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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
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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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