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10.69
8,860.69
FIRE DEPARTMENT - GENERAL EQUIPMENT
Gorham Fire Equipment Co.
$75.00
J. L. Murphy
1,358.55
C. H. Claugherty Co.
412.00
The Fairwood Co.
165.00
$2,010.55
To Revenue
.45
2,011.00
Appropriation
2,011.00
CIVIL DEFENSE
Office supplies
$59.97
Telephone
230.06
Equipment and repairs
738.18
Bldg. materials and repairs
154.52
Balance December 31, 1959
33.94
1,216.67
Balance January 1, 1959
$216.67
Appropriation
1,000.00
1,216.67
$1,182.73
190
REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
John D. Dickman
$156.65
Association dues
2.00
Insurance
21.00
Office Supplies
9.86
Equipment
22.49
212.00
Appropriation
212.00
TREE WARDEN AND MOTH SUPERINTENDENT SALARY Wesley H. Osborne, Jr.
4,200.00
Appropriation
4.200.00
MOTH - EXPENSES
W. H. Osborne, Jr. - Equipment rental
$243.00
Labor
588.00
Sprays
402.70
Equipment and repairs
153.62
$1,387.32
To Revenue
12.68
1,400.00
Appropriation
1,400.00
DUTCH ELM DISEASE
W. H. Osborne, Jr. - equipment rental
$753.00
Labor
1,904.00
Contractors:
J. D. Godin
38.00
R. M. Shedd
70.00
Huntley Tree Service
165.00
Equipment and repairs
369.76
$3,299.76
To Revenue
.24
3,300.00
Appropriation
3,300.00
ELM TREE BEETLE
W. H. Osborne, Jr. - equipment rental
$114.00
Labor
280.00
$394.00
To Revenue
6.00
Appropriation
400.00 400.00
191
REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
TENT CATERPILLAR
W. H. Osborne, Jr. - Equipment rental
$60.00
Labor
140.00
200.00
Appropriation
200.00
TREE MAINTENANCE
W. H. Osborne, Jr. - Equipment rental
$541.50
Labor
1,977.72
Equipment and repairs
106.40
Trees
150.00
Fertilizers
9.90
Gravel
14.00
To Revenue
.48
2,800.00
Appropriation
2,800.00
SQUARES AND TRIANGLES
W. H. Osborne, Jr. - Equipment rental
$15.00
Labor
70.00
Fertilizer
30.08
Equipment and repairs
123.80
Rolling Common
10.00
$248.88
To Revenue
1.12
250.00
Appropriation
250.00
MOWING BUSHES
W. H. Osborne, Jr. - Equipment rental Labor
$81.00
308.00
$389.00
To Revenue
11.00
400.00
Appropriation
400.00
BOARD OF HEALTH - SALARIES
Augustin J. Thibodeau - chairman
$31.49
Loring L. Wadsworth - chairman
143.45
Katherine R. Fuller - member
122.59
$2,799.52
192
REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Harland W. Farrar - member
150.00
Loring L. Wadsworth - member
27.41
To Revenue
.06
475.00
Appropriation
475.00
BOARD OF HEALTH - AID AND EXPENSES
H. W. Farrar - services and expenses
$163.10
K. R. Fuller - services and expenses 168.80
A. J. Thibodeau - services and expenses 31.05
L. L. Wadsworth - services and expenses
213.38
Association dues and attendance
33.00
Office supplies and postage
80.97
Books
12.50
Clinics
125.00
Hospital board and care
1,083.02
Medical supplies
374.42
Deeds
1.04
Equipment
3.50
Transportation
5.80
Contractors: H. A. Merritt
3.86
V. C. Lincoln
20.00
Fox Hill Oil Co.
10.00
Laboratory fees
42.50
To Revenue
538.06
2,910.00
Appropriation
2,910.00
BOARD OF HEALTH - POLIO VACCINE
Gilman Bros.
$344.00
Washington Park Pharmacy
30.38
To Revenue
25.62
400.00
Transfer Reserve Fund
400.00
INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS
Richard E. Cugnasca
$167.00
To Revenue
33.00
200.00 200.00
Appropriation
$2,371.94
$374.38
$474.94
193
REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
SCHOOL NURSE - SALARY
Catherine A. Roe
3,200.00
Appropriation
3.200.00
SCHOOL NURSE - TRANSPORTATION
Norwell Visiting Nurse Association
600.00
Appropriation
600.00
SCHOOL DENTIST
D. C. Macleod
$1,040.00
D. W. Parsons
840.00
Blake Lombard
480.00
$2,360.00
To Revenue
680.00
3,040.00
Appropriation
3,040.00
SCHOOL DENTAL HYGIENIST
E. M. Caruso
$320.00
J. E. Gould
128.00
$448.00
To Revenue
117.00
625.00
Appropriation
625.00
SCHOOL PHYSICIAN
R. G. Vinal
720.00
Appropriation
720.00
J. D. Godin
$585.00
L. L. Wadsworth
195.00
780.00
Appropriation
780.00
TOWN DUMP - EXPENSES
Contractors: W. H. Mason
$432.90
P. Cavanagh
22.00
E. A. Joseph
24.00
J. F. Pilalas
106.00
D. J. Godin
140.00
D. S. Mitchell
56.00
Signs
60.80
Labor
8.00
Equipment
6.89
TOWN DUMP - SALARY
194
REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Poisons
40.35
Express
2,69
$899.63
To Revenue
.37
900.00
Appropriation
900.00
MOSQUITO CONTROL
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
7,350.00
Appropriation
7,350.00
HIGHWAY SURVEYOR'S SALARY
Perry H. Osborn
5,200.00
Appropriation
5,200.00
PERMANENT DRAINAGE COMMITTEE EXPENSE
Printing
$17.25
Equipment
15.00
$32.25
Balance December 31, 1959
467.75
500.00
Balance January 1, 1959
500.00
HIGHWAYS - TOWN ACCOUNT
P. H. Osborn - Equipment rental
$187.00
H. A. Joseph - Equipment rental
20.00
Labor
622.41
Equipment and repairs
1,253.67
Sand, Gravel, Asphalt
376.14
Express
7.00
Signs
31.50
Paint
43.20
Lumber
4.00
Pipe and fittings
14.77
Fuel
127.64
Telephone
$2,706.33
To Revenue
293.61
Appropriation
19.00
3,000.00 3,000.00
195
REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
HIGHWAYS - CHAPTER 81
Equipment Rental:
P. H. Osborn
$3,862.50
H. A. Joseph
735.50
Gino Rugani, Inc.
837.00
Paul Landers
224.00
Douglas Mitchell
458.75
B. Rodrigues
427.50
E. A. Joseph
54.00
P. Lanzillotta & Sons
216.00
Town of Hanover
330.00
Labor
5,294.05
Sand, Gravel, Asphalt
7,551.00
Telephone
9.70
Appropriation
20,000.00 20,000.00
HIGHWAYS - CHAPTER 90 - EAST MAIN STREET
Equipment Rental:
P. H. Osborn
$2,200.13
H. A. Joseph
532.00
Douglas Mitchell -
847.50
P. Lanzillotta & Sons
2,054.00
G. Rugani, Inc.
873.00
A. R. Wheeler
351.00
J. Pilalas
38.00
Labor
2,740.09
Sand, Gravel, Asphalt
4,257.88
Pipe and fittings
1,829.66
Curbing
270.00
Telephone
6.74
Appropriation
16,000.00 16,000.00
HIGHWAYS - SIGNS AND ROAD MARKINGS
P. H. Osborn - Equipment rental
97.00
Labor
114.20
Painting
700.00
Signs
49.50
$960.70
To Revenue
39.30
1,000.00
Appropriation
1,000.00
196
REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
HIGHWAYS - SNOW REMOVAL AND SANDING Equipment Rental:
P. H. Osborn
$3,048.14
Douglas Mitchell
597.63
Joseph Pilalas
692.88
Herbert Joseph
550.25
Joseph Godin
333.75
Richard Allen
237.25
E. A. Joseph
98.25
Michael Pilalas
7.43
Nicholas Pilalas
11.55
G. Rugani, Inc.
707.63
Labor
2,911.72
Equipment and repairs
315.35
Sand and salt
3,831.50
$13,343.33
To Revenue
656.67
14,000.00
Transfer from Reserve Fund
$2,000.00
Appropriation
12,000.00
14,000.00
HIGHWAYS - STREET LIGHTS
Brockton Edison Co.
$3,681.87
To Revenue
218.13
3,900.00
Appropriation
3,900.00
HIGHWAYS - DORIS AVE. W. S. AND DUNCAN DRIVE Equipment Rental:
P. H. Osborn
$188.00
Douglas Mitchell
59.50
H. E. Joseph
19.00
Labor
162.00
Sand, Gravel and Asphalt
363.68
$792.18
Balance December 31, 1959
1,082.30
1,874.48
Balance January 1, 1959
HIGHWAYS - DORIS AVE. E. S. AND LEIGH ROAD Equipment Rental:
P. H. Osborn
$54.00
H. E. Joseph
19.00
Labor
44.00
1,874.48
197
REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Sand, Gravel and Asphalt
133.91
$250.91
Balance December 31, 1959
.40
251.31
Balance January 1, 1959
251.31
HIGHWAYS - DORIS AVE E. E.
Sand, Gravel and Asphalt
$56.00
Balance December 31, 1959
107.90
163.90
Balance January 1, 1959
163.90
HIGHWAYS - WALNUT ROAD
Equipment Rental:
P. H. Osborn
$95.00
Douglas Mitchell
86.00
G. Rugani, Inc.
139.50
Town of Hanover
54.00
Earle Simmons
8.00
Labor
130.00
Sand, Gravel and Asphalt
786.59
$1,299.09
Balance December 31, 1959
.91
1,300.00
Appropriation
1,300.00
1958 HIGHWAYS - WASHINGTON PARK - DRAINAGE
L. H. Jacobs - surveying
$694.05
Balance December 31, 1959 2,244.05
2,938.10
Balance January 1, 1959
2,938.10
1959 HIGHWAYS - DRAINAGE WASHINGTON PARK
P. H. Osborn - Equipment rental
$627.00
Labor
523.00
Sand, Gravel and Asphalt
46.95
Catch Basins and Culverts
1,583.96
Balance December 31, 1959
219.09
3,000.00
Appropriation
$2,780.91
3,000.00
198
REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
1955 HIGHWAYS - WASHINGTON PARK
P. H. Osborn - Equipment rental
$76.00
Labor
56.00
Sand, Gravel and Asphalt
91.86
$223.86
Balance December 31, 1959
186.57
410.43
Balance January 1, 1959
410.43
BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE - SALARIES
Ralph H. Coleman - chairman
$300.00
Earle F. Allen - member
150.00
Thomas S. Cann - member
27.50
Minna R. Senger - member
122.50
600.00
Appropriation
600.00
WELFARE AGENT'S SALARY
Helen E. Norris
100.00
Appropriation
100.00
WELFARE CLERK'S SALARY
50.00
Appropriation
50.00
PUBLIC WELFARE - AID AND EXPENSES
Payments
$1,467.76
To Revenue
1,532.24
3,000.00
Appropriation
3,000.00
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE - TOWN AID
Payments
$23,003.93
To Revenue
.07
23,004.00
Appropriation
$23,000.00
Refunds
4.00
23,004.00
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE - TOWN ADMINISTRATION
Office Supplies
$11.95
Recording fees
3.04
Postage
10.01
25.00
Appropriation
25.00
Pearl M. Gilmore
199
REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE - U. S. AID
Payments
$7,969.24
Balance December 31, 1959
20,353.31
28,322.55
Balance January 1, 1959
$14,899.05
Recoveries
327.97
Receipts
13,095.53
28,322.55
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE - U. S. ADMINISTRATION
Agent's Salary
$2,669.28
Clerk's Salary
949.60
$3,618.88
Balance December 31, 1959
1,359.22
4,978.10
Balance January 1, 1959
$2,621.16
Receipts
2,356.94
4,978.10
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN - TOWN AID
Payments
$2,631.55
To Revenue
1,368.45
4,000.00
Appropriation
4,000.00
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN - TOWN ADMINISTRATION ,
Telephone
$19.60
Postage
5.40
Appropriation
25.00
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN - U. S. AID
Payments
$331.80
Balance December 31, 1959
4,688.59
Balance January 1, 1959
3,794.89
Receipts
1,225.50
5,020.39
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN - U.S. ADMINISTRATION
Agent's Salary
$1,730.72
Agent's Expenses
480.10
Clerk's Salary
630.00
$2,840.82
25.00
5,020.39
200
REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Balance December 31, 1959
2,020.56
4,861.38
Balance January 1, 1959
$3,855.06
Receipts
1,006.32
4,861.38
DISABILITY ASSISTANCE - TOWN AID
Payments
$2,069.73
To Revenue
930.27
3,000.00
Appropriation
3,000.00
DISABILITY ASSISTANCE - TOWN ADMINISTRATION
Telephone
$17.75
Books
1.00
Postage
6.25
Appropriation
25.00
DISABILITY ASSISTANCE - U. S. AID
Payments
$63.95
Balance December 31, 1959
2,314.82
2,378.77
Balance January 1, 1959
$1,675.27
Receipts
703.50
2,378.77
DISABILITY ASSISTANCE - U. S. ADMINISTRATION
Telephone
$202.57
Equipment repairs
29.75
Building repairs
127.91
Postage
64.00
Recording fees
3.03
Association dues
5.00
Office Supplies
55.55
Safe Deposit Box
6.60
Appraisals
40.00
$534.41
Balance December 31, 1959
996.81
1,531.22
Balance January 1, 1959
$1,090.32
Receipts
440.90
1,531.22
25.00
201
REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
VETERANS AGENT'S EXPENSES
M. W. Benner
$56.59
To Revenue
243.41
300.00
Appropriation
300.00
VETERANS BENEFITS - AID AND EXPENSES
Payments
$7,444.80
To Revenue
55.20
7,500.00
Appropriation
$6,500.00
Transfer Reserve Fund
1,000.00
7,500.00
SCHOOL COMMITTEE SALARIES
Ernest W. Haskins, Jr. - chairman
$75.00
Nellie L. Sparrell - clerk
300.00
Gunvor N. Armstrong - member
75.00
William G. Vinal - member
75.00
George H. Whitcher, Jr. - member
75.00
Appropriation
SCHOOLS - GENERAL CONTROL
School Committee Expense
$130.75
Superintendent's Salary
3,017.00
Superintendent's Expenses
486.56
Superintendent's Clerks
1,940.83
Office Machines
60.00
Attendance Officer
50.00
Census
125.00
$5,810.14
To Revenue
1.86
5,812.00
Appropriation
5,812.00
SCHOOLS - INSTRUCTION
Principal's Expenses
$184.90
Principal's Clerks
4,419.23
Dual Control Car
926.52
Teachers' Salaries
276,005.89
Books and supplies
13,131.45
Science Fair
125.96
600.00
600.00
202
REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Shop Supplies and Equipment
1,420.98
Science Equipment
1,898.79
To Revenue
4,656.28
Appropriation
302,770.00 302,770.00
SCHOOLS - OPERATION
Janitors' Salaries
$16,554.21
Fuel
6,016.45
Light and Power
5,977.04
Telephone
917.33
Water
306.00
Janitors' Supplies and Equipment
2,725.65
Rubbish removal
278.27
Snow Plowing
10.00
$32,784.95
To Revenue
.31
32,785.26
Appropriation
$31,753.32
Transfer - Dog Tax Refund
1,031.94
32,785.26
SCHOOLS - MAINTENANCE
Repairs and replacements
$6,390.27
To Revenue
1,469.73
7,860.00
Appropriation
7,860.00
SCHOOLS - AUXILIARY AGENCIES
Tuitions
$1,447.37
Health
795.08
Transportation
30,525.73
Physical Education and Athletics
3,225.93
Insurance
4,505.44
Library Books
313.68
Supervisor of Lunch Rooms
3,342.18
Lunch Room Equipment
509.00
Miscellaneous
398.19
T. V. Programs
272.50
To Revenue
2,878.90
Appropriation
$45,335.10
48,214.00 48,214.00
$298,113.72
203
REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
SCHOOLS - OUT-OF-STATE TRAVEL
Traveling Expenses
$48.25
To Revenue
1.75
50.00
Appropriation
50.00
SCHOOLS - CAPITAL OUTLAY
Equipment
$930.82
To Revenue
74.18
1,005.00
Appropriation
1,005.00
SCHOOLS - PUBLIC LAW 874
Mental Health
$1,090.00
Superintendent's Expenses
73.99
Printing
19.40
Telephone
81.70
Fuel
2,154.39
Light and Power
2,744.47
Janitors' Salaries
1,466.36
Janitors' Equipment and Supplies
404.01
Rubbish Removal
9.99
Equipment
1,514.59
Garage
1,642.00
$11,200.90
Balance December 31, 1959
14,859.84
26,060.74
Balance January 1, 1959
$8,444.74
Receipts
17,616.00
26,060.74
SCHOOLS - GEORGE-BARDEN ACCOUNT
Instructors
$252.00
Balance December 31, 1959
217.50
Balance January 1, 1959
269.50
Receipts
200.00
469.50
SCHOOLS - VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND TRANSPORTATION Tuition
$3,943.08
Transportation
1,239.02
$5,182.10
469.50
204
REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
To Revenue
1,384.22
6,566.32
Appropriation
$6,470.00
Refund
96.32
6,566.32
SCHOOLS - ADULT PRACTICAL ART CLASSES
Instructors
$306.00
Janitors
298.50
To Revenue
401.00
1,005.50
Appropriation
1,005.50
SCHOOL LUNCH
Payrolls
$12,398.00
Provisions and Supplies
29,880.66
42,278.66
Balance December 31, 1959
2,031.74
44,310.40
Balance January 1, 1959
$1,632.53
Receipts and reimbursements
42,677.87
44,310.40
SCHOOL ATHLETICS
Officials and expenses
$399.29
Balance December 31, 1959
598.29
997.58
Balance January 1, 1959
$297.08
Receipts
700.50
997.58
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ADDITION
Edward Goverman - Construction
$14,434.31
Rand McNally - Equipment
40,21
H. S. Walkins Co. - Equipment
114.00
M. S. Burbank - Equipment
245.00
R. A. Hansen - Equipment
295.67
$15,129.19
Balance December 31, 1959
9,117.78
24,246.97 24,246.97
Balance January 1, 1959
$604.50
205
REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
1958 HIGH SCHOOL PLANNING AND BUILDING COMMITTEE
Schuyler Clapp Co. - surveying
$777.00
R. H. Kroeger - Expenses
62.42
Kilham Hopkins Greeley and Brodie - Architect Fees N. L. Sparrell - Expenses
6,000.00
5.00
Balance December 31, 1959
1,807.58
8,652.00
Balance January 1, 1959
8,652.00
1959 HIGH SCHOOL PLANNING AND BUILDING COMMITTEE
John E. Marshall
$1,200.00
Balance December 31, 1959
38,800.00
Appropriation
HIGH SCHOOL LAND TAKINGS
John D. and Grace H. Murphy
$5,000.00
Robert F. DeStefano
9,000.00
Appropriation
14,000.00
1959 GENERAL SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE High School Section
L. H. Jacobs - Plans
$3.80
C. A. Rimmer - Expenses
92.19
$95.99
Balance December 31, 1959
3,904.01
4,000.00
Appropriation
4,000.00
W. J. LEONARD MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Librarian
$346.31
Assistant Librarian
67.50
Books and Supplies
316.78
$730.59
To Revenue
19.41
750.00
Appropriation
750.00
JAMES LIBRARY
James Library
1,500.00
Appropriation
1,500.00
$6,844.42
40,000.00 40,000.00
14,000.00
206
REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
AID TO AGRICULTURE
County of Plymouth Appropriation
100.00 100.00
MEMORIAL DAY
Flags
$39.04
Band
25.00
Flowers
72.00
Ammunition
45.55
Bus
10.00
Printing
27.00
Wreaths
27.00
Supplies
87.64
To Revenue
66.77
400.00
Appropriation
400.00
PLYMOUTH COUNTY RETIREMENT FUND
Plymouth County Retirement Association
$5,433.30
Lester D. West
100.00
5,533.30
Appropriation
$5,533.00
Transfer Reserve Fund
.30
5,533.30
TOWN REPORTS AND BUDGETS
Postage
$183.46
Printing and materials
2,294.90
Delivery
134.88
$2,613.24
To Revenue
8.76
2,622.00
Appropriation
$2,500.00
Refunds
122.00
2,622.00
WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE
Andrew G. Gordon
$2,105.58
To Revenue
394.42
2,500.00
Appropriation
2,500.00
$333.23
207
REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
WATER DEPARTMENT - COMMISSIONERS SALARIES
Jacob Lee Turner - chairman
$25.00
Augustin J. Thibodeau - member
25.00
Edward F. Walsh - member
25.00
Appropriation
75.00
WATER DEPARTMENT - CLERICAL ASSISTANCE
D. M. Blay
$10.00
J. Litchfield
8.75
V. J. Walsh
945.00
$963.75
To Revenue
36.25
1,000.00
Appropriation
1,000.00
WATER DEPARTMENT EXPENSES
A. J. Thibodeau - Supervision
$660.00
A. J. Thibodeau - Expenses
61.92
A. J. Thibodeau - Equipment rental
80.00
J. L. Turner - Supervision
360.00
J. L. Turner - Expenses
320.00
E. F. Walsh - Supervision
669.00
E. F. Walsh - Expenses
55.62
Payrolls - Labor
2,624.25
Payrolls - Equipment rental
36.00
Light and power
2,357.98
Telephone
300.97
Office Supplies
70.40
Plans
70.38
Insurance
331.55
Association dues
15.00
Advertising
17.67
Postage
8.00
Books
13.04
Fuel
270.00
Equipment and repairs
463.35
Traffic Duty
128.25
Water
547.25
Chemicals
22.30
Pipe and fittings
909.60
Meters
1,325.87
Express
12.39
Asphalt
24.15
Paint
9.28
75.00
208
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Septic Tank
75.00
Building repairs
36.33
Contractors: G. A. Beach
13.16
Landers Bros.
99.00
W. H. Mason
32.00
E. J. Carriere
497.60
J. F. Pilalas
138.00
R. E. Chapman Co.
272.50
A. F. Connors
96.00
Miscellaneous
.58
$13,024.39
To Revenue
75.61
13,100.00
Appropriation
13,100.00
WATER DEPARTMENT - SERVICES
A. J. Thibodeau - Supervision
$400.00
A. J. Thibodeau - Expenses
54.36
A. J. Thibodeau - Equipment rental
70.00
E. F. Walsh - Supervision
142.00
Payrolls - Labor
332.75
Contractors: E. B. Wyman
28.00
E. J. Carriere
877.00
R. S. Allen
516.25
Landers Bros.
183.00
Arthur Tolman
7.50
Pipe and fittings
1,282.50
Asphalt
35.08
Equipment and repairs
18.32
$3,946.76
To Revenue
53.24
4,000.00
Appropriation
4,000.00
TEST WELL DEVELOPMENT
Equipment
$14.78
Balance December 31, 1959
42.97
57.75
Balance January 1, 1959
57.75
DEVELOPING WELLS OR WELL FIELDS
E. F. Walsh - Supervision $92.00
Payrolls - Labor 456.25
209
REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Contractors: Landers Bros.
30.00
Hemphill Drilling & Blasting Co.
390.00
Crescent Pump Co.
86.00
E. J. Carriere
24.00
Cape Cod Drillers
180.40
R. E. Chapman
910.00
Pipe and fittings Fuel
11.53
$2,295.67
Balance December 31, 1959
1,704.33
4,000.00
Balance January 1, 1959
$2,000.00
Appropriation
2,000.00
4,000.00
1959 RIVER STREET MAINS
Payrolls - Labor
$426.00
Contractors: A. R. Wheeler
7,779.87
E. J. Carriere
45.29
Hydrants
1,435.92
Pipe and fittings
29,172.53
Signs
6.00
$38,865.61
Balance December 31, 1959
4,134.39
Appropriation
1958 RIVER STREET MAINS
A. J. Thibodeau - Supervision
$74.00
A. J. Thibodeau - Expenses
10.80
A. J. Thibodeau - Equipment rental
15.00
Contractors: E. J. Carriere
129.00
Warren Bros.
81.08
$309.88
Balance December 31, 1959
1,970.39
2,280.27
Balance January 1, 1959
2,280.27
VETERANS GRAVES
G. W. Bennett
$61.50
Church Hill Cemetery Corp.
72.00
First Parish Cemetery Corp.
175.00
43,000.00 43,000.00
115.49
210
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Pinehurst Cemetery
52.50
$361.00
To Revenue
89.00
450.00
Appropriation
450.00
WASHINGTON STREET CEMETERY EXPENSES
Labor
$801.00
Flowers
5.15
Equipment
7.96
Seeds and Fertilizers
43.40
Gas, oil and repairs
31.56
To Revenue
10.93
900.00
Appropriation
900.00
WASHINGTON STREET CEMETERY LAWN MOWER
Gaudette Bros.
$379.90
Balance December 31, 1959
20.10
Appropriation
400.00
INTEREST - ANTICIPATION OF REVENUE LOANS
Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Co.
$943.52
Second Bank - State Street Trust Co.
1,305.02
2,248.54
Appropriation
$1,000.00
Transfers Reserve Fund
1,248.54
2,248.54
INTEREST - MATURING DEBT
24,537.25
Rockland Trust Co. Appropriations :
Elementary School Addition
$748.00
High School Addition
4,687.50
Elementary School
3,712.50
G. F. Cole School
8,700.00
1947 Water Loan
2,081.25
1951 Water Loan
105.00
1955 Water Loan
4,048.00
1956 Water Loan
455.00
400.00
$889.07
211
REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
PRINCIPAL - MATURING DEBT
Rockland Trust Co.
172,000.00
Appropriations :
High School Addition
$15,000.00
Elementary School
15,000.00
Elementary School Addition
85,000.00
G. F. Cole School
25,000.00
1947 Water Loan
5,000.00
1951 Water Loan
3,000.00
1955 Water Loan
19,000.00
1956 Water Loan
5,000.00
PRINCIPAL - ANTICIPATION OF REVENUE LOANS
Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Co.
$100,000.00
Second Bank - State Street Trust Co.
175,000.00
275,000.00
AGENCY, TRUST AND TRANSFERS
County T. B. Hospital Assessment
$7,226.91
County Tax
13,476.75
County Dog Taxes
1,500.00
State Parks and Reservations
1,697.24
State Audit
161.97
Old Colony R. R. Subsidy
3,633.33
Cemetery Perpetual Care Expenditures
503.07
Cemetery Perpetual Care Transfers
800.00
Washington Street Cemetery Transfers
267.50
Trust Fund Payments
18.50
Federal Withholding Taxes
50,372.21
Mass. Withholding Taxes
3,157.59
Retirement Fund Reserve
4,499.28
Blue Cross Reserve
4,092.45
School Employees Protection Plan
368.45
91,775.25
REFUNDS
Taxes
$5,569.65
Motor Vehicles Excise Taxes
3,559.38
Water Rates
26.33
Town Hall Rentals
16.00
9,171.36
TOTAL PAYMENTS
$1,396,989.69
212
REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
RECAPITULATION
Cash on hand January 1, 1959 Receipts
$273,178.95 1,516,566.05
$1,789,745.00
Payments
$1,396,989.69
Cash on hand December 31, 1959
392,755.31
$1,789,745.00
TRANSFERS FROM RESERVE FUND
Board of Health - Polio Vaccine
$400.00
Plymouth County Retirement Fund
.30
Interest Anticipation of Revenue Loans
1,248.54
Planning Board Expenses
54.50
Town Hall and Annex Janitor's Overtime
300.00
Town Hall Expenses
250.00
Collector's Clerical Assistance
200.00
Collector's Expenses
50.00
Veterans Benefits
1,000.00
Election Officers - Salaries and Expenses
150.00
Highways - Snow Removal
2,000.00
Town Clerk - Clerical Assistance
72.00
Dog Officer
9.80
$5,735.14
To Revenue
4,264.86
$10,000.00 $10,000.00
Appropriation
As required by Chapter 41, Section 58, General Laws, the Town Account- ant has been notified that the Veterans Agent is holding the following Unpaid Bills of prior years:
Dr. Carl L. Cantani
$200.00
Dr. R. O. Gilmore
25.00
N. E. Deaconess Hospital
334.10
$559.10
.
213
REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
TOWN OF NORWELL BALANCE SHEET as of December 31, 1959 ASSETS
Cash
$392,755.31
Accounts Receivable:
1958 Personal Property Taxes
$605.11
1959 Personal Property Taxes
1,643.25
1952 Real Estate Taxes
.87
1959 Real Estate Taxes
31,991.03
1958 Poll Taxes
4.00
1959 Poll Taxes
70.00
1958 Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes
590.11
1959 Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes
12,482.07
1959 Moth
4.00
Tax Titles
5,167.84
Tax Possessions
904.24
Departmental:
Public Welfare
$286.56
Aid to Dep. Children
283.16
Veterans Benefits
56.00
Wash. St. Cemetery
396.50
1,022.22
Aid to Highways - State
13,750.00
Water Rates
3,549.25
Water Liens
83.23
71,867.22
Underestimates:
1959 Old Colony R. R. Subsidy
$21.71
1959 County Tax
331.21
1959 T. B. Hospital Assessment
613.14
966.06
To be raised in the 1959 Tax Levy:
1949 Overlay
$11.93
1950 Overlay
16.95
1951 Overlay
20.13
1952 Overlay
20.90
1953 Overlay
33.63
1954 Overlay
24.48
1955 Overlay
41.60
1956 Overlay
49.92
1957 Overlay
416.16
1959 Overlay
1,699.30
2,335.00
1960 Revenue Account
100.00
214
REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Fixed Debt:
Inside Debt Limit
$220,000.00
Outside Debt Limit
733,000.00
953,000.00
Trust Accounts:
In Custody of Treasurer
$37,192.92
In Custody of State
200.00
37,392.92
993,793.98
$1,458,416.51
LIABILITIES AND RESERVES
Agency and Trust Reserves:
Federal Withholding Taxes
$4,979.84
Mass. Withholding Taxes
1,254.15
Retirement Fund
384.83
Dog Licenses due County
1.75
C. H. Pike Fund Income
4.72
Sawyer Fund Income
18.17
Land Damage Awards - Town
100.00
Land Damage Awards - County
167.50
Old Age Assistance Recoveries
4,285,45
Aid to Dependent Children Recoveries
25.00
$11,221.41
Overestimates:
1959 State Parks and Reservations
165.86
Overlay Surplus
2,836.15
1958 Overlay
609.11
Sale of Real Estate
4,500.00
Unexpended Balances:
Summary Financial Statement
$85.62
1959 Treasurer's Tax Title Account
240.00
Assessors' Maps
2,539.15
Assessors' Revaluation
22,949.68
Development and Industrial Comm.
100.00
F. M. Cushing Fund
4,275.20
Town Hall and Annex Parking Space
164.70
Emergency Communication Center
226.32
Civil Defense
33.94
Highways:
Chapter 90 West Main St.
15,000.00
Union Bridge
15,000.00
Permanent Drainage Committee
467.75
Central Street
107.23
Doris Ave. W. S. and Duncan Drive
1,082.30
215
REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Doris Ave. E. E. and Leigh Road
.40
Doris Ave. W. E.
21.03
Doris Ave. E. E.
107.90
Leigh Road
101.42
Leigh Road
373.50
Entrances Franklin, Gerard and Wilder Roads
119.30
Old Meeting House Lane
750.00
Old Meeting House Lane
28.10
Walnut Road
.91
Washington Park
2,244.05
Washington Park
219.09
Washington Park
186.57
Water Department:
Test Well Development
42.97
Wells or Well Fields
1,704.33
1959 River St. Mains
4,134.39
1958 River St. Mains
1,970.39
Land and Rights
2,362.75
Performance Bond
7,020.00
Elementary School Addition
9,117.78
1958 High School Planning and Bldg. Committee
1,807.58
1959 High School Planning and Bldg.
Committee
38,800.00
General School Bldg. Committee:
High School Section
3,904.01
Junior High School Section
2,000.00
Elementary School Section
2,000.00
Regional Vocational School Com.
500.00
Washington St. Cem. - Lawn Mower
20.10
141,808.46
Special Accounts:
School Lunch
$2,031.74
School Athletics
598.29
2,630.03
Federal Grants:
Old Age Assistance - Aid
$20,353.31
Old Age Assistance - Adm.
1,359.22
Aid to Dependent Children - Aid
4,688.59
Aid to Dependent Children - Adm.
2,020.56
Disability Assistance - Aid
2,314.82
Disability Assistance - Adm.
996.81
Public Law 874
14,859.84
George-Barden Account
217.50
46,810.65
216
REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Revenue Reserved Until Collected:
Motor Vehicle Tax Revenue
$13,000.69
Special Assessment Revenue
4.00
Tax Title Revenue
6,072.08
Departmental Revenue
1,022.22
Water Revenue
3,632.48
Aid to Highway Revenue
13,750.00
37,481.47
Tax Title Premiums
31.10
1950 Real Estate Taxes
.87
1958 Real Estate Taxes
.02
1957 Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes
71.49
Excess and Deficiency
219,856.97
DEBT ACCOUNTS
Elementary School Loan
$150,000.00
High School Addition Loan
180,000.00
G. F. Cole School
350,000.00
1947 Water Loan
90,000.00
1951 Water Loan
3,000.00
1955 Water Loan
165,000.00
1956 Water Loan
15,000.00
953,000.00
TRUST ACCOUNTS
Annabel Wakefield Library Fund
$122.66
Abigail T. Otis Charity Fund
2,604.99
Annabel Wakefield Charity Fund
2,032.48
Fred B. Clapp Cemetery Fund
1,000.00
Sawyer Cemetery Lot Fund
200.00
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds
20,168.37
Washington St. Cemetery Permanent Fund
4,826.34
Coffin Cemetery and Charity Fund
3,010.91
Abigail T. Otis Cemetery & Tomb Fund
1,811.03
Post War Rehabilitation Fund Income
1,616.14
37,392.92
$1,458,416.51
Respectfully submitted, HARRY L. CHASE, JR., Town Accountant
INDEX
Assessors' Report 133
Board of Health 102
By-Laws Committee 120
Civil Defense
105
Communications Center Report
119
Dog Officer
118
Fire Department
110
Highway Surveyor
123
In Memoriam
3
Inspector of Animals
117
Permanent Drainage Committee
111
Planning Board
142
Police Department
107
Public Health Nurse
115
Public Welfare
145
Recreation Commission
117
School Committee
150
Calendar
155
Elementary School Principal's Report
164
Enrollment
170
Grace Farrar Cole School Report
163
High School Principal's Report
158
Lunch Program
169
Practical Arts Classes
169
School Dept.
153
School Nurse Report
168
School Physician's Report
167
Superintendent's Report
155
Teaching Staff Statistics
171
Sealer of Weights and Measures 106
Selectmen's Report
11
South Shore Mosquito Control Project
121
State Auditor
147
James Library Committee 109
Town Accountant's Report Balance Sheet 213
Town Clerk's Report:
Annual Town Election
61
Annual Town Meeting Minutes 37
Annual Town Meeting Warrant 23
Adjourned Town Meeting Minutes
44
Appointments, Recorded
63
Appropriations, List of
54
Births
84
Brought Into Town For Burial
93
Deaths
91
Dog Licenses
100
Enrolled Militia
100
Fish and Game Licenses
101
Jurors Drawn
99
Jurors, List of
94
Licenses Issued
101
Marriages
82
Pension For Recount
53
Registration of Voters
100
Special Town Meeting Feb. 16, 1959 Minutes 19
Special Town Meeting Feb. 16, 1959 Warrant 17
Special Town Meeting, Sept. 21, 1959 Minutes 73
Special Town Meeting, Sept. 21, 1959 Warrant
67
Town Collector's Report 137
Town Officers Appointed Elected 6
7
Town Treasurer's Report 127
Tree Warden and Moth Superintendent 116
Veterans' Agent 117
Visiting Nurse Association 112
Washington Street Cemetery 118
Water Commissioners 125
William J. Leonard Memorial Library 108
Zoning Board of Appeals 104
Zoning Map Opp. 104
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