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Refund
226 08
Total
$308,083 77
Water Account
25,727 84
Reserve Account
809 80
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REPORT OF STATE AUDITOR
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Department of Corporations and Taxation Division of Accounts
July 9, 1948.
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 December 31, 1947, made in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 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:GPT
Mr. Francis X. Lang Director of Accounts
Department of Corporations and Taxation
State House, Boston
Sir :
As directed by you, I have made an audit of the books and accounts of the Town of Lincoln for the year ending December 31, 1947, and submit the following report thereon:
The records of financial transactions of the several depart- ments receiving or disbursing money for the Town were examined and checked.
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. Ledger accounts were compiled, and a balance sheet, showing the financial condition of the Town on Decem- ber 31, 1947, was prepared and is appended to this report.
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The books and accounts of the Town Treasurer were ex- amined and checked in detail. The recorded receipts were analyzed and compared with the records in the several depart- ments 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 authoriz- ing the expenditure of Town funds.
The Treasurer's cash balance on January 28, 1948 was proved by reconciliation of the bank balances with statements furnished by the banks of deposit and by examination of the savings bank books.
The payments made for maturing debt and interest were compared with the cancelled securities and coupons on file and with the amounts falling due.
The savings bank books and securities representing the in- vestments of the several trust and investment funds in custody of the Town Treasurer, the commissioners of trust funds, and the trustees were examined and listed. The income was proved, the disbursements were verified, and the trust fund balances were proved.
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- ments were audited and compared with the Assessors' and the water department warrants for their collection. The payments to the Treasurer were verified, the abatements were checked with the Assessors' records of abatements granted, and the cash balance on January 28, 1948 was verified by actual count of cash in the office.
The outstanding accounts were verified by mailing notices to a number of persons whose names appeared on the books as owing money to the Town, the replies received thereto indicat- ing that the accounts, as listed, are correct.
The financial records of the Town Clerk were examined and checked. The records of dog and sporting licenses issued were examined, the payments to the State and to the Town were verified, and the cash on hand was proved.
The surety bonds of the several officials required by law to furnish them for the faithful performance of their duties were examined and found to be in proper form.
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The records of licenses and permits issued by the Selectmen and the health department were examined and checked, the recorded collections being compared with the payments to the Treasurer.
In addition to the balance sheet referred to, there are ap- pended to this report 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 trust and investment funds.
During the progress of the audit cooperation was received from the several officials of the Town, for which, on behalf of my assistants and for myself, I wish to express appreciation.
Respectfully submitted,
HERMAN B. DINE, Assistant Director of Accounts.
HBD:GPT
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TOWN OF LINCOLN Balance Sheet - December 31, 1947
GENERAL ACCOUNTS Assets
Cash:
General
$81,876 76
Water
9,958 70
$91,835 46
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
$34 38
Real Estate
77 25
Levy of 1946:
Personal Property
$171 92
Real Estate
1,399 30
1,571 22
Levy of 1947:
Personal Property
$348 80
Real Estate
4,577 50
4,926 30
6,640 85
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise:
Levy of 1947
1,280 55
Water Rates 1947
493 96
Aid to Highways:
State
$4,847 78
County
2,921 61
7,769 39
25 00
Due from Cemetery Investment Fund
$108,045 21
111 63
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Liabilities and Reserves
Dog Licenses - Due County
$3 60
Road Machinery Fund 2,340 29
Julian DeCordova School Equipment Fund .
12,311 95
Julian DeCordova School Equipment Fund Income
594 18
Sale of Real Estate Fund .
2,500 00
Old Age Assistance Recovery
160 00
Federal Grants:
Old Age Assistance:
Administration .
$29 29
Assistance
182 84
$212 13
Aid to Dependent Children:
Administration
$6 62
Aid
115 31
121 93
Unexpended Appropriation Balances:
Highways - Chapter 90, Construction
$295 32
Highway - Heavy Duty Truck
1,187 25
Town Hall Heating
200 00
Town Barn Committee and Plans
1,000 00
Schoolhouse Building Committee
900 38
3,582 95
Overestimate 1947:
State Parks and Reservations Assessment
50 17
Reserve Fund - Overlay Surplus
17,237 15
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
111 63
Levy of 1946
1,571 22
Levy of 1947
2,125 11
3,839 66
Revenue Reserved Until Collected:
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise
$1,280 55
Water
493 96
Aid to Highways
7,769 39
9,543 90
Surplus Revenue:
General
$45,588 60
Water
9,958 70
$55,547 30
$108,045 21
334 06
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DEBT ACCOUNTS
Net Funded or Fixed Debt
$5,000 00
Water Mains Loan 1938
$5,000 00
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COMMISSIONERS OF TRUST FUNDS
REPORT OF COMMISSIONERS OF TRUST FUNDS
Bemis Lecture Fund Cash Account
Cash balance at January 1, 1948 $586 05
Add: Income received in 1948:
U.S.A. bond interest
$495 00
Other bond interest
382 50
Savings bank interest
19 86
897 36
$1,483 41
Deduct: Paid per order Fund Trustees:
February 20, Basil Milovsoross
$100 00
March 25, Edgar Rowe Snow
100 00
April 5, Apollo Club
200 00
October 25, Austen West
170 00
November 26, Dr. Richard Howard
75 00
Total for lectures.
$645 00
Printing and postage
145 51
Janitor service at lectures
16 45
806 96
Cash balance at December 31, 1948
$676 45
Cash and Securities at December 31, 1948
Cash on hand
$676 45
$3,000 Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe General 4's 1995.
3,000 00
3,000 Louisville & Nashville, A. K. & C. Division 4's 1955
3,000 00
3,000 New England Power Co. 314% 1961
3,000 00
2,000 Southern Pacific R. R. Equipment Trust "Q" 214% 1954
1,981 29
U. S. A. Series "G" bonds at cost:
Due September 1, 1956
11,000 00
Due April 1, 1957
3,000 00
Due May 1, 1957
4,800 00
Due November 1, 1959
1,000 00
Middlesex Institution for Savings
993 20
$32,450 94
Accumulated Income
$629 61
Principal
31,821 33
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DeCordova Museum and Park Fund
Cash Account
Cash balance at January 1, 1948 $1,132 83
Add: $2,000 U. S. A. Series "F" bonds due May 1, 1957 (cost $1,480 00) redeemed ... $1,508 00 Less: Advance to Museum and Park operating account, for current expenses 1,508 00
Repayment from Museum and Park operating account of advances made from this Fund in 1945 through 1948 for maintenance and upkeep, per order of Selectmen 15,405 62
Less: Deposited in savings banks
16,500 00
Cash balance at December 31, 1948
$38 45
Cash and Securities at December 31, 1948
Cash on hand
$38 45
U. S. A. Series "F" Savings bonds, due May 1, 1957, $6,000 maturity value, at cost.
4,440 00
Cambridge Savings Bank. 4,000 00
Natick Five Cents Savings Bank
2,500 00
Newton Savings Bank
4,000 00
Waltham Savings Bank
4,000 00
Whitman Savings Bank
2,000 00
$20,978 45
DeCordova School Equipment Fund
Cash Account
Cash on hand, January 1, 1948
$31 95
Add: Income received in 1948:
U. S. A. bond interest, income portion
$337 26
Other bond interest, income portion . .
62 10
Savings bank interest.
156 78
Dividends.
56 25
612 39
$644 34
Bond interest credited to Principal to amortize purchase premiums
5 64
$649 98
$16,538 45
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COMMISSIONERS OF TRUST FUNDS
Deduct: Net income of 1948 paid to Town of Lincoln
$612 39
Cash balance at December 31, 1948 $37 59
Cash and Securities at December 31, 1948
Cash on hand
$37 59
Cambridge Savings Bank. 3,689 21
Middlesex Institution for Savings 3,689 20
$10,000 U. S. A. Series "G" 21/2's due April 1, 1958
10,000 00
1,000 U. S. A. Series "G" 21/2's due November 1, 1959.
1,000 00
3,000 U. S. A. Treasury 214's due June 15, 1962-59
3,054 88
1,000 Northern Pacific R. R. P. L. 4's due January 1, 1997
1,018 87
1,000 Southern Pacific R. R. Series "Q" Equipment Trust 214's due October 1, 1954 990 65
25 shares First National Bank of Boston
1,457 15
$24,937 55
Donald Gordon Recreation Fund
Cash Account
Cash balance at January 1, 1948
$225 00
Add: Income received in 1948:
U. S. A. bond interest
$75 00
Savings bank interest.
53 10
128 10:
$353 10,
Deduct: July 4 celebration expenses:
23rd Infantry Band
$190 00
Prizes awarded
25 00
D-R Mailing Service, notices
13 47
$228 47
Savings bank interest allowed to ac-
cumulate
53 10
281 57
Cash balance at December 31, 1948
$71 53
Cash and Securities at December 31, 1948
Cash on hand
$71 53
Middlesex Institution for Savings
2,695 27
$3,000 U. S. A. Series "G" 21/2's due January 1, 1954
3,000 00
$5,766 80
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Accumulated income $572 05
Principal 5,194 75
$5,766 80
Grammar School Fund
Cash Account
1948 income paid to General Funds:
Cambridge Savings Bank. $11 14
Savings Bank Deposits at December 31, 1948
Middlesex Institution for Savings $722 00
Cambridge Savings Bank.
495 52
$1,217 52
Note: The Middlesex Institution for Savings deposit is on an annual interest payment basis. This interest is paid each January 2 covering interest for the previous year. For many years it has been the practice to show this payment as having been received in the previous year. The above report for 1948 includes only the interest actually received in 1948, less the payment from Middle- sex on January 2, 1948, which was shown in the 1947 report as having been received in that year.
Library Trust Funds
Cash Account
Cash balance at January 1, 1948 $450 71
Add: Income received in 1948:
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 Library Fund
43 69
Abbie J. Stearns Special Library Fund
27 34
George G. Tarbell Fund
77 77
C. Edgar and Elizabeth S. Wheeler Fund
18 59
General Library Funds
4 06
235 47
Estate of Elizabeth S. Wheeler, to estab- lish the C. Edgar and Elizabeth S. Wheeler Fund (see note) 1,235 46
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COMMISSIONERS OF TRUST FUNDS
Withdrawn from Middlesex Institution for Savings, Abbie J. Stearns Special Library Fund, to cover cost of The World Book over 1948 income from this Fund
$66 41
$1,988 05
Deduct: Purchase of The World Book, from the Abbie J. Stearns Special Library Fund $93 75
Purchase of other books, per order Library Trustees 141 95
Income from Pierce Library Fund paid to Edith B. Farrar, Librarian. Deposited in Middlesex Institution for Savings to establish Wheeler Fund 1,235 46
27 29
1,498 45
Cash balance at December 31, 1948
$489 60
Note: The will of Mrs. Wheeler provided several specific bequests in- cluding one of $2,000 00 to establish a Library Fund for the Lincoln Public Library, with the income therefrom to be used for the purchase of books. Due to the fact that the assets of the Estate after deducting expenses were insufficient to meet these bequests in full, each was scaled down proportionately.
Cash and Securities at December 31, 1948
Julia A. Bemis Fund:
Middlesex Institution for Savings
$684 05
Codman Fund:
Middlesex Institution for Savings. $74 59
U. S. A. Series "G" 21/2's due June 1, 1955 . 400 00
474 59
Hugh Anthony Gaskill Fund:
Middlesex Institution for Savings
$158 89
John H. Pierce Fund:
Middlesex Institution for Savings $114 57
U. S. A. Series "G" 212% due January 1, 1955 1,000 00
1,114 57
George Russell Fund:
Middlesex Institution for Savings 415 74
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Abbie J. Stearns Library Fund:
Middlesex Institution for Savings $930 00
U. S. A. Series "G" 212% due January 1, 1955 1,000 00
$1,930 00
Abbie J. Stearns Special Library Fund: Middlesex Institution for Savings 1,301 03
George G. Tarbell Fund:
Middlesex Institution for Savings. $138 38
U. S. A. Series "G" 21/2% due January 1, 1955 3,000 00
3,138 38
Hattie Hoar Howard Fund:
Cash on hand
100 00
David W. Mann Fund:
Cash on hand
105 70
C. Edgar and Elizabeth S. Wheeler Fund:
Middlesex Institution for Savings 1,235 46
Total trust fund principal $10,658 41
General Funds of Library, Boston Five Cents Savings Bank
203 00
Accumulated income from Trust funds
283 90
Total cash and securities at December 31, 1948
$11,145 31
John H. Pierce Legacy
Cash Account
Cash balance at January 1, 1948 $3,764 15
Receipts of 1948:
Income:
U. S. A. bond interest $337 50
Other bond interest, income portion
124 20
Savings bank interest
173 72
Robert M. Pierce, per agreement with Town
570 00
Annuity u/w John H. Pierce
3,000 00
4,205 42
Bond interest, amortization of purchase premium 80
Refunds of hospital and medical aid granted. 212 50
$8,182 87
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Disbursements:
Payments per order Selectmen :
Well-Child Clinic.
$357 34
Dental Clinic
227 00
Hospital and medical aid
2,808 46
Work on grounds
208 75
Clerical supplies.
2 00
$3,603 55
Purchase of $4,700 U. S. A. Series "F" bonds
3,478 00
Savings bank interest allowed to accumulate
173 72
$7,255 27
Cash balance at December 31, 1948
$927 60
Cash and Securities at December 31, 1948
Cash on hand
$927 60
U. S. A. bonds, at cost:
$11,000 Series "G" 212% due September 1, 1956 $11,000 00
2,500 Series "G" 21/2% due November 1, 1959 2,500 00
8,500 Series "F" due April 1, 1958 6,290 00
2,000 Series "F" due May 1, 1960
1,480 00
2,700 Series "F" due December 1, 1960
1,998 00
2,000 Northern Pacific R. R. Prior Lien 4's 1997
2,037 73
2,000 Southern Pacific R. R. Equipment Trust "Q" 214's 1954 1,981 29
Middlesex Institution for Savings
5,028 21
Provident Institution for Savings
1,081 37
Wakefield Savings Bank
2,708 33
$37,032 53
Post-War Rehabilitation Fund
Cash Account
Cash balance at January 1, 1948
$79 39
Add: Income received in 1948, U. S. A. bond interest and note interest 213 75
U. S. A. notes matured 23,000 00
U. S. A. Series "F" bonds redeemed (cost $26,270 00) . . 27,206 50
$50.499 64
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Deduct: Paid to Town of Lincolr, per appro- priations in Town Meeting:
Highway truck $1,500 00
Town Hall heating equipment 1,000 00
Center School toilets 2,750 00
Purchase of land for Highway
Equipment Building 1,000 00
New School 44,000 00
$50,250 00
Cash balance at December 31, 1948
$249 64
Cash and Securities at December 31, 1948
Cash on hand
$249 64
$6,000 U. S. A. Series "F" bonds due May 1, 1957 4,440 00
500 U. S. A. Series "G" 21/2's due April 1, 1955 500 00
$5,189 64
Appropriations into Fund by Town, 1943-1945
$53,500 00
Less: Appropriations from Fund at Town Meetings in 1948. 50,250 00
$3,250 00
Increment
1,939 64
$5,189 64
Charles Sumner Smith School and Playground Fund
Cash Account
Cash balance at January 1, 1948
$88 20
Add: Income received in 1948:
U. S. A. bond interest
$937 50
Savings bank interest. 278 97
1,216 47
$1,304 67
Deduct: Safe deposit box rent
$5 00
Savings bank interest allowed to accumulate
278 97
Purchase of $1,000 Southern Pacific R. R. 214's 1961 @ 9314
937 86
Accrued interest on same.
11 00
1,232 83
Cash balance at December 31, 1948
$71 84
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COMMISSIONERS OF TRUST FUNDS
Cash and Securities at December 31, 1948
Cash on hand
$71 84
Savings bank deposits:
Boston Five Cents Savings Bank 4,509 05
Middlesex Institution for Savings 5,906 58
Warren Institution for Savings
3,743 20
U. S. A. 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" 212% due October 1, 1954 26,500 00
11,000 Series "G" 212% due September 1, 1956. 11,000 00
1,000 Southern Pacific R. R. "G" 214% due 1961 937 86
$85,154 53
Abbie J. Stearns Fund for the Silent Poor
Cash Account
Cash on hand, January 1, 1948
$45 25
Add: Income received in 1948:
U. S. A. bond interest $30 00
Savings bank interest. 29 75
59 75
$105 00
Deduct: Payments per order of Selectmen ....
$20 00
Savings bank interest allowed to accu- mulate
29 75
49 75
Cash balance at December 31, 1948
$55 25
Cash and Securities at December 31, 1948
$55 25
$1,200 U. S. A. Series "G" 212's due January 1, 1955. 1,200 00
Middlesex Institution for Savings
1,510 10
$2,765 35
Cash on hand
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Accumulated Income
$1,540 30
Principal
1,225 05
$2,765 35
LEONARD C. LARRABEE, Chairman, HENRY DE C. WARD, CLEMENT C. SAWTELL, Commissioners of Trust Funds.
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SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS
Owing to the heavy snowfall during the first three months of the year, all the working time was spent on the removal of snow and sanding streets.
During the spring months we were able to carry on repair work, also scrape and remove excess sand that accumulated from winter ice. Traffic lines, fence posts and signs were painted.
Tarring, oiling and maintenance work were carried on during June and July. Fence posts were replaced wherever necessary.
The maintenance of Chapter 90 roads was carried on as in previous years, which includes tarring, oiling, and cutting brush.
Chapter 90 construction work consisted of the rebuilding of 1,500 feet of Trapelo Road. It is recommended that the Town appropriate sufficient money, with the State and County to complete the rebuilding of Trapelo Road.
The latter part of the year was spent widening curves on Mill Street. 600 feet of new road was constructed to the site of the new Highway Department Building.
The Department needs a small tractor equipped with a shovel. Also a power broom.
Respectfully submitted,
THOMAS COAN, Superintendent of Streets.
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TOWN OF LINCOLN
REPORT OF THE WATER COMMISSIONERS
The Board organized with the choice of Sumner Smith, Chairman, and Robert W. Scott, Secretary.
The Board plans to renew with an 8" pipe, the 6" pipe from the corner of Sandy Pond and Walden Pond Roads, via Old Concord Road, to the corner at St. Ann's Church. This will benefit Storrow House Sanitorium which sometimes has a reduced flow. It is planned to renew this line as far as the budget will allow this year, and continue next year. The 4" pipe from the corner of South Great Road and Codman Road through Old Sudbury Road appears to be the next pipe for renewal. Annual net income together with the Town service charge of $3,000.00 should pay for these renewals in 3 or 4 years.
The Town should know if the Sandy Pond supply will be adequate for a growing Town, whether meters should be in- stalled which customarily reduce consumption about 50% for a time, whether it is better to join the Metropolitan System at a cost estimated in 1946 of about $500,000 by the Coffin report, or whether to seek an independent supply near South Great Road and Fairhaven Bay. The last procedure was recom- mended by two independent engineers, Crosby and Coffin, and would cost from $300,000 to $500,000. (Supplementary infor- mation on this subject is available on page 145 of the 1946 Town Report and on other former reports of the Water Com- missioners.)
The Board will seek the opinion of the proper State Depart- ment on these alternatives, which will naturally raise the ques- tion on whether it is advisable to disturb Concord's rights to Sandy Pond Water. (Acts of 1911, Ch. 438, Sec. 4.) The Board recommends that $250.00 be allocated for possible legal expense in this connection.
Frederick J. Stickel sued the Town for $20,000.00 for alleged damage by chlorine to his green house grown gardenia plants. The Town has retained Nutter, McClennen & Fish to defend their interests.
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REPORT OF WATER COMMISSIONERS
The Board strongly recommends the appropriation of $3,000.00 as a Town water service charge.
The slate roof on the pumping station has been repaired and the tar and gravel roof on the old coal pocket will be repaired after winter.
A few customers on Farrar Road were greatly annoyed by dirty water, but after the main was renewed there was no more trouble.
Record of Pipe Laid in 1947
4,200' 8" Transite pipe on North Great Road.
Record of Pipe Laid in 1948
1,650' 8" Transite pipe on Farrar Road. 870' 8" Transite pipe on Concord Wayland Road. 783' 8" Transite pipe at Tracey's Corner.
The Board estimates and recommends the following budget for 1949:
Power
$2,500 00
Salaries
1,025 00
Census
100 00
Maintenance and Repairs
1,812 00
Labor.
2,950 00
Testing and Treating Sandy Pond
250 00
Miscellaneous
107 00
Renewal of Pipe
10,000 00
Additional Repairs (Roof)
1,000 00
$19,744 00
Respectfully submitted,
SUMNER SMITH, JOHN J. KELLIHER, ROBERT W. SCOTT, Water Commissioners.
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Statistics
1. Pipe now in use, 29.19 miles.
2. Number of hydrants now in use, 173.
3. Number of stop-gates now in use, 257.
4. Number of blow-offs now in use, 27.
5. Range of pressure on mains, 40-100 lbs.
6. Total gallons pumped, 109,672,000.
7. Number of services added, 32.
8. Number of services renewed, 19.
9. Number of services now in use, 562.
10. Number of meters now in use, 11.
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REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH
ANNUAL REPORT, BOARD OF HEALTH
At the Town election held on March 6, 1948, Dr. DeNor- mandie was elected for the three-year term and Mr. George Wells for the one-year term.
On March 9 the Board met. Mr. Wells was elected secre- tary. The other officers elected were the same as for the pre- ceding year.
Relatively few cases of diseases dangerous to the public health were reported during the year. They are as follows: Scarlet fever, 3; mumps, 1; lobar pneumonia, 2; measles, 3; poliomyelitis, 1; dog bite, 4.
The Well Child Conference and the Dental Clinic have been held regularly and are most successful.
There are at the present time 4 licenses in effect for the boarding of children.
Licenses or permits have been issued during the year as follows:
Sale of denatured alcohol, 5; transportation of garbage, 3; piggeries, 4; slaughtering of poultry, 1; overnight cabins, 1.
Dr. Norton resigned from the Board and Dr. Gordon Donaldson was elected to fill his unexpired term.
Respectfully submitted,
ROBERT L. DeNORMANDIE, GEORGE WELLS, GORDON DONALDSON.
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TOWN OF LINCOLN
REPORT OF CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS
During the past year it has been difficult to get any work done except the normal operations, so we have been disap- pointed in our desire to make permanent improvements in the cemeteries which we had planned. They will have to be attended to at some future time as they are so essential for the better appearance of the grounds.
In 1948 a total of 15 burials were made, of these, two were made in the Arbor Vitae Cemetery and two of them were crema- tions.
Lots were sold last year bringing in an income of $1,375.00 which is the largest amount turned over to the Town Treasurer for some years. This now makes the total of the Cemetery Fund, $5,174.24.
While some of this fund has been used over the years for permanent improvements since 1938 it is of interest to note that the amount at that time was $2,013.51.
The amounts received over the past eleven years are:
1938
$35 00
1944
$475 00
1939
230 00
1945
435 00
1940
265 00
1946
700 00
1941
235 00
1947
600 00
1942
275 00
1948.
1,375 00
1943
175 00
The larger amount for 1948 is partially due to the increased price established by your commissioners because we felt that in . comparison to the prices received by adjacent towns our land was being sold too low.
In addition is the fact that permanent improvements to our grounds are so essential and eventually will reduce future maintenance as well as making the cemetery look so much better.
With the thought that it would help to keep the records of the cemetery better, we have had some forms made for the owner of the lot to fill out and sign. This would also enable us to have the addresses of the lot owner or the surveying lines to the lot.
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