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Taxes of 1911
$233.32
Taxes of 1912
1,255.83
Taxes of 1913
1,757.49
$3,246.64
Artificial Leg for Michael Levangie,
appropriation $100.00
Paid Fuller, George R. $100.00
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ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT.
Lighting Board,
salaries
$300.00
Unexpended income, 1912
33.74
Depreciation Fund
4,490.75
Construction of Street Lights
386.25
$5,210.74
No orders drawn
$5,210.74
WATER DEPARTMENT.
Extension of Mains,
appropriation
$2,000.00
Paid Dyer, Benjamin F., Treas. $2,000.00
Boiler, Little Pond Pumping Station,
appropriation $1,500.00
Paid Dyer, Benjamin F., Treas.
$1,500.00
Plain Street Cemetery,
appropriation
$100.00
Credits
22.00
Overdraft
9.40
$131.40
Paid Sundry persons, labor
$66.00
White, Hartley L.
63.50
Woodsum Coal Co.
1.90
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$131.40
Credits.
Lots and grave sold
$22.00
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Sinking Funds,
appropriation $5,550.00
Paid Dyer, Benjamin F., Treas., Water Loans $5,120.00
No order drawn. Electric Light Loan
430.00
$5,550.00
Interest,
appropriations $8,747.16
Water loans
11,060.00
Electric Light loan
660.00
$20,467.16
Paid by Treasurer without orders of the Selectmen
$20,377.89
Unexpended balance
89.27
$20,467.16
Municipal Indebtedness,
appropriation
$18,500.00
Paid by Treasurer without orders of the Selectmen
$18,500.00
RECAPITULATION.
Orders drawn for
Moderator, salary
$25.00
Selectmen, salaries
487.50
Clerical help and other expenses
390.88
$878.38
Auditors, salaries
$150.00
Treasurer, salary
$525.00
Other expense
24.65
Bond
120.00
$669.65
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Collector, salary
$600.00 183.60
Other expenses
$783.60
Assessors, salaries
$487.50
Other expenses
982.20
$1,469.70
Town Clerk, salary
$650.00
Other expenses
219.22
$869.22
Laws
Election and Registration :
Registrars, salaries
$200.00
Other expenses
705.80
Town Hall :
Janitor service
$450.00
Maintenance
1,913.41
Insurance
1,054.58
New Town Hall
40,806.40
$44,224.39
Police Department :
Police, salaries
$3,730.00
Other expenses
395.85
Court expenses
25.80
Fire Department :
Pay of Engineers and Firemen.
$1,669.00
Extra pay of Firemen
337.50
General expenses
876.75
Hydrant service
6,125.00
New Hose
536.10
Repairs on Hose House No. 2 ..
135.00
Painting Hose Wagon No. 2
50.00
Insurance
67.50
Fire Alarm maintenance
522.91
Fire Alarm box Shaw St. and Cotton Avenue
59.61
$525.00
$905.80
$4,151.65
$10,379.37
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Weights and Measures :
Sealer, salary
$200.00
Other expenses
75.04
Purchase of Weights, Measures, etc
446.01
$721.05
Forestry :
Gypsy and Brown Tail Moth
suppression
$5,557.99
Forest fires
307.81
$5,865.80
Health and Sanitation :
Board of Health, salaries
$300.00
Other expense
132.26
Printing
164.00
Fumigation
186.72
Quarantine
108.00
Inspection of Animals
100.00
Inspection of Meats and Provi- sions
200.00
Inspection of Milk
100.00
Inspection of Plumbing
666.20
Vital Statistics
37.50
$1,994.68
Drain Washington St. and Town Lands
$3,343.85
Highways and Bridges :
Surveyors of Highways, salaries
$487.50
Clerical help and other expenses
172.20
General Repairs
26,388.44
Snow
324.73
Street Lights
5,967.00
$33,339.87
Charities :
Overseers of Poor, salaries ..... $487.50
Clerical help and other expenses 211.38
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Braintree Home
2,645.19
Outside Relief
5,013.05
$8,357.12
Soldiers' Benefits :
State Aid and Soldiers' Burials
$2,445.00
Military Aid
144.00
Soldiers' Relief
730.00
$3,319.00
Education :
Teachers and Superintendent
salaries $36,762.76
Janitors' salaries 4,619.00
Text Books and Supplies 3,134.41
School Incidentals 1,039.11
Schoolhouses and Grounds 1,226.40
Transportation of Pupils
2,010.00
Fuel
2,678.75
Insurance
654.75
Painting Jonas Perkins School building 800.00
Shingling roof Jonas Perkins
School building 900.00
Hall Noah Torrey School build- ing
1,199.78
Repairs, Pond School building ..
600.00
Hollis School, New School build- ing
1,023.49
Abraham Lincoln, New School building 169.51
$56,817.96
Library :
General expenses $1,300.00
Distribution of books 150.00
Janitor's salary
250.00
$1,700.00
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Recreation :
Town Lands
$356.41
Hollis Playground
216.45
New Playground, Precinct 3 ..
3,902.50
$4,475.36
Unclassified :
Miscellaneous
$2,621.89
Memorial Day
200.00
Abatement of Taxes
3,246.64
Artificial Leg for M. Levangie.
100.00
$6,168.53
Water Department:
Extension of Mains
$2,000.00
New Boiler, Little Pond
1,500.00
$3,500.00
Plain Street Cemetery :
Maintenance
$131.40
Sinking Funds
Water Loans
$5,120.00
Total amount of orders drawn in 1913
$199,886.38
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COLLECTOR'S ACCOUNT OF TAXES FRANK A. SMITH, in Account with the Town of Braintree December 31, 1913
Uncollected Taxes Dec. 31, 1912 and Commitment of 1913.
Interest Collected.
Total Amount.
Cash Paid. B. F. Dyer, Treas.
Uncollected Taxes Dec. 31, 1913.
1911.
Balance due
$13,578.64
$970.48
$14,549.12
$14,418.08
$131.04
1912. Balance due
46,408.96
1,292.68
47,701.64
46,842.37
859.27
1913. Commitment
185,773.70
38.91
185,812.61
129,947.38
55,865.23
Excise Tax, Bay State Street
Railway Co.
2,427.54
2,427.54
2,427.54
$248,188.84
$2,302.07
$250,490.91
$193,635.37
$56.855.54
The above statement was made from the Assessors' Commitments of Taxes for the years 1911, 1912, and 1913, and comparison of the books of the Collector with those of the Treasurer.
The year 1911 is now closed with the exception of one tax amounting to $131.04 which is in litigation.
Braintree, Mass., January 20, 1914.
WM. A. McKEAN, OTIS B. OAKMAN, Auditors for 1913.
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TREASURER'S REPORT.
BENJ. F. DYER, Treasurer,
IN ACCOUNT WITH TOWN OF BRAINTREE. January 1, 1913, to December 31, 1913, inclusive. Dr.
Bal. Jan. 1, 1913 $42,247.44
F. A. Smith, Tax Collector :-
Year 1911, $13,447.60, interest $970.48 $14,418.08
Year 1912, $45,549.69, interest $1,292.68 46,842.37 Year 1913, $129,908.47, interest
$38.91 129,947.38
$191,207.83
Excise tax
2,427.54
Loans in anticipation of taxes :
Maturing Dec. 17, 1913 $40,000.00
Maturing Dec. 31, 1913 10,000.00
Maturing Dec. 31, 1913 10,000.00
Maturing April 9, 1914 5,000.00
Maturing April 20, 1914 10,000.00
Maturing May 6, 1914
10,000.00
85,000.00
Interest :
National Shawmut Bank $326.77
State Street Trust Co.
15.50
Old Colony Trust Co.
261.85
604.12
Gift of Ellis Hollingsworth, Esq., towards the erection of Town Hall $10,000.00
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Treasurer of Commonwealth :
Corporation tax,
. .
Public service
$2,563.39
Business service 4,776.29
National Bank 1,153.05
Military aid
72.00
State aid
2,534.00
Burial of indigent soldiers
37.00
Street railway tax
3,120.17
$14,255.90
Corporation tax public service addition
11.28
Tree Warden
35.70
Dog tax 1913
813.41
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SELECTMEN'S ACCOUNT.
Schools :
Tuition State
$102.00
Tuition Boston
38.50
Transportation
374.80
Refund
8.00
Refund, Knoff
5.34
Incidentals
18.10
Text books
53.10
Braintree School Fund
Sealers of Weights and Measures
$142.27
Town Hall
462.10
Gypsy moths
19.86
Refund Police Department
8.00
Refund Fire Department
.25
Refund freight
1.00
Refund highway
4.78
Refund Belyea
1.00
Refund Prescott
1.50
Refund forest fires
.35
Refund insurance
36.43
$599.84 300.00
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Refund State temporary aid
27.00
Court fees
74.12
Commonwealth board of paupers
25.00
Refund telephone
19.06
Highway Department :
Ashes
91.85
Ellis Hollingsworth
2,072.00
Woodsum Coal Co.
29.25
Licenses :
Milk
19.00
Intelligence Office
5.00
Billiards and pool
34.00
Druggist
2.00
Ice cream and Sunday
54.00
Junk
77.00
Rent of Engine Hall, Precinct 3
9.00
Cemetery lots
22.00
Rent of pasture, Sampson
5.00
Board of Health :
Advice
1.00
Slaughtering fees
124.45
Braintree Home
567.30
Poor Account :
Town of Hanson
309.16
Town of Spencer
40.32
City of Woburn
56.00
City of Newton
82.27
City of Boston
364.09
City of Quincy
4.65
Tax titles
89.19
Tax information
8.00
Quincy reservoir
57.24
Cash over
.64
-$352,450.19
2250 Orders general account
Cr. $199,886.38
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Tax notes :
April 29, 1913 $20,000.00
December 17, 1913
40,000.00
December 31, 1913
10,000.00
December 31, 1913
10,000.00
$80,000.00
Note, Torrey School $5,000.00
Note, Lincoln School
1,000.00
Bonds, Lincoln School
3,000.00
Bonds, Hollis School
3,500.00
Bonds, Hollis Playground
500.00
Bonds, Town Hall
3,000.00
Note, water extension Mayflower Park
1,000.00
$17,000.00
(General water extension, $1,500, paid by Water Department.)
State Treasurer :
State tax
$14,320.00
Charles River Basin interest
269.93
Maintenance
338.63
Serials
19.84
Metropolitan Park sinking fund
199.48
Interest
582.08
Maintenance
721.13
Serials
10.54
(Metropolitan Park, series 2.) :
Sinking fund
62.66
Interest
192.51
Maintenance
208.59
Serials
1.21
Nantasket maintenance
89.16
Wellington bridge maintenance
4.22
State highways
53.00
$17,072.98
Balance Corporation tax public service,
1912 9.85
County tax
5,998.66
131
Commonwealth 25% of druggist's li- cense
.50
National Shawmut Bank Exchange .. Interest :
1.28
Hunt Trust, $10,000.00, one year to August 1, 1913 $400.00
Thayer Library, $10,000.00, one year to August. 1, 1913
400.00
Stetson Fund, $2,500.00, one year to September 22, 1913 100.00
Lincoln School note, $1,000.00, one year to September 1, 1913 . 40.00
Lincoln School bonds, $16,000.00, 6 months to June 1, 1913 280.00
Lincoln School bonds, $13,000.00, 6
months to December 1, 1913 227.50
Torrey School note, $10,000.00, 6 months to June 1, 1913 181.25
Torrey School note, $5,000.00, 6
months to December 1, 1913 90.63
Playground bonds, $4,500.00, 6 months to June 1, 1913 90.00
Playground bonds, $4,000.00, 6 months to December 1, 1913 80.00
Hollis School bonds, $61,500.00, 6 months to June 1, 1913
1,230.00
Hollis School bonds, $58,000.00, 6 months to December 1, 1913
1,160.00
Town Hall bonds, $50,000.00, 6 months to June 1, 1913 1,940.00
Discount on tax notes average basis 4.80% 2,438.51
8,657.89
$328,627.54
Balance
23,822.65
$352,450.19
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We have examined the above account and find same cor- rect and disbursements properly vouched.
The balance, $23,822.65, is as follows :
Deposit in O. C. Trust Co.
$2,283.84
National Shawmut Bank
20,254.19
Check
29.25
Check
813.41
Currency
9.00
Orders charged in 1914
432.96
$23,822.65
(Signed)
W. A. MCKEAN, OTIS B. OAKMAN, Auditors, 1913.
January 19, 1914.
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SINKING FUND ACCOUNTS
WATER LOAN OF 1888, $100,000 4 PER CENT. DUE JANUARY 1, 1918.
Cr.
Balance Dec. 31, 1912
$82,488.83
Town appropriation 1913 $2,000.00
Income 1913
3,406.58
$5,406.58
Less interest accrued
126.67
$5,279.91
INVESTMENTS.
Two bonds Boston Revere Beach &
Lynn R. R. 41/2%, each $1,000 . $2,000.00
One bond Rumford Falls & Rangeley R. R. 5%
1,000.00
Ten bonds Braintree Lighting loan, 4%, each $1,000
10,000.00
One bond Braintree Lighting loan, 4%,
500.00
Four bonds Fitchburg R. R. 1920, 4%, each $1,000
4,000.00
Three bonds Ill. Central R.R., 31/2%, each $1,000, cost
2,945.00
Seven bonds C. B. & Q. R. R., 31/2%, each $1,000, cost
6,600.00
Two bonds West End. St. R. W., 4%, each $1,000
2,000.00
Three bonds N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R., 41/2%, each $1,000, cost
2,615.11
Two bonds Boston & Maine R.R. 4%, each $1,000, cost
1,960.00
Two bonds Am. Tel. & Tel., 4%, each $1,000, cost 1,777.50
134
Four notes Town of Braintree, 4%, each $1,000, due July 15, 1914 to 1917
4,000.00
Thirty-one bonds Town of Braintree water loan , 4%, each $1,000, due 1918 31,000.00
Five bonds Town of Braintree water loan, 4%, each $1,000, due 1918 .. 5,000.00
One note Town of Braintree 3: 62 1/2, Torrey School, due June 1, 1914 One bond Fitchburg R. R., 1925, 4% . .
2,000.00
1,000.00
Abington Savings Bank
335.12
Braintree Savings Bank
1,685.27
Randolph Savings Bank
218.51
Hingham Savings Bank 163.94
Quincy Savings Bank 213.21
Rockland Savings Bank
455.20
Weymouth Savings Bank
365.84
East Weymouth Savings Bank 218.89
South Weymouth Savings Bank
665.15
Boston Five Cents Savings Bank
5,050.00
$87,768.74 $87,768.74
WATER LOAN OF 1891, $150,000 AT 4%, DUE JUNE 1, 1921.
Cr.
Balance Dec. 31, 1912
$94,827.85
Town appropriation 1913
3,000.00
Income 1913
$3,993.93
Less interest accrued on bonds bought 144.22
$3,849.71
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INVESTMENTS.
Six bonds Braintree Lighting loan, 4%, each $1,000
$6,000.00
Three bonds Boston Revere Beach and
3,000.00
Lynn R. R., 41/2%, each $1,000 .. Three bonds Ill. Central R.R., 31/2%, each $1,000.00, cost
2,940.10 1
Ten bonds C. B. & Q. R. R., 31/2%, each $1,000, cost
9,330.68
Three bonds C. B. & Q. R. R., 4%, each $1,000
3,000.00
One bond N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R., 31/2%, each $1,000, cost
970.29
Seven bonds N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R., 4%, each $1,000, cost
6,130.11
One bond Fitchburg, 4%
1,000.00
Three bonds B. & M. R. R., 4%, each $1,000, cost
2,940.00
One note Town of Braintree, 3:62 1/2%, Torrey School, due June 1, 1914
3,000.00
Two notes Town of Braintree, 4%,
each $1,000, July 15, 1918-19- 2,000.00
Fifty-five Town of Braintree Water bonds, 4%, due 1921
55,000.00
Abington Savings Bank
187.16
South Weymouth Savings Bank
84.20
East Weymouth Savings Bank
104.36
Quincy Savings Bank 212.18
Braintree Savings Bank
2,070.04
Rockland Savings Bank
1,198.55
Hingham Savings Bank
2,094.77
Randolph Savings Bank
358.13
Weymouth Savings Bank
56.99
$101,677.56$101,677.56
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WATER LOAN OF 1896, $6,000, 4 PER CENT., DUE AUGUST 1, 1926.
1
Cr. $2,647.40
Balance Dec. 31, 1912
Town appropriation 1913
120.00
Income 1913
106.92
INVESTMENTS.
One bond Braintree Water loan, 4%,
due 1921
$1,000.00
South Weymouth Savings Bank
748.31
Randolph Savings Bank
1,126.01
$2,874.32
$2,874.32
MUNICIPAL LIGHTING LOAN OF 1893, 4 PER CENT., PAYABLE APRIL 5, 1917, $16,500.
Balance December 31, 1912
$11,935.55
Town appropriation 1913 paid by
Light Board
430.00
Income 1913
490.49
INVESTMENTS.
Three bonds Braintree Water loan, 4%,
$1,000, each due 1921 $3,000.00
One bond N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R., $1,000 each, cost
935.00
Randolph Savings Bank
2,207.28
Braintree Savings Bank
1,931.98
Weymouth Savings Bank
1,737.66
Quincy Savings Bank
1,481.32
East Weymouth Savings Bank
1,562.80
$12,856.04 $12,856.04
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The securities of the Sinking Funds of 1888, 1891, 1893 and 1896 have been examined at the Security Vaults, Boston, and found as stated.
The sums named as on deposit in the various Savings Banks have been compared with the Pass Books and are correct.
(Signed) W. A. MCKEAN, OTIS B. OAKMAN, Auditors, 1913.
January 17, 1914.
THE NATHANIEL H. HUNT TRUST. BENJ. F. DYER, Treasurer.
Principal :---
Cr.
One note Town of Braintree, date, March 7, 1874,
4%
$10,000.00
One bond Boston Elevated, 4% .
1,000.00
Three bonds B. & M. R. R., 4%, each $1,000
3,000.00
One bond New England Railway, 4%
1,000.00
Two bonds C. B. & Q. R. R., 4%, each $1,000
2,000.00
Four bonds N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R., 4%, each $1,000 4,000.00
Braintree Savings Bank Book No. 5253
185.00
Braintree Savings Bank Book No. 1006
1,529.79
Braintree Savings Bank Book No. 4995 811.26
Quincy Savings Bank Book No. 32035
750.94
$24,276.99
January 17, 1914.
Income Account :
Dr
Town note $10,000, one year to Aug. 1, 1913 ....
$400.00
Boston Elevated, $1,000, one year to Nov. 1, 1913 40.00
B. & M. R. R., $3,000, one year to Sept. 1, 1913 .. 120.00
N. E. Railway, $1,000, one year to Jan. 1, 1914 . . 40.00
C. B. & Q. R. R., $2,000, one year to Jan. 1, 1914 80.00
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N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R., $2,000, one year to Jan. 1, 1914 80.00
N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R., $2,000, one year to Nov. 1,1913 80.00
Braintree Savings Bank, No. 5453, div. to Jan. 1, 1914 7.40
Braintree Savings Bank, No. 1006, div. to Jan. 1, 1914 61.16
Braintree Savings Bank, No. 4995, div. to Jan. 1, 1914 32.44
Quincy Savings Bank, div. to Oct. 1, 1913 30.00
$971.00
Coupons 4% on $21,000 $840.00
Interest, 4% on $3,276.99 131.00
$971.00
Paid W. C. Harding, Treasurer Trustees Thayer
Library $971.00
We find the above named securities in the town box at the Security Vault, Boston, and the disbursements of the income, which is properly stated, is vouched for.
The amounts represented on deposit at the Braintree and Quincy Savings Banks are as stated.
(Signed)
W. A. MCKEAN, OTIS B. OAKMAN, Auditors, 1913.
January 17, 1914.
CHARLES EDWARD FRENCH TRUST. BENJ. F. DYER, Treasurer.
Principal :
Two Town of Braintree Water Bonds of 1891, each $1,000 $2,000.00
.
139
Income account :
Balance Jan. 1, 1913 $40.00
June 1, 1913, coupons 40.00
Dec. 1, 1913, coupons 40.00 $120.00
Paid W. C. Doerty, 15 silver medals . . Dec. 31, 1913, balance in Brain- tree Savings Bank 40.00
$80.00
$120.00
$120.00
The above bonds are in the Security Vaults, Boston, and the balance of income in the Braintree Savings Bank.
(Signed)
W. A. MCKEAN, OTIS B. OAKMAN, Auditors, 1913.
January 17, 1914.
THE ANN MARIA PENNIMAN TRUST. BENJ. F. DYER, Treasurer.
Fund on deposit in the Braintree Savings Bank Dr. $500.00
Vouched by Pass Book.
(Signed)
W. A. MCKEAN
OTIS B. OAKMAN
Auditors, 1913.
Income :
From Braintree Savings Bank, interest
to Jan. 1, 1913 .
$20.20
From Braintree Savings Bank, interest
to Jan. 1, 1914
20.20
140
Paid Lydia A. Tupper and Chester A. Maddocks, Committtee Jan. 1, 1914, balance in Braintree Sav- ings Bank
$20.20
20.20
$40.40
$40.40
Properly vouched.
(Signed)
W. A. MCKEAN, Auditor, 1913.
January 16, 1914.
MUNICIPAL LIGHT BOARD. BENJ. F. DYER, Treasurer.
In account with Town of Braintree. Jan. 1, 1913, to Dec. 31, 1913, inclusive.
Dr
Cr.
Balance Jan. 1, 1913
$33.20
Street lights, 663 at $9.00
5,967.00
F. B. Lawrence, manager
27,184.83
Paid 303 orders
$27,278.00
Interest on $16,500 Municipal Light
bonds
660.00
Sinking fund
430.00
Depreciation fund
4,490.75
Exchange
.69
Balance
325.59
$33,185.03 $33,185.03
We find the above correct and properly vouched and bal- ance, $325.59, on deposit in State Street Trust Co.
(Signed)
W. A. MCKEAN, OTIS B. OAKMAN, C. F. TARBOX, Auditors, 1913.
January 9, 1914.
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ELECTRIC DEPRECIATION FUND. BENJ. F. DYER, Treasurer.
Dr. Cr.
Balance Jan. 1, 1913
$15,961.19
Interest from National Shawmut Bank
321.20
Electric Light Department, 1913 .
4,490.75
Paid Order No. 1461 Westinghouse Elec. & Mfg. Co.
$684.00
No. 1485 Cambridge Mfg. Co. ...
160.00
No. 1649 Fort Wayne Elec. Works
457.84
No. 1696 Providence Engineering Works
326.20
No. 1728 Fort Wayne Elec. Works
321.50
Balance Dec. 31, 1913
18,883.60
$20,833.14 $20,833.14
We find the above correct and the balance, $18,883.60, on deposit in the National Shawmut Bank, of Boston.
(Signed)
W. A. MCKEAN,
OTIS B. OAKMAN, Auditors, 1913.
BRAINTREE SCHOOL FUND. BENJ. F. DYER, Treasurer.
Principal :
Braintree Savings Bank, Book 4139 . .
$968.50
Quincy Savings Bank, Book 19284 . .
1,272.50
Randolph Savings Bank, Book 14191 . .
850.00
Weymouth Savings Bank, Book 10556 Real Estate :
1,000.00
Farm on Town Street, 21,954 acres,
house and barn, land on Granite
Street, 19,096 acres, value say ...
4,000.00
$8,091.00
We find the amounts stated as in the various Banks properly vouched by pass books. (Signed)
W. A. MCKEAN, OTIS B. OAKMAN, Auditors, 1913.
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Dr. Cr.
Income account :
Balance, Dec. 31, 1913
$167.88
Rent, F. L. Chandler to May 1, 1914 ..
3.00
Rent, Mrs. F. H. Thayer, to May 1, 1914 2.50
Rent, Mrs. Anderson, to May 1, 1914 .
3.00
Rent, J. Petrel, to May 1, 1914
3.00
Rent, J. M. Cutting, to May 1, 1914.
3.00
Wood, Mrs. Anderson
.50
Rent, F. A. Hayden, to Dec. 31, 1913 .
200.00
Dividends, Quincy Savings Bank, to Oct. 1, 1913
50.88
Dividends, Weymouth Savings Bank, to Dec. 31, 1913
45.00
Braintree Savings Bank, dividends to Jan. 1, 1914 38.72
Dividends, Braintree Savings Bank, income account 5.57
$523.05
$86.43
Paid H. W. Borden shingling at Farm Paid C. H. Hobart & Son, insurance on barn, 5 years from May 17, 1913 . Paid Town of Braintree
21.00
300.00
Paid Trustees for three years
30.00
Paid Treasurer for three years
15.00
Balance in Braintree Savings Bank ..
70.62
$523.05
We find the above income correctly stated, the disburse- ments properly vouched and the balance, $70.62, on deposit in the Braintree Savings Bank.
(Signed)
W. A. MCKEAN, OTIS B. OAKMAN, Auditors, 1913
January 16, 1914.
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FUNDED DEBT OF THE TOWN. WATER DEPARTMENT.
Coupon Bonds, issued Jan. 1, 1888,
payable Jan. 1, 1918, 4% $72,000.00 Registered in name of Commonwealth, one bond, payable Jan. 1, 1918, 4% 28,000.00
$100,000.00
Registered in name of Commonwealth: One bond payable June 1, 1921, 4% $20,000.00
One bond payable June 1, 1921, 4% 1,000.00 Coupon Bonds, issued June 1, 1891, payable June 1, 1921, 4% 129,000.00
$150,000.00
Notes issued Aug. 1, 1896, payable
Aug. 1, 1926, 4% 6,000.00
Notes issued July 15, 1909, 4%, pay- able $1,000 yearly 1914-1919 . . 6,000.00
Coupon Bonds dated Oct. 1, 1911, pay-
able $1,500 yearly 1914-1921 .... 12,000.00
$274,000.00
Less Sinking Fund,
Of 1888 $87,768.74
Of 1891 101,677.56
Of 1896
2,874.32
$192,320.62
Net balance Water Department debt ..
81,679.38
$274,000.00
MUNICIPAL LIGHTING DEPARTMENT.
Bonds issued April 5, 1893, 4%, pay-
able April 5, 1917
$16,500.00
Less Sinking Fund
$12,856.04
· Net balance
3,643.96
$16,500.00
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GENERAL DEBT.
Note issued March 7, 1874, now held by Trustees Thayer Library, 4% . Note issued March 7, 1874; now held by Nathaniel H. Hunt Trust, at 4%, income for purchase of books for Thayer Library 10,000.00
$10,000.00
Note issued March 22, 1899, five years at 4%, known as the Caleb Stetson Fund, held by Trustees of Thayer Library under deed of gift for purchase of books 2,500.00
(Under Chapter 634 Acts of 1913 de- mand notes are required to be refunded on a basis of serial payments not ex- ceeding fifteen years.)
Notes issued on account of Noah Torrey School, at 3 : 621/2% :
Payable June 1, 1914 $2,000.00
Payable June 1, 1914 3,000.00
$5,000.00
Coupon Notes issued on account of
Abraham Lincoln School, at 31/2% :
Payable June 1, 1914 $3,000.00
Payable June 1,'1915, to 1919, in- clusive, $2,000 yearly 10,000.00
$13,000.00
Unadjusted claims against the Lin- coln School estimated by the Building Committee as about $4,792.58.
Against these claims there is on de- posit a balance of $2,283.84 of the original loan.
Eight bonds issued for playground in
Precinct 2, dated July 1, 1911, ma-
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turing $500 yearly, July 1, 1914, to 1921, inclusive, 4% 4,000.00
Bonds issued for Hollis School, each $500, 4%, maturing $3,500 yearly, July 1, 1914 to 1921, and $3,000 yearly July 1, 1922 to 1931, inclu- sive 58,000.00
:
TOWN HALL BONDS.
Twenty-seven bonds, $1,000 each 4%,
maturing $3,000 yearly June 1,
1914, to June 1, 1922, inclusive . . . $27,000.00
$2,000 yearly June 1, 1923, to June 8, 1932 20,000.00
47,000.00
$440,000.00
NOTES ISSUED IN ANTICIPATION OF TAXES.
Due Aril 9, 1914
$5,000.00
April 20, 1914 10,000.00
May 6, 1914 10,000.00
$25,000.00
$465,000.00
SINKING FUNDS.
Loan of 1888
$87,768.74
1891
101,677.56
1893
12,856.04
1896
2,874.32
$205,176.66
Balance funded debt
$259,823.34
$465,000.00
Allowing for payments and accretions to the Sinking Fund the Net Funded Debt has decreased during 1913, $31,777.03. This covers the increase of $5,000 on the amount of unpaid tax notes.
BENJ. F. DYER, Treasurer.
AUDITORS' REPORT APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES FOR 1913.
Appropriations.
Credits.
Overdrafts.
Expended.
Unexpended Balances.
No Order Drawn.
LEGISLATIVE EXPENSE.
Moderator
$25. 00
25 00
EXECUTIVE.
Selectmen's Salaries ...
487 50
487 50
Clerical help and other expenses ...
400 00
1 50
390 88
10 62
FINANCIAL.
Auditors' salaries
150 00
150 00
Treasurer's salary
525 00
525 00
Other expenses
50 00
24 65
25 35
Treasurer's bond
120 00
120 00
Tax Collector's salary
600 00
600 00
Other expenses
125 00
8 00
50 60
183 60
Assessors' salaries
487 50
487 50
Clerical help and other expenses .. OTHER GENERAL DEPARTMENTS.
600 00
382 20
982 20
Town Clerk's salary
650 00
650 00
Other expenses
200 00
19 22
219 22
Law
700 00
525 00
175 00
ELECTION AND REGISTRATION.
200 00
200 00
800 00
705 80
94 20
Janitor, services
450 00
450 00
Maintenance
700 00
444 35
769 06
1,913 41
Insurance
1,400 00
13 80
1,054 58
359 22
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Registrar's salaries
Other expenses . TOWN HALL.
New Town Hall
unexpended bal- ance Jan. 1, 1913 Gift
2,000 00
U
28,812 75 10,000 00
40,806 40
6 35
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
Police salaries
3,741 25
3,730 00
11 25
Other expenses
250 00
2 00
143 85
395 85
Court expenses
50 00
74 12
25 80
98 32
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Pay of Engineers and Firemen ..
1,671 00
1,669 00
2 00
Extra pay of Firemen
400
00
337 50
62 50
General expenses
1,000 00
9 25
876 75
132 50
Hydrant service
6,125 00
6,125 00
New hose
560 00
536 10
23 90
Repairs on Hose House No. 2
135 00
135 00
Painting Hose Wagon No. 2 ..
50 00
50 00
Insurance
67 50
67 50
Fire Alarm maintenance
190 00
332 91
522 91
Box, Shaw St. and Cotton Ave. .. WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
60 00
59 61
39
Sealer's salary
125 00
Fees .
75 00
200 00
Other expenses
67 27
7 77
75 04
Purchasing Weights, Measures, etc ..
525 00
446 01
78 99
FORESTRY.
Gypsy and Brown Tail Moth $3,763.39 suppression 500.00
4,263 39
55 56
243 48
5,557 99
2,135 76
Forest fires
400 00
6 56
307 81
98 75
.
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Moth Tax 995 56 From State 2,135 76
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APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES FOR 1913 .- Continued.
Appropriations.
Credits.
Overdrafts.
Expended.
Unexpended Balances.
No Order Drawn.
HEALTH AND SANITATION.
Board of Health, salaries
300 00
300 00
Other expenses
100 00
37 60
132 26
5 34
Printing .
100 00
64 00
164 00
Fumigation
200 00
186 72
13 28
Quarantine
25 00
83 00
108 00
Contagious Diseases (see Charities)
100 00
100 00
Inspection of Meat and Provisions ..
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