Town annual reports of the officers of the town of Pepperell, Mass 1943, Part 12

Author: Pepperell (Mass.)
Publication date: 1943
Publisher: [Pepperell, Mass.] : [Town of Pepperell]
Number of Pages: 272


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Supplies


74.57


Repairs


160.80


All Others


17.68


1,279.06


Police :


Salary of Chief


1,325.00


Wages of Policemen


1,769.00


Car Insurance


57.30


Use of Car


378.75


Extra Car Expense


37.10


Station Expense


18.00


Fuel and Lights


146.04


Telephone


135.17


All Other


39.90


3,906.26


Fire Department :


Salaries Engineers


200.00


Wages of Firemen


1,500.00


Drivers


171.00


Care of Alarm


3.00


Signal Light


7.54


Apparatus Maintenance


559.35


Janitor


243.00


Fuel


114.62


Electricity


53.92


Telephone


32.45


Inspection


8.00


Miscellaneous Expense


81.09


2,973.97


90


239.00


45.00


Fire Department Hose


500.00


500.00


Forest Warden:


Salary of Warden


50.00


Salary of Deputies


34.00


Wages of Firemen


178.00


262.00


Tree Warden Special:


Labor


234.58


Trucks


124.00


All Other


3.20


361.78


Tree Warden:


Labor


120.00


Trucks


80.00


200.00


Health:


Middlesex Sanatorium


532.50


Medical


100.00


District and School Nurse


1,000.00


Inspection of Animals


170.00


Inspection of Meat


120.00


All Other


41.54


1,974.00


Highways:


Wages


1,014.70


Trucks


898.40


Tar


193.19


Sand and Stone


9.00


Salt


189.00


Equipment


45.84


Fuel and Lights


48.12


All Other


94.02


2,492.27


Snow and Ice:


Wages


696.92


Trucks


1,706.60


Teams


214.13


Sand


102.72


Calcium Chloride


145.00


----------


2,865.37


91


Chapter 81 Roads :


Wages


3,233.87


Trucks


3,300.95


Tractor Mower


660.87


Tar Patch Shovel and Bulldozer


5,734.91


352.75


Stone


899.45


Sand


47.25


14,230.05


Chapter 90 Roads, Maintenance:


Wages


1,203.70


Trucks


956.80


Tractor Mower


186.25


Stone


666.75


Sand


20.70


Tar Patch


2,171.08


5,205.28


Sidewalks-High :


Wages


119.74


Trucks


128.40


Stone


336.18


574.32


Covered Bridge-Repairs :


Wages


21.60


Trucks


12.80


34.40


Machinery Fund:


83.45


Gas and Oil Equipment


451.68


535.13


Street Lights


4,975.00


4,975.00


Hurricane-Sept. 15 .:


Labor


95.03


Trucks


90.80


185.83


!


92


Town Dump: Bull Dozer


69.00


69.00


Public Welfare:


Salaries


300.00


Groceries


1,237.11


Shoes and Clothing


10.00


Fuel


148.65


Rent


312.00


Hospital and Medical


477.60


Cash


234.50


Cities and Towns


292.00


Comm. of Mass.


187.00


All Other


15.00


3,214.06


Aid to Dependent Children: Cash


4,561.68


4,561.68


Old Age Assistance:


Cash


52,729.75


52,729.75


Agent -- Chap. 41, Sec. 4A :


Salary


1,200.00


Expenses January-December


Welfare Dept.


85.01


Aid Dep. Children


39.34


Old Age Assistance


570.25


1,894.60


Soldiers Relief :


Cash


1,630.00


Medical


38.00


All Other


65.00


1,733.00


Sealer of Weights and Measures


94.09


94.09


93


Schools :


Salaries School Committee


125.00


Expenses of Committee


31.06


Salary of Supt.


1,830.00


Expenses of Supt.


342.55


Salaries of Supervisors


1,107.00


Salaries of Teachers, High


13,794.75


Salaries of Teachers, Elem.


13,520.00


Textbooks, High School


381.75


Textbooks, Elem. Schools


467.04


Supplies, High School


398.21


Supplies, Elementary


280.16


Salary-Janitor, High


1,291.63


Salary-Janitor, Elementary


1,333.37


Fuel-High


1,049.02


Fuel-Elementary


2,076.12


'Oper. Exp .- High


586.45


Oper. Exp .- Elementary


707.57


Repairs-High _


86.66


Repairs-Elem.


553.34


Health® :


265.14


Transportation


4,500.00


Tuition


231.31


Grounds


172.04


Equipment


264.85


Playground Summer


491.88


Painting Buildings


794.30


46,681.20


Library :


Salary-Librarian


636.00


Salary-Assistant


540.00


Salary -- Janitor


720.00


Books and Periodicals


437.68


Printing


2.13


Office


26.76


Buildings and Grounds


559.83


All Other


33.60


2,956.00


Unclassified :


Contingent Fund


56.32


Insurance


1,353.43


Common


50.00


Playground


117.16


94


Memorial Day Honor Roll Civilian Defense


27.49


55.11


59.83


Ration Board State Guard


394.04


204.04


Workman's Compensation


7.00


State Ret. Fund Dog Officer


97.50


5.00


2,426.92


Water Department:


Commissioners


120.00


Engineer


1,650.00


Assistant Engineer


1,500.00


Labor


76.15


Insurance


87.17


Telephone


68.69


Transportation


470.10


Office Expense


36.71


Collections


20.00


All Other


75.52


General:


Station 1, Fuel and Power


1,607.13


Station 1 and 2, Repairs & Supplies 1,089.45


Station 1 and 2, All other


7.50


Service and Maintenance


351.95


7,100.37


Cemeteries :


Labor


791.79


Equipment


88.44


All Other


78.00


958.23


Soldiers' Graves


150.00


150.00


Agency Trust and Investment:


State Tax


6,648.84


State Parks


124.35


County Tax


3,715.06


Middlesex City Hospital


935.85


County Dog Licenses


669.80


Collector of Internal Revenues


3,570.80


95


Perpetual Care Cemeteries Mass. Dept. Public Health


290.00 10.00


15,964.70


Interest and Maturing Debt:


Principal Interest


5,000.00 187.50


5,187.50


Refunds :


Poll, 1944


2.00


Motor Vehicle Excise 1944


6.08


8.08


Water Art. 12, Repairs 2,468.94


2,468.94


Transfers:


Town to Library


1,400.00


Lots and Graves Fund


60.00


First Nat. Bank, Pepperell: General Account


30,340.00


First Nat. Bank, Pepperell: Water Account 6,660.00


Note: U. S. Government Bonds :


First Nat. Bank, Pepperell Library Account 3,000.00


Note: U. S. Bond


Library Acct. to Savings Bank


845.66


42,305.66


Payments for year 239,512.40


Cash Balance Jan. 1, 1944 Cash Balance Dec. 31, 1944


General 114,784.88 General 139,140.86


Library 668.27 Library 9.21


: Receipts for year 263,209.32 Paym'ts for year 239,512.40


378,662,47 378,662.47


96


BALANCE SHEET DECEMBER 31, 1944


Assets


Cash in Banks: General Library


139,140.86 9.21


139,150.07


Accounts Receivable : Taxes


Levy 1941 Real Estate


4.59


Levy 1942 Real Estate


.17


Levy 1943 Real Estate


415.86


Levy 1944 Poll


4.00


Levy 1944 Personal


422.75


Levy 1944 Real Estate


16,904.51


17,751.88


Motor Vehicle Excise: Levy 1944


38.19


38.19


Departmental: Military Aid


475.00


475.00


Tax Titles


3,568.38


Tax Title Possessions


86.55


3,654.93


Water Rates


132.91


132.91


Aid to Highways:


State-Chapter 81


1,016.87


State-Chapter 90


3.10


County-Chapter 90


3.10


1,023.07


Bank Accts .- Special


68.56


68.56


Overpayment to County : Dog Licenses


1.80


1.80


Overdrawn Accounts :


Chapter 81


991.02


Chapter 90


5.78


996.80


-


97


Liabilities and Reserves


Withholding Tax Deductions


1.00


1.00


Sale of Cemetery Lots and Graves


1,119.22


1,119.22


Highway Machinery Fund


1,754.36


1,754.36


Federal Grants:


Aid to Dependent Children


132.54


Aid to Dependent Children Adm.


36.16


Old Age Assistance


773.84


Old Age Assistance Adm.


676.58


1,619.12


Appropriation Balances :


Government Projects


3,512.00


Tax Title-Expenses


300.00


Town Hall


200.00


Police Station-Repairs


250.00


Tree Warden Special


208.22


Tree Warden, W. P. A.


331.69


Stump Removal, W. P. A.


20.99


Repairs-Covered Bridge


2,681.90


Sidewalk-High Street


1,175.00


Machinery Maintenance


375.51


Drainage Project, W. P. A.


2,649.16


Schools


775.00


Sanitation-Shattuck School


350.00


Library


9.21


Painting-Tarbell St. School


450.00


Post War Projects


500.00


Workmen's Compensation Fund


2,472.00


Civilian Defense


327.54


Honor Roll and Service Flag


94.89


Water Extension-Lowell Street


150.00


18,183.11


Water Available Surplus


16,369.08


16,369.08


Overlay Reserved for Abatements :


Levy 1942


1,571.64


Levy 1943


2,737.60


Levy 1944


4,400.46


8,709.70


98


Overlay Surplus Reserve


4,057.68


4,057.68


U. S. Bonds Reserve


37,000.00


37,000.00


Revenue Reserved for Collection :


Motor Vehicle Excise


38.19


Departmental


475.00


Tax Titles


3,654.93


Water Rates


132.91


Aid to Highways


1,023.07


5,324.10


Excess and Deficiency


69,155.84


69,155.84


Debt Accounts


Net Funded Fixed


Debt


10,000.00


High School Loan 10,000.00


Trust Accounts


Trust Funds


Lawrence Library Fund


59,436.98


Cash and Securities


77,793.66


Edmund P. Farrar Fund


275.48


Cemetery Perpetual


Care Fund


18,081.20


77,793.66


77,793.66


99


SUMMARY


Receipts Appropriations Payments Overdraft Transfers


Balance


Transfers


Legislature*


317.00


317.00


Selectmen


700.00


687.31


12.69


Government Projects


3,512.00


3,512.00


Law


400.00


38.10


361.90 ·


Reserve Fund*


1,500.00


640.49


859.51


Town Treasurer*


778.25


778.25


Tax Title Special-Expenses


300.00


300.00


Town Accountant


550.00


544.42


5.58


Tax Collector


1,500.00


1,286.85


213.15


Assessors


1,500.00


1,437.29


62.71


Town Clerk


570.00


514.64


55.36


Listing


300.00


225.00


75.00


Registrars


280.00


268.50


11.50


Election Officers


400.00


296.50


103.50


Town Hall


1,500.00


1,279.06


220.94


Police#


3,906.26


3,906.26


Police Station-Repairs


250.00


250.00


Fire Department


3,000.00


2,973.97


26.03


Fire Hose


500.00


500.00


Forest Warden


500.00


262.00


238.00


Sealer Weights & Measures


100.00


94.09


5.91


Moth Department


500.00


500.00


Tree Warden


200.00


200.00


Tree Warden-Special


570.00


361.78


208.22


Tree Warden-W. P. A.


331.69


331.69


Stump Removal-W. P. A.


20.99


20.99


Hurricane-Sept. 14, 15*


185.83


185.83


Health


1,600.00


974.04


625.96


District & School Nurse


1,000.00


1,000.00


Highways-General


2,500.00


2,492.27


7.73


Snow and Ice*


2,865.37


2,865.37


Chap. 81, Rds.


991.02


13,358.13


14,349.15


Chap. 90, Rds.


5.78


5,393.80


5,399.58


Repairs Covered Bridge


2,716.30


34.40


2,681.90


100


Sidewalks-Townsend St. 1,175.00


1,175.00


Machinery Fund-Receipts


1,754.36


1,754.36


Machinery Fund-Expenses


910.64


535.13


375.51


Street Lights


5,000.00


4,975.00


25.00


Town Dump


200.00


69.00


131.00


Drainage-W. P. A.


2,649.16


2,649.16


Public Welfare


5,500.00


4,499.07


1,000.93


Aid to Dependent Children


4,200.00


3,413.24


786.76


Old Age Assistance


32,698.80


29,934.28


2,764.52


Aid to Dependent Children Federal Grant


1,280.98


1,148.44


132.54


Aid to Dependent Children Admin. Federal Grant


75.50


39.34


36.16


Old Age Assistance Federal Grant


23,569.31


22,795.47


773.84


Old Age Assistance


Admin. Federal Grant


1,246.83


570.25


676.58


Agent-Welfare-A. D. C .- O. A. A.


1,200.00


1,200.00


Soldiers' Relief


2,000.00


1,733.00


267.00


Schools


47,496.74


46,681.20


815.54


Sanitation-Shattuck School


350.00


350.00


Library-Expenses


6,810.87


6,801.66


9.21


Library-Appropriation


1,400.00


1,400.00


Contingent


200.00


56.32


143.68


Common


50.00


50.00


Playground


150.00


117.16


32.84


Memorial Day


150.00


27.49


122.51


Paint-Tarbell St. School Bldg.


450.00


450.00


Post War-Art. 22


500.00


500.00


Retirement Board Act, Art. 19


136.50


97.50


39.00


Workmen's Compensation Fund


24.79


7.00


2,472.00


Insurance


1,600.00


1,353.43


246.57


Civilian Defense


926.05


598.51


327.54


Rationing Board*


394.04


394.04


Mass. State Guard


204.04


204.04


Honor Roll & Service Flag


150.00


55.11


94.89


101


1


Water Department


7,200.00


7,160.37


39.63


Water Exten'n, Lowell St.


1,500.00


1,500.00


Repairs Pumping Station


2,500.00


2,468.94


31.06


Cemeteries


1,000.000


958.23


41.77


Soldiers' Graves


150.00


150.00


Principal and Interest


5,187.50


5,187.50


Interest


100.00


100.00


State Tax


5,808.00


5,808.00


Park and Reservations


128.01


128.01


Auditing Municipal Accts.


840.84


840.84


County Tax .


3,903.15


3,903.15


County Hospital


935.85


935.85


Totals 996.80 230,341.16 200,783.04 30,554.92


*Transfers from Reserve Fund


Legislative


17.00


Treasurer


28.25


Hurricane


185.83


Snow and Ice


365.37


Rationing Board


44.04


By approval Finance Committee


640.49


¿Transfer from Civilian Defense: Police Department For reference see Chapter 487, Acts 1941


406.26


Respectfully submitted,


RUPERT L. BLOOD, Town Accountant


102


Report of the Finance Committee


Annual Town Meeting-February 19, 1945


Article 5.


Salaries-Elected Officers


Officers


No.


We Recommend


Salaries 1944


Selectmen


3


No change


200.00


Town Clerk


1


350.00


Treasurer


1


600.00


Assessors


3


400.00


Welfare Board Members


3


100.00


Cemetery Commissioners


3


None


Trustees of Library


6


None


Constable


1


None


Tree Warden


1


561/4c per hr.


Water Commissioners


3


40.00


School Committee


3


50.00


Highway Surveyor


1


75c per hr.


PART ONE


Article 6.


Line


Appropriation


We Recommend


Approp. 1944


No.


or Account


1 Selectmen


1,000.00


700.00


2 Legislative


350.00


300.00


3 Law


400.00


400.00


4 Health


1,500.00


1,500.00


5 Soldiers' Relief


2,000.00


2,000.00


6 Veterans' Rehabilitation


50.00


None


7


Street Lights


5,000.00


5,000.00


8


Insurance


1,100.00


1,600.00


9


Town Hall


1,500.00


1,500.00


10


Common


100.00


50.00


11 Rationing Board


400.00


350.00


12 Contingent Fund


200.00


200.00


13


Police Department


4,500.00


3,500.00


14


Fire Department


3,000.00


3,000.00


15


Fire Hose Fund


250.00


500.00


16


Forest Fire


300.00


300.00


Plus Transfer 1944 Acct.


200.00


200.00


17


Sealer of Weights and Measures


130.00


100.00


66


66


103


PART TWO


Line


Appropriation or Account


We Recommend


Approp. 1944


No.


1 Town Treasurer


750.00


750.00


2 Tax Title expense


None


250.00


3 Interest


None


100.00


4 Town Accountant


550.00


550.00


5 Town Clerk


600.00


570.00


6 Registrars


220.00


280.00


7 Listing and Decennial Census


500.00


300.00


8 Election Officers


200.00


400.00


9 Assessors


1,500.00


1,550.00


10 Tax Collector


1,300.00


1,500.00


PART THREE


1 Tree Warden


200.00


200.00


2 Moth Control (Transfer from 1944 balance)


500.00


500.00


3 Highways


2,500.00


2,500.00


4 Town Dump


200.00


200.00


5 Workmen's Compensation Fund


500.00


500.00


6 Memorial Day (Transfer from 1944 balance)


100.00


150.00


7 Playgrounds


300.00


150.00


8 Cemeteries


1,000.00


1,000.00


9 Soldiers' Graves


150.00


150.00


10 Library


1,400.00


1,400.00


11 District and School Nurse


1,200.00


1,000.00


PART FOUR


1 Public Schools (Plus Dog Tax)


47,100.00


46,100.00


2 Public Welfare


5,500.00


5,500.00


3 Old Age Assistance


32,500.00


32,500.00


4 Aid to Dependent Children


4,200.00


4,200.00


Article 8


Welfare Agent's Salary


1,200.00


1,200.00


Article 9


Reserve Fund Transfer


1,500.00


1,500.00


Article 10


Water Department


7,600.00


7,200.00


Article 11


Interest, Water Surplus


233.64


268.53


104


Article 12


Snow and Ice Removal


: 5,000.00


2,500.00


Article 13


Chapter 81-Roads


5,750.00


5,750.00


Article 14


Chapter 90-Road Maintenance


1,800.00


1,800.00


Article 15


Transfer Surplus Revenue


5,000.00


5,000.00


Article 16 Water Dept. Engineering Report


500.00


None


Article 17


Water Dept. Extension Maple Street


Article 18


Water Dept. Extension Lowell Road


Recommendations withheld until Report in Article 16 is completed


Article 19 Water Dept. Extension Hollis Street


Article 20 Sidewalk at Common


Do not recommend


Article 21 Sidewalk-Mill Street


800.00 None


Total appropriations (Not including Water Dept. Articles or transfers) 137,500 132,700.00


RUPERT L. BLOOD RUSSELL W. HAMILTON CHARLES A. McGRAW EDWARD E. ITEN CARROLL WHALON


Finance Committee


105


a sum of money not to exceed $1400.00 from the water de- partment's surplus, to extend the water main on Hollis Street, a distance of 600 feet, beginning at the hydrant in front of the Lucy Spring residence and extending to the property of Ralph Palmer, or take any action thereon.


Article 20. (By Petition) To determine whether the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $70.00 to con- struct a bituminous concrete sidewalk between Heald and Townsend Streets at the west side of the Town Common, a distance of seventy-five feet and four feet wide, or take any other action in relation thereto.


Article 21. (By Petition) To determine whether the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $800.00 to con- struct a bituminous concrete sidewalk on the east side of Mill Street from Main Street to the Railroad crossing, a distance of 1400 feet, or take any action in relation thereto.


Article 22. (By Petition) To determine whether the Town will vote to permit trapping of fur bearing animals in the Town of Pepperell.


Article 23. To determine if the Town will vote to accept the sum of $150.00 from the Frank Ames family, the income therefrom to be expended for perpetual care of the John Ames lot in the Walton Cemetery.


Article 24. To determine if the Town will vote to accept the sum of $150.00 from R. F. Hopkins, the income therefrom to be expended for perpetual care of the Leland A. Hopkins lot in the Woodlawn cemetery.


Article 25. To determine if the Town will vote to authorize the Playground Committee to remove or raise and appropriate a sum of money to repair the Bandstand on the Town Playground.


JOHN P. KERIN PAUL R. TAYLOR CHARLES F. MAYNARD Selectmen of Pepperell


108


INDEX


Annual Town Meeting, Feb. 21, 1944


34


Auxiliary Police Officers Election Officers


10


Jurors, Town of Pepperell


12


List of Insurance


9


REPORTS


Assessors


80


Board of Health


10


Cemetery Commissioners


78


Collector of Taxes


82


Finance Committee


103


Fire Department Engineers


13


Forest Fire Warden


17


Highway Surveyor


41 48


Library Treasurer


50


Library Trustees


47


Middlesex County Extension Service


53 22 11


Police Department


19


Public Welfare Board


70


Sealer of Weights and Measures


Selectmen


School Department


53


C. M. Shattuck, Principal


62


Groton Street Principal


High School Principal


64 61


Nurse


68 55


Superintendent


59


Teachers in Service


Town Accountant


Town Clerk


Births


Deaths


Marriages


84


Tree Warden


21


Water Department


46


Town Officers


3


Town Warrant for Feb. 19, 1945


106


Veterans' Rehabilitation and Re-employment Committee


6


Librarian


Moth Superintendent


Playground Committee


23 9


School Committee


69 85 24 27 29 24


Town Treasurer


6


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