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1,791.00
$42,714.00
Total for Health
$43,794.35
Sanitation :
Sewer Connections :
Labor
$11,794.76
Material
5,313.97
All Other
4,999.42
$22,108.15
Sewer Maintenance :
Labor
$5,437.74
Material
450.51
All Other
110.02
$5,998.27
Sewer Extensions :
Labor
$1,623.70
Material
1,451.72
All Other
2,287.25
$5,362.67
Consultant Fees :
Southerly Trunk Sewer
$2,865.40
Longmeadow Street Southerly
Auxiliary Sanitary
Sewer Siphon
$4,026.96
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Shaker Road Sanitary Sewer Engineering and Consulting Fees for the Proposed Sewage Treatment Plant
$11,328.62
$5,190.00
Drain Maintenance :
Labor
$2,630.24
Material
2,401.68
All Other
55.91
$5,087.83
Drain Extensions :
Labor
$2,390.46
Material
1,464.44
All Other
2,433.11
$6,288.01
Williams Street through Grassy Gutter to Dingle :
Drain :
Labor
$5,663.60
Material
6,747.14
All Other
5,805.62
$18,216.36
Total Sanitation
$86,472.27
Total Payments for Health and Sanitation
HIGHWAYS
Superintendent's Salary
$3,500.00
Clerk's Salary
$1,456.00
Maintenance :
Labor
$13,184.12
Material
6,230.38
All Other
1,370.24
$20,784.74
Tar Roads :
Labor
$5,431.49
Material
7,332.33
All Other
744.82
Sidewalk Repairs :
Labor
$150.50
Contract
607.86
All Other
33.75
$792.11
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$13,508.64
$130,266.62
New Sidewalks :
Contract
All Other
$1,508.20 34.02
$1,542.22
Snow and Ice Removal :
Labor
$11,073.17
Material
6,378.66
All Other
1,542.10
$18,993.93
Street Lights
$17,726.50
Street Signs
$796.42
Traffic Control :
Labor
$1,650.42
Material
1,163.84
All Other
2,051.99
$4,866.25
Roadside Care :
Labor
$3,528.42
Material
946.61
All Other
267.88
$4,742.91
New Truck-Highway __
$3,887.35
Blueberry Hill Road Improvements :
Labor
$2,694.30
Material
13,089.89
All Other
7,164.07
$22,948.26
Burbank Road Improvements :
Labor
$35.76
Contract
2,867.98
All Other
5.00
$2,908.74
Chapter 90 Maintenance Work-1955 :
Labor
$2,270.84
All Other
1,912.00
Chapter 90 Maintenance Works 1956 :
Labor
$2,064.64
Material
2,711.14
All Other
767.02
$4,182.84
$5,542.80
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Chapter 90 New Construction Work, 1955 :
Contract
$24,221.29
Material
617.76
$24,839.05
Chapter 90 New Construction Work, 1956 :
Labor
$4,102.34
Material
8,040.75
All Other
3,626.12
$15,769.21
Englewood Road Improvements :
Labor
$1,059.24
Material
526.20
All Other
13.64
$1,599.08
Ferncroft Street Improvements :
Labor
1,295.41
Contract
3,361.32
Material
3,471.40
All Other
730.02
$8,858.15
Hazardville Road Sidewalk :
Labor
$472.90
Contract
5,748.06
All Other
47.00
$6,267.96
Whitmun Road Improvements :
Labor
$3,956.54
Material
8,149.81
All Other
2,054.41
$14,160.76
Wolf Swamp Road Improvements :
Labor
$4,761.09
Contract
7,563.03
Material
6,111.82
All Other
4,905.71
$23,341.65
Williams Street Sidewalk :
Labor
$1,335.90
Contract
557.55
Material
28.60
All Other
258.10
$2,180.15
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Engineering :
Salaries
$7,861.72
All Other
1,137.52
$8,999.24
Public Service Station :
Foreman and Assistant
$8,497.55
Caretaker
2,754.00
Fuel
1,910.00
Light
301.40
Water
12.24
Telephone
275.54
Gas and Oil
4,568.35
Auto Parts and Repairs
3,958.89
Building Repairs
1,493.18
All Other
1,999.99
$25,771.14
Total Payments for Highways $259,966.10
CHARITIES AND BENEFITS
Public Welfare :
Administration
$15.30
Aid
682.89
$698.19
Old Age Assistance :
Administration
$1,325.54
Aid
18,299.92
Other Cities and Towns
392.61
$20,018.07
Disability :
Administration
$21.71
Aid
3,779.13
$3,800.84
Federal Grant :
Old Age Assistance :
Administration
$728.88
Aid
8,020.97
Disability :
Administration
$13.65
Aid
170.25
$183.90
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Total Payments for Charities and Benefits _ $33,450.85
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Veteran's Service :
Administration
$300.00
Service
1,434.86
$1,734.86
Total Veteran's Service $1,734.86
SCHOOLS
Superintendent's Salary -
$8,750.00
Secretaries' Salaries
9,718.95
Attendance Officer
100.00
Printing, etc.
1,353.35
Telephone
1,709.44
Water
783.34
Traveling Expenses in State
330.53
Traveling Expenses out of State 339.35
Driver's Training School
422.59
Teachers' Salaries
385,927.58
Substitute Teachers' Salaries
3,325.73
Text Books and Supplies
41,538.44
Handwriting Instruction
1,200.00
Athletic Guidance
5,027.19
Lunch-Special Service
608.00
Tuition
15,686.68
Transportation
10,482.95
Janitors' Salaries
39,276.99
Extra Janitor's Salaries
699.75
Fuel, Gas and Light
30,558.87
Repairs
13,552.18
Janitor's Salaries
5,985.11
Furniture and Furnishings
2,679.41
Census
250.00
Insurance
7,015.72
Cafeteria
6,600.00
Physician
1,500.00
Nurse
2,484.00
All Other
1,578.08
$599,484.23
Total Payments for Schools Maintenance __ $599,484.23
Preliminary Plans :
Blueberry Hill Elementary School $6,861.32
School Lunch Program $15,041.54
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RICHARD SALTER STORRS LIBRARY
Librarian-Salary
$3,500.00
Assistants-Salaries
4,843.74
Janitor-Salary
2,487.40
Books
4,273.60
Periodicals
245.96
Supplies
641.46
Binding
246.25
Fuel
991.74
Light
444.63
Repairs
154.26
Equipment
271.66
Exhibition
23.97
Janitor's Supplies
28.14
Telephone
162.10
Postage and Printing
14.50
Desk Supplies
101.71
Water
32.64
All Other
452.19
$18,915.95
Total Payments for Richard Salter Storrs Library
$18,915.95
RECREATION AND PARKS
Community House :
Salary-Hostess
$3,150.00
Salaries-Janitors
6,385.35
Repairs
2,000.00
Telephone, Fuel, Light
2,961.30
Equipment
876.08
Alterations & Improve- ments
790.13
All Other
508.09
$16,670.95
Recreation :
Salary-Director
$1,250.00
Moving pictures
1,356.31
Supplies and Utilities
4,606.44
Alterations & Improve- ments
2,635.65
Outside Activities :
Salaries
$8,489.25
Inside Activities :
Salaries
$892.24
All Other
364.67
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Park Department :
Labor
$15,467.01
Supplies, Equipment &
Repairs
1,750.75
Maintenance & Operation
2,199.90
Insect Control
800.00
Engineering Fees :
Nevins Avenue & Green- wood Park for Play-
ground Purposes
$87.00
Total Payments for Recreation and Parks _
$56,570.17
UNCLASSIFIED
Memorial Day observance
$408.16
County Aid to Agriculture
25.00
Printing and Distributing
Town Reports
2,533.00
Repairs to 20 Williams St.
54.05
Hampden County Safety
Council
25.00
Damages
250.00
Veteran's Quarters
1,276.92
$4,572.13
Total Payments for Unclassified $4,572.13
Pensions :
Laborers'
$7,908.72
Policemen
2,426.84
Firemen
1,220.00
$11,555.56
Laborers :
Sick Leave
$2,601.63
Vacation
6,047.60
Paid Holiday
5,228.84
$13,878.07
Total Laborer's Vacation, Sick Leave and Paid Holidays Civil Defense
$25,433.63 $395.05
WATER DEPARTMENT
Commissioners' Salaries -
$750.00
Superintendent's Salary _
3,500.00
Clerk's Salaries
3,168.32
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$20,217.66
Meter Reader's Salaries _ Administration :
2,251.63
Printing, etc.
$192.36
Telephone
76.05
All Other
603.89
Water Connections :
Labor
$12,746.25
Material
9,476.94
All Other
2,325.27
Water Main Maintenance :
Labor
$212.57
Material
2,126.62
All Other
627.51
$2,966.70
Water Extensions :
Labor
$2,814.91
Material
8,774.10
All Other
2,351.17
$13,940.18
Meters :
Labor
$1,533.99
Material
4,619.53
All Other
2.20
$6,155.72
Hydrants :
Labor
486.26
Material
1,984.03
All Other
5.87
$2,476.16
Metered Water Supply __ Bliss Road Auxiliary
$31,889.26
Water Main :
Labor
$141.72
Material
10,672.63
Longmeadow Street Auxiliary Water Main :
Labor
$2,723.90
Material
1,030.06
All Other
1,322.76
New Equipment and Truck
Replacement
$2,296.44
Total Payments Water Department $110,706.24
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$10,814.35
$5,076.72
$872.30
$24,548.46
MATURING DEBT AND INTEREST
Debt :
Converse Street School
Loan
$7,000.00
School Project Loan 1954
30,000.00
School Loan 1954
40,000.00
Wolf Swamp Elementary School Loan
20,000.00
Anticipation of Revenue Loan
200,000.00
$297,000.00
Interest :
Converse Street School
Loan
$131.25
School Project Loan 1954
9,537.50
School Loan 1954
13,300.00
Wolf Swamp Elementary School Loan
8,750.00
Anticipation of Revenue
Loan
1,298.34
$33.017.09
Total Maturing Debt and Interest $330,017.09
AGENCY AND TRUST
Board of Survey Deposit
$49.81
County Tax
50,380.47
State Audit
125.67
State Parks
3,109.98
County Tuberculosis Hospital
2,134.10
County Dog License
1,685.00
Hampden County Retirement Assessment
16,430.97
Pay Roll Deductions :
Blue Cross & Blue Shield
$12,034.90
Contributory Retirement
15,425.64
Federal Tax Withholdings
90,263.50
Purchase of Savings Bonds
1,656.25
Washington National Insurance
1,892.50
Total Agency and Trust $195,188.79
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REFUNDS
Taxes
$1,886.83
Motor Vehicle Excise
5,762.57
General Department
265.90
Insurance
81.74
$7,997.04
Total Payments for refunds
$7,997.04
Total Payments
$2,033,559.36
Cash Voted for
Blueberry Hill Elementary School $11,000.00
Sewage Treatment Plant and Systems $30,000.00
Cash December 31, 1956
$537,859.40
Total Accounted For
$2,612,418.76
FRANK E. SMITH
Treasurer
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NON-REVENUE ACCOUNTS
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS HIGH SCHOOL RECEIPTS
Cash January 1, 1956
$137,869.07
PAYMENTS
Architect
$7,367.02
Building
57,795.13
Equipment
43,149.89
Site Development
13,102.45
Not Reimbursable
101.52
Total Payments
$121,516.01
Cash December 31, 1956
16,353.06
$137,869.07
$137,869.07
WOLF SWAMP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RECEIPTS
Cash January 1, 1956
$33,273.66
Bonds Issued
350,000.00
PAYMENTS
Building
$334,659.00
Architect
6,318.55
Equipment
17,733.52
Not Reimbursable
7.82
Total Payments
$358,718.89
Cash December 31, 1956
24,554.77
$383,273.66
$383,273.66
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BLUEBERRY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RECEIPTS
Cash July 1, 1956
$11,000.00
Bonds Issued
365,000.00
PAYMENTS
Architect
$14,815.03
Building
38,409.30
Advertising
149.31
$53,373.64
Cash December 31, 1956
$322,626.36
$376,000.00
$376,000.00
SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT AND SYSTEMS
RECEIPTS
Cash
$30,000.00
Loans Authorized
600,000.00
PAYMENTS
Cash December 31, 1956
$30,000.00
Loans Unissued
600,000.00
$630,000.00
$630,000.00
FRANK E. SMITH
Treasurer
Auditor's Report
I have audited the financial books and financial records of the Town of Longmeadow, Mass., from December 15, 1956 the date the State Audit closed to December 31, 1956 and in my opinion they are correct.
JOSEPH C. COOPER
Auditor
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Balance Sheet - December 31, 1956
ASSETS
LIABILITIES AND RESERVES
Cash
$537,859.40
Employees' Pay Roll Deductions :
Blue Cross and Blue Shield
$854.65
Contributory Retirement System
1,447.85
Federal Tax Withholdings
8,671.34
Purchase of Savings Bonds
133.75
Dog Licenses due County
7.20
Board of Survey Deposits
42.40
Tailings
76.37
Levy of 1956 Personal Taxes .
137.20
Levy of 1956 Real Estate Taxes · 41,554.37
$42,109.43
Motor Vehicle Excise 1955 .
$588.02
Motor Vehicle Excise 1956
20,788.03
$21,376.05
Special Assessments :
Apportioned Betterment Assessment Added to 1956 Taxes
$213.96
Committed Interest
51.03
Unapportioned Assessment Sidewalk
10,769.66
Unapportiooned Assessments Street
8,040.64
Unapportioned Assessment
Water Main
2,074.92
Unapportioned Assessment Sewer
6,770.62
$27,920.83
Tax Titles
$514.12
Tax Possession
2,463.93
Engineering and Consultant Fees for the proposed Sewage Treatment Plant New Traffic Lights 500.00 237.32
Blueberry Hill Road Improvement .
65,051.74
County
6,437.94
Chapter 90 New Construction Shaker Rd., 1954
1,457.54
Departmental :
Chapter 90 New Construction
Sewer Connections
$254.90
Converse St., 1955
2,657.21
Sewer Extensions
27.50
Highways
15.50
Welfare
232.87
Ferncroft Street Improvement
3,941.85
Veteran's Service
184.17
Hazardville Road Sidewalk
1,732.04
Schools
500.25
$1,215.19
Laurel Street Paving, Bliss Road to Manning's Corner
24,800.00
$9,719.88 $6,891.52 62.95
School Lunch Program School Athletics
Unexpended Balances :
Planning Board Survey $150.00
Planning Board-General Plan of Zoning 704.07 Consultant Fees Southerly Trunk Sewer 5,634.60 Longmeadow Street Southerly Auxili- ary Sanitary Sewer Siphon 3,673.04
$2,978.05
Aid to Highways:
State
$6,889.35
Aid
722.45
Old Age Assistance :
$1,217.81
Administration Aid 6,590.93
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1,484.76
Surplus War Bonus Fund Federal Grants : Disability Assistance : Administration Aid
$234.65
916.19
Aid to Dependent Children :
Administration
$37.85
Levy of 1955 Personal Taxes 86.00
Levy of 1955 Real Estate Taxes .
271.76
Levy of 1956 Poll Taxes 36.00
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Accounts Receivable :
Taxes :
Levy of 1954 Personal Taxes $4.10
Levy of 1955 Poll Taxes 20.00
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Chapter 90 New Construction Williams St., 1956
4,230.79
$13,327.29
Water:
Longmeadow Street Improvement
1,634.64
Rates
$4,926.92
Connections
1,811.21
Extensions
98.00
Burbank Realty Company
1.00
Meters
589.44
Ferncroft St. & Franklin Rd.
1.00
Hydrants
112.54
Williams St. Widening
1.00
Land Taking: Shaker Road
100.00
Williams Street Widening Tar Kiln Dingle
50.00
Preliminary Plans-New School
911.58
Preliminary Plans-Elementary School
3,138.68
Bliss Road Auxiliary Water Main .
15,185.65
Plans, Wolf Swamp Road Elementary School
1,165.96
Overlay Surplus
Overlay Reserve for Abatements :
Levy of 1954
$4.10
Levy of 1955
377.76
Levy of 1956
30,278.51
$30,660.37
Revenue Reserved Until Collected :
Motor Vehicle Excise
$21,376.05
Special Assessment
27,920.83
Tax Titles and Possessions
2,978.05
State and County Aid to Highways .
18,639.35
Departmental
1,215.19
Water
7,538.11
$79,667.58
Accrued Interest on Loans
$2,012.76
Surplus Revenue
$356,847.12
Over estimated :
County Tuberculosis Hospital
$585.51
$705,309.90
$705,309.90
$7,538.11 $48,000.00
1957 Revenue
Under estimated :
100.00
County Tax
$1,694.33
State Parks
1,291.22
$2,985.55
Wolf Swamp Road Improvement . ..
3,064.35
Land Damages :
$140,124.06 $66.019.83
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DEFERRED REVENUE ACCOUNT
Apportioned Betterments Not Due
$34,878.56
Apportioned Betterments Due 1957
Apportioned Betterments Due
Subsequent Years
$5,768.61 $29,109.95
$34,878.56
$34,878.56
DEBT ACCOUNT
Town Debt Inside Limit
$727,000.00
Town Debt Outside Limit
$845,000.00
Converse Street Loan
$7,000.00
High School Loan
$720,000.00
School Project Loan (Chapter 645 Acts of 1948)
$515,000.00
Wolf Swamp Road Elementary Loans Acts of 1948
$330,000.00
$1,572,000.00
$1,572,000.00
TRUST ACCOUNT
Cash and Securities William Goldthwait Fund
$9,406.33
$9,406.33
$9,406.33
$9,406.33
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Departmental Appropriations and Expenditures
Balance Jan. 1, 1956
Appropri- ation
From Reserve Fund
Transfers
Refunds Revenue
Expen- ditures
Balance
Appropriations Committee
$150.00
$60.85
$89.15
Moderator
50.00
50.00
Selectmen
2,700.00
2,659.07
40.93
Treasurer
8,820.00
8,716.13
259.87
Tax Collector
9,018.00
8,666.73
351.27
Town Clerk
5,325.00
4,789.29
535.71
Auditor
50.00
50.00
Assessors
12,500.00
12,326.33
173.67
Town Office
7,450.00
6,491.70
958.30
Law Department
$1,250.00
3,350.00
4,085.40
514.60
Planning Board
300.00
291.60
8.40
Planning Board Survey
150.00
150.00
Planning Board, General Plan of Zoning
704.07
704.07
Zoning and Building Board of Appeal
200.00
51.31
148.69
Fire Department
14,600.00
12,366.30
2,233.70
Fire Department-Ladder Truck
34,000.00
31,687.50
2,312.50
Forest Fires
800.00
592.80
207.20
Police Department
86,086.00
85,005.22
1,080.78
Sealer of Weights and Measures
200.00
150.00
50.00
Fish and Game Warden
50.00
50.00
Aerial Mosquito Control
1,800.00
1,662.50
137.50
Mosquito and Japanese Beetle Extermination
158.82
Insurance
13,000.00
13,955.14
1.06
Dutch Elm Disease ease Control
8,350.00
8,347.27
2.73
Spraying Trees
1,500.00
1,500.00
Gypsy Moth and Japanese Beetle Extermination
900.00
899.53
.47
Planting Trees
2,160.00
2,159.96
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Fertilizer
1,770.00
1,768.54
1.46
Trimming and Removal
8,650.00
8,649.96
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Parking Lot
2,228.98
2,228.98
Parking Areas Longmeadow St.
3,600.00
3,285.34
314.66
Health, Medical Aid and Other Expenses
300.00
4.00
296.00
Hospitalization
500.00
500.00
Dental Clinic
1,000.00
868.36
131.64
Inspection of Milk and Animals .
300.00
207.99
92.01
Removal of Garbage, Ashes and Rubbish
42,714.00
286.00
Sewer Connections
21,800.00
22,108.15
191.85
Sewer Maintenance
6,000.00
5,998.27
1.73
Sewer Extensions
7,000.00
5,362.67
1,637.33
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Election and Registration
4,350.00
95.51
4,445.51
$156.00
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Building Department
7,800.00
7,465.79
334.21
158.82
956.20
500.00
43,000.00
Surplus
Balance Jan. 1, 1956
Appropri- ation
From Reserve Fund
Transfers Refunds
Surplus Revenue
Expen- ditures
Balance
Consultant Fees, Southerly Trunk Sewer
8,500.00
2,865.40
5,634.60
Longmeadow Street Southerly Aux-
7,700.00
4,026.96
3,673.04
Shaker Road Sanitary Sewer ..
12,000.00
11,328.62
671.38
Drains Maintenance
7.000.00
5,087.83
1,912.17
Drains Extensions
8,000.00
6,288.01
1,711.99
Drain from Williams Street thru.
18,216.36
.99
Engineering and Consulting Fees for the Proposed Sewage Treat- ment Plant
5,690.00
5,190.00
500.00
Superintendent of Streets-Salary
3,500.00
3,500.00
1,456.00
1,456.00
Highway Maintenance
20,800.00
20,784.74
15.26
Tar Roads
13,800.00
13,508.64
291.36
Roadside Care
5,500.00
4,742.91
757.09
Snow and Ice Removal
18,993.93
6.07
Street Lights
19,000.00
17,726.50
1,273.50
Street Signs
600.00
200.00
796.42
3.58
Traffic Control
4,200.00
800.00
4,866.25
133.75
New Traffic Lights
237.32
New Sidewalks
3,500.00
1,542.22
1,957.78
Sidewalk Repairs
2,500.00
792.11
1,707.89
Engineering
9,000.00
8,999.24
.76
Public Service Building
25,710.00
25,771.14
35.39
New Truck and Equipment
3,900.00
3,887.35
12.65
Blueberry Hill Road Improvements
48,000.00
$40,000.00
22,948.26
65,051.74
Burbank Road Sidewalk
4,800.00
2,908.74
1,891.26
Chapter 90 Maintenance Work, 1955
4,184.16
4,182.84
1.32
Chapter 90 Maintenance Work, 1956
2,000.00
4,000.00
5,542.80
457.20
Chapter 90 New Construction
Shaker Road
1,457.54
1,457.54
Chapter 90 New Construction
27,496.26
24,839.05
2,657.21
Chapter 90 New Construction Williams Street
5,000.00
15,000.00
15,769.21
4,230.79
Englewood Road Improvements
2,000.00
1,599.08
400.92
Ferncroft Street Improvements ..
12,800.00
8,858.15
3,941.85
Hazardville Road Sidewalk
8,000.00
6,267.96
1,732.04
Laurel Street Repaving, Bliss
24,800.00
24,800.00
Longmeadow Street Improvements
1,634.64
1,634.64
Whitmun Road Improvements ...
14,160.76
4,439.24
Williams Street Sidewalk
8,379.11
2,180.15
6,198.96
Wolf Swamp Road Improvements
26,406.00
23,341.65
3,664.35
Land Damage Burbank Realty Co.
1.00
1.00
·
.
237.32
...
62
.
96.53
.
15,000.00
4,000.00
Grassy Gutter Dingle
15,517.35
2,700.00
Clerks' Salary-Highway Dept ...
.
Converse Street
Road To Manning's Corner
18,600.00
iliary Sanitary Sewer Siphon .
Land Damage Williams Street Widening
1.00
1.00
Land Damage Ferncroft Street to Franklin Road
1.00
Land Taking Shaker Road
100.00
Land Taking Williams Street
100.00
Land Taking Tar Kiln Dingle ..
50.00
50.00 34.70
Public Welfare Aid
1,000.00
682.89 1,325.54
317.11
Old Age Assistance Administration
1,445.00
119.46
Old Age Assistance Aid
19,000.00
18,692.53
485.02
Aid to Dependent Children
300.00
300.00
Disability -- Administration
100.00
21.71
78.29
Disability-Aid
4,500.00
3,779.13
720.87
Veterans' Service Administration Veterans' Service
3,500.00
1,434.86
2,065.14
Schools
627,254.00
7.27
599,484.23
27,777.04
Preliminary Plans-New School
911.58
911.58
Preliminary Plans-Elementary School
10,000.00
6,861.32
3,138.68
Plans for Wolf Swamp Road
1,165.96
1,165.96
Richard Salter Storrs Library
17,611.00
1,307.87 County Dog Money
18,915.95
2.92
Community House
17,180.00
16,670.95
759.05
Recreation
21,580.00
285.65
19,594.56
2,271.09
Fees for Engineering Playground Nevins Avenue and Greenwood Park
100.00
87.00
13.00
Park Department
20,218.00
20,217.66
.34
Laborers, Police, Firemen Pensions
12,000.00
11,555.56
444.44
Laborers' Sick Leave
6,000.00
2,601.63
3,398.37
Laborers' Vacation & Paid Holidays
13,400.00
11,276.44
2,123.56
Civil Defense
1,867.53
395.05
1,472.48
Memorial Day Observance
450.00
408.16
41.84
County Aid to Agriculture
25.00
25.00
Hampden County Safety Council
25.00
25.00
Printing and Delivering Town Reports
2,800.00
2,533.00
267.00
Damages
250.00
250.00
Maintenance to House at 30 Williams Street
150.00
54.05
95.95
Veterans' Quarters
1,409.00
1,276.92
132.08
Superintendent of Water Dept.
3,500.00
3,500.00
Clerks' Salaries Water Dept.
3,500.00
3,168.32
331.68
Water Commissioners Salaries
750.00
750.00
Meter Readers-Salary
2,550.00
2,251.63
298.37
Water Department Administration
900.00
872.30
27.70
Water Main Maintenance
3,100.00
2,966.70
133.30
Water Connections
23,500.00
24,548.46
151.54
Water Main Extensions
14,000.00
13,940.18
59.82
Water Supply
38,500.00
31,889.26
6,610.74
..
63
1,200.00
1.00 100.00 100.00
Public Welfare Administration
50.00
15.30
$177.55
300.00
300.00
Elementary School
250.00
64
Town Debt DECEMBER 31, 1956
Nature of Debt
Date of Issue
Rate
Original Amount
Principal Outstand- Principal ing Jan. 1 1956 Paid 1956
Interest Paid 1956
Principal Outstanding Jan. 1, 1957
Principal Due 1957
Interest Due 1957
Date Interest Due
Converse Street School (addition) Loan
1947
114 %
$75,000.00
$14,000.00
$7,000.00
$131.25
$7,000.00
$7,000.00
$43.75
Apr. 1
High School Project
Oct 1
194 %
575,000.00
545,000.00
30,000.00
9,537.50
515,000.00
30,000.00
9,012.50
Oct. 1
School Loan
Oct. 1
194 %
800,000.00
760,000.00
40,000.00
13,300.00
720,000.00
40,000.00
12,600.00
Oct. 1
School Project Loan Act of 1948-Wolf Swamp 1955 Elementary School
Dec. 1
21/2 %
350,000.00
350,000.00
20,000.00
8,750.00
330,000.00
20,000.00
8,250.00
Dec. 1
School Project Loan
Nov. 1
May 1
Act of 1948-Blueberry Hill Elementary School
1956
2.90%
365,000.00
365,000.00
20,000.00
10,585.00
Nov. 1
$2,165,000.00 $1,669,000.00
$97,000.00
$31,718.75 $1,937,000.00 $117,000.00
$40,491.25
Loans Authorized But Not Issued. Sewage Treatment Plant & System. $100,000.00-Chapter 44 Section 7, Clause I G. L. $500,000.00 -- Chapter 178 Massachusetts Acts of 1955
Borrowing Capacity Borrowed Authorized
727,000.00 100,000.00
827,000.00
Available Borrowing Capacity
474,528.00
Transfers Refunds
Surplus Revenue
Expen- ditures
Balance
Hydrants
2,500.00
2,476.16
23.84
Meters
6,250.00
6,155.72
94.28
New Equipment & Truck Replacement
2,300.00
2,296.44
3.56
Bliss Road Auxiliary Water Main
26,000.00
10,814.35
15,185.65
Longmeadow Street Auxiliary Water Main 5,076.72
5,076.72
Interest
31,720.00
31,718.75
1.25
Interest-Temporary Loans
1,000.00
300.00
1,298.34
1.66
Interest and Taxes Libbey Parking Area
24.00
24.00
Maturing Notes and Bonds
97,000.00
97,000.00
School Bond Certifications
1,250.00
111.36
1,138.64
Balance Jan. 1, 1956
Appropri- ation
From Reserve Fund
.
Apr. 1
Apr. 1
Loan, Act of 1948
1954
Apr. 1
(High School)
1954
June 1
1,301,528.00
Tax Collector's Report
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1956
PERSONAL TAXES OF 1954
Outstanding January 1, 1956 4.10
4.10
Outstanding December 31, 1956
4.10
4.10
REAL ESTATE TAXES OF 1954
Outstanding January 1, 1956
30,77
30.77
Collected and Paid Town Treasurer
30.77
30.77
POLL TAXES OF 1955
Outstanding January 1, 1956
24.00
24.00
Collected and Paid Town Treasurer
4.00
4.00
Outstanding December 31, 1956
20.00
PERSONAL TAXES OF 1955
Outstanding January 1, 1956
111.80
111.80
Collected and Paid Town Treasurer
25.80
25.80
Outstanding December 31, 1956
86.00
REAL ESTATE TAXES OF 1955
Outstanding January 1, 1956
37,339.43
Refunds
82.49
37,421.92
Collected and Paid Town Treasurer
36,982.46
Abated
64.50
Tax Titles
103.20
37,150.16
Outstanding December 31, 1956
271.76
POLL TAXES OF 1956
Committed
5,034.00
Refunds
8.00
5,042.00
Collected and Paid Town Treasurer
4,864.00
Abated
142.00
5,006.00
Outstanding December 31, 1956
36.00
65
PERSONAL TAXES OF 1956
Committed
Refund
41,111.00 17.15
41,128.15
Collected and Paid Town Treasurer
Abated
40,973.80 17.15 40,990.95
Outstanding December 31, 1956 137.20
REAL ESTATE TAXES OF 1956
Committed
1,166,534.18 2,171.19
1,168,705.37
Collected and Paid Town Treasurer
Abated
1,118,562.28 8,553.93 34.79 1,127,151.00
Tax Titles
Outstanding December 31, 1956
41,554.37
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES OF 1954
Outstanding January 1, 1956
23.34
Refunds
91.40
114.74
Collected and Paid Town Treasurer
114.74
114.74
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES OF 1955
Outstanding January 1, 1956
6,736.42
Committed
6,774.66
Refunds
1,082.29
14,593.37
Collected and Paid Town Treasurer
13,137.88
Abated
867.47
14,005.35
Outstanding December 31, 1956 588.02
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES OF 1956
Committed
174,132.44 4,288.28
178,420.72
Collected and Paid Town Treasurer
145,304.06
Abated
12,328.63
157,632.69
Outstanding December 31, 1956
20,788.03
APPORTIONED BETTERMENT ASSESSMENTS ADDED TO 1955 TAXES
Outstanding January 1, 1956
308.17
308.17
Collected and Paid Town Treasurer
267.37
Tax Titles
40.80
308.17
66
Refunds
Refunds
APPORTIONED BETTERMENT ASSESSMENTS ADDED TO 1956 TAXES
Committed
6,859.34
6,859.34
Collected and Paid Town Treasurer -
6,593.29
Tax Titles
52.09
6,645.38
Outstanding December 31, 1956
213.96
COMMITTED INTEREST ON 1955 APPORTIONED ASSESSMENT BETTERMENTS
Outstanding January 1, 1956 90.48
90.48
Committed
76.56
Tax Title
13.92
90.48
COMMITTED INTEREST ON 1956 APPORTIONED ASSESSMENT BETTERMENTS
Committed
1,645.64
1,645.64
Collected and Paid Town Treasurer
1,580.09
Tax Titles
14.52
1,594.61
Outstanding December 31, 1956
51.03
UNAPPORTIONED ASSESSMENTS COMMITTED BY SELECTMEN (SIDEWALKS)
Outstanding January 1, 1956
826.80
Committed
10,769.66
11,596.46
Collected and Paid Town Treasurer -
363.25
Abated
82.23
Apportioned
381.32
826.80
Outstanding December 31, 1956
10,769.66
UNAPPORTIONED ASSESSMENTS COMMITTED BY SELECTMEN (STREETS)
Outstanding January 1, 1956
18,075.10 8,040.64
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