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$
914.45
Light Consumers
6,273.05
Power Consumers
7,430.92
$ 14,618.42
Inventories
Material and Supplies
.$ 12,328.97
151
Prepaid Accounts
Prepaid Insurance
.$
590.39
$ 12,919.36
$328,920.24
Liabilities
Appropriations :
Appro. for Construction
$ 46,168.74
Current Liabilities
Bills Payable
. . 12,130.64
Appropriate Surplus
Loans Repayment
83,000.00
Bonds
50,000.00
Profit and Loss
137,620.86
$328,920.24
OPERATION FUND
Debit
Balance of Dec. 31, 1923 $ 2,336.35
Receipts-Cons.
170,519.54
Sundries 4,268.09
St. Lights
7,785.00
Interest receipts 134.90
Receipt-Bonds
50,000.00
$235,043.88
Credit
Bills Payable 1923 $ 2,252.04
Transfered to Dep. Cash 6,708.02
Plant-Renewals "additions"
87,249.85
Operation 131,160.56
Stock
3,750.00
Balance on Hand 1924
3,923.41
$235,043.88
152
DEPRECIATION FUND ACCOUNT Debits
Bal. Jan. 1, 1924 $ 11,486.54
Amount transferred from income 6,708.02
Income from Interest
331.82
$ 18,526.38
Credits
Amt. transferred to construction $ 18,140.04
Balance on hand, Jan. 1, 1925 $ 386.34
Balance on hand end of year, 1924 $ 3,923.41
We have examined the accounts of F. B. Lawrence, Manager of the Braintree Electric Light Department, and approve same. Cash received and paid to Town Treasurer as per Cash Book $232,707.53. We have examined the in- ventories in the report and compared same with stock on hand and approve them as rendered.
Bills payable Dec. 31st, 1924 $ 12,130.64
Bills receivable $ 14,618.42
The above accounts receivable includes Consumer's sup- plies, Consumer's Light and Consumer's power Accounts as follows :
Consumers' Light Acct.
$
6,273.05
Consumers' Power Acct. 7,430.92
Consumers' Supplies 914.45
Total
$ 14,618.42
CHARLES H. TOBEY, RALPH W. ARNOLD, PAUL MONAGHAN.
Auditors.
January 24, 1925.
153
REPORT OF THE ACCOUNTING OFFICER OF THE TOWN OF BRAINTREE January 1, 1924 to December 31, 1924 GENERAL REVENUE RECEIPTS
Taxes
Previous years :
Poll, personal and real
estate
$129,419.99
Current year :
Poll, personal and real
estate
$314,773.83
Tax Titles :
Redemption Tax ..
Titles $ 551.76
Individuals-sold by
Town 371.26
923:02
From the State :
Corporation
25,937.57
Street Railway
904.44
Bank
329.46
Income
22,411.22
School Fund
16,328.00
Soldiers' Exemption. .
95.33
Civilian War (1923) ..
1,287.00
Schools-Smith-Hughes
Fund
220.26
Surplus War Bonus
Funds
5,508.45
$518,138.57
Licenses and Permits
Licenses and Permits ...
$
872.75
Fines and Forfeits
...
676 72
154
Grants and Gifts
From County :
Dog Licenses $ 896.45
General Government
Collector :
Tax Information ..... $ 46.36
Interest on deposits .. 82.73
Advertising deferred
taxes, 1922 150.13
Advertising deferred
taxes, 1923 166.89
Tax Release
Certificates 3.00
$ 449.11
Town Hall Rent
1,900.00
Selectmen :
Advertising hearings. $ 11.50
Hollis House rent 780.00
Lease, Legion
Building 1.00
Miscellaneous 5.64
-
$ 798.14
$
3,147.25
Protection of Persons and Property
Police Department :
Sale of junk $ 135.00
Inspection :
Sealing of Weights
and Measures $ 135.37
Fire Department : Setting fires without permits $ 40.00
False Alarms 45.00
$ 85.00
$ 355.37
155
Health Deparment
Tuberculosis
$
577.33
Highways
Quincy Avenue Bridge. . $ 150.00
Use of Roller
88.00
Material
132.00
Sidewalks
200.00
Tar and labor spreading.
356.00
Miscellaneous
.16
$ 926.16
Charities and Soldiers' Benefits
Almshouse :
Sale of produce ..... $ 336.47
Board, Weymouth
Inmates 300.00
All other 256.00
$ 892.47
Reimbursements: Poor
From Individuals .$ 102.00
...
From cities and towns 684.65
From State 492.86
$ 1,279.51
Reimbursements: "763"
From Individuals ... $ 16.00
From cities and towns 350.34
From State 3,029.76 $ 3,396.10
Soldiers' Benefits : State Aid and Soldiers' Burials . . $ 1,375.30 $ 6,943.38
156
Education
Tuition
Miscellaneous
$ 3,200.23 46.37
$ 3,246.60
Unclassified
All other-Electric
Light Dept .. $
32.69
Enterprises and Cemeteries
Water Department . . .
$ 84,838.25
Electric Light Dept .. 182,572.63
$267,410.88
Interest
Deposits :
General
$
1,613.69
Taxes
7,048.85
Water
544.07
Electric Light
134.90
$
9,341.51
Municipal Indebtedness
Temporary Loans :
Anticipation of Revenue .$175,000.00 Loan authorized :
Electric Light, New Construction Premium
50,000.00
69.00
Loan authorized, Land Damages
Franklin and Washington Sts .... 5,000.00
$230,069.00
Agency
Liquor License .25
157
Refunds
Highways $ 174.00
Insurance-Public Buildings.
16.25
Land Damages, Franklin Street . .
37.50
Miscellaneous
1.50
Braintree Home
127.00
Health, Dental Clinic
65.00
4
$ 421.25
Total Receipts.
$1,043,056.16
Transfers
Highways
$
108.00
Taxes, 1923
$ 191.47
Transferred from Reserve Fund to :
Health, Collection of Garbage ... $ 362.59
Health, Contagious Diseases .
450.00
Health, Dental Clinic
100.00
Home
1,000.00
Fire Alarm, New Construction
748.20
Braintree Home
825.00
Highways, Adams Street Bridge
104.66
Snow Removal
500.00
Engineering Department
109.55
Drain, Hollis and Monatiquot Aves.
and West and Maple Streets . 1,800.00 $ 6,000.00
$1,049,355.63
Balance, January 1, 1924 :
General Cash $ 91,070.37
Water Department 25,716.95
Electric Light Department. 2,336.35
$119,123.67
$1,168,479.30
158
EXPENDITURES
General Government
Legislative
Salary Moderator
$25.00
Executive
Selectmen :
Salaries
$ 1,650.00
Clerk 300.00
$
1,950.00
Other Expenses :
Stationery and Postage $ 51.50
Supplies, printing and
Advertising
277.93
Telephone
110.23
$
439.66
$
2,389.66
Financial
Auditors :
Salaries .$ 225.00
Accountant :
Salary
$1,800.00
Stationery & supplies
76.52
$
1,876.52
Treasurer :
Salary $1,500.00
Clerk
210.00
Stationery & Postage 105.39
Printing & advertising 13.65
Expenses
30.00
Bond
120.00
$
1,979.04
Collector :
Salary $1,000.00
Clerk
720.00
159
Stationery & postage 470.71
Printing & advertising 127.98
Bond
255.00
Advertising Tax Sales
795.95
Expenses 4.00
Miscellaneous
50.68
$
3,424.32
Assessors :
Salaries
$1,800.00
Clerk
300.00
Clerical help
300.00
$
2,400.00
Other expenses :
Supplies, stationery and
postage $ 23.56
Printing and advertising 275.80
Auto hire
31.00
Abstracts of Deeds, Probates and Plans 197.56
Preparing descriptions-Tax
Sales 150.00
Miscellaneous
36.50
$
714.42
$ 10,619.30
Other General Departments
Law :
Salary Town Counsel $ 600.00
Counsel, Quincy Ave. bridge, 1923 1,000.00
Expenses 75.00 $ 1,675.00
Town Clerk :
Salary $ 800.00
Other expenses :
Recording fees ... .$459.50
Stationery and postage 19.75
Printing and advertising 14.50
160
Telephone
33.91
All other 22.34
$ 550.00
1,350.00 $
Election and Registration :
Salaries, Registrars $ 300.00
Election Officers $1,008.00
Janitors 40.00
.
$
1,048.00
Other expenses :
Printing, advertising. . $644.75
Auto hire
73.00
Meals
344.20
Polling booths, Pr. No. 2 78.96
All other
11.09
$
1,152.00
-
$
2,500.00
Town Hall :
Janitor Service
.$ 900.00
Assistant Janitor
1,144.00
$
2,044.00
Other expenses :
Fuel
$658.79
Gas and light
504.14
Janitor's supplies
175.16
Repairs
243.35
Water and ice
119.70
Miscellaneous
107.63
Water
24.78
$
1,833.55
Extraordinary repairs :
Painting interior of hall
$
1,730.00
Extraordinary repairs :
Repairs, hall
.$101.55
Building fence
179.57
161
Painting fence
220.00
All other 167.99
$ 669.11
$ 6,276.66
Total for General Government
$ 24,835.62
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY Police Department
Salaries and wages :
Chief
$ 2,000.00
Patrolmen
10,906.26
Special officers
148.98
$ 13,055.24
Equipment and repairs :
Gasoline, oil and
grease
$284.02
Repairs on auto and
motorcycle 138.16
Tires and tubes
29.45
$
451.63
Other expenses :
Auto hire $ 2.50
Telephone
226.49
Printing & postage
.
21.31
Care of prisoners and use of lock-up
30.95
Storage and rent for auto 43.20
Enforcement of liquor
laws 222.45
Equipment 76.27
Expenses, officers 65.64
Expense on dogs
12.00
All other
22.56
$ 723.37
Equipment
$ 422.26
$ 14,652.50
162
Fire Department
Salaries and wages :
Chief
$2,200.00
Permanent men
7,588.71
Deputy and asst. deputy 150.00
Captains (3)
150.00
Call men
1,778.85
Forest Fire Wardens (6) 150.00
$ 12,017.56
Extra pay of firemen ....
$
1,799.50
Qualey's truck and man ..
1,500.00
Superintendent of Fire Alarm 225.00
Equipment and repairs :
Apparatus $ 661.69
Equipment for men 331.61
Gasolene, oil, grease. . 307.85
Tires and tubes 47.25
New hose
1,797.62
$ 3,146.02
Hydrant Service
$
500.00
Fuel
$ 461.33
Light
$ 71.70
Buildings and grounds :
Repairs $ 3.11 .
Furnishings 55.60
Water
30.00
All other 17.66
$ 106.37
Other expenses :
Supplies $283.89
Telephone
125.72
Stationery, printing and
postage
29.50
Express and cartage .
23.21
163
Insurance
4.00
Auto hire 5.50
$
471.82
Fire Alarm Maintenance :
Construction, repairs $1,193.73
Labor
675.68
Power 46.44
Miscellaneous
17.67
$
1,933.52
Fire Alarm: New Construction :
Brick and Cement
$331.20
Foundation
94.25
Pipe and lumber
55.75
Sand
27.00
Mason work
240.00
$
748.20
Repairs, Engine Houses :
Labor
$ 48.50
Lumber
52.97
Painting Hose House, Pr. No. 2. 175.00
Installing Boiler and
Connections, Pr. No. 1 40.00
Drinking Fountain, Pr.
No. 1
17.12
Fixtures and shades
.
13.38
Miscellaneous
130.86
$
477.83
$ 23,438.85
Weights and Measures
Salary
$
500.00
Other expenses : Advertising, supplies .. $30.57
Insurance
15.20
1
164
Equipment
98.61
Expenses
76.35
All other
20.56
$ 241.29
$
741.29
Forestry
Gypsy Moth :
Labor $3,677.55
Autos
1,352.70
Insecticides 658.58
Repairing sprayer 205.42
Gasolene and oil . .
58.45
Hardware and tools .. 38.61
All other
5.00
$ 5,996.31
Care of trees:
Labor
$854.10
Autos and teams
109.00
Hardware and tools 36.90
$ 1,000.00
$ 6,996.31
Total for Protection of Persons and Property
$ 45,828.95
Health
General Administration :
Salaries $600.00
Secretary
100.00
Printing, advertising . 7.50
Supplies, postage
5.63
Telephone
37.42
$
750.55
Fumigation
$
68.00
Collection of Garbage. . .
2,591.25
Care of Dumps
427.50
Inspection of Plumbing ..
486.22
165
Quarantine and Contagious Diseases :
Drugs and medicine .. $ 90.50
Aid in hospital 799.50
$
890.00
Tuberculosis :
Board and treatment
$
979.99
Vital Statistics :
Return of Births $21.25
Return of Deaths
2.00
$
23.25
Other expenses : Drainage, Elm Knoll
Road
$100.00
Checking Garbage
collections
40.00
Burying Animals
21.84
$
161.84
Inspection :
Animals $125.00
Meat and provisions 350.00
Milk
100.00
$
575.00
Norfolk County Hospital
$ 4,546.00
Dental Clinic :
Dentist, services .$487.50
Asst. to Dentist 162.00
Supplies
16.25
$
665.75
Tuberculosis Clinic :
Visits and Clerical help
$
150.25
Total for Health $ 12,315.60
Highways
General Administration.
Salaries :
Highway Surveyors ...
$
150.00
166
Superintendent of Streets
3,000.00
Clerk
300.00
Telephone
48.18
All other
51.82
$
3,550.00
Repairs
General :
Labor $7,572.55
Teams and trucks 998.35
Materials
3,527.22
Equipment, repairs .. 1,829.64
$ 13,927.76
Street Cleaning :
Labor
$1,132.00
Autos
863.01
$ 1,995.01
Tarvia :
Labor .$4,100.46
Trucks
1,462.40
Materials
9,841.74
$ 15,404.60
Resurfacing :
Labor . $2,986.29
Trucks
2,052.04
Materials
4,360.17
$ 9,398.50
Reshaping :
Labor
.$1,966.72
Teams
131.95
Stock
156.00
$
2,254.67
Drains and Catch Basins :
Stock
$
1,574.66
167
Guard Rails and Fences :
Stock
$
339.89
Miscellaneous
$ 597.24
Insurance
$ 836.55
New Equipment :
International Truck $1,998.65
Registration of Truck 2.00
Steam Roller
5,500.00
Sedan 344.35
$ 7,850.00
Adams Street Bridge :
Labor
. $3,019.80
Materials
584.86
$
3,604.66
Repairs, Adams Street :
Labor
$1,310.14
Teams
197:38
Materials
2,092.48
$
3,600.00
Repairs, Pond Street :
Crushed stone
$952.00
Catch basins 45.00
$
997.00
Repairs, Park Avenue :
Labor
$158.41
Auto
132.84
Materials
208.75
$
500.00
Repairs, Washington Street :
Labor $ 611.44
Teams and trucks
238.92
Materials
1,542.77
$ 2,393.13
168
Repairs, Howard Street :
Labor
$269.95
Teams and trucks 152.75
Materials
457.30
$
880.00
Repairs, Commercial Street :
Labor
.$1,067.98
Teams
637.53
Materials
2,719.49
$
4,425.00
Drainage : West and Maple Streets,
Hollis and Monatiquot Avenues :
Labor
$3,800.00
Catch basins
253.62
Pipe and trucking
2,767.48
Miscellaneous
178.90
$ 7,000.00
Sidewalks-Franklin Street :
Labor
$2,782.31
Autos
2,003.15
Materials
229.13
$
5,014.59
Sidewalks (cement) :
Contract
$
7,119.43
Removal of Snow :
Labor $2,387.94
Teams and trucks
4,624.75
Equipment
270.00
Repairs on equipment
555.68
Gasolene and oil
469.94
Tires and tubes
400.83
1
-
169
Materials
266.04
Miscellaneous
23.55
$ 8,998.73
Street Lighting
$ 7,785.00
$106,496.42
Total for Highways
$110.046.42
Charities
Overseers of the Poor:
:
Salaries
$
600.00
Expenses :
Clerk
300.00
Salary of Visitor and Maintenance of Auto :
Salary .$1,222.00
Storage for Car. 80.00
Gasolene, oil, etc .. 47.45
Registration
10.00
Repairs
40.55
1
$ 1,400.00
Outside Relief by Town :
Cash aid . $4,217.15
Groceries 490.79
Fuel 229.00
Board and care 115.00
Medicine, medical aid 101.00
Rent
553.98
Clothing
3.10
Hospitals and State
Institutions 524.87
Burials
304.00
All other
148.94
$ 6,687.83
1.
Relief by other Cities and Towns. . $
336.66
170
Mothers' Aid
Cash aid .$6,093.00
Rent 615.87
Medicine, medical aid 215.45
Fuel
466.75
Groceries 167.30
Clothing
53.22
Hospital
13.15
Miscellaneous
60.00
$ 7,684.74
Relief by other Cities and Towns $
1,205.66
Braintree Home : -
Salary Supt. $ 900.00
Other employees
386.19
Groceries, provisions 1,541.98
Clothing 44.21
Fuel and light 539.46
Hay and grain 649.93
Medicine, medical aid 73.50
Buildings, repairs, etc. 2,345.35
Telephone
56.00
Miscellaneous
514.80
$
7,051.42
$ 25,266.31
Soldiers' Benefits
State Aid :
Aid, Civil War
$
1,288.00
Military Aid :
Aid, German War 40.00
Soldiers' Relief :
Cash aid
478.50
$ 1,806.50
Total for Charities and Soldiers' Benefits $ 27,072.81
171
EDUCATION
General Expenses
Salary, Superintendent $3,669.04
Clerk
1,011.40
Attendance Officer 496.00
Printing, stationery and
Postage 215.42
Telephone
463.35
Traveling expenses
400.00
Miscellaneous
358.98
$
6,614.19
Instructional Expenses
Teachers' Salaries :
High
.$29,000.00
Elementary
90,220.50
Music, Drawing and
Domestic Science
6,416.00
Text Books and Supplies :
High
3,367.96
Elementary
6,149.85
$135,154.31
Operating Expenses
Janitors' Services :
High
$1,420.90
Elementary
7,135.81
Fuel and Light:
High and Elementary 6,987.22
Miscellaneous :
High and elementary
1,938.43
$ 17,482.36
Maintenance
Repairs :
High and elementary ..
$ 16,728.03
172
Auxiliary
Physician
$ 900.00
Nurse
1,280.00
Transportation
3,640.00
Tuition :
High and elementary 2,012.07
Graduation exercises . 211.63
Noon services (teachers)
466.49
All other 1,072.29
Outlay
2,366.00
$ 11,948.48
Continuation School
Salary Superintendent $ 30.96
Teachers' Salaries 3,394.74
Clerk
10.20
Attendance officer
5.00
Janitor's Services 200.00
All other
1,424.96
$
5,065.86.
Smith-Hughes Fund :
Salaries (Continuation School) .$
220.26
Gift, Penniman School (White) $
25.00
Thomas A. Watson School
Equipment $444.19
Insurance
470.80
$
914.99
Total for Education
$194,153.48
Library
General expenses $2,750.00
Janitor 300.00 -
$
3,050.00
173
Recreation
Parks and Playgrounds :
Equipment $261.69
Labor
447.05
Loam and sand
49.25
Advertising
7.00
Miscellaneous 5.25
Engineer's Services
28.00
$
798.24
Total for Recreation
$
3,848.24
Unclassified
Legislative :
Appropriation Committee :
Reports $135.00
Advertising 10.70
$ 145.70
Planning Board
$ 10.00
Printing Building By-Laws $ 63.00
Town Reports :
Printing .$1,057.80
Delivering
49.36
$
1,107.16
Financial :
Care and supplies for
Adding Machine $12.12
Ink 9.43
Adjusting typewriter
4.27
$ 25.82
Selectmen :
Binding Town Reports $
1.25
Books
23.50
"
Election Returns.
43.26
Supplies, printing and
Advertising
108.86
174
Election, Registration . 154.60
Repairs, Hollis House . 47.73
All other 5.00
$
384.20
Highways :
Fees, Relocations- Petitions .$ 12.00
Photos-Capen's Bridge 13.00
Recording, Taking &
Plans
.8.79
Street Grades
145.00
$ 178.79
Poor :
Printing
$ 8.75
Blanks (Poor) 3.40
Insurance and Storage
-Auto 71.52
$ 83.67
Treasurer :
Preparation and Certification
Electric Light Bonds $175.00
Certification of notes 28.00
$ 203.00
Assessors :
Miscellaneous .
$ 135.90
Sanitation :
Drainage :
$ 100.00
Unclassified :
Quincy Avenue Bridge
$
939.18
Firemen, Injury at fires
$
27.00
Cemetery-Tarvia ..
$ 6.80
Damage to property . .
$ 24.80
License fee
. 25
$ 3,435.27
0
175
Committee to Investigate Schools .$ 15.30
Engineering Department $ 1,095.20
Insurance, Public Buildings $ 7,357.87
Memorial Day :
Post 87, G. A. R. $200.00
American Legion 100.00
Veterans, Foreign Wars 100.00
$ 400.00
Compensation Law $ 1,369.59
Repairs to Honor Roll
$
155.00
Land Damages, Washington and Franklin Streets $ 4,437.60
Plain Street Cemetery :
Superintendent $ 50.00
Labor, sundry persons 395.60
Water 6.00
Material
98.40
$ 550.00
$ 15,380.56
Total for Unclassified
$ 18,815.83
Interest :
General
$ 70.00
Playgrounds
43.12
Schools
4,552.50
Town Hall
680.00
Tuberculosis Hospital
$ 540.00
Anticipation of Revenue
3,159.10
$
9,044.72
Municipal Indebtedness:
General
$ 1,750.00
Playgrounds
1,500.00
Schools
13,000.00
176
Town Hall
2,000.00
Tuberculosis Hospital
1,000.00
Anticipation of Revenue
$ 19,250.00 $250,000.00
Electric Light Department : New Construction
$ 50,000.00
Water Department
$ 81,570.71
Electric Light Department
$181,120.47
Metropolitan Park Assessment
$ 10,042.72
State Assessment
21,700.00
County Tax
20,965.49
State Highway Tax
2,544.76
Municipal Lighting Plant
41.16
Metropolitan Planning Division.
123.60
Corporation Tax
317.73
$ 55,735.46
Refunds :
Taxes, 1923
$ 19.74
Miscellaneous
5.00
$ 24.74
Total Payments
$1,083,663.05
Transfers
Town Hall to Highways
$ 108.00
Tax Titles to Taxes, 1923
$ 191.47
Transferred from Reserve Fund to
Health, Collection of Garbage $
362.59
Health, Contagious Diseases ..
450.00
Health, Dental Clinic 100.00
Home
1,000.00
Fire Alarm, New Construction 748.20
Braintree Home
825.00
Highways, Adams Street Bridge 104.66
Snow Removal
500.00
177
Engineering Department . .. 109.55 Drain, Hollis and Monatiquot Avenues, and West and Maple Streets 1,800.00 $ 6,000.00
$1,089,962.52
Balance, January 1, 1925 :
General Cash
$ 45,064.81
Water Department 29,528.56
Electric Light Department 3,923.41
$ 78,516.78
$1,168,479.30
178
BALANCE SHEET, DECEMBER 31, 1924
ASSETS
Cash, General
$ 45,064.81
Cash, Electric Light
3,923.41
Cash, Water Dept.
29,528.56
Cash, Specials
2,712.88
$ 81,229.66
Taxes :
Levy, 1924
$121,857.41
Levy, 1923
172.84
Tax Titles
$ 2,975.26
Civilian War Polls
$ 1,302.00
Accounts Receivable :
Individual
$ 1,046.79
Electric Light Dept:
Power
$ 4,943.13
Water Department:
Revenue
$ 16,180.20
$229,707.29
TRUST FUNDS
Cash and Securities
$ 35,982.16
$ 35,982.16
INDEBTEDNESS
Net Bonded Debt
$182,000.00
PROPERTY ACCOUNT
Real Estate
$ 461,927.74
Personal Property
68,177.06
Water Works
366,707.64
Electric Light Plant
163,411.22
$1,060,223.66
LIABILITIES
Overlay, 1924
$ 4,209.89
Overlay, 1923
1,249.02
$ 5,458.91
Trust Funds Income:
School Fund $ 882.81
French Fund 44.94
Penniman Fund
48.35
$ 976.10
Tax Title Revenue
$ 2,975.26
$122,030.25
179
Reserve Fund : Overlay
$ 3,616.49
Electric Depreciation Fund
$ 386.34
Electric Light Dept .: Light
707.08
Electric Light Dept: Misc ..
1,085.00
Electric Light Dept .: Revenue
3,151.05
Electric Light Dept .: Bal.
3,923.41
Water Dept .: Rates
8,140.13
Water Dept .: Services
8,040.07
Water Dept .: Balance
29,528.56
Excess and Deficiency
125,962.34
Special War Bonus Fund
5,508.45
Special Appropriations:
Town Hall-Extraordinary Repairs $ 236.41
Electric Light-Construction Loan, Premium
69.00
Sidewalks
1,480.57
Sidewalks-Franklin Street
3,185.41
Highways-West St.
5,000.00
Highways-Pond Street
1,003.00
Relocation, Franklin & Granite Streets
606.76
Gift-Penniman Schl.
244.20
Thos. A. Watson School
12,145.05
Committee to Investigate schools
484.70
Land Damages-Washington
& Franklin Sts. . 3,193.10
Land Damages-Washington
& Franklin Sts. . Loan .. 599.90
Additional Water Supply.
2,000.00
$. 30,248.10
$229,707.29
Braintree School Fund $ 8,874.15
C. E. French Fund
2,000.00
N. H. Hunt Fund
24,276.99
A. M. Penniman Fund
500.00
A. C. Hanson Fund
331.02
$ 35,982.16
Town Hall Loan
16,000.00
School Loans
100,000.00
Hospital
11,000.00
Electric Light Construction
Loan
50,000.00
$177,000.00
Land Damages, Washington &
& Franklin Sts.
5,000.00
Town Property
$182,000.00 $1,060,223.66
$1,060,223.66
RECAPITULATION
/
Appropriation or Balance
Transfers or Refunds
Account GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Payments
Balance
25.00
Moderator
$ 25.00
1,650.00
Selectmen, Salaries
1,650.00
740.00
Selectmen, Expenses
739.66
$
. 34
1,900.00
Accounting Department
1,876.52
23.48
225.00
Auditors, Salaries
225.00
1,500.00
Treasurer, Salary
1,500.00
500.00
Treasurer, Expenses
479.04
20.96
1,000.00
Tax Collector, Salary
1,000.00
2,765.00
$
60.00 .
Tax Collector, Expenses
2,484.32
340.68
1,800.00
Assessors, Salaries
1,800.00
1,315.00
23.00
Assessors, Expenses
1,337.42
.58
1,900.00
Law
1,675.00
225.00
1,350.00
Town Clerk's Dept.
1,350.00
2,500.00
Election and Registration
2,500.00
900.00
Town Hall, Janitor
. 900.00
1,144.00
Town Hall, Asst. Janitor
1,144.00
2,000.00
Town Hall, Maintenance
1,941.55
58.45
905.52
Town Hall, Extraordinary Repairs
669.11
236.41
1,730.00
Town Hall, Extraordinary Repairs
1,730 00
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
13,300.00
Police, Salaries Police, Expenses
12,906.26
393.74
1,175.00
1,175.00
150.00
Police, Special
1
148.98
1.02
180
.
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY-Continued.
433.00
Police, Equipment
422.26
10.74
9,790.00
Firemen, Salaries
9,788.71
1.29
2,234.0v
Firemen, Pay of men
2,228.85
5.15
2,000.00
Firemen, Extra pay of men
1,779.50
220.50
4,267.00
General Expenses
4,257.24
9.76
480.00
Repairs-Engine Houses
477.83
2.17
1,500.00
Qualey's Truck and man
1,500.00
500.00
Hydrant Service
500.00
2,500.00
Fire Alarm, Repairs and Renewals
2,500.00
748.20
24.68
Fire Alarm, New Construction
772.88
750.00
Weights and Measures
741.29
8.71
6,000.00
Gypsy and Brown Tail Moths
5,996.31
3.69
1,000.00
Care of Trees
1,000.00
181
HEALTH
700.00
Health, Salaries
700.00
2,231.66
362.59
Collection of Garbage
2,591.25
3.00
800.00
Expenses, Care of Dumps, Etc.
707.89
92.11
1,500.00
450.00
Contagious Diseases
1,869.99
80.01
486.22
Inspection of Plumbing
486.22
125.00
Inspection of Animals
125.00
100.00
Inspection of Milk
100.00
350.00
Inspection of Meats and Provisions
350.00
50.00
Vital Statistics
23.25
26.75
550.00
165.00
Dental Clinic
665.75
49.25
500.00
Tuberculosis Clinic
150.25
349.75
4,546.00
Norfolk County Hospital
4,546.00
HIGHWAYS
150.00
Surveyors, Salaries
150.00
3,000.00
Salary, Supt. of Streets
3,000.00
400.00
Expenses
400.00
45,415.75
920.16
Repairs
46,328.88
7.03
8,200.00
Sidewalks, Franklin Street
5,014.59
3,185.41
3,600.00
Adams street
3,600.00
3,500.00
104.66
Extension, Adams Street Bridge
3,604.66
7,850.00
New Equipment
7,850.00
5,200.00
1,800.00
Drainage, West and Maple Streets, Hol- lis and Monatiquot Avenues
7,000.00
8,400.00
200.00
Sidewalks
7,119.43
1,480.57
2,000.00
Pond Street
2,000.00
500.00
Park Avenue
500.00
5,000.00
West Street
5,000.00
4,425.00
Commercial Street
4,425.00
2,399.00
Washington Street (Pr. No. 2)
2,393.13
5.87
880.00
Howard Street
880.00
8,500.00
500.00
Snow Removal
8,998.73
1.27
7,785.00
Street Lighting
7,785.00
606.76
Damages, Franklin & Granite Sts.
606.76
CHARITIES AND SOLDIERS' BENEFITS
600.00
Salaries, Overseers
600.00
1,400.00
Salary Visitor, and Maintenance of Auto
1,400.00
300.00
Expenses, Clerk
300.00
8,000.00
16.00
Poor
7,040.49
975.51
9,000.00
20.00
"763"
8,910.40
109.60
182
1
183
CHARITIES AND SOLDIERS' BENEFITS-Continued
5,100.00
1,952.00
Home
7,051.42
. 58
1,370.00
State Aid and Soldiers' Burials
1,288.00
82.00
10.00
Military Aid Soldiers' Relief
40.00
60.00
556.00
478.50
77.50
SCHOOLS AND LIBRARY
130,000.00
1,278.00
Salaries
130,174.24
1,103.76
64,100.00
General Expenses
64,096.99
3.01
269.20
Penniman School Gift
25.00
244.20
13,060.04
Thos. A. Watson School
914.99
12,145.05
2,750.00
Library, General Expenses
2,750.00
300.00
Library, Salary of Janitor
300.00
RECREATION
800.00
Parks and Playgrounds
798.24
1.76
UNCLASSIFIED
6,000.00
Reserve Fund
6,000.00
500.00
Committee to Investigate Schools
15.30
484.70
1,000.00
109.55
Engineering Dept.
1,095.20
14.35
3,193.10
Land Damages, Washington and Frank-
lin Streets
3,193.10
4
UNCLASSIFIED-Continued
5,000.00 (loan)
37.50
Land Damages, Washington and Frank- lin Streets (Loan)
4,437.60
599.90
7,948.90
16.25
Insurance, Town Buildings
7,357.87
607.28
3,439.18
1.50
Miscellaneous
3,435.27
5.41
200.00
Memorial Day, G. A. R.
200.00
100.00
Memorial Day, American Legion
100.00
100.00
Memorial Day, Lennon-Murray Post
100.00
1,500.00
Employees' Compensation
1,369.59
130.41
155.00
Repairs, Honor Roll
155.00
2,000.00
Additional Water Supply
2,000.00
550.00
Cemetery, Plain Street
550.00
50,000.00
(loan)
Electric Light Dept., New Construction
50,000.00
11,885.63
Interest
9,044.72
2,840.91
19,250.00
Debt
19,250.00
Appropriation or Balance
$552,943.16
Transfers or Refunds
$ 8,040.89
Payments
$519,440.57
Balances
$ 41,554.48
$560,995.05
Total
$560,995.05
184
185
REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD
The Planning Board presents its report for the year ending Dec. 31, 1924.
Braintree, January 1, 1925
The town adopted most of the Board's recommendations in last year's report, namely, the widening of Washington Street from River Street to Elm Street and also of the bridge and approaches. thereto. on Adams Street. ; The widening of Union and Liberty Streets and of the Bridge at Braintree Highlands is now in the hands of the County com- missioners for their action in these matters.
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