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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 :
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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$ 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
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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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