USA > Massachusetts > Essex County > Saugus > Town annual report of the officers and committees of the town of Scituate 1928-1930 > Part 25
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24 | Part 25 | Part 26 | Part 27 | Part 28 | Part 29 | Part 30 | Part 31 | Part 32 | Part 33
Sealer's Fees
76.56
Transient Vendors' Fees
30.00
$2,213.47
Special Assessments :
Moth 1928
$105.35
Moth 1929 ·
445.65
Moth 1930
1,746.35
$2,297.35
OTHER RECEIPTS
From the Commonwealth:
Charities
$344.42
Mothers' Aid
399.65
State Aid
270.00
Veterans' Exemptions
106.05
$1,120.12
General Government:
Selectmen, advertising hear-
ings
$28.00
Selectmen, sale of junk
2.17
$30.17
Treasurer, redeeming Tax Titles
2,169.25
Collector, cost of Tax Sales.
$165.74
Collector, sale of stamps
1.27
167.01
Assessors, sale of junk
3.75
Law Department, Judgment
Scituate vs. Esterbrook
175.00
Town Hall, telephone tolls
2.90
$2,548.08
Fire Department:
Rent of field, Scituate Center
$5.00
Telephone tolls
20.05
$25.05
$60,492.09
66
General Government-Receipts
Forest Fires :
Burning grass
$90.00
Moth Department : Sale of material $9.60
Health Department: Hospital, board and care
$500.00
Highway Department:
Use of roller
$35.00
Account road claim
43.00
Sale of materials
36.00
$114.00
School Department:
Sale of supplies, Manual Train- ing
$26.50
Rent of Public Buildings:
Building on pier
$200.00
Public Landing :
Sale of water
$209.59
REFUNDS
Soldiers' Benefits
$7.00
School Department
48.98
Unclassified
28.30
Tercentenary Celebration Com.
70.95
$155.23
INTEREST
On deposits
$1,903.41
On taxes
4,630.21
$6,533.62
Trust Funds :
Cornelia Allen Fund
$259.30
Lucy Thomas Fund
50.00
Sarah J. Wheeler Fund
49.40
George O. Allen Fund
26.20
Eliza Jenkins Fund
153.50
Hannah Dean Miller Fund
97.60
Clara T. Bates Fund
62.50
Everett Torrey Fund
10.00
Benj. T. Ellms Fund
276.65
Scituate Welfare Fund
31.91
$1,017.06
67
General Government-Legislative
LOANS
Anticipation of revenue
$250,000.00 24,000.00
Concrete Bridge Loan
$274,000.00 $278.40
Premium on Concrete Bridge Loan
$744,866.74
Balance, January 1, 1930
129,382.21
$874,248.95
EXPENDITURES GENERAL GOVERNMENT
SELECTMEN
Salaries :
Chairmen
$2,125.76
Associates
1,500.00
$3,625.76
Expenses :
Stationery and postage
$50.46
Printing and advertising
338.87
Clerical assistance
152.44
Telephone
3.00
Posting warrants
13.00
Carfares, autos and lunches
157.06
Office expense
104.48
Investigating water rates
223.45
$1,042.76
$4,668.52
TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Salary
Expenses :
Office expense
$17.31
Stationery
3.75
$21.06
$1,521.06
TOWN TREASURER
Salary
$1,200.00
Expenses :
Stationery and postage $84.92
$1,500.00
68
General Government-Legislative
Carfare and expenses
18.68
Telephone
10.90
Office expense
8.83
$123.33
$1,323.33
TAX COLLECTOR
Salary
$2,000.00
Expenses :
Stationery and postage
$261.84
Printing and advertising
309.84
Bond
410.00
Insurance
44.45
Clerical assistance
145.75
Recording deeds
71.60
Cost of Tax Sale
96.25
Telephone
36.72
Office expense
76.65
Office supplies
32.43
$1,485.53
$3,485.53
ASSESSORS
Salaries :
Chairman
$2,000.00
Associates
1,000.00
$3,000.00
Expenses :
Carfares, autos and lunches
$138.99
Copying deeds
124.48
Clerical assistance
650.00
Banker and Tradesman
10.00
Land Court plans
1.95
Office expense
5.00
Office supplies
52.32
$982.74
$3,982.74
OTHER FINANCE OFFICERS AND ACCOUNTS
Certification of notes $70.50
69
General Government-Legislative
ADVISORY BOARD
Expenses :
Clerical
$50.00
Printing reports
42.00
Advertising hearing
2.50
$94.50
LAW DEPARTMENT
Expenses :
Town Counsel
$1,317.50
Examining titles L
25.00
Copying deeds
6.00
All other
151.50
$1,500.00
TOWN CLERK
Salary
$1,200.00
Expenses :
Postage
$26.30
Telephone
38.60
Bond
5.00
Carfare and lunches
13.99
Office expense
50.79
All Other
12.00
$146.68
$1,346.68
ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
Expenses :
Services of Engineers
$1,342.10
Transportation
61.00
Carfares and lunches
20.51
Blue prints
2.69
Cement bounds
61.25
Spikes and stakes
12.45
$1,500.00
TOWN MEETINGS, ELECTIONS AND REGISTRATIONS
Expenses :
Moderators
$40.00
Registrars
415.50
70
General Government-Legislative
Election officers
215.00
Printing and postage
43.80
Election lunches
64.50
Transportation
22.50
Express
.25
Publishing notice
6.00
Moving chairs
9.00
Janitors' services
12.00
All other
1.50
$830.05
PLANNING BOARD
Expenses :
Services of Engineer
$164.65
Transportation
6.50
Tracing cloth
3.50
Blue prints
2.50
Printing
164.93
$342.08
TOWN HALL
Expenses :
Janitor
$300.00
Janitor's supplies
24.01
Fuel
.
148.50
Light
120.40
Telephones
101.77
Repairs and maintenance
216.24
Signs
4.00
Mending flag
2.00
All other
30.00
$946.92
TOWN PLAN
Expenses :
Services of Engineers
$1,995.50
Transportation
122.00
Cloth back paper
20.00
Spikes and stakes
7.00
$2,144.50
Protection of Persons and Property-Police Department 71
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Salaries and Wages :
Chiefs and regulars
$16,101.50
Special officers
2,955.25
$19,056.75
Expenses :
Telephones
$849.28
Fuel and light
398.35
Beacons
828.27
Office expense
369.76
First aid
42.95
Lockup expense
192.66
Express
3.24
Carfare and lunches
37.00
Equipment
783.60
Motorcycles
406.00
Automobile
439.00
Use of cars
199.20
Repairs and maintenance of auto-
mobiles and motorcycles
1,586.89
Cleaning uniforms
4.10
Painting and lettering streets
254.00
Marking paint
66.62
Rent and storage
20.00
All other
151.20
$6,632.12
$25,688.87
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
Expenses :
Clerical assistance
$15.25
Stationery
6.59
Blue prints
6.36
Carfare
.60
Life preservers
18.45
Ladders
17.72
Tools
4.25
Supplies
18.34
$87.56
72 Protection of Persons and Property-Fire Department
TWO CAR PORTABLE GARAGE - POLICE STATION
Expenses :
Garage, as per contract
$429.00
Additional labor
71.00
$500.00
POLICEMEN'S COMPENSATION - SPECIAL
Expenses :
Policemen's compensation
$100.00
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Salaries and Wages:
Chief and engineers
$2,726.00
Drivers and fire alarm operators
12,681.70
Firemen
1,036.00
$16,443.70
Expenses :
Firemen's tax refund
$184.00
Freight and express
3.85
Office expense
85.58
Stewards
120.00
Printing and stationery
109.30
Hose
780.00
Steward's allowance
300.00
Truck supplies
441.23
Truck expense
1,496.01
Maintenance of Chief's car
376.84
Equipment
935.93
Fuel and light
1,876.39
Telephones
375.04
Fire alarm maintenance
495.37
Rent and storage
440.00
Maintenance
1,960.00
Miscellaneous supplies
107.96
$10,087.50
$26,531.20
FIRE EQUIPMENT - SCITUATE CENTRE
Expenses :
Truck, as per contract.
$2,635.00
Equipment
92.71
$2,727.71
73
Protection of Persons and Property-Payments
FIRE EQUIPMENT - HUMAROCK
Expenses : Equipment
$73.91 5.50
Truck expense
$79.41
EXTENSION FIRE ALARM SYSTEM
Expenses :
Fire alarm boxes and hangers ..
$367.50
Wiring and material as per con-
tract
390.00
Installing
tapper, Scituate
128.00
Harbor
$885.50
FIREMEN - SPECIAL
Expenses :
Firemen's Compensation ..
$1,560.00
HYDRANT RENTAL
Expenses :
Rental
$19,300.00
FOREST FIRES
Expenses :
Fighting fires
29.81
Truck expenses and repairs
36.02
Truck supplies
91.10
Replacements
508.66
Equipment
$2,617.50
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Salaries
$350.00
Expenses :
$28.25
Supplies
Adjusting and polishing weights
34.00
Telephone
.45
Postage and Express
7.38
Transportation
29.54
$99.62
$449.62
$1,951.91
74
Protection of Persons and Property-Payments
MOTH DEPARTMENT
Services of Superintendent
$758.10
Expenses :
Trucks
$1,010.00
Labor
$2,498.60
Equipment
22.83
Creosote
12.51
Insecticides
547.92
Gasoline
32.90
Freight
13.23
Printing
5.75
Spray Oil
42.80
Motor Oil
17.82
Cup grease
1.60
Repairs
35.45
$4,241.41
$4,999.51
TREE WARDEN
Salary
$500.00
Expenses ;
Truck
$580.00
Team
90.00
Labor
806.00
Tools
13.95
Supplies
10.00
$1,499.95
$1,999.95
TOWN FOREST
Expenses :
Travelling expense
$20.00
Labor
481.20
$501.20
ELM TREE BEETLE
Expenses :
Truck
$80.00
Labor
193.20
Insecticides
19.00
$292.20
75
Health and Sanitation-Payments
BOUNTIES
Expenses :
Bounties on woodchucks $72.00
HEALTH AND SANITATION
BOARD OF HEALTH
Salaries
$999.96
Expenses :
Office expense
$12.98
Advertising and printing
37.50
Typewriting
5.25
Board and care
320.00
Board and care, Plymouth Co Hospital
474.50
Board and care, Lakeville State Sanatorium
315.00
Board and care, Scituate Hos- pital
77.12
Board and care, Mass. Homoeo- pathic Hospital
48.00
Ambulance
15.00
Milk
53.44
Animal inspection
145.00
Plumbing inspection
126.00
Slaughtering inspection
100.00
Burial of animals
34.00
Storage of truck
50.00
Care of dump
1,017.90
Rent of dump
200.00
Vital statistics
5.25
Removal of fish from beaches
125.90
Fumigators
7.20
Laying pipe to dump
131.42
Care and disposal of dogs and
cats
87.00
Hose
5.00
Other expenses
410.80
$3,804.26
$4,804.22
76
Highway-Payments
CLEAN UP COMMITTEE
Expense :
Trucks
$225.00
Labor
78.12
Paint
4.25
Typewriting
2.00
Care of rubbish barrels
64.00
$373.37
GARBAGE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL
Garbage collection
$4,084.98
PLYMOUTH COUNTY HOSPITAL
1930 Assessment
$3,361.70
PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE
Salary
$1,500.00
HIGHWAYS CARE OF ROADS
Salary of Highway surveyor
$2,800.00
Use of car
300.00
Telephone
35.40
Freight and express
38.22
Office supplies
4.09
Trucks
10,105.60
Teams
1,323.00
Labor
12,206.50
Boiler inspection
10.00
Surveying
11.00
Repairing equipment
1,673.99
Use of tractor
84.00
Stone
595.13
Sand and gravel
803.62
Culverts
697.95
Drain pipe
654.02
Grates and frames
204.00
Asphalt
817.67
Tarvia
6,284.33
Taric
361.62
Amproco
1,426.14
77
Highways-Payments
Amprotar
1,028.98
Calcium chloride
45.50
Hot mix patch
170.00
Heavy tar
1,298.18
Retread surfacer
267.95
Naconcomix
68.00
Cold patch
1,189.01
Lumber
207.11
Posts
97.80
Nails
14.65
Paint
33.53
Cement
82.85
Soft coal
251.41
Kerosene
30.07
Lanterns and globes
59.90
Gasoline and oil
248.71
Motor oil
83.48
Lubricating oil
13.00
Grease
350.41
Shovels
1.00
Bricks
7.80
Picks and handles
71.85
Roller
3,450.00
Transit
106.00
Signs
11.50
Cesspool cover
2.00
Removing fountain
2.50
Miscellaneous tools
126.09
Miscellaneous supplies
98.91
$49,899.47
SPECIAL REPAIRS
Expenses :
Trucks
$4,636.95
Labor
9,340.35
Advertising
2.50
Stone
2,133.75
Repairing equipment
53.75
Gravel
371.91
Kerosene
17.05
Lanterns
27.72
Grease
12.53
Gasoline and oil
268.12
45.00
Storage
78
Highways-Payments
Soft coal
114.67
Blasting
675.00
Concrete pipe
91.14
Trucking pipe
26.04
Retread surfacer
238.07
Special surfacer
356.69
Asphalt
6,607.00
Installing tap on Border Street
9.17
Miscellaneous tools
1.25
Miscellaneous supplies
.43
$24,984.09
WAMPATUCK AVENUE :
Expenses :
Trucks
$56.00
Labor
70.20
Moving garage
200.00
Drain pipe
62.10
Awards
1,000.00
$1,388.30
SEVENTH AVENUE
Expenses :
Trucks
$192.50
Labor
231.20
Amprotar
64.35
$488.05
EDGAR ROAD
Expenses :
Trucks
$278.40
Labor
400.20
Amprotar
120.48
$799.08
REBECCA ROAD
Expenses :
Trucks
$681.75
Labor
1,200.00
Tarvia
118.00
$1,999.75
79
Highways-Payments
SUMMER STREET AND CLAPP ROAD
Expenses :
Labor
$499.00
CURTIS AVENUE
Expenses :
Trucks
$196.00
Labor
309.20
Amprotar
48.00
!
HIGHWAY AND SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS ..
Expenses :
Trucks
$4,393.65
Teams
691.20
Labor
8,776.95
Blasting
22.65
Sharpening tools
18.50
$13,902.95
SNOW REMOVAL
Expenses :
Trucks and plows
$550.20
Team
18.90
Labor
427.90
Repairs
195.77
Towing Tractor
5.00
Fordson Tractor
700.00
Snow Plow
350.00
Ice Creepers
58.00
Gasoline and oil
37.14
Grease
1.25
Equipment
79.65
$2,423.81
SIDEWALKS
Expenses :
Trucks
$336.90
Labor
640.40
Sidewalk Compound
1,110.25
Cement
.80
Kerosene
1.36
Sand
1.35
Miscellaneous supplies
3.50
$2,094.56
:
$553.20
80
Highways-Payments
REPAIR OF BRIDGES
Expenses :
Trucks
$101.55
Labor
287.55
Lumber
476.63
Nails and spikes
15.25
$880.98
GUARD RAILS
Expenses :
Labor
$809.05
Lumber
258.55
Posts
198.60
Nails
15.75
Paint
206.20
Express
2.60
Cement
3.25
Miscellaneous tools
2.75
Miscellaneous supplies
2.92
$1,499.67
FORE RIVER BRIDGE
1930 Assessments
$340.00
EDWARD FOSTER ROAD BRIDGE
Expenses :
Trucks
$3,166.50
Teams
264.60
Labor
3,986.25
Account of Contract
15,457.08
Services of Engineers
1,521.60
Inspector
691.67
Test Borings
116.83
Advertising
24.70
Transportation
3.00
Posts
60.00
Telephone
.20
Certified copy of license
1.00
$25,293.43
CURBING, FRONT AND BROOK STREETS
Expenses :
Trucks
$34.80
Labor
114.80
$149.60
81
Charities-Payments
WIDENING CORNERS MANN LOT ROAD AND COUNTRY WAY
Expenses :
Trucks
$118.60
Labor
229.00
$347.60
STREET LIGHTING
Street Lights
$11,390.48
NEW TOWN WAY
Expenses :
Trucks
$2,479.25
Labor
3,528.50
Lumber
278.24
Posts
145.40
Nails
2.50
Amproco
76.10
Award
650.00
$7,159.99
SIGN BOARDS
Expenses :
Truck
$12.00
Labor
118.67
Lumber
1.60
Posts
12.00
Signs
557.27
Freight and express
35.49
$737.03
CHARITIES AND SOLDIERS' BENEFITS BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
General Administration:
Salaries
$281.25
Inspection
103.00
Telephone
5.90
Traveling expense
56.08
$446.23
82
Schools and Libraries-Payments
Outside Relief :
Groceries and provisions
$1,651.64
Board and care
2,704.93
Medical aid and medicine
700.47
Fuel
658.03
Cash Aid
3,918.80
Rent
1,097.00
Transportation
75.90
Clothing
56.30
Interest on mortgage
42.00
Relief by City
130.00
Relief by Towns
191.64
All other
136.83
Mothers' Aid
$11,363.54 1,426.12
$13,235.89
SOLDIERS' BENEFITS
State Aid
$426.00
Soldiers' Relief
2,316.13
$2,742.13
SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Salaries
$50,986.58
Expenses
28,248.59
$79,235.17
For detail, see School Report.
HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE
Expenses :
Record book
$4.87
Typewriting
5.00
Services of Engineers
59.10
Pumping out cesspool
100.00
Dedication expenses
38.08
$207.05
ADDITIONS AND ALTERATIONS HIGH SCHOOL
Expenses :
Architect
$2,664.75
Balance on contract
93,999.19
/
83
Schools and Libraries-Payments
Shades
330.38
Stage and drapery equipment
1,480.00
Chairs for auditorium
1,376.25
Equipment for Cafeteria
1,475.50
Digging and back filling water trench
77.79
Chestnut panels
114.21
Laying floor and panels
295.23
Sanding and treating floors
1,300.00
Furnishing and erecting gate
115.00
Lathes
640.00
Desks
192.00
Chairs
624.50
Tables
324.00
Dampproofing work
1,135.00
Painting
36.12
Trucking and express
57.43
Labor on booth
39.62
$106,276.97
ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT-HIGH SCHOOL
Expenses :
Advertising for bids
$4.75
Architect
671.42
Grey corrugated matting
25.90
Desks and seats
1,216.50
Piano
210.00
Gymnasium apparatus
680.00
Lockers and benches
1,075.52
Scientific equipment
2,614.80
Grading
8,000.00
$14,498.89
1
ALLEN MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Expenses :
Librarian
$135.00
Janitor
220.00
Books
267.85
Periodicals
24.75
Fuel
278.36
Light
25.65
Water
7.50
Repairing clock
6.00
Repairs and maintenance
34.43
$999.54
84
Recreation-Payments
PIERCE MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Expenses :
Librarian
$248.92
Janitors
102.50
Books
247.40
Periodicals
60.30
Fuel
190.00
Light
42.00
Insurance
82.95
Water
4.20
Repairs and maintenance
5.78
Miscellaneous supplies
15.95
$1,000.00
RECREATION AND UNCLASSIFIED PARK COMMISSION
Expenses :
Trucks
$71.75
Team
5.40
Labor
3,230.50
Geraniums
20.00
Grass seed
27.15
Fertilizer
3.25
Water
43.34
Clay
6.00
Repairing and sharpening lawn
mowers
36.25
Gasoline and oil
12.88
Tennis nets and tapes
58.40
Publishing tennis court rules
3.50
Care of Peggoty Beach
368.57
Lights
49.86
Incinerator
10.50
Painting fence-Minot
90.00
Cement walk-Minot
123.75
Power mowers
620.00
Storage
10.00
Repairs and maintenance-Com- fort Stations
136.82
Cleaning vault, Light House
12.00
Care of grass plots
130.20
Miscellaneous tools
15.17
Miscellaneous supplies
18.76
$5,104.05
-
85
Unclassified-Payments
UNCLASSIFIED
Expenses :
Care of Town clock
$53.25
Printing and distributing Town
reports
1,358.88
Tuition, trade and industrial schools
26.14
Insurance
1,865.34
Repairing chimes
118.30
Recording deeds and plans
35.70
Stenographic services
40.56
Publishing by-laws
6.00
Repairing building on the Pier
11.49
Damage-personal property
37.10
Publishing traffic rules
247.40
Wiring Christmas tree and
98.80
All other
33.70
$3,932.66
REPAIRS TO BUILDING, JAMES L. MCCARTHY
Repairs
$212.70
LAND DAMAGE-OLD PUBLIC LANDING
Award
$700.00
BILLS OF PREVIOUS YEARS
Bills of 1927
$28.23
Bills of 1928
726.27
Bills of 1929
432.65
$1,187.15
EMPLOYERS' AND PUBLIC LIABILITY
Expenses :
Policy
$1,885.48
AID TO AGRICULTURE
Assessment
$250.00
MEMORIAL DAY
Observance of Memorial Day
....
$638.67
rental of lamps
86
Unclassified-Payments
ARMISTICE DAY
Observance of Armistice Day .. $251.50
MASS. BAY COLONY TERCENTENARY CELEBRATION
Expenses :
Pennants
$100.00
Patterns and lettering
150.00
Signs
149.13
Posts
12.00
Carting and setting signs.
5.00
Express
7.12
Repairs to old mill
370.45
Bronze tablets
274.00
Historical maps
182.00
Booklets and envelopes
216.43
Photo for booklet covers
5.00
$1,471.13
REFUNDS
Trust Company tax
$5.09
National Bank tax
5.16
Taxes
10.44
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax
258.21
$278.90
CHANNEL BUOYS-NORTH RIVER
Expenses :
Labor
$37.50
Material
62.50
$100.00
87
Enterprises and Cemeteries-Payments
RESTORING OLD LANTERN TOWER
Expenses :
As per contract
$1,340.32
Plans and specifications
50.00
Preparing contract
5.00
Inspection
91.00
$1,486.32
. :. 1
Additional Repairs to Old Light House
1,013.19
$2,499.51
REPAIRING OLD LIGHT HOUSE
Expenses :
As per contract
$297.86
Whitewashing outside tower
102.00
$399.86
REPAIRING OLD CUDWORTH HOUSE
Expenses :
As per contract
$448.00
Additional Labor
337.55
Material
72.48
Screens
5.20
$863.23
PLANTING PERMANENT CHRISTMAS TREE
Expenses :
Truck
$12.00
Team
25.00
Labor
62.40
Tree
25.00
$124.40
ENTERPRISES AND CEMETERIES
OLD CEMETERY
Expenses : Labor
$52.00
88
Agency and Trust-Payments
PUBLIC LANDING
Expenses :
Salary of Harbor Master
$400.00
Trucks
133.30
Labor
481.40
Material
77.84
Water
166.88
Moving floats
20.00
Towing floats
25.00
Use of wrecker
10.00
Barrels
38.50
Painting barrels
10.40
Spikes and screws
3.39
Asphalt
362.85
Repairs to float
11.00
$1,740.56
DREDGING HARBOR
Assessment
$20,000.00
INTEREST AND MATURING DEBT INTEREST
Revenue Loans
$4,305.47
High School Loans
6,710.00
New Town Way Loan
800.00
Shore Protection Loan
568.13
$12,383.60
MATURING DEBT
High School Loans
$30,250.00
New Town Way Loan
10,000.00
Shore Protection Loan
4,500.00
$44,750.00
TEMPORARY LOANS
Anticipation of Revenue
$225,000.00
AGENCY AND TRUST AGENCY
State Tax
$11,060.00
County Tax
25,278.26
State Highway Tax
815.85
State Highway-Snow Removal
178.19
Auditing Municipal Accounts
234.63
$37,566.93
1
89
Agency and Trust-Payments
TRUST
Eliza Jenkins Fund
$153.50
Cornelia Allen Fund
259.30
George O. Allen Fund
26.20
Hannah D. Miller Fund
97.60
Sarah J. Wheeler Fund
49.40
Lucy Thomas Fund
50.00
Everett Torrey Fund
10.00
Clara T. Bates Fund
62.50
Scituate Welfare Fund
31.91
Benjamin T. Ellms Fund
276.65
$1,017.06
$853,708.98
Balance December 31, 1930
20,539.97
$874,248.95
SUMMARY
Balance January 1, 1930
1930 Appropri- ations
Receipts and Transfers
Totals
1930 Expendi- tures
Balance January 1, 1931
Over- drafts
$4,801.00
$4,801.00
Selectmen's Department
$4,668.52
$132.48
1,525.00
1,525.00
Accounting Department
1,521.06
3.94
1,545.00
1,545.00
Treasurer's Department
1,323.33
221.67
3,345.00
$150.00
3,495.00
Collector's Department
3,485.53
9.47
4,100.00
4,100.00
Assessor's Department
3,982.74
117.26
100.00
100.00
Certification of Notes
70.50
29.50
100.00
100.00
Advisory Board
94.50
5.50
1,500.00
1,500.00
Law Department
1,500.00
1,350.00
1,350.00
Town Clerk's Department
1,346.68
3.32
1,500.00
1,500.00
Engineering Department
1,500.00
1,300.00
1,300.00
Town Meeting, Elections, Registrations
830.05
469.95
$177.15
500.00
677.15
Planning Board
342.08
335.07
699.55
2,000.00
2,699.55
Town Plan
2,144.50
555.05
500.00
500.00
Town Office Building Committee
500.00
24,726.00
982.56
25,708.56
Police Department
25,688.87
19.69
811.00 765.00
150.00
100.00
250.00
Public Safety Committee
87.56
162.44
500.00
500.00
Two-car Portable Garage, Police Station
500.00
100.00
100.00
Policemen's Compensation
100.00
26,950.00
26,950.00
Fire Department
26,531.20
418.80
2,750.00
2,750.00
Fire Equipment-Scituate Center
2,727.71
22.29
500.00
500.00
Fire Equipment-Humarock
79.41
420.59
900.00
900.00
Extension Fire Alarm System
885.50
14.50
1,560.00
1,560.00
Firemen-Special
1,560.00
9,650.00
19,700.00
29,350.00
Hydrant Rental
19,300.00
10,050.00
1,400.00
1,400.00
New Hydrants-West End
1,400.00
1,400.00
1,400.001
New Hydrants-Humarock
1,400.00
1,500.00
1,500.00
Town Hall
946.92
553.08
811.00
Police Signal Lights
811.00
765.00
Traffic Control Signal Equipment
765.00
Summary
90
$2,908.17 500.00
$500.00
1,000.00
Repairs to Breakwater
500.00 Repairs to Jetty-First Cliff
1,999.95
05
747.20
1,000.00
1,747.20 Town Forests
501.20
1,246.00
300.00
300.00 Elm Tree Beetle
292.20
7.80
100.00
100.00
Bounties
72.00
28.00
4.00
5,000.00
5,004.00
Board of Health
4,804.22
199.78
375.00
375.00
Clean-up Committee
373.37
1.63
5,000.00
5,000.00
Garbage Collection and Disposal
4,084.98
915.02
3,361.70
3,361.70
Plymouth County Hospital
3,361.70
1,500.00
1,500.00
Public Health Nurse
1,500.00
50,000.00
50,000.00
Care of Roads
49,899.47
100.53
25,000.00
25,000.00
Special Repairs
24,984.09
15.91
17.00
17.00
Bramble Avenue
17.00
6.15
6.15
Egypt Avenue and Alden Avenue
6.15
2.06
2.06
Riverview Place
2.06
.60
.60
Chester Street, Stone Road and Roslin Road
60
1,388.45
1,388.45
Wampatuck Avenue
1,388.30
.15
.50
.50
Wellesley Road
.50
.50
.50
Brookline Road
.50
29.08
29.08|
Damon Road
29.08
500.00
500.00
Seventh Avenue
488.05
11.95
800.00
800.00
Edgar Road
799.08
.92
2,000.00
2,000.00
Rebecca Road
1,999.75
.25
3,750.00
3,750.00
Town Way between Jericho Road and the Harbor
3,750.00
500.00
500.00
Summer Street and Clapp Road
499.00
1.00
600.00
600.00
Curtis Avenue
553.20
46.80
500.00
2,700.00| Forest Fires
500.00 Sealer of Weights and Measures
5,000.00 Moth Department
2,908.17
Shore Protection
2,908.17 1,000.00 500.00
500.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
Tree Warden
2,617.50 449.62 4,999.51
50.38 82.50 .49
Summary
91
2,200.00 500.00 5,000.00
SUMMARY-Continued
Balance January 1, 1930
1930 Appropri- ations
Receipts and Transfers
Totals
1930 Expendi- tures
Balance January 1, 1931
Over- drafts
$14,000.00
$14,000.00
Highway and Sidewalk Improvements
$13,902.95
$97.05
$5,000.00 2,500.00
5,000.00
Snow Removal
2,423.81
2,576.19
2,500.00
Sidewalks
2,094.56
405.44
732.47
Eleventh Avenue Drain
732.47
1,500.00
1,500.00
Repair of Bridges
880.98
619.02
1,500.00
1,500.00
Guard Rails
1,499.67
.33
500.00
500.00
Fore River Bridge
340.00
160.00
1,752.24
29,596.04
31,348.28
Edward Foster Road Bridge
25,293.43
6,054.85
150.00
150.00
Curb Around Park-Front and Brook Sts.
149.60
.40
350.00
350.00
Widening Corners, Country Way and Mann Lot Road
347.60
2.40
11,750.00
11,750.00
Street Lighting
11,390.48
359.52
9,166.93
6,000.00
15,166.93
New Town Way
7,159.99
8,006.94
900.00
900.00
Sign Boards
737.03
162.97
1,750.00
1,750.00
Public Landing
1,740.56
9.44
1.01
1.01
Float and Gang Plank
1.01
20,000.00
20,000.00
Dredging Harbor
20,000.00
12,000.00
12,000.00
Board of Public Welfare
11,809.77
190.23
1,575.00
1,575.00
Mothers' Aid
1,426.12
148.88
2,600.00
257.00
2,857.00
Soldiers' Benefits
2,742.13
114.87
78,175.00
1,061.29
79,236.29
School Department
79,235.17
1.12
296.00
296.00
High School Building Committee
207.05
88.95
106,290.25 .
106,290.25
High School Building
106,276.97
13.28
14,500.00
14,500.00
Additional Equipment Grounds High School
14,498.89
1.11
1,000.00
1,000.00
Allen Memorial Library
999.54
.46
1,000.00
1,000.00
Pierce Memorial Library
1,000.00
4.63
5,100.00
5,104.63
Park Commission
5,104.05
.58
Summary
92
and Grading
$732.47
4.97
4.97
Scituate Common-Special
Unclassified
3,932.66
4.97 242.34
15.00
15.00
Land Damage-Clapp Road
15.00
700.00
700.00
Land Damage-Old Public Landing
700.00
1,106.00
81.17
1,187.17
Bills of Previous Years
1,187.15
.02
2,000.00
2,000.00
Employers' and Public Liability
1,885.48
114.52
250.00
250.00
Aid to Agriculture
250.00
700.00
700.00
Memorial Day
638.67
61.33
500.00
500.00
Armistice Day
251.50
248.50
1,500.00
70.95
1,570.95
Mass. Bay Colony Tercentenary Cele- bration
1,471.13
99.82
50.00
50.00
Refunds
10.25
39.75
100.00
100.00
Channel Buoys-N. River
100.00
2,500.00
2,500.00
Restoring Lantern Tower-Old Scituate Light
2,499.51
49
400.00
400.00
Repairing Old Light House
399.86
14
1,000.00
1,000.00
Repairs on Cudworth House
863.23
136.77
30.00
30.00
Replacing Old Matthew Gannett Sign
30.00
125.00
125.00
Planting Permanent Christmas Tree
124.40
60
85.00
85.00
Old Cemetery
52.00
33.00
15,250.00
15,250.00
Interest
12,383.60
2,866.40
14,750.00
30,000.00
44,750.00
Maturing Debt
44,750.00
Summary
93
3,000.00 212.70
1,175.00
4,175.00
212.70 Repairs to Building-Jas. L. McCarthy
212.70
94
Debt Accounts
NET FUNDED OR FIXED DEBT
Loan and Rate
Due
Amount
Total
High School, 4 per cent
1931
$1,250.00
1932
1,250.00
·1933
1,250.00
1934
1,250.00
1935
1,250.00
1936
1,250.00
$7,500.00
High School, 4 per cent
1931
$1,000.00
High School, 41/2 per cent.
1931
$28,000.00
1932
28,000.00
1933
28,000.00
1934
28,000.00
$112,000.00
Shore Protection, 41/4 per cent ....
1931
$3,000.00
1932
3,000.00
$6,000.00
Shore Protection, 4 3/4 per cent ....
1931
$1,500.00
1932
1,500.00
1933
1,500.00
New Town Way, 4 per cent
1931
Concrete Bridge, 41/4 per cent.
1931
$2,400.00
1932
2,400.00
1933
2,400.00
1934
2,400.00
1935
2,400.00
1936
2,400.00
1937
2,400.00
1938
2,400.00
1939
2,400.00
1940
2,400.00
$24,000.00
$165,000.00
DEBT ACCOUNTS ASSETS
Net Funded or Fixed Debt
$165,000.00
$4,500.00 $10,000.00
95
Miscellaneous Payments
LIABILITIES
High School Loan
$7,500.00
High School Loan
1,000.00
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.