Town of Reading Massachusetts annual report 1960, Part 17

Author: Reading (Mass.)
Publication date: 1960
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 242


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12,150.50


1,107.50


Disability Assistance, Adm.


1,200.00


933.28


266.72


Disability Assistance, Aid


6,500.00


1,400.00


7,818.43


81.57


D.A. Adm., Fed. Grants


368.18


477.38


611.90


233.66


D.A. Aid, Fed. Grants


4,094.00


3,629.00


465.00


Old Age Assistance Adm.


4,500.00


3,245.53


1,254.47


Old Age Assistance, Aid


121,850.00


12,000.00


130,635.91


3,214.09


1,844.71


255.29


Welfare Adm. Expense


154.82


210.88


Welfare General Aid


Balance from 1959


Appropriated 196$


Other Credits


Transfers


Payments


12/31/60


Medical Assistance to the Aged


5,000.00


5,000.00


O.A.A. Adm., Fed. Grants


864.34


9,953.67


10,411.33


406.68


O.A.A. Aid, Fed. Grants


3,666.86


87,486.50


82,849.36


8,304.00


$ 5,875.88 $ 173,515.70 $ 135,512.53 $


5,000.00 $ 286,101.69 $


23,802.42


Veterans' Benefits


Administrative Salaries


2,523.20


2,523.20


Administrative Expense


750.00


419.02


330.98


Pension - C. W. H. Smith


1,140.00


1,140.00


Aid


26,000.00


25,509.86


490.14


$ 30,413.20


$ 29,592.08 $


821.12


Education - Schools


General Salaries


1,070,664.18


1,066,630.05


4,034.13


Transportation


34,230.00


33,445.70


784.30


General Maintenance


139,209.91


137,488.56


1,721.35


Cafeterias


3,780.18


147,917.92


145,122.85


6,575.25


Athletics


3,477.38


15,224.00


11,833.83


22,180.82


8,354.39


Vocational Tuition


5,000.00


3,342.77


1,657.23


Federal Aid for Schools


6,082.36


25,728.00


8,824.15


22,986.21


National Defense Education


5,018.93


1,768.82


5,507.45


1,280.30


Adult Education


650.00


4,470.00


3,816.75


1,303.25


School Land Purchase, Franklin St.


20,600.00


20,600.00


Junior High School Repairs, Art. 35


15,000.00


10,000.00


1,917.00


23,038.88


44.12


Birch Meadow Development


20,000.00


19,980.63


19.37


$


39,608.85 $1,283,798.09 $ 217,248.57 $


1,917.00 $1,489,978.61 $ 48,759.90


Balance


Public Library


Salaries Maintenance


33,000.00


1,595.70


34,577.39


18.31


19,480.00


1,300.00


20,779.23


.77


$ 52,480.00 $


2,895.70


$ 55,356.62 $


19.08


Public Works


Administrative Salaries


13,765.00


13,654.05


110.95


Administrative Expense


2,500.00


2,498.37


1.63


Pensions


5,880.16


5,880.16


Engineering Division Salaries


34,474.00


33,622.70


851.30


Engineering Division Expense


1,950.00


1,904.82


45.18


Highway Maint. and Oper. Salaries


74,000.00


1,548.60


72,451.40


Highway Maint. and Oper. Expense ....


47,000.00


1,977.44


48,785.08


192.36


Chapter 90 Construction 1959 Lowell St.


6,464.95


6,464.95


Chapter 90 Construction 1959, West St.


25,207.00


25,207.00


Chapter 90 Construction 1960, Art. 45


7,500.00


22,500.00


25,076.24


4,923.76


Chapter 90 Maintenance 1960, Art. 47


1,500.00


3,000.00


4,500.00


Snow and Ice Removal Salaries


30,000.00


36,320.42


(6,320.42)


Snow and Ice Removal Expense


24,000.00


2,000.00


34,069.84


(8,069.84)


Sewer Maint. and Oper. Salaries


12,000.00


9,060.31


2,939.69


Sewer Maint. and Oper. Expense


9,700.00


305.83


8,012.32


1,993.51


Sewer Extension and Const. Sal. and Exp.


100,000.00


11,000.00


90,917.97


20,082.03


Sewer House Connection Salaries


21,500.00


1,000.00


19,161.19


1,338.81


Sewer House Connection Expense


12,000.00


1,000.00


12,998.42


1.58


Maintenance of Storm Drains Sals.


12,200.00


500.00


11,455.07


244.93


Maintenance of Storm Drains, Exp.


3,500.00


725.00


4,225.00


Drainage Construction Sals. and Exp. ..


35,000.00


34,980.42


19.58


Sidewalk Maintenance Salaries


5,000.00


4,289.07


710.93


Sidewalk Maintenance Expense


2,800.00


2,625.49


174.51


..


Balance Appropriated from 1959 196$


Other


Balance


Credits


Transfers


Payments


12/31/60


Sidewalk Construction Salaries


7,200.00


1,500.00


5,635.11


64.89


Sidewalk Construction Expense


5,800.00


4,883.99


916.01


John St. Dump Wages


9,000.00


9,000.00


John St. Dump Expense


3,000.00


725.00


2,275.00


Park Dept. Salaries


20,000.00


19,355.05


644.95


Park Dept. Expense


10,000.00


9,999.20


.80


Parking Areas Cleaning Wages, Art. 46


1,040.00


963.70


76.30


Parking Areas Cleaning Expense, Art. 46


200.00


200.00


Water Maint. and Operation Sals.


78,000.00


3,447.61


74,552.39


Water Maint. and Operation Exp.


62,000.00


229.60


8,730.43


53,499.17


Water Construction Salaries


13,000.00


3,164.86


9,835.14


Water Construction Expense


22,500.00


4,000.00


556.58


25,943.42


Water Main Const. to Industrial Area


453.78


453.78


Water Main Const. to Business "C" Area


1,756.65


1,756.65


Water Debt. and Interest


556.87


45,518.13


46,075.00


2,217.16


Road Machinery Fund


41,517.53


41,906.75


41,517.53


41,906.75


Road Machinery Operating Account


13,304.70


41,517.53


76,872.26


1,432.44


Consulting Engineering Services, Art. 44


3,000.00


2,999.50


.50


Birch Meadow Skating Area


386.43


252.27


134.16


Arthur B. Lord Drive Construction


430.74


61.77


368.97


Filter Plant Plans


4,188.63


4,054.96


133.67


Street Lighting


22,000.00


22,000.00


Mineral Street Bridge Repairs Sals.


349.47


349.47


Mineral Street Bridge Repairs Exp.


2.70


2.70


Richards Road Betterment


2,363.13


164.00


2,199.13


Water Main Const., Birch Meadow, Art. 54


18,000.00


14,733.00


3,267.00


Water Dept. Garage


36,432.00


34,214.84


23,482.47


Dana Road Betterment


2,922.46


993.75


1,928.71


Knollwood Road Betterment


230.48


154.48


76.00


Intervale Terrace Betterment 397.24


172.95


224.29


31.66


51.61


11.39


Winthrop Avenue Betterment


177.70


16.94


194.64


Condor Road Betterment


7,031.60


4,106.41


2,925.19


Cape Cod Avenue Betterment


1,187.82


294.90


892.92


Parks and Playgrounds Dev., Art. 42


8,900.00


8,900.00


Mark Avenue Betterment


1,350.00


519.29


830.71


Tangelewood Lane Betterment


600.00


51.27


548.73


Laurel Lane Betterment


1,900.00


1,455.34


444.66


Linnea Lane Betterment


1,950.00


477.44


332.98


1,139.58


Pub. Works-Physical Exam. Exp. Art. 4


500.00


298.00


202.00


Mineral St. Bridge Reconstruction


Art. 2 and 3


13,000.00


10,991.08


2,008.92


$ 145,393.22 $ 791,409.76 $ 167,010.75 $


65,730.65 $ 954,246.76 $


83,836.32


Cemeteries


Salaries


22,500.00


2,250.00


24,646.81


103.19


Maintenance


2,500.00


4,000.00


6,494.77


5.23


Care of Soldiers' Graves, Art. 14


1,300.00


1,300.00


Cemetery Jeep Purchase


2,900.00


2,701.15


198.85


Cemetery Development, Art. 31


10,000.00


10,000.00


$ 2,900.00 $


36,300.00 $


6,250.00


$ 45,142.73 $


307.27


Unclassified


Recreation -


Playgrounds Salaries


7,347.00


7,308.00


39.00


Recreation -


Playgrounds Expense


2,851.33


2,824.60


26.73


Insurance


40,289.83


24,977.69


65,267.52


North Street Betterment


31.34


Balance Appropriated from 1959 196$


Other Credits


Transfers


Payments


Balance 12/31/60


Memorial Day Observance


2,616.50


2,599.25


17.25


Damage Claims


2,000.00


1,041.94


958.06


Care and Lighting Old South Clock


250.00


250.00


Printing Town Report


2,170.00


2,166.40


3.60


Printing Street List


1,200.00


30.10


1,073.50


96.40


Aid to Agriculture


100.00


99.25


75


Parking Areas Maintenance


800.00


676.51


123.49


Contributory Retirement Pension Fund.


78,681.00


78,681.00


Contributory Retirement Expense Fund.


2,600.00


2,600.00


Land Court Expense, Art. 6


200.00


200.00


Recording Fees


100.00


100.00


Christmas Lighting, Art. 38


750.00


750.00


Precinct Bulletin Boards


150.00


150.00


Group Insurance, Chapter 32B


19,406.95


12,753.48


32,160.43


Revising Town Building Code


473.81


55.71


418.10


Municipal Building Parking Area


469.90


469.90


Swimming Pool Study Committee


4,500.00


1,008.00


3,492.00


Reading Depot Repairs and Maint.


500.00


64.46


435.54


Damage Claim --- M. W. Masi


1,500.00


1,500.00


Damage Claim - S. A. Clarke


7,500.00


7,500.00


Reserve Fund


25,000.00


19,522.65


5,477.35


$


1,093.71 $ 161,362.61 $


76,731.17 $


20,022.65 $ 207,876.57 $


11,288.27


Municipal Indebtedness


Interest, not incl. Sewer, Water & Light


87,705.00


1,700.00


85,937.66


67.34


Maturing Debt, not incl. Water & Light


215,000.00


215,000.00


Loans in Anticipation of Revenue


600,000.00


600,000.00


Temporary Loan in Ant. of Bond Issue 150,000.00 Portion of Loan Reinvested, Chap. 59, 1951


864,243.28


150,000.00 864,243.28


$ 150,000.00 $ 302,705.00 $1,464,243.28 $


1,700.00 $1,915,180.94 $ 67.34


Agency, Trust and Investment


Dog Licenses due County


44.00


3,339.75


3,260.25


123.50


Sporting Licenses due State


97.00


2,201.50


2,192.50


106.00


Parker Hospital Fund - Income


7,495.27


8,962.21


8,936.12


7,521.36


Parker Hospital Fund - Transactions


75,953.13


75,953.13


Grouard Hospital Fund - Income


4,209.43


4,209.43


Grouard Hospital Fund - Transactions


5,000.00


5,000.00


Stephen Foster Hospital Fund


110.64


110.64


Cemetery Perpetual CareFund -Bequests


9,205.00


9,105.00


100.00


Cemetery Perp. Care Fund-Transactions


58,632.00


58.632.00


Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund-Interest


6,140.96


6,140.96


Parker Scholarship Fund - Income


356.88


356.88


Parker Scholarship Fund - Transactions


5,000.00


5,000.00


Brown Award Fund


37.50


37.50


Sawyer Scholarship Fund-Income


544.87


544.87


Sawyer Scholarship Fund-Transactions


5,000.00


5,000.00


Appleton Library Fund


5,125.03


5,125.03


Foster Library Fund


440.00


440.00


Public Library Fund


1,025.02


1,025.02


Torrey Library Fund


32.50


32.50


Wadlin Library Fund


1,025.02


1,025.02


Stabilization Fund


105,000.00


55,000.00


50,000.00


Tailings


450.71


593.32


716.26


327.77


Premium on Loans


3,850.00


3,188.31


661.69


Withholding Taxes -


Federal


25,020.50


294,132.39


289,374.24


29,778.65


Balance Appropriated from 1959 196$


Other


Credits


Transfers


Payments


Balance 12/31/60


Withholding Taxes - State


5,497.31


22,997.95


21,965.26


6,530.00


Teachers' Retirement Withholding


46.625.30


46,625.30


Blue Cross Deductions


2,599.93


32,664.16


32,369.77


2,894.32


Life Insurance Deductions


403.90


4,745.14


4,749.44


399.60


Parks and Reservations


7,718.97


9,838.11


(2,119.14)


State Audit of Municipal Accounts


292.71


292.71


State Exam. of Retirement System


91.08


91.08


Metropolitan Sewerage


52,491.24


51,461.21


1,030.03


County Tax


75,623.43


80,891.83


(5,268.40)


County T. B. Hospital


18,396.22


18,396.22


$ 41,608.62


$ 857,563.35 $


55,000.00 $ 802,086.59 $


42,085.38


Light Department


Maintenance


2,611,979.60


303,543.32 2,308,436.28


Depreciation


84,000.34


200,999.76


60,400.23


195,273.40


29,326.47


Construction


72,829.73


162,943.79


45,475.33


190,298.19


156,830.07


$2,975,923.15 $ 363,943.55 $2,549,185.01 $ 219,624.66


Non-Revenue Accounts


Birch Meadow School Constr.


11,576.57


518.11


11,058.46


Coolidge Jr. High School Constr.


84,366.05


950,000.00


795,552.35


238,813.70


Water Construction -- 1959


29,034.17


25,148.63


3,885.54


124,976.79


$ 950,000.00


$ 821,219.09 $ 253,757.70


Refunds


Taxes, Assts., Public Service Ent., etc. ....


19,257.87


19,257.87


Departmental


5,689.75


5,689.75


24,947.62


24,947.62


TOTALS $ 682,287.07 $3,453,305.10 $6,931,393.19 $


524,233.85 $9,805,862.37 $ 736,889.14


STATEMENT OF TRUST FUNDS Gilman L. Parker Hospital Fund


Balance, January 1, 1960


$271,185.25


Receipts:


Income from U. S. Bonds and Notes $ 6,061.26


Income from Savings Accounts


604.11


Income from Co-op Bank Paid-up Shares


903.74


Income from Stock


406.35


7,975.46


Discount on U. S. Treas. Notes


2,242.19


$281,402.90


Disbursements:


Hospital Bills


$ 3,577.45


Safe Deposit Box


10.00


3,587.45


Balance, December 31, 1960


$277,815.45


Invested as follows:


U. S. Treasury Bonds


$102,000.00


U. S. Treasury Notes


144,000.00


Savings Banks


13,214.65


Co-op Bank Paid-up Shares, 35


7,000.00


First National Bank of Boston, 135 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


7,521.36


277,815.45


Anne S. Grouard Hospital Fund


Balance, January 1, 1960


$106,237.20


Receipts:


Income from U. S. Bonds and Notes


$ 4,167.53


Income from Savings Banks


101.78


Income from Co-op Bank Paid-up Shares ...


32.50


4,301.81


Balance, December 31, 1960


$110,539.01


Invested as follows:


U. S. Treasury Bonds


$ 19,000.00


U. S. Treasury Notes


86,000.00


Savings Banks


5,539.01


110,539.01


Stephen Foster Hospital Fund


Balance, January 1, 1960


$ 4,293.13


Receipts:


Income from Savings Bank


31.89


Income from Co-op Bank Paid-up Shares ....


110.64


142.53


228


Balance, December 31, 1960 Invested as follows: i


$ 4,435.66


Savings Bank Co-op Bank Paid-up Shares, 15


$ 1,435.66


3,000.00 4,435.66


Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund


Balance, January 1, 1960


$204,213.92


Receipts: .


Bequests


$ 9,205.00


Income from U. S. Bonds and Notes


4,947.53


Income from Savings Banks


488.31


Income from Co-op Bank Paid-up Shares


539.37


Discount on U. S. Treasury Notes


1,953.13


17,133.34


Disbursed for Work on Endowed Lots ..


4,250.00


Balance, Decembes 31, 1960


$217,097.26


Invested as follows:


U. S. Treasury Bonds


$ 88,000.00


U. S. Treasury Notes


107,000.00


Savings Banks


19,997.26


Co-op Bank Paid-up Shares, 10


2,000.00


General Cash


100.00


$217,097.26


Parker Scholarship Fund


Balance, January 1, 1960


$ 5,099.42


Receipts:


Income from Savings Bank


$ 92.53


Income from U. S. Treasury Notes


106.23


198.76


Disbursed for Scholarships


150.00


Balance, December 31, 1960


$ 5,148.18


Invested as follows:


Savings Bank


$ 148.18


U. S. Treasury Notes


5,000.00


$ 5,148.18


Sawyer Scholarship Fund


Balance January 1, 1960


$ 5,234.82


Receipts:


Income from Savings Bank


$ 2.92


Income from Co-op Bank Paid-op Shares


40.62


Income from U. S. Treasury Notes


184.05


227.59


$ 5,462.41


229


$ 5,298.18


$221,347.26


Disbursed for Scholarships


295.00


Balance, December 31, 1960


$ 5,167.41


Invested as follows: Savings Bank U. S. Treasury Notes


$ 167.41


5,000.00


5,167.41


Kenneth L. Brown Award


Balance, January 1, 1960


$ 1,021.16


Receipts:


Income from Savings Bank


$


.27


Income from U. S. Treasury Bond


25.00


25.27


Disbursed for Student Award


25.00


Balance, December 31, 1960


Invested as follows:


Savings Bank U. S. Treasury Bond


1,000.00


1,021.43


Public Library Fund


Balance, January 1, 1960


$ 1,095.78


Receipts:


Income from Savings Bank


$ 22.67


Income from U. S. Treasury Notes


21.24


43.91


Disbursed for Books


95.00


Balance, December 31, 1960


Invested as follows:


Savings Bank


$ 44.69


U. S. Treasury Note


1,000.00


1,044.69


Horace G. Wadlin Library Fund


Balance, January 1, 1960


$ 1,910.90


Receipts:


Income from Savings Bank


$ 53.52


Income from U. S. Treasury Note


21.24


74.76


Disbursed for Books


185.00


Balance, December 31, 1960


$ 1,800.66


Invested as follows:


Savings Bank


$ 800.66


U. S. Treasury Note


1,000.00


1,800.66


$ 1,046.43


$ 1,021.43


$ 21.43


$ 1,139.69


$ 1,044.69


$ 1,985.66


230


Edward L. Appleton Library Fund $ 5,535.00


Balance, January 1, 1960 Receipts:


Income from Savings Bank $ 116.36


Income from U. S. Treasury Notes


106.23


222.59


Balance, December 31, 1960


$ 5,757.59


Invested as follows:


$ 757.59


Savings Bank U. S. Treasury Notes


5,000.00 $ 5,757.59


Donald N. Tuttle, Jr. Library Fund


Balance, January 1, 1960


$ 573.91


Receipts: Income from Savings Bank


14.05


Disbursed for Books


70.00


Balance, December 31, 1960, in Savings Bank ....


$ 517.96


Stephen Foster Library Fund


Balance, January 1, 1960


$ 12,564.69


Receipts:


Income from Savings Bank


$ 37.72


Income from U. S. Treasury Notes


440.00


477.72


Disbursed for Books


560.00


Balance, December 31, 1960


$ 12,482.41


Invested as follows: Savings Bank


$ 1,482.41


U. S. Treasury Notes


11,000.00


12,482.41


Charles Torrey Library Fund


Balance, January 1, 1960


$ 1,090.92


Receipts:


Income from Savings Bank


$ 2.17


Income from U. S. Treasury Bond


32.50


34.67


Disbursed for Books


90.00


Balance, December 31, 1960


$ 1,035.59


Invested as follows:


Savings Bank


$ 35.59


U. S. Treasury Bond


1,000.00


1,035.59


231


$ 1,125.59


$ 13,042.41


$ 587.96


Katherine C. Pierce Library Fund


Transferred to Town, Nov. 18, 1960, as account in Savings Bank $ 449.57


Ethel E. Grant Fund


Balance, January 1, 1960


$ 42,777.01


Receipts: Income from Savings Bank


1,619.18


Balance, December 31, 1960, in Savings Bank .... $ 44,396.19


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, 1960.


BOYD H. STEWART, Town Accountant


232


INDEX


Accountant's Report


203


Appropriations and Expenditures


216


Balance Sheet


204


Funded Debt


210


Receipts


211


Trust Funds


228


Animal Inspector's Report 185


Board of Appeal 183


Board of Assessors 202


Board of Health


185


Board of Public Assistance 191


Board of Public Works


157


Building Inspector's Report


181


Cemetery Department


178


Conservation Commissions' Report 188


Custodian of Soldiers' and Sailors' Graves


179


Dog Officer's Report 181


Fire Chief's Report 176


Inspector of Milk and Food 156


Jurors' List 13


Library Trustees' Report 149


Moth Superintendent's Report 187


Municipal Light Board Report


169


Planning Board Report 177 Plumbing Inspector's Report 184


Recreation Committee's Report 186


Police Department Report 189


1


INDEX


School Committee Report 109


Administrative Officers


110


Age-Grade Table


136


Budget


113


Commencement Exercises


145


High School Graduates


146


School Calendar 137


School Clinics 144


School Faculties


139


Superintendent's Report 116


Sealer of Weights and Measures' Report


156


Selectmen's Report


10


Statistics


y


Tax Collector's Report


198


Town Clerk's Report


Births


77


Deaths


100


Marriages 87


Notice to Parents, Housewives, Physicians and Midwives 107


Town Meetings


Annual


24


Special: Feb. 8


17


Mar. 24


34


May 25


55


Oct. 24


65


Nov. 28


75


Town Election


18


Presidential Primary


48


State Primary


58


State Election


71.


Town Counsel's Report 194


Town Officers


2


Treasurer's Report 197


Tree Warden's Report 182


Veterans' Agent's Report 183


Wire Inspector's Report 182


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