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Metered Rates
$49,044.22
Service Repairs
785.19
Liens
960.42
Construction
3,453.35
Renewals
550.69
Sewer Maintenance and Connections
491.11
Sewer Rates
6,338.10
$61,623.08
Disbursements
Clerk
$2,380.00
Pumping Station Engineer
3,829.00
Assistant Pumping Station Engineer
3,538.00
Foreman
3,524.00
Meterman
3,159.00
Part time Clerk
200.00
Wages
11,807.71
Power and Fuel Pumping Stations
6,180.22
.
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Fuel and Light Meter Building
330.42
Transportation Pumping Station
375.00
Meter Tester
615.02
Truck and Equipment
3,597.52
Hydrants and Parts
316.98
Meters and Parts
3,000.00
Pipes and Fittings
4,998.85
Sewer Maintenance and Service
1,251.69
Oil Burner Meter Building
350.00
All Other Expenses:
Office Supplies
280.69
Stationery and Posters
118.80
Printing and Advertising
97.50
Telephones
228.76
Miscellaneous Department Expense
111.72
Maintenance and Upkeep Equipment
732.80
Repairs Pumping Station
5.35
Repairs Meter Building
155.45
Miscellaneous Pumping Station Expense
683.70
Sewer Tools and Maintenance
8.82
$51,877.00
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REPORT OF PARK DEPARTMENT
To: Members of the Park Board
Trustees under the will of Thomas S. Peirce
The Honorable Board of Selectmen
Gentlemen :
The following business has been transacted by this group and the staff for 1952:
1. Regular monthly open meetings were held on the second Tuesday of each month.
2. The Field and Bathhouses as well as the locker room, the lounge and the hallway were painted according to specifications and under contract.
3. A ruling prohibiting the sale of bottled soft drinks on Park Department property was made. This is a safety measure.
4. The retaining wall of the ball diamond was repaired.
5. A 15 miles per hour speed zone on playground property was created as a safety measure.
6. The following staff members were appointed:
A. Raymond J. Moffett, Jr., Assistant Superintendent.
B. Miss Nancy M. Kendall, Supervisor of Girls' Activities.
C. Miss Anita W. Mendall (now Mrs. Franklin D. Kauffman), Ass't. Supervisor of Girls' Activities.
D. Stanley W. Sawicki, Supervisor of Boys' Activities and Life Guard.
E. Paul Roberts, Assistant Supervisor of Boys' Activities and Life Guard.
F. Boyd Iseminger, Ass't Supervisor of Boys' Activities and Assistant on the Grounds.
G. Richard Houlihan, Supervisor of Grounds.
H. Charles Clark, Robert Marsden and Craig Richardson, Locker Room Attendants and Assistant Life Guards.
7. A formal crafts program was instituted in the Washburn Unit. "The crafts program this season was carried on in the Washburn Unit. Formerly held in the Field House, a more extensive program was made possible because of the spaciousness of the school room. Long tables and benches were set up, and children could work on projects without having to store supplies between classes. One area of the room was devoted to painting, coloring, and clay modelling. Special projects included the making of place mats, vases, letter boxes, curtain pulls, sawdust models, playground banners, pocketbooks and wallets. After- noon classes were held for girls interested in knitting and sewing and for boys interested in building model airplanes. The room was also used for a workshop where some of the older boys helped to keep playground equipment in good order by painting benches, signs, goal post, etc."
8. The playground season started on June 30 and ended on Labor Day (September 1, 1952). Town funds permitted an eight week program,
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but ten additional days were made possible by the Peirce Estate who absorbed the entire expenses of operation for the period.
9. A new sickle bar mowing unit was purchased to replace the old one.
10. Full cooperation and the preparation of an area of the play- ground for Little League baseball was authorized.
11. A self liquidating Industrial Softball League for men was con- ducted.
12. Active participation in the Fourth of July Celebration was extended by the entire department.
13. Two band concerts and an outdoor dance were conducted.
14. The Rock Village Neighborhood Association and the Mitchell Memorial Club were granted the use of the ball diamond for exhibition donkey baseball games. The Mitchell Club was also voted the use of the field house for baseball and football with limiting restrictions of the management and care of the house.
15. The swimming pool hours of operation and rules governing its use were set. Some 16,000 people used the facilities of the pool-an increase of 4,000 over all previous records. 176 youngsters passed various swimming skills. Again, no major accidents occurred.
16. Kiddie Korner: From Miss Kendall's report. "Special features of the children's program at the Korner were hot dog roasts held on Wednesday noons during the season. On the final Saturday of the summer, the Eagles organization invited all children of the town to attend a weanie roast-A new feature this year was a pet show held at the end of the season."
17. Three baseball leagues with some 150 youngsters participating.
18. Twi-light League baseball under a governing board of their own choosing and assisted by the department.
19. A new sign complete with landscaping was erected at the entrance.
20. An additional swing set and a jungle gym was purchased but not installed. This gift to the department was made by the Peirce Estate.
21. Tennis was enjoyed by many people both during the day and evenings. A gift of a new net by the Elks has aided the cause of tennis in that this net is a permanent fixture.
Rebates to the Town of Middleboro, Massachusetts, from Swimming Pool Admission Fees:
421 admissions @ .10
15,604 admissions @ .05
$42.10 780.20
16,025
$822.30
In concluding my tenth annual report, I want very much to extend my sincerest thanks and those of the patrons of the playgrounds, both young and old, to the members of the Peirce Estate, to my very loyal staff, to the Town Manager, to the School, Gas & Light, and Water Departments for their splendid cooperation and assistance in making 1952 a record breaking and banner year at the Playground.
Very respectfully yours, JOSEPH C. KUNCES, Supt.,
Park Department.
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REPORT OF GAS AND ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Town of Middleboro. Gentlemen:
The following is the annual report of the Gas and Electric Depart- ment for the year ending December 31, 1952.
GAS
a: One thousand feet of 6-inch mechanical-joint cast iron main were laid along Oak St. from Center St. to Southwick St. This new main re- placed a very old 3" cast iron main which was partially blocked and which was creating a "bottleneck" in our system.
b: Due to the information that Natural Gas was expected in Mid- dleboro about September 1952, gas appliances in Middleboro were pre- drilled and checked for proper installation. This was part of a conversion program which will be completed when Natural Gas arrives here. At the present time, there are court proceedings going on between the Algonquin Gas Transmission Co. and the Northeastern Gas Transmission Co. to de- termine which of these companies will supply this area of Massachusetts.
c: A detailed study of our system of gas mains was made and a large map was drawn showing every piece of main in our system. The map shows location, size, material (cast iron, steel, etc.), and year in- stalled. This is the first time, to the best of our knowledge, that such a map has been available in Middleboro; it has proved very useful in our everyday operations.
d: Considerable information has been gathered from the Federal Power Commission, the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities, etc., regarding the future status of Middleboro when Natural Gas arrives here. Also studies have been made of costs and possibilities for the building of a Propane-air stand-by plant in Middleboro. The Propane-air plant would supply customers with a substitute gas if a failure occurred in the Nat- ural Gas pipeline.
e: Detailed measurements were made of our gas house and yard; blueprints were then made in order that Propane-air plant companies could give us estimates and advice about installing such a plant.
f: System improvements were made which have reduced our losses from leakage to a reasonable amount.
Gas Purchased: For High Pressure Services For Low Pressure Services
3,244,100 cu. ft. 38,283,600 cu. ft.
Total Purchased Increase over 1951
41,527,700 cu. ft. 778,100 cu. ft.
Gas sold in Middleboro
Increase over 1951
37,743,500 cu. ft. 800,600 cu. ft. 103,300 cu. ft.
Gas used by Gas and Electric Dept.
Gas for Lakeville State Sanatorium (passed through Middleboro mains)
827,400 cu. ft.
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Gas unaccounted for
8.7%
Paid for gas
$39,716.84
Average paid per 1000 cu. ft.
$ .957
Average cost per 1000 cu. ft. purchased and distributed
$1.868 $2.31
Average consumption per customer
22,300 cu. ft.
Miles of Main
29.267 57.7
Average consumers per mile of Main
Gas sold per mile of Main
1,290,000 cu. ft.
Average B.T.U. per cu. ft. gas
532 6
New services - Low pressure
Manufacturing Profit to Profit and Loss (Profit) $16,684.23
(after paying $1,175.55 or 10% of cost to convert customers' appliances for Natural Gas)
Profit Increase over 1951
$4,322.43
Profit Increase over 1951 35%
ELECTRIC
a: The beginning of 1952 found us with an Electric Power Purchase Contract, with Plymouth County Electric Co., which would be cancelled on October 1, 1952. A long investigation was begun of neighboring elec- tric companies so that we could again purchase electrical power at the best price. Negotiations were conducted with each of three companies which could supply us and the decision was finally made to buy electricity from the Taunton Municipal Plant which has a large modern generating plant with plenty of reserve power. Plans were made for acquiring a "right of way" on which to build a new High Tension Line from East Taunton to the Middleboro Electric Light Station. The land was later sur- veyed and the line built under some difficulties due to the short time available. The switchover to Taunton was made at noon on the last day before the existing contract expired. The new contract is good for six years and will save the Town a considerable amount of money each year.
b: New wire was run for a distance of seven miles from the Electric Light Station into South Lakeville to the intersection of Lakeside Ave. and Bedford St. The whole area was then changed over from a 3-wire, 2300-volt, delta system to a 4-wire, 4160-volt, Y-system. This change re- sulted in a much needed improvement in voltage all through South Lake- ville and around the ponds. At the same time a hazardous condition was eliminated by re-routing all high voltage wires over the Cape track on South Main St. Up to this time they ran under the bridge and therefore were quite low.
c: Studies were also made at various spots in Lakeville and Middle- boro and capacitors were installed at appropriate locations. These further improved voltage conditions and also helped to reduce our "Demand" costs by improving the Power Factor of our Purchased Power.
d: Long-span aluminum wire construction was used in Middleboro for the first time. This permitted us to make an appreciable number of extensions which otherwise could not be made because of government re- strictions on the amount of copper that we could buy. The new type of construction also cuts down costs and helps us to keep charges down in spite of higher prices that we now have to pay for poles, wires, trans- formers, etc.
Average received per 1000 cu. ft. sold
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e: Mr. Arthur Briggs (Gas Department) and Mr. Ernest Chace (Electric Department) retired this year. Working hours were reduced from 48 to 44 per week for field personnel. Office clerical personnel re- ceived a $300 raise per year as did most of the other town employees.
f: Control clocks were placed on electric hot water heaters. This permitted us to save money on "Demand" costs and we passed the sav- ings along to customers in the form of a "special discount.'
g: We constructed, under considerable pressure due to limited time available, an underground stretch of High Tension Line across Wareham St. and into our station yard. This eliminates the congestion of high volt- age wires in the station yard and is part of an over-all station improve- ment program which will permit us to do maintenance on our station transformers and steel structure without shutting the station down com- pletely. Our Gas Department did the construction work of making forms for concrete, pouring concrete and extending the steel structure. The co- operation of everyone in both the Gas and Electric Departments resulted in our getting a lot of good work done and in saving the town a consid- erable amount of money in construction costs.
h: An exhaustive study was made of a long report submitted by Mr. Leffler who recommended a new rate structure which would be more in line with structures used by other progressive companies. The new struc- ture provides for electric service on a Residential, Commercial, and In- dustrial basis and results in the most fair way of charging for service. Due to the wide gap between Middleboro and Lakeville charges on the new basis, much further study was conducted and the rates were modified so as to be as fair as possible to the citizens of both Lakeville and Mid- dleboro.
i: A study of our electric light plant is nearly completed and work is expected to begin soon to convert our main switchboard from 2300 volts to 4160 volts. At the same time, most of high voltage overhead wires will be eliminated inside the station.
j: The Winthrop-Atkins Co. (Pierce St.) was changed over to the new 4160 volt system. This results in better voltage conditions for this industrial customer as well as for some smaller customers on the same circuit.
k: Miscellaneous other work has been done which includes:
(1) Improving our system as we install new services, etc.
(2) Installing better street lighting from the railroad station to the white way lights in the center of the town and in various other locations.
(3) Installing a new underground service for the addition to the West Side School.
(4) Putting up Christmas decorations for the town.
(5) Giving customers advice and assistance (both with gas and electrical problems).
1: The Underground Lighting Circuit was changed from 2400 volts to 4160 volts.
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m: The North Lakeville Circuit was improved by installing larger wire around the traffic circle and balancing of the existing load. Improve- ments were made along the line so that this circuit can be converted to 4160 volts when wire is available.
Other Construction and Maintenance Work Completed in 1952 Services Installed:
New 2-wire - 12
New 3-wire - 95
Changeover, 2-wire to 3-wire - 116
Changeover inside to outside 3-wire - 7
New 3-phase power - 1
Temporary services - 36
Services replaced - 34
Transformers Installed - 92
Poles set:
25 ft. 8
30 ft. - 29
35 ft. - 80
40 ft. - 16
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Wire Installed:
Copper - 22,417 lbs. or 118,992 ft.
Aluminum - 31,048 ft.
Electric 1952
K.W.H. Purchased High Tension 12,413,000
K.W.H. Purchased for East and Beach Streets
35,200
Total
12,448,200
K.W.H. Increase over 1951
948,400 $163,174.37
Average cost per K.W.H. High Tension
$ .01306
Average cost per K.W.H. East, Beach and Pine Streets
$ .0321
Average cost per K.W.H. Purchased and Distributed
$ .0219
Average cost per K.W.H. sold
$ .0262
Total K.W.H. sold for Lighting
8,842,528
Total K.W.H. sold for Power
1,565,468
Total
10,407,996
Net received per K.W.H. for Lighting
$ .0381
Net received per K.W.H. for Power
$ .0265
Net received per K.W.H. for all classes of service
$ .0364
K.W.H. used for Street Lights
277,052 $7,000.00
Received for Street Lights
Average cost to town per K.W.H. for Street Lights Mfg. profit to Profit and Loss (Profit)
$ .. 0256
$105,452.74
Total Bills for Electricity
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Increase in Profit over 1951 Increase in Profit over 1951 Maximum KVA Demand (December) Maximum KW Demand (December) Power Factor at Maximum Demand (December) Average Power Factor at Maximum Demands
$43,866.86
71.3%
3160
3020
.955
.919
GAS AND ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT Total Sales
1951
1952
Increase
Decrease
Net Increase
Gas
$88,736.48
$90,092.61
$1,356.13
Light
327,524.31
358,187.88
30,663.57
Street Light
7,013.55
7,000.00
$13.55
Power
46,843.14
45,104.01
1,739.13
Jobbing
775.23
550.43
224.80
$470,892.71
$500,934.93
$32,019.70
$1,977.48
$30,042.22
Accounts Receivable
Gas
$9,563.62
Light
20,641.76
Power
2,450.92
Jobbing
38.26
$32,694.56
Consumers
January 1, 1953
Gas
51
Electric
3,052
Gas and Electric
1,639
4,742
Meters Installed January 1, 1953
Gas
1,711
Electric
4,757
6,468
Street Lights 1952
Total No. Nights
Total No. Hours
Ave. No. Nights per mo.
Ave. No. Hours per night
All night service
366
4034 hr. 35 m.
30
11 hr. 4 m.
Part night service
366
2329 hr. 25 m.
30
6 hr. 8 m.
So. Middleboro, Rock and
366
2329 hr. 25 m.
30
6 hr. 8 m. 12,448,200 277,052
No. Middleboro service
K.W.H. Purchased
Total K.W.H. used for Street Lights
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1952 OPERATING EXPENSE - GAS
Maintenance:
Purchased Gas
$39,716.84 $39,716.84
Transmission and Distribution
Operation
Transmission and Distribution Labor
$413.24
Removing and resetting Meters
684.24
Inspecting and Testing Meters
404.50
Transmission and Dist. Supplies and Expense .
743.94
Water
12.00
Oil
417.15
2,675.07
Maintenance:
Maintenance of Street Mains
395.64
Maintenance of Services
4,957.23
Maintenance of Consumers' Meters
1,162.51
Maintenance of Miscellaneous Structures
576.25
6,191.63
Utilization Expense
Operation:
Maintenance of Consumers' Installations
1,823.43
1,823.43
General and Miscellaneous
Salary of Manager
1,249.66
Salaries of General Office Clerks
3,905.67
Meter Readers and Collectors
2,239.49
General Office Supplies and Expense
1,558.27
Insurance
391.37
Transportation Expense
737.61
Miscellaneous General Expense
1,362.75
Depreciation
8,539.29
Advertising
54.35
20,038.46
Balance of Profit and Loss (Gain)
16,684.23
$87,129.66
Income - Gas
From Sale of Gas
$90,092.61
Less Discounts, Rebates, etc.
2,962.95
$87,129.66
1952 OPERATING EXPENSE - ELECTRIC
Maintenance: Electric Energy Purchased
$163,174.37 $163,174.37
70,445.43
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Transmission, Distribution and Storage
Operation:
Transformer Station Labor
Transmission and Distribution Lines
$13,894.09 68.35
Transformer Station and Sub Station Supplies and Expense
750.30
Water
34.82
Inspecting and Testing Meters
604.30
Removing and Resetting Meters
170.47
Removing and Resetting Transformers
751.45
Transmission and Distribution Supplies and Expense
961.14
17,234.92
Maintenance:
Maintenance Sta. and Sub Sta. Equipment
39.41
Maintenance Station Structures
645.48
Maintenance Transmission and Dist. Lines
28,853.10
Maintenance Underground Conduits
186.76
Maintenance Underground Conductors
307.92
Maintenance Consumers' Meters
839.63
Maintenance Transformers
972.21
31,844.51
Utilization
Operation:
Munic. Street Lamps, Supplies and Expense
$1,220.03
Maintenance Consumers' Installation
57.36
1,277.39
General and Miscellaneous
Salary of Manager
$6,250.34
Salaries of General Office Clerks
7,814.73
Meter Readers and Collectors
4,478.87
General Office Supplies and Expense
3,136.69
Insurance
1,571.85
Transportation Expense
2,717.79
Depreciation
28,270.04
Advertising
768.26
Miscellaneous General Expense
4,650.99
59,659.56
Total Expense Balance to Profit and Loss (Profit)
105,452.74
$378,643.49
Income
From Lighting From Street Lighting From Power BD Paid
$358,187.88
7,000.00
45,104.01
4.53
$410,296.42
$273,190.75
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Less Discounts and Abatements
Rent from Property used in Operation
35,702.93 $374,593.49 4,050.00
$378,643.49
1952 PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT
By balance at beginning of year
$531,413.53
To balance Gas Operating Expense
16,684.23
To balance Jobbing Account - Gas Electric
266.64
To balance Electric Operating Expense
105,452.74
To Middleborough Signal System Expense
40.64
By tranfer to Deposits Fund
$2.00
By transfer to Town of Middleboro for Pension Fund, Rental Space and Clerical Expense in Collector's Office
5,000.00
By Balance
648,984.59
$653,986.59
$653,986.59
BALANCE SHEET
ASSETS INVESTMENT - GAS
Land - Gas
$1,200.00
Structures
8,260.48
Other Equipment at Works
1,363.74
Street Mains
50,782.14
Services
26,090.02
Consumers' Meters
10,129.40
Consumers' Meters Installation
2,542.45
Office Equipment
330.95
Laboratory Equipment
365.55
High Pressure Gas Line
4,566.08
High Pressure Services
1,382.79
Transportation Equipment
1,888.37
Miscellaneous Equipment
2,827.44
INVESTMENT - ELECTRIC
Land - Electric
6,000.00
Rights of Way
2,846.65
Rights of Way B. H. Ten.
3,813.70
Rights of Way Tremont
6,307.31
Rights of Way Taunton
1,790.91
Structures
3,396.23
Reservoirs, Dams, Canals and Waterways
727.40
Water Turbines and Water Wheels
103.49
Trans. Station and Substation Equipment
62,632.01
128.81
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Poles, Fixtures and Overhead Conductors
204,731.98
Consumers' Meters
43,758.75
Consumers' Meter Installations
13,330.09
Line Transformers
69,314.00
Line Capacitors
792.07
Transformer Installations
4,752.82
Street Lighting Equipment
13,958.53
Underground Conduits
31,282.19
Underground Conductors
27,755.72
Brockton High Tension Line
7,963.77
High Tension Line Project - Tremont
15,145.45
Office Equipment
1,599.19
Consumers' Premises Equipment
3.50
Transportation Equipment
9,133.84
Miscellaneous Equipment
5,714.21
Laboratory Equipment
769.48
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash on Hand
53,304.43
Accounts Receivable
32,694.56
Inventory
39,004.50
Unadjusted Credits
10,580.01
RESERVE FUNDS
Construction Fund
4,458.45
Depreciation Fund
67,782.33
Special Deposits Fund
3,682.05
LIABILITIES
Loan Repayments
$162,200.00
Appropriation for Construction Repayments
45,992.39
Consumers' Deposits
3,682.05
Profit and Loss Balance
648,984.59
$860,859.03
Plant Investment - Book Value
Gas Electric
$111,729.41 537,623.29
$649,352.70
Depreciation and Construction Drafts 1952
Gas
Expended for: Structures Gas Mains
$289.28 5,689.92
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Gas Services Consumers' Meter Installations
3,250.43 63.46
$9,293.09
Electric
Expended for:
Right of Way (Taunton H. T. Line)
$1,790.91
Transf. Station and Substation Equipment
3,723.87
Poles, Fixtures and Overhead Conductors
39,310.51
Consumers' Meters
3,757.01
Consumers' Meter Installations
860.50
Transformers
1,169.25
Transformer Installations
674.28
Street Lighting
172.40
Underground Conduits
2,101.36
Underground Conductors
2,146.93
55,707.02
$65,000.11
STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS DEPRECIATION FUND
1952
Jan. 1
Balance in
Dec. 31
Payments $11,444.71
Town Treas.
$42,417.71
Dec. 31
Balance in
Dec. 31 Transferred
Town Treasury 67,782.33
from Operat-
ing Fund 36,809.33
$79,227.04
$79,227.04
CONSTRUCTION FUND
Jan. 1 Balance in
Dec. 31
Payments $53,555.40
Town Treasury $580.56
Dec. 31
Balance in
Dec. 31 Transferred from Operat-
ing Fund 56,000.00
Refunds 1,433.29
$58,013.85
$58,013.85
OPERATING CASH
Jan. 1 Balance in
Town Treasury
$9,743.59
Refunds
8,357.08
Collections
455,276.89
Transferred to Town of
Middleboro 5,000.00
Transferred
to Deposit Fund 2.00
Balance in
Town Treas. 53,304.43
$473,377.56
$473,377.56
Town Treasury 4,458.45
Dec. 31
Transferred to Deprec. Fund $36,809.33 Payments 322,261.80
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DEPOSITS FUND
Dec. 31 Payments
$2,068.00
$3,452.05
Balance in Town Treas. 3,682.05
2.00
$5,750.05
$5,750.05
Summary of 1952 Receipts and Expenditures
Balance - January 1st, 1952
$56,193.91
1952 - Receipts
From Gas
$84,320.38
From Light
320,987.46
From Street Lighting
7,000.00
From Power
42,422.60
From Jobbing
541.92
From Deposits
2,298.00
From Refunds
9,790.37
From Bad Dept paid
4.53
467,365.26
$523,559.17
Paid Out - 1952
Construction
$53,555.40
Depreciation
11,444.71
Transfer to Deposits
2.00
Operation
322,261.80
Deposits
2,068.00
Town of Middleboro for Rental Space, Pension Fund and Clerical Expense in Collector's Office
5,000.00
394,331.91
Summary
Balance January 1, 1953
$129,227.26
Construction Fund
4,458.45
Depreciation Fund
67,782.33
Operation Fund Deposits
53,304.43
3,682.05
$129,227.26
Conclusion
Since I began work for Middleboro on December 17, 1951, the year 1952 has been the first full year that I have been your new manager of the Gas and Electric Department. It is gratifying to note that
1
Jan.
1
Balance in
Town Treas.
Collections
Transfer from
Operating
2,296.00
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profits for 1952 have increased by an appreciable percentage, for both the Gas and Electric Departments, instead of having decreased as might be expected due to the fact that wages and prices of material have increased.
I appreciate the excellent cooperation of the Selectmen, the Citi- zens' Advisory Committee, all employees of the Gas and Electric Depart- ment, and others who have helped to make 1952 a successful year.
Respectfully submitted, STEPHEN HORBAL, Manager.
TRANSFERS TO TOWN
Transfers to the Town from 1935 to 1949 total $272,109.35.
1951
Town of Middleboro Pension Fund $2,092.50
$2,092.50
1952
Town of Middleboro for Pension Fund, Rental Space and Clerical Expense in Collector's Office $5,000.00
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