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Anticipation Revenue
27.78
$15,418.17
Municipal Indebtedness
Temporary Loans ...
$625,000.00
Loans authorized :
Sidewalks-Grano-
lithic
$33,000.00
Premium
123.75
33,123.75
Refunds
Old Age Assistance ..
$76.00
Health
20.00
Highways & Snow ..
162.09
State Aid & Soldiers'
Relief
204.50
Selectmen
1.00
Welfare
54.40
Engineering
3.52
Fire Department-In-
surance Equipment
60.00
Fire Department
1.65
Total Receipts
$583.16 $1,980,145.62
373
Reserve Fund
Assessors
$43.00
Qualey's Truck 375.00
Soldiers' Relief
5,100.00
Highways-Norfolk Sq. & depot
P. 1-resurfacing
300.00
Law-Town Counsel
300.00
Welfare-Commercial Reports 150.00
Treasurer
200.00
Miscellaneous (Legion Building)
100.00
$6,568.00
$1,986,713.62
Balance, January 1, 1932 :
General Cash (Water included) $136,095.11
Water Dept .- Commercial Pipe
Lines (Art. 17)
59,184.17
Electric Light Department
5,428.42
-$200,707.70
$2,187,421.32
EXPENDITURES General Government
Legislative :
Salary Moderator .. $25.00
Selectmen :
Salaries
$1,950.00
Clerk
1,296.00
$3,246.00
Other Expenses :
Supplies : Stationery
& Postage
258.35
374
Printing and adver-
tising
393.00
Clerk-Vacation
44.00
All Other
304.64
999.99
4,245.99
Finance Committee :
Services-Secretary
200.00
Stenographic Work
170.36
Books
340.00
Printing, etc.
25.25
735.61
Accountant :
Salary
2,000.00
Stationery and Sup-
plies
167.14
Clerical help
150.00
Binding
13.43
330.57
2,330.57
Treasurer :
Salary
1,500.00
Clerk
275.00
1,775.00
Bond
240.00
Clerical help
496.86
Postage, supplies,
printing and ad- vertising
453.86
Expenses
40.00
Professional ser-
vices (Bonds) ..
1,000.00
2,230.72
4,005.72
Collector :
Salary
2,000.00
375
Clerk
1,025.00
3,025.00
Bond
480.00
Tax Sale Expenses
425.00
Clerical work
808.18
Supplies, Postage,
Stationery
955.04
Printing and adver-
tising
271.78
Expenses
40.00
2,980.00
Confirming Tax Titles :
280.00
6,285.00
Assessors :
Salaries
3,000.00
Clerks (3)
2,640.00
5,640.00
Other Expenses :
Supplies, Postage,
Stationery
391.90
Printing
416.00
Auto hire
180.00
Abstracts Deeds,
Probates & Plans
612.95
Tax Sale descrip- tions
300.00
Conventions
104.48
Lunches
17.85
Clerks 1931
43.00
All Other
80.92
2,147.10
7,787.10
Law:
Salary Town
Counsel
700.00
376
Legal Expenses . . 500.00
1,200.00
Settlement Various Suits Pending Against Town .. Suits Pending Against Town
230.55
200.00
1,630.55
Town Clerk:
Salary 2,000.00
Other Expenses :
Supplies, Postage, Stationery 199.34
Printing and adver-
tising
57.25
Clerical work .
160.00
416.59
Binding Certificates :
40.50
2,457.09
Election and Registration :
Election, Registrars
300.00
Election Officers .. 1,488.00
Constables
96.00
Janitors
80.00
1,664.00
Other Expenses :
Supplies -Printing 431.93
Transportation, Ballot
box
16.00
Lunches
488.00
All Other . . 85.57
1,021.50
2,985.50
377
Engineering Department :
Salaries -Engineer
3,000.00
Labor
5,267.37
Clerk
785.00
Back Pay 1931 . . 113.19
9,165.56
Maintenance :
Office Supplies & Equipment 264.92
Field Supplies and
Equipment
413.53
Blueprinting
188.90
Miscellaneous . . 48.11
915.46
Transportation :
299.81
Recording Titles,
Plans, etc.
498.23
Block Plan Survey :
Labor
1,076.40
Supplies
51.15
1,127.55
12,006.61
Planning Board :
Dues, Massachusetts Fed- eration Planning Board
30.00
All Other
47.96
77.96
Town Hall :
Janitor Service (See
Library) 1,104.00
Assistant Janitor
. .
1,300.00
2,404.00
378
Other Expenses :
Fuel
443.60
Gas-Light
399.98
Janitor's Supplies
283.03
Repairs
987.17
Water-Ice
182.30
Water Department .
21.28
Miscellaneous
153.55
2,470.91
Telephones-Sundry Departments :
Selectmen
191.44
Accountant
67.50
Assessors
99.13
Collector
89.67
Highways
122.32
Infirmary
70.38
Town Clerk
48.10
Fire Department
261.15
Police Department .
472.90
Health
46.82
Library
127.84
Engineering
73.43
1,670.68
Fire & Police Station :
Janitor
1,300.00
Maintenance :
Oil
858.81
Gas & Light
287.96
Janitor's Supplies
184.15
Water
22.29
All Other
125.80
1,479.01
9,324.60
Total for General Government $53,897.30
379
Protection of Persons and Property Police Department
Salaries and Wages :
Chief
3,000.00
Deputy Chief-Ser-
geants & Patrol-
men
32,100.00
Special Police
1,320.68
Chief Police-Pen-
sion
1,250.00
Pension Patrolman
1,000.00
38,670.68
Other Expenses :
Supplies-Postage . 26.64
Equipment-men ..
29.96
Autos-repairs ..
330.13
Gasoline - Oil -
Grease
487.25
Supplies & Equip- ment
206.25
Auto hire
10.00
Streets-Painting .
293.52
Care prisoners ....
57.25
Medical aid (Acci-
dents)
35.00
Expenses Officers
(Court)
70.71
Matron
11.00
1,557.71
Equipment :
Ford Police Patrol .
2,640.00
Tudor Sedan
Equipped
410.80
380
Motorcycle
Equipped
326.75
3,377.55
43,605.94
Fire Department
Salaries and Wages :
Chief
3,000.00
Deputy Chief
2,400.00
Permanent Men
29,200.00
Pay of Men
957.31
Extra Pay of Men. .
1,472.25
Hill
75.00
Qualey's Truck
375.00
Fire Alarm : Electri- cian
1,700.00
39,179.56
Equipment and Repairs :
Equipment for men
200.70
Apparatus - Re-
pairs
565.68
Gasoline - Oil
Grease
1,133.87
Tires and Tubes
233.94
Equipment - Mis-
cellaneous
490.80
Supplies
336.55
Hydrant Service
500.00
3,461.54
Buildings and grounds :
Fuel
355.20
Light
43.29
Furnishings
45.00
Water
21.00
464.49
381
Other Expenses :
Advertising, Print-
ing, Postage .... 61.05
Express & Cartage. 2.22
All Other
.47
63.74
Fire Alarm Maintenance:
Power
35.90
Auto
85.14
Equipment 473.81
Miscellaneous
254.88
849.73
New Boxes :
363.43
44,382.49
Inspection-Buildings
Inspector-Salary . .
1,000.00
Transportation . .
50.00
1,050.00
.
Weights and Measures
Salary
500.00
Other Expenses :
Advertising & Sup-
plies
13.70
Insurance 20.80
Transportation and Maintenance ..
184.88
Expense Convention
30.00
249.38
749.38
382
Forestry
Gypsy Moth :
Superintendent 600.00
Labor
1,799.64
Auto & Teams
575.00
Insecticides
260.50
Repairs-Sprayer
134.88
Gasoline-Oil
58.15
Tools
13.20
Miscellaneous
7.50
2,848.87
Care and planting of Trees :
Removal Trees
325.00
Trimming Trees . 1,000.00
Reforestation . 250.00
1,575.00
5,023.87
Total-Protection of Persons & Property .... $94,811.68;
Health :
General Administration :
Salaries
600.00
Secretary
200.00
Postage
14.00
Supplies & Printing
222.47
Telephone calls
2.80
Legal advice-1931
25.00
264.27
Quarantine and Contagious Diseases :
Hospitals
2,580.00
Quarantine (Ex-
penses)
504.00
Medical Attendance
120.00
Nurse
3.00
3,207.00
383
Tuberculosis :
Board & Treatment
4,495.40
Other Expenses :
Fumigation
12.30
Animals
160.00
Anti-Rabic Treat-
ment
181.35
Miscellaneous
101.10
454.75
Vital Statistics :
Return of Births &
Deaths
50.00
Inspection :
Animals
200.00
Meat & Provisions. 350.00
Milk
91.66
641.66
Collection of Garbage :
5,400.00
Inspection of Plumb-
ing:
292.22
Norfolk County Hos- pital :
6,611.92
Dental Clinic :
Dentist Services . . 637.50
Asst. to Dentist . . 171.00
808.50
Diphtheria Clinic:
Services
250.00
Nurses
33.00
Supplies
10.80
Transportation
20.00
313.80
384
Tuberculosis Clinic :
Visits
150.00
Sewerage:
Engineer
1,202.71
Contractor (P.1-2-3)
39,920.59
Pumping Station ..
481.77
Materials
472.53
All Other
779.11
Total-Health & Sanitation
$66,346.23
Highways
Salary Superintendent
$3,500.00
Permanent Men:
Jan. 1 to Mar. 31. .
$7,285.00
Back Pay 1932 . .
559.40
April 1 to Dec. incl.
10,447.25
$18,291.65
General Maintenance:
Labor
$132.41
Materials
3,200.01
Supplies
473.77
Patching
3,193.12
$6,999.31
Tarvia and Sanding:
Labor
2,246.62
Hauling
291.86
Materials
9,576.94
12,115.42
385
Drains and Catch Basins :
Labor
3,771.93
Hauling
325.72
Materials
3,446.09
7,543.74
Street Cleaning :
Labor
1,395.23
Hauling
1,121.06
Materials
466.07
2,982.36
Repairs to Equipment :
3,800.52
Guard Rails and Fences :
Labor
250.00
Hauling
47.99
Materials
1,236.67
1,534.66
Street Cleaning :
(Patrol)
1,344.00
Street Signs :
138.84
Gravel :
4,666.28
Bridges :
245.78
Traffic Signals :
·
392.80
Total
$41,763.71
Hayward Street: (unemployed) (Bal. 1931)
Labor
$3,173.75
Materials
1,932.58
Blasting
1,322.01
6,428.34
386
Hayward Street:
Labor
5,314.80
Hauling
762.48
Materials
9,544.57
Blasting
173.71
15,795.56
Adams Street :
Labor
1,705.28
Hauling
153.48
Materials
2,935.41
4,794.17
Elm Street :
Labor
991.16
Hauling
133.30
Materials
1,952.58
3,077.04
Liberty-Park Avenue
Common-Audubon Road :
Labor
4,796.25
Hauling
233.64
Materials
1,229.87
6,259.76
Audubon Road :
Labor
64.00
Hauling
87.98
Materials
1,431.60
Blasting
98.25
1,681.83
Norfolk Square & Depot P. 1:
Norfolk Square
162.67
Depot-P. 1
170.58
333.25
387
Allen & Shaw-
Street Lines :
15.85
Sidewalks :
Labor
20,842.41
Hauling
2,332.49
Materials
14,938.98
Blasting
704.07
38,817.95
Total Specials
$77,203.75
Snow:
I
Labor
3,182.02
Trucks & Teams
771.26
Materials
1,774.84
Tractor Plow
1,635.00
All Others
97.90
$7,461.02
Street Lighting : .
$12,356.25
Total for Highways ..
$160,576.38
CHARITIES
Overseers of the Poor:
Salaries
$600.00
Clerk :
884.00
Welfare-Miscellaneous :
Salary Visitor
1,404.00
Clerical work
44.00
Repairs-Auto ...
37.49
Gasoline, Oil, etc. .
148.31
Miscellaneous (Sup-
plies)
101.34
1,735.14
388
Outside Relief by Town :
Cash
13,402.33
Highways
$5,291.75
Infirmary (Garden)
1,525.33
Dumps
446.67
Del. Wood
12.58
Gravel
95.50
*$7,371.83
*Incl. in amount $13,402.33
Groceries
22,807.19
Fuel
3,612.68
Board
364.00
Hospital & State
Institutions
5,327.53
Medical Aid
1,092.34
Rent
14,984.24
Miscellaneous (Consists
of Clothing, Mov- ing, Water, Light,
etc.) 1,430.45
1
63,020.76
Relief by Cities
& Towns : .. 2,696.42
Mothers' Aid :
Cash
3,185.00
Groceries
840.01
Rent
728.96
Fuel
242.01
Medical Aid
419.25
Miscellaneous
184.05
5,599.28
389
Relief by Cities & Towns : 96.00
Welfare: Commercial Reports
142.00
74,773.60
Infirmary :
Salary - Superin-
tendent
1,200.00
Other Employees ..
1,019.16
Groceries and Pro- visions
2,416.93
Clothing, etc. .
284.60
Fuel-Light Gas ..
996.11
Medicine and Medical
Aid
194.46
Grain
101.27
Buildings, repairs, etc. :
Furnishings
149.78
Painting Interior
322.40
Material
46.97
Electrical and Other Work
82.24
All Other :
Papers
135.04
Nurse
44.00
Haircuts
25.75
Transportation
(Gas)
20.17
Seeds
41.30
Other Labor
52.00
Supplies
152.51
Express
4.56
All Other
150.57
5,220.66
7,439.82
390
State Aid : 478.00
Soldiers' Relief :
Cash Aid
11,722.90
Rent
2,324.96
Fuel
625.61
Groceries and Pro-
visions
277.46
Medicine and Medi-
cal Aid
118.25
All Other
64.92
15,134.10
15,612.10
Total-Charities & Soldiers' Benefits $97,825.52
Old Age Assistance :
Investigator
1,004.00
Auto- Maintenance 199.87
1,203.87
Secretary
250.00
Supplies
17.90
Commercial Reports
89.70
Cash Aid
32,298.50
Fuel
213.27
Groceries
24.00
Hospital or Institu-
tions
1,623.10
Medical Aid
147.10
Burials
410.00
35,073.57
Total-Old Age Assistance $36,277.44
391
SCHOOLS
General Expenses
Salary of Superin-
tendent
4,900.00
Clerk
1,200.00
Attendance Officer . 500.00
Telephone
968.62
Miscellaneous
630.02
8,198.64
Instructional Expenses
Teachers' Salaries: .. 227,924.00
Text Books and Supplies :
High
6,803.10
Elementary
5,865.84
240.592.94
Operating Expenses
Janitors' Services :
High
3,889.42
Elementary
12,925.92
Fuel and Light:
High & Elementary 8,858.30
Miscellaneous :
High & Elementary
3,223.76
28,897.40
Maintenance
Repairs :
High & Elementary
9,207.30
Auxiliary
Physicians
941.66
392
Nurse 1,700.00
Transportation
9,190.32
Tuition
4,120.24
Outlay
1,467.97
Graduations
254.59
All Other
1,609.04
19,283.82
Total for Education ..
$306,180.10
Library
Salaries :
Librarian
1,600.00
Assistants
4,380.00
Part Time Assis-
tants
68.52
6,048.52
Janitors :
Precinct 1
300.00
Assistant Pre-
cinct 1
120.00
Jonas Perkins
Branch
100.00
Precinct 2
88.00
608.00
General Expenses :
Binding - Supplies
-Stationery -Printing
712.69
Insurance
99.48
Transporting Books
120.00
Buildings:
Fuel
168.75
Light
122.27
393
Repairs
101.02
Furnishings
202.10
Rent
850.00
Services
200.00
All Other :
Janitor's Supplies 5.77
Water
6.00
Ashes
8.40
Cesspool
47.75
2,644.23
Books :
2,289.14
Total for Library
11,589.89
Recreation
Parks and Playgrounds-P. 1
Labor-Hauling ...
532.25
Material (Hollis
Fund $500.00)
..
473.75
1,006.00
Parks and Playgrounds-P. 2
Labor-Hauling
.
270.80
Material
428.41
699.21
Parks and Playgrounds-P. 3
Labor-Hauling
·
524.16
Material
110.84
635.00
Organized Play :
Teachers
480.00
394
Equipment
139.33
619.33
Total for Recreation . 2,959.54
Unclassified
Town Reports :
Printing
$1,003.25
Financial :
Ink
5.01
Selectmen :
Court Expenses 25.00
Fee District Court 32.20
Repair Legion
Building
14.48
Checkers-Town
Meetings
78.00
Schools
27.75
Supplies and Print-
ing
70.25
Raft-Sunset Lake.
4.00
Old Age Assistance (Auto) 4.71
All Other . 6.25
262.64
Welfare-Clerical work,
etc.
513.50
Treasurer- Certifica-
tion Notes .
80.00
Dog Officer 150.00
395
Fire Department -In- jury Fireman - July 3rd
248.00
Damage to Property .
5.60
Special Police 687.89
Fire & Police Station- Trees 39.25
2,995.14
Insurance :
Town Buildings &
Equipment . . .
15,858.89
(Rebates on Insur- ance-539.41)
Employees Compensa-
tion :
3,297.75
(Plus $750.43 addtl. incl .- 15,858.89)
Caretaker of Dumps . 1,400.00
Protection Sunset Lake
364.00
Hockey Rink-Artific- ial Pond 163.72
Land Damages (Belle-
vue Road-Cahill) .
300.00
Land Damages (West
Street-Daley) ...
150.00
Purchase of Land - Cleveland & Harri- son Ave. adjoining Penniman School .. 1,000.00
396
Investigating Commit- tee (Highways) ...
500.00
Memorial Day :
G. A. R.
200.00
American Legion
200.00
Foreign Wars
100.00
500.00
23,534.36
Total-Unclassified .. 26,529.50
Interest :
Schools
25,015.00
Town Hall
40.00
Fire & Police Sta-
tion
4,320.00
Tuberculosis Hospi-
tal
180.00
Water Mains
2,080.00
Highways - Wash- ington & Union Sts.
680.00
Anticipation of
Revenue
18,912.40
Sewerage
15,540.00
Taxes-Paid in ad-
vance 1932
330.99
Taxes-Interest .
17.65
67,116.04
Municipal Indebtedness :
Schools
57,000.00
Town Hall
2,000.00
Tuberculosis Hospi-
tal 1,000.00
397
Water Dept .- Mains & Standpipe (2)
8,000.00
Highways - Wash-
ington & Union Sts. 17,000.00
Fire and Police Sta-
tion
8,000.00
Sewerage
15,000.00
108,000.00
Anticipation of Rev-
enue :
575,000.00
Water Department:
Maintenance ·
71,328.27
Electric Light Depart-
ment :
286,773.99
Cemetery :
Plain Street
Superintendent
350.00
Labor
751.00
Graves
51.00
Materials
97.84
Flowers
35.00
934.84
Dyer Hill
Labor
40.00
Lakeside
Labor
100.00
$1,424.84
398
County Tax
. $22,899.73
Metropolitan Park Assessment 18,575.52
State Assessment 35,295.00
Municipal Lighting Plant
88.24
Metropolitan Planning Division
. .
142.92
Southern Traffic Artery .63
National Bank Tax 5.72
Abatement Smoke Nuisance 295.44
Auditing Municipal Accts. 169.87
Metropolitan Sewerage-
Special
16,041.73
Metropolitan Sewerage Loan (South)
13,715.06
Ways in Malden-Weymouth-
Braintree-Hingham 53.02
Ways in Malden-Weymouth- Braintree-Hingham 19.69
Old Age Assistance
4,968.00
West Roxbury-Brookline Parkway 1,656.76
Parkway Crossing 154.50
Canterbury Street Highway 373.33
Abolition Grade Crossing
1,094.99
Trust Company
8.98
Hospital or Home Care
100.00
$115,659.13
Refunds
Taxes 1930
116.27
Taxes 1931
630.78
Taxes 1932
181.33
928.38
399
Special Assessments :
Excise 1931
19.14
Excise 1932
527.52 546.66
1,475.04
Total Cash Payments
$2,083,770.89
Reserve Fund
Assessors 43.00
Qualey's Truck 375.00
Soldiers' Relief
5,100.00
Highways-Resurfacing-Norfolk
Sq. and Depot, Precinct 1. 300.00
Law-Town Counsel
300.00
Welfare-Commercial Reports 150.00
Treasurer
200.00
Miscellaneous (Legion Building)
100.00
6,568.00
$2,090,338.89
Balance January 1, 1933 :
General Cash (Water
Dept. incl.)
.88,721.84
Electric Light Department
8,360.59
97,082.43
$2,187,421.32:
BALANCE SHEET - DECEMBER 31, 1932
ASSETS
Cash-General (incl. Water Dept.) -Water Dept. (Art. 17-1930) -Electric Light Dept. -Specials
$88,721.84
8,360.59
36,609.06
$133,691.49
Taxes :
1932
385,758.70 27,967.94
1930
385.74
Overlay 1931
2,012.23
Overlay 1932
$7,633.59
1930
321.16
1929
1,233.04
1928
363.92
Excise 1932
6,543.08
Excise Tax Revenue :
8,873.67
1931
1,823.23
1930
507.36
Special Assessments :
Special Assessment Revenue 10,693.35
Moth-
1932
214.50
1931
53.75
1930
17.00
LIABILITIES
1931
400
Apportioned Betterments :
1932 1931
7,737.89 494.80
1930
446.11
Int.
Apportioned Betterments :
1932
1,464.42
1931
175.13
1930
25.75
Old Age Assistance :
1931
64.00
1932
614.00
Tax Titles :
29,145.35
Tax Title Revenue
29,145.35
Water Dept. :
Water Rates, etc.
23,179.15
23,179.15
Water Dept. Revenue Available Surplus 74,537.94 Commercial Pipe Lines 556.99
401
ASSETS
Electric Light Dept. : Light, Power and Sundries
$28,971.85
Electric Light Revenue
$28,971.85
Maintenance 8,360.59
Depreciation Fund
34,594.36
Overlay Reserve
3,457.38
Excess and Deficiency
61,352.94
Anticipation Revenue
375,000.00
Premium : Sidewalks : 123.75
Appropriations :
Temporary Aid
20,662.78
Settlement Claims-Town
469.45
Soldiers' Relief
4,029.60
Sewerage
4,135.23
Highways-Cavanagh Road
100.00
Sidewalks-Granolithic
1,182.05
Zoning Committee
348.75
Legion Bld .- Repairs
100.00
Gravel
$333.72
Hayward Street (1931)
.16
Hayward Street (1932)
32.97
Adams Street
10.83
Elm Street
14.96
LIABILITIES
402
Liberty St .- Park Ave., etc.
.24
Audubon Road 182.17 Hockey Rink 31.75
606.80
TRUST FUNDS INCOME
School Fund
1,160.16
Thayer Fund
675.78
Kelley Fund
2.32
French Fund
86.25
Penniman Fund
82.27
Braintree Tercentenary
5.37
Hollis Trust Fund
1.08
Minchin Trust Fund
1.47
403
ASSETS
Trust Funds-Cash and Securities : $70,578.88
School Fund
$8,893.15
French Fund
2,419.50
Hunt Fund 24,276.99
Penniman Fund
500.00
Thayer Fund
20,329.06
Kelley Fund
200.00
Hollis Trust Fund
100.00
Minchin Trust Fund
100.00
Braintree Tercentenary Fund
66.77
Library Foundation Fund
11,020.91
Caleb Stetson Fund
2,500.00
Rachael R. Thayer Fund
172.50
Net Bonded Indebtedness :
1,149,000.00
Hospital
3,000.00
Watson School
40,000.00
Torrey School Addition
80,000.00
High School
198,000.00
Penniman School Addition
54,000.00
Lincoln School Addition
72,000.00
Braintree Highlands School
96,000.00
Water Dept .- Mains and Standpipe
20,000.00
Water Dept. (Commercial) Standpipe
24,000.00
Fire and Police Station
100,000.00
Sewerage
429,000.00
Sidewalks-Granolithic
33,000.00
LIABILITIES
404
1
Deferred Revenue-(Not Due)
24,639.29
Apportioned Betterments :
1932
3,078.19
1933
2,857.30
1934
2,839.30
1935
2,716.30
1936
2,706.30
1937
2,646.30
1938
2,646.30
1939
2,646.30
1940
1,316.00
1941
1,187.00
$1,920,889.10
$1,920,889.10
405
RECAPITULATION
1932
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Payments
Balances
Appropriation Balance
Transfers or Refunds
Moderator-Salary
$25.00
2,000.00
Accountant-Salary
2,000.00
Accountant-Expenses
330.57
$44.43
1,950.00
Selectmen-Salary
1,950.00
1,296.00
Selectmen-Secretary
1,296,00
1,000.00
$1.00
Selectmen-Expenses
999.99
1.01
1,500.00
Treasurer-Salary
1,500.00
275.00
Treasurer-Clerk
275.00
2,045.00
200.00
Treasurer-Expenses
2,230.72
14.28
300.00
Confirming Tax Titles
280.00
20.00
2,000.00
Collector-Salary
2,000 .. 00
1,025.00
Collector-Clerk
· 1,025.00
2,980.00
Collector-Expenses
2,980.00
3,000.00
Assessors-Salaries
3,000.00
2,640.34
Assessors-Clerks
2,640.00
.34
2,105.00
43.00
Assessors-Expenses
2,147.10
90
700.00
Law-Town Counsel
700.00
or Loan
$25.00
375.00
406
300.00
300.00
Legal Expenses
500.00
100.00
345.80
Settlement Various Suits
200.00
145.80
700.00
Settlement Various Suits
230.55
469.45
2,000.00
Town Clerk -- Salary
2,000.00
420.00
Town Clerk-Expenses
416.59
3.41
100.00
Binding Certificates
40.50
59.50
300.00
Registrars-Salaries
300.00
1,664.00
Election Officers-Salaries
1,664.00
1,021.50
Election and Registration
997.50
24.00
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
2,470.91
29.09
1,300.00
Fire and Police Station
1,300.00
1,500.00
Maintenance
1,479.01
20.99
1,675.00
Telephones-Sundry Departments
1,670.68
4.32
9,172.19
.02
Engineering-Salaries
9,165.56
6.65
300.00
Transportation
299.81
.19
950.00
3.50
915.46
38.04
500.00
Recording Plans, etc.
498.23
1.77
1,128.35
Block Plan Survey
1,127.55
.80
100.00
Planning Board
77.96
22.04
348.75
Zoning Committee
348.75
PROTECTION PERSONS AND PROPERTY
35,100.00 1,324.80
Police-Salaries Special
35,100.00
1,320.68
4.12
407
Maintenance
1,000.00
Pension-Patrolman
1,000.00
1,250.00
Pension-Chief Police
1,250.00
1,562.00
Expenses
1,557.71
4.29
New Equipment
3,377.55
52.45
Fire Department-Salaries
37,104.56
30.44
37,135.00
375.00
4,000.00
1.65
3,989.77
11.88
1,700.00
850.00
Maintenance
849.73
27
375.00
New Boxes
363.43
11.57
750.00
Weights and Measures
749.38
.62
1,050.00
600.00
Moth-Salary Superintendent
600.00
2,375.00
Labor and Autos
2,374.64
.36
475.00
Expenses and Supplies
474.23
.77
1,575.00
Care and Planting Trees
1,575.00
HEALTH AND SANITATION
800.00
Healtth-Salaries
800.00
719.15
Expenses
719.02
.13
5,400.00
Collection of Garbage
5,400.00
7,693.70
20.00
Contagious Diseases
7,702.40
11.30
500.00
Inspection Plumbing
292.22
207.78
100.00
Milk
91.66
8.34
200.00
Animals
200.00
1
Inspector of Buildings
1,050.00
Truck and Man (final)
375.00
General Expenses
Fire Alarm-Electrician
1,700.00
408
3,430.00
350.00
Meat
350.00
6,611.92
Hospital Assessment
6,611.92
50.00
Vital Statistics
50.00
350.00
Diphtheria Clinic
313.80
36.20
150.00
150.00
877.00
808.50
68.50
46,991.94
42,856.71
4,135.23
HIGHWAYS
3,500.00
Salary Superintendent
3,500.00
7,293.00
Permanent Men (3 mos.)
7,285.00
8.00
10,462.00
Permanent Men (9 mos.)
10,447.25
14.75
559.40
Permanent Men (Back Pay)
559.40
7,000.00
General Maintenance
6,999.31
69
12,160.00
Tarvia and Sanding
12,115.42
44.58
7,560.82
Drains and Catch Basins
7,543.74
17.08
3,000.00
Street Cleaning
2,982.36
17.64
3,800.00
1.06
Repairs to Equipment
3,800.52
54
1,900.00
Guard Rails and Fences
1,534.66
365.34
1,344.00
Street Cleaning (Patrol)
1,344.00
150.00
Street Signs ·
138.84
11.16
Refund
96.00
Defective Rails-Depot P. 1
333.25
62.75
Transfer 300.00
400.00
Traffic Signals
392.80
7.20
5,000.00
Gravel
4,666.28
333.72
Tuberculosis Clinic Dental Clinic Sewerage
409
450.00
Bridges-Repairs
245.78
204.22
6,428.50
Hayward St. (1931) Hayward St.
6,428.34
.16
15,768.00
60.53
15,795.56
32.97
4,803.00
2.00
Adams Street
4,794.17
10.83
3,092.00
Elm Street
3,077.04
14.96
6,260.00
Liberty-Park Ave.
6,259.76
.24
Common-Audubon Road
1,864.00
Audubon Road
1,681.83
182.17
100.00
Cavanagh Road
(Land to improve lines
15.85
(Allen & Shaw Streets
33,000.00
7,000.00
Sidewalks-Granolithic
38,817.95
1,182.05
7,500.00
2.50
Snow
7,461.02
41.48
410
WELFARE DEPT. AND SOLDIERS' BENEFITS
600.00
Board Public Welfare-Salaries
600.00
884.00
Clerk
884.00
1,736.00
Visitor and Miscellaneous
1,735.14
.86
150.00
Commercial Reports
142.00
8.00
45,000.00
(refunds 54.40
Temporary Aid
65,717.18
(overdraft 20,662.78
7,578.45
Mothers' Aid
5,695.28
1,883.17
12,356.25
Street Lighting
12,356.25
100.00
15.85
1,200.00
Infirmary-Salary Supt.
1,200.00
1,020.00
Labor
1,019.16
.84
350.00
Clothing
284.60
65.40
2,520.00
Maintenance and Other Expenses
2,519.13
.87
3,500.00
Groceries and Provisions
2,416.93
1,083.07
35,000.00
76.00
Old Age Assistance
35,073.57
2.43
1,565.00
Investigator and Maint. Auto
1,203.87
361.13
480.00
State Aid
478.00
2.00
50.00
Military Aid
50.00
5,800.00
(Refunds
204.50
Soldiers' Relief
15,134.10
(Transfers 5,100.00
(Overdrafts
4,029.60
SCHOOLS AND LIBRARY
307,842.62
Schools-Support of
306,180.10
1,662.52
6,180.00
Library-Salaries
6,048.52
131.48
620.00
Janitors
608.00
12.00
2,645.00
General Expenses
2,644.23
.77
2,000.00
300.00
Books
2,289.14
10.86
RECREATION
356.00
650.00
Parks and Playgrounds-P. 1 1,006.00
411
550.00
150.00
485.00
150.00
635.00
620.00
Organized Play
619.33
67
195.47
Hockey Rink
163.72
31.75
3,000.00
Miscellaneous
2,995.15
4.86
100.00
Repairs Legion Bldg.
100.00
1,000.00
Land adjoining Penniman School
1,000.00
17,512.91
60.00
Insurance
15,858.89
1,714.02
3,297.75
Employees Compensation
3,297.75
500.00
Memorial Day
500.00
364.00
Protection Sunset Lake
364.00
1,400.00
Caretaker Dumps
1,400.00
150.00
Land Damages (Daley)
150.00
7,578
Land Damages (Cahill)
300.00
500.00
Highway Investigating Com.
500.00
350.00
Cemetery-Salary Supt.
350.00
935.00
4.00
Maintenance
934.84
40.00
Cemetery-Dyer Hill
40.00
100.00
Cemetery-Lakeside
100.00
Parks and Playgrounds P. 2 P. 3
699.21
.79
4.16
412
65,775.00
2,080.00
906,577.45
35,217.54
$941,794.99
Interest Water Dept .- Art. 17
67,116.04
738.96 556.99
Appropriation-Balance or Loan
Transfers or Refunds
Payments
924,774.85
17,020.14
$941,794.99
Totals
BLANCHE E. PORTER,
413
Town Accountant.
Balances
414
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and. Public Welfare. Gentlemen :
The following report is submitted for the year ending December 31, 1932.
Number of cases aided 368
Persons Involved 1610
Calls and Interviews 6678
Cases aided in 1932 who were aided in 1931.
136
New cases this year 232
Cases closed
74
Now aiding
294
Temporary Aid
Cases Aided 368
Institutional care 35
1
Children Boarded 11
Families Aided
349
Single Adults Aided 19
Working for Aid Received 175
Braintree Settlement and Residing in Braintree 185
Braintree Settlement but Residing Elsewhere 41
Residing in Braintree and Settlement Elsewhere. 80
No Known Settlement 62
Mothers' Aid -- "118"
Cases Aided 12
Braintree Settlement and Residing in Braintree. 9
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