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Total number of Inspections 40
Total amount collected
$40.00
Amount turned over to the Town Treasurer . $40.00
Since I became Wire Inspector, there have been no fires reported which were caused by defective wiring.
Respectfully submitted,
J. JEFFREY BOUCHER, Inspector of Wires.
322
Report of the Accounting Officer of the Town of Braintree January 1, 1931 to December 31, 1931
GENERAL REVIEW RECEIPTS
Taxes
Previous years $277,346.22
Poll, personal, real
1928 $77.52
Poll, personal, real
1929 1,146.05
Poll, personal, real
1930 276,122.65
Current year :
Poll, Personal, Real
484,026.35
Tax Titles :
Redemption and In-
tervening Taxes . 8,590.41
From the State:
Income (Schools-$26,520.00) . 82,392.85
Corporation 38,183.94
Veterans' Exemption 202.40
Gas-Electric Light
8.25
Cambridge Traffic Artery 147.79
Gasolene 8,445.68
Trust Company
298.47
323
National Bank Tax
704.44
St. Railway
404.63
$900,751.43
Licenses :
Liquor
$1.00
Junk
300.00
Peddlars
55.00
Sunday
300.00
Pool-Billiards, etc.
52.00
Revolver
48.00
Victuallers
115.00
Autos-Dealers
120.00
Auctioneers
8.00
$999.00
Permits :
Miscellaneous
41.00
Marriage
140.00
Board of Health
9.00
Signs
10.00
200.00
$1,199.00
Fines :
Court
$809.60
Grants and Gifts:
From County :
Dog Licenses
$1,930.84
From Individuals :
Thayer Fund
$1,350.00
324
Mollis Fund
500.00
Minchin Fund
2.50
$1,852.50
$3,783.34
Special Assessments :
Moth 1929
$ .50
Moth 1930
131.00
Moth 1931
262.77
$394.27
Street Betterments :
Apportioned 1930 . $3,069.92
Apportioned 1931 .
976.53
Unapportioned 1931
1,596.47
Apportioned - Paid
in Advance . 160.00
$5,802.92
Old Age Assistance ..
$4,504.00
Privileges :
Motor Vehicle Ex-
cise 1929 $168.28
Motor Vehicle Ex- cise 1930 5,837.13
Motor Vehicle Ex-
cise 1931
37,456.56
$43,461.97
$54,163.16
General Government
Collector :
Tax Information ..
$37.06
325
Interest on deposits 174.69
Advertising
deferred taxes, 1930
624.75
Fees
1,822.30
Redemption Fees .. 10.10
$2,668.90
Town Hall-Rent
305.00
Selectmen :
Advertising hear-
ings
108.00
South School
925.00
1,033.00
Town Clerk :
Fees - recording
mortgages ......
303.75
Engineering-Maps
10.00
Insurance :
Individuals
(Highways) ... 51.43
Highways - Truck
(Fire) 785.80
Highways - Barn (Fire)
1,405.00
Treas .- Burglary ..
18.73
Town Clerk-settle -. ment claim 187.00
Infirmary - Indivi-
dual
84.38
326
Police-Patrol (ac-
cident)
450.00
All Other
4.70
2,987.04
$7,307.69
Protection of Persons and Property
Inspection :
Sealer Weights and
Measures
$201.17
Building Inspection 459.00
Wire Inspection . 49.00
$709.17
Police Department :
Cells
100.00
$809.17
Health Department
Tuberculosis
(Subsidy)
$907.13
Highways
Junk-Barn
$28.30
Truck
20.00
Material
5.00
$53.30
Charities and Soldiers' Benefits
Infirmary :
Board
$1,248.00
327
Reimbursements :
Temporary Aid
From Cities
and
Towns
$4,195.05
From State
284.13
From Individuals
7.43
4,486.61
Reimbursements :
Mothers' Aid From
State
1,966.32
Soldiers' Benefits : .. 659.00
State Aid and Sold-
iers' Burials ....
659.00
Soldiers' Relief-Ci-
ties and Towns .. 19.00
Military Aid
82.50
760.50
$8,461.43
Education
Tuition-Individuals .
$1,811.32
Tuition (State Wards)
188.86
Miscellaneous
88.15
$2,088.33
Library
Fines $468.18
.
328
Unclassified
All Other:
Municipal Lighting
Plant - 1931 ..
$90.87 .
Water Department
Debt
$8,000.00
Interest
2,400.00
Water Lien
104.89
$10,504.89
Public Service Enterprises
Water Department ..
$94,093.61
Electric Light Depart-
ment
305,732.07
--- $399,825.68
Cemetery :
Graves & lots
$100.00
Interest
Deposits :
General
$1,123.89
Taxes
12,370.28
Water Lien
40.65
Water
1,569.11
Electric Light 123.34
Betterments :
Apportioned 1930 .
$351.27
329
Apportioned 1931 . 275.11
Unapportioned 7.81
Apportioned
Not due .48
634.67
386.38
Motor Vehicle Excise .
$16,248.32
Municipal Indebtedness
Temporary Loans : .. $775,000.00
Loans authorized :
Sewerage
$694,000.00
Premium
705.96
$694,705.96
Refunds
Taxes
$6.78
Fire & Police Station
394.13
Library
52.44
Highways
33.28
State Aid & Soldiers' Relief
96.00
Hall
23.70
Welfare
81.67
Moth
8.53
Miscellaneous
192.41
$888.94
Total Receipts ...
$2,878,166.42
330
Transfers
Taxes
Highways
$23,060.72 17.33
Reserve Fund
Special Police
$1,586.75
Treasurer
150.00
Moth
178.64
Penniman School Al-
teration
3,000.00
Employees Compensa-
tion
276.88
Infirmary
225.00
Soldiers' Relief
765.97
Health, Cont. Diseases
1,200.00
Temporary Aid
1,500.00
Telephones
363.85
Cemetery
353.01
9,600.10
$2,910,844.57
Balance, January 1, 1931
General Cash (Water included) $139,443.15
Water Dept .- Commercial Pipe
Lines (Art. 17)
8,222.43
Electric Light Department
3,669.33
$151,334.91
$3,062,179.48
331
EXPENDITURES General Government
Legislative :
Salary Moderator
$25.00
Selectmen :
Salaries
$1,950.00
Clerk
1,296.00
$3,246.00
Other Expenses :
Supplies : Stationery
and Postage ...
229.57
Printing and adver- tising
557.35
Transportation
120.00
Clerk-Vacation
48.00
All Other
45.08
1,000.00
4,246.00
Auditors :
Salaries
225.00
Accountant :
Salary
2,000.00
Stationery and sup-
plies
192.18
Clerical help
150.00
Binding
40.11
382.29
2,382.29
332
Treasurer :
Salary
1,500.00
Clerk
275.00
1,775.00
Postage, supplies, printing and adver- tising
425.45
Expenses
40.00
Bond
240.00
Clerical Help
445.40
Professional
services
(Bonds)
490.00
Safe
200.00
All Other
20.00
1,860.85
3,635.85
Collector :
Salary
2,000.00
Clerk
1,025.00
3,025.00
Clerical work
730.38
Supplies - Postage
-Stat.
963.16
Printing and adver- tising
373.95
Bond
480.00
Tax Sale Expenses .
616.20
Miscellaneous
44.25
3,207.94
6,232.94
Assessors :
Salaries
3,000.00
Clerks (3)
2,758.00
5,758.00
333
Other Expenses :
Supplies - Postage
-Stat.
888.19
Printing and adver- tising
25.75
Auto hire
199.75
Abstracts Deeds
Probates & plans
501.25
Tax Sale descrip-
tions
300.00
Conventions
69.00
Transportations
60.00
Furnishings
53.75
Lunches
72.75
All Other
5.60
2,176.04
Assessors-Block Plan System :
Town Survey : Final 1,894.38
Auto hire-1930 ..
180.00
10,008.42
Law:
Salary Town Coun-
sel
700.00
Legal Expenses . 300.00
1,000.00
Settlement of Various
Suits Pending
against Town ...
5,379.20
6,379.20
Town Clerk: Salary .
2,000.00
.
334
Other Expenses :
Bond
10.00
Supplies and Post-
age
293.25
Printing and adver-
tising
50.25
Clerical work
135.00
Safe
240.00
All Other
79.50
808.00
2,808.00
Election and Registra- tion :
Election, Registrars
300.00
Election Officers ..
463.00
Constables
30.00
Janitors
20.00
513.00
Other Expenses :
Supplies, printing
and postage .... 320.75
Voting List 1930. . . 300.00
Transportation-
Ballot box
4.00
Dinners
159.60
All Other
32.20
816.55
1,629.55
335
Engineering Depart- ment :
Block Plan System :
Salaries
2,486.22
Equipment
385.43
2,871.65
-
Engineering Dept. : Salaries :
Engineer
2,943.20
Transitman
1,976.00
Rodman
1,456.00
Chainman
1,300.00
7,675.20
Clerk :
780.00
Maintenance :
Office Supplies and
Equipment
584.29
Field Supplies and Equipment
584.56
Auto:
Gas
194.98
Repairs
192.14
Rental
10.00
Registration
7.50
Insurance
16.70
1,590.17
Titles - Recording Plans, etc. 481.01
336
New Equipment :
Calculating Machine
400.00
Beach Wagon
747.00
Vault
1,887.53
3,034.53
16,432.56
Planning Board :
Services
539.50
Equipment-File
21.00
All Other
8.53
569 03
Town Hall :
Janitor Service (See
Library)
1,104.00
Assistant Janitor .. 1,300.00
2,404.00
Other Expenses :
Fuel
530.42
Gas-Light
249.83
Janitor's Supplies
191.11
Repairs
1,113.05
Water-Ice
117.60
Water Dept.
17.50
Furnishings
285.69
Miscellaneous
18.50
2,523.70
Telephones - Sundry Departments :
Selectmen
191.53
Accountant
80.63
337
Assessors
104.11
Collector
87.72
Infirmary
69.13
Highways
129.20
Town Clerk
49.22
Fire Dept.
288.94
Police Dept.
600.15
Health
55.18
Library
164.81
Engineering
82.35
1,902.97
6,830.67
Fire & Police Station :
Architect
1,401.73
Contractor
55,835.59
Contract Fire Alarm
14,900.00
Insurance
263.91
Furnishings
4,973.00
Grading
1,078.28
Painting
131.00
Sheathing
20.70
Sinks-connecting .
35.00
Install Heating Coil
30.65
Fuel Oil
545.01
All Other
246.35
79,461.22
Fire & Police Station :
Janitor
760.00
Maintenance :
Gas-Oil-Light .. 417.21
Janitor's Supplies .
395.06
338
Water
43.18
All Other
42.65
898.10
81,119.32
Total for General Government ..
$142,523.83
Protection of Persons and Property Police Department
Salaries and wages :
Chief
$3,000.00
Deputy Chief-Ser-
geants & Patrol-
men
30,038.70
Special Police
4,530.23
Chief Police - Pen- sion
1,250.00
Salary Patrolman . 750.00
$39,568.93
Other Expenses :
Gasoline - Grease
-Oil
587.91
Repairs-Autos
364.04
Tires and Tubes .. .
280.35
Supplies-Postage .
75.08
Care prisoners-use
lockup
7.50
Equipment for men
33.30
Expenses Officers
(Court)
210.05
Supplies
95.28
339
Medical aid (Acci-
dents)
60.00
Streets-Painting
529.83
Equipment
166.14
2,409.48
Equipment, Motor Cy-
cle Complete
558.79
$42,537.20
L
Fire Department
Salaries and Wages:
Chief
$3,000.00
Deputy Chief
2,400.00
Permanent Men
27,049.55
$32,449.55
Regular Firemen ..
1,125.00
Extra pay of firemen
1,494.75
Qualey's truck and
man
1,500.00
Fire Alarm : Electri-
cian
1,225.34
Equipment & Repairs :
Apparatus-Repairs 619.91
Equipment - Mis-
cellaneous
373.92
Auto
1,000.00
Equipment for men
236.27
Gasoline - Grease
-Oil
844.93
Tires and Tubes
398.54
Supplies
417.49
340
Hydrant Service
500.00
Fuel
326.60
Light
72.57
4,790.23
Buildings & Grounds :
Repairs
19.11
Furnishings
15.97
Water
40.00
All Other
36.40
111.48
Other Expenses :
Adv. - Printing -
Postage
56.05
Express and cartage
11.92
All Other
11.60
79.57
Fire Alarm Maintenance :
Power
34.38
Labor
83.55
Equipment
1,582.80
Miscellaneous
421.64
2,122.37
$44,898.29
Inspection-Buildings
Inspector-Salary
..
$1,000.00
Transportation
.
400.00
$1,400.00
Weights and Measures
Salary
$500.00
341
Other Expenses :
Advertising & Sup-
plies
$26.81
Insurance
22.35
Transportation
200.00
Repairs Auto-Gas
-Oil
115.65
Expense Convention
13.64
All Other
8.00
386.45
$886.45
Forestry
Gypsy Moth :
Superintendent
$600.00
Labor
2,131.71
Auto & Teams
585.00
Insecticides
321.58
Repairs - Sprayer
141.04
Gasoline-Oil
50.80
Tools
86.09
Miscellaneous
15.95
$3,932.17
Care and Planting of Trees :
Removal Trees
1,625.00
New Trees
250.00
1,875.00
$5,807.17
Total-Protection of Persons & Property .. $95,529.11
342
Health :
General Administration :
Salaries
$600.00
Secretary
200.00
Postage
$15.40
Supplies & Printing
140.57
Telephone calls
4.60
160.57
Quarantine and Contagious Diseases :
Hospitals
1,062.80
Quarantine (Expen-
ses)
830.00
Medical Attendance
62.00
1,954.80
Tuberculosis :
Board and treatment
4,236.70
Other Expenses :
Burying Animals ..
188.00
Rabies
69.12
Cesspool
10.00
Court cases
16.65
Badges
19.30
Posters
7.00
All Other
18.00
328.07
Vital Statistics :
Return of Births ..
20.50
Return of Deaths . . 23.75
44.25
343
Inspection :
Animals
200.00
Meat and Provisions
350.00
Milk
100.00
650.00
Collection of Garbage
5,400.00
Inspection of Plumb-
ing
456.06
Norfolk County Hospi- tal
6,083.51
Dental Clinic :
Dentist Services . 855.00
Asst. to Dentist
135.00
990.00
Diphtheria Clinic:
Services
764.00
Nurses
147.00
Supplies-Clinic
87.74
Supplies-Office
125.80
Janitor
10.00
1,134.54
Tuberculosis Clinic :
Visits and Clerical Help
191.77
22,430.27
Sewerage:
Engineer
33,456.39
Contractor
(P. 1-2-3)
262,355.26
344
Pipe, etc.
83,694.97
Pumping Station
6,026.51
Materials
7,830.77
Land Taking
1,000.00
Professional Serv-
ices
4,704.27
Photographs
159.00
Inspector - Quincy
Ave.
139.33
Electrical work
287.70
Pipes under Tracks
2,571.41
Advertising & Sup-
plies
92.45
$402,318.06
Total-Health & Sanitation
$424,748.33
Highways
Highways - Salary
Superintendent ...
$3,500.00
General :
Labor
$5,218.19
Hauling
5,609.86
Materials
10,770.54
Repairs Equipment
5,373.25
$26,971.84
Tarvia :
Labor
3,726.21
Hauling
905.35
Materials
10,407.94
15,039.50
345
Street Cleaning :
Labor
2,024.06
Hauling
353.00
Materials
161.54
2,538.60
Drains :
Labor
39.60
Materials
1,506.09
-
1,545.69
Fences :
Labor
88.00
Materials
467.31
555.31
Street Signs :
78.95
. Flashlights :
256.28
Permanent Men :
(Special Meeting)
Labor
4,828.48
Hauling 7,963.52
12,792.00
Supplies (Special
Meeting)
5,000.00
Total-General
$64,778.17
New Equipment :
Trucks (2)
$6,615.50
Miscl. Equipment . .
439.50
Gasolene Shovel . .
8,445.00
-
$15,500.00
346
Shaw St .: (Allen to
Nelson) (1930)
Contract
$735.22
Labor
247.16
Hauling
222.58
Materials
125.76
$1,330.72
Trefton Drive (1929)
Materials
501.45
Shaw St .- P. 3-1930
Material
500.00
Stedman Ave .: 1930 .
503.64
Material
Front St .:- 1930
Labor
75.00
Materials
107.59
Pole
45.13
Curbing
117.50
345.22
Pond St .:- 1930
Labor
152.81
Hauling
109.99
Materials
72.94
Contract
1,113.75
Trees
175.00
1,624.49
Washington St .: 1930
Labor
194.23
Materials
263.28
457.51
347
Fairview Ave .: 1930
Labor
41.80
Bowers Rd .: 1930
Contract
837.38
Material
25.80
863.18
Edgehill Rd .: 1930
Labor
16.00
Material
410.49
426.49
Walnut St. Ext .: 1930
Labor
327.18
Hauling
121.79
Materials
780.88
1,229.85
Dyer Hill : 1930
Labor
78.10
Material
417.19
495.29
Liberty St .: (Unem- ployed)
Labor
11,766.90
Hauling
1,350.78
Materials
7,848.42
Miscellaneous-Con-
tract work
1,992.90
Police duty
615.89
Clerical work
323.00
Other Services
420.00
24,317.89
348
Hayward St .: (Unem- ployed)
Labor
3,312.25
Material
259.25
3,571.50
Fire & Police Station -Resurfacing :
Contract
1,149.12
Labor
169.23
Hauling
608.91
Materials
426.44
2,353.70
Hollingsworth Ave .:
Labor
446.41
Hauling
208.50
Materials
1,552.09
2,207.00
Pearl St .:
Labor
652.58
Hauling
95.98
Materials
4,103.11
Contract
1,779.58
6,631.25
Hawthorne Rd. Inter-
section :
475.00
Edgemont Rd .:
Labor
2,213.70
Hauling
745.96
Materials
5,290.34
8,250.00
349
Adams Street Intersec-
tion :
825.00
Drainage:
West St .:
Labor
727.48
Materials
403.08
1,130.56
Cedar St. :
Labor
251.15
Materials
660.64
911.79
Total-Specials
...
$58,993.33
Snow :
Labor 8,840.58
Hauling
3,548.08
Materials
2,414.40
All Other
190.15
14,993.21
Street Lighting ·
15,193.92
Total for Highways
$172,958.63
CHARITIES
Overseers of the Poor: Salaries $600.00
Welfare-Miscellaneous :
Salary Visitor
$1,404.00
Clerical work
27.75
350
Storage-Auto
25.00
Gasoline, Oil, etc.
119.84
Repairs
43.75
Tires-Tubes
3.00
Miscellaneous
81.16
1,704.50
New Equipment : Auto
360.00
Outside Relief by Town :
Cash Aid
4,605.73
Groceries
10,680.04
Fuel
2,410.44
Medical Aid
684.32
Rent
7,135.97
Hospitals and Insti-
tutions
3,363.32
Board
388.68
Burials
514.75
Clothing
184.58
Moving
124.00
Light
261.99
Gas
30.35
Nursing
344.92
All Other
146.25
30,875.34
Relief by Cities, Towns
· 9,678.19
Mothers' Aid :
Cash Aid
2,795.15
Rent
780.96
Medical Aid
380.14
Fuel
343.50
Groceries
810.72
351
Clothing
196.18
Light
11.74
5,318.39
Relief by Cities, Towns
1,260.06
$49,796.48
Infirmary :
Salary-Supt.
$1,200.00
Other Employees . .
841.02
Groceries & Provis.
3,524.32
Clothing, etc. . .
357.55
Fuel-Light-Gas .
1,147.46
Medicine and Medi- cal Aid
376.65
Grain
188.55
Buildings, repairs, etc. :
Repairs
215.00
Painting Interior
248.82
Sink
135.00
Stove & Installing
221.24
Electrical
298.44
Miscellaneous
113.03
All Other :
Papers
150.34
Cows
245.00
Furnishings 103.88
Vermin
100.00
Other Labor
258.25
Kitchen Utensils
39.95
Board
10.75
9,775.25
352
Papering & Painting Interior :
Labor
131.20
Material
85.11
216.31
$9,991.56
State Aid :
516.00
Soldiers' Relief :
Cash Aid
4,274.27
Rent
1,130.75
Fuel
250.08
Groceries
136.60
Medicine & Medical
Aid
13.25
Light
11.47
Other Cities and
Towns
26.80
5,843.22
6,359.22
Total-Charities and Soldiers' Benefits
$66,147.26
Old Age Assistance :
Secretary
$150.00
Investigator
900.00
Clerk
328.66
Supplies (Office) . .
47.68
Auto
350.00
Maintenance-etc ..
276.82
626.82
Cash Aid
8,270.00
$1,378.66
353
Board
375.00
All Other
188.41
8,833.41
Total-Old Age Assistance
$10,886.57
SCHOOLS General Expenses
Salary of Superinten-
dent
$4,875.00
Clerk
1,200.00
Attendance Officer
.
500.00
Printing,
Stationery,
Postage
75.76
Telephone
658.31
Miscellaneous
561.47
$7,870.54
INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENSES
Teachers' Salaries: .. 217,876.50
Text Books and Sup-
plies
High
7,550.71
Elementary
8,374.59
233,801.80
OPERATING EXPENSES
Janitors' Services :
High
4,201.27
354
Elementary
12,654.92
Fuel and Light:
High & Elementary 8,564.55
Miscellaneous :
High & Elementary
3,503.87
28,924.61
MAINTENANCE
Repairs :
High & Elementary
10,037.01
AUXILIARY
Physicians
900.00
Nurse
1,640.00
Transportation
10,943.29
Tuition
3,010.59
Outlay
2,345.37
All Other
1,873.19
20,712.44
PENNIMAN SCHOOL ADDITION
Architect
$951.54
Contractor
7,424.00
Heating
1,544.46
Plumbing
775.00
Furnishings
796.00
Miscellaneous
9.00
$11,500.00
355
BRAINTREE HIGHLANDS SCHOOL
Secretarial work . $75.00
Professional services .
50.00
Contractor
120.48
Landscape work 129.15
Furnishings
499.50
$874.13
Total for Education
$313,720.53
LIBRARY
Salaries :
Librarian
$1,599.96
Assistants
3,742.00
$5,341.96
Janitor : Salary
300.00
Assistant Janitor, P. 1
120.00
Janitor P. 3
100.00
520.00
General Expenses :
Supplies-Printing
272.00
Book & Periodicals
5,436.39
Books-Binding .. 170.95
Transportation
Books
60.00
Convention Ex-
penses
81.93
Subscriptions . . 17.00
356
Building-Grounds :
Rent: Branch Libra-
ry P. 2 & 3
650.00
Repairs
325.24
Fuel, Light, Water .
369.80
Furnishings
324.35
Insurance
275.36
Police Services
160.00
All Other
28.93
8,171.95
Total for Library ..
$14,033.91
RECREATION
Parks and Playgrounds-P. 1
Labor-Hauling
$675.83
Equipment
203.92
Material
45.25 :
$925.00
Parks & Playgrounds.
-P. 2
483.17
Equipment
450.50
Material
16.03
949.70
Parks and Playgrounds-P. 3
Labor-Hauling
712.06
Equipment
111.94
All Other
26.00
850.00
357
Organized Play :
Supervisor & Teachers
760.00
Labor
23.92
Equipment
74.84
All Other
35.70
897.46
Hollis Fund :
Labor & Material-
P. 3 .
458.39
Equipment
39.62
498.01
Total for Recreation
$4,120.17
UNCLASSIFIED
Finance Committee :
Secretary-Supplies
$23.22
Stationery
27.25
Stenographic work .
150.00
Reports
354.25
Auditors Salaries
1930
225.00
$779.72
Town Reports :
Printing
1,662.20
Financial :
Vault Combination .
10.00
Ink
5.03
15.03
358
Selectmen :
Secretary
75.00
Supplies
10.60
Stenographic work .
9.50
Checkers - Town
Meetings
58.25
Visitor-England ..
21.75
Auctioneer - Serv- ices
15.00
Traffic Signal
57.86
Fee-Petition
4.04
Welfare
90.35
All Other
53.83
396.18
Highways
10.44
Treasurer - Certifica-
tion Notes
38.00
Dog Officer
160.00
Fire Dept. - Injury
Fireman
17.00
Insurance Hollis
School-Lightning .
140.00
Hall
367.58
Police Duty
23.28
Penniman School
182.90
$3,792.33
Insurance-Buildings & Equipment :
Schools
1,411.20
Fire & Police Sta- tion
1,175.35
Fire Dept.
87.67
Engineering
164.32
359
Highways - Garage
37.66
Highways - Equip- ment
1,584.02
Treasurer
112.50
Welfare
46.00
Old Age Assistance
51.00
4,669.72
Caretaker of Dumps .
1,400.00
Pension (Former Em- ployee Light Dept.)
124.98
Protection Sunset Lake
364.00
Hockey Rink - Arti-
ficial Pond
62.20
Employees Compensa- tion
2,776.88
Land Damages (Wash.
St. Widening) ..
145.05
Land Damages (Tak-
ing of land)
390.10
Land Damages :
Hawthorne Rd.
750.00
Hayward St. 2,829.00
3,579.00
Memorial Day :
G. A. R. 200.00
American Legion 200.00
Foreign Wars
100.00
500.00
Total-Unclassified ..
14,011.93 $17,804.26
360
Interest :
Schools
$27,490.00
Town Hall
120.00
Fire & Police Sta-
tion
4,640.00
Tuberculosis Hospi- tal 225.00
Water Mains
2,400.00
Highways - Wash-
ington & Union
Streets
1,360.00
Anticipation of Rev-
enue
15,352.62
Taxes - Interest
50.28
$51,637.90
Municipal Indebtedness :
Schools
61,000.00
Town Hall
2,000.00
Tuberculosis Hospi- tal
1,000.00
Water Dept .- Mains
& Standpipe (2)
8,000.00
Highways - Wash- ington and Union Streets
17,000.00
Fire & Police Sta- tion
8,000.00
97,000.00
Anticipation of Revenue
650,000.00
Anticipation Sewerage Loan 250,000.00
361
Water Dept:
Maintenance
70,464.35
Standpipe Commer- cial Pipe Line . .
7,665.44
78,129.79
Electric Light Dept. .
304,096.32
Cemetery -- Plain St .:
Superintendent 500.00
Labor
1,438.60
Materials
765.07
Graves
44.00
Flowers
45.75
Miscellaneous
13.00
2,306.42
Cemetery-Dyer Hill :
Labor
400.00
-
3,206.42
Metropolitan Park As- sessment
20,699.80
State Assessment
24,225.00
County Tax
29,500.19
State Highway Tax ..
1,962.38
Municipal
Lighting
Plant
90.87
Metropolitan Planning
Division
93.32
Southern Traffic Ar- tery
9.93
National Bank Tax ..
.13
Abatement Smoke
Nuisance
404.29
362
Auditing
Municipal
Accounts 2,060.67
Metropolitan Sewerage -Special
16,041.73
Metropolitan Sewerage Loan (South) ..
11,909.19
Ways in Malden - Weymouth - Hing- ham - Braintree ..
16,685.56
Ways in Braintree - Weymouth - Hing- ham - Malden ...
260.83
Old Age Assistance ..
4,711.00
West Roxbury - Brookline Parkway
28.33
Broadway - Revere Beach 192.03
Parkway Crossing ..
Civil War Veterans ..
85.00
Canterbury St.
Highway
12.43
128,977.68
REFUNDS
Taxes 1929
198.14
Taxes 1930
358.05
Taxes 1931
1,522.90
2,079.09
Town Clerk (State) .
187.00
Special Assessments :
Excise 1930
36.76
Excise 1931
967.07
363
Old Age
Assistance
(State)
3.00
1,006.83
3,272.92
Total Cash Payments .
$2,828,793.63
TRANSFERS
Taxes
$23,060.72
Hockey Rink - Artifi-
cial Pond 17.33
RESERVE FUND
Special Police
1,586.75
Treasurer
150.00
Moth
178.64
Penniman School Alt-
eration
3,000.00
Employees Compensa- tion
278.88
Infirmary
225.00
Soldiers Relief
. .
765.97
Health - Contagious
Diseases
1,200.00
Temporary Aid
1,500.00
Telephones
363.85
Cemetery
353.01
9,600.10
2,861,471.78
364
Balance January 1, 1932 :
General Cash (Water
Dept. Incl.)
194,722.29
Water Dept. - Com-
mercial Pipe Lines 556.99
Art-17 195,279.28
Electric Light Dept. .
5,428.42
200,707.70
$3,062,179.48
BALANCE SHEET DEC. 31, 1931
ASSETS
Cash-General (incl. Water Dept.)
$194,722.29
-Water Dept. (Art. 17-1930)
556.99
-Electric Light Dept. 5,428.42
-Specials
69,192.51
$269,900.21
Overlay 1930
809.84
Overlay :
Taxes:
1931
296,704.39
1929
1,634.06
1930
1,995.43
1929
4.86
Excise
Excise Tax Revenue
5,069.33
1931
3,674.50
1930
1,316.93
1929
77.90
Special Assessment:
Moth-
1931
320.00
1930
17.00
LIABILITIES
1931
$269.36
.365
Special Assessment Revenue: 27,412.85
Unapportioned Betterments
24,424.67
Apportioned Betterments 1931
1,353.68
1930
521.61
Il.t. Apportioned Betterments
1931
537.50
1930
28.39
Old Age Assistance
210.00
Tax Titles
35,105.95
Tax Sale Revenue
35,105.95
366
Water Rates, etc.
17,224.64
Water Dept .:
Water Revenue
17,838.76
Available Surplus
3,734.15
Commercial Pipe Lines (Art. 17-1930)
556.99
Water Mains-Granite St.
20,000.00
Electric Light Dept .:
Electric Light Revenue
27,799.93
Balance
5,428.42
Electric Depreciation Fund
66,983.16
Overlay Reserve 3,457.38
Light, Power, etc.
27,799.93
Water-Lien on Real Estate
614.12
Special Police
1,839.48 Excess & Deficiency
74,561.85 Loans & Appropriations : Anticipation Revenue 325,000.00
Premiums:
Sewerage 1931
705.96
Fire & Police Station 1930
1,798.00
Water Dept. 1930
411.90
2,915.86
Highways:
Shaw St.
13.17
Trefton Drive
1.86
Stedman Ave.
5.45
Pond St.
10.14
Wash. St.
2.78
Fairview Ave.
279.02
Edgemont Rd. Ext.
455.91
Edgehill Rd.
55.01
Walnut St. Ext.
20.90
Dyer Hill
23.71
Fire & Police Station
.05
West St.
29.44
Cedar St.
88.21
Liberty St. (Unemployed)
81.93
1
367
1,067.58
Traffic Lights
900.00
Hayward St. (Unemployed)
6,428.50
Hawthorne Rd. & Elm Sts.
250.00
Land Highway Purposes ʼ
200.00
Pension-Employee Light Dept.
375.02
Assessors-Block Plan System
26.00
Fire & Police Station
6,246.22
Settlement Various Suits Pending
345.80
Sewerage
46,991.94
Hockey Rink-Artificial Pond
195.47
Zoning Committee
348.75
Block Plan Survey
1,128.35
TRUST FUNDS INCOME
School Fund
1,348.42
French Fund
98.33
Penniman Fund
58.90
Thayer Fund
701.92
Kelley Fund
13
Tercentenary Fund
1.65
TRUST FUNDS
Trust Funds-Cash & Securities
70,578.88
School Fund French Fund 2,419.50
8.893.15
368:
Hunt Fund
24,276.99
Penniman Fund Kellley Trust Fund 200.00
500.00
Hollis Trust Fund
100.00
Chas. Thayer Fund
20,329.06
Library Foundation Fund
11,020.91
Stetson Library Fund
2,500.00
Rachel Thayer Fund
172.50
Braintree Tercentenary Fund
66.77
Minchin Fund (Cemetery)
100.00
Net Bonded Indebtedness
1,224,000.00
Hall
2,000.00
Hospital
4,000.00
Watson School
44,000.00
Torrey School Addition
90,000.00
High School
220,000.00
Penniman School Addition
61,000.00
Water Mains-Standpipe (1)
25,000.00
Water Mains-Standpipe (2)
17,000.00
Highways-Wash. & Union
78,000.00
Lincoln School Addition
104,000.00
B. Highlands School
27,000.00
Fire & Police Station
108,000.00
Sewerage
444,000.00
369
Deferred Revenue-Not Due 12,011.90
Apportioned Betterments:
1931
1,723.80
1932
1,560.30
1933
1,542.30
1934
1,419.30
1935
1,409.30
1936
1,409.30
1937
1,409.30
1938
1,409.30
1939
129.00
1,991,071.81
1,991,071.81
370
RECAPITULATION
1931
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Appropriation
Transfers or Refunds.
Moderator, salary
Payments 25.00 2,000.00
17.71
1,950.00
Selectmen, salaries
1,950.00
1,296.00
Selectmen, secretary
1,296.00
1,000.00
Selectmen, expenses
1,000.00
225.00
Auditors, salaries
225.00
1,500.00
Treasurer, salary
1,500.00
275.00
Treasurer, clerk
275.00
2,080.00
150.00
Treasurer, expenses
1,860.85
369.15
2,000.00
Collector, salary
2,000.00
1,025.00
Collector, clerk
1,025.00
3,285.00
Collector, expenses
3,207.94
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