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During the year 1938 the average municipal appropriation for library maintenance in towns in Massachusetts of population between 2000 and 3000 was $1,316.00. Your trustees recommend that Merrimac appropriates $1,000.00 for the year 1940.
Respectfully submitted,
ALVIN F. HEATH MINNIE S. HALE, JOHN B. JUDKINS, ABBIE W. SARGENT, ETHEL B. WHITING, GRACE F. GIBBS,
Trustees of Public Library.
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REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF WIRES
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Building Inspections 71
Factory. 3
Gas Stations 11
Wiring found defective 3
Neon Signs.
14
Entrance Changes. 7
Home Light Plants. 1
Respectfully submitted,
I. G. BURBECK,
Inspector of Wires.
REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
I hereby present the Annual Report of the Town Accountant in accordance with Chapter 41, Section 60, of the General Laws. I have also presented all such financial matters as may be of general interest.
I express herewith my appreciation of the co-operation and courteous assistance rendered by you and all the other Town Officials in complying with the requirements of our system.
Respectfully submitted,
W. HAROLD WHITING,
Town Accountant.
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RECEIPTS-GENERAL
Taxes :
Current Year-
Poll, Personal, Real Es- tate $48,631.10
Previous Years-
1938 Poll, Personal, Real
Estate.
13,443.57
1937 Poll, Personal, Real Estate. 13,376.32
1936 Poll, Personal, Real Estate.
225.08
1935 Poll, Personal, Real Estate. 206.58
1934 Poll, Personal, Real Estate.
94.22
1933 Poll, Personal, Real Estate. 12.78
$75,989.65
From Commonwealth:
Special State Taxes-
Income Tax .. $3,643.53
Ch. 362, Acts 1936. 121.92
Corporation Tax ..
1,848.14
Veterans' Exemptions . 151.28
State Aid .
10.00
Business Corporation. 41.36
Income Tax No. 2.
3,841.47
$9,657.70
Tax Titles Redeemed.
3,015.13
Total from Taxes
$88,662.48
Licenses and Permits; Fines and Forfeits :
Liquor. $1,515.00
All other. 147.25
Adv. liquor licenses
16.89
$1,679.14
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Fines and Forfeits :
Court Fines $15.00
$15.00
Grants and Gifts :
State Mass. School Fund. $3,654.35
Dog Licenses.
147.50
$3,801.85
Total from Licenses and Permits, Fines and Forfeits and Grants and Gifts. $5,495.99
Privileges-
Motor Excise 1939. $4,665.99
Motor Excise 1938 318.85
Motor Excise 1937 137.42
Motor Excise 1936 38.43
Motor Excise 1935.
9.10
Motor Excise 1934.
5.31
Total from Privileges. .
$5,175.10
Special Assessments :-
Moth 1939 $31.11
Moth 1938.
14.40
Moth 1937.
27.30
Moth 1936.
4.85
Moth 1935.
.55
Total Special Assessments
$78.21
Total from General Revenue.
$99,411.78
RECEIPTS-COMMERCIAL REVENUE
General Government:
Rent of Hall. $7.00
Rent of Offices.
644.50
Awning Fire Loss.
25.00
$676.50
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Protection of Persons and Property :
Sealers' Fees.
$41.52
Comm. Ins. Animals. 50.00
$91.52
Board of Health:
Comm. of Mass.
$101.43
County of Essex, vaccine 32.93
$134.36
Highways:
State Ch. 81, 1939 . $4,422.55
State Ch. 81, 1938. 981.76
State Ch. 90, 1938
1,499.88
Ch. 81 Refund .. 2.66
Ch. 232, Acts 1939. 3,928.56
Town hire road machinery 1,411.10
$12,246.51
Schools :
Comm. of Mass., Tuition $135.54
Supt. Small Towns .. 483.34
Newton Tuition.
180.00
$798.88
Charities :
State Temporary Aid. $5,192.63
State Old Age. 11,653.50
State Mothers' Aid. 1,061.50
Cities and Towns T. A .. . 1,884.15
Cities and Towns Old Age 401.13
Individuals Old Age. 30.75
Individuals Welfare 223.88
Indigent persons 45.00
Wood sales. 8.00
Old Age U. S. Grant. 19,846.85
Old Age Admx U.S. Grant 661.52
A.D.C.U.S. Grant (Moth- er's Aid). 462.52
A.D.C.U.S. Admx. 5.96 - $41,477.39
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Public Library:
Fines.
$91.08
Trust Funds 885.43
$976.51
Kimball Park:
Trust Funds. $74.50
$74.50
Cemeteries :
Sale of lots.
$385.00
Trust Funds.
1,549.08
$1,934.08
Rent Tax Title Property .. .
$234.79
$234.79
Public Service Enterprises:
Light and Water-
Light-
Sale of Light $28,136.09
Sale of Power
9,104.71
Miscellaneous Sales. 1,788.22
Consumers' deposits.
330.00
$39,359.02
Water-
Meter Rates $10,755.67
Miscellaneous sales. 1,713.16
$12,468.83
Interest :
Taxes 1939. $16.09
Taxes 1938.
243.36
Taxes 1937
595.72
Taxes 1936. 53.15
Taxes 1935.
2.48
Taxes 1934.
23.31
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Costs.
$11.83
Releases .
12.00
Spec. T. T. Loan.
57.12
Int. and costs T. Titles.
271.70
$1,286.76
Total Commercial Revenue.
$111,759.65
RECEIPTS-NON REVENUE AND MISCELLANEOUS
Temporary Loans (In Anti- 1
cipation of Revenue) . . $75,000.00
Dog Licenses. 195.00
Tax Titles Loans.
9,000.00
Highway Loan Ch. 90 Sec.
6a.
500.00
Highway Loan Ch. 81 Sec. 6a
300.00
Land court fees returned .. .
42.00
Truck refund Highway .
11.31
Town Hall Maint. Refund. .
.84
Insurance Refund.
2.25
Sale of hay.
4.00
Timber salvage sale of wood
211.33
Sale of Tax Titles posses- sions.
1,175.00
T. B. Check returned. 77.50
Fire Dept. refund.
4.66
Truck refund Light Dept. .
11.45
Truck refund Highway Dept. 14.82
Misc. School sale of supplies
11.94
Total non revenue and miscellaneous. . $86,562.10 Total from General Revenue, Commercial Revenue and Non-Revenue. $297,733.53
Cash Balance, January 1, 1939. 8,401.71
$306,135.24
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EXPENDITURES-GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Legislative :
Salary, Moderator $12.00
$12.00
Selectmen's Department:
Chairman.
$450.00
Clerk. .
125.00
Other Member .
100.00
Printing and Postage. 197.25
Transportation .
72.34
Other Expenses.
28.42
$973.01
Welfare Department:
Chairman.
$200.00
Clerk. .
200.00
Other Member
100.00
$500.00
Treasurer's Department :
Salary.
$433.32
Printing and Postage.
220.25
All Other Expenses
498.70
$1,152.27
Town Clerk :
Salary.
$225.00
Printing and Postage.
13.37
Other Expenses.
10.08
$248.45
Assessor's Department :
Salary, Chairman. $275.00
Other Two Members.
375.00
Printing and Postage .. . .
128.45
Transportation and Forms
47.40
$825.85
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Old Age Assistance :
Chairman.
$300.00
Clerk. .
200.00
Other Member
100.00
$600.00
W.P.A. Co-ordinator :
Salary. $400.00
$400.00
Accounting Department:
Salary.
$1,300.00
Printing and Postage. 108.15
Other Expenses.
16.71
$1,424.86
Registrars :
Salary.
$112.50
$112.50
Law Department:
Fees Town Counsel
$12.50
$12.50
Collector's Department :
Salary 1933
. 13
Salary 1934
1.23
Salary 1935.
2.19
Salary 1936
5.20
Salary 1937
142.37
Salary 1938
141.72
Salary 1939
533.43
Printing and Postage.
348.02
All other Expenses
166.20
$1,340.49
Election Officers :
Salary.
$100.00
$100.00
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Town Hall Maintenance:
Janitor .
$220.00
Openings
170.50
Fuel. .
572.08
Light.
46.26
Janitors' Supplies.
29.34
Misc. Repairs
43.94
Telephone.
135.85
Other Expense.
19.39
$1,237.36
Town Hall Repairs:
Repairs on Town Building $79.95
$79.95
Bonding Town Officers :
Deputy Collector . $10.00
Light Mgr. & Water Mgr. 10.00
Clerk, Light and Water. .
64.00
Collector.
150.00
Treasurer
75.00
$309.00
Board of Registrars' Expense:
Street Labor
$150.54
Supplies .
76.43
$226.97
Total General Government.
$9,555.21
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
Police:
Salary Chief. $1,464.00
Night Patrol 1,256.00
Special Officers 392.00
Telephone.
104.13
Transportation. 227.75
All other Expenses.
103.01
$3,546.89
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Fire Engineers :
Salary.
$200.00
$200.00
Fire Department:
Call Men
$1,875.00
Supt. Alarms
100.00
Stewards.
110.00
Special Labor
200.85
Light.
10.92
Heat.
371.12
Equipment. .
196.10
Motor Expense
91.21
Printing and Postage.
8.50
Other Expense.
37.51
$3,001.21
Repairs to Fire Alarms:
Repairs to Boxes. $635.91
$635.91
Moth Department:
Salary Supt.
$392.15
Labor.
374.50
Insecticides.
33.30
All Other Expense
46.00
Horses. .
46.25
Gas and Oil
7.80
$900.00
Repairs Moth Sprayer :
Repairs to Machine. $49.95
$49.95
Sealer of Weights and Measures:
Salary.
$90.00
Equipment.
4.85
Transportation
30.75
$125.60
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Inspector of Wires:
Salary
$90.00
$90.00
Dog Officer :
Fees
$91.00
$91.00
Tree Warden :
Labor .
$235.25
Equipment. .
14.75
$250.00
Town Forest:
Labor .
$406.60
Truck Hire.
27.50
Team
62.00
All other Expense.
3.89
$499.99
Forest Warden :
Labor .
$60.00
Motor Expense.
6.60
Equipment.
74.60
Other Expense.
6.20
$147.40
Total for Protection of Persons and Property $9,537.95
HEALTH AND SANITATION
Inspector of Animals:
Salary.
$100.00
$100.00
Inspector of Milk:
Salary.
$20.00
$20.00
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Inspector of Slaughtering:
Salary. $20.00
$20.00
Essex County T. B. Hospital :
Tuberculosis-
Board and Care Main-
tenance Assessment.
$746.92
$746.92
Board of Health:
Burial of cats and dogs. . $65.00
Care of Dump
156.00
Medical Aid.
519.80
Misc. Equipment .
39.86
Board and treatment at Sanatoriums. 747.40
$1,528.06
Health Nurse:
Salary. $1,030.00
Postage.
1.46
Supplies
. 63
Motor Expense
114.75
$1,146.84
Total for Health and Sanitation
$3,561.82
HIGHWAYS
Highway and Chapter 81:
Salary Supt.
$548.40
Truck Driver
448.00
Labor .
2,566.35
Truck Hire. 645.75
Tractor Driver 27.20
Materials and Supplies. .
3,714.83
Town Truck .
935.00
Town Tractor
92.00
Town Loader and Grader
321.93
$9,299.46
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Thickly Settled Roads other than Ch. 81:
Salary Supt.
$172.80
Truck Driver
18.50
Labor.
52.93
Truck Hire.
698.50
Supplies
150.65
Equipment.
43.87
Town Truck.
217.00
$1,354.25
Highway Ch. 90:
Salary Supt.
$66.60
Labor
472.50
Truck Driver.
29.50
Town Truck
59.00
Materials.
371.91
$999.51
Snow Note:
Special Snow Emergency
Note $1,500.00
$1,500.00
Highway Ch. 498 Acts 1938:
Salary Supt.
$93.00
Laborers.
389.50
Loam
16.75
Truck.
8.00
Town Truck.
130.00
Cement.
17.26
Stone.
26.76
Surveying.
120.00
Materials .
50.22
$851.49
Maintenance of Road Machinery :
Gas for Tractor $16.86
Parts for Truck.
188.76
Parts Road Machine 100.71
Gas Truck . 597.53
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Parts Tractor
$31.08
Parts Plow.
128.52
Repair Mixer
6.27
Express. .
. .
.50
Misc. Repairs. .
13.75
$1,083.98
Snow and Washouts:
Salary Supt.
$243.60
Labor.
1,041.72
Telephone.
12.11
Light.
.90
Horses.
155.25
Town Truck.
263.50
Trucks.
387.75
Fuel.
23.91
Material.
20.61
$2,149.35
Sidewalks, Railings and Bridges:
Salary Supt.
$4.80
Labor 29.00
Town Truck.
8.00
Materials .
4.81
$46.61
Rocks Bridge:
Assessment for 1938. .
$324.19
$324.19
Street Lighting :
Bill for 1938.
$3,776.42
$3,776.42
Purchase of Truck :
Cost of Truck.
$900.00
$900.00
Total for Highways. $22,285.26
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CHARITIES
Public Welfare:
State Institution.
$261.38
Supplies and Forms. 45.79
Clothing.
540.82
Board and Care
3,468.12
Rent.
1,773.00
Groceries and Provisions
9,476.68
Fuel.
1,409.40
Cash
504.00
Mass. General Hospital. .
201.00
Deaconness Hospital.
26.70
Amesbury Hospital.
169.85
Homeopathic Hospital .. .
40.00
Beth Israel Hospital.
42.50
Benson Hospital
38.00
Infants Hospital
48.14
Hale Hospital
65.70
Mass. Memorial Hospital
269.25
Arlington Rest Home .. .. 1,210.80
Medical Aid & Medicine. 2,513.39
$22,104.52
Mothers' Aid:
Cash
$1,250.92
Rent
4.25
Medical.
153.75
Fuel
88.50
$1,497.42
Old Age Assistance:
Cash. $23,189.00
Board and Care 51.00
Clothing
1.18
Rent.
6.50
Other Cities and Towns .. 312.66
Medical
1,550.60
$25,110.94
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A.D.C. U.S. Grant:
Cash .
$380.54
Fuel.
12.75
Medical.
11.62
$404.91
A.D.C. Admx. U.S. Grant:
Postage. $.06
$.06
Old Age Admx. U.S. Grant:
Postage and Supplies. . . . $9.18
$9.18
Old Age U.S. Grant:
Clothing
$5.00
Rent . 24.00
Medical .
1,906.62
Board and Care. 225.00
Cash.
16,571.84
$18,732.46
Soldiers' Relief :
Cash .
$1,022.00
Fuel. 300.51
Groceries and Provisions. 1,200.00
Medical .
655.69
Rent.
598.92
Clothing.
78.93
Moving.
10.80
$3,866.85
Total for Charities
$71,726.34
SCHOOLS AND LIBRARY
School Committee:
Salary.
$175.00
$175.00
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School Department :
Total expended year 1939
itemized in detailin School
Report classified as per State requirements .. .... $28,397.01
$28,397.01
Public Library :
Librarian .
$500.00
Care of Grounds.
153.29
Books and Periodicals. . .
596.78
Repairs. .
11.10
Light and Fuel
239.72
Postage and Express
5.54
Ladder
29.00
$1,535.43
Vocational Aid:
Aid Given . $63.00
$63.00
Total for Schools and Public Library
$30,170.44
RECREATION AND UNCLASSIFIED
Repairs to Tax Title Property :
Repairs to Property ..
. .
$48.00
$48.00
W.P.A. Cement Sidewalks, East Main St .:
Cement. $164.12
Fill .
37.50
Truck 254.30
Tools.
35.86
Mixer
6.00
First Aid Kit.
.88
$498.66
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W.P.A. Water Extension Church Street :
Lumber.
$47.40
Equipment. . 18.75
First Aid Kit.
.65
Truck
15.75
Pipe.
1,027.11
$1,109.66
W.P.A. Pleasant Street Drain:
Surveying.
$97.00
Truck .
135.98
Tile, material.
910.46
$1,143.44
W.P.A. Moth:
Labor .
$213.40
Equipment.
92.34
First Aid Kit.
.65
$306.39
Administration: W.P.A .:
Transportation
$86.50
Postage.
4.02
$90.52
Farm to Market: W.P.A .:
Truck.
$977.00
Gravel. 532.40
First Aid Kit. 5.94
Gas and Oil
187.25
Transportation
28.04
Materials
113.92
$1,844.55
W.P.A. Commodity Distribution:
Truck.
$447.05
Ice and Fuel
159.05
Bags, etc 81.09
Rent. 144.00
Light.
5.99
Miscellaneous materials. .
34.77
Cont. U.S. Gov.
294.60
$1,166.55
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W.P.A. Sewing Unit:
Repairs Machines
$2.00
Cleaning.
10.00
Transportation.
2.90
Light.
19.25
Rent.
216.00
Cont. U.S. Gov.
1,080.00
Office Supplies.
3.91
Materials.
160.60
$1,494.66
W.P.A. Cement Sidewalks:
Tools. .
$174.12
Gas and Oil
169.31
Truck.
1,386.80
Cement and Lumber
2,998.27
First Aid Kit.
5.30
Mixer .
164.00
Sand, Fill, Gravel.
460.00
$5,357.80
W.P.A. Playground :
Surveying.
$61.20
Shovel Hire 267.00
Gas and Oil.
30.41
Tile, Fill, Gravel.
40.81
Sh. Tools
4.10
Truck.
426.43
$829.95
Oiling Thickly Settled Roads:
Oil.
$430.97
$430.97
Bill H. F. Davis Storm Emergency :
Bill $28.50 $28.50
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Playground Commission :
Labor .
$18.50
Marker.
1.50
Nails, etc.
2.81
Cutting Grass
22.25
Setting Goal
1.50
Truck.
90.75
Plate.
12.00
$149.31
Lighting Town Buildings:
Bill for 1938. $569.12
$569.12
Memorial Day: American Legion :
Grave Marker Flags ..
$15.43
Cartridges
13.70
Band.
94.00
Truck .
10.00
$133.13
Insurance :
Health Nurse.
$30.64
Collector Deputy
30.62
Fire ..
13.57
Trucks, Pumper and Road Machinery
494.83
Accident.
243.75
Com. Workmen.
592.06
Fire T. Title Prop
111.20
Fire.
252.00
$1,768.67
Interest :
Snow Note ..
$60.33
Tax Titles Loans
86.29
Revenue Loans.
136.14
Special $1,000.00.
18.75
High. Ch. 90.
1.25
R. T. T. Loan.
51.46
Municipal Loan .
18.75
$372.97
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Municipal Loan Note:
Note paid. $1,000.00
$1,000.00
Vital Statistics :
Fees.
$73.50
$73.50
Water in Town Buildings:
Bill for 1938. $329.64
$329.64
Printing Town Reports :
Bill for 1938. $293.52
$293.52
Kimball Park:
Plants.
$3.00
Labor.
70.00
Sharp Tools.
1.50
$74.50
Total for Recreation and Unclassified. $19,114.01
ENTERPRISES AND CEMETERIES AND OTHER PAYMENTS
Improvement and Embellishment of Cemetery:
Labor.
$169.00
Tools
22.32
Sharpening Tools
6.50
Truck .
4.00
Misc. Materials.
6.09
Plants. .
65.31
$273.22
Cemeteries :
Labor.
$1,023.00
Dressing.
4.00
Truck .
50.60
Misc. Tools
139.25
$1,216.85
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Public Service Enterprises :
Light.
$32,016.72
Water
12,293.98
$44,310.70
For Detail see Light and Water Report.
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds:
Trust Funds $1,225.00
$1,225.00
Dog Fees Collected
$195.00
$195.00
Reserved for Payment of Tax Titles Loans:
Payments to State Treas-
urer.
$4,245.43
$4,245.43
OTHER PAYMENTS
Refund Sealers' Fees. .
$1.80
School Teachers' Contribu-
tions.
87.83
County Tax.
2,563.06
Ch. 81 Note.
1,600.00
Ch. 90 Note.
1,500.00
State Tax.
5,040.00
Auditing Tax.
44.40
Veterans' Exemptions 96.57
Excise Refunds.
105.06
Real Estate Refunds
66.30
Revenue Loans
65,000.00
-$76,105.02
Total Enterprises and Cemeteries and Other Payments. $127,571.22
Total Expenditures, Revenue and Non-Revenue. $293,522.25 Cash Balance, December 31, 1939. 12,612.99
$306,135.24
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TABLE OF ACCOUNTS
Appropria- tions
Balance
Transfers In
Trans- fers Out
Refunds and Receipts
Total
Payments
Balance
Moderator.
$12.00
$12.00
$12.00
Selectmen
1,175.00
1,175.00
973.01
$201.99
Public Welfare
500.00
500.00
500.00
Treasurer. . .
1,350.00
1,350.00
1,152.27
197.73
Town Clerk.
275.00
275.00
248.45
26.55
Assessors.
850.00
850.00
825.85
24.15
Registrars . ..
112.50
112.50
112.50
W.P.A. Co-ordinator
400.00
$69.33
469.33
400.00
69.33
Election Officers.
120.00
120.00
100.00
20.00
Accountant. .
1,425.00
1,425.00
1,424.86
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Town Hall Maintenance.
1,240.00
$.84
1,240.84
1,237.36
3.48
Town Hall Repairs.
100.00
100.00
79.95
20.05
Bonding Town Officers.
310.00
310.00
309.00
1.00
Town Counsel .
12.50
12.50
12.50
Board of Registrars Expense.
425.00
425.00
226.97
198.03
Tax Collector, 1939
1,400.00
1,400.00
949.90
450.10
Police. .
3,550.00
3,550.00
3,546.89
3.11
Fire Engineers .
200.00
200.00
200.00
Fire Department.
3,000.00
4.66
3,004.66
3,001.21
3.45
Repairs to Fire Alarms.
300.00
$337.18
637.18
635.91
1.27
Moth.
900.00
900.00
900.00
MERRIMAC TOWN REPORT
TABLE OF ACCOUNTS-(Continued)
Appropria- tions
Balance
Transfers In
Trans- fers Out
Refunds and Receipts
Total
Payments
Balance
Repairs to Moth Sprayer.
$50.00
$50.00
$49.95
$.05
Sealer of Weights and Measures.
140.00
140.00
125.60
14.40
Inspector of Wires. .
95.00
95.00
90.00
5.00
Dog Officer .
100.00
100.00
91.00
9.00
Tree Warden .
250.00
250.00
250.00
Town Forest. .
500.00
500.00
499.99
. 01
Forest Warden. .
150.00
150.00
147.40
2.60
Inspector of Animals. .
100.00
100.00
100.00
Inspector of Milk .. .
20.00
20.00
20.00
Inspector of Slaughtering.
20.00
20.00
20.00
Board of Health.
1,250.00
$300.00
$77.50
1,627.50
1,528.06
99.44
Health Nurse.
1,150.00
1,150.00
1,146.84
3.16
Essex County T. B. Hospital
746.92
746.92
746.92
Thickly Settled Roads .
1,400.00
1,400.00
1,354.25
45.75
Chapter 90 Roads
500.00
500.00
1,000.00
999.51
.49
Snow Emergency Note. .
1,500.00
1,500.00
1,500.00
Ch. 81 and Highway ..
4,650.00
4,722.55
9,372.55
9,299.46
73.09
Maintenance Road Machinery
1,000.00
8,398.00
1,083.98
1,083.98
Snow and Washouts.
1,000.00 $1,071.73
500.00
2,571.73
2,149.35
422.38
Sidewalks, Railings, Bridges
100.00
100.00
46.61
53.39
Rocks Bridge. . .
650.00
650.00
324.19
325.81
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74
TABLE OF ACCOUNTS-(Continued)
Appropria- tions
Balance
Transfers In
Trans- fers Out
Refunds and Receipts
Total
Payments
Balance
Street Lighting.
$3,776.42
$3,776.42
$3,776.42
State Aid.
120.00
120.00
$120.00
Public Welfare.
18,000.00
$4,100.73
$7.00
22,107.73
22,104.52
3.21
Mothers' Aid . .
1,500.00
1,500.00
1,497.42
2.58
Old Age Assistance .
25,000.00
500.00
30.75
25,530.75
25,110.94
419.81
Soldiers' Relief .
3,600.00
267.29
3,867.29
3,866.85
. 44
School Committee.
175.00
175.00
175.00
Schools ..
28,250.00
147.50
28,397.50
28,397.01
. 49
Public Library.
1,000.00
535.43
1,535.43
1,535.43
Vocational Aid. .
300.00
300.00
63.00
237.00
W.P.A. Sidewalk, East Main St.
500.00
500.00
498.66
1.34
Oiling Streets.
500.00
500.00
430.97
69.03
W.P.A. Water Ext., Church St ..
1,250.00
1,250.00
1,109.66
140.34
Bill, H. F. Davis. .
28.50
28.50
28.50
W.P.A. Drain, Pleasant St ..
1,250.00
1,250.00
1,143.44
106.56
Playground Commission.
150.00
150.00
149.31
.69
Lighting Town Buildings.
569.12
569.12
569.12
Memorial Day .
150.00
150.00
133.13
16.87
W.P.A.
6,000.00 $1,377.94
4,000.00
11,377.94
11,090.42
287.52
Insurance. .
2,300.00
2,300.00
1,768.67
531.33
Interest.
600.00
600.00
372.97
227.03
MERRIMAC TOWN REPORT
TABLE OF ACCOUNTS-(Concluded)
Appropria- tions
Balance
Transfers In
Trans- fers Out
Refunds and Receipts
Total
Payments
Balance
Reserve Fund.
$500.00
$500.00
Municipal Loan Note.
1,000.00
$1,000.00
$1,000.00
Vital Statistics
75.00
75.00
73.50
$1.50
Water in Town Buildings.
329.64
329.64
329.64
Printing Town Reports ..
293.52
293.52
293.52
Emb. and Imp. Cemetery Lots.
275.00
275.00
273.22
1.78
Cemeteries
1,000.00
$224.08
1,224.08
1,216.85
7.23
$131,521.12 $2, 519.00 $6, 089. 18 $500. 00 $10, 250.31 $149, 879. 61 $145, 429.91 $4, 449. 70
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76
OTHER PAYMENTS NOT APPROPRIATED
Balance Dec. 31, 1938
Transfers In
Trans- fers Out
Refunds and Receipts
Total
Payments
Balance
Taxes 1939
$66.30
$66.30
$66.30
Excise 1937.
5.34
5.34
5.34
Excise 1938.
11.30
11.30
11.30
Excise 1939.
88.42
88.42
88.42
State Tax.
$$2,514.83
7,718.23
5,203.40
5,180.97
$22.43
Ch. 90 Highway.
1,499.88
1,499.88
1,500.00
*. 12
Ch. 81 Highway.
611.06
981.76
1,592.82
1,600.00
17.18
County Tax . . .
30.86
2,558.70
2,589.56
2,563.06
26.50
Revenue Loans ..
20,000.00
75,000.00
95,000.00
65,000.00 30,000.00
Gift of Teachers.
87.83
87.83
87.83
Sealers' Fees. .
1.80
1.80
1.80
Reserved for Payment Tax Title Loans.
55.30
4,190.13
4,245.43
4,245.43
Dog Fees Collected.
195.00
195.00
195.00
Trust Funds in Transit ..
1,225.00
1,225.00
1,225.00
Ch. 498 Acts 1938 Highway.
1,160.64
1,160.64
851.49
309.15
Purchase Truck . .
$900.00
900.00
900.00
Aid to Dep. Children U. S ..
30.27
428.38
458.65
404.91
53.74
Aid to Dep. Children U. S. Admx
40.10
40.10
.06
40.04
Old Age, U. S. Admx.
443.02
661.52
1,104.54
609.18
495.36
..
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*Due from Ch. 90 +Due from Ch. 81.
¿Amount Due State.
OTHER PAYMENTS NOT APPROPRIATED-(Concluded)
Balance Dec. 31, 1938
Transfers In
Trans- fers Out
Refunds and Receipts
Total
Payments
Balance
Old Age, U. S. .
$1,478.02
$19,834.35
$21,312.37
$18,732.46
$2,579.91
Repairs to Tax Title Possessions . .
$48.00
48.00
48.00
Kimball Park.
74.50
74.50
74.50
Light Maintenance and Con. Deposits .
1,802.40
$4,345.54
39,359.02
36,815.88
32,016.72
4,799.16
Water Maintenance ..
80.26
12,468.83
12,549.09
12,293.98
255.11
Tax Collector 1933.
. 58
. 58
.13
45
Tax Collector 1934.
21.90
21.90
1.23
20.67
Tax Collector 1935.
55.80
55.80
2.19
53.61
Tax Collector 1936.
46.01
46.01
5.20
40.81
Tax Collector 1937. .
267.17
267.17
142.37
124.80
Tax Collector 1938.
513.74
513.74
239.47
274.27
$158,210.15 $7,037.18 $4, 845. 54|$176, 658.87 $337,060. 66
$293,522.25 $43,538.41
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RECAPITULATION
Appropriations. . .
$131,521.12 26,689.03
$158,210.15
Transferred to Accounts:
To Repairs to Fire Alarms.
$337.18
To Board of Health.
300.00
To Road Machinery Maintenance
83.98
From Reserve Fund
To Snow and Washouts.
500.00
From Surplus Revenue From Reserve Fund
To Welfare.
300.73
To Welfare .
3,800.00
From Surplus Revenue
To Old Age.
500.00
From Surplus Revenue
To Soldiers' Relief. .
200.00
From Surplus Revenue
To Soldiers' Relief.
67.29
From Reserve Fund
To Purchase of Truck ...
900.00
From Road Machinery Fund
To Repairs Tax Title Property ..
48.00
From Reserve Fund
$165,247.33
Transferred from Accounts :
From Reserve Fund .
$500.00
From Light Department. . .
4,345.54
$4,845.54
$160,401.79
Refunds and Receipts. .
176,658.87
$337,060.66
Payments.
293,522.25
Balances, December 31, 1939.
$43,538.41
From Surplus Revenue
From Surplus Revenue
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To Accounts Above To Revenue
78
Accounts Balances.
FINAL BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 1939
Assets
Liabilities
Cash:
Temporary Loans .
$30,000.00
General .
$12,612.99
Light Depreciation Fund.
21,203.06
Taxes :
Moth . .
61.36
1930
5.77
14,444.74
1931.
. 50
1933.
15.55
Surplus Revenue E. & D.
27,665.82
1934.
186.08
Light.
2,422.51
1935.
228.60
Water ..
644.32
1936 Poll.
222.00
1936 Real and Personal.
586.45
1937 Poll. .
216.00
1937 Personal and Real
1,195.76
Bond Premium.
3.00
1938 Poll. .
482.00
Light Consumers' Deposits.
645.00
1938 Personal and Real.
17,637.16
State Aid ..
10.00
Overlay 1934.
68.30
Overlay 1935.
71.32
Overlay 1936.
238.86
1931
1.50
Overlay 1937 .
130.61
1935.
.10
Overlay 1938.
633.86
1936.
12.00
State Aid to Highways.
72.55
1937.
11.00
Overlay 1933.
28.33
1938.
17.01
Old Age Taxes 1933.
1.00
1939
19.75
Overlay Surplus ..
92.94
.
.
Other Balances:
Old Age Due State
43.00
Sale of Lots 1939.
385.00
1939 Poll. .
576.00
1939 Personal and Real .
36,737.43
Moth :
.
.
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Revenue Reserved until collected :
Excise .
1,071.26
Departmental.
Tax Titles. .
25,628.10
FINAL BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 1939-(Concluded)
Motor Vehicle Excise :
Other Balances:
1931.
$4.97
State Tax.
$11.13
1932
.80
Collector 1933
. 45
1933.
2.62
Collector 1934.
20.67
1934.
5.36
Collector 1935.
53.61
1935.
49.11
Collector 1936
40.81
1936.
259.40
Collector 1937 .
124.80
1937
355.15
Collector 1938.
274.27
1938.
134.98
Collector 1939.
450.10
1939.
258.87
W.P.A. Co-ordinator.
69.33
Old Age Abatements.
93.00
Main St. Ch. 90.
163.86
Overlay 1939
423.80
State Aid to Highways Revenue.
72.55
Aid to Dependent Children U.S. Grant .. .
53.74
Health. .
1,024.05
Mothers' Aid.
1,467.45
Aid to Dependent Children Admx. U.S. Grant ..
40.04
Public Welfare.
7,646.16
495.36
Old Age Assistance
4,307.08
Old Age U.S. Grant .. .
2,579.91
Tax Titles ..
20,465.69
W.P.A. Sidewalk, East Main St.
1.34
County Aid to Main St. Highway
11.29
W.P.A. Water Extension, Church St .....
140.34
Tax Titles Possessions. .
5,162.41
106.56
Advance Town Office.
10.00
W.P.A. Pleasant St. Drain, Merrimacport W.P.A.
287.52
Advance Light and Water Office
125.00
Legal Expense for Playground .
650.00
Light Dept. Acc. Rec. Light. ..
307.71
Light Maintenance
4,154.16
Light Dept. Acc. Rec. Miscellaneous.
2,114.80
Water Dept. Acc. Rec. Rates ..
512.30
Water Dept. Acc. Rec. Miscellaneous
94.02
Water Liens 1934 .. .
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