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261.65
U. S. Grant Assist. A. D. C.
2,554.00
42,950.15
42,950.15
Excise Tax 1938 ..
$4.37
Excise Tax 1939
933.71
Excise Tax 1940
40,478.23
41,416.31
41,416.31
Special Assessments
Moth 1939
$314.50
Moth 1940
1,174.80
1,489.30
Sewer 1939
$436.68
Sewer 1940
1,693.19
Unapportioned Sewers
210.22
Apportioned Sewers
Pd. Advance
52.67
2,392.76
Sidewalks 1939
$460.08
Sidewalks 1940
1,095.36
Unapportioned Sidewalks
1,173.73
Apportioned Sidewalks Pd. Advance
316.28
3,045.45
6,927.51
General Government
Selectmen
Gasoline Hearings
$10.00
Zoning Hearings
70.00
Sale of Maps
9.50
Collector of Taxes
Charges and Fees
$164.97
Tax on Vessels
13.33
Poll Tax Costs
.74
Costs
9.60
Land Court Fees Returned
126.25
Treasurer
Tax Title Costs
$255.00
255.00
Assessors
Receipts
$11.50
11.50
Town Hall
$15.00
15.00
Amount carried forward
$847,468.95
89.50
314.89
D. A. R.
ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
83
84
TOWN DOCUMENTS
[Dec. 31
Amount brought forward
$847,468.95
Board of Appeals Hearing Fees
$45.00
45.00
Planning Board Hearing Fees
15.00
15.00
Protection of Persons and Property
Police
Receipts
$39.30
Gun License
12.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Sealer's Receipts
$95.06
95.06
Inspector of Buildings
$177.00
177.00
Inspector of Plumbing Plumbing Permits
$431.00
431.00
Health
D. A. R. (Tuberculosis)
$417.85
417.85
Highway
D. A. R. (Damage to Fence)
$75.00
75.00
Charities and Soldiers' Benefits
Welfare
Individual
$401.65
Cities and Towns
1,519.45
State
4,014.29
Aid to Dependent
Children (State)
2,641.98
8,577.37
Old Age Assistance
Cities and Towns
$1,386.06
State
12,379.78
13,765.84
Soldiers' Benefits
State Aid
$250.00
Military Aid
515.00
Soldiers' Burials
16.00
School
Tuition State Wards
$154.00
Other Tuition
1,022.15
Damage to Property and Lost Books
31.42
Rent of Hall
15.00
Sale of Materials and Old Books
14.33
Manual Training Stock
38.85
Vending Machine
7.80
Tolls
1.45
Refunds-Express
1.25
Miscellaneous
7.10
1,293.35
Library
Fines
$776.46
776.46
Park
Rent of Fish House
$365.80
Tree
3.00
368.80
27,555.92
Amount carried forward
$875,024.87
781.00
51.30
Building Permits
85
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Amount brought forward
$875,024.87
Water
1936 Rates
$116.17
1937 Rates
322.17
1938 Rates
62.73
1939 Rates
1,636.77
1940 Rates
47,495.96
1937 Services
69.64
1938 Services
1.00
1939 Services
166.35
1940 Services
2,654.40
Interest
250.05
Rents
690.00
Water Liens
1,473.88
Water Liens Added to
1938 Taxes
34.67
Water Liens Added to 1939 Taxes
2,478.03
Water Liens Added to
1940 Taxes
1,965.16
Miscellanous
325.87
$59,742.85
59,742.85
Cemetery
Sale of Lots
$1,873.00
Perpetual Care
120.00
Care of Lots
87.00
2,080.00
2,080.00
Interest
On Taxes
$2,859.77
On Excise
12.25
On Tax Titles
1,265.91
Committed Interest
495.59
Unapportioned Sewer
.17
4,633.69
4,633.69
Municipal Indebtedness
Temporary Loan Notes
$400,000.00
$400,000.00
$400,000.00
Trust Funds
Library Fund Incomes
Mary E. Thomson Fund
$25.15
Joanna Morse Fund
130.70
Ellen R. Whittle Fund
50.31
Phillips Medal Fund Income
61.97
Cemetery Lots Fund Income
398.86
Cemetery Lots Fund
7,557.14
Emma Y. Stocker
Cemetery Lot Fund Income
11.31
Agency
Dog Licenses
$1,450.20
1,450.20
1,450.20
Refunds
Public Welfare
$314.98
Premium on Insurance
5.36
U. S. Grant O. A. A.
169.00
Old Age Assistance
41.67
Highway Unclaimed
26.00
$8,235.44
$8,235.44
Amount carried forward
$1,351,167.05
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[Dec. 31
Amount brought forward
$1,351,167.05
Ragweed Uncollected Gasoline Tax
7.50
Petty Cash
210.00
774.83
774.83
Receipts for Year
$1,351,941.88
Balance January 1, 1940
79,385.11
Total Receipts
$1,431,326.99
TRANSFERS
From Reserve Fund
To Town Clerk Others
$103.40
To Forest Warden Others
50.00
To Accounting Clerical Services
340.00
To Fire Others
644.55
To Park Others
200.00
To Fire Dept. Service Truck .
95.00
To. Sel. Cont. Fund' U. S. S. Thatcher
350.00
To Workmen's Compensation
1,635.95
To Cemetery Others
50.00
To Selectmen Others
200.00
To Park Wages
105.85
To Sel. Cont. Fund
150.00
To Finance Committee
40.00
To Insurance
28.26
From Water
To Debt
1,500.00
To Interest
442.50
From: Fire Others
To Fire Hose 11/2-inch
300.00
From Fire Dept. 3-Year Plan
To Fire. Others
.36
From Fire Hose
To Fire Others
6.00
From Fire Dept. Service Truck
To Fire Others
5.00
From Fire Dept. Wages
To Fire Others
400.00
From Excess and Deficiency To King's Brook
116.89
To Hemenway Road Project
6,000.00
To General Park Project
1,000.00
To Unpaid Bills
138.46
To Central Fire Station
1,000.00
From Town Engineer Wages
80.00
To Town Engineer Others
From Park Dept. Truck To Park Others 1.50
From Highway Truck To Highway Others 7.81
.32
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ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
87
From Memorial Day
To Armistice Day
1.65
From Fourth of July
To Armistice Day 2.45
From Overlay Reserve
To Reserve Fund
1,686.00
From Emergency Water
To Salem Street Water Main
1,894.34
From Crosman Avenue Drain
To King's Brook
564.48
From Morton Road Drain
To King's Brook
1,341.97
From Bradlee Avenue Drain
To King's Brook
1,476.66
From Lincoln Circle Sewer
To Commonwealth Avenue Outdrain Sewer
309.51
From Cemetery Lots Fund Income
To Cemetery Garage and Locker Building
398.86
From Cemetery Lots Fund
To Cemetery Wages
5,820.00
To Cemetery Others
702.00
To Cemetery Garage and Locker Building
1,001.14
From Water Receipts Reserved for Appropriation
To Water Wages
15,264.00
To Water Others
46,282.50
To Emergency Water
5,000.00
From Water Available Surplus
To Salem Street Water Main
14,106.00
To Lewis Road Water Main
1,200:00
To Walnut Road Water Main
1,750.00
To Plymouth Avenue Water Main
1,800.00
To Painting Standpipe
1,500.00
88
TOWN DOCUMENTS [Dec. 31
EXPENDITURES
GENERAL GOVERNMENT Legislative
Moderator Salary
$100.00
$100.00
Town Meeting
Warrants
$32.00
Printing
26.00
Stencils
.95
Checkers
20.00
78.95
Finance Committee
Printing Reports
$245.00
Stationery and Postage
5.75
Association Dues
10.00
Telephone
5.00
Stenographic Services
70.00
335.75
Selectmen's Department
Salaries and Wages
Selectmen's
$1,500.00
Secretary
400.00
Clerical Wages
1,092.00
Other Expenses
Stationery and Postage
$170.14
Printing and Advertising
273.62
Carfares
2.00
Flowers
14.00
Pedlar's Plates
5.40
Association Membership
6.00
Glasses
15.00
Furniture and Fixtures
45.12
All Others
70.99
602.27
Selectmen's Contingent Fund W.P.A.
Wages
Co-Ordinator
$1,275.00
Certifying Agent's Expense
17.98
$1,292.98
Other Expenses
Stationery and Postage
$11.87
Furniture and Fixtures
82.81
All Others
4.00
98.68
Selectmen's Contingent Fund
Printing and Stationery
$8.00
Trophy
15.00
Claim
350.00
State Flag
50.93
Gifts
6.00
Xmas Decorations
149.09
U. S. S. Thatcher
352.11
$931.13
Amount carried forward
$6,431.76
$2,992.00
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Amount brought forward
$6,431.76
Accounting Department
Salaries and Wages Accountant Clerical Services
$2,340.00 1,432.00
$3,772.00
Other Expenses
Stationery and Postage
115.64
Printing and Advertising
38.00
Special Service
30.00
Telephone
31.30
Transportation
29.45
Binding Books
18.50
Dues
10.00
All Others
16.35
289.24
Treasury Department
Salaries and Wages
Treasurer
$1,200.00 400.00
1,600.00
Other Expenses
Stationery and Postage
210.42
Printing and Advertising
291.65
Bonds and Insurance
311.00
Furniture and Fixtures
174.45
Armored Car Service
266.05
Tax Titles
599.89
Transportation
21.34
Special Services
345.00
All Others
116.11
2,335.91
Certification of Notes and Bonds
Certifying
$24.00
24.00
Law
Town Counsel
Services
$1,175.00
1,175.00
Other Expenses
Medical Reports
30.00
Expenses
8.05
38.05
Collector of Taxes
Salaries and Wages
Collector
$1,500.00
Clerical Services
1,092.00
2,592.00
Other Expenses
Stationery and Postage
$609.77
Printing and Advertising
570.50
Tax Titles
371.99
Bonds
513.00
Amount carried forward
$18,257.96
Clerk
90
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[Dec. 31
Amount brought forward
Armored Car Service
240.00
Furniture and Fixtures
143.67
Telephone
38.19
All Others
29.68
2,516.80
Assessors' Department
Salaries and Wages
Assessors
$1,800.00
Secretary
50.00
Assistant Assessor
200.00
Clerical Services
1,549.00
3,599.00
Other Expenses
Stationery and Postage
$414.12
Printing and Advertising
92.63
Transportation
50.00
Telephone
35.00
Abstract of Deeds
244.87
Furniture and Fixtures
173.89
Expense of Assessors
52.30
All Others
79.48
1,142.29
Town Clerk
Salaries and Wages
Town Clerk
$200.00
Clerical Services
1,092.00
Elections
100.00
1,392,00
Other Expenses
Stationery and Postage
$136.86
Printing and Advertising
75.64
Bonds
7.50
Oaths
82.00
Furniture and Fixtures
81.75
All Others
149.80
533.55
Election and Registration
Salaries and Wages
Registrars
$625.00
Election Officers
2,355.00
Clerical Services
279.00
Canvassers
400.00
Other Expenses
Stationery and Postage
$78.14
Printing and Advertising
910.60
Transportation
600.25
Furniture and Fixtures
97.81
Rent
300.00
Janitor's Services
122.01
All Others
112.83
2,221.64
Amount carried forward
$18,257.96
3,659.00
$33,322.24
91
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Amount brought forward
$33,322.24
Engineering Department
Salaries and Wages
Engineer
Assistants
$3,120.00 3,455.00
6,575.00
Other Expenses
Supplies
$18.95
Auto Expenses
612.00
Stationery and Postage
37.09
All Others
21.10
689.14
Town Hall
Salaries and Wages
Agent and Janitor
$1,820.00
Assistants
1,300.00
Other Expenses
Fuel
$544.90
Light
546.67
Telephone
793.03
Janitor's Supplies
228.54
Repairs
331.71
Ice
24.50
Water
20.38
Use of Car
45.00
Flowers
32.00
All Others
89.70
2,656.43
Planning Board
Secretary
$50.00
Advertising
9.45
Stationery and Printing
1.60
Secretary's Expenses
18.75
79.80
79.80
Board of Appeals
Clerk
$50.00
Printing, Advertising, and Postage
48.88
98.88
98.88
Contributory Retirement Fund
Transferred to Retirement Funds $9,308.00
9,308.00
9,308.00
Federal Projects Selectmen
Library Book Mending
$113.26
Fire Department Records
53.56
Moth
5.79
Vital Statistics
104.50
Recording Graves
27.80
304.91 304.91
Amount carried forward
$56,154.40
3,120.00
92
TOWN DOCUMENTS
[Dec. 31
SUMMARY OF GENERAL GOVERNMENT
From Last Year
Transfer To
Appropria- tion
Expendi- ture
Transfer From
Balance to Revenue
Moderator
... ..........
..... ....
Finance Committee
$40.00
300.00
335.75
...........
$4.25
Town Meeting
Wages
20.00
20.00
...
......
Town Meeting Others
80.00
58.95
21.05
Selectmen Wages
2,992.00
2,992.00
...
... .........
Selectmen Others
200.00
408.00
602.27
5.73
Selectmen
Cont. Fund
500.00
500.00
931.13
68.87
Sel. Cont. Fund
WPA Wages ....
.......
1,300.00
1,275.00
25.00
Sel. Cont. Fund
WPA Others
137.77
116.66
... ....
*21.11
Accounting
Wages
340.00
3,432.00
3,772.00
...
......... ...
...
...
.......
2,340.00
2,335.91
4.09
Cert. of Notes
and Bonds
50.00
24.00
26.00
Collector of Taxes
2,592.00
2,592.00
................
...
.......
...
...
....
...
............ ....
... ..... ....
Town Clerk Others
103.40
560.00
533.35
........... .....
..
................
3,650.00
3,599.00
...... ...
51.00
Assessors Others
................
1,150.00
1,142.29
7.71
Elec. and Reg.
Wages
3,851.00
3,659.00
192.00
Elec. and Reg.
Others
2,355.00
2,221.64
133.36
Engineering Wages
6,660.00
6,575.00
80.00
5.00
Enginering Others
80.00
620.00
689.14
10.86
Town Hall Wages
3,120.00
3,120.00
.....
......
......
Town Hall Others ..
2,661.00
2,656.43
.... ............
4.57
Planning Board
Wages
50.00
50.00
.... ......
...............
Planning Board Others
100.00
29.80
70.20
Cont. Ret. Fund
..
Board of Appeals
Wages
50.00
50.00
................
................
Board of Appeals
Others
.........
...
................
50.00
48.88
................
1.12
Board Sel. Fed.
$39.30
2,500.00
304.91
935.85
*1,298.54
$39.30
$1,263.40
$58,281.77
$56,154.40
$1,048.90
$2,381.17
...
...
...
.....
...
...
.....
...
....
......
....
358.00
289.24
33.05
35.71
Treasury Wages ..
1,600.00
1,600.00
Treasury Others
Collector of Taxes
Others
2,745.00
2,516.80
228.20
Law
.......
1,250.00
1,213.05
36.95
Town Clerk Wages
....
.........
.......
.........
...
................
..........
...
9,308.00
9,308.00
............ ....
Projects
......
........
...
* To 1941
.....
...
...
................
Wages
....
1,392.00
1,392.00
129.85
Assessors Wages
......... ...
...
....
Accounting Others
$100.00
$100.00
...
................
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Amount brought forward
$56,154.40
PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY Police
Salaries and Wages
Chief
$3,000.00
Captain
2,500.00
Sergeant
2,415.60
Patrolmen
28,176.97
Reserves and Special Police
709.11
Clerk
1,132.00
37,933.68
Motor Vehicles and Care of Same
Gasoline and Oil
$734.90
Motor Equipment
846.97
1,581.87
Equipment and Repairs
Equipment for Men
$56.00
Department Equipment
103.59
159.59
Fuel and Light
Fuel
$288.90
Light
230.42
519.32
Maintenance of Buildings and Grounds
Repairs
$15.75
Janitor's Supplies
92.33
Water
13.86
All Others
44.40
166.34
Other Expenses
Printing, Stationery, Postage
$245.73
Telephone and Teletype
1,072.50
Furniture and Fixtures
133.99
Beacons
80.00
Medical Services
4.00
Auto Insurance
47.10
Signs and Paint
449.73
All Others
84.57
2,117.62
42,478.42
Fire
Salaries and Wages
Chief
$3,000.00
Deputy Chief
2,750.00
Captains
5,000.00
Privates
26,311.57
Call Men
1,956.66
Inspections
67.59
Labor
787.73
Hydrants
22.50
Equipment
Apparatus
$683.72
Equipment for Men
232.10
Department Equipment
361.22
1,277.04
$39,896.05
Amount carried forward
$98,632.82
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[Dec. 31
Amount brought forward
$98,632.82
Maintenance and Repairs
Auto Expenses
$536.48
Repairs
163.11
Gasoline and Oil
211.94
Fire Alarm
144.73
Tools
131.65
All Other
279.12
1,467.03
Hydrant Service
$1,000.00
1,000.00
Fuel and Light
Fuel
$508.64
Light
417.65
926.29
Maintenance of Buildings and Grounds
Repairs
$574.66
Laundry Work
101.17
Janitor's supplies
260.77
Water
71.85
All Others
30.33
1,038.78
Other Expenses
Stationery, Printing, Postage
$40.22
Telephone
202.73
Medical Services and Supplies
178.10
Ice
134.00
All Others
115.08
670.13
46,275.32
Forest Warden
Salaries and Wages
Warden
$130.00
Labor
185.89
Reports
25.00
$340.89
Other Expenses
Apparatus and Supplies
$100.00
100.00
1 440.89
Inspector of Buildings
Salaries and Wages
Inspector
$1,000.00
Assistant Inspector
24.00
Clerical
15.00
Other Expenses
Printing and Stationery
$43.89
All Other
26.25
70.14
1,109.14
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Salaries and Wages Sealer
$450.00
$450.00
Amount carried forward
$146,458.17
$1,039.00
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Amount brought forward
$146,458.17
Other Expenses
Stationery and Postage
$7.47
Printing and Advertising
2.45
140.29
Carfare, Teams, etc. Apparatus Rent
24.79
150.00
325.00
.775.00
Dog Officer
Salary
$500.00
$500.00
Other Expenses
Board and Disposal of Dogs
$180.00
Printing and Postage
16.86
Use of Truck
50.00
246.86
746.86
Services
Inspector of Animals $198.15
$198.15
198.15
Constable
Salary
$100. 00
100.00
100.00
Insurance
Fire
$4,817.90
Auto, Fire and Theft
179.94
Boiler
8.13
Miscellaneous, forms
22.29
5,028.26
5,028.26
Fire Hose No. 3
Pump
$300.00
300.00
300.00
Hose
$294.00
294.00
294.00
Truck
$590.00
590.00
590.00
Repairs Central Fire Station
Architect's Fee
$50.00
Oil Burner
295.00
Boiler
320.06
Lumber, Supplies
644.35
Cement Floor
450.00
Plumbing, Pipe
503.40
Electrical Work
251.56
Carpenter
485.63
3,000.00
3,000.00
Fire Department 3-Year Plan
Hose
$299.64
299.64
299.64
Heating Central Fire Station
$12.35
12.35
12.35
Advertising
Amount carried forward
$157,802.43
1
Fire Hose
Fire Service Truck
96
TOWN DOCUMENTS
[Dec. 31
SUMMARY OF PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
Transfer Appropria- to
tion
Transfer From
Expendi- ture
Balance to Revenue
Police Wages
$37,984.57
$37,933.68
$50.89
Police Others
...
4,545.00
4,544.74
.26
Fire Wages
...
40,430.00
$400.00
39,896.05
133.95
Fire Others
$1,055.91
5,630.00
300.00
6,379.27
6.64
Fire Hose
300.00
294.00
6.00
Forest Warden
50.00
405.00
440.89
14.11
Inspector of Buildings Wages
1,050.00
1,039.00
11.00
Sealer of Wts. & Ms.
Wages
450.00
................
450.00
Sealer of Wts. & Ms.
Others
325.00
325.00
Insurance
28.26
5,000.00
5,028.26
Constable
100.00
100.00
Dog Officer Wages
500.00
500.00
Dog Officer Others
250.00
246.86
3.14
Repairs Central Fire Station
................
300.00
300.00
Central Fire Station Heating
1,000.00
12.35
*987.65
Fire Dept. 3-yr. Plan
300.00
299.64
.36
Fire Dept. Service Truck ...
95.00
500.00
590.00
5.00
$2,529.17 $100.844.57
$700.00 $101,449.88
$1,223.86
* To 1941
Amount brought forward
$157,802.43
HEALTH AND SANITATION Health
General
Salaries and Wages
Board of Health
$500.00
Agent and Clerk
3,276.00
$3,776.00
Other Expenses
Stationery and Postage
$69.12
Printing and Advertising
32.78
Office Repairs and Equipment All Others
30.77
177.92
Quarantine and Contagious Diseases
Medical Attendance
$4.00
Culture Examination
93.00
Drugs and Medicine
172.62
Tuberculosis
Board and Treatment
$1,875.40
Transportation
30.00
Vital Statistics
Births
$358.25
Marriages
90.50
Deaths
128.50
577.25
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
3,000.00
.....
3,000.00
Fire Dept. Hose No. 3 ... ...
...
......
...
70.14
4.86
Inspector of Buildings Others
75.00
................
..... .....
.....
...
269.62
1,905.40
Amount carried forward
$157,802.43
45.25
97
Amount brought forward
$157,802.43
Inspections Slaughtering
$100.00
Plumbing Immunization
705.00
125.00
930.00
Other Expenses
Rabies Clinic
$140.00
Disposal of Carrion
39.50
Rat Extermination Flowers
10.00
222.00
7,858.19
Health Nurse
Wages
$1,300.00
$1,300.00
Others
Carfares
38.65
38.65
1,338.65
Refuse and Garbage
Contractor
$13,000.00
13,000.00
13,000.00
Mosquito Control
Labor
$260.00
Materials
140.00
400.00
400.00
Dental Clinic
Wages
$1,000.00
1,000.00
Other Expenses
Laundry
$18.30
Supplies
126.42
Stationery and Printing
5.00
149.72
1,149.72
District Nurse
Wages
$750.00
750.00
750.00
Sewer
Salaries and Wages
Commissioners
$450.00
Superintendent
1,820.00
Engineers at Pumping Station
3,640.00
Clerk
207.00
Extra Labor
92.50
Other Expenses-General
Stationery and Postage
$.70
Telephone
85.93
Auto Expense
9.03
Tools and Equipment
26.45
Gasoline and Oil
60.66
Use of Compressor
113.56
Pipe and Fittings
3.67
Medical
3.00
All Others
69.10
372.10
Amount carried forward
$182,298.99
6,209.50
ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
1940]
32.50
98
TOWN DOCUMENTS
[Dec. 31
Amount brought forward
$182,298.99
Pumping Station Light and Power Coal
$1,421.54
183.00
Water
325.12
Janitor's Supplies
28.98
1,958.64
8,540.24
Contractor
Emergency Sewer $297.50 2.50
300.00
300.00
Particular Sewer
Contractor
$194.64
Materials
5.36
200.00
200.00
Brooks
Contractor
$44.88
Labor
20.00
64.88
64.88
King's Brook
Materials
$58.95
Trucks
31.50
Tools
8.81
All Others
5.60
104.86
104.86
Commonwealth Avenue Sewer
Printing and Advertising
$22.75
22.75
22.75
Amount carried forward
$191,531.72
SUMMARY OF HEALTH AND SANITATION
Transfer to
Appropria- tion
Expendi- ture
Balance to Revenue
Health Wages
$3,776.00
$3,776.00
Health Others
4,125.00
4,082.19
$42.81
Health Nurse Wages
1,300.00
1,300.00
Health Nurse Others
50.00
38.65
11.35
Refuse and Garbage
13,000.00
13,000.00
...
Dental Clinic Wages
1,000.00
1,000.00
Dental Clinic Others
150.00
149.72
.28
Mosquito Control
400.00
400.00
.........
District Nurse
750.00
750.00
Inspector of Animals
200.00
198.15
1.85
Sewer Wages
6,320.00
6,209.50
110.50
Sewer Others
3,260.00
2,330.74
929.26
Emergency Sewer
300.00
300.00
Particular Sewers
.....
200.00
200.00
Brooks
75.00
64.88
10.12
Commonwealth Outdrain Sewer
$309.51
4,590.50
22.75
*4,877.26
King's Brook
3,500.00
104.86
*3,395.14
Hemenway Road Project
6,000.00
........ ........
................
*6,000.00
$9,809.51
$39,496.50
$33,927.44 $15,378.57
...
...
...
* To 1941
.....
.......
Labor
99
ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
1940]
Amount brought forward
$191,531.72
HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES Highway
Salaries and Wages
Surveyor
$3,000.00
Clerk
200.00
Labor
38,166.81
$41,366.81
Others
Office Expense
$34.64
Telephone
93.63
Printing and Advertising
18.70
Auto Expense
1,010.67
Bridges and Fences
932.95
Calcium Chloride
143.55
Contract Work
1,148.20
Equipment and Repairs
2,127.72
Fuel
163.90
Gasoline and Oil
689.29
Hay and Grain
1,410.84
Insurance
503.27
Castings
69.78
Kerosene Oil
41.80
Light
152.15
Medical Services
359.72
Stone, Gravel and Dust
1,087.97
Supplies
195.65
Tarvia and Road Oil
3,341.04
Water
22.96
All Other
179.04
13,727.47
Snow and Ice
Regular Labor
$1,309.00
Extra Labor
10,331.96
Extra Trucks
1,970.00
Outside Plows
1,243.00
Medical
19.00
Equipment
257.25
Heating Garage
104.09
Armored Car Service
32.20
All Others
169.50
15,436.00
70,530.28
Lighting Streets
Street Lights
$24,227.07
Traffic Signals
1,195.00
Traffic Beacons
63.45
25,485.52
25,485.52
Sidewalk Construction
Advertising
$29.45
Materials
487.71
Sidewalk Mixture
2,755.41
Curbing
3,098.21
Trucks
1,117.89
Drilling and Blasting
327.34
All Others
40.67
7,856.68
7,856.68
Amount carried forward
$295,404.20
100
TOWN DOCUMENTS
[Dec. 31
Amount brought forward
$295,404.20
Kensington Lane
Asphalt
$74.17 17.32
Materials
.91.49
91.49
George S. Burton Estate
Easement
$100.00
100.00
100.00
Highway Truck
Advertising®
$4.55
Plates
2.00
Truck
3,485.64
3,492.19
3,492.19
Humphrey Street Widening
Land Takings
$2,482.50
2,482.50
2,482,50
Humphrey Street Chapter 90
Type D
$24.00
Coal
89.10
Kerosene
46.11
Asphalt
1,474.68
Stone
1,176.91
Compressor
629.50
Materials
69.18
Mason Work
50.40
Use of Roller
76.63
Sidewalk Mixture
697.30
Police
72.00
Labor
1,034.19
5,440.00
5,440.00
Allen Road
Kerosene
$3.44
Gravel
15.75
Fuel
39.40
58.59
... 58.59
Lewis Road
Asphalt
$50.00
50.00
50.00
Manton Road Drain
Trucks
$633.75
Compressor
1,357.50
Asphalt
92.71
Drilling and Blasting
450.74
Castings
182.36
Concrete Pipe
1,845.92
Type D
360.00
Tools and Materials
1,066.36
All Others
86.60
6,075.94
6,075.94
Aspen Road Resurfacing
Asphalt
370.62
Stone
253.68
Contractor
94.05
Fuel
31.43
Amount carried forward
$313,194.91
101
ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
1940]
Amount brought forward
$313,194.91.
Tarvia
56.00
Pipe
103.49
Castings
28.13
All Others
15.75
953.15
953.15
Bradlee Avenue Drain
Compressor
$334.00
Truck
323.42
Pipe
1,282.03
Castings
230.32
Type D
368.00
Tools and Materials
439.78
All Others
4.79
2,982.34
+ 2,982.34
Crosman Avenue Drain
Asphalt Materials
26.88
3.47
30.35
30.35
Amount carried forward
$317,160.75
SUMMARY OF HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES
From Last Year
Transfer To
tion
From
. Expendi- " ture
Balance to Revenue
Highway Wages ....
Highway Others
$7.81
29,000.00
$660.45
28,322.97
'24.39
Lighting Streets
26,000.00
25,485.52
514.48
Crosman Avenue
Drain
$594.83
564.48
30.35 .
Geo. S. Burton
Est. Easement .... :
100.00
100.00
Sidewalk
Construction .....
2,000.00
8,000.00
....... ...
7,856.68
*2,143.32
Kensington Lane
..... .......
....
200.00
91.49
108.51
Highway Truck
3,500.00
7.81
3,492.19
Humphrey St.
Widening
3,500.00
.........
...
......
...
2,482.50
*1,017.50
Humphrey St.
Chapter 90
§3,440.00
2,000.00
5,440.00
Allen Rd.
900.00
58.59
*841.41
Lewis Rd.
50.00
50.00
...
Manton Rd. Drain
7,417.91
................
1,341.97
6,075.94
.........
Resurfacing
...
................
1,500.00
................
953.15
546.85
Bradley Ave.
Drain ...
.....
4,459.00
................
...
$18,071.74
$3,447.81 $113,350.00
$4,051.37 $125,603.03
$5,215.15
...
....
...
......
...
....
...
......
...
...
...
Aspen Rd.
. ..
* To 1941
៛ State and County receipt
...
..... ....
$42,181.31
$18.69
$42,200.00
Appropria- Transfer
1,476.66
2,982.34.
..
102
TOWN DOCUMENTS
[Dec. 31
Amount brought forward
$317,160.75
CHARITIES AND SOLDIERS' BENEFITS Public Welfare
Salaries and Wages
Commissioners
$339.41
Executive Secretary
840.00
Secretary
150.00
Extra Clerical Services
159.00
$1,488.41
Administration
Printing, Stationery, Postage
$180.36
All Others
60.65
Outside Relief by Town
Groceries and Provisions
$2,697.09
Fuel
1,274.67
Board and Care
981.00
Medicine and Medical Attendance
1,725.13
State Institutions
2,020.49
Cash Grants to Individuals
1,355.16
Federal Milk
397.39
Food
436.69
Rent
754.91
Clothing and Shoes
106.81
All Others
319.82
School Lunches
19.50
12,088.66
Relief by Other Cities and Towns
Cities
$2,949.33
Towns
630.58
3,579.91
Aid to Dependent Children
By Town
$7,239.94
By State
325.00
7,564.94
W. P. A.
Rent of commissary
$482.93
Supplies
216.08
Distribution of Commodities
332.18
Light, Telephone, Fuel
29.31
U. S. Administration Expenses
193.37
1,253.87
$26,216.80
Public Welfare Investigator
Wages
$1,200.00
$1,200.00
1,200.00
Old Age Assistance
Wages
Commissioners
339.22
Secretary and Settlement Clerk
116.66
Clerical
1,092.00
Other Expenses
Cash Aid
33,208.79
Cities and Towns
2,001.49
1,547.88
Amount carried forward
$344,577.55
241.01
103
Amount brought forward
$344,577.55
Medical Service Burials
86.00 100.00
35,396.28
36,944.16
U. S. Grant O. A. A. Administration
Postage and Stationery Auto Hire
230.50
All Others
8.80
$587.54
587.54
U. S. Grant O. A. A. Assistance
Cash Aid
$24,706.30 24,706.30
24,706.30
U. S. Grant Aid to Dependent Children
Cash Aid
Administration
$2,780.84 252.00
3,032.84
3,032.84
Soldiers' Relief
Wages
Agent
$300.00
Clerical Services
50.00
350.00
Other Expenses
Fuel
$834.14
Cash Aid
4,696.45
Medicine, Medical Care
180.52
Groceries
90.76
Gas and Electricity
99.27
Clothing and Shoes
161.57
Federal Milk
96.24
Moving
27.00
Rent
6.50
School Lunches
12.30
Board and Care
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