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The Moderator called the meeting to order.
VOTED: that the reading of the warrant and the officer's return thereon by the Town Clerk be dispensed with.
Because of the lack of a quorum, the Moderator entertained a motion.
Motion made and seconded that this meeting be adjourned to December 28, 1956 at 7:30 P. M.
It's a unanimous vote in the affirmative.
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Special Town Meeting DECEMBER 28, 1956
Before opening the meeting, the Moderator named the fol- lowing tellers: Messrs. Morin and Stark.
They reported the first count as 113 present.
Because of the lack of a quorum, the moderator entertained a motion.
Motion made and seconded that a recess of ten minutes be taken.
It's a vote.
The ten minutes having expired, the Moderator asked the same two tellers for a second count.
They reported the second count as 152 present.
There was a quorum. So announced by the Moderator.
The Moderator called the meeting to order.
VOTED: that the reading of the warrant and the officer's return thereon by the Town Clerk be dispensed with.
Unanimous vote in the affirmative.
Article 1. VOTED: unanimously in the affirmative for $90.45 (Ninety Dolars and forty-five cents) to be transferred from the Fire Department Out-of-State Travel Account to the New Addition for Ambulance Garage Account.
Article 2. VOTED: unanimously in the affirmative for $59.55 (Fifty-Nine Dollars and fifty-five cents) to be trans- ferred from the Fire Department Out-of-State Travel Account to the Ambulance Expense Account.
Article 3. VOTED: unanimously in the affirmative for $500.00 (Five Hundred Dollars) from the Premature Births Ac- count to the Tuberculosis and Contagious Account.
Article 4. VOTED: unanimously in the affirmative for $2,380.65 (Two Thousand Three Hundred eighty and sixty-five cents) to be transferred from the State Reimbursement Flood Abatement Account to the Overlay 1955 Account as recom- mended by the Division of Accounts.
Article 5. VOTED: unanimously in the affirmative for $700.00 (Seven Hundred Dollars) from the Rubbish Collection Account to the Road Machinery Account.
Article 6. VOTED: unanimously in the affirmative for $55.27 (Fifty-Five Dollars and twenty-seven cents) from the Rubbish Collection Account to the Globe Village Fire Station Disabled Veterans' Account.
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Article 7. VOTED: unanimously in the affirmative for $182.31 (One Hundred Eighty-Two Dollars and thirty-one cents) from the Excess and Deficiency Account.
Article 8. VOTED: unanimously in the affirmative for $333.13 (Three Hundred Thirty-Three Dollars and thirteen cents) from the Town Hall Alterations and Repair Account to the Selectmen's Expense Account.
Article 9. VOTED: unanimously in the affirmative for $367.00 (Three Hundred Sixty-Seven Dollars) from the Excess and Deficiency Account.
Article 10. The following motion presented, seconded and carried:
VOTED: unanimously in the affirmative that the Town accept the report of the Selectmen as to laying out as a public way a certain street to be known as Glenwood Street, commenc- ing on the northerly side line of Old Sturbridge Road, thence easterly for a distance of One Thousand forty-three feet.
No Land Damages per Selectmen.
Article 11. The following motion presented, seconded and carried:
VOTED: unanimously in the affirmative that the Town accept the report of the Selectmen as to the laying out as a pub- lic way a certain street to be known as Fairview Avenue, com- mencing on the easterly side of Charlton Street, thence easterly for a distance of two hundred and fifty (250) feet.
No Land Damages per Selectmen.
Article 13. The following motion presented, seconded and carried:
VOTED: unanimously in the affirmative that the Town accept the report of the Selectmen as to the laying out as a public way a certain street to be known as Idlewood Street, commencing on the northeasterly side of Glenwood Street, thence easterly for a distance of two hundred and fifty-four (254) feet.
No Land Damages per Selectmen.
Article 12. The following motion presented, seconded and carried:
VOTED: unanimously in the affirmative that the Town accept the report of the Selectmen as to the laying out as a pub- lic way a certain street to be known as Brook Road, commenc- ing on the easterly line of the 1940 layout of Brook Road, thence easterly for a distance of one hundred and fifty (150) feet.
No Land Damages per Selectmen.
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Article 14. The following motion presented, seconded and carried:
VOTED: unanimously in the affirmative that the Town adopt the folowing By-Law, to be known as Section 2 of Article XIV of the Town By-Laws: The Selectmen may license suit- able persons to carry on the business of pawnbrokers in the -- Town, and may revoke such licenses at their pleasure, all as provided by Chapter 140 of the General Laws of the Common- wealth.
Article 15. The following motion presented, seconded and carried:
VOTED: unanimously in the affirmative to authorize the Board of Selectmen to release, grant or convey to the Strand Realty Corp., the portion of easement accepted by vote under Article 9 of the Special Town Meeting held June 1, 1926 on which the present theater building owned by said Strand Realty Corp now encroaches; said portion of easement consisting of a width of two (2) feet, more or less, and a length of eighty-seven (87) feet, more or less; this release to be made upon payment of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) to the Town of Southbridge and that all other expenses such as recording fees, etc., be paid by the Strand Realty Corp., and provided also, that said Strand Realty Corp. give to the Town of Southbridge, for recording, a confirmation of said reciprocal easement of six (6) feet, ex- cluding that portion to be released by the Town of Southbridge as aforesaid which was originally granted to the Town but not recorded in the Worcester District Registry of Deeds.
Article 16. VOTED: unanimously in the affirmative for the creation of the position of Sewerage Treatment Plant Oper- ator and that this classification be listed in the Griffen-Hagen Report as S-8 and that this classification pay the minimum rate of $3,700.00 (Three Thousand Seven Hundred Dollars) and the maximum of $4,500.00 (Four Thousand Five Hundred Dollars) and voted that $3,700.00 (Three Thousand Seven Hundred Dol- lars) be raised from the Tax Levy of 1957 for this purpose.
Article 17. The following motion made, seconded and was lost:
VOTED: to strike out and make null and void all of Sec- tion 6 of Article III of the Town By-Laws, which reads as fol- lows: "One Hundred and Fifty registered voters at any town meeting for the transaction of business shall constitute a quo- rum. A motion to adjourn shall not require a quorum"; and substitute therefore and adopt the following wording which shall be known as Section 6 of Article III of the Town By-Laws: "Fifty registered voters at any town meeting for the transac-
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tion of business shall constitute a quorum. A motion to ad- journ shall not require a quorum."
The following tellers named by Moderator: Messrs. Morin, Jones, Stark and Peloquin.
Result of count for Article 17 announced by Moderator. Affirmative-(raised hands) 25 Negative 63
It's not a vote.
The following motion made, seconded and carried:
VOTED: that the Town strike out and make null and void all of Section 6 of Article III of the Town By-Laws, which reads as follows: "One hundred and fifty registered voters at any town meeting for the transaction of business shall constitute a quorum. A motion to adjourn shall not require a quorum"; and substitute therefor and adopt the following wording which shall be known as Section 6 of Article III of the Town By-Laws: "One hundred registered voters at any town meeting for the transaction of business shall constitute a quorum. A motion to adjourn shall not require a quorum."
Same tellers used:
Result of count for Article 17 announced by Moderator: Affirmative - (raised hands) 66 Negative 16 It's a two-thirds vote.
VOTED: to dissolve this meeting.
A true record. Attest: CLARE P. BOYER, Town Clerk.
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FORTY-FIRST REPORT OF THE
TOWN ACCOUNTANT
TOWN OF SOUTHBRIDGE
FOR THE YEAR ENDING
December 31, 1956
LEON A. CARON,
Town Accountant
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REVENUE - 1956
General Revenue
Taxes:
Current Year:
Poll
$
9,042.00
Personal
189,157.72
Real Estate
954,602.16
Motor Vehicle Excise
82,005.32
$1,234,807.20
Previous Years:
Poll $ 196.00
Personal
4,739.96
Real Estate
32,477.99
Motor Vehicle Excise
19,458.49
56,872.44
From State:
Business-Corporation Tax
$103,811.33
Income Tax
51,740.89
Meal Tax-Old Age Assistance
5,682.26
School Aid According
to Chapter 70
102,100.00
263,334.48
Licenses and Permits: Licenses:
Liquor
$ 14,041.50
Hawkers, Peddlars and Junk
272.00
Sunday Store
195.00
Common Victuallers
and Innholders ..
720.00
Pool, Billiard and
Bowling
95.00
Milk and Oleo
69.00
Auto Dealers Lic.
45.00
Auctioneers
8.00
Taxis and Drivers
189.00
Firearms
93.00
All Other
1,247.00
16,974.50
Permits:
Garage
$ 14.50
Gas. and Motor Oil
34.25
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Kerosene and Fuel Oil All Other 71.75
19.25
Fines and Forfeitures: Court Fines 1,356.00
Grants and Gifts:
From County:
Dog Licenses
2,017.56
From State:
Vocational Education $ 34,588.48
American Education 793.00
Smith-Hughes and George Barden Fund 1,651.27 37,032.75
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Highway Aid: State and County-
Chapter 90
Contract #15867-
County
$
1,200.00
Contract #15867-
State
1,200.00
2,400.00
Fed. Grants and Gifts: Aid to Dependent Children: Salaries and Adm. $ 1,805.81 22,362.83
24,168.64
Old Age Assistance:
Salaries and Adm.
$
5,824.81
Expense
107,717.92
113,542.73
Disability Assistance:
Salaries and Adm.
$
592.63
Expense
8,353.02
8,945.65
Other Revenue:
Tax Titles and Redemption $ 314.81 State Reimbursements Flood Abatements (Taxes)
32,208.58
32,523.39
TOTAL GENERAL REVENUE
$1,794,115.09
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Expense
Commercial Revenue
Departmental: General Government:
Town Clerk (Petty Cash) $ 50.00
Selectmen
2,783.00
Town Hall
1,220.05
4,053.05
Protection of Persons and Property:
Police
$ 18.40
Fire
9.55
Sealer of Weights
and Measures
388.30
416.25
National Guard: Rent of Quarters
1,650.00
C. D. E. Housing: Comm. on Public Tel.
.63
Ambulance Fees
2,482.50
Health:
T. B. and Con- tagious Diseases
782.13
Civil Defense
495.00
Public Welfare and
Veterans Benefits:
Temporary Aid: From State $ 4,081.79
From Individuals
236.08
4,317.87
Aid to Depen- dent Children:
From State
$ 17,178.11
From Individuals
2,238.00
19,416.11
Old Age Assistance:
From State
$ 97,629.23
From Cities & Towns
2,736.31
From Individuals
185.07
100,550.61
Disability Assistance: From State 9,028.10
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Infirmary: Reimbursements Veteran Benefits: From State Reimbursements
386.35
$ 29,597.42
501.14 30,098.56 173,677.16
Post War Fund-Trans- ferred from Savings Account
25,000.00
Schools and Library: Schools:
Other Tuition
$ 10,779.56
Sale of Books and
Supplies
3.60
All Other
476.66
11,259.82
Library:
Fines and Sales $ 1,158.21
Library Salaries and Alterations &
Improvements
9,962.37
11,120.58
22,380.40
Flood Damage Reimbursement:
From State
$138,776.77
From Federal
19,825.56
Trailer Rents
2,771.30
C. D. E. Housing-
Sale of Transform-
ers and Barrels
C. D. E. Housing-
Insur. Settlements
151.08
161,934.71
Recreation: Dresser Field 1.00
Unclassified:
Dresser Memorial Park $ 5,000.00
Hurricane #2- State Reimburse.
2,232.42
Parking Meter Rec.
18,358.56
Airport Rental
300.00
25,890.98
Total Departmental Revenue $ 408,884.25
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Oak Ridge Cemetery: Sale of Lots and Graves
$ 1,255.00
Graves Opened
1,290.00
2,545.00
Special Assessments: Sewers
5,615.57
Interest:
On Deferred Taxes $ 930.76
On Special Assessm.
120.00
Town Clerk's Fees
3,041.01
Tax Collector's Fees
752.86
On Motor
Vehicle Excise
60.76
On Tax Titles
33.27
4,938.66
On Trust and Investment Funds:
Adah Stedman Fund $ 30.00
Ella Cole Fund 77.50.
Mabel Murphy Fund
60.00
Mary Mynott Fund
30.00
On Cemetery Funds
3,202.52
3,400.02
8,338.68
Municipal Indebtedness:
Temporary Loans: Anticipation of Revenue
850,000.00
Agency, Trust and Investment:
Agency:
Deposit on Trailers $ 200.00
Dog Licenses-Due
County
1,991.20
Fed. Withhold. Tax
109,230.28
Blue Cross
10,459.96
Deposits on Plans and Bids
11,746.25
Fed. Lunch Program
37,837.84
School Athletic Fund
4,199.25
Group Insurance
743.58
C. D. E. Housing
Electric Receipts
729.20
177,137.56
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Trust and Investment:
Perpetual Care
Investment
$ 595.00 3,375.00
3,970.00
181,107.56
Refunds:
O. A. A. Exp .- 1956 $ 484.63
Vet. Benefits Exp.
210.05
Cemetery
48.66
General Relief Exp.
264.75
O. A. A. Exp .- 1955
57.40
A. D. C. Exp .- 1955
360.00
General Relief
Expense - 1955
832.75
School - Expense
15.75
O. A. A. Fed. Gr.
Expense
507.85
Disability Assistance Expense
146.35
School - Exp .- 1955
23.10
A. D. C. Expense
193.95
Selectmen-Expense
96.25
School Lunch Prog.
54.19
Road Mach. Main.
and Highway Exp.
820.79
Vet. Benefits-Exp.
64.62
Dutch Elm Disease
17.93
Globe Village Fire
Station - Dis-
abled Veterans
4.42
Dog Tax
1.80
C. D. E. Emergency
Housing - Exp.
70.96
School Athletic Fund
205.50
School - Salaries
25.00
Library - Expense
9.98
Insurance
155.79
H. J. Proulx Pur-
chase - Sand & Gravel
200.00
Police - Expense
15.00
Driver Education
1.50
Henry St. Field -
Expense
19.73
A. D. C. Fed. Gr. Expense
55.70
Audio Visual Aids
205.38
Civil Defense
9.40
O. A. A. Fed. Gr.
Admin.
5.88
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Selectmen - Salary ..
75.00
Plan Deposit
10.00
Assessors - Expense
61.71
Treasurer - Salary
1.65
Board of Review
4.00
Infirmary - Exp. - 1955
132.30
5,469.72
Total Revenue for 1956
$3,256,075.87
Cash on Hand, January 1, 1956
190,935.06
$3,447,010.93
EXPENDITURES - 1956 General Government
Moderator:
Salary
$ 60.00
Finance Committee
35.00
Selectmen:
Salaries and Wages:
Chairman
$ 550.00
2 Members
975.00
Clerk
2,300.00
Extra Clerical
62.60
$ 3,887.60
Other Expenses:
Salary - Expense .. $ 112.13
Stat., Supplies &
Postage
205.47
Printing & Advert.
501.07
Mileage
81.26
Telephone
192.75
Equipment and Main- tenance
179.35
All Other
168.10
Garbage Collection
8,400.00
9,840.13
13,727.73
Accountant:
Salaries and Wages: Accountant $ 4,100.00
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Clerk
Extra Clerical
1,960.00 294.98
6,354.98
Other Expenses:
Supplies, Stat. & Postage $ 153.92
Printing & Advert.
245.00
Telephone
3.40
Equipment & Maint.
21.00
Travel, Dues & All Other
33.00
456.32
6,811.30
Treasurer:
Salaries and Wages:
Treasurer
$ 2,400.00
Clerk
2,200.00
Extra Clerical
1,201.65
5,801.65
Other Expenses:
Foreclosure Tax Titles
615.00
Supplies, Stat. & Postage
439.05
Printing & Advert.
122.50
Equipment & Maint.
59.15
Telephone
187.50
Surety Bond
297.00
Dues, Travel &
All Other
74.57
1,794.77
7,596.42
Town Collector: Salaries and Wages:
Collector
$ 4,300.00
Clerk
2,200.00
Extra Clerical
1,950.00
8,450.00
Other Expenses:
Stationery & Post.
$ 1,489.42
Printing & Advert.
295.44
Telephone
169.55
Surety Bond
429.25
Equipment & Maint.
164.85
Travel, Dues & All Other
96.58
2,645.09
11,095.09
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Assessors:
Salaries and Wages:
Assessors-2 Memb. $ 1,200.00
Clerk of Board
4,100.00
Clerk
2,300.00
Extra Clerk
2,043.25
9,643.25
Other Expenses:
Supplies, Stat. & Postage
$ 768.32
Printing & Advert.
28.66
Travel, Dues & All Other
493.48
Equipment & Maint.
248.34
Telephone
139.50
1,678.30
11,321.55
Law:
Salaries and Wages:
Town Counsel
2,400.00
Other Expenses:
Stationery & Post.
$ 32.12
Telephone
35.97
Recording Fees
124.33
Travel, Dues &
All Other
280.66
473.08
2,873.08
Town Clerk:
Salaries and Wages:
Town Clerk
$ 4,500.00
Clerk
2,300.00
Extra Clerical
623.69
7,423.69
Other Expenses:
Stationery & Post.
$ 184.39
Printing & Advert.
79.84
Telephone
217.80
Surety Bond
15.00
Equipment & Maint.
123.30
Travel, Dues &
All Other
263.10
883.43
8,307.12
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Election and Registration: Salaries and Wages: Salaries of 3 Reg- istrars and Clerk of Board
833.11
Election Expenses:
Election Officers
$ 4,882.12
Clerical Services
969.04
All Other
132.32
Supplies, Stat. & Postage
250.78
Printing & Advert.
800.50
Meals
95.29
Mileage
31.17
Equipment & Maint.
193.25
All Other
207.50
7,561.97
Relisting Expenses:
Assistant Regis.
$ 811.72
Supplies & Postage
99.00
Advertis. & Printing
571.31
Mileage & Travel
14.55
1,496.58
Precinct Change-Over
389.71
10,281,37
Engineering:
Salaries and Wages:
Engineer
$ 6,149.52
Ass't. Engineer
4,180.00
Clerk and Helpers
6,696.63
17,026.15
Office Expenses:
Printing, Stat. &
Postage
$ 328.15
Equipment & Maint.
11.00
Telephone
325.50
664.65
Field Expenses:
Materials & Supplies $
102.68
Mileage & Travel
1,214.05
Equipment & Maint.
15.68
1,332.41
19,023.21
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Town Hall: Salaries and Wages: Janitor
3,049.91
Other Expenses:
All - Wages
$ 787.37
Fuel
2,838.36
Light
950.43
Janitor's Supplies
428.66
Bldg. & Boiler Rep.
374.28
Telephone
45.95
Water & All Other
343.07
5,768.12
8,818.03
Retirement Board:
Administration
1,090.00
By-Laws Revision:
Clerical Services
$ 90.74
Stationery, Supplies and Postage
69.09
All Other
3,133.80
3,293.63
Planning Board:
Stationery, Supplies and Postage
$ 99.03
Mileage, Travel
280.48
All Other
427.55
807.06
Total General Government
$ 105,140.59
Protection of Persons and Property
Police Department:
Salaries and Wages:
Chief
$ 4,999.96
Deputy Chief
4,500.00
Sergeant
3,900.00
Fingerprint and Iden- tification Officer
200.00
Patrlomen
79,400.00
Lock Up Keeper
2,650.00
Spec. Police, Matron and Doctor
2,899.85
98,549.81
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Equipment & Maintenance:
Motor Equipment $ 795.75
Gasoline, Oil, etc.
2,247.62
Mobile Radio
918.82
Officers' Expense
131.51
Officers' Equipmt.
346.41
Additional Equipmt.
86.94
4,527.05
Fuel and Light:
Fuel
$ 335.68
Light
736.88
1,072.56
Maintenance of Building and Grounds:
Repairs
$ 600.00
Janitors' Supplies
340.34
Water and All Other
38.92
979.26
Other Expenses:
Printing, Stationery and Postage
$ 419.34
Telephone
2,676.35
Photo & Fingerpr. Supplies
148.09
Dues and All Other
174.50
3,418.28
Prisoners' Expenses:
Matrons and Guards $ 4.00
Board and Care Pri-
vate Institutions
195.05
199.05
School Safety Patrol Supplies
295.68
Remote Control Unit
200.00
Steel Police Boat
318.90
Auxiliary Police Equipment
97.93
Parking Meter Division:
Salaries
$ 10,797.80
Expense
2,997.71
New Cruiser
2,196.25
15,991.76
Total Police Department 125,650.28
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Fire Department: Salaries and Wages:
Chief
$ 4,700.00
Ass't. Chief
4,500.00
2 Captains
8,396.53
Permanent Firemen
66,000.00
Call Firemen
6,632.98
Supt. of Alarm
350.00
Clerk of Fire Dept.
100.00
90,679.51
Equipment and Maint .:
Apparatus Repairs $ 402.30
Equipment for Men
179.90
Apparatus Access.
and Materials and Supplies
527.22
Radio Equipment
and Maintenance
180.00
Gasoline and Oil
123.20
Alarm Boxes, etc.
52.97
Shop Equipment and Maintenance
76.44
1,542.03
Hydrant Service
21,482.50
Fuel and Light:
Fuel
$ 1,887.59
Light
364.30
2,251.89
Maintenance of Buildings and Grounds:
Repairs
$ 583.53
Furniture and Fur- nishings
215.84
Laundry
34.22
Water, Janitors' Sup- plies and All Other
275.73
1,109.32
Other Expenses:
Stationery, Printing and Postage
$ 102.99
Telephone
379.85
Office Equipment
and Maintenance
112.16
Dues, Mileage and Travel
98.60
693.60
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New Underground Cables and Fire Alarm Boxes
2,229.11
New Pumper
17,467.84
Liquid Foam
275.00
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New Addition for Ambulance Garage
4,685.63
Total Fire Department $ 142,416.43
Forest Fire:
Salaries and Wages: Warden
200.00
Other Expenses:
Fighting Fires $ 733.64
Radio Equipm. & Maintenance
180.00
Apparatus
180.53
Gasoline, Oil, etc.
60.25
Materials and Sup-
plies and All Other
301.81
New Hose
390.00
Food for Men at Fires
27.77
1,874.00
2,074.00
Planting and Trimming Trees:
Salaries and Wages:
Superintendent
$ 471.40
Labor
964.63
1,436.03
Other Expenses:
Hardware and Tools
$ 156.89
Equipment Rental
584.42
All Other
22.66
763.97
2,200.00
Moth Extermination:
Salaries and Wages: Superintendent
9.35
Other Expenses:
Truck Hire
$ 310.50
Insecticides
79.29
Hardware and Tools
.86
390.65
400.00
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Dutch Elm Disease: Salaries and Wages: Superintendent Labor
$ 195.50
410.28
605.78
Other Expenses:
Insecticides
$ 850.78
Equipment Rental
2,061.37
2,912.15
3,517.93
Building Inspector:
Salaries and Wages: Inspector
775.00
Other Expenses:
Telephone and Mat- erials and Supplies $ 32.86
Mileage, Travel
103.50
136.36
911.36
Wire Inspector:
Salaries and Wages: Inspector
800.00
Other Expenses:
Telephone and Mat- erials and Supplies $ 72.00
Mileage, Travel and All Other
78.00
150.00
950.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures:
Salaries and Wages: Sealer
1,700.00
Other Expenses:
Supplies, Stationery and Postage $ 4.65
Printing & Advert.
5.00
Mileage, Travel
300.00
Equipment & Maint.
13.95
Telephone
64.95
388.55
2,088.55
Ambulance: Laundry, Equipment and Maintenance $ 225.96
255
Gasoline, Oil & Auto Maintenance 1,076.90
Materials & Suppl. Mobile Radio & Driver's Expense
62.86
376.00
1,741.72
Dog Officer: Salary 750.00
Other Expenses:
Dogs Boarded
$ 405.00
Dogs Destroyed
90.00
495.00
1,245.00
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Street Lighting: Street Lights
23,813.83
Animal Inspector: Salary
349.94
Other Expenses:
Mileage, Travel ..
74.69
424.63
Total Protection of Persons and Property
$ 307,433.73
Health and Sanitation
Health:
Salaries and Wages:
Board Members
$ 330.00
Agent
699.96
Board Physician
330.00
Parochial Sch. M.D.
769.92
Podiatrist
250.00
Nurse
2,799.96
Clerk Hire
300.00
Dental Clinic
700.00
Plumbing Inspector
3,399.96
Food Inspector
300.00
Milk Inspector
300.00
Slaughtering Inspec.
399.96
Sanitary Inspector
499.92
11,079.68
Travel:
Agent
$ 57.05
Nurse
148.92
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Plumbing Inspector
159.18
Slaughtering Inspec. : 8.50
373.65
Premature Births
870.24
Other Expenses:
Dental Clinic
26.71
Laboratory
13.78
Office Expense
459.14
499.63
Castle Autoclave for Clinic
230.00
T. B. and Contagious
Diseases:
Worcester County Sanitorium $ 2,469.00
Harrington Hospital
714.00
Misc. Expense
643.85
3,826.85
Total Health 16,880.05
Sewer:
Salaries and Wages:
Commissioners
$ 450.00
Caretakers
6,364.80
6,814.80
Administrative Expenses:
Stationery, Printing and Postage $ 17.45
Telephone
187.95
205.40
General Expense:
Ins. Reg. & Repairs Truck $ 98.24
Tools and Equipmt.
8.10
Gasoline and Oil
157.38
Materials and Sup.
62.74
Repair Sewer Lines
189.05
Advertising
15.00
Fuel and Light
6.50
537.01
Total Sewers
7,557.21
Total Health and Sanitation
$
24,437.26
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Highway, Snow and Ice, Dump, Rubbish Collection and Chapter 90
General Administration:
Salaries and Wages: Superintendent $ 4,500.00
Other Expenses:
Stationery, Supplies
and Postage
$ 90.60
Telephone
307.95
All Other and Equip. and Maintenance
61.84
460.39
General Maintenance:
Timekeeper Clerk $ 3,552.06
Labor
37,861.26
Equipment Rental
1,034.50
Equipment & Repairs
1,371.18
Broken Stone, Gravel and Other Sur-
facing
4,209.33
Other Materials and Supplies
1,115.13
All Other
218.52
49,361.98
Oil and Sand for Roads Automotive Equipment:
8,903.43
Maintenance and Repairs $ 69.46
Gas, Oil, etc.
129.90
199.36
Building and Grounds:
Maintenance and Repairs
$ 385.27
Fuel, Light and Water
893.12
Equipment and
Maintenance
112.03
All Other
24.39
1,414.81
Other Expenses:
Mobile Radio
$ 165.00
All Other
1.00
166.00
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New Equipment Road Machinery Mainten.
6,126.86 71,132.83
Road Mach. Maintenance:
Equipment and Ma-
terial and Repairs $ 5,611.45
Gasoline, Oil, etc.
6,025.87
Tires and Tubes
2,509.41
All Other
55.00
14,201.73
Town Dump:
Salary
$ 2,700.00
Rodent Control
900.00
3,600.00
Rubbish Collection Snow and Ice Removal:
5,254.15
Labor
$ 11,496.36
Tools and Equipmt.
1,094.28
Gasoline and Oil
1,555.32
Salt, Sand & Gravel
4,928.81
All Other
475.50
Laborers' Meals
264.18
Truck Hire
12,029.75
County Roads Shov- el Rental
140.00
31,984.20
Sidewalk Repairs:
Material and Sup.
$ 1,370.53
Benoit Bros.
628.50
1,999.03
1956 Chapter 90 Maintenance:
State and County Aid: Eastford Road:
Labor
$ 350.00
Material & Sup.
1,056.69
1,406.69
Worcester Street: Labor
150.00
Dresser Hill Road: Labor
$ 245.00
Material & Sup.
22.07
267.07
Brickyard Road: Labor
50.00
259
Dudley Road: Labor
75.00
East Main Street: Labor Hamilton Street: Labor
100.00
125.00
Woodstock Road: Labor
$
826.24
Material & Suppl.
50.00
876.24
Old Woodstock Road:
Labor
$ 150.00
Material & Sup.
50.00
200.00
River Road:
Labor
$ 150.00
Material
50.00
200.00
Mechanic Street: Labor
150.00
3,600.00
Total Highway, Snow & Ice, Dump, Rubbish Collection and Chapter 90 Maintenance
$ 131,771.94
Charities and Veteran Benefits
General Relief:
Salaries and Wages:
Board $ 1,000.00
Supervisor
3,486.00
Clerks
4,984.75
Social Workers
5,413.07 $ 14,883.82
General Administration: Mileage and Travel 44.36
Other Expenses:
Groceries and Prov. $ 9,197.23
Fuel
1,926.53
Medicine & Medical Attendance
3,698.58
Hospital Care
7,963.58
Rent
3,237.29
Clothing
265.87
Cash Grants
6,779.60
Board and Care
1,812.97
260
State Institutions
2,644.97
Private Institutions
60.00
Household Furn. & Moving
116.63
Burials
300.00
All Other
1,170.50
39,173.75
Relief by Other Cities and Towns:
Cities
$ 3,540.84
Towns
5,938.06
9,478.90
Truck Expense:
Gasoline, Oil, etc.
$ 195.00
Equipment & Maint.
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