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The addition of these men will not mean a net increase in my budget for 1955 comparable to the pay for six officers, for the reason that part of the extra cost will be absorbed by the reduction in costs to the town for supernumerary police hire.
We can no longer permit traffic management in the principal centers to be controlled on a haphazard basis. Officers must be detailed to these points during the hours of heavy traffic and must be left there, not taken off to handle other police duties as is necessary now with our limited force.
At the same time, cruising car officers cannot be taken off their routes to do traffic duty in the squares as traffic through Chelmsford is increasing by leaps and bounds and will get greater as work on the new super-highway reaches this town. Constant supervision of traffic on all of the main roads through town is necessary on a twenty-four hour basis.
In 1954 we had nine fatal accidents in Chelmsford, with routes 3 and 110 the scene of the majority of these crashes. In all the police were called on to investigate 227 accidents during the year in which 196 persons were injured or killed.
Police cruisers also are called upon to patrol the residential and business sections of the town in order to keep crime at a minimum and what this means is shown in the fact that during 1954 the two cruisers covered 126,827 miles on patrol duty.
There is another problem that will have to be met in the near future. On Chelmsford Street, near the Lowell line, a shopping center is at this location, but it will not be long before some means of con- trolling traffic here will become most essential. We have already had one pedestrian fatality at this location and a number of other accidents. accidents.
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REPORT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
Undoubtedly as Route 3 is extended through Chelmsford there will be other shopping centers develop at its interchanges. This has happened everywhere along the state's new super-highways and it un- doubtedly will happen here. We should anticipate these developments of the future by having traffic regulations and traffic controls ready for imposition once the need arirses, rather than waiting until hazards develop.
It may be well at this time to call attention to the need for more adequate street lighting in the shopping areas. Even though improve- ments have been made in recent years, the night illumination in Cent- ral Square and in Vinal Square is not adequate to protect pedestrians, and in the new shopping area near the Lowell line at Chelmsford Street the lighting is completely inadequate.
A set of traffic lights at Billerica Road and Chelmsford Street is badly needed at present, for even the presence of a traffic officer in Central Square will not provide the necessary safeguards for traffic at this busy intersection. With traffic coming into this point from routes 110 on both sides, route 129, route 27 and route 4 from both sides, plus the normal local traffic, the only way that twenty-four hour control can be exercised here is by a well-timed and adequate traffic light systen.
These improvements and these additions to the police force are the result of the growth of the town in population and as a traffic center. Since 1940 more than 1000 new houses have been built in Chelmsford. Entirely new developments have been opened up for hous- ing, and scores of streets have been built. Also in the past year the school committee requested that police inspect all windows and doors of all School Buldings in addition to checking new business establish- ments, complaints and investigations have almost doubled from 1953 to the year of 1954. All of these mean more work for the police depart. ment and it is folly to think that we can continue to give excellent service to the people of Chelmsford unless the force is expanded to provide necessary manpower,
Regardless of what action is taken on our request for more police in our recommendations, we shall continue to serve the community to the best of our ability for its protection and safety.
We realize there are many demands being made today on the tax- payers' dollar and while we liesitate to recommend increases in our own department we realize that we must if public safety is to be main- tained and service is to be kept at a satisfactory level.
RALPH J. HUSLANDER
Chief of Police
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REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
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 questions regarding these records.
RECEIPTS-GENERAL GOVERNMENT
TAXES
CURRENT YEAR:
Poll
$ 5,738.00
Personal Estate
59,745.33
Real Estate
603,652.27
$669,135.60
PREVIOUS YEARS:
Poll
$ 4.00
Real Estate
1,459.73
$
1,463.73
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAX:
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax, 1954
$101,866.83
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax, 1953 11,266.50
$113,133.33
TAX LIEN REDEMPTION:
From Individual
$ 225.36
FROM THE STATE:
Income Tax
$ 95,162.76
Corporation Tax 47,750.08
Old Age Meal Tax
5,955.85
$148,868.69
GRANTS AND GIFTS
FROM THE COUNTY:
Dog License Fees $ 1,788.07
Chapter 90 Maintenance and New Construction 3,998.28
Reimbursement for cost of Dog Killings
366.00
$ 6,152.35
193
REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
FROM THE STATE:
Chapter 90 Maintenance and New
Construction $ 5,498.17
School Aid and Transportation
22,936.51
Aid to Industrial Schools
1,904.37
Town's Share of State Peddlars'
License Fees 90.00
Reimbursement for Abatements on Taxes
Allowed for Incapacitated Veterans 434.70
Reimbursement for Center Elementary
Construction Costs
28,333.33
$ 59.197.08
FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT:
Disability Assistance, Administration $ 465.99
Disability Assistance Relief 5,132.02
Aid to Dependent Children, Administration 1,300.85
Aid to Dependent Children, Relief
16,415.84
Old Age Assistance, Administration 4,817.88
Old Age Assistance, Relief
84,656.52
$112,789.10
FINES AND FORFEITS:
Court and Prison Fines $ 358.00
FEES FROM LICENSES AND PERMITS
BOARD OF SELECTMEN:
Automatic Amusement Device Licenses ... * 100.00
Automobile Dealers' Licenses 180,00
Sunday Licenses 232.00
Common Victuallers' Licenses
120.00
Bowling Alley License
30.00
Liquor Licenses
5,427.00
Weekday Entertainment Licenses
20,00
Sunday Entertainment Licenses
604.00
Sale of Firearms License
2.00
Gas Storage Permits
55.00
Junk Collectors' Licenses
20.00
Auctioneers' Licenses
14.00
$ 6,804.00
194
REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
HEALTH DEPARTMENT:
Plumbing Permits $ 1,725.50
Milk Licenses 47.50
Frozen Dessert License 1.00
Carbonated Beverage Permit
10.00
Methyl Alcohol Licenses
25.00
Funeral Directors' Licenses
2.00
Cabin License
.50
Swine Permits
4.50
Kindergarten Permits
2.00
Hot Water Tank Installation Permits 98.00
Sewerage Disposal Installation Permits 436.00
Cleaning of Plumbing Facilities Permits ...
4.00
Pasteurization Permit
20.00
2,376.00 $
DEPARTMENTAL RECEIPTS
SELECTMEN'S DEPARTMENT:
Reimbursements for Advertising Costs ...
$ 160.00
Sale and Removal of Two School
Buildings on Princeton Street 325.00
$ 485.00
TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S DEPARTMENT:
Municipal Lien Certificates $ 6.00
Reimbursement from Old Age Assistance
Department for Supplies Used 40.97
Reimbursement of Costs for Advertising Tax Sales 45.00
Sale of Waste Paper
3.70
Overages in Cash Drawers
.53
Reimbursement for Telephone Toll Call
.63
Refund of Land Court Fees
16.25
Exchange Fee for Canadian Currency
.78
TOWN CLERK'S DEPARTMENT:
Certificates of Registration for Gas Storage License Renewals $ 132.50
Dog License Fees
2,674.20
Sale of Town and/or Zoning Maps
53.00
Certificates of Residence
2.15
113.86
$ 2,861.85
195
REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
ASSESSORS' DEPARTMENT:
Sale of Town and/or Zoning Maps $ 23.00 REGISTRATION OF VOTERS DEPARTMENT: Sale of Books containing Lists of Persons $ 28.50
Sale of Voting Lists
.50
$ 29.00
BOARD OF APPEALS DEPARTMENT:
Reimbursement for Advertising
Notices of Hearings $ 135.00
$ 135.00
PLANNING BOARD DEPARTMENT:
Fees for Subdivisions of Land $ 25.00
PUBLIC BUILDINGS DEPARTMENT:
Town Halls:
Rental Fees from Center Town Hall $ 240.00
Rental Fees from North Town Hall
103.00
$ 343.00
Total of Departmental Receipts for
General Government Departments $ 4,015.71
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
POLICE DEPARTMENT:
Gun Permits Fees $ 27.00
Bicycle Plate Registration Fees
102.75
$
129.75
FIRE DEPARTMENT:
Fuel Oil Storage Permit Fees
91.50
Blasting Permit Fees 14.00
Liquid Petroleum Storage Permit Fees
13.00
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES:
Fees
$ 321.10
BUILDING INSPECTION DEPARTMENT:
Building Permit Fees $ 1.156.00
Total of Departmental Receipts for Protection
118.50
of Persons and Property Departments $ 1,725.35
196
REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
HEALTH AND SANITATION DEPARTMENT:
From the State: Tuberculosis Subsidy ..
$ 211.42 From Other Towns: Laboratory Testing Services, Inspections and Mileage Reimbursements 188.00
From Individuals: Slaughtering
Inspection Fees 43.00
From Individuals: Reimbursements
for Telephone Toll Calls
5.25
$ 447.67
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT:
Sale of Cement Mixer by Auction $ 245.00
Sale of Scrap Iron 19.72
From the State:
Reimbursement for Snow
and Ice Removal Aid 136.50
Additions to the Machinery Fund 8,032.65
Reimbursement for Damages to Town Road 15.00
$
8,448.87
WELFARE DEPARTMENT:
Reimbursement for General Relief:
From the State $ 3,090.29
From Cities and Towns 978.44
From Individuals
2,890.50
$ 6,959.23
DISABILITY ASSISTANCE DEPARTMENT:
Reimbursement for Administration:
From the State $ 232.99
Reimbursement for Aid :
From the State
6,642.95
From Individual
333.61
7,209.55
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN DEPARTMENT : Reimbursement for Aid:
From the State
$ 11,317.42
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE DEPARTMENT:
Reimbursement for Aid:
From the State
$79,248.55
From Cities 4,294.53
From Towns
818.59.
$ 84,361.67
197
REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE DEPARTMENT:
Recoveries from Individuals $ 9,047.92
FEDERAL GRANT DEPARTMENTS: Reimbursement for Telephone Toll Calls $ 1.45
VETERANS' BENEFITS DEPARTMENT:
Reimbursement for Aid:
From the State $ 5,490.93
From Individuals
213.00
$
5.703.93
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT:
Tuition from the State, Towns
and Individuals
$
2,167.98
Auditorium Rental Fees
329.00
Book Replacement Charges
12.61
Dispenser Machine Receipts
19.52
Building Repair Charges
1.75
Sale of Stone
15.00
Lunch Program Receipts:
Cash Receipts from Sales $30,734.31
Reimbursements from the State
11,704.39
$ 42,438.70
Athletic Program Receipts
4,164.05
$ 49.148.61
LIBRARY DEPARTMENT:
Adams Library :
Fines
$
338.27
Sale of Histories
45.00
$ 383.27
MacKay Library :
Fines
$
28.58
Transfers from Library Trust Funds to
Appropriation Accounts
$
2,018.50
$ 2.430.35
198
REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT:
Insurance Department:
Settlement by Insurance Company for Damage to Highway Dept. Sweeper $ 111.24
Sale of Real Estate: Tax Possessions $ 300.00
$ 411.24
CEMETERY DEPARTMENT:
Sale of Lots and Graves $ 730.00
Rental Charges for Lowering Device and Greens $ 275.00
Transportation Charge for
Lowering Device and Greens $ 110.00
$ 385.00
Interment Charges
$ 1.490.00
Sale and Transportation
Charges of Liners for Interments 425.00
Annual Care of Lot Charges 1,486.00
Labor, Materials, and Trucking Charges for Special Work on Lots
as Requested by Lot Owners 298.00
Sale of Junk 1.27
Sale of Old Lawn Mower
20.00
Interest on Perpetual Care and
Improvement Trust Funds 1,651.75
$ 6,487.02
INTEREST:
On Taxes $ 516.27
On Invested Town Funds
5,053.86
MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS: Loan Received in Anticipation of Revenue
$200,000.00
AGENCY, TRUST AND INVESTMENT:
Cemetery Perpetual Care Bequests $ 2,800.00
Withholding Tax Deductions 53,136.37
Middlesex County Retirement System Deductions 10,214.44 Blue Cross & Blue Shield Deductions 3,090.65
State's Share of Carbonated Beverage Permit Fee 10,00
$
5,570.13
199
REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
State's Share of Sunday Entertainment License Fees
334.00
Christopher T. Roby, Cemetery Dept.
Trust Fund
100.00
$ 69,685.46
REFUNDS:
Welfare Department
$ 436.45
Disability Assistance Department 96.75
Aid to Dependent Children Department
254.10
Old Age Assistance Department
331.70
Federal Grant Departments
222.18
Veterans' Benefits Department
31.00
School Department
4,033.84
Unclassified Department
18.75
Insurance Department
243.42
$ 5,668.19
Total Receipts for 1954
$1,599,143.01
Cash on Hand January 1, 1954
$1,048,310.87
Total Receipts for 1954 and Cash on Hand as of
January 1, 1954
$2,647,453.88
PAYMENTS General Government
MODERATOR:
Salary
$ 40.00
SELECTMEN'S DEPARTMENT:
Salary of Chairman $ 470.00
Salaries of Board Members
705.00
Salary of Recording Clerk
425.00
Postage Charges
75.80
Advertising Costs
622.55
Telephone Service
182.00
Appraisal Fee for Land Damage Case
25.00
Association Dues
51.00
Stationery and Large Clasp Envelopes
28.58
Receipt and License Books
15.26
Auctioneer's Fees for sale of School
Buildings and Highway mixer
53.00
Mileage Expense for Street Numbering Book
15.40
Blotters
1.50
$ 2,670.09
200
REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT:
Salary of Town Accountant $ 3,300.00
Salary of Clerk
2,200.00
Additional Clerk Hire
277.70
Postage Charges
4.50
Book Binding 13.00
Filing Folders
2.90
Adding Machine and Typewriter Ribbons
3.75
Repairs of Office Machines
10.00
Rental Charge for Adding Machine for State Auditors
45.00
Transportation for Trip to Boston with
North School Records
2.26
Desk Lamp
24.23
Paint for Filing Cabinets
4.20
Electric Clock
5.98
Wastebasket
4.75
Typewriter Table
16.42
Desk Pen Sets
12.00
Adding Machine Rolls, Index Cards, Pads and Calendars
9.87
Staples
3.80
Telephone Service
20.35
Scotch Tape and Mucilage
2.70
Letterheads, Envelopes and Paper
17.47
Desk Pad, Clip Holder, Letter Opener and Rubber Stamp
5.10
Association Dues
3.00
Pencils, Ink. Erasers, Rubber Bands and Telephone Cord Covers
5.94
Typewriter
182.50
Desk and Glass Protective Top
155.63
Chair
57.38
Two Voucher Filing Cabinets
158.40
Table and Chair and Transportation Charges
20.75
$ 6,569.58
TOWN CLERK'S DEPARTMENT:
Salary of Town Clerk $ 500.00
Fees-Returns to State of Vital Statistics 511.00
Fees-Administering Oaths 13.25
20.00
"Yes and No" Ballots
Postal Scale 5.95
Tabs, Envelopes and Twine
2.29
Law Book Supplements
15.00
201
REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Printed Books (Wage and Salary By-Law)
38.67
Printed Birth Record Forms
9.91
Surety Bond
5.00
Binder, Index Book, Notary Seals, Rubber
Stamp and Pad ...
22.61
Printed Grantee and Grantor Records
44.75
Typewriter Ribbons and Pads
4.25
Express Charges
1.80
$ 1,194.48
TOWN TREASURER AND COLLECTOR'S DEPARTMENT:
Salary of Town Treasurer and Collector $ 3,600.00
Salary of Clerk No. 1
2,195.37
Salary of Clerk No. 2
1,881.27
Surety Bonds
535.00
Postage, Postage Meter Charges and
Supplies and New Mailing Machine
1,095.01
Envelopes and Letterheads
132.94
Printing Costs
506.84
Advertising
67.95
Book Binding
240.50
Electric Clock
5.09
Electric Fan
17.55
Hat and Coat Stand
9.36
Typewriter and Adding Machine Ribbons
18.07
Telephone Service
198.50
Law Books
33.00
Registration of Note to Borrow
2.00
Association Dues
4.00
Posture Chairs
72.00
Express Charges
9.69
Adding Machine Rolls and Book Cover
18.60
Repairs to Office Machines
25.40
Carbon Paper, Waarrants and Folders
17.03
Hand Rubber Stamp and Die for Stamp
21.04
Cash Box
3.50
Reference File
14.70
Cost to Prepare Collector's Deed
7.31
Notary Fees
2.00
Seals, Pen, Tabs, Erasers, Ink and Tape
20.79
Ring Binder
5.25
Costs to Collect Funds
1.71
Redemption of Tax Lien
224.36
$ 10,985.83
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202
REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
ASSESSORS' DEPARTMENT:
Salary of Chairman $ 3,300.00
Salaries of Board Members (2)
2,000.00
Salary of Clerk and Assistant Assessor
2,018.90
Additional Clerk Hire 1,167.00
Postage
57.00
Tracing Cloth and Tracing Paper
15.04
Index Cards, Tabs and Guides
14.80
Ledger Sheets, Paper and Envelopes
14.75
Tape, "T" Square, Carbon Paper and Adding Machine Rolls
21.76
Binder
10.90
Typewriter Ribbons
12.50
Pencils, Pens and Points
9.20
Erasers, Staples, Rubber Bands, Ink, Mucilage, Calendars and Stamp Pad 8.74
Printing and Advertising
297.86
Transportation, Conference Expenses and Association Dues 281.40
Wages for Work on Tax Maps
42.00
Maintenance of Office Equipment
24.20
Telephone Service
186.00
Copies of Zoning Map
55.00
Subscription to Periodical
17.00
Photos of Sub-Division Plans and Land Court Maps
27.50
Binding and Lettering
4.00
Wages for Probate Record Information
12.50
Repair Window Blind
3.00
Excise Tax Table
1.00
Wages for Cutting of Maps
700.00
$ 10,302.05
LAW DEPARTMENT:
Salary of Town Counsel
$ 500.00
Prosecution and Defense of Law Suits
1,153.50
Recording Fees to Registry of Deeds
10.00
Examination of Land Title
50.00
Legal Services Regarding Land Taking for Street Purposes 86.00
Fees for Written Legal Opinions for Town Officials 205.75
Examination of Contract Regarding Railroad Signal Lights 15.00
Drawing of Deed
10.00
REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
203
Settlement of Land Taking at Central Square 2,500.00
Settlement of Land Damages at Sheila Ave. .. 1,516.90
$ 6,047.15
FINANCE COMMITTEE:
Association Dues $ 10.00
Clerk Hire 14.77
Wages for Stencil and Mimeograph Work
25.00
Stencils and Paper
11.40
Legal Opinion
10.00
$ 71.17
ELECTION DEPARTMENT:
Wages of Election Officers
$ 1,176.95
Ballots
77.00
Advertising Charges
59.50
Wire, Tape, Bulbs and Plugs
6.37
Materials and Labor for New Voting Accom- modations at Center Fire Station
293.87
Wages of Checkers for Town Meetings
87.00
Wages of Janitors for Town Meetings
134.90
Sign to Direct Voters
5.00
Enamel, Small Signs and Screws
2.78
$ 1,843.37
REGISTRATION DEPARTMENT:
Salary of Board of Registrars $ 354.00
Salaries for Special Election Work
162.00
Salary of Clerk
235.00
Wages of Assistant Registrars
950.75
Mileage of Assistant Registrars
43.90
Advertising
68.34
Rubber Stamps, Stamp Pad and Ink
8.04
Typewriter Ribbons
3.06
Paper, Twine, Labels, Staples and Pencils
14.81
Postage for Registered Letters
113.60
Rental Fee for Typewriters
18.75
Voting Lists
275.00
Printing of Books containing Lists of Men and Women
152.00
Lettered Guides and Tabs and Index Strips
28.36
Filing Cards
74.60
$ 2,502.21
Total: Election and Registration Departments ..
$ 4,345.58
204
REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
BOARD OF APPEALS:
Clerk Hire
$ 259.39
Advertising Costs
139.50
Postage Charges
41.20
Letterheads and Envelopes
21.75
Stencils
6.93
Cash Book Binder
3.00
Receipt Book
.40
Filing Folders
2,90
$ 475.07
PLANNING BOARD:
Minute Book
$ 10.00
Letterheads and Envelopes
14.50
Advertising Costs
79.25
Association Dues
12.50
Postage Charges
4.00
Conference Expenses
32.41
Telephone Service
2.75
Printed Application Forms
19.25
Recording Fees
52.40
Pens, Pen Holder, Point and Ink
2.70
~ $ 229.76
PERSONNEL BOARD ELECTION EXPENSES:
Advertising Costs for Registration
and Election
$ 23.25
Printing Costs for Ballots
10.50
$ 33.75
PUBLIC BUILDINGS: (Town Halls)
Janitors' Salaries $ 3,730.00
Fuel
2,515.76
Light
1,315.32
Water
70.16
Storage Cabinet Doors and Shelves for
Treasurer's Office
76.98
Light Fixtures for Accounting Office
75.00
Counter with Storage Cabinets for Accounting Office
360.00
Screws, Glass, Putty, Points, Hammer, Brush, Paint and Shellac 8.80
Bulbs, Floor Polish, Switch, Keys and Funnel
9,82
Labor and Materials to Paint Vault. Rooms and Repair Window Sash
98.35
Labor and Materials for Water Line and
Linoleum for Highway Office 131.31
205
REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Venetian Blinds
35.00
Supplies for Boiler Treatment
54.39
Wax and Wax Applicator
24.52
Sanor Fluid and Disinfectants
100.13
Paper Towels and Towel Dispenser
51.01
Glass, Locks, Switches and Buttons
25.64
Cleaning, Waxing Floors, Window Repairs
32.50
Plumbing Repairs
9.85
Labor and Materials to Install Storm Door,
Window and Electric Radiator
181.73
State's License Fee for North Town Hall
25.00
Door
47.50
Labor to Wash Windows
30.00
Repair Oil Burner and Boiler
113.52
Repair Septic Tank, Clean Laboratory Sink
106.50
Repair Blower, Air Filter and Motors
86.25
Labor to Clean Furnaces
52.85
Labor Putting on Screens and Awnings
42.50
Labor and Trucking for Landscaping
133.90
Measure, Pail, Mops, Pans, Sponges and Spout
22.47
Step Ladder and Broom
28.19
Hose, Sprinklers and Cleaning Supplies
22.61
Labor and Materials to Paint and Install Light Fixtures in Police Office
163.00
Labor and Materials to Install Light Fixtures
in Assessor's Office
96.82 -
$ 9,878.28
Total for General Government $ 52,842.79
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
POLICE DEPARTMENT;
Salary of Chief $ 4,300.00
Salary of Sergeant
3,800,00
Salaries of Patrolmen (4)
14,376.89
Salaries of Traffic Officers
3,926.66
Salaries of Substitute Officers
5,021.26
Salaries of Special Event Officers
799.52
Salary of Clerk
1,033.00
Telephone Service
568.04
Gasoline
2,436.89
Automobile Repairs and Maintenance
1,014.47
Radio Service and Repairs and Parts 159.69
Secretarial Desk 152.50
206
REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Glass Top for New Desk
9.00
Metal Filing Cabinet 77.00
Two New Cruisers 964.50
New Uniforms 300.00
Association Dues and Conference Expenses 29.25
License Books, Directory, Law Book
Supplements and Police Manuals 55.90
Bicycle Plates, Cards and Applications 53.49
Typewriter Ribbons and Repairs 23.25
15.20
Towel Service
18.00 5.50
Sheriff's Fees
Safety Catch for Revolver 3.61
Postage and Post Cards
4.00
Tape and Dispenser, Tacks, Letter Opener,
Staples, Staple Remover and Express Charges ... 10.03
Official Pictures
98.50
Keeping Prisoners 43.50
Printed Accident Forms
34.50
Road Flares, Flash Lights and Batteries ......
83.86
Gloves, Boots, Holsters, Raincoats, Badges, Belts and Repairs to same 93.75
Stationery and Envelopes
26.84
Folders, Printed Cards and Calendars
18.65
Paint, Hasp and Lock, Hook and Eyes, Frame and Glass Desk Top Repair
19.25
Parts to Repair Chair
1.88
$ 39,578.38
FIRE DEPARTMENT:
Salary of Chief
2,391.48
Salaries of Engineers (5) 221.64
Salaries of Regular Firemen
23,541.09
Salaries of Substitutes (Vacations, Sickness and Special)
1,754.85
Salaries of District Chiefs (5)
935.00
Salaries of Captains (5)
200.00
Salaries of Lieutenants (5)
190.00
Salaries of Janitors (3)
420.00
Salaries of Call Men Yearly
1,400.00
Labor at Fires
1,780.15
$ 32,834.21
Maintenance:
Garage Rent $ 1,200.00 ....
Water
64.00
North Chelmsford Spotlight
20%
REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
FIRE DEPARTMENT-(Continued )
Heat
1,299.86
Electricity
481.50
Telephone Service
1,195.88
Fire Alarm System
693.19
Parts and Labor for Miscellaneous
Automotive Repairs
398.74
Radio Service
100.00
Wages for Mechanical Work
54.21
Gasoline
222.71
Alternator System for Pumper
245.00
Resuscitator Repairs
40.00
Lamps, Bulbs, Sealed Beams and Flashers
11.59
Anti-Freeze
24.36
Battery Carrier and Service and Batteries 107.37
State Vehicle Inspections
7.50
Chamois, Wax, Polish and Wonder-Wash
19.38
Equipment and Parts
140.65
Extinguisher Recharged, Soda-Ash and Foam Charges
18.50
Paint, Enamel and Brush
12.53
Radiator Treatment, Flange,
Joint and Trunion
72.23
Miscellaneous Equipment and Supplies
for Fire Houses
65.32
Ash Cans and Covers
8.19
Equipment and Supplies for cleaning.
60.53
Repair Clocks
9.50
Paint, Brush, Dryer, Enamel, Oil & Turpentine
101.88
Materials to insulate portion of Center Fire
House
158.51
Snow Pusher and Scoop
16.85
Repair doors, jambs, stairs, threshold & sill,
Chain bolts.
73.55
Window screens and counter materials
28.03
Labor to paint outside rear wall at Center
Fire House 14.30
Paper Supplies and Equipment
28.92
Equipment for Men: Badges, Insignia, Boots, Rubber Coats & Helmets 451.71
Equipment for Fire Houses: Jacks, Plugs,
Cord, Reel, Spanners & Holders, Mops,
Handles, Brooms, Flashing Light, Bulbs and gaskets 341.45 -
$ 7,767.94
208
REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Miscellaneous Expenses:
Office Supplies $ 50.80
Association Dues
8.00
Auto Registration Fee
2.00
Advertising Costs
10.50
Envelopes and Postage
2.58
Cash Box
4.45
-
$
78.33
Outlays:
Partial payment for approximately 30% of
work on improvements to Fire Alarm
System
1,900.00
Two office chairs
88.50
$ 1,988.50
Furnishing, Installing and connecting over- head Fire Alarm wires and box from exist- ing facilities to New North School, testing same and placing in operation $ 500.00
HYDRANT SERVICE:
Chelmsford Water District
6,500.00
North Chelmsford Water District
4,500.00
East Chelmsford Water District
4,300.00
South Chelmsford Water District
2,500.00
$ 17,800.00
Total for the Fire Department
$ 60,968.98
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES;
Salary of Sealer
275.00
Wire, Lead & Aluminum Seals
8.91
Screw Die
1.19
285.10
MOTH DEPARTMENT.
Salary of Superintendent
275.00
Wages for Laborers for Spraying
1,073.79
Insecticides
433.52
Truck Hire
762.00
Printing Costs for Spray Notices
20.50
Spray Hose & Wires to hold gun in place.
16.97
Gas and Oil
34.59
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