Official reports of the town of Wayland 1912-1914, Part 2

Author: Wayland (Mass.)
Publication date: 1912
Publisher: Printed at the Middlesex Freeman Office
Number of Pages: 776


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Road near Russell's Crossing. As this road, on both sides of the railroad crossing, was in a very bad condition, we petitioned the Highway Commission for an allotment.


One hundred dollars was awarded us, which was expended by the highway surveyor.


JAMES H. LEE, GRANVILLE L. LOKER.


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TOWN OF WAYLAND


State Aid


The following persons have received State Aid during the year beginning March 1, 1911, and ending March 1, 1912:


BRUMMETT, ROSALIE .


$48.00


BUTTERFIELD, LIZZIE M.


48.00


CARTER, ELBRIDGE A. 48.00


CASWELL, MOSES


72.00


COAKLEY, ELLEN P. .


48.00


CORMAN, ELIZABETH


24.00


HERSEY, EMMA .


48.00


IDE, MARGARET W.


48.00


LYONS, ELLEN O.


48.00


MOORE, JOSEPH M.


72.00


SEYMOUR, LOUIS


60.00


SHERMAN, GEORGE E.


12.00


STONE, JOHN E.


36.00


UNDERWOOD, JULIA A.


48.00


WILLIAMS, HANNAH J.


48.00


$708.00


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LIST OF JURORS


List of Jurors for 1912


LAWRENCE H. McMANUS


LEWIS W. GRANT


PATRICK NOLAN


ALFRED A. CARTER


DANIEL D. GRIFFIN


ISAAC DAMON


WALTER F. EVANS


BENJAMIN W. DAMON


Laborer Shoemaker Farmer


MICHAEL W. HYNES


Farmer


WALTER F. SMITH


Painter


ERNEST F. LAWRENCE


Farmer


JOSEPH W. ZIMMERMAN


Clerk


NAPOLEON PERODEAU


Grocer


HENRY P. SHERMAN


Brakeman


CHARLES H. RICHARDSON


Carpenter


FRANK J. BIGWOOD


Shoemaker


JOHN F. BURKE


Carpenter


JOHN M. WOODWORTH


Motorman


FELIX NOEL


Shoemaker


WM. C. NEAL


ALFRED C. LOKER


JAMES LINNEHAN


EDWIN EGAN


GEO. S. SUMPTER .


HENRY NEAL


JAMES E. FERGUSON


FRANK C. REMICK


PATRICK D. GORHAM


MARCUS M. FISKE


WM. H. BOND


JOHN B. YEAGER .


HERBERT K. RANNEY


WM. WHEELER


Farmer


JAMES I. BRYDEN .


Farmer


Farmer Shoemaker Carpenter Farmer Shoemaker Shoemaker Grocer Retired Shoemaker Farmer Shoemaker Shoemaker Teamster


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Blacksmith Carpenter Farmer


Real Estate Farmer Farmer


JOHN E. DOLAN


TOWN OF WAYLAND


Report of Finance Committee


The committee recommends the following appropriations: Basis of Estimate Appropriations


Abatement of taxes


$800.00


General Administration


Salaries :


Moderator


$10.00


Selectmen


175.00


Auditor .


50.00


Treasurer


500.00


Collector


350.00


Assessors


450.00


Town Clerk


50.00


Election Officers


100.00


Registrars


100.00


Incidentals


1,000.00


$2,785.00


Protection of life and property


Police


$216.94


Fire Department, Cochituate


800.00


Fire Department, Wayland


200.00


Hydrants


384.00


Sealers of weights and measures


20.00


$1,620.94


Health and sanitation


Board of Health


$150.00


Inspector of animals - salary


.


150.00


Medical inspection in schools


50.00


$350.00


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REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE


Highways and bridges


$2,000.00


Street lighting


1,800.00


Moth extermination


1,152.62


Charities


Overseers of poor - salaries


$150.00


Support of the poor


1,200.00


$1,350.00


Education


$16,000.00


Covering School Committee - salaries


Teachers and janitors


Supplies


Transportation


Superintendent


Manual training


Incidentals


Libraries and reading-room


$1,600.00


Memorial Day celebration


100.00


Soldiers' benefits


400.00


.


$2,100.00


Cemeteries


Lake View Cemetery


150.00


North and Center Cemetery


150.00


$300.00


Sinking fund


1,408.80


Highway note


400.00


Retirement of serial bonds of schoolhouse loan, Cochituate .


1,500.00


Total .


$33,567.36


.


The above appropriations are recommended in addition to such balances as appear on the Treasurer's books unexpended from last year's appropriations.


The Finance Committee respectfully recommend the sum


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TOWN OF WAYLAND


of four hundred sixty dollars ($460) be transferred from water rates to pay interest on water bonds.


Also that the money for removing snow, etc., be drawn from revenue account.


Also that all town insurance be drawn from revenue ac- count.


Also that the overdrafts for last year, amounting to twenty- two hundred and sixty dollars and forty-five cents ($2,260.45) and interest charges for present municipal year be charged to revenue account.


PAUL T. DRAPER, Chairman. CHARLES F. WHITTIER. WILLIAM N. SUPPLE. BENJ. W. DAMON. FRANK S. JONES, Clerk.


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AUDITOR'S REPORT


Auditor's Report


WAYLAND, MASS., Feb. 29, 1912.


The accounts of the financial officials have been audited and found correct.


The financial statement to the State Bureau of Statistics has been compiled and forwarded, as required by law.


JAMES H. CARROLL, Town Auditor.


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TOWN OF WAYLAND


Town Clerk's Report


WAYLAND, MASS., Dec. 31, 1911


BIRTHS


Born during the year


27


Males


15


Females


12


Born of native parents


21


Born of foreign parents .


2


Born of native and foreign parents .


4


MARRIAGES


Registered during the year


22


Native birth of both parties


16


Native of one and foreign of other


6


First marriage of both


19


First of one, second of the other


1


Second of one, third of the other


2


DEATHS


Recorded during the year


31


Married


14


Single


9


Widowed


8


Native birth


21


Foreign birth


10


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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT


Names of persons deceased who were more than seventy years old:


Yrs.


Mos. Days.


LUCY J. CARTER


88


10


13


MORRIS DORR


75


11


3


JOHN LINNEHAN


84


MARY EVANS


91


MARY E. MURRY .


87


EDWARD P. JOHNSON


71


10


GEO. E. SHERMAN


70


5


20


CLARENCE H. DUDLEY


72


4


13


WILLIAM HENRY CLARK


90


4


8


CAUSE OF DEATH


Acute Nephritis


3


Paralysis


1


Sunstroke


1


Drowning


1


Cancer


3.


Dilatation of Heart


5


Abscess


1


Surgical Shock


1


Locomotor Ataxia .


1


Pneumonia


1


Dementia


1


Still Born


2


Pulmonary Tuberculosis


2


Acute Alcoholism


1


Influenza


1


Œdema of Lungs


1


Old Age


2


Arterio schelorsis


2


Infantile Paralysis .


1


.


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TOWN OF WAYLAND


DOGS LICENSED from DEC. 1, 1910, to DEC. 1, 1911


Males, 89, at $2


$178.00


Females 13, at $5


65.00


$243.00


Clerk's fees (102) at 20c.


20.40


$222.60


Received in February, 1912, for last year's account


$46.00


$268.60


BALLOTS CAST NOV. 7, 1911


Precinct 1


166


Precinct 2


268


434


FOR GOVERNOR


CAREY, Socialist


46


Foss, Democrat


130


Foss, Prog. Democrat


34


FROTHINGHAM


214


McGOFF, Soc. Labor


4


RAND, Prohibition .


1


Blanks .


5


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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT


FOR REPRESENTATIVE


Bishop


Stone


Wright


Bedford


86


115


2


Concord


329


476


6


Lincoln


59


105


1


Sudbury


40


138


2


Wayland


217


161


45


Weston


50


277


2


781


1,272


58


DANIEL BRACKETT, Town Clerk.


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TOWN OF WAYLAND


Assessors' Report


Valuation of real estate April 1, 1911


$1,918,500.00


Valuation of personal estate April 1, 1911


963,059.00


Total valuation


2,881,559.00


Valuation of real estate April 1,


1910


$1,824,935.00


Valuation of personal estate April 1, 1910 Total valuation


1,015,227.00


2,840,162.00


Increase


$41,397.00


Taxes assessed for town purposes


$39,877.90


State tax (regular)


3,520.00


State highway tax .


129.00


County tax


2,247.42


Overlayings .


122.97


Excise tax


771.10


Additional assessments


311.05


Polls assessed April 1, 1911 624


Polls assessed April 1, 1910


618


Number of persons assessed 944


Number of residents assessed on property 443


Number of non-residents assessed on property 155


Total number assessed on property 598


Total number assessed on polls only 374


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ASSESSORS' REPORT


Total value of land


$782,270.00


Total value of buildings .


1,136,230.00


Value of church property


45,546.00


Number of horses assessed


320


Number of cows assessed


662


Number of neat cattle other than cows


92


Number of swine 467


Number of fowls


1,790


Number of dwelling houses


506


Number of acres of land


9,805


Rate of taxation, 1911


15.50


Rate of taxation, 1910


13.60


TAXES ABATED


For the years 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901 .


$425.90


For the year 1902 .


56.49


For the year 1903 .


72.83


For the year 1904 .


65.71


For the year 1905 .


81.75


For the year 1910 .


84.01


For the year 1911


1,456.81


NATHANIEL R. GERALD, ALFRED A. CARTER,


Assessors of Wayland.


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TOWN OF WAYLAND


Report of Tax Collector


Following is a statement showing the business transacted by this department for the year 1911:


State tax


$3,520.00


State highway tax


129.00


County tax


2,247.42


Town tax


39,877.90


Overlayings


122.97


Total


$45,897.29


Additonal


$311.05


Excise tax


771.10


Abated


1,456.81


Collected and paid Treasurer (Excise


tax)


771.10


1911 tax


33,934.90


34,706.00


Interest collected


125.04


Gypsy Moth Tax


Total tax


$300.75


Collected and paid Treasurer .


170.25


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REPORT OF TAX COLLECTOR


To date the tax warrants of previous years have not been turned over to this department, but the following sums have been received and paid to the treasurer, applying on these back taxes as follows:


1909 Tax


$111.85


1909 Interest account


15.08


1910 Tax


263.26


1910 Interest account


19.43


Respectfully submitted,


I. A. PRIEST,


Collector.


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TOWN OF WAYLAND


Treasurer's Report


SCHEDULE I


CONSOLIDATED CASH STATEMENT


Cash balance March 1, 1911


$10,099.01


Total Receipts (per Schedule II)


86,326.89


$96,425.90


Total payments (per Schedule III) .


$91,739.09


Cash Balance, Feb. 29, 1912


4,686.81


SCHEDULE II


March 5. Jas. H. Lee, scales


$10.00


March 15. State Treasurer, corporation tax,


169.06


March 18. Interest on Bank Deposit 2.90


12.00


April 12. J. E. Mahoney, coll. tax, 1910


2,728.58


1909


202.63


Int on tax, 1910


7.43


.. 1909


25.11


April 15. Town of Southboro, poor dept.


167.75


C. S. Williams, water commissioners,


324.63


C. B. & Q. Coupon, Allen Fund, Inc.,


20.00


April 29. A. A. Norris, fire dept.


2.22


May 3. Interest on bank deposit


3.40


new schoolhouse


46.30


May 6. Loring, Tolman & Tupper, Note No. 1 5,000.00


66 Note No. 2 5,000.00


May 17. W. S. Draper, cemeteries


2.00


42


March 23. Dolor Cormier, hall rent


TREASURER'S REPORT


May 18. J. E. Mahoney, coll. tax 1910


$704.17


66


1909


12.59


" 1908


2.00


" 1907


4.06


66


" 1906


4.00


66


Int on tax, 1910


7.60


66


" 1908


.22


May 31. Interest on bank deposit


2.74


June 2.


J. E. Mahoney, coll. tax 1909 1910


1,589.43


Int. on tax 1909


34.42


66 " 1910


39.17


June


ɔ̃. E. J. Cormier, weights and measures,


1.45


June


8. Esterbrook & Co., Note No. 3,


10,000.00


June 15. Cemetery Commissioners, J. M. Rus- sell Fund


100.00


June 26. C. C. Ward, cemeteries


20.00


June 27. D. J. Graham, supt. moth dept.


15.00


Int. on Bank deposit


5.64


July


3. District Court returns


.20


July 7. Interest on bank deposit .


11.01


July 17. Parkinson & Burr, Note No. 4,


5,000.00


State Treasurer, moth dept.


25.20


July


19. Andrew Anderson, moth dept.,


10.00


National Natick Bank, water note


. 500.00


July 27. C. S. Williams, water commissioners,


384.99


Aug. 2. W. S. Draper, cemeteries


20.00


Aug. 4. D. J. Graham, moth dept.


7.50


Aug.


11. City of Boston, schools .


36.00


Aug.


29.


J. E. Mahoney, coll. tax 1910


66


66


1909


1,412.49


66 1908


192.28


66


1907


7.13


" 1907


. 68


1906


.92


646.81


C. S. Williams, water commissioners,


396.69


3,154.61


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Aug. 29. J. E. Mahoney, Int. on tax 1910 $80.14


.. " 1909 104.57


66 " 1908 . 31.47


1907


.22


Aug. 31 Interest on bank deposit .


4.82


Sept. 5. C. S. Williams, water commissioners,


374.85


9. D. J. Graham, Supt. moth dept. 62.00


Aug. 10. Town of Sudbury, inc'dl refund 12.67


Town of Weston, inc'dl refund 12.67


Sept. 25. J. E. Mahoney, coll tax, 1907


4.16


... 1908


42.97


.. 1909


95.34


1910 93.99


Int. on 1909


.70


C. B. & Q. Coupon, Allen fund, inc., 20.00


I. A. Priest, coll. tax 1911 3,000.00


Sept. 27.


E. F. Lemoine, weights and measures, 19.94


Sept. 30. I. A. Priest, coll. tax 1911


6,500.00


Interest on bank deposit .


5.92


Oct. 3. C. S. Williams, water commissioner,


313.58


Oct.


5. J. E. Mahoney, coll. tax, 1910 . int. on " 1910 15.11


7,000.00


Oct.


7.


W. S. Draper, cemeteries


20.00


Oct. 11.


20.00


Oct.


14.


J. E. Mahoney, coll. tax 1909


353.48


1910


173.72


int on tax 1909 39.07


1910 .60


Oct. 23. I. A. Priest, coll. tax 1911


5,000.00


Oct. 28. C. S. Williams, water commissioners, 865.41


State Treasurer, moth dept. 564.63


Nov. 1. B. & A. R. R. Coupons, Loker Fund, Inc. 40.00


Interest on bank deposit . 10.74


Oct. 9. I. A. Priest, coll. tax, 1911


2,500.00


44


73.92


I. A. Priest, coll. tax 1911


TREASURER'S REPORT


Nov. 14.


D. J. Graham, supt. moth dept.


$100.00


Nov. 15. State Treasurer, corporation tax 3,157.68


66


national bank tax 905.95


782.00


66


burial of paupers


15.00


66


.. burial of ind. soldiers 37.00


.. street railway tax 369.66


Nov. 20.


I. A. Priest, coll. tax, 1911


2,000.00


Nov. 27. E. F. Lemoine, weights and meas. Natick Five Cents' Saving Bank:


2.23


Interest on W. S. Draper Fund


4.04


66 66


D. B. Heard Fund


4.04


66


Calvin Rice Fund


4.04


Roby Fund


16.16


A. M. Page Fund


2.02


66


E. R. Frost Fund


4.04


L. B. Thomas Fund


4.04


J. M. Russell Fund


1.00


27.40


Dec. 3. Interest on bank deposit . Chairman Dist. School Committee, schools


Dec. 11.


I. A. Priest, coll tax, 1909


53.90


66 1910


75.70


1911


107.84


66


moth tax, 1911


87.25


int. on tax 1909


6.89


1910


5.04


66 “ " 1911


24.44


tax, 1911


1,500.00


1912


Jan. 1. C. S. Williams, water commissioners, 168.80


Interest on bank deposit . 13.64


45


4.04


E. L. Moore Fund


12.12


66 Henry Reeves Fund


4.04


625.00


Jackson Fund


state aid


TOWN OF WAYLAND


Jan. 2. District Court returns $9.67 Dolor Cormier, hall rent . 28.00


Jan.


4. State Treasurer, Main st., Wayland .


1,449.50


66 Sherman Bridge Road 100.00


Jan. 5. I. A. Priest, coll. tax 1911


4,000.00


Jan.


6. School Board, schools


8.00


Jan. 8. W. S. Draper, cemeteries


1.00


Jan. 13. State Treasurer, moth dept. 480.31


Jan. 31. C. S. Williams, water dept. 315.73


$82,046.91


Feb. 1. Interest on bank deposit :


$14.60


Feb. 2. County Treasurer, dog license . 215.92


Feb. 3. W. W. Hynes, supt. highways . 12.90


Feb.


6.


Dolor Cormier, hall rent .


13.00


Feb.


9. Franklin Savings Bank Donation Fund, Inc. .


52.52


Feb.


10.


Dolor Cormier, hall rent .


22.00


Feb. 15.


I. A. Priest, excise tax


771.10


Feb. 23.


66 tax 1909


57.95


" 1910


180.76


..


1911


1,442.32


.. int. on tax 1909


8.19


..


1910


13.81


66


6. 1911


78.76


moth tax


77.00


Feb.


26. P. S. Ide, clerk, schools


5.72


Feb. 28. C. S. Williams, clerk, water con- missioners .


322.73


Feb.


29.


H. E. Burke, clerk, fire dept.


5.50


Dolor Cormier, hall rent .


16.00


Daniel Brackett, licenses


8.00


E. I. Clark, scales .


11.90


James H. Lee, scales


10.00


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TREASURER'S REPORT


I. A. Priest, tax 1911


$884.74


66 66 1910


6.80


int. on tax 1911


21.84


1910


.58


moth tax


6.00


Interest on bank deposit .


19.34


Total receipts .


. $86,326.89


SCHEDULE III


TREASURER'S PAYMENTS BY DEPARTMENTS


MAINTENANCE


1. Departmental:


General government


$3,592.58


Protection of life and property


5,816.00


Health and sanitation


360.04


Highways and bridges and lighting


5,026.09


Charities


1,390.33


Soldiers' benefits


1,150.45


Education


16,900.06


Library (paid to trustees)


1,817.96


Celebrations .


105.37


2. Public service:


Water Department


1,494.73


3. Cemeteries


421.51


4. Interest


4,092.34


5. Outlays:


High school water supply


566.45


Main street water supply


2,898.33


East Pond street sidewalk


123.86


Grange Hall sidewalk


233.25


6. Sinking funds:


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To Commissioners


$1,408.80


7. Agency payments:


Taxes to County and State 5,991.16


8. Town indebtedness:


New schoolhouse


11,964.85


Water works extension


494.93


Temporary tax loans paid


20,000.00


Other notes and bonds paid


2,900.00


Funds invested


2,990.00


Total payments


$91,739.09


TEMPORARY LOAN ACCOUNT


Borrowed (In Anticipation of Taxes) : 1911


May 6. Loring, Tolman, & Tupper, Note No. 1, 6 mos., at 3.24% $5,000.00


May 6. Loring, Tolman & Tupper. Note No. 2, 9 mos., at 3.36% 5,000.00


June 8. Esterbrook & Co., Note No.


3, 12 mos., at 3.58% 10,000.00


July 1. Parkinson & Burr, Note No. 4, 12 mos., at 3.65% . 5,000.00


NOTES PAID


May 5. National Natick Bank, $5,000.00


June 10. Natick 5c. Savings bank, 5,000.00


Nov. 6. First National Bank, 5,000.00


1912


Feb. 6. $5,000.00


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TREASURER'S REPORT


Interest Account:


On $42,000 town bonds @ 4% $1,680.00


66 $11,000 water bonds @ 4% 440.00


$1,000 water note @ 4% 40.00


$25,000 tax loan note (discharged),


844.34


$1,200 highway loan note @ 4%


48.00


$26,000 school bonds @ 4%


1,040.00


$400 cemetery funds @ 5%


20.00


$1,000 library funds @ 5%


50.00


" $1,000 library funds @ 6%


60.00


$4,222.34


REVENUE ACCOUNT


Receipts :


Interest on bank deposit .


$122.15


Scales


31.90


Court fines


9.87


Street railway tax


369.66


Corporation tax


3,268.23


National bank tax .


869.72


State aid


782.00


Additional assessments


311.05


Licenses


8.00


Unexpended balance of previous year


4,043.33


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TOWN OF WAYLAND


PAYMENTS


To department overdrafts $1,962.24


" Loker Fund investment 2,000.00


" state aid 708.00


" moth work 835.36


" snow bills .


75.15


" insurance .


395.33


" bond


12.00


" balance


3,827.83


$9,815.91


$9,815.91


COCHITUATE SCHOOL BUILDING ACCOUNT


Balance of last year's account


$10,214.39


Appropriation


1,629.42


Interest on deposit


46.30


Payments:


A. W. Atwood


$119.26


Walworth-English-Flett Co.


1,301.90


C. R. Gow Co. 75.00


Adden & Parker


271.83


Hapgood, Frost & Co. .


8,558.55


Underwood Furniture Co.


288.11


W. E. Leonard


5.00


H. G. Dudley


24.00


T. F. Mahoney


6.25


Edison Electric Light Co.


1.00


Kenny Bros. & Wolkins


879.25


Isaac Damon


336.45


C. W. Fairbank


49.19


H. C. Dean


10.00


Waldo Bros.


15.00


J. F. Burke


24.06


Overdrawn


74.74


$11,964.85


$11,964.85


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TREASURER'S REPORT


NOTES AND BONDS OUTSTANDING


42 town bonds, due March 1, 1919, @ 4% $42,000.00


11 water bonds, due Aug. 1, 1913, @ 4% 11,000.00


19 school bonds, due Nov. 1, $1,000 annually @ 4%


19,000.00


11 school bonds, due Nov. 1, $500 annually at 4% 5,500.00


2 highway notes, due Dec. 15, annually, $400 annually @ 4%


800.00


Tax note, due June 8, 1912, @ 3.58 discount


10,000.00


Tax note, due July 17, 1912, @ 3.65 discount


5,000.00


$93,300.00


CEMETERY TRUST FUNDS DEPOSITED IN NATICK 5c. SAVINGS BANK @ 4%


E. L. Moore Fund


$300.00


Jackson Fund


100.00


D. B. Heard Fund


100.00


W. S. Draper Fund


100.00


Henry Reeves Fund


100.00


Calvin Rice Fund


100.00


Roby Fund


400.00


A. M. Page Fund


50.00


E. R. Frost Fund


100.00


L. B. Thomas Fund


100.00


A. M. Lovejoy Fund


200.00


Parson Fund


200.00


J. M. Russell Fund


100.00


$1,950.00


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TOWN OF WAYLAND


POOR TRUST FUNDS


Donation Fund, in Franklin Savings Bank, @ 4% $1,300.00


Allen Fund, in C. B. & Q. Bonds @ 4% (reg.) 1,000.00


Loker Fund, in 2 B. & A. R. R. Bonds @ 4% (reg.) 2,000.00


$4,300.00


LIBRARY FUNDS


Invested by Library Trustees:


C. H. Draper Fund


$5,000.00


Cynthia Roby Fund


3,155.76


Child's Fund


100.00


Invested by Sinking Fund Commissioners :


E. E. Draper Fund


500.00


Jas. Draper Fund


500.00


Not invested :


G. C. Draper Fund


1,000.00


$ 10,255.76


Trial Balance


February 29, 1912


Dr. Cr.


Revenue .


$3,827.83


Abatement of taxes


$1,420.19


Salaries


42.20


Incidentals


93.29


Police


283.06


Fire dept., Cochituate


2.38


Fire dept., Wayland .


3.11


Weights and measures


30.61


Board of health


60.04


Inspection of animals


75.00


Inspection of schools


50.00


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TREASURER'S REPORT


Highways


$2.52


East Pond street sidewalk .


$26.14


Grange Hall sidewalk


16.75


Main street sidewalk


51.17


Moth suppression


164.24


Electric lights


114.40


Support of poor


44.10


Education


68.87


High school water supply


33.55


New schoolhouse


74.74


Memorial Day


5.37


Soldiers' benefits


27.17


Cemetery account


258.19


North & Center cemeteries


22.51


Lake View cemetery


10.33


Interest


188.78


Interest on taxes


539.51


Water commissioners


566.33


Water works extension


5.07


Cash


4,686.81


Lee estate land


275.52


Uncollected taxes, 1906


72.80


1907


61.57


1908


94.45


66 1909


1,028.77


1910


1,692.93


66


1911


10,816.63


Investment of Trust Funds .


16,505.76


Sinking Funds


24,901.98


66 Water Sinking Fund 10,552.04


Temporary tax loans


15,000.00


Town bonds


42,000.00


Highway notes .


800.00


Water bonds


11,000.00


Water note


500.00


Library Note


1,000.00


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TOWN OF WAYLAND


Schoolhouse bonds


$24,500.00


Cemetery trust funds


1,950.00


Poor trust fund


4,300.00


Library trust funds


10,255.76


Donation fund income


.52


Draper fund income .


2.24


Heard fund income


5.24


Jackson fund income


9.24


Lovejoy fund income


10.50


Moore fund income


34.72


Parsons fund income


38.85


Reeves fund income


4.16


Rice fund income


2.04


Roby fund income


23.32


Page fund income


1.02


Frost fund income


5.04


Thomas fund income


5.04


Russell fund income .


1.00


Debt balance account (net debt)


$44,345.98


$117,295.69 $117,295.69


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- Appropriations for 1911, Additional Credits Thereto and Payments Therefrom


Appropriations


Additional Credits


Payments


Overdrawn


Balance


Abatement of taxes


$300.00


$523.24


$2,243.43


$1,420.19


Salaries


1,785.00


1,827.20


42.20


Incidentals


1,140.00


116.34


1,163.05


93.29


Police


774.04


225.96


716.94


283.06


Fire Department


800.00


82.20


879.82


2.38


Fire protection


100.00


112.45


209.34


3.11


Hydrants


384.00


384.00


Weights and measures


50.00


35.96


55.35


30.61


Board of Health


150.00


210.04


60.04


Inspection of animals


75.00


75.00


150.00


School inspection


50.00


50.00


High ways


2,300.00


934.02


3,236.54


252.00


Electric lights


1,600.00


1,714.40


114.40


Moth work


1,136.06


2,270.25


3,570.55


164.24


Support of poor


500.00


506.90


1,051.00


14.10


Overseers of poor


130.00


130.00


Education


16,000.00


831.19


16,900.06


68.87


Library and reading room


1,600.00


107.96


1,707.96


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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT


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Appropriations for 1911, Additional Credits and Payments Therefrom


Appropriations


Additional Credits


Payments


Overdrawn


Balance


Memorial Day


100.00


105.37


5.37


Soldiers' benefits


400.00


32.62


405.45


27.17


Interest


3,200.00


833.56


1,222.34


188.78


L. V. Cemetery


150.00


7.00


134.49


22.51


N. & C. Cemetery


150.00


12.07


181.74


10.33


Sinking fund


1,408.80


1,408.80


Highway note


400.00


400.00


School bonds


870.58


629.42


1,500.00


Main street


1,500.00


1,449.50


2,898.33


51.17


E. Pond street sidewalk


150.00


123.86


26.14


Grange Hall sidewalk


250.00


233.25


16.75


Iligh school water supply


600.00


566.45


33.55


New schoolhouse


1,629.42


10,168.09


11,964.85


74.74


Tax collector, special


195.00


195.00


Total appropriations


$39,877.90


TOWN OF WAYLAND


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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT


Comparative Statement of Receipts For years ending February 28-29, 1911-1912


1911


1912


Taxes, current year


$30,158.14


$33,934.90


Taxes, prior years


7,794.29


11,873.47


Street R. R. excise tax .


651.00


771.10


Corporation tax from state


2,438.75


3,326.74


National bank tax from state


652.31


905.95


Street R. R. tax from state


238.51


369.66


Total tax receipts, etc.


$41,933.00


$51,181.82


LICENSES AND PERMITS:


Dog licenses from county


$354.24


$215.92


Other licenses


5.00


8.00


Total licenses and permits, receipts $359.24


$223.92


TOWN ADMINISTRATION :


Rent of halls


$124.00


$91.00


PROTECTION LIFE AND PROPERTY:


Police Department :


Fines at police court, etc.


$123.47


$9.87


Fire Department


Miscellaneous receipts .


21.47


7.72


Sealer weights and measures .


20.45


23.62


Moth extermination from state


2,045.51


1,070.14


Moth extermination from others


8.50


194.50


Moth extermination from tax col- lector


170.25


Total protection of life and property receipts


$2,228.76


$1,466.23


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TOWN OF WAYLAND


1911


1912


HEALTH AND SANITATION:


Inspection of animals from state


$75.00


Board of health refund


10.00


Highways and bridges


42.17


$12.90


From State Treasurer


100.00


CHARITIES:


Overseers of Poor, receipts


$49.00


$15.00


Other cities and towns


167.75


Income from Poor Trust Funds .


207.12


172.00


Total Charity receipts


$256.12


$354.75


SOLDIERS' BENEFITS :


State aid from Commonwealth


$935.50


$708.00


Burial, indigent soldiers


74.00


37.00


Total soldiers benefit receipts


$1,009.50


$745.00


EDUCATION:


State school fund


$863.42


State for Superintendent


375.00


$375.00


State for tuition


37.50


State for salaries


250.00


250.00


Tuition


28.00


36.00


Income from trust funds


12.00


8.00


Refunds .


.47


5.72


Total Education receipts


$1,566.39


$674.72


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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT


1911


1912


LIBRARIES:


Fines, etc.


$38.49


$42.73


Bank interest


7.59


2.85


Income from trust funds


83.00


110.00


Income from trust funds invested


299.80


341.58


Total Library receipts


428.88


$497.16


PUBLIC SCALES


$14.55


$31.90


WATER DEPARTMENT :


Water rates


$2,603.94


$3,467.41


CEMETERIES:


Sales of lots, etc.


$144.00


$83.00


Income from funds


51.48


59.58


Transfers from interest account


20.00


20.00


Total Cemetery receipts .


$215.48


$162.58


INTEREST :


On deposits


$362.81


$122.15


On taxes


454.52


546.98


On school bonds


20.22


TRANSFERS TO INTEREST:


From water commissioners


$535.00


$480.00


From sinking fund investments


1,206.33


$1,242.28


Total interest receipts


$2,578.88


$1,722.28


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TOWN OF WAYLAND


TOWN INDEBTEDNESS :


1911


1912 $25,000.00


Temporary tax loans issued


$20,000.00


New schoolhouse bonds issued


26,000.00


Premium on bonds issued .


719.42


Cochituate school fund


1,283.56


Water note


500.00


Total Debt receipts


$48,002.98


$25,500.00


TRUST FUNDS :


Perpetual care funds received


$250.00


$100.00


Donation fund for investment


1,000.00


Child's fund for investment


100.00


Total Trust Fund receipts


$1,350.00


$100.00


Comparative Statement of Payments For years ending February 28-29, 1911-1912 REVENUE


1911


1912


County tax .


$2,441.23


$2,247.42


State tax


3,520.00


3,520.00


State highway tax


129.00


129.00


Corporation tax


33.12


58.51


National bank tax


36.23


Total tax payments


$6,123.35


$5,991.16


TOWN ADMINISTRATION:


Moderator


$10.00


$10.00


Selectmen


Salaries


175.00


125.00


Incidentals


20.52


33.55


Auditor


Salary


50.00


50.00


Incidentals


3.20


Collectors


Salaries


295.00


392.70


Salaries Old Accts.


426.31


195.00


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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT


Incidentals


$163.62


$153.75


Treasurer


Salary


500.00


500.00


Incidentals


49.61


37.58


Assessors


Salaries


766.20


435.00


Incidentals


82.15


4.50


Town Clerk


Salary


50.00


50.00


Incidentals


61.25


87.16


Election and Registration. Salaries


197.00


264.50


Incidentals


59.74


41.54


Printing and Stationery Incidentals


262.55


270.40


Insurance


1,744.44


407.33


Town Lines and Bounds Incidentals


9.00


Town Building and care of clocks


188.89


324.52


Miscellaneous


Incidentals


506.71


161.31


Accounting System


300.00




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