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DEPARTMENT COSTS

The following comparative tabulations show the actual expenditures of the Department for the years of 1930, 1935, and 1936. Your first Township Council under Municipal Manager form of Government took office in November, 1930:

         STREETS AND STREET REPAIRS                 1930      1935        1936
         Salaries of Superintendent,Road Foreman,
         Mechanic and Clerk                                   $5,168.31	$5,679.17

         Street Maintenance:
         Salaries and Labor                                    9,528.77   9,793.70
         Material                                              6,090.97   6,924.38
         Equipment and Supplies                                9,262.57   9,172.31
         Street Cleaning:
         Salaries and Supplies                                 3,679.46   3,091.25
         Snow Removal:
         Labor and Supplies                                    1,251.89   4,448.48
         Street Signs                                            889.65   1,091.16 
         Insurance                                               883.40   2,560.08
                                                  ---------------------------------
                                                $43,349.50    $36,755.02  $42,760.53

         DISPOSAL PLANTS AND SEWERS

         Salaries of Superintendent, Chief Operator, 					
         and Operators                                        $7,917.11   $8,578.70
         Extra Labor                                           l,297.82    l,392.00
         Power and Water                                       4,250.12    4,727.05
         Supplies                                                765.12    l,088.31
         Insurance                                               185.00      205.50
                                                  ---------------------------------
                                               $27,792.76    $l4,4l5.17  $15,991.56

         TOWNSHIP DUMPS                        $ 4,295.09         None        10.50 

         BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS

         Custodian of Municipal Building                       $1,620.00  $1,710.00
         Electricity, Upkeep, Supplies, etc.                    3,596.18   2,884.24
                                                  ---------------------------------
                                               $11,492.04    $ 51216.18  $ 41594.24
                                      
         PARKS AND RECREATION                  $ 1,370.61    $ 1,985.12  $ 1,236.91
          

*TOTAL EXPENDITURES PER YEAR. $87,300.00 $58,611.49 $64,593.74

* Shade Tree Division was not established until 1936; see separate tabulation given below. SHADE TREE DIVISION (Established in 1936) Foreman $1,394.33 Labor 2,403.50 Equipment, Supplies, Shrubs, and Insurance 1,625.23 --------- $5,423.06

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