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278.67
Committee on Roll of Honor
100.00
Committee on World War Memorial
255.95
Committee on Town Yard Buildings
50.00
Committee on Spy Pond Condition .
100.00
Committee on Additional School Accommodations
333.59
Committee on Plans and Estimates Junior High East .
74.29
Committee on Sewers and Sewer Assessments .
100.00
Committee on World War Memorial Building
500.00
Committee on Disposition of Old Town Hall.
478.43
Committee on Playground at Heights
450.00
Committee on Plans and Specifications Junior High West Addition
1,000.00
Police Expenses .
405.12
Police Station-Construction
2,871.98
Sewer Extension.
289.61
Storm Drains Extensions
1,311.61
Street Construction 1927
11,222.83
Old Mystic Street
433.87
Schouler Court
942.40
Appleton Place
651.60
Sidewalks and Curbstones
1,528.54
Building Lines:
Massachusetts Ave., Forest St. to Central
100.00
Tufts St., Massachusetts Ave. to Broadway, N. W.
95.00
Hayes St., Highland Ave. and Mount Vernon St. Junior High West-Grading Playground
2.75
Parmenter School Construction .
805.54
Junior High East-Construction .
138,783.65
250.00
196
TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
197
Junior High East-Tufts St. Land
$85.70
High School Lot Improvement
1.79
Robbins Library
955.25
Reservation for Playgrounds-Plans timates .
and Es-
200.00
Spy Pond Improvement
2,799.85
Town Hall Alterations
1,825.39
Highland Hose House Alterations-Plans Estimates
500.00
Printing Amendments to Town's By-Laws
100.00
Foreclosures of Rights of Redemption, Land Titles
1,500.00
Registration by Land Court of Town's Titles to Land .
2,807.80
Town Yard Buildings Construction
448.83
Water Maintenance
3,285.61
Water Extension .
1,772.80
$180,825.95
and
DEBT STATEMENT (SCHEDULE B)
Bonds and Loans
Rate (Per Cent)
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1926
Paid 1927
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1927
Due 1928
Town House Site
312
$52,000.00
$52,000.00
Fire Station Site .
41/2
14,000.00
$2,000.00
12,000.00
$2,000.00
Fire Station, 1924
412
60,000.00
10,000.00
50,000.00
10,000.00
Fire Station, 1925 (Park Circle)
4
6,000.00
2,000.00
4,000.00
2,000.00
Police Station, 1926 .
4
70,000.00
4,000.00
66,000.00
4,000.00
Sewer Loan of 1896
4
100,000.00
100,000.00
Sewer Loan of 1917 .
4
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
Sewer Loan of 1923
414
8,000.00
4,000.00
4,000.00
4,000.00
Sewer Loan of 1924.
4
27,000.00
3,000.00
24,000.00
3,000.00
Sewer Loan of 1925 .
414
18,000.00
2,000.00
16,000.00
2,000.00
Sewer Loan of 1926
4
25,000.00
5,000.00
20,000.00
5,000.00
Mystic Street Loan of 1923
41/2
12,000.00
6,000.00
6,000.00
6,000.00
Street Loan of 1925
4
12,000.00
3,000.00
9,000.00
3,000.00
Street Loan of 1926
4
60,000.00
6,000.00
54,000.00
6,000.00
Street Loan of 1927
4
4
7,000.00
1,000.00
6,000.00
1,000.00
High School Loan of 1914
412
66,000.00
10,000.00
56,000.00
10.000.00
School Bonds, 1920.
5
158,000.00
12,000.00
146,000.00
12,000.00
High School Furnishing Loan, 1915.
4
7,000.00
1,000.00
6,000.00
1,000.00
5
4,000.00
2,000.00
Sewer Loan of 1922
412
3,000.00
3,000.00
Street Loan of 1922.
3,000.00
3,000.00
Alteration of Ways, Broadway and Medford.
4
8,400.00
2,400.00
6,000.00
2,000.00
Broadway Reconstruction
414
27,000.00
9,000.00
18,000.00
9,000.00
Schouler Court Purchase .
34,500.00
4,000.00
Sewer Loan of 1920
198
School Bonds, 1923 .
41/2
70,000.00
6,000.00
64,000.00
6,000.00
Cutter School Bonds, 1924
4
80,000.00
5,000.00
75,000.00
5,000.00
Lake Street Land Loan, 1924
4
13,000.00
1,000.00
12,000.00
1,000.00
Hardy School Bonds, 1925
4
114,000.00
6,000.00
108,000.00
6,000.00
Hardy School Furnishing Loan
4
4,000.00
1,000.00
3,000.00
1,000.00
Parmenter School Bonds, 1926
4
75,000.00
4,000.00
71,000.00
4,000.00
Junior High East Bonds, 1927
4
220,000.00
11,000.00
Park Loan of 1896
4
15,000.00
15,000.00
Park Loan of 1923
412
3,000.00
1,000.00
2,000.00
1,000.00
Water Bonds of 1897
4
10,000.00
10,000.00
Water Bonds of 1898.
4
15,000.00
15,000.00
15,000.00
414
2,000.00
2,000.00
Water Loan of 1924 .
4
20,000.00
4,000.00
16,000.00
4,000.00
4
4,500.00
1,500.00
3,000.00
1,500.00
Water Loan of 1925
4
28,000.00
2,000.00
26,000.00
2,000.00
4
44,000.00
3,000.00
41,000.00
3,000.00
Water Loan of 1927 .
4
45,000.00
5,000.00
$1,246,900.00
$138,900.00|$1,407,500.00
$153,500.00
·
.
·
.
.
Water Loan of 1922
.
Water Loan of 1924
199
Water Loan of 1926.
.
PUBLIC TRUST FUNDS (Schedule C)
E. Nelson Blake, Jr., Memorial Fund $3,319.79
Nathan Pratt High School Fund. 25,000.00
High School Income Fund 349.34
Nathan Pratt Library Fund .
10,000.00
Nathan Pratt Poor Widows Fund
5,000.00
E. S. Farmer Poor Widows Fund 5,000.00
Edwin S. Farmer Relief Fund
7,534.78
Julia Fillebrown Fund. 286.53
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
2,195.33
Winfield Robbins Library Art Fund
35,897.33
Timothy Wellington Library Fund
100.00
Henry Mott Library Fund.
5,200.00
Elbridge Farmer Library Fund
51,255.00
Robbins Cemetery Fund .
5,419.21
S. C. Bucknam Cemetery Fund
2,015.65
Perpetual Care Fund .
80,542.64
Soldiers Monument Fund
3,018.08
$255,132.88
200
202
APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES
Balance 1926
Appro- priations
Additions
Total
Expended
Transfers
Balance 1927
GENERAL GOVERNMENT:
Finance Committee:
Salaries . .
Expense .
500.00
288.86
$211.14
Committee on Police Station
$284.00
284.00
284.00
Committee on Plans and Estimates Police Station
125.00
125.00
125.00
Committee on Central Fire Station .
478.00
478.00
478.00
Committee on Fire Station, Park Cirele .
100.00
100.00
100.00
Committee on School Plans and Estimates
334.99
334.99
334.99
Committee on Playground rear of High School
300.00
300.00
75.34
224.66
Committee on Zoning .
77.44
77.44
77.44
Committee on Zoning By-Laws Expense .
90.26
90.26
8.85
81.41
Committee on Revision of By-Laws
.90
$400.00
400.90
122.23
278.67
Comunittee on Roll of Honor . .
100.00
100.00
100.00
Cominittee on World War Memorial .
498.95
498.95
243.00
255.95
Committee on Town Yard .
50.00
50.00
50.00
Committee on Spy Pond Condition ..
100.00
100.00
100.00
Committee on Additional School Accommodations
382.33
382.33
48.74
333.59
Committee on Plans and Estimates-Junior High East.
1,000.00
1,000.00
925.71
74.29
Committee on Sewers and Sewer Assessments
100.00
100.00
100.00
Committee on War Memorial Building. .
500.00
500.00
500.00
Committee on Disposition of Old Town Hall
500.00
500.00
21.57
478.43
Committee on Playground at Heights .
450.00
450.00
450.00
Committee on Plans and Specifications-Addition to Junior High West .
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
Selectmen:
Salaries of Board
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
Clerk and Office Salaries
2,872.00
2,872.00
2,776.00
96.00
Expenses. .
1,700.00
1,700.00
1,296.26
403.74
Contingent Fund
1,500.00
1,500.00
581.94
918.06
Town Accountant:
Salaries .
3,640.00
3,640.00
3,640.00
Expenses .
200.001
200.00|
198.69
1.31
Reserve Fund
$800.00 500.00 15,000.00
$800.00
$800.00
15,000.00
$14,995.27
4.73
203
Treasurer:
2,500.00 635.00
2,500.00
2,500.00 770.30
14.70
Collector:
3,500.00
3,500.00
3,500.00
Clerks' Salaries . .
2,300.00
2,300.00
2,300.00
Expenses
2,000.00
2,000.00
1,933.54
66.46
Assessors:
Salary of Board
3,600.00
3,600.00
3,600.00
Clerks' Salaries
5,300.00
750.00
6,050.00
5,986.47
63.53
Expenses .
3,500.00
3,500.00
3,495.25
4.75
Legal:
1,500.00
1,500.00
1,500.00
Legal Expenses
24,000.00
24,000.00
11,367.98
12,632.02
Town Clerk:
3,500.00
3,500.00
3,500.00
Clerks' Salaries .
2,653.00
2,653.00
2,653.00
Expenses .
650.00
650.00
611.52
38.48
Public Works:
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
Administration Salaries
11,000.00
11,000.00
10,579.17
420.83
Administration Expenses
3,200.00
3,200.00
3,181.24
18.76
Town Engineer, Salary .
2,100.00
2,100.00
2,100.00
Engineering Wages and Expenses
5,800.00
5,800.00
5,631.04
168.96
Elections, Town Meetings and Registrars .
2,600.00
433.73
3,033.73
3,033.73
177.65
Board of Survey:
500.00
500.00
500.00
Wages and Expenses
1,100.00
1,100.00
1,093.04
6.96
Town Hall:
Salaries and Wages .
4,518.00
4,518.00
4,507.00
11.00
Fuel and Lighting
2,600.00
2,600.00
2,528.27
71.73
Maintenance of Building .
715.00
150.00
865.00
862.28
2.72
Maintenance of Grounds .
1,450.00
1,450.00
1,449.27
73
Repairs
2,005.00
800.00
2,805.00
2,804.94
.06
Police :
Salaries
76,112.65
76,112.65
75,541.03
571.62
Auto and Ambulance Maintenance
2,500.00
2,500.00
2,301.91
198.09
Expenses .
5,000.00
500.00
5,500.00
5,094.88
405.12
New Police Station-Construction
80,458.43
80.458.43
77,586.45
2,871.98
New Ambulance .
3,500.00
3,500.00
3,345.00
155.00
Salary .
150.00
785.00
Expenses
Salary .
Salary Town Counsel
Salary Town Clerk
Salary of Board
500.00
500.00
322.35
Planning Board Expenses
Salary of Clerk
...
20
APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES
Balance 1926
Appro- priations
Additions
Total
Expended
Transfers
Balance 1927
Fire:
Salaries . . . .
$69,745.00
$69,745.00
$69,416.60
$328.40
Maintenance of Buildings .
3,000.00
3,000.00
2,999.96
04
Maintenance of Apparatus
4,500.00
4,500.00
4,499.67
.33
Expenses. ..
1,000.00
1,000.00
998.67
1.33
New Station, Park Circle .
$90.87
12,000.00
12,000.00
12,000.00
Building Inspector:
Salary, Building Inspector .
2,700.00
2,700.00
2,700.00
Salary, Plumbing Inspector
2,250.00
2,250.00
2,250.00
Salary, Clerk .
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
Expense, Building Inspector
1,200.00
1,200.00
1,181.37
18.63
Expense, Plumbing Inspector
525.00
525.00
477.29
47.71
Wire:
Salary, Superintendent .
3,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
Other Salaries and Wages .
5,140.00
5,140.00
4,752.50
387.50
Office Maintenance
400.00
400.00
386.10
13.90
Auto and Truek Maintenance
886.00
886.00
877.74
8.26
Maintenance of System
895.00
895.00
893.74
1.26
Additional Fire and Police Boxes
3,385.00
3,385.00
3,375.09
9.91
Sealer of Weights and Measures:
Salary of Sealer .
1,000.00
1,000.00
588.70
411.30
Expenses .
387.85
500.00
887.85
887.82
.03
Gypsy Moth:
Salary of Superintendent
1,450.00
1,450.00
1,450.00
Wages and Expenses
4,060.00
4,060.00
4,059.07
.93
Tree Warden:
Salary of Warden
600.00
600.00
600.00
Wages and Expenses
4,525.00
$400.00
4,925.00
4,917.04
7.96
Board of Health:
Salary of Board
400.00
400.00
400.00
Other Salaries and Wages
7,640.00
7,640.00
7,526.00
114.00
Communicable Diseases
8,425.00
1,500.00
9,925.00
9,898.59
26.41
Expenses
2,200.001
2,200.00
2,024.78
175.22
90.87
90.87
Additional Apparatus .
205
Vital Statistics
300.00
300.00
266.80
33.20
Inspector of Animals-Salary
350.00
350.00
350.00
Sewer Maintenance . .
3,900.00
3,900.00
3,892.58
7.42
6,222.76
73,000.00
80,427.76
80,138.15
289.61
Storm Drains .
4,364.70
35,000.00
39,364.70
38,053.09
1,311.61
Removal of Ashes, Rubbish .
68,600.00
68,600.00
68,599.36
.64
Highway, General
2,431.09
117,000.00
119,431.09
119,292.00
139.09
Street Construction, 1926
18,464.80
18,464.80
17,291.35
1,173.45
Street Construction, 1927 .
138,090.07
138,090.07
126,867.24
11,222.83
Webcowet Road .
1,228.84
1,228.84
1,228.84
Old Mystic Street .
500.00
500.00
66.13
433.87
Schouler Court
950.00
950.00
.7.60
942.40
Appleton Place
1,098.37
1,098.37
446.77
651.60
Sidewalks and Curbstones
1,294.31
12,000.00
13,294.31
11,765.77
1,528.54
Snow and Ice Removal .
20,000.00
20,000.00
19,157.74
842.26
Street Lighting.
23,850.00
23,850.00
22,949.74
900.26
Building Lines:
Massachusetts Ave., Central to Forest .
100.00
100.00
100.00
Tufts St., Massachusetts Ave. to Broadway, N. W ..
95.00
95.00
95.00
Tufts St., Massachusetts Ave. to Broadway,
95.00
95.00
95.00
100.00
Hayes, Highland Ave. and Mount Vernon St .. . Board of Public Welfare:
250.00
250.00
250.00
Salary of Clerk
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
Salary of Town Physician .
400.00
400.00
400.00
Aid and Expenses .
27,600.00
938.51
28,538.51
28,538.51
District and Other Nurses.
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
State and Military Aid .
1,000.00
1,000.00
974.00
26.00
Soldiers' Relief, Burials and Exemptions.
3,500.00
1,043.00
4,543.00
4,540.33
2.67
Schools:
Salaries
419,782.00
419,782.00
419,751.78
30.22
Fuel .
16,000.00
16,000.00
14,841.04
1,158.96
Repairs and Remodeling .
40,000.00
40,000.00
39.452.33
547.67
Supplies and Expenses .
69,950.00
472.28
70,422.28
70,362.94
59.34
Spy Pond Field ..
3,000.00
3,000.00
2,983.28
16.72
High School Income Fund .
1,303.99
1,303.99
1,303.99
Blake Memorial Fund . .
246.45
246.45
246.45
S. E ...
Broadway and Medford St.
100.00
100.00
Sewer Extensions.
1,205.00
206
APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES
Balance 1926
Appro- priations
Additions
Total
Expended
Transfers
Balance 1927
Schools-Construction:
Junior High West . .
$3,045.01
$3,045.01
$1,100.00
$1,945.01
Junior High West-Grading Playground
$7,500.00
7,500.00
7,497.25
2.75
Enlargement Cutter School Lot.
1,410.12
1,410.12
1,410.12
Cutter School Addition
3,912.81
3,912.81
3,912.81
Peirce School, Construction .
762.51
762.51
762.51
Peirce School Furnishings
62.07
62.07
62.07
Peirce School Fire Protection
16.93
16.93
16.93
Hardy School Construction
66.05
66.05
66.05
Hardy School Grading Lot.
23.94
23.94
23.94
Hardy School Furnishings .
51.39
51.39
51.39
Parmenter Sehool Construction.
9,731.58
9,731.58
8,926.04
805.54
Parmenter School, Special Appropriation
1,781.03
1,781.03
1,781.03
Junior High East, Construction .
300,000.00
300,000.00
161,216.35
138,783.65
Junior High East, Tufts Street Land
3,702.65
3,702.65
3,616.95
85.70
Pheasant Street Land . .
4,000.00
4,000.00
4,000.00
Maple Street Land .
15,000.00
15,000.00
15,000.00
High School Lot Improvement.
207.09
10,000.00
10,207.09
10,205.30
1.79
Robbins Library :
201.19
13,425.00
$4,872.24
18,498.43
17,543.18
955.25
Parks:
3,276.50
3,276.50
3,228.35
48.15
2,007.50
2,007.50
2,007.50
Reservation for Playground: Plans and Estimates.
200.00
200.00
200.00
Spy Pond Improvement.
4,805.73
4,805.73
2,005.88
2,799.85
Pensions .
7,475.27
235.35
7,710.62
7,710.62
Memorial Day
700.00
700.00
700.00
3,401.15
3,401.15
3,401.15
Insurance .
11,386.80
11,386.80
11,127.40
259.40
Workmans' Compensation
3,500.00
1,500.00
5,000.00
4,926.28
73.72
Patriots' Day Observance .
150.00
150.00
145.60
4.40
Town Hall Alterations .
1,850.00
1,850.00
24.61
1,825.39
Highland Hose House:
Plans and Estimates.
500.00
500.00
500.00
Salaries and Expenses
Maintenance and Improvement Salary of Superintendent
Printing Town Reports.
207
Overdrafts . .
11,990.38
11,990.38
11,990.38
$157,237.32
$2,217,562.50
$72,921.29
$2,447,721.11
$2,210,346.94 $24,995.27
$212,378.90
5,000.00
5,000.00
$5,000.00
Foreclosure of Rights of Redemption, Land Titles .
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
192.20
2,807.80
"No School" Auxiliary Signal
1,500.00
1,500.00
1,007.51
492.49
Town Yard Buildings Construction
32,000.00
32.000,00
31,551.17
448.83
Water Maintenance
6,311.41
72,597.50
26,971.76
105,880.67
102,595.06
3,285.61
Water Extensions
2,325.60
60,000.00
4,840.00
67,165.60
65,392.80
1,772.80
Cemeteries:
Salaries, Wages and Expenses .
8,000.00
12,988.29
20,988.29
20,988.29
Interest .
66,500.00
913.19
67,413.19
67,413.19
Town Debt . .
128,900.00
10,000.00
138,900.00
138,900.00
Sinking Fund .
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
Sinking Fund Expense .
10.00
10.00
10.00
.
Robbins Library Art Fund Expense ..
10.00
10.00
10.00
Perpetual Care Fund Expense
112.50
112.50
112.50
Printing Amendments to Town's By-Law. Menotomy Hall:
100.00
100.00
100.00
Maintenance and Wages .
1,220.00
1,220.00
904.84
315.16
Repairs to Houses owned by Town
300.00
175.00
475.00
475.00
Municipal Insurance Fund .
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RECEIPTS
TAXES
Current Year:
Real and Personal
Poll
$1,246,772.17 18,020.00
$1,264,792.17
Previous Years:
Real and Personal.
$325,302.38
Poll.
116.00
$325,418.38
From State:
Corporation Taxes
$19,823.04
Street Railway Tax
5,095.11
Bank Tax .
689.67
Income Tax.
122,386.58
Trust Co. Tax.
3,535.65
Soldiers, Exemption
968.00
$152,498.05
LICENSES AND PERMITS
Licenses :
Junk
$603.00
Pedlers
85.50
Milk
107.00
All Others
1,278.50
$2,074.00
Permits:
Marriage
$341.00
Building, Gas and Plumbing
4,203.50
Wire .
1,001.00
All Others
318.50
$5,864.00
FINES AND FORFEITS
Court Fines
$2,326.62
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GRANTS AND GIFTS
From State for Education.
$3,138.39
County Dog Tax . 1,970.30
Refund a/c Boston Elevated Railway
679.15
$5,787.84
ALL OTHER GENERAL REVENUE
Cancelled Checks of Previous Years.
$18.44
Miscellaneous Items 9.55
$27.99
SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
Moth Extermination
$816.42
Sewers .
19,663.63
Sidewalks and Curbing
4,985.31
Street Betterments.
32,930.49
$58,395.85
General Government:
Selectmen:
Garage Advertising, etc .. .
$1,254.00
Collector-Liens and Costs.
2,488.47
Town Clerk-Fees
851.61
Town Hall-Rental of Hall
2,988.00
Engineering
41.70
Legal Department .
1.00
Board of Survey
3.00
$7,627.78
Protection of Persons and Property :
Police Department
$112.50
Fire Department
92.25
Sealer of Weights and Measures ..
157.98
Wire Department:
Damages to Equipment .. . . .
7.25
Forestry-Trimming trees, etc. . .
282.48
$652.46
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Health and Sanitation:
Health :
Contagious Diseases.
$2,878.00
Dental Clinic. 351.28
Sanitation:
House Connections-Sewers. .
17,943.06
Miscellaneous . 466.93
Refuse and Garbage Disposal .. 1,800.00
Sale of Ash and Rubbish Tickets
1,094.00
$24,533.27
Highways:
General .
$603.82
1
Charities :
Reimbursement for Relief Given:
From Individuals $55.80
From Other Cities and Towns. .
1,566.99
From State for Mothers' Aid. . .
1,085.07
From State for Temporary Aid .
4,547.01
$7,254.87
Soldiers' Benefits:
From State for State Aid .
$82.50
From State for Soldiers' Burials. .
60.00
From Individuals.
81.00
$223.50
Schools:
Tuition
$826.46
1
Miscellaneous
415.53
$1,241.99
Libraries:
Fines
$922.63
Parks:
Sale of Loam and Wood
$315.00
Unclassified :
Menotomy Hall Rentals
$1,280.02
Rental of Houses owned by Town.
865.04
Judgment for Costs
17.48
$2,162.54
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PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISES
Water:
Income from Sale of Water.
$107,772.66
Miscellaneous .
2,042.51
House Connections.
7,251.53
$117,066.70
CEMETERIES
Care of Lots
$2,918.00
Sale of Lots and Graves
5,355.00
Miscellaneous .
2,579.05
$10,852.05
INTEREST
Bank Deposits .
$6,463.67
Deferred Taxes and Special Assess-
ments .
13,219.95
Public Trust Funds:
Charity
1,013.91
School .
1,749.75
Library
4,604.85
Cemetery
4,218.22
Sinking Funds
6,151.33
$37,421.68
MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS
Loans in Anticipation of Revenue. . .
$800,000.00
Loans for General Purposes. .
254,500.00
Loans for Public Service Enterprises.
45,000.00
Premium on Loans . 6,548.87
$1,106,048.87
SINKING FUND
Appropriation by Town. $10,000.00 :
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AGENCY AND TRUST TRANSACTIONS
Perpetual Care Funds.
$3,372.00
Public Trust Funds:
Matured Securities and Misc.
93,147.70
Tax Title Redemptions
830.96
Guarantee Deposits
29,420.08
Miscellaneous Items.
14.32
$126,785.06
Refunds:
Departmental
$105.63
Accrued Interest on Loans
1,466.67
$1,572.30
Unpaid Warrants
2,695.11
CASH BALANCES, JANUARY 1, 1927
General .
$199,207.81
Sinking Funds .
33,368.47
Perpetual Care Funds
30,129.13
Other Public Trust Funds.
51,137.22
Private Trust Funds.
1,770.50
$315,613.13
$3,590,777.66
EXPENDITURES GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Finance Committee:
Salaries .
$800.00
Other Expenses.
288.86
$1,088.86
Committees:
Playground Rear High School.
$75.34
Revision of Town By-Laws
122.23
World War Memorial
243.00
Zoning By-Laws
8.85
Old Town Hall .
21.57
School Accommodations
48.74
School Plans and Estimates
925.71
$1,445.44
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Selectmen:
Salary of Board .
$2,000.00
Other Salaries and Wages.
2,776.00
Advertising Hearings and Printing
776.73
Safety Campaign
355.30
Other Expenses .
519.53
$6,427.56
Accountant:
Salaries.
$3,640.00
Expenses
198.69
$3,838.69
Treasurer:
Salary
$2,500.00
Expenses .
770.30
$3,270.30
Collector :
Salary of Collector
$3,500.00
Other Salaries and Wages.
2,300.00
Expenses .
1,933.54
$7,733.54
Assessors:
Salary of Board.
$3,600.00
Other Salaries and Wages.
5,986.47
Expenses .
3,495.25
$13,081.72
Other Finance Accounts:
Printing and Certifying Bonds and Notes .
$740.55
Law Department:
Town Counsel Salary, Fees and Expenses .
$3,992.35
Other Fees, Expenses, etc.
2,898.11
Town Clerk:
Salary of Town Clerk
$3,500.00
Other Salaries and Wages.
2,653.00
Expenses
611.52
$6,890.46
$6,764.52
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Public Works-General Administration:
Salary of Board.
$2,000.00
Other Salaries and Wages.
10,579.17
Other Expenses
3,181.24
$15,760.41
Board of Survey:
Salary of Clerk
$500.00
Other Wages and Expenses
1,093.04
$1,593.04
Planning Board:
Expenses .
$322.35
Engineering:
Salary of Town Engineer
$2,100.00
Other Wages and Expenses
5,631.04
$7,731.04
Elections, Town Meetings and Registrations:
Salaries and Wages.
$1,688.50
Other Expenses .
1,371.72
$3,060.22
Town Hall:
Salaries and Wages
$4,507.00
Fuel and Lighting.
2,528.27
Repairs and Other Maintenance. .
3,724.49
Maintenance of Grounds
1,449.27
$12,209.03
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
Police :
Salaries and Wages .
$75,541.03
Equipment and Repairs
6,585.47
Fuel and Lighting.
1,268.45
Maintenance of Building.
196.85
Other Expenses .
1,576.55
Construction New Police Station . . .
$85,168.35 77,586.45
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Fire:
Salaries and Wages ..
$69,416.60
Equipment and Repairs
3,990.03
Fuel and Lighting ..
2,059.62
Maintenance of Buildings.
1,410.55
Other Expenses. .
1,038.10
$77,914.90
New Pumping Engine
12,000.00
Inspection :
Buildings :
Salaries
$4,700.00
Other Expenses
1,181.37
$5,881.37
Plumbing and Gas:
Salaries .
$2,250.00
Other Expenses.
477.29
$2,727.29
Wire:
Salary of Superintendent.
$3,000.00
Other Salaries and Wages.
4,752.50
Office Maintenance .
386.10
Maintenance of Equipment and
System
1,771.48
$9,910.08
Construction :
Fire and Police Alarm System.
$3,375.09
Sealing Weights and Measures: Salary of Sealer. $588.70
Other Expenses.
887.82
$1,476.52
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Forestry :
Insect Pest Extermination :
Salary of Superintendent.
$1,450.00
Other Wages
2,360.65
Expenses
1,698.42
$5,509.07
Planting and Trimming Trees:
Salary of Tree Warden
$600.00
Other Wages
2,976.71
Expenses .
1,940.33
$5,517.04
Fire Prevention :
State Assessment .. $360.04
HEALTH AND SANITATION
Health :
Board of Health-Salaries.
$400.00
Other Salaries and Wages
3,136.00
Office Maintenance.
309.17
Auto Maintenance
398.96
Physician-Salary
300.00
Dental Clinic-Salary and Expense
1,684.87
Nurse and Dental Assistant.
1,560.00
Bacteriologist-Salary.
400.00
Laboratory and Dispensary Ex- pense. .
191.99
Other Expenses.
476.79
Contagious Disease
9,898.59
Vital Statistics .
266.80
$19,023.17
Inspection :
Salaries School Nurse and Physician
$4,960.00
Inspector of Animals-Salary . . . . 350.00
Inspector of Slaughtering-Salary
400.00
Inspector of Milk-Salary.
400.00
Milk Inspection Expenses
293.00
$6,403.00
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Sanitation:
Sewer Maintenance and Operation
$3,892.58
Metropolitan Sewer Maintenance.
13,001.10
Sewer Construction
80,138.15
Storm Drains.
38,053.09
Refuse and Garbage Disposal .
68,599.36
Street Cleaning
7,939.89
Spy Pond Improvement.
2,005.88
$213,630.05
HIGHWAYS
Maintenance: Labor and Material;
Autos, Trucks and Teams; Mis-
cellaneous Supplies; Tools and
Equipment ; Maintenance of Town Yard.
$81,870.71
Reconstruction of Streets.
29,481.40
$111,352.11
State Assessment .
678.35
Construction-New Streets.
149,689.33
Sidewalks and Curbing
11,765.77
Snow and Ice Removal.
19,157.74
Street Lighting
22,631.05
Traffic Guides and Signs (Police)
1,114.47
State Assessment:
River St., Brighton St., Bridges .. . $550.84
Southern Traffic Artery .
2,707.36
$3,258.20
CHARITIES
Board of Public Welfare:
Salary of Agent .
$1,000.00
Other Expenses. 185.49
Relief to Poor:
Provisions, Fuel, Clothing, Cash. .
24,256.44
Town Physician .
400.00
Visiting Nurses
1,000.00
State Institutions .
2,463.76
Relief by Other Cities and Towns.
1,632.82
$30,938.51
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SOLDIERS' BENEFITS
State Aid . $974.00
Soldiers' Relief, Burials and Ex-
emptions . 4,540.33
$5,514.33
SCHOOLS
General Administration:
Salaries .
$9,443.69
Other General Salaries
8,226.96
General Expenses
5,300.10
$22,970.75
Teachers' Salaries .
$365,518.54
Text Books and Supplies .
48,058.06
Tuition Paid Other Cities and Towns
3,117.79
Janitors? Services
31,602.59
Fuel and Light .
22,797.44
$471,094.42
Buildings and Grounds:
Maintenance, Repairs and Re-
modeling
$41,543.55
Furniture and Furnishings.
4,930.26
$46,473.81
Other Expenses:
Diplomas and Graduating Ex-
ercises
$459.55
$459.55
New Buildings:
Land and Construction
$203,547.45
Furniture and Furnishings 3,206.96
$206,754.41
High School Lot Improvement . 10,205.30
219
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LIBRARIES
Salaries and Wages.
$10,405.12
Books and Periodicals
3,892.27
Binding .
1,177.18
Fuel and Light
1,036.55
Maintenance of Building
481.68
Other Expenses
550.38
$17,543.18
RECREATION
Parks:
Salaries and Wages
$2,273.63
Other Expenses.
2,962.22
$5,235.85
State Assessment:
Metropolitan Planning Division. .
$344.89
Alewife Brook .
1,636.79
Metropolitan Park Maintenance ..
20,186.22
$22,167.90 1
Playgrounds-Spy Pond Field:
Salaries and Wages
$1,171.20
Other Expenses.
1,812.08
$2,983.28
Celebrations:
Patriots' Day.
$159.98
Other Expenses.
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