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Buildings & Maintenance 785.17
Fuel, Light, Water 1,114.45
130
TOWN OF SOUTHBRIDGE
Hospital, Medical Care &
Supplies 733.62
Telephone and All Other 191.94
6,623.18
Total Infirmary 8,523.18
VETERANS BENEFITS :
General Administration :
Salaries & Wages :
Salary
1,125.00
Clerk
Other Expenses :
Stationery, Supplies &
Postage
9.48
Travel & Mileage
136.07
Telephone
31.96
171.51
Relief Expenses :
Fuel & Light
222.22
Groceries & Provisions
612.93
Cash Grants & Rent
9,463.19
Clothing & Hospital Care
810.38
Medicine & Medical At- tendance
1,885.33
12,994.05
Veterans' Burials :
Veterans' Organizations
220.00
Total Veterans Benefits 14,516.56
VETERANS SERVICES : Salaries & Wages : Supervisor 1,875.00
131
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Assistant Supervisor Clerk 1,560.00
3,435.00
Other Expenses :
Stationery, Supplies, Post-
age & Printing 246.94
Mileage & Travel
25.02
Telephone
219.56
Dues & All Others
8.00
499.52
Total Veterans Services
3,934.52
Total Charities & Veterans Benefits
242,173.25
SCHOOLS & LIBRARIES
GENERAL CONTROL:
Salaries & Wages :
150 Superintendent 6,595.44
156 Superintendent's Clerk
2,592.11
157 Extra Clerical 120.00
401 Attendance Officer 395.29
103 School Census 249.55
9,952.39
Other Expenses :
160 Supplies 227.55
180 Printing
126.15
181 Travel
67.14
181-A Auto Expense 264.73
181-B Supervisors Travel
10.00
182 Telephone
102.48
182-A Books, Periodicals
& Postage 306.17
132
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182-B Equipment & Maintenance 284.80
1,389.02
Total General Control 11,341.41
HIGH SCHOOLS:
Instruction Salaries :
220 Principal 5,071.41
225 Principal's Clerk 1,878.08
226 Extra Clerical
240 Teachers 72,706.85
245 Substitute Teachers 868.00
80,524.34
Instruction Expenses :
210 Supervision Travel 239.03
211 Research Activities
235 Printing, Supplies & Postage 175.36
250 Text & Reference Books 1,668.33
270 Supplies
3,107.98
283 Supplementary Books 91.49
290 Commencement Ex- penses 239.95
660 Instructional Appa-
ratus & Equip. 281.58
5,803.72
Operation of Plant : Salaries & Wages :
501 Janitors' Salaries
7,013.79
501-A Extra Helpers 37.88
7,051.67
133
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Other Expenses :
510 Janitors Supplies
837.98
520 Fuel
3,107.34
530 Water
245.06
540 Gas & Electricity
1,201.90
565 Telephone
120.17
Drayage
74.01
5,586.46
Maintenance of Plant :
601 Grounds
620 Buildings
127.02
640 Service Systems
395.44
680 Other Expenses
33.10
555.56
Capital Outlay :
930 Building Alterations & Additions 92.63
(See Spec. Accts- New Construction)
965 New Furnishings
975 Instructional Appa- ratus 275.18
985 Other Expenses
985-A Draw Sash ---
Painting, etc. 299.50
667.31
Total High School
100,189.06
High School Evening : Salaries & Wages : 220 Director's Salary 240 Teachers 576.00
72.00
648.00
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Operation of Plant :
501 Janitor's Salary 492.00
520 Fuel 200.00
540 Gas & Electricity
163.18
855.18
Total High School Evening 1,503.18
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS:
Instruction Salaries :
Salaries & Wages :
210-A Writing Service 840.00
240 Teachers 115,308.43
245 Substitute Teachers 3,119.38
245-A Teachers' Courses
226 Extra Clerical
119,267.81
Instruction Expenses :
210 Supervision Travel 360.63
235 Printing 10.50
250 Text & Reference Books 3,178.92
270 Supplies
5,083.73
283 Supplementary Books 74.82
660 Instruction Apparatus & Equip. 279.98
8,988.58
Operation of Plant :
Salaries and Wages :
501 Janitor's Salaries 12,088.41
501-A Extra Helpers 254.01
12,342.42
Other Expenses : 510 Janitors' Supplies 2,566.51
135
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520 Fuel
6,695.34
530 Water
176.89
540 Gas & Electricity
2,094.09
565 Telephone
293.31
580 Drayage
84.74
11,910.88
Maintenance of Plant :
601 Grounds
154.97
620 Building
735.04
640 Service Systems
1,345.14
680 Other Expenses
45.66
2,280.81
Capital Outlay :
930 Building Alterations & Additions 154.44
965 New Furnishings
975 Instructional Appa- ratus 464.29
985 Other Expenses
985-A Draw Sash- Painting, etc.
618.73
Total Elementary Schools 155,409.23
ELEMENTARY EVENING SCHOOLS:
Salaries & Wages :
220 Director's Salary 206.50
240 Teachers' Salaries 1,349.50
1,556.00
Instruction Expenses :
210 Supervision Travel 11.37
136
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250 Text & Reference Books
270 Supplies
24.72
36.09
Operation of Plant :
501 Janitor's Salary
520 Fuel
417.59
540 Gas & Electricity
50.00
467.59
Total Elementary Evening School 2,059.68
DOMESTIC SCIENCE:
Salaries & Wages :
240 Teachers' Salaries
Other Expenses : 250 Text & Reference Books
270 Supplies
660 Instructional Appa- ratus 975 Capital Outlay
Total Domestic Science
CONTINUATION SCHOOLS:
Salaries & Wages :
240 Teachers' Salaries 60.00
Other Expenses : 250 Text & Reference Books 270 Supplies 23.20
23.20
Total Continuation School
83.20
137
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HOUSEHOLD ARTS:
Salaries & Wages: 240 Teachers' Salaries
5,252.07
Other Expenses :
210 Supervision Travel 12.16
250 Text & Reference Books 25.02
270 Supplies
330.73
660 Instructional Appa-
ratus
75.65
965 New Furniture
184.85
975 Capital Outlay
29.03
657.44
Total Household Arts 5,909.51
AUXILIARY AGENCIES :
Pupils : 313 Transportation of Pupils 13,724.77
360 Tuition to Other Schools 658.76
14,383.53
Medical Services :
Salaries &Wages :
402 Physician 1,761.54
404 Nurse
2,794.15
4,555.69
Other Expenses :
210 Travel for Nurse 116.05
270 Supplies
405 Telephone 157.82
138
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405-A Miscellaneous & Supplies 84.65
358.52
Total Auxiliary Agencies 19,297.74
VISUAL AIDS :
Salaries & Wages :
240 Teachers' Salaries 120.00
Other Expenses :
270 Supplies 41.93 660 Instructional Appa- ratus
965 Furnishings
975 Equipment (New)
41.93
Total Visual Aids 161.93
MILITARY RETIREMENT FUND 2,208.56
COLE TRADE SCHOOLS:
General Control :
Salaries & Wages :
220 Director 5,002.31
225 Director's Clerk 2,178.95
226 Assistant Clerk 1,743.60
8,924.86
Other Expenses :
210 Director's Travel. 61.77
235 Printing, Supplies, Postage 206.64
565 Telephone 207.53
139
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290 Commencement Ex-
pense 87.70
563.64
Instruction Salaries :
240 Teachers 52,099.07
245-A-Substitute Teachers 20.00
52,119.07
Instruction Expenses :
250 Text & Reference Books 253.14
270 Supplies
3,601.09
660 Instructional Appa- ratus 662.07
4,516.30
Operation of Plant :
Salaries & Wages :
501 Janitors
3,341.94
501-A Extra Helpers
47.26
3,389.20
Other Expenses :
510 Janitor's Supplies
391.63
520 Fuel
2,103.23
530 Water
118.08
540 Gas & Electricity
668.16
580 Drayage
523.37
3,804.47
Maintenance of Plant :
601 Grounds 9.53
620 Buildings
131.61
640 Service Systems
490.53
680 Other Expenses
631.67
140
TOWN OF SOUTHBRIDGE
Capital Outlay :
930 Building Alterations & Additions 66.13
965 New Furnishings
975 Instructional Appa- ratus 872.75
985 Other Expenses
938.88
Total Cole Trade School 74,888.09
COLE TRADE SCHOOL EVENING EXTENSION
Instruction Salaries :
Salaries & Wages :
220 Director's Salary
100.00
225 Clerk
80.00
226 Assistant Clerk
240 Teachers
2,046.39
2,226.39
Instruction Expenses :
235 Principal's Office Sup- plies
270 Supplies 367.25
250 Books
660 Instructional Appa- ratus 5.00
372.25
Operation of Plant : 501 Janitor's Salaries
207.00
Other Expenses :
510 Janitors Supplies 11.02
520 Fuel 100.00
540 Gas & Electricity
110.91
221.93
141
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Capital Outlay : 975 Instructional Appa- ratus 85.52
Total Cole Trade School Evening Extension 3,113.09
CONTINGENCY FUND : Salaries & Wages :
156 Superintendent's Clerk 501 Janitors
Other Expenses :
601 Drainage-West St.
270 Materials & Supplies 354.99
930 Petitions
985 Capital Outlay
250 Text & Reference Books
520 Fuel 503.75
620 Buildings 1,151.40
640 Service Systems 288.00
660 Instructional Appa- ratus
965 New Furnishings 178.76
313 Transportation
2,476.90
Total Contingency Fund 2,476.90
Total Schools from Town Appropriations 378,641.58
SMITH HUGHES FUND:
Salaries & Wages :
240 Continuation Classes
240 Household Art Classes 278.27
240 Vocational Classes 4,292.43
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240 Vocational Evenings Classes 59.61
4,630.31
Total Smith Hughes Fund 4,630.31
GEORGE BARDEN FUND :
Salaries & Wages :
240 Vocational
100.00
240 Practical Arts 45.00
240 Evening
279.00
210 Travel
54.00
478.00
Total George Barden Fund 478.00
Total Schools Expenditures
from Town Appropriations,
Smith Hughes, George Deen
and George Barden Funds
383,749.89
LIBRARY
JACOB EDWARDS MEMORIAL LIBRARY :
Salaries & Wages :
101 Librarian 2,666.60
103 Assistants
5,427.93
150-51 Janitors
2,125.00
10,219.53
Books & Periodicals :
201 Books 1,857.44
202 Periodicals 413.47
2,270.91
Binding : 250 Books & Periodicals 75.39
143
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Fuel & Lights : 301 Fuel 302 Lights
508.93
508.93
Buildings :
350 Repairs 6.70
501 Furniture & Furnish- ings
304-06 All Other 41.62
48.32
Other Expenses :
:
402-03 Stationery, Supplies & Postage and Print- ing & Advertising 190.62
Total Libraries from Town Appropriations
13,313.70
Library Expenditures from Trust Funds :
Mary Mynott Fund (See Agency, Trust and In- vestment)
Other Trust Funds (See
Library Trustees Report)
Total Schools & Libraries 397.063.59
RECREATION & UNCLASSIFIED
RECREATION :
Parks :
Labor
Supplies
Loam & Seed
409.00
409.00
144
TOWN OF SOUTHBRIDGE
Playgrounds :
Instructors' Salaries
2,926.50
Travel Expenses 1.00
Equipment & Maintenance 11.75
Materials & Supplies
799.26
Sports, Games, Sets, Etc.
217.30
3,955.81
World War Memorial :
Labor
221.50
Materials & Supplies
.89
Trees & Spraying
120.00
Water & Lights
19.55
All Other
28.50
390.44
Swimming Pool Operation & Maint. Acct :
Instruction Salaries :
Lifeguards & Instructors 1,788.50
Equipment & Maintenance 15.06
Grounds, Bldgs., & All
Other 73.49
Material & Supplies 102.05
1,979.10
Municipal Athletic Field :
Caretaker 873.00
Ass't Caretakers
489.00
Labor
62.00
Power Mower, Sulke, Filing
Cabinet, Batters Cage & Score Board 1,293.15
Truck Expense 5.45
Materials & Supplies 999.85
Fuel, Light & Water 179.36
Maintenance of Bldgs. &
Grounds 343.61
145
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Moving Equipment & Maintenance 267.15
All Other & Advertising 6.88
4,519.45
World War II Honor Roll:
Electric Lighting
83.79
Repairs
21.50
Wreaths & Landscaping
96.85
Materials & Supplies
123.37
Insurance
15.00
340.51
Total Recreation 11,594.31
UNCLASSIFIED :
Damage to Persons & Property
473.85
Memorial Day Celebration 400.00
Armistice Day Celebration
300.00
Printing Town & Finance Com- mittee Reports :
Town Reports (1000) 1,093.70
Finance Reports (2500) 543.90
1,637.60
Pensions (Non-Contributory)
8,688.64
Insurance :
Fire Insurance :
Buildings & Contents 7,679.69
Fire, Theft & Collision-
Automotive Equip. 1,825.43
9,505.12
146
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Indemnity Insurance :
Automotive Equipment Liability 1,870.79
Workmen's Compensation &
Public Liability Includ-
ing Previous Year's Audit 3,993.51
Boiler Explosion Liability
260.90
Buildings Liability
202.89
Airport Liability 48.88
6,376.97
Town Clock 631.89
Town Manager or Repr. Form of Government
22.00
Water & Ice
490.23
Outstanding Bills of Previous Years :
Town Hall
39.60
Infirmary
14.77
Veterans' Benefits
574.30
Public Welfare
45.00
Town Dump
125.00
Tree Warden
11.00
Parks
9.10
818.77
Total Unclassified 29,345.07
Total Recreation & Unclassified
40,939.38
CEMETERY
OAK RIDGE CEMETERY :
Salaries & Wages : Superintendent 416.66
Labor
4,308.85
4,725.51
147
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Other Expenses :
Loam & Fertilizer, Etc.
179.23
Flowers & Trees
61.05
Markers
37.50
Equipment, Maintenance & Tools
119.06
Team Hire
180.00
Snow Removal
70.00
Gasoline & Oil
36.97
Materials, Supplies & All Other
174.87
858.68
Cemetery Improvement Account :
Labor
Supplies & Materials
34.73
Stanley Trimmer & Oman Generator
453.70
Equipment Rental
765.00
Loam
1,876.50
3,129.93
Total Cemetery 8,714.12
SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS:
Oliver Street Sidewalk : Advertising
14.00
Beecher Street Sewer :
Sewer Purchase
477.84
Rogers Street Sewer : Sewer Purchase
541.16
Lyons Street Sewer : Sewer Purchase
104.48
Forest Avenue Sewer :
(To Maple Terrace) Advertising 14.00
Contract-Ciesla Bros. 3,006.30
3,020.30
148
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West Street Sewer :
(From A. Blair to Beech St. Sewer)
Advertising 14.00
Contract-Frank J.
Shields,Inc. 6,970.00
6,984.00
Dresser Street Athletic Field :
Committee Expense-Sup- plies 4.98
Construction of Field House :
Advertising 14.00
Architectural Fees 400.00
Contract- H. U. Bails
Sons, Inc. 23,670.25
All Other
12.75
24,097.00
Grading & Drainage :
Contract-Atlas Con-
struction 2,541.20
Extra-Turf stripping
& relaying 282.00
2,823.20
Baseball Diamond Construction
Atlas Landscape 680.11
Grandstand & Bleachers :
Grandstand 11,386.86
Portable Bleachers 10,117.80
Removing of 2 dugouts 100.00
New Dugouts 456.15
Drainage & Filling under grandstand 495.34
Pump & Water Bubler 56.39
149
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Electric Lights 1.00
22,613.54
Fencing & Gate :
Contract-Cyclone Fence Div.
5,709.91
Extra
119.60
5,829.51
Total Dresser St. Athletic Field 56.048.34
Eastford Road-Chapter 90 Construction Contract No. 10656 (1947)
Supervision
Labor
2,114.61
Truck Hire
892.75
Equipment Hire
3,507.50
Materials & Supplies
1,311.31
7,826.17
Brickyard Road Bridge- Chapter 90 Construction Contract No. 10121 (1946)
Contract-Frank J.
Shields, Inc. 1,865.61
Eastford Road-Chapter 90 Construction-Con- tract No. 11335 (1948)
Advertising 22.85
Dennison Road Resurfacing :
(Lataille's Farm to Eastford Rd.) (Cont'd '47)
Labor
708.65
Gravel
217.48
Materials & Supplies
2,224.81
Truck Hire
300.30
150
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All Other 20.05
3,471.29
Everett Street Resurfacing :
(Main St. to Elm St.) Advertising 63.00
Contract-F. J. Shields, Inc. 31,207.16
31,270.16
West Street Resurfacing : (From South St., Southerly 1.3 miles)
Labor
1,800.01
Truck Hire
2,698.50
Materials & Supplies
2,166.91
Shovel Rental
1,899.75
Bulldozer Rental
608. 00
Gravel
713.75
9,886.92
Blackmore Road Widening :
Labor
79.20
Equipment Rental
286.50
Gravel
134.00
499.70
Dean, Benefits & Lens Streets Curbing
Labor
572.18
Stone & Gravel
548.27
Road Oil
119.56
1,240.01
Charlton St. Storm Drain (Mechanic St. Easterly to Cady Brook 325 ft.) 14.00
151
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Contract-Ciesla Bros 1,286.00
1,300.00
Dean Brook Bridge :
(Sewer Plant) Advertising 21.00
Nuissance Brook Account :
(Under Edwards Building) Trahan Bros. 250.00
Marcy St. School Alterations :
(Continued from 1947)
Carpentry Contract-H. U. Bails & Sons, Inc. 2,400.00
Town Hall Alterations, Re- pairs & Survey :
(Continued from 1947) Kennedy Electric
Emergency Lights 436.04
Norman Leblanc
Second Set-Tub & Sink
35.00
471.04
Land Damages Acct .- Chap. 90 Work M. Duhamel 150.00
Goddard Ct. Land Damages :
Appraisal & Recording Fees 89.60
Damages & Land Taking Mckinstry Ice Co. and
A. St. Onge, Attorney 3,000.00
P. & V. Caplette & A. St. Onge, Attorney 12,000.00
15,089.60
152
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Alumni Field Purchase :
Trustees of Alumni Field
4,620.00
Veterans' Graves :
Maintenance
250.00
Flags & Markers
45.90
295.90
Total Special Appropriation 147,870.37
INTEREST & MATURING DEBT
INTEREST :
Temporary Loans :
Anticipation of Revenue
1,785.28
General Loans :
School Bonds 1,790.00
County TB Hospital Loan 363.36
Airport
225.00
Hamilton & Main Sts
Paving
240.00
South St. Paving
300.00
Worcester St. Sewer
350.00
3,268.36
Total Interest -
5,053.64
MATURING DEBT:
Temporary Loans :
Anticipation of Revenue 250,000.00
General Loans :
School Bonds 10,000.00
County TB Hospital Dis- trict 5,300.00
Airport
15,000.00
153
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Hamilton & Main Sts.
Paving
8,000.00
South St. Paving
6,000.00
Worcester St. Sewer
7,000.00
51,300.00
Total Maturing Debt 301,300.00
Total Interest & Maturing Debt 306,353.64
AGENCY, TRUST & INVESTMENT
AGENCY :
State Tax
State Auditing Tax 643.84
State Parks & Reservations
Tax 1,180.08
State Examination-Re-
tirement System
448.59
2,272.51
County Tax
36,138.72
County TB Hospital Main-
tenance
19,638.37
55,777.09
Dog Tax Fees Paid to County 1,951.80
Federal Withholding Tax 49,968.23
Blue Cross 3,588.98
TRUST & INVESTMENT
Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund 1,175.00
Pensions & Retirement Fund 10,843.85
Other Permanent Trusts : Ella M. Cole (Needy School Children 92.12
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Mary Mynott ( Library) 38.95
131.07
Investment Funds :
U. S. War Bonds Post War Rehabilitation Interest Invested 2,531.25
Total Agency, Trust & In-
vestment 128,239.78
Refunds :
Taxes-Poll-Real Estate 199.51
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax 807.44
1,006.95
State Teachers Retirement 10.15
Blue Cross 10.00
Ambulance Refunds
27.50
Engineering Salaries
100.00
Sewer Assessments
225.00
372.65
Total Refunds & Transfers
1,379.60
Total Payments for 1948 Cash on Hand, December 31, 1948
1,612,676.75
293,997.35
1,906,674.10
ANNUAL TOWN REPORT
155
LIST OF OUTSTANDING BILLS December 31, 1948
Highways
$13.64
Town Hall
156.00
Dog Officer
35.65
Municipal Athletic Field Maintenance
262.50
Public Welfare
88.00
Child Welfare
33.42
$589.21
$589.21
JOSEPH E. DESROSIER, Town Accountant
INMOR FOWARDS LIBRARY
TOWN OF SOUTHBRIDGE BALANCE SHEET - DECEMBER 31, 1948 GENERAL ACCOUNTS
ASSETS
LIABILITIES AND RESERVES
Cash :
In Banks and Office
$293,997.35
Temporary Loans : In Anticipation of Revenue 1948 $100,000.00
Accounts Receivable :
In Anticipation of Reimbursements 2,500.00
Taxes : Levy of 1948 37,452.34
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise :
Levy of 1948 918.91
Special Assessments :
Unapportioned Sewer, 1947 $110.20
Unapportioned Sewer, 1948 7,276.90
Sewer Added to Taxes, 1948 599.49
Committed Interest on Sewer
Added to Taxes, 1948 32.48
Federal Taxes Withheld
$102,500.00 4,538.01
Trust and Investments Funds Income : Jesse J. Angell Charity Fund $31.27
Ella M. Cole Fund, Needy School Children 260.71
Alexis Boyer, Jr., School Fund 11.29 Mary Mynott, Library Fund 25.88
Post-War Rehabilitation Fund
843.75
8,019.07
$1,172.90
Tax Titles Tax Possessions
$2,317.59 2,604.13
4,921.72
Departmental :
Police
$25.00
Fire
2.00
Aid to Dependent Children :
Ambulance
1,503.50
Health
1,112.43
Administration Aid
2,211.89
Highway
2,044.25
Old Age Assistance :
Temporary Aid
2,045.79
Administration
1,152.24
Assistance
5,517.73
Old Age Assistance
3,211.28
Veterans Benefits
6,709.05
Veterans Burials
220.00
School
1,071.60
Selectmen-Salaries
$130.00
Airport Rental
500.00
Board of Appeals
75.25
Athletic Field
40.38
Cemetery
900.00
Town Government Survey
171.06
Town Hall Vault
179.52
21,737.19
Town Hall Survey and Repairs 1,241.80
Sewer Plant Investigation 2,500.00
Worcester St. Sewer
20,922.60
Aid to Highways: State $15,782.07
Vocational Education Grants :
George-Barden Fund 215.00
Dog Licenses-Due County
10.80
Sale of Cemetery Lots-Graves Fund 1,363.00
Machinery Rental Fund Tailings
2,782.73
206.34
Federal Grants :
$335.84
Aid to Dependent Children
2,351.91
9,217.70
Appropriation Balances :
By-Laws Revision 95.34
ASSETS
County 10,043.13
25,825.20
Underestimates, 1948 :
State Park and
Reservations Tax $173.11
County Tax 4,371.65
Chapter 90 Construction- Eastford Road 5,727.15
Dennison Road Reconstruction 842.79
Cisco Street Land Damages 150.00
Goddard Court Land Damages
7,060.40
Oliver Street Sidewalk
701.00
Airport Maintenance 500.00
Dean Brook Bridge
1,979.00
River St. School Grading 500.00
Library Alterations
2,000.00
Insurance 675.91
Swimming Pool Repairs
3,000.00
Highways-Chap. 90 Construction
6,339.59
LIABILITIES AND RESERVES
Meadowbrook Road Drain 1,050.15 New Highway Equipment 2,185.59
Everett St. Widening and Resurfacing 729.84
West St. Widening
and Resurfacing 113.08
Tuberculosis Hospital Assessment 4,007.85
8,552.61
Overlay Deficit :
Levy of 1946 2.00
Revenue, 1949-Appropriations Voted in 1948 to be Raised in 1949
183.75
Overdrawn Account :
Bills of Previous Years 53.75
Cemetery Improvements
675.22
53,259.45
Sewer Assessment Reserve
16,950.44 Reserve Fund-Overlay Surplus 29,813.57 Overlay Reserved for Abatements: Levy of 1948 10,244.92 Revenue Reserved Until Collected : Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise $918.91
Special Assessments
8,019.07
Tax Title and Tax Possessions 4,921.72
Departmental 21,737.19
Aid to Highways
23,325.20
58,922.09
Surplus Revenue
116,752.78
$407,949.73
$407,949.73
DEFERRED REVENUE ACCOUNTS
Apportioned Sewer Assessments- Not Due $196.38
Apportioned Sewer Assessment Revenue :
Due in 1949
$65.46
Due in 1950
65.46
Due in 1951 65.46
ASSETS
LIABILITIES AND RESERVES
$196.38
$196.38
DEBT ACCOUNTS
Net Funded or Fixed Dept
$179,000.00
Street Pavement Loans
$48,000.00
Airport Construction Loan 15,000.00
Sewer Loan 28,000.00
Eastford Road and West St. School Loan 48,000.00
Northern District Elementary School Loan 40,000.00
$179,000.00
$179,000.00
TRUST AND INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS
Trust and Investment Funds, Cash and Securities: In Custody of Treasurer In Custody of Trustees
$246,669.24
4,868.92
In Custody of Treasurer : Jesse J. Angell Charity Fund $1,403.09 Ella M. Cole Fund for Needy School Children 3,000.00
Alexis Boyer, Jr., School Fund 421.61 Mary Mynott Library Fund 1,000.00 Cemetery General Care Funds 25,000.00
Cemeter Perpetual Care Funds 51,752.45
Post-War Rehabilitation Fund 164,092.09
In Custody of Trustees : Bradford Library Fund
$246,669.24
4,868.92
$251,538.16
$251,538.16
CONTRIBUTORY RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS
Contributory Retirement Funds, Cash and Securities $93,144.06
Annuity Savings Fund
$66,971.77
Annuity Reserve Fund
3,631.14
Pension Fund
19,111.03
Military Service Fund
1,209.51
Expense Fund
296.08
Undistributed Income 1,924.53
$93,144.06
$93,144.06
TOWN OF SOUTHBRIDGE FIXED DEBT RECORD December 31, 1948
Eastford Rd. & West St. School 1933 $152,490.00
Charlton St. School 1938 $80,000.00
Airport 1945 $75.000.00
Hamilton & Main Sts. 1946 Resurfacing $41,600.00
Worcester St. Sewer Loan 1947 $35,000.00
South St. Resurfacing 1947 $30,000.00
Amount Due Annually
1949
6,000.00
4,000.00
15,000.00
8,000.00
7,000.00
6,000.00
46,000.00
1950
6,000.00
4,000.00
8,000.00
7,000.00
6,000.00
31,000.00
1951
6,000.00
4,000.00
8,000.00
7,000.00
6,000.00
31,000.00
1952
6,000.00
4,000.00
7,000.00
6,000.00
23,000.00
1953
6,000.00
4,000.00
10,000.00
1954
6,000.00
4,000.00
10,000.00
1955
6,000.00
4,000.00
10,000.00
1956
6,000.00
4,000.00
10,000.00
1957
4,000.00
4,000.00
1958
4,000.00
4,000.00
48,000.00
40,000.00
15,000.00
24,000.00
28,000.00
24,000.00
179,000.00
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JOSEPH E. DESROSIER,
Town Accountant
SCHEDULE OF APPROPRIATIONS, EXPENDITURES, TRANSFERS AND BALANCES
Appropriations
Prev. Bal. Refunds Transfers
Total Receipts
Expense
Transfer To Other Accounts
Balance To Balance Total Revenue Forwarded Overdrawn Expenses Or Overlay to 1949
Accounts
General Government:
Moderator
60.00
60.00
60.00
60.00
Finance Committee
100.00
100.00
43.84
43.84
56.16
Selectmen-Salaries- Current Year
3,340.00
3,340.00
3,340.00
3,340.00
Selectmen-Salaries-
'48 Adjustment
130.00
130.00
130.00
Selectmen-Expense
1,000.00
1,000.00
To Town Hall Expense
438.47
300.00
738.47
261.53
Accountant-Salaries From Reserve Fund
60.80
4,620.80
4,620.80
4,620.80
Accountant -- Expense
500.00
500.00
330.34
330.34
169.66
Account-Out of State Travel
250.00
250.00
250.00
250.00
Treasurer-Salaries
3,960.00
From Treas. Expense
110.00
4,070.00
4,070.00
4,070.00
Treasurer Expense
1,800.00
By Refund
7.20
1,807.20
1,403.22
To Treas. Salaries
110.00
To Int. Temp. Loans
285.28
1,798.50
8.70
Tax Collector-Salaries
4,710.00
4,710.00
4,710.00
4,710.00
Tax Collector-Expense
1,642.00
1,642.00
1,638.29
1,638.29
3.71
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4,560.00
SCHEDULE OF APPROPRIATIONS, EXPENDITURES, TRANSFERS AND BALANCES (Continued)
Appropriations
Prev. Bal. Refunds Transfers
Total Receipts
Expense
Transfer To Other Accounts
Balance To Balance Total Revenue Forwarded Overdrawn Expenses Or Overlay to 1949
Accounts
Assessors-Salaries
5,6660.00
5,660.00
5,660.00
5,660.00
Assessors-Expense
1,000.00
From Reserve Fund . .
25.00
1,025.00
1,024.12
1,024.12
.88
Town Clerk-Salaries . .
2,420.00
2,420.00
2,420.00
2,420.00
Town Clerk-Expense . .
628.00
628.00
542.62
542.62
85.38
Elec. & Reg'n .- Salaries
450.00
450.00
450.00
450.00
Elect. & Reg.'n .- Exp. .
3,160.00
56.00
1,713.80
4,929.80
4,929.80
4,929.80
Elec., Reg'n .- Relisting .
2,775.00
2,775.00
2,329.92
2,329.92
445.08
Law Salaries
1,200.00
1,200.00
1,050.00
1,050.00
150.00
Law Expense
300.00
300.00
164.40
164.40
135.60
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Engineering-Salaries
12,530.00
Refund of 1947 Salary
overpayment
100.00
12,630.00
11,777.92
11,777.92
852.08
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Engineering Expense ..
1,476.00
Balance 1-1-48
157.50
By Refund
3.45
1,636.95
1,613.57
1,613.57
23.38
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Town Hall-Salaries .
2,728.00
2,728.00
2,728.00
2,728.00
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Town Hall-Expense
4,500.00
From Excess & Def.
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300.00
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From Selectmen-Exp.
300.00
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From Town Hall-Exp. From Reserve Fund . .
By Refund
20.00
5,120.00
5,056.16
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To Elect. & Reg'n .- Expense
56.00
5,112.16
7.84
Planning Board
200.00
200.00
199.36
199.36
.64
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Board of Appeals
100.00
100.00
24.75
24.75
75.25
Contributory Ret. System Adminis.
1,090.00
1,090.00
1,090.00
1,090.00
By-Laws Revision
100.00
100.00
4.66
4.66
95.34
Total General Government
62,369.00
2,853.75
65,222.75
61,970.24
751.28
62,721.52
2,200.64
300.59
Protection of Persons and Property :
Police-Salaries
60,713.00
60,713.00
59,074.09
59,074.09
1,638.91
Expense
6,942.00
From Reserve Fund
135.59
7,077.59
7,070.84
7,070.84
6.75
Fire-Salaries
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