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225 00
Unexpended Balance
$10 06
School Building Committee
Expenditure
$844 00
Appropriation
844 00
Civil Defense
Expenditure
$145 31
Transfer from Reserve
145 31
Miscellaneous
Bonds - Borrowed in 1950
$50,000 00
Real Estate Refund
16 25
Motor Vehicle Excise Refunds
753 50
Middlesex County Sanatorium
1,718 81
Dog Licenses Due County
795 00
County Tax
9,484 70
State Tax
897 96
Recapitulation Payments
Selectman
$2,682 49
Treasurer
694 10
Collector
1,868 47
Town Clerk
356 09
Assessors
1,189 62
Auditor
50 00
Legal
139 55
Election and Registration
737 90
Town Hall
4,900 83
Planning Board
274 24
Finance Committee
25 25
Police Department
7,371 36
Fire Department
7,350 97
Tree and Moth Department
3,777 51
Board of Appeals
254 39
Division of Inspectors
651 60
Board of Health
2,764 83
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Inspector of Animals
$100 00
Highways - Chapter 90 Maintenance
2,998 25
Highways - Chapter 90 Construction
10,000 00
General Highway Maintenance
23,486 16
Highway Machinery
3,732 88
Street Lights
4,704 73
Old Age Assistance
21,000 00
Old Age Assistance, Federal Grants.
12,693 54
Public Welfare
1,067 52
Old Age Assistance Administration
700 00
Old Age Assistance, Administration, Federal Grants
273 18
Veteran's Benefits
618 60
Schools
104,482 95
Schools Vocational
$305 70
Library
3,702 26
Ball Field
531' 20
Summer Playground
1,033 01
Cemetery
2,691 87
Cemetery - Special Account
699 03
Middlesex County Pension Fund
1,903 00
Town Reports
800 00
Rent of Dump
200 00
Insurance
4,230 02
Rent of Hydrants
3,000 00
Bonds
19,000 00
Interest on Bonds
5,442 50
Interest on Tax Notes
134 17
Bonds - Borrowed in 1950.
50,000 00
Elementary School
45,276 26
Real Estate Refund
16 25
Motor Vehicle Refunds
753 50
Unpaid Bills
406 05
Middlesex County Sanatorium
1,718 81
de Cordova Fund
1,016 85
Article 18 - Resurfacing of Tennis Courts
963 26
Article 15 - Repairs to Town House
1,200 00
Article 22 - $500.00 Gift
482 65
Dog Licenses Due County
795 00
Article 8 - Gazette
176 07
Building Code Committee
63 00
County Tax
9,484 70
Memorial Day Committee.
214 94
State Tax
897 96
Article 17 - School Building Committee
844 00
Civil Defense
145 31
Total
Water Department
$379,074 38 18,639 63
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REPORT OF STATE AUDITOR
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Department of Corporations and Taxation Division of Accounts State House, Boston 33
June 19, 1950.
To the Board of Selectmen:
Mr. John O. Wilson, 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, 1949, 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.
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 Decem- ber 31, 1949, and report thereon as follows:
The financial transactions, as recorded on the books of the several departments receiving or disbursing money for the Town or committing bills for collection, were examined and checked with reports and records in the Town Treasurer's office.
The appropriation accounts as kept by the Board of Select- men were analyzed and checked with the Town Clerk's records of appropriations and with the Finance Committee's record of
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transfers from the reserve fund. Ledger accounts were com- piled, and a balance sheet which is appended to this report was prepared showing the financial condition of the Town on December 31, 1949.
The books and accounts of the Town Treasurer were exam- ined and checked. The receipts, as recorded, were analyzed and compared with the records of the several departments 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 author- izing the Treasurer to disburse Town funds.
The cash book footings were verified, and the cash balance on January 31, 1950 was verified by reconciliation of the bank balances with statements furnished by the banks of deposit, by examination of the savings bank books, and by actual count of cash in the office.
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 investments of the several trust and investment funds in the custody of the Town Treasurer, the Trust Fund Commissioners, and directors and trustees of the DeCordova and Dana Museum and Park Funds were examined and listed. The income was proved, the disbursements were verified, and all cash balances were proved by reconciliation with statements furnished by the banks in which these funds are deposited.
It is recommended that all invoices and vouchers presented for payment from the DeCordova and Dana Museum and Park Maintenance Fund be approved by the directors of this fund before payment is made.
The records of tax titles held by the Town were examined and checked. The transfers from the various tax levies were checked with the Tax Collector's accounts and the redemp- tions were compared with the Treasurer's recorded receipts.
The books and accounts of the Tax Collector were exam- ined and checked. The tax and excise accounts outstanding at the time of the previous examination and all subsequent commitments were audited and compared with the Assessors' warrants issued for their collection. The payments to the
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Treasurer were verified, the abatements were checked with the Assessors' abatement stubs, the transfers to the tax title account were proved, and the outstanding accounts were listed and proved.
The records of the departmental and water accounts receivable were examined and checked. The payments to the Treasurer were verified, the water discounts and abate- ments were proved, and the outstanding accounts were listed and proved.
The outstanding tax, excise, departmental and water accounts were verified by mailing notices to a number of per- sons whose names appeared on the books as owing money to the Town and from the replies received it appears that the ac- counts, as listed, are correct.
It is recommended that the Board of Assessors keep a book record of all abatements granted by the board, as required by the provisions of Section 60, Chapter 59, General Laws.
The financial accounts of the Town Clerk were examined for dog and sporting licenses issued. The payments to the Treasurer were verified, and the payments to the Division of Fisheries and Game were compared with receipts on file.
The surety bonds of the various officials required by law to file them were examined and found to be in proper form.
The records of receipts of the selectmen and of the health and library departments, as well as of all other departments in which money was collected for the Town, were examined, checked, and compared with the Treasurer's recorded receipts.
Appended to this report, in addition to the balance sheet, are tables showing a reconciliation of the Treasurer's and Collector's cash, summaries of the tax, excise, tax title, de- partmental, 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 extended by the various 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.
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TOWN OF LINCOLN Balance Sheet - December 31, 1949 GENERAL ACCOUNTS
Assets
Cash :
General
$177,412 92
Water
3,658 47
$181,071 39
Accounts Receivable :
Taxes:
Levy of 1948:
Personal Property
$183 35
Real Estate
1,851 91
Levy of 1949:
Personal Property
533 60
Real Estate
7,219 00
9,787 86
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise:
Levy of 1949
2,502 39
Tax Titles
66 11
Departmental:
Old Age Assistance
338 44
Water Rates:
Levy of 1948
$153 85
Levy of 1949
1,088 94
1,242 79
Underestimates 1949:
State Parks and Reservation Assessment
$96 68
County Tax
1,002 54
County Hospital Assessment.
540 66
1,639 88
$196,648 86
Liabilities and Reserves
Road Machinery Fund
$1,070 56
Julian DeCordova School Equipment Fund
11 95
Trust Funds Income :
Julian DeCordova School Equipment Fund
$1,217 33
Grammar School Fund
.
25 65
Cemetery Investment Fund
113 29
1,356 27
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Overestimate 1949:
State Municipal Audit Assessment
$36 81
Premium and Accrued Interest on Loan
352 92
Federal Grants:
Aid to Dependent Children : Administration .
$6 62
Aid
115 31
Old Age Assistance:
-
Unexpended Appropriation Balances :
Building Code Committee
$35 00
Fire Department Equipment
1,343 00
Highway - Town Barn.
117 83
Highway Building Equipment
65 93
Elementary School Construction
45,641 59
School Equipment
568 04
Gazette
36 15
Cemetery
346 25
Reserve Fund - Overlay Surplus
17,015 91
Overlays Reserved for Abatement of Taxes:
Levy of 1948
$2,035 26
Levy of 1949
3,746 76
Revenue Reserved Until Collected:
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise
$2,502 39
Tax Title
66 11
Departmental
338 44
Water
1,242 79
4,149 73
Surplus Revenue:
General
$114,919 03
Water
3,658 47
118,577 50
$196,648 86
DEBT ACCOUNTS
Net Funded or Fixed Debt
$311,000 00
$311,000 00
Highway Loan Schoolhouse Loans
$36,000 00
275,000 00
$311,000 00
Administration
19 47
141 40
48,153 79
5,782 02
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TRUST AND INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS
Trust and Investment Funds:
Cash and Securities:
In Custody of Town Treasurer
$18,232 56
In Custody of Commissioners
202,083 47
In Custody of Directors
56,017 69
In Custody of Trustees
1,632,834 58
$1,909,168 30
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds
$12,638 32
Cemetery Investment Fund
5,594 24
$18,232 56
John H. Pierce Hospital and Park Fund .
$37,577 29
Bemis Lecture Fund
32,368 92
Julian DeCordova School Equipment
Fund . .
24,916 84
Donald Gordon Recreation Fund
5,622 91
Grammar School Fund
1,217 52
Abbie J. Stearns Silent Poor Fund.
2,802 61
Charles S. Smith High School Fund
86,392 00
Julia A. Bemis Library Fund
684 05
Codman Library Fund
474 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
105 70
Hugh Anthony Gaskell Fund
158 89
C. Edgar and Elizabeth S. Wheeler Li- brary Fund
1,235 46
General Library Fund
203 00
Abbie J. Stearns Special Library Fund
1,301 03
Library Income Account
323 97
202,083 47
The DeCordova and Dana Museum and Park Maintenance Fund
56,017 69
The DeCordova and Dana Museum and Park Funds:
Number 1
$147,624 58
2
32,209 09
3
1,453,000 91
1,632,834 58
$1,909,168 30
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REPORT OF COMMISSIONERS OF TRUST FUNDS
Bemis Lecture Fund Cash Account
Cash balance at January 1, 1950
$547 59
Add: Income received in 1950:
U.S.A. bond interest .
$495 00
Other bond interest
382 50
Savings bank interest
22 80
900 30
$1,447 89
Deduct : Paid per order of Fund Trustees:
January 14, Irving Johnson
$200 00
February 17, Rufus Rose
100 00
March 24, Dr. Miriam Van Waters
50 00
April 14, Lawrence B. Fletcher.
50 00
November 10, Cleveland P. Grant
125 00
December 8, Sir Hubert Wilkins
200 00
Total for lectures.
$725 00
Printing and postage
133 67
Janitor service at lectures
17 20
Movie projection
15 00
Expense of maintaining mailing list
18 80
Trustee's orders
$909 67
Safe deposit box rent
4 00
913 67
Cash balance at December 31, 1950
$534 22
Cash and Securities at December 31, 1950
Cash on hand
$534 22
$3,000 Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe General 4's 1995
3,000 00
3,000 Louisville & Nashville A.K. & C. Div. 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 "Q" 214% 1954
1,981 29
U.S.A. Series "G" 21/2% bonds, at cost :
$11,000 Due September 1, 1956
11,000 00
3,000 Due April 1, 1957 3,000 00
4,800 Due May 1, 1957
4,800 00
1,000 Due November 1, 1959
1,000 00
Middlesex Institution for Savings .
1,040 04
$32,355 55
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Accumlated Income
Principal
$534 22 31,821 33
$32,355 55
DeCordova School Equipment Fund
Cash Account Cash balance at January 1, 1950 $ None Income received in 1950:
U. S. A. bond interest, income portion
354 54
Other bond interest, income portion
91 74
Savings bank interest
194 15
Dividends
56 25
$696 68
Less accrued interest paid on bonds purchased
29 86
Net income for year
$666 82
Bond interest credited to Principal to amortize purchase premiums
4 38
Proceeds of bonds sold:
$2,000 U. S. A. 214% 1962-59
2,028 63
1,000 Northern Pacific R. R. 4% 1997
1,075 20
$3,775 03
Deduct: Cost of bonds purchased:
$2,000 U. S. Treasury 212% 1972-67
$2,035 75
1,000 U. S. Treasury 212% 1970-65 1,019 13
Deposited in Middlesex Institution for Savings 53 33
Paid to General Funds of Town
666 82
3,775 03
Cash and Securities at December 31, 1950
Cambridge Savings Bank. $3,727 52
Middlesex Institution for Savings
3,742 53
$10,000 U. S. A. Series "G" 212% due April 1, 1958
10,000 00
1,000 U. S. A. Series "G" 212% due November 1, 1959
1,000 00
2,000 U. S. A. Treasury 212% due December 15, 1972-67 .
2,033 75
1,000 U. S. A. Treasury 212% due March 15, 1970-65 . .
1,018 51
1,000 Southern Pacific R. R. Series "Q" Equipment Trust 214% due 1954 990 65
1,000 Western Maryland R. R. 4-412% due 1969 25 shares First National Bank of Boston capital stock
1,031 39
1,457 15
$25,001 50
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COMMISSIONER OF TRUST FUNDS
Charles Sumner Smith School and Playground Fund Cash Account
Cash balance at January 1, 1950
$41 87
Add: Income received in 1950:
U. S. A. bond interest
$937 50
Other bond interest
45 00
Savings bank interest
313 29
1,295 79
$1,337 66
Deduct: Safe deposit box rent
$4 00
Savings bank interest allowed to
accumulate
313 29
Purchase of $1,375 maturity value U. S. A. 212% Series "F" due De- cember 1, 1962
1,017 50
1,334 79
Cash balance at December 31, 1950
$2 87
Cash and Securities at December 31, 1950
Cash on hand
$2 87
Savings bank deposits:
Boston Five Cents Savings Bank
4,692 12
Middlesex Institution for Savings
6,176 86
Warren Institution for Savings
3,895 17
$2,000 Southern Pacific R. R. 214%, Equip. Trust "Q" due 1961 1,913 27
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
1,375 Series "F" due December 1, 1962
1,017 50
26,500 Series "G" due October 1, 1954 26,500 00
11,000 Series "G" due September 1, 1956.
11,000 00
$87,683 79
Note: Redemption value of U. S. A. Series "F" and "G" bonds at December 31, 1950 exceeds cost by $2,173.
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Lincoln Library Trust Funds
Cash Account
Cash balance at January 1, 1950
$529 67
Add: Income received in 1950:
Julia A. Bemis Fund
$16 34
Codman Fund
11 77
Hugh Anthony Gaskill Fund
3 56
John H. Pierce Fund
27 72
George Russell Fund
9 92
Abbie J. Stearns Fund
47 21
Abbie J. Stearns Special Fund
29 28
George G. Tarbell Fund
78 29
C. Edgar and Elizabeth S. Wheeler Fund
29 50
General Library Funds
4 06
257 65
Gifts to establish Elizabeth and Leland Burr Fund 64 00
$851 32
Deduct: Purchase of books, per order of Li- brary Trustees.
$57 17
Safe deposit box rent 4 00
Income from John H. Pierce Fund
paid to Edith B. Farrar, Librarian
27 72
88 89
Cash on hand at December 31, 1950
$762 43
Cash and Securities at December 31, 1950
Julia A. Bemis Fund:
Middlesex Institution for Savings
$684 05
Codman Fund:
Middlesex Institution for Savings $74 59
U.S.A. Series "G" 212% due June 1, 1955 400 00
174 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,
1,114 57 1955 1,000 00
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COMMISSIONER OF TRUST FUNDS
George Russell Fund:
Middlesex Institution for Savings $415 74
Abbie J. Stearns Fund: Middlesex Institution for Savings $930 00
U. S. A. Series "G" 21/2% due January 1, 1955 1,000 00 1,930 00
Abbie J. Stearns Special 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
Elizabeth and Leland Burr Fund:
Cash on hand 64 00
Principal of Trust Funds
$10,722 41
General Funds of Library, Boston Five Cents Savings Bank
203 00
Total Principal
$10,925 41
Accumulated income from funds, on hand
492 73
$11,418 14
Donald Gordon Recreation Fund
Cash Account
Cash balance at January 1, 1950
$1 53
Add: Income received in 1950:
U. S. A. Series "G" bond interest $75 00
58 99
133 99
Savings bank interest
Net withdrawals from savings bank
237 57
$373 09
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Deduct: July 4 celebration expenses:
Notices
$16 69
Square Dance caller and music
33 00
Veterans of Foreign Wars Band
300 00
Lumber, lighting, etc.
23 40
$373 09
Cash and Securities at December 31, 1950
Middlesex Institution for Savings
$2,383 81
$3,000 U. S. A. Series "G" 212% due January 1, 1954
3,000 00
$5,383 81
Accumulated income
$189 06
Principal
5,194 75
$5,383 81
Abbie J. Stearns Fund for the Silent Poor
Cash Account
Cash balance at January 1, 1950
None
Income received in 1950:
U. S. A. bond interest
$30 00
Savings bank interest
38 16
$68 16
Deduct: Payment per order Selectmen.
$15 00
Savings bank interest allowed to accu- mulate.
38 16
53 16
Cash balance at December 31, 1950
$15 00
Cash and Securities at December 31, 1950
Cash on hand
$15 00
Middlesex Institution for Savings
1,640 77
$1,200 U. S. A. Series "G" 21/2% due January 1, 1955, at cost
1,200 00
$2,855 77
Accumulated Income
$1,630 72
Principal
1,225 05
$2,855 77
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Grammar School Fund Cash Account
1950 income paid to General Funds. $30 27
Savings Bank Deposits at December 31, 1950
Middlesex Institution for Savings
$722 00
Cambridge Savings Bank
495 52
$1,217 52
John H. Pierce Legacy
Cash Account
Cash balance at January 1, 1950
$1,287 99
Add: Income Received in 1950:
U. S. A. bond interest
$337 50
Other bond interest
97 00
Savings bank interest
205 94
Annuity u/w John H. Pierce
3,000 00
Rent of property :
Estate Robert M. Pierce, for 1949. .
600 00
Donald S. Bradshaw, for 1950
600 00
Fees collected - Well-Child Clinic
40 30
- Dental Clinic
320 50
5,201 24
Refunds of hospital bills paid
72 00
Proceeds of sale of $2,000 Northern Pacific 4's
2,150 38
$8,711 61
Deduct: Payments per order of Selectmen :
Hospital aid
$1,749 70
Laboratory fees and medicines
58 71
Doctors' bills
230 00
Purchase of equipment for Health Unit, net of refund
516 60
Well-Child Clinic
440 38
Dental Clinic
1,218 05
Care of Pierce Park grounds
110 90
$4,324 34
Savings bank interest allowed to accumulate
205 94
Purchase of $3,500 maturity value U.S.A. "F" bonds due July 1, 1962 .
2,590 00
7,120 28
Cash balance at December 31, 1950
$1,591 33
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Cash and Securities at December 31, 1950
Cash on hand $1,591 33
Middlesex Institution for Savings
5,258 30
Provident Institution for Savings
1,130 84
Wakefield Savings Bank
2,818 28
U. S. A. bonds at cost :
$11,000 Series "G" 212%, due September 1, 1956 11,000 00
2,500 Series "G" 212%, 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
3,500 Series "F" due July 1, 1962
2,590 00
$2,000 Southern Pacific R. R. Equipment, Trust 214% due 1954 1,981 29
$38,638 04
CLEMENT C. SAWTELL, LEONARD C. LARRABEE, HENRY De C. WARD, Commissioners of Trust Funds.
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SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS
The first three months of the year were spent on the removal of snow and sanding streets.
The working time during the spring months was spent on repairs, also scraping and removing excess sand that ac- cumulated from the winter. Traffic lines, fence posts and signs were painted.
During June and July tarring, oiling and maintenance work was carried on.
The maintenance of Chapter 90 roads was carried on during August. This includes tarring, oiling and cutting brush.
Chapter 90 construction work consisted of rebuilding 2,000 feet of Bedford Road. It is recommended that the Town appropriate sufficient money, with the State and County to complete the rebuilding of Bedford Road.
Respectfully submitted,
THOMAS F. COAN, Superintendent of Streets.
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REPORT OF THE WATER COMMISSIONERS
Money was appropriated at the last Annual Town Meeting for a new pump. The question very soon arose if the twelve- inch cast iron pumping main installed over forty years ago could efficiently carry substantially more water. Compre- ·hensive engineering tests were made from the pump to Lin- coln Center, which conclusively proved that corrosion was filling the pipe to the extent that a larger pump would pump practically no more water and would be very inefficient, and the project was abandoned.
The Board this year has continued search for a water supply supplementary to Sandy Pond, and has continued efforts to exclude Concord from drawage from the Pond. It has retained Coffin, Richardson, Inc., consulting engineers, and the Seismological Observatory, with Father Linehan, S.J., to search for a well to produce at least a million gallons of water per day. Previous recommendations on methods and locations were followed.
A contract was made with R. E. Chapman Co., to drill test wells and they drilled 13 in the following locations:
1. Gravel pit at Well Head Spring
2. Opposite side of Route 2A from spring
3. On land of Mr. John Quincy Adams near River
4. On land of Mr. Robert W. Scott near Beaver Pond
5. On land of Mr. Robert H. Booth near River
6. On a peninsula of Mr. James DeNormandie - land about 900' due north of Route 117, where well No. 13 was bored.
Well No. 13. This well is the first one to indicate the nec- essary capacity, but the water carries an excess of iron which must be treated by a method approved by the State Depart- ment of Health. This is the only test in 13 attempts which indicates any encouragement whatever. Although the State Department has not yet approved the method of treatment, it has approved the well.
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REPORT OF WATER COMMISSIONERS
The pumping station roof which appears to be approach- ing old age has been kept in repair, and the pump room ceiling has been insulated.
The Board is not prepared to ask for funds for land pur- chase or for the supplementary water supply project, but is submitting, as prepared by the engineers,
Preliminary Cost Estimate for Proposed Improvements
I. Well.
$10,403 00
II. Pumping Station
a. Building, Incl. Util. $27,000 00
b. Pumping Equipment and Electrical power 16,822 00
c. Treatment Equipment 32,000 00
d. Piping and Valving. 4,000 00
e. Miscellaneous 3,000 00
82,822 00
III. 16-inch Force Main (8,000 L. F.)
101,405 00
IV. Roadway and Right of Way (land not incl.) 2,000 00
V. Power Lines (Boston Edison Co.) 600 00
Sub Total $197,230 00
VI. Engineering and Contingencies (15%) 29,585 00
TOTAL ESTIMATED COST $226,815 00
The Board estimates and recommends the following budget for 1951.
Power
$3,000 00
Salaries
1,025 00
Census 100 00
Maintenance and Repairs
10,000 00
Labor.
4,000 00
Testing and Treating Sandy Pond
300 00
Legal, Engineering, etc 7,500 00
Chlorinator 2,500 00
$28,425 00
Respectfully submitted,
HENRY WARNER, Secretary, ROBERT W. SCOTT, SUMNER SMITH, Chairman.
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TOWN OF LINCOLN
Statistics
1. Pipe now in use, 29.19.
2. Number of hydrants now in use, 209.
3. Number of stop-gates now in use, 263.
4. Number of blow-offs now in use, 27.
5. Range of pressure on mains, 40-100 lbs.
6. Total gallons pumped, 153,126,800.
7. Number of services added, 29.
8. Number of services renewed, 20.
9. Number of services now in use, 635.
10. Number of meters now in use, 12.
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REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH
On March 21, 1950, the Board met and organized for the ensuing year. Dr. DeNormandie was elected Chairman, Dr. Donaldson Secretary, Mr. Flint member of the Nursing Committee. Mrs. Ober was appointed agent, and Mr. William H. Davis burial agent. Mr. Isaac Langille was ap- pointed inspector of animals and slaughtering.
The following licenses have been issued: Overnight camps, 1; slaughtering of poultry, 1; piggeries, 4; convalescence homes, 1; homes for the aged, 2; sale of alcohol, 6.
The well child conference has again been very satisfactory. The total number of new children admitted to the conference for the year was 61, and there were 30 old cases. The total number of visits was 216. Vaccination, booster doses and triple inoculations were given to the children as indicated. Again we wish to record our appreciation of Dr. Davies' work.
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