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Annual Reports
FOR THE YEAR 1941
ORATED
SEPT 14
OF
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SEAL
WICH
ADOPTED
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TOWN OF HARWICH
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ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS OF HARWICH
FOR THE YEAR ENDING 1
DECEMBER 31, 1941
PORATED SEPT 14
SEAL OF
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HARWICH
ADOP
.1897.
ED SEPT.
Printed by THE GOSS PRINT Harwich, Mass.
TOWN OFFICERS - 1941
Selectmen, Overseers Public Welfare and Board of Health
Charles T. Chase
Charles D. Holmes
Howard C. Cahoon
Term Expires February 1943 Term Expires February 1944 Term Expires February 1942
Assessors
Charles T. Chase Charles D. Holmes Gershom D. Hall
Term Expires February 1943 Term Expires February 1944 Term Expires February 1942
Town Clerk
Henry K. Bearse Term Expires February 1942
Town Treasurer
Henry K. Bearse Term Expires February 1942
Collector of Taxes
Thomas R. Eldredge Term Expires February 1942
John H. Paine
Moderator Term Expires February 1942
Town Accountant
Franklin D. Underwood Term Expires February 1943
School Committee
Wilbur H. Crowell Mary Eldredge Norman Holmes
Term Expires February 1942 Term Expires February 1943 Term Expires February 1944
Alton P. Hall
Surveyor of Highways Term Expires February 1942
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Emulous E. Hall Horace F. Wixon Isaiah Kelley
Constables
Term Expires February 1942 Term Expires February 1942 Term Expires February 1942
Chief of Police
Emulous E. Hall
Term Expires February 1942
Finance Committee
Joshua A. Nickerson
Term Expires February 1943
George W. Banspach
Term Expires February 1943
Victor S. Ryder
Term Expires February 1944
Earl Phillips
Term Expires February 1942
Gerald P. Ryder
Term Expires February 1942
Arthur W. Tobey
Term Expires February 1942
Earl Sims Term Expires February 1943
Sidney B. Moody
Term Expires February 1944
James Baldwin
Term Expires February 1944
Trustees Broadbrooks Free Library
Hillary M. LeClaire
Term Expires February 1943
Mildred B. Paine
Term Expires February 1944
Charlotte P. Sims
Term Expires February 1942
Trustees of Caleb Chase Fund
Theophilus B. Baker
Term Expires February 1942
Earl B. Eldredge
Term Expires February 1942
Joseph B. Atkins Term Expires February 1942
John T. Wood Term Expires February 1942
J. Freeman Ryder Term Expires February 1942
Alonzo Nickerson Term Expires February 1942 Bertram D. Crosby Term Expires February 1942
Park Commissioners
Heman E. Bassett J. William Crowell Sheldon J. Thayer
Term Expires February 1942 Term Expires February 1943 Term Expires February 1944
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Cemetery Commissioners
John Condon, Harwich Center John T. Wood, West Harwich
Earl B. Eldredge, South Harwich
Term Expires 1942
Term Expires 1942
Term Expires 1942
Herring Committee
Archilus H. Cahoon
Calvin C. Eldredge
Term Expires February 1942 Term Expires February 1942
Clarence E. Greenwood Term Expires February 1942
Registrars of Voters
George W. Banspach
Walter W. Kelley
Cleon S. Crowell
Term Expires April 1943 Term Expires April 1944 Term Expires April 1942
Sealer of Weights and Measures Victor S. Ryder
Fire Chief George M. Moody
Wire Inspector Bradford L. Barrett
Superintendent Moth Department Frank I. Shackley
Inspector of Animals Inspector of Slaughtering Charles H. Taylor
Charles H. Taylor
Surveyor of Wood and Lumber Roswell H. Nye
Field Drivers and Fence Viewers Horace F. Wixon Isaiah Kelley Emulous E. Hall
Welfare Agent Olive L. Williams
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ASSESSORS' REPORT
Valuation of the Town Dec. 31, 1941
Valuation of the Town Dec. 31, 1940
$7,442,850.00 7,097,210.00
Increase in Valuation
$ 345,640.00
Valuation of land Exclusive of Buildings
$1,969,050.00
Valuation of Buildings Exclusive of Land
4,942,370.00
Valuation of Personal Estates
531,430.00
Total assessed Estates
$7,442,850.00
Tax on Polls
$ 1,928.00
Tax on Personal Estates
11,425.75
Tax on Real State
148,595.53
$ 161,949.28
Tax Rate-$21.50 Per Thousand · Added Valuation on Real Estate in Dec. 1941
$18,350.00
Tax on added Valuation $394.53
Total tax on added Valuation
$394.53
Number of Horses assessed 8
Number of Neats Cattle
2
Number of Cows
50
Number of Yearlings
31
Number of Swine
21
Number of Goats
S
Number of Fowl
3,855
Number of acres of Land assessed 9,211
Number of Buildings assessed
1,793
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RECAPITULATION
Total appropriation as certified by the Town Clerk
$221,532.29
Under Estimates on Veterans exemption
65.70
Under estimates Class A 1937, Class B 1938
433.85
$222,031.84
State Tax
$17,655.00
State Parks and Reservations
213.97
State Audit of Municipal Accounts
352.88
Cape Cod Mosquito Control
2,463.58
County Tax
22,349.30
Overlays
2,906.54
$45,941.27
$45,941.27
Gross amount to be raised
$267,973.11
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS
Income Tax
$ 20,257.58
Corporation Tax
1,662.25
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax
9,000.00
Licenses
2,400.00
Court Fines
50.00
Special Assessments-Moth
1,088.00
General government
2,000.00
Health and Sanitation
600.00
Charities other than Federal Grants
5,600.00
Old Age assistance
10,994.00
Soldiers Benefits State Aid
120.00
Schools
8,000.00
Libraries
1,000.00
Public Service Enterprise
12,000.00
Interest on Taxes
2,000.00
State Gas Tax Distribution
14,239.49
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Over estimate on State Parks From available funds to Lower Tax Levy
12.51
15,000.00
$106,023.83
$106,023.83
Net amount to be raised by Taxation
$161,949.28
Tax on 964 Polls @ $2.00
$ 1,928.00
Tax on Personal Estates
11,425.75
Tax on Real Estate
148,595.53
$161,949.28
Moth Tax
$1,088.00
CHARLES D. HOLMES, CHARLES T. CHASE, GERSHOM D. HALL, Assessors of Harwich.
ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
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SELECTMEN'S SALARIES
Payments
$2,200.00 Appropriation $2,200.00
SELECTMEN'S EXPENSES
Postage
$ 20.12
Appropriation $300.00
Association Dues
6.00
Travel, etc.
180.10
206.22
Bal. to Revenue
93.78
$300.00
$300.00
ASSESSORS' SALARIES
Payments
$1,500.00
Appropriation
$1,500.00
ASSESSORS' EXPENSES
Appropriation
$600.00
Stationery, postage and supplies
$131.81
Abstract cards
99.30
Clerical assistance
184.00
Association dues
6.00
Travel expenses
86.65
All other expenses
14.25
$522.01
Bal. to Revenue
77.99
$600.00
$600.00
Payments
CLERK'S SALARY $720.00 Appropriation
$720.00
ACCOUNTANT'S SALARY
Payments
$1,000.00
Appropriation
$1,000.00
ACCOUNTANT'S EXPENSES
Office supplies
$36.41
Appropriation
$75.00
Binding books
10.00
Clerical assistance
12.00
$58.41
Bal. to Revenue
16.59
$75.00
$75.00
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MODERATOR $25.00 Appropriation $25.00
Payment
TREASURER'S SALARY $700.00 Appropriation
$700.00
Payment
TREASURER'S BOND $131.00
Appropriation
$131.00
TREASURER'S EXPENSES
Postage
$167.36
Appropriation
$250.00
Supplies and travel
49.23
$216.59
Bal. to Revenue
33.41
$250.00
$250.00
COLLECTOR'S SALARY
Payments
$1,800.00
Appropriation
$1,800.00
COLLECTOR'S BOND
Payment
$260.00
Appropriation
$260.00
COLLECTOR'S EXPENSES
Printing and
Appropriation
$475.00
postage
$196.42
Recording tax deeds
21.18
Supplies, etc.
255.52
$473.12
Bal. to Revenue
1.88
$475.00
$475.00
TOWN CLERK'S SALARY
Payments
$500.00 Appropriation
$500.00
TOWN CLERK'S BOND
Payment
$5.00 Appropriation
$5.00
TOWN CLERK'S EXPENSES
Printing
$ 14.50
Appropriation
$100.00
Supplies, etc.
36.41
$ 50.91
Bal. to Revenue
49.09
$100.00
$100.00
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Payments
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CERTIFYING TOWN NOTES
Payments
$ 4.00
Appropriation $10.00
Bal. to Revenue
6.00
$10.00
$10.00
LAW
Payments
$ 33.83
Appropriation
$200.00
Bal. to Revenue
166.17
$200.00
$200.00
FORECLOSURE OF TAX TITLES
Payments-
Appropriation
$200.00
Land Court
$ 20.00
Bal. from 1940
122.11
Supplies
2.86
$ 22.86
Bal. to 1942
299.25
$322.11
$322.11
MISCELLANEOUS
Defense acct.
$ 89.19
Appropriation
$250.00
Dump acct.
25.00
Surveying
47.87
Rent S. D. Box
3.60
Docks and Floats
29.17
Beaches
25.60
Sealer of weights
and measures
14.00
Court fees
4.35
$238.78
Bal. to Revenue
11.22
$250.00
$250.00
ELECTION AND REGISTRATION
Registrars
$303.00
Appropriation
$850.00
Town Clerk
50.00
Election officers
28.00
Posting warrants
7.00
Printing
367.58
$755.58
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Bal. to Revenue 94.42
$850.00
$850.00
OFFICE EQUIPMENT
Payments
$167.06
Appropriation
$300.00
Bal. to Revenue
132.94
$300.00
$300.00
REPAIRS OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS
Labor
$1,178.42
Appropriation
$1,200.00
Supplies
1,299.92
Bal. from 1940
1,488.44
$2,478.34
Bal. to Revenue
210.10
$2,688.44
$2,688.44
EXCHANGE
Janitor service
$ 634.65
Appropriation
$2,200.00
Fuel
804.50
Lights
138.04
Telephone
145.23
Water
75.50
Repairs and
supplies
124.06
$1,921.98
Bal. to Revenue
278.02
$2,200.00
$2,200.00
WATER DEPARTMENT
Payments
$8,504.20
Appropriation
$8,500.00
Bal. to Revenue
3.89
Refund
8.09
$8,508.09 See report of Water Commissioners
$8,508.09
PAINTING WATER TANK
Payments
$ 887.50
Appropriation
$3,500.00
Bal. to Revenue
2,612.50
$3,500.00
$3,500.00
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Payments
WATER-EMERGENCY EXTENSIONS $2,000.00 Bal. from 1940 $ 356.95 Appropriation 1,643.05
$2,000.00 See report of Water Commissioners
$2,000.00
WATER-COTTAGE AVENUE
Payments
$371.72
Appropriation $900.00
Bal. to Revenue
528.28
$900.00 See report of Water Commissioners
$900.00
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Chief
$ 657.70
Appropriation
$4,000.00
Fire House Keeper
1,207.70
From Res. fund
300.00
Other wages
995.75
Refunds
25.04
Fuel
244.00
Lights
103.57
Water
25.87
Telephone
83.32
Apparatus, gas,
and repairs
1,001.81
$4,319.72
Bal. to Revenue
5.32
$4,325.04
$4,325.04
FIRE PUMPER
Payment
$7,400.00
Appropriation
$7,500.00
Bal. to Revenue
100.00
$7,500.00
$7,500.00
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Chief
$1,354.30
Appropriation
$6,250.00
Other wages
4,204.85
From Reserve
400.00
Fuel and light
149.36
Telephone
52.66
Water
25.00
Insurance
47.00
Gas, equipment
and repairs
816.83
$6,650.00
$6,650.00
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MOTH DEPARTMENT
Supt., trucking and labor
$2,653.75
Appropriation Refund
$3,500.00
Supplies, material, etc.
846.06
$3,499.81
Bal. to Revenue
9.79
$3,509.60
$3,509.60
Private creosoting
$ 176.00
Private spraying
917.00
$1,093.00
Actual cost to town
2,406.81
$3,499.81
TREE WARDEN
Payments
$50.00 Appropriation
$50.00
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Payments
$500.00 Appropriation $500.00
PLUMBING INSPECTOR
Payments
$500.00 Appropriation
$500.00
WIRE INSPECTOR
Payments
$200.00
Appropriation
$200.00
PUBLIC DEFENSE
Payments
$ 746.72
From Reserve fund
$1,200.00
Bal. to Revenue
453.28
$1,200.00
$1,200.00
BOARD OF HEALTH
Board and care
$2,806.10
Appropriation
$3,000.00
Medical
33.75
Vital Statistics
6.00
Administration
19.45
All other
4.27
$2,869.57
Bal. to Revenue
130.43
.
$3,000.00
$3,000.00
VISITING NURSE
Visiting Nurse Assn.
$1,600.00
Appropriation
$1,600.00
9,60
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FREE BED
Cape Cod Hospital
$402.30 Appropriation $500.00
Bal. to Revenue
97.70
$500.00
$500.00
INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS
Payment
$50.00 Appropriation
$50.00
INSPECTOR OF SLAUGHTERING
Payment
$50.00 Appropriation
$50.00
DUMP
Caretakers
$ 840.00
Appropriation
$1,000.00
Extra labor and supplies
155.10
$ 995.10
Ral. to Revenue
4.90
$1,000.00
$1,000.00
CLEANING BEACHES
Payments
$400.00 Appropriation
$400.00
HIGHWAY. DEPARTMENT-GENERAL REPAIRS
Labor
$ 6,995.13
Appropriation $11,000.00
Material and equipment
3,987.28
$10,982.41
Bal. to Revenue
17.59
$11,000.00
$11,000.00
BRIDGES
Labor
$164.00
Appropriation
$300.00
Material
122.50
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Bal. to Revenue
$286.50
13.50
$300.00
$300.00
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FENCES AND RAILINGS
Labor
$ 44.00 Appropriation $200.00
Material and supplies
139.93
$183.93
Bal. to Revenue
16.07
$200.00
$200.00
SNOW
Labor and
Appropriation
$2,000.00
supplies
$1,416.65
Bal. to Revenue
583.35
$2,000.00
$2,000.00
SNOW PLOW
Payment
$275.00 Appropriation
$275.00
FOREST STREET
Payments
$1,499.80
Appropriation
$ 800.00
Bal. to Revenue
.20
From Gas Tax
700.00
$1,500.00
$1,500.00
HARWICH-ORLEANS ROAD
Payments
$8,306.70
Appropriation
$4,000.00
cut 20%
800.00
Amount to spend
$3,200.00
Rec. from State
4,069.25
Rec. from County
2,034.62
Open account
$9,303.87
SO. HARWICH ROAD & RIVERSIDE DRIVE
Payments
$3,036.73
From Gas Tax
$1,400.00
Refund
45.00
From State
759.47
From County
759.47
$2,963.94
Due from State
340.53
Due from County
340.53
$3,645.00
Open account
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CONTRACT NO. 7550
Payments Bal. to Revenue
$92.80 From Gas Tax $31.39
.45 From State 30.93
From County 30.93
$93.25 $93.25
HARWICHPORT SIDEWALKS
Payments
$776.00
Appropriation $800.00
Bal. to Revenue
24.00
$800.00
$800.00
DREDGING WYCHMERE HARBOR
Open account
Appropriation $5,000.00
CHATHAM-DENNIS SHORE LINE
Open account
Appropriation
$600.00
BATHING BEACH PARKING LOT
.
Payments
$200.00
Appropriation
$200.00
DOCKS AND FLOATS
Payments
$50.00
Appropriation
$50.00
BOUND STONES
Payments
$60.00
Bal. from 1940
$272.00
Open account
PARK COMMISSION
Labor
$478.10
Appropriation
$600.00
Water
30.58
Lights
6.40
Supplies
84.78
$599.86
Bal .to Revenue
.14
$600.00
$600.00
ELECTRIC CONTRACTS
Payments
$7,696.24
Appropriation
$7,723.20
Bal. to Revenue
36.96
Refund
10.00
$7,733.20
$7,733.20
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TRAFFIC LIGHTS
Payments
$144.50
Appropriation
$250.00
Bal. to Revenue
105.50
$250.00
$250.00
OUTSIDE POOR
Groceries and
Appropriated
$6,000.00
provisions
$2,100.87
Refund
14.85
Fuel
689.02
C. Chase Int.
343.80
Rent
830.00
Cash
518.00
Medical care
and supplies
960.65
Burials
380.80
Clothing, shoes, etc.
165.63
Board and care
486.29
$6,131.26
Bal. to Revenue
227.39
$6,358.65
$6,358.65
WELFARE AGENT
Clerk
$100.00
Appropriation
$500.00
Clerk's expense
3.85
Supplies
108.03
$211.88
Bal. to Revenue
288.12
$500.00
$500.00
POOR OF OTHER CITIES AND TOWNS
Groc. and prov.
$ 471.48
Appropriation
$2,000.00
Fuel
159.76
Medical care and supplies
179.56
Cash
260.00
Rent
115.00
$1,185.80
Bal. to Revenue
814.20
$2,000.00
$2,000.00
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STATE POOR 1
Groceries and
Appropriation $1,500.00
Provisions
$ 188.47
Fuel
159.17
Medical exp.
16.30
Rent
430.00
Cash
560.00
$1,353.94
Bal. to Revenue
146.06
$1,500.00
$1,500.00
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE .
Payments
$17,287.29 Appropriation
$20,000.00
Bal. to Revenue
2,742.71
Refund 30.00
$20,030.00
$20,030.00
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OLD AGE ASSISTANCE-FEDERAL GRANT
Payments
$16,722.95 Bal. from 1940 $ 1,894.91
Bal. to 1942
908.82 Rec. from State ·15,651.15
Refund 85.71
$17,631.77 $17,631.77
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE-FEDERAL GRANT FOR ADMINISTRATION
Clerk
$300.00 Bal. from 1940
$463.88
Administration
6.20
Rec. from State 528.16
Supplies
124.18
$430.38
Bal. to 1942
561.66
$992.04
$992.04
DEPENDENT CHILDREN'S AID
Payments
$3,824.19
Appropriation
$4,800.00
Bal. to Revenue
975.81
$4,800.00
$4,800.00
DEPENDENT CHILDREN'S AID-FEDERAL FRANT
Payments
$1,865.21
Bal. from 1940 $ 105.43
Bal. to 1942
227.39
Rec. from State
1,987.17
$2,092.60
$2,092.60
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DEPENDENT CHILDREN'S AID-FEDERAL FRANT FOR ADMINISTRATION
No payments
Bal. from 1940
$46.52
Carried to 1942
$81.24
Rec. from State
34.72
$81.24
$81.24
SOLDIERS' RELIEF
Cash
$ 556.00
Appropriation
$1,800.00
Rent
324.00
Fuel
150.33
Groc. and prov.
228.82
Medical exp.
28.45
Shoes and clothing
71.42
$1,359.02
Bal. to Revenue
440.98
$1,800.00
$1,800.00
STATE AID
Payments
$220.00
Appropriation
$240.00
Bal. to Revenue
20.00
$240.00
$240.00
INFIRMARY
Supt.
$ 720.00
Appropriation
$3,000.00
Groc. and prov.
1,222.91
Refunds
52.04
Extra help
23.33
Fuel and light
430.35
Medical exp.
68.26
Shoes and clothing
53.80
Telephone
21.71
Repairs and supplies
110.27
All other exp.
19.32
$2,669.95
Bal. to Revenue
382.09
$3,052.04
See School Report
$3,052.04
SCHOOLS
Payments
$56,153.72
Appropriation
$56,411.00
Bal. to Revenue
267.28
Refunds
10.00
$56,421.00
$56,421.00
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BROOKS LIBRARY
Librarian and Assts. $ 258.50 Appropriation
$1,275.00
Janitor service
339.98
Dog tax
519.74
Books and periodicals
455.24
Refunds
26.65
Fuel and lights
306.74
Water
32.44
Supplies and repairs
280.84
Transporting books
76.00
$1,749.74
Bal. to Revenue
71.65
$1,821.39
$1,821.39
HARWICHPORT LIBRARY
Payments
$602.46
Appropriation
$600.00
Bal. to Revenue
.54
Refund
3.00
$603.00
$603.00
CHASE LIBRARY
Payments
$299.98
Appropriation
$300.00
Bal. to Revenue
.02
$300.00
$300.00
W. P. A. WORK
Household project
$ 153.00
Appropriation
$2,000.00
Recreation proj.
922.37
Bal. from 1939
Trans. workmen
394.45
and 1940
767.98
Trucking goods
251.09
Rent
18.00
All other exp.
172.80
$1,911.71
Bal. to 1942
856.27
$2,767.98
$2,767.98
PUBLIC RECREATION AND AMUSEMENT
Payments
$184.50
Appropriation $250.00
Bal. to Revenue
65.50
$250.00
$250.00
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INSURANCE
Payments
$1,872.19 Appropriation
$2,500.00
Bal. to Revenue
627.81
$2,500.00
$2,500.00
HEARINGS
Payments
$ 84.20
Appropriation
$150.00
Bal. to Revenue
65.80
$150.00
$150.00
ADVERTISING
Payments
$ 35.00
Appropriation
$150.00
Bal. to Revenue
115.00
$150.00
$150.00
MEMORIAL AND ARMISTICE DAY
Payments
$170.14
Appropriation
$200.00
Bal. to Revenue
29.86
$200.00
$200.00
COMMUNITY BAND
Payments
$250.00 Appropriation
$250.00
TOWN REPORTS
Payments
$525.00
Appropriation
$525.00
HERRING COMMITTEE
Payments
$200.00 Appropriation
$200.00
TOWN CEMETERIES
Payments
$487.21
Appropriation
$500.00
Bal. to Revenue
12.79
$500.00
$500.00
STOCKING PONDS AND STREAMS -
Payments
$117.15
Appropriation
$200.00
Bal. to Revenue
82.85
$200.00
$200.00
PLANTING SHELLFISH
Payments
$ 87.60
Appropriation
$200.00
Bal. to Revenue
112.40
$200.00
$200.00
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1940 UNPAID BILLS $ 57.25 Appropriated $1,571.04
Assessors' exp.
Election and
Registration
29.00
Water Dept.
147.72
Board of Health
296.34
Traffic Lights
13.50
Electric Contract
5.57
Welfare
640.65
Infirmary
56.98
State Poor
5.00
Soldiers' Benefit
52.00
Brooks Library
5.81
W. P. A.
77.25
Land Damage
181.40
$1,568.47
Bal. to Revenue
2.57
$1,571.04
$1,571.04
CARE OF CEMETERY LOTS
Payments
$409.25 Bal. from 1940
$ 10.00
Bal. to 1942
10.00
Rec. int. 1941
409.25
$419.25
$419.25
CEMETERY BEQUESTS
Dep. in Cape Cod 5c Sav. Bank
$250.00
Rec. bequests
$250.00
DOG LICENSES
Paid County
$586.20 Rec. from Town Clerk
$586.20
BROOKS MEDAL
Paid for medals
$32.17
Rec. interest
$32.17
COUNTY TAX
Paid County
$20,765.51
Assessment
$22,349.30
Bal. to Revenue
1,583.79
$22,349.30
$22,349.30
STATE TAX
Paid State
$ 3,421.43
Assessment
$20,706.84
Credit by tax
due from State
17,285.41 -
$20,706.84
$20,706.84
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24.
RETIREMENT OF WATER BONDS
Cape Cod Trust Co. $7,000.00 Appropriation $7,000.00
RETIREMENT OF SCHOOLHOUSE BOND
Cape Cod Trust Co. $7,000.00 Appropriation $7,000.00
WATER EXTENSION NOTE
Cape Cod Trust Co.
$1,000.00
Appropriation
$1.000.00
INTEREST ON WATER BONDS
Cape Cod Trust Co.
$2,170.00
Appropriated
$2,170.00
INTEREST ON SCHOOLHOUSE BONDS
Cape Cod Trust Co. $1,260.00 Appropriation $1,260.00
INTEREST ON WATER EXTENSION NOTES
Cape Cod Trust Co.
$88.00 Appropriation $88.00
INTEREST ON CURRENT NOTES
Cape Cod Trust Co.
$ 10.41
Appropriation
$100.00
Bal. to Revenue 89.59
$100.00
$100.00
NOTES PAYABLE
Cape Cod Trust Co.
$3,450.00
From 1940
$3,450.00
Cape Cod Trust Co.
62.78
Aug. 1942
62.78
Oct. 1942
10,642.14
$3,512.78
RESERVE FUND
Appropriation
$2,500.00
Transferred to
Police Dept.
$ 400.00
Fire Dept.
300.00
Civilian Defense
1,200.00
$1,900.00
Bal. to Revenue
649.00
$2,549.00
$2,549.00
REFUNDS
Excise Taxes
$617.64
Real Estate tax
6.00
Bowling fees
18.00
Adjustment of sale
of town property
37.71
Com. of Mass .-
Old Age
208.67
Overlay surplus
49.00
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25.
RECEIPTS AND BALANCES
Balance on hand January 1, 1941
$ 51,786.04
Receipts:
Real and Personal taxes
169,416.83
Excise taxes
10,340.46
Poll taxes
1,789.29
Moth taxes
1,147.05
Sale of lands of low value
48.02
Tax titles redeemed
2,940.84
Dog licenses from County
519.74
Dog licenses collected
589.20
Cemetery bequests
250.00
Cemetery interest for care of lots
409.25
From State: Dependent Aid
1,398.75
Welfare
2,799.15
Old Age Assistance
12,036.11
Tuberculosis
857.14
State Aid
160.00
Military Aid
80.00
Highways
5,099.65
Old Age-Federal Grant
15,651.15
Old Age Adm .- Federal Grant
528.16
Dependent Aid-Federal Grant
1,987.17
Dependent Aid Adm .- Federal Grant
34.72
Income tax
17,731.27
Corporation tax
2,282.20
Public Service tax
29.48
Gasoline tax
14,667.49
Cities and Towns: Welfare
935.18
Old Age
12.50
Individuals: Old Age
115.71
From County: Highways
2,944.02
Interest: Brooks Medal acct.
32.17
Caleb Chase fund
343.80
Taxes
1,946.44
Refunds-Miscellaneous accts.
2,149.63
Licenses
2,742.00
Fees
199.63
Advertising
40.00
Court House rent
500.00
Court fines
155.00
Library fines
10.24
Exchange rent
1,320.00
School house rent
162.60
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School-for use of telephone
72.24
miscellaneous
10.70
cafeteria
3,150.24
tuition
1,682.48
Sale of herring rights
200.00
Town water service
12,792.64
Notes payable
10,704.92
Police Department
17.65
Miscellaneous
10.42
Reimbursement for faulty construction of school house
1,950.00
$358,779.37
Total expenditures for 1941
280,706.24
Balance on hand December 31, 1941
$ 78,073.13
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ACCOUNTANT'S BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
Cash
$ 78,073.13
Accounts Receivable :
Taxes: Levy of 1936
$ 2.00
Levy of 1938
31.20
Levy of 1939
144.84
Levy of 1940
8,112.46
Levy of 1941
29,388.05
37,678.55
Motor Vehicle Taxes :
Levy of 1935
$ 4.20
Levy of 1936
11.35
Levy of 1937
63.33
Levy of 1938
25.13
Levy of 1939
152.15
Levy of 1940
143.30
Levy of 1941
224.85
624.31
Special Assessments :
Moth-Levy of 1939
$ 7.95
Levy of 1940
57.05
Levy of 1941
179.45
244.45
Tax Titles
5,463.09
Departmental :
Roads
$681.06
Public Welfare
235.34
Old Age Assistance
273.25
Health
779.28
State Aid
220.00
2,188.93
$124,272.46
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LIABILITIES
Federal Grants :
Old Age Assistance
$908.82
Old Age Administration
561.66
Aid Dependent Children
227.39
Aid Dept. Children Adm.
81.24
$ 1,779.11
Unexpended Balances :
Foreclosure Tax Titles
$299.25
Bound Stones
212.00
W. P. A.
856.27
Care of Cemetery Lots
10.00
1,377.52
Overlay Reserved for
Abatement of Taxes :
Levy of 1936
$ 2.00
Levy of 1939
144.84
Levy of 1940
920.40
Levy of 1941
1,045.60
2,112.84
Revenue Reserved until Collected :
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax
$ 624.31
Moth Tax
244.45
Tax Titles
5,436.09
Departmental
2,188.93
8,520.7S
$ 13,790.25
Surplus Revenue
110,482.21
$124,272.46
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DEBT ACCOUNT
Assets
Net Funded or Fixed Debt
$175,000.00
Notes Payable
10,642.14
$185,642.14
Liabilities
School House Bonds
$ 65,000.00
Water Bonds
105,000.00
Water Extension Note
5,000.00
Temporary Loan
10,642.14
$185,642.14
SUMMARY OF WELFARE EXPENSE
Payments
Receipts
Outside Relief
$ 6,131.26
From State
Poor other Cities and Towns
1,185.80
a/c State Poor
$ 2,799.15
State Poor
1,353.94
a/c Old Age Assistance
12,036.11
Old Age Assistance
17,287.29
a/c Dependent Aid
1,398.75
Dependent Aid
2,793.05
a/c Tuberculosis
857.14
Soldiers' Relief
1,359.02
a/c Military Aid
80.00
State Aid
220.00
a/c State Aid
160.00
Infirmary
2,669.95
a/c Old Age Federal Grant
15,651.15
Board of Health
2,869.57
a/c Old Age F. G. Administration
528.16
W. P. A.
1,911.71
a/c Dept. Aid Federal Grant
1,987.17
Old Age-Federal Grant
16,722.95
a/c Dept. Aid F. G. Administration
34.72
Old Age-Federal Grant Adm.
430.38
Reimbursement O. A. Indiv.
115.71
Department Aid-Federal Grant
2,896.35
From Cities and Towns-Welfare
935.18
Welfare Agent
211.88
From Cities and Towns-Old Age
12.50
Free Bed
402.30
$36,595.74
Net cost to Town
21,849.71
$58,445.45
$58,445.45
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COLLECTOR OF TAXES REPORT FOR 1941
Taxes-1937
Outstanding January 1, 1941
$24.84
Abatements 24.84
Taxes-1938
Outstanding January 1, 1941 $90.74
Payments to Treasurer, 1941
$33.98
Abatements
25.56
Outstanding December 31, 1941
31.20
$90.74
Personal Property Taxes-1939
Outstanding January 1, 1941 $646.25
Payments to Treasurer, 1941 $539.45
Outstanding December 31, 1941 106.80
$646.25
Real Estate Taxes-1939
Outstanding January 1, 1941
$12,334.92
Payments to Treasurer, 1941
$11,180.39
Abatements
566.77
Tax Titles taken
587.76
$12,334.92 *
Personal Property Taxes-1940
Outstanding January 1, 1941
$1,779.14
Payments to Treasurer, 1941
$1,288.28
Abatements 13.92
Outstanding December 31, 1941
476.94
1
$1,779.14
Real Estate Taxes-1940
Outstanding January 1, 1941 $36,326.22
Abatement and Payment refunded 6.00
$36,332.22
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Payments to Treasurer, 1941
$27,629.38
Abatements 231.60
Added to Tax Titles
978.72
Outstanding December 31, 1941
7,492.52
$36,332.22
Personal Property Taxes-1941
Commitment as per Warrant
$11,426.32
Payments to Treasurer, 1941
$9,809.18
Abatements 215.07
Outstanding December 31, 1941
1,402.07
$11,426.32
Real Estate Taxes-1941
Commitment as per Warrant
$148,598.94
Additional Commitment 394.53
$148,993.47
Payments to Treasurer, 1941
$118,936.17
Abatements
1,353.87
Added to Tax Titles.
1,175.75
Outstanding December 31, 1941
27,527.68
$148,993.47
Water Lien-1941
Commitment as per Warrant $46.43
Transferred to Tax Title 46.43
Poll Taxes-1936
Outstanding January 1, 1941
$4.00
Payments to Treasurer, 1941 $2.00
Outstanding December 31, 1941 2.00
$4.00
Poll Taxes-1937
Outstanding January 1, 1941 $10.00
Payments to Treasurer, 1941 10.00
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Poll Taxes-1938
Outstanding January 1, 1941
$82.00
Payments to Treasurer, 1941 $76.00
Abatements 6.00
$82.00
Poll Taxes-1939
Outstanding January 1, 1941
$247.73
Duplicate abatement in 1940
2.00
$249.75
Payments to Treasurer, 1941
$183.69
Abatements
28.00
Outstanding December 31, 1941
38.04
$249.73
Poll Taxes-1940
Outstanding January 1, 1941
$722.90
Payments to Treasurer, 1941
$369.90
Abatements
210.00
Outstanding December 31, 1941
143.00
$722.90
Poll Taxes-1941
Commitment as per Warrant
$1,928.00
Payments to Treasurer, 1941
$1,147.70
Abatements
322.00
Outstanding December 31, 1941
458.30
1
$1,928.00
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes-1935
Outstanding January 1, 1941 $4.20
Outstanding December 31, 1941 $4.20
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes-1936
Outstanding January 1, 1941 $11.35
Outstanding December 31, 1941 $11.35
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