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Playground and Swimming Pool Project received from ERA, $35,773.95, and from the Peirce Estate, $19,026.07, making a total of $54,800.02. Three new tennis courts are laid out and ready for the surface coat. The building to be used for the bath house has been placed on the new foundation and is being remodeled. The swimming pool is complete but will later have an 8 foot cement walk around it, all of which will be enclosed by an 8 foot wire fence. We also will build an 8 foot square pump-house and install a pump therein. Work is now being done on the land between the pool and the river, making it into a park area.
The Wareham and Cherry Street Water Extension was completed April 14th. The Federal money received for labor was $15,576.78; for pipe, $4,699.00. The Peirce estate expense for pipe and supplies was $2,555.35 and the town paid $2,700.68, making the total paid, $25,531.81.
The Warrentown Extension received from CWA, $1,078.15, from ERA, $1,228.85, and from the town for pipe and supplies, $4,234.75, making the total, $6,541.75. This extended the 8 inch main on Plymouth and Summer Streets and gave added fire protection to about 25 houses.
The Peirce Street Water Extension, as far as Oak Street, received from ERA, $5,814.65; from the Peirce Estate
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$8,321.59; and from the town, $623.74; making a total of $14,759.99. This gives a 12 inch pipe on Jackson, Lincoln and Peirce Streets as far as Oak Street; and the continuation on Frank and Cambridge Streets, put in by the town, in- creases the fire prevention for several factories and the west end of the town.
Plympton Street at Middleboro Green received from ERA, $466.10, and the town paid for pipe and supplies, $812.81, making a total of $1,278.91 This gave fire pro- tection for the First Congregational Church.
Other work has been done by the Water Department that is not included in the work of the ERA or CWA. A full report on all work may be seen by referring to the annual report of the Water Department.
The latest project started December 18th with 3 men and 3 women making permanent records of the births, mar- riages and deaths, from about 1669 to about 1850, of the town of Middleboro. A card system is used and then a typewritten list will be made for the printer to use whenever these records are published and placed in various libraries in the country. The old books are becoming badly mutilated by the number of people who come to look up old records. The old records are very valuable from a historic standpoint and can now be carefully preserved.
Government money can be used only for labor, and the town has to supply trucks, gravel, pipe and all materials for the work. We have been very fortunate in having the Peirce Estate come to our assistance in furnishing the neces- sary materials. The Trustees have cooperated with the town many times when there was no money appropriated for the continuing of the work.
Money received from the Government for employment during the last 13 months has kept many families from being
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on the Welfare list. Most of the money has been spent in Middleboro, which has been a great help to the merchants.
Work for 1935 includes finishing the swimming pool and bath house, also the surrounding park area, construction of Tispaquin Street, Gypsy Moth extermination, records of births, marriages and deaths, also the Sewing Project. We expect soon to have an orchard trimming and pest con- trol project, furnishing work for about 30 more men.
Respectfully submitted,
CHESTER L. SHAW, ERA Administrator.
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REPORT OF GAS AND ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT
To the Town Manager, Town of Middleboro.
Dear Sir:
I am submitting the forty-first report of the Gas & Elec- tric Department for the year ending December 31, 1934.
This report includes operation accounts, revenues, Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss Sheet, in the same form as in the Re- port to the Public Utilities, together with Statement of Accounts.
GAS
There has been less activity in this department than in former years. Approximately one-half mile of new four- inch cast iron main was laid on Fairview and West Grove Streets, and an amount purchased at the same time for tieing in to the old main near the pumping station.
The gas holder has been given one coat of paint and would recommend another coat during this coming year.
The high pressure service from Taunton continues to prove satisfactory as the supply has been ample and no interruptions have occured.
Total Gas Purchased 29,453,600 cubic feet
Average price paid Taunton per M
.7546
66 cost in holder
.808
66 cost per M sold
1.499
received per M sold
1.48
66 consumption per customer 27.26
21,475 Cu. Ft.
Miles of main
Consumers per mile of Main
44
Cubic feet sold per Mile of Main
874,700
Average B. T. U.
536
New Services 15
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ELECTRIC
Fewer extensions have been made and less new con- struction' work done than in any fifteen previous years. The only extensions made have been the one on Miller Street to the Ashley farm, Purchade St., Snipituit Road in Rochester, and in No. Lakeville.
Seven new Street Lights have been installed in the new cut at South Middleboro, and two in town.
There has been a noticeable increase in sales and the current purchased exceeded that of 1933 by 291,310 K. W., which is reflected in the manufacturing profit carried to Profit and Loss.
A third conductor has been extended from Star Mills to East Middleboro for the purpose of bettering the service in that part of the town.
The relocating of line thru the hank meadows, so called, is nearly completed.
Total K. W. Purchased 2,946,310
Increase over 1933
291,310
Total made by Hydro
55,060
Decrease over 1933 10,790
Net Increase 280,520
Average paid Plymouth Electric Co. per K.W. .0140
Average cost of Purchased, made, and Distribution . 0326
Average cost at board for Purchased and made .0174
Average received per K.W.H. for all classes of service . 0447
Average cost per K. W. H. sold
.0395
Average profit per K. W. H. sold
.0052
Total gas and electric manufacturing profit carried to Profit and Loss
- 12,395.29
Increase over 1933 3,248.67
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GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY TOTAL SALES
1933
1934
Increase Decrease
Gas
$37,543.26
$37,261.25
$282.01
Lighting
88,256.94
94,213.65 $5,956.71
Power
16,743.51
18,764.09
2,020.58
Jobbing
640.75
1,358.37
717.62
$143,184.46 $151,597.36 $8,694.91 $282.01
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE (Which include December Sales (January bills)
Gas
$7,352.84
Lighting
18,898.52
Power
2,762.68
Jobbing
190.60
$29,204.64
CONSUMERS
Jan. 1, 1935
Gas
31
Electric
1890
Gas & Electric
1079
3000
METERS INSTALLED
Jan. 1, 1935
Gas
1407
Electric
3395
4802
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STREET LIGHTS 1934
Total No. Total No. Ave. No. Ave. No.
nights hours
nights
hours
run
run
per mo. per night
All night service
365
4012
30 11 h.
12:00 midnight service 365
2351
30 6 h. 27 m.
So. Midd., Rock, and
No. Midd. Service 365
2396
30
6 h. 34 m.
K.W.H. made . 55,060
K.W.H. purchased
. 2,946,310
Total -
3,001,370
Total K.W.H. used for street lights
178,502
1934
OPERATING EXPENSES-GAS PRODUCTION
Operation:
Wages at Gas Plant
$1,786.73
Boiler Fuel
171.27
Water
18.45
$1,976.45
Maintenance:
Maintenance of Works and Station
Structures 16.50
Maintenance of Power Plant Equipment
55.64
Maintenance of Holders
469.37
Maintenance of Other Equipment at Works 45.85
Station Tools and Appliances
· 26.04
Gas Purchased 22,232.21
22,845.61
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TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION
Operation:
Removing and Resetting Meters 94.68
Maintenance:
Maintenance of Street Mains 55.03
Maintenance of Services 1,097.45
Maintenance of Consumers' Meters 355.65
Maintenance of Tools and Appliances
126.88
1,635.01
GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
Salary of Manager
800.00
Salaries of General Office Clerks,
Meter Readers and Collectors
2,652.51
General Office Supplies and Expense
626.48
Insurance
265.80
Transportation Expense
160.16
Depreciation
4,651.28
Miscellaneous Expense
28.58
9,184.81
Total Expense
$35,736.56
Balance to Profit and Loss
452.39
Total Debits
35,284.17
INCOME-GAS
From Sales of Gas
$37,261.25
Less Discounts, Rebates, Etc.
1,977.08
Total Credits $35,284.17
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OPERATING EXPENSES ELECTRIC 1934 Hydro-Electric Generation
Operation :
Electric Labor
$4,434.81
Lubricants
37.48
Station Supplies and Expense
187.38
$4,659.67
Maintenance:
Maintenance of Dams and Intakes 10.25
Maintenance of Electric Generating Equipment 70.36
Maintenance of Accessory Equipment 390.12
Maintenance of Station Structures 13.10
Electric Energy Purchased 41,284.63
41,768.46
Transmission, Distribution & Storage
Operation :
Transmission and Distribution-
Supplies and Expenses 1,336.40
Inspecting and Testing Meters 25.98
Removing and Resetting meters 94.70
Operation of Transmission and Dis- tribution Lines 1.00
1,458.08
Maintenance:
Maintenance of Transmission and
Distribution Lines 18,465.86
Maintenance of Consumers' Meters 629.84
Maintenance of Transformers 521.41
19,617.11
Utilization
Operation :
Municipal street Lamps-Supplies & Expenses 1,654.31
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General and Miscellaneous
Salary of Manager
1,600.00
Salaries of General Office Clerks,
Meter Readers, and Collectors
5,306.19
General Office Supplies and Expense
1,254.11
Insurance
878.62
Transportation Expense
4,297.09
Advertising
40.00
Miscellaneous General Expenses
43.96
Depreciation
16,168.00 29,587.97
Total Expense
$98,745.60
Balance to Profit and Loss (Profit)
12,847.60
Total Debits
$111,593.20
INCOME-ELECTRIC
From Lighting
$101,213.65
From Power
18,764.09
119,977.74
Less Discounts, Rebates, Etc.
8,384.54
Total Credits $111,593.20
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BALANCE SHEET
Assets
Investments-Gas
Land, Gas
$1,200.00
Structures
2,124.22
Boiler Plant Equipment
926.71
Miscellaneous Power Plant Equipment 378.16
Water Gas Sets
2,567.24
Purification Apparatus
225.17
Other Equipment at Works
6,851.08
Street Mains
99,359.52
Services
20,282.70
Consumers' Meters
8,911.03
Consumers' Meter Installations
1,622.86
Office Equipment
373.64
Laboratory Equipment
350.00
High Pressure Gas Line
11,015.85
High Pressure Services
19.73
Investments-Electric
Land, Electric 6,000.00
Right of Way
2,579.00
Right of Way, Brockton High Tension 3,813.70 Structures
2,716.70
Reservoirs, Dams, Canals, and Waterways
6,626.85
Water Turbines and Water Wheels.
1,926.28
Electric Plant, Hydro
3,681.22
Miscellaneous Power Plant Equip-
ment
1,278.80
Transformer Station and Substation Equipment 6,938.77
Poles, Fixtures and Overhead Con- ductors 97,160.27
Consumers' Meters
26,682.01
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Consumers' Meter Installations
6,791.50
Line Transformers
29,788.59
Transformer Installations
17.43
Street Lighting Equipment
9,271.88
Office Equipment
778.18
Underground Conduits
32,733.02
Underground Conductors
11,524.67
Brockton High Tension Lines
22,664.97
Current Assets:
Cash on Hand
26,152.11
Accounts Receivable
29,204.64
Federal Tax Bills Receivable
29.29
Inventory
9,245.88
Reserve Funds:
Depreciation Fund
16,930.78
Construction Fund
8,600.49
Special Deposits Fund
1,258.33
Liabilities
Loan Repayments
$188,050.00
Appropriations for Construction
13,142.39
Notes Payable
7,000.00
Consumers' Deposits
1,258.33
Interest Accrued
93.33
Federal Tax Income, less Discounts and Rebates
28.95
Profit and Loss Balance
311,030.27
$520,603.27 $520,603.27
Plant Investment (Book Value)
Gas Electric
$156,207.91 272,973.84
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PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT
By Balance at Beginning of year $302,815.64
By Balance of Electric Operating Expense Account 12,847.60
By Balance of Jobbing Expense Account
126.08
To Interest Paid and Accrued on Notes 306.66
To Note Paid 4,000.00
To Balance of Gas Operating Expense Account · 452.39
To Balance Account
311,030.27
$315,789.32 $315,789.32
CONSTRUCTION DRAFTS 1934
Gas
Expended for:
Street Mains
$2,628.50
Services
234.44
Consumers' Meter Installations
12.39
$2,875.33
Electric
Expended for:
Poles, Fixtures and Overhead Conductors
$6,837.41
Consumers' Meters
644.51
Consumers' Meter Installations
236.74
Line Transformers
1,479.65
Street Lighting Equipment
252.08
Electric Plant, Hydro
16.08
$9,466.47
$12,341.80
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STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS NOTES ACCOUNT
Dec. 31 Transferred from Operating Fund $4,000.00 Dec. 31 Payments INTEREST ACCOUNT
$4,000.00
Dec. 31 Transferred from Operating Fund $360.00 Dec. 31 Payments $360.00
DEPRECIATION . FUND
Dec. 31 Transferred to
Jan. 1 Balance in
Town Treasury
$6,111.50
Construction Fund $10,000.00
Dec. 31 Transferred from
Operating Fund
20,819.28
Dec. 31
Balance in
Town Treasury
16,930.78
$26,930.78 CONSTRUCTION FUND
$26,930.78
Jan.
1 Balance in
Dec. 31 Payments
$12,341.80
Town Treasury
$3,942.29
Dec. 31 Transferred from
Operating Fund 7,000.00
Dec. 31 Transferred from
Depreciation Fund10,000.00
Dec. 31 Balance in
Town Treasury
8,600.49
$20,942.29 OPERATING FUND
$20,942.29
Jan. 1 Balance in
Town Treasury
$21,552.42
Notes Account
$4,000.00
Dec. 31
Collections
152,041.32
Dec. 31
Transferred to
Interest Account
360.00
Appropriation for Christmas Lighting 350.00 Dec. 31 Transferred to Construction Fund 7,000.00
Dec. 31 Transferred to Depreciation Fund 20,819.28
Dec. 31
Payments
115,612.35
Dec. 31
Balance in
Town Treasury
26,152.11
$173,943.74 DEPOSITS FUND
$173,943.74
Jan. 1 Balance in
Dec. 31 Payments
$899.14
Town Treasury
$1,404.02 Dec. 31 Balance in
Dec. 31 Collections
753.45 Town Treasury 1,258.33
$2,157.47 SUMMARY
$2,157.47
Balance in Construction Fund
$8,600.49
Balance in Depreciation Fund
16,930.78
Balance in Operating Fund
26,152.11
Balance in Deposits Fund
1,258.33
Total Collections Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 1934
152,794.77
Respectfully submitted, George A. Philbrook, Supt.
Dec. 31 Transferred to
INDEX
Town Officers.
GENERAL REPORTS
83
Appointments by the Selectmen.
139
Assessors. .
183
Chief of Police.
66
C. W. A. Projects.
9,236
Dog Officer.
138
Election Officers.
228
Fire Department, Chief of .
171
Forest Warden.
136
Gas and Electric Department.
241
Health Officer
157
Highway Department.
145
Inspector of Animals.
135
Inspector of Milk. .
153
Inspector of Slaughtering
152
Jury List.
224
Librarian, Public Library
161
Moth Department.
133 70
Plumbing Inspector.
160
Public Health Nurse
35
Public Welfare.
177
Registrar's Report .
229
School Committee.
11
Sealer of Weights and Measures.
129
Tax Collectors Report.
235
Town Clerk . 83, 128
Marriages
121
Births.
117
Deaths.
125
Town Manager
8
Tree Warden.
137
Water Department 72
Wire Inspector 143
Trustee of Maria L. H. Pierce Fund for Inmates of Town Farm. 142
150
FINANCIAL REPORTS:
Assessors
183
Balance Sheet.
248
Cemetery Trust Funds. 187, 193
Financial Report 201
Gas and Electric Department. 241
Statement of Accounts . 251
Town Treasurers Report. 230
Trustee of Maria L. H. Pierce Fund for Inmates of Town Farm. 142
Treasurer, Public Library. 186
Trustees under the Will of Thomas S. Peirce 168
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Annual Town Meeting.
Plymouth County Extension Service.
Planning Board .
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