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4,188.54 Total Interest Municipal Indebtedness 1,081.80
Law Department
Salary Total Law Department
660.00
Library Department
Library Department
Fines
$495.08 42.50
Librarian
$1,600.00
Total Library
537.58
Assistants
2,177.19
Janitor
743.60
Janitor's Vacation
20.00
Court Fines
$771.86
Other Expenses
Fuel
439.00
Light
125.74
Building Repairs
152.72
Stationery and Printing
112.10
Furniture and Furnishings
38.54
Miscellaneous Expenses
Telephone
39.20
Water
32.51
Office Supplies
78.13
Total Library
5,558.73
Moderator
Salary
Total Moderator
$27.50
27.50
.
Temporary Loan
89.43
$660.00
Salaries
All Other
Fines and Forfeits
Total Fines and Forfeits
771.86
$267.37 Police Station-Court House High School 200.00
Union Street School 315.00
Moth Department
Private Work Total Moth Department
$834.50
$2,723.00
Repairs, Sprayers
119.28
Insecticides 345.40
New Equipment
105.05
Truck Maintenance
257.02
Miscellaneous Total Moth Department
3,559.47
Municipal Indebtedness
Temporary Loan
Anticipation of Revenue
$50,000.00
Anticipation of State and County
3,000.00
Total Municipal Indebtedness
53,000.00
Sand Filter Unit
2,000.00
Water
1,000.00
Temporary Loans
53,000.00
Total Municipal Indebtedness
72,600.00
Old Age Assistance
Old Age Assistance
State Reimbursements
$52,152.98
Salaries
Cash Grants Fed. Grant Reimb.
58,560.99
Agent
$1,470.40
Clerk
592.47
Other Cities and Towns
1,254.23
Visitors
1,093.04
113,920.07
Expenses
$38.35
Office Supplies
230.58
Postage
258.52
Transportation
211.85
Cash Grants
126,805.56
Other Cities and Towns
998.01
Total Old Age Assistance
131,698.78
Municipal Indebtedness
Police Station-Courthouse
$3,600.00
High School
10,000.00
Union Street School
3,000.00
Federal Grant Adminis. Reimb.
1,951.87
Total Old Age Assistance
Moth Department
$834.50
Wages Expenses
9.72
Telephone
Planning Board
Expenses
Total Planning Board
$10.00
10.00
Police Department
Rent All Other Total Police Department
$2,200.00 196.86
2,396.86
Sergeant
1,900.97
Patrolmen
7,311.29
Clerk
1,452.00
Janitor
1,086.80
Wages
Specials and Matron
349.98
Transportation and Repairs
345.06
Expenses
Fuel
573.90
Lights
64.16
Printing
11.75
Telephone
123.02
Water
27.57
Miscellaneous
118.75
Street Markings
61.94
Repairs Buildings and Grounds
47.18
Total Police Department
15,814.37
School Department
State Wards-Tuition and Transportation Other Tuition Deen Fund
6,770.81
Superintendent
$4,000.00
Attendance Officer
55.00
Included in State Income Tax is
Census Enumerator
110.00
$12,390.00 for Schools
Clerks
1,533.24
Total School Department
11,327.98
Nurse
1,249.92
School Department
Salaries
$1,132.17
3,425.00
Police Department
Salaries
Chief
$2,340.00
Physician Teachers Janitors Transportation Text Books
550.00
97,292.09
8,219.07
14,233.40
3,747.40
Physical Ed. Equipment
500.00
George Deen Fund Expenses
2,770.00
Telephone
415.06
Fuel, Light and Water
6,620.57
Maintenance Building
2,168.75
Printing-Stationery and Postage
324.88
Supplies
2,705.65
Tuition
948.20
Miscellaneous Expense
299.36
Repairs Building
3,793.76
Total School Department
151,536.35
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Fees Total Sealer Weights and Measures 159.06
Sealer of Weights and Measures
$159.06
Salary
$763.25
Transportation
200.00
Expenses
47.89
Total Sealer of Weights and Measures
1,011.14
Selectmen
Transportation
$2.00
Postage
21.00
Printing Town Reports
470.20
Office Supplies
15.75
Advertising and Printing
78.75
Dues
15.00
Total Selectmen
602.70
Soldiers Benefits
State Aid Reimbursements Military Aid Reimbursements Soldiers Burials Total Soldiers Benefits
$460.00
120.00
100.00
680.00
State Aid Military Aid Soldiers Relief
$740.00 120.00
Fuel
250.40
Clothing
37.01
Groceries and Provisions
826.02
Rent
876.00
Medical Aid
456.00
Cash Aid
1,122.50
Total Soldiers Benefits
4,427.93
Licenses and Permits
Town Clerk and Accountant
Liquor
$5,780.00
Salaries
Pedlar
30.00
Clerk and Accountant
$2,402.00
Sundry
54.00
Clerk
549.91
Pool, Billiards, Bowling
42.00
Marriages
296.00
Milk
8.00
Junk
75.00
Binding Records
12.75
Dealer and Garage
142.00
Office Supplies
28.73
Sunday Music
113.40
Office Equipment
199.54
Pistol Permits
24.50
Common Victualler
76.00
Auctioneer
10.00
Recording Deaths and Births
77.00
Theatre
65.00
Total Town Clerk and Accountant
3,360.64
Gasoline
190.00
Public Dance
4.00
Fire Arms
3.00
Bus and Taxi
7.00
Innholder and Lodging House
10.00
Salaries
Agent and Janitor
$1,608.00
Janitor's Vacation
30.00
Miscellaneous
17.00
Total Licenses and Permits
6,956.90
Fuel
624.00
Expenses
Stationery-Postage
22.75
Printing-Advertising
11.97
Telephone Miscellaneous
39.70
16.29
Pasteurization
10.00
Soldiers Benefits
Town Hall
Town Collector Town Clerk Town Hall W. P. A. Total General Government
General Government
$628.59
587.01
178.09
129.00
Light 570.16
Wiring System
598.92
Seats for Balcony
100.00
Water System Improvement
175.00
Water
19.97
Repairs and Maintenance
896.07
Total Town Hall
4,622.12
Town Manager
Salaries
$4,500.00
Town Manager Clerk
549.91
Transportation
96.96
Expenses
Stationery and Postage
38.10
Printing and Advertising
8.50
Bonds
10.00
Office Supplies
78.95
Telephone
58.55
Miscellaneous
.90
Total Town Manager
5,341.87
Taxes
Levy of Current Year
Polls
$4,332.00
Treasurer and Collector
$2,500.00
Personal
15,700.57
Clerks (2)
1,874.59
Real Estate
202,684.50
Wages-Deputy Collector
656.14
Excise
17,895.38
Transportation Deputy Collector
173.86
Previous Years
Expenses
Polls
1,022.00
Stationery-Postage
357.10
Personal
5,459.25
Printing-Advertising
257.43
Real Estate
65,066.10
Bonds
661.50
Excise
1,813.17
Recording
58.00
1,522.69
Town Treasurer and Collector
Salaries
From State Income Reimbursement Loss of Taxes Business Corp. Tax
$37,510.00 116.67 14,216.85
Total Taxes
363,816.49
Office Supplies Telephone 31.50 139.23 14.20 Miscellaneous 96.04 Collection Fees Total Town Treasurer and Collector 6,819.59
Tree Warden
Private Work
$5.00
$187.33
Total Tree Warden
5.00
6.65
193.98
Unclassified
Unclassified
Lease of Land
$1.00
American Legion
$259.58
Rental and Sale of Town Property
1,280.00
G. A. R. Memorial Day
142.00
Playground Fees
239.16
Veterans Foreign Wars Rent
250.00
Herring
1,228.00
Old Fire Station
24.68
Tailings Accounts
24.85
Herring Run
14.70
Insurance
311.20
Town Forests
24.71
Miscellaneous
36.27
Playground Supervision
669.56
Total Unclassified
3,130.48
Playground Lease
1.00
Insurance
5,016.98
Grants and Gifts
1941 Unpaid Bills
962.17
From County-Dog Licenses
$1,438.03
Repairs-Rounseville Estate
1,363.08
Individuals-Dog Licenses
2,052.05
M. L. H. P. Luxury Fund
73.52
State-Highway Chapter 90
3,077.58
Enoch Pratt Fund
313.36
County-Highway Chapter 90
2.934.41
W. P. A.
598.13
Parking Space Lease
300.00
Town Lines
41.86
M. L. H. P. Drinking Fountain Fund
203.58
Rationing Board
374.49
County Aid to Agriculture
200.00
Civilian Defense
5,226.05
Total Unclassified
16,059.45
State-Highway Fund
20,814.90
Pierce Trustees
3,867.37
Total Grants and Gifts
34,184.34
Wages All Other Total Tree Warden
Tree Warden
Water Department
Water Department
Salaries
$222.74
Interest
1,216.94
Pumping Station Engineer
1,920.00
Construction
379.88
Asst. Pumping Station Engineer 1,764.00
Liens
97.31
Relief Pumping Station Engineer
605.00
Meterman
1,600.00
Water Troughs
198.58
All Other
6.42
Total Water Department
31,740.78
Expenses
Equipment and Meters
945.28
Pipes and Fittings
1,430.22
Truck Maintenance and Repairs
225.41
Repairs Meter Building
.50
Fuel Meter Building
115.00
Power and Fuel Pumping Station
4,287.30
Repairs on Buildings
142.27
Filters-Pumping Station
1,196.48
Miscellaneous Expense
87.08
Stationery-Postage
48.96
Printing-Advertising
45.50
Telephone
80.85
Miscellaneous-Departmental Exp.
58.24
Total Water Department
18,772.81
Welfare Department
Infirmary
$4,576.06
Reimbursements
Agent
$450.00
From State
3,721.41
Clerk
182.88
Cities and Towns
6,237.73
Individuals
317.45
Total Welfare Department
14,843.65
Superintendent and Matron
1,300.00
1,924.73
Wages Infirmary Employees Transportation 96.62
Welfare Department
Salaries
Visitors (2)
499.72
Physician
924.00
Hydrant Rental
4,120.00
Foreman
1,727.60
Wages
2,270.38
Metered Rates
$25,721.65
Clerk
Expenses
51.20
Postage Telephone Office Supplies
25.18
60.32
Social Service Index
23.00
Hospital Care
1,770.54
Supplies and Burials
181.72
Clothing
360.54
Rent
1,368.00
Groceries and Meat
3,893.74
Medical Care and Supplies
717.90
Fuel
772.04
Board and Care
2,062.40
Cash Grants
3,892.55
State Institutions
898.00
Other Cities and Towns
1,133.25
Infirmary Expenses
Farm Machinery and Equipment
200.00
Telephone and Supplies
33.45
Dry Goods and Clothing
182.28
Fuel, Light and Water
852.23
Grain
1,217.19
Truck Operation and Maintenance
263.04
Transportation Superintendent
97.16
Building Repairs
805.40
Groceries and Meat
2,153.79
Medical Supplies and Care
214.48
All Others
1,304.14
Total Welfare Department
Electric Light Department
Administration Manager Clerks
$3,125.00 3,141.42
29,911.49
Electric Light Department
Sale of Electricity Lighting Power
$120,526.47 23,783.95
Street Lighting
5,500.00
Office Supplies
242.29
Stationery and Postage
636.49
Miscellaneous Jobbing
239.49
Printing and Advertising
157.58
Bad Debts Paid
41.91
Transportation
1,229.16
Deposits
900.38
Refunds
750.50
Pole Locations
1,790.95
Total Electric Light Department
153,533.65
Purification Supplies
52.81
Other Employees
5,749.84
Repairs to Plant
175.91
Repairs to Real Estate
2,707.50
Mtce. Underground Conductors
112.83
Supplies and Expense
106.58
Purchase of Energy
53,808.39
Repairs Water Plant
10.23
Mtce. Underground Conduits
227.09
General
Care of Lights
1,282.17
Repairs of Lines
16,390.87
Meters and Transformers
1,376.10
Miscellaneous Expenses
326.88
Refunds
4.78
Insurance
334.36
Reading Meters
1,488.07
Distr. Tools and Equipment
155.24
Repairs Meters
612.27
Construction
Meters-Transformers
2,751.37
Electric Lines
710.24
Installing Meters
335.51
Miscellaneous Power Plant
12.90
Total Electric Light Department
97,329.77
Telephone
63.09
Advertising 2.80
Stations
Gas Department
Sale of Gas
$37,191.24
Administration
Manager
625.00
Clerks
1,555.48
Office Supplies
125.94
Stationery and Postage
318.23
Printing and Advertising
76.07
Transportation
185.61
Telephone
31.49
All Other
34.48
Stations
Other Employees
1,977.25
Repairs to Plant
448.97
Repairs to Real Estate
228.55
Fuel
252.48
Water and Wood
23.60
All Other
6.92
General
Mains and Services
1,800.83
Meters
116.86
Mtce. Tools and Equipment
6.32
Appliances
35.87
Reading Meters
744.33
Insurance
147.20
Jobbing Labor
17.13
Purchase of Energy
22,759.67
Construction
Installing Meters
62.32
Street Mains
50.92
Meters
200.33
Construction Gas Service
524.79
37,191.24 Total Gas Department
32,356.64
Total Gas Department
Gas Department
Guarantee Deposits and Fire Alarm System
Deposits Returned Maintenance Fire Alarm System Total Deposits-Alarm System 1,219.45
$1,021.56 197.89
Agency and Trust Taxes collected for State, County and Non-Resident Bank Taxes are included in General Tax Receipts. Trust
Agency and Trust
Agency
State Taxes County Taxes
$25,586.13 16,062.73
Cemetery Perpetual Care
$3,131.34
Total Agency and Trust
3,131.34
Cemetery Perpetual Care Income
1,417.81
Cemetery Perpetual Care Bequests 3,154.71
Dog Fund 1,841.00
Care of Endowed Lots
$1,441.18
George A. Richards Fund 50.00
Total Cemeteries
1,441.18
Total Agency and Trust
48,112.38
Refunds
Refunds
Departmental
$1,852.05
Taxes
$231.17
Public Service Enterprise
13.98
Excise Tax
106.34
Taxes
231.17
Public Service Enterprise
13.98
Excise Tax
106.34
Herring-Town of Lakeville
222.00
Herring-Town of Lakeville
222.00
Departmental
1,852.05
Total Refunds
2,425.54
Total Refunds
2,425.54
Total Receipts
$855,166.78
Total Disbursements
$769,636.31
Cash Balance January 1, 1942
96,855.69
Cash Balance . December 31, 1942
182,386.16
Grand Total
$952,022.47
Grand Total
$952,022.47
Trust
Cemeteries
BALANCE SHEET-DECEMBER 31st, 1942
Revenue Accounts
ASSETS
LIABILITIES
Revenue Cash
$182,386.16 Excise Tax Title Receipts
$28.83
Petty Cash Town Clerk
5.00 Tax Title Redemption Profit
52.06
Accounts Receivable
Revenue Loans
3,000.00
1940 Real Estate Tax
31.26
Dog License Fund
26.40
1941 Real Estate Tax
12,783.56
M. L. H. P. Drinking Fountain Fund
233.73
1942 Real Estate Tax
49,050.56
Road Machinery Fund
1,999.21
1940 Personal Tax
6.32
Est. Receipts-Rounseville Estate
78.83
1941 Personal Tax
621.67
Tailings Account
142.63
1940 Poll Tax
2.00
Operations
41,320.08
1941 Poll Tax
48.00
Construction
26,443.40
1942 Poll Tax
58.00
Depreciation
85,336.82
1940 Excise Tax
15.29
Deposits
1,237.50
1941 Excise Tax
13.99
Underground Electric System
4.26
1942 Excise Tax
96.81
1941 Overlay
1,314.60
Tax Possessions
935.87
1942 Overlay
3,036.32
Tax Titles
5,076.44
Surplus Overlay
2,141.49
Police Department
585.60
Departmental Revenue
12,140.67
Forest Fires
168.40
Municipal Light Revenue
8,829.88
Moth Department
138.00
Water Revenue
17,502.30
Tree Warden
8.00
Excise Tax Revenue
126.09
Health Department
988.10
Tax Title Revenue
6,012.31
Highway Department
30.00
Petty Cash Revenue
5.00
Welfare Department
1,947.97
Excess and Deficiency
58,182.29
Old Age Assistance
4,959.65
State and County Aid to Highway-Revenue
2,455.01
School Department
91.45
Street Badge Account
12.50
Highway-County Aid
869.00
John S. Reed Private Trust Fund
122.76
Highway-State Aid
2,385.66
Revenue Appropriation
24,631.95
1942 Personal Tax
3,370.99 Municipal Gas and Electric Department
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Municipal Light Department Water Department-Repairs
8,829.88
205.11
Water Department-Rates
17,177.64
27.81
91.74
225.00
2,998.50
1940 Overlay
187.49
$296,416.92
$296,416.92
Trust Funds
Balances as per State Audit September 30, 1942
Trust and Investment Fund Cash and Securities
In Custody of Town Treasurer
$97,027.42
M. L. H. P. Drinking Fountain Fund
4,006.11
In Custody of Library Trustees
5,755.74
Copeland Library Fund
3,224.71
In Custody of Peirce Trustees
549,171.27
Harriet L. Beals Library Fund
1,000.00
In Custody of Dkg. Ftn. Fund Trustees
4,006.11
Harriet C. Peirce Library Fund
500.00
In Custody of Middleboro Trust Co.
11,111.24
Thomas S. Peirce Fund
498,808.11
Library Trust Fund Income 1,031.03
Thomas S. Peirce Library Fund
50,363.16
Cemetery Perpetual Care-Principal
58,616.77
Cemetery Perpetual Care-Income
13,938.91
Water Sinking Fund Bonds
4,000.00
Ida F. Rounseville-School Fund
10,004.25
George A. Richards Playground Fund
11,111.24
$671,071.78
$671,071.78
Investment Fund Securities
4,000.00
Enoch Pratt Fund
$10,668.75
M. L. H. P. Luxury Fund
3,798.74
Water Liens-1941 Tax Water Liens-1942 Tax Selectmen Civilian Defense
Debt Account, December 31, 1942
Net Funded or Fixed Debt
$29,750.00
Water Loans
$4,000.00
Police Station-Court House Loan
6,300.00
New Building Loan
3,450.00
Union Street School Loan
15,000.00
Sand Filter-Storage Tank Loan
1,000.00
$29,750.00
$29,750.00
Respectfully submitted, WALDO S. THOMAS, Town Accountant.
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INDEX
Appointments by the Selectmen 6
Assessors
90
Committee on Survey of Town Departments
49 49
Election Officers
Financial Report
119
Balance Sheet
135
Report of Fire Department
55
Report of Forest Warden
57
Gas and Electric Department
108
Balance Sheet
112
Statement of Accounts
114
Board of Health
99
Jury List
47-48
Librarian, Public Library
65
Moth Superintendent
59
Police
61
Registrars' Report
46
School Committee
71
Sealer of Weights and Measures
58
State Audit of Accounts
116
Tax Collector's Report
98
Town Clerk
8-46
Town Manager
107
Town Officers
3
Town Treasurer's Report
95
Treasurer, Public Library
69
Tree Warden
60
Trustees under the Will of Thomas S. Peirce.
93
Vital Statistics
Births 30-34
Marriages 35-41
Deaths 42-44
Water Department 102
Report of Welfare 52
Wire Inspector 60
ORGANIZATION CHART
TOWN OF MIDDLEBOROUGH
ELECTORATE
Planning Board
Finance Committee
Treas. and Collector
SELECTMEN
Assessors
Moderator
School Com.
TOWN MANAGER
Town Counsel
Town Clerk and Acct.
Park Comm
Tree Warden
Forest Warden
Insp. Wires
Dog Officer
Fire Dept.
Police Dept.
Registrars of Voters
Library Trustees
Sealer Wts and Meas.
Water Dept.
Gas and Elec. Dept.
Welfare Dept.
Highway Dept.
Health Dept.
Sewer
Insp. Plumbing
Rubbish and Garbage
Clinics
Insp. Animals Slaughtering Milk
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