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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
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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
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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
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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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