Town of Arlington annual report 1926, Part 16

Author: Arlington (Mass.)
Publication date: 1926
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Water Rates


3,368 25


Accounts Receivable-Departmental


10,047 68


Special Assessments Apportioned 32,311 75


54,557 41


Water Rates


3,368 25


Overlay 1924


100 00


Special Assessments Apportioned-Not due


Sewers


3,260 85


Sidewalks


1,010 51


6,559 91


Overlay-Special Reserve


9,826 86


Street Betterments


28,040 39


32,311 75 Tax Title Reserve


2,162 90


Sidewalks


1,004 36


Gypsy Moth 151 75


Overlay 1925


700 00


Overlay 1926


5,759 91


Overdrafts


11,990 38


Available Balances : Sale of Houses owned by Town 51 05


Sewer Assessment Receipts 11,600 74


Premium on Loans 1,498 45


Street Railway Tax 5,251 20


Excess and Deficiency


149,220 62


: 167,622 06


$599,736 96


$599,736 96


SINKING FUND AND NET FUNDED DEBT


Sinking Fund Commissioners $104,603 46


Net Funded or Fixed Debt


1,142,296 54


$1,246,900 00


TRUST FUNDS AND INVESTMENTS


Sinking Fund Commissioners, Municipal Insurance Fund


$27,665 01


Trustees Various: Trust Funds


253,766 35


$281,431 36


BONDS AND LOANS


Outstanding (As per Schedule B) $1,246,900 00


$1,246,900 00


TRUST FUNDS AND INVESTMENTS


Municipal Insurance Sinking Fund $27,665 01


Public Trust Funds (As per Schedule C) 253,766 35


$281,431 36


i


UNEXPENDED BALANCES APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS (Schedule A)


Committee on Police Station


$284 00


Committee on Police Station-Plans and Estimates


125 00


Committee on Town Yard


50 00


Committee on Fire Station (Park Circle)


100 00


Committee on Fire Station (Central)


478 00


Committee on Schools-Plans and


Estimates


334 99


Committee on Playground-Rear of High


School


300 00


Committee on Zoning


77 44


Committee on Spy Pond Condition


100 00


Committee on Additional School


Accommodations


382 33


Committee on Roll of Honor


100 00


Committee on World War Memorial


498 95


Committee on Revision of By-Laws


90


Zoning By-Laws


90 26


New Police Station-Building Committee


80,458 43


New Fire Station Construction (Park Circle)


90 87


Sealer of Weights and Measures-


Expenses and Equipment


387 85


Sewer Extension


6,222 76


Storm Drains


4,364 70


Reconstruction of Streets


2,186 09


Highway Maintenance


245 00


Construction of Streets


18,464 80


Webcowet Road


1,228 84


Appleton Place Land Taking & Construction


1,098 37


Sidewalks and Curbstones


1,294 31


Building Lines :


Mass. Ave., Central to Forest


100 00


Tufts St., Mass. Ave. to Broadway, N.W.


95 00


Tufts St., Mass. Ave. to Broadway, S.E.


95 00


Broadway & Medford St.


100 00


276


277


TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT


Exterior Lines :


Hayes St., Highland Ave., Mt. Vernon St.


250 00


Junior High School-West-Construction a/c 3,045 01


Cutter School Lot Enlargement


1,410 12


Cutter School Addition


3,912 81


Peirce School Construction


762 51


Peirce School Furnishing


62 07


Peirce School Fire Protection


16 93


Hardy School Construction


66 05


Hardy School Grading Lot


23 94


Hardy School Furnishing and Equipment


51 39


Parmenter School Construction and Grading


9,731 58


High School Lot Improvement


207 09


Robbins Library


201 19


Reservation for Playground-Plans and Estimates


.200 00


Spy Pond Improvement


4,805 73


Foreclosures of Rights of Redemption, Land Titles


1,500 00


Registration by Land Court of Town's Titles to Land 3,000 00


Water Maintenance


6,311 41


Water Extension


2,325 60


$157,237 32


DEBT STATEMENT (SCHEDULE B)


Bonds and Loans


Rate .


Outstanding (Per Cent)| Dec. 31, 1925


Paid 1926


Outstanding Dec. 31, 1926


Due 1927


Town House Site.


316


$52,000.00


Fire Station Site. 1923


41/5


16,000.00


$2,000.00


$52,000.00 14.000.00


$2,000.00


Fire Station, 1924.


41/1


70,000.00


10,000.00 2,000.00


6,000.00


2,000.00


Police Station 1926


11


100.000.00


100,000.00


Sewer Loan, 1917 .


1


4 000.00


2,000.00


2,000.00


2,000.00


Sewer Loan, 1920


6,000.00


2,000.00


4,000.00


2,000.00


Sewer Loan,


1922


41.


6,000.00


3,000.00


3,000.00


3,000.00


Sewer Loan, 1923


41


12 000.00


4,000.00


8,000.00


4,000.00


Sewer Loan, 1924


4


30,000.00


3,000.00


27.000.00


3,000.00


Sewer Loan, 1925.


414


20,000.00


2,000.00


18,000.00


2.000.00


Street Loan, 1922.


414


6,000.00


3,000.00


3,000.00


3,000.00


Mystic Street Loan, 1923


472


18,000.00


6,000.00


12,000.00


6,000.00


Alteration of Ways-Broadway & Medford Streets.


4


11,400.00


3,000.00


8,400.00


2,400.00


Street Loan, 1925.


4


15,000.00


3,000.00


12,000 00


3,000.00


Street Loan, 1926.


4


4


1,000.00


1,000.00


Locke School Addition Loan


4


2.500.00


2,500.00


School Furnishings Loan, 1921


3,000.00


3,000.00


60,000.00


6,000.00


High School Grading Lot Loan 1915


414


36,000.00


9,000.00


27,000.00


9,000.00


Sewer Loan,


1926.


4


25,000.00


5,000.00


Street Loan, 1923


2,000.00


2,000.00


60,000.00


10,000.00


Fire Station 1925-(Park Circle) . :


4


8,000.00


70,000.00


4,000.00


Sewer Loan, 1896 .


5


74


Broadway Reconstruction.


.


.


Schouler Court Land Purchase. High School Bonds, 1914 School Bonds, 1920


1


1/2


8,000.00 76,000.00 170,000.00 8,000.00


1,000.00 10,000.00 12,000.00


7,000.00 66,000.00 158,000.00 7,000.00


12,000.00


High School Furnishings Loan, 1915.


4


1,000.00


1,000.00


School Bonds, 1923.


412


76,000.00


6,000.00


· 70,000.00


6,000.00


Cutter School Bonds, 1924


85,000.00


5,000.00


80,000.00


5,000.00


Lake Street School Land Purchase, 1924.


4


14,000.00


1,000.00


13,000.00


1,000.00


Hardy School Bonds 1925.


4


120,000.00


6,000.00


114,000.00


6.000.00


Hardy School Furnishing Loan, 1925


4,000.00


1,000.00


Parmenter School Bonds 1926


4


75,000.00


4,000.00


Park Loan, 1896.


-


15,000.00


Park Loan, 1923.


1,000.00


1,000.00


Water Bonds, 1896.


1


5,000.00


5,000.00


Water Bonds, 1897


4


10,000.00


10,000.00


10,000.00


Water Bonds, 1898


4


15,000.00


15,000.00


Water Loan, 1921


5


3,000.00


3,000.00


Water Loan, 1922


4,000.00


2,000.00


2,000.00


2,000.00


Water Loan, 1923


11


4,000.00


4,000.00


Water Loan, 1924


4


24.000.00


4,000.00


20 000.00


4,000.00


Water Loan, 1924.


6,000.00


1,500.00


4 500.00


1.500.00


Water Loan, 1925.


30,000.00


2,000.00


28,000.00


2,000.00


Water Loan, 1926


1


44,000.00


3,000.00


$1,100,900.00


$128,000.00


$1,246,900.00


$138,900.00


-1


5,000.00


1,000.00


15,000.00


3,000.00


1,000.00


1,000.00 10,000.00


5


4


PUBLIC TRUST FUNDS (SCHEDULE C)


E. Nelson Blake, Jr., Memorial Fund $3,394 41


Nathan Pratt High School Fund 25,000 00


High School Income Fund


543 43


Nathan Pratt Library Fund


10,000 00


Nathan Pratt Poor Widows Fund


5,000 00


Edwin S. Farmer Poor Widows Fund


5,000 00


Edwin S. Farmer Relief Fund


7,229 55


Julia Fillebrown Fund


272 75


William Cutter School Fund


5,354 00


M. M. W. Russell School Fund


5,327 86


Mary Cutter Poor Widows Fund


613 11


M. M. W. Russell Poor Widows Fund


1,704 23


Poor Widows Fund-Income Account


2,438 94


Winfield Robbins Library Art Fund


34,209 42


Timothy Wellington Library Fund


100 00


Henry Mott Library Fund


5,200 00


Elbridge Farmer Library Fund


51,255 00


Robbins Cemetery Fund


5,454 45


2,040 07


S. C. Buckman Cemetery Fund Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds Soldiers Monument Fund


80,528 03


3,101 10


$253,766 35


280


APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES


+


Balance 1925


Appro- priations


Additions


Total


Expended


Overdraft


Transfers


Balance 1926


GENERAL GOVERNMENT:


Finance Committee: Salaries. Expense .


800.00 400.00 10,000.00


200.00


600.00


415.90


9,093.77


906.23


Committee on Police Station


284.00


284.00


284.00


Committee on Plans and Estimates New Police Station


500.00


500.00


375.00


125.00


Committee on Central Fire Station.


478.00


478.00


478.00


Committee on Heights Fire Station


100.00


100.00


100.00


Committee on School Plans and Estimates


750.00


750.00


415.01


334.99


Committee on Playground, rear of High School


300.00


300.00


300.00


Committee on Zoning


77.44


77.44


77.44


Zoning By-laws.


156.14


156.14


65.88


90.26


Committee on Revision of By-laws


476.00


476.00


475.10


.90


Committee on Roll of Honor .


100.00


100.00


1.05


498.95


Committee on Town Yard .


50.00


100.00


100.00


100.00


Committee on Additional School Accommoda- tions .


400.00


400.00


17.67


382.33


Selectmen:


Salaries of Board


2,000.00


2,000.00


2,000.00


Clerk and Office Salaries


2,144.00


2,144.00


2,128.67


Expenses.


1,400.00


1,400.00


1,400.00


Contingent Fund


1,500.00


1,500.00


970.75


529.25


Town Accountant:


3,320.00


200.00


3,520.00


3,514.40


5.60


Salaries. Expenses


200.00


200.00


194.40


5.60


Treasurer:


2,500.00


2,500.00


2,500.00


Salary .. Expense .


635.00


635.00


617.63


17.37


Collector of Taxes:


3,500.00


3,500.00


3,500.00


Salaries of Clerks


1,920.00


100.00


2,020.00


1,951.62


68.38


Expenses ..


1,880.00


1,880.00


1,860.45


19.55


800.00


800.00


184.10


Reserve Fund .


10,000.00


100.00


Committee on World War Memorial


500.00


500.00


50.00


50.00


Committee on Spy Pond Condition


15.33


Salary of Collector .


Assessors:


Salary of Board


3,600.00


3,600.00


3,600.00


Salaries of Clerks .


5,100.00


300.00


5,400.00


5,250.12


149.88


Expenses


3,500.00


3,500.00


3,318.13


181.87


Legal:


Town Counsel Salary


1,000.00


1,000.00


1,000.00


Legal Expenses


20,000.00


20,000.00


4,182.05


15,817.95


Town Clerk:


Town Clerk Salary


3,500.00


3,500.00


3,500.00


'Salaries of Clerks


2,500.00


2,500.00


2,500.00


Expenses . .


800.00


800.00


727.77


72.23


Board of Public Works:


Salary of Board ..


2,00.000


2,000.00


2,000.00


Other Salaries and Wages.


11,036.00


11,036.00


10,952.29


83.71


General Administration Expenses


3,264.00


3,264.00


3,257.82


6.18


Town Engineer Salary


2,100.00


2,100.00


2,100.00


Engineering Wages and Expenses


3,400.00


3,400.00


3,349.55


50.45


Elections, Town Meetings and Registrars


5,100.00


325.94


5,575.94


5,575.94


Planning Board:


Town Plan.


6$5.28


685.28


615.59


69.69


Expenses. .


450.00


450.00


105.80


344.20


Salary of Clerk


200.00


200.00


100.00


100.00


Board of Survey:


Salary of Clerk


500.00


500.00


500.00


Expenses and Wages


900.00


250.00


1,150.00


1,149.91


09


Town Hall:


Salaries and Wages ..


4,168,00


4,168.00


4,112.34


55.66


Fuel and Lighting


2,300.00


400.00


2,700.00


2,657.20


42.80


Maintenance of Building


715.00


715.00


703.60


11.40


Maintenance of Grounds


1,100.00


25.00


1,125.00


1,124.50


.50


Repairs.


2,000.00


2,000.00


1,904.04


95.96


Police:


Salaries ..


72,297.50


72,297.50


67,060.09


5,237.41


Auto and Ambulance Maintenance


2,500.00


2,500.00


2,375.59


124.41


Expenses .


3,830.00


3,830.00


3,765.74


64.26


New Police Station


115,000.00


115,000.00


34,541.57


80,458.43


Fire:


Salaries. .


58,119.75


58,119.75


56,671.86


1,447.89


Maintenance Buildings .


3,000.00


3,000.00


2,999.10


90


Maintenance Apparatus


4,316.00


867.80


5,183.80


5,181.87


1.93


150.00


APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES


Balance 1925


Appro- priations


Additions


Total


Expended


Overdraft


Transfers


Balance 1926


Expenses . .


1,000.00


1,000.00


999.10


.90


New Central Fire Station .


6,460.07


11,811.75


18,271.82


19,471.55


1,199.73


New Heights Fire Station .


4,955.52


4,955.52


4,864.65


90.87


Additional Fire Apparatus


12,500.00


12,500.00


12,500 00


Building Inspector:


Building Inspector Salary.


2,700.00


2,700.00


2,700.00


Plumbing Inspector Salary


2,250.00


2,250.00


2,250.00


Salary of Clerk


2,000.00


2,000.00


1,283.22


716.78


Building Inspector Expense


800.00


800.00


797.78


2.22


Plumbing Inspector Expense


600.00


600.00


.514.67


85.33


Wires:


Salary of Superintendent.


3,000.00


3,000.00


3,000.00


Other Salaries and Wages.


4,400.00


4,400.00


3,875.72


524.28


Office Maintenance.


524.00


524.00


523.20


.80


Auto and Truck Maintenance


956.00


956.00


3,178.73


2,222.73


Maintenance of System.


1,181.30


1,181.30


1,180.44


.86


Additional Fire and Police Boxes


11,635.70


11,635.70


11,632.24


3.46


Sealer of Weights and Measures:


Salary of Sealer


1,000.00


1,000.00


1,000.00


Expenses.


670.00


670.00


56.05


613.95


Gypsy Moth


Salary of Superintendent


1,450.00


1,450.00


1,450.00


Wages and Expenses


3,050.00


150.00


3,200.00


3,194.76


5.24 -


Tree Warden:


Salary of Warden


600.00


6€0.00


600.00


Wages and Expenses


2,500.00


2,5€0.00


2,499.89


.11


Board of Health:


400.00


400.00


400.00


Other Salaries and Wages


7,405.CO


7,405.00


7,272.55


132.45


Communicable Diseases


500.00


3,500.00


4,000.00


2.919.42


1,080.58


Expenses


2,600.00


2,600.00


2,379.70


220.30


Vital Statistics.


300.00


300.00


236.00


64.00


Inspection of Animals


350.00


350.00


350.00


Sewer Maintenance.


7,000.00


7,000.00


6,947.41


52.59


Sewer Extensions .


1,992.21


69,000.00


70,992.21


64,769.45


6,222.76


Salary of Board.


Storm Drains.


20,000.00|


20,000.00


15,604.04


4,395.96


Removal Ashes, Rubbish, Etc.


63,500.00


63,500.00


63,476.40


23.60


Reconstruction of Streets.


30,000.00


16,000.00


46,000.00


35,221.61


10,778.39


Highway General .


19,000.00


19,000.00


18,996.15


3.55


Highway Maintenance.


460.00


68,000.00


68,460.00


66,229.83


2,230.17


Broadway Reconstruction.


12,835.65


12,835.65


12,824.65


11.00


Construction of Streets:


1926-Blanket Appropriation.


128,638.00


128,638.00


73,425.12


55,212.88


Webcowet Road .


9,500.00


9,500.00


5,193.60


4,306.40


Compton Street.


3,240.00


8,637.67


2,598.33


5,397.67


641.67


Appleton Place


1,500.00


1,500.00


401.63


1,098.37


Relocation Robbins Road.


252.00


252.00


252.00


Alteration of Ways:


2,1C6.02


2,106.02


2,106.02


Sidewalks and Edgestones


10,000.00


10,000.00


8,557.20


1,442.80


Snow and Ice Removal


44,000.00


44,000.00


52,567.92


8,567.92


Street Lighting.


21,100.00


21,100.00


20,815.29


284.71


Building Lines:


Massachusetts Avenue, Central Street to Forest Street ...


100.00


100.00


100.00


Tufts Street, Massachusetts Avenue


to


Broadway, N. W.


95.00


95.00


95.00


Tufts Street, Massachusetts Avenue to Broadway, S. E.


95.00


95.00


95.00


Broadway and Medford Street.


100.00


100.00


100.00


Hayes, Highland Avenue and Mt. Vernon Street . .


250.00


250.00


250.00


Overseers of the Poor:


Salary of Clerk .


1,000.00


1.000.00


1,000.00


Town Physician .


400.00


400.00


400.00


Aid and Expenses


22,600.CO


4,250.00


26,85C.CO


26,801.33


48.67


District and Other Nurses


1,000.00


1,000.00


1,000.00


State and Military Aid .


1,000.00


150.00


1,150.00


1,133.00


17.00


Soldiers Relief, Burials and Exemptions


2,300.00


125.00


2,425.00


2,419.22


5.78


Schools:


Salaries.


353.120.00


353,120.00


353,091.09


28.91


Fuel. .


16,500.00


16,500.00


15,324.59


1,175.41


Repairs, Remodelling and New Equipment. .


33,995.00


33,995.00


33,946.82


48.18


Supplies and Expenses .


64,200.00


455.36


64,655.36


64,636.86


Spy Pond Field .


3,000.00


3,000.00


2,959.15


40.85


High School Income Fund


1,829.13


1,829.13


1,829.13


E. Nelson Blake, Jr. Memorial Fund


244.55


244.55


244.55|


18.50


Broadway and Medford Street.


5,397.67


APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES


Balance 1925


Appro- priations


Additions


Total


Expended


Overdraft


Transfers


Balance 1926


Schools Construction:


Junior High, West


3,101.08


3,101.08


56.07


3,045 01


Cutter School Lot Enlargement.


584.58


2,600.00


3,184.58


1,774.46


1,410.12


Cutter School Addition


3,912.81


3,912.81


3,912.81


Peirce School Construction.


1,541.41


1,541.41


778.90


762.51


Peirce School Furnishings


62.07


62.07


62.07


Pcirce School Fire Protection.


16.93


16.93


16.93


Hardy School Construction.


18,549.68


18,549.68


18,483.63


66.05


Hardy School Grading Lot.


139.88


1,700.00


1,839.88


1,815.94


23.94


Hardy School Furnishings


3,189.20


3,189.20


3,137.81


51.39


Parmenter School


Construction


and


Furnishings


122,000.00


122,000.00


114,768.42


9,731.58


Grading .


2,500.00


2,500. 00


High School Lot Improvement.


5,000.00


5,000.00


4,792.91


207.09


Libraries :..


Salaries and Expenses .


312.51


13,425.00


4,196.83


17,934.34


17,733.15


201.19


Park Commissioners:


Maintenance of Parks .


52.23


3,500.00


3,552.23


3,275.20


277.03


Grading Engine House Site, Massachusetts Avenue and Broadway


1,800.00


1,800.00


1,800.00


Reservations for Playgrounds: Plans and Estimates.


200.00


200.00


200.00


Spy Pond Improvement .


6,000.00


6,000.00


1,194.27


4,805.73


Pensions. ..


4,750.20


1,384.36


6,134:56


6,134.56


Memorial Day:


G. A. R.


300.00


300.00


300.00


Spanish War Vets


100.00


100.00


100.00


World War Vets .


300.00


300.00


300.00


Printing Town Reports


3,000.00


3,000.00


2,806.70


193.30


Insurance.


9,425.00


9,425.00


9,246.20


178.80


Workman's Compensation


1,000.00


830.00


1,830.00


1,488.07


341.93


Patriots' Day ..


150.00


150.00


146.00


4.00


Menotomy Hall


Salaries and Wagcs.


450.00


450.00


366.50


83.50


Fuel and Lighting


950.00


950.00


874.88


75.12


Maintenance of Building


350.00


350.00|


293.44


56.56


Repairs to Houses Owned by Town. Municipal Building Insurance Fund . .Foreclosure of Rights of Redemption, Land Titles . .


150.00 5,000.00


150.00 5,000.00


67.51|


82.49


5,000.00


1,500.00


1,500.00


1,500.00


Registration by Land Court of Town's Title to Lands . .


3,000.00


3,000.00


3,000.00


Balances due on Land Takings


870.18


870.18


870.18


Water Maintenance


297.28


74,527.50


29,045.64


103,870.42


97,559.01


6,311.41


Water Extensions.


17.26


59,500.00


59,517.26


57,191.66


2,325.60


Cemeteries:


Salaries, Wages and Expenses


7,000.00


9,016.94


16,016.94


16,016.94


Interest. .


59,000.00


1,635.67


60,635.67


60,635.67


Town Debt . Sinking Fund.


123,000.00


5,000.00


128,000.00


128,000.00


Sinking Fund .Expenses


10.00


10.00


10.00


Robbins Library Art Fund


10.00


10.00


10.00


$74,082.92


$1,959,569.88


$77,152.22


$2,110,805.02


$1,855,910.42 $11,990.38|


$24,491.44


$242,393.54


5,000.00


5,000.00


5,000.00


288


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RECEIPTS


TAXES


Current Year


Real and Personal


Poll


$1,152,370 90 16,350 00


$1,168,720 90


Previous Years


Real and Personal


$268,018 05


Poll


86 00


$268,104 05


From State


Corporation Taxes


$17,375 45


Street Railway Tax


5,251 55


Bank Tax


2,576 66


Income Tax


114,113 66


Trust Co. Tax


3,256 38


$142,573 70


LICENSES AND PERMITS


Licenses


Junk


$628 00


Pedlers


134 00


Milk


111 50


All Others


1,233 60


Permits


Marriage


$338 00


Building, Gas and Plumbing 5,191 50


All Others


809 00


FINES AND FORFEITS


Court Fines Contract Violation


$939 70


100 00


$2,107 10


$6,338 50


$1,039 70


289


TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT


GRANTS AND GIFTS


From State for Education


$2,076 51


County Dog Tax


1,295 01


Refund a/c Boston


Elevated Railway 249 72


Refund a/c Loss on Taxes


(Water) 105 00


Charles River Basin Loan


Sinking Fund 6,280 23


$10,006 47


ALL OTHER GENERAL REVENUE Cancelled Checks of Previous Years $2 93


SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS


Moth Extermination $785 02


Sewers


11,600 74


Sidewalks and Curbing


6,551 49


Street Betterments


18,272 98


$37,210 23


DEPARTMENTAL


General Government:


Selectmen :


Garage Advertising, etc. $1,518 50


Collector-Liens and Costs 2,394 10


Town Clerk-Fees 765 10.


Town Hall-Rental of Hall


3,080 00


Planning Board 120 50


Legal Department 1 50


$7,879 70


Protection of Persons and Property :


Police Station Construction $10 85


Fire Department- Sale of Equipment 15 00


Sealing of Weights and Measures 145 20


Wire Department:


Damages to System 343 14


Sale of Junk 34 75


290


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Forestry- Trimming Trees, etc. 353 03


$901 97


Health and Sanitation : Health :


Contagious Diseases


$1,921 00


Dental Clinic


315 60


Sanitation :


House Connections-


Sewers


25,055 54


Miscellaneous


717 20


Refuse and Garbage Disposal 1,800 00


$29,809 34


Highways:


General $2,120 14


From State and County


a/c Mass. Ave. 16,000 00


Sidewalks and Curbing


260 00


$18,380 14


Charities :


Reimbursement for Relief Given:


From Individuals $125 00


From Other Cities and Towns 481 41


From State for Mothers 'Aid 6,934 11


From State for


Temporary Aid 286 35


$7,826 87


Soldiers' Benefits


From State for State Aid $804 00


From State for Soldiers' Burials 60 00


$864 00


TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT


291


Schools :


Tuition


- $964 08


Miscellaneous


454 84


Sale of Buildings


50 00


1


$1,468 92


Libraries :


Fines


$856 35


Unclassified :


Sale of Property


$1 00


Menotomy Hall Rentals


1,018 58


Rental of Houses Owned


by Town


1,245 04


$2,264 62


PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISES


Water


Income from Sale of


Water


$113,656 95


Miscellaneous


1,249 76


House Connections


9,139 69


$124,046 40


CEMETERIES


Care of Lots


$2,770 00


Sale of Lots and Graves


5,755 00


Miscellaneous


2,673 18


$11,198 18


INTEREST


Bank Deposits


$4,377 82


Deferred Taxes and Special


Assessments


10,486 15


Miscellaneous


30 75


Public Trust Funds :


Charity


1,053 67


School


1,749 61


Library


4,435 35


Cemetery


3,668 83


Sinking Funds


5,184 73


$30,986 91


292


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MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS


Loans in Anticipation of


Revenue $600,000 00


Loans for General Purposes 230,000 00


Loans for Public Service Enterprises 44,000 00


Premium on Loans 2,379 47


$876,379 47


SINKING FUND


Appropriation by Town $10,000 00


AGENCY AND TRUST TRANSACTIONS


Perpetual Care Funds $4,560 00


Matured Securities-


Public Trust Funds 43,000 00


Tax Title Redemptions 2,455 96


Guarantee Deposits


46,166 30


$96,182 26


Refunds


Departmental


$13 26


Accrued Interest on Loans 676 67


$689 93


CASH BALANCES, JANUARY 1, 1926


General $57,678 30


Sinking Funds


12,113 74


Perpetual Care Funds .


6,946 12


Other Public Trust Funds


37,890 57


Private Trust Funds


1,021 86


$115,650 59


$2,971,489 23


EXPENDITURES GENERAL GOVERNMENT


Finance Committee


Salaries


$800 00


Other Expenses


415 90


$1,215 90


293


TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT


Committees


Revision of Town By-Laws $475 10


World War Memorial 1 05


Zoning By-Laws 65 88


Police Station 375 00


School Accommodations 17 67


School Plans and Estimates


415 01


$1,349 71


Selectmen


Salary. of Board $2,000 00


· Other Salaries and Wages 2,273 17


Advertising Hearings and


Printing 1,039 15


Special Hearings 513 38


Other Expenses


546 10


$6,371 80


Accountant


Salaries and Wages


$3,514 40


Expenses


194 40


$3,708 80


Treasurer


Salary


$2,500 00


Expenses


617 63


$3,117 63


Collector of Taxes


Salary of Collector


$3,500 00


Other Salaries and Wages 2,381 72


Expenses


1,430 35


$7,312 07


Assessors


Salary of Board


$3,600 00


Other Salaries and Wages 5,872 62


Expenses 2,695 63


$12,168 25


Other Finance Accounts Printing and Certifying Bonds and Notes $881 02


294


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Law Department


Town Counsel Salary and Fees $2,709 19


Other Fees, Expenses, etc. 929 36


Town Clerk


Salary of Town Clerk


$3,500 00


Other Salaries and Wages 2,515 00


Expenses 712 77


Public Works-General Administration


Salary of Board $2,000 00


Other Salaries and Wages 10,952 29


Other Expenses


3,257 82


$16,210 11


Board of Survey


Salary of Clerk


$500 00


Other Wages and Expenses 1,149 91


$1,649 91


Planning Board


Town Plan


$615 59


Expenses


205 80


$821 39


Engineering


Salary of Town Engineer $2,100 00


Other Wages and Expenses 3,349 55


$5,449 55


Elections, Registrations and Town Meetings


Salaries and Wages $2,968 50


Other Expenses 2,607 44


$5,575 94


Town Hall


Salaries and Wages


$4,112 34


Fuel and Lighting


2,600 61


Repairs and Other Maintenance 2,664 23


Maintenance of Grounds 1,124 50


$3,638 55


$6,727 77


$10,501 68


295


TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT


PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY POLICE


Salaries and Wages


$67,060 09


Equipment and Repairs


3,671 86


Fuel and Lighting


506 58


Maintenance of Building


92 21


Other Expenses


1,870 68


Construction New Police Station


$34,742 42


FIRE


Salaries and Wages


$56,671 86


Equipment and Repairs


5,214 06


Fuel and Lighting


1,632 04


Maintenance of Buildings


1,223 56


Other Expenses


1,110 41


New Pumping Engine Construction


$24,336 20


INSPECTION


Buildings:


Salaries


$3,983 22


Other Expenses


797 78


$4,781 00


Plumbing and Gas :


Salaries


$2,250 00


Other Expenses


514 67


$2,764 67


WIRE


Salary of Superintendent


$3,000 00


Other Salaries and Wages


3,875 72


Office Maintenance


523 20


Maintenance of Equipment and System 4,359 17


$11,758 09


Construction : Fire and Police Alarm System $11,632 24


$73,201 42


$65,851 93


$12,500 00


296


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SEALING WEIGHTS AND MEASURES


Salary of Sealer $1,000 00 56 05


Other Expenses


$1,056 05


FORESTRY


Insect Pest Extermination :


· Salary of Superintendent $1,450 00


Other Wages 2,291 77


Expenses


902 99


$4,644 76


Planting and Trimming Trees :


Salary of Tree Warden


$600 00


Other Wages·


1,593 88


Expenses


906 01


$3,099 89


Fire Prevention :


State Assessment


$341 07


Health and Sanitation HEALTH


Board of Health-Salary $400 00


Other Salaries and Wages


3,124 00


Office Maintenance


305 84


Auto Maintenance


759 84


Physician-Salary


300 00


Dental Clinic-Salary and Expenses 1,536 96


Nurse and Dental Assistant


1,535 38


Bacteriologist-Salary


400 00


Laboratory and Dispensary Expense 167 16


Other Expenses


447 30


Contagious Diseases


2,919 42


Vital Statistics


236 00


$12,131 90


297


TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT


Inspection :


Salaries School Nurse and


Physician $4,371 50


Inspector of Animals- Salary 350 00


Inspector of Slaughtering- Salary 376 67


Inspector of Milk-Salary 400 00


Milk Inspection Expenses 299 10


$5,797 27


SANITATION


Sewer Maintenance and


Operation


$6,947 41


Metropolitan Sewer


Maintenance 11,666 72


Sewer Construction


64,769 45


Storm Drains


15,604 04


Refuse and Garbage Disposal


63,476 40


Street Cleaning 8,161 68


$170,625 70


HIGHWAYS


Maintenance: Labor and Ma-


terial ; Autos, Trucks and


Teams; Miscellaneous Sup-


plies ; Tools and Equip-


ment ; Maintenance of Town Yard $77,064 60


Reconstruction of Streets 35,221 61


Reconstruction of Broadway 12,824 65


$125,110 86


648 50


State Assessment Construction-New Streets


83,268 68


Sidewalks and Curbing


8,557 20


Snow and Ice Removal


52,567 92


Street Lighting


20,777 78


298


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Bridges-State Assessment:


Western Ave. and Arsenal St. $837 87


Mass. Ave. 4,486 11


$5,323 98


CHARITIES


Overseers of the Poor:


Salary of Agent


$1,000.00


Other Expenses 51 38


Relief to Poor:


Provisions, Fuel, Clothing, Cash 21,338 26


Town Physician


400 00


Visiting Nurses


1,000 00


State Institutions


1,962 82


Relief by Other Cities and


Towns 3,448 87


$29,201 33


SOLDIERS' BENEFITS


State Aid


$1,133 00


Soldiers' Relief, Burials and


Exemptions 2,419 22


$3,552 22


SCHOOLS


General Administration:


Salaries


$7,768 71


Other General Salaries


6,124 93


General Expenses


3,941 05


$17,834 69


Teachers' Salaries


$309,843 16


Text Books and Supplies


39,436 66


Tuition Paid Other Cities


and Towns


3,283 55




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