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680.85
Postage, Printing, Advertising
310.58
Travel
34.95
Office
379.87
New Equipment
72.00
Supplies
500.47
9,429.96
TOWN HALL
Salary and Wages
Janitor
3,190.47
Other Expenses
Fuel
1,741.83
Light
1,053.70
Building, Janitors' Supplies
656.51
Maintenance, Repair
1,935.81
Water
67.31
8,645.63
TOWN MEETING EXPENSE
Moderator's Salary
50.00
Finance Committee
Salary Secretary
350.00
Printing, Advertising
440.00
Postage and Supplies
91.22
Travel
60.42
Dues
30.00
Town Meeting
Wages
170.90
Printing and Advertising
750.52
Postage
85.02
Sound Service
178.00
Other
5.50
2,181.58
31
TAX TITLE EXPENSE
Advertising Supplies Foreclosures New Equipment
18.44
5.35
2,470.60
52.00
2,546.39
BOARD OF APPEALS
Clerk
50.00
Advertising
46.72
Postage
2.00
98.72
PLANNING BOARD
Secretary
50.00
Advertising
10.01
Travel
105.23
Supplies
21.90
Plans and Prints
31.12
Dues
30.00
Postage
19.60
267.86
MISCELLANEOUS ACCOUNTS
1958 Town Hall Account
740.00
Counter-Treasurer's Office
450.00
Legal Expense
3,885.96
Engineering Expense
4,053.10
9,129.06
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Salaries and Wages
Chief
4,432.12
Patrolmen
34,743.50
Special Police
14,218.64
Clerical
8,158.40
Equipment Maintenance
Autos
5,401.25
Ambulance
427.22
Boat
98.57
32
Radio Equipment for Men
129.46
78.66
Other Expenses Supplies
182.29
Travel
175.77
O.S.T.
55.49
Office
258.05
Telephone
578.48
Other
62.10
69,000.00
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Salaries and Wages Regular Men
40,428.36
Call Men
9,092.50
Equipment
Apparatus Repair
364.92
Apparatus Equipment
437.96
Equipment for Men
55.60
Equipment Supplies
294.44
Hose
643.25
Gas and Oil
609.80
Other Expenses
Rent
2,400.00
Gas, Light, Fuel
782.34
Repair
26.59
Supplies and Furnishings
316.44
Laundry
134.05
Telephone
434.18
Travel
65.41
Office
139.46
Other
105.80
56,331.10
FIRE ALARM
Salaries and Wages
Chief
364.00
Assistants
785.15
Other Expenses
Maintenance
874.35
New Equipment
699.10
Miscellaneous
36.00
2,758.60
33
BUILDING INSPECTION
Salaries and Wages Inspector Clerk Inspections
1,000.00
299.97
1,770.00
Other Expenses
Supplies
49.25
Travel
343.19
New Equipment
68.85
Miscellaneous
11.97
3,543.23
SEALER WEIGHTS & MEASURES
Salaries & Wages
Sealer
1,100.00
Helper
35.00
Other Expenses
236.17
Supplies
6.05
DUTCH ELM DISEASE
Salary & Wages
Tree Warden Labor
2,118.00
Truck
241.48
Hardware & Tools
88.70
Trees
782.50
Miscellaneous
8.35
INSECT PEST EXTERMINATION
Labor
2,895.00
Hardware & Tools
53.99
Truck
295.18
Insecticides
755.08
3,999.25
SHELLFISH INSPECTION
Salary & Wages Constable Supplies
2,700.00
94.42
34
3,439.03
Travel
1,377.22
200.00
Printing & Advertising
16.75
Gas
217.00
Truck
99.41
Boat
115.55
Labor
73.75
Other
15.00
3,331.88
CIVIL DEFENSE
Clerical
2,386.58
Office
58.68
Telephone
346.07
Light
44.00
Postage & Advertising
40.00
Equipment & Repairs
392.82
Supplies
13.38
Miscellaneous
42.26
3,323.79
MISCELLANEOUS ACCOUNTS
Care of Dogs
793.50
Hydrant Rental
14,007.50
New Police Cars
3,285.72
Forest Fires
69.32
18,156.04
HEALTH AND SANITATION
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Board Salaries
720.00
Clerk
191.00
Office
69.97
Travel
127.59
Sanitary Inspector
644.47
Slaughter Inspector
50.00
Milk Inspector
250.00
Animal Inspector
247.19
Burying Animals
176.00
T.B. Program
768.80
T.B. Hospital
1,456.00 -
Premature Births
492.00
Polio Clinic
1,029.97
Mental Health Clinic
410.00
Miscellaneous
43.60
6,766.59
35
Miscellaneous Accounts
Health Nursing Dental Clinic Diphtheria Clinic
3,500.00
1,076.40
225.00
4,801.40
SEWER & WATER DEPARTMENT
Administration
Salary Commissioners
706.75
Clerical
2,899.53
Office
264.78
Telephone
261.65
General
Labor
18,242.30
Equipment Repair
398.52
Tools & Supplies
4,269.28
Gas & Oil
516.56
Heat, Light, Power
1,737.37
Water
7,471.47
Travel
32.90
Insurance
326.87
Outside Payments
3,705.61
Miscellaneous
67.90
1959 SEWER EXTENSIONS
Contract
6,971.16
Advertising
23.64
Material
3,399.32
Inspection, Engineering
1,283.85
11,677.97
RUBBISH COLLECTION
Labor
16,764.80
Equipment
2,277.02
Dump Maintenance
1,625.99
Miscellaneous
55.56
20,723.37
GARBAGE COLLECTION
1959 Contract
9,500.00
MOSQUITO CONTROL State Reclamation Board
3,250.00
36
40,901.49
HIGHWAYS
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
Administration
Superintendent's Salary
4,494.00
Assistant
3,761.14
Clerical
702.80
Office (inc. tel.)
330.63
General
Labor
36,565.86
Truck & Tractor
2,502.50
Equipment Repair
1,024.89
New Equipment
701.45
Streets & Roads
17,688.56
Grease, Gas, Oil
1,920.42
Heat, Light, Power
1,367.03
Buildings & Yard
920.14
Equipment Hire
282.82
Snow Control & Equipment
2,854.16
Sidewalks & Drains
1,159.81
Miscellaneous Supplies
336.15
Other
638.48
77,250.89
RECONSTRUCTION & DRAINAGE
1957 Account
3,341.93
1959 Account
38,454.50
41,796.43
NEW EQUIPMENT
Grader
17,529.38
Tree Stump Remover
3,000.00
20,529.38
CHAPTER 90
Maintenance
2,997.36
Construction
52.00
3,049.36
WASHINGTON ST. RESURFACING
Labor
187.70
Material
23.32
Contract
7,066.44
7,277.46
37
DRAIN ACCOUNTS Railroad Track Drain Surface Water Drain
3,658.03
3,726.86
7,384.89
GRANOLITHIC SIDEWALKS
Labor
1,361.20
Material
618.72
Contract
897.25
2,877.17
CURBING ACCOUNTS
1954 Curbing
168.00
Sconticut Nk. Rd. Curbing
2,582.40
2,750.40
MISCELLANEOUS ACCOUNTS
Street Lights
16,364.72
Coggeshall St. Bridge
14.74
School St. Acceptance
850.00
17,229.46
CHARITIES
PUBLIC WELFARE
Salaries Board
1,200.00
Supplies
7.25
Other Cities, Towns
4,201.44
Groceries
986.35
Fuel & Clothing
283.28
Board & Care Children
987.51
Medical
1,060.12
Hospital
1,515.40
Cash Grants
5,665.78
Other
395.24
16,302.37
PUBLIC ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION
Superintendent
4,300.00
Social Workers
10,800.00
Clerical
7,206.80
Office
370.56
Telephone
406.64
38
Postage
637.65
Printing & Advertising
216.53
Travel Checks
224.38
307.35
Other
121.08
24,590.99
INFIRMARY
Salary Superintendent
904.53
Other Salary
1,234.97
Groceries
1,354.22
Maintenance & Repair
606.15
Fuel & Light
1,199.92
Farm
549.86
5,849.65
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN
Cash Grants
55,713.38
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
Cash Grants
258,803.50
Other Cities, Towns
5,025.41
263,828.91
DISABILITY ASSISTANCE Cash Grants
18,569.59
VETERANS' SERVICES
Office, Travel, etc.
499.42
Cash Allowances
31,341.75
Groceries
652.00
Fuel & Light
82.70
Medical
6,951.97
Nursing Homes
3,965.49
Hospitals
6,512.85
50,006.18
39
SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES
ELEMENTARY & HIGH SCHOOLS
General Control
Superintendent
8,292.92
Clerks
7,525.95
Office
1,044.18
Other
1,124.36
Teachers' Salaries
507,876.60
Janitors' Salaries
44,847.27
Maintenance
19,213.47
Miscellaneous Operating
20,987.85
Physical Education
1,398.14
Health
3,964.83
Lunchrooms
3,759.35
Books
12,987.95
Supplies
20,387.74
Fuel
23,026.44
Tuition
2,792.30
Driver Education
1,837.96
Sundries
1,710.34
682,777.65
SCHOOLS-ELEMENTARY & HIGH
Transportation
36,950.98
Outlay-New Equipment
4,971.51
41,922.49
LUNCH & ATHLETIC
Lunchrooms
82,766.60
Athletic
5,394.45
88,161.05
TUITION ACCOUNTS
Middlesex Training School
52.00
Vocational School
13,271.90
N. B. I. Technology
20.00
Special Classes
33.37
13,377.27
CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNTS
J.H.S.
47,651.46
Rogers School
4,318.00
51,969.46
40
REPAIR ACCOUNTS
High School Boilers
47,614.21
High School Scrubcoating
19,978.45
Rogers School Repairs
730.00
68,322.66
MISC. ACCOUNTS
Court Judgment
7,329.24
National Defense Act
133.22
J.H.S. Committee
25.50
Elem. Bldg. Committee
59.74
7,547.70
LIBRARY
The Millicent Library
26,092.45
RECREATION AND UNCLASSIFIED
PARK DEPARTMENT
Playgrounds
1,533.58
Parks
Clerical & Office
110.00
Labor
4,493.20
Maintenance & Repair
1,398.95
Trees & Grounds
1,688.13
Light & Water
36.87
Gas & Oil
140.71
Equipment & Supplies
167.92
Tennis Court
402.00
Miscellaneous
25.47
9,996.83
LIVESEY MEMORIAL PARK
Labor
903.85
Trucking
556.22
Material
1,695.08
Maintenance
299.75
Water
345.10
3,800.00
41
WEST ISLAND TOWN BEACH
Labor
447.68
Maintenance & Repair
1,393.36
Lights Printing
73.42
31.45
1,945.91
MISC. ACCOUNTS
Cushman Park Flagpole
346.04
Band Shell
97.50
Little League Expenses
207.66
651.20
UNCLASSIFIED
Insurance
16,229.65
Group Insurance
11,064.46
Academy Building
3.00
Slocum Plaque
57.50
Memorial Day
426.03
Maint. Old School House
148.50
Sconticut Neck Town Landing
842.75
Small Claims
150.00
Shellfish Propagation
2,253.29
31,175.18
ENTERPRISES AND CEMETERIES
UNION WHARF
Salary Wharfinger
350.00
Light
18.35
Water
15.00
Signs
10.00
393.35
CEMETERIES
WOODSIDE CEMETERY Maintenance
300.00
42
INTEREST AND MATURING DEBT
INTEREST
School Loans
64,280.00
Water Loans
1,920.00
Revenue Loan
709.17
66,909.17
MATURING DEBT
School Loans
120,000.00
Water Loans
10,800.00
Revenue Loan
100,000.00
Unpaid Bills
10,667.74
241,467.74
AGENCY, TRUST AND INVESTMENT
AGENCY
B.C.T.B. Hospital
16,117.71
County Tax
50,604.84
State Parks
6,362.00
State Audit
341.74
Retirement Audit
38.02
Mosquito Control
2,010.11
Dog Fund
3,266.25
TRUST
Federal Withholding
117,305.74
State Withholding
5,411.88
Contributory Retirement
15,593.77
Teachers' Retirement
25,021.84
Group Insurance
11,267.33
Craftsman Insurance
250.20
Retirement Appropriation
11,275.00
Retirement Earnings
6,392.92
Deposits to Individuals
Sewer
1,604.09
Water
1,099.43
Contract Bids
1,800.00
Deposits to Town
Sewer
4,686.34
Sidewalk
709.77
Water
4,724.37
Charity Funds
1,217.80
43
INVESTMENT
Veterans' Memorial Stabilization Fund
14,120.75 5,000.00
306,221.90
REFUNDS
General Departments
1,182.67
Welfare
2,253.33
Trust Funds
40.00
Taxes
1,630.78
M.V. Excise
2,326.15
Fines
42.00
Town Hall
40.00
Licenses
15.00
Interest
.09
7,530.02
$2,611,281.17
On Hand Dec. 31 584,134.46
$3,195,415.63
44
ANALYSIS OF APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS - 1959
ACCOUNTS
Balance from 1958
Appropriations
Credits
Trust Funds
and Grants
Payments
Balance to
Revenue
Balance
to 1960
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Selectmen-Salaries
$2,400.00
$2,400.00
Office
5,255.00
5,251.48
$ 3.52
3,638.00
3,638.00
Treasurer's Salary Office
5,660.90
$ 423.14
6,083.86
18
Town Accountant
2,764.00
2,764.00
Town Clerk's Salary
1,284.00
1,284.00
Office
4,813.50
4,813.38
.12
Tax Collector's Salary
4,002.00
4,002.00
Office
6,094.55
750.00
6,841.59
2.96
Assessors' Salaries Office
3,324.00
502.00
3,824.56
1.44
Election & Registration
7,282.00
2,148.00
9,429.96
04
Town Hall
9,160.00
8,645.63
514.37
Town Meeting Expense
2,330.00
2,131.58
198.42
Salary Moderator
100.00
50.00
50.00
Tax Title Expense
2,550.00
2,546.39
3.61
Engineering Expense
4,250.00
4,053.10
196.90
Legal Expense
5,000.00
3,885.96
1,114.04
Board of Appeals
140.00
98.72
41.28
Planning Board
350.00
267.86
82.14
Town Hall-1958
$ 740.00
740.00
Counter-Treasurer's Office
450.00
450.00
9,630.00
9,630.00
ANALYSIS OF APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS - 1959 - Continued
ACCOUNTS
Balance from
Appropriations
Credits
Trust Funds
and Grants
Payments
Balance to
Revenue
Balance
to 1960
PUBLIC SAFETY
Police Department
69,000.00
69,000.00
Fire Department
57,955.00
56,331.10
1,623.90
Fire Alarm
2,760.00
2,758.60
1.40
Hydrant Rental
13,975.00
14,007.50
Police Cars
4,450.00
3,285.72
$ 1,164.28
Forest Fires
100.00
69.32
30.68
Safety Council
25.00
25.00
Fire Station Committee
100.00
Fire Station Building
39,000.00
100.00 39.000.00
Care of Dogs
500.00
300.00
793.50
6.50
Salary Building Inspector
1,000.00
1,000.00
Building Department
2,300.00
250.00
2,543.23
6.77
Weights & Measures
1,400.00
1,377.22
22.78
l'ree Warden's Salary
200.00
200.00
Dutch Elm Disease
3,250.00
3,239.03
10.97
Insect Pest Control
4,000.00
3,999.25
.75
Shellfish Constable's Salary
2,700.00
2,700.00
Shellfish Inspection
1,035.00
631.88
403.12
Civil Defense
.27
3,785.00
3,323.79
461.48
32.50
1958
HEALTH & SANITATION Board of Health Salaries
$ 720.00
$ 720.00
Health Department
4,675.00
$2,000.00
6,046.59
628.41
Health Nursing
3,500.00
3,500.00
Dental Clinic
1,350.00
1,076.40
273.60
Diphtheria Clinic
225.00
225.00
Sewer & Water Comm. Salaries
750.00
706.75
43.25
Sewer & Water Dept.
39,296.00
900.00
40,194.74
1.26
1959 Sewer Extensions
16,768.00
11,677.97
$5,090.03
Mosquito Control
3,250.00
3,250.00
Rubbish Collection
20,876.00
20,723.37
152.63
Garbage Collection
9,500.00
9,500.00
Water Co. Committee
$ 350.00
350.00
HIGHWAYS
Supt. Highways Salary
4,494.00
4,494.00
Highway Dept.
85,365.00
72,756.89
12,608.11
Reconstruction of Roads
1957
7,400.86
3,341.93
4,058.93
1958
5,687.10
5,687.10
1959
48,055.00
38,454.50
9,600.50
Chap. 90 Maintenance
3,000.00
2,997.36
2.64
Chap. 90 Construction 1958
24,000.00
52.00
23,948.00
1959
24,000.00
24,000.00
Resurfacing Washington St.
7,292.53
7,277.46
15.07
Street Lighting
16,860.00
16,364.72
495.28
Granolithic Sidewalks
950.00
2,877.17
2,102.11
Railroad Track Drain
3,666.50
3,658.03
8.47
Surface Water Drain
5,050.00
3,726.86
1,323.14
4,029.28
ANALYSIS OF APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS - 1959 - Continued
ACCOUNTS
Balance from
Appropriations
Credits
Trust Funds
and Grants
Payments
Balance to
Revenuc
Balance
to 1960
Highway Grader
18,000.00
17,529.38
470.62
Tree Stump Remover
3,000.00
3,000.00
Curbing
Sconticut Neck Road
2.584.03
2,582.40
1.63
1954 Account
411.55
168.00
243.55
Morgan St.
110.68
110.68
Elizabeth St.
1,416.80
1,416.80
Acceptance West Island Road
300.00
300.00
Acceptance School St.
2,425.00
850.00
1,575.00
Acceptance Park St.
6.00
6.00
Causeway Road Purchase
1.00
1.00
Coggeshall St. Bridge
14.74
14.74
CHARITIES
Board of Public Welfare Salaries
1,200.00
1,200.00
Public Welfare
20,000.00
15,102.37
4,897.63
Public Assistance Administration
13,459.00
11,131.99
24,590.99
Infirmary
6,500.00
5,849.65
650.35
Aid to Dependent Children
30,000.00
25,713.38
55,713.38
Old Age Assistance
125,000.00
138,828.91
263,828.91
Disability Assistance
7,500.00
11,069.59
18,569.59
Veterans Services
55,000.00
50,006.18
4.993.82
1958
SCHOOLS
-
Elem. & High Schools
37
654,810.30
7,603.76
20,363.22
682,777.65
35,954.00
1,262.24
36,950.98
256.26 4,328.49
Vocational School
16,000.00
13,325.27
2,674.73
Training School
164.00
52.00
112.00
J.H.S. Appropriation
162,030.61
47,651.46
114,379.15
Rogers School Addition
22,585.05
4,318.00
18,267.05
Scrub Coating High School
20,000.00
19,978.45
21.55
Repairs to Rogers School
2,045.00
730.00
1,315.00
High School Alterations
184.85
184.85
High School Heating Survey
100.00
100.00
High School Boilers
1,200.00
47,000.00
47,614.21
585.79
J.H.S. Expense Account
25.50
25.50
Elem. Bldg. Committee Expense
165.10
59.74
105.36
The Millicent Library
26,092.45
26,092.45
RECREATION & UNCLASSIFIED
Park Dept.
9,999.00
9,996.83
2.17
Livesey Memorial Park
3,800.00
3,800.00
West Island Town Beach
670.64
1,329.36
1,945.91
54.09
Little League Expense
269.00
207.66
61.34
Livesey Park Skating Pond
100.00
100.00
Painting Band Shell
100.00
97.50
2.50
Cushman Park Flag Pole
350.00
346.04
3.96
Shellfish Propagation
557.32
1,000.00
600.00
600.00
2,253.29
504.03
Small Claims
380.56
150.00
230.56
Memorial Day
500.00
426.03
73.97
Transportation Outlay
9,300.00
4,971.51
ANALYSIS OF APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS-1959- Continued
ACCOUNTS
Balance from
1958
Appropriations
Credits
Trust Funds
and Grants
Payments
Balance to
Revenue
Balance
to 1960
Sconticut Neck Town Landing
1,500.00
842.75
657.25
Academy Building Repair
29.52
3.00
26.52
Maintenance Old School House
500.00
148.50
351.50
Plaque at Taber Playground
40.44
40.44
Slocum Plaque
104.96
57.50
47.46
INSURANCE
Workmens' Compensation
7,500.00
6,124.61
1,375.39
Public Liability
2,500.00
650.00
2,532.30
617.70
Fire Ins. on Equipment
300.00
128.77
171.23
Town Buildings
7,500.00
7,443.97
56.03
Group Insurance
1,241.74
10,800.00
11,064.46
977.28
Reserve Fund
20,000.00
17,421.64
2,578.36
ENTERPRISES & CEMETERIES
Salary Wharfinger
350.00
350.00
Union Wharf
500.00
43.35
456.65
Woodside Cemetery
300.00
300.00
DEBT & INTEREST Maturing Debt
130,800.00
130,800.00
Accrued Interest
66,200.00
66,200.00
Interest on Revenue Loans
2,000.00
709.17
1,290.83
Unpaid Bills
10,707.16
10,667.74
39.42
TRUST & INVESTMENT
Stabilization Fund
5,000.00
5,000.00
Contributory Retirement
11,275.00
11,275.00
Veterans' Memorial Fund
14,120.75
14,120.75
$296,577.98 $1,930,196.99
$17,421.64
$207,707.09 $2,149,723.53
$36,726.90
$265,453.27
Treasurer's Report
CASH ACCOUNTS - 1959
Receipts
Disbursements
Balance
January 1, 1959 Balance
$702,505.79
January
$ 76,641.71
$ 151,120.23
628,027.27
February
48,829.24
138,395.76
538,460.75
March
56,292.91
200,919.58
393,834.08
April
90,213.29
233,043.90
251,003.47
May
154,888.07
205,523.97
200,367.57
June
177,607.67
198,019.51
179,955.73
July
263,167.59
316,954.31
126,169.01
August
253,048.59
172,382.78
206,834.82
September
260,077.85
165,776.32
301,136.35
October
705,236.94
261,237.00
745,136.29
November
288,563.24
319,361.79
714,337.74
December
118,342.74
248,546.02
584,134.46
$2,492,909.84
$2,611,281.17
$584,134.46
SUMMARY
Balance, January 1, 1959 $ 702,505.79
1959 Receipts, per Cash Book
2,492,909.84
Available Funds
3,195,415.63
1959 Payments
2,611,281.17
Balance, December 31, 1959
$ 584,134.46
CASH RECONCILIATION December 31, 1959
Balance in National Bank of Fairhaven $534,000.74
Balance in Merchants National Bank of Boston
50,108.72
Petty Cash in Treasurer's Office
25.00
$584,134.46
MICHAEL J. O'LEARY Town Treasurer
52
SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS FOR DEBT AND ACCRUED INTEREST DUE IN 1960
1960 Due
Debt Book Page
Purpose of Loan
Interest
Principal
January 1
2
1941
Sconticut Neck Water
$ 240.00
$ 2,000.00
January 1
14
1951
Water Mains
300.00
February 1
15
1951
(Ox EF) School Additions. Chap. 380 (1950)
3,515.00
February 1
20
1957
Junior High School-Chap. 645
11,787.50
February 1
22
1957
Junior High School-Chap. 44
9,225.00
April 1
5
1945
Sconticut Neck Water
67.50
April 1
10
1948
Sconticut Neck Water
75.00
April 1
18
1952
(Ox EF) School Additions-Chap. 44
360.00
5,000.00
May 1
24
1957
Rogers School Addition-Chap. 645
2,970.00
May 1
26
1957
Rogers School Addition-Chap. 44
2,340.00
June 1
7
1947
Sconticut Neck Water
180.00
800.00
July 1
2
1941
Sconticut Neck Water
220.00
July 1
14
1951
Water Mains
300.00
5,000.00
August 1
15
1951
(Ox EF) School Additions
3,515.00
35,000.00
August 1
20
1957 Junior High School-Chap. 645
11,787.50
35,000.00
August 1
22
1957
Junior High School-Chap. 44
9,225.00
25,000.00
October 1
5
1945
Sconticut Neck Water
67.50
1,000.00
October 1
10
1948
Sconticut Neck Water
75.00
2,000.00
October 1
18
1952
(Ox EF) School Additions-Chap. 44
320.00
November 1
24
1957
Rogers School Addition-Chap. 645
2,970.00
10,000.00
November 1
26
1957
Rogers School Addition-Chap. 44
2,340.00
10,000.00
December 1
7
1947
Sconticut Neck Water
170.00
$62,050.00
$130,800.00
SUMMARY: Schools Construction Loans Sconticut Neck Water Loans
$60,355.00
$120,000.00
1,695.00
10,800.00
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REPORT OF OUTSTANDING MUNICIPAL DEBT - DECEMBER 31, 1959
Debt
Book
Page
Purpose of Loan
Date of Issue
Rate of Interest Maturity
Date of
1960 Annual Payment
1959 Interest Payment
Outstanding 12-31-59
2
1941 Sconticut Neck Water
1-1-41
2%
1971
CA 2,000.00
$ 460.00
$ 24,000.00
1945 Sconticut Neck Water
10-1-45
11/2%
1968
1,000.00
135.00
9,000.00
7
1947 Sconticut Neck Water
6-1-47
21/2%
1977
800.00
350.00
14,400.00
10
1948 Sconticut Neck Water
10-1-48
21/2%
1963
2,000.00
150.00
6,000.00
14
1951 Water Mains
7-1-51
2%
1965
5,000.00
600.00
30,000.00
15
1951 (Ox EF) School Add.
8-1-51
1.9%
1971
35,000.00
7,030.00
370,000.00
18
1952 (Ox EF ( School Add.
4-1-52
1.6%
1968
5,000.00
680.00
45,000.00
20
1957 Junior High School Project
8-1-57
4.1%
1977
35,000.00
23,575.00
575,000.00
22
1957 Junior High School
8-1-57
4.1%
1977
25,000.00
18,450.00
450,000.00
24
1957 Rogers School Add. Project
11-1-57
3.6%
1976
10,000.00
5,940.00
165,000.00
26
1957 Rogers School Add. Project
11-1-57
3.6%
1972
10,000.00
4,680.00
130,000.00
$130,800.00
$62,050.00
$1,818,400.00
SUMMARY OF OUTSTANDING DEBT AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1959
Outstanding Debt Outside Debt Limit:
Authority
Sconticut Neck Water Mains
Chap. 350 of 1939
$ 53,400.00
1951 Water Mains Loan
Chap. 44 Sec. 8 (3)
30,000.00
1951 (Ox EF) School Additions
Chap. 380 of 1950
370,000.00
1957 Junior High-Chap. 645
Chap. 645 of 1948
575,000.00
1957 Rogers School Add .- Chap. 645
Chap. 645 of 1948
165,000.00
1,193,400.00
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Outstanding Debt Within Debt Limit: 1952 (Ox EF) School Additions 1957 Junior High -Chap. 44 1957 Rogers School-Chap. 44
Chap. 44-General Laws Chap. 44-General Laws Chap. 44-General Laws
45,000.00 450,000.00 130,000.00 625,000.00
$1,818,400.00
MICHAEL J. O'LEARY Treasurer
55
Trust Funds 1959
HENRY H. ROGERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FUND:
Interest
Fairhaven Institution for Savings
Principal $ 10,953.00 $ 369.67
Fairhaven Institution for Savings 1,226.51
41.38
The Citizens Savings Bank of Fall River 5,000.00 N. B. Five Cents Savings Bank 10,000.00
175.00
The Wareham Savings Bank
4,148.96
145.18
Bass River Savings Bank
4,000.00
135.00
Bristol County Savings Bank
1,867.14
60.68
Nantucket Institution for Savings
2,477.65
83.60
Middleboro Savings Bank
2,000.00
60.00
Securities in National Bank of Fairhaven :
National Shawmut Bank of Boston
15,231.25
1,125.00
First National Bank of Boston (109 shares)
5,101.50
386.95
N. B. Co-operative Bank
2,000.00
70.00
Acushnet Co-operative Bank
2,000.00
70.00
Mt. Washington Co-operative Bank
4,000.00
140.00
Workingmen's Co-operative Bank
4,000.00
135.00
Boston & Albany R. R. Co.
8,000.00
340.00
U. S. Defense Bond Series G.
30,500.00
841.26
$112,506.01
$4,503.72
Transferred to Schools
4,503.72
Balance on hand January 1, 1960
$112,506.01
EDMUND ANTHONY JR. SCHOOL FUND:
U. S. Defense Bond Series G
$10,000.00
$250.00
Transferred to Schools 250.00
Balance on hand, January 1, 1960
$10,000.00
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325.00
ABNER PEASE SCHOOL FUND:
Principal
Interest $156.25
N. B. Institution for Savings
$5,000.00
N. B. Five Cents Savings Bank
2,558.12
83.14
$7,558.12
$239.39
Transferred to Schools
239.39
Balance on hand January 1, 1960
$7,558.12
HENRY H. ROGERS HIGH SCHOOL FUND:
First National City Trust Company $488,167.87 $15,393.22
15,393.22
Transferred to School
Balance on hand January 1, 1960
$488,167.87
JAMES RICKETTS TRUST FUND :
N. B. Institution for Savings
$1,430.66
$44.69
Transferred to Riverside Cemetery and Infirmary 44.69
Balance on hand January 1, 1960
$1,430.66
JULIA A. STODDARD TRUST FUND:
Fairhaven Institution for Savings
$13,018.54
$345.94
First National Bank of Boston (220 shares)
9,228.17
781.00
$22,246.71
$1,126.94
Paid to Recipients
1,126.94
Balance on hand January 1, 1960
$22,246.71
HANNAH CHADWICK TRUST FUND :
Fairhaven Institution for Savings $500.00
$16.88
Transferred to Estimated Receipts 16.88
Balance on hand January 1, 1960
$500.00
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POST WAR REHABILITATION FUND:
Principal
Interest $2,230.09
Fairhaven Institution for Savings
$65,525.11
Added to Principal (Interest)
2,230.09
Balance on hand January 1, 1960
$67,755.20
ANDRUS SPRIIT FUND :
Fairhaven Institution for Savings
$10,000.00
$337.50
Transferred
337.50
Balance on hand January 1, 1960 $10,000.00
TROWBRIDGE FUND :
Fairhaven Institution for Savings $6,240.77 $210.60
Transferred to High School Scholarship 210.60
Balance on hand January 1, 1960
$6,240.77
STABILIZATION FUND :
Fairhaven Institution for Savings
$14,283.29
$559.08
Added to Principal
5,000.00
Added to Principal (Interest)
559.08
Balance on hand January 1, 1960
$19,842.37
VETERANS' MEMORIAL FUND :
Fairhaven Institution for Savings
$14,120.75
$205.95
Added to Principal (Interest)
205.95
Balance on hand January 1, 1960
$14,326.70
MICHAEL J. O'LEARY Town Treasurer
58
Tax Titles 1959
Book Value of Tax Titles on hand January 1, 1959 $8,659.42 Tax Title redemptions, Book Value 1,179.32
$7,480.10
Tax Takings-1957 Taxes
1,086.96
Added to Tax Titles-1958, 1959 Taxes
3,196.92
$11,763.98
Land of low value Foreclosure, Book Value
258.53
$11,505.45
Land of low value Foreclosure Sale, Book Value 121.44
Book value of Tax Titles on hand January 1, 1960 $11,384.01
Tax Possessions
Book Value of Tax Possessions on hand Jan. 1, 1959 $15,414.84
Tax Possessions sold by Selectmen, Book Value 300.03
$15,114.81
Land of Low Value Foreclosure, Book Value 258.53
Book Value of Tax Possessions on hand Jan. 1,1960 $15,373.34
Total receipts from Tax Title redemptions and sales by Selectmen of Tax Possessions for the year of 1959 were as follows :
Tax Title Redemptions, Book Value
$1,179.32
Tax Title Redemptions, Cost and Interest
87.30
Sale of Tax Possessions by Selectmen 215.00
Land of low value Foreclosure sale 186.28
Collected on sales in lieu of 1959 taxes
10.06
Total $1,677.96
MICHAEL J. O'LEARY Town Treasurer
59
Tax Collector
Year Ending December 31, 1959
1959 REAL ESTATE TAXES
Committed Refunds
$1,113,343.76 985.72
$1,114,329.48
Collected
$1,020,662.84
Abated
31,407.90
Added to Tax Title
2,261.76
Balance due
59,996.98
$1,114,329.48
1958 REAL ESTATE TAXES
Balance Jan. 1, 1959
Refunds
$ 57,601.70 631.54
$
58,233.24
Collected
$ 44,703.99
Abated
784.80
Added to Tax Title
870.16
Balance due
11,874.29
$ 58,233.24
1957 REAL ESTATE TAXES
Balance Jan. 1, 1959
$ 8,715.20
Refunds
10.00
Adjustment
9.60
$ 8,734.80
Collected
$ 8,007.85
Tax Taking
726.95
$ 8,734.80
60
1959 PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES
Committed Refunds
$ 103,160.12 4.56
$ 103,164.68
Collected
$ 100,934.60
901.36
Abated Balance due
1,328.72
$ 103,164.68
1958 PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES
Balance Jan. 1, 1959
$
898.63
Collected
$ 758.47
Abated
125.56
Balance due
14.60
$
898.63
1957 PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES
Balance Jan. 1, 1959
$
57.00
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