Norwood annual report 1942-1944, Part 59

Author: Norwood (Mass.)
Publication date: 1942
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 1122


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As this is being written, there is a bill pertaining to citizenship which has passed through the House of Representatives and is now before the Senate Com- mittee on Immigration which would provide for elderly aliens with children in the service to become citizens without passing the usual examination now required of applicants for citizenship. What action the Senate will take on this bill remains to be seen.


It now takes only from two to six months for a person who files an application for second papers to become a full-fledged citizen. The fee for a certificate of arrival and a second paper has recently been increased to $8.00.


For the past two years quantities of excellent books and pamphlets on the government of the United States have been supplied by the Federal Government without charge to school departments maintaining classes in naturalization preparation.


Possibilities For Expansion of Adult Education


Many other adult classes could be given in Norwood if a sufficient number of people were interested. We have, for the most part, good equipment, and the Junior High School Building is so centrally located as to attract people from out- of-town to classes. Having the bus stop right at the school is an advantage.


The State Department of Vocational Education will cooperate with local school departments in the offering of such adult courses as millinery, handi- crafts such as pottery, woodworking, art needlecraft, metalcraft, home repairs, furniture refinishing, rug hooking and design, and many others.


A variety of other courses could be given on a self-supporting basis with students paying enough for the course to cover the expense of the teacher's salary.


University Extension is more than willing to cooperate with school depart- ments wishing to set up any of the more than 200 courses outlined in their bulletin. Excepting for incidental costs, such as heat and light, these courses involve no expense whatever to the community.


Recommendations


Some classes in English and Citizenship should be held at the Balch School evenings since most of the people who want these classes live in the Balch School district. It is too much to expect busy adults, many of them no longer young, to travel to the Junior High School when there is a school in their district.


The possibility of offering some Evening High School courses should be con- sidered. After the war, it seems likely that many young men and women who did not complete their high school education will want to do so on a part-time basis.


At present it does not seem feasible to offer commercial courses as a part of


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the evening school program but thought should be given to offering these courses at some future date. There is no equipment for courses in typewriting in the Junior High School building but it could be made practical to rent enough typewriters after the war so that a small group of students could be given in- struction. These students could pay a fee large enough to cover rental of the machines.


Information Service


There is available at the adult education office, Room 11, at the Junior High School, information on a great variety of courses being offered in and around Boston. It is not practical to offer courses in a small town which are of interest to just a few people. Therefore, if a person writes or telephones saying he is interested in a particular course (and that course is not being offered in Norwood) information is sent to him on courses given elsewhere on his particular interest. The time, place, and other pertinent information is sent.


Informal adult education is carried on in many agencies other than public schools and colleges - Y.M.C.A. Association School, Y.W.C.A., Boston and Cambridge Centers For Adult Education, Samuel Adams School For Social Studies (new this year), war training courses sponsored by the U.S. Office of Education - to mention only a few.


Other Activities


On March 23 a talk was given to the Grace Church Guild on the topic "Na- tionality Groups in Norwood." On October 6 and 7 two talks were given at the Fall Conference of the Supervisors of Adult Education at the New Ocean House in Swampscott. Subjects of these talks were "The National Council on Natural- ization and Citizenship" and "Community Planning For Adult Education." On November 4, 5, and 6 the supervisor was asked to speak to the ninth grade social science classes on "Immigration and Naturalization." On January 11 a talk was given to the Callahan Parent-Teacher Association on "Opportunities For Adult Education in Norwood."


The supervisor has served as chairman of the Membership and Honorary Members Committee of the Massachusetts Association of Teachers of Adults. She has also been a member of the state Basic English Committee on the Re- vision of Books for Illiterates.


Conclusion


In concluding this report I will quote what seemed to me a pertinent passage from a booklet published by the Liaison Committee for International Educa- tion. . . . . "Problems of educational reconstruction will be faced not only by the countries devastated by war. All of the United Nations and neutral nations will need to re-examine and reconstruct their educational programs to meet the needs of the post-war world. Education everywhere was far short of adequacy in the pre-war period. New social conditions and new educational needs will increase these inadequacies in the post-war world. Much important knowledge perti- nent to the life of the people has not been given to them. . . . adults will need information concerning the conditions and problems in their communities and in their country. Programs of adult education can meet this need."


I wish to thank the many school and town officials who have given me co- operation and assistance in my work during the past year.


M. EILEEN MCDONOUGH.


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REPORT OF SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


Closing Exercises of the Adult Civic Education Classes Tuesday, March 21, 1944 - Junior High School Gymnasium


Program


1. Presiding Miss M. Eileen McDonough Supervisor of Adult Education


2. Processional Seventh Regiment March, Collins Junior High School Band


3. Presentation of the Colors Norwood Legion Post 70


4. Flag Salute


5. "Our America" Students Olga Bisdnack, Anna Miller, Rayna Stoyanoff, Elizabeth Ward


Audience


6. Solos Miss Claire Geary Accompanist - Mrs. Mollie McMahon


7. English Country and American Square Dances


Country Dance Society Boston Centre


8. Selections Junior High School Band


9. Essay Mrs. Rayna Stoyanoff


10. Address Honorable Rudolph F. King Speaker of the House of Representatives


11. Specialty Miss Geary


12. Awards Mr. Lincoln D. Lynch Superintendent of Schools


13. Diplomas Mr. Edward H. Thompson Chairman of School Committee


14. Star Spangled Banner Junior High School Band Band under direction of Mr. George H. Farnham


Candidates for Citizenship Diploma


Carl O. Anderson Gustav N. Anderson


Suzana Miksis Joana Nevera Olga Paajanen


Lydia Anderson Apolonia Babel


Theresa Pacquette Antanas Sederewicas


John Baltadonis


Anna Borowko


Lievusie Smelstor Joseph Smilgis Andrew Smolskis


Domenic Campisano


Stella Ceglarski


Aino L. Sointu


Elizabeth Galgauskas


Hilja M. Waukonen


Nicholas Hrenchuk


Eve Wisgirda


Elizabeth Kurulis


Delia Loftus


Alma W. Magnuson


John Wisgirda Hilja A. Wuori


Theresia Blomquist


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Ushers


Catherine Carchedi


Anastasia Nikituk


Marilyn Docar


Eleanor Nordstrom


Betty Eklund


Eileen O'Sullivan


Ogenia Kavolinas


Veronica Raymond


Theresa Mulkern


Joanna Sideropoulos


Jacqueline Nardin


Margaret Valerio


Ushers under direction of Miss Helen P. Gale


REPORT OF THE ATTENDANCE OFFICER


I herewith submit my report as Attendance Officer for the year ending Decem- ber 31, 1944.


Total number of investigations.


412


Number of truancies.


77


Number of illness cases investigated


179


Lack of shoes or clothing


6


Assisting at home


18


Investigation of cases where children left school


13


Investigation of cases where home permits were desired


3


Investigation of cases where working certificates were desired


4


Moved.


4


Miscellaneous cases.


108


Total


412


Total number of children returned to school


16


Number of court cases


2


HENRY F. BREEN, JR.


MEMBERSHIP BY AGE AND GRADE - OCTOBER 1, 1944


Age


Grade


5


6 7 8 9


10


11 |12 |13|


14


15 |


16


17 |18 |19 20 21


Totals


1


59 |


94 |


15


3


-


2


47


78


22


2


1 |


150


3


42


80


23


3


4


152


4


37


89


20


8


2


1


157


5


5|


50


76


17


8


156


6


1|


37


91


20


6


-


155


7


42


94


25


7 |


6


174


8


52


101


31|


11


2


197


9


38


110


21


4


173


10


1


44


123


53


13


1


1


236


11


39


15


30


5


189


12


44


101


17


2


164


Postgraduates


2


3


3


8


Totals


59 | 141


135


147


165


137


162


176


172


192


200


218


146


26


5


1


2,082


-


171


-


-


-


-


-


REPORT OF SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


225


227


REPORT OF FINANCE COMMISSION


REPORT OF FINANCE COMMISSION


To the Citizens of Norwood:


The Finance Commission was organized for the year 1944 as follows:


Edmund F. Murphy, Chairman Francis E. Metcalf, Clerk Fred A. Carlson, Member of Commission


On January 1, 1944, the debt of the Town was $543,574.00 with maturities in 1944 of $121,000.00. No money was borrowed during this year for any purpose.


The borrowing capacity of the Town of Norwood on January 1, 1944, was $551,681.28, and on December 31, 1944, was $599,438.79. After examining the request for appropriations submitted by the various departments, the Commission met with all department heads and boards charged with the expenditure of the appropriation and discussed in detail the basis for the request.


On completion of the work of the Commission on the various recommendations, a public hearing was held.


The sum of $20,000.00 was appropriated for the Reserve Fund and transfers therefrom were made as follows:


Reserve Fund


Date


Account


Amount


June 23 Honor Roll Committee


$472.50


Sept. 19 Honor Roll Committee 100.00


Oct. 10 Honor Roll Committee


7.00


Nov. 22


Schools Operation of Lunch Counter


1,900.00


Nov. 29


Welfare Administration


200.00


Dec. 8


Fire Alarm Maintenance


225.00


Dec. 30


Police Department Incidentals


2,000.00


Old Age Assistance


1,500.00


Reconversion Senior High, Junior High and Balch Schools.


12,000.00


Dec. 31


Ration Board


34.97


Honor Roll.


3.65


Public Dumps


.41


Drains Maintenance.


132.15


$18,575.68


Respectfully submitted,


EDMUND F. MURPHY, Chairman, FRANCIS E. METCALF, Clerk, FRED A. CARLSON.


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REPORT OF TOWN TREASURER January 1 to December 31, 1944


Balance January 1, 1944


$432,539.56


Received from:


Commonwealth of Massachusetts:


Income Tax


93,414.12


Corporation Tax


155,537.89


Meal Tax


1,135.20


Highway Reimbursement, Chapter 569


28,727.60


Military Aid


90.00


State Aid


360.00


War Allowance


1,845.65


Vocational Education


8,457.80


Vocational Education, Smith Hughes Fund


277.42


English Speaking Classes


2,053.85


U. S. Grants:


Old Age Assistance


22,179.74


Aid to Dependent Children


6,148.81


George Deen Vocational Education Fund


7,135.00


Norfolk County:


Dog License Returns


1,477.49


Taxes and Assessments:


Property Taxes


804,181.72


Polls


7,612.00


Motor Vehicle Excise


15,101.43


Sewer Assessments


4,721.79


Street Betterments


272.82


Water Liens


1,400.02


Committed Interest


752.31


Costs


574.45


Loans Issued:


Anticipation of Revenue


150,000.00


Electric Light Revenues:


Rates


343,108.60


In Lieu of Taxes


13,000.00


Water Revenues:


Rates


84,257.90


Hydrant Rental


6,622.00


Interest:


Taxes and Assessments


1,517.67


Tax Titles


545.94


Alice H. Plimpton Fund


315.34


Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund


1,350.61


High School English Prize Fund


14.40


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Harriet W. Lane Fund


$20.00


Warren H. Cudworth Fund


10.00


Electric Service Deposits


215.00


Anna M. Day Fund


125.00


Chickering Fund


8.00


William T. Wheedon Fund


12,50


Post War Rehabilitation Fund.


1,265.00


E. Florence Morse Fund


12.50


Certificates of Liens


41.00


Fines


490.00


Cemetery:


Sale of Lots and Graves


8,913.00


Care of Lots


1,839.00


Interment Fees


2,287.00


Private Work


900.03


Improvement.


3.00


Perpetual Care Bequests


3,100.00


Accounts Receivable:


Forestry Moth


755.55


Cemetery


222.85


General Government


512.17


Health


2,245.01


Highway


945.38


Police


.


1,727.18


Sanitation


304.67


Schools


7,938.91


Welfare


3,005.37


Old Age Assistance


24,540.59


Aid to Dependent Children


7,983.08


Water


1,196.98


Electric Light


752.86


Real Estate


385.00


Fire Alarm Maintenance


9.06


Parks


14.63


.


Guarantee Deposits:


Electric Service


1,835.00


Particular Sewer


2,975.85


Water


.. 730.64


Departmental Receipts:


Town Clerk:


Marriage Intentions


248.00


Recording Fees, etc.


366.77


Dog Licenses


1,880.40


Sporting Licenses


1,480.25


Miscellaneous Licenses


800.00


Sealer of Weights and Measures


70.56


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Health:


Dental Clinic


$266.80


Eye Clinic


66.50


Plumbing Fees


112.00


Permits


108.50


Schools:


Lunch Counter


11,695.57


Other


811.90


Peabody School.


4,987.05


Permits


61.50


Electric Light


186.91


Playgrounds.


370.50


Libraries


1,090.98


Water


186.50


Fire


32.50


Police


50.40


Public Works


.25


General Government


6.79


Sidewalks


550.14


War Salvage Sales


2,284.67


Liquor Licenses


12,600.00


Sewer


7.64


Tax Title Redemptions


7,426.79


Fees.


162.00


Sale of Tax Title Possessions


3,610.00


Refunds:


Expense of Officials Out of State


96.40


Excess and Deficiency


20.06


Old Age Assistance


150.61


Welfare


38.38


Soldiers' Relief


187.50


Aid to Dependent Children


69.47


Schools


12.50


Schools, Janitors Salaries


46.68


Electric Light


10.25


Committee on Public Safety


17.77


Water, Service Sales


3.93


Adjusted Compensation


62.50


Petty Cash Reimbursements:


School, Superintendent


10.00


School, Lunch Counter


100.00


Peabody School


200.00


General Manager


20.00


Library


15.00


Playgrounds.


10.00


Welfare


10.00


Income from H. O. Peabody Fund


28,931.32


Reimbursement Fire Loss


353.89


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REPORT OF TOWN TREASURER


Reimbursement Damage by Navy Plane


$176.55


Withholding Tax Deductions 68,917.22


Deductions for War Bonds


3,357.63


Land Damage, Unclaimed Checks.


1,903.75


Tailings


15.79


$2,430,310.01


Payments on Accountant's Warrants


1,923,555.05


Balance December 31, 1944


$506,754.96


EDMUND F. SULLIVAN, Town Treasurer.


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REPORT ON TAX TITLES


Balance January 1, 1944


$24,334.20


Tax Titles Taken:


1943 Taxes


$2,812.80


1943 Water Liens


66.75


1943 Sewer Assessments


532.64


1943 Street Betterments


79.00


1943 Committed Interest


210.32


Interest and Costs


448.41


4,149.92


Added to Tax Titles:


1944 Taxes


$4,428.60


1944 Sewer Assessments


1,182.89


1944 Street Betterments


47.94


1944 Water Liens


53.00


1944 Committed Interest


254.50


Interest


34.76


6,001.69


$34,485.81


Payments to Treasurer


$7,426.79


Tax Titles Foreclosed


695.94


Tax Titles Disclaimed:


1940 Water Liens


$164.37


1942 Taxes


724.18


1943 Taxes


926.40


Interest and Costs


60.37


Abatements:


1944 Taxes


$87.45


1939 Taxes


125.43


1940 Taxes


81.65


1941 Taxes


61.20


1942 Taxes


59.44


1943 Taxes


20.87


436.04


Balance December 31, 1944


24,051.72


$34,485.81


1,875.32


EDMUND F. SULLIVAN, Town Treasurer.


REPORT OF COLLECTOR OF TAXES January 1, 1944 to December 31, 1944


Out-


standing


Com-


Abatements and Payments Refunded


Tax Titles Dis- claimed


Paid after Abate- ment


Collec- tions


Abate- ments


Added to Tax


Out- standing Titles Dee. 31, 1944


Levy of 1944:


$35,009.70


$34,219.35


$113.85


772,351.80


$108.90


719,457.67


3,626.27


$4,428.60


$676.50 44,948.16


Sewer Assessments


4,857.85


2,996.97


85.72


1,182.89


592.27


Street Betterments


91.71


43.77


47.94


Water Liens


1,573.80


86.30


1,003.40


32.75


53.00


570.95


Committed Interest


944.49


566.12


15.44


254.50


108.43


Motor Vehicle Exeise


14,852.52


91.35


14,613.46


198.49


131.92


Polls


10,870.00


4.00


7,570.00


3,236.00


68.00


Levy of 1943:


Personal Property


$919.10


919.10


Real Estate .


50,044.61


431.65


$926.40


47,893.22


696.64


2,812.80


Sewer Assessments


1,272.38


710.02


29.72


532.64


Street Betterments


405.85


229.05


97.80


79.00


Water Liens


299.00


232.25


66.75


Committed Interest


407.54.


186.19


11.03


210.32


Motor Vehicle Excise


702.60


$8.66


487.97


223.29


Polls


114.00


42.00


72.00


Levy of 1942:


Real Estate


724.18


724.18


Levy of 1941:


Polls


2.00


2.00


Levy of 1940:


Water Liens


164.37


164.37


Levy of 1939: Real Estate


968.20


968.20


Apportioned


Unapportioned Sewer


217.37


1,147.94


701.35


510.36


153.60


Apportioned Sewer Paid in Advance


313.45


.


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REPORT OF TAX COLLECTOR


EDMUND F. SULLIVAN, Collector of Taxes.


233


.


1


.


Jan. 1, 1944 mitments


Personal Property


Real Estate .


THIRTY-FIRST REPORT OF THE


TOWN ACCOUNTANT


OF THE


TOWN OF NORWOOD


.


CLASSIFIED SUMMARY OF TOWN DEBT December 31, 1944


Due in Year


School


Sewer


Municipal Relief


Highway


Municipal Building


Water


Storm Damage $5,000.00


Electric Light Plant $12,000.00 12,000.00


Total $91,000.00


1946


16,000.00


28,000.00


6,000.00


3,577.00


2,000.00


3,000.00


5,000.00


75,577.00


1947


16,000.00


22,000.00


6,000.00


3,000.00


2,000.00


3,000.00


5,000.00


57,000.00


1948


16,000.00


14,000.00


6,000.00


3,000.00


5,000.00


44,000.00


1949


16,000.00


11,000.00


3,000.00


2,000.00


5,000.00


37,000.00


1950


8,000.00


11,000.00


2,000.00


2,000.00


23,000.00


1951


8,000.00


4,000.00


2,000.00


14,000.00


1952


7,000.00


4,000.00


2,000.00


13,000.00


1953


7,000.00


3,000.00


2,000.00


12,000.00


1954


7,000.00


7,000.00


1955


7,000.00


7,000.00


1956


7,000.00


7,000.00


1957


7,000.00


7,000.00


1958


7,000.00


7,000.00


1959


7,000.00


7,000.00


1960


7,000.00


7,000.00


1961


7,000.00


7,000.00


$166,000.00


$127,000.00


$30,000.00


$12,577.00


$7,000.00


$31,000.00


$25,000.00


$24,000.00


$422,577.00


Inside Debt Limit


$143,577.00


Outside Debt Limit


279,000.00


Total Fixed Debt


$422,577.00


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REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT


1945


$16,000.00


$30,000.00


$7,000.00


$6,000.00


$3,000.00


$12,000.00


-


DEBT INSIDE DEBT LIMIT


School


Amount Issued


Date of Issue 6 -1-29


Rate 4.25%


1949


Date of Outstanding Maturity Dec. 31, 1944 $40,000.00


Numbers 1718-25


Date June 1


Requirements for 1945 Principal $8,000.00


Interest


$1,530.00


J & D 1


Highway


$20,000.00


5-15-35


2.25%


1945


2,000.00


2510-11


May 15


2,000.00


$22.50


M 15


13,000.00


6 -1-37


1.75%


1947


3,000.00


2697


June 1


1,000.00


43.75


J & D 1


26,000.00


7-15-37


1.75%


1947


6,000.00


2730-31


July 15


2,000.00


105.00


J & J 15


7,577.00


8 -1-38


1.5 %


1946


1,577.00


2843


Aug. 1


1,000.00


23.65


$12,577.00


$6,000.00


$194.90


Sewer


$33,500.00


4- 1-32


4.5 %


1952


$9,000.00


2111-12


April


1 $2,000.00


$360.00


A & O 1


29,800.00


6- 1-37


1.75%


1947


8,000.00


2679-81


June


1 3,000.00


113.75


J & D 1


17,000.00


6- 1-36


2. %


1945


1,000.00


2553


June


1 1,000.00


10.00


J 1


18,000.00


8- 1-38


1.5 %


1948


6,000.00


2819-20


Aug.


1


2,000.00


90.00


F & A 1


30,000.00


9- 1-36


1.75%


1946


6,000.00


2587-89


Sept.


1


3,000.00


105.00


M & S 1


25,000.00


11- 1-37


2. %


1947


6,000.00


2762-63


Nov.


1 2,000.00


120.00


M & N


1


12,000.00


11- 1-38


1.75%


1948


4,000.00


2890


Nov.


1 1,000.00


70.00


M & N 1


13,000.00


12- 1-36


1.75%


1946


2,000.00


2608


Dec.


1 1,000.00


35.00


J & D 1


70,000.00


6-15-40


1.75%


1950


42,000.00


B29-35


June 15


7,000.00


673.75


J & D 15


$84,000.00


$22,000.00


$1,577.50


Municipal Building


$55,000.00


9- 1-28


4.25%


1947


$7,000.00


1535-37


Sept. 1 $3,000.00


$297.50


M & S 1


$143,577.00


$39,000.00


$3,599.90


TOWN OF NORWOOD


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Interest Dates


$168,000.00


DEBT OUTSIDE DEBT LIMIT Sewer


Amount Issued


Date of Issue


Authority


Date of Outstanding Rate Maturity December 31, 1944


Requirements for 1945


Numbers Date Principal


Interest


Interest Dates


$200,000.00


6- 1-07


Ch. 311, 1901


4. %


1947


$12,000.00


149-52


June 1


$4,000.00


$400.00


J & D 1


40,000.00


8- 1-08


Ch. 311, 1901


4.


%


1948


4,000.00


197


Aug.


1 1,000.00


160.00


F &A 1


46,000.00


11- 1-38


Ch. 50, 1938


1.75%


1953


27,000.00


B20-22


Nov.


1


3,000.00


472.50


M & N 1


$43,000.00


$8,000.00


$1,032.50


$150,000.00


2- 1-41


Ch. 464, 1938


1.5 %


1961


School $126,000.00


B25-32


Feb. 1 $8,000.00


$1,830.00


F & A 1


$12,000.00


8- 1-38


Gen. Laws


1.5 %


1948


$4,000.00


2833


Aug. 1


$1,000.00


$60.00


F & A 1


36,000.00


11- 1-38


Ch. 50, 1938


1.75%


1953


18,000.00


B19-20


Nov. 1


2,000.00


315.00


M & N 1


65,000.00


12- 1-35


Ch. 404, 1935


2. %


1945


6,000.00


B60-65


Dec. 1


6,000.00


120.00


J & D 1


18,000.00


6-15-40


Gen. Laws


1.75%


1945


3,000.00


B16-18


June 15


3,000.00


26.25


J & D 15


$31,000.00


$12,000.00


$521.25


Municipal Relief


$16,000.00


5- 1-39


Ch. 72, 1939


1.25%


1949


$6,000.00


2917-18


May


1 $2,000.00


$62.50


M & N 1


30,000.00


8- 1-38


Ch. 58, 1938


1.5 %


1948


12,000.00


2863-65


Aug. 1


3,000.00


180.00


F & A 1


20,000.00


4-15-40


Ch. 72, 1939


1. %


1950


12,000.00


2997-98


April 15


2,000.00


110.00


A & O 15


$30,000.00


$7,000.00


$352.50


Emergency Storm Damage


$50,000.00


9-15-39 Ch. 63, 1939


2.5 % 1949


$25,000.00


B26-30


Sept. 15


$5,000.00


$625.00


M & S15


Extension of Electric Light Plant


$60,000.00


4- 1-41


Gen. Laws


0.75%


1946


$24,000.00


3063-74


April 1 $12,000.00


$135.00


A &O 1


239


$279,000.00


$52,000.00


$4,496.25


REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT


Water


240


LIMITATION OF INDEBTEDNESS


Under Section 10, Chapter 44, General Laws as amended, the amount which the Town may borrow in addition to present debt is as follows:


1942 Real and Personal Property


Valuation Net


$23,739,670.00


1942 Motor Vehicle Excise


Valuation Net


842,960.00


1943


Real and Personal Property


Valuation Net


24,374,830.00


1943 Motor Vehicle Excise


Valuation Net 566,930.00


1944 Real and Personal Property


Valuation Net


24,355,200.00


1944 Motor Vehicle Excise


Valuation Net 421,990.00


Total


$74,301,580.00


Three percent of the average of which is the Statutory Limit, viz.


743,015.79


Total of Debt authorized and issued on December 31, 1944, viz.


$422,577.00


Of this amount the Debt outside the debt limit is


279,000.00


Debt within the Statutory Limitation


$143,577.00


143,577.00


Available Borrowing Capacity December 31, 1944


$599,438.79


TOWN OF NORWOOD


REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT


241


ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT


Receipts and Expenditures for Year Ending December 31, 1944


Receipts for Expenses Outlays Total


GENERAL REVENUE


Taxes:


1944 Real Property


$719,457.67


Personal Property


34,219.35


Poll


7,570.00


Motor Vehicle Excise


14,613.46


$775,860.48


State and County Taxes as


shown elsewhere as receipts


and are deducted herewith ..


83,408.73


$692,451.75


1943 Real Property


47,893.22


Personal Property


919.10


Poll


42.00


Motor Vehicle Excise


487.97


49,342.29


1942 Real Property


724.18


724.18


1939 Real Property


968.20


968.20


Tax Titles Redeemed


7,426.79


Sale of Tax Title Possessions


3,610.00


11,036.79


Income Tax Distribution


93,414.12


Corporation Tax Distribution


155,537.89


Military, State Aid and War Allowance.


2,295.65


Meal Tax Distribution


1,135.20


252,382.86


Fines:


District Court


490.00


Grants:


Commonwealth of Massachusetts


Assistance to Aged Citizens


22,179.74


Aid for Dependent Children


6,148.81


County of Norfolk


Dog License Fund


1,477.49


Town of Norwood


1


Light Department


In Lieu of Taxes


13,000.00


43,296.04


Total carried forward


$1,050,202.11


242


TOWN OF NORWOOD


Receipts for Expenses Outlays Total


GENERAL REVENUE - Continued Licenses and Permits Licenses and Permits License Fees 1945:


Section 12, Chapter 138


12 All Alcoholic to be drunk on premises $6,000.00


5 Club, all Alcoholic


2,000.00


2 Wines and Malt Beverages ..


800.00


Section 15, Chapter 138


Retail Package Stores


4 All Alcoholic


2,000.00


4 Wines and Malt Beverages


1,200.00


Section 30a, Chapter 138


2 Registered Pharmacists . .


600.00


$12,600.00


Licenses and Permits:


Common Victuallers & Innholders


fees


145.00


Sunday Sales


85.00


Public Amusement


259.00


Motor Vehicle Sales


105.00


Junk Collectors


20.00


Peddlars


3.00


Gasoline Permits


31.00


Pool Room & Bowling Alleys


139.00


Lodging Houses


6.00


Others


7.00


Permits


61.50


861.50


Page Total


$13,461.50


$13,461.50


Total forward


1,050,202.11


1,050.202.11


Total for General Revenue ...


$1,063,663.61


$1,063,663.61


REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT


243


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Receipts for Expenses Outlays Total


COMMERCIAL REVENUE


Sewer Assessments:


1943 Levy


$710.02


1944 Levy


2,996.97


$3,706.99


Street Betterments:


1943 Levy


229.05


1944 Levy


43.77


272.82


Unapportioned Sewer Assess-


ments


701.35


701.35


Sewer Apportioned Assessments:


Paid in advance


313.45


313.45


Total for Commercial Revenue


$4,994.61


$4,994.61


DEPARTMENTAL REVENUE


General Government:


Telephone Tolls


$18.96


Rental Airport


500.00


$518.96


General Government:


Town Clerk and Accountant:


Fees Collected for:


Marriage Intentions


248.00


Recording Fees


185.03


Certifying Fees


132.25


Sporting Licenses' Fees


28.25


Dog Licenses' Fees


3.20


Others


18.04


614.77


Town Treasurer and Collector:


Fees Collected for:


Demands and Costs


574.45


Tax Title Releases and Costs


162.00


Statement of Liens


41.00


777.45


Total for General Government


$1,911.18


$1,911.18


244


TOWN OF NORWOOD


Receipts for Expenses Outlays Total


PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY


Police Department:


Ambulance Hire


$1,620.30


Telephone Tolls


20.00


Miscellaneous


50.15


Use of Radio


77.13


$1,767.58


Fire Department:


Sale of Chemicals


16.06


Permits


28.50


44.56


Forestry:


Services and Materials.


265.55


765.55


Sealer of Weights and Measures:


Fees.


70.56


70.56


Insurance:


Fire Loss


381.89


381.89


Total for Protection


$3,030.14


$3,030.14


HEALTH AND SANITATION


Health:


Dental Clinic Fees


$266.80


Eye Clinic Fees


66.50


Tuberculosis Subsidy


2,110.01


Individual Hospital Care


135.00


Plumbing Inspection Fees


112.00


Permits


108.50


$2,808.81


Sanitation:


Sale of Materials, Sewers and Drains.


312.31


Miscellaneous


.25


312.56


Total for Health and Sanita-


tion


$3,111.37


$3,111.37


.


REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT


245


Receipts for Expenses Outlay's Total




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