Official reports of the town of Wayland 1936-1938, Part 16

Author: Wayland (Mass.)
Publication date: 1936
Publisher: Printed at the Middlesex Freeman Office
Number of Pages: 678


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Electricity


75.92


Water and supplies


22.00


Upkeep and repairs


22.58


2,064.67


Reading Room (Cochituate)


Librarian


$630.00


Catalogue supplies, postage


7.50


Magazine subscription


1.50


Room


Rent


300.00


Fuel, supplies and upkeep


59.70


Electricity


30.81


Janitor


187.20


1,216.71


Total Education 56,769.71


UNCLASSIFIED


Park Commission


Care of Town flags


$10.00


Equipment, apparatus, and mater-


ials for playgrounds, etc. 66.00


Labor, ball-fields, tennis courts and bathing beach


124.00


$200.00


Memorial Day


Band


$165.00


Refreshments


108.41


Transportation


12.50


Flowers, wreaths, plants


66.00


Flags and cartridges


20.98


Grave markers


9.75


Programmes


14.00


396.64


Care of Town Clocks


Service


$40.00


Repairs


32.20


Painting Cochituate Church


Tower, clock dial and hands


40.00


112.20


98


Town Reports


Preparing Printing Delivering


$ 25.00 420.36


28.00


473.36


Surety Bonds


Treasurer


$127.50


Collector


255.00


Deputy Collectors


12.50


Clerks


5.00


400.00


Insurance


Town Property (blanket)


$1,610.68


Fleet policy


89.70


Highway road machinery


(Liability, property, and guest )


552.75


Fire trucks, equipment


34.80


Water truck, Liability and guest


76.10


Town garage, boilers


35.50


Pumping station, burglary


56.25


Paymaster policy


35.00


2,490.78


Notices of Meetings


Printing and postage


$63.42


Posting warrants


3.00


66.42


Unpaid Bills 1934-36


Welfare


$1,130.28


Vocational Tuition


474.75


Water Department


220.29


Old Age Assistance


3.05


Legal claims


32.55


School drive (E.R.A. bill)


19.58


W.P.A. Administrator


50.00


Agents, Financing School notes


50.00


School grading-survey


11.07


1,991.57


Supervision at Dudley Pond Beach Guard $200.00


99


First Aid kit, etc. 15.94


Signs 4.50


220.44


Supervision at Baldwin's Pond Beach Guard


200.00


W. P. A. Projects (Expense)


Administration $2,803.35


Sewing unit 613.42


Moth project (part of Federal) 90.00


So. Acton project 32.76


Tree project 1,102.18


Watermain, Edgewood Rd.


382.88


Dudley Rd.


236.98


Oak St., Valley View


2,159.93


Castle Gate, Lake Shore Rd. and Beach St. 378.22


Farm to Market Roads


10.50


High School, Grading, filling,


drive, etc. 4,293.55


Dudley Pond Beach Improve- ment 4,471.10


Project, Suppression of Gypsy


Moth, etc. (Local) 180.73


Expense, Welfare Commis-


sary overhead 109.35


16,864.95


Total Unclassified


23,416.36


ENTERPRISES


Water Department


Administration


Salaries :


Commissioners $135.00


Clerk 300.00


Clerk, Assistant 100.00


Superintendent 1,620.00


Printing, postage, liens, telephone,


freight, etc. 121.07


Surety Bond, Collector 10.00


100


Rental for storage 25.00


Shop repairs 83.45


Truck upkeep and gas 160.84


$2,555.36


Maintenance


Equipment $133.02


Pipe, fittings, etc.


1,553.40


Meters and hydrants 395.85


Other materials


27.73


Standpipe


54.45


Labor


719.50


Water main-Oak


St. (W.P.A.) 90.26


2,974.21


Pumping Station


Engineer


$1,457.40


Equipment and


supplies


20.40


Repairs and upkeep 44.27


Pumps and wells


1,762.83


Fuel, light and


power


1,206.47


Labor


52.80


4,544.17


$10,073.74


Cemeteries


Postage, clerical work, etc.


$ 18.75


Transportation


105.50


Labor


1,375.63


Tools and equipment


63.13


Seeds, plants, etc.


18.20


Loam, fertilizer, etc.


65.00


Trucking and carting


51.75


1,697.96


Cemeteries-General Improvement


Labor


$109.25


Trucking


22.50


Road materials


85.05


Cement


15.35


Lawn seed


10,75


242.90


101


Cemetery Service


Labor


$623.33


Trucking


22.00


Equipment


45.00


Cement, sand, etc.


16.50


706.83


Transfer from Cemetery Funds Income $6.00


Total Enterprises


12,721.43


FINANCIAL


Interest


Notes :


Anticipation of Revenue $350.09


Anticipation of Reimbursement 71.38


High School Construction


2,370.00


High School Construction Service Charge 25.00


Watermain Extensions


1,345.00


Highway Equipment


37.50


Fire Equipment


15.00


Library Trust Funds


25.00


$4,238.97


Income-Trust Funds


Poor Funds $ 332.03


Library Funds 1,594.43


Parmenter Cemetery Fund 291.50


Cemetery P. C. Funds 696.50


Also Parmenter Fund debited


$62.36. Accrued interest, etc. on securities purchased.


2,914.46


Investments-Trust Funds


Library


Kidder, Peabody & Co. $2,952.36


Warren Inst. for Savings 4,000.00


Parmenter Cemetery Fund Kidder, Peabody & Co.


2,060.24


Home Savings Bank 1,000.00


Cemetery P. C. Funds


Provident Inst. for Savings 575.00


10,587.60


102


Maturing Debt


Notes :


Anticipation of Revenue $100,000.00


Anticipation of Reimburse- ment 9,750.00


High School Construction


5,000.00


Watermain Extensions


4,500.00


Highway Equipment


1,250.00


Fire Apparatus


1,000.00


121,500.00


Taxes


Com. of Mass. Income


$10,657.50


Parks and Reservations


137.86


Veterans' Exemptions


32.95


Auditing Municipal Accounts 1,119.69 Middlesex County


Tuberculosis Hospital and


tax


2,240.31


County Tax


8,943.13


Dog Licenses Collections


906.80


24,038.24


Refunds


Taxes :


Real Estate and Personal


$ 25.11


Poll


2.00


Motor Excise


214.87


Interest


21.25


Collector's Fees


359.60


Demands


.70


623.53


Total Financial 163,902.80


Total Expenditures


$357,234.90


103


1937 RECEIPTS-SUMMARY


Taxes


Tax Titles, Partial payments, etc.


$157,364.04 17,408.63


$174,772.67


Departmental Revenue


1,178.90


Licenses, fees, fines


5,967.37


Interest


4,668.59


Grants and Gifts :


Federal


$7,642.82


State


18,041.00


County


1,201.97


26,885.79


Reimbursements :


Welfare


$4,807.89


Old Age Assistance


147.84


State Aid


810.00


Schools.


Tuition-State Wards


520.26


Tuition-High School


218.59


Tuition-Vocational


619.15


7,123.73


Loans :


Temporary


96,600.00


Agency :


Trust Funds


$8,575.00


Trust Funds Income


2,344.30


Water Receipts


11,512.75


Dog License Collections


910.40


Collector's Fees


360.30


Donation Fund-School Dept.


6.74


23,709.49


Refunds-Cash


437.14


Total Receipts


$341,343.68


104


1937 EXPENDITURES-SUMMARY


Departments W.P.A. Expense


$166,989.31 16,864.95


Taxes. State County


$11,948.00


11,183.44


24,038.24


Maturing Debt. Temporary loans


$109,750.00


Funded debt


11,750.00


121,500.00


Unpaid Bills of 1934-36


$1,991.57


Unpaid Bills of 1930-36, Framingham Hospital


501.80


2,493.37


Cash refunds


263.93


Agency :


Trust Funds, Investments


$10,587.60


Trust Funds, Income


2,907.72


Collector's Fees


359.60


Dog License Collections


906.80


Water Collections


10,073.74


Donation Fund


6.74


Cemeteries. General Improvement


242.90


25,085.10


Total Expenditures


$357,234.90


TAX BALANCES, DECEMBER 31, 1937


1932 Motor Vehicle Excise


$ 25.18


1933 Motor Vehicle Excise


93.14


1934 Motor Vehicle Excise


111.57


105


1935 Real Estate and Personal Poll


Motor Vehicle Excise


$1,366.68 8.00 148.04


1,522.72


1936 Real Estate and Personal


$28,466.65


Poll


38.00


Motor Vehicle Excise


599.15


Apportioned Street Assessments


29.60


29,133.40


1937


Real Estate and Personal


$47,849.62


Poll


310.00


Motor Vehicle Excise


2,167.83


Apportioned Street Assessments


28.40


50,355.85


$81,241.86


RESERVE FUND, 1937


Appropriation


$5,000.00


Transfers


Treasurer's Expense


$ 80.00


Collector, salary


14.28


Collector, expense


51.41


Clerk


10.07


Town Hall Maintenance


93.69


Police Dept.


300.00


Fire Dept.


267.71


Sealer, expense


11.00


Highways and Bridges


400.00


Street Lighting


225.00


Schools


629.17


Care of Town Clocks


40.00


Insurance


8.47


Supervision at Dudley Pond Beach


235.00


Supervision at Baldwin's Pond Beach


200.00


Cemetery Service


50.00


Cr. to Revenue


2,384.20


$5,000.00


$5.000.00


106


WATER ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE


.


1937


1937


Jan. 1 Balance


$7,911.04


Feb. 19 Collections turned over to Town Treasurer


$ 958.08


June 6 Commitment 1/1


4,671.13


12 Commitment 6/12 184.54


Apr. 26 Collections turned over to Town Treasurer June 23 Collections turned over to Town Treasurer


2,105.08


Oct. 30 Commitment 7/1


6,914.43


Dec. 31


Commitment 12/31 1,009.87


1,185.86


Sept. 10 Collections turned over to Town Treasurer


4,756.56


Dec. 31 Collections turned over to Town Treasurer


2,507.17


31 Abatements


325.00


To balance


8,853.26


$20,691.01


$20,691.01


107


Town of Wayland, Mass.


ESTIMATED RECEIPTS 1937


Refunds, Motor Excise Taxes $ 181.07


55.05


Refunds, Interest on Taxes Levy 1937


50,027.02


Collections :


Motor Excise Taxes $8,318.24


Betterment Taxes 44.48


Fees, Advertising 20.00


Poll Taxes


51.10


Sealer


41.70


Rent, Town Hall


135.00


Fines, Court


242.00


Library


85.27


School Tuition


738.85


Cemetery Service


705.20


Release Deeds, T. T.


36.00


$10,417.84


Interest :


Taxes


$3,647.90


Tax Titles


2,252.08


5,899.98


Licenses and Permits :


Liquor


$5,300.00


Dance


12.00


Sunday


22.00


Victualler


105.00


Alcohol


14.00


Milk and pasteurization


19.50


108


Junk, Peddlar, etc.


90.00


Gun 6.50


Dealer (used cars) 20.00


5,589.00


Reimbursements : Welfare and Mothers' Aid $4,807.89


Old Age Assistance 147.84


State Aid


810.00


Vocational Tuition


619.15


6,384.88


Grants and Gifts :


State Income $13,869.47


State Income Education 2,260.00


Machinery Tax


476.28


Mothers' Aid 407.61


17,013.36


Cash Refunds :


Highway


$14.83


Schools


15.64


30.47


Dr. to Revenue


4,927.61


$50,263.14


$50,263.14


109


TRUST FUNDS


1937


Jan. 1


Cash and securities


$58,501.67


Dec. 31


Funds


Charity $ 9,551.67


23 Library Fund, Francis Shaw Bequest Mar. 6 Cemetery P. C. Fund, MacKenna Bequest


5,000.00


Library 32,900.00


Parmenter Cemetery 5,000.00


150.00


Cemetery P. C. 16,625.00


Apr. 6 Cemetery P. C. Fund, Perry Bequest


200.00


Charity Funds 327.72


Dec. 7 Cemetery P. C. Fund, Ward Bequest 100.00


Library Funds 148.21


Parmenter Cemetery Fund 161.89


31 Cemetery P. C. Fund, Drury-Roby Bequest 125.00


P. C. Cemetery Funds 727.35


31 Income. Balance 1,365.17


$65,441.84


$65,441.84


1937


110


Income. Balance


EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY 1937


Tax Titles taken 1937 Adj. 1936 entry-County tax Taxes. Foreclosures Revenue 1937 To balance


$7,158.01


Balance 1/1/37


$45,399.00


52.78


Tax Title redemptions


17,911.39


25.30


Tax Titles disclaimed


272.40


5,300.00


Revenue 1936


940.43


55,954.62


Tax Title Sales


78.00


Foreclosure Sales


313.00


Adj. Tax Title entries


61.38


Supplementary Taxes


177.10


Revenue 1937


3,338.01


$68,490.71


$68,490.71


111


NET FUNDED DEBT


1937


$113,000.00


June 30 Water Notes of 1931


$2,500.00


Highway Equipment Note Fire Apparatus Note


1,250.00


1,000.00


July 31 Water Notes of 1929


2,000.00


High School Notes To balance 101,250.00


5,000.00


$113,000.00


$113,000.00


1937 Jan. 1 Balance


112


Town of Wayland


January 1, 1938


STATEMENT


Cash


$34,116.16


Motor Excise Revenue


$3,144.91


Taxes


78,038.95


Special Assessment Revenue 58.00


Assessments


3,202.91


Tax Title Revenue


13,861.21


Tax Titles


13,861.21


Reserve for T. T. Foreclosures


1,067.83


Tax Title Foreclosures


1,067.83


Tax Titles Partial Payments


1,225.21


Overlay Deficits


540.33


Tax 'Title Deposits


17.55


Accounts Receivable


Overlays 1936 and 1937


1,511.02


State Aid


670.00


Overlay Surplus


120.45


Welfare


4,652.96


Departmental Revenue


8,403.01


Old Age Assistance


3,080.05


Federal Grants, Mothers' Aid


72.00


Water Accts. Receivable


8,853.26


Federal Grants, Old Age Assistance


816.47


State Taxes 1937 Underestimate


652.50


Federal Grants, Old Age Adminis-


Veterans' Exemption Underestimate


32.95


tration


145.30


Parks & Recreation Underestimate


42.98


Water Revenue


8,853.26


County Taxes Underestimate 101.35


Water Available Surplus


11,563.23


State for Highway Expenditures


8,100.00


Funds' Income


1,365.17


County for Highway Expenditures 8,500.00


Sale of Cemetery Lots and Graves


297.00


Net Funded Debt


101,250.00


Collections, Dog Licenses 3.60


Street Assessments not due


186.07


Temporary Loans


30,000.00


Trust Funds. Cash and securities


64,076.67


Reimbursement Notes


16,600.00


Excess & Deficiency


55,954.62


Special Appropriations, Balance 5,409.03


Reserve for High School Notes 5,024.57


Notes :


High School Construction 71,000.00


Watermain Extensions 29,000.00


Highway Equipment


1,250.00


Apportioned Street Assessments


186.07


Trust Funds. Poor


9,551.67


Library


32,900.00


Cemetery


21,625.00


$331,026.18


$331,026.18


MABEL T. S. SMALL,


Town Accountant.


113


REPORT OF TOWN TREASURER


Cash Balance


1937


Jan. 1 Cash Balance Total Receipts


$ 50,007.38 341,343.68


$391,351.06


Total Payments


357,234.90


Dec. 31 Cash Balance $34,116.16


Tax Notes, Borrowed in Anticipation of Taxes


1937


Jan. 1 Notes Outstanding :


No. 333 due 1-19-37 $10,000.00


No. 337 due 3-3-37 10,000.00


No. 338 due 4-15-37 10,000.00


No. 341 due 7-8-37 10,000.00


No. 344 due 9-23-37 10,000.00


Borrowed in 1937 :


Jan. 20 No. 345 Waltham Savings


Bank, .50% due 11-20-37 10,000.00


Feb. 17 No. 346 Union Market National Bank, Water- town, .60% due 10-17-37 10,000.00


Mar. 3 No. 347 Washburn and Co., Inc., Boston, .60% due 10-28-37 10,000.00


Apr. 22 No. 348 Second National Bank, Boston, .875% due 12-8-37 10,000.00


6.


22 No. 349 Second National


Bank, Boston, .875% due 12-8-37 10,000.00


June 2 No. 351 Faxon, Gade & Co., Inc., Boston, .72% due 1-20-38 10,000.00


114


1937 June 2 No. 352 Faxon, Gade & Co., Inc., Boston, .82% due 3-20-38 10,000.00


Dec. 15 No. 355 Second National Bank, Boston, .249% due 5-15-38


10,000.00


$130,000.00


Tax Notes Paid in 1937


Jan. 19 No. 333


due 1-19-37


$10,000.00


Mar. 3 No. 337


due 3-3-37


10,000.00


Apr. 15 No. 338 due 4-15-37


10,000.00


July 8 No. 341 due 7-8-37


10,000.00


Sept. 23 No. 344


due 9-23-37


10,000.00


Oct. 17 No. 346


due 10-17-37


10,000.00


28 No. 347


due 10-28-37


10,000.00


Nov. 20


No. 345 due 11-25-37


10,000.00


Dec. 8 No. 348 due 12-8-37


10,000.00


66


8 No. 349


due 12-8-37


10,000.00


$100,000.00


Tax Notes Outstanding


Dec. 31


No. 351


due 1-20-38


$10,000.00


No. 352 due 3-20-38


10,000.00


No. 355 due 5-15-38


10,000.00


30,000.00


$130,000.00


Notes Borrowed in Anticipation of Reimbursement


Reimbursement Notes Outstanding


Jan. 1 No. 343 due 12-30-36 $ 9,750.00


Borrowed in 1937 :


Aug. 4 No. 353 Natick Five Cents Savings Bank, 1% due 12-28-37 $ 4,300.00 No. 354 Natick Trust Com- pany, 11/2%, due 12-28-37 12,300.00


16,600.00


$26,350.00


115


Reimbursement Notes Paid in 1937


1937 Feb. 8 No. 343 due 12-30-36 $ 9,750.00


Reimbursement Notes Outstanding


Dec. 31 No. 353 due 12-28-37 $ 4,300.00


No. 354 due 12-28-37 12,300.00


16,600.00


$26,350.00


Serial Notes and Bonds Outstanding


52 High School Notes, 314% due annually 1938 to 1950


$4,000.00 $52,000.00


12 High School Notes, 314% due 1951 to 1954


12,000.00


7 High School Notes, 2% due annually 1938 to 1944


1,000.00


7,000.00


8 Water Main Extension Notes of 1929, 41/2% due annually 1938 to 1941


2,000.00


8,000.00


1 Water Main Extension Note of 1929, 41/2% due 7-1-42


1,000.00


4 Water Main Extension Notes of 1931, 4% due annually 1938 to 1941


2,500.00


10,000.00


1 Highway Department Equip- ment Note, 2% due 6-17-38


1,250.00


1,250.00


Due in 1938


$10,750.00


Total Outstanding


$101.250.00


Interest Account


Appropriation


$3,000.00


For Water Notes Interest, by vote


1,345.00


Payments :


Water Main Extension Notes 1929 $495.00


Water Main Extension Notes 1931 850.00


Tax Notes Discount 350.09


Reimbursement Notes


60.28


116


Interest Reimbursement Note 12-30-36 to 2-8-37


11.10


High School Notes


2,370.00


To Trust Funds


25.00


Fire Department Note


15.00


Highway Department Notes


37.50


High School Notes Paying Charge


25.00


$4,238.97


Balance


106.03


$4,345.00


$4,345.00


Insurance Account


Appropriation


From Reserve Fund


Payments :


Town Buildings


$1,610.68


Highway Department Equipment


642.45


Fire Department Equipment


34.80


Water Department Equipment


132.35


Highway Garage Boiler


35.50


Tax Collector, Robbery


35.00


$2,490.78


Balance


2.69


$2,493.47


$2,493.47


Surety Bonds


Appropriation


$400.00


Payments :


Treasurer's Bond


$127.50


Tax Collector's Bond


255.00


Deputy Collector's Bond


12.50


Town Clerk's Bond


5.00


$400.00


$400.00


Water Clerk's Bond, $10.00, charged to Water Department.


117


$2,485.00 8.47


Trust Funds-Investments


POOR FUNDS


Loker Fund :


1 Commonwealth Edison Co. 334% 1965 $1,000.00


1 Southern California Edison Co. 334% 1960 1,000.00


Allen Fund :


Chicago, Burlington & Quincy R. R. 4% 1958 1,000.00


Donation Fund :


U. S. Treasury Bonds 314% 1944-1946 1,100.00


Provident Institution for Savings 200.00


Russell Fund :


1 Southern California Edison Co. 334% 1960 1,000.00


1 Boston Albany R. R. 412% 1943 1,000.00


1 Commonwealth Edison Co. 334% 1965 1,000.00


Provident Institution for Savings 2,251.67


$9,551.67


CEMETERY FUNDS


J. M. Parmenter Fund :


1 U. S. Treasury Bond, 3%, 1946-1948 $1,000.00


2 N. E. Tel. & Tel. 412%, 5-1-1961 2,000.00


1 N. Y. Central-Hudson River R. R. 312% 1998 1.000.00 Home Savings Bank 1,000.00


$5,000.00


Other Funds :


U. S. Treasury Bonds 314% 1944-46


700.00


U. S. Treasury Bonds 234% 1947 300.00


U. S. Treasury Bonds 278% 1960


1,600.00


2 Boston Albany R. R. 41/2% 1943


2,000.00


1 Southern California Edison Co. 334% 1960


1,000.00


1 Commonwealth Edison Co. 334% 1965


1,000.00


1 Detroit Edison Co. 412% 2-1-1961 1,000.00


1 N. E. Tel. & Tel. 5% 1952 500.00


2 Chicago & Northwestern R. R. Co. 5% 2037 2,000.00


1 N. Y. Central R. R. 412% 2013


500.00


2 N. Y. Central R. R. 412% 2013


2,000.00


1 People's Gas, Light & Coke Co. 4% 1961 1,000.00


1 Southern Pacific Oregon Line 41/2% 1977 1,000.00


118


Provident Institution for Savings Suffolk Savings Bank


1,025.00


1,000.00


$21,625.00


Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds Received in 1937 and Included Above


Joanna Bullard Perry Fund $200.00


Samuel H. Mackenna Fund


150.00


Willard B. Ward Fund


100.00


Charles Drury Roby Fund


125.00


$575.00


LIBRARY FUNDS


J. M. Parmenter Fund :


2 Pennsylvania Ry. 41/2% 6-1-1965


$2,000.00


3 N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co. 414% 5-1-1961 3,000.00


1 N. Y. Central Ry. 5% 10-1-2013 1,000.00


2,000.00


2 Jersey Central Power and Light Co. 412% 1961 Suffolk Savings Bank


2,000.00


Grace Campbell Draper Fund :


1 City of Boston 4% 10-15-1937


1,000.00


Ada H. Wellington Fund :


U. S. Treasury Bonds 27/8% 1955-60 300.00


U. S. Treasury Bonds 234% 1947


200.00


Cynthia G. Roby Fund :


1 N. Y. Central Ry. 5% 10-1-2013


1,000.00


2,000.00


2 Northern Pacific Ry. 5% 7-1-2047 Provident Institution for Savings


200.00


Harriet Coburn Damon Fund :


3 N. Y. Tel. Co. 414% 11-1-1939


3,000.00


James Draper Fund


Ella E. Draper Fund : 1 N. Y. Central Ry. 41/2% 10-1-2013


1,000.00


Sarah Webster Heard Fund :


Provident Institution for Savings


100.00


1 Great Northern R. R. 4% 1946 Boston Five Cents Savings Bank


1,000.00


2,000.00


119


James Sumner Draper Fund :


1 Delaware & Hudson 4% 5-1-1943 1,000.00


1 Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 4% 3-1-1958 1,000.00


1 B. & M. & Fitchburg 5% 5-1-1940 1,000.00


1 B. & M. 4-5% 9-1-1941 Boston Five Cents Savings Bank


1,000.00


1,000.00


Lydia Maria Child Fund :


Provident Institution for Savings


100.00


Isaac C. Damon Fund :


Detroit Edison Co. 412% 2-1-1961


1,000.00


Francis Shaw Fund :


1 Peoples Gas, Light & Coke Co. 5% 9-1-1947 1,000.00


Warren Institution for Savings 4,000.00


$32,900.00


All Trust Funds are under control of the Trust Funds' Commissioners with the exception of the Sarah Webster Heard, Lydia Maria Child, and James Sumner Draper Library Funds, these three, by terms of bequests, being under the control of the Library Trustees.


Funds Income


Poor Funds Income


1937


Jan. 1 Balance


$332.03


Income


327.72


Jan. 20 Distributed


$332.03


Dec. 31 Balance


327.72


$659.75


$659.75


Library Funds Income


1937


Jan. 1 Balance


$ 424.68


Income


1,270.32


Credits Account Investments


47.64


Payments


$1,403.91


Charges Account Investments


190.52


Dec. 31 Balance


148.21


$1,742.64 $1,742.64


120


Cemetery Funds Income 1937


Jan. 1 Balance Income


$1,185.22 746.26 2.12


Credits Account Investments


$982.00


Payments


Charges Account Investments


62.36


Dec. 31 Balance


889.24


$1,933.60


$1,933.60


Tax Titles TAKEN IN 1931 FOR 1929 TAXES


Jan. 1 Balance


$3,095.48


June 8 Paid


$3,095.48


$3,095.48


$3,095.48


TAKEN IN 1932 FOR 1930 TAXES


Jan. 1 Balance 1937 Taxes


$44.68 5.06


Dec. 31 Balance


$49.74


$49.74


$49.74


TAKEN IN 1933 FOR 1931 TAXES


Jan. 1 Balance 1937 Taxes Paid in 1937


$2,791.16


Dec. 31 Balance


736.63


$3,527.79


$3,527.79


TAKEN IN 1934 FOR 1932 TAXES


Jan. 1 Balance


$6,440.79 107.52


1937 Taxes


Charged to Tax Collector $ 291.04


Paid in 1937 4,980.78


Charged to Excess & Deficiency


Account Foreclosure, fore- closure on 7 Tax Titles 284.70


121


$3,434.17 93.62


1937


Proceeds of Sales Account above 78.00


Charged to Excess & Deficiency Account Foreclosure. Bid- der failed to pay at sale on 2 properties 151.44


Dec. 31 Balance


762.35


$6,548.31


$6,548.31


TAKEN IN 1935 FOR 1933 TAXES


Jan. 1 Balance


$4,242.99


Correction on 1935 Tax


23.44


1937 Taxes


594.55


Paid in 1937


$1,277.19


Dec. 31 Balance


3,583.79


$4,860.98


$4,860.98


TAKEN IN 1936 FOR 1934 TAXES


Jan. 1 Balance


$7,875.64


1937 Taxes


1,008.11


Paid in 1937


$5.024.16


Dec. 31 Balance


3,859.59


$8,883.75


$8,883.75


TAKEN IN 1937 FOR 1935 TAXES


1932 Taxes


$ 32.90


1933 Taxes


37.94


1934 Taxes


154.10


1935 Taxes


1,693.47


1936 Taxes


1,871.10


1937 Taxes


1,539.51


Costs, 43 Tax Titles


121.55


Recording


50.10


Interest to date of taking


175.74


Paid in 1937


$742.62


Charged back to Tax Collector


64.68


Dec. 31 Balance


4,869.11


$5,676.41


$5,676.41


122


Number and Amount Outstanding December 31, 1937


1932


1


$ 49.74


1933


4


736.63


1934


4


762.35


1935


31


3,583.79


1936


26


3,859.59


1937


40


4,869.11


Total


106


$13,861.21


Partial Payments on 17 Tax Titles


$1,225.31


Deposit on 1 Tax Title 17.55


The Town now holds through foreclosure of Tax Titles 6 pieces of property, the assessed valuation being $6,600.00.


FRANK G. MacKENNA, Town Treasurer.


123


REPORT OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF TRUST FUNDS


During the calendar year 1937 the following additional trust funds have been added to those under our management :


Cemetery Trust Funds


Joanna Bullard Perry $200


Samuel H. Mackenna 150


Willard B. Ward 100


Charles Drury Roby


125


Library Trust Funds


Francis Shaw 5,000


These funds were invested as follows :


$1000 Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co. 5s of Sept. 1, 1947 $1000 The balance was deposited in the savings banks.


During 1937 the following changes in investments were made :


J. M. Parmenter Cemetery Fund


$1000 Boston Elevated Ry. Co. 41/2s, Oct. 1, 1937, matured. The proceeds and $2000 of cash on hand were invested as follows :


$1000 N. Y. Central & Hudson River R. R. 312s, Feb. 1, 1998 1000 U. S. Treasury 3s, June 15, 1948


1000 Home Savings Bank deposit.


Grace C. Draper Library Fund


$1000 City of Boston 4s, July 1, 1937, matured. Purchased 1000 Great Northern Ry. Co. 4s, of 1946.


We have to report with deep regret that during the year John H. Knapp died. The vacancy caused by his death has not been filled.


JOHN J. LEAVITT, Chairman, J. SIDNEY STONE, Clerk, Board of Commissioners of Trust Funds.


124


REPORT OF TAX COLLECTOR For the Year 1937


Outstanding


TAXES OF 1932


Real Estate and Personal


1/1/37 Balance


$18.45


T. T. Voided


47.00


$65.45


Collections


$32.55


Tax Titles


32.90


$65.45


Motor Excise


1/1/37


Balance


$33.46


Collections


8.28


$25.18


TAXES OF 1933


Real Estate and Personal


1/1/37


Balance


$17.62


T. T. Voided


54.20


$71.82


Collections


$33.88


Tax Titles


37.94


$71.82


Motor Excise


1/1/37


Balance


$131.08


Adjusting Abatements 36.32


$167.40


Collections


74.26


93.14


125


Outstanding


TAXES OF 1934


Real Estate and Personal


1/1/37 Balance


$1,062.88


T. T. Voided


51.00


$1,113.88


Collections


$800.29


Abatements


159.49


Tax Titles


154.10


$1,113.88


Poll


1/1/37 Balance


$24.00


Collections


$18.00


Abatements


6.00


$24.00


Apportioned Street Assessment


1/1/37 Balance


$5.29


Collections


$5.29


Motor Excise


1/1/37


Balance


$406.10


Adjusting Abatement


2.69


$408.79


Collections


$258.21


Abatements


39.01


297.22


111.57


TAXES OF 1935


Real Estate and Personal


1/1/37


Balance


$28,043.82


T. T. Voided


58.60


T. T. Adjustment


61.38


Refund


5.86


$28,169.66


Collections


$24,668.91


Abatements


417.16


Tax Titles


1,716.91


26,802.98


1,366.68


126


Outstanding


Poll


1/1/37 Balance Collections


$76.00


$46.00


Abatements


22.00


68.00


8.00


Apportioned Street Assessment


1/1/37 Balance


$16.00


Collections


$16.00


Motor Excise


1/1/37 Balance


$459.79


Adjusting Abatements


4.69


$464.48


Collections


$301.50


Abatements


14.94


316.44


148.04


TAXES OF 1936


Real Estate and Personal


1/1/37


Balance


$66,630.35


T. T. Voided


61.60


Refund


2.67


$66,694.62


Collections


$36,431.01


Abatements


144.76


Tax Titles


1,652.20


38,227.97


28,466.65


Poll


1/1/37


Balance


$190.00


Collections


$108.00


Abatements


44.00


152.00


38.00


Apportioned Street Assessment


1/1/37 Balance


$34.90


Abatement


5.30


29.60


127


Outstanding


Motor Excise


1/1/37 Balance


Refunds


$1,997.43 29.37


$2,026.80


Collections


$1,402.31


Abatements


25.34


1,427.65


599.15


TAXES OF 1937


Real Estate and Personal


6/5/37 12/17/37


Commitment


Commitment


Refunds


$137,021.27 177.10 16.58


$137,214.95


Collections


$85,602.00


Abatements


389.62


Tax Titles


3,373.66


89,365.28


47,849.67


Poll


4/8/37


Commitment


$1,862.00


Refund


2.00


$1,864.00


Collections


$1,504.00


Abatements


50.00


1,554.00


310.00


Apportioned Street Assessment


6/5/37


Commitment


$37.86


Committed Interest 13.56


$51.42


Collections


23.02


28.40


128


Outstanding


Motor Excise


5/11/37 Commitment


$4,023.14


7/27/37


Commitment


3,727.01


10/20/37


Commitment


690.43


1/7/38


Commitment


382.94


Refunds


185.50


$9,009.02


Adjusting Commitment


Error


$ .90


Collections


6,273.68


Abatements


566.61


6,841.19


2,167.83


12/31/37 Total Taxes Outstanding


$81,241.91


THEODORE H. HARRINGTON, Collector of Taxes, Town of Wayland.


129


ASSESSORS' REPORT For the Year Ending December 31, 1937


Real Estate assessed January 1, 1936


$4,981,281


Personal estate assessed January 1, 1936


507.830


Real Estate assessed January 1, 1937 $4,953,531


Personal estate assessed January 1, 1937


462,328


Polls assessed


931


Horses assessed


76


Cows assessed


234


Neat cattle other than cows


30


Sheep


none


Goats


13


Fowl


11,660


Number of dwelling houses


1,131


Number of motor vehicles


1,289




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