Town annual report for the town of Duxbury for the year ending 1946-1950, Part 24

Author: Duxbury (Mass.)
Publication date: 1946
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 1308


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thirty days of the receipt of the said notice, the treasurer of each town notified shall, with the approval of the selectmen, borrow on notes of the town not exceeding the apportionment of such town. Such loans shall be in ex- cess of the statutory limit and shall be due and payable in not more than two years from the dates thereof and except as provided therein shall be subject to the appli- cable provisions of chapter forty-four of the General Laws exclusive of the limitation contained in the first para- graph of section seven thereof. Upon receipt of the pro- ceeds of a loan issued under authority of this act, the town treasurer shall pay said proceeds over to the sec- retary-treasurer of the committee.


"The director of accounts in the department of corp- orations and taxation shall cause an audit to be made of the accounts of the committee annually or at any time upon the request of the selectmen of a town participating in the appointment of the committee and for this purpose he, and his duly accredited agents, shall have access to all necessary papers, books and records. Upon the com- pletion of each audit, a report thereon shall be made to the chairman of the committee with a copy thereof to the chairman of the selectmen of each town served by the committee.


"The director shall apportion the cost among the several municipalities participating in the appointment of the committee on the basis of the taxable valuation of said municipalities as last established by the general court for state and county taxes, and submit the amounts of each apportionment to the State treasurer, who shall issue his warrant requiring the assessors of the towns which so participate to assess a tax to the amount of such expense, and such amounts shall be collected and paid to the state treasurer as provided by section twenty of chapter fifty-nine.


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"Section 6. The committee shall organize forthwith upon its appointment by the election of a chairman and a secretary-treasurer. The secretary-treasurer shall keep all records and shall receive and take charge of all money paid to the committee and shall pay over and account for the same according to the order of the committee. He shall give bond for the faithful performance of his duties in such sum as the committee shall require with a surety company authorized to transact business in the common- wealth as surety. The premium of such bond shall be paid from funds provided for the committee.


"Section 7. This act shall cease to be operative except as to section five on the effective date of establishment of the said proposed Old Colony High School District, and shall become null and void in its entirety on and after December thirty-first, nineteen hundred and fifty.


"Section 8. Any unexpended balance of funds held by the committee on the date this act ceases to be operative as provided in the preceding section shall be paid over to the several towns in the same proportion in which the original assessment was made and the amount so received by any town may be appropriated for school purposes."


"Section 9. The question of the acceptance of this act shall be considered and acted upon at a special town meeting called for the purpose to be held in the current year in each of the towns of Duxbury, Halifax, Hanson, Hanover, Kingston, Marshfield, Norwell, Pembroke and Plympton. If four or more of the said towns vote in favor of acceptance, this act shall become fully effective forth- with in the towns which have voted in favor of accept- ance; if less than four of the said towns vote in favor of acceptance, this act shall become void." Or take any other action relative thereto.


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Under Article 14, which reads will the Town vote to raise and appropriate, or appropriate from available funds, sufficient funds to carry out the provisions of said Chapter 280 of the Acts of 1948, or take any other action thereon, no action was taken.


Under Article 7, Moved that the Town construct a new elementary school building on land of the Town in the area south and east of the High School, substantially in accordance with the plans of Harold Field Kellogg, and to furnish and equip said building, and to appropriate funds for the purpose in the following manner-From the Post-War Rehabilitation Fund $50,000.00; From Ex- cess and Deficiency $75,000.00 ; and by issuance of a loan as provided in Chapter 44 of the General Laws, in the amount of $274,000.00; and that the Treasurer be and hereby is authorized to borrow said amount of $274,000.00 and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor, such bonds or notes to be payable in accordance with the pro- visions of Chapter 44 of the General Laws, so that the whole loan shall be paid in not more than twenty years from the date of issue of the first bond or note, or at such earlier date as the Town may determine.


On the motion 140 voted in favor and 169 in opposition and the motion was lost.


Motion was made that the vote be taken by ballot. 142 yes-163 no. The motion was lost.


Under Article 8, Moved, that the Town vote to construct an addition to the High School, substantially in accordance with the plans of Harold Field Kellogg, and to furnish and equip said addition, and to appropriate funds for the purpose in the following manner-From the Post-War Rehabilitation Fund $50,000.00; from Ex- cess and Deficiency $75,000.00; and by issuance of a


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loan as provided in Chapter 44 of the General Laws, in the amount of $255,000.00 and that the Treasurer be and hereby is authorized to borrow said amount of $255,000.00 and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor, such bonds or notes to be payable in accordance with the pro- visions of Chapter 44 of the General Laws, so that the whole loan shall be paid in not more than twenty years from the date of issue of the first bond or note, or at such earlier date as the Town may determine.


On this motion 208 voted in favor and 105 in opposition and as it was not a two thirds vote, the motion was lost.


It was voted to reconsider Article 7.


Under Article 7, Voted, that the Town construct a new elementary school building on land of the Town in the area south and east of the High School, substantially in accordance with the plans of Harold Field Kellogg, and to furnish and equip said building, and to appropriate funds for the purpose in the following manner-From the Post-War Rehabilitation Fund $50,000.00; From Excess and Deficiency $75,000.00; and by issuance of a loan as provided in Chapter 44 of the General Laws, in the amount of $274,000.00; and that the Treasurer be and hereby is authorized to borrow said amount of $274,000. and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor, such bonds or notes to be payable in accordance with the pro- visions of Chapter 44 of the General Laws, so that the whole loan shall be paid in not more than twenty years from the date of issue of the first bond or note, or at such earlier date as the Town may determine.


(237 yes-50 no)


Further Voted, that the present School Building Com- mittee be authorized to expend said appropriation, to determine the final plans and location of the school, to


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make all contracts in the name of the Town pertaining thereto, and to do all other things necessary and proper to construct, equip and furnish said building and fit the same for use and occupancy.


Under Article 9, which reads will the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $3,900.00 to be paid to Harold Field Kellogg and Thomas Worcester Inc., for their services in preparing preliminary plans and speci- fications, and engineering and other services in connec- tion therewith, for the proposed separate grade school building and for the proposed addition to the High School, no action was taken.


Under Article 10, which reads will the Town vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the purpose of converting the Island Creek Hall into a temporary school house, or take any other action relative thereto, no action was taken.


Under Article 11, Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,977.92 for the purpose of financing a two session day in certain elementary grades.


Voted to adjourn at 11 :10 P.M.


JOSEPH T. C. JONES, Town Clerk.


The following Town Officials were duly sworn in 1948: Philip W. Delano, Selectman and Assessor for 3 years.


Barbara S. Mullowney, Member of Board of Public Welfare for 3 years.


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Robert Seymour, Member of Board of Public Welfare to March 1949.


Stanley H. Merry, Member of Board of Public Welfare to March, 1949.


George C. Scott, Member of School Committee for 3 years.


J. Newton Shirley, Member of School Committee for 3 years.


Kenneth G. Garside, Member of Planning Board for 5 years.


Earl W. Chandler, Constable for 1 year.


Lewis B. Randall, Highway Superintendent for 1 year.


Henry P. McNeil, Shellfish Constable and Veterans Agent for 1 year.


Harry Chetwynde, Harbor Master for 1 year.


Isabelle V. Freeman, Clerk of Selectmen and Assessors.


Mary E. Greene, Town Accountant (Temporary).


Ernest W. Chandler, Inspector of Animals and Inspec- tor of Slaughtered Animals.


Henry M. Griswold, Fence Viewer and Fire Engineer for 1 year.


Eben N. Briggs, George S. Butler, Leroy M. Peterson and Kenneth O. Macomber, Fire Engineers for 1 year.


Guild A. Rosengren, Michael J. Sheehan, Arthur A. Jokinen, Sargent C. Black and Ray B. Hubbard, Special Police Officers for 1 year.


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REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT


I am pleased to submit the following statement of all receipts and expenditures of the Town of Duxbury for the financial year ending December 31, 1948, in accordance with Chapter 41, Section 61, General Laws. This report is arranged in accordance with the classifications pre- scribed by the Director of Accounts.


Appended thereto is a statement of the Appropriation Balances returned to the Treasury under date of De- cember 31, 1948.


ISABELLE V. FREEMAN, Town Accountant.


Receipts TAXES


Polls, Personal and Real Estate


$267,106.50


Income Taxes


36,810.21


Corporation Taxes


21,865.38


Redemption Tax Titles


113.50


$325,895.59


LICENSES AND PERMITS


Liquor licenses


$2,787.00


Marriage Permits


58.00


Auctioneer's Licenses


2.00


Taxicab Licenses


6.00


Garage Licenses


20.00


Victuallers' Licenses


22.00


Amusement Licenses


6.00


149


Sunday Licenses


15.00


Junk Dealers' Licenses


30.00


Shellfish Licenses-private


225.50


Shellfish Licenses-commercial


72.50


Shellfish Licenses-"grants"


30.00


Gasoline Renewals


3.00


Innholders' Licenses


4.00


Hawkers and Peddlers


8.00


Alcohol Permits


3.00


$3,292.00


FINES AND FORFEITS


Court Fines


$137.00


$137.00


GRANTS AND GIFTS


County of Plymouth, Dog Licenses $698.04


Commonwealth of Massachusetts :


O. A. A. Federal Grant


$21,296.11


A. D. C. Federal Grant 3,517.00


Industrial Schools


154.18


Tuition of Children


1,628.21


Federal Grant, O. A. A. Food Tax 1,242.54


Reimbursement, Loss of Taxes


190.35


Public Service


750.68


Marine Fisheries


200.00


Mr. Eben H. Ellison, for Ellison Beach 1,890.94


$31,568.05


PRIVELEGES


Motor Vehicles Excise Tax


$16,466.36


$16,466.36


150


ASSESSMENTS


Clam Grant Assessments $64.50


$64.50


GENERAL GOVERNMENT


Treasurer's Fees


$6.00


Tax Collector's Fees and Costs


243.85


Town Clerk's Fees


443.35


Town Hall-telephone tolls


16.17


$709.37


PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY


Police Department, Pistol Permits


$13.00


Sealer of Weights and Measures,


fees


37.98


Commonwealth of Massachusetts,


Bounties on seals


22.00


Licenses-Sale of Firearms


2.00


$74.98


HEALTH AND SANITATION


Cabin Licenses


$8.00


Garbage Permits


12.00


Milk Permits


4.50


Oleo Permits


1.50


Permit to Manufacture Ice Cream


1.00


Physician's Registration


.25


$27.25


HIGHWAYS


Commonwealth of Massachusetts :


Ch. 90, Joint Construction $5,999.97


County of Plymouth :


Ch. 90, Joint Construction


2,999.98


$8,999.95


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CHARITIES


Public Welfare


Reimbursements :


From Commonwealth of


Massachusetts


$3,121.77


From Cities and Towns


1,261.88


From Individuals


202.35


Cancelled Checks


16.75


Old Age Assistance


Reimbursements :


From Commonwealth of Massa-


From Commonwealth of


Massachusetts


$21,823.77


From Cities and Towns


1,432.29


From Individuals


29.88


Cancelled Checks


710.28


Aid to Dependent Children


Reimbursements :


From Commonwealth of


Massachusetts $4,584.34


Veterans' Benefits


Reimbursements :


From Commonwealth of


Massachusetts $1,667.35


$34,850.66


SCHOOLS


Refund


Cancelled Check


$2.60


845.52


$848.12


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UNCLASSIFIED


Sale, Story of Duxbury $2.00


$2.00


CEMETERIES


Sale of Lots


$95.00


Care, Interments, Foundations, etc. 3,629.50


$3,724.50


INTEREST


Interest on Deferred Taxes $582.69


Interest on Motor Vehicle Excise


36.50


Dividends from Cemetery Funds


1,528.80


Interest on Tax Titles Redeemed Dividends on Trust Funds


11.01


9,524.03


Accrued interest, School Bonds


510.11


Premium, School Bonds


4,844.32


$17,037.46


AGENCY, TRUST AND INVESTMENT


Town Clerk, Dog Licenses $819.40


Town Clerk, Sporting Licenses


379.25


Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds


4,425.00


Retirement System 2,308.20


Withholding Taxes


11,670.01


$19,601.86


MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS


Elementary School Building Loan $274,000.00


$274,000.00


153


REFUNDS


Assessors Department


$14.00


Forest Warden's Department


2.65


$16.65


Total Receipts


$737,316.30


Expenditures GENERAL GOVERNMENT


Moderator


Appropriation $40.00


Harry B. Bradley, services


$40.00


$40.00


Selectmen's Salaries


Appropriation


$2,225.00


Salary of Chairman


$1,200.00


Salaries of second and


third members


$1,025.00


$2,225.00


Selectmen's Department


Appropriation


$1,775.00


Appropriation


300.00


$2,075.00


Salaries of Clerk and Assistant


$479.63


Printing, Stationery and Postage


648.21


Travel allowance and mileage


242.50


Telephone


82.16


Civil Engineer, services


368.70


Sound Service


75.00


All other-including membership dues, etc. 54.04


$1,950.24


154


Accounting Department


Appropriation


$2,050.00


Accountant's Salary


$1,500.00


Clerk hire


496.07


Printing, Stationery, Postage


32.17


Adding machine maintenance


20.10


All other


1.45


$2,049.79


Treasurer's Salary


Appropriation


$1,400.00


Salary of Treasurer


$1,400.00


$1,400.00


Treasurer's Department


Appropriation


$500.00


Clerk hire


44.07


Printing, Stationery and Postage


56.16


Surety Bond


185.00


Telephone


36.22


Check Writer


70.00


Adding machine maintenance


20.10


Burglary Insurance


31.31


All other


26.75


$469.61


Tax Collector's Salary


Appropriation


$2,400.00


Salary-Tax Collector


$2,400.00


$2,400.00


Tax Collector's Department


Appropriation


$1,350.00


Clerk hire $495.00


Printing, Stationery, Postage 357.70


155


Surety Bond


281.60


Burglary Insurance


31.31


Typewriter repairs


24.50


All other, including telephone, travel, and Deputy Collector


124.64


$1,314.75


Assessors' Salaries


Appropriation


$1,900.00


Chairman's Salary


$1,000.00


Salary of second and third members


900.00


$1,900.00


Assessors' Department


Appropriation


$1,600.00


Refund Account


14.00


$1,614.00


Salaries, Chief Clerk and Assistant $1,037.33


Printing, Stationery and Postage 149.99


Travel allowance and mileage 208.40


Transfers from Registry of Deeds


110.00


Banker and Tradesman 14.00


All other-including attendance at


meetings and membership fees


44.22


$1,563.94


Assessors' Map Revision


Balance


Copies of Assessors Map


$30.00


$215.00


$30.00


Town Clerk's Salary


Appropriation


$1,200.00


Salary of Town Clerk


$1,200.00


$1,200.00


156


Town Clerk's Department


Appropriation


$500.00


Clerk hire


$138.13


Printing, Stationery and Postage


211.03


5.00


Surety Bond All other


3.85


$358.01


Election and Registration


Appropriation


$900.00


Transfer from Reserve


64.30


$964.30


Salaries of Registrars


$225.00


Election Officers-services


592.87


Typing


42.93


Printing, Stationery and Postage


100.50


Posting notices


3.00


$964.30


Law Department


Appropriation


$850.00


Legal Services


$440.00


$440.00


Town Historian


Appropriation


$100.00


Postage and Stationery


$8.75


$8.75


Planning Board


Appropriation


$150.00


Legal Advice


$150.00


$150.00


157


Finance Committee


Appropriation $50.00


Printing and Stationery


$15.25


$15.25


Appeal Board


Appropriation


$350.00


Appeal Board-Salaries


$250.00


Stenographer


35.00


Postage


23.18


$308.18


Town Hall and Offices


Appropriation


$5,000.00


Mowing lawn at Honor Roll


$25.00


Labor


29.60


Fuel


639.11


Lights


226.28


Janitor's supplies


65.68


Repairs :


Paint Town Office


1,062.73


Renovate Police Station


924.98


All other repairs


307.02


Insurance


123.75


Telephone


24.14


Oil burner, Town Office


400.00


Filing cabinets


128.86


Mowing and raking


145.00


Water


64.00


All other, including printing,


decorating, ashes removal, etc. 105.20


$4,271.35


158


Protection of Persons and Property


Police Department


Appropriation


$17,190.00


Transfer from Reserve 839.87


$18,029.87


Salaries and Wages :


Chief of Police


$3,120.00


Regular Patrolmen


8,520.00


Special Police


4,140.06


Auto Maintenance and Repairs


1,304.11


Maintenance-Radio and other


equipment


374.17


Maintenance-Buildings and


Grounds


21.83


Telephone


282.09


Insurance


106.60


Plymouth Police Station and Lockup


58.30


Uniforms


22.50


All other, including membership fees,


and office expenses


75.93


$18,025.59


Police Department Automobile


Appropriation


$500.00


Pontiac Sedan


$415.00


Radio Installation


25.00


Back-up Light


10.50


$450.50


Fire Department


Appropriation


$8,000.00


Transfer from Reserve


300.00


$8,300.00


159


Salaries :


Chief's Salary


$600.00


Chief's Transportation allowance


254.13


Permanent man's salary


1,859.52


Relief man


647.90


Firemen


1,141.20


Apparatus, Replacement's and


Maintenance


637.08


Gasoline


85.70


Rescue Boat repairs


59.45


Rubber coats, boots, mittens


106.82


Folding chairs


66.00


All other equipment and repairs


31.38


Fuel


561.43


Lights


336.32


Building and Grounds, Repairs


668.40


Janitor's supplies, and Gas Radiator


251.40


Water


$32.40


Buildings and Grounds-all other


costs of maintenance, supplies etc. 89.72


Stationery, Printing and Postage


13.75


Telephone


325.67


Insurance


252.74


Badges


78.65


All other costs, including member-


ship fees, express, rations for standby crews, etc. 92.56


$8,192.22


Fire Equipment, Pumper, etc.


Balance of Appropriation $1,513.13 Generator, Oxygenator, Oxygen


Chemox Masks, Extinguishers


$1,453.58


$1,453.58


160


Sealer of Weights and Measures


Appropriation


$300.00


Salary of Sealer


$125.00


Travel allowance


75.00


Equipment


15.71


$215.71


Insect Pest Extermination, Moth


Appropriation


$4,700.00


Salary, Moth Superintendent


$1,000.00


Labor


1,336.20


Trucks and Sprayer


711.01


Equipment


28.98


Insecticides


882.14


Publishing and express


12.01


$3,970.34


Tree Warden's Salary


Appropriation


$1,500.00


Tree Warden's Salary


$1,500.00


$1,500.00


Tree Warden's Department


Appropriation


$4,500.00


Hathaway Fund Income


670.88


$5,170.88


Labor


$3,157.95


Trucks


1,411.40


Insecticides


179.22


Equipment, tools, repairs, etc.


97.37


Trees


76.00


All other


2.55


$4,924.49


161


Forest Warden's Department


Appropriation


$3,000.00


Cancelled Check


2.65


$3,002.65


Forest Warden's Salary


$450.00


Warden's travel allowance


140.00


Fighting fires


313.65


Trucks


583.19


Extinguishers


114.68


Hose and pails


287.88


All other apparatus


172.98


Garage rental


100.00


Paving driveway


175.00


Badges


24.55


Chemical ("Drench")


48.75


Insurance


19.31


All other


6.80


$2,436.79


Health and Sanitation


HEALTH DEPARTMENT


Appropriation


$2,200.00


Health Agent, Salary


$411.61


Transportation


5.00


Board and Treatment


715.75


Medicine and Medical Attendance,


Contagious


206.00


Board and Treatment, Tuberculosis


63.00


Ambulance


29.60


School Dentist


500.00


Removal of Fish


14.00


$1,944.96


162


Vital Statistics


Appropriation $15.00


Death Reports $4.25


$4.25


Public Health Nurse


Appropriation


$500.00


Salary-Health Nurse $500.00


$500.00


Inspection of Slaughtered Animals


Appropriation $50.00


Salary of Inspector $50.00


$50.00


Animal Inspection


Appropriation $100.00


Salary of Inspector $100.00


$100.00


Town Dump


Appropriation $1,600.00


Custodian of Dump-salary


$1,455.00


Gasoline and oil


10.00


Bulldozing


111.50


Printing


10.00


$1,586.50


Highways CHAPTER 90, CONSTRUCTION 1947


Balance of Appropria- tion


$10,954.64


Labor $1,600.65


163


Shovel


2,343.50


Truck and Driver


4,278.85


Guard posts and culvert pipe


234.13


Bulldozer


1,055.00


Grader


430.50


Roller and Crane


254.00


Sand and gravel


51.00


Blasting


706.95


$10,954.58


CHAPTER 90, MAINTENANCE 1948


Appropriation


$1,000.00


Transfer from Available


Funds


2,000.00


$3,000.00


Labor


$506.70


Truck and Driver


187.50


Crane and Operator


360.00


Concrete culvert pipe


431.20


Cement, sand, and asphalt


1,228.71


Grader and Roller


285.62


$2,999.73


Town Landings


Appropriation


$2,620.00


Hathaway Fund Income


670.88


$3,290.88


Labor


$1,053.90


Materials


1,148.03


Water supply


18.75


Crane, truck, shovel, rental


489.50


$2,710.18


164


CHAPTER 90, CONSTRUCTION, 1948


Appropriation


$3,000.00


Transfer from Available Funds 9,000.00


$12,000.00


Labor


$1,489.05


Shovel and Operator


1,125.50


Trucks and drivers


1,178.00


Sand and gravel


974.50


Blocks, pipe, plates, rings


697.14


Rental, grader, crane, roller, trailer 1,525.48 Bulldozer


231.00


Asphalt


4,542.21


Guard posts


187.50


$11,950.38


Wadsworth Langfellow Terrace


Appropriation


$2,000.00


Labor


238.30


Trucks


422.50


Materials


432.13


$1,092.93


Pilgrim By-Way


Balance of Appropriation $933.01


Labor


$198.30


Trucks


168.00


Material


336.63


$702.93


Bay Ridge Lane


Appropriation


$4,000.00


Labor $666.90


165


Trucks Material Trailer Rental


1,164.50 909.16


17.50


$2,758.06


Traffic Signs and Markers


Appropriation


$400.00


Labor


$52.80


Signs and Signals


215.99


$268.79


1948 Heavy Duty Truck


Appropriation


$2,700.00


Heavy Duty Truck


$2,450.00


$2,450,00


Channel Markers


Appropriation


$100.00


Lumber and supplies


$56.82


Labor


23.00


Labor and boat hire


20.00


$99.82


Street Lighting


Appropriation


$3,000.00


Plymouth County Electric Co.


$2,923.97


$2,923.97


1.


Street Lights,


Depot, Surplus, Josselyn, Bay Road, Tremont Appropriation $242.15


Plymouth County Electric Co. $242.15 $242.15


166


Street Lights


Harrison Street


Appropriation


$59.24


Plymouth County Electric Co.


$59.24


$59.24


Street Lights Powder Point


Appropriation


$33.05


Plymouth County Electric Co.


$33.05


$33.05


Street Lights


Parks Street, Tobey Garden, and Winter Street


Appropriation


$70.00


Plymouth County Electric Co.


$10.59


$10.59


Snow and Ice Removal


Appropriation


$19,000.00


Transfer from Reserve 300.00


$19,300.00


Labor


$5,991.12


Plows


994.50


Salt


1,866.50


Sand


456.50


Trucks


1,389.12


Grader and tractor


162.00


Combination snow plow


520.00


Sand Spreader


75.00


Snow Plow-Used V


165.00


167


Welding 135.25


Equipment-maintenance and


replacements


111.65


Plow hire and driver


3,152.69


Plow hire, driver and helper


4,058.81


Weather Advisers, Inc .- service


100.00


All other


13.62


$19,191.76


Hydrant Rental


Appropriation


$400.00


Marshfield Water Department $400.00


$400.00


Blue Fish Tide Gates


Appropriation


$23.13


:


Boat hire and labor $4.00


$4.00


Bridge Department


Appropriation


$5,000.00


Hathaway Fund Income 670.88


$5,670.88


Labor


$1,117.10


Lumber and spikes


4,170.57


All other, including cement and hardware 83.13


$5,370.80


Highway Department


Appropriation


$27,500.00


Hathaway Fund Income


1,341.77


$28,841.77


168


Highway Superintendent, Salary $2,756.00 Lights 21.24


Telephone 79.65


Oil for flares and lanterns 120.63


All other administration costs


30.62


Labor 10,182.95


Trucks, maintenance and repairs 1,824.68


Rental of grader, trucks, trailer, etc. 710.25 Gravel, oil, tar, etc. 9,339.39


Hardware, brushes, signs, fencing, etc. 1,139.05


Blocks, grates, rings, pipe


1,616.62


Pump and suction hose


240.00


Insurance


186.47


Mowing and raking


416.00


All other, including express


93.75


$28,757.30


Charities


PUBLIC WELFARE


Appropriation


$11,000.00


Transfer from Reserve 321.07


Cancelled Check


16.75


$11,337.82


Administration


Salaries, Agent and Clerks $1,457.45


Printing, Stationery and Postage 178.56


All other costs of administration including mileage $263.23


Outside Relief


Groceries and Provisions


$1,450.27


Coal, wood, oil 119.26


State Institution


315.92


169


Burial expense


50.00


Medicine and Medical Attendance


1,304.20


Board and Care


184.00


Cash grants to individuals


5,556.25


Reimburse other towns


367.05


All other, including clothing


74.68


$11,320.87


Aid to Dependent Children


-: - - -


Appropriation


$9,200.00


Appropriation


4,763.31


$13,963.31


Salary, Agent and Clerks


$688.15


All other costs of Administration


49.57


Cash grants to individuals


9,803.60


$10,541.32


A. D. C. Federal Grant


Balance from 1947


$757.53


Federal Grants in 1948


3,239.70


$3,997.23


Cash grants to individuals


$3,690.05


$3,690.05


A.D.C. Federal Grant-Administration


Federal Grants in 1948 277.30


Balance from 1947


$17.21


$294.51


Clerk hire Other costs of Administration


$24.00


19.36


$43.36


170


Old Age Assistance


Appropriation


$27,000.00


Appropriation


10,388.75


Cancelled Checks


463.63


$37,852.38


Salaries


$1,384.60


Mileage


52.92


Telephone


14.34


Medical


1.00


Cash grants to individuals


33,301.99


Reimbursements to other cities


and towns


2,470.40


$37,225.25


O. A. A. Federal Grant


Balance from 1947


$241.51


Federal Grants in 1948


20,685.32


Cancelled Checks


246.65


$21,173.48


Cash grants to Individuals


$18,531.76


$18,531.76


O.A.A. Federal Grant, Administration


Balance from 1947


$78.14


Federal grants in 1948


610.79


$688.93


Salaries


$74.70


Mileage


42.56


Telephone and office supplies


63.05


$180.31


171


Jonathan and Ruth Ford Fund




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