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Art. II. To see if the town will vote to pay for the land mentioned in the article next preceding, under author- ity of Revised Laws, Chapter 28, as amended by the Acts of 1910, Chapter 508, by issuing its notes, outside the debt limit, for the principal sum of $4,000; said notes to be dated April 1, 1912, to bear interest semi-annually, April I and October I, at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum ; to mature $500 each year, from and including April 1, 1913, to and in- cluding April 1, 1920; the denomination of each note to be $500 ; the amount necessary to pay the interest and princi- pal as it severally matures to be raised out of the taxes; and the Town Treasurer, with the consent and approval of the Selectmen, to have authority to sell said notes: or to pay for said land in such way as the Town may determine.
Art. 12. To see if the town will vote to appropriate $600 to secure a $1,600 spraying outfit, $1,000 of its cost to be donated to the town by the state.
Art. 13. To see if the town will vote to change the compensation of the tax collector to I (one) per cent. of the amount collected by him, and to pay for bonding of said official, or act anything relative thereto.
Art. 14. To see if the town will instruct the Select- men to install one street light on French avenue, near the residence of Joseph Gladu.
Art. 15. To see if the town will instruct the Select- men to install electric street lights on Tower Hill road.
Art. 16. To see if the town will appropriate a sum of money not exceeding one hundred and fifty dollars to build a sidewalk on south side of Plain street from Lyon's corner to German Hill street, or do or act.
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Art. 17. To see if the town will increase the salary of the Town Auditor from fifty to one hundred dollars.
Art. 18. To see if the town will vote to pay laborers for the town $2.25 per day, or do or act.
Art. 19. To see if the town will appropriate a sum of money to build a sidewalk in front of the Town Hall.
Art. 20. To see if the town will appropriate fifteen hundred dollars to repair Cochituate road near the school- house in Wayland Village, provided the state will allot an equal amount under the small towns act.
Art. 21. To see if the town will make the salary of the Superintendent of Fire Alarm fifty dollars, or do or act.
Art. 22. To see if the town will vote to authorize the selectmen to make a contract at any time prior to January I, 1913, with The Edison Electric Illuminating Company of Boston to light the streets and ways of the town for a period not exceeding ten years, in case said company shall have purchased the property and business of the Weston Electric Light Company, and to take any other action in regard thereto.
And you are required to serve this warrant by posting copies hereof, attested by you at the Town House, at each of the post offices in said town, and at the Engine House, Cochituate, seven days at least before the time for holding said meeting.
Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant to the Town Clerk on or before March 25, current.
Given under our hands this ninth day of March, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and eleven.
GRANVILLE L. LOKER, JAMES H. LEE,
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Town Clerk's Office.
At a town meeting held on March 25-27, 1912, the fol- lowing business was transacted :
Trustees of the Allen Fund-Isaac Damon, John Con- nelly, Walter B. Henderson.
Fence Viewers-The Selectmen.
Field Drivers-The Constables.
Surveyors of Wood and Bark-William S. Lovell, Ernest I. Clark.
Surveyor Lumber-William S. Lovell.
Memorial Day Committee-Frank Remick, Irving W. Schleicher, David F. Fiske.
Constables elected and qualified-Arloe W. Ames, Mi- chael W. Hynes, Frank C. Moore, Joseph C. Vincent, Thomas P. Murry.
Article I. The various town officers presented their re- ports in print.
The new school house-Cochituate-Building Commit- tee's report was accepted and the committee discharged.
The Finance Committee's report was amended by adding thereto five hundred dollars for sidewalks and by striking out the two thousand dollars for highways and bridges and insert-
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ing in place thereof five thousand dollars. The report as so amended was adopted and the sums of money therein set down, and not otherwise provided for in said report were or- dered assessed.
Art. 2. Voted, that the Selectmen be instructed to act as a committee to call a meeting of all citizens of Wayland on the Wednesday evening prior to the annual town meeting in each year, in the town hall, to discuss the articles in the town warrant and to hear any candidates for office who may wish to address the voters.
Art. 3. See under other articles.
Art. 4. Voted, to authorize the Selectmen to consult counsel on important town cases, and to defend the town against any action at law or suit in equity that may be brought against it.
Art. 5. Voted, to appropriate the money received from dog licenses, one-half to schools, one-half to Public Library.
Article 6. Voted, that the town treasurer, with the ap- proval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to bor- row money from time to time in anticipation of the taxes of the municipal year beginning March 1, 1912, to an amount not exceeding in the aggregate $25,000, and to issue a note or notes therefor payable within one year, any debt or debts incurred under this vote to be paid from the taxes of said municipal year.
Article 7. Voted to authorize the Selectmen to draw from the revenue account such sums of money as may be necessary to carry on the work of exterminating the gypsy
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and browntail moths for the months of December, 1912, and January and February of 1913, but not to exceed the town's liability for 1913.
Voted to act on Articles 8, 10 and II together.
Printed ballots embodying Articles 8, 10 and II with suitable space after each Article for the voter to mark his de- cision were used and the check lists were used. Four quali- fied election officers checked names of voters on lists and counted the ballots cast.
Upon the proposition in Article 8 there were: Yes-79, No-139.
Upon Article 10, there were: Yes-93, No-128.
Upon Article II, there were: Yes-86, No-133. The three propositions were declared defeated.
Art. 9. No action.
Art. 12. Voted to appropriate $600 to secure a $1,600 spraying outfit, $1,000 of its cost to be donated to the town by the state, the same to be assessed.
Art. 13. Voted, that for collecting a full year's taxes the collector shall receive as compensation a sum equal to I per cent. of the tax levy, also voted that the town pay the pre- miums on his official bond.
Art. 14. Voted to instruct the Selectmen to install one street light on French Avenue, near the residence of Joseph Gladu.
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Art. 15. Voted to assume the expense of maintaining the street light on Town Hill Road heretofore supported by certain individuals.
Art. 16. Voted to appropriate a sum of money not ex- ceeding one hundred and fifty dollars to build a sidewalk on south side of Plain Street from Lyon's corner to German Hill Street, the same to be taken from sidewalk appropriation.
Art. 17. Voted to increase the salary of the Town Audi- tor from fifty to one hundred dollars.
- Art. 18. Voted to pay laborers for the town $2.25 per day.
Art. 19. Voted to appropriate a sum of money to build a sidewalk in front of the Town Hall, the same to be taken from sidewalk appropriation.
Art. 20. Voted to appropriate fifteen hundred dollars to repair Cochituate road near the schoolhouse in Wayland Vil- lage, provided the state will allot an equal amount under the small towns act. Provided, however, the repairs be done un- der the supervision of the State Highway Commission as a gravel road.
Art. 21. Voted to make the salary of the Superintendent of Fire Alarm fifty dollars, the same to be taken from appro- priation for Fire Department.
Art. 22. Passed over.
Voted to charge interest at the rate of 6 per cent. on taxes unpaid on and after October 1, 1912.
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Under 2. That there be a committee of three elected by this meeting to consider the matter of making a change in the office of Surveyor of Highways so that the street may be under the control of a commission. The committee to re- port its recommendations at a future meeting ,to be appointed by moderator.
Article 10-a. Voted to accept one hundred dollars from Edward Seaver to be known as the "J. M. Russell Fund." The income from which to be used for the care of the J. M. Russell Lot in North Cemetery.
IO-b. Voted to accept one hundred dollars from the ex- ecutor of the estate of P. Maria Le to be known as the Phoebe Maria Fund. The income from which to be used for the care of Lot No. 189 in North Cemetery.
A true copy of record.
Attest: DANIEL BRACKETT, Town Clerk.
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Town Warrant
MAY 22, 1912.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Middlesex, ss. :
To either of the Constables of the Town of Wayland in said County-Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Wayland, qualified to vote in town affairs, to meet at the Town Hall on Wednesday, the twenty-second day of May current, at 7.45 o'clock in the afternoon, there and then to act on the following Articles, viz. :
Article I. To see if the Town will instruct the Select- men to install a street light on Glezen Lane, near the residence of Abel H. Gleason.
Article 2. To see what action the Town will take in the matter of carrying out the order of the County Commission- ers, relative to relocating the Concord Road.
Article 3. To see if the Town will authorize the Select- men to make a contract at any time prior to Jan. 1, 1913,
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with the Edison Electric Illuminating Company, of Boston, to light the streets and ways of the Town for a period not ex- ceeding ten years, in case said company shall have purchased the property and business of the Western Electric Light Company, or to take any other action in regard thereto.
Article 4. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money, not exceeding thirty-five hundred dollars ($3,500), to be expended for the installation of a sanitary plant in the school building at Wayland, or do or act.
Article 5. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money not exceeding three thousand six hundred dollars ($3,600), to be expended for the installation of a heating plant in the school building at Wayland,-or do or act.
And you are required to serve this warrant by posting copies hereof, attested by you, at each of the post-offices in said Town and at the Town Hall seven days at least, before the time of holding said meeting.
Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant to the Town Clerk on or before the time of holding said meet- ing.
Given under our hands this thirteenth day of May in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twelve.
JAMES H. LEE, THOMAS F. MAHONY, NAPOLEON PERODEAU, Selectmen of Wayland.
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Wayland, Mass., May 23, 1912.
At a town meeting, held on the 22d day of May, 1912, the following business was done, viz. : under Art. 1 .- Voted to instruct the Selectmen to install one street light on Gleason Lane near the residence of Abel H. Gleason.
Art 3 .- Voted to authorize the Selectmen to make a con- tract at any time prior to Jan. Ist, 1913, with the Edison Elecric Illuminating Co. of Boston to light the streets and ways of the town for a period not exceeding ten years, in case said company shall have purchased the property and business of the Weston Electric Light Co.
Art. 2 .- No action but
Voted that it is the sense of the meeting that the Select- men and the Highway Surveyor should co-operate with the County Commissioners and the Highway Commission to se- cure as much money for the town highways as possible.
Arts. 4 and 5 .- Voted to refer the subject matter of these articles to a future town meeting.
A true copy of record.
Attest : DANIEL BRACKETT, Town Clerk.
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Town Warrant
DECEMBER 17, 1912.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Middlesex, ss.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Wayland in said County.
Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Wayland qualified to vote in town affairs to meet at the Town Hall, on Tuesday the 17th day of December, 1912 at 7.45 o'clock in the afternoon there and then to act on the following articles :
Art. I. To see if the town will vote to carry out the order of the County Commissioners relative to Concord Road.
Art. 2. To see if the town will appropriate and borrow or otherwise provide money necessary to carry out the order of the County Commissioners relative to Concord Road.
Art. 3. To see if the town will vote to pay Michael W. Hynes the value of cows supposed to have been poisoned in-
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advertantly by the Superintendent of Gypsy and Brown- Tailed Moths.
Art. 4. To see if the town will appropriate the amount of $300 to do necessary work on shade trees on the highway of the town.
Art. 5. To see if the town will instruct the Water Com- missioners to extend the water mains to Natick water mains for emergency cases.
And you are required to serve this warrant by posting copies hereof attested by you at the Town House, at each Post Office in town seven days at least before the time of hold- ing said meeting.
Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon on or before the 9th day of Decem- ber current.
Given under our hands this second day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twelve.
JAMES H. LEE, THOMAS F. MAHONY, NAPOLEON PERODEAU, Selectmen of Wayland.
A true copy, attest :
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Pursuant to the foregoing warrant the citizens of Way- land qualified to vote in town affairs met and proceeded as follows :
Art. I. No action.
Art. 2. Voted that the Town Treasurer, with the ap- proval of a majority of the Selectmen, be and hereby is au- thorized to borrow not exceeding twenty-five hundred dollars, for the purpose of carrying out the order of the County Com- missioners relative to Concord Road, and to execute and de- liver therefor serial notes of $500 each. The first to be pay- able on or before Jan. 1, 1914. The others annually there- after. Yes-79. No .- 3.
Art. 3. Voted to pay Michael WV. Hynes $300 for cows poisoned by the Superintendent of Gypsy and Brown-tailed Moths, and that the money be taken from the revenue account.
Art. 4. No action. Art. 5. No action. Adjourned.
Attest : DANIEL BRACKETT, Town Clerk.
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT
Wayland, Jan. 1, 1913.
BIRTHS
Born during the year
32
Males
I4
Females
I6
Born of native parents
25
Born of foreign parents
2
Born of native and foreign parents. .
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MARRIAGES
Registered during the year
20
First marriage of both parties
17
First of one, second of the other
I
Second of both parties
I
Second of one and third of the other
I
DEATHS
Registered during the year
30
Males
I6
Females
14
Married
19
Single
4
Widowed
7
Native birth
2I
Foreign birth
9
Names of persons deceased who were more than
seventy years old :
Yrs.
Mos.
Dys.
Laura A. Smiley
80
Cairy P. Anderson
82
6
9
John H. Holmes
72
IO
20
Elizabeth McMannus
80
7
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Years
Months Days
Ellen P. Reeves
88
5
5
Nathan B. Johnson
82
0
0
Willard A. Bullard
74
IO
29
Mary J. Thompson
85
9
O
Elizabeth Coeman
77
8
0
Abby J. Barlow
70
5
7
Anthony Jennings
85
0
0
CAUSE OF DEATH
Myocarditis
2
Senile decay
3
Pneumonia
4
Peritonitis
I
Cirrhosis
I
Cerebral Hemorrhage
2
Apoplexy
2
Arterio Schlerosis
4
Cancer
5
Diabetes
I
Angina Pectoris
I
Meningitis
I
Nephritis
3
DOGS LICENSED from DEC. 1, 1911, to DEC. 1, 1912
Males, III, at $2.00
$222.00
Females, 24, at $5.00
120.00
$342.00
Clerk's (135) at 20C.
27.00
$315.00
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BALLOTS CAST NOV. 5, 1912 FOR PRESIDENT
Chafin and Watkins had
O
Debs and Seidel had
24
Reimer and Gillhaus had
2
Roosevelt and Johnson had
I22
Taft and Sherman had
18I
Wilson and Marshall had
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Bird had
II2
Foss had
129
Mulligan had
5
Rand had
I
Sawyer had
20
Walker had
190
COUNTY COMMISSIONER
Fairbanks had
108
Kelly had
27
Williams had
300
REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT
BYRON had
130
Caiger had
80
Eaton had
209
DANIEL BRACKETT,
Town Clerk.
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Report of Finance Committee
The committee recommended the following appropria- tions :
Abatement of taxes
$800.00
General Administration
Salaries :
Moderator
$10.00
Selectmen
175.00
Auditor
100.00
Treasurer
500.00
Collector
350.00
Assessors
450.00
Town Clerk
50.00
Election Officers
200.00
Registrars
100.00.
Incidental
1,000.00
$2.935.00
Protection of life and property
Police
$700.00
Fire Department, Cochituate
800.00
Fire Department. Cochituate, repairs
100.00
Fire Department. Wayland
200.00
Hydrants
384.00
Sealer of weights and measures
34.00
Tree Warden Department
200.00
$2,418.00
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Health and sanitation
Board of Health
$200.00
Inspection of animals
150.00
Medical inspection in schools
50.00
$400.00
Highways and bridges
$3,000.00
Street lighting
2,100.00
Moth extermination
1,270.80
Charities
Overseers of Poor-salaries
$150.00
Support of the poor
1,200.00
Education
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 notes
900.00
Cochituate schoolhouse bonds
1,500.00
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Total $36,482.60
The above appropriations are recommended in addition to such balances as appears on the Treasurer's books unex- pended from last year's appropriations.
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$1,350.00
$16,000.00
TOWN OF WAYLAND
The Finance Committee respectfully recommend that the sum of two hundred and twenty dollars (220) be trans- ferred from water rates to pay interest on water bonds.
Also that the money for removing snow 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 six thousand and two dollars and twenty-six cents ($6,002.26), and interest charges for present municipal year, be charged to revenue account.
PAUL T. DRAPER, Chairman, WILLIAM N. SUPPLE, JACOB REEVES, ERNEST F. LAWRENCE, WILLIAM S. LOVELL, Clerk.
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OVERSEERS OF THE POOR
Overseers of the Poor
Wayland, March 1, 1913.
The overseers of the poor during the past year visited their charges as required by law, both at Worcester and outside, and submit the following report :
At Franciscan Home, Worcester, Mass., for
board, medical attendance and
clothing
$302.56
Having settlement in Wayland and residing there 310.66
Mrs. Wilfred Celorier : For board of children
156.00
City of Springfield
64.18
City of Boston
110.00
Waltham Hospital
57.75
State of Massachusetts
83.50
Town of Framingham
23.00
Board of Health
45.00
P. Perodeau
30.13
George C. Bezanson :
Board of patient
30.00
Tudor Press :
Stationery
10.00
Daniel Brackett : Services .
25.00
P. S. Ide, M. D .: Services
9.50
Salaries and expenses
161.35
$1,418.63
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Appropriation
$1,200.00
Salaries
I 50.00
Reimbursed
59.00
Returned from Town of Pepperell
63.00
$1,472.00
Total appropriations, etc.
$1,472.00
Total expenses
1,418.63
Balance
$53.37
Respectfully submitted ,
CHARLES A. BENSON, Chairman, T. W. FROST, STEPHEN CORMIER.
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AUDITOR'S REPORT
Auditor's Report
Wayland, Mass., March 10, 1913.
The accounts of the financial officials have been audited and found correct.
The financial statement to the State Bureau of Statis- tics has been compiled and forwarded, as required by law.
JAMES H. CARROLL, Town Auditor.
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TOWN OF WAYLAND
Assessors' Report
Valuation of real estate April 1, 1912
$1,917,960.00
Valuation of personal estate April 1, 1912
1,259,120.00
Total valuation
$3,177,080.00
Valuation of real estate April 1, 191I
$1,918,500.00
Valuation of personal estate April 1, 19II
963,059.00
Total valuation
$2,881,559.00
Increase
$295,521.00
Taxes assessed for town purposes
$39,317.36
State tax (regular)
4,000.00
State highway tax
129.00
County tax
2,201.53
Overlayings
147.24
Excise tax
645.32
Additional assessments
645.55
Polls assessed April 1, 1912 658
Polls assessed April 1, 19II
624
Number of persons assessed 1,016
Number of residents assessed on prop- erty 444
Number of non-residents assessed on
property
I34
Total number assessed on property
658
Total number assessed on polls only
413
Total value of land
$783,470.00
Total value of buildings
1,134,490.00
Value of church property
45,540.00
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Number of horses assessed
294
Number of cows assessed
552
Number of neat cattle other than cows
66
Number of swine
610
Number of fowls
1,160
Number of dwelling houses
507
Number of acres of land
9,805
Rate of taxation, 1912
$14.00
Rate of taxation, 19II
15.50
Taxes Abated
For the year 1898
For the year 1899
For the year 1900
For the year 1901
For the year 1902
For the year 1903
For the year 1904
For the year 1905
For the year 1906
$31.89
For the year 1907
35.59
For the year 1908
24.4I
For the year 1909
59.00
For the year 1910
252.88
For the year 191I
414.15
For the year 1912
3,421.73
DANIEL BRACKETT, NATHANIEL R. GERALD, ALFRED A. CARTER, Assessors of Wayland.
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Report of Tax Collector
Statements showing the transactions of this depart- ment for the fiscal year are printed herewith :
Tax of 1912.
State tax
$4,000.00
State highway tax
129.00
County tax
2,201.53
Town tax
39,317.36
Overlayings
147.24
Additional taxes
609.00
Excise tax
645.32
$47,049.45
Collected and paid to Treasurer
$35,932.60
Excise tax paid to Treasurer
645.32
Abated taxes
3.421.73
Balance uncollected, Mar. 1, 1913
7.049.80
$47,049.45
Collections on Taxes of Previous Years 1906 Tax
Balance uncollected (Mar. 1, 1912)
$72.80
Abated
31.89
Balance uncollected (Mar. 1, 1913)
$40.91
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REPORT OF TAX COLLECTOR
1907 Tax
Balance uncollected (Mar. 1, 1912)
$35.59
Collected
3.92
39.51
Balance uncollected (Mar. 1, 1913)
$22.06
1908 Tax
Balance uncollected (Mar. 1, 1912)
$94.45
Abated
$24.4I
Collected
55.08
79.49
Balance uncollected (Mar. 1, 1913)
$14.96
1909 Tax
Balance uncollected (Mar. 1, 1912)
$1,028.77
Abated
$59.00
Collected
891.69
950.69
Balance uncollected (Mar. 1, 1913)
$78.08
1910 Tax
Balance uncollected (Mar. 1, 1912)
$1,692.93
Additional assessments
6.80
$1,699.73
Abated
$ 252.88
Collected
1,295.30
1,548.18
Balance uncollected (Mar. 1, 1913)
$151.55
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$61.57 Abated
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IgII Tax
Balance uncollected (Mar. 1, 1912)
$10,816.63
Additional assessments
7.75
$10,824.38
Abated
$ 414.15
Collected
8,488.23
8,902.38
Balance uncollected (Mar. 1, 1913) $1,922.00
Interest Account
Interest has been received and applied on taxes as follows :-
1907
$8.90
1908
8.48
1909
127.92
1910
88.24
19II
362.57
1912
115.69
Total
$711.80
Gypsy Moth Account IgII Tax
Balance uncollected Mar. 1, 1912
$130.50
Received during year
97.75
Balance due
$32.75
1912 Tax
Total assessment
622.25
Received during year
475-75
Balance due
$146.50
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REPORT OF TAX COLLECTOR
Total taxes collected (1906-1912) from Mar. I, 1912 to Mar. 1, 1913 $47,885.64
Total taxes uncollected (1906-1911) on Mar. I, 1912 13,767.15
Total taxes uncollected (1906-1912) on Mar. I, 1913
9,379.96
Net gain for year $4,387.19
I, herewith, append a list of taxes unpaid at the time of going to press. This includes delinquents living in Way- land and Cochituate only. There is nothing new or ques- tionable in publishing such a list in a local report, and it is inserted at this time in conformity with a notice printed upon the tax bills when issued last September, and upon general recommendations from the Tax Commissioner's office.
A town, like any business, needs money sufficient to meet its capacity and consequently thrives better on quick- ly served cash than on a steady diet of long prepared notes. An effort to encourage the tax-payers to make more prompt and businesslike returns to the town was the father of this plan, and its purport is not fundamentally to "expose" any individual.
In your collector's opinion, this policy should be con- tinued for an indefinite time as one means to the desired end. It has shown its merits this first year, notwithstand- , ing the somewhat elongated list that follows. I earnestly recommend that my successor adopt such a system as the best method of felicitating payments outside of the hurried recourse to the Statutes. There ought to be no need of the hand of the law in the collection of any assessment in the Town of Wayland. At the time this copy was handed to the printer you are twenty-five hundred dollars ahead of your payments of a year ago. Let your next Collector be able to double this figure in March, 1914.
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LIST OF UNPAID TAXES, MARCH 1, 1913.
1912
1911
1910
1909
Adams, Stephen,
$2.00
Addy, Alfred,
2.00
Bain, David,
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