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Adams Street 3,800.00
Commercial Street 6,557.08
214
Tax Title Revenue
$3,032.23
Electric Light Dept. : Light
$6,320.21 $22,154.01 3.67
Accounts Receivable : Individual
$1,046.79
Electric Light Department : Power
$7,214.40
Overlay, 1925 2,367.61
School Fund $1,039.11
French Fund 70.35
Penniman Fund 29.66
Washington St., Precinct 1 13,652.82
Harrison & Cleveland Avenues 2,163.00
Sidewalk, Franklin Street 1,142.85
Land Damages - Wash. St.
854.05 New High School 218,135.90
Penniman School Addition 86,369.60
Land, School & other purposes 4,475.00
Committee on Zoning . 900.75
$352,484.63
$516,737.24
$516,737.24
TRUST FUNDS
Cash and Securities
$36,420.66
Braintree School Fund
$8,893.15
C. E. French Fund
2,419.50
N. H. Hunt Fund
24,276.99
A. M. Penniman Pund
500.00
A. C. Hanson Fund
331.02
$36,420.66
$36,420.66
INDEBTEDNESS
Net Bonded Debt
$754,800.00
Town Hall
$12,000.00
School
653,800.00
Hospital
9,000.00
Electric Light Construction
30,000.00
Water Dept., Mains & St'dpipe
50,000.00
$754,800.00
$754,800.00
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PROPERTY ACCOUNT
Real Etate Personal Property Water Works Electric Light Plant
$461,927.74 68,177.74 366,707.64
Town Property $1,060,223.66
163,411.22
$1,060,223.66
$1,060.223.66
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RECAPITULATION GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Appropriation or Balance
Transfers or Refunds
Overdraft
Account
Balance
Balance
25.00
Moderator
$ 25.00
1,650.00
Selectmen, salaries
1,650.00
1,000.00
Selectmen, expenses
1,000.00
1,900.00
Accounting Department
1,899.84
$ 16
225.00
Auditors, salaries
225.00
1,500.00
Treasurer, salary
1,500.00
500.00
$ 120.00
Treasurer, expenses
571.47
48.53
1,000.00
Tax Collector, salary
1,000.00
2,485.00
268.00
Tax Collector, expenses
2,556.52
186.48
2,400.00
Assessors, salaries
2,400.00
1,450.00
40.00
Assessors, expenses
1,489.21
.79
900.00
Law
630.00
270.00
2,490.00
Town Clerk's Dept.
2,353.58
136.42
2,700.00
Election and Registration
2,672.63
27.37
900.00
Town Hall Janitor
900.00
1,261.00
Town Hall Asst. Janitor
1,261.00
2,000.00
Town Hall Maintenance
1,824.47
175.53
1,254.80
4.22
Town
Hall Police Room
454.14
804.88
3,000.00
Town
Hall Grading Grounds
2,708.51
291.49
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
19,067.00
Police, salaries
18,067.34
999.66
1,745.50
678.20
Police, expenses
2,423.08
62
155.00
Police, special
98.00
57.00
2,431.00
Police, equipment
2,431.00
625.00
Pension-Chief of Police
625.00
217
2,500.00
Garage-Rear Town Hall
2,500.00
18,490.00
20.00
Firemen, salaries
18,318.00
192.00
1,735.00
Firemen, pay of men
1,664.99
70.01
1,700.00
6.75
Firemen, extra pay of men
1,380.00
326.75
6,686.20
General expenses
6,683.58
2.62
175.00
Land-Engine House Precinct 3
175.00
1,568.00
Equipment-Chief's Car
1,568.00
1,734.00
Qualey's truck and man
1,734.00
2,200.00
Fire Alarm-Reuairs and Renewals
2,200.00
1,966.16
Fire Alarm Boxes
1,962.45
3.71
750.00
Weights and Measures
746.70
3.30
6,000.00
Gypsy and Brown Tail Moths
5,989.39
10.61
1,000.00
Care and Planting Trees
1,000.00
1,280.00
Building Inspection
1,280.00
HEALTH AND SANITATION
218
700.00
Health, salaries
700.00
4,800.00
300.00
Collection of Garbage
5,000.00
100.00
800.00
300.00
Expenses, Care of Dumps, etc.
1,098.02
1.98
3,500.00
400.00
Contagious Diseases
3,811.50
88.50
1,012.94
Inspection of Plumbing
1,012.94
125.00
Inspection of Animals
125.00
100.00
Inspection of Milk
100.00
350.00
Inspection of Meats & Provisions
350.00
109.25
Vital Statistics
80.75
28.50
800.00
Dental Clinic
765.50
34.50
200.00
Tuberculosis Clinic
118.75
81.25
4,179.97
Norfolk County Hospital
4,179.97
1,490.00
Elm Street Drain
1,490.00
850.00
River Street Drain
83526
14.74
1,250.00
Franklin Street Drain
874.19
375.81
540.00
R. R. Crossing Drain, Precinct 2
529.60
10.40
HIGHWAYS
150.00
Surveyors, salaries
150.00
3,000.00
Salary, Supt. of Streets
3,000.00
400.00
Expenses
397.54
2.46
2,000.00
Highways-Private Work
1,057.87
942.13
52,058.40
624.60
Repairs
52,632.18
50.82
8,519.66
New Equipment
8,512.66
7.00
2,995.48
Elm and Adams Streets
2,995.48
10,000.00
West Street.
10,000.00
3,800.00
Adams Street
3,800.00
5,718.39
Union Street
5,705.46
12.93
22,955.00
Commercial Street
16,397.92
6,557.08
6,000.00
Pond Street
5,946.67
53.33
697.20
Smith Street
695.40
1.80
17,909.00
Washington Street, Precinct 1
4,256.18
13,652.82
219
1,386.00
Wash. St., (Capen's Bridge to Common)
1,363.69
22.31
12,921.50
Wash. St., (Hollis Ave. to River)
12,921.50
5,601.00
Wash. St., (River St. to Storr' Square)
5,594.57
6.43
1,577.00
Wash. St., (Storr's Square)
1,576.33
.67
2,163.00
Harrison & Cleveland Avenues
.
2,163.00
2,700.00
Quincy Avenue Bridge
2,700.00
500.00
Norfolk Square
500.00
889.60
Somerville Avenue
889.60
1,000.00
425.00
Center Street
1,425.00
1,642.53
Sidewalks - Franklin Street
499.68
1,142.85
7,500.00
Sidewalks ($2,500 each Precinct)
7,428.25
71.75
171.47
Sidewalks, Precinct 1
171.47
810.00
Widening Tremont St. & Central Ave.
548.09
261.91
20,000.00
26,055.07
90.00
9,225.00
$6,055.07
Land Damage Trem't St. & Cent'l Ave. Snow Street Lighting
9,225.00
90.00
50.00 12,410.00 1,555.75
Land Damage - - May Avenue Damages - Washington St. Damages - Union & Adams Sts.
50.00
11,555.95 . 854.05
1,555.75
CHARITIES AND SOLDIERS' BENEFITS
600.00
Salaries, Overseers
600.00
2,376.85
Salary Visitor, and Maintenance of Auto
2,286.48
90.37
350.00
10.00
Expenses, Clerk
327.33
32.67
8,000.00
1,005.00
Poor
9,004.41
.59
9,000.00
"118"
8,918.64
81.36
6,200.00
658.90
Home
6,689.43
169.47
1,175.00
6.00
State Aid & Soldiers' Burials
1,077.00
104.00
100.00
40.00
Military Aid
92.25
47.75
600.00
349.50
Soldiers' Relief
935.00
14.50
SCHOOLS AND LIBRARY
157,572.50
200.00
Salaries
$156,512.54
1,259.96
72,727.20
470.00
General Expenses
70,236.54
2,960.66
100,624.00
Penniman School Addition
14,254.40
86,369.60
450,728.99
67.38
New Schoolhouses
232,660.47
218,135.90
337.96
Smith - Hughes Fund
337.96
4,500.00
40.00
Library - General, Expenses
4,529.69
10.31
300.00
Library - Salary of Janitor
300.00
1,500.00
Library - Repairs
1,010.00
490.00
4,800.00
Land - School & Other Purposes
500.00
4,300.00
RECREATION
1,330.00
-
Parks and Playgrounrs
1,197.27
132.73
800.00
Organized Play
737.08
62.92
500.00
Hollis Playground (Hollis Will)
500.00
1,000.00
Land - Leatherbee
1,000.00
220
UNCLASSIFIED
6,000.00
Reserve Fund
5,862.32
137.68
219.75
Signs & Signals (Bal.)
213.34
6.41
1,438.70
Street Signs & Signals
1,264.32
174.38
250.00
Repairs Flashlights
154.70
95.30
2,700.00
Engineering
2,431.70
268.30
3,952.98
Insurance - Town Buildings
2,930.90
1,022.08
1,700.00
Committee on Zoning
799.25
900.75
500.00
Repairs - Legion Building
496.75
3.25
130.00
Pilgrom Monument
130.00
4,220.00
25.94
Miscellaneous
3,766.30
479.64
400.00
Memorial Day
400.00
2,200.00
120.72
Employees' Compensation
2,320.73
1,490.00
Cemetery
1,490.00
500.00
Cemetery - Salary Supt.
500.00
15,968.75
1,543.08
Interest
17,450.78
61.05
22,500.00
11,757.40
Debt
32,500.00
1,757.40
$1,228,944.48
Appropriation - Balance or Loan
$19,480.69
Transfers or Refunds
Payments
$891,049.26
Balances
$363,430.98
$6,055.07
Overdrafts
$1,254,480.24
Total
$1,254,480.24
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REPORT OF THE SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Honorable Board of Selectmen, Braintree, Mass.
Gentlemen: In compliance with your request, I submit the following report of the Department of Sealer of Weights and Measures, for the year ending December 31, 1926.
I have tried most earnestly during the year just. past to perform the duties of the office in an impartial and fair manner, and therefore be just to all parties concerned. I have found our merchants most couteous and willing to comply with the laws in relation to the sealing of weights and measures and inspections.
I sincerely recommend that the town purchase a. set of scales to be known as municipal scales to be lo- cated in some convenient place, so thatthe weighing of coal and other commodities in transit would be in accordance to law, and that all orders of coal by the: municipality be suject to reweighing on said scales.
Appropriation $750.00
Expense and Salary 746.50
Balance 4.50
Received and paid to Treasurer :
Sealing fees $182.20
Junk Licenses 250.00
Hawkers and Pedlers Licenses 40.00
State License
38.00
$510.20
Inside and Outside Work.
Fees Charged
Scales tested and found correct. 267
Scales tested and condemned 4
Scales tested and adjusted 18.
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Weights tested and found correct 419
Weights tested and condemned 4
Liquid measures tested and found correct 461
Liquid measures. tested and con-
demned 15
Linear measures tested and found correct 24
Measuring pumps found correct 154
Measuring pumps not sealed 39
Measuring pumps condemned 1
Leather measuring machine not
sealed 1
Slot weighing machines sealed 10
Slot weighing machines tagged for repairs 1
Number of Inspections made from December 15, 1925 to December 15, 1926.
Coal re-weighing while in transit
8
Coal re-weighing in bags of less than 100 lbs. 367
Inspection of stores after scales tested of commodities 334
Inspection of scales used by pedlers
9
Inspection of scales used by ic men 14
Inspection of jars on milk wagons. . . 300
Inspection of junk dealers scales 9
Inspection of coal team for cerificates 16
Milk jars, Mass. Seal 41,000
New law enacted with regard to tank wagons, which necessitates the weighing of same. Amount of fees collected for same .$ 30.00
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Examined and approved January 19th, 1927.
HERBERT A. CURTIS, RALPH W. ARNOLD, PAUL MONAGHAN, Auditors, 1926.
In Conclusion.
I have tried to make this department a truly public service department, and have earnestly en- deavored to extend its influences in the closest manner possible to the people, thereby affording them every opportunity to protect themselves against insufficient weight and measure.
Respectfully submitted, CHARLES S. HANNAFORD, Sealer of Weights and Measures.
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Board of Health
OF THE
TOWN OF BRAINTREE
FROM
Dec. 31, 1925 to Dec. 31, 1926
Printed by Order of the Town
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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH
The Board is pleased to announce that it has been able to establish two public dumps, one at the corner of Cleveland Ave. and Union St. and the other at Hol- lis Field, Braintree.
This was made possible by the fine public spirit of the owner, Mr. James Brown and the co-operation of the Hollis School Associates.
The Board is trying to obtain one or two suitable places for public dumps in East Braintree. At the present time the Stetson St. dump is being used by a. large number of residents of Precinct 3.
The Board strongly urges all citizens to use the public dumps as the money available for cleaning up rubbish is limited and a much more economical use can be made of the appropriation if this plan is carried out.
Sewerage
The Town has grown very fast, and cesspools in some parts of the town are practically useless. The Board feels that the only remedy for the obselete cesspool is the sewerage system.
Collection of Garbage
The collection of garbage by the present con- tractor has been the subject of few complaints and the Board believes is satisfactory to most of our citizens.
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DANGEROUS AND COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
1926
February
January
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Total
Scarlet Fever .
6
4 13 14 19 18
5
2
1 3 9 15 109
Whooping Cough
2
3
6
4
5
2 10
32
Mumps
2
1
4
2
1
10
Chicken Pox
6
1
3
2
3
6 16 14
51
Pulmonary T. B.
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
10
Measles
11 14
8
22
2
65
German Measles
5 21 10 16
3
1
26
Influenza
14
1
15
Gonorrhea
2
1
3
Dipththeria
1
1
Lobar Pneumonia ..
1
1
Typhoid Fever
1
1
T. B. other forms
1
1
Ophthalmia Peona- torum
1
1
Sum Total
356
Braintree, January 1, 1927.
To the Braintree Board of Health:
Gentlemen: I have the honor of submitting to you the annual report of the dangerous and communi- cable diseased reported to the Board for the year end- ing December 31, 1926. I have issued 21 Licenses during the year at one dollar each, and one at two dollars, the same was turned over to the Town, and a
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receipt taken therefor. Above is found a schedule of the cases reported.
:
Yours truly,
MARGARET PIERSON,
Secretay.
REPORT OF INSPECTORS OF PLUMBING
To the Honorable Board of Health of the Town of Braintree.
Gentlemen :
We herewith submit our report for year ending December 31, 1926.
There has been issued from this office 309 permits to install plumbing together with 3 left over from 1925, of this number 310 have passed inspection and 2 remains left over for 1927.
There has been installed in old and new buildings the following fixtures: (315) sinks, (259) laundry trays, (389) closets, (334) lavatories, (277) bathtubs, (3) shower baths, (2) floor drains, (10) drinking fountains, (22) urinals, (1) fish sink, (1) soda foun- tain, (6) slop sinks, (2) dish washing machines, (1) refrigerator, making a total of 1,622 fixtures, the value of which was $143,475.00
The number of old and new buildings in which plumbing was installed are as follows: (233) new 1 family houses, (6) new two family houses, (31) old 1 family houses, (8) old two family houses, (1) gas station, (1) new school, (1) old school, (13) new stores, (4) old stores, (1) new restaurants, (1) new theatre, (3) old four family houses, (3) new offices,
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(1) old three family house, (1) old hospital, (1) new service station, (1) bowling alley, (4) barber shops.
Respectfully submitted,
J. E. LUDDEN, Inspector of Plumbing.
W. B. SKINNER, Deputy Inspector.
REPORT OF MILK INSPECTOR
To the Braintree Board of Health :
Gentlemen: The report of the milk inspector of
the Town of Braintree is as follows: Permits issued :
Dealers of milk and cream 17
Dealers of milk and oleo 8
Dealers of oleo 1 Producers 10
Total 36
There are five small herds of three to five cows that have not applied for permits.
The total number of quarts sold daily are 3,717.
Only a small percentage of the milk produced in the town is pasturized, while most of that which is procured from other sources is pasturized.
The milk supply of Braintree is very satisfactory, there having been no complaints, or prosecutions throughout the year.
Respectfully submitted,
H. R. RECORD, M. D., Milk Inspector.
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GENERAL EXPENSES
Salaries and Secretary
$700.00
Stationery and postage
23.35
Printing and advertising
32.50
Telephone
100.19
Fumigation
223.35
Care of Dumps
714.40
Miscellaneous
4.34
Total
$1,098.02
Vital Statistics
$80.75
Inspection of Plumbing
1,012.94
Collection of Garbage
5,000.00
Inspector of Animals
125.00
Inspector of Meats & Provisions
350.00
Inspector of Milk
100.00
Contagious Diseases
3,811.50
Dental Clinic
765.50
Tuberculosis Clinic
118.75
Norfolk County Hospital
4,179.97
Total $10,484.21
Respectfully submitted, JOSEPH G. BAILEY, Chairman. PERCY RICHARDS.
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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and Overseers of the Poor:
I herewith submit the following report for the year ending December 31, 1926 :
Number of families referred 136
Persons involved 326
Calls made 1225
Divided as follows :
Overseers of Poor
Applications made 92
Families aided 65
Persons involved 211
Having Braintree settlements
40
Settlements in other Cities and Towns 11
No known settlement 8
Having Braintree settlement but residing in other places 2
Application made bu aid rendered from other
sources 28
Now aided 22
Call made 703
Mothers Aid
Applications made and aided 15
Persons involved 86
Having Braintree settlement
9
Having settlement elsewhere
1
No wnown settlement
2
Having Braintree settlement but residing in other places 3
Cases closed
2
Now aiding
13
Call made 442
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Board of Health
Persons referred 14
Having Braintree settlement 11
Having settlement elsewhere
2
Having no known settlement
2
Now being aided
6
Calls made 34
Military Aid
Persons referred 1.5
Having Braintree settlement
14
Having settlement elsewhere
1
Now aiding 4
Calls made 66
With assistance from the Friendly Aid Associa- tion, other organizations and individuals, we have supplemented to a marked degree the aid rendered from the Overseer's Department.
Respectfully submitted,
MARY M. CAREY, Agent.
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REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS OF THE TOWN OF BRAINTREE
Braintree, Mass., January 31, 1927. To the Board of Selectmen, of the Town of Braintree.
Gentlemen: I beg to submit herewith the report of the Inspector of Buildings for the year 1926: Number of permits issued 406
made up as follows:
Houese 244
Garages 111
Schools 2
Alterations 37
Stores 9
1
Churches
Moving buildings 2
406
The estimated cost of the work for which the above permits were issued was $1,920,900.00
I received and deposited with the Town Treasurer the sum of $1,600, received for permits during the year.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN J. CRAIG,
Building Inspector.
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Assessors' Report
APPROPRIATIONS AT ANNUAL MEETING
-
Legislative
Moderator
$25.00
Executive
Selectmen's salaries
$1,650.00
Selectmen's expenses 1,000.00
$2,650.00
Financial
Accountant, salary and ex-
penses $1,900.00
Auditor's salaries 225.00
Treasurer, salary and ex-
penses
2,000.00
Tax Collector, salary, plus
fees
1,300.00
Tax Collector, clerk and
expenses
2,485.00
Assessors, salaries and ex-
penses
3,850.00
$11,760.00
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Other General Departments
Town Clerk, salary and
expenses
$2,490.00
(plus fees, estimated)
500.00
Law
900.00
Election and Registration
2,700.00
$6,590.00
Town Hall
Maintenance and Janitors'
salaries
$4,161.00
Repairs and Furnishings -
Police Room
1,254.80
Grading Grounds
3,000.00
$8,415.80
Police Department
Police salaries
$19,067.00
General expenses
1,745.50
Special officers
155.00
Equipment - Combination
Patrol and Ambulance 2,431.00
Police - Pension Chief
625.00
$24,023.50
Fire Department
Salary Chief and Permanent
Men $18,490.00
Pay of Firemen 1,735.00
Extra Pay of Firemen
1,700.00
General Expenses
6,686.20
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Qualey's truck and expenses 1,734.00
Equipment Chief's Car
1,568.00
Fire Alarm Maintenance
2,200.00
Fire Alarm Boxes
1,966.16
Land near Engine House
175.00
$36,254.36
Inspection
Sealer of Weights and Measures:
Salary and expenses
$750.00
Building Inspector :
Salary and expenses
$1,280.00
Forestry
Gypsy and Brown
Tail
Moths
$6,000.00
Care of Trees
1,000.00
$7,000.00
Health
Salaries
$700.00
Expenses, Fumigation, Care of Dumps
800.00
Collection of Garbage
4,800.00
Contagious Diseases
1,500.00
Milk Inspection
100.00
Plumbing Inspection
1,012.94
Inspector, Meats and Pro-
visions
350.00
Inspector Animals
125.00
Tuberculosis Clinic
200.00
240
Dental Clinic
800.00
Vital Statistics
109.25
Norfolk County Hospital
4,179.97
$14,677.16
Highways
Salaries, Highway Surveyors
$150.00
Salary, Superintendent of
Streets
3,000.00
Clerk and expenses
400.00
General repairs
51,050.00
Insurance on Equipment
1,008.40
Private work
2,000.00-
Snow Removal
20,000.00
Sidewalks
7,500.00
Adams Street
3,800.00
Commercial Street
22,955.00
Franklin Street, Drainage
1,250.00
Sidewalks, Pr. 1
171.47
Repairs Flashlights
250.00
New Equipment
8,519.66
Street Lighting
9,225.00
Pond Street
6,000.00
Smith Street
697.20
Washington Street (Bridge
to Common Street) 1,386.00
Washington Street (Hollis Avenue to River Street) 12,921.50
Washington Street (River to Storrs Square) 5,601.00
Washington Street (Storrs Square) 1,577.00
Washington Street (Com-
mon to Thayer Place 17,909.00
Center Street 1,000.00
241
Harrison Avenue and Cleve-
land Avenue 2,163.00
Elm Street, Drain
1,490.00
Drain, Precinct 2
540.00
Drain, River Street
850.00
Somerville Avenue
889.60
$184,303.83.
Charities
Salaries, Overseers of the
Poor
$600.00
Salary Visitor and expenses . 2,376.85
Clerk and expenses
350.00
Outside Relief
8,000.00
"118"-Mothers' Aid
9,000.00
Maintenance, Bra'tree Home
6,200.00
$26,526.85
Soldiers' Benefits
State Aid and Soldiers'
Burials
$1,175.00
Soldiers' Relief 600.00
Military Aid
100.00
$1,875.00
Education
Teachers' Salaries $157,572.50
General expenses, including repairs to buildings 72,727.50
High School Building
40,000.00
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"Penniman School Addition 49,624.00 Loan for School and other
purposes 4,800.00
$324,723.70
Library
^General expenses (plus fees,
estimated)
$4,500.00
Salary Janitor
300.00
Repairs to Roof
1,500.00
$6,300.00
Recreation
Memorial Day, Post No. 87, G. A. R. 200.00
Memorial Day, Post No. 86,
Parks and Playgrounds $1,330.00
Organized Play
800.00
$2,130.00
Unclassified
Miscellaneous
$4,220.00
A. L. 100.00
Memorial Day, Lennon-Mur- ray Post, V. F. W. 100.00
Employees' Compensation
2,200.00
Insurance, Town Buildings 3,952.98
Engineering Department
2,700.00
Signs and Signals
1,438.70
Repairs, Legion Building
500.00
Reserve Fund
6,000.00
"Widening Tremont Street
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and Central Avenue
900.00
Land Highway Purposes - May Avenue
50.00
Pilgrim Monument 130.00
Garage - Rear Town Hall
2,500.00
Zoning Committee
1,700.00
Land Damages - Washing-
ton Street
12,410.00
$39,101.68
Public Service Enterprises
Electric. Light Department:
Salaries
$300.00
Depreciation Fund 11,613.55
Unexpended balance, 1925 2,059.49
Bonds and Interest (Loan)
11,400.00
$25,373.04
Water Department :
Salaries
$300.00
Land, Standpipe, Mains,
etc.
70,000.00
$70,300.00
Cemetery
Plain Street
$1,490.00
Salary - Supt.
500.00
$1,990.00
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Interest
Interest on Bonds, Notes,
Loans in anticipation of
Revenue $15,968.75
Municipal Indebtedness
Payment of Bonds and Notes $22,500.00
Total appropriations at An-
nual Town Meeting $834,518.67
Less amounts appropriated, but not raised by taxation :
Electric Light Department . $25,373.04
Water Department. 70,300.00
Excess and Deficiency :
Sidewalks Pr. 1 $171.47
Hollis Ave., Highways 12,921.50
Wash. Street, (French's Common 17,909.00
Cemetery 1,490.00
Collector - fees
$300.00
Town Clerk - fees
500.00
Military Aid (one half)
50.00
State Aid
1,175.00
Loans :
High School
$35,800.00
Penniman School Addition 45,000.00
$210,990.01
Town Appropriations
$623,528.66
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State Taxes :
State Tax 30,240.00
State Highway Tax 6,141.00
Metropolitan Parks Tax
12,680.21
Charles River Basin Tax .
1,688.43
Bridge Repairs (Across
Charles River Basin) 2,098.35
Bridge Construction (Wes-
tern Ave. & Arsenal St. 150.26
Bridge Construction (Wes-
tern Avenue) 241.65
Municipal Lighting Plant
42.56
Division Metropolitan Plan- ning
266.04
$53,548.50
County Tax
$25,219.11
Overlay (current year)
$21,532.60
$723,828.87
Estimated Revenue
$110,609.33
Net amount raised by taxa- tion on polls and property Moth
$613,219.54
$1,042.25
$614,261.79
Additional Polls and Omit- ted Taxes committed Dec. 1926
$1,202.42
$615,464.21
$613,219.54 to be raised by taxation on 3614 Polls and a valuation of $18,475,352.00 makes the rate per $1,000.00 valuation $32.80.
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THAYER PUBLIC LIBRARY
To the Citizens of Braintree :
The Trustees of Thayer Public Library submit herewith their report for the year 1926.
Extensive repairs have been made to the roof and exterior of the Library Building so that the building now appears to be in sound condition.
During the year, 870 new books were acquired and placed in circulation. This is an increase of 81 over the previous year but the available funds are not yet sufficient to adequately supply the reading public with the books which they desire.
An account of the expenditure of the appropria- tions made by the Town for the support of the Library will be found in the report of the Town Accounting Officer.
Respectfully submitted,
ALBERT E. AVERY, Chairman,
JOHN W. HARDING, Sec. & Treas.
HERBERT C. KNEELAND, AMY C. MANNING, STACY B. SOUTHWORTH,
Trustees.
THAYER PUBLIC LIBRARY STATISTICS, 1926
Number of Books in Library 20,195.
Number of Books added 1926 870
Total number of borrowers 5,008
Borrowers in East Braintree 1,250
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Total Number of Books circulated in 1926 38,123
Number of Books circulated in East Braintree 7,104
Largest daily circulation, April 3, 1926 320 Average circulation
129 plus
Per Cent of Fiction circulated 67 plus
Total number of Days 294
FINANCIAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THAYER PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1926.
RECEIPTS
Cash on deposit, January 1, 1926 $913.31
Income from Foundation Fund,
year 1926
500.55
Income from Caleb Stetson Fund,
year 1926 126.25
Income from Rachael R. Thayer
Fund, year 1926 7.74
Interest on bank balances
17.25
$1,565.10
EXPENDITURES
Rent, safe deposit box
$10.00
Treasurer's Surety Bond
25.00
Water
3.00
Light
30.00
Telephone
26.35
Wages
30.00
Insurance
11.50
Transporting Books
24.00
Printing and Supplies
23.35
Librarians Expenses
17.82
Cash on Deposit, Dec. 31, 1926 1,364.08
$1,565.10
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FUNDS AND ASSETS OF THE TRUSTEES OF THAYER PUBLIC LIBRARY as at December 31, 1926
FOUNDATION FUND
Principal Account :
$7500 Fourth
Liberty
Loan
41/4% (at cost)
$6,479.09
5 Matured Shares, Braintree
Co-Operative Bank
1,000.00
Deposit
Weymouth
Savings
Bank
2,520.91
$10,000.00
CALEB STETSON FUND
Principal Account:
5 Matured Shares, Braintree
Co-Operative Bank
1,000.00
Deposit,
Braintree
Savings
Bank
1,500.00
$2,500.00
RACHAEL R. THAYER FUND
Principal Account :
Deposit, Home Savings Bank,
Boston
$172.50
$172.50
We have examined the account of John W. Hard- ing, Treasurer of the Trustees of Thayer Public Li- brary and find it correct, bills and receipts properly
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