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REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
the assessors' record of abatements granted, the payments to the treasurer were verified, and the outstanding accounts were listed and proved with the controlling accounts in the accountant's ledger.
The records of departmental accounts receivable were examined. The payments to the treasurer were verified, the abatements were checked, and the outstanding accounts were listed and reconciled with the accountant's ledger accounts.
Verification of the outstanding tax, excise, and departmental accounts was made by sending notices to a number of persons whose names appeared on the books as owing money to the town, and from the replies received it appears that the accounts, as listed, are correct.
The town clerk's records of sporting, dog, and miscellaneous licenses were examined and checked. The payments to the Division of Fisheries and Game were verified by comparison with the receipts on file, and the payments to the town treasurer were compared with the treasurer's cash book.
The surety bonds of the officials required by law to furnish them were examined and found to be in proper form.
The work of the treasurer and collector, as well as of the town accountant, has been performed in an accurate and efficient manner thereby facilitating the work of the audit.
The records of cash receipts of the sealer of weights and measures, of the police, fire, health, school, and library departments, and of all other departments wherein money is collected for the town were examined and checked, the payments to the treasurer and the cash on hand being verified.
Appended to this report, in addition to the balance sheet, are tables showing a reconciliation of the treasurer's cash, summaries of the tax, excise, and departmental accounts, as well as tables showing the condition and transactions of the trust and investment funds.
During the audit cooperation was extended by all town officials, for which, on behalf of my assistants and for myself, I wish to express appreciation.
Respectfully submitted,
HERMAN B. DINE,
Assistant Director of Accounts.
TOWN OF CHELMSFORD Balance Sheet-June 27, 1951 GENERAL ACCOUNTS
Assets
Liabilities and Reserves
Cash:
General
$128,638.04
Petty Advances:
Treasurer
50.00
Deputy Collector
50.00
$ 10,193.96
$128,738.04
Treasurer and Collector-Cash Variations
9.68
Taxes
Levy of 1950 .:
Taxes to be Refunded:
Real Estate
447.44
Poll of 1950 $ 2.00
Levy of 1951:
Real Estate 1950
16.48
Poll
12.00
18.48
Timber Salvage Taxes:
Levy of 1941
$ 240.08
Levy of 1942
165.00
Tailings-Reserve for Unclaimed Checks
155.84
Cemetery Perpetual Care Bequests
700.00
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise:
Levy of 1951
$
6,098.17
Tax Titles
$ 56.75
Tax Possessions
2,037.20
Sale of Town Property Fund
3,162.62
Road Machinery Fund
6,439.25
Departmental:
Selectmen
$ 146.00
Public Buildings
42.40
Health
1,070.50
Highways
563.13
Old Age Assistance-Recoveries ..
1,615.00
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School Lunch Fund
57.66
School Athletic Fund
462.96
405.08
Sale of Cemetery Lots and Graves Fund
2,511.50
2,093.95
Payroll Deductions:
Federal Taxes
$
9,824.45
Retirement Fund
369.51
Accounts Receivable:
Public Welfare
Aid to Dependent Children ..
484.98 10,250.41
Old Age Assistance: Cities and Towns
145.15
Administration
1,465.35
State
37,199.63
Old Age Assistance:
School
27.31
Assistance
7,651.50
Cemetery
176.80
Administration 2,112.16
13,397.71
Revenue 1951
$820,052.79
Unexpended Appropriation Balances
493,757.99
Less Estimated Receipts
Reserve Fund-Overlay Surplus
7,264.73
Collected to Date
192,870.38
Overlay Deficits :
Levy of 1949
$ 20.80
Levy of 1950
1,981.49
Levy of 1951
1,102.00
3,104.29
Underestimates 1950:
State Parks and Reservations ---- $ 159.58
State Audit of Municipal Accounts
106.96
266.54
To be provided for by Assessors: Middlesex County Sanatorium Assessment
$ 6,332.89
Interest on Maturing Debt 50.00
Mautring Debt 5,000.00
11,382.89
$829,837.12
$829,837.12
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Revenue Reserved Until Collected: Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise $ 6,098.17
627,182.41
Tax Title and Tax Possession
2,093.95
Departmental
50,106.31
Surplus Revenue
58,298.43 231,791.31
50,106.31
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Federal Grants: Aid to Dependent Children: Aid
$
2,168.70
Net Funded or Fixed Debt
DEBT ACCOUNTS $ 5,000.00
Fire Truck Loan $ 5,000.00
TRUST AND INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS
Trust and Investment Funds, Cash and Securities :
Emma Gay Varney Playground Fund
$ 327.27
In Custody of Board of Selectmen
$ 327.27
In Custody of Town Treasurer
43,206.37
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds .. $ 43,001.56 Adams Emerson Cemetery Improvement Fund 204.81
43,206.37
In Custody of Library Trustees
31,164.86
Amos F. Adams Library Fund ..
$ 10,649.69
Albert H. Davis Library Fund
341.79
Adams Emerson Library Fund
228.20
In Custody of Veterans'
George Library Fund
2,570.58
Selina G. Richardson Library Fund
317.77
Mary B. Proctor Library Fund
10,751.58
Joseph Warren Library Fund
1,024.36
Clement Library Fund
1,253.32
Charles W. Flint Library Fund
1,449.71
Nathan B. Edwards Library Fund
706.17
Victor E. Edwards Library Fund
766.38
Aaron George Cemetery Fund
1,105.31
31,164.86
Insurance Investment Fund
37,362.77
Veterans' Emergency Fund
3,000.07
$115,061.34
$115,061.34
In Custody of Insurance Fund Commissioners
37,362.77
Emergency Fund Committee
3,000.07
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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 Revised Laws.
All transfers made and shown in this report were authorized by vote at Town Meeting or by vote of the Finance Committee.
The books and records of the Town Accountant are always open to townspeople and the undersigned will be pleased to assist any voter in answering any questions regarding these records.
RECEIPTS
General Revenue
TAXES
CURRENT YEAR:
Poll
$ 5,438.00
Personal Estate
47,726.40
Real Estate
441,344.80
$ 494,509.20
PREVIOUS YEARS:
Personal Estate
S 176.23
Real Estate
15,010.38
$
15,186.61
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAX:
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax, 1951
$ 72,387.16
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax, 1950
1,649.47
$
74,036.63
FROM THE STATE:
Income Tax $ 29,037.50
Corporation Tax
49,212.11
Meal Tax
3,712.84
Public Service Franchise Tax
170.97
$ 82,133.42
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GRANTS AND GIFTS
FROM THE COUNTY:
Dog Licenses $ 1,833.47
Chapter 90 Maintenance &
New Construction
9,362.87
FROM THE STATE:
Aid to Industrial Schools $ 2,218.42
Chapter 90 Maintenance &
New Construction
18,725.75
School Aid and Transportation
68,555.59
Division of Child Guardianship
2,658.77
Town's Share of State Peddlars' Licenses
56.00
$
92,214.53
FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT:
Old Age Assistance, Administration $ 5,125.36
Old Age Assistance, Relief
99,420.93 ·
Aid to Dependent Children, Administration
1,215.54
Aid to Dependent Children,
Relief
14,716.11
$ 120,477.94
FINES AND FORFEITS:
Court Fines $
125.28
FEES FROM LICENSES AND PERMITS
BOARD OF SELECTMEN:
Automatic Amusement Device Licenses $
110.72
Automobile Dealers' Licenses
120.00
Sunday Licenses
76.00
Common Victualler's Licenses
30.00
Bowling Alley License
30.00
Liquor Licenses
5,152.00
Weekday Entertainment Licenses
20.00
Circus Peddlars' Licenses
8.00
Sunday Entertainment Licenses
342.00
Small Arms Ammunition & Gasoline . Storage Licenses
2.00
Junk Dealer's Licenses
22.50
Auctioneers' Licenses
14.00
Transient Retail Vendor's License
2.00
$
11,196.34
$ 5,929.22
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HEALTH DEPARTMENT:
Plumbing Permits $ 1,124.50
Milk Licenses
53.00
Spring Water and Carbonated Beverage Permits
20.00
Methyl Alcohol Licenses
26.00
Funeral Directors' Licenses
2.00
Slaughtering Permits
129.00
Swine Permit
1.50
Kindergarten Permits
2.00
Cabin Licenses
2.00
Tourist Home Permit
1.00
1,361.00
DEPARTMENTAL RECEIPTS
SELECTMEN:
Reimbursements to Town for Advertising
Costs $ 171.88
Deeds, Recording & Notary Fees &
Postage Charges for Sale of Land
275.57
Bid Bond Deposits-Center Town Hall
Repairs and Alteration of Legion Qtrs. Post 313
200.00
Forfeit of Purchase Price of Sale of Land
1.00
TREASURER AND COLLECTOR:
Municipal Lien Certificates $ 3.00
Reimbursement to Town from Old Age
Assistance Department for supplies used
40.95
Overages in Accounts
.70
$ 44.65
TOWN CLERK:
Zoning Maps $ 5.00
Certificates of Registration for Gasoline Storage
4.00
Dog License Fees
2,449.80
ASSESSORS' DEPARTMENT: Sale of Maps $ 57.18
$
2,458.80
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS:
Sale of Books containing List of Persons $ 31.50
$
648.45
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PLANNING BOARD: Fees for Subdivisions of Land $ 15.00
PUBLIC BUILDINGS-TOWN HALLS:
Rental Fees from the Center Town Hall $ 1,103.40
Rental Fees from the North Town Hall 144.50
$
1,247.90
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY POLICE DEPARTMENT:
Settlement for Damages to Police Cruiser $ 8.14
Revolver Permits
20.00
Bicycle Permits
5.00
$
33.14
FIRE DEPARTMENT:
Fuel Oil Permits
$ 72.00
Blasting Permits
4.00
Sale of old fire truck
56.00
$ 132.00
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES:
Fees
$
90.00
INSPECTION OF BUILDINGS:
Building Permit Fees
$
263.00
HEALTH DEPARTMENT:
From State: Tuberculosis Subsidy $ 1,010.00
Slaughtering Inspection Fees
748.00
Reimbursement from State for Care of Patient
48.00
$
1,806.00
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT:
Sale of Dump-Truck Body and Hoist $ 120.00
Reimbursement from South Chelmsford Water District for repairs to Park and Locust Roads
400.00
Rental of Machinery
30.00
Sale of Scrap Metal
27.25
Reimbursement from the State for Snow & Ice Removal
84.00
Additions to the Machinery Fund
8,729.85
Sale of Gasoline
3.95
Sale of Road Materials
3.73
$ 9,398.78
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WELFARE DEPARTMENT:
Reimbursement for General Relief:
Cities
$ 3,258.47 421.70
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN:
$
3,680.17
Reimbursement from the State $ 12,606.61
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE:
Reimbursement from the State $ 88,413.21
Reimbursement from Cities
2,622.55
Reimbursement from Towns
629.50
$ 91,665.26
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE RECOVERIES
$
1,020.00
VETERANS' BENEFITS:
Reimbursement from the State
$
6,068.24
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT:
Tuition from Towns and Individuals
and State $ 2,909.88
Rental Fees for Auditoriums
194.00
Sale of Book
1.05
Dispenser Machine Receipts
29.05
Lunch Program Receipts
28,415.05
Athletic Program Receipts
2,933.62
Reimbursement for Telephone Toll Call
.25
ADAMS LIBRARY :
Fines
$ 171.03
Sale of Histories
21.25
.
$
192.28
MACKAY LIBRARY: ·
Fines
$
12.00
PARK DEPARTMENT:
Sale of Junk
$
15.00
UNCLASSIFIED:
Sale of Real Estate-Tax Possessions $ 932.00
Transfer of funds from the Emma Gay Varney Playground Fund for the improvement of Tennis Court
926.00
$ 1,858.00
Towns
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$ 34,482.90
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CEMETERY DEPARTMENT: -
Sale of Lots and Graves $ 665.00
Charges for Interments 910.00
Rental Charges and Transportation Costs for Lowering Device and Greens 313.00
Charges for Purchase of Liners
511.00
Annual Care of Lot Charges
1,223.05
Labor and Expenses for work on lots as requested by lot owners 560.75
$
4,182.80
INTEREST:
On Taxes $ 582.88
On Perpetual Care Trust Funds
855.75
On Invested Town Funds
2,056,58
$ 3,495.21
MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS:
Temporary Loans Issued in Anticipation of Reimbursement of Chapter 90 Maintenance and New Construction for the year 1951 $ 27,000.00 .
AGENCY, TRUST AND INVESTMENT:
Cemetery Perpetual Care Bequests $ 1,565.00
Withholding Tax Deductions 35,845.32
Middlesex County Retirement System Deductions 6,386.48
State's Share of Spring Water &
Carbonated Beverage Permit Fees
20.00
State's Share of Sunday Entertainment License Fees 342.00
Veterans' Emergency Fund
50.00
Gift from the Susan B. McFarlin Estate for the Beautification & Adornment of the McFarlin School 100.00
$ 44,308.80
TAILINGS:
Outstanding Checks Taken In $ 132.36
PERPETUAL CARE INTEREST TO
GENERAL TREASURY $ 1,564.75
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REFUNDS:
Selectmen's Department
$
5.98
Treasurer and Tax Collector's Department
137.18
Assessors' Department
4.78
Police Department
14.47
Fire Department
7.59
Moth Department
1.03
Tree Warden's Department
40.00
Insurance Department
6.45
Health Department
28.85
Highway Department
62.83
Welfare Department
202.40
A. D. C. Department
18.45
O. A. A. Department
434.32
Federal Grant Departments
403.32
Veterans' Benefits Department
35.00
School Department
157.75
Library Department
2.93
Teachers' Annuity-Military Account
24.22
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax
4.69
$ 1,592.24
Total Receipts for 1951
$1,147,273.14
Cash on Hand January 1, 1951
$ 283,146.35
Total Receipts for 1951 and Cash on Hand Jan. 1, 1951
$1,430,419.49
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PAYMENTS
General Government
MODERATOR:
Salary
$ 35.00
SELECTMEN'S DEPARTMENT:
Salary of Chairman
$ 440.00
Salary of Board Members
660.00
Salary of Recording Clerk
385.00
Postage Charges
21.00
Advertising
379.01
Telephone
143.64
Selectmen's Association Dues
51.00
Notary Fees
18.00
Printing, Paper & Blotters
15.18
Conference and meeting expenses
76.24
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Wages for labor on Street Numbering Book & Typing Warrants 27.00
Auctioneer's Fee for selling Dump-truck body & Hoist 18.00
Janitor services for Special Town Meeting 14.00
$
2,248.07
ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT:
Salary of Town Accountant
$ 2,700.00
Salary of Clerk
1,800.00
Additional Clerk Hire
97.97
Postage charges
10.00
Book Binding, Lettering & Repairs
45.00
Electric Adding Machine
339.30
Repairs & Maintenance of Office Machines
23.60
Rental of Adding Machine for
State Auditors
26.00
Telephone Service
5.05
Envelopes, Paper and Pads
18.77
Metal Filing Cabinet and Wooden Table
8.80
Dater, stamp rack and pencil sharpener.
8.99
Felt typewriter pad and ribbons
6.50
Adding Machine Rolls and ribbons
9.95
Filing cards, calendars and folders
6.30
Association Dues
3.00
Miscellaneous supplies
7.64
$
5,116.87
TOWN CLERK'S DEPARTMENT:
Salary of Town Clerk
$ 460.00
Additional Clerk Hire
13.50
Binding and Lettering Books
211.50
Law Books
35.00
Telephone service
27.10
Birth and Death certificate forms.
8.19
Typewriter ribbons
7.30
Bonds
5.00
Election Certificates
4.50
Forms, adding machine rolls and date stamps
12.84
Fees-Returns to State of Vital Statistics
239.50
Notary Fees for qualifying Town Officers
19.75
Red Seals, notebook, Index, Fillers,
tape, blotters and pencils
12.98
$ 1,057.16
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TOWN TREASURER AND COLLECTOR:
Salary of Town Treasurer and Collector $
3,200.00
Salary of Clerk
1,626.93
Additional Clerk Hire
435.50
Surety Bonds
495.80
Printing
912.47
Stationery
12.67
Postage Charges
783.39
Telephones
138.42
Cash Book and Ledger Sheets
15.46
Express Charges
11.70
Wild Cat Bounty
10.00
Ink, type cleaner and twine
5.48
Typewriter and check signer ribbons
8.55
Registration of Notes to borrow funds.
4.00
Stamp to receipt Tax Bills
50.53
Pens, erasers and labels
5.45
Withholding Tax Tables
3.11
Repairing stamp
2.95
Manila Covers and adding machine rolls.
4.20
Association Dues
4.00
$
7,730.61
ASSESSORS' DEPARTMENT:
Salary of Chairman
$ 2,700.00
Salaries of Board Members
1,672.00
Salary of Clerk and Assistant Assessor
1,423.93
Additional Clerk Hire
885.00
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage
119.56
Printing and Advertising
163.98
Transportation, Conference Expenses, Association Dues
277.40
Maintenance of Office Equipment
29.25
Survey and Maps of the Town
475.00
Telephone
129.32
Prints of Maps
72.00
Subscription to Periodical
15.00
Binding and Lettering
13.50
Aero-Bomb
1.59
$
7,977.53
LAW DEPARTMENT:
Salary of Town Counsel $ 330.00
Prosecution and Defense of Law Suits
645.00
Settlement of Claims and Suits
63.00
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Recording Fees to Registry of Deeds
126.63
Cost of Preparing Deeds
90.00
Cost of Preparing Easement
20.00
Land Damages-Relocation of Manning Road
500.00
Land Damages-Vinal Square Taking
2,300.00
FINANCE COMMITTEE:
Association Dues
$
10.00
Clerk Hire
18.00
Conference Expenses
20.92
Telephone Service
.80
$ 49.72
ELECTION AND REGISTRATION
DEPARTMENTS:
Wages of Election Officers
$ 284.77
Moving chairs & tables to Auditorium for Annual Town Meeting
40.40
Labor and Materials for new Polling Booths
83.22
Wages of Checkers for Town Meetings
84.00
Wages of Janitors for Town Meetings
42.00
Ballots
104.90
Miscellaneous Election Expenses
3.90
Salary of the Board of Registrars
330.00
Salary of Clerk
220.00
Additional Clerk Hire
158.50
Wages of Assistant Registrars
580.64
Mileage of Assistant Registrars
28.05
Advertising
22.80
Filing Cards and Carbon Paper
70.50
Printing New Voting Lists
250.00
Postage for Registered Letters
71.94
Rental Fee for Typewriter
10.25
Printing of Books containing lists of Men and Women
125.00
Filing Cabinet
79,35
BOARD OF APPEALS:
: . Clerk Hire
$
13.02
Advertising
126.35
Postage
11.40
Stencils
3.50
Stationery Supplies
15.50
$
2,590.22
$ 169.77
$
4,074.63
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PLANNING BOARD:
Advertising
23.25
Association Dues
12.50
Stamps and Stamped Envelopes
4.48
Post Cards
5.50
$
45.73
PUBLIC BUILDINGS: (Town Halls)
Janitors' Salaries
$ 2,860.00
Fuel
2,153.61
Light
799.53
Water
46.00
Boiler Repairs and Cleaning Boiler
253.74
Venetian Blinds
212.65
Painting, Repairing, Redecorating and Improving the Center Town Hall
1,223.24
Painting and Floor Covering for Assessors Office
289.55
Bid Bond Deposit for Repairs of Center Town Hall
100.00
Stage Curtains and Track at Center Town Hall
324.00
Electrical Wiring, Equipment and Repairs
230.93
Roof Repairs at Center Town Hall
29.00
Garage door repairs at Center Town Hall
25.75
Black Rubber Matting for Halls
108.00
Door and Window Locks, glass,
77.37
Removal of Ashes
42.21
Clean windows
30.00
Electric Broom and Vacuum Cleaner Rent
43.96
Electric bulbs, tubes and sockets
56.60
Radiator repairs
12.50
Labor on Awnings
10.51
Water Heater and Chimney Cleaning
9.43
Janitors' Supplies and Equipment
349.82
Used Piano and costs to remove old pianos
58.73
$
9,347.13
Total for General Government
$ 40,442.44
chrome strip & cords
138
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PAYMENTS
Protection of Persons and Property
POLICE DEPARTMENT:
Salary of Chief $ 3,685.00
Salary of Patrolmen
12,260.00
Salaries of Special and School Police.
7,935.07
Salaries of Telephone Operators
329.25
Salary of Clerk
663.00
Telephones
631.49
Gasoline
1,580.73
Automobile Repairs and Maintenance
715.17
Radio Service
249.42
Two New Cruisers
890.00
Official Pictures
72.00
Association Dues, Dinners and Conference Expenses
27.75
Law Books
35.00
Bicycle Plates and Cards
12.27
North Chelmsford Spotlight
27.84
Towel Service
18.00
Keeping Prisoners
44.90
Printing
54.50
Flashlights and Batteries
18.84
Clubs, Badges, Whistles and Chains
48.69
Repairs to Office Chairs and Filing Cabinet
30.78
Police Coats
28,82
Stationery and Postage
44.88
Road Flares
30.00
Lamp and Keys
5.11
Registration Fees for Cruisers
4.00
Office Supplies and Equipment
32.20
29,474.71 $
FIRE DEPARTMENT:
Salary of Engineers (5)
$ 470.00
Salaries of Regular Firemen
19,786.55
Salaries of District Chiefs (5)
1,040.00
Salaries of Captains (5)
175.00
Salaries of Lieutenants (5)
170.00
Salaries of Janitors (3)
375.00
Salaries of Call-Men Yearly
1,200.00
Labor at Fires
2,280.81
$ 25,497.36
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Maintenance:
Garage Rent
$ 780.00
Mechanics Wages
97.74
Repairs and Maintenance
418.13
Gasoline and Oil
329.74
Heat for Stations
590.73
Electricity for Stations
379.30
Telephone Service
873.64
Fire Alarm System
1,318.52
Chains, Batteries, Lamps, Lens and Fuses
124.69
Tires, Tubes and Tire Repairs
137.32
Miscellaneous Equipment for repairing
34.79
Fire Alarm Extension-West to North & East to Center
2,300.00
Water
55.00
Radio Service
83.00
Repairs to old helmets
27.00
Coats, Boots, Helmets
455.00
Booster Tank and Wire Cutters
102.50
Canvas Covers
88.68
Radio and Speaker
550.00
Repairs to Fire Houses
245.06
Advertising charges
3.44
Equipment for cleaning
41.26
Supplies for cleaning
38.75
Purchase of New Fire Truck
13,919.00
Purchase of Three-quarter Ton Pick-up truck
1,534.35
Plans for New Fire House
50.00
Adding Machine and Drawer File
100.90
Conference Expenses
16.50
Stationery, Postage, Advertising,
Recording Fee and Office Supplies
33.31
Miscellaneous Expenses
17.00
$
24,745.35
Repairing and Repainting Former Engine #2
Labor
$ 102.38
Repair Pump, Adjust Brakes, and
Power Cylinder
121.58
Nozzle, Adaptors and Red Light
118.00
Windshield, Reel and Door
265.00
Painting and Lettering
325.00
Miscellaneous Parts and Fittings
194.63
$ 1,126.59
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Hydrant Service:
Chelmsford Water District $ 5,500.00
North Chelmsford Water District 4,500.00
East Chelmsford Water District
4,300.00
South Chelmsford Water District
2,500.00
$ 16,800.00
Total for the Fire Department $ 68,169,30
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES:
Wages
$ 261.10
Seals and Dies
10.68
Field Book
2.70
Postage
.52
$
275.00
MOTH DEPARTMENT:
Salary of Superintendent
$ 250.00
Labor
596.20
Insecticides
380.00
Truck Hire
558.00
Gasoline
10.52
$
1,794.72
TREE WARDEN:
Labor
$ 430.10
Chain Saw Hire
109.00
Truck Hire
408.00
Tree Mover Hire
40.00
$
987.10
REMOVAL OF DEAD WOOD IN TOWN ELMS:
Labor
$ 205.70
Truck Hire
251.00
Tree Mover Hire
32.00
$
488.70
BUILDING INSPECTOR:
Inspector's Salary
900.00
Printing
64.89
Stationery and Postage
4.40
Receipt Books
29.22
$ 998.51
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FOREST FIRE DEPARTMENT:
Warden's Salary
$ 550.00
Labor Fighting Fires
552.50
Automotive Repairs and Maintenance
124.79
Radio Service
80.00
Lettering Engine
25.00
Tires and Tubes
82.32
Pump
72.50
Gasoline and Oil
40.53
Coupled Hose
280.00
Applicator clips
9.00
Pump Cans
110.00
DOG OFFICER'S DEPARTMENT:
Dog Officer's Salary
$ 300.00
Dog Officer's Fees
92.00
INSURANCE DEPARTMENT:
Fire Insurance on Public Buildings
$ 3,864.20
Firemen-Accident Premium
275.00
Public Liability-(Town Property) Premium
266.29
Auto-Public Liability-Property
Damage and 'Fire Premiums
1,662.84
Burglary Premium-(Treasurer and Tax Collector's Office
190.88
Workmen's Compensation Premium
2,853.35
Bonds (Blanket Policy Excluding Treasurer and Collector) Premium
278.79
$ 9,391.35
$ 113,898.03
Total for Protection of Persons and Property HEALTH AND SANITATION:
Salaries:
Salary of Chairman
$ 275.00
Salaries of Board Members
495.00
Salary of Nurse at Office
2,564.80
Salary of Nurse at School
2,500.00
Salary of Meat Inspector
1,500.00
Salary of Assistant Meat Inspector
174.00
Salary of Milk Inspector
402.84
Salary of Animal Inspector
275.00
Plumbing Inspection Fees
1,086.50
Physicians' Salaries
220.00
$
1,926.64
$
392.00
$ 9,493.14
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Maintenance:
Office Supplies $ 31.27
Telephone
136.72
Stationery and Postage
65.25
Printing Plumbing Permits, Forms & Applications
56.03
Burying Dead Animals
266.00
Cards for Vaccination Program
8.40
Card Filing Cabinet
49.00
Hypodermic Needle Rack
3.34
Advertising Health Rules & Regulations
181.26
"No Dumping" Signs
20.00
Booklets & Certificates for Food Handlers & School
4.00
General License Book
3.87
Legal Opinion
35.00
Thermometers
3.09
New Refrigerator
149.00
Express Charges
2.75
Keys, Badges, Socket and Plug
8.93
$
1,023.91
NURSES' TRANSPORTATION
594.43
VACCINE TREATMENT:
Hypodermic Needles, Syringe, Alcohol and Cotton
25.19
QUARANTINE AND CONTAGIOUS DISEASES:
Board and Treatment
$ 802.60
X-Ray
1.00
Transportation to Sanitarium
30.00
$
833.60
CARE OF PUBLIC DUMPS:
Labor, North Chelmsford Dump $ 530.61
Wages for Grader and Truck Drivers
52.20
Grader and Bulldozer Hire
788.34
Caretaker's Tools
2.71
Wages for Burning and Wetting down Dump
76.75
$
1,450.61
COLLECTION OF GARBAGE:
Garbage Collection
$ 4,750.00
Total for Health and Sanitation
$ 18,170.88
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HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
SALARIES AND WAGES:
Superintendent
$ 3,400.00
Clerk
1,800.00
Labor
22,338.64
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES:
Sewer Pipe Rental Charge
$ 6.00
Automotive Registration Fees
16.00
Rental Charge for Railroad Land
25.00
Light Bulbs
2.20
Cartridges
3.85
Express Charges
10.67
Soap and Insect Bomb
3.81
Medical Supplies
9.94
$
77.47
OFFICE SUPPLIES:
Equipment, Supplies and Printing
$ 55.78
Telephone
166.66
DRAINAGE-(Ordinary) :
Pipe
$ 256.49
Cement
13.20
Culvert Band
4.72
$
274.41
RESURFACING:
Stone
$ 134.33
Sand
327.60
Road Oil and Asphalt
1,576.73
Concrete
7.82
$
2,046.48
MATERIALS:
Gravel, Sand and Stone
$
792.43
Taric, Asphalt, Cut-back and Cold Patch
2,050.58
Paint and Enamel
55.57
Cement
33.77
Cable and Posts
140.00
Poison Ivy Spray and Brush Killer
259.25
$
27,538.64
$
222.44
$ 3,331.60
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GASOLINE AND OIL FOR EQUIPMENT NEW EQUIPMENT:
$ 2,526.05
Shovels and Handles
$ 168.32
Suction and Air Hoses
123.35
Sewer Cleaning Equipment
133.98
Chains
198.93
Picks
66.49
Crow Bars
55.27
Road Torches, Wicks and Lanterns
67.01
Wedges and Shims
33.77
Street Brooms
42.40
Steel and Tank
36.80
Extinguisher
59.90
Hammers and Handles
25.57
Bush Scythes
33.52
Pouring Pots
25.87
Rakes
22.64
Rolatape
25.67
Lumber, Sash and Frames, and Shaft
31.93
Chain, Wrench, Valve Springs, Log Drills and Rod
62.35
Hose, Axe, Handles, Wheels, Asphalt Cutter, and Digging Implement 51.35
Padlocks, Brushes, Rope, Rule, Goggles, Sledge Handle, and Batteries 35.00
Pipe Tap, Hooks, Thimbles, Filter,
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