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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
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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
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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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