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Veterans' Benefits
$2,000.00
Water Survey
6,000.00
$8,000.00
TRANSFERS FROM RESERVE FUND DURING YEAR 1952
Appropriation
$8,000.00
Snow Removal
$1,200.00
Civil Defense
500.00
Police Dept .- Operating Expense
1,341.00
Beach Erosion
1,000.00
Office Equipment
300.00
Veterans' Benefits
2,600.00
Park Commission
500.00
Fire Dept. Salaries
400.00
Planting, Protection and
Propagation of Shellfish
34.75
Total Transfers 7,875.75
Returned to Revenue
$124.25
Real Estate-1952
$971.23 31.60
TOWN OF HARWICH Ledger Account of Appropriations and Miscellaneous Accounts
Accounts
Balances Jan. 1, 1952
Appropri- ations
Cash Receipts
Reserve Fund Transfers
Expendi- tures
Unexp'd Bal. to Revenue
Balance Carried to 1953
Moderator
$100.00
$100.00
Selectmen's Salaries
3,730.00
3,730.00
Selectmen's Clerk
2,200.00
2,200.00
Selectmen's Expense
500.00
451.64
$48.36
Accountant's Salary
2,200.00
2,200.00
Accountant's Expense
250.00
250.00
Treasurer's Salary
1,870.00
1,870.00
Treasurer's Bond
211.50
211.50
Treasurer's Expense
500.00
500.00
Collector's Salary
2,530.00
2,530.00
Collector's Bond
324.75
324.75
Collector's Expense
1,000.00
1,000.00
Deputy Collector's Fees
100.00
100.00
Assessors' Salaries
3,300.00
3,300.00
Assessors' Expense
1,200.00
1,199.65
.35
$220.00
3,000.00
2,764.00
$456.00
Surveying Town Property
737.76
654.91
82.85
Relocation, Alteration and Layout of Town Ways
115.00
3,700.00
3,811.00
4.00
Boundstones
100.00
100.00
Law Department
700.00
700.00
Settlement of Claims
100.00
50.00
50.00
Land Damages
300.00
300.00
Town Clerk's Salary
600.00
600.00
Town Clerk's Bond
5.00
5.00
Town Clerk's Expense
200.00
200.00
Elections and Registrations
3,000.00
2,821.19
178.81
Office Equipment
500.00
$300.00
592.65
207.35
Finance Committee Expense
150.00
118.00
32.00
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Assessors' Maps
Planning Board Expense Tax Title Expense Certification of Town Notes Exchange Building
300.00
268.78
31.22
100.00
$1.50
35.56
65.94
10.00
10.00
5,500.00
5,497.45
2.55
Emergency Lighting System- Exchange Building Fund for Future New Town Office
7,000.00
7,000.00
15,000.00
15,000.00
Police Dept .- Salaries
21,850.00
-1,000.00
20,466.80
383.20
Police Dept .- Operating Expenses
1,469.00
1,341.00
3,711.39
98.61
Purchase of New Police Cruiser
1,050.00
1,034.00
16.00
Fire Dept .- Salaries
13,450.00
400.00
13,828.50
21.50
Fire Dept .- Operating Expenses
6,721.00
6.43
6,722.69
4.74
Purchase of Fire Hose
2,500.00
2,500.00
To Complete Heating System- Fire Station
1,693.25
1,601.00
92.25
Moth Department
1,500.00
31.00
1,531.00
Forestry Department
700.00
700.00
Control of Dutch Elm Disease
12.50
500.00
512.50
Planting Shade Trees
500.00
500.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
700.00
700.00
Marine Fisheries-State
293.25
250.00
293.25
250.00
Wire Inspector
900.00
900.00
Life Guard at Beach
450.00
450.00
Building Inspection
2,200.00
2,195.00
4.40
Civil Defense
29.27
300.00
7.45
500.00
794.97
41.75
Board of Health
2,000.00
1,959.45
40.55
Town Dump
3,000.00
2,725.00
275.00
Dental Clinic-School
1,500.00
1,338.50
161.50
Town Nurse
2,500.00
2,752.10
167.90
Plumbing Inspection
1,500.00
1,497.35
2.65
Inspector of Animals
50.00
50.00
Inspector of Slaughtering
50.00
.. 50.00
Highway Surveyor's Salary
3,200.00
3,200.00
Highways-General Repairs
30,000.00
2.87
29,986.09
16.78
+1,000.00
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420.00
Accounts
Balances Jan. 1, 1952
Appropri- ations
Cash Receipts
Reserve Fund Transfers
Expendi- tures
Unexp'd Bal. to Revenue
Balance Carried to 1953
`Purchase of New Highway Truck Snow Removal
4,000.00
11.50
1,200.00
12,481.77
2,729.73
Purchase of Snow Plow
650.00
650.00
Fences and Railings
600.00
598.31
1.69
Bridges
600.00
402.28
197.72
Chap. 90-1951 Highway Const.
17,981.70
14,275.64
3,706.06
Chap. 90-1952 Highway Const.
18,000.00
9,220.16
8,779.84
Street Lights
10,121.50
9,832.28
289.22
Hardening Parking Area --- Town Beach Pleasant Bay
500.00
500.00
Grading, Surfacing & Catch Basins-
1,000.00
999.90
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Oiling and Hardening Queen Anne Rd.
2,700.00
2,700.00
Grade and Repair Braddock Lane
3,500.00
3,211.71
288.29
Oil Town Landing-Wychmere Harbor
200.00
197.58
2.42
Regrade, Repair, Surface, Flood Lights,
Catch Basins School House Parking Area, Harwich Port
3,000.00
2,911.80
88.20
Accepting Layouts-
Flakeyard Road
25.00
25.00
Satucket Road
30.00
30.00
Quason Lane
30.00
30.00
Sequatton Lane
30.00
30.00
Long Pond Drive
20.00
20.00
Park Street, Harwich Port
15.00
15.00
Pilgrim Road
40.00
40.00
Ayer Lane
30.00
30.00
Harbor Road
20.00
20.00
Woodland Road
40.00
40.00
Bay View Road
40.00
40.00
Sea Breeze Avenue
45.00
45.00
Zylpha Road
50.00
50.00
3,200.00
3,179.97
20.03
10,000.00
Woodbine and Meadow Lanes
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Ocean Avenue Percy Avenue-changed to Shaggy Pines Road Relocation of Brooks Road
30.00
30.00
35.00
35.00
15.00
15.00
Relocation of Gorham Road
75.00
75.00
Accepting Layout-Bayberry Road
40.00
40.00
Dredging Wychmere Harbor
5,000.00
5,000.00
Dredging Allen's Harbor Entrance
10,000.00
10,000.00
Improvement of Channel-
Herring River
10,000.00
10,000.00
Herring Brook Flume-Long Pond
260.61
260.61
Seining Pool Construction
500.00
500.00
Harbor Master
50.00
50.00
Repairs Town Docks & Floats
600.00
560.37
39.63
Board of Public Welfare
600.00
600.00
Welfare Agent's Salary
1,600.00
1,600.00
Social Worker's Salary
1,160.00
1,160.00
Junior Clerk and Typist's Salary
1,100.00
1,100.00
Welfare Expense
600.00
599.96
.04
Public Welfare
14,000.00
23.00
11,120.14
2,902.86
Disability Assistance-
Town Fund
6,000.00
26.55
4,659.26
1,367.29
Adm .- Federal Grant
265.56
265.56
Aid-Federal Grant
1,627.25
800.25
827.00
Aid to Dependent Children-
Town Fund
13,000.00
21.25
10,121.96
2,899.29
Adm. Federal Grant
849.00
630.73
1,210.00
269.73
Aid Federal Grant
1,491.94
6,277.64
5,714.64
2,054.94
Old Age Assistance-
60,000.00
111.40
48,015.33
12,096.07
Adm. Federal Grant
2,833.45
2,159.27
2,336.27
2,656.45
Aid Federal Grant
9,026.15
34,366.45
32,680.32
10,712.28
Free Bed Account
1,000.00
1,000.00
Veterans' Benefits
9,500.00
2,000.00
2,600.00
14,086.15
13.85
School Committee
450.00
450.00
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Town Fund
Accounts
Balances Jan. 1, 1952
Appropri- ations
Cash Receipts
Reserve Fund Transfers
Expendi- tures
Unexp'd Bal. to Revenue
Balance Carried to 1953
School Department
136,530.00
136,509.06
20.94
High School Lunch
2,433.22
8,091.98
8,064.18
2,461.02
Elementary School Lunch
2,997.07
13,600.68
14,788.52
1,809.23
New Elementary School
2,208.88
271.37
1,937.51
High School Athletics
406.74
500.00
471.56
1,277.79
100.51
Vocational Education
1,000.00
515.25
484.75
For Use of Committee on Space for Schools
3,000.00
3,000.00
Brooks Free Library
2,350.00
2,841.74
Harwich Port Library
900.00
900.00
Chase Library
900.00
900.00
Park Commission
3,000.00
500.00
3,495.97
4.03
Clearing Brush from Park South of Brooks Academy
100.00
100.00
Recreation-Baseball
500.00
500.00
Band Concerts-Chatham Band
500.00
500.00
Recreation Commission
3,000.00
2,995.01
4.99
Repairs to Public Buildings
5,000.00
4,968.46
31.54
Memorial Services and Armistice Day
700.00
667.07
32.93
Town Reports
1,300.00
1,199.75
100.25
Herring Committee
300.00
300.00
Herring Pool Purchase of Land from E. E. Hall
500.00
500.00
Purchase of Beach Land-
Deep Hole Road
450.00
450:00
Cleaning Beaches and Repairs to Board Walks
800.00
794.61
5.39
Beach Erosion
2,000.00
1,000.00
3,000.00
Planting, Protection and
1,400.00
34.75
1,434.75
Propagation of Fish and Game
100.00
88.00
12.00
Advertising
500.00
11.25
446.26
64.99
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Propagation of Shellfish
** 491.74
Insurance
7,000.00
7,000.00
Miscellaneous
500.00
233.52
266.48
Unpaid Bills of 1951
2,601.47
2,601.47
Cemetery Commission
1,000.00
881.42
118.58
Water Commissioners
300.00
300.00
Water Dept. Maintenance & Operation
25,220.00
22,364.71
2,855.29
Water Dept. Service Installations
10,000.00
6,564.03
3,435.97
Water Extensions
120.59
4,000.00
2,851.17
1,269.42
Extending Water Mains- Sequatucket Bluffs to Votapka Residence
10,300.00
6,693.76
3,606.24
1,500.00
944.80
555.20
Water Dept. Storage Building
4,000.00
3,728.45
271.55
Water Survey
6,000.00
5.63
5,994.37
Retirement of Water Bonds
7,000.00
7,000.00
Interest on Water Bonds
630.00
630.00
Retirement of Elem. School Bonds
18,000.00
18,000.00
Interest on Tax Anticipation Loans
200.00
200.00
Repairs to Fire Engine No. 4
***
2.41
2.41
Pleasant Road, W. Harwich
***
96.25
96.25
Unpaid Bills of 1950
***
1.70
1.70
Brooks Park Baseball Field
***
19.07
19.07
Commemorative Markers in Town Squares
18.30
18.30
Purchase Truck-Water Dept.
*** 292.67
292.67
Construction Standpipe-
*** 11,677.11
11,677.11
$83,317.89
$597,025.96
$68,415.32
$7,875.75
$626,469.07
$44,628.19
$85,537.66
* Transfers as indicated by signs.
** Transfer of County Dog Fund.
*** Balances of Special Appropriations returned to Surplus Revenue by Town Vote February 11, 1952
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Interest on Elem. School Bonds
5,740.00
5,740.00
-
Improving Town Beach-
Brooks Park
TOWN OF HARWICH BALANCE SHEET - DECEMBER 31, 1952 GENERAL ACCOUNTS
Assets
Liabilities and Reserves
Cash
$243,577.71
Sale of Real Estate Funds $3,432.75 Trust Funds Income: Caleb Chase Charity Funds 696.18
Levy of 1951
2,549.15
Real Estate
$100.80
Levy of 1952
250.00
Poll
30.00
Personal Property
706.88
Real Estate
16,261.98
17,099.66
Motor Vehicle Excise: Levy of 1951
$87.45
Aid to Dependent Children: Administration $269.73
Levy of 1952
1,975.49
2,062.94
Aid 2,054.94
Tax Titles
$1,908.00
Tax Possessions
403.26
Old Age Assistance:
2,311.26
Administration Aid 10,712.28
Departmental:
Old Age Assistance
$1,188.40
$13,368.73
Aid to Dependent Children
1,398.30
$16,785.96
Welfare
115.40
Overestimate 1952 Cape Cod Mosquito Control
45.07
Schools
342.87
Unexpended Appropriation Balances Overlay Surplus
5,213.42
Water Rates and Services
2,630.31
Revenue Reserved until Collected: Motor Vehicle Excise $2,062.94
State Aid to Highways-Ch. 90
$7,560.24
County Aid to Highways-Ch. 90
3,426.27
Tax Titles and Tax Possessions
2,311.26
10,986.51
Departmental 3,099.10
Water
2,630.31
State Parks and Reservations $54.50
Aid to Highways 10,986.51
State Audit of Municipal Accts.
108.68
21,090.12
$2,656.45
Disability Assistance
54.13
68,501.70
3,099.10
Underestimates 1952:
Federal Grants: Disability Assistance: Administration $265.56 Aid 827.00
$1,092.56
2,324.67
Accounts Receivable: Taxes:
Premium on Loans State Grant: Marine Fisheries
County Tax Overlay Deficits: Levy of 1951 Levy of 1952
1,593.82
1,757.00
$83.04 275.68
358.72
$283,883.21
$283,883.21
DEBT ACCOUNTS
Net Funded or Fixed Debt
$306,000.00
School Loan Water Loan
$278,000.00 28,000.00
$306,000.00
$306,000.00
TRUST AND INVESTMENT FUNDS
Trust and Investment Funds: Cash and Securities
$83,984.53
Caleb Chase Charity Fund Brooks Free Library Funds Henry C. Brooks Medal Fund Johnson-Ulm Scholarship Fund Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds Post-War Rehabilitation Fund
$10,135.76
5,223.05
1,210.46
35,835.51
30,756.29
823.46
$83,984.53
$83,984.53
Respectfully submitted, ALTHEA M. CHASE
Town Accountant
Excess and Deficiency-Surplus Revenue 165,318.86
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Report of the Collector of Taxes
1952
PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES-1951
Outstanding January 1, 1952
$1,093.44
Payments to Treasurer
$1,093.44
$1,093.44
PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES-1952
Commitments as per Warrants
$32,005.44
Refunds
25.60
$32,031.04
Payments to Treasurer
$30,547.52
Abatements
776.64
Outstanding December 31, 1952
706.88
$32,031.04 .
REAL ESTATE TAXES-1951
Outstanding January 1, 1952
$21,660.79
Refunds
64.00
Unidentified Cash Item refund to Collector
.10
$21,724.89
Payments to Treasurer
$21,414.49
Abatements
173.44
Tax Titles Taken
36.16
Outstanding December 31, 1952
100.80
$21,724.89
REAL ESTATE TAXES-1952
Commitments as per Warrants Refunds
$362,361.60
404.80
$362,766.40
Payments to Treasurer
$341,135.14
Abatements
4,951.04
Added to Tax Titles
418.24
Outstanding December 31, 1952
16,261.98
$362,766.40
POLL TAXES-1951
Outstanding January 1, 1952
$30.00
Payments to Treasurer
$14.00
Abatements
16.00
$30.00
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POLL TAXES-1952
Commitments as per Warrants Refunds
$2,320.00 4.00
$2,324.00
Payments to Treasurer
$1,746.00
Abatements
548.00
Outstanding December 31, 1952
30.00
$2,324.00
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES-1950
Outstanding January 1, 1952
$24.85
Payments to Treasurer
$15.25
Abatements
9.60
$24.85
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES-1951
Outstanding January 1, 1952
$2,629.03
Commitments as per Warrants
1,464.49
Refunds
65.17
$4,158.69
Payments to Treasurer
$3,746.72
Abatements
324.52
Outstanding December 31, 1952
87.45
$4,158.69
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES-1952
Commitments as per Warrants
$30,612.04
Refunds
407.56
$31,019.60
Payments to Treasurer
$27,406.85
Abatements
1,637.26
Outstanding December 31, 1952
1,975.49
$31,019.60
Respectfully submitted,
LESLIE V. NICKERSON,
Collector of Taxes
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Report of the State Auditor
Mr. Francis X. Lang Director of Accounts Dept. of Corporations and Taxation State House, Boston
Sir:
As directed by you, I have made an audit of the general accounts of the Town of Harwich for the period from January 28, 1951, and of the accounts of the water department for the period from October 11, 1951, the dates of the previous exami- nations, to February 14, 1952, and submit the following re- port thereon:
The records of financial transactions of the several de- partments receiving or disbursing money for the town or committing bills for collection were examined and checked.
The books and accounts in the town accountant's office were examined and checked in detail. The recorded receipts were verified by comparison with the treasurer's books and with the records of the several departments making the orig- inal charges. The disbursements as recorded were checked with the selectmen's warrants authorizing the treasurer to disburse town funds and with the payments as shown by the treasurer's books.
The appropriations voted by the town, as shown by the town clerk's records, were checked with the accountant's ledger. The ledger accounts were analyzed, and a balance sheet, which is appended to this report, was prepared show- ing the financial condition of the town on February 14, 1952. An examination of this balance sheet indicates that the town is in good financial condition.
The books and accounts of the town treasurer were ex- amined and checked. The cash book additions were verified, and the recorded receipts were analyzed and compared with the records of the departments making payments to the trea- surer, while the payments were compared with the select- men's warrants authorizing the disbursements of town funds.
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The treasurer's cash balance on February 14, 1952 was proved by verification of the cash in the office and by recon- ciliation of the bank balance with a statement furnished by the bank of deposit.
The payments on account of maturing debt and interest were compared with the amounts falling due and with the cancelled securities and coupons on file.
The savings bank books and securities representing the trust and investment funds in the custody of the town trea- surer and the trustees were examined and listed, the income being proved and the withdrawals being verified.
The records of tax titles and tax possessions held by the town were examined and checked. The amounts added to the tax title account were compared with the collector's records and the tax titles and tax possessions on hand were listed and proved.
The books and accounts of the tax collector were exam- ined and checked. The poll, personal property, and real estate taxes, and motor vehicle and trailer excise outstanding ac- cording to the previous audit, as well as all subsequent com- mitments, were proved to the assessors' warrants for their collection. The payments to the treasurer were checked with the treasurer's cash book, the recorded abatements were com- pared with the assessor's record of abatements granted, the taxes transferred to the tax title account were checked with the treasurer's record of tax titles held by the town, and the outstanding accounts were listed and proved.
The collector's cash balance on February 14, 1952 was verified by actual count of the cash on hand.
The departmental and water accounts receivable out- standing according to the previous examination, as well as all subsequent commitments, were audited and proved. The payments to the treasurer were checked with the treasurer's recorded receipts, the abatements were compared with the records in the department authorized to grant such credits, and the outstanding accounts were listed and proved.
The outstanding tax and departmental accounts were verified by sending notices to a number of persons whose names appeared on the books as owing money to the town, and from the replies received thereto it appears that the accounts, as listed, are correct.
The records of dog and sporting licenses issued by the town clerk, as well as of miscellaneous receipts, were exam- ined and checked, the recorded payments to the treasurer
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and the State being verified by comparison with the treasur- er's cash book and with the receipts on file.
The surety bonds of the town officials required by law to furnish them were examined and found to be in proper form:
The financial records of the selectmen and the sealer of weights and measures, of the police, health, school and li- brary department, as well as of all other departments col- lecting money for the town or committing bills for collection, were examined and checked with the treasurer's recorded receipts.
,. The accurate manner in which the work of the several town departments has been performed is worthy of com- mendation.
There are appended to this report, in addition to the balance sheet, tables showing reconciliations of the treasur- er's and the collector's cash, summaries of the tax, motor vehicle and trailer excise, tax title, tax possession, depart- mental, and water accounts, together with tables showing the condition and transaction of the trust and investment funds.
For the cooperation received from the officials of the town while engaged in making the audit, I wish, on behalf of my assistants and for myself, to express appreciation.
Respectfully submitted,
HERMAN B. DINE
Assistant Director of Accounts
HBD:TJP
Report of the Plumbing Inspector
To the Board of Health
Town of Harwich, Mass.
Gentlemen:
I hereby submit my report as Plumbing Inspector for 1952:
Estimated Cost of Plumbing
$141,040.00
Turned in to Treasurer of the Town Permits Issued 304
$304.00
Inspections by Inspector 482
Inspections by Asst. Inspector 137
Respectfully submitted, COURTENAY N. CHASE
Plumbing Inspector
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Report of the Water Department
To the Citizens of the Town of Harwich:
We herewith submit for your consideration a report of the activities of your Water Department for the year ending December 31, 1952.
This department showed satisfactory progress for 1952; our receipts totalled $47,314.43, an increase of nearly $3,000.00 over last year. Eighty three new services were added, and 106,285,890 gallons of water were pumped.
During the severe drought of July, a record high was reached, and it was necessary to restrict water takers in their consumption. The possibility of over-drawing our present gravel-packed wells gave us much concern. Later, at a special Town Meeting in November, funds were made available for a survey of test wells. Whitman & Howard, Consulting Engi- neers, of 89 Broad Street, Boston, who designed the original system, were hired to supervise this project. Bids were invited, and on December 29, the contract was awarded to Chapman & Company, who are to start the work soon. At one of the Board meetings, Mr. Paul Howard stressed completion of the extension of the water main on Sisson Road and South Street, which would tend to equalize the distribution of water be- tween the two water tanks.
The usual maintenance work was performed during the year. Hydrants were checked and painted, and our Sterling Diesel Engine was completely overhauled and worn parts re- placed. One serious leak developed on Main Street, Harwich Port, which made it necessary to close down the main valves for a short period while repairs were made. Another broken lead connection was found and replaced with copper tubing.
Early in the year, the re-allocating of Chatham Road re- quired the moving of one hydrant and the lowering of several house services. At that time test holes were dug at several locations to determine the depth of cover over the 10-inch main, and it was found to be inadequate in extreme cold wea- ther and heavy travel. The Board of Water Commissioners met with the Finance Committee and thoroughly outlined this problem, but the Committee, after due consideration, voted not to transfer any funds. It is imperative that this condition be corrected, and we hope for an appropriation for the project in 1953.
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The contract for our new concrete block storage building was awarded to E. Swift & Company, Harwich Port, and is completed except for a few minor details.
The elevated tank on Kildee Hill was cleaned inside dur- ing the early spring, and the Electro Ruth Proofing Corpor- ation of New Jersey replaced broken-off rods used to prevent rust from forming inside; this protection also prevents pit- ting of steel. This Tank and Standpipe at Brooks Park should be painted outside this coming year.
The following statistics are taken from our 1952 records:
Service Connections
Taking Water December 31, 1952
801
Seasonal Takers Shut-Off 679
Total Services Used 1952
1480
Services Not Used 1952
51
Total Service Connections
1531
New Service Installations
1"
1 1/4"
11%"
2" 6"
Total
New services installed 34
36
8 799'6"
361'
343'
48'
6966'6"
Av. length per service
58'
91
114'
180'
171'
48'
84'
Av. charged per service
$75.90
Cost to Dept. per foot
$1.02
Miles of Mains by Sizes
10"
8"
6"
2"
11%"
11/4"
1"
Total
1951
Total
6.07
7.73
11.09
4.84
.49
.35
.02
30.59 Miles
1952 Added
none
none
.35
.58
.04
none
none
.97 Miles
1952 Total
6.07
7.73
11.44
5.42
.53
.35
.02
31.56 Miles
Hydrants
1951 Total
174
1952 Added
3
1952 Total
177
1952 Main Line Construction
Kind of Pipe
Size
Length
Main Street
C.L. Wrought Iron
2"
373'
Lower County Road
C.L. Wrought Iron
2"
83'
Ostable Road
C.L. Wrought Iron
2"
200'
Green Needle Lane
C.L. Wrought Iron
2"
249'
Uncle Will's Lane
C.L. Wrought Iron
11%"
21'
Orleans Road
C.L. Wrought Iron
2"
760'
Wequasset Road
C.L. Wrought Iron
2"
556'
Damon Road
C.L. Wrought Iron
2"
99'
Doane Way
C.L. Wrought Iron
2"
175'
Sequatucket Bluffs Rd.
C.L. Cast Iron
6"
1800'
1
83
Length in feet
2031'11"
3383'1"
2
2
49
Sequatucket Bluffs Rd.
C.L. Wrought Iron 2" 200'
Lower County Road
C.L. Wrought Iron
11%"
211'
Willow Street
C.L. Wrought Iron 2"
290'
Total 5017'
Water Consumption
January
2,617,230
July
32,245,280
February
2,560,580
August
18,626,520
March
2,843,510
September
11,091,730
April
3,999,190
October
5,279,780
May
5,982,260
November
3,410,330
June 14,638,360
December
2,991,120
Total Gallons Pumped-106,285,890
Pumped to metered ratio 85%
Average daily consumption
291,194 gals.
Largest monthly consumption-July
32,245,280 gals.
Largest weekly consumption-ending July 19
8,531,490
gals.
Largest daily consumption-July 14
1,404,920 gals.
Hours of Operation-Fairbanks Diesel
1,075 hrs., 25 min.
Hours of Operation-Sterling Diesel
1,471 hrs., 10 min.
Hours of Operation-Gasoline
2 hrs.
Total hours of Operation
2,548 hrs., 35 min.
SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTS ENDING DEC. 31, 1952 Commitments
1951 Bal. Outstanding Jan. 1, 1952
$2,384.68
1951 Collections
2,377.74
1951 Bal. Outstanding Dec. 31, 1952
$6.94
1952 Commitments (Includes $31.60 in Refunds)
$47,641.96
Less Refunds and Abatements
81.90
47,560.06
Less 1952 Collections
44,936.69
1952 Bal. Outstanding Dec. 31, 1952
2,623.37
Total Balance Outstanding
$2,630.31
Receipts
Minimum Charges
$32,297.83
Excess Water
8,509.88
Service Connections
6,409.75
Miscellaneous
96.97
Total 1952 Collections Paid to Town Treasurer
$47,314.43 $47,314.43
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Expenditures
Retirement of Bonds
Interest on Bonds
$7,000.00 630.00
Maintenance & Operation: Administration
$7,520.60
General
10,114.75
Pumping Station
4,729.36
Service Installations
22,364.71 6,564.03
Total 1952 Operating Expenses
$36,558.74
SPECIAL ACCOUNTS Water Main Extension
Payments
$2,851.17
Appropriation Balance from 1951
120.59
$4,120.59
$4,120.59
Sequatucket Bluffs
Payments
$6,693.76
Appropriation
$10,300.00
Balance to 1953
3,606.24
$10,300.00
$10,300.00
Orleans Road
Payments
$944.80 555.20
Appropriation
$1,500.00
Bal. to Revenue
$1,500.00
$1,500.00
Storage Building
Payments
$3,728.45 271.55
Appropriation
$4,000.00
Balance to 1953
$4,000.00
$4,000.00
Payments
$5.63
Transferred from available funds
$6,000.00
$6,000.00
$6,000.00
Water Survey
Balance to 1953
5,994.37
Respectfully submitted,
WALTER E. CAHOON NORMAN O. NICKERSON FRANCIS J. HIBBERT Board of Water Commissioners JOHN K. DONNELLY Superintendent & Collector
$4,000.00
Balance to 1953
1,269.42
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Report of the Police Department
December 31, 1952
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen
Harwich, Massachusetts
Dear Sirs:
I hereby respectfully submit the Annual Report of the Police Department for the year 1952.
General Routine
Complaints received and investigated 420
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