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General Government
Selectmen
Personal Services - Clerical
$ 1,533.15
Expense
Reimbursement for Expenses
$ 269.71
Telephone
188.62
Postage
145.06
Towels
13.80
Association Dues
69.00
Printing, Stationery and Forms
125.43
Annotated Laws
45.00
Advertising Hearings
104.50
Machine Service
17.50
Signs - Hunting
191.00
Trophy - Police Pistol
8.55
Supplies
241.39
Printing Reports
356.00 $
1,775.56
Accountant
Personal Services
Accountant
$ 4,982.00
Clerical
741.00 $
5,723.00
Expense
Postage
$ 56.54
Supplies and Equipment
113.17
Association Dues
35.00
Machine Service and Maintenance
78.24
Travel Expense
141.75
Other
9.72 $
434.42
Treasurer
Personal Services
Treasurer
$ 2,937.50
Clerical
1,260.43 $
4,197.93
Expense
Postage
$
785.17
Stationery and Supplies
129.18
Telephone
122.41
Stencils and Filing Checks
166.02
Machine Service
70.50
Towels
8.70
Other
31.06
Bond Issue Expense
537.95 $
1,850.99
243
Collector
Personal Services Collector
$ 4,725.00 6,826.50 $ 11,551.50
Clerical
Expense
Books and Printing
$
895.58
Telephone
98.08
Supplies and Equipment
383.93
Postage
835.92
Other
79.07 $
2,292.58
Assessors
Personal Services
Assessors (3)
$ 4,275.00
Clerical
6,403.20 $
10,678.20
Expense
Meetings
$ 149.83
Auto Hire
80.00
Telephone
141.21
Supplies and Equipment
729.17
Maps
570.00
Printing and Forms
485.63
Postage
80.62
Registry of Deeds
345.36
Other
126.10 $
2,707.92
Town Counsel
Personal Services
2,937.50 $
Expense
Stenographic Services
$
1,006.42
Court Costs and Witness Fees
23.55
Telephone, Travel and Postage
79.26
Stationery and Supplies
100.00
Decisions and Annotated Laws
82.00
Examination of Titles and Records
400.00
Plans and Photostating
109.68
Court Reporter
10.40
Recording Fees
20.79
Other
167.90 $
2,000.00
Town Clerk
Personal Services
Town Clerk
$ 1,925.00
Clerical
3,347.75 $
5,272.75
244
Expense
Printing, Stationery and Supplies $ 237.31
Postage
148.27
Telephone
146.36
Association Dues
17.50
Advertising and Notices
84.00
Meetings and Travel
157.50
Binding
29.00 $
819.94
Registration
Personal Services
Registrars
$ 300.00
Assistant Registrars
1,825.97
Clerk
200.00 $
2,325.97
Expense
Printing and Supplies
$ 143.13
Telephone
30.87
Machine Service
7.50 $
181.50
Election
Election Officers
$ 2,403.85
Hall Rent
350.00
Installing Booths and Wiring
529.17
Lunches
231.56
Printing Voters List, Ballots and Counters
1,512.51
Finance Committee Reports
282.00
Advertising and Posting Warrants
471.00
Supplies
50.34
Postage
37.26 $
5,867.69
Board of Appeals
Clerical
$ 146.25
Supplies
6.55
Advertising Hearings
189.53 $
342.33
Planning Board
Dues
$ 20.00
Clerical
17.00
Maps
229.26
Advertising Hearings
64.75
Legal Fees
250.00 $
581.01
Capital Expenditures Planning Committee
Clerical
$ 3.99
Printing Report
196.02 $
200.01
245
Finance Committee
Dues
$ 25.00
Association Meetings
10.20
Printing
5.00
Postage
19.20 $
59.40
Personnel Board
Dues
$
25.00
Stationery
8.00 $
33.00
Municipal Building
Janitor
$
3,252.86
Fuel
610.89
Gas and Light
740.70
Water and Sewer
66.30
Supplies
451.20
Summer Janitor
40.00
Repairs to Building and Grounds
784.38
Water Cooler
209.60
Floor Polisher
150.00
Linoleum Floors
365.00
Furniture and Equipment
456.00 $
7,126.93
Old High School Building Maintenance
Janitor Service
$ 579.00
Coal
321.69
Light
37.67
Water
8.00
Sewer
6.00
Removal of Ashes
37.50
Repairs
666.31
Other
88.85 $
1,745.02
Total General Government
$
72,238.30
Protection of Persons and Property
Police Department
Personal Services
Chief
$ 5,295.93
Lieutenant
2,909.04
Sergeants
17,757.88
Patrolmen
72,485.64
Special Work
1,334.08
Clerk
2,340.00
Janitor
1,200.00 $ 103,322.57
246
Department Maintenance Expense
Traffic Officers' Uniforms
$ 186.00
Chief's Expense
195.85
Gasoline Expense
2,476.09
Radio Repairs
565.15
Gamewell System
1,130.00
Station Signals
49.38
Bicycle Expense
27.00
Revolver Permits
19.50
Traffic Lights
871.39
Traffic Lanes
1,481.81
Automobile Repairs
881.69
New Tires
254.87
Printing and Stationery
570.36
Reserve Police
225.68
Telephone Expense
797.51
Washing Cars
144.00
Coats and Caps
244.85
Police School
200.00
Oil and Grease
83.70
Chains and Alcohol
48.01
Batteries
54.77
Revolvers
150.00
Target Practice
113.56
All Others
1,281.11
12,052.28
Station Maintenance Expense
Water and Sewer
$ 73.80
Electricity
369.31
Fuel
486.59
Repairs
957.50
Janitor's Supplies
163.66
Laundry
69.73 $
2.120.59
Pensions
$
7,958.00
New Uniforms
1,276.65
New Station Wagon
1,132.00
New Ambulance
8,632.69
Fire Department
Personal Services
Chief
$ 5,300.10
Deputy Chief
4,625.53
Captains
8,839.48
Lieutenants
4,125.42
Privates
63,715.30
Callmen
5,574.98 $
92,180.81
247
Department Maintenance Expense
Chief's Expenses (Incl. travel out of State) $
66.00
Telephone
424.43
Laundry
560.60
Bedding, etc.
36.34
Motor Apparatus Maintenance
2,362.90
Gasoline and Oil
1,031.73
Repairs, other Equipment
146.34
New Hose
1,331.63
New Appliances
245.07
Equipment and Supplies
929.81
Equipment for Men
816.22
Forest Fires
308.52
Forest Fire Patrol
86.45
Office Expenses
249.45
Salary of Dispatcher
158.33
Salary of Mechanic
400.00
All Others
546.03 $
9,699.85
Station Maintenance Expense
Central Station
Gas
$
90.93
Fuel
683.53
Building Repairs
510.80
Lighting
183.19
Water and Sewer
138.09
Supplies
433.50
Furnishings
233.54
$ 2,273.58
Station No. 2, Woburn Street
Gas
$ 41.15
Fuel
348.63
Building Repairs
68.33
Lighting
71.64
Water and Sewer
14.00
Supplies
22.40
Furnishings
60.00
Salary of Steward
300.00
$
926.15 $
3,199.73
Pensions
$ 1,375.00
Fire Alarm Maintenance
Personal Services
Salary of Superintendent
$ 350.00
Pay Rolls
2,299.74 $
2,649.74
248
Department Expenses
Truck Maintenance $ 206.37
Power for Fire Alarm and Police Signals
49.34
Material, Supplies and Equipment
1,443.05
Radio Maintenance
192.32
Paint Fire Alarm Shop
190.00
Fire Alarm Boxes
596.50
All Others
92.08 $
2,769.66
Fire Alarm Extension
Personal Services
Pay Rolls
$
998.63
Department Expenses Material, Supplies and Equipment
$ 600.00
New Uniforms
585.46
New Firehouse Study
759.15
Fire Alarm Ext. to No. Reading
1,000.00
New Chief's Car
1,995.00
New Pumping Fire Engine - Advertising
2.71
New Fire Station Construction
5,752.25
Hydrant Rentals
6,390.00
Drinking Fountains
100.00
Tree and Moth Department
Personal Services
Tree Warden
$ 420.00
Superintendent
4,438.00
Climbers and Laborers
17,724.00 $
22,582.00
Expense
Fuel, Light, Water and Sewer
$ 134.96
Printing and Advertising
99.50
Telephone
248.18
Clerical
61.25
Supplies
336.91
Equipment Expense
2,656.07
Trees
306.50
Lead
1,018.08
Insecticide
328.72
Car Expense
104.00
Other
177.24 $
5,471.41
Town Forest
424.39
Dutch Elm Control
3,417.18
Mosquito Control
680.00
Garage Repairs
1,500.00
New Pick-up Truck
1,600.00
Inspector of Buildings
Salary
$ 3,937.50
249
Expense
Car $ 300.00
Telephone
99.18
Membership Dues
7.00
Printing Permits
65.00
Photos
14.74
Desk and Chair
208.05 $
693.97
Inspector of Wires
Salary
$ 700.00
Expense
Car
$ 247.39
Printing Inspection Cards
36.00
Megger
246.21
Acting Inspector
26.92 $
556.52
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Salary
$
700.00
Expense
Car
$ 186.00
Printing and Supplies
56.20 $
242.20
Game Warden's Salary
$
105.00
Dog Officer
Salary
$
375.00
Expense
Car
$ 81.83
Telephone
182.65
Light
10.06
Fuel
72.90
Supplies
20.15
Wiring
23.00
Plowing
5.00 $
395.59
Traffic Control - Schools
$ 2,817.50
Civil Defense
1,408.05
R.R. Signal Installation
4,000.00
Total Protection of Persons and Property ...
$ 318,159.08
Health and Sanitation
Board of Health
Personal Services
Doctors, 2 @ $125.00
$ 250.00
Clerk
1,300.00
Health Agent
700.00
Plumbing Inspector
1,500.00 $
3,750.00
250
Expense
Telephone
$ 161.76
Supplies
70.27
Printing
28.25
Car
200.00
Machine Service
52.00
Clerical, extra
56.25
Meetings
26.25
Other
6.86 $
601.64
Inspector of Animals Salary
400.00
Inspector of Milk and Food
Salary
$ 350.00
Expense
50.00 $
400.00
Care of Contagious Diseases
$ 3,582.65
Premature Babies
167.50
Garbage Collection
14,400.00
Dental Clinic
2,849.34
Child Welfare
Doctor
$ 300.00
Visiting Nurse Association
300.00 $
600.00
Total Health and Sanitation
$
26,751.13
Public Works
Administration
Pay Roll
$ 9,080.60
Expense
Telephone
585.48
Supplies
1,387.87 $
11,053.95
Engineering Division
Pay Roll
$ 24,707.58
Expense
Supplies ..
$ 1,926.91
Auto Mileage
260.00 $
26,894.49
Highway Department
Pay Roll
$ 54,979.78
Expense
Machinery Rental
4,897.98
Lights
316.21
Phone
495.49
Supplies
10,532.83
Fuel Oil
1,072.95
251
Curbing
243.24
Sand/Gravel
2,355.15
Tar Patch
6,035.49
Asphalt
7,083.29
Express/Freight
19.51
Hired Equipment
1,597.72
New Equipment
1,295.00
Resurfacing Sts.
1,050.37
Other
1,496.54 $
93,471.55
Snow and Ice
Pay Roll
$ 44,966.32
Expense
Snow Plowing and Hauling
14,437.72
Salt
4,587.52
Sand/Gravel
6,450.65
Machinery Rental
7,541.31
Hired Equipment
1,327.02
Weather Advisers
220.00
Fuel Oil
262.85
Supplies/Repairs
8,335.60
Gasoline
3,451.94
Express
15.29
New Equipment
569.00 $
92,165.22
Chapter 90 Construction - 1955
$ 2.25
Expense
Supplies
390.50 $
392.75
Chapter 90 Maintenance
Pay Roll
$ 860.61
Expense
Machinery Rental
325.18
Asphalt
1,338.17
Sand/Stone
1,883.19
Supplies
62.90 $
4,470.05
Maintenance Storm Drains
Pay Roll
$
6,389.41
Expense
Supplies
679.52
Machinery Rental
908.00
Hired Equipment
1,627.03
New Equipment
1,295.00
Pipe
411.16
Express
4.00 $
11,314.12
Pay Roll
....
252
Drainage Construction Pay Roll
$ 17,353.23
Expense
Supplies and Tools
$
2,105.07
Machinery Rental
2,207.05
Pipe
1,195.46
Manhole Covers/Frames
1,924.10
Sand/Gravel/Brick
864.51
Hired Equipment
909.30
Contract Payment
11,088.71
Advertising
250.50
Tar Patch
1,069.25 $
38,967.18
Sidewalk Maintenance
Pay Roll
$ 3,333.19
Expense
Supplies
$ 1,394.07
Stonedust
199.89
Machinery Rental
643.78
Hired Equipment
239.00
Gravel/Sand
557.45
6,367.38
Sidewalk Construction
Pay Roll
$ 7,038.35
Expense
Supplies
515.39
Machinery Rental
391.39
Sand/Gravel
2,807.25
Contract Payment
122.85
Tar Patch
100.00
Advertising
99.00
Hired Equipment
333.75 $
11,407.98
Sewer Maintenance
Pay Roll
$ 4,865.58
Expense
Supplies
2,081.97
Machinery Rental
477.48
Light and Power
223.95
Fuel Oil
182.00
Insurance
505.77
Interest on Bonds
3,990.00
Water Works Assoc.
207.15
Sand/Gravel
319.99
New Equipment
1,295.00
Hired Equipment
212.00 $
14,360.89
253
Sewer Construction
Pay Roll
$ 18,910.96
Expense
Supplies and Repairs
$ 3,190.96
Machinery Rental
1,452.25
Hired Equipment
745.00
Tar Patch
844.68
Gravel/Sand/Stone/Brick
785.70
Pipe
7,322.64
Insurance
1,519.24
Contract Payment
9,222.12
Manhole Covers/Frames
339.50
Blasting
835.69
Advertising
214.40 $
45,383.04
Sewer House Connection
Pay Roll
$ 12,125.20
Expense
Supplies/Repairs
$
6,720.83
Machinery Rental
1,500.54
Hired Equipment
1,266.01
Manhole Covers
106.00
Express
14.75
Pipe
696.84
Sand/Gravel
69.73
New Equipment
1,837.50
Brick/Cement
37.80 $
24,375.20
John Street Dump
Pay Roll
$
5,964.52
Expense
Hired Equipment
1,519.76
Gravel
209.81
Supplies
209.66 $
7,903.75
Arthur B. Lord Drive Const.
Pay Roll
$ 6,547.01
Expense
Machinery Rental
2,286.80
Pipe
1,055.66
Hired Equipment
7,398.92
Supplies
2,281.75 $
19,570.14
Mineral Street Bridge Repairs
Pay Roll
$ 107.92
Repairs
285.73 $
393.65
254
Resurfacing Tennis Courts Resurfacing $ 2,395.62
Park Department
Memorial Park
Pay Roll
$
2,235.27
Supplies
419.63
Hired Equipment
770.00
Tree Lawn Mix
768.16 $
4,193.06
Sturges Park
Pay Roll
$ 3,599.34
Supplies
516.53
Lights
16.83
Hired Equipment
2,264.28
Culvert Pipe
989.04
Machinery Rental
381.33
Gravel
889.30 $
8,656.65
Leach Park
Pay Roll
$
66.93
Commons
Pay Roll
$
924.72
Supplies/Repairs
208.43
Lights
53.61 $
1,186.76
Washington Street
Pay Roll
$ 1,440.01
Supplies/Repairs
527.84
Hired Equipment
20.00
Tree Lawn Mix
54.67 $
2,042.52
Birch Meadow
Pay Roll
$ 1,566.55
Supplies/Repairs
433.94
Tree Lawn Mix
54.67
Hired Equipment
50.00
Lights
80.25 $
2,185.41
Little League Park
Pay Roll
$ 820.82
Supplies
174.24
Hired Equipment
1,271.13
Sand/Gravel
764.59 $
3,030.78
Miscellaneous Parks
Pay Roll
$ 453.70
Machinery Rental
1,943.16
Supplies
348.34 $
2,745.20
255
Water Department Maintenance
Office Salaries
$ 3,120.79
Office Supplies
535.60
Phone and Miscellaneous
481.84
Water Works Conv.
264.85
Insurance
2,120.30
Bonds and Interest
25,817.50
New Equipment
918.75
Machinery Rental
5,988.72 $
39,248.35
Pumping Station
Pay Roll
$ 3,241.97
Phone
144.65
Light and Power
10,487.20
Express
13.61
Supplies and Repairs
834.66
Fuel Oil
113.72
Taxes - Mill St.
9.90
Services - Engineer
413.08 $
15,258.79
Filtration Plant
Pay Roll
$
4,154.98
Supplies
962.64
Coke
1,932.32
Hired Equipment
6,348.62
Pipe
783.63
Services
443.47
Express
6.70 $
14,632.36
Well Field
Pay Roll
$
2,363.85
Supplies and Fittings
861.38 $
3,225.23
Garage
Lights and Phone
$ 45.86
Fuel Oil
391.29
Supplies/Repairs
326.28 $
763.43
Meter Maintenance
Pay Roll
$ 6,655.09
Supplies
4,093.06
Express
21.82 $
10,769.97
256
Service Pipe Maintenance
Pay Roll
$
20,384.84
Supplies
7,538.62
Pipe
417.19
Range Oil
320.73
Hired Equipment
176.00
Sand/Gravel
91.20
Express
61.93 $
28,990.51
Main Pipe Maintenance
Pay Roll
$ 3,952.05
Supplies
996.90
Hired Equipment
1,575.00
Pipe
2,462.93
Sand/Gravel
1,331.54
Drilling and Blasting
3,520.56 $
13,838.98
Hydrant Maintenance
Pay Roll
$
1,076.70
Supplies
166.93 $
1,243.63
Miscellaneous
Pay Roll
$ 12,888.23
Supplies and Repairs
1,005.77 $
13,894.00
Service Pipe Construction
Pay Roll
$ 5,808.72
Supplies and Repairs
13,327.75
Pipe
6,476.76
Hired Equipment
794.51
Express
6.26
New Equipment
918.75
Machinery Rental
2,436.21 $
29,768.96
Meter Construction
New Meters
$
3,939.60
Miscellaneous
Insurance
$
1,125.70
Main Pipe Construction
Pay Roll
$
7,827.78
Supplies
4,080.15
Pipe
28,970.12
Hired Equipment
796.24
Gate Valves
290.08
Sand/Gravel
918.84 $
42,883.21
257
Hydrant Construction
New Hydrants Fittings
$ 1,054.30 453.30 $
1,507.60
Cleaning Parking Area
Pay Roll
$
222.40
Expense
Supplies
$
.99
Machinery Rental
20.35 $
243.74
New High School Access Roads
Pay Roll
$
293.61
Expense
Contract Payment
803.00
Gravel
321.55
Machinery Rental
138.20 $
1,556.36
Road Machinery Operating Account
Water
$ 2,866.66
Highway
8,985.16
Sewer
717.85
Drainage
186.73
Snow and Ice
2,294.92
Parks
227.11
Maint. Storm Drains
227.49
Engineering Division
6.15
Dumps
103.04
Bd. Public Works
266.28
Flood Relief
23.26
House Connection
253.60
Chapter 90 Maint.
4.09
Street Betterment
72.00
A. B. Lord Drive
764.01
New Equipment
27,231.95 $
44,224.30
Pensions
Pay Roll
$
7,085.52
Street Betterments
$ 50,912.67
Birch Meadow Drive
Pay Roll
$
291.80
Expense
Machinery Rental
69.50
Hired Equipment
340.00
Curbing
2,372.85
Supplies
29.50
Advertising
203.40
Contract Payment
7,257.43 $
10,564.48
258
Birch Meadow Skating Area
Pay Roll
$ 780.36
Expense
Machinery Rental
46.40
Hired Equipment
3,295.50
Services
182.39
New Equipment
205,00 $
4,509.65
Willow Street Sewer Construction
Pay Roll
$ 212.25
Expense
Supplies
13.67
Advertising
366.55
Pipe
3.436.55
Contract Payment
17,714.93 $
21,743.95
Jacob Way
Land Damages
$
16,425.00
Registering Plans
21.25 $
16,446.25
Birch Meadow Drain Culvert
Pay Roll
$
282.92
Expense
Machinery Rental
55.80
Hired Equipment
120.00
Contract Payment
1,581.17 $
2,039.89
Street Lighting
$
17,000.00
Total Public Works
$ 832,411.40
Charities and Aid
General Aid Administrative
Personal Services
$ 1,772.72
Expense
Office Supplies
17.00
Building Maintenance
42.60
Travel
86.12
Stationery and Printing
44.46
Postage
16.00
Telephone
85.50
Other
36.60 $
2,101.00
General Aid
General Aid
$ 7,998.40
Tewksbury Infirmary
596.83
Nursing Homes
882.45
Material Grants:
Fuel
70.46
Food
294.00
Doctors
147.00
259
Hospital and O.P.D.
96.10
Drugs
158.55
Opticians
21.00
Dentists
139.00
Lodging
30.00
Other
69.72 $
10,503.51
Payments to other Cities and Towns
$
3,330.03
Aid to Dependent Children
Regular Cash Aid
$ 22,389.78
Material Grants:
Doctors
384.00
Drugs
704.58
Opticians
100.00
Dentists
871.50
Hospitals and O.P.D.
267.49
Other
35.00 $
24,752.35
Aid to Dependent Children Administrative
Personal Services
$ 6,201.43
Expense
Building Maintenance
277.83
Office Supplies and Equipment
97.44
Travel
124.87
Stationery and Printing
3.25
Postage
37.26
Telephone
125.30
Other
13.00 $
6,880.38
Disability Assistance Administrative
Personal Services
$ 2,112.95
Expense
Building Maintenance
106.20
Office Supplies and Equipment
54.55
Travel
48.25
Postage
24.00
Telephone
38.25
Other
120.50 $
2,504.70
Disability Assistance
Regular Cash Aid
$ 9,454.06
Tewksbury Infirm. & Lemuel Shattuck Hosp.
2,647.60
Material Grants:
Doctors
308.25
Opticians
23.00
Dentists
441.00
Drugs
702.62
Nursing Homes
1,694.00
Hospitals and O.P.D.
211.65
260
Visiting Nurse Ambulance
285.76
35.50
Other
72.25 $ 15,875.69
Old Age Assistance Administrative
Personal Services
$ 8,796.54
Expense
Building Maintenance
747.64
Office Supplies and Equipment
441.32
Travel
188.85
Stationery and Printing
66.15
Postage
72.17
Telephone
283.70
Other
69.65 $
10,666.02
Old Age Assistance
Expenditures
Regular Cash Assistance
$ 111,308.37
Material Grants:
Doctors
4,894.30
Drugs
8,046.22
Hospitals
6,918.13
Nursing Homes
56,429.73
Opticians
567.40
Dentists
430.00
Chiropodists
205.00
Ambulance
90.50
Visiting Nurse
653.02
Special Needs
550.00
Other
67.75 $ 190,160.42
Payents on Deceased Persons
Material Grants:
Boarding Home Care
$ 646.35
Nursing Home Care
406.37
Doctors
418.00
Drugs
331.59
Hospitals
72.08
Visiting Nurse
7.92
Ambulance
19.00
Burial Charges
170.00 $
2,071.31
Payments to Other Cities and Towns ..
$
4,511.29
Total Charities and Aid
$ 273,356.70
261
Veterans' Benefits
Administrative
Personal Services
Agent
$ 1,850.00
Clerk
494.00 $
2,344.00
Expense
Car
$ 183.46
Telephone
236.75
Supplies
91.30
Miscellaneous
65.70 $
577.21
Aid
Cash Aid
$
8,619.41
Food
130.21
Fuel
1,162.48
Medicine
322.35
Hospitals, Doctors
1,239.16
Miscellaneous
464.86 $
11,938.47
Total Veterans' Benefits
$ 14,859.68
Schools
Salaries
Supt., Clerks and Enf. of Law
$
35,125.60
Directors
26,450.00
Misc. Salaries of Instruction
840.00
Principals
28,950.04
Teachers
541,032.57
Custodians and Matrons
72,744.31
Health
10,124.10 $ 715,266.62
Maintenance
Supt. Office Expense
$ 631.74
Research and Prof. Study
348.00
Printing
626.00
Travel Expenses
215.96
Prin. Office Expense
504.41
Telephone
3,023.00
Travel Expense - Enf. of Law
150.00 $
5,499.11
Instruction
Travel Expense of Directors $ 845.09
Textbooks and Supplementary Books
12,635.10
Supplies - School
11,101.81
Supplies - Shop
2,514.60
Supplies - Dom. Science
740.97
262
Audio-Visual
2,130.44
Physical Ed Equipment
879.01
Tests
1,019.46
Instructional Apparatus
3,376.65
Express Charges
79.85 $ 35,322.98
Operation of Plant
Fuel
$
21,159.68
Water and Sewer
1,591.72
Electricity
11,876.30
Gas
487.48
Laundry and Summer Cleaning
187.48
Ash Removal
699.50
Exp. of Supr. of Buildings and Grounds
410.47
Janitors Supplies
5,588.73 $
42,001.36
Maintenance of Plant
Grounds
$
7,418.62
Buildings
16,554.39
Service System
316.64
Plumbing and Heating
2,987.18
Furniture Repair
746.41 $
28,023.24
Auxiliary Agencies
Library
$ 2,263.40
Health Expenses
439.65
Commencement
357.81 $
3,060.86
Capital Outlay
New Equipment and Furniture
$
2,988.44
Transportation
26,481.13
Cafeterias
112,032.54
Athletics
12,397.17
Vocational Tuition
2,848.90
Elem. School Land Purchase, West St.
53,800.00
School and Recreation Site Com. Expense
383.38
School Plans and Surveys, Forest St.
1,366.82
School Land Purchase, Haverhill St.
25,000.00
Total Schools
$1,066,472.55
Library
Personal Services
Librarians
$ 9,764.37
Clerical
4,322.85
Janitor
2,680.80 $
16,768.02
263
Expense
Fuel
$ 886.31
Light and Gas
151.22
Water and Sewer
27.23
Telephone
197.71
Printing and Supplies
965.09
Books and Periodicals
5,223.38
Binding and Repair
238.43
Building Maintenance
922.08
Typewriter
109.00
Other
28.37 $
8,748.82
Total Library
$ 25,516.84
Unclassified
As in Appropriation and Expenditures Schedule
$ 124,247.47
Light Department
Maintenance, Operation and Depreciation
$1,619,304.97
Cemeteries
Personal Services
Superintendent
$ 4,758.00
Clerical
1,350.10
Labor
18,874.86 $
24,982.96
Expense
Office Maintenance and Supplies $ 322.18
Shop Maintenance
175.20
Truck and Tools Maintenance
1,539.88
New Tools and Equipment
612.98
Fertilizer, Seed, Loam, Cement, Water, etc.
554.66
Flowers for Perpetual and Annual Care Lots Perpetual Care Markers
95.50
Grave Liners
809.09
Repairs on Avenues
121.40
Cemetery Development and Improvement
145.58
Miscellaneous
108.03
4,499.69
Care of Soldiers' Graves
1,196.55
Total Cemeteries $ 30,679.20
Municipal Indebtedness
Interest:
School Loan, Pearl St.
$ 262.50
School Loan, Eaton
6,500.00
School Loan, Senior High
42,075.00
Library Addition Loan
500.00
Ant. Rev. Loan
2,026.67 $ 51,364.17
264
15.19
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
Anticipation of Revenue Loan
$ 250,000.00
Total Municipal Indebtedness
$ 475,364.17
Agency, Trust and Investment
As in Appropriation and Expenditure Schedule $ 440,055.10
Non-Revenue Accounts
Portion of Light Loan Invested
$ 433,245.94
Portion of School Loan Invested
1,062,038.46
New High School Construction
40,287.13
New High School Sewer Construction
10,816.23
Mun. Light Dept. - Regular Constr.
52,609.92
Mun. Light Dept. - Special Constr.
187,120.61
Mun. Light Dept. - Sub-station Constr.
124,713.20
School Construction - Forest Street
228,669.78 $2,139,501.27
Refunds
Taxes, Assessments, Public Service Enterprise $ 16,967.71
Departmental 9,701.90 $ 26,669.61
Total Expenditures in 1956
$7,485,587.47
265
APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES
Balance Appropriated from 1955 1956
Other Credits
Transfers
Payments
Balance 12/31/56
General Government
Selectmen's Clerical
$ 1,486.50 $
50.00
$ 1,533.15 $
3.35
Selectmen's Expense
2,000.00
1,775.56
224.44
Town Accountant's Salary
4,982.00
4,982.00
Town Accountant's Clerical
741.00
741.00
Town Accountant's Expense
600.00
434.42
165.58
Treasurer's Salary
2,937.50
2,937.50
Treasurer's Clerical
1,225.00
35.43
1,260.43
Treasurer's Expense
1,500.00
537.95
1,850.99
186.96
Collector's Salary
4,725.00
4,725.00
Collector's Clerical
6,850.00
6,826.50
23.50
Collector's Expense
2,300.00
2,292.58
7.42
Assessors' Salaries
4,275.00
4,275.00
Assessors' Clerical
6,428.50
6,403.20
25.30
Assessors' Expense
3,425.00
2,707.92
717.08
Town Counsel's Salary
2,937.50
2,937.50
Town Counsel's Expense
2,000.00
2,000.00
Town Clerk's Salary
1,925.00
1,925.00
Town Clerk's Clerical
3,288.00
59.75
3,347.75
Town Clerk's Expense
750.00
75.00
819.94
5.06
Registrars' Salaries
500.00
500.00
Registrars' Expense
2,000.00
7.47
2,007.47
Election and Registration Expense
6,500.00
5,867.69
632.31
Board of Appeals Expense
350.00
342.33
7.67
Planning Board Expense
700.00
331.01
368.99
Planning Board Legal Expense, Art. 5
250.00
250.00
Capital Expenditures Planning Com. Exp. Finance Committee Expense
300.00
200.01
99.99
100.00
59.40
40.60
Personnel Board Expense
50.00
33.00
17.00
Municipal Building Janitor
3,252.86
3,252.86
Municipal Building Maintenance
4,000.00
3,874.07
125.93
Old High School Bldg. Maint., Art. 3
$ 2,820.28
5,000.00
1,745.02
6,075.26
$ 2,820.28 $
77,378.86 $ 765.60
$ 72,238.30 $
8,726.44
Protection of Persons and Property
Police Dept. Salaries
$ 106,877.59
$ 102,122.57 $
4,755.02
Police Dept. Pensions
7,958.00
7,958.00
Police Dept. Maintenance
11,420.00 $
640.00 $
5.73
12,052.28
1.99
Police Station Maintenance
2,150.00
2,120.59
29.41
Police Station Janitor's Salary
1,200.00
1,200.00
Police New Uniforms, Art. 12
$ 345.99
1,300.00
1,276.65
369.34
Police, New Station Wagon, Art. 8
1,175.00
1,132.00
43.00
Police, New Ambulance, Art. 19
9,000.00
8,632.69
367.31
Fire Dept. Salaries
87,128.34
86,605.83
522.51
Fire Dept. Callmen Salaries
6,750.00
500.00
5,574.98
675.02
Fire Dept. Pensions
1,375.00
1,375.00
Fire Dept. Maintenance
9,700.00
9,699.85
.15
Fire Stations Maintenance
3,200.00
3,199.73
27
Fire Alarm Maintenance Salaries
2,150.00
500.00
2,649.74
.26
Fire Alarm Maintenance Expense
2,770.00
2,769.66
.34
Fire Alarm Extension Salaries
1,000.00
998.63
1.37
Fire Alarm Extension Expense
600.00
600.00
Fire Dept. New Uniforms, Art. 13
637.89
625.00
585.46
677.43
Rebuilding Hose 2 Firehouse Study
1,000.00
759.15
240.85
New Two-way Radio, Art. 17, 1955
500.00
500.00
Balance Appropriated from 1955 1956
Other Credits
Transfers
Payments
Balance 12/31/36
Fire Alarm Extension to No. Reading Art. 18, 1955
1,000.00
1,000.00
Fire Dept. New Chief's Car, Art. 10
2,000.00
1,995.00
5.00
New Pumping Fire Engine, Art. 11
20,000.00
2.71
19,997.29
New Fire Station Construction, Art. 9
60,000.00
5,752.25
54,247.75
Tree and Moth Dept. Salaries
22,582.00
22,582.00
Tree and Moth Dept. Expense
5,480.00
5,471.41
8.59
Town Forest, Special, Art. 14
570.59
500.00
424.39
646.20
Town Forest Land Purchase, Art. 62, 1955
100.00
100.00
Dutch Elm Control, Art. 16
5,500.00
3,417.18
2,082.82
Mosquito Control, Art. 17
1,400.00
680.00
720.00
Tree and Moth Garage Repairs
1,500.00
1,500.00
New Pick-up Truck, Art. 18
1,600.00
1,600.00
Hydrant Rentals
6,390.00
6,390.00
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