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$238 80
Equipment for department
1,162 73
$1,401 53
Maintenance of Buildings.
Fuel
$211 69
Light
146 52
Repairs
49 08
Janitor's supplies
101 30
All other
227 48
·
$736 07
All Others.
Stationery, printing and postage $418 01
Telephone
339 33
Signals
296 26
Beacons
26 00
All other
658 56
$1,738 16
$43,704 32
Fire
Salaries and Wages.
Engineers
$200 00
Regulars
32,548 70
Call men
2,401 67
Clerk
50 00
Other employees
296 00
$35,496 97
Amount carried forward
$70,099 03
279
ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
1926]
Amount brought forward
$70,099 03
Motor Vehicles and Care of Same.
Gasoline and oil
$322 48
All other
378 81
$701 29
Equipment and Repairs.
Apparatus
$369 45
Equipment for men
105 18
Alarm boxes, etc.
250 16
All other
233 20
$957 99
Fuel and Light.
Fuel
$544 21
Light
322 94
$867 15°
Maintenance of Buildings and Grounds.
Repairs
$240 27
Furniture and furnishings
198 73
Laundry work
79 26
All other
472 59
$990 85
Other Expenses.
Stationery, printing and postage
$55 14
Telephone
178 91
Snow expenses
288 01
All other
22 68
$544 74
$39,558 99
Moth
Salaries and Wages.
Superintendent
$1,617 00
Labor
2,147 00
$3,764 00
Other Expenses.
Stationery, printing and postage
$6 25
Telephone
18 00
Insecticides
394 64
Hardware and tools
146 61
Carfares, teams, etc.
253 00
All other
217 04
$1,035 54
$4,799 54
Amount carried forward
$114,457 56
280
TOWN DOCUMENTS
[Dec. 31
Amount brought forward
$114,457 56
Tree Warden
Salaries and Wages.
Warden
Labor
$33 00 1,443 75
$1,476 75
Other Expenses.
Insecticides
$26 71
Hardware and tools
118 95
Carfares, teams, etc.
265 00
Trees
147 00
All other
63 67
$621 33
$2,098 08
Forest Warden
Salaries and Wages.
Warden
$33 00
Labor
121 29
Other Expenses.
All other
$5 50
$159 79
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Salaries and Wages.
Sealer
$400 00
Other Expenses.
Printing and advertising
$10 53
Carfares, teams, etc.
105 50
Express
16 63
Materials
26 44
All other
40 90
$200 00
$600 00
Dog Officer
Services
$200 00
Constable
Services
$60 00
Inspector of Animals
Salary
$100 00
Amount carried forward
$117,675 43
$154 29
$400 00
1926]
ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
281
Amount brought forward
$117,675 43
Town Weigher
Salary
$20 00
Extra weighing
2 90
$22 90
Building Inspector
Salary
$900 00
Printing and stationery
23 56
$923 56
POLICE DEPARTMENT SPECIALS
Call Boxes
Construction
$67 50
Locks and keys
15 00
Paint
12 00
Hardware
1 40
Lumber
1 35
Conduit and cable
38 46
Service connections
41 00
$176 71
Operation of Call Boxes
Rent
$280 00
Garage
Contract
$350 00
Operation of Gongs on Call Boxes
Rent
$6 75
FIRE DEPARTMENT SPECIALS
Fire House Repairs
Hot water heater
$135 00
Painting
158 00
Carpenter work
107 00
$400 00
Amount carried forward
$119,835 35
282
TOWN DOCUMENTS
[Dec. 31
Amount brought forward
$119,835 35
New Hose
Hose
$480 00
New Fire Alarm Boxes
Boxes
Wire
$415 00 54 79
$469 79
New Batteries
Vitriol
$18 26
Batteries
356 74
$375 00
Hydrant Rental
Water Department
$1,000 00.
Protection of Life and Property
Appropriation
Transfer To $204 32
Expend.
Balance·
Police
$43,500 00
$43,704 32
Fire
. 39,566 89
39,558 99
$7 90
Sealer of Weights and Measures
600 00
600 00
Moth
4,800 00
4.799 54
46:
Tree Warden
2,100 00
2,098 08
1 92
Forest Warden
200 00
159 79
40 21
Dog Officer
200 00
200 00
Constable
60 00
60 00
Inspector of Animals
100 00
100 00
Town Weigher
30 00
22 90
7 10
Building Inspector
925 00
923 56
1 44
Police Call Boxes
215 00
176 71
38 29
Operating Expense of Same
280 00
280 00
Police Station Garage ·
350 00
350 00
Operating Expense of Gongs
24 00
6 75
17 25
Fire Department Specials
Painting & Hot Water Heater
400 00
400 00
Batteries
375 00
375 00
New Hose
500 00
480 00
20 00
Replacing Three New Boxes
480 00
469 79
10 21
Hydrant Rental
1,000 00
1,000 00
Total
$95,705 89
$204 32
$95,765 43
$144 78
Amount carried forward
$122,160 14
.
283
ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
1926]
Amount brought forward
$122,160 14
HEALTH AND SANITATION
Health Department
General Administration.
Salaries Board of Health
$500 00
Health Officer and Clerk 2,756 00
Stationery and postage
138 05
Printing and advertising
169 41
All other
69 18
$3,632 64
Quarantine.
Board and treatment
$346 90
Medical attendance and nurses
25 80
Drugs and medicine
33 53
All other
63 50
$469 73
Tuberculosis.
Transportation
$12 00
Board and treatment
$1,835 60
$1,847 60
Vital Statistics.
Recording births
$368 75
Recording deaths
105 50
Recording marriages
65 00
$539 25
Other Expenses.
Fumigation and disinfectants
$40 22
Ice
46 00
Bacteriologist
40 00
$126 22
Inspection.
Animals
Salaries
$100 00
Milk and Vinegar.
Salaries
$445 25
Expenses
9 48
$454 73
Plumbing
$1,095 00
$8,265 17
Amount carried forward
$130,425 31
284
TOWN DOCUMENTS
[Dec. 31
Amount brought forward
$130,425 31
Cleaning Beaches
Care of offal
$454 00
Labor cleaning beaches
492 50
Teaming
175 00
Tools
11 35
Burying cats and dogs
18 00
Painting boat
14 00
$1,164 85
$1,164 85
Health Nurse
Wages
$1,219 00
Expenses
21 75
Transporting patients
9 25
$1,250 00
Sewer Department
Administration.
Commissioners
$350 00
Superintendent
1,665 00
Printing, stationery and postage
11 25
Clerk
255 50
$2,281 75
General.
Water
$250 00
Teams
16 75
Tools and equipment
39 58
Supplies
110 76
Telephones
57 32
All other
50 82
$525 23
Pumping Station.
Engineers
$3,240 00
Fuel and light
226 70
Equipment and repairs
67 45
Power
$1,399 63
All other
526 73
$5,460 51
$8,267 49
Amount carried forward
$141,107 65
1926]
Amount brought forward
$141,107 65
Contractor
$989 19
Refuse and Garbage
Refuse.
Contractor
190 00
Removal of night soil
33 15
All other
$7,508 99
Garbage.
$5,605 76
Contractor
32 30
All other
$5,638 06
$13,147 05
Care of Brooks
$92 50
Labor
54 44
Contractor
228 80
Carpenter work
28 53
Sand
3 85
Mason work
30 73
All other
$438 85
Aspen Road Sewer
Contractor
18 00
Pans
$2,753 18
Walker Road Sewer
$1,554 47
Contractor
13 50
Pans
6 59
$1,593 84
King Street Sewer
$840 13
Contractor
6 58
Advertising
$846 71
$160,876 47
Amount carried forward
$2,735 18
Advertising
ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
285
Particular Sewers
$7,285 84
286
TOWN DOCUMENTS
[Dec. 31
Amount brought forward
$160,876 47
Puritan Road Sewer
Contractor
$939 39
Advertising
6 59
Pipe and pans
43 80
$989 78
Ocean Avenue Sewer
Contractor
$643 41
Advertising
6 59
$650 00
Dental Clinic
Payroll
$320 00
Towels
5 33
Supplies
52 71
Teaming
8 40
Plumbing
67 60
Furniture
22 45
Carpenter work
18 00
Changing wire
1 55
$496 04
Board of Health Dump
Payroll
$922 50
Special cleaning
127 50
$1,050 00
Fence for Dump
Wire fence
$39 00
Erection of same
61 00
$100 00
Summary of Health and Sanitation
Appropri- ation
Transfer to $434 42
Transfer from
Expend.
Balance
Cleaning Beaches
1,165 00
1,164 85
Health Nurse
1,250 00
1,250 00
Sewer
8,200 00
8,267 49
Particular Sewers
1,000 00
989 19
10 81
Refuse and Garbage
11,800 00
1,347 05
13,147 05
Brooks
500 00
438 85
61 15
Aspen Road Sewer .
1,967 05
786 13
2,753 18
Pleasant Street Sewer
14 30
$14 30
Walker Road Sewer
2,600 00
1,593 84
1,006 16
King Street Sewer
850 00
3 29
846 71
Puritan Road Sewer
1,400 00
989 78
410 22
Puritan Road Sewer
1,400
989 78
410 22
Ocean Avenue Sewer
650 00
650 00
Dental Clinic
500 00
496 04
3 96
Board of Health Dump
1,050 00
1,050 00
Fence for Dump
100 00
100 00
Total
$40,877 10
$2,635 09
$17 59
$42,002 15
$1,492 45
Amount carried forward
$164,162 29
Health ·
$7,830 75
$8,265 17
$ 15
67 49
287
ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
1926]
Amount brought forward
$164,162 29
HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES
Highway Administration
Superintendent
$2,310 00
Clerk
200 00
Telephone
17 03
Supplies
35
Light
3 24
$2,530 62
Highway
General.
Labor
$28,576 00
Compensation
400 00
Hospital and medical attendance
200 00
Equipment and repairs
491 62
Hay, grain and straw
2,094 10
Light
20 25
Express
10 81
Blacksmith and supplies
657 78
Veterinary supplies
51 75
Coal
125 96
Repairing fences
4 14
Telephone
4 34
All other
304 68
$32,941 43
Other Expense.
Gasoline and oil
$589 41
Repairs and supplies
387 57
Registration
111 00
$1,087 98
$34,029 41
Snow and Ice Removal
Labor
$16,867 50
Teams
1,100 00
Blacksmith
197 50
Storage
73 50
Outside contractors
1,594 48
Salt
44 80
Oil and gasoline
109 77
Supplies and repairs
152 10
$19,139 65
$19,139 65 .
Amount carried forward
$219,861 97
288
TOWN DOCUMENTS
[Dec. 31
Amount brought forward
$219,861 97
Street Lighting
Arc
$9,261 78
Incandescent
7,770 27
Traffic lights
39 96
White way lights
513 26
$17,585 27
Seal Coating
Cold patch
$3,171 00
Tarvia
168 30
$3,339 30
Sidewalks and Curbing
Maintenance
Labor
$772 50
Materials
171 47
Concrete contracts
1,478 04
All other
33 39
$2,455 40
Construction.
Granolithic contracts
$7 50
$7 50
$2,462 90
Street Construction
Labor
$2,363 50
Cement
98 60
Catch basin and cover
30 00
$2,492 10
Street Watering and Oiling
Sprinkling: Water
Teams
$1,095 00
Equipment
134 23
Water
100 03
$1,344 86
Amount carried forward
$245,741 54
1926]
ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
289
Amount brought forward
$245,741 54
Sprinkling: Other
Labor
$100 00
Materials
2,501 39
All other
21 25
$2,622 64
$3,967 50
Continuous Sidewalks
Labor
$1,581 00
Contractor
4,087 29
Curbstone
4,272 79
Advertising
26 35
All other
5 75
$9,973 18
Essex Street Paving
Advertising
$45 83
Contractor
12,071 98
Express
1 02
Castings
11 25
Raising tracks
222 76
Trimming trees
50 00
$12,402 84
Redington Street Land Damage
Settlement of claim $6,500 00
Redington Street Land Taking
Legal services $81 60
Redington Street Widening
Labor
309 00
Granolithic sidewalk
286 79
Castings
32 00
Cement
5 10
$632 89
Highway Truck
White truck $5,161 10
Amount carried forward
$284,460 65
290
TOWN DOCUMENTS
[Dec. 31
Amount brought forward
$284,460 65
Highway Automobile
Dodge coupe
900.00
Tractor and Plow
Contract for tractor
$4,750 00
Advertising
19 95
$4,769 95
Street Signs
Advertising
$18 70
Cement
10 20
Labor of setting posts
150 00
Lumber
16 85
Contract
1,804 25
$2,000 00
Locker Building
Plans
$25 00
Advertising
11 40
Contractor
1,640 40
Lights
88 00
$1,764 80
Crushed Stone and Gravel
Crushed stone and dust
$1,831 39
Sand
618 85
$2,450. 24
Wood Blocks
Wood blocks
$397 '60
Stable Repairs
$394 00
Contract
80 36
Other repairs
$474 36
Amount carried forward
$297,217 60
:
1926]
Amount brought forward
$297,217 60
Two Horse Cart
$500 00
Contract
Single Cart
$250 00
Contract
Express Wagon
$150 00
Contract
Aspen and Sargent Roads
$1,000 00
Labor
Erie Street
$1,200 00
Labor
Fuller Terrace
$695 00
Labor
76 00
Oil
$771 00
Single Pung
$25 00
Contract
Orchard Circle Drain
$17 00
Advertising
196 61
Curbs
285 02
Contractor
$498 63
Danvers Street Bridge
$12 50
Labor
103 43
Fence lumber
522 50
Bridge lumber
167 55
Stone, sand and cement
41 04
Hardware
75 00
Street
1,202. 72
Construction
25 60
All other
$2,149 34
Monument Avenue, Walker Road, Middlesex Avenue, Palmer Avenue
$87 39
Curbstone
$303,848 96
Amount carried forward
291
ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
292
TOWN DOCUMENTS
[Dec. 31
Amount brought forward
$303,848 96
Summary of Highways and Bridges
Appropriation Transfer To
Expend.
Balance
Highway Administration
. $2,600 00
$2,530 62
$69 38
Highway
34,450 00
34,029 41
Snow and Ice
18,000 00
$1,139 65
19,139 65
Street Lighting
18,000 00
17,585 27
414 73
Seal Coating
3,500 00
3,839 30
160 70
Sidewalks and Curbing
2,500 00
2,462 90
37 10
Steel Construction
2,500 00
2,492 10
7 90
Street Watering and Oiling
5,000 00
3,967 50
1,032 50
Continuous Sidewalks
10,000 00
9,973 18
26 82
Essex Street Paving
6,221 74*
6,176 43 2
12,402 84
1,323 59
Aspen Road Drain
1,017 45
1,328 26 S
1,017 45
Redington Street Land Damage
6,500 00
6,500 00
Redington Street Taking
952 00
81 60
870 40
Redington Widening
700 00
632 89
67 11
Highway Department Specials
New Truck
5,161 10
5,161 10
Auto
900 00
900 00
Tractor and Plow
6,000 00
4,769 95
1,230 05
Street Signs
2,000 00
2,000 00
Locker Building
2,500 00
1,764 80
735 20
Crushed Stone and Gravel
3,000 00
2,450 24
549 76
Wood Blocks
500 00
397 60
102 40
Stable Repairs
500 00
474 36
25 64
Two Horse Cart
500 00
500 00
Single Cart
250 00
250 00
Express Wagon
150 00
150 00
Sargent and Aspen
Roads
1,000 00
1,000 00
Erie Street
1,200 00
1,200 00
Fuller Terrace
800 00
771 00
29 00
Single Pung
100 00
25 00
75 00
Orchard Circle Drain
500 00
498 63
1 37
Puritan Road Land Grant
500 00
500 00
Danvers Street Bridge
2,500 00
2,149 34
350 66
Monument Avenue, Walker Road,
Middlesex Avenue and Palmer
Avenue Resurfacing
5,216 43
87 39
5,129 04
Total
$145,218 72
$8,644 .34
$139,686 67
$14,176 39
* Receipts from Commonwealth and County.
CHARITIES AND SOLDIERS' BENEFITS
Poor
General Administration.
Salaries
Chairman
$150 00
Secretary
100 00
Associates
200 00
Printing, stationery and postage
2 40
All other
61 37
Outside Relief by Town.
Groceries and provisions
$651 89
Coal and wood
373 04
Board and care
337 50
Medicine and medical attendance
75 60
State institutions
408 00
Cash aid
2,477 60
All other
67 46
.
$513 77
$4,391 09
Amount carried forward
$303,848 96
420 59
1926]
ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
293
Amount brought forward
$303,848 96
Relief by Other Cities and Towns.
City of Lynn Mothers' aid by town Other Expenses. Rent
$2,591 93
655 00
922 00
$9,073 79
Military Aid
Military aid
$240 00
State Aid
State aid
$570 00
Pensions
Highway
$1,532 60
Police
1,950 00
Fire
300 00
School
925 00
$4,707 60
Soldiers' Relief
Administration
$75 00
Cash aid
4,169 00
Groceries and provisions
253 00
Fuel
12 75
$4,509 75
Charities, Soldiers' Benefits
Appropriation
Transfer To
Expend.
Balance
Poor
. $8,000 00
$1,075 00
$9,073 79
$1 21
Soldiers' Relief
4,600 00
4,509 75
90 25
State Aid
700 00
570 00
130 00
Military Aid
485 00
240 00
245 00
Pensions
4,707 60
4,707 60
Total
$18,492 60
$1,075 00
$19,101 14
$466 46
Amount carried forward
$322,950 10
294
TOWN DOCUMENTS
[Dec. 31
Amount brought forward
$322,950 10
SCHOOLS
General.
Salary, Superintendent
$3,750 00
Salary, Clerk
240 00
Salary, Secretary
1,170 00
Printing, stationery and
postage
355 09
Telephone
427 02
Traveling expenses
657 77
School census
58 50
All other
286 25
$6,944 63
Teachers' Salaries.
High
$27,924 93
Junior High
27,237 15
Elementary
39,448 78
Special
13,545 40
Substitutes
1,607 00
$109,763 26
Text Books and Supplies.
High
Text and reference books
$1,097 63
Supplies
1,424 93
Elementary
Text and reference books.
3,016 04
Supplies
2,399 95
Domestic Science Supplies.
340 37
Manual Training Supplies
1,585 76
$9,864 68
Tuition.
Continuation schools
$10 56
Trade school
175 00
Evening school
30 00
$215 56
Transportation
$800 00
Support of truants
$104 00
Janitors' Services.
High
$2,270 88
Junior High
2,935 00
Elementary
3,694 90
$8,900 78
Amount carried forward
$322,950 10
1926]
ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
295
Amount brought forward
$322,950 10
Fuel and Light.
High
$1,467 83
Elementary
4,176 28
$5,644 11
Maintenance of Buildings and Grounds.
High
Repairs
$875 63
Janitors' supplies
51 62
All other
176 31
Elementary.
Repairs
$1,386 28
Janitors' supplies
511 81
All other
802 54
$3,804 19
Furniture and Furnishings.
High
$103 95
Elementary
5 83
Office
66 25
$176 03
Other Expenses.
Diplomas and Graduation Exercises
$116 10
Miscellaneous printing
47 25
Athletic supplies
277 07
Medical inspection
562 00
Dental clinic
75
All other
422 11
$1,425 28
$147,642 52
Americanization School
Payroll-Teachers and janitor
$429 50
Supplies
1 20
$430 70
Special Repairs Hadley Roof
$240 00
635 00
Copper work Mason work
$875 00
Amount carried forward
$471,898 32
296
TOWN DOCUMENTS
[Dec. 31
Amount brought forward
$471,898 32
Hadley and High School Repairs
Advertising
Specifications
Contract
Masonry
40 45
$5,000 00
Grading Hadley School Lot
Contract
$1,029 26
Curb and granolithic
70 74
$1,100 00
Hadley School Furniture
Lumber
$24 51
Moving
120 00
Furniture
2,191 96
Plumbing
120 54
Painting
97 60
Carpenter
436 03
Mason
126 52
Shades
116 17
Hardware
4 00
$3,237 33
Libraries
Salaries and Wages.
Librarian
$1,500 00
Assistants
1,349 65
Janitor
1,200 00 .
$4,049 65
Periodicals and Binding.
Periodicals
$151 30
Newspapers
22 35
Binding Books
292 22
$465 87
Amount carried forward
$481,235 65
$4 55 75 00 4,880 00
1926]
ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
297
Amount brought forward
$481,235 65
Library Maintenance
Fuel
$183 54
Light
308 40
Building repairs
54 30
Furniture and furnishings
5 40
Water
24 65
Janitor's supplies
18 72
Stationery, printing and postage
62 50
Telephone
57 69
Supplies
68 91
All other
55 70
$839 81
Morse Fund for Books.
Books
$1,492 70
$6,848 03
Schools and Libraries
Appropri- ation
Transfer Transfer To From
Expend.
Balance
School
$147,674 00
Americanization
1,000 00
School Committee
500 00
$500 00
High and Hadley School Re- pairs
5,000 00
5,000 00
Special, Hadley School Roof
875 00
875 00
Hadley School Furniture .
4,000 00
3,237 33
762 67
Grading Redington Street School Lot
1,100 00
1,100 00
Library Salaries and Wages
4,050 00
4,049 65
35
Library Periodicals and Binding
475 00
465 87
9 13
Library Maintenance and
Expense
875 00
839 81
35 19
Joanna Morse Fund for Books
1,921 52
1,492 70
128 82
Mary L. Thomson Library Fund
12 64
12 64
Ellen R. Whittle Library
23 58
23 58
Total
$165,549 00
$1,957 74 $500 00
$165,133 58
$1,873 16
RECREATION AND UNCLASSIFIED
Parks
Administration.
Secretary
Telephone
$100 00 24 37
$124 37
.Amount carried forward
$488,208 05
$31 48
$147,642 52 430 70
569 30
Fund
298
TOWN DOCUMENTS
[Dec. 31
Amount brought forward
$488,208 05.
Blaney Beach.
Labor
$30 00
Life Guard
240 00
Superintendent
600 00
Raft
51 35
Repairs
282 99
All other
232 86
-
$1,437 20
Phillips Park.
Loam
$595 25
Labor
360 00
Apparatus
228 95
Light
10 55
Filling
418 80
All other
77 02
$1,690 57
Jackson Park.
Labor
$562 00
All other
428 88
Police
57 51
Light
51 31
$1,099 70
Abbott Park.
Poles
$18 00
Labor
217 50
Light
29 40
Miscellaneous
34 32
$299 22
General.
Labor
$2,082 50
Use of truck
65 00
Water
101 40
Supplies
150 20
All other
57 80
$2,456 90
Amount carried forward
$495,191 64.
1926]
ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
299
Amount brought forward
$495,191 64
Monument Lot.
Labor
$30 00
Flags
18 95
$48 95
Monument Avenue.
Sharpening mower
$1 50
Labor
210 00
Signs
10 00
Flowers
250 16
$471 66
Flag pole at Jackson park
$350 00
Water
$200 00
Printing Town Reports
Advertising
4 25
Editing
100 00
Printing
1,059 68
Distributing
121 83
$1,285 76
Municipal Insurance
Deposited to fund
$402 00
Chick Property
$5,456 20
Judgment Legal services
362 15
Witnesses
200 00
$6,018 35
Insurance
Premiums $1,601 65
Trust Fund Commissioners
Treasurer's bond $40 00
Amount carried forward
$505,610 01
300
TOWN DOCUMENTS
[Dec. 31
Amount brought forward
$505.610 01
Heat and Light G. A. R. Hall
Gas and electricity
$33 22
Janitor
151 00
Janitor's supplies
50
Fuel
65 31
Repairs
51 78
$301 81
A. G. A. Co. Claim
Disputed bill
$201 49
Estella F. Hooper Claim
Personal injuries
$1,050 00
Anna F. Mccullough Claim
Personal injuries
$325 00
Mary L. Burk Claim
Land damages
$500 00
Tuberculosis Hospital Assessment
County assessment
$3,773 18
Memorial Day
Gen. James L. Bates Post 118, G. A. R.
$300 00
Leon E. Abbott Post 57, American Legion
Battery escort
50 00
Caterer
96 50
Wreaths
15 00
Ammunition
10 00
Flags
3 00
Carriage hire
19 00
Miscellaneous
6 50
$500 00
Soldiers' Exemption
Commonwealth of Massachusetts $21 39
Amount carried forward
$512,282 88
1926]
ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
301
Amount brought forward
$512,282 88
District Nurse
Paid to Swampscott Visiting Nurse Association
$300 00
Firemen's Memorial Day
Band
$110 00
Markers and mold
42 80
Flowers
34 00
Flags
3 20
Fixing lot
3 00
All other
7 00
$200 00
Legion Lease
Lease
$400 00
Fourth of July
Flags
$42 50
Music
342 00
Prizes
118 49
Ice cream
33 60
Printing
15 00
Fireworks
360 00
Lights
54 00*
Badges
5 00
Lumber
6 15
Labor and truck
15 00
$991 74
Morris House Lot
Labor of grading
$200 00
Advertising
9 35
$209 35
Hadley School Fence
One-half cost paid to I. W. Chick $100 00
*$22.77 reimbursed and credited to estimated receipts.
Amount carried forward
$514,483 97
302
TOWN DOCUMENTS
[Dec. 31
Amount brought forward
$514,483 97
Recreation and Unclassified
Appropri- ation
Transfer to
Transfer from
Expend.
Balance
Park Administration
$125 00
$124 37
$ 63
Park General
2,460 00
2,456 90
3 10
Park Abbott Park
300 00
299 22
78
Park Blaney Beach
1,440 00
1,437 20
2 80
Park Jackson Park
1,000 00
$100 00
1,099 70
30
Park Phillips Park
1,700 00
1,690 57
9 43
Park Monument Avenue
475 00
471 66
3 34
Park Soldiers' Monument
50 00
48 95
1 05
Park Water
200 00
200. 00
Jackson Park Flagpole
350 00
350 00
Printing Town Reports
1,285 76
1,285 76
Reserve Fund
5,000 00
$4,842 45
157 55
Municipal Insurance
402 00
402 00
Chick Property
6,018 35
6,018 35
Insurance
2,000 00
1,601 65
398 35
Trust Fund Commissioners
40 00
40 00
Heat and Light G. A. R. Hall
350 00
301 81
48 19
A. G. A. Co. Claim
201 49
201 49
Estella F. Hooper Claim
1,050 00
1,050 00
Anna F. Mccullough Claim
325 00
325 00
Mary L. Burke Claim
500 00
500 00
Tuberculosis Hospital Assess- ment
3,773 18
3,773 18
Memorial Day
500 00
500 00
Soldiers' Exemption
43 55
21 39
28 61
District Nurse
300 00
300 00
Firemen's Memorial Day
200 00
200 00
Legion Lease
400 00
400 00
Fourth of July
1,000 00
991 74
8 26
Morris House
250 00
209 35
40 65
Printing Town By-Laws
200 00
200 00
Chick Fence
100 00
100 00
.
ENTERPRISES
Water
Administration.
Commissioners
$350 00
Superintendent
2,415 00
Clerk
1,456 00
Bonds
54 00
Stationery and postage
45 26
Printing and advertising
215 85
Telephone
85 70
Leans
11,025 00
Interest
9,291 25
All other
249 65
$25,187 .71 .; :
Amount carried forward
$514,483 97
$903 04
Total
$32,039 33
$106 45
$4,842 45
$26.400 29
6 45
1926]
ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
303
Amount brought forward
$514,483 97
General.
Teams
$222 92
Pipe and fittings
11,717 64
Meters and fittings
2,146 61
Freight
849 51
Gas and oil
151 08
Auto repairs and supplies
264 13
Coal
132 50
All other
480 65
$15,965 04
Service Connections. All other
$635 79
Extensions.
Labor
$2,163 18
Investigation of services
524 17
$2,687 35
Metropolitan Water.
Sinking funds
$1,078 02
Interest
9,588 89
Maintenance
4,750 43
Brookline credit
510 36
Improvements
1,851 30
$18,488 67
Payroll.
Meters
$1,953 50
Relaying
2,081 75
Maintenance
2,794 39
Services
2,737 88
Puritan Manor Water Main
938 80
Oceanview road water main
76 50
Bay View drive water main
46 00
$10,628 82
$73,593 38 .. ..
Salaries.
Superintendent
$1.050 00
Lạ bor
1,595 63
$2,645 63
Cemeteries
Amount carried forward
$588,082 85
304
TOWN DOCUMENTS
[Dec. 31.
Amount brought forward
$588,082 85
Other Expenses.
Loam
$25 00
Shrubs, etc.
85 00
Water
71 60
Tools
56 60
Telephone
28 16
Light
9 00
All other
229 00
$504 36
$3,149 99
Shingling Roof of Tool House
Contract
$260 00
Summary of Public Service Enterprises
Appropri- ation
Transfer to
Transfer from
Water
$12,518 10
$69,986 46
$2,650 00
Expend. $73,593 38
$6,261 18
Cemetery
3,150 00
3.149 99
01
struction
358 36
358 36
Shingling Tool House
265 00
260 00
5 00
Land for Cemetery
491 25
491 25
Total
$16,782 71
$69,986 46
$2,650 00 $77.003 37
$7,115 80
NON-REVENUE
Redington Street School
Inspector
$1,975 00
Engineer
400 23
Electrical contract
3,375 35
Heating and ventilating contract
11,906 50
Plumbing contract
2,529 12
General contract
34,146 64
Coal
305 68
Janitor
186 00
Advertising
24 37
All other
294 69
$55,143 58
Amount carried forward
$646,630 92
Balance·
New Cemetery Lot Con-
.
1926]
ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
305
Amount brought forward
$646,630 92
Emergency Water
Puritan Manor contract
$500 00
Wyman road contractor
576 20
Wyman road pipe
466 03
$1,542 23
Emergency Sewer
Pans
$9 00
Ocean avenue sewer
22 99
King street sewer
4 50
Particular sewers
314 82
Raising manholes
8 68
Puritan park sewers
160 40
$520 39
Bay View Drive Water Main
Contractor
$3,069 60
Teaming
32 52
Advertising
22 80
Pipe and labor
2,081 19
,$5,206 11
Aspen Road Sewer
Water department $215 21
Puritan Park Sewer
Contractor
$3,955 00
Pans
45 00
$4,000 00
Humphrey Street Resurfacing
Contract
$6,000 00
Orchard, Nason and Neighborhood Road Sewers
Contractor
$4,062 64 40 50
Pans
Advertising
19 55
$4,122 69
Amount carried forward
$668,237 55
306
TOWN DOCUMENTS
[Dec. 31
Amount brought forward
$668,237 55
Millett Road Sewer
Contractor
$3,926 27
Pans
27 00
Advertising
17 85
All other
6 78
Orchard Circle Drain
Contractor
$2,800 00
Middlesex Avenue, Monument Avenue and Palmer Avenue Paving
Contractor
$10,312 94
Castings
97 00
Advertising
15 30
$10,425 24
$685,440 69
Non-Revenue
-
Appropri- ation
Transfer
Transfer from $1,328 26
Expend.
Balance
Redington Street School
56,216 62
2,666 74
$55,143 58 $3,779 38
Palmer School Addition
566 74
566 74
Stacey Brook
111 18
111 18
Humphrey Street (Concrete Paving}
32
32
Burpee Road
1,143 47
1.143 47
Atlantic Avenue
1,136 69
1,136 69
Burrill Street
1,503 41
1,503 41
Military Equipment
6 45
6 45
Emergency Water
4,365 44
1,542 23
2,823 21
Emergency Sewer
2.353 46
128 77
520 39
1,961 84
Bay View Drive Water Main
4,600 00
2,650 00
5,206 11
2,043 89
Aspen Road Sewer
3,000 00
786 13
215 21
1,998 66
Puritan Park Sewer
4,000 00
4,000 00
Humphrey Street Resurfacing
6,000 00
6,000 00
Water Main Loans
Puritan Park
950 00
950 00
Oceanview
1.000 00
1,000 00
Magnolia Road
750 00
750 00
Orchard, Nason and Neigh- borhood Roads
2,400 00
2.400 00
Kensington Lane and Lewis
Road Water Main
6,000 00
6,000 00
Neighborhood, Nason and Orchard Road Sewers
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