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Assessors
Salaries
Town Hall
Salary -- Agent Salary-Vacation Sub.
$1,508.00
30.00
Expenses
Fuel
495.90
Light
497.94
Repairs
894.14
Water
22.06
Miscellaneous
134.96
Painting Town Hall
2,759.27
Total Town Hall
6,342.27
Police Department
Rent All Other Total Police Department
$1,650.00 145.87
Police Department
Salaries
Chief
$2,340.00
Sergeant
1,872.00
Patrolmen
5,984.70
Clerk
1,248.00
Wages
Janitor
988.00
Specials and Matron
372.54
Transportation
263.36
Equipment
2.60
Expenses
Fuel
543.11
Light
81.65
Printing
6.75
Telephone
141.98
Water
26.43
Miscellaneous
59.44
1,795.87
Street Markings Repairs Buildings and Grounds Painting Exterior Total Police Department
72.56
34.57 608.91
14,646.60
Fire Department
Outside Fires-Lakeville $545.00
Total Fire Department 545.00
Fire Department
Salary Chief
$2,321.40
Wages
19,595.86
Hydrant Rental
2,050.00
New Equip., Maintenance and Repairs
974.13
Building Repairs and Maintenance
56.06
Telephone
53.00
Elec., Power, Gas, Coal and Water
594.46
Total Fire Department
25,644.91
Inspector of Wires
Salary
$400.00
Transportation, Miscellaneous
49.97
Total Inspector of Wires 449.97
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Salary
$713.25
Transportation
169.55
Expenses, Equip. and Supplies
23.72
Total Sealer of Weights and Measures
906.52
Moth Department
Private Work $911.00
Wages
Total Moth Department
911.00
Expenses
Repairs Sprayers 8.91
Insecticides 531.42
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Fees
$191.70
Total Sealer of Weights and Measures
191.70
Moth Department $2,399.87
Equipment Truck Maintenance Miscellaneous Total Moth Department
393.65 224.06 8.42
3,566.33
Trimming Trees
$300.00
10.00
310.00
Forest Fires
Outside Fires Total Forest Fires
$156.00
156.00
44.79
Total Forest Fires
536.90
Dog Officer
Salary
$166.66
Transp. and Expenses Total Dog Officer
187.71
Health Department
Health
Contagious Diseases
$1,025.76
Agent
$780.00
Plumbing Inspector
91.00
Nurse
250.00
All Other
173.85
Plumbing Inspector
400.00
Dentist
270.00
Inspector of Animals
200.00
Sewers
252.86
Inspector of Milk
200.00
Dental Clinic
31.60
Total Health and Sanitation
1,575.07
Wages
Street Cleaner Garbage Collector
936.00
1,196.00
Wages Expenses Total Trimming Trees
Forest Fires
Wages
$492.11
Equip., Transp. and All Others
21.05
Health Department
Salaries
Sanitation
Asst. Garbage Collector
106.47
Rubbish Collection
1,493.53
Dump Custodian Sewer Collection
208.00
811.47
ยท Transp .- Agent and Inspector
288.96
Expenses
Stationery
14.66
Advertising and Printing
63.66
Equipment and Miscellaneous
98.14
Board-Treatment
429.18
Medical Attendance
390.42
Drugs and Medicine
17.72
Dry Goods and Clothing
15.94
Tuberculosis-Board and Treatment
1,252.70
County Hospital
5,398.14
Dental Clinic
58.46
Bottling Fee
10.00
Refuse and Garbage Truck
340.13
Telephone
39.25
Diphtheria Clinic
37.20
Sewer Service Tools .
11.45
Sewer Service Pipes
15.81
Pre-School Clinic
10.00
Birth Recordings
49.00
Death Recordings
30:25
Total Health Department 15,422.54
Highway Department
Sale of Old Materials, etc. $135.96
See under grants and gifts for State and County Donations Total Highway Department
135.96
Highway Department
Salary-Superintendent $2,200.00
Wages
7,199.28
Street Lighting
5,500.00
Surfacing Out. Grav. Rds.
2,790.45
Tarvia and Road Oil
2,999.30
Expenses
Telephone
37.50
Fuel, Heat, Roller
296.63
Taxes, Water, Elec.
31.13
Misc. Materials
585.73
Sidewalk Plow Hire
205.50
Street Signs
48.00
Road Machinery Acct.
4,299.72
East and Beach Streets
2,003.32
Marion and Long Point Roads
5,194.60
Plympton Street
8,352.05
Thompson Street
606.09
Plymouth Street
470.18
Marion and Long Point Roads Truck Hire
850.88
Plympton Street-Truck Hire
2,894.73
Thompson Street-Truck Hire
13.94
Total Highway Department
42,819.48
Aid to Dependent Children
Federal Grant From State From Cities and Towns Total Aid to Dependent Children
$6,246.05 4,627.34 91.22
10,964.61
Aid to Dependent Children
Office Supplies and Postage $319.59
Fed. Grant Administration 593.87
16,218.14
Cash Grants Total Aid to Dependent Children 17,131.60
Old Age Assistance
From State Federal Grant From Cities and Towns Total Old Age Assistance
$49,895.94 58,489.34 1,632.33
110,017.61
Old Age Assistance
Expenses
Transportation
$196.93
Supplies and Miscellaneous 205.83
Postage
204.94
Fed. Grant Administration
2,678.45
General Funds
Other Cities and Towns
896.45
Cash Grants
119,118.06
Total Old Age Assistance
123,300.66
Welfare Department
Welfare Department
Infirmary
$3,176.26
Salaries
Agent and Settle. Agent
$458.92
State
5,024.93
Investigator
214.03
Cities and Towns
4,844.11
Office Clerk
228.60
Supt. and Matron Infirm.
1,200.00
Town Physician
630.00
Wages-Infirmary Empl.
1,798.50
Transportation-Agent
97.67
Expenses
Postage
67.60
Office Supplies, etc.
99.13
Groceries-Provisions
5,511.15
Coal, Wood and Oil
1,044.41
Board and Care
1,937.50
Clothing
317.55
Medical Care and Supplies
1,173.41
Rent
2,047.60
Cash Grants
4,128.10
Individuals
387.45
Total Welfare
13,432.75
Reimbursements
Other Supplies and Burial 834.43 State Institutions 1,446.54 Other Cities and Towns 2,603.84
Infirmary Expenses
Groceries-Provisions
1,574.43
Dry Goods and Clothing 28.67
Building Mtce.
2,774.25
Fuel, Light, Water
731.69
Trucks and Transportation
472.29
Grain
1,265.47
Miscellaneous
1,152.00
Farming Machinery
384.15
Hospital
1,308.20
"Total Welfare Department
35,530.13
Soldiers Benefits
Soldier's Benefits
State Aid Reimbursement
$670.00
Care of Graves
$150.00
State Aid
460.00
Military Aid
240.00
Soldier's Burial
100.00
Fuel
342.48
Clothing
77.27
Groceries and Provisions
762.67
Rent
972.00
Medical Aid
989.92
Cash Aid
2,855.50
Total Soldiers Benefits
6,949.84
School Department
School Department
Salaries
State Wards-Tuition and Transportation Other Tuition Deen Fund
$1,173.10
8,676.01
2,685.00
Superintendent Attendance Officer
$4,000.00 50.00
Military Aid Reimbursement
120.00
Soldiers Burial
100.00
Veterans Exemption
226.40
Total Soldiers Benefits
1,116.40
Total School Department Included in State Income Tax is $12,790.00 for Schools.
12,534.11
Census Enumerator
100.00
Clerks
1,303.42
Nurse
1,150.00
Physician
500.00
Teachers
92,552.06
Janitors
7,726.34
Transportation
13,087.50
Physical Education Equip.
500.00
Text Books
2,999.81
Expenses
Telephone
296.23
Fuel, Light, Water
5,933.50
Maintenance Buildings
1,618.25
Printing, Stationery, Postage
260.61
Supplies
2,336.29
Tuition
956.60
Miscellaneous
482.74
Repairs Buildings
4,000.00
Bates School Repairs
155.82
Union Street School
2,328.75
George Deen Fund
2,680.00
Total School Dept.
145,017.92
Library
$461.25
Salaries
Librarian
$1,500.00
505.75
Assistant Librarians
2,235.00
-
Janitor
676.00
Janitor Vacation
20.00
Expenses
.
Fuel
348.00
Light
39.32
Furniture-Furnishings
12.60
Library
Fines All Other Total Library
44.50
Stationery, Printing, Postage Maintenance Building Repairs Building Total Library
2.26
35.89
82.55
4,951.62
Unclassified
Unclassified
Lease of Land
$1.00
High Tension Line
$4,552.08
Rental of Town Property
980.00
American Legion
250.00
Playground-Fees
233.70
G. A. R. Memorial Day
126.60
Herring
300.00
V. F. W. Rent
200.00
Tailings Account
8.22
Old Fire Station
8.00
- Herring Run
15.00
Town Forests
24.95
Miscellaneous
15.07
Playground Supervision
597.93
Playground
1.00
1940 Unpaid Bills
768.99
Insurance
4,829.57
No. Main St. Parking Space
199.84
W. P.A.
9,219.02
Ply. Co. Aid to Agriculture
200.00
Land Damages
114.00
M. L H. P. Luxury Fund
59.59
Distribution Fish and Game
50.00
Repairs Rounseville Property
838.66
Enoch Pratt Fund
256.68
No Main St. Parking Space-Leases
300.00
Civilian Defense
120.47
Tailings Account
.45
Estimated Receipts
3.62
Total Unclassified
22,736.45
Sale of Town Property
701.68
Tax Title Redemption Profit
11.86
Total Unclassified
2,251.53
Water Department
Water Department
Metered Rates
$25,531.15
Salaries
Interest
974.04
Clerk
$281.37
Pump. Station Engineer
1,820.00
Asst. Station Engineer
1,664.00
Relief Station Engineer
550.00
Meterman
1,500.00
Foreman
1,627.54
Wages
1,943.91
Expenses
Equip. and Meters
953.48
Pipes and Fittings
1,243.66
Truck Mtce. and Repairs
136.87
Fuel Meter Bldg.
39.45
Power and Fuel-Pump. Station
4,026.52
Repairs Pump. Sta. and Bldg.
1.71
Filters
23.43
Misc. Expense at Station
76.10
Stationery, Postage
25.48
Printing, Advertising
13.00
Telephone
82.36
Miscellaneous Expense
37.98
New Water Pump
630.18
School Street Extension
396.29
Total Water Department
17,073.33
Interest Municipal Indebtedness
On Taxes
$2,852.23
Trust Funds
32.06
Geo. A. Richards Playground
183.62
Union Street School
367.50
Enoch Pratt Fund 313.36
105.00
M. L. H. P. Luxury Fund
75.92
Water Loan
180.00
M. L. H. P. Drinking Ftn. Fund
160.36
Temporary Loan
58.38
Total Interest Municipal Indebtedness
3,617.55
Total Interest Mun. Indebtedness 1,651.75
Construction
142.18
Liens All Other
129.11
2.72
Total Water Department
26,779.20
Interest Municipal Indebtedness
Police Station-Court House
$340.87
Peirce Trustees
High School
600.00
Sand Filter Unit
Municipal Indebtedness
Temporary Loan
Anticipation of Revenue Anticipation State and County Total Municipal Indebtedness
$50,000.00 3,450.00
53,450.00
Municipal Indebtedness
Police Station-Court House $3,600.00
High School
10,000.00
Union Street School
3,000.00
Sand Filter Unit
2,000.00
Water Loan
1,000.00
Temporary-Anticipation of Revenue
50,000.00
Temporary-Chapter 90
1,950.00
Total Municipal Indebtedness
71,550.00
Electric Light Department
Administration
Manager
$3,125.00
Clerks
3,490.88
Office Supplies
204.84
Stationery-Postage
709.07
Printing-Advertising
370.08
Transportation
1,565.90
Telephone
67.39
Stations
Purification Supplies
77.70
Other Employees
5,202.80
Repairs Plant
130.59
Repairs to Real Estate
6.16
Mtce. Underground Conduits
183.79
Tools
203.66
Purchase of Energy
55,735.73
Repairs Water Plant
326.76
Mtce. Conduits
446.18
Electric Light Department
Sale of Electricity
Lighting
$118,792.27
Power
29,024.01
Street Lighting
5,500.00
Miscellaneous
Jobbing
353.58
Bad Debts
21.28
Deposits
979.00
Refunds
17.00
High Tension Project
4,552.08
Union Street School
2,328.75
Total Electric Light Department
161,567.97
General
Care of Lights
1,186.47
Repair of Lines
11,385.51
Meters and Transformers
467.73
Carbons
31.90
Metered Sales
893.51
Insurance
421.13
Reading Meters
1,287.73
Distrib. Tools and Equip.
2.56
Repairs Meters
538.19
Maint. Station Equip.
39.87
Construction
Underground Conduits
480.03
Meters, Transformers
4,104.98
Electric Lines
9,072.04
Installing Meters
448.21
Street Lighting Equipment
260.11
Underground System
3.28
Total Electric Light Dept.
102,469.78
Gas Department
Sale of Gas Total Gas Department
$37,390.77
37,390.77
Gas Department
Administration
Manager
$625.00
Clerks
1,745.01
Office Supplies
102.41
Stationery-Postage
354.53
Printing-Advertising
120.82
Transportation
349.85
Telephone
31.43
Stations
Other Employees
1,817.50
Repairs to Plant
2.91
Repairs to Real Estate Fuel
2.78
217.50
Generator Fuel
1.14
General
Mains and Services
1,553.63
Meters
413.06
Lamps
3.34
Appliances
6.64
Reading Meters
643.84
Insurance
195.81
Jobbing Labor
66.66
Purchase of Energy
22,490.48
Construction
Installing Meters
38.45
Constr. Gas Services
778.83
Consumers Meters 189.60
Total Gas Department 31,751.22
Guarantee Deposits and Fire Alarm System
Deposits Returned
$881.00
Maintenance Fire Alarm System
1,066.41
Total Guarantee Deposits-Fire Alarm System 1,947.41
Agency and Trust
Agency State Taxes County Taxes
$26,465.45
19,435.01
Trust
Cemetery Perpetual Care Income
1,344.04
Cemetery Perpetual Care Bequests 1,400.00
Ida Rounseville Estate 510.00
Agency and Trust Taxes collected for State, County and Non-Resident Bank Taxes are included in General Tax Receipts. Trust Cemetery-Perpetual Care $1,350.00
Total Agency and Trust 1,350.00
Cemeteries
Care of Endowed Lots Total Cemeteries
$1,394.04
1,394.04
Dog Fund Enoch Pratt Fund Total Agency and Trust 52,419.88
Refunds
Departmental
$1,297.24
Departmental
$1,297.24
Public Service Enterprise
886.23
Public Service Enterprise
886.23
Real Estate Taxes
517.14
Real Estate Taxes
517.14
Excise Taxes
915.84
Excise Taxes
915.84
Total Refunds
3,616.45
Total Refunds
3,616.45
Total Receipts
819,250.47
Total Disbursements
769,649.11
Cash Balance Jan. 1, 1941
47,254.33
Cash Balance Dec. 31, 1941
96,855.69
Grand Total
$866,504.80
Grand Total
$866,504.80
3,208.70 56.68
Refunds
BALANCE SHEET-DECEMBER 31st, 1941
Revenue Accounts
ASSETS
LIABILITIES
Revenue Cash
$96,855.69 Excess Tax Title Receipts
$28.83
Petty Cash-Town Clerk
5.00 Tax Title Redemption Profit
11.86
Accounts Receivable
Revenue Loans
3,000.00
1940 Real Estate Tax
17,314.01
County Tax
336.29
1941 Real Estate Tax
51,100.62
State Parks-Reservation
17.28
1939 Personal Tax
59.24
M. L H. P. Drinking Fountain Fund
298.91
1940 Personal Tax
1,891.57
Road Machinery Fund
1,718.62
1941 Personal Tax
4,033.18 Est. Receipts-Rounseville Est.
386.91
1939 Poll Tax
4.00
Tailings Account
117.40
1940 Poll Tax
122.00
Municipal Light Operation
20,349.72
1941 Poll Tax
132.00
Municipal Light Construction
30,876.02
1940 Excise Tax
149.13
Municipal Light Depreciation
60,211.47
1941 Excise Tax
559.88
Municipal Light Deposits
1,581.94
Tax Possessions
784.31
W. P A. Underground Elec. System
4.26
Tax Titles
4,022.68
1938 Overlay
1,895.65
Fire Dept.
300.00
1941 Overlay
2,105.33
Forest Fires
49.37
Departmental Revenue
9,498.89
Moth Dept.
183.50
Municipal Light Revenue
13,690.11
Tree Warden
8.45
Water Revenue
1,971.86
Health Dept.
2,045.49
Excise Tax Revenue
709.01
Welfare Dept.
2,711.44
Tax Title Revenue
4,806.99
Old Age Assistance Dept.
3,547.76
Petty Cash Reserve
5.00
School Dept:
471.88
Excess and Deficiency
40,976.69
Soldiers Benefits
61.00
Surplus Overlay
245.84
Highway-County Aid
1,786.29 State and County Aid to Highway
5,033.46
Highway-State Aid
3,464.11
Police Department Painting Exterior
191.09
Municipal Light Dept.
13,690.11
East and Beach Streets
1,199.51
2,304.32
Water-Rates
1,376.86
Thompson Street
.98
Water-Liens
150.18
Plymouth Street
1,568.17
Military Aid
120.00
A. D. C. Federal Grant Administration
35.43
Water Liens-1939 Taxes
4.55
A. D. C. Federal Grant Expenses
310.85
Water Liens-1941 Taxes
62.13
Old Age Federal Grant Administration
6.77
1939 Overlay
1,535.60
Old Age Federal Grant Expenses
101.47
1940 Overlay
2,159.75
M. L. H. P. Luxury Fund
18.15
Bates School Repairs
17.38
George Deen Fund
415.00
Plympton Street Land. Damages
61.75
Dental Clinic Donations
1.88
W. P. A.
.22
Water-Repairs Water Tower
10,000.00
Marion Road and Long Point Road
254.52
Land Damages
6.00
School Street Water Extension
103.71
George A. Richards Fund
183.62
Lease of Parking Space
50.00
$216,709.16
$216,709.16
Trust Funds-December 31, 1941
Trust and Investment Fund Cash and Securities
Enoch Pratt Fund
$10,668.75
M. L. H. P. Charity Fund
3,798.74
In custody of Town Treasurer
$94,019.56
M. L. H. P. Dky. Foundation Fund
4,006.11
6,047.83
Copeland Library Fund
3,200.00
583,249.04
Harriet G. Beal Library Fund
1,000.00
4,006.11
Harriet C. Peirce Library Fund
500.00
Investment Fund Securities
4,000.00
Thos. S. Peirce Fund
533,109.73
Library Trust Fund Income
1,347.83
Water-Repairs
378.14
Plympton Street
5,569.24
Revenue
In custody of Library Trustees In custody of Peirce Trustees In custody of Dky. Ftn. Fund Trustees
$691,322.54
Thos. S. Peirce Library Fund
Cemetery Fund Principal Cemetery Fund Income John S. Reed Fund Ida F. Rounseville School Fund Water Sinking Fund Bonds
50,139.31
58,616.77
10,326.07
300.00
10,309.23
4,000.00
$691,322.54
Respectfully submitted, WALDO S. THOMAS, Town Accountant.
INDEX
Appointments by the Selectmen
6
Assessors
81
Election Officers
42
Financial Report-Town Accountant Balance Sheet
124
Report of Fire Department
44
Report of Forest Warden
46
Gas and Electric Department.
99
Balance Sheet
103
Statement of Accounts
95
Board of Health
90
Jury List
57
Moth Superintendent
53
Plymouth County Extension Service
54
Police
49
Registrars' Report
39
School Committee
61
Sealer of Weights and Measures
46
Tax Collector's Report
89
Town Clerk
8-39
Town Manager
98
Town Officers
3
Town Treasurer's Report
86
Treasurer, Public Library
55
Trustees under the Will of Thomas S. Peirce
84
Vital Statistics
Births 23-27
Marriages
28-33
Deaths
34-37
Water Department 93
Report of Welfare 42
Wire Inspector
.........
49
40-41
Librarian, Public Library
48
Planning Board
107
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