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Books sold
18.64
Interest on deposits
6.85
$2,030.80
Balance on hand, January 1, 1924
789.98
Payments:
Baker & Taylor Co., books
$190.51
F. J. Barnard & Co., rebinding
201.70
H. G. Berberian, books
19.20
R. E. Bisbee, books
36.56
Mrs. R. E. Bisbee, mag. and peri- odicals 309.10
C. W. Clark & Co., books
27.25
Desmond Publishing Co., books
54.00
Dodd, Mead Co., books
112.00
Emery Co., books
89.40
DeWolfe, Fiske, books
11.93
Ginn & Co., books
8.74
Harvard Co-Operative Soc., books
14.94
C. L. Hathaway & Co., books
68.26
Historical Publishing Co., books
16.00
Houghton, Mifflin Co., books
42.00
H. R. Hunting Co., books
75.40
Keystone View Co., slides
70.83
Library Book House, books
547.46
$2,820.78
179
Library Bureau, cards
7.10
Library of Congress, cards
33.04
Schoenhof Co., books
19.97
J. J. Sullivan, newspapers
40.04
H. L. Thatcher & Co., bulletins, etc.
63.25
L. H. Wells, rebinding
47.98
H. W. Wilson, books
38.75
A. R. Womrath, books
141.44
Books from other sources
103.81
Papers and periodicals
49.35
Express
2.88
Polish Book Co., books
18.67
C. E. Lauriat Co., books
37.28
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$2,498.84
Balance, January 1 ,1925
$321.94
2,820.78
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MIDDLEBOROUGH PUBLIC LIBRARY
Report of the Treasurer for 1924
SPECIAL FUNDS
Receipts :
Interest on Copeland Fund
$163.50
Harriet C. Beals Fund
45.49
Harriott O. Peirce Fund
22.75
School Department Town
53.07
Refund from Miss Palmer
5.00
Books sold
5.85
Fines for books for year
214.51
Interest on Deposit
1.89
Total receipts
$512.06
Balance on hand, January 1, 1924
141.89
$653.95
Payments:
Post Office Box Rent
$3.00
Nemaskett Press
19.85
Safe Deposit Box
5.00
R. M. Bassett
.60
C. N. Cook
13.00
Expenses (Miss Palmer)
25.00
Express
10.66
F. N. Whitman
1.08
Thorpe & Martin
22.65
Dennison Manufacturing Co.
2.55
W. L. Soule
1.15
Holliston Mills
5.39
181
Sundry small items
29.05
Fines paid to Town
214.51
$353.49
Balance on hand, January 1, 1925
$300.46
$653.95
Respectfully submitted,
ALLAN R. THATCHER,
Treasurer.
182
FINANCIAL
GAS AND ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
Which include December sales (Jan. 1st bills)
Gas
$5,399.75
Lighting
11,458.79
Power
1,960.72
Jobbing
300.47
$19,119.73
SALES
Jan. 1, 1925
Jan. 1, 1924
Gas
$31,246.25
$29,398.57
Lighting
68,055.56
54,937.85
Power
19,842.39
20,276.14
Jobbing
2,618.31
1,868.75
$121,762.51 $106,481.31 Increase in sales 1924 over 1923.
Gas
$1,847.68
Light and Power
12,683.96
Gas, Light and Power combined
14,531.64
CONSUMERS
Jan. 1, 1925
Gas
123
Electric
1,326
Gas and Electric
870
2,319
183
METERS INSTALLED
Gas Electric
Jan. 1, 1925 1,035
2,409
3,444
STREET LIGHTS 1924
Total No. Total No. Av. No. nights
Av. No. hours
run
run
per mo. per night
All night service
349
3,806 h. 10 m. 29 10 h. 54 m.
2.00 A. M. service 327 2,242 h. 40 m. 27 6 h. 51 m.
So. Midd. Rock &
No. Midd. service 360 2,280 h. 31. 6 h. 20 m.
Total Output in K.W.H.
K. W. made 217,560
K. W. purchased
1,397,968
1,615,528
Total Total K. W. used for street lights 85,966
OPERATING EXPENSES-GAS
Production
Operation :
Wages at Gas Works
$3,595.91
Boiler Fuel
271.59
Water
· 67.77
Generator Fuel 5,741.58
Water Gas Oil and Enrichers
4,547.71
Purification Supplies
161.85
Miscellaneous Works Expense
6.62
$14,393.03
nights hours
184
Maintenance :
Maintenance of Works and Sta- tion Structures $889.57
Maintenance of Power Plant Equipment 158.14
Maintenance of Water Gas Sets
445.43
Maintenance of Purification
Apparatus 12.00
Maintenance of Holders
21.82
Maintenance of Other Equip- at Works 1,522.34
$3,049.30
Transmission and Distribution
Operation :
Removing and Resetting Meters $193.90
$193.90
Maintenance:
Maintenance of Street Mains and Services $368.84
Maintenance of Consumers' Meters 701.61
Maintenance of Tools and Appli-
ances 255.84
$1,326.29
General and Miscellaneous
Accidents and Damages
$86.23
Salary of Manager 406.87
Salaries of General Office Clerks, Meter Readers and Collectors 1,291.90
General Office Supplies and Expenses 413.70
Insurance 270.08
Transportation Expenses 311.08
Miscellaneous General Expense 9.53
Depreciation 2,248.07
$5,037.46
Total Expenses
$23,999.98
185
Balance to Profit and Loss (Profit) 6,136.09
Total Debits
$30,136.07
INCOME-GAS
From sale of Gas
$31,248.25
Less Discounts and Rebates 1,112.18
Total Credits $30,136.07
OPERATING EXPENSES-ELECTRIC
Hydro-Electric Generation.
Operation :
Electric Labor
$4,614.50
Lubricants
64.02
Station Supplies and Expense 210.35
$4,888.87
Maintenance :
Maintenance of Reservoirs and Forebays $275.31
Maintenance of Water Turbines and Water Wheels 8.82
Maintenance of Electric Gener- ating Equipment 233.92
Maintenance of Accessory Elec- tric Equipment 355.96
Maintenance of Station Struc-
tures 86.07
Maintenance of Electric Energy
Purchased 28,644.77
$29,604.85
Transmission, Distribution and Storage
Operation :
Operation of Transmission &
Distribution Lines
$377.91
186
Transmission and Distribution Supplies and Expenses 574.86
Removing and Resetting Meters 246.26
$1,199.03
Maintenance:
Maintenance of Transmission & Distribution Lines $6,880.98
Maintenance of Consumers' Meters 270.77
Maintenance of Transformers
27.89
$7,179.64
Utilization
Operation : Municipal Street Lamps-Supplies and Expenses $2,136.36 General and Miscellaneous
Accidents and Damages
$5.00
Salary of Manager
2,034.38
Salaries of General Office Clerks,
Meter Readers and Collectors 2,594.06
General Office Supplies and Expense
837.12
Insurance 619.92
Transportation Expenses 2,760.48
Depreciation 7,307.44
Miscellaneous General Expenses 122.84
$16,281.24
Total expenses
$61,289.99
Balance to Profit and Loss (Profit)
27,365.21
Total Debits $88,655.20
INCOME-ELECTRIC
From lighting
$68,061.56
Less Discounts and Rebates 2,226.53
$65,835.03
From power
$19,842.39
187
Less Discounts and Rebates
522.22
$19,320.17 $3,500.00
From Street Lighting
Total Credits $88,655.20
BALANCE SHEET
Assets
Investments-Gas:
Land, Gas
$1,200.00
Structures
3,003.16
Boiler Plant Equipment
109.35
Miscellaneous Power Plant Equip-
ment 464.69
Water Gas Sets .
4,286.88
Purification Apparatus
419.02
Other Equipments at Works
8,961.13
Street Mains 45,444.90
Gas Services 10,520.43
Consumers' Meters
7,125.05
Consumers' Meters Installations
1,071.25
Office Equipment
128.47
Laboratory Equipment
350.00
Investments-Electric:
Land, Electric 6,000.00
Right of Way
1,550.00
Structures
3,684.04
Gas Producer Plant
1,197.97
Boiler Plant Equipment 475.23
Prime Movers and Auxiliaries
3,411.68
Reservoirs, Dams, Canals, Waterways 8,986.47
Water Turbines, Water Wheels
2,667.19
Electric Plant Hydro 3,518.24
Miscellaneous Power Plant Equip- ment Hydro 89.83
Transformers, Station Substation
equipment 3,366.51
188
Poles, Fixtures and Overhead Con- ductors
57,457.98
Consumers' Meters
21,493.49
Consumers' Meters Installations
3,967.28
Line Transformers
15,096.42
Street Lighting Equipment
1,505.63
Office Equipment
356.31
Underground Conduits
198.47
Underground Conductors
61.18
Engineering and Supervision Current Assets :
2,890.51
Cash on Hand
$4,017.65
Special Deposits
735.00
Accounts Receivable
19,119.73
Inventory
8,460.52
Reserve Fund:
Depreciation Fund
$581.55
Construction Fund
695.18
Liabilities
Loans Repayment
$99,200.00
Appropriations for Construction
45,992.39
Notes Payable
15,000.00
Consumers' Deposits
735.00
Interest Accrued
100.00
Profit and Loss Balance
93,641.00
$254,668.39 $254,668.39
Plant Investment (Book Value)
Gas
$83,084.33
Electric
137,974.43
$221,058.76
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT
By balance at Beginning of Year By Balance at Gas Operating Expenses
$65,411.01
6,136.09
189
By Balance of Electric Operating Expenses
By Balance of Jobbing Expense account
To interest paid and accrued on notes$ 766.67
To Note Paid 5,000.00
To Balance Account 93,641.00
$99,407.67
$99,407.67
CONSTRUCTION DRAFTS 1924
Gas
Expended for :
Other equipment at works
$219.00
Street Mains
8,204.39
Services
2,524.50
Consumers' meters 682.14
Consumers' meters installations
100.66
Electric
Expended for :
Miscellaneous Power Plant Equip-
meny Hydro
$8.35
Poles, fixtures and overhead con- ductors
10,339.68
Consumers' meters
1,989.21
Consumers' meters installations
283.94
Line transformers
1,721.86
Street lighting equipment
202.25
27,365.21 495.36
$11,730.69
$14,545.29
$26,275.98
190
STATEMENT OF ACCONTS BONDS
Dec. 31 Transferred from Operation Fund $5,000.00 Dec. 31 Orders drawn $5,000.00
INTEREST ACCOUNT
Dec. 31 Transferred from Operation Fund $800.00 Dec. 31 Orders drawn
$800.00
DEPRECIATION ACCOUNT
Jan. 1 Balance on hand
$56.31 Dec. 31
Transferred to
Construction Fund
$9,000.00
Orders 30.27
Dec. 31 Transferred from Operation Fund 9,555.51 Dec. 31
Balance in Town
Treasury 581.55
$9,611.82
$9,611.82
CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT
Jan. 1 Balance on Hand $171.16
Dec. 31 Transferred from
Depreciation Fund 9,000.00
Dec. 31 Orders Drawn
$26,275.98
Dec. 31 Transferred from
Operation Fund 17,800.00
Treasury
695.18
$26,971.16
$26,971.16
OPERATION ACCOUNT
Jan. 1 Balance in Town
Dec. 31 Transferred to
Treasury
$183.40
Bond Fund
$5,000.00
Balance in Office 106.05
Transferred to
Appropriation 3,500.00
Interest Fund 800.00
Collections
117,120.45
Transferred to
Depreciation Fund
9,555.51
Transferred to
Construction Fund
17,800.00
Orders Drawn
83,001.74
Balance in
Town Treasury 4,552.65
Balance in Office
200.00
$120,909.90
$120,909.90
SUMMARY
Balance in Construction Fund
$695.18
Balance in Depreciation Fund
581.55
Balance in Operation Fund Balance in Office
4,552.65
200.00
Total Collections Jan. 1st to Dec. 31st, 1924
117,120.45
Dec. 31 Balance in Town
191
GENERAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Appropriation 1924
Expended 1924
Unexpended Balances 1924
Town Manager:
Salary
$4,000.00
$4,000.00
Clerk
1,092.00
1,092.00
Transportation
750.00
611.37
Office Supplies
250.00
198.54
Miscellaneous
50.00
49.12
Total
$6,142.00
$5,951.03
$190.97
Town Clerk, Treasurer and Collector:
Salary
$1,500.00
$1,500.00
Recording Births, M. and D.
350.00
384.50
Clerk
780.00
679.75
Office Supplies
550.00
592.46
Miscellaneous
20.00
25.75
Bond
275.00
275.00
Total
3,475.00
3,457.46
$17.54
Registrars:
Salaries
$300.00
$300.00
Election Officers:
Salaries
$200.00
$389.00
Expenses
25.00
25.20
Total
$225.00
$414.20
Transfer Reserve Fund
189.20
$414.20
Inspector of Wires:
Salary
$150.00
$150.00
Dog Officer :
Salary
$175.00
$175.00
Expense
25.00
17.50
Total
$200.00
$192.50
$7.50
Inspector of Animals:
Salary
$200.00
$200.00
Town Attorney:
Salary
$500.00
$500.00
Moderator:
$20.00
$20.00
Town Engineer :
Salary
$213.55
Transfer Reserve Fund
$213.55
Salary
192
Town Accountant:
Salary
$755.50 62.17
Expense .
Total
$817.67
Transfer Reserve Fund
$817.67
Assessors:
Salary
$1,800.00
$1,302.00
Clerk
1,040.00
1,022.00
Printing
375.00
328.88
Transportation
500.00
349.00
Miscellaneous .
100.00
161.08
Total
$3,815.00
$3,162.96
$652.04
Fire Department :
Salary Chief, including Trans- portation
$500.00
$500.00
Salary 3 Deputies
675.00
675.00
Salary 5 Regular Men
7,350.00
7,400.50
Salary Call Men
5,500.00
5,624.75
Supt. Fire Alarm & Clerk
350.00
350.00
Upkeep of Trucks
1,500.00
2,048.81
New Hose
500.00
500.00
Fire Alarm Mt. and 1 new box Fuel
300.00
323.25
Departmental Supplies
900.00
681.10
Tel. Lt. Power, Insurance
1,000.00
601.55
Total
$18,875.00
$18,704.96
Transfer Reserve Fund
103.50
$273.54
Health Department:
Salary Health Officer, insp. milk and Slaughtering
$1,200.00
$1,200.00
Transportation
600.00
629.00
Contagious Diseases
400.00
920.64
Tuberculosis
2,000.00
1,188.20
Printing
100.00
96.70
Coll. milk samples and analysis
100.00
85.00
Health Conference
75.00
Collection Rubbish
360.00
540.00
Miscellaneous
60.00
86.23
Collection Garbage
1,500.00
1,140.00
Health Nurse:
Salary
1,000.00
1,000.00
Expense
100.00
34.11
Transportation
200.00
46.60
Total
$7,695.00
$6,966.48
$728.52
.
$18,978.50
300.00
193
Highway Department:
Salary Supt. incl. Transp.
$1,800.00
$1,800.00
Sewers and Drains
1,800.00
1,361.18
Snow and Ice
2,250.00
1,932.25
Sidewalk Maintenance
1,500.00
1,072.84
New Sidewalks
4,500.00
4,399.64
General Maintenance
12,400.00
14,655.40
Patching
3,500 00
3,977.17
Repairs on Plymouth St.
3,345.84
3,345.84
New Gravel Roads
5,000.00
3,133.78
Oiling
4,000.00
5,324.68
Cutting Brush
1,000.00
998.47
South Middleboro Patrol
2,600.00
2,463.99
Trucks
1,526.00
1,526.00
Lt. Tel. and Miscell.
75.00
133.27
Bridges
750.00
393.58
New Truck Chassis
770.00
742.00
New Scarifying Roller
3,100.00
3,100.00
New Stairs at G. E. K. factory
850.00
129.36
Damage by a storm
730.67
Total
$50,766.84
$51,220.12
Transfer Reserve Fund
453.28
$51,220.12
Public Library :
Salaries
$4,625.00
$ 4,701.82
Fuel
550.00
334.00
Repair Building
150.00
325.37
Supplies
100.00
128.26
Water, Tel. Lt. and Insurance
750.00
759.77
Incidentals
230.00
133.29
Total
$6,405.00
$6,382.51
$22.49
Moth Department:
Town Liability
$2,936.92
$2,906.21
Private Work
2,500.00
1,679.71
Total
$5,436.92
$4,585.92
$851.00
Municipal Indebtedness:
Plymouth Cy. Hosp. Loan
$2,000.00
$2,000.00
School House Loan
1,650.00
1,650.00
Total
$3,650.00
$3,650.00
Interest on Municipal Indebt :
Plymouth Cy. Hosp. Loan
$600.00
$600.00
School House Loan
198.00
198.00
Temporary Loan
5,000.00
3,323.99
Total
$5,798.00
$4,121.99
$1,676.01
Police Department :
Salary Chief
$2,000.00
$2,000.00
194
Salary Regulars
6,275.00
6,253.07
Salary Specials
1,225.00
1,396.04
Transportation
700.00
663.80
Fuel
200.00
166.03
Rent
480.00
656.66
Light, Tel. and Miscell.
450.00
436.25
Total
$11,330.00
$11,571.85
Transfer Reserve Fund
241.85
$11,571.85
School Department:
Salary Supt. incl. Transp.
$3,100.00
$3,100.00
Teachers
67,500.00
66,798.07
Janitors
5,332.00
5,081.83
Physician
400.00
400.00
School Nurse
500.00
500.00
Tuition
600.00
822.00
Books
2,800.00
3,421.61
Supplies
3,500.00
2,908.75
Fuel
4,700.00
4,798.14
Telephone
120.00
131.76
Light
250.00
242.75
Miscellaneous
100.00
121.86
Transportation
8,500.00
8,512.34
Vocational School
300.00
300.00
Repair Buildings
5,000.00
5,897.67
Rent
500.00
500.00
Carting Ashes
250.00
192.10
Water
250.00
310.91
Employment Cards
75.00
75.00
Attendance Officer
30.00
30.00
School Census
120.00
120.00
Insurance
975.00
890.01
High School Repairs
1,200.00
1,282.74
Total
$106,102.00
$106,437.54
Transfer Reserve Fund
335.54
$106,437.54
$175.00
School Plan Appro: Transfer Reserve Fund
$175.00
Sealer Weights and Measures:
Salary
$450.00
$500.93
Transportation
300.00
272.75
Supplies
75.00
89.48
New Scales
1,200.00
1,234.28
Total
$2,025.00
$2,097.44
Transfer Reserve Fund
72.44
$2,097.44
Town Hall:
Salary Agent
$1,300.00
$1,312.50
Fuel
550.00
369.00
195
Repair Building
750.00
1,111.77
Insurance
730.00
662.44
Light
300.00
374.95
Water
120.00
133.85
Telephone
275.00
256.70
Miscellaneous
75.00
94.92
Painting Hall
700.00
852.65
Total
$4,800.00
$5,168.78
Transfer Reserve Fund
368.78
$5,168.78
Unclassified :
Tree Warden
$700.00
$704.65
Transfer Reserve Fund
4.65
Herring
300.00
$489.02
Transfer Reserve Fund
189.02
$489.02
Soldiers Relief
2,500.00
$3,563.84 $1,063.84*
Military Aid
200.00
222.00
Transfer Reserve Fund
22.00
$222.00
State Aid
2,200.00
$1,550.00
$650.00
Town Reports & Incidentals
1,000.00
1,106.96
Transfer Reserve Fund
106.96
$1,106.96
Soldiers Burial
120.00
$120.00
District Nurse
500.00
$500.00
Band Concerts
150.00
150.00
Plymouth Cy. Farm Bureau
200.00
200.00
St. Luke's Hospital
500.00
500.00
Plymouth Cy. Hospital
2,401.24
2,401.24
G. A. R. Memorial Day
200.00
200.00
G. A. R. Hall Rent
100.00
100.00
Total
$300.00
$300.00
Pension Retired Employee
281.32
281.32
R. R. and Forest Fires
515.00
781.34
Miscellaneous
35.00
35.00
Total
$550.00
$816.34
Transfer Reserve Fund
266.34
$816.34
$775.00
Lakeville Ponds Investigation Transfer Reserve Fund
$775.00
Reserve Fund
5,000.00
4,334.78
$665.22
*Overdraft 1924
1,063.84
Totals
$255,877.16 $250,022.33
$5,854.83
$704.65
196
Reserve Fund Transfers:
Fire Department
$103.50
Town Reports and Incidentals
106.96
Tree Warden
4.65
School Department
510.54
Town Engineer
213.55
Town Accountant
817.67
Town Hall
368.78
Election Officers
189.20
Military Aid
22.00
Sealer Weights and Measures
72.44
Forest Fires
266.34
Highway Department
453.28
Herring Run
189.02
Police Department
241.85
Lakeville Ponds Investigation
775.00
$4,334.78
Plympton Street.
Town Appropriation
$15,000.00
State Appropriation
15,000.00
Total
$30,000.00
$21,723.16
$8,276.84
Peirce Trustees.
Cushman Street
$3,446.84
$3,446.84
Smith Street
253.00
253.00
Titicut Bridge
8,130.39
8,758.70
Total
$11,830.23
$12,458.54
Balance due
628.31
TOWN OF MIDDLEBOROUGH Balance Sheet-December 31, 1924. Revenue Accounts
Assets Cash in banks and office Accounts Receivable :
Liabilities
$24,511.40 Revenue Loans $50,000.00
Taxes:
Appropriation Balances : Resurfacing Plympton St. $8,276.84
Levy 1922
269.95
Municipal Light & Power: Operation Fund
$4,034.65
Construction Fund
695.18
$72,142.12
Depreciation Fund
581.55
Deposits
518.00
Special Assessments:
Moth 1921
$16.25
Moth 1922
8.94
Moth'1923
36.67
Moth 1924
274.82
Oevt of 1922
$2,023.70
$336.68
Levy of 1923
964.05
Sidewalks
$566.17
Levy of 1924
2,196.20
Due from State:
$5,183.95
State Aid
$1,562.00
Surplus Overlay
$9,409.68
$1,673.00
Due from Cemetery Funds:
War Bonus Fund
$4,890.83
Payments advanced by town
$8.50
Special Assessment Revenue
$902.85
Departmental:
Fire Department Forest Fires
$423.00
71.54
Departmental Revenue $4,743.97
197
Overlay Reserve for Abatements:
Levy 1921
$23.55
Levy 1923
9,703.45
Levy 1924
62,145.17
$5,829.38
Military Aid
111.00
.
Moth
458.88
Water Revenue
$13,553.31
Health
522.78
Sewer
46.72
Municipal Light & Power
$19,213.68
Highway
94.05
Charities
1,394.00
Surplus Revenue $23,962.69
$3,070.97
Special Accounts:
Highway-State Aid Titicut Bridge
628.31
Water Rates
$13,553.31
Municipal Light & Power
$19,213.68
Overdrawn Accounts:
Poor Department
$3,203.93
Soldiers Relief
1,063.84
Overlay 1921
1,854.02
$6,121.79
$145,967.18 198
$145,967.18
NON-REVENUE ACCOUNTS
Loans Authorized
$31,000.00 Appropriation Balance Municipal Light Extension $31,000.00
DEBT ACCOUNTS
Net Funded or Fixed Debt
$67,800.00 School House Loan $3,300.00
Plymouth County T. B. Hospital Loan Municipal Lighting Plant Loan $67,800.00 Water Loans
$10,000.00
$15,000.00 $39,500.00
$67,800.00
$4,141.25
$4,769.56
Herring Privileges
60.00
199
REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Payments General Government Moderator
Salary
$20.00
$20.00
Town Manager Dept.
Salaries and Wages
Manager
4,000.00
Clerk
1,092.00
Other expenses
Stationery & Postage
116.32
Printing & Advertising 34.74
Automobile & Trans-
portation
611.37
Telephone
27.46
All others
69.14
$5,951.03
Accountant
Salary
Accountant
$717.50
Other expenses
Office expense
100.17
$817.67
Clerk, Treasurer and Collector
Salaries and Wages Clerk, Treas. & Collector 1,500.00
Clerk hire 679.75 2,179.75
200
Treasurer's Dept.
Other expenses
Stationery & Postage 117.48
Printing & Advertising 43.75
Office Supplies
72.14
Bond
275.00
Transportation
20.00
All other
5.15
$533.52
Collector's Dept.
Other expenses
Stationery & Postage 135.78
Printing & Advertising 199.01
$334.79
Town Clerk's Dept.
Other expenses
Recording Births & Deaths $18.25
Recording Marriages 53.00
Stationery & Postage 2.35
Printing & Advertising 21.10
Office Supplies 1.45
$96.15
Other Finance Offices & Accounts
Certifying Bonds & Notes
$22.00
22.00
Total Clerk, Treasurer Collector
96.15
$3,166.21
Assessor's Dept.
Salaries and Wages
Assessors $1,302.00
Clerk
1,022.00
$2,324.00
Other expenses
Stationery & Postage 1.90
Printing & Advertising
341.48
201
Carfares, auto, et . 349.85
Office Supplies
83.89
All others
61.84
.
$838.96
Total Assessors $3,162.96
Law Dept.
Town Council
500.00
Total Law Dept
500.00
500.00
Lakeville Ponds Investigation
Geo. A. Johnson
750.00
Stenographer
25.00
All others .35
Total Lakeville Ponds Investigation
775.35
775.35
Election and Registration Dept.
Salaries and Wages
Registrars
300.00
Election Officers 389.00
689.00
Other expenses
Printing & Advertising 158.26
All others
25.20
183.46
Total Election & Registration Dept. 872.46
202
Engineering
Salary
173.05
Transportation
37.25
All other
3.25
213.55
Total Engineering
213.55
Town Hall
Salaries and Wages
Agent & Janitor 1,312.50
1,312.50
Other expenses
Fuel
369.00
Light
375.27
Janitor's supplies
5.73
Repairs
1,939.42
Insurance
662.44
Telephone
256.70
Water
133.85
All other
113.87
3,856.28
Total Town Hall 5,168.78
Total General Government 20,648.01
Protection of Persons and Property
Police Dept.
Salaries & Wages
Chief
2,000.00
Patrolmen
6,253.07
Special Police
1,158.38
Janitor
160.00
9,571.45
Other expenses
Transportation
663.80
Equipment for Men
18.80
Police Signal
147.77
Fuel
166.03
203
Light 72.46
Janitor Supplies
1.92
Stationery, printing etc.
49.66
Telephone
113.90
Rent
656.66
All other
109.40
2,000.40
Total Police Dept. 11,571.85
Fire Dept.
Salaries & Wages
Chief
500.00
Supt. Fire Alarm
350.00
Firemen
7,500.50
Call Men
6,207.28
$14,557.78
Equipment & repairs
Apparatus
2,095.59
Hose
501.00
Equipment for men
32.17
Alarm Boxes, etc.
91.48
All others
2.10
$2,722.34
Fuel & Light
Fuel
323.25
Light & Power
439.34
$762.59
Maintenance, Building & Grounds
Repairs
124.33
Furniture & Furnishings
223.39
Laundry work
55.09
All others
96.23
499.04
204
Other expenses
Stationery, printing etc.
15.77
Telephone
52.83
All others
94.61
163.21
Total Fire Dept. $18,704.96
Inspection of Wires
Salary Inspector 150.00
150.00
Total Inspection of Wires 150.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Salaries & Wages
Sealer 500.93
500.93
Other expenses
Stationery & Postage 11.51
Transportation
272.75
Equipment supplies
253.87
All others
89.04
627.17
Total Sealer of Weights & Measures
1,128.10
Gypsy & Brown Tail Moth Extermination
Salaries & Wages
Supt.
502.32
Labor
2,263.98
2,766.30
Other expenses
Stationery, printing etc.
39.89
Telephone 33.24
Insecticides
888.44
Hardware, tools, etc.
256.92
Automobile
368.52
Insurance
222.28
All other
10.33
1,819.62
205
Total Gypsy & Brown Tail Moth Extermination
4,585.92
Planting & Trimming of Trees
Salaries & Wages Labor
643.23
£ 643.23
Other expenses
Hardware, Tools
41.69
Insurance 19.73
61.42
Total Planting & Trimming of Trees
704.65
Forest Fires
Salaries & Wages
Fighting fires
708.55
708.55
Other expenses
Apparatus
70.54
All other
37.25
107.79
Total Forest Fires 816.34
Dog Officer
Salaries & Wages
Dog Officer 175.00
175.00
Other expenses
Printing & Advertising 17.50
17.50
Total Dog Officer 192.50 Total Protection of Persons & Property 37,854.32
Health and Sanitation Health Dept.
General Administration
Agent 1,200.00
Nurse 1,000.00
206
Stationery & Postage
3.25
Printing & Advertising
108.93
Telephone
36.63
Auto, Transportation
675.60
All others
58.56
3,082.97
Quarantine & Contagious Diseases
Guards & Nurses
3.00
Cash Aid
40.94
Loss of wages
12.50
Hospitals
847.50
All others
20.37
924.31
Tuberculosis
Board & Treatment
1,188.20
County Hospital
2,401.24
$3.589.44
Vital Statistics
Births
230.00
Deaths
83.25
313.25
Other expenses
District Nurse
500.00
St. Lukes Hospital
500.00
All other 6.00
1.006.00
Inspection
School children
Physician
400.00
Nurse
500.00
900.00
Inspector of Animals
200.00
Inspector of Milk 85.00
285.00
207
Sewer Maintenance
Labor
1,228.23
Tools & Equipment
14.40
Pipe & Fittings
20.16
Materials
91.68
All others
6.71
1,361.18
Refuse & Garbage
Rubbish contract
540.00
Garbage contract
1,140.00
1,680.00
Street Cleaning
Labor
1,210.12
1,210.12
Total Health & Sanitation $14,352.27
Highways
General Administration
Supt.
1,800.00
Office expense
13.62
1,813.62
General
Labor
12,902.57
Teams
443.28
Broken stone, gravel
2,049.96
Equipment & Repairs
5,249.78
Ford trucks
2,268.00
Steam Roller
2,909.20
Hay, grain & straw Fuel
715.99
Insurance
930.70
All others
1,021.24
29,008.04
Street Oiling
Labor
2,162.49
Material
5,028.77
All others
78.40
7,269.66
517.32
208
Other expenses
Street Signs
102.30
Street Layouts
9.00
111.30
Cushman Street
3,446.84
Plymouth Street
3,345.84
Smith St.
253.00
Plympton St.
21,723.16
Titicut Bridge
8,758.70
37,527.54
Sidewalks & Curbings
Maintenance
Labor
488.08
Materials
229.50
All others
65.24
782.82
Construction
Labor
2,303.72
Materials
2,095.92
4,399.64
Snow & Ice Removal
Labor
1,919.28
All others
16.12
1,935.40
Commonwealth of Mass. Highway Tax 6,384.50
Total Highway 89,232.52
Charity Dept.
General Administration 1
Salaries & Wages
400.00
All others 120.23
520.23
Outside Relief by Town
Cash aid 7,415.46
Coal & Wood 412.92
Board & Care 672.49
209
Medicine & medical attendance
254.00
State Institutions
59.42
All others 45.19
8,859.48
Relief by other Cities & Towns
Cities
129.00
Towns
334.24
State
425.06
888.30
Mothers Aid
Town
3,484.50
Other cities & Towns
1,413.00
State
645.00
5,542.50
Almshouse
Salaries & Wages
Supt.
999.96
Other Employees
1,713.50
2,713.46
Other expenses
Groceries & Provi-
sions 2,629.51
Dry Goods & Clothing 268.65
Buildings
830.37
Fuel & Light
845.87
Hay & Grain
626.69
Seeds & Equipment
395.37
Medicine
80.96
All others 852.54
6,529.96
Total Charities 25,053.93
State Aid Military Aid
Soldiers Benefits 1,550.00 222.00
1,772.00
210
Soldiers Relief
Fuel
284.88
Cash aid
2,828.96
Medicine & Medical attendance 450.00
3,563.84
Total Soldiers Benefits
5,335.84
Schools
School Plans
175.00
175.00
General
Salaries & Wages
Supt.
3,100.00
Clerk
17.60
Other expenses
Truant Officer 30.00
Stationery, printing, etc. 197.55
Telephone 131.76
Traveling expenses 77.26
School census
120.00
All others 5.67
3,679.84
Teachers Salaries
High & Elementary 66,798.07
66,798.07
Text Books & Supplies
High & Elementary Text & reférence books 3,426.50
Supplies 2,256.46
5,682.96
Tuition
High & Elementary 822.00
Vocational School 300.00
1,122.00
211
Transportation High & Elementary 8,702.34
8,702.34
Janitors Services
High & Elementary
5,081.83
5,081.83
Fuel & Light
High & Elementary 4,681.64
4,681.64
Maintenance of Buildings & Grounds High & Elementary
Repairs 7,008.62
Janitors Supplies 143.86
All others
1,619.04
8,771.52
Furniture & Furnishings High 391.12
391.12
Rent
Elementary
500.00
500.00
Other expenses
Diplomas & Graduating
exercises 126.22
126.22
Total Schools
105,712.54
Library & Reading Rooms
Salaries & Wages
Librarian 1,500.00
Assistants
2,601.82
Janitors 600.00
4,701.82
Fuel & Light
Fuel
334.00
Light
323.30
657.30
212
Buildings
Repairs
298.62
Furniture & Furnishings
7.15
All others
50.49
356.26
Other expenses
Printing, stationery, etc.
168.26
Telephone
24.51
Insurance
410.73
All others
63.63
667.13
Total Library 6,382.51
Celebrations & Entertainments
Band Concerts
150.00
Total Celebrations & En-
tertainments
150.00
Unclassified
Pensions
281.32
281.32
Memorial Day G. A. R.
300.00
300.00
Printing Town Reports & Incidentals 908.85
908.85
Auditing Municipal Ac-
ounts
606.59
606.59
Plymouth Co. Aid to Agri- culture 200.00
200.00
Total unclassified 2,296. 76
213
Enterprises & Cemeteries Water Dept.
Administration
Clerk
1,050.00
Stationery & Postage
87.04
Telephone
112.99
Light & Fuel
178.92
Insurance
149.73
All other
117.39
1,696.07
General
Labor
6,409.06
Teams & Automobile 478.95
Pipes & Fittings
1,448.14
Meters & Fittings
587.76
Freight & Express
49.26
All other
216.68
9,189.85
Service Connections
Labor
445.80
Pipes & Fittings
1,562.60
2,008.40
Pumping Station
Engineers
3,910.33
Oil, Waste & Packing
25.46
Coal
5,551.31
Repairs on Building
529.48
All other
366.84
10,383.42
Total Water 23,277.74
Electric Light Dept.
Administration
Manager
2,034.38
Clerk
1,604.67
Office Supplies
487.21
214
Stationery & Postage
274.39
Printing & Advertising
130.99
Carfares, Auto, etc.
752.48
Telephone
25.10
$5,309.22
Stations
Engineers
4,614.50
Repairs to Plant
491.66
Repairs to Real Estate
78.07
Oil & Waste
69.27
Tools
193.15
Purchase of Energy
31,491.08
Repairs Water Plant
284.13
37,221.86
General
Care of Lights
2,027.01
Repairs of Line
5,880.86
Meters & Transformers
27.89
Carbons
103.79
Auto & Transportation 3,043.00
Insurance
619.92
Reading Meters
989.39
Repairs of Meters
517.03
Distribution Tools &
Equipment
3,020.69
Accidents & Damages 5.00
Public Utility Tax
17.94
16,252.52
Construction
Meters & Transformers 3,711.07
Electric Lines '
10,339.68
Installing Meters .
283.94
Street Light Equipment 202.25
Misc. Power Plant
8.35
14,545.29
215
Total Electric Light Dept. $73,328.89
Gas Dept.
Administration
Manager
406.87
Clerks
802.24
Office Supplies
238.60
Stationery & Postage
136.96
Printing & Advertising
65.73
Carfare, auto, etc.
253.43
Telephone
12.55
Public Utility Tax
8.97
1,925.35
Stations
Purification Supplies
206.85
Other Employees
3,595.91
Repairs to Plant
2,002.82
Repairs to Real Estate
1,047.71
Fuel
72.39
Oil
4,468.36
Tools
9.24
Water & Wood
67.77
Generator Fuel
6,087.18
All other
6.62
17,564.85
General
Mains & Service
368.84
Meters
895.51
Maintenance Tools &
Appliances
141.05
Gas Stove
542.56
Appliances
355.06
Auto & Transportation
172.65
Reading Meters
489.66
Jobbing, Labor & Mater- ial
1,290.63
Insurance
356.31
4,612.27
216
Construction
Installing Meters
100.66
Street Mains
8,204.39
Meters
682.14
Services
2,524.50
Machinery
249.27
11,760.96
Total Gas Dept.
35,863.43
Gas & Electric Guarantee & Deposit
Deposits returned
114.00
Interest on returned deposits 1.67
Total Guarantee & Deposits
115.67
Town Scales
Scales
807.64
Labor
161.70
Total Scales
969.34
Herring Run
Salaries & Wages
387.30
Other expenses
101.72
489.02
Total Enterprises & Cemeteries 134,044.09
Interest
Temporary Loans
Anticipation of Revenue 3,323.99
3,323.99
General Loans
School house 198.00
County hospital
600.00
798.00
217
Public Service Enterprise
Water
1,700.00
Gas & Electric
800.00
2,500.00
Total Interest 6,621.99
Municipal Indebtedness
Temporary Loans
Anticipation of revenue 150,000.00
150,000.00
General Loans
School house
1,650.00
Plymouth Co. hospital
2,000.00
3,650.00
Public Service Enterprise
Water
3,500.00
Gas & Electric 5,000.00
8,500.00
Total Municipal Indebtedness
162,150.00
Agency & Trust Refund & Transfers
Taxes
Civilian War Poll Tax 765.00
State Tax 13,000.00
County Tax 15,718.95
29,483.95
Trust & Investment
Cemetery Perpetual Care Perpetual Care Funds Bequest 2,325.00
Care of Lots
1,065.67
3,390.67
218
Refunds
Taxes 1923
1.37
Taxes 1924
4.65
Corporation Tax
98.54
Civilian War Poll Tax
51.00
Moth Dept.
22.49
Milk Licenses
6.50
Municipal Light Plant Tax
26.91
Highway Dept.
3.15
Charity Dept.
32.00
Soldiers Relief
25.25
State Aid
12.00
School Dept.
28.89
Interest Water Loan
420.00
Interest on Taxes
.90
733.65
Total Agency & Trust
$33,608.27
Total Payments
643,443.05
Cash on hand Dec. 31st, 1924
24,511.40
Grand Total
667,954.45
RECEIPTS
Taxes
Levy of Current Year
Polls, Personal & Real Estate $199,876.59
Levy of Previous Years
Polls, Personal & Real Estate 47,808.12
From State
Corporations
31,178.77
Income 2,653.34
Bank 55.03
Total Taxes $281,571.85
219
Licenses & Permits
Theatre
25.00
Junk
120.00
Common Victualler
126.00
Pool, Billiards & Bowling
6.00
Alcohol
11.50
Peddlers
89.00
Sunday
46.00
Garage
115.00
Gasolene
66.00
Auctioneer
8.00
Innholder
4.00
Bottling
10.00
Milk
17.00
All other
6.00
Total Licenses & Permits
649.50
Fines & Forfeits
Court fines
1,049.00
Total Fines & Forfeits
1,049.00
Grants & Gifts
From County
Dog Licenses 1,859.53
Total Grants & Gifts
1,859.53
Special Assessments
Moth Extermination
829.97
Sidewalks
1,282.05
Total Special Assessments
2,112.02
Departmental
General Government
Collection Costs
82.10
Town Clerk
.57
220
Assessors
Sale of auto 150.00
Town Hall
Rent
985.00
Miscellaneous .35
Total General Government
1,218.02
Protection of Persons & Property
Police Dept.
Telephone 23.03
Fire Dept.
Use of Apparatus 102.00
Inspection
Sealing fees
105.00
Forestry
Gypsy & Brown Tail
Moth extermination 629.40
Forest fires
247.39
876.79
Health
Contagious Diseases 899.00
Tuberculosis 182.14
All other
21.50
1,102.64
Sanitation
Sewer connections 483.19
Total Protection of Persons & Property
2,692.65
Highway
Sale of Material 30.00
Labor & Material
122.99
Commonwealth of Mass. Plympton St. 10,858.75
Thos. S. Pierce Trustees 11,830.23
Total Highway 22,841.97
221
Charities
Almshouse
Sale of Produce
3,604.76
Board
579.00
4,183.76
Reimbursement from Outside Relief
Cities & Towns
2,194.16
State
1,297.95
3,492.11
Mother's Aid
Cities & Towns
540.58
State
948.76
1,489.34
Total Charities 9,165.21
Soldiers Benefits
State Aid
2,144.00
Military Aid
96.00
Soldiers Burial
60.00
Soldiers Exemption
294.56
Total Soldiers Benefits 2,594.56
Schools
Tuition of State Wards
787.06
Other Tuition
6,052.91
Sale of Books & Supplies
11.62
Thos. S. Pierce Trustees
4,220.00
All others
23.23
Total Schools 11,094.82
Library
Fines
443.69
All other
15.38 .
Total Library 459.07
222
Unclassified
Commonwealth of Mass.
War Bonus Distribution 4,890.83
Refund on Grade Crossings 294.94
Total Unclassified 5,185.77
Public Service Enterprises
Water Dept.
Sale of Water
26,599.10
Repairs, sale of Material 900.48
Construction 1,300.76
28,800.34
Municipal Light Plant
Sale of Gas 29,870. 54
Sale of Light 63,804.46
Sale of Power
19,633.34
Sale of Supplies
1,925.07
Deposits
802.00
All other 991.09
117,026.50 300.00
Herrings
Total Public Service Enterprises 146,126.84
Cemeteries 1,057.17
Care of Endowed Lots
Total Cemeteries
1,057.17
Interest
Deposits
660.93
Taxes
2,796.50
3,457.43
Trust Funds
Library 754.16
Drinking Fountain Fund
160.29
914.45
223
Fire District Notes
280.00
Total Interest
4,651.88
Indebtedness
Temporary Loans
Anticipation of Rev- enue 150,000.00
Total Indebtedness
150,000.00
Agency & Trust
Agency
Taxes collected for State, County and non-resident bank tax are included in general tax receipts. Trust
Perpetual Care Deposits 2,325.00
Total Agency & Trust 2,325.00
Refunds
Taxes 1923
1.37
Taxes 1924
4.65
Corporation Taxes
98.54
Civilian War Poll Tax 1921
51.00
Moth Dept.
22.49
Milk Licenses
6.50
Municipal Light Plant Tax
26.91
Highway Dept.
3.15
Charity Dept.
32.00
Soldiers Relief
25.25
State Aid
12.00
School Dept.
28.89
Interest Water Loans
420.00
Interest on Taxes
.90
Total Refunds
733.65
Total Receipts
647,388.51
Cash on hand at beginning of year
20,565.94 667,954.45
Grand Total
INDEX
Town Officers
3
General Reports:
Annual Town Meeting
80
Appointments by Selectmen
121
Assessors
134
Dog Officer
133
Fire Department, Chief of
144
Forest Fire Warden
139
Gas and Electric Plant
148
Health Officer,
141
Highway Department
64
Inspector of Animals
156
Inspector of Milk
124
Inspector of Slaughtering
126
Inspector of Wires
136
Jury List
117
Librarian Public Library
129
Moth Department
127
Overseers of Poor
79
Police Department, Chief of
68
School Committee
16
Selectmen
12
Sealer of Weights and Measures
137
Town Clerk
80
Marriages
104
Births
109
Deaths
114
Town Manager
5
Treasurer's Report
157
Tree Warden
138
Water Department
72
Financial Reports :
Assessors
153
Cemetery Trust Funds
167
Collector of Taxes
158
Gas and Electric Plant
182
General Financial Statement
191
Overseers of Poor
176
Statement of Accounts
190
Town Indebtedness
155
Trustees under will of Thos. S. Peirce
162
Treasurer, Public Library
178
Trustee of Maria L. H. Pierce Fund for Inmates of Town Farm
166
Water Department
72
Town Accountant
199
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