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"We are prepared to make, and do make, necessary sacrifices for the national safety; the burden of continuous flying during the five day week we recognize as necessary, but the addition of weekends and holi- day flying at this center for purposes other than research we feel is an unreasonable imposition. We do not believe that the transforma-
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TOWN MEETINGS
tion of Bedford, originally projected as a research field into a training and defence base is either necessary or in the best interests of the state and nation. It is certainly detrimental to the surround- ing Towns and promises to be ruinous. We ask your utmost co-opera- tion to alleviate this situation and call on you to justify the con- fidence shown in you in electing you as our representatives in Con- gress by putting a stop to this encroachment on our rights as citizens by the military establishment."
(In accordance with the above resolution letters were air-mailed to the Honorable Edith Nourse Rogers, Honorable Leverett Saltonstall and Honorable John F. Kennedy on October 19, 1954, to all of which replies were received promising to look into the matter and take steps to alleviate the nuisance.)
Article 8. To see if the Town will instruct the Board of Water Commissioners to extend the water pipes on Concord Road approximately 225 feet to the Lincoln Stand, appropriate money for the same, or take any other action relative thereto.
Voted: To pass over the Article.
Article 9. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000.00 to be used by the Planning Board to employ assist- ance in obtaining information bearing on possible changes of the Zoning By-Laws and the preparation of a report; or take any action relative thereto.
Voted: That the Town appropriate the sum of $1,000.00 to be used by the Planning Board to employ assistance in obtaining information bearing on possible changes of the Zoning By-Law in respect to sizes in residential districts and for the preparation of a report, and that said sum be taken from free cash.
The meeting adjourned at 10:30 o'clock P.M.
William H. Davis, Town Clerk
State Election November 2, 1954
Pursuant to a Warrant duly served, the Polls were declared open at 7 o'clock A. M. by Mr. John O. Wilson, Warden. Previously the ballot box was inspected and the following ballot clerks duly sworn: Helena A. Dee, Helen M. Dougherty, Manley B. Boyce, Elizabeth J. Snelling, William O. Causer and D. Everett Sherman, Jr .; at 1 P.M. Mr. Edmund W. Giles assumed the Warden's duties and at 4 P.M. Mr. Henry DeC. Ward took over the duties of Warden. At 7 P.M. it was voted: To keep the polls open until 8 o'clock P.M., at which time the Polls were declared closed. Total vote 1371.
Christian A. Herter Governor Republican 1138
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TOWN GOVERNMENT
Robert F. Murphy
Democratic
226
Laurence Gilfedder
Socialist Labor
1
Guy S. Williams
Prohibition
0
Blanks
6
Lieutenant Governor
Sumner G. Whittier
Republican
.1126
James A. Burke
Democratic
220
Donald E. Babcock
Prohibition
2
Francis A. Vetane
Socialist Labor
4
Blanks
19
Secretary
Edward J. Cronin
Democratic.
286
Michael J. McCarthy
Republican
1034
Fred M. Ingersoll
Socialist Labor
2
William D. Ross
Prohibition
7
Blanks
42
Treasurer
John F. Kennedy
Democratic
262
Augustus G. Means
.
Republican
.1080
Henning A. Blemen
Socialist Labor
1
Isaac Geddard
Prohibition
0
Blanks
28
Auditor
Thomas J. Buckley
Democratic
329
William P. Constantino
.
Republican
995
John B. Lauder
Prohibition
3
Anthony Martin
Socialist Labor
3
Blanks
. 47
Attorney General
George Fingold
Republican
1100
John F. Collins
Democratic
2416
Howard B. Rand
Prohibition
7
Malcolm T. Rowe
Socialist Labor
2
Blanks
22
Senator in Congress
Leverett Saltonstall
Republican 1096
Foster Furcolo
Democratic
250
Thelma Ingersoll
Socialist Labor 3
Harold J. Ireland
Prohibition
2
Blanks
20
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ELECTIONS
Congressman, 5th District
Edith Nourse Rogers Republican 1164
Scattering
2
Blanks
205
Councillor, 3rd District
Endicott Peabody .Democratic 295
David B. Williams . Republican 1040
Emma J. Nally
Prohibition
1
Blanks
35
Senator, 5th Middlesex District
Richard I. Furbush
Republican 1131
James J. Vahey
Democratic 202
Blanks
38
Representative in General Court, 10th Middlesex District
James DeNormandie
Republican
1121
P. Joseph Murphy
Democratic
215
Scattering
1
Blanks
34
District Attorney, Northern District
George E. Thompson
Republican 1096
Joseph V. Carroll
Democratic 237
Blanks
38
Register of Probate and Insolvency, Middlesex County
Warren J. Fitzgerald
Republican
1090
John J. Foley
Democratic
237
Blanks
38
County Commissioner, Middlesex County
Thomas B. Brennan Democratic 281
Alan G. Adams
Republican 1048
Blanks
42
County Treasurer, Middlesex County
Charles P. Howard
Republican 1084
Timothy J. Cronin
Democratic
239
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Question No. 1
A. All Alcoholic Beverages
Yes 222
B. Wines and Beers
Yes
242
No 953
Blanks .. 176
Blanks
No 1014
Blanks
135
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TOWN GOVERNMENT
C. Packages
Yes
332
No
893
Blanks
146
Question No. 2
A. Horse Races
Yes
316
No
908
Blanks
147
B. Dog Races
Yes
258
No
925
Blanks
188
Question No. 3
Retirement Pension
Yes
646
No
555
Blanks
170
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING December 2, 1954
In accordance with a Warrant duly served, the Meeting was called to order by the Moderator at 7:30 o'clock P.M. The return of the War- rant was read, and the Moderator called attention to the invitation to the citizens of Lincoln to visit Bedford Airport. The following business was transacted:
Article 1. To see whether the Town disapproves of the amount of debt, one million four hundred thousand dollars ($1,400,000.00) authorized by the Lincoln-Sudbury Regional District School Committee for the purpose of acquiring land, constructing, originally equipping and furnishing a school building.
Voted: A motion "That this meeting go on record as expressing disapproval of the amount of debt, namely $1,400,000.00 authorized by the Lincoln-Sudbury Regional District School Committee for the pur- pose of acquiring land, constructing, originally equipping and fur- nishing a school building" was lost, the vote being unanimous.
Article 2. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate additional funds for the use of the Department of Public Welfare or take any action relative thereto.
Voted: That the Town appropriate the sum of $2,000.00 for the use of the Department of Public Welfare, said sum to be taken from free cash.
Article 3. To see if the Town will accept, as a public way, the private road known as Tabor Hill Road, or take any other action rela- tive thereto.
Voted: To pass over the Article.
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Article 4. To hear and act upon the report of the Mosquito Con- trol Committee, raise and appropriate money or take any other action relative thereto.
Voted: That the Town of Lincoln, through the Selectmen and/or the Board of Health petition the State Reclamation Board at a time to be determined by the Town, to join the East Middlesex Mosquito Control District.
Meeting adjourned at 9:15 P.M.
William H. Davis, Town Clerk
LICENSES
Total number of Dog Licenses issued during the year 1954, 433: namely, 253 Male, 61 Female, 111 Spayed Female and 8 Kennel, for which the sum of $1, 032.40 has been paid to the Treasurer.
Sporting, etc., issued during the year 1954: Fishing, 95; Hunting, 58; Sporting, 48; Minor Fishing, 11; Female Fishing, 21; Minor Trap- ping, 1; Non-Resident Fishing, 1; Non-Resident Hunting, 1; Non-Resi- dent Military, 1; Duplicate, 1, for which the sum of $773.75 has been paid to the Division of Fisheries and Game.
William H. Davis, Town Clerk
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Finance
REPORT OF THE STATE AND TOWN AUDITORS
The work of the State Auditor in 1954 consisted, as usual, of a thorough check of the Town's financial records for the pre- ceding year, 1953, and the preparation of a statement of the Town's financial condition at the beginning of the year 1954.
The statutes provide that the "substance" of the State Auditor's report be published. In the Town Auditor's opinion, this substance is contained in the balance sheet of the Town pre- pared by the State Auditor, showing the condition of the Town as of December 31, 1953. A summarization of this Balance Sheet is published below.
The full Auditor's report is on file with the Town Clerk, and is available for the examination of any interested citizens of the Town.
Louis C. Farley, Jr., Town Auditor
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TOWN OF LINCOLN
BALANCE SHEET December 31, 1953
General Accounts ASSETS
General Accounts LIABILITIES, RESERVES AND SURPLUS LIABILITIES
Treasurer's Balance
General
$163,609.12
Due County - Dog Licenses
$ 26.60
Water
Trust Fund Income
901.25
Petty Cash
Federal Grants for Welfare
4,014.55
Accounts Receivable
School Milk Fund
70.57
Property Taxes
Overestimate 1953 Assessment
325.89
Levy of 1952
3,785.84
Unexpended Appropriations
9,560.64
Levy of 1953
6,449.52
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise
Sub-total, Liabilities
$14,899.50
Levy of 1952
154.03
Levy of 1953
4,522.34
Water
145.75
Overlay Surplus
$13,005.89
Rates 1953
1,155.70
Road Machinery Fund
1,916.96
For Tax Abatement
6,242.04
168.72
Uncollected Revenues
6,146.54
Underestimates 1953 Assessments
411.61
Petty Cash
64.68
Revenue 1954
200.00
Sub-total, Reserves
$27,376.11
SURPLUS
General (Free Cash) Water
$139,148.83
2,230.68
$183,655.12
$183,555.12
FINANCE
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RESERVES
Rates 1952
Departmental Various
2,987.81 64.68
FINANCE
TREASURER'S REPORT, CALENDAR YEAR 1954
January 1, Balance $163,645.55
RECEIPTS
Bi-Centennial Committee
1,579.00
Board of Appeals
125.00
Board of Health
Licenses
31.00
Nurse
138.00
Garbage Collections
3,696.38 85.50
Anti-Rabies Dog Clinic
Refund from Board of Health Union Committee
7.62
Borrowed in Anticipation of Taxes
100,000.00
Cemetery, digging graves
455.00
City of Cambridge, Taxes
779.08
Collector of Taxes
322, 898.42
Interest and costs
404.47
Concord Court Fines
225.00
deCordova School Equipment Fund Income
692.31
Highways
Local
589.80
Machinery
1,353.00
Inspectors, Building, Plumbing and Wiring
681.00
Insurance dividend, refund, etc.
59.03
Interest on Deposits
2,626.69
Library Fines
355.50
Transfer from Library Trust Funds
500.00
Massachusetts, Commonwealth of
Income Tax
$ 16,709.95
Corporation Tax
16,800.00
Highways, Snow Removal
165.00
Licenses
17,301.63
Aid to Dependent Children
13.37 586.02
Meals Tax
1,012.17
School Aid, Ch. 70
12,800.00
School Transportation
17,058.00
School Construction
5,044.69
Vocational Education
19.80
Division of Child Guardianship
1,842.15
Miscellaneous Licenses, etc.
Middlesex County:
829.17
Old Age Assistance Refunds
630.92
Planning Board
128.00
Real Estate Tax Refund
2,139.35
Sealer of Weights & Measures
Schools
Grammar School Fund $ 37.28
School Damage Refund
323.55
Health Unit
5.11
Telephone Tolls
7.12
Rentals
100.00
Tuition Refund
88.66
Damage
104.01
Miscellaneous
15.00
680.73
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89,360.78 61.76
Dog Tax
20.00
a/c Loss of Taxes
8.00
Old Age Assistance
TREASURER
Stickel Claim, case dismissed by Court
$ 1,750.00 Town Clerk, Dog Licenses 1,032.40 Town Hall Rental 41.00 U.S., O.A. A.
13,374.70
U. S., O.A.A. Adm.
760.31
$711,739.47
PAYMENTS
Selectmen's Orders (see detail)
$556,752.03
Mass. Commonwealth of:
State Parks and Reservations
689.33
Auditing Municipal Accounts
1,525.23
Middlesex County:
1954 Tax
11,685.75
Dog Licenses
1,024.00
Tuberculosis Hospital
2,855.51
Total Payments
574,531.85
Balance in Banks, December 31, 1954
137,102.62
Petty Cash Funds
105.00
$711, 739 .47
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DETAIL OF 1951 DISBURSEMENTS
Carried Forward from 1953
1954 Income Reserved for Special Purposes
Appropriated in 1954
Transfer from Reserve
Total Available for Expenditure
Amount Expended in 1954
Balance Accruing to Surplus
Balance Carried Forward to 1955
GENERAI, GOVERNMENT
Selectmen
1. Salaries of Selectmen
600.00
600.00
600.00
2. Administrative Assistant 3. Clerks
5,800.00
5,800.00
5,800.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
1,949.99
50.01
4. Supplies and Miscellaneous
1,037.00
1,037.00
1,028.81
8.19
Treasurer 5. Salaries 86. Clerical
400.00
400.00
1,00.00
500.00
500.00
198.43
1.57
7. Supplies and Miscellaneous
288.00
50.00
338.00
331.27
6.73
Collector of Taxes 8. Salary 9. Supplies and Miscellaneous
1,800.00
1,800.00
1,800.00
400.00
400.00
390.16
9.84
Town Clerk 10. Salary 11. Supplies and Miscellaneous
350.00
350.00
350.00
50.00
50.00
.14.48
35.52
Assessors
12. Salaries 13. Clerical 14. Supplies and Miscellaneous
550.00
550.00
550.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
975.00
25.00
375.00
50.00
425.00
423.21
1.79
Maps
300.00
300.00
300.00
ANTTIUND D
FINANCE
DETAIL OF 1954 DISBURSEMENTS -- CONTINUED
Carried Forward from 1953
1954 Income Reserved for Special Purposes
Appropriated in 1954
Transfer from Reserve
Total Available for Expenditure
Amount Expended in 1954
Balance Accruing to Surplus
Balance Carried Forward to 1955
Auditor 15. Salary
50.00
50.00
50.00
Legal
16. Counsel
500.00
220.50
720.50
720.50
Election and Registration 17. Salaries 18. Supplies and Miscellaneous
450.00
150.00
376.00
74.00
425.00
122.90
547.90
547.90
Town House
19. Janitor
2,600.00
2,600.00
2,550.00
50.00
20. Fuel
800.00
800.00
765.11
34.89
21. Repairs and Maintenance
1,200.00
1,200.00
951.81
248.19
22. Supplies and Miscellaneous
985.00
985.00
900.31
84.69
Planning Board
23. Clerical 24. Supplies and Miscellaneous Zoning Survey
150.00
150.00
86.66
63.34
250.00
250.00
248.93
1.07
1,000.00
1,000.00
227.50
772.50
Finance Committee 25. Dues
10.00
10.00
10.00
Total for General
Government
300.00
-
23,570.00
443.40
211,313.40 22,546.07
694.83 1,072.50
TREASURER
Carried
Forward from 1953
1954 Income Reserved for Special Purposes
Appropriated in 1954
Transfer from Reserve
Total Available for Expenditure
Amount Expended in 1954
Balance Accruing
Balance Carried Forward
To Surplus to 1955
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
Police 26. Salaries 27. Supplies and Miscellaneous 28. Car
10,800.00
926.70
11,726.70
11,726.70
2,900.00
2,900.00
2,447.93
452.07
699.00
699.00
699.00
300.00
300.00
300.00
3,500.00
3,500.00
3,039.25
460.75
5
3,270.00
393.95
3,663.95
3,663.95
1,210.00
1,210.00
1,210.00
Tree and Moth Department 32. Salary 33. Insect Control
200.00
200.00
200.00
2,300.00
2,300.00
1,371.50
928.50
34. Poison Ivy Control
600.00
600.00
557.18
42.82
35. Dutch Elm Disease Control
1,200.00
1,200.00
1,099.35
100.65
36. Brush Control
500.00
500.00
500.00
37. Elm Tree removal
94.50
1,405.40
1,499.90
1,218.00
281.90
New truck and sprayer
177.30
177.30
177.30
Board of Appeals 38. Clerical 39. Supplies and Miscellaneous
250.00
250.00
184.17
65.83
250.00
100.00
350.00
339.71
10.29
Fire Department 29. Salaries 30. Labor at fires 31. Operation, Supplies & Equipment Fire Alarm
FINANCE
DETAIL OF 1954 DISBURSEMENTS -- CONTINUED
Carried Forward from 1953
1954 Income Reserved for Special Purposes
Appropriated in 1954
Transfer from Reserve
Total Available for Expenditure
Amount Expended in 1954
Balance Accruing To Surplus
Balance Carried Forward to 1955
Inspectors of Building, Plumbing and Wiring 110. Salaries and Transportation
800.00
44.95
8414.95
844.95
Civil Defense Ll. Telephone rental 42. Supplies and Miscellaneous
350.00
5.50
355.50
355.50
230.44
300.00
530.114
405.81
124.63
Total for Protection of 4I Persons and Property
502.24
-
30,834.40
1,471.10
32,807.74
30,163.00
2,520.11
124.63
TREASURER
HEALTH AND SANITATION
Board of Health 43. Salaries of Nurse
2,340.00
2,340.00
2,340.00
44. Supplies and
890.00
890.00
827.61
62.39
Miscellaneous La. Garbage Collection
2,500.00
2,500.00
2,272.80
227.20
Inspector of Animals 45. Salary
100.00
100.00
100.00
Total for Health and Sanitation
-
-
5,830.00
-
5,830.00
5,540.41
289.59
-
Carried Forward from 1953
1954 Income Reserved for Special Purposes
Appropriated in 1954
Transfer from Reserve
Total Available for Expenditure
Amount Expended in 1954
Balance Accruing To Surplus
Balance Carried Forward to 1955
HIGHWAYS
46.Chapter 90 Maintenance
4,500.00
4,500.00
3,037.95 12,660.60
1,839.40
48. Machinery, Repairs
5,000.00
5,000.00
4,990.19
9.81
Miscellaneous
11,200.00
11,200.00
10,195.84
1,004.16
6,078.06
6,078.06
5,666.12
411.94
550.00
550.00
550.00
2,500.00
2,500.00
2,500.00
Highway Machinery
Fund
1,942.06
1,353.00
3,295.06
3,295.06
Total for Highways
1,942.06
1,353.00
44,328.06
47,623.12
37,100.70
3,265.31 7,257.11
AID TO CITIZENS
51. Public Welfare
3,926.41
13,374.70
22,500.00
39,801.11
38,660.00
274.98
866.13
52. Public Welfare Adm.
88.14
760.31
750.00
1,598.45
1,545.74
1.141
51.57
53. Veterans Benefits
500.00
500.00
28.00
472.00
Total for Aid to Citizens
4,014.55 14,135.01
23,750.00
41,899.56
40,233.71
748.12
917.70
EDUCATION
Schools 54. General Control
14,792.00
14,792.00
14,179.52
612.48
54a. Out of State Travel
178.00
178.00
178.00
55. Instruction
99,199.00
99,199.00
95,099.34
4,099.66
56. Operation
20,409.00
20,409.00
19,853.18
555.82
57. Maintenance
3,940.00
3,940.00
3,927.97
12.03
FINANCE
1,462.05
47. Wages
14,500.00
14,500.00
& Maintenance 49. Supplies and
50. Street Lights Motor Sweeper New Truck
42
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DETAIL OF 1954 DISBURSEMENTS -- CONTINUED
Carried Forward from 1953
1954 Income Reserved for Special Purposes
Appropriated in 1954
Transfer from Reserve
Total Available for Expenditure
Amount Expended in 1954
Balance Accruing To Surplus
Balance Carried Forward to 1955
58. Auxiliary Agencies 59. Vocational Education
61,649.00
61,649.00
56,108.12
5,540.88
60. New Equipment
1,986.00
1,986.00
1,975.11
10.89
New School Construction 318.88
318.88
318.88
New School Addition 3,11,6.97
3,743.56
6,890.53
6,479.29
411.24
Additional Land
750.00
Regional School Pl.
200.00
200.00
174.20
25.80
Regional School Comm.
15,000.00
15,000.00
15,000.00
Second School Add'n.
145,550.00
4,450.00 150,000.00
13,112.58
136,887.42
& Library
61. Salaries
4,300.00
4,300.00
4,270.00
30.00
62. Books
1,375.00
1,375.00
1,363.62
11.38
63. Supplies and
907.00
907.00
839.21
64. Repairs
228.00
228.00
46.40
Total for Education
11,415.85
-
374,586.56
4,450.00 383,452.41
233,989.04
11,388.91 138,074.46
RECREATION
65. Salaries and wages
1,400.00
1,400.00
1,297.80
102.20
66. Supplies and
Miscellaneous
783.00
783.00
713.41
69.59
Total for Recreation
-
-
2,183.00
- 2,183.00
2,011.21
171.79
-
1,330.00
1,330.00
1,241.62
88.38
750.00
750.00
Comm.
TREASURER
Miscellaneous
67.79 181.60
Carried Forward from 1953
1954 Income Reserved for Special Purposes
Appropriated in 1954
Transfer from Reserve
Total Available for Expenditure
Amount Expended in 1954
Balance Accruing To Surplus
Balance Carried Forward to 1955
CEMETERY 67. Salaries 68. Labor, Maintenance and Interments 69. Supplies and
150.00
150.00
150.00
2,500.00
2,500.00
2,385.50
114.50
Miscellaneous Permanent Improvements 422.77
100.00
35.50
135.50
71.58
63.92
422.77
267.20
155.57
Total for Cemetery
422.77
-
2,750.00
35.50
3,208.27
2,874.28
178.42
155.57
UNCLASSIFIED
₣ 70. Middlesex County Pension Fund
2,165.45
2,165.45
2,165.45
71. Town Reports
1,245.65
1,245.65
1,245.65
72. Rent of Dump
375.00
375.00
375.00
72a. Dump Maintenance
1,000.00
298.13
1,298.13
1,298.13
73. Insurance
5,700.00
5,700.00
5,241.73
458.27
74. Hydrants (Rent of)
3,195.00
3,195.00
3,195.00
Memorial Day Committee
150.00
8.55
158.55
158.55
Unpaid 1953 bills
698.30
698.30
698.30
Bi-centennial Comm. 2,500.00
3,500.00
6,000.00
5,918.71
Bedford Airport Comm.
500.00
500.00
Preservation of
Town Records
150.00
150.00
150.00
Building Code Comm.
195.25
195.25
195.25
Hurricane Carol
8,135.54
8,135.54
Hurricane Edna
11,999.82.
4,999.82
Town Report Comm.
67.40
67.40
Rev. of Town By-Laws
150.00
150.00
Comm.
100.00
100.00
100.00
Total for Unclassified
3,162.65
13,135.36
18,529.40
306.68
35.134.09
33.1:31.88
775.67
926.5).
FINANCE
81.29 500.00
8,135.54 4,999.82
67.40 150.00
Union Health Dist.
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DETAIL OF 1954 DISBURSEMENTS -- CONTINUED
Carried Forward from 1953
1954 Income Reserved for Special Purposes
Appropriated in 1954
Transfer from Reserve
Total Available for Expenditure
Amount Expended in 1954
Balance Accruing To Surplus
Balance Carried Forward to 1955
TOWN DEBT SERVICE 75. School Bld. Bonds 75a. Int. on School Bld. Bonds 76. Highway Equip. Bonds 76a. Int. on Highway Equip. Bonds 77. Tax Anticipation
33,000.00
33,000.00
33,000.00
8,995.00
8,995.00
8,995.00
11,000.00
4,000.00
4,000.00
350.00
350.00
350.00
Notes 77a. Int. on Tax.
100,000.00
100,000.00
100,000.00
Ant. Notes
500.00
500.00
350.28
149.72
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Total for Debt Service
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100,000.00
46,845.00
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146,845.00
1,6,695.28
149.72
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TREASURER
REFUNDS
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Property Taxes
1,475.22
1,475.22
1,475.22
691.20
691.20
691.20
Total for Refunds
2,166.42
2,166.42
2,166.42
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GRAND TOTALS
141,760.12
130,789.79
573,206.42 6,706.68
725,463.01
556,752.03
20,182.47 148,528.51
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Frederick B. Taylor, Town Treasurer
FINANCE
GENERAL FUND, DECEMBER 31, 1954
Assets
Harvard Trust Co., Concord branch
$ 15,108.60
Day Trust Co., Boston
25,778.75
First National Bank of Boston
3,708.82
Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank
4,919.93
Belmont Savings Bank
4,471.25
Beverly Savings Bank
4,690.43
Boston Five Cents Savings Bank
4,3741.05
Brockton Savings Bank
4,843.91
Brookline Savings Bank
2,443.20
Cambridge Savings Bank
5,153.04
Charlestown Savings Bank
5,429.10
East Bridgewater Savings Bank
4,867.17
Franklin Savings Bank
4,965.65
Home Savings Bank
4,935.04
Institution for Savings in Roxbury
4,868.09
Lowell Institution for Savings
2,362.79
Lynn Five Cents Savings Bank
4,894.21
Malden Savings Bank
2,426.75
Natick Five Cents Savings Bank
1,256.55
Newton Savings Bank
4,953.46
North Avenue Savings Bank
2,503.11
Warren Institution for Savings
7,113.38
Whitman Savings Bank
5,035.34
Concord Co-operative Bank
6,000.00
$137,102.62
Petty cash
105.00
Charles S. Smith Fund, payable on demand
100,000.00
Accounts Receivable :
Taxes, interest to be added 18,353.41
Middlesex County, Chapter 90 Maintenance . 1,500.00
Comm. of Mass., Chapter 90 Maintenance 1,500.00
Comm. of Mass. Old Age Assistance
2,994.24
Underestimate, 1954 County Hosp. 2.32
Authorized overdraft, Hurricane
13,135.36
Due from Water Dept.
378.72
37,864.05
Total Assets
$275,071.67
Liabilities and Surplus
Dog licenses, due County
35.00 3,295.06
Road Machinery Fund
Federal grants for Public Welfare:
Old Age Assistance Administration
21.25
Aid to Dependent Children
465.35
Aid to Dependent Children Administration
19.47
Aid to Disabled
400.78
Aid to Disabled Administration
10.85
Old Age Assistance Recovery
147.74
Overestimate of State Parks Assessment
2.71
Overestimate of County Tax
440.99
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TREASURER
Cemetery Investment Fund Income Grammar School Fund income
$ 136.99 37.28
692.31
deCordova School Equipment Fund income Unexpended appropriation balances:
Assessors' maps .
300.00
Bedford Airport Committee
500.00
Building Code Committee
195.25
Chapter 90 Maintenance
1,462.05
Cemetery improvements
155.57
Civil Defense
124.63
New Highway truck
2,500.00
New School Addition No. 1 .
411.24
New School Addition No. 2 (see note) 106,887.42
New School Land Committee
750.00
Planning Board Zoning Survey
772.50
Preservation of Town Records
150.00
Regional School Committee
25.80
Two Hundredth Anniversary Committee
81.29
1141,315.75
Overlay reserves, 1953
2,361.72
1954
6,850.34
9,212.06
Overlay Surplus
17,655.07
General Funds Surplus:
Receivables, reserved until collected.15,135.59
Available Surplus ("Free Cash") 113,047.42
128,183.01
Total Reserves and Surplus
$275,071.67
Note: This amount includes $100,000 from the Charles S. Smith
Fund. An additional $30,000 has been appropriated, to be raised by borrowing which has been authorized but not yet issued.
OUTSTANDING DEBT
$140,000 School Building Loan, 1 3/4%, due $10,000 each December 1, 1955-1968, issued under Chapter 208, Acts of 1948.
60,000 School Building loan, 1 3/4%, due $5,000 each December 1, 1955-1958, and $4,000 each December 1, 1959-1968, issued under Chapter 44, General Laws, as amended.
16,000 Highway Equipment Building Loan, 1 3/4%, due $4,000 each December 1, 1955-1958, issued under Chapter 44, General Laws, as amended.
211,000 School Building Loan, 1 3/4%, due $13,000 each December 1, 1955-1961, and $12,000 each December 1, 1962-1971, issued under Chapter 356, Acts of 1951.
70,000 School Building Loan, 1 3/4%, due $5,000 each December 1, 1955-1956, and $4,000 each December 1, 1957-1971, issued under Chapter Llı, General Laws, as amended.
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FINANCE
4,000 Water Equipment Loan, 2 3/4%, due $2,000 each August 1, 1955 - 1956, issued under Chapter 44, General Laws, as amended.
2,500 Water Main Loan, 2 3/4%, due $1,000 each November 1, 1955 - 1956, and $500 November 1, 1957, issued under Chapter 44, General Laws as amended.
$503,500
SCHOOL MILK FUND
Balance, January 1, 1954
$ 70.57
Receipts
1,962.74
$2,033.31
Payments
1,539.42
December 31, 1954, Balance on Deposit
493.89
WATER DEPARTMENT REPORT
January 1, Balance
$2,228.68
Receipts
Operating:
Rates, 1953
$ 676.25
Meter, 1953
57.50
Rates, 1954
24,211.50
Meter, 1954
439.94
Rent of Hydrants
3,195.00
Water Connections
3,461.53
Meter Pits, etc.
893.02
Miscellaneous
315.12
33,249.86
$35,478.54
Expenses
Salaries & Wages
9,903.72
Supplies & Maintenance
8,026.97
Meters and Operating Expense
5,890.43
Bonds and interest
3,261.25
Truck
1,342.00
Heating System
1,000.00
29,424.37
December 31, 1954, Balance on Deposit
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