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Applications pending from 1938
2
Applications received in 1939
73
Applications accepted and assistance granted
60
Applications rejected 13
Filed, but not acted upon as of Dec. 31, 1939 2
75
Active cases January 1, 1939
226
New cases in 1939 60
286
Cases closed 39
Active cases as of December 31, 1939
247
Applications rejected for reasons specified below
Sufficient income in family group 3
Unwilling to comply with insur- ance restrictions 1
Insufficient residence in Massachusetts
2
Property requirements not met
6
12
Cases closed for reasons specified
below
Death
16
Removal to other city or town
17
Returned to work
3
Transferred to public institutions
2
Sufficient income 1
75
39
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$80,179.31
Expenditures Reimbursements State Cities and Towns Federal Government
$25,343.43
1,128.25
37,514.22
$63,985.90
Net Expenditures
16,193.41
$80,179.31
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RECEIPTS
GENERAL REVENUE
Taxes
Current year Poll
$
5,514.00
Real Estate
321,017.70
Motor Vehicle Excise
16,055.72
$342,587.42
Previous years
Poll
$ 636.00
Real Estate
79,084.01
Redeemed Tax
Titles
12,446.25
Motor Vehicle
Excise
928.44
93,094.70
Sale of Town Property From State
1,090.50
Income Tax
State Valuation
18,505.53
Educational Measure 16,689.91
Corporation Tax
8,934.09
Veterans Exemption
107.64
44,237.17
Licenses and Permits
Liquor
2,613.00
Pedlars
111.00
Sunday
57.50
Pool and Billiards
20.00
Milk
60.00
Shellfish
360.00
All Other
191.50
3,413.00
Court Fines
255.00
Grants and Gifts
From County
Dog Licenses
1,541.51
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Federal Government
Old Age Assistance 37,514.22 Aid to Dependent Children 3,580.31
41,094.53
All Other General Revenue
Town Clerk-Dog Licenses 1,615.00
Discrepancy Account
60.00
$528,988.83
COMMERCIAL REVENUE
Special Assessments
Sewers
58.53
Committed Interest 9.96
68.49
General Government
Selectmen
47.85
Treasurer
81.00
Town Clerk
2.00
Town Hall
444.74
Planning Board
15.00
Board of Appeals
36.00
626.59
Protection of Persons and Property
Police
16.50
Fire Department
129.85
Sealer of Weights
and Measures
133.97
Inspection of Buildings
165.00
445.32
Health and Sanitation
Health
Contagious Diseases
474.50
Tuberculosis
1,169.15
All Other
15.25
1,658.90
Sanitation
Sewer Connections
2,106.58
All Other
.75
2,107.33
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Highways
General
12.00
Joint Maintenance- State
937.45
Joint Maintenance- County
937.45
Highway Fund, Chapter 232
17,590.73
19,477.63
Emergency Relief
125.00
Charities
Infirmary 100.00
Public Welfare
Temporary Aid, Support, Burials
From State
9,247.89
From Cities
and Towns
11,690.25
From Individuals 12.00
20,950.14
Aid to Dependent Children From State
6,421.45
Old Age Assistance From State
25,343.43
From Cities
and Towns
1,128.25
26,471.68
Soldiers Benefits
State Aid
660.00
Military Aid
217.50
Soldiers' Burial
100.00
Soldiers' Relief
78.86
1,056.36
Schools
Tuition State Wards
763.52
Other Tuition
5,803.78
Sale of Books
and Supplies
294.22
All Other
21.24
6,882.76
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Unclassified
Publicity
302.50
Histories of Fairhaven
63.50
Water System
1,175.00
Dog Licenses
3.60
1,544.60
Public Service Enterprize Union Wharf
Rentals
1,506.25
Wharfage
59.50
Mooring Berths
42.00
1,607.75
Petty Cash
1.55
Interest
Taxes
2,833.65
Tax Titles
1,064.27
Tax Title Loans
369.15
4,267.07
Trust and Investment Funds
Rogers Elementary
3,767.67
Rogers High
17,841.46
Edmund Anthony
250.00
Pease District
188.96
James Ricketts
35.76
Julia A. Stoddard
629.60
Hannah Chadwick
12.50
22,725.95
Municipal Indebtedness Temporary Loans In Anticipation of Revenue
310,000.00
General Loans
26,000.00
336,000.00
Refunds
General Departments
366.26
Public Utilities
418.78
Insurance
10.55
795.59
453,334.16
$ 982,322.99
Cash on Hand January 1, 1939
32,696.43
$1,015,019.42
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PAYMENTS
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Petty Cash
$20.00
LEGISLATIVE
Moderator
$30.00
Finance Committee Survey
1,500.00 ₺
1,530.00
SELECTMEN'S DEPARTMENT
Salaries and Wages
Selectmen
1,350.00
Clerk
1,560.00
2,910.00
Other Expenses
Stationery and Postage
108.72
Printing and Advertising
636.70
Travel Expense
189.56
Telephone
75.74
Office Supplies
101.63
All Other
39.33
1,151.68
4,061.68
TREASURER'S DEPARTMENT
Salaries and Wages
Town Clerk and Treasurer
1,800.00
Clerks
1,872.00
3,672.00
Other Expenses
Stationery and Postage
67.02
Printing and Advertising
9.76
Travel Expense
4.00
Telephone
94.70
Surety Bonds and Insurance
304.15
Certification of Notes
60.00
Vital Statistics
324.50
Office Supplies
220.44
All Other
17.60
1,102.17
4,774.17
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TAX COLLECTOR'S DEPARTMENT
Salaries and Wages
Collector
1,800.00
Special Collector
565.00
Clerks
946.00
3,311.00
Other Expenses
Stationery and Postage
380.82
Printing and Advertising
217.82
Telephone
1.15
Surety Bonds and Insurance
550.71
Office Supplies
209.57
Tax Title Expense
129.00
All Other
14.50
1,503.57
4,814.57
TAX TITLE EXPENSE
Land Court
128.85
Legal Advice
125.00
Registry
1.80
Auctioneer
15.20
Office Supplies
5.08
275.93
ASSESSORS' DEPARTMENT
Salaries and Wages
Assessors
3,600.00
Assistants
145.00
Clerk
999.96
4,744.96
Other Expenses
Stationery and Postage
109.97
Printing and Advertising
6.25
Car Hire and Conventions
200.25
Telephone
87.60
Conveyances
208.00
Office Supplies
178.33
Platting Plans
790.40 50.00
5,585.36
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LAW DEPARTMENT
Salaries and Wages Town Counsel Special Attorneys
264.90
225.00
489.90
ELECTION AND REGISTRATION
Salaries and Wages
Registrars
504.75
Election Officers
264.00
Clerks
998.75
Police
58.76
1,826.26
Other Expenses
Stationery and Postage
13.43
Printing and Advertising
468.96
Travel Expense
25.10
Office Expenses and Equipment
542.88
All Other
64.92
1,115.29
2,941.55
TOWN MEETING EXPENSE
Salaries and Wages
Clerks at Town Meetings
19.50
Clerk of Finance
Committee
150.00
Police
30.00
199.50
Other Expenses
Expenses for Finance Committee
79.45
Finance Committee Reports
158.12
Printing and Advertising
619.39
Stationery and Postage
51.35
Office Supplies
8.50
All Other
21.00
937.81
1,137.31
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PLANNING BOARD
Salaries and Wages Clerk
10.00
Other Expenses
Printing and Advertising
9.05
Travel Expense
51.87
Dues Mass. Planning Boards
15.00
Prizes
15.00
100.92
SAFETY COUNCIL
Salaries and Wages
Clerical Hire
23.00
Other Expenses
Stationery and Postage 5.00
Memberships
35.00
40.00
63.00
BOARD OF APPEALS
Salaries and Wages Clerical Hire
12.00
Other Expenses
Printing and Advertising 32.18
Stationery and Postage
11.60
Office Supplies
1.45
45.23
57.23
AUDITORS
Salaries
300.00
CONTRIBUTORY RETIREMENT SYSTEM
Payments to System 3,276.37
TOWN HALL
Salaries and Wages Janitors 1,790.00
Other Expenses Fuel 1,431.53
Light 700.02
Janitors' Supplies
177.11
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Building Supplies and
Equipment
490.63
Repairs
671.07
Water
100.02
Telephone
12.90
Insurance
23.22
3,606.50
5,396.50
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Salaries and Wages
Chief
2,346.43
Patrolmen
4,647.84
Special Police
3,957.22
Clerks
2,623.55
13,575.04
Equipment Maintenance
Motor Equipment
362.85
Gasoline, Oil, etc.
536.94
Car Hire
70.00
Boat Hire
8.00
Equipment for Men
4.80
Storage of Equipment
2.00
984.59
Other Expenses
Printing, Stationery and Postage
11.40
Telephone
260.36
Office Supplies and Equipment
126.53
Medical Services
10.00
All Other
28.72
437.01
14,996.64
Police Radio
Repairs
31.75
Broadcasting
602.86
634.61
Police Automobile
Purchase of car
459.50
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FIRE DEPARTMENT
Salaries and Wages
Engineers
270.00
Permanent Men
6,278.13
Call Men
4,122.31
Still Alarms
232.50
10,902.94
Equipment
Apparatus
483.07
Hose
30.50
Equipment for Men
77.77
Supplies and Repairs
79.94
671.28
Maintenance and Repairs
Rental of Quarters
1,712.00
Repairs
92.94
Gasoline and Oil
235.95
Power
25.25
2,066.14
Fuel and Light
Fuel
192.14
Light
107.80
299.94
Maintenance of Buildings and Grounds
Repairs
32.63
Supplies
106.29
Laundry Work
61.92
200.84
Other Expenses
Stationery, Printing,
Postage
16.59
Telephone
99.90
Office Supplies
48.28
Water
45.00
Inspections
116.50
326.27
14,467.41
Fire Hose Purchase of Hose 492,12
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FIRE ALARM
Salaries and Wages
Superintendent
360.00
Labor
347.90
707.90
Other Expenses
Supplies
211.48
Insurance
9.97
221.45
929.35
FOREST FIRES
Salaries and Wages Fighting Fires
209.50
HYDRANT RENTAL
Rental 193 Hydrants
8,685.00
CARE OF TREES
Salaries and Wages
Superintendent
75.00
Labor
784.50
859.50
Other Expenses
Stationery and Postage
8.25
Hardware and Tools
20.20
Repairs, Gas and Oil
240.98
Arsenate of Lead
225.00
Insurance
67.94
562.37
1,421.87
GYPSY AND BROWN TAIL MOTH EXTERMINATION Salaries and Wages Labor 300.00
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Salaries and Wages Sealer
630.00
All Other
11.60
641.60
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Other Expenses
Stationery and Postage
6.50
Travel Expense
180.02
Office Expense and Equipment
32.24
Telephone
.25
219.01
860.61
BUILDING INSPECTION
Salaries and Wages
Inspector
400.00
Clerk
150.00
550.00
Other Expenses
Inspections
627.75
Printing
22.25
650.00
1,200.00
DAMAGE BY HURRICANE
Expenditures by Departments
Highway
1,425.77
Board of Health
478.05
Sewer
274.87
Building
732.61
Park
282.10
Fire Alarm
50.00
3,243.40
WATER SYSTEM
Services of Engineer
2,350.00
Printing Reports
110.00
Advertising
3.13
2,463.13
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HEALTH AND SANITATION HEALTH
General Administration
Salary, Board of Health
720.00
Stationery and Postage
14.49
Printing and Advertising
7.94
Telephone
97.25
All Other
65.73
905.41
Quarantine and Contagious Diseases
Medical Attendance
21.75
Drugs
4.35
Dry Goods and Clothing
8.91
Hospitals
154.72
All Other
2.00
191.73
Tuberculosis
Board and Treatment,
Local
4,277.80
Cities and Towns
235.30
County Hospital Assessment
8,832.39
13,345.49
Vital Statistics
.25
Health Nursing Services
1,000.00
Inspection
Animal Inspector's Salary 200.00
Expenses 1.44
Slaughter Inspector's Salary
50.00
251.44
Other Expenses
Burying Animals
58.00
Transportation
203.00
261.00
15,955.32
DENTAL CLINIC
Salaries and Wages
Physician
355.00
Nurse
106.50
461.50
Other Expense Supplies
36.65
498.15
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DIPHTHERIA IMMUNIZATION
Salaries and Wages
Physician
60.00
Clerical
5.00
65.00
Other Expenses
Supplies
1.95
66.95
SEWER DEPARTMENT
Administration
Commissioners
450.00
Clerk
156.00
Office Supplies
8.37
614.37
General
Labor
3,548.50
Cartage
21.00
Repairs to Equipment
457.72
New Equipment
1,309.64
Tools, Supplies
207.95
Gasoline and Oil
281.55
Power
1,361.91
Heat and Lights
58.72
Water
133.70
Insurance
166.93
Telephone
39.65
Engineering
75.10
Rent of Land
100.00
Pipe, Lumber, Cement
233.99
All Other
45.26
8,041.62
Connections
Labor
1,033.75
Carting
70.50
Compressor
246.94
1,351.19
10,007.18
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REFUSE AND GARBAGE
Refuse
Labor
4,278.40 158.99
Insurance
4,437.39
Garbage
Contract
2,599.92
7,037.31
SHELLFISH INSPECTION
Labor
1,157.15
Printing and Advertising
30.00
Propagation
100.00
1,287.65
MOSQUITO CONTROL MAINTENANCE
Maintenance 1,000.00
HIGHWAYS HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
General Administration
Superintendent
1,500.00
Office Expenses 48.40
1,548.40
General
Labor
14,508.61
Truck Payroll
488.75
Broken Stone, Gravel
2,020.61
Truck Equipment and Repairs
1,423.91
Gasoline and Oil
1,620.05
Tarvia and Road Oil
2,770.43
Snow Plowing
153.00
New Equipment
63.00
General Equipment and Repairs
1,264.32
Fuel
158.30
Light
18.79
Water
19.00
Engineering
329.06
Insurance
1,039.31
All Other
37.67
25,914.81
3,043.00
Purchase of Highway Truck 30,506.21
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CHAPTER 90 MAINTENANCE
Salaries and Wages Labor
2,095.98
Other Expenses
Tools, Repairs
8.85
Broken Stone, Gravel
213.16
Tarvia, Road Oil
548.90
Pipe
133.11
904.02
3,000.00
LIGHTING
Lights for Highways
10,346.66
COGGESHALL STREET BRIDGE
Maintenance for 1938
39.14
EMERGENCY RELIEF
Administration
Sponsor's Agent
1,560.00
Clerks
1,500.88
Office Expense
229.02
Travel Expense
153.18
Telephone
170.95
3,614.03
General Expenses
Engineering
2,992.30
Stone, Gravel, Cement
9,053.18
Truck and Compressor Hire
21,723.58
Labor
1,024.20
Tarvia, Asphalt, etc.
2,773.27
Pipe, Manhole covers
3,018.64
Tools and Equipment
1,337.16
Repairs
763.92
Fuel
601.91
Medical
89.37
Drinking Cups
42.07
Equipment for Men
100.37
Contributions for Projects 565.23
All Other 15.81
Women's Projects Expense
44,101.01 2,703.37 365.52
History Project
50,783.93
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CHARITIES
PUBLIC WELFARE
General Administration
Clerks
566.00
Visitor
773.00
Printing, Stationery
225.81
1,564.81
Outside Relief by Town
Groceries and Provisions
23,431.39
Fuel
4,927.87
Board and Care
126.50
Medicine and Medical Attendance
1,975.96
State Institutions
205.65
Cash Grants to
Individuals
7,976.10
Clothing
1,673.27
Transportation
328.24
Rent
3,729.83
Burials
620.00
Hospitals
4,538.65
All Other
45.44
49,578.90
Relief by Other Cities and Towns
Cities
9,551.08
Towns
917.50
10,468.58
Commodity Distribution
114.22
61,726.51
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN
Administration
298.70
Cash Grants
15,257.40
All Other Cash Aid
1,034.13
16,590.23
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
Administration
1,344.86
Cash Grants
74,763.24
Other Cities and Towns
1,578.98
All Other Cash Aid
2,492.23
80,179.31
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INFIRMARY
Salaries and Wages Superintendent
780.00
Other Employees
1,536.08
2,316.08
Other Expenses
Groceries and Pro- visions
1,990.69
Dry Goods and Cloth- ing
510.15
Buildings and Repairs
1,231.35
Fuel and Electricity
792.48
Medical Care
114.29
Water
100.63
Expenses of Farm
545.21
Telephone
8.85
Gasoline and Oil
36.00
Burials
100.00
All Other
78.50
5,508.15
7,824.23
SOLDIERS' BENEFITS
State Aid
587.00
Military Aid
805.00
Soldiers' Burial
100.00
1,492.00
SOLDIERS' RELIEF
Cash
5,381.75
Clothing
265.00
Fuel
482.02
Groceries and Provisions
368.78
Rent
353.00
Medicine and Medical Attendance
539.92
Hospitals
624.28
All Other
33.19
8,047.94
FUNDS
Julia A. Stoddard Fund
860.00
Lady Fairhaven Fund
101.38
James Ricketts Fund
4.50
965.88
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SCHOOLS
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
General
Salary of Superintendent 3,593.36
Clerk in Superintendent's Office
956.50
Truant Officer
178.50
Printing, Stationery, and Postage
60.96
Telephone
323.32
Traveling Expenses
73.45
School Census
125.00
Physician
150.00
Nurse
1,350.00
Office Expense
101.50
All Other
130.46
Petty Cash
13.45
7,056.50 70,136.30
Teachers' Salaries
Text Books and Supplies
Text and Reference Books 2,278.74
All Other
2,515.07
4,793.81
Tuition
155.75
Transportation
5,599.83
Janitors' Services
7,455.72
Fuel and Light
3,650.40
Maintenance of Buildings and Grounds
Repairs
3,028.23
Janitors' Supplies
252.30
All Other
289.61
Insurance
751.02
Water
738.23
5,059.39
Furniture and Furnishings New Equipment Other Expenses
25.27
Diplomas and Gradua- tion Exercises
13.16
103,946.13
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HIGH SCHOOL
General
Printing, Stationery, Postage 3.70
Telephone
190.58
Traveling Expenses
14.80
Physician
350.00
All Other
120.80
679.88
Teachers' Salaries
37,339.83
Text Books and Supplies
Text and Reference Books
1,965.19
All other
2,233.84
4,199.03
Janitors' Services
6,375.02
Fuel and Light
2,633.62
Maintenance of Buildings
and Grounds
Repairs
2,001.72
Janitors' Supplies
247.49
Water
470.88
All Other
225.50
2,945.59
Furniture and Furnishings
818.22
Other Expenses
Diplomas and Graduation Exercises
28.75
55,019.94
VOCATIONAL SCHOOL
Tuition 1939
3,105.10
CONTINUATION SCHOOL
Tuition 1938
17.28
SOL-E-MAR SCHOOL
Tuition 156.63
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RECREATION
PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS
Administration
Office Expense
2.40
Parks
Labor
2,518.17
Equipment
180.21
Repairs to Equipment
132.23
Gas and Oil
50.97
Trees
50.00
Insurance
64.22
All Other
1.71
2,997.51
2,999.91
UNCLASSIFIED
MEMORIAL DAY
Care of Lot
15.00
Services of Band
132.88
Flowers
64.42
Flags
12.50
Food
21.60
Postage and Supplies
3.60
250.00
RENTAL OF QUARTERS
American Legion
290.00
Veterans of Foreign Wars
350.00
640.00
RENT OF LAND
Approach to Anthony School
12.00
SMALL CLAIMS
Claims 291.66
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ERECTION OF VALLT
Installation of Equipment
192.00
PURCHASE OF LAND
Land on Bonney Street
300.00
PUBLICITY
Clerk's Salary
315.00
Stationery and Postage
4.65
Circulars
88.50
Directory
15.00
Repairs
89.61
Light
4.04
Telephone
26.54
543.34
DOG LICENSES
Town Clerk
1,859.20
PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRIZE
UNION WHARF
Salary of Wharfinger
300.00
Water Service
16.08
Repairs to Water Service
34.64
Engineering
13.40
364.12
INTEREST AND MATURING DEBT
INTEREST
Temporary Loans
In Anticipation of Revenue
620.27
General Loans
5,644.84
Municipal Relief Loans
1,367.50
Tax Title Loans
631.34
Hurricane Loan
196.25
8,460.20
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MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS
Temporary Loans
In Anticipation of Revenue
280,000.00
General Loans
24,155.00
Municipal Relief Loans
17,000.00
Hurricane Loan
3,250.00
324,405.00
Tax Title Redemptions Reserved Commonwealth of Mass.
15,877.92
AGENCY, TRUST AND INVESTMENTS
AGENCY
State Tax
32,400.00
Audit Tax
1,445.29
County Tax
19,633.99
State Parks and Reservations
549.19
54,028.47
REFUNDS AND TRANSFERS
REFUNDS
Taxes
1,269.92
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes
639.22
Sewer Connection Deposits
441.40
Estimated Receipts
.12
2,350.66
TRANSFERS
General Departments
344.83
Total Payments Cash on Hand, December 31, 1939
$967,706.62
47,312.80
$1,015,019.42
ANALYSIS OF APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS-1939
ACCOUNTS
Balances
Brought Forward from 1938
Appropriations
Reserve Fund
Other Accounts
Income
Trust Funds
and Grants
Payments
Transfers to
Other Accounts
Unexpended
Balances to
Unexpended
Balances
Debit Balance
Due from
State & County
Selectmen's Salaries
$ 1,350.00
$ 1,350.00
Selectmen's Office Expense
2,800.00
2,711.68
$ 88.32
Treasurer's Salary
1,800.00
1,800.00
Treasurer's Office Expense
2,992.15
2,974.17
17.98
Tax Collector's Salary
1,800.00
1,800.00
Tax Collector's Office Expense
3,550.00
3,014.57
535.43
Tax Title Expense
$ 1,320.25
32.00
275.93
$ 1,076.32
Assessors' Salaries
3,600.00
3,600.00
Assessors' Office Expense
2,000.00
1,935.36
64.64
Platting Plans
50.00
50.00
Election and Registration
3,037.55
2,941.55
96.00
Town Meeting Expense
700.00
475.00
1,167.31
7.69
Legal Expense
750.00
489.90
260.10
Planning Board
125.00
100.92
24.08
Safety Council
75.00
63.00
12.00
Board of Appeals
75.00
57.23
17.77
Salary of Auditors
300.00
300.00
Contributory Retirement System
3,276.37
3,276.37
Finance Committee
1,500.00
1,500.00
Revenue
Carried Forward
Credits
Town Hall
6,000.00
5,396.50
603.50
Police Department
15,000.00
14,996.64
3.36
Purchase of Police Automobile
500.00
459.50
40.50
Police Radio
640.35
634.61
5.74
Fire Department
14,500.00
14,467.41
32.59
Fire Alarm
600.00
50.00
619.35
30.65
Supt. of Fire Alarm
360.00
360.00
Forest Fires
100.00
209.50
309.50
Purchase of Fire Hose
500.00
492.12
7.88
Hydrant Rental
8,685.00
8,685.00
Care of Trees
1,350.00
1,346.87
3.13
Salary of Tree Warden
75.00
75.00
Gypsy & Brown Tail Moth Ext.
300.00
300.00
Sealer of Weights & Measures
800.00
65.00
860.61
4.39
Building Inspection
800.00
800.00
Building Inspector's Salary
400.00
400.00
Damage by Hurricane
6,829.35
411.26
4,176.63
3,063.98
Board of Health
5,000.00
248.61
5,217.52
31.09
Health Office Expense
200.00
185.41
14.59
Salaries, Board of Health
720.00
720.00
Sewer Maintenance
8,322.30
189.70
8,041.62
470.38
Sewer Office Expense
170.00
164.37
5.63
Sewer Commissioners' Salaries
450.00
450.00
Collection of Ashes
4,450.00
4,437.39
12.61
ANALYSIS OF APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS-1939-Continued
ACCOUNTS
Brought Forward from 1938
Appropriations
Reserve Fund
Other Accounts
Income
Trust Funds
and Grants
Payments
Transfers to
Other Accounts
Unexpended
Balances to
Unexpended
Balances
Debit Balance
Due from
State & County
Collection of Garbage
2,600.00
2,599.92
.08
Shellfish Inspection
1,200.00
1,182.65
17.35
Propagation of Shellfish
100.00
100.00
Dental Clinic
500.00
498.15
1.85
Health Nursing Service
1,000.00
1,000.00
Diphtheria Immunization
75.00
66.95
8.05
Land for Stations
755.45
Water System
2,500.00
2,463.13
36.87
Bristol County Tuberculosis Hosp.
8,832.39
8,832.39
Mosquito Control Maintenance
1,000.00
1,000.00
Highway Department
17,000.00
9,000.00
25,963.21
36.79
Superintendent of Highways
1,500.00
1,500.00
Highway Trucks
3,500.00
3,043.00
457.00
Street Lights
10,447.68
10,346.66
101.02
Chapter 90
1,000.00
1,874.90
3,000.00
125.10
Balances
Revenue
Carried Forward
755.45
Credits
Emergency Relief
11,778.65
45,000.00
50,418.41
6,360.24
Granolithic Sidewalks
185.67
185.67
Coggeshall St. Bridge
39.14
39.14
173.91
60,173.91
2,200.00
1,552.60
647.40
Infirmary
8,000.00
31.26
7,821.25
210.01
Aid to Dependent Children
13,750.00
13,548.34
201.66
Aid to Dep. Children, Federal Grant
3,196.27
2,727.19
469.08
Aid to Dep. Children, Administrative
250.00
249.45
.55
Aid to Dep. Children Adm., Fed. Grant
384.04
65.25
318.79
Old Age Assistance
47,500.00
47,472.83
27.17
Old Age Asst. Federal Grant
1,277.66
36,322.13
31,379.62
6,220.17
Old Age Asst. Administrative
500.00
498.52
1.48
Old Age Asst. Adm., Federal Grant
109.12
1,210.09
846.34
472.87
State Aid
700.00
587.00
113.00
Military Aid
1,000.00
805.00
195.00
Soldiers' Relief
6,000.00
2,047.94
8,047.94
Soldiers' Burial
100.00
100.00
Julia A. Stoddard Fund-Income
629.60
860.00
84.01
Lady Cara Fairhaven Fund
766.17
101.38
664.79
James Ricketts Fund
4.50
31.26
Schools
135,630.00
158,966.07
12.93
Vocational School
3,300.00
3,105.10
194.90
Continuation School
17.28
17.28
Sol-E-Mar School
156.63
156.63
Park Department
3,000.00
2,999.91
09
American Legion Quarters
350.00
290.00
60.00
Public Welfare
60,000.00
Public Welfare Administrative
314.41
35.76 23,349.00
ANALYSIS OF APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS-1939-Continued
ACCOUNTS
Balances
Brought Forward from 1938
Appropriations
Reserve Fund
Other Accounts
Income
Trust Funds
and Grants
Payments
Transfers to
Other Accounts
Unexpended
Balances to
Unexpended
Balances
Carried Forward
Debit Balance Due from
State & County
Veterans of Foreign Wars
350.00
Reserve Fund
350.00 5,000.00
3,126.26
1,873.74
Rent of Land, George H. Taber
12.00
12.00
Small Claims
41.66
250.00
291.66
Publicity
1.56
300.00
302.50
543.34
60.72
Memorial Day
208.74
192.00
16.74
War Memorial
6,876.88
6,876.88
Purchase of Land
300.00
300.00
Union Wharf
150.00
64.12
85.88
Salary of Wharfinger
300.00
300.00
Debt
44,405.00
44,405.00
Accrued Interest
7,833.63
6.30
7,839.93
Interest on Revenue Loans
2,000.00
620.27
1,379.73
$30,465.57
$539,602.47
$15,086.62
$65,158.15
$615,728.34
$31.26
$13,918.97
$20,759.34
$125.10
250.00
250.00
Erection of Vault
Revenue
Credits
BALANCE SHEET Town of Fairhaven December 31, 1939
BALANCE SHEET-TOWN OF FAIRHAVEN-DECEMBER 31, 1939
GENERAL ACCOUNTS
ASSETS
LIABILITIES
Cash
$47,312.80
Petty Cash
15.00
Temporary Loans In Anticipation of Revenue
$130,000.00
Accounts Receivable Former Collector, Discrepancy Account
424.71
Overpayments to Collector and Abatements and Payments, to be refunded
400.79
Taxes
Levy of 1935
$ 58.53
Taxes-Levy of 1936
4.11
Levy of 1937
731.68
Overestimate, State Parks and Reservations
63.26
Levy of 1938
14,902.44
Levy of 1939
121,345.34
Lands of Low Value, Chapter 60
161.19
$137,037.99
Sewer Connections
11.37
Sewer Assessments
Levy of 1936
9.60
Levy of 1939
87.89
Income, Julia A. Stoddard Fund
$84.01
Lady Fairhaven Fund
664.79
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes
Levy of 1937
237.50
Levy of 1938
157.45
Levy of 1939
88.03
Levy of 1939
2,854.93
Ships and Vessels Excise Tax
Levy of 1938
1.67
Committed Interest
10.54
Tax Titles
84,176.30
Tax Title Possessions
14,705.00
98,881.30
1,076.32
Bankruptcy Decree-Tax Title Property
865.67
Unexpended Balances Tax Title Expense Damage by Hurricane
3,063.98
97.49
748.80
Overlays, Reserved for Abatements Levy of 1938
2,695.43
482.98
5,550.36
292.57
Reserve Fund, Overlay Surplus Tax Title Redemptions Reserved for Payment of Loan
6,200.90
Trust Funds
Departmental
Land for Stations
755.45
State Aid Military Aid
580.00
Water System
36.87
402.50
Highway Trucks
457.00
Health
2,808.15
Granolithic Sidewalks
185.67
Sewer
13.62
Publicity
60.72
Sidewalk
87.56
Erection of Vault
16.74
Highway
26.50
War Memorial 6,876.88
12,529.63
Federal Grants
Aid to Dependent Children
469.08
School
111.44
Aid to Dependent Children- Administrative
318.79
Old Age Assistance
6,220.17
Sewer Connection Deposits
5.00
Chapter 90 Maintenance
125.10
Town Histories
302.02
Overlay Deficits
Revenue, Reserved Until Collected
Levy of 1929
140.43
Departmental
21,754.93
Levy of 1930
130.50
Special Assessments
97.49
Levy of 1931
157.08
Tax Title
98,881.30
Levy of 1932
81.25
Committed Interest
10.54
Levy of 1933
65.00
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax
482.98
Levy of 1934
45.44
Ships and Vessels Excise Tax
1.67
Levy of 1935
19.12
Levy of 1936
90.73
Surplus Revenue
23,497.56
Levy of 1937
123.61
853.16
$308,170.36
$308,170.36
Public Welfare
10,889.76
Aid to Dependent Children
5,087.97
Old Age Assistance
1,747.43
21,754.93
Old Age Assistance- Administrative 472.87
7,480.91
121,228.91
DEFERRED REVENUE ACCOUNTS
Apportioned Sewer Assessments Not Due $83.01
Apportioned Sewer Assessments Due 1940
$57.61
Apportioned Sewer Assessments Due 1941 15.76
Apportioned Sewer Assessments Due 1942 9.64
$83.01
$83.01
DEBT ACCOUNTS
Net Funded or Fixed Debt
$283,246.17
State Tax Funding Loan, Chap. 59
$16,000.00
Emergency Finance Loans, Chap. 49
Loan of 1936
1,711.17
Loan of 1937
25,000.00
Loan of 1938
20,000.00
Loan of 1939
10,000.00
56,711.17 36,000.00
Emergency Finance Loan, Storm Damage
Municipal Relief Loans
Chapter 80, 1936
8,000.00
Chapter 107, 1938
6,000.00
Chapter 58, 1938 40,000.00
54,000.00
Cottage Street Gravity Sewer Loan
600.00
Town Lot and Building Loan
675.00
New Bedford-Fairhaven Bridge Loan School Loans
9,000.00
Rogers School Annex
1,060.00
Anthony School
3,900.00
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