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Election Officers
$296.00
Janitors
15.00
$311.00
Other expenses :
Printing, advertis-
ing
$213.00
Auto hire
18.00
Meals
109.30
All other
39.20
$379.50
$934.25
Town Hall :
Janitor Service
. .
$900.00
Assistant Janitor
1,144.00
$2,044.00
Other expenses :
Other labor
$19.85
Fuel
549.14
120
Gas and light
733.20
Janitor's supplies
33.15
Repairs
473.04
Water and ice
117.30
Miscellaneous
42.27
Water
26.53
-
$1,994.48
Extraordinary, repairs :
Repairs, Hall
$235.50
Carpet
499.00
$734.50
Town Hall Grounds : (War Bonus'Fund) Contract (ce- ment)
$4,200.00
Hydrant
72.95
Lighting Grounds 1,235.50
$5,508.45
$10,281.43
Total for General Government
$27,350.15
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY Police Department
:Salaries and wages :
Chief
$2,000.00
Patrolmen
12,514.95
Special officers 90.50
$14,605.45
121
Equipment and repairs :
Gasoline, oil and
grease
$318.94
Repairs on auto
and motorcycle 241.01
Tires and tubes . .
84.55
$644.50
Other expenses:
Auto hire
$41.50
Telephone
267.36
Printing and post-
age
12.45
Care of prisoners,
use of lock-up 31.30
Storage, auto
35.34
Enforcement of liquor
laws 275.65
Equipment 22.50
Expenses, Officers
63.17
Expense on dogs
12.00
Medical aid 9.00
Streets, Painting
51.37
All other
39.06
$860.70
Equipment
$1,035.00
$17,145.65.
Fire Department
Salaries and wages:
Chief $2,500.00
Permanent men 11,394.00
Deputy Chiefs . 150.00
Captains (3)
30.00
122
Call men
1,560.00 Forest Fire Wardens (3)
75.00
$15,709.00
Extra Pay of firemen
1,692.50
Qualey's truck and man
1,734.00
Superintendent of Fire Alarm 225.00
Equipment and repairs :
Apparatus
$636.79
Equipment, Miscel- laneous 734.04
Equipment for men
547.01
Gasoline, oil and
grease
391.96
Tires and tubes
590.74
$2,900.54
Hydrant Service
$500.00
Fuel
569.26
Light
101.00
Buildings and grounds :
Repairs
$463.21
Furnishings
93.75
Water
30.00
All other
47.91
$634.87
Other expenses :
Supplies
$107.18
Telephone 148.24
Stationery, printing
and postage 38.55
123
Express, cartage
11.38
Insurance
4.20
Auto hire
7.00
Painting Ford and
Chief's Car
105.00
$421.55
New Hose
$1,200.00
Pumping Engine
12,500.00
Repairs Truck, pr. No. 3
499.23
Fire Alarm Maintenance :
. Construction and
repairs
$721.78
Labor
1,193.80
Power
58.62
$1,974.20
Fire Alarm Box:
(Cor. Hillside Rd.
and Union St.
$180.00
$40,841.15
Inspection-Buildings
Inspector, salary
$900.00
Stationery and supplies $34.00
Transportation
66.00
$100.00
$1,000.00
124
Weights and Measures
Salary
$500.00
Other expenses :
Advertising and
supplies
$27.93
Insurance
15.20
Equipment
42.76
Transportation
125.00
All other
27.82
$238.71
$738.71
Forestry
Gypsy Moth :
Advertising
$6.00
Labor
3,079.28
Autos
1,665.45
Insecticides
679.28
Repairing sprayer
58.80
Gasoline and oil .
25.10
Hardware and tools
427.57
All other
46.52
$6,000.00
Care and planting of trees :
Labor
$2,015.75
Autos and teams
357.75
Hardware and tools
61.50
$2,435.00
$8,435.00
Total for Protection of Persons and Property $68,160.51
125
Health
General Administration :
Salaries
$600.00
Secretary 100.00
Printing and ad-
vertising
57.00
Telephone
76.48
:
$833.48
Fumigation
$132.00
Collection of Garbage
4,180.00
Care of Dumps
292.18
Inspection of Plumbing
$873.26
Quarantine and Contagious Diseases:
Drugs and medicine $53.00
Hospital 221.50
Loss of Wages 45.00
$319.50
Tuberculosis :
Board and treat-
ment $1,388.40
Board and treat-
ment (other
cities) 287.30
$1,675.70
Vital Statistics :
Return of Births
$27.25
Return of Deaths .
16.00
$43.25
Other expenses :
Burying animals
$9.00
126
Ambulance to Hos-
pital
15.00
All other
3.00
$27.00
Inspection :
Animals
$125.00
Meat, provisions 350.00
Milk
100.00
$575.00
Norfolk County Hospital
Dental Clinic :
$3,535.85
Dentist, Services $639.50
Asst., to Dentist 155.25
$794.75
Tuberculosis Clinic : Visits and Clerical help
$50.25
Sanitation
Drain, Hollis Avenue :
Labor $575.60
Materials
437.40
$1,013.00
Drain, Wilmarth Road : Labor, Materials $130.00
Drain, Harrison Avenue :
Lobar
$1,306.90
Materials
583.10
$1,890.00
Total for Health and Sanitation
$16,365.22
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Total for Health and Sanitation
$16,365.22
Highways
General Administration.
Salaries :
Highway Surveyors
$150.00
Superintendent of
Streets
3,000.00
Clerk
300.00
Telephone
77.84
All other
11.45
$3,539.29
Repairs
General:
Labor
$8,936.32
Teams and trucks
2,399.94
Materials
8,801.66
Equipment and re-
pairs
2,693.79
Light and Power
494.05
$23,325.76
Street Cleaning :
Labor
$1,689.80
Autos
343.90
$2,033.70
Tarvia :
Labor
$4,561.34
Trucks
1,494.04
Materils
10,453.34
$16,508.72
1
128
Resurfacing :
Labor
$3,060.52
Trucks
364.00
Materials
1,866.16
.
$5,290.68
Drains and Catch Basins:
Labor
$1,012.40
Hauling
1,276.31
Stock
1,368.42
$3,657.13
Guard Rails and Fences :
Stock
$692.55
Bridge
Repairs,
Middle Street
450.00
Miscellaneous
63.90
Insurance
1,001.35
New Equipment :
Truck
$5,420.00
Miscellaneous
23.78
$5,443.78
Shaw Street Bridge :
Contract
$1,977.60
Material
15.37
$1,992.97
Repairs, Tremont Street :
Labor
$617.04
Hauling
28.00
Materials
3,404.40
$4,049.44
129
Repairs, Pond Street :
Labor
$1,389.94
Hauling
348.05
Stock
3,473.01
$5,211.00
Repairs, Vinedale Road :
Labor
$773.43
Hauling
120.79
Materials
1,039.61
$1,933.83
Repairs, Washington Street ::
Labor
$1,438.21
Hauling
132.16
Materials
2,164.22
$3,734.59
Repairs, Liberty Street :
Labor
$942.25
Hauling
243.76
Materials
2,813.99
$4,000.00
Repairs, Hillside Road :
Labor
$417.41
Teams and trucks 129.36
Materials
443.67
$990.44
Repairs, Grove Street :
Labor
$394.55
Teams
53.00
130
Materials
416.89
$864.44
Highways (Private Work) :
Labor $980.90
Miscellaneous
315.08
$1,295.98
Repairs, Park Avenue : Labor and Materials $179.48
Widening, River Street Bridge:
Labor
$999.03
Hauling
84.00
Materials
481.22
$1,564.25
Labor and Materials
$179.488
Widening, Elm & Adams Streets :
Contract
$850.00
Labor
335.20
Hauling
104.82
Materials
24.50
$1,314.52
Widening, Union Street :
Labor
$929.14
Hauling
429.44
Materials
1,873.03
$3,231.61
Granite Street :
Labor
$380.55
1
131
Hauling
109.52
$490.07
Sidewalks (1924) :
Contract
$1,000.00
Material 480.57
$1,480.57
Sidewalks (S. Braintree Square) :
Contract
$700.00
Sidewalks, Franklin Street:
Labor
$875.80
Autos 114.24
Materials
552.84
$1,542.88
Sidewalks (Cement) :
Contract,
Pr.
No. 1.
$1,309.00
Contract,
Pr.
No. 2.
1,571.75
Contract,
Pr.
No. 3.
2,000.00
Materials
947.78
$5,828.53
Sidewalks, Washington Street, (Braintree Highlands) : Contract $1,400.00
Removal of Snow :
Labor
$5.002.97
Teams, Trucks
1,762.18
132
Repairs on equip-
ment
1,335.06
Materials
897.57
Miscellaneous
2.05
Street Lighting
$8,999.83 7,785.00
$117,057.00
Total for Highways
$120,596.29
Charities
Overseers of the Poor:
Salaries
$600.00
Expenses : Clerk
300.00
Salary Visitor and Maintenance
of Auto :
Salary
$1,026.00
Storage for Car
80.00
Gasoline, oil etc. 78.98
Insurance (auto)
55.50
Repairs
37.93
Transportation
26.30
Miscellaneous
2.00
$1,306.71
Outside Relief by Town :
Cash aid
$3,989.35
Groceries
339.86
Fuel
385.51
Medicine and
medical aid . . 86.50
Rent
522.00
133
Clothing
5.50
Hospitals and State
Institutions
. .
896.57
$6,225.29
Relief by other Cities and Towns
Mothers' Aid :
853.57
Cash aid
$5,512.00
Rent
618.17
Medicine and
medical aid . .
61.00
Fuel
494.25
Groceries
374.50
Clothing
11.50
Miscellaneous
3.00
$7,074.42
Relief by other Cities and Towns . . Braintree Home :
$1,376.06
Salary of Supt .. .
$960.00
Other employees
319.00
Groceries and
provisions
1,861.06
Clothing
136.49
Fuel and light. .
928.83
Hay and grain . ..
401.61
Medicine a n d
93.69
Buildings, r e -
pairs, etc.
405.17
Telephone
63.60
Miscellaneous
541.48
$5,710.93
$23,446.98
medical aid
. .
134
Soldiers' Benefits.
State Aid :
Aid, Civil War. . $1,188.00
Soldiers' Relief :
Cash aid
$496.00
Rent
25.00
$521.00
$1,709.00
Total for Charities and Soldiers' Benefits. . $25,155.98
EDUCATION. General Expenses.
Salary of Supt.
$3,863.06
Clerk
1,098.90
Attendance Officer
495.00
Printing, stationery
and postage
128.52
Telephone
524.13
Traveling expenses
500.45
Miscellaneous
206.62
$6,816.68
Instructional Expenses.
Teachers' Salaries $135,265.50
Text Books and
Supplies :
High $5,378.75
Elementary
6,696.27
$147,340.52
1
135
Operating Expenses.
Janitors' Services :
High
$1,856.49
Elementary 7,261.54
Fuel and Light:
High and Elemen-
1
tary
7,291.78
Miscellaneous :
High and Elemen-
tary
1,999.09
$18,408.90
Maintenance.
Repairs :
High and Elemen-
tary
$15,129.44
Auxiliary.
Physician
$900.00
Nurse
1,440.00
Transportation
5,340.00
Tuition
2,047.17
Graduation exer -
cises
354.00
Noon se-r-vices (Teachers)
388.50
Rent
385.00
Outlay
1,770.58
All other
1,159.47
1
$13,784.72
Continuation
School.
Salary Supt.
$38.94
136
Teachers' Salaries .
$3,395.17
Clerk
11.10
Attendance Officer
5.00
Janitors' Services. .
204.09
All other
802.29
1
$4,456.59
Smith-Hughes Fund : Salaries (Contin- uation School)
$284.83
Gift-Penniman
School (White) .
$244.20
Thomas A. Watson School.
Balance Contract. . $11,869.99
Insurance
275.06
$12,145.05
Grade School. (Noah Torrey Site)
General
$105.41
Insurance
1,625.85
Installing Water
Pipes
152.68
Contractor
45,131.30
Plumbing
1,955.00
Electrical work
723.27
Heating and Ven-
tilating
5,950.00
Painting
127.50
$55,771.01
Total for Education $274,381.94
137
Library.
Janitor-Salary
$300.00
Miscl. Acc'ts - not
divided
$1,000.00
Librarian
960.00
Assistants
564.50
Other labor
116.64
Books and Periodi- cals
379.76
Repairs
314.69
Fuel
378.00
Insurance
88.00
Telephone
37.55
All other
154.39
$3,993.53
Total for Library .
$4,293.53
Recreation.
Parks and Playgrounds :
Equipment
$207.62
Labor
402.28
Loam and sand .
49.14
Removing trees .
25.00
Water Play -
ground, Pre -
cinct No. 3.
75.00
1
$759.04
Hollis Playground-(Hollis Will)
Labor
$556.29
Tennis Court and
Ball Field
238.60
138
Cinders
117.00
Fuel
78.20
Express
2.50
$992.59
Hollis Playground.
Labor and Hauling
$933.99
Materials
51.56
$985.55
Total for Recreation $2,737.18
Unclassified.
Legislative :
Appropriation Committee :
Reports
$135.00
Printing
61.19
1
$196.19
Planning Board
$10.00
Printing By-Laws. . $519.50
Town Reports : Printing $1,256.00
Financial:
Adding Machine $480.20
Care and sup-
plies for Add- ing Machine . 31.98
Ink
4.50
$516.68
139
Selectmen :
Supplies $9.44
Witness Fees (Mill
Lane) . 25.00
Installing Light,
Precinct No. 2
42.70
All other 39.05
$116.19
Highways :
Fees, Relocations Petitions $14.00
Bal. Interest, Q. Ave. Bridge. .
12.08
Sign Boards .
80.00
Registration, Trucks 95.00
Repairs, Republic Truck . 482.92
Miscellaneous
71.91
.
$755.91
Charities :
Blanks, etc. $14.39
H o m e-Supplies, etc. 239.56
$253.95
z
Treasurer :
Certification
o f
notes
$28.00
Assessors :
Census
$403.25
140
Calculating Ma- chine 375.00
$778.35
Schools :
Thomas A. Wat-
son School $130.01
Insurance, Penn-
man School
190.04
Town Hall: $320.05
Hall Grounds $37.60
Hall Grounds
(Highways) . 150.00
Lighting Hall
Lighting Hall and
Hall Grounds .
259.26
$446.86
Police Department :
Balance on Auto
$63.00
Traffic Paint 38.57
$101.57
Fire Department-Miscl.
$80.30
Moth-Labor
$26.73
Cemetery-Tarvia
$31.75
Damages to Persons and Property . .
$224.75
$5,662.78
Committee to In-
vestigate Schools $309.47
.
141
Engineering
De-
partment
· 1,380.66
Insurance,
Public
Buildings
1,554.82
Memorial Day :
Post 87, G. A. R. $200.00
American Legion 100.00
Veterans Foreign
Wars
100.00
$400.00
Compensation Law
$2,150.87
Repairs to Legion Building
$100.00
Land Damages,
Washington and Franklin Streets
$3,793.00
Plain Street Cemetery :
Superintendent $50.00
Labor, sundry
persons 370.00
Material
130.00
$550.00
Quincy Avenue Bridge
$47,000.00
Protection, Sunset Lake
$364.00
Land Damages
$1,707.84
.
Land Damages, Union & Adams Streets . .
$820.00
Additional
Water
Supply
$2,000.00
142
Signs and Signals :
Labor
$183.00
Signs and Signals. 2,605.19
Freight & Ex-
press
14.06
$2,802.25
$64,932.91
1
Total for Unclassified
$70,595.69
Interest :
Electric Light
Construction
$1,800.00
Land Damages
(Washington .
& Franklin
Streets)
65.51
Schools
3,970.00
Town Hall
600.00
Tuberculosis Hos.
495.00
Anticipation, of
Revenue
3,535.97
$10,466.48
Municipal Indebtedness :
Electric Light
Construction
10,000.00
Schools
10,000.00
Town Hall
2,000.00
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis Hos.
1.000.00
$23,000.00
143
Land Damages (Wash. & Franklin Streets)
$5,000.00
Anticipation of Revenue Water Department
$87,346.43
Electric Light Depart- ment
$198,455.38
Metropolitan Park
Assessment
$12,451.97
State Assessment
30,240.00
County Tax
23,881.73
State Highway Tax
3,157.00
Municipal Lighting
Plant
68.59
Metropolitan Planning
Division
144.91
Corporation Tax
6.44
Auditing Municipal
Accounts
1,211.45
Pilgrim Tercentenary
194.07
$71,356.16
Total Payments
$1,205,260.94
Transfers
Taxes, 1924.
$203.75
Transferred from Reserve Fund to:
Highways
$2,731.00
Signs and Signals
144.00
Miscellaneous
575.00
Police Department
1,146.31
Braintree Home
403.69
Schools
1,000.00
$6,000.00
$1,211,464.69
$200,000.00
144
Balance, January 1, 1926 :
General Cash
$78,694.04
Water Department .. 28,982.21 Electric Light Depart- ment 2,059.49
$109,735.74
$1,321,200.43
BALANCE SHEET, DECEMBER 31," 1925
ASSETS
LIABILITIES
Cash, General
$78,694.04
Overlay, 1925
$4,189.98
Cash, Electric Light
2,059.49
Cash, Water Department
28,982.21
Cash, Specials
11,214.88
$6,191.43
Trust Funds Income :
School Fund
$771.78
Taxes :
Levy, 1925
$137,255.19 188.84
$897.24
$137,444.03
Tax Titles
$2,786.54
Reserve Fund: Overlay
Electric Depreciation Fund
$10,317.64
Civilian War Polls
$1,302.00
Electic Light Dept .: Miscl.
$1,431.07
Electric Light Dept .: Revenue
$4,044.08
Accounts Receivable : Individual
$1,046.79
Departmental
$20.00
Water Dept .: Services
$8,216.17
Electric Light Department :
Power
$4,728.37
Excess and Deficiency
$71,551.81
Light
$746.78
Special Appropriations : Grade School, (Torrey Site) $1,757.40
Premium, Accrued interest. .
143.08
Highways: Elm and Adams Streets
2,995.48
145
Electric Light Dept .: Balance .
$2,059.49
Water Dept .: Rates
$3,116.14
Water Dept .: Balance
$28,982.21
Water Department: Revenue
$11,332.31
Overlay, 1924 2,001.45
$120,950.62
French Fund 86.43
Penniman Fund
39.03
Levy, 1924
Tax Title Revenue
$2,786.54 $4,458.33
Highways: Union Street 5,718.39
Sidewalks, Franklin Street 1,642.53
Highways, West Street
5,000.00
5,000.00
Signs nd signals
$219.75
Relocation, Franklin and Gran- ite Streets
606.76
Grade School (Torrey Site
110,728.99
Land Damages
937.16
Adams Streets)
1,555.75
$280,357.44
$280,357.44
TRUST FUNDS
Cash and Securities
$35,983.16
Braintree School Fund
$8,875.15
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
$35,983.16
$35,983.16
INDEBTEDNESS
Net Bonded Debt
$305,500.00
Town Hall Loan
$14,000.00
School Loans
241,500.00
Hospital
10,000.00
Electric
Light
Construction
Loan
40,000.00
$305,500.00
$305,500.00
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$136,305.29
Land Damages (Union and
PROPERTY ACCOUNT
Real Estate 'Personal Property Water Works Electric Light Plant
$461,927.74 68,177.06 366,707.64 163,411.22
Town Property $1,060,223.6€
$1,060,223.66
$1,060.223.66
147
RECAPITULATION GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Appropriation or Balance
Transfers or Refunds
Account
Payments
Balance
$
25.00
Moderator
$ 25.00
1,650.00
Selectmen, salaries
1,650.00
1,150.00
Selectmen, expenses
1,116.53
CA 33:47
1,900.00
Accounting Department
1,900.00
225.00
Auditors, salaries
225.00
1,500.00
Treasurer, salary
1,500.00
480.00
Treasurer, expenses
479.48
.52
1,000.00
Tax Collector, salary
1,000.00
2,365.00
Tax Collector, expenses
2,270.65
94.35
2.400.00
Assessors, salaries
2,400.00
148
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
15,025.00
Police, salaries
14,514.95
510.05
1,320.00
186.31
· Police, expenses
1,505.20
1.11
100.00
Police, special
90.50
9.50
75.00
960.00
Police, equipment
1,035.00
13,894.00
Firemen, salaries
13,894.00
.68
900.00
Law
600.00
300.00
1,600.00
Town Clerk's Dept.
1,410.49
189.51
1,200.00
Election and Registration
934.25
265.75
900.00
Town Hall, Janitor
900.00
1,144.00
Town Hall, Asst. Janitor
1,144.00
2,000.00
Town Hall, Maintenance
1,994.48
5.52
786.41
Town Hall, Extraordinary Repairs
734.50
51.91
5,508.45
Town Hall Grounds (War Bonus)
5,508.45
1,558.00
$ 145.00
Assessors, expenses
1,702.32
149
700.00
Health, salaries
700.00
4,800.00
Collection of Garbage
4,180.00
620.00
850.00
Expenses, Care of Dumps, etc.
584.66
265.34
2,000.00
Contagious Diseases
1,995.20
4.80
873.26
Inspection of Plumbing
873.26
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
43.25
6.75
800.00
Dental Clinic
794.75
5.25
400.00
Tuberculosis Clinic
50.25
349.75
3,535.85
Norfolk County Hospital
3,535.85
1,890.00
Harrison Avenue Drain
1,890.00
1,013.00
290.09
Hollis Avenue Drain
1,303.09
130.00
Wilmarth Road Drain
130.00
1,815.00
Firemen, pay of men
1,815.00
1,700.00
Firemen, extra pay of men
1,692.50
7.50
4,631.00
General expenses
4,627.22
3.78
600.00
Repairs-Fire Truck, Precinct No. 3
499.23
100.77
1,734.00
Qualey's truck and man
1,734.00
500.00
Hydrant Service 500.00
Fire Alarm-Repairs and Renewals
2,199.20
,80
12,500.00
Pumping Engine
12,500.00
1,200.00
New Hose 1,200.00
180.00
Fire Alarm Box-Hillside Rd. and Union St. 180.00
738.71
11.29
6,000.00
Gypsy and Brown Tail Moths
6,000.00
2,435.00
Care and Planting Trees
2,435.00
1,000.00
Building Inspection
1,000.00
HEALTH AND SANITATION
750.00
Weights and Measures
2,200.00
HIGHWAYS
150.00
Surveyors, salaries
150.00
3,000.00
Salary, Supt. of Streets
3,000.00
400.00
Expenses
389.29
10.71
52,436.55
604.50
Repairs
53,030.01
11.04
3,185.41
Sidewalks, Franklin Street
1,542.88
1,642.53
4,310.00
Elm and Adams Streets
1,314.52
2,995.48
500.00
Granite Street
490.07
9.93
8,950.00
Union Street
3,231.61
5,718.39
47,000.00
Quincy Ave .- Monatiquot River Bridge
47,000.00
1,480.57
Sidewalks (Bal.)
1,480.57
6,000.00
Sidewalks ($2,000 each Precinct)
5,828.53
171.47
2,000.00
Shaw Street Bridge
1,922.97
7.03
4,050.00
Tremont Street
4,049.44
56
5,447.98
New Equipment
5,443.78
4.20
500.00
500.00
Hillside Road
990.44
9.56
4,000.00
Liberty Street
4,000.00
1,934.00
Vinedale Road
1,933.83
.17
1,400.00
Sidewalks (Braintree Highlands)
1,400.00
5,211.00
Pond Street
5,211.00
180.00
Park Avenue
179.48
.52
10,000.00
West Street
10,000.00
875.00
Grove Street
864.44
10.56
3,735.00
Washington Street
3,734.59
.41
1,650.00
River Street Bridge
1,564.25
85.75
9,000.00
Snow Removal
8,999.83
.17
7,785.00
Street Lighting
7,785.00
606.76
Damages, Franklin and Granite Streets
606.76
700.00
Sidewalks, Precinct No. 1 Square
700.00
150
CHARITIES AND SOLDIERS' BENEFITS
M
600.00
Salaries, Overseers
600.00
1,819.00
Salary Visitor, and Maintenance of Auto
1,306.71
512.29
300.00
Expenses, Clerk
300.00
8,000.00
36.00
Poor
7,078.86
957.14
9,000.00
"118"
8,450.48
549.52
5,325.00
403.69
Home
5,710.93
17.76
1,394.00
State Aid and Soldiers' Burials
1,188.00
206.00
100.00
Military Aid
100.00
556.00
Soldiers' Relief
521.00
35.00
SCHOOLS AND LIBRARY
139,860.00
Salaries
138,705.67
1,154.33
66,133.00
1,249.00
General Expenses
67,381.18
.82
244.20
Penniman School Gift
244.20
12,145.05
Thomas. Watson School
12,145.05
166,500.00
New Schoolhouse (Torrey Site)
55,771.01
110,728.99
284.83
Smith-Hughes Fund
284.83
4,000.00
Library, General Expenses
3,993.53
6.47
300.00
Library, Salary of Janitor
300.00
RECREATION
800.00
Parks and Playgrounds
759.04
40.96
1,000.00
Hollis Playground
985.55
14.45
1,000.00
Hollis Playground (Hollis Will)
992.59
7.41
151
UNCLASSIFIED
6,000.00
Reserve Fund
6,000.00
484.70
Committee to Investigate Schools
309.47
175.23 1,420.34
2,801.00
Engineering Department 1,380.66
3,193.10
Land Damages-Washington and Frank- lin Streets
3,193.10
599.90
Land Damages-Washington and Frank- Streets (Loan)
599.90
1,554.82
Insurance, Town Buildings
1,554.82
5,347.00
578.13
Miscellaneous
5,662.78
262.35
400.00
Memorial Day, G. A. R.
400.00
368 .. 00
Protection, Sunset Lake
364.00
4.00
100.00
Repairs, Legion Building
100.00
2,878.00
144.00
Signs and Signals
2,802.55
2,645.00
Land Damages (taking of land)
1,707.84
937.16
2,375.75
Land Damages (Union and Adams Sts.)
820.00
1,555.75
2,150.87
Employees' Compensation
2,150.87
2,000.00
Additional Water Supply
2,000.00
550.00
Cemetery, Plain Street
550.00
13,930.51
Interest
10,466.48
3,464.03
28,000.00
Debt
28,000.00
$747,794.97
$ 52,096.72
Appropriation or Balance Transfers or Refunds Payments Balances
$653,398.30
$146,493.39
$799,891.69
Total
$799,891.69
152
219.75
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Fire Department 1
OF THE
TOWN OF BRAINTREE
FROM
Dec. 31, 1924 to Dec. 31, 1925
Printed by Order of the Town
BI
INCORPOR
ATED.
MOI
TREE
M
.1640.
SSA
TTS
PRINTED BY H. W. BAILEY PRESS South Braintree, Mass. 1926
155
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen :
I respectfully submit to you the annual report of the Fire Department for the fiscal year ending Decem- ber 31, 1925.
Total number of calls during the year-260, divided as follows:
Box Alarms Month
Still Alarms
1.
January
6
4
February
7
6.
March 53
13
April
47
3
May
17
5 2 June
16
July
16
1
August 3 5.
September 6 3
1 .: October
7
3 November 10
8
December
18
65
Totals 195
156
Buildings
Woods-Dumps-Grass
Automobiles
Boats
Oil Tanks
Calls to Rescue Persons in Pond
False Alarms
Totals
Jan.
3
3
1 0 0 0
0
7
Feb.
2
6
011
1
0
11
Mar.
6
50
2
0 0 0
1
59
Apr.
8
50
1
00 0
1
60
May
3
15
0010
1
20
June
2
3
00 0 0
2
7
July
15
11 1 0 0
2
3
32
Aug.
3
3
00 0 1
1
8
Sept.
2
3
200 0
2
9
Oct.
3
5
000
0
0
8
Nov.
5
7000
0
1
13
Dec.
15
9
0
1
0
1
0
26
67
165
7
2
2
5
12
260
1
1
157
Valuation on Insurance on Damage to Ins. Paid
Mo.
Buildings
Buildings
Buildings on Buildings
Jan.
$23,550.00
$19,100.00
none
none
Feb.
37,500.00
32,000.00
$1,778.00
$1,028.00
Mar.
41,150.00
27,800.00
3,326.00
3,321.00
Apr.
49,750.00
41,500.00
1,170.00
1,170.00
May
30,550.00
27,500.00
10,095.00
10,045.00
June
3,500.00
2,200.00
10.00
10.00
July
104,000.00
71,100.00
1,321.50
1,046.50
Aug.
20,415.00
14,000.00
1,714.80
1,712.80
Sept.
3,400.00
2,500.00
501.00
500.00
Oct.
24,500.00
20,000.00
550.00
550.00
Nov.
30,000.
22,600.00
5,298.00
3,298.00
Dec.
100,000.00
72,700.00
10,285.00
9,827.00
Tot.
$468,315.00 $353,000.00 $36,049.30 $32,508.30
Valuation on Insurance on Damage to Ins. Paid
Mo.
Contents
Contents
Contents on Contents
Jan.
$9,020.00
$7,000.00
$10.00
none
Feb.
16,250.00
15,025.00
1,908.00 $1,908.00
Mar.
8,500.00
6,500.00
620.00
620.00
Apr.
27,500.00
23,000.00
370.00
370.00
May
260.00
260.00
60.00
60.00
June
1,000.00
1,000.00
none
none
July
36,350.00
30,300.00
1,729.47
1,519.47
Aug.
7,100.00
6,200.00
586.00
186.00
Sept.
800.00
800.00
65.00
65.00
Oct.
23,600.00
20,000.00
710.00
710.00
Nov.
14,700.00
6,800.00
2,655.00
655.00
Dec.
47,000.00
35,200.00
2,627.25
2,616.25
Tot.
$192,080.00 $152,085.00 $11,340.72 $8,709.72
158
Pumping Engine Pumped Water
Min. 5
Jan.
none
12
none
Feb.
1,100
212
none
none
Mar.
2,550
162
370
2
20
Apr.
3,550
132
72
5
May
2,750
84
none
5
June
none
15
none
none
July
5,350
87
52
10
Aug.
3,900
18
none
5
Sept.
1,750
3
20
5
Oct.
400
3
56
5
Nov.
2,850
6
220
4
10
Dec.
4,800
95
600
1
5
January 27th at 2:30 A. M., called to aid the Town of Holbrook-house and barn fire-laid 1,000 feet of hose and pumped water 2 hours and 30 minutes.
Total Calls That Each Piece Answered
Month
Chief's Car
Eng. No. 1
H. & L. No. 1
Forest Fire Truck
Eng. No. 3
Com. No. 3
Hose No. 2
Jan.
6
4
2
1
0
2
1
Feb.
11
5
5
4
0
6
6
Mar.
58
12
12
33
0
12
10
Apr.
56
9
13
49
0
11
14
May
20
3
6
13
0
4
4
June
5
2
2
3
0
2
2
July
27
13
15
14
0
5
16
Aug.
7
5
6
3
1
0
4
Sept.
8
5
3
3
3
0
2
Oct.
7
4
1
4
0
0
1
Nov.
13
5
4
5
3
2
3
Dec.
26
14
17
3
4
19
4
-
-
Totals
244
81
86
135
11
63
67
Mo.
Hose Laid (feet)
Chemical Ladders
Used
Used
(gals.) (feet)
Hrs.
159 Total Calls in Each Precinct. Precincts One
Three
January
4
1
2
February
3
4
4
March
26
12
21
April
31
12
17
May
8
7
5
June
5
0
2
July
14
13
5
Aug.
4
3
1
Sept.
5
1
3
Oct.
5
3
0
Nov.
8
1.
4
Dec.
11
8
7
Totals
124
65
71
Permits Granted.
· Gasolene
24
Dynamite
36
Transport Oil in Harbor 51
Fireworks
18
Set Fires in open air 212
Fuel Oil
14
Recommendations-1926.
Salary Chief.
Deputy Chiefs.
Permanent Men.
Call Men.
Extra pay of Firemen
Deputy Forest Fire Wardens.
General Expenses.
Fire Alarm Boxes.
Braintree-Holbrook line.
Clark Street, Braintree.
Peach and Liberty Streets.
Edgemont Road, East Braintree.
Hollis Avenue and Walnut Street.
Two
160
HOUSING PROBLEMS.
In my report to the citizens last year, I called at- tention to the necessity for proper housing facilities for the men and apparatus. Again this year, I would respectfully submit to the citizens of Braintree,-pos- sessed of as fine fire fighting equipment as any city or town in the State,-in fairness to themselves and the men employed to protect them, should be prepared at the next Annual Town Meeting to appropriate a sum of money sufficient to properly house the firemen and equipment in Precinct 1. Bearing in mind that the present station in that precinct is rounding out a half century of usefulness and that its original pur- pose has long since passed,-namely storage for the old hand tub "Butcher Boy,"-one can readily perceive that a building of that type with practically no mod- ern conveniences is not a proper place to house thous- and of dollars worth of up-to-date equipment,-not to mention the men who care for them.
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