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EARLE F. ALLEN, Chairman, THOMAS T. BARSTOW, THOMAS S. CANN,
Board of Assessors.
128
ONE-HUNDRED-SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT
1955 RECAPITUATION
TOWN
Appropriated at Annual Town Meeting
$447,163.16
From Surplus
79,132.56
Tax Title Account
1,695.00
Hurricane Emergency Expense
7,616.64
$535,607.36
STATE
State Parks and Reservations
$450.32
State Audit of Municipal Accounts
587.85
Mosquito Control
150.00
1,188.17
COUNTY
County Tax
$10,141.00
Tuberculosis Hospital Assessment
4,580.23
Underestimates of 1954
212.22
14,933.45
Overlay of Current Year
10,000.00
Gross Amount to be Raised
$561,728.98
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS
Income Tax - School Aid
$36,067.80
Income Tax - State Tax Apportionment
5,516.04
Corporation Taxes
9,117.61
Old Age Tax (Meals)
997.57
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise
36,613.09
Licenses
1,275.00
Fines
90.00
Special Assessments - Moth
54.50
Health and Sanitation
925.00
Charities (other than federal grants)
2,800.00
Old Age Assistance (other than federal grants)
14,000.00
Veterans' Services
700.00
Schools
14,000.00
Water
13,110.00
Interest
1,000.00
State Assistance for School Construction
(Chapter 645, Acts of 1948)
16,038.93
Hall Rentals
325.00
OVERESTIMATES OF PREVIOUS YEAR AVAILABLE FUNDS
1,110.36
79,132.56
232,873.46
$152,630.54
NET AMOUNT TO BE RAISED BY TAXATION
$328,855.52
129
TOWN OF NORWELL
TABLE OF AGGREGATES
Number of Persons Assessed
Indiv.
Corp.
Total
Personal Estate Only
143
17
160
Real Estate Only
1426
34
1460
Both Personal and Real Estate
89
2
91
Total Number of Persons Assessed Number of Polls Assessed
1711
1225
Value of Assessed Personal Estate
Stock in Trade
$89,902.00
Machinery
20,096.00
Live Stock
19,160.00
All Other Tangible Personal Property 213,970.00
Total Value of Assessed Personal Estate $343,128.00
Value of Assessed Real Estate
Land, Exclusive of Buildings
$1,090,630.00
Buildings, Exclusive of Land 6,726,380.00
7,817,010.00
Total Value of Assessed Estate
$8,160,138.00
Tax Rate per $1,000.00 $40.00
(School Tax $18.78)
(General Tax 21.22)
Taxes for State, County and Town Purposes, Including Overlay
On Personal Estate
$13,725.12
On Real Estate
312,680.40
On Polls
2,450.00
Total Taxes Assessed $328,855.52
Number of Live Stock Estimated under Section 36, Chapter 59
Horses
39
Cows (Milch)
24
Yearlings
24
Swine
8
Sheep
95
Fowl
7,700
All Other
545
Number of Acres of Land Assessed
12,168
Number of Dwelling Houses Assessed
1,270
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ONE-HUNDRED-SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT
Annual Report of Town Collector
Outstanding 12/31/54
1950 REAL ESTATE $2.08 Abated
$2.08
1950 MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE
Outstanding 12/31/54
$4.65
Abated $4.65
1951 REAL ESTATE
Outstanding 12/31/54
$115.98
Abated
$115.98
1952 REAL ESTATE
Outstanding 12/31/54
$170.22
Returned to Treasurer
$279.31
Refunds
7.78
Abatements
8.10
Auditor's Adjustment
.35
Tax Titles
59.06
Overpayments-to be Refunded
168.12
$346.47
$346.47
1952 MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE
Outstanding 12/31/54
$6.24
Returned to Treasurer
$12.87
Abatement cancelled
38,60
Abated
31.97
$44.84
$44.84
1953 REAL ESTATE
Outstanding 12/31/54
$2,981.25
Returned to Treasurer
$2,673.65
Auditor's Adjustment
22.83
Abated
75.81
Tax Titles
250.99
Adjustment
3.63
$3,004.08
$3,004.08
1953 PERSONAL PROPERTY
Outstanding 12/31/54
$326.80
Returned to Treasurer
$98.80
Abated
228.00
$326.80
$326.80
1953 MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE
Outstanding 12/31/54
$542.71
Returned to Treasurer
$22.16
Abated
$520.55
$542.71
$542.71
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TOWN OF NORWELL
1954 REAL ESTATE
Outstanding 12/31/54 Refunds
$19,094.78
Returned to Treasurer
$17,486.14
66.49
Abated
319.50
Auditor's Adjustment
.13
Tax Titles
1,141.49
Auditor's Adjustment
.30
Adjustment
.70
Outstanding 12/31/55
213.27
$19,161.40
$19,161.40
1954 PERSONAL PROPERTY
Outstanding 12/31/54
$355.46
Returned to Treasurer
$332.66
Abated
19.00
Auditor's Adjustment
3.80
$355.46
$355.46
1954 POLL
Outstanding 12/31/54
$14.00
Returned to Treasurer
$8.00
Abatement Cancelled
2.00
Abated
8.00
$16.00
$16.00
1954 MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE
Outstanding 12/31/54
$5,274.18
Returned to Treasurer
$6,372.50
Committed
2,117.80
Abated
1,238.59
Refunds
303.66
Overpayments Adjusted
5.19
Outstanding 12/31/55
79.36
$7,695.64
$7,695.64
1955 REAL ESTATE
Committed
$312,865.40
Returned to Treasurer
$289,990.57
Refunds
2,217.35
Abatement
6,270.03
Auditor's Adjustment
2.00
Tax Titles
1,601.60
Outstanding 12/31/55
17,222.55
$315,084.75
$315,084.75
1955 PERSONAL PROPERTY
Committed
$13,725.15
Returned to Treasurer
$13,468.27
Refunds
28.80
Abated
118.80
Outstanding 12/31/55
166.88
$13,753.95
$13,753.95
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ONE-HUNDRED-SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT
1955 MOTH
Committed
$54.50
Returned to Treasurer
$52.50
Auditor's Adjustment 2.00
$54.50
$54.50
1955 POLL
Committed
$2,458.00
Returned to Treasurer
$2,106.00
Refunds
6.00
Abated
320.00
Outstanding 12/31/55
38.00
$2,464.00
$2,464.00
1955 MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE
Committed
$55,588.21
Returned to Treasurer
$51,577.81
Refunds
3,209.14
Abated
4,904.72
Outstanding 12/31/55
2,314.82
$58,797.35
$58,797.35
WATER RATES
Outstanding 12/31/54
$1,079.78
Returned to Treasurer
$13,316.06
Committed
14,441.20
Water Liens Adjusted
41.24
Refunds
64.70
Abated
106.55
Adjustments
32.00
Outstanding 12/31/55
2,089.83
$15,585.68
$15,585.68
WASHINGTON STREET CEMETERY
Outstanding 12/31/54
$189.50
Returned to Treasurer
$424.50
Committed
364.50
Outstanding 12/31/55
129.50
$554.00
$554.00
TRAILER FEES
Committed
$1,196.00
Returned to Treasurer
$1,196.00
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
Outstanding 12/31/54
$35.03
Returned to Treasurer
$443.06
Committed
479.26
Outstanding 12/31/55
71.23
$514.29
$514.29
PUBLIC WELFARE
Outstanding 12/31/54
$952.30
Returned to Treasurer
$1,228.90
Committed
1,089.15
Outstanding 12/31/55
812.55
$2,041.45
$2,041.45
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TOWN OF NORWELL
WILLIAM J. LEONARD MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Committed $8.26 Outstanding 12/31/55 $8.26
VETERANS' BENEFITS
Committed
$50.00 Returned to Treasurer $50.00
Committed
WATER LIENS $43.24 Returned to Treasurer $43.24
Interest Collected Fees Collected Less Costs Collected for Town
$650.74
$831.25
16.46
$814.79
DONALD C. WILDER, Town Collector.
Report of Treasurer
RECEIPTS
Balance January 1, 1955 Receipts
$212,183.39 882,230.77
$1,094,414.16
PAYMENTS
Total of Warrants
$776,502.61 317,911.55
Balance December 31, 1955
$1,094,414.16
SEVENTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT OF COFFIN CEMETERY AND CHARITY FUND
Amount of Fund $2.000.00
Interest available January 1, 1955
Interest added during 1955
$695.39 81.38
Withdrawn during 1955
$776.77 17.09
Interest available January 1, 1956 $759.68
SEVENTIETH ANNUAL REPORT OF ABIGAIL T. OTIS POOR FUND
Amount of Fund $2,000.00
Interest available January 1, 1955
$318.24
Interest added during 1955
70.07
Withdrawn during 1955
0
$388.31
Interest available January 1, 1956
$388.31
134
ONE-HUNDRED-SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT
SEVENTIETH ANNUAL REPORT OF ABIGAIL T. OTIS TOMB FUND
Amount of Fund $500.00
Interest available January 1, 1955
$34.05
Interest added during 1955
16.07
$50.12
Withdrawn during 1955
5.00
Interest available January 1, 1956
$45.12
SEVENTIETH ANNUAL REPORT OF ABIGAIL T. OTIS CEMETERY FUND
Amount of Fund $1,000.00
Interest available January 1, 1955
$50.39
Interest added during 1955
31.67
Withdrawn during 1955
5.00
Interest available January 1, 1956
$77.06
TWENTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF ANNABEL WAKEFIELD POOR FUND
Amount of Fund $1,000.00
Interest available January 1, 1955
$829.19
Interest added during 1955
55.28
$884.47
Interest available January 1, 1956
$884.47
TWENTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF ANNABEL WAKEFIELD LIBRARY FUND
Amount of Fund $100.00
Interest available January 1, 1955
$4.85
Interest added during 1955
3.15
Withdrawn during 1955
0
Interest available January 1, 1956
$8.00
ELEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF REHABILITATION FUND
Balance of Fund January 1, 1955 $1,380.66
Interest added during 1955 41.72
$1,422.38
Withdrawn during 1955
0
1,422.38
Balance January 1, 1956
$8.00
Withdrawn during 1955 0
$82.06
135
TOWN OF NORWELL
WASHINGTON STREET CEMETERY FUND
Balance January 1, 1955
$4,175.66
Received for sale of lots during 1955
90.00
Interest added during 1955
126.07
Withdrawn during 1955
0
Balance January 1, 1956
$4,391.73
FRED B. CLAPP FUND BENEFIT OF PINEHURST CEMETERY
Amount of Fund $1,000.00
Interest added during 1955
0
Interest available January 1, 1956
0
CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE FUNDS
Name of Fund
Amount
Income
Wd.
Available
Eliza Josselyn
$200.00
$6.30
$6.30
$10.18
Samuel C. Cudworth
200.00
7.06
7.06
35.49
Prudence C. Delano
300.00
10.20
10.20
40.55
Nancy Hersey
100.00
3.12
3.12
4.47
Mary O. Robbins
200.00
6.42
6.42
14.78
Charles H. Merritt
100.00
3.04
3.04
1.02
James W. Sampson
250.00
7.86
7.86
12.23
Susan C. Damon
100.00
3.28
3.28
9.47
Davis Damon
100.00
3.42
3.42
14.90
Anson Robbins Tomb
100.00
3.30
3.30
10.09
George H. Bates
100.00
3.12
3.12
4.27
Payne-Jacobs
200.00
6.58
6.58
19.16
Nathaniel P. Brownell
150.00
4.54
4.54
1.10
George Otis Torrey
185.48
6.04
6.04
15.57
Leaffie B. Curtis Miller
150.00
4.73
3.00
8.45
Hosea J. Stockbridge
540.92
18.68
0
96.16
Betsey Tolman
100.00
3.26
0
11.53
George P. Clapp
100.00
3.73
0
27.00
Gad Leavitt
100.00
4.35
0
48.36
Thomas Sampson
75.00
2.48
0
10.13
John H. Knapp
100.00
3.29
0
12.56
Albert S. Greene
200.00
9.47
0
122.79
Charles Tolman
300.00
10.28
0
50.94
Chester S. Barker
100.00
3.33
0
13.92
Samuel D. Stetson
75.00
2.37
0
6.23
Sarah T. David
75.00
2.37
0
6.27
Melvin Little
200.00
6.46
0
20.41
$4,391.73
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ONE-HUNDRED-SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT
Name of Fund
Amount
Income
Wd.
Available
Chamberlain & Tyler
100.00
3.27
0
12.24
Samuel Eels
100.00
3.38
0
15.68
Abbie S. Bates
200.00
17.46
16.50
379.02
Olive Brigham
100.00
3.02
0
3.02
Benjamin P. Nichols
75.00
2.27
0
2.27
Timothy Chapman
100.00
3.02
0
3.02
Lewis W. Kilburn
100.00
3.02
0
3.02
W. Wallace Farrar
200.00
6.05
0
6.05
Robert K. Stoddard
150.00
5.64
3.50
40.83
Henry L. Nichols
100.00
3.02
0
3.02
Wilbur Nichols
100.00
3.08
0
5.09
Charles E. Brewster
100.00
3.11
0
6.13
Maurice E. Pratt
100.00
3.11
0
6.13
Vadilla Damon
200.00
6.23
0
12.28
Floretta Whiting
100.00
3.11
0
6.13
Martha E. French
100.00
3.11
0
6.13
Peter Tomansen
50.00
1.55
0
3.05
Rufus H. Binney
200.00
6.23
0
12.28
Arthur Stoddard
100.00
3.11
0
6.13
Herbert T. Howard
100.00
3.11
0
6.13
Nellie and Willard Thatcher
50.00
1.55
0
3.05
Alpheus Thomas
100.00
3.11
0
6.13
Rufus H. Binney Flower Fund
200.00
6.49
5.00
18.71
Robert J. Coulter
100.00
3.11
0
6.13
John M. Hall, Lot 41F
100.00
3.11
0
6.13
Mrs. Peter Larsen
100.00
3.11
0
6.13
Alice K. Henderson
100.00
3.11
0
6.13
Walter A. Wood
90.00
2.79
0
5.51
John M. Hall, Lot 34F
100.00
3.11
0
6.13
Chester A. Robinson
100.00
3.11
0
6.13
William Purtle
100.00
3.11
0
6.13
John R. Collamore
200.00
6.23
0
12.28
John J. McGrail
100.00
3.11
0
6.13
Louis W. Wheeler
100.00
3.11
0
6.13
Charles E. Chadwick
200.00
6.23
0
12.28
Conrad Willers
200.00
6.23
0
12.28
Walter R. Hall
100.00
3.11
2.72
3.41
Mrs. Albert I. Farrar
200.00
6.23
0
12.28
Charles Holden
100.00
3.11
5.00
1.13
Lillie C. Wilder
200.00
7.47
0
55.36
George V. Jackson
50.00
1.55
0
3.05
Lorenzo D. F. Marston
50.00
1.55
0
3.05
Hilda S. Currie
100.00
3.11
0
6.13
Neil D. Dwyer
100.00
3.11
5.00
1.13
George Wilder and Asa Vining
100.00
3.11
0
6.13
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TOWN OF NORWELL
Name of Fund
Amount
Income
Wd.
Available
Ray Clark
150.00
4.65
5.00
4.18
H. Elizabeth Turner
150.00
4.65
5.00
4.18
Charles A. and Elizabeth Bates
100.00
3.11
3.05
3.08
Florence A. Wiggin
100.00
3.11
5.00
1.13
Joseph E. Reagan
200.00
6.23
10.00
2.28
George A. Poole
150.00
4.65
9.00
0.18
Ernest H. and Louise Knight
200.00
6.23
10.00
2.28
M. Josephine Farrar Flower Fd.
500.00
15.61
17.50
23.25
Bessie P. Keene
200.00
6.23
10.00
2.28
Eva Delaney
200.00
6.23
10.00
2.28
Minot F. Williamson
200.00
6.23
10.00
2.28
Muriel Smellie
50.00
1.55
0
3.05
John W. Ekstrom
100.00
3.11
5.00
1.13
Anna M. Carey
200.00
6.17
5.00
5.19
Withers, Robert G.
100.00
3.13
5.00
1.91
Mabel T. Rowell
200.00
6.23
10.00
2.28
Truman C. Crowner
100.00
3.11
5.00
1.38
Albin J. Johnson
50.00
1.55
0
2.93
Charles Cutler
200.00
6.20
10.00
1.23
Frank E. Lind & Henry G. Burnside 200.00
6.17
8.00
2.19
William W. Leonard
200.00
6.17
10.00
0.19
W. H. Sharp
100.00
3.05
0
4.32
James T. Murray
30.00
0.90
0
1.20
Mrs. Henry Hines
50.00
1.52
0
1.77
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Young
100.00
3.02
0
3.27
J. W. and B. E. Hall
200.00
6.05
0
6.05
Anna Curtis Cemetery Fund
200.00
5.03
3.50
1.53
Anna Curtis Flower Fund
100.00
2.52
0
2.52
Thomas B. Gallagher
100.00
2.25
0
2.25
Mr. and Mrs. F. Winsor Damon
75.00
0.19
0
0.19
Mrs. Patrick Kerins
75.00
0
0
0
Mrs. Bertha MacFadden
100.00
0
0
0
Charles H. Pike
200.00
6.00
10.00
5.07
$14.596.40 $468.80 $296.61 $1,479.81
Respectfully submitted,
MARGARET CROWELL,
Town Treasurer.
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ONE-HUNDRED-SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT
Town Accountant's Report
To the Board of Selectmen
Gentlemen:
I submit herewith the annual report of the Town Accountant for the year ended December 31, 1955.
The report is arranged and classified as prescribed by the Director of Accounts and in accordance with Chapter 41, Section 61, General Laws of Massachusetts. Following the listings of Receipts and Payments is a Recapitulation and Balance Sheet.
RECEIPTS GENERAL REVENUE
1955 Tax Levy:
Poll
$2,106.00
Personal
13,468.27
Real Estate
289,990.57
$305,564.84
Previous Years' Tax Levies:
Poll
$8.00
Personal
1,467.92
Real Estate
19,234.49
20,710.41
Tax Titles
$1,574.39
Income Tax
10,664.86
Corporation Tax
7,830.00
Meals Tax
980.11
Licenses and Permits
1,223.50
Court Fines
43.00
22,315.86
Federal Grants:
Old Age Assistance
$19,391.34
Aid to Dependent Children
2,422.14
Disability Assistance
1,173.96
School Aid P. L. 874
2,063.84
Vocational Training
630.00
25,681.28
State Grants:
School Building Assistance H. S.
$6,710.98
School Building Assistance E. S.
9,327.95
School Aid Chap. 70
36,100.00
School Aid and Transportation
16,254.16
Vocational Training
779.96
Tuition and Transportation
358.63
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TOWN OF NORWELL
School Superintendent
1,263.37
Public Health
260.71
71,055.76
$445,328.15
COMMERCIAL REVENUE
Tax Title Releases
$30.00
Collector's Fees
721.48
Board of Appeals Fees
45.00
Sales of Residents Lists
29,25
Planning Board Fees
75.00
Planning Board Bond
2,400.00
Town Hall Rentals
398.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures Fees
54.55
Trailer Fees
1,196.00
Comm. of Mass. - Highways
10,065.38
Public Welfare
1,228.90
Old Age Assistance
21,775.36
Aid to Dependent Children
1,018.49
Disability Assistance
1,348.29
Veterans Benefits
903.49
Old Age Assistance Recovery
2,200.00
School Athletics
700.45
School Rentals
59.00
School - Sale of Materials
206.53
School Tuitions
28.00
School Lunch
25,327.66
Library Fines
37.35
Sale of Equipment
200.00
Sale of Fish Rights
8.35
Washington St. Cemetery
428.00
Hurricane Reimbursement
7,215.93
Moth Assessments
52.50
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes
57,985.34
135,738.30
PUBLIC SERVICE
Water Revenue
$13,316.06 43.24
13,359.30
INTEREST
Interest on Taxes
$648.25
Interest on Tax Titles
116.75
Interest on U. S. Treasury Notes
717.00
1,482.00
MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS
1955 Water Loan Premium on Water Loan
$249,000.00
769.41
249,769.41
Water Liens
140
ONE-HUNDRED-SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT
AGENCY, TRUST AND INVESTMENTS
Withholding Taxes
$27,505.99
Retirement Fund
2,863.31
Mass. Hospital Service
1,380.40
School Employees Protection Plan
581.30
Dog Licenses for County
1,317.40
$33,648.40
Trust:
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds
$250.00
Sale of Lot and Graves
90.00
Cemetery Trust Funds
1,000.00
1,340.00
Trust Fund Withdrawals
309.14
35,297.54
REFUNDS
County Dog Licenses
$799.06
Welfare Department
142.00
School Department
68.17
Fire Department
30.00
Veterans Benefits
59.00
Water Department
3.00
Washington Street Cemetery
8.91
Mass. Teachers Retirement
2.70
Collector's Department
100.00
Police Department
6.50
Highway Department
6.23
Comm. of Mass. - Seal Bounty
5.50
School Lunch
25.00
1,256.07
Total Receipts
$882,230.77
Cash Balance January 1, 1955
212,183.39
Total Receipts and Cash Balance
$1,094,414.16
PAYMENTS
MODERATOR - SALARY
$50.00
Joseph M. Silvia
Appropriation
50.00
BOARD OF SELECTMEN - SALARIES
Thomas T. Barstow, Chairman
$500.00
Earle F. Allen - member
150.00
Thomas S. Cann - member
150.00
800.00
Appropriation
800.00
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SELECTMEN'S DEPARTMENT - CLERK'S SALARY Mabel L. Szydlowski Appropriation
1,144.00 1,144.00
SELECTMEN'S DEPARTMENT - EXPENSES
Printing, Stationery and Postage
260.52
Thomas T. Barstow - extra days
112.00
Thomas T. Barstow - expenses
58.35
Thomas S. Cann - expenses
4.75
Advertising
48.00
Maps and Plans
17.00
Recordings
2.00
Association Dues
31.00
Books
30.00
Equipment and Repairs
19.50
583.12
To Surplus Revenue
16.88
600.00
Appropriation
600.00
ACCOUNTANT'S SALARY
Harry L. Chase, Jr.
1,800.00
Appropriation
1,800.00
ACCOUNTANT'S DEPARTMENT - EXPENSE
Clerk Hire
10.00
Printing, Stationery and Postage
51.04
Books
4.00
Association Dues
3.00
To Surplus Revenue
56.96
125.00
Appropriation
125.00
TREASURER'S SALARY
Margaret Crowell
1,800.00
Appropriation
1,800.00
TREASURER'S DEPARTMENT - EXPENSES
Clerk Hire
32.38
Printing, Stationery and Postage
242.38
Surety Bond and Insurance
310.50
Association Dues
2.00
Repairs
17.50
Appropriation
567.50
604.76
Transfer Reserve Fund
37.26
604.76
68.04
142
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TREASURER'S TAX TITLE ACCOUNT
Legal Services and Expenses
466.09
Printing, Stationery and Postage
4.76
Repairs
12.10
482.95
Balance December 31, 1955
1,212.05
1,695.00
Appropriation
1,695.00
COLLECTOR'S SALARY
Donald C. Wilder
3,000.00
Appropriation
3,000.00
COLLECTOR'S DEPARTMENT - EXPENSES
Clerk Hire
699.50
Printing, Stationery and Postage
634.87
Surety Bonds and Insurance
473.25
Petty Cash - advance
100.00
Association Dues
2.00
Express
1.50
Equipment
401.00
Advertising
58.80
Telephone
119.73
Recording Fees
33.00
Notary Fees
8.25
Collector's Fees
113.70
2,645.60
To Surplus Revenue
236.40
2,882.00
Appropriation
2,782.00
Petty Cash - refund
100.00
2,882.00
BOARD OF ASSESSORS - SALARIES
Earle F. Allen, Chairman
500.00
Thomas T. Barstow - member
150.00
Thomas S. Cann - member
150.00
Appropriation
800.00
ASSESSORS' DEPARTMENT - CLERK'S SALARY
Mabel L. Szydlowski 1,144.00
Appropriation
1,144.00
800.00
143
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ASSESSORS' DEPARTMENT - EXPENSES
Clerk Hire
25.00
Printing, Stationery and Postage
439.09
Earle F. Allen - extra days
367.50
Earle F. Allen - expenses
87.83
Thomas T. Barstow - extra days
14.00
Thomas S. Cann - extra days
77.00
Thomas S. Cann - expenses
34.30
All Other Traveling Expenses
5.00
Transfers, Maps and Plans
256.72
Equipment
212.40
Listings
177.62
Association Dues
9.00
Books
18.00
Express
8.87
Repairs
5.85
1,738.18
To Surplus Revenue
261.82
Appropriation
2,000.00
ASSESSORS' MAPS
Earle F. Allen - extra days
31.50
Thomas S. Cann - extra days
92.75
Thomas S. Cann - expenses
5.58
129.83
Balance December 31, 1955
2,720.17
2,850.00
Appropriation
2,850.00
CENSUS 1955
Barbara Meacham
22.97
Marguerite K. Repass
143.52
Mrs. Charles Honkonen
127.79
Balance December 31, 1955
5.72
300.00
Appropriation
300.00
TOWN HALL CLERKS
Edith P. Devine
1,480.37
Lee C. Crombie
7.00
1,487.37
To Surplus Revenue
12.63
1,500.00
Appropriation
1,500.00
2,000.00
294.28
144
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TOWN COUNSEL FEES
Choate, Hall & Stewart:
Retainer Fees
850.00
Extra Legal Expenses
1,378.79
2,228.79
To Excess and Deficiency
621.21
2,850.00
Appropriation
2,850.00
TOWN CLERK'S SALARY
Nellie L. Sparrell
1,800.00
Appropriation
1,800.00
TOWN CLERK'S DEPARTMENT EXPENSES
Clerk Hire
195.75
Recording Fees
301.00
Printing, Stationery and Postage
168.03
Surety Bond
7.50
Association Dues
17.50
Telephone
165.28
Repairs
12.40
Advertising
14.70
To Surplus Revenue
67.84
950.00
Appropriation
950.00
TOWN CLERK'S DEPARTMENT Out-of-State Traveling Expenses
130.00
Appropriation
130.00
ELECTION AND REGISTRATION DEPARTMENT REGISTRARS' SALARIES
Harry G. Pinson
45.00
Charles G. Prouty
45.00
Ruth M. Murray
45.00
135.00
Appropriation
75.00
Transfer Reserve Fund
60.00
135.00
ELECTION AND REGISTRATION DEPARTMENT ELECTION OFFICERS
400.00
Election Officers
Appropriation
160.00
Transfers from Reserve Fund
240.00
400.00
Nellie L. Sparrell
882.16
145
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ELECTION AND REGISTRATION DEPARTMENT CLERK'S SALARY
Nellie L. Sparrell
125.00
Appropriation
125.00
ELECTION AND REGISTRATION DEPARTMENT EXPENSES
Printing, Stationery and Postage
487.85
Clerk Hire
9.00
Listings
561.90
1,058.75
Appropriation
1,000.00
Transfer from Reserve Fund
58.75
1,058.75
PLANNING BOARD - EXPENSES
Printing, Stationery and Postage
64.50
Advertising
123.55
Association Dues
12.50
Professional Services
75.00
275.55
Appropriation
200.00
Transfers from Reserve Fund
75.55
275.55
PLANNING BOARD - BOND
Fahnley and Gerardi
2,000.00
Balance December 31, 1955
400.00
2,400.00
Receipt
2,400.00
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS - EXPENSES
Printing, Stationery and Postage
24.75
Advertising
91.90
Appropriation
100.00
Transfer from Reserve Fund
16.65
116.65
INCIDENTAL EXPENDITURES
Printing, Stationery and Postage
6.27
Accident Claim
75.00
Telephone
26.35
Equipment Rental
85.00
Light and Power
6.00
Labor
46.00
Advertising
5.00
Association Dues
15.00
Professional Services
56.97
116.65
146
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1955 Real Estate Taxes (Scituate)
19.95
Seal Bounty
5.50
Court Officer Fees
12.00
To Surplus Revenue
840.96
1,200.00
Appropriation
1,200.00
TOWN HALL - JANITOR'S SALARY
Walter L. Brown
3,551.25
Appropriation
3,300.00
Transfers Reserve Fund
251.25
3,551.25
TOWN HALL - EXPENSES
Labor
140.25
Fuel
843.95
Light and Power
422.85
Janitor's Supplies
383.79
Repairs
415.64
Insurance
87.95
Telephone
421.29
Rubbish Collections
18.00
Equipment and Repairs
188.58
Hall License
25.00
2,947.30
Appropriation
2,400.00
Transfers from Reserve Fund
547.30
2,947.30
TOWN HALL ANNEX - JANITOR'S SALARY
Loring L. Wadsworth
360.00
Appropriation
TOWN HALL ANNEX - EXPENSE
Rent
1,800.00
Light and Power
62.26
Fuel
354.79
Repairs
2.10
Janitor's Supplies
24.00
Water
42.81
Insurance
5.00
Labor
2,394.99
To Surplus Revenue
205.01
2,600.00
2,600.00
Appropriation
104.03
360.00
359.04
147
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HURRICANE EMERGENCY - CAROL
Labor
1,833.25
Equipment Rental
705.97
Repairs Insurance
731.67
3,570.61
Balance January 1, 1955
5,120.05
8,690.66
Mass. Reimbursement
3,341.75
Raised by Assessors
4,617.24
Balance December 31, 1955
731.67
8,690.66
HURRICANE EMERGENCY - EDNA
Labor
2,071.00
Equipment Rental
631.50
Insurance
172.66
2,875.16
Balance January 1, 1955
296.90
3,172.06
Raised by Assessors
2,999.40
Balance December 31, 1955
172.66
3,172.06
FIRE DEPARTMENT - PAYROLL
General Payrolls
3,345.00
To Surplus Revenue
1,655.00
5,000.00
Appropriation
5,000.00
FIRE DEPARTMENT - STEWARDS ACCOUNT
Stewards
720.00
Appropriation
720.00
FIRE DEPARTMENT - PERMITS
90.00
To Surplus Revenue
160.00
Appropriation
250.00
FIRE DEPARTMENT - EXPENSES
Gasoline, Oil and Repairs
1,042.75
Water
28.13
Fuel
649.65
Light and Power
294.50
Repairs to Buildings
425.28
Janitor's Supplies
57.55
Stationery, Printing and Postage
2.95
Arthur M. Yonge
250.00
299.72
148
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Telephone
1,055.15
Insurance
1,308.60
Equipment
741.50
Supplies
117.41
Association Dues
16.25
Advertising
20.28
Equipment, Rental and Labor
46.50
5,806.52
To Surplus Revenue
483.48
6,290.00
Appropriation
6,260.00
Refunds
30.00
6,290.00
FIRE DEPARTMENT - GENERAL EQUIPMENT
Gorham Fire Equipment Co.
64.65
P. R. Uddstrom Co.
2.29
Warren P. Merritt
50.00
C. H. Clougherty Co.
272.04
Farrar Co.
4.60
Joseph L. Murphy
2,144.41
Raymond A. Hansen
103.30
2,641.29
To Surplus Revenue
713.71
3,355.00
Appropriation
3,355.00
POLICE DEPARTMENT - CHIEF'S SALARY
Kenneth J. Bradeen
1,000.00
Appropriation
1,000.00
POLICE DEPARTMENT - PAYROLL
General Payrolls
2,289.70
To Surplus Revenue
110.30
2,400.00
Appropriation
2,400.00
POLICE DEPARTMENT - EXPENSES
Mileage and Expenses of Officers
835.71
Equipment and Supplies
98.89
Association Dues
10.00
Printing, Stationery and Postage
6.50
Medical
5.00
Express
3.58
959.68
Appropriation
400.00
Transfers from Reserve Fund
559.68
959.68
149
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POLICE DEPARTMENT - CHIEF'S TRANSPORTATION
Advertising
6.75 2,582.27
Equipment Registration
6.50
Mileage
96.21
2,691.73
Balance December 31, 1955
814.77
Appropriation
3,500.00
Refund
6.50
3,506.50
DOG OFFICER - EXPENSES
Robert L. Molla
248.50
Appropriation
200.00
Transfer from Reserve Fund
48.50
248.50
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES -
EXPENSES
John D. Dickman
95.18
Equipment and Supplies
33.82
Insurance
21.00
150.00
Appropriation
150.00
DUTCH ELM DISEASE EXPENSES
Wesley H. Osborne, Jr. - superintendent
864.50
Wesley H. Osborne, Jr. - equipment rental
681.00
Labor
1,845.00
Equipment and Repairs
53.86
Gas and Oil
24.93
All Other Equipment Rental
30.00
To Surplus Revenue
.71
3,500.00
Appropriation
3,500.00
MOTH - EXPENSE
Wesley H. Osborne, Jr. - superintendent
313.25
Wesley H. Osborne, Jr. - equipment rental
180.00
Labor
487.50
Equipment and Repairs
317.91
Insecticides
460.86
Gas and Oil
38.94
1,798.46
To Surplus Revenue
1.54
1,800.00
1,800.00
Appropriation
3,499.29
3,506.50
150
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TENT CATERPILLAR - EXPENSES
Wesley H. Osborne, Jr. - superintendent
70.00
Wesley H. Osborne, Jr. - equipment rental
54.00
Labor
120.00
Equipment
4.94
248.94
To Surplus Revenue
1.06
Appropriation
ELM TREE BEETLE - EXPENSES
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