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Health expenses are largely concerned with expenses of the health 

 officer or department and with hospital appropriations. Sewer mainte- 

 nance and fees for vital statistics are also included under health. Wel- 

 fare is a matter of caring for the town poor and old-age assistance. 

 ICxpenses for water, electric utilities, and cemeteries comprise the ex- 

 penditures for public service enterprises. New capital investments 

 in waterworks, electric lines, sidewalks, and sewers are grouped under 

 improvements, which also include new equipment and the acquisition 

 and construction of real estate. Interest expense includes all interest 

 paid on temporary and long-term indebtedness. Expenditures for in- 

 debtedness include the payments on the principal of long-term notes 

 and bonds and exclude payments on temporary loans in anticipation 

 of taxes. Expenditures summarized as "all other" include many 

 items, some of which are small in amount. The more important of 

 these are for libraries, patriotic purposes, recreation, parks and play- 

 grounds, and legal expenses. 



Table 18. .Amounts and Percentage Distribution of School District Receipts 

 AND Expenditures, Year Ended June 30, 1940* 



