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5.30
Lester Hill
5.00
Lowell's Dairy
2.50
Mendon Auto Salvage
12.75
Total expended
$2,010.05
Unexpended 59.95
$2,070.00
FOREST FIRE DEPARTMENT
Appropriation $500.00
Expended :
Wm. F. Irons, Warden $25.00
Payrolls
441.25
Total expended
$466.25
Unexpended
33.75
$500.00
DOG OFFICER
Appropriation $125.00
Transfer from Reserve Fund
78.75
Total $203.75
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Expended : Wm. D. Rondeau, salary and use of car $35.00
Boarding 25 dogs and destroying 24 168.75
Total expended
$203.75
CIVILIAN DEFENSE
Balance January 1, 1956
$.93
Appropriation®
200.00
Total
$200.93
Expended :
Comm. of Mass.
$200.00
Unexpended
.93
$200.93
BOARD OF HEALTH
$2,250.00
Appropriation Expended :
Worc. Co. Treasurer $12.00
Comm. of Mass. 10.00
M. M. Goodnow Co. 8.50
District Nurse Asso.
172.00
A. H. Sweet Co. Inc.
119.85
Ronald Lukert, M. D.
110.00
Milford Daily News
15.37
C. C. Shattuck
6.44
Town Dump:
A. F. Bonda, rent and labor
879.50
James Ferrucci, rent
250.00
Edward Walenty,
labor 210.00
Highway Dept., labor
146.70
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Milford Exterminating
Service 150.00
Ingham's Signs
22.00
H. M. Curtiss Coal Co. 13.60
Upton Fuel and
Const. Co. 104.65
Total expended
$2,230.61
Unexpended
19.39
$2,250.00
DUTCH ELM DISEASE CONTROL
Appropriation $500.00
Expended :
Price-Fletcher, ground spray
$500.00
INSECT PEST CONTROL
Appropriation $652.00
Expended :
William Nuttall, salary $24.00
Maynard Aerial Spraying
500.00
Price-Fletcher, poison
ivy spraying 128.00
Total expended $652.00
TREE WARDEN
Appropriation $900.00
Expended :
Wm. Nuttall, salary $12.00
Labor:
William Nuttall
300.00
George Hutchinson 256.80
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Harold Metcalf
234.80
Clayton Wright
12.00
George Blanchard
63.20
Clifford Mathewson
11.60
Earl Arnold
9.60
Total expended $900.00
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
GENERAL REPAIRS
Appropriation
$2,200.00
Expended :
Labor
$1,601.83
Town Equipment
56.00
N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co.
154.30
Rosenfeld Sand and Stone Co.
7.20
Upton Fuel & Const. Co.
51.90
C. C. Shattuck
17.48
State and County Supt.
Assn.
7.00
Smith Hwy. Equip. Co.
20.00
Clark-Shaughnessy Inc.
17.72
Rose Machine Shop
3.00
Mendon Auto Salvage
17.25
Geo. H. Clark Co.
52.47
Henry Bouchard, Sr.
2.00
Medway Block Co.
3.23
Guido Sabatinelli
25.00
Ernest P. Wood
5.00
Dr. E. F. Smith
11.00
Cahill's News Agy.
1.25
Charles Sanderson
3.50
Wm. H. Casey Store
22.07
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H. A. Daniels Ins. 13.87
Files Equipment Co. 36.28
Ingham's Sign Shop 43.00
Total expended
$2,172.35
Unexpended 27.65
$2,200.00
MOREY STREET IMPROVEMENT
Appropriation
$500.00
Expended :
Labor
$32.80
Town Equipment
60.00
Hired Equipment
305.25
Upton Fuel and
Const. Co.
101.65
Total expended
$499.70
Unexpended
.30
$500.00
FLOOD DAMAGE-AUGUST 1955
Expenditures :
Labor
$200.40
Norman Rogers 204.00
Rosenfeld Sand & Stone Co. 14.63
Upton Fuel Const. Co. 839.35
Total expended $1,258.38
(The Town has received full reimbursement from the State and Federal government for all expenditures made to repair Flood Damage of August, 1955)
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SNOW REMOVAL
Appropriation
$12,000.00
Transferred from Reserve Fund
955.76
Total
$12,955.76
Expended :
Labor
$4,171.26
Town Equipment
2,757.75
Hired Equipment
3,666.50
Rosenfeld Sand and
Stone Co. 1,246.77
The Chemical Corp.
968.50
Smith Hwy. Equip. Co.
35.91
International Salt. Co.
109.07
Total expended $12,955.76
CHAPTER 81
Town Appropriation
$3,700.00
State Allotment
10,175.00
Total
$13,875.00
Expended :
Labor
$7,537.76
Town Equipment
1,928.00
Hired Equipment
425.70
H. A. Daniels Ins.
409.22
Roland Temple
64.25
Rosenfeld Sand and
Stone Co. 820.71
Trimount Bituminous
Products 1,842.86
Corbett Concrete
Pipe Co. 67.32
Upton Fuel & Const. Co.
522.15
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Penn Culvert Co.
236.48
Medway Block Co. 20.35
Total expended
$13,874.80
Unexpended
.20
$13,875.00
CHAPTER 90 MAINTENANCE
Town Appropriation
$1,200.00
State Allotment
1,200.00
County Allotment
1,200.00
Total
$3,600.00
Expended :
Labor
$546.25
Town Equipment
192.00
Hired Equipment
64.00
Trimount Bituminous
Products 2,202.40
Rosenfeld Sand and
Stone Co.
571.85
H. A. Daniels Ins.
23.17
Total expended
$3,599.67
Unexpended
.33
$3,600.00
CHAPTER 90 CONSTRUCTION-1955
January 1, 1956 Unexpended balance in 1955 appropriation Expended in 1956:
$8,135.58
Labor
$1,685.00
Town Equipment 726.00
Hired Equipment 1,801.68
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Upton Fuel and
Const. Co. 2,707.60
Rosenfeld Sand and Stone Co. 92.63
Clark-Shaughnessy Inc. 7.64
Trimount Bituminous
Products
978.06
H. Mathewson, compressor 3.50
H. A. Daniels Co. 89.98
Total expended $8,092.09
Unexpended 43.49
$8,135.58
CHAPTER 90 CONSTRUCTION-1956
Town Appropriation
$3,000.00
State Allotment
6,000.00
County Allotment
3,000.00
Total
$12,000.00
Expended :
Labor
$1,097.50
Town Equipment
464.00
Hired Equipment
601.05
Upton Fuel Const. Co.
620.55
S. E. Construction Co. 338.60
Penn Culvert Co.
1,399.85
Medway Block Co.
65.27
Rosenfeld Sand and
Stone Co. 38.05
Corbett Concrete
Pipe Co.
645.48
H. A. Daniels & Co.
58.61
E. L. Lebaron Foundry
334.00
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Total expended
Unexpended
$5,662.96 6,337.04
$12,000.00
ROAD MACHINERY-MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS
Transferred from Road Machinery Fund
$3,500.00
From Reserve Fund .02
Total
$3,500.02
Expended :
Labor
$78.20
Lakeside Garage
1,221.69
Mendon Gulf Service
832.58
H. A. Daniels & Co.
212.23
Donald B. Lowell
66.50
Karl Bright Ins. Agy.
116.25
Arc Way Welding Co.
52.00
F. Frabotta & Sons
26.11
E. F. Edson Co.
385.47
Vin's Gulf Station
4.40
Hopedale Gulf Station
4.98
Nelson Service Station
38.44
Mendon Texaco Station
216.03
Jesse White
4.75
Rose Machine Shop
4.00
Registry Motor Vehicles
9.00
Files Equip. Co.
10.13
Kelley Farm Equip. Co.
34.75
O'Grady Serv. Station 95.06
Blackstone Garage
10.25
Mendon Auto Salvage
77.20
Total expended $3,500.02
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ROAD MACHINERY FUND
Balance January 1, 1956 $3,347.70
Paid to Town Treasurer for use of equipment:
General Repairs $56.00
Snow Removal 2,757.75
Morey St. Improvement 60.00
Chapter 81 1,928.00
Chapter 90 Maint. 192.00
Chapter 90 Const. 1955 726.00
Chapter 90 Const. 1956
464.00
Total receipts $6,183.75
Total receipts and balance $9,531.45
Transfers :
To Highway Maint. and Repairs $3,500.00
To 1955 Hwy. Truck Acct. 382.00
To 1956 Hwy. Truck
Account 3,300.00
Total Transfer
7,182.00
Balance in Road Machinery Fund Dec. 31, 1956
$2,349.45
BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE-SALARIES
Appropriation $45.00
Expended :
Harold Metcalf
$15.00
John L. Lundvall
2.50
Ernest P. Wood
15.00
Robert P. Congdon
12.50
Total expended $45.00
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PUBLIC WELFARE-TEMPORARY AID
Appropriation
$6,000.00
Expended :
Cash Aid
$1,909.49
Fuel
190.50
Food
452.89
Clothing
9.72
Medical care
632.66
Hospitalization
1,634.09
Town of Kingston
30.15
Town of Blackstone
42.44
Town of Uxbridge
34.00
Town of Milford
95.00
Town of Ashland
94.00
Disability Assistance
821.98
Total expended
$5,946.92
Unexpended 53.08
$6,000.00
Cases aided 17 ; persons aided 48.
Proportionate share of above expenditures : Chargeable to other Towns $339.32
Chargeable to State of
Mass.
1,095.53
Chargeable to State and
Federal Gov't.
for D. A.
616.49
Chargeable to Mendon
3,895.58
$5,946.92
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AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN
Town Appropriation
$1,500.00
Federal Grants received in 1956
280.00
Total available
$1,780.00
Expended :
Direct Aid, 1 case;
2 persons $455.20
Unexpended 1,324.80
$1,780.00 ·
Proportionate share of above expenditures :
Chargeable to Federal
Gov't.
$280.00
Chargeable to State of
Mass.
147.72
Chargeable to Mendon
27.48
$455.20
DISABILITY ASSISTANCE-FEDERAL GRANT
January 1, 1956, Balance $92.56
Federal Grants received in 1956 847.86
Total available
$940.42
Expended :
Direct Aid, 2 persons $829.23
Unexpended
111.19
$940.42
Proportionate share of above expenditures : Chargeable to State and Federal Gov't. $621.92 Chargeable to Mendon 207.31
$829.23
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OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
Town Appropriation
$22,000.00
Federal Grants received in 1956
13,724.77
Total available $35,724.77
Expended :
Direct Aid, 37 cases $33,542.24
Town of Hopedale, 1 case 72.20
Town of Blackstone,
3 cases 195.66
Town of Milford,
2 cases 64.38
Total expended
Unexpended
$33,874.48 1,850.29
$35,724.77
Proportionate share of above expenditures:
Chargeable to Federal
Gov't
$13,885.44
Chargeable to State of
Mass.
14,455.78
Chargeable to City of
Worcester
117.62
Chargeable to Town of
Milford
719.27
Chargeable to Mendon
4,696.37
$33,874.48
ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
Town Appropriation $1,200.00
Balance in Federal Grants 1/1/56 47.28
Federal Grants received in 1956 914.15
Total available .. $2,161.43
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Expended :
Salaries
$1,800.00
Travel expense
26.75
Postage
24.00
Supplies
19.20
Telephone
138.30
Total expended
$2,008.25 153.18
Unexpended
$2,161.43
Proportionate share of above expenditures: Chargeable to Federal Gov't.
$920.71
Chargeable to State of
Mass.
15.65
Chargeable to Mendon
1,071.89
$2,008.25
VETERAN'S BENEFITS
$3,500.00
Appropriation Expended :
Cash Aid
$1,447.10
Fuel
44.79
Medical
128.55
Ambulance
30.00
Town of Ashland
10.00
Agent's Expense :
Postage & Supplies
17.00
Dues State and County Assn.
15.00
Total expended
$1,692.44
Unexpended
1,807.56
$3,500.00
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Cases Aided 7. Persons Aided 15
Proportionate share of above expenditures : State of Mass. $827.53 Town of Mendon 864.91
$1,692.44
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
Appropriation $2,700.00
Expended :
Norfolk Co. Agri. School
$1.040.00
City of Worcester
263.22
Carlstrom Bus Lines
100.80
Clayton Parkinson
203.75
Total expended
$1,607.77
Unexpended
1,092.23
$2,700.00
SPECIAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM
Balance January 1, 1956
$1,199.40
Revenue from Meals
7,776.07
State Reimbursement
3,410.36
Returned Check
2.16
Total available
$12,387.99
Expended :
Salaries
$2,925.00
Food supplies
8,365.19
Equip. & supplies
175.57
Express charges
150.94
Clerical
47.00
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Total expended
Balance December 31, 1956
$11,663.70 724.29
$12,387.99
PARK DEPARTMENT
Appropriation
$350.00
Transferred from Reserve Fund
14.08
Total
$364.08
Expended :
Labor:
Henry Bennett
$30.00
Fred Phipps
30.00
George Johnson
227.78
R. E. Thomas
36.00
Clayton Parkinson
16.80
Lakeside Flower Shop
23.50
Total expended $364.08
MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVANCE
$225.00
Appropriation Expended :
Lakeside Flower Shop $24.50
Sons of U. V., flags 16.00
D. C. Ryan, band
150.00
C. C. Shattuck, supplies
34.20
Total expended $224.70 Unexpended .30
$225.00
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TOWN REPORT
Appropriation $693.00
Expended :
Charlescraft Press
$672.00
Delivery of Reports 21.00
Total expended $693.00
RESERVE FUND
Appropriation $2,000.00
Transfers :
To Town Accountant
Expense
$4.66
To Snow Removal
955.76
To Park Department
14.08
To Dog Officer Acct.
78.75
To Elections and
Registrations
207.53
To Interest on Revenue Loan 18.75
To Record Room
Maintenance 32.48
To Taft Public Library
62.36
To Road Machinery Account
.02
Total Transfers
$1,374.39
Balance 625.61
$2,000.00
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REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT December 31, 1956 RECEIPTS
GENERAL REVENUE
Taxes :
Current Year :
Poll
$990.00
Personal Property
8,668.08
Real Estate
83,471.82
Motor Vehicle Excise
16,204.16
Previous Years :
Personal Property
755.00
Real Estate
4,089.55
Motor Vehicle Excise
2,033 87
Special Taxes :
Estate of Deceased Persons
94.00
Discrepancy Account
102.40
From the State:
Corporation Tax
6,756.00
Income Tax
1.090.68
O. A. A. Meal Tax
776.60
Licenses and Permits
870.00
Court Fines
75.00
Grants and Gifts:
From Federal Government:
Old Age Assistance, Aid 13,724.77
Old Age Assistance, Administ. 861.55
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Aid to Dependent Children, Aid 280.00
Aid to Dependent Children, Administ. 23.86
Disability Assistance, Aid 847.86
Disability Assistance, Adnimist. 28.74
From State:
School Aid, Chapter 70
18,246.01
School Superintendents
1,493.31
Vocational Education
970.75
School Transportation
10,673.18
· Tuition State Wards 982.17
Ilighways:
Chapter 81, 1955 Contract
3,250.95
Chapter 81, 1956 Contract 4,960.35
Chapter 90 Mainentance, 1955
1.199.82
Chapter 90 Construction, 1955
4,978.25
Repair of Flood Damage, 1955
7,737.12
From County :
Chapter 90 Maintenance, 1955
1,199.82
Chapter 90 Construction, 1955
2,489.13
Dog License Refund
512.28
Other:
Inspector of Animals
75.00
Rent of Fire Tower land 50.00
COMMERCIAL REVENUE
Town Hall Rent
392.50
Gasoline Registration
.50
Wire Inspections
85.00
Sealer's Fees
21.00
Sale of Town Maps
7.00
Sale of Town Annals
5.00
County, Dog Officer Refund
156.50
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Highways: Truck andMachinery rental 6,183.75
Charities :
Temporary Aid :
From the State
953.94
From Cities and Towns
904.33
Aid to Dependent Children : From the State
72.12
Disability Assistance :
From the State
406.51
Old Age Assistance:
From the State
14,303.32
From Cities aid Towns
1,255.95
From Individuals
215.88
Veteran's Benefits :
From the State
881.01
Schools :
No. Smithfield, tuition
636.88
School Lunch Revenue
11,188.59
Library Fines
28.83
Water Department Revenue
1,724.47
Interest :
Thayer Cemetery Fund
5.00
Deferred Taxes
242.17
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes
54.89
Revenue Loan
25,000.00
AGENCY, TRUST AND INVESTMENT
Town Clerk, Dog License Fees
736.20
Trust Fund Income
178.15
Federal Withholding Taxes
8,920.78
Worcester Co. Retirement Fund
1,464.41
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REFUNDS
Collector's Bond
37.50
Board of Health
12.00
Insurance account Highway Damages
79.10
Installation of Water Services
847.52
Advertisement of hearings
22.50
Total Receipts
$277,585.38
Balance January 1, 1956
44,334.54
$321,919.92
EXPENDITURES GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Moderator's Salary
$25.00
Selectmen's Salaries
700.00
Selectmen's Expense
154.95
Town Accountant's Salary
500.00
Town Accountant's Expense
54.66
Treasurer's Salary
700.00
Treasurer's Expense
230.26
Collector's Salary
925.00
Collector's Expense
249.76
Assessor's Salaries
700.00
Assessor's Expense
228.46
Town Counsel's Salary
100.00
Town Counsel's Expense
75.00
Town Clerk's Salary
250.00
Town Clerk's Expense
267.08
Elections & Registration
1,407.53
Clerical Hire-Town Officers
336.50
Bonds for Town Officers
257.75
Town Hall Maintenance
868.87
Record Room Maintenance
542.48
Heat & Lights-Town Buildings
2,424.39
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PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
Constable's Salary
25.00
Police Department
3,909.56
Fire Department
2,010.05
Wire Inspector
80.00
Sealer of Weights & Measurers
60.00
Insect Pest Control
652.00
Dutch Elm Disease Control
500.00
Tree Warden
900.00
Forest Fires
466.25
Dog Officer
203.75
Civilian Defense
200.00
Fire Hose
500.00
Repair of Flood Damage
1,258.38
HEALTH AND SANITATION
Board of Health
2,230.61
Worcester County Hospital
1,964.63
Inspector of Animals
150.00
Inspector of Slaughtering
25.00
HIGHWAYS
General Repairs
2,172.35
Highway Machinery Maintenance
3,500.02
Snow Removal
12,955.76
Chapter 81
13,874.80
Chapter 90 Maintenance
3,599.67
Chapter 90 Construction, 1955
8,092.09
Chapter 90 Construction, 1956
5,662.96
Morey Street Improvement
499.70
Street Lighting
756.00
1955 Dump Truck
382.00
1956 Dump Truck
3,123.75
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CHARITIES
Public Welfare Salaries
45.00
General Relief
5,946.92
Disability Asst., Federal Grant
829.23
Aid to Dependent Children
455.20
Old. Age Assistance
33,874.48
Administ. of Public Assistance
2,008.25
Veterans' Benefits
1,692.44
Administ. of Veterans' Benefits
200.00
SCHOOL AND LIBRARY
School Department
72,846.90
Vocational Education
1,607.77
School Lunch Program
11,663.70
Taft Public Library
1,712.36
UNCLASSIFIED
Founders Park Fund
5.97
Park Department
364.08
Memorial Day Observance
224.70
Annuity Fund
500.00
Insurance Town Buildings
2,393.05
Worcester Co. Retirement Fund
1,226.18
Town Reports
693.00
Soldiers and Sailors Graves
30.00
State Audit
520.83
PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE
Water Department Maintenance
723.82
Water Extensions :
Bates Street 4,856.03
Cape Road 613.72
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INTEREST
School House Note
45.00
Water Construction Note
303.75
Revenue Loan
218.75
MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS
School House Loan
1,000.00
Water Construction Loan
1,000.00
Revenue Loan
25,000.00
State Parks and Reservations
405.22
AGENCY, TRUST AND INVESTMENT
County Tax
6,025.05
Dog Licenses for County
736.20
Austin Fletcher Library Fund
160.15
Anna Ellis Library Fund
18.00
Federal Withholding Taxes
8,920.78
Worcester Co. Retirement Deductions
1,464.41
REFUNDS
1956 Real Estate Taxes
57.60
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes 1955
117.86
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes 1956
493.25
Total Expenditures
$271,751.67
Balance December 31, 1956
50,168.25
$321,919.92
HELEN F. IRONS, Town Accountant
TOWN OF MENDON
Balance Sheet December 31, 1956 GENERAL ACCOUNTS
Assets
Liabilities and Reserves
Cash:
Excess-Sales of Lands of Low Value $69.63
General
$50,168.25
Tailings 31.78
Accounts Receivable:
Thayer Cemetery Fund Income 25.06
287.68
Levy of 1955:
Personal Property
$55.30
Real Estate
1,327.87
Levy of 1956:
Assistance 111.19
Personal Property
763.20
Real Estate
6,656.11
Aid to Dependent Children: Administration
.86
Assistance
280.00
$8,802.48
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise: Levy of 1956
$2,427.70
Old Age Assistance: Administration Assistance
152.26
Tax Titles
$52.74
Tax Possessions
53.87
$2,394.66
$106.61 School Lunch Program
724.29
Taxes:
Old Age Assistance Recoveries
Federal Grants: 38
Disability Assistance:
Administration
$ .06
1,850.29
Departmental:
Town Hall $108.00
Veterans' Services 486.01
Aid to Dep. Children-State
75.60
Old Age' Assist .- Cities and Towns 60.81
Approriation Balances: Revenue:
2,313.42
Overestimates 1956:
County Hospital Assessment
608.02
Sale of Real Estate Fund 700.00
$730.42
Water
$90.90
Aid to Highways:
State:
Chapter 81
$5,214.65
Chapter 90
Maintenance
1,200.00
Construction
6,000.00
County:
$1,251.37
Revenue Reserved Until Collected:
Maintenance
1,200.00
Construction
3,000.00
$16,614.65
Unprovided for or Overdrawn Accounts:
Underestimates 1956 State Parks and Reservations $168.24
Motor Vehicle and Trailer
Excise $2,427.70
Tax Title and Possession 106.61
Departmental 730.42
Water
90.90
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Receipts reserved for Appropriations: Road Machinery 2,349.45
Reserve Fund-Overlay Surplus 5,266.30
Overlays Reserved for Abatements: Levy of 1955 $730.16
Levy of 1956 521.21
Chapter 90
General
County Tax
543.32
Aid to Highway 16,614.65
$19,970.28 $53,937.71
Overdrawn Appropriations:
Highways:
Chapter 81
$5,214.45
Chapter 90 Const.
2,662.96
Chapter 90 Maint.
2,399.67
$10,277.08
$89,929.65
$89,929.65
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DEBIT ACCOUNTS
Net Funded or Fixed Debt: Inside Debt Limit:
Inside Debt Limit: General:
General
$1,000.00
School Addition
$1,000.00
Outside Debt Limit:
Public Service Enterprises
13,000.00
Outside Debt Limit: Public Service Enterprise: Water
13,000.00
$14,000.00
$14,000.00
$711.56
Surplus Revenue
TRUST AND INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS
Trust and Investment Funds: Cash and Securities : In Custody of Treasurer
$49,652.79
Austin Wood Relief Fund
$1,266.43
Nathan R. George Relief Fund 1,400.13
Anna Ellis Library Fund 631.29
Austin B. Fletcher Library Fund 5,336.14
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds
233.74
Post-War Rehabilitation Fund 1,351.11
Stabilization Fund
39,433.95
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$49,652.79
$49,652.79
HELEN F. IRONS,
Town Accountant
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LIST OF JURORS
Charles W. Arrand
Taft Ave.
Clerk
Arthur Bethel
Cape Rd.
Printer
William R. Bowen
Bates St.
Supt. of Streets
Frank E. Dudley
Maple St.
Payroll Clerk
Everett F. Goodnow
North Ave.
Rigger
Mildred T. Goss
Maple St.
Housewife
George L. Hadley
Washington St. Writer
Edward G. Harvey
Taft Ave.
Steamfitter
Richard P. Hoberg
Providence St. Chauffeur
Everett J. Kempton
Hartford Ave., West Foreman
Dorothy I. Kimball Cape Rd.
Assembler
Berneta M. Lowell
Hastings St. Secretary
Etore J. Magliocca Cape Rd.
Oil Dealer
Kenneth D. Morgan
North Ave. Tele. Line Assignee
Leonard M. Rogers North Ave. Research Eng.
Marjorie H. Shattuck Elm St.
Housewife
Barbara E. Taft Main St.
Clerk
Helen B. Taylor
Emerson St. Housewife
John S. Washburn Hartford Ave. East Draftsman
Ernest P. Wood
Hartford Ave. West Tool Maker
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REPORT OF TOWN TREASURER
January 1, 1956-January 1, 1957
Cash on hand January 1, 1956
$44,334.54
Receipts for year 1956
277,585.38
$321,919.92
Paid per Selectmen's Warrants
$271.751.67
Cash balance December 31, 1956 50,168.25
Balance on hand December 31, 1956
$321,919.92 $50,168.25
In Home National Bank $6,948.26
In the Milford National Bank 54,512.47
$61,460.73
Less uncashed checks as of
December 31, 1956 11,292.48
$50,168.25
(See Town Accountant's Report for detail of Receipts and Expenditures)
TRUST FUND REPORTS-DECEMBER 31, 1956
AUSTIN WOOD RELIEF FUND
Dr.
To cash in Milford Savings Bank
$628.42
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To Interest received from Milford Savings Bank 18.98
$647.40
To cash in Worcester County Institution for Savings $600.90
To Interest received from Worcester County Institution for Savings 18.13
$619.03
$1,266.43
Cr.
By cash in Milford Savings Bank $647.40
By cash in Worcester County Institution for Savings 619.03
$1,266.43
REHABILITATION FUND POST-WAR
Dr.
Te cash and interest received from matured Defense Bond $1,012.50
To Interest received from Milford
Savings Bank
20.32
$1,032.82
To cash in Home National Bank
313.58
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To Interest received from The Home National Bank 4.71
$318.29
$1,351.11
Cr.
By Cash Milford Savings Bank $1,032.82
By Cash in Home National Bank
318.29
$1,351.11
STABILIZATION FUND
Dr.
To cash in Milford Savings Bank
$21,655.95
To Interest received from Milford
Savings Bank
641.85
To Cash in Milford Federal Savings
and Loan Association
16,633.42
To Interest Received from Milford Federal
Savings and Loan Association
502.73
$39,433.95
Cr.
By cash in Milford Savings Bank
$22,297.80
By Cash in Milford Federal Savings
and Loan Association
17,136.15
$39,433.95
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ANNA ELLIS LIBRARY FUND
Dr.
To Cash in Milford Savings Bank $630.25
To Interest received from Milford Savings Bank 19.04
$649.29
CR.
By Cash in Milford Savings Bank $631.29
By one Library Order 18.00
$649.29
NATHAN R. GEORGE, JR.RELIEF FUND
Dr.
To Cash in Milford Savings Bank
$1,359.05
To Interest Received from Milford
Savings Bank
41.08
$1,400.13
CR.
By Cash in Milford Savings Bank
$1.400.13
$1,400.13
AUSTIN B. FLETCHER LIBRARY FUND
DR.
To Cash in Milford Savings Bank
$5,336.25
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To Interest received from Milford Savings Bank 160.04
$5,496.29
CR.
By Cash in Milford Savings Bank $5,336.14
By Two Library Orders 160.15
$5,496.29
ANNIE E. GASKILL LOT-BICKNELL CEMETERY
DR.
To Cash in Milford Savings Bank $113.44
To Interest Received From Milford Savings Bank 3.43
$116.87
CR.
By Cash in Milford Savings Bank
$116.87
$116.87
JOSEPH S. COX, JOSEPH BATES AND JOHN S. COX LOTS BICKNELL CEMETERY DR.
To Cash in Milford Savings Bank
$113.44
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To Interest received from Milford Savings Bank 3.43
$116.87
CR.
By Cash in Milford Savings Bank
$116.87
$116.87
Respectfully submitted, CHARLES F. LEONARD, Treasurer Town of Mendon
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COLLECTOR'S REPORT
1956
1954 Personal Property Taxes
DR.
Taxes Outstanding Jan. 1, 1956
$95.92
Interest
4.38
$100.30
CR.
Paid Treasurer
$100.30
Uncollected
.00
$100.30
Dr.
1954 Real Estate Taxes
Taxes Outstanding Jan. 1, 1956
$1,141.65
Interest
67.89
$1,209.54
Cr.
Paid Treasurer $1,209.54
Uncollected
.00
$1,209.54
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1955 Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes
Dr.
Taxes Ounstanding Jan. 1, 1956 and Including committment of Feb. 3, 1956
$2,227.65
Interest
31.21
R. A. Roberts discrepancy account, Int. and costs 12.47
$2,271.33
Cr.
Paid Treasurer $2,065.08
Abated 103.85
Received from Bonding Co. on R. A. Roberts discrepancy account $102.40
Uncollected .00
$2,271.33
1955 Personal Property Taxes
Dr.
Taxes Outstanding Jan. 1, 1956 Interest
$714.38
24.08
$738.46
Cr.
Paid Treasurer
$683.16
Uncollected
55.30
$738.46
51
1955 Real Estate Taxes
Dr.
Taxes Outsstanding Jan. 1, 1956
$4,286.35 100.48
Interest
$4,386.83
Cr.
Paid Treasurer
$3,048.38
Abated
10.58
Uncollected
1,327.87
$4,386.83
1956 Poll Taxes
Dr.
Taxes Comitted
$1,208.00
Interest
1.84
Charges and Fees
22.75
$1,232.59
Cr.
Paid Treasurer
$1,014.59
Abated Uncollected
218.00
.00
$1,232.59
52
1956 Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes
Dr.
Total Taxes Committed Interest
$19,549.94
20.79
$19,570.73
Cr.
Paid Treasurer Abated Uncollected
$16,224.95 918.08 2,427.70
$19,570.73
1956 Personal Property Taxes
Dr.
Taxes Committed
$9,431.28
Interest
.31
$9,431.59
Cr.
Paid Treasurer
$8,668.39
Uncollected
763.20
$9,431.59
1956 Real Estate Taxes
Dr.
Taxes Committed $92,331.12
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Interest 22.39
$92,353.51
Cr.
Paid Treasurer Abated Uncollected
$83,494.21
2,203.19
6,656.11
$92,353.51
Tax Refunds in 1956
1955 Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes
$117.86
1956 Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes
493.25
1956 Real Estate Taxes
57.60
Tax Liens Against Estate of
Deceased Persons
Dr.
Estate of Bertha G. Wilson
$94.94
$94.94
Cr
Paid Treasurer
$94.94
Uncollected
.00
$94.94
Refund on 1954 Bond
$37.50
Paid Treasurer
$37.50
Respectfully submitted,
ARTHUR P. DALTON,
January 1, 1957
Collector of Taxes
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REPORT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
December 31, 1956
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
I hereby submit to you the following report.
Report for year 1956:
Disturbances
5
Breaks Reported
15
Complaints
111
Attempted Assault
1
Robbery in the daytime
1
Cars reported stolen and returned
3
Assisted out of town Police
11
Persons reported missing and found
5
Accidents (Property damage in excess of $100.)
32
Accidents (Property damage under $100.) 13
Fatal Accidents 1
Personal injuries reported in 22 out of 32 accidents Residents of Town involved in accidents reported 16
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Bicycles registered
27
Hit and Run accidents 6
Licenses recommended Suspended 28
Registrations recommended Suspended
1
Tags Issued for defective Equipment 28
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