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Town of Harwich
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1944 ANNUAL REPORTS
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ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS OF HARWICH
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1944
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Printed by THE GOSS PRINT Harwich, Mass.
TOWN OFFICERS - 1944
Selectmen, Overseers Public Welfare and Board of Health
Charles T. Chase Charles D. Holmes Howard C. Cahoon
Term Expires February 1946 Term Expires February 1947 Term Expires February 1945
Assessors
Charles T. Chase Charles D. Holmes Howard C. Cahoon
Term Expires February 1946 Term Expires February 1947 Term Expires February 1945
Town Clerk
Henry K. Bearse
. Term Expires February 1945
Town Treasurer
Henry K. Bearse
Leslie V. Nickerson
Term Expires February 1945 Collector of Taxes Temi Expires February 1945 Moderator
John H. Paine
Term Expires February 1945
School Committee
J. Howard Doaxe Wilbur H. Crowell Norman Holmes,
Term Expires February 1946 Term Expires February 1945 Term Expires February 1947
Surveyor of Highways
Alton P. Hall Term Expires February 1945
Constables
Emulous E. Hall Horace F. Wixon Isaiah Kelley
Term Expires February 1945 Term Expires February 1945 Term Expires February 1945
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Finance Committee
Earl Dean
Arthur W. Tobey
Earle Sims
Earl Phillips
E. Gorham Nickerson
James Baldwin
Thomas Taylor
Walter Kelley
J. Burleigh Atkins
Term Expires February 1947 Term Expires February 1945 Term Expires February 1945 Term Expires February 1946 Term Expires February 1946 Term Expires February 1947 Term Expires February 1946
Term Expires February 1945 Term Expires February 1947
Trustees Broadbrooks Free Library
Hillary M. LeClaire
Mildred B. Paine
Charlotte P. Sims
Term Expires February 1946 Term Expires February 1947 Term Expires February 1945
Trustees Caleb Chase Fund
Theophilus B. Baker
Earl B. Eldredge
Term Expires February 1945 Term Expires February 1945
Joseph. B. Atkins Term Expires February 1945 John 'T: Wood Term Expires February 1945
»T. Freeman Ruyter Term Expires February 1945 Alonzo Nickerson Term Expires February 1945 Earle L. Sims Term Expires February 1945
Park Conenissioners
William H. Nichols
Carroll F. Doane
Sheldon J. Thayer
Tem Expires February 1945 Term Expires February 1946 Term Expires February 1947
Water Commissioners
Walter E. Cahoon
Lawrence F. Nickerson
Norman O. Nickerson
Term Expires February 1947 Term Expires February 1946 Term Expires February 1945
Cemetery Commissioners
Earl B. Eldredge, South Harwich John Condon, Harwich Center Term Expires 1947
Term Expires 1946
John T. Wood, West Harwich Term Expires 1945
Herring Committee
Clarence E. Greenwood Robert H. Cahoon James F. Kelley
Term Expires February 1945 Term Expires February 1945 Term Expires February 1945
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Registrars of Voters
Walter W. Kelley Cleon S. Crowell Walter T. Gilmore Sealer of Weights and Measures Victor S. Ryder
Chief of Police Town Accountant
Emulous E. Hall
Franklin D. Underwood
Fire Chief Wire Inspector
George M. Moody Bradford L. Barrett
Superintendent Moth Department Lester R. Gray
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
Secretary to Selectmen and Assessors Bernice E. Hilan
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ASSESSORS' REPORT
Valuation of the Town Dec. 31, 1944
$7,879,490.00 7,779,660.00
Valuation of the Town Dec. 31, 1943
Increase in Valuation
$99,830.00
Valuation on land exclusive of buildings
$2,009,360.00
Valuation of buildings exclusive of land
5,246,990.00
Total valuation of Land and Buildings
$7,256,350.00
Valuation of Personal Estates :
On stock and Trade $54,950.00
On Machinery 30,900.00
On Live Stock 22,060.00
On all other Tangible Property 515,230.00
Total Valuation on Personal
Estates $623,140.00
Total Valuation of Real and Personal Estates $7,879,49000
Tax on Personal Estates
$10.593.38
Tax on Real Estate
12,335795
Tax on Polls
1,512.00
Total Tax $135,463.33
Tax Rate $17,00 Per Thousand
Added Valuation in Dec. 1944 on Personal Estates $500.00
Added Valuation on Real Estate 22.840.00
Total added Valuation Dec. 1944 $23,340.00
Tax on addel Valuation Real Estate 388.28
Tax on added Valuation of Personal Estate 8.50
Total tax on added Valuations $396.78
Number of Horses Assessed 21
Number of Cows Assessed 43
Number of Yearlings Assessed 32
Number of Swine Assessed 57
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Number of Bulls Assessed 1
Number of Sheep Assessed
3
Number of Goats Assessed
25
Number of Fowl Assessed
5010
Number of Acres of Land Assessed 7,215
Number of Dwellings Assessed
1,812
Recapitulation
Total appropriations as certified by Town Clerk
$211,865.55
From Available Funds
15,000.00
Abatements in Excess of Overlays for 1939 and 1940
162.32
State Tax
$13,915.00
State Parks and Reservations
187.40
State Audit
612.83
Cape Cofl Mosquito Control
2,737.63
$17,452.86
County Tax
19,887.88
Assessments
22,048.12
Overlays
3,376.18
Total appropriations
$269,909.03
Estimated Receipts for 1944
Income Tax
$20,127.73
Corporation Tax
10,342.76
Gasoline Tax
12,044.08
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax
5,000.00
Licenses
2,000.00
Court Fines
50.00
Special Assessments
1,000.00
General Government
2,000.00
Health and Sanitation
500.00
Charities other than Federal Grants
4,000.00
Old Age Assistance
16,000.00
Old Age Revenue from Meal Tax
875.45
Schools
9,800.00
Libraries
1,000.00
Public Service Enterprise Town Water
13,000.00
Interest on Taxes
1,700.00
State Parks and Reservations Refund
5.68
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From Available Funds to Reduce the Tax Rate Purchase of Bond
20,000.00 15,000.00
Total Estimated Receipts Net Amount raised by Taxation
Tax on 756 Polls @ $2.00 $1,512.00
Tax on Personal Estates 10,593.38
Tax on Real Estate
123,357.95
$134,445.70 $135,445.70
$135,463.33
Moth Tax
$1,065.20
CHARLES T. CHASE, CHARLES D. HOLMES, HOWARD C. CAHOON, Assessors of Harwich.
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ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
1
Selectmen's Salaries
$2,200.00 Appropriation
$2,200.00
Selectmen's Expense
Payments Bal. to Revenue
$218.65
Appropriation
$250.00
$250.00
$250.00
Selectmen's and Assessors' Clerk
$936.00
Appropriation
$936.00
Assessors' Salaries
Payments
$1,500.00
Appropriation
$1,500.00
Assessors' Expense
Payments
$392.88
Appropriation
$400.00
Bal. to Revenue
7.12
$400.00
$400.00
Payments
$639.16
Appropriation
$700.00
Bal. to Revenue
60.84
$700.00
$700.00
Accountant's Salary
$1,100.00
Appropriation
$1,100.00
Payments Bal to Revenue
$69.87
Appropriation
$75.00
5.13
$75.00
$75.00
Payments
$700.00
Appropriation,
$700.00
Treasurer's Expense
$222.40
Appropriation
$250.00
27.60
$250.00
$250.00
Treasurer's Bond
$109.00 Appropriation $109.00
Payments
Treasurer's Salary
Payments Bal. to Revenue
Accountant's Expense
Payments
Assessors' Maps
Salary
31.35
Payments
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Tax Collector's Salary $1.30 Bal due for 1943 $1.30
Tax Collector's Salary
Paid T. R. Eldredge
$412.50
Appropriation
$1,800.00
Paid L. V. Nickerson
1,237.50
Returned to Revenue
150.00
$1,800.00
$1,800.00
Tax Collector's Bonds
Payments
$201.74
Appropriation
$161.25
From Reserve Fund
40.49
$201.74
$201.74
Tax Collector's Expense
Payments
$396.50 Appropriation
$400.00
Bal. to Revenue
3.50
$400.00
$400.00
Town Clerk's Salary
Payments
$500.00 Appropriation
$500.00
Town Clerk's Bond
Payment
$5.00 Appropriation
$5.00
Town Clerk's Expense
Payments
$63.91
Appropriation
$100.00
Bal. to Revenue
36.09
$100.00
$100.00
Moderator
Payments
$25.00 Appropriation
$25.00
Election and Registration
Payments
$1,195.72
$1,000.00
Appropriation Trans from Reserve Fund 195.72
$1,195.7,2
$1,195.72
Law
Payments
$200.00 Appropriation
$200.00
Miscellaneous
Payments
$172.11
Appropriation
$200.00
Bal. to Revenue
27.89
$200.00
$200.00
Payment
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Office Equipment
Payments Bal. to Revenue
$84.71
Appropriation
$100.00
15.29
$100.00
$100.00
Repairs of Public Buildings
Payments
$237.43
Appropriation
$800.00
Bal. to Revenue
562.57
$800.00
$800.00
Renovating Town Offices
Payments
$772,25
Appropriation
$1,000.00
Bal. to Revenue
227.75
$1,000.00
$1,000.00
Foreclosures of Tax Titles
Payments
$29.56
Appropriation .
$300.00
Bal. to Revenue
270.44
$300.00
$300.00
Exchange Building
Janitor Service
$600.00
Appropriation
$2,200.00
Fuel
708.16
Lights
99.29
Telephone
189.66
Water
75.50
Repairs and Supplies
260.38
$1,932.99
Bal. to Revenue
267.01
$2,200.00
$2,200.00
Water Department
Payments
$9,008.83
Appropriation,
$7,500.00
Bal to Revenue
.02
Refunds
8.85
$9.008.85
$9.008.85
Water Tank - Painting Account $1,496.83 Appropriation
$1,500.00
Bal. to Revenue
3.17
$1,500.00
$1,500.00
Water - Emergency Extension
Payments Forward to 1945
$90.21
Bal from 1943
$1,430.57
1,340.36
$1,430.57
$1,430.57
Payments
From Reserve Fund
1,500.00
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Water - National Defense
Forward to 1945
$400.00 Bal. from 1943
$400.00
Fire Department
Chief
$875.00
Appropriation
$3,700.00
Keepers
1,233.33
From Reserve Fund
391.90
Other wages
690.90
Fuel
232.66
Lights
51.40
Telephone
87.05
Water
25.50
Apparatus, gas & repairs
896.06
$4.091.90
$4.091.90
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Police Department
Salary and wages
$6,240.04
Appropriation
$7,000.00
Fuel and light
180.00
Refunds
67.89
Telephone
57.51
From Reserve Fund
192.94
Water
25.00
Gas, equipment & repairs
758.28
$7,260.83
$7,260.83
Supt., trucking & labor
$2,305.60
Supplies and material 1,185.35
3,490.95
Bal. to Revenue
9.05
$3,500.00
$3,500.00
Tree Warden
Payments
$220.20 Appropriation
$50.00
Bal. to Revenue
.40 From Reserve Fund
170.60
$220.60
$220.60
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Paid salary
$500.00 Appropriation
$500.00
Plumbing Inspector
Paid Salary
$500.00 Appropriation
$500.00
Civilian Defense
Payments
$411.28
Appropriation
$500.00
Bal. to Revenue
88.72
$500.00
$500.00
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Moth Department
Appropriation
$3,500.00
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Payments Bal. to Revenue
$638.33
Appropriation
$750.00
111.67
$750.00
$750.00
State Guard
Payments Bal. to Revenue
$123.26
Appropriation
$200.00
76.74
$200.00
$200.00
Wire Inspector
Payment
$200.00
Appropriation
$200.00
Board of Health
$940.10
Appropriation
$200.00
1,059.90
$2,000.00
$2,000.00
Town Dump
Payments
$1,064.93
Appropriation
$1,100.00
Bal. to Revenue
35.07
$1,100.00
$1,100.00
Visiting Nurse Association
Payments
$1,600.00
Appropriation
$1,600.00
Payments
$100.00 Appropriation
$100.00
Inspector of Slaughtering
$50.00 Appropriation
$50.00
Inspector of Animals
Payment
$50.00 Appropriation
$50.00
Cleaning Beaches - Docks and Floats
Payments
$404.00
Appropriation Refund
$4.00
$404.00
$404.00
Highway Dept. - General Repairs $5,463.43
Appropriation $9,500.00
equipment
$4,036.57
$9,500.00
$9,500.00
Salary
Highway Surveyor $1,300.00 Appropriation $1,300.00
$400.00
Labor Material and
Shell Fish Wardens
Payment
Payments Bal. to Revenue
Rationing Board
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Payments Bal. to Revenue
$9,999.10 Transferred from
.90 Surplus Funds
$10,000.00
$10,000.00
$10,000.00
Bridges
Return to Revenue $200.00
Appropriation
$200.00
Fences and Railings
Payments
$82.04
Appropriation
$300.00
Bal. to Revenue
217.96
$300.00
$300.00
Park Commission
$588.49
Appropriation
$600.00
11.51
$600.00
$600.00
Electric Contract
Payments
$6,868.95
Appropriation
$7,758.80
Bal. to Revenue
889.85
$7,758.80
$7,758.80
Traffic Lights
Payments Bal. to Revenue
$80.00
Appropriation
$100.00
20.00
$100.00
$100.00
Dredging Wychmere Harbor
Forward to 1945
$5,000.00 Bal from 1943
$5,000.00
Bound Stones
Payments Bal to 1945
$41.75
Bal. from 1943
$194.00
152.25
$194.00
$194.00
Herring Flume
Returned to Rev.
$100.00
Appropriation
$100.00
Bank St. Bathing Beach Raft
Payments Bal. to 1945
$48.00
Appropriation
$250.00
202.00
$250.00
$250.00
Beach Erosion
Forward to 1945
$1,500.00
Appropriation $1,500.00
Payments Bal. to Revenue
Hurricane Damage
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Shore Road Hardening
Payments Bal to Revenue
$244.53
Appropriation $300.00
55.47
$300.00
$300.00
Riprapping LeBuff Shore
Forward to 1945
$500.00
Appropriation
$500.00
West Harwich Sidewalk
Payments Bal. to Revenue
48.90
$300.00
$300.00
Quason Lane Landing Steps
Payments
$78.20
Appropriation
$100.00
Bal. to Revenue
21.80
$100.00
$100.00
Snow
Payments
$2,187.45
Appropriation
$3,000.00
Bal. to Revenue
812.55
$3,000.00
$3,000.00
Outside Poor
Payments
$2,852.36
Appropriation
$4,000.00
Bal. to Revenue
1,528.08
C. Chase Fund int.
380.44
$4,380.44
$4,380.44
Welfare Agent
Salary uaid
$780.00 £ Appropriation
$780.00
Welfare Agent's Expense
Payments
$91.05
Appropriation
$100.00
Bal. to Revenue
8.95
$100.00
$100.00
Poor of Other Cities and Towns
Payments
$90.50
Appropriation
$500.00
Bal. to Revenue
409.50
$500.00
$500.00
State Poor
Payments
$1,475.39
Appropriation
$3,000.00
Bal. to Revenue
1,524.61
$3,000.00
$3,000.00
$251.10
Appropriation
$300.00
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Soldier's Relief
Payments Bal. to Revenue
$946.75
Appropriation
$1,200.00
253.25
$1,200.00
$1,200.00
State Aid
Payments
$120.00
Appropriation
$120.00
Military Aid
Payments
$450.00
Appropriation
$580.00
Bal. to Revenue
130.00
$580.00
$580.00
Old Age Assistance
Payments
$27,980.20
Appropriation
$28,000.00
Bal. to Revenue
19.80
$28,000.00
$28,000.00
Old Age Assistance - Federal Grant
Payments
$18,796.74
Bal. from 1943
$604.28
Bal to 1945
562.68
Rec. from State
18,755.14
$19,359.42
$19,359.42
Administration
Payments
$582.87
Bal. from 1943
$928.30
Bal. to 1945
987.29
Rec. from State
641.86
$1,570.16
$1,570.16
Dependent Children's Aid
Payments
$4,876.86
Appropriation
$4,800.00
Bal. to Revenue
423.14
Trans. from Surplus
500.00
$5,300.00
$5,300.00
Dependent Children's Aid - Federal Grant
Payments
$2,682.95
Bal. from 1943
$507.71
Bal. to 1945
129.92
Rec. from State
2,305.16
$2,812.87
$2,812.87
Dependent Children's Aid - Federal Grant Administration
Payments
$73.86
Bal from 1943
$87.91
Bal. to 1945
49.87
Rec. from State 35.82
$123.73 $123.73
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Infirmary
Payments Bal. to Revenue
$2,448.45
Appropriation $3,000.00
551.55
$3,000.00
$3,000.00
Free Bed
Cape Cod Hospital Open Acount
$179.90 Appropriation
$1,000.00
Schools
Payments
$63.990.09 Appropriation
$63,803.00
Bal to Revenue
83.78
From Teachers'
Retirement Fund
254.25
Refunds
16.62
$64,073.87
$64,073.87
Schools - Special Repair Account
Payments
$1,382.00
Bal from 1943
1,625.39
Bal. to 1945
243.39
$1,625.39
$1,625.39
Brooks Free Library
Payments
$1,619.21 Appropriation
$1,150.00
Bal. to Revenue
.48 Dog Licenses
469.69
$1,619.69
$1,619.69
Harwichport Library
Payments
$600.00 Appropriation
$600.00
Chase Library
Payments
$450.00 Appropriation
$450.00
Insurance
Payments
$1,673.45
Appropriation
$2,000.00
Bal. to Revenue
326.55
$2,000.00
$2,000.00
Advertising
Payments
$66.97
Appropriation,
$100.00
Bal. to Revenue
33.03
$100.00
$100.00
American Legion
Payments Bal. to Revenue
$54.45
Appropriation
$150.00
95.55
$150.00
$150.00
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Payments
$509.54 Appropriation $500.00 Trans. from Reserve 8.35 Refund 1.19
$509.54
$509.54
Stocking Ponds
49.45
Appropriation
$50.00
.55
$50.00
$50.00
Herring Committee
$150.00 Appropriation
$150.00
Open Account
Forward from 1943
$200.00
Open Account
Forward from 1943
$200.00
Town Reports
$600.00 Appropriation
$600.00
Care of Cemetery Lots
Payments
$240.80 Bal from 1943
$9.90
Bal. to 1945 a/c
10.00
Refund
.10
Int. received
240.80
$250.80
$250.80
Cemetery Bequests
Dep. in Cape Cod 5c Sav. Bank
$1,700.00 Bequests $1,700.00
Dog Licenses
Paid County
$565.80 Rec. from Town Clerk
$565.80
Brooks Medal
Paid for medals
$39.14
Rec. interest
$39.14
County Tax
Paid County
$19,887.88
Assessed
$19,887.88
State Tax
Paid State
$17,413.80
Bal. from 1943
$5.68
Assessed
13,915.00
Deficit
3,493.12
$17,413.80
$17,413.80
Federal Withholding Tax
Paid Collector of
Internal Revenue $3.076.56
Open account Taxes withheld
$4,159.02
Payments Bal. to Revenue
Payments
Planting Shell Fish
Zoning Committee
Payments
Cemetery Commission
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Open account
Unidentified Receipts $194.11 Receipts $461.77
Water Liens
Eal. Jan. 1, 1944
$44.50 Receipts $44.50
Old East Harwich Cemetery Fund
Received $116.84
Dep in C. C. 5c Sav. Bank
$116.84
U. S. Government Bonds
$15,000.00 Trans. from Surplus $15,000.00
Certifying Town Notes
Returned to Rev.
$10.00 Appropriated
$10.00
Interest on Revenue Loans
Returned to Rev.
$20.00
Appropriated
$20.00
Retirement of Water Bonds
Cape Cod Trust Co $7,000.00
Appropriated
$7,000.00
Water Extension Note
Cape Cod Trust Co.
$1,000.00
Appropriated
$1,000.00
Retirement of Schoolhouse Bonds
Cape Cod Trust Co.
$7,000 Appropriated $7,000.00
Interest on Water Bonds
Cape Cod Trust Co. $1,750.00
Appropriated
1,750.00
Interest on Water Extension Note
Cape Cod Trust Co.
$41.00
Appropriated $40.00 Refund 1.00
$41.00
$41.00
Interest on Schoolhouse Bonds
Cape Cod Trust Co.
$892.50 Appropriation
$892.50
Reserve Fund
Transferred to:
Appropriation
$2,500.00
Collector's Bond
$40.49
Water Dept.
1,500.00
Election and Reg.
195.72
Tree Warden
170.60
Fire Dept.
391.90
Police Dept.
192.94
Cemetery Commission
8.35
$2,500.00
$2,500.00
Excise Taxes
Refunds $6.43 i
Paid
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Tax Title
.51
Real Est. Taxes
62.98
$69.92
Tax Title Account
Tax titles outstanding
Redeemed
$963.87
Jan. 1, 1944
$1,711.84
Outstanding,
Added to account in 1944
270.20
$1,982.04
+
$1,982.04
Dec. 31, 1944 1,018.17
Respectfully submitted,
FRANKLIN D. UNDERWOOD, Accountant.
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RECEIPTS AND BALANCES
Balance on hand Januuary 1, 1944
$113.662.78
Receipts :
Real and Personal Taxes
141,394.56
Poll Taxes
1,264.50
Excise Taxes
3,914.87
Moth Taxes
1,116.65
Tax Titles Redeemed
963.87
Sale of Land of Low Value
18.75
Dog Licenses from County
469.69
Dog Licenses Collected
565.80
Sale of Herring Rights
400.60
Licenses
2,077.50
Fees
150.55
Court House Rent
1,000.00
Court Fines
130.00
Library Fines
8.22
Withholding Tax
4,159.02
Exchange Rent
615.00
Town Water Service
16,207.74
Water Liens
44.50
Police Dept .- Miscellaneous Receipts
36.25
From State: Old Age Assistance
18,903.11
Dependent Aid
2,642.00
Welfare
2,332.96
Support of Indigent Persons
12.00
Old Age-Federal Grant
18,755.14
Old Age Adm .- Federal Grant
641.86
Dependent Aid-Federal Grant
2,305.16
Dependent Aid Adm .- Federal Grant
35.82
State Aid
120.00
Military Aid
90.00
War Allowance
200.00
Income Tax
22,823.70
Corporation Tax
14,789.22
Highway Fund
12,044.08
Meal Tax
1,604.42
Cemetery Bequests
1,700.00
East Harwich Cemetery Fund
116.84
Interest: Cemetery Funds
240.80
Caleb Chase Fund
380.44
Brooks Medal Fund
39.14
Taxes U. S. Government Bonds
187.50
Unidentified Cash
461.77
Cities and Towns: Welfare
55.65
Old Age Assistance
637.74
Individual Estates: Welfare
40.50
Old Age Assistance
120.00
Schools: English Speaking Classes
694.00
Tuition
710.62
From other towns for use of telephone
124.84
690.26
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Teachers' Retirement Fund High School Cafeteria Elementary School Cefeteria Rent of Auditorium Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Receipts
254.25
3,741.13
4,694.83
20.00
22.25
204.65
$400,637.53
Total Expenditures for 1944
290,631.83
Balance on hand December 31, 1944
$110,005.70
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ACCOUNTANT'S BALANCE SHEET
Assets
Cash
$110,005.70
U. S. Government Bond
15,000.00
Accounts Receivable :
Levy of 1944-Personal Taxes
$433.48
Real Estate Taxes 9,990.41
10,423.89
Motor Vehicle Taxes
105.38
Moth Taxes
52.24
Tax Titles 1,018.17
Tax Possessions
107.57
1,125.74
Water Department
1,373.59
Departmental :
Public Welfare
331.92
Old Age Assistance
417.95
State and Military Aid
570.00
1,319.87
Under Estimate-1944 State Tax
3,493.12
$142,899.74
Liabilities
Federal Grants :
Old Age Assistance
$562.68
Old Age Assistance Adm.
987.29
Aid Dependent Children
129.92
Aid Dependent Children Adm.
49.87
$1,729.76
Unexpended Balances
Water Emergency Extension
$1,340.36
Water-National Defense
400.00
School Repair Account
243.39
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Bound Stones 152.25
Dredging Wychmere Harbor
5,000.00
Bank St. Bathing Beach Raft
202.00
Beach Erosion
1,500.00
Riprapping LeBuff Shore
500.00
Free Bed-Cape Cod Hospital
820.10
Planting Shell Fish
200.00
Zoning Committee
200.00
Care of Cemetery Lots
10.00
Federal Withholding Tax
1,079.46
Unidentified Receipts
267.66
11,915.22
Overlay Reserved for Abatement of Taxes-Levy of 1944
2,237.49
Overlay Surplus
4,303.86
Revenue Reserved Until Collected :
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax
105.38
Moth Tax
52.54
Tax Titles
1,018.17
Water Department
1,373.59
Departmental
1,319.87
3,869.46
24,055.79
Surplus Revenue
118,843.95
$142,889.74
DEBT ACCOUNT
Assets
Net Funded or Fixed Debt
$130,000.00
Liabilities
School House Bonds
44,000.00
Water Bonds
84,000.00
Water Extension Notes
2,000.00
$130.000.00
SUMMARY OF WELFARE EXPENSES
Payments
Receipts
Outside Relief
$2,852.36
From State
Poor of Other Cities and Towns
90.50
Welfare Account
$2,332.96
State Poor
1,475.39
State Aid
120.00
Old Age Assistance
27,980.20
Old Age Assistance
18,903.11
Dependent Children's Aid
4,876.86
Dependent Children's Aid
2,642.00
Soldiers' Relief
946.75
War Allowance
200.00
State and Military Aid
570.00
Military Aid
90.00
Infirmary
2,448.45
Support of Indigent Persons
12.00
Free Bed - Cape Cod Hospital
179.90
Old Age - Federal Grant
18,755.14
Board of Health
940.10
Old Age Adm. - Federal Grant
641.86
Dependent Aid - Federal Grant
2,682.95
Dependent Aid - Federal Grant
2,305.16
Dependent Aid Adm. - Federal Grant
73.86
Dependent Aid Adm. - Federal Grant
35.82
Old Age - Federal Grant
18,796.74
Meal Tax
1,604.42
Old Age Adm. - Federal Grant
582.27
From Cities and Towns - Welfare
55.65
Welfare Agent --- Salary
780.00
From Cities and Towns - Old Age
637.74
Welfare Agent - Expenses
91.05
Caleb Chase Fund - Interest
380.44
Reimbursement from estates
160.50
$48,876.80
Net Cost to Town
16,490.58
$65,367.38
$65,367.38
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COLLECTOR OF TAXES REPORT FOR 1944
Personal Property Taxes-1942
Outstanding January 1, 1944 $136.00
Collected by T. R. Eldredge
$32.60
Outstanding April 18, 1944
103.40
Collected by .L. V. Nicerson
77.40
Abatements
26.00
103.40
Personal Property Taxes-1943
Outstanding December 30, 1944
433.48
Collected by T. R. Eldredge
170.13
Outstanding April 18, 1944
606.53
Collected by L. V. Nickerson
565.49
Abatements 41.04
606.53
Personal Property Taxes-1944
Commitments as per Warrants
10,601.88
Collected by L. V. Nickerson
10,007.75
Abatements
160.65
Outstanding December 30, 1944
433.48
10,601.88
REAL ESTATE TAXES-1942
Outstanding January 1, 1944
2,793.68
Collected by T. R. Eldredge
610.20
Outstanding April 18, 1944
2,183.48
Refund for overpayment
1.00
2,184.48
Collected by L. V. Nickerson 2,065.93
Abatements 104.55
Added to Tax Titles
14.00
2,184.48
REAL ESTATE TAXES-1943
Outstanding January 1, 1944
15,187.33
Collected by T. R. Eldredge 2,199.15
Outstanding April 18, 1944
12,988.18
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Collected by L. V. Nickerson Abatements Added to Tax Titles
12,598.76 313.82
75.60
12,988.18
REAL ESTATE TAXES-1944
Commitments as per Warrants
123,746.23
Overpayment refunds 60.01
123,806.24
Collected by L. V. Nickerson 113,066.47
Abatements
600.10
Added to Tax Titles
149.26
Outstanding December 30, 1944
9,990.41
123,806.24
WATER LIEN-1943
Outstanding January 1, 1944
44.50
Collected by L. V. Nickerson 44.50
44.50
POLL TAXES-1942
Outstanding January 1, 1944
8.00
Collected by L. V. Nickerson 8.00
8.00
POLL TAXES-1943
Outstanding January 1, 1944
1
98.00
Collected by T. R. Ellredge
8.00
Outstanding April 18, 1944
90.00
Collected by L. V. Nickerson 58.00
Abatements 32.00
90.00
POLL TAXES-1944
Commitment as per Warrant
1,512.00
Collected by L. V. Nickerson 1,182.00
Abatements 330.00
1,512.00
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES-1942
Outstanding January 1, 1944
6.00
Collected by L. V. Nickerson 6.00
6.00
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MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES-1943
Outstanding January 1, 1944
139.57
Additional Commitment to April 18, 1944
6.00
145.57
Collected by T. R. Eldredge 58.15
Abatements to April 18, 1944 5.18
Outstanding April 18, 1944
82.24
Collected by L. V. Nickerson 50.81
31.43
Abatements 82.24
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES-1944
Commitment January 1 to April 18,
1944 per Warrant
517.38
Cash balance April 18, 1944
209.87
Outstanding April 18, 1944 per list
307.51
517.38
Commitments as per Warrants
3,734.38
Refunds after payment
6.43
3,740.81
Collected by L. V. Nickerson
3,590.04
Abatements 45.39
Outstanding December 30, 1944
105.38
3,740.81
MOTH ASSESSMENT-1942
Outstanding January 1, 1944
19.95
Collected by T. R. Eldredge
2.10
Outstanding April 18, 1944
17.85
Collected by L. V. Nickerson
16.85
Abatements
1.00
17.85
MOTH ASSESSMENT-1943
Outstanding January 1, 1944
98.50
Collected by T. R. Eldredge
19.30
Outstanding April 18, 1944
79.20
Collected by L. V. Nickerson
73.05
Abatements
6.15
79.20
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MOTH ASSESSMENT-1944
Commitment as per Warrant
1,065.20
Collected by L. V. Nickerson
1,010.20
Abatements
2.55
Outstanding December 30, 1944
52.45
1,065.20
Respectfully submitted,
LESLIE V. NICKERSON, Collector of Taxes.
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ANNUAL REPORT - 1944 HARWICH WATER DEPT.
To the Citizens of the Town of Harwich :
We submit herewith for your approval, the Eighth Annual Report of the Harwich Water Department for the year ending December 31, 1944.
Administration
Mr. Walter E. Cahoon was re-elected to the Board of Water Commissioners for a term of three years at the an- nual election in February. On February 19th the Board organized as follows : Walter E. Cahoon, Chairman; Norman O. Nickerson, Secretary ; and Lawrence F. Nickerson.
The Department has enjoyed a most successful year and the records show substantial growth. Receipts reached a new high of $16,207.74. This exceeds our operating ex- penses by $7,198.91. Operating expenses increased slightly and can be expected to do so as the Department expands.
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