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REPORT OF THE VETERANS' AGENT
January 18, 1957
Chelmsford, Mass.
The year 1956 showed a decrease over the the previous year both in money paid out and in the number of applicants for aid. There was a decrease of about 22% in money paid a smaller decrease in the cases aided. Medical, which accounts for a substantial portion of Veterans Benefits, showed a substantial drop in 1956.
We aided 26 Veterans or dependents during the past year, 12 of whom were permanent cases and 14 received aid for from one to seven months.
I have notarized papers for veterans during the year, advised them regarding schooling, helped them to get employment, and training through my connection with the State Employment Office, advised them as to their rights and benefits through other State and Federal laws and agencies. Much of this is done outside of this office and at my home and at my place of employment.
Respectfully submitted, Gordon P. DeWolf Veterans' Agent
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REPORT OF THE CIVILIAN DEFENSE
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen
Town of Chelmsford, Massachuestts
We, of the Civil Defense Commission,, first want to thank the Board of Selectmen, the Chief of Police, the Chief of the Fire Department as well as all members of our organized groups for the spendid co-operation we received during the year 1956.
The Civil Defense activities in the Town have been showing a steady rising tempo during the past year. It has been a year of satis- faction for your committee to see plans, started with only talk and study develop into a reality. This is satisfaction indeed, and makes up for many long meetings.
One of the units of Civil Defense, of which we are proud, is our communications set-up; one of the most up-to-the-minute communi- cation centers, designed for use in any emergency has been formally opened. This reflects many hours of work and planning on the part of a devoted' group of amateur radio operators or "Hams". We should all be proud of this unit of our civil defense organization. We now have Chelmsford in the position to cope with anv emer- gency, where communications are so important. Classes are being formed in code practice and open to all those interested in being "Hams". Our particular thanks go to Douglas Schliebus, Emil Scholz, Fred Scholz and William Burke for the many hours of un- selfish time they have given to this project. Many other "Hams" have also been effective in this unit.
The Auxiliary Police unit has now become a reality. Over fifty members have been sworn in for this work. Classes in law, first aid and the many other essentials are being held every two weeks. Fred Mehan, Sr. is the liaison officer in the unit. Sergt. Basil J. Larkin has been assigned to head this group. He has given much of his time to develop this group into a working organization and results are being manifested each week as classes are held.
Other groups, such as transportation, health, welfare, warden service, and first aid are being readied to put into working order. We need more volunteers for these groups, so everyone is wel- come to become active.
We were successful in obtaining matching funds from the State for equipment requested by the Fire and Police Departments. We have returned as a result in the year 1956, the amount of $2,471.93 to the Town Treasury. It is important for the taxpayers of the Town to know that equipment for the Police and Fire Departments that is purchased through Civil Defense budget is only for their
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protection and in most cases costs only the taxpayers half the usual cost by taking advantage of matching funds.
We feel that Civil Defense now has become an effective part of your town government. The many hours of work necessary to organize groups is compensated by the thought that we are achieving a reasonable state of effective civil defense preparedness.
We have many objectives for the coming year. We feel sure everyone has a willingness to support our program. With your help we are confident we will all work for a common cause. With the world in such an unsettled condition, we are sure that each of you will support your Civil Defense organization in Chelmsford.
Bertram T. Needham, Director William Edge, Deputy Director Charles S. Koulas, Deputy Director
APPOINTED TOWN OFFICIALS
Personnel Board
Robert H. Goldman, Chairman
Gerard A. Vayo Charles P. Wright
Term expires 1958. Term expires 1957 Term expires 1958
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TOWN OF CHELMSFORD VETERANS' EMERGENCY FUND TREASURER'S REPORT TO THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN
RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS
January 1, 1956 to December 31, 1956
Balance on Hand January 1, 1956 .. Add-Receipts
$ 3,233.95
The Central Savings Bank, Lowell, Mass. - Dividends $ 13.16
First Federal Savings and Loan Asso-
ciation of Lowell - Dividends 78.00
Total Receipts 91.16
TOTAL
$ 3,325.11
Deduct - Disbursements
None
Balance on Hand December 31, 1956
$ 3,325.11
ASSETS December 31, 1956
Town of Chelmsford - General Treasury - Deposit $ 247.50
The Central Savings Bank-Book No. 128790
477.61
First Federal Savings and Loan Associa- tion of Lowell formerly Middlesex Co- operative Bank, Lowell, Mass.
10 Paid-up Shares, Certificate No. 3025 2,000.00
3 Matured Shares, Certificate No. 2380 600.00
2,600.00
TOTAL ASSETS $ 3,325.11
Respectfully submitted, VETERANS' EMERGENCY FUND
By Perry T. Snow, Treasurer
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1956 CONSTABLE REPORT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
As Constable of the Town of Chelmsford, I wish to submit the following report:
February 1, 1956, posted six warrants for annual town meeting, March 5th and 12th, 1956.
February 16, 1956, posted six warrants for presidential primary, April 24, 1956.
March 26, 1956, posted six warrants for special town election on May 28, 1956.
April 5, 1956, posted six warrants, for a by-law voted at the annual town meeting on March 12, 1956 under Article 44.
August 24, 1956, posted six warrants for state primaries on September 18, 1956.
October 26, 1956, posted six warrants for state election Novem- ber 6, 1956.
William G. Jones, Constable
REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen
Chelmsford, Massachusetts.
Gentlemen:
The following is the report for the year 1956 as Inspector of Animals.
Number of dog bites ..... 57
Number of dogs showing physical signs of Rabies 0
Number of dogs submitted for laboratory examination. 0
Number of premises keeping domesticated animals
56
Number of cattle 763
Number of swine 775
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Number of horses 49
Number of sheep 15
Number of cattle released from interstate shipment 12
Cattle-Blood Test
Modified-Certified Brucellosis-Free Herds
Questions on how herds may be certified are being asked more and more frequently. A review of the regulations might serve to clear the air.
1. Certification of herds which do not show infection on the first test. A herd not known to have been infected with brucellosis may be certified as brucellosis-free when all breed- ing cattle in the herd (except calves under 6 months of age, and officially vaccinated animals under 30 months of age) have passed a second negative blood test in not less than 6 nor more than 12 months.
2. Certification of previously infected herds.
When brucellosis is found in a herd, tests are required at not more than 60 day intervals until the herd has passed a neg- ative test. Following the negative test, two more negative tests are required for certification with the first negative and the cetifying test not less than 12 months apart. of all herds. Should infection be disclosed by recertification
3. Use of the milk ring test.
Three negative milk ring tests at not less than 90 day-inter- vals followed by one negative blood test will qualify a herd for certification.
4. Recertification of herds.
Negative blood tests annually are required for recertification of all herds. Should infection be disclsoed by recertification test, the procedure for certifying the herd is similar to that outlined for original certification of a previously infected herd.
Respectfully,
W. E. MERRILL, V.M.D.
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REPORT OF THE INSURANCE SINKING FUND COMMISSIONERS
December 31,, 1956
To the Board of Selectmen
Town of Chelmsford
Chelmsford, Massachusetts
Gentlemen :
We wish to report as of December 31st, 1956 the various funds in our custody as Insurance Sinking Fund Commissioners.
The following information reflects income and present balances of the various bank accounts :
Book No. Name of Bank
Balance Jan. 1, 1956
Income
Balance Dec. 31, 1956
63051
Merrimack River Savings
$ 5,421.99 $
150.11 $ 5,572.10
16610
Merrimack River Savings
4,463.30
123.58
4,586.88
99250
City Institution for Savings
1,339.85
37.08
1,376.93
131298
Lowell Institution for Savings
3,728.59
103.22
3,831.81
105588
The Lowell Five Cent Savings
7,154.05
216.23
7,370.28
78370
The Central Savings Bank
5,699.36
201.21
5,900.57
147157
The Central Savings Bank
15,000.00
440.49
15,440.49
Totals : $42,807.14 $ 1,271.92 $44,079.06
Respectfully submitted,
Town of Chelmsford Insurance Sinking Fund Commissioners
Daniel E. Walker, Chairman
Harold A. Fraser, Secretary Eustace B. Fiske, Treasurer
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REPORT OF THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen,
Town of Chelmsford
Gentlemen :
I wish to submit the following report of the Building Department.
In the year 1956, 373 Permits were issued for new buildings and general repairs.
New Dwellings-227 - Estimated value $2,554,900.00
Alterations - 135 - Estimated value 162,305.00
Business Establishments - Estimated value 177,400.00
Estimated Total Value $ 2,894,605.00
Receipts from 1956 Building Permits $ 2,819.00
Total Building Dept. Expenditures $ 1,695.62
Respectfully submitted,
Ralph R. Cole, Building Inspector
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS
To the citizens of the Town of Chelmsford :
We submit herewith our Annual Report for the year ending December 31, 1956.
TAX RATE $67.00 per $1,000.00
VALUE OF ASSESSED PROPERTY EXCLUDING DECEMBER ASSESSMENTS .
Value of Land, excluding Buildings $ 2,352,935.00
Value of Buildings, excluding land 10,972,825.00
Total value of Real Estate $13,325,760.00 Value of Tangible Personal Estate $ 1,532,555.00 Total value of Real and Personal Estate $14,858,315.00
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VALUE OF ASSESSED PROPERTY DECEMBER ASSESSMENT
Real Estate $ 600.00 50.00
Personal Estate
VALUE OF ALL ASSESSED PROPERTY EXCEPTING AUTOMOBILES IN THE YEAR 1956
Value of Land excluding Buildings $ 2,353,535.00 Value of Buildings excluding Land 10,972,825.00
Total Value of Real Estate $13,326,360.00
Value of Tangible Personal Estate $ 1,532,605.00
Total Value of all assessed property excepting automobiles $14,858,965.00
TAXES COMMITTED TO COLLECTOR EXCLUDING DECEMBER ASSESSMENT LEVY OF 1956
Tax on Real Estate $ 892,825.92
Tax on Personal Estate
102,681.185
Tax on Polls, 3756 @ $2.00
7,512.00
Gained by fractions 5.275
Total
$ 1,003,024.38
TAXES COMMITTED TO COLLECTOR
DECEMBER ASSESSMENTS - LEVY OF 1956
Tax on Real Estate $ 40.20
Tax on Personal Estate 3.36
Tax on Polls - 47 @ $2.00
94.00
Total
$
137.56
All Taxes excepting Automobile Excise Committed To Collector - Levy of 1956
Tax on Real Estate
$
892,866.12
Tax on Personal Estate
102,684.545
Tax on Polls 3803 Polls @ $2.00 7,606.00
Gained by fractions
5.275
Total of all Real Estate, Personal and Poll Taxes Committed to Collect- or in 1956 $ 1,003,161.94
1956 RECAPITULATION
Town Appropriations :
(a) To be raised by Taxation $ 1,515,561.92
(b) To be taken from Available Funds ... 14,650.00
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Deficits Due to Abatements in Excess of
Overlay of Prior Years
6,685.86
State Tax and Assessment
1,481.32
County Tax and Assessment
35,828.97
Overlay of Current Year
34,990.44
Gross Amount to be raised
$ 1,609,198.51
Estimated Receipts and Available Funds
Income Tax
$ 102,046.75
Corporation Taxes
47,096.96
Old Age (Meals) Chapter 64B, S 10
4,461.25
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise
111,333.00
Licenses
9,202.00
General Government
1,903.00
Fines
114.00
Protection of Persons and Property
2,045.00
Health and Sanitation
578.00
Highways
138.00
Charities
24,558.00
Old Age Assistance
96,435.00
Veterans' Services
4,129.00
Schools
33,898.00
Libraries
424.00
Cemeteries
4,296.00
Interest : On taxes and Assessments - on Deposits 3,788.00
State Assistance for School Construction
44,437.36
Reimbursements on Paraplegics
466.99
Total Estimated Receipts
$
491,330.31
Overestimates County Tax $ 193.82
Amount from Available Funds
114,650.00
Total Estimated Receipts and Available Funds $ 606,174.13
Net Amount to be raised by taxation on
Polls and Property
$ 1,003,024.38
Number of Polls, 3756 @ $2.00
....... $ 7,512.00
Total Valuation :
Personal Property $ 1,532,555.00
At Tax Rate of
67.00 102,681.185
Total Valuation :
Real Estate $13,325,760.00
At Tax Rate of
67.00
892,825.92
Gained by fractions
....
5,275
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December Assessments
Total Valuation :
Personal Property $ 50.00
At Tax Rate
67.00 $
3.36
Total Valuation
Real Estate $ 600.00
At Tax Rate
67.00 $ 40.20
Number of Polls - 47 @ $2.00
94.00
Total Taxes Levied on Polls and
Property
$ 1,003,161.94
ABATEMENTS OF POLL, PERSONAL AND REAL ESTATE
TAXES IN 1956
Levy of 1955
Polls
$ None
Personal Property
4,734.25
Real Estate
1,197.70
Total
$ 5,931.95
Levy of 1956
Polls
$ 1,288.00
Personal Property
363.47
Real Estate
33,917.14
Total
$ 35,568.61
Number of Persons Assessed on
Personal Estate only
154
Number of Persons Assessed on Real Estate only
390
Number of Persons Assessed on
Both Personal and Real
390
Total number of Persons Assessed
3896
Number of Horses assessed
93
Cows, Yearlings, Heifers, Bulls, etc.
657
Number of Swine Assessed
138
Number of Sheep assessed
14
Number of Fowl assessed
27,819
All other Animals assessed
35
Number of Dwelling Houses assessed
3474
Number of Acres of Land Assessed
13,109.88
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax of 1956 Committed to Collector in 1956
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Number of Vehicles Assessed 5,909
Total Valuation of Vehicles $ 3,045,310.00 $ 145,417.01
Tax Committed to Collector
Excise Tax Rate in 1956 - $54.43
Levy of 1955 - Committed to
Collector in 1956
Number of Vehicles Assessed 668.00
Total Valuation of Vehicles Assessed $ 486,430.00
Tax Committed to Collector $ 6,749.30
Excise Tax Rate in 1955 - 53.37
Abatements of Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes Levy of 1955 $ 1,535.27
Levy of 1956
9,728.27
Exempt Property 1955
Value of Land $ 170,750.00
Value of Buildings 2,579,150.00
Total Value of Exempt Property
$ 2,749,900.00
Area of Exempt Property 541.40 Acres
The regular meeting time of the Board of Assessors is on the First Tuesday of each month from 3:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M.
Respectfully submitted
Warren Wright John J. Dunigan Claude A. Harvey
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REPORT OF THE TREASURER OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES
December 31, 1956
To the Board of Selectmen
Town of Chelmsford
The following is a list of Trust Funds of the Library Department showing condition of each account at the beginning and the end of 1956:
LIBRARY TRUST FUNDS
ADAMS Library :
Principal
New
With- Principal 12-31-56
Amos F. Adams Fund
$10,973.46 $350.03 $ None $1,210.63 $10,112.86
George Fund
2,881.89
79.77
None
None
2,961.66
Selina Richardson
Fund
356.18
9.85
None
None
366.03
Adams Emerson Fund
255.78
7.07
None
None
262.85
Mary H. Proctor Fund
12,157.24
378.26
None
2,535.50
10,000.00
Albert H. Davis Fund
395.61
13.95
None
None
409.56
Joseph Warren Fund
1,148.37
31.78
None
None
1,180.15
George Cemetery Fund
1,239.13
34.31
None
None
1,273.44
Totals for Adams
$29,407.66 $905.02 $ None $3,746.13 $26,566.55
MACKAY Library :
Flint Fund
$ 1,625.25 $ 44.99 $ None $ None $ 1,670.24
Nathan P. Edwards
Fund
791.64
21.91
None
None
813.55
Victor E. Edwards Fund
863.37
30.47
None
None
893.84
General Fund
405.92
14.32
None
None
420.24
General Fund
3,482.16
122.94
None
None
3,605.1C
Clement Fund
2,877.84
106.69
942.29
None
3,926.82
Totals for MacKay :
$10,046.18 $341.32 $942.29 $ None $11,329.79
Grand Total for
Adams & MacKay
Libraries
$39,453.84 $1,246.34 $942.29 3,746.13 $37,896.34
Respectfully submitted
Eustace B. Fiske Treasurer of Library Trustees Town of Chelmsford.
Name of Fund
12-31-55. Interest Funds drawals
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REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
January 10, 1957.
Herewith is submitted the Annual Report of the Town Account- ant 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 Accountant will be pleased to assist any voter or resident to answer any questions regarding these records.
RECEIPTS-GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Taxes
CURRENT YEAR:
Poll
$
6,280.00
Personal Estate 99,723.81
Real Estate
846,570.49
$952,574.30
PREVIOUS YEARS:
Personal Estate
$
1,383.30
Real Estate 12,125.11
$ 13,508.41
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAX:
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Levy
of 1956
$135,501.75
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Levy
of 1955
8,788.51
$144,290.26
TAX TITLE REDEMPTIONS:
From Individuals $ 9.22
TAX TITLE REDEMPTION RELEASE FEE:
From Individuals $ 1.00
FROM THE STATE:
Income Tax: For Schools under Chapter 70 $116,239.09 For State Tax
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Apportionment ... 8,442.41
$124,681.50
Corporation Business Tax
50,839.63
Old Age Meal Tax
4,933.14
$180,454.27
GRANTS AND GIFTS
FROM THE COUNTY:
Dog License Fees
$ 2,086.75
Chapter 90 Maintenance
1,997.20
$
4,083.95
FROM THE STATE:
Chapter 90 Maintenance $ 1,997.20
Aid to Industrial Schools
1,957.42
Town's Share of State Peddlars' License Fees 75.00
Reimbursement for School Construction: North Elementary 16,104.03
Reimbursement for Hurricane Emergency Relief (Edna)
8,503.15
$ 28,636.80
FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT:
Disability Assistance :
Administration $ 524.90
Relief
6,867.74
$ 7,392.64
Aid to Dependent Children:
Administration $ 1,903.70
Relief
12,070.10
$ 13,973.80
Old Age Assistance:
Administration $ 5,271.66 Relief 77,873.55
$ 83,145.21
$104,511.65
FORFEITS AND FINES:
Court Fines
$
37.82
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FEES FROM LICENSES AND PERMITS
BOARD OF SELECTMEN:
Automatic Amusement Device Licenses .. $
100.00
Automobile Dealers' Licenses
255.00
Sunday Licenses
180.00
Common Victuallers' Licenses
85.00
Bowling Alley Licenses
30.00
Liquor Licenses
5,433.00
Weekday Entertainment Licenses
20.00
Sunday Entertainment Licenses
624.00
Sale of Firearms License
2.00
Gas Storage Permits
10.00
Junk Collectors' Licenses
20.00
Auctioneers' Licenses
8.00
$ 6,767.00
HEALTH DEPARTMENT:
Plumbing Permits
$ 2,091.50
Milk Licenses
44.50
Carbonated Beverage Permit
10.00
Methyl Alcohol Licenses
26.00
Funeral Directors' Licenses
3.00
Cabin Licenses
1.50
Swine Permits
2.50
Kindergarten Permits
8.00
Hot Water Tank Installation Permits ..
58.00
Sewerage Disposal Installation Permits
454.00
Cleaning of Plumbing Facilities Permits
1.50
Pasteurization Permits
10.00
$
2,710.50
DEPARTMENTAL RECEIPTS
SELECTMEN'S DEPARTMENT:
Reimbursements For Tel. Toll Calls 1.40
Reimbursement for Advertising Costs ...
$ 148.75
$ 150.15
TREASURER & TAX COLLECTOR'S DEPARTMENT:
Municipal Lien Certificates
96.00
Reimbursement from Old Age Assistance Department for Supplies Used
45.91
Trailer Rental Fees
186.00
Overages in Cash Drawers
194.77
Reimbursements for Telephone Calls
1.57
$ 524.25
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TOWN CLERK'S DEPARTMENT:
Certificates of Registration for Gasoline Storage License Renewals $ 145.00
Dog License Fees
2,274.80
Sale of Town and/or Zoning Maps
20.50
Certificates of Residence
4.20
Sale of Town By-Law Books
124.00
$ 2,568.50
ASSESSORS' DEPARTMENT:
Sale of Town and/or Zoning Maps ....
$ 78.96
REGISTRATION OF VOTERS DEPARTMENT:
Sale of Books containing Lists of Names of Persons $
35.70
Sale of Voting Lists
51.50
Reimbursement for Postage
.03
$ 87.23
BOARD OF APPEALS DEPARTMENT:
Reimbursements for Advertising, Clerical and Supply Costs Regarding Hearings for Zoning and Building Law Variances $ 650.00
PLANNING BOARD DEPARTMENT:
Fees for Sub-Division of Land Hearings
$ 75.00
PUBLIC BUILDING DEPARTMENT:
Rental Fees for the Town Halls:
Center Town Hall $ 240.00
North Town Hall
134.00
$ 374.00
Total of Departmental Receipts for Gen-
eral Government
$
4,508.09
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
POLICE DEPARTMENT:
Gun Permit Fees
34.00
Bicycle Plate Registration Fees
60.75
94.75
Fuel Oil Storage Permit Fees
129.50
FIRE DEPARTMENT:
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Blasting Permit Fees
3.00
Liquid Petroleum Storage Permit Fees
11.00
143.50
TREE DEPARTMENT :
Reimbursement for Damages to Town
Trees
35.00
BUILDING INSPECTION DEPARTMENT:
Building Permit Fees ......... ........ 2,848.00
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES:
Fees
161.30
Total of Department Receipts for Pro- tection of Persons and Property $ 3,282.55
HEALTH AND SANITATION DEPARTMENT:
From the State: Tuberculosis Subsidy .. $ 592.86 From Other Towns: Laboratory Rent
and Testing Services, Inspections and Reimbursements 423.78
From Individuals: Reimbursements for
Telephone Toll Calls 12.80
Trailer Rental Fees
184.00 $ 1,213.44
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT:
Additions to the Machinery Fund $ 9,814.68
Sale of Scrap Iron 38.80
From the State: Reimbursement for
Snow and Ice Removal Aid $ 469.00
From Individuals: For Equipment Hire 20.00 $ 10,342.48
WELFARE DEPARTMENT:
Reimbursement for General Relief:
From the State $ 1,006.06
From Cities 461.36
From Towns
1,476.50 $ 2,943.92
DISABILITY ASSISTANCE DEPARTMENT:
Reimbursement from the State:
For Adminstration $ 193.37 For Relief 6,928.94 $ 7,122.31
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AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN:
Reimbursement from the State:
For Aid
$
9,670.92
Recoveries from Individuals 901.98 $ 10,572.90
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE DEPARTMENT:
Reimbursement for Aid:
From the State
$ 79,394.49
From Cities
4,579.19
From Towns
652.09 $ 84,625.77
Recoveries from Individuals 7,110.40
Total of Departmental Receipts for
General Government $ 4,508.09
Reimbursement for Telephone Toll Calls $ 1.80
Reimbursement from individual for
Retirement Deduction Payment 27.89 29.69
VETERANS' BENEFITS DEPARTMENT:
Reimbursement for Aid:
From the State $ 6,841.68
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT:
Tuition :
From Cities and Towns .... $ 700.00
From Individuals
200.00 $ 900.00
Auditorium Rental Fees
597.00
Book & Equipment Replacement
Charges
6.20
Dispenser Machine & Misc. Receipts .. From the State:
38.75
Tuition for State Wards $ 1,587.10
Transportation for State Wards 434.80 $ 2,021.90
Lunch Program Receipts
Cash Receipts from Sales $45,364.91
Reimbursement from
State
19,457.54 $ 64,822.45
Athletic Program Receipts $ 4,903.03 $ 73,289.33
LIBRARY DEPARTMENT:
Adams Library :
Fines $ 523.79
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Sale of Histories ... 15.00 $ 538.79
MacKay Library: Fines
35.07 $ 573.86
UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT:
Sale of land to American Legion $ 1.00
Insurance Department:
Insurance Settlement for Fire Dam- age in School Department 172.00 $ 173.00
CEMETERY DEPARTMENT:
Sale of Lots and Graves $ 510.00
Rental Charges for Lowering Device and Greens 190.00
Transportation Charges for Lowering Device and Greens 74.00
Interment Charges
1,055.00
Sale and Transportation Charges for Liners for Interments 477.00
Charges for Annual Care of Lots
1,742.00
Labor, Materials and Machinery Hire Charges for Special Work on Lots as requested by Lot Owners 411.00
Interest on Perpetual Care Funds 93.00 $ 4,552.00
INTEREST:
On Taxes
$
626.12
On Invested Town Funds
2,043.52 $ 2,669.64
MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS:
Loans Received : Anticipation of Revenue from Taxes $500,000.00 Anticipation of Reimbursement from State & County for Chapter 90 Maintenance 4,000.00 $504,000.00
AGENCY, TRUST AND INVESTMENT:
Payroll Deductions Received :
For Withholding Tax $ 79,187.75 For Middlesex County Retirement System 14,017.58
For Blue Cross & Blue Shield
Insurance 4,204.95
231
ANNUAL TOWN REPORT
Cemetery Perpetual Care Bequests .... State's Share of License Fees:
5,050.00
For Carbonated Beverage Permit ..
10.00
For Sunday Entertainment Licenses From State: Teachers' Retirement Fund Transfer from Stabilization Fund
300.00
21.97
33,250.00
Transfers from A. F. Adams Library Funds
3,746.13
Bid Bond Deposit
1,000.00 $140,788.38
REFUNDS:
Poll Taxes
$ 4.00
Real Estate Taxes
11.18
Law Department
5.00
Police Department
3.00
Fire Department
138.46
Moth Department
5.87
Dutch Elm Control Department
252.00
Welfare Department
1,874.20
Old Age Assistance Department
1,329.78
Veterans' Benefits Department
74.50
School Department
6.21
Park Department
5.60
Insurance Department
396.12
Dog Officer's Pay
130.00 $
4,235.92
Total Receipts for 1956
$2,306,460.54
Cash on Hand, January 1, 1956
254,574.19
Total Receipts for 1956 and Cash on Hand
as of January 1, 1956
$2,561,034.73
PAYMENTS
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
MODERATOR:
Salary
$ 50.00
SELECTMEN'S DEPARTMENT:
Salary of Chairman
$ 499.92
Salaries of Board Members
665.62
Salary of Recording Clerk
450.00
Additional Clerk Hire
30.99
Advertising Costs
420.00
Telephone Service
194.10
Postage and Post Cards
59.00
232
ANNUAL TOWN REPORT
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