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$350.00
Carpenter work
$193.78
Cement work
5.14
Plumbing
114.15
$313.07
Unexpended balance
36.93
$350.00
$350.00
Insurance,
Appropriation
$82.80
Hobart, C. H. & Son.
$82.80
Fire Alarm Maintenance,
Appropriation
$460.45
Batteries
$154.00
Wire and Supplies
146.33
Repairs
56.77
All other
1.43
$358.53
Unexpended balance
101.92
$460.45
$460.45
Fire Alarm Box, Independence Avenue,
Appropriation
$317.00
Wire and cross arms
$72.77
Unexpended balance
244.23
$317.00
$317.00
Fire Alarm Whistle (uncompleted),
Appropriation from Re- serve Fund
$3,000.00
Carpenter work
$55.54
Parkway cable
139.00
Installing cable
18.00
Conduit-Labor
52.00
Changing gas meter
12.70
Express
41.05
$318.29
Unexpended balance
2,681.71
$3,000.00
$3,000.00
69
Weights and Measures.
$500.00
Appropriation
Salary
$300.00
Insurance
11.40
Printing and advertising
24.00
Traveling expenses
78.47
All other
17.12
$430.99
· Unexpended balance
69.01
$500.00
$500.00
FORESTRY.
Gypsy and Brown Tail Moth Suppression,
Appropriation
$4,000.00
Overdraft, 1917
$ .25
Creosote and l'ad
$1,511.61
Advertising
12.81
Freight
20.63
Gasoline
67.95
Equipment and repairs
185.15
All other
25.76
Labor, sundry persons 1,893.39
Teams
419.23
Overdraft
$136.78
$4,136.78
$4.136.78
Care of Trees,
Appropriation
$500.00
Refund
1.45
Overdraft, 1917
7.80
Labor, sundry persons
$499.50
Teams
114.50
All other
1.61
$615.61
Overdraft
$121.96
$623.41
$623.41
70
$4,136.53
Forest Fires, Appropriation Refunds
$400.00 5.85
Salary of Warden
$125.00
Auto supplies
20.00
Miscellaneous supplies 27.62
Gasoline and vitriol
21.55
Telephone
55.20
Labor, sundry persons
410.00,
Overdraft
$253.52
$659.37
$659.37
HEALTH.
General Administration,
Appropriation
$1,025.00
Refund
14.85
Overdraft, 1917
$3.70
Salaries
$350.00
Printing and postage
108.70
Telephone
42.77
All other
33.95
$535.42
Fumigation
226.48
/ Collection of garbage
$200.00
Care of dumps
104.75
$304.75
Overdraft
$30.50
$1,070.35
$1,070.35
Quarantine and Contagious Diseases,
Appropriation
$300.00
Refund
27.50
Quarantine
$264.00
Aid in Hospitals
256.56
All other
13.56
Epidemic,
Burial
17.00
Bedding
15.50
Hospital expenses
409.82
Tuberculosis aid in hospitals. Overdraft
168.06
$817.00
$1,144.50
$1,144.50
71
$976.44
$659.37
Vital Statistics,
$50.00
Appropriation
Overdraft, 1917
$4.50
Return of births
$28.50
Return of deaths
9.25
$37.75
$42.25
Unexpended balance
7.75
$50.00
$50.00
Inspection,
Appropriation
$500.00
Inspection of animals $100.00
Inspection of meats and pro- visions
300.00
Inspection of milk
100.00
$500.00
$500.00
Inspection of Plumbing,
Appropriation
$200.00
Overdraft, 1917
$128.85
Assistant Inspector
27.00
$155.85
Unexpended balance
44.15
$200.00
$200.00
SANITATION.
Committee on Sewerage,
Appropriation
$2,000.00
Unexpended balance
$2,000.00
Middle Street Drain,
„Appropriation
$1,500.00
Pipe .. .
$727.18
Unexpended balance
772.82
$1,500.00
$1,500.00
72
HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES.
Surveyors of Highways, Appropriation
$865.00
Overdraft, 1917
$6.13
Salaries
$600.00
Clerk
250.00
All other
3.50
$853.50
Unexpended balance
5.37
$865.00
$865.00
General Repairs,
Appropriation
$26,500.00
Refunds
12.11
Overdraft, 1917
$654.32
Precinct 1.
Labor, sundry persons . . $4,983.16
Stone
142.91
Gravel
155.80
Cinders
258.00
Equipment and materials 235.54
Clean-up week
29.00
All other
13.86
$5,818.27
Tarvia
$1,942.29
Labor, sundry persons. . 411.55
$2,353.84
Sidewalks
Labor, sundry persons ..
$409.75
$8,581.86
Precinct 2.
Labor, sundry persons . . $4,915.67
Stone
84.54
Gravel
128.25
Cinders
115.75
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Equipment and materials 53.83
Clean-up week
29.00
Lumber
81.12
All other
15.79
$5,423.95
73
. .
$859.63
Tarvia $1,922.02 Labor. sundry persons .. 311.86
$2,233.88
$7,657.83
Precinct 3.
Labor, sundry persons . $5,416.36
Draw-tender
120.00
Stone 395.91
Gravel
14.50
Cinders
67.85
Equipment and materials
87.27
Clean-up week
29.00
Lumber
102.32
All other
22.91
$6,256.12
Tarvia $2,643.60
Labor, sundry persons .. 587.44
$3,231.04
Traffic officers, bridge ...
94.50
$9,581.66
General,
Labor, sundry persons $228.53
Cinders
285.50
Equipment (Tar Kettle,
etc.)
977.05
Repairs on equipment 100.40
All other 4.89
$1,596.37
Overdraft
$1,559.93
$28,072.04
$28,072.04
Removal of Snow.
Appropriation $2,500.00
Overdraft, 1917 $646.52
Labor and horses, Pr. 1. 768.45
Labor and horses, Pr. 2. 754.61
Labor and horses, Pr. 3. 1,444.90
Repairs and equipment
30.00
Overdraft
$2,997.96
$1,144.48
$3,644.48
$3,644.48
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/
Street Lights, Appropriation Electric Light Department
$6,570.00
$6,570.00
State Highway,
Appropriation
$10,000.00
Unexpended balance
$10,000.00
State Highway, widening,
Appropriation
$2,000.00
Labor and teams
$845.35
Pipe
14.80
$860.15
Unexpended balance
1,139.85
$2,000.00
$2,000.00
Union Street Bridge, Appropriation
$1,200.00
Labor on removal and abutt-
ments
$768.45
Cement
58.40
Borden, H. W., contract
1,308.68
$2,135.53
Overdraft
935.53
$2,135.53
$2,135.53
Damages on Account of Relocating Washington Street, 1915 Balance January 1, 1918. $869.06
$534.25
Paid sundry persons Unexpended balance
334.81
$869.06
$869.06
Damages on Account of Relocating Washington and Franklin Streets.
Appropriation
$4,591.00
Overdraft of 1917
$1,591.00
Paid sundry persons
2,013.80
$3,604.80
Unexpended balance
986.20
$4,591.00
$4,591.00
75
CHARITIES.
Overseers of the Poor,
Appropriation
$1,250.00
Salaries
$600.00
Clerk
406.00
Visitor
152.34
Equipment 48.80
Stamps
25.00
All other
12.83
$1,244.97
Unexpended balance
5.03
$1,250.00
$1,250.00
Braintree Home,
Appropriation
$3,500.00
Board of Weymouth in- mates
4,460.00
Salary of Superintendent $810.00
Other regular employees 671.50
Rent of pasture
40.00
Food supplies
1,873.20
Fuel and Light
1,148.10
Hay, Grain and Feed
1,156,39
Clothing 77.45
Ordinary repairs
1,052.19
Equipment
416.99
Medicine, medical attendance
114.95
Miscellaneous
529.02
Unexpended balance
70.21
$7,960.00
$7,960.00
Braintree Home Insurance,
Appropriation
$340.00
Hobart, C. H. & Son.
$336.97
Unexpended balance
3.03
$340.00
$340.00
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$7,889.79
Outside Relief,
Appropriation Refund
$3,500.00 4.00
At the State Infirmary $ 6.00
At the State Farm 121.00
In Private Hospitals
346.75
On account of cases charge- able to this town for the
support or relief in private families
336.00
Cash aid
1,040.49
Rent
639.75
Food
709.54
Fuel
284.83
Clothing
2.25
Medical aid in the homes of
persons aided
348.55
Burials
38.00
Miscellaneous
72.21
$3,945.37
Overdraft
$441.37
$3,945.37
$3,945.37
Support under Chapter 763, Acts of 1913,
Appropriation
$3,000.00
Cash aid
$3,505.67
Rent
390.00
Food
38.50
Fuel
130.88
Medical aid
24.00
Burial
31.00
Miscellaneous
49.53
$4,169.58
Overdraft
$1,169.58
$4,169.58
$4,169.58
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SOLDIERS' BENEFITS.
State Aid and Soldiers' Burials (to be refunded by State).
Appropriation
$3,500.00 76.00
Overdraft, 1917
$205.33
Aid, Civil War $1,894.00
Aid, German War .$1,600.00
$3,494.00
Burial
50.00
Overdratt
$173.33
$3,749.33
$3,749.33
Soldiers' Relief,
Appropriation
$900.00
Overdraft of 1917
$35.40
Cash aid
580.00
$615.40
Unexpended balance ...
284.60
$900.00
$900.00
EDUCATION.
Appropriation
$74,070.83
. Refunds
42.35
Overdraft of 1917
$725.63 .
General Expenses,
Superintendent
$2,213.36
Clerk
$150.00
Truant officer
224.00
$374.00
Printing, Stationery and
postage
$152.05
Telephone
276.59
Traveling expenses
145.40
School census
32.00
All other
38.83
$644.87
Teachers' Salaries,
Day
$48,669.17
Summer School 462.50
$49,131.67
78
Refund
Textbooks and Supplies,
Text and reference books. $1,259.44 School room supplies and gas 1,500.04 Express and freight 57.43
$2,816.91
Tuition 880.84
Transportation,
Teams
$1,285.00
Car fares 765.00
$2,050.00
Support of truants
30.59
Janitors' Services,
Regular $5,780.90
Summer 82.25
Evening
8.00
$5,871.15
Fuel and Light,
Coal and wood
$5,767.75
Electric Lights 149.07
$5,916.82
Buildings and Grounds,
Carpentry and painting. . $545.35
Plumbing 1,116.44
Janitor's and building
supplies
543.54
Flag
16.29
Water Department 167.01
All other
33.89
$2,422.52
Furniture
31.00
79
Other Expenses,
Diplomas and graduation expenses $74.46
Repairs and equipment . .
104.59
Removal of ashes
117.50
All other
30 21
$326.76
School nurse
$668.00
$74,104,12
Unexpended balance ...
9.06
$74,113.18 $74,113.18
Noah Torrey General Repairs,
Appropriation
$1,000.00
American Painting and Decor- ating Company
$1,247.00
Overdraft
247.00
$1,247.00
$1,247.00
Noah Torrey Fire Protection,
Appropriation
$2.675.00
Contract
$2,365.00
Painting
191.80
Wiring and labor
120.62
$2,677.42
Overdraft
2.42
$2,677.42
$2,677.42
Penniman School Fire Protection, Appropriation
$300.00
Holbrook, George H.
$300.00
Insurance on Buildings,
Appropriation
$234.40
Overdraft of 1917
$83.40
Buildings and contents
150.53
$233.93
Unexpended balance
.47
$234.40
$234.40
80
Insurance on Boilers, Appropriation Overdraft of 1917 Sampson, George E.
$185.10
$146.10
39.00
$185.10
$185.10
LIBRARY
Appropriations
$2,000.00
General expenses (see Library report)
$1,600.00
Distribution of books (see Li- brary report)
150.00
Janitor service, (see Library report)
250.00
$2,000.00
$2,000.00
RECREATION.
Parks and Playgrounds,
Appropriation
$150.00
Printing
$5.25
Water
10.00
Materials and labor
19.00
Mowing and cleaning grounds
100.25
Painting swings
10.00
All other
2.65
$147.15
Unexpended balance
2.85
$150.00
$150.00
UNCLASSIFIED.
Miscellaneous,
Appropriation
$2,100.00
Refund
·
Legislative,
Appropriation Committee
$89.34
Town Manager report .
55.00
All other
.75
-
Executive,
Herald reports
$15.00
Junk badges and licenses. 17.14
.90
All other
$33.04
81
$145.09
21.88
Financial,
Printing warrant sheets. . $14.25
Adding machine supplies. 9.43
$23.68
Collector,
Recording tax deeds 46.74
Treasurer,
Safe Deposit Box $20.00
Certification of notes 30.00
$50.00
Law,
Brief for Legislature . . $15.00
Town Hall,
Spring water
$43.60
New equipment 96.72
$140.32
Highways,
Roller inspection $5.00
Entry fee relocation peti- tion
3.00
Engineering work
108.40
$116.40
Unclassified.
Damage to persons $425.00
Damage to property 175.00
. $600.00
Searching parties .
70.70
Printing Town Reports. $566.70
Delivering Town Reports 31.00
$597.70
Ink
2.84
Tax Deeds 223.42
82
Licenses remitted to State Gas and Electric Light Commissioners .
Agency,
.50
21.88
$2,087.31
Unexpended balance
34.57
$2,121.88
$2,121.88
Memorial Day,
· Appropriation Monk, Henry A., Quarter- master
$200.00
Compensation Law,
Appropriation
$700.00
Sampson, George E.
$699.23
Unexpended balance
.77
$700.00
$700.00
Hollis Fountain,
Appropriation
$125.00
Water Department
$95.13
Unexpended balance
29.87
$125.00
$125.00
District Nurse,
Appropriation
$200.00
Ewing, Marie D.
$200.00
ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT.
Light Board Salaries
$300.00
Depreciation Fund 3,593.52
$3,893.52
From income no order drawn.
WATER DEPARTMENT.
Water Board Salaries
$300.00
From income no order drawn.
General Expenses, Appropriation
$5.000.00
Oakman, Otis B., Treasurer
.
$5,000.00
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$200.00
PLAIN STREET CEMETERY.
$200.00
Appropriation
Overdraft of 1917
$1.90
Salary of Superintendent
$50.00
Labor, sundry persons
143.00
All other 1.00
$194.00
$195.90
Unexpended balance
4.10
$200.00
$200.00
Interest,
Appropriation
$10,475.00
Refund, Water Depart- ment
2,500.00
Premium
2.50
Overdraft of 1917
$327.45
General
530.00
Playgrounds
70.00
Schools
1,795.00
Town Hall
1,340.00
Water
6,740.00
Anticipation of Revenue .
4,066.93
Overdraft
391.88
Due from Water Depart- ment
1,500.00
$14,869.38 $14,869.38
Municipal Indebtedness,
Appropriation Refund, Water Department
1,500.00
General
$2,250.00
Playgrounds
500.00
Schools
5,500.00
Town Hall
3,000.00
Water
5,000.00
$16,250.00 $16,250.00
Sinking Fund of 1896. Appropriation Oakman, Otis B., Treasurer. . $120.00
$120.00
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$14,750.00
OVERLAY ACCOUNTS.
Assessment of 1915, balance January 1, 1918
$961.39
Abatement of 1915 Taxes
$132.78
Balance December 30, to Reserve Fund
828.61
$961.39
$961.39
Assessment of 1916, balance January 1, 1918
$744.74
Abatement of 1916 taxes
$926.44
Overdraft, December 31st
181.70
$926.44
$926.44
Assessment of 1917, balance January 1, 1918
$1,971.29
Abatement of 1917 taxes
$939.48
Balance, December 31st
1,031.81
$1,971.29
$1,971.29
Assessment of 1918 overlay
$3,982.50
Abatement of 1918 taxes
$631.63
Balance, December 31st
3,350.87
$3,982.50
$3,982.50
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RECAPITULATION. Orders drawn for
$25.00
Selectmen's Department
$1,337.68
Auditors, Salaries .
$150.00
Accounting Department
$809.12
Treasurer's Department
$791.50
Tax Collector's Department
$1,293.85
Assessors' Department
$1,470.13
Town Clerk's Department
$900.95
Law
$210.00
Election and Registration
$811 19
Town Hall :
Janitor and maintenance
$2,671.35
Insurance
1,490.10
$4,161.45
Salaries and expenses
$5,521.23
Police Department.
Emergency Fund
$4,045.01
Fire Department.
Pay of Engineers and Firemen $3,640.22
Extra pay of firemen
515.45
General expenses
2,396.42
Hydrant service
500.00
New Hose
595.00
Repairs, Franklin Street House .
313.07
Fire Alarm
631.30
Fire Alarm Whistle
318.29
Insurance
82.80
$8,992.55
Weights and Measures. Salary and expenses
$430.99
Forestry.
Gypsy and brown tail moth sup- pression
$4,136.53
Care of trees 615.61
Forest fires
659.37
-
86
$5,411.51
Moderator, salary
Health.
Salaries and expenses
$1,066.65
Contagious diseases
1,144.50
Inspection of animals
100.00
Inspection of meats and provisions
300.00
Inspection of milk
100.00
Inspection of plumbing
27.00
Vital statistics . .
37.75
$2,775.90
Sanitation.
Middle. Street Drain
1
$727.18
Highways and Bridges.
Salaries and expenses
$853.50
General repairs
27,417.72
Snow
2,997.96
Street lights
6,570.00
State Highway widening
860.15
Union Street Bridge
2,135.53
Land damages
2,548.05
$43,382.91
Charities.
Salaries and expenses
$1,244.97
Braintree Home
7,889.79
Braintree Home Insurance
336.97
Outside relief
3,945.37
Chapter 763, Acts 1913
4,169.58
$17,586.68
Soldiers' Benefits.
State Aid and Soldiers' burials .. $3,544.00
Soldiers' relief 580.00
$4,124.00
Education.
Salaries and general expenses $73.378.49
Insurance
189.53
Noah Torrey School, General re- pairs
1,247.00
Noah Torrey Fire Protection . .
2,677.42
Penniman School Fire Protection. 300.00
$77,792.44
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Library.
General expenses
$1,600.00
Distribution of books
150.00
Janitor
250.00
$2,000.00
Recreation.
Parks and Playgrounds
$147.15
Unclassified.
Miscellaneous
$2,087.31
Memorial Day
200.00
Compensation Law
699.23
Hollis Fountain
95.13
District Nurse
200.00
,
$3,281.67
Water Department.
Expenses
$5,000.00
Cemetery.
Plain Street
$194.00
Sinking Fund.
Water Loans
$120.00
Overlay, 1915 :
$828.61
Total amount of orders drawn ....
$194.322.70
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COLLECTOR'S ACCOUNT OF TAXES.
Allen Lawson, Collector's Account of Taxes, in Account with the Town of Braintree, December 31, 1918.
1915.
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1918, per detailed list.
$218.40
Collections Jan. 1, 1918 to Dec. 31, 1918.
$84.72
Abatements Jan. 1, 1918 to Dec. 31, 1918.
132.78
Undetected error in 1917
.90
1916.
$218.40
$218.40
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1918. per detailed list.
$14,772.31
Collections Jan. 1, 1918 to Dec. 31, 1918.
$13,767.93
Abatements Jan. 1, 1918 to Dec. 31, 1918.
926.44
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1918, per detailed list.
77.94
$14,772.31 $14,772.31
1917.
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1918, per detailed list
$61,642.53
Commitment March, 1918 .
32.00
Collections Jan. 1, 1918 to Dec. 31, 1918.
$41,315.98
Abatements Jan. 1, 1918 to Dec. 31, 1918
939.48
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1918 per detailed list.
19,419.07
1
$61,674.53 $61,674.53
1918.
Commitment of Taxes
$212,812.98
Commitment of Moth Assessments
2.022.05
Commitment of Excise Tax
2,716.29
Supplementary Commitment of Taxes
301.32
Collections Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 1918.
$150,344.07
Abatements Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 1918
631.63
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1918, per detailed list. .
66,876.94
$217,852.64 $217,852.64
Interest Account.
Interest collected on 1915 Taxes
$11.85
Interest collected on 1916 Taxes
1,389.94
Interest collected on 1917 Taxes
1,641.64
Interest collected on 1918 Taxes
144.83
$3,188.26
We have examined the above statements and find that they agree with the Accountant's books, that the above amounts have been turned into the Town Treasury, and that they are a correct reproduction of the Collector's books.
Signed :
C. F. TARBOX, PAUL MONAGHAN, RALPH W. ARNOLD, Auditors, 1918.
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BALANCE SHEET, DECEMBER 31, 1918.
Assets.
Liabilities.
Cash General Cash Special
$17,911.10 7,775.01
Loans (Anticipation of Revenue) Overlay (Reserve for Abatement)
$25,000.00
1918
Taxes,
1917
$3,350.87 1,031.81
4,382.68
Reserve Fund
$950.80
Levy of 1917
19,419.07
183.93
Levy of 1916
77.94
1,134.73
Protested Taxes
$1,701.55
Income .
134.18
Overdrawn Appropriation Accounts:
Collector
$17.47
Assessors
81.13
$221 67
Town Clerk
5.99
C. E. French Fund
40.00
Police Department
348.60
Ann M. Penniman Fund
22.75
Fire Department
1,134.09
284.42
Gypsy Moth Suppression
136 78
Electric Light Depreciation
4,520.13
Care of Trees
121.96
Electric Light Department
379.90
Forest Fires
253.52
Water Department
-
Contagious Diseases
817 00
Sewerage Committee
$2,000.00
Highway repairs
1.559.93
Fire Alarm Box, Independence Ave. 244.23
Fire Alarm Whistle
2,681.71
Middle Street Drain
772.82
Relocation Washington St.
334.81
"763"
1,169.58
Relocation Washington and Hancock Sts ..
986 20
State Aid and Soldiers' Burials
173 33
Noah Torrey School, general repairs
247 00
Noah Torrey School, fire protection
2.42
Overlay, 1916
181.70
Interest
1,891.88
$4,056.47
Surplus of prior years
62,800.15
66,856.62
$122,754.32
$122,754.32
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200.49
Board of Health expenses
30 50
Special Appropriations
Removal of snow
1,144 48
Union St. Bridge
935.53
Support of Poor
441.37
State Highway
10,000.00
State highway widening 1,139.85
18,159.62
Excess and Deficiency Surplus of 1918 .
10,694.26
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$25,686.11
Levy of 1918
$66.876.94
Reserve Fund Income
86,373.95
Trust Fund Income
1,835.73
School Fund
90
TRUST FUNDS.
Cash and Securities
$35,622.14
Braintree School Fund
$8,845.15
Charles Edward French Fund 2,000.00 N. H. Hunt Fund 24,276.99 Ann M. Penniman Fund 500.00
$35.622.14
$35,622.14
INDEBTEDNESS.
Water Loan Sinking Fund
1891
. $138,327.42
Water Loan
$163,500.00
Town Hall Loan
32,000.00
General Loan
11,000.00
$142,513.19
School Loan
42,500.00
Net Bonded Debt
$107,986.81
Playground Loan
1,500.00
$250,500.00
$250,500.00
PROPERTY ACCOUNT.
Real Estate
$461,927.74
Town Property
$1,060,223.66
Personal Property
68,177.06
Water Works
366,707.64
Electric Light Plant
.
163,411.22
$1,060,223.66
$1,060,223 66
1896
4,185.77
91
AUDITORS' REPORT APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES FOR 1918.
APPROPRIATIONS
REFUNDS
OVERDRAFTS
PAYMENTS BY ORDERS
UNEXPENDED BALANCES
1917 OVERDRAFTS
NO ORDER DRAWN
Moderator
$25.00
$25.00
Executive.
1,400.00
1,337.68
$29.10
$33.20
Financial.
Auditors' salaries
150.00
150.00
Accountant
825.00
809.12
15.88
Treasurer's Dept
795.00
791.50
3.50
Tax Collector's Dept
1,300.00
$17.47
1,293.85
Assessors' Dept
1,389.00
81.13
1,470.13
Other General Departments.
900.00
5.99
900.95
Law
250.00
210.00
40.00
Election and Registration
1,100.00
811.19
288.81
Town Hall.
Maintenance and Janitor Service.
3,150 00
2,671.35
4.12
474.53
Insurance, boilers .
50.36
26.00
24.36
Insurance, building
1,510.80
1,464.10
46.70
Police Department.
Salaries and expenses
5.300.00
$2.30
348.60
5,521.23
129.67
Emergency Fund
4,982.53
628.25
4,045.01
1,565.77
Fire Department.
Pay of Firemen
3,418.00
222.22
3,640.22
Extra pay of firemen
500.00
15.45
515.45
General expenses
1,500.00
896.42
2,396.42
New hose
.
600.00
595 00
5.00
Hydrant service
500.00
500.00
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92
5.04
Town Clerk's Dept.
Salaries and Expenses
23.62
Selectmen's Dept.
Legislative.
-
Repairs, Franklin Street house
350.00
313.07
36.93
Insurance
82.80
82.80
Fire Alarm.
200.00
Salary Supt.
200.00
358,53
101.92
Maintenance
460.45
318.29
2,681.71
Fire alarm whistle
3,000.00
72.77
244.23
Fire alarm box, Independence Ave. .
317.00
430.99
69.01
Weights & Measures Dept. Forestry.
.25
Gypsy & Browntail moth suppression.
. 4,000.00
136.78
4,136.53
7.80
'Care of trees
500.00
1.45
121.96
615.61
Forest fires
400.00
5.85
253.52
659.37
Health.
3.70
General expenses
1,025.00
14.85
30.50
1,066.65
Contagious diseases
300.00
27.50
817.00
1,14-1.50
Inspection of plumbing
200.00
27.00
44.15
128.85
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300.00
300.00
Inspection of milk
100.00
100.00
Sanitation.
Committee on sewerage
2,000.00
Middle Street drain
1,500.00
727.18
Highways and Bridges.
5.37
6.13
General repairs
26,500.00
12.11
1,559.93
27,417.72
654.32
Snow
2.500.00
1,144.48
2,997.96
646.52
Street lights
6,570.00
6,570.00
State highway
10,000.00
10,000.00
State highway widening
2,000.00
860.15
1,139.85
Union Street bridge .
1,200.00
935.53
2,135.53
Damages, Washington Street
534.25
334.81
Damages, Washington and Franklin Sts.
4,591.00
2,013.80
986.20
1,591.00
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37.75
7.75
4.50
Vital statistics
50.00
Inspection of animals
100.00
100.00
Inspection of meats and provisions
2,000.00 772.82
Salaries and expenses
865.00
853.50
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500.00
APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES FOR 1918 (Continued)
APPROPRIATIONS
REFUNDS
OVERDRAFTS
PAYMENTS BY ORDERS
UNEXPENDED BALANCES
1917 OVERDRAFTS
NO ORDER DRAWN
Charities.
Salaries and expenses
1,250.00
1,244.97
5.03
Braintree Home, maintenance
3.500.00
4,460.00
7,889.79
70.21
Braintree Home, insurance
340.00
336.97
3.03
Outside relief
3.500.00
4.00
441.37 1,169.58
4,169.58
State aid and soldiers' burials.
3,500.00
76.00
173.33
3,544.00
205.33
Soldiers' relief
900.00
580.00
284.60
35.40
Education.
Teachers', Superintendent's salaries general expenses
74,070.83
42.35
73,378.49
9.06
725.63
Insurance .
234.40
150.53
.47
83.40
Insurance of boilers
185.10
39.00
Noah Torrey, general repairs
1,000.00
247.00
1,247.00
Noah Torrey, fire protection
2.675 00
2.42
2,677.42
Penniman, fire protection Library.
300.00
300.00
General expenses
1,600.00
1,600.00
Distribution of books
150.00
150.00
Janitor .
250.00
250.00
Recreation.
Parks and playgrounds
150.00
147.15
2.85
Unclassified.
Miscellaneous
2,100.00
21.88
2,087.31
34.57
Memorial Day
200.00
200.00
Compensation law
700.00
.
699.23
77
Hollis fountain
125.00
95.13
29.87
District nurse
200.00
200.00
Electric Light Department.
Salaries
300.00
Depreciation fund .
3,593.52
$300.00 3,593.52
146.10
94
Support under Chapter 763, Acts 1913 Soldiers' Relief.
3,000.00
3,945.37
Water Department.
Salaries
General expenses Cemetery.
300.00 5,000.00
5,000.00
194.00
4.10
1.90 327.45
14,541.93
Municipal indebtedness
Sinking Funds.
Water
1,200.00
120.00
828.61
$233,925.79
$9,299.04
$10,512.56|
$194,322.70
$20,868.19 |
$5,258.72.
$34,985.45
Water Dept. interest and indebtedness to be paid from income, not in- cluded
5,500.00
95
$239,425.79
Appropriations
$233.925.79
Refunds:
Refunds · $836.54
Premium
2.50
Weymouth poor 4,460.00
Water dept. repayment. 4,000.00
9,299.04
Overdrafts
10,512.56
Payments $194,322.70
Unexpended balances 20,868.19
Balance Jan. 1, 1918. .
896.06
Overlay account, 1915. . 828.61
Overdrafts, 1917 .. 5,258.72
$255,435.06
$255,435.06
C. F. TARBOX, PAUL MONAGHAN, RALPH W. ARNOLD, Auditors for 1918.
300.00
Plain Street
Interest funded debt
200.00 10,475.00 14,750.00
2,502.50 1,500.00
1,891.88
16,250.00
Overlay, 1915
Damages Washington Street
Payments without orders 34,985.45
TREASURER'S REPORT
Otis B. Oakman, Treasurer. In Account with Town of Braintree. January 1. 1918, to December 31, 1918, inclusive.
Balance, January 1, 1918
Dr. $8,596.33
Tax Collector, Allen Lawson :
1915, $84.72, int. $11.85. $96.57
1916, $13,767.93, int. $1,389.94 ... 15,157.87
1917, $41,315.98, int. $1,641.64. 42,957.62
1918, $150,344.07 int. $144.83. 150,488.90
$208,700.96
Loans in anticipation of Taxes .. ... $145,000.00 (Average rate of interest, 4.95 per cent.)
Int. on dep. National Shawmut Bank. .
$595.77
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Treasurer of Commonwealth :
Income Tax $26,645.18
Corporation Tax. Business service
2,166.47
Public service
1,134.99
National Bank Tax
1,412.92
Soldiers' exemption
207.61
$31,567.17
Selectmen's account, miscellaneous re- ccipts, including dog tax, school fund and court fees. $18,238.15
(For details of this account see Selectmen's report)
Reserve Fund from Overlays. $3,000.00
Water Department refund int. advanced 4,000.00
Premium on Loans 2.50
$419,700.88
96
Cr. $194,322.70 $140,000.00
53 Treasury Warrants
Tax Notes
Bonds, Lincoln School
$2,000.00
Bonds, Hollis School
3,500.00
Bonds, Hollis Playground
500.00
Bonds, Town Hall.
3,000.00
Note, Water Ext., Mayflower Park.
1,000.00
Note, Library Trustees
750.00
Note, Hunt Trust
1,000.00
Note, Library Trustees
500.00
Note, Union Street, Water Ext.
2,500.00
Water Ext., Great Pond, (refunded by Water Commissioners)
1,500.00
$16,250.00
State Treasurer :
State Tax, Metropolitan Park Tax and Charles River Basin Tax ..
$28,498.95
(Details of this tax may be found in the Assessors' report.) County Tax
$8,755.56
Interest :
Hunt Trust
$280.00
Thayer Library
210.00
Stetson Fund
40.00
Lincoln School Bonds
105.00
Playgrounds Bonds
70.00
Hollis School Bonds
1,690.00
Town Hall Bonds
1,340.00
Union Street Water Loan.
180.00
Mayflower Park Water Loan
80.00
Water Loan of 1896
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