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Charles Clark, Assistant on the playgrounds in the morning and at the pool afternoons and evenings.
Leon Bogigian, Locker room attendant
Stella Morrison, Part-time assistant in Girls' Activities in charge of Crafts. (Two mornings each week)
Doris Perkins, Part-time assistant at the Kiddie Corner. Resigned as of August 1, 1953.
Ann Callan, Assistant at the Kiddie Corner afternoons and in the Locker Room in the mornings.
Oliver Washburn, Assistant, Part-time, Grounds and Locker Room
The results of team work are displayed in the accomplishments of the program which is hereby submitted:
1. The Red Cross trained staff supervised and maintained the swim- ming pool and the program throughout the ten week period. During this time 240 youngsters received swimming instruction. In addition, this
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same staff supervised the swimming activities of 17,606 participants (a new pool attendance record).
2. A new feature of the instructional program was the addition of boating classes. Stress was placed in handling small craft from a safety point of view. The Middleboro Kiwanis Club presented the Park Depart- ment with the boat and the Middleboro Chapter of the American Red Cross made possible the instruction of the staff member who was sent to Camp Kiwanis at Hanson, Massachusetts.
3. Forty-three 11/2 hour periods were devoted to swimming instruc- tion and one hundred and twenty-nine 11/2 hour sessions were set aside for recreational swimming.
4. The swimming pool was open for 53 pleasant days of participa- tion. Eight days of rain prevented pool activities; eight days of the season were given over to draining, cleaning and refilling the pool. The average daily attendance was 332 people.
5. The Division of Girls' Activities is the rapidly growing portion of our program. The number of small children who frequent the Kiddie Corner has almost doubled the attendance of last year. Additional supervision in the form of a part-time assistant was required as well as added play facilities. The Pierce Estate Trustees kindly donated a new jungle gym unit and a battery of swings as well as paying the salary of the part-time assistant. Games, books and clay were given to the Park Department by the Eagles Auxiliary for this center also.
6. The crafts program is now established. Very excellent facilities in the Washburn Unit School have been granted to us by the School Committee. Mrs. Stella Morrison has assisted the youngsters in the making of many and useful articles. This phase of our program fulfills a need for the youngster who is not sportsminded.
7. A girls' athletic program two mornings each week.
8. Hot dog roasts every other week on a "Dutch Treat" basis.
9. Annual Eagles Hot Dog Roast for the children of the town. This is the fourth such event.
10. Senior, Junior and Midget Baseball Leagues, five days a week, for the boys.
11. Fifth Annual Playground Olympics conducted at the close of the playground season.
12. One outdoor dance and one Town Hall Auditorium Dance.
13. One outdoor band concert.
14. Assistance with the Middleboro Twi-light League.
15. Operation of the Industrial Soft Ball League.
16. Assistance with the Little League.
17 Removed bleachers which were proved beyond repair on the baseball diamond.
18. Painted the score board and dugouts.
19. Performed Major repairs on the baseball diamond.
20. Planted trees and shrubs
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21. Painted swimming pool.
22. Installed drain and black top surface for the portable bleachers on baseball diamond.
Financial Summary
Funds Received and Expended
Town of Middleboro
$4,305.51
Pierce Estate
2,444.50
George A. Richards Fund
616.24
Playground Store
744.29
Total
$8,110.54
Funds Paid to the Town
Swimming Pool Admissions
$898.60
A financial comparison between the funds expended in 1953 and those expended in 1952 must be considered on the basis that the playground season was two weeks longer in 1953.
Sincere thanks are extended to a very cooperative and understanding Park Board, Trustees under the will of Thomas S. Pierce, the Town Man- ager, my staff, and other assisting persons and agencies.
Respectfully submitted,
JOSEPH C. KUNCES, Supt.
Park Department.
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REPORT OF GAS AND ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Town of Middleborough.
Gentlemen:
The following is the annual report of the Gas and Electric Depart- ment for the year ending December 31, 1953.
GAS
a: An appreciable number of meters have been repaired and tested and a program has been arranged so that every gas meter will be tested within a period of 7 years as required by law.
b: The last step of the gas rate was reduced for all customers, on February 1, 1953, to the same rate as charged to central heating cus- tomers. This change permits customers to use gas for kitchen heating and other purposes at a more reasonable cost. The change represents a reduction of about 15% in the last step rate and some reduction of profits.
c: Free servicing of gas appliances was adopted this year and was taken advantage of by many customers. This was an added expense to the Department and caused some decrease in profits but it has helped to keep customers satisfied and it provides a service which many other gas companies give.
d: Considerable time and effort were expended in investigations and study of our gas problems. An offer was made by the Brockton- Taunton Gas Company to purchase the Middleboro Gas Plant for about $100,000. At a joint meeting of the Board of Selectmen and the Citizens' Advisory Committee (Mr. Ernest L. Maxim, Mr. Horace K. Atkins, Mr. James H. Kennedy, Mr. Fletcher Clark, Jr. and Mr. Roger W. Tillson), it was decided not to sell the plant at the offered price, and the design of a Propane Air gas plant was authorized.
e: While our supplier, the Brockton-Taunton Gas Co., finally re- ceived Natural Gas after long delays, Natural Gas was not sold to Middle- boro because existing Federal Laws would make such a sale an "inter- state" matter with undesirable complications. Apparently, other localities in the U. S. have the same gas problem as Middleboro because the Hin- shaw Bill (H.R. 5976) was introduced and passed in the U. S. House of Representatives. The expected passage of the bill by the U. S. Senate in 1954 may open the way to Middleboro's getting Natural Gas.
f: The construction of a Hortonsphere (spherical gas storage holder) has been authorized as a replacement for our former gas holder which was torn down in 1948. Specifications are being drawn up at the present time. Depreciation funds, which the Department was required to set aside by Law, are available to replace the old gas holder. The new holder will give our customers protection in case of failure of our supply.
On December 1, 1953, the objectionable "Customer Charge" was eliminated in our rate structure. At the same time the form of our gas rate schedule was changed to take care of a possible transition to Natural or any other kind of gas. Also a small reduction was made in the charges for gas.
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h: An appreciable number of services and joints in our mains were dug up and replaced or repaired. Such improvements show good re- sults in the "unaccounted for gas" which was reduced to 7.76% for 1953. This figure compares favorably with the figures for other gas companies.
i: Several hearings were held at the State House on a petition of Middleboro to the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities. The petition was to require the Brockton-Taunton Gas Company to continue to supply Middleboro with bulk gas at reasonable rates. It was submitted to protect the citizens of Middleboro against having their gas supply cut off. The Department of Public Utilities later ordered the Brockton- Taunton Gas Company to continue supplying Middleboro with bulk gas.
j: Other data are:
Total service calls made 625
Services replaced through walls 18
Complete services replaced 6
Manifolds revamped 22
Gas 1953
Gas Purchased:
For High Pressure Services
4,393,700 cu. ft.
For Low Pressure Services
38,431,100 cu. ft.
Total Purchased
42,824,800 cu. ft.
Increase over 1952
1,297,100 cu. ft.
Gas sold in Middleboro
39,392,900 cu. ft.
Increase over 1952
1,649,400 cu. ft.
Gas used by Gas and Electric Department
107,800 cu. ft.
Gas for Lakeville State Sanitorium (passed through Middleboro Mains)
939,900 cu. ft.
Gas unaccounted for
3,324,100 cu. ft. 7.76%
Paid Brockton-Taunton Gas Light Co.
$42,494.18
Average paid per 1000 cu. ft.
$ .992
Average cost per 1000 cu. ft. purchased and distributed
$2.13
Average received per 1000 cu. ft. sold
$2.18
Average consumption per customer
24,250 cu. ft.
Miles of Main
29.267
Average consumers per mile of Main
55.5
Gas sold per mile of Main
1,345,000 cu. ft.
Average B.T.U. per cu. ft. gas
New services - Low Pressure
540 5
Manufacturing Profit to Profit and Loss (Profit)
$2,012.87
ELECTRIC
a: An extension of the street lighting circuit was made and lights were installed along Acorn Street.
b: Ten extensions of power lines were made for customers in out- lying sections of Middleboro and Lakeville.
c: A new tall pole with lights was installed at the football field at the playgrounds near the High School.
Gas unaccounted for
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d: The transformer structure, which was in poor condition at the Shaw Varnish Works, was rebuilt and relocated. At the same time the arrangement was changed from two transformers to three transformers so that it would be possible to make a quick changeover to our new system of 4160 volts which is replacing the old system of 2400 volts.
e: After considerable investigation and study, a new rate structure was put into effect on February 1, 1953. This provides for charges on a Residential, Commercial, and Industrial basis instead of the old system of Light Rate and Power Rate. The new system is more in line with other utility companies and results in the most fair way of charging for elec- tricity. A lot of extra work and adjustment was necessary for the office of the Department to handle the new rate structure which is now working out well.
f: A new mercury vapor street light was installed at the Middle- boro Green where Plymouth Street, Wood Street, East Main Street and Plympton Streets intersect.
g: A new street light and controls was installed at the intersection of Thompson and Plympton Streets.
h: Several of our white-way street light standards were overhauled completely (two were knocked down by trucks this year). The overhaul included re-leveling of the concrete bases and replacing the steel support- ing rods some of which were badly rusted and weakened.
i: Remodeling of electric lines was done where roads were im- proved on Purchase Street (So. Middleboro), Plymouth Street (No. Middleboro), Stetson Street (Lakeville) and Crooked Lane (Lakeville). These jobs required removing and relocating a considerable number of poles and lines.
j: Considerable construction work was done at the Electric Light Station. Excavating was done under the main switchboard, columns were installed to give the switchboard better support, and a bank of large con- duits was installed from each switchboard section along the excavated area and through an 18 inch concrete wall to the main underground vault just outside the station. At the same time, a 6 inch drain was installed from the main underground vault to the river to eliminate the undesirable sewage which used to come into the vault from the sewage system. The construction work will permit us to eliminate the overhead cable network in our station. Credit for the construction work should be given to our Gas Department which has the equipment and "know how" for doing such work thereby saving the town a considerable amount of money.
k: Considerable study and planning was made both for the above construction work and associated work to change over our main switch- board to the new 4160 volt system. As a result of this, material has been ordered for further improvements expected to be made in 1954.
1: A new heavy feeder power line has been approved, from the Electric Light Station to the Pumping Station on Route 28. The ducts have been extended for this power line under Wareham Street up to the riser pole on the new High Tension Line.
m: The final settlements were made for land takings for the Right of way on which the new High Tension Line was constructed from Taunton.
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n: A considerable number of improvements were made in our lines at various locations in order to give customers better service.
0: A new accounting machine was bought for the office to permit handling the increased volume of work (volume of electric business has approximately doubled in the past ten years) and to prevent bogging down of operations when our old machine becomes inoperative.
p: Considerable study was given to our office procedures and the calculation of charges for each step rate of every bill was done away with. This permitted more time to be available to handle our increasing work load without additional expense.
A new Dodge Sedan and a new Ford Line truck were bought to q: replace the very old Oldsmobile Coupe and Dodge Line truck.
r: Rate improvements were made on December 1, 1953, due to favorable operations of the Department. The changes were :-
(1) Residential customers of Middleboro and Lakeville were given a 10% discount for prompt payment of bills instead of 5%.
(2) All electric hot water heating customers were allowed two more K.W.H., per gallon capacity of tanks, on which to get a special discount. This allows a special discount on K.W.H. equal to 10 times gallons capacity of tank.
(3) For Industiral Lighting, the limitation of 25000 K.W.H. was removed so that discounts would apply to all K.W.H. used.
Bill forms were re-designed so as to give customers more information regarding service available.
Other Construction and Maintenance Work Completed in 1953
Services Installed :
New 4-wire, 3 phase - 1
New 2-wire - 2
New 3-wire - 104
Changeover, 2-wire to 3-wire - 104
Temporary 2-wire - 25
Temporary 3-wire - 1
Changeover (Underground) 2-wire to 3-wire - 1 Services replaced - 69
Poles set:
25 ft. 13 30 ft. 45
35 ft. 84
40 ft. 4
50 ft. 1
147
New Street Lights added:
7
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Wire Installed:
Service Cable No. 6/2 194 ft. Service Cable No. 6/3 - 20,376 ft.
Service Cable No. 4/3 - 308 ft.
Service Cable No. 2/3 ACSR. - 1,793 ft.
Single wire No. 6 WP - 11,213 ft.
Single wire No. 4 WP 14,127 ft. Single wire No. 2 ACSR - 30,324 ft.
Single wire No. 2 Bare copper - 14,127 ft.
Single wire. No. 4/0 WP - 140 ft.
Electric 1953
K.W.H. purchased High Tension
13,056,000
K.W.H. purchased for East and Beach Streets
36,800
Total K.W.H. purchased
13,092,800
K.W.H. increase over 1952
644,600 $133,408.32
Average cost per K.W.H. High Tension
$ .01012
Average cost per K.W.H. East, Beach and Pine Streets
$ .03195
Average cost per K.W.H. purchased and distributed
$ .0235
Average cost per K.W.H. sold
$ .0275
Total K.W.H. sold for Lighting
9,642,724
Total K.W.H. sold for Power
1,551,436
Total K.W.H. sold
11,194,160
Net received per K.W.H. for lighting
$ .0377
Net received per K.W.H. for power
$ .0265
Net received per K.W.H. all classes of service
$ .0359
K.W.H. used for Street Lights
298,931
Received for Street Lights
$8,114.58
Average cost to Town per K.W.H. for Street Lights
$ .0268
Mfg. profit to Profit and Loss (Profit)
$104,933.31 $519.43
Maximum KVA demand (December)
3200
Maximum KW demand (December)
3120
Power Factor at Maximum Demand
.975
Average Power Factor at Maximum Demands
.922
GAS AND ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT
Net Increase
Gas
1952 Sales $90,092.61 358,187.88
1953 Sales $89,194.58 382,312.11 8,114.58
$24,124.23 1,114.58
Power
45,104.01
44,744.65
359.36
Jobbing
550.43
1,357.42
806.99
$500,934.93
$525,723.34
$26,045.80
$1,257.39
$24,788.41
Increase
Decrease $898.03
Light
St. Lighting
7,000.00
Decrease in profit over 1952
Total paid for Electricity
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Accounts Receivable
Gas
$7,864.46
Light
17,815.71
Power Jobbing
112.47
$27,443.92
Consumers
January 1, 1954
Electric
4776
Gas
1624
Meters Installed
Elecrtic
4871
Gas
1713
Street Lights 1953
Total No. Nights
Total No.
Hours
Ave. No.
Nights
per mo.
Ave. No.
Hours
per night
All night service
365
4075 hr. 50 m.
30
11 hr. 10 m.
Part night service
365
2587 hr. 25 m.
30
7 hr. 5 m.
So. Middleboro, Rock and
365
2587 hr. 25 m.
30
7 hr.
5 m.
K.W.H. Purchased
13,092,800
Total K.W.H. used for Street Lights
298,931
1953 OPERATING EXPENSE - GAS
Maintenance:
Purchased Gas
$42,494.18 $42,494.18
Transmission and Distribution
Operation:
Transmission and Distribution Labor
$382.31
Removing and resetting Meters
130.39
Inspecting and Testing Meters
237.90
Transmission and Distribution Supplies and Expense
1,010.10
Water Oil
12.00
212.02
1,984.72
No. Middleboro service
1,651.28
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Maintenance:
Maintenance of Street Mains
$302.93
Maintenance of Services
8,016.08
Maintenance of Consumers' Meters
586.26
Maintenance of Tools and Appliances
334.49
Maintenance of Miscellaneous Structures
861.71
10,101.47
Utilization Expense
Operation:
Maintenance of Consumers' Installations
$2,700.03
2,700.03
General and Miscellaneous
Salary of Manager
$1,333.33
Salaries of General Office Clerks
4,070.19
Meter Readers and Collectors
2,218.40
General Office Supplies and Expense
2,244.98
Insurance
509.34
Transportation Expense
1,040.61
Miscellaneous General Expense
471.10
Depreciation
14,696.81
Advertising
11.80
Bad Debt
26.16
Law Expense
152.20
26,774.92
Total Expense Balance to Profit and Loss (Profit)
$84,055.32
2,012.87
$86,068.19
Income - Gas
From Sale of Gas
$89,194.58
Less Discounts, Rebates, etc.
3,126.39
$86,068.19
1953 OPERATING EXPENSE - ELECTRIC
Maintenance:
Electric Energy Purchased
$133,408.32 $133,408.32
Transmission, Distribution and Storage
Operation:
Transformer Station Labor $14,036.83
Transmission and Distribution Lines
224.67
Transformer Station and Sub Station, Supplies and Expense
779.30
20.81
Water Inspecting and Testing Meters
773.17
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Removing and Resetting Meters
463.00
Removing and Resetting Transformers
773.73
Transmission and Distribution Supplies and Expense
1,801.83
18,873.34
Maintenance:
Maintenance Station and Sub Station Equipment
$340.61
Maintenance Station Structures
2,869.51
Maintenance Transmission and Dist. Lines
68,273.19
Maintenance Underground Conduits
489.19
Maintenance Underground Conductors
150.33
Maintenance Consumers' Meters
197.41
Maintenance Transformers
564.51
72,884.75
Utilization
Operation :
Munic. Street Lamps, Supplies and Expense
$725.05
Maintenance Consumers' Installations
54.91
779.96
General and Miscellaneous
Salary of Manager
$6,666.67
Salaries of General Office Clerks
8,140.29
Meter Readers and Collectors
4,323.89
General Office Supplies and Expense
5,414.41
Insurance
2,012.02
Transportation Expense
3,891.74
Depreciation
49,740.87
Advertising
571.78
Miscellaneous General Expense
1,291.70
Bad Debt
136.30
Accidents
41.52
82,231.19
Total Expense
$308,177.56
Balance to Profit and Loss (Profit)
104,933.31
$413,110.87
Income
From Lighting
$382,312.11
From Street Lighting
8,114.58
From Power
44,744.65
$435,171.34
Less Discounts and Abatements
22,060.47
$413,110.87 $413,110.87
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1953 PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT
By balance at beginning of year
$648,984.59 2,012.87
To balance Gas Operating Expense
$279.49
By balance Jobbing Account (gas) (electric)
903.36
To balance Electric Operating Expense
104,933.31
To Middleborough Signal System Expense
109.89
To Town of Middleboro for use of Assessors in reducing taxes To balance account
23,000.00
733,444.75
$756,834.13 $756,834.13
BALANCE SHEET
ASSETS INVESTMENT - GAS
Land - Gas
$1,200.00
Structures
7,457.95
Other Equipment at Works
1,227.37
Street Mains
43,658.78
Services
23,952.00
Consumers' Meters
9,116.46
Consumers' Meter Installation
2,565.56
Office Equipment
281.30
Laboratory Equipment
292.45
High Pressure Gas Line
3,926.83
High Pressure Services
1,189.20
Transportation Equipment
1,605.11
Miscellaneous Equipment
2,375.05
INVESTMENT - ELECTRIC
Land - Electric
6,000.00
Rights of Way
2,846.65
Rights of Way - Brockton High Tension
3,813.70
Rights of Way - Tremont
6,307.31
Rights of Way - Taunton
4,339.33
Rights of Way - Navaho Shores
5.35
Structures
3,056.61
Reservoirs, Dams, Canals and Waterways
654.66
Water Turbines and Water Wheels
82.79
Transf. Station and Substation Equipment
56,734.10
Poles, Fixtures, and Overhead Conductors
214,150.33
Consumers' Meters
43,664.55
Consumers' Meter Installation
13,919.25
Line Transformers
63,693.72
Line Capacitors
712.87
Transformer Installations
4,934.66
Street Lighting Equipment
13,508.41
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Underground Conduits
29,547.56
Underground Conductors
26,090.38
Brockton High Tension Line
7,167.39
High Tension Line Project - Tremont
13,630.90
High Tension Line - Taunton
414.24
Office Equipment
1,359.31
Transportation Equipment
7,763.77
Miscellaneous Equipment
4,984.44
Laboratory Equipment
615.60
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash on Hand
94,624.12
Accounts Receivable
27,443.92
Inventory
43,571.16
Unadjusted Credits
9,404.46
RESERVE FUNDS
Construction Fund
5,527.53
Depreciation Fund
132,220.01
Special Deposits Fund
5,225.05
LIABILITIES
Loan Repayments
$162,200.00
Appropriation for Construction Repayments
45,992.39
Consumers' Deposits
5,225.05
Profit and Loss Balance
733,444.75
$946,862.19 $946,862.19
Plant Investment - Book Value
Gas Electric
$98,848.06
529,997.88
$628,845.94
1953 Construction Drafts
Gas
Expended for: Structures Gas Services Consumers' Meter Installations
$23.52
1,514.58
277.36
$1,815.46
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Electric
Expended for:
Rights of Way - Navaho Shores
$5.35
Rights of Way - Taunton High Tension
2,548.42
Transformer Station and Sub Station Equipment
365.29
Poles, Fixtures and Overhead Conductors
30,189.73
Consumers' Meters
4,281.68
Consumers' Meter Installations
1,255.66
Transformers
1,311.12
Transformer Installations
657.12
Street Lighting
945.74
Underground Conduits
142.28
Misc. Equipment
413.07
42,115.46
$43,930.92
STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS DEPRECIATION FUND
1953
Jan. 1 Balance in
Town Treas.
$67,782.33
Dec. 31 Transferred from Operat- ing Fund 64,437.68
$132,220.01
$132,220.01
CONSTRUCTION FUND
Jan. 1 Balance in
Dec. 31 Payments $43,930.92
Town Treas.
$4,458.45
Dec. 31 Balance in
Town Treas. 5,527.53
Dec. 31 Transferred from Operat- ing Fund 45,000.00
$49,458.45
$49,458.45
OPERATING CASH
Jan. 1 Balance in Town Treas.
$53,304.43
Dec. 31 Refunds Received
6,292.86
Dec. 31
Transferred to Town of Middleboro for use of Assessors 23,000.00
Dec. 31 Transferred to Construction Fund 45,000.00
Dec. 31 Payments 338,389.31
Dec. 31 Balance in Town Treas. 94,624.12
$565,451.11
$565,451.11
Dec. 31 Transferred to Depreciation Fund $64,437.68
Dec. 31 Collections
505,853.82
Dec. 31 Balance in Town Treas. $132,220.01
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DEPOSITS FUND
Dec. 31
Payments
$2,892.00
Jan. 1 Balance in Town Treas.
$3,682.05
Dec. 31 Balance in
Dec. 31 Collections
4,435.00
Town Treas. 5,225.05
$8,117.05
$8,117.05
Summary of 1953 Receipts and Expenditures
Balance - January 1st, 1953
$129,227.26
1953 - Receipts
From Gas
$87,717.67
From Light
366,798.32
From Street Lighting
8,114.58 41,901.62
From Power
1,283.21
From Deposits
4,435.00
From Refunds
6,292.86
From Bad Debt Paid
38.42
516,581.68
$645,808.94
Paid Out - 1953
$43,930.92
Operation
377,567.23
Jobbing
822.08
Deposits
2,892.00
Town of Middleboro for use of Assessors
23,000.00
408,212.23
$237,596.71
Summary
January 1, 1954
Construction Fund
5,527.53
Operation Fund
94,624.12
Depreciation Fund Deposits
132,220.01
5,225.05
$237,596.71
Conclusion
Overall profits have been good and this has permitted the sharing of the profits with customers by improving rates. Additional sharing of profits has been made by "Transfers to Town" as indicated at the end of this report. Expenditures have been made to improve the Department so
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that profits can be made in the future since a run down system cannot operate efficiently. With the above profits and the fact that customer complaints have been fewer, it is felt that 1953 is another Year of Progress.
Credit should be given to the Board of Selectmen, the Citizens Advisory Committee, all employees of the Department, and others for their cooperation and assistance in making progress possible.
Respectfully submitted,
STEPHEN HORBAL,
Manager.
TRANSFER'S 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, and use of Assessors 5,000.00
5,000.00
Town of Middleboro for use of Assessors in fixing tax rate 23,000.00
23,000.00
$302,201.85
Health and Sanitation
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH
The Health Department ended the year with a balance of slightly over $1,000. This was due primarily to the fact that it was unnecessary to expend any funds for care of premature babies, and also to the fact that we had only one case of communicable disease requiring prolonged hospitalization for which the Health Department was responsible. This is an unusually good record. In addition, the garbage collection service provided most of the feed for pigs at the Town Infirmary the sale of which brought in nearly $6,000 to the Town Treasury.
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