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ESTIMATES ON TREES FROM THE TREE WARDEN Shaw Street, Mill Lane to Norfolk Square, North East Side. 4 trees. $ 525.00
Frederick Road, corner of Washington Street. (For sidewalk) 1 tree. 50.00
Pond Street, Northerly Side. (For sidewalk) 3 trees. 175.00
Washington Street, from St. Francis' Church to Monatiquot School, Easterly Side. 37 trees. (Sidewalk and highway.) 2,625.00
Washington Street, from Wynot Road to Mon- atiquot School, Easterly Side. 13 trees. (Sidewalk and highway improvement.) 915.00
Stedman Avenue, East Side. 2 trees. (Side- walk improvement.) 150.00
Hayward Street, South Side, between Com- mercial St. and Quincy Ave. 47 trees. (For reconstruction of Hayward St.) 970.00
.257
Hayward Street, North Side, between Com- mercial St. and Quincy Ave. 59 trees. (For reconstruction of Hayward St.) 1,545.00 Hancock Street, West Side, between South Braintree Square and Cart Bridge. 22 trees. (For reconstruction of Hancock St.) 1,570.00 Hancock Street, East Side, between South Braintree Square and Cart Bridge, 24 trees. (For reconstruction of Hancock St.) . 1,297.00 Front Street, North Side. 10 trees. 515.00
Cedar Street, East Side. 8 trees. (For side- walk improvement.) 310.00
Academy Street, North Side. 1 tree. (For sidewalk improvement.) 50.00
Tremont Street, West Side, from Lakeview Ave. to Academy St. 1 tree. (For sidewalk improvement.) 60.00
Lakeview Avenue, South Side. 7 trees. (For sidewalk improvement.) 310.00
$11,067.00
ROUGH ESTIMATES ON ENGINEERING FOR 1930
Academy Street Curbing, North Side, Wash- ington St. to Tremont St.
$
125.00
Tremont St., Lakeview Ave. to Academy St., West Side. For sidewalks. 65.00
Pond Street, North Side, opposite Noah Torrey School to Town St. 250.00
Frederick Road, Both Sides, Hancock St. to Washington St. 75.00
Lakeview Avenue, North, Tremont to Franklin St. - 60.00
Tremont and Summer Streets, 2 corners and . plans for takings. 50.00
258
Taylor Street, Washington St. to Franklin St. 75.00 Pond Street Drain, Dewey Avenue to Farm
River. 75.00
Fairview Avenue Betterment 225.00
Dewey Avenue Betterment
250.00
Hancock Street Construction
400.00
Hancock Street, Thayer St. to Washington St., South. 20.00
St. Francis to Wynot Road
250.00
Mt. Vernon Avenue (South)
75.00
Storrs Avenue (North), Washington to Abbott St. 75.00
Cedar Street (East), Elm to Washington St.
200.00
Stedman Avenue, East
50.00
Presidents Road, East
65.00
Hawthorne Road (East), Elm to Home Park Road 75.00
Cleveland Avenue, Union to Harrison Ave.
125.00
Hollis Avenue, Curbing and Walk, North, Oak to Walnut St.
50.00
Pleasant and School Streets, Drain
50.00
Monatiquot Avenue, Curbing, Washington to Walnut Streets. 125.00
Bower Road Betterment
100.00
Washington Street, Hollis to West St.
250.00
Walnut Street Betterment
150.00
Edgemont Road, Curbing
75.00
Edgemont Road, Betterment
75.00
Bellevue Road, West, Commercial to Stetson St. 140.00
Liberty Street, West, Union to Lincoln St. 130.00
Shaw Street, East, Sheppard to Norfolk Square 75.00
Fogg's Drain 25.00
259
Hayward Street, Commercial to North Bowditch 500.00 Union Street, from Liberty Street, West 200.00
Edgehill Road, Argyle Road to Vinedale Road
400.00
Miscellaneous - Stone Bounds, Back. Plans, Recording Plans and Papers
$4,930.00
2,500.00
Total
$6,930.00
Front Street (North), Hobart to Commercial
160.00
$7,090.00
260
Report of the Accounting Officer of the Town of Braintree
January 1, 1929 to December 31, 1929 GENERAL REVENUE RECEIPTS Taxes
Previous years . . $219,247.11
Poll, personal, real
estate 1927
.
$
132.44
Poll, personal, real
estate 1928
218,897.67
Moth 1928
217.00
Current year 526,954:47
Poll, personal, real
estate
$490,138.27
Moth
270.25
Motor Vehicle Ex-
cise
36,545.95
Tax Titles :
Redemption and
Intervening Taxes
2,083.22
From the State:
Corporation
39,658.13
Street Railway ..
1,080.77
Bank
1,678.08
Income (School
Fund $23,678.00)
97,200.31
Veterans' Exemp-
tion
119.31
Trust Company . .
518.57
$888,539.97
261
Licenses :
Liquor
$
1.00
Junk
350.00
Pedlars
107.00
Sunday
340.00
Pool, Billiards, etc.
42.00
Revolver
64.00
Victuallers
130.00
Autos, Dealers .
90.00
Auctioneers
6.00
Sporting
96.50
$ 1,226.50
Permits
Miscellaneous $ 25.00
Marriage
125.00
150.00
$ 1,376.50
Fines :
Court
$
1,659.40
Grants and Gifts
From County :
Dog Licenses ...
$
1,096.72
From Individuals : Amelia Hanson
Fund
$ 526.55
General Government
Collector :
Tax Information $ 74.08
. Interest on de-
posits
169.44
Advertising de -
ferred taxes, 1928 228.25
Fees
1,120.58
Fees (Recording) 176.00
:
262
Bankruptcy claims
(2) ...
87.98
All Other
5.00
1,861.33 $
878.00
Advertising hear-
ings $
483.00
Rebates, Insur-
ance
439.37
Miscellaneous
5.40
927.77
Town Clerk :
Fees, recording,
etc.
$
101.00
Dogs
129.00
230.00
Assessors :
Poll Books
2.50
$
3,899.60
Protection of Persons and Property
Inspection :
Sealing of Weights
and Measures ... $ 190.28
Building Inspec-
tion 846.00 $ 1,036.28
Police Department :
Telephone Calls. . $ 12.00
False Alarms ..
25.00
37.00
Fire Department:
Junk $ 1.50
Renewal permit. . .50
False Alarms .. 20.00
22.00 -
$ 1,095.28
Town Hall, Rent
Selectmen :
263
Health Department
Tuberculosis (Subsidy) $ 1,342.86
Reimbursement, Individual
86.00
Junk 4.50
$
1,433.36
Highways
Sidewalks (Washington St.) . $ 50.00
Materials
108.02
Snow (State)
557.20
Miscellaneous
28.70
$ 743.92
Charities and Soldiers' Benefits
Almshouse:
Sale of Produce .. $ 64.78
Board
429.50
All Other
3.19
$ 497.47
Reimbursements : Poor:
From cities and
towns
$
1,969.55
From State
729.40
2,698.95
Reimbursements : "118"
From State
2,327.41
Soldiers' Benefits :
State Aid and
Soldiers' Burials. . $ 984.00
Soldiers' Burial ..
100.00
1,084.00 $ 6,607.83
Education
Industrial School (State)
$
3,355.54
Tuition, Individual
170.69
Tuition (State Wards)
176.21
264
Continuation School, Cities and Towns
515.42
Miscellaneous
185.85
$
4,403.71
Library
Fines
$
371.87
Recreation
Parks and Playgrounds (Hollis
Will)
$ 500.00
Unclassified
All Other, Electric Light Con-
struction
$ 10,000.00
Debt
200.00
$ 10,200.00
Water Department:
Debt
$
5,000.00
Interest
1,600.00 $ 6,600.00
Enterprises and Cemeteries
Water Department
$100,469.90
Electric Light Department
261,787.25
Cemeteries
45.00
$362,302.15
Interest
Deposits :
General $ 1,951.53
Taxes
8,821.78
Water
2,329.01
Electric Light
77.47
$ 13,179.79
Municipal Indebtedness
Temporary Loans .
$375,000.00 $214,185.24
Loans Authorized
A. Lincoln School Addition $ 90,000.00
Premium 333.00
Braintree Highlands School .. 121,500.00
Premium
2,352.24
265
Refunds
Cemetery
$ 60.00
Police Department
26.75
Welfare
103.26
Fire Alarm
394.44
Collector
2.00
Soldiers' Relief
13.00
Library
2.50
Schools
39.00
Accrued Interest
15.19
-
$ 656.14
Total Receipts
$1,894,378.03
Transfers
Taxes, 1928
$
3,052.92
'Taxes, 1929
3,549.01
Welfare, Miscellaneous
$
350.00
Welfare, Temporary Aid
2,200.00
Soldiers Relief
575.00
Selectmen (Expenses)
200.00
Selectmen (Tree, Engine House)
125.00
Sidewalk, Washington St. (P. 2)
1,125.00
Miscellaneous (Damages to Per- sons and Property)
450.00
Zoning Committee
150.00
Election and Registration
629.24
Extra Pay of Firemen
195.76
6,000.00
$1,906,979.96
Balance, January 1, 1929 :
General Cash
$ 81,937.60
Water Department .
39,933.41
Electric Light Department
2,873.71
124,744.72
$2,031,724.68
266
EXPENDITURES General Government
Legislative:
Salary Moderator
$
25.00
Executive
Selectmen :
Salaries
$
1,800.00
Clerk
1,271.00 -
$ 3,071.00
Other expenses :
Supplies, Station-
ery and postage. . $
252.57
Printing and ad-
vertising
658.18
Tree, Legion Bldg.
100.00
Skiff
54.40
All other
44.85
$
1,110.00
$
4,181.00
Financial
Auditors :
Salaries
$
225.00
Accountant :
Salary $ 2,000.00
Stationery and
supplies
199.86
Clerical help
72.00
$ 2,271.86
Treasurer :
Salary $ 1,500.00
Clerk
235.00
Postage, supplies,
printing and ad-
vertising
139.53
Expenses
40.00
267
Bond
237.50
Clerical help
135.30
$
2,287.33
Collector :
Salary $ 2,000.00
Clerk
1,025.00
Clerical work ...
363.15
Supplies and post-
age
610.28
Printing and ad-
vertising
345.05
Bond
480.00
Tax Sales Ex-
penses
269.00
Miscellaneous
80.98
-
$ 5,173.46
Assessors :
Salaries
$ 2,850.00
Clerks (2)
1,763.00
Other expenses :
Supplies and post-
age $ 306.24
Printing and ad-
vertising
410.75
Auto hire
69.00
Abstracts of
Deeds, Probates and Plans
418.93
Preparing descrip-
tions, Tax Sales. .
200.00
Adding Machine. .
269.50
Planfile, Section. .
243.41
Furniture
74.00
Miscellaneous . .
95.25
$ 6,700.08
268
Assessors-Block Plan System Town Survey ... $ 9,827.10
$ 26,484.83
Other General Departments
Salary Town Counsel $
600.00
Legal expenses .
. . 300.00
$
900.00
Town Clerk
$
1,800.00
Other expenses :
Bond
$
5.00
Supplies and post-
age
53.96
Printing and ad-
vertising
51.00
-
$
109.96
$
1,909.96
Election and Registration :
Salary, Registrars
$
300.00
Election Officers . . 1,006.00
Constables
90.00
Janitors
60.00
$ 1,156.00
. Other expenses :
Supplies, printing and postage ..... $ 615.74
Transportation
ballot box
12.00
Dinners
245.00
Booths, Electrical
work
-
158.66 $ 1,031.40 $ 2,487.40
Town Hall :
Janitor Service . . $ 1,050.00 Assistant Janitor 1,300.00 $ 2,350.00
2,69
Other Expenses :
Fuel $
568.86
Gas and light
663.71
Janitor's supplies
246.31
Repairs
344.54
Water and ice .“
128.70
Water
36.37
Miscellaneous
48.81
$
2,037.30
Telephones, Sundry Departments :
Selectmen
$ 164.74
Accountant
92.99
Assessors
67.15
Collector
84.64
Infirmary
63.05
Highways
80.86
Town Clerk
78.62
Fire Dept.
189.89
Police Dept.
316.15
Health
40.97
Library
83.55
$
1,262.61 $ 5,649.91
Total for General Government
$ 41,638.10
Protection of Persons and Property Police Department
Salaries and wages :
Chief
$
2,875.00
Patrolmen
24,454.90
Special Police .
200.00
Chief Police, Pen-
sion 1,250.00:
$ 28,779.90
1
270
Equipment and repairs :
Gasoline, oil and
grease
$
371.83
Repairs, autos . . 336.96
Tires and tubes . .
96.42
$ 805.21
Other expenses :
Auto hire ..
$
28.00
Supplies, printing
and postage ....
62.17
Care of prisoners
and use of lock-up
138.95
Enforcement o f
554.10
Equipment
for
men
72.08
Expenses, Officers
99.09
Supplies
79.38
Medical aid (Acci-
dent cases)
85.00
Streets, Painting
163.99
Equipment
163.50
All Other 20.88
$ 1,467.14
Equipment, Motor-
cycle
450.00
Installation Police Signal Boxes:
Telephone charges $ 87.33
Boxes
33.79
$ 121.12
$ 31,623.37
Fire Department
Salaries and wages:
Chief
$
3,000.00
Permanent men ..
19,708.00
$ 22,708.00
liquor laws
.
271
Regular Firemen ..
$ 1,515.00
Extra pay of firemen
1,694.75
Qualey's truck and man
1,500.00
Superintendent o f
Fire Alarm
225.00
Equipment and repairs :
Apparatus $
520.47
Equipment, Mis-
cellaneous
665.87
Equipment for
men
186.58
Gasoline, oil and
grease
790.87
Tires and tubes. .
72.40
Hose
1,646.40
Supplies
292.49
Hydrant Service
$
500.00
Fuel
394.16
Light
123.81
Buildings and grounds :
Repairs
$ 60.29
Furnishings
18.85
Water
48.00
All other
43.14
$ 170.28
Other expenses:
Stationery, print-
ing and postage .. $ 32.51
Express and cart-
age . .
21.24
Miscellaneous
52.28
$ 106.03
Equipment, Inhala-
tor $ 225.00
-
$ 4,175.08
272
Fire Alarm Maintenance:
Construction and
repairs
$
2,577.70
Labor
104.00
Power
71.46
$
2,753.16
$ 36,090.27
Inspection-Buildings
Inspector, Salary . .
$
1,000.00
400.00
Transportation
..
$
1,400.00
Weights and Measures
Salary
$
500.00
Other expenses :
Advertising and
supplies $ 36.50
Insurance
31.75
Transportation . .
26.82
Repairs auto . .
87.89
Gasoline and oil. .
27.29
License Plates
26.55
All Other
13.20
$ 250.00
$ 750.00
Forestry
Gypsy Moth :
Printing
$
28.30
Superintendent
600.00
Labor
1,676.85
Autos and teams
771.75
Insecticides ..
193.19
Repairing sprayer
176.18
Gasoline and oil. .
26.15
Tools
112.23
Miscellaneous
2.00
$ 3,586.65
273
Care and planting of trees : Labor, Autos and
Trucks
1,566.16
Forestry, Emerg-
ency Fund 500.00
$ 5,652.81
Total for Protection and Property
$ 75,516.45
Health
General Administration :
Salaries $ 600.00
Secretary
175.00
Postage
16.20
Supplies and print-
ing
72.48
Telephone calls. .
2.50
$ 866.18
Printing Rules and
Regulations .
$ 195.50
Collection of Garb-
age
5,300.00
Care of Dumps .
1,399.90
Inspection of Plumb- ing
835.02
Quarantine and Contagious Diseases :
Medicines $ 27.34
Hospitals
624.00
Quarantine
267.60
Medical Attend-
ance
243.00
Nurses
1.50
Groceries
79.33
Loss of Wages . .
195.00
Board and Treat-
ment
65.00
$ 1,502.77
274
Tuberculosis :
Board and treat-
ment
$
3,412.50
Vital Statistics :
Return of Births $ 26.50
Return of Deaths 20.50
$ 47.00
Other expenses :
Burying animals $
287.15
Court Cases
26.00
Clerical work .
10.00
Miscellaneous ..
81.91
$ 405.06
Inspection :
Animals $ 125.00
Meat and provi-
sions
350.00
Milk
100.00
$ 575.00
Norfolk County Hos- pital
$
6,495.36
Dental Clinic :
Dentist, Services $ 817.75
Asst. to Dentist. : 182.25
$ 1,000.00
Tuberculosis Clinic: Visits and Clerical help $ 99.75
Sewerage Committee :
Report and Sur-
veys 750.00
Total for Health
$ 22,884.04
Highways General Administration, Salaries : Highway Survey- ors $ 33.33
275
Superintendent of Streets
3,375.00 $ 3,408.33
Repairs
General :
Labor and Haul-
ing
$
9,593.28
Materials
9,903.01
Repairs Equip-
ment
3,694.49
$ 23,190.78
Tarvia:
Labor and Haul-
ing
$
3,847.88
Materials
9,544.58
$ 13,392.46
$
552.26
Flashlights
Street Signs
250.00
Drains and Catch Basins: Labor and Haul-
ing
$
818.28
Materials
680.88 .
$
1,499.16
Guard Rails and Fences :
Labor
$
649.68
Materials
258.29
$ 907.97
Street Cleaning :
Labor and Haul-
ing
$
2,351.40
All Other:
Bridge $ 76.50
Rent Drain
6.00
Supplies and Print-
ing
69.10
Registration and
Insurance
59.00
276
Inspection Boilers
33.00
Miscellaneous . .
202.86
$
446.46
$ 42,590.49
Highways, New Equipment :
Shovel $ 9,270.00
G. M. C. Truck .. 3,924.10
Miscellaneous .
220.22
$ 13,414.32
Bridge, Pearl Street:
Contract $
1,200.00
Engineering
32.10
Culverts
76.20
Labor
216.00
$ 1,524.30
Highways, River Street:
Contract, Curbing $ 1,415.75
Engineering 64.30
Labor
486.70
Hauling
95.52
Lawns
225.00
Cement
3.20
$ 2,290.47
Highways, Waldron Road :
Labor $ 693.88
Hauling
380.67
Materials
844.43
$ 1,918.98
Sidewalk, Washington St. (Pr. 2) :
Contract $ 5,709.50
Labor
1,111.42
Hauling
678.74
Materials
218.49
Engineering 231.70
Trees
1,077.54
Miscel. (Poles) . . 1,050.00
$ 10,077.39
277
Sidewalk, Middle and Elm Sts .:
Contract
$
143.75
Engineering
25.00
Labor and Haul-
ing
34.49
$
203.24
Sidewalk, West Street:
Contract, Curbing $
1,338.75
Labor
640.14
Hauling
431.84
Materials
498.00
Trees
135.00
-
$
3,043.73
River St. Land Damages :
Sundry Persons. . $ 313.12
Sidewalk, Tremont and West Sts .: Contract, Curbing $ 400.00
Moving Hedge
50.00
$
450.00
Sidewalk, Middle St. and Cleveland Ave .:
Contract, Curbing $
1,070.00
Labor
1,021.82
Hauling
204.00
Materials
2,769.67
$
5,065.49
Sidewalk, Commercial St .:
Contract
$
5,258.88
Labor
349.51
Trees
150.00
$
5,758.39
Sidewalk, Allen Street:
Contract, curbing $
976.25
Catch basins, re-
built
50.00
Labor
642.65
278
Hauling
227.32
Materials
843.69
-
$ 2,739.91
Sidewalk, Shaw St .:
Contract, curbing $
817.50
Labor
213.82
Hauling
58.66
Materials
360.37
$
1,450.35
Sidewalk, Tremont St .:
(Central Ave. to Lakeview Ave.)
Contract, curbing $
1,112.50
Labor
397.58
Hauling
121.72
Materials
2,029.98 $ 3,661.78
Sidewalk, Pearl St .:
Contract, curbing $ 2,146.00
Labor and Haul-
ing
436.54
Materials
608.59 -
$
3,191.13
Sidewalk, Franklin St .:
Labor $ 386.52
Hauling
19.66
Materials
1,483.13 -
$ 1,889.31
Sidewalk, Central Ave .:
Contract, cement $ 2,005.25
Labor
300.00
Materials
456.58
$ 2,761.83
Sidewalk, Academy and Tremont Sts .:
Contract, corner $
262.50
-
279
Engineering
47.60
Labor
85.61
Materials
50.29 $ 446.00
Sidewalk, Corner Taylor and Tremont Sts .:
Contract, curbing $
155.75
Tree
40.00
Labor
57.93
Materials .
14.32
$ 268.00
Sidewalk, Pond St .:
Contract, curbing $
1,590.00
Labor
635.13
Hauling
103.45
Materials $ 1,684.23
$ 4,012.81
Sidewalk, Tremont St .: (Wash. to Summer Sts.)
Contract, cement $ 1,022.33
Tree
50.00
$ 1,072.33
Highways, Abbott St .:
Labor
$
148.44
Hauling
207.00
Materials
2,026.98 $ 2,382.42
Highways, Park St. Extension :
· Labor
$
82.50
Hauling
30.00
Materials
523.55
$
636.05
Highways, Pond St .:
(Granite to Randolph line.)
Labor
$
477.73
Hauling 342.60
Materials
1,917.07
$
2,737.40
280
Highways, Pond St .:
(Town St. to Farm River.)
Labor
$
434.90
Hauling
136.12
Materials
1,528.61
$
2,099.63
Highways, Vine St. Extension :
Labor and Haul-
ing
$
150.00
Material 48.60 -
$ 198.60
Highways, Sumner Ave .:
Labor
$
90.00
Hauling
74.00
Materials
779.25
$
943.25
Highways, Liberty St .: (Peach to Division Sts.)
Labor
$
2,195.69
Hauling
1,613.25
Materials
397.02
$
4,205.96
Highways, Wash. and Pond Sts., Junction :
Labor
$
567.19
Hauling
466.04
Materials
386.77
$
1,420.00
Highways, Division St. Square :
Material
$
- 133.20
Highways, Middle St .:
Labor
$
648.80
Hauling
662.17
Materials
687.05
$
1,998.02
281
Highways, Pleasant View Ave .:
Labor
$
529.68
Hauling
1,548.01
Materials
1,440.31
3,518.00 $
Drainage, Mt. Vernon Ave .:
Labor
$
1,191.13
Hauling
47.94
Materials
974.93
$
2,214.00
Drainage, Washington St .:
(Sampson Ave. and Sherbrooke Ave.)
Labor
$
399.38
Hauling
47.00
Materials
231.62 .
$ 678.00
Drainage, Park St. Extension :
Labor
$
362.30
Hauling
233.67
Materials
100.00
$
695.97
Drainage, Commercial Street:
Contract
$
2,475.00
Engineering
72.20
Labor
784.64
Hauling
265.68
Materials
1,678.80
$
5,276.32
Drainage, Hawthorne Rd .: Labor and Haul-
ing
$
99.50
Materials
60.00
$
159.50
Drainage, Tremont St .:
Labor
262.43
282
Hauling
39.57
Materials
98.00
$ 400.00
Drainage, Howard St .:
Contract $
820.00
Labor
35.00
Hauling
15.00
Materials
707.76
$ 1,577.76
Drainage, Hollingsworth Ave .:
Engineering
$
33.65
Labor
840.49
Hauling
192.54
Materials
1,206.63
$
2,273.31
Drainage, Edge Hill Rd .:
Labor
$
330.14
Hauling
9.33
Materials
180.95
$
520.42
Drainage, Hollis Ave. to Common St .: (Opening up brook, etc.)
Labor & hauling. $
455.65
Materials
294.35
$
750.00
Land Highway Purposes:
Easterly cor. Tremont and
West Sts.
$
100.00
Highways, Brow Ave. (Betterment) :
Engineering
$
443.60
Contract
3,125.35
Labor
2,105.12
Hauling
1,190.24
Materials
2,319.91
-
$
9,184.22
283
Highways, Marshall St. (Betterment) :
Engineering $ 202.95
Labor
3,01407
Hauling
1,001.95
Materials
3,860.99
$
8,079.96
Highways, Bickford Rd. (Betterment) :
Engineering $ 29.70
Contract-
curbing
670.00
Labor
1,069.00
Hauling
380.85
Material
22.00
2,171.55
$
Highways, Burroughs Rd. (Betterment) :
Engineering .. $ 20.00
Labor
1,360.76
Hauling
235.83
Materials
821.97
Tree
175.00
$
2,613.56
Highways, Staten Rd. (Betterments) :
Engineering
$
72.00
Contract-
curbing 723.75
Labor
1,880.93
Hauling
808.50
Materials
791.51
$
4,276.69
Sidewalk, Quincy Ave. (Betterment) :
Engineering .... $ 78.50 Contract-cement
and curbing ...
1,991.50
$
2,070.00
284
Highways, Oak St. Extension (Betterment) :
Labor
$
1,118.92
Hauling
407.29
Materials
1,322.94
2,849.15
Highways, Braintree Highlands School Site Rd .:
Engineering $ 1,332.10
Labor
2,453.68
Hauling
6,905.22
Materials
3,081.49
Water Pipe
4,180.80
$ 17,953.29
Sidewalk, Washington St. (P. 1.) :
Wall $ 200.00
Labor
263.18
Hauling
24.00
Trees
100.00
Materials
423.85
$
1,011.03
Highways, Trefton Drive (Betterment) :
Labor $ 948.91
Hauling
204.80
Materials
886.31
$ 2,040.02
$152,720.16
Snow Removal:
Labor
$
6,700.00
Hauling and
Plowing
2,981.91
Materials
1,040.20
Repairs to Equipment . ..
1,390.44
Three Tractors and
285
Snowplows .
4,956.00
Street Lighting
$ 17,068.59 $ 13,378.50
Total for Highways
$229,166.07
CHARITIES
Overseers of the Poor:
Salaries
$
600.00
Welfare-Miscellaneous :
Salary Visitor .. $ 1,404.00
Storage for Car. . 70.00
Gasoline, Oil, etc.
125.65
Repairs
43.80
Tires and Tubes.
34.45
Auto (new)
350.00
Registration
3.00
Miscellaneous ..
9.62
$
2,040.52
Outside Relief by Town:
Cash aid
$
2,937.00
Groceries
1,809.33
Fuel
840.48
Medical aid
262.75
Rent
1,864:00
Miscellaneous
171.56
Hospitals and
State Institutions
2,743.14
Board
267.00
$ 10,895.26
Relief by other Cities
$
2,404.84
and Towns
.
Mothers' Aid:
Cash aid
$
3,245.00
Rent
720.96
Medical aid
129.00
286
Fuel
272.89
Groceries
9.50
Miscellaneous . .
59.35
$ 4,436.70
Relief by other Cities and Towns
$ 1,535.91
Braintree Home : Salary of Super-
intendent .... $ 1,200.00
Other employees . 557.65
Groceries and
Provisions 1,926.96
Dry Goods and
Clothing 235.77
Fuel, Light and
Gas
918.98
Medicine and Med-
ical Aid
161.69
Grain
229.22
Buildings, Repairs, etc. :
Papering and
Painting .. 365.14
Repairs, Steam
Pipes and Heater 85.01
Installing
Radiators
400.00
Electrical work. .
78.71
Lumber
24.59
Repairs Closet
Tank
39.80
Carpenter
42.00
Miscellaneous
47.49
All Other:
Papers
$ 90.10
Burial
72.00
Disinfectant
85.70
Garden
238.41
287
Stock
215.00
Miscellaneous . 282.97
$ 7,297.19
$ 29,210.42
SOLDIERS' BENEFITS
State Aid:
Aid, Civil War .. $ 846.00
Soldiers' Burials . 100.00
$ 946.00
Soldiers' Relief :
Cash aid $ 2,156.75
Rent
33.50
Fuel
87.75
Groceries
110.00
$ 2,388.00
$
3,334.00
Total for Charities and Soldiers' Benefits
$32,544.42
EDUCATION General Expenses
Salary of Superin-
tendent $ 4,877.50
Clerk
1,306.48
Attendance Officer. 497.00
Printing, Stationery and Postage 143.10
Telephone
701.76
Miscellaneous
390.12
$
7,915.96
INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENSES
Teachers' Salaries .. $192,114.00
7 Textbooks and Supplies : High 6,120.32
Elementary
7,599.86
$205,834.18
288
OPERATING EXPENSES
Janitors' Services :
High
$
4,180.15
Elementary 11,127.90
Fuel and Light:
High and Elemen-
tary
9,539.76
Miscellaneous :
High and Elemen-
tary
3,505.15
$ 28,352.96
MAINTENANCE
Repairs :
High and Elemen- tary
$ 12,688.67
AUXILIARY
Physician
$ 900.00
Nurse
1,560.00
Transportation
10,846.63
Tuition
3,156.71
Graduation exercises
148.25
Noon services
(Teachers)
420.00
Outlay
4,434.30
All other
1,829.19
$ 23,295.08
CONTINUATION SCHOOL
Salary Superin-
tendent $
22.50
Teachers' Salaries. .
2,185.00
Clerk
6.00
Attendance Officer . 3.00
Janitors' Services. .
72.20
All Other
335.75
-
$ 2,624.45
$280,711.30
289
ABRAHAM LINCOLN SCHOOL ADDITION
Supplies
$ 25.06
Engineer
195.00
Architect
5,320.02
Contractor
51,565.70
Contracts :
Plumbing
3,624.91
Electrical work
3,099.52
Heating and
Ventilating
12,512.95
Contract bonds
931.66
Insurance
195.00
Miscellaneous
55.00
$ 77,524.82
BRAINTREE HIGHLANDS SCHOOL
Architect
$
4,954.65
Contractor
23,730.70
Contracts :
Electrical work ..
905.25
Plumbing
.
935.00
Heating and
Ventilating ...
153.00
Cleaning brush land (labor)
348.14
Topographical survey
90.00
Contract bonds .
1,078.94
Insurance
162.27
Miscellaneous
19.21
$ 32,377.16
$109,901.98
Total for Education
$390,613.28
290
LIBRARY
Janitor-Salary
$
300.00
Librarian
$ 1,440.00
Assistants
2,330.50
Other labor
120.00
Supplies-
Printing
242.20
Books and
Periodicals
1,690.69
Books, Binding
204.00
Transportation
Books
110.00
Miscellaneous
258.55
Buildings-Grounds :
Repairs
292.05
Fuel and Light ..
513.48
Furniture
260.99
Rent-Branch
Library P. 2 and 3
525.00
All other
26.35
Janitors' service . ..
99.96
$ 8,113.77
Total for Library
$
8,413.77
RECREATION
Parks and Playgrounds : Playground P. 1
(Hollis Fund) . $ 500.00
Care and Mainten- ance Playgrounds
(3) 1,282.59
Sand and Loam .. 10.40
Equipment 399.26
Miscellaneous
41.50
$ 2,233.75
291
ORGANIZED PLAY
Supervisor $ 280.00
Assistants
480.00
Equipment
139.71
$ 899.71
Total for Recreation
$ 3,133.46
UNCLASSIFIED
Legislative :
Finance Committee:
Reports . .
$
215.30
Notes-Annual
Meetings ...
197.50
Stationery and
Advertising 34.75
Auto hire . ...
10.00
Planning Board
15.00
Auditors-
Auto hire ..
5.00
$ 477.55
Town Reports :
Printing $ 1,873.91
Financial :
Care and Maintenance Adding Machine $ 13.30
Ink
10.14
$ 23.44
Selectmen:
Mass. Statute $ 4.00
Vault
10.00
Supplies
13.15
Advertising
Hearings
77.00
Traffic light
512.29
292
Fee-Petition
6.00
Clerk (Vacation)
48.00
Miscellaneous ...
55.00
-
$ 725.44
Highways:
Clerical help $ 33.00
Relocation
11.02
Pipe-
Hollis Ave. . . .
325.00
$ 369.02
Treasurer :
Certification of
Notes $
26.00
Miscellaneous
2.00
$ 28.00
Assessors :
Witness fees $ 18.60
Welfare:
Miscellaneous
122.70
Soldiers' Relief
55.25
Health :
Field Driver ..
1.50
Damages to Persons and Property ... 404.59
$ 4,100.00
Engineering :
Engineering . . . . $ 2,917.81
Examining and
recording plans 603.02
Labor-setting
stone bounds. . 1,075.12
Materials 30.73
Stone bounds .
1,240.00
$ 5,866.68
293
Insurance-Public Buildings :
Schools $ 3,128.17
Legion Hall
187.60
Infirmary
386.00
Treasurer (Burglary
and Messenger) 112.50
Boilers
(Public Bldgs.)
1,691.41
Equipment .. .
1,892.00
$ 7,397.68
Memorial Day :
Post 87, G. A. R. $
200.00
American Legion 200.00
$ 400.00
Compensation Law.
$
1,789.94
Land School and
Other Purposes. .
3,186.00
Land Damages Takings
2,139.50
Fourth July Celebration
500.00
Patrolling Sunset Lake
352.00
Cemetery-Plain St .:
Superintendent . $ 500.00
Labor and Hauling
621.00
Material
99.95
Equipment
57.40
Tarvia
127.40
Miscellaneous
19.00
$ 1,424.75
Storage Vault :
Materials and
Labor $ 313.58
Equipment
182.45
$ 496.03
$ 23,552.58
Total for Unclassified
$ 27,652.58
294
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