Official reports of the town of Wayland 1954-1956, Part 19

Author: Wayland (Mass.)
Publication date: 1954
Publisher: Printed at the Middlesex Freeman Office
Number of Pages: 702


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1,332.27


Water


63.00


Labor


2,422.60


Wayland Green


1,099.00


High School Field


53.55


610.04


71


Cochituate School


66.00


Riverview Playground


228.66


High School Grounds Miscellaneous


75.00


791.59


To Revenue ... $314.81


Life Guards and Matrons


Lake Cochituate


Life Guards and Matron


$1,629.50


Lige Guards Supervision


350.00


1,979.50


To Revenue $420.50


Little League Baseball


Expense


Equipment


$859.60


Miscellaneous


159.02


Lights


181.38


1,200.00


TOTAL RECREATION


$18,289.53


UNCLASSIFIED


Reserve Fund


Transfers


See Separate "Reserve Account" To Overlay Surplus ........ $184.46


Memorial Day


Expense


Programs, Wreaths, Band, etc. ...


$583.01


To Revenue $66.99


Plans - Town Office Building


Expense


Fees


800.00


To 1956


$4,200.00


Town Clocks


Expense


Winding, etc.


150.00


To Revenue $20.00


Hurricane -- Edna


Expense


Labor, etc. 2,190.70


72


11,685.19


Preliminary Town Betterments


Expense


Engineering, etc. To 1956 $1,247.70


658.65


Purchase Lots - Castle Gate North


Expense


Cost, etc. 2,768.60


Town Reports


Expense


Printing and Distributing To Revenue $689.82


2,310.18


Insurance


Expense


Premiums


15,028.67


To Revenue $1,560.07


Surety Bonds


Expense


Premiums


749.25


To Revenue $50.75


Notice of Meetings


Expense


Postage, Printing, etc.


456.55


Purchase Lots - 87 and Parts 86-88-C G. N.


750.00


To 1956 $750.00


Veterans of Foreign Wars Quarters


Rent


500.00


Legion Post Quarters


Rent


600.00


Purchase Land for Park Purposes


Expense


Beechwood Point - Wayland, Mass .... To E. & D. $400.00


2,600.00


Civil Defense Emergency Truck


4,950.00


To E. & D. $50.00


73


Flood Damage


Expense Labor, Materials, Equipment, etc.


4,175.09


TOTAL UNCLASSIFIED


$39,270.70


PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISES


Water Commissioners:


Salaries :


Chairman


$50.00


Clerk


150.00


3rd Member


50.00


$250.00


Superintendent


Salary


4,779.96


To W. A. S.


$200.04


2nd Man


Salary


3,779.84


To W. A. S.


$100.16


Labor - 3 Permanent Men


9,969.23


To W. A. S. $30.77


Water Department - Maintenance


Expense


Office Expense, tel., etc.


$1,810.43


Truck Expense


1,067.12


Pipe and Fittings


11,519.70


Equipment Hire


786.96


Meters


3,485.54


Fuel - Light and Power


7,894.28


Repairs - Station and Equipment


1,580.32


Small Tools and Equipment


1,123.72


Other Materials


314.72


29,582.79


To W. A. S. $7,067.21


Watermain Ext. Accepted Streets


Expense


Labor


561.16


New Trucks


Cost


500.00


...


74


New Well and Pump


Expense


Equipment Hire


$412.00


Contract


6,187.50


Cable - Misc. Materials


1,802.48


To 1956


$8,598.02


New Meter Installation


Expense


Meters and Fittings


$14,172.72


Labor


191.20


Supplies


68.49


To 1956


$570.23


Lowering Main - Concord Road


Expense


Equipment Hire


$697.20


Pipe and Fittings


304.99


Gravel


53.91


1,056.10


To W. A. S. $293.90


Water Betterments - Peck Ave.


1,457.59


Water Betterments - Valley View Rd.


705.02


TOTAL WATER DEPARTMENT


$75,476.08


CEMETERY DEPARTMENT


Cemetery - Superintendent


Salary ....


$3,280.00


Cemetery - Appropriation


Expense


Labor


$2,436.80


Equipment and Supplies


1,081.07


Truck Expense


311.06


Seed and Fertilizer


265.00


To Revenue $6.07


4,093.93


75


8,401.98


14,432.41


Cemetery - Service


Expense


Labor


$1,766.60 313.03


Materials


2,079.63


To Revenue $420.37


Clerk


Salary


150.00


Development - Lakeview Cemetery


Expense


Labor


$97.20


Materials


797.80


895.00


Resurfacing Road - Lakeview Cemetery Contract


1,250.00


Development - North Cemetery


Expense


Labor


$317.90 579.00


Material


896.90


To Revenue $103.10


Purchase - New Truck


Cost


1,684.50


To Revenue


$115.50


Cemetery Maps


Expense


48.00


To Revenue


$102.00


Perpetual Care Funds Income To 1956 $1,174.58


944.25


J. M. Parmenter Funds Income


172.95


To 1956


$335.43


TOTAL CEMETERY DEPARTMENT $15,495.16


MATURING DEBT AND INTEREST


Interest - Misc.


Expense To meet terms of Library Fund Bequest $40.00


76


Fire Dept. - Interest


Expense


Fire Station - $60,000.00 Issue - 20 Yr.


1,040.00


School Bonds - Interest


Expense


1948 -$400,000-20 Yr.


$6,300.00


1948- 150,000-18 Yr.


2,160.00


1949 - 140,000-20 Yr.


1,487.50


1952 - 210,000 -20 Yr.


2,800.00


1952 - 10,000 - 10 Yr. 160.00


1954 600,000 - 20 Yr.


12,870.00


25,777.50


Water Bonds and Notes - Interest


Expense


1948 -$37,000 -15 Yr.


$350.00


1948 - 90,000 - 15 Yr.


1,215.00


1949- - 10,000 - 10 Yr.


62.50


1950 - - 19,000 - 10 Yr.


150.00


1951 - 10,000 - 10 Yr.


122.50


1953 - 20,000 - 10 Yr.


340.00


1953 -


18,000 - 9 Yr.


360.00


1955- - 15,000 - 10 Yr.


142.50


2,742.50


MATURING DEBT


School Bonds and Notes - Principal


Expense


1948 -$400,000-20 Yr.


$20,000.00


1948- 150,000-18 Yr.


9,000.00


1949 - 140,000 -20 Yr.


10,000.00


1952 - 210,000 - 20 Yr.


10,000.00


1952


10,000 - 10 Yr.


1,000.00


1954 600,000 - 20 Yr.


30,000.00


80,000.00


Water Bonds and Notes - Principal


Expense


1948-$37,000 -15 Yr.


$3,000.00


1948 - 90,000 - - 15


6,000.00


1949 10,000 - 10 Yr.


1,000.00


1950 19,000 - 10 Yr. 2,000.00


1951 - 10,000 - - 10 Yr.


1,000.00


1953 - 20,000 - - 10 Yr.


2,000.00


1953 18,000 - - 9 Yr.


2,000.00


17,000.00


Fire Bonds and Notes - Principal


Expense


1952-$60,000 -20 Yr. 4,000.00


77


Temporary Loan Anticipation of Revenue


50,000.00


TOTAL MATURING DEBT AND INTEREST ..


$180,600.00


AGENCY, TRUST AND INVESTMENT


State


State Parks and Reservations


$807.80


Audit


.83


Gypsy Moth


1,869.53


$2,678.16


County


County Taxes


$20,863.50


Retirement System Assessment


5,043.46


Dog Licenses


2,926.20


28.833.16


Withheld from Pay Rolls


Withholding Taxes


$59,239.28


County Retirement


8,152.33


Mass. Hospital Service Inc.


5,211.55


72,603.16


Trust Funds


Charity - Individuals


$340.12


Bequests and Investments


7,903.78


8,243.90


Agency


Requirement Guarantees - Planning


$3,250.00


Planning Board Sub-Div. Fees


105.95


Zoning Board Hearing Fees


74.80


Collector's Fees


1,038.15


4,468.90


Refunds


1954 Excise Taxes


$448.75


1955 Excise Taxes


3,635.25


1953 Real Estate Taxes


5.60


1954 Real Estate Taxes


496.80


1955 Poll Taxes


11.00


1955 Personal Property Taxes


28.00


1955 Real Estate Taxes


3,756.22


1954 Water Betterments and Com. Int.


11.90


1954 Street Betterments and Com. Int.


20.36


Unapportioned Betterments


10.00


Betterments Paid in Advance


14.09


Collector's Fees


2.75


Dogs - Clerk


136.80


Water Rates and Meters


119.63


78


Water Miscellaneous


170.21


23.45


Water Available Surplus Interest Watermain Ext. Agreements


9.07


1,050.00


$9,949.88


TOTAL AGENCY, TRUST AND INVESTMENT


$126,777.16


TOTAL EXPENDITURES


$1,482,729.55


RECAPITULATION -1955 RECEIPTS


GENERAL REVENUE


Taxes and Assessments


$858,327.72


Tax Titles, Possessions, Release Deeds


2,986.60


In Lieu of Taxes


2,166.78


Licenses, Permits, Fees, Fines


18,036.46


$881,517.56


GRANTS AND GIFTS


Aid to Dependent Children


$11,711.12


Old Age Assistance


35,073.75


Disability Assistance


2,963.30


State Taxes - Income, Corporation, Meals ..


44,476.66


County - Dog Licenses


1,619.45


95,844.28


School Lunch Account


$45,921.68


School Athletic Account


2,434.56


48,356.24


DEPARTMENTAL REVENUE


1,521.49


REIMBURSEMENTS


Welfare


$5,701.28


Aid to Dependent Children


8,499.74


Old Age Assistance


43,542.74


Youth Service Board


1,837.00


Disability Assistance


3,631.41


Veterans' Benefits


2,235.28


Library


4,052.39


Fire Department


130.65


Park Department


1,415.45


U. S. Army Engineers - Flood


1,400.00


State and F. C. D. A. - Hurricane


34,235.92


Highway Department


170.00


Chapter 90 - Maint. and Constr.


8,999.52


79


Federal Civil Defense Schools


184.08 143,699.03


259,734.49


ENTERPRISES


Water Department


$100,396.62


Cemetery Department


2,970.00


103,366.62


FINANCIAL


Sale of Bonds


$15,000.00


Temporary Loan


49,794.85


$64,794.85


AGENCY


Trust Funds - Income and Bequests


$2,238.77


Federal Taxes Deducted from Pay Roll 72,626.78


Requirement Guarantee Deposit


3,295.00


Trust Funds Re-Invested


7,903.78


Planning Board Sub-Division Fees


300.00


Zoning Board Hearing Fees


144.00


Collector's Fees


1,039.85


Sale of Cemetery Lots and Graves


1,682.00


Brokerage Fees - Library


3,000.00


92,230.18


REFUNDS


2,149.60


TOTAL RECEIPTS


$1,549,515.31


RECAPITULATION - 1955 EXPENDITURES


DEPARTMENTS


Government


$53,400.40


Protection


56,158.11


Health


33,694.82


Highway


125,750.41


Welfare


149,972.87


Schools (Inc. Lunch and Athletic Accts.)


590,839.33


Libraries


17,004.98


Recreation


18,289.53


Unclassified


39,270.70


Water Department


75,476.08


Cemetery


15,495.16


$1,175,352.39


FINANCIAL


Maturing Debt and Interest


$180,600.00


State Taxes


2,678.16


County Taxes and Assessments


28,833.16


212,111.32


80


AGENCY


Trust Funds


$8,243.90


Guarantee Deposits and Agency


3,430.75


Collector's Fees


1,038.15


Withholding Taxes


59,239.28


County Retirement


8,152.33


Mass. Hospital Service Inc.


5,211.55


85,315.96


REFUNDS


9,949.88


TOTAL EXPENDITURES


$1,482,729.55


RESERVE ACCOUNT - 1955


Appropriation


$15,000.00


Transfers -


Selectmen - General


$520.92


Civil Defense


2,741.82


Election Officers Expense


389.94


Police - Signs and Traffic Lines


5.92


Town Offices Expense


750.10


Fire Department Expense


5,664.82


Notice of Meetings


56.55


Lakeview Cemetery Dev.


395.00


Purchase Lots - Castle Gate North


268.60


Dutch Elm Disease


1,765.96


Veterans Benefits


492.28


Police - Portable 2-Way Radio


15.00


Interest - Temporary Loan


205.15


Interest - Water Bonds and Notes


142.50


Zoning Board of Appeals


95.98


Planting Trees


10.00


Tax Title Sales Expense


670.00


Moth Department Expense


85.62


Police Car Purchase and Expense


125.31


Water Betterments - Peck Ave.


57.59


Water Betterments - Valley View Rd.


5.02


Schools - Other Expense


191.74


Town Hall Maintenance


159.72


14,815.54


BALANCE - TO OVERLAY SURPLUS


$184.46


81


82


$349,138.12


Balance, January 1st


$235,024.14


State and County Share Chap. 90 Maint and Constr.


$14,250.00


County Tax Adjustment .20


Tax Ttiles


200.20


Revenue, 1955


578.92


Tax Titles Redeemed


1,609.36


Tax Possessions


910.00


Dept. Bal. Closed


1,569.62


Income Tax 1954


2,730.00


Highway Refund


18.84


Fire Insurance Claim


2,832.39


1953 - Poll


2.00


Park Refund


6.10


School Refund


164.13


Department Balances - 12/31/55


24,313.65


Estimated Receipts


70,958.37


$349,138.12


WATER AVAILABLE SURPLUS


1955


1955


Mar. Voted for Water Maint., etc. ..


$69,860.00


Jan. 1 Balance


$77,885.75


Maturing Debt


17,000.00


Closed Water Accounts


5,195.55


Interest


2,600.00


Collections-Less Refunds .. Water Fines


99,847.18


Refunds


23.45


259.60


Dec. 31 Balance


93,704.63


$183,188.08


$183,188.08


Reimb .- State and County Chap. 90 - Maint. 2,006.06


Reimb .- State and County Chap 90 - Constr. 6,993.46


Balance-December 31, 1955


334,108.80


EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY


1955


83


WATER RATES AND METERS ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE


1955


Jan. 1


Balance


$18,372.30


Jan .- Dec. Collections


$68,099.09


Commitments


64,186.19


Transfers


12,627.20


Transfers


7,041.85


Abatements


226.00


Refunds


119.63


Dec. 31-Balance


8,810.33


Audit Adjustments


42.65


$89,762.62


$89,762.62


WATER - MISCELLANEOUS ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE


1955


1955


Commitments


$33,653.00


Jan .- Dec. Collections


$32,037.93


Transfer


12,627.20


Transfers


7,041.85


Refund


176.24


Abatements


1,283.49


Audit Adjustments


32.60


$46,456.44


Dec. 31-Balance


..


6,060.57


$46,456.44


TOWN OF WAYLAND Balance Sheet - December 31, 1955 GENERAL ACCOUNTS


Assets


Liabilities and Reserves


Cash


Agency Acct. - Planning Brd.


General


$583,344.39


Adv. for Petty Cash 150.00


$583,494.39


Agency Acct. - Zoning Brd.


Hearing Fees 83.19


Tailings Account


50.38


Trust Funds Income :


Charity


$303.49


Library


381.63


Cemetery


1,174.58


Cemetery-Parmenter


335.43


2,195.13


Federal Grants


Aid to Dependent Children


Administration


$4,063.80


Aid


8,515.01


Poll ..


272.00


Personal


1,168.72


Real Estate


27,061.43


Administration


1,282.01


32,678.82


Assistance


5,366.17


Sub-div. Fees


$309.33


Accounts Receivable


Taxes


Levy of 1952


Personal $10.80


Levy of 1953


Poll


6.00


Levy of 1954


Poll


8.00


Real Estate


4,151.87


Levy of 1955


Disability Assistance


84


85


Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise


Levy of 1953


$136.97


Levy of 1954


908.49


Levy of 1955


10,546.27


11,591.73


Watermain Ext. Agreements


1,790.00


Guarantee Deposits


6,387.00


Road Machinery Fund


13,143.63


School Lunch Account


6,710.88


Water B'ment 1955


56.20


Unapp't'd B'ments


16,230.00


Comt. Interest


Street B'ment 1954


17.00


Street B'ment 1955


122.56


Water B'ment 1954


4.76


Water B'ment 1955


10.12


16,824.27


Tax Titles


1,936.24


Tax Title Possessions


4,896.51


Departmental


Highway


$0.00


Temp. Aid-State 32.96


Overlay 1953


2,189.06


A.D.C. State


2,688.19


Overlay 1954


7,493.64


Overlay 1955


6,150.20


Welfare-Other Cities and


Towns


347.57


Old Age Assistance Administration 3,421.04 Assistance 4,818.00


27,466.03


Special Assessments


Street B'ment 1954 $37.25


Street B'ment 1955


324.38


Water B'ment 1954


22.00


School Athletic Account


1,074.40


Sale of Cemetery Lots and Graves 4,477.00


Dog Licenses


9.00


Water Available Surplus ....


93,704.63


Appro. Balances


104,773.71


Overlay Surplus


8,547.47


Overlays - Reserved for


Abatement of Taxes


Overlay 1952 $10.80


O.A.A .- Other Cities and Towns


1,327.84


15,843.70


Reserve for Petty Cash


150.00


Veterans Benefits


Fire Department


75.00 290.35


State Aid to Highways $9,000.32


County Aid to Highways 5,250.16


14,250.48


Water Accts. Rec.


Rates and Meters


$8,810.33


Miscellaneous


... 6,060.57


Revenue Reserved Until Collected


4,761.91


Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise


$11,591.73


Special Assessments


16,824.27


Tax Titles


1,936.24


Tax Title Possessions ..


4,896.51


Departmental


4,761.91


State and County Aid to Highways


14,250.48


Water


14,870.00


State Taxes


110.52


Flood Damage


4,175.09


Mass. Hospital Service Inc.


14.80


County Taxes and Assess-


Gypsy Moth


241.39


ments


842.69


Excess and Deficiency


-Sur. Rev.


334,108.80


DEFERRED ACCOUNTS


Appt'd Assessments not due Street


21,340.00


Appt'd Street Assessment due in various years ..


21,340.00


Appt'd Assessments not due Water


1,521.00


Appt'd Water Assessment due in various years .. .....


1,521.00


DEBT ACCOUNTS


Net Funded or Fixed Debt .. 1,350,000.00


Watermain Ext. $83,000.00 Schl. Constr. Adds. 436,000.00 Schl. Constr. Add. #2 .. 161,000.00


86


14,870.90


Schl. Constr. Loan #3


7,000.00 Fire Station Constr. and Add. to Fire Sta. 48,000.00


New Well and Pump '54


16,000.00


New Well and Pump '55


15,000.00


Watermain-Pequot Rd. to


..


Old Conn. Path


14,000.00


Const. New Elem. School .. 570,000.00


1,350,000.00


TRUST FUNDS


Cash and Securities .......


81,278.49


Charity


$9,651.67


Library


32,950.00


P. C. Cemetery


30,490.00


Parmenter Cemetery


5,000.00


Trust Funds Reserve


3,186.82


81,278.49


$2,144,462.52


$2,144,462.52 NORMAN E. TAYLOR, Town Accountant.


87


REPORT OF THE TOWN TREASURER 1955


January 1, 1955 Cash Balance


$516,558.63


1955


Receipts 1,549,515.31


- $2,066,073.94


1955


Payments


1,482,729.55


January 1, 1956


Cash Balance


583,344.39


- $2,066,073.94


88


TRUST FUNDS Charity


Fund Amount


Investment


Income 1955


1. Allen


$1,100.00


$1,100.00 - Martin 6% Mortgage $55.50


2. Donation 1,300.00


300.00 - Provident Institution for Savings 1,000.00 --- American Telephone and Telegraph Company Debenture 33/ss 12/73 42.75


3. Loker


2,000.00


1,000.00 - U. S. Series G Bond 21/2s Reg. 6/1/56 1,000.00 -- U. S. Series G Bond 21/2s Reg. 8/1/60 50.00


4. Russell


5,251.67 251.67 - Provident Institution for Savings 2,000.00 - Southern Pacific 27/8 s 6/1/86


1,000.00 - Chicago, Burlington and Quincy 4s 3/1/58


1,000.00 - U. S. Series G Bond 21/2s Reg. 6/1/56 1,000.00 - U. S. Series G Bond 21/2s Reg. 8/1/60 155.24


Total Charity Funds ..


$9,651.67


Total Income for 1955 $303.49


Cemetery


1. J. M. Parmenter $5,000.00


$200.00 - . Provident Institution for Savings 1,000.00 - N. Y. Central and Hudson River R. R. 31/2S 2/1/98 1,000.00 - U. S. Series G Bond 212s Reg. 6/1/58 1,000.00 - American Telephone and Telegraph Company Debenture 33/ss 12/73 1,800.00 -- U. S. Treasury 21/2s 1964-1969 $144.75


2. Cemetery Perpetual Care 30,490.00


1,000.00 - Southern California Edison 1st Refund Mtge. 3s 9/1/65


89


90


Total Cemetery Funds $35,490.00


1,000.00 - Southern Pacific Oregon Line 1st Mfg. 41/2S 3/1/77


2,000.00 - Southern Pacific R. R. 1st Mtge. 2%s 1/1/86 2,000.00 -- 10 Paid Up Shares Marlborough Cooperative Bank 200.0- U. S. Treasury 212s 1964/69 2,000.00 Southern Railway Company Dev. and Gen. Series A 4s 4/1/56


4,000.00 - U. S. Series G Bond 21/2s Reg. 2/1/56


1,000.00 U. S. Series G Bnd 21/s Reg. 11/1/56


2,000.00 U. S. Series G Bond 21/2s Reg. 5/1/57


2,500.00 - U. S. Series G Bond 21/2s Reg. 12/1/57


1,300.00 - U. S. Series G Bond 21/s Reg. 6/1/58


1,600.00 U. S. Series G Bond 21/2s Reg. 11/1/58


3,000.00 - Natick Savings Bank


4,000.00 - Northern Pacific Railway Prior Lien 4s 1997


2,890.00 - Provident Institution for Savings


855.38


Total Income for 1955 $1,000.13 ..


Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds received in 1955 and included above :


Pettigrew Fund


$100.00


Robert B. Wardwell 100.00


J. Sidney Stone


250.00


Helen C. Morgan


150.00


Lucey Fund


150.00


Charles Frazer


150.00


Kimball C. Powning


150.00


Herbert C. Ross


150.00


Sarah E. Lovell


150.00


Mildred P. McNeil


150.00


Waldo L. Hammond ...... 150.00


Library


1. Lydia M. Child $150.00


$150.00 - Provident Institution for Savings ..


....


$4.54


2. Harriet C. Damon .. 3,000.00


1,000.00 - U. S. Series G Bond 21/2s Reg. 6/1/56 2,000.00 - U. S. Series G Bond 21/2s Ref. 8/1/60 75.00


3. Isaac C. Damon 1,000.00 1,000.00 - U. S. Series G Bond 21/2s Reg. 11/1/56 25.00


5. James Draper


4. Ella E. Draper


500.005


6. Grace C. Draper 1,000.00


500.00} 1,000.00 -


N. Y. Central Rwy. Co. Ref. and Imp. A 41/2S 10/1/2013 60.00


1,000.00 - U. S. Series G. Bond 21/2s Reg. 11/1/56 50.00


7. James Sumner Draper .... 5,000.00 1,000.00 - Chicago, Burlington and Quincy R. R. Gen. Mtge. 4s 3/1/58


1,000.00 - Boston Five Cents Savings Bank 1,300.00 - Natick Five Cents Savings Bank


1,000.00 - Provident Institution for Savings 500.00 - U. S. Series G Bond 21/2s Reg. 12/1/57 200.00 - U. S. Series G Bond 21/2s Reg. 8/1/60 154.76


8. Sarah W. Heard 3,100.00


100.00 - Provident Institution for Savings 1,000.00 - U. S. Series G Bond 21/2s Reg. 11/1/56 2,000.00 - U. S. Series G Bond 21/2s Reg. 8/1/60 78.00


9. Jonathan M. Parmenter .... 10,000.00


1,000.00 - 5 Matured Shares South Middlesex Coopera- tive Bank 2,000.00 - 10 Paid up Shares South Middlesex Coopera- tive Bank 1,000.00 - U. S. Treasury Bond 21/2s 7/15/64-69 2,000.00 - Pennsylvania R. R. Co. Gen. Mtge. Series A 41/2 s 6/1/65 2,000.00 - American Telephone and Telegraph Company Debentures 33/ss 12/73


1,000.00 - U. S. Series G Bond 21/2s Reg. 11/1/56 1,000.00 - U. S. Series G Bond 21/2s Reg. 5/1/57 .. 322.50


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10. Cynthia G. Roby 3,200.00 1,000.00- American Telephone and Telegraph Company Debentures 33/ss 12/1/73 1,000.00 -- U. S. Series G Bond 21/2s Reg. 5/1/57 1,200.00 - Provident Institution for Savings 80.35


11. Francis Shaw 5,000.00


1,000.00 - Texas and New Orleans 1st Ref. 314 s 1970 1,000.00 - U. S. Series G Bond 21/2s Reg. 6/1/56 3,000.00 - U. S. Series G Bond 21/2s Reg. 8/1/60 132.50


12. Ada H. Wellington 500.00


200.00 - U. S. Series G Bond 21/2s Reg. 6/1/58 300.00 - U. S. Series G Bond 21/2s Reg. 11/1/58 12.50


Total Library Funds .. $32,950.00


Total Income for 1955 $995.15


RESERVE FUNDS FOR INVESTMENT $3,186.82 -- Warren Institution for Savings


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MATURING DEBT AND INTEREST


SCHOOL


Initial Borrow- ings


Payments 1956


Payments 1957


Payments 1958


Balance 1/1/59


$400,000


1948


20-Yr. Bonds


21/4%


$20,000


$260,000


$20,000


$5,850.00


$240,000


$20,000


$5,400.00


$220,000


$20,000


$4,950.00


$200,000


150,000


1948


18-Yr. Bonds


21/4%


9,000


87,000


9,000


1,957.50


78,000


9,000


1,755.00


69,000


9,000


1,552.50


60,000


140,000


1949


20-Yr. Bonds


13/4%


10,000-57


80,000


10,000


1,312.50


70,000


10,000


1,137.50


60,000


5,000


1,006.25


55,000


210,000


1952


20-Yr. Bonds


1-3/5%


10,000


170,000


10,000


2,640 00


160,000


10,000


2,480.00


150,000


10,000


2,320.00


140,000


10,000


1952


10-Yr. Coupon Notes 2%


1,000


7,000


1,000


140.00


6,000


1,000


120.00


5,000


1,000


100.00


4,000


600,000


1954


20-Yr. Bonds


2-1/5%


30,000


570,000


30,000


12,210.00


540,000


30,000


11,550 00


510,000


30,000


10,890 00


480,000


93


Total Outstanding for School


1,174,000


1,094,000


1,014,000


939,000


Total Principal and Interest for each year


80,000


24,110.00


80,000


22,442.50


75,000 20,818.75


Total Payment for each year


104,110.00


102,442.50


95,818.75


WATER


37,000


1948


15-Yr. Coupon Notes 2%


2,000


$16,000


$2,000


$300.00


$14,000


$2,000


$260.00


$12,000


$2,000


$220 00


$10.000


90,000


1948


15-Yr. Bonds


21/4%


6,000


48,000


6,000


1,080.00


42,000


6,000


945.00


36,000


6,000


810.00


30,000


10,000


1949


10-Yr. Notes


11/4%


1,000


4,000


1,000


50.00


3,000


1,000


37.50


2,000


1,000


25.00


1,000


19,000


1950


10-Yr. Notes


11/2%


2,000


9,000


2,000


120.00


7,000


2,000


90.00


5,000


2,000


60.00


3,000


10,000


1951 10-Yr. Notes


13/4%


1,000


6,000


1,000


105.00


5,000


1,000


87.50


4,000


1,000


70.00


3,000


20,000


1953


10-Yr. Coupon Notes 2%


2,000


16,000


2,000


300.00


14,000


2,000


260.00


12,000


2,000


220.00


10,000


18,000


1953


9-Yr. Notes 21/4%


2,000


14,000


2,000


315.00


12,000


2,000


270.00


10,000


2,000


225.00


8,000


Year


Type


Rate


Maturing Annually


Balance 1/1/56


Prin.


Int.


Balance 1/1/57


Prin.


Int.


Balance 1/1/58


Prin.


Int.


5,000-58


Initial Borrow- ings


Year


T'ype


Rate


Maturing Annually


Balance 1/1/56


Prin.


Int.


Balance 1/1/57


Payments 1957 Prin.


Int.


Balance 1/1/58


Prin.


Int.


Balance 1/1/59


15,000 1955 10-Yr. Notes


1.9%


1,500


15,000


1,500


270.75


13,500


1,500


242.25


12,000


1,500


213.75


10,500


Total Outstanding for Water


128,000


110,500


93,000


17,500


2,540.75


17,500


2,192.25


17,500


1,843.75


20,040.75


19,692.25


19,343.75


FIRE


$60,000 1952 20-Yr. Coupon Notes 2% Total Outstanding for Fire


4,000 2,000-63


48,000 48,000


$4.000


$960.00


$44,000 44,000


$4.000


$880.00


$40,000 40,000


$4,000


$800.00


$36,000 36,000


Total Principal and Interest each year 94


4,000


960.00


4,000


880.00


4,000


800.00


- Total Payment for each year


4,960.00


4,880.00


4,800.00


Total Outstanding School, Water, Fire 1,350,000


1,248,500


1,147,000


1,050,500


Total Principal and Interest, School, Water, Fire Total Payments for each year


101,500 27,610.75


101,500


25,514.75


96.500 23,462.50


129,110.75 (1956)


127.014.75 (1957)


119.962.50 (1958)


75,500


Total Principal and Interest for each year .. ... Total Payments for each year


Payments 1956


Payments 1958


TAX TITLES


Amount Number of Taxes


Valuation


Tax Title Possessions


76


$4,896.51


$13,050.00


For Foreclosure


1


589.62


1,300.00


Due in 1956


9


946.63


2,725.00


Due in 1957


4


399.99


1,820.00


90


$6,832.75


$18,895.00


INSURANCE


Date of


Expiration Property Insured


Amount of Insurance


1956 Workmen's Compensation and Employ- ers' Liability


Town Vehicles - Fire and Theft


$126,857.00


Town Vehicles - Liability


5,000.00-


$10,000.00


Public Liability


5,000.00-


10,000.00


Boiler


10,000.00


Burglary - Money and Securities


5,900.00


Burglary - Money and Securities


1,800.00


Sprinkler Leakage


63,500.00


Fire - Town Buildings and Contents ...


753,000.00


1957


Burglary - Pumping Station


1,500.00


Fire - Town Buildings and Contents ....


753,000.00


1958 Burglary - Town Office Equipment ... Fire - Town Buildings and Contents ... Honor Rolls


2,000.00


753,000.00


2,000.00


1960 Fire Park - Equipment Storage


5,000.00


DOROTHY S. DAMON, Treasurer.


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REPORT OF THE TAX COLLECTOR


1951


Balance 1-1-55


Refunds


Receipts


Abatements Tax Title


Balance 12-31-55


Poll Taxes


$8.00


$8.00


Personal Taxes


143.10


143.10


Motor Excise Taxes


275.09


$7.19


267.90


1952


Poll Taxes


10.00


2.00


8.00


Personal Taxes


276.75


265.95


$10.80


Motor Excise Taxes


536.95


42.22


494.73


1953


Poll Taxes


20.00


Poll Tax (Abatement Recalled)


2.00


Poll Tax (Adjustment)


2.00


8.00


10.00


6.00


Personal Taxes


387.52


342.72


44.80


Real Estate Taxes


3,733.79


$5.60


3,637.47


$101.92


Motor Excise Taxes


1,061.59


182.28


742.34


136.97


Moth Assessment


5.00


5.00


Street Betterments


13.80


3.80


10.00


Street Betterments Committed Interest


27.27


24.07


3.20


Water Betterments


17.80


12.00


5.80


Water Betterments Committed Interest


5.44


3.84


1.60


1954


Poll Taxes


200.00


Poll Tax (Adjustment)


2.00


152.00


42.00


8.00


Personal Taxes


761.67


691.47


70.20


Real Estate Taxes


27,919.60


496.80


24,036.65


129.60


98.28


4,151.87


Motor Excise Taxes


12,074.24


Additional Commitment 1955


2,870.76


448.75


13,512.28


972.98


908.49


Street Betterments


175.60


16.00


144.35


10.00


37.25


Street Betterments Committed Interest


61.01


4.36


45.57


2.80


17.00


Water Betterments


62.00


9.60


43.80


5.80


22.00


Water Betterments Committed Interest


13.15


2.30


9.30


1.39


4.76


1955


Commitments


Poll Taxes


4,380.00


11.00


3,581.00


538.00


272.00 1,168.72


Personal Taxes


56,964.04


28.00


55,308.12


515.20


Real Estate Taxes


704,180.40


Real Estate Tax (Abatement Recalled)


112.00


3,756.22


662,151.87


17,939.60


895.72


27,061.43


Motor Excise Taxes


102,122.60


3,635.25


85,422.95


9,788.63


10,546.27


Street Betterment


2,234.78


1,823.40


87.00


324.38


Street Betterment Committed Interest


847.90


704.78


20.56


122.56


Water Betterment


404.50


298.90


49.40


56.20


Water Betterment Committed Interest


79.42


60.58


8.72


10.12


Water Account Balance


18,372.30


Water Account 1955 Commitments


97,845.22


Water Account Adjustment (Plus) ..


42.65


Water Account Adjustment (Minus) ..


-32.60


289.84


100,137.02


1,509.49


14,870.90


Total Outstanding Taxes 12-31-55


$59,735.72


Betterments (Street and Water)


Unapportioned Balance


17,675.00


10.00


3,970.22


16,230.00


Commitment 1955


16,230.00


13,714.78 apportioned


Respectfully submitted,


THEODORE H. HARRINGTON, Tax Collector.


97


REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS for the Year 1955


The increase in the Assessors' work during the past year has made it necessary to devote to valuations, and especially revaluations, several extra months of field work.




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