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State of Massachusetts $554.85
Other Cities and Towns 2,135.50
State and Federal share of Disability Assistance 397.81
Town of Mendon
2,677.20
$5,765.36
DISABILITY ASSISTANCE-Federal Grant
Received from Federal Government :
Direct Aid $1,039.44
Administration 65.07
Total $1,104.51
Expended :
For Direct Aid, 2 cases $905.38
Unexpended
199.13
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$1,104.51
State and Federal share of
above expenses
$679.04
Town of Mendon's share
226.34
$905.38
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN
Appropriation
$1,500.00
From Federal Government-
Direct Aid
1,034.47
From Federal Government-
Administration
108.22
Total
$2,642.69
Expended :
For Direct Aid, 2 cases $935.39
Transferred to
Veterans' Benefits
963.00
Unexpended
744.30
$2,642.69
Summary :
Federal Gov't.
reimbursement $667.94
State of Mass.
reimbursement 309.81
$977.75
Town of Mendon,
credit over expenses 42.36
$935.39
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
Appropriation $16,000.00
From Federal Government
18,990.73
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Total $34,990.73
Expended :
For Direct Aid, 51 cases $32,974.09
Unexpended 2,016.64
$34,990.73
Summary :
Federal Gov't.
share
$15,936.54
State of Mass.
12,069.12
Other Cities and
Towns
986.56
Town of Mendon's
share 3,981.87
$32,974.09
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE-ADMINISTRATION
Appropriation
$935.00
Received from Federal Gov't. 1,188.27
Total $2,123.27
Expended :
Helen F. Irons,
Welfare Worker $1,800.00
N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co. 24.00
Aucoins Press 14.26
Cahill's News Agcy. 7.75
Postage
87.00
Traveling expense
14.70
Hobbs & Warren,
Inc.
11.13
Forbes Press
17.50
Total expended
$1,976.34
Unexpended
146.93
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$2,123.27
Summary :
Federal Gov't.
share
$833.67
State of Mass.
share
19.22
Town of Mendon
1,123.45
$1,976.34
VETERANS' BENEFITS
Appropriation
$2,000.00
Transfer voted from
Available Funds 1,500.00
Total $3,500.00
Expended :
Aid one person in other Town $682.50
Aid three families in other Towns __ 2,059.01
Aid two persons in Mendon 73.25
Aid one family in Mendon 578.53
Agts. dues, State & Co. Assn. 7.00
Postage
3.00
Total Expended $3,403.29
Unexpended
96.71
$3,500.00
Summary :
State's share $1,672.52
Town of Mendon
1,730.77
$3,403.29
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ADMINISTRATION OF VETERANS' BENEFITS
Appropriation $100.00
Expended :
Ernest J. A. Bouchard, Agt.
$100.00
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Appropriation
$64,433.61
Dog Tax Refund
473.39
Total
$64,907.00
Expended
$64,905.33
Unexpended 1.67
$64,907.00
(See School Report for detail of expenditures)
LAND FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES
Appropriation $3,150.00
Expended :
C. L. Goss
$3,150.00
SCHOOL PLAYGROUND
Balance January 1, 1954
$1,845.32
Expended :
Norman Rogers, labor and material $1,143.20
Varney Bros., Sand & Gravel Co. 300.00
Mendon Texaco Sta. 1.80
Horace Partridge 14.95
Total expended $1,459.95
Unexpended Balance Dec. 31, 1954
385.37
$1,845.32
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VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
Appropriation $1,500.00
Expended :
Town of Framingham $13.20
Norfolk Co.
Agri. School 810.00
City of Worcester 403.50
Transportation
268.40
Total expended
$1,495.10
Unexpended
4.90
$1,500.00
SPECIAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM
Balance January 1, 1954
$1,285.16
Revenue from meals 7,222.43
State Reimbursement
2,824.72
Total
$11,332.31
Expended :
Salaries $2,412.00
Food supplies 7,233.10
Kitchen supplies 42.75
Transportation fees
148.71
Total expended
$9,836.56
Balance Dec. 31, 1954
1,495.75
$11,332.31
PARK DEPARTMENT
Appropriation
$350.00
Transfer from Reserve Fund
198.65
Total $548.65
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Expended :
Sam Chiccarelli $190.00
George Johnson,
labor
209.50
Raymond Thomas, labor 125.00
Clayton Parkinson .. 12.60
Lakeside Flower Shop 11.55
Total expended $548.65
WATER DEPARTMENT MAINTENANCE
Appropriation
$1,000.00
Expended :
Johns Manville,
pipe $23.40
Town of Bellingham,
water 438.34
Varney Bros., labor
and services 151.32
Lloyd Nelson, labor and materials
91.43
Milea Restaurant,
new service 200.00
George Allen,
meter reading 14.00
Helen F. Irons,
clerical 12.00
Postage
3.54
Total expended
$934.03
Unexpended 65.97
$1,000.00
SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS' GRAVES
Appropriation $30.00
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Expended :
Swan Dale Cemetery Asso. $30.00
MEMORIAL DAY CELEBRATION
Appropriation
$225.00
Expended :
Sons of Union
Veterans $12.00
D. C. Ryan, band
150.00
Clayton Parkinson 7.50
Lakeside Flower
Shop
12.25
C. C. Shattuck,
supplies
23.40
Total expended
$205.15
Unexpended
19.85
$225.00
TAFT PUBLIC LIBRARY
Appropriation
$1,050.00
Expended :
H. W. Wilson Company
$11.80
American Library Assn.
6.00
Worc. Co. Electric Co.
28.10
Gaylord Brothers, Inc.
15.00
Barney Coal Company
117.52
E. T. Powers Installation of lavatory and transformer
284.68
C. L. Goss, Repairs
34.60
Clarke Printing Company
7.00
Barnes News Stand
52.87
Personal Book Shop, Inc.
79.49
Campbell and Hall, Inc.
12.94
Vestella M. Daniels, Librarian
300.00
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Raymond C. Dudley, Janitor 100.00
Total $1,050.00
Expended from Anna Ellis Fund :
H. W. Wilson Company $5.50
The Personal Book Shop, Inc. 9.83
Campbell and Hall, Inc. 13.07
Total $28.40
Expended from Fletcher Fund :
The Personal Book Shop, Inc. $59.41
Campbell and Hall, Inc. 68.86
Danny's News Stand
38.72
Total $166.99
OLD LIBRARY REPAIRS
Appropriation
$300.00
Expended :
C. L. Goss, repairs $287.24
Unexpended
12.76
$300.00
INSURANCE ON TOWN BUILDINGS
Appropriation
$1,800.00
Transfer from Reserve Fund 29.60
Total $1,829.60
Expended :
Donald B. Lowell, Agent $1,829.60
TOWN REPORTS
Appropriation $666.00
Expended :
Uxbridge Printing Co. $645.00
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Delivery of Reports 21.00
$666.00
RESERVE FUND
Appropriation
$2,000.00
Transfers :
Elections and
Registrations $542.93
Sealer of Weights
and Measures 2.50
Fire Department
21.81
Forest Fire
Department 21.93
Police Department 777.43
Park Department 198.65
Town Counsel
Expense
63.15
Tax Title
Foreclosure 52.60
Insurance on
Town Buildings . 29.60
Interest on
Temporary Loans
11.67
Total Transfers
$1,722.27
Unexpended
277.73
$2,000.00
MATURING DEBT
Appropriation
$2,000.00
Expended : School House Loan $1,000.00 Water Construction Loan 1,000.00
Total expended $2,000.00
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INTEREST ON MATURING DEBT
Appropriation
$438.75
Expended :
Water Construction Loan $348.75
School House Loan 90.00
Total expended $438.75
INTEREST ON TEMPORARY LOANS
Appropriation
$200.00
Transfer from Reserve Fund
11.67
Total
$211.67
Expended :
The Home National Bank
$211.67
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REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
December 31, 1954 RECEIPTS General Revenue
Taxes :
Current Year :
Poll
$924.00
Personal Property
8,630.61
Real Estate
76,788.99
Motor Vehicle Excise
13,374.90
Previous Years :
Personal Property
652.10
Real Estate
5,973.77
Motor Vehicle Excise
2,215.59
From the State:
Corporation Tax
6,516.00
Income Tax
3,768.00
Licenses and Permits
1,136.70
Grants and Gifts :
From Federal Government :
Old Age Assistance 15,806.99
Aid to Dependent Children 300.88
Disability Assistance
844.27
From State :
School Aid, Chapter 70
13,108.46
School Superintendents
(1953) 1,493.30
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School Superintendents (1954) 1,493.29
Vocational Education
246.45
School Transportation 8,859.76
Div. Child Guardianship,
Tuition and transportation 1,000.19
Highways:
Chap. 81, 1953 Contract 7,687.35
Chap. 81, 1954 Contract 3,558.75
Chap. 90 M., 1953 Contract 1,499.77
Chap. 90 M., 1954 Contract 1,200.00
Chap. 90 C., 1953 Contract 3,999.80
Chap. 90 C., 1954 Contract 4,999.75
Hurricane Damage-Carol 2,980.05
Inspector of Animals 75.00
Meal Tax, O.A.A.
888.58
Rent of Fire Tower land
50.00
From County :
Highways :
Chap. 90 M., 1953 Contract 1,499.77
Chap. 90 M., 1954 Contract 1,200.00
Chap. 90 C., 1953 Contract 1,999.90
Chap. 90 C., 1954 Contract 2,499.87
Dog License Refund 473.39
Other :
Selectmen, sale of map 1.00
Collector, Cert. of
Municipal Liens 6.00
Commercial Revenue
Town Hall Rent
381.50
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Wire Inspections (1953) 46.00
Wire Inspections (1954)
42.00
Sealer's Fees
24.75
Health and Sanitation :
County, Dog Officer reimbursement 121.00
Highways:
Truck and Machinery Rental 5,436.15
Charities :
Temporary Aid :
From Individuals
20.00
From Cities and Towns 321.55
Aid to Dependent Children :
From the State 678.54
Disability Assistance :
From the State
234.95
Old Age Assistance :
From the State 11,438.02
From Cities and Towns
1,157.78
From Recoveries on liens 488.75
Veterans' Benefits :
From the State
745.39
Schools :
Return of unused materials 391.00
Tuition, Boston City Wards 570.11
School Lunch Revenue 10,047.15
Library Fines 13.31
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Water Department Revenue
1,432.87
Interest :
Thayer Cemetery Fund 5.00
Deferred Taxes 249.39
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes 29.10
Temporary Loan
20,000.00
Agency, Trust and Investment
Estate of Marcus Aldrich,
Founders' Park Fund 35.97
Dog License Fees due County
672.60
Trust Fund Income 207.89
Federal Withholding Taxes
7,355.74
Worcester Co. Ret'm't
Deductions 1,204.14
Refunds
Collector's Bond
78.75
Fire Insurance premiums
156.00
Selectmen, for advertising
8.00
Outlay on Road Machinery
16.00
Total Receipts, 1954
$261,362.63
Balance January 1, 1954
28,098.66
$289,461.29
EXPENDITURES
General Government
Moderator's Salary
$25.00
Selectmen's Salaries
700.00
Selectmen's Expense
156.73
Town Accountant's Salary
400.00
Town Accountant's Expense
48.90
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Treasurer's Salary 700.00
Treasurer's Expense
196.03
Collector's Salary
925.00
Collector's Expense
229.45
Assessors' Salaries
700.00
Assessor's Expense
193.77
Town Counsel's Salary
100.00
Town Counsel's Expense
138.15
Town Clerk's Salary
250.00
Town Clerk's Expense
348.60
Elections and Registration
1,142.93
Clerical Hire for
Town Officers
294.08
Bonds for Town Officers
210.09
Town Hall Maintenance
885.78
Record Room Maintenance
361.23
Record Room Heater
232.70
Heat and Lights-
Town Buildings
2,339.18
Removal Town Hall Partition
2,000.00
Town Hall Well
56.32
Protection of Persons and Property
Constable's Salary
$25.00
Police Department
4,277.43
Police Room Construction
120.42
Fire Department
2,021.81
Wire Inspector
80.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
52.50
Insect Pest Control
652.75
Dutch Elm Disease Control
326.25
Tree Warden
1,224.82
Forest Fires
521.93
Dog Officer
92.00
Civilian Defense
4.10
Fire Hose
500.00
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Hurricane Damage-"Carol"
3,697.35 Hurricane Damage-"Edna" 886.78
Health and Sanitation
Board of Health $1,320.50
Worcester County Hospital 2,339.87
Inspector of Animals 150.00
Inspector of Slaughtering
25.00
Highways
General Repairs $2,087.97
Highway Machinery Maintenance
2,173.58
Snow Removal 6,000.00
Chapter 81 13,874.96
Chapter 90 Maintenance 3,600.00
Chapter 90 Construction (1953)
974.18
Chapter 90 Construction (1954)
9,999.50
Drainage, Hartford Ave. W. 499.34
Street Lighting 819.00
New Pick-up Truck
1,393.15
Taft Ave. Construction
2,000.00
Charities
Public Welfare Salaries $45.00
Temporary Aid
5,252.46
Disability Assistance
1,418.28
Aid to Dependent Children
935.39
Old Age Assistance
32,974.09
Administration of Public
Assistance 1,976.34
Veterans' Benefits
3,403.29
Administration of
Veterans' Benefits
100.00
Schools and Library
School Department
$64,905.33
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Vocational Education
1,495.10
School Playground
1,459.95
School Lunch Program
9,836.56
Taft Public Library
1,050.00
Old Library Repairs
287.24
Land for School
3,150.00
Unclassified
Tax Title Foreclosure
$88.60
Park Department
548.65
Founders' Park Fund
30.00
Memorial Day Celebration
205.15
Annuity Fund
500.00
Insurance on Town Buildings
1,829.60
Worcester Co. Retirement
Expense
1,233.48
Town Reports
666.00
State Audit of
Municipal Accounts
437.35
Soldiers' and Sailors' Graves
30.00
Public Service Enterprise
Water Department
$934.03
Interest
Temporary Loan
$211.67
School House Note
90.00
Water Construction Note 348.75
Municipal Indebtedness
Temporary Loan $20,000.00
School House Loan
1,000.00
Water Construction Loan
1,000.00
Highway Equipment Loan
1,000.00
State Parks and Reservations 321.73
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Agency, Trust and Investment
County Tax $4,502.33
Dog Licenses for County 672.80
Austin Fletcher Library Fund 166.99
Anna Ellis Library Fund 28.40
Thayer Cemetery Fund 40.00
Income to Post War
Rehabilitation Fund
12.50
Federal Withholding Taxes
7,355.74
Worcester County Retirement Deductions 1,204.14
Stabilization Fund
5,000.00
Refunds
1954 Real Estate Taxes
$4.70
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes 278.71
Total Expenditures $252,404.48
Balance December 31, 1954
37,056.81
$289,461.29
HELEN F. IRONS,
Town Accountant.
TOWN OF MENDON Balance Sheet - December 31, 1954
GENERAL ACCOUNTS
Assets
Cash:
In Bank
$37,056.81
Accounts Receivable:
Taxes:
Levy of 1953:
Personal Property
$140.80
Real Estate
804.45
Levy of 1954:
Personal Property
845.53
Real Estate
5,814.77
Administration 108.22
Aid
635.41
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Founders' Park Fund 5.97
Aid to Dependent Children-State
1,657.55
Federal Grants:
Disability Assistance:
Administration
$ 65.07
Assistance 134.06
Aid to Dependent Children:
7,605.55
Liabilities and Reserves
Dog Licenses-Due County $ 1.80
Excess-Sales of Lands of Low Value 69.63
Tailings 30.78
Thayer Cemetery Fund Income 15.06
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise:
Levy of 1954 2,607.22 Administration 146.93
Tax Titles 52.74
Tax Titles-Tax Possessions 53.87
106.61
Departmental:
Town Hall 88.50
Temporary Aid 433.45
Old Age Assistance 880.84
Veterans' Services
1,224.50
2,627.29 25.44
Water
Aid to Highways:
State:
Chapter 81 6,616.25
Unprovided for or Overdrawn Accounts:
Hurricane Disasters:
"Carol" Damage 717.30
"Edna" Damage 886.78
Old Age Assistance:
Assistance 2,016.64
3,106.33
1,495.75
School Lunch Program
Appropriation Balances:
State Census 250.00
Civilian Defense 175.93
School Playground 385.37
Taft Avenue Construction 1,000.00
1,811.30
50
Overestimates 1954:
State Parks and Reservations 1.26
County Hospital Assessment 262.61
County Tax 157.14
421.01
Sale of Real Estate Fund
700.00
Receipts Reserved for Appropriations:
Road Machinery 5,806.37
1,604.08
Reserve Fund-Overlay Surplus 4,852.40
Overdrawn Appropriations: Highways: Chapter 81
Overlays Reserved for Abatements: Levy of 1954 700.60
74.96
Revenue Reserved Until Collected:
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise $2,607.22
Tax Titles
106.61
Departmental
969.74
Water
25.44
Aid to Highways
75.00
3,784.01
Surplus Revenue 33,865.65
$58,324.21
$58,324.21 51
DEBT ACCOUNTS
Net Funded or Fixed Debt:
Inside Debt Limit:
Inside Debt Limit: General
$3,000.00
School Addition $3,000.00
Outside Debt Limit:
Public Service Enterprise 15,000.00
General:
Outside Debt Limit: Public Service Enterprise: Water 15,000.00
$18,000.00
$18,000.00
TRUST AND INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS
Trust and Investment Funds:
Cash and Securities: In Custody of Treasurer $42,594.87
Austin Wood Relief Fund $$1,440.80
Nathan R. George Relief Fund 1,319.19
Austin B. Fletcher Library Fund 5,224.60
Anna Ellis Library Fund 623.35
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds 220.24
Post-War Rehabilitation Fund 1,296.62
Stabilization Fund 32,470.07
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$42,594.87
$42,594.87 HELEN F. IRONS, Town Accountant.
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LIST OF JURORS
Chester O. Avery
Draftsman
George St.
Frank E. Dudley
Payroll Clerk Maple St.
Gordon R. Good Machinist North Ave.
Everett F. Goodnow Woodworker North Ave.
Mildred A. Goss Housewife Maple St.
Norman H. Handley
Storekeeper North Ave.
Charles F. Leonard Realtor Providence St.
Donald B. Lowell Insurance North Ave.
Etore J. Magliocca
Oil Dealer Hartford Ave., East
Madelaine W. Mann Housewife Washington St.
Douglas Taylor Carpenter George St.
Fern Wagner
Tile Worker
Millville St.
Charles H. Wood
Expeditor Hartford Ave., West
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REPORT OF TOWN TREASURER
CASH RECEIPTS JANUARY 1, 1954-DECEMBER 31, 1954
Cash on hand, January 1, 1954 $28,098.66
Receipts for year 1954 261,362.63
$289,461.29
Paid per Selectmen's Warrants
1954 $252,404.48
Cash balance December 31, 1954
37,056.81
-$289,461.29
Balance on hand December 31, 1954
$37,056.81
In The Home National Bank of Milford .. $43,421.74
Cash in the hands
of Treasurer 72.45
$43,494.19
Less uncashed checks as of
December 31, 1954 6,437.38
$37,056.81
(See Town Accountant's Report for detail of Receipts and Expenditures)
TRUST FUND REPORTS-DECEMBER 31, 1954 AUSTIN WOOD RELIEF FUND Dr.
To Cash in Milford Savings Bank $592.11 To Interest received from
Milford Savings Bank 17.88
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To Cash in Worcester County Institution for Savings 806.45
To Interest received from Worces- ter County Institution for Savings 24.36
$1,440.80
Cr.
By Cash in Milford Savings Bank $609.99
By Cash in Worcester County
Institution for Savings 830.81
$1,440.80
U. S. DEFENSE BOND
Dr.
To one U. S. Defense Bond $1,000.00
To Interest received on Bond 25.00
To Interest received previous to 1954 and on deposit in The Home National Bank of Milford 267.61
To Interest received from The
Home National Bank of Milford 4.01
$1,296.62
Cr.
By one U. S. Defense Bond
$1,000.00
By Cash in The Home National
Bank of Milford
296.62
$1,296.62
STABILIZATION FUND
Dr.
To Cash in Milford Savings Bank $15,862.64
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To Interest received from Milford Savings Bank 462.00
To Cash in Milford Federal Savings and Loan Association .. 15,806.32
To Interest received from Milford Federal Savings and Loan Association 339.11
$32,470.07
Cr
By Cash in Milford Savings Bank $16,324.64
By Cash in Milford Federal Savings and Loan Association 16,145.43
$32,470.07
ANNA ELLIS LIBRARY FUND
Dr.
To Cash in Milford Savings Bank $633.08
To Interest received from
Milford Savings Bank
18.67
$651.75
Cr.
By Cash in Milford Savings Bank $623.35
By three Library Orders
28.40
$651.75
NATHAN R. GEORGE, JR. TRUST FUND
Dr.
To Cash in Milford Savings Bank $1,280.50 To Interest received from
Milford Savings Bank 38.69
$1,319.19
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Cr.
By Cash in Milford Savings Bank $1,319.19
$1,319.19
ARTHUR B. FLETCHER LIBRARY FUND
Dr.
To Cash in Milford Savings Bank $5,235.42
To Interest received from
Milford Savings Bank
156.17
$5,391.59
Cr.
By Cash in Milford Savings Bank
$5,224.60
By 4 Library Orders
166.99
$5,391.59
ANNIE E. GASKILL LOT-BICKNELL CEMETERY
Dr.
To Cash in Milford Savings Bank $106.91
To Interest received from
Milford Savings Bank
3.21
$110.12
Cr.
By Cash in Milford Savings Bank
$110.12
$110.12
JOSEPH S. COX, JOSEPH BATES AND JOHN S. COX LOTS - BICKNELL CEMETERY Dr
To Cash in Milford Savings Bank
$106.91
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To Interest received from
Milford Savings Bank 3.21
$110.12
Cr.
By Cash in Milford Savings Bank $110.12
$110.12
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES F. LEONARD,
Treasurer.
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COLLECTOR'S REPORT
1954
1952 Personal Property Taxes
Dr.
Taxes Outstanding Jan. 1, 1954
$155.10
Interest
8.20
$163.30
Cr.
Paid Treasurer
$163.30
Uncollected
.00
$163.30
1952 Real Estate Taxes
Dr.
Taxes Outstanding Jan. 1, 1954
$465.70
Interest
20.88
$486.58
Cr.
Paid Treasurer
$486.58
Uncollected
.00
$486.58
1953 Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes
Dr.
Taxes Outstanding Jan. 1, 1951
60
and Including Taxes Committed
Jan. 30, 1954
$2,284.54
Interest 12.68
$2,297.22
Cr.
Paid Treasurer
$2,223.44
Abated
73.78
Uncollected
.00
$2,297.22
1953 Personal Property Taxes
Dr.
Taxes Outstanding Jan. 1, 1954
$637.80
Interest 13.62
$651.42
Cr
Paid Treasurer
$510.62
Uncollected
140.80
$651.42
1953 Real Estate Taxes
Dr.
Taxes Outstanding Jan. 1, 1954
$6,312.52
Interest
150.68
$6,463.20
Cr.
Paid Treasurer
$5,658.75
Uncollected
804.45
$6,463.20
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1954 Poll Taxes
Dr.
Taxes Committed
$1,120.00
Interest
2.00
Charges and Fees
28.70
$1,150.70
Cr.
Paid Treasurer
$954.70
Abated
196.00
Uncollected
.00
$1,150.70
1954 Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes
Dr.
Total Taxes Committed
$16,360.49
Interest
14.81
$16,375.30
Cr.
Paid Treasurer
$13,389.71
Abated
378.37
Uncollected
2,607.22
$16,375.30
1954 Personal Property Taxes
Dr.
Taxes Committed
$9,476.14
Interest
1.40
$9,477.54
62
Cr.
Paid Treasurer
Abated
$8,632.01 .00
Uncollected
845.53
$9,477.54
1954 Real Estate Taxes
Dr
Taxes Committed
$84,702.46
Interest
24.32
$84,726.78
Cr.
Paid Treasurer
$76,813.31
Abated
2,098.70
Uncollected
5,814.77
$84,726.78
1952 Motor Vehicle Excise Tax
Dr.
Reassessed and Committed in 1954
$4.83
Interest
1.20
$6.03
Cr.
Paid Treasurer
$6.03
$6.03
Certificate of Municipal Liens
Dr.
Att. Aaron Cohen $2.00
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Att. Aaron Cohen
2.00
Att. Isodore J. Silverman
2.00
$6.00
Cr.
Paid Treasurer $6.00
$6.00
Tax Refunds for 1954
1953 Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes $32.06
1954 Motor Vehicle Excises Taxes 246.65
1954 Real Estate Taxes
4.70
$283.41
Respectfully submitted, ARTHUR P. DALTON, Collector of Taxes.
January 1, 1955
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ASSESSOR'S REPORT
The Assessors' Recapitulation Sheet and Table of Aggregates is given below :
RECAPITULATION 1954
Town Appropriations :
Voted since 1953 Tax Rate
was fixed
$165,754.65
Deficit 1953 Overlay
203.60
Other 500.00
State Taxes 1954
832.20
County Taxes 1954
7,261.95
Overlay for 1954
3,000.00
Gross Amount to be raised $177,552.40
Estimated Receipts
$65,048.38
Available Funds
17,205.42
Total Estimated Receipts and
Available Funds 82,253.80
Net amount to be raised by taxation on Polls and Property $95,298.60
560 Poll Taxes at $2.00 $1,120.00
Personal Property Taxes 9,476.14
Real Estate Taxes
84,702.46
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Total Taxes levied on
Polls and Property
$95,298.60
AGGREGATES 1954
Number of Assessments on Real Estate 663
Number of Assessments on Personal Estate 73
Number of Polls Assessed 560
Value of Assessed Personal Estate :
Stock-in-trade $14,500.00
Machinery 60,400.00
Livestock 60,720.00
Other tangible Personal
Property
66,000.00
Total value of Assessed Personal Estate
$201,620.00
Value of Assessed Real Estate :
Land exclusive of buildings
$330,545.00
Buildings exclusive of land 1,471,635.00
Total value of Assessed Real Estate
1,802,180.00
Total valuation of Assessed Estate $2,003,800.00
Tax on Personal Estate $9,476.14
Tax on Real Estate 84,702.46
Tax on Polls 1,120.00
Total taxes levied $95,298.60
Rate of Tax per $1,000 $47.00
Number of Livestock Assessed :
Horses 18
Cows 503
66
Other Neat Cattle
96
Swine
42
Fowl 3,620
All other
12
Number of Dwelling
Houses assessed 610
Number of Acres of
Land assessed
10,761
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES
Committed to Collector :
Vehicles registered in 1952 $4.83
Vehicles registered in 1953 739.67
Vehicles registered in 1954 16,360.49
Total committments $17,104.99
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES ABATED
1953 Taxes
$105.84
1954 Taxes
625.02
Total abatements $730.86
OVERLAY ACCOUNT 1954
1954 Overlay
$3,000.00
1954 Abatements on Polls and
Property 2,299.40
Respectfully submitted,
DONALD B. LOWELL, D. KINSLEY BARNES, CARL M. TAFT, Clerk Board of Assessors.
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT
1954
DOGS LICENSED IN 1954
192 Males at $2.00 each $384.00
31 Females at $5.00 each 155.00
70 Spayed Females at $2.00 each 140.00
3 $10.00 Kennel Licenses 30.00
1 $25.00 Kennel License 25.00
$734.00
Less Clerk's Fees : 297 licenses
at 20¢ 59.40
Cash Paid Town Treasurer as per
monthly statements
$674.60
We should give considerable credit to our Town Dog Officer William Rondeau who has worked unceasingly to round up all unlicensed dogs in 1954.
The County Dog Officer will again visit and inspect all kennels.
All dogs three months old or more must be licensed at the Town Clerk's office on or before April 1, 1955. The Dog License Refund is added to the General School Fund of our Town.
SPORTING LICENSES ISSUED FROM
JANUARY 1, 1954 TO DECEMBER 31, 1954
123 Resident Citizen Fishing
106 Resident Citizen Hunting
95 Resident Citizen Sporting
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20 Resident Citizen Minor Fishing 32 Resident Citizen Female Fishing 1 Resident Citizen Minor Trapping 2 Resident Citizen Trapping
2 Special Non-resident Fishing
2 Non-resident Citizen Minor Fishing
8 Non-resident Citizen Fishing 1 Non-resident Citizen Sporting
4 Duplicate licenses-no fee
15 Resident Citizen Sporting-Free
4 Resident Citizen Miltary Sporting-Free
1 Resident Citizen Fishing (Old Age)-Free Total amount received for licenses $1,452.00 Less amount retained for fees-392 at 25¢ 98.00
Amount sent to the Department of
Natural Resources $1,354.00
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BIRTHS REGISTERED IN 1954
Date of Birth 1954
Name of Child
Name of Parents with Maiden Name of Mother
Jan.
4
Patricia Ann Cram
10
Henry Joseph Messier
13
Rosemarie Ann Smith
20
Karen Jean Kollet
Feb.
5 Stanley Earl Chapin, Jr.
Stanley E. and Marion L. Closson
5
Bernice Mae Chapin
Stanley E. and Marion L. Closson
8
Debrah Ann Randor
11
Paul Lambert Chandler
Willard P. and Patricia A. Green Henry F. and Genevieve L. Metivier Terrance and Lucille Slotnick Donald and Ruth Dalton
Mar.
10
Rosemary Wagner
15 Frances Marie Bouchard
27
Bradford Alan Bennett
29
Ann Marie Hazard
Apr.
12
Leon Henry Ahronian Joseph Paul Monti
20
Roger Edward Whiting
Robert E. and Beatrice M. Sanborn
May
10 James Richard Hoberg
14 Mary Lee Flanagan 20 Gale Ann Wood
June
4
Harvey I. Rondeau, Jr.
21 John Garret Thomson
28 Donald Kent Youngsma
30 Cheryl Ann McTurk
July
David Leon Campbell Stillborn
Aug.
10 Michele Gay Hutchinson
12 Lawrence Erle Gaskill
21
21 Martha Elaine Reneau Mary Elizabeth Reneau Robert Craig Allen
Sept.
28 5 Dawn Cheryl Larson 13 Mary Anne Kraft
17 Susan Elizabeth Doyle
Oct.
9 Arthur Louis Eaton
Nov.
1 Gloria Jeanne Roy
9 Lillian Saunders Irons Jane Cochrane
9 16 Lynn Marie Wiersma
Thomas William Slavin Alfred Auty, IV
Dec.
17 21 16 Joseph Michael DeLuca
27
19 Brenda Elaine Phipps Constance Jean Beal
Edgar J. and Mary Dalton Elie and Maureen Clain
Edward C. and Ella A. Pepin Kenneth and Doris Grant
13
Terry Ann Munhall
17
Paul Albert Kearsley
19 Nancy Ann Warren
27
Ann Marie Mespelli
Arthur and Nancy R. Magliocca Angelo J. and Anna Richinick William M. and Nancy Charge Ernest J. A. and Frances M. Wojnowski Ralph G. and Virginia Lougee Lyman E. and Jennie Volpe Henry D. and Elizabeth Tomasian Joseph and Mary Casali
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