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1934
REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS OF
IPSWICH, MASS.
THE DIRT KPLACE OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE
For The Year Ending December 31, 1933 AND THE
Three Hundredth Year
OF THE
Town's Incorporation
CHRONICLE PUBLISHING CO., INC. IPSWICH, MASS.
974.4.
LIST OF TOWN OFFICERS, 1933
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Selectmen
Brainard C. Wallace, Chairman
Term expires 1934
Joseph F. Claxton, Jr.
Edwin H. Damon
Term expires 1934 Term expires 1934
Assessors
C. Chester Caldwell, Chairman John E. Norman
Term expires 1934
Term expires 1935
Worthington H. Mansfield
Term expires 1936
Department of Public Welfare
Walter F. Poole, Chairman
Term expires 1935
Charles V. Hills
Term expires 1934
Bessie F. Dawson
Term expires 1936
Town Clerk
Edward S. Cogswell Term expires 1935
Treasurer and Collector
* Joseph T. Morton Term expires 1936
(Resigned-to take effect Feb. 1, 1934.)
Town Accountant
Frederick S. Witham Term expires 1934
School Committee
Dr. Ernest J. Smith, Chairman Bessie F. Dawson
Term expires 1934
Term expires 1934
Dr. Frank W. Kyes
Term expires 1935
Earl M. Ewing
Term expires 1935
Fred D. Harris Term expires 1936
Florence A. Mansfield
Term expires 1936
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Engineers of Fire Department Edward H. Smith, Chief George W. Brown Samuel W. Atherley
Sanitary Agent Brainard C. Wallace
Milk Inspector Eben B. Moulton
Inspector of Animals G. Loring Woodbury
Sealer of Weights and Measures William A. Stone
Superintendent of Streets Francis E. Wood
Janitor of Town Hall Samuel H. Williams
Moderator Raymond M. Sullivan
Finance Committee
William F. Hayes, Chairman
Russell Chapman, Secretary
Term expires 1935 Term expires 1936
Charles M. Kelly
Term expires 1934
John F. Conley M. Charles Arthur
Term expires 1935
Edward S. Sullivan Austin L. Lord Joseph W. Ross Chris Karigeanes
Term expires 1934 Term expires 1934
Term expires 1936
Term expires 1936 Term expires 1935
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Board of Health
Dr. George E. MacArthur, Chairman Term expires 1936 Dr. Charles T. Ames Term expires 1934
Joseph Saltzberg
Term expires 1935
Water and Electric Light Commissioners
Charles A. Mallard, Chairman James E. Cole, Jr.
Term expires 1935
Benjamin H. Davis
Term expires 1934 Term expires 1936
Registrars of Voters
Frank H. Girard, Chairman
Term expires 1936
Walter E. Lezon
Term expires 1934
Henry F. Hills
Term expires 1935
Edward S. Cogswell, Clerk
Term expires 1935
Park Commissioners
Francis C. Wade, Chairman
Term expires 1936
Ernest H. Pickard
Term expires 1935
Samuel C. Gordon
Term expires 1934
Cemetery Commissioners
Ralph K. Whittier, Chairman
Howard Blake
Benjamin W. Homans
Term expires 1934 Term expires 1935 Term expires 1936
Clam Commissioners
Henry S. Bowen, Chairman
Thomas R. Roberts
Charles E. Poor
Term expires 1934 Term expires 1936 Term expires 1935
Town Counsel
George A. Schofield Term expires 1934
Chief of Police
William E. Garrett
Term expires 1934
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ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen,
Gentlemen :
I beg to submit herewith the annual report of the receipts and expenditures of the Town of Ipswich for the year ending December 31, 1933, together with the re- ports of the various departments and town officials.
Respectfully submitted,
FREDERICK S. WITHAM,
Town Accountant.
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IPSWICH TOWN REPORT
RECEIPTS
Taxes, Current Year :
Property
$152,118.05
Poll
2,183.39
$154,301.44
Taxes, Previous Years :
Property
$81,747.49
Poll
1,050.38
82,797.87
$237,099.31
From State :
Income Tax
$24,093.00
Corporation Tax, Business 1,119.97
Corporation Tax, Gas, Elec. Light and Water 141.36
Corporation Tax,
R. R. & T. & T. 188.79
National Bank Tax
824.56
Trust Co. Tax
87.37
National Bank Tax, 1931 .09
National Bank Tax, 1932
3.53
Trust Co. Tax, 1931
8.53
Trust Co. Tax, 1932
2.10
$26,469.30
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Licenses and Permits :
Liquor $3,077.00
Junk 10.00
Amusement 59.00
All other 327.50
$3,473.50
Fines and Forfeits :
Third District Court, fines $102.80
$102.80
Grants and Gifts :
County of Essex, dog licenses $ 344.05
Comm. of Mass.,
Income Mass.
School Fund
11,605.00
Comm. of Mass.,
Vocational Aid 652.85
Comm. of Mass.,
English Speaking Classes 121.00
$12,722.90
Special Assessments :
Moth, 1931 $ 91.05
Moth, 1932
302.44
Moth, 1933
1,285.07
$1,678.56
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax :
Levy, 1931
$ 784.07
Levy, 1932 1,640.42
Levy, 1933 5,452.24
$7,876.73
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Old Age Assistance Tax :
Levy, 1931
$
123.00
Levy, 1932
472.56
Levy, 1933
1,093.01
$1,688.57
$11,243.86
General Government:
Collector, costs
$235.18
Town Clerk, dog licenses 722.80
Town Hall, rent 415.00
Telephone refunds
41.95
$1,414.93
Protection of Persons and Property :
Police Dept., telephone refunds $13.26
Weights and Measures, fees 82.67
Moth Dept., tele-
phone refunds 27.40
Comm. of Mass.,
bounties on seals 90.50
$213.83
Health Department :
Comm. of Mass., tuberculosis subsidy $388.57
Refund
1.00
$389.57
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Highway Department:
Comm. of Mass., gas- oline tax refund $ 17.97
Reimbursement: damage to beacons 109.45
Comm. of Mass.,
oiling streets
1,500.00
Charities : 1,627.42
Town Infirmary,
Sale of produce $654.46
Sale of produce; old accounts 104.55
$759.01
Public Welfare Reim- bursements :
From Individu- als $ 169.50
From other cities
and towns, temporary aid 2,052.32
From Comm. of Mass.,
Temporary Aid 3,807.62
Mothers' Aid 669.05
Old Age Assist- ance 2,032.42
Sick case 33.00
8,763.91
$9,522.92
Soldiers' Benefits :
Comm. of Mass., State Aid $670.00
Comm. of Mass.,
Military Aid 20.00
$690.00
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School Department :
Town of Rowley, tuition $4,236.47
Feoffees Grammar School 2,000.00
Manning School
Fund
500.00
$6,736.47
Libraries :
Kimball Fund, income $21.47
$21.47
Unclassified :
Memorial Building, rent $ 710.00
County Jail Prop- erty, rent 622.20
County Jail Prop- erty, sale of brick and stone 40.75
Town Wharf, rent 270.85
Philipp House, rent 135.00
Great Neck, land rent 30.00
Cowles Scholarship Fund 600.00
M. T. Jones Fund, interest 4,794.70
Sidewalk reimburse- ment, Unemploy-
ment Committee 70.00
Tax Titles
163.88
Federal Emergency Relief Funds 12,144.13
Federal Emergency Relief, Civil Works Service Fund 2,361.00
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Unemployment Fund,
Stadium dona- tions 5,104.61
Sale of hose house 1.00
$27,048.12
Public Service Enterprises :
Elec. Light Dept. $72,868.11
Water Dept. 21,534.27
Public Scales 15.50
$94,417.88
Cemeteries :
Sale of lots and
graves
$
790.00
Opening graves 492.50
Care of lots,
perpetual care
1,459.25
$2,741.75
Interest :
Deposits $ 143.84 Deferred taxes 6,662.46
6,806.30
Municipal Indebtedness :
Temporary Loans, anticipation of revenue $192,000.00
Emergency Loan
12,342.68
$204,342.68
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Agency and Trust :
Cemetery Perpetual
Care Funds $ 612.00 Trust Fund Income 2,212.21
$2,824.21
Refunds
440.18
Total Receipts for year 1933
$650,349.40
Balances :
General Cash, January 1, 1933
2,102.65
Grand Total, Receipts and Balance $652,452.05
EXPENDITURES GENERAL GOVERNMENT Selectmen's Department
Salaries :
Chairman
$300.00
Other members 400.00
$700.00
Other Expenses :
Stationery and postage
$ 42.35
Printing and
advertising
1,225.10
Car fares and expense
35.00
Telephones
129.27
Wire inspector
292.28
Moderator
20.00
Secretary Finance Committee
50.00
Legal services
50.00
Posting warrants
35.00
Lease clam flats
50.00
Dog officer
10.00
Deputy sheriff's ser- vice
15.65
Ringing bell
60.00
Distributing reports
12.00
Miscellaneous
53.35
$2,080.00
$2,780.00
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Auditing and Accounting
Salaries :
Auditor
$ 150.00
Accountant
1,650.00
$1,800.00
Other Expenses :
Printing
$35.00
Office supplies
23.90
$58.98
$1,858.90
Treasurer and Collector
Salaries and Wages :
Treasurer and
Collector
$2,200.54
Clerks 1,409.00
$3,609.54
Other Expenses :
Printing and postage $392.78
Telephone
37.43
Office supplies
94.82
Car fares
2.02
Surety bonds
457.00
Certification of
notes
34.00
Bounties on seals
96.00
Rent deposit box
5.50
Insurance
31.00
Probate fees
29.10
Check register
10.50
Miscellaneous
43.52
$1,233.67
$4,843.21
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Assessors
Salaries and Wages :
Chairman and clerk
$1,500.00
Other members 399.99
Clerk 46.00
$1,945.99
Other Expenses :
Stationery and postage
$ 15.58
Printing and advertising
197.07
Transportation
160.00
Telephone
53.25
Office supplies
26.15
$452.05
Law
$2,398.04
Salaries and Wages :
Town Counsel
$ 91.63
Special services 505.00
$596.63
Town Clerk
Salaries and Wages :
Town Clerk $1,000.00
Stenographer 30.00
$1,030.00
Other Expenses :
Stationery and postage $ 13.00 Printing 12.70
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Office supplies 72.96
Recording and index- ing fees 193.00
Birth returns
47.00
Death returns
12.25
Miscellaneous
10.00
$360.91
$1,390.91
Election and Registration
Salaries and Wages :
Registrars
$300.00
Election officers 252.58
$552.58
Other Expenses :
Printing
$80.00
Meals
8.10
$88.10
$640.68
Town Hall
Salaries and Wages :
Janitor
$1,170.00
$1,170.00
Other Expenses :
Fuel
$613.91
Light 438.37
Janitor's supplies 2.60
Repairs
232.23
Laundry
12.00
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Insurance
143.75
Water
35.02
Disinfectant
21.73
Miscellaneous
20.75
$1,520.36
$2,690.36
Total Town Hall
expenditures
$2,690.36
Receipts
415.00
Net Expense $2,275.36
Total Expense, Gen-
eral Government $17,198.73
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
Police Department
Salaries and Wages :
Chief
$1,749.00
Patrolmen
4,461.84
Specials
535.12
Keeper of Lock-up
530.00
7,275.96
Other Expenses :
Auto hire
$273.25
Maintenance of auto 457.97
Equipment for men 1.50
Stationery and
postage
21.75
Telephone
172.98
Laundry
33.06
Miscellaneous
49.36
$1,009.87
$8,285.83
Total Police Expendi-
tures
$8,285.83
Receipts 116.06
Net Expense
$8,169.77
Policing Beach
Salaries and Wages :
Patrolmen
$174.48
$174.48
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Other Expenses :
Supplies
$ 9.93
Motorcycle 100.00
$109.93
$284.41
Fire Department
Salaries and Wages :
Engineers $ 500.00
Permanent firemen 6,240.00
Call firemen
2,792.75
Still alarms and
watching fires
93.75
$9,626.50
Other Expenses :
Care of alarm
$100.00
Equipment and repairs
946.23
Fuel
303.83
Light
129.97
Maintenance of
building
222.23
Pension
300.00
Telephone
103.97
Insurance
+
226.78
Miscellaneous
14.38
$2,347.39
$11,973.89
Fire Department Equipment
Hose, etc.
$1,784.00
$1,784.00
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Weights and Measures
Salaries and Wages :
Sealer $250.00
$250.00
Other Expenses :
Advertising
$ 8.10
Transportation
31.25
Equipment
21.85
Supplies
3.07
-
$64.27
$314.27
Moth Department
Salaries and Wages :
Superintendent
$1,200.00
Labor
1,080.69
$2,280.69
Other Expenses :
Insecticides
$533.96
Hardware and tools
180.14
Telephone
36.50
Equipment and
repairs
574.55
Insurance
478.81
Printing and adver- tising 31.40
Miscellaneous
34.42
$1,869.78
$4,150.47
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Tree Warden
Salaries and Wages :
Tree Warden
$300.00
Labor 311.20
$611.20
Other Expenses :
Advertising
$ 6.30
Hardware and tools
67.03
Supplies
15.27
$88.60
$699.80
Forest Warden
Salaries and Wages :
Fighting fires $320.50
$320.50
Other Expenses :
Printing $ 5.00
Equipment and repairs 57.54
$62.54
$383.04
Health and Sanitation
General Administration :
Salaries $250.00
Stationery and postage 3.00 Printing 29.38
Garbage collection 450.00 Disposal of dead animals 7.00
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Equipment and supplies
237.50
Transportation
10.00
Miscellaneous
5.83
$992.71
Quarantine and Contagious Diseases :
Board and treatment $406.78
Groceries and pro- visions 70.83
Transportation 10.00
$487.61
Tuberculosis :
Board and treat-
ment $1,173.00
$1,173.00
Chield Hygiene and Tuberculosis :
Director $200.00
$200.00
Inspection :
Inspector of Animals $175.00
Inspector of
Slaughtering
200.00
Inspector of Milk 400.00
Transportation 85.74
Milk analysis
47.21
Supplies
.85
Sanitary Inspector
600.00
Transportation 25.78
Supplies
.26
1,534.84
4,388.16
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Total Health expendi-
tures $4,388.16
Receipts 389.57
Net expense
$3,998.59
Highway Department
General Administration :
Supt. of Streets $1,711.08
Freight and express
24.05
Insurance
869.71
Telephone
94.92
Printing and stationery
27.86
Surveys
134.00
Registration fee
10.00
Miscellaneous
4.00
$2,875.62
Street Repairs :
Labor
$5,887.70
Teams and trucks
138.00
Gravel, oil, tarvia, etc. 1,764.59
Snow plow 455.00
Other equipment and repairs 4,055.78
Buoys and floats
102.50
12,403.57
Snow Removal :
Labor
$4,472.43
Trucks
1,124.24
5,596.67
Miscellaneous
$16.49
$16.49
$20,892.35
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Total Highway expendi- tures
Receipts
$20,892.35 127.42
Net expense
$20,764.93
Oiling Streets
Labor Trucks
$2,022.16 456.50
Tarvia, oil, gravel, etc.
4,858.34
Supplies
159.16
$7,496.16
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UNEMPLOYMENT PROJECTS
Unemployment Committee (1932)
Clerk
$12.00
Survey
12.00
Supplies
88.00
$112.00
Unemployment Committee (1933) No. 1
Clerk
$ 48.00
Labor
1,804.11
Trucks
320.00
Gravel
68.03
Tile
278.51
Lumber
83.90
Cement
447.85
All other supplies
325.67
Investigator, Public Welfare Dept.
94.69
Printing and postage
22.28
$3,493.04
Unemployment Committee (1933) No. 2
Clerks
$ 454.76
Foremen
430.71
Labor
4,346.26
Trucks
1,121.81
Gravel, cement, etc.
708.64
Tile
380.17
Lumber
272.42
Grates and frames
136.60
Tools and other equip- ment
978.69
Insurance
200.00
Surveys
53.00
Printing and advertising 31.00 Miscellaneous 130.48
$9,244.54
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Newmarch Street and East Street Drainage
Labor
$4,942.36
Trucks
319.88
Tile
1,553.45
Grates and frames
250.15
Cement
170.10
Blasting
15.00
Survey
37.00
Lumber
77.34
All other supplies
420.32
$7,785.60
Stadium - Donations
Labor
$4,484.89
Trucks
206.00
Blasting
148.50
Use of compressor
189.97
Insurance
69.81
Miscellaneous
70.95
$5,170.12
Locust Grove Cemetery
Labor Sand
$142.00 14.10
$156.10
Total expenditures for Unemployment
Projects $25,961.40
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CHARITIES
Public Welfare Department
General Administration :
Salaries
$450.00
Printing, stationery,
postage
220.32
Agent
850.00
Agent's mileage and
expense 56.42
Clerical work 152.98
Telephone 49.23
Transportation
71.75
Equipment and repairs on labor projects 816.04
All other 22.04
$2,688.78
Outside Relief :
Cash allowances $11,832.50
Rent 2,286.67
Groceries and pro- visions
10,765.54
Fuel 1,258.30
Board and care
515.26
Medical attendance and medicine
1,049.07
Burials 504.00
State Institutions 1,132.84
Other Institutions 105.94
All other 133.16
$29,583.28
Relief Given by Other Cities and Towns :
Cities $7,573.56 Towns 2,095.10
$9,668.66
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Mothers' Aid
$2,010.00
$2,010.00
Old Age Assistance $5,323.00
$5,323.00
Labor $12,046.47
$12,046.47
$61,320.19
Total Public Welfare
expenditures
$61,320.19
Receipts $ 8,763.91
Net Expense
$52,556.28
Town Infirmary
Salaries and Wages :
Superintendent
$600.00
Matron
600.00
Wages
436.36
$1,636.36
Other Expenses :
Groceries and pro- visions $ 769.09
Dry goods and clothing
50.02
Fuel and light
492.98
Equipment and repairs
1,328.91
Hay and grain
581.49
Live stock
6.00
Blacksmithing
14.00
Laundry
157.44
Insurance
143.34
Telephone
65.97
Use of auto
182.50
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Ice
Miscellaneous
21.66 124.45
$3,937.85
$5,574.21
Total Infirmary expenditures
$5,574.21
Receipts
$ 759.01
Net Expense
$4,815.20
Total expenditures under Charities
$66,894.40
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SOLDIERS' BENEFITS
State Aid
Cash allowances $670.00
$670.00
Soldiers' Relief
Cash allowances
$1,196.50
Fuel
500.59
Groceries and pro- visions
3,499.94
Rent
1,205.10
Medical attendance and medicine
724.67
Meals
90.50
Printing
10.00
Miscellaneous supplies
9.00
Total expenditures under Soldiers' Benefits $7,906.30
$7,236.30
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EDUCATION
General Expenses :
Supt. of Schools
$3,000.00
Clerk
500.00
Truant Officer
300.00
Printing, stationery,
postage
78.29
Telephones
266.83
Traveling expenses
121.13
Census
100.00
Physician
600.00
Express and trucking 79.73
Miscellaneous
12.10
$5,058.08
Teachers' Salaries :
Day School
$68,915.03
Evening School 238.00
$69,153.03
Text Books and Supplies :
Text and reference books $1,367.83
Paper and blank books 333.71
Drawing materials 425.87
Manual Training supplies 8.39
Domestic Science supplies 98.58
All other supplies 1,157.50
3,391.88
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Tuition
$978.72
$978.72
Transportation
$9,192.00
$9,192.00
Support of Truants
$76.00
76.00
Janitor Service $4,452.19
$4,452.19
Fuel
$2,571.95
$2,571.95
Light
$415.54
$415.54
Buildings and Grounds :
Carpentry and painting $ 197.56
Plumbing
1,260.92
Lumber 527.57
Flags
15.74
Janitors' supplies
36.86
Water
143.67
Boiler and ceiling repairs
220.00
Fence
163.00
All other
1,482.90
$4,048.22
Furniture and furn- ishings
$27.40
Diplomas and gradu- ating exercises $112.94
$27.40
Insurance
$888.05
$112.94
$888.05
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Athletics
$533.14
$533.14
$100,899.14
Total expenditures
for Education
$100,899.14
Receipts $ 33,310.32
Net Expense
$ 67,588.82
Libraries
Salaries
$548.14
Janitor
73.33
$621.47
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RECREATION
Parks
Labor
$321.00
Plants
130.00
Repairs and supplies
155.92
$606.92
Playground
-
Labor
$276.00
Repairs and supplies
21.99
$297.99
Total expenditures, Recreation
$904.91
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UNCLASSIFIED Memorial Building
Janitor
$1,300.00
Fuel
99.86
Light
130.25
Water
112.76
Insurance
205.77
Repairs on boiler
193.05
Miscellaneous supplies
31.91
$2,073.60
Shell Fish
Salaries
$180.85
Printing
16.00
Transportation
4.00
Labor, policing flats
99.15
$300.00
Green Street Property
Carpentry
$84.00
Plumbing
19.87
Lumber
95.09
Supplies
23.18
$222.14
Memorial Day
Painting markers
$ 15.00
Plants and flowers
102.00
Flags 42.38
$159.38
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Soldiers' Graves $77.00
Labor
$77.00
Claim
Agnes Sperling Claim $225.00
$225.00
Cowles Fund
Scholarships
$600.00
$600.00
Town Clock $75.00
$75.00
Dog Licenses $719.20
$719.20
Cable Hospital $2,500.00
$2,500.00
Essex Sanatorium Maintenance
County of Essex
$1,931.68
$1,931.68
Care of clock
County of Essex
Board and care
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PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISES
Electric Light Department
Sundry expendi- tures $68,774.83
$68,774.83
Water Department
Sundry expendi- tures $22,985.15
$22,985.15
$91,759.98
CEMETERIES
Labor
Teams
$2,075.25 22.50 7.50
Printing
Plants
52.10
Hardware & tools
80.14
Repairs
64.65
Water
28.00
Miscellaneous
2.50
$2,332.64
PERPETUAL CARE
Sundry payments
$1,459.25
$1,459.25
$3,791.89
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INTEREST
Temporary Loans- Anticipation of Revenue
$7,973.25
General Loans
5,200.53
Refund .07
$13,173.85
MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS
Temporary Loans- Anticipation of Revenue $171,000.00
General Loans 29,810.63
$200,810.63
AGENCY AND TRUST
State Tax $9,630.00
State Highway Tax 256.00
State Old Age Assis- tance Tax 1,796.00
State Auditing Tax
37.75
State Municipal Light- ing Plant Tax 6.37
State Parks & Res-
· ervation Tax 18.74
Veterans' Exemp- tions 40.07
Adjustment Federal Relief Emergency Funds
.01
County Tax
8,834.46
Perpetual Care Funds
612.00
Trust Fund Income 2,212.21 ·
$23,443.61
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REFUNDS
Taxes
32.11
Motor Vehicle Ex-
cise Taxes
134.98
Liquor Licenses
33.85
$200.94
Total payments for the year 1933 Balances :
$623,102.63
General Cash. December 30, 1933
29,349.42
Grand Total Payments and Balance
$652,452.05
TRANSFERS
Reserve Fund
To Selectmen's Dept. $ 40.00
To Treasurer and
Collector's Dept. 307.69
To Election and
Registration Dept. 119.18
To Police Dept.
75.00
To Cemetery Dept.
335.00
To Green St. Prop- erty Account 24.00
To Interest .07
Other Transfers $900.94
(Authorized at Annual Town Meeting) From Electric Light Dept. to Maturing Debt Account $3,000.00
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From Water Dept. to Maturing Debt Account 3,000.00
From M. T. Jones In- terest Account to Maturing Debt Account 4,794.70
From Tercentenary Committee to Maturing Debt Account 283.05
From Surplus War Bonus Funds to Ma- turing Debt. Acc't 3,208.13
$14,285.88
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Recapitulation of Departmental Expenses, 1933
Department
Appropriation
Refunds & Transfers
Total
Expended
Unexpended Balances
Selectmen
$ 2,690.00
$ 90.00
$ 2,780.00
$ 2,780.00
Auditing & Acctg.
1,860.00
1,860.00
1,858.90
$
1.10
Treasurer & Collector
4,529.00
328.33
4,857.33
4,843.21
14.12
Assessors
2,400.00
2,400.00
2,398.04
1.96
Law
600.00
1.61
601.61
596.63
4.98
Town Clerk
1,375.00
26.00
1,401.00
1,390.91
10.09
Election & Registration
500.00
146.18
646.18
640.68
5.50
Town Hall
2,700.00
2,700.00
2,690.36
9.64
Police
7,925.00
362.34
8,287.34
8,285.83
1.51
Policing Beach
396.00
396.00
284.41
111.59
Fire
12,000.00
12,000.00
11,973.89
26.11
Fire Dept. Equipment
1,920.00
1,920.00
1,784.00
136.00
Moth
4 ,126.00
32.89
4,158.89
4,150.47
8.42
Trees
700.00
700.00
699.80
.20
Weights & Measures
315.00
315.00
314.27
.73
Forest Warden
423.00
423.00
383.04
39.96
Health & Sanitation
4,531.00
699.82
5,230.82
4,388.16
842.66
Highway
20,864.50
30.75
20,895.25
20,892.35
2.90
Oiling Streets
6,000.00
1,500.00
7,500.00
7,496.16
3.84
Canal Bridge
3,300.00
3,300.00
3,300.00
Unemployment-New'ch St.
8,000.00
8,000.00
7,785.60
214.40
Unemployment Com. No. 1.
3,500.00
3,500.00
3,493.04
6.96
Unemployment Co. No. 2
11,500.00
3.00
11,503.00
9,244.54
2,258.46
Unemployment-Locust Grove Cem.
296.73
296.73
156.10
140.63
Unemployment-Station Donations
5,555.77
5,555.77
5,170.12
385.65
Unemployment Com. 1932
112.24
112.24
112.00
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Public Welfare
59,500.00
1,857.54
61,357.54
61,320.19
37.35
Town Infirmary
5,500.00
78.58
5,578.58
5,574.21
4.37
State Aid
900.00
900.00
670.00
230.00
Military Aid
50.00
50.00
50.00
Soldiers' Relief
6,701.82
676.69
7,378.51
7,236.30
142.21
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Education
98,534.15
2,571.42
101,105.57
100,899.14
206.43
Libraries
600.00
21.47
621.47
621.47
New School Plans
500.00
500.00
500.00
Parks
607.00
607.00
606.92
.08
Playground
300.00
300.00
297.99
2.01
Memorial Building
2,000.00
103.88
2,103.88
2,073.60
30.28
Shell Fish
300.00
300.00
300.00
Soldiers' Graves
77.20
77.20
77.00
.20
Town Clock
75.00
75.00
75.00
Green St. Property
200.00
24.00
224.00
222.14
1.86
Essex Sanatorium
1,931.68
1,931.68
1,931.68
Cowles Fund
600.00
600.00
600.00
Cable Hospital
2,500.00
2,500.00
2,500.00
Town Government Com.
100.00
100.00
100.00
Memorial Day
300.00
300.00
159.38
140.62
Dog Licenses
722.80
722.80
719.20
3.60
Agnes Sperling Claim
225.00
225.00
225.00
Electric Light Dept.
10,000.00
76,487.84
86,487.84
80,725.31
5,762.53
Water Dept.
27,333.24
27,333.24
26,084.15
1,249.09
Cemeteries
2,000.00
1,794.25
3,794.25
3,791.89
2.36
Interest
13,173.78
.07
13,173.85
13,173.85
Maturing Debt
15,525.75
14,285.88
29,810.63
29,810.63
Reserve Fund
1,000.00
1,000.00
900.94
99.06
$324,789.92
$135,708.28
$460,498.20
$444,408.50
$16,089.70
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BALANCE SHEET, DECEMBER 30, 1933 GENERAL ACCOUNTS
ASSETS
Cash on hand $ 29,349.42
Outstanding Tax Accounts:
Taxes :
Levy of 1931 $ 203.40
Levy of 1932 36,611.84
Levy of 1933 88,859.39
125,674.63
Motor Vehicle Excise :
Levy of 1931
$ 69.74
Levy of 1932
1,148.68
Levy of 1933
2,956.67
4,175.09
Old Age Assistance :
Levy of 1931
$ 8.00
Levy of 1932
50.94
Levy of 1933
723.99
782.93
Special Assessments :
Moth 1932
$139.36
Moth 1933
538.00
677.36
Accounts Receivable :
Public Welfare $5,219.19
Mothers' Aid
623.50
Old Age Assistance
254.34
State Aid
660.00
Soldiers' Relief
154.72
Health
34.27
Town Property
2,339.15
Telephone
83.02
9,368.19
Cemetery $767.00
LIABILITIES
Overlay for Abatement Taxes :
Levy of 1931 $1,191.05
Levy of 1932 1,582.69 Levy of 1933 2,165.98 $ 4,939.72
Appropriation Balances :
Police Dept. Car $ 614.00
Locust Grove Cemetery 140.63
Stadium
385.65
Unemployment Com- mittee 2,258.46
Newmarch Street
214.40
Canal Bridge
3,300.00
New School Plans
500.00
Town Government Committee 100.00
Electric Light Dept.
5,762.53
Electric Light Depre-
ciation a/c 8,939.94
Water Department 1,249.09
23,464.70
Dog Licenses (Due County) 3.60
Dow Memorial Boulder 500.00
Sale of Town Property Fund
1,002.00
Sale of Cemetery Lots Fund
1,358.00
Federal Emergency Relief, Civil Works Fund
2,361.00
Temporary Loans
115,000.00
Revenue Accounts (Reserved until collected) : Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Revenue 4,175.09
Special Assess. Revenue 677.36
Departmental Revenue 9,368.19 Cemetery Revenue 767.00
767.00
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Electric Light Water Tax Titles
16,824.80 13,346.43
Elec. Light Revenue 16,824.80
Water Revenue 13,346.43
5,884.85
Tax Title Revenue
5,884.85
Overlay Reserve (Surplus Overlay) Excess and Deficiency (Surplus)
51,043.72 673.65
9,347.10
$209,693.49
$209,693.49
DEBT ACCOUNT
Net Funded or Fixed Debt
$196,092.68
$196,092.68
$196,092.68
TRUST FUNDS
Trust Funds : Cash and Securities
$103,394.64
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds $ 42,490.05
John C. Kimball Library Fund 509.12
Mrs. William G. Brown Animal Fund
1,678.88
Eunice Caldwell Cowles Fund
10,101.28
Marianna T. Jones Fund 27,718.21
Richard T. Crane, Jr., Picnic Fund
20,641.89
Martha I. Savary Fund 255.21
$103,394.64
$103,394.64
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Electric Light Loan
$ 54,850.00
Water Loan
36,500.00
Winthrop School Loan
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