Town annual report of Plymouth, MA 1922-1923, Part 25

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Publication date: 1922
Publisher: Town of Plymouth
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Teams and Trucks,


2,923 87


Stone, Gravel, etc.,


822 10


Tar and Oils,


3,278 86


Pipe and Cement,


1,037 23


Equipment,


2,028 57


Repairs,


2,273 33


Auto Expense,


1,639 10


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Board and Shoeing of Horses, $468 00


Freight and Express, 717 16


State Highway Tax,


4 650 25


All Other,


808 96


Total General Highway Expenditures, Street Cleaning-


$35,453 69


Labor,


$3,239 78


Teams,


790 16


Equipment,


96 87


Total Street Cleaning, Other Expenses-


4,126 81


Drinking Fountains,


$307 11


Street Signs and Traffic Beacons, 741 15


Fences, 784 17


Total Other Expenses, 1,832 43


Liability Insurance, 958 25


Total Payments,


44,599 84


Balance to Excess and Deficiency, $50 41


NEW STONE CRUSHER.


Appropriation, Payments.


$3,000 00


Crusher, 3,000 00


CATERPILLAR TRACTOR AND SNOW PLOW.


Appropriation, Payments.


Five ton Holt Tractor, Top and Lights, $4,425 00


Five ton Sargent Snow Plow, 1,050 00


Additional Equipment, 24 61


$5,500 00


Total Payments, 5,499 61


Balance to Excess and Deficiency,


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COURT STREET; RESURFACING.


Appropriation,


$5,000 00


Payments.


Labor,


$1,722 28


Teams,


. 209 00


Stone,


1,026 65


Tar,


1,276 50


All Other,


339 27


Total Receipts, 4,573 70


Balance Remaining,


$426 30


BEAVER DAM ROAD.


Appropriation,


$5,000 00


Transfer from Reserve,


2,000 00


Total


$7,000 00


Payments.


To Contractors


7,000 00


SANDWICH ROAD MACADAM.


Appropriation, Payments.


$10,000 00


Labor,


$2,238 88


Teams,


473 50


Stone,


4,249 05


Tar,


2,067 00


All Other,


970 04


Total Payments, 9,998 47


Balance to Excess and Deficiency, $1 53


MAIN STREET EXTENSION. ALTERATIONS AND SIDEWALKS.


Balance from 1922, $271 73


No Payments


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WARREN AVENUE WIDENING: DAMAGES.


Balance from 1922, No Payments


$422 39


WHITE HORSE ROAD.


Balance from 1922, No Payments.


$5 53


NEW BRIDGE AT EEL RIVER ON WARREN AVENUE.


Balance from 1922,


$1,761 43


Final Payment from County,


167 03


Final Payment from State,


167 00


Total, $2,095 46


Payments.


To D. H. Jacobs & Son, final payment on contract,


$1,229 44


Construction of Catch Basin,


188 26


All Other,


71 50


Total Payments, 1,489 20


Balance Remaining,


$606 26


BRIDGE OVER TOWN BROOK ON WATER STREET.


Appropriation, $1,500 00


Payments.


Labor and Teams,


$901 71


Iron and Steel,


479 70


Lumber,


89 78


All Other,


28 81


Total Payments from Appropriation, 1,500 00


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SIDEWALKS.


Appropriation,


$3,500 00


Payments.


Labor,


$1,636 26


Teams,


126 13


Materials,


1,635 09


All Other,


101 33


Total Payments, 3,498 81


Balance to Excess and Deficiency,


$1 19


SIDEWALKS; GRANOLITHIC.


Balance from 1922,


$11 92


Appropriation,


3,000 00


Reimbursements Appropriated,


1,074 10


Total,


$4,086 02


Payments


Granolithic (Contract)


$587 27


Labor and Teams,


1,782 27


Cement,


1,234 58


Stone and Gravel,


331 13


All Other,


108 65


Total Payments, 4,043 90


Balance Remaining,


$42 12


MANOMET SIDEWALK.


Balance from 1922,


$78 90


No Payments


SOUTH RUSSELL STREET WALL.


Appropriation,


Payments $500 00


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Labor, Cement, All Other,


$403 99


38 00


27 22


Total Payments,


$469 21


Balance Remaining,


$30 79


SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL.


Appropriation,


$6,000 00


Payments


$3,590 46


Teams, Trucks and Tractors,


956 27


Equipment and Repairs,


1,101 31


Sand,


35 50


All Other,


316 43


Total Payments, 5,999 97


Balance to Excess and Deficiency,


03


STREET SPRINKLING.


Appropriation, Payments.


$6,000 00


Labor and Teams,


$36 95


Materials (Oil and Tar)


5,963 05


Total Payments, 6,000 00


STREET LIGHTING.


Appropriation,


$14,500 00


Payments.


Street Lights,


$13,422 29


Range Lights,


76 00


Total Payments, 13,498 29


Balance to Excess and Deficiency,


$1,001 71


Labor,


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HARBOR MASTER.


Appropriation, Payments. Salary of Harbor Master,


$150 00


150 00


POOR DEPARTMENT.


Appropriation,


$17,000 00


Income from Trust Funds,


106 08


Total,


$17,106 08


Payments.


General Administration-


Salary of Chairman,


$50 00


Salary of Secretary,


350 00


All Other, 16 45


Total General Administration, Almshouse-


$416 45


Salary of Superintendent, $624 00


Other Salaries and Wages, 1,209 40


Groceries and Provisions, 1,908 05


Dry Goods: Clothing,


348 55


Building,


137 32


Fuel and Light,


1,372 98


Equipment,


100 46


Hay and Grain,


419 50


All Other,


454 14


Total Almshouse,


6,574 40


Outside Relief by Town-


Cash,


$2,618 92


Rent,


717 00


Groceries and Provisions,


2,572 50


Coal and Wood,


433 65


Dry Goods: Clothing,


10 80


Medical Attendance,


218 00


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Burials,


$120 00


State Institutions,


74 00


Other Institutions,


180 30


All Other,


511 00


Total Outside Relief by Town, $7,456 17


Relief Given by Other Cities and Towns-


595 74


Cities,


Other Expenses-


13 80


Total Payments, $15,056 56


Balance to Excess and Deficiency, $2,049 52


INCOME FROM JULIA P. ROBINSON FUND.


Expended by Overseers of the Poor for Inmates of Almshouse, $21 14 MOTHERS' AID.


$4,500 00


Appropriation, Payments.


Cash,


$3,439 33


Rent,


243 00


Fuel,


56 50


All Other,


22 14


Total Payments, 3,760 97


Balance to Excess and Deficiency, $739 03


WIDOWS' ACCOUNT.


Balance from 1922, $44 00


Income from Bank Stock,


100 00


Total, Payments- To Widows,


$144 00


58 00


Balance Remaining, $86 00


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STATE AID.


Payments charged to Commonwealth, $2,106 00


SOLDIERS' BURIALS.


Payments charged to Commonwealth, $120 00


MILITARY AID.


Payments,


$465 00


One-half charged to Commonwealth 232 50


Balance to be appropriated by Town


$232 50


SOLDIERS' RELIEF.


Payments.


Cash,


$2,761 00


Groceries and Provisions,


360 00


Fuel,


222 35


Medical Assistance,


418 00


Board and Care,


385 00


Rent,


18 00


Total Payments to be appropriated. by Town, $4,164 35


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.


Appropriation,


$214,285 00


Appropriation for 1922 bills,


2,729 45


Income from Trust Funds,


18 48


Total,


$217,032 93


Payments.


General Expenses-


Superintendent's Salary,


$3,315 00


Clerk,


1,290 67


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300 00


Stationery, Postage, Printing 571 43


Telephone, 63 89


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Traveling Expense,


653 11


Automobile Expense,


541 58


Freight and Express,


259 07


School Census,


147 30


All Other,


254 38


Total General Expenses, Teachers' Salaries-


$7,396 43


Day,


$135,931 49


Evening,


3,932 81


Total Teachers' Salaries, Text Books and Supplies-


139,864 30


Text and Reference Books,


$3,424 67


Paper, Blank Books, etc.


3,523 92


Manual Training Supplies,


189 09


Domestic Science Supplies,


783 53


Industrial Education Supplies, 40 30


Typewriters,


561 37


All Other, 733 17


Total Text Books and Supplies,


9,256 05


Tuition-


1,729 74


Transportation-


Teams and Auto,


$8,251 02


Car fares,


3,200 00


Total Transportation, Support of Truants, Janitor's Service-


241 47


Day,


$10,589 08


Evening,


300 50


Total Janitors' Service, Fuel and Light- Coal and Wood,


10,889 58


$14,365 60


Gas and Electricity,


601 19


Total Fuel and Light, $14,966 79


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Maintenance of Buildings and Grounds --


Carpentry and Painting, $5,758 87


Heating and Plumbing, 2,870 39


Building Materials, 256 81


Flags and Flagstaffs, 50 96


Janitors' Supplies, 1,347 78


Telephones,


171 93


Ashes, etc., Removed,


370 50


All Other,


628 40


Total Maintenance of Build- ings and Grounds, $11,455 64


Furniture and Furnishings-


Desks and Chairs, $472 24


All Other, 369 55


Total Furniture and Furnishings,


841 79


Other Expenses-


Diplomas and Graduation, $145 57


All Other, 43 40


Total Other Expenses,


188 97


Medical Inspection-


Physician,


$680 25


Nurse (School),


1,462 50


Nurse (Dental),


1,400 00


Dentist,


721 17


Dental Clinic, Supplies, etc., 1,028 36


All Other, 519 47


Total Medical Inspection, 5,811 75


Total Payments,


$214,093 53


Balance to Excess and Deficiency, $2,939 40


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SMITH-HUGHES FUNDS. (FEDERAL FUNDS FOR VOCATIONAL EDUCATION)


Balance from 1922, $73 26


Received from Commonwealth, Aug. 1, 1923, 224 30


Total $297 56 Payments


Teachers' Salaries, 73 26


Balance Remaining, $224 30


HEDGE SCHOOL ADDITION.


Appropriation Aug. 4, 1923.


From Tax Levy of 1923,


$16,000 00


Loan Authorized, 99,000 00


Total, Payments,


$115,000 00


Purchase of Additional Land, $2,300 00


On Account of Contract, 11,248 90


On Account of Architects, 756 81


Labor and Material, Outside of Contract, 123 20


Total Payments, 14,428 91


Cash Balance Remaining, $1,571 09


Bonds to be Issued Feb. 1, 1924,


99,000 00


Total Balance for Completion of Building, $100,571 09


PLYMOUTH PUBLIC LIBRARY.


Appropriation, Including 1922 Dog Tax, $5,000 00


Income from Gates Fund, 95 50


Total, Payments


$5,095 50


To Treasurer of Library, 5,095 00


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MANOMET PUBLIC LIBRARY.


Appropriation, Payments To Treasurer of Library,


$500 00


500 00


PARK DEPARTMENT.


Appropriation,


$3,300 00


Income from Morton Fund,


101 25


Total,


3,401 25


Payments


General-


Salaries and Wages,


$1,244 89


Teams,


141 33


Stationery, Printing,


42 20


Pipe,


56 70


Fences,


32 48


All Other,


61 79


Total General,


$1,579 39


Bathing Beaches-


Labor,


$752 11


Supplies,


133 66


New Bathing Houses,


305 50


Repairs,


628 53


Total Bathing Beaches,


1,819 80


Total Payments,


3,399 19


Balance to Excess and Deficiency, $2 06


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PARK DEPARTMENT, CUTTING AND PILING WOOD IN MORTON PARK.


Balance from 1922,


$286 32


Appropriation,


300 00


Total,


$586 32


Payments


Labor,


420 82


Balance Remaining, $165 50


TRAINING GREEN.


Appropriation,


$300 00


Payments


Labor and Teams,


$280 15


Resetting Steps,


19 85


Total Payments, 300 00


PARK DEPARTMENT, MAINTENANCE OF LAND


ON TOWN BROOK.


Balance from 1922,


$69 50


Payments


Labor 66 03


Balance Remaining, $3 47


PARK DEPARTMENT, FOR PREPARING PLANS AND ESTIMATES FOR ACQUIRING LAND ON BOTH SIDES OF TOWN BROOK FOR PARK PURPOSES.


Balance from 1922,


$200 00


Payments.


Appraisal, 30 00


Balance Remaining, $170 00


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EMOND LAND FOR PARK PURPOSES.


Appropriation Aug. 4, 1923, Payment To Malvina Emond,


$5,000 00


5,000 00


STEPHENS FIELD.


Balance from 1922,


$56 91 1,000 00


Appropriation,


Total,


$1,056 91


Payments


Labor,


$734 95


Teams,


61 34


Right of Way,


25 00


Pipe,


25 20


All Other,


199 12


Total Payments, 1,045 61


Balance Remaining,


$11 30


STEPHEN'S FIELD, RETAINING WALL


Appropriation,


$100 00


Payments, Labor and Teams,


100 00


STEPHEN'S FIELD, FOR PURCHASE AND LAYING DRAIN PIPE.


Appropriation Dec. 1, 1923, No Payments.


$1,500 00


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PUBLIC CAMPING PLACES.


Appropriation,


$200 00


Payments,


Labor and Teams,


$148 08


Cinders, All Other,


6 68


Total Payments,


198 26


Balance Remaining,


$1 74


BAND CONCERTS.


Appropriation,


$500 00


Payments,


Music,


$285 00


Other Expenses,


138 89


Total Payments, 423 89


Balance to Excess and Deficiency,


$76 11


JULY 4th, FOREFATHERS' DAY, AND MUSIC FOR PUBLIC CELEBRATIONS.


$900 00


Music for Patriots' Day,


$69 00


Celebration of July 4th,


480 45


Forefathers' Day,


79 00


Total Payments,


628 45


Balance to Excess and Deficiency,


$271 55


SEXTON.


Appropriation,


$150 00


Payments, Salary of Sexton, 150 00


Appropriation, Payments,


43 50


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MEMORIAL DAY.


Appropriation, $350 00


Payments,


Observance of Memorial Day, 332 22


Balance to Excess and Deficiency,


$17 78


PROVIDING HEADQUARTERS FOR POST No. 40, AMERICAN LEGION.


Appropriation, Payments,


$600 00


For Rent of Headquarters,


430 00


Balance to Excess and Deficiency,


$170 00


PROVIDING HEADQUARTERS FOR UNITED SPANISH WAR VETERANS


Appropriation,


$150 00


Payments,


For Rent of Headquarters,


100 00


Balance to Excess and Deficiency, $50 00


SOLDIERS' MEMORIAL BUILDING.


Appropriation, March 25, 1922,


$60,000 00


No Bonds Issued. No Payments.


PENSIONS FOR TOWN LABORERS.


$1,500 00


Appropriation, Payments,


To three men retired from Highway Dept., 1,266 25


Balance to Excess and Deficiency, $233 75


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MISCELLANEOUS ACCOUNT.


Appropriation,


Transfers from Reserve Account,


$4,000 00 724 23


Total,


$4,724 23


Payments, Legislative ---


Moderator,


$20 00


Clerical Assistance,


2 25


Advisory and Finance Committee,


Printing, 44 00


Wharf Relocation Committee, Prints, 30 00


Total Legislative,


$96 25


Certifying Notes,


50 00


Fuel Distributor's Expenses,


46 80


Rifle Range, Rental, 10 years,


500 00


Rifle Range, Repairs,


206 15


Seal Bounty,


2 00


Lungmotor Expense,


2 00


Landing Float,


62 65


Damages to Persons and Personal Property,


175 00


Judgment for Freight on Road Oil,


224 23


Workmen's Compensation,


210 00


Town Clock Expenses,


176 72


Care of Flags on Training Green,


128 42


Repairs to Town Bell,


5 87


Honor Roll Expenses,


2 00


Pilgrim Processional,


65 50


Care of Elder Brewster Garden,


219 35


Printing Town Reports,


2,378 50


Purchase of Tax Titles by Town,


97 75


Herring Stream Expenses,


68 45


Total Payments, 4,717 64


Balance to Excess and Deficiency,


$6 59


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RE-IMBURSEMENT TO THE TOWN OF WAREHAM FOR ONE-HALF OF CERTAIN EXPENSES ON THE AGAWAM AND HALFWAY POND HERRING STREAM.


Appropriation Dec. 1, 1923, Payments,


$1,117 91


To Town of Wareham for one-half of amount of Itemized list of expendit-


ures to and including Year 1922,


amounting to $2,235.83, 1,117 91


RESERVE ACCOUNT.


Transferred from Reserve from Overlay Taxes, Transfers to:


$4,111 48


Town House Appropriation,


675 00


Sewer Appropriation,


712 25


Beaver Dam Road Appropriation,


2,000 00


Miscellaneous Account for Rifle


Range Rental, 500 00


Total Transfers, 4,111 48


WHARF AND PUBLIC LANDING


Appropriation Mar. 24 and July 21, 1923,


From Tax Levy of 1923, $6,000 00


Loan Authorized,


124,000 00


$130,000 00


Total,


Less:


Reserved for Taking or Purchase of Land,


8,000 00


Appropriation for Construction, Payments,


$122,000 00


Engineering Services,


$4,645 93


Test Borings,


598 65


Total Payments, 5,244 58


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Cash Balance Remaining, Bonds to be Issued,


$755 42 116,000 00


Balance Remaining for Construction, $116,755 42 WHARF AND PUBLIC LANDING PURCHASE OR TAKING OF LAND.


Appropriation Mar. 24, 1923,


Reserved from Appropriation shown above $8,000 00


Bonds not Issued. No Payments.


WATER DEPARTMENT, MAINTENANCE.


Appropriation, $19,000 00


Labor and Material for Departments,


116 70


Total,


$19,116 70


Payments,


Administration-


Superintendent,


$2,000 00


Registrar,


1,000 00


Clerk,


780 00


Stationery, Printing, Postage


386 74


Telephones,


162 68


All Other,


545 97


Total Administration, General Expenditures-


$4,875 39


Labor,


$4,437 51


Pipe and Fittings,


435 95


Meters and Fittings,


288 89


Freight and Express,


53 87


Equipment and Repairs,


285 94


New Truck,


367 83


Auto Expense,


144 08


All Other,


483 68


Total General Expenditures, 6,497 75


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Service Connections- Materials,


$527 86


Pumping Station-


Engineers,


$2,700 00


Boilers and Pumps,


393 78


Oil, Waste, Packing,


261 39


Coal,


3,472 94


Building,


387 51


Total Pumping Station, $7,215 62


Total Payments,


$19,116 62


Balance to Excess and Deficiency,


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WATER DEPARTMENT, CONSTRUCTION


Appropriation, Payments,


$8,000 00


Labor,


$3,548 23


Pipe,


4,322 26 128 40


All Other,


Total Payments 7,998 89


Balance Remaining,


$1 11


OAK GROVE AND VINE HILLS CEMETERIES.


Appropriation,


$10,000 00


Income from Funds,


820 66


Total,


$10,820 66


Payments,


Salaries and Wages-


Superintendent, $1,425 00


Labor, 6,701 77


Clerical Assistance,


197 66


Total Salaries and Wages, $8,324 43


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Other Expenses-


Teams,


$363 77


Loam and Fertilizer,


821 85


Trees, Shrubs, etc.,


165 10


Tools,


129 76


Telephone,


22 61


Water and Drain Pipe,


586 97


All Other,


273 04


Total Other Expenses,


2,363 10


Total Payments,


10,687 53


Transferred to Building Appropriation,


132 55


Balance to Excess and Deficiency, 58


OAK GROVE AND VINE HILLS CEMETERIES


FOR ALTERATION AND ADDITION TO BUILDING Appropriation, $2,800 00


Transferred from Cemetery Appro. 132 55


Total, $2,932 55


Payments,


Raising Building and Construction of Cellar, 199 00


Contractor for Building, 2,659 87


Other Labor, etc.,


73 68


Total Payments, 2,932 55 OAK GROVE AND VINE HILLS CEMETERIES (GRADING, SURVEYING AND PLANS)


Balance from 1922, Payments,


$417 24


Superintendent,


$30 00


Labor,


341 00


Teams,


19 25


Total Payments, 390 25


Balance Remaining,


$26 99


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BURIAL HILL CEMETERY.


Appropriation,


$1,700 00


Payments,


Salaries and Wages-


Superintendent,


$105 00


Labor,


1,131 86


Total Salaries and Wages,


Other Expenses-


Teams,


$39 76


Loam and Fertilizer,


8 90


Tools,


26 75


Trees, Shrubs, etc.,


97 50


Fence,


75 00


All Other,


75 23


Total Other Expenses, 323 14


1,560 00


Transferred to Wall Appropriation,


26 70


Balance to Excess and Deficiency,


$113 30


BURIAL HILL WALL.


Appropriation,


$500 00


Transferred from Burial Hill Cem.


Appropriation,


26 70


Total,


$526 70


Payments,


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$358 78


Cement,


119 50


Pipe, Steel, Tools, etc.,


48 42


Labor and Teams,


Total Payments, 526 70


$1,236 86


Total Payments,


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CHILTONVIILLE, MANOMET, CEDARVILLE, AND SOUTH POND CEMETERIES.


$300 00


Payments,


$153 90


All Other,


2 00


Total Payments, 155 90


Balance to Excess and Deficiency, $144 10


ADDITION TO MANOMET CEMETERY.


Balance from 1922,


$136 90


No Payments.


TOWN DEBT AND INTEREST.


$44,000 00


Appropriation,


Payments.


Interest-


Loans in Anticipation of


Taxes, $5,181 93


Town Hall Lot Loan,


742 50


Plymouth County Hospital Loan, 2,231 25


Sewer Loans,


281 25


School Loans,


964 00


Other General Loans,


726 00


Water Loans,


1,085 50


Total Interest,


$11,212 43


Town Debt-


Town Hall Lot Loan, $1,000 00


Plymouth County Hospital Loan, 5,000 00


Appropriation,


Labor,


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Sewer Loans,


$1,000 00


School Loans,


10,400 00


Other General Loans,


5,300 00


Water Loans,


3,266 66


Total Town Debt,


$25,966 66


Total Payments,


$37,179 09


Balance to Excess and Deficiency,


$6,820 91


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SCHEDULE C.


ESTIMATED RECEIPTS.


Credits, Amounts Actually Received:


Corporation Tax,


$85,547 95


National Bank Tax, 2,042 27


Income Tax,


22,635 18


Income Tax (School Funds), 17,337 50


Moth Assessment,


516 00


Tax Collector's Department,


343 20


Sealing Weights and Measures,


272 24


Health Department,


965 41


Sewers,


228 91


Highway Department,


10 55


Poor Department,


4,335 91


School Department,


4,004 04


Park Department,


1,632 50


Cemetery Department,


5,775 71


Interest,


5,421 26


Water Department,


37,565 48


Herring Fisheries,


775 00


Miscellaneous :


Reimbursement for Loss


of Taxes,


$327 13


Reimbursement for Sold-


iers' Exemptions, 122 41


Peddlers' Licenses, 323 00


Junk Licenses, 115 00


Pool and Billiard Licenses, 44 00


Victuallers' and Sunday


Licenses, 505 00


All Other Licenses, 179 00


Sewer Permits, 1,096 00


Court Fines, 782 15


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Other Departmental, 638 53 Income from Bank Stock, 200 00


4,332 22


Total Actual Receipts,


$193,741 33


Charges, Estimated in Making Tax Warrant:


Corporation Tax, $65,661 82


National Bank Tax,


Income Tax,


19,155 78


Income Tax (School Funds),


17,337 50


Moth Assessment,


665 60


Tax Collector's Department,


302 09


Sealing Weights and Measures,


226 89


Health Department,


163 24


Sewers,


160 72


Highway Department,


205 54


Poor Department,


3,573 32


School Department,


4,225 56


Park Department,


1,105 10


Cemetery Department,


6,427 43


Interest,


5,036 87


Water Department,


38,962 68


Herring Fisheries,


926 00


Miscellaneous,


4,410 58


Total Estimated Receipts,


168,546 72


Excess of Actual Receipts, See Revenue Ac- count (Schedule D.) $25,194 61


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SCHEDULE D.


REVENUE ACCOUNT 1923.


Charges:


Total Appropriations, $589,666 23


Less:


Estimated Receipts, $168,546 72


Franklin St. Engine House


and Lot balance appropriated,


260 00


168,806 72


Amount to be assessed,


$420,859 21


Excess Revenue, See Excess and Deficiency, (Schedule E.)


26,413 61


$447,273 12


Credits:


Assessors' Warrants, $422,078 51


Excess of Estimated Receipts, (See Schedule C.)


25,194 61


$447,273 12


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SCHEDULE E.


EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY.


Charges:


None


Credits:


Excess Revenue, (Schedule D.),


$26,413 61


Unexpended Balances :


Selectmen's Department,


$70 79


Accounting Department,


9 64


Treasury Department,


28


Tax Collector's Department,


99 53


Assessors' Department,


180 01


Law Department,


181 50


Town Clerk's Department,


106 44


Engineering Department,


40


Street Line Survey,


06


Planning Board,


3 39


Election and Registration,


11 05


Maintenance of Town House,


157 24


Police Department,


6 57


Fire Department,


43 33


Sealing Weights and Measures,


1 50


Moth Suppression, 12 16


Tree Warden's Department,


4 01


Forest Warden's Department,


88


Inland Fisheries,


6 56


Health Department,


969 71


Public Sanitaries,


55


Roads and Bridges,


50 41


Sandwich Road Macadam,


1 53


Sidewalks,


1 19


Tractor and Snow Plow,


39


Snow and Ice Removal,


03


Street Lighting,


1,001 71


Poor Department,


2,049 52


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Mothers' Aid,


$739 03


School Department,


2,939 40


Park Department, 2 06


Memorial Day Observance,


17 78


Headquarters for Am. Legion Post,


170 00


Headquarters for U. Spanish War Veterans, 50 00


July 4th, and Forefathers' Day,


271 55


Band Concerts,


76 11


Pensions for Town Laborers,


233 75


Miscellaneous Account,


6 59


Water Department,


08


Oak Grove and Vine Hills Cemeteries,


58


Burial Hill Cemetery,


113 30


C., M., C., and S. P. Cemeteries,


144 10


Town and Interest,


6,820 91


Total Balances,


$16,555 62


Total Excess (See Balance Sheet),


$42,969 23


SCHEDULE F. BALANCE SHEET JANUARY 1, 1924 Revenue Accounts


Revenue Cash,


Uncollected Taxes:


$52,399 22


Overlay, Tax of 1922,


$4,985 20


Overlay, Tax of 1923, 271 19


Herbert W. Bartlett, Collector-


Tax of 1922,


$12,652 73


Total Overlayings, $5,256 39


Reserve from Overlayings,


5,878 75


Accounts Payable: Unpaid Warrants, 1,492 50


$81,120 45


Unappropriated Revenue; Dog Tax from County, 1,441 26


Income from Bank Stock, Unexpended,


86 00


Rates of 1920 and Prior $830 43


Unexpended Appropriation Balances:


Labor, etc., 1920 and Prior, 16 00


Rates of 1921, 621 57


Labor, etc., 1921, 44 48


Police Department, for New Uniforms, 140 25


Rates of 1922,


801 31


Labor, etc., 1922, 66 34


Rates of 1923,


7,790 08


Labor, etc., 1923, 99 50


Total Uncollected Water Rates, etc., 10,269 71


Park Dept., Plans and Estimates for Acquiring Land on Town Brook, 170 00


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Total Uncollected Taxes,


Uncollected Water Rates, etc.,


N. Reeves Jackson, Collector-


Town Hall Committee,


$1,236 05


Park Dept. for Cutting Wood, 165 50


Park Dept., Town Brook Land, 3 47


Tax of 1923, 68,467 72


Commonwealth of Massachusetts. State Aid, $2,106 00


Military Aid, (One-half), 232 50


Soldiers' Burials, 120 00


Total Due from State, Overdrafts:


Military Aid, (One-half),


$232 50


Soldiers' Relief,


4,164 35


$103,177 95


Less:


Appropriations, Dec. 1, 1923, $11,617 91


State Aid Dis-


allowed,


6 00


Total Deductions,


11,623 91


$91,554 04


Excess and Deficiency, 1923,


42,969 23


134,523 27


$150,644 73


$150,644 73


Oak Grove and Vine Hills Ceme- teries, for Surveying and Grad- ing, 26 99


Smith-Hughes Funds, Federal Funds for Vocational Train- ing, 224 30


2,458 50


Total Unexpended Balances, Excess and Deficiency, Jan. 1, 1923,


1,966 56


Total Overdrafts, 4,396 85


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Non-Revenue Cash, Loans Authorized,


Non-Revenue Accounts


$8,529 25 Town Hall Appropriation, $300,000 00


583,000 00 Soldiers' Memorial Building Ap- propriation, 60,000 00


Court Street Resurfacing,


426 30


Court Street Drain,


451 14


Alden Street Drain,


1,500 00


Main Street Extension, Altera- tions and Sidewalk, 271 73


Warren Avenue Widening, Damages, 422 39


White Horse Road, Macadam, 5 53


New Bridge at Eel River,


606 26


Eel River, Deepening Bed,


716 53


Sidewalks, Granolithic,


42 12


Sidewalks, Manomet,


78 90


South Russell Street Wall,


30 79


Hedge School Addition,


100,571 09


Stephens Field,


11 30


Stephens Field, for Drain Pipe,


1,500 00


Public Camping Places,


1 74


Wharf and Public Landing:


Taking or Purchase of Land,


8,000 00


Construction Appropriation,


116,755 42


Water Department, Construction, 1 11


Addition to Manomet Cemetery,


136 90


$591,529 25 Total Appropriations, $591,529 25


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Funded Debt Balancing Account,


Municipal Indebtedness $122,266 60


Town Hall Lot Loan,


$16,000 00


Plymouth County Hospital Loan,


40,000 00


Sewer Loan,


7,000 00


Highway Loans,


15,000 00


School Loans,


18,400 00


Water Loans,


25,866 60


$122,266 60


$122,266 60


Trust and Investment Funds


Cash and Investments,


$68,611 28 Nathaniel Morton Park Fund,


$2,000 00


Murdock Poor and School Fund,


730 00


Francis LeBaron Poor Fund,


1,350 00


Charles Holmes Poor Fund,


500 00


Julia P. Robinson Poor Fund,


300 00


Marcia E. Jackson Gates Public Library Fund,


2,000 00


Warren Burial Hill Cemetery Fund,


1,388 90


55,342 38


Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds, Old Colony National Bank Stock Investment Fund,


5,000 00


$68,611 28


$68,611 28


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SCHEDULE G.


Summary of Funded Indebtedness, January 1, 1924 and Amounts due for Principal and Interest in 1924


Loans


Outstanding Jan. 1, 1923


Added During 1923


Paid During 1923


Outstanding Jan. 1, 1924


Principal Due in 1924


Interest Due in 1924


Town Hall Lot,


$17,000 00


None


$1,000 00


$16,000 00


$1,000 00


$697 50


Plymouth County Hospital,


45,000 00


5,000 00


40,000 00


5,000 00


1,968 75


Sewer,


8,000 00


1,000 00


7,000 00


1,000 00


243 75


Highway,


19,300 00


4,300 00


15,000 00


4,300 00


514 00


School,


28,800 00


10,400 00


18,400 00


9,400 00


548 00


Water,


29,133 26


3,266 66


25,866 60


3,266 66


959 50


$147,233 26


$24,966 66


$122,266 60


$23,966 66


$4,931 50


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SCHEDULE H.


Itemized Statement of the Funded Indebtedness, January 1, 1924.


Town Hall Lot Loan.


Four and one-half per cent. bonds, dated Mar. 1, 1919,


payable $1,000 annually, $16,000 00


Plymouth County Hospital Loan.


Five and one-fourth per cent. bonds, dated Apr. 1, 1921,


payable $5,000 annually, 40,000 00


Sewer Loan.


Three and three-fourths per cent. notes, dated July 1, 1903, payable $1,000 annually, 7,000 00


Highway Loans.


Four per cent. bonds, dated May 15, 1916, payable $1,150 annually, $3,450 00


Four per cent. bonds, dated May 15, 1916, payable $1,050 annually, 3,150 00


Four per cent. bonds, dated May 1, 1917, payable $2,100 annually, 8,400 00




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