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100.00
Dog Licenses due County
44.00
Welfare
50.00
833.00
Sporting Licenses due State
97.00
Overestimates:
State Parks and Reservations ..
862.89
Metropolitan Sewerage
5,046.95
5,909.84
Poll
26.00
Real Estate
10,162.14
10,188.14 Road Machinery Fund
41,517.53
Poll
130.00
Personal
2,188.38
Real Estate
48,141.66
50,460.04
Life Insurance Dividend
2,940.42
12,093.05
Cemetery Sale of Lots & Graves Fund Reserve for Petty Cash Advances .... Reserved for Appropriation: Blue Cross Refund 9,152.63
8,025.02
Levy of 1959:
833.00
Accounts Receivable:
Taxes:
Levy of 1958:
Payroll Deductions:
Withholding Tax - Federal $ 25,020.50
Withholding Tax - State 5,497.31
Group Hospital Insurance 2,599.93
Motor Vehicle Excise: Levy of 1958 Levy of 1959
68.54 29,332.57
29,401.11
Parker Hospital Fund - Income .... Light Consumers Guaranteed Dep. Recoveries: Disability Assistance Old Age Assistance
7,495.27 12,903.00
Special Assessments:
Moth 1958
2.00
Sewer Unapportioned
50,427.70
Sewer 1958
33.25
Salvage Committee Fund
6,971.98
Appropriation Balances Forward
353,643.38
Sewer Interest 1958
9.42
Sewer Interest 1959
112.78
50,971.35
Overlay Reserved For Abatement of Taxes: Levy of 1958
10,188.14
Sewer H. C. Unapportioned
29,410.90
Levy of 1959
9,954.75
20,142.89
Sewer H. C. 1958
31.14
Sewer H. C. 1959
175.92
Sewer H. C. Int. 1958
8.31
Sewer H. C. Int. 1959
45.73
29,672.00
Special Assessments
130,183.63
Taxes on Est. of Deceased Persons
498.16
Sidewalk Unapportioned
4,401.19
Sidewalk 1958
24.11
Sidewalk 1959
84.05
Sidewalk Interest 1958
1.91
State and County Aid to Highways
29,155.21
Sidewalk Interest 1959
21.08
4,532.34
Water Rates and Liens
35,504.48
Light Rates, etc.
299,268.21
539,853.09
Highway Unapportioned
39,200.32
Highway 1958
97.83
Highway 1959
418.46
Highway Interest 1958
70.71
Highway Interest 1959
211.60
39,998.92
127.20 3,037.12
3,164.32
Sewer 1959
388.20
Overlay Surplus Reserve
55,221.87
Revenues Reserved until Collected:
Motor Vehicle Excise
29,401.11
Departmental
9,148.07
Tax Titles
3,695.10
Tax Possessions
2,999.12
Water Available Surplus
Surplus Revenue
27,229.14 311,400.41
Water Mains Unapportioned .. Sewer Rentals
553.74 4,453.28
Departmental:
Sewer House Connections
33.07
Water Ext. and Conn.
1,753.28
Public Welfare
109.52
A.D.C. - State
3,060.39
O.A.A. - Other
424.19
Public Works
2,891.62
Tree and Moth
876.00
9,148.07
Taxes on Estate of Deceased Pers.
498.16
Tax Titles
3,695.10
Tax Possessions
2,999.12
Aid to Highways, Chapt. 90:
State
18,670.15
County
10,485.06
29,155.21
Water:
Rates ,etc.
31,999.20
Liens added to Taxes
3,505.28
35,504.48
Light:
Rates, etc.
299,268.21
Consumers Deposits
12,903.00
312,171.21
Underestimates:
County Tax
1,722.53
County T.B. Hospital
809.95
2,532.48
$1,440,517.14
$1,440,517.14
NON-REVENUE ACCOUNTS
Cash Loans Authorized
125,904.96 1,100,000.00
Highland School Building Repairs Birch Meadow School Construction Library Addition Construction Water Construction - 1959
750.00 11,576.57
178.17
29,034.17
Coolidge Jr. High School Constr.
84,366.05
Loans Authorized Unissued
950,000.00
Temp. Loan in Ant. of Bond Issue
150,000.00
$1,225,904.96
$1,225,904.96
DEFERRED ACCOUNTS
54,019.10 Appor Sewer Asst. Rev. 1960-74
54,019.10
Appor. Sewer H.C. Asst. Rev. 1960-74
32,997.44
Assts. not due
32,997.44
Appor. Sidewalk Asst. Rev. 1960-77
8,183.04
Apportioned Sidewalk Asst. not due
8,183.04
Appor. Highway Assts. Rev. 1960-77
78,560.78
Apportioned Highway Asst. not due Apportioned Water Main Asst. not due
78,560.78
Appor. Water Main Asst. Rev.
1960-78 1,665.46
1,665.46
$ 175,425.82
$ 175,425.82
DEBT ACCOUNTS
Inside Debt Limit:
Sewer
1953
80,000.00
School - Eaton
1948
225,000.00
School Memorial High
1952
130,000.00
School - Birch Meadow
.... 1956
340,000.00
School - Highland, Repairs 1957
60,000.00
835,000.00
Funded or Fixed Debt: Inside Debt Limit
835,000.00
Outside Debt. Limit
2,773,000.00
Apportioned Sewer Assts. not due Apportioned Sewer House Conn.
Outside Debt Limit:
School - Memorial High ... 1952 $1,300,000.00
School -
Birch Meadow ....
1956
340,000.00
Light
1949
30,000.00
Light
1951 86,000.00
Light
1953 60,000.00
Light
1955
85,000.00
Light
1956
510,000.00
Water
1950
7,000.00
Water
1952
80,000.00
Water
1958
200,000.00
Water
1959
75,000.00 2,773,000.00
$3,608,000.00
$3,608,000.00
TRUST AND INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS
Cash and Securities
$ 710,250.74
Parker Hospital Fund
$ 263,698.98
Grouard Hospital Fund
106,237.20
Foster Hospital Fund
4,293.13
Parker Scholarship Fund
5,099.42
Brown Scholarship Fund
1,021.16
Sawyer Scholarship Fund
5,234.82
Public Library Fund
1,095.78
Wadlin Library Fund
1,910.90
Tuttle Library Fund 573.91
Appleton Library Fund ..
5,535.00
..
..
..
Torrey Library Fund
1,090.92
Foster Library Fund
12,564.69
Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund
Grant Swimming Pool Fund 42,777.01
Stabilization Fund
54,912.90
$ 710,250.74
$ 710,250.74
BOYD H. STEWART
Town Accountant
204,213.92
TOWN OF READING, MASS. CLASSIFIED STATEMENT OF FUNDED DEET December 31, 1959
SEWER
SCHOOLS
LIGHT
WATER
TOTAL
Due
Prin.
Int.
Prin.
Int.
Prin.
Int.
Prin.
Int.
Prin.
Int.
1960
$20,000.00
$1,920.00
$ 195,000.00
$ 58,255.00
$ 68.000.00
$ 20,297.25
$ 37,000.00
$ 9,075.00
$ 320.000.00
$ 89,547.25
1961
20,000.00
1,440.00
195,000.00
53,500.00
63.000.00
18,591.75
30,000.00
8,252.50
008,000.00
81,784.25
1962
20.000.00
960.00
195.000.00
48.745.00
62.000.00
17,016.25
30,000.00
7.517.50
307,000.00
74.238.75
1963
20,000.00
480.00
175,000.00
43,990.00
62,000.00
15,456.75
25,000.00
6,782.50
282.000.00
56.709.25
1964
175,000.00
39,855.00
47,000.00
13,897.25
25,000.00
6,135.00
247.000.00
59,887.25
1965
175,000.00
35,720.00
47,000.00
12,697.75
25,000.00
5,487.50
247,000.00
53.905.25
1966
175,000.00
31,585.00
42.000.00
11,542.00
25,000.00
4,840.00
242,000.00
47,967.00
1967
175,000.00
27,450.00
42.000.00
10,430.00
25,000.00
4,192.50
242,000.00
42.072.50
1968
175,000.00
23.315.00
42.000.00
9,318.00
25,000.00
3,545.00
242,000.00
36,178.00
1969
150,000.00
19.180.00
42.000.00
8,186.00
25,000.00
2,897.50
217.000.00
30,263.50
1970
150.000.00
15,545.00
42.000.00
7,074.00
25.000.00
2,250.00
217.000.00
24,$69.00
1971
150,000.00
11,910.00
42.000.00
5,962.00
25,000.00
1,602.50
217.000.00
19,474.50
1972
150,000.00
8,275.00
35.000.00
4.870.00
20.000.00
1.017.50
205.000.00
14.162.50
1973
40.000.00
4,640.00
35,000.00
3,870.00
15,000.00
495.00
90.000.00
9.005.00
1974
40.000.00
3,480.00
35.000.00
2,870.00
5.000.00
185.00
80,000.00
6,535.00
1975
40,000.00
2,320.00
35.000.00
1,870.00
75,000.00
4,190.00
1976
40.000.00
1,160.00
30.000.00
870.00
70,000.00
2,030.00
Total
$80.000.00
$4,800.00
$2,395,000.00
$428,925.00
$771.000.00
$164,819.00
$362,000.00
$64,275.00
$3,608,000.00
$662,819.00
RECEIPTS FOR 1959 General Revenue
Taxes
Current Year
Poll
$ 9,368.00 74,469.42
Personal
Real Estate
2,009,196.39 2,093,033.81
Previous Years:
Poll
86.00
Personal
2,578.48
Real Estate
58,404.58
61,069.06
Tax Titles Redeemed
319.96
From the State:
Corporation Tax
90,596.62
Income Tax
Valuation
187,452.46
Education
44,729.71
322,778.79
Farm Animal Excise
30.80
Licenses
Board of Selectmen:
Amusement
50.00
Auctioneer
12.00
Firearms
30.00
Junk
25.00
Lord's Day
100.00
Parking
5.00
Peddler
2.00
Second-hand Articles
2.00
Second-hand Autos
10.00
Taxicab
19.00
Theater
5.00
Trucking
19.00
Victualer
55.00
334.00
Board of Health:
Kindergarten
13.00
Offensive Trades
58,00
Frozen Desserts
10.00
81.00
From the State:
Peddlers
69.00
Permits
Building
1,871.00
Marriage
290.00
Plumbing
977.00
Revolver
164.50
3,302.50
Fines, Court
10.00
Grants and Gifts
199
From the Federal Government:
Old Age Assistance
89,851.61
Aid to Dependent Children
16,693.98
Disability Assistance
4,296.36
School Lunches
41,163.81
Federal Aid for Schools
20,266.92
172,272.68
From the State:
School Construction Aid
75,438.33
Paraplegics
1,909.50
Meals Tax
5,833.02
Adult Education
1,950.00
National Defense Education
3,043.75
Collecting State Income Tax
83.62
88,258.22
From the County:
Dog Licenses
2,230.69
Special Assessments
Moth and Tree
36.00
Sewer
16,552.56
Sewer House Connections
16,670.70
Sidewalk
1,575.15
Highway
16,053.83
50,888.24
Privileges
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise ....
248,422.43
Departmental ·- General Government
Selectmen:
Advertising Hearings
80.38
Sale of Books
Street Lists
357.70
Zoning Laws
20.00
458.08
Treasurer
9.58
Collector
3,438.55
Town Clerk
Dog License Fees
427.00
Sporting License Fees
137.75
Mortgages
1,733.16
Pole Locations
31.00
Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates
321.75
Other Certificates and Permits
122.90
2,773.56
Board of Appeal Hearings
435.00
Protection of Persons and Property
Police Department
Ambulance Fees
1,223.00
Bicycle Registrations
95.00
1,318.00
Inspector of Wires
124.50
Sealer of Weights and Measures
126.20
Tree and Moth
2,787.82
200
Health and Sanitation
Tuberculosis, State Subsidy
827.00
Premature Babies - other Towns
132.00
Dental Clinic
473.46
Inspector of Milk and Food
18.00
Sewer Rentals
35,168.13
Sale of Books
1.00
36,619.59
Highways
State and County Joint Maint., Chapt. 90
2,887.38
State and County Joint Constr., Chapt. 90
7,477.41
Road Machinery, Departmental Charges
41,517.53
Snow and Ice Removal - State
529.91
52,412.23
Charities
Reimbursement for Relief:
From Cities and Towns
2,141.39
From the State
3,059.44
Reimbursement for O.A.A.
From Cities and Towns
2,041.36
From the State
86,175.93
Recoveries
2,576.02
Reimbursement for A.D.C.
From the State
8,033.08
Reimbursement for Disability Assistance:
From the State
2,426.42
106,453.64
Veterans' Services
Reimbursement for Relief:
From other Cities
25.00
From the State
7,575.48
7,600.48
Schools
Vocational Tuition
2,062.50
Mentally and Physically Handicapped
5,931.03
Vocational School Aid
259.63
Transportation, Vocational
1,365.12
Reimbursement, Youth Counselor Salary
4,500.00
Sale of Textbooks and Supplies
1,661.12
Cafeterias
109,923.50
Athletics
9,607.11
135,310.01
Library
Fines
3,000.30
Unclassified
Light Dept. in Lieu of Taxes
117,848.87
Damage Settlements
607.85
Lease of Land
150.00
Life Insurance Dividend
2,940.42
201
Blue Cross Dividend
9,152.63
Liability Insurance Return Premium
4,352.99
Sale of Trees - Town Forest
60.00
Reimbursement for Insurance:
Sewer
2,526.88
Water
3,715.17
Light
8,518.99 149,873.80
Public Service Enterprises
Light Department:
Sale of Light and Power
2,311,297.20
Mdse. and Jobbing
96,818.62
Miscellaneous Refunds
6,545.09 2,414,660.91
Water Department:
Sale of Water
144,039.38
Services, Repairs, etc.
48,123.73
Liens added to Taxes
18,882.42
Main Pipe Extension
13,738.41
224,783.94
Cemeteries
Sale of Lots and Graves
3,725.00
Care of Lots and Graves
8,714.70
Care of Endowed Lots (Int. on Funds)
1,100.00
13,539.70
Interest
On Sewer Rentals
118.04
On Deferred Taxes
2,284.24
On Special Assessments
7,961.35
On Public Trust Funds:
Parker Hospital Fund
6,085.77
Grouard Hospital Fund
2,945.87
Parker Scholarship Fund
166.25
Torrey Library Fund
32.50
Brown Scholarship Award
37.50
Foster Hospital Fund
101.24
Foster Library Fund
488.12
Sawyer Scholarship Fund
193.74
On Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund
4,272.32
On Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise
230.79
On Tax Title Redemptions
29.83
On Loans, Accrued
1,671.31
26,618.87
Municipal Indebtedness
Anticipation of Revenue Loans
500,000.00
Water Loan
75,000.00
Premium on Water Loan
244.50
Ant. of Bond Issue Loan - Jr. High
150,000.00
725,244.50
1
202
Agency, Trust and Investment
Dog Licenses for County
3,506.00
Sporting Licenses for State 1,641.00
Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund
7,870.00
Withholding Taxes - Federal
259,513.32
Withholding Taxes - State
19,321.15
Blue Cross - Blue Shield
30,934.78
Life Insurance
4,879.82
Community Center Rents
8,320.13
Teachers' Retirement
41,131.32.
Tailings
659.48
Investment Funds Transfers
131,791.49
Investment Funds Transactions
373,525.50
883,093.99
Refunds
Departmental
8,222.59
Taxes, Assts., Public Service
20,783.22 29,005.81
Total
$7,862,790.24
203
APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES
Balance Appropriated from 1958 1959
Other
Balance
Credits
Transfers
Payments 12/31/59
General Government
Selectmen's Clerical
$ 1,979.00
$ 1,955.46
23.54
Selectmen's Expense
2,500.00
2,226.74
273.26
Town Accountant's Salary
5,715.00
5,715.00
Town Accountant's Clerical
914.40
914.40
Town Accountant's Expense
650.00
553.82
96.18
Treasurer's Salary
3,500.00
3,500.00
Treasurer's Clerical
1,525.00
1,461.71
63.29
Treasurer's Expense
1,900.00
1,880.46
19.54
Collector's Salary
5,580.00
5,580.00
Collector's Clerical
8,470.00
8,470.00
Collector's Expense
2,700.00
2,698.99
1.01
Assessors' Salaries
5,500.00
5,500.00
Assessors' Clerical
9,116.00
9,116.00
Assessors' Expense
3.075.00
2,880.26
194.74
Town Counsel's Salary
4,875.00
4,875.00
Town Counsel's Expense
2,000.00
2,000.00
Town Clerk's Salary
2,550.00
2,550.00
Town Clerk's Clerical
3,845.00
3,734.79
110.21
Town Clerk's Expense
1,200.00
1,179.16
20.84
Registrars' Salaries
500.00
500.00
Registrars' Expense
2,500.00
1,064.15
3,564.15
Election and Registration Expense
3,000.00
900.00
3,886.61
13.39
Board of Appeals Expense
750.00
603.38
146.62
Planning Board Expense
..
300.00
300.00
492.54
107.46
....
Capital Expenditures Planning Com. Exp. Finance Committee Expense
300.00
201.06
98.94
100.00
77.30
22.70
Personnel Board Expense
25.00
25.00
Municipal Building Janitor
3,936.00
10,041.39
8.61
Community Center Building Maintenance
3,989.69
8,098.13
4,452.00
5,227.45
2,408.37
Superintendent of Buildings Salary .....
600.00
4,452.00
1,092.00
3,952.00
8.00
$ 3,989.69 $
89,680.40 $
14,814.28 $
5,544.00 $
99,298.67 $
3,641.70
Protection of Persons and Property
Police Dept. Salaries
$ 148,236.00
148,229.33
6.67
Police Dept. Pensions
10,854.74
153.62
11,008.36
Police Dept. Maintenance
13,540.00
1,201.43
3.92
14,679.14
58.37
Police Station Janitor's Salary
1,440.00
1,440.00
Police Station Maintenance
1,750.00
1,580.12
169.88
Police New Uniform, Art. 9
$
543.57
2,250.00
1,999.22
794.35
Traffic Signal Cable Installation
10,000.00
8,173.89
1,826.11
Traffic Signal Control Installation
7,000.00
7,000.00
Traffic Light Controls, Art. 20
8,000.00
7,540.05
459.95
Police Reserves Uniforms
1,220.10
512.95
707.15
Grading and Hot-topping, Art. 17
1,300.00
1,000.00
300.00
Two New Cruising Cars, Art. 8
2,500.00
2,500.00
Fire Dept. Salaries
150,389.00
147,665.73
2,723.27
Fire Dept. Callmen Salaries
6,000.00
5,808.45
191.55
Fire Dept. Pensions
4,509.95
1,220.62
5,704.25
26.32
Fire Dept. Maintenance
10,850.00
10,807.95
42.05
Fire Stations Maintenance
4,875.00
4,826.26
48.74
Fire Alarm Maintenance Salaries
3,500.00
2,952.79
547.21
Fire Alarm Maintenance Expense
2,915.00
1,300.00
4,193.19
21.81
..
..
....
..
..
....
50.00 3,936.00 10,050.00
Municipal Building Maintenance
Balance
Balance Appropriated from 1958 1959
Other Credits
Transfers Payments 12/31/59
Fire Alarm Extension Salaries
1,000.00
77.75
922.25
Fire Alarm Extension Expense
600.00
569.38
30.62
Fire Dept. New Uniforms, Art. 10
659.34
1,025.00
969.64
714.70
Rescue Truck Purchase
6,750.00
6,750.00
Tree and Moth Dept. Salaries
31,619.50
8,000.00
23,619.50
Tree and Moth Dept. Expense
5,730.00
5,730.00
Town Forest, Special
463.45
60.00
418.75
104.70
Town Forest Land Purchase
100.00
100.00
Dutch Elm Control
1,024.88
8,250.00
8,000.00
10,510.08
6,764.80
Mosquito Control
1,700,00
45.00
1,745.00
Hydrant Rental
18,800.00
18,800.00
Drinking Fountains
100.00
100.00
Inspector of Buildings Salary
4,250.00
4,250.00
Inspector of Buildings Expense
550.00
540.06
9.94
Inspector of Wires Salary
1,000.00
1,000.00
Inspector of Wires Expense
350.00
19.77
369.77
Sealer of Weights and Measures Salary
....
1,000.00
1,000.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures Expense
250.00
246.52
3.48
Dog Officer's Salary
375.00
375.00
Dog Officer's Expense
500,00
381.02
118.98
Game Warden's Salary
105.00
105.00
Civil Defense
3,910.10
1,000.00
2,404.24
2,505.86
Traffic Control - Schools
9,500.00
9,155.00
345.00
$
31,671.44 $ 460,614.19 $ 12,000.44 $ 8,003.92 $ 476,738.39 $
19,543.76
- -
-
-
Health and Sanitation
Board of Health Salaries
2,850.00
50.00
2,900.00
Board of Health Expense
700.00
684.19
15.81
Health Agent's Salary
900.00
900.00
Premature Babies
500.00
500.00
708.00
292.00
Care of Contagious Diseases
3,500.00
2,628.23
871.77
Garbage Collection
18,600.00
18,600.00
Dental Clinic
3,200.00
3,200.00
Child Welfare, Art. 28
600.00
600.00
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
Inspector of Plumbing Salary
1,500.00
1,500.00
$ 33,150.00 $
550.00
$ 32,520.42 $
1,179.58
Charities and Aid
Welfare Adm. Salaries
1,941.00
1,564.17
376.83
Welfare Adm. Expense
300.00
113.79
186.21
Welfare General Aid
17,000.00
4,000.00
12,659.34
340.66
Aid to Dep. Children, Adm.
5.600.00
4,763.90
836.10
Aid to Dep. Children, Aid
16,000.00
8,571.88
7,428.12
A.D.C. Adm., Federal Grants
63.49
2,243.48
1,558.97
748.00
A.D.C. Aid, Federal Grants
2,910.79
14,450.50
17,132.79
228.50
Disability Assistance, Adm.
1,200.00
1,125.98
74.02
Disability Assistance, Aid
10,000.00
4,000.00
2,830.26
3,169.74
D.A. Adm., Federal Grants
425.20
748.86
805.88
368.18
D.A. Aid, Federal Grants
1,069.50
3,547.50
4,617.00
Old Age Assistance Adm.
3,500.00
15.40
1,823.16
1,661.44
Balance
Balance Appropriated from 1958 1959
Other Credits
Transfers
Payments 12/31/59
Old Age Assistance Aid
107,000.00
8,000.00
38.40
114,961.60
O.A.A. Adm., Federal Grants
3,327.62
9,314.71
11,777.99
864.34
O.A.A. Aid, Federal Grants
10,309.20
85,285.00
91,927.34
3,666.86
$ 18,105.80 $ 162,541.00 $ 123,590.05 $
8,053.80 $ 276,234.05 $
19,949.00
Veterans'Benefits
Administrative Salaries
2,509.60
2,504.93
4.67
Administrative Expense
750.00
630.99
119.01
Pension - C. W. H. Smith
1,140.00
1,140.00
Aid
20,500.00
7,500.00
27,204.80
795.20
$ 24,899.60 $
7,500.00
$ 31,480.72 $
918.88
Education Schools
General Salaries
975,176.30
2,228.61
969,303.24
3,644.45
Transportation
31,505.00
30,985.04
519.96
General Maintenance
129,889.52
129,524.74
364.78
Cafeterias
5,031.22.
151,087.31
152,338.35
3,780.18
Athletics
3,807.04
11,000.00
9,607.11
20,936.77
3,477.38
Vocational Tuition
5,000.00
3,637.57
1,362.43
Teachers' Retirement
1,051.45
1,051.45
School and Recreation Site Com. Expense
383.82
11.00
372.82
Jr. High School Addition Plans & Surveys
6,511.62
9,200.00
13,486.06
2,225.56
Federal Aid for Schools
3,198.94
20,266.92
17,383.50
6,082.36
National Defense Education
5,272.36
253.43
5,018.93
Adult Education School - New Car Purchase
600.00
4,020.00
1,950,00
3,683.40
2,886.60
1,200.00
1,200.00
School Land Purchase, Franklin St.
16,250.00
4,350.00
20,600.00
$ 36,834.09 $1,157,790.82 $ 201,733.70 $
2,228.61 $1,342,743.10 $
51,386.90
Public Library
Salaries
30,000.00
29,999.98
.02
Maintenance
16,995.80
16,995.79
01
$ 46,995.80
$ 46,995.77 $
.03
Public Works
.
Administrative Salaries
13,940.00
13,940.00
Administrative Expense
3,110.00
2,951.99
158.01
Pensions
7,221.78
6,804.54
417.24
Engineering Division Salaries
30,959.00
29,849.64
1,109.36
Engineering Division Expense
1,850.00
1,847.12
2.88
Highway Maint. and Oper. Salaries
70,000.00
69,053.81
946.19
Highway Maint. and Oper. Expense
46,500.00
46,155.55
344.45
Chapter 90 Construction 1958, West St.
....
9,230.29
6,464.95
2,765.34
Chapeter 90 Construction 1959, Lowell St.
6,464.95
6,464.95
Chapter 90, Construction 1959, West St. ....
6,500.00
19,500.00
793.00
25,207.00
Chapter 90 Maintenance 1959
1,500.00
2,000.00
3,398.64
101.36
West, Willow and Summer Culvert Const.
507.20
507.20
Snow and Ice Removal Salaries
25,000.00
2,000.00
22,337.70
4,662.30
Snow and Ice Removal Expense
27,000.00
2,000.00
28,978.88
21.12
Sewer Maint. and Oper. Salaries
10,000.00
200.00
10,043.13
156.87
Sewer Maint. and Oper. Axpense
9,200.00
9,200.00
Sewer Extension and Const. Sals. & Exp.
122,000.00
108,391.41
13,608.59
Balance Appropriated from 1958 1959
Other Credits
Transfers
Payments
Balance 12/31/59
Sewer House Connection Salaries
22,000.00
200.00
20,378.40
1,421.60
Sewer House Connection Expense
14,900.00
13,869.41
1,030.59
Maintenance of Storm Drains Salaries
12,000.00
600.00
11,400.00
Maintenance of Storm Drains Expense ....
3,500.00
3,500.00
Drainage Construction Sals. and Expense
41,000.00
41,000.00
Sidewalk Maintenance Salaries
6,000.00
1,750.00
4,159.09
90.91
Sidewalk Maintenance Expense
3,000.00
2,969.48
30.52
Sidewalk Construction Salaries
7,000.00
500.00
6,392.83
107.17
Sidewalk Construction Expense
5,800.00
5,744.34
55.66
John St. Dump Wages ..
7,800.00
350.00
8,150.00
John St. Dump Expense
1,800.00
1,800.00
Park Dept. Salaries
18,000.00
1,500.00
16,500.00
Park Dept. Expense
7,000.00
6,999.24
.76
Water Maint. and Operation Salaries
....
74,500.00
69,971.10
4,528.90
Water Maint. and Operation Expense
55,500.00
55,146.77
353.23
Water Construction Salaries
13,000.00
12,228.40
771.60
Water Construction Expense
23,000.00
22,987.27
12.73
Water Debt and Interest
505.69
38,431.81
452.12
38,937.50
452.12
Water Dept. Garage
38,930.97
2,498.97
36,432.00
Street Lighting
22,000.00
22,000.00
Road Machinery Fund
40,412.05
41,517.53
40,412.05
41,517.53
Road Machinery Oper. Acct.
925.16
24,587.95
40,412.05
27.78
52,592.68
13,304.70
Parking Areas Cleaning Wages, Art. 40 ..
1,060.00
1,060.00
Parking Areas Cleaning Expense, Art. 40
200.00
181.78
18.22
Consulting Engineer Services, Art. 41
5,000.00
4,938.00
62.00
Birch Meadow Skating Area
630.88
244.45
386.43
Arthur B. Lord Drive Construction
.....
622.91
192.17
430.74
..
Filter Plant Plans
12,000.00
7,811.37
4,188.63
Mineral St. Bridge Repairs Salaries
396.79
47.32
349.47
Mineral St. Bridge Repairs Expense 2.70
2.70
Bolton St. Betterment Salaries
603.77
25.42
578.35
Margaret Rd. Betterment Salaries
427.30
427.30
Margaret Rd. Betterment Expense
61.61
61.61
Gleason Rd. Betterment
391.70
391.70
Richards Rd. Betterment
2,363.13
2,363.13
Catherine Ave. Betterment
247.36
247.36
Water Main Const. to Industrial Area
453.78
453.78
Water Main Const. to Business "C" Area South St.
1,756.65
1,756.65
Summer Ave. Construction
11,986.88
10,590.77
1,396.11
Baker Road Betterment
461.51
461.51
Dana Road Betterment
8,574.97
5,652.51
2,922.46
Knollwood Road Betterment
5,104.07
4,873.59
230.48
Intervale Terrace Betterment
1,631.58
1,234.34
397.24
Aberjona River Improvement
20,000.00
20,000.00
North Street Betterment
3,454.75
3,423.41
31.34
Winthrop Avenue Betterment
4,488.50
4,310.80
177.70
Condor Road Betterment
10,092.00
3,060.40
7,031.60
Cape Cod Avenue Betterment
3,175.00
1,987.18
1,187.82
$ 146,228.95 $ 659,860.54 $ 270,106.90 $
51,454.78 $ 825,831.25 $ 198,910.36
Cemeteries
Salaries
24,500.00
1,100.00
25,540.28
59.72
Maintenance Expense
2,500.00
3,000.00
5,493.74
6.26
Care Soldiers' Graves
1,300.00
1,300.00
Cemetery Land Purchase
4,500.00
4,500.00
Cemetery Jeep Purchase
2,900.00
2,900.00
$ 28,300.00 $ 11,500.00
$ 36,834.02 $
2,965.98
..
Balance Appropriated from 1958 1959
Other Credits
Balance
Transfers Payments 12/31/59
Unclassified
Recreation - Playgrounds Salaries
6,989.50
6,735.00
254.50
Recreation - Playgrounds Expense
2,700.00
2,491.66
208.34
Insurance - Fire and Casualty
36,661.65
14,761.04
49,363.55
2,059.14
Memorial Day Observance
2,320.00
260.05
2,580.05
Damage Claims
2,000.00
2,000.00
Care and Lighting Old South Clock
250.00
250.00
Printing Town Report
2,560.00
2.073.50
486.50
Printing Street List
1,050.00
150.50
1,200.50
Aid to Agriculture
100.00
94.45
5.55
Parking Areas Maintenance
1,000.00
784.64
215.36
Contributory Retirement Pension Fund
69,789.00
69,789.00
Contributory Retirement Expense Fund
2,500.00
2,500.00
Land Court Expense, Art. 6
200.00
200.00
Recording Fees
100.00
100.00
Christmas Lighting, Art. 14
750.00
750.00
Precinct Bulletin Boards
200.00
50.00
150.00
Group Insurance Chapter 32B
28,000.00
4151.74
31,376.42
775.32
Recreation - Glen Meadows Play Area
557.33
550.43
6.90
Revising Town Building Code
491.70
17.89
473.81
Master Study Plan
4,250.00
4,000.00
250.00
Municipal Building Parking Area
592.80
122.90
469.90
Reserve Fund
25,000.00
14,665.14
10,334.86
..
$
5,891.83 $ 156,970.15 $
44,523.33 $
14,665.14 $ 174,829.99 $
17,890.18
-
-
Municipal Indebtedness
Interest, not incl. Sewer, Water & Light Maturing Debt, not incl. Water & Light Loans in Anticipation of Revenue
68,135.00 225,000.00
75.00
67,878.06
331.94
225,000.00
500,000.00
500,000.00
$ 293,135.00 $ 500,075.00
$ 792,878.06 $
331.94
Agency, Trust and Investment
Dog Licenses due County
34.50
3,506.00
3,496.50
44.00
Sporting Licenses due State
94.00
1,641.00
1,638.00
97.00
Parker Hospital Fund - Income
1,038.60
6,085.77
2,238.72
4,885.65
Parker Hospital Fund - Transaction
201,632.00
199,022.38
2,609.62
Grouard Hospital Fund - Income
2,945.87
2,945.87
Grouard Hospital Fund - Transactions
137,416.00
137,416.00
Foster Hospital Fund
101.24
101.24
Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund - Bequest
50.00
7,870.00
7,920.00
Cemetery Perp. Care Fund - Transactions
142,977.50
142,977.50
Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund - Interest
4,272.32
4,272.32
Parker Scholarship Fund
50.00
666.25
716.25
Brown Award Fund
62.50
62.50
Sawyer Scholarship Fund
193.74
193.74
Foster Library Fund
22,488.12
22,488.12
Torrey Library Fund
32.50
32.50
Stabilization Fund
50,000.00
50,000.00
Tailings
267.62
659.48
476.39
450.71
Premium on Loans
244.50
139.75
104.75
Withholding Taxes - Federal
20,766.37
259,513.32
255,259.19
25,020.50
Withholding Taxes - State
19,321.15
13,823.84
5,497.31
Teachers' Retirement Withholding
41,131.32
41,131.32
Blue Cross Deduction
2,907.38
30,934.78
31,242.23
2,599.93
Life Insurance Deductions
422.56
4,879.82
4,898.48
403.90
Salvage Fund Committee
7,201.48
229.50
6,971.98
Parks and Reservations
9,692.78
8,829.89
862.89
..
Balance Appropriated from 1958 1959
Other Credits
Balance
Transfers Payments 12/31/59
Audit of Municipal Accounts
3,957.27
3,957.27
Examination of Retirement System
1,175.29
1,175.29
Metropolitan Sewerage
59,149.07
54,102.12
5,046.95
County Tax
72,363.80
74,086.33
(1,722.53)
County T.B. Hospital
X
17,315.03
18,124.98
( 809.95)
$ 32,832.51 $
50,000.00 $1,052,228.42
$1,082,998.22 $
52,062.71
Light Department
Maintenance
2,432,947.86
190,111.68 2,242,836.18
Depreciation
104,195.25
190,111.68
76,328.26
133,978.33
84,000.34
Construction
14,788.42
58,041.31
72,829.73
$ 118,983.67
$2,681.100.85 $ 266,439.94 $2,376,814.51 $ 156,830.07
Non-Revenue Accounts
New High School Construction
9,092.25
5.92
9,086.33 210.00
750.00
Birch Meadow School Construction 33,877.01
22,300.44
11,576.57
Library Addition Construction
178.17
178.17
Water Construction - 1958
147,358.99
147,358.99
75,000.00 220,000.00
45,965.83
29,034.17
New Jr. High School Construction
135,633.95
84,366.05
$ 200,654.13
$ 295,000.00 $
9,193.63 $ 360,555.54 $ 125,904.96
Refunds
Taxes, Assts., Public Service Ent., etc. ..... Departmental
20,783.22
20,783.22
8,222.59
8,222.59
$ 29,005.81
$ 29,005.81
TOTALS
$ 595,192.11 $3,163,937.50 $5,243,728.78 $ 365,583.82 $7,985,758.52 $ 651,516.05
Highland School Building Repairs
10,147.71
9,187.71
Water Construction - 1959
STATEMENT OF TRUST FUNDS
Gilman L. Parker Hospital Fund
Balance, January 1, 1959
$256,346.36
Receipts:
Income from U. S. Bonds and Notes $ 2,374.57
Income from Savings Accounts
2,382.22
Income from Co-op Bank Paid-up Shares
1,829.97
Income from Stock
383.40
6,970.16
Discount on U. S. Treasury Notes
9,128.13
$272,444.65
Disbursements:
Hospital Bills
$ 1,249.40
Safe Deposit Box Rent
10.00
$ 1,259.40
Balance, December 31, 1959
$271,185.25
Invested as follows:
U. S. Savings Bonds
$102,000.00
U. S. Treasury Notes
86,000.00
Savings Banks
21,610.54
Co-op Bank Paid-up Shares, 250
50,000.00
First National Bank of Boston, 108 Shares ..
4,066.44
Home Bleach and 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
7,495.27
$271,185.25
Anne S. Grouard Hospital Fund
Balance, January 1, 1959
$102,924.92
Receipts:
Income from U. S. Bonds and Notes $ 1.213.46
Income from Savings Banks
320.38
Income from Co-op Bank Paid-up Shares ...
65.00
1,598.84
Discount on U. S. Treasury Notes
1,713.44
Balance, December 31, 1959
$106,237.20
Invested as Follows:
U. S. Savings Bonds
$ 19,000.00
U. S. Treasury Notes
81,000.00
Savings Banks
4,237.20
Co-op Bank Paid-up Shares, 10
2,000.00
$106,237.20
215
Stephen Foster Hospital Fund
Balance, January 1, 1959
$ 4,154.94
Receipts:
Income from Savings Banks $ 36.95
Income from Co-op Bank Paid-up Shares ....
101.24
138.19
Balance, December 31, 1959
$ 4,293.13
Invested as Follows:
Savings Bank
$ 1,293.13
Co-op Bank Paid-up Shares, 15
3,000.00 $ 4,293.13
Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund
Balance, January 1, 1959
$184.857.78
Receipts:
Eequests
$ 7,870.00
Income from U. S. Bonds and Notes
1,944.58
Income from Savings Banks
1,587.85
Income from Co-op Bank Paid-up Shares ...
1,169.34
12,571.77
Discount on Purchases
7,884.37
Disbursed for Work on Endowed Lots
1,100.00
Balance, December 31. 1959
$204,213.92
Invested as Follows:
U. S. Savings Bonds
$ 16,000.00
U. S. Treasury Notes and Bonds
135,000.00
Savings Banks
20,213.92
Co-op Bank Paid-up Shares, 165
33,000.00
Parker Scholarship Fund
Balance, January 1, 1959
$ 5,428.41
Receipts - Income from Savings Banks
171.01
$5.599.42
Disbursed for Scholarships
500.00
Balance, December 31, 1959
$ 5,099.42
Invested as Follows:
Savings Banks
$ 5,000.00
In General Cash
99.42 $ 5,099.42
216
$205,313.92
$204,213.92
Sawyer Scholarship Fund
Balance, January 1. 1959
$
5,037.69
Receipts: -
Income from Savings Bank $ 3.39
Income from Co-op Bank Paid-up Shares ...
193.74
197.13
$
5,234.82
Invested as Follows: Savings Bank
$ 234.82
Co-op Bank Paid-up Shares. 25
5,000.00
$ 5,234.82
Kenneth L. Brown Award Fund
Balance. January 1, 1959
$ 1,020.78
Receipts:
Income from U. S. Treasury Bond
$ 25.00
Income from Savings Bank
.38
25.38
Disbursed for Student Award
25.00
Balance, December 31, 1959
Invested as Follows:
U. S. Treasury Bond
$ 1,000.00
Savings Bank
21.16
Public Library Fund
Balance, January 1, 1959
$ 1,059.74
Receipts - Income from Savings Bank
36.04
Balance, December 31. 1959, in Savings Bank ....
$ 1,095.78
Horace G. Wadlin Library Fund
Balance, January 1, 1959
$ 1,848.00
Receipts - Income from Savings Bank
62.90
Balance, December 31, 1959, in Savings Bank .... $ 1,910.90
Edward L. Appleton Library Fund
Balance, January 1, 1959
$ 5,339.70
Receipts - Income from Savings Bank
195.30
Balance, December 31, 1959, in Savings Bank .... $ 5,535.00
217
$ 1,046.16
$ 1,021.16
$
1,021.16
Charles Torrey Library Fund
Balance, January 1, 1959
$
1,056.52
Receipts:
Income from U. S. Treasury Bond $ 32.50
Income from Savings Bank
1.90
34.40
Balance, December 31, 1959
$ 1,090.92
Invested as Follows:
U. S. Treasury Bond
$ 1,000.00
Savings Bank
90.92
1,090.92 $
Donald L. Tuttle, Jr. Library Fund
Balance, January 1, 1959
$ 556.40
Receipts - Income from Savings Bank
17.51
Balance, December 31. 1959, in Savings Bank .... $ 573.91
Stephen Foster Library Fund
Balance, January 1, 1959
$ 12,135.31
Receipts:
Income from U. S. Treasury Notes
$ 225.00
Income from Savings Bank
39.38
Income from Co-op Bank Paid-up Shares
165.00
429.38
Balance, December 31, 1959
$ 12,564.69
Invested as Follows:
U. S. Treasury Notes
$ 11,000.00
Savings Bank
1,564.69
$ 12,564.69
Ethel E. Grant Fund
Balance, January 1, 1959
$ 41,369.04
Receipts - Income from Savings Bank
1,407.97
Balance, December 31, 1959, in Savings Bank ....
$ 42,777.01
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, 1959.
BOYD H. STEWART,
Town Accountant
218
THE COVER
Despite three centuries of growth and change "The Common" is still the hub of community activity in most New England towns.
Facing west from Reading Common at the left foreground is the Reading Public Library and to the right the Town Building which contains the offices of most town government departments.
The First Congregational Church of Reading can be seen between the Library and the Town Building and the new addition to the church can be seen at the extreme right just beyond the new parking lot adjacent to the Town Building. A section of the Community Center can be seen at the top right of the picture.
This is a true cross section of the melding and mellowing of old and new America over which Old Glory flies proudly.
Photo by The Reading Chronicle.
INDEX
Accountant's Report 191
Appropriations and Expenditures
204
Balance Sheet 191
Funded Debt
198
Receipts
199
Trust Funds
215
Animal Inspector's Report 180
Board of Appeal
174
Board of Assessors 189
Board of Health
176
Board of Public Welfare 178
Board of Public Works 143
Building Inspector's Report 170
Cemetery Department 167
Custodian of Soldiers' and Sailors' Graves
168
Dog Officer's Report 170
Fire Chief's Report 165
Inspector of Milk and Food 171
Jurors' List
10
Library Trustees' Report 135
Moth Superintendent's Report 177
Municipal Light Board Report 157
Planning Board Report 173
Plumbing Inspector's Report 175
INDEX
Police Department Report
94
School Committee Report
95
Administrative Officers
96
Age-Grade Table
121
Budget
99
Commencement Exercises
131
High School Graduates
132 122
School Calendar
School Clinics
122
School Faculties
125
Superintendent's Report
102
Sealer of Weights and Measures' Report 171
Selectmen's Report
92
Statistics
9
Tax Collector's Report
186
Town Clerk's Report
Births
69
Deaths
85
Marriages
75
Notice to Parents, Housewives, Physicans and Midwives 90
Town Meetings
Annual
25
Special: Jan. 26
14
Mar. 23
52
June 22
55
Dec. 7
60
Town Election
15
Special Election, Oct. 6
60
Town Counsel's Report
181
Town Officers
2
Treasurer's Report 185
Tree Warden's Report 172
Veterans' Agent's Report 174
Wire Inspector's Report 172
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