Town of Westford annual report 1963-1967, Part 27

Author: Westford (Mass.)
Publication date: 1963
Publisher: Westford (Mass.)
Number of Pages: 680


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226.70


24,115.34


Chapter 90 Roads - 1966 Contract


Wages


8,186.21


Asphalt


14,711.45


Pipe & Culverts


1,068.96


Fence


902.50


Rented Equipment


114.40


Sand & Gravel


58.64


Supplies


67.52


25,109.68


Repair of Sidewalks:


Wages


498.10


Asphalt


501.90


Highway Equipment Account:


Insurance


945.18


Equipment & Repairs


4,936.93


Gasoline & Oil


815.71


Tires & Tire Repairs


423.23


Radio Repairs


178.12


Water


22.25


Telephone


457.35


Electricity


290.25


Fuel - Gas


807.86


Office Supplies


78.74


Advertisement


8.25


8,963.87


Street Sweeper-Rent & Purchase


1,121.00 m


Radio - Base Station & Five Units


4,984.00 m


Highway Department-Material Spreader


2,127.12 m


Street Marking - Traffic Lines


890.00


Street Signs


319.50


Highway Garage - Furnishings


151.80


233,862.11


Welfare Department (See Report) : Temporary Aid Disability Assistance: Town 15,123.07 Federal 1,824.81


11,847.17


16,947.88


62


1,000.00


Aid to Dependent Children: Town


Federal


23,835.32 13,451.86


37,287.18


Old Age Assistance: Town


12,132.22


Federal


20,236.34


Medical Assistance to the Aged:


Town


31,311.08


Federal


21,740.91


Medical Assistance:


Town


5,256.75


Federal


29,934.03


Administration-Federal


Disability Assistance


1,160.80


Aid to Dependent Children


3,711.80


Old Age Assistance


497.30


Medical Assistance to the aged


491.48


Medical Assistance


512.98


Town Infirmary:


Utilities


158.15


Fuel


474.00


Survey


215.00


847.15


193,915.07


Veterans Benefits:


General Expense:


Salary-Veterans Agent


900.00


Expenses-Dues


5.00


905.00


Grants and Aid


19,978.45


20,883.45


School Department: (See Report)


General Appropriation


1,158,039.38


Vocational Tuition & Transportation


3,221.73


School Cafeteria


62,620.39


School Athletics & Band


17,289.03


Public Law 874


1,168.92


Vocational Education - U.S. Grant


1,746.00


Nashoba Valley Technical High School District


7,189.92


School Building - Intermediate School


10,422.21


Town Library: (See Report)


General Appropriation


19,693.19


Town Library-New Fire Escape


2,995.00


Town Library-Mimeograph Machine


319.00


Emily Fletcher Lecture Fund


132.00


Mary Atwood Lecture Fund


1,473.85


Trust Fund Income


1,510.42


26,123.46


63


1,261,697.58


32,368.56


53,051.99


35,190.78


6,374.36


Recreation and Unclassified: Town Common :


Wages


578.25


Electricity


15.93


Flowers


57.40


Supplies


92.16


Flagpole Maintenance


75.40


819.14


Whitney Playground :


Wages


479.50


Water


27.00


Insurance


5.00


Supplies & Repairs


35.65


547.15


Recreation Commission:


Instruction


300.00


Maintenance of Ballfields


295.20


Fees-Entrance & Umpires


514.00


Equipment & Supplies


2,367.87


3,477.07


Whitney Shade Tree Account


695.00


Commemoration of Memorial Day


596.88


Unpaid Bills of Previous Year


57.8512


Printing Town Reports


1,516.45 !


Veterans Quarters


8,609.54


Water Department: (See Report)


General Maintenance and Operation


50,919.51


Water Department-New Truck


2,859.63


Water Department-Mobile Radio Unit


794.00 ~


Land Purchase-Hunt Road


5,250.00


Depot Road Well Field


41,787.65


Water Extensions:


Nutting Road


8,973.45


Nutting Rd. & Depot Rd.


5,776.43


Carolina Lane


384.86


Beech Street


142.70


Links Road


669.33


Polley Road


9,250.78


Bayberry Road


448.20


Williams Road


1,409.03


Torrington Lane


2,619.42


29,674.20


Cemeteries:


General Appropriation:


Wages


4,157.85


Clerk


300.00


Hired Equipment


666.00


Truck Expense


145.57


Supplies & Repairs


148.36


Insurance


53.88


New Mowers


121.53


900.00 2


131,284.99


64


Hot-top driveway Rebuild Gate Post


495.00 85.00


6,173.19


Lyman Wilkins Fund


150.00


William L. Wright Fund


16.00


J. Herbert Fletcher Fund Perpetual Care


1,425.00


Principal and Interest: Principal:


Schools


160,000.00


Water


10,000.00


Water Extensions & Wells


12,800.00


Betterments


2,200.00


185,000.00


Interest:


Schools


48,575.00


Water


4,810.00


Water Extension & Wells


3,641.26


Betterments


373.00


57,399.26


Surety Deposits-Planning Board


State & County Payments:


Payments to the State: Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Bills


746.70


State Audits


2,149.16


State Parks & Reservations 6,915.34


Elderly Governmental Retired Program


897.39


10,708.59


Payments to the County:


County Taxes


71,672.85


Middlesex County


Retirement


18,880.45


Dog Licenses 1,622.00


92,175.30


102,883.89


Reserve Funds: Conservation Fund Stabilization Fund


5,000.00


33,000.00


38,000.00 |


Payroll Deductions: Withholding Taxes :


Federal


145,982.80 18,478.06


County Retirement System Insurance & Blue Cross


164,460.86 15,566.79 15,098.77


United Fund of Greater Lowell


445.15


195,571.57 ||


65


State


15.00


7,779.19


242,399.26 8,500.00 11


Town Share - Chapter 32B


Loans - Anticipation of Revenue


Revenue Cash - Investments


15,077.2911 200,000.00 300,000.00 1


Refunds:


School Retirement 91.29 394.25


Water Services & Extensions


Taxes:


Real Estate 16,708.12


Motor Vehicle Excise


6,119.52


22,827.64


23,313.18


Total Expenditures for the Year


3,251,984.89


Balance, December 31, 1966


165,111.96


$3,417,096.85


66


TOWN OF WESTFORD - BALANCE SHEET - DECEMBER 31, 1966


GENERAL ACCOUNTS


ASSETS


LIABILITIES AND RESERVES


Cash:


General:


165,111.96


Payroll Deductions:


Revenue - Investment


100,000.00


265,111.96


Accounts Receivable :


Taxes :


Levy of 1964:


Deductions 29.41


Greater Lowell United Fund 121.40


23,656.00


Levy of 1965:


399.33


Guaranty Deposits:


Real Estate


16,615.80


Planning Board


17,509.50


Levy of 1966:


Water Extensions 44.40


17,553.90


Personal Property


1,133.10


Real Estate


57,778.55


76,326.78


Agency :


County - Dog Licenses


66.50


Motor Vehicle & Trailer Excise:


Levy of 1964


152.98


Tailings:


Levy of 1965


1,645.62


Unclaimed Checks


472.40


Levy of 1966


7,612.92


9,411.52


Special Assessment:


Mary Atwood Library Lecture 99.05


Emily Fletcher Library Lecture 9.50


Whitney Shade Tree 153.85


262.40


Committed Interest-1965 9.46


Added to Taxes-1966


107.04


Committed Interest-1966


22.43


172.72


Water Liens:


Federal Grants: Disability Assistance: Administration 596.38


Added to Taxes-1965


236.72


Assistance


1,653.90


Federal Taxes 19,153.02


State Taxes 2,425.89


County Retirement System


1,926.28


Chapter 32B - Payroll


Personal Property


400.00


Personal Property


67


Trust Fund Income:


Street Betterments:


Added to Taxes-1965 33.79


Tax Titles & Tax Possessions: Tax Titles


Tax Possessions


17,768.04 3,561.56 21,329.60


Aid to Dependent Children: Administration 960.15


Assistance 4,017.72


Departmental:


Infirmary


40.00


Assistance Medical Assistance:


2,038.94


Schools-Tuition and Transportation 1,394.87


Rental-Roudenbush School


3,098.81


Assistance


848.29


12,349.95


Highways


335.70


Cemeteries- Care of Lots


35.00


4,904.38


School-Public Law 81-874 52.35


Water:


Rates


35,473.62


Services & Miscellaneous


114.35


35,587.97


School-Athletics & Band


1,165.53


1,358.41


Aid to Highways:


State Aid- Chapter 81 23,100.00


Planning Board - Options


1,400.00


State Aid-Chapter 90 Construction


29,361.95


County Aid-Chapter 90


Construction


14,680.98


68,642.93


Highway - Snow and Ice Removal


1,943.21


Loans Authorized:


Highway-Betterments 5,000.00


School Addition-Nabnasset 10,000.00


Water-Wells & Extensions 23,300.00 38,300.00


New Town Garage


Bldg. Committee 2,207.09


Town House-Generator Conn. 37.86


68


Appropriation Balances: Printing Town By-Laws 235.66


County Aid-Chapter 90 Maintenance 1,500.00


Planning Board - Master


Plan


10,000.00


House Numbering Committee


259.41


Nabnasset School Ext. Bldg. Committee 20,010.93


Intermediate School Bldg. Committee 12,024.91


Intermediate School Bldg. Committee 17,610.87


New Senior High School Bldg. Committee 8,000.00


Old Age Assistance: Administration 1,069.68


Administration


1,164.89


Revolving Funds: School Cafeteria 192.88


69


Unprovided for and Overdrawn Accounts: Underestimate-1966: County Tax 13,843.29 State Parks 1,235.73


Overlay Deficits: Levy of 1964 77.00


Levy of 1966


13,929.32


29,085.34


Petty Cash Advances - Library 10.00


Town House - New Office Space 3,200.00


Town House - New Septic System 800.00


Fire Department - Alarm System 3,500.00


Health Department -


New Dump 2,500.00


Chapter 90 - Construction


1966


8,890.32


Machinery & Equipment


36.13


Civil Defense 375.53


Acquisition of Land - Well


Field-Depot Road 823.20


91,911.91


Receipts Reserved for Appropriation : Highway Machinery Fund 6,057.60


Highway-Myrtle Ave.


Betterments 641.03


Highway-Chapter 822 Drainage 1,402.39


Water-Backhoe Fund 2,713.84


Library-State Aid


1,565.25


12,380.11


Water Extension-Nutting Rd. to Graniteville


24,026.55


Water Extension-Well Field- Cemetery Road 2,497.48


Water Extension-Nutting Road and Depot Road 700.01


Water-New Well Field Depot Road 9,769.13


Water Extension (Loans) : Pine Road Extension #1 30.89


Water-Guaranty Deposit (Service) 13.50


Loans Authorized & Unissued


38,300.00


Reserve for Petty Cash Advances- Library


10.00


Sale of Cemetery Lots Fund


5,369.03


Reserve Fund-Overlay Surplus


3,493.02


Overlay Surplus-Levy of 1965


1,375.21


Revenue Reserved until Collected:


Motor Vehicle Excise


9,411.52


Special Assessment 172.72


Tax Title and Possession


21,329.60


Departmental 4,904.38


Water


35,824.69


Aid to Highways


68,642.93


140,285.84


Surplus Revenue : General


142,906.59


Water


22,221.95


165,128.54


551,063.13


551,063.13


70


71


TRUST AND INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS


Trust and Investment Accounts: Cash and Securities in Custody of Treasurer


344,876.83


174,155.00


Principal Interest


13,907.40


188,062.40


Library Funds :


Library General: Principal


17,306.08


Interest


2,497.85


19,803.93


Mary Atwood Fund : Principal


22,597.40


Interest


5,843.21


28,440.61


Emily Fletcher Fund:


Principal


2,000.00


Interest


134.03


2,134.03


Park Funds:


Whitney Shade Tree Fund : Principal Interest


2,500.00


659.31


3,159.31


Net Funded or Fixed Debt: Inside Debt Limit: General Outside Debt Limit: General Public Service Enterprise


DEBT ACCOUNTS


Serial Loans: Inside Debt Limit:


77,000.00


General: Street


7,000.00


School


70,000.00 77,000.00


Outside Debt Limit:


General: School


1,420,000.00


Public Service Enterprise:


1,799,400.00


Water 302,400.00 1,722,400.00 1,799,400.00


1,420,000.00


302,400.00 1,722,400.00


In Custody of Treasurer: Stabilization Fund:


Whitney Playground Fund : Principal Interest


10,000.00


4,207.45


14,207.45


Metcalf Monument Fund: Principal


1,300.00


Interest


744.78


2,044.78


Cemetery Funds :


Lyman Wilkins Fund:


1,413.11


Principal Interest


1,358.47


2,771.58


William L. Wright Fund:


Principal


5,000.00


Interest


2,983.30


7,983.30


J. Herbert Fletcher Fund: Principal Interest


500.00


62.99


562.99


Perpetual Care:


Principal


49,190.00


Interest


21,516.45


70,706.45


Conservation Fund : Principal


5,000.00


344,876.83


344,876.83


72


692-8445 Terisko


REPORT OF BOARD OF ASSESSORS


Value of Buildings January 1, 1966.


Value of Land . January 1, 1966. 7,848,710.00 2,433,970.00


Value of Personal Property . January 1, 1966.


Total Valuation .January 1, 1966


$ 41,859,180.00


Appropriations - Town Meeting March 12, 1966 Amounts taken from available funds 117,598.02


Debt and Interest Charges for New Schools - 208,575.00 Debt and Interest Charges for Water Department Loans 31,285.00


Debt and Interest Charges for Street Betterment Loans 2,573.00


Expenses of Chapter 32B 14,500.00


State Taxes including Underestimates of Previous Year 9,472.86


62,597.32 County Taxes including Underestimates of Previous Year


1966 Overlay Fund


29,912.88


Nashoba Associated Boards of Health 14,229.00


Gross Amount to be Raised


2,254,749.44


Receipts including Overestimates of Previous Year .. 810,376.02


Appropriations from Available Funds to Reduce Tax Rate 80,000.00


Total Estimated Receipts and Available Funds 998,974.04


Net Amount to be Raised on Property 1,255,775.40


TAX RATE - $30.00 per $1,000.00


Apportioned Street Betterment Commitment and Interest .. 1,054.07


Farm Animal Excise Commitment 232.40


Additional Real Estate Commitment


188.40


Water Lien Commitment


Additional Street Betterment


923.44


Total Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise Commitment


219,671.48


Levy of 1965 - $ 15,033.70


Levy of 1966 . 204,637.78


Horses 41


Cows


212


Neat Cattle


5


Swine


303


Sheep


6


Fowl


6100


All Others - Mink


100


Acres of Land


18000


Dwellings


2530


2.560 Dec 31, 1967


ABATEMENTS


Property


Excise


1964


$ 77.00


$ 1,762.59


1965


210.00


2,883.90


1966


43,842.20


16,419.56


Carroll Rollins Norman K. Nesmith Victor B. Daly BOARD OF ASSESSORS


73


$ 31,576,500.00 Walter


1,760,329.34


REPORT OF TOWN TREASURER


Balance on hand - January 1, 1966. $ 433,991.49 Total Receipts to December 31, 1966 2,983,105.36 $3,417,096.85


Total payments to December 31, 1966 3,251,984.89 Balance on hand - December 31, 1966 165,111.96 $3,417,096.85


TOWN TREASURER Walter P. Teresko


74


BONDED INDEBTEDNESS Summary of School Financing


School Project Loans Date of Issue


Rate of Interest


Amount


Paid Previous Years Prin. - Int.


Paid 1966 Prin .- Int.


Unpaid Balance Jan. 1, 1967 Prin. - Int.


Payments Due 1967 Prin. - Int.


Nabnasset Grammar 12/1/59 15 yr. 1974


3.60


$435,000.00


$180,000.00-P 77,760.00-I


$30,000.00-P 9,180.00-I


$225,000.00-P 35,100.00-I


$30,000.00-P 8,100.00-I


Addition to Nabnasset Grammar 7/15/63 10 yr. 1973


2.75


190,000.00


40,000.00-P


20,000.00-P


130,000.00-P


9,900.00-I


4,125.00-I


13,475.00-I


20,000.00-P 3,575.00-I


New Academy 12/1/53 20 yr. 1973


2.40


600,000.00


360,000.00-P


30,000.00-P


210,000.00-P


30,000.00-P


125,280.00-I


5,760.00-I


20,160.00-I


5,040.00-I


New Academy


2.40


200,000.00


120,000.00-P


10,000.00-P


70,000.00-P


10,000.00-P


12/1/53 20 yr. 1973


41,760.00-I


1,920.00-I


6,720.00-I


1,680.00-I


Intermediate 1/15/64 15 yr. 1979


3.10


900,000.00


60,000.00-P


60,000.00-P


780,000.00-P


60,000.00-P


40,920.00-I


25,110.00-I


157,170.00-I


22,320.00-I


Intermediate 1/15/64 14 yr. 1978


3.10


95,000.00


10,000.00-P


10,000.00-P


75,000.00-P


10,000.00-P


4,262.50-I


2,480.00-I


11,857.50-I


2,170.00-I


TOTALS


$2,420,000.00


$770,000.00-P 299,882.50-I


$160,000.00-P $1,490,000.00-P $160,000.00-P 48,575.00-I 244,482.50-I 42,885.00-I


2


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TOWN TREASURER Walter P. Teresko


75


REPORT OF TAX COLLECTOR


Year


Taxes


Balances and Commitments


Collections and Abatements


Refunds


Added to Tax Title


Balance


1963


Motor Vehicle Excise


435.88


435.88


NONE


1964


Real Estate


15,834.98


12,963.68


40.00


2,911.30


NONE


Personal Property


460.00


60.00


400.00


Motor Vehicle Excise


2,327.88


2,174.90


152.98


1965


Farm Animal Excise


18.75


18.75


NONE


Unapport. Street Betterments


1,195.54


1,195.54


NONE


Apportioned Street Betterments


86.63


43.38


43.25


Water Lien


418.44


181.72


236.72


Personal Property


1,021.00


621.67


399.33


Real Estate


63,773.69


44,263.89


200.00


3,094.00


16,615.80


Motor Vehicle Excise


21,475.66


21,708.95


1,878.91


1,645.62


(incl. 1965 Excise Comm. 1966)


1966


Farm Animal Excise


232.40


232.40


NONE


Apportioned Street Betterments


1,054.07


924.60


129.47


Personal Property


73,019.10


71,886.00


1,133.10


Real Estate


1,182,944.70


1,137,220.97


16,468.12


4,413.30


57,778.55


Motor Vehicle Excise


193,963.54


190,669.07


4,318.65


7,613.12


Paid-up Apportioned Str.


923.44


923.44


NONE


TOTALS


$1,559, 185.70 $1,485, 524.84 $22,905.68


$10,418.60


$86,147.94


TAX COLLECTOR Walter P. Teresko


76


REPORT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT


Arrests


75


Assisted Motorists


101


Buildings Checked. 2017


Buildings Found Open.


117


Funeral Details


44


Motor Vehicle Accidents Investigated. . .


227


Sudden Deaths Investigated ...


3


Summonses Served.


538


Complaints Investigated


Abduction


1


Accosting.


8


Aircraft, low flying.


1


Animal, dead/injured


7


Animal, lost.


2


Animal, stray.


7


Assault.


. .


2


Assault and Battery.


. . .


32


Assault and Battery (indecent)


3


Assault with dangerous weapon.


1


Assault with intent to murder.


1


Breaking and Entering w/intent to commit felony ..


59


Breaking and Entering (attempt).


8


By-Law Violation.


11


Cruelty to Animals


1


Disturbance


48


Dogs . .


124


Domestic


68


Drunkenness.


9


Firearms Violations


15


Fires.


3


Game Law Violations.


15


Grade Crossing Violations


1


Indecent Exposure.


1


Kidnapping.


2


Kidnapping (attempt)


5


Landlord Non-feasance


6


Larceny.


160


Larceny (attempt) .


5


Liquor Law Violation


3


Miscellaneous .


55


Motor Boat Violations


2


Motor Vehicle Violations


123


Motor Vehicles Disabled


4


Nuisance.


176


Obstruction of Way.


3


Property, attempt to injure.


1


Property, injury to.


197


.


Prowler


53


. .


. .


.


·


.


. .


77


Robbery


2


Rubbish Disposal


12


Safety Hazard


80


Sunday Work.


5


Suspicious Motor Vehicles


67


Suspicious Persons


48


Threatening . .


5


Traffic Hazards


55


Trespassing.


37


Unlicensed Gambling Device. . .


2


Vagrancy


.


1


Motor Vehicle Violations


Displaying blue light on Motor Vehicle.


1


Displaying Red Light on Motor Vehicle.


1


Disposal of Refuse from Motor Vehicle.


1


Failed to Display Registration Plate on Motor Vehicle.


1


Failed to Maintain Equipment on Motor Vehicle. ..


2


Failed to Reduce Speed when Hazard Exists.


1


Failed to Reduce Speed when View is Obstructed ...


3


Failed to Report Motor Vehicle Accident


2


Giving False Name to Police Officer


1


Grade Crossing Violations.


2


Leaving Scene after Property Damage


3


License not in Possession.


9


Motor Vehicle Abandoned .


2


Operating after Suspension.


1


Operating so as to Endanger


25


Operating Uncovered Gravel Truck .. ·


1


Operating Under Influence of Alcoholic Beverage ..


22


Operating Uninsured Motor Vehicle.


6


Operating Unregistered Motor Vehicle


8


Operating without a License


12


Operating without Lights


3


Operating without Registration Certificate in Possession.


7


Permitting Improper Person to Operate Motor Vehicle


2


Permitting Operation of Uninsured Motor Vehicle ..


1


Permitting Operation of Unregistered Motor Vehicle


1


Permitting Pushing of Uninsured Motor Vehicle ....


1


Permitting Pushing of Unregistered Motor Vehicle.


1


Possession by Minor of Alcoholic Beverages in Motor Vehicle. 5


Reckless Operation of Motor Vehicle


1


Road Law Violations


9


Refusing to Show License to Police Officer


2


Refusing to Show Registration Certificate. .


1


Speeding. .


138


Spilling contents of uncovered load.


1


Towing Uninsured Motor Vehicle.


1


Towing Unregistered Motor Vehicle or Trailer


2


School Bus Violation


1


Stop Sign Violations


90


.


TOTAL 353


78


.


.


Motor Vehicle Violation Prosecutions


81


Motor Vehicle Violation Arrests 32


Court Cases


District Court.


337


Appeals from District Court.


9


Pending at District Court.


19


Superior Court.


14


Pending at Superior Court


10


Permits Issued


Firearms, to carry.


43


Firearms, gunsmith.


4


Firearms, dealer.


3


Firearms, to possess


1


Sunday Work.


120


.


Fees Collected by Department for :


Copies of Police Reports


$ 416.00


Firearms Permits.


123.50


Fines Collected.


3050.00


I wish to thank all the citizens of Westford who have assisted this department during the past year. I thankfully acknowledge the assistance rendered by all police departments in neighboring communities, the Massachusetts State Police, the Presiding Justice, the Associate Justice, the Clerk of Court, the Probation Officer and all members of the staff at the First District Court of Northern Middlesex. The cooperation and assistance of the officers and other employees of this department during the past year is also appreciated.


Respectfully submitted,


JOSEPH R. CONNELL CHIEF OF POLICE


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240 Motor Vehicle Violation Warnings ·


REPORT OF HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT


I am pleased to submit herewith my annual report as Superinten- dent of streets.


The following work was done by the Highway Department during the year 1966:


CHAPTER 81 ROADS


This year 75,412 gallons of Asphalt, 3,468.25 tons of Pea Stone, 345 tons of sand and 433 tons of Bituminous Concrete were used to resurface roads in all sections of town which come under Chapter 81.


TOWN ROADS


A section of Depot Street was resurfaced with Bituminous Con- crete. All catch basins and manholes were cleaned in town.


Poison Ivy and Brush were sprayed on Concord Rd., Groton Rd., Tyngsboro Rd., Chamberlain Rd., Hunt Rd., Frances Hill Rd., Town Farm Rd., and Beaver Brook Rd.


3,783 gallons of Asphalt, 180 tons of sand and 865 tons of Bi- tuminous Concrete were used for resurfacing.


DRAINAGE


Drainage was installed on Tyngsboro Rd., Depot Rd., Chamberlain Rd., East Prescott St., River St., and Main St. #2.


CHAPTER 90 MAINTENANCE


Under this contract 648 tons of Bituminous Concrete were used to resurface Main Street, Graniteville.


SIDEWALKS


A section of the sidewalk on East Prescott St. was resurfaced with Bituminous Concrete.


CHAPTER 90 CONSTRUCTION


The 1965 Contract on South Chelmsford Road was completed this year. The work consisted of installing drainage, guard rail, removal of ledge and stumps, placing gravel foundations, grading, and paving a section of said road with Bituminous Concrete and other incidental work.


The 1966 Contract on South Chelmsford Road was started and will be completed in the spring of 1967.


Funds from the 1967 Chapter 90 Construction will finish South Chelmsford Road.


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SNOW AND ICE


This year 864.55 tons of salt and 2, 482.25 tons of sand were used.


CHAPTER 822


Under this chapter drainage was installed on a section of Plain Road and a section of said road was resurfaced with Bitu- minous Concrete.


CHAPTER 679


Under this chapter a section of Nabnasset Street was recon- structed. The work consisted of installing drainage, removal of stumps, placing gravel foundations, grading, and paving all of said road with Bituminous Concrete.


I wish to express my sincere thanks to the Board of Select- men for their full cooperstion and to all members of the Highway Department, who have been most cooperative. In addition, my thanks to the members of the Police Department.


Respectfully submitted


George W. Wyman Superintendent of Streets


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REPORT OF THE WATER DEPARTMENT


RECEIPTS


Water Rates


$89,205.45


Guarantee Deposits (Services)


11,415.08


Guarantee Deposits (Extensions)


15,096.83


Additional Services & Miscellaneous


2,938.13


$118,655.49


From Tax Collector (Water Lien)


181.72


$118,837.21


EXPENDITURES


Wages & Salaries


25,875.47


Office Supplies & Equipment & Advertising


1,019.20


Pipe, Copper Tube, Hydrants & Misc.


9,959.54


Fuel, Gas, Light & Power


6,025.55


Telephone


341.47


Trucks & Backhoe (Gas, Repairs, etc.)


1,709.34


Insurance


349.48


Pipe Privilege


5.00


Legal Fees


117.00


Test Wells


5,000.00


Repairs to Equipment


97.83


Dig & Backhoe (Sullivan)


45.50


Repairs to Buildings


159.13


Land Survey


215.00


50,919.51


Refunds (Services)


115.69


Refunds (Extensions)


292.06


Transferred to Backhoe Account


(From Extensions under Guarantee Deposits)


635.00


$51,962.26


Extensions Covered by Guarantee Deposits


Carolina Lane Extension


(Mitchell Balas)


384.86


Beech Road Extension #2


(Theresa Nadeau)


142.70


Links Road Extension


669.33


Bay Berry Road Extension #2


(Yvon Cormier Const.)


448.20


Torrington Lane Extension (Hillcrest Realty Trust)


2,619.42


Williams Road Extension (Mitchell Balas)


1,409.03


Polley Road


(David Moulton)


9,250.78


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(Nocco Builders)


Payments on Loans


Large Water Loan


$14,810.00


Main & Concord Road Extension


2,588.00


Pine Road Extension


896.00


Gravel Packed Well at Nabnasset


5,992.00


Gravel Packed Well at Cemetery Road


6,240.00


Gravel Packed Well at Depot Road


759.00


$ 98,171.58


20,665.63


EXTENSIONS (Under Guarantee Deposits)


CAROLINA LANE EXTENSION


(Mitchell Balas)


Transferred from 1965 to 1966


163.95


Additional Deposit in 1966


500.00


Expenses - 1966


663.95


Backhoe


65.00


Pipe & Misc. Supplies


159.31


Labor


160.55


Refund


279.09


663.95


BEECH ROAD EXTENSION


(Theresa Nadeau) Deposit


150.00


Expenses


Backhoe


25.00


Labor


50.70


Pipe & Misc. Supplies


67.00


Refund


7.30


150.00


LINKS ROAD EXTENSION


(Nocco Builders) Deposit


675.00


Expenses


Backhoe


80.00


Labor


160.30


Pipe & Misc. Supplies


429.03


Refund


5.67


675.00


BAYBERRY ROAD EXTENSION #2


(Yvon Cormier Const) Deposit


492.60


Expenses


Labor Fwd. to 1967


448.20


44.40


492.60


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TURNED OVER TO SURPLUS


TORRINGTON LANE EXTENSION (Hillcrest Realty Trust) Deposit


$ 2,619.42


Expenses


Pipe & Misc. Supplies Backhoe Labor


2,219.62


63.00


336.80


2,619.42


WILLIAMS ROAD EXTENSION (Mitchell Balas) Deposit


1,409.03


Expenses


1,071.58


Pipe & Misc. Supplies Backhoe Labor


168.00


169.45


1,409.03


POLLEY ROAD EXTENSION (David Moulton)


Deposit


9,250.78


Expenses


Pipe & Misc. Supplies


6,651.97


Labor


1,534.31


Backhoe


410.00


Compressor


52.00


Paving


602.50


9,250.78


EXTENSION (Under Contract)


PINE ROAD # 1


Fwd. to 1966 (Loan)


30.89


Transferred to 1967


30.89


GRAVEL PACKED WELL (Cemetery Road)


Fwd. to 1966 Transferred to Depot Road Well 1966


5,556.78


GRAVEL PACKED WELL (Depot Road)


Transferred from Cemetery Road Borrowed Money (1966)


5,556.78


46,000.00


51,556.78


Expenses


Engineering Services (Whitman & Howard) Backhoe & Digging (N. Zaher)


5,556.78


2,610.85 99.25


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GRAVEL PACKED WELL (Depot Road) (continued)


Expenses


Building Pumping Station


39,077.55


(R.H. White Const. Co.)


Fwd. to 1967


41,787.65 9,769.13


51,556.78


WATER LINE FROM CONCORD ROAD TO GRAVEL PACKED WELL ON CEMETERY ROAD


Fwd. to 1966 (Water surplus)


2,497.48


Fwd. to 1967 (not completed)


2,497.48


WATER LINE TO GRAVEL PACKED WELL ON DEPOT ROAD


Fwd. to 1966


6,476.44


Expenses


Backhoe


1,419.00


Wages


1,396.35


Pipe & Misc. Supplies


2,961.08


Fwd to 1967


700.01


6,476.44


NUTTING ROAD EXTENSION


MAINS FROM NUTTING ROAD TO GRANITEVILLE ALONG MASS. ELECTRIC RIGHT-OF-WAY


Appropriation


33,000.00


Expenses


Pipe & Misc. Supplies


6,635.22


Wages


1,507.73


Backhoe


830.50


8,973.45


Transferred to 1967


24,026.55


$33,000.00


TRANSFERS TO BACKHOE ACCOUNT


Balance in Backhoe Account December 31, 1965 From Extensions under Guarantee Deposits (1966)


2,078.84


Total in Backhoe Account December 31, 1966


$ 2,713.84


BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS Hervey Cote, Chairman Alfred T. Wark, Secretary




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