Town annual report of Chelmsford 1955, Part 14

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Publication date: 1955
Publisher: Town of Chelmsford
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Reconstruction of Eugenie Terrace


430.49


430.49


430.05


.44


Reconstruction of Greenacre Lane


575.00


575.00


7.74


567.26


Reconstruction of Linden St.


360.00


360.00


74.79


285.21


225


Finance Adjustments Refunds Committee & Transfers Res. Fund from Other


APPROPRIATIONS AND TRANSFERS ADDITIONS-REFUNDS AND EXPENDITURES-BALANCES


Refunds and


Finance Adjustments Total Available for Committee & Transfers Res. Fund from Other Receipts Transfers Accounts Expenditures


Expended on


Transfers to Other Accounts


Balance


Reconstruction of Edgelawn Ave.


515.00


515.00


514.60


.40


Reconstruction of Woodlawn Ave.


650.00


650.00


650.00


None


Reconstruction of Rainbow Ave.


1,600.00


1,600.00


1,600.00


None


Reconstruction of Miland Ave.


500.00


500.00


500.00


None


Reconstruction of Warren Ave. Extension


300.00


300.00


299.22


.78


Reconstruction of Pearson St.


375.00


375.00


374.50


.50


Reconstruction of Birch St. Ext.


275.00


275.00


274.05


.95


Reconstruction of Birch St. Ext. (Harold to Pearson St.)


330.00


330.00


329.71


29


Reconstruction of Pleasant St.


750.00


750.00


477.84


272.16


Reconstruction of Old Middlesex Turnpike


350.00


350.00


193.03


156.97


Reconstruction of Roosevelt St.


300.00


300.00


300.00


None


Reconstruction of McFarlin Road


600.00


600.00


599.35


65


Reconstruction of Linwood St.


800.00


800.00


799.99


01


Reconstruction of Northgate Road


745.00


745.00


745.00


None


Reconstruction of St. Nicholas Ave.


1,050.00


1,050.00


1,050.00


None


Reconstruction of Housatonic Ave.


1,100.00


1,100.00


1,099.56


.44


Reconstruction of Allen St.


250.00


250.00


249.49


.51


Reconstruction of Leedberg St.


500.00


500.00


22.74


477.26


Road Machinery Fund


4,228.50


9,099.85


13,328.35


None


13,328.35


226


Appropri- ations


Warrants


Appropri- ations


Refunds and Receipts


Finance Adjustments Total Available for Committee & Transfers Res. Fund from Other Transfers Accounts Expenditures


Expended on Warrants


Transfers to Other Accounts


Balance


Total of the Highway Department $ 176,570.32 $ 13,099.85 $ 1,300.00 $17,500.00 $ 208,470.17 $ 171,700.97 $ 5,500.00 $ 31,269.20


Street Lighting


$ 15,292.00 $


None $ None $


None $ 15,292.00 $


14,680.15 $


None $ 611.85


CHARITIES:


Public Welfare Department:


Salary of the Chairman


$


190.00 $


$


$


$


190.00 $


190.00 $


$ None


Salaries of Board Members


320.00


320.00


320.00


None


Salary of the Agent


3,600.00


3,600.00


3,600.00


None


Salary of Social Worker #1


2,940.00


2,940.00


2,940.00


None


Salary of Social Worker #2


2,700.00


2,700.00


None


2,700.00


Cash Grants


11,000.00


35.20


11,035.20


7,551.93


3,483.27


Material Grants and Burials


6,000.00


6,000.00


3,730.56


2,269.44


State Institutions


1,000.00


1,000.00


145.28


854.72


Relief to Other Cities & Towns


2,500.00


2,500.00


765.37


1,734.63


Disability Assistance Dept .:


Cash and Material Grants and


State Institutions


13,500.00


70.15


13,570.15


12,524.45


1,045.70


Federal Grant, D. A. Administration


41.18


409.00


450.18


17.02


433.16


Federal Grant, D. A. Relief


951.95


5,743.20


56.92


6,752.07


6,119.19


632.88


Recoveries


281.11


281.11


None


281.11


None


Aid to Dependent Children Department:


Cash and Material Grants


22,000.00


22,000.00


16,470.95


5,529.05


227


APPROPRIATIONS AND TRANSFERS ADDITIONS-REFUNDS AND EXPENDITURES-BALANCES


فر


!


Appropri- ations 839.19


Refunds and Receipts 1,334.78 12,827.72


Finance Adjustments Committee & Transfers Res. Fund from Other


Total Available for Transfers Accounts Expenditures


Transfers to Other Accounts


Balance 260.43


Federal Grant, A. D. C. Relief


1,367.00


571.46


Old Age Assistance Department:


Cash & Material Grants & Relief to


Other Cities & Towns


125,000.00


306.35


125,306.35


119,387.97


5,918.38


Federal Grant, O.A.A. Admin.


2,271.03


4,747.32


7,018.35


5,327.42


1,690.93


Federal Grant, O.A.A. Relief


6,457.19


80,359.92


5,477.44


92,294.55


87,474.64


4,819.91


Recoveries


4,305.92


22,741.43


27,047.35


140.00


15,368.95


11,538.40


Total Charities


$ 207,264.57 $128,575.07 $


None $ 5,534.36 $ 341,374.00 $ 282,241.58 $15,650.06 $ 43,482.36


VETERANS' BENEFITS:


Salary of Agent


. $


705.00 $


$


$


$ 705.00 $


692.08 $


$ 12.92


Expenses


100.00


100.00


95.43


4.57


Cash & Material Grants


13,500.00


31.50


2,608.00


16,139.50


16,139.50


None


Total Veterans' Benefits


$ 14,305.00 $


31.50 $ 2,608.00 $


None $


16,944.50 $


16,927.01 $


None $ 17.49


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT:


Superintendent's Salary


$ 6,675.00 $


$


$


$ 6,675.00 $


6,672.30 $


$ 2.70


Secretaries' Salaries


6,500.00


6,500.00


5,698.76


801.24


Federal Grant, A. D. C. Administration


2,173.97 14,194.72


Expended on Warrants 1,913.54 13,623.26


228


Refunds and Receipts


Finance Adjustments Committee & Transfers Res. Fund from Other Transfers


Total Available for


Expended on Warrants 280,114.42 30,601.98


Transfers to Other Accounts


Balance 2,885.58


Janitors' Salaries


31,300.00


31,300.00


698.02


Physicians' Salaries


600.00


600.00


600.00


None


Attendance Officer's Salary


150.00


150.00


150.00


None


Administration


2,750.00


200.00


2,950.00


2,820.03


129.97


Educational Supplies and Services


24,000.00


24,000.00


23,990.78


9.22


Fuel, Light and Water


19,000.00


19,000.00


18,985.82


14.18


Repairs


13,500.00


13,500.00


13,486.88


13.12


Janitors' and Nurse's Supplies


3,000.00


3,000.00


2,998.84


1.16


New & Replacement of Equipment


8,000.00


8,000.00


7,994.35


5.65


Playgrounds


500.00


500.00


488.19


11.81


Transportation


47,500.00


673.60


48,173.60


48,173.60


None


Lunch Program


3,043.77


50,282.01


53,325.78


50,379.31


2,946.47


Athletic Program


3,200.09


2,836.23


6,036.32


3,906.26


2,130.06


Vocational School Expense


3,000.00


1,962.10


4,962.10


4,952.17


9.93


Supt.'s Expense Out of State


200.00


200.00


200.00


None


Construction, Original Equipping &


Furnishing Elementary School


at Center


197,710.05


197,710.05


179,687.11


18,022.94


Plans & Specification & Costs for Const.


4,000.00


4,000.00


None


4,000.00


Totals for the School Department $ 657,628.91 $ 55,080.34 $


873.60 $


None $ 713,582.85 $ 681,900.80 $


None $ 31,682.05


Appropri- ations 283,000.00


Teachers' Salaries


283,000.00


Accounts Expenditures


Addit. Facil. at C. Ctr.


229


APPROPRIATIONS AND TRANSFERS ADDITIONS-REFUNDS AND EXPENDITURES-BALANCES


Appropri- ations


Refunds and Receipts


Finance Adjustments Committee & Transfers Res. Fund from Other Transfers


Total Available for Expenditures


Expended on Warrants


Transfers to Other Accounts


Balance


LIBRARY DEPARTMENT:


Librarians' Salaries


$


2,333.00 $


$


$


$


2,333.00 $


2,333.00 $


$ None


Assistants' Salaries


1,500.00


1,500.00


1,462.06


37.94


Janitors' Salaries


500.00


500.00


409.46


90.54


Repairs & Maintenance of Buildings


1,200.00


1,200.00


928.15


271.85


Fuel, Light and Water


1,200.00


1,200.00


1,033.94


166.06


Books and Periodicals


2,200.00


2,200.00


2,200.00


None


Other Expenses


800.00


800.00


757.09


42.91


Outlays


1,500.00


1,500.00


1,116.22


383.78


Total of Library Department


$


11,233.00 $


None


$ None $


None $


11,233.00 $


10,239.92 $


None $ 993.08


Park Department:


Labor


$


2,200.00 $


$


$ $ 2,200.00 $


2,197.90 $


$ 2.10


Expenses


840.00


840.00


716.18


123.82


Outlays


360.00


360.00


299.00


61.00


Varney Playground:


Labor


450.00


450.00


374.50


75.50


Expenses


150.00


150.00


129.84


20.16


Outlays


200.00


200.00


83.00


117.00


Accounts


230


Appropri- ations


Finance Adjustments Total Available and for Committee & Transfers Res. Fund from Other Receipts Transfers Accounts Expenditures


Expended on Warrants


Transfers to Other Accounts


Balance


Edwards Memorial Beach:


Labor


750.00


750.00


742.57


7.43


Expenses


225.00


225.00


180.26


44.74


Outlays


75.00


75.00


None


75.00


Town & Finance Committee Reports


3,513.56


3,513.56


3,513.56


None


Memorial Day


750.00


750.00


719.31


30.69


Town Clock


250.00


250.00


165.22


84.78


Rental of Quarters for the


American Legion Post 212


360.00


360.00


360.00


None


Workmen's Compensation - Claims for Personal Injuries


3,000.00


3,000.00


2,756.00


244.00


Honor Roll:


Maintenance


75.00


75.00


67.20


7.80


Removal & Relettering Expenses &


Purchase & Erection of a stone Monu-


ment at Chelmsford Center Common


1980.00


1,980.00


1,800.65


179.35


Constable


50.00


50.00


24.00


26.00


Unpaid Bills of Previous Years


3,488.36


188.76


3,677.12


3,465.35


211.77


Microfilming of Certain Town Records


1,070.32


1,070.32


41.67


1,028.65


Tercentenary Celebration Expense


14,075.56


160.00


14,235.56


14,222.85


12.71


Installation of Signal Lights


at Wotton Rd. Railroad Crossing


1,000.00


1,000.00


378.60


621.40


Refunds


231


APPROPRIATIONS AND TRANSFERS ADDITIONS-REFUNDS AND EXPENDITURES-BALANCES


Appropri- ations


Refunds and Receipts


Finance Adjustments Total Available for Committee & Transfers Res. Fund from Other Transfers Accounts Expenditures


Expended on Warrants


Transfers to Other Accounts


Balance


Civilian Defense:


Expenses


677.87


677.87 2,910.00


582.26


95.61


Outlays


2,910.00


1,452.14


1,457.86


State Census for 1955 Expenses


705.36


705.36


705.36


None


Insurance Department:


Firemen - Accident


350.00


350.00


349.12


.88


Auto, Public Liability, Property


Damage, Fire & Theft


3,539.32


199.95


3,739.27


3,739.27


None


Property - Fire Insurance


8,300.00


8,300.00


6,394.34


1,905.66


Property - Public Liability


710.00


710.00


566.52


143.48


Bonds (Not Tn. Clk. T&T Coll).


725.00


725.00


686.22


38.78


Burglary Insurance


168.75


168.75


168.75


None


Boiler Insurance


1,072.50


263.60


1,336.10


1,336.10


None


Workmen's Compensation


6,500.00


1,905.66


8,405.66


7,271.38


1,134.28


Defense of Tax Abatement Cases


640.00


640.00


None


640.00


Total of Recreation and Unclassified


$ 61,161.60 $


348.76 $ 2,369.21 $


None $ 63,879.57 $


55,489.12 $


None $ 8,390.45


CEMETERY DEPARTMENT:


Commissioner, Salary of Secretary .$ 55.00 $


$


$


$ 55.00 $


55.00 $ $ None


232


Appropri- ations


Refunds and Receipts


Finance Adjustments Total Available for Committee & Transfers Res. Fund from Other Transfers Accounts Expenditures


Expended on Warrants


Transfers to Other Accounts


Balance


Commissioners, Salaries of


Board Members


90.00


90.00


90.00


None


Labor


Superintendent


3,100.00


3,100.00


3,100.00


None


Labor - General


3,200.00


118.00


3,318.00


3,317.95


05


Labor - Others


200.00


50.00


250.00


243.10


6.90


Interments


930.00


164.00


1,094.00


1,093.75


.25


Repairs to Historic Headstones and Grounds


100.00


100.00


100.00


None


Extension of Grave Lots


280.00


280.00


279.08


.92


Expenses


2,500.00


2,500.00


2,315.13


184.87


Outlays


880.00


880.00


733.47


146.53


Beautification at Pine Ridge


1,200.00


1,200.00


1,189.93


10.07


Beautification at Fairview


1,000.00


1,000.00


1,000.00


None


Cemetery Dept. - Town Clerk:


Add'l. Salary of Town Clerk


250.00


250.00


250.00


None


Expenses


15.00


15.00


12.78


2.22


Total of Cemetery Department


$ 11,600.00 $


None $ 332.00 $ 2,200.00 $


14,132.00 $


13,780.19 $


None $ 351.81


INTEREST & MATURING DEBT:


Interest:


North Chelmsford School Loan $ 8,585.00 $


$


$


$ 8,585.00 $


8,585.00 $


$ None


Chelmsford Center Fire Station Loan


1,050.00


1,050.00


1,050.00


None


Chelmsford Center School Loan


20,655.00


20,655.00


20,655.00


None


233


APPROPRIATIONS AND TRANSFERS ADDITIONS-REFUNDS AND EXPENDITURES-BALANCES


Refunds and Receipts


Finance Adjustments Committee & Transfers Res. Fund from Other Transfers 19.45


Accounts Expenditures


1,849.69


Expended on Warrants 1,849.69


Transfers to Other Accounts


Balance None


Anticipation of Revenue Loan Maturing Debt:


North Chelmsford School Loan


30,000.00


30,000.00


30,000.00


None


Chelmsford Center Fire Station Loan


5,000.00


5,000.00


5,000.00


None


Chelmsford Center School Loan


55,000.00


55,000.00


55,000.00


None


Anticipation of Revenue Loans


354,000.00


354,000.00


354.000.00


None


Total of Interest and Debt


$


22,120.24 $354,000.00 $


19.45 $


None $ 476,139.69 $ 476,139.69 $


None $


None


Fees Due the Commonwealth:


Carbonated Beverage Permits


$


$ 10.00 $


$


$


10.00 $


10.00 $ 300.00


$ None None


Sunday Entertainment Licenses


300.00


300.00


Payroll Deductions:


Withholding Tax


64,806.26


64,806.26


65,456.72


*(650.46)


Middlesex County Retirement System


12,040.99


12,040.90


12,292.63


*(251.64)


Blue Cross and Blue Shield


44.50


3,588.65


3,633.15


3,606.75


26.40


Middlesex County Retirement System,


Pension, Expenses &


Military Service Fund


7,861.41


7,861.41


7,861.41


None


Gift From Susan B. McFarlin Estate


100.00


100.00


None


100.00


Veterans Emergency Fund


47.50


200.00


247.50


None


247.50


Total Available for


Appropri- ations 1,830.24


234


Appropri- ations


Refunds and Receipts


Finance Adjustments Total Available for Committee & Transfers Res. Fund from Other Transfers Accounts Expenditures


Expended on Warrants


Transfers to Other Accounts


Balance


State & County Assessments:


State Parks & Reservations


1,610.44


1,610.44


1,416.62


193.82


County Tax


22,142.00


22,142.00


24,520.99


*(2,378.99)


Middlesex County Sanitorium


7,407.24


7,407.24


7,407.24


None


State Audit of Municipal Accounts


2,046.29


2,046.29


2,046.29


None


Cemetery Perpetual Care Bequests


None


4,500.00


4,500.00


4,500.00


None


Dog License Fees Due the County


None


2,635.00


2,635.00


2,626.00


9.00


Tailings - Outstanding Checks Taken In


276.90


132.79


409.69


None


409.69


Treas. & Collector - Over & Short


11.73


3.00


14.73


5.50


9.23


Tax Levy Refunds


None


13,296.07


13,296.07


13,296.07


None


Totals of Agency, Trust and Investment


$ 41,548.01 $101,512.76 $


None $


None $ 143,060.77 $ 145,346.22 $


None *(2,285.45)


-


* Denotes Deficit.


RECAPITULATION


General Government


$


66,915.28 $


117.50 $ 1,375.30 $


None $


68,408.08 $


55.084.24 $


None $ 13,323.84


Protection of Persons & Property


158,697.87


68.50


2,653.96


1,150.00


162,570.33


144,630.94


1,150.00


16,789.39


Health Department


37,391.00


31.10


2,892.10


None


40,314.20


38,202.62


None


2,111.58


Highway Department


176,570.32


13,099.85


1,300.00


17,500.00


208,470.17


171,700.97


5,500.00


31,269.20


Street Lighting


15,292.00


None


None


None


15,292.00


14.680.15


None


611.85


Charities


207,264.57


128,575.07


None


5,534.36


341,374.00


282,241.58


15,650.06


43,482.36


Veterans' Benefits


14,305.00


31.50


2,608.00


None


16,944.50


16,927.01


None


17.49


School Department


657,628.91


55,080.34


373.60


None


713,582.85


681,900.80


None


31,682.05


235


APPROPRIATIONS AND TRANSFERS ADDITIONS-REFUNDS AND EXPENDITURES-BALANCES


Refunds and


Finance Adjustments Committee & Transfers Res. Fund from Other Transfers


Accounts Expenditures


Total Available for


Expended on


Transfers to Other Accounts


Library Department


11,233.00


None


None


None


11,233.00


Warrants 10,239.92


None


Balance 993.08


Recreation and Unclassified


61,161.60


348.76


2,369.21


None


63,879.57


55,489.12


None


8,390.45


Cemetery Department


11,600.00


None


332.00


2,200.00


14,132.00


13,780.19


None


351.81


Debt and Interest


122,120.24


354,000.00


19.45


None


476,139.69


476,139.69


None


None


Agency Trust & Investment


41,548.01


101,512.76


None


None


143,060.77


145,346.22


None


*(2,285.45)


Totals of Recapitulation


$1,531,727.80 $652,865.38 $14,423.62 $25,384.36 $2,275,401.16 $2,106,363.45 $22,300.06 $146,737.65


Denotes Deficit


Totals Forwarded:


$1,581,727.80 $652,865.38 $14,423.62 $26,384.36 $2,275,401.16 $2,106,363.45 $22,300.06 $146,737.65


APPROPRIATIONS:


Balances from 1954 Accounts $ 258,276.03


Town Meeting Appropriations less $20,000.00 for Finance Committee


Reserve Fund raised by taxation during


1955 and reflected on Assessors'


Recapitulaton Sheet 1,289,615.56


State & County Assessments by Taxation during 1954 by the Assessors 33,836.21


Total: $1,581,727.80


236


Appropri- ations


Receipts


REFUNDS AND RECEIPTS:


Grants from the Federal Government


$105,267.24


Loans Received


354,000.00


Payroll Deductions Received


80,435.90


Dog Tax Receipts from the County


1,962.10


License Fees Transmitted to State & County


2,945.00


Cemetery Perpetual Care Bequests


4,500.00


Additions to the Machinery Fund


9,099.85


Redemption of Tax Liens


111.94


School Lunch & Athletic Program Receipts


53,114.11


Old Age Assistance Recoveries


22,741.43


Departmental & Tax Levy Refunds


14,352.02


Treasurer & Collector's Dept., Over & Short


3.00


Tailings - Outstanding Checks Taken In


132.79


Transfer from Trust Fund


200.00


Reimbursements from State and County for


Chapter 90 Maintenance $3,999.86 and


@harge against surplus $0.14


4,000.00


Total:


$652,865.38


FINANCE COMMITTEE RESERVE FUND TRANSFERS: Authorizations for Transfer from Reserve Fund approved by majority or more of the members of the Finance Committee and on file $14,423.62


237


ADJUSTMENTS AND TRANSFERS FROM OTHER ACCOUNTS:


Transfers from the Excess and Deficiency Account by Town Meeting vote $12,000.00


Transfers from "Sale of Cemetery Lots & Graves Account" to Cemetery Beautification Accounts by Town Meeting vote 2,200.00


Interdepartmental Transfers by Town Meeting Vote 6,650.00


Adjustments to Disability Assistance & Old Age Assistance Accounts from the Recovery Accounts per State Advices of Audit 5,534.36


Total: 26,384.36


TOTAL FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR EXPENDITURE:


Total of Available Funds for Expenditure per Town Meeting Appropriations,


Refunds & Receipts, State & County Assessments and Transfers $2,275,401.16


TOTAL OF EXPENDITURES:


Total of Funds Disbursed on 100 Warrants from Jan 1, 1955 to Dec. 31, 1955 as approved


by the Board of Selectmen


$2,106,363.45


TRANSFERS TO OTHER ACCOUNTS: $ 6,650.00 Interdepartmental Transfers by Town Meeting Vote Adjustments to Federal Grant Accounts and Excess & Deficiency of Funds Received from Disability Assistance 15,650.06


and Old Age Assistance Recoveries


Total:


$22,300.06


238


BALANCES:


Balances forwarded to 1956 Accounts


$ 90,741.63


Total of Unexpended Appropriation Accounts Closed Out to Revenue Account of 1955, then to Excess & Deficiency 59,277.11 Less Underestimate for County Tax 1955 Assessment to be raised by Taxation by Assessors during 1956 (2,378.99)* Less Deposits for Payroll Deductions during 1955 to appear on 1956 Cash Receipts of Treasurer ( 902.10)*


Total:


$146,737.65


* () Denotes Deficit.


239


TOWN OF CHELMSFORD Balance Sheet-December 31, 1955 GENERAL ACCOUNTS


ASSETS


Cash:


General $254,574.19


Petty Cash:


Treasurer


$ 50.00


Collector's Clerk #1


50.00


Collector's Clerk #2 .... 50.00


School Athletic Program


Change Fund


100.00


250.00 $254,824.19


Accounts Receivable:


Taxes:


Levies of Several Years, Real Estate, per


Chapter 59, Sec. 5, Clause 17, Section 5A .... $ 609.31


Levy of 1955 Personal $ 3,783.05


Levy of 1955 Real Estate 11,680.90 $ 15,463.95


Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes:


Levy of 1955 $ 2,754.93


Departmental:


Selectmen's Department $ 146.00 Health Department 966.14


LIABILITIES AND RESERVES


Reserve for Petty Cash Funds


$


250.00


Revenue Reserved until collected:


Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes


$ 2,754.93


Departmental


14,249.53


Tax Possessions 129.50 $ 17,133.96


Taxes to be Refunded


$


41.57


Overlay Revenue - Surplus


$


707.74


Loans Authorized and Unissued for North Chelmsford Firehouse 10,000.00


Transfers Authorized and Unissued for North Chelmsford Firehouse 33,250.00


State Parks & Reservations for 1955 - Overestimate 193.82


Sale of Town Property


162.62


Sale of Cemetery Lots & Graves 2,506.50


Dog License Fees - Due the County 9.00


Tailings - Outstanding Checks Taken In 409.69


Treasurer & Collector - Over and Short 9.23


Assessors' Dept., Survey & Maps of the Town


5,150.00


Law Department, Settlement of Land Taking on Manning Road 1.00


240


Highway Department 156.98 Welfare Department 4,428.57 Aid to Dependent Children Dept. 2,999.08 Old Age Assistance Dept., From Other Cities and Towns 2,864.04


Veterans' Benefits Dept. 1,282.41


School Department 807.31


Cemetery Department 599.00 $ 14,249.53


Tax Possessions


$


129.50


Overlay 1954 - Underestimate 108.00


Overlay 1355 - Underestimate


1,908.86


Loans Authorized - No. Chelmsford Firehouse 10,000.00


Transfers Authorized - North Chelmsford Firehouse 33,250.00


County Tax - 1955, Underestimate


2,378.99


Withholding Tax Deductions 650.46


Retirement Deductions 251.64


Planning Board, Town Planning Project 800.00 Public Buildings, Dept., Outlays 600.00


Fire Department, Outlays 3,500.00


Fire Dept., Construction & Originally Equip- ping and Furnishing a Fire Station at North Chelmsford 4,549.00


Highway Dept., Chapter 90 Chelmsford St. Const. 2,000.00


Highway Dept., Chapter 90 Billerica Road Const. 8,500.00


Highway Dept., Reconstruction of Priscilla Ave 244.18 Highway Dept., Reconstruction of Clinton Ave. 107.21


Highway Dept., Reconstruction of Greenacre Lane 567.26


Highway Dept., Reconstruction of Linden St. 285.21 Highway Dept., Reconstruction of Pleasant St. 272.16


Highway Dept., Reconstruction of Old Middlesex Turnpike 156.97


Highway Dept., Reconstruction of Leedberg St. 477.26


Road Machinery Fund 13,328.35


Federal Grant, Disability Assistance, Admin. 433.16


Federal Grant, Disability Assistance, Relief 632.88


Federal Grant, Aid to Dependent Children, Admin. 260.43


Federal Grant, Aid to Dependent


Children Relief 571.46


241


Federal Grant, Old Age Assistance, Admin. 1,690.93


Federal Grant, Old Age Assistance, Relief 4,819.91


Old Age Assistance Department, Recoveries 11,538.40 School Department, Lunch Program 2,946.47


School Department, Athletic Program


2,130.06


School Department, Construction, Original


Equipment & Furnishings for an Elemen-


tary School Building at Chelmsford Center School Department, Plans & Specifications &


18,022.94


Costs for the construction of additional School Facilities at Chelmsford Center


4,000.00


Library Department, Outlays


383.78


Civil Defense, Expenses


95.61


Microfilming of Certain Town Records


1,028.65


Tercentenary Celebration Expenses


12.71


Defense of Tax Abatement Cases


640.00


Blue Shield & Blue Cross Payroll Deductions


26.40


Susan B. McFarlin Estate Gift to School Dept.


100.00


Veterans' Emergency Fund


247.50


Excess and Deficiency


181,785.34


Total Assets


.$336,579.36


Total Liabilities and Reserves


$336,579.36


249


DEBT ACCOUNTS


Net Funded or Fixed Debt: Inside the Debt Limit: General: Outside the Debt Limit:


.$ 130,000.00


General: $1,115,000.00


Serial Loans: Inside the Debt Limit: General:


New Elementary School at North Chelmsford ........ $ 85,000.00 New Firehouse at Chelms- ford Center 45,000.00


Total Inside the Debt Limit $ 130,000.00


Outside the Debt Limit: General:


New Elementary School at


North Chelmsford 405,000.00 New Elementary School at


Chelmsford Center 710,000.00


Total Outside the Debt Limit


$1,115.000.00


Total Debt $1,245,000.00


Total Debt


$1,245,000.00


243


Principal Payments of Town Debt to be Raised Annually by Taxation


Year


Interest Rate


Purpose of Loan


Principal Inside Debt Limit


Payments Outside Debt Limit


Total Principal Payments


Total For Year


1956


1.70%


North School


$ 5,000.00


$ 25,000.00


$ 30,000.00


$


"


2.10%


Firehouse


5,000.00


None


5,000.00


2.70%


Center School


None


55,000.00


55,000.00


90,000.00


1957


1.70%


North School


5,000.00


25,000.00


30,000.00


2.10%


Firehouse


5,000.00


None


5,000.00


2.70%


Center School


None


55,000.00


55,000.00


90,000.00


1958


1.70%


North School


5,000.00


25,000.00


30,000.00


2.10%


Firehouse


5,000.00


None


5,000.00


2.70%


Center School


None


55,000.00


55,000.00


90,000.00


1959


1.70%


North School


5,000.00


25,000.00


30,000.00


,


2.70%


Center School


None


55,000.00


55,000.00


90,000.00


1960


1.70%


North School


5,000.00


25,000.00


30,000.00


2.10%


Firehouse


5,000.00


None


5,000.00


2.70%


Center School


None


55,000.00


55,000.00


90,000.00


1961


1.70%


North School


5,000.00


25,000.00


30,000.00


2.10%


Firehouse


5,000.00


None


5,000.00


2.70%


Center School


None


55,000.00


55,000.00


90,000.00


1962


1.70%


North School


5,000.00


25,000.00


30,000.00


2.10%


Firehouse


5,000.00


None


5,000.00


2.70%


Center School


None


55,000.00


55,000.00


90,000.00


244


2.10%


Firehouse


5,000.00


None


5,000.00


Principal Payments of Town Debt to be Raised Annually by Taxation


Year


Interest Rate


Purpose of Loan


Principal Inside Debt Limit


Payments Outside Debt Limit


Total Principal Payments


Total For Year


1963


1.70%


North School


5,000.00


25,000.00


30,000.00


Firehouse


5,000.00


None


5,000.00


2.70%


Center School


None


55,000.00


55,000.00


90,000.00


1964


1.70%


North School


5,000.00


25,000.00


30,000.00


"


2.10%


Firehouse


5,000.00


None


5,000.00


2.70%


Center School


None


55,000.00


55,000.00


90,000.00


1965


1.70%


North School


5,000.00


25,000.00


30,000.00


85,000.00


1966


1.70%


North School


5,000.00


25,000.00


30,000.00


2.70%


Center School


None


55,000.00


55,000.00


85,000.00


196%


1.70%


North School


5,000.00


25,000.00


30,000.00


85,000.00


1968


1.70%


North School


5,000.00


25,000.00


30,000.00


2.70%


Center School


None


50,000.00


50,000.00


80,000.00


1969


1.70%


North School


5,000.00


25,000.00


30,000.00


30,000.00


1970


1.70%


North School


5,000.00


25,000.00


30,000.00


30,000.00


1971


1.70%


North School


5,000.00


15,000.00


20,000.00


20,000.00


1972


1.70%


North School


5,000.00


15,000.00


20,000.00


20,000.00


Totais


$130,000.00


$1,115,000.00


$1,245,000.00


$1,245,000.00


1


2.70%


Center School


None


55,000.00


55,000.00


2.70%


Center School


None


55,000.00


55,000.00


2.10%


245


Interest Payments of Town Debt to be Raised Annually by Taxation


Year


Interest Rate


Purpose of Loan


Interest Inside Debt Limit


Payments Outside Dept Limit


Total Interest Payments


Total For Year


1956


1.70%


North School


1,402.50


$ 6,677.50


$ 8,080.00


$


"


2.10%


Firehouse


945.00


None


945.00


2.70%


Center School


None


19,170.00


19,170.00


28,195.00


1957


1.70%


North School


1,317.50


6,247.50


7,565.00


2.10%


Firehouse


840.00


None


840.00


"


2.70%


Center School


None


17,685.00


17,685.00


26,090.00


1958


1.70%


North School


1,232.50


5,822.50


7,055.00


2.10%


Firehouse


735.00


None


735.00


2.70%


Center School


None


16,200.00


16,200.00


23,990.00


1959


1.70%


North School


1,147.50


5,387.50


6,545.00


"


2.10%




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