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Dr.
Salaries and Wages:
Matron
$ 2,093.00
Other Employees
3,168.00
Groceries and Provisions
3,132.74
Dry Goods and Clothing
96.17
Repairs
347.81
Fuel
792.14
Lawrence Electric Company
393.84
Lawrence Gas Company
113.68
Household Supplies
188.17
Medicine and Medical Service
193.93
Use of Car
243.13
£
Amount Carried Forward
$ 10,762.61 $ 12,120.00
118
Amount Carried Forward
$ 10,762.61
$ 12,120.00
Telephone and All Other
273.55
$ 11,036.16
Balance to Revenue
1,083.84
$ 12,120.00
$ 12,120.00
VETERANS SERVICE Cr.
Appropriation Refund
$ 25,408.00 20.00
Dr.
Administration :
Salaries, Agent
$ 4,922.00
Clerks
3,022.00
Office Maintenance
588.82
Veterans Benefits :
Ordinary Allowances
11,748.75
Groceries and Provisions
344.37
Medicine and Medical Services
3,061.10
Burials
674.14
$ 24,361.18
Balance to Revenue
1,066.82
$ 25,428.00
$ 25,428.00
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Cr.
Appropriation
$695,357.00
Refunds
298.15
Petty Cash Advances Refunds
65.00
Dr.
Salaries, Superintendent
$
9,999.60
Amount Brought Forward
$ 9,999.60 $695,720.15
119
Amount Brought Forward $ 9,999.60
$695,720.15
Clerks Truant Officer
9,480.91
100.00
Petty Cash Advances
65.00
Office Maintenance
2,235.61
School Census
150.00
Traveling Out of State
117.90
Traveling Expenses
1,926.75
Driver Training
276.59
All Other
486.44
Teachers' Salaries :
High
100,478.54
Elementary
248,880.46
Junior High
100,330.27
Text Books and Supplies :
High
$ 8,135.07
Elementary
16,375.53
Junior High
6,259.64
Tuition, High
2,707.74
Transportation :
High
10,555.35
Elementary
10,554.99
Junior High
10,555.00
Janitors' Services :
High
13,660.50
Elementary
13,670.50
Junior High
13,660.19
Fuel :
High
8,980.06
Elementary
20,083.61
Junior High
8,861.13
Maintenance of Bulidings and Grounds :
High
13,088.77
Elementary and Junior High
39,192.80
Health :
High
3,931.37
Amount Carried Forward
$674,800.32 $695,720.15
120
Amount Brought Forward
$674,800.32
$695,720.15
Elementary
3,758.09
Junior High
3,917.14
Library :
High
150.30
Elementary
1,341.40
Junior High
514.74
Athletic Fund
5,093.77
$689,575.76
Balance to Revenue
6,144.39
$695,720.15
$695,720.15
ARTICLE 16-STATE AIDED VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
Wages, Teachers'
$ 1,725.00
Other Employees
145.00
Other
7.39
$ 1,877.39
Balance to Revenue
142.61
$ 2,020.00
$ 2,020.00
ARTICLE 10, 1955-NEW HIGH SCHOOL
Cr.
Balance from 1955
$ 75,763.76 1,690,000.00
Clerk of Works
$ 7,800.00 995,850.95
Construction
Amount Carried Forward
$1,003,650.95 $1,765,763.76
121
Loan
Dr.
$ 2,020.00
Amount Brought Forward
$1,003,650.95 $1,765,763.76
13,131.90
20,932.22
474.79
220.31
$1,038,410.17
Balance to 1957
727,353.59
$1,765,763.76 $1,765,763.76
ARTICLE 13-WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ADDITION
Cr.
Balance from 1955
Loan
Refund
Dr.
Clerk of Works
$ 3,270.00
Construction
152,533.13
Architects
3,458.08
Furniture
5,295.10
$164,556.31
Balance to 1957
42,870.36
$207,426.67
$207,426.67
ARTICLE 14, 1955-SHAWSHEEN SCHOOL ADDITION
Cr.
Balance from 1955
$ 81,000.00
Dr.
Clerk of Works
$ 830.00
Construction
58,177,35
Architect
2,723.50
Furniture
3,586.56
Advertising
185.15
Amount Carried Forward $ 65,502.56 $ 81,000.00
122
Landscaping Architects Equipment Telephone
$ 62,401.92 145,000.00 24.75
Amount Brought Forward
65,502.56 $ 81,000.00
$ 65,502.56
Balance to 1957
15,497.44
$ 81,000.00
$ 81,000.00
ARTICLE 1, 1955-SOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Cr.
Balance from 1955
$ 7,500.00
Dr.
Architects
$ 7,394.85
Balance to 1957
105.15
$ 7,500.00
$ 7,500.00
SCHOOL CAFETERIAS
Cr.
Balance from 1955
$
2,925.95
Receipts in 1956
71,636.00 60.00
Petty Cash Advances Refunds
Dr.
Salaries, Supervisors
$ 6,753.00
Wages, Cafeteria Assistants
17,134.48
Groceries and Provisions
40,306.94
Maintenance of Kitchens
5,628.27
Transporting of Food
468.33
Petty Cash Advances
60.00
Telephone and All Other
258.89
$ 70,609.91
Balance to 1957
4,012.04
$ 74,621.95
$ 74,621.95
123
PUNCHARD ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
Cr.
Balance from 1955
$ 548.75
Receipts in 1956
4,363.23
Petty Cash Advance Refund Refund
100.00
16.70
Dr.
Salary, Director of Athletics $ 75.00
Officials at Games
571.00
Police and Janitors
436.00
Programs, Tickets and Ticket Selling
436.15
Equipment
607.97
Game Guarantees
567.51
Transportation and Meals
1,019.22
Laundry
438.56
Photographs
300.70
Petty Cash Advance
100.00
Telephone and All Other
324.36
$ 4,876.47
Balance to 1957
152.21
$ 5,028.68 $ 5,028.68
MEMORIAL HALL LIBRARY
Cr.
Appropriation
$ 43,941.00
Dog Tax Refund
2,524.60
Income from Investments
2,900.00
Refunds
13.62
Dr.
Salaries :
Librarian
$ 5,071.00 23,307.82
Assistants
100.00
Treasurer
Amount Carried Forward $ 28,478.82 $ 49,379.22
124
Amount Brought Forward $ 28,478.82 $ 49,379.22
Janitors
3,714.67
Books and Periodicals
8,804.16
Binding
1,173.66
Fuel
985.74
Lawrence Electric Company
974.07
Buildings and Maintenance
1,724.90
Janitor's Supplies
598.20
Office Maintenance
2,371.09
Travel
198.43
All Other
258.51
$ 49,282.25
Balance to Revenue
96.97
$ 49,379.22
$ 49,379.22
AMERICAN LEGION QUARTERS
Cr.
Appropriation
$ 840.00
Dr.
Rent for Quarters
$
840.00
$ 840.00
$ 840.00
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS QUARTERS
Cr.
$ 720.00
Dr.
$
720.00
$ 720.00
$ 720.00
Appropriation
Rent for Quarters
125
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS QUARTERS
Cr.
Appropriation
$ 480.00
Rent for Quarters
$ 480.00
$ 480.00
$ 480.00
PATRIOTIC HOLIDAYS
Cr.
Appropriation
$ 1,540.00
Bands
$ 654.60
Flags and Markers
293.30
Wreaths and Sprays
107.00
Entertainment
95.00
Refreshments and Other
157.85
$ 1,307.75
Balance to Revenue
232.25
$ 1,540.00
$ 1,540.00
CIVIL DEFENSE Cr.
Balance from 1955
$ 187.77
Appropriation
3,625.00
Refund
33.39
Dr.
Salary, Director
$ 600.00
Equipment
923.83
Clothing
759.50
Trasnportation
391.58
Telephone and All Other
109.56
$ 2,784.47
Balance to 1957
1,061.69
$ 3,846.16
$ 3,846.16
Dr.
Dr.
126
DAMAGES TO PERSONS AND PROPERTY
Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
$ 500.00
Damages to Persons & Property $ 84.25
Balance to Revenue
415.75
$ 500.00 $ 500.00
INSURANCE
Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
$ 19,960.01
39.99
$ 20,000.00
$ 20,000.00
EUGENE V. LOVELY PENSION
Cr.
$ 2,354.00
Eugene V. Lovely Pension $ 2,354.00
$ 2,354.00 $ 2,354.00
TOWN REPORTS
Cr.
Appropriation
$ 1,897.60
Dr.
Printing Town Reports $ 1,897.60
$ 1,897.60 $ 1,897.60
127
$ 20,000.00
Insurance Balance to Revenue
Appropriation
Dr.
TOWN SCALES
Cr.
Appropriation
$ 200.00
Dr.
Salary Public Weigher
$ 100.00
Repairs
28.45
$ 128.45
Balance to Revenue
71.55
$ 200.00
$ 200.00
ARTICLE 8, 1946-HISTORY OF ANDOVER UP TO AND INCLUDING WORLD WAR II
Cr.
$ 1,800.00
Dr
Writing of History
Balance to 1957
$ 1,000.00 800.00
$ 1,800.00
$ 1,800.00
ARTICLE 19-ESTABLISHING DEVELOPMENT AND INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION
Cr.
Appropriation
$ 500.00
Dr.
Stationery, Maps and Postage $ 68.10
Balance to 1957
431.90
$ 500.00
$ 500.00
128
Balance from 1955
ARTICLE 15, 1953-PURCHASE AND DEVELOP PARKING AREAS Cr.
Balance from 1955
$ 9,500.00
Dr.
Purchase of Land
Balance to 1957
$ 5,500.00 4,000.00
$ 9,500.00 $ 9,500.00
ARTICLE 25-PAY INCREASES BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
Pay Increases, Labor
Balance to Revenue
$ 1,395.00 605.00
$ 2,000.00 $ 2,000.00
ADMINISTRATION AND OFFICE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
Cr.
$ 27,267.76 100.00
Salaries :
Chairman, B. P. W.
$ 300.00
Superintendent
5,764.00
Engineer
6,122.76
Assistant Engineer
4,143.00
Clerks
7,937.83
Secretary
150.00
Office Maintenance
1,403.81
Amount Carried Forward
$ 25,821.40 $ 27,367.76
129
$ 2,000.00
Appropriation Petty Cash Advance Refund Dr.
Amount Brought Forward
$ 25,821.40
$ 27,367.76
Petty Cash Advance All Other
100.00
174.40
$ 26,095.80
Balance to Revenue
1,271.96
$ 27,367.76
$ 27,367.76
PARK DEPARTMENT
Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
Labor
$ 6,713.06
Equipment
707.39
Maintenance of Grounds
1,017.90
$ 8,438.35
Balance to Revenue
249.65
$ 8,688.00 $ 8,688.00
ARTICLE 26-POWER LAWN MOWER
Cr.
Appropriation
$ 1,200.00
Power Lawn Mower
$ 1,015.28
Balance to Revenue
184.72
$ 1,200.00
$ 1,200.00
ARTICLE 26, 1955-ACQUIRE LAND ADJACENT TO BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS YARD
Cr.
Balance from 1955
$ 1,500.00
Dr.
Purchase of Land
$ 1,500.00
$ 1,500.00 $ 1,500.00
130
$ 8,688.00
Dr.
ARTICLE 32-ACQUIRE LAND ADJACENT TO BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS YARD
Cr
Appropriation
$ 300.00
Dr.
Purchase of Land
$
300.00
$ 300.00
$ 300.00
RECREATION
Cr.
Appropriation Refund
$ 13,820.00 1.00
Dr.
Playgrounds :
Salaries, Instructors
$ 3,950.40
Secretary
125.00
Wages, Labor
452.77
Repairs
211.10
Equipment
866.19
Miscellaneous Supplies Entertainment
766.97
Transportation and All Other
311.68
Pomps Pond :
Salaries, Lifeguards
3,009.50
Secretary
125.00
Wages, Matron and Police Labor
432.17
1,060.62
Transportation
905.00
Repairs
681.18
Miscellaneous Supplies and all Other 376.89
$ 13,532.12
Balance to Revenue
288.88
$ 13,821.00
$ 13,821.00
131
257.65
ARTICLE 29, 1951-IMPROVING BATHING AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AT POMPS POND
Cr.
Balance from 1955
$ 2,300.00
Dr.
Labor
$ 73.35
940.00
Bulldozing Fuel Oil
11.72
$ 1,025.07
Balance to 1957
1,274.93
$ 2,300.00
$ 2,300.00
WATER DEPARTMENT
Cr.
Appropriation
Transfer from Reserve Fund
Dr.
Salary, Assistant Engineer $ 168.00
Labor
23,441.90
Meters and Fittings
4,792.89
Equipment, Hardware and Tools
7,083.72
Tractor and Backhoe
4,628.59
Lawrence Electric Company
18,107.76
Coal, Range and Fuel Oil
414.30
Gravel and Tar Patch
250.64
Transportation
407.19
Office Maintenance
790.16
All Other
433.51
Maintenance of Pumping Station :
Engineers
10,670.72
Coal
1,251.98
Amount Carried Forward
$ 72,441.36
$ 74,858.00
--
$ 71,358.00 3,500.00
132
Amount Brought Forward $ 72,441.36 $ 74,858.00
Lime and Chlorine
2,034.55
Repairs on Pumping Equipment
242.03
$ 74,717.94
Balance to Reserve Fund
140.06
$ 74,858.00
$ 74,858.00
ARTICLE 4, 1955-MOTOR AND PUMP- HAGGETTS POND
Cr.
Balance from 1955
$ 4,989.50
Dr.
Motor and Pump
Balance to Revenue
$ 3,593.04 1,396.46
$ 4,989.50 $ 4,989.50
ARTICLE 5, 1955-INSTALL WATER MAIN- GLEASON STREET
Cr.
Balance from 1955
$ 5,000.00
Dr.
Labor
$ 1,182.66
Backhoe
1,799.38
Pipe
1,890.94
$ 4,872.98
Balance to Revenue
127.02
$ 5,000.00
$ 5,000.00
133
ARTICLE 24, 1954-ACQUISITION OF LAND OR BUILDING ON THE WATER SHED OF HAGGETTS POND AND FISH BROOK Cr.
Balance from 1955
$ 2,500.00
Blue Prints Balance to 1957
$ 3.75
2,496.25
$ 2,500.00 $ 2,500.00
ARTICLE 29,-AUTOMOBILE FOR WATER AND SEWER DEPARTMENTS Cr.
$ 2,000.00
Appropriation
Dr.
Automobile for Water and Sewer
Departments
$ 1,819.65
Balance to Revenue
180.35
$ 2,000.00 $ 2,000.00
ARTICLE 30-CHLORINATOR
Cr.
Appropriation
$ 1,500.00
Chlorinator
$ 1,090.00 410.00
$ 1,500.00 $ 1,500.00
ARTICLE 31-FLOURIDATION EQUIPMENT
Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
Flouridation Equipment Balance to 1957
$ 1,180.00 1,820.00
$ 3,000.00 $ 3,000.00
134
£
Dr.
Balance to Revenue
$ 3,000.00
Dr.
ARTICLE 35-WATER EXTENSIONS
Cr.
Appropriation
$ 20,000.00
Dr.
Labor
$
539.67
Contract Installing Water Main
1,737.26
Pipe
7,523.22
Backhoe
357.00
All Other
133.28
$ 10,290.43
Balance to 1957
$
9,709.57
$ 20,000.00
$ 20,000.00
ARTICLE 37-RESERVOIR, ETC.,-WOOD HILL
Cr.
Appropriation
$ 95,000.00
Transfer from Surplus Revenue
$100,000.00
Dr.
Engineers
$ 5,962.47
Labor
5,880.61
Pipe and Fittings
34,881.71
Backhoe
8,100.75
Equipment
1,112.93
Blasting
964.40
Tarvia, Cement and Gravel
311.78
All Other
197.51
$ 57,412.16
Balance to 1957
137,587.84
$195,000.00
$195,000.00
135
ARTICLE 38-RESERVOIR AND IMPROVEMENTS TO HIGH LEVEL SYSTEM-PROSPECT HILL Cr.
Appropriation
Transfer from Surplus Revenue
Dr.
Engineers
$ 2,909.03
Labor
38.15
Pipe
181.52
Advertising
5.00
$ 3,133.70
Balance to 1957
54,866.30
$ 58,000.00
$ 58,000.00
SPRING GROVE CEMETERY Cr.
Appropriation
$ 19,654.00
Perpetual Care Income
2,751.66
Petty Cash Advance Refund
10.00
Dr.
Salary, Superintendent
$ 3,551.88
Clerk
269.73
Labor
12,705.50
Tarvia and Gravel
675.04
Containers
599.85
Trees, Seed and Loam
234.42
Equipment
1,017.97
Truck Maintenance
299.56
Office Maintenance
228.18
Petty Cash Advance
10.00
All Other
79.70
$ 19,671.83
Balance to Revenue
2,743.83
$ 22,415.66
$ 22,415.66
136
$ 18,000.00 40,000.00
ARTICLE 18-POWER LAWN MOWER
Cr.
Appropriation
$ 650.00
Dr.
Power Lawn Mower
$ 584.96
Balance to Revenue
65.04
$ 650.00
$ 650.00
INTEREST Cr.
Appropriation
$ 32,788.52
Transfer from Reserve Fund
3.98
Dr.
Interest School Bonds
$ 32,792.50
$ 32,792.50 $ 32,792.50
MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS
Cr.
Loan Anticipation School Bond Issue
Premium on School Bond Issue
$ 250,000.00 1,021.65
Maturing Debt
55,000.00
Dr.
Loan Anticipation
School Bond Issue $ 250,000.00
Premium on School Bond Issue 1,021.65
Maturing Debt 55,000.00
$ 306,021.65 $ 306,021.65
Town Clerk's Dog Licenses
3,198.80
Cemetery Perpetual Cares
43,463.00
Income Cemetery Perpetual Cares
872.73
Income Private Trust Funds 73.00
Essex County Tax
63,024.84
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
5,956.61
Amount Carried Forward $ 116,588.98
137
Amount Brought Forward
$
116,588.98
Retirement Fund
47,738.00
Withholding Taxes
129,877.09
U. S. Savings Bonds Blue Cross - Blue Shield United Fund Refunds
6,637.50
14,742.00
140.00
10,813.81
Total Expenditures for 1956
$3,835,347.84
Cash on Hand - January 1, 1957
1,764,307.57
Grand Total for 1956
$5,629,655.41
RESERVE FUND
Cr.
Transfer from Overlay Surplus $ 25,000.00
Transfer of Unexpended Balances
147.26
Dr.
Selectmen
$
76.63
Election and Registration
1,000.00
Town Counsel
368.45
Police Department
1,096.00
Highway Department
473.17
Snow Removal and Sanding
14,915.40
Interest
3.98
Water Department
3,500.00
$ 21,433.63
Balance to Overlay Surplus 3,713.63
$ 25,147.26 $ 25,147.26
138
TAXES 1955
Balance from 1955
Refunds
$ 44,607.62 130.78 106.00
Real Estate Taxes 1956
Collected
42,861.86 43.77
Real Estate Taxes 1956
434.65
Abated
1,279.16 224.96
Balance to 1957
$ 44,844.40 $
44,844.40
TAXES 1956
Commitments
Refunds
Real Estate Taxes 1955
Collected
$1,407,551.66 106.00
Real Estate Taxes 1955
1,963.50
Abated
31,792.25
Balance to 1957
51,673.13
$1,493,086.54 $1,493,086.54
MOTOR VEHICLE AND TRAILER EXCISE TAXES 1954
Balance from 1955
$ 235.31
Collected
$ 138.29
Abated
97.02
$ 235.31 $ 235.31
MOTOR VEHICLE AND TRAILER EXCISE TAXES 1955
Balance from 1955
Commitments
$ 4,455.66 5,839.56 444.41
Refunds
Collected
$
9,572.01
Amount Carried Forward $ 10,739.63
139
Tax Titles Taken
$1,488,919.14 4,123.63 43.77
Tax Titles Added
Amount Brought Forward $ 10,739.63 $ 9,572.01
Abated Balance to 1957
1,108.91
58.71
$ 10,739.63 $
10,739.63
MOTOR VEHICLE AND TRAILER EXCISE TAXES 1956
Commitments
Refunds
$ 191,185.23 4,302.95
Collected
$ 162,993.29 11,809.31
Abated
Balance to 1957
20,685.58
$ 195,488.18 $ 195,488.18
SEWER ASSESSMENTS PAID IN ADVANCE
Commitments
$ 666.97
Collected
$
666.97
$ 666.97
$ 666.97
UNAPPORTIONED SEWER ASSESSMENTS 1955
Balance from 1955
$ 54,428.96 9,466.92
Commitments
Collected
$ 9,875.73
Sewer 1955
1,310.93
Sewer Apportioned
16,854.76
Suspended Sewer
14,920.96
Sewer 1956
20,188.30
Abated
745.20
$ 63,895.88 $
63,895.88
140
UNAPPORTIONED SEWER ASSESSMENTS 1956
Comitment Collected Sewer Apportioned Balance to 1957
$ 8,822.95
$ 2,460.00 587.10
5,775.85
$ 8,822.95 $ 8,822.95
SEWER ASSESSMENTS 1955
Balance from 1955
$
30.46
Unapportioned Sewer 1955
1,310.93
Collected
$ 1,341.39
$ 1,341.39
$ 1,341.39
SEWER ASSESSMENTS 1956
Commitments
$ 2,223.54
Unapportioned Sewer 1955
20,188.30
Unapportioned Sewer 1956
2,460.00
Refund
104.12
Collected
$ 10,733.52
Sewer Apportioned
5,477.57
Tax Titles Added
205.10
Abated
689.02
Balance to 1957
7,870.75
$ 24,975.96 $ 24,975.96
COMMITTED INTEREST ON SEWER ASSESSMENTS 1955
Balance from 1955
$
12.21
Collected
$
12.21
$ 12.21
$ 12.21
141
COMMITTED INTEREST ON SEWER ASSESSMENTS 1956
Commitment
$ 951.36
Collected
$ 750.58
Tax Titles Added Abated Balance to 1957
5.77
25.25
169.76
$ 951.36 $
951.36
SUSPENDED SEWER ASSESSMENTS
Commitment
$
324.00
Collected
$ 324.00
$ 324.00
$ 324.00
TAX TITLES
Balance from 1955
$ 7,523.23
Tax Titles Taken
607.75
Tax Titles Added
2,208.39
Redemptions
$
927.15
Balance to 1957
$
9,412.22
$ 10,339.37 $
10,339.37
DEPARTMENTAL ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
Balance from 1955
$ 4,589.00
Charges
68,977.22
Refunds
1,413.65
Estimated Receipts
30.14
Balance from 1955
$ 400.00
Collected
69,131.03
Abated
199.07
Balance to 1957
395.00
5,674.91
$ 75,405.01 $ 75,405.01
142
WATER RATES ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
Balance from 1955
Commitments
$ 50,895.52 97,205.09
Refunds
82.92
Audit Adjustments
5,557.36
Collected
$
113,652.60
Water Liens Added to Taxes
4,581.99
Refund
6.00
Audit Adjustments
5,739.36
Balance to 1957
29,760.94
$ 153,740.89 $ 153,740.89
WATER SERVICES AND MISCELLANEOUS ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
Balance from 1955
$
121.37
Charges
1,914.95
Refund
2.90
Collected
$ 1,023.06
Audit Adjustment
31.87
Balance to 1957
984.29
$ 2,039.22 $ 2,039.22
WATER LIENS ADDED TO TAXES 1956
Water Rates
Refunds
$ 4,581.99 70.85
Collected
$ 3,859.56
Tax Title Added
7.00
Abated
17.54
Balance to 1957
768.74
$ 4,652.84 $
4,652.84
143
OVERLAY 1955
Balance from 1955 Abatements Overlay Surplus Balance to 1957
$ 13,405.45
$ 1,279.16
11,901.33
224.96
$ 13,405.45 $ 13,405.45
OVERLAY 1956
Overlay 1956
$ 82,239.64
Abatements
$ 31,792.25
Revenue Balance to 1957
30,152.00
20,295.39
$ 82,239.64 $ 82,239.64
OVERLAY SURPLUS
Balance from 1955
$
42,388.50
Overlay 1955
11,901.33
Reserve Fund Unexpended Balances
3,713.63
Reserve Fund
$ 25,000.00
Balance to 1957
33,003.46
$ 58,003.46 $ 58,003.46
SURPLUS REVENUE
Balance from 1955
$ 453,997.70
Tax Title Revenue
927.15
Old Age Assistance Recoveries
3,815.32
Aid to Dependent Children Recovery
6.31
Unexpended Appropriation Balances
62,851.27
Audit Adjustments
875.58
Refunds
107.52
Revenue
369,134.06
Article 23 - Chapter 90 Construction $ 30,000.00
Amount Carried Forward $ 30,000.00 $ 891,714.91
144
Amount Brought Forward $ 30,000.00 $ 891,714.91
Article 37 - Reservoir, etc. Wood Hill 100,000.00
Article 38 - Reservoir and Im- provements Prospect Hill 40,000.00
Article - 77 Shawsheen School Addition
7,000.00
Article 2 - Sewer - Andover Street, Ballardvale
7,200.00
Tax Titles Taken
434.65
Tax Titles Added
1,963.50
Revenue 1956 (To reduce 1956 Tax Rate)
60,000.00
Balance to 1957
645,116.76
$ 891,714.91
$ 891,714.91
145
Cemetery Fund PERPETUAL CARE
Cemetery
Number of Accounts
Balance Jan. 1,1956
Deposits
Interest
Withdrawals for Balance Care of Lots Dec. 31, 1956
Spring Grove
917
$116,245.12
$3,463.00
$2,879.29
$2,751.66
$119,835.75
South Church
143
17,987.77
439.79
502.56
17,925.00
Christ Church
71
7,610.00
228.30
228.30
7,610.00
West Church
10
2,103.88
63.56
61.61
2,105.83
St. Augustine's
6
650.00
19.50
19.50
650.00
1147
$144,596.77
$3,463.00
$3,630.44
$3,563.63
$148,126.58
146
Trust Funds
Name
Beneficiary
Balance Principal Jan. 1, 1956
Interest
With drawn
Balance Dec. 31 1956
Richardson
Shawsheen School $ 1,000.00
$ 1,138.27
$ 17.07
$ 1,155.34
Draper
School Dept.
1,000.00
1,093.34
16.40
1,109.74
Holt
School Dept.
50.00
81.07
1.22
82.29
Conroy
Punchard Prizes
250.00
288.01
4.32
8.00
284.33
American Legion
Punchard Prizes
200.00
200.00
5.00
5.00
200.00
Varnum Lincoln
Spelling Prizes
500.00
500.00
12.50
12.50
500.00
Alfred V. Lincoln
Spelling Prizes
500.00
500.00
12.50
12.50
500.00
Emiline Lincoln
A. V. I. S.
1,000.00
1,298.18
19.47
1,317.65
Emma J. Lincoln
A. V. I. S.
544.60
706.89
10.59
717.48
Emma J. Lincoln Swift
Library
148.68
152.78
2.28
155.06
Library
300.00
325.07
4.88
329.95
Taylor
Welfare Fund
100.00
147.15
2.21
149.36
David & Lucy Shaw Welfare
10,000.00
13,812.92
207.18
14,020.10
Giddings
South Cemetery
1,000.00
1,198.87
17.97
1,216.84
Smart
South Cemetery
1,000.00
1,170.96
17.55
5.00
1,183.51
Walter L. Raymond
Welfare
7,845.81
10,536.10
158.04
10,694.14
Emily F. Raymond
Welfare & Cemetery
1,500.00
1,500.00
22.50
1,522.50
Flower Funds (13)
Cemetery
2,460.00
2,493.87
37.33
60.76
2,470.44
$29,399.09
$37,143.48
$569.01
$103.76
$37,608.73
147
Report of the Trustees of Punchard Free School
Year Ending December 31, 1956
PRINCIPAL FUND
January 1, 1956
Cash in Banks $26,270.57
Real Estate Mortgages 20,710.05
Bonds at Book Value 30,019.38
$77,000.00
December 31, 1956
Cash in Banks $26,724.65
Real Estate Mortgages 20,255.97
Bonds at Book Value
30,019.28
$77,000.00
INCOME ACCOUNT
January 1, 1956 Cash on Hand $ 7,804.52
Interest and
Dividends Rec'd. 2,495.36
$10,299.88
Expenditures
Safe Deposit Box $ 11.00
Treasurer's Bond 25.00
E. E. Hammond - Salary
200.00
Expenditures for Punchard Library, Commercial Dept.,
Manual Training Dept., Transportation, etc. 3,132.81
December 31, 1956 - Cash on Hand 6,931.07
$10,299.88
.. 148
GOLDSMITH FUND
Jan. 1, 1956 Cash in Savings Bank $ 337.05
Interest Received 10.19
347.24
Prizes Awarded
10.00
Dec. 31, 1956 Cash in Savings Bank $ 337.24
DRAPER FUND
Jan. 1, 1956 Cash in Savings Bank $1,521.58
Interest Received 45.98
Dec. 31, 1956 Cash in Savings Bank
$1,567.56
BARNARD FUND
Jan. 1, 1956 Cash in Savings Bank $ 30.30
Dividends Received 40.00
Interest Received
.30
$ 70.60
Prizes Awarded
40.00
Dec. 31, 1956 Cash in Savings Bank $ 30.60
CHAPIN FUND
Jan. 1, 1956 Cash in Savings Bank $2,257.13
Interest Received 67.31
$2,324.44
Scholarship Awarded
60.00
Dec. 31, 1956 Cash in Savings Bank
$2,264.44
149
RESERVE FUND
Jan. 1, 1956 Cash in Savings Bank $1,219.17 Interest Received 127.52
Dec. 31, 1956 Cash in Savings Bank $4,346.69
HENRY WARREN BARNARD & MABEL PARADISE BARNARD FUND
Jan. 1, 1956 Cash in Savings Bank $1,110.35 Interest Received 33.56
Dec. 31, 1956 Cash in Savings Bank $1,143.91
ELIZABETH T. GUTTERSON SCHOLARSHIP
Jan. 1, 1956 Cash in Savings Bank Interest Received
$1,032.60 30.75
$1,063.35
Scholarship Awarded
30.00
Dec. 31, 1956 Cash in Savings Bank
$1,033.35
M. E. GUTTERSON BOTANY PRIZES
Jan. 1, 1956 Cash in Savings Bank $ 317,87
Interest Received 9.47
$ 327.34
Prizes Awarded
8.00
Dec. 31, 1956 Cash in Savings Bank $ 319.34
150
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ALICE M. BELL FUND
Jan. 1, 1956 Cash in Savings Bank $1,028.99 Interest Received 31.08
Dec. 31, 1956 Cash in Savings Bank $1,060.07
Respectfully submitted,
EDMOND E. HAMMOND Treasurer
This is to certify that the securities belonging to the Trus- tees of Punchard Free School and the income accruing therefrom have been checked and found to be correct.
The remaining items in the above account are examined by the Town Accountant.
C. CARLETON KIMBALL HARRY SELLARS
151
Report of Trustees of Memorial Hall Library
Cash January 1, 1956
$ 5,860.98
Income from Investments, Savings
Banks, Contributions, etc.
2,650.41
2M U. S. Savings "G" Bonds due 12/1/56
2,000.00
$10,511.39
Safe Deposit Box Rental
$ 12.50
Surety Bond for Treasurer
25.00
Town of Andover Deficiency 1956
2,900.00
5M Sinclair Oil 4 3/8ths 1986
5,260.50
$ 8,198.00
Balance December 31, 1956
$ 2,313.39
LEO F. DALEY
Treasurer
152
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JOHN CORNELL WOOD AND COAL FUND
Principal Fund,
Andover Savings Bank, #13259
$1,000.00
Essex Savings Bank, Lawrence #82865 1,000.00
Broadway Savings Bank, Lawrence #13403
1,000.00
City Inst. Savings Bank, Lowell #69782
1,000.00
The Central Savings Bank, Lowell #21760
1,000.00
$5,000.00
RECEIPTS
Balance on Hand January 1st. 1956
$1,082.46
Interest received during 1956
152.50
$1,234.96
EXPENDITURES
December 20, 1956 - Cross Coal Co. $ 29.50
Balance on hand January 1st, 1957
$1,205.46
Respectfully submitted,
EDWARD P. HALL, Chairman
FRED E. CHEEVER, Treasurer
ARTHUR W. COLE
153
Balance Sheet, December 31, 1956 GENERAL ACCOUNTS
Assets
Dr. $1,764.307.57
Liabilities
Cr.
Cash
Sewer Connection Deposits
$ 395.00
Petty Cash Advances
60.00
Blue Cross - Blue Shield
890.95
Personal Taxes 1955
224.93
Withholding Taxes
1,890.30
Personal Taxes 1956
4,753.29
U. S. Savings Bonds
310.81
Real Estate Taxes 1955
.03
Planning Board Guarantee Deposit
1,000.00
Real Estate Taxes 1956
46,919.84
Proceeds as Tax Title Sale as Lands of Low Value
61.61
Excise Taxes
58.71
Tailing's - Payment Stopped on Old Checks
273.41
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise Taxes 1956
20,685.58
Trust Funds Income
15.00
Unapportioned Sewer Assessments 1949
46.90
Old Age Assistance Recovery
160.65
Unapportioned Sewer Assessments 1956 5,775.85
Smith Hughes and George Barden Fund
6.32
Sewer Assessments 1956
7,870.75
School Cafeterias
4,012.04
Committed Interest 1956
169.76
Punchard Athletic Association
152.21
Tax Titles
9,412.22
Essex County Tax
1,112.62
Tax Possessions
1,289.89
Auditing Municipal Accounts
21.70
Departmental Accounts Receivable
5,674.91
Sale of Real Estate Fund
5,804.15
Amount Carried Forward
$1,867,250.23 Amount Carried Forward
$ 16,106.77
Motor Vehicle and Trailer
154
GENERAL ACCOUNTS-Continued
Amount Brought Forward
$1,867,250.23 Amount Brought Forward
$ 16,106.77
State and County Aid to Highways
2,000.00
Cemetery Sales Fund
5,860.00
Parking Meters Reserve
16,805.52
Water Departmental Accounts Receivable 31,513.97
Board of Public Works Machinery Account
4,571.07
Loans Authorized
1,035,000.00
Overlay 1955
224.96
Overlay 1956
20,295.39
Overlay Surplus
33,003.46
Loans Authorized and Unissued
1,035,000.00
Tax Titles Revenue
10,702.11
Motor Vehicles and Trailer Excise Taxes Revenue
20,744.29
Special Assessment Revenue
13,863.26
Departmental Revenue
5,674.91
State and County Aid to Highways Revenue
2,000.00
Water Revenue
31,513.97
Reserve for Petty Cash Advances
35.00
Surplus Revenue
645,116.76
Amount Carried Forward $3,041,759.95
Amount Carried Forward
$1,861,517.47
State Parks and Reservations
1,645.75
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