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851.65
50.85
Elec. & Reg .-
Election Expenses
3,135.00
3,135.00
2,856.54
2,856.54
278.46
Relisting Expenses
1,733.00
1,733.00
1,728.93
1,728.93
4.07
Elec. & Reg .- Precinct- Change-Over By Finance Reserve Fund
1,096.00
1,096.00
1,095.44
1,095.44
.56
Elec. & Reg .- Salaries
550.00
550.00
550.00
550.00
Law-Salaries
2,400.00
2,400.00
2,400.00
2,400.00
Law-Expenses
500.00
500.00
452.76
452.76
47.24
Engineering-Salaries
18,870.00
18,870.00
18,393.05
18,393.05
476.95
Engineering-Expenses
2,000.00
2,000.00
1,996.67
1,996.67
3.33
Town Hall-Salaries
2,850.00
2,850.00
2,850.00
2,850.00
Town Hall-Expenses
5,500.00
By Non-Contributory
Pensions
1,000.00
6,500.00
6,445.49
6,445.49
54.51
Planning Board
650.00
650.00
621.72
621.72
28.28
Board of Appeals
204.60
204.60
204.60
Contributory Retirement System
1,090.00
1,090.00
1,090.00
1,090.00
By-Laws Revision
328.63
328.63
63.75
63.75
264.88
Total General Govt.
103,760.00
3,053.19
106,813.19
104,911.09
86.00
104,997.09
1,346.62
469.48
Protection of Persons and Property:
Police-Salaries
104,450.00
400.00
104,850.00
104,845.36
104,845.36
4.64
Police-Fingerprint & Identification Equipm.
250.00
250.00
249.06
249.06
94
Police-Building Repairs
600.00
600.00
513.93
513.93
86.07
Elec. & Reg .-
By Excess & Deficiency
Police-School Safety
400.00
400.00
399.36
399.36
64
Auxiliary Pol. Equipm.
100.00
100.00
36.00 344.98
36.00 344.98
5.02
Police-Expenses
9,450.00
By Excess & Deficiency
1,200.00
10,650.00
10,639.27
10,639.27
10.73
Police-Special Compensation and Medical Acct.
500.00
500.00
292.00
292.00
208.00
Police-New Cruiser
2,400.00
2,400.00
2,394.47
2,394.47
5.53
Police-Parking Meter
Div .- Salaries
11,500.00
11,500.00
11,499.50
11,499.50
.50
Police-Parking Meter Div .- Pick-Up Truck
500.00
500.00
437.13
437.13
62.87
Fire-Salaries
98,111.00
98,111.00
97,871.98
97,871.98
239.02
Fire-Expenses
7,155.00
By Refund
3.00
7,158.00
7,141.51
7,141.51
16.49
Fire-Oxygen & Extinguisher Charger
875.00
875.00
873.59
873.59
1.41
Fire-Out of State Travel
150.00
150.00
50.00
50.00
100.00
Fire-New Underground Cables & Boxes
770.89
770.89
New Addition Ambulance Garage
1,825.00
1,825.00
1,825.00
1,825.00
Hydrants
26,500.00
26,500.00
25,537.50
25,537.50
962.50
Forest Fire-Salaries
200.00
200.00
200.00
200.00
Forest Fire-Expenses
1,585.00
By Out of State Travel
50.00
1,635.00
1,615.09
1,615.09
19.91
Forest Fire-New Truck
3,500.00
3,500.00
3,482.21
3,482.21
Ambulance-Expenses
1,760.00
1,760.00
1,686.48
1,686.48
17.79 73.52
Sealer of Weights &
1,800.00
1,800.00
1,118.22
1,118.22
681.78
Weights & Measures-
400.00
400.00
384.86
384.86
15.14
Tree Warden
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,200.00
Dutch Elm Disease
3,500.00
3,500.00
3,500.00
3,500.00
Moth Extermination
400.00
400.00
400.00
400.00
Building Inspector-Salary
850.00
850.00
850.00
850.00
770.89
Patrol Supplies
64.00
Police-Officers' Equipm. 350.00
350.00
Measures-Salary
Expenses
SCHEDULE OF APPROPRIATIONS, EXPENDITURES, TRANSFERS AND BALANCES (Cont.)
Overdrawn Acct. 1/1/57
Approp.
Prev. Bal. Refunds Transfers
Total Receipts
Payments
Transfer To Other Accounts
Total Expense
Balance To Var. Accts.
Bal. Forw'd 1958
O'drawn Accts. 12/31/57
Build. Inspector-Expenses
150.00
150.00
149.52
149.52
.48
Wire Inspector-Salary
800.00
800.00
800.00
800.00
Wire Inspector-Expenses
200.00
200.00
200.00
200.00
Dog Officer-Salary By Refund
350.00
By Excess & Def.
23.92 67.00
440.92
440.92
440.92
Dog Officer-Expense
495.00
495.00
495.00
495.00
Street Lighting
27,000.00
27,000.00
25,274.45
25,274.45
1,725.55
Total of Protection of Persons and Property
308,481.00
4,339.81
312,820.81
307,697.39
50.00
307,747.39
4,030.53
1,042.89
Health:
Health-Salaries
12,080.00
12,080.00
12,037.14
12,037.14
42.86
Health-Expense
575.00
575.00
569.74
569.74
5.26
Health-T.B. & Con-
3,500.00
3,500.00
2,574.71
2,574.71
925.29
Health-Premature Births
1,000.00
1,000.00
510.00
510.00
490.00
Health-Travel
475.00
475.00
413.11
413.11
61.89
Health-Influenza Vaccine
By Reserve Fund
200.00
200.00
162.29
162.29
37.71
Sewer-Salaries
10,449.00
By 1958 Revenue
2,200.00
12,649.00
7,924.97
7,924.97
2,524.03
2,200.00
Sewer-Expenses
5,000.00
300.00
5,300.00
4,917.81
4,917.81
82.19
300.00
Sewer-Repair Manhole Covers
300.00
300.00
278.40
278.40
21.60
Total Health and Sanitation
33,379.00
2,700.00
36,079.00
29,388.17
29,388.17
4,190.83
2,500.00
Highways: Highway-Salary
4,700.00
4,700.00
4,700.00
4,700.00
tagious Diseases
By 1958 Revenue
Highway-Labor Highway-Expenses By Refund
48,177.00 10,000.00
48,177.00
48.175.86
48,175.86
1.14
9.00
10,009.00
10,004.24
10,004.24
4.76
Highway-Oil & Sand for Roads
8,000.00
8,000.00
7,999.69
7,999.69
.31
Maintenance
9,401.19
By Road Mach. Rental
1,598.83
By Various Accts. By Refund
524.74 12.00
11,536.76
11,535.13
11,535.13
1.63
1957 Chap. 90
Maintenance
1,500.00
1,500.00
4,500.00
4,500.00
3,000.00
1956 Chap. 90 Maintenance 2,400.00
By Highway Aid Rev.
2,400.00
2,400.00
Town Dump-Salary
3,050.00
3,050.00
3,050.00
3,050.00
Town Dump-Rodent Control
900.00
900.00
900.00
900.00
Rubbish Collection
5,500.00
5,500.00
5,499.41
5,499.41
.59
Snow and Ice
16,000.00
16,000.00
15,971.12
15,971.12
28.88
Sidewalk Repairs
1,500.00
1,500.00
1,433.64
1,433.64
66.36
New Equipment Highway Truck
5,800.00
5,800.00
5,663.00
5,663.00
137.00
Total Highways
2,400.00
116,127.02
2,945.74 119,072.76
119,432.09
119,432.09
240.67
3,000.00
Charities and Veterans Benefits:
General Relief (Pub- lic Welfare)
20,760.00
Salaries
By O.A.A. Fed. Gr. Admin.
273.63
21,033.63
21,033.63
21,033.63
General Relief-Expenses
50,000.00
By Infirmary Expense By Refunds
126.39
201.85
50,328.24
39,906.73
To Board of Public
Welfare Alterations
and Improvements
Disability Assistance- Expenses 14,000.00
5,000.00 44,906.73 5,421.51
Road Machinery
SCHEDULE OF APPROPRIATIONS, EXPENDITURES, TRANSFERS AND BALANCES (Cont.)
Overdrawn Acct. 1/1/57
Approp.
Prev. Bal. Refunds Transfers
Total Receipts
Payments
Transfer To Other Accounts
Total Expense
Balance To Var. Accts.
Bal. Forw'd 1958
O'drawn Accts. 12/31/57
By Dis. Ass't. Fed. Gr .- Expense
506.62
14,506.62
14,506.62
14,506.62
Aid To Dependent Children-Expenses By Refunds
40,000.00
320.50
40,320.50
40,320.50
40,320.50
Old Age Assistance-
180,000.00
987.40
180,987.40
180,987.40
180,987.40
A.D.C. Fed. Gr .- Sal. & Admin. Balance 1/1/57 Comm. of Mass.
2,146.64
2,214.46
4,361.10
750.64
750.64
3,610.46
A.D.C. Fed. Gr .-
Expenses
Balance 1/1/57
177.38 22,954.50 123.70
23,255.58
13,550.17
13,550.17
9,705.41
Dis. Ass't. Fed. Gr .-
Sal. & Admin. Balance 1/1/57 Comm. of Mass.
591.77
794.56
42.80
42.80
751.76
Dis. Ass't. Fed. Gr .- Expense
Balance 1/1/57
Comm. of Mass.
By Refunds To Dis. Ass't. Expense
925.65 7,667.77 15.00
8,608.42
6,623.14
506.62
7,129.76
1,478.66
O.A.A. Fed. Gr .- Sal. & Admin. Balance 1/1/57 Comm. of Mass.
5,886.56 5,649.84
Expense By Refunds
Comm. of Mass. By Refunds
202.79
By Refund To General Relief-Salary O.A.A. Fed. Gr .- Expenses
7.70
11,544.10 8,990.67
273.63 9,264.30
2,279.80
Balance 1/1/57
Comm. of Mass. By Refunds
1,230.55 122,245.46 561.60
124,037.61
113,082.18
113,082.18
10,955.43
Infirmary-Salaries By Excess & Def.
618.00
1,236.00
1,234.66
1,234.66
1.34
Infirmary-Expenses By Refunds
1,800.00
15.21
1,815.21
1,692.09
1,692.09
123.12
Veterans Benefit-Exp. By Refunds
987.27
70,987.27
68,065.84
68,065.84
2,921.43
Veterans Services- Salaries
6,450.00
6,450.00
6,450.00
6,450.00
Veterans Services-
750.00
By Excess & Def.
147.50
897.50
897.50
897.50
Vets. Serv .- New Equipm .-
Typewriter
350.00
350.00
202.50
To Veterans Services-
147.50
350.00
Soldiers' Burials
400.00
400.00
400.00
Burial Allowance to Vet's. Organiz.
100.00
100.00
100.00
Maintenance of Vet- erans' Graves
600.00
600.00
599.89
599.89
11
Total Charities and Veterans Benefits
386,446.00
176,167.74
562,613.74
518,936.96
5,927.75
524,864.71
8,967.51 28,781.52
Schools and Library:
School-Salaries By Refund
500,152.00
139.11
500,291.11
499,606.27
499,606.27
684.84
School-Expenses By Refund
136,871.00
50.87
136,921.87
136,505.89
136,505.89
415.98
School-Contingency Fund
5,000.00
5,000.00
4,965.43
4,965.43
34.57
618.00
70,000.00
Expenses
Expenses
SCHEDULE OF APPROPRIATIONS, EXPENDITURES, TRANSFERS AND BALANCES (Cont.)
Overdrawn Acct. 1/1/57
Approp.
Prev. Bal. Refunds Transfers
Total Receipts
Payments
Transfer To Other Accounts
Total Expense
Balance To Var. Accts.
Bal. Forw'd 1958
O'drawn Accts. 12/31/57
Library-Salaries By Trustees of Jacob Edwards Library Library Expenses By Trustees of Jacob Edwards Library
15,200.00
2,756.71
17,956.71
17,956.71
17,956.71
6,837.00
.73
6,837.73
6,837.73
6,837.73
Library-Alterations and Improvements By Trustees of Jacob Edwards Library
1,000.00
3,602.50
4,602.50
4,602.50
4,602.50
Total Schools and Library
665,060.00
6,549.92
671,609.92
670,474.53
670,474.53
1,135.39
Recreation and Unclassified:
Parks
500.00
500.00
500.00 3,987.62
12.38
World War I Memorial Pk.
400.00
400.00
399.60
399.60
40
World War II Memorial- Honor Roll
200.00
200.00
198.15
198.15
1.85
Swimming Pool-Sal.
3,300.00
3,300.00
3,300.00
3,300.00
Swimming Pool-
Winter Sports-Salary
400.00
400.00
337.00
397.00
3.00
To Winter Sports Expense
60.00
Swimming Pool-Expense By Refund
650.00
2.10
652.10
651.50
651.50
.60
Swimming Pool-Red Cross Instruction
200.00
200.00
200.00
200.00
Swimming Pool-Winter Sports Expense
400.00
Playgrounds
4,000.00
500.00 4,000.00
3,987.62
By Swim. Pool-Winter Sports-Salary Swimming Pool-Special Water Account 1/1/57 Balance
60.00
460.00
453.36
453.36
6.64
500.00
46.23
546.23
157.83
157.83
388.40
Dresser St. Field- Salaries
5,000.00
5,000.00
4,998.91
4,998.91
1.09
Dresser St. Field-Maint. and Improvement By Refund To Baseball Account
2,500.00
60
2,500.60
2,404.57
90.48
2,495.05
5.55
Dresser St. Field- Repairs to Field By Excess & Deficiency
700.00
1,000.00
1,700.00
1,699.82
1,699.82
.18
Dresser St. Field-Little
League, Babe Ruth and
Minor League Expense
2,000.00
By Dresser St. Field- M. & I. Account
90.48
2,090.48
2,090.48
2,090.48
Alumni Field-Salary
1,000.00
1,000.00
995.30
995.30
4.70
Alumni Field-Expense
1,000.00
1,000.00
998.50
998.50
1.50
Henry St. Field-Salaries
1,000.00
1,000.00
999.37
999.37
63
Henry St. Field-Expense
700.00
700.00
696.43
696.43
3.57
and Improvement
1,000.00
1,000.00
999.82
999.82
18
Airport Maint. Acct. 1/1/57 Balance
460.18
460.18
150.00
150.00
310.18
Damage to Persons and
Property
5,000.00
1/1/57 Balance By Reserve Fund
2,625.60 325.00
7,950.60
7,947.15
7,947.15
3.45
Memorial Day
900.00
900.00
900.00
900.00
Veterans' Day
600.00
600.00
600.00
600.00
Annual Reports
3,279.80
3,279.80
3,279.80
3,279.80
Non-Contributory Pens.
8,000.00
8,000.00
3,653.72
To Town Hall-Expense
1,000.00
4,653.72
3,346.28
Insurance
23,476.00
Henry St. Field-Maint.
SCHEDULE OF APPROPRIATIONS, EXPENDITURES, TRANSFERS AND BALANCES (Cont.)
Overdrawn Acct. 1/1/57
Approp.
Prev. Bal. Refunds Transfers
Total Receipts
Payments
Transfer To Other Accounts
Total Expense
Balance To Var. Accts.
Bal. Forw'd 1958
O'drawn Accts. 12/31/57
By Refunds Town Clock
50.00
23,814.16 50.00
20,642.50 50.00
20,642.50
3,171.66
50.00
Pension Accumulation Fund
25,726.00
25,726.00
25,726.00
25,726.00
Total Recreation and Unclassified
92,481.80
4,948.35
97,430.15
89,017.43
1,150.48
90,167.91
6,563.66
698.58
Cemetery:
Cemetery Expense From Dividends To Ella Cole Fund
5,700.00
3,297.52
8,997.52
8,911.70
15.00
8,926.70
70.82
Cemetery Improvement Acct .: By Sale of Lots and Graves Fund 1/1/57 Balance
1,000.00
1,154.73
2,154.73
431.02
431.02
1,723.71
Total Cemetery
6,700.00
4,452.25
11,152.25
9,342.72
15.00
9,357.72
70.82
1,723.71
Special Accounts:
Reconstruction of Alpine Drive To Road Mach. Maint.
5,000.00
5,000.00
4,704.58
295.42
5,000.00
Audio Visual Aids- School
2,000.00
2,000.00
1,980.24
1,980.24
19.76
Construc. Storm Drain Rear Baptist Church
Pars. 1/1/57 Balance To Rd. Mach. Maint. Laying Out & Reloc. Brookside Rd. and
443.03
443.03
332.93
110.10
443.03
338.16
Cady Brook To Land Damage Appraisal Cady Brook Land Damage Acct. Balance 1/1/5 Cady Brook Channel Clearance Account 1/1/57 Balance New Layout and Relo- cation Central Street 1/1/57 Balance To Land Damage Appraisal Acct.
100.00
100.00
100.00 100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
25,000.00
100.00
25,100.00
25,100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
Reconstruction, Chapin, Glover, Sayles and High Sts. By Chap. 18 Allocated Funds
28,400.00
28,400.00
25,392.42
25,392.42
3,007.58
New Layout and Re- location Charlton St.
1/1/57 Balance
85.00
85.00
To Land Damage Appraisal Acct.
85.00
85.00
Charlton Street Bridge 1/1/57 Balance
400.00
400.00
400.00
Chestnut St. Reconst. 1/1/57 Balance To Rd. Mach. Maint.
247.17
247.17
127.95
119.22
247.17
Anthony & Walter Ciesla Land Purchase-
Mill St. & Quinebaug River 1/1/57 Balance
2,450.00
2,450.00
2,450.00
2,450.00
Civil Defense
6,750.00
6,750.00
6,646.24
6,646.24
103.76
Cohasse Brook Chan-
nel Improvement 1/1/57 Balance
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
Cohasse Brook Chan-
nel Clearance Acct. 1/1/57 Balance
100.00
100.00
100.00
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SCHEDULE OF APPROPRIATIONS, EXPENDITURES, TRANSFERS AND BALANCES (Cont.)
Overdrawn Acct. 1/1/57 Approp.
Prev. Bal. Refunds Transfers
Total Receipts
Payments
Transfer To Other Accounts
Total Expense
Balance To Var. Accts.
Bal. Forw'd 1958
O'drawn Accts. 12/31/57
Cole Ave. Improvement By Excess & Def. By Refund Dean Brook Channel Improvement 1/1/57 Balance
5,000.00 465.25
5,465.25
5,464.78 .
5,464.78 47
100.00
100.00
100.00
Reconstruction Dresser Hill Rd. & Pleasant By Chap. 718 Allo- cated Funds
11,000.00
11,000.00
11,000.00
Dresser Memorial Park Maintenance
600.00
By Reserve Fund 1/1/57 Balance
450.00 577.59
1,627.59
1,627.59
1,627.59
Driver Educa. Prog .- School
1,500.00
1,500.00
1,485.29
1,485.29
14.71
1955 & 1956 Chap. 90 Construction-Eastford Rd. 1/1/57 Balance By Highway Aid Rev.
21,244.60 52,078.84
73,323.44
68,900.21
68,900.21
4,423.23
1956 Chap. 90 Const .- For Manhole Covers 1/1/57 Balance By Refund
240.00 160.00
400.00
160.00
160.00
240.00
1956 Highway Bond Issue-Chap. 718,
Sec. 5-A From Comm. of Mass. To Various Accounts
Emergency Flood Relief: 1/1/57 Balance-
39,400.00
39,400.00
39,400.00 39,400.00
Overdrawn 34,094.91 34,094.91 From Comm. of Mass. To Estimated Receipts Fed. Housing Project 1/1/57 Balance Forest Ave. Reconst. 1/1/57 Balance Foster St. Parking Lot Repairs 1/1/57 Balance
22,053.63
56,148.54
22,053.63 22,053.63
100.00
100.00
100.00
1,566.68
1,566.68
1,531.60
1,531.60
35.08
280.97
280.97
280.24
280.24
.73
Glenwood St. Sani. Sewer By S/A Revenue
2,853.14
2,853.14
2,853.14
2,853.14
Globe Village Fire Station-Dis. Vets.
525.00
525.00
525.00
525.00
Rental Parking Lot
Goddard Street By Excess & Def.
187.50
187.50
187.50
Guelphwood Rd. Guard Rail 1/1/57 Balance
500.00
500.00
494.50
494.50
5.50
Henry St. Field Chain Link Fence By Excess & Def.
325.00
325.00
325.00
325.00
Hillside Rd. Sani. Sewer 1/1/57 Balance By Excess & Def.
634.35 7,100.00
7,734.35
5,753.76
To Temple Drive Sewer Repair Acct.
1,924.00
7,677.76
56.59
Land Damage Appraisal Account 1/1/57 Balance By Various Accounts
1,500.00 685.00
2,185.00
425.15
425.15
1,759.85
Mary Ellen Storm Drain Construction- 1/1/57 Balance
1,710.20
1,710.20
1,710.20
1,710.20
Leonide Lemire Post #6055
900.00
900.00
900.00
900.00
McKinstry Channel Impr. From Quinebaug River-
SCHEDULE OF APPROPRIATIONS, EXPENDITURES, TRANSFERS AND BALANCES (Cont.)
Overdrawn Acct. 1/1/57 Approp.
Prev. Bal. Refunds Transfers
Total Receipts
Payments
Transfer To Other Accounts
Total Expense
Balance To Var. Accts.
Bal. Forw'd 1958
O'drawn Accts 12/31/57
1/1/57 Balance Bailey Bridge off Mechanic St. 1/1/57 Balance New Layout and Re- location-Mill St.
3,044.46
3,044.46
976.24
976.24
2,068.22
1/1/57 Balance By Select. Expense
100.00
106.00
106.00
To Land Damage Ap- praisal Acct.
106.00
Mosquito Control Acct. By Excess & Def.
830.00
830.00 1,980.00
129.60 1,980.00
129.60
700.40
National Guard Acct.
1,980.00
1,980.00
Extending Culvert Nuisance Brook To Quinebaug River 1/1/57 Balance
100.00
100.00
100.00
Nuisance Brook Diversion Drain Account 1/1/57 Balance
25,100.00
25,100.00
25,000.00
25,000.00
100.00
Extending Nuisance Brook from Dresser St. to
Marcy St .- 1/1/57 Balance
100.00
100.00
100.00
Outstanding Bills of 1956
513.21
513.21
513.21
513.21
Off Street Parking Appraisal Account
2,000.00
2,000.00
1,450.00
1,450.00
550.00
Construction of Drain on Pleasant Street 1/1/57 Balance
254.58
254.58
234.68
234.68
19.90
Dorothy Plimpton Land Damages
3,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
6.00
Purchase of Uniforms
for Reg. Members Police Dept. By 1958 Revenue
2,700.00
2,700.00
2,700.00
Quinebaug River Land Damage Acct. 1/1/57 Balance
100.00
100.00
100.00
Repair Dam at 2nd Res. 1/1/57 Balance
544.80
544.80
544.80
New Layout and Re- location on River St. 1/1/57 Balance
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
School Crossing Guard Acct. By 1958 Revenue
700.00
700.00
700.00
School Bldg. Imp.Acct. 1/1/57 Balance
1,772.06
1,772.06
1,522.62
1,522.62
249.44
Purchase Parcel of
Land from South-
bridge Finishing Co. 1/1/57 Balance
2.00
2.00
2.00
Southbridge Improvement Committee
500.00
500.00
185.00
185.00
315.00
Southbridge School Planning Expense
By Excess & Def.
2,000.00
2,000.00
10.40
10.40
1,989.60
Laurette Surprenant --- Overpayment Ins. Plan
19.50
19.50
19.50
19.50
Town of Sturbridge Tax Acct.
Sand & Gravel By Reserve Fund
55.50
55.50
55.50
Temple Drive Sewer Repair Acct. By Hillside Sanitary Sewer Account
1,924.00
1,924.00
1,455.10
1,455.10
468.90
To Land Damage Ap- praisal Acct.
SCHEDULE OF APPROPRIATIONS, EXPENDITURES, TRANSFERS AND BALANCES (Cont.)
Overdrawn Acct. 1/1/57
Approp.
Prev. Bal. Refunds Transfers
Total Receipts
Payments
Transfer To Other Accounts
Total Expense
Balance To Var. Accts.
Bal. Forw'd 1958
O'drawn Accts. 12/31/57
Public Address System
for
the Town Hall
By Excess & Def.
500.00
500.00
500.00
Town Hall Alterations and Repairs 1/1/57 Balance By Refund
1,200.00
1,837.22
3,042.35
2,792.87
2,792.87
249.48
Emergency-Extra Expense for Town Meeting By 1957 Revenue
1,174.81
1,174.81
1,280.67
1,280.67
105.86
Gift Tree & Shrub Acct .- Netherland Gov't.
583.00
583.00
583.00
583.00
Laying Out and Re- location Vinton St. Jct. Cady Brook
100.00
100.00
To Land Damage Ap- praisal Account
100.00
100.00
Public Welfare Alterations and Repairs By Excess & Def.
5,000.00 14.38
5,014.38
5,004.70
5,004.70
9.68
New Layout and Re-
location on West-
ville Road
1/1/57 Balance
100.00
100.00
To Land Damage Ap- praisal Acct.
100.00 100.00
Emergency-Westwood Mills Blasting at Russell- Harrington By 1957 Revenue
576.00
By Refund
5.13
By Finance Res. Fund Worcester St. Storm Drain By Excess & Def.
128.04
704.04
704.04
704.04
2,365.00
2,365.00
2,365.00
2,365.00
Total Special Accounts
34,094.91
125,618.76
221,618.79
347,237.55
193,277.45 64,593.37
257,870.82
7,486.12 50,891.56
3,105.86
Interest and Maturing Debt:
Interest-Tem-
porary Loans By Refund
10,000.00
40.67
10,040.67
9,556.31
9,556.31
484.36
Interest-Fixed Debt
140.00
140.00
140.00
140.00
Maturing Debt
4,000.00
4,000.00
4,000.00
4,000.00
Anticipation of Revenue
Balance 1/1/57
Issued in 1957
200,000.00 850,000.00 1,050,000.00
900,000.00
900,000.00
150,000.00
Total Interest and Maturing Debt
14,140.00 1,050,040.67 1,064,180.67
913,696.31
913,696.31
484.36 150,000.00
Agency, Trust and Investment:
Parking Meter Fees 1/1/57 Balance
Receipts
To Various Accounts
Fed. Tax Deductions
117,557.97
117,557.97
117,557.97
15,200.00 117,557.97
23,182.91
Group Insurance-
14,000.00
Town Appropriation 1/1/57 Balance By Refund
3,783.00 726.82
18,509.82
15,553.66
15,553.66
2,956.16
Group Insurance-
Employees' Payroll Deduc.
17,258.53
17,258.53
17,258.53
17,258.53
Deposits on Plans & Bids 1/1/57 Balance
10.00
Deposits
3,500.00
3,510.00
3,490.00
3,490.00
20.00
Deposit on Printing
Refunds
20,744.72 17,638.19
38,382.91
15,200.00
SCHEDULE OF APPROPRIATIONS, EXPENDITURES, TRANSFERS AND BALANCES (Cont.)
Overdrawn Acct. 1/1/57
Approp.
Prev. Bal. Refunds Transfers
Total Receipts
Payments
Transfer To Other Accounts
Total Expense
Balance To Var. Accts.
Bal. Forw'd 1958
O'drawn Accts. 12/31/57
Annual Reports Refund
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
Post War Rehab. Fund Income Invested
3,375.00
3,375.00
2,531.25
2,531.25
843.75
J. J. Angell Fund 1/1/57 Balance
31.27
31.27
31.27
Alexis Boyer, Jr. Fund 1/1/57 Balance
11.29
11.29
11.29
Ella M. Cole Fund 1/1/57 Balance Fund Income
498.21
101.87
600.08
600.08
Mabel Murphy Fund 1/1/57 Balance Fund Income
76.47
136.47
60.00
60.00
76.47
Mary Mynott Fund 1/1/57 Balance
31.99
61.99
32.40
32.40
29.59
Adah Stedman Fund 1/1/57 Balance Fund Income
85.46
35.00
120.46
24.00
24.00
96.46
Geo. Barden, Smith-Hughes,
& Geo. Deen Funds
120.00
1/1/57 Balance From Comm. of Mass.
684.00
804.00
804.00
804.00
School Athletic Fund 1/1/57 Balance Receipts
780.04 10,787.09
11,567.13
7,080.51
7,080.51
4,486.62
Federal Lunch Program- Rotating Fund 1/1/57 Balance
3,987.09
60.00
Fund Income
30.00
From Comm. of Mass. School Lunch Receipts By Reserve for Petty Cash Advance To Reserve for Petty Cash Advance Federal Lunch Program- Appropriation Acct. Dog Tax Fees-
10,631.69 27,911.79
50.00
42,580.57
38,744.88
50.00
38,794.88
3,785.69
4,000.00
4,000.00
4,000.00
4,000.00
Reserved for County 1/1/57 Balance By Refund
5.40 1,918.35
1,923.75
1,923.75
1,923.75
Sale of Land Account 1/1/57 Balance Cemetery Perpet. Care Bequests
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1/1/57 Balance Deposited
135.00
1,625.00
1,760.00
1,760.00
1,760.00
Road Mach. Rental Fund 1/1/57 Balance To Road Mach. Maint.
1,598.83
1,598.83
1,598.83
1,598.83
Tailings
1/1/57 Balance
431.21
431.21
7.00
7.00
424.21
1,344.27
23.10
1,367.37
23.10
1,367.37
State Parks and Res- ervation Tax
6,680.01
6,680.01
6,923.84
6,923.84
243.83
State Examination Re- tirement System
126.58
126.58
126.58
126.58
County Tax
71,934.53
71,934.53
76,077.27
76,077.27
4,142.74
County T.B. Hospital
Maintenance Tax 1/1/57 Balance By 1957 Revenue To 1957 Revenue
4,256.53 31,405.26
35,661.79
29,693.86
4,256.53 33,950.39 1,711.40
State Auditing Tax 1/1/57 Balance To 1957 Revenue
1,344.27
SCHEDULE OF APPROPRIATIONS, EXPENDITURES, TRANSFERS AND BALANCES (Cont.)
Overdrawn Acct. 1/1/57
Approp.
Prev. Bal. Refunds Transfers
Total Receipts
Payments
Transfer To Other Accounts
Total Expense
Balance To Var. Accts.
Bal. Forw'd 1958
O'drawn Accts. 12/31/57
Various Overpayments- Refunds
5,283.77
5,283.77
5,283.77
5,283.77
Total Agency, Trust, Investment and Refunds
98,085.39
288,289.94
386,375.33
331,976.37 19,529.63
351,506.00
2,956.16
36,299.74
4,386.57
Recapitulation:
General Government
103,760.00
3,053.19
106,813.19
104,911.09
86.00
104,997.09
1,346.62
469.48
Protection of Persons and Property
308,481.00
4,339.81
312,820.81
307,697.39
50.00
307,747.39
4,030.53
1,042.89
Health and Sanitation
33,379.00
2,700.00
36,079.00 119,072.76
29,388.17 119,432.09
29,388.17 119,432.09
4,190.83
2,500.00
Highway
2,400.00
3,000.00
Charities and
Veterans Benefits
386,446.00
176,167.74
562,613.74
518,936.96
5,927.75
524,864.71
8,967.51
28,781.52
Schools and Library
665,060.00
6,549.92
671,609.92
670,474.53
670,474.53
1,135.39
Recreation and Unclassified
92,481.80
4,948.35
97,430.15
89,017.43
1,150.48
90,167.91
6,563.66
698.58
Cemetery and Enterprises
6,700.00
4,452.25
11,152.25
9,342.72
15.00
9,357.72
70.82
1,723.71
Special
Accounts
34,094.91
125,618.76
221,618.79
347,237.55
193,277.45 64,593.37
257,870.82
7,486.12
50,891.56
3,105.86
Interest and
Maturing Debt
14,140.00 1,050,040.67 1,064,180.67
913,696.31
913,696.31
484.36 150,000.00
Agency, Trust, Investment and Refunds
98,085.39
288,289.94
386,375.33
331,976.37 19,529.63
351,506.00
2,956.16 36,299.74
4,386.57
10,492.43
116,127.02
2,945.74
240.67
36,494.91 1,950,278.97 1,765,106.40 3,715,385.37 3,288,150.51 91,352.23 3,379,502.74 37,472.67 272,407.48
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
AND
Superintendent of Schools
BRIDG
E
INCORPORATED
8.
MASS
5
15.1816
THE EYE
VWEALTH
OF
THE
COMM
OF THE
TOWN OF SOUTHBRIDGE
For the Year Ending December 31, 1957
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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE AND
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS SOUTHBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS
DECEMBER 31, 1957
THE SOUTHBRIDGE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
1957 - 1958
Dr. Ralph R. Racicot, Chairman, 192 Chapin Street 1958 Louis VanDernoot, Vice Chairman, 45 Westwood Pkwy 1959
Lorenzo Beaupre, 131 Central St. 1960 Armand Bellerive, 176 Dresser St. (to complete year) 1958
Anatole J. Bombardier, 385 Hamilton St.
(Resigned June 1957) 1959
Edgar J. Bourgeois, 42 Goddard St. 1960
Mario DeAngelis, 12 Lebanon Hill 1960
Belmore St. Amant, 11 Edwards St. 1958
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, 62 Glenwood Street Tel. 4-6733
The Superintendent's office is open from Monday through Friday, from 8:30 A. M. to 5:00 P. M.
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