Town annual report of Chelmsford 1936, Part 7

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Publication date: 1936
Publisher: Town of Chelmsford
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The following is a monthly account of Welfare and Old Age Assis- tance cases aided in our Town :


WELFARE


No. of Family Cases


No. of Persons


Single Cases


Old Age Assistance No. of Cases


Jan.


60


289


18


Jan.


56


Feb.


63


310


17


Feb. 60


Mar.


64


307


11


Mar. 60


April


59


281


12


April


63


May


57


264


11


May


61


June


49


203


10


June


62


July


47


178


11


July


63


Aug.


48


192


10


Aug.


66


Sept.


46


186


9


Sept.


74


Oct.


52


230


9


Oct.


94


Nov.


55


244


10


Nov.


104


Dec.


60


267


12


Dec.


115


The number of cases that were aided in other Towns and Cities but having a Chelmsford settlement are as follows :


110


OUTSIDE RELIEF


OLD AGE ASSISTANCE


No. of Cases


No. in Family


Place Aided


No. of Cases


Arlington


1


1


Boston


1


Billerica


1


5


Lowell


6


Boston


1


3


Dracut


2


11


Hudson


1


1


Lowell


16


53


Maynard


1


5


Somerville


1


3


Tewksbury


1


1


Uxbridge


1


6


Weymouth


1


4


Worcester


1


7


The reimbursements for Outside Relief and Old Age Assistance were $16,524.88 for the year 1936, and this does not include a State re- imbursement of approximately $6400.00 which for some unknown rea- son was held up at the State House after the close of the fiscal year.


There were six Towns and Cities on which our Town Counsel in- stigated suit for welfare aid during the last year and I am glad to report that they have all paid with the exception of one.


During the past year the local Board of Public Welfare was designated as the certifying agency for employment on the Works Progress Admin- istration. This entails a tremendous amount of extra work in keeping records of applications and the sending of notices to the Boston office but there is some satisfaction in being able to place some needy member of a family in employment.


I wish to stress the fact that all parents of needy families should take advantage of the opportunity of placing some son between the ages of seventeen and twenty-eight in the many vacancies there will be in CCC enlistments throughout the year 1937. Each boy who is selected will receive $30.00 a month of which $25.00 must be sent home to his par- ents. The enlistment lasts for six months and the Government clothes, houses, and feeds the enrolled boy during his enlistment. There is no military training at the camp whatsoever.


In viewing the outlook for the present year I would say that all signs point to a reduction in straight relief. In so far as Old Age As- sistance is concerned I would like to impress on the minds of our citizens that this is the start of the first year under the set up whereby the Federal Government contributes one-half the total amount up to $30 monthly and the State two-thirds of the remainder. This means that the Town must carry the State's share (which is approximately two- thirds of the appropriation for Old Age Assistance at our next annual Town meeting) one year in advance.


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The net cost of Old Age Assistance is one sixth of the total amount of cash aid rendered but in view of the fact there were 115 cases receiving Old Age Assistance at the end of December, 1936 the financing of this case load must necessarily be heavy for the year 1937.


I take this opportunity to thank the various Town officials for their whole-hearted co-operation, and I wish to especially commend the Board of Welfare for the extra time and effort given during the year 1936.


Respectfully submitted, LEONARD S. MacELROY, Welfare Agent.


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REPORT OF THE CHELMSFORD W. P. A. FOR 1936


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen


Town of Chelmsford, Massachusetts


Honorable Sirs :


As Sponsors Agent for the Town of Chelmsford I hereby submit my report to you and the citizens of Chelmsford showing projects under- taken by the W. P. A. during 1936.


Most important as projects were the drainage of the Westlands sec- tion, further improvements at the Varney Playground, and various rescue and reconstruction work made necessary because of the flood of the Merrimack River.


PROJECTS CARRIED ON UNDER W. P. A.


1. DRAINAGE OF WESTLANDS:


Approximately 1500 lineal feet of concrete drain pipe, and 14 catch basins were laid on Woodbine St., Westland Ave., Sunset Ave., Francis St., and Dalton Rd. to carry off surface water which has been a nuisance for years. In reality this drainage work will serve as a trunk system for future extension since the pipe is mostly of 12" and 15" diameter.


Included in the same project and completed at the same time were 1150 feet of 12" pipe and 10 catch basins on Locke Rd. beginning at a point opposite the dwelling of Harry D. Leighton, and ending at a brook which crosses the road near the residence of Frank Garvey.


2. WESTLANDS SCHOOL BALL FIELD:


By cutting trees and brush and pulling stumps this field was en- larged by about 36000 sq. ft. in the rear of the property, and was brought to grade. A supplementary project has been approved by the WPA to build a standard baseball diamond.


3. VARNEY PLAYGROUND :


A muck bank along the shore of Crystal Lake was excavated for a distance of 300 feet, trees were cut, and sand trucked on and spread to make one of the finest bathing beaches in town.


One tennis court was completed with clay surface and wire back- stop set on pipe frames. Additional work is to be done on a later pro- ject to complete a second tennis court, and loam and seed a part of the baseball field.


4. LOCUST ROAD RECONSTRUCTION:


Now nearing completion this road has been widened from 12 ft., to 18 ft., regraveled to 6" thickness from Byam Road to High Street, a distance


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of about 1/2 inile. Through the gift of Arthur Dutton, and Mrs. Dutton who released a strip of land about 100 feet long by five feet wide, a safer intersection with High Street was provided by moving back a stone wall to widen and straighten Locust Road.


5. FARM TO MARKET ROADS:


During 1936 the widening, graveling and oiling of Dunstable Road was completed for 3/4 of a mile ; Riverneck Road was given similar treat- ment for 11/2 miles, and is completed except for a short stretch held up for the building of a culvert for Hale's Brook. Any delay encountered on this project has been out of the control of the local people, for the reason that the State Dept. of Public Works is the sponsor.


6. FLOOD EMERGENCY :


On March 20, 1936, the flood of the Merrimack River created a problem for immediate action. The whole force of WPA workers was taken from regular projects and put to work to rescue persons and property as follows : One group was assigned to the police department to guard abandoned homes and assist in rerouting traffic. When the waters subsided, another group was assigned to pump out cellars of which there were 54 flooded. These homes were disinfected, and made habit- able.


The City of Lowell being without water called upon Chelmsford for help and the Center Water District, with the aid of WPA workers, connected hose lines on Chelmsford St. from the last hydrant in Town to the first one in Lowell. Through this means two million cubic feet of pure water were supplied to Lowell.


For further repair of damages from the flood, 11/2 miles of water mains of the North Chelmsford Fire District had to be repaired, River- side Cemetery had to be cleaned of driftwood and debris, and the home- less fed 3 meals daily at the North Chelmsford Town Hall. About 140 persons were fed for 11 days.


All of this work was done by the WPA at a cost of $3247. to the Federal Government.


7. RECONSTRUCTION OF FLOOD DAMAGED ROADS :


Without cost to the Town of Chelmsford for either materials or labor, the WPA made permanent repairs to various Town roads damaged by flood waters or broken up by rerouting traffic. Washed out areas were filled with gravel, and all roads reoiled as follows: Sleeper Street, Cross Street, Wood Street, Old Tyngsboro Road, Holmes Street, School St., Westford St., Granitville Rd., and Richardson Rd. Federal labor and materials used on this project were valued at $3447.86.


MISCELLANEOUS PROJECTS


ROAD BEAUTIFICATION AND SIDEWALKS:


The State Dept. of Public Works sponsored these projects which were conducted on routes 110 and 3, state roads in Chelmsford.Costs


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and supervision of these projects were not under local sponsorship, but our WPA men were given work on these projects as far as possible.


TOWN SURVEY :


This project was completed in December, and the blue print map of the Town of Chelmsford is now available for public distribution with a directory of streets and roads.


INDEXING TOWN RECORDS :


Two persons are still at work to complete an index of Town meetings to prepare transcripts of deeds for the assessors.


WOMEN'S SEWING PROJECT :


An average of 25 women have been given steady employment on this project during 1936 in the making of garments for the needy.


GOVERNMENT COMMISSARY :


In the Center Town Hall the Government has provided a commissary which has been operated during the year, and stocked with surplus commodities of food and clothing which were distributed free. About one-third was given to welfare persons and two-thirds to workers on the WPA.


MOTH PROJECT :


The South section of the Town of about 400 acres bordering along Carlisle and Westford were cleaned of Brown Tail and Gypsy moths. However there is one section in this vicinity of Baptist Pond where stripping of trees of foliage by moths has occurred, and this project should be reopened and this area of about 4 acres sprayed.


COST OF PROJECTS


The itemized list of expenses of the WPA are listed below and com- parably are lower than other towns in this section of the state :


Project Name


Amount Spent


Sewing Project


$ 1,033.48


Farm to Market Roads


508.20


Drainage of Roads


1,909.16


Town Survey


617.39


Moth Project


20.11


Indexing Town Records


50.26


Varney Playground


565.18


Westlands School P. G.


296.43


Road Widening & Graveling


1,321.88


(Robin Hill Rd. & Byam Rd.)


Curve Cutting (Bad Corners)


108.25


115


Apple Pest Control (ERA)


7.12


Commissary Expense


59.22


Telephone 166.65


Postage


15.09


Office Supplies


9.80


Salaries


2,257.50


Travel


164.90


Janitor Service


12.00


Investigating WPA Workers


166.50


Sharpening Tools


26.80


Transporting men to Ashby


27.45


Advertising


1.12


$ 9,344.49


APPROPRIATIONS


Town Meeting (March) $ 8,800.00


Finance Com. 11/18


125.00


Finance Com. 12/7 305.00


Finance Com. 12/28


115.00


$ 9,345.00


EXPENDITURES


As itemized above $ 9,344.49


Bal. unexpended .51


$ 9,345.00


Spent for Chelmsford WPA workers wages claimed by the Federal Government 1936 $127,000.00


For every dollar the Federal Government spent in Chelmsford the cost to the Town was 7.4 cents


Spent by Town of Chelmsford 1936 9,344.49


Total expenditures 1936


$136,344.49


FUTURE PROJECTS


Approximately 20 projects are approved and ready for operation providing the Town furnishes the materials and equipment to go with the Federal wages to keep Chelmsford men and women to work. The public demand for WPA projects has been more insistent for 1936 than in any previous year of the relief program, and every effort is being made to get for the Town as much in the way of worth while improve- ments as possible.


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I wish to thank the Board of Selectmen, department heads, and Town Officials who have co-operated so willingly to make WPA work run smoothly.


Respectfully submitted, FRANK J. LUPIEN,


Sponsors Agent.


REPORT OF THE SINKING FUND COMMISSIONERS


On Hand Dec. 31


On Hand Dec. 31


1935


Insurance Investment Fund


.$38,385.24


Income $ 1,171.44


1936 $39,556.68


Workmen's Compensation Fund.


10.73


.67


11.40


Total


$38,395.97


$ 1,172.11


$39,568.08


WALTER PERHAM,


Treasurer.


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REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT


Herewith is submitted the annual report of the Town Accountant in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 624, Section 7 of the Re- vised Laws.


All transfers made and shown in this report were authorized by vote of the Finance Committee or by vote in Town Meeting.


RECEIPTS GENERAL REVENUE TAXES


CURRENT YEAR :


Poll


$ 2,578.00


Personal Estate


15,573.47


Real Estate


126,817.00


$144,968.47


PREVIOUS YEARS :


Poll


$ 1,572.00


Personal Estate


1,290.51


Real Estate


74,216.47


$ 77,078.98


MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAX :


Motor Excise Tax, 1936


$ 11,245.52


Motor Excise Tax, Previous Years


1,443.66


$ 12,689.18


TAX TITLE REDEMPTION :


Tax Title Redemption


$ 6,160.97


FROM THE STATE:


Veteran's Exemption


$ 135.35


Income Tax, 1936 State Valuation


14,742.51


Income Tax, Educational


7,700.34


Corporation Tax, Business


470.73


Corporation Tax, Machinery


19,329.94


118


Corporation Tax, Gas and Electric Co.'s


1,256.83


Race Track Distribution


535.90


Total from State


$ 44,171.60


GRANTS AND GIFTS


FROM COUNTY :


Dog Licenses


$ 886.81


Various Roads, Chapter 90


2,999.48


$ 3,886.29


FROM STATE:


Various Roads, Chapter 90


$ 2,249.30


Aid to Industrial Schools


1,397.98


Various Roads, Chapter 464


1,924.09


$ 5,571.37


FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT :


Old Age Assistance, Administration


$ 206.50


Old Age Assistance, Relief


6,195 75


$ 6,402.25


FINES AND FORFEITS


Court Fines


$ 325.59


LICENSES AND PERMITS


Plumbing Permits


$ 290.00


Automobile Dealers


100.00


Sunday Licenses


70.00


Common Victualer's Licenses


56.00


Gasoline Licenses


3.00


Bottling Licenses


20.00


Liquor Licenses


2,452.50


Pedlar's Licenses


65.00


Milk Licenses


69.50


Garage Licenses


7.00


All Other Fees


6.00


Manufacture of Ice Cream


10.00


Junk Licenses


2.50


$ 3,151.50


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GENERAL GOVERNMENT


SELECTMEN :


Telephone Tolls


$ 1.29


Advertising


29.74


$ 31.03


TAX COLLECTOR


Tax Title Redemption Cost


$ 313.80


Tax Collection Costs


118.16


$ 431.96


TOWN CLERK :


Recording Fees


$ 107.95


Birth and Death Certificates


3.25


Marriage Licenses


50.00


Certificate of Registration


11.00


Dog Licenses


1,308.20


All Other Licenses


39.25


$ 1,519.65


TOWN HALLS :


Rent from Chelmsford Center Town Hall


$ 183.37


Rent from North Chelmsford Town Hall 52.00


$ 235.37


PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY


POLICE DEPARTMENT :


Telephone Tolls


$ .75


Revolver Permits


9.45


Ammunition


2.30


$ 12.50


FIRE DEPARTMENT :


Permits


$ 30.50


SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES :


Sealing and Testing $ 138.52


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FORESTRY : Extermination of Moths $ 61.17


HEALTH DEPARTMENT


Reimbursement for Rabies Treatment $ 165.85


HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT


Damage Claims $ 55.00


DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE


INFIRMARY:


Sale of Produce


$ 1,551.66


Reimbursement for Board and Care


105.00


$ 1,656.66


REIMBURSEMENT FOR OUTSIDE RELIEF :


Cities and Towns


$ 6,550.71


State Temporary Aid


1,562.42


From Individuals


66.00


$ 8,179.13


REIMBURSEMENT FOR OLD AGE ASSISTANCE:


Cities and Towns


$ 589.01


State


7,538.74


$ 8,127.75


SOLDIERS BENEFITS :


State Aid


$ 234.00


Military Aid


50.00


$ 284.00


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


Tuition, State Wards


$ 3,603.69


Tuition, State, Trade Schools


118.37


Tuition, Other Towns


938.08


$ 4,660.14


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ADAMS' LIBRARY


Fines


$ 100.56


UNCLASSIFIED


TAILINGS :


Outstanding Checks Taken In


$ 91.99


Workmen's Compensation


31.40


Sale of Town History


5.00


$ 128.39


CEMETERIES


Sale of Lots and Graves $ 420.00


INTEREST


On Taxes


$ 5,244.34


On Trust Fund Perpetual Care


777.24


$ 6,021.58


MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS


Anticipation of Revenue $115,000.00


AGENCY, TRUST AND INVESTMENT


EAST CHELMSFORD WATER DISTRICT :


Tax and Interest


$ 2,441.65


SOUTH CHELMSFORD WATER DISTRICT :


Tax and Interest $ 626.20


NORTH CHELMSFORD FIRE DISTRICT :


Tax and Interest $


1,589.38


CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE DONATIONS :


Gifts


1,125.00


REFUNDS


School Department $ 10.00


Town Reports


100.00


Health Department


7.50


Public Welfare Department


165.21


122


Highway Department


70.16


Insurance


.10


Old Age Assistance


25.00


Soldiers' Relief


98.00


Park Department


8.00


Tax Tile Foreclosure


13.25


State Tax


11,578.15


Total from Refunds


$ 497.22


Total Receipts for 1936


$469,523.56


Cash on Hand January 1, 1936


17,508.81


Total Receipts for 1936 and Cash on Hand January 1, 1936. $487,032.37


PAYMENTS GENERAL GOVERNMENT


MODERATOR:


Salary


$ 10.00


SELECTMEN'S DEPARTMENT :


Salaries


$ 750.00


Stationery and Postage


11.37


Printing and Advertising


97.67


Telephone


72.38


All Other


10.65


$ 942.07


ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT :


Salary


$ 1,800.00


Stationery and Postage


19.93


Clerk Hire


5.08


Printing and Binding


18.00


$ 1,843.01


TOWN CLERK'S DEPARTMENT


Salary


$ 180.00


Stationery and Postage


50.54


Printing and Advertising


32.75


Supplies


9.00


Clerk Hire


16.00


Bond


5,00


$ 293.29


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TOWN TREASURER AND TAX COLLECTOR:


Salary


$ 2,000.00


Clerk Hire


168.00


Stationery and Postage


421.56


Printing and Advertising


315.38


Insurance - Robbery


85.43


Certification of Notes


14.00


Foreclosing Tax Titles and Drawing and Recording Tax Deeds


1,319.69


Treasurer and Collector's Bond


507.00


Traveling Expense


18.80


Deputy Collector's Bond


30.00


All other


5.00


$ 4,884.86


ASSESSOR'S DEPARTMENT :


Wages


$ 2,200.00


Stationery and Postage


42.67


Printing and Advertising


79.31


Transportation


81.50


Clerk Hire


209.20


Telephone


43.60


Legal Expenses


35.00


$ 2,691.28


LAW DEPARTMENT :


TOWN COUNSEL :


Salary


$ 280.00


FINANCE COMMITTEE:


Advertising and Printing


$


10.00


ELECTION AND REGISTRATION :


Registrars' Salaries


$ 166.50


Election officers


741.17


Printing and Advertising


287.45


Rent


5.00


Express


3.00


Clerk Hire


17.50


Traveling Expense


45.00


Fuel


3.30


$ 1,268.92


PUBLIC BUILDINGS (TOWN HALLS) :


Janitors' Salaries $ 972.00


Fuel


565.69


124


Light


447.14


Water


82.85


Repairs-Material and Labor


317.63


Brooms, Wax, Floor Cleaner, Etc.


54.23


Care of Shrubs


21.00


All Other


20.25


$ 2,480.84


Total for General Government


$ 14,704.27


PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY


POLICE DEPARTMENT :


Salaries :


Chief


$ 2,000.00


Patrolmen


3,600.00


Special Police


442.37


School Police


176.50


Keeping Prisoners


52.25


Gas and Oil


309.14


Equipment for Men


152.68


Printing Stationery and Postage


43.96


Telephone


289.09


Auto and Motorcycle Repairs


220.22


Telephone Operator


58.00


O11 Other


17.38


$ 7,361.59


FIRE DEPARTMENT :


Salaries :


Engineers


$ 350.00


Firemen


3,453.00


Janitors


450.00


$ 4,253.00


ENGINEERS' EXPENSE :


Transportation


$ 52.10


Clerk


20.00


$ 72.10


FIRES :


Labor


$ 330.16


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MAINTENANCE :


Garage Rent


$ 280.00 45.00


Apparatus


Repairs of Apparatus


384.13


Gas and Oil


78.46


Fuel


290.50


Light


153.62


Alarm System


179.07


Hose


419.28


Water


21.20


Telephones


507.70


Equipment for Men


22.00


Repairs of Buildings


9.19


Stationery and Printing


28.50


Insurance


287.50


$ 2,706.15


HYDRANT SERVICE :


East Chelmsford


$ 1,500.00


North Chelmsford


500.00


Chelmsford Center


500.00


West Chelmsford


20.00


South Chelmsford


1,000.00


Total for Fire Department


$ 10,881.41


SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES :


Wages


$ 140.00


Insurance


13.12


Apparatus


10.28


Printing


11.27


$ 174.67


MOTH DEPARTMENT:


Superintendent Salary


$ 250.00


Labor


481.95


Insecticides


259.34


Repairs


24.93


Gas and Oil


12.80


Truck Hire


169.75


$ 1,198.77


126


$ 3,520.00


TREE WARDEN :


Labor


$ 131.00


Tools and Repairs


18.62


$ 149.62


FOREST FIRE DEPARTMENT :


Warden


$ 60.00


Fighting Fires


495.86


Investigations


13.00


Repairs and Equipment


196.98


Stationery, Postage and Advertising


9.13


Garage Rent


48.00


Truck Maintenance


30.23


Chemicals


28.89


All Other


6.00


Clerical Work


10.00


$ 898.09


FISH AND GAME WARDEN :


Salary


$ 100.00


Total for Protection of Persons and Property


$ 20,764.15


HEALTH AND SANITATION


SALARIES :


Board of Health


$ 577.12


Agent


315.00


Meat Inspector


650.00


Milk Inspector


315.00


Animal Inspector


200.00


Plumbing Inspector, Fees


290.00


Physicians' Salaries


90.00


$ 2,437.12


MAINTENANCE :


Stationery and Postage $ 2.05


Printing and Advertising


17.10


Burying Dogs and Cats


36.00


Agent, Use of Automobile


43.26


All Other


1.50


$ 99.91


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AID :


Sundry Persons $ 1,185.38


VACCINE TREATMENT : $ 117.65


CARE OF PUBLIC DUMPS :


Labor


$ 85.50


Total for Health and Sanitation


$ 3,925.56


HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT


SUPERINTENDENT :


Salary


$ 1,800.00


SNOW REMOVAL :


Labor


$ 1,942.32


Truck Hire


861.06


Gasoline


161.49


Sand


34.80


$ 2,999.67


GENERAL MAINTENANCE :


Labor


$


5,831.28


Trucks


10.00


Stone, Gravel, Sand


821.03


Equipment and Repairs


954.69


Gasoline and Oil


1,310.11


Cold Patch and Tar


2,694.60


Coal and Cement


321.84


Telephone


95.68


Pipe


100.80


Traffic Light


10.00


All Other


65.40


$ 12,215.43


TRUCK MAINTENANCE :


Repairs


$ 658.71


Gas and Oil


253.70


Insurance


97.85


All Other


8.00


$ 1,018.26


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TRAFFIC LIGHT :


North Road .$ 20.00


ROAD BINDER :


Oil and Cold Patch $ 8,000.00


CHAPTER 464,


Labor and Material $ 1,924.09


CHAPTER 90, VARIOUS ROADS :


Labor and Material


$ 8,248.26


Total for Highway Department


$ 36,225.71


STREET LIGHTING :


Lighting


$ 11,006.32


DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE


ADMINISTRATION :


Salaries of Board


$ 325.00


Investigator


1,300.00


Clerk


636.00


Printing and Postage


223.78


Truck Purchased


135.00


Truck Maintenance


290.91


Telephone


48.60


Legal Expense


19.85


Bags and Paper


24.54


Advertising


7.50


All Other


17.34


$ 3,028.52


OUTSIDE RELIEF :


Groceries and Provisions


$ 11,638.03


Fuel


2,343.32


Rent and Board


3,159.31


Medicine and Attendance


2,669.94


State Institutions


715.71


Clothing and Shoes


502.44


Cash Grants to Individuals


2,435.00


Light and Water


135.53


Burials


316.00


Household Supplies and Repairs


41.65


129


Trucking All Other


25.00 48.25


$ 24,030.18


MOTHERS' AID :


Town


$


1,085.50


RELIEF BY OTHER CITIES AND TOWNS :


Cities


$ 1,551.62


Towns


430.70


$ 1,982.32


Total Outside Relief


$ 27,098.00


OLD AGE ASSISTANCE :


Cash Grants


$ 12,655.75


Rent


84.00


Clothing and Shoes


9.85


Medical


384.65


By Other Cities and Towns


308.00


Burials


225.00


Transportation


3.00


$ 13,670.25


INFIRMARY :


Superintendent Salary


$


810.00


OTHER EXPENSES :


Other Employees


$ 311.25


Groceries and Provisions


758.35


Clothing and Dry Goods


116.18


Fuel and Light


294.12


Water


42.90


Hay and Grain


503.93


Tools, Hardware and Paint


130.31


Medicine and Medical Attendance


74.55


Telephone


48.95


Seed, Plants and Fertilizer


199.08


Hens


25.00


Household Supplies


16.85


Building Repairs


33.98


Horse Shoeing and Veterinary Services


23.00


130


Gas and Oil All Other 3.75


2.61


Total for Infirmary Department


$ 3,394.81


Total Charities


$ 47,191.58


SOLDIERS' BENEFITS


STATE AID :


Cash


252.00


SOLDIERS' RELIEF :


Groceries


251.22


Cash


938.00


Fuel


16.19


Medicine


6.00


Shoes


4.67


Total for Soldiers' Benefits


$ 1,468.08


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


ADMINISTRATION :


Supt. Salary


3,399.95


Committee Expenses


350.00


Attendance Officers


30.00


Stationery, Printing and Postage


53.90


Telephone


93.35


$ 3,927.20


INSTRUCTION :


Teachers' Salaries :


High


$ 20,635.13


Elementary


43,133.00


Supervisor


1,400.00


$ 65,168.13


BOOKS AND SUPPLIES :


High-Text and Reference Books


$ 712.23


Elementary-Text Books and Reference


957.80


High-Supplies


1,240.41


Elementary Supplies


897.42


$ 3,807.86


Total Instruction


$ 68,975.99


131


OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE:


Janitors' Salaries High


$ 2,040.00


Elementary


6,123.00


$ 8,163.00


FUEL:


Elementary


$ 3,108.26


High


723.55


$ 3,831.81


Light, Water and Power


$ 1,543.43


REPAIRS :


High


$ 741.86


Elementary


1,772.49


$ 2,514.35


JANITORS' SUPPLIES :


High


$ 112.38


Elementary


233.26


$ 345.64


Total Operation and Maintenance


$ 16,398 23


AUXILIARY AGENCIES :


Transportation :


High


$ 4,807.25


Elementary


4,584.00


$ 9,391.25


NURSE :


Salary


$ 1,650.00


Supplies


107.18


$ 1,757.18


Physicians' Salaries


$ 600.00


Total Auxiliary Agencies


$ 11,748.43


NEW EQUIPMENT :


Furniture


$ 247.75


132


VOCATIONAL AND CONTINUATION SCHOOLS :


Tuition $ 1,903.06


SPECIAL APPROPRIATION :


Seats, Desks and Walks


$ 1,876.52


Total for Schools


$105,077.18


LIBRARIES


ADAMS LIBRARY :


Librarian


$ 500.00


Assistants


110.60


Janitors


103.54


Repairs


76.46


Books and Periodicals


474.86


Light, Fuel and Water


490.07


Insurance


49.16


Transporting Books


79.00


Telephone


51.00


Binding


39.69


Treasurer's Bond


25.00


$ 1,999.38


NORTH CHELMSFORD LIBRARY :


Annual Appropriation $ 1,200.00


RECREATION AND UNCLASSIFIED


PARKS:


Labor


$ 728.77


Fertilizer


46.25


Plants, Trees, Etc.


101.61


Care Flags and Poles


25.00


Water


63.66


Tools


27.77


Repairs


10.64


All Other


4.30


$ 1,008.00


UNCLASSIFIED :


Memorial Day :


Dinners


$ 116.11


Music and Other Expenses


183.89


133


300.00


Dog Officer's Fees


24.00


Town Clock 30.00


Town Reports, Printing and Delivery


887.80


Ins. Sinking Fund Treas. Bond


50.00


Constable


24.00


Land Damages, Billerica Road


1,845.00


Care of Varney Playground


300.00


Damages, Persons and Property


320.00


Public Buildings, Insurance


1,480.54


Mass. Reformatory Chairs


200.00


Middlesex County T. B. Sanatorium


1,213.66


Police Department, New Automobile


375.00


Outside Relief, City of Worcester


1,424.21


Highway Dept. Truck


969.75


Hydrant Service, So. Chelms. (1935)


500.00


FLOOD EMERGENCY EXPENSES :


HIGHWAY DEPT .:


Labor


$ 2,748.54


Trucks


448.40


Gravel


168.26


Equipment and Repairs


284.25


Gasoline and Oil


72.55


Pump Rent


132.20


Type "D" Material


37.50


$ 3,891.70


POLICE DEPT .:


Special Officers


$ 739.50


Oars and Locks


13.15


Repairs


5.90


$ 758.55


HEALTH DEPT .:


Printing, Inoculation certifs, etc.


22.05


Advertising


30.50


Drugs


2.83


$ 55.38


W. P. A.


Trucking


$ 33.02


Total


$ 4,738.65


Total for Unclassified


$ 14,982.61


W. P. A. PROJECTS : Administration :


Salaries


$ 2,257.50


134


American Legion Rental


Office Supplies


33.06


Telephone


166.65


Janitor Service


6 00


Use of Automobile


13.40


Town Records


29.26


First Aid Supplies


25.69


Investigators


166.50


Transportation


895.70


Truck Hire


1,850.49


Sand, Gravel and Loam


705.80


Building Supplies and Lumber


855.38


Sewer Frames and Covers


401.38


Tools and Repairs


114.39


Concrete Pipe


840.57


Sewing Project


469.19


Survey Project


429.87


All Other


83.66


$ 9,344.49


UNPAID BILLS, 1935 :




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