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Moth, 1916 .
$107 41
Moth, 1917 .
264 15
Moth, 1918 .
1,537 00
$1,908 56
Sidewalk, 1916
557 75
Sidewalk, 1917
344 34
Sidewalk, 1918
1,230 90
2,132 99
Sewer, 1916 .
21 89
Sewer, 1917
77 15
Sewer, 1918
1,087 05
1,186 09
5,227 64 886 19
Granolithic sidewalks
348 98
Public Service Enterprises.
Water Department.
Water rates
$37,787 44
Service pipe and labor
531 89
38,319 33
Interest on deposits
95 51
Appropriation
5,000 00
5,095 51
43,414 84
Cemetery.
Sale of lots .
2,022 00
Municipal Indebtedness.
Temporary Loans.
In anticipation of taxes
$275,000 00
Permanent improvement notes
7,500 00
Premium notes and bonds
20 03
282,520 03
Interest.
Treasurer's deposits
$2,776 45
Taxes
3,240 76
Investment funds
140 00
Accrued
4 69
6,161 90
Trust and Investment Funds.
Joanna Morse Library Funds
$128 99
Phillips Medal Fund
36 35
Cemetery lots
74 00
239 34
Refunds.
Tax title redeemed
13 05
Transfers.
General debt maturing to pre- mium notes and bonds · . Jessie street sewer, to Hillcrest sewer . . Jessie street sewer, to Greenwood avenue sewer . Jessie street sewer, to Greenwood terrace sewer ·
469 38
$44 55
436 71
612 93
Amount carried forward,
$746,747 55
Sewer bills
1 70
TOWN DOCUMENTS.
[Dec. 31
Amount brought forward,
$746,747 55
Jessie street sewer, to Roy street sewer .
$2,023 25
Jessie street sewer, to Thomas and Shaw road drain · Jessie street sewer, to Lodge road sewer .
84 27
326 36
3,528 07
Roy street sewer, to Bay View avenue sewer . . . Roy street sewer, to Banks road sewer . Roy street sewer, to Essex street sewer . Roy street sewer, to Cedar Hill terrace sewer . Roy street sewer, to King street sewer .
$638 56
70 98
620 69
1,422 70
Roy street sewer, to Mudge brook culvert .
268 13
Roy street sewer, to Stetson
.
3,162 33
Emergency Water Fund, to Tupelo road
$700 00
Emergency Water Fund, to Hill- crest circle
II 53
Emergency Water Fund, to Pros- pect avenue .
70 09
Emergency Water Fund, to
Aspen road
500 73
Emergency Water Fund, to Arbu- tus road
24 15
Emergency Water Fund, to Sar- gent road . ·
34 91
Stimpson road . ·
460 00
Emergency Water Fund, to Palmer avenue
5 50
Emergency Water Fund, to Mil- lett road . Emergency Water Fund, to Buena Vista avenue ·
84 50
Emergency Water Fund, to Bellevue road 527 64
189 15
Contingent Fund to State Aid
3,256 28
Net Bonded Debt, Income to Water Loan Sinking Fund . Cemetery Lots Investment Funds, to Trust and Investment Funds, Legislative, to Contingent Fund, Town Hall, to Contingent Fund, Police, to Contingent Fund
2,022 00
$12 06
242 67
Forest Warden, to Contingent Fund
19 21
Police Ambulance, to Contingent Fund
17 33
.
Amount carried forward,
$761,837 01
.
avenue drain .
2 75
138 52
Emergency Water Fund, to
12 58
Emergency Water Fund, to Mag- nolia road ·
2,620 78 500 00
377 18
1918]
ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT.
17I
Amount brought forward,
$761,837 0I
Stanwood road and Bradlee avenue to Contingent Fund . Highway Pension, to Contingent Fund
$ 98
04
Crosman avenue, to Contingent Fund
3 75
Soldiers' Exemption, to Contin- gent Fund
38 19
Certification Notes and Bonds, to Contingent Fund
61 95
Sewer Refunds, to Contingent Fund
26 66
Land Damage Cedar Hill Terrace, to Contingent Fund
145 00
945 02
A. F. Nesbitt private Cemetery Fund Interest, to Trust and Investment Income .
$7 56
A. F. Nesbitt general Cemetery Fund Interest, to Trust and Investment Income .
12 15
Cemetery Lots Fund, Interest
367 0I
Joanna Morse Library Fund, Interest
324 52
Phillips Medal Fund, Interest
71 95
Mary L. Thomson Fund, Interest,
22 50
805 69
$763,587 72
Balance January 1, 1918
36,704 40
$800,292 12
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I72
TOWN DOCUMENTS.
[Dec. 31
EXPENDITURES
Legislative.
Salary and Wages.
Moderator
$100 00
Finance Committee.
Automobile hire
$12 00
Wrappers and addressing reports
26 20
Typewriting
6 50
Printing reports
66 36
By-Laws.
Advertising
51 00
$262 06
Selectmen's Department.
Salaries and Wages.
Chairman on account .
$275 00
Associates on account
350 00
Clerk
200 00
$825 00
Other Expenses.
Postage and stationery
$98 00
Printing and advertising
44 57
Telephone
106 34
Automobile hire
32 50
Labor, Roy street
48 00
Directory
9 00
Expenses
77 52
Express
I 03
Floral designs
75 00
Cabinet
I 35
Umbrella stand
7 75
Binding books
9 00
Repairs, box drain
117 80
Photographs, Cherry street
3 50
Stenographer
20 00
Care of lights, Cherry street
26 69
Taxes
I 64
Supplies
39 33
Town weigher
30 20
Storage hand engine
12 00
Constable
60 00
821 22
1,646 22
Amount carried forward,
$1,908 28
.
111,06
I73
ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT.
1918]
Amount brought forward,
$1,908 28
Auditing Department.
Salaries and Wages. Accountant .
$1,200 00
Other Expenses.
Stationery and postage
$66 05
Telephone .
8 58
74 63
1,274 63
Treasury Department.
Salaries and Wages,
Treasurer
$125 00
Treasurer, pro tem on account
562 50
Assistant
14 42
Other Expenses.
Stationery and printing
$40 10
Telephone
9 50
Bond
60 00
Check protector
25 00
Subscription
13 50
Stamps and pads
4 48
Coupon books
19 00
Express
34
171 92
873 84
Collector Taxes Department.
Salaries and Wages.
Collector
·
$600 00
Clerk on account
·
170 00
Other Expenses.
Stationery and postage
$208 33
Printing and advertising
100 40
Telephone .
26 32
Weather strips
5 00
Typewriting
1 50
Recording deeds .
8 10
Tax title fees
26 70
Bond
100 00
Tax book
33 50
Rubber stamp
69
510 54
$1,280 54
Assessors' Department.
Salaries and Wages.
Chairman
$600 00
Associates
.
500 00
Secretary
50 00
Clerk
180 00
Special work
100 00
$1,430 00
Amount carried forward,
$5,337 29
·
$701 92
$770 00
·
174
TOWN DOCUMENTS.
[Dec. 31
Amount brought forward,
$5,337 29
Other Expenses.
Stationery and postage
$105 33
Printing and advertising
112 30
Telephone
19 44
Automobile hire
37 00
Typewriting
13 00
Express
84
Abstracts
58 41
Blue prints
3 55
Posting warrants
1 00
Directory
4 00
Filing cases
66 00
Subscription
5 00
Index cards
6 00
Expenses
15 00
Supplies
9 95
456 82
1,886 82
Printing and Certification, Notes and Bonds.
Printing
$23 95
Certifying
38 00
61 95
Town Clerk's Department.
Salaries and Wages
Clerk ·
$200 00
Assistant
200 00
Other Expenses.
Stationery and postage
$25 50
Printing and advertising
I 50
Canvass for births
15 00
Bond
4 00
Expenses .
4 00
50 00
450 00
Law Department.
Town Counsel
$200 00
Other Expenses.
Balance services, 1917
$207 02
Services on account, 1918
642 55
Special attorneys
150 00
999 57
1,199 57
Election and Registration.
Salaries and Wages.
Registrars
$150 00
Clerk
75 00
Election officers
217 50
$442 50
Amount carried forward,
$8,935 63
$400 00
175
ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT.
1918]
Amount brought forward,
$8,935 63
Other Expenses.
Stationery and postage
$22 90
Printing and advertising
168 00
Meals
126 85
317 75
760 25
Engineer's Department.
Salaries and Wages.
Engineer
$1,899 26
Assistants .
2,010 55
$3,909 81
Other expenses.
Stationery and postage
$1 60
Printing and advertising
3 50
Telephone
II 71
Instruments
31 56
Blue prints .
I 2I
Freight
7 02
Typewriting
5 50
Supplies
23 26
Expenses
23 35
Binder and filer
3 60
Table and curves .
35 00
Setting bounds
24 50
Oil suits
7 65
Express
I 24
Tracing paper
9 00
Bound stones
98 00
287 70
4,197 51
Town Hall Department.
Salary and Wages.
Janitor and agent
·
·
$1,092 00
Telephone . .
·
185 28
$1,277 28
Other Expenses.
Fuel
$341 70
Light
247 30
Janitor's supplies
61 21
Repairs
316 30
Water
14 00
Chairs
7 00
Tuning piano
3 00
Express
2 32
Flag pole repairs
30 00
Laundry
74
Papers
8 79
Disinfectant
4 50
Flowers
4 00
$1,040 86
Amount carried forward,
$13,893 39
·
.
176
TOWN DOCUMENTS.
[Dec. 31
Amount brought forward,
$13,893 39
Special Repairs.
Carpentry
$342 15
Glass
2 50
Hardware
31 20
Lead and oil
181 03
Painting
366 00
Extras
38 65
$961 53
3,279 67
Building Inspector.
Salary
450 00
Summary of General Government.
Appropriation Transfer Expenditures
Balance
Legislative
$250 00
$12 06
$262 06
Selectmen .
1,660 00
1,646 22
$13 78
Auditing
1,275 00
1,274 63
37
Treasury .
875 00
873 84
1 16
Collector of Taxes
1,250 00
33 75
1,280 54
3 21
Assessors .
1,900 00
1,886 82
13 18
Printing and Certification Notes and Bonds
61 95
61 95
Premium Notes and Bonds
20 03
Town Clerk
450 00
450 00
Law
1,200 00
1,199 57
43
Election and Registration
775 00
760 25
14 75
Engineering
4,219 00
4,197 51
21 49
Town Hall
3,037 00
242 67
3,279 67
Building Inspector
450 00
450 00
$17,341 00
$350 43
$17,623 06
$88 40
PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. Police Department.
Salaries and Wages.
Chief
$1,660 00
Regular officers
9,815 48
Special officers
256 52
$11,732 00
Fuel and Light.
Coal and wood .
$193 43
Gas and electricity
93 12
Equipment and Repairs.
Ambulance
$333 88
Motorcycles
58 63
Equipment for men
42 38
434 89
Repairs on Building.
Carpentry
$18 22
Plumbing
32 57
50 79
Amount carried forward,
$17,623 06
286 55
1918]
Amount brought forward,
$17,623 06
Other Expenses.
Stationery and postage
$17 40
Telephone
280 80
Expenses
99 84
Flag
11 00
Water
18 II
Subscription
15 00
Laundry
13 00
Supplies
59 80
Justice of the Peace
4 00
Gasolene
51 26
Disinfectant
.
6 00
Medical
4 00
Directory
4 00
Lanterns
12 45
Express
I 08
Traffic "Counting "
13 60
Automobile hire
103 27
Signal posts
48 34
Floral designs
10 00
772 95
Police Ambulance.
Advertising .
$8 40
Expenses
5 75
Chaissis
1,450 00
Painting and hanging .
295 00
Stock and labor
98 96
Electrical work
9 22
Dog Officer.
Salary
$100 00
Killing dogs
48 00
Telephone
2 00
150 00
Fire Department.
Salary and Wages.
Chief
$1,530 00
Engineers
200 00
Clerk
50 00
Permanent men
10,518 85
Call men
1,986 94
Other employees
539 04
$14,824 83
Horses and Care of Same.
Hay, grain and straw . 9 99
Fuel and Light.
Coal and wood
·
$965 31
Gas and electricity
140 31
Gasolene
190 II
Hydrant Service.
Water rental
1,000 00
Amount carried forward,
$32,917 57
12
ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT.
177
1,295 73
13,277 18
1,867 33
178
TOWN DOCUMENTS.
[Dec. 31
Amount brought forward,
$32,917 57
Equipment and Repairs.
Hose
$501 50
Equipment for men
54 76
Equipment and repairs
785 20
$1,341 46
All Others.
Supplies
$10 63
Towels
7 00
Express
2 69
Flags
31 15
Flag pole
12 00
Oil
54 13
Inspecting boiler
5 00
I22 60
Repairs on Building.
Carpentry
$20 77
Concrete floor
300 00
320 77
Other Expenses.
Stationery and postage
$15 10
Printing and advertising
50 00
Telephone
172 86
Water
31 03
Box rent
2 00
Express
64
Automobile licenses
9 00
Directory
4 00
Design
3 00
Ice
14 40
Supplies
15 63
Medical
4 00
321 66
19,237 04
Sealer of Weights and Measures.
Salary .
$200 00
Other Expenses.
Stationery and postage
$5 81
Printing and advertising
22 30
Expenses
II 43
Equipment
12 74
Express
34 50
Sealing apothecary scales
3 52
90 30
290 30
Moth Extermination Department.
Salaries and Wages.
Superintendent
$1,086 00
Labor ·
.
3,186 82
$4,272 82
Amount carried forward,
$52,444 91
179
ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT.
1918]
Amount brought forward,
$52,444 91
Other Expenses.
Stationery and postage
$19 75
Telephone
18 08
Insecticides .
540 50
Hardware and tools
66 75
Car fares and teams
248 25
Repairs
25 20
Packing
25 50
Supplies
45 85
Storage sprayer
24 00
Gasolene
32 55
Express
I 80
Pump
18 00
Batteries
IO 84
1,077 07
5,349 89
Tree Warden.
Salaries and Wages.
Warden
$150 00
Labor
689 51
$839 51
Other expenses.
Hardware
$1 10
Car fares and teams
145 00
Trees
69 00
Teaming
20 00
Postage
39
235 49
1,075 00
Forest Warden.
Salaries and Wages.
Labor ·
·
.
$51 21
Pump ·
.
.
18 00
69 21
Summary of Protection Life and Property.
Appropriation
Transfers Expenditures
Balance
Overdrafts
Police
$12,900 00
$377 18
$13,277 18
Police Ambulance .
1,850 00
17 33
1,867 33
Dog Officer
150 00
150 00
Fire Department . .
18,995 00
19,237 04
242 04
Sealer Weights and
Measures »
296 00
290 30
5 70
Moth
5,350 00
5,349 89
Tree Warden
1,075 00
1,075 00
Forest Warden . . .
50 00
19 21
69 21
$40,666 00
$413 72
$41,315 95
$5 81
$242 04
Amount carried forward,
$58,939 01
.
·
.
ISO
TOWN DOCUMENTS.
[Dec. 31
Amount brought forward,
$58,939 0I
HEALTH AND SANITATION. Health Department.
Salaries and Wages.
Chairman
·
$200 00
Associates
300 00
Agent and clerk .
1,067 82
Stationery and postage
38 25
Printing and advertising
16 25
Telephone
60 16
Expenses
14 50
Repairing typewriter and adding machine and ribbons
28 57
Serving notices
I 50
Directory
4 00
$1,731 05
Quarantine.
Transportation
$20 00
Medical attendance and nurses
51 50
Tuberculosis.
Board and treatment ·
379 21
Vital Statistics.
Births .
$148 00
Deaths
49 05
Other Expenses.
Sanitary inspector
$624 00
Storage ambulance
13 00
Express
23 14
Expenses
18 00
Marriages
·
22 20
Supplies
3 22
Portable lights
II 40
Desk
35 70
Labor, road to pest house
49 00
Nurses, expenses .
9 40
Ice
26 40
835 46
Emergency-Influenza.
Kitchen supplies .
$17 31
Nurses
43.5 47
Coal and wood
47 35
Electricity and repairs
39 82
Ice
8 75
Bedding
155 66
Groceries and provisions
273 70
Medicines
105 91
Taxi and gasolene
32 60
Care furnace
21 00
Cleaning windows
20 25
Laundry
71 26
1,229 08
4,443 35
Amount carried forward,
$63,382 36
.
.
71 50
197 05
181
ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT.
1918]
Amount brought forward,
$63.382 36
Health and School Nurse.
Salary and Wages.
Salary .
$586 87
Expenses
3 30
590 17
Sewer Maintenance and Operation.
Administration.
Commissioners
$350 00
Clerk
127 00
Printing and advertising
15 44
Telephone
.
24 95
$517 39
Sewers and Drains.
Labor
$1,326 56
Pipe and fittings
6 27
Cement
3 00
Manholes
35 50
1,371 33
Pumping Station.
Engineers and firemen
$2,390 00
Fuel and light
1,849 40
Oil and waste
17 78
Equipment and repairs
47 74
Repairs on building
79 62
Water
339 27
4,723 81
All Others.
Fence
$69 35
Supplies and salt
14 42
Express
2 95
Concrete
2 16
88 88
6,701 41
Particular Sewers.
Sewer Connections.
Labor .
$367 43
Materials . .
.
29 90
Refuse and Garbage.
Offal, Ashes and Night Soil.
Contract garbage
$1,484 50
Contract ashes
·
·
3,232 II
Contract night soil
90 00
4,806 61
397 33
Amount carried forward,
$71,071 27
182
TOWN DOCUMENTS.
[Dec. 31
Amount brought forward,
$71,071 27
Cleaning Beaches.
Labor
$545 00
Teams
118 56
$663 56
All Others.
Burying dead animals .
$6 50
Express
30 00
Clean up week
35 00
Repairs
2 75
Dory and fittings
69 09
Supplies
2 55
145 89
5,616 06
Brooks.
Labor and teams
123 03
Summary of Health and Sanitation.
Appropriations Transfers Expenditures
Balances
Health
$4,145 00
$298 35
$4,443 35
Health and School Nurse .
800 00
590 17
209 83
Sewers
6,734 00
6,701 41
32 59
Particuiar Sewers
800 00
397 33
402 67
Refuse and Garbage
5,896 00
5,616 06
279 94
Brooks
250 00
123 08
126 92
$18,625 00
$298 35
$17,871 40
$1,051 95
HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES.
Administration.
Surveyor
$1,659 84
Clerical
125 00
Telephone
18 65
Stationery
I 00
$1,804 49
Repairing.
Labor ·
$10,019 50
Teams
2,255 75
Broken stone and gravel
181 60
Equipment and repairs
1,264 77
Hay, grain and straw
2,482 17
Fuel
410 26
Lumber
12 56
16,626 61
Street Sprinkling.
Water.
Labor
$545 50
Repairs
8 00
Water .
.
179 08
732 58
Amount carried forward,
$76,810 41
1918]
Amount brought forward,
$76,810 41
Oil.
Labor
$112 00
Teams
55 50
Oil
3,323 1I
Advertising
3 00
Repairs
31 09
Pump ·
55 00
Freight
9 00
3,588 70
Snow and Ice Removal.
Labor
$3,189 00
Teams
.
.
995 00
Repairs
.
.
25 50
4,209 5℃
All Others.
Board of horse
$270 00
Horse shoeing
495 46
Repairs stone crusher
31 66
Light
26 84
Salt
28 49
Medical
33 00
Kerosene oil
42 25
Liniment
20 00
Signs .
3 75
Express
II 62
Cotton waste
17 08
Supplies
44 10
Lumber
53 56
Harness, repairs .
30 30
Numbering houses
25 00
Tarvia
733 70
Tar
144 00
2,010 81
$28,972 69
Humphrey Street Repairs.
Labor
$828 00
Teams
.
.
171 00
999 00
Cedar Hill Terrace.
Land damage
328 00
Cherry and Essex Streets.
Land
1,000 00
Aspen Road.
Fence
$125 00
Stone dust
90 00
Labor
.
· 617 50
Teams
167 25
.
999 75
Amount carried forward,
$109,109 85
·
.
.
183
ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT.
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TOWN DOCUMENTS.
[Dec. 31
Amount brought forward,
$109,109 85
Stanwood Road and Bradlee Avenue.
Labor
$1,418 25
Teams
491 50
Catch basins
39 50
Grate frames and pipe
51 73
2,000 98
Crosman Avenue.
Labor
$612 50
Teams
.
.
191 25
803 75
Puritan Road Curbing.
Curbing
$300 55
Labor ·
.
55 50
356 05
Sidewalk and Curbing.
Labor
$217 86
Materials
1,157 49
1,375 35
Street Construction.
Paving .
$591 25
Labor .
·
1,280 63
Pipe
81 96
Grates and frames
25 00
Cement and bricks
20 00
1,998 84
Street Lights.
Contract
13,278 28
Highway Pensions.
Pensions
729 04
Summary of Highways and Bridges.
Appropriations
Transfer Expenditures
Balances
Highway
$24,950 00
$24,751 41
$198 59
Street sprinkling
5,000 00
4,331 28
678 72
Humphrey street repairs
1,000 00
999 00
[ 00
Cedar Hill terrace .
$328 00
328 00
Cherry and Essex streets
1,000 00
1,000 00
Aspen road
1,000 00
999 75
25
Stanwocd road and Bradlee avenue,
2,000 00
98
2,000 98
Crosman avenue
800 00
3 75
So3 75
Puritan road curbing
450 00
356 05
93 95
Sidewalks and curbing
1,500 00
1,375 35
124 65
Street construction
2,000 00
1,998 84
I 16
Street lights
13,500 00
13,278 28
221 72
Highway pensions
729 00
04
729 04
$53,929 00
$332 77
$52,941 73
$1,320 04
.
Amount carried forward,
$129,652 14
185
ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT.
1918]
Amount brought forward,
$129,652 14
CHARITIES AND SOLDIERS' BENEFITS. Poor Department.
Administration.
Chairman on account
$75 00
Associates on account
25 00
Clerk
50 00
Stationery and postage
5 66
Typewriting
2 00
Telephone
.
$207 48
Outside Relief by Town.
Provisions and groceries
$522 86
Coal and wood
78 27
Board and care
776 20
Medicine and Medical attendance
75 83
Rent
. 273 80
1,726 96
All Others.
Shoes
$4 00
Mothers' Aid.
220 00
Burial
29 00
Cash aid
180 00
Gas
3 99
Truss .
4 00
440 99
State Institutions.
Board
42 76
By Other Cities and Towns.
Cities
$812 40
Towns .
69 00
881 40
3,299 59.
State Aid, Civil War.
Cash Aid
1,922 00
State Aid, German War.
Cash Aid
2,875 00
Soldiers' Relief.
Fuel
$229 89
Groceries
.
1,181 90
Medical
7 00
Cash Aid
704 00
2,122 79
Summary of Charities and Soldiers' Benefits.
Appropriation
Transfer Expenditures
Balances
Poor
$3,300 00
$3,299 59
41
State Aid, Civil War
2,500 00
1,922 00
78 00
State Aid, German War
3,000 00
2,875 00
125 00
Soldiers' Relief .
2,508 00
2,122 79
385 21
Contingent Fund, to State Aid
. .
$500 00
$11,308 00
$500 00
$10,219 38
$588 62
.
·
49 82
Amount carried forward,
$139,871 52
186
TOWN DOCUMENTS.
[Dec. 31
Amount brought forward,
$139,871 52
Schools and Libraries.
School Department.
Administration.
Superintendent
$2,499 96
Secretary
240 00
Stenographers
762 55
Attendant officer .
150 00
Stationery, printing and postage,
167 65
Telephone .
233 39
Traveling expenses
76 58
Supplies
33 87
$4,164 00
Teachers' Salaries.
High
$13,058 77
Elementary .
25,966 64
Substitutes .
504 57
Manual Training
1,540 00
Domestic Science
550 00
Music
340 00
Physical Training
1,600 00
Drawing
760 00
Basketball .
100 00
Garden Instructor
42 00
44,461 98
Text Books and Supplies.
High.
Text and reference books
$509 92
Supplies
509 04
Express
7 38
1,026 34
Elementary.
Text and reference books
$848 45
Supplies
1,21I 69
Express
12 23
2,072 37
Tuition of Pupils.
Elementary.
Tuition
139 28
Transportation of Pupils.
Elementary.
Car fares
60 00
Janitors' Services.
High
$1,140 00
Elementary
.
3,050 00
4,190 00
Amount carried forward,
$139,871 52
.
1918]
Amount brought forward,
$139,871 52
Fuel and Light.
High ·
$2,088 88
Elementary
3,746 28
$5,835 16
Maintenance of Buildings and Grounds.
High.
Repairs
$337 10
Janitors' supplies .
85 41
422 51
All Others.
Flag pole
$25 20
Water .
214 41
Laundry
2 39
Equipment
IO 40
Glass
9 19
Electric lights
27 65
Fire signal
4 80
294 04
Elementary.
Repairs
$1,323 97
Janitors' supplies .
256 84
All Others.
Water .
$366 18
Equipment
25 OI
Electric lights
54 10
Repairs lawn mower
1 00
Hose
10 00
Express
I 20
Labor on coal
9 00
466 49
Furniture and Furnishings.
High
$40 50
Elementary ·
274 50
315 00
Other Expenses.
Diplomas and graduation exercises.
$74 25
Miscellaneous, printing
71 33
Express
93 96
Ice
10 20
Cards
14 15
Groceries
69 86
Photographs
2 40
Wigs
I 50
Music
3 45
Batteries
1 50
Directory
8 00
Supplies
2 60
Flag
28 14
Garden tools
78 90
Medical
210 00
Thrift outfit
.
16 80
.
Amount carried forward,
$139,871 52
1,580 81
187
ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT.
TOWN DOCUMENTS.
[Dec. 31
Amount brought forward,
$139,871 52
Laundry
: 75
Manual Training supplies
419 55
Towels
77 23
War Garden Instructor
75 00
Filing saws
10 00
Domestic Science supplies
36 34
1,306 81
Machon School Proposed Building.
Architect's fees
1,921 60
Teachers' Pensions.
Pensions
659 00
Library Building.
Architect's Fees .
1,175 12
Library Department.
Salaries and Wages.
Librarian
$900 00
Assistants on account
928 33
Janitor
765 68
Books and Periodicals.
Books
$428 04
Periodicals
141 26
Binding Books.
Binding
207 61
Fuel and Light.
Fuel
$443 91
Light
147 04
590 95
Building.
Water .
12 69
Other Expenses.
Stationery printing and postage,
$23 35
Telephone
36 07
Bulletin board
45 00
Box rent and supplies .
34 84
Express
.
6 60
Directory
4 00
149 86
4,124 42
Summary of Schools and Libraries.
Schools .
Appropriation $66.500 00
Expenditures $66,334 79
Balances $165 21
· Machon School .
1,921 60
1,921 60
Teachers' pensions
675 00
659 00
16 00
Library building
1,543 71
1,175 12
368 59
Library
4,125 00
4,124 42
58
$74,765 31
$74,214 93
$550 38
Amount carried forward,
$214,086 45
.
·
.
Proposed building
2,594 01
569 30
66,334 79
189
ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT.
1918]
Amount brought forward,
$214,086 45
RECREATION AND UNCLASSIFIED. Parks and Playgrounds.
Administration.
Salaries and Wages.
Superintendent
$896 00
Secretary
100 00
Telephone
60 70
Expenses
33 50
$1,090 20
Blaney's Beach.
Stock and labor
$123 00
Water .
37 58
Supplies
25 21
Paint
26 20
Anchor
40 00
Express
75
Badges
5 00
Flag
8 50
Wreath
6 00
272 24
Monument Avenue.
Labor
$593 56
Stakes .
I 25
Repairs, lawn mower
2 25
Plants and dressing
58 00
Water .
11 00
666 06
Jackson Park.
Labor
$172 50
Flag pole
9 00
Trees
150 00
Water
11 00
Care of flag
10 00
352 50
Paradise Road Playground.
Labor
$81 69
Lumber
17 34
Flag pole
7 00
Express
2 25
Trees
34 00
Stock and labor
25 90
Water
86 00
Police
2 00
Care of flag .
10 00
266 18
Phillips Park.
Labor
.
·
25 00
Trees
89 78
195 78
2,842 96
Amount carried forward,
$216,929 41
.
·
.
$81 00
Plans
.
190
TOWN DOCUMENTS.
[Dec. 31
Amount brought forward,
$216,929 41
Metropolitan Park Maintenance.
Assessment
5,362 98
Printing Town Reports.
Advertising .
$3 90
Printing
789 62
Distribution
35 00
Stenographer
15 00
Editing
75 00
918 52
Memorial Day.
Post 118, G. A. R.
200 00
Insurance Premiums.
Premiums
1,952 65
Nettie Smith Pension Fund.
Pensions
300 00
Heat and Light G. A. R. Hall.
Heat and light
75 00
District Nurse.
Visiting Nurse Association
300 00
Soldiers' Exemption.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
38 19
Plans.
City of Lynn
200 00
Military Equipment.
Yarn .
$292 97
Comfort kits
96 37
Razors
800 68
Repairing die
3 00
Rings .
10 00
Tobacco
22 83
Band
79 00
Red fire
144 00
1,448 85
Amount carried forward,
$227,725 60
191
ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT.
1918]
Amount brought forward,
$227,725 60
Summary of Recreation and Unclassified.
Appropriation Transfers Expenditures Balance Overdraft
Park
$2,875 00
$2,842 96
$32 04
Metropolitan Park Assessment,
5,362 98
5,362 98
Town reports
918 75
918 52
23
Memorial Day
200 00
200 00
Insurance premiums
2,100 00
1,952 65
147 35
Nettie Smith Pension Fund . .
300 00
250 00
50 00
Heat and light, G. A. R. Hall .
75 00
75 00
District nurse
300 00
300 00
Soldiers' exemption
$38 19
38 19
Plans .
200 00
200 00
Military equipment
1,000 00
1,448 85
$448 85
Contingent Fund
500 00
500 00
945 02
54 98
Monument Lot
50 00
50 00
$13,881 73
$538 19
$14,534 17
$334 60
$448 85
PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISES. Water Department.
Administration.
Commissioners
$365 54
Superintendent
·
1,658 52
Clerk
982 00
Telephone
84 42
Stationery and postage
78 85
$3,169 33
All others.
Typewriting
$5 00
Car fares
3 31
Keys
82
Supplies
14
Legal fees
10 00
General.
Labor on and reading meters
$2,164 17
Labor .
5,718 17
Teams
395 67
Pipe and fittings .
1,065 23
Meters
395 67
Gasoline
198 97
Equipment
1,128 80
Repairs on building
12 55
Light .
7 09
All Others.
Supplies
$
54
Fuel
115 00
Lunches
2 75
Insurance
21 89
Water privilege
2 50
Express
10 32
Meter basins
59 25
Box rent
7 50
Lumber
5 15
Cement
4 42
.
11,086 32
229 32
Amount carried forward,
$227,725 60
19 27
192
TOWN DOCUMENTS.
[Dec. 31
Amount brought forward,
$227,725 60
Metropolitan Assessment.
Maintenance
$2,875 56
Interest
7,879 87
Sinking fund
1,398 51
Serial Bond
197 47
Interest on bonded debt
8,915 50
Water bonds
8,200 00
Sinking fund
100 00
All Others.
Security bonds
$35 00
Taxes .
21 20
56 20
44,127 35
Water Appropriation.
Vote of town
5,000 00
Cemetery Department.
Salaries and Wages.
Superintendent
·
$675 00
Labor .
·
870 60
1,545 60
Other Expenses.
Loam
$18 75
Shrubs .
III 50
Markers
9 00
Tools
.
4 90
Telephone
19 20
Water .
24
Lawn mower
II 00
Paint
25 32
Burial device
140 00
Repairs
29 10
Express
43
394 20
1,939 80
Summary of Public Service Enterprises.
Appropriation Expenditures
Balances
Water . .
$49,175 18
$49,127 35
$47 83
Cemetery
2,200 00
1,939 80
260 20
$51,375 18
$51,067 15
$308 03
Interest and Maturing Debt.
Interest on loans in anticipation of revenue
$10,131 33
Interest on general debt
12,120 63
Interest on sewer bonds
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