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1694 RWICH
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TOWN of HARWICH
MASSACHUSETTS
1946 ANNUAL REPORTS
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS OF HARWICH
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ADOPTED
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FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1946
Printed by The Chatham Press Inc. owners and operators of THE GOSS PRINT Harwich, Mass.
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TOWN OFFICERS -1946
Selectmen, Overseers Public Welfare and Board of Health
Charles D. Holmes
Howard C. Cahoon
Emulous E. Hall
Term Expires February 1947 Term Expires February 1948 Term Expires February 1949
Assessors
Charles D. Holmes
Howard C. Cahoon
Emulous E. Hall
Term Expires February 1947 Term Expires February 1948 Term Expires February 1949
Town Clerk
Henry K. Bearse
Term Expires February 1947 Town Treasurer
Henry K. Bearse
Term Expires February 1947
Collector of Taxes
Leslie V. Nickerson
Term Expires February 1947 Moderator
John H. Paine
Term Expires February 1947
School Committee
Wilbur H. Crowell
Term Expires February 1948
Norman Holmes Term Expires February 1947
Denise G. Francis to fill the unexpired term of
J. Howard Doane resigned Term Expires February 1947
Surveyor of Highways
Alton P. Hall
Term Expires February 1947
Constables
Alton E. Walker Benjamin H. Eldredge Isaiah Kelley,
Term Expires February 1947 Term Expires February 1947 Term Expires February 1947
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Finance Committee
Earl Dean
Arthur W. Tobey
Francis B. Larkin
Earl Phillips
E. Gorham Nickerson
James Baldwin
Thomas Taylor
Wallace Wales
J. Burleigh Atkins
Term Expires February 1948 Term Expires February 1948 Term Expires February 1949 Term Expires February 1949 Term Expires February 1947 Term Expires February 1949
Term Expires February 1948 Term Expires February 1947
Trustees Broadbrooks Free Library
Hillary M. LeClaire Term Expires February 1949 Mildred B. Paine Term Expires Feburary 1947 Charlotte P. Sims Term Expires February 1948
Trustees Caleb Chase Fund
Theophilus B .Baker
Earl B. Eldredge
Joseph B. Atkins
John T. Wood
Term Expires February 1947
J. Freeman Ryder
Term Expires February 1947
Thomas M. Wright
Earle L. Sims
Term Expires February 1947 Term Expires February 1947
Park Commissioners
William H. Nichols
Sheldon J. Thayer
Edward Taylor
Term Expires February 194S Term Expires February 1947 Term Expires February 1949
Water Commissioners
Walter E. Cahoon
Lawrence F. Nickerson
Norman O. Nickerson
Term Expires February 1947 Term Expires February 1949 Term Expires February 1948
Cemetery Commissioners ..
Earl B. Eldredge, S. H. John Condon, H. C. John T. Wood, W. H.
Term Expires February 1949 Term Expires February 1947 Term Expires February 1948
Herring Committee
Clarence E. Greenwood Robert H. Cahoon James F. Kelley
Term Expires February 1947 Term Expires February 1947 Term Expires February 1947
Term Expires February 1947
Term Expires February 1947 Term Expires February 1947 Term Expires February 1947
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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 Acountant
Isaiah Kelley
Franklin D. Underwood
Fire Chief and Forest Warden Wire Inspector
George M. Moody Bradford L. Barrett
Superintendent Moth Department and Tree Warden Walter E. Cahoon
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
Alton E. Walker Isaiah Kelley Benjamin H. Eldredge
Welfare Agent Olive L. Williams
Secretary to Selectmen and Assessors Bernice E. Swienton
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ASSESSORS REPORT
Valuation of the Town Dec. 31, 1946 Valuation of the Town Dec. 31, 1945
$8,210,580.00 7,980,800.00
Increase in Valuation $229,780.00
Valuation of Buildings Exclusive of Land
5,451,420.00
Total Valuations of Land and Buildings $7,557,110.00
Valuation of Personal Estates :
On Stock and Trade
On Machinery
34,550.00
On Live Stock
16,640.00
On all other Tangible Property
540,330.00
Total Valuation on Personal Estate
$653,470.00
Tax on Personal
$17,643.69
Tax on Real Estate
204,041.97
Tax on 925 Polls
1,902.00
Total Tax Assessed $223,587.66
Tax Rate $27.00 Per Thousand
Added Valuation in December 1946 on Pers. Est.
Added Valuation in December 1946 on Real Est.
Total added Valuation in Dec. 1946
Total Tax on Added Valuation
$25,150.00
$679.05
Number of Live Stock Assessed
Horses
8
Swine
44
Sheep
19
Yearlings
1
Fowl
9
Number of Acres of Land
4,550
7,629
Number of Dwelling Houses.
2,085
Valuation of Real and Personal Estates
$8,210,580.00
None
$25,150.00
Cows
$61,950.00
Valuation of Land Exclusive of Buildings $2,105,690.00
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RECAPITULATION
Total Appropriations as certified by the Town Clerk Amount used from available funds
$325,092.28
40,875.00
$365,967.28
State Tax
$6,200.00
State Parks and Reservations
175.48
State Audit of Municipal Accounts
480.70
Cape Cod Mosquito Cont. Barns. Co. 2,793.28
$9,649.46
County Tax
27,921.68
Overlays
2,448.30
Gross amount to be raised
$405,986.72
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS
Income Tax
$21,219.52
Corporation Tax
11,152.20
Gasoline Tax Acts of 1943
9,979.61
Motor Vehicle Excise
5,000.00
Licenses
3,000.00
Court Fines
1,300.00
General Government
3,300.00
Health and Sanitation
541.50
Charities other than Federal Grant 3,500.00
Old Age Assistance
23,000.00
Old Age Meals Tax
1,535.18
Soldiers' Benefits
500.00
Schools
12,000.00
Libraries
1,000.00
Public Service Enterprises
24,000.00
Interest on Taxes
400.00
State Parks and Reservations
46.05
$121,524.06
Amount used from Available Funds
60,875.00
Tot. Est. Receipts and Available Funds $186,606.19
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50.00
Special Assessments
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Net Amount raised on Polls and Property $223,587.66
Tax on Polls
$1,902.00
Tax on Personal Estate
17,643.69
Tax on Real Estate
204,041.97
Total Tax
$223,587.66
Moth Tax
$431.95
CHARLES D. HOLMES, HOWARD C. CAHOON, EMULOUS E. HALL, Assessors of Harwich
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ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
Payments
Selectmen's Salaries $2,500.76 Appropriated Refund
$2,500.00 .76
$2,500.76
$2,500.76
Selectmen's Expense
Payments
$250.00 Appropriated $250.00
Payments
Selectmen's and Assessors' Clerk $1,200.00 Apropriated
$1,200.00.
Assessors' Salaries
Payments
$1,800.75
Appropriated
$1,800.00
Refund
.75
$1,800.75
$1,800.75
Payments
$550.00
Appropriated
$500.00
Trans. from Reserve
50.00
$550.00
$550.00
Payments Bal. to Revenue
$602.39
97.61 Appropriated
$700.00
$700.00
$700.00
Payments
-
Accountant's Expense
$96.16
Appropriated
$125.00
28.84
$125.00
$125.00
Payments
$1,200.00 Appropriated-
$1,200.00
Payments
$250.00 Appropriated
$250.00
Treasurer's Bond
Payment
$105.00 Appropriated
$105.00
Tax Collector's Salary
Payments
$1,800.00 Appropriated
$1,800.00
Payments Bal. to Revenue
Accountant's Salary
$1,200.00 Appropriated
$1,200.00
Treasurer's Salary.
Treasurer's Expense
Assessors' Expense
Assessors' Maps
10
Payments Bal. to Revenue
Tax Collector's Expense $620.04 79.96
Appropriated
$700.00
$700.00
$700.00
Payment
Tax Collector's Bond $155.25 Appropriated
$155.25
Town Clerk's Salary
Payments
$500.00 Appropriated
$500.00
Payments
$100.00 Appropriated
$100.00
Payment
Town Clerk's Bond $5.00 Appropriated
$5.00.
Moderator
Payments
$50.00
Appropriated
$50.00
Payments
Election and Registration $997.85 . Appropriated 2.15
$1,000.00
Bal. to Revenue
$1,000.00
$1,000.00
Law
Payments Bal. to Revenue
$197.00 Appropriated $3.00
$200.00
$300.00
$300.00
Miscellaneous
Payments
$225.75 74.25
Appropriated
$300.00
Bal. to Revenue
$300.00
$300.00
Office Equipment
Payments
$91.83
Appropriated
$100.00
Bal. to Revenue
8.17
$100.00
$100.00
Repairs of Public Buildings
$1,099.32
Appropriated
$1,100.00
.68
$1,100.00
$1,100.00
Exchange Building
$2,999.87
Appropriated
$3,000.00
.13
$3,000.00
$3,000.00
Payments Bal. to Revenue
Payments Bal. to Revenue
Town Clerk's Expense
11
Certifying Town Notes
Returned to Revenue $10.00 Appropriated
$10.00
Water Department
Payments
$14,715.88
Approprated
$14,721.00
Bal. to Revenue
12.92
Refund
7.80
$14,728.80
$14,728.80
Payments
Water Commissioners' Salaries $300.00 Appropriated
$300.00
Water Extension Emergency
Payments
$1,931.15
Appropriated
$2,000.00
Open account
Water - Hiawatha Road $850.96 Appropriated
$950.00
Payments Open account
Water - Neel and Walther Roads
$8,255.68 Appropriated
$8,475.00
Open account
Water - Pleasant Lake Avenue $5,980.12 Appropriated
$6,552.00
Payments
Open account
Water - Harbor View Ave. $1,782.99 Appropriated
$2,000.00
Payments Open account
Water - Shore Road
$11,784.89 Appropriation
$14,300.00
Payments Open account
Water - Belmont Road $3,364.99 Appropriated
$3,500.00
Payments Open account
Water - Silver Street $1,430.38 Appropriated
$1,800.00
Payments Open account
Water - Earl Road
$2,008.92 Appropriated $2,100.00
Payments Open account
Water - Division Street
$375.45 Appropriated $700.00
Payments Open account
Police Department
Payments Bal. to Revenue
$7,888.73
Appropriated Feb.
$7,200.00
311.27
Appropriated May
1,000.00
$8,200.00
$8,200.00
Payments
12
Payments Bal. to Revenue
$4,899.40 Appropriated
$4,000.00
.60
Trans. from Reserve 900.00
$4,900.00
$4,900.00
Fire - FM Radio Set
$442.50
Appropriated
$450.00
7.50
$450.00
$450.00
Moth Department
Payments
2,200.57
Appropriated
$2,500.00
Bal. to Revenue
299.43
$2,500.00
$2,500.00
Tree Warden
Payments
$300.00
Appropriated
$300.00
Setting Shade Trees
Payments
$994.81
Appropriated
$1,000.00
Bal. to Revenue
5.19
$1,000.00
$1,000.00
Payments
$300.00
Appropriation,
$300.00
Payments
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Plumbing Inspector
Payments
$500.00 Appropriation
$500.00
Payments
Life Guard - Town Beach $350.00 Appropriation
$350.00
Payment
Harbor Master for 1946 $75.00 Appropriated
$75.00
Board of Health
Payment ·
$50.00 Appropriated
50.00
Visiting Nurse Association
Payments
$2,708.68 291.32
Appropriated
$3,000.00
$3,000.00
$3,000.00
Visiting Nurse Association
Payments
$1,600.00 Appropriated $1,600.00
Committee for Shade Trees
Sealer Weights and Measures $500.00 Appropriation
$500.00
-
Bal. to Revenue
Fire Department
Payments Bal. to Revenue
13
Dental Clinic $381.42 Appropriateed
$1,000.00
Payments Open account
Cleaning Beaches
$600.00
Payments
Town Dump
$1,200.00
Payments
69.00
Trans. from Reserve
400.00
Bal. to Revenue
$1,600.00
Wire Inspector
300.00
Payment
Inspector of Animals
$50.00
Payment
Inspector of Slaughtering
$50.00
Payment
Highway - General Repairs
$15,495.66
Appropriated
$15,000.00
Payment
Bal. to Revenue -
4.34
Uncashed check returned
500.00
$15,500.00
Highway - Surveyor
Payment
Bridges
699.04
Appropriated
$800.00
Payment
Bal. to Revenue
100.96
$800.00
$800.00
Fences and Railings
$346.21
Appropriated
$500.00
Payments Bal. to Revenue
153.79
$500.00
$500.00
Snow Account
$1,770.48
Appropriated
$3,000.00
Payments Open account
Dredging Wychmere Harbor
Balance from 1945
5,000.00
Open account
Beach Erosion
Balance from 1945
$4.500.00
Open account
$600.00 Appropriated
$1,531.00
Appropriated
$1,600.00
$300.00 Appropriated
$50.00 Appropriated
$50.00
Appropriated
$15,500.00
$1,500.00
$1,500.00 Appropriated
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Highway Maintenance - Chapter 90 $2,249.68 Appropriated $2,250.00
Bal. to Revenue
.32
$2,250.00
Open account
Appropriated
$24,000.00
Payments
$296.20
Balance from 1945
$300.00
$300.00
$300.00
Town Dock at Round Cove
Payments
$187.42
Appropriated
$500.00
$500.00
$500.00
Payments
$535.02
Balance from 1945
$1,315.05
$1,315.05
$1,315.05
Bank Street Bathing Beach Raft
Ret. to Revenue $85.32: Balance from 1945
$85.32
Payments
Dredging Mouth Herring River $3,000.00
Appropriated
$3,000.00
Open account
Appropriated
$2,000.00
Payment
$2,200.00
Appropriated
$2,200.00
Payment
Sand Spreader $210.00 Appropriated
210.00
Payments
Open account $50.00 Appropriated
$5,900.00
Payments
Repairs to Wychmere Harbor Dock $600.00 Appropriated $600.00
Dredging Breakwater at Round Cove
Open account
Appropriated $1,000.00
Open account
Mckinney Beach Property Appropriated $3,000.00
$2,250.00
Road Contruction - Chapter 90
Sidewalk - Cross Street
Bal. to Revenue
3.80
Bal. to Revenue
312.58
Allen's Harbor Bridge - Chapter 90
Bal. to Revenue
780.03
Dredging Mouth Allen's Harbor
Highway Truck
Building for Road Equipment
Payments
15
Road through old Schoolhouse lot $500.00 Appropriated $500.00
Payments
Hardening Beach Road
$300.00
Ret. to Revenue
Hardening Shore Road and Pleasant Street $750.00 Appropriated
$750.00
Payments
Earl Road Bathing Beach
$12,000.00
Payment
Parking Lot on Earl Road Beach
$1,000.00
Payment
Pine Avenue Taking or Purchase
Appropriated
$3,000.00
Rescinded at May 24 meeting
Electric Contract
Payments
$7,818.86
Appropriated
249.34
Bal. to Revenue
8,068.20
8,068.20
Bound Stones
$152.25
Payments Open account 1
Park Commission
$1,150.00
Appropriated
$1,000.00
Payments
Trans. from Reserve
150.00
$1,150.00
Cemetery Commission
$454.18
Appropriated
$500.00
Payments Bal. to Revenue
45.82 .
$500.00
$500.00
Outside Poor
$5,000.00
Payments
"$3,508.18
Appropriation
2,421.88
Refunds from Div. Child Guardianship 537.12
Caleb Chase Fund Int. 392.94
$5,930.06
$5,930.06
Welfare Agent
$780.00
Appropriation
$780.00
Payments
Welfare Agent's Expense
$94.02
Appropriation
$100.00
Payments
Bal. to Revenue
5.98
$100.00
$100.00
$12,000.00 Appropriated
$1,000.00 Appropriated
$8,068.20
95.25 Balance from 1945
$1,150.00
Bal. to Revenue
300.00 Appropriated
16
Payments Bal. to Revenue
$1,458.10 41.90
Appropriation
$1,500.00
$1,500.00
$1,500.00
Poor of Other Towns
$1,342.44 Appropriation
$300.00
119.56 From Reserve Refunds
1,000.00
162.00
$1,462.00
$1,462.00
Infirmary
Payments
$507.99
Appropriated
$500.00
Refund
7.99
$507.99
$507.99
Soldiers' Benefit
Payments
$1,498.78
Appropriated
$1,500.00
1.22
$1,500.00
$1,500.00
Payments'
$120.00
Appropriated
$120.00
Military Aid
Payments
$180.00
Appropriated
$580.00
$580.00
$580.00
Payments
$1,000.00
Appropriated
$1,000.00
Old Age Assistance
Payments
$34,983.90
Appropriated
$38,000.00
Bal. to Revenue
3,067.51
Refunds
51.41
$38,051.41
$38,051.41
Aid to Dependent Children
Payments
$7,929.36
Appropriated
8,000.00
$8,000.00
$8,000.00
Old Age Assistance - Federal Grant
Payments
$22,419.11
Bal. from 1945 Received from State
$2,316.56
Open account
20,239.27
$22,555.83
Bal. to Revenue
70.64
Bal. to Revenue
$400.00
Free Bed .
State Aid
Bal. to Revenue
State Poor
Payments Bal. to Revenue
17
Old Age Assistance - Fed. Grant Administration Payments $1,085.33 Bal. from 1945 $881.16
Open account
Received from State 680.33
$1,561.49
Aid to Dependent Children - Fed. Grant
Payments $2,107.75 Bal. from 1945 $85.64
Open account
Received from State 2,028.33
$2,113.97
Aid to Dependent Children - Fed. Grant Administration Payments $60.00 Bal. from 1945 $90.37 Received from State 76.68
$167.05
Schools
Payments
$74,709.37
Appropriated
$75,000.00
Bal. to Revenue
339.28
Fefunds
48.65
$75,048.65
$75,048.65
School Committee Salary
Payments
$450.00
Appropriated
$450.00
Vocational Education
Payments
$196.00
Appropriated
$320.00
Bal. to Revenue
124.00
$320.00
$320.00
School Special Repair Account
Open account
Bal. from 1945
$243.39
Waterproofing New High School
Payments
$4,984.00
Appropriated
$5,000.00
$5,000.00
$5,000.00
Building Committee for new Elementary School Open account
Appropriated $500.00
Brooks Free Library
Payments
$2,121.23 Appropriated Dog Tax Fund
571.23
$2,121.23
$2,121.23
Harwich Port Library
Payments
$600.00 Appropriated
$600.00
Chase Library
Payments
$450.00
Appropriated $450.00
$1,550.00
Bal. to Revenue
16.00
Open account
18
Insurance
Payments Bal. to Revenue
$1,996.59 6.00
Appropriated
$2,000.00
Refund
2.59
$2,002.59
$2,002.59
Advertising
Payments Bal. to Revenue
$99.45
Appropriated
$100.00
.55
$100.00
$100.00
Herring Committee
Payments
$199.98
Appropriated
$225.00
Bal. to Revenue
25.02
$225.00
$225.00
Construction of Seining Pool
Ret. to Revenue
$500.00
Appropriated
$500.00
Open account
Herring Brook Flume - Long Pond Appropriated
$900.00
Repairs to Band Stand
Payments
$284.65
Appropriated
$300.00
Bal. to Revenue
15.35
$300.00
$300.00
Band Concerts
Payments
$200.00 Appropriated
$200.00
Baseball
Payments
$500.00 Appropriated
$500.00
Open account
Bal. from 1945
$200.00
Payments
$3,560.33 Appropriated
$3,560.33
Veteran's Re-Employment Committee
Ret. to Revenue
$100.00 Bal. from 1945
$100.00
Payments
Planting Shell Fish $16.80 Bal. from 1945
$200.00
Open account
Propagation of Game Appropriated
$100.00
Memorial and Armistice Days
$195.15
Appropriated
$200.00
4.85
$200.00
$200.00
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Open account
Payments Bal. to Revenue
Zoning Committee
1945 Unpaid Bills
19
Purchase of J. O. Hulse Land $4,000.00 Appropriated
$4,000.00
Payment
Town Reports $635.00 Appropriated
$635.00
Reserve Fund
Transferred to
Appropriated
$2,500.00
Poor of Other
Towns
$1,000.00
Park Commission
150.00
Town Dump
400.00
Fire Dept.
900.00
Assessors' Expense
50.00
$2,500.00
$2,500.00
Cemetery Bequests
Deposited in Cape Cod
5c Savings Bank
$800.00
Bequests Received
$800.00
Care of Cemetery Lots
Payments
$414.20 Interest Received
$414.20
Dog Licenses
Payments to County $685.65
Received
$685.65
Brooks Medal Interest
Payments
$26.04 Received interest $26.04
Caleb Chase Fund
Transferred to Welfare Account
$392.94
Received Interest
$392.94
Federal Withholding Tax
Payments Bal. to 1947
$6,034.48 Bal. from 1945
$1,716.68
1,835.94 Withheld in 1945
6,153.74
$7,870.42
$7,870.42
Payment
$7,000.00 Appropriated
$7,000.00
Water Extension Note
Payment
$1,000.00 Appropriated $1,000.00
/
Payment
Retirement of Schoolhouse Bonds $7,000.00 Appropriated
$7,000.00
Interest on Water Bonds
Payments
$1.470.00 Appropriated
$1,470.00
Payments
Interest on Schoolhouse Bonds $647.50 Appropriated
$647.50
Payment
Retirement of Water Bonds
20
Payment
Interest on Water Extension Note $8.00 Appropriated $8.00
Ret. to Revenue
Interest on Revenue Loans $20.00 Appropriated $20.00
State Tax
Payments
$9,835.17
Assessed
$9,835.17
County Tax
Payments
$28,378.83
Assessed
$27,921.68
Excise Tax Refunds
11.90
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RECEIPTS AND BALANCES
Balance on hand January 1 1946
$101,557.07
Receipts :
Real and Personal Taxes
$214,888.08
Poll Taxes
1,150.00
Excise Taxes
4,412.14
Moth Taxes
429.93
Tax Ttles Redeemed
138.45
Dog Fund from County
571.23
Dog licenses collected
685.65
Dog licenses refunded
478.25
Sale of Herring Rights
300.00
Licenses
2,350.00
Fees
498.50
Plumbing licenses
86.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
50.51
Court House Rent
1,000.00
Court Fines
85.00
Sale of Land of Low Value
47.68
Library Fines
26.90
Library- Sale of Statue
20.00
Withholding Taxes
6,153.74
Water Collections
24,068.97
Hearings
43.00
Refund of abated taxes
94.32
Exchange Rent
1,245.00
Highway Dept .- rent of road machinery Uncashed check
500.00
Fire Dept .- Rent of Pumper
15.00
Police Dept .- Board, etc.
41.15
Sale of School Buildings
35.00
Sale of contents of Infirmary
738.22
Rent of Infirmary
156.00
Board at Infirmary
28.00
From State :- Veterans' Aid
300.00
Dependent Aid
2,844.69
Old Age Assistance
22,456.82
Health Fund
681.43
Old Age-Federal Grant
20,239.27
Old Age Adm .- Federal Grant
680.33
Dependent Aid-Federal Grant
2,028.33
Dependent Aid Adm. Federal Grant 76.68
Welfare
1,210.62
Corporation Tax
14,978.77
Income Tax
31,985.00
Meal Tax
1,808.64
Highway Fund
9,979.61
Child Guardianship
537.12
Hurricane repairs
268.01
Road work
860.02
From County for Road Work
895.80
Cities & Towns-Old Age Assistance
2,876.08
Individuals-Old Age Assistance
51.41
94.00
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Cities & Towns-Welfare
774.71
Individuals Poor of Other Towns
162.00
Cemetery. Bequests
800.00
Interest: Cemetery Funds
414.20
Caleb Chase Fund
392.94
Interest: U. S. Government Bond
375.00
Brooks Medal Fund
26.04
Taxes
276.65
Schools: Tuition
1,237.41
Vocational Fund
180.00
Elementary Cafeteria
8,302.39
High School Cafeteria
5,405.45
Refunds
48.65
Miscellaneous
152.92
Miscellaneous receipts
59.23
393,796.94
495,354.01
Total Expenditures for 1946
388,830.02
Balance on hand December 31, 1946
$106,523.99
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ACCOUNTANT'S BALANCE SHEET
Assets
Cash
$106,523.99
Accounts Receivable :
1946 Real Estate Taxes
$13,443.66
1946 Personal Property Taxes
659.06
1946 Excise Taxes
492.67
1946 Moth Tax
18.92
14,614.31
Tax Titles
133.73
Water Department
$1,078.22
1,078.22
Welfare Account
218.10
$122,577.35
Liabilities
Federal Withholding Tax
$1,835.94
Postwar Rehabilitation Fund Income
937.50
Premium on Loans :
School Construction
$1,159.88
Water System
79.27
1,239.15
Federal Grants :
Old Age Assistance
136.72
Old Age Assistance-Adm.
476.16
Dependent Aid
6.22
Dependent Aid-Adm.
107.05
726.15
Unexpended Balances :
Water Accounts
4,611.47
Dental Clinic
618.58
Snow Account
1,229.52
Dredging Wynchmere Harbor
5,000.00
Beach Erosion
4,500.00
Dredging Allen's Harbor
2,000.00
Road Construction-Chap. 90
24,000.00
Building for Road Equipment
5,850.00
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Dredging at Round Cove
1,000.00
Mckinney Beach Property
3,000.00
Bound Stones
57.00
School Special Repair Fund
243.39
Building Com. New Elementary School
500.00
Herring Brook Flume
900.00
Zoning Committee
200.00
Planting Shellfish
183.20
Propagation of Game
100.00
53,993.16
Overlay Surplus
2,906.30
Overlay reserved for abatement of
1946 Taxes
1,393.39.
Revenue Reserved until collected :
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax
492.67
Moth Tax
18.92
Tax Titles
133.73
Water Department
1,087.22
Departmental
218.10
1,950.64
64,982.23
Surplus Revenue
57,595.12
$122,577.35
DEBT ACCOUNT
Assets
Net Funded or Fixed Debt
$100,000.00
Liabilities
School House Bonds
$30,000.00
Water Bonds
70,000.00 $100,000.00
SUMMARY OF WELFARE EXPENSES
Payments
Receipts
Outside Relief
$3,508.18
From State:
Poor of Other Cities & Towns
1,342.44
Welfare Account
$1,210.62
State Poor
1,458.10
Veteran's Aid
300.00
Old Age Assistance
34,983.90
Old Age Assistance
22,456.82
Dependent Children's Aid
7,929.36
Dependent Children's Aid
2,844.69
Soldiers' Relief
1,498.78
Meal Tax
1,808.64
State & Military Aid
300.00
Div. Child Guardianship
537.12
Free Bed-C. C. Hospital
1,000.00
Old Age-Fed. Grant
20,239.27
Board of Health
2,708.68
Old Age Adm. Fed. Grant
680.33
Infirmary
507.99
Dependent Aid-Fed. Grant
2,028.33
Dependent Aid-Fed. Grant
2,107.75
Dependent Aid Adm. Fed. Grant
76.68
Dependent Ad-Adm. Fed. Grant
60.00
Health Fund
681.43
Old Age-Fed. Grant
22,419.11
Cities & Towns-Welfare
774.71
Old Age-Adm. Fed. Grant
1,085.33
Cities & Towns-Old Age
2,876.08
Welfare Agent's Salary
780.00
Caleb Chase Fund Interest
392.94
Welfare Agent's Expense
94.02
Individuals & Estates
213.41
Receipts from Infirmary
922.22
$58,043.29
Net cost to Town
23,740.35
$81,783.64
$81,783.64
1
FRANKLIN D. UNDERWOOD,
Accountant
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COLLECTOR OF TAXES REPORT FOR 1946
Personal Property Taxes-1945
Outstanding January 1, 1946
$477.70
Payments to Treasurer
$438.94
Abatements
38.76
$477.70
Personal Property Taxes-1946
Commitment as per Warrant
Payments to Treasurer
$16,625.67
Abatements
358.96
Outstanding December 31, 1946
659.06
$17,643.69
Real Estate Taxes- 1945
Outstanding January 1, 1946
Payments to Treasurer
$8,164.29
Abatements
13.09
Tax Titles Taken
6.12
$8,183.50
Real Estate Taxes-1946
Commitments as per Warrants
$204,815.34
Payments to Treasurer
$189,659.18
Abatements
1,702.78
Added to Tax Titles
9.72
Outstanding December 31, 1946
$204,815.34
Poll Taxes-1946
Commitments as per Warrants
$1,902.00
Payments to Treasurer
$1,150.00
Abatements
752.00
$1,902.00
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes-1945
Outstanding January 1, 1946 Payments to Treasurer
$106.73
$98.20
Abatements
8.53
$106.73
$17,643.69
$8,183.50
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Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes-1946
Commitments as per. Warrants
$4,987.74
Refunds 11.90
$4,999.64
Payments to Treasurer
$4,313.94
Abatements
193.03
Outstanding December 31, 1946
492.67
$4,999.64
Moth Assessments-1945
Outstanding January 1, 1946
$21.10
Payments to Treasurer $21.10
$21.10
Moth Assessments-1946
Commitment as per Warrant
$431.95
Payments to Treasurer
$408.83
Abatements
4.20
Outstanding December 31, 1946
18.92
$431.95 A
Respectfully submitted,
LESLIE V. NICKERSON, 1
Collector of Taxes.
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1946 ANNUAL REPORT HARWICH WATER DEPT
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To the Citizens of the Town of Harwich :
We respectfully submit herewith the Tenth Annual Report of the Harwich Water Department for the year ending December 31st, 1946.
Administration
The past year has been one of unusual activity and substantial growth. We have exceeded all previous years in every respect. Our receipts increased to $24,068.97, 132 new services were installed, 2.91 miles of new mains laid and 43,382,070 gallons of water pumped.
It is rather interesting to compare this tenth year of operation with the first year, 1937, so that we may fully realize the tremendous growth made in this period.
1937
1946
Receipts from Sale of
Water
$2,653.58
$18,675.65
Total Number of Services
256
810
Miles of Mains
17.2 miles
23.76 miles
Gals. of Water Pumped
9,139,000 gals. 43,382,070 gals.
Prices of operating and construction materials soared to a new high and became increasingly difficult to obtain. It was only with the greatest difficulty we were able to substantially complete the ambitious construction program outlined for us at the Annual Town Meeting. Fortunately, we contracted early in the year for material which resulted in a saving of several thousands of dollars.
A peak daily demand of 613,656 gallons was reached on July 19th. This is about 85% of our normal maximum output. In view of the fact that the rainfall was well above normal for this period and the 1946 main line extension program was not completed in time to effect this period of peak demand, it was evident that difficulty could be expected. in 1947 if immediate action was not taken to increase our pumping plant output. The Board decided to engage Whitman & Howard, consulting engineers, to pre- pare preliminary plans and estimates for this work. The ideal arrangement would be to enlarge our present pump-
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