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14,000.00
2,130.42
16,130.42
Snow and Ice Removal Exp.
11,000.00
4,354.95
15,354.95
Sewer Maint. and Operation Sals.
13,000.00
13,000.00
Sewer Maint. and Operation Exp.
12,500.00
12,483.92
16.08
Sewer House Conn. Sals.
6,800.00
6,019.77
780.23
Sewer House Conn. Exp.
2,900.00
2,899.31
.69
John St. Dump Wages
4,250.00
4,250.00
John St. Dump Exp.
200.00
197.00
3.00
Park Dept. Sals.
10,600.00
10,600.00
Park Dept. Exp.
5,000.00
4,919.81
80.19
Water Maint. and Oper. Sals.
46,000.00
15,000.00
51,351.41
9,648.59
Water Maint. and Oper. Exp.
74,000.00
8,500.00
82,333.06
166.94
Water Dept. Garage
23,930.97
23,930.97
Water Dept. Land Purchase, Art. 12
2,500.00
2,500.00
579.71
Road Machinery Fund
21,884.47
22,139.08
21,800.00
22,223.55
Road Machinery Oper. Acct., Art. 25
1,371.28
18,200.00
21,800.00
41,318.67
52.61
$ 67,896.24
$377,861.50
$129,466.74
$ 32,771.85
$459,074.44
$ 83,378.19
Charities and Aid
General Aid Adm. Salaries
$ 4,700.00
$ 4,208.37
$ 491.63
General Aid Adm. Expense
1,000.00
830.51
169.49
General Aid
44,000.00
38,093.25
5,906.75
Aid to Dep. Children, Adm.
2,500.00
2,437.10
62.90
Aid to Dep. Children
18,000.00
15,401.87
2,598.13
A.D.C. Federal Grants, Adm.
$ 400.55
$ 1,368.38
1,448.20
320.73
A.D.C. Federal Grants, Aid
2,476.65
9,832.72
11,444.81
864.56
Old Age Assistance, Adm.
5,400.00
5,219.13
180.87
Old Age Assistance
125,400.00
124,170.62
1,229.38
Public Works Post War Plans
579.71
Balance Appropriated from 1950
1951
Other Credits
Transfers Payments
Balance Dec. 31
O.A.A. Federal Grants, Adm.
1,291.89
6,515.83
6,022.92
1,784.80
O.A.A. Federal Grants, Aid
88,838.16
71,095.00
17,743.16
$ 4,169.09
$201,000.00
$106,555.09
$280,371.78
$ 31,352.40
Veterans' Benefits
Administrative Salaries
$ 1,541.56
$ 1,541.52
$ 04
Administrative Expense
770.00
491.07
278.93
Aid
16,500.00
11,014.75
5,485.25
$ 18,811.56
$ 13,047.34
$ 5,764.22
Education
School Dept. Gen. Salaries
$457,646.86
$451,351.15
$ 6,295.71
School Dept. Gen. Maint.
80,845.85
80,838.89
6.96
School Dept. Vocational Tuition
2,000.00
1,750.27
249.73
School Dept. Cafeterias
$ 10,471.83
$ 65,784.98
67,544.74
8,712.07
School Dept. Transportation
14,000.00
13,254.03
745.97
School-New High School Plans
10,013.83
10,000.00
13.83
School Land Purchase Oak and Summer
589.50
589.50
School Land Purchase Birch Meadow
2,155.20
2,155.20
School Athletics
588.62
2,500.00
5,165.34
7,706.86
547.10
Highland School Repairs, Art. 10
2,000.00
1,158.00
842.00
$ 23,818.98
$556,992.71
$ 72,950.32
$633,603.94
$ 20,158.07
Public Library
Salaries Maintenance
$ 11,510.00 5,761.00
$ 11,371.09
$ 138.91
5,754.25
6.75
$ 17,271.00
$ 17,125.34
$ 145.66
Unclassified
Recreation, Art. 24
$ 5,500.00
$ 5,359.94
$ 140.06
Insurance
21,750.00
$ 7,273.80
27,556.83
1,466.97
Memorial Day Observance
1,600.00
1,546.31
53.69
Damage Claims
500.00
190.00
310.00
Care and Lighting of Old South Clock
175.00
40.00
207.49
7.51
Printing Town Report
1,450.00
1,430.00
20.00
Printing Street List
800.00
785.55
14.45
Aid to Agriculture, Art. 38
100.00
77.00
23.00
Parking Area Maintenance
200.00
152.65
47.35
Post War Planning Committee
$
495.00
$ 495.00
Legion Quarters Rent, Art. 22
$ 1,500.00
1,500.00
V.F.W. Quarters Rent, Art. 23
650.00
650.00
Land Court Expense, Art. 6
200.00
50.00
150.00
Contributory Retirement Fund
32,878.00
32,878.00
Recording Fees-Reg. of Deeds
100.00
75.00
25.00
Reserve Fund
25,000.00
10,000.00
22,460.23
12,539.77
$ 495.00
$ 92,403.00
$ 17,313.80
$ 22,955.23
$ 72,458.77
$ 14,797.80
Light Department
Maintenance
$ 31,108.87
$ 969,671.45
$114,324.24
$886,456.08
Depreciation
9,819.93
66,631.32
20,191.00
36,237.53
20,022.72
$ 40,928.80
$1,036,302.77
$134,515.24
$922,693.61
$ 20,022.72
Balance Appropriated from 1950 1951
Other Credits
Transfers Payments
Balance Dec. 31
Cemeteries Maintenance Salaries
$ 18,700.00
$ 1,900.00
$ 20,509.44
$ 90.56
Maintenance Expense
2,500.00
2,384.02
4,882.10
1.92
Care of Soldiers' Graves
1,200.00
58.47
1,141.53
$ 22,400.00
$ 4,284.02
$ 58.47
$ 26,533.07
$ 92.48
Municipal Indebtedness
Interest, not incl. Sewer, Light and Water
$ 12,300.00
$ 10,845.00
$ 1,455.00
Maturing Debt, not incl. Light and Water
52,000.00
52,000.00
$ 64,300.00
$ 62,845.00
$ 1,455.00
Agency Trust and Investment
Dog Licenses due County
$ 49.80
$ 2,583.80
$ 2,546.00
$ 87.60
Fishing and Hunting Licenses due State
13.25
1,028.75
1,042.00
Parker Hospital Fund-Income
1,585.17
3,283.90
4,361.24
507.83
Parker Hospital Fund Transactions
6,000.00
6,000.00
Grouard Hospital Fund-Income
593.75
2,037.50
2,631.25
Grouard Hospital Fund Transactions
4,000.00
4,000.00
Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund
Bequests
1,240.00
3,450.00
4,235.00
455.00
Interest
912.50
2,275.00
2,275.00
912.50
Transactions
3,000.00
3,000.00
R.H.S. Scholarship Fund
Interest
111.25
111.25
Transaction
70.00
70.00
Stabilization Fund
Interest
241.06
575.26
816.32
Transactions
115,000.00
114,620.43
379.57
Tailings Account Withholding Tax Mass. Hospital Service
190.98 8,949.81 794.19
165.83 104,722.48 12,069.61
1.63 103,808.86 11,789.59 49.28
355.18 9,863.43
Sewer House Conn. Guarantee Deposits
55.00
423.50
$ 374.22
55.00
O.A.A. Recovery Account
1,675.00
1,675.00
Salvage Committee
6,432.69
186.79
.
175.00
6,444.48
State Parks and Reservations
2,232.70
1,940.10
292.60
Audit Municipal Accounts
253.56
253.56
Audit Retirement System
85.84
85.84
Metropolitan Sewerage
24,849.45
19,809.42
5,040.03
County Tax
44,564.55
46,437.61
1,873.06
County T.B. Hospital Assessment
9,227.37
9,082.28
145.09
$ 21,058.20
$343,872.14
$ 2,049.22
$339,141.66
$ 23,739.46
Non-Revenue Accounts
Elementary School Construction, Eaton ....
$ 8,855.52
$ 7,255.52
$ 1,600.00
New High School Construction, Art. 33
$ 45,000.00
$105,000.00
16,065.15
$133,934.85
Library Addition Construction
8,671.82
4,000.00
4,148.65
523.17
Light Construction-Regular
7,004.40
7,004.40
Light Constr .- Special (Wilm.), Art. 11 ....
150,000.00
37,568.48
112,431.52
Portion of Light Constr. Loan (Wilm.) Inv.
74,697.75
74,697.75
Water Construction-1949 Exp.
31.14
31.14
Water Construction 1950, Mains, Sal.
8,519.18
8,500.00
19.18
Water Construction 1950, Mains, Exp.
2,784.86
8,500.00
11,284.86
Water Construction 1950 Wells
46,914.40
26,965.10
19,949.30
$ 75,776.92
$ 45,000.00
$345,202.15
$ 19,755.52
$172,329.99
$273,893.56
Refunds
Taxes, Assessments, Public Service Ent. ...
$ 8,563.07
$ 8,563.07
Departmental
5,515.42
5,515.42
$ 14,078.49
$ 14,078.49
Totals
$236,863.10 $1,688,975.92 $2,075,169.59
$212,525.40 $3,283,186.33
$505,296.88
1,074.21
STATEMENT OF TRUST FUNDS Gilman L. Parker Hospital Fund
Balance January 1, 1951
$197,278.24
Receipts
Income from Savings Bank $ 1,603.27
Income from U.S. Savings Bonds, Series G
3,025.00
Inc. from Stock of First Nat. Bank of Boston
258.90
4,887.17
$202,165.41
Disbursements
Hospital Bills
$ 2,351.24
Safe Deposit Box
10.00
$ 2,361.24
Balance, December 31, 1951
$199,804.17
Invested as Follows:
Savings Banks
$ 74,233.34
U.S. Savings Bonds, Series G
121,000.00
First National Bank of Boston, 100 Shares
4,050.00
Home Bleach & Dye Works, Pfd., 20 shares
11.00
Sharp Mfg. Co., Preferred, 55 Shares
1.00
Sharp Mfg. Co., Common, 20 Shares
1.00
In General Cash
507.83
$199,804.17
Anne S. Grouard Hospital Fund
Balance, January 1, 1951
$ 83,572.48
Receipts
Income from Savings Banks
$ 48.95
Income from U.S. Savings Bonds, Series G
2,037.50
$ 2,086.45
Balance, December 31, 1951
$ 85,658.93
Invested as Follows:
Savings Banks
$ 4,158.93
U.S. Savings Bonds, Series G
81,500.00
$ 85,658.93
Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund
Balance, January 1, 1951
$132,239.54
Receipts
Bequests
$ 3,450.00
Income from Savings Banks
945.37
Income from U.S. Savings Bonds, Series G
2,275.00
$ 6,670.37
Disbursements
$138,909.91
For Work on Endowed Lots
$ 2,725.55
Balance, December 31, 1951
$136,184.36
Invested as Follows:
Savings Banks
$ 43,816.86
U.S. Savings Bonds, Series G
91,000.00
In General Cash
1,367.50
$136,184.36
196
Public Library Fund
Balance, January 1, 1951
$ 1,030.30
Receipts - Income from Savings Bank
24.60
Balance, December 31, 1951, in Savings Bank ....
$ 1,054.90
Horace G. Wadlin Library Fund
Balance, January 1, 1951
$ 1,778.12
Receipts - Income from Savings Bank
42.49
Balance, December 31, 1951, in Savings Bank ....
$ 1,820.61
Donald N. Tuttle, Jr. Library Fund
Balance, January 1, 1951
$ 538.08
Receipts - Income from Savings Bank
10.81
Balance, December 31, 1951, in Savings Bank ....
$ 548.89
R. H. Scholarship Fund
Balance, January 1, 1951
$ 5,020.40
Receipts - Income from Savings Banks
111.30
$ 5,131.70
Scholarship Payment
70.00
Balance, December 31, 1951, in Savings Banks
$ 5,061.70
Post War Rehabilitation Fund
Balance, January 1, 1951
$ 5,416.54
Receipts - Income from Savings Bank
108.86
Balance, December 31, 1951, in Savings Bank ....
$ 5,525.40
Stabilization Fund
Balance, January 1, 1951
$ 45,241.06
Appropriation from Surplus Revenue
25,000.00
Receipts - Inc. from Securities and Sav. Banks
1,104.39
$ 71,345.45
Invested as Follows:
Savings Banks
$ 25,965.88
U.S. Treasury Bills
45,000.00
In General Cash
379.57
$ 71,345.45
I hereby certify that, in accordance with the provisions of Section 53, Chapter 41 of the General Laws, I have audited the accounts of the Commissioners of Trust Funds, have examined the securities and veri- fied bank balances, and report the foregoing to be a true and accurate statement, December 31, 1951.
BOYD H. STEWART,
Town Accountant
197
INDEX
Accountant's Report 157
Appropriations and Expenditures
186
Balance Sheet 158
Expenditures
168
Funded Debt
163
Receipts
164
Trust Funds
196
Animal Inspector's Report
92
Board of Appeals
91
Board of Assessors
151
Board of Health
104
Board of Public Welfare
143
Welfare Superintendent's Report
143
Board of Public Works
105
Highway Department
108
Park Department
110
Sewer Department
110
Water Department
107
Building Inspector's Report 149
Cemetery Department
145
Superintendent's Report 145
Contributory Retirement Board Report
150
Custodian of Soldiers' and Sailors' Graves
146
Dog Officer's Report
81
Fire Chief's Report 88
Jurors' List
10
Library Trustees' Report
137
Librarian's Report
141
Middlesex County Extension Service (4-H Club)
95
Moth Superintendent's Report
148
Municipal Light Board Report 97
Auditor's Report 100
Financial Statements 101
Manager's Report 98
INDEX
Planning Board S2
Plumbing Inspector's Report
144
Police Chief's Report
83
Recreation Committee Report 95
School Committee 113
Administrative Officers
115
Age-Grade Table
122
Budget
119
Commencement Exercises
134
High School Graduates
135 117
No School Signals
School Calendar
115
School Clinics
116
School Faculties
131
Superintendent's Report
123
Selectmen's Report
79
Statistics
9
Tax Collector's Report
152
Town Clerk's Report
13
Births
53
Marriages
61
Deaths
71
Notice to Parents, Housewives, Physicians and Midwives
77
Town Counsel's Report
93
Town Election
18
Town Meetings
Annual
24
Special: January 22, 1951
13
Special: September 17, 1951
48
Town Officers
2
Treasurer's Report 156
Tree Warden's Report
111
Veterans' Benefits Agent 148
Wire Inspector's Report 112
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