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Article 3. Voted that under this Article each item be considered separately.
1. Voted that the sum of $7600.00 be raised and appropriated for General Government to be divided as follows: Selectmen $750.00; License Expenses $75.00; Town Treasurer $1250.00; Town Accountant $975.00; Assessors $1200.00; Tax Collector $1650.00; Town Counsel $200.00; Tax Title Expenses $300.00; Town Clerk $500.00; Election and Registration $700.00.
2. Voted that the sum of $2500.00 be raised and appropriated for the General Expenses of the Town Hall.
3. Voted that the sum of $6725.00 be raised and appropriated for purpose of defraying expenses of the Police Department to be divided as follows: General Expenses $6375.00; Road Mark- ing $350.00.
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4. Voted that the sum of $4500.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the Fire De- partment to be divided as follows: General Expenses $4000.00; permanent man $500.00.
5. Voted that the sum of $3350.00 be raised and appropriated for Fire Hydrants.
6. Voted that the sum of $125.00 be raised and appropriated for the Sealer of Weights and Measures.
7. Voted that the sum of $75.00 be raised and appropriated for the salary and expenses of the Fish and Game Warden.
8. Voted that the sum of $1000.00 be raised and appropriated to defray the expenses of Fighting Forest Fires.
9. Voted unanimously to take up Article 10 before Article 3, Item 9.
Article 10. Voted that the sum of $500.00 be raised and appro- priated for the purpose of repairing the damage to the trees on the Common caused by ice storms and wind storms, the said sum to be expended under the supervision of the Board of Selectmen.
Article 3.
9. Voted that the sum of $100.00 be raised and appropriated to defray the expenses of the Town Forest.
10. A motion that the sum of $1000.00 be raised and appropriated to defray the expenses of the Tree Warden was lost. Voted that the sum of $500.00 be raised and appropriated to defray the expenses of the Tree Warden.
11. A motion that the sum of $1838.17 be raised and appropriated to defray the expenses of the Moth Department was lost. Voted that the sum of $900.00 be raised and appropriated to defray the expenses of the Moth Department.
12. Voted that the sum of $3500.00 be raised and appropriated to defray the expenses of the Health Department.
13. Voted that the sum of $150.00 be raised and appropriated to defray the expenses of the Cattle Inspector.
14. Voted that the sum of $20,009.55 be raised and appropriated to defray the expenses of the Highway Department to be divided as follows: Snow and Ice Removal $4500.00; Town Roads $1500.00; Chapter 81 Roads $10,375.00; Highway Equip- ment $3634.55.
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Voted that the sum of $3000.00 be appropriated for Main- tenance of Chapter 90 Roads, on condition that like amounts be contributed by either or both the State and County respec- tively, to be used in conjunction therewith.
15. Voted unanimously to take up Article 15 before Article 3, Item 15.
Article 15. Voted that the sum of money appropriated under Article 3 of the Warrant for the Special Town Meeting held May 5, 1941 be transferred to the account entitled "Welfare Department Account."
Article 3.
15. Voted that the sum of $30,550.00 be raised and appropriated to defray the expenses of the Welfare Department to be di- vided as follows: Temporary Aid and Infirmary $11,550.00; Aid to Dependent Children $3500.00; Old Age Assistance $15,- 500.00.
16. Voted that the sum of $3000.00 be raised and appropriated for Soldiers' Benefits.
17 Voted that the sum of $79,800.00 be raised and appropriated to defray the general expenses of the School Department.
18. Voted that the sum of $500.00 be raised and appropriated for Vocational School Tuition.
19. Voted that the sum of $2509.29 be raised and appropriated, together with the receipts from dog licenses in 1942, for the expenses of the Public Library.
20. Voted that the sum of $250.00 be raised and appropriated for the Care of the Common.
21. Voted that the sum of $250.00 be raised and appropriated to defray the expenses of Commemorating Memorial Day.
22. Voted that the sum of $650.00 be raised and appropriated to defray the expenses of Publishing and Distributing the Town Reports.
23. Voted that the sum of $1100.00 be raised and appropriated for Compensation Insurance.
24. Voted that the sum of $3850.00 be raised and appropriated for Fire Insurance.
25. Voted that the sum of $3900.00 be raised and appropriated for General Loans.
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26. Voted that the sum of $243.50 be raised and appropriated for Interest on General Loans.
27. Voted that the sum of $250.00 be raised and appropriated for Interest on Revenue Loans.
28. Voted that the sum of $2000.00 be raised and appropriated for the Care of Cemeteries.
29. Voted that the sum of $6930.00 be raised and appropriated for Street Lights.
30. Voted that the sum of $3000.00 be raised and appropriated to be used as a Reserve Fund at the discretion of the Finance Committee as provided in General Laws, Chapter 40, Section 6.
31. Voted that the sum of $1088.42 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of paying Unpaid Bills of previous years, to be divided as follows: Selectmen $74.40; Assessors $42.95; Police Department $7.16; Fire Department $44.46; Board of Health $10.89; Board of Public Welfare, Temporary Aid $456.10; Infirmary $54.62; Old Age Assistance $174.36; Committee Pub- lic Safety, Report Center $9.52, Tower $26.51, Rationing Board $187.45.
Article 4. Voted unanimously that the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the current finan- cial year beginning January 1, 1943 and to issue a note or notes there- for payable within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year, in accordance with Chapter 44, Section 17 of the General Laws.
Article 5. Voted that the Board of Selectmen be and liereby are authorized to act as the Agent of the Town in any suit or suits which may arise during the current year, with authority to settle and adjust claims or demands for or against the Town, and to employ counsel whenever in their judgment it is deemed advisable so to do.
Article 6. Voted that the sum of $2250.00 be raised and appro- priated for the purpose of paying the County of Middlesex, as re- quired by law, the Town's share of the Middlesex County Tuberculosis Hospital as assessed in accordance with the Provisions of Chapter III of the General Laws.
AArticle 7. Voted that the sum of $300.00 be raised and appro- priated for the Care of the Whitney Playground.
Article 8. Voted to dismiss this Article relative to Federal and State Projects.
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Article 9. Voted that the sum of $400.00 be raised and appropri- ated for Band Concerts during the current year.
Article 11. Voted to dismiss this Article relative to placing War Damage Insurance.
Article 12. Voted that the sum of $600.00 be raised and appro- priated for the purpose of Air Raid Warning Activities and for the purposes set forth in Chapter 487 of the Acts of 1941, the same to be expended under the direction of the Westford Committee on Public Safety.
Article 13. Voted that the sum of $1200.00 be raised and appro- priated for the purpose of defraying the salaries and expenses of the Ration Board, the said sum to be expended under the direction of the Westford Ration Board.
Article 14. Voted that the sum of $3634.55 be transferred from the Machinery Fund to the Highway Equipment Account.
Article 16. Voted unanimously that this Article relative to the sale of the Cannon and Cannon Balls on the Common for junk, be dismissed.
Article 17. Voted that the Cemetery Commissioners be and hereby are authorized to sell for junk or for whatever other sum the said Cemetery Commissioners may obtain therefor, the horse-drawn hearse owned by the Town, and to transfer title to the same on behalf of the Town by a good and sufficient Bill of Sale.
Article 18. Voted to dismiss this Article relative to the purchase of a Ford Truck for the use of the Cemetery Department.
Article 19. Voted to dismiss this Article relative to the pur- chase of a new or used truck for the use of the Cemetery Department.
Article 20. Voted to dismiss this Article relative to an affirma- tive vote under Article 19.
Article 21. Voted that the sum of $10.00 be raised and appro- priated for Demonstration Work in Agriculture and Home Economics, and that a Director be elected, under the Provisions of Chapter 128, Sections 40-45 of the General Laws, as amended. Mabel M. Nixon was elected by ballot.
Article 22. Voted 9 Yes to 13 No not to dismiss this Article.
Voted that the Town accept Oak and Chestnut Streets as laid out by the Selectmen as shown by their report and plan duly filed in the office of the Town Clerk.
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Article 23. Voted that the following Streets and Roads, if they have legally been accepted by the Town, be discontinued: Desmond Road; Granite Street; Cowdrey Hill Road; Vose Road from Old Low- ell Road to Griffin Road.
Article 24. Voted that the Town accept the devise under the eighth clause of the will of Oscar R. Spaulding, late of said Westford deceased testate, of a certain parcel of land therein referred to, con- taining about one hundred and seven acres and commonly known as the Snow Swamp Lot. It was later unanimously voted to reconsider this Article and it was voted that under this Article this additional vote be passed :
Voted that the Town Clerk be instructed, on behalf of the Town, to write a letter of thanks to Mrs. Oscar R. Spaulding, Executrix un- der his will, for this devise.
Article 25. Voted that the Board of Assessors be and hereby are authorized to use as free cash a sum of money in such amount as the Commissioner of Corporations and Taxation of the Common- wealth shall approve, not however, in excess of $15,000.00; the said sum of money to be applied in determining the tax rate for the year 1943.
Article 26. Voted unanimously to reconsider Article 1. Voted that the Finance Committee's Report as printed in the Town Report, Ar- ticle 3, Item 10, be corrected to read "Tree" instead of "Fire" Warden.
Article 27. Voted to accept the minutes of the meeting.
Article 28. Voted to dissolve the meeting.
A True Record, Attest:
CHARLES L. HILDRETH,
Town Clerk
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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING-MAY 4, 1943
At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Westford, qualified by law to vote in Town affairs, held at the Town House, Tuesday, May 4, 1943, at eight o'clock P. M., the following business was transacted:
Ben W. Drew, Town Moderator, called the meeting to order.
Voted to dispense with the reading of the warrant.
Voted to defer the report of the Finance Committee until a later time.
Article 1. Voted that the appropriation of Thirty Six Hundred Thirty Four and 55/100 Dollars for Highway Equipment, under Item 14 of Article 3 of the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting held February 15, 1943, be rescinded. The Finance Committee verbally approved this article.
Article 2. Voted that the Treasurer be and hereby is authorized to sell the following bonds and stocks given to the Town for main- tenance of the Metcalf Monument, and reinvest the greater amount of the proceeds received from said sale in United States Government Bonds Series G, to be held in trust under the same terms as were the said bonds and stocks.
1 Erie RR Co. General Mortgage 41/2% Inconie Bond Series A, Due Jan. 1, 2015, No. GD 4004, $500, Bearer.
1 Erie RR Co. First Consolidated Mortgage 4% Bond Series B. No. BB 3392, $500, Bearer. Due Jan 1, 1995.
1 Scrip Certificate for preferred stock, Series A, void on and after July 2, 1946, for 80/100 of one share No. SP 7591.
1 Certificate made payable to the Town of Westford for 11 shares of 5% preferred stock, Series A. Erie RR-PO 15334. No date.
Article 3. Voted that three persons be appointed by the Mod- erator from year to year, and be constituted a Committee with auth- ority to sell from time to time at private or public sale, and on such terms as the said Committee shall deem best, parcels of land which have been acquired or may in the future be acquired by the Town under the provisions of Chapter 60 of the General Laws, as amended. and to transfer title thereto by executing in the name of and on behalf of the Town good and sufficient deeds of the same.
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Article 4. Voted that the sum of One Hundred Ninety-Five Dol- lars be raised and appropriated for the purpose of converting the Police Tudor Sedan into an ambulance.
Article 5. Voted to accept the minutes of the meeting.
Article 6. Voted to dissolve the meeting.
.A True Record, Attest :
CHARLES L. HILDRETH,
Town Clerk
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REPORT OF SELECTMEN
January 20, 1944
To the Citizens of Westford:
The Board organized for the year with Arthur M. Whitley, Chair- man, Arthur L. Healy, Secretary and Cyril A. Blaney as the third member.
The reports of various committees and boards are herein printed. A report of the Annual State Audit is printed herein.
The W. P. A. School Lunch, under the supervision of Mrs. Charlotte P. Greig, ceased to operate in February.
The trimming of the trees on Westford Common, which were dam- aged by the hurricane, was most satisfactorily carried out under the direction of Mr. Edward M. Abbot and the work was done by the Davey Tree Expert Company.
A schedule form of fire insurance was adopted by the Selectmen, consolidating all policies and dividing the coverage into four equal parts allotting same to the local agencies.
Signed:
ARTHUR M. WHITLEY, ARTHUR L. HEALY, CYRIL A. BLANEY,
Selectmen.
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REPORT OF HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT
Board of Selectmen, Westford, Mass. .
Gentlemen :
The following is my report for the year ending December 31, 1943.
The usual Maintenance was carried out this year, which includes graveling, tarring and patching, with bituminous materials, of our various streets and those that come under our Chapter 81 Contract.
CHAPTER 90 CONSTRUCTION
This year the State and County did not appropriate any money for Chapter 90 Construction Work.
CHAPTER 90 MAINTENANCE
The usual Maintenance of Chapter 90 Highways was carried out under the provisions of this allotment.
A new surface treatment was used on these streets. This treat- ment consisted of an application of tar and pea stone which was mixed and levelled by a power grader. Rice stone was next applied as a binder, and a thorough rolling completed the work.
Respectfully yours,
J. AUSTIN HEALY,
Supt. of Streets.
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REPORT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen Westford, Mass.
Gentlemen:
I herewith submit my report for the year 1943 for the Police Department.
Report to the Department of Correction has been made.
Arrests made
22
Assault and battery
2
Abandoned autos
4
Auto violations
10
Auto accidents
13
Auto transfers
99
Auto registrations
10
Auto Licenses suspended
S
Auto Licenses revoked
11
Appeals case to Superior Court
3
Cases in Ayer Court
23
Collected for beer licenses $1,760.00
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Complaints against dog
26
Complaints against minors
94
Complaints investigated cruelty to animals
4
Complaints on dead animals left on top of ground
S
Complaints on suspicious person
16
Camps broken into
5
Dog killed by automobiles
9
Dog shot
8
Duty at public gathering
38
Dances
18
Driving under the influence of liquor
5
Driving so to endanger
2
Disturbance of the peace
11
Drunkenness
12
Driving without licenses
3
Fruit thieves
3
Family disturbances
74
Fires attended
12
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Fines in Ayer Court $240.00
Funeral attended
25
Idle and disorderly
Investigations made
In lockup at town farm
Jurors
Breaking and entering in the night time
Men taken to jail
4
Leaving scene after injury to property
1
Larceny complaints
32
Notices posted
14
Public nuisances in beer places
82
Pedestrians struck by automobiles
4
Petty complaints
642
Summonses and notices served
64
Warrant served
17
Electric wires down on street
9
Lay watching in different places
21
Inspection of camps weekly in the winter time
104
Malicious injury to property
7
Patients taken to Gardner State Hospital
3
Lewdness and lascivious behavior
I wish to take this opportunity to thank the Board of Selectmen. Court Officers, Officer Connell, and the other Special Officers of the Town of Westford, for their advice, cooperation and assistance during the year past.
Respectfully submitted.
JOHN F. SULLIVAN,
Chief of Police.
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JURY LIST-1943
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Name
Occupation
Address
Abrahamson, Harry B. Beebe, Walter O.
Truck Driver Machinist
Broadway St.
Boisvert, Romeo
Salesman
Canal St.
Buckshorn, Fisher
Orchardist
Depot St. River St.
Carpentier, Clifford G.
Core Maker
Cavanagh, Norman C.
Millhand
Prescott St.
Chandonait, Homer O.
Die Maker
Concord Rd.
Connell, Harold F.
Wool Sorter
Prescott St.
Costello, Joseph F.
Wool Sorter
Pershing St.
Crickett, Joseph H.
Stationary Fireman
14 Pershing St.
Curley, Thomas
Welding Supply Dealer
Boston Rd.
Dailey, Edward
Salesman
Lincoln St.
DeLaHaye, Edmund
Painter
Prescott St.
Dennechuk, Peter
Millhand
Broadway St.
Doucette, Victor G.
Truck Driver
River St.
Dunigan, Paul L.
Clerk
Fourth St.
Flanagan, Charles, Sr.
Machinist
Prescott St.
Fletcher, Walter N.
Insurance Agent
Main St.
Gelinas, Wilfred
Mill Operator
Main St.
Gower, Thomas W.
Chauffeur
Main St.
Greig, John S.
Funeral Director
Main St.
Holmes, Arthur
Wool Sorter
Holt, Donald
Machinist
Broadway St. Pond St.
Hunt, Edmund J.
Retired
Prescott St.
Ingalls, Frank G.
Machinist
Brookside Rd.
Johnstone, Thomas
Farmer
Lowell Rd.
Jones, George F.
Janitor
Brookside Rd.
Kane, Lawrence
Wool Sorter
Pleasant St.
Kavanagh, William J.
Painter
Palermo St.
Kelly. John W.
Wool Sorter
Abbot St.
Kelly, Thomas J.
Foreman
Pershing St.
LeDuc, Francis A.
Chauffeur
River St.
LeDuc. Henry A.
Checker
Third St.
Mann, Clarence W.
Farmer
Flagg Rd.
McIntosh, John
Millhand
Menard. Guy M.
Millhand
Milot, Charles
Second Hand
Milot, Donat
Mill Operator
Bradford St.
McCarthy, Thomas
Machinist
Broadway St.
Concord Rd. Pine St. Pine St.
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Francis Hill Road
McDonald, Alex Oliphant, Vernon L,
Farmer
Mill hand
Payne, J. Henry Polley, Amos B.
Wool Sorter
Farmer
Regan, John E.
Millhand
Robinson, Charles W.
Carpenter
Boston Rd. Pleasant St.
Rogers, Edmund D.
Truck Driver
Scott, Everett A.
Garageman
Abbot St.
Seavey, Marden H.
Laborer
Main St.
Shea, Herbert
Farmer
Cold Spring Rd.
Spinner, Robert J.
Truck Driver
Boston Rd· First St.
Stepinski, Edward J.
Quarryman
Stepinski, Henry J.
Draftsman
River St.
Stone, Stanley K.
Carpenter
Concord Rd.
Stuart, Earl
Fireman
Broadway St. Lowell Rd.
StOnge, George
Merchant
Brookside Rd.
Venn, James
Millhand
Palermo St.
Venn, John J.
Wool Sorter
Prescott St.
Wall, Albert R.
Overseer
Broadway St.
ARTHUR M. WHITLEY,
ARTHUR L. HEALY,
CYRIL A. BLANEY,
January 4, 1944
Selectmen of Westford.
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Concord Rd. Pleasant St. Broadway St. Lowell Rd. River St.
Sundberg, Rupert F.
Printer
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
To the Citizens of the Town of Westford:
I herewith present my 1st Annual Report of the Town Accountant in accordance with the General Laws.
All are reminded that all my books are open to the public for inspection at any time.
RECEIPTS
General Revenue
Taxes :
Current Year:
Poll
$ 1,546.00
Personal
14,172.30
Real Estate
104,559.05
$120,277.35
Previous Years:
Poll
$ 92.00
Personal
656.95
Property
17,690.27
$ 18,439.22
Tax Title Redemption
2,979.60
From State:
Corporation Tax
$ 26,162.19
Income Tax
17,465.00 -
$ 43,627.19
Permits and Licenses:
Liquor
$ 1,957.26
All Other
99.00
Permits
29.00
Milk Permits
12.50
$ 2,097.76
Fines:
Court
$ 170.20 $ 170.20
Grants and Gifts:
From Federal Government:
Old Age Assistance $ 14,000.94
Aid to Dependent Children
2.123.91
$ 16,124.85
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Victory Tax 5,582.39
From State:
Vocational Tuition $ 1,244.84
Chapter 81, Roads
10,561.38
Old Age Assistance Meal Tax
776.86
$ 12,583.08
From County :
Dog Licenses
$ 521.73
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax:
Current year
$
5,657.75
Previous year
464.88 $ 6,122.63
Departmental Revenue:
General
Collector
$
24.25
Town Hall
83.60 $ 107.85
Protection of Persons and Property:
Police Department $ 26.30
Fire Department:
Rent
39.68
Sealer
45.70 -
$ 111.68
Highways:
State
$ 2,999.67
County
2,434.24
$ 5,433.91
Highway Machinery Fund
$ 2,554.51
Highway, all other
23.25
Welfare:
Infirmary
$
5,657.51
Temporary Aid
State
63.85
City and Town
874.04
Aid to Dependent Children State
3,011.67
Old Age Assistance
State
12,376.64
Cities and Towns
61.71
$ 22,045.42
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Soldiers' Benefits:
State Aid
$ 175.00
Military Aid
240.00
Soldiers' Burials
40.00
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$ 455.00
Schools:
Tuition
$ 431.66
Lunches
679.75
All other
4.58
$ 1,115.99
Library:
Fines
$ 47.95
From Bank general funds.
26.19
$ 74.14
Whitney Playground from General
Fund
$ 105.00
Cemeteries:
Lot Care
$ 420.00
Opening Graves
248.00
Miscellaneous
16.40
$ 684.40
Interest:
Deferred Taxes
$ 774.69
Metcalf Monument Fund
76.25
Tax Titles
26.60
$ 877.54
Municipal Indebtedness:
Anticipation of Revenue $ 60,000.00
Anticipation of Reimbursement 15,000.00
$ 75.000.00
Agency and Trust :
Agency
County, Dog Licenses $ 540.60
Trust:
Perpetual Care $ 1,250.00
Interest
182.50
Transferred to Bonds from Bank
31,034.23
Metcalf Monument Funds
1,382.09
Solomon Hymans
300.00
$34,148.82
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Refunds:
Departmental
$ 623.95
Tax Titles
7.50
All Other
15.76
$ 647.21
Tailings
18.80
Total
$372,470.12
Balance on Hand
70,863.83
$443,333.95
EXPENDITURES
General Government:
Selectmen :
Salaries and Wages
$ 670.00
Stationary and Advertising
39.23
$ 709.23
License Expenses :
Stationery and Advertising
$ 39.32
Town Treasurer:
Salary
$ 900.00
Stationery
151.92
Bond and Insurance
147.50
All Other
23.97
$ 1,223.39
Tax Title Expense
$
95.96
Town Accountant:
Salary
$ 900.00
Stationery
37.93
All Other
33.79
$ 971.72
Tax Collector :
Commission
$ 1,092.28
Legal Services
33.80
Printing and Stationery
227.57
Bond and Insurance
222.00
Advertising
5.25
All Other
70.00
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$ 1,650.90
Assessors:
Wages
$ 850.55
Clerk
217.00
Legal Service
65.50
Stationery
6.90
All Other
10.60
$ 1,150.55
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Town Counsel:
Legal Services
200.00
Town Clerk:
Salary
$ 250.00
Recording Fees
118.50
Printing and Stationery
33.31
All Other
22.00
$ 423.81
Registration and Election :
Registrars, Wages
$ 303.25
Election Officers, Wages
92,00
Printing and Stationery
78.72
Listing
94.50
Rent
10.00
Repairing Booths
12.50
$
590.97
$ 7.055.85
Town Hall:
Janitor
$ 1,017.00
Fuel
650.42
Light
115.20
Janitor's Supplies
28.13
Repairs
307.63
Water Rates
17.12
All Other
33.82
Telephone
131.01
$ 2.300.22
Protection of Persons and Property :
Compensation Insurance
$ 802.53
Fire Insurance
2,925.59
3,728.12
Police Department :
Salaries
$ 4,400.00
Special Officers
180.60
Auto
450.00
Auto Upkeep
253.68
Gasoline
345.24
Insurance
70.93
Equipment
100.45
Telephone
127.99
Street Marking
349.10
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All Other
106.29
Rent
48.00
Conversion Car
195.00
$
6,627.28
Fire Department:
Salaries and Wages
$ 1,812.45
Apparatus :
Truck
$ 3,680.00
Upkeep
1,263.66
Gasoline
112.22
Insurance
443.73
Fire Alarm System
191.45
$ 5,691.06
Other Expense :
Building Upkeep
180.06
Telephone
66.66
Fuel and
Light
538.13
Janitor
45.00
Water
15.92
Oil
73.50
All Other
143.08
$ 1,062.35
Hydrants
3,290.00
Permanent Man
500.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
$ 12,355.86 $ 109.95
Game Warden
$ 75.00
Forestry :
Moth Department:
Labor
$ 459.79
Equipment
84.01
Arsenate of Lead
356.20
$ 900.00
Trimming of Trees
$ 500.00
Forest Fires:
Labor
$ 962.89
Transportation
12.40
All Other
20.66
$ 995.95 $ 2,395.95
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Healtlı Department:
Administration $ 35.00
Office Supplies
40.50
Contagious Diseases:
Medical
58.00
Reimbursement
42.71
Tuberculosis, Board & Treatment
8.75
Nurse, Salary
1,383.62
Auto, Upkeep
333.74
Dentist
348.36
Dump Labor
208.00
Milk Inspection
50.00
Liquor Inspections
28.00
Camp Inspection
42.00
Insurance
24.15
All Other
60.82
Cattle Inspector
150.00
$ 2,813.65
Street Lights, Current
$ 6,930.00
Highway Department:
Snow and Ice Removal:
Wages
$ 2,984.00
Trucks
812.40
Repairs and Upkeep
28.37
Gas and Oil
25.90
Salt
216.00
Sand
91.95
$ 4,158.62
Town Roads:
Material
$ 25.50
Sand
27.60
Stone
3.50
Stationery
3.50
- -
$ 62.60
Chapter 81 Roads:
Wages
$ 8,070.60
Expenses
1,807.13
Town Equipment
1,543.13
Hired Equipment
1,300.60
Shovel, Grader & Air Compres.
Pipe, Cement, Brick
685.85
Gravel and Sand
333.85
Bituminous Products
3,585.76
Stone
2,528.34
Brick and Cement
942.72
$ 19,254.85
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Chapter 90 Roads
Wages
$ 2,282.43
Expenses
19.00
Town Equipment
591.38
Hired Equipment
445.00
Grader, Mass. broken stone box
Stone
2,426.62
Bituminous Products
2,966.96
Gravel
267.61
$ 8,999.00
Machinery Account:
Fuel
$ 701.86
Repairs and Upkeep
1,474.31
Garage
278.81
Insurance, Steam Roller Boiler
16.40
All Other
19.97
Supplies
150.90
Heater, for patching
44.61
Plow
175.00
$
2,861.86
Fleet
Insurance
159.01
$ 35,495.94
Welfare Department:
Salary and Wages
$ 1,069.09
Stationery and Postage
57.97
Other Expenses
238.84
Infirmary (See Welfare Report)
8,528.12
Outside Relief by Town
2,411.06
Aid to Dependent Children
5,669.28
Old Age Assistance
29,915.96
$ 47,890.32
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