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Undoubtedly the depression and economic conditions pre- vailing have in a small measure contributed to the falling off in sales of gas.
Total amount purchased 34,146,800 cubic feet
Average B. T. U.
533
Average paid Taunton Gas Co. per M
.784
Average cost in holder per M
.864
Average cost per M sold
1.356
Average price received per M sold
1.532
Net profit per M sold
176
Average receipt per consumer
$37.66
Miles of Main
23
Consumers per mile of Main
52
Gas sold per mile of Main
1276 M
ELECTRIC
On January 1, 1931, rates were reduced which at that time was estimated would result in a saving to consumers of $22,000.00, and decrease the income of the Department a greater part of that amount.
The result of the year's operations shows that the income from light and power has been reduced only $4,718, also showing that at reduced rates consumers will use an in- creased amount of light as shown by the output, being 95,711 K. W. H. greater although the income was that much less, as quoted above.
Seventeen street lights have been added during the year. There still remain some dark areas in which a light or two would make it much safer for the public. Because of in- creased demands on the street lighting apparatus, one of the old inefficient transformers for that service has been replaced with a new more efficient type with larger capacity. There still remains one more of the older ones which should be re- placed this year and would result in a material saving.
While the low price of copper prevailed, wire was pur- chased to increase the size of present conductors in some
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cases and in others to add another wire to change some of the circuits to outlying districts from single phase to three phase, which will reduce the line loss one-half and will not only im- prove the service but will more nearly balance the load on the entire system.
There has not been any interruption in the High Tension service during the year.
With the addition of the three new 500 K W transformers at the plant, together with the different sources of receiving current, the possibility of being without power in town is much less than any time for many years.
The replacing of the old wire on the tower with copper tubing has not only added much to the appearance but great- ly to the reliability of the service.
Total K. W. H. purchased 2,322,180
Increase over 1930 75,664
Total K.W.H. made 143,170
Increase over 1930 49,670
Average price paid for purchased . 0183
Average cost of made and purchased at swtichboard.0196 Total cost as defined by state .044
Average price received from all classes of Electric Service .058
Combined Gas and Electric manufacturing
profit carried to Profit and Loss $32,200.24
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GAS AND ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE Which include December Sales (January bills)
Gas
$8,592.80
Lighting
19,812.86
Power
2,219.31
Jobbing
235.45
$30,860.42
TOTAL SALES
1930
1931
Gas
$46,958.46
$46,769.77
Lighting
108,403.36
105,466.48
Power
18,223.48
16,864.20
Jobbing
1,879.55
1,159.40
$175,464.85 $170,259.85
Decrease in Sales, 1931 over 1930
Gas
$188.69
Light and Power
4,296.16
Gas, Light and Power combined
$4,484.85
CONSUMERS
Jan. 1, 1932
Gas
49
Electric
1695
Gas and Electric
1145
2889
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METERS INSTALLED
Jan. 1, 1932
Gas
1451
Electric
3365
4816
STREET LIGHTS 1931
Total No. Total No. Av. No. Av. No. nights hours
run
run
per mo. per night
All night service
365 3,945 h.
30 10 h.48 m.
2.00 A. M. service
365 2,872 h.51 m. 30 7 h.52 m.
12:00 midnight service 365
2,142 h.
30 5 h.52 m.
So. Middleboro, Rock &
No. Midd. service
365 2,453 h. 30
6 h.43 m.
K. W. H. made
143,170
K. W. H. purchased
2,322,180
Total Total K. W. H. used for street lights
2,465,350
205,905
1931 Operating Expenses-Gas PRODUCTION
Operation:
Wages at Gas Plant
$1,897.50
Boiler Fuel
225.25
Water
52.25
Water Gas Oil & Enrichers
1.00
$2,176.00
Maintenance: Maintenance of Works & Station Structures $318.53
nights hours
215
Maintenance Other Equipment at Works
208.88
Station Tools & Appliances
15.84
Gas Purchased
26,790.42
$27,333.67
TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION
Operation :
Removing and Resetting Meters $77.89
Inspecting and Testing Meters 5.51
$83.40
Maintenance :
Maintenance of Street Mains $27.00
Maintenance of Services 647.03
Maintenance of Consumers' Meters 408.16
Maintenance of Tools and Appliances 21.04
$1,103.23
GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
Salary of Manager $1,000.00
Salaries of General Office Clerks,
Meter Readers and Collectors 2,376.98
General Office Supplies and Expenses 576.80
Miscellaneous Expenses 9.03
Insurance
303.25
Accidents and Damages
69.50
Transportation Expenses
443.14
Advertising
7.62
Depreciation
4,315.40
$9,101.72
Total Expenses
$39,798.02
Balance to Profit and Loss (Profit)
5,173.03
Total Debits $44,971.05
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1931
INCOME-GAS
From sale of Gas $46,769.77
Less Discounts, Rebates etc. 1,798.72
Total Credits $44,971.05
OPERATING EXPENSES Hydro-Electric Generation
Operation :
Electric Labor
$4,905.00
Lubricants
43.58
Station Supplies and Expense 253.34
$5,201.92
Maintenance:
Maintenance of Dams and Intakes $77.49
Maintenance of Electric Generating Equipment 118.26
Maintenance of Accessory Electric Equipment 354.44
Maintenance of Station Structures 134.68
Maintenance of Water Turbines 2.60
Electric Energy Purchased 42,637.54
$43,325.01
Transmission, Distribution and Storage
Operation: Transmission & Distribution Supplies & Expense $3,780.87
Inspecting & Testing Meters 251.18
Removing & Resetting Meters 560.78
$4,592.83
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Maintenance:
Maintenance of Transmission & Distribution Lines $8,132.89
Maintenance of Transformers 476.32
Maintenance of Consumers' Meters 2.43
$8,611.64
Utilization
Operation :
Municipal Street Lamps-
Supplies and Expense
$1,775.36
General and Miscellaneous
Salary of Manager $2,000.00
Salaries of General Office Clerks
Meters Readers and Collectors 4,754.26
General Office Supplies and Expenses 1,154.14
Insurance 1,153.80
Transportation Expenses 2,935.78 .
Depreciation 14,408.38
17.38
Miscellaneous General Expense
$26,423.74
Total Expenses
$89,930.50
Balance to Profit and Loss (Profit)
27,027.21
Total Debits
$116,957.71
1931 INCOME-ELECTRIC
From Lighting
$105,466.48 16,864.20
From Power
$122,330.68
Less Discounts, Rebates etc.
5,372.97
Total Credits
$116,957.71
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BALANCE SHEET
Assets
Investments-Gas
Land, Gas
$1,200.00
Structures
2,426.50
Boiler Plant Equipment
1,080.88
Miscellaneous Power Plant Equipment 441.06
Water Gas Sets
2,994.30
Purification Apparatus
292.62
Other Equipment at Works
7,506.61
Street Mains
84,673.83
High Pressure Gas Lines
12,848.35
Gas Services
20,630.92
High Pressure Services
23.01
Consumers' Meters
9,848:85
Consumers' Meter Installations
1,540.07
Office Equipment
435.80
Laboratory Equipment
350.00
Investments-Electric
Land, Electric
$6,000.00
Right of Way
2,579.00
Right of Way, Brockton High Tension
3,813.70
Structures
2,976.64
Reservoirs, Dams, Canals &
Waterways 7,260.92
Water Turbines & Water Wheels
2,155.02
Electric Plant, Hydro
3,087.24
Miscellaneous Power Plant
Equipment, Hydro 1,430.66
Transformer Station & Substation Equipment 8,093.04
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Poles, Fixtures and Overhead Conductors
$104,088.23
Consumers' Meters
27,188.68
Consumers' Meter Installations
6,069.13
Line Transformers
25,214.87
Transformer Installations ·
6.79
Street Lighting Equipment
9,822.00
Office Equipment
846.37
Underground Conduits
35,765.33
Underground Conductors
12,627.38
Brockton High Tension Lines
25,168.67
Current Assets:
Cash on hand
32,642.25
Accounts Receivable
30,860.42
Inventory
8,246.42
Reserve Funds:
Depreciation Fund
427.57
Construction Fund
5,207.48
Special Deposits Fund
1,175.02
Liabilities
Loan Repayments
$143,200.00
Appropriations for Construction
45,992.39
Notes Payable
19,000.00
Bill Payable
3,781.69
Consumers' Deposits
1,175.02
Interest Accrued
253.33
Profit and Loss Balance
295,643.20
$509,045.63 $509,045.63
PLANT INVESTMENT (Book Value)
Gas
$146,292.80
Electric
284,193.67
$430,486.47
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PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT
By balance at beginning of year $268,189.03
By balance of Gas Operating Expense Account 5,173.03
By balance of Electric Operating Expense Account 27,027.21
By balance of Jobbing Account
40.59
To interest paid and accrued on notes $786.66
To note paid
4,000.00
To balance account
295,643.20
$300,429.86 $300,429.86
CONSTRUCTION DRAFTS 1931
Gas
Expended for:
Street Mains
$717.25
Services
826.04
Consumers' Meters
182.45
Consumers' Meter Installations
64.37
$1,790.11
Electric
Expended for:
Rights of Way $50.00
Transformer Station and
Substation Equipment
5,169.77
Poles, Fixtures and Overhead Conductors
11,285.78
. Consumers' Meters
660.04
Consumers' Meter Installations
247.74
Line Transformers
1,478.26
Street Lighting Equipment
903.08 $19,794.67
$21,584.78
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STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS NOTES ACCOUNT
Dec. 31 Transferred from Operating Fund $4,000.00 Dec. 31 Payments $4,000.00
INTEREST ACCOUNT
Dec. 31 Transferred from Operating Fund $840.00 Dec. 31 Payments $840.00
DEPRECIATION FUND
Jan. 1 Balance in Town
Treasury
$703.79 Dec. 31 Transferred to
Construction Fund 19,000.00
Dec. 31 Transferred from Operating Fund $18,723.78 Dec. 31 Balance in
Town Treasury 427.57
$19,427.57 CONSTRUCTION FUND
Jan.
1 Balance in
Town Treasury $792.26 Dec. 31 Payments $21,584.78
Dec. 31 Transferred from
Operating Fund $7,000.00
Dec. 31 Transferred from
Depreciation Fund 19,000.00
Dec. 31 Balance in Town Treasury $5,207.48
$26,792.26
$26,792.26
OPERATING FUND
Jan. 1 Balance in Town Treasury
$9,272.06
Notes Account $4,000.00
Dec. 31 Collections
$160,902.20
Dec. 31 Transferred to
Interest Account 840.00
Dec. 31 Transferred to Depreciation Fund 18,723.78
Dec. 31 Transferred to
Construction Fund 7,000.00
Dec. 31 Payments
106,968.23
Dec. 31 Balance in
Town Treasury 32,642.25
$170,174.26
Jan. Balance in Town Treasury
Dec. 31 Payments
$718.25
$1,234.27
Dec. 31 Balance in
Dec. 31 Collections
659.00
Town Treasury 1,175.02
$1,893.27
$1,893.27
SUMMARY
Balance in Construction Fund
$5,207.48
Balance in Depreciation Fund
427.57
Balance in Operating Fund
32,642.25
Balance in Deposits Fund
1,175.02
Total Collections Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 1931
161,561.20
Respectfully submitted, GEORGE A. PHILBROOK, Manager.
$170,174.26 DEPOSITS FUND
Dec. 31 Transferred to
$19,427.57
INDEX
Town Officers. 7
GENERAL REPORTS:
Annual Town Meeting
84
Appointments by the Selectmen.
119
Assessors.
161
Chief of Police.
62
Dog Officer
118
Election Officers.
203
Fire Department, Chief of.
144
Forest Warden.
117
Gas and Electric Department ..
210
Health Officer
133
Highway Department.
122
Inspector of Animals.
113
Inspector of Milk.
128
Inspector of Slaughtering.
127
Jury List. .
204
Librarian, Public Library.
138
Moth Department.
111
Planning Board.
67
Plumbing Inspector.
137
Report on Parking Problem.
69
Public Health Nurse
34
Public Welfare
154
Receipts from Licenses.
136
Registrar's Report.
208
School Committee. .
15
Sealer of Weights and Measures.
108
Selectmen.
82
Town Clerk
84 101
Marriages
97
Deaths. 105
Town Manager. 10
75
Wire Inspector. 115
Tree Warden. 202
Trustee of Maria L. H. Peirce Fund for Inmates of Town Farm 110
125
FINANCIAL REPORTS:
Assessors. 161
Balance Sheet. 218
Cemetery Trust Funds. 168
Financial Report. 180
Gas and Electric Department. 210
Statement of Accounts 221
Town Accountant. 180
Town Indebtedness. 209
Trustee of Maria L. H. Peirce Fund for Inmates of Town Farm. 110
Treasurer, Public Library. 166
Trustees under the Will of Thomas S. Peirce. 150
Births.
Water Department.
Trustees for Plymouth County Aid to Agriculture.
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Brought Forvand.
191.45
E anchew Freeman 1 Rail fest Cleaning general Care-
& Swift Lot 2 kails fert Cleaning general Care-
Starbuck Lat. -
General Care-
Sharpening Repairs + Oil- 310
$204.00
Recieved
June- 34,00 July. aug.
40.00 33.00
107.00
4h
10 25 15
2
6 50
20 25 350
550
3 00 3 00
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107.00
Bal-
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Season 1931
Work done on lots at. Green. Cemetry
Efterlow Clark Lot 525 15
11/2 pails fest. Cleaning
25 2.85
general Care-
Putnam Lot
1 Rail fest
2
250 2 60
EGerin Dean Lot. 1 pail fest cleaning General Care 3 15
10 25
Filling+Seeding 300 6 50
7.50- 4000
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7 00
23.35
$ 3
25
10
general care
200
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14.00
20 25
445
4 00
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25
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10
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3 00
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1 pail fest 10
general Care
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1. karl lest reset stone 1
general Care Det cleaning
25 4 35
43 25
general Care- 2
450
2 90 3 00
650
10
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3 60
3
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400
10
40 2 50
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EGrad Bryant Lot
8.00
10
20
Clean Stones
2 50
general care
3 25
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450
- general Breck Lat general Care 275 2 75
E Jennie Carpenter General Care clean stone
400 2 25 1
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25
$60 .72
600
2 75
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4
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12.50 0
15 20 50
3 2 50
filling + feeding
10 95 4 60
2,50 2 15 2 15
10 25 65 3
2. Thomas
1 pail Just Cleaning general Caré-
george fleane General Care
500
2
50
2
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85 50
& games nichols Lot general Care-
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Brought Forward.
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25
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10
20 90 3 30
Stearns Lot filling + seeding General Care
Eatwood Lot General Care
> Ruel Thompson general Care
200 250 4 50
550 2 50 2 50
50
4 3 00 3 00
106 60
6
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2
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general Care 2 90 3 00
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1 pail fest 10
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15
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filling + seeding
general Caré 3 35 6 10
& Comich Lot general Care
8º VU
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2
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$
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general Care-
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Cobb. Lot general Care
EBennett Lot
Filling + seeding spread ashes. General Care-
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500
450 15 25 3 10
3 50
250
2
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25 2 50
5 25
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