132 83
$8,000 U. S. A. Series "F" bonds due May 1, 1957, at cost (including $2,000 in process of redemption) 5,920 00
$7,052 83
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deCordova School Equipment Fund
Cash Account
Cash on hand, January 1, 1947
$6 18
Add: Income received in 1947:
U. S. A. bond interest, income portion
$381 45
Savings bank interest 156 78
Dividends.
56 25
594 48
U. S. A. bond interest credited to Princi- pal to amortize purchase premiums.
7 57
Proceeds of sale of $3,000 U. S. Treasury 212's 1972-67 3,028 12
$3,636 35
Deduct: Accrued interest paid at purchase of bonds ..
$11 88
Net income of 1947 paid to General Funds, Town of Lincoln 582 60
Bonds purchased:
$1,000 U. S. A. Series "G" 21/2's due November 1, 1959 1,000 00
$1,000 Northern Pacific Railroad Prior Lien 4's 1997 1,019 27
$1,000 Southern Pacific Railroad Equipment Trust Series "Q", 214's due 1954
990 65
3,604 40
Cash balance at December 31, 1947
$31 95
Cash and Securities at December 31, 1947
Cash on hand
$31 95
Savings bank deposits:
Cambridge Savings Bank.
3,689 21
Middlesex Institution for Savings
3,689 20
$10,000 U. S. A. Series "G" 212's due April 1, 1958
10,000 00
1,000 U. S. A. Series "G" 212's due November 1, 1959
1,000 00
3,000 U. S. Treasury 214's due 1959-62 3,060 12
1,000 Northern Pacific R. R. Prior Lien 4's 1997
1,019 27
1,000 Southern Pacific Equip. Trust 214's 1954
990 65
25 shares First National Bank of Boston capital stock 1,457 15
Total Cash and Securities at December 31, 1947 $24,937 55
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COMMISSIONERS OF TRUST FUNDS
Donald Gordon Recreation Fund
Cash Account
Cash balance at January 1, 1947
$150 00
Add: Income received in 1947:
U. S. A. bond interest
$75 00
Savings bank interest
52 06
127 06
$277 06
Deduct: Savings bank interest allowed to ac-
cumulate
52 06
Cash balance at December 31, 1947
$225 00
Cash and Securities at December 31, 1947
Cash on hand
$225 00
$3,000 U. S. A. Series "G" 21/2's due January 1, 1954
3,000 00
Middlesex Institution for Savings
2,642 17
Total cash and securities at December 31, 1947
$5,867 17
Accumulated income.
$672 42
Principal
5,194 75
$5,867 17
The Grammar School Fund
Cash Account
1947 income paid to General Funds of Town:
Middlesex Institution for Savings
$14 51
Cambridge Savings Bank
11 14
$25 65
Savings bank deposits at December 31, 1947 :
Middlesex Institution for Savings
$722 00
Cambridge Savings Bank.
495 52
$1,217 52
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Lincoln Library Trust Funds Cash Account
Cash balance at January 1, 1947
$340 70
Add: Income received in 1947:
Julia A. Bemis Fund
$13 74
Codman Fund
11 49
Hugh Anthony Gaskill Fund
3 16
John H. Pierce Fund
27 29
George Russell Fund
8 34
Abbie J. Stearns Fund
43 69
Abbie J. Stearns Special Fund
27 34
George G. Tarball Fund
77 77
Library General Funds, on deposit
4 06
216 88
$557 58
Deduct: Paid to N. F. Brisson for shrubs, paid from Mann Fund
$40 30
Paid to Edith B. Farrar, Librarian, income from John H. Pierce Library Fund
27 29
Paid for books
39 28
106 87
Cash balance at December 31, 1947
$450 71
Cash and Securities at December 31, 1947
Julia A. Bemis Fund :
Middlesex Institution for Savings
$684 05
Codman Fund:
Middlesex Institution for Savings
$74 59
U. S. A. Series "G" 212's due 1955
400 00
474 59
Hugh Anthony Gaskill Fund:
Middlesex Institution for Savings
158 89
John H. Pierce Library Fund:
Middlesex Institution for Savings
$114 57
U. S. A. Series "G" 21/2's due 1955 1,000 00
1,114 57
George Russell Fund:
Middlesex Institution for Savings 415 74
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COMMISSIONERS OF TRUST FUNDS
Abbie J. Stearns Library Fund:
Middlesex Institution for Savings $930 00
U. S. A. Series "G" 212's due 1955 .... 1,000 00 $1,930 00
Abbie J. Stearns Special Fund :
Middlesex Institution for Savings 1,367 44
George G. Tarbell Fund:
Middlesex Institution for Savings $138 38
U. S. A. Series "G" 21/2's due 1955
3,000 00
3,138 38
Hattie Hoar Howard Fund:
Cash on deposit
100 00
David W. Mann Fund:
Cash on deposit
105 70
Total Library Trust Funds
$9,489 36
General Funds of Library, on deposit on Boston Five Cents Savings Bank
203 00
Accumulated income at December 31, 1947
245 01
Total cash, savings deposits and securities at December 31, 1947
$9,937 37
Note: In previous reports the deposit in the Boston Five Cents Savings Bank has been incorrectly listed as a part of the Codman Fund.
John H. Pierce Legacy
Cash Account
Cash balance at January 1, 1947
$1,535 86
Receipts of 1947:
Income received - U. S. A. bond interest . . $453 78
-Savings bank interest ... 170 30
-Annuity u/w John H. Pierce . 3,000 00
- Robert M. Pierce per
agreement with Town 495 00
4,119 08
Refund of payments made per order Selectmen Proceeds sale of $7,500 U. S. A. 212's 1972-67 7,570 31
90 90
$13,316 15
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Disbursements:
Payments per order Selectmen:
Well-Child Clinic.
$132 50
Dental Clinic
186 25
Hospital and Medical aid
1,297 93
Work on grounds.
35 10
Legal expenses, per court order
1,186 35
Accrued interest paid on bonds purchased . . 23 75
Savings bank interest allowed to accumulate
170 30
Cost of bonds purchased
6,519 82
$9,552 00
Cash balance at December 31, 1947
$3,764 15
Cash and Securities at December 31, 1947
Cash on hand
$3,764 15
$11,000 U. S. A. Series "G" 212's due September 1, 1956 11,000 00
2,500 U. S. A. Series "G" 21/2's due November 1, 1959
2,500 00
8,500 U. S. A. Series "F" due April 1, 1958, at cost
6,290 00
2,000 Northern Pacific R. R. Prior Lien 4's January 1, 1997
2,038 53
2,000 Southern Pacific Equipment Trust 214's October 1, 1954
1,981 29
Middlesex Institution for Savings
4,929 14
Wakefield Savings Bank
2,654 98
Provident Institution for Savings.
1,060 07
$36,218 16
Post-War Rehabilitation Fund
Cash Account
Cash balance at January 1, 1947
$706 25
Add: Income received in 1947:
U. S. A. bond and note interest 113 14
U. S. A. 78% notes matured 23,000 00
$23,819 39
Deduct: U. S. A. notes and bond purchased
23,740 00
Cash balance at December 31, 1947
$79 39
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Cash and Securities at December 31, 1947
Cash on hand
$79 39
$500 U. S. A. Series "G" 21/2's due April 1, 1955. 500 00
13,500 U. S. A. Series "F" due March 1, 1957, at cost 9,990 00
27,000 U. S. A. Series "F" due May 1, 1957, at cost 19,980 00
1,000 U. S. A. Series "F" due April 1, 1959, at cost 740 00
13,000 U. S. A. 78% Certificates due April 1, 1948 13,000 00
10,000 U. S. A. 78% Certificates due June 1, 1948
10,000 00
Total cash and securities at December 31, 1947
$54,289 39
Appropriations by Town, 1943-1945
$53,500 00
Increment
789 39
$54,289 39
Note: Liquidating value of U. S. A. Series "F" and "G" bonds at December 31, 1947, was $540.50 in excess of book value.
Charles Sumner Smith School and Playground Fund
Cash Account
Cash balance at January 1, 1947
$55 70
Add: Income received in 1947:
U. S. A. bond interest $937 50
Savings bank interest. 273 47
1,210 97
$6,500 U. S. A. Series "C" bonds matured
6,500 00
$7,766 67
Deduct: Safe deposit box rent $5 00
Savings bank interest allowed to ac- cumulate
273 47
Purchase of $10,000 maturity value U. S. A. Series "F" bonds ... 7,400 00
7,678 47
Cash balance at December 31, 1947
$88 20
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Cash and Securities at December 31, 1947
Cash on hand $88 20
Savings bank deposits:
Boston Five Cents Savings Bank
4,420 21
Middlesex Institution for Savings 5,790 20
Warren Institution for Savings
3,669 45
U. S. A. Savings Bonds: (at cost)
$25,000 Series "F" due September 1, 1955 18,500 00
1,000 Series "F" due November 1, 1956
740 00
6,000 Series "F" due May 1, 1957
4,440 00
700 Series "F" due October 1, 1957
518 00
1,200 Series "F" due December 1, 1958
888 00
9,000 Series "F" due June 1, 1959
6,660 00
1,000 Series "F" due October 1, 1959
740 00
26,500 Series "G" due October 1, 1954 26,500 00
11,000 Series "G" due September 1, 1956.
11,000 00
Total Cash and Securities at December 31, 1947
$83,954 06
Abbie J. Stearns Fund for the Silent Poor
Cash Account
Cash balance at January 1, 1947
$15 25
Add: Income received in 1947:
U. S. A. bond interest
$30 00
Savings bank interest.
29 16
59 16
$74 41
Deduct: Savings bank interest allowed to ac-
cumulate
29 16
Cash balance at December 31, 1947
$45 25
Cash and Securities at December 31, 1947
Cash on hand
$45 25
$1,200 U. S. A. Series "G" 212's due January 1, 1955
1,200 00
Middlesex Institution for Savings
1,480 35
$2,725 60
Unexpended Income
$1,500 55
Principal
1,225 05
$2,725 60
LEONARD C. LARRABEE, Chairman, HENRY DE C. WARD, CLEMENT C. SAWTELLE, Commissioners of Trust Funds.
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SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS
Owing to the heavy snowfall during the latter part of De- cember most of the time was spent on the removal of snow.
During the spring months we were able to carry on repair work, scraping and painting. Tarring and oiling were carried on during the summer months.
Chapter 90 work was carried on as in previous years. This work included tarring and oiling the roads.
900 feet of Trapelo Road, near DeNormandie's, has been completed. An additional 1,500 feet of Trapelo Road has been completed except smoothing of shoulders. It is recom- mended that the Town appropriate sufficient money with the State and County to complete the rebuilding of Trapelo Road as previously planned.
The Department needs a new truck and a new snow plow.
Respectfully submitted
THOMAS COAN, Superintendent of Streets.
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REPORT OF WATER COMMISSIONERS
During the past year the old line from Silva's corner to Nelson's was replaced with eight-inch pipe, which brings an adequate supply of water to the eastern end of North Great Road. Clark and Dingley were contractors for the job, and Metcalf and Eddy were the engineers.
Routine work of the Department included the treatment of Sandy Pond water during the spring and summer to ensure freedom from unpleasant taste or smell, the installation of nineteen new services and the renewal of eighteen old ones.
The Water Board feels that the payments to the Depart- ment by the Town for maintenance of hydrants, payments that were discontinued as an emergency financial aid to the Town in 1934, after having been made regularly for over thirty years, should be resumed. At the old rate of fifteen dollars a hydrant, such resumption would furnish the Depart- ment with nearly three thousand dollars a year, which would go a long way toward enabling the Board to carry out its pro- gram of maintenance and expansion of service without the need for any raising of special funds. This system of pay- ment for hydrants is that followed in other towns in Massa- chusetts.
The major piece of work contemplated by the Board for 1948 is the laying of pipe from Farrar Road to the Wayland line.
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REPORT OF WATER COMMISSIONERS
The Board estimates and recommends the following budget for 1948:
Power
$2,500 00
Salaries
1,025 00
Census
100 00
Bond Payment.
5,000 00
Interest
62 50
Maintenance and Repairs
2,812 00
Labor.
2,950 00
Testing and Treating Sandy Pond
250 00
Miscellaneous
107 00
Renewal of Pipe
10,000 00
$24,806 50
New Pick-up Truck
983 50
$25,790 00
Respectfully submitted,
SUMNER SMITH, JOHN J. KELLIHER, ROBERT W. SCOTT, Water Commissioners.
Statistics
1. Pipe now in use, 29.19 miles.
2. Number of hydrants now in use, 170.
3. Number of stop-gates now in use, 256.
4. Number of blow-offs now in use, 27.
5. Range of pressure on mains, 40-100 lbs.
6. Total gallons pumped, 128,006,400.
7. Number of services added, 19.
8. Number of services renewed, 18.
9. Number of services now in use, 511.
10. Number of meters now in use, 13.
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TOWN OF LINCOLN
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH
At the last Town election Dr. Norton was re-elected to the Board for a three-year term.
On March 13 the Board met and organized for the year. Dr. DeNormandie was elected chairman and Mr. Brinkerhoff, secretary. Dr Norton was appointed member of the nursing committee; Mrs. Ober, agent; Mr. William H. Davis, burial agent; and Mr. John J. Kelliher, inspector of slaughtering.
In the late summer, Mr. Brinkerhoff moved out of Town, thereby creating a vacancy on the Board. On September 22, the Selectmen and this Board, at a duly called meeting, elected by ballot Mr. George Wells to fill the vacancy until the next Town election.
The following cases, as required by law, have been reported: - German measles, 3; mumps, 5; chicken pox, 19; scarlet fever, 3; lobar penumonia, 1; dog bite, 9.
Because of unavoidable difficulties the mosquito control board did no work this past year. A successful beginning has been made and we urge that the project be continued.
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