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XVI. Swampscott Auxiliary of Lynn Chapter American Red Cross.
The Board takes pleasure in calling attention to the patriotic, faithful work of the Swampscott Auxiliary of the American Red Cross. This Society has been actively engaged in systematic work during the year, and has contributed its share of bandages, sweaters, comfort kits and similar material. The society numbers over 1,500 citizens of Swampscott, and the following officers have been in charge of the work :
Mrs. Fred M. Johnson, Chairman,
Mrs. David F. Farnham, Secretary,
Mrs. David C. Lash, Treasurer,
Mrs. Henry B. Sprague, Executive Board,
Mrs. Walter A. Hall, Executive Board,
Mrs. Frank P. Aborn, Executive Board.
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The Board has arranged for the use of the Town Hall, and has provided suitable lockers for supplies and working materials.
We cannot say too much in praise of this work, and trust that it will be supported liberally by our citizens.
XVII. Swampscott Corps Cadets.
During the year some seventy boys and young men of Swampscott, all under the draft age, have organized for military drill and instruction. Their work is conducted under the direction of the following Advisory Committee :
Col. W. H. Perry, Chairman, H. S. Baldwin, Vice Chairman, W. M. Whitman, Secretary, Nathan Bubier, Treasurer, W. E. Carter.
The young men formed a company and, during the early part of the year, drilled under the instruction of Mr. Hooper. When he entered the Navy Austin Cusack was appointed military instructor.
Uniforms and rifles suitable for drill have been provided, partly by subscriptions and partly by the Committee on Public Safety.
The officers at the present time are as follows :- J. I. Way, Captain ; Raymond Carroll, First Lieutenant.
The drills are held each week, and discipline is enforced.
The Advisory Committee recognizes the value of drill for these young men, many of whom will later be called to take their places in various military activities of the Commonwealth and country.
FINANCE.
Town Accounting.
During the year two audits have been made by the State Bureau of Statistics of all books of the town, and they were found to be correct.
The second report which has just been received comments favorably on the accuracy and systematic methods of our town accounting, also of the several departments.
Town Debt.
The net funded debt for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1917, amounts to $709,084.27. Attention of the citizens is called to the fact that this shows a reduction of $30,620.10 over our indebtedness for the previous year.
Temporary Loans for 1917.
Temporary Loan $100,000.
Lee-Higginson & Company 4.0706% ·
R. L. Day & Company
4.07
Cropley McGargle Company . 4.29 ·
Farmers' Loan & Trust Company 4.50 ·
Central National Bank . 4.08 Plus $1 00
Guarantee Trust Company
3.98
H. C. Grafton .
.
3.90 Plus $2 00
Haines & Forbes · 4.05
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Temporary Loan $100,000.
Metropolitan Trust Company . . 4.25 % (To remain on deposit with them and drawn as needed )
H. G. Grafton, Jr.
· 4.50
Temporary Loan $50,000.
Paine, Webber & Company . · 4.60%
Salem Safe Deposit Trust Company
· 4.50
Salem Five Cents Savings Bank
4.72
Wildey Savings Bank
· 4.75
S. N. Bond & Co.
4.65
Estabrook & Company
· 4.79
Water, Sewerage and Miscellaneous Loans for 1917. $33,500 Loan.
Sewer
$6,500 00
Water
8,500 00
Permanent Improvement Notes
18,500 00
Blodgett & Company
2.79
Curtis & Sawyer
3.40
E. H. Rollins & Sons
7.89
H. C. Grafton, Jr.
0.00
$5 00 Premium
$16,500 Loan.
Water
$4,500 00
Sewer
12,000 00
Fourth Atlantic Bank
Par.
R. L. Day & Company
11.9
Blodgett & Company
4.49
$2,000 Loan.
Military equipment. Discount Security Trust Company.
Figuring the Tax Rate for 1917.
LIABILITIES.
Town Grant
$322,276 II
State Tax
34,760 00
County Tax
24,699 12
Metropolitan Park Tax
7,983 03
Charles River Basin Tax
1,764 64
State Highway Tax
1,490 00
Municipal Account Tax
437 47
Overlay
1,500 00
$394,910 37
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ASSETS.
Estimated Receipts.
Corporation Taxes
$6,300 00
Bank Taxes
11,450 00
Street Railway Tax
880 00
Street Railway Excise Tax
1,190 00
Sidewalk Assessment
1,700 00
Moth Assessment
2,200 00
Sewer Assessment
3,000 00
State Aid, reimbursement
3,000 00
Business
380 00
Licenses and Permits
735 00
Fines and Forfeits
203 00
General Government
665 00
Protection Life and Property
248 00
Health and Sanitation
141 00
Highways and Bridges
48 00
Charities, reimbursement
356 00
Parks and gardens
414 00
Education
205 00
Interest
3,580 00
$36,695 00 4,280 00
Taxes on polls
Real Estate Tax.
$12, 141,321 at $20 per $1,000 .
242,826 42
Personal Property Tax.
$1,000,682 at $20 per $1,000
20,013 64
State Income Tax
83,535 44
Transfer for General Debt
5,755 52
Cash
1,804 35
$394,910 37
Swampscott Debt Statement.
Special Acts for Bond Issues.
Water Acts of 1898, Chapter 293 . $150,000 00 $150,000 00
Water Acts of 1909, Chapter 112 . 100,000 00 90,000 00
$10,000 00
Water Acts of 1912, Chapter 235 · 50,000 00 46,500 00
3,500 00
Water Acts of 1916, Chapter 155 ·
50,000 00
50,000 00
Sewer Acts of 1902, Chapter 86 ·
. . . .
Sewer Acts of 1903, Chapter 401 ·
54 00
Sewer Acts of 1913, Chapter 202 · 100,000 00 99,050 00
950 00
Humphrey street, Acts of 1913, Chapter 778
50,000 00
50,000 00
.
.
Playgrounds, Acts of 1916, Chap- ter 312 . · 10,000 00 .
. · . 250,000 00
. 249,946 00
. .
.
. . 10,000 00
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Debt.
Inside limit.
General
$265,000 00
Cemetery
4,500 00
$269,500 00
Outside limit.
Water Acts of 1898
· $150,000 00
Less Sinking Fund
89,015 73
60,984 27
Water Acts of 1909
66,000 00
Water Acts of 1912
35,500 00
Sewer Acts of 1902
...
Sewer Acts of 1903
147,450 00
Sewer Acts of 1913
87,150 00
Humphrey Street Acts of 1913
42,500 00
$439,584 27
Total net debt .
$709,084 27
Borrowing Capacity.
Net valuation for the year 1914
$16,073,952 00
Net valuation for the year 1915
15,895,974 00
Net valuation for the year 1916
16,427,018 00
Total for three years
$48,396,944 00
Average for three years
16,132,314 00
Borrowing capacity January 1, 1917, 3%,
$483,969 00
Available borrowing capacity, Decem-
ber 31, 1917 .
214,469 00
Appropriations for Departmental Expenses.
The following amounts are tabulated from the reports of the several Departments. It is recommended that appropriations be made therefor.
I. General Government.
Legislative.
Moderator
$100 00
Finance Committee
125 00
Miscellaneous
50 00
$275 00
Selectmen.
Chairman
$300 00
Associates
400 00
Secretary
200 00
Constable
60 00
Other expenses
840 00
Auditing.
Accountant
$1,300 00
Other expenses
100 00
$1,700 00
$1,300 00
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Treasury.
Treasurer
$750 00
Bond .
60 00
Other expenses
90 00
$900 00
Certification, Printing and Advertising.
Notes and bonds
$200 00
Collector of Taxes.
Collector
$600 00
Clerk
200 00
Bond
100 00
Stamped envelopes
150 00
Advertising and printing
200 00
Legal fees .
100 00
Other expenses
100 00
$1,450 00
Assessors.
Chairman .
$600 00
Associates
500 00
Clerical .
350 00
Poll books
125 00
Deed records
100 00
Telephone
25 00
Auto hire .
45 00
Printing and postage
100 00
Miscellaneous
55 00
Town Clerk.
Salary .
$200 00
Assistant
200 00
Other expenses
100 00
Law.
Town Counsel
$200 00
Special work
1,000 00
Election and Registration.
Registrars
$225 00
Election officers
300 00
Printing
200 00
Meals .
200 00
Other expenses
50 00
Engineering.
Town engineer
$1,800 00
First assistant
1,200 00
Second assistant
600 00
Stone bounds
200 00
Other expenses
200 00
Town Hall.
Janitor and agent
$1,092 00
Telephone
225 00
Fuel
375 00
Light
300 00
Supplies .
100 00
Repairs and painting
800 0c
Water ..
20 00
Other expenses
· 188 00
$3,100 00
$1,900 00
$500 00
$1,200 00
$975 00
$4,000 00
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II. Protection of Life and Property.
Police.
Chief
$1,560 00
Seven officers
8,400 00
Special officers
900 00
Telephones
350 00
Fuel
125 00
Light .
165 00
Other expenses
800 00
$12,300 00
Fire.
Administration
$250 00
Apparatus
200 00
Automobiles
900 00
Equipment
75 00
Fire alarm
25℃ 00
House expenses .
925 00
Salaries and wages
1,359 00
Extraordinary expenses .
300 00
Miscellaneous .
100 00
$16,595 00
Hydrant rental
$1,000 00
Sealer of Weights and Measures.
Salaries
$200 00
Miscellaneous
96 00
Moth Department
$5,000 00
Forest Warden
$250 00
Tree Warden.
Tree Maintenance .
$576 00
Removing trees .
250 CO
Planting trees .
200 00
Wire and stakes
150 00
Leopard Moth, Cemetery
50 00
$1,226 00
Building Inspector
$450 00
Dog Officer.
Salary
$100 00
Killing dogs
50 00
$150 00
III. Health and Sanitation.
Board of Health.
General.
Chairman
$200 00
Associates
300 60
Health officer .
936 00
Plumbing inspector .
624 00
Printing and advertising
100 00
Telephone
85 00
Equipment
150 00
Stationery and postage
75 00
Quarantine.
Board and treatment
350 00
All others
250 00
$296 00
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Tuberculosis.
Board and treatment $450 00
Vital Statistics.
Births and deaths 250 00
Inspection.
Animals
100 00
Others.
Oil and labor
250 00
Disinfectants
150 00
Miscellaneous
220 00
Refuse and garbage.
Ashes .
$2,650 00
Garbage
840 00
Others
50 00
Night soil
90 00
Cleaning Beaches.
Care of refuse .
$275 00
Cleaning beaches
200 00
Miscellaneous expense
85 00
$4,190 00
Sewer Maintenance.
Chairman
$150 00
Associates
200 00
Telephone
50 00
Pay roll .
4,000 00
Coal
700 00
Light and power
700 00
Plans
300 00
Water .
300 00
Maintenance
600 00
$7,000 00
Particular sewers
$800 00
Care of brooks
$300 00
IV. Highways and Bridges.
Administrative.
Surveyor
$1,560 00
Clerical .
85 00
Telephone .
25 00
Repairing.
Labor, transportation and fuel .
$14,000 00
Breaking stone gravel
Equipment, repairs and lumber
2,000 00
Hay, grain and straw
1,500 00
Shoeing and supplies
1,000 00
$1,670 00
$18,500 00
$4,490 00
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Snow Removal.
Labor and teams
$3,500 00
Sidewalks and Streets.
Sidewalk and curbing .
$2,000 00
Street and construction
2,000 00
Street watering and oil
5,000 00
$9,000 00
Street Lighting
$12,500 00
V. Charities.
Poor.
Chairman
$150 00
Associates
200 00
Secretary
50 00
Telephone
65 00
Other expenses
2,835 00
$3,300 00
State Aid .
$3,000 00
Soldiers' Relief
3,000 00
German War Aid
3,000 00
$9,000 00
VI. Education.
Schools.
School Committee expenses .
$350 00
Superintendent expenses
150 00
Pay roll . .
53,650 00
Text books and supplies
3,400 00
Fuel
4,200 00
Operating expenses .
1,900 00
Repairs
1,200 00
Medical .
200 00
Libraries
50 00
Transportation
250 00
Tuition
50 00
Miscellaneous expenses .
500 00
Equipment .
600 00
Teachers' Pensions.
$675 00
VIII. Libraries.
General.
Librarian
$900 00
Assistants
950 00
Fuel
300 00
Books .
650 00
Binding books
200 00
Periodicals and newspapers .
150 00
Electricity, water and gas .
280 00
Printing, stationery and postage
45 00
Telephone
50 00
Janitor, including Sundays
786 00
Sundries
75 00
$4,386 00
VIII. Recreation.
General.
Monument lot .
$50 00
Memorial Day
200 00
Metropolitan Park Maintenance (estimated) .
5,362 00
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$66,000 00
$5,612 00
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Parks and Gardens.
Blaney Beach Reservation
$1,200 00
Jackson park .
400 00
Monument avenue
700 00
Paradise road . .
400 00
Phillips park upkeep
500 00
Water rates
· 200 00
Sundries
300 00
$3,700 00
IX. Unclassified.
Town Reports
$900 00
Reserve Fund .
2,000 00
Grand Army Hall, heating .
75 00
Municipal Insurance
2,000 00
Insurance .
2,100 00
District Nurse
375 00
$7,454 00
PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISES.
Cemetery Department.
Superintendent
$450 00
Telephone
20 00
Labor
1,000 00
Miscellaneous
515 00
$1,985 00
Interest.
Temporary loans (estimated)
$7,000 00
General debt
12,120 63
Sewer bonds
8,892 25
Metropolitan Park (estimated)
3,600 00
$31,612 88
Municipal Indebtedness.
General debt
$53,800 00
Sewer bonds
13,950 00
Metropolitan Park (estimated)
862 00
$68,612 00
Agency.
State tax (estimated)
$50,000 00
County tax (estimated)
25,000 00
State enterprises (estimated)
.
.
.
1,900 00
$76,900 00
$395,949 00
Respectfully submitted,
HENRY S. BALDWIN, WILLIAM E. CARTER, CLARENCE B. HUMPHREY,
Board of Selectmen.
SWAMPSCOTT, January 1, 1918.
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ACCOUNTANT'S DEPARTMENT.
REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT.
To the Board of Selectmen :
GENTLEMEN,-In compliance with the provisions of Chapter 624 of the Acts of 1910, I herewith submit the following report of the Accountant's Department for the year ending December 31, 1917.
Treasurer's Receipts.
Taxes.
Property, 1915
$9,491 14
Poll, 1915 .
312 00
$9,803 14
Property, 1916
17,714 46
Poll, 1916 .
376 00
Personal, 1916
226 00
18,316 46
Property, 1917
200, 119 90
Poll, 1917 .
3,228 00
Personal, 1917
18,319 54
222,667 44
$250,787 04
Corporation
$6,218 04
National Bank
11,378 36
Business
491 60
Income
.
.
83,999 96
102,087 96
Licenses and Permits.
Junk
$150 00
Pool and Billards
6 00
Auctioneers
4 00
Milk
23 50
Oleomargarine
I 50
Manicuring
1 00
Hawkers and Pedlars
42 00
Vendors
20 00
Elevator
5 00
Carriage and Jitney
6 00
Express
2 00
Automobile
40 00
Dog Tax .
444 58
745 58
Fines and Forfeits.
Court Fines .
$271 00
Salem Jail
5 00
$276 00
Amount carried forward,
$353,896 58
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Amount brought forward,
Special Assessment.
$353,896 58
Moth, 1915 . .
$71 50
Sewer, 1915 .
30 00
Sidewalk, 1915
272 07
$373 57
Moth, 1916 .
198 43
Sidewalk, 1916
332 66
Sewer, 1916 .
72 07
603 16
Moth, 1917 .
1,741 25
Sidewalk, 1917
1,160 47
Sewer, 1917 .
3,590 59
6,492 31
Continuous Sidewalk
1,552 86
General Government.
Town Hall, rent
$138 00
Town Hall, telephone .
I 95
Rent, tenements Police Station, and Morris House
276 00
Selectmen's telephone
89 44
Engineer's Department, repairs .
20 70
526 09
Protection Life and Property.
Police telephone .
$81 02
Automatic pistol .
14 00
Fire engine
350 00
Junk ·
8 00
Telephone
59 12
Sealer Weights and Measures
30 21
Moth and Tree Warden
101 00
Health and Sanitation.
Reimbursements .
$114 29
Ash barrel .
2 75
Highway and Bridges.
Stone dust and junk
46 67
Charities.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
$578 31
Cities and Towns
86 67
664 98
Soldiers' Benefits.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts reimbursement State Aid
2,749 00
Education.
Tuition of State Wards
$75 00
Tuition Pupils
200 00
Refund Lawrence Training School,
58 00
Titus & Buckley, bill paid twice,
4 90
Telephone
3 64
Waste paper
9 00
35° 54
Amount carried forward,
$368,016 15
7,469 04
1
643 35
117 04
217
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Amount brought forward,
$368,016 15
Library.
Fines .
$120 00
Insurance premium
57 98
177 98
Bequest.
Nellie Ingalls Hodges .
1,000 00
Parks and Gardens.
Rents .
363 90
Public Service Enterprises.
Water rates
$47,840 83
Service pipe and labor
2,274 94
$50,115 77
Interest on deposits
$141 78
Accrued interest
59 76
201 54
Sale, Pine street land .
3,136 00
53,453 31
Cemetery Perpetual Care.
Sale of Lots
956 88
Interest.
Treasurer's deposits
$1,893 17
Taxes
1,782 32
Accrued
185 68
3,861 17
Municipal Indebtedness.
Premium notes and bonds .
$409 38
Temporary loans
250,000 00
Permanent improvement notes
32,500 00
Sewer bonds
6,500 00
Water bonds .
.
13,000 00
302,409 38
Trust and Investment Funds.
Joanna Morse Library Fund
$234 00
Phillips Medal Fund .
3 56
Cemetery lots
53 00
290 56
Refund.
Tax Titles
$295 30
Costs .
51 40
346 70
Amount carried forward,
$730,876 03
.
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Amount brought forward,
$730,876 03
Transfers.
Park, from engineering
$10 00
Legislative, from Contingent
Fund
I22 71
Selectmen, from Contingent ·
Fund .
398 60
Auditing, from Contingent Fund
6 46
Treasury, from Contingent Fund
39 71
Collector Taxes, from Contingent Fund
57 II
Election and Registration, from Contingent Fund 293 45
Sealer Weights and Measures, from Contingent Fund 10 05
Fire Horse, from Contingent Fund ·
5 80
Forest Warden, from Contingent Fund
44 16
Dog Officer, from Contingent Fund ·
31 00
Highway Pension, from Contin- gent Fund. 211 31
Soldiers' Exemption, from Con- tingent Fund .
54 79
Cemetery, from Contingent Fund 214 04 Marshall Street Drain, from Con- tingent Fund . 71 58
Interest Sewer Bonds, from Con- tingent Fund 5 56
Refuse and Garbage, from Con- tingent Fund 58 52
1,634 85
General Debt Maturing to Pre- mium Notes and Bonds .
$437 67
General Debt Maturing to Special Revenue .
904 18
1,341 85
Trust and Investment Funds.
Phillips' Medal Fund, interest . Joanna Morse Library Fund,
$58 45
interest · A. F. Nesbitt Cemetery Fund, private interest ·
5 53
A. F. Nesbitt Cemetery Fund, general interest IO 99
Cemetery Lots Fund, interest
298 83
672 98
$734,525 71 39,560 41
$774,086 12
Balance January 1, 1917 .
299 18
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EXPENDITURES.
Legislative.
Salaries and Wages.
Moderator
$100 00
Finance Committee.
Carriage hire
$12 00
Typewriting
38 91
Express
I 50
Wrappers and addressing
24 90
Printing and postage .
103 28
180 59
Advertising, Machon School
19 00
By-Laws.
Typewriting
$18 12
Advertising .
353 25
Printing
51 75
423 12
$722 71
Selectmen's Department.
Salaries and Wages.
Chairman, 1917 .
$300 00
Associate's balance, 1916
100 00
Associates, 1917
.
400 00
Secretary . .
200 00
1,000 00
Other Expenses.
Stationery and postage
$99 94
Printing and advertising
78 55
Automobile hire .
44 00
Telephone
211 04
Labor on brooks
66 00
Ashes .
29 25
Recording plans
26 90
Directory
5 00
Revised and Municipal Law
20 50
Entertainment for men from camp,
24 95
Repairs G. A. R. Hall
18 29
Binding records
I 25
Expenses
76 80
Medical
2 00
Flags
.
.
39 00
ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT.
219
Amount carried forward,
$722 71
220
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Amount brought forward,
$722 71
Design
$10 00
Supplies
16 88
Signs .
6 00
Express
I 25
Stenographer
20 00
Town Weigher
29 00
Constable
60 00
Storage hand engine
12 00
898 60
$1,898 60
Auditing Department.
Salaries and Wages.
Accountant
$1,100 00
Other Expenses.
Stationery and postage
$73 07
Telephone
27 39
Binding records
6 00
106 46
Treasury Department.
Salaries and Wages.
Treasurer, 1917 ·
$750 00
Treasurer, balance, 1916
125 00
Othes Expenses.
Stationery and postage
$13 35
Telephone
27 05
Bond
60 00
Subscription
12 00
Repairs to office
51 00
Deposit stamp
1 05
Express .
26
164 71
1,039 71
Collector Taxes Department.
Salaries and Wages.
Collector, 1917 .
$600 00
Collector, balance, 1916
.
65 00
Clerk .
.
$865 00
Other Expenses.
Stationery and postage
$136 80
Printing and advertising
99 45
Telephone
22 39
Bond
100 00
Tax book
31 00
Tax titles
55 79
Office fixtures
139 68
Moving safe
00
592 II
1,457 II
Amount carried forward,
$6,324 59
.
$875 00
$1,206 46
.
·
200 00
1917]
Amount brought forward,
$6,324 59
Assessors', Department.
Salaries and Wages.
Chairman
$600 00
Associates
.
.
.
.
500 00
Secretary
·
.
100 00
Clerk .
.
$1,355 00
Other Expenses.
Printing and advertising
$151 89
Automobile hire
45 00
Telephone .
21 99
Stationery and postage
61 56
Special information
17 94
Abstracts
81 70
Express
80
Office furnishings Record
75
Subscriptions
5 00
Clock
25 00
Serving notices
1 00
Expenses
29 00
Weather strips
10 00
527 12
1,882 12
Printing and Certification, Notes and Bonds.
Printing
$97 30
Certifying
192 00
289 30
Town Clerk's Department.
Salaries and Wages.
Clerk .
$200 00
Assistant
200 00
$400 00
Other Expenses.
Printing and advertising
$14 75
Stationery and postage
18 41
Canvas for births
15 00
Bond
4 00
Expenses
7 25
Express
60
60 01
460 01
Law Department.
Town Counsel
$200 00
Other Expenses.
Attorney's fees on account .
600 00
800 00
Amount carried forward,
$9,756 02
·
.
155 00
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221
75 49
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Amount brought forward,
$9,756 02
Election and Registration.
Salaries and Wages.
Registrars
.
$150 00
Clerk .
75 00
Election Officers .
381 00
$606 00
Other Expenses.
Stationery and postage
$2 58
Printing and advertising
191 95
Meals .
222 50
Typewriting
18 00
Supplies
2 42
437 45
1,043 45
Engineer's Department.
Salaries and Wages.
Engineer
·
$1,799 20
Assistants
1,698 70
Other Expenses.
Telephone
$10 60
Instruments
50 64
Blue prints
14 31
Supplies
44 75
Car fares
28 85
Express
82
Typewriting
35 00
Street bounds
120 07
Grade stakes
23 16
Moving safe
20 00
Boots
5 50
Medical .
2 00
Book covers
2 05
Repairs .
16 00
Data
46 00
Weather strips
10 00
429 75
$3,927 65
Town Hall Department.
Salaries and Wages.
Janitor and Agent
$1,046 00
Assistant .
6 00
Telephone .
219 18
$1,271 18
Other Expenses.
Fuel
$324 84
Light
305 II
Janitor s supplies
77 17
Repair s
.
230 33
.
.
Amount carried forward,
$14,727 12
.
$3,497 90
1917]
ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT.
223
Amount brought forward,
$14,727 12
Water
17 26
Repairing clock
1 00
Flowers
I 20
Chairs
4 00
Express
41
Cheese cloth
2 55
Tuning piano
3 00
Labor
30 00
Flag pole repairs
45 95
Flag
7 50
Laundry
87
Removing ashes
20 50
Papers .
4 08
Supplies
4 26
Ice
34 50
Signs
5 00
Disinfectant
6 25
1,125 78
2,396 96
Town Hall Repairs.
Stock and labor, offices
$723 25
Lighting
244 07
Papering
125 00
Plumbing
5 40
Painting
65 00
Express
1 00
Office furniture
431 01
Heating
69 00
1,663 73
Building Inspector.
Salary, 1916
$250 00
Salary, 1917
450 00
700 00
Summary of General Government.
Appropriation Transfer
Expenditures Balance
Legislative
$600 00
$122 71
$722 71
Selectmen
1,500 00
398 60
1,898 60
Auditing
1,200 00
6 46
6 46
Treasury
1,000 00
39 71
1,039 71
Collector or Taxes
1,400 00
57 11
1,457 II
Assessors
1,900 00
1,882 12
17 88
Town Clerk
500 00
460 01
39 99
Law . .
800 00
800 00
Election and Registration
750 00
293 45
1,043 4
Engineering
4,000 00
10 00
3,927 65
82 35
Town Hall
2,400 00
2,396 96
3 04
Building Inspector
700,00
700 00
Town Hall Repairs
1,665 00
1,663 73
1 27
Printing and Certification Notes
and Bonds
400 00
289 30
110 70
. $18,815 00
$928 04
$19,487 81
$255 23
Amount carried forward,
$19,487 81
224
TOWN DOCUMENTS.
[Dec. 31
Amount brought forward,
$19,487 81
PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. Police Department.
Salaries and Wages.
Chief, 1917
$1,560 00
Chief, balance, 1915
135 00
Regular officers ·
9,016 30
Special officers
591 77
$11,303 07
Automobile hire
17 50
Fuel and Light.
Coal and wood
$72 43
Gas and electricity
139 34
211 77
Equipment and Repairs.
Ambulance
$134 13
Motor cycle
554 70
Equipment for men
97 17
Supplies
41 25
827 25
Repairs on Building.
Carpentry
$44 10
Painting
32 00
Papering
16 58
Repairs to furnace
10 13
Plastering
I 25
Plumbing
12 16
116 22
Other Expenses.
Stationery and postage
$13 25
Telephone
3.58 60
Water
20 40
Supplies
46 58
Legal services
25 00
Medical
3 00
Automobile list
15 00
Directory
5 00
Expenses and licenses
121 33
Express
4 92
Traffic signs
41 35
Ice
10 00
Papers .
8 89
673 32
13,149 13
Dog Officer.
Salary .
$100 00
Killing dogs
31 00
131 00
Amount carried forward,
$32,767 94
1917]
Amount brought forward,
$32,767 94
Fire Department.
Salaries and Wages.
Chief, 1917 .
$1,300 00
Chief, balance, 1915
260 00
Engineers, 1917 .
233 33
Clerk, 1917
50 00
Engineers, 1915
240 00
Permanent men
9,724 53
Call men
2,049 82
Other employees .
II 30
$13,868 98
Horses and Care of Same.
Hay, grain and straw
$373 59
Shoeing .
148 98
Veterinary and medicine
18 00
Harness supplies
16 00
Disinfectant
II 20
567 77
Fuel and Light.
Coal and wood
$446 50
Gas and electricity
157 95
Gasolene
138 35
742 80
Hydrant service
1,000 00
Equipment and Repairs.
Equipment for men
$84 91
Fire alarm boxes
I17 OI
Equipment and repairs
775 88
977 80
All Others.
Towels
$7 00
Expenses
5 57
Vitriol .
21 22
Teaming engine
10 00
Supplies
18 57
62 36
Repairs on Buildings.
Carpentry
$37 56
Repairing roof
52 27
Plumbing
78 31
Wireing
23 00
191 14
All Others.
Stationery and postage
$22 43
Telephone
237 39
Water
44 10
Supplies
37 24
Amount carried forward,
$32,767 94
15
ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT.
225
226
TOWN DOCUMENTS.
[Dec. 31
Amount brought forward,
Expenses
9 70
Licenses
.
7 50
Stenographer
.
15 00
Flags
10 75
Design
3 00
Express
2 84
Ice
16 40
Medical
12 70
Typewriter
55 00
Legal services
35 00
509 05
17,919 90
School Fire Alarm Boxes.
Wire
22 00
Fire Equipment, Ladder Truck and Wires.
Advertising
$12 00
Labor
34 74
Wireing
275 00
Stock and labor
45 00
Motor truck, revenue
4,200 00
4,566 74
Sealer of Weights and Measures.
Salary, 1917
·
$200 00
Salary, balance, 1916
.
10 00
$210 00
Other Expenses. .
Printing and advertising
$20 01
Teams and labor
16 75
Tools .
6 13
Expenses
6 45
Books and tags
8 21
Supplies
7 47
65 02
275 02
Moth Extinguishing Department.
Salaries and Wages.
Superintendent
$856 14
Labor .
3,135 50
Telephone
3 33
Other Expenses.
Printing and stationery
$2 30
Insectcides .
461 34 1
Hardware and tools
106 06
Teams
216 00
Repairs
52 20
Express and freight
14 23
Supplies
II 60
Hose
19 20
·
$4,009 97
Amount carried forward,
$55,551 60
$32,767 94
1917]
ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT.
227
Amount brought forward,
$55,551 60
Gasolene
$76 85
Coil ·
5 00
Storage sprayer
24 00
$988 78
4,998 75
Forest Warden.
Labor .
·
$22 52
Supplies
30 00
52 52
Tree Warden.
Salary and Wages.
Tree Warden
$105 00
Labor
696 00
$801 00
Other Expenses.
Printing and stationery
$1 35
Hardware and tools
7 44
Teams
122 00
Trees
61 25
Galvanized cloth
106 50
Felt
17 79
Posts
2 00
Repairs
50
Express
3 35
323 18
1,124 18
Summary of Protection Life and Property.
Appropriation
Transfer
Expenditures
Balance
Police
$13,151 00
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