Town annual report of Swampscott 1927, Part 9

Author: Swampscott, Massachusetts
Publication date: 1927
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 160


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Tree Warden


Salaries and Wages


Warden


198.00


Labor


1,697.50


Other Expenses


Hardware and tools


166.85


Truck Hire, Carfares, etc.


280.00


All other


57.17


504.02


2,399.


Forest Warden


Salaries and Wages


Warden


125.07


Fighting Fires


62.52


187.59


Other Expenses


Team Hire


8.00


All other


4.41


12.41


200.00


Pneumatic Tires on Combination B.


Tires


160.00


160.00


Wheels


77.07


77.07


237.07


Subordinate Officers


Dog Officer


200.00


200.00


Constable


60.00


60.00


Inspector of Animals


100.00


100.00


Town Weigher


20.60


20.60


380.60


Inspector of Buildings


Salary


900.00


900.00


Stationery, Printing and Postage 24.75


24.75


All other


10.00


10.00


934.75


Police Motorcycle 265.00


265.00


265.00


Police Fire Alarm Signal System


Register


246.93


246.93


246.93


Amount carried forward


$116,162.28


Motorcycle


121


ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT


1927]


Amount brought forward


$116,162.28


Hydrant Rental


$1,000.00


1,000.00


Replacing Three Fire Alarm Boxes


Boxes


405.00 50.41


Cables


455.41


455.41


Fire Alarm Box Fuller Avenue


Material


62.88


Box


150.00


212.88


212.88


Fire Alarm Box Aspen Road


74.88


Box


150.00


224.88


224.88*


Summary of Protection of Life and Property


Police


Appropriations $44,586.00


Expenditures


Balance $4,790.28


Fire


39,510.00


39,491.27


18.73


Sealer of Wts. and Measures


555.00


555.00


Moth


5,364.00


4,989.35


374.65


Tree Warden


2,400.00


2,399.52


.48


Forest Warden


200.00


200.00


Tires, Combination B.


260.00


237.07


22.93


Dog Officer


200.00


200.00


Constable


60.00


60.00


Inspector of Animals


100.00


100.00


Town Weigher


30.00


20.60


9.40


Inspector of Buildings


935.00


934.75


.25


Police Motorcycle


265.00


265.00


Police Fire Alarm Signal


250.00


246.93


3.07


Hydrant Rental


1,000.00


1,000.00


Replacing Fire Alarm Boxes


480.00


455.41


24.59


Fire Alarm Box, Fuller Ave.


225.00


212.88


12.12


Fire Alarm Box, Aspen Road


225.00


224.88


.12


Total


96,645.00


91,388.38


5,256.62


HEALTH AND SANITATION Health Department


General Administration


Salaries, Board of Health


500.00


Agent and Clerk


2,864.00


Stationery and Postage


98.19


Printing and Advertising


463.30


All other


633.77


4,559.26


Amount carried forward


$118,055.45


Wire


$39,795.72


122


TOWN DOCUMENTS


[Dec. 31


Amount brought forward


$118,055.45


Quarantine Board and Treatment


$832.89


Medical Attendance and Nurses 18.00


All other


35.70


$886.59


Tuberculosis


Board and Treatment


1,268.60


1,268.60


Vital Statistics


Births


454.00


Deaths


99.00


553.00


Other Expenses


Fumigation and Disinfections


5.00


All other


4.75


9.75


Inspections


School Children Expenses


45.17


45.17


Slaughtering


Salaries


100.00


100.00


Milk and Vinegar


Expenses


260.79


260.79


Plumbing


1,085.00


1,085.00


8,768.16


Cleaning Beaches


Wages, care of offal


393.00


Burying Cats and Dogs


27.00


Painting Boat


8.60


Special Collections


50.00


Labor, Cleaning Beaches


517.50


Teams


197.50


Material and Tools


26.40


1,220.00


1,220.00


Health Nurse


Salary


1,274.00


Expenses


16.50


1,290.50


1,290.50


Sewer Department


Administration


Commissioners


350.00


Superintendent


1,820.00


All Other


318.88


2,488.88


General


Tools and Equipment


122.30


All other


422.96


545.26


Amount carried forward


$129,334.11


1927]


ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT


123


Amount brought forward


$129,334.11


Pumping Station


Engineers and Firemen


$3,640.00


Fuel and Light


1,483.15


Oil and Waste


29.25


Repairs on Buildings


20.26


Water


227.83


All other


97.44


$5,497.93


8,532.07


Particular Sewers


Contractors


1,000.00


1,000.00


1,000.00


Refuse and Garbage


Refuse


Contractor


7,985.00


Night Soil


86.77


All other


5.60


8,077.37


Garbage


Contractor


5,500.00


5,500.00


13,577.37


Health Dump


Wages


1,575.00


Tool House


35.00


All Other


18.24


1,628.24


1,628.24


Dental Clinic


Dentists


400.00


Laundry


13.30


Express


.91


Supplies and cabinet


129.07


545.68


545.68


Brooks


Repairs


85.99


Cleaning


188.40


Pipe


. 9.45


283.84


283.84


Norfolk Avenue Sewer


Contractor


2,188.37


Advertising


9.50


All Other


2.13


2,200.00


2,200.00


Buena Vista Street Sewer


Contractor


2,662.05


Advertising


9.50


Pans


9.00


2,680.55


2,680.55


Amount carried forward


$159,781.86


124


TOWN DOCUMENTS


[Dec. 31


Amount brought forward


$159,781.86


Summary of Health and Sanitation


Health


Approp. $9,183.00


Expend. $8,768.16


Balance $414.84


Cleaning Beaches


1,220.00


1,220.00


Health Nurse


1,350.00


1,290.50


59.50


Sewer


9,000.00


8,532.07


467.93


Particular Sewers


1,000.00


1,000.00


Refuse and Garbage


13,730.00


13,577.37


152.63


Health Dump


1,700.00


1,628.24


71.76


Dental Clinic


550.00


545.68


4.32


Brooks


500.00


283.84


216.16


Norfolk Ave. Sewer


2,200.00


2,200.00


Buena Vista St. Sewer


2,700.00


2,680.55


19.45


Total


43,133.00


41,726.41


1,406.59


HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES Highway Administration


Surveyor


$2,310.00


Clerk


200.00


Telephone


78.61


Light


9.63


$2,598.24


$2,598.24


Highway


General Administration


Compensation Snow


176.00


Compensation York


64.00


Compensation Burnett


399.00


General


Labor


23,046.00


Teams


3,832.50


Equipment and Repairs


742.66


Hay, Grain and Straw


2,523.52


Blacksmithing


473.90


All other


151.00


30,769.58


Motor Vehicles


Gasoline and Oil


435.81


Supplies and Repairs


76.19


Registration


18.00


530.00


Other Expenses


Coal


214.70


Express


13.65


Veterinary


88.50


Kerosene Oil


58.25


Insurance


281.00


Outside Snow Plows


30.00


Repairs of plows


66.95


Medical Services


28.00


Signs


4.50


Special


904.17


1,689.72


35,604.26


Amount carried forward


$197,984.36


639.00


125


ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT


1927]


Amount brought forward


$197,984.36


Snow and Ice


Labor


$7,613.75


Teams


1,038.50


Storage of tractor


55.00


Gasoline '


206.64


Outside Contractors


796.00


Salt


54.00


Repairs


35.27


New Equipment


147.00


Medical Services


15.00


$9,961.16


9,961.16


Lighting Streets


Spot Lights


34.40


Incandescents


8,780.71


Arcs


8,005.83


White Way


2,262.94


19,083.88


19,083.88


Highway Locker


Balance on contract


282.60


282.60


282.60


Tractor and Plow


Snow plow


499.00


499.00


499.00


Humphrey Street Resurfacing


Contractor


6,639.32


Labor


492.50


Teaming


60.00


Fence


23.90


Castings


112.00


All other


47.50


7,375.22


7,375.22


Street Construction


Paver


852.00


Labor


1,447.50


Grates


55.00


Cement


84.20


2,138.70


2,138.70


Sidewalks and Curbing


Maintenance


Labor


732.50


Teams


120.00


All other


276.00


1,128.50


Amount carried forward


$235,348.96


126


TOWN DOCUMENTS


[Dec. 31


Amount brought forward


$235,348.96


Construction Cement


$28.80 1,643.36


Tar


Sand


199.34


$1,871.50


3,000.00


Crushed Stone and Gravel


Dust


1,504.52 322.33


Stone


1,731.26


3,558.11


3,558.11


Seal Coating


Cold Patch


473.84


Tarvia


2,255.70


Penetrating Asphalt


937.44


3,666.98


3,666.98


Continuous Sidewalks


Advertising


28.50 5,341.50


Curbing


130.00


5,500.00


5,500.00


Street Watering and Oiling


Sprinkling Water


Teams


790.00


Water


56.78


Repairs


21.00


867.78


Sprinkling Other


Labor


340.00


Materials


2,486.94


All other


31.00


2,857.94


3,725.72


Labor


New Streets Accepted 1926 1,555.00 225.00


Teams


1,780.00


1,780.00


Stable 'Repairs 275.45


Stock and labor


275.45


'275.45


New Equipment


Two Horse Tip Carts


1,000.00


Mixer


205.80


Harnesses


375.64


Horses


600.00


2,181.44


2,181.44


Amount carried forward


$259,036.66


Sand


Contractor


1927]


ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT


127


Amount brought forward


$259,036.66


Heater


$782.00


782.00


Street and Traffic Signs


Contractor


1,131.37


Painted Signs


168.35


Labor


175.00


Railroad Signs


22.43


Traffic Signs


60.00


All other


31.87


1,589.02


1,589.02


Highway Truck


Truck


Advertising


5,277.90 14.70


5,292.60


5,292.60


Greenwood Avenue


Contractor


3,594.23


Removing Trees


142.00


Castings


30.00


All Other


26.65


3,792.88


3,792.88


Mountwood Road


Labor


1,810.00


Teams


272.50


Drilling and Blasting


200.00


All Other


5.75


2,288.25


2,288.25


Humphrey Street Paving


Contractor


925.30


Labor


46.00


Curbing


28.70


1,000.00


1,000.00


Ellis Terrace


Repairs


50.00


50.00


50.00


Morton Road


340.00


Labor Teams


60.00


400.00


400.00


Amount carried forward


1


$268,231.41


Highway Garage Heater $782.00


128


TOWN DOCUMENTS


[Dec. 31


Amount brought forward


$268,231.41


Magnolia Road


Advertising


$48.85


Contractor


1,500.00


Catch basin stones


68.00


Castings


124.61


Stone dust


93.14


All other


4.75


$1,839.35


Puritan Park Streets


Labor


920.00


Teams


180.00


1,100.00


1,100.00


Huron Street Abatement of Nuisance


Labor


1,558.10


Teaming


240.00


Filling


279.50


Pipe


126.00


Castings


60.00


Brick


45.00


2,308.60


2,308.60


Summary of Highways and Bridges


Balance from Previous Year


Transfer to


Expend. Balance


Highway Administration


$2,790.00


$2,598.24


$191.76


Highway


38,800.00


33,628.30


5,171.70


Snow and Ice


10,000.00


9,961.16


38.84


Lighting Streets


20,500.00


19,083.88


1,416.12


Highway Locker


$735.20


282.60


452.60


Tractor and Plow


1,230.05


499.00


731.05


Humphrey St. Resurfacing 5,129.04


2,512.63


7,375.22


266.45


Puritan Rd. Land Grant 500.00


2,500.00


2,138.70


361.30


Sidewalks and Curbing


3,000.00


3,000.00


Crushed Stone and Gravel


4,000.00


3,558.11


441.89


Seal Coating


4,000.00


3,666.98


333.02


Continuous Sidewalks


5,500.00


5,500.00


274.28


Wyman and Millett Roads


3,000.00


1,780.00


1,220.00


Stable Repairs


1,000.00


275.45


724.55


New Equipment


2,600.00


2,181.44


418.56


Garage Heater


1,200.00


782.00


418.00


Street Signs


2,000.00


1,589.02


410.98


Highway Truck


5,500.00


5,292.60


207.40


Greenwood Avenue


4,000.00


3,792.88


207.12


Mountwood Road


3,000.00


2,288.25


711.75


Humphrey St. Paving


1,000.00


1,000.00


Minerva Street


400.00


400.00


Hawthorne Road


200.00


200.00


Estabrook Road


200.00


200.00


Ellis Terrace


50.00


50.00


Elm Place


300.00


300.00


Morton Road


400.00


400.00


Magnolia Road


2,000.00


1,839.35


160.65


Puritan Park Streets


1,100.00


1,100.00


Glen Road


600.00


600.00


Huron Street


2,500.00


2,500.00


Huron Street Abatement


2,500.00


2,308.60


191.40


Mapledale Place Catch Basin


1,000.00


1,000.00


Total


$7,594.29 $132,152.63 $2,500.00 $119,697.50 $22,549.42


Amount carried forward


$279,479.36


St. Watering and Oiling


4,000.00


3,725.72


2,500.00


New Streets Accepted


2,500.00


500.00


Street Construction


Approp.


129


ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT


1927]


Amount brought forward


$279,479.36 CHARITIES AND SOLDIERS' BENEFITS


Poor


General Administration


Salary and Wages


$450.00


Printing, Stationery and Postage 25.35 All Other 44.47


$519.82


Outside Relief by Town


Groceries and Provisions


624.42


Coal and Wood


277.04


Board and Care


424.00


Medicine & Medical Attendance


208.65


State Institutions


380.00


All other


42.65


1,956.76


Relief by Other Cities


2,488.57


Mothers' Aid


125.00


Other Expenses


Cash Aid


2,875.25


Rent


991.50


3,866.75


8,956.90


Soldiers' Relief


General Administration


75.00


Cash Aid


4,485.00


Groceries and Provisions


319.00


Medicine and Medical Attendance


61.10


All Other


19.00


4,959.10


State Aid


State Aid


516.00


516.00


Military Aid


Military Aid


620.00


620.00


Pensions


School


925.00


Police


2,200.00


Fire


300.00


Highway


2,110.10


5,535.10


Summary of Charities and Soldiers' Benefits


Approp.


Expend. $8,956.90


$93.10


Soldiers' Relief


5,000.00


4,959.10


40.90


State Aid


700.00


516.00


184.00


Military Aid


720.00


620.00


100.00


Pensions


5,535.10


5,535.10


Total


$21,005.10


$20,587.10


$418.00


Amount brought forward


$300,066.46


Balance


Poor


$9,050.00


130


TOWN DOCUMENTS


[Dec. 31


Amount carried forward


$300,066.46


SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES Schools


General


Salary of Secretary of School Committee $90.00


Salary of Superintendent 3,750.00


Secretary to Superintendent


1,200.00


Printing, Stationery & Postage


200.63


Telephone


437.15


Traveling Expenses


514.11


School Census


58.00


Substitutes


1,319.00


All other


192.64


$7,761.53


Teachers' Salaries


High


32,037.00


Elementary


40,146.50


Junior High


33,740.00


Supervisors


6,824.00


112,747.50


Text Books and Supplies


High: Text & Reference Books


979.14


All other


1,715.88


Elementery:


Text & Reference Books


2,274.86


All other


1,556.94


Domestic Science


346.75


Manual Training


966.91


7,840.48


Tuition


Continuation School


14.56


Trade and Shoe Schools


223.67


Evening School


21.64


259.87


Transportation of Pupils


750.00


750.00


Support of Truants


104.00


104.00


Janitors' Services


High


2,175.70


Elementary


3,699.50


Junior High


3,221.63


9,096.83


Fuel and Light


High


1,426.83


Elementary


2,396.56


Junior High


2,642.04


Maintenance Bldgs. & Grounds High


Repairs


450.30


Janitors' Supplies


148.34


All other


213.02


Elementary


2,559.36


Janitors' Supplies


341.79


All other


731.52


4,444.33


Amount carried forward


$300,066.46


6,465.43


Repairs


1927]


ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT


131


Amount brought forward


$300,066.46


Furniture and Furnishings High


Elementary


$80.08 12.00


$92.08


Other Expenses


Diplomas and Graduation Exercises


53.91


Miscellaneous Printing


99.03


Medical Inspection


500.00


All other


344.53


1,699.94


151,261.99


Hadley School Furniture


Furnishings


477.04


477.04


Library


Salaries and Wages


Librarian


1,500.00


Assistants


1,440.52


Janitor


1,230.00


4,170.52


Books, Periodicals, etc.


Books


350.43


Periodicals


174.40


524.83


Binding Books


307.45


307.45


Fuel and Light


Fuel


282.10


Light


308.36


590.46


Buildings


Repairs


48.14


All other


85.13


133.27


Other Expenses


Stationery, Printing and Advertising


112.83


All other


138.32


251.15


5,977.68


Joanna Morse Fund


Books


595.81


595.81


Books


118.11


118.11


High School Repairs


15.20


Contractor


3,944.80


Specifications


40.00


4,000.00


Amount carried forward


$462,497.09


Advertising


Ellen R. Whittle Fund


132


TOWN DOCUMENTS


[Dec. 31


Amount brought forward


$462,497.09


Summary of School and Libraries Balance from Previous year to


Transfer


School


Hadley School Furniture


762.67


477.04


235.36


Library


6,000.00


5,977.68


22.32


Joanna Morse Fund


428.82


263.03


595.81


96.04


Mary L. Thomson Fund


12.64


50.63


63.27


Ellen R. Whittle Fund


23.58


101.25


118.11


6.72


High School Repairs


4,000.00


4,000.00


Total


$1,227.71 $161,270.00 $414.91 $162,430.63 $481.99


RECREATION AND UNCLASSIFIED


Parks


Administration


Secretary


$100.00


Telephone


30.94


Miscellaneous


2.10


$133.04


General Expense


Labor


1,789.35


Equipment


52.58


All other


480.83


2,322.76


Blaney Beach


Superintendent


1,040.00


Raft


827.01


All other


712.15


2,579.16


Abbott Park


Labor


280.00


All other


97.84


377.84


Jackson Park


Labor


360.00


All other


582.85


942.85


Phillips Park


Labor


660.00


All other


321.97


981.97


Monument Avenue


Labor


663.45


All other


330.01


993.46


8,331.08


Unpaid Bills


Poor Department


1,447.01


Moth Department


8.14


Park Department


783.83


Highway Department


15.00


Town Hall Department


215.30


Trust Fund Custodian's Bond


Premium


40.00


40.00


Amount carried forward


$473,337.45


Bal.


Approp. $151,270.00


Expend.


$151,261.99


$8.01


2,469.28


1927]


ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT


133


Amount brought forward


$473,337.45


District Nurse Swampscott Visiting Nurse Association $300.00


300.00


Memorial Day


Gen. James L. Bates Post 118 G. A. R.


300.00


Flowers and Wreaths


36.50


Flags


5.00


Markers


14.50


Paint and Brushes


10.00


All other


98.81


464.81


Soldiers' Exemption


Soldiers' Exemption 14.63


14.63


Firemen's Memorial Sunday


Markers


25.00


Flags


3.75


Gloves


6.00


Band


110.00


Plants and flowers


37.00


Clergyman


5.00


Miscellaneous


6.76


193.51


Heat and Light G. A. R. Hall


Janitor


152.00


Light


29.85


Fuel


71.40


Repairs


369.73


622.98


Printing Town Reports


Printing


1,285.57


Distribution


140.00


Editing


100.00


Advertising


5.70


Messenger


.35


1,531.62


Printing By-Laws


Printing by-laws


235.50


235.50


Legion Lease


Legion lease


950.00


950.00


Insurance


Fire


5,396.53


Liability


270.00


Boiler


498.08


.


6,164.61


Amount carried forward


$483,815.11


134


TOWN DOCUMENTS


[Dec. 31


Amount brought forward


$483,815.11


Fourth of July


Prizes


$127.00


Music


330.00


Ice Cream


67.20


Fireworks


350.00


Flags


52.90


Truck and Express


8.35


Light


16.00


951.45


Heat and Light V. F. W. Hall


Fuel


60.56


Light


31.83


Janitor


100.00


Other Expenses


3.75


196.14


Summary of Recreation and Unclassified


Transfer Transfer


To From


Expend.


Bal.


Trust Fund Custodian's Bond 40.00


40.00


Unpaid Bills


2,469.28


2,469.28


Reserve Fund


5,000.00


4,867.90


132.10


Memorial Day


500.00


464.81


35.19


Soldiers' Exemption


50.00


14.63


35.37


District Nurse


300.00


300.00


Firemen's Memorial Sunday


200.00


193.51


6.49


Heat and Light, G. A. R. Hall 700.00


622.98


77.02


Printing Town Reports


1,531.67


1,531.62


.05


Printing Town By-laws


200.00


35.50


235.50


Insurance


5,250.00


914.61


6,164.61


Legion Lease


950.00


950.00


Fourth of July


1,000.00


951.45


48.55


Heat and Light V. F. W. Hall 200.00


196.14


3.86


Total


$25,890.95 $1,800.11 $4,867.90 $22,465.61 $357.55


ENTERPRISES


Water


Administration


Commissioners


350.00


Stationery and Postage


24.11


Printing and Advertising


127.70


Telephone


81.78


All other


371.33


Loans and Interest


Loans


10,000.00


Interest


9,397.50


Metropolitan Water Assessment


Loan Sinking Fund


1,051.23


Interest on Same


9,709.27


Cost of Maintenance


5,624.69


Serial Bonds


697.36


Brookline Credit


604.55


Improvements, etc.


1,667.60


19,354.70


Amount carried forward


$484,962.70


Parks


Appropriation $7,500.00


$850.00


$8,331.08


$18.92


954.92


19,397.50


135


ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT


1927]


Amount brought forward


General


Pipe and Fittings


$12,903.48


Meters and Fittings


1,703.91


Motor Vehicles Maintenance


723.87


All other


1,498.32


Service Connections Labor


2,075.87


Extensions


Labor


2,229.78


Contractors


4,086.62


All other


5.00


6,321.40


Labor


Relaying


1,610.49


Meters


2,419.00


Maintenance


7,630.68


11,660.17


76,594.14


Cemetery


Salaries and Wages


Superintendent


1,050.00


Labor


1,800.00


2,850.00 .


Other Expenses


Loam


25.00


Shrubs


97.00


Tools


67.21


Telephone


28.53


All other


215.56


433.30


3,283.30


New Cemetery Lot Construction


Contractor


358.36


358.36


Cemetery Grading Wright Street and Lots


Contract


2,241.64


Advertising


6.30


Underground Cable


46.42


All other


7.11


2,301.47


Cemetery Wall


Contractor


500.00


500.00


Summary of Enterprises


Balance from Previous year


Transfer


Approp. to


Expend.


Bal.


Water


$6,261.18


$76,971.88 $76,594.14 $6,638.92 3,283.30 6.70


New lot construction


385.36


385.36


Land for Cemetery


491.25


491.25


Cemetery grading


2,500.00


2,301.47


198.53


Cemetery Wall


500.00


500.00


Total


$7,110.79 $6,290.00 $76,971.88 $83,037.27 $7,335.40


Amount carried forward


$567,999.97


Cemetery


3,290.00


$484,962.70


$16,829.58


136


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[Dec. 31


Amount brought forward


$567,999.97


NON-REVENUE Redington Street School


Architect


$2,050.00 774.90


Painting


70.00


Carpenter


34.85


All other


8.13


2,937.88


Emergency Water


Pipe and labor Humphrey Street 3,857.39


3,857.39


Emergency Sewer


Contractor


1,409.03


Castings


71.00


Advertising


15.20


All other


141.10


1,636.33


Bay View Drive Water Main


Stock and labor


1,009.71


1,009.71


Humphrey Street Resurfacing


Contractor


8,300.00


Advertising


10.50


8,310.50


Barnstable Street Water Main


Contractor digging and filling trench


1,318.20


Labor and material


1,389.98


2,708.18


Summary of Non-Revenue


Balance from pre- Appro- vious year priation $3,739.78


Transfer Transfer To From


Expend.


Balance


Redington St. School


Emergency Water ..


2,823.21


$1,034.18 8,098.07 $4,900.00


1,636.33


3,523.58


Bay View Drive Water Main. 2,043.89


1,034.18


1,009.71


Humphrey St. Resurfacing


8,358.33


8,310.50


47.83


Millett Road Sewer.


3,522.10


3,522.10


Aspen Road Sewer.


1,998.66


1,998.66


Orchard Road Sewer.


2,577.31


2,577.31


Barnstable St. Water Main.


$4,000.00


2,708.18 1,291.82


Kensington Lane Water Main. .


6,000.00


6,000.00


Continuous Sidewalks .


4,500.00


4,500.00


Foster Road Water Main


3,000.00


3,000.00


Investigation Committee.


1,000.00


1,000.00


$33,025.12$12,500.00$9,132.25$20,032.25$20,459.99$14,165.13


Interest, Maturing Debt and Agency


Interest


Loans in Anticipation of


,8,370.54


General Debt


14,893.50


Sewer Loans


7,830.75


T. B. Hospital Notes


2,280.00


33,374.79


33,374.79


Amount carried forward


$621,834.75


$2,937.88 3,857.39


$801.90


Emergency Sewer. .


1,961.84


Taxes


Electrical Contract


1927]


ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT


137


Amount brought forward


$621,834.75


Debt


General Debt Maturing $41,200.00


Sewer Bonds Maturing 15,850.00


T. B. Hospital Notes Maturing 4,000.00 Loans in Anticipation of Revenue 400,000.00


$461,050.00


461,050.00


Agency


State Tax


31,200.00


County Tax


30,886.93


T. B. Hospital Assessment


3,985.55


Metropolitan Park Tax


12,600.64


Charles River Basin Tax


1,756.16


State Auditing Tax


833.06


State Highway Tax


971.94


Metropolitan Planning


Commission Tax


145.97


Southern Route Tax


1,364.08


Brighton St. Bridge Tax


277.54


84,021.87


Refunds


Overlay 1926


14.00


Overlay 1927


2.60


Corp. Tax 1921-1922


163.88


Trust and National Bank Taxes 145.12


Dance licenses


10.00


Sealer's fees


.09


335.69


Overpayments later reimbursed


Hadley School Furniture


17.82


Poor Department


30.00


Military Aid


20.00


Parks


36.21


Memorial Day


.65


Cemetery


24.00


128.68


Trust Funds Income


Cemetery lots


389.00


Phillips Medal


38.50


427.50


Trust Funds


Cemetery lots


1,969.50


1,969.50


Total Expenditures


1,169,767.99


TRANSFERS


To Emergency Sewer from Millett Road Sewer


3,522.10


To Emergency Sewer from Aspen Road Sewer


1,998.66


Amount carried forward


$5,520.76


84,021.87


335.69


128.68


427.50


138


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[Dec. 31


Amount brought forward $5,520.76


To Emergency Sewer From Orchard, Nason and Neighborhood Road Sewers $2,577.31


To Emergency Sewer from Bay View Drive Water Main 1,034.18


To Loans Authorized from Kensington Lane and Lewis Road Water Mains


6,000.00


To Highway Truck from Excess and Deficiency 5,500.00


To Greenwood Avenue from Excess and Deficiency 4,000.00


To Mountwood Road from Excess and Deficiency 3,000.00


To Humphrey Street Paving from Excess and Deficiency 1,000.00


To Minerva Street from Excess and Deficiency 400.00


To Hawthorne Road from Excess and Deficiency 200.00


To Estabrook Road from Excess and Deficiency 200.00


To Ellis Terrace from Excess and Deficiency 50.00


To Elm Place from Excess and Deficiency 300.00


To Morton Road from Excess and Deficiency 400.00


To Magnolia Road from Excess and Deficiency 2,000.00


To Puritan Park Streets from Excess and Deficiency 1,100.00


To Glen Road from Excess and Deficiency 600.00


To Huron Street from Excess and Deficiency 2,500.00


To Mapledale Place Catch Basin from Excess and Deficiency 1,000.00


To Fire Alarm Box Fuller Ave. from Excess and Deficiency 225.00


To Fire Alarm Box Aspen Road from Excess and Deficiency 225.00


To Unpaid Bills from Excess and Deficiency 2,469.28


To Overlay 1924 from Excess and Deficiency 32.50


To Overlay 1925 from Excess and Deficiency 114.99


To Overlay 1926 from Excess and Deficiency 364.94


To Overlay 1926 from Overlay Reserve


136.12


To Norfolk Avenue Sewer from Emergency Sewers 2,200.00


To Buena Vista Street Sewer from Emergency Sewers 2,700.00


To Cemetery Grading from Cemetery lots fund income 2,500.00


To Cemetery Wall from Cemetery lots fund income 500.00


To Trust and Investment Fund Income from Phillips Medal Fund Income 66.78


To Excess and Deficiency from Petty Cash 90.00


To Tax Title Revenue from Excess and Deficiency 2,504.90


To Tax Title Revenue from Excess and Deficiency 14.30


To Insurance from Reserve Fund 914.61


To Huron St. Abatement of nuisance from Reserve Fund 2,500.00


Amount carried forward


$54,940.67


1927]


ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT


139


Amount brought forward


To Park from Reserve Fund


$850.00


To Taxes 1925 from Excess and Deficiency


.04


To Selectmen from Reserve Fund 315.40


To Election and Registration from Reserve Fund


149.75


To Town Hall from Reserve Fund 102.64


To Printing By-laws from Reserve Fund


35.50


To General Debt Maturing from Premiums on Notes and Bonds


23.00


56,417.00


TOWN OF SWAMPSCOTT Balance Sheet, December 31, 1927


Cash


Petty Cash


Uncollected Taxes 1926 Poll


12.00


Uncollected Taxes 1926 Personal


310.60


Uncollected Taxes 1926 Real Estate


1,901.65


2,224.25


Uncollected Taxes 1927 Poll


102.00


Uncollected Taxes 1927 Personal


2,503.51


Uncollected Taxes 1927 Real Estate


87,407.17


90,012.68


Uncollected Moth 1926


.25


Uncollected Moth 1927


297.25


297.50


Uncollected Unapportioned Sidewalks


2,060.65


Uncollected Sidewalks 1927


595.27


2,655.92


Uncollected Unapportioned Sewers


283.13


Uncollected Sewers 1926


118.03


Uncollected Sewers 1927


1,205.27


1,606.43


Property Taken by Town for Taxes Tax Titles


255.35


2,504.68


2,760.03


Water Accounts Receivable 1923


.14


Water Accounts Receivable 1925


1.59


Water Accounts Receivable 1926


106.86


Water Accounts Receivable 1927


6,943.94


7,052.53


Water Services


824.81


Interest


433.87


Rents


30.00


1,288.68


Departmental Accounts Receivable Health 1,345.98


Departmental Accounts Receivable School


150.00


Departmental Accounts Receivable Poor


590.50


2,086.48


Overlay 1925


22.93


Overlay 1926


247.66


Loans Authorized


8,500.00


$206,583.47


$54,940.67


87,738.38 90.00


140


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[Dec. 31


Debt


Net Bonded Debt


Water Loan Sinking Fund


$627,091.06 149,608.94


$776,700.00


Trust Funds


Securities and Cash


21,350.96


Securities, Income and Interest


5,065.68


Sidewalks and Sewers


26,416.64 3,649.14


TOWN OF SWAMPSCOTT


Balance Sheet, December 31, 1927


Accounts Current


Water Rates 1924 Overpayment


$1.00


Excess and Deficiency


63,828.40


Revenue


Water Revenue


8,340.21


Moth Revenue


297.50


Sidewalk Revenue


2,655.92


Sewer Revenue


1,606.43


Tax Title Revenue


2,760.03


Departmental Accounts Receivable


Revenue


2,086.48


Loans in Anticipation of Revenue


100,000.00


Overlay 1927


2,599.41


Magnolia Road


160.65


Street and Traffic Signs


410.98


Joanna Morse Library Fund Income


96.04


Mary L. Thomson Library Fund Income


63.27


Ellen R. Whittle Library Fund Income


6.72


Water


6,638.92


Land for Cemetery


491.25


Cemetery Grading


198.53


General Debt Maturing


176.60


128,588.94


Non-Revenue


Redington Street School


801.90


Emergency Sewer


3,523.58


Humphrey Street Resurfacing


47.83


Continuous Sidewalks


4,500.00


Foster Road Water Main


3,000.00


Barnstable Street Water Main


1,291.82


Investigation Committee




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