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Union St.
Contract .$ 1,852.50
Labor
2,888.20
Hauling
664.73
Materials
6,187.47
$ 11,592.90
Commercial St. (Adams to Union St.) :
Labor $ 1,195.95
Hauling
413.81
Materials
2,724.91 $ 4,334.67
359
Dyer Hill
Labor $ 1,173.36
Hauling
698.28
Materials
1,534.36
Trees
75.00
3,481.00 $
Commercial St. (Union to Shaw) :
Labor $. 2,872.98
Hauling
766.49
Materials
7,130.46
$ 10,769.93
Drainage-Washington St.
(321 Wash. to brook) :
Labor $ 386.08
Materials
547.99
$ 934.07
Quincy Ave. Bridge :
Special police.$ 94.22
Contract
2,970.35
Labor
220.00
Materials
46.80
$ 3,331.37
HIGHWAYS-Betterments:
Dewey Ave. :
Contract
1,557.71
Labor 828.57
Hauling
662.08
Materials
456.41
$ 3,504.77
360
Fairview Ave. :
Labor $
630.48
Hauling
437.40
Materials
1,886.30
$ 2,954.18
Walnut St. Extension :
Contract $ 1,985.27
Labor
1,373.94
Hauling
1,086.89
Materials
1,756.90
Tree
50.00
$
6,253.00
Bowers Rd. :
Contract $ 1,467.50
Labor
1,361.77
Hauling
673.08
Materials
1,186.47
$ 4,688.82
Burroughs Rd. Extension :
Labor $ 397.49
Hauling
168.36
Materials
116.47
$ .
682.32
Edgemont Rd. Extension :
Contract .$ 378.75
Labor
354.88
Hauling
206.59
Materials
291.57
$ 1,231.79
361
Edgehill Rd. (from Argyle easterly) :
Contract $ 7,378.37
Labor
2,265.87
Hauling
1,649.80
Materials
2,644.46
Tree
125.00
$ 14,063.50
Total-Specials
$164,540.78
SNOW :
· Labor
$ 4,762.36
Hauling
2,722.37
Materials
1,473.13
Repairs to
Equipment .. .
1,524.59
Equipment .. .
338.16
$ 10,820.61
STREET LIGHTING :
14,274.37
Total for Highways
$238,629.05
CHARITIES
Overseers of the Poor:
Salaries
$
600.00
Welfare-Miscellaneous:
Salary Visitor.$
1,404.00
Storage for
Car
55.00
Gasoline, Oil,
etc.
137.91
Repairs
59.96
Tires and
-
362
Tubes
32.15
Miscellaneous.
2.53
$
1,691.55
Outside Relief by Town:
Cash aid. $ 3,472.00
Groceries
3,575.89
1
Fuel
1,082.77
Medical aid .. 168.60
Rent
2,795.50
Miscellaneous .
257.52
Hospitals and
State Institu-
tions
3,220.24
Board
235.00
Burials
300.00
$ 15,107.52
Relief by other Cities and
Towns
$
2,177.67
Mothers' Aid:
Cash aid ..... $
2,579.80
Rent
864.96
Medical aid .. 162.09
Fuel
264.39
Groceries . .
585.47
Miscellaneous .
203.19
Hospitals
241.99
Burials
171.50
-
$ 5,073.39
Relief by other Cities and
363
Towns
$
924.28
Braintree Home :
Salary of Su-
perintendent .. $ 1,200.00
Other em-
- ployees 581.00
Groceries and
provisions ...
2,846.07
Clothing, etc. 245.57
Fuel,
light
and gas ..... 1,125.79
Medicine and
medical aid ... 276.70
Grain
305.70
Buildings, repairs, etc. :
Henhouse ... $ 125.00
Henhouse, re-
built
115.00
Installing
toi-
lets 880.27
Painting house
and barn ..... 1,164.44
Repairs, minor
148.72
All other:
Papers
.$
116.04
Flag pole .... 100.00
Miscellaneous . 360.47
-
$ 9,590.77
$ 35,165.18.
364
SOLDIERS' BENEFITS
State Aid :
$
677.00
Military Aid : .
180.00
Soldier Relief :
Cash aid $ 3,911.72
Rent
441.00
Fuel
143.40
Groceries
9.69
Miscellaneous.
44.00
4,549.81 $ 5,406.81
Total for Charities and Soldiers Benefits
$ 40,571.99
SCHOOLS
General Expenses
Salary of Super-
intendent $ 4,900.00
Clerk
1,149.96
Attendance Offi-
cer
500.00
Printing, Sta-
tionery and Post-
age
141.34
Telephone
592.43
Miscellaneous
331.80
-
$ 7,615.53
-
365
INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENSES
Teachers'
Salaries :
. $203,011.50
Text Books and Supplies :
High
7,184.01
Elementary 8,820.24
$219,015.75
OPERATING EXPENSES
Janitors' Services :
High
.$
3,942.97
Elementary
12,064.00
Fuel and Light:
High and Ele-
mentary .. 9,010.42
Miscellaneous :
High and Ele-
mentary
2,637.73
$ 27,655.12
MAINTENANCE
Repairs :
High and Ele-
mentary
$ 17,095.87
AUXILIARY
Physicians
. $
825.00
Nurse
1,540.00
Transporta-
tion
10,809.11
Tuition
2,212.36
366
Graduations
373.29
Outlay
2,339.27
All Other
1,828.28
$ 19,927.31
ABRAHAM LINCOLN SCHOOL ADDITION
Architect $ 788.94
Contractor
23,052.87
Contracts :
Plumbing
1,275.17
Electric-
al work
2,862.98
Heating &
Ventilating ..
2,630.05
Fixtures
622.90
Grading . 2,198.46
Miscellaneous.
6,043.81
$ 39,475.18
BRAINTREE HIGHLANDS SCHOOL
Architect . $ 2,730.43
Contractor 67,655.61
Contracts :
Electric-
al work
5,074.65
Plumbing . . 5,381.00
Heating &
Ventilating . . 15,553.00
Bond (addi- tional) 119.07
Insurance - Fire
275.75
367
Contract - spe-
cial
533.61
Lighting Fix-
tures
726.50
Floors
2,746.16
Hardware
1,200.00
Furnishings
7,844.93
Waterproofing
687.00
Drainage &
Grading
3,081.64
All Other
139.36
$113,748.71
Total for Education $444,533.47
LIBRARY
Salaries :
Librarian .$ 1,559.97
Assistants 3,369.00
$ 4,928.97
Janitor : Salary . 300.00
Other labor 120.00
$ 420.00
Other Expenses :
Supplies
-Printing .. $ 331.64
Books and
Periodicals . . 4,604.82
Books -
Binding . . 188.33
Transpor-
tation books .
120.00
368
Buildings - Grounds :
Rent-Branch
Library P. 2 &
P. 3
600.00
Repairs
214.17
Fuel - Light
-Water
574.96
Furniture
57.87
All Other
55.02
Insurance ·
126.20
Janitor's Serv-
ice
99.96
6,972.97
Total for Library
$ 12,321.94
RECREATION
Parks and Playgrounds-Prec. 1 :
Labor and
Hauling
.$
622.81
Equipment
273.20
Material 126.90
Shrubs
150.00
$
1,172.91
Parks and Playgrounds-Prec. 2:
Labor and
Hauling . . . . $ 571.09
Equipment :
Electric-
al work
212.57
Posts and
lumber
.
147.28
369
Furnish-
ing and in-
stalling fence
241.00
Water pipe
-
and labor
27.55
Amiesite
832.24
All Other
118.27
$
2,150.00
Parks and Playgrounds-Prec. 3:
Labor and
Hauling $ 813.10
Equipment
335.46
All Other .
24.00
$
1,172.56
Organized Play :
Supervisor and
Teachers $ 760.00
Labor
20.00
Equipment
108.69
All Other
10.00
$ 898.69
Hollis Fund :
Labor-P. 2.$
51.73
Equipment . . 447.17
$ 498.90
Total for Recreation
$
5,893.06
UNCLASSIFIED
Finance Committee :
Reports .. . . $ 192.80
370
Notes - An-
nual Meetings
166.82
Stationery and
Advertising 7.50
Auto hire
10.00
Sewerage
Committee . .
70.00
-
$ 447.12
Town Reports :
Printing
$
1,143.80
Financial :
Main. Adding
Machine .$
18.85
Ink
10.94
$ 29.79
Selectmen :
Checkers -
Town
Meet-
ings
.$
36.00
Supplies
63.20
Dog Officer .
200.00
Profes-
sional Services
300.00
Hall - decor-
ation
70.00
Poles -
removal
63.76
Board Survey
- Rules and
Regulations . 36.00
Fee-Petition. 3.00
371
Flag (Tercen-
tenary)
13.50
Miscellaneous. 102.00
$ 887.46
Highways:
Traffic Signal
parts . $ 80.38
Driveways
117.92
$ 198.30
Treasurer :
Certifica- tion of notes.
$ 40.00
Assessors :
Witness fees .
3.00
Welfare :
Miscellaneous.
16.10
Hall :
Fuel, etc.
284.11
Police duty
149.43
Damages -
Persons and
Property . . 399.25
$ 3,598.36
Insurance - Public Buildings :
Schools
$ 4,398.12
Legion Hall .
134.00
Infirmary ...
109.66
Treasurer
(Burglary and
Messenger)
112.50
Boilers
322.79
372
Equipment .. 1,706.01 - 6,783.08 $
Memorial Day :
Post 87, G. A.
R. .
200.00
American
Legion
200.00
$ 400.00
Committee Fire and Police
Station
200.00
Compensation Law
2,187.29
Land Damages
236.50
Fourth of July Celebration .
500.00
Patrolling Sunset Lake
364.00
Sewerage Committee
250.00
Total for Unclassified. ..
$ 14,519.23
Interest :
Schools
$ 30,092.50
Town Hall ..
200.00
Tubercu-
losis Hopital.
270.00
Water Mains.
1,400.00
Highways
Washing-
ton and Union
Streets
2,040.00
Anticipation of
Revenue
12,908.75
Taxes-Interest
181.96
$ 47,093.21
373
Municipal Indebtedness :
Schools
$ 62,500.00
Town Hall .. 2,000.00
Tubercu-
losis Hospital.
1,000.00
Water Dept .-
Mains and
Standpipe ..
5,000.00
Highways
-
Washing-
ton and Union
Streets
.
17,000.00
$ 87,500.00
Anticipation of Revenue Water Department:
500,000.00
Maintenance . . $80,942.83
Standpipe Com-
mercial Pipe Line
54,037.57
$134,980.40
Electric Light Department
$308,092.42
Cemetery-Plain St .:
Superintendent
$500.00
Labor and Haul-
ing $526.50
Material
84.84
Equipment 101.37
Miscellaneous
33.05
745.76
· $1,245.76
1 -
374
Metropolitan Park Assess-
ment
$ 21,134.29
State Assessment 22,610.00
County Tax 27,958.09
State Highway Tax 5,025.68
Municipal Lighting Plant
82.60
Metropolitan Planning Divi- sion
156.52
Southern Traffic Artery
125.58
National Bank Tax
36.77
Abatement Smoke Nuisance .
120.32
Auditing Municipal Accts.
3,975.17
Trust Company
19.51
Snow Removal
412.62
Metropolitan Sewerage Loan.
11,154.45
Ways in Malden-Weymouth and Hingham
524.95
Sewer - South
16,041.74
Ways in Braintree - Wey-
mouth and Hingham
12,466.82
$121,845.11
REFUNDS
Taxes 1929
676.28
Taxes 1928
264.48
Taxes 1927
230.48
$ 1,171.24
Hall $ 15.00
Water Dept.
4.80
$ 19.80
Special Assessment:
Excise 1929 .$
56.52
375
Excise 1930 .
1,186.75
Street Better-
ment 1930 Un-
apportioned 117.00
$ 1,360.27
$ 2,551.31
Total Cash payments
$2,166.707.62
TRANSFERS
Taxes
$ 11,451.30
RESERVE FUND 1930
Welfare - Miscellaneous . $ 50.00
Temporary Aid
4,288.00
Soldiers' Relief
1,550.00
Town Clerk
240.00
Special Police
1,743.13
Quincy Ave. Bridge
31.37
Cemetery
190.00
Sewerage
210.00
Employees Compensation
187.29
Schools - General
400.00
Election and Registration
300.00
Treasurer
100.00
Collector
100.00
Extra Pay of Firemen
546.50
Infirmary
63.71
$ 10,000.00
$2,188,158.92
376
Balance, January 1, 1931 :
General Cash. $121,885.98
Water Dept. . 25,779.60
$147,665.58
Electric Light Department . $ 3,669.33
$151,334.91
1
$2,339,493.83
/
377
BALANCE SHEET DECEMBER 31, 1930
ASSETS
Cash - General
$139,443.15
Water Dept.
Art. 17
(Special)
8,222.43
Electric Light Dept. 3,669.33
Specials
49,159.33
$200,494.24
Taxes :
1930 $288,063.92
1929
1,780.18
1928
816.24
$290,660.34
Special Assessments :
Motor Vehicle Excise
1930
$
6,242.61
Motor Vehicle Excise
1929
1,145.82
Moth 1930
155.00
Apportioned Street Better-
ments - 1930
6,185.42
Interest
504.21
$ 14,233.06
Tax Titles :
19,790.00
Overlay - 1927
230.48
Water Dept .:
Rates, Services, etc.
18,138.13
Lien on Real Estate 719.01
Electric Light Dept:
Light, Power and Sundries
25,323.05
Loan Authorized :- Sewerage
444,000.00
1
378
Snow
820.61
Net Bonded Debt :
877,000.00
Trust Funds - Cash and · Securities 70,412.11
Deferred Revenue :
Apportioned Betterments
1930
13.288.70
$1,975,109.73
LIABILITIES
Overlay :
1930
$ 855.95
1929
2,438.29
1928
1,827.06
$ 5,121.30
Special Assessment Revenue.
6,844.63
Excise Tax Revenue
2,302.82
Tax Title Revenue
19,790.00
Excess and Deficiency .
66,355.08
Reserve Fund-Overlay
2,334.08
Temporary Loans
200,000.00
Premium on Loans.
2,209.90
Balances of Accounts :
Assessors - Block Plan
System-
$ 1,920.38
Fire and Police Station ..
85,313.31
Sewerage
449,310.00
Highways:
Shaw St.
$ 500.00
Trefton Drive
503.31
Highways:
Fairview Ave. $ 320.82
379
Walnut St. Ext.
1,250.75
Bowers Rd.
863.18
Edgemont Rd. Ext.
455.91
Edgehill Rd.
481.50
Sidewalks:
Stedman Ave.
$ 509.09
Shaw St .- Pr. 3.
1,343.89
Front St.
345.22
Pond St.
1,634.63
Wash. St.
460.29
Dyer Hill
519.00
Sidewalks:
Liberty St., 1929. . $ 128.96
Braintree Highlands School
Site 33.65
Sidewalks:
Academy $
10.72
Wash. St.
306.12
Tremont St. 207.67
Frederick Rd. 191.84
Frederick Rd.
1,683.25
Wash. St. (Square)
36.72
Wash. St. (Church
to
Whitman's)
20.75
Storrs Ave.
30.63
Cedar St.
99.10
Quincy Ave. (Com'l to
R. R.)
35.16
Quincy Ave. (Gas Co. to
52.05
bridge)
Liberty St. 44.36
380
Bellevue Rd. .30
Wash. St. (Monat. S. to
church)
13.78
Wash. St.
38.43
Charles St.
8.51
Highways:
Hollingsworth Blvd. . $ 126.89
Pearl St.
18.84
Hawthorne Rd.
64.36
Cedar - Wash.
Intersec-
tion
27.15
Union St.
1.50
Com'l St.
99:33
Com'l St. (Union to Shaw.
22.57
Dewey Ave. 45.23
Burroughs Rd.
17.68
Bellevue Ave.
3.40
Committee on Zoning.
197.34
Committee - Fire and Po-
lice Station
300.00
Drainage-Wash. St.
15.93
Traffic Lights. . $ 500.00
500.00
$ 4,382.22
Traffic Lights. . 900.00
900.00
Liberty St. (new approp.) .
20,000.00
Land - highway purposes
450.00
Land damages-taking of
land
390.10
Braintree Highlands School
874.13
381
Water Department:
Revenue
$ 18,857.14
Available Surplus
31,492.10
Commercial Pipe Lines, etc. (Art. 17)
8,222.43
Electric Light Dept .:
Revenue
$ 25,323.05
Maintenance Balance
3,669.33
Depreciation Fund
47,127.18
Trust Funds :
Braintree School Fund .
$ 8,893.15
French Fund
2,419.50
Hunt Fund
24,276.99
Penniman Fund
500.00
Kelley Trust Fund.
200.00
Hollis Fund
100.00
Library Foundation Fund ..
11,020.91
Stetson Fund
2,500.00
R. Thayer Fund (library) ..
172.50
Chas. Thayer Fund
20,329.06
Trust Funds Income :
School Fund
$ 1,504.05
French Fund
118.37
Penniman Fund
52.45
Chas. Taylor Fund.
357.28
Indebtedness:
Town Hall
$ 4,000.00
Norfolk County Hospital . .
5,000.00
Hollis School
3,000.00
Watson School
48,000.00
Torrey School Addition.
100,000.00
High School
243,000.00
Penniman School Addition
68,000.00
382
Water Dept. - Mains and
Standpipe
30,000.00
Highways - Wash. and
Union Sts.
34,000.00
Lincoln School Addition .. .
84,000.00
112,000.00
Braintree Highlands School Water Dept .- Commercial Pipe Lines and Standpipe (Art. 17)
30,000.00
Fire and Police Station ...
116,000.00
Deferred Revenue :
Apportioned Betterments due
1931
$ 1,700.80
1932
1,675.80
1933
1,519.30
1934
1,501.30
1935
1,378.30
1936
1,378.30
1937
1,378.30
1938
1,378.30
1939
1,378.30
$1,975,109.73
RECAPITULATION 1930
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Appropriation,
Transfers or Refunds
Account
Payments
Balance
25.00
Moderator, salary .
25.00
2,350.00
Accounting Department
2,276.12
73.88
1,800.00
Selectmen, salaries
1,800.00
1,296.00
(Selectmen, secretary
1,296.00
973.00
Selectmen, expenses
973.00
225.00
Auditors, salaries
225.00
1,500.00
Treasurer, salary
1,500.00
235.00
Treasurer, clerk
235.00
1,383.75
100.00
Treasurer, expenses
1,481.04
2.71
2,000.00
Collector, salary
2,000.00
2,660.00
100.00
Collector, expenses
2,756.65
3.35
1,025.00
Collector, clerk
1,025.00
3,000.00
Assessors, salaries
3,000.00
1,872.00
Assessors,clerks (2)
1,872.00
2,242.00
Assessors, expenses
2,042.92
199.08
6,969.91
Assessors, Block Plan System
5,049.53
1,920.38
700.00
Law, salary Town Counsel
700.00
383
Bal. or Loan
300.00
Law, Legal expenses
300.00
1,800.00
Town Clerk, salary
1,800.00
215.00
240.00
Town Clerk, expenses
444.68
10.32
874.00
300.00
Election and Registration
874.00
300.00
300.00
Registrars, salaries
300.00
1,626.00
Election Officers
1,420.00
206.00
1,104.00
Town Hall, janitor
1,104.00
1,300.00
Town Hall, assistant janitor
1,300.00
2,500.00
Town Hall, maintenance
2,499.95
.05
1,475.00
Telephones
1,475.00
PROTECTION PERSONS AND PROPERTY
30,000.00
Police - Salaries
30,000.00
1,000.00
1,743.13
Special Police
2,742.21
92
1,250.00
Pension - Chief Police
1,250.00
2,675.00
Expenses and Equipment
1,966.39
708.61
589.00
Equipment - Auto-
589.00
25,230.29
Fire Dept. - Permanent Men
25,230.29
1,480.00
Pay of Men
1,445.00
35.00
1,500.00
546.50
Extra Pay of Men
2,046.50
1,500.00
Qualey's Truck and Man
1,500.00
8,335.00
67.00
General Expenses
8,392.64
9.36
3,200.00
Fire Alarm
3,170.87
29.13
384
1
116,000.00 } 10,000.00 S
Fire and Police Station 40,686.69
85,313.31
900.00
Weights and Measures
900.00
1,402.00
Inspector Bldgs .- Salary and Expenses
1,400 00
3,745.00
Moth
3,735.30°
9.70
1,325.00
Care and Planting Trees
·1,325.00
3,599.00
Removal of Trees-Highways
3,450.38
148.62
HEALTH AND SANITATION
800.00
Board Health - Salaries
800.00
500.00
Board Health - Expenses
497.32
2.68
5,400.00
Coll. Garbage
5,400.00
5,000.00
Contagious Diseases
4,994.20
5.80
385
1,400.00
Caretaker of Dumps
1,400.00
834.80
Inspection of Plumbing
834.80
125.00
Inspector Animals
125.00
100.00
Inspector Milk
100.00
350.00
Inspector Meat and Provisions
350.00
75.00
Vital Statistics
48.00
27.00
1,000.00
Dental Clinic
832.25
167.75
100.00
Tuberculois Clinic
100.00
1,000.00
Diptheria Clinic
999.95
.05
6,565.95
Hospital Assessment
6,565.95
250.00
Sewerage Committee
250.00
450,210.00
Sewerage
900.00
449,310.00
HIGHWAYS
3,500.00
Salary Supt.
3,500.00
44,439.50
6.00
General Repairs
44,348.29
97.21
1,145.00
New Equipment
1,145.00
834.04
Liberty Street (1929)
705.08
128.96
500.00
Shaw Street
500.00
13,921.71
Braintree Highland School Site
13,888.06
33.65
7,327.23
Trefton Drive
6,823.92
503.31
4,912.50
Sidewalks: Academy Street
4,901.78
10.72
453.00
Wash. Street (Thayer to Fred'k)
146.88
306.12
2,152.15
Tremont Street
1,944.48
207.67
1,842.95
Frederick Road
1,651.11
191.84
1,683.25
Frederick Road
1,683.25
364.00
Washington Street (Square)
327.28
36.72
410.00
Washington Street (Square)
389.25
20.75
3,206.80
Mt. Vernon Avenue
3,206.80
2,578.15
Storrs Avenue
2,547.52
30.63
3,784.00
Cedar Street
3,684.90
99.10
2,500.00
Stedman Avenue
1,990.91
509.09
5,408.50
Shaw Street-P. 3
4,064.61
1,343.89
433.50
Quincy Avenue (Com'l to R. R.)
398.34
35.16
541.50
Quincy Avenue (Gas Co. to bridge)
489.45
52.05
Liberty St. (Union to Lincoln Hts.)
4,442.64
44.36
4,865.75
Bellevue Road
4,865.45
.30
5,440.50
Front Street
5,095.28
345.22
386
4,487.00
11,790.00
Washington Street (Monat. School to Church) 11,776.22 Pond Street
13.78
4,314.00
2,679.37
1,634.63
1,333.50
Washington Street (K. C. Hall to Hancock)
873.21
460.29
450.00
Land-Highway Purposes
450.00
626.60
Land Damages
236.50
390.10
4,581.00
Washington Street (Wynot Road to School)
4,542.57
38.43
1,150.00
Charles Street
1,141.49
8.51
3,200.00
Hollingsworth Boulevard
3,073.11
126.89
3,300.00
Pearl Street
3,281.16
18.84
7,132.50
Hawthorne Road
7,068.14
64.36
250.00
Cedar and Washington Street Intersection
222.85
27.15
11,594.40
Union Street
11,592.90
1.50
4,434.00
Commercial Street (Adams to Union)
4,334.67
99.33
10,792.50
Comercial Street (Union to Shaw)
10,769.93
22.57
4,000.00
Dyer Hill
3,481.00
519.00
950.00
Washington Street
934.07
15.93
3,300.00
31.37
Quincy Avenue Bridge
3,331.37
3,550.00
Dewey Avenue
3,504.77
45.23
3,275.00
Fairview Avenue
2,954.18
320.82
7,503.75
Walnut Street Ext.
6,253.00
1,250.75
5,552.00
Bowers Road
4,688.82
863.18
700.00
Burroughs Road
682.32
17.68
1,687.70
Edgemont Road Ext.
1,231.79
455.91
500.00
Bellevue Avenue
496.60
3.40
14,545.00
Edgehill Road
14,063.50
481.50
387
1
1,400.00
20,000.00 Overdraft 1930 820.61
Snow
10,820.61
Street Lighting
14,274.37
WELFARE DEPT. AND SOLDIERS' BENEFITS
600.00
Board of Public Welfare-Salaries
600.00
1,642.00
50.00
Visitor and Miscellaneous
1,691.55
.45
13,000.00
4,288.00
Temporary Aid
17,285.19
2.81
6,000.00
Mothers' Aid
5,997.67
2.33
33.06 }
Infirmary
7,809.77
7,713.00
63.71 S
1,200.00
Infirmary Salary Supt. and Matron
1,200.00
780.00
Infirmary Labor
581.00
199.00
950.00
12.00
State Aid and Soldiers' Burials
677.00
285.00
180.00
Military Aid
165.00
15.00
3,000.00
1,550.00
Soldiers Relief
4,549.81
.19
SCHOOLS AND LIBRARY
205,060.00
Schools-Teachers' Salaries
203,011.50
2,048.50
87,900.00
400.50
Schools-General Expenses
88,298.08
2.42
39,475.18
Abraham Lincoln School Addition
39,475.18
114,622.84
Braintree Highland School
113,748.71
874.13
5,140.00
Library-Salaries
4,928.97
211.03
Library-Janitors
420.00
6,151.05
1,298.95 S
Library-General Expenses
6,972.97
501.63
388
1,400.00 20,000.00
10,000.00
14,274.37
Traffic Signal Lights (Liberty Street (new approp.)
420.00
24.60 2
RECREATION
1,023.00
150.00
Parks and Playgrounds-P. 1
1,172.91
.09
2,000.00
150.00
Parks and Playgrounds-P. 2
2,150.00
1,023.00
150.00
Parks and Playgrounds-P. 3
1,172.56
.44
900.00
Organized Play
898.69
1.31
500.00
Hollis Fund
498.90
1.10
UNCLASSIFIED
3,600.00
Miscellaneous
3,598.36
1.64
7,272.49
Insurance-Buildings and Equipment
6,783.08
489.41
2,000.00
187.29
Employees Compensation
2,187.29
500.00
Fourth of July Celebration
500.00
4,390.34
Engineering
4,387.19
3.15
364.00
Protection Sunset Lake
364.00
400.00
Memorial Day
400.00
503.54
Committee on Zoning
306.20
197.34
500.00
Committee Fire and Police Station
200.00
300.00
200.00
Planning Board
194.54
5.46
4,705.00
Engineering Department-Salaries
4,503.35
201.65
3,875.00
Engineering Miscellaneous
3,874.26
.74
32,260.00 }
Water Department-Art. 17
54,037.57
8,292.43
30,000.00 S
500.00
Cemetery-Salary
500.00
577.00
190.00
Cemetery-Maintenance
745.76
21.24
47,602.50
1,400.00
Interest
47,089.92
1,912.58
389
APPROPRIATION, BALANCE OR LOAN
$
1,620,636.99
Transfers or Refunds
$33,902.72
Payments
$1,065,645.16
Balances
$588,894.55
$1,654,539.71
Totals
$1,654,539.71
390
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Highway Department OF THE
TOWN OF BRAINTREE
FROM
Dec. 31, 1929 to Dec. 31, 1930
Printed by Order of the Town
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TOY
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1640.
Printed by PRATT & PRATT The Braintree Observer Braintree, Mass. 1931
392
Highway Department Report
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen of the Town of Braintree :
Gentlemen: I herewith submit my report of the work done by the Highway Department during the year 1930.
Salary of Superintendent:
Appropriated and expended $3,500.00
Repairs to Equipment
Labor
Hauling
Supplies & Materials
Total
General Repairs
$2,835.31
$3,689.63
$3,014.51
$ 6,246.59
$15,786.04
Tarvia
3,544.33
1,709.69
13,038.30
18,292.32
Street Cleaning
2,871.17
780.00
73.62
3,724.79
Guard Rails and Fences- Painting, Repairs, etc.
360.00
13.39
373.39
Street Signs
1,053.26
1,053.26
Drains and Catch Basins
374.38
9.33
1,444.18
1,827.89
Flash Lights and Signals
376.15
376.15
Bridges
2,747.80
2,747.80
Miscellaneous
166.65
166.65
393
394
Appropriation Refund
$ 44,439.50
6.00
$ 44,445.50
Expended
44,348.29
Unexpended B a l-
ance $ 97.21
New Equipment :
Auto-Superintendent :
Appropriated and Ex-
pended
$ 1,145.00
Highways:
TREFTON DRIVE (Bal. forward 1929) :
Labor $ 1,634.66
Hauling
1,600.98
Materials
3,249.48
Misc. (Recording)
19.20
Engineering
319.60
$ 6,823.92
Balance, 1929
$ 7,327.23
Expended
6,823.92
Unexpended Balance $ 503.31
Highways :
BRAINTREE HIGHLANDS SCHOOL SITE ROAD : Labor $ 4,833.85
395
Hauling
3,697.79
Materials
5,206.34
Engineering
150.08
$13,888.06
Balance, 1929
$13,921.71
Expended
13,888.06
Unexpended Balance $ 33.65
Highways:
LIBERTY STREET (Peach
to Division) :
Materials
$ 705.08
Balance, 1929
$ 834.04
Expended
705.08
Unexpended Balance $ 128.96
SIDEWALKS:
Academy St., from Washing- ton to Tremont St. :
Tree $ 50.00
Contract, Curbing, etc.
1,840.25
Labor
560.29
Hauling
186.13
Materials
2,265.11
$ 4,901.78
Appropriation
$ 4,912.50
Expended
4,901.78
Unexpended Balance $ 10.72
396
Washington Street, from
Thayer to Frederick Rd .:
Labor
$ 110.31
Hauling
36.57
$ 146.88
Appropriation
$ 453.00
Expended
146.88
Unexpended Balance
$ 306.12
Tremont Street from Lake-
view Ave. to Academy St .:
Contract, Curbing, etc .. .. $ 772.78
Labor
212.27
Hauling
28.34
Materials
931.09
$ 1,944.48
Appropriation
$ 2,152.15
Expended
1,944.48
Unexpended Balance $ 207.67
Frederick Road, from Han-
cock to Washington St .:
Contract, Curbing, etc .. . .
$ 658.75
Labor
106.59
Hauling
47.45
Materials
838.32
$ 1,651.11
397
Appropriation Expended
$ 1,842.95
1,651.11
Unexpended Balance
$ 191.84
Replacement of Washington
Street, opposite Hobart's Block:
Contract
$ 273.00
Materials
54.28
$ 327.28
Appropriation
$ 364.00
Expended
327.28
Unexpended Balance
$ 36.72
Washington Street, sidewalk,
from M. E. Church to Whit- man's Block :
Contract
$ 389.25
Appropriation
$ 410.00
Expended
389.25
Unexpended Balance $ 20.75
Mt. Vernon Avenue, from Washington to Mt. Vernon Street :
Contract, Curbing, etc. .. $ 1,257.87
Labor
560.69
Hauling
100.42
Materials
1,287.82
$3,206.80
398
Appropriation
$ 3,206.80
Expended
3,206.80
Unexpended Balance
XXXXX
Storrs Avenue, from Abbott to Washington St:
Contract, Curbing, etc .. . .. $ 893.75
Labor
336.80
Hauling
154.92
Materials
1,162.05
$ 2,547.52
Appropriation
$ 2,578.15
Expended
2,547.52
Unexpended Balance $ 30.63
Cedar Street, from Elm :
Contract, Curbing, etc. .. $ 1,392.50
Labor
914.62
Hauling
382.43
Materials
995.35
$ 3,684.90
Appropriation
$ 3,784.00
Expended
3,684.90
Unexpended Balance $ 99.10
Stedman Avenue, from Elm to School :
Trees
$
150.00
399
Contract, Curbing, etc. . .
681.25
Labor
189.28
Hauling
127.47
Materials
842.91
$ 1,990.91
Appropriation
$ 2,500.00
Expended
1,990.91
Unexpended Balance $ 509.09
Shaw Street, from Mill Lane
to Norfolk Square:
Trees
$ 525.00
Contract, Curbing, etc.
1,182.50
Labor
648.70
Hauling
87.05
Materials
1,621.36
$ 4,064.61
Appropriation
$ 5,408.50
Expended
4,064.61
Unexpended Balance
$ 1,343.89
Quincy Avenue, from 25 Com- mercial St. to R. R. Tracks:
Labor
$ 211.69
Hauling
47.00
Materials
139.65
$ 398.34
Appropriation
$ 433.50
Expended
398.34
Unexpended Balance $ 35.16
400
Quincy Avenue, from Gas Com- pany to Bridge:
Contract,
$
207.45
Labor and Hauling
282.00
$ 489.45
Appropriation
$ 541.50
Expended
489.45
Unexpended Balance $ 52.05
Liberty Street, from Union to Lincoln Heights :
1
Contract, Curbing, etc. .. $ 2,054.69
Labor
649.02
Hauling
207.58
Materials
1,531.35
$ 4,442.64
Appropriation
$ 4,487.00
Expended
4,442.64
Unexpended Balance $ 44.36
Bellevue Road, from Commer- $
cial to Stetson Street:
Contract, Curbing, etc. .. $ 2,210.50
Labor
741.66
Hauling
94.92
Materials
1,818.37
$ 4,865.45
401
Appropriation Expended
$ 4,865.75 4,865.45
Unexpended Balance
$ .30
Front Street, from Hobart to Commercial Street :
Trees $ 515.00
Contract, Curbing, etc. 1,881.54
Labor
1,041.32
Hauling
164.75
Materials
1,492.67
$ 5,095.28
Appropriation
$ 5,440.50
Expended
5,095.28
Unexpended Balance
$ 345.22
Washington Street, from Mon- atiquot School to St. Francis Church :
Poles-Moving
$ 1,400.00
Contract, Curbing, etc.
9,328.22
Labor
289.54
Hauling
55.25
Materials
703.21
$11,776.22
Appropriation
$11,790.00
Expended
11,776.22
Unexpended Balance $ 13.78
402
Pond Street, from Noah Torrey School West:
Tree $ 75.00
Contract, Curbing, etc. 1,426.59
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