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100.00
Care Old Cemeteries:
Wessagusset Post No. 1399, V. F. W.
475.00
Care Soldiers' Graves:
Superintendent-Salary
$ 172.50
Labor
18.00
Transportation
96.25
Care of Lots
1,487.00
Grave Markers
173.66
Other Expenses
96.12
2,043.53
Contributory Retirement System:
Weymouth Retirement System
60,132.53
Municipal Buildings Insurance Fund: East Weymouth Savings Bank
1.00
Reserve Fund:
May 11 Registrars
$ 77.00
May 11 Election Expenses
69.33
June 26 Tax Collector
420.00
June 26 Treasurer
116.00
June 26 Park Department-New Bath House
1,800.00
June 26 Damages Account
2,500.00
July 30
Maintenance Town Hall-Repairs
7,720.00
July 30 Selectmen
425.00
July 30
Police Department
150.00
Aug. 3
Maintenance Town Hall
281.60
Sept. 25
Election Expenses
11.70
Sept. 25 Pensions Account
1,090.80
Sept. 25
Damages Account-Voigt Settlements
2,000.00
Sept. 25
Maintenance Town Hall
1,500.00
4,819.50
382
Sept. 25 Treasurer-Preparation of Bonds
1,486.63
Nov. 2 Health Department
301.25
Nov. 2 Maintenance Town Hall 150.00
Nov. 12 Tax Collector
280.00
Dec. 14 Damages Account
1,900.00
Dec. 14 Tree and Moth Account
676.54
Dec. 14 Insurance Account
664.96
Dec.
14 Town Clerk
75.00
Dec. 14 Selectmen-Retaining Wall
850.00
Dec.
14 Engineering Department
400.00
Dec. 31 Care Soldiers' Graves 27.53
24,973.34
PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE
Alewife Fisheries Building:
Fogg's Contractors Service, Inc.
$ 207.72
Weymouth Lumber Company
35.81
Frank Slauger
15,96
259.49
Alewife Fishery:
Weymouth Sportsmen's Club, Inc.
200.00
INTEREST AND DEBT REQUIREMENTS
Interest :
Anticipation of Bond Issue
$ 1,156.39
Adams and Pratt School Additions
3,662.50
Pearl Street School
5,050.00
South Junior High School
16,555.00
Humphrey School
7,900.00
Nevin School
4,380.00
Homestead School
6,562.50
Sewer Loan
7,342.50
52,608.89
General Bonds and Notes:
Pearl Street School
$30,000.00
South Junior High School
64,000.00
Homestead School
25,000.00
A. Adams and Pratt School Additions
40,000.00
Nevin School
11,000.00
Humphrey School
26,000.00
Sewer Loan
19,000.00
215,000.00
GENERAL LEDGER ACCOUNTS
Municipal Indebtedness:
Anticipation of Bond Issue
500,000.00
AGENCY, TRUST AND INVESTMENT
State Liabilities:
Auditing Municipal Accounts $ 90.05 171.12
Examination Retirement System
383
Charles River Basin: Serial Bonds Interest
16.26
.97
Metropolitan Parks:
Serial Bonds
16.26
Interest
97.42
Maintenance
48,356.94
Metropolitan Parks-Series 2:
Serial Bonds
97.58
Interest
11.22
Metropolitan Sewer-South System :
Serial Bonds
13,784.60
Interest
3,454.05
Maintenance
40,646.29
Smoke Inspection
877.60
Boston Arena Authority
5,237.70
112,858.06
County Liabilities:
County Tax
$103,587.59
Norfolk County Hospital
61,263.91
164,851.50
Dog Licenses to County
$ 5,656.60
George-Barden Fund
4,844.27
Smith-Hughes Fund
1,224.94
Withholding Tax Deductions
334,380.48
Public Trust Funds
2,873.20
Fish and Game Licenses for State
4,383.25
School Lunch Account
76,605.71
School Athletics Account
13,281.63
Sewer Receipts-In Escrow
2,932.10
Parking Meter Receipts
358.91
446,546.09
REFUNDS
Taxes-1952
$ 91.24
Taxes-1953
30,826.20
Water Lien
25.00
Common Sewer
12.00
Common Sewer Interest
2.88
Motor Vehicle Taxes-1952
720.51
Motor Vehicle Taxes-1953
5,378.62
Individuals-P. W.
307.94
Individual-Sale of Land
5.00
37,369.39
Total
$7,350,360.59
Less Items Transferred (Not Cash) :
Assessors to Registrars $ 300.00
Sewer Department to Maintenance Town Hall
500.00
New Streets 1951 to Street Department
622.05
Parking Area Hollis Street to Street Dept.
585.00
Conditioning Parking Area Chauncey Street to Moth and Tree Department School Department to Police Department
215.76
4,100.00
384
Pensions Account to:
Police Department
$2,966.66
Fire Department
5,286.65
Street Department School Department
3,433.32
Reserve Fund to Various Accounts
44,631.24
Balance
$7,305,729.35
Cash on hand December 31, 1953
1,274,755.55
$8,580,484.90
EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY ACCOUNT
Balance January 1, 1953
Charges :
Appropriations March 6, 1953:
Police Department, Equipment $ 6,100.00
Fire Department, Equipment
1,100.00
Moth and Tree Department, Equipment
4,000.00
Highway Department, Equipment
7,300.00
Park Department, Equipment
2,400.00
Sewer Construction
38,000.00
Playground-A. Adams School
5,000.00
Plans, etc .- Central Junior High
65,000.00
Bicknell School Alterations
40,000.00
Appropriations May 25, 1953 :
Pond School Addition
28,170.00
Pond School Alterations
10,000.00
Plans, etc .- Johnson School Addition
15,000.00
Plans, etc .- School-Rear High School
25,000.00
Land, Rear of High School
1,000.00
Land, Great Hill Park
602.40
Weymouth Youth Commission
2,500.00
Drainage Survey
1,000.00
Drain-Common Street
4,500.00
Parking Area-Weymouth
12,620.00
Survey Town Hall Building
700.00
Construction, Near 345 Summer Street
425.00
Appropriations November 9, 1953:
Central Junior High School Const'n
$25,000.00
Johnson School Addition
10,000.00
Land, Ralph Talbot Street
12,500.00
Plans, etc., Ralph Talbot Street School
28,000.00
Essex Street Drainage
500.00
Acquiring Tax Titles:
Real Estate Taxes-1944 to 1950 $ 181.24
Real Estate Taxes-1951
1,431.00
385
1,000.00
Renovation Town Hall Annex
15,000.00
Plot, Bald Eagle Road
100,000.00
Chap. 90 Construction
$623,838.47
1,648.46
13,335.09 24,973.34
Real Estate Taxes-1952 Real Estate Taxes-1953 Adjustment-Appropriated Account
1,391.95
2,460.78
25.00
467,907.37
$155,931.10
Credits :
Tax Titles Redeemed
$ 2,122.80
Tax Titles Disclaimed
473.06
Commonwealth-Chap. 90 Aid
40,715.05
County-Chap. 90 Aid
21,236.07
Estimated Receipts-Excess
252,363.45
Appropriation Balances-Unexpended
148,016.42
Revenue 1953-Excess
515.66
Balance December 31, 1953
$621,373.61
LIMITATIONS OF INDEBTEDNESS STATEMENT
January 1, 1954
Prepared in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44, Section 10, of the General Laws (Ter. Ed.), as amended.
Valuations for the three preceding years, including Motor Vehicles :
1951 Valuations
1952 Valuations
1953 Valuations
$ 82,209,780.00 $87,954,030.00 98,308,747.00
$268,472,557.00
Less Abatements to December 31, 1953:
On 1951 Accounts
On 1952 Accounts
On 1953 Accounts
$1,609,260.00 1,947,745.00 1,862,800.00
5,419,805.00
Balance Average Net Valuation 5% of Average Net Valuation
$263,052,752.00 87,684,250.67 4,384,212.53
Outstanding and Authorized Debt
$6,306,000.00
Less Debt Outside the Debt Limit:
School Construction: Chap. 645, Acts 1948
$2,320,000.00
Sewer Construction:
Chap. 94, Acts 1945 Water Construction
372,000.00
276,000.00
$2,968,000.00
3,338,000.00
Borrowing Capacity January 1, 1954
$ 1,046,212.53
Under the provision of Chapter 645, Acts sf 1948, and Chap. 56, Acts of 1952, a Town may borrow up to ten per cent with the approval of the Emergency Finance Board, established under Chapter 49 of the Acts of 19 33.
386
465,442.51
TOWN OF WEYMOUTH - MASSACHUSETTS RECAPITULATION AND ESTIMATES - 1953
Balances January 1, 1953
Appropria- Receipts and
tions
Transfers
Totals
Accounts
1953 Charges
Balances Dec. 31, 1953
1954 Estimates
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
1,200.00
1,200.00
Appropriation Committee
$ 1,197.40
$ 2.60
$1,300.00
Special Committees:
7,500.00
7,500.00
Public Works Building
6,708.81
791.19
60.10
60.10
Revision Zoning Laws
60.10
100.00
100.00
Incinerator
20.73
79.27
2,500.00
Weymouth Youth Commission
1,449.00
1,051.00
9,521.00
1,275.00
10,796.00
Selectmen's Department
10,394.53
401.47
9,839.50
15,613.20
1,540.00
17,153.20
Accounting Department
17,063.41
89.79
16,188.00
13,748.00
1,950.53
15,698.53
Treasurer's Department
15,649.89
48.64
18,727.32
21,354.00
700.00
22,054.00
Collector's Department
21,743.92
310.08
24,766.00
Assessors' Department
27,535.21
339.79
28,720.00
6,000.00
6,000.00
Legal Department
5,951.98
48.02
6,000.00
Damages, Compensation
Cases, etc.
19,580.75
249.27
15,000.00
Indemnification :
904.75
904.75
Nellie L. Greaney
904.75
13,929.00
75.00
14,004.00
Town Clerk's Department
13,932.12
71.88
14,937.00
7,250.00
377,00
7,627.00
Registrars' Department
7,469.49
157.51
9,232.00
2,330.00
81.03
2,411.03
Election Expenses
2,411.03
5,049.00
9,000.00
400.00
9,400.00
Engineering Department
9,215.79
184.21
12,800.00
950.00
44.44
994.44
Planning Board
669.53
324.91
1,100.00
1,120.00
1,120.00
Personnel Board
1,026.60
93.40
14,402.51
10,000.00
11.04
24,413.55
Civil Defense
11,122.75
13,290.80
19,750.58
10,151.60
29,902.18
Town Hall Maintenance
28,290.83
1,611.35
35,041.63
4,500.00
4,500.00
Renovation Town Hall Annex
3,732.67
767.33
8,000.00
8,000.00
Town Hall Repairs
8,000.00
700.00
700.00
Survey-Town Hall Building
700.00
the
387
27,975.00
27,975.00
13,430.02
6,400.00
19,830.02
1,020.00
2,500.00
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
235,625.00 11,904.00
7,066.66 150.00
242,691.66
Salaries and Wages
233,856.16
8,835.50
243,723.66 13,319.00
3,864.00
6,100.00
6,100.00
New Equipment
5,460.99
639.01
3,500.00
Fire Department:
284,541.00
5,286.65
289,827.65
Salaries and Wages
279,780.39
10,047.26
290,642.55
3,000.00
3,000.00
Call Men
1,881.00
1,119.00
3,000.00
21,875.00
21,875.00
Other Expenses
21,751:84
123.16
22.245.00
1,100.00
1,100.00
New Equipment
797.64
302.36
1,100.00
14,103.00
14,103.00
Inspectors' Department
13,864.19
238.81
15,259.00
1.600.00
1,600.00
Sealer's Department
1,600.00
1,600.00
34,340.38
892.30
35,232.68
Moth and Tree Department
33,658.78
1,573.90
70,250.29
8,673.87
11,000.00
19,673.87
Control Dutch Elm Disease
12,431.13
7,242.74
4,000.00
4,000.00
New Equipment
3,758.34
241.66
3,000.00
3,000.00
Tree Planting Program
2,450.80
549.20
8,000.00
8,000.00
South Shore Mosquito Control
8,000.00
HEALTH AND SANITATION
900.00
900.00
Salaries of Board
900.00
900.00
1,940.00
301.25
2,241.25
Miscellaneous Expenses
1,930.75
310.50
2.600.00
1,500.00
1,500.00
Premature Infant Cases
1.281.54
318.46
1,500.00
6,000.00
6,000.00
Tuberculosis Cases
5,782.00
218.00
6,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
Contagious Disease
Cases
928.00
4,072.00
3,000.00
4,660.00
4,660.00
Health Agent
4.660.00,
4,760.00
2,184.00
2,184.00
Health Clerk
2,100.00
84.00
2,288.00
3,676.00
3,676.00
Health Nurse
3,676.00
3,832.00
4,788.00
4,788.00
Plumbing Inspector
4,788.00
4,788.00
5,208.00
5,208.00
Maintenance Dump
5,028.88
179.12
5,000.00
3,376.00
3,376.00
Dental Hygienist
3,376.00
3,376.00
3,150.00
3,150.00
Dentists, Supplies, Transp'n
2,695.69
454.31
3,150.00
700.00
700.00
Health Tests
695.50
4.50
700.00
12,054.00
Other Expenses
11,989.88
64.12
3,864.00
Traffic Lights
3,190.00
674.00
388
Police Department :
Health Department :
1,100.00
1,100.00
Burying Animals
1,100.00
1,500.00
7,500.00
9,000.00
Nurses
7,125.00
1,875.00
1,100.00 7,500.00 36,000.00
6,125.00
33,000.00
39,125.00
Garbage Disposal
30,875.00
8,250.00
52,393.06
228,120.00
215,678.93
496,191.99
Sewer Department
364,424.05
131,767.94
500,000.00
28,000.00
28,000.00
Sewer Const'n, Bicknell School
15,678.93
12,321.07
22,000.00
22,000.00
Sewer Const'n, Commercial Street
22,000.00
HIGHWAYS
Street Department:
Salaries and Wages
219,448.51
6,856.95
228,475.46
Other Expenses
76,625.27
1,031.78
80,600.00
New Equipment
6,915.48
384.52
37,610.00
Construction-Chapter 90
79,869.49
41,976.84
Working New Streets-1951
622.05
68.40
1,977.25
1,977.25
Working New Streets-1952
711.11
1,266.14
Working New Streets-1953
6,949.75
2.570.25
500.00
500.00
Carroll Street
500.00
2,500.00
2,500.00
Oak Street
2,500.00
13,852.00
13,852.00
Water Mains-New Streets 1953
4,165.62
9,686.38
1,500.00
1,500.00
Green Street
129.56
1,370.44
526.53
526.53
Essex Street
526.53
430.00
430.00
Shawmut Street-Rt. of Way
414.50
15.50
901.00
901.00
Parking Area-Hollis Street
890.00
11.00
775.00
775.00
Pleasant Street Widening
775.00
100.00
602.40
702.40
Marker-Corp. Arthur Low Adams
652.14
50.26
1,321.46
1,321.46
Randall Avenue
570.16
751.30
1.00
15,000.00
15,000.00
Sidewalk Construction
14,653.20
346.80
350.00
350.00
Sidewalk-Tufts Fund
350.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
Drainage Survey
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
Drain-Common Street
1,000.00
20,000.00
20,000.00
Land-Chauncey Street
20,000.00
4,700.00
4,700.00
Parking Area-Chauncey Street
3,147.99
1,552.01
425.00
425.00
Construction-Summer Street
260.98
164.02
224,657.00 76,450.00
1,648.46
1,207.05
226,305.46 77,657.05 7,300.00 121,846.33
83,846.33 690.45
7,300.00 38,000.00
690.45
9,520.00
9,520.00
389
1.00
Land-Near Neck Street
1.00
12,620.00 500.00 7,400.00 53,760.00
12,620.00
Parking Area-Weymouth
12,620.00
500.00
736.42
7,304.00 56,268.68
PUBLIC WELFARE
44,982.00
18,866.00
63,848.00
Administration
43,303.37
20,544.63
46,228.00
65,000.00
2,020.74
67,020.74
Outside Relief
49,936.94
17,083.80
65,000.00
45,000.00
24,725.69
69,725.69
Disability Assistance
57,315.35
12,410.34
40,000.00
80,000.00
4,633.17
84,633.17
73,407.54
11,225.63
80,000.00
48,108.21
48,108.21
Relief-U. S. Grant
48,108.21
Old Age Assistance:
360,000.00
6,872.52
366,872.52
Assistance-Town
344,356.75
22,515.77
360,000.00
227,765.33
227,765.33
Assistance-U. S. Grant
227,765.33
VETERANS' SERVICES
11,388.00
Administration
11,153.01
234.99 10,405.52
80,000.00
EDUCATION
1,766,283.00
3,522.14
1,769,805.14
Support of Schools
1,769,140.66
664.48
1,946,764.00
3,164.56
3,164.56
South Junior High
3,164.56
855.28
855.28
Pearl Street
855.28
72,067.58
72,067.58
Homestead
68,705.03
3,362.55
175,519.54
175,519.54
James Humphrey
165,572.12
9,947.42
140,378.84
140,378.84
138,827.19
1,551.65
90,097.15
260,000.00
350,097.15
Bicknell
319,286.79
30,810.36
92,212.77
40,000.00
132,212.77
Bicknell-Alterations
126,141.39
6,071.38
28,170.00
150,000.00
178,170.00
Pond
92,979.91
85,190.09
10,000.00
10,000.00
Pond-Alterations
10,000.00
25,000.00
25,000.00
Central Junior High
810.00
24,190.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
Elden H. Johnson
325.00
9,675.00
11,760.00
80,000.00
650.25
11,388.00 80,650.25
Veterans' Benefits
70,244.73
500.00 7,400.00 53,760.00
Essex Street Drainage
Harbor Master's Department
Street Lighting
6,663.58 52,884.23
875.77
Aid to Dependent Children: Relief-Town
390
School House Construction:
Edward B. Nevin
12,000.00 24,946.64
65,000.00
89,946.64
Central Junior High
89.296.18
15,000.00
15,000.00
Elden H. Johnson
333.53
14,666.47
25,000.00
25,000.00
2,998.09
22,001.91
28,000.00
28,000.00
28,000.00
250.00
250.00
Land-Near Homestead School
250.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
Playground-Adams School
4,744.40
255.60
1.000.00
1,000.00
Land-Rear of High School
1,000.00
12,500.00
12,500.00
Land-Ralph Talbot Street
12,500.00
LIBRARIES
73,090.00
1,083.97
74,173.97
Tufts Library and Branches
73,810.29
363.68
82,029.00
16,925.00
16,925.00
Renovation Tufts Library
6,000.00
10,925.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
Land-Branch Library
5,000.00
7,500.00
7,500.00
Plans-Branch Library
1,956.25
5,543.75
6,764.00
6,764.00
Fogg Library Reading Room
6,558.09
205.91
6.834.00
RECREATION
36,253.40
36,253.40
Parks and Playgrounds
35,858.58
394.82
42,282.40
164.41
164.41
Recreation Program
162.00
2.41
975.00
975.00
Land-E. Weymouth Playground
975.00
17,312.34
17,312.34
Const'n-E. Weymouth Playground
15,464.60
1,847.74
3,244.84
3,244.84
Pond Plain Playground
3,242.98
1.86
720.00
720.00
Weston Park Improvements
708.46
11.54
1.00
1.00
Land-Idlewell
1.00
7,500.00
7,500.00
Park Improvement-Idlewell
59.80
7,440.20
1,500.00
1,500.00
Land-Idlewell
1,500.00
1,200.00
1,200.00
Mosquito Plain Playground
1,050.55
149.45
3,000.00
3,000.00
Jetties-Wessagusset Beach
3,000.00
15,000.00
15,000.00
Land-Great Hill Park
15,000.00
6,800.00
6,800.00
Bath House-Wessagusset Beach
6,800.00
195.57
195.57
Fencing-Beals Park
195.57
300.00
300.00
Bronze Plaques-Public Squares
300.00
391
School Construction Committees:
12,000.00
Pond School
9,017.93
2,982.07 650.46
School-Rear of High School School-Ralph Talbot Street
-
UNCLASSIFIED
29,098.38
1,090.80
30,189.18
Pensions
28,846.97
1,342.21
27,058.16
2,000.00
2,000.00
Observance Memorial Day
1,997.51
2.49
2,000.00
350.00
350.00
Observance Armistice Day
350.00
11,747.32
664.96
12,412.28
Fire and Other Insurance
12,412.28
15,412.28
500.00
500.00
Mosquito Control
500.00
200.00
200.00
Purchase Fish and Game
200.00
4,819.50
4,819.50
Miscellaneous Expenses
4,819.50
4,850.00
5,500.00
5,500.00
Hall Rentals Expense
5,500.00
4,300.00
100.00
100.00
Care Soldiers' Monument
100.00
100.00
475.00
475.00
Care of Old Cemeteries
475.00
475.00
2,016.00
27.53
2,043.53
Care of Soldiers' Graves
2,043.53
2,016.00
60,132.53
60,132.53
Contributory Retirement System
60,132.53
66,958.50
122.08
1.00
1.00
Municipal Buildings Insurance Fund
1.00
1.00
25,000.00
25,000.00
Reserve Fund
24,973.34
26.66
25,000.00
392
PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE
200.00
Alewife Fishery
200.00
200.00
482.43
482.43
Const'n-Alewife Fishery Bldg.
259.49
222.94
Interest and Debt Requirements: Interest and Discount
52,608.89
6,222.78
117,190.00
General Bonds and Notes
215,000.00
375,000.00
$866,127.02
$4,944,924.96
$1,012,642.99
$6,823,694.97
$6,110,414.48
$713,280.49
$5,262,570.43
Balances to Revenue Balances to 1954 Accounts
$148,016.42
565,264.07
**
$713,280.49
58,802.50
29.17
58,831.67
215,000.00
215,000.00
122.08
Improvement Ashwood Cemetery
122.08
200.00
*
ANALYSIS OF PAYROLLS FOR THE YEAR 1953 Personal Services to December 31, 1953
Department
Compensation Paid
Pension Deductions
Witholding Taxes
Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Mass. Teachers' Retirement Fund
Balance
Selectmen
$ 6,376.00
$ 163.80
$1,005.70
90.00
$5,116.50
Accountant
16,016.00
1,056.35
2,418.00
196.20
12,345.45
Treasurer
10,524.00
512.20
1,436.10
163.90
8,411.80
Collector
17,221.00
420.60
2,724.90
140.55
13,934.95
Assessors'
24,155.00
* 966.19
2,873.20
339.75
19,975.86
Legal
4,000.00
200.00
800.04
2,999.96
Town Clerk
11,692.00
364.00
1,242.80
172.20
9,913.00
Registrar
6,000.25
143.00
1,054.22
39.60
4,763.43
Personnel Board
920.00
46.00
184.00
690.00
Civil Defense
1,142.45
228.73
913.72
Maint. Town Hall
11,337.33
567.15
1,011.60
165.70
9,592.88
Inspectors'
11,788.00
585.65
1,562.60
145.20
9,494.55
Sealer
1,300.00
65.00
1,235.00
Tree & Moth
27,379.75
1,310.46
2,451.90
241.40
23,375.99
Dutch Elm
630.90
17.98
27.90
585.02
Health
22,659.12
1,035.80
2,362.20
359.85
18,901.27
Harbor Master
6,195.94
229.37
590.40
5,376.17
Welfare Adm'n
37,513.07
1,977.55
4,810.40
416.45
30,308.67
Veterans' Services
10,088.00
504.38
1,359.90
228.45
7,995.27
Park
24,830.06
168.16
2,633.20
195.00
21,833.70
Miscellaneous
1,000.00
35,50
964.50
Care of Soldiers'
Graves
172.550
34.50
138.00
$252,941.37
$10,333.64
$30,812.29 2,929.75
$208,865.69
393
Police
$233,856.16*
$7,011.75
$24,367.40
$3,968.50
$198,508.51
Fire
281,661.39₸
13,781.85
24,919.98
5,469.05
237,490.51
Sewer
65,410.47
2,560.26
7,494.91
507.30
54,848.00
Street
219,448.51
9,709.23
20,928.10
3,455.95
185,355.23
Cafeteria
27,976.55
1,277.96
4,220.45
78.95
22,399.19
Athletics
1,273.55
254.95
1,018.60
School
1,414,802.66+
8,386.37
200,780.01
16,207.10
$60,299.93
1,129,129.25
Library
51,864.23
2,588.98
8,436.59
480.70
40,357.96
$2,549,234.89
$55,650.04
$322,214.68
$33,097.30
$60,299.93
$2,077,972.84
Water
133,639.61
6,825.72
15,053.20
1,653.35
110,107.34
$2,682,874.50
$62,475.76
$337,267.88
$34,750.65
$60,299.93
$2,188.080.28
(*) Includes $2,868.92 Holiday Pay
(1) Includes $4,990.07 Holiday Pay
(+) Includes $3,114.92 Hall Rentals Account
394
TOWN OF WEYMOUTH - MASSACHUSETTS
BALANCE SHEET
JANUARY 1, 1954
Treasurer's Cash:
Withholding Taxes for U. S. Treasury
$36,431.83
Town
$1,274,755.55 135,206.74 250.00 $1,410,212.29
Accounts Receivable :
Taxes-Levy 1952-Polls
12.00
Levy 1952-Personal
34.92
Levy 1952-Real Estate
5,941.38
Levy 1953-Polls
408.00
Levy 1953-Personal
3,601.38
Overlays Reserved for Abatements:
Levy 1953-Real Estate
89,390.94
99,388.62
5,988.30
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes :
Levy 1952
$ 249.41
Revenue Reserved Until Collected:
Levy 1953
42,940.96
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes
$43,190.37
Departmental:
Street Department
27.30
Sewer Assessments
102,166.86
Public Welfare
3,783.70
Apportioned Sewer Assessments
1,019.51
Vocational School
4,682.27
8,593.27
Tax Titles
12,307.31
Sewer Assessments:
Common
74,407.88
County Aid to Highways
2,513.93
Particular
27,758.98
102,166.86
Water Department
78,213.91
266,650.08
Apportioned Sewer Assessments :
Common 1952
44.00
Receipts from Parking Meters Unclaimed checks Account
791.05
Common 1953
567.17
Particular 1953
408.34
1,019.51
Receipts Reserved for Appropriation: Sewer Assessments
39,788.76
Water Construction Deposits Guarantee Deposits
4,500.00
Water
Petty Cash-Collector's Office
Dog License Fees for County
187.40
Fish and Game Licenses for State
251.00
Sale of Real Estate Fund
7,864.76
School Athletics Account
15,784.82
School Lunch Account
11,524.99
Federal Grant-George Barden Fund
769.48
Reserve Fund-Overlay Surplus
28,971.83
Levy of 1952 Levy of 1953
24,155.74
30,144.04
43,190.37
Departmental
8,593.27
Judgments
55.10
Hall Rentals
100.00
Committed Sewer Interest
293.78
Tax Possessions
13,268.20
State Aid to Highways
5,027.84
285.21
6,572.00
395
Committed Sewer Interest:
Sewer Receipts (In Escrow)
1952 1953
12.69 281.09
293.78
Loans Authorized-Not Negotiated Accrued Interest Account-Town Petty Cash Reserve-Collector 250.00
Judgments:
Unexpended Appropriation Balances:
Personal Taxes 1950
42.41
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes 1950
12.69
55.10
Committee-Public Works Building
791.19
Committee-Revision Zoning Laws 60.10
Committee-Incinerator 79.27
Weymouth Youth Commission
1,051.00
Rates
67,143.11
Civil Defense
13,290.80
New Services
2,251.39
Town Hall Maintenance
1,047.60
Private Work
6,044.90
Town Hall Repairs
8,000.00
Liens-1952
471.41
Control Dutch Elm Disease
7,242 74
Liens-1953
2,303.10
78,213.91
Tree Planting Program
549.20
396
Tax Titles (92 parcels)
12,307.31
Garbage Disposal
8,250.00
Tax Possessions
13,268.20
Sewer Department -Construction
131,767.94
Loans Authorized
2,320,000.00
Sewer Const'n-Bicknell School
12,321.07
Sewer Const'n-Commercial Street
22,000.00
State Aid to Highways:
Street Const'n-Chap. 90
41,976.84
Contract No. 13483
2,400.00
Working New Streets-1952
1,266.14
Working New Streets-1953
2,570.25
Water Mains-New Streets-1953
9,686.38
Green Street-Drainage Survey
1,370.44
County Aid to Highways:
Pleasant Street Widening
775.00
Contract No. 13483
1,200.00
Plot-Bald Eagle Road
50.26
Contract No. 14143
1,313.93
2,513.93
1.00
Sidewalk Construction
346.80
Drainage Survey
1,000.00
State Liabilities-Underestimates:
Drain-Common Street
1,000.00
Charles River Basin Tax
17.23
Parking Area-Chauncey Street
1,552.01
Boston Arena Assessment
5,237.70
5,254.93
Const'n-Near 345 Summer Street 164.02
Essex Street-Drainage
500.00
Nurses
1,875.00
Contract No. 14143
2,627.84
5,027.84
Land-near Neck Street
7,061.32 2,320,000.00 453.61
Water Department:
School House Construction:
South Junior High
3,164.56
Pearl Street
855.28
Homestead
3,362.55
James Humphrey
9,947.42
Edward B. Nevin
1,551.65
Bicknell
30,810.36
Bicknell-Alterations
6,071.38
Pond
85,190.09
Pond-Alterations
10,000.00
Central Junior High
24,190.00
Elden H. Johnson
9,675.00
School Construction Committees:
Pond School
2,982.07
Central Junior High
650.46
Elden H. Johnson
14,666.47
School-rear High School
22,001.91
School-Ralph Talbot Street
28,000.00
Playground-A. Adams School
255.60
Land-Ralph Talbot Street
12,500.00
Renovation Tufts Library
10,925.00
Plans, etc .- Branch Library
5,543.75
Land-E. Weymouth Playground
975.00
Const'n-E. Weymouth Playground
1,847.74
Land-Idlewell
1.00
Park Development-Idlewell
7,440.20
Land-Idlewell
1,500.00
Mosquito Plain Playground
149.45
Bronze Plaques-Public Squares
300.00
Improvement Ashwood Cemetery
122.08
565,264.07
Water Department:
Filter Plant Improvements
12.211.05
Purchase Land on Pond
2,375.77
397
Equipment Account Stock Account
9,264.46 24,990.58
48,841.86
State Liabilities-Overestimates:
1,686.12
Metropolitan Parks South Met. Sewerage System Smoke Inspection
4,654.43
262.66
6,603.21
County Liabilities-Overestimates:
County Tax
10.69
County Hospital Assessment
1,362.42
1,373.11
Surplus Revenue (E. & D.) :
Town
621,373.61
Water
79,767.88
701,141.49
$4,101,505.92
$4,101,505.92
EMERSON R. DIZER, Town Accountant
MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS
A. Adams and Pratt Schools-Aug. 1, 1948
$ 160,000.00
15,000.00
1,020,000.00
389,000.00
182,000.00
42,000.00
Homestead School-May 1, 1952 425,000.00 Humphrey School-Oct. 1, 1952 Nevin School-Oct. 1, 1952 208,000.00
369,000.00
Sewer Construction-Oct. 1, 1952
190,000.00
Bicknell School-August 1, 1953
360,000.00
398
January 25, 1954.
Net Funded Debt: General Water
$3,710,000.00 276,000.00
A. Adams and Pratt Schools-Aug. 1, 1949 South Junior High School-May 1, 1950 Pearl Street School-Feb. 1, 1951 Sewer Construction-Oct. 1, 1951 South Junior High School-Oct. 1, 1951
Pond School-August 1, 1953
Sewer Construction-Aug. 1, 1953 Water Loan-Aug. 15, 1934 Water Loan-Oct. 1, 1946
150,000.00 200,000.00 4,000.00 15,000.00
Water Loan-Aug. 1, 1948
125,000.00
Water Loan-Apr. 1, 1950
36,000.00
Water Loan-Apr. 1, 1950
10,000.00
Water Loan-Oct. 1, 1951
86,000.00
$3,986,000.00
$3,986,000.00
TRUST AND INVESTMENT FUNDS
Cash and Securities
$904,585.48
Tufts Fund, Free Public Lectures
$ 5,000.00
Tufts Fund, Free Public Lectures, Income
1,559.73
Tufts Fund, Books
2,500.00
Tufts Fund, Reading Room
2,500.00
Tufts Fund, Sidewalks and Shade Trees
2,000.00
Tufts Fund, Sidewalks and Shade Trees, Income
91.70
Tufts Fund, Care Tufts Tomb
500.00
John C. Rhines Fund
10,000.00
John C. Rhines Fund, Income
6,206.99
Elias S. Beals Park Fund
1,000.00
Elias S. Beals Park Fund, Income
37.64
Laban Pratt Hospital Fund
300,000.00
Laban Pratt Hospital Fund, Income
417,124.16
Labon Pratt Fountain Fund
400.00
Laban Pratt Fountain Fund, Income
762.51
Augustus J. Richards Library Fund
5,000.00
Joseph E. Trask Library Fund
12,805.88
Susannah Hunt Stetson Library Fund
2,500.00
Tirrell Donation Library Fund
1,000.00
Francis Flint Forsyth Library Fund
1,000.00
Arthur E. Pratt Library Fund
3,000.00
Charles Henry Pratt Library Fund
500.00
William H. Pratt Library Fund
2,798.80
399
Alida M. Denton Library Fund Mary Fifield King Library Fund Weymouth Back River Bridge Fund
700.00 2,000.14 3,000.00
Municipal Buildings Insurance Fund Martha Hannah King Fund Ashwood Cemetery Fund Mary Fifield King Fund
119,870.29
88.52
537.97
101.15
$904,585.48
$904,585.48
DEFERRED REVENUE ACCOUNTS
Apportioned Sewer Assessments-Not Due $97,537.00
Apportioned Sewer Assessments-Common :
Due 1954
$ 8,115.00
Due 1955
8,039.00
Due 1956
8,034.00
Due 1957
8,029.00
Due 1958
8,019.00
Due 1959
6,005.00
Due 1960
4,407.00
Due 1961
1,951.00
Due 1962
1,190.00
Apportioned Sewer Assessments-Particular:
Due 1954
5,610.00
Due 1955
5,610.00
Due 1956
5,610.00
Due 1957
5,610.00
Due 1958
5,610.00
Due 1959
5,300.00
Due 1960
4,648.00
Due 1961
3,784.00
Due 1962
1,966.00
$97,537.00
$97,537.00
EMERSON R. DIZER, Town Accountant
400
SALARIES OF TOWN OFFICIALS
Office and Incumbent
Salary Paid in 1953
Selectmen:
Joseph Crehan
700.00
Everett E. Callahan
600.00
William A. Connell, Jr.
114.52
Ralph J. Amabile, Jr.
600.00
Raymond Morgan
600.00
Warren P. Burrell
485.48
Treasurer:
Harry I. Granger
4,472.00
Town Clerk:
Harry Christensen
4,412.00
Collector of Taxes:
Frank W. Holbrook
5,824.00
School Committee:
None
Assessors:
Charles W. Burgess
1,800.00
Harry E. Bearce
4,934.00
Frank A. Pray
1,650.00
John W. Heffernan
1,650.00
George H. Bell
1,650.00
Water Department:
Stanley T. Torrey
225.00
John E. Horace
200.00
Clarence W. Taylor
200.00
Joseph Crehan
200.00
Harry I. Granger
225.00
Sydney C. Beane
6,124.00
Registrars of Voters:
Edward C. McIntosh
275.00
Helen R. Corridan
250.00
John J. Santry
325.00
Harry Christensen
400.00
Trustees of Tufts Library
None
Park Commissioners:
Everett J. McIntosh
200.00
Otto Mason
200.00
Francis X. Kelly
33.33
Joseph D. Slattery
166.67
Planning Board
None
Tree Warden and Moth Superintendent:
V. Leslie Hebert
4,811.43
Annual Moderator
None
402
Sewer Department: J. Herbert Libbey
500.00
John W. Field
500.00
Charles J. Masterson Norman M. Smith
500.00
5,044.00
Town Counsel :
Arthur A. Cicchese
4,000.00
Town Accountant:
Emerson R. Dizer
5,824.00
Superintendent of Streets:
John J. O'Leary 5,824.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures:
Charles W. Burgess
1,300.00
Welfare Agent:
Thomas P. Delahunt
5,512.00
Chief of Police:
Edward F. Butler
5,824.00
Chief of Fire Department: Walter R. Murray
5,824.00
Health Agent:
Henry F. Godin
4,160.00
Plumbing Inspector:
Thomas J. MacDonald
4,160.00
Building Inspector: Andrew A. Chisholm 4,940.00
Wiring Inspector : Joseph W. Ross
4,160.00
Harbor Master: Cecil L. Evans
3,328.00
Veterans' Administrator: Raymond E. Stein
4,420.00
Dog Officer:
John H. Reidy
600.00
Animal Inspector:
John H. Reidy
400.00
Custodian of Veterans' Graves:
Karl O'Neil 172.50
403
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Appropriations Annual Town Meeting 89
Annual Town Election
92
Annual Town Meeting, March 2 13
Annual Town Meeting, Adjourned March 4-6 32
225
Assessors' Report
145
Auditor's Report
Board of Health 244
Board of Fence Viewers 268
Building Inspector 214
Civil Defense Committee
236
Collector of Taxes 250
Cusodian of Veterans' Graves 231
Dental Clinic
246
Director of Civil Defense
236
Electric Lighting Committee
224
Fire Alarm, Superintendent 216
Fire Department 215
Graduation Exercises
319
General Relief
219
General School Building Committee
318-324
Harbor Master 211
High School, Athletic Account
315
Health Officer
244
Health Nurse
245
Inspector of Animals 217
Jury List
134
Jurors Drawn 141
Laban Pratt Hospital Report 325
Library Trustees Report 255
404
Memorial Day Committee
209 Moth Department 228
Mosquito Control Project 205
Old Age Assistance 219
Park Commissioners 213
Planning Board
248
Plumbing Inspector
231 212
Public Welfare
219
Personnel Board
247
Retirement System
361
Registrars of Voters 235
Salaries of Town Officials 402
School Report 271
Sealer of Weights and Measures
212
Shell Fish Constable
213
Sewer Construction 220
Sewer Department Superintendent 221
Special Report - Engineering Committee 237
Street Department
217
Town Accountant's Report 364
Town Clerk's Financial Report 142
Town Counsel 232
Town Meeting, Special, May 25
102
Town Meeting, Special, July 27
123
Town Meeting, Special, November 9
124
Town Meeting Members
5
Town Engineer
233
Town Offices
3
Treasurer's Report 353
Tree Department 228
Tufts Library Report
255
Veteran's Service 204
Vital Statistics 142
Water Department 329
Wiring Inspector 217
Zoning Appeals 204
405
Police Department
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