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Clarence Osgood
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TOWN OFFICERS
Electric Light Manager Robert F. Thomas
Town Counsel
James J. Gaffney
Welfare Agent
Phyllis R. Brown
Building Inspector
Earl F. Jones
Wire Inspector
Frank E. Dow
Veterans Agent
James H. Ogden
TRUSTEES
B. F. Emerson Fund
Naumkeag Trust Company, Salem, Mass.
Roger F. Clapp Harley M. Tyler William H. Sanborn
Paul B. Wake
Mansfield Fund
Old Colony Trust Company, Boston, Mass.
David Cummings Fund
Board of Public Welfare
Annual Report
of the
Town Accountant 1953
FLINT
MIDDLETON
PUBLIC LIBRARY
9
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
ANNUAL REPORT RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES Year Ending Dec. 31, 1953
RECEIPTS
TAXES:
CURRENT YEAR
Property
$ 139,238.48
Poll
1,358.00
Loss of Taxes
4,118.49
PREVIOUS YEARS
Property
7,702.23
Tax Title Redemption
1,046.95
FROM THE STATE
Corporation
12,075.60
Income
6,927.96
$172,467.71
LICENSES AND PERMITS:
Liquor
2,800.00
All other
351.00
3,151.00
FINES:
District Court
75.00
75.00
GRANTS AND GIFTS:
FROM FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
Old Age Assistance
17,717.67
Aid Dependent Children
2,085.75
Disability Assistance
168.93
19,972.35
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GENERAL GOVERNMENT
FROM STATE FOR EDUCATION
Construction of School Addition
5,173.84
Vocational Education
529.83
High School Transportation
6,000.00
Support of School
16,100.93
FROM STATE FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Highway (Chap. 81)
8,828.72
Inspector of Animals
100.00
Meal Tax
935.58
9,864.30
FROM COUNTY
Dog Licenses
686.75
686.75
ALL OTHER GENERAL REVENUE
Tax Possessions
222.68
222.68
PRIVILEGES
Mother Vehicle Excise Tax
18,813.51
18,813.51
$253,057.90
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
EXECUTIVE:
Seletmen
10.06
FINANCIAL:
Treasurer 87.40
MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS:
Town Hall 374.50
Memorial Hall
1,025.00
1,496.96
27,804.60
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GENERAL GOVERNMENT
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY :
Board of Appeals
57.00
Building Inspection
329.50
Sealing of Weights and Measures
91.70
Dog Officer
149.50
627.70
HEALTH:
Tuberculosis Subsidy
227.85
Dental Clinic
176.00
403.85
HIGHWAYS:
Chapter 90 Construction
6,000.00
Chapter 90 Maintenance
500.00
Truck and Machinery Rental
6,320.30
12,820.30
CHARITIES:
REIMBURSEMENT FOR AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN From State
1,241.35
REIMBURSEMENT FOR OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
From Individuals
2,004.88
From Cities and Towns
2,600.35
From State
14,698.44
REIMBURSEMENT FOR
DISABILITY ASSISTANCE From State
25.41
20,600.43
VETERANS' SERVICES:
From State 412.10
412.10
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GENERAL GOVERNMENT
SCHOOLS:
Supplies Hall Rental Lunches
3.05
34.00
13,090.69
13,127.74
PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISES:
ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT
Sale of Light and Power
111,875.45
Miscellaneous Depreciation Fund
855.50
3,968.32
116,699.27
PUBLIC SCALES:
Sale 102.00
102.00
CEMETERIES :
Sale of Lots and Graves
85.00
Opening Graves
440.00
Care of Endowed Lots
767.00
1,292.00
INTEREST:
On Deposits
270.13
On Deferred Taxes
454.97
On Excise Taxes
48.90
Mansfield Fund
1,220.00
1,994.00
MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS:
Loan Fire-Highway Bldg.
40,000.00
Premium on Loan
74.00
40,074.00
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GENERAL GOVERNMENT
AGENCY, TRUST AND INVESTMENT:
Beverage License
10.00
Dog Licenses
952.00
Worcester Relief
154.86
Perpetual Care Funds
1,115.00
Withholding Taxes
11,455.60
Retirement Fund
2,595.54
Blue Cross
1,521.75
Meter Deposits
705.00
18,509.75
REFUNDS:
General Departments
154.03
Public Service Enterprises
18.60
Accrued Interest
17.50
190.13
Total Receipts
481,408.13
Cash Balance January 1, 1953
114,558.88
$595,967.01
EXPENDITURES GENERAL GOVERNMENT
MODERATOR
Salary
Wilbur Witham, Moderator 50.00
50.00
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Expenses
Association Dues 10.00
10.00
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GENERAL GOVERNMENT
SELECTMEN
Salaries
James H. Coffin
300.00
Wilbur C. Rundlett, Jr.
300.00
Willis W. Esty
237.50
Harold M. Bishop
62.50
900.00
Expenses
Clerk
239.55
Supplies and Printing
85.51
Advertisements
93.50
Postage
3.74
Essex St. Water
24.00
Association Dues
34.00
Flags
34.00
Office Equipment
142.50
656.80
1,556.80
ACCOUNTANT
Salary
Elmer O. Campbell
900.00
Expenses
Supplies
42.45
Association Dues
3.00
45.45
945.45
15
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
TREASURER
Salary
Edward H. Leary
900.00
Expenses
Supplies
188.30
Postage
141.15
Mileage and Expenses
105.00
Clerical Assistance
50.00
Bank Charges
14.05
Association Dues
2.00
Certifying Notes
40.00
Deeds
5.75
Office Equipment
279.50
825.75
Tax Title Expenses
Registry of Deeds
19.50
Advertisements
32.60
Counsel Expenses
306.00
358.10
2,083.85
TAX COLLECTOR
Salary
Harold E. Tyler
900.00
Expenses
Supplies and Printing
167.53
Postage
150.32
Tax Takings
39.85
Deputy Collector Fees
15.50
Clerical Assistance
75.00
Mileage-Telephone
88.81
Association Dues
2.00
Office Equipment
161.48
Office Alterations
Materials
233.78
Labor
65.50
700.49
299.28
1,899.77
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GENERAL GOVERNMENT
ASSESSORS
Salaries
Paul B. Wake
525.00
Daniel J. Donovan
500.00
William G. Birch
475.00
1,500.00
Expenses
Supplies
161.57
Abstracts
86.75
Postage
9.00
Mileage-Expenses
95.00
Clerical Services
160.00
Office Expenses
177.85
Association Dues
9.00
699.17
2,199.17
Salary
James J. Gaffney
600.00
Expenses
Court Fees
150.00
Advertising By-Laws
61.65
211.65
811.65
TOWN CLERK
Salary
Elmer P. Morrill
400.00
Expenses
Telephone-Postage
68.05
Supplies
32.80
Association Dues
5.00
105.85
505.85
LAW
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GENERAL GOVERNMENT
ELECTIONS AND REGISTRATIONS
Salaries
Ernest P. Goodale
25.00
Lloyd H. Getchell
25.00
Joseph T. Lee
25.00
Elmer P. Morrill
25.00
100.00
Expenses
Election Officers
108.50
Lunches
31.39
Printing Ballots
48.00
187.89
287.89
PLANNING BOARD
Expenses
File Cabinet
59.50
Postage-Mileage
12.00
71.50
TOWN HALL
Salaries
Arthur K. Fuller
118.00
James H. Ogden
288.00
406.00
Expenses
Fuel and Light
416.70
Water
5.80
Repairs
123.75
Supplies
20.53
566.78
972.78
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GENERAL GOVERNMENT
MEMORIAL HALL
Salaries
Charles S. Clinch, Jr.
240.00
Robert Doyle
105.00
Harvey Sutherland
15.00
360.00
Expenses
Fuel and Light
1,001.88
Water and Telephone
155.23
Repairs
274.67
Supplies
91.60
1,523.38
Alterations
Labor
477.86
Materials
216.58
694.44
2,577.82
Total General Government
$ 13,972.53
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PROTECTION OF PROPERTY
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
CONSTABLE'S SALARY
James H. Wentworth
35.00
35.00
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Salaries and Wages
James F. Wentworth, Chief
3,710.00
Lloyd H. Getchell 853.70
Wilbur C. Rundlett, Jr.
690.15
Joseph Peters
189.75
William C. Pennock
176.55
Arthur C. Doane
79.20
Harold Moore
28.60
Charles Pasquale
3.30
Harold F. Purdy
1.10
Matron
10.00
5,742.35
Expenses
Gasoline, Oil, Repairs
1,099.94
Office Expenses-Telephone
342.75
Supplies
133.21
Equipment
101.10
Association Dues
5.00
Expenses
8.00
1,690.00
Police Car
1953 Police Car
819.91
8,252.26
CIVIL DEFENSE
Expenses
Equipment
70.37
Telephone
64.29
134.66
134.66
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PROTECTION OF PROPERTY
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Salaries
Chief
300.00
Deputy Chief
75.00
Captain
50.00
Lieutenants (4)
123.75
Forest Warden
50.00
Firemen
200.00
798.75
Expenses
Wages
1,150.60
Gasoline and Oil
167.51
Equipment and Repairs
1,128.06
Fire Alarm
784.11
Fuel and Light
306.20
Building Maintenance
34.70
Office Expenses-Telephone
404.42
Insurance
220.15
Supplies
7.53
4,203.28
5,002.03
BUILDING INSPECTION
Salary
Earl F. Jones, Inspector
400.00
Expenses
Supplies
50.85
Mileage
90.20
Postage
8.95
150.00
550.00
BOARD OF APPEALS
Expenses
Advertisements
94.50
Postage-Supplies
51.87
Typing
85.25
231.62
231.62
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PROTECTION OF PROPERTY
WIRE INSPECTOR
Salary
Frank E. Dow, Inspector
200.00
Expenses
Mileage-Supplies
57.09
257.09
SEALING OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Salary
Joseph Beggs, Sealer
125.00
Expenses
Supplies
11.82
Transportation
13.18
25.00
150.00
MOTH DEPARTMENT
Wages
Labor
606.21
Expenses
Truck Hire
166.50
Supplies
493.03
659.53
1,265.74
TREE WARDEN
Wages
Labor
1,239.96
Expenses
Truck Hire
137.25
Saw Hire
84.00
Supplies
13.09
Dues-Expenses
9.00
Equipment Hire
15.00
258.34
1,498.30
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PROTECTION OF PROPERTY
DUTCH ELM DISEASE CONTROL
Wages
Labor
400.97
Expenses
Truck Hire
87.50
Saw Hire
9.00
96.50
497.47
PLANTING TREES
Wages
Labor
96.15
Expenses
Trees
175.50
Truck Hire
12.00
Lumber
14.76
202.26
298.41
Total Protection of Persons and Property $ 18,172.58
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HEALTH AND SANITATION
HEALTH AND SANITATION
Salaries
Bernice Sherwood, Agent
50.00
Mary Wilson, Asst. Agent 20,00
James W. Wentworth, Dog Officer 100.00
170.00
Expenses
Care of Patients
49.50
Care of Dump
904.75
Care of Disposing of Dogs
156.00
Vital Statistics
176.00
Printing
16.10
Services
35.00
1,337.35
1,507.35
DENTAL CLINIC
Expenses
Services, Dentist
740.00
Materials and Equipment 327.52
1,067.52
INSPECTOR OF CATTLE AND SLAUGHTERING
Salary
Philip H. Dearth 300.00
300.00
ESSEX SANATORIUM ASSESSMENT
Essex County Treasurer
3,085.66
3,085.66
Total Health and Sanitation
$
5,960.53
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HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
HIGHWAYS
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
Wages
Labor
3,303.25
Expenses
Truck Hire
637.60
Supplies
559.80
Asphalt and Sand
44.56
Signs
128.35
Office Expenses
24.25
1,394.56
4,697.81
CHAPTER 81-MAINTENANCE
Wages
Labor
5,702.20
Expenses
Truck Hire
2,817.40
Equipment Hire
1,767.95
Asphalt
2,108.35
Sand and Gravel
650.85
Supplies
382.07
Office Expenses-Telephone
171.18
7,897.80
13,600.00
CHAPTER 90-MAINTENANCE
Wages
Labor
894.40
Expenses
Truck Hire
271.80
Equipment Hire
241.60
Asphalt
905.65
Sand and Stone
188.59
Fencing
497.96
2,105.60
3,000.00
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HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
CHAPTER 90-CONSTRUCTION
Wages
Labor
2,531.10
Expenses
Truck Hire
1,064.40
Equipment Hire
1,345.80
Asphalt
231.95
Gravel
452.80
Supplies
568.11
3,663.06
SNOW
Wages
Labor
2,266.65
Expenses
Truck Hire
2,485.70
Repairs and Supplies
445.93
Sand and Salt
788.99
State Highway
22.11
3,742.73
6,009.38
ROAD MACHINERY ACCOUNT
Gasoline and Oil
1,661.57
Parts and Repairs
1,395.33
Storage
900.00
Insurance and Registration
89.24
Supplies
203.85
Equipment
429.00
4,678.99
STREET LIGHTING
Middleton Electric Light Dept. 3,500.00
3,500.00
SURVEY
Laying Out Bounds
27.00
27.00
Total Highways
$ 41,707.34
6,194.16
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CHARITIES ACCOUNT
CHARITIES
PUBLIC WELFARE
Salaries
Charles Pasquale
150.00
Leyland Phillips
175.00
Leslie E. Merrifield
150.00
Expenses
Administration
48.16
Cash Payments
551.72
Groceries-Fuel
518.56
Medical Aid
140.54
Funeral Expenses
155.00
Other Cities and Towns
4,723.50
6,137.48
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
Administration
Central Essex Welfare District
613.00
Aid
Cash 40,295.06
Other Cities and Towns 2,603.40
42,898.46
43,511.46
AID DEPENDENT CHILDREN
Aid
Cash
4,381.61
4,381.61
DISABILITY ASSISTANCE
Aid
348.33
Cash
348.33
Total Charities
$ 54,853.88
475.00
6,612.48
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VETERANS' SERVICES
VETERANS' SERVICES
Salary
James H. Ogden, Agent 250.00
Aid
Cash
1,706.79
Fuel and Rent
418.61
Medical Aid
32.00
2,157.40
Total Veterans' Services $ 2,407.40
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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
SCHOOLS
Salaries
Teachers and Supervisors
47,184.33
Superintendent
1,174.92
Doctor
300.00
Nurse
970.00
Janitor
3,115.44
Attendance Officer
75.00
Cenus
100.00
Clerk
717.58
53,637.27
Expenses
Superintendent
583.07
Office Expenses
382.14
Books and Supplies
7,107.32
Building Maintenance
3,064.87
Fuel and Light
2,766.81
Transportation
10,162.05
Tuition
22,050.22
Equipment
4,482.85
50,599.33
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
Expenses
Tuition
1,841.31
Transportation
362.30
2,203.61
Total Education
$106,440.21
SCHOOL LUNCH
Expenses
Labor and Supplies
12,695.40
12,695.40
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LIBRARY AND PARK DEPARTMENTS
LIBRARY
Salaries
On Order
1,321.00
Expenses
On Order
2,285.66
Total Library
$ 3,606.66
RECREATION
PARK
Wages
Labor
366.80
Expenses
Supplies
101.10
Storage
50.00
Water
10.80
Spraying
45.00
Moving Gravel
299.00
Equipment
300.00
805.90
CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS
Middleton Electric Light Dept. 68.22
68.22
Total Recreation $ 1,240.92
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UNCLASSIFIED
UNCLASSIFIED
INSURANCE
Workmen's Compensation
and Liability
2,579.52
Buildings-Blanket Policy
1,360.00
Vehicles-Fire and Theft
51.10
School Liability
28.47
Clerk's Bond
7.50
Collector's Bond and
Burglary Insurance
191.82
Treasuer's Bond and
Burglary Insurance
136.83
4,355.24
4,355.24
MEMORIAL DAY
Band
180.00
Flowers, Wreaths, Flags
87.50
Speaker and Music
43.00
Refreshments
47.51
Printing
1.75
359.76
359.76
PRINTING TOWN REPORTS
Mirror Press, printing
832.37
832.37
MANSFIELD FUND
Concerts
165.00
Picnic
647.00
Thanksgiving and Christmas
493.00
1,305.00
1,305.00
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UNCLASSIFIED
FIRE-HIGHWAY BUILDING
Ray Thibedeau, Architect
3,030.49
Conley Tree Surgeons
185.00
Robert Bixby
89.80
Conti & Donahue, contractor
3,496.86
Advertisement
12.50
6,814.65
6,814.65
Total Unclassified
$ 13,667.02
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PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISES
PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISES
ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT
Salaries
Commissioners
Richard B. Floyd
100.00
Frank E. Dow
100.00
George W. Nash
75.00
Charles G. Bates
25.00
Manager
Robert F. Thomas
5,300.00
Clerk
2,360.00
7,960.00
MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION
Energy
Essex County Electric Co. 68,063.67
Danvers Electric Light Dept. 153.32
68,216.99
Wages
Charles S. Clinch, Jr. 4,151.40
Haymond H. Currier 4,284.00
Wilbur A. Witham
2,635.90
Benjamin Nimblett
815.10
Willis W. Esty
2,449.20
Robert Young 120.00
George W. Nash
17.10
14,472.70
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PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISES
Expenses
Poles and Wire
7,541.82
Meters and Transformers
2,055.24
Street Light Equipment
157.20
Office Equipment
393.44
Miscellaneous Equipment
62.45
Substation Maintenance
539.41
Supplies
2,376.60
Meter Maintenance
200.76
Street Light Maintenance
232.09
Office Expenses
2,305.28
Insurance
1,078.76
Truck Maintenance
1,044.84
Depreciation
3,968.32
Line Clearance
1,500.00
23,456.21
DEPRECIATION FUND
Truck Purchase
700.00
Transformers
2,052.53
Poles and Wire
341.61
Construction
1,000.00
4,094.41
Total Electric Light Department $118,200.31
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CEMETERY DEPARTMENT
CEMETERIES
Salaries
Commissioners
Richard N. Maxwell
20.00
Michael Lavorqna
20.00
Leon N. Soper
15.00
Harold F. Purdy
5.00
Supt of Burials
Charles W. Baker
30.00
90.00
Expenses
Labor
3,604.85
Truck Hire
180.00
Supplies
46.85
Water
15.00
Equipment
118.35
Opening Graves
439.20
Hot Topping Avenues
700.00
5,104.25
Total Cemeteries $ 5,194.25
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MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS
MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS
LOANS
School Construction Loan
2,000.00
School Addition Loan
10,000.00
12,000.00
INTEREST
School Construction Loan
160.00
School Addition Loan
2,940.00
Fire-Highway Building
450.00
3,550.00
PREMIUM ON LOAN
Printing Notes
47.25
15,597.25
AGENCY, TRUST AND INVESTMENT
Auditing Municipal Accounts
1,248.13
State Parks and Reservations
370.20
County Tax
6,983.92
Dog Licenses to County
952.00
Withholding Tax Deductions
11,455.60
Retirement Fund Deductions
2,494.01
Retirement Fund Assessment
2,770.67
Blue Cross Deductions
1,521.75
Meter Deposits
450.00
Beverage License
10.00
Worcester Relief
154.86
28,411.14
TRUST
Deposit of Endowment Fund
1,115.00
Total Agency and Trust $ 29,526.14
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REFUNDS-TRANSFERS
REFUNDS
1952 Motor Vehicle Excise Tax
70.87
1953 Motor Vehicle Excise Tax
274.48
1953 Real Estate Tax
114.00
Cemetery Department
50.00
Electric Light Department
3.00
512.35
512.35
Total Expenditures
443,754.77
Cash Balance December 31, 1953
152,212.24
$595,967.01
TRANSFERS FROM RESERVE FUND
Court Fees
150.00
Advertising By-Laws
61.65
Collector's Office Alterations
300.00
Treasurer's Expenses
153.50
Cemetery Hot Topping
200.00
Tree Warden
500.00
Moth Department
65.74
Tax Title Expenses
8.10
Memorial Hall Expenses
23.38
Town Hall Salary
41.00
Town Clerk's Expense
27.35
Wire Inspector's Expenses
7.09
Highway Expenses
200.00
Interest Fire-Highway Building
432.50
Police Wages
60.00
Police Expenses
80.00
2,310.31
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APPROPRIATIONS-TRANSFERS-EXPENDITURES
Recapitulation of Departmental Appropriation Transfer and Expenditures
Appropriation Transfers
Expended
Unexpended Balance
DECEMBER 31, 1953
Moderator, Salary
$50.00
$50.00
Finance Committee, Expenses
30.00
10.00
20.00
Selectmen, Salaries
900.00
900.00
Clerk
250.00
239.55
10.45
Expenses
450.00
417.25
32.75
Accountant, Salary
900.00
900.00
Expenses
100.00
45.45
54.55
Treasurer, Salary
900.00
900.00
Expenses
677.50
Transfer
153.50
831.00
825.75
5.25
Tax Title
Expenses
350.00
Transfer
8.10
358.10
358.10
Collector, Salary
900.00
900.00
Expenses
702.50
700.49
2.01
Office Alterations Transfer
300.00
299.28
.72
Assessors' Salaries
1,500.00
1,500.00
Expenses
700.00
699.17
.83
Counsel, Salary
600.00
600.00
Expenses Transfer
211.65
211.65
Town Clerk, Salary
Expenses
78.50
Transfer
27.35
105.85
105.85
Election & Registrations Salaries
100.00
100.00
Expenses
250.00
187.89
62.11
Planning Board, Expenses
200.00
71.50
128.50
Town Hall,
Salary
365.00
Transfer
41.00
406.00
406.00
Expenses
635.00
566.78
68.22
Memorial Hall, Salary
Expenses
1,500.00
Transfer
23.38
1,523.38
1,523.38
Alterations
700.00
694.44
5.56
Constable, Salary
50.00
50.00
360.00
360.00
400.00
400.00
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APPROPRIATIONS-TRANSFERS-EXPENDITURES
Appropriation Transfers
Expended
Unexpended Balance
Police, Chief's Salary
3,710.00
3,710.00
Wages
1,972.50
Transfer
60.00
2,032.50
2,032.35
15
Car
1,000.00
819.91
180.09
Expenses 1,582.00
Transfer 80.00
Refund
28.00
1,690.00
1,690.00
Civil Defense
572.52
134.66
437.86
Fire, Salaries
815.00
798.75
16.25
Expenses
4,205.00
4,203.28
1.72
Building Inspector, Salary Expenses
150.00
150.00
Board of Appeals, Expenses
385.00
231.62
53.38
Wire Inspector, Salary Expenses
50.00
Transfer
7.09
57.09
57.09
Séaler of Weights and Measures
Salary
125.00
125.00
Expenses
25.00
25.00
Moth, Expenses 1,200.00
Transfer
65.74
1,265.74
1,265.74
Tree Warden
Expenses
1,000.00
Transfer
500.00
1,500.00
1,498.30
1.70
Dutch Elm Disease Control Planting Trees
300.00
298.41
1.59
Health Expenses
2,000.00
1,507.35
492.65
Dental Clinic Expenses
1,500.00
1,067.52
432.48
Inspector of Slaughtering, Salary
100.00
100.00
Inspector of Cattle
200.00
200.00
Road Machinery Fund
Balance
7,004.63
Receipt
6,320.30
13,345.94
8,547.88
4,798.06*
Highway Truck
1,400.00
1,400.00
Highway
Expenses
4,500.00
Transfer
200.00
4,700.00
4,697.81
2.19
Chapter 81
Maintenance 4,800.00
State
8,800.00
13,600.00
13,600.00
500.00
497.47
2.53
200.00
200.00
400.00
400.00
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APPROPRIATIONS-TRANSFERS-EXPENDITURES
Appropriation Transfers
Expended
Unexpended Balance
Chapter 90
Maintenance 2,000.00
State 1,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
Chapter 90
Construction 3,262.28
State and
County 6,000.00
9,262.28
6,194.16
3,068.12*
Essex St. Land Takings
889.95
889.95*
Street Layouts
800.60
27.00
773.60*
Street Lighting
3,500.00
3,500.00
Public Welfare, Salaries
475.00
475.00
Expenses
5,000.00
Transfer
2,000.00
7,000.00
6,137.48
862.52
Old Age Assistance
Aid
27,500.00
Refunds
41.77
27,541.77
24,099.79
3,441.98
Federal Grant Aid
23,979.47
18,798.67
5,180.80*
Aid Dependent Children, Aid Federal Grant
3,047.53
1,891.23
1,156.30*
Disability Assistance, Aid
1,000.00
348.33
651.67
Federal Grant
168.93
168.93*
Central Essex Welfare District
613.00
613.00
Veterans' Agent, Salary Expenses
25.00
25.00
Veterans' Aid
2,000.00
Transfer
200.00
2,200.00
2,157.40
42.60
School, Salaries
55,613.00
53,637.27
1,975.73
Expenses
51,530.00
50,599.33
930.67
Lunches
13,911.62
12,695.40
1,016.22*
Vocational
Education
2,000.00
Transfer
500.00
2,500.00
2,203.61
296.39
Library, Salaries
1,400.00
1,321.00
79.00
Expenses
2,286.75
2,285.66
1.09
Park, Expenses
800.00
Transfer
100.00
900.00
872.70
27.30
Equipment
450.00
300.00
150.00
Christmas Tree Lights
100.00
68.22
31.78
Town Reports
850.00
832.37
17.63
Memorial Day
400.00
359.76
40.24
Snow
7,500.00
6,009.38
1,490.62
2,500.00
2,490.38
9.62
250.00
250.00
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APPROPRIATIONS-TRANSFERS-EXPENDITURES
Appropriation Transfers
Expended
Unexpended Balance
Retirement Assessment
2,770.67
2,770.67
Insurance
4,350.00
Refund
84.26
4,434.26
4,355.24
79.02
Fire-Highway Building
68,000.00
6,814.65
61,185.35*
Electric Light, Salaries
8,000.00
7,960.00
40.00
Wages
14,500.00
Refund
101.53
14,601.53
14,472.70
128.83
Energy
72,000.00
68,216.99
3,783.01
Expenses
21,168.32
Transfer
1,021.66
22,189.98
21,956.21
233.77
Line Clearance
1,500.00
1,500.00
Depreciation
7,172.89
4,094.41
3,078.48*
Cemeteries, Salaries
90.00
90.00
Expenses
3,100.00
Income
767.00
3,867.00
3,846.70
20.30
Graves
750.00
439.20
310.80
Equipment
216.71
118.35
98.36*
Hot Topping
500.00
Transfer
200.00
700.00
700.00
Municipal Indebtedness
Interest
3,100.00
Transfer
450.00
3,550.00
3,550.00
Premium
84.00
47.25
26.75
12,000.00
12,000.00
* Balances carried forward
Balance Sheet 1953
BALANCE SHEET DECEMBER 31, 1953-GENERAL ACCOUNTS LIABILITIES
ASSETS
Cash
$152,212.24
Lands low value
$ 161.63
Petty Cash Advance
150.00
$152,362.24
Lots and Graves Fund 405.50
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE:
Mansfield Fund Interest
141.19
Taxes - 1953
Road Machinery Fund
4,798.06
Personal Property
243.40
Electric Light Department
Real Estate
7,641.08
Meter Deposits 1,085.00
Motor Vehicle Excise
901.54
8,786.02
Depreciation Fund 3,078.48
Tax Titles and Possessions
Surplus 2,495.25
6,658.73
Tax Titles
2,062.66
Appropriation Balances
75,375.49
Tax Possessions
2,938.47
5,001.13
1,117.10
Departmental
Public Welfare
136.03
Reserve for Petty Cash Advances
150.00
Old Age Assistance
1,308.79
Tailings-Uncashed checks
148.61
Aid Dependent Children
534.69
Town Hall
86.00
2,065.51
Revenue reserved until collected
Municipal Light
Departmental
2,065.51
Rates
6,911.67
Tax Titles
5,001.13
Miscellaneous
5.32
6,916.99
Motor Vehicle excise tax 901.54
Aid to Highways State
11,533.60
Municipal Light
6,916.99
28,418.77
County
2,000.00
13,533.60
UNDERESTIMATES 1953
Essex Sanatorium
945.19
170.49
State Parks
119.67
1,064.86
67,910.08
$189,730.85
$189,730.85
BALANCE SHEET
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Reserve Fund-Overlay Surplus 1953 Overlay
4,248.45
Premium on Loan
26.75
Aid to Highway 13,533.60
OVERESTIMATE 1953 County Tax Surplus Revenue
BALANCE SHEET DECEMBER 31, 1953-DEBT AND TRUST ACCOUNTS DEBT ACCOUNTS
ASSETS
LIABILITIES
Net Funded or Fixed Debt
$204,000.00
School Construction Loan
$ 60,000.00
School Addition Loan
158,000.00
Fire-Highway Building 40,000.00
$204,000.00
$204,000.00
TRUST FUND ACCOUNTS
ASSETS
LIABILITIES
TRUST AND INVESTMENT FUNDS Cash and Securities
David Cummings Fund
S 6,334.72
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds
29,324.38
In custody of Town Treasurer $ 35,659.10
Charles L. Flint Fund
6,346.43
In custody of Naumkeag Trust Co. 10,159.02
B. F. Emerson Library Fund
10,159.02
$ 55,766.41
$ 55,766.41
43
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BALANCE SHEET
In custody of Library Trustees 9,948.29
Mary E. Emerson Fund 3,601.86
44
PAYROLL ANALYSIS
PAYROLL ANALYSIS
HIGHWAY AND PARK DEPARTMENT
Labor
Truck
Charles Bokes
5.50
Leopold Blais
2,758.75
Blais Brothers
468.00
John Caulfield
160.00
Raymond Colby
2,770.00
Charles Crosby
7.70
Robert Cunningham
3.00
James Donovan
186.90
Clinton French
6.00
Robert Fuller
2,778.75
Alton Goodale
11.00
Raymond Gould
144.00
John J. Hocter
3,706.50
John J. Hocter, Jr.
140.80
William J. Hocter
79.50
Ted Klosowski
489.00
Edward A. Leary
32.00
Allan Marshall
2,716.25
James Ogden
276.00
George Nash
34.10
William Pennock
10.00
Marshall Paine
37.40
Albert Roger
5.40
Oscar H. Sheldon
253.00
Leonard Smith
12.00
CEMETERY DEPARTMENT
Charles Baker
1,764.00
180.00
Robert Bixby
106.00
John Caulfield
122.00
Peter Dzchiewcz
6.40
Arthur Nichols
1,189.15
Arthur Page
359.70
Dominic Pellicelli
241.45
Frank Sullivan
184.80
45
PAYROLL ANALYSIS
FORESTRY DEPARTMENT
Algot Anderson
29.38
Ernest Blanchette
27.08
Robert Blanchette
10.80
Raymond Colby
40.00
James Conley
4.38
Conley Tree Surgeons
96.75
Raymond Currier, Jr.
30.00
James Donovan
182.52
Timothy Daley
10.80
Charles Decomopolis
10.80
Robert Fuller
33.75
Eugene Gould
42.50
Edward Hemus
28.12
Edward Knowles
22.53
Emery LeTourneau
75.33
Sterling Leonard
35.20
Allan Marshall
20.00
Robert Moore
10.00
Arthur Nichols
2.50
George Nieforth
167.50
Clarence Osgood
179.20
Donald Osgood
288.88
Domonic Pellecelli
35.00
Foster Pickard
7.80
Albert Roger
148.40
Leon Soper
718.76
Oscar Sheldon
Edward White
50.08
60.00
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TREASURER'S REPORT
TREASURER'S REPORT December 31, 1953
Edward H. Leary, Treasurer in account with the town of Middleton:
Balance of cash in Treasury January 1, 1953
$114,558.88
Receipts for the year 1953 481,408.13
Total
$595,967.01
Payments for the year 1953
$443,754.77
Balance of cash in Treasury December 31, 1953
152,212.24
Total
$595,967.01
CASH IN BANKS
U. S. Treasury Bills
$ 39,876.80
Merchant's National Bank, Salem, Mass.
30,259.43
Danvers National Bank, Danvers, Mass.
78,703.32
United States Savings Bonds
1,480.00
Danvers Savings Bank
1,866.69
Undeposited Cash
26.00
Total Cash $152,212.24
A complete report of all Trust Funds in my custody is shown on the following pages.
For the co-operation and support of the Town Officers, Committees and citizens, I wish to express my thanks and gratitude.
Respectfully submitted,
EDWARD H. LEARY,
Town Treasurer
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TREASURER'S REPORT
CUMMINGS FUND
December 31, 1953
Balance, January 1, 1953
$
6,216.58
United Shoe Machinery Corp., Shares
975.00
RECEIPTS
U.S.M.C., Dividends
$ 97.52
Salem Savings Bank Interest
84.51
Salem Five Cent Savings Bank Interest
81.40
$ 263.43
Total income
$ 7,454.01
Trustee's orders
1,119.29
Adjusted Total income
$ 6,334.72
Balance, December 31, 1953
Salem Five Cent Savings Bank
$ 2,774.94
Salem Savings Bank
2,629.45
Merchants National Bank
455.33
United Shoe Machinery, Shares
975.00
$ 6,334.72
Respectfully submitted,
EDWARD H. LEARY,
Treasurer
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TREASURER'S REPORT
LAND OWNED BY TOWN OF MIDDLETON
December 31, 1953
The town owns the following parcels of land which have been deeded to the Town by the Treasurer:
HASWELL PARK:
Lots 138-139, 146, 147, 152, 153, 155, 165, 166, 286-290 inclusive.
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