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43,115.00
Woburn St. Construction Chap. 90 Art. 28
4,000.00
Lowell St. Construction Chap. 90 Art. 29
4,000.00
Sidewalk Construction
5,000.00
Snow and Ice Removal
8,450.00
Maintenance Storm Drains
1,500.00
Development Storm Drains Art. 25
5,285.00
Sewer Dept. H. C.
1,000.00
Sewer Dept. Maintenance
11,200.00
Water Dept. Maintenance
54.750.00
Park Department
3,460.00
Drinking Fountains
100.00
Public Works Equipment Art. 24
11,500.00
Laneton Way Lay-out Art. 33
342.50
Waverly Road Lay-out Art. 32
319.00
Priscilla Road Lay-out Art. 30
925.00
Puritan Road Lay-out Art. 31
1,070.00
Municipal Garage Art. 27
30,000.00
Care of John St. Dump Art. 26
1,200.00
Land Taking Taylor-Stone Art. 5 3/30
500.00
$194,001.50
270
200.00
Street Lighting
$ 14,500.00
Education
School Dept. General Salaries
$189,581.00
School Dept. General Maint.
46,535.00
School Dept. Vocational Tuition
1,225.00
$237,341.00
Public Library Salaries
$ 5,120.00
Public Library Maintenance
2,915.00
$ 8,035.00
Cemeteries
Laurel Hill Cemetery
$ 7,650.00
Forest Glen Cemetery
800.00
$ 8,450.00
Memorial Day Observance
. 600.00
Interest, not including Water, Light and Sewer
4,643.50
Maturing Debt not including Water, Light
21,000.00
Insurance
10,632.00
$ 36,275.50
Damage Suit-Anderson
$ 350 00
Damage Suit-Corindia
3.0.00
Reserve Fund
3,600.00
$ 4,300.00
Care Soldiers' Graves Art. 9
600.00
Rent American Legion Quarters Art. 44
1,000.00
Town Forest Development Art. 42
300.00
Unpaid Bills Art. 8
100.00
Land Court Exp. Art. 6
600.00
Midd. County T. B. Hospital Art. 10
6,512.69
Personal Injury MacIntire Art. 40
163.35
Personal Injury Hutchinson Art. 41
129.50
Land Town Forest Art. 15
250.00
$ 9,655.54
Total . Appropriations
$751,098.79
Less Water Dept.
$ 54,750.00
Less Sewer Dept.
11,200.00
Less Mun. Garage
25,000.00
$ 90,950.00
Net Appropriations
$660,148.79
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VALUATION
APPROPRIATION
Real Estate $15,845,455
Personal Estate 733,630
$16,579,085
Tax Rate $34.00
TAXES
Real Estate
$538,745.47
State Parks and
Reservations 277.83
County Tax
24,696.00
Water Dept. 54,750.00
Sewer Dept.
11,200.00
Overlay
4,379.55
$809,820.48
Less Estimated Receipts :
General
$105,000.00
Water Dept.
Reserve . $ 4,321.38
Receipts . 50,428.62
$ 54,750.00
Sewer Dept.
Reserve . $ 2,791.71
Receipts .
8,408.29
$ 11,200.00
Available Funds
$ 13,532.72
Income tax
42,683.46
Corporation Tax 12,871.49
$240,037.67
$569,782.81
$569,782.81
Deficit Overlay 1936
864.22
State Tax
27,945.00
Met. Sewer Tax 1937
9,924.51
Met. Sewer Tax Deficit 1936 155.74
Audit. Mun. Accts.
2,149.85
Personal Estate 24,043.34
$563,688.81
Poll Taxes :
3,047 @ $2
$ 6,094.00
Town Exp., Debt, etc :
March 1937 $660,148.79
Nov. 1936 13,328.99
272
ACCOUNTING TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS
Uncollected Jan. 1, '37 Committed
Abated & Appor'n.
Refunded
To Tax Titles
Collected
Uncol'ted Dec. 31, '37
Taxes 1937
$570,017.86
$ 3,874.79
$ 421.20 $ 12,096.18
$382,308.72 $172,159.37
Prior Years
$196,042.21
1.91
1,778.08
533.64
13,369.08
163,337.00
18,093.60
Motor Vehicle Excise 1937
22,607.84
1,056.52
525.33
17,862.27
4,214.38
Prior Years
6,816.02
385.46
1,201.25
53.97
2,981.90
3,072.30
537.00
21.50
327.50
188.00
Moth and Tree Work 1937 Prior Years
268.50
6.00
23.50
214.50
24.50
Sewer Assts. Unappor'n.
622.97
118.30
50.85
453.82
Sewer Assts. & Int. Appor'n. 1937 Prior Years
181.34
171.55
9.79
Sewer Rentals
1,390.51
8,387.82
20.60
10.49
279.44
8,198.15
1,290.63
Sidewalk Assts. Unappor'n.
819.42
2,064.90
695.97
539.26
176.27
Sidewalk Assts. & Int. Appor'n. '37 Prior Years
302.70
289.59
13.11
Highway Assts. Unappor'n.
1,827.69
6,015.40
1,653.44
33.09
294.23
5,928.51
1,300.35
28.08
44.37
627.62
600.28
Highway Assts. & Int. Appor'n. 1937 Prior Years
579.78
3.22
26.58
507.09
49.33
Water Liens
518.79
1,273.27
489.45
245.56
380.08
676.97
ACCOUNTING DEFERRED PAYMENTS
ASSESSMENT
Balance Jan. 1,'37
Committed Appor'n.
Collected
To Taxes
Balance Dec. 31, '37
Sewer
$ 1,256.88
$ 118.30
$ 16.80
$ 317.22
$ 1,041.16 Due 1938 to 1946
Sidewalk
1,661.39
662.88
586.07
1,738.20 Due 1938 to 1946
Highway
4,353.89
1,653.44
109.82
982.75
4,914.76 Due 1938 to 1946
401.69
27.80
14.54
214.90
144.45
123.45
2,064.90
715.53
ACCOUNTING CEMETERY LOTS AND BEQUESTS
Balance Jan.1, '37
Sales
Bequests
Payments
Balance Dec. 31, 1937
Cemetery Lots
$ 141.25 $ 250.00
$ 328.75
$ 62.50
Cemetery Bequests . .
110.00
$ 200.00
260.00
50.00
ACCOUNTING RESERVES
Balance Jan. 1, '37
Credits 1937
Appro. & Transfer 1937
Balance Dec. 31, '37
Cemetery
$ 6,789.68
$ 1,754.35
$ 1,000.00
$ 7,544.03
Water
4,721.38
1,941.03
4,753.18
1,909.23
Sewer
2,791.71
678.16
2,791.71
678.16
ACCOUNTING OVERLAYS
Balance Jan. 1,'37
Appro. 1937
Abatements 1937
Trans. to Balance Overlay Res. Dec. 31, '37
1934
$ 394.63
$ 77.00
$
248.63 $
69.00
1935
3,675.13
489.18
2,439.47
746.48
1936
. .
189.26Dr.
864.22
1,211.90
536.94Dr.
1937
. .
4,379.55
3,874.79 ,
504.76
OVERLAY RESERVE
Balance Trans. from Balance
Jan. 1, '37 Overlays
Dec. 31, '37
$ 2,636.90 $. 2,688.10 $ 5,325.00
DEPARTMENTAL ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
Balance Jan. 1, 1937
$ 54,903.88 56,779.11
Charges 1937
Receipts
$ 76,169.57
Credits and Adjustments
3,404.28
Committed to Collector
537.00
Balance Dec. 31, 1937
31,572.14
$111,682.99
$111,682.99
274
WATER DEPARTMENT ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
Balance Jan. 1, 1937
$
1,954.21
Charges Meter Rates, etc.
52,642.77
Refunds
120.34
Adjustment
468.86
Receipts, Meter Rates, etc.
$ 51,937.44
Abatements
265.56
Transferred to Water Liens Acct.
1,168.49
Balance Dec. 31, 1937
1,814.69
$ 55,186.18 $ 55,186.18
MUNICIPAL LIGHT DEPARTMENT ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
Balance Jan. 1, 1937
$ 36,051.17
Charges, Light and Power Rates
385,995.55
Receipts, Light and Power Rates
$358,472.42
Discounts and Credits
26,519.72
Balance Dec. 31, 1937
37,054.58
$422,046.72
$422,046.72
MUNICIPAL LIGHT DEPARTMENT NOTES RECEIVABLE
Balance Jan. 1, 1937
$ 790.18
Receipts 1937
$ 5.00
Balance Dec. 31, 1937
785.18
$ 790.18 $ 790.18
MUNICIPAL LIGHT DEPARTMENT, CONSUMER'S DEPOSIT FUND
Balance Jan. 1, 1937
$
8,109.81
Receipts
4,094.00
Refunds
$ 3,473.00 8,730.81
Balance Dec. 31, 1937
$ 12,203.81
$ 12,203.81
275
TAX TITLE ACCOUNT
Balance Jan. 1, 1937
$ 38,520.48
Taxes, costs, etc. on property taken :
1935 &
1936
Taxes and Costs
prev. yrs. $ 7,328.52
$ 6,962.28
Sewer Rentals
63.24
37.50
Water Liens
23.78
Hwy. Bett. S. & C.
258.26
26.58
Moth
18.00
5.50
$ 7,691.80
$ 7,031.89 $ 14,723.69
Taxes ctc. for 1937 on property taken :
Taxes
$ 12,096.18
Sewer Assessment
14.54
Sewer Rentals
178.67
Water Liens
221.78
Highway Bett. & Int.
44.37
Moth
21.50
Adjustment
3.63
$ 12,580.68
$ 65,824.85
Receipts-Redempt. of Prop.
$ 37,792.27
Taxes, etc., on Prop. Foreclosed
2,386.97
Adjustments
28.22
Balance Dec. 31, 1937
25,617.39
$ 65,824.85
TAX POSSESSIONS Tax Titles Foreclosed
Taxes on property foreclosed Jan. 1, 1937 $ 3,517.85
Taxes on property foreclosed in 1937
2,386.97
Taxes on property sold in 1937
$ 45.35
Balance December 31, 1937
5,859.47
$ 5,904.82 $ 5,904.82
276
EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY ACCOUNT
Balance Jan. 1, 1937
$ 24,824.30
Receipts, Redemption of Property
37,792.27
Additional Commitments
236.79
Adjustments
14.60
Trans. from General Appropriations
51,744.21
Trans. to Tax Title Loan Reserve
$ 31,978.64
Trans. from Tax Title Account
25,465.26
Refund
40.00
Balance Dec. 31, 1937
57,128.27
$114,612.17
$114,612.17
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS
General Receipts
$105,000.00
Income Tax
42,683.46
Corporation Tax
12,871.49
Water Department
50,428.62
Sewer Department
8,408.29
Refunds
14.16
Adjustment
14.60
Transfer to Water Reserve
1,522.44
Transfer to Sewer Reserve
326.71
Transfer to Gen. Appro.
43,122.70
General Receipts
$141,451.16
Income Tax
49,807.28
Corporation Tax
12,447.99
Water Department
51,951.04
Sewer Department
8,735.00
$264,392.47
$264,392.47
GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS
Appropriations
$660,148.79
Water Department
50,428.62
Sewer Department
8,408.29
Overlay Deficit
864.22
State Taxes & Assessments
40,452.93
County Tax
24,696.00
Overlay
4,379.55
Transfer to E & D Acct.
51,744.21
277
Adjustment
12.00
Taxes Committed :
Poll
$ 6,106.00
Personal Estate
24,943.34
Real Estate
538,745.47
Estimated Receipts
219,391.86
Adjustments
203.73
Transfer to Appro. Balance
8,621.51
Transfer from Estimated Receipts
43,122.70
$841,134.61
$841,134.61
APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS
GENERAL GOVERNMENT:
Selectmen's Expenses, Appropriation
$
600.00
Telephone
$ 133.11
Adv. Hearings and Printing
168.50
Stationery and Postage
90.42
Office Equipment
31.66
Towel Supply
16.60
Town Seal
52.15
Selectmen's Association
13.25
All Other
20.00
Total Payments
$ 525.69
Balance to Revenue
74.31
$ 600.00
Selectmen's Clerical, Appropriation L. G. Bent
$ 1,310.00
Town Accountant's Salary, Appropriation
$ 2,000.00
L. G. Bent
$ 2,000.00
Treasurer's Salary, Appropriation
$ 1,200.00
Preston F. Nichols
$
1,200.00
Treasurer's Expenses, Appropriation
$ 683.00
Telephone
$ 64.99
Printing and Postage 6
214.57
Stationery and Supplies
58.71
Office Equipment
259.99
Certification of Notes
52.00
$ 1,310.00
278
All other
21.58
Total Payments
$ 671.84
Balance to Revenue
11.16
$ 683.00
Treasurer's Clerical Appropriation
$ 300.00
Total Payments
$ 297.25
Balance to Revenue
2.75
$ 300.00
Collector's Salary, Appropriation
$ 2,300.00
Grace V. Viall
$ 2,300.00
Collector's Expenses Appropriation
$
976.00
Stationery and Postage
$ 529.44
Printing and Advertising
69.00
Bond
10.00
Telephone
56.32
Registration of Deeds
3.90
Office Equipment
51.90
Towel Supply
8.50
Books
190.00
All other
13.95
Total Payments
$ 933.01
Balance to Revenue
42.99
$ 976.00
Collector's Clerical, Appropriation
$ 500.00
Total Payments
$ 498.45
Balance to Revenue
1.55
$ 500.00
Board of Assessors' Salaries, Appropriation
$ 1,800.00
Total Payments
$ 1,800.00
Board of Assessors' Expenses, Appropriation
$ 2,000.00
Assistant Assessors
$ 370.50
Telephone
60.11
Stationery and Printing
237.16
Street List
714.00
Auto Hire and Transportation
99.85
Registry of Deeds
22.73
Towel Supply
10.20
Office Equipment
273.13
279
Copying Tax List
78.00
All other 37.38
Total Payments
$ 1,903.06
Balance to Revenue
96.94
$ 2,000.00
Assessors' Clerical, Appropriation
$ 2,340.00
Total Payments
$ 2,340.00
Block System Survey, Appropriation Total Payments
$
238.75
Balance to 1938
108.52
$ 347.27
Town Counsel's Salary, Appropriation
$ 1,000.00
Samuel H. Davis
$ 1,000.00
$ 300.00
Town Counsel's Expenses, Appropriation Transfer from Reserve Fund
100.00
Stenographic Services
$ 260.01
Telephone
51.47
Recording and Court Expenses
23.05
Postage, Supplies and Travel
39.33
Medical Examinations
10.00
All other
5.80
Total Payments
-$ 389.66
Balance to Revenue
10.34
$ 400.00
Town Clerk's Salary, Appropriation
$ 350.00
Millard F. Charles
$ 350.00
$ 650.00
Town Clerk's Expenses, Appropriation Vital Statistics
$ 393.00
Stationery and Printing
62.34
Copying
175.13
Total Payments
$ 630.47
Balance to Revenue
19.53
$ 650.00
Board of Registrars' Salaries, Appropriation ..
$ 250.00
Total Payments
$ 250.00
$ 347.27
$ 400.00
280
Election and Registration Expenses, Appro. $ 750.00
Election Officers
$ 264.35
Advertising and Printing
293.75
Rent of Hall
140.00
Instal., Booths and Equipment
39.76
All Other
8.66
Total Payments
$ 746.52
Balance to Revenue
3.48
$ 750.00
Planning Board Expenses, Appropriation
$ 1,000.00
Stationery and Printing
$ 13.38
Supplies and Apparatus
4.52
Mass. Federation dues
25.00
Blueprints, etc.
227.15
Clerical
72.50
Revising Zoning Map
633.20
Total Payments
$ 975.75
Balance to Revenue
24.25
$ 1,000.00
Miscellaneous Expenses, Appropriation
$ 3,500.00
Printing Town Report
$ 1,224.00
Stationery and Printing
292.43
Care and Lighting Old South Clock
170.31
Finance Committee Expenses
133.00
Board of Appeal Expenses
85.80
Inspector of Wires Expenses
86.29
Building Department Expenses
13.06
Clerical
1,311.00
Damage Suit
35.00
Office Equipment
11.55
Travel Expenses
19.90
Police Hearing
37.80
All Other
18.60
Total Payments
$ 3,438.74
Balance to Revenue
61.26
$ 3,500.00
Municipal Building Maintenance, Appropriation $ 2,365.00 Janitor's Services $ 1,040.00
281
Janitor's Supplies
94.94
Fuel
212.30
Light
355.06
Water and Sewer
25.07
Ash Removal
8.50
Furniture
37.83
Repairs
238.18
Grounds
41.32
Light Fixtures
291.55
All Other
2.80
Total Payments
$ 2,347.55
Balance to Revenue
17.45
$ 2,365.00
Town Farm Maintenance, Appropriation
$ 411.00
Janitor's Supplies
$ 28.79
Fuel
177.95
Light
29.71
Water
41.92
Repairs
25.34
Grounds
79.00
Total Payments $ 382.71
Balance to Revenue
28.29
$ 411.00
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY :
Police Department Salaries, Appropriation
$ 35,732.00
Transfer from Reserve Fund 103.39
$ 35,835.39
Pay Rolls
$ 35,635.39
Transferred to Maint. Acct. 200.00
$ 35,835.39
Police Department Maintenance, Appropriation
$ 3,810.00
Transfer from Reserve Fund
400.00
Transfer from Salaries Acct.
200.00
$ 4,410.00
Chief's Expenses $ 50.76
Telephone
160.05
282
Gas and Oil
502.71
Traffic Lines
307.05
Traffic Lights and Beacons
571.10
Radio and Signal Repairs
382.75
Coats, etc., Caps
133.68
Auto and Motorcycle Repairs
476.87
Target Practice
98.60
Laundry
13.75
Teletype
621.87
Automobile
930.40
Office Expense
66.40
Fingerprinting
79.50
All Other
11.97
$ 1,900.0
Total Payments
4,407.46
Balance to Revenue
2.54
$4,410.00
Police Station Maintenance, Appropriation
$ 1,060.00
Tansfer from Reserve Fund
46.81
$ 1,106.81
Water and Sewer
$ 60.50
Light
129.36
Fuel
301.30
Janitor
537.50
Janitor's Supplies
35.85
Repairs
5.55
Furniture
36.75
Total Payments
$ 1,106.81
Traffic Signal System, Appropriation
$ 4,500.00
Transfer from Reserve Fund
110.00
$ 4,610.00
Charles A. Vaughan
4,558.90
All other
51.10
Total Payments
$ 4,610.00
Fire Department Salaries, Appropriation Pay Rolls
$ 19,819.00
Fire Department Call Men Salaries, Appro.
$ 3,596.00
Pay Rolls
3,529.62
Balance to Revenue
66.38
$ 3,596.00
$ 19,819.00
283
O. O. Ordway Pension, Appropriation $ 1,300.00
O. O. Ordway $ 1,300.00
Fire Department Maintenance, Appropriation $ 2,623.00
Transfer from Reserve Fund
1,280.00
$ 3,903.00
Telephone
$ 165.66
Laundry
231.71
Bedding
27.10
Auto Equipment Repairs
207.21
Other Equipment Repairs
265.14
Auto Gas and Oil
291.78
New Hose
427.53
New Appliances
656.55
Supplies
218.51
Office Expenses
73.17
Rubber Boots and Coats, etc.
249.82
Forest Fires Expense
56.20
Deputy Warden
15.00
New Auto
968.45
All Other
48.14
Total Payments
$ 3,901.97
Balance to Revenue
1.03
$ 3,903.00
Fire Stations Maintenance, Appropriation
$ 1,144.00
Central Fire Station :
Fuel
$ 183.73
Repairs to Building
187.68
Lighting
127.70
Water and Sewer
40.80
Supplies
167.40
Furniture
45.96
$ 753.27
Engine No. 2 House :
Fuel
$ 116.21
Repairs to Building
162.35
Lighting
11.44
Water and Sewer
28.81
Furniture
15.00
Janitor's Supplies
39.24
$ 373.05
Total Payments
$ 1,126.32
Balance to Revenue
17.68
$ 1,144.00
284
Fire Alarm Maintenance, Appropriation
$ 1,479.00
Transfer from Fire Alarm New Boxes
75.00
Transfer from Fire Alarm Extension
75.00
$ 1,629.00
Superintendent's Salary
$ 243.00
Pay Roll
658.00
Automobile Expenses
36.83
Supplies and Equipment
589.27
Power
68.48
All other
33.09
$ 1,628.67
Balance to Revenue
.33
$ 1,629.00
Fire Alarm New Boxes, Appropriation
$ 545.00
Total Payments
$ 469.69
Transfer to Fire Alarm Maint.
75.00
Balance to Revenue
.31
$ 545.00
Fire Alarm Extension, Appropriation
$ 700.00
Payments
$ 624.93
Transfer to Fire Alarm Maint.
75.00
Balance to Revenue
.07
$ 700.00
Moth Department Maintenance, Appropriation
$ 4,246.00
Superintendent's Salary
$ 1,800.00
Pay Roll
1,299.64
Telephone
31.24
Auto Expense
247.68
Rent
144.00
Supplies
516.07
Printing
30.50
Truck Hire
122.50
Hose and Equipment
50.50
All Other
3.50
Total Payments
$ 4,245.63
Balance to Revenue
.37
$ 4,246.00
285
Tree Warden Maintenance, Appropriation
$ 1,700.00
Transfer from Reserve Fund
200.00
$ 1,900.00
Salary of Warden
$ 400.00
Pay Roll
1,353.14
Equipment and Supplies
130.16
Truck Hire
14.25
Total Payments
$ 1,897.55
Balance to Revenue
2.45
$ 1,900.00
Hydrant Rentals, Appropriation
$ 1,550.00
Water Department
$ 1,550.00
Drinking Fountains, Appropriation Water Department
$ 100.00
Inspector of Buildings' Salary, Appropriation A. Russell Barnes
$ 500.00
Inspector of Wires Salary, Appropriation A. C. Maxwell
$ 200.00
Sealer of Wgts. & Meas. Salary, Appropriation . Carl M. Smith
$
500.00
Sealer of Wgts. & Meas. Expenses, Appro.
$ 186.00
Transportation of Weights
$ 173.00
Supplies
9.98
Total Payments
$ 182.98
Balance to Revenue
3.02
$ 186.00
Board of Health Salaries, Appropriation
$ 300.00
Total Payments
$ 300.00
$ 250.00
Board of Health Expenses, Appropriation Telephone
$ 62.55
Supplies
4.58
Printing and Stationery
41.55
Inspector Milk and Food Expense
31.00
Disposing of Animals
65.75
Postage
8.00
All Other
7.11
Total Payments
$ 220.54
Balance to Revenue
29.46
$ 250.00
$ 100.00
$ 500.00
$ 200.00
$ 500.00
286
Inspector of Plumbing Salary, Appropriation . .
$ 565.25
David Taggart
$ 565.25
Inspector of Milk & Food, Appropriation
$ 200.00
Carl M. Smith
$ 200.00
Game Warden Salary, Appropriation
$ 100.00
James Putnam
$ 100.00
Dog Officer Salary, Appropriation
$ 300.00
C. H. Melendy
$ 300.00
Inspector of Animals Salary, Appropriation Bernard Schimpfke $ 200.00
$ 200.00
Care of Contagious Diseases, Appropriation
$
6,500.00
No. Reading State San.
$ 599.00
Middlesex County San.
992.50
Mass. Memorial Hospital
1,681.00
Mass. General Hospital
34.25
Medical Care
447.00
Health Inspection
234.75
Rabies Inoculation
188.52
City of Malden
340.00
Supplies
127.85
All Other
47.32
Total Payments
$ 4,692.19
Balance to Revenue
1,807.81
6,500.00
Garbage Collection, Appropriation
$ 2,400.00
Total Payments
$ 2,400.00
Dental Clinic, Appropriation
$ 500.00
Total Payments
$
500.00
Child Welfare, Appropriation
$ 400.00
Total Payments
$ 400.00
STREET LIGHTING
Appropriation
$ 14,500.00
Municipal Light Dept.
$ 14,500.00
$ 14,500.00 $ 14,500.00
CHARITIES AND AID
Public Welfare Administrative, Appropriation . Salaries :
$ 7,100.00
Supervisory and Clerical $ 2,650.00
Investigators and Visitors
1,826.00
287
Wood Yard and Farm Foremen
1,564.00
Visitors' Expenses
235.45
Office Supplies and Equipment 256.63
Printing and Postage
100.45
Trucking
202.50
Telephone
150.66
Other Payments
114.23
$ 7,099.92
Balance to Revenue
.08
$ 7,100.00
GENERAL AID
General Aid, Appropriation
$ 64,200.00
Cash
$ 18,534.13
Pay Roll Labor
13,076.86
Board
3,131.28
Shelter
2,593.50
Food
10,568.94
Fuel and Light
3,347.42
Medical and Hospital Care
5,550.38
Clothing
933.54
Household Nec.
253.98
Mass. Hospital School
266.56
Div. of Child Guardianship
821.41
State Infirmary
211.00
Other Cities and Towns
1,317.59
Transportation
273.86
Burials
90.00
Trucking
1,775.32
Shoe Repair Expense
226.13
Wood Yard Expense
289.41
Fed. Commodity Dis. Expense
262.05
Garden Expense
442.10
Other Payments
505.64
$ 64,471.10
Less Refunds and Credits
273.72
$ 64,197.38
Balance to Revenue
2,62
$ 64,200.00
288
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN
Aid to Dependent Children,
Appropriation
$ 14,000.00
Special U. S. Grants, last 9 mos. 1936
1,830.00
U. S. Grants, 1937
2,926.74
$ 18,756.74
Expenditures :
Regular Cash Allowances
$ 16,212.72
Special Cash Allowances : Medical :
Doctors' Fees
$ 413.50
Nursing
5.75
Dental
101.85
Optical
36.20
Hospital Charges
118.25
Medicine
99.43
$ 774.98
Food
67.90
Rent
540.00
Fuel and Light
167.19
Clothing
22.48
Other
3.50
Total Payments
$ 17,788.77
Less Refunds
20.46
$ 17,768.31
Transfer to Administrative Acct.
300.00
$ 18,068.31
Balance to Revenue
688.43
$ 18,756.74
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
Old Age Assistance, Appropriation
$ 34,000.00
Federal Grants .
23,631.99
Refunds and Credits
206.00
$ 57,837.99
Expenditures :
Regular Cash Assistance
$ 50,385.06
Special Cash Allowances : Medical :
Doctors' Fees $ 937.00
Nursing
321.75
289
Dental
13.83
Optical
77.20
Hospital Charges
768.04
Medicine
327.83 $ 2,445.65
Fuel and Light
589.94
Household Necessities
17.84
Clothing
15.43
Special allowance to transfer to outside care
100.00
Payments on account of Deceased Persons :
Burial Expense
$ 400.00
Doctors' charges and Nursing ..
275.82
Medicine
24.09
Hospital
150.25
Fuel
2.00
Board and Care
28.64
Payments to Other Cities and Towns Administrative :
465 61
Salaries, Supt. Cler. and Inv. ..
$ 2,642.00
Office Supplies and Equipment
63.64
Travel Expense
118.07
Stationery and Printing
36.50
Postage
31.00
Telephone
33.14
Miscellaneous
12.25
~$ 57,836.93
Balance to Revenue
1.06
$ 57,837.99
Soldiers' Relief, Appropriation
$ 12,000.00
Transfer from Reserve Fund
159.80
$ 12,159.80
Cash Payments
$ 7,940.90
Work Payroll
1,135.00
Food
567.25
Fuel
319.70
Medical
827.97
Burial
100.00
Clothing
78.52
Rent
370.79
Agts. Sal., etc.
465.25
290
Supplies, etc. Board and Care
45.64
251.50
Furniture, Household Necessities
53.37
$ 12,155.89
Balance to Revenue
3.91
$ 12,159.80
$ 12,159.80
Military Aid, Appropriation
$ 750.00
Cash Payments
$ 432.00
Administrative
40.00
$ 472.00
Balance to Revenue
278.00
$ 750.00
$ 750.00
State Aid, Appropriation
$ 750.00
Cash Payments
$ 380.00
Administrative
70.00
$ 450.00
Balance to Revenue
300.00
W. P. A. ACCOUNT
Balance from 1936
$ 24,397.22
Receipts from Loan
10,000.00
Administrative :
Salaries and Expenses
$ 3,119.71
Telephone
210.19
Supplies and Postage
119.20
Misc.
75.07
$ 3,524.17
Engineer (W. P. A. Projects) :
Salary and Expenses
$ 1,473.00
Supplies
7.36
Tools
1.92
$
1,482.28
Compensation Account :
Travel
$ 251.79
Supplies
75.00
Equipment
26.65
$ 750.00
$ 750.00
$ 353.44
291
W. P. A. Building Account :
Electricity
$ 26.52
Fuel
140.06
Janitor Supplies
27.48
Repairs
237.29
Misc.
6.91
$ 438.26
Sewing :
Equipment and Parts
$ 22.03
Findings
45.84
Supplies
10.50
Electricity
21.02
Miscellaneous
89.32
$ 188.71
Planning Board Map :
Supplies
$ 22.50
$ 22.50
Recreation :
Equipment
$ 166.30
Supplies
61.01
Rent
75.00
Electricity
29.94
Fuel
59.70
Water
2.00
Extra Personnel
108.00
Miscellaneous
113.88
$ 615.83
Tree Trimming :
Equipment and Repairs
$ 85.00
Supplies
100.88
Truck Expense
85.06
Rental of Truck
100.88
$ 371.82
Recond. Mun. Buildings :
Purchase of Equipment
$ 48.96
Rental of Equipment
195.75
Travel
72.00
Paint, Lumber, etc.
1,563.12
Miscellaneous
47.93
$ 1,927.76
292
Canning :
Materials
$ 92.37
Fuel
4.25
Water
16.30
Miscellaneous
19.27
$ 132.19
Street Survey :
Equipment
$ 135.00
Supplies
137.04
Miscellaneous
1.00
Forest Glen Cemetery :
Rental of Equipment
$ 2,869.56
Materials
3,921.76
Tools
380.18
Labor
339.87
Gas and Oil
94.20
Blasting
650.35
Miscellaneous
223.55
$ 8,479.47
Nat'l. Youth Administration :
Supplies and Express
$ 74.72
$ 74.72
Federal Surplus Commodities :
Rent
$ 250.00
Light
7.50
Materials
33.66
Telephone
58.09
State Surplus Commodities
100.00
$ 449.25
Farm to Market Roads :
Supplies
$ 4.18
Blasting
57.94
Miscellaneous
.80
$ 62.92
Truck Account :
353.75
Purchase and Repairs to Equip. ${ 195.55
293
$ 273.04
Gasoline
641.17
Storage
151.61
Tires and Tubes
273.68
Miscellaneous
6.15
$
1,621.91
Historical Survey :
Telephone
$ 16.04
Supplies
90.86
Equipment
139.30
Repairs to Equipment
3.00
$ 249.20
Tool Account :
Tools
$ 226.74
$ 226.74
Town Forest Roadway :
Truck Hire
$ 97.00
Materials
5.52
Gasoline
33.65
Parts
3.06
Labor Payroll
17.65
156.88 $
Veterans' Records :
Equipment
$ 182.35
Supplies
37.71-
Miscellaneous
44.85
$ 264.91
Transportation :
Transportation $ 318.00
$ 318.00
Sand and Gravel Account :
Lease Pit $ 200.00
$ 200.00
Various School Grounds :
Labor Payroll $ 186.09
Truck Hire, etc.
439.38
Materials
757.47
Miscellaneous
118.41
$ 1,501.35
294
Tarvia Account Tarvia $ 1,496.77
$ 1,496.77
Transfer to Insurance Account
487.00
Transfer to Reserve Fund
1,000.00
Total Payments
$ 25,919.12
Balance to 1938
8,478.10
$ 34,397.22 $ 34,397.22
EDUCATION School Department
Salaries-Appropriation
$189,581.00
Transferred to Gen. Maint.
$ 3,300.00
Transferred to Ind. Tuition
200.00
Supt. and Teachers
162,637.41
Substitutes
1,270.20
Janitors
17,568.40
Attendance
512.50
Nurse
2,487.50
Med. Inspection
1,000.00
188,976.01
Balance to Revenue
604.99
$189,581.00
General Maint .- Appropriation
$ 46,535.00
Transferred from Salaries Account
3,300.00
$ 49,835.00
Transportation
$ 7,876.32
Tuition
124.33
Textbooks
3,219.93
Supplies
6,088.76
General Control Expense
2,625.31
Supervision Expense
587.50
Principals' Office Expense
161.91
Commencement
269.75
Other Expenses of Instruction
820.47
Compulsory Attendance
100.00
Medical Service
33.60
Nurse Service
318.62
295
Fuel 4,763.62
Other Expenses of Operation
6,607.86
Maintenance
6,738.92
Capital Outlay
5,864.53
W. P. A.
3,466.79
49,668.22
Balance to Revenue
166.78
$ 49,835.00
Industrial Tuition-Appropriation
$ 1,225.00
Transferred from Salaries
200.00
Overdraft
52.35
$ 1,477.35
City of Medford
$ 379.03
City of Boston
477.62
City of Somerville
280.70
City of Cambridge
160.00
City of Lynn
180.00
$ 1,477.35
Public Library Salaries
Appropriation
$ 5,120.00
Pay Rolls
$ 5,117.75
Balance to Revenue
2.25
$ 5,120.00
Public Library Maintenance
Appropriation
$ 2,915.00
Books and Periodicals
$ 2,122.28
Binding
38.57
Stationery and Printing
69.40
Building Repairs
67.19
Fuel
216.99
Light
150.21
Water and Sewer
12.00
Removal of Ashes
5.00
Telephone
44.24
Furniture
25.05
Awnings
33.25
Supplies
83.69
All Other
45.39
Total Payments
$ 2,913.26
Balance to Revenue
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