Town annual report of Weymouth 1954, Part 26

Author: Weymouth (Mass.)
Publication date: 1954
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 368


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1,228.39


Ashwood Cemetery: Labor


60.00


103,067.13


328


Harbor Master's Department: Salaries:


Harbor Master


Shellfish Warden


$3,328.00 3,423.68


6,751.68


Transportation


400.00


Planting Seed Clams


500.00


Miscellaneous


440.62


8,092.30


Street Lighting:


Weymouth Light and Power Company (Contract)


52,310.56


PUBLIC WELFARE


Town-Administration :


Salaries


$17,491.18


Stationery, Postage, etc.


1,345.92


Miscellaneous


154.45


Travel Expenses


3,555.00


Partitions, Equipment, etc.


2,865.21


25,411.76


U. S. Grants-Administration:


Salaries


21,574.81


Outside Relief :


Aided by Other Cities and Towns


$5,058.83


Aided in Weymouth


45,925.58


50,984.4]


DISABILITY ASSISTANCE


Town-Assistance:


Cash Allotments


56,875.73


AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN


Town-Relief :


Cash Allotments


81,416.19


U. S. Grant-Relief:


Cash Allotments


55,236.33


OLD AGE ASSISTANCE


Town-Assistance:


Cash Allotments


Other Cities and Towns


342,502.71 7,629.39


350,132.10


U. S. Grant-Assistance:


Cash Allotments


215,144.52


VETERANS' SERVICES


Administration :


Salaries


10,248.00


Travel Expense


500.00


Miscellaneous


599.91


11,347.91


Veterans' Benefits


82,755.15


94,103.06


329


EDUCATION


Administration:


Superintendent


10,000.00


Other General Salaries


30,793.23


Other General Expense


3,413.88


Legal Expense


350.00


44,557.11


Instruction :


Salaries of Teachers


1,234,506.01


Expenses of Teachers


16,137.78


Textbooks


31,439.24


Supplies


46,303.85


Other Expense of Instruction


515.19


1,328,902.07


Operation of School Plant:


Janitors Salaries


110,758.30


Fuel


25,400.54


Light and Power


19,093.92


Water


2,713.65


Telephones


3,815.11


Janitors Supplies


11,298.58


173,080.10


Maintenance :


Salaries


43,590.04


Materials, Supplies


23,221.17


Repairs (contract)


58,052.97


Replacement of Equipment


13,435.42


Other Expenses


765.85


139,065.45


Auxiliary Agencies:


Library Books and Supplies


4,582.70


Graduating Expenses


450.78


Promotion of Health


15,854.46


Transportation of Pupils


76,062.39


Athletic Equipment


3,882.01


Tuition


5,174.25


Support of Truants


164.86


Insurance


904.56


Other Expenses


157.25


107,233.26


Outlay and New Equipment:


Outlay


7,523.22


New Equipment


13,662.40


21,185.62


330


Day Vocational School:


Salaries


81,857.24


Expenses of Principal's Office


3,207.86


Textbooks


1,311.76


Supplies


11,303.55


Operating Expenses


5,618.61


Repairs to Buildings


319.04


Replacement of Equipment


3,633.49


New Equipment


6,564.72


Capital Outlay


2,556.48


116,372.75


Class for Exceptional Children


6,466.34


Evening Schools:


Commercial


1,071.56


Practical Arts


5,464.23


Trade Extension


41.66


Part-time Apprenticeship


1,024.30


Woodworking


1,481.12


Adult Civic Education


75.88


9,158.75


War Veterans' Pensions


2,112.21


Travel Expenses:


In State


354.06


Out-of-State


370.86


724.92


1,948,858.62


School House Construction:


Homestead


3,355.69


James Humphrey


3,542.68


Edward B. Nevin


1,048.61


Bicknell


20,468.82


Bicknell-Alterations


6,054.69


Pond


91,414.74


Central Junior High


1,156,407.94


Elden H. Johnson


262,641.91


Academy Avenue School


217,842.71


Ralph Talbot Street School


36,024.74


School Construction Committees:


Pond School


2,976.31


Central Junior High


650.46


Elden H. Johnson


14,290.61


School Rear of High School


22,001.91


Ralph Talbot Street School


19,820.43


Playground-Adams School


235.20


331


LIBRARIES


Tufts Library :


Salaries


41,591.44


Janitor Service


4,006.00


Books, Periodicals, etc.


8,433.33


Service to Stations


709.82


Insurance


21.22


Bindery


1,714.51


Fuel


924.79


Light


671.24


Maintenance


2,352.05


Miscellaneous


2,671.10


Convention Expenses


94.99


63,190.49


North Weymouth Branch:


Salaries


6,039.76


Janitor Service


1,147.75


Books, Periodicals, etc.


2,064.88


Rent


1,045.00


Fuel


244.55


Maintenance


204.80


Light


84.51


Transportation of Books


52.00


Sundries


335.75


Insurance


145.26


11,364.26


East Weymouth Branch:


Salaries


4,426.95


Janitor Service


551.00


Books, Periodicals, etc. Rent


1,500.00


Maintenance


376.10


Light


61.44


Transportation of Books


52.00


Sundries


6.03


8,744.53


83,299.28


Fogg Library Reading Room:


Trustees of Fogg Library:


Salaries


3,714.00


Books


840.00


Fuel


540.00


Insurance


180.00


Telephone


72.00


Lights


120.00


Water


12.00


Repairs


232.50


Miscellaneous


156.00


Common Sewer Assessment


667.00


Improvement in Lighting


795.00


7,328.50


Plans-Branch Library


4,707.01


Construction Branch Library


78,745.22


332


1,771.01


RECREATION


Parks and Playgrounds :


Administration:


Salaries-Commissioners


600.00


Expenses-Commissioners


150.00


750.00


General Labor


20,037.82


Equipment, Repairs, Maintenance,


etc.


5,027.23


Fences


457.00


Miscellaneous


301.96


25,824.01


Bath House:


Salaries


2,856.00


Other Expenses


1,211.42


4,067.42


Supervised Playgrounds:


Salaries


5,520.00


Other Expenses


2,310.51


7,830.51


38,471.94


Park Department-New Equipment


483.21


Land-East Weymouth Playground


3,072.50


Constructoin-East Weymouth Playground


5,307.25


Land-Idlewell


1,650.00


Park Improvement-Idlewell


7.97


Land for Park-Idlewell


1,499.00


Mosquito Plain Playground


1,843.50


Bronze Plaques-Public Squares


113.89


Town Green-Weymouth Heights


499.50


Whitman Pond Project


4,404.51


Land-"House Rock Site"


4,900.00


Plaque-Church & North Streets


55.00


UNCLASSIFIED


Pensions :


Police Department


17,978.76


Fire Department


7,000.00


Street Department


3,246.06


School Department


4,512.25


32,737.07


Observance Memorial Day:


Flowers and wreaths


1,075.60


Flags


438.54


Bands


320.00


Transportation


110.00


Printing


38.50


Miscellaneous


15.98


1,998.62


333


Observance Veteran's Day:


Wreath Printing, etc. Tarnsportation Refreshments Band


5.00


25.25


35.00


100.00


175.00


340.25


Fire and Other Insurance


13,301.02


Mosquito Control:


Twin Spruce Trout Hatchery


100.00


Weymouth Sportsmen's Club


-


200.00


300.00


Miscellaneous Expenses :


National Guard Expenses


350.00


Printing Town Reports


3,666.80


Dog Officer-Salary


600.00


Animal Inspector


400.00


5,016.80


Hall Rentals Expenses: School Department Charges


7,000.00


Care Soldiers' Monument:


North Weymouth Cemetery Association


100.00


Care Old Cemeteries Wessagusset Post No. 1399, V.F.W.


475.00


Care of Soldiers' Graves:


.


Superintendent Salary


230.00


Labor


84.00


Transportation


90.25


Miscellaneous


122.84


Grave Markers


142.35


Care of Lots


1,466.00


2,135.44


Contributory Retirement System :


Weymouth Retirement System


67,086.21


Municipal Buildings Insurance Fund: East Weymouth Savings Bank


1.00


Reserve Fund:


Apr. 9 Registrars


375.00


Apr. 22 Pensions a/c


1,664.26


June 7 Miscellaneous Expenses a/c


166.80


July 6 Police Department


49.00


July 6 Moth and Tree Department


750.00


Oct. 11 Damages a/c


1,500.00


Oct. 22 Fire Department-Other Expenses


420.00


Oct. 22 Police Department-Salaries and Wages 189.00 Other Expenses 331.00


334


Oct. 22 Libraries


250.00


Oct. 22 Registrars-Recount Nov. 2 Election 310.00


Oct. 26 Damages a/c 1,000.00


Oct. 26 Election Expenses 126.57


Dec. 13 Land-Park Purposes, East Weymouth 2,097.50


Dec. 13 Land-Idlewell 1,649.00


Dec. 13 Damages a/c 700.00


Dec. 13 Pensions a/c-School Department 312.25


Dec. 31 Legal Department 101.98


Dec. 31 Selectmen's Department-State Census 2,000.00


Dec. 31 Veterans' Services 2,043.16


16,035.52


PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE


Alewife Fishery:


Weymouth Sportsmen's Club, Inc.


200.00


INTEREST AND DEBT REQUIREMENTS


Interest:


Adams and Pratt Schools


2,987.50


Pearl Street School


4,675.00


Bicknell School Addition


8,280.00


Pond School Addition


3,450.00


South Junior High School


15,585.00


Humphrey School Addition


7,380.00


Nevin School Addition


4,160.00


Homestead School


6,187.50


Academy Avenue School


5,000.00


Johnson School Addition & Central Junior High School


46,400.00


Sewer Loans


12,585.00


116,690 00


General Bonds and Notes:


Adams and Pratt Schools


40,000.00


Pearl Street School


30,000.00


Bicknell School Addition


21,176.47


Pond School Addition


8,823.53


South Junior High School


64,000.00


Humphrey School Addition


26,000.00


Nevin School Addition


11,000.00


Homestead School


25,000.00


Johnson School Addition and Central Junior High School


120,000.00


Sewer Loans


29,000.00


375,000.00


335


AGENCY, TRUST AND INVESTMENT


State Liabilities:


Auditing Municipal Accounts


2,835.26


Examination Retirement System


617.89


Charles River Basin: Interest


.33


Metropolitan Parks:


Serial Bonds


16.26


Interest


7.32


Maintenance


44,868.35


Metropolitan Parks-Series 2:


Serial Bonds


56.92


Interest


6.51


Metorpolitan Sewer-South System:


Serial Bonds


14,224.20


Interest


3,222.87


Maintenance


37,536.26


Smoke Inspection


1,046.44


Gypsy and Brown Tail Moth Control


8,373.40


112,812.01


County Liabilities:


County Tax


94,655.76


Norfolk County Hospital


62,049.58


156,705.34


Dog Licenses to County


5,821.60


George-Barden Fund


1,579.48


Smith-Hughes Fund


1,386.85


Withholding Tax Deductions


336,791.92


Public Trust Funds


7,805.40


Fish and Game Licenses for State


4,709.50


School Lunch Account


96,126.72


School Athletic Account


15,175.02


Sewer Receipts-In Escrow


7,061.32


Parking Meter Receipts


2,030.04


U. S. Grant-School Maintenance


26,463.39


504,951.24


REFUNDS


Taxes-1952


1,358.97


Taxes-1953


2,078.58


Taxes-1954


38,104.40


Motor Vehicle Taxes-1953


1,746.52


Motor Vehicle Taxes-1954


4,984.36


Licenses


64.00


Commonwealth of Massachusetts


93.17


48,430.00


Total


$8,461,845.51


336


Less Items Transfers (Not Cash :


Assessors to Registrars


300.00


Whitman St. Construction to Moth & Tree Dept.


110.93


Parking Area-So. Weymouth to Street Dept.


937.20


School Department to Police Department


4,100.00


Pensions a/c to:


Police Department


1,225.00


Fire Department


5,200.00


Street Department


3,246.06


School Department


2,112.25


11,783.31


Reserve Fund to Various Accounts


16,035.52


33,266.96


Balance


$8,428,578.55


Cash on hand December 31, 1954


2,608,834.29


$11,037,412.84


EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY ACCOUNT


Balance January 1, 1951


$621,373.61


Charges :


Appropriations March 3, 1954:


Police Department


$3,500.00


Fire Department


1,100.00


Street Department


32,500.00


Park Department


530.00


Chapter 90 Construction


25,000.00


Academy Avenue School


34,480.16


Land-off Front Street


12,000.00


Const'n Branch Library


95,000.00


Sewer Construction


104,678.93


Night Soil Disposal Chamber


15,000.00


Land-Winter Street


7,500.00


For use by Assessors'


75,000.00


Appropriations October 4, 1954:


School Construction


8,235.84


Sewer Construction


2,000.00


Culvert-Middle Street


4,000.00


Police Department


8,536.93


Acquiring Tax Titles :


Real Estate Taxes-1952


1,066.17


Real Estate Taxes-1953


1,211.28


Real Estate Taxes-1954


2,455.20


Adjustments:


Appropriation Account


25.00


Water Account


25.00


State Liabilities


5.65


433,850.16


187,523.45


337


Credits:


Tax Titles Redeemed


5,118.33


Commonwealth-Chapter 90 Aid


13,526.25


County-Chapter 90 Aid


6,763.13


Estimated Receipts-Excess


155,901.59


Appropriation Balances-Unexpended


155,640.48


Revenue 1954 Excess


1,602.41


338,552.19


Balance December 31, 1954


526,075.64


Uncollected Taxes as of December 31, 1954


104,659.27


FREE CASH-January 1, 1955


$421,416.37


LIMITATIONS OF INDEBTEDNESS STATEMENT


January 1, 1955


Prepared in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44, Section 10, of the General Laws (Ter. Ed.) as amended.


Valuation for the three preceding years, including Motor Vehicles:


1952 Valuations


1953 Valuations 1954 Valuations


$87,954,030.00 98,308,747.00 107,788,030.00


$294,050,807.00


Less Abatements to December 31, 1954:


On 1952 Accounts


$2,013,940.00


On 1953 Accounts


2,301,345.00


On 1954 Accounts


2,236,030.00


$6,551,315.00


Balance


$287,499,492.00


Average Net Valuation 5% of Average Net Valuation


95,833,164.00 4,791,658.20


Outstanding and Authorized Debt


$7,282,000.00


Less Debt Outside the Debt Limit:


School Construction: Chapter 645, Acts 1948


$2,940,000.00


Sewer Construction Chapter 94, Acts 1945


453,000.00


Water Construction: General Laws


387,000.00


$3,780,000.00


3,502,000.00


Borrowing Capacity January 1, 1955


$1,289,658.20


Under the provisions of Chapter 645, Acts of 1948, and Chapter 56 of the 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 1933.


338


TOWN OF WEYMOUTH - MASSACHUSETTS RECAPULATION OF ESTIMATES - 1954


Balances January 1, 1954


Appropria- Receipts and


tions


Transfers


Totals


Accounts


1954 Charges


Balances Dec. 31, 1954


1955 Estimates


GENERAL GOVERNMENT


$1,300.00


$1,300.00


Appropriation Committee


$1.245.40


$54.60


$1,300.00


Special Committees:


$791.19


791.19


Public Works Building


791.19


60.10


60.10


Revision Zoning Laws


15.77


44.33


79.27


79.27


Incinerator


79.27


1,051.00


1,051.00


Weymouth Youth Commission


364.20


686.80


11,840.00


$2,049.00


13,889.00


Selectmen's Department


9,573.36


4,315.64


10,430.00


16,188.00


1,500.00


17,688.00


Accounting Department


17,686.08


1.92


16,041.50


24,058.00


2,897.10


26,955.10


Treasurer's Department


24,456.72


2,498.38


17,211.00


22,241.00


22,241.00


Collector's Department


22,240.72


28


24,572.00


28,458.00


28,458.00


Assessors' Department


28,409.38


48.62


29,448.00


6,000.00


101.98


6,101.98


Legal Department


6,101.98


6,000.00


15,000.00


3,200.00


18,200.00


Damages, Compensation, etc.


18,108.26


91.74


20,000.00


14,837.00


14,837.00


Town Clerk's Department


14,694.06


142.94


15,547.84


7,968.00


985.00


8,953.00


Registrars' Department


8,943.55


9.45


7,974.00


5,380.00


126.57


5,506.57


Election Expenses


5,506.57


1,729.50


12,800.00


12,800.00


Engineering Department


11,684.13


1,115.87


12,000.00


1,100.00


1,100.00


Planning Board


563.84


536.16


1,100.00


Personnel Board


984.36


35.64


1,020.00


13,290.80


13,290.80


Civil Defense


4,076.47


9,214.33


4,000.00


1,047.60


35,867.00


36,914.60


Town Hall Maintenance


35,335.46


1,579.14


35,734.77


1,000.00


1,000.00


Parking Area-Town Hall Annex


1,000.00


8,000.00


8,000.00


Town Hall Repairs


8,000.00


339


1,020.00


1,020.00


PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY


Police Department:


249,573.93


5,514.00 390.55


255,087.93


Salaries and Wages


247,225.57


7,862.36 7.61


277,929.98


13,319.00


13,709.55


Other Expenses


13,701.94


18,611.00


7,300.00


7,300.00


New Equipment


3,491.01


4,800.00


3,825.00


3,825.00


Purchase of Uniforms


3,657.84


3,808.99 167.16


4,275.00


Fire Department:


Salaries and Wages


291,974.70


3,868.30


306,097.57


3,000.00


3,000.00


Call Men


2,047.50


952.50


3,000.00


22,245.00


420.00


22,665.00


Other Expenses


22,643.16


21.84


21,525.00


1,100.00


1,100.00


New Equipment


989.13


110.87


1,700.00


2,920.00


2,920.00


Purchase of Uniforms


2,479.37


440.63


3,420.00


14,465.00


14,465.00


Inspector's Department


14,284.72


180.28


15,251.00


1,600.00


1,600.00


Sealer's Department


1,593.11


6.89


1,820.00


43,441.00


860.93


44,301.93


Moth & Tree Department


32,770.58


11,531.35


77,852.21


7,242.74


11,000.00


18,242.74


Control Dutch Elm Disease


11,111.52


7,131.22


549.20


549.20


Tree Planting Program


496.20


53.00


8,250.00


8,250.00


South Shore Mosquito Control


8,250.00


500.00


HEALTH AND SANITATION


Health Department:


900.00


900.00


Salaries of Board


900.00


1,050.00


2,400.00


2,400.00


Miscellaneous Expenses


1,626.32


773.68


5,520.00


1,500.00


1,500.00


Premature Infants Cases


718.20


781.80


1,500.00


6,000.00


6,000.00


Tuberculosis Cases


5,977.75


22.25


6,000.00


3,000.00


3,000.00


Contagious Disease Cases


1,097.94


1,902.06


3,000.00


4,660.00


4,660.00


Health Agent


4,660.00


4,760.00


2,288.00


2,288.00


Health Clerk


2,288.00


2,548.00


3,832.00


3,832.00


Health Nurse


3,832.00


4,040.00


4,888.00


4,888.00


Plumbing Inspector


4,888.00


4,888.00


5,000.00


5,000.00


Maintenance Dump


4,951.16


48.84


5,000.00


1,000.00


1,000.00


Incinerator


1,000.00


3,376.00


3,376.00


Dental Hygienist


3,376.00


3,532.00


290,643.00


5,200.00


295,843.00


340


.


3,150.00


3,150.00


3,076.73


73.27


3,150.00


850.00


850.00


850.00


850.00


1,100.00


1,100.00


Burying Animals


1,100.00


1,100.00


7,500.00


9,375.00


Nurses


7,500.00


1,875.00


7,500.00


8,250.00


46,000.00


54,250.00


Garbage Disposal


42,750.00


11,500.00


49,000.00


70,000.00


317.65


70,317.65


Sewer Department-M. & O.


55,481.64


14,836.01


70,110.08


73,000.00


73,000.00


Construction-Particular Sewers


64,127.33


8,872.67


71,000.00


131,767,94


157,000.00


118,439.77


407,207.71


Construction-Comon Sewers


327,332.18


79,875.53


358,889.92


15,000,00


15,000.00


Night Soil Disposal Chamber


15,000.00


12,321.07


12,321.07


Sewer Const'n-Bicknell School


12,321.07


22,000.00


22,000.00


Sewer Const'n-Commercial Street 18,757.42


3,242.58


2,000.00


2,000.00


Sewer Const'n-Special 1954


2,000.00


HIGHWAYS


Street Department:


Salaries and Wages


211,734.32


21,323.74


248,435.00


80,600.00


937.20


81,537.20


Other Expenses


81,145.69


391.51


83,750.00


32,500.00


32,500.00


New Equipment


32,008.22


491.78


41,600.00


41,976.84


25,000.00


66,976.84


Construction-Chapter 90


25,149.11


41,827.73


Working New Streets-1952


520.87


745.27


Working New Streets-1953


1,843.32


726.93


5,676.00


5,676.00


Working New Streets-1954


4,354.47


1,321.53


Working New Streets-1953 layouts


5,127.10


1,452.90


9,686.38


28,314.00


28,314.00


Water Mains-New Streets 1954


21,454.48


6,859.52


1,370.44


1,370.44


Green Street-Drainage Survey


1,370.44


775.00


775.00


Pleasant Street Widening


775.00


50.26


50.26


Plot-Bald Eagle Road


50.00


26


1.00


1.00


Land-Near Neck Street


1.00


346.80


25,000.00


25,346.80


Sidewalk Construction


23,656.40


1,690.40


1,000.00


1,000.00


Drainage Survey


9.40


990.60


1,000.00


1,000.00


Drain-Common Street


295.44


704.56


1,552.01


1,552.01


Parking Area-Chauncey Street


910.07


641.94


1


341


229,812.00


3,246.06


233,058.06


1,266.14


1,266.14


2,570.25


2,570.25


6,580.00


6,580.00


9,686.38


Water Mains-New Streets 1953


5,075.83


4,610.55


1,875.00


Dentists, Supplies, Transp'n Health Tests


164.02 500.00


164.02


Construction-Summer Street


164.02


500.00


Essex Street Drainage


500.00


3,000.00


3,000.00


Whitman Street Construction


1,628.72


1,371.28


475.00


475.00


Oak Street Consturction


281.93


193.07


3,000.00


3,000.00


Summer Street Construction


3,000.00


4,000.00


4,000.00


Drainage Installations


2,423.23


1,576.77


150.00


150.00


Shawmut Avenue-Land


150.00


10,000.00


10,000.00


Sea Wall Constructoin


10,000.00


1,000.00


1,000.00


Parking Area-So. Weymouth


1,000.00


2,081.93


2,081.93


Land-Weymouth Parking Area


2,081.93


1,800.00


1,800.00


Lighting Parking Area


1,800.00


7,500.00


7,500.00


Land-Winter Street


7,500.00


4,000.00


4,000.00


Culvert-Middle Street


4,000.00


600.00


600.00


Surfacing Parking Area Entrance


496.48


103.52


2,000.00


2,000.00


Parking Area-No. Weymouth


2,000.00


135,100.00


135,100.00


Hurricane Damage


103,067.13


32,032.87


8,122.00


8,122.00


Harbor Master's Department


8,092.30


29.70


56,269.00


56.269.00


Street Lighting


52,310.56


3,958.44


8,036.84 60,838.00


PUBLIC WELFARE


49,000.00


21,574.81


70,574.81


Administration


46,986.57


23,588.24


51,563.15


65,000.00


1,064.95


66,064.95


Outside Relief


50,984.41


15,080.54


65,000.00


40,000.00


22,458.04


62,458.04


Disability Assistance


56,875.73


5,582.31


45,000.00


Aid to Dependent Children:


80,000.00


3,680.25


83,680.25


Relief-Town


81,416.19


2,264.06


90,000.00


Relief-U. S. Grant


55,236.33


Old Age Assistance:


360,000.00


3,424.22


363,424.22


Assistance-Town


350,132.10


13,292.12


370,000.00


215,144.52


215,144.52


Assistance-U. S. Grant


215,144.52


VETERANS" SERVICES


11,760.00


11,347.91


412.09


11,760.00 80,000.00


2,755.15


82,755.15


Administration Veterans' Benefits


82,755.15


14,792.00 94,000.00


342


55,236.33


55,236.33


EDUCATION


1,946,764.00


2,130.25


1,948,894.25


Support of Schools


1,948,858.62


35.63


2,161,062.00


3,164.56


3,164.56


South Junior High


3,164.56


855.28


855.28


Pearl Street


855.28


3,362.55


3,362.55


Homestaed


3,362.55


9,947.42


9,947.42


James Humphrey


9,947.42


1,551.65


1,551.65


Edward B. Nevin


1,551.65


30,810.36


30,810.36


Bicknell


30,810.36


6,071.38


6,071.38


Bicknell-Alterations


6,071.38


Pond


85,190.09


10,000.00


Pond-Alterations


10,000.00


24,190.00


2,060.000.00 260,000.00


2,084,190.00


Central Junior High


1,156,407.94


927,782.06


9,675.00


38,500.00 19,300.00


500,000.00


519,300.00


Ralph Talbot Street


36,024.74


483,275.26


School Construction Committees:


Pond School


2,982.07


650.46


650.46


Central Junior High


650.46


14,666.47


14,666.47


Elden H. Johnson


14,290.61


375.86


22,001.91


22,001.91


Rear of High School


22,001.91


28,000.00


28,000.00


Ralph Talbot Street


19,820.43


8,179.57


255.60


255.60


Playground-Adams School


235.20


20.40


12,500.00


12,000.00


12,000.00


Land-off Front Street


12,000.00


1


LIBRARIES


82,029.00


1,352.30


83,381.30


Tufts Library and Branches


83,299.28


82.02


92,903.00


10,925.00


10,925.00


Renovation Tufts Library


10,925.00


5,543.75


5,543.75


Plans-Branch Library


4,707.01


836.74


95,000.00


95,000.00


Construction Branch Library


78 745.22


16,254.78


7,501.00


7,501.00


Fogg Library Reading Room


7,328.50


172.50


6,180.00


10,000.00


269,675.00


Elden H. Johnson


262,641.91


7,033.09


500,000.00


538,500.00


Academy Avenue


217,842.71


320 657.29


2,982.07


2,982.07


12,500.00


Land-Ralph Talbot Street


12,500.00


85,190.09


85,190.09


School House Construction:


343


1


344


UNCLASSIFIED


30,760.56


1,976.51


32,737.07


Pensions


32,737.07


33,866.76


200.00


200.00


Testimonial Folders


Observance Memorial Day


1,998.62


1.38


2,000.00


350.00


350.00


Ovservance Veterans' Day


340.25


9.75


14,500.00


14,500.00


Fire and Other Insurance


13,301.02


1,198.98


19,300.00


300.00


300.00


Purchase Fish and Game 300.00


5,850.00


166.80


6,016.80


Miscellaneous Expenses


5,016.80


1,000.00


5,550.00


7,000.00


7,000.00


Hall Rentals Expense


7,000.00


8,100.00


100.00


100.00


Care Soldiers' Monument


100.00


100.00


475.00


475.00


Care of Old Cemeteries


475.00


475.00


2,160.00


2,160.00


Care of Soldiers' Graves


2,135.44


24.56


2,600.00


67,086.21


67,086.21


Contributory Retirement System


67,086.21


67,495.50


122.08


1.00


1.00


Municipal Buildings Ins. Fund


1.00


1.00


25,000.00


25 000.00


Reserve Fund


16,035.52


8,964.48


25,000.00


1.00


1,649.00


1,650.00


Land-Idlewell


1,650.00


7,440.20


7,440.20


Park Improvement-Idlewell


7.97


7,432.23


1,500.00


1,500.00


Land-Idlewell


1,499.00


1.00


149.45


1,800.00


1,949.45


Mosquito Plain Playground


1,843.50


105.95


300.00


300.00


Bronze Plaques-Public Squares


113.89


186.11


500.00


500.00


Town Green-Weymouth Heights


499.50


50


5,000.00


5,000.00


Whitman Pond Project


4,404.51


595.49


4,900.00


4,900.00


Land-"House Rock Site"


4,900.00


100.00


100.00


Plaque-Church & North Sts.


55.00


45.00


50,275.10


530.00


New Equipment


46.79


1,040.00


Supt. Parks and Recreation


1,040.00


975.00


2,097.50


3,072.50


Land-E. Wey. Playground


3 072.50


1,847.74


8,500.00


10,347.74


Const'n-E. Wey. Playground


5,307.25


5,040.49


41,064.00 530.00 1,040.00


RECREATION


41,064.00


Parks and Playgrounds


38,471.94 483.21


2,592.06


122.08


122.08


Improvement Ashwood Cemetery


200.00


2,000.00


2,000.00


200.00


PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE 200.00 Alewife Fishery


200.00


200.00


INTEREST & DEBT REQUIREMENTS


117,190.00


2,038.06


119,228.06


Interest and Discount General Bonds and Notes


116,690.00


2,538.06


125,077.50


375,000.00


375,000.00


375,000.00


428,000.00


$565,264.07


$5,428,123.63


$3,938,034.50


$9,931,422.20


$7,687,079.41


$2,244,342.79


$5,745,529.22


Balances to Revenue Balances to 1955 Accounts


$155,640.48


2,088,702.31


$2,244,342.79


345


ANALYSIS OF PAYROLLS FOR THE YEAR 1954 Personal Services to December 31, 1954


Department


Compensation Paid


Pension Deductions


Withholding Taxes


Blue Cross and Blue Shield


Mass. Teachers' Retirement Fund


Balance


Selectmen


$6,532.00


$171.60


$941.85


$90.00


$5,328.55


Accountant


16,116.40


1,095.10


2,487.40


216.30


12,317.60


Treasurer


10,396.00


512.20


1,280.80


198.10


8,404.90


Collector


17,703.00


438.93


2,634.13


185.45


14,444.49


Assessors'


23,973.02


1,000.88


2,494.58


352.65


20,124.91


Legal


3,400.00


170.00


615.60


2,614.40


Town Clerk


12,320.00


384.80


1,211.60


195.30


10,528.30


Registrar


6,127.60


148.20


957.49


36.30


4,985.61


Personnel Board


920.00


46.00


165.60


708.40


Civil Defense


559.64


72.80


486.84


Maint. Town Hall


16,841.67


948.45


1,247.70


216.80


14,428.72


Inspectors


11,965.00


594.45


1,434.90


133.10


9,802.55


Sealer


1,300.00


65.00


1,235.00


Tree & Moth


22,840.10


975.76


1,778.50


309.05


19,776.79


Health


23,100.34


1,049.40


2,214.00


359.10


19,477.84


Harbor Master


6,751.68


337.48


488.80


66.55


5,858.85


Welfare Adm'n.


39,065.99


1,926.90


4,389.00


580.30


32,169.79


Veterans' Services


10,248.00


511.50


1,383.80


179.70


8,173.00


Park


29,013.82


124.42


2,637.08


225.30


26,027.02


Miscellaneous


1,000.00


78.25


921.75


Care of Soldiers' Graves


230.00


41.40


188.60


$260,404.26


$10,501.07


$28,577.03


$3,422.25


$218,003.91


346


Police


$247,225.57*


$8,044.38


$22,226.50


$4,658.15


$212,296.54


Fire


294,022.20§


14,382.95


22,851.46


6,099.70


250,688.09


Sewer


81,038.69


2,524.57


8,193.99


414.60


69,905.53


Street


211,734.32


9,594.96


18,743.75


3,683.65


179,711.96


Hurricane


68,759.56


908.67


5,486.72


171.75


62,192.42


Cafeteria


32,222.37


1,441.78


4,652.26


158.15


25,970.18


Athletics


1,710.05


315.05


1,395.00


School


1,565,992.69+


9,253.25


202,510.41


17,774.30


67,153.08


1,269,301.65


Library


60,194.90


2,729.86


8,816.63


611.65


48,036.76


2,823,304.61


59,381.49


322,273.80


36,994.20


67,153.08


2,337,502.04


Water


136,039.59


6,925.43


13,673.28


1,810.30


113,630.58


$2,959,344.20


$66,306.92


$335,947.08


$38,804.50


$67,153.08


$2,451,132.62


(*) Includes $3,727.73 Holiday Pay


(§) Includes $5,459.26 Holiday Pay (+) Includes $4,511.63 Hall Rentals Account


347


TOWN OF WEYMOUTH - MASSACHUSETTS


BALANCE SHEET


JANUARY 1, 1955


Treasurer's Cash:


Withholding Taxes for U. S. Treasury


$35,035.24


Water Construction Deposits


6,441.00


Guarantee Deposits


4,500.00


Dog License Fees for County


203.40


Fish and Game Licenses for State


171.50


Sale of Real Estate Fund


6,963.06


School Athletics Account


6,953.80


Taxes-Levy 1953-Polls


14.00


School Lunch Account


4,366.89


Federal Grant-School Maintenance


17,853.74


Levy 1953-Real Estate


5,794.68


Federal Grant-George Barden Fund


40.00


Levy 1954-Polls


532.00


Reserve Fund-Overlay Surplus


22,060.86


Levy 1954-Personal


4,030.29


Overlays Reserved for Abatements-1953


5,882.18


Levy 1954-Real Estate


94,214.80


104,659.27


Overlays Reserved for Abatements-1954


23,650.38


Revenue Reserved Until Collected:


Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes:


Levy 1953


1,592.60


Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes


69,658.46


Levy 1954


68,065.86


69,658.46


Departmental


17,037.72


Judgments


55.10


Departmental:


Public Welfare


8,680.09


Old Age Assistance


499.71


Tax Titles


11,406.17


Hall Rentals


250.00


Vocational School


7,607.92


17,037.72


Add to Highways


6,750.00


Water Department


75,081.21


301,114.55


Sewer Assessments:


Common


35,148.32


Particular


72,321.57


107,469.89


Receipts from Parking Meters Unclaimed Checks Account


285.21


· Apportioned Sewer Assessments: Common 1953


70.00


Sewer Assessments


67,291.77


Town


$2,608,834.29 224,057.21


Water


Petty Cash-Collector's Office


250.00 $2,833,141.50


Accounts Receivable :


Levy 1953-Personal


73.50


Sewer Assessments


107,469.89


Apportioned Sewer Assessments


1,221.63


Committed Sewer Interest


336.77


Tax Possessions


12,097.60


689.01


Receipts Reserved for Appropriation:


348


Common 1954 Particular 1954


804.95 346.68


1,221.63


Loans Authorized-Not Negotiated Premium Account-Town Premium Account-Water Accrued Interest Account-Town


2,534.80


Committed Sewer Interest:


1953


21.00


1954


315.77


336.77


Unexpended Appropriation Balances:


Judgments


Committee-Public Works Building


791.19


Committee-Revision Zoning Laws 44.33


Committee-Incinerator 79.27


Motor Vehicles Excise Taxes 1950


12.69


55.10


Weymouth Youth Commission


686.80


Selectmen (Census)


4,000.00


Tax Titles (79 parcels)


11,406.17


Engineering Department


360.00


Civil Defense


9,214.33


Tax Possessions


12,097.60


Police Department-New Equipment


3,800.00


Water Department:


Rates


66,397.04


Health Department-Incinerator


1,000.00


New Services


3,685.90


Nurses


1,875.00


Private Work


2,347.71


Garbage Disposal


11,500.00


Liens-1953


341.02


75,081.21


Sewer Const'n-Commercial Street


3,242.58


Night Soil Disposal Chamber


15,000.00


Sewer Construction-Special


2,000.00


Street Construction-Chapter 90


41,827.73


Working New Streets-1953


726.93


County Aid to Highways:


Working New Streets-1954


1,321.53


Contract No. 14828


2,250.00


Working New Streets-1954 (1953)


1,452.90


Water Mains-New Streets-1953


4,610.55


Water Mains-New Streets-1954


6,859.52


Revenue of 1955-Town


136,140.00


Sidewalk Construction


1,690.40


Pleasant Street Widenisg


775.00


Green Street Drainage Survey


1,370.44


Fire Department-Uniforms


440.63


Control Dutch Elm Disease


7,131.22


Construction Particular Sewers


8,872.67


Construction Common Sewers


79,875.53


Liens-1954


2,309.54


State Aid to Highways: Contract No. 14828


4,500.00


Loans Authorized


140,000.00


Sewer Receipts (In Escrow)


2,527.16 140,000.00


465.00


211.11


Petty Cash Reserve-Collector


250.00


Personal Taxes 1950


42.41


349


Drainage Survey


990.60


Drain-Common Street


704.56


Oak Street Construction 193.07


Summer Street Construction


3,000.00


Drainage Installations


1,576.77


Sea Wall Construction


10,000.00


Lighting Parking Area


1,800.00


Land-Winter Street


7,500.00


Culvert-Middle Street


4,000.00


Land-N. W. Parking Area


2,000.00


Hurricane Damage Account


32,032.87


School House Construction:


Central Junior High


927,782.06


Elden H. Johnson


7,033.09


Academy Avenue


320,657.29


Ralph Talbot Street


483,275.26


School Construction Committees:


Elden H. Johnson


375.86


Ralph Talbot Street


8,179.57


Land-Ralph Talbot Street


12,500.00


Land-off Front Street


12,000.00


Renovation Tufts Library


10,925.00


Committee-Branch Library


836.74


Construction Branch Library


16,254.78


Supt. Parks and Recreation


1,040.00


Construction-E. Weymouth Playground


5,040.49


Mosquito Plain Playground


105.95


Park Development-Idlewell


7,432.23


Whitman's Pond Project


595.49


Testimonial Folders


200.00


Improvement Ashwood Cemetery


122.08


2,088,702.31


350


Water Department: Filter Plant Improvements


12,211.05


Water Mains-Loan of 1954


84,035.89


Purchase Land on Pond


2,375.77


7,000.00


812.38


Purchase New Equipment Equipment Account Stock Account


12,930.22


119,365.31


State Liabilities-Overestimates:


Metropolitan Parks Tax


751.77


So. Met. Sewerage System


6,319.93


Gypsy & Brown Tail Moth Control Smoke Inspection


10,688.95


165.41


17,926.06


County Liabilities-Overestimates : Norfolk County Tax


15,709.44


Surplus Revenue (E. & D.) :


Town


526,075.64


Water


97,785.90


623,861.54


$3,515,055.32


January 17, 1955


EMERSON R. DIZER, Town Accountant


351


$3,515,055.32


MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS


Net Funded Debt:


General-General Laws


Schools-Chapter 645, Acts 1948


Sewer-Chapter 94, Acts 1945


453,000.00


Pearl Street School-February 1, 1951 359,000.00


Water


387,000.00


Sewer Construction-October 1, 1951


173,000.00


South Junior High School-October 1, 1951


38,000.00


Homestead School - May 1, 1952 400,000.00


Humphrey School-October 1, 1952 343,000.00


Nevin School-October 1, 1952 197,000.00


Sewer Construction-October 1, 1952


180,000.00


Bicknell & Pond Schools-August 1, 1953


480,000.00


Sewer Construction-August 1, 1953


190,000.00


Central Junior High & Johnson-January 1, 1954


2,200,000.00


Academy Avenue School-May 15, 1954


500,000.00


Sewer Construction-May 15, 1954


100,000.00


Ralph Talbot School-December 1, 1954


500,000.00


Water Loan-October 1, 1946


10,000.00


Water Loan-August 1, 1948


110,000.00


Water Loan-April 1, 1950


33,000.00


Water Loan-April 1, 1950


5,000.00


Water Loan-October 1, 1951


79,000.00


Water Loan-May 15, 1954


150,000.00


$7,142,000.00


$7,142,000.00


$3,362,000.00 2,940,000.00


A. Adams & Pratt Schools-August 1, 1948 A. Adams & Pratt Schools-August 1, 1949 South Junior High School-May 1, 1950


$125,000.00 10,000.00 960,000.00


352


353


TRUST AND INVESTMENT FUNDS


Cash and Securities


$924,214.66 Tufts Fund, Free Public Lectures


$5,000.00


Tufts Fund, Free Public Lectures, Income


1,794.73


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


169,59


Tufts Fund, Care Tufts Tomb


500.00


John C. Rhines Fund


10,000.00


John C. Rhines Fund, Income


6,674.76


Elias S. Beals Park Fund


1,000.00


Elias S. Beals Park Fund, ncome


71.63


Laban Pratt Hospital Fund


300,000.00


Laban Pratt Hospital Fund, Income


435,753.89


Laban Pratt Fountain Fund


400.00


Laban Pratt Fountain Fund, Income


797.63


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


Arthur E. Pratt Library Fund


3,000.00


Charles Henry Pratt Library Fund


500.00


William H. Pratt Library Fund


2,798.80


Alida M. Denton Library Fund


700.00


Mary Fifield King Library Fund


2,000.78


Municipal Buildings Insurance Fund


122,997.11


Martha Hannah King Fund


91.18


Ashwood Cemetery Fund


. 554.22


Mary Fifield King Fund


104.46


$924,214.66


$924,214.66


Francis Flint Forsyth Library Fund


1,000.00


DEFERRED REVENUE ACCOUNTS


Apportioned Sewer Assessments-Not Due $131,494.99


Apportioned Sewer Assessments-Common


Due 1955


$12,420.99


Due 1956


12,419.00


Due 1957


12,384.00


Due 1958


12,334.00


Due 1959


10,395.00


Due 1960


8,845.00


Due 1961


6,604.00


Due 1962


5,899.00


Due 1963


4,764.00


Apportioned Sewer Assessments-Particular


Due 1955


6,392.00


Due 1956


6,392.00


Due 1957


6,392.00


Due 1958


6,285.00


Due 1959


6,015.00


Due 1960


5,384.00


Due 1961


4,649.00


Due 1962


2,915.00


Due 1963


1,006.00


$131,494.99


$131,494.99


EMERSON R. DIZER, Town Accountant


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TABLE OF CONTENTS


Appropriations Annual Town Meeting 80


Annual Town Election 82


Annual Town Election Recount 89


Annual Town Meeting, March 1


13


Annual Town Meeting, Adjourned March 3


31


Assessors' Report


166


Board of Health


157


Building Inspector


145


Civil Defense Committee 144


Collector of Taxes


183


Custodian of Veterans' Graves 154


Committee on Drainage 174


Dental Clinic


158


Director of Civil Defense 144


Electric Lighting Committee 148


Fire Alarm, Superintendent 155


Fire Department 156


Graduation Exercises 289


General Relief


153


General School Building Committee 295


Harbor Master 150


High School, Athletic Account 287


Health Officer 157


Health Nurse 171


Inspector of Animals 147


Jury List


130


Jurors Drawn 137


Laban Pratt Hospital Report 190


Library Trustees Report 193


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Memorial Day Committee 128 Moth Department 188


Mosquito Control Project 140


Old Age Assistance 153


Park Commissioners


152


Planning Board


209


Plumbing Inspector


147


Police Department


157


Public Welfare


153


Personnel Board


170


Retirement System


236 & 313


Registrars of Voters


187


Salaries of Town Officials


303-305


School Report


241


Sealer of Weights and Measures


148


Shell Fish Constable 159


Sewer Construction


163


Sewer Department Superintendent


162


Street Department


160


State Primary


92


State Election


120


State Election Recount


124


Town Accountant's Report


314


Town Clerk's Financial Report


138


Town Counsel


149


Town Meeting, Special, October 4


100


Town Meeting, Special, December 6


126


Town Meeting Members


5


Town Engineer


151


Town Offices


3


Treasurer's Report


306


Tree Department


188


Tufts Library Report


193


Veteran's Service


146


Vital Statistics


138


Visiting Nurse Assoc.


173


Water Department 211


Zoning Appeals 239


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