Town annual report of Braintree, Massachusetts for the year 1922, Part 5

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Publication date: 1922
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Expenses, Fumigation, Care of Dumps


1,175.00


Collection of Garbage 600.00


Contagious Diseases


3,700.00


Vital Statistics


50.00


Inspection of Animals


100.00


Inspection of Meats and Provisions. .


300.00


Inspection of Milk


100.00


Inspection of Plumbing


327.02


Dental Clinic


1,000.00


Norfolk County Tuberculosis Hos- pital


5,496.18.


$13,548.20


Highways.


Salaries, Highway Surveyors $150.00


Salary, Superintendent of Streets ..


2,600.00


Expenses 350.00


General repairs


44,800.00


Removal of Snow


5,000.00


Street Lighting


6,930.00


Repairs, Adams Street


4,450.00


Repairs, Middle Street


1,025.00


New Equipment


17,710.00


Sidewalks-Franklin Street


4,000.00


Relocating Cement Road, cor.


Franklin and Washington Sts .. . 1,000.00


$88,015.00


Charities.


Salaries and expenses


$1,605.00


Maintenance of Braintree Home. ..


3,500.00


Outside Relief


8,000.00


Mothers' Aid (Chap. 763, Acts 1913)


10,500.00


$23,605.00


79


Soldiers' Relief.


State Aid and Soldiers' Burials. $1,632.00


Military Aid


100.00


Soldiers' Relief


5,000.00


$6,732.00


Education.


General Expenses


$6,710.00


Instruction


114,640.00


Operating


17,050.00


Maintenance


850.00


Extraordinary Repairs


15,465.00


Auxiliary


4,650.00


Miscellaneous


2,400.00


Continuation School


5,715.00


Committee on Extraordinary Repairs 150.00


New Schoolhouse, Precinct No. 3 ...


6,500.00


(Loan)


83,500.00


$257,630.00


Library.


General expenses


$2,600.00


Distribution of Books


150.00


Salary of Janitor


300.00


$3,050.00


Recreation.


Parks and Playgrounds


$800.00


Unclassified.


Miscellaneous


$2,100.00


Memorial Day


200.00


Employees' Compensation


1,200.00


80


District Nurse 1,050.00


Reserve Fund


5,000.00


Widow of Louis Goodhue


2,500.00


Tax Sales


200.00


$12,250.00


Public Service Enterprises.


Electric Light Department :


Lighting Board, salaries


$300.00


Depreciation Fund 5,102.36


Operating balance of 1921


460.73


$5,863.09


Water Department:


Water Board, salaries


$300.00


Interest


240.00


Extension, Cedar Street


1,797.77


Granite Street


4,588.62


Tremont Street


2,181.65


French Avenue


2,651.33


Additional Water Supply


2,000.00


$13,759.37


Cemetery.


Plain Street Cemetery


$350.00


Interest.


Interest on Bonds, Notes, Sinking Funds : Loans in anticipation of Revenue $12,742.51


Municipal Indebtedness.


Payment of Bonds and Notes.


$16,750.00


Sinking Funds.


Water Loans, 1921 and 1926. $6,000.00


1


81


Special Meeting, May 1, 1922.


Highways, Standish Avenue $1,500.00


Total appropriations at said meetings


$528,481.80


Less amounts appropriated but not raised by taxation :


Tax Collector, fees


$250.00


State Aid and Soldiers' Burials 1,632.00


Military Aid


50.00


Electric Light Department :


Salaries of Light Board


300.00


Depreciation Fund


5,102.36 4


Unexpended balance, 1921


460.73


Water Department :


Salaries of Water Board 300.00


Interest


240.00


Extensions of Mains :


Cedar Street 1,797.77


Granite Street


4,588.62


Tremont Street


2,181.65


French Avenue


2,651.33


Additional Water Supply


2,000.00


New Schoolhouse, Pr. No. 3.


83,500.00


Sinking Fund, 1926


6,000.00


$111,054.46


$417,427.34


Estimated Revenue


54,741.88


Total amount of appropriations to be


raised by taxation


$362,685.46


Taxes for Town, County and State Purposes.


Town Tax


$362,685.46


Charles River Basin Tax 1,224.93


State Tax


26,040.00


1


82


State Highway Tax


2,973.10


Metropolitan Parks Tax


7,891.39


County Tax


19,443.89


Municipal Lighting Plant.


55.12


Pilgrim Tercentenary Commission. .


394.18


Overlayings, 1922


6,370.73


$427,078.80


Less 3188 Poll Taxes


6,376.00


1


$420,702.80


Moth tax for work on private property


1,623.35


Total Commitment, September, 1922


$422,326.15


Additional poll and omitted taxes,


committed, December, 1922


447.34


$422,773.49


.


$420,702.80 to be raised by taxation on 3188 polls and a valuation of $12,826,305.00 makes the rate per $1,000.00 valu- ation $32.80.


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REPORT OF THE ACCOUNTING OFFICER OF THE TOWN OF BRAINTREE.


January 1, 1922 to December 31, 1922.


GENERAL REVENUE.


RECEIPTS.


Taxes.


Previous years :


Poll, personal and real estate. $106,274.16


Redemption Tax Titles 109.26


Current year :


Poll, personal and real estate.


276,188.44


From the State:


Corporation


28,259.71


Street Railway


343.54


Bank


2,446.91


Income


17,064.40


Soldiers' Exemption 127.71


School Fund


14,973.33


Civilian War


1,548.00


Schools-Smith Hughes Fund


195.11


$447,530.57


LICENSES AND PERMITS.


All other


$678.75


Fines and forfeits $179.74


84


GRANTS AND GIFTS.


From County :


$755.62


Dog Licenses


GENERAL GOVERNMENT.


Collector :


Tax information $38.00


Interest on deposits 106.47


Miscellaneous


3.30


$147.77


Town Hall rent


1,928.00


Selectmen :


Advertising hearings $24.00


Havey House-Pond Street. . 525.00


Hollis House rent


720.00


Lease, Legion Building


1.00


Insurance rebates


41.17


1,311.17


$3,386.94


PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY.


Police Department :


Sale of junk $10.00


Inspection :


Sealing of Weights and Measures


105.89


Fire Department :


Fire Engine Committee


300.00


$415.89


HEALTH DEPARTMENT.


Tuberculosis


$929.28


Inspection, Meat and Provisions


129.60


$1,058.88


1


85


HIGHWAYS.


Fire Insurance-Republic Truck $873.15


Middle Street Bridge. 132.00


Crushed stone


29.40


Culvert pipe


26.00


Tar and labor spreading 282.00


Miscellaneous


.10


$1,342.65


-


CHARITIES.


Almshouse :


Sale of produce. $247.70


Board, Weymouth Inmates. 3,822.00


$4,069.70


Miscellaneous 227.18


Reimbursements : Poor.


From cities and towns 650.84


From State


564:47


1,215.31


Reimbursements : "763"


From cities and towns


35.33


From State


3,791.81


3,827.14


Soldiers' Benefits :


State Aid 1,566.00


Soldiers' Relief


80.00


Military Aid 10.00


1,656.00


$10,995.33


EDUCATION.


From State-Industrial Schools


$3,279.51


Miscellaneous


47.52


$3,327.03


86


RECREATION.


Playgrounds $225.00


UNCLASSIFIED.


All other-Electric Light Dept.


$45.08


ENTERPRISES AND CEMETERIES.


Water Department


$63,391.57


Electric Light Department 136,539.06


$199,930.63


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INTEREST.


Deposits :


General


$1,811.20


Taxes 5,147.98


Water


906.29


Electric Light 16.15


Accrued interest (Schoolhouse Loan) 37.11


$7,918.73


MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS.


Temporary Loans :


Anticipation of Revenue .$350,000.00


Loan authorized, Schoolhouse


83,500.00


Premium, Schoolhouse


125.25


$433,625.25


AGENCY.


Liquor license $0.25


87


REFUNDS.


Highways


$25.23


Snow


33.88


"763"


18.18


Fire Department


50.00


Schools


24.75


Braintree Home


33.72


Town Hall


27.19


Taxes


6.00 .


Health


25.00


$243.95


Total Receipts


$1,111,660.29


TRANSFERS.


Braintree Home


$181.27


Transferred from Reserve Fund to :


Expense Police


$130.00


Miscellaneous


835.00


Insurance, Schools


1,602.60


Schools, repairs 1,200.00


Forest Fires


382.29


Expense Collector 200.00


Highways, General


600.00


$4,949.89


$1,116,791.45


Balance, January 1, 1922 :


General Cash $42,505.69 1


Reserve Fund Income ...


297.74


$42,803.43


Water Department


24,911.56


Electric Light Department


460.73


$68,175.72


$1,184,967.17


88


EXPENDITURES.


General Government.


Legislative :


Salary Moderator


$25.00


Executive.


Selectmen :


Salaries .$1,650.00


Clerk


200.00


$1,850.00


Other expenses :


Stationery and postage ... $80.84


Printing and advertising . 244.90


Telephone 74.95


Supplies


99.31


500.00


2,350.00


Financial.


Auditors :


Salaries 150.00


Accountant :


Salary $1,500.00


Stationery and supplies. .


115.25


1,615.25


Treasurer :


Salary $1,000.00


Clerk 200.00


Stationery and postage .. 63.00


Printing and advertising 20.00


Expenses 40.00


Bond


120.00


Supplies


62.59


1,505.59


89


Collector :


Salary $1,050.00


Stationery and postage .... 370.61


Printing and advertising 85.50


Bond


255.00


Supplies


117.68


$1,878.79


Assessors :


Salaries


$1,800.00


Clerk


300.00


Clerical help.


200.00


2,300.00


Other expenses :


Supplies, stationery and postage


$48.48.


Printing and advertising . 248.61.


Auto hire


25.00


Abstracts of Deeds and printing


189.35


Rewriting Assessors' Books


225.00


Owners, Motor Vehicles :


15.00


Plans of Land Transfers


83.05


Miscellaneous 18.25


852.74 -


8,302.37


Other General Departments.


Law :


Salary Town Counsel


600.00


Expenses 240.64


840.64


Town Clerk :


Salary 650.00


Other expenses :


Recording fees $435.50


Stationery and postage. . 3.75


Printing and advertising


46.70


Telephone 33.86


All other


68.81


588.62


$1,238.62


90


Election and Registration :


Salaries, Registrars


Election Officers $854.00


Janitors 30.00


884.00


Other expenses :


Printing and advertising $695.10


Auto hire


263.77


Meals


28.00


Equipment-polling booths 141.77


1,128.64


2,312.64


Town Hall :


Janitor Service $900.00


Assistant Janitor


·870.28


Other labor


45.83


1,816.11


Other expenses :


Fuel $1,134.57


Gas and light


941.92


Janitor's supplies


178.23


Repairs 757.92


Water and ice


130.20


All other


187.71


3,330.55


As follows :


Water Dept. $42.47


Supplies


19.12


Tuning piano 17.00


Express


4.50


Equipment,


District Nurse 97.66


Other labor 6.96


$187.71


$300.00


5,146.66


Total for General Government.


$20,215.93


91


PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY.


Police Department.


Salaries and wages :.


Chief


.$1,825.00


Patrolmen


9,067.00


Special officers


84.50


$10,976.50


Equipment and repairs :


Gasolene, etc. 214.62


Repairs on auto and mo- torcycle


314.25


Equipment for men


34.81


Tires and tubes.


9.86


573.54


Other expenses :


Auto hire


36.75


Telephone


184.83


Printing


13.80


Insurance


89.67


Care of Prisoners and Use


of Lock-up


31.50


Storage and rent for auto.


57.20


All other


50.51


464.26


Expense on dogs


22.00


Equipment :


Automobile


379.13


Fire Department.


Salaries and wages :


Chief $2,000.00


Deputy


and


Assistant


Deputy 100.00


Permanent men 6,106.00


Call men


2,050.76


10,256.76


$12,415.43


92


Extra pay of firemen $992.75


Qualey's truck and man.


1,300.00


Superintendent of Fire Alarm 225.00


Auto 4.50


Equipment and repairs :


Apparatus $2,187.45


Equipment for men. 597.81


Hose


1,100.00


Tires and tubes.


318.85


4,204.11


Hydrant Service


500.00


Fuel


570.04


Light


171.20


Buildings and grounds :


Repairs


$430.21


Furnishings


133.26


Water


30.00


Laundry work


9.60


All other


140.99


744.06


Other expenses :


Gasolene, oil and grease.


772.58


Telephone


189.94


Stationery, printing and


postage


63.42


Express and cartage


78.66


All other


26.56


.1,131.16


New Hose


1,000.00


Combination Pumping Engine.


12,500.00


Fire Department-Chief's Car


1,300.00


Fire Alarm Maintenance :


Labor and repairs


$838.72


Power


110.40


Miscellaneous


326.50


1,275.62


$36,175.20


93


Weights and Measures.


Salary


$500.00


Other expenses :


Advertising


$23.00


Insurance


11.40


Equipment


80.99


Expenses


56.10


All other


77.51


249.00°


749.00


Forestry.


Gypsy Moth :


Labor


$3,177.31


Sprayers


1,661.00


Insecticides 559.20 .


Repairing sprayer 415.74


Gasolene and oil.


43.43


Hardware and tools


238.94


All other


27.20


6,122.82


Care of trees :


Labor


$708.20


Autos and teams


88.00


Hardware and tools


3.80


800.00


Forest Fires :


Fighting fires


774.00


Telephone


17.29


Automobile


591.00


1,382.29


8,305.11


Total for Protection of Persons and Property $57,644.74


94


Health.


General Administration :


Salaries


$600.00


Secretary 100.00


Printing and advertising 43.10


Postage


5.56


Telephone


52.03


Miscellaneous


45.39


$846.08


Fumigation


229.27


Collection of Garbage.


600.00


Care of Dumps.


197.16


Inspection of Plumbing


327.02


Quarantine and Contagious Diseases :


Groceries and provisions. $17.17


Drugs and medicine. 114.35


Aid in Hospital .. . 374.61


Conveyance to Hospital. .


12.00


518.13


Tuberculosis :


Board and treatment. 1,995.17


Vital Statistics :


Return of Births.


$43.25


Return of Deaths


10.25


53.50


Other expenses :


All other 10.00


Inspection :


Animals $100.00


Meat and provisions


325.00


Milk


100.00


525.00


Norfolk County Hospital


5,496.18


95


Dental Clinic :


Dentist, Services


$370.00


Supplies


90.75


Assistant


180.00


640.75


$11,438.26


Highways.


General Administration. Salaries :


Highway Surveyors


150.00


Superintendent of Streets


2,600.00


Clerk


200.00


Telephone


56.93


All other


74.44


$3,081.37


1 Repairs.


Bridge:


Labor


$749.59


General :


Labor . $11,673.69


Teams and trucks


2,024.02


Materials


5,070.53


Equipment and repairs.


1,410.56


20,178.80


Street Cleaning


1,508.11


Tarvia :


Labor


2,411.06


Trucks


910.34


Tarvia


11,517.36


14,838.76


Resurfacing :


Labor $2,330.78


Trucks


452.39


Tarvia


262.00


Stone


526.43


3,571.60


96


Drains and Catch Basins :


Labor


. $2,567.90


Teams


103.83


Stock


1,631.13


4,302.86


Guard Rails and Fences :


Labor


15.75


Stock


17.89


Miscellaneous


1,129.08


Penn's Hill and Dewey Road :


Labor 2,094.00


Teams and truck.


240.57


Materials


274.89


Tarvia


1,192.45


3,801.91


New Equipment :


Truck


5,760.08


Erie Shovel 6,629.54


Road Drag 35.00


Road Roller


2,900.00


Air Compressor


1,270.40


Tank


214.50


Miscellaneous


895.35


17,704.87


Repairs, Middle Street :


Labor


715.96


Teams and trucks.


70.70


Materials


230.89


1,017.55


Repairs, Adams Street :


Labor


1,821.88


Teams and trucks


134.40


Materials 1,226.11


Contract


850.00


Lumber


102.79


Damages


500.00


$4,635.18


33.64


97


Relocating Cement Road, Corner


Franklin and Washington Sts. Materials and labor


$901.51


Removal of Snow :


Labor $4,596.98


Teams 1,258.34


Sand and gravel. 26.85


Equipment


- 91.10


Repairs on equipment


37.17


Gasolene and oil.


361.54


Miscellaneous


28.50


6,400.48


Street Lighting


6,930.00


87,703.94


Total for Highways


$90,785.31


Charities.


Overseers of the Poor:


Salaries


$600.00


Clerk


200.00


Visitor and Expenses. 467.15


Stationery


17.57


Advertising


33.40


Postage


30.00


Miscellaneous


40.12


$1,388.24


Outside Relief by Town :


Cash aid 3,454.00


Groceries


1,042.33


Coal and wood. 569.72


Board and care.


84.00


Medicine and medical aid 48.00


Rent


804.50


Clothing


42.68


Hospitals and State Insti-


tutions


652.76


Burial


48.00


All other


231.98


$6,977.97


98


Relief by other Cities and Towns .. $1,007.91


Mothers' Aid : ,


Cash aid $5,220.50


Rent


1,128.99


Medicine and medical aid 364.25


Fuel 532.03 : .


Groceries 589.48


Clothing


33.85


Hospital


120.00


Miscellaneous


48.66


8,037.76


Relief by other Cities and Towns .... Braintree Home :


1,227.59


Salary of Superintendent $900.00


Other regular employees 826.22


Groceries and provisions 1,977.11


Clothing


114.67


Fuel and light


953.35


Hay and grain. 862.01


Medicine and medical aid


25.50


Repairs and equipment.


322.84


Buildings-painting


945.00


Telephone


47.76


Miscellaneous


259.17


7,233.63


25,873.10


Soldiers' Benefits.


State Aid :


Aid, Civil and World Wars $1,542.00


Soldiers' Burials. 161.77


Military Aid :


Aid, German War 80.00


Soldiers' Relief :


Cash aid


3,295.00


5,078.77


Total for Charities and Soldiers' Benefits. .


$30,951.87


,


99


EDUCATION.


General Expenses.


Salary of Superintendent $3,300.00


Clerk


746.00


Attendance Officer 450.00


Printing, stationery and


postage


155.12


Telephone


380.12 .


Traveling expenses


262.89


School Census


150.00


Office equipment


460.00


Miscellaneous


225.99


$6,130.12


Instructional Expenses.


Teachers' Salaries :


High


. $21,169.00


Elementary


77,239.75


Music,


Drawing


and


Domestic Science .


4,180.00


Text Books and Supplies :


High :


Text


and


reference


books


1,253.08


Supplies


2,355.05 .


Elementary :


Text and reference


books


4,518.83


Supplies


2,793.73


$113,509.44


Operating Expenses.


Janitors' Services :


High


. $1,100.00


Elementary


6,317.60


100


Fuel and Light :


High


$849.87


Elementary 5,571.49


Janitors' Supplies :


High


16.45


Elementary


176.88


Miscellaneous :


High


272.57


Elementary


1,049.62


$15,354.48


Maintenance.


Repairs :


High


$8,545.44


Elementary


12,997.78


$21,543.22


Auxiliary.


Nurse


$1,050.00


Transportation


3,600.00


Tuition :


High


876.44


Elementary 247.68


Graduation exercises


202.14


Noon services (Teachers) .


285.50


Cartage


.50


All other


258.00


$6,520.26


Continuation School.


Salary Superintendent


$300.00


Teachers' Salaries


3,675.00


Clerk


70.00


Attendance Officer


50.00


Janitor's services


200.00


Text books and supplies


145.06


Repairs


932.21


Miscellaneous


257.13


$5,629.40


101


Insurance


$1,455.82


Land, Noah Torrey School


4,000.00


New Schoolhouse, Precinct No. 3.


Land


$6,435.00


Architects 3,024.94


Contractor


15,864.19


$25,324.13


-


Total for Education


$199,466.87


Library.


General expenses $2,600.00


Distribution of books


150.00


Janitor


300.00


- $3,050.00


Recreation.


Parks and Playgrounds :


Equipment $130.27


Labor 408.37


Loam and sand 6.00


Miscellaneous


58.00


Insurance


70.70


673.34


Total for Recreation


$3,723.34


Unclassified.


Legislative :


Appropriation Committee :


Reports


$168.00


Stenographic work . 40.00


Postage and advertis-


ing


13.20


$221.20


102


Financial :


Care of Adding Machine $11.81


Mass. General Laws, Vols. 1 1 and 2 21.000 dwt


Citizens' Caucus, adver.


tising and postage 25.00


District Nurse, supplies. . 1.22


Expense Committee, N. C.


Hospital


3.00


62.03


Treasurer :


Services and legal opin-


ion relative to School


Bonds


$235.00


Certification of notes


8.00


1


243.00


Highways :


Surveys and plans 350.83


Sanitation :


Sewerage Committee 16.75


Selectmen :


Typewriter


98.15


Damage to Persons and Property :


Highways $150.00


Highways 700.00


Forest fires 40.00


Fire Department


40.00


930.00


Town Reports :


Printing and delivering 1,009.32


Unclassified :


Ink


$2.97


License


.25


3.22


$2,934.50


103


Tax Sales


$107.04


Memorial Day


200.00


Compensation Law


1,462.96


District Nurse


1,050.00


Widow, Louis N. Goodhue


2,500.00


Plain Street Cemetery :


Superintendent


$50.00


Labor, sundry persons


296.00


Water


6.00


1


352.00


5,672.00


Total for Unclassified


$8,606.50


Interest :


General


$210.00


Playgrounds


345.00


Schools


1,927.50


Town Hall


860.00


High School site


270.00


Anticipation of Revenue


7,945.48


Tuberculosis Hospital


630.00


$12,187.98


Municipal Indebtedness :


General


$1,750.00


Playgrounds


3,000.00


Schools


8,000.00


Town Hall


3,000.00


Tuberculosis Hospital


1,000.00


16,750.00


Anticipation of Revenue


325.000.00


Water Department


68,800.30


Electric Light Department


134,437.30


Metropolitan Park Assessment


$9,116.32


State Assessment


26,040.00


County Tax


19,443.89


National Bank


798.78


State Highway Tax


2,973.10


Municipal Lighting Plant


55.12


Y


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104


Civilian War Poll Tax :


1921


$9,564.00


1922


240.00


$9,804.00


Pilgrim Tercentenary Commission .


394.18


$68,625.39


Refunds :


Taxes, 1921 $23.00


Taxes, 1922


823.00


Inspector, Meat and Provisions . 37.50


883.50


Total payments


$1,049,517.29


Transfers.


Town Hall to Braintree Home


$24.02


Highways to Braintree Home:


....


157.25


Labor


$93.00


Teams


64.25


$157.25


$181.27


Transferred from Reserve Fund to :


Expense, Police $130.00


Miscellaneous 835.00


Insurance, Schools


1,602.60


Schools, Repairs


1,200.00


Expense Collector


200.00


Highways, general


600.00


Forest fires


382.29


$4,949.89


$1,054,648.45


Balance, January 1, 1923 :


General Cash ... $106,998.02


Reserve Fund Income .


332.94


$107,330.96


Water Department


20,409.12


Electric Light Department 2,578.64


$130,318.72


$1,184,967.17


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TREASURER'S REPORT.


OTIS B. OAKMAN, Treasurer.


In account with Town of Braintree.


Balance, January 1, 1922 :


DR.


General Town account balance


$42,505.69


Water Department balance


24,911.56


Electric Light Dept. balance


460.73


School Fund Income balance.


525.52


Penniman Trust Income balance ...


36.94


C. E. French Trust Income balance.


47.90


Electric Depreciation Fund


538.36


Reserve Fund from Overlays.


1,243.98


$70,270.68


Shelley A. Neal and George W. Stevens Collectors of Taxes :


Tax


Interest


1919


$14.30


$2.28


1920


12,981.47


1,381.47


1921


93,278.39


3,582.55


1922


276,188.44


181.68


$387,610.58.


$350,000.00


Loans in anticipation of Revenue ... All other sources, including divi- dends on Town funds, given in de- tail in Accountant's report. . .


$382,725.04


$1,190,606.30


CR.


Paid by orders of Selectmen


$1,052,873.32


Cash book balance, December 30, 1922 137,732.98


$1,190,606.30


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The above cash book balance is made up as follows :


General Town Account balance. $42,322.15


Balance, E. Braintree Schoolhouse Loan 64,675.87


Water Department balance 20,409.12


Electric Light Dept. balance 2,578.64


School Fund Income balance 697.36


Penniman Trust Income balance


42.57


C. E. French Trust Income balance. 73.21


Electric Depreciation Fund 5,654.88


Reserve Fund Overlays 1,279.18


$137,732.98


Paid during the Year on Town Notes and Bonds :-


Town Hall bonds $3,000.00


Thayer notes (held by Library Trustees) 750.00


Hollis School bonds 3,000.00


High School Site bonds 2,000.00


Hunt Trust Refunding notes 1,000.00


Portable School Houses 3,000.00


Tuberculosis Hospital bonds 1,000.00


E. Braintree Playground 3,000.00


Temporary Loans 325,000.00


$341,750.00


Interest Paid During the Year on Notes and Bonds :-


Temporary loans (discounted) average rate 4.325 1


per cent. $7,945.48


Refunded Thayer Notes 210.00


Water Loan of 1896 (Paid by Water Dept.)


180.00


High School Site 540.00


Town Hall 860.00


Hollis School 1,140.00


Tuberculosis Hospital


630.00


East Braintree Playground 345.00


Portable School Houses


517.50


$12,367.98


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Paid to Commonwealth of Massachusetts :- $26,040.00


State Tax


1.


National Bank Tax


798.78


Charles River Basin Loan Fund Int.


493.39


Maintenance 688.97


Serial Bonds


42.57


Metropolitan Parks Sinking Fund.


215.72


Interest


1,518.16


Cost of Maintenance


4,275.68


Serial Bonds


71.30


Sinking Fund, Series 2


51.75


Interest


530.09


Cost of Maintenance


755.96


· Serial Bonds


137.03


Metropolitan Parks Loan Fund,


Nantasket Maintenance. .. ·~~ 319.99


Wellington Bridge, maintenance 15.71


Repairs, State Highway's


2,973.10


Municipal Lighting Plant


55.12


Civilian War Poll Tax: 9,804.00


1921- $240.00


1922-9,564.00


Pilgrim Tercentenary


394.18


$49,181.50


RESERVE FUND FROM OVERLAYS. Acts of 1913.


Dr Cr.


Balance, January 1, 1922.


$1,243.98 -


Interest on deposit 35,20


Balance on hand, December 30, 1922. . $1,279.18


$1,279.18 $1,279.18


Account verified. Balance, $1,279.18, on deposit in Na- tional Shawmut Bank.


RALPH W. ARNOLD, PAUL MONAGHAN, Auditors, 1922.


January 9, 1923.


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SINKING FUNDS ACCOUNT. WATER LOAN OF 1896, $6,000, 4 PER CENT., DUE AUGUST 1, 1926.


Balance, January 1, 1922 .$5,292.06


Income 34.90


Profit sale of investments 1,811.61


Value of Fund, December 31, 1922 $7,138.57


INVESTMENTS.


Cash


$1,138.57


6 notes of town, purchased of State


6,000.00


$7,138.57


Examined and approved, $6,000.00 cancelled notes and cash, $1,138.57, in hands of Treasurer.


RALPH W. ARNOLD, PAUL MONAGHAN, Auditors, 1922.


January 9, 1923.


THE NATHANIEL H. HUNT TRUST. OTIS B. OAKMAN, Treasurer.


Principal :


Two notes, Town of Braintree, 4%, $1,000 each,


due July 1, 1923 and 1924. $2,000.00


One Boston Elevated R. R. bond, $1,000 4% 1,000.00


Three Boston & Maine R. R. bonds, $1,000, 4% 3,000.00


One New England R. R. bond, $1,000, 4% 1,000.00


Two C. B. & Q. R. R. bonds, $1,000, 4% 2,000.00


Two N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. bonds, $1,000, 4% 2,000.00


Two N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. bonds, $1,000, 4% 2,000.00


Deposited in Braintree Savings Bank. 5,526.05


Deposited in Weymouth Savings Bank. 4,000.00


Deposited in Quincy Savings Bank. 1,750.94


$24,276.99


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Dr. Cr.


Income, 1922 .$1,076.12


Paid Trustees Thayer Public Library . . $1,076.12


Examined and approved. The securities listed, amounting to $24,276.99, are in the custody of the Treasurer and have been examined by us.


RALPH W. ARNOLD, PAUL MONAGHAN, Auditors, 1922.


1


January 9, 1923.


THE CHARLES EDWARD FRENCH TRUST. OTIS B. OAKMAN, Treasurer.


Principal :-


$2,100 4th Liberty Loan . $2,100.00


Braintree Savings Bank 262.50


$2,362.50


Securities as listed found in custody of Treasurer.


RALPH W. ARNOLD, PAUL MONAGHAN,


January 9, 1923.


Auditors, 1922.


Dr. Cr.


Balance, January 1, 1922 $47.90


Coupons


89.25


Interest on deposit 14.81


Paid Higgins, Magnusson & Co., medals $78.75


Balance in Braintree Savings Bank 73.21


$151.96 $151.96


Correct, with proper vouchers for expenditures and' bal- ance in Braintree Savings Bank of $73.21.


RALPH W. ARNOLD,


PAUL MONAGHAN,


January 9, 1923.


Auditors, 1922 ..


110


THE ANN MARIA PENNIMAN TRUST. OTIS B. OAKMAN, Treasurer.


Income Account :


Dr Cr.


Balance in bank, January 1, 1922 $36.94


Interest, to January, 1, 1923. 26.63


Paid F. A. Chapman and Alida N. Stevens, committee $21.00


Balance in bank 42.57


$63.57 $63.57


Amount of fund, $500.00, and balance, $42.57, on deposit in Braintree Savings Bank. Proper voucher for expenditure in hands of Treasurer.


RALPH W. ARNOLD, PAUL MONAGHAN, Auditors, 1922.


January 9, 1923.


MUNICIPAL LIGHT BOARD. OTIS B. OAKMAN, Treasurer.


Dr. Cr.


Balance, January 1, 1922.


$460.73 -1


Street lights ... 6,930.00


F. B. Lawrence, Manager 129,273.21


Interest on deposit


16.15


Rebate on bill 335.85


Paid by orders (including deprecia- tion fund, $5,102.36)


$134,437.30


Balance, December 30, 1922.


2,578.64


$137,015.94 . $137,015.94


Examined and approved. All payments are proved by proper vouchers and there is a balance in the State Street Trust Company of $2,578.64.


RALPH W. ARNOLD, PAUL MONAGHAN,


January 9, 1923.


Auditors, 1922.


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The Account of the Treasurer of the Water Department will be found in the Water Department report.


ELECTRIC DEPRECIATION FUND. OTIS B. OAKMAN, Treasurer.


Dr. Cr.


Balance, January 1, 1922


$538.36


Interest on deposit 14.16


Town Appropriation (from Electric Light Dept.)


5,102.36


Balance on hand, December 30, 1922. .


$5,654.88


$5,654.88


$5,654.88


Examined and approved. Balance on hand in National Shawmut Bank, $5,654.88.


RALPH W. ARNOLD, PAUL MONAGHAN, Auditors, 1922.


January 9, 1923.


BRAINTREE SCHOOL FUND. OTIS B. OAKMAN, Treasurer.


Principal Account :


Real Estate (valued) $4,000.00


Quincy Savings Bank 1,022.50


Weymouth Savings Bank 1,000.00


Randolph Savings Bank 600.00


Braintree Savings Bank


1,743.65


Liberty Loan Bond, issue of October, 1918


500.00


$8,866.15


Dr. Cr. .




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