Town annual reports of Acton, Massachusetts 1951-1955, Part 51

Author: Acton (Mass.)
Publication date: 1951
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City of Medford, Old Age Assist- ance 71.45


Eastern States Farmers', Moth


Department 4.83


B & M Railroad, Snow Removal 162.50


Concord District Court, Restitution


128.13


South Fire Co., Firemen's Relief Fund 90.00


Center Fire Co., Firemen's Relief Fund 80.00


West Fire Co., Firemen's Relief Fund 95.00


Nagog Reg. School District Appro- priation Refund 13,019.57


Greenough Bros., Contract Deposit


500.00


Est. Elsie Watkins, Old Age Assist- ance 371.48


Clinton Trust Co., Drainage Notes


15,000.00


City of Cambridge, Old Age Assist- ance


289.74


Town of Arlington, Old Age Assist- ance 63.38


Corp's Eng's U. S. A., Flood Dam- age


1,000.00


Town of Concord, Land Water Tax


29.91


Town of Concord, Old Age Assist- ance


40.41


Revolut'y Ridge Co., Tuttle Drive ..


350.00


A. Perry Marble, Sealer Weights ..


149.10


$135,051.41


Perpetual Care - Mt. Hope Cemetery


Ida Harris


$500.00


Freda Prentiss


150.00


Rev. Arthur Jeffries


100.00


Edgar Hall


200.00


Ella Whitcomb


100.00


Est. Frank Knowlton


1,000.00


134


Eva Foskett


100.00


$2,150.00


Perpetual Care - Woodlawn Cemetery


Walter Perreault


$150.00


Hazel Cook


150.00


Richard Deane


200.00


Estate Robert I. Davis


1,000.00


Ida Harris


175.00


Elizabeth White


50.00


Arthur Compton


200.00


$1,925.00


Transfers to Town Account


Elizabeth White Fund


$890.00


Georgia E. Whitney Fund


525.00


Acton Memorial Library


200.00


Cemetery Fund


500.00


Susan Noyes Hosmer Fund


1,000.00


Stabilization Fund


15,000.00


Georgia E. Whitney Fund


Cemetery


50.00


Henry S. Raymond Fund


100.00


Acton Firemen's Relief Fund


3.00


Luke Blanchard Cemetery Fund


25.00


J. Roland Wetherbee Fund


25.00


$18,318.00


Trust Fund Income


Betsey M. Ball Fund


$310.58


Frank C. Hayward Fund


27.50


Hoit and Scott Fund


12.50


Elizabeth White Fund


769.20


Memorial Library Fund


370.39


Stabilization Fund


352.08


Susan Noyes Hosmer Fund


2,454.63


J. Roland Wetherbee Fund


281.26


Georgia E. Whitney Fund


413.26


135


Cemetery Fund


1,875.17


Acton Firemen's Relief Fund


171.10


Henry S. Raymond Fund


65.12


Acton High School Library Fund ..


37.50


Georgia E. Whitney Cemetery Fund


43.12


Henry S. Raymond Fund, Monu- ment


21.00


Memorial Library, Taintor Fund ..


141.67


Dr. Robert I. Davis Fund 5.83


$7,351.91


Total Receipts for 1955


$830,727.05


Cash Balance January 1, 1955


221,616.23


$1,052,343.28


Paid Selectmen's Orders for 1955 ....


835,778.90


Cash Balance December 31, 1955 ....


$216,564.38


OUTSTANDING NOTES AND BONDS


December 31, 1955


High School Addition Notes, 175- 176 due 1956 to 1957 $2,000.00


Elementary School Bonds, Chapter 44, General Laws, 16 to 90 due 1956 to 1970 75,000.00


Elementary School Bonds, Chapter 645, Acts 1948, 31 to 200 due 1956 to 1972 170,000.00


Blanchard Auditorium and Gym- nasium Notes, Chapter 645, Acts 1948, 224 to 283, due 1956 to 1958 60,000.00


Surface-Drainage, Mohawk and Seneca Road Notes, Chapter 44-645, Acts 1948, 284 to 286, due 1956 to 1958 15,000.00


136


Acton High School Library Fund


Balance January 1, 1955


Principal Fund


$1,500.00


Unexpended Balance 85.97


Received Interest for 1955


$1,585.97 39.69


$1,625.66


Balance December 31, 1955


Bank Balances in Savings Banks .... $1,625.66


Acton Firemen's Relief Fund


Balance January 1, 1955


Principal Fund


$5,475.00


Unexpended Balance 1,016.60


$6,491.60


Received to Fund in 1955:


Company Salaries


$265.00


Interest


204.50


$469.50


$6,961.10


Balance December 31, 1955


Bank Balances in Savings Banks 6,958.10


Paid Trustee's Order for 1955 $3.00


$6,961.10


Betsey M. Ball Fund


Balance January 1, 1955


Principal Fund


$10,095.26


Unexpended Balance


1,249.15


Received Interest for 1955


345.36


$11,689.77


Balance December 31, 1955 Bank Balances in Savings Banks .. $11,689.77


$11,344.41


137


Cemetery Surplus Balance January 1, 1955


Principal Fund $221.32


Received Interest for 1955


6.11


$227.43


Balance December 31, 1955


Bank Balance in Savings Bank ..


$227.43


Cemetery Fund


Balance January 1, 1955


Principal Fund


$63,922.21


Unexpended Balance


6,234.03


$70,156.24


Received for Perpetual Care


$2,075.00


Received Interest for 1955


2,031.50


4,106.50


$74,262.74


Balance December 31, 1955


Bank Balances in Savings Banks ....


$66,162.74


U. S. Savings Bonds, Series G


7,600.00


Transfer to Town Account


500.00


$74,262.74


Dr. Robert I. Davis Fund


Principal Fund, July 1, 1955


$1,000.00


Received Interest for 1955


5.83


$1,005.83


Balance December 31, 1955


Bank Balances in Savings Banks .... $1,005.83


138


Elizabeth White Fund


Balance January 1, 1955


Principal Fund


$25,000.00


Unexpended Balance


2,127.26


Received Interest for 1955


$27,127.26 775.50


$27,902.76


Balance December 31, 1955


Bank Balances in Savings Banks ....


$27,012.76


Paid Trustee's Orders for 1955 890.00


$27,902.76


Georgia E. Whitney Fund


Balance January 1, 1955


Principal Fund


$14,073.70


Unexpended Balance


558.93


$14,632.63


Received Interest for 1955


469.71


$15,102.34


Balance December 31, 1955


Bank Balances in Savings Banks .... $14,577.34


Paid Trustee's Orders for 1955


525.00


$15,102.34


Georgia E. Whitney Cemetery Fund


Balance January 1, 1955


Principal Fund


$1,500.00


Unexpended Balance


191.18


$1,691.18


Received Interest for 1955 ...


48,18


$1,739.36


139


-


Balance December 31, 1955


Bank Balances in Savings Banks ... Transfer to Town Account


$1,689.36


50.00


$1,739.36


Frank C. Hayward Fund


Balance January 1, 1955


Principal Fund


$1,000.00


Unexpended Balance


160.93


Received Interest for 1955


$1,160.93 32.03


$1,192.96


Balance December 31, 1955


Bank Balances in Savings Banks .... $1,192.96


Hoit and Scott Fund


Balance January 1, 1955


Principal Fund


$500.00


Unexpended Balance


79.84


Received Interest for 1955


$579.84 14.74


$594.58


Balance December 31, 1955


Bank Balances in Savings Banks ....


$94.58


U. S. Savings Bond, Series D 500.00


$594.58


Frank Knowlton Cemetery Fund


Principal Fund, November 1955


$1,000.00


Balance December 31, 1955


Bank Balance in Savings Bank $1,000.00


140


Luke Blanchard Cemetery Fund


Balance January 1, 1955


Principal Fund


$1,579.02


Received Interest for 1955


43.61


$1,622.63


Balance December 31, 1955


Bank Balances in Savings Banks ....


$1,597.63


Transfer to Town Account 25.00


$1,622.63


Henry S. Raymond Fund Monument Perpetual Care


Balance January 1, 1955


Principal Fund


$700.00


Unexpended Balance


157.80


$857.80


Received Interest for 1955


25.86


$883.66


Balance December 31, 1955


Bank Balances in Savings Banks .... $883.66


Henry S. Raymond Fund


Balance January 1, 1955


Principal Fund


$2,000.00


Unexpended Balance 307.62


$2,307.62


Received Interest for 1955


65.12


$2,372.74


Balance December 31, 1955


Bank Balances in Savings Banks ....


$2,272.74


Transfer to Town Account 100.00


$2,372.74


141


Susan Noyes Hosmer Fund


Balance January 1, 1955


Principal Fund


$82,238.95


Unexpended Balance


4,474.97


Received Interest for 1955


$86,713.92 2,601.46


Balance December 31, 1955


Bank Balances in Savings Banks ..


$88,315.38


Transfer to Town Account 1,000.00


$89,315.38


J. Roland Wetherbee Fund


Balance January 1, 1955


Principal Fund


$10,000.00


Unexpended Balance


655.56


$10,655.56


Received Interest for 1955


299.86


$10,955.42


Balance December 31, 1955


Bank Balances in Savings Banks ....


$10,930.42


Transfer to Town Account 25.00


$10,955.42


Wilde Memorial Library Fund


Balance January 1, 1955


Principal Fund


$17,808.66


Unexpended Balance


489.49


$18,298.15


Received Interest in 1955


$670.32


Bequest, Lila H. and Newell B.


Taintor 13,606.54


$14,276.86


$32,575.01


142


$89,315.38


Balance December 31, 1955


Bank Balances in Savings Banks .... West Shore R. R. Bond


$31,375.01


1,000.00


Transfer to Town Account


200.00


$32,575.01


West Acton Firemen's Relief Fund


Balance January 1, 1955


Principal Fund


$834.21


Received Interest for 1955


26.26


$860.47


Balance December 31, 1955


Bank Balance in Savings Bank $860.47


Stabilization Fund


Balance January 1, 1955


Principal Fund


$10,000.00


Unexpended Balance


81.26


$10,081.26


Received Interest for 1955


$356.27


Town of Acton


5,000.00


$5,356.27


$15,437.53


Balance December 31, 1955


Bank Balance in Savings Bank $437.53


Transfer to Town Account 15,000.00


$15,437.53


Respectfully submitted,


WM. HENRY SOAR, Town Treasurer.


143


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REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT


TOWN ACCOUNTANT - Donald Nylander.


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :


The accompanying report covers the financial transactions of the Town for the year ended December 31, 1955 and consists of the following.


I. Summary of Appropriations, Transfers, Expenditures and unexpended balances.


II. Schedule of Receipts and Departmental Payments.


III. Balance Sheet.


The 1956 amortization requirements for the bonded indebted- ness of the town, and Acton's share of the Regional School Dis- trict are:


High School Addition $1,000.00


Elementary School 15,000.00


Blanchard Auditorium- Gymnasium 20,000.00


Mohawk and Seneca Road Bet-


terment Notes 5,000.00


Regional School District 24,700.00


$65,700.00


144


I have verified the accounts of the Treasurer, Collector, and Manager of the School Cafeteria; and have checked the various funds in the custody of the Treasurer and Trustees.


Respectfully submitted,


DONALD O. NYLANDER, Town Accountant.


SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES


January 1, 1955 to December 31, 1955


GENERAL GOVERNMENT


Appropriated Expended


Balance


Selectmen's Dept. Salaries and


Wages


$4,091.00


$4,098.96


-


Selectmen's Dept. Expenses


300.00


228.69


71.31


Finance Committee


R


26.80


76.80


Moderator


R


20.00


75.00


Treasurer, Salary


1,200.00


1,200.00


Treasurer, Expense


350.00


349 46


.54


Assessors, Salaries


4,100.00


R


400.00


4,417.05


82.95


Assessors, Expense


400.00


318.56


81.44


Collector, Salary


1,900.00


1,900.00


Collector, Expense


500.00


R


100.00


593.41


6.59


Accountant, Salary


1,200.00


1,200.00


Accountant, Expense


150.00


147.25


2.75


Town Clerk, Salary


1,000.00


985.00


15.00


Town Clerk, Expense


350.00


159.95


190.05


Elections and Registration


Salaries and Wages


1,116.00


R


400.00


1,516.00


Elections and Registrations Ex- pense


700.00


590.45


109.55


State Census


B


700.00


698.45


1.55


Planning Board Expense


200.00


170.26


29.74


Planning Board, Service Fees


300.00


164.10


135.90


Planning Board, Guarantee De-


posits


B


20.00


D


50.00


40.00


30.00


R


7.96


50.00


55.00


145


Board of Appeals, Expense .. ...


100.00


14.50


85.50


Board of Appeals, Guarantee De-


B


17.00


posits D


50.00


40.50


26.50


BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS


Buildings and Grounds, Salaries and Wages


3,150.00


2,637.51


512.49


Buildings and Grounds, Expense


3,875.00


2,919.01


955.99


Oil Burner, Town Hall, Article 28


400.00


R


25.00


425.00


-


Office, Town Hall, Article 32


700.00


690.71


9.29


PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY


Police Dept. Salaries and Wages


19,236.00


19,232.88


3.12


Police Dept. Expense


4,225.00


R


850.00


5,053.03


21.97


Police Dept. New Cruiser


2,000.00


1,980.00


20.00


Police Dept. Radio


600.00


548.16


51.84


Fire Dept. Salaries and Wages


8,760.00


6,450.90


2,309.10


Fire Dept. Expense


5,430.00


5,343.50


86.50


Fire Alarm System, Labor


3,820.00


3,563.85


256.15


Fire Alarm System, Expense


1,050.00


565.36


484.64


Fire Hydrant Rental


10,000.00


R


80.00


10,080.00


Acton Water District, Hosmer Street, Article 30


200.00


200.00


Fire Alarm System Extension, Art. 19


500.00 15,000.00


15,000.00


-


West Acton Fire Station, Oil Burner


350.00


325.00


25.00


Fire Companies Insurance, Art. 29


375.00


368.81


6.19


Moth Dept. Wages


1,000.00


999.00


1.00


Moth Dept. Expense


1,000.00


996.33


3.67


Dutch Elm Disease


1,000.00


B


364.00


R


200.00


1,562.20


1.80


Poison Ivy Control, Art. 14


1,000.00


996.55


3.45


Tree Dept. Wages


2,000.00


1,999.07


.93


Tree Dept. Expense


1,200.00


R


2.39


1,202.39


-


Replacement of Shade Trees, Art. 13


250.00


247.75


2.25


Sealer of Weights and Measures, Salary


250.00


250.00


146


-


480.00


20.00


Fire Dept. New Truck, Article 18


Sealer of Weights and Measures, Expense


50.00


40.32


9.68


Wire Inspector, Salary and Travel


750.00


750.00


Wire Inspector, Expense


100.00


97.99


2.01


Dog Officer


350.00


300.12


49.88


HEALTH AND SANITATION


Board of Health, Salaries


Board Members


50.00 3,100.00 20.00


3,120.00


-


Substitute Nurse


R


145.00


380.00


65.00


Agent


R


145.13


495.13


Milk and Food Inspector


150.00


150.00


Dump


R


275.00 2,340.00


2,339.71


.29


Board of Health, Expense


Board Members


800.00


741.57


58.43


Nurse


840.00


840.00


Agent


300.00


149.84


150.16


Dump


800.00


671.75


128.25


Medical Supplies


150.00


135.00


15.00


State Sanatorium


500.00


393.00


107.00


Clinic


300.00


R


400.00


565.00


135.00


Garbage Collections


7,400.00


7,400.00


Inspector of Animals, Salary


150.00


150.00


Inspector of Animals, Expense ..


25.00


25.00


Plumbing Inspector


1,000.00


768.00


232.00


HIGHWAYS


Village Highways


3,000.00


R


1,517.28


4,517.28


-


Chapter 81


8,550.00


24,218.03


6.97


Chapter 90, Maintenance


G


3,000.00


4,470.61


29.39


Chapter 90, Construction


4,500.00


G


13,500.00


B


13,209.40


22,802.19


8,407.21


Road Machinery


2,700.00


2,699.70


.30


Snow Removal


13,000.00


10,806.86


2,193.14


Highway Dept. Vacations


700.00


384.00


316.00


-


Town Nurse


R


300.00


350.00


3,500.00


3,775.00


Clerical Wages


-


-


G


15,675.00


1,500.00


50.00


147


Highway Culverts (Art. 11, 1951)


B


4,000.00 500.00


485.01


4,000.00 14.99


Signs and Lines


Street Lighting


6,618.60 85.38


6,703.98


-


Mohawk Drive - Seneca Road


Betterment


N


5,000.00 15,000.00


19,172.85


827.15


Road Sweeper


700.00


700.00


CHARITIES


General Relief


3,000.00


1,771.22


1,228.78


Welfare District


1,800.00


G


275.00


2,075.00


Old Age Assistance


B


16,959.52


G


22,881.41


L


250.09


60,638.23


20,452.79


Aid to Dependent Children


B


1,765.29


G


4,040.38


9,441.69


1,363.98


Disability Assistance


3,000.00


B


2,566.76


G


1,415.04


3,185.52


3,796.28


VETERAN'S AID


Agent's Salary


200.00


200.00


-


Agent's Expense


250.00


217.76


32.24


Aid Expenditures


8,000.00


7,552.60


447.40


Veterans Services, Salaries


900.00


750.00


150.00


Veterans Services, Expense


50.00


17.00


33.00


EDUCATION


Instruction


159,133.35


154,239.50


4,893.85


General Control


11,925.00


9,622.22


2,302.78


Textbooks and Supplies


8,780.70


8,493.05


287.65


Plant Operation


27,275.00


26,066.90


1,208.10


Maintenance


3,740.00


3,553.98


186.02


Auxiliary Agencies


18,325.00


17,242.47


1,082.53


Outlay


2,299.15


1,877.77


421.38


Contingency Fund


700.00


97.00


603.00


Blanchard Auditorium, Mainte-


11,120.00


6,727.71


4,392.29


School Cafeteria


B


2,402.18


C


13,214.48


14,126.67


1,489.99


-


41,000.00


5,000.00


148


nance


R


Athletics


B


1,000.00 362.54


C


1,210.87


1,760.55


812.86


Vocational Tuition and Transpor-


tation


2,000.00


1,526.35


473.65


Elementary School Building .... B


1,529.33


800.00


729.33


Blanchard Auditorium and Gym- nasium B


39,001.85 2,200.00


41,137.56


64.29


Acton-Boxborough Regional


School Planning Committee ....


500.00


120.00


380.00


Acton-Boxborough Regional School Committee


2,850.00


2,850.00


Center School Cesspool, Art. 7


1,000.00


1,000.00


Addition to Elementary School Committee


700.00


700.00


High School Rehabilitation


B


12,689.00


12,714.35


2,974.65


High School Building Committee


B


7,000.00


100.25


6,899.75


LIBRARIES


Salaries and Wages


3,000.00


2,965.13


34.87


Expense


1,435.00


1,218.08


216.92


Books


660.00


B


46.74


T


200.00


904.47


2.27


Memorial Library Repairs, Art.


24


835.00


773.40


61.60


CEMETERIES


Salaries and Wages


10,000.00


9,974.03


25.97


Expense


2,500.00


2,485.97


14.03


Mt. Hope Oiling


500.00


500.00


Mt. Hope Clearing and Grading B


58.00


58.00


-


Woodlawn Clearing and Grading


B


231.03


162.53


68.50


Perpetual Care


B


363.32


T


500.00


702.15


161.17


Hosmer Fund


B


511.47


T


1,000.00


1,504.64


6.83


Luke Blanchard Fund


T


25.00


25.00


J. Roland Wetherbee Fund


B


50.78


T


25.00


48.19


27.59


Raymond Fund


B


17.28


T


100.00


80.90


36.38


Georgia Whitney Fund


B


26.07


T


50.00


30.00


46.07


149


-


3,000.00


RECREATION


Playgrounds


1,500.00


958.60


541.40


Playgrounds, Expense


150.00


150.00


Water Safety


500.00


500.00


Pony League Baseball


300.00


300.00


MATURING DEBT AND INTEREST


Maturing Debt


36,000.00


36,000.00


Interest


6,845.00


6,845.00


-


UNCLASSIFIED


Miscellaneous Expenses


1,000.00


963.48


36.52


Town Counsel


500.00


500.00


Town Reports


1,700.00


1,566.88


133.12


Surety Bonds


600.00


594.00


6.00


Workmen's Compensation


2,000.00


1,808.34


191.66


Boiler and Machinery Insurance ..


600.00


584.70


15.30


Town Building Insurance


1,100.00


740.70


359.30


Officer and Employee Insurance ....


1,200.00


R


28.93


1,228.93


Memorial Day


600.00


538.90


61.10


Surface Drainage


B


3,507.25


2,866.50


4,140.75


Unpaid Bills, 1954, Art. 31


50.00


50.00


-


Civil Defense


B


871.74


360.93


510.81


Town Forest, Cutting Brush


B


167.82


R


.28


268.10


420.00


Pension and Military


Service


Funds


3,062.54


3,062.54


-


Stabilization Fund


5,000.00


5,000.00


Sub-Total of Cash Expendi-


tures


$786,542.13


$697,174.78


$89,367.35


NO APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS


Withholding Taxes


33,032.35


Massachusetts Hospital Service ..


3,686.10


Middlesex County Retirement ...


4,614.67


Massachusetts Teachers Retire- ment


7,712.20


Middlesex County Dog Licenses ..


1,368.00


Middlesex County Tax


12,355.54


Middlesex County Hospital As-


sessment


3,351.46


State Audit


1,397.70


State Parks


605.16


-


..


-


-


-


150


-


Town Forest Committee B


420.00


100.00


3,500.00


Gypsy Brown Tail Moth Control ..


Refunds on Taxes


4,210.11


Trust Funds


17,946.54


Interest on Trust Funds


7,351.91


Trust Fund Expenditures


1,418.00


Flood Emergency


E 36,712.55


Contract Deposit


500.00


Police Cruiser


E 1,550.00


Total Cash Expenditures ....


$835,778.90


KEY


B-Balance from previous year


C-Cash receipts


D-Guarantee deposits


E-Emergency expenditures authorized under Section 31 of Chapter 44, General Laws


G-Grants


L-Lien recoveries


N-Issue of notes for Mohawk and Seneca Road Betterments


R-Reserve Fund


T-Trust Fund transfers


CASH RECEIPTS AND DEPARTMENTAL DISBURSEMENTS


January 1, 1955 to December 31, 1955


Receipts


Cash Balance, January 1, 1955 $221,616.23


Treasurer's Itemized Report 830,727.05


Total Cash


$1,052,343.28


DISBURSEMENTS


GENERAL GOVERNMENT Selectmen


Salaries and Wages:


Leo C. Cunningham $383.33


Frederick W. Abbt 300.00


151


791.83


Charles D. MacPherson


83.33


Carl A. Christofferson


191.67


Virginia Milbery, clerk


3,121.88


Clerical Assistance


18.75


$4,098.96


Expense :


Postage


$46.00


Stationery


97.50


Association Dues and Meetings


75.19


1955 Laws


5.00


Sundry


5.00


$228.69


Finance Committee


Association Dues and Meetings


$33.66


File Cabinet


43.14


$76.80


Moderator


Albert P. Durkee .


$75.00


Treasurer


Salary :


William Henry Soar


$1,200.00


Expense :


Postage


$125.94


Telephone


22.82


Stationery and Printing


173.70


Stenographic Services


9.00


Sundry


18.00


$349.46


Assessors


Salaries and Wages :


Albert P. Durkee


$2,500.00


Carl C. Flint 800.00


152


James A. Baker


800.00


Marian Baker, clerk


317.05


$4,417.05


Expense :


Forms and Printing


$184.68


Transfers and Probates


90.88


Association Dues and Meetings


19.00


Banker and Tradesman sub- scription


24.00


$318.56


Collector of Taxes


Salary :


Charles M. MacRae


$1,900.00


Expense :


Books and Printing


$184.99


Postage


359.64


Association Dues


2.00


Land Takings


36.78


Deputy Bond


10.00


$593.41


Town Accountant


Salary :


Donald O. Nylander .... $1,200.00


Expense :


Books, Supplies and Printing ..


$90.15


Stenographic Services


21.85


Association Dues and Meetings


14.25


Sundry


21.00


$147.25


153


Town Clerk


Salaries and Fees :


Harlan E. Tuttle


$600.00


Harlan E. Tuttle, recording vital statistics


225.00


Gertrude P. Tuttle, clerk


160.00


$985.00


Expense :


Stationery and Printing


$59.30


Association Dues


7.50


Telephone


50.00


Postage


28.80


Sundry


14.35


$159.95


Elections and Registrations


Salaries and Wages :


Julia A. Barry


$250.00


Grace C. Cullinane


250.00


James B. Wilson


250.00


Harlan E. Tuttle, clerk


150.00


Payrolls, elections and meet- ings


525.00


Posting warrants and notify-


ing officers elected


55.00


Other wages


36.00


$1,516.00


Expense :


Printing warrants, voting lists,


books and ballots


$530.45


Rentals for voting


60.00


$590.45


State Census


Julia A. Barry $200.00


Grace C. Cullinane 200.00


154


James B. Wilson


200.00


Harlan E. Tuttle, clerk


85.00


Printing


13.45


$698.45


Planning Board


Expense


$170.26


Service Fees


164.10


$334.36


Board of Appeals


Stationery and supplies ....


$14.50


Buildings and Grounds


Salaries and Wages :


Custodial services


$1,950.00


Care of grounds


404.87


Payrolls - Highway Dept.


282.64


$2,637.51


Expense :


Heat


$792.02


Light


533.60


Telephone


471.19


Maintenance supplies


295.22


Highway Department


158.52


Building maintenance


545.46


Sundry


123.00


$2,919.01


Office - Town Hall


Frank E. Balsor


$218.00


Materials


366.12


Lights


106.59


$690.71


155


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Oil Burner - Town Hall


Baker Oil Co. $425.00


PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY


Police Department


Salaries and Wages :


Michael Foley, Chief


$4,420.00


Regular officers


14,626.00


Special officers


70.63


Vesta Thompson, clerk


116.25


$19,232.88


Expense :


Police Cruisers :


Gas and Oil


$1,872.37


Repairs


929.71


Damage to Ford


794.83


Insurance


27.66


Radio Service


158.40


$3,782.97


Other:


Telephone


$438.63


Association dues and meetings


20.00


Uniforms and equipment


342.36


Stationery and Printing


376.21


Bicycle Registration


32.31


Sundry


60.55


$1,270.06


Cruisers


Ayer Motor Sales


$1,980.00


Great Road Garage


1,550.00


Radio


Motorola, Inc. $548.16


156


Fire Department


Salaries and Wages :


H. S. MacGregor, Chief


$550.00


Annual salaries


755.00


Fire payrolls


4,425.90


Janitor payrolls


720.00


$6,450.90


Expense :


Fuel


$885.19


Lights


215.62


Telephone


755.01


Gas and Oil


214.27


Association Dues, Meetings


and Chief's Expense


719.20


Repairs and parts for equip- ment


1,434.04


Protective clothing and equip- ment


928.42


Maintenance supplies


121.54


Sundry


70.21


$5,343,50


Fire Alarm System - Maintenance


F. W. Rimbach


$3,120.00


Other services


443.85


Expense ..


565.36


$4,129.21


Fire Hydrant Rental


Acton Water District


$9,850.00


Town of Concord


230.00


.


$10,080.00


Article 19 - Fire Alarm System Extension Louis W. Bills $480.00


157


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Article 30 - Water Main Extension


$200.00 Acton Water District ..


Article 18 - New Pumper


Farrar Company $15,000.00


Oil Burner - West Acton Station


Bursaw Gas and Oil Co. ..


$325.00


Moth Department


Wages:


Franklin Charter, Supt.


$369.90


Payrolls


629.10


$999.00


Expense :


Truck


$304.00


Equipment repairs


68.78


Gas and Oil


76.65


Maintenance and Supplies


91.75


Rentals of Equipment


330.00


Insecticide


121.90


Sundry


3.25


$996.33


Tree Department


Wages :


Franklin Charter, Supt.


$704.70


Payrolls


1,294.37


$1,999.07


Expense :


Truck


$603.00


Equipment repairs


137.98


Equipment rental


331.00


Gas and Oil


8.00


Hardware


61.41


Sundry


61.00


a


$1,202.39


158


Dutch Elm Disease


Payrolls


$607.90


Equipment rental


954.30


$1,562.20


Poison Ivy Control


Charter Tree Service $996.55


Shade Trees


Sudbury Nurseries


$204.50


New England Nurseries


43.25


$247.75


Sealer of Weights and Measures


Salary :


A. Perry Marble


$250.00


Expense :


Books, Seals, etc. ... $40.32


Wire Inspector


Salary and Travel:


Kenneth L. Duffy


$750.00


Expense :


Office Supplies and Telephone ..


$97.99


Dog Officer


Carl W. Flint


$53.12


Destroying 38 dogs


247.00


$300.12


HEALTH AND SANITATION


Board of Health


Salaries and Wages:


Dr. Orma L. Clark, Chairman ..


$25.00


Herbert Leusher


15.00


Martin Duggan


10.00


159


Eileen Hale, Town Nurse


3,120.00


Hazel Vose, Substitute Nurse


380.00


Dorothy Turner


560.00


Margaret Heath


1,154.08


Vesta Thompson, clerk


625.63


Town Dump payroll


3,775.00


Edward J. Higgins, Agent


12.00


Herbert Leusher, Assistant Agent


483.13


Bradford S. Leach, Inspector ..


150.00


$10,309.84


Expense :


Board


$741.57


Nurse


840.00


Agent


149.84


Dump


671.75


State Sanatorium


393.00


Medical Supplies


135.00


Clinic


ยท 565.00


$3,496.16


Garbage Disposal


Henry M. Anderson, Contract


$7,400.00


Inspector of Animals


Salary :


Arno H. Perkins


$150.00


Expense :


Sundry


$25.00


Plumbing Inspector


Joseph G. Perry


$444.50


W. F. Osbeck


323.50


$768.00


160


HIGHWAYS


Village


Wages :


Superintendent


$895.14


Payrolls


2,145.54


Expense :


Trucks


306.24


Cold Patch


62.98


Tools and Hardware


464.38


Parts and Repairs


359.42


Engineering Services


105.00


Sundry


178.58


$4,517.28


Chapter 81


Wages :


Superintendent


$1,986.30


Payrolls


9,163.43


Expense :


Rental of Equipment


7,133.84


Cold Patch and Asphalt


2,894.45


Stone, Sand and Gravel


1,349.96


Calcium Chloride


147.00


Catchbasins and Culverts


1,432.45


Brushkiller


110.60


$24,218.03


Chapter 90 - Construction


Wages :


Superintendent


$941.52


Payrolls


3,210.64


Expense :


Rental of Equipment 11,173.63


Cold Patch and Asphalt


5,662.01


161


Stone, Sand and Gravel


1,113.96


Catch Basins and Culverts


700.43


$22,802.19


Maintenance


Wages :


Superintendent


$74.38


Payrolls


444.93


Expense :


Rental of Equipment


845.32


Cold Patch and Asphalt


3,039.33


Sand and Gravel


66.65


$4,470.61


Road Machinery


Gas and Oil


$1,214.91


Parts and Repairs on Equip-


ment


1,484.79


$2,699.70


Snow Removal


Wages:


Superintendent


$1,048.27


Payrolls


3,179.15


Expense :


Tractor and Trucks


966.89


Sander


1,044.25


Plow


877.50


Sand


1,529.88


Salt


1,048.62


Gas and Oil


659.98


Parts and Repairs on Equip- ment


302.32


Forecast Service


150.00


$10,806.86


162


Highway Department Vacations


Payrolls $384.00


Mohawk Drive - Seneca Road Betterment


Greenough Brothers - Con-


tractor


$16,861.30


Howard Snelling - Engineer- ing Services


1,836.00


Nashoba Drafting Associates Prints


19.95


Ideal Concrete Block Co. -


Catch Basins


442.10


Lowell Sun - Advertising for Bids


13.50


$19,172.85


Signs and Lines


Signs


$197.45


Paint


26.80


Hardware


26.06


Painting Lines


234.70


$485.01


Street Lighting


Boston Edison Company . . . ..


$6,703.98


Road Sweeper


Files Equipment Co


$700.00


CHARITIES


Public Welfare


General Relief :


Aid to Individuals $1,771.22




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