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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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$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
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$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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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 ..
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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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