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159.28
Equipment and Supplies
348.83
Office Expense
70.17
Helmets, Coats, etc.
225.73
Forest Fires
252.34
All Others
194.91
Total Payments
$ 3,592.71
Balance to Revenue
7.29
$ 3,600.00
$
2,730.00
Fire Stations Maintenance, Appropriation Central Station
Gas
$ 52.26
Fuel
377.26
Building Repairs
1,116.28
Lighting
102.57
Water and Sewer
65.54
Supplies
71.39
Furnishings
335.45
Total Payments Central Station Engine 2 Station
$ 2,120.75
Fuel
$ 318.90
Building Repairs
31.87
Lighting
74.99
Water and Sewer
12.00
Furnishings
28.00
Supplies
17.73
Steward
125.00
Total Payments Engine 2 Station
$ 608.49
Total Payments
$ 2,729.24
Balance to Revenue
.76
$ 2,730.00
280
Fire Alarm Maintenance, Appropriation $ 2,000.00
Salary, Superintendent
$ 262.50
Pay Rolls
1,206.50
Truck Maintenance
89.67
Power
42.31
Supplies, Material, Equipment
373.72
Radio Maintenance
18.70
All Other
5.50
Total Payments
$ 1,998.90
Balance to Revenue
1.10
$2,000.00
Fire Alarm Extension, Appropriation
$ 600.00
Pay Rolls
$ 36.80
Material and Supplies
242.68
Total Payments
$ 279.48
Balance to Revenue
320.52
$ 600.00
Moth and Tree Dept. Appropriation
$ 12,399.00
Transfer from Veterans' Benefits Account
1,000.00
$ 13,399.00
Salary, Tree Warden
$ 420.00
Salary, Moth Supt.
2,379.52
Pay Roll
6,553.53
Telephone
58.75
Barn Rent
132.00
Truck and Sprayer Expense
702.11
Printing and Postage
78.20
Trees
126.90
Arsenate of Lead
1,118.66
Clerical Assistance
62.25
New Truck
1,592.40
Other Supplies, etc.
169.65
Total Payments
$ 13,393.97
Balance to Revenue
5.03
$ 13,399.00
281
Hydrant Rentals, Appropriation Water Department
$ 500.00
Drinking Fountains, Appropriation Water Department
$ 100.00
Inspector of Buildings Salary, Appropriation Salary, Inspector
$ 551.25
Inspector of Wires Salary, Appropriation
$ 210.00
Salary, Inspector
$ 210.00
Sealer of Weights & Measures Salary, Approp. Salary, Sealer
$
551.25
Sealer of Weights and Measures Expenses, Appropriation
$ 250.00
Transportation Weights and Measures
$ 179.00
Supplies
58.63
$ 237.63
Balance to Revenue
12.37
$ 250.00
Board of Health Salaries, Appropriation
$ 315.00
Salaries, Secretary
$ 155.00
Salaries, Other Members
160.00
Total Payments
$ 315.00
Board of Health Expenses, Appropriation
$ 275.00
Transfer from Reserve Fund
25.00
$ 300.00
Express
$ 26.40
Disposition of Animals
69.50
Milk and Food
31.00
Supplies
76.55
Telephone
43.40
Postage
16.24
All Other
27.10
Total Payments
$ 290.19
Balance to Revenue
9.81
$ 300.00
Inspector of Plumbing Salary, Appropriation ..
$ 525.00
Salary, Inspector
$ 391.62
Balance to Revenue
133.38
$ 525.00
282
$ 500.00
$ 100.00
$ 551.25
$ 551.25
Care of Contagious Diseases, Appropriation ...
Refund
$ 5,000.00 4.00
$ 5,004.00
Mass. Memorial Hospital
$ 1,639.08
Middlesex County Sanatorium
1,438.50
Lakeville State Sanatorium
835.00
Rabies Innoculation
169.50
Medical Care
488.00
Agent's Salary
240.00
City of Boston
52.30
All Other
139.65
Total Payments
$ 5,002.03
Balance to Revenue
1.97
$ 5,004.00
Garbage Collection, Appropriation
$ 3,600.00
Contract Payments
$ 3,600.00
Dog Officer's Salary, Appropriation Salary, Dog Officer
$ 330.75
$ 220.50
Inspector of Milk & Food Salary, Appropriation Salary, Inspector
$ 220.50
$ 1,100.00
Dental Clinic, Appropriation Expenses
$ 1,100.00
$ 220.50
Inspector of Animals, Salary, Appropriation Salary, Inspector
$ 220.50
Game Warden's Salary, Appropriation
$ 105.00
Salary, Game Warden
$ 105.00
Child Welfare Work, Appropriation Expenses
$ 400.00
Street Lighting, Appropriation
$ 15,000.00
Municipal Light Dept.
$ 15,000.00
Charities and Aid:
General Aid, Administrative
Appropriation
$ 5,100.00
Payments :
Personal Services
Supervisory and Clerical $ 1,688.58
Visiting and Investigation
1,430.69
Emp. Research, Janitor and truck service .. Visitors and Supervisory expense and travel ..
154.91
Office Supplies and equipment 85.59
Telephone
73.07
283
780.00
$ 400.00
$ 330.75
Printing and Postage
14.25
Building Maintenance
288.91
Transportation of recipients
13.22
Truck Maintenance
77.08
Gasoline and oil
50.59
Other
4.60
Total Payments
$ 4,661.49
Balance to Revenue
438.51
$ 5,100.00
$ 5,100.00
General Aid:
Appropriation
$ 17,500.00 174.40
Refunds and Credits
Payments
Cash Aid
$ 5,480.00
Food
81.07
Shelter
62.30
Fuel and Light
18.99
Clothing
19.72
Board
1,823.18
Massachusetts Hospital School
315.40
Tewksbury State Hospital and Infirmary
1,953.00
Medical :
Doctors
$ 379.65
Hospitals
462.20
Medicine
131.32
Optical
14.00
Nursing
17.25
Ambulance
5.00
X-ray
8.00
Arch plates and truss
19.00
1,036.42
Unallocated payments
123.96
Payments to other cities and towns
937.74
Total Payments
$ 11,851.78
Transferred to :
Aid to Dependent Children
1,500.00
Civilian Defense
500.00
Veterans' Welcome Committee
2,500.00
Balance to Revenue
1,322.62
$ 17,674.40
$ 17,674.40
284
Aid to Dependent Children Administrative
Appropriation
$
1,000.00
Federal Grants
813.63
Payments
Personal Services :
Supervisory and clerical
$ 718.17
Visiting and Investigation
595.76
Visiting and Supervisory expense and travel
171.22
Office Supplies and equipment
71.29
Telephone
32.73
Printing and postage
5.25
Building Maintenance
83.52
Other
2.00
Total Payments
$ 1,679.94
Balance to Revenue
133.69
$ 1,813.63
$ 1,813.63
Aid to Dependent Children
Appropriation
$ 13,000.00
Federal Grants
2,878.40
Refunds and Credits
40.60
Transfer from General Aid Account
1,500.00
Payments
Regular Cash Assistance
$ 15,560.72
Special Cash Allowances
Medical
Doctors
$ 353.00
Hospitals
90.00
Medicine
143.79
Dental
100.00
Optical
27.50
Elastic legging
8.00
722.29
Board
50.30
Total Payments
$ 16,333.31
Balance to Revenue
1,085.69
$ 17,419.00 $ 17,419.00
285
.
Old Age Assistance Administrative
Appropriation Federal Grants
$ 6,650.00 1,743.75
Payments
Personal Services
Supervisory and Clerical $ 2,804.50
Visiting and Investigation
3,385.10
Employment Research & Truck
780.00 $ 6,969.60
Office Supplies and Equipment
86.72
Travel Expense
128.26
Stationery and Printing
42.75
Postage
75.00
Telephone
123.36
Office Building Maintenance
443.03
Other
93.28
Total Payments
$ 7,962.00
Balance to Revenue
431.75
$ 8,393.75
$ 8,393.75
Old Age Assistance
Appropriation
$ 88,750.00
Federal Grants
50,960.97
Recoveries
1,351.66
Refunds and Credits
181.47
Payments
Regular Cash Assistance
$129,115.91
Special Cash Allowances :
Medical :
Doctors
$ 2,665.10
Hospitals
642.25
Police Ambulance
27.00
Medicine
1,361.94
Nursing
544.06
Optical
192.25
Dental
108.50
Chiropodist
18.00
5,559.10
Other
28.40
Payments to Other Cities and Towns
1,241.50
286
Payments on account of deceased persons :
Burial Expense
$ 618.00
Doctors
310.00
Hospitals
297.00
Nursing
118.55
Medicine
106.75
Police Ambulance
32.00
1,482.30
Total Payments
$137,427.21
Balance to Revenue
3,816.89
$141,244.10
$141,244.10
Veterans Benefits, Appropriation
$ 14,000.00
Refunds
104.00
$ 14,104.00
Cash Payments
$ 5,127.50
Food
40.00
Fuel
219.70
Rent-Board
567.00
Hospital, Medicine, etc.
846.19
Office Supplies
333.55
Telephone
53.94
Agent's Salary, Expenses
937.48
Clerk
819.00
Miscellaneous
155.00
Total Payments
$ 9,099.36
Transfer to Moth Dept.
1,000.00
Transfer to Police Dept. Maintenance
600.00
Transfer to Registrars' Exp.
250.00
Transfer to Highway Dept.
1,500.00
Total Payments
$ 12,449.36
Balance to Revenue
1,654.64
$ 14,104.00
Education
School Dept. General Salaries, Appropriation . .
$286,511.65
Refund
3.96
$286,515.61
287
Supt., Principals, Teachers
$234,273.87
Substitutes
1,575.00
Attendance Officer
500.00
School Nurse
2,380.50
Medical Inspection
1,100.00
Janitors
25,715.25
Clerical
12,562.48
Total Payments
$278,107.10
Balance to Revenue
8,408.51
$286,515.61
School Dept. General Maint., Appropriation ..
$ 48,781.00
Textbooks, Library, Supplementary Books
$ 3,044.35
Supplies
8,408.23
General Control Expense
2,832.95
Supervision Expense
435.63
Principal's Office Expense
443.45
Commencement
246.51
Other Expenses of Instruction
1,056.41
Compulsory Attendance
200.00
Medical Service
30.04
Nurse Service
512.23
Fuel
6,982.29
Other Expenses of Operation of Plant
9,019.46
Maintenance
11,534.47
Capital Outlay
3,838.39
Auxiliary Agency, Tuition
176.00
Total Payments
$ 48,760.41
Balance to Revenue
20.59
$ 48,781.00
School Transportation, Appropriation
$ 11,200.00
Expended
$ 10,605.77
Balance to Revenue
594.23
$ 11,200.00
School Cafeterias, Appropriation
$ 32,000.00
WFA Reimbursement
4,598.41
$ 36,598.41
288
Pay Roll
Supplies
6,649.28 $ 26,101.46
Total Payments
$ 32,750.74
Balance to Revenue
3,411.38
Balance to 1947
436.29
$ 36,598.41
Industrial Tuition, Appropriation.
$
2,000.00
City of Malden
331.70
City of Somerville
122.96
City of Medford
392.83
Essex County Agric. School
404.00
Norfolk County Agric. School
212.00
City of Boston
90,22
City of Cambridge
.50
Total Payments
$ 1,554.21
Balance to Revenue
445.79
$ 2,000.00
New Cafeteria Construction, Appropriation
$
4,000.00
Expended
$ 3,997.96
Balance to Revenue
2.04
$ 4,000.00
School Dept. Retirement for Teachers in Ser-
vice, Appropriation $ 700.00
Mass. Teachers Retirement Board
$ 700.00
School Dept. Unpaid Industrial Tuition Bill 1945,
Appropriation
$ 82.89
Payments 82.89
School Dept. New High School Plans
Balance from 1945
$
112.98
Payments
53.15
Balance to 1947
59.83
$ 112.98
289
School Dept. Elementary School Plans Balance from 1945
$
4,076.38
Payments Balance to 1947
$
3,800.00
276.38
$ 4,076.38
School Dept. Federal Works Agency School
Plans, Receipts
$ 6,900.00
Plans
600.00
Balance to 1947
6,300.00
$ 6,900.00
School Land Purchase, Oak Street
Balance from 1945
$ 7,093.00
Land
$ 2,500.00
Registry of Deeds
3.50
Balance to 1947
$
4,589.50
$ 7,093.00
School Dept. Safety Equipment
Transfer from Overlay Reserve Fund
$ 12,515.00
Balance to 1947
$ 12,515.00
Public Library Salaries, Appropriation
$ 6,700.00
Transfer from Reserve Fund
75.00
$ 6,775.00
Salaries
Librarian
$ 1,916.46
Asst. Librarian
1,446.78
Asst. Librarian
1,446.78
Assistants
1,048.54
Janitor
903.00
Total Payments
$ 6,761.56
Balance to Revenue
13.44
$ 6,775.00
Public Library Maintenance Appropriation $ 3,300.00
Transfer from the Reserve Fund 110.00
$ 3,410.00
Telephone $ 51.24
Fuel, Light, Water and Sewer 611.06
290
Printing and Supplies
320.89
Books and Periodicals
1,964.94
Binding
213.79
Maintenance and Repairs
213.24
Miscellaneous
19.45
Total Payments
$ 3,394.61
Balance to Revenue
15.39
$ 3,410.00
Cemeteries, Appropriation
$ 13,200.00
Transfer from Cemetery Reserve Fund
1,000.00
Transfer from Cemetery Bequest Fund
3,342.72
Transfer from Care of Soldiers' Graves
235.80
$ 17,778.52
Superintendents' Salaries
$ 3,240.50
Clerical
1,027.00
Pay Rolls
10,407.85
Materials and Supplies
3,099.10
Total Payments
$ 17,774.45
Balance to Revenue
4.07
$ 17,778.52
Care of Soldiers' Graves, Appropriation
$ 800.00
Pay Roll
$ 564.20
Material
235.80
$ 800.00
Department of Public Works
Administrative Office Appropriation
$ 6,300.00
Refund
26.00
$ 6,326.00
Superintendent's Salary
$ 3,722.40
Clerical
1,760.85
Telephones
257.73
Office Supplies
.... 466.53
·
291
Engineering Supplies
39.15
Miscellaneous 73.10
Total Payments
$ 6,319.76
Balance to Revenue
6.24
$ 6,326.00
Highway Department Appropriation
$ 47,000.00
Transfer from Chap. 90 Maintenance
702.00
Transfer from Reserve Fund
300.00
Transfer from Veterans' Benefits
1,500.00
$ 49,502.00
Pay Roll
$ 24,450.13
Road Material
10,247.78
Supplies and Tools
2,015.35
Road Machinery Account
7,503.78
All Other
4,276.95
Total Payments
$ 48,493.99
Transfer to Chap. 90 Maintenance
1,000.00
Balance to Revenue
8.01
$ 49,502.00
Wescroft Road Betterment
Balance from 1945
$ 1,850.90
Appropriation 1946
500.00
$ 2,350.90
Balance to 1947
$ 2,350.90
Springvale Road Betterment
Balance from 1945
$ 162.24
Appropriation 1946
250.00
$ 412.24
Balance to 1947
$ 412.24
West Hill Circle Betterment
Balance from 1945
$ 834.06
Appropriation 1946
250.00
$ 1,084.06
Balance to 1947 $ 1,084.06
292
Cape Cod Avenue Betterment Appropriation ..
$
1,961.00
Pay Roll
$ 812.63
Materials
1,147.77
$ 1,960.40
Balance to Revenue
.60
$ 1,961.00
Wood End Lane Betterment Appropriation
$ 1,511.00
Pay Roll
$ 516.19
Materials
982.63
Total Payments
$ 1,498.82
Balance to Revenue
12.18
$ 1,511.00
Chap. 90 Construction Lowell St. Appropriation
$ 4,500.00
Transfer from E & D Account
13,500.00
$ 18,000.00
Pay Rolls
$ 3,588.16
Materials
5,406.53
Total Payments
$ 8,994.69
Transfer to E & D Account
6,000.00
Balance to 1947
3,005.31
$ 18,000.00
Chap. 90 Construction Main Street Approp. . . .
$ 2,500.00
Transfer from Excess and Deficiency Acct. .... 7,500.00
$ 10,000.00
Pay Rolls
$ 5,987.05
Materials
596.71
Total Payments
$ 6,583.76
Balance to Revenue
3,416.24
$ 10,000.00
293
Chap. 90 Construction Charles Street, Approp. $ 4,500.00 Balance to 1947 $ 4,500.00 Chap. 90 Maintenance
Transfer from Highway Maint. Acct.
$ 500.00
Transfer from E & D Account
1,000.00
$ 1,500.00
Pay Rolls
$ 357.32
Materials
1,142.68
$ 1,500.00
Sidewalk Construction and Maintenance Appro.
$ 8,000.00
Pay Roll
$ 5,833.54
Material, etc.
2,158.26
Total Payments
$ 7,991.80
Balance to Revenue
8.20
$ 8,000.00
Snow and Ice Removal Appropriation
$ 20,000.00
Transfer from Reserve Fund
2,500.00
$ 22,500.00
Pay Roll
$ 11,968.62
Plowing and Hauling
2,358.59
Repairs and Supplies
4,711.17
Road Machinery Account
2,978.97
Total Payments
$ 22,017.35
Balance to Revenue
482.65
$ 22,500.00
Maintenance of Storm Drains Appropriation ..
$ 4,500.00
Pay Roll
$ 2,131.66
Supplies and Miscellaneous
2,368.34
Total Payments $ 4,500.00
Drainage Construction Appropriation $ 8,000.00
Pay Roll
$ 4,488.82
Pipe and Supplies
2,961.09
294
Road Machinery Account
545.26
Total Payments
$ 7,995.17
Balance to Revenue
4.83
$ 8,000.00
Park Department Appropriation
6,200.00 $
Transfer from Reserve Fund
300.00
$ 6,500.00
Memorial Park
$ 973.41
Leach Park
100.81
Skating Rinks
158.22
Commons
391.78
Washington St.
1,830.06
Birch Meadow
1,502.34
Miscellaneous
370.68
Road Machinery Account
1,171.06
Total Payments
$ 6,498.36
Balance to Revenue
1.64
$ 6,500.00
John Street Dump Appropriation
$ 1,900.00
Pay Roll
$ 1,713.25
Supplies
184.65
Total Payments
$ 1,897.90
Balance to Revenue
2.10
$ 1,900.00
Sewer Dept. Maintenance and Constr. Approp.
$ 15,000.00
Pay Roll
$ 6,157.78
Interest on Bonds
590.00
Insurance
821.94
Tools and Supplies
6,095.96
Road Machinery Account
1,300.50
Total Payments
$ 14,966.18
Balance to Revenue
33.82
$ 15,000.00
295
Sewer Dept. House Connections Appropriation
$
4,000.00
Pay Roll
$
3,027.56
Pipe and Miscellaneous
935.94
Total Payments
$ 3,963.50
Balance to Revenue
36.50
$ 4,000.00
Water Dept. Maintenance and Constr. Appro.
$ 55,000.00
Transfer from Water Available Surplus 16,000.00
Pay Roll
$ 28,997.60
Bonds
4,000.00
Interest on Bonds
50.00
Insurance
1,546.00
Telephones
203.70
Light and Power
5,606.87
Repairs
689.04
Supplies, Tools and Fittings
15,830.44
Road Machinery Account
2,440.33
All Other
5,889.90
Total Payments
$ 65,253.88
Balance to Water Reserve
5,746.12
$ 71,000.00
Road Machinery Account
Balance from 1945
$ 16,074.28 194.43
Receipts Gas Tax Refunds
Other Receipts
20,493.93
$ 36,762.64
Transfer to Road Machinery Fund
$ 16,300.00
Balance to 1947 20,462.64
$ 36,762.64
Road Machinery Account Balance from 1945
$ 262.51
Transfer from Road Machinery Account
16,300.00
$ 16,562.51
296
$ 71,000.00
Payments
Balance to 1947
$ 15,281.02 1,281.49
$ 16,562.51
Post War Plans, Board of Public Works
Balance from 1945
$ 2,264.76
Payments
$ 932.14
Balance to 1947
1,332.62
$ 2,264.76
Water Department Garage
Transfer from Water Reserve
$ 25,000.00
Payments
$ 269.60
Balance to 1947
24,730.40
$ 25,000.00
Recreation Committee Appropriation
$ 4,500.00
Pay Roll
$ 3,754.75
Payments
734.45
Total Payments
$ 4,489.20
Balance to Revenue
10.80
$ 4,500.00
Municipal Light Department
Balance from 1945
$150,322.05
Sales, Light and Power
484,027.95
Merchandise and Jobbing
113,248.40
Street Lighting Appropriation
15,000.00
Miscellaneous
1,186.76
$763,785.16
Payments
Pay Roll
Construction
$ 7,834.61
Operation
129,210.11
Bills
Construction
21,581.33
Operation
181,777.29
Bonds
16,000.00
Interest
1,192.50
297
.
Energy Purchased
Paid to Town
211,292.28 50,000.00
Total Payments
$618,888.12
Balance to 1947
144,897.04
$763,785.16
Municipal Light Dept. Underground Installation Balance from 1945
$ 1,431.59
Balance to 1947 $ 1,431.59
Municipal Light Dept. Special Account
Balance from 1945
$
2,000.00
Payments
$ 2,000.00
Interest, not incl. Water, Light, Sewer
Appropriation
$ 2,000.00
Municipal Relief Loan
$ 120.00
Fire Equipment Loan
7.50
Municipal Garage
67.50
Drainage, Quannapowitt
225.00
Elementary School
1,190.00
Post War Rehabilitation
50.48
Total Payments
$ 1,660.48
Balance to Revenue
339.52
$ 2,000.00
Maturing Dept., not incl. Water and Light
Appropriation
$ 22,500.00
Fire Equipment
$ 1,500.00
Sewer
6,000.00
Municipal Garage
2,000.00
Quannapowitt Drainage
5,000.00
Municipal Relief
2,000.00
Elementary School
6,000.00
Total Payments
$ 22,500.00
Insurance Account, Appropriation
$ 15,387.73
Receipts
Mun. Light Dept.
2,024.41
Water Dept.
1,546.00
Sewer Dept.
821.94
Refunds
104.30
$ 19,884.38
298
Payments
Fire Schedule
$ 5,511.10
Workmen's Compensation
4,917.36
Public Liability
442.06
Burglary
62.12
Burglary and Robbery All Risk
332.91
Securities, Safe Deposit Box
710.16
Auto Pub. Liab. and P.D.
3,568.66
Auto Fire and Theft
312.36
Bonds
702.25
Boiler
1,353.56
Machine Breakage
584.64
Miscellaneous
289.76
Total Payments
$ 18,786.94
Transferred
1,000.00
Balance to Revenue
97.44
$ 19,884.38
Dog Pound
Balance from 1945
$
36.73
Payments
$ 20.25
Balance to 1947
16.48
$ 36.73
Rent American Legion Quarters, Appropriation Reading Veterans' Assn.
$ 1,000.00
$ 500.00
Rent Veterans' of Foreign Wars, Appropriation Reading Post 685, V.F.W.
$ 500.00
Memorial Day Observance Appropriation
$ 1,000.00
Band
$ 165.00
Flags
44.87
Flowers
674.00
Printing
17.50
Amplifiers
35.00
Trucking
6.00
All Other
5.60
Total Payments
$ 947.97
Balance to Revenue
52.03
$ 1,000.00
299
$ 1,000.00
Contributory Retirement Fund Appropriation .. Transfer to Retirement System $ 23,040.00
$ 23,040.00
$ 371.71
$ 371.71
$ 200.00
$ 99.53
$ 100.47
$ 200.00
Publication Street List, Appropriation
$ 600.00
Transfer from Reserve Fund 150.00
$ 750.00
Pay Roll
$ 91.01
Planographing
640.40
Express
2.50
Total Payments
$ 733.91
Balance to Revenue
16.09
·
$ 750.00
Post War Planning Committee
Balance from 1945
$ 500.00
Payments
$
5.00
Balance to 1947
495.00
$ 500.00
Capital Expenditures Planning Committee
Balance from 1945
$ 372.42
Appropriation 1946
500.00
$ 872.42
Clerical
7.50
Advisory Services
361.45
Total Payments
$ 368.95
Balance to 1947
503.47
$ 872.42
Flag Pole on Common, Appropriation
$ 120.00
Transfer from Insurance Acct. Special
1,280.00
$ 1,400.00
300
Servicemen's Retirement, Chap. 419, Acts 1943 .. Transfer to Retirement System Land Court Expenses, Appropriation Land Court Balance to Revenue
Payments
Pay Roll
$ 8.55
Flag Pole
1,350.00
Total Payments
$ 1,358.55
Balance to Revenue
41.45
$ 1,400.00
Land Purchase Parking Area Appropriation ..
$ 13,000.00
Receipts
500.00
$ 13,500.00
Engineering Services
$ 135.50
Registry of Deeds
30.25
Land Purchase
5,000.00
Contract on Account
2,487.50
Advertising
3.50
Title Examinations
250.00
Blue Prints
7.23
Total Payments
$ 7,913.98
Balance to 1947
$ 5,586.02
$ 13,500.00
Aid to Agriculture Appropriation
$ 100.00
Payments
$ 18.48
Balance to Revenue
81.52
$ 100.00
Reserve Fund, Appropriation
$ 10,000.00
Transfers
Publication Street List
$ 150.00
Town Clerk's Expense
500.00
Library Maintenance
110.00
Municipal Building Maintenance
1,550.00
Town Accountant's Salary
823.99
Miscellaneous Expense
1,050.00
Highway Dept.
300.00
Public Library Salaries
75.00
Snow and Ice Account
2,500.00
Election and Registration Expense
700.00
Fire Dept. Maintenance
100.00
Town Counsel's Expense
75.00
301
Selectmen's Expense
50.00
Police Station Maintenance
100.00
Board of Health Expense
25.00
Treasurer's Clerical
20.00
Police Ambulance
745.50
$
8,874.49
Balance to Revenue
1,125.51
$ 10,000.00
Town Forest Appropriation
$
1,700.00
Pay Roll
$ 1,560.00
Balance to Revenue
140.00
$ 1,700.00
Welcome Home Celebration
Transfer from Welfare General Aid Account ..
$ 2,500.00
Transfer from Salvage Account
1,750.00
$ 4,250.00
Bronze Plaque
$ 235.59
Scrolls
999.84
Orchestra and Entertainment
425.00
Security Hall
45.00
Luncheon
650.00
Patrolmen
52.00
Bands
465.00
Decorations
250.00
Admission Tax-Ball game
38.70
Clerical
25.50
Amplifiers
105.00
Supplies and Printing
88.50
Total Payments
$ 3,380.13
Balance to Revenue
869.87
$ 4,250.00
302
Excess and Deficiency Account
Balance from 1945
$166,818.52
Receipts Redemption of Property
1,285.50
Sale of Land
1,025.00
Additional Poll Tax Commitments
4.00
Adjustments
2.20
Transfer from Premium and Interest Acct. ...
820.08
Transfer of Receipts in excess of Estimate . ... 34,446.01 Transfer of Unexpended Appropriation Balances 30,531.24 Additional Taxes 206.00
$235,138.55
Transfer to Chap. 90 Maint.
$ 1,000.00
Transfer to Chap. 90 Lowell St.
7,500.00
Transfer to Chap. 90 Main St.
7,500.00
Transfer from Tax Titles
210.23
Balance to 1947
218,928.32
$235,138.55
Outstanding Debt Balancing Account
Outstanding January 1, 1946
$197,500.00
Loans paid in 1946:
Fire Equipment
$ 1,500.00
Sewer Dept.
6,000.00
Water Dept.
4,000.00
Light Dept.
16,000.00
Municipal Garage
2,000.00
Drainage
5,000.00
Municipal Relief
2,000.00
Elementary School
6,000.00
Storm Emergency
2,000.00
$ 44,500.00
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1946
153,000.00
$197,500.00
.
303
TOWN DEBT DETAIL OF MATURITIES
Year
Municipal
Light
Elementary
School
.
Quannapowitt
Drainage
Sewer
Municipal
Relief '39
Storm
Emergency
Municipal
Garage
Totals
1947
$ 14,0,00
$ 6,000
$ 4,000
CA 6,000
$ 2,000
$ 2,000
$ 2,000
$ 36,000
1948
8,000
6,000
4,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
24,000
1949
5,000
5,000
4,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
20,000
1950
4,000
5,000
4,000
13,000
1951
4,000
5,000
4,000
13,000
1952
2,000
5,000
7,000
1953
2,000
5,000
7,000
1954
2,000
5,000
7,000
1955
2,000
5,000
7,000
1956
1,000
5,000
6,000
1957
1,000
5,000
6,000
1958
1,000
5,000
6,000
1959
1,000
1,000
$ 47,000
$ 62,000
$ 20,000
$ 10,000
CA 6,000
$ 6,000
LA 2,000
$ 153,000
.
.
TRUST FUNDS, CASH AND SECURITIES
Balance Jan. 1, 1946
$496,512.07
Anne S. Grouard Hosp. Fund Income 1,952.22
Gilman L. Parker Hosp. Fund Income 4,295.42
Cemetery Bequest Fund-Bequest 5,720.00
Cemetery Bequest Fund-Income
2,381.17
Post War Rehabilitation Fund-Income 546.88
R. H. S. Scholarship Fund-Income 101.59
Public Library Fund Income
20.99
Public Library Fund (H. G. Wadlin) Inc.
37.54
Public Library Fund, D. N. Tuttle, Jr .- Bequest
500.00
Public Library Fund, D. N. Tuttle, Jr .- Income
2.50
Gilman L. Parker Hospital Fund:
Hospital Care Administrative
$ 244.00
100.00
Cemetery Bequest Fund - Care endowed lots and graves
3,342.72
Reading High School Scholarship Fund : Scholarships
100.00
Balance Dec. 31, 1946
$508,283.66
$512,070.38
$512,070.38
Hospital Fund (Gilman L. Parker)
Balance Jan. 1, 1946
$180,909.87
Receipts Income
4,295.42
Payments for Hospital Care and Adm.
$ 344.00
Balance Dec. 31, 1946
$184,861.29
$185,205.29
$185,205.29
Hospital Fund (Anne S. Grouard)
Balance Jan. 1, 1946
$ 75,633.01
Income 1946
1,952.22
Balance Dec. 31, 1946
$ 77,585.23
$ 77,585.23
$ 77,585.23
Cemetery Bequest Fund
Balance Jan. 1, 1946
$106,402.12
Receipts Income
2,381.17
Receipts Bequest
5,720.00
Payments for care of Lots and Graves
$ 3,342.72
Balance Dec. 31, 1946
111,160.57
$114,503.29
$114,503.29
305
Reading High School Scholarship Fund
Balance Jan. 1, 1946
$ 5,158.10 101.59
Receipts Income Payments Scholarships
$ 100.00
Balance Dec. 31, 1946
5,159.69
$ 5,259.69
$ 5,259.69
Library Fund
Balance Jan. 1, 1946
$ 1,044.79
Receipts Income
20.99
Balance Dec. 31, 1946
$ 1,065.78
$ 1,065.78
$ 1,065.78
Library Fund (H. G. Wadlin)
Balance Jan. 1, 1946
$ 1,868.31
Receipts Income
37.54
Balance Dec. 31, 1946
$ 1,905.85
$ 1,905.85 $ 1,905.85
Post War Rehabilitation Fund
Balance Jan. 1, 1946
$125,495.87
Income
546.88
Balance Dec. 31, 1946
$126,042.75
$126,042.75
$126,042.75
Library Fund (Donald N. Tuttle, Jr.)
Bequest
$ 500.00
Income
2.50
Balance Dec. 31, 1946
$ 502.50
$ 502.50 $ 502.50
STATEMENT OF INVESTED FUNDS Gilman L. Parker Hospital Fund
$ 7,000 U. S. Savings Bonds Series D 1949
$ 5,250.00 4,050 100 shares First Nat'l Bank, Boston, Cert. #155,572 4,050.00
5,000 Penn. Railroad Co. Gen. Mort. 41/2 1965 5,000.00
3,000 U. S. Treas. Bonds, Ser. G. 21/2's, 1954 3,000.00
27,000 U. S. Treas. Bonds, Ser. G. 21/2's, 1955 27,000.00
49,000 U. S. Treas. Bonds, Ser. G. 21/2's, 1956 49,000.00
22,000 UJ. S. Treas. Bonds, Ser. G. 21/2's, 1957
22,000.00
Home Bleaching and Dye Works, Pfd. 2 shares
11.00
306
Sharp Mfg. Co., Pfd. 55 Shares
1.00
Sharp Mfg. Co., Com. 20 Shares 1.00
Andover Savings Bank, No. 39860
5,796.93
Charlestown Five Cent Savings Bank, No. 162338
6,058.76
Essex Savings Bank, Lawrence, No. 230778 5,967.64
Mechanics Savings Bank, Reading, No. 9189
4,872.87
Middlesex County National Bank, Reading, Savings Dept., No. 6435
3,091.87
Chelsea Savings Bank, No. 154784
6,459.22
Danvers Savings Bank, No. 2189
1,320.41
Dedham Institute for Savings, No. 72053
3,639.12
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