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1
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323
April
322
3
2
4
323
May
321
4
2
1
326
June
324
5
2
8
323
July
321
2
3
4
322
August
319
6
4
7
322
September
318
2
3
5
318
October
315
4
5
4
320
November
315
1
4
6
314
December
310
4
3
7
314
Expenses and Reimbursements 1953
Total Cost
$234,831.53
Federal Reimbursement
113,705.54
State Reimbursement
81,837.36
Cities and Towns Reimbursement
3,125.79
Meal Tax
5,216.87
Refunds
1,158.90
Total Reimbursements
205,044.46
Net Cost to Town
29,787.07
Average net cost to Town monthly
2,482.25
Average net cost to Town monthly per case
7.73
Average number of cases per month
321
DISABILITY ASSISTANCE
A program of public assistance established by Chapter 118-D of the General Laws, under which cash allowances are provided for needy persons found to be permanently disabled and medically unemployable. In order to be eligible for assist- ance under this program, a person must be 18 years of age or over. Cash allowances are based upon a mandatory State Standard Budget. Under this program, cities and towns re- ceive State and Federal reimbursements.
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Caseload
No. of Cases
New and Reopened
Closed
January
17
February
18
1
-
Expenses and Reimbursements 1953
Total Cost
$ 16,203.93
State Reimbursement
4,672.50
Federal Reimbursement
8,743.57
Refunds
67.85
Total Reimbursements
13,483.92
Net Cost to Town
2,720.01
Average net cost to Town monthly
266.67
Average net cost to Town monthly per case
11.33
Average number of cases per month
20
INFIRMARY
The Infirmary is under the direction of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dowling.
We have averaged 12 inmates a month through the year at a cost of $10.89 a week per inmate.
We wish to express our thanks to West Street and Cole Trade Schools, the Girl Scouts, and the various individuals who donated gifts to the inmates.
Respectfully submitted,
HERMAS LIPPE, Chairman, MARIE LARIVIERE, Clerk, OVIDE DESROSIERS, Third Mem. HERBERT H. MICHON, Welf. Agent, Board of Public Welfare.
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April
20
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May
21
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June
19
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July
21
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August
21
September
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November
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December
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March
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF JACOB EDWARDS MEMORIAL LIBRARY
TRUSTEES FOR THE EDWARDS BEQUEST
W. Wesley Crawford
Ellsworth D. Mitchell
Jacob K. Edwards John O. Martin
FOR THE TOWN
Oswald J. Laliberte Edward P. Sheehan
Dr. Nerio W. Pioppi, Chairman
LIBRARY HOURS
Open 1954:
Monday - Friday
10:00 a. m. to 9:00 p. m.
Saturday 10:00 a. m. to 6:00 p. m.
Closed 1954:
January 1
New Year's Day
February 22
Washington's Birthday
May 31
Memorial Day
July 5 Independence Day
September 6
Labor Day
October 12
Columbus Day
November 11
Armistice Day
November 25
Thanksgiving Day
December 25
Christmas Day
REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN
To the Trustees of the Jacob Edwards Memorial Library:
As the library closes another year of service to the people of Southbridge, an examination of the events of the year show, not the growth which we usually hope to present by statistics, but changes which, it is to be hoped, will be the basis for growth in the future.
The renovation of the interior has been a great success. The new lighting system, consisting of porthole lights in the domed ceiling of the reading room, fluorescent tubes in the refer- ence room, office and stacks, has enabled the removal of the table lamps and furnishes really adequate lighting everywhere in the affected areas. Our color scheme has been greatly ad- mired. The bleaching and refinishing of the woodwork and furniture in a limed oak finish has afforded one of the most drastic and most admired changes. The revolving entrance
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door, for forty years a source of wonder and amusement to the children of Southbridge, and of irritation to the library staff, has been replaced by a vestibule entrance with Colonial doors, styled to blend with the general appearance of the li- brary facade. A much larger charging desk has replaced the old one, enabling the staff to handle books during rush periods with much greater ease.
Needless to say, our library activities have been somewhat curtailed by the general confusion attendant on the changes being made. The library was open for "business as usual" but extra plans were necessarily few. The annual sessions of the summer reading club were held, however, under the leadership of Miss Barrett and Mrs. Hazelton, with the help of two volun- teers, Sylvia Beaudry and Joanne Roy. This year the reading tally was kept by means of leaves which were attached to a large tree poster in the children's reading room. Seventy-eight children were registered with an average attendance of forty- three.
Book Week was celebrated by a display of new books, both juvenile and adult. Movie shorts were shown three afternoons in the downstairs club room.
There have been several changes in the staff personnel dur- ing the year. In April occurred the death of Romualdo DiBona- ventura, who had been janitor of the library since its establish- ment in the present building in 1914. He is greatly missed, as he proved himself a good friend and a loyal member of the staff. In December, Miss Barrett resigned her position as li- brarian. There are now two new half-time workers. Mrs. Claire Hart, who has charge of the desk in the morning, and Mrs. Ailsa Wojciechowska, who fills the same position in the afternoon.
No set program of visits by school classes was followed last year, but a comparatively large number of teachers did bring their classes to the library and were welcomed by the librarian with a story-telling period after which there was some elementary instruction as to the general use of the library fa- cilities. Teachers and classes are always welcome. Groups of books of their own choosing are available to teachers for use in their classrooms.
In 1953 five hundred forty new borrowers were registered, one hundred seventy-six adult and three hundred sixty-four juveniles. There were nine hundred two new books added to the adult collection and three hundred fifteen new children's books. A new Encyclopedia Americana was purchased for the reference room, adding up-to-date information to an already excellent collection of reference books. To our subscription list of eight newspapers and eighty-one periodicals was added ANTIQUES, a magazine of equal interest to collectors and oc- casional buyers.
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Reading trends will be shown in the following comparative table:
1952
1953
General works
186
164
Philosophy
570
636
Religion
566
478
Sociology
1,325
1,175
Language
168
184
Science
644
677
Useful Arts
2,244
2,096
Fine Arts
2,092
1,725
Literature
1,912
1,405
History
1,397
1,036
Travel
1,543
1,303
Biography
2,275
1,879
Total Adult Non-Fiction
18,403
12,769
Total Adult Fiction
31,941
27,334
Current Periodicals
3,202
3,057
Pamphlets
279
279
Foreign Books
367
347
Total Adult Circulation
50,711
43,786
Children's Books and Magazines
31,298
28,317
Pictures
198
413
Grand Total
82,211
72,516
It will be noted that the circulation figures for the year are considerably lower than those of last year, in both adult and juvenile sections. It is to be hoped that continual improvement in television programs will eventually stimulate the desire to read, instead of substituting, as it does now, a rather doubtful form of entertainment.
The library staff greatly appreciates the consideration and cooperation of the Board of Trustees during the past year. It is the earnest desire of the staff to continue and enlarge the service of the library to the townspeople.
Statistical Record
Library
Jacob Edwards Memorial Library
Date of founding
1871
Population served
18,000
Days open during year
304
Hours open each week
63
Number of volumes January 1, 1953
36,500
Number of volumes added
1,221
New 1,217 2 Including 252 books by gifts and
Replaced 4 S transfer from rental collection
63
Number of volumes discarded and lost
640 Number of volumes December 31, 1953 37,081 Number of registered borrowers 4,519
Number of volumes lent for home use Largest circulation for one day
72,516
431
Smallest circulation for one day
124
Average circulation per day
240
Library Staff
Librarian
Marguerite Barrett Hilda Heather
Reference Librarian
General Assistant
Gladys Hobson
Children's Librarian
Mary Hazelton
Janitor
Joseph Lataille
Part Time Staff
Marilyn Anderson Elizabeth Harvey Rita Roy Claire Hart
Ramona DiBonaventura Viola Michael Barbara St. Martin Ailsa Wojciechowska
Helen Rowley
Respectfully submitted,
HILDA T. HEATHER, Acting Librarian.
1953 RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES 1954 BUDGET ESTIMATES
Cash Balance, January 1, 1953
$ 6,468.49
Receipts From:
Town Appropriation-Regular
17,674.00
Town Apropriation-Special
1,000.00
Mynott Fund Interest
30.00
Trustees of Edwards Trust Fund
6,989.92
Pilsudski Club Book Fund
100.00
Cost Accountant's Association
10.00
Transferred from Savings Account
12,832.49
Total
$45,104.90
Expenditures:
Payroll
$13,731.12
$14,630.00
Building Expenses
4,634.46
4,845.00
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1954 Budget
Operating Expenses
648.15
725.00
Building Maintenance
408.19
250.00
Building Repairs and Improvements
21,335.60
1,000.00
Grounds Maintenance
63.65
175.00
Books and Periodicals
2,963.46
3,300.00
Book Repairs
68.47
300.00
Equipment
212.65
400.00
Total Expenses
$44,065.75
$25,625.00
Transfer to Pilsudski Club Book Fund
200.00
Total
$44,265.75
Cash Balance, December 31, 1953
$ 839.15
Represented by:
Trustee Cash
$789.32
Mynott Fund Interest
45.39
Pilsudski Fund
4.44
$839.15
RESERVE FOR BUILDING REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS
Balance, January 1, 1953
$21,456.31
Add:
Interest
579.40
$22,035.71
Deduct:
Transferred to operating account
12,832.49
Balance, December 31, 1953
$ 9,203.22
PILSUDSKI CLUB BOOK FUND
Transferred from operating account
$ 200.00
Add interest
3.27
Balance, December 31, 1953
$ 203.27
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The following tabulation indicates the proportion of the cost of the Library borne by the tax- payers of the Town of Southbridge:
Expenses paid by the Town:
1953 Budget
1953 % Expenditures
%
1954 Budget
%
Appropriation - Regular
$17,674.00
72.4
$17,674.00
40.1
$18,605.00
72.6
Appropriation - Special
1,000.00
4.1
5,782.95
13.1
1,000.00
3.9
$18,674.00
76.5
$23,456.95
53.2
$19,605.00
76.5
Expenses paid by Trustee Funds:
Edwards Trusts
5,746.00
23.5
20,600.81
46.8
6,020.00
23.5
Mynott Fund
5.24
2.75
$24,420.00
100.0
$44,065.75
100.0
$25,625.00
100.0
If the amount collected by the Library and in to the Town Treasurer, $1,060.03, is taken into consideration, the net cost to the taxpayers for 1953 is $22,396.92, or 50.8% of the total cost for the year.
Attention is called to the estimated contribution for 1954 of $6,020.00 from Trust Funds. On this basis the Town cost will be only 76.5% of the total budget including the special appropriation of $1,000.00
In the interest of the public the trustees urgently recommend that the facilities of the Library be expanded through the addition of a building to be used as a Children's Library. Trustees ap- peared before the Southbridge Improvement Committee in 1947 and $48,500.00 was set up as a capital outlay for 1948 - all or part of this amount to be raised by a bond issue. This recommendation was included in the warrant for 1948 and 1949, but it was turned down by the Finance Committee and the voters.
Again it is stressed that this needed Children's Library will not only develop reading habits
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for children, but will make available for adults the present facilities under more satisfactory con- ditions.
Approved by Trustees, The Jacob Edwards Memorial Library,
NERIO W. PIOPPI, W. WESLEY CRAWFORD, JACOB K. EDWARDS, OSWALD J. LALIBERTE, JOHN O. MARTIN, E. D. MITCHELL, EDWARD P. SHEEHAN.
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THIRTY-EIGHTH REPORT Of The TOWN ACCOUNTANT Of The TOWN OF SOUTHBRIDGE for the year ending DECEMBER 31, 1953
REVENUE - 1953 General Revenue
Taxes:
Current Year:
Poll
$ 9,486.00
Personal
147,652.64
Real Estate
729,634.76
Motor Vehicle Excise
70,550.06
$957,323.46
Previous Years:
Poll $ 16.00
Personal
3,479.61
Real Estate
34,822.58
Motor Vehicle Excise
10,973.09
49,291.28
From State:
Business-Corporation Tax
$ 96,703.16
Income Tax
8,575.00
School Aid According to Chapter 70
147,757.97
Meal Tax-O. A. A.
5,216.87
258,253.00
Licenses and Permits:
Licenses:
Liquor $ 14,335.00
Hawkers, Peddlars and Junk 257.50
Sunday Store
123.00
Common Victuallers and
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Innholders
162.00
Pool, Billiard and
Bowling
57.00
Milk and Oleo
103.00
Auto Dealers
78.00
Auctioneers
10.00
Taxis and Drivers
104.00
Firearms
95.00
All Other
2,077.54
17,402.04
Permits:
Garage
$ 17.00
Gasoline and Motor Oil
25.50
All Other
83.50
126.00
Fines and Forfeitures:
Court Fines
782.00
Grants and Gifts:
County-Dog Licenses
2,019.65
From State:
English Speaking Class $ 560.00
Vocational Education
25,845.79
Smith-Hughes Fund
1,885.09
28,290.88
Highway Aid:
State and County-
Chapter 90
Contract #14071-C'nty $ 4,608.08
Contr. #13860-County
1,000.00
Contr. #14252-County
3,786.01
Contr. #14512-County
1,000.00
Contract #14071 State 9,216.17
Contract #13860-State
1,000.00
Contract #14252-State
7,572.03
Contract #14512-State
1,000.00
29,182.29
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Federal Grants and Gifts:
Aid to Dependent Children: Salaries and Admin. $ 579.36
Expense 14,051.41
14,630.77
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Old Age Assistance:
Salaries and Admin.
Expense
$ 4,510.80 114,418.92 118,929.72
Disability Assistance:
Salaries and Admin.
$ 194.51
Expense
8,065.19
8,259.70
Other Revenue: Tax Titles Sales & Redemption 1,238.12
Total General Revenue
$1,485,728.91
Departmental:
General Government:
Tax Collector
$ 1.67
Selectmen
1,192.39
Town Hall
286.25
1,480.31
Protection of Persons
and Property:
Rent-Police
$ 1,200.00
All Other
4.11
Fire:
Sale of Old Material
174.80
1,378.91
Sealer of Weights and
Measures:
Sealing Fees
473.10
Ambulance Fees
2,771.30
6,103.62
Health and Sanitation: Tuberculosis 2,020.72
Highways:
Equipment Rental
1,362.28
Public Welfare and Vet- erans Benefits:
Temporary Aid:
From State $ 5,011.60
From Cities and Towns
834.08 5,845.68
Commercial Revenue
70
Aid to Dependent Children: From State 12,690.54
Old Age Assistance:
From State
$ 81,837.36
From Cities and Towns
3,296.89 85,134.25
Disability Assistance: From State
4,672.50
Infirmary:
Reimbursements
1,060.20
Veterans Benefits:
From State
12,604.82
122,007.99
Schools and Libraries:
Tuition-State Wards $ 831.21
Other Tuition
32,129.61
Sale of Books and Supplies
3.50
All Others
20.03
Fines and Sales-Libr.
1,073.11
Salaries-
Paid by Trustees
1,034.06
35,091.52
Unclassified:
Dresser Field $ 1.00
Parking Meter Receipts
18,947.43
Airport
100.00
19,048.43
Total Departmental Revenue
$185,634.56
Oak Ridge Cemetery:
Sale of Lots and Graves $ 1,765.00
Graves Opened 968.00
2,733.00
Special Assessments:
Sewers Unapportioned $ 2,578.09 Sewers Added to Taxes 1,825.05
4,403.14
Interest:
On Deferred Taxes $ 1,175.10
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On Special Assessments Costs of Court
2.80
On Tax Titles Redeemed
60.35
14.00
41.16
Funds:
Ella M. Cole Fund
$ 81.25
Mabel Murphy Fund
60.00
Mary Mynott Fund
30.00
Adah Stedman Fund
30.00
Cemetery Fund
2,667.70
2,868.95
4,250.66
Municipal Indebtedness:
Anticipation of Revenue
400,000.00
Agency, Trust and Investment:
Agency:
Dog Lic. - Due County $ 1,931.80
Fed. Withholding Tax
92,155.32
Blue Cross
8,050.65
Deposits on Plans & Bids
6,790.00
School Lunch Program
$20,909.46
School Athletic Fund
7,824.25
137,661.48
Trust and Investment:
Perpetual Care
$ 1,570.00
Investment
3,375.00
4,945.00
Cemetery-General Care Fund:
Estate of Louise Orr
Donation
10,000.00 152,606.48
Refunds:
Selectmen-Expense $ 15.00
Tax Collector-Exp.
2.52
Police-Expense
1.65
Forest Fire-Expense ..
.50
Health-T. B. and Con- tagious Diseases
110.85
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Fees-Discharged Sewers On Motor Vehicle Excise On Trust and Investment
88.30
Health-Premature Births
143.60
Highway-Expense
104.43
General Relief-Exp. 83.40
A. D. C. Town Appro- priation-Expense
139.40
A. D. C. Fed. Grant- Expense
129.70
O. A. A. Town Appro-
priation-Expense
489.50
O. A. A. Fed. Grant- Expense
669.40
Disability Assist. Town®
Approp .- Expense
27.05
Dis. Assist., Fed. Grant- Expense
40.80
Infirmary-Expense
300.00
Veterans Benefit-Exp.
459.73
Library-Salary
17.00
Library-Expense
26.10
School-Salary
10.60
School-Expense
55.71
School Athletic Fund
18.42
School Lunch Program
88.85
Swimming Pool-Sal.
8.00
Southbridge Rent Control
9.52
M. V. Excise
3.78
2,955.51
Total Revenue for 1953
$2,238,312.26
Cash on Hand January 1, 1953
467,771.55
$2,706,083.81
EXPENDITURES - 1953
General Government
Moderator:
Salary
$ 20.00
Expense
12.00
$
32.00
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Finance Committee
10.00
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Selectmen:
Salaries and Wages:
Chairman
$ 550.00
2 Members
825.00
Clerical Services
2,540.00
3,915.00
Other Expenses:
Supplies, Stationery and Postage
$ 138.23
Printing and Adv.
107.02
Mileage
13.95
Telephone
129.11
Equipment & Mainten.
457.70
All Other
158.76
1,004.77
4.919.77
Accountant:
Salaries and Wages:
Accountaint
$ 3,150.00
Clerk
1,716.00
Etxra Clerical
100.00
4,966.00
Other Expenses:
Supplies, Stationery and
Postage
$ 172.13
Printing
44.17
Telephone
2.45
Equipment & Maint.
197.81
Travel, Dues and All Other
36.58
453.14
New Equipment: Steel File
200.00
5,619.14
Treasurer:
Salaries and Wages:
Treasurer
$ 2,400.00
Clerk
2,080.00
Extra Clerical
825.00
5,305.00
Other Expenses:
:
Foreclosure Tax Titles $ 340.00
Stationery and Postage 378.14
Printing and Adv. 221.12
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Equipment and Maint. .. 55.25
Telephone
149.80
Surety Bond
290.00
Travel, Dues and All Other
164.15
1,598.46 6,903.46
Tax Collector:
Salaries and Wages:
Collector
$ 3,150.00
Special Collectors
34.00
Clerk
1,820.00
Extra Clerical
300.00
5,304.00
Other Expenses:
Stationery and Postage
$ 739.59
Printing and Adv.
690.35
Telephone
120.50
Surety Bond
417.25
Equipment and Maint.
349.85
Travel, Dues, and
All Other
99.86
2,417.40
7,721.40
Town Collector:
Salaries and Wages:
Collector
$ 250.00
Extra Clerical
300.00
550.00
Other Expenses:
Supplies, Stationery,
Postage
$ 85.26
Equipment
6.12
Travel
43.40
All Other
12.60
147.38
697.38
Assessors:
Salaries and Wages:
Assessors, 2 Members
$ 1,100.00
Clerk of Board
3,450.00
Clerical Assistance
1,976.00
6,526.00
Other Expenses:
Meals $ 10.00
Stationery and Postage
475.93
75
Printing Telephone
141.51
108.10
Equipment and Maint. Dues and All Other
306.56
35.00
1,077.10
Travel
315.00
7,918.10
Law:
Salaries and Wages: Town Counsel
1,600.00
Other Expenses:
Stationery and Postage $ 38.64
Printing and Adv.
36.60
Telephone
25.90
Recording Fees
36.08
Travel, Dues, and All Other
662.54
799.76
2,399.76
Town Clerk:
Salaries and Wages:
Town Clerk
$ 1,910.00
Clerical Services
925.91
2,835.91
Other Expenses:
Stationery and Postage $ 142.66
Printing and Adv.
17.41
Telephone
189.45
Surety Bond
15.00
Equipment and Maint.
112.70
Travel, Dues, and All Other
165.36
642.58
3,478.49
Election and Registration:
Salaries and Wages: Registrars
550.00
Election Expense:
Election Officers
$ 1,256.03
Clerical Services
1,569.95
Supplies, Stationery and Postage
127.29
Printing and Adv.
497.75
Meals
307.85
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Equipment and Maint. All Other
9.00
4.25
3,772.12
Relisting Expense:
Clerical Services
$ 417.15
Assistant Registrars
811.86
Supplies and Postage
85.32
Printing
646.40
Advertising 1
5.63
Travel
12.12
1,978.48
6,300.60
Engineering:
Salaries and Wages:
Engineer
$ 5,500.00
Assistant Engineer
4,250.00
Clerks and Helpers
6,745.97
16,495.97
Office Expense:
Printing and Adv.
$ 310.79
Equipment and Maint.
227.99
Telephone
147.75
686.53
Field Expense:
Materials and Supplies
$ 301.63
Mileage and Travel
1,003.09
Equipment and Maint.
6.51
1,311.23
18,493.73
Town Hall:
Salaries and Wages: Janitor
2,884.00
Other Expenses:
Helpers
$ 406.88
Fuel
2,743.07
Light
674.40
Janitor's Supplies
313.61
Repairs
516.11
Telephone
43.25
Equipment and Maint.
416.99
Water and All Other
369.33
5,483.64
8,367.64
Retirement Board:
Administration 1,090.00
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By-Laws Revision: Clerical Services
Supplies
$ 50.07 1.50
51.57
51.57
Planning Board:
Professional Services
$ 31.45
Photos
160.20
Office Supplies
129.27
Meals and Travel
187.56
All Other
122.93
915.31
915.31
Total General Government
$ 74,918.35
Protection of Persons and Property
Police Department:
Salaries and Wages:
Chief
$ 4,530.63
Patrolmen
69,133.23
Sergeant Salaries
150.00
Deputy Chief
150.00
Fingerprint Officers
200.00
Lock-Up Keeper
2,085.25
Special Police
7,111.00
83,360.11
Equipment and Maintenance:
Motor Equipment
$ 1,611.84
Gasoline, Oil, Etc.
1,817.55
Radio Equipment and Maintenance
1,147.23
Officer's Equipment
397.84
4,974.46
Fuel and Light:
Fuel
$ 618.40
Light
455.16
1,073.56
Maintenance of Buildings and Grounds:
Repairs
$ 481.58
Janitor's Supplies
280.49
Water and All Other
64.72
826.79
Other Expenses:
Supplies, Stationery,
Postage
$ 337.05
Telephone
2,547.99
Equipment and Miant.
748.37
78
Photo and Fingerprint Supplies Dues and All Other
480.63 380.00
4,494.04
Prisoner's Expense:
Doctor's, Matrons, and Guards
$ 25.00
Board and Care of Prisoners
150.11
Officers' Expense
52.54
227.56
New Cruiser
1,997.81
School and Safety Supplies
488.90
Auxiliary Police
519.71
Parking Meter Division:
Salaries
$ 7,750.90
Expense
2,680.00
10,430.90
108.393.84
Fire Department:
Salaries and Wages:
Chief
$ 4,169.88
Assistant Chief, Cap-
tain and Lieut.
11,239.28
Permanent Firemen
51,191.25
Call Men
5,017.50
Supt. of Alarms
350.00
Clerk of Fire Dept.
100.00
Other Employees
36.48
72,104.39
New Fire Alarm System
5,393.53
New Pumper
16.25
Out of State Travel
52.90
Equipment and Maintenance:
Apparatus Repairs $ 938.98
Equipment for Men
432.28
Apparatus Accessories
294.58
Radio Equip. & Maint.
269.25
Repairs, Parts
74.76
Gasoline and Oil
461.04
Alarms, Boxes, Etc.
54.48
Shop Equip. & Maint.
44.53
2,569.90
Hydrant Service
20,783.75
Fuel and Light:
Fuel
$ 779.70
Light
330.36
1,110.06
79
Maintenance of Buildings and Grounds:
Repairs
$ 451.78
Furniture
6.68
Laundry
63.73
Janitor's Supplies and Water
318.63
840.82
Other Expenses:
Stationery and Postage $
84.23
Telephone
315.65
Office Equip. & Maint.
99.23
Mileage, Travel and All Other
295.77
794.88
103,666.48
Forest Fires:
Salaries and Wages:
Wardens
$ 200.00
Fighting Fires
942.75
1,142.75
Other Expense:
Radio Maintenance
$ 215.40
Hose Repair
8.00
Repairs, Parts, Gas and Oil
168.15
Materials and Supplies
95.02
New Hose
206.50
Food for Men at Fires
59.79
752.86
1,895.61
Planting and Trimming of Trees:
Salaries and Wages:
Superintendent
$ 363.38
Labor
1,175.38
1,538.76
Other Expenses:
Hardware and Tools
$ 14.47
Truck Hire
426.50
All Other
20.22
461.19
1,999.95
Moth Extermination:
Salaries and Wages: Superintendent $ 50.25
80
Labor
....... 62.38
112.63
Other Expense:
Truck Hire
287.37
400.00
Dutch Elm Disease:
Salaries and Wages:
Superintendent
$
12.00
Labor
8.80
20.80
Other Expense:
Telephone
$ 2.95
Insecticides
552.75
Equipment Hire
2,423.50
2,979.20
3,000.00
Building Inspection:
Salaries and Wages: Salary
400.00
Other Expenses:
: : Telephone, Materials and Supplies
55.08
: . Mileage and Travel
94.00
149.08
549.08
Wire Inspection:
Salaries and Wages: Salary
400.00
Other Expenses:
Telephone, Materials and
Supplies $ 59.25
Mileage, Travel and
All Other
88.00
147.25
547.25
Sealer of Weights and Measures:
Salaries and Wages: Sealer
1,300.00
Other Expenses:
Office Supplies
$
5.65
Printing
6.25
Travel
300.00
Equip. & Mainten.
20.03
331.93
1,631.93
81
Ambulance ::
Equipment and Maintenance and Laundry $ 335.83
"' Gasoline, Oil, Etc. 476.76
Materials and Supplies
96.36
Mobile Radio, Drivers' Expense
183.55
1,092.50
1,092.50
Dog Officer:
Dogs Boarded
$ 341.50
Dogs Destroyed
156.00
497.50
497.50
Animal Inspection:
Salary
124.92
Mileage and Travel
74.90
199.82
Street Lighting:
Street Lights
20,321.17
Total Protection of Persons and Property
$244,195.13
Health and Sanitation
Health:
Salaries and Wages:
Board Members
$ 330.00
Agent
550.00
Board Physician
330.00
Parochial School M.D.
770.00
Podiatrist
250.00
Nurse
2,849.92
Clerk Hire
275.91
Dental Clinic
700.00
Plumbing Inspector
2,449.92
Food Inspector
175.00
Milk Inspector
233.24
Slaughtering Inspector
385.00
Sanitary Inspector
440.00
9,738.99
Travel:
Agent
$ 50.75
Nurse
153.90
82
Plumbing Inspector Slaughtering Inspector
44.73
19.00
268.38
Premature Births
551.60 8,998.00
Garbage Collection
Other Expenses:
Dental Clinic
$ 24.08
Laboratory
2.00
Office Expense
410.44
School Medical Supplies
3.25
439.77
Vital Statistics:
Births
$ 145.25
Deaths :
45.75
191.00
T. B. and Con-
tagious Diseases:
Lakeville State San. $ 1,689.00
Worcester County San.
3,580.50
Cambridge Sanitarium
283.50
Belmont Hospital
658.94
Misc. Expense
30.00
6,241.94
Chest X-Ray:
Salaries
$ 351.00
Other Expense
26.32
377.32
26,807.00
Sewer:
Salaries and Wages:
Commissioners
$ 450.00
Caretaker
3,120.00
Labor
1,638.88
5,208.88
Administrative Expense:
Stationery, Printing and Postage $ 4.00
Telephone and All Other
147.20
151.20
General Expense:
Insurance, Registra-
tion and Repairs $ 66.25
Tools and Equipment 205.86
Pipe and Fittings
4.48
Gasoline and Oil
149.05
83
Materials and Supplies and All Other
87.71
Repair Sewer Lines
112.80
Fuel and Light
12.00
638.15
Special Repairs
1,602.22
7,600.45
Total Health and Sanitation
$ 34,407.45
Highways, Snow and Ice
General Administration:
Salaries and Wages:
Commissioners
$ 102.00
Superintendent
3,598.18
3,700.18
Other Expenses:
Stationery, Supplies and Postage
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