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3,394.86
22,292.12
25,686.98
Lake Quannapowitt Treatment Telephones, Office Expense
$ 1,825.31
Fuel
2,062.11
Lights and Power
12,630.55
Equipment and Repairs
4,701.10
Repairs to Buildings
412.89
Meters and Pipes
19,111.65
Supervision and Analysis
733.50
Motor Vehicle Expense
1,397.76
$ 42,874.87
$168,054.15
Sewer Division
Supervisor's Salary
$ 1,292.64
$
1,292.64
Pension
$ 253.50
Vacations and Holidays
$ 353.60
Sick Leave
25.60
Maintenance
5,311.34
$ 481.41
$ 5,690.54
Fuel
277.64
Water
108.88
Lights and Power
2,076.10
Equipment and Repairs
760.57
Tools and Equipment
310.75
Telephones
72.35
$ 4,087.70
1951 Sewer Construction BI
$ 83.68
$ 150.91
$ 234.59
1953 Sewer Construction BI
5,967.26
20,407.05
26,374.31
Sewer Connections
11,001.01
7,352.45
18,353.46
1952 Expense
822.63
1953 Expense
534.83
Low Level Sewer
625.00
Sewerage Survey
13,490.27
Engineering and Sub-Borings
1,000.00
$ 72,759.47
$ 205.50
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Hurricane Salaries Labor and Overdraft
Wages
Expense
Highway Division
Supervisor's Salary
$ 4,200.00
Clerical Assistant
2,400.00
$ 6,600.00
Pensions
7,729.58
Vacations and Holidays
845.76
4,249.32
5,095.08
Street Cleaning
477.21
2,004.42
1,931.04
4,412.67
Patching
667.21
4,724.14
4,732.18
10,123.53
Repairs to Sidewalks
392.31
479.25
242.43
1,113.99
Sidewalks and Guardrails
132.54
159.51
458.19
750.24
Surface Treatment
36.20
2,994.86
12,778.97
15,810.03
Street Signs
348.89
944.29
1,072.14
2,365.32
Drainage
1,223.78
2,749.95
1,586.63
5,560.36
Dumps
890.75
3,110.24
642.02
4,643.01
Catch Basins
1,476.94
3,047.55
146.41
4,670.90
Rubbish Collection
4,109.24
14,695.55
1,124.30
19,929.09
Traffic Lines
1,164.53
1,164.53
Sick Leave
317.44
508.81
826.25
Emergency Leave
64.00
85.20
149.20
Miscellaneous
762.95
2,330.01
3,186.08
6,279.04
Hurricane Miscellaneous
889.67
17,322.01
18,211.68
Hurricane Overdraft Maint.
1,840.26
1,840.26
Snow and Ice:
Equipment Rental
$ 6,973.50
Material and Supplies
6,494.58
Hurricane Miscellaneous
952.46
All Other
2,741.68
$ 17,162.22
Labor
$ 4,837.47 $ 9,298.89
$ 14,136.36
1954 Chap. 90 Construction
$ 42.00
$ 38,010.88
$ 38,052.88
1954 Chap. 90 Maintenance
1,482.50
1,817.50
3,300.00
1951 Street Construction BI
27.91
7.00
34.91
1953 Street Construction BI
160.89
18,434.85
18,595.74
1954 Street Construction Appn.
78.65
8,549.35
8,628.00
1954 Street Construction BI
9,545.62
9,545.62
1952 Drainage
$ 40.40
$ 28.00
$ 68.40
1953 Drainage
200.30
166.19
366.49
1954 Drainage
3,593.55
3,610.31
7,203.86
1953 Sidewalks
46.79
46.79
1954 Sidewalks
6,725.28
6,725.28
1952 Rebuilding Sidewalks
432.99
432.99
1954 Rebuilding Sidewalks
3,620.47
3,620.47
1954 Vernon Street Sidewalks
12,000.00
12,000.00
1951 Replacing Curbing
232.50
232.50
1952 Replacing Curbing
198.03
198.03
1954 Replacing Curbing
3,053.47
3,053.47
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...
Davidson Road
Salaries and Wages 93.51
Expense 1,191.51
1,285.02
$261,963.79
Welfare Department
Salaries of Board
$ 690.00
Agent and Clerks
461.63
$ 1,151.63
Relief by Other Cities and Towns
$ 1,567.89
Recipients
6,193.29
Hospital Care
7,616.74
Medical Attendance
2,214.98
Burial Expense
300.00
Outside Board
809.20
Groceries and Provisions
1,673.58
Light and Fuel, Clothing, Various
514.28
Rent
358.57
Telephones, Office Expense
96.57
Auto Expense
64.05
$ 21,409.15
1950 Bills
$
2,133.89
1952 Bills
120.00
$ 24,814.67
Disability Assistance
Agent and Clerks, Town Funds $ 675.50
Agent and Clerks, Federal Funds 423.27
$ 1,098.77
Administration, Federal Funds
$ 442.82 $ 442.82
Recipients, Town Funds
$ 1,900.00
Recipients, Federal Funds
10,734.76
$ 29,734.76
$ 31,276.35
Aid Dependent Children
Agent and Clerks, Town Funds $ 675.50
Agent and Clerks, Federal Funds 846.54
$ 1,522.04
Recipients, Town Funds
Recipients, Federal Funds
$ 15,000.00 8,959.83
$ 23,959.83
$ 25,481.87
Old Age Assistance
Agent and Clerks, Town Funds $ 9,357.98 Agent and Clerks, Federal Funds 9,263.56
$ 18,621.54
Recipients, Town Funds
$203,000.00
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Recipients, Federal Funds
112,534.43
$315,534.43
Administration, Town Funds
2,580.15
Administration, Federal Funds
75.41
$ 2,655.56
Federal Relief, Other Cities and Towns
$ 6,518.91
$343,330.44
Town Infirmary
Salaries
$ 3,702.15
$
3,702.15
Pension
941.70
Groceries
$ 5,501.75
Clothing
140.67
Telephone, Light, Fuel
2,042.33
Care of Buildings
649.54
Household Supplies
384.89
Medical and Hospital
1,102.05
Truck Expense All Other
381.05
$ 10,499.55
ยท Repairs and Alterations
$ 11,250.00
$ 26,393.40
Willard Donnell Trust Fund
$ 490.00
$ 490.00
Veterans' Benefits Department
Salary, Agent
$ 800.00
Clerical Assistant
1,125.00
$ 1,925.00
Recipients
29,870.50
Car Allowance
150.00
Mary Gibbons Case
800.00
1953 Unpaid Bills Telephone, Office Expense
111.00
509.00
$ 33,365.50
Veterans' Service Department
Salary Director
$ 200.00
$ 200.00
Veterans' Pension Administration Expense
609.70
99.64
$ 909.34
School Department
Superintendance Clerical Assistants
$ 17,630.00 9,040.00
297.27
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Attendance Officer Health
3,700.00 8,925.00
$ 39,295.00
Teachers - High
$218,721.14
Teachers - Elementary
347,620.62 $566,341.76
Adult Education
$ 3,457.52
Janitors - High
$ 19,929.38
Janitors - Elementary
38,854.43
General Labor
5,532.27
$ 64,316.08
Veterans' Pensions
$ 6,004.87
School Athletic Fund
$ 1,498.68
$ 10,820.08
$ 12,318.76
School Lunch Fund
7,381.99
27,486.17
34,868.16
Cafeteria
162.50
162.50
Out of State Travel
$ 246.21
Trade Schools
4,408.85
$ 4,655.06
Western Avenue School Appn.
$ 31,667.24
Lowell Street School Appn.
$ 35,000.00
Lowell Street School BI
3,597.11
$ 38,597.11
High School Building BI
$970,443.82
High School Heating Appn.
$ 23,000.00
Franklin School Re-Wiring
6,621.31
Maintenance, High
$ 15,136.54
Maintenance, Elementary
25,881.55
$ 41,018.09
Books and Supplies, High
$ 15,183.37
Books and Supplies, Elementary
22,722.16
$ 37,905.53
Fuel and Light, High
$ 6,946.33
Fuel and Light, Elementary
18,756.11
$ 25,702.44
Transportation of Pupils
$ 17,734.50
Outlay
3,564.85
Handicapped Children
681.72
Other Expense :
Telephones
$ 2,884.14
Motor Vehicle and Drivers Training School
1,141.39
Supervisors' Expenses
2,737.69
School Committee, Superintendent's Office
2,077.34
All Other
6,390.28
$ 15,230.84
$ 1,943,587.16
Library Department
Town Librarian
Assistant Town Librarian
$ 4,650.00 3,350.00
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Reference Librarian
3,000.00
Circulation Librarian
3,250.00
Children's Librarian
3,000.00
Branch Librarian
3,000.00
Administrative Assistant
2,600.00
Senior Library Assistant
2,250.00
Junior Library Assistants
4,200.00
Clerk-Part Time
1,121.34
Substitution
549.50
Custodial Supervisor
3,350.00
Part Time Attendants
2,414.90
$ 36,735.74
Other Expense:
Maintenance
$ 3,915.80
Heat
1,735.04
Light
1,082.40
Telephones
428.71
Books
6,640.85
Periodicals
1,099.72
Binding
872.00
Supplies
2,400.83
All Other
1,225.43
$ 19,400.78
$ 56,136.52
Recreation Department
Supervisor
$ 800.00
Assistants
3,880.00
Head of Lake Supervision
1,200.00
$ 5,880.00
Little League Equipment
$ 1,500.00
New Equipment
144.00
Other Equipment and Supplies
2,000.00
$ 3,644.00
$ 9,524.00
Unclassified
Miscellaneous Account
$ 1,325.74
Board of Appeals
402.18
Planning Board
330.08
Visiting Nurse Association
1,000.00
Rifle Range-Medium Tank Co.
$ 1,024.68
Rifle Range-Co. E 182d Infantry
857.21
$ 1,881.89
Memorial Day-Veterans' Organizations
$ 1,797.57
Armistice Day-Veterans' Organizations
220.00
$ 2,017.57
Veterans Foreign Wars-Lease of Quarters
$ 1,200.00
American Legion-Lease of Quarters
1,200.00
$ 2,400.00
Capital Outlay
$ 845.60
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GAR Lot, Lakeside Cemetery
150.00
Water Survey Committee
7,128.07
Photographs-Korean Veterans
66.00
Bronze Tablet
137.00
Federal Tax Deductions
$161,034.09
Blue Cross Deductions
21,566.65
Teachers' Retirement Deductions
27,872.28
$210,473.02
Dog Licenses to County
Retirement System:
$ 2,811.40
Pension Accumulation Fund
$ 64,650.00
Credit Members Military Service
484.03
Expense Fund
2,663.48
$ 671.52
$ 68,469.03
Middlesex County Hospital
$ 23,025.17
Middlesex County Tax
60,098.17
$ 83,123.34
State and Metropolitan Charges:
Smoke Inspection
$ 346.92
Auditing Municipal Accounts
6,022.61
Examination Retirement System
97.43
Metropolitan Parks and Reservations
22,032.42
Metropolitan Sewer-North System
34,183.94
$ 62,683.32
Insurance
$ 37,903.04
Finance Committee
$ 244.16
$ 686.50
$ 930.66
Personnel Board
364.61
134.91
499.52
$484,577.46
Light Department
Board Members
$ 414.00
Manager
7,136.80
Clerks
34,532.55
Labor
189,648.92
$231,732.27
Pension
$ 1,646.59
Purchase of Electricity
$373,856.54
Purchase of Gas
95,935.57
All Other
228,608.12
$698,400.23
Street Lights
$ 28,750.00
$960,529.09
Water Bonds
$ 34,000.00
Water Interest
5,458.25
$ 39,458.25
Interest
Temporary Loans
Highway
$ 369.32 4,643.75
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School
61,950.25
Sewer
11,555.75
Gas and Light
1,320.00
Police Building
1,550.00
Highway and Police Building
637.50
$ 82,026.57
Maturing Debt
Highway
$ 38,000.00
School
153,639.90
Sewer
46,000.00
Gas and Light
5,000.00
Police Building
5,000.00
Highway and Police Buildings
6,000.00
$253,639.90
Premium on Notes and Bonds
$ 360.10
Anticipation of Tax Revenue
$250,000.00
Anticipation of County and State Reimbursement (Highway)
32,000.00
$282,000.00
Premium on Notes and Bonds-
Bond Issuance and Certification Charges
$ 3,523.50
Refunds
Real Estate Taxes
$ 15,186.18
Personal Taxes
82.94
Poll Taxes
6.00
Excise Taxes
4,006.08
Sewer Connection Deposits
6,381.61
Water Rates
126.16
Street Betterments
5.64
Interest and Costs
1.34
Committed Interest
92.46
John I. Preston, Personal
772.62
$ 26,661.03
Trust Fund Income
$ 454.96
Perpetual Care Bequests
3,495.00
Perpetual Care-Trust Fund Income
1,167.29
$ 5,117.25
Hurricane Overdraft
School
$ 3,293.31
Light
32,418.74
$ 35,712.05
Total Cash Expenditures for the year 1954 Cash on Hand, December 31, 1954
$ 5,699,895.86
$ 1,338,557.08
$ 7,038,752.94
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ANALYSES OF LIGHT DEPARTMENT ACCOUNT
Operation Account
Balance January 1, 1954
$ 118,695.44
Receipts for 1954
Transfers
1,009,922.08 135,720.28
Payments
$ 937,459.09
Transfer to Revenue
50,000.00
Transfer to Depreciation
103,249.64
Transfer to Construction
68,695.44
Interest
640.00
Balance to 1955
104,293.63
$ 1,264,337.80
$ 1,264,337.80
Depreciation Account
Balance January 1, 1954
$ 15,784.88
Transfers from Operation
103,249.64
Transfers to Operation
$ 57,748.42
Balance to 1955
61,286.10
$ 119,034.52
$ 119,034.52
Construction Account
Transfer from Operation Transfer to Operation
$ 68,695.44
$ 68,695.44
$ 68,695.44
Fire Alarm, Police Signal, Traffic Lights
Appropriation Transfers from Reserve Fund
1,517.00
Transfer to Operation
$ 9,276.42
Balance to 1955
2,605.58
$ 11,882.00
$ 11,882.00
Guarantee Deposit Account
Balance January 1, 1954
$ 44,670.47
Receipts
5,813.26
Payments
$ 16,802.26
Balance to 1955
33,681.47
$ 50,483.73 $ 50,483.73
I have examined the above account and the balance is invested as follows:
Wakefield Savings Bank
$ 30,000.00
Wakefield Trust Company-Checking Account
3,681.47
$ 33,681.47
JOHN J. MCCARTHY,
Town Accountant
$ 68,695.44
$ 10,365.00
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EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY
Balance January 1, 1954
$ 440,392.83
Refunds-Prior Years
104.63
Sale Foreclosed Tax Title Land
4,179.71
Adjustment Entry
872.84
Excess Revenue for 1954
125,432.63
Town Meeting Transfers
$ 36,471.58
Tax Titles
2,199.54
Free Cash
80,000.00
Balance December 31, 1954
452,311.52
$ 570,982.64 $
570,982.64
RESERVE FUND
Appropriation
$ 15,000.00
Transfer from Overlay Surplus
5,000.00
Transfers:
Planning Board
$ 285.00
Miscellaneous Account
3,370.00
Fire Expense
150.00
Park Maintenance
150.00
Rifle Range Tank Company
300.00
Election and Registration-Other Exp.
730.00
Library Expense
818.29
Town Hall Substitution
72.00
Health-Other Expense
500.00
Board of Appeals
160.00
Fire Alarm, Police Signal
1,517.00
Collector's Expense
134.80
Sewer Connections
1,000.00
Accounting-Other Expense
49.41
Board Public Works-Veterans' Pension
761.22
Sewer Maintenance
5,412.00
School Other Expense
2,200.00
Transfer to Overlay Surplus
2,390.28
$ 20,000.00 $ 20,000.00
Statement of Appropriated Funds, Expenditures and Balances December 31, 1954
Bond Issues
Available Funds
Expended or
For Year 1954 Transferred
Balances
GENERAL GOVERNMENT:
Selectmen's Department
Salaries of Board
$ 690.00
$ 690.00
Salary-Clerk of Board
321.00
321.00
Other Expense
3,383.00
3,377.67
5.33*
Veterans' Pension
208.65
208.65
Land Taking
800.00
800.00 **
Parking Area Rental
200.00
183.33
16.67*
Unpaid Bills 1951-1953
56.75
56.75
$ 5,659.40
$ 4,837.40
$ 822.00
Accounting Department Salary of Accountant
$ 4,700.00
$ 4,700.00
Salary-Account Clerk
2,850.00
2,850.00
Salary-Account Clerk
2,600.00
2,600.00
Salary-Clerk B-1/2 Yr.
1,125.00
1,125.00
Automobile Allowance
200.00
200.00
Other Expense
1,081.41
1,056.83
24.58*
$ 12,556.41
$ 12,531.83
$ 24.58
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Treasurer's Department Salary of Treasurer Salary of Paymaster
$ 2,850.00
$ 2,850.00
617.39
617.39
Clerical Assistants
900.00
900.00
850.00
841.36
8.64*
1,300.00
950.90
349.10*
327.70
327.70
$ 6,845.09
$ 6,487.35
$ 357.74
Legal Department Salary of Town Counsel Other Expense
$ 2,600.00
$ 2,600.00
5,000.00
3,295.40
1,704.60*
$ 7,600.00
$ 5,895.40
$ 1,704.60
Collector's Department
Salary of Collector
$ 3,500.00
$ 3,500.00
Salary Clerk C
2,350.00
2,350.00
Salary Clerk C
2,250.00
2,250.00
Deputy Collector
75.00
75.00
Other Expense
2,525.80
2,525.26
.54*
$ 10,700.80
$ 10,700.26
$
.54
Assessor's Department
Salaries of Board
$ 4,002.00
$ 4,002.00
Salary Principal Assessment Clerk
3,850.00
3,850.00
Salary of Clerk C
2,500.00
2,500.00
Salary of Clerk B
2,100.00
2,100.00
Assistant Assessor
150.00
150.00
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Other Expense Tax Titles Unpaid Bills-1952-1953
Auto Allowance Other Expense
200.00 1,415.00
200.00
1,397.56
17.44*
$ 14,217.00
$ 14,199.56
$ 17.44
Town Clerk's Department Salary of Town Clerk
$ 3,500.00
$ 3,500.00
Salary-Clerk C
2,350.00
2,350.00
Salary Clerical Assistants, Part Time
50.00
49.00
1.00*
Other Expense
1,075.00
1,045.13
29.87*
Advertising Wage, Hour By-Law
300.00
275.00
25.00*
Vital Statistics
50.00
21.25
28.75*
$ 7,325.00
$ 7,240.38
$ 84.62
Election and Registration
Salaries of Registrars
$ 442.98
$ 442.98
Salary Clerk of Registrars
300.00
300.00
Clerical Assistants, Part Time
1,900.00
1,900.00
Assistant Registrars
2,125.00
2,125.00
Other Expense
2,803.00
2,803.00
$ 7,570.98
$ 7,570.98
Election Expense-Selectmen Election Officers Other Expense
$ 3,125.75
$ 2,909.75
$ 216.00*
880.00
715.04
164.96*
$ 4,005.75
$ 3,624.79
$ 380.96
$ 76,480.43
$ 73,087.95
$ 3,392.48
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TOTAL GENERAL GOVERNMENT PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY :
Police Department
Salary of Chief
$ 4,850.00
$ 4,850.00
Salary of Lieutenant
4,300.00
4,300.00
Salary of Sergeants
7,800.00
7,800.00
Salaries of Patrolmen
and/or Substitutes Therefor
86,400.00
86,400.00
Substitution
2,898.00
2,446.02
451.98*
Salary of Clerk B
2,400.00
2,400.00
Uniform Allowance
1,400.00
1,395.50
4.50*
Salaries and Uniform Allowance of Women Traffic Supervisors
2,200.00
1,460.60
739.40*
Police Matron
75.00
37.10
37.90*
Other Expense
7,568.18
7,401.55
166.63*
Massachusetts Police Training School
300.00
300.00
New Car
1,000.00
969.97
30.03*
New Boat House
2,305.00
2,305.00 **
$ 123,496.18
$ 119,760.74
$ 3,735.44
Fire Department
Salary of Chief
$ 3,450.00
$ 3,450.00*
Salary of Captain
4,300.00
4,300.00
Salaries of Lieutenants
19,500.00
19,500.00
Salary of Mechanic
3,900.00
3,867.95
32.05*
Salaries of Regular Firefighters and/or Substitutes Therefor
80,175.00
77,700.00
2,475.00*
Other Substitution
250.00
250.00
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Veterans' Pensions
3,632.37
3,632.37
Call Men
6,000.00
5,850.00
150.00*
Uniform Allowance
800.00
725.00
75.00*
Other Expense
4,100.00
4,086.36
13.64*
New Equipment
619.00
463.51
155.49*
Pumping Engine
18,000.00
18,000.00
Aerial Ladder Truck
38,000.00
38,000.00 **
Aerial Ladder Truck Equipment
485.00
485.00 **
Hydrant Rental
2,295.00
2,295.00
Forest Warden
100.00
54.00
46.00*
$ 185,606.37
$ 140,474.19
$ 45,132.18
Civil Defense
Salary of Clerk A Other Expense Rescue Truck
$ 1,800.00
$ 1,800.00
2,003.17
1,661.50
341.67 **
5,269.00
5,101.43
167.57 **
$ 9,072.17
$ 8,562.93
$ 509.24
Building Inspector's Department
Salary of Inspector
$ 3,250.00
$ 3,250.00
Salary of Clerk
933.33
933.33
Auto Allowance
200.00
200.00
Other Expense
225.00
225.00
$ 4,608.33
$ 4,608.33
Wire Inspector's Department Salary of Wire Inspector Salary of Clerk
$ 600.00
$ 600.00
466.67
466.67
250
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Other Substitution Auto Allowance Other Expense
Plumbing Inspector's Department Salary of Plumbing Inspector Auto Allowance Other Expense
100.00
70.00
30.00*
100.00
100.00
250.00
230.76
19.24*
$ 1,516.67
$ 1,467.43
$ 49.24
$ 1,000.00
$ 1,000.00
100.00
100.00
64.50
64.50
$ 1,164.50
$ 1,164.50
Sealer of Weights & Measures Department
Salary of Sealer
$ 1,100.00
$ 1,100.00
Auto Allowance
200.00
200.00
Other Expense
100.00
75.76
24.24*
Fire Loss
175.01
30.00
145.01*
$ 1,575.01
$ 1,405.76
$ 169.25
$ 1,200.00
$ 1,200.00
Dog Officer Salary-Animal Inspector Salary Veterans' Pension
664.47
664.47
$ 1,864.47
$ 1,864.47
Compensation Account
$ 500.00
$ 283.95
$ 216.05
$ 11,882.00
$ 9,276.42
$ 2,605.58 **
Fire Alarm-Police Signal-Traffic Lights Health Department Salaries of Board
$ 414.00
$ 414.00
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Salary of Agent
738.30
738.30
Salary of Nurse
2,700.00
2,700.00
Salary of Milk Inspector
738.30
738.30
Clerical Assistance, Part Time
80.00
80.00
500.00
500.00
Auto Allowance Other Expense
7,318.00
7,229.91
88.09*
Unpaid Bills of 1953
217.88
208.17
9.71 **
$ 12,706.48
$ 12,608.68
$ 97.80
TOTAL PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
$ 353,992.18
$ 301,477.40
$ 52,514.78
CHARITIES AND VETERANS' BENEFITS
Salaries of Board
$ 690.00
$ 690.00
General Relief
21,500.00
20,601.38
898.62*
General Relief Administration
675.50
675.50
Unpaid Bills 1949
24.00
24.00*
Unpaid Bills 1950
2,139.91
2,133.89
6.02*
Unpaid Bills 1953
120.00
120.00
$ 25,149.41
$ 24,220.77
$ 928.64
Charities
Disability Assistance Recipients-Town
$ 19,000.00
$ 19,000.00
Disability Assistance Administration-Town
675.50
675.50
Disability Assistance Recipients-Federal
10,785.47
10,687.11
98.36 **
Disability Assistance Administration-Federal
983.50
866.09
117.41 **
Aid to Dependent Children Recipients-Town
15,000.00
15,000.00
675.50
675.50
Aid to Dependent Children Administration-Town Aid to Dependent Children Recipients-Federal
14,389.10
8,465.45
5,923.65 **
252
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Aid to Dependent Children Adm .- Federal Old Age Assistance Recipients-Town
1,115.93
846.54 203,000.00
Old Age Assistance Administration-Town
11,483.50
11,483.50
Old Age Assistance Recipients-Federal Old Age Administration-Federal
130,467.92
117,925.74
12,543.18 **
9,923.35
9,793.60
129.75 **
Willard Donnell Trust-Welfare
538.85
490.00
48.85 **
Infirmary Salaries
3,702.15
3,702.15
Infirmary-Veterans' Pension
941.70
941.70
Infirmary-Other Expense
10,500.00
10,499.55
45*
Infirmary-Alterations and Remodeling
12,000.00
11,250.00
750.00*
$ 445,182.47
$ 425,302.43
$ 19,880.04
Veterans' Benefits
Veterans' Recipients
$ 30,000.00
$ 29,290.95
$ 709.05*
Veterans' Benefits Salary of Agent
800.00
800.00
Veterans' Benefits-Salary Clerk B (1/2 year)
1,125.00
1,125.00
Veterans' Benefits-Car Allowance
150.00
150.00
Veterans' Benefits Adm .- Expense
509.00
509.00
Veterans' Benefits-Unpaid Bills-1953
111.00
111.00
Reimbursement-Mary Gibbons Case- Veterans' Benefits
800.00
800.00
Veterans' Agents-Pension
609.70
609.70
$ 34,104.70
$ 33,395.65
$ 709.05
Veterans' Services Department Salary of Agent
$
200.00 $ 200.00
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269.39 **
203,000.00
Administration Expense
100.00
99.64
.36*
$ 300.00
$ 299.64
$
.36
TOTAL CHARITIES AND VETERANS' BENEFITS
$
504,736.58
$ 483,218.49
$ 21,518.09
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Salary of Director
$ 8,400.00
$ 8,400.00
Public Works Superintendent
4,450.00
4,450.00
Clerk of Board
260.00
260.00
Department-Clerk C
2,800.00
2,800.00
Cost Clerk
3,763.62
3,763.62
Clerk C
2,871.00
2,871.00
Engineering Salaries
20,500.00
15,343.49
5,156.51*
Engineering-Other Expense
400.00
399.55
.45*
Other Expense
968.00
959.66
8.34*
Transportation and Equipment
10,500.00
10,490.03
9.97*
Garage Labor
9,500.00
8,468.46
1,031.54*
Board Survey
100.00
78.75
21.25*
Chain Link Fence, Art. 57
2,297.00
2,192.50
104.50 **
New Equipment 1954, Art. 53
13,348.50
13,348.50
Road Machinery Fund
744.03
744.03 **
Garbage Collection
19,125.00
12,750.00
6,375.00 **
$ 100,027.15
$ 86,575.56
$ 13,451.59
Buildings
Town Hall Maint. Town Hall Building Attendant
$ 1,532.00
$ 1,525.79
$ 6.21*
2,850.00
2,850.00
Town Hall Other Substitution
505.00
505.00
Lafayette Bldg. Maint.
2,340.50
2,339.23
1.27*
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Lafayette Bldg. Custodial Supervisor Lafayette Bldg. Other Substitution Lafayette Bldg. Auto Allowance
3,500.00
3,500.00
150.00
150.00
200.00
200.00
Police Bldg. Maintenance
2,650.00
2,628.09
21.91*
Police Bldg. Attendant
2,850.00
2,850.00
Police Bldg. Other Substitution
1,602.30
1,579.56
22.74*
Fire Station Maintenance
4,164.00
4,082.85
81.15*
Remodel Front of Fire Station
6,900.00
6,900.00 **
Highway Bldg. Maintenance
2,610.00
2,593.83
16.17*
Highway Bldg. Attendant
2,850.00
2,850.00
Painting Old Highway Building, Art. 48
3,500.00
3,484.50
15.50 **
$ 38,203.80
$ 31,138.85
$ 7,064.95
Moth and Tree Division
Salary of Supervisor Tree Climbers Veterans' Pension
$ 4,200.00
$ 4,200.00
10,022.40
8,749.67
1,272.73*
1,820.31
1,820.31
Other Expense
900.00
885.08
14.92*
$ 16,942.71
$ 15,655.06
$ 1,287.65
Park Division
Salary of Supervisor Auto Allowance Maintenance Men and Laborers Other Expense
$ 2,100.00
$ 2,100.00
150.00
150.00
14,154.30
14,123.55
30.75*
2,069.26
1,978.18
91.08*
$ 18,473.56
$ 18,351.73
$ 121.83
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Cemetery Division Salary Supervisor Auto Allowance Maintenance Men and Laborers Other Expense New Avenue Construction - Forest Glade Cemetery
$ 2,100.00
$ 2,100.00
150.00
150.00
5,143.51
5,122.46
21.05*
1,910.00
1,909.72
28*
720.00
590.00
130.00 **
$ 10,023.51
$ 9,872.18
$ 151.33
Water Division
Salary of Supervisor
$ 2,907.36
$ 2,907.36
Salary Clerk C
2,800.00
2,800.00
Salary Clerk B
2,250.00
2,250.00
Salary Clerk A
2,200.00
2,200.00
Veterans' Pension
2,779.40
2,779.40
Labor
55,420.43
54,925.71
494.72*
Materials
61,572.00
61,417.55
154.45*
Water Survey Committee
12,000.00
7,128.07
4,871.93*
Lake Quannapowitt Treatment
500.00
205.50
294.50*
Water Bonds
34,000.00
34,000.00
Water Interest
5,458.25
5,458.25
$ 181,887.44
$ 176,071.84
$ 5,815.60
Sewer Division
Salary of Supervisor Labor
$ 1,292.64
$ 1,292.64
7,916.00
5,690.54
2,225.46*
Veterans' Pension
253.50
253.50
32.84*
Maintenance
10,478.00
5,445.16
5,000.00 **
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Sewer Connections
18,500.00
18,353.46
146.54* 5,765.14 **
Sewers for Sanitary and Surface Drainage -1954 Sewer Construction Survey Engineering and Sub Borings
17,000.00
13,490.27
3,509.73 **
Borings and Study-Contemplated Sewer Work Sewers-1951
1,000.00
1,000.00
14.63
14.63 **
Sewerage Survey and Land Damages, Montrose District
9,944.59
9,944.59
Sewer Construction-Lowell St. Pine Hill Circle School Site
3,824.88
3,824.88 **
Sewer Lowell Street-North End Lake Quannapowitt
554.60
554.60 **
Low Level Sewer Station-New Boiler
775.00
625.00
150.00 **
$ 84,522.84
$ 63,299.02
$ 21,223.82
Highway Division
Salary Supervisor
$ 4,200.00
$ 4,200.00
Salary Clerk B
2,400.00
2,400.00
Labor
68,704.00
68,704.00
Labor (a/c Hurricane)
17,472.36
17,472.36
Veterans' Pensions
7,729.58
7,729.58
Maintenance
40,635.00
39,253.64
1,381.36*
Maintenance (a/c Hurricane)
1,921.70
1,840.26
81.44*
Equipment Rental
7,000.00
6,973.50
26.50*
Chapter 90 Maintenance 1954
3,300.00
3,300.00
Chapter 90 Main Street 1954
50,000.00
38,052.88
11,947.12 **
Chapter 90 Main Street-1951
41.03
41.03
Chapter 90 Main Street-1952
429.15
429.15
Chapter 90 Main Street-1953
4,048.10
4,048.10
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12,969.00
7,203.86
Construction Public Ways-1954
8,628.00
8,628.00
Resurface Davidson Road
1,600.00
1,285.02
314.98 **
Rebuilding and Resurfacing Sidewalk -1952
432.99
432.99
New Sidewalks-1953
79.78
46.79
32.99
Sidewalk, Curbing and Retaining Walls on Vernon Street
12,000.00
12,000.00
Rebuilding and Resurfacing Sidewalks-1954
5,000.00
3,620.47
1,379.53 **
Sidewalks-1954
8,500.00
6,725.28
1,774.72 **
Replacing Concrete Curbing-Various Streets-1951
232.50
232.50
Replacing Concrete Curbing-Various Streets-1952
1,215.40
198.03
1,017.37 **
Replacing Concrete Curbing-Various Streets-1953
1,271.77
1,271.77 **
Replace Concrete Curb with Granite-1954
5,000.00
3,053.47
1,946.53 **
Sidewalks and Curbing-Vernon Street
668.90
668.90
Special Drainage-1951
1,547.05
1,541.05 **
Special Drainage-1952
807.48
68.40
739.08 **
Special Drainage-1953
3,213.52
366.49
2,847.03 **
Sanitary Drainage-Various Streets
1,799.48
1,799.48
Foster's Lane Construction
629.73
629.73
Repairs to Linden and Cooper Streets Bridges
435.50
435.50
Barriers, Quannapowitt Boulevard
131.87
131.87 **
Repairs to Wall, Beebe's Cove
1,991.75
568.75
1,423.00 **
Field House, Lake Quannapowitt
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