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132.88
Telephone Tolls
15.45
Vending Machines
10.51
Sale of old furniture
3.00
Sale of materials
7.50
Fines for property damage
6.15
Sale of mechanical arts supplies
32.60
Rent of hall
85.00
1,377.55
Amount carried forward
$782,849.02
43.65
Building permits
425.43
16,471.81
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[Dec. 31
Amount brought forward
$782,849.02
Library Receipts: Fines
$477.72
$477.72
Park:
Fish House Rentals
430.30
430.30
21,435.55
Water:
1934 Rates
7.26
1935 Rates
425.67
1936 Rates
7,240.43
1937 Rates
51,647.06
1934 Services
1.75
1935 Services
23.44
1936 Services
780.08
1937 Services
2,800.26
Rents
440.00
Interest
149.00
Liens
332.95
Liens Added to Taxes 1935
120.62
Liens Added to Taxes 1936
573.87
Liens Added to Taxes 1937
1,585.13
66,127.52
66,127.52
Cemetery :
Sale of lots
2,261.00
Perpetual care
950.00
Miscellaneous
2.00
3,213.00
3,213.00
Interest:
On taxes
3,068.34
On tax titles
3,159.88
On excise taxes
69.87
On water liens
1.95
Premium on loan
208.89
Accrued interest on bonds
14.44
6,523.37
6,523.37
Municipal Indebtedness:
Loans in Anticipation of Revenue
350,000.00
Loans on Police Station
19,000.00
Loans on Sewers and Drains
14,000.00
Loan in Anticipation of Bond Issue 15,000.00
398,000.00
398,000.00
Trust Funds :
Mary E. Thomson Library Fund Income
30.23 ·
Joanna Morse Library Fund Income 157.04
Ellen R. Whittle Library Fund Income
60.45
Phillips Medal Fund Income
50.75
Cemetery Lots Fund Income
26.00
Emma Y. Stocker Lot Fund Income 6.25
330.72 330.72
Amount carried forward
$1,278,479.18
181
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Amount brought forward
Agency:
Dog licenses Newsboys' badge fund
$1,428.00 .25
$1,428.25
1,428.25
Refunds:
Checks returned
187.70
County of Essex Dog vaccine
276.45
Overpayment refund
2.70
Refund of Land Court Fees
52.00
Insurance Refunds
61.13
Insurance, payment of loss
8,215.00
8,794.98
8,794.98
Transfers:
New High School Fund to Special Fund
2,600.00
2,600.00
2,600.00
Receipts for Year
$1,291,302.41
Balance January 1, 1937
264,173.54
Total Receipts
$1,555,475.95
TRANSFERS
From Reserve Fund
$1,762.27
To Tree Warden others
$200.00
To Tree Warden others
42.90
To Moth Department Locker Building
16.22
To Pension Retirement Fund
704.50
To Tree Warden others
56.95
To Collector of Taxes others
360.00
To Recreational Project
80.00
To Town Clerk Wages
100.00
To Selectmen others
201.70
From Cemetery Improvement To Cemetery Wages
3,780.00
3,780.00
From Water Available Surplus
30,000.00
To Water Construction Lincoln circle
2,000.00
To Water Construction State road
26,000.00
To Water Construction Catalpa circle
2,000.00
From Highway others 5,000.00
To Permanent Sidewalk Construction
5,000.00
From Excess and Deficiency
20,000.00
To Extension of Hawthorne Brook culvert
20,000.00
From Police Wages 300.00
To Police others 300.00
From Water Construction Lincoln circle
266.07
From Water Construction Catalpa circle
890.30
To Water Available Surplus
1,156.37
$1,278,479.18
182
TOWN DOCUMENTS [Dec. 31
EXPENDITURES
GENERAL GOVERNMENT Legislative
Moderator Salary
$100.00
$100.00
Town Meetings
Warrants
35.75
Printing
19.97
Advertising
2.80
58.52
Finance Committee
Printing reports
134.96
Stationery and postage
7.00
Association dues
5.00
146.96
$305.48
Selectmen's Department
Salaries and Wages
Selectmen
1,500.00
Secretary
300.00
Clerical service
936.00
2,736.00
Other Expenses
Stationery and postage
84.82
Printing and advertising
422.11
Carfares, auto hire
11.41
Flowers
56.00
Peddler's Plates
5.12
Association membership Special services on reports
132.07
Constable services
23.00
Furniture and Fixtures
22.14
Expenses
33.00
All others
16.50
800.76
3,536.76
Selectmen's Contingent Fund
Fence
75.00
Special services on reports
67.93
Entertaining Naval Visitors
342.07
Selectmen's Yacht Trophy
15.00
500.00
500.00
Selectmen's Contingent Fund WPA
Wages
Co-ordinator
1,300.00
Laborers
30.00
1,330.00
Stationery and postage
16.05
16.05
1,346.05
Amount carried forward 1
$5,688.29
6.00
1937]
Amount brought forward
$5,688.29
Accounting Department
Salaries and Wages
Accountant
$2,340.00 1,088.00
$3,428.00
Other Expenses
Stationery and postage
153.96
Printing and advertising
96.00
Telephone
42.02
Furniture and fixtures
46.18
Transportation
34.75
Binding Books
18.30
All others
50.74
423.95
3,851.95
Treasury Department
Salaries and Wages
Treasurer
1,200.00
Clerk
400.00
1,600.00
Other Expenses
Stationery and postage
310.46
Printing and advertising
279.30
Bonds and insurance
241.73
Alarm System
75.00
Stenographic services
55.00
Armored Car Service
271.45
Tax Titles
1,801.52
Interest
307.89
All others
30.60
3,372.95
Certification of Notes and Bonds
Certifying All others
68.84 30.00
98.84
98.84
Town Counsel
Services
815.00
815.00
Other Expenses
Stenographic services
150.00
Claims
25.00
Medical Services
10.00
185.00
1,000.00
Collector of Taxes
Salaries and Wages
Collector
1,500.00
Clerical services
208.00
1,708.00
Amount carried forward
$15,612.03
Law
4,972.95
Clerical services
ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
183
184
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[Dec. 31
$15,612.03
Amount brought forward Other Expenses
Stationery and postage
$318.00
Printing and advertising
734.85
Tax Titles
805.94
Bonds
544.00
Insurance
11.20
Armored Car Service
240.90
Furniture and fixtures
32,80
Special Clerk
387.00
All others
48.68
$3,123.37
4,831.37
Assessors' Department
Salaries and Wages
Assessors
1,925.00
Assistant Assessor
200.00
Secretary
100.00
Clerical services
1,342.50
3,567.50
Other Expenses
Stationery and postage
105.45
Printing and advertising
233.00
Transportation
60.00
Telephone
31.64
Abstract of deeds
248.70
Equipment
223.13
Expenses of Assessors
53.17
Photostats
112.12
All others
31.23
1,098.44
4,665.94
Town Clerk
Salaries and Wages
Town Clerk
200.00
Clerical services
308.00
Elections
100.00
608.00
Other Expenses
Stationery and postage
55.73
Printing and advertising
140.70
Bonds
5.00
Oaths
41.25
All others
16.90
259.58
867.58
Election and Registration
Salaries and Wages
Registrars
625.00
Election officers
585.00
Janitor services
17.63
1,227.63
Amount carried forward
$25,976.92
1937]
ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
185
$25,976.92
Amount brought forward Other Expenses
Stationery and postage
$77.85
Printing and advertising
614.75
Transportation
169.75
Furniture and fixtures
129.68
Rent
85.00
All others
6.20
$1,083.23
2,310.86
Engineering
Salaries and Wages
Engineer
3,120.00
Assistants
3,455.00
6,575.00
Other Expenses
Supplies
74.04
Auto Expenses
267.80
Expenses
35.60
Stationery and postage
31.78
Blue prints
25.77
Ford car
340.00
All others
23.72
798.71
7,373.71
Town Hall
Salaries and Wages
Agent and Janitor
2,015.00
Assistants
765.00
2,780.00
Other Expenses
Fuel
557.40
Light
458.43
Telephone
735.16
Janitor's supplies
292.25
Repairs
350.09
Ice
30.00
Water
36.67
All others
3.00
Scrub women
173.00
2,636.00
5,416.00
Board of Appeals
Clerk
25.00
Printing and advertising
7.35
Expenses
3.18
35.53
35.53
Planning Board
Secretary
100.00
100.00
100.00
Premium on Bonds
Services in preparing and
printing bonds
208.89
208.89
208.89
Contributory Retirement Fund
Salaries and Wages
Clerk
381.00
381.00
Amount carried forward
$41,421.91
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[Dec. 31
$41,421.91
Amount brought forward All others
Stationery and postage
$189.98
Furniture and fixtures
572.50
Others
7.75
$770.23
1,151.23
Total
$42,573.14
Summary of General Government
Balance from last year
Transfers
Approp.
Expend. Transfers
Bal. to Revenue
Moderator
Finance Committee
200.00
146.96
$53.40
Town Meeting
100.00
58.52
41.48
Selectmen's Contingent
Fund
500.00
500.00
Selectmen's Contingent
Fund WPA Wages
1,300.00
1,300.00
Selectmen's Contingent
Fund WPA Others
50.00
46.05
3.95
Selectmen Wages
2,736.00
2,736.00
Selectmen Others
$201.70
600.00
800.76
.94
Accounting Wages
3,476.00
3,428.00
48.00
Accounting Others
424.00
423.95
.05
Treasury Wages
1,600.00
1,600.00
Treasury Others
3,382.00
3,372.95
9.05
Collector of Taxes
Wages
1,708.00
1,708.00
Collector of Taxes
Others
360.00
2,764.00
3,123.37
.63
Assessors' Wages
$434.00
3,700.00
3,567.50
$309.00
257.50
Assessors Others
1,100.00
1,098.44
1.56
Certification of Notes and Bonds
100.00
98.84
1.16
Law
Town Clerk Wages .
100.00
508.00
608.00
Town Clerk Others
.
..
.
260.00
259.58
.42
Engineering Wages
6,660.00
6,575.00
85.00
Engineering Others
815.00
798.71
16.29
Election and Registra-
tion Wages
1,689.00
1,227.63
461.37
Election and Registra- tion Others
1,090.00
1,083.23
6.77
Town Hall Wages
2,780.00
2,780.00
Town Hall Others
2,636.00
2,636.00
Planning Board Wages
100.00
100.00
Planning Board Others
25.00
25.00
Board of Appeals
Wages
25.00
25.00
. .
Board of Appeals
Others
15.00
10.53
4.47
Contributory Retirement
Funds-Expenses
for Operation
1,500.00
1,151.23
348.77
From Municipality
704.50
704.50
Premium on Bonds.
*208.89
208.89
Totals
$642.89
$1,366.20 $42,943.00 $42,573.14
$1,362.27
$1,016.68
..
...
...
..
.
....
*Receipts
to
$100.00
$100.00
from
1,000.00
1,000.00
1937]
Amount brought forward
$42,573.14
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY Police
Salaries and Wages
Chief
$3,000.00
Captain
2,500.00
Sergeant
2,409.00
Patrolmen
27,206.27
Special Police
770.09
Clerk
1,082.00
Others
40.00
Motor Vehicles and Care of Same
Gasoline and Oil
719.40
Motor Equipment
469.49
1,188.89
Equipment and Repairs
Equipment for men
97.85
Department equipment
761.72
Fuel and Light
Fuel
165.16
Light
119.88
Maintenance of Buildings and Grounds
Repairs
6.25
Janitor's supplies
65.82
Cleaning station
182.00
Water
46.35
All others
19.96
320.38
Other Expenses
Printing, stationery and postage
191.14
Telephone
761.49
Teletype
477.00
Ammunition
56.51
Paint
126.15
First Aid Equipment
39.92
Moving
105.00
Furniture and fixtures
100.74
Beacons
92.06
Medical services
28.80
Auto insurance
46.53
Laundry
22.53
Signs
101.51
Stenographic report of hearing
118.80
All others
28.12
2,296.30
41,957.54
Fire
Salaries and Wages
Engineers
350.00
Chief
3,000.00
Deputy Chief
2,750.00
Captains
7,500.00
Privates
24,090.00
Call Men
2,254.66
Amount carried forward
$84,530.68
ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
187
$37,007.36
859.57
285.04
188
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[Dec. 31
Amount brought forward Inspections
$154.43
Labor
105.50
$40,204.59
Equipment
Apparatus
84.50
Equipment for men
198.13
Hose
9.50
Dept. Equipment
27.46
Maintenance and Repairs
Auto supplies
69.68
Repairs
95.82
Gasoline and oil
331.70
Fire Alarm
55.98
All others
107.14
Hydrant Service
1,000.00
1,000.00
Fuel and Light
Fuel
501.38
Light
382.05
883.43
Maintenance of Buildings and Grounds
Repairs
818.90
Laundry work
71.17
Janitor's supplies
169.98
Water
127.59
Furniture and fixtures
81.59
All others
122.25
1,391.48
Other Expenses
Stationery, printing and postage
37.39
Telephone
167.19
Medical services and supplies
25.55
All others
44.74
274.87
44,734.28
Fire Alarm Box, Devens Road
Labor
10.00
Materials
132.75
142.75
142.75
Fire Department, Fire Alarm Equipment
Advertising
19.92
Equipment
771.84
Wiring
30.00
Contracts
4,051.19
4,872.95
4,872.95
Fire Department Hose
Hose
487.55
487.55
487.55
Moth
Salaries and Wages Superintendent
1,160.00
Labor
2,735.00
Amount carried forward
$134,768.21
$84,530.68
319.59
660.32
1937]
ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
189
Amount brought forward Extra labor Assessment book
$230.00 75.00
$4,200.00
Other Expenses
Stationery, printing and postage
83.99
Telephone
34.05
Insecticides
515.22
Hardware and tools
220.63
Auto repairs
497.13
Water
50.00
Medical services
33.38
Assessment Book
75.00
All other
59.10
1,568.50
5,768.50
Tree Warden
Salaries and Wages
Warden
920.00
Labor
1,940.00
Extra labor
120.00
2,980.00
Other Expenses
Stationery and postage
17.08
Hardware and tools
138.95
Gasoline and oil
71.98
Auto repairs
23.45
All others
64.44
Medical services
16.68
Building
56.95
Furniture and fixtures
21.00
Tree Equipment
74.32
Trees
200.00
Telephone
10.00
694.85
3,674.85
Moth Power Sprayer
Advertising
9.50
Sprayer
1,053.50
Accessories
272.00
All others
15.00
1,350.00
1,350.00
Moth Locker Building
Labor
113.88
Materials
148.02
Water services
50.48
Plumbing contractor
178.75
Mason contractor
275.09
766.22
766.22
Forest Warden
Fighting Fires Labor
112.50
Reports
30.00
142.50
$146,327.78
Amount carried forward
$134,768.21
190
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[Dec. 31
Amount brought forward
$146,327.78
Other Expenses Apparatus
$25.00 $25.00
167.50
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Salaries and Wages Sealer
400.00
400.00
Other Expenses
Stationery and postage
22.46
Printing and advertising
12.70
Carfares, teams, etc.
112.50
All others
22.34
170.00
570.00
Inspector of Buildings
Salaries and Wages
Inspector
1,000.00
Assistant Inspector
27.00
Clerical services
23.00
1,050.00
Other Expenses
Printing and stationery
38.85
Others
6.75
45.60
1,095.60
Inspector of Animals
Services
295.50
295.50
295.50
Constable
Salary
100.00
100.00
100.00
Dog Officer
Salary
Dog Officer
300.00
300.00
Other Expenses
Board and disposal of dogs
219.00
Printing and postage
16.86
Use of truck
50.00
285.86
585.86
Care of Prisoners
Paid City of Lynn for use of jail
100.00
100.00
100.00
Insurance
Fire
4,272.72 173.18
4,445.90
4,445.90
Auto Fire and Theft
Amount carried forward .
$153,688.14
191
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1937]
Amount brought forward
$153,688.14
Police Officer Fisherman's Beach
Wages
$400.00
$400.00 400.00
New Police Station
Advertising
13.65
Bond
334.98
Architect
720.00
Contractor
4,274.65
Furniture and fixtures
12.90
5,356.18
5,356.18
Total
$159,444.32
Summary of Protection of Persons and Property
Transfer to Appropriation Expenditures
Transfer from $300.00
Bal. to Revenue
Police Wages
$8.36
$37,299.00
$37,007.36
Police Others
349.18
4,601.00
4,950.18
Fire Wages
40,550.00
40,204.59
345.41
Fire Others
239.69
4,290.00
4,529.69
Moth Wages
4,200.00
4,200.00
Moth Others
3.50
1,565.50
1,568.50
Tree Warden Wages
2,980.00
2,980.00
Tree Warden Others
299.85
395.00
694.85
Constable
100.00
100.00
Sealer of Weights and
400.00
400.00
Measures Wages ... Sealer of Weights and
Measures Others ..
170.00
170.00
Forest Warden Wages
150.00
142.50
7.50
Forest Warden Others
25.00
25.00
Inspector of Animals
45.50
250.00
295.50
Care of Prisoners
. .
100.00
100.00
Dog Officer Others ..
35.86
250.00
285.86
Inspector of Buildings
Wages
Inspector of Buildings
Others
50.00
45.60
4.40
Moth Dept. Locker
Building
16.22
750.00
766.22
Insurance
145.90
4,300.00
4,445.90
Fire Hose
500.00
487.55
12.45
Fire Alarm Box,
Devons road
150.00
142.75
7.25
Fire Dept. Equipment,
Fire Alarm
4,875.00
4,872.95
2.05
Moth Power Sprayer
1,350.00
1,350.00
Police Officer, Fisher-
men's Beach
400.00
400.00
New Police Station
6,000.00
5,356.18
*643.82
Totals
$1,144.06
$117,050.00
$116,871.18
$300.00
$1,022.88
*Carried forward to 1938
1,050.00
1,050.00
Dog Officer Wages .
300.00
300.00
192
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[Dec. 31
Amount brought forward
$159,444.32
HEALTH AND SANITATION Health
General
Salaries and Wages Board of Health
$500.00
Agent and Clerk
2,938.00
$3,438.00
Other Expenses
Stationery and postage
50.81
Printing and advertising
205.65
Office repairs
424.54
All others
24.61
705.61
Quarantine and Contagious Diseases
Board and treatment
196.00
Medical attendance
313.00
Culture examinations
58.00
Drugs and medicine
53.31
All others
26.50
646.81
Tuberculosis
Board and treatment
1,531.40
Consultations
85.00
1,616.40
Vital Statistics
Births
415.75
Marriages
137.50
Deaths
66.50
619.75
Inspections
Slaughtering
100.00
Plumbing
698.20
Schick tests
127.57
925.77
Other Expenses
Rabies Clinic
140.00
Rabies vaccine and supplies
46.80
Anti Rabies vaccine
97.95
All others
23.30
308.05
8,260.39
Health Nurse
Wages
1,300.00
Carfares
35.90
Office supplies
9.50
1,345.40
1,345.40
Refuse and Garbage
Refuse
Contractor
5,475.00
Special collections
1,664.00
Garbage
4,975.00
Burying Carrion
34.50
12,148.50
12,148.50
Amount carried forward
$181,198.61
Contractor
1937]
ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
193
Amount brought forward
$181,198.61
Dental Clinic
Wages
$1,000.00 $1,000.00
Other Expenses
Laundry
18.20
Supplies
115.62
Others
13.30
147.12
1,147.12
District Nurse
Wages
600.00
600.00
600.00
Sewer
Salaries and Wages
Commissioners
450.00
Superintendent
1,820.00
Engineers at pumping station
3,475.00
Clerk
260.00
6,005.00
Other Expenses-General
Stationery and postage
10.71
Telephone
60.70
Auto expense
129.55
Tools and equipment
81.15
Gasoline and oil
67.60
Cleaning sewers
47.12
Water for flushing sewers
300.00
Pipe and fittings
17.10
Flush manholes
22.00
All others
52.80
Pumping Station
1,823.30
Coal
179.25
Water
26.67
Lumber
20.00
Loam
17.50
2,855.45
8,860.45
Emergency Sewer
Contractor
450.30
Water Department
22.80
473.10
473.10
Hawthorne Brook
Supervisor Cement concrete
867.16
Cement pipe
68.60
Materials
51.46
Steel
234.07
Trucks
288.00
3,082.01
3,082.01
Hawthorne Brook Materials
Trucks
312.00
Cement concrete
1,367.13
Materials
1,306.37
Tools and hardware
2.35
Amount carried forward
$195,361.29
Light and power
1,572.72
194
TOWN DOCUMENTS
[Dec. 31
Amount brought forward
$195,361.29
Installing culvert under tracks
$60.15
250.00
Use of shovel All others
2.00
$3,300.00
3,300.00
Extension Hawthorne Brook Culvert
Supervisor
293.95
Trucks
198.00
Cement concrete
663.42
Supplies
223.60
Sidewalk mixture
98.80
Steel
43.73
All others
21.65
1,543.15
1,543.15
Catalpa Circle Sewer
Contractor
672.81
All others
15.05
687.86
687.86
Atlantic Avenue Sewer
452.72
452.72
452.72
Totals
$201,345.02
Summary of Health and Sanitation
Balance from last year
Transfer Appropria- Expendi- Transfer
to
tion
tures
from
Balance to Revenue
Health Wages
Health Others
4,912.00
4,822.39
$45.30
$44.31
Health Nurse Wages
1,300.00
1,300.00
Health Nurse Others
50.00
45.40
4.60
Refuse and Garbage
$4.50
12,144.00
12,148.50
Dental Clinic Wages
1,000.00
1,000.00
Dental Clinic Others
200.00
147.12
52.88
District Nurse
600.00
600.00
Sewer Wages
6,370.00
6,005.00
365.00
Sewer Others
3,130.00
2,855.45
274.55
Brooks
75.00
75.00
Emergency Sewer
500.00
473.10
26.90
Hawthorne Brook
$3,082.01
3,082.01
Hawthorne Brook
Materials
3,300.00
3,300.00
Extension of Hawthorne
Brook Culvert
20,000.00
1,543.15
*18,456.85
Lincoln Circle sewer
1,020.00
1,020.00
Atlantic Avenue sewer
780.00
452.72
327.28
Catalpa Circle sewer
690.00
687.86
2.14
Totals
...
$3,082.01 $20,004.50 $39,509.00 $41,900.70
$45.30 $20,649.51
*To 1938
$3,438.00
$3,438.00
Contractor
195
ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
1937]
Amount brought forward
$201,345.02
Salaries and Wages
Surveyor
$2,975.00 200.00
Labor
37,452.50
Permanent sidewalk labor
1,485.00
$42,112.50
Others
Office expense
37.92
Telephone
97.34
Stone, gravel, and dust
9,968.82
Equipment and repairs
1,766.92
Gasoline and oil
685.99
Auto expense
1,022.31
Sod contract
120.50
Outside plows
305.00
Building repairs
428.77
Settling claims
60.00
Snow and ice labor
147.00
Permanent sidewalk labor
430.00
Contract work
261.05
Fences
629.45
Insurance
395.20
Hay and grain
1,341.28
Light
258.78
Fuel
178.40
Kerosene oil
139.04
Blacksmithing
584.75
Veterinary
130.70
Water
27.04
Medical services
521.04
Horses
400.00
Tarvia and road oil
4,647.28
All other
57.88
16,469.77
58,582.27
Lighting Streets
Street lights
22,200.42
Traffic signals
1,552.97
Traffic beacons
55.20
23,808.59
23,808.59
Atlantic Avenue Resurfacing
Advertising
56.50
Contractor
3,731.97
Serving notices
14.85
Castings
13.73
3,816.55
3,816.55
Permanent Sidewalk Construction
Advertising
15.20
Tools
48.00
Materials
35.93
Mixture
1,702.78
( Curbing
2,505.35
Amount carried forward
$287,552.43
HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES Highway
Clerk
196
TOWN DOCUMENTS
[Dec. 31
$287,552.43
$540.00 127.00
All others
25.40
$4,999.66
4,999.65
Essex Street Drain
Materials
159.80
Mason
15.20
175.00
175.00
Ocean Avenue Drain No. 1
Materials
158.25 41.80
Mason
200.05
200.05
Ocean Avenue Drain No. 2
Materials
199.81 58.90
Mason
258.71
258.71
Farragut Road Resurfacing
Contracts
4,764.55 22.80
All others
9.25
4,796.60
4,796.60
Fairview Avenue Materials
Taric cold patch
141.08
Dust and sand
226.67
367.75
367.75
Division of Highway, Bond Issue
170.82
170.82
170.82
Total
$298,521.02
Summary of Highways and Bridges
From last year
Transfer to
Appropria- Expendi- tion tures
Transfer from
Balance to Revenue
Highway Wages
$62.50
$42,050.00 $42,112.50 25,110.00 16,469.77 23,808.59 25,000.00
$6,700.50
$1,939.73 1,191.41
Division of Highway
Bond Issue
$170.82
...
...
Ocean Ave. Drain No. 1
210.00
200.05
9.95
Ocean Ave. Drain
No. 2
300.00
258.71
41.29
Essex St. Drain
175.00
175.00
Millett Rd. Ledge
175.00
*175.00
Farragut Road Re-
surfacing
4,800.00
4,796.60
3.40
Fairview Avenue
Materials
400.00
367.75
32.25
Atlantic Avenue Resurfacing
+2,798.97
2,000.00
3,816.55
*982.42
Permanent Sidewalk Construction
5,000.00
4,999.66
.34
Totals
$170.82
$7,861.47
$100,220.00 $97,176.00
$6,700.50
$4,375.79
*To 1938
¡Receipts from State and County.
Amount brought forward Labor
Drilling and blasting
Highway Others . .
Lighting Streets ..
170.82
Grass plots
Advertising
197
ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
1937]
Amount brought forward
$298,521.02
CHARITIES AND SOLDIERS' BENEFITS Public Welfare
Salaries and Wages
Commissioners
$350.00
Executive Secretary
1,092.00
Secretary
100.00
Clerical
30.80
W. P. A. Clerk
135.30
$1,708.10
1,708.10
Administration
Printing, stationery and postage
278.49
All others
14.01
Outside Relief by Town
Groceries and provisions
3,182.78
Fuel
1,264.73
Board and care
1,133.47
Medicine and medical attendance
722.43
State Institutions
2,446.27
Cash Grants to individuals
442.75
Federal Milk
127.76
Food
2,906.26
Rent
1,198.49
Burial expenses
280.00
Clothing and shoes
80.97
All others
16.00
Relief by Other Cities and Towns
Cities
300.90
Towns
33.50
3,035.40
Aid to Dependent Children by
Town
5,090.31
Office supplies
8.08
Medical supplies
9.50
5,107.89
Other Expenses
Sealer's rent
150.00
Transportation
78.20
228.20
W. P. A.
Rent
470.00
Supplies
232.14
All others
12.06
714.20
23,180.10
Old Age Assistance
Wages
Commissioners
350.00
Secretary
100.00
Clerical
684.00
1,134.00
Amount carried forward
$323,409.22
292.50
13,801.91
198
TOWN DOCUMENTS
[Dec. 31
Amount brought forward
Other Expenses
Cash Aid
$21,628.47
Stationery, printing and postage
187.50
Cities and towns
573.45
Transportation
4.00
$22,393.42
23,527.42
Public Welfare Investigator 1,200.00 1,200.00
1,200.00
U. S. Grant, O. A. A. Administration
Clerk
255.00
Office expenses
169.06
Transportation
33.00
457.06
457.06
U. S. Grant, O. A. A. Assistance
Cash Aid
15,541.09
Reimbursement to State
137.65
15,678.74
15,678.74
U. S. Grant Aid to Dependent Children
Cash Aid
1,739.50
1,739.50
1,739.50
Pensions and Compensation
Police
2,150.00
Fire
300.00
Highway
3,396.35
Health
936.00
6,782.35
6,782.35
Soldiers' Relief
Wages
Agent
300.00
Clerical services
45.00
345.00
Other Expenses
Cash aid
4,632.40
Fuel
482.36
Medicine, medical care
12.90
Hospital care by State
394.00
Groceries
15.28
Gas and electricity
15.71
Office supplies
11.55
Clothing and shoes
41.68
All others
7.35
5,613.23
5,958.23
State and Military Aid
State Aid
30.00
Military Aid
80.00
Soldiers' Burials
100.00
210.00
210.00
$378,962.52
Total
$323,409.22
Wages
199
ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
1937]
Amount brought forward
$378,962.52
Summary of Charities and Soldiers' Benefits
From last Year
Receipts
ations $1,892.00 23,945.00
tures $1,708.10 23,180.10
from
Balance to Revenue $183.90
Public Welfare Wages
Public Welfare Others
764.90
Public Welfare
Investigator
$57.68
1,200.00
1,200.00
57.68
Old Age Assistance
Wages
1,386.00
1,134.00
252.00
Old Age Assistance Others
22,405.00
22,393.42
11.58
U. S. Grants
Old Age Assistance Administration
$587.03
457.06
*129.97
Old Age Assistance Assistance
812.05
17,621.21
15,678.74
*2,754.52
Aid to Dependent Children
1,854.55
1,739.50
*115.05
Soldiers' Relief Wages
360.00
345.00
15.00
Soldiers' Relief Others
7,640.00
5,613.23
57.33
1,969.44
State and Military Aid
300.00
210.00
90.00
Pensions and Compen-
sation
192.00
7,103.40
6,782.35
513.05
Totals
$1,061.73 $20,062.79 $66,231.40 $80,441.50
$57.33
$6,857.09
SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES
School
General
Salary of Superintendent
$5,000.00
Salary of Supt.'s clerk
1,420.00
Truant Officer and Nurse
1,600.00
School Census
100.00
Printing, stationery and postage
316.61
Telephones
449.84
Traveling expense
231.92
All others
180.58
Teachers' Salaries
High
48,288.09
Junior High
38,824.07
Elementary
48,520.88
Supervisory
6,500.00
Substitutes
1,899.89
Text Books and Supplies
High
Text and reference books
1,437.93
Supplies
1,649.76
Junior High
Text and reference books
1,140.71
Supplies
899.01
Amount carried forward
$378,962.52
-
9,298.95
144,032.93
*To 1938
Appropri- Expendi- Transfer
200
TOWN DOCUMENTS
[Dec. 31
$378,962.52
Amount brought forward Elementary
Text and reference books Supplies
$919.88 962.35
$7,009.64
Tuition
Trade Schools
364.87
Shoe School
17.00
Americanization School
347.12
Evening School
248.23
977.22
Transportation of Pupils
Elementary
364.00
Junior High
450.00
Janitors' Services
High
5,476.39
Junior High
2,102.75
Elementary
6,540.37
Fuel and Light
High
3,630.45
Junior High
2,436.48
Elementary
1,905.23
7,972.16
Maintenance of Buildings and Grounds
High
Repairs
142.10
Janitors' supplies
735.00
All other
61.73
Elementary (including Junior High)
Repairs
2,381.30
Janitors' supplies
654.97
All others
52.08
Water
950.00
Furniture and Furnishings
High
686.25
Elementary
1.40
Junior High
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