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Pay Roll
$ 4.80
Expense
3.00 $
7.80
212
Chapter 90 Maintenance Pay Roll
$ 1,252.93
Expense
Machinery Rental
308.00
Asphalt
1,230.93
Sand/Stone
1,494.52
Supplies
3.27 $
4,289.65
Chapter 90 Construction 1954
$
3,040.76
Snow and Ice Removal
Pay Roll
$ 6,799.17
Expense
Machinery Rental
1,072.02
Plowing
556.84
Supplies/Tools
1,421.07
Calc. Chloride/Salt
1,584.75
Sand
666.84
Hired Equipment
994.73
New Equipment
2,266.36
Weather Advisers
156.00
Miscellaneous
208.75 $
15,726.53
Maintenance Storm Drains
Pay Roll
$
4,719.24
Expense
Supplies
460.59
Machinery Rental
527.64
Hired Equipment
801.00
Cleaning Catch Basins
608.00
New Equipment
2,337.63 $
9,454.10
Drainage Construction
Pay Roll
$ 6,343.63
Expense
Supplies and Tools
1,857.67
Machinery Rental
1,412.14
Pipe
4,650.14
Manhole Covers/Frames
3,230.00
Sand/Gravel/Brick
906.97
Hired Equipment
4,506.05
Advertising
99.82 $
23,006.42
Sidewalk Maint. and Const.
Pay Roll $ 7,046.80
Expense
Supplies
2,295.37
Machinery Rental
1,035.38
Sand/Gravel/Loam/Seed
681.14
213
Stonedust Hired Equipment Contract Payment
96.29 1,758.80
427.40 $ 13,341.18
Sewer Maintenance
Pay Roll
$ 4,269.20
Expense
Supplies
1,758.27
Machinery Rental
138.00
Light and Power
143.30
Fuel Oil
243.60
Insurance
840.57
Interest on Bonds
4,530.00
Water Works Assoc.
150.00
Hired Equipment
203.28
Express
4.20 $
12,280.42
Sewer Construction
Pay Roll
$ 21,041.01
Expense
Supplies
1,577.16
Pipe
564.35
Hired Equipment
401.30
Tar Patch
606.10
Gravel/Sand/Stone
193.97
Manhole Covers/Frames
977.50
Machinery Rental
554.87
Insurance
1,981.07
Contract Payment
15,842.83 $
43,740.16
Sewer House Connection
Pay Roll
$ 8,425.00
Expense
Supplies
3,167.69
Machinery Rental
1,442.76
Hired Equipment
226.00
Pipe
217.50
Manhole Covers
20.30
Freight
11.35 $
13,510.60
John Street Dump
Pay Roll $ 5,600.00
Expense
Machinery Rental
808.06
Rodent Extermination
225.00 $
6,633.06
214
Park Department
Memorial Park Pay Roll Supplies Hired Equipment
$ 2,860.54
707.72
915.45 $
4,483.71
Sturges Park ,
Payroll
$
1000.76
Lights
51.83 $
1,052.59
Commons
Pay Roll
$ 1,195.92
Supplies
196.09
Lights
42.73 $
1,434.74
Washington Street
Pay Roll
$ 1,907.33
Supplies
503.39 $
2,410.72
Birch Meadow
Pay Roll
$ 1,429.74
Lights
78.23
Supplies
204.72 $
1,712.69
Miscellaneous
Pay Roll
$ 641.25
Machinery Rental
1,240.05
Supplies
1,127.42 $
3,008.72
Little League Park
Pay Roll
$ 515.67
Supplies
106.64
Machinery Rental
261.50 $
883.81
Water Department
Office Salaries
$ 3,048.19
Office Supplies
374.59
Machinery Rental
7,990.79
Phone and Miscellaneous
567.35
Water Works Convention
150.00
Insurance
3,133.39
Bonds and Interest
27,200.00 $
42,464.31
Pumping Station
Pay Roll
2,835.02
Phone
143.18
Light and Power
8,449.66
215
Express
2.00
Supplies and Repairs
690.07
Fuel Oil
102.86
Weston and Sampson
225.00 $
12,447.79
Filtration Plant
Pay Roll
$ 2,744.86
Supplies
246.36
Services
75.00
Express
15.40 $
3,081.62
Wells
Pay Roll
$ 1,522.18 $
1,522.18
Garage
Lights
$ 36.53
Phone
36.00
Fuel Oil
396.30
Supplies
172.35 $
641.18
Meter Maintenance
Pay Roll
$ 5,165.55
Supplies and Fittings
3,792.80
Express/Freight
11.41
New Meters
2,131.05 $
11,100.81
Service Pipe Maintenance
Pay Roll
$ 19,943.97
Supplies and Misc.
4,397.80
Pipe
409.84
Hired Equipment
57.00
Range Oil
-
68.77 $
24,877.38
Service Pipe Construction
Pay Roll
$ 8,074.42
Supplies
11,584.69
Pipe
5,341.88
Hired Equipment
162.00
Range Oil
208.06
Express/Freight
22.23 $
25,393.28
Main Pipe Maintenance
Pay Roll
$ 1,579.00
Supplies
375.00
Hired Equipment
13.64 $
1,967.64
216
Main Pipe Construction
Pay Roll
Supplies
$ 7,545.64 4,697.41
Pipe
20,603.18
Hired Equipment
309.95
Express/Freight
13.91 $
33,170.09
Hydrant Maintenance and Construction
Pay Roll
$ 1,543.22
Supplies
72.52
New Hydrants
3,797.50 $
5,413.24
Miscellaneous
Pay Roll
$ 11,749.65
Supplies
1,622.53 $
13,372.18
Cleaning Parking Area
Pay Roll
$ 960.00
Expense
Supplies
259.03 $
1,219.03
New High School Access Roads
Pay Roll
$ 962.96
Expense
Contract Payment
770.30
Repairs/Supplies
10.89
Machienry Rental
34.76
Gravel
90.65 $
1,869.56
Road Machinery Operating Account
Water
$ 6,687.14
Highway
10,418.81
Sewer
714.39
Drainage
202.41
Snow and Ice
855.63
Parks
233.50
Maint. Storm Drains
188.49
Engineering Division
122.34
Dumps
19.08
Board Public Works
93.54
Birch Meadow Drive
267.84
Hurricane Damage
56.23
House Connection
16.94
New Equipment
19,673.10 $
39,549.44
Pension
Pay Roll
$ 7,336.62 $
7,336.62
217
South Street Relocation
Expense Land Damages
$ 2,000.00 $ 2,000.00
Two Field House Construction Pay Roll
$ 910.09
Expense
Machinery Rental
102.00
Gravel/Sand
17.65
Supplies
170.26 $
1,200.00
Street Betterments
$ 28,129.02
Birch Meadow Drive
Pay Roll
$ 5,259.31
Expense
Machinery Rental
1,494.02
Pipe
610.21
Hired Equipment
9,342.07
Supplies
2,328.53
Gates/Frames
340.00
Gravel/Sand
1,842.26
Curbing
954.95 $
22,171.35
Birch Meadow Tennis Courts - Resurfacing
Pay Roll
$ 29.95
Resurfacing
1,570.05 $
1,600.00
Street Lighting
$
17,000.00
Total Public Works
$ 582,727.81
Charities and Aid
General Aid Administrative
Personal Services
$ 2,006.08
Expense
Office Supplies
32.39
Building Maintenance
120.33
Travel
44.05
Postage
37.26
Telephone
18.40
Other
4.60 $
2,263.11
General Aid
Cash Aid
$ 10,794.11
Tewksbury State Hospital and Infirmary
883.83
Nursing Homes
780.00
218
Material Grants:
Fuel
$ 14.25
Maintenance
608.00
Hospital
89.76
Medicine
248.84
Doctors
166.00
Optical
46.00
Dental
188.00
Burials
300.00
Other
30.50 $
1,691.35
Payments to other cities and towns
6,386.10 $
20,535.39
Aid to Dependent Children Administrative
Personal Services
$
4,777.35
Building Maintenance
984.43
Office Supplies and Equipment
118.63
Travel Expense
151.42
Stationery and Printing
29.25
Postage
60.00
Telephone
159.55
Other
38.50 $
6,319.13
Aid to Dependent Children
Regular Cash Aid
$ 19,476.69
Material Grants:
Doctors
$ 336.67
Optical
67.50
Medicine
318.72
Dental
211.00
Hospital
682.73
Visiting Nurse
7.68
Other
$ 19.50 $
1,643.80 $ 21,120.49
Disability Assistance Administrative
Personal Services
$ 1,662.93
Building Maintenance
96.07
Office Supplies and Equipment
22.17
Travel Expense
18.18
Stationery and Printing
23.25
Postage
15.00
Telephone
74.00
Other
10.60 $
1,922.20
Disability Assistance
Regular Cash Aid $ 9,217.95
Tewksbury State Hospital and Infirmary
840.22
219
Material Aid:
Doctors
$ 270.90
Optical
74.00
Dental
4.00
Medicine
774.56
Nursing Homes
1,143.00
Hospital
812.63
Visiting Nurse
471.98
Other
85.00 $
3,636.07 $
13,694.24
Old Age Assistance Administrative
Personal Services
$
12,182.90
Building Maintenance
428.67
Office Supplies and Equipment
1,482.17
Travel Expense
243.88
Stationery and Printing
72.37
Postage
117.25
Telephone
231.96
Miscellaneous
159.71 $
14,918.91
Old Age Assistance
Expenditures:
Regular Cash Assistance
$ 118,158.93
Material Grants:
Doctors
$ 7,498.50
Medicine
8,846.02
Hospitals
5,668.57
Nursing Homes
51,260.59
Optical
844.51
Dental
438.00
Chiropodists
205.00
Ambulance
184.00
Visiting Nurse
481.92
Other
935.70 $
76,362.81
Payments on account of deceased persons: Material Grants:
Doctors
$ 660.00
Medicine
367.00
Hospitals
1,889.03
Visiting Nurse
57.60
Ambulance
82.00
Chiropodists
3.00
Nursing Homes
1,662.31
Burials
300.00 $
5,020.94
Payments to other Cities and Towns $ 3,743.08 $ 203,285.76
Total Charities and Aid
$ 284,059.23
220
Veterans Benefits
Administrative
Personal Services
Agent
$ 1,650.00
Clerk
468.44 $
2,118.44
Expense
Car
$
236.50
Telephone
219.21
Supplies
270.70
Other
5.00 $
731.41
Aid
Cash Aid
$
12,988.00
Food
10.00
Fuel
1,038.84
Medicine
469.52
Hospitals, Doctors
2,571.96
Other
311.88 $
17,390.20
Total Veterans' Benefits
$ 20,240.05
Schools
Salaries
Supt., Clerks and Enf. of Law $
34,147.01
Directors
24,366.64
Misc. Salaries of Instruction
1,640.00
Principals
27,912.47
Teachers
487,179.52
Janitors and Matrons
70,177.25
Health
8,191.83 $ 653,614.72
Maintenance
Supt. Office Expense
1,075.72
Research and Professional Study
297.45
Printing
497.50
Travel Expenses
262.09
Prin. Office Expense
563.78
Telephones
2,999.25
Travel Expense - Enf. of Law
150.00 $
5,845.79
221
Instruction
Travel Expense of Directors $
658.97
Textbooks and Supplementary Books
11,107.04
Supplies - School
14,452.31
Supplies - Shop
2,026.03
Supplies - Domestic Science
934.42
Film
484.92
Physical Ed Equipment
1,832.55
Tests
1,320.65
Instructional Apparatus
6,045.83
Express Charges
208.19 $
39,070.91
Operation of Plant
Fuel
$
22,781.02
Water and Sewer
1,523.18
Electricity
8,997.39
Gas
346.55
Laundry and Summer Cleaning
295.03
Ash Removal
456.89
Exp. of Supr. of Blds. and Grounds
325.37
Janitors Supplies
6,989.53 $
41,714.96
Maintenance of Plant
Grounds
$
2,465.62
Buildings
7,271.59
Service System
810.43
Plumbing and Heating
3,238.01
Furniture Repair
62.23 $
13,847.88
Auxiliary Agencies
Library
$
2,501.58
Health Expenses
612.04
Commencement
350.53 $
3,464.15
Capital Outlay
New Equipment and Furniture
$
2,502.97
Transportation
20,653.01
Vocational Tuition
3,189.71
Cafeterias
97,438.73
Athletics
9,929.35
Veteran's Pension
861.24
Highland School Boiler Installation
14,451.18
New Car
1,400.00
1953 Bill
23.40
School Plans and Surveys, Forest St.
6,893.00
Birch Meadow Rough Grading
10,529.30
Land Purchase, Birch Meadow Area
2,500.00*
Total Schools
$ 927,930.30
222
Library
Personal Services
Librarians
$ 7,851.72
Clerical
3,455.31
Janitor
2,524.00 $ 13,831.03
Expense
Books and Periodicals
$
4,401.90
Fuel
777.40
Binding and Repair
839.99
Building Maintenance
954.81
Printing and Supplies
366.16
Service Contracts
209.20
Telephone
170.23
Light
83.80
Water and Sewer
23.31
Miscellaneous
64.40 $
7,891.20
Total Library
$ 21,722.23
Unclassified
As in Appropriation and Expenditure Schedule
$ 115,925.85
Light Department
Maintenance, Operation and Depreciation
$1,306,861.96
Cemeteries
Personal Services
Superintendent
$ 4,604.88
Clerical
1,268.80
Labor
17,935.44 $
23,809.12
Expense
Office Maintenance and Supplies $
874.15
Shop Maintenance
219.23
Trucks and Tools Maintenance
724.78
New Tools and Equipment
588.73
Fertilizer, Seed Loam, Cement, Water, etc.
911.72
Flowers for Perpetual & Annual Care Lots Grave Liners
95.00
1,197.95
Repairs of Hurricane Damage
55.25
Repairs on Forest Glen House
32.86
Repairs to Walls and Avenues
378.00
Cemetery Development
348.00
Miscellaneous
564.06 $
5,989.73
Care of Soldiers' Graves
$ 1,112.87
Land Purchase
54.00
Total Cemeteries
$ 30,965.72
223
Municipal Indebtedness
Interest:
School Loan, Pearl St.
$
350.00
School Loan, Eaton
7000.00
School Loan, Senior High
44,550.00
Library Addition Loan
625.00 $
52,525.00
Maturing Debt:
Sewer Loan, 1948
$ 4,000.00
Sewer Loan, 1953
20,000.00
School Loan, Pearl St.
5,000.00
School Loan, Eaton
25,000.00
School Loan, Senior High
110,000.00
Library Addition Loan
10,000.00 $ 174,000.00
Total Municipal Indebtedness
$ 226,525.00
Agency, Trust and Investment
As in Appropriation and Expenditure Schedule $ 308,643.87
Non-Revenue Accounts
New High School Construction $ 222,369.55
New High School Sewer Construction
13,133.28
Water Construction, Wells
13.96
Lights Construction, Regular
37,646.39
Light Construction, Special
59,245.92 $ 332,409.10
Refunds
Taxes, Assessments, Public Service Enterprise $ Departmental
13,669.57 5,139.38 $ 18,808.95 $4,537,317.66
Total Expenditures in 1955
224
APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES
Balance
Balance Appropriated from 1954 1955
Other Credits
Transfers Payments
General Government
Selectmen's Clerical
$ 1,404.00
$ 1,388.00 $
16.00
Selectmen's Expense
1,500.00
1,499.91
.09
Town Accountant's Salary
4,961.50
4,961.50
Town Accountant's Clerical
702.72
702.72
Town Accountant's Expense
600.00
596.81
3.19
Treasurer's Salary
2,687.50
2,687.50
Treasurer's Clerical
1,100.00
1,070.65
29.35
Treasurer's Expense
1,625.00
1,534.39
90.61
Collector's Salary
4,480.00
4,480.00
Collector's Clerical
6,277.80
6,277.80
Collector's Expense
2,100.00
2,082.91
17.09
Assessors' Salaries
4,050.00
4,050.00
Assessors' Clerical
6,196.30
6,173.95
22.35
Assessors' Expense
2,715.00
2,220.36
494.64
Town Counsel's Salary
2,687.50
2,687.50
Town Counsel's Expense
1,750.00
$ 200.00
1,950.00
Town Clerk's Salary
1,700.00
1,700.00
Town Clerk's Clerical
3,171.60
3,024.85
146.75
Town Clerk's Expense
750.00
746.08
3.92
Registrars' Salaries
500.00
500.00
Registrars' Expense
2,600.00
2,600.00
Election and Registration Expense
2,000.00
350.00
2,348.82
1.18
Board of Appeals Expense
350.00
322.77
27.23
Capital Exp. Planning Com. Expense
300.00
180.69
119.31
Planning Board Expense
700.00
108.15
591.85
-
..
Balance
Balance Appropriated from 1954 1955
Other Credits
Transfers Payments
Planning Board Legal Expense, Art. 23
700.00
682.90
17.10
Finance Committee Expense
100.00
44.00
56.00
Personnel Board Expense
50.00
31.00
19.00
Municipal Building Janitor
3,168.80
14.64
3,183.44
Municipal Building Maintenance
4,000.00
3,999.18
82
$ 64,927.72 $
564.64
$ 63,835.88 $
1,656.48
Protection of Persons and Property
Police Department Salaries
$ 95,251.12
$ 93,976.13 $
1,274.99
Police Dept. Pensions
9,888.36
9,287.54
600.82
Police Dept. Maintenance
10,170.00
9,976.81
193.19
Police Station Maintenance
2,593.00
2,542.18
50.82
Police New Uniforms, Art. 15
$
351.70
1,250.00
1,255.71
345.99
Police Station Janitor's Salary
1,200.00
1,155.00
45.00
New Station Wagon, Art. 10
1,500.00
1,500.00
New Cruising Car, No. 1, Art. 11
700.00
700.00
New Cruising Car, No. 2, Art. 12
700.00
700.00
Cruising Car Replacement
1,700.00
1,676.00
24.00
Fire Dept. Salaries
79,444.82
78,935.67
509.15
Fire Dept. Callmen Salaries
5,400.00
4,825.00
575.00
Fire Dept. Pensions
1,375.00
1,375.00
Fire Dept. Maintenance
8,150.00
8,148.22
1.78
Fire Stations Maintenance
2,955.00
2,951.66
3.34
Fire Alarm Maintenance Salaries
1,450.00 $
500.00
1,949.99
.01
Fire Alarm Maintenance Expense
2,550.00
$ 500.00
2,049.94
.06
Fire Alarm Extension Salaries
1,000.00
999.17
.83
Fire Alarm Extension Expense
600.00
599.62
.38
New Uniforms, Art. 16
521.64 550.00
433.75
637.89
Rebuilding Hose 2 Firehouse Study
1,000.00
1,000.00
New Two-way Radio, Art. 17
500.00
-
500.00
Fire Alarm Exten. to No. Reading, Art. 18
1,000.00
1,000.00
Tree and Moth Dept. Salaries
19,489.48
18,791.09
698.39
Tree and Moth Dept. Expense
5,480.00
5,464.32
15.68
Town Forest, Art. 19
525.79
500.00
455.20
570.59
Town Forest Land Purchase, Art. 62
100.00
100.00
Dutch Elm Control, Art. 21
1,375.76
2,000.00
3,375.76
Mosquito Control, Art. 60
600.00
600.00
Hydrant Rentals
6,270.00
6,270.00
Drinking Fountains
100.00
100.00
Inspector of Buildings Salary
3,750.00
3,750.00
Inspector of Buildings Expense
455.00
452.29
2.71
Inspector of Wires Salary
700.00
700.00
Inspector of Wires Expense
300.00
282.12
17.88
Sealer of Weights and Measures Salary
700.00
700.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures Expense
250.00
191.91
58.09
Dog Officer's Salary
375.00
375.00
Dog Officer's Expense
400.00
394.94
5.06
Game Warden's Salary
105.00
105.00
Traffic Control
2,500.00
2,310.00
190.00
Civil Defense
4,189.00
407.54
3,781.46
$ 7,963.89 $ 272,301.78 $
2,200.00 $
500.00 $ 269,762.56 $
12,203.11
Health and Sanitation
Board of Health Salaries
$ 1,526.00
$ 1,526.00
Board of Health Expense
700.00
688.23 $ 675.00
11.77
Health Officer's Salary
675.00
Balance
Inspector of Plumbing Salary
1,458.00
1,458.00
Inspector of Animals Salary
400.00
400.00
Inspector of Milk and Food Salary
350.00
350.00
Inspector of Milk and Food Expense
50.00
50.00
Care of Contagious Diseases
4,000.00
3,381.56
618.44
Premature Babies
1,000.00
521.60
478.40
Garbage Collection
14,400.00
14,400.00
Dental Clinic
2,850.00
2,848.76
1.24
Child Welfare, Art. 66
600.00
600.00
$ 28,009.00
$ 26,899.15 $
1,109.85
Public Works
Administrative Salaries
$ 8,736.32
$ 8,736.32
Administrative Expense
1,750.00
1,629.53
120.47
Pensions
7,364.52
7,336.62
27.90
Engineering Division Salaries
24,752.80
24,076.26
676.54
Engineering Division Expense
2,160.00
2,148.92
11.08
Highway Maint. and Oper. Salaries
54,376.50
52,382.43
1,994.07
Highway Maint. and Oper. Expense
36,550.00
36,216.97
333.03
Chap. 90 Const., Art. 32, 1953
$
1,274.41
$ 1,274.41
Chap. 90 Const., Art. 34, 1954
6,374.72
3,333.96
3,040.76
1,891.63 $
24,108.37
7.80
25,992.20
Chap. 90 Maint., Art. 52, 1955
1,500.00
3,000.00
4,289.65
210.35
Snow and Ice Removal Salaries
9,900.00
6,799.17
3,100.83
Snow and Ice Removal Expense
10,756.00
8,927.36
1,828.64
Sewer Maint. & Oper. Salaries
7,000.00
4,269.20
2,730.80
Sewer Maint. & Oper. Expense
8,230.00
8,011.22
218.78
Balance Appropriated from 1954 1955
Other Credits Transfers Payments
Chap. 90 Const., Art. 51, 1955
Sewer Extension Salaries
19,000.00
2,041.01
21,041.01
Sewer Extension Expense
21,000.00
1,699.15
22,699.15
Sewer House Connection Salaries
7,000.00
2,500.00
8,425.00
1,075.00
Sewer House Connection Expense
4,600.00
500.00
5,085.60
14.40
Maintenance of Storm Drains Salaries
7,750.00
1,000.00
4,719.24
2,030.76
Maintenance of Storm Drains Expense
4,250.00
1,000.00
4,734.86
515.14
Drainage Construction Salaries
18,000.00
6,343.63
11,656.37
Drainage Construction Expense
22,000.00
900.00
16,662.79
4,437.21
Sidewalk Constr. and Maint. Salaries
12,000.00
7,046.80
4,953.20
Sidewalk Constr. and Maint. Expense
7,500.00
6,294.38
1,205.62
John St. Dump Wages
5,600.00
5,600.00
John St. Dump Expense
1,100.00
1,033.06
66.94
Park Dept. Salaries
16,000.00
9,551.21
6,448.79
Park Dept. Expense
9,325.00
5,435.77
3,889.23
Parking Areas Cleaning Wages, Art. 54
960.00
960.00
Parking Areas Cleaning Expense
320.00
259.03
60.97
Water Dept. Salaries
55,500.00
10,700.00
448.30
65,751.70
Water Dept. Expense
62,500.00
20,000.00
82,500.00
Water Debt and Interest
27,200.00
27,200.00
Water Dept. Garage
23,930.97
Road Machinery Fund
23,448.30
23,502.30
23,448.30
23,502.30
Road Machinery Oper. Acct., Art. 50
16,101.70
23,448.30
39,549.44
.56
New High School Access Roads, Art. 31,
1953
37,561.60
25,849.00
1,869.56
9,843.04
Street Lighting
17,000.00
17,000.00
378.57
John Carver Rd. Bett. Exp.
25.45
25.45
Overlook Rd. Bett. Sals.
403.71
403.71
Overlook Rd. Bett. Exp.
149.35
149.35
Glenmere Circle Bett. Sals.
4,618.50
4,591.50
27.00
......
23,930.97
John Carver Rd. Bett. Sals.
378.57
Balance
Balance Appropriated from 1954 1955
Other Credits
Transfers Payments
Glenmere Circle Bett. Exp.
3,900.00
3,889.32
10.68
Lothrop Rd. Bett. Sal.
7,106.00
2,411.11
4,694.89
Lothrop Rd. Bett. Exp.
5,500.00
3,609.72
1,890.28
Jere Rd. Bett. Sals.
857.00
857.00
Jere Rd. Bett. Exp.
700.00
436.90
263.10
Batchelder Rd. Bett. Sals.
4,660.00
4,481.14
178.86
Batchelder Rd. Bett. Exp.
3,800.00
3,800.00
Bolton St. Bett. Sals.
3,195.21
2,434.94
760.27
Bolton St. Bett. Exp.
2,600.00
2,467.39
132.61
Birch Meadow Tennis Courts Resurfacing, Art. 48
1,600.00
1,600.00
South St. Relocation, Art. 38
2,500.00
2,000.00
500.00
Two Field Houses Const., Art. 49
1,200.00
1,200.00
Mineral St. Bridge Repairs, Sals., Art. 39
900.00
900.00
Mineral St. Bridge Repairs, Exp., Art. 39
300.00
300.00
Birch Meadow Skating Area, Art. 36
6,200.00
6,200.00
Birch Meadow Drive Const., Art. 41
34,100.00
22,171.35
11,928.65
$ 93,867.08 $ 514,254.47 $ 191,335.84 $ 56,253.97 $ 582,727.81 $ 160,475.61
Charities and Aid
General Aid Adm. Salaries
$ 2,108.00
$ 2,006.08 $
101.92
General Aid Adm. Expense
760.00
257.03
502.97
General Aid
25,500.00
$
10.41
20,535.39
4,954.20
Aid to Dep. Children, Adm.
5,000.00
4,577.18
422.82
Aid to Dep. Children, Aid
15,500.00 $
1,619.06
12,337.72
4,781.34
A.D.C. Federal Grants, Adm.
·
$ 341.12
1,639.55
1,741.95
238.72
A.D.C. Federal Grants, Aid Disability Assistance, Adm.
969.87
10,178.15
8,782.77
2,365.25
1,500.00
1,286.28
213.72
Disability Assistance, Aid
8,500.00
8,500.00
D. A. Federal Grants, Adm.
233.77
671.39
635.92
269.24
D. A. Federal Grants, Aid
409.12
5,020.14
5,194.24
235.02
Old Age Assistance, Adm.
7,500.00
100.00
4,764.76
2,835.24
Old Age Assistance, Aid
119,500.00
3,540.96
2.00
122,991.61
O.A.A. Federal Grants, Adm.
1,183.50
9,028.28
10,154.15
57.63
O.A.A. Federal Grants, Aid
6,363.33
74,914.72
80,294.15
983.90
$ 9,500.71 $ 185,868.00 $ 106,712.25 $
12.41 $ 284,059.23 $ 17,961.97
Veterans' Benefits
Administrative Salaries
$ 2,118.44 750.00
$ 2,118.44
Administrative Expense
731.41 $
18.59
Aid
15,000.00 $
3,000.00
17,390.20
609.80
$ 17,868.44 $
3,000.00
$ 20,240.05 $
628.39
Education - Schools
General Salaries
$ 664,307.79 111,848.80 24,466.00
$ 653,614.72 $
10,693.07
General Maintenance
106,446.66
5,402.14
Transportation
20,653.01
3,812.99
Cafeterias
$ 11,377.00
$ 96,627.50
97,438.73
10,565.77
Athletics
1,172.29
4,500.00
4,507.26
9,929.35
250.20
Vocational Tuition
4,000.00
3,189.71
810.29
Veteran's Pension
3,450.00
861.24
2,588.76
Highland School Boiler Installation, Art. 5
12,488.43
1,967.00
14,451.18
4.25
New Car, Art. 30
1,730.17
69.83
1,400.00
400.00
Unpaid 1953 Bill, Art. 34
23.40
23.40
Balance
Balance Appropriated from 1954 1955
Other Credits
Transfers
Payments
School Plans & Surveys, Forest St., Art. 32 Birch Meadow Finish Grading, Art. 28 .... Birch Meadow Rough Grading, Art. 27 .... School Land Purchase, Birch Meadow Area, Art. 35
9,986.17
13.83
6,893.00
3,107.00
61,000.00
$ 61,000.00
24,600.00
14,070.70
10,529.30
2,500.00
2,500.00
$ 12,549.29 $ 897,800.76 $ 130,285.42 $
75,070.70 $ 927,930.30 $
37,634.47
Public Library
Salaries
$ 13,875.72
$ 13,831.03
44.69
Maintenance
7,740.00 $
152.63
7,891.20
1.43
$ 21,615.72 $
152.63
$ 21,722.23 $
46.12
Unclassified
Recreation - Playgrounds, Sals., Art. 58
$ 5,350.00
$ 5,127.00 $
223.00
Recreation - Playgrounds, Exp., Art. 58
1,650.00
1,508.36
141.64
Insurance
30,500.00 $
19,449.22
49,924.34
24.88
Memorial Day Observance
1,960.00
1,936.62
23.38
Damage Claims
372.10
372.10
Damage Claims, Conant, Art. 59
2,500.00
2,500.00
Care and Lighting Old South Clock
200.00
125.70
74.30
Printing Town Report
1,750.00
240.00
1,990.00
Printing Street List
900.00
781.95
118.05
Aid to Agriculture, Art. 67
100.00
100.00
Parking Areas Maintenance
400.00
356.63
43.37
Legion Quarters Rent, Art. 64
1,500.00
1,500.00
V.F.W. Quarters Rent, Art. 65
660.00
660.00
Contributory Retirement Fund - Pension Contributory Retirement Fund - Expense
38,172.00
38,172.00
1,400.00
1,400.00
Contrib. Retirement Fund-Military Serv.
23.26
23.26
Land Court Expense, Art. 6
200.00
200.00
Recording Fees - Reg. of Deeds
100.00
100.00
Old High School Bldg. Maint.
$
5,497.47
2,677.19
2,820.28
Birch Meadow Area Study, Art. 7, 1954
2,200.00
2,035.00
165.00
Hurricane Relief
43,613.05
39,976.85
3,636.20
Christmas Lighting, Art. 63
1,000.00
999.50
.50
Reserve Fund
25,000.00
11,731.67
13,268.33
$ 7,697.47 $
88,365.26 $ 88,674.37 $
51,708.52 $ 115,925.85 $
17,102.73
Light Department
Maintenance
$1,362,215.55 $ 123,499.87 $1,238,715.68
Depreciation
$ 65,320.26
112,302.17
68,146.28 $
109,476.15
$ 65,320.26
$1,474,517.72 $ 123,499.87 $1,306,861.96 $ 109,476.15
Cemeteries
Salaries
$ 21,000.00 $
2,900.00
$ 23,809.12 $
90.88
Maintenance
2,500.00
3,561.43 $
65.00
5,989.73
6.70
Care of Soldiers' Graves, Art. 20
1,200.00
87.13
1,112.87
Cemeteries Land Purchase
$
14.00
14.00
Cemeteries Land Purchase, Art. 17, 1955
65.00
40.00
25.00
$
14.00 $
24,700.00 $
6,526.43 $
152.13 $
30,965.72 $
122.58
Municipal Indebtedness
Interest, not incl. Sewer, Light & Water ..
$ 53,775.00
$ 1,250.00 $
52,525.00
Maturing Debt, not incl. Light & Water ..
174,000.00
174,000.00
$ 227,775.00
$ 1,250.00 $ 226,525.00
Balance Appropriated from 1954 1955
Other Credits
Balance
Transfers Payments
Agency, Trust and Investment
Dog Licenses due County
$ .
87.00
$ 3,424.40
$ 3,464.60 $
46.80
Sporting License due State
50.00
1,635.00
1,667.00
18.00
Parker Hospital Fund - Income
2,768.66
3,966.60
3,587.45
3,147.81
Parker Hospital Fund - Transactions
27,000.00
10,000.00
17,000.00
Grouard Hospital Fund - Income
2,130.10
2,130.10
Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund:
Bequests Interest
59.10
5,821.25
5,775.35
105.00
R.H.S. Scholarship Fund
242.50
242.50
Kenneth L. Brown Award Fund
1,012.50
1,012.50
Torrey Library Fund
32.50
32.50
Premium on Loans
325.00
325.00
Tailings
445.08
30.80
414.28
Withholding Tax
14,401.79
154,250.18
153,457.05
15,194.92
Blue Cross - Blue Shield
1,783.20
21,977.00
21,725.45
2,034.75
Salvage Account
6,770.94
181.53
136.36
6,816.11
State Parks and Reservations
2,899.00
2,550.10
348.90
Audit Municipal Accounts
3,027.42
3,027.42
Audit Retirement System
83.15
83.15
Metropolitan Sewerage
27,816.92
27,189.57
627.35
County Tax
49,090.00
54,364.36
(5,274.36)
County T.B. Hospital
17,620.32
15,263.46
2,356.86
$ 26,365.77
$ 325,114.52
$ 308,643.87 $
42,836.42
-
..
2,579.15
2,579.15
·
Non-Revenue Accounts
New High School Construction
$ 210,221.88 $ 75,320.70
$ 222,369.55 $
63,173.03
New High School Sewer Construction 43,154.55
13,133.28
30,021.27
Water Construction - Wells
276.58
13.96
262.62
Light Construction - Regular
37,874.67
48,231.44
37,646.39
48,459.72
Light Construction - Special
125,000.00 $
10,995.99
59,245.92
54,758.09
$ 291,527.68
$ 248,552.14 $
10,995.99 $ 332,409.10 $ 196,674.73
Refunds
Taxes, Assessments, Pub. Ser. Ent., etc.
$ 13,669.57
$ 13,669.57
Departmental
5,139.38
5,139.38
$ 18,808.95
$ 18,808.95
TOTALS
$ 514,806.15 $2,343,486.15 $2,596,397.56 $ 319,443.59 $4,537,317.66 $ 597,928.61
REPORT OF THE CONTRIBUTORY RETIREMENT BOARD
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
The total active membership of the Contributory Retirement System on December 31, 1955 was two hundred and fifty-five.
The following is the financial statement for the year ending Decem- ber 31, 1955:
Cash
Balance January 1, 1955
$ 8,534.72
Receipts
1955 Receipts:
Investments
$ 21,000.00
Invested Income
8,049.80
Contributions by members
36,421.60
From City of Melrose
93.56
Additional payments
6,194.36
Refunds
2,168.40
Appropriated by Town:
Pension Fund
38,172.00
Expense Fund
1,400.00
Military Service Credits
23.26
113,522.98
$122,057.70
Expenditures
1955 Payments:
Investments
$ 46,464.99
Expenses
1,418.53
Annuities
4,272.00
Pensions
46,846.43
Refunds to members
6,754.25
$105,756.20
Balance December 31, 1955
16,301.50
Assets
Cash, Middlesex County Nat. Bank, Reading
16,301.50
Deposits on interest
15,000.00
Paid-Up Cooperative Shares
66,000.00
Federal Loan and Savings
8,618.37
U. S. Savings Bonds
214,000.00
Accrued interest on investments
1,624.07
Stocks
14,726.00
$122,057.70
$336,269.94
236
Liabilities
Annuity Savings
233,051.30
Annuity Reserve
46,431.28
Pension Fund
52,705.86
Special Military Service
3,769.75
Expense Fund
311.75
$336,269.94
Contributory Retirement Board DONALD C. MITCHELL, Chairman BOYD H. STEWART, Secretary ARTHUR C. ALDRICH
STATEMENT OF TRUST FUNDS Gilman L. Parker Hospital Fund
Balance January 1, 1955
$232,530.64
Receipts:
Income from U.S. Savings Bonds
$ 2,825.00
Income from Savings Banks
2,680.73
Income from Stock and Co-op. Bank Paid- up Shares
1,081.60
Reimbursement
20.00
6,607.33
Principal from Estate of Gilman L. Parker
40.00
$239,177.97
Disbursements:
Hospital Bills
$ 2,409.05
Safe Deposit Rent
10.00
$ 2,419.05
Balance, December 31, 1955
$236,758.92
Invested as Follows:
Savings Banks
$ 95,531.67
U.S. Savings Bonds
91,000.00
First National Bank of Boston, 108 Shares
4,066.44
Co-op Bank Paid-up Shares, 130
26,000.00
Home Bleach & Dye Works, Pfd., 2 Shares
11.00
Sharpe Mfg. Co., Preferred, 55 Shares
1.00
Sharpe Mfg. Co., Common, 20 Shares
1.00
In General Cash
20,147.81
$236,758.92
237
Anne S. Grouard Hospital Fund
Balance, January 1, 1955
$ 92,334.60
Receipts:
Income from Savings Banks $ 235.10
Income from Co-op. Bank Paid-up Shares ...
65.00
Income from U.S. Savings Bonds
2,065.10
2,365.20
Balance, December 31, 1955
$ 94,699.80
Invested as Follows:
Savings Banks
$ 10,199.80
Co-operative Bank Paid-up Shares
2,000.00
U.S. Savings Bonds
82,500.00
$ 94,699.80
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds
Balance, January 1, 1955
$154,400.62
Receipts:
Bequests
$ 5,821.25
Income from Savings Bank
1,723.63
Income from Securities
2,579.15
10,124.03
$164,524.65
Disbursements:
For work on Endowed Lots
4,374.30
Balance, December 31, 1955
$160,150.35
Invested as Follows:
Savings Banks
$ 62,045.35
Co-operative Bank Paid-up Shares
20,000.00
U.S. Savings Bonds
68,000.00
In General Cash
10,105.00
$160,150.35
Public Library Fund
Balance, January 1, 1955
$ 1,072.92
Receipts - Income from Savings Bank
30.92
$ 1,103.84
Withdrawal for Books
49.51
Balance, December 31, 1955, in Savings Bank ....
$ 1,054.33
Horace G. Wadlin Library Fund
Balance, January 1, 1955
$ 1,828.96
Receipts - Income from Savings Bank
52.15
$ 1,881.11
238
Withdrawal for Books
103.12
Balance, December 31, 1955, in Savings Bank ....
$
1,777.99
Donald N. Tuttle, Jr. Library Fund
Balance, January 1, 1955
$ 588.40
Receipts - Income from Savings Bank
14.79
Balance, December 31, 1955, in Savings Bank ....
$ 603.19
Edward Appleton Library Fund
Balance, January 1, 1955
$ 5,333.16
Receipts - Income from Savings Bank
174.72
Balance, December 31, 1955, in Savings Bank ....
$ 5,507.88
Charles Torrey Library Fund
Balance, January 1, 1955
$ 1,064.96
Receipts - Income from Savings Bank
34.18
Balance, December 31, 1955, in Savings Bank ....
$ 1,099.14
R.H.S. Scholarship Fund
Balance, January 1, 1955
$ 5,348.78
Receipts - Income from Savings Banks
145.08
Paid for Scholarship
100.00
Balance, December 31, 1955, in Savings Banks ..
$ 5,393.86
Ethel E. Grant Fund
Balance, January 1, 1955
$ 36,633.57
Receipts - Income from Savings Bank
1,060.76
Balance, December 31, 1955, in Savings Bank ....
$ 37,694.33
Kenneth L. Brown Award Fund
Received from Donor
$ 1,000.00
Bond Income
$ 10.39
Savings Bank Income
.09
Bond Discount
34.06
44.54
Paid Student Award
25.00
Balance, December 31, 1955
$ 1,019.54
Invested as Follows:
U.S. Treas. Bond, 21/2 %, 9/15/72 - 67
$ 1,000.00
Mechanics Savings Bank
19.54
$ 1,044.54
$ 1,019.54
239
$ 5,493.86
Post War Rehabilitation Fund
Balance, January 1, 1955
Receipts - Income from Savings Bank
$ 675.36 16.98
Balance, December 31, 1955, in Savings Bank ....
$ 692.34
Stabilization Fund
Balance, January 1, 1955
$ 87,707.81
Receipts - Income from Savings Banks
2,618.51
Balance, December 31, 1955, in Savings Banks ..
$ 90,326.32
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, and report the foregoing to be a true and accurate statement as of December 31, 1955.
BOYD H. STEWART,
Town Accountant
240
INDEX
Accountant's Report 193
Appropriations and Expenditures
225
Balance Sheet
194
Expenditures
Funded Debt 199
200
Trust Funds
Animal Inspector's Report 170
Board of Appeal
91
Board of Assessors 187
Board of Health
98
Board of Public Welfare 181
Board of Public Works 139
Building Inspector's Report 93
Cemetery Department 94
Contributory Retirement Board Report 236
Custodian of Soldiers' and Sailors' Graves
96
Dog Officer's Report 185
178
Jurors' List 10
Library Trustees' Report 167
Moth Superintendent's Report
186
Municipal Light Board Report
171
Auditor's Report
174
Financial Reports 175
Manager's Report 172
Plumbing Inspector's Report 100
Police Dept: Report .. 92
Recreation Committee Report 169
204
Receipts
237
Fire Chief's Report
INDEX
School Committee Report 103
Administrative Officers 105
Age-Grade Table
127
Budget
108
Commencement Exercises
136
High School Graduates
137
School Calendar
128
School Clinics
128
School Faculties
129
School Guidance
119
Superintendent's Report
111
Sealer of Weights and Measures
184
Selectmen's Report
101
Statistics
9
Tax Collector's Report
188
Town Clerk's Report
13
Births
63
Deaths
81
Marriages
73
Notice to Parents, Housewives, Physicians and Midwives 87
Town Meetings
Annual
19
Special: October 27, 1955
56
Town Counsel's Report 89
Town Officers
2
Treasurer's Report 192
Tree Warden's Report 185
Veteran's Benefits Agent's Report 98
Wire Inspector's Report
99
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