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178.50
Hydrant Gate and Hydrovac
127.52
Cleaning Supplies
8.68
Light Bulbs
3.75
Miscellaneous small automotive parts
115,83
Mechanic's Wages
68.65
Fire Alarm Record Book
7.85
$ 8,422.63
Hydrant Service:
Chelmsford Water District $ 5,500.00
North Chelmsford Water District 4,500.00
248
REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
East Chelmsford Water District 4,300.00
South Chelmsford Water District
2,500.00
$ 16,800.00
Total for the Fire Department $ 48,503.26
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES:
Wages
$ 220.99
Seals, Dies and Thread
10.37
Field Book, Record Book and Binder
17.76
Weights
.88
$ 250.00
MOTH DEPARTMENT:
Salary of Superintendent $ 250.00
Labor
624.18
Insecticides
478.80
Truck Hire
315.00
Gas and Oil and Grease
19.71
Repairs to Equipment and Fan Belt
76.24
Mechanic's Wages
18.48
$
1,782.41
TREE WARDEN:
Labor
$ 529.00
Chain Saw Hire
111.00
Repairs to Chain Saw
63.39
Rope, Axe, Wedges and Saw Clamp
23.59
$ 726.98
REMOVAL OF DEAD WOOD IN TOWN ELMS:
Labor
$ 78.00
Chain Saw Hire
24.00
$ 102.00
BUILDING INSPECTOR:
Inspector's Salary $ 300.00
Printing
35.00
$ 335.00
FOREST FIRE DEPARTMENT:
Warden's Salary $ 500.00
Labor Fighting Fires 763.00
Automotive Repairs and Maintenance 299.44
249
REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Gasoline and Oil
44.20
Nozzles, Adaptors and Spring
341.22
Insurance
134.17
Antenna, Whip and Loud Speaker
34.50
Fire Fighting Liquid and Wetting Agent ...
77.00
Hand Light, Bulb, Cans & Hose Repair Kit
81.95
Total for Protection of Persons and Property ..
$ 80,085.33
HEALTH AND SANITATION
SALARIES:
Salary of Chairman
$ 250.00
Salaries of Board Members 450.00
Salary of Agent No. 1
2,350.00
Salary of Agent No. 2 and Clerk Hire
1,729.30
Salary of Meat Inspector
1,500.00
Salary of Assistant Meat Inspector
710.00
Salary and Expenses of Milk Inspector
400.00
Salary of Animal Inspector
250.00
Plumbing Inspection Fees
1,219.50
Physicians' Salaries
200.00
$ 9,058.80
MAINTENANCE:
Office Supplies
$ 40.90
Telephone
129.44
Stationery and Postage
65.39
Printing Plumbing Permits, Forms and Certificates
65.85
Burying Dead Animals
256.00
New Typewriter
111.13
Filing Cabinet
39.55
Office Valet
22.50
Advertising
27.50
Brief Case, Stapler and Staples
13.11
Wheeldex File - Cards and Index
22.52
License and Cash Books
14.45
Venetian Blind
5.95
Pen and Ink Stand and Pencil Sharpener
11.10
Water Samples and Signs
27.00
$ 2,275.48
$ 852.39
250
REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
AGENT'S TRANSPORTATION $ - 312.00
CARE OF PATIENT AT LAKEVILLE SANA- TARIUM $ 75.00
QUARANTINE AND CONTAGIOUS DISEASES:
Board and Treatment $ 2,861.00
X-Ray
5.50
Advertising X-Ray Clinic
8.40
$ 2,874.90
IMPROVEMENT OF CONDITIONS AT
BEAVER BROOK $ 187.00
CARE OF PUBLIC DUMPS:
Labor, North Chelmsford Dump $ 1,199.64
Wages for Grader and Truck Drivers 331.61
Grader, Tractor and Truck Hire 408.50
Equipment and Supplies for Dump
13.37
Fuel
11.50
Wages for Burning & Wetting Down Dump
192.00
$ 2,156.62
COLLECTION OF GARBAGE:
Garbage Collection
$ 2,940.00
Total for Health and Sanitation $ 18,456.71
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
SALARIES AND WAGES:
Superintendent $ 3,200.00
Clerk
1,469.20
Labor
21,932.45
$ 26,601.65
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES:
Sewer Pipe Rental Charge
6.00
Indexed Street Atlas
26.50
Rental Charge for Railroad Land
25.00
Typewriter Repairs
19.50
Adding Machine Repairs
20.00
Express Charges
8.55
251
REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Printing of Order Blanks
5.25
Cleaning Supplies
.92
Medical Supplies
1.09
TRANSPORTATION - Mileage
$ 300.00
OFFICE EXPENSES:
Equipment, Supplies and Printing
$ 73.88
Telephone
180.45
$ 254.33
DRAINAGE - (Ordinary) :
Concrete Pipe
$ 286.28
Bricks and Cement
18.89
Catch Basin Frames and Covers
95.00
Cement Blocks and Rings
66.60
Radius Cement Blocks
19.14
$ 485.91
RESURFACING:
Rental of Equipment
$ 2,255.40
Stone
845.27
Sand
854.89
Gravel
435.66
Road Oil and Asphalt
7,600.84
Concrete
7.75
$ 11,999.84
MATERIALS:
Gravel
$ 115.98
Road Oil, Cuthack and Asphalt
1,340.58
Sand
86.63
Stone
567.17
Concrete and Cement
133.81
Poison Ivy Spray
420.00
Cable Posts, Steel, Cable, Rods and Wire.
303.78
Lumber, Paint and Linseed Oil, Lead and White Gas
182.48
$ 3,150.43
$ 2,649.24
Gasoline and Oil for Equipment
$
112.81
252
REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
NEW EQUIPMENT:
Welding Outfit $ 336.35
Cab for Tractor 225.00
Wire Cloth, Hammer, Handles and Wedges
182.56
Wipers, Saw, Level and Chisel 82.45
Axes, Handles, Ladders, Brooms, Shovels, Hoe and Rakes 142.05
Rain Coats
26.85
Gas Engine
62.50
Lumber for New Equipment
91.17
Logging Chain and Hooks
17.50
Trafficones, Road Torches, Wrenches
57.58
Saw Repairs 15.00
Hand Light and Batteries
13.00
Padlock, Wheel Barrow and Pruners
42.10
Pulley, Work Bench and Floor Jack
98.64
Cab Light, Wrecking Bar and Mortar Box
27.04
Tape, Rods, Brushes, Field Books and Plumb Bobs 69.40
Bulletin Board, Steel, Ring Assembly
19.05
Hose Fittings, Sprayer, Pail, Wicks and Hooks
15.55
Shaft and Iron Fittings
37.00
Grinder, Welding Rod and Can
63.95
Tampers, Handles, Pouring Pots and Plate 110.96
Miscellaneous Items such as Parts
299.41
$
2,035.11
INSURANCE
$ 472.56
FUEL, LIGHT AND WATER:
Fuel for Heating Garage
$ 269.01
Water 5.00
$ 274.01
STREET SIGNS
$ 468.04
MACHINERY HIRE:
Trucks
$ 145.50
Shovel
259.50
Sweeper
142.50
Motorcrane
68.75
Tractor
246.00
Bulldozer and Trailer
20.00
$ 882.25
253
REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
REPAIRS TO THE HIGHWAY GARAGE:
Lumber
$ 115.80
Labor
277.60
Slate Roofing and Nails
75.86
Bricks and Cement
8.38
Miscellaneous Expense
22.36
$ 500.00
CHAPTER 90, MAINTENANCE:
Labor
$ 1,663.60
Asphalt
2,962.32
Stone
2,457.75
Rental of Machinery
890.05
Cable Guard
209.00
Sand
66.59
$
8,249.31
CHAPTER 90, BOSTON ROAD:
Labor
$ 1,713.15
Culverts and Bands
733.24
Rental of Equipment
1,198.25
Bituminous Concrete
8,042.29
Stone, Sand and Gravel
207.35
Blocks, Plates and Rings
34.54
Catch Basin Frame and Cover
47.50
Cement and Pipes
20.22
Gas and Oil for Equipment
3.38
$ 11,999.92
CHAPTER 90, GROTON ROAD:
Labor
$ 1,226.90
Bituminous Concrete and Asphalt 6,645.95
Stone, Cement, Sand and Gravel
891.19
Catch Basins, Frames, Covers and Pipe
126.32
Rental of Equipment
992.50
Gas and Oil for Equipment
3.51
Blocks, Plates, and Rings
113.62
ROAD MACHINERY ACCOUNT:
Mechanic's Salary, Repairs and Parts
$ 7,441.57
PURCHASE OF TWO NEW TRUCKS
$ 4,189.20
PURCHASE OF A SAND AND STONE
SPREADER $ 1,244.60
$ 9,999.99
254
REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
PURCHASE OF A CHAIN SAW
$ 550.00
PURCHASE OF A NEW SNOW PLOW
$ 557.50
PURCHASE OF A CALCULATOR AND FILING CABINET
$ 200.00
SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL:
Labor
$ 7,457.54
Chemicals
2,510.10
Sand
1,222.00
Tractor and Truck Hire
5,901.25
$ 17,090.89
CONSTRUCTION AND RECONSTRUCTION: .
TOWN ROADS:
Labor
$ 2,260.76
Machinery Hire
1,476.95
Stone, Sand, Gravel and Curbing
1,166.56
Tarmac and Asphalt
1,263.80
Cable Guard, Posts and Stakes
369.76
Miscellaneous Parts and Kerosene
6.77
Boston Road Sidewalk
3,993.00
$ 10,537.60
BRIDGES:
Labor
$ 355.69
Machinery Hire
234.50
Pipe Arches
1,250.48
Lumber
30.40
Gravel
9.19
Electric Wrench Rental
6.00
$
1,886.26
DRAINAGE:
Labor
$ 306.77
Machinery Hire
54.00
Concrete Pipe
305.57
Catch Basin Frames and Covers
185.85
Culvert and Band
74.33
Cement and Bricks
33.27
$ 959.79
255
REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
ROAD TO GRAVEL BANK:
Labor
$ 171.03
Machinery Hire
302.50
$ 473.53
RECONSTRUCTION OF VARIOUS STREETS:
Tobin Avenue $ 395.55
Columbia Avenue 85.00
Flint Street
747.01
Priscilla Avenue
307.84
Linwood Street
269.58
Swain Road
148.75
Pine Hill Avenue
178.71
$
2,132.44
Total for Highway Department
$127,698.75
STREET LIGHTING:
Lighting
$ 11,944.52
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE
ADMINISTRATION:
Salaries of Board
$ 325.00
Agent's Salary
437.96
Social Worker's Salary
609.88
Salary of Junior Clerk-Stenographer
461.60
1,834.44 $
CASH GRANTS:
Cash to Individuals
$ 14,271.28
Board and Care
1,935.19
$ 16,206.47
MATERIAL GRANTS:
Groceries and Provisions $ 702.80
Fuel
129.64
Medicine and Medical Attention
4,285.44
House Repairs
15.00
A
$ 5,132.88
$ 859.01
STATE
INSTITUTIONS
256
REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
RELIEF BY OTHER CITIES AND TOWNS:
Cities $ 2,117.10
Towns
2,593.81
$ 4,710.91
WELFARE DEPARTMENT:
Total Administration and Aid $ 28,743.71
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN:
Cash Grants $ 23,366.28
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE, ADMINISTRATION:
Agent's Salary $ 1,820.00
Social Worker's Salary 1,596.00
Salary of Junior Clerk-Stenographer 1,088.00
4,504.00 $
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE, RELIEF:
Cash Grants
$104,885.04
RELIEF BY OTHER CITIES AND TOWNS:
Cities 2,710.31
$107,595.35
Total Charities $164,209.34
VETERANS' BENEFITS
VETERANS' BENEFITS:
Agent's Salary
$ 600.00
Office Expenses
39.74
Telephone 16.50
Groceries
365.49
Hosp. Care, Medicine and Med. Attention 2,665.73
Cash Aid
12,244.96
15,932.42
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
ADMINISTRATION :
Superintendent's Salary $ 5,000.00
Secretary's Salary 1,600.00
Attendance Officer
50.00
257
REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Stationery and Postage
86.32
Telephones
927.89
Conference and Travel Expense
99.90
School Census
ยท 299.90
Association Dues
15.00
Printing
5.88
Total Administration
$ 8,084.89
INSTRUCTION:
Teachers' Salaries
High
$ 47,351.27
Elementary
98,983.98
Supervisors
9,233.02
$155,568.27
Books and Supplies:
High, Books
$ 2,259.89
Elementary, Books
4.271.85
High, Supplies
1,147.66
Elementary, Supplies
2,294.95
Visual Education
342.59
Graduation Expenses
410.67
$ 10,727.61
Total Instruction
$166,295.88
JANITORS' SALARIES:
High
$ 4,833.70
Elementary
13,056.60
$ 17,890.30
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE:
High:
Fuel
$ 2,069.37
Light
1,132.36
Water
49.50
Elementary :
Fuel
8,762.92
Light
1,514.66
Water
253.79
$ 13,782.60
258
REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
REPAIRS:
High
$ 8,694.38
Elementary
3,856.37
$ 12,550.75
JANITORS' SUPPLIES :
High
$ 983.80
Elementary
1,014.87
TRANSPORTATION:
High
$ 12,542.70
Elementary
9,782.75
$ 22,325.45
SCHOOL NURSE:
Supplies
$ 49.21
PHYSICIANS' SALARIES $ 600.00
-
NEW EQUIPMENT:
Floor Polishing Mach. and Vacuum Cleaner $ 347.29
Kindergarten Chairs and Tables
173.25
Desks and Chairs
505.00
Maps and Globes
873.73
Window Shades
170.15
Dispenser
111.38
Electric Stove and Kitchen Supplies
211.11
Curtain Material
25.80
Patrol Belts
13.65
Additional Equipment for Chairs
53.75
$
2,491.11
REPLACEMENT OF EQUIPMENT:
Typewriters
$ 1,631.88
Power Mower
200.00
Shutters for Boarding up Windows
100.00
Chairs
164.10
Flags
53.57
Wastebaskets
87.79
Electric Bells
18.47
Pencil Sharpener's
11.94
Basketball Backstop
10.00
$
1,998.67
$ 2,277.75
259
REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
PRINTING OF BOOKLETS REGARDING
NEED FOR HIGH SCHOOL ADDITION $ 110.00
PLANS AND COSTS FOR NECESSARY CON- STRUCTION OF A SIX-YEAR PROGRAM AT THE HIGH SCHOOL:
Architectural Services $ 3,775.00
Topographical Survey and Plans
260.00
$
4.035.00
PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR GRADE SCHOOL AT NORTH CHELMSFORD:
Services for Consultant $ 200.00
Survey and Topographical Plan
150.00
Advertising for Bids
10.00
$ 360.00
PRINCETON STREET SCHOOL REPAIRS:
Floor Seal $ 454.2S
Plumbing
47.29
Lumber
34.91
Door Set
7.29
Rubber Matting and Mats
45.45
Hose
3.34
Varnish and Stain
3.80
Fuses, Rake and Valves
22.42
Hinges, Plastic Wood, Handles, Catches
9.45
628.23
ATHLETICS :
Softballs, Base Balls and Bats $ 391.50
Garden Hose and Sprinkler
26.01
$
417.51
SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM:
Salaries and Wages $ 2,380.80
Transportation of Foods
210.00
Groceries and Provisions
4,020.98
Ice Cream
975.32
Napkins, Straws, Cups
63.15
Dishes and Pans
72.50
$ 7,722.75
260
REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
SCHOOL ATHLETIC PROGRAM:
Special Police Officers $ 42.00
Fees for Referees
112.00
Janitor's Wages
25.00
Maintenance Materials for Field
14.95
Federal Admissions Tax
412.58
Maintenance of Uniforms
13.50
Playing Equipment
244.95
Footballs and Basketballs
68.02
Coca-Cola
8.50
Contracts with Other Towns
10.00
Medical Supplies
2.25
$ 953.75
PLAYGROUNDS:
Loam and Limestone
$ 60.00
Repairs to Power Mower
14.00
Labor
962.40
Fertilizer
168.35
Gas and Oil and Grease
12.45
Repairs to Bleachers
133.61
Lawn Roller
16.00
Charges for Trucking Playground Equip.
11.38
Painting Pole & Splicing Cable
45.00
Repairs to McFarlin Playground Fence
35.00
Roller Hire
40.00
$ 1,498.19
Total for Schools
$264,072.04
VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS:
Tuition
$ 4,317.36
Grand Total for Schools
$268,389.40
LIBRARIES
ADAMS LIBRARY:
Librarian's Salary
$ 1,149.99
Assistants
728.76
Janitors
327.96
Repairs
770.76
Books and Periodicals
1,029.83
Fuel, Light and Water
635.35
Transportation of Books
129.14
Janitors' Equipment and Misc. Supplies
18.18
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261
REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Treasurer's Bond
50.00
Conference Fees - Transp. & Misc. Exp. 35.25
Insurance
58.08
Stationery, Printing & Postage
43.65
Telephone
55.50
Typewriter and Cover
46.25
Care of Grounds-Cutting and Raking, etc. 36.25
Association Dues
2.25
$5,117.20
ADAMS LIBRARY CONTINUED:
Repairs to Outside of Building
$ 1,199.40
Additional Repairs to Outside of Building .. 271.00
$ 1,470.40
Rebuilding and Grading of Lawn
$ 735.00
Total for Adams Library $ 7,322.60
ANNA C. MacKAY MEMORIAL LIBRARY:
Librarian's Salary
$ 518.31\
Assistants
143.50
Janitors
162.40
Repairs
45.50
Books and Periodicals
600.00
Fuel, Light and Water
337.34
Insurance
58.40
Paving Sidewalk
92.00
Power Lawn Mower
100.00
Typewriter
30.00
Janitors Equipment and Misc. Supplies ...
24.67
Librarian's Equipment and Misc. Supplies
11.20
$ 2,123.32
Total for Library Department
$
9,445.92
PARK DEPARTMENT
PARKS:
Labor
$ 1,425.00
Rope
34.85
Water
8.76
Lawn Mower
36.50
Plants and Seed
37.74
Roller and Truck Hire
215.00
Gas and Oil
4.39
824.21
262
REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Hose and Grass Sprinkler
7.70
New Water Fountain
23.26
Rakes, Shovels, Fork, Clippers, etc.
13.14
Storage Charges
6.00
Purchase of New Trees
100.00
Resetting Trees
225.00
Loam
12.50
$ 2,149.84
VARNEY PLAYGROUND:
Labor
$ 355.00
Curbing
300.00
Truck and Power Mower Hire
15.00
Purchase and Installation of Water Foun- tain
46.21
Aluminum Paint
4.37
Cement
1.15
Grass Whip
1.79
Fertilizer
3.45
$ 726.97
CARE OF EDWARDS MEMORIAL BEACH:
Labor
$ 520.00
Cement
2.45
Sand
36.00
Supplies
7.72
$ 566.17
Total Parks and Recreations $ 3,442.98
UNCLASSIFIED
MEMORIAL DAY:
Dinners and Refreshments $ 285.49
Music and Speaker
200.00
Other Expenses
150.56
$ 636.05
Town Clock
$ 172.73
Insurance on Public Buildings
5,286.25
Treasurer's Bond, Insurance Sinking Fund
50.00
Finance and Town Reports, Printing and Delivery
1,846.88
Constable, Posting Warrants
39.00
American Legion, Rental of Quarters
195.00
Fuel for American Legion Quarters
19.00
263
REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Dog Officer's Salary
200.00
Dog Officer's Fees
110.00
Workmen's compensation, Claims for In- juries
1,854.03
Maintenance of the Honor Roll
61.75
$ 9,834.64
Total Unclassified
$ 10,470.69
UNPAID BILLS:
Welfare Department
$ 191.73
Highway Department
27.00
Veterans' Benefits
134.00
Library Department
26.78
School Department
12.48
Police Department
2.75
Treasurer and Collector's Department
10.03
Health Department
141.00
Law Department
7.30
Vocational Schools
974.90
Street Lighting
6.76
Public Buildings Department
8.44
Fuel for American Legion Quarters
27.00
1,570.17 $
CIVILIAN DEFENSE:
Printing Defense Applications
$ 14.40
Wallboard for Charts
9.55
Adv. Air-Raid Warning Signals
10.00
Mounting Charts on Plywood
15.00
$
48.95
CEMETERY DEPARTMENT
CEMETERY MAINTENANCE:
Labor-General
$ 3,979.00
Labor-Burials
674.75
Clerk Hire
27.25
Trees, Seed and Fertilizer
170.29
Shovels, Rakes, Shears and Brushes
16.85
Labor-Checking Records
149.00
Stationery, Postage and Notary Fees
43.00
Truck Hire
101.50
Cinders, Stone and Cement
101.49
Water
42,94
264
REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Mower Repairs and Sharpening 97.42
Lowering Device and Greens
300.00
Purchase and Transportation of Liners
194.00
Hinges, Paint and Linseed Oil
14.43
Lumber and Nails
31.59
Rental and Transportation of Lowering Device
53.00
Loam
34.00
Gas and Oil
9.56
Welding
2.00
$
6,042.07
Commissioners' Salaries
105.00
Total for Cemeteries .... $ 6,147.07
INTEREST AND MATURING DEBT
INTEREST :
Anticipation of Revenue Loan $ 1,029.17
Purchase of New Fire Truck Loan 50.00
$
1,079.17
Anticipation of Revenue Loan
200,000.00
Temporary Loan Issued in Anticipation of
Reimb .- Chap. 90, Boston Road ..... 2,000.00
AGENCY, TRUST AND INVESTMENT
STATE TAXES:
State Parks and Reservations $ 984.70
State Audit of Municipal Accounts 1,545.25
Town's Share of Cost of Maintenance of Middle-
sex County Sanatorium
$ 5,345.08
COUNTY TAX
$ 17,478.95
VETERANS' EMERGENCY FUND
15.00
FEDERAL TAX:
Withholding Tax
$ 24,500.35
LICENSES:
County, Dog licenses $ 2,430.40
State, Beverage Permit 20.00
State, Sunday Entertainment Licenses .... 238.00
$ 2,688.40
$ 2,529.95
265
REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
AGENCY:
Middlesex County Retirement Fund $ 5,540.47 Middlesex County Retirement Pension Fund 4,679.00
$ 10,219.47
TRUST:
Cemetery Perpetual Care Bequests $ 2,200.00
FEDERAL GRANTS:
Old Age Assistance, Administration:
Clerk Hire
394.41
Postage
274.80
Telephone
157.16
Salary of O. A. A. Board
400.00
Salaries of Social Workers
395.73
Stationery
233.12
Agents and Social Workers Mileage
781.73
Printing
90.98
Desk and Wire Recorder
273.49
Directory, Subscription and Dues
35.00
Electrical Repairs
33.29
Misc. Office Supplies and Equipment
106.99
$
3,176.70
Old Age Assistance, Relief
$ 92,739.54
Aid to Dependent Children, Administration: Postage
90.00
Aid to Dependent Children, Relief
$ 10,232.90
Total of Federal Grants
$106,239.14
TAILINGS
$ 18.00
REFUNDS:
Real Estate Taxes
$ 1,697.35
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes
3,832.58
Poll Taxes
60.00
Cemetery Department
.50
Selectmen's Department
18.94
Public Buildings Department
2.00
License Fees
.50
Middlesex County Retirement System De-
duction
1.12
$ 5,612.99
Total Payments for 1950
$1,136,538.94
Cash on Hand, December 31, 1950
283,146.35
Grand Total
$1,419,685.29
APPROPRIATIONS AND TRANSFERS ADDITIONS - REFUNDS AND EXPENDITURES - BALANCES
GENERAL GOVERNMENT :
Appropri- ations
Refunds and Receipts
Finance Committee Reserve Fund Transfers
Adjustments & Transfers from other Accounts
Totals
Expended on Warrants 25.00 $
Transfers to Other Accounts
Balance
Moderator's Salary
$ 25.00 $
$
$
$
25.00 $
$
Board of Selectmen:
Chairman's Salary
400.00
400.00
400.00
Salaries of Board Members
600.00
600.00
600.00
Salary of Recording Clerk
350.00
350.00
350.00
Expenses
923.00
10
923.10
694.77
228.33
Accounting Department :
Town Accountant's Salary
2,500.00
2,500.00
2,500.00
Clerk Hire
1,525.00
1,525.00
1,416.75
108.25
Expenses
235.00
235.00
204.76
30.24
Treasurer & Collector's Dept:
Treasurer and Collector's Salary
3,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
Clerk's Salary
1,638.00
1,638.00
1,638.00
Additional Clerk Hire
400.00
400.00
377.50
22.50
Printing and Advertising
1,006.00
1,006.00
1,001.35
4.65
Stationery and Postage
600.00
158.00
758.00
757.40
.60
Bonds
447.20
447.20
447.20
Other Expenses
442.00
70
442.70
442.49
21
New Check Protector
195.00
195.00
195.00
Tax Title Redemptions
60.31
60.31
60.31
Assessors' Department:
Salary of the Chairman
. 2,500.00
2,500.00
2,500.00
Salaries of Board Members
1,520.00
1,520.00
1,496.71
23.29
266
GENERAL GOVERNMENT (Cont.)
Assessor's Department (Cont.)
Appropri- ations
Refunds and Receipts
Finance Committee Reserve Fund Transfers
Adjustments & Transfers from other Accounts
Expended on Warrants
Transfers to Other Accounts
Balance
Clerk and Assistant's Salary
1,638.00
Additional Clerk Hire
500.00
500.00
499.74
26
Office Supplies and Expenses
150.00
150.00
132.61
17.39
Printing and Advertising
200.00
200.00
180.65
19.35
Transportation
250.00
250.00
243.38
6.62
Other Expenses
350.00
350.00
280.41
69.59
Survey and Maps of the Town
4,000.00
4,000.00
425.00
3,575.00
Town Clerk's Department :
Town Clerk's Salary
400.00
400.00
400.00
Clerk Hire
15.00
15.00
15.00
Polling Booth Tables
175.00
175.00
175.00
Fees
300.00
300.00
281.50
18.50
Other Expenses
112.00
112.00
111.43
.57
Town Counsel's Salary
300.00
300.00
300.00
Land Transactions
500.00
500.00
246.78
253.22
Settlement of Claims and Suits against the Town
500.00
500.00
500.00
Prosecution and Defense of Lawsuits
500.00
500.00
456.00
44.00
Land Damages :
Relocation of Swain Road
400.00
400.00
400.00
Relocation of Manning Road
500.00
500.00
500.00
Registration of Voters:
Salaries of Registrars (3)
300.00
300.00
300.00
Registrars-Special Elect. Work
150.00
150.00
150.00
Salaries of Ass't. Registrars
600.00
600.00
599.27
Totals 1,638.00
1,590.75
47.25
.73
267
APPROPRIATIONS AND TRANSFERS - REFUNDS AND EXPENDITURES - BALANCES
GENERAL GOVERNMENT (Cont.)
Registrations of Voters (Cont.)
Appropri- ations
Refunds and Receipts
Finance Committee Reserve Fund Transfers
Adjustments & Transfers from other Accounts
Totals
Expended on Warrants
Transfers to Other Accounts
Balance
Salary of the Clerk
200.00
200.00
200.00
Additional Clerk Hire
100.00
100.00
77.50
22.50
Printing "Men & Women" Book
114.00
114.00
114.00
Adv., Printing & Misc.
225.00
4.21
229.21
229.21
Elections
1,150.00
281.59
1,431.59
1,431.59
Finance Committee, Expenses
75.00
75.00
19.13
55.87
Planning Board, Expenses
150.00
150.00
127.81
22.19
Printing & Publication of
Proposed New Building Laws
100.00
100.00
98.50
1.50
Board of Appeals, Expenses
225.00
225.00
216.59
8.41
Public Buildings:
Janitors' Salaries
2,600.00
2,600.00
2,600.00
Fuel, Light and Water
2,800.00
160.00
2,960.00
2,931.07
28.93
Repairs, Equip. & Misc.
5,400.00
275.00
5,675.00
5,645.03
29.97
Bid Bond Deposit for Repairs to
Center Town Hall
200.00
200.00
200.00
Total General Government
$ 39,285.20 $ 261.11 $
878.80 $ 4,000.00 $ 44,425.11 $ 38,770.19
$ 5,654.92
PROTECTION OF PERSONS & PROPERTY:
Police Department:
Chief's Salary
3,485.00
3,485.00
3,485.00
Patrolmens' Salaries
10,734.75
10,734.75
10,522.45
212.30
Special and School Police
6,622.00
6,622.00
6,557.75
64.25
268
ADDITIONS
PROTECTION OF PERSONS & PROP. (Cont.) Police Department (Cont.)
Refunds and Receipts
Finance Committee Reserve Fund Transfers
Adjustments & Transfers from other Accounts
Totals
Expended on Warrants
Transfers to Other Accounts
Balance
Telephone Operators
546.00
546.00
Clerk's Salary
300.00
300.00
294.75
5.25
Auto Maintenance & Repairs
800.00
800.00
770.57
29.43
Gasoline
1,300.00
300.00
1,600.00
1,581.52
18.48
Telephones
550.00
50.00
600.00
582.27
17.73
Radio Service
200.00
50.00
250.00
218.95
31.05
Other Expenses
1,017.00
1,017.00
1,016.94
.06
Automobile
1,800.00
1,800.00
534.00
400.00
866.00
Fire Department:
Salaries of Fire Engineers
470.00
470.00
470.00
Salaries of District Chiefs (5)
1,040.00
1,040.00
1,040.00
Salaries of Captains (5)
175.00
175.00
175.00
Salaries of Lieutenants (5)
170.00
170.00
170.00
Salaries of Janitors (3)
375.00
375.00
375.00
Salaries of Drivers (7)
18,507.00
18,507.00
18,395.75
111.25
Call Men Yearly
1,200.00
1,200.00
1,200.00
Labor at Fires
1,600.00
1,600.00
1,454.88
145.12
Fire Alarm System
2,000.00
2,000.00
1,366.40
633.60
Rental of No. Section Quarters
735.00
735.00
735.00
Fuel, Electricity and Telephone
1,910.00
1,910.00
1,870.07
39.93
Repairs and Maintenance
1,500.00
1,500.00
1,437.81.
62.19
New Equipment
2,050.00
2,050.00
2,041.34
8.66
Oil Burner Inspections
200.00
200.00
178.50
21.50
Insurance
690.00
690.00
638.27
51.73
Miscellaneous Expenses
200.00
200.00
155.24
44.76
Appropri- ations 546.00
269
APPROPRIATIONS AND TRANSFERS ADDITIONS - REFUNDS AND EXPENDITURES - BALANCES
PROTECTION OF PERSONS & PROPERTY:
Fire Department (Cont.)
Purchase of a New Fire Truck
Appropri- ations 14,000.00
Refunds and Receipts
Finance Committee Reserve Fund Transfers
Adjustments & Transfers from other Accounts
Totals 14,000.00
Expended on Warrants
Transfers to Other Accounts
Balance 14,000.00
Revision of Plans for Chelmsford Center Firehouse
100.00
100.00
100.00
Hydrant Service:
Chelmsford Water District
5,500.00
5,500.00
5,500.00
No. Chelmsford Water District
4,500.00
4,500.00
4,500.00
E. Chelmsford Water District
4,300.00
4,300.00
4,300.00
S. Chelmsford Water District
2,500.00
2,500.00
2,500.00
Forest Fire Department:
Salary of Warden
500.00
500.00
500.00
Labor at Fires
800.00
800.00
763.00
37.00
Repairs and Maintenance
300.00
300.00
299.44
.56
Gasoline and Oil
60.00
60.00
44.20
15.80
New Equipment and Materials
535.00
535.00
534.67
.33
Other Expenses
135.00
135.00
134.17
83
Building Inspector's Salary
300.00
300.00
300.00
Building Inspector's Expenses
35.00
35.00
35.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
250.00
250.00
250.00
Moth Department:
1,800.00
1,800.00
1,782.41
17.59
Tree Warden
500.00
500.00
1,000.00
726.98
273.02
Removal of Dead Wood in Town Elms
500.00
500.00
102.00
398.00
Total Protection of Persons & Property $ 96,491.75
$ 800.00 $ 400.00 $ 97.691.75 $ 80,085.33 $
400.00 $ 17,206.42
270
HEALTH AND SANITATION: Health Department:
Appropri- ations
Refunds and Receipts
Finance Committee Reserve Fund Transfers
Adjustments & Transfers from other Accounts
Totals
Expended on Warrants
Transfers to Other Accounts
Balance
Chairman's Salary
250.00
250.00
250.00
Salaries of Board Members
450.00
450.00
450.00
Agent's Salary
2,350.00
2,350.00
2,350.00
Agent No. 2 Salary
1,750.00
1,750.00
1,729.30
20.70
Agent's Transportation
312.00
312.00
312.00
Slaughtering Inspector's Sal.
1,500.00
1,500.00
1,500.00
Assistant Slaughtering Inspector
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