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$ 1,964.61
Miscellaneous
Pay Roll
$ 7,880.32
Supplies
363.71
Express, Freight
14.04
$ 8,258.07
Street Betterments
$
6,393.19
166
Street Lighting Pensions
17,000.00 8,101.08
Mineral Street Bridge Resurfacing
Pay Roll
$ 706.53
Expense
Contract Payment
1,075.39
Supplies
25.31
Machinery Rental
21.25
Lights
3.42
Express
3.74
$ 1,835.64
Parking Area No. 1, Cleaning
Pay Roll
$ 400.00
Expense
Machinery Rental
80.00
$ 480.00
Resurfacing Streets
Pay Roll
$ 67.91
Expense
Resurfacing
2,133.53
Machinery Rental
2.50
Supplies
61.20
$ 2,265.14
New High School - Access Roads
Expense
Contract Payment
$ 17,338.17
Supplies
32.76
Advertising
102.90
Engineer Services
5,021.76
$ 22,495.59
Road Machinery Operating Account
Water
$ 3,187.20
Highway
7,146.15
Sewer
1,560.18
Drainage
802.34
Snow and Ice
2,646.50
Parks
595.68
Maint. Storm Drains
204.87
Street Betterments
292.06
Chapter 90 Construction
80.78
Dump
160.42
Engineering Division
205.06
Chapter 90 Maint.
101.01
New Equipment
22,547.20
$ 39,529.45
Total Public Works
$512,464.18
167
Charities and Aids
General Aid Administrative
Personal Services
$ 5,524.63
Expense:
Travel
$ 31.08
Office Supplies
59.55
Telephone
105.63
Printing and postage
32.60
Office equipment
29.28
Gasoline and oil
23.82
Station wagon maintenance
45.38
Office building maintenance
235.75
Other
17.62
$ 6,105.34
General Aid
Cash Aid
$ 12,951.30
Shelter
100.00
Fuel and Light
273.87
Board, including nursing homes
1,787.50
Tewksbury State Hospital and Infirmary
1,202.65
Division of Child Guardianship
313.53
Medical:
Doctors
$ 594.50
Hospitals
1,897.75
Medicine
341.43
Optical
47.00
Dental
124.00
Ear Phone
16.75
Police Ambulance
20.00
Burials
$ 150.00
Payments to other cities and towns
1,305.58
Unallocated
11.76
$ 21,137.62
Aid to Dependent Children Administrative
Personal Services
$ 2,258.48
Travel expense
9.09
Office Supplies
21.79
Telephone
39.83
Printing and postage
8.10
Office equipment
12.76
Gasoline and oil
9.74
Station wagon maintenance
14.03
Office building maintenance
94.82
Other
5.88
$ 2,474.52
Aid to Dependent Children Regular Cash Assistance $ 23,527.95
168
Special cash allowances
Medical:
Doctors
$ 406.00
Hospitals
82.00
Medicine
177.81
Optical
28.00
Dental
547.50
Oil Burner
180.00
Boiler Repair
105.00
$ 25,054.26
Disability Assistance Administrative
Personal services
$ 1,424.76
Travel Expense
5.82
Office supplies
16.77
Telephone
30.59
Printing and postage
6.30
Office equipment
12.76
Gasoline and oil
6.18
Station wagon maintenance
12.97
Office building maintenance
59.85
Other
5.88
$ 1,581.88
Disability Assistance
Regular Cash Assistance
$ 8,266.63
Special cash allowances:
Board, including nursing homes
2,163.37
Tewksbury State Hospital and Infirmary
624.78
Medical:
Doctors
$ 267.00
Hospitals
1,855.65
Medicine
475.30
Optical
4.00
Police Ambulance
21.00
Nursing
231.00
$ 13,908.73
Old Age Assistance Administrative
Personal services
$ 12,415.76
Expense:
Building maintenance
$ 381.97
Office Supplies and Equipment
149.10
Travel expense
266.36
Stationery and printing
97.54
Postage
69.00
Telephone
176.24
Other
33.37
$ 13,589.34
169
Old Age Assistance
Regular Cash Assistance $192,939.85
Special Cash Allowances
Medical:
Doctors
$ 6,645.50
Hospitals
3,271.80
Medicine
5,692.03
Optical
506.75
Dental
620.00
Nursing
554.50
Chiropodists
266.00
Police Ambulance
92.00
Other
47.45
Payment acct. deceased persons:
Medical:
Doctors
$ 463.50
Hospitals
168.00
Medicine
162.67
Nursing
136.80
Chiropodists
9.00
Police Ambulance
54.00
Burials
600.00
Payments to other cities and towns
5,043.73
$217,273.58
Total Charities and Aid
$301,125.27
Veterans' Benefits
Administrative:
Personal Services
Agent
$ 1,200.00
Clerk
434.70
Expense
Car
$ 233.30
Telephone
207.99
Supplies
31.65
Other
51.35
$ 2,158.99
Aid
Cash Assistance
$ 9,247.50
Food
45.00
Fuel
985.49
Medicine
407.39
Hospital and Doctors
1,146.00
Other
758.12
$ 12,589.50
Total Veterans' Benefits
$ 14,748.49
170
Schools
Salaries:
Supt., Clerks and Enf. of Law
$ 28,282.81
Supervisors
13,980.51
Principals
24,604.22
Teachers
402,478.98
Janitors and Matrons
51,808.47
Health
7,964.92
$529,119.91
Maintenance:
Supt. Office Expense
$ 1,022.83
Research and Professional Study
278.20
Printing
361.42
Travel Expenses
466.41
Prin. Office Expense
705.38
Telephone
2,572.99
Travel Expense - Enf. of Law
156.00
$ 5,563.23
Instruction:
Travel Expense of Supervisors
$ 660.41
Textbooks and Supplementary Books
7,149.68
Supplies - Schools
11,267.48
Supplies - Shop
1,522.13
Supplies - Domestic Science
450.43
Film
598.93
Physical Ed Equipment
841.80
Tests
1,006.81
Instructional Apparatus
5,205.04
Express Charges
294.66
$ 28,997.37
Operation of Plant:
Fuel
$ 13,014.24
Water and Sewer
1,654.74
Electricity
5,627.44
Gas
76.05
Laundry and Summer Cleaning
442.50
Ash Removal
336.29
Exp. of Supt. of Blds. and Grounds
594.63
Janitors Supplies
7,617.95
$ 29,363.84
171
Maintenance of Plant:
Grounds
$ 2,123.27
Buildings
18,463.76
Service System
460.74
Plumbing and Heating
9,836.39
Furniture Repair
152.09
$ 31,036.25
Auxiliary Agencies:
Library
$ 2,063.52
Health Expenses
355.09
Commencement
318.92
$
2,737.53
Capital Outlay:
New Equipment and Furniture
$ 7,732.46
Fire Escape - Prospect Street School
1,163.90
$ 8,896.36
Transportation
$ 18,959.75
Vocational Tuition
2,968.97
Athletic Account
9,146.10
Cafeteria Account
68,630.25
Teachers' Retirement
480.76
School Land Purchase Birch Meadow
1,700.00
School Land Purchase Tower Road
5,000.00
Total Schools
742,600.32
Library
Personal Services
Librarians
$ 6,334.04
Clerical
2,941.18
Janitor
2,560.00
$ 11,835.22
Expense
Fuel
$ 730.15
Gas and Light
80.65
Water and Sewer
38.40
Telephone
156.90
Printing and Supplies
446.68
Building Maintenance
281.02
Books and Periodicals
3,818.91
Binding
314.06
Service Contracts
209.20
Other
55.98
$ 6,131.95
Total Library
$ 17,967.17
172
Unclassified As in Appropriation and Expenditure Schedule
$109,012.32
Light Department
Maintenance, Operation and Depreciation $1,129,898.31
Cemeteries
Personal Services
Superintendent
$ 4,376.60
Clerk
1,293.20
Labor
15,391.92
$ 21,061.72
Expense
Office Maintenance and Supplies
$ 331.59
Office Equipment
528.85
Shop Maintenance
272.17
Trucks and Tools Maintenance
1,455.25
New Tools and Equipment
1,139.55
Fert., Seed, Loam, Cement, Water, etc.
464.85
Spraying Elm Trees
27.50
Vandalism
16.41
Flowers for Perpetual & Annual Care Lots
95.50
Grave Liners
879.85
Repairs at Forest Glen House
18.00
Patching Roads
69.00
Cemetery Development & Improvements
1,002.32
$ 6,300.84
Care of Soldiers' Graves
$ 1,173.16
Total Cemeteries
$ 28,535.72
Municipal Indebtedness
Interest:
School Loan, Pearl St.
$ 525.00
School Loan, Eaton
8,000.00
School Loan, New High School
49,500.00
Library Addition Loan
875.00
$ 58,900.00
Maturing Debt:
Sewer Loan
$ 8,000.00
School Loan, Pearl St.
5,000.00
School Loan, Eaton
25,000.00
School Loan, New High School
110,000.00
Library Addition
10,000.00
$158,000.00
$216,900.00
173
Agency, Trust and Investment As in Appropriation and Expenditure Schedule
$328,849.16
Non-Revenue Accounts
New High School Construction
$1,392,513.62
New High School Sewer Constr.
60,442.19
Light Construction, Regular 23,227.69
Light Construction, Wilmington
1,632.71
Light Construction, North Reading
20,712.42
Water Construction, Standpipe
116,696.89
Water Construction, Wells
109.92
Portion of Loans Invested:
New High School Construction
$3,542,031.73
New High School Sewer Constr.
288,688.10
Light, Sub-station Constr.
149,336.25 $5,595,391.52
Refunds
Taxes, Assessments, Public Service Enterprise $ 11,099.29
Departmental
5,370.51
$ 16,469.80
Total Expenditures in 1953
$9,326,109.70
174
APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES
Balance Appropriated from 1952 1953
Other Credits
Transfers Payments
Balance Dec. 31
General Government
Selectmen's Clerical
$ 1,210.00
$ 1,189.40
$ 20.60
Selectmen's Expense
1,500.00
975.58
524.42
Town Accountant's Salary
4,775.00
4,775.00
Town Accountant's Clerical
651.52
651.52
Town Accountant's Expense
850.00
839.39
10.61
Treasurer's Salary
2,500.00
2,500.00
Treasurer's Clerical
950.00
950.00
Treasurer's Expense
1,100.00
$ 654.54
1,658.14
96.40
Collector's Salary
4,300.00
4,300.00
Collector's Clerical
5,754.00
5,745.68
8.32
Collector's Expense
2,000.00
50.00
2,035.28
14.72
Assessors' Salaries
3,597.00
3,597.00
Assessors' Clerical
5,571.75
5,425.00
146.75
Assessors' Expense
2,790.00
2,636.57
153.43
Town Counsel's Salary
2,500.00
2,500.00
Town Counsel's Expense
1,500.00
1,496.20
3.80
Town Clerk's Salary
1,567.50
1,567.50
Town Clerk's Clerical
3,372.44
3,114.52
257.92
Town Clerk's Expense
700.00
688.45
11.55
Registrars' Salaries
500.00
500.00
Registrars' Expense
2,000.00
1,988.81
11.19
Election and Registration Expense
2,000.00
1,685.15
314.85
Board of Appeal Expense
350.00
258.12
91.88
Capital Exp. Planning Com. Exp.
300.00
135.85
164.15
..
Balance Appropriated from 1952 1953
Other Credits
Transfers Payments
Balance Dec. 31
Planning Board Expense
735.00
250.00
928.50
56.50
Finance Committee Expense
100.00
51.40
48.60
Personnel Board Expense
50.00
12.25
37.75
Municipal Building Janitor
3,128.00
3,128.00
Municipal Building Maintenance
3,450.00
500.00
3,941.33
8.67
$ 59,802.21
$ 1,454.54
$ 59,274.64
$
1,982.11
Protection of Persons and Property
Police Dept. Salaries
$ 81,239.51
$ 77,447.37
$ 3,792.14
Police Dept. Pensions
9,868.36
$ 20.00
9,888.36
Police Dept. Maintenance
9,735.00
85.96
9,820.21
.75
Police Station Maintenance
3,050.00
2,909.81
140.19
New Cruising Car No. 1, Art. 8
500.00
500.00
New Cruising Car No. 2, Art. 9
500.00
500.00
New Uniforms for Policemen
$
402.50
1,250.00
1,390.35
262.15
Relocating Traffic Signal Box, Art. 10
1,300.00
1,300.00
Fire Dept. Salaries
65,773.75
65,770.83
2.92
Fire Dept. Callmen Salaries
5,700.00
5,182.25
517.75
Fire Dept. Pensions
1,375.00
1,375.00
Fire Dept. Maintenance
8,885.00
8,862.30
22.70
Fire Stations Maintenance
3,245.00
3,244.84
.16
Fire Alarm Maintenance
2,960.00
67.65
3,027.44
.21
Fire Alarm Extension
1,600.00
$ 67.65
949.40
582.95
New Chassis for Engine 4
177.87
177.87
Two Walkie-Talkie Radios, Art. 14
550.00
547.70
2.30
New Uniforms for Firemen
125.00
525.00
272.01
377.99
Moth and Tree Dept. Salaries
18,781.40
18,277.89
503.51
Moth and Tree Dept. Maintenance
5,190.00
5,189.61
39
Town Forest, Art. 17
127.44
500.00
335.82
291.62
Helicopter Spraying, Art. 15
2,700.00
2,700.00
Second-Hand Truck Purchase, Art. 16
1,400.00
1,399.98
02
Mosquito Control, Art. 18
600.00
600.00
Hydrant Rentals
5,000.00
5,000.00
Drinking Fountains
100.00
100.00
Inspector of Buildings Salary
3,700.00
3,700.00
Inspector of Buildings Expense
365.00
326.83
38.17
Inspector of Wires Salary
500.00
500.00
Inspector of Wires Expense
200.00
177.80
22.20
Sealer of Wts. and Measures Salary
650.00
650.00
Sealer of Wts. and Measures Expense
250.00
221.32
28.68
Dog Officer's Salary
375.00
375.00
Dog Officer's Expense
400.00
396.24
3.76
Game Warden's Salary
105.00
105.00
Traffic Control
2,200.00
1,669.50
530.50
Civil Defense
5,063.55
560.33
4,503.22
$ 5,896.36
$241,073.02
$ 173.61
$ 67.65
$234,851.06
$ 12,224.28
Health and Sanitation
Board of Health Salaries
$ 1,456.00
$ 1,456.00
Board of Health Expense
650.00
$ 100.00
737.13
12.87
Health Officer's Salary
587.50
587.50
Inspector of Plumbing Salary
1,299.50
1,299.50
Inspector of Animals Salary
220.00
220.00
Inspector of Milk and Food Salary
350.00
350.00
Inspector of Milk and Food Expense
50.00
50.00
Care of Contagious Diseases
5,000.00
3,473.52
1,526.48
Balance Appropriated from 1952 1953
Other Credits
Transfers Payments
Balance Dec. 31
Premature Babies
500.00
500.00
Garbage Collection
6,500.00
6,500.00
Dental Clinic
2,850.00
2,848.09
1.91
Child Welfare, Art. 53
500.00
500.00
$ 19,963.00
$ 100.00
$ 18,021.74
$ 2,041.26
Public Works
Administrative Salaries
$ 8,320.00
$ 8,320.00
Administrative Expense
1,450.00
$ 771.00
2,174.36
$ 46.64
Engineering Division Salaries
15,000.00
14,938.10
61.90
Engineering Division Expense
1,420.29
579.71
1,979.91
20.09
Consulting Engineers
$ 72.28
4,000.00
4,062.50
9.78
Highway Maint. and Oper. Salaries
49,800.00
206.04
49,999.25
6.79
Highway Maint. and Oper. Expense
33,400.00
33,290.80
109.20
Chap. 90 Const., Charles St., 1951
5,069.74
4,872.22
197.52
Chap. 90 Const., Charles St., 1952
5,168.28
4,849.97
318.31
Chap. 90 Const., Charles St., 1953, Art. 32
5,000.00
12,000.00
15,725.59
1,274.41
Chap. 90 Maint., 1953, Art. 34
1,000.00
2,000.00
3,000.00
Street Lighting
17,000.00
17,000.00
Bear Hill Rd. Betterment Sals.
354.26
354.26
Bear Hill Rd. Betterment Exp.
289.54
177.04
112.50
Evergreen Rd. Betterment Sals.
671.01
671.01
Evergreen Rd. Betterment Exp.
647.14
225.00
422.14
Glenmere Circle Betterment Sals.
61.01
61.01
Glenmere Circle Betterment Exp.
90.00
45.00
45.00
Parkman Road Betterment Sals.
178.51
178.51
Parkman Road Betterment Exp. 181.63
91.63
90.00
Tennyson Rd. Betterment Sals.
145.03
145.03
Tennyson Rd. Betterment Exp.
148.80
45.00
103.80
Wadsworth Rd. Betterment Sals.
35.46
35.46
Wadsworth Rd. Betterment Exp.
38.00
38.00
Whittier Rd. Betterment Sals.
3.26
3.26
Whittier Rd. Betterment Exp.
20.00
20.00
Winslow Rd. Betterment Sals.
90.00
90.00
45.00
45.00
1,140.00
1,110.37
29.63
Wentworth Rd. Betterment Exp.
1,250.00
959.98
290.02
Woodland St. Betterment Sals.
2,600.00
1,816.36
783.64
Woodland St. Betterment Exp.
2,369.00
1,943.98
425.02
Resurfacing Streets Salaries
300.00
67.91
232.09
Resurfacing Streets Expense
2,200.00
2,197.23
2.77
Resurfacing Mineral St. Bridge Salaries
550.00
250.00
93.47
706.53
Resurfacing Mineral St. Bridge Expense
1,200.00
70.89
1,129.11
Parking Area Cleaning Salaries
400.00
400.00
Parking Area Cleaning Expense
80.00
80.00
New High School Water Mains
27,000.00
27,000.00
New High School Access Roads
13,000.00
120,000.00
22,495.59
110,504.41
Pensions
..
7,200.00
901.08
8,101.08
Maint. Storm Drains Sals.
6,500.00
6,500.00
Maint. Storm Drains Exp.
3,700.00
3,699.69
.31
Drainage Constr. Salaries
10,503.50
996.50
11,470.03
29.97
Drainage Constr. Expense
13,000.00
12,994.38
5.62
Sidewalk Constr. and Maint. Sals.
12,800.00
37.10
12,762.90
Sidewalk Constr. and Maint. Exp.
6,000.00
5,991.23
8.77
Snow and Ice Removal Salaries
18,500.00
14,890.57
3,609.43
Snow and Ice Removal Expense
16,500.00
15,964.43
535.57
..
Winslow Rd. Betterment Exp.
90.00
Wentworth Rd. Betterment Sals.
..
..
..
Balance Appropriated from 1952 1953
Other Credits
Transfers
Payments
Balance Dec. 31
Sewer Maint. and Constr. Sals.
12,400.00
500.00
12,881.77
18.23
Sewer Maint. and Constr. Exp.
12,000.00
11,765.57
234.43
Sewer House Conn. Salaries
4,000.00
1,500.00
5,481.30
18.70
Sewer House Conn. Expense
2,500.00
800.00
3,163.97
136.03
John St. Dump Wages
4,600.00
37.10
4,637.10
John St. Dump Expense
200.00
200.00
Park Dept. Salaries
11,400.00
11,399.25
.75
Park Dept. Expense
5,000.00
4,944.31
55.69
Water Maint. and Oper. Sals.
52,000.00
10,000.00
54,449.06
7,550.94
Water Maint. and Oper. Exp.
54,049.49
47,963.33
6,086.16
Water - Debt
28,950.51
1,041.99
29,992.50
Water Dept. Garage
23,930.97
23,930.97
Road Machinery Fund
20,809.11
20,801.63
20,800.00
20,810.74
Road Machinery Oper. Acct.
6,109.12
13,100.00
20,800.00
39,529.45
479.67
$ 64,203.15
$483,382.79
$193,185.05
$ 22,005.63
$512,464.18
$206,301.18
Charities and Aid
General Aid Adm. Salaries
$ 5,550.00
$ 5,524.63
$ 25.37
General Aid Adm. Expense
760.00
179.29
General Aid
28,000.00
$ 2,958.09
580.71 21,137.62
3,904.29
Aid to Dep. Children, Adm.
1,950.00
1,341.29
608.71
Aid to Dep. Children
16,000.00
$ 29.34
14,383.07
1,646.27
A.D.C. Federal Grants, Adm.
$ 250.13
1,266.90
1,133.23
383.80
A.D.C. Federal Grants, Aid
929.23
10,970.15
10,671.19
1,228.19
Old Age Assistance, Adm.
6,200.00
600.24
6,800.24
Old Age Assistance
138,300.00
131,245.14
7,054.86
O.A.A. Federal Grants, Adm. O.A.A. Federal Grants, Aid
1,674.34
ยท 6,996.58
600.24
6,789.10
1,281.58
5,546.50
87,304.53
86,028.44
6,822.59
Disability Assistance, Adm.
950.00
Disability Assistance
950.00 9,700.00
7,832.98
1,867.02
D.A. Federal Grants, Adm.
145.56
720.45
631.88
234.13
D.A. Federal Grants, Aid
448.68
6,069.09
6,075.75
441.02
$ 8,994.44
$207,410.00
$113,956.28
$ 3,558.33
$301,125.27
$ 25,677.12
Veterans' Benefits
Administrative Salaries
$ 1,634.70
$ 1,634.70
Administrative Expense
600.00
524.29
75.71
Aid
12,000.00
$ 600.00
12,589.50
10.50
$ 14,234.70
$ 600.00
$ 14,748.49
$ 86.21
Education - Schools
General Salaries
$531,392.59
$529,119.91
$ 2,272.68
General Maintenance
110,677.63
$106,594.58
4,083.05
Vocational Tuition
3,000.00
2,968.97
31.03
Transportation
20,000.00
18,959.75
1,040.25
Athletics
$ 810.06
4,200.00
$ 4,911.28
9,146.10
775.24
Cafeterias
4,924.92
3,800.00
69,118.66
68,630.25
9,213.33
Teachers' Retirement
1,809.00
480.76
1,328.24
School Land Purchase Birch Meadow ..
2,155.20
1,700.00
455.20
Junior High School Repairs
1,500.00
1,500.00
Highland School Repairs
467.00
467.00
New High School Athletic Field Study
1,000.00
1,000.00
School Land Purchase Forest St.
55.00
55.00
School Land Purchase Tower Rd.
2,930.00
2,070.00
5,000.00
$ 13,842.18
$675,949.22
$ 74,029.94
$742,600.32
$ 22,221.02
..
Balance Appropriated from 1952 1953
Other Credits
Transfers
Payments
Balance Dec. 31
Public Library
Salaries
$ 12,281.00
$ 11,835.22
$ 445.78
Maintenance
5,930.00
$ 209.20
6,131.95
$ 7.25
$ 18,211.00
$ 209.20
$ 17,967.17
$ 453.03
Unclassified
Recreation
$ 5,500.00
$ 5,482.39
$ 17.61
Insurance
24,375.05
$ 10,750.16
34,051.56
1,073.65
Memorial Day Observance
1,838.00
1,733.65
104.35
Damage Claims
1,000.00
450.00
1,354.00
96.00
Care and Lighting of Old South Clock
-
200.00
172.67
27.33
Printing Town Report
1,475.00
1,475.00
Printing Street List
825.00
36.80
861.80
Parking Area Maintenance
200.00
193.55
6.45
Recording Fees - Reg. of Deeds
100.00
75.00
25.00
Contributory Fund - Pension
39,962.00
39,962.00
Contributory Fund - Expense
1,275.00
1,275.00
Contributory Fund - Military Service
483.20
483.20
Land Court Expense, Art. 6
200.00
105.00
95.00
Legion Quarters Rent, Art. 49
1,500.00
1,500.00
V.F.W. Quarters Rent, Art. 50
660.00
660.00
Aid to Agriculture, Art. 54
100.00
98.67
1.33
Reserve Fund
25,000.00
$ 3,792.76
21,207.24
Parking Area No. 2, Construction
$ 12,000.00
8,000.00
1,700.00
206.04
19,266.38
2,227.58
Sewer Pumping Station Land Purchase
500.00
212.45
287.55
Unpaid 1952 Bill
50.00
50.00
$ 12,000.00
$ 87,693.25
$ 38,486.96
$ 3,998.80
$109,012.32
$ 25,169.09
Light Department
Maintenance Depreciation
$ 15,581.88
$1,162,915.75 80,460.00
$ 80,460.00 $1,082,455.75 44,138.22
47,442.56
4,461.10
$ 15,581.88
$1,243,375.75
$124,598.22 $1,129,898.31
$ 4,461.10
Cemeteries
Salaries
$ 21,000.00
$ 126.84
$ 21,061.72
$ 65.12
Maintenance
2,500.00
3,804.36
6,300.84
3.52
Care of Soldiers' Graves, Art. 19
1,200.00
$
26.84
1,173.16
$ 24,700.00
$ 3,931.20
$ 26.84
$ 28,535.72
$ 68.64
Municipal Indebtedness
Interest, not incl. Sewer, Light and Water
$ 60,150.00
$ 1,000.00
$ 58,900.00
$ 250.00
Maturing Debt, not incl. Light and Water
145,837.08
$ 12,162.92
158,000.00
Loans in Anticipation of Revenue
$205,987.08
$ 12,162.92
$ 1,000.00
$216,900.00
$ 250.00
Agency, Trust and Investment
Dog License due County
$ 75.60
$ 3,112.00
$ 3,136.00
$ 51.60
Sporting Licenses due State
40.00
1,608.50
1,648.50
Parker Hospital Fund - Income
2,239.36
23,128.80
$ 13.80
23,033.89
2,320.47
Grouard Hospital Fund - Income
2,095.10
2,081.30
13.80
Grouard Hospital Fund - Transactions
1,389.95
1,389.95
Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund
Bequests
75.00
5,005.00
5,080.00
Interest
2,430.40
2,430.40
Transactions
2,127.30
2,127.30
R.H.S. Scholarship Fund - Income
252.50
252.50
Balance
Balance Appropriated from 1952 1953
Other Credits
Transfers
Payments
Dec. 31
Grant Swiming Pool Fund - Income
35,609.96
35,609.96
Torrey Library Fund
Bequest
1,000.00
997.95
Income
29.59
31.64
Premium on Loans
13,204.91
399.80
13,204.91
399.80
Tailings Account
437.76
51.07
386.69
Withholding Tax
10,695.43
139,987.15
137,167.47
13,515.11
Blue Cross - Blue Shield
1,331.65
16,012.73
15,837.05
1,507.33
Salvage Account ..
6,496.62
164.08
30.00
6,630.70
State Parks and Reservations
1,533.12
2,265.52
732.40
Audit Municipal Accounts
2,502.98
2,502.98
Audit Retirement System
810.74
810.74
Metropolitan Sewerage
29,697.16
29,163.76
533.40
County Tax
49,207.39
47,875.90
1,331.49
County T.B. Hospital
11,419.18
14,925.48
3,506.30
$ 34,596.33
$329,523.43
$ 13,218.71
$328,849.16
$ 22,051.89
Non-Revenue Accounts
New High School Construction
$2,098,878.99
$1,392,513.62 $ 706,365.37
New High School Sewer Const.
$ 15,000.00 $ 215,000.00
60,442.19
169,557.81
Library Addition Construction
178.17
178.17
Light Construction, Regular
64,303.71
21,181.52
23,227.69
62,262.54
Light Construction, Wilmington
1,632.71
1,632.71
Light Construction, North Reading
150,000.00
20,712.42
129,287.58
Water Construction - Standpipe
139,115.91
116,696.89
22,419.02
Water Construction - Wells
109.92
109.92
Portion of Loans Invested: New High School Construction New High School Sewer Constr. Light, Sub-station Constr.
3,542,031.73
3,542,031.73
288,688.10
288,688.10
149,336.25
149,336.25
$2,302,591.70
$ 15,000.00 $4,367,870.31
$5,595,391.52 $1,090,070.49
Refunds
Taxes, Assessments, Pub. Service Ent., etc. Departmental
$ 11,099.29
$ 11,099.29
5,370.51
5,370.51
$ 16,469.80
$ 16,469.80
Totals $2,457,706.04 $2,054,406.27 $6,395,528.99
$168,474.18 $9,326,109.70 $1,413,057.42
REPORT OF THE CONTRIBUTORY RETIREMENT BOARD
January 28, 1954
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
The total active membership of the Contributory Retirement System on December 31, 1953 was two hundred and thirty-three.
The following is the financial statement for the year ending De- cember 31, 1953:
Cash
Bal. Jan. 1, 1953
$ 9,572.62
Receipts
1953 Receipts:
Invested Income
$ 5,176.30
Contributed by Members
31,526.05
City of Melrose
93.56
Additional payments
2,253.40
Appropriated by Town:
Pension Fund
$ 39,962.00
Expense Fund
1,275.00
Military Service Credit Fund
483.20
$ 80,769.51
$ 90,342.13
Expenditures
1953 Payments:
Investments
$ 28,880.00
Expenses
1,187.62
Annuities
3,127.05
Pensions
38,763.25
Refunds to members
3,811.82
Refund (Option B-Pensioner)
973.45
$ 76,743.19
Bal. Dec. 31, 1953
$ 13,598.94
$ 90,342.13
Assets
Cash, Middlesex County Natl. Bank, Reading ....
$ 13,598.94
Deposit on Interest
26,000.00
Co-operative Shares
37,920.80
Federal Savings & Loan Association
7,307.11
U. S. Savings Bonds
191,000.00
Accrued Interest on Investments
1,462.62
$277,289.47
186
Liabilities
Annuity Savings
$176,726.20
Annuity Reserve
35,605.14
Pension Fund
61,573.46
Special Military Service Credit
3,133.96
Expense Fund
250.71
$277,289.47
Contributory Retirement System DONALD C. MITCHELL, Chairman BOYD H. STEWART, Secretary ARTHUR C. ALDRICH
STATEMENT OF TRUST FUNDS
Gilman L. Parker Hospital Fund
Balance, January 1, 1953
$203,466.38
Receipts:
Income from Savings Banks
$ 2,122.06
Income from U.S. Savings Bonds, Series G.
3,025.00
Inc. from Stock of First Nat. Bank of Boston
290.00
5,437.06
Principal from Estate of Gilman L. Parker
19,800.00
$228,703.44
Disbursements:
Hospital Bills
$ 920.05
Safe Deposit Rent
10.00
$ 930.05
Balance, December 31, 1953
227,773.39
Invested as Follows:
Savings Banks
$ 80,286.08
U.S. Savings Bonds, Series G.
121,000.00
First National Bank of Boston, 108 Shares
4,066.44
Co-operative Bank Paid-Up Shares
20,087.40
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
2,320.47
$227,773.39
187
Anne S. Grouard Hospital Fund
Balance, January 1, 1953 Receipts:
Income from Savings Banks $ 138.96
Income from Co-op. Bank Shares
20.00
Income from U.S. Savings Bonds, Series G
2,065.10 $ 2,224.06
Balance, December 31, 1953
$ 90,038.57
Invested as Follows:
Savings Banks
$ 5,524.77
Co-operative Bank Paid-Up Shares
2,000.00
U.S. Savings Bonds, Series G
82,500.00
In General Cash
13.80
$90,038.57
Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund
Balance, January 1, 1953
$142,117.36
Receipts:
Bequests
$ 5,005.00
Income from Savings Banks
1,291.75
Income from Securities
2,415.40
$ 8,712.15
$150,829.51
Disbursements:
For Work on Endowed Lots
$ 2,404.36
Balance, December 31, 1953
$148,425.15
Invested as Follows:
Savings Banks
$ 50,425.15
Co-op. Bank Paid-up Shares
3,000.00
U.S. Savings Bonds, Series G
95,000.00
$148,425.15
Public Library Fund
Balance, January 1, 1953
$ 1,081.43
Receipts - Income from Savings Bank
29.94
Disbursement for New Books
68.64
Balance, December 31, 1953, in Savings Bank ....
$ 1,042.73
Horace G. Wadlin Library Fund
$ 1,866.40
Receipts - Income from Savings Bank
51.68
Disbursement for New Books
140.56
Balance, December 31, 1953, in Savings Bank ....
$ 1,777.52
188
$ 87,814.51
1,111.37
Balance, January 1, 1953
$ 1,918.08
Donald N. Tuttle, Jr., Library Fund
Balance, January 1, 1953
Receipts - Income from Savings Bank
$ 560.60 13.38
Balance, December 31, 1953, in Savings Bank .... Edward Appleton Library Fund
$ 573.98
Balance, January 1, 1953
$ 5,012.50
Receipts - Income from Savings Bank
151.49
Balance, December 31, 1953, in Savings Bank ....
$ 5,163.99
Charles Torrey Library Fund
Balance, January 1, 1953
$ 1,000.00
Receipts - Income from Securities
31.71
Balance, December 31, 1953
$ 1,031.71
R.H.S. Scholarship Fund
Balance, January 1, 1953
$ 5,188.20
Receipts - Income from Savings Bank
132.90
$ 5,321.10
Disbursement - One Scholarship Payment
120.00
Balance, December 31, 1953 in Savings Banks ....
$ 5,201.10
Ethel E. Grant Swimming Pool Fund
From Estate of Ethel E. Grant, October 29, 1953, and deposited in Savings Bank
$ 35,609.96
Post War Rehabilitation Fund
Balance, January 1, 1953
$ 643.43
Receipts - Income from Savings Bank
15.36
Balance, December 31, 1953 in Savings Banks ....
$ 658.79
Stabilization Fund
Balance, January 1, 1953
$ 82,818.45
Receipts - Income from Savings Banks
2,279.93
Balance, December 31, 1953 in Savings Banks ....
$ 85,098.38
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 verified bank balances, and report the foregoing to be a true and accurate statement, December 31, 1953.
BOYD H. STEWART,
Town Accountant
189
INDEX
Accountant's Report
141
Appropriations and Expenditures
175
Balance Sheet
142
Expenditures
153
Funded Debt
147
Receipts
148
Trust Funds
187
Animal Inspector's Report
80
Board of Appeals
122
Board of Assessors 133
Board of Health
79
Board of Public Welfare 95
Board of Public Works 83
Building Inspector's Report
89
Cemetery Department 77
Superintendent's Report 77
Contributory Retirement Board Report
186
Custodian of Soldiers' and Sailors' Graves 122
Dog Officer's Report 91
Fire Chief's Report
87
Juror's List
10
Library Trustees' Report 81
Middlesex County Extension Service (4-H Club)
93
Moth Superintendent's Report 132
Municipal Light Board 125
Planning Board
74
Plumbing Inspector's Report 124
Police Dept. Report 90
Recreation Committee Report
92
School Committee
97
Age-Grade Table
109
Budget
101
Commencement Exercises
115
High School Graduates
116
No School Signals
117
School Calendar 110
111
School Faculties
Superintendent's Report 104
INDEX
Selectmen's Report
118
Statistics
9
Tax Collector's Report
136
Town Clerk's Report
13
Births
49
Marriages
58
Deaths
68
Notice to Parents, Housewives, Physicians and Midwives
73
Town Election
13
Annual Town Meeting
18
Town Counsel's Report
75
Town Officers
2
Treasurer's Report
139
Tree Warden's Report
132
Veterans' Benefits Agent
94
Wire Inspector's Report
96
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