Town annual report of Saugus 1923, Part 2

Author: Saugus (Mass.)
Publication date: 1923
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 160


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Voted, That the sum of $500 be and the same is hereby appro- priated for Hydrant service.


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Voted, That the sum of $450 be and the same is hereby appropriated for the expense of the Building Inspector's De- partment.


Voted, That the sum of $600 be and the same is hereby appro- priated for the expenses of the Sealer of Weights and Measures Department.


Voted, That the sum of $3,584.67 be and the same is hereby appropriated for the Gypsy Moth Department.


Voted, That the sum of $600 be and the same is hereby appro- priated for the Tree Warden's Department, including $100 for the planting of new trees.


Health and Sanitation


Voted, That the sum of $2,375 be and the same is hereby appropriated for the expenses of the Health Department, includ- ing salary of the Board of Health, through December 31, 1923, of $500.


Voted, That the sum of $350 be and the same is hereby appro- priated for Vital Statistics expenses.


Voted, That the sum of $530 be and the same is hereby appro- priated for the Plumbing Inspector's Department.


Voted, That the sum of $350 be and the same is hereby appropriated for the inspection of milk and cattle.


Voted, That the sum of $4,200 be and the same is hereby appro- priated for the collection of ashes and garbage.


Highways and Bridges


Voted, That the sum of $20,000 be and the same is hereby appropriated for highways and fences.


Voted, That the sum of $8,000 be and the same is hereby appropriated for permanent highway construction.


Voted, That the sum of $1,000 be and the same is hereby appropriated for sidewalks.


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[Dec. 31


Voted, That the sum of $7,000 be and the same is hereby appropriated for the removal of snow and ice.


Voted, That the sum of $9,500 be and the same is hereby appropriated for street lighting, including $100 for the installa- tion of new lights.


Charities


Voted, That the sum of $15,177 be and the same is hereby appropriated for the expenses of the Overseers of the Poor, including $500 for the salaries of the Overseers through Decem- ber 31, 1923.


Voted, That the sum of $12,500 be and the same is hereby appropriated for the expenses of the Saugus Home for the year 1923.


Voted, That the sum of $2,500 be and the same is hereby appropriated for State Aid during 1923.


Voted, That the sum of $200 be and the same is hereby appro- priated for Soldiers' Burial.


Voted, That the sum of $4,500 be and the same is hereby appropriated for Soldiers' Relief during 1923.


Education and Libraries


* Voted, That the sum of $154,000 be and the same is hereby appropriated for the general expenses of the School Department in 1923.


Voted, That the sum of $6,000 be and the same is hereby appropriated for schoolhouse repairs.


Voted, That the sum of $3,000 be and the same is hereby appropriated for the expenses of the Library Department.


Recreation and Unclassified


Voted, That the sum of $300 be and the same is hereby appro- priated for Memorlal Day expenses, the same to be expended under the direction of Post 95, G. A. R.


Voted, That the sum of $750 be and the same is hereby appro- priated for printing and distributing Town Reports.


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Voted, That the item of insurance be laid on the table.


Voted, That the sum of $150 be and the same is hereby appropriated for the care of public grounds.


Voted, that the sum of $5,000 be and the same is hereby appropriated for the reserve fund.


Enterprises and Cemeteries


Voted, That the sum of $15,000 be and the same is hereby appropriated for the purchase of water from the City of Lynn.


Voted, That the sum of $9,800 be and the same is hereby appropriated for the Water Maintenance Department, including $300 for the collection of water bills.


Voted, That the sum of $3,000 be and the same is hereby appropriated for water extension.


Voted, That the sum of $5,000 be and the same is hereby appropriated for the expenses of the Cemetery Department.


Interest and Maturing Debt


Voted, That the sum of $12,000 be and the same is hereby appropriated for interest on temporary loans.


Voted, To lay on the table, interest on school loans.


Voted, That the sum of $2,287.50 be and the same is hereby appropriated for interest on water loans.


Voted, That the sum of $990 be and the same is hereby appropriated for interest on highway loans.


Voted, That the sum of $12,000 be and the same is hereby appropriated for schoolhouse loan bonds.


Voted, That the sum of $4,000 be and the same is hereby appropriated for water loan bonds.


Voted, That the sum of $6,000 be and the same is hereby appropriated for macadam loan bonds.


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[Dec. 31


Voted, That at 10.30 P. M. we adjourn to March 19, 1923, at 8 o'clock P. M.


ART. 4. To authorize the Treasurer to borrow money.


Voted, That the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1923, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, any debt or debts incurred under this vote to be paid from the revenue of said financial year. Yeas, 128; Nays, o.


ART. 5. To authorize the Treasurer to refund notes.


Voted, That the Treasurer, with the approval of the Select- men, be and hereby is authorized to refund such portion of rev- enue loans of 1923, as may be necessary, in the manner set forth in Section 17, of Chapter 44 of the General Laws, any loan or loans issued in accordance with this vote to be paid from rev- enue of 1923.


ART. 6. Repairs on Central Fire Station.


Voted, That the sum of $1,500 be and the same is hereby appropriated for repairs on the Central Fire Station.


ART. 7. To purchase a steam roller.


Voted, Not to purchase.


ART. 8. To purchase tractor, was under discussion at time of adjournment.


Adjourned at 10.30 P. M., to March 19, 1923, at eight o'clock P. M.


A true copy. Attest :


HENRY A. PARKER,


Town Clerk.


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Adjourned Town Meeting.


March 19, 1923.


Meeting called to order by the Moderator at 8 o'clock P. M.


Voted, that the reading of records of last meeting be dispensed with.


Moderator appointed and swore in the following persons as tellers ; A. D. Hitchings, J. Mccullough, Jr., C. Wilson, B. Kelso.


Voted, To reconsider Article 7.


ART. 7. Steam roller.


Voted, That the sum of $5,550 be and the same is hereby appropriated for the purchase of a steam roller.


ART. 8. Tractor.


Voted, That the sum of $2,000 be and hereby is appropriated for the purchase of a tractor.


ART. 9. Painting and repairing Town Hall.


Voted, That the sum of $2,000 be and the same is hereby appropriated for outside painting and outside repairs of the Town Hall, and that sealed bids be asked for and contracts awarded to lowest responsible bidders on the several contracts.


ART. II. Care, maintenance and repairs of Tubercular Hospital.


Voted, That the sum of $2,230.57 be and the same is hereby appropriated for the expense apportioned by the County Com- missioners upon the inhabitants of the Town of Saugus for the care, maintenance and repair of hospital for the care of persons suffering from tuberculosis from January 1, 1922, to December 31, 1922.


ART. 11. Signaling system for Police Department.


Voted, Not to appropriate.


ART. 12. Unpaid bills for 1920 and 1921 in the Overseers Department.


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Voted, That the sum of $143.50 be and the same is hereby appropriated for unpaid bills for the year 1920 and 1921 in the Overseers of the Poor Department.


ART. 13. Unpaid bills for 1922.


Voted, That the sum of $1,500 be and the same is hereby appropriated for unpaid bills of 1922.


ART. 14. System of drainage on Endicott street and Morton avenue.


Voted, That the sum of $4,500 be and the same is hereby appropriated, for the purpose of installing a system of drainage on Endicott street and Morton avenue.


Voted, That at 10.30 o'clock, we adjourn to March 26, 1923, at 8 o'clock P. M.


ART. 15. Claim of William Sim.


Voted, That the sum of $700, be and the same is hereby appropriated in settlement of the claim of William Sim for loss of coal and water damages.


ART. 16. Repairs on East Saugus Hose House.


Voted, That the sum of $700 be and the same is hereby appropriated to paint and repair the East Saugus Hose House.


ART. 17. Traffic beacons.


Voted, That the sum of $1,000 be hereby appropriated for the purpose of purchasing and installing three traffic beacons at the junction of Walnut, Main and Essex streets on the Newbury- port turnpike.


ART. 18. New school building, under discussion at time of adjournment.


Adjourned at 10.30 P. M. to March 26, 1923, at 8 o'clock, P.M


A true copy. Attest :


HENRY A. PARKER, Town Clerk.


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Adjourned Town Meeting.


March. 26, 1923.


Meeting called to order by the Moderator at 8 o'clock P. M.


The Moderator, acting under Article 2, Section 10, of the By-Laws, requested all persons not legal voters of the Town of Saugus, to retire from the hall during the transaction of all town business, reserving the balcony for non-voters.


Voted, That the reading of records of last meeting be dis- pensed with.


ART. 18. New school building on Lincoln avenue.


Voted, That a committee of five be appointed by the Moder- ator, at least one to be from the School Board, to report on Article 18, at the next special or annual meeting of the town.


ART. 19. Committee to construct new school building on Lincoln avenue.


Voted, to refer to next special or annual meeting.


ART. 20. Remodeling old Town Hall for school purposes. Voted, To indefinitely postpone.


ART. 21. Committee to carry out Art. 20.


Voted, To indefinitely postpone,


ART. 22. Incandescent lights.


Voted, To refer to Board of Selectmen.


ART. 23. Water extension from Hesper street, through Woodbury avenue and Riverbank road to Lothrop street.


Voted, That the sum of $2, 100 be and the same is hereby appropriated for the extension of water pipes from Hesper street through Woodbury avenue, and Riverbank road to Lothrop street.


The Moderator appointed and swore in the following persons as tellers : C. W. Hanson, L. E. Morse, V. G. Pendleton and E. K. Hayden.


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[Dec. 31


Motion to take Article 27, not carried.


ART. 24. Water extension on Tontaquon avenue.


Voted, That the sum of $900 be and hereby is appropriated for the extension of water pipes on Tontaquon avenue.


Voted, To take from the table the motion for interest on school loans.


Voted, That the sum of $7,048.75 be and the same is hereby appropriated for interest on school loans.


Voted, To take from the table the motion for interest on water loans.


Voted, That the sum of $2,287.50 be and the same is hereby appropriated for interest on water loans.


The Moderator appointed the following committee to report at the next Special or Annual Town Meeting on Article 18 : Charles W. Hanson, George H. Mason, Fred A. Ewart, Fred- erick H. Griswold and Mortimer H. Mellen.


ART. 25. To appoint a committee to investigate the feasi- bility of a forest.


Voted, To indefinitely postpone


ART. 26. To repair Vine street.


Voted, To indefinitely postpone.


ART. 27. To amend the By-Laws.


Voted, To accept the following :


ARTICLE IX.


PLANNING BOARD.


SECTION I. A board to be known as the Planning Board is hereby created and established, to consist of seven citizens of the town, other than town officers elected by ballot. The Mod- erator of the annual town meeting of 1923 shall appoint two members of said board for a term of three years, three members


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for a term of two years, and two members for the term of one year, the terms of said members to expire on the first day of December in the years 1926, 1925 and 1924, respectively. Annually thereafter the moderator of the annual town meeting shall on the first day of December appoint enough members of said board to fill the same to serve for the term of three years from said date. Any member of said board who shall be elected by ballot to any town office, shall forthwith upon his qualification in such office, and any other member who shall remove from the town shall upon such removal, cease to be a member of said board. Said board shall choose its own officers and any vacancies in its membership shall be filled by appoint- ment by the Moderator.


SECT. 2. The duties of such board shall be such as are stated in chapter forty-one, sections seventy to seventy-two inclusive, of the General Laws of the Commonwealth, and fur- ther to consider and advise upon municipal improvements either at the request of other officials of the town or upon its own initiative. The board shall meet at regular intervals. It may also hold public meetings. It shall at all times have access to all public documents in the possession of any town official or department. It may make investigations and studies relative to new street and park developments. Said board may incur expenses necessary to the carrying on of its work within the amount of its annual appropriations.


SECT. 3. Such board shall make a report to the town annu- ally, giving information regarding the conditions of the town, and any plans or proposals for the development of the town and estimates of the cost thereof. Such report shall be sent to the Selectmen not later than such time in January in each year as the Selectmen may prescribe, or as may be prescribed by law in force relative to reports, and a copy thereof shall be filed with the Massachusetts Department of Public Welfare.


Voted at 10.30 P. M. to dissolve the meeting.


A true copy. Attest :


HENRY A. PARKER,


Town Clerk.


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[Dec. 31


Report of Town Accountant


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :


GENTLEMEN,-In accordance with the provisions of Chapter 624 of the Acts of 1910, I herewith submit the following reports of the Accountant's Department for the year ending December 31, 1923 :


RECEIPTS


General Revenue Taxes


Current Year.


Polls


$8,578 00


Personal


20,175 93


Real estate


160,337 82


$189,091 75


Previous Years.


Polls


$2,869 00


Personal


7,383 62


Real estate


181,314 04


191,566 66


Tax titles


655 91


Final sales


60 00


Deeds .


12 00


From State.


Corporation tax $7,540 65


Income tax, 1920,


21, 22, 23 .


9,245 26


Income tax, school, 27,916 50


Walnut street reim-


bursement .


7,225 80


51,928 2I


Amount carried forward,


$433,314 53


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ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT.


1923]


Amount brought forward, $433,314 53


Licenses and Permits.


Junk


$143 25


Milk


40 50


Pool, billiards and


bowling ·


72 00


Graves .


.


5.00


Theatre .


.


25 00


Garage .


.


50 00


All other


III 66


447 41


Fines and Forfeits.


Court


2,283 00


From County.


Walnut street reim-


bursement .


$7,225 80


Dog damages and


·killing dogs · 933 95


8,159 75


Total for General Revenue,


$444,204 69


COMMERCIAL REVENUE


General Government


Town Clerk.


Fees


$118 30


Town Hall.


Rent


670 39


Assessors.


Valuation


15 00


Protection of Persons and Property


Police Department.


Miscellaneous


120 00


Amounts carried forward,


$923 69 $444,204 69


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Amounts brought forward,


$923 69 $444,204 69


Sealer Weights and Measures.


Sealer


82 63


Gypsy Moth.


Miscellaneous


2 40


Health and Sanitation


Health Department.


Miscellaneous


58 00


I


Highways


General.


Sale old material


13 90


Miscellaneous


24 83


Charities


Town Farm.


Sale of produce


$511 71


Sale of milk


8,057 57


Sale of stock .


54 00


Board .


18 00


Miscellaneous


62 50


8,703 78


Overseers of Poor (Reimbursements).


From cities and towns, $2,903 27


From state 4,208 36


7, 11I 63


Soldiers' Benefits


State Aid $1,744 00


Military Aid .


237 50


Soldiers' burial and


exemption .


537 18


2,518 68


Amounts carried forward,


$19,439 54 $444,204 69


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ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT.


1923]


Amounts brought forward,


$19,439 54 $444,204 69


Education


Tuition State wards $548 70


Sale of books and supplies, 267 05


Miscellaneous


54 0I


869 76


Library


Fines


.


28 OI


Unclassified


Rebate Hobbs' Funeral, $100 00


Claim .


10 00


Hathaway place (rent) , 140 00


250 00


Total for Commercial


Revenue


20,587 31


Special Assessments


For expenses.


Moth extermination,


1921 .


$195 17


Moth extermination,


1922 .


490 65


Moth extermination,


1923 .


962 99


Total for Special Assessments 1,648 81


Water Department


Collections.


Fixture rates . · $11,458 13


Metered rates


13,389 44


Maintenance . 4,494 79


Turn-ons .


55 00


Summons


103 60


Hydrants


500 00


Total for Water Department, 30,000 96


Amount carried forward,


$496,441 77


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[Dec. 31


Amount brought forward,


$496,441 77


Cemetery


Sale of Lots and Graves.


Lots


$1,146 70


Graves .


255 00


Care of Lots and Graves.


Mowing


2,360 91


Foundations


319 71


Vaults


25 00


Grading


254 00


Interment fees


619 00


1


Total for Cemetery, 4,980 32


Interest


On Deposit.


Beacon Trust Co. .


$474 90


On Taxes.


Deferred payments, 9,320 41


Excess interest tax titles, 35 71


Accrued interest sale


school bonds


4II II


Total for Interest 10,242 13


Municipal Indebtedness


Temporary Loans.


Anticipation of taxes $315,000 00


School . 50,000 00


Total for Municipal


Indebtedness 365,000 00


Premium


Sale school bonds . 175 00


Amount carried forward,


$876,839 22


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1923]


Amounts brought forward,


$876,839 22


Agency and Trust


Cemetery.


Perpetual Care fund, $2,970 70


Income for 1923,


G. W. Wilson fund


91 38


Total for Agency Trust 3,062 08


Refunds and Transfers


Refund.


Selectmen's Department, $2 60


Highway Department, 16 80


Overseers Department, 46 30


Saugus Home 74 06


State Aid


46 00


Soldiers' Relief .


40 00


School Department,


1 30 00


Total for Refunds


and Transfers .


355 76


Cash on hand Jan- uary 1, 1923 -


27,245 98


$907,503 04


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[Dec. 31


EXPENDITURES


GENERAL GOVERNMENT Legislative


Moderator.


Salary ·


$50 00


Finance Committee.


Clerk


$75 00


Printing


38 75


Delivering Reports,


25 00


Law books


17 25


156 00


Selectmen's Department


Salaries and Wages.


Chairman


$200 00


Other Selectmen


400 00


Clerk


200 00


800 00


Other Expenses.


Repairs to Honor Roll, $75 00


Stationery and postage,


6 00


Printing and advertising, 11 00


Telephones


135 92


Granolithic walk


364 50


Cleaning monument,


200 00


All other


25 98


818 40


Accountant's Department


Salary.


Accountant $900 00


Stationery and postage,


16 90


Printing and advertising, 29 20


946 10


Amount carried forward, $2,770 50


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ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT.


1923]


Amount brought forward, $2,770 50


Treasury Department


Salaries and Wages.


Treasurer


$500 00


Clerk


.


5 40


1,040 00


Other Expenses.


Stationery and postage, $110 59


Printing and advertising, 4 75


Telephone


34 95


Bonds


173 00


Insurance


· ·


92 59


All other


.


95


416 83


Collector's Department


Salaries and Wages.


Collector


$987 25


Clerk


.


1,263 00


2,250 25


Other Expenses.


Stationery and postage, $279 80


Printing and advertising, 104 12


Bond


200 00


Express .


I 3I


585 23


Tax Titles


Expenses.


Expense on tax titles,


$262 50


Advertising


114 00


Stamps


5 00


Clerk


6 75


Deeds


.


91 97


480 22


Amount carried forward, $7,543 03


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Amount brought forward, $7,543 03 Registration Town Notes


Expenses.


Registration fee 52 00


Assessors' Department


Salaries and Wages.


Assessors


$600 00


Deputy Assessors, .


418 13


Clerk


1,759 75


2,777 88


Other Expenses.


Office furniture


$169 75


Stationery and postage,


48 93


Printing and advertising, 434 08


Car fare, teams, etc.,


3 98


Telephone


33 26


Searching Records,


182 30


All other


275 90


1,148 20


Law Department


Salary.


Town Counsel


$400 00


Expenses.


Stationery and postage, 1 16


Printing and advertising, 28 30


Telephone


2 30


431 76


Town Clerk's Department


Town Clerk $500 00


Stationery


82 87


Printing and advertising, 18 35


Office equipment · 75 50


All other


J2 95


689 67


Amount carried forward,


$12,642 54


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1923]


Amount brought forward, $12,642 54


Election and Registration


Salaries and Wages.


Registrars


$450 00


Election officers


210 00


Police


25 00


685 00


Other Expenses.


Stationery and postage, $23 40


Printing and advertising, 352 15


Erecting and carting booths, 9 50 Ballot boxes, bulletins, etc., 318 28


All other


18 25


721 58


Public Works Department


Salaries and Wages.


Superintendent


$2,086 68


Clerk


939 00


3,025 68


Other Expenses.


Printing


$57 80


Telephone


133 73


Auto


12 10


Office supplies


3º 75


Meters


·


598 50


All other


2 43


835 31


Certifying Bonds


Certification fee


175 00


Town Hall


Salaries and Wages.


Janitor .


$1,481 00


Assistants


29 80


1,510 80


Amount carried forward,


$19,595 91


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[Dec. 31


Amount brought forward,


$19,595 91


Other Expenses.


Fuel


$1,097 34


Light


406 31


Supplies


108 94


Repairs


362 10


Plumbing


418 45


Water


26 00


2,419 14


Total for General Government,


$22,015 05


PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY Police Department


Salaries and Wages.


Chief


$2,085 72


Patrolmen


13,775 34


$15,861 06


Automobiles and Care of Same


Auto hire


$365 00


Auto supplies, includ-


ing gas and oil 438 04


803 04


Equipment and Repairs.


Equipment for men,


$39 73


Office supplies 143 09


182 82


Other Expenses.


Pension


$1,024 80


Coal


69 00


Stationery and printing,


77 25


Telephones


359 76


Disinfectant


21 00


Auto list


50 00


All other


32 0I


Lungmotor


170 00


1,803 82


18,650 74


Amount carried forward,


$40,665 79


41


Amount brought forward,


$40,665 79


Constable


Salary


$50 00


50 00


Fire Department


Salary Account.


Chief


$150 00


Superintendent of


Fire Alarm ·


156 00


Permanent men


·


14,116 25


Call men


.


483 44


14,905 69


Expenses.


Services at fires


$109 75


Labor on hydrants .


101 00


Team hire


408 50


Apparatus


1,047 35


Equipment for men,


470 25


Alarm boxes .


.


12 25


All other


.


10 50


Fuel


.


439 68


Light


IOI 12


Repairs to buildings,


412 09


Laundry


105 II


Printing, stationery, etc., 19 10


Telephone


.


47 21


Clerk


25 00


All other


80 12


Hydrant service


500 00


3,889 03


18,794 72


Sealer of Weights and Measures


Sealer


$300 00


Auto and supplies .


77 50


Stationery and printing, 3º 33


Amts. carried forward,


$407 83


$59,510 51


1923]


ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT.


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Amts. brought forward, $407 83


$59,510 51


Teams .


31 20


Equipment and


supplies


157 12


$596 15


596 15


Gypsy Moth Extermination


Salaries aud Wages.


Superintendent


$1,255 50


Labor


2,736 78


$3,992 28


Other Expenses.


Insecticides .


$479 95


Hardware and tools,


73 99


Sprayers


316 14


Teams .


478 98


Gas and oil


·


31 36


Rent


·


96 00


All other


.


2 48


1,478 90


5,471 18


Tree Warden


Expenses.


Labor


$355 00


Trees .


99 30


Telephone


21 02


Teams


114 50


All other


3 93


593 75


593 75


Inspector of Buildings


Salary and Expenses.


Inspector ·


$400 00


Printing and postage 48 75


448 75 448 75


Amount carried forward,


$66,620 34


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ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT.


1923]


Amount brought forward,


$66,620 34


HEALTH AND SANITATION Health Department


General Administration.


Salary, Chairman . $275 00


Salary, Physician .


125 00


Salary, Secretary


100 00


$500 00


Clerk


$125 00


Stationery and postage,


6 00


Printing and advertising


36 25


Telephone


34 85


All other


50 00


252 10


Quarantine and Contagious Diseases.


Board and treatment, $939 26


Medical attendance,


44 13


Guards and nurses . 42 00


Drugs and medicine,


33 10


All other


39 24


1,097 73


Other Expenses.


Fumigation and disinfectant


$87 35


All other


85 00


Auto


187 00


359 35


2,209 18


Unpaid bills, 1922 .


$70 59


70 59


Vital Statistics


Expenses on


Deaths and permits,


$40 00


Births


50 25


$90 25


90 25


Amount carried forward,


$68,990 36


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Amount brought forward,


$68,990 36


Plumbing Inspector


Inspector


$530 00


530 00


Ashes and Garbage


Ashes and Garbage


Contract


$4,200 00


4,200 00


Inspection of Milk and Cattle


Inspector


$206 00


206 00


Total for Health


and Sanitation


$7,306 02


Highways


General Expenditures.


Labor


$8,429 46


Broken stone gravel,


etc.


2,285 90


Equipment and repairs


3,897 83


Pipe and cement


34 88


Coal and wood


204 72


Freight and express,


8 15


Tarvia and oil


4,436 51


All other


.


IO 77


$19,308 22


Other Expenses.


Auto supplies and


repairs


$301 83


Gas and oil


389 07


690 90


19,999 12


Permanent construction,


$4,280 79


4,280 79


Amount carried forward,


$98,206 27


45


ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT.


1923]


Amount brought forward,


$98,206 27


Reconstruction of Walnut Street


Contract


$19,725 92


Weigher ·


76 20


$19,802 12


19,802 12


Sidewalks


Labor .


$50 90


Equipment and repairs,


949 10


$1,000 00


$1,000 00


Street Lighting


Contract


$9,358 61


9,358 61


Snow and Ice


Labor


$5,921 67


Sand ·


102 52


Equipment and re-


pairs .


329 05


$6,353 24


6,353 24


Total for Highways, $60,793 88


CHARITIES


Overseers of Poor.


Salaries .


$500 00


Clerk .


51 00


Postage .


I 87


Telephone ·


21 45


Traveling expenses,


91 87


$666 19


Outside Relief by Town.


Cash


$9,461 50


Groceries and


provisions . · 1,304 68


Amts. carried forward, $10,766 18


$666 19 $134,720 24


46


TOWN DOCUMENTS.


[Dec. 31


Amts. brought forward, $10,766 18 $666 19 $134,720 24


Coal and wood


708 02


Board and care


2,098 61


Medicine and medical


attendance . 109 30


Dry goods, clothing and shoes


137 18


Burial


67 00


13,886 29


14,552 48


Unpaid bills, 1920-21, Unpaid bills, 1922,


143 50


954 96


Town Farm


Administration and Expenses.


Superintendent and


matron


$900 00


Telephone


62 07


Other expenses


II 72


Other salaries and


wages . ·


·


1,881 62


Groceries and


provisions .


1,157 73


Dry goods and cloth-


ing


37 41


Furniture and furnishings .


32 68


Fuel and light


445 72


Medicine and medi- cal attendance




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