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431,502.00
$18,927,071.00
Total borrowing capacity, 3% of average-Less Indebtedness (in- side Statutory limit)
189,270.71
Outstanding December 31, 1934
$99,689.90
Net borrowing capacity (inside debt limit) Dec. 31, 1934
89,580.81
$189,270.71
$189,270.71
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TOWN OF RANDOLPH BALANCE SHEET, DECEMBER 31, 1934
ASSETS
LIABILITIES
Cash
$39,058.65
Old Age Assistance Credits 1932
$8.00
Taxes 1928
251.16
Old Age Assistance Credits 1933
2.00
Taxes 1929
252.55
Anticipation of Revenue
128,500.00
Taxes 1930
19.10
Tax Title Revenue
35,296.59
Taxes 1931
48.24
Moth Tax Revenue
72.00
Taxes 1932
290.45
Motor Vehicle Revenue
3,395.45
Taxes 1933
29,968.35
Departmental Revenue
15,230.85
Taxes 1934
98,062.08
Water Revenue
8,025.79
Moth Tax 1932
9.00
Overlay 1934
428.41
Moth Tax 1933
33.00
Overlay Surplus
131.65
Moth Tax 1934
30.00
Tailings
41.39
Old Age Assistance 1932
16.00
Dog Licenses
3.60
Old Age Assistance 1933
93.00
Excess and Deficiency
33,869.98
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax 1932
119.43
Tax Collector's Salary
1,419.32
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax 1933
425.99
Tax Collector's Expense
204.94
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax 1934
2,850.03
Highway-Article 20
15.87
Tax Titles
35,296.59
Sidewalks
803.65
Accounts Receivable-Town Offices
108.50
Pond Street-Chapter 90
988.45
Killing Dogs
5.00
Land Damage:
Health Department
84.50
North Street
230.50
Old Age Assistance
1,590.01
North Main Street
165.00
Public Welfare
12,987.59
Pond Street
214.92
State and Military Aid
200.00
West and Warren Streets
255.25
Land Damage
255.25
Bridge to Crawford Square
440.00
Water Rates 1931
224.60
C. W. A. or E. R. A. Expenses
566.36
Water Rates 1932
816.68
Water Renewals-North Street
3.68
Water Rates 1933
1,975.35
Accounts Payable:
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Water Rates 1934 Overlay 1929 Overlay 1932 Overlay 1933
5,009.16
Lock Up Expense
13.00
62.03
147.88
Health Expense 16.00
532.27
Welfare Expense Public Welfare
1.75
7.19
Soldiers' Relief
6.00
School Salaries
21.96
School Salaries-Pauline Street
1.67
Unpaid Bills
427.00
$230,870.25
$230,870.25
Refunding Loan
$3,000.00
Water Loan Extensions
8,000.00
High School Loans
26,000.00
Water Loan-High Street
500.00
School Loan-N. and E. Randolph
89,000.00
$126,500.00
$126,500,00
Trust Funds-Cash and Securities
58,464.11
Coddington School Fund
$1,900.00
Stetson High School Fund
11,664.19
Turner Reference Fund
1,125.52
Turner Library Fund
43,143.22
Soldiers' Monument Fund
275.11
Play Ground Fund
61.99
Randolph Women's Sidewalk Fund
294.08
$58,464.11
$58,464.11
TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS.
Net Funded Debt
$126,500.00
77
109.84
Fire Dept. Expense
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BONDED INDEBTEDNESS
Date of Maturity
Water Loan, High
Street
Refunding Loan
High School Loan
Water Loan Extensions
School Loan, N. & E. Randolph
1935
$500
$1,000
$5,000
$1,000
$6,00%
1936
1,000
5,000
1,000
6,00
1937
1,000
4,000
1,000
6,00)
1938
4,000
1,000
6,00
1939
4,000
1,000
6,00
1940
4,000
1,000
6,00
1941
1,000
6,00
1942
1,000
6,00
1943
6,00
1944
5,00
1945
5,000
1946
5,00
1947
5,00)
1948
5,00
1949
5,00
1950
5,00
$500
$3,000
$26,000
$8,000
$89,00
37,5(
$126,5(
.
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STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS AND PAYMENTS FOR 1934
ACCOUNT
Appropriations
and Balances
Transfers
Refunds
Assessors
Over Drafts
Payments
Transfers
Over Drafts
Balance
Revenue
Selectmen
$1,250.00
$.84
Moderator
50.00
$1,249.16 50.00
Town Accountant
1,300.00
*$25.00
1,324.67
.33
Town Treasurer
2,740.00
$2.00
2,742.00
Tax Collector
6,694.15
34.64
5,104.53
$1,624.26
Assessors
3,700.00
3,699.00
1.00
Law Department
1,400.00
996.64
$400.00
3.36
Finance Committee
150.00
125.00
25.00
Planning Board
*50.00
38.62
11.38
Town Clerk
1,225.00
¥275.25
1,500.25
Election and Registration
1,400.00
1,397.85
2.15
Town Office Expense
1,400.00
*300.00
1,699.95
.05
Police Department
11,686.50
11,658.14
13.00
15.36
Fire Department
10,615.00
10,550.82
62.03
2.15
Dog Officer
75.00
/$5.00
80.00
Sealer of Wts. and Msrs.
220.00
214.33
5.67
Tree Warden
650.00
623.52
26.48
Moth Extermination
500.00
5.76
491.92
13.84
Health and Sanitation
7,442.29
+1,207.00
8,331.24
275.25
16.00
26.80
To be raised by
STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS AND PAYMENTS FOR 1934
ACCOUNT
Appropriations
and Balances
Transfers
Refunds
Assessors
Over Drafts
Payments
Transfers
Over Drafts
Balance
Revenue
Highways
13,500.00
.47
13,499.78
.69
Article 20
1,500.00
1,484.13
15.87
Sidewalks
3,000.00
2,196.35
803.65
Snow Removal
11,608.48
9,813.74
$1,794.08
.66
Pond Street
988.45
Piping Puzone's Land
607.10
607.00
.10
Street Lights
7,000.00
6,529.51
470.00
.49
Land Damage:
North Street
234.00
3.50
230.50
North Main Street
165.00
165.00
Pond Street
272.00
57.08
214.92
West and Warren Sts.
254.75
0.50
255.25
Bridge to C. Square
440.00
440.00
Old Age Assistance
12,800.75
12,000.00
61.00
14,056.50
800.75
4.50
Welfare Expense
1,000.00
997.37
1.75
.88
Public Welfare
40,694.88
+1,200.00
140.15
26,331.53
15,694.88
7.19
1.43
Infirmary
4,800.00
₹100.00
22.35
4,920.18
2.17
Soldiers' Benefits
9,500.00
1200.00
44.00
6,663.98
2,625.00
6.00
249.02
Schools
99,934.14
§813.79
100,318.08
21.96
407.89
988.45
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To be raised by
STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS AND PAYMENTS FOR 1934
ACCOUNT
Appropriations
and Balances
Transfers
Refunds
To be raised by
Over Drafts
Payments
Transfers
Over Drafts
Balance
Revenue
Pauline Street School
*2,539.83
2,320.31
1.67
217.85
Library Repairs
250.00
246.77
3.23
Insurance
4,000.00
3,999.54
.46
Printing Town Reports Care of Clock
570.08
570.08
25.00
25.00
Lease A. L. Headquarters
1,000.00
1,000.00
Memorial Day Expenses
350.00
349.98
02
Reserve Fund
3,000.00
2,995.88
4.12
Accounts Payable
122.63
75.13
47.50
Unpaid Bills
5,892.16
5,444.01
427.00
21.15
C. W. A. Expenses
4,000.00
25.32
3,983.96
566.36
E. R. A. Medical
*81.05
81.05
Water Department
11,375.00
+470.00
38.87
11,875.12
8.75
Holbrook Balance
573.72
573.72
Hall Street
1,500.00
1,500.00
North Street Renewals
2,500.00
161.37
2,657.69
3.68
Interest and Discount
13,000.00
11,572.75
1,400.00
27.25
Maturing Debt
18,000.00
18,000.00
+525.00
Assessors
STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS AND PAYMENTS FOR 1934
ACCOUNT
Appropriations and Balances
Transfers
Refunds
To be raised by
Assessors
Over Drafts
Payments
Transfers
Over Drafts
Balance
Revenue
Revenue Notes
192,500.00
Dog Licenses
1,159.40
State Tax
$8,800.00
8,800.00
County Tax
4,620.84
4,620.84
Parks and Reservations
68.40
68.40
Auditing
757.92
757.92
Refunds
254.96
Balance December 31, 1934
39,058.65
$550,244.65
/ To be refunded by County. * From Reserve Fund.
§ County Dog Licenses Special Town Meeting December 10, 1934 From Vital Statistics.
To be refunded by State From E and D to balance
Respectfully submitted,
ELMER L. BURCHELL.
TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS.
Report of the Selectmen and Overseers of Public Welfare
In submitting their annual report for the year 1934 your Selectmen wish to express their sincere appreciation for the loyal cooperation of all departments of the town government.
During the year through allocation by the Federal government under the E. R. A., the sum of $102,400.00 was expended for labor on various projects throughout the town, providing employment for many needy families. This money was expended for the most part under the direction of Mr. Walter F. Stephens, administrator for the town, who gave freely of his time and received no compensation for his services. Mr. John Edmund Kelley, the present administrator, prepared the plans, secured the approval and supervised the work on a number of projects at no expense to the town. To both we express our gratitude.
Among the projects completed during the year were the rebuilding and widening of Center street, completion of a six inch water main on Russ street, providing water for many families on that street and adjacent thereto, diversion of certain poluted streams which for years have been a menace to the water supply for the town. Norro- way Brook, a direct tributary to the water supply, now in the process of completion, has been widened, deepened and cleaned. The athletic field in the rear of the High school has been drained, leveled and extended. These activities have reduced the expenditures for public wel- fare and soldiers' relief during the year.
With the ultimate tapering off of Federal funds for E. R. A. purposes the town will be placed in the position
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of providing some means of a constructive nature for those unable to secure employment. From information gathered it would appear that that condition would pre- sent itself early in the year 1935.
Your Selectmen appeared at a hearing held at Ded- ham with the County Commissioners and the Commis- sioners of Public Works jointly, and secured $2,000.00 for materials and labor for the maintenance of the present Chapter 90, roads of the town, provided the town will raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000.00. We urge that the town cooperate and that said money be provided.
At the present time the Board of Selectmen act as the Board of Public Welfare and because of that connec- tion are unable to devote the amount of time necessary to the proper conduct of the office of Selectmen. We strongly recommend that the statue pertaining to the election of a Board of Public Welfare be adopted as soon as practicable.
Increased expenditures for the purpose of Old Age Assistance is inevitable, due to the many applications received for that form of relief, together with increased payments in certain cases. We are now carrying 63 cases and a number of applicants eligible because of neces- sity will require consideration.
Public Welfare in this town as well as all other cities and towns continues to be a matter of concern. During the year ending December 3:, 1934, 194 families were assisted, totalling 721 persons, of which 82 families were of unsettled status or with settlements in other towns for which reimbursement event nally will be made. Your Selectmen feel that those assisted by the town have a moral responsibility to the town, which in most cases does prevail, but there are those whose chief concern is
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their ability to patronize those places where liquor is sold at the expense of the town and of their families. The town has the right to expect strict cooperation from all who thru unfortunate circumstances ask assistance.
For the past two years the town has adopted the theory that reduced expenditures for lighting the town ways has effected a saving. A saving has been made of approximately $2,000.00 each year, but when consid- eration is given the number of deaths and accidents that have occured during that period we are of the opinion that it has proven false economy. Proper lighting of the town ways should be provided for in the budget for the coming year.
Your Selectmen would be derelict to their duty if they failed to call to the attention of the citizens the condition of the town lockup situated in the rear of the Central fire station. This building is of wood construc- tion with no sanitation, and entirely surrounded with buildings constructed of wood. Housing of prisoners in this building unattended is dangerous from the stand- point of fire, and is is recommended that a committee be appointed at the annual town meeting to investigate the advisability of building a combination fire and police station with the aid of Federal funds.
In the budget for the year 1934 the town provided for the sum of $20,182.87 because of overdrafts and un- paid bills due to Public Welfare, Soldiers' Relief, Old Age Assistance, etc., carried over from the year 1933. That condition does not exist this year, and if the ordinary budget for 1935 does not exceed that of 1934, a reduction in the tax rate should be shown. It is up to you Mr. Tax- payer to take a personal interest in the expenditures for town government.
WILLIAM S. CONDON, HAROLD W. MACAULEY, ERROL M. THOMPSON.
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Assessor's Report -- 1934
APPROPRIATIONS MADE AT ANNUAL TOWN MEETINGS OF 1934
Provided for through Current Tax Levy, certified to by the Town Clerk
General Government
Article 3.
Moderator (Salary)
$50.00
Selectmen :
Salaries
$650.00
Expenses
600.00
1,250.00
Accountant :
Salary
$1,200.00
Expenses
100.00
$1,300.00
Treasurer :
Salary $900.00
Expenses for Clerk
1,040.00
Other Expenses (including
Premiums on Bond) 400.00
Other Clerk hire
400.00
$2,740.00
Tax Collector : Salary in form of commission on collections (1934, 11/4 % ) $2,800.00
Expenses (including Premium on Bond) 900.00
Tax Titles 1,000.00
$4,700.00
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TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS.
Assessors :
Salaries
$1,800.00 500.00
Expenses (General)
Transcript of Deeds, Probate
Records and Descriptions of
Property (by the Assessors) for sale for Unpaid Taxes
300.00
Poll List
250.00
Maps and Plans
500.00
Books for Corporation and Taxation
250.00
$3,600.00
Law Department:
Attorneys' Fees
$200.00
Costs and Claims
400.00
$600.00
Finance Committee :
Expenses
$150.00
Town Clerk:
Salary (including $800.00 for
Collection of Water Assess- ments)
$1,100.00
Expenses
125.00
Vital Statistics
400.00
$1,625.00
Election and Registration :
Salaries of Registrars
$150.00
Election Expenses
1,250.00
$1,400.00
Town Office Expenses 1,400.00
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Protection of Persons and Property
Police Department:
Salary of Chief
$2,500.00
Salary of Patrolman
2,000.00
Salary of Patrolman
1,900.00
General Expenses
3,750.00
10,150.00
Lockup Department:
Salary of Keeper
$100.00
Expenses
85.00
$185.00
Fire Department:
Salary of Chief
$2,000.00
Salary of Driver
1,800.00
Salary of Driver
1,700.00
Salary of Deputy Chief
125.00
Salaries of Relief Drivers
930.00
Salary of 20 Call Men
1,500.00
Expenses :
Central Station
$1,000.00
No. 2 Station
500.00
Fire Alarm System
460.00
Forest Fires
600.00
10,615.00
Dog Officer's Salary
75.00
(To be expended at rate of $12.50 per month, starting July 1)
Sealer of Weights and Measures:
Salary Expenses
$150.00
70.00
220.00
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TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS.
Tree Warden:
Salary
$250.00
Expenses
400.00
650.00
Moth Extermination : Expenses
500.00
Health and Sanitation
Salaries
$350.00
County Hospital Assessment
1,342.29
Expenses
3,000.00
Inspector of Animals
100.00
Inspector of Milk
150.00
Inspector of Slaughtering
100.00
Inspector of Plumbing
250.00
Health Nurse
1,250.00
$6,542.29
And that the Town Physicians be paid on the basis of $50.00 for the first 25 calls, pro-rata for all calls under 25, all calls over 25 to be free calls.
Highway Department
Salary
$1,500.00
Maintenance
12,000.00
Snow Removal
7,500.00
Street Lights
7,000.00
28,000.00
Charities and Soldiers' Benefits
Overseers of Public Welfare:
Expenses
$1,000.00
Infirmary 4,800.00
Outside Relief (inc. Mothers Aid
and Poor out of Infirmary) 25,000.00
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State Aid
1,200.00
Soldiers' Relief
8,000.00
Military Aid Old Age Assistance
100.00
12,000.00
52,100.00
Schools
Teaching
$72,404.01
Superintendent's Salary
1,519.92
Truant Officer
250.00
Nurse
1,350.00
Physician
700.00
Superintendent's Clerk
200.00
Janitors
7,140.00
83,563.93
Equipment
$1,500.00
Repairs, Replacements and Re- newals
3,000.00
Fuel
2,409.00
Books and Supplies
3,000.00
Transportation
2,500.00
Trade and Continuation
2,000.00
Superintendent's Expense
175.00
Committee's Expense
100.00
General Expense
2,500.00
$17,184.00
Note-That the Dog Tax returns received from the County Treasurer be transferred to the School Expenses
813.79
16,370.21
And that the above be appro- priated as two items, one as Salaries and Wages and the other as School Expenses.
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Turner Library
Repairs
250.00
Unclassified
Memorial Day Expenses $350.00
Care of Clock, First Congrega- tional Church 25.00
Printing and Distributing Town Reports Insurance
570.08
4,000.00
4,945.08
Public Service Enterprises
Water Department:
Commissioners' Salaries
$375.00
Superintendent's Salary
2,000.00
Maintenance
5,000.00
Joint Account
4,000.00
Balance due Holbrook
573.72
Appropriation to replace all
services on North street
2,500.00
$14,448.72
Maturing Debt and Interest
Maturing Debt
$18,000.00
Interest and Discount
13,000.00
31,000.00
Special Articles
Article 4-Reserve Fund
3,000.00
Article 5-Overdrafts :
Public Welfare
15,694.88
Snow Removal
1,794.08
Old Age Assistance
800.75
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Article 6-Unpaid Bills :
Public Welfare
4,000.00
Infirmary
276.04
Board of Health
908.00
Vital Statistics
12.50
Law Dept. Mann case versus Town of Randolph)
200.00
Finance Committee
6.00
School Department
172.50
Highway Dept., 1930 and previous
317.12
Article 8-C. W. A. Expenses
4,000.00
Article 9-Same as 1933
Article 15-For the rental of the building occupied by the Lt. Thomas W. Desmond Post American Legion
1,000.00
Article 20-Purchase supplies and materials to be used in the repairing, and recon- struction of streets under the following Articles : No. 20, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 and 30, this work to be done as a C. W. A. pro- ject, or by welfare workers
1,500.00
Article 35-Install a water main and one hydrant on Hall street 1,500.00
Article 37-Maintenance of a Dental Clinic under the direction of the Board of Health 500.00
Article 41-Building of permanent side- walks on North Main street, starting at Crawford square and running northerly to the railroad bridge; the labor and materials to be provided by C. W. A., P. W. A. or Welfare
3,000.00
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Article 43-Selectmen to appoint an addi- tional Police Officer according to the Civil Service Rules and Regulations 1,351.50
$318,463.60
APPROPRIATIONS MADE AT SPECIAL TOWN MEETING HELD APRIL 23, 1934
Article 1-Unpaid bills in the Highway De- partment for removal of snow $2,314.40
Article 2-Unpaid bill of James H. Dunphy for legal services 400.00
$321,178.00
1934 Assessed Valuation
Personal Estate
$652,150.00
Real Estate-Land
1,319,600.00
Real Estate-Buildings
4,044,400.00
$6,016,150.00
Excise Tax
Valuation June 1 Commitment
$183,135.00
September 1 Commitment
113,690.00
December 30 Commitment 90,570.00
$387,395.00
$6,403,545.00
Determination of Tax Rate, 1934
Total Town Appropriations
$321,178.00
Old Age Assistance, 1931 32.00
Chapter 391, Acts of 1931
68.40
Chapter 44, Section 41
757.92
County Tax
4,620.84
State Tax
8,800.00
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Plus Over-lay to cover abatements :
1928
$64.11
1929
73.61
1930
341.90
1931
993.48
1934
4,964.70
Total
$341,894.96
Credits from various sources included in
Tax Levy of 1934:
Income Tax
$32,775.57
Motor Vehicle Tax
10,000.00
Licenses and Permits
2,200.00
Fines
437.78
Special Asessments
55.60
General Government
36.20
Protection of Persons and Prop-
erty
177.25
Health and Sanitation
1,327.06
Charities
14,621.32
Old Age Assistance
3,567.93
Soldiers' Benefits
1,006.00
Schools
10,868.52
Public Service Enterprises
22,317.78
Interest on Taxes and Assess-
ments
5,915.68
All Other
710.37
Federal Aid, Welfare
3,444.20
$109,461.26
Less Total Credits from various sources :
Revenue from various sources 109,461.26
Poll Tax 3,820.00
$113,281.26
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Total Amount to be provided for through Tax Levy
$228,613.70
Total Assessed Valuation
$6,016,150.00
Tax Rate per $1,000.00
$38.00
Taxes Levied and Committed to Collector
Tax on Real and Personal
Estates
$228,636.50 3,886.00
Poll Tax
Moth Tax
47.50
Excise Tax-June 1
5,929.90
Excise Tax-September 1
2,889.18
Excise Tax-December 20
1,382.12
Total
$242,771.20
Information Contained in the Table of Aggregates Prepared and Submitted to the State Tax Commissioner
Number of residents and non-residents assessed for property
2,626
Number of persons assessed for Poll Tax only
1,943
Total number of persons assessed
4,569
Number of horses assessed
41
Number of cows assessed
137
Number of cattle other than cows assessed
3
Number of swine assessed
480
Number of dwelling houses assessed
1,890
Number of fowl assessed
5,500
Number of automobiles and trucks assessed :
June 1 Commitment
1,201
September 1 Commitment
688
December 20 Commitment
419
Total number of cars
2,308
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Valuation of Exempted Property
Religious Organizations :
First Baptist Church Personal Estate
$5,000.00
Building
30,000.00
Land
4,000.00
$39,000.00
First Congregational Church
Personal Estate
$5,000.00
Building
35,000.00
Land
5,000.00
$45,000.00
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Personal Estate
$5,000.00
Building
100,000.00
Land
6,000.00
$111,000.00
Unitarian Church
Personal Estate
$2,500.00
Building
20,000.00
Land
5,000.00
$27,500.00
Episcopal Church
Personal Estate
$1,500.00
Building
7,000.00
Land
2,500.00
$11,000.00
Methodist Church
Personal Estate
$500.00
Building
2,000.00
Land
500.00
$3,000.00
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Literary Institutions :
Boston School for the Deaf Personal Estate
$25,000.00
Building
340,000.00
Land
10,000.00
$375,000.00
Ladies' Library Association
Personal Estate
$500.00
Building
2,250.00
Land
1,500.00
$4,250.00
Turner Free Library
Personal Estate
$25,000.00
Building
40,000.00
Land
5,000.00
$70,000.00
Charitable Institutions :
Seth Mann 2nd Home for Aged
Women
Personal Estate
$2,500.00
Buildings
12,000.00
Land
5,000.00
$19,500.00
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Randolph Visiting Nurse Association
Personal Estate 500.00
Lieut. Thomas W. Desmond
Post Building Asso., Inc.
Personal
$500.00
Building
5,400.00
Land
1,200.00
$7,100.00
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Cemeteries :
Central Cemetery Vault and Buildings
$2,000.00
Land
5,000.00
$7,000.00
St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
Vault and Buildings
$1,000.00
Land
5,000.00
$6,000.00
Oakland Cemetery Land
$1,000.00
Recapitulation
Religious Organizations
$236,500.00
Literary Institutions
449,250.00
Charitable Institutions
20,000.00
Lieut. Thomas W. Desmond Post, Inc. 7,100.00
Cemetery Associations
14,000.00
$726,850.00
Property Owned by Town for Public Use
Town Hall :
Personal Estate
$5,000.00
Building
50,000.00
Land
12,500.00
$67,500.00
Schools :
Personal Estate, Equipment and Supplies $50,000.00
Prescott Primary School
Building
$10,500.00
Land
1,500.00
$12,000.00
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Prescott Grammar School
Building Land
$23,500.00 4,000.00
$27,500.00
Chestnut Street School
Building
$2,000.00
Land
500.00
$2,500.00
Pauline Street School
Building
$4,500.00
Land
1,000.00
$5,500.00
Belcher School
Building
$24,000.00
Land
1,000.00
$25,000.00
Tower Hill School
Building
$4,500.00
Land
500.00
$5,000.00
Stetson High School
Building
Land
$140,000.00 10,000.00
-- $150,000.00
Charles Gabriel Devine School
Building
$95,000.00
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Land
2,500.00
$97,500.00
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Daniel Joseph McNeill School Building Land
$20,000.00 1,500.00
$21,500.00
Fire Department :
Engine House No. 1
$4,000.00
Engine House No. 2
1,500.00
Pumping Engine
2,000.00
Combination Fire Truck
1,500.00
Hook and Ladder Truck
4,500.00
Chevrolet Truck with Chemicals
700.00
$14,200.00
Police Department : Motorcycles
$300.00
Chevrolet Coach
400.00
$700.00
Water Department:
Buildings (one-half interest jointly owned by Town of
Holbrook) includ- ing Pumping Station and Dwelling House
$20,000.00
Land
7,000.00
Truck
500.00
Piping System, Machinery,
Tools, etc.
230,500.00
$258,000.00
Vacant Land-Real Estate :
Clark Lot
$1,500.00
North Street Lot
300.00
E. Fannie Belcher Lot
4,000.00
Foreclosed Property
9,050.00
$14,850.00
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TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS.
Highway Department:
Tractor
$200.00
Scraper
500.00
Gas Roller
1,500.00
Equipment
1,000.00
$3,200.00
Infirmary :
Personal
$1,500.00
Buildings
8,000.00
Land
2,000.00
$11,500.00
$766,450.00
Respectfully submitted,
WALDO E. MANN, FRANK F. TEED, JAMES P. DUFFY, Board of Assessors.
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NINETY-NINTH ANNUAL REPORT
Report of Collector of Taxes
January, 19, 1934.
When a corporation or individual lacking reserves expends more than is received, inevitably, the end is bankruptcy. In this respect, the position of a town is no different from that of a corporation or a person, and this is the situation facing our town today.
It is common to blame our town officials for this state of affairs. The fact remains, however, that the budget, which is the amount of money expended annually in running a town, is voted at town meetings by the cit- izens who are there present.
Failure to hold appropriations within our present day ability to meet them should therefore be charged against the entire community. Public officials can be held responsible only so far as they fail to keep within the budget appropriated at the town meetings.
Tax collections the past year have been fair con- sidering conditions. Your Collector has tried to make collections of taxes on homes as little burdensome as pos- sible. In many towns, collection of the tax on homes is rigidly enforced within a short time after the issuance of the tax bills. The policy of your Collector has been to secure as large a percentage of cash payments as quickly as possible resorting to the less agreeable method of advertising the property only as a last resort, and when no other alternative remains.
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A word in regard to collection of Personal, Poll and Auto Taxes. Most people intend to and do pay these taxes within a reasonably prompt time and some others, not then able to pay, report to the Collector how they are situated financially and are allowed further time in which to pay. Some few, however, do not seem to realize that if the Collector does not collect these particular taxes and they are not abated by the Assessors, or paid by those who owe them, the Collector must make good for them out of his own pocket. Possibly this may strike a few as a fine idea. However it is rough on the Collector. These few seem to have the Tax Collector confused with the Rockefeller Foundation.
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