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17,467.84
17,467.84
32.16
Hydrants
22,100.00
22,100.00
21,482.50
21,482.50
617.50
Forest Fire-Sal.
200.00
200.00
200.00
200.00
Forest Fire-Exp.
1,585.00
By Excess & Def.
300.00
1,885.00
1,874.00
1,874.00
11.00
By Out of State Trav.
59.55
1,780.55
1,741.72
1,741.72
38.83
Sealer of Weights and Measures-Salary
1,700.00
1,700.00
1,700.00
1,700.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures-Exp.
400.00
400.00
388.55
388.55
11.45
Tree Warden
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
Dutch Elm Disease
3,500.00
.
Ambulance-Expense
1,721.00
By Refund Moth Exterm.
17.93
3,517.93
3,517.93
3,517.93
400.00
400.00
400.00
400.00
Animal Insp .- Salary
350.00
350.00
349.94
349.94
.06
Animal Insp .- Expense
75.00
75.00
74.69
74.69
.31
Bldg. Insp .- Salary
775.00
775.00
775.00
775.00
Bldg. Insp .- Exp.
150.00
150.00
136.36
136.36
13.64
Wire Insp .- Salary
800.00
800.00
800.00
800.00
Wire Insp .- Expenses
150.00
150.00
150.00
150.00
Dog Officer-Salary
250.00
By Excess & Def.
500.00
750.00
750.00
750.00
Dog Officer-Expense
495.00
495.00
495.00
495.00
Street Lighting
24,000.00
2,000.00
26,000.00
23,813.83
23,813.83
2,186.17
Total Protection of Per-
sons and Property
287,849.00
18,892.48
306,741.48
302,748.10
150.00
302,898.10 3,072.49
770.89
Highways:
Highway-Salary
4,500.00
4,500.00
4,500.00
4,500.00
Highway-Labor
41,431.00
41,431.00
41,413.32
41,413.32
17.68
Highway-Expense
10,000.00
By Refund
218.00
10,218.00
10,189.22
To Infirmary Retaining Wall
26.24
10,215.46
2.54
Highway-Oil and Sand For Roads
10,000.00
10,000.00
8,903.43
To H. J. Proulx,
Purchase of Land
1,000.00
903.43
96.57
Road Mach. Maint.
10,000.00
By Refund
602.79 3,000.00 700.00
14,302.79
14,201.73
14,201.73
101.06
Highway-New Equipment Road Mach. Mainten.
6,200.00
6,200.00
6,126.86
6,126.86
73.14
By 1956 Revenue
By Reserve Fund
By Rubbish Collection
SCHEDULE OF APPROPRIATIONS, EXPENDITURES, TRANSFERS AND BALANCES (Cont.)
O'Drawn Acct. 1/1/56
Approp.
Prev. Bal. Refunds Transfers
Total Receipts Payments
Transfer to Other Accounts
Total Expense
Balance Balance to Var. Accts. Forw'd to 1957
O'drawn Accts. 12/31/56
1956 Chapter 90 Road Maintenance 1955 Chapter 90 Road Maintenance O'rdrawn Bal. 1/1/56 2,400.00
1,200.00
1,200.00
3,600.00
3,600.00
2,400.00
By Highway Aid Rev.
2,400.00
2,400.00
Town Dump-Salary
2,700.00
2,700.00
2,700.00
2,700.00 900.00
Town Dump Rodent Control
900.00
900.00
Rubbish Collection
6,200.00
900.00 6,200.00
5,254.15
To Road Machinery Maintenance
700.00
To Globe Village Fire Station Disabled Vet's Acct.
55.27
6,009.42
190.58
Snow and Ice Acct.
7,000.00
25,000.00
32,000.00
31,984.20
31,984.20
15.80
Sidewalk Repairs
2,000.00
2,000.00
1,999.03
1,999.03
.97
Total Highways
2,400.00
102,131.00
31,920.79
134,051.79
131,771.94
1,781.51
133,553.45
498.34
2,400.00
Health and Sanitation:
Health-Salaries
11,080.00
11,080.00
11,079.68 499.63
11,079.68 .32
Health-Expenses
500.00
500.00
499.63
.37
Health-T. B. & Con-
3,500.00
tagious Diseases By Reserve Fund
489.87
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i
By 1956 Revenue
By Premature Births To Premature Births Health-Premat. Births By T B & Contagious Diseases To T. B. & Contagious Diseases Health-Travel
1,000.00
4,989.87
3,826.85
1,000.00
4,826.85
163.02
1,000.00
1,000.00
2,000.00
870.24
1,000.00
1,870.24
129.76
400.00
400.00
373.65
373.65
26.35
Health-Castle Autoclave For Clinic
230.00
230.00
230.00
230.00
Sewer-Salaries
7,015.00
By 1957 Revenue
3,700.00
10,715.00
6,814.80
6,814.80
200.20
3,700.00
Sewer-Expense
1,200.00
1,200.00
742.41
742.41
457.59
Sewer-Repair Manhole
Covers
Balance 1/1/56
300.00
300.00
300.00
Total of Health and Sanitation
24,925.00
6,489.87
31,414.87
24,437.26
2,000.00
26,437.26
977.61
4,000.00
Charities and Veterans Benefits:
General Relief (Pub- lic Welfare)-Sal.
14,890.00
14,890.00
14,883.82
14,883.82
6.18
General Rel .- Exp.
50,000.00
By Refunds
264.75
50,264.75
48,896.76
48,896.76
1,367.99
Disability Assistance-Exp. By Refunds
14,420.00
146.35
14,566.35
14,242.77
14,242.77
323.58
Aid to Dependent
Children-Expense
28,700.00
By Refunds
193.95
By Reserve Fund
300.00
29,193.95
29,193.95
29,193.95
Old Age Assistance- Expense
140,040.00
By Refund
484.63
SCHEDULE OF APPROPRIATIONS, EXPENDITURES, TRANSFERS AND BALANCES (Cont.)
O'Drawn Acct. 1/1/56
Approp.
Prev. Bal. Refunds Transfers
Total Receipts
Payments
Transfer to Other Accounts
Total Expense
Balance Balance to Var. Accts.
Forw'd to 1957
O'drawn Accts. 12/31/56
By Reserve Fund A. D. C. Fed. Gr .- Salary & Adminis. Balance 1/1/56 From Comm. of Mass. A. D. C. Fed. Gr .-
2,000.00
142,524.63
142,524.63
142,524.63
983.95
1,805.81
2,789.76
643.12
643.12
2,164.64
Expenses
Balance 1/1/56
2,972.99
By Refund From Comm. of Mass.
22,362.83
25,391.52
25,214.14
25,214.14
177.38
A. D. C. Fed. Gr .-
Salaries & Admin. Balance 1/1/56 From Comm. of Mass.
398.38
991.01
788.22
788.22
202.79
Disability Assist.,
Fed. Gr .- Expenses
Balance 1/1/56
1,180.37
From Comm. of Mass.
8,353.02
9,533.39
8,607.74
8,607.74
925.65
A. D. C. Fed. Gr .-
Salaries & Adm.
Balance 1/1/56
6,178.20
By Refund
5.88
From Comm. of Mass.
5,824.89
12,008.89
6,122.33
6,122.33
5,886.56
O. A. A. Fed. Gr .-
Expenses
Balance 1/1/56
3,855.00
By Refunds
507.85
By O. A. A. Recoveries
1,017.41
From Comm. of Mass.
107,717.92
113,098.18 3,700.00
111,867.63
111,867.63 3,699.96
1,230.55
Infirmary-Salaries
3,700.00
3,699.96
.
04
55.70
592.63
Infirmary-Expenses
8,500.00
8,500.00
8,497.98
8,497.98
2.02
Infirmary-Repairs
1,200.00
1,200.00
966.15
966.15
233.85
Veterans Benefits-Sal.
1,400.00
1,400.00
1,400.00
1,400.00
Veteran Benefits-Exp. 60,000.00
By Refunds
By Excess & Def.
210.05 9,000.00 1,000.00
70,210.05
70,207.86
70,207.86
2.19
Veteran Services- Salaries
4,375.00
4,375.00
4,375.00
4,375.00
Veteran Services-
750.00
750.00
750.00
750.00
Vet. Serv .- Photostatic Machine
450.00
450.00
449.75
449.75
.25
Soldiers' Burial
400.00
400.00
2.80
2.80
397.20
Burial Allowance to Vet's. Organiz.
100.00
100.00
100.00
Maintenance of Vet. Graves
550.00
550.00
549.68
549.68
.32
Total Charities and Veteran Benefits
329,475.00
177,412.48
506,887.48
493,884.29
493,884.29
2,433.62 10,569.57
Schools and Library:
Schools-Salaries
484,752.00
By Refund
25.00
484,777.00
479,642.66
To Federal Lunch Program (Approp.)
2,600.00
482,242.66 2,534.34
School-Expenses
146,705.00
By Refund
15.75
By Audio Visual Aid
78.76
146,799.51
146,781.19
146,781.19
18.32
Contingency Fund
5,000.00
5,000.00
4,778.98
To School Building Improvem. Acct.
221.02
5,000.00
Library-Salaries
14,678.00
By Trustees of Jacob Edwards Lib.
2,265.53
16,943.53
16,943.53
16,943.53
-
By Overlay Surplus
Expenses
SCHEDULE OF APPROPRIATIONS, EXPENDITURES, TRANSFERS AND BALANCES (Cont.)
O'Drawn Acct. 1/1/56
Approp.
Prev. Bal. Refunds Transfers
Total Receipts Payments
Transfer to Other Accounts
Total Expense
Balance Balance to Var. Forw'd to 1957 Accts.
O'drawn Accts. 12/31/56
Library-Expenses By Refund By Trustees Jacob Edwards Library
5,213.00
9.98
116.42
5,339.40
5,339.40
5,339.40
Library-Alterations and Improvements By 1956 Revenue
1,000.00
1,000.00
By Trustees of Jacob Edwards Library
7,580.42
9,580.42
9,580.42
9,580.42
Total of Schools and Library
657,348.00
11,091.86
668,439.86
663,006.18
2,821.02
665,887.20 2,552.66
Recreation and Unclassified:
Parks
500.00
499.94
499.94 3,982.57
.06
Playgrounds
4,000.00
500.00 4,000.00
3,982.57
17.43
World War I Mem. Pk
400.00
400.00
400.00
400.00
World War II Memorial- Honor Roll
200.00
200.00
179.60
179.60
20.40
Swimming Pool-Salaries By Reserve Fund
3,300.00
10.65
3,310.65
3,310.65
3,310.65
Swimming Pool Sal .-
400.00
400.00
177.85
177.85
222.15
Swimming Pool-Exp.
650.00
By Swim. Pool Special Water Account By Reserve Fund
70.37 147.94
868.31
865.35
865.35
2.96
Swimming Pool-Red Cross Instruction
200.00
200.00
186.00
186.00
14.00
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Winter Sports
Swimming Pool-Winter Sports Exp.
75.00
75.00
71.62
71.62
3.38
Swimming Pool-Special Water Account Balance 1/1/56 To Swimming Pool- Expense
136.10
136.10
19.50
70.37
89.87
46.23
Swimming Pool-Portable Resuscitator
200.00
200.00
200.00
200.00
Dresser St. Field --- Salaries
5,000.00
5,000.00
4,991.57
4,991.57
8.43
Dresser St. Field-Maint. and Improvement
3,000.00
3,000.00
2,997.59
2,997.59
2.41
Dresser St. Field-Repairs To Field
700.00
700.00
698.92
698.92
1.08
Dresser St. Field-Little
League, Babe Ruth and
Minor League Exp.
1,600.00
1,600.00
1,597.37
1,597.37
2.63
Alumni Field-Salaries
800.00
800.00
781.50
10.65
792.15
7.85
Alumni Field-Expenses
1,000.00
1,000.00
996.95
996.95
3.05
Alumni Field-Two Soft Ball Diamonds
Balance 1/1/56
404.20
404.20
402.70
402.70
1.50
Henry St. Field-Salaries
1,000.00
1,000.00
999.01
999.01
.99
Henry St. Field-Exp. By Refund
19.73
719.73
719.69
719.69
.04
Henry St. Field-Maint. and Improvement
1,000.00
1,000.00
999.97
999.97
.03
Airport Maint. Acct. Balance 1/1/56
460.18
460.18
460.18
and Property
2,500.00
By 1956 Revenue
1,000.00
By 1957 Revenue
2,625.60
6,125.60
3,254.00
3,254.00 900.00
246.00
2,625.60
Memorial Day
900.00
900.00
900.00
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Damage to Persons
700.00
To Swimming Pool-Sal.
SCHEDULE OF APPROPRIATIONS, EXPENDITURES, TRANSFERS AND BALANCES (Cont.)
O'Drawn Acct. 1/1/56
Approp.
Prev. Bal. Refunds Transfers
Total Receipts
Payments
Transfer to Other Accounts
Total Expense
Balance Balance to Var. Forw'd to 1957 Accts.
O'drawn Accts. 12/31/56
Veterans' Day Annual Reports
600.00
600.00
600.00
600.00
By 1956 Revenue
34.84
1,834.84
1,834.84
1,834.84
Non-Contributory Pens.
8,000.00
8,000.00
6,167.73
6,167.73
1,832.27
Insurance
21,000.00
155.79
By Refunds By Excess & Def.
620.94
21,776.73
21,776.73
21,776.73
Town Clock
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
Pension Accum. Fund
20,158.00
20,158.00
20,158.00
20,158.00
Total of Recreation and Unclassified
79,733.00
5,686.34
85,419.34
79,819.65
81.02
79,900.67 2,386.66
3,132.01
Cemetery:
Cemetery Expense By Refund
5,250.00
From Dividends To Ella M. Cole Fund
48.66 3,202.52
8,501.18
8,398.72
15.00
8,413.72
87.46
Cemetery Improvem. Acct. Balance 1/1/56
1,719.28
By Sale of Lots and Graves Fund
1,390.00
3,109.28
1,954.55
1,954.55
1,154.73
Total Cemetery
5,250.00
6,360.46
11,610.46
10,353.27
15.00
10,368.27
87.46
1,154.73
Special Accounts:
Ambulance Garage Add. Balance 1/1/56
1,500.00
4,920.18 90.45 6,510.63 4,685.63 4,685.63 1,825.00
By Out of State Trav.
1,800.00
Audio Visual Aids --- Schools By Refund Construction of Drain Rear Baptist Church Parsonage
2,000.00
205.38
2,205.38
2,175.06
2,175.06
30.32
2,000.00
2,000.00
1,556.97
1,556.97
443.03
Board of Review Exp. By Excess & Def. By Refund
100.00
4.00
104.00
78.60
78.60
25.40
Brook Road Reconstruct. By Brookside Bridge Reconstruction
2,000.00
2,000.00
1,999.53
1,999.53
.47
Brookside Rd. Reconstr.
Balance 1/1/56
12,500.00
12,500.00
To Brook Rd. Reconstr. To Sayles St. Reconstr.
2,000.00 10,500.00
12,500.00
Cady Brook Land Dam. Acct. Balance 1/1/56
100.00
100.00
100.00
Cady Brook Channel Clear- ance Acct.
100.00
100.00
100.00
New Layout and Reloca- tion on Central St. By Excess & Def.
100.00
100.00
100.00
New Layout and Reloca- tion on Charlton St. By Excess & Def.
100.00
100.00
15.00
15.00
85.00
Charlton St. Bridge By 1956 Revenue
400.00
400.00
400.00
Constr. San. Sewer from Charlton St. along
Falkner and Newman Avenue
300.00
By Excess & Def.
3,900.00
4,200.00
4,034.38
4,034.38
165.62
Chestnut St. Reconstr. Balance 1/1/56
454.53
454.53
207.36
207.36
247.17
SCHEDULE OF APPROPRIATIONS, EXPENDITURES, TRANSFERS AND BALANCES (Cont.)
O'Drawn Acct. 1/1/56
Approp.
Prev. Bal. Refunds Transfers
Total Receipts
Payments
Transfer to Other Accounts
Total Expense
Balance Balance to Var. Accts.
Forw'd to 1957
O'drawn Accts. 12/31/56
Anthony & Walter Ciesla Land Purchase-Jct. Mill St. & Quine- baug River By 1957 Revenue
2,450.00
2,450.00
2,450.00
6,365.00
9.40
6,374.40
6,367.18
6,367.18
7.22
Civil Defense By Refund Cohasse Brook Channel Improvem. Balance 1/1/56
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
Cohasse Brook Channel Clearance Acct.
100.00
100.00
100.00
Dean Brook Channel
Improvement from Southbridge to Charlton Line
100.00
100.00
100.00
Dennison Dr. Sanitary
Sewer
By Sewer Assessment Reserve
1,000.00
1,000.00
817.75
817.75
182.25
Depot Parking Lot Resurfacing
15,000.00
15,000.00
12,904.05
To H. J. Proulx Land Purchase
2,000.00
14,904.05
95.95
Depot Parking Lot-
Renewing of Water Serv. By 1956 Revenue By Excess & Def.
400.00
6.11
406.11 406.11
406.11
Dresser Memorial Park
106.18
By Insur. Loss Reimburse.
4,893.82
From Richard Dresser By Dresser Prop. Maint. Account
5,000.00
200.00
10,200.00
9,622.41
9,622.41
577.59
Driver Educa. Prog .- Schools By Refund
1,200.00
1.50
1,201.50
1,200.08
1,200.08
1.42
Dresser Prop-To Dresser Mem. Pk. Maintenance 400.00
200.00
400.00
200.00
400.00
Wm. E. Earls Prop. on Chapin St. Balance 1/1/56
80.00
80.00
79.97
79.97
03
1956 Chapter 90
Construction- Eastford Rd. By Excess & Def.
11,490.00
11,490.00
5.40
5.40
11,484.60
1955 Chapter 90 Constr .- Eastford Rd.
Balance 1/1/56
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
Eastford Rd. School Sidewalk
179.21
179.21
170.75
170.75
8.46
Removal of Elm Tree Near Fire Station
450.00
450.00
450.00
450.00
Emergency Flood Relief
O'rdrawn Bal .- 1/1/56 161,848.23
By U. S. Treasury
19,825.56
By Com. of Mass.
138,776.77
By Com. of Mass .-
Hurricane No. 2
Edna
2,232.42
By Permanent Rep.
115.45
By Refunds
70.96
By Sale of Used
Material
410.00
SCHEDULE OF APPROPRIATIONS, EXPENDITURES, TRANSFERS AND BALANCES (Cont.)
O'Drawn Acct. 1/1/56
Approp.
Prev. Bal. Refunds Transfers
Total Receipts
Payments
Transfer to Other Accounts
Total Expense
Balance Balance to Var. Forw'd to 1957 Accts.
O'drawn Accts. 12/31/56
By Insurance By Elec. Light Receipts By Civ. Def. Housing Rents By 1956 Revenue
151.08 1,053.94
6,340.40 157,954.39
326,930.97
To Emergency Fl. Relief- Sal. & Exp. To Hurricane No. 2 Edna
54,670.83
To Permanent Repairs To Estimated Receipts
2,232.42 115.45 142,158.95 199,177.65
34,094.91
Fed. Housing Project
100.00
100.00
100.00
Fiske St. San. Sewer Construction
1,000.00
1,000.00
783.40
783.40
216.60
Forest Ave. Reconstr. Balance 1/1/56
1,603.80
1,603.80
37.12
37.12
1,566.68
Foster St. Parking Lot Repairs Balance 1/1/56
526.22
526.22
245.25
245.25
280.97
Globe Village Fire
Station, Disabled Vets
By Excess & Def.
500.00
By Refunds
4.42
By Rubbish Coll.
55.27
559.69
559.69
559.69
Guelphwood Rd. Guard Rail
Balance 1/1/56
500.00
500.00
500.00
Hillside Rd. Sanitary Sewer
By Excess & Def.
3,600.00
3,600.00
2,965.65
2,965.65
634.35
Hurricane No. 2 Edna By Emerg. Flood Relief Infirmary Retaining Wall Construction By Highway Exp. Group Life, Accident Ins. (Payroll Deduc.) By Employees Contrib. By Blue Cross Group Life, Accident Insurance
2,232.42
2,232.42
2,232.42
2,232.42
26.24
26.24
26.24
26.24
743.58
1.00
744.58
744.58
744.58
By 1957 Revenue By Reserve Fund
3,783.00
400.00
4,183.00
400.00
400.00
3,783.00
Land Damage Appraisal By 1957 Revenue
1,500.00
1,500.00
1,500.00
Leonide Lemire Post No. 6055-Lease
900.00
900.00
900.00
900.00
Erection of Fence
Henry St. Field
480.00
480.00
478.00
478.00
2.00
Purchase of Land Albert Loomis & Removal Build.
By 1956 Revenue
5,300.00
5,300.00
5,300.00
5,300.00
Mary Ellen Lane San. Sewer Constr.
By S/A Reserve
700.00
700.00
699.35
699.35
.65
Mary Ellen Storm Drain Constr.
6,500.00
6,500.00
4,789.80
4,789.80
1,710.20
Mckinstry Brook Channel Improvement
100.00
100.00
100.00
Bailey Bridge off Mechanic St.
By 1956 Revenue
5,000.0
5,000.00
1,955.54
1,955.54
3,044.46
New Layout and Re- location on Mill St.
By Excess & Def.
100.00
100.00
100.00
SCHEDULE OF APPROPRIATIONS, EXPENDITURES, TRANSFERS AND BALANCES (Cont.)
O'Drawn Acct. 1/1/56
Approp.
Prev. Bal. Refunds Transfers
Total Receipts
Payments
Transfer to Other Accounts
Total Expense
Balance Balance to Var. Accts. Forw'd to 1957
O'drawn Accts. 12/31/56
Morris St. Extension Balance 1/1/56 National Guard Acct. Balance 1/1/56 By Excess & Def.
167.18
167.18
167.18
1,083.12
990.00
2,073.12
1,980.00
1,980.00
93.12
Constr. Overflow Line San. Sewer-Jct. North & Crys- stal Sts. 1,100.00
1,100.00
933.50
933.50
166.50
Nuisance Brook Culvert Balance 1/1/56
983.70
983.70
983.70
Extending Culvert on Nuisance Brook to Quinebaug River
100.00
100.00
100.00
Nuisance Brook Diversion Drain Account By Post War Re- habilitation Fund
100.00
25,000.00
25,100.00
25,100.00
Extending Nuisance Brook Drain from Dresser St. to Marcy St.
100.00
100.00
100.00
Outstanding Bills of Previous Years
9.16
9.16
9.16
9.16
Construc. of Drain on Pleasant St. near home of
Alfred Mckinstry
2,250.00
2,250.00
1,995.42
1,995.42
254.58
Purchased from J. Wilfred Pontbriand & Eva, Sand and Gravel By H. J. Proulx- Sand & Gravel
3,000.00
3,000.00
2,945.50
2,945.50
54.50
Purchase from H. J. Proulx, Sand & Gravel By Depot Park. Lot Resurfacing
2,000.00
By Oil for Roads
1,000.00
By H. J. Proulx
200.00
3,200.00
200.00
To J. Wilfred Pontbriand
3,000.00
3,200.00
Quinebaug River Land
Damage Account Balance 1/1/56
100.00
100.00
100.00
Repair Dam at 2nd Reserv. Balance 1/1/56
544.80
544.80
544.80
New Layout & Reloca. on River St. By Excess & Def.
100.00
100.00
100.00
Sayles St. Reconstr.
By Brookside Rd. Bridge Reconstr.
10,500.00
By Vinton St. Bridge Rec.
12,480.00
22,980.00
22,465.70
22,465.70
514.30
School Bldg. Improvem. Acct.
Balance 1/1/56 By Contingency Fund
4,767.61 221.02
4,988.63
3,216.57
3,216.57
1,772.06
Snow St. Sanit. Sewer By S/A Reserve
428.00
428.00
414.88
414.88
13.12
Purchased Parcel of Land from Southbr. Finish.
1.00
By 1956 Revenue By Excess & Def.
1.00
2.00
2.00
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SCHEDULE OF APPROPRIATIONS, EXPENDITURES, TRANSFERS AND BALANCES (Cont.)
O'Drawn Acct. 1/1/56
Approp.
Prev. Bal. Refunds Transfers
Total Receipts Payments
Transfer to Other Accounts
Total Expense
Balance Balance to Var. Accts.
Forw'd to 1957
O'drawn Accts. 12/31/56
Stone Wall Betw. W. W. Mem. I & Fire Stat. Balance 1/1/56 Swimming Pool-Litchfield Ave. Drain Balance 1/1/56
500.00
500.00
485.00
485.00
15.00
Town Hall Altera. & Repairs
3,000.00
Balance 1/1/56
2,171.60
5,171.60
3,001.25
333.13
3,334.38
1,837.22
Plant. & Car. Trees & Shrubs-Gift Nether- lands Govern.
1,900.00
1,900.00
1,900.00
1,900.00
Vinton St. Bridge Recon. Balance 1/1/56
12,500.00
12,500.00
12,480.00
12,480.00
20.00
Violet Ave. Recon. By Excess & Def.
2,500.00
2,500.00
2,158.07
2,158.07
341.93
Violet Ave. Sanitary Sewer Construc.
By Excess & Def.
1,500.00
1,500.0
1,490.10
1,490.10
9.90
Voting Precinct Acct. Balance 1/1/56 M. E. Wells H. S. Toilet Accom.
174.00
174.00
174.00
174.00
New Layout and Reloca. on Westville Rd. By Excess & Def.
100.00
100.00
100.00
Total Special Accounts
161,848.23
97,723.34
458,524.30
556,247.64
178,224.66
164,772.37
342,997.03
4,154.58 81,342.71 34,094.91
843.83
38.94
882.77
882.77
843.83
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
Interest and Maturing Debt: Interest-Tem- porary Loans By Reserve Fund Interest-Fixed Debt
7,000.00
1,172.50
8,172.50
270.00
8,172.50 270.00 10,000.00
8,172.50 270.00 10,000.00
Maturing Debt Anticipation of Revenue Loan Balance 1/1/56 Issued in 1956
150,000.00 850,000.00 1,000,000.00
800,000.00
800.000.00
200,000.00
Total Interest and Maturing Debt
17,270.00 1,001,172.50 1,018,442.50
818,442.50
818,442.50
200,000.00
Agency, Trust and Investment:
Parking Meter Fees Balance 1/1/56 Receipts To Various Accounts
18,386.16 18,358.56
36,744.72
16,000.00
16,000.00 109,230.28
20,744.72
Federal Tax Deduc.
109,230.28
109,230.28
109,230.28
Blue Cross Deduc.
10,459.96
10,459.96
10,459.96
10,459.96
Insur. Loss Reimbursement Account
Balance 1/1/56 To Dresser Mem. Park
4,893.82
4,893.82
4,893.82
4,893.82
Deposits on Plans and Bids Balance 1/1/56
300.00
Deposits
10,911.00
11,211.00
Refunds
11,201.00
11,201.00
10.00
Deposit in Lieu of Bond - Resurfac. Cemetery
845.25
845.25
845.25
845.25
Deposits C. D. E. Trailers Balance 1/1/56 Deposits
680.80
200.00
880.80
880.80
880.80
Post War Rehabil. Fund Transf. from Sav. Acct.
25,000.00
25,000.00
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270.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
SCHEDULE OF APPROPRIATIONS, EXPENDITURES, TRANSFERS AND BALANCES (Cont.)
O'Drawn Acct. 1/1/56
Approp.
Prev. Bal. Refunds Transfers
Total Receipts
Payments
Transfer to Other Accounts
Total Expense
Balance Balance to Var. Accts.
Forw'd to 1957
O'drawn Accts. 12/31/56
To Nuisance Brook Diver. Drain Account Post War Rehabil. Fund Income Invested
25,000.00
25,000.00
3,375.00
3,375.00
3,375.00
3,375.00
J. J. Angel Fund Balance 1/1/56
31.27
31.27
31.27
Alexis Boyer, Jr., Fund Balance 1/1/56
11.29
11.29
11.29
Ella M. Cole Fund Balance 1/1/56 Fund Income
473.16
565.66
67.45
67.45
498.21
Mabel Murphy Fund Balance 1/1/56 Fund Income
92.97
152.97
76.50
76.50
76.47
Mary Mynott Fund Balance 1/1/56
21.33
51.33
19.34
19.34
31.99
Adah Stedman Fund Balance 1/1/56 Fund Income
91.96
30.00
121.96
36.50
36.50
85.46
George Barden-Smith Hughes Fund
From Comm. of Mass.
1,651.27
1,651.27
1,531.27
1,531.27
120.00
School Athletic Fund Balance 1/1/56
1,500.00
3,635.80
By Refund Receipts
180.50
4,224.25
9,540.55
8,760.51
8,760.51
780.04
Federal Lunch Prog. (Rotating Acct.) Balance 1/1/56
464.78
92.50
60.00
Fund Income
30.00
From Comm. of Mass. By Refund By Petty Cash Adv. By Reserve for Petty Cash Advance Receipts To Reserve for Petty Cash Advance
10,487.54 104.19 50.00
50.00 27,250.30
38,406.81 34,369.72
50.00
34,419.72
3,987.09
Federal Lunch Program (Appropriation) By School-Sal.
3,000.00
2,600.00
5,600.00
5,600.00
5,600.00
Sale of Land Account Balance 1/1/56
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
Dog Tax-County By Refund
1.80
1,993.00
1,987.60
1,987.60
5.40
Cemetery Perpet. Care Bequests
Deposited
595.00
595.00
460.00
460.00
135.00
Road Mach. Rental Fund
1,598.83
1,598.83
1,598.83
Tailings
431.21
431.21
431.21
State Auditing Tax
1,924.17
1,924.17
1,901.07
1,901.07
23.10
State Parks and
Reservation Tax
2,279.60
Balance 1/1/56
364.48
2,644.08
3,897.98
To 1956 Revenue
State Examination of
Retirement System
56.54
56.54
56.54
56.54
County Tax
61,643.95
61,643.95
67,190.40
67,190.40
5,546.45
O'drawn Bal. 1/1/56
5,684.64
County T. B. Hosp. Maint. Tax
34,437.62
Balance 1/1/56
7,754.31
42,191.93
30,181.09
To 1956 Revenue
7,754.31 37,395.40
4,256.53
364.48
4,262.46
1,618.38
1,991.20
SCHEDULE OF APPROPRIATIONS, EXPENDITURES, TRANSFERS AND BALANCES (Cont.)
O'Drawn Acct. 1/1/56
Approp.
Prev. Bal. Refunds Transfers
Total Receipts
Payments
Transfer to Other Accounts
Total Expense
Balance Balance to Var. Accts.
Forw'd to 1957
O'drawn Accts. 12/31/56
Various Overpayments- Refunds
5,469.72
5,469.72
5,469.72
5,469.72
Total Agency, Trust, Invest- ment and Refunds
5,684.64
40,918.33
337,404.04
378,322.37
297,597.98
54,062.61
351,660.59
33,826.61
7,164.83
Recapitulation:
General Government
99,920.00
9,269.89
109,189.89
105,140.59
604.06
105,744.65
2,912.01
533.23
Protection of Persons and Property Health and Sanitation
287,849.00
18,892.48
306,741.48
302,748.10
150.00
302,898.10
3,072.49
770.89
24,925.00
6,489.87
31,414.87
24,437.26
2,000.00
26,437.26
977.61
4,000.00
Highway
2,400.00
102,131.00
31,920.79
134,051.79
131,711.94
1,781.51
133,553.45
498.34
2,400.00
Charities and Vet. Benefits
329,475.00
177,412.48
506,887.48
493,884.29
493,884.29
2,433.62
10,569.57
Schools and Library
657,348.00
11,091.86
668,439.86
663,066.18
2,821.02
665,887.20
2,552.66
Recreation and Unclassified
79,733.00
5,686.34
85,419.34
79,819.65
81.02
79,900.67
2,386.66
3,132.01
Cemeteries and Enterprises
5,250.00
6,360.46
11,610.46
10,353.27
15.00
10,368.27
87.46
1,154.73
Special Accts.
161,848.23
97,723.34
458,524.30
556,247.64
178,224.66
164,772.37
342,997.03
4,154.58
81,342.71 34,094.91
Interest and
Maturing Debt
17,270.00 1,001,172.50 1,018,442.50
818,442.50
818,442.50
200,000.00
Agency, Trust, Investment and Refunds
5,684.64
40,918.33
337,404.04
378,322.37
297,597.98
54,062.61
351,660.59
33,826.61
7,164.83
169,932.87 1,742,542.67 2,064,225.01 3,806,767.68 3,105,486.42
226,287.59 3,331,774.01 19,075.43 335,329.75 43,659.74
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
AND
Superintendent of Schools
BRIDGE
RATEDO
. FEB, 15
n
INCORPORATE
13.
MASS.
50
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THE EYE OF
WEALTH
THE
COMMO
OF THE
TOWN OF SOUTHBRIDGE
For the Year Ending December 31, 1956
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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE SOUTHBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS DECEMBER 31, 1956
THE SOUTHBRIDGE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
1956 - 1957
Chairman, Belmore St. Amant, 11 Edwards St. 1958
Vice-Chairman, Dr. Ralph R. Racicot, 192 Chapin 1958
Lorenzo Beaupre, 131 Central St. 1957
Edgar J. Bourgeois, 42 Goddard St. 1957
Louis VanDernoot, 45 Westwood Pkwy. 1959
Anatole J. Bombardier, 385 Hamilton St.
1959
MEETINGS OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE
The regular meetings of the School Committee are held on the first Tuesday of each month at 7:30 P. M. in the office of the Superintendent of Schools, Mary E. Wells High School Building. There are no regular meetings in July and August.
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
Robert L. Fox
Residence: 46 Columbus Avenue Tel. 4-8400
Office: Mary E. Wells High School Tel. 4-3285
SECRETARIES
Margaret R. Connolly, 14 South Street Tel. 4-6513
Mrs. Leona Lavoie, 14 Overland Street Tel. 4-6733
The Superintendent's office is open from Monday through Friday, from 8.30 A. M. to 5:00 P. M.
SCHOOL PHYSICIANS
Dr. William Langevin, 24 Everett St.
Tel. 4-7358
Dr. Adah B. Eccleston, 62 Elm St. Tel. 4-8141
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