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7,444.89
Outside Labor
234.11
Supplies
525.14
$
8,204.14
SERVICES IN STREET
Payroll
766.70
Outside Labor
83.65
Brass Fittings
269.45
Lead Pipe
465.85
Supplies
68.75
Freight
3.79
$
1,658.19
SERVICES OUTSIDE STREET
..
Payroll
2,300.08
.
Outside Labor
250.95
Brass. Fittings
808.32
269
Lead Pipe
1,397.53
Supplies
206.07
4,962.95 $
METERS
Meters
1,258.88
1,258.88 $
METER REPAIRS
Material and Parts
381.98
381.98 $
METER READING
Payroll
1,711.71
Supplies
50.00
1,761.71 $
HYDRANTS
Payroll
220.10
Hydrants and Valves
1,085.32
1,305.42 $
HYDRANT REPAIRS
Payroll
478.49
Outside Labor
15.00
Repairs
103.35
Supplies
70.75
667.59 $
270
1
HYDRANT TESTING AND FLUSHING
Payroll
163.09
. :
$ 163.09
MAIN PIPE EXTENSION
Payroll
642.01
Cast Iron Pipe
4,378.69
Other Piipe
120.98
Gates and Fittings
435.09
Outside Labor
3,723.35
Lead and other Material
499.96
Freight
5.40
$
9,805.48
MAIN PIPE REPAIRS
Payroll
252.27
Outside Labor
105.00
Material
59.75
$
417.02
WATER PROTECTION
Police
156.00
$ 156.00
AUTOMOMILES
New Truck
616.75
New Dump Truck
690.00
271
Advertising for New Trucks . 11.75
Gas and Oil
977.29
Repairs and Parts
892.06
Reg. of Motor Vehicles
19.00
$
3,207.85
GARAGE
Payroll
625.69
Fuel
54.80
$ 680.49
STAND PIPE AND MAIN PIPE LOANS
Art. 17, 1930 Bonds Retired 3,000.00
Interest
480.00
$ 3,480.00
TOOLS
Tools
457.10
$
457.10
FILTRATION
Payroll
7. 1,873.82
Power and Light
858.91
Chemicals
3,208.05
Chlorine
67.39
Repairs
36.60
W. & S. Supervision
458.25
W. & S. Supplies
2.10
Fuel
456.25
0$ % 6,961.37
272
SUPERINTENDENT.
Salary
2,620.32
2,620.32 $
INSURANCE
Insurance
1,807.74
$ .. 1,807.74
CARE OF GROUNDS
Payroll
2,301.50
Supervision
619.20 -
Police
241.03
Material
55.03
Tools
470.16
Shrubs
$. 3,711.92
DIKE-REBUILDING DAM
25,000.00
Appropriated
Expenditures Reported 1935
10,424.62
Expenditures Reported 1936
13,933.09
Expenditures For 1937
539.21. ij
$ 24,896.92
103.08
Unexpended Balance
' : "
$ 25,000.00
273
25.00
KING HILL ROAD PROJECT 65-14-6328 Material
83.88
Landscape Engineer
175.00
$
258.88
LAND CLEARING PROJECT 65-14-7770
Supervision
169.00
Truck Hire
774.73
Material
308.94
Tools
419.85
Blasting
1,362.26
Medical Supplies
14.84
Gasoline
29.42
$ 3,079.04
LAND CLEARING PROJECT EXTENSION 465-14-2-1
Supervision
277.10
Truck Hire
493.30
Material
39.88
Tools
48.37
Blasting
467.25
Medical Supplies
16.43
Gasoline
193.56
1,535.89 $
LAND TAKING
Land
8,110.00
Engineer
1,035.00
Attorney
1,200.00
Investigator
38.12
Recording
59.50
Taxes
9.67
$ 10,452.29
Grand Total
$ 87,705.94
274
RECAPITULATION
Maintenance $ 5,748.20
Great Pond Pumping Station
11,185.93
Little Pond Pumping Station
1,237.26
System Maintenance
8,204.14
Services in Street
, 1,658.19
Services Outside Street
4,962.95
Meters
1,258.88
Meter Repairs
381.98
Meter Reading
1,761.71
Hydrant
1,305.42
Hydrant Repair
667.59
Hydrant Testing & Flushing
163.09
Main Pipe Extension
9,805.48
Main Pipe Repairs
417.02
Water Protection (Police)
156.00
Automobiles
3,207.85
Garage
680.49
Stand Pipe and Main Pipe Loans
3,480.00
Tools
457.10
Filteration
6,961.37
Superintendent
2,620.32
Care of Grounds
3,711.92
Insurance
1,807.74
King Hill Road Project
258.88
Dike
3,079.04
Land Clearing Project
Land Clearing Project
Ex-
tension
8,110.00
Land Taking
2,342.29
Land Taking Expenses
539.21
1,535.89
$ 87,705.94
275
SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT
To the Honorable Board of Water Commissioners of :" the Town of Braintree :
Gentlemen :
Seventy-three (73) new services were laid during the year.
KIND OF PIPE AND NUMBER OF FEET LAID
5/8" Lead 3,352 ft.
34" Lead 78:ft .: 1
1" Iron 4371 'ft.
11/4" Iron 108 ft.
11/4" Brass 84 ft.
6" Cast Iron 15 ft.
MAIN PIPE LAID DURING YEAR 1.
2" Wrought Iron on Cherry Street 142 ft.
4" Cast Iron on Russell Road 321 ft.
4" Cast Iron off Crescent Street 249 ft.
6" Cast Iron on Elmlawn Road 230 ft.
6" Cast Iron on Vinedale Road 256 ft.
6" Cast Iron on School 256 ft.
6" Cast Iron on Grove Street 340 ft.
6" Cast Iron on Abbott Street 560 ft.
6" Cast Iron on Trefton Drive 980 ft.
6" Cast Iron on Columbian Street 1,070 ft.
6" Cast Iron on Pleasant View Ave: 1,241 ft.
6" Cast Iron on Oakland Road 1,501 ft.
6" Cast Iron on Merritt Avenue 160 ft
276
TOTAL PIPE IN OPERATION ......
16" Cast Iron 741 .- ft,
14"' Cast Iron 1,151' ft.
12" Cast Iron 26,079 ft.
10" Cast Iron 30,587 ft.
8" Cast Iron
35,298 ft.
6" Cast Iron
246,243 ft.
4" Cast Iron
46,347 ft.
2" Wrought Iron
17,457 ft.
11/2" Wrought Iron 5,185 ft.'
11/4" Wrought Iron 6,114 ft.
1" Wrought Iron'' 20,051 ft. ::
34" Wrought Iron 1,409 ft.
Total: 82 miles - 3,702 ft. : :!!. 1;
LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION OF HYDRANTS SET DURING YEAR 1937
Columbian Street 6" Corey
Trefton DTrive 6" Corey
Pleasant View Avenue 6" Corey
Pleasant View Avenue
6" Corey
Oakland Road 6" Corey
6" Corey
Oakland Road -
LOCATION OF GAGES SET DURING YEAR 1937
2" Rensselaer' Cherry Street
4" Rensselaer Russell Road'
4" Rensselaer Crescent Street
6" Rensselaer Elmlawn Road
Vinedale Road
6" Rensselaer
S. W. School
6" Rensselaer
Trefton Drie
6" Rensselaer (3)
277
6" Rensselaer Columbian Street
6" Rensselaer (3) Pleasant View Ave.
4" Rensselaer Pleasant View Ave.
6" Rensselaer Merritt Avenue
6" Rensselaer (3) Oakland Road
METER RECORD FOR 1937
Kind
5/8
3/4 55
1'
11/2
2 ·0
4
6
Total
Empire
3986
12
9
0
0
4062
Crown
0
20
0
0
7
2
1
30
Gem
0
0
0
0 0
1 0
0 0
0 0
3
3988
75
13
9
.
8
2
1
4096
Meters Added 5/8"-87
Meters Repaired 135
JOHN W. MULCAHY, Superintendent.
PUMPING RECORD FOR 1937
Gallons
Gallons Pumped
Kilowatt Hours
Time Run
per
Jan.
34,599.000
32,890
421.00
1052
Feb.
31,114,000
30,370
373.55
1024
Mar.
35,193,000
34,310
425.45
1022
Apr.
33,209,000
32,430
405.20
1012
May
35,382,000
- 34,390
428.10
1028
June
35,144,000
34,120
421.15
1029
July
38,844,000
37,780
459.05
1028
Aug.
38,059,000
37,170
475.50
1026
Sept.
33,419,000
32,510
402.20
1031
1
Hersey
2
0
1
-
-
Pumped 1
K. W. H.
278
Oct.
34,520,000
33,430
416.25
1032
Nov.
31,638,000
30,440
480.55
1039
Dec .:
33,726,000
33,660
412.10
1002
Tot.
414,847,000
403,500
5,120.10
12,325
Daily Ave. 1,136,567
1,106
14.18
1,027
Largest day's pumping : Wednesday, July 7, 1,661,000 Smallest day's pumping : Friday, Nov. 19, 820,000
FRANCIS J. O'ROURKE
Chief Engineer.
PUMPING RECORD FOR 1937
Pumping Record for Little Pond Pumping Station from January 1, 1937 to Dec. 31, 1937
Month
Gal. Pump.
K. Hrs.
Running Time
Jan.
7,108,000
1,602
202 hrs. 10 min.
Feb.
6,490,000
1,455
182 hrs. 50 min.
Mar.
6,768,000
1,652
210 hrs. 50 min.
Apr.
5,678,000
1,423
189 hrs. 40 min.
May
5,130,000
1,353
173 hrs. 10 min.
June
5,167,000
1,253
161 hrs. 5 min.
July
4,890,000
1,410
169 hrs. 0 min.
Aug.
5,111,000
1,686
181 hrs. 45 min.
Sept.
5,933,000
1,548
176 hrs. 10 min.
Oct.
2,893,000
812
88 hrs. 45 min.
Nov.
5,553,000
1,640
191 hrs. 0 min.
Dec.
4,780,000
1,195
150 hrs. 40 min.
65,010,000
17,929
2,077 hrs. 5 min.
Daily Ave. 178,109
47
5 hrs. 41 min.
Gallons pumped per Kilowatt Hour: 3,818.
HERBERT LEGG.
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000,910.28
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Town Accountant
OF THE
TOWN OF BRAINTREE
FROM
December 31, 1936 to December 31, 1937.
BR.
TOWN.
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TTS.
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Printed by Order of the Town
GENERAL REVENUE
RECEIPTS
TAXES
Previous years :
1934
$ 10.20
1935
39,360.37
1936
264,461.04
$303,831.61
Current year :
1937
577,553.19
Tax Titles :
Redemptions
65,135.47
From State :
Income (Schools
incl.)
93,781.68
Corporation
53,911.22
Veterans' Ex-
emption
256.63
Boulevard
Maintenance ...
47.17
147,996.70
$1,094,516.97
Licenses and Permits : Alcoholic Bever-
ages
7,155.00
Junk
315.00
Pedlars
15.00
Dealers
110.00
282
Common Vic-
tualers
125.00
Sunday
105.00
Pool - Billiards
etc.
40.00
Auctioneers
12.00
Revolver
33.50
Refining
10.00
Spring Water
30.00
Plumbing
469.50
All Other
193.15
8,613.15
Fines : Court
786.33
Grants and Gifts :
From State :
Highways -
Church St.
2,237.94
From County :
Dog Tax 1,868.52
Federal Grants :
Mothers' Aid 3,105.51
O. A. A. ... 41,574.45
44,679.96
From Funds :
Hollis Fund-
Playgrounds .
500.00
Thayer Fund :
615.00
Playgrounds (3)
300.00
283
Library
250.00 Cemetery (Dyer Hill) 65.00
49,901.42
Special Assessments : Moth - 1936
109.00
Street Betterments : Paid in advance 255.40
Apportioned :
1937
966.30
1936
594.70
1935
118.40
1,934.80
Sewer Betterments :
Unapportioned
891.76
Paid in advance
2,312.00
Apportioned :
1937
6,209.11
1936
3,802.67
1935
819.55 1
14,035.09
62,130.20
Service Connections :
Unapportioned . 4,370.82
Paid in advance 168.00
Apportioned
213.73
4,752.55
284
1
Privileges : Excise . . .
1937
34,335.10
1936
6,552.93
1935
408.73
1934
2.00,
1
41,298.76
. GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Treasurer
1.00
Collector :
Tax Information
110.00
Fees
550.20
Miscl.
- 37.25
697.45
Town Hall - Rent
565.00
Selectmen :
Hearing
27.00
Property Sales
350.00
Legion Bldg.
5.00
Insurance
4.38
Dog Licenses
2,377.00
4,026.83
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
Inspection :
Weights a n d
Measures :
Fees
299.84
Vending Ma-
chine
23.48
285
382.00
Town Clerk :
State
46.00
369.32
Building Inspec-
tion
433.00
Firemen : Junk
1.28
Moth
352.15
1,155.75
HEALTH AND SANITATION
Health & Sanitation :
Tuberculosis :
(Subsidy)
2,062.15
Cities & Towns 503.70
2,565.85
Dental
Clinic
(Fees)
688.75
Sewer Dept.
24.38
3,278.98
HIGHWAYS
Junk
53.47
CHARITIES AND SOLDIERS' BENEFITS Infirmary :
Board
482.00
Reimbursements :
Temporary Aid
From
Indi-
viduals 71.50
From Cities &
Towns
6,640.26
From State
12,329.25
286
19,041.01
Mothers' Aid : From State
4,518.49
Old Age Assistance :
From State
22,988.72
From Cities &
Towns 465.54
23,454.26
Soldiers' Benefits :
State Aid
460.00
Soldiers' Burials
100.00
Military Aid
60.00
620.00
48,115.76
EDUCATION
Tuitio 1,879.77
Miscellaneous
132.22
2,011.99
LIBRARY
Fines, etc.
646.69
UNCLASSIFIED
Water Department:
3,480.00
Debt & Interest
1,969.58
Retirement System
287
PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISES
Water Department
87,897.17
Electric Light De- partment
324,012.05
411,909.22
. :
Cemetery :
Graves & Lot
226.00
INTEREST
Certificate of Deposit : Sundry Depart- ments
16.67
Tax Titles
5,087.50
Taxes 11,333.11
Excise
285.51
Deferred - Unap-
port., etc.
7.65
11,626.27
Betterments :
Apportioned
Sewer - Service
Conn. - Streets
1937
3,103.97
1936
1,859.94
Sewer Apport. -
1935.
396.23
Streets Apport. - 1935
47.34
22,137.92
288
MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS
Temporary Loans :
Anticipation of Revenue
500,000.00 ·.·
REFUNDS
Treasurer
893.91
Special Reserve-
1936
25.80
Highways
63.80
Engineering
4.00
Welfare
62.19
Old Age Assistance
491.50
Mothers Aid
22.50
Infirmary
6.00
Soldiers' Relief
10.00
Sewer
32.05
Schools
37.12
Finance Committee
12.50
Insurance
1,800.00
Retirement System
773.77
Retirement System
13.50
Library
5.00
4,253.64
TOTAL RECEIPTS
2,219,213.90
289
TRANSFERS
RESERVE FUND
Legal :
500.00
268.00
48.00
816.00
Schools :
1,945.00
366.00
2,606.75
4,917.75
Retirement System
500.00
Temporary Aid
10,000.00
1,590.03
11,590.03
Diphtheria Clinic .
75.00
Dental Clinic
500.00
Health: - Office
Equipment
225.00
Inspect. Plumbing
150.00
Employees Com-
pensation
322.03
Insurance - Auto
23.53
Police Duty: -
Sickness
115.20
146.20
261.40
Expense Police
100.00
Cemetery
50.00
Planning Board
15.00
290
Treasurer
125.00
:
Collector
262.00
Town Clerk
67.26
20,000.00
Federal Aid Fund
- 1936:
(Transfers - 1937
11,437.78
Balance, January 1, 1937 :
General Cash
109,664.00
Electric Light
Department
6,756.11
116,420.11
2,367,071.79
EXPENDITURES GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Legsilative :
Salary
Moderator
24.06
Finance Committee :
Secretary
250.00
Expenses - Trans.,
etc.
214.25
Finance Reports
272.50
All other
84.50
821.25
291
: Selectmen :
Salaries
1,876.88
Secretary
1,247.40
3,124.28
..
Other Expenses : Suppliies -Stat. Postage
200.94
Printing and Ad-
vertising
543.12
Clerk (Extra) .
75.00
Telephone
128.82
All other
73.78
1,014.66
4,138.94
Accountant :
Salary
1,925.00
Postage & Sup-
plies
297.22
Telephone
76.55
Clerical help
117.00
490.77
Retirement System To Retirement Board
773.77
1,000.00
4,189.54
Treasurer :
Salary
1,925.00
Clerical work
1,030.90
292
1
Expenses :
Bond
264.00
Postage - Sup-
plies -printing
699.00
Expenses
40.00
Cert. notes . 46.00
Telephone
89.39
Safe
235.77
All other
21.10
1,395.26
Tax Titles (Con-
firming)
2,996.83
7,347.99
Collector :
Salary
1,925.00
Clerk (Deputy) 1,251.25
3,176.25
1,295.95
Clerical work .. Expenses :
Bond
. 548.00
Supplies and
postage . .. 837.92
Printing - Ad-
vertising 313.50
Telephone . 98.94
Expenses (Col-
lections) .. 225.00
293
Safe
262.00 All other
301.65
2,587.01
Tax Sales-Ad-
vertising and
recording
1,167.88
8,227.09
Planning Board
15.00
Assessors :
Salaries
2,658.25
Clerks (3)
3,010.15
5,668.40
Other Expenses :
Supplies and-
Postage
483.41
Printing
100.00
Poll books
300.00
Transportation
180.00
Deeds - pro-
bates, etc.
595.62
Conventions,
etc.
110.80
Telephone
80.86
Equipment
359.61
Tax Sale De-
scriptions
59.00
2,269.30
7,937.70
294
Law :
Salary of Town Counsel
2,000.00
Legal Expenses : Supplies and
postage
62.43
Telephone
37.64
Expenses
432.74
Witness fees, etc.
782.79
1,315.60
Settlement Suits vs. Town
398.34
Fox, Albert E., Admr.
2,500.00
Land Damages:
Pond & Gran-
ite Sts.
785.00
All other
6,015.76
6,800.76
Land Damages:
Union St. 6,667.20
Court Judgements
5,531.73
25,213.63
Town Clerk: Salary 1,925.00
Other Expenses :
Bond
10.00
Supplies - post age 114.61
295
Printing and ad-
vertising
17.00
Clerical work
115.00
Telephone
49.80
Advtsg. (Town
Mgr. Form)
250:20
Safe repairs
67.26
All other
44.00
667.87
2,592.87
Election and Registration :
Election - Regis-
trars
288.75
Election Officers
372.00
Constables
24.00
Janitors
20.00
416.00
Other Expenses :
Printing, etc .
130.40
Ballot box
4.00
Lunches
114.00
Recount -
(E. O.)
30.00
File
94.65
373.05
1,077.80
296
Engineering Department:
Salaries :
Engineer
2,399.32
Transitmen
2,655.50
Clerk
886.46
5,941.28
Maintenance :
Materials
264.93
Supplies
271.22
Auto
223.19
Telephone
65.94
825.28
6,766.56
Town Hall :
Janitor & As-
sistant
2,410.10
Maintenance :
Fuel & Gas .
12.55
Light
296.04
Janitor's
· supplies
193.18
Repairs
1,052.17
Water
147.88
All other
297.37
1,999.19
4,409.29
297
Fire & Police Station :
Maintenance :
Gas - Light . .
140.32
Janitor's Supplies
239.21
Water
31.82
Repairs
375.66
Light
187.94
All other
25.00
Oil
999.95 1,089.85
2,089.80
Total for General Government
74,851.52
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY POLICE DEPARTMENT
Salaries and Wages:
Chief
2,887.50
Deputy Chief
2,310.00
Sergeants (3)
6,063.75
Patrolmen (12)
22,902.44
Patrolman
1,753.00
Officer - Election
15.00
35,931.69
Police duty :
Sick leave
761.40
Vacations
1,075.20
1,836.60
298
Bridge - (B. Highlands) Dog Officer
156.00
100.00
Chief Police Pension
-
1,250.00
Patrolman - Pen-
sion
1,000.00
1.
Other Expenses :
Supplies, postage
37.63
Telephone
412.84
Autos - repairs .
380.25
Tires and tubes
124.61
Gasoline - oil
grease
795.34
Supplies
103.66
Care prisoners .
72.10
Medical aid - (Accidents)
69.00
Expenses of of-
ficers
60.90
Matron
20.25
Laundry
23.20
2,099.78
New Equipment :
Motorcycle
376.90
Ambulance
3,225.00
3,601.90
Police Dept. - Bills Payable 1936. . 45.30
46,021.87
299
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Salaries and Wages:
Chief
2,887.50
Deputy Chief . 2,310.00
Permanent Men
29,548.75
Extra Pay
1,953.39
Hill
75.00
Fire Alarm
repaiarman
1,925.00
Fire Alarm -
vacation man
63.00
Fire Dept. -
vacation man
1,070.00
39,832.64
Equipment and Repairs :
Apparatus - Re-
pairs 203.12
Gas-oil-grease .
1,002.94
Tires and tubes
343.27
Equipment
455.66
Supplies
437.24
Equipment for
men
133.88
July 4th - - ex-
penses
219.00
Hose
1,028.57
3,823.68
300
-
Buildings and grounds:
Repairs
143.96
Fuel
188.30
Light
55.77
Furnishings
49.53
Water
28.53
466.09
Other Expenses :
Stationery - Sup-
plies
67.08
Express
5.54
Telephones
234.58
307.20
Fire Alarm Maintenance :
Power
20.77
Auto
129.97
Equipment
1,405.58
Supplies
202.99
1,759.31
46,188.92
INSPECTION
BUILDINGS
Inspector - Salary
962.50
Transportation
100.00
1,062.50
301
WEIGHTS AND, MEASURES
Salary - Sealer
.
481.25
Other Expenses :
Supplies
33.0.8
Transportation
156.92
All other
10.00
200.00
New Equipment :
Trailer
200.00
881.25
FORESTRY
Gypsy Moth :
Superintendent .
504.37
Labor - Hauling
1,399.52
Insecticides
383.32
Gas
18.64
Tools
98.25
Printing
45.50
Repair sprayer
288.87
All. other
36.00
2,270.10
Care and planting of Trees: Trimming & Re- moval 300.00
3,074.47
Total Protection of Persons and Property
97,229.01
302
HEALTH AND SANITATION
Health:
Salary of Board Health Officer Expenses:
288.75
1,300.00
Supplies and
printing
54.94
Telephone
71.27
Signs
75.00
Transportation
150.00
All other
28.50
1 1
379.71
Office Equipment
225.00
Quarantine and Contagious Diseases : Medical attend-
ance
218.15
Medicine
16.64
Hospitals
4,583.90
Tuberculosis
3,892.20
Nurse
3.00
All other
72.65
Cities and towns
22.50
8,809.04
Vital Statistics : Return of births and deaths 40.50
Inspection :
Animals
192.50
Meat and Pro-
visions
336.88
529.38
303
Collection of Gar- bage
4,000.00
Inspection of Plumbing ...
1,039.50
Norfolk +
County
Hospital
7,008.46
Diphtheria Clinic :
Services
250.00
Supplies
124.22
374.22
Tuberculosis Clinic :
Services of nurse
350.00
Dental Clinic :
Services & Sup-
plies
2,498.79
26,843.35
Sewerage:
House Connections :
Pay Rolls 4,394.56
All other 4,092.09
8,486.65
Maintenance :
Pay Rolls
6,815.02
All other
3,005.33
9,820.35
304
Construction :
Pay Rolls
3,314.72
All other
8,914.29
12,229.01
30,536.01
Total Health & Sanitation
57,379.36
HIGHWAYS
Salary Supt.
2,637.50
Supplies
4,698.56
Tarvia & Sanding
10,200.00
Gravel
1,485.67
Drains and Catch
Basins
3,345.06
Street Cleaning
8,250.00
Repairs to Equip-
ment
3,401.10
Patching
10,350.00
Sidewalks
2,396.04
All other:
Telephone
90.68
Light
120.55
Street Signs
192.36
Fences
103.66
Painting Streets
216.35
305
Crushing stone . WPA Projects . Miscellaneous labor, etc
2,882.49
645.79
3,007.93
7,259.81
12,900.00
Street Lighting . Highways - Gravel (Committee)
221.96
Traffic· Islands :
Labor
481.61
Materials
530.41
1,012.02
Drain - Commercial Court :
Labor & Hauling
247.23
Materials
352.77
600.00
Highways - Church & Center Sts. :
Labor & Hauling
5,141.78
Materials
6,461.93
11,603.71
Snow :
Labor & Hauling
3,666.43
Equipment and
Materials
1,637.63
5,304.06
Total Highways . . 85,665.49
306
1
CHARITIES
Overseers of the Poor:
Salaries (3)
577.50
Visitor - Ass't
Visitor & Clerk
3,380.00
Bookkeeper
1,170.00
Office Supplies .
489.28
Auto Repairs & Supplies
550.00
New Equipment
600.00
Temporary Aid :
Cash Grants
15,480.18
Groceries
38,390.09
Fuel
7,180.51
Medicine a n d
Med. Aid
5,216.34
Hospitals, etc.
9,452.93
Rent
14,901.97
All other
(Burials - light, etc.)
5,960.34
Maintenance -
autos, etc. . .
2,469.12
Cities & Towns
488.48
99,539.96
Mothers' Aid :
Cash Grants
8,346.32
All other
1,281.51
9,627.83
307
Mothers' Aid (Federal Grant) :
Cash Grants 1,521.71 All other 137.75
1,659.46
Special Town Meeting -
Unpaid Bills .. . (Forward from 1936)
3,744.59 : :
121,338.82
Infirmary :
Salary - Supt.
1,155.00
Labor
900.00
2,055.00
Groceries & Pro-
visions
3,515.02
Fuel-light-gas
477.85
Clothing, etc. .
291.23
Medicine & Med. Aid
411.28
Buildings, r e-
pairs, etc
566.80
Telephone
77.80
All other
576.59
5,916.57
1
7,971.57
308
Old Age Aassistance :
Salary Adminis-
trator
1,500.00
Clerk
780.00
Office Expenses
100.00
Cash Grants
50,660.64
Miscellaneous
8,757.93
59,418.57
Old Age Assistance (Federal Grant) :
Administration .
1,503.23
O. A. A.
42,429.24
43,932.47
105,731.04
State Aid
520.00
Military Aid
480.00
Soldiers' Relief :
Telephone
121.45
Office Supplies .
78.46
Auto - Transpor- tation
372.40
Cash Grants
10,697.65
Groceries
4,024.73
Rents
2,378.67
Fuel
1,393.04
Medical Aid
Hospitals
1,144.07
309
Clothing
506.21
All other
330.23
21,046.91
22,046.91
Total Charities & Soldiers' Benefits
257,088.14
SCHOOLS
Salaries :
Supt.
4,331.25
Teachers'
Sal-
aries 223,185.29
Janitors' Salaries 16,411.56
Secretary - Supt. Office
1,158.75
Attendance Of-
ficer
673.75
Doctors
891.72
Nurse
1,741.50
Clerk High
School 1,155.00
Maint. Plant
2,496.18
252,044.78
Text Books & Supplies :
Text Books
6,863.99
Supplies
9,159.81
16,023.80
Expenses & Maintenance :
310
Tuition
4,088.49
Transportation
8,605.20
Fuel and Light
10,788.52
Repairs 15,310.71
Outlay
1,182.88
Operating
2,962.01
All Other
2,413.91
45,351.72
Southwest School -(New)
Architect
1,076.15
Insurance 387.18
Contract
8,999.06
10,462.39
Total for Education
323,882.69
LIBRARY
Salaries :
Librarian
2,000.00
Assistants
4,809.72
Part time assist-
ants
171.73
6,981.45 500.01
Janitors
General Expenses :
Binding 649.40
Supplies, etc.
390.34
Insurance
116.00
Transport-
ing Books 120.00
Buildings :
Fuel
447.00
Light
158.50
311
Repairs
92.32
Furnishings
31.79
Rent
1,080.00
Telephone
130.84
All Other
87.82
Books
3,655.46
:. 1
6,959.47
-
Total for Library
14,440.93
RECREATION
Parks ad Playgrounds-Pr. 1 :
Labor - Hauling
525.51
Materials 74.49
600.00
Parks and Playgrounds-Pr. 2 :
Labor - Hauling
443.79
Materials 156.21
600.00
Parks and Playgrounds-Pr. 3 :
Labor - Hauling 478.00
Materials 465.64
943.64
Organized Play :
Labor
308.00
Equipment
191.89
499.89
Total for Recreation 2,643.53
312
UNCLASSIFIED
Selectmen :
Town Meeting
96.00
Hall - Janitors .
74.62
Welfare - Miscl.
75.00
Dog Officer 28.00
Office
603.93
All other
122.45
1,000.00
WPA Construction :
Office
2,928.00
Highway Proj-
ects
25,072.00
28,000.00
(Complete as follows :)
Arnold St .- resurfacing roadway
Allen & Shaw Sts .- building stone walls Legion Yard-curb, grading, gen. improvem'nts Dearing Ave .- surfacing
Pleasant View Ave .- widening & surfacing
Thayer Ave .- widening & surfacing School St .- cement curbing Trefton Drive-widening & surfacing
Shepard Ave .- resurfacing Shepard Rd .- 700' resurfacing Weston Ave .- resurfacing
Newton St .- resurfacing
Bickford Rd .- resurfacing
Cedarcliff Rd .- resurfacing
313
Town Reports 1,201.00
Insurance :
Town Buildings and equipment
7,521.06
Employees'
Com-
pensation
8,922.03
Protection Sunset
Lake
292.00
Templeton (Wel-
fare Labor)
36.00
Election Officer - (Bill Payable
1936)
8.00
Memorial Day
458.31
W. P. A. Transfers: (Finance Committee)
Office
420.00
Miscl.
231.46
State Project
(Trans.)
377.00
Sewing
1,088.83
Historical
252.80
library (Book-
binding, etc.)
180.12
Commodity
945.21
Recreational
716.04
Mosquito Control
216.44
School Grounds
3,087 .60
Moth
106.72
Highways
815.56
8,437.78
Total Unclassified 55,876.18
314
Interest :
Schools
13,300.00
Fire and Police
Station
2,720.00
Water Dept.
480.00
Sidewalks - Ce-
ment
225.00
Sewerage
20,895.00
Taxes
.35
Anticipation of
Revenue
3,008.16
Tax Titles
152.63
40,781.14
Municipal Indebtedness:
Schools
56,000.00
Water Dept.
3,000.00
Fire and Police
Station
8,000.00
Sewerage
28,000.00
Sidewalks
6,000.00
101,000.00
Anticipation of
Revenue
550,000.00
Tax Titles - State
35,000.00
Water Department:
Maintenance . .
87,166.73
Dike
539.21
87,705.94
315
Electric Light De- partment Cemetery - Plain Street : Supt. and labor Maintenance
315,624.32
200.00
250.00
Cemetery-Dyer Hill
65.00
515.00
County Tax
24,209.42
State Tax
49,612.50
Met. Park Assm't
15,805.44
Met. Planning Division
158.19
Abatement Smoke Nuisance
273.51
Auditing Municipal Accts.
1,593.05
Hospital or Home Care
180.00
Met. Sewerage Loan (South)
22,708.14
West Roxbury - - Brookline
Parkway
148.17
Ladn Taking - Rever High-
way 96.35
Ways in Malden-Weymouth
-Braintree-Hingham .05
Fore River Bridge Draw (Spe- cial
2,475.38
Departmental ("118")
132.66
County (Dog Licennses)
2,377.00
119,769.86
To Retirement System : (Deductions July 1 to Sept. 8) 1,969.58
REFUNDS
Taxes 1937
1,076.68
Taxes 1936
44.32
1
1,121.00
316
1
Excise 1937
1,202.86
Excise 1936
13.04
Retirement System
1,215.90 13.50
2,350.40
Total Cash Payments
$2,223,773.09
TRANSFERS
Reserve Fund 1937 :
Sundry Depart-
ments (Item-
ized list found in Receipts
20,000.00
Federal Aid Fund
- 1936
11,437.78
Balance January 1, 1938 :
General Cash
(Water incl.) 94,777.21
Sewer (Loan) 1,939.87
96,717.08
Electric Light Dept.
15,143.84
111,860.92
$2,367,071.79
317
1937 Recapitulation
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Appropriation or Balance
Overdrafts (Authorized)
Refunds
Payments
Balance
24.06
Moderator-Salary
24.06
1,000.00
12.50
Finance Committee
821.25
191.25
1,925.00
Accountant-Salary
1,925.00
491.00
Accountant-Expenses
490.77
.23
500.00
773.77)
Retirement System
1,773.77
1,876.88
Selectmen-Salaries (3)
1,876.88
1,247.40
Selectmen-Secretary
1,247.40
1,015.00
Selectmen-Expenses
1,014.66
- :
.34
1,925.00
Treasurer-Salary
1,925.00
2,340.00
125.00)
Treasurer-Expenses
2,426.16
38.84
1,312.39)
893.91
Treasurer-Tax titles
2,996.83
1,309.47
1,925.00
Collector- Salary
1,925.00
1,251.25
Collector- Clerk
1,251.25
1,415.00
Collector-Clerical Help
1,295.95
119.05
2,328.00
262.00
Collector-Expenses
2,587.01
1,175.00
Collector-Advtsg and rec.
1,167.88
7.12
2,887.50
Assessors- Salaries
2,658.25
229.25
3,047.25
Assessors-Clerks (3)
3,010.15
37.10
2,280.00
Assessors-Expenses
--
2,269.30
~10.70
2,000.00
Law-Town Counsel-Salary
2,000.00
500.00
816 .. 00
Law-Expenses
1,315.60
.40
1,500.00
Settlement Suits vs. Town
398.34
1,101.66
٤٠
-
2,100.00)
500.00)
318
Transfers
·
1,925.00
Town Clerk-Salary
1,925.00
603.00
67.26
Town Clerk-Expenses 667.87 Registrars-Salaries 288.75
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