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Motor Vehicle Excise
2,808.54
Rents - Trailer
Deposits
798.60
Plans and Bids
5,885.00
Garbage Deposit
600.00
Town Report Deposit
100.00
Ambulance
20.00
Federal Tax
6.40
Blue Cross
20.40
Total Refunds $ 20,871.81
Total Payments for 1955 $2,812,173.60
Cash on Hand December 31, 1955
190,935.06
$3,003,108.66
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TOWN OF SOUTHBRIDGE BALANCE SHEET-DECEMBER 31, 1955
ASSETS
LIABILITIES AND RESERVES
Cash
Accounts Receivable:
$190,935.06
Civil Defense Emergency Housing: Trailer Rents
$ 3,569.10 18,386.16
Levy of 1955
$ 36,978.20
Parking Meters Fees Temporary Loans
150,000.00
Levy of 1954
2,201.28
39,179.48
Insurance Loss Reimburse- ment Acct. 4,893.82
Motor Vehicle Excise:
Trust Fund Income: J. J. Angell Fund
$ 31.27
Levy of 1954
897.74
Alexis Boyer, Jr., Fund
11.29
Levy of 1953
47.90
11,068.56
Ella M. Cole Fund
473.16
Mabel Murphy Fund
92.97
Mary Mynott Fund
21.33
Adah Stedman Fund
91.96
721.98
Sewer-Added to Taxes, 1955
140.57
Committed Interest, 1955
9.49
4,894.94 Deposits: On Plans and Bids
$ 300.00
Tax Titles
$ 1,148.92
Tax Possessions
1,828.94
2,977.86
On Trailers (Civil Defense Emergency Housing)
680.80
980.80
Departmental:
Ambulance
$ 1,146.50
324.74
Town Hall
45.00
3,635.80
Health
249.08
Federal Lunch Program
464.78
Highway
357.05
Sale of Land Account
1,000.00
Public Welfare
3,658.66
Sale of Cemetery Lots
Levy of 1955
$ 10,122.92
Special Assessments:
Unapportioned Sewer, 1955
$ 4,744.88
Civil Defense Housing Electric Light Receipts School Athletic Fund
Taxes:
Aid to Dependent Children (State) Old Age Assistance (Cities and Towns)
5,468.17
and Graves Road Machinery Rental Fund Tailings
1,390.00 1,598.83 431.21
Veteran Benefits (State)
16,257.41
Schools
2,516.50
Municipal Athletic Field
158.42
Cemetery
210.00
30,290.41
Aid to Highway: State
$ 21,200.00
County
11,200.00
32,400.00
Federal Grants:
Underestimates 1955: County Tax
Aid to Dependent Children: Administration Aid
$ 983.95
Overlays:
Old Age Assistance:
Levy of 1955 (Due to
Flood Abatements)
8,856.24
Administration Aid
6,178.20
Levy of 1952
169.47
Disability Assistance:
Overdrawn Accounts: 1955 Chapter 90- Maintenance
2,400.00
Emergency Flood Relief
127,089.50
Appropriation Balances:
Planning Board
$ 242.81
Board of Appeals
204.60
234.26
By-Laws Revision New Addition for Ambu- lance Garage
4,920.18
Sewer-Repair Manhole Covers
300.00
Swimming Pool - Special Water Account 136.10
1,180.37
15,568.89
Permanent Repairs-Roads,
Sidewalks and Bridges
34,758.73
161,848.23
Overestimates-1955: State Parks and Reserva- tion Tax County T. B. Hospital Maintenance Tax
$ 364.48
7,754.31
8,118.79
5,684.64
2,972.99
3,855.00
Administration Aid
398.38
223.62
Alumni Field -- New Construc. Two Softball Diamonds 404.20
Airport Maint. Account 460.18
Cemetery Improvement Acct.
1,719.28
Brookside Road Bridge Construction 12,500.00
Cady Brook Land Damage Acct.
100.00
William E. Earls Property on Chapin Street
80.00
Chestnut Street Construction
454.53
Cohasse Brook Channel Improve.
10,000.00
1955-Chapter 90 Construction- Eastford Road 10,000.00
Eastford Road School Sidewalk
179.21
Forest Avenue Reconstruction 1,603.80
Foster Street Parking Lot Repairs
526.22
Guelphwood Rd. Guard Rail 500.00
Morris Street Extension 167.18
National Guard Account
1,083.12
Nuisance Brook Culvert
983.70
Quinebaug River Land Dam- mage Account 100.00
Repair Dam at 2nd Reservoir
544.80
School Building Improvement Account 4,767.61
Stone Wall Between World War Memorial I and Fire Station 500.00
Swimming Pool-Litchfield Avenue Drain 1,000.00
Town Hall Alterations and Repairs 2,171.60
Vinton Street Bridge Reconstruc.
12,500.00
Voting Precinct Account 174.00
Mary E. Wells School Toilet Accommodations
882.77
69,440.15
Sewer Assessment Reserve Overlay Surplus
1,577.54
11,101.94
Overlays Reserved for Abatements: Levy of 1954
$ 2,201.28
Levy of 1953
335.42
2,536.70
4,046.86
Old Age Assistance Recoveries Revenue Reserved Until Collected: Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Revenue $ 11,068.56
Sewer Assessment Revenue
4,894.94
Tax Title Revenue and Tax Possessions
3,156.15
Departmental Revenue
30,290.41
Highway Aid Revenue
32,400.00
81,810.06
Excess and Deficiency 109,106.74
$490,704.89
$490,704.89
SCHEDULE OF APPROPRIATIONS, EXPENDITURES, TRANSFERS AND BALANCES
Appropr.
Prev. Bal. Refunds Transfers
Total Receipts
Payments
Transfer To Other Accounts
Total Expense
Balance To Var. Accounts
Balance Forw'd To 1956
O'Drawn Accounts 12/31/55
General Government:
Moderator-Salary
60.00
60.00
60.00
60.00
Moderator-Expense
12.00
12.00
12.00
12.00
Finance Committee
100.00
100.00
25.00
25.00
75.00
Selectmen-Salaries
3,750.00
100.00
3,850.00
3,849.96
3,849.96
.04
Selectmen-Expense
1,000.00
By New Equipm.
Rd. Mach. Maint.
14.38
1,014.38
889.65
889.65
124.73
Garbage Collection
By Board of Health-
Garbage Collection
6,753.00
6,753.00
5,600.00
5,600.00
1,153.00
Accountant-Salaries
6,035.00
6,035.00
5,929.10
5,929.10
105.90
Accountant-Expense
500.00
500.00
495.36
495.36
4.64
Treasurer-Salaries By Refund
5,700.00
.60
5,700.60
5,700.60
5,700.60
Treasurer-Expense By Refund
1,700.00
10.00
1,710.00
1,698.77
1,698.77
11.23
Town Collector-Salaries
6,950.00
500.00
7,450.00
7,441.51
7,441.51
8.49
Town Collector-Expense By Refund
5.00
2,519.00
2,448.09
2,448.09
70.91
Assessors-Salaries
7,500.00
7,500.00
7,500.00
7,500.00
Assessors-Expense
1,200.00
By Refund
5.20
1,205.20
1,171.38
To Assessors-Travel
25.00
1,196.38
8.82
Assessors-Travel
375.00
By Assessors- Other Exp.
25.00
400.00
395.09
395.09
4.91
Town Clerk-Salaries
7,331.00
7,331.00
7,302.79
To Town Clerk-Expense
14.26
7,317.05
13.95
By Excess and Deficiency
By Excess and Deficiency
2,514.00
Town Clerk-Expense By Refund By Reserve for Petty Cash Advance By Town Clerk-Sal.
742.00
.44
50.00
14.26
806.70
702.08
To Reserve for Petty Cash Advance
50.00
752.08 550.00
54.62
Election and Regis .- Sal. 550.00
550.00
550.00
Election and Reg .- Exp. 3,680.00
3,680.00
2,688.30
To Relisting Expense
17.87
2,706.17
973.83
Elec. & Reg .- Relisting Exp. 1,507.00 By Election-Expense
17.87
1,524.87
1,523.88
1,523.88
.99
Law-Salaries
2,300.00
2,300.00
2,300.00
2,300.00
Law-Expense
300.00
300.00
293.18
293.18
6.82
Engineering-Salaries By Refund
303.86
17,703.86
14,076.01
14,076.01
3,627.85
Engineering-Expense
2,000.00
2,000.00
1,700.46
1,700.46
299.54
Engineering-Calculator 350.00
350.00
350.00
350.00
Town Hall-Salary By Excess & Deficiency
150.00
3,100.00
3,100.00
3,100.00
Town Hall-Expense
5,500.00
5,500.00
5,278.68
5,278.68
221.32
Planning Board
600.00
600.00
357.19
357.19
242.81
Board of Appeals
204.60
204.60
204.60
Contrib. Retirem't System
1,090.00
1,090.00
1,090.00
1,090.00
By-Laws Revision
499.95
499.95
265.69
265.69
234.26
Total General Government 84,400.55
7,949.61
92,350.16
84,794.77
107.13
84,901.90
6,766.59
681.67
Protection of Persons and Property:
Police-Salaries
97,250.00
By Exc. & Deficiency
120.00
97,370.00
97,284.80
97,284.80
85.20
Police-Fingerprint Identifica-
150.00
150.00
148.75
148.75
1.25
Police-Bldg. Repairs
600.00
600.00
570.67
570.67
29.33
Police-School Safety Sup.
400.00
400.00
388.24
388.24
11.76
Aux. Police-Equipm.
100.00
100.00
97.25
97.25
2.75
17,400.00
2,950.00
tion Equipment
SCHEDULE OF APPROPRIATIONS, EXPENDITURES, TRANSFERS AND BALANCES (Continued)
Appropr.
Prev. Bal. Refunds Transfers
Total Receipts
Payments
Transfer To Other Accounts
Total Expense
Balance To Var. Accounts
Balance Forw'd To 1956
O'Drawn Accounts 12/31/55
Police-Officers' Equipm.
350.00
350.00
349.69
349.69
.31
Police-Emergency Plant
1,000.00
1,000.00
999.38
999.38
.62
Police-Expense
9,200.00
By Refund
97.38
9,297.38
9,005.97
9,005.97
291.41
Police-Park. Meter Div .-
Salaries
10,800.00
10,800.00
10,733.50
10,733.50
66.50
Police-Park. Meter Div .-- Expense
2,700.00
By Park. Meter Fund
250.00
2,950.00
2,941.58
2,941.58
8.42
Police-New Pol. Cruiser
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
Fire-Salaries
88,500.00
88,500.00
88,500.00
88,500.00
Fire-50 Gal. Liquid Foam
250.00
250.00
250.00
250.00
Fire-New Addition for Ambulance Garage
5,000.00
5,000.00
79.82
79.82
4,920.18
Fire-Out of State Travel
150.00
150.00
42.09
42.09
107.91
Fire-New Underground Cables
and Fire Alarm Boxes
3,000.00
3,000.00
2,936.59
2,936.59
63.41
Hydrants
22,100.00
22,100.00
21,255.00
21,255.00
845.00
Forest Fire-Salaries
200.00
200.00
200.00
200.00
Forest Fire-Expense By Refund
1,620.00
1.75
1,621.75
1,596.64
1,596.64
25.11
Ambulance-Expense 1,431.00 By Exc. & Deficiency
140.00
By Fire Dept. Exp.
150.00
By Refund
24.74
1,745.74
1,717.00
1,717.00
28.74
Sealer of Wts. & Meas .-
Salary
1,600.00
1,600.00
1,600.00
1,600.00
Sealer of Wts. & Meas .- Expense
400.00
400.00
389.58
389.58
10.42
Tree Warden
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,199.91
2,199.91
.09
Dutch Elm Disease 3,000.00
By Exc. & Deficiency
450.00
3,450.00
3,450.00
3,450.00
Moth Extermination
400.00
400.00
400.00
400.00
Animal Insp .- Salary 300.00
300.00
300.00
300.00
Animal Insp .- Expense
75.00
75.00
74.97
74.97
.03
Building Insp .- Salary
700.00
700.00
700.00
700.00
Building Insp .- Expense
150.00
150.00
150.00
150.00
Wire Insp .- Salary
800.00
800.00
799.92
799.92
.08
Wire Insp .- Expense
150.00
150.00
150.00
150.00
Dog Officer-Salary
250.00
250.00
250.00
250.00
Dog Officer-Expense
495.00
495.00
494.00
494.00
1.00
Street Lighting
24,000.00
24,000.00
22,493.79
22,493.79
1,506.21
Total Prot. of Persons and Property
281,321.00
1,233.87
282,554.87
274,549.14
274,549.14
3,085.55
4,920.18
Health and Sanitation:
Health-Salaries
11,680.00
By T. B. Account
125.00
11,805.00
11,796.38
11,796.38
8.62
Health-Expense
500.00
75.00
575.00
546.17
546.17
28.83
Health-Tuberculosis
2,500.00
2,500.00
2,267.62
To Health Sal. & Exp.
200.00
2,467.62
32.38
Health-Contagious Dis.
1,000.00
1,000.00
928.21
928.21
71.79
Health-Premature Births
1,000.00
1,000.00
503.00
503.00
497.00
Health-Travel
400.00
400.00
355.28
355.28
44.72
Health-Vital Statistics
200.00
200.00
68.50
68.50
131.50
Health-Garbage Coll.
9,000.00
9,000.00
2,247.00
To Selectmen-Garbage Collection Account
6,753.00
9,000.00
Sewer-Salaries
6,670.00
By Emerg. Flood Relief Fund
239.20
6,909.20
6,335.00
6,335.00
574.20
Sewer-Expense
1,500.00
1,500.00
1,016.66
1,016.66
483.34
Sewer-Repair
Manhole Covers
300.00
300.00
300.00
By T. B. Account
SCHEDULE OF APPROPRIATIONS, EXPENDITURES, TRANSFERS AND BALANCES (Continued)
Appropr.
Prev. Bal. Refunds Transfers
Total Receipts
Payments
Transfer To Other Accounts
Total Expense
Balance To Var. Accounts
Balance Forw'd To 1956
O'Drawn Accounts 12/31/55
Total of Health and Sanitation
34,750.00
439.20
35,189.20
26,063.82
6,953.00
33,016.82
1,872.38
300.00
Highways:
Highway-Salary
4,300.00
4,300.00
4,300.00
4,300.00
Highway-Labor
43,837.00
By Emergency Flood Relief Fund
2,095.95
45,932.95
41,893.08
4,000.00
45,893.08
39.87
By Refund
10.00
10,010.00
10,003.54
10,003.54
6.46
Highway-Oil and Sand for Roads
10,000.00
10,000.00
5,662.31
5,662.31
4,337.69
Road Mach. Maintenance
10,000.00
By Refund
650.00 4,000.00
14,650.00
14,089.02
14,089.02
560.98
Highway-New Equipment
Road Machinery
12,226.00
12,226.00
12,057.38
12,057.38
168.62
1955 Chap. 90 Rd. Maint.
1,200.00
1,200.00
3,600.00
3,600.00
2,400.00
1954 Chap. 90 Rd. Maint.
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
Town Dump-Salary
2,160.00
By Excess & Defic.
540.00
2,700.00
2,700.00
2,700.00
Town Dump Rodent Control
900.00
900.00
900.00
900.00
Rubbish Collection
3,500.00
3,500.00
3,499.99
3,499.99
01
Snow and Ice Account
7,000.00
7,000.00
6,756.93
6,756.93
243.07
Total Highways
105,123.00
8,295.95
113,418.95
106,462.25
4,000.00
110,462.25
5,356.70
2,400.00
To Rd. Mach. Main.
Highway-Expense
10,000.00
By Highway-Labor
Charities and Veteran Benefits: General Relief (Public Welfare)-Salaries 12,940.00
12,940.00
10,171.85
To Old Age Assistance- Salaries General Relief-Exp. 50,000.00
2,741.14
12,912.99
27.01
By Refunds
94.30
50,094.30
48,068.77
48,068.77
2,025.53
Disability Asst .- Exp. 11,700.00
By Refund
34.70
By Fed. Grant-Exp.
104.84
11,839.54
11,839.54
11,839.54
Aid to Dependent Child .- Expense 28,500.00
By A.D.C. Fed. Gr .- Exp.
1,938.25
30,438.25
29,913.10
29,913.10
525.15
Old Age Assistance-Sal.
2,741.14
2,741.14
2,741.14
2,741.14
Old Age Assist .- Expense 108,000.00 By Excess and Defic.
20,000.00
By Refunds
776.25
128,776.25
128,180.06
128,180.06
596.19
Aid to Dependent Child .-
Fed. Gr .- Sal. & Adm. Balance 1/1/55
620.01
2,452.51
1,364.33
104.23
1,468.56
983.95
A.D.C. Fd. Gr .- Expense
Balance 1/1/55
3,035.85
By Refunds
93.00
From Comm. of Mass.
21,955.44
25,084.29
20,173.05
To A.D.C. Expense
1,938.25
22,111.30
2,972.99
O.A.A., Fed. Gr .- Sal .and Adm.
Balance 1/1/55
4,497.23
By Refund
3.00
From Comm. of Mass.
8,447.92
12,948.15
6,769.95
6,769.95
6,178.20
O.A.A. Fed. Gr. Expense
Balance 1/1/55
6,979.20
By Refunds
547.35
From Comm. of Mass.
105,123.21
112,649.82
108,794.82
108,794.82
3,855.00
Disability Assistance, Fed. Gr .-
From Comm. of Mass.
1,832.50
To Fd. Gr., Dis. Asst. Adm.
SCHEDULE OF APPROPRIATIONS, EXPENDITURES, TRANSFERS AND BALANCES (Continued)
Appropr.
Prev. Bal. Refunds Transfers
Total Receipts
Payments
Transfer To Other Accounts
Total Expense
Balance To Var. Accounts
Balance Forw'd To 1956
O'Drawn Accounts 12/31/55
Salary and Administration- Balance 1/1/55
237.18
By A.D.C. Fed. Gr. Adm.
104.23
From Comm. of Mass.
575.46
916.87
518.49
518.49
398.38
Disability Asst., Fed. Gr .- Expense
Balance 1/1/55
1,727.38
From Comm. of Mass. To Disab. Asst. Expense
8,145.74
9,873.12
8,587.91
104.84
8,692.75
1,180.37
Infirmary-Salaries
3,400.00
3,400.00
3,400.00
3,400.00
Infirmary-Expense 8,500.00
8,500.00
8,497.73
8,497.73
2.27
Veteran Benefits-Sal. 1,400.00
1,400.00
1,400.00
1,400.00
Veteran Benefits-Exp. 42,000.00
By Excess and Defic. By Refund
20,000.00 962.85
62,962.85
62,962.31
62,962.31
.54
Veteran Services-Sal. 4,100.00
4,100.00
4,100.00
4,100.00
Veteran Services-Exp. 750.00
200.00
950.00
949.00
949.00
1.00
Vet. Serv .- New Off. Equip. 200.00
200.00
200.00
200.00
Soldiers' Burials
400.00
400.00
247.90
247.90
152.10
Burial Allowance to
Veterans' Organizations
100.00
100.00
100.00
Maint. of Vet. Graves
550.00
550.00
545.13
545.13
4.87
Total Charities and Veterans' Benefits
272,540.00
210,777.09
483,317.09
459,225.08
5,088.46
464,313.54
3,434.66
15,568.89
By Vet. Serv .- Office Equip.
To Vet. Serv .- Exp.
Schools and Library: Schools-Salaries 459,940.00
By Refund By School-Expense School-Expense By Refund To School-Salaries
60.00 25.80
460,025.80
453,637.66
453,637.66
6,388.14
116,737.00
177.86
116,914.86
116,855.18
25.80
116,880.98
33.88
Contingency Fund
5,000.00
5,000.00
4,909.82
4,909.82
90.18
Library-Salaries
14,059.00
By Refund
28.00
By Trustees-Jacob Edwards Library
371.78
14,458.78
14,458.78
14,458.78
Library-Expense By Refund
5,281.00
3.50
By Trustees-Jacob Edwards Library
160.78
5,445.28
5,445.28
5,445.28
Alterations and Improve-
ment Account
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
Total of Schools
and Library
602,017.00
827.72
602,844.72
595,306.72
25.80
595,332.52
7,512.20
Recreation and Unclassified:
Parks
500.00
500.00 4,000.00
3,985.34
500.00 3,985.34
14.66
World War Mem. Park
500.00
500.00
499.73
499.73
27
World War II Memorial- Honor Roll
500.00
500.00
493.69
493.69
6.31
Band Concerts
500.00
500.00
420.00
420.00
80.00
Swimming Pool-Sal.
3,700.00
3,700.00
2,560.88
105.00
2,665.88
1,034.12
Swimming Pool-Expense By Swim. Pool-Sal.
105.00
755.00
742.98
742.98
12.02
Swimming Pool-Red Cross Instruction
200.00
200.00
156.00
156.00
44.00
Swimming Pool-Winter Sports Expense
75.00
75.00
72.02
72.02
2.98
Swim. Pool-New Constr. 2,000.00
2,000.00
1,999.56
1,999.56
.44
500.00
Playgrounds
4,000.00
To Swimming Pool-Exp.
650.00
SCHEDULE OF APPROPRIATIONS, EXPENDITURES, TRANSFERS AND BALANCES (Continued)
Appropr.
Prev. Bal. Refunds Transfers
Total Receipts
Payments
Transfer To Other Accounts
Total Expense
Balance To Var. Accounts
Balance Forw'd To 1956
O'Drawn Accounts 12/31/55
Swimming Pool-Special
Water Account
214.59
214.59 5,000.00
78.49 4,999.57
78.49 4,999.57
.43
Dresser Field-Maint.
and Improvement
3,000.00
By Refund
2.25
3,002.25
3,001.05
3,001.05
1.20
Dresser Field-Hot
Water Heater
700.00
700.00
680.00
680.00
20.00
Alumni Field-Sal.
800.00
800.00
680.63
680.63
119.37
Alumni Field-Expense
800.00
800.00
716.19
716.19
83.81
Softball Diamonds
700.00
700.00
295.80
295.80
404.20
Henry St. Field-Sal.
1,000.00
1,000.00
998.60
998.60
1.40
Henry St. Field-Expense 575.00
575.00
570.18
570.18
4.82
and Improvement
1,000.00
1,000.00
907.13
To Carpenter's Pond Youth Center
75.00
982.13
17.87
Airport Maint. Account Balance 1/1/55
460.18
460.18
460.18
Dam. to Persons & Prop.
2,500.00
2,500.00
450.60
450.60
2,049.40
Memorial Day
900.00
900.00
900.00
900.00
Veterans' Day
600.00
600.00
600.00
600.00
Annual Reports 1,800.00
1,800.00
1,504.60
1,504.60
295.40
Non Contributory Pensions 8,000.00
8,000.00
7,565.28
7,565.28
434.72
Insurance
20,037.00
By Refund
16.64 1,398.90
21,452.54
20,922.58
20,922.58
529.96
Town Clock
50.00
50.00
45.76
45.76
4.24
Pension Accum. Fund
22,529.00
22,529.00
22,529.00
22,529.00
136.10
Dresser Field-Salaries
5,000.00
Alumni Field-Two
Henry St. Field-Maintenance
By Excess & Deficiency
Southbridge Rent Control 200.00
200.00
132.00
132.00
68.00
Total of Recreation and Unclassified 83,030.59
1,982.97
85,013.56
279,007.66
180.00
79,187.66
4,825.42
1,000.48
Cemetery:
Cemetery Expense From Dividends
5,250.00
3,055.20
8,305.20
8,297.33
8,297.33
7.87
Cemetery Improve. Acct. Balance 1/1/55
1,519.50
By Sale of Lots and Graves Fund
1,575.00
3,094.50
1,375.22
1,375.22
1,719.28
Total Cemetery
5,250.00
6,149.70
11,399.70
9,672.55
9,672.55
7.87
1,719.28
Special Accounts: Adeline and Hillcrest Ave. Sanitary Sewer Construction By Sewer Assessment Reserve Account
1,870.00
1,870.00
1,545.66
1,545.66
324.34
Brookside Road Bridge Reconstruction 12,500.00
12,500.00
12,500.00
Carpenter's Pond Youth Ctr. By Henry St. Fld., Maint. and Improvement New State Census of 1955 Acct. Balance 1/1/55
75.00
75.00
75.00
75.00
1,500.00
1,500.00
892.17
892.17
607.83
Cady Brook Land Dam. Acct. By Excess & Defic.
100.00
100.00 18,000.00
15,848.52
To High St. Reconstr.
2,000.00
17,848.52
151.48
Wm. E. Earls Property On Chapin St.
80.00
80.00
80.00
Chestnut St. Reconstr. Balance 1/1/55 Civil Defense 200.00
1,152.93
1,152.93
698.40
698.40
454.53
100.00
Central St. Constr. 18,000.00
SCHEDULE OF APPROPRIATIONS, EXPENDITURES, TRANSFERS AND BALANCES (Continued)
Appropr.
Prev. Bal. Refunds Transfers
Total Receipts
Payments
Transfer To Other Accounts
Total Expense
Balance To Var. Accounts
Balance Forw'd To 1956
O'Drawn Accounts 12/31/55
Balance 1/1/55 By Refund
312.20
512.87
512.87
512.87
Cohasse Brook Channel Improvement 10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
Dresser Prop. Maintenance (Main Street)
400.00
400.00
400.00
400.00
Driver Education Prog. 1,000.00
By Refund
1.50
1,001.50
1,001.50
1,001.50
1955 Chap. 90 Constr .- Eastford Road 10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
1954 Chap. 90 Constr .- Eastford Rd .- Cont. #15434 Balance 1/1/55 By Highway Aid Rev.
930.52 15,276.60
16,207.12
15,910.82
15,910.82
296.30
Eastford Road Sanitary Sewer Construction 615.00
615.00
497.00
497.00
118.00
Eastford Road Sch. Sidewalk Balance 1/1/55
179.21
179.21
179.21
Eastford Rd. School and West St. Sch. Repairs Balance 1/1/55
900.00
900.00
899.95
899.95
05
Enlarging the Metalsmith Shop at Cole Trade High Sch. Balance 1/1/55
6,000.00
6,000.00
6,000.00
6,000.00
Fed. Hous. Proj. Apprais. By Excess & Defic.
350.00
350.00
200.00
200.00
150.00
Emerg. Flood Relief Fund By Refunds From Treasury of U. S.
573.76 28,671.04
29,244.80
127,089.50
127,089.50
97,844.70
.67
Permanent Repairs-Roads, Sidewalks & Bridges (Emergency)
Forest Ave. Reconstr. 6,000.00
6,000.00
34,758.73 4,396.20
34,758.73 4,396.20
Forest Ave. Sanitary Sewer Construction 2,200.00
2,200.00
1,712.25
1,712.25
487.75
Mary Ellen Lane and Judith Ave. Sew. Reimb.
By Sew. Assess. Reserve 2,181.50
2,181.50
2,181.50
2,181.50
Foster St. Parking Lots Rep. Balance 1/1/55
526.22
526.22
526.22
Globe Village Fire Sta .- Disabled Veterans
500.00
500.00
491.01
491.01
8.99
Guelphwood Rd. Guard Rail
500.00
500.00
500.00
Green St. & Field St. Sani- tary Sewer Construction By Sewer Assess. Res. 4,355.01
4,355.01
4,355.01
4,355.01
Hamilton St. Ret. Wall 1,000.00
1,000.00
894.59
894.59
105.41
High St. Reconstr.
26,500.00
By Central St. Reconst.
2,000.00 8,628.70
37,128.70
35,805.95
35,805.95
1,322.75
Hook, Central and Foster Sts. Land Payment Balance 1/1/55
203.75
203.75
203.75
Hurricane Carol, No. 1
Balance 1/1/55
1,129.40
1,129.40
1,129.40
Hurricane Edna, No. 2 Balance 1/1/55
485.11
485.11
485.11
Town Infirmary Retaining Wall Construction
847.07
847.07
760.85
760.85
86.22
Langlois Ave. Sanitary
Sewer Reimbursement
By Sewer Assess. Res.
210.02
210.02
210.02
210.02
Leonide Lemire Post
900.00
900.00
900.00
900.00
Main St. Storm Drain
338.01
337.98
337.98
03
1,603.80 34,758.73
#6055 Lease
338.01
By Refund
SCHEDULE OF APPROPRIATIONS, EXPENDITURES, TRANSFERS AND BALANCES (Continued)
Appropr.
Prev. Bal. Refunds Transfers
Total Receipts
Payments
Transfer To Other Accounts
Total Expense
Balance To Var. Accounts
Balance Forw'd To 1956
O'Drawn Accounts 12/31/55
Morris St. Extension Balance 1/1/55
167.18
167.18
167.18
National Guard Account By Excess and Defic. Nuisance Brook Culvert Balance 1/1/55
1,750.00
1,750.00
666.88
666.88
1,083.12
983.70
983.70
983.70
Outstanding Bills of Previous Years By Refund
2,209.18
98.00
2,307.18
2,209.18
2,209.18
98.00
Park Ave. Sanit. Sewer Construction
By Sewer Assess.
Reserve Account 1,000.00
1,000.00
879.20
879.20
120.80
Park St. Sanit. Sewer Const. By Sewer Asses. Reserve Account
550.00
550.00
536.00
536.00
14.00
Plimpton St. Bridge Rep. 200.00
200.00
199.78
199.78
22
Quinebaug River Land Dam. Account 100.00
100.00
100.00
Repair Dam at 2nd Reservoir Balance 1/1/55
544.80
544.80
544.80
Roosevelt Drive Sanitary Sewer Construction
By Sewer Assess. Res.
190.43
By Sewer Assess. Res.
957.71
1,148.14
1,148.14
1,148.14
School Building Improve- ment Account Balance 1/1/55
4,796.20
4,796.20
28.59
28.59 4,767.61
South St. and Newell Ave. Intersection Storm Drain
Construction
400.00 374.41
374.41
25.59
500.00
Swimming Pool-Litch- field Ave. Drain Balance 1/1/55
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
Town Hall Alterations and Repairs
Balance 1/1/55
5,918.23
5,918.23
3,746.63
3,746.63
2,171.60
Vinton Street Bridge
Reconstruction
5,000.00
12,500.00
12,500.00
Vinton and Brookside Sts. Boring Tests 800.00
800.00
227.26
227.26
572.74
Voting Precinct Account
By Selectmen Expense
71.00
By Excess & Defic.
174.00
245.00
71.00
71.00
174.00
Mary E. Wells High School Toilet Accommodation 10,000.00
10,000.00
9,117.23
9,117.23
882.77
Total Special Accounts
126,276.22
87,827.43
214,103.65
277,579.78
2,000.00
279,579.78
7,358.71
59,768.59
132,603.43
Interest and Maturing Debt:
Int .- Temporary Loans By Refund
2,400.00
28.88
2,428.88
2,167.94
2,167.94
260.94
Int .- Fixed Debt
460.00
460.00
460.00
Maturing Debt
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
460.00 10,000.00
Anticipation of Rev. Loan
Balance 1/1/55
150,000.00
Issued in 1956
575,000.00
725,000.00
575,000.00
575,000.00
150,000.00
Total Interest and
Maturing Debt
12,860.00
725,028.88
737,888.88
587,627.94
587,627.94
260.94
150,000.00
400.00 Stone Wall Between World War Memorial I and Fire Station By Exc. & Defic.
500.00
500.00
By Overlay Surplus
7,500.00
SCHEDULE OF APPROPRIATIONS, EXPENDITURES, TRANSFERS AND BALANCES (Continued)
Appropr.
Prev. Bal. Refunds Transfers
Total Receipts
Payments
Transfer To Other Accounts
Total Expense
Balance To Var. Accounts
Balance Forw'd To 1956
O'Drawn Accounts 12/31/55
Agency, Trust and Investment:
Federal Tax Deduc.
106,943.69
106,943.69
106,943.69
106,943.69 5,895.00
300.00
Deposit on Printing Annual Report
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
Deposits on Garbage Cont.
600.00
600.00
600.00
600.00
Deposits on CDE Emergency Housing (Trailers
1,470.80
1,470.80
790.00
790.00
680.80
Electric Light Receipts-
CDE Housing (Trailers)
324.74
324.74
324.74
J. J. Angell Fund
Balance 1/1/55
31.27
31.27
31.27
Alexis Boyer, Jr., Fund Balance 1/1/55
11.29
11.29
11.29
Ella M. Cole Fund
Balance 1/1/55 Fund Income
90.74
560.45
87.29
87.29
473.16
Mabel Murphy Fund
96.97
156.97
64.00
64.00
92.97
Mary Mynott Fund
Balance 1/1/55
21.50
By Refunds
17.63
Fund Income
30.00
69.13
47.80
47.80
21.33
Adah Stedman Fund
Balance 1/1/55 Fund Income
79.96
30.00
109.96
18.00
18.00
91.96
Smith-Hughes Fund From Comm. of Mass.
1,168.00
1,168.00
1,168.00
1,168.00
6,195.00
5,895.00
Deposits on Plans and Bids
6,195.00
469.71
Balance 1/1/55 Fund Income
60.00
Park Meter Fees Balance 1/1/55 Receipts To Various Accounts To Parking Meter Expense Post War Rehabilitation Fund Income Invested
15,644.42 18,491.74 34,136.16
15,500.00 250.00
15,750.00
18,386.16
3,375.00
3,375.00
3,375.00
3,375.00
School Athletic Fund 1,000.00
Balance 1/1/55
3,186.23
By Refunds Receipts
8,931.70
13,158.12
9,522.32
9,522.32
3,635.80
School Lunch Program
Balance 1/1/55
1,066.98
From State
7,023.55
By Refund
49.75
Cafeteria Receipts
25,613.64
36,753.92
36,289.14
36,289.14
464.78
Dog Tax County
1,849.00
1,849.00
1,849.00
1,849.00
Cemetery Perpetual Care Bequests
1,010.00
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