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Salaries and Services:
Chief of Police
$1,446.00
Night Patrol
1,238.00
Special Police Officers
362.40
3,046.40
Other Expenses:
Matron
3.00
Transportation
183.35
Telephone
103.49
Meals to prisoners
8.45
Posting Warrants
16.00
Medical Aid to prisoners ..
2.00
Stamps
5.57
Repairs
21.95
Supplies
42.76
386.57
$3,432.97
Fire Department-
Salaries and Services:
Engineers
180.00
Supt. of Fire Alarm
100.00
Stewards
110.00
Call Men
2,026.25
2,416.25
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Other Expenses:
Labor
12.91
Motor Expense
101.16
Fuel
307.60
Telephone
58.10
Repairing Apparatus
70.66
Fire Alarm Boxes
39.74
Cross Arms
38.14
Repairing Building
37.26
Stamps
1.00
Supplies
89.28
755.85
$3,172.10
Fire Hose-
1250 feet
800.00
800.00
Labor and parts (Seagrave Pump)
Labor
226.52
Parts
376.50
Painting
67.50
670.52
670.52
Moth Department-
Salaries and Services:
Superintendent
236.25
Other employees
483.40
719.65
Other Expenses:
Teams
48.00
Insecticides
90.72
Motor Expense
3.30
Shop Rent
24.00
Trucking
2.00
Storage
12.00
180.02
899.67
Tree Warden-
Labor
131.15
Supplies
3.05
134.20
134.20
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Torest Warden-
Labor
70.50
Supplies
52.83
123.23
123.23
Town Forest-
Labor
54.60
Express on Trees
7.46
62.06
62.06
Inspector of Wires-
Salary
90.00
90.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures-
Salary
90.00
90.00
Total for Protection of Persons and Property
.. . . . . $9,474.75
HEALTH AND SANITATION
Board of Health-
Tuberculosis:
Board and Treatment at Es-
sex Sanatorium
1,802.80
Other Expenses:
Legal Forms
12.72
Veneral Clinic
4.00
Rabie Vaccine
9.00
Burying Dead Animals
2.00
Advertising Regulations ....
29.40
57.12
$1,859.92
Public Health Nurse-
Salary
1,048.00
Motor Expense
77.06
Postage
.70
Inspection-
Inspector of Animals
100.00
Inspector of Slaughter
20.00
Inspector of Milk
20.00
1,125.76
140.00
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Essex County Tuberculosis Sanatorium-
Maintenance Assessment for
436.79 1933
436.79
Total for Health and Sanitation
$3,562.47
HIGHWAYS
Highway Department- -
Superintendent $788.35
Other Expenses:
Labor
$2,401.50
Town Truck
374.25
Other Trucks
843.25
Road Materials
3,293.49
Sand and Gravel
255.83
Posts
47.60
Telephone
25.11
Culverts
192.61
Guard Rail
318.60
Mixer
225.00
Steel
54.38
Kerosene for lamps (Sewer)
37.75
Hire of Road Machinery
100.20
Teams
49.00
Cement
26.70
Supplies
133.88
Registration fees (Truck and Tractor)
4.00
Motor Fuel
243.00
Repairs on Tractor
171.53
Repairs of Truck
75.08
Repairs on Tools
24.48
Repairs on Drag
7.00
8,904.24
$9,692.59
Snow Removal-
Superintendent
162.05
Other Expenses:
Labor
1,971.03
Trucks
879.93
Town Truck
358.51
Tractor
95.00
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Sidewalk Plowing
160.64
Telephone
9.06
Calcium Chloride
34.20
Fuel
60.82
Sand
11.20
Motor Expense
1.88
Shovels
7.20
Supplies
45.62
Repairs on Truck
.85
Repairs on Plows
7.88
3,643.82
$3,805.87
Sidewalks, Railings and Bridges-
Labor
51.40
Lumber
34.11
Repairing Railing
10.77
Paint Supplies
14.33
110.61
Road Machinery Account-
Gasoline
238.01
Repairs:
Labor
215.83
Parts
64.64
518.48
Rocks Bridge-
Assessment for 1933 Maintenance
635.90
Total for Highways .........
$14,763.45
CHARITIES
Public Welfare-
Outside Relief by the Town: Groceries and Provisions $10,378.73
Board and Care 5,415.29
Medical Care and Medicine 1,583.60
Rent
3,389.64
Coal
1,409.76
Wood
465.88
Fuel Oil
1,018.86
Cash
188.35
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Burial
165.00
Clothing
659.65
Legal Blanks and Forms
30.41
24,705.17
Other Institutions-
Amesbury Hospital
861.65
Gale Hospital
22.50
Pondville Hospital
272.50
Private
42.00
State Infirmary
313.27
1,511.92
Relief given by other Cities and
Towns
1,603.76
1,603.76
Transportation
7.00
7.00
Handling and Distributing Com- modities
288.05
288.05
Old Age Assistance-
Cash
$8,622.25
Medical Care and Medicine
271.00
Care in Home
209.00
Fuel
131.75
9,234.00
Relief given by other cities
and Towns
112.60
112.60
Mothers' Aid-
Cash
1,476.00
Fuel
33.75
Medical Care
.....
36.50
1,546.25
Soldiers Relief-
Groceries and Provisions
2,151.76
Fuel
388.41
Rent
924.20
Medical Care and Medicine
234.60
Cash
573.30
Clothing
84.44
Board and Care
130.00
28,115.90
9,346.60
4,486.71
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Other Institutions-
Massachusetts General Hospital 104.96
Newburyport Homeopathic
Hospital
5.00
109.96
4,596.67
Soldiers Benefits-
State Aid:
Cash
350.00
350.00
Total for Charities
$43,955.42
SCHOOLS
Administration-
Salaries:
School Committee
$157.00
Superintendent
850.00
Superintendent's Secretary ....
250.00
Superintendent's Expenses:
Travel
100.00
Telephone
24.50
Postage, Printing & Supplies
38.50
163.00
School Committee Expenses
18.10
School Physician
45.00
School Census
25.00
Truant Officer
50.00
Law Enforcement
2.75
Teachers' Salaries:
High
6,959.00
Elementary
10,334.00
Supervisors (High)
200.00
Supervisors (Elementary)
600.00
Text Books and Supplies:
High-
Books
350.08
Supplies
1,014.73
$1,257.00
140.85
18,093.00
1,364.81
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Elementary-
: Books
263.48
Supplies
502.72
Transportation
1,961.00
Janitors' Services:
High
407.50
Elementary
807.50
1,215.00
Fuel-
High
483.59
Elementary
836.70
1,320.29
Maintenance of Buildings and Grounds:
High-
Repairs
186.80
Janitors Supplies
60.97
Miscellaneous
76.24
324.01
Elementary-
Repairs
781.49
Janitors Supplies
57.46
Miscellaneous
144.97
983.92
New Equipment
148.20
Health
271.00
Miscellaneous Expenses
4.72
423.92
Total for Schools $28,013.00
PUBLIC LIBRARY
Salaries and Services-
Librarian's Salaries
$500.00
Care of Grounds
129.20
Books and Periodicals:
Books
459.55
Periodicals
30.75
766.20
629.20
490.30
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Binding:
Books
84.06
Periodicals
1.26
85.32
Heating and Lighting ...
278.97
Other Expenses:
Postage
1.66
Express
.58
Fence
8.47
Posts and Cement
7.18
Book List Subscription
2.50
Fertilizer
2.50
Supplies
9.13
Librarian's Expenses
1.45
33.47
Total for Library $1,517 ?0
RECREATION
Kimball Park-
Labor
65.00
Paint
1.00
Fertilizer
2.50
Plants
3.50
Total for Recreation $72.00
UNCLASSIFIED
Memorial Day ---
American Legion ..... $125.00
$125.00
Insurance-
Town Buildings
548.80
Workmen's Compensation
806.38
Firemen
243.75
Health Nurse Car
55.00
Fire Department Pumper
33.25
Fire Department 7.83
Tax Collector (Messenger, In- terior, Hold-up and Safe
Burglary)
32.50
Forgery
22.50
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Highway:
Tractor
52.10
Truck
72.10
$1,874.21
1,874.21
Tools and Materials to be used
on C. W. A. Projects-
Tools
6.35
Sharpening Tools
54.30
Horse Hire
35.24
Transportation
51.17
Materials
228.50
375.56
375.56
C. W. A. Projects-
Town Building Project:
Labor
234.70
Wiring Supplies
78.85
Plumbing Supplies
302.04
Carpentering Supplies
682.72
Mason
44.60
1,342.91
1,342.91
Gravel on Winter Street:
Tools
29.63
Pipe
22.43
Gravel
149.92
Truck Hire
375.00
576.98
576.98
Transportation
81.63
81.63
Total for C. W. A. Projects
$2,377.08
E. R. A. Projects-
Assessors:
Card Index
7.00
File Cards 22.00
Case of Drawers
4.72
Tape Measure, Tape, Nails ..
3.52
Note Books
.40
Rent of Typewriter
3.00
.
40.64
Sewing:
Trucking Goods
11.25
Buttons, Tape, & Patterns 6.94
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Flat Iron Equipment
1.20
Emergency Kit
1.13
Thread
9.36
Elastic and Pins
1.61
Keys Fitted
.75
Oil
1.01
Lighting Service
2.31
Sewing Machine Bolt
.15
35.71
Water Holes:
Trucking
59.00
Lumber and Cement
14.19
73.19
Cemetery:
Laying Out New Portion
32.00
Splitting Stone
12.50
Tools
14.05
Fire Station :
Shingles and Lumber
168.13
Wiring
26.30
Paint Supplies
8.82
Town Building:
Grill
20.00
Paint Supplies
5.70
Fixtures
4.55
Other Supplies
2.26
Town Forest:
Survey
55.59
Shovels
19.25
Axes
37.80
First Aid Kit
1.00
File
.50
Axe Handle
.60
Brush Hook
1.50
116.24
Playground:
Gasoline
12.03
Horse Hire
18.00
58.55
203.25
32.51
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Grass Seed
13.88
Trucking
1.00
44.91
County 'Road:
Trucks and Drivers
262.25
Culvert
13.08
Gravel
7.42
282.75
Administration :
Telephone
11.75
Supplies
15.14
Transportation
112.88
139.77
Total for E. R. A. Projects $1,027.52
MISCELLANEOUS
Selectmen-
Transportation
$66.02
Envelopes
22.00
Forms and Blanks for Returns and Claims
17.88
Drawing Deeds
15.00
Recording Deeds
9.46
Essex County Selectmen's As- sociation (Dues for 1934)
6.00
Commodity Slips
26.50
Post Office Box Rent
2.25
Certifying Town Notes
18.00
Checking Voters at Town Meet-
ings
12.00
Supplies
25.76
Accountant-
Transportation
8.56
Supplies
31.94
Typewriter
48.51
Transfer Files
10.20
Envelopes
16.24
220 87
115.45
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Treasurer-
Envelopes
110.43
Supplies
16.36
126.79
Collector-
Envelopes
32.00
Deeds and affidavits
39.99
Forms
1.08
Book
4.58
Assessors-
Envelopes
6.05
Stamps
11.25
Transportation 16.00
Supplies
54.29
Writing State Book
50.00
Preparing Poll Lists
30.00
Deeds, Mortgages, Abstracts
66.47
Repairs on Safe
13.40
Chair
6.50
Desk
15.00
Electric Light Fixture
10.00
Town Clerk-
Qualifying Officers
16.00
Register Book
8.00
Repairing Lock and Keys
7.80
Repairing Ballot Box
1.85
Stamps
2.00
Supplies
2.47
Vital Statistics for 1933:
28 deaths at .50 14.00
26 births at $1.00 26.00
18 marriages at .50 9.00
23 death returns to
other Towns at .50 11.50
60.50
98.62
Inspector of Wires-
Supplies
22.43
22.43
Inspector of Milk-
1.64
1.64
Envelopes
77.65
278.96
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Sealer of Weights and Measures-
Transportation
35.38
Supplies
12.26
Express
.60
48.24
Total for Miscellaneous $990.65
PRINTING
Selectmen-
800 Town Reports, 112 pages
$166.88
1 H. T. cut
7.99
Printing and insert
9.80
License Applications and Li- censes
4.97
Letter Heads
4.65
Town Meeting Warrants
4.75
1000 Work Cards
7.75
Letter and Bill Heads
6.25
Town Meeting Warrants and Discussion Sheets
3.25
$216.29
Public Welfare-
6 Order Books
7.67
7.67
Soldiers Relief-
3 Order Books
3.83
3.83
Old Age Assistance-
Blanks
.88
.88
Collector-
Tax Deeds
3.04
Tax Notices
3.50
Tax Demands
4.61
Tax Bills
18.00
Advertising Tax Sales
50.10
Envelopes
38.24
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Treasurer-
Printing Checks ... 19.31 19.31
. .. .
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Assessors-
Applications and Notices ... ... 6.20
6.20
Elections-
28 Caucus Warrants
6.50
25 Specimen Ballots
6.00
1000 Caucus Ballots
22.50
17 Town Meeting Warrants
4.75
20 Check Lists
42.50
25 Specimen Ballots
7.50
1300 Official Ballots
19.35
Fac Similie Cut
2.25
12 Check Lists
5.60
19 Warrants
3.85
25 Warrants
4.65
24 Tally Sheets
8.80
75 Check Lists
21.35
29 Tally Sheets
7.85
25 Warrants
9.65
173.10
544.77
Lighting Town Buildings-
Light Department
$508.20
Light Department bill for 1933 Appropriation
$508.20
Unpaid Bills on E. R. A .;
Town Building, Sewer projects and other necessary expenses on the Town Building.
Labor or Floor
6.75
Labor on Setees
10.28
Wiring
5.75
Plumbing
11.69
Supplies
48.93
Services of Supervisor
50.00
Sewer:
Lumber
23.68
Cement and Pipe
46.60
Sharpening Tools
15.42
Trucks 30.00
Cement Mixer 5.00
Supplies
6.95
133.40
127.65
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Necessary Expenses :
Repairing Slate on Roof
80.00
Repairs on Clock
2.00
82.00
343.05
Claims Against Former Consolidated School Building Committee-
Architect Fees
2,364.50
Legal Services
149.50
Report on plans
44.75
2,558.75
Total for Unclassified
10,349.23
Total: All Departments
$158,587.65
Reserve Fund-
Bonding Town Officers
5.00
Election Officers 34.00
Town Hall Maintenance 66.79
Tax Collector 1932
146.92
Snow Removal
100.00
Highway Department
50.00
Insurance
39.11
E. R. A. Cemetery Project
32.00
473.82
Appropriation
$500.00
Transferred
473.82
Balance
26.18
Public Service Enterprises -
Electric Light Department:
$29,986.03
For detail see report Municipal Light Board.
$10,204.84
For detail see report of Water Commissioners.
Cemeteries-
Labor
691.16
691.16
Other expenses:
Flowers
13.25
Grass Seed
5.60
Bouquets
12.00
Shrubs
180.65
Supplies
45.28
256.78
947.94
Water Department:
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Cemetery Perpetual Care Trust Funds-
Cutting Stones
15.00
Foundations and Resetting Head Stones
25.00
Plants
12.00
Supplies
7.30
Services
25.00
84.30
Cemetery Contingent Trust Funds-
Laying out new portion
47.25
Trucks
168.75
Teams
64.00
Gravel
32.40
312.40
Total for cemeteries
$1.344.64
Interest-
Temporaray Loans:
Anticipation of Taxes
$1,310.75
Municipal Loan of 1933:
616.00
Water Extension Loan:
240.00
Total for Interest
$2,166.75
Municipal Indebtedness ---
Municipal Loan
3.600.00
Water Extension Loan
2,000.00
Total Redemptions
5,600.00
Payments to State and County-
State Tax
3,200.00
Municipal Accounts
73.45
Municipal Light Tax
4.90
Parks and Reservations
24.41
Federal Tax on Electric Light 14.96
County of Essex Tax
2,599.71
County (Dog Licenses)
157.80
6,075.23
Refunds-
Electric Light Surplus
3,439.32
1934 Taxes
45.48
3,484.80
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Total expenditures (exclusive of
Trust accounts and Temporary
Tax Loans $175,914.43
Trust Accounts:
Cemetery Perpetual Care 995.00
Public Library Income 412.50
Advance for Miscellaneous Expenses
10.00
Public Library principal
500.00
1,917.50
Temporary Loans:
Anticipation of Revenue
82,600.00
Revenue and Non-Revenue Expenditures
$260,431.93
Cash Balance, December 31, 1934 3,817.01
$264,248.94
TABLE OF ACCOUNTS
Appropriations
Transfers
Refunds and Receipts
Total
Payments
Balance
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Moderator
12.00
12.00
12.00
Selectmen
337.50
337.50
337.50
Board of Public Welfare
337.50
337.50
337.50
Treasurer
270.00
270.00
270.00
Accountant
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
Tax Collector for 1933
200.00
200.00
64.49
135.51
Tax Collector for 1934
700.00
700.00
413.56
286.44
Town Counsel
75.00
75.00
75.00
Town Clerk
225.00
225.00
225.00
Assessors
650.00
650.00
650.00
Registrars
112.50
112.50
112.50
Bonding Town Officers
249.00
5.00
254.00
254.00
Election Officers
200.00
34.00
234.00
234.00
Town Hall Maintenance
800.00
266.79
1,066.79
1,039.53
27.26
Town Hall Repairs
50.00
50.00
30.92
19.08
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
Police Department
3,450.00
3,450.00
3,432.97
17.03
Fire Department
3,000.00
3,000.00
2,992.10
7.90
Fire Engineers
180.00
180.00
180.00
Repairs Seagrave Pump
447.36
252.64
700.00
670.52
29.48
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TABLE OF ACCOUNTS-(Continued)
Refunds and
Appropriations
Transfers
Receipts
Total
Payments
Balance
Fire Hose
800.00
800.00
800.00
Forest Warden
150.00
150.00
122.23
26.77
Moth Department
900.00
900.00
899.67
.33
Tree Warden
135.00
135.00
134.20
80
Town Forest
100.00
100.00
62.06
37.94
Inspector of Wires
90.00
90.00
90.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures 90.00
90.00
90.00
HEALTH AND SANITATION
Board of Health
1,500.00
400.00
1,900.00
1,859.92
40.08
Public Health Nurse
1,150.00
1,150.00
1,125.76
24.24
Inspector of Animals
100.00
100.00
100.00
Inspector of Slaughter
20.00
20.00
20.00
Inspector of Milk
20.00
20.00
20.00
Essex County Tuberculosis
Maintenance Assessment
436.79
436.79
436.79
HIGHWAYS
Highway Department
5,000.00
50.00
4,650.00
9,700.00
9,692.59
7.41
Maintenance Chapter 90 Roads
1,000.00
1,000.00
Bear Hill Street
500.00
500.00
Snow Removal
3,800.00
100.00
3,900.00
3,805.87
94.13
Sidewalks, Railings, Bridges
175.00
175.00
110.61
64.39
Rocks Bridge
1,300.00
1,300.00
635.90
664.10
Street Lights
2,931.12
2,931.12
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TABLE OF ACCOUNTS-(Continued)
Appropriations
Transfers
Refunds and Receipts
Total
Payments
Balance
CHARITIES
Public Welfare
24,000.00
1,199.14
28,835.82
28,115.90
719.92
Mothers Aid
1,560.00
200.00
1,760.00
1,546.25
213.25
Old Age Assistance
10,000.00
10,000.00
9,346.60
653.40
Soldiers Relief
5,000.00
5,000.00
4,596.67
403.33
State Aid
350.00
350.00
350.00
SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES
School Committee Salaries
157.00
157.00
157.00
School Department
27,735.00
149.09
27,884.09
27,856.00
28.09
Public Library
700.00
818.00
1,518.00
1,517.26
.74
RECREATION AND UNCLASSIFIED
Memorial Day
125.00
125.00
125.00
C. W. A. projects
2,225.00
2,225.00
2,222.53
2.47
E. R. A. projects
1,000.00
32.00
1,032.00
1,027.52
4.48
Insurance
1,863.60
39.11
1,902.71
1,874.21
28.50
Printing
550.00
- 550.00
544.77
5.23
Miscellaneous
800.00
200.00
1,000.00
990.65
9.35
Lighting Town Buildings
508.20
508.20
508.20
Reserve Fund
500.00
500.00
Unpaid Bills, E. R. A. Town
Buildings and Sewer Projects
350.00
350.00
343.05
6.95
Overdrafts 1933
1,137 48
1,137.48
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3,636.68
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TABLE OF ACCOUNTS-(Continued)
Appropriations
Transfers
Refunds and Receipts
Total
Payments
Balance
ENTERPRISES
Cemeteries
950.00
950.00
947.94
2.06
INTEREST AND MATURING DEBT
Interest
3,000.00
3,000.00
1,926.75
1,073.25
Water Extension Note
2,000.00
2,000.00
$116, 455.05
$6,965.36
$5,617.09
$120,968.90
$116,334.49
$4,634.41
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OTHER PAYMENTS NOT APPROPRIATED
Balance Dec. 31, 1933
Transfers
Refunds and Receipts
.Total
Payments
Balance
County Tax
2,599.71
2,599.71
2,599.71
State Tax
3,200.00
3,200.00
3,200.00
Parks and Reservation Tax
24.41
24.41
24.41
Municipal Light Tax
4.90
4.90
4.90
Municipal Accts. (Supplies Taxed)
73.45
73.45
73.45
Light Department
8,641.39
27,312.45
35,953.84
30,000.99
5,952.85
Water Department
3,500.41
10,417.94
13,918.35
12,444.84
1,473.51
Trust Fund Deposits
1,907.50
1,907.50
1,907.50
Temporary Loans
82,600.00
82,600.00
82,600.00
Dog Tax (For County)
260.40
260.40
157.80
102.60
Advance for Change
10.00
10.00
10.00
Road Machinery Account
458.35
541.98
934.60
850.98
140.68
710.30
Road Machinery Maintenance
380.02
380.02
377.80
2.22
C. W. A. for Tools and Materials
159.98
159.98
154.55
5.43
Tax Collector 1932
146.92
146.92
146.92
Tax Collector 1933
141.64
141.64
141.64
Kimball Park
72.00
72.00
72.00
Cemetery Contingent
312.60
312.60
312.40
20
Cemetery Perpetual Care
84.30
84.30
84.30
Taxes 1934
45.48
45.48
45.48
Municipal Loan
3,600.00
3,600.00
3,600.00
Light Department Surplus
3,439.32
3,439.32
3,439.32
Claims against the Former
Consolidated School Building
Committee
2,558.75
2,558.75
2,558.75
$129,356.82 $1,060.45
$142,896.18
$273,313.45
$260,431.93
$12,881.52
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RECAPITULATION
Appropriations Accounts Balances 1933
$116,455.05
12,901.77
129,356.82
Not approved by the Federal Emergency Finance Board
Deduction from Appropriations, Maintenance Chap. 90 Roads 1,000.00
Bear Hill Street 500.00
127,856.82
Transferred to other Accounts
To Public Welfare
3,439.32
To Public Welfare
197.36
To Tax Collector 1933 200.00
To Town Hall Maintenance 200.00
From Water Extension Note
To Repairs Seagraves Pump 252.64
To Board of Health
400.00
From Water Extension Note From Water Extension Note
To Mothers Aid
200.00
From Water Extension Note
To Miscellaneous
200.00
From Water Extension Note
To Unpaid Bills 350.00
From Water Extension Note
To Public Welfare
1,199.14
From Gift of School Teachers
To Tax Collector 1932
146.92
From Reserve Fund
To Claims against the Con- solidated School Building Committee 2,558.75
From Surplus Revenue of Prior Years
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From Light Department Surplus From Water Extension Note
From Water Extension Note
RECAPITULATION-(Continued)
To Bonding Town Officers
5.00
From Reserve Fund
To Election Officers 34.00
From Reserve Fund
To Town Hall Maintenance 66.79
From Reserve Fund
To Highway Department 50.00
From Reserve Fund
To Snow Removal
100.00
From Reserve Fund
To E. R A .. projects
32.00
From Reserve Fund
To Insurance
39.11
From Reserve Fund
$137,527.85
TRANSFERRED FROM OTHER ACCOUNTS
Street Lighting
2,931.12
Road Machinery Account
541.98
Water Extension Note
2,000.00
Overdrawn Accounts 1933
1,137.48
Reserve Fund
473.82
Various Accounts, as above
Resesrve Fund
26.18
Unexpended Balances
7,110.58
$137,527.85-$7,110.58 $130,417.27
Refunds and Receipts 142,896.18
Payments
$273,313.45 260,431.93
Balances, December 31, 1934
12,881.52
To Light Department Maintenance of Road Machinery Various Accounts, as above Overdrawn Accounts 1933
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BALANCE SHEET-DECEMBER 31, 1934
Assets
Liabilities
Cash:
Temporary Loans
$25,000.00
General
$3.817.01
Electric Light Depreciation
18,496.83
Electric Light Reserve
1,764.19
Moth Taxes
158.41
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes 504.01
Old Age Assistance
36.00
Levy of 1933
13,408.50
Levy of 1934
40.050.75
Moth Taxes -
Levy of 1933
81.65
Levy of 1934
42.15
Tax Titles
2,433.84
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes- Levy of 1933
101.81
Levy of 1934
83.09
173.52
Old Age Assistance Taxes- Levy of 1933
265.00
Taxes of prior years
492.33
Special State Tax (O. A. A.)
18.00
Departmental ---
Unexpended Balances:
Public Welfare
5,578.58
Old Age Assistance
800.25
Tax Collector
421.95
Mothers Aid
1,215.25
Road Machinery Account
710.30
Board of Health
642.84
Kimball Park
13.00
Municipal Light- Light
1,106.72
Cemetery Contingent Fund
20
Power
261.02
Electric Light Maintenance
5.952.85
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Municipal Light
2,552.72
Water
1,672.54
Departmental
8,236.92
Surplus Revenue of Prior Years
26,416.74
Overlay 1934
Dog Taxes (collected for County of Essex) 102.60
Accounts Receivable:
Taxes-
Revenue reserved until collected:
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BALANCE SHEET-(Continued)
Miscellaneous
1,184.98
Electric Light Reserve
1,764.19
Rates
1,451.74
Water Maintenance
1,473.51
Miscellaneous
220.80
Overlay 1931
181.77
Overlay 1932
1,153.65
Overlay 1933
818.38
State Aid (Due from State)
350.00
Advance for change (Light and Water) 125.00
Advance for change (Town office)
10.00
Tax Titles
2,433.84
$96,238.13
$96,238.13
Water-
Electric Light Depreciation
18,496.83
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DEBT ACCOUNTS
Net Funded or Fixed Debt
$18,400.00
Water Extension Municipal Loan (Acts of 1933)
$4,000.00
14,400.00
$18,400.00
$18,400.00
TRUST FUNDS
In custody of Town Treasurer
$47,323.73
Library Funds
$2,027.85
T. H. Hoyt Library Funds
22,348.62
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Kimball Park Funds
3,036.90
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds
19,910.36.
$47,323.73
$47,323.73
LIABILITIES
Notes Payable
Interest on Notes payable
Water Main Extension at 4 per cent
Year 1935
Year 1935
$2,000.00
Year 1936
80.00
Year 1936
2,000.00
Municipal (Federal Emergency Relief)
at 31/2%
Year 1935
3,600.00
Year 1935
504.00
Year 1936
3,600.00
Year 1936
378.00
Year 1937
3,600.00
Year 1937
252.00
Year 1938
3,600.00
Year 1938
126.00
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160.00
CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE FUNDS
Name
Original Amount
Balance Dec. 31, 1933
Interest 1934
Expended 1934
Balance Dec. 31, 1934
M. E. Sargent
$100.00
113.50
3.70
3.00
114.20
Eliza M. Sawyer (Thomas C. Sawyer lot)
114.00
111.86
3.64
3.00
112.50
Emily S. Goodwin (Patten Sargent lot)
250.00
292.79
9.57
20.00
282.36
John L. and Sophia A. Merrill
200.00
261.41
8.54
7.00
262.95
Moses Goodrich
100.00
101.49
3.31
3.00
101.80
W. A. Paine (Henry Sargent lot)
50.00
60.36
1.97
3.00
59.33
J. E. Prescott
125.00
150.58
4.92
5.00
150.50
Rhoda S. Poore (Daniel Poore lot)
300.00
416.35
13.63
32.00
397.98
Rhoda S. Poore (Frederic Sargent lot)
200.00
332.45
10.88
7.00
336.33
Otis W. Little
200.00
278.28
9.11
7.00
280.39
Susan G. Sargent (Westerly half of J. B. Sar- gent lot)
75.00
86.99
2.82
1.00
88.81
Marietta B. Sargent (Wm. P. Colby lot)
250.00
364.35
11.92
6.00
370.27
Caroline S. Noyes (Somerby C. Noyes lot)
100.00
107.90
3.51
2.00
109.41
Adeline Whittier
100.00
109.16
3.57
3.00
109.73
Warren Sargent
100.00
102.82
3.34
3.00
103.16
Ruth C. Rowell (Jacob Rowell and Charles Dow iot)
200.00
320.65
10.49
7.00
324.14
Sarah A. Pattee (Asa F. and Sarah A. Pattee lot)
175.00
228.61
7.47
7.00
229.08
Sarah A. Pattee (Wm. Gunnison lot)
125.00
138.91
4.53
5.00
138.44
I. B. Little
337.87
353.43
11.56
8.00
356.99
John Bancroft
50.00
51.43
1.67
1.00
52.10
Aaron Bancroft
50.00
50.65
1.64
1.00
51.29
Thomas D. Nelson
150.00
186.62
6.09
6.00
186.71
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CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE FUNDS (Continued)
Name
Or ginal Amount
Balance Dec. 31, 1933
Interest 1934
Expe ded 1934
Balance Dec. 31, 1934
Mabel Jones Shepardson (Isaac Jones Lot)
100.00
106.07
3.46
3.00
106.53
Henry Crosby
65.00
122.35
3.99-
3.00
123.34
A. Linda Little
150.00
188.60
6.16
5.00
189.76
Etta H. Colby
100.00
106.20
3.47
3.00
106.67
Mrs. Gilmani Hoyt
100.00
110.60
3.60
3.00
111.20
Phineas Chase
100.00
102.74
3.34
4.00
102.08
Charles A. Bridges
100.00
119.20
3.90
4.00
119.10
Louise Cement (John S. Clement lot)
100.00
139.03
4.55
4.00
139.58
Carrie C. Noyes
150.00
166.33
5.44
6.00
165.77
W. O. Smiley (Wm. and Francis Smiley lot)
100.00
114.94
3.73
5.00
113.67
Hattie and Carrie P. Baxter
100.00
115.60
3.77
3.00
116.37
Parmelia Trefethen (Ephraim Trefethen lot)
100.00
126.65
4.12
3.00
127.77
Ida E. Stevens
125.00
131.80
4.30
3.00
133.10
Mary Ann Chase (W. G. Chase lot)
100.00
108.39
3.54
3.00
108.93
Stuart, Chase and Sargent
150.00
153.35
5.01
4.00
154.36
Charles A. Noyes (Charles Henry Noyes lot)
75.00
75.36
2.45
2.00
: 75.81
Mason W. R. Downing (John Sargent and Icabod Nichols lot)
125.00
134.40
4.38
6.00
132.78
William Gilday
100.00
160.90
5.25
4.00
162.15
Moses Stevens
100.00
115.86
3.77
5.30
114.33
Elizabeth M. Cooper (James Cooper lot)
100.00
103.98
3.38
3.00
104.36
Amos Weed
100.00
129.09
4.22
3.00
130.31
E. Fannie Bradley (Daniel H. Bradley lot)
100.00
103.13
3.36
3.00
103.49
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CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE FUNDS (Continued)
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