Town Annual Report of the Officers of the Town of Merrimac 1940, Part 3

Author: Merrimac (Mass.)
Publication date: 1940
Publisher: Merrimac (Mass.)
Number of Pages: 156


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$240.00


Openings


233.00


59


TOWN OF MERRIMAC


Fuel


423.06


Light


59.21


Janitors' Supplies


41.22


Telephone


153.69


Repairs


47.73


$1,197.91


Total General Government


$9,198.64


D.


PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY


Police:


Salary


$1,464.00


Night Patrol


1,256.00


Special Officers


307.20


Transportation


225.45


Telephone


109.90


All other


82.35


$3,444.90


Fire:


Stewards


$110.00


Supt. of Alarms


100.00


Special Labor


11.37


Care Truck


25.00


Call Men


2,023.25


Repairs


9.10


Fuel


149.58


Motor Expense


138.73


Telephone


118.23


Advertising


. 2.50


Light


7.91


All Other


97.70


$2,793.37


Fire Engineers:


Salary


$200.00


$200.00


60


ANNUAL REPORT


Repairs to Air Tank, Fire Department:


Repairs to Tank $748.05


$748.05


Moth Department:


Salary Superintendent


$344.25


Labor


449.00


Horse hire


28.00


Equipment, supplies


78.75


$900.00


Sealer of Weights and Measures:


Salary


$90.00


Forms


6.42


Transportation


16.46


$112.88


Inspector of Wires:


Salary


$90.00


$90.00


Dog Officers:


Fees


...


$100.00


$100.00


Tree Warden:


Warden


$134.75


Labor


83.25


Equipment, supplies


31.60


$249.60


Town Forest :


Labor


$499.81


$499.81


Forest Warden:


Labor


$83.50


Soda


14.25


Gasoline


7.82


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Telephone


18.65


Fuel


49.00


$173.22


Total for Protection of Persons and Property ......


$9,311.83


HEALTH AND SANITATION


Inspector of Animals:


Salary .. . .. $100.00


$100.00


Inspector of Milk:


Salary


$20.00


$20.00


Inspector of Slaughtering:


Salary


$20.00


$20.00


Essex County T. B. Hospital:


Tuberculosis-


Board and care


Maintenance


Assessment ... $769.53


$769.53


Board of Health:


Care of dump


$156.00


Care of Patients at


Lakeville and Essex San- atariums


563.60


Burial cats and dogs


26.00


Medical aid


118.00


Bubbler


6.00


Forms and postage


10.27


$879.87


62


ANNUAL REPORT


Health Nurse:


Salary


$953.00


Postage


.36


Motor Expense


126.27


$1,079.63


Total Health and Sanitation


$2,869.03


HIGHWAYS


Highway and Chapter 81:


Salary Supt.


$729.00


Truck Driver


608.50


Labor


2,719.30


Trucks


502.50


Tractor Driver


30.00


Road Machine


106.82


Material, supplies


3,388.19


Town Tractor


130.00


Town Truck


1,081.54


$9,295.85


Oiling Thickly Settled Streets:


Material cost


$500.00


1


$500.00


Highway Chapter 90:


Salary Superintendent


$70.80


Truck Driver


58.50


Labor


463.00


Trucks


117.75


Road Materials


564.45


Equipment


8.00


Town Truck


85.50


$1,368.00


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Thickly Settled Roads:


Salary Supt.


$70.20


Laborers


245.00


Telephone


31.56


Town Truck


21.00


Material


127.33


$495.09


Sand Spreader:


Purchase of Spreader


$125.00


$125.00


Highway Ch. 498 Acts 1938:


Salary Supt.


$65.40


Labor


129.00


Town Truck


92.00


Material


8.40


$294.80


Maintenance of Road Machinery:


Repairs to Plow


$111.62


Repairs to Trucks


116.05


Gas for Trucks


399.84


Gas for Tractor


24.76


Parts for Plow


77.33


Parts for Truck


127.81


Parts for Hone


51.09


Tools


5.55


Parts Grader


53.08


Treads and Snaps


79.80


$1,046.93


Snow and Washouts:


Salary Supt.


$303.60


Laborers


973.00


Plowing


401.00


Teams


178.25


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ANNUAL REPORT


Trucks


67.50


Town Truck


100.50


Gasoline


20.67


Telephone


5.89


Tractor Driver


36.00


Truck Driver


22.50


Materials and Tools


77.72


$2,186.63


Rocks Bridge:


Assessment for 1939 $316.27


$316.27


Street Lighting:


Bill for 1939


$3,595.83


$3,595.83


Purchase of Snow Plow:


Purchase of Plow


$325.00


$325.00


Total for Highways


$19,549.40


CHARITIES


Public Welfare:


State Institution


$240.00


Hale Hospital


65.59


Worcester Memorial Hos-


pital


39.00


Mass. Eye and Ear Infir-


mary


8.25


Pondville Hospital


190.00


Amesbury Hospital


206.54


Private Nursing Home


613.76


Medical Aid and Medicine Fuel


1,205.06


1,305.48


Clothing


446.75


:


TOWN OF MERRIMAC


65


Rent


1,869.00


Groveries and Provisions.


7,343.95


Board and Care


2,516.79


Cash


267.00


Other Cities and Towns


761.43


Burials


205.00


Ambulance service


35.00


All other


87.74


$17,406.34


Old Age Assistance:


Cash


$20,895.92


Rent


13.00


Clothing


3.00


Fuel


5.30


Board and Care


39.72


Medical Aid and Medicine ..


3,278.01


Other Cities and Towns. ..


465.05


Burials


300.00


$25,000.00


A. D. C., U. S. Grant :


Cash


$538.37


Fuel


19.00


Medical


13.85


$571.22


A. D. C. Admx. U. S. Grant:


Postage


$1.30


$1.30


Old Age Admx. U. S. Grant :


Postage and Supplies


$42.69


Office Cabinet


36.68


Transportation


25.00


$104.37


66


ANNUAL REPORT


Old Age Assistance U. S. Grant:


Cash $21,270.91


Board and Care 66.00


Fuel


25.75


Medicine and Medical Care 1,960.10


Burial


100.00


$23,422.76


Soldiers' Relief :


Cash


$1,460.00


Clothing


70.94


Board and Care


8.00


Fuel


308.96


Groceries and Provisions


1,287.84


Rent


627.50


Medical


187.24


Axe Handle


.35


$3,950.83


Mothers' Aid:


Cash


$1,249.43


Medical


135.90


Fuel


63.25


$1,448.58


Total for Charities


$71,905.40


SCHOOLS AND LIBRARY


School Department: Total expended year 1940 itemized in detail in


School Report classified


as per State requirements $28,648.44


$28,648.44


Vocational Aid:


Aid Given


$20.70


$20.70


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School Committee:


Salary Chairman


$50.00


Salary Clerk


75.00


Salary Other Member


50.00


$175.00


Public Library:


Librarian


$500.00


Labor on Floors


55.00


Glass


.75


Care of Grounds


133.15


Supplies


7.85


Light and Fuel


258.75


Postage


6.75


Books and periodicals


597.73


$1,559.98


Total for Schools and Library.


$30,404.12:


RECREATION AND UNCLASSIFIED


Repairs to Tax Title Property:


Repairs to Property $48.00


$48.00


Playground Commission:


Plate


$5.75


Bubbler


6.00


Legal Expense


5.00


Steam Shovel


648.00


Materials


25.18


Printing, postage


3.00


Labor on grounds


46.85


$739.78


Lighting Town Buildings:


Bill for 1939


..... $563.48


$563.48


1


68


ANNUAL REPORT


Memorial Day:


Flags


$16.04


Brushes


1.30


Band


115.50


Lumber


.40


Asphaltum


1.12


Truck hire


10.00


Cleaning stone


5.00


$149.36


Printing Town Report:


Bill for 1939 .... $275.00


$275.00


Insurance:


Health Nurse


$40.80


Town owned Blds.


164.02


Trucks, pumper and


Road Machinery


662.81


Accident


243.75


Com. Workmen


389.94


Fire


51.25


$1,552.57


Interest :


Tax Title Notes


$187.43


Revenue Loans


62.27


Municipal Relief Loan


12.50


Highway Ch. 81


28.19


Relief Loan


12.50


Chapter 90 Highway


. 3.89


$306.78


Municipal Loan Note:


Note paid


..... $1,000.00


$1,000.00


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TOWN OF MERRIMAC


Vital Statistics:


Fees


$75.00


$75.00


Water in Town Buildings:


Bill for 1939


$317.64


$317.64


Water Extension Winter Street:


Installation of Service


$1,088.75


$1,088.75


Kimball Park:


Tools


$3.90


Labor


63.60


$67.50


Total for Recreation and Unclassified


$6,183.86


ENTERPRISES AND CEMETERIES


Public Service Enterprises:


Light


$33,018.17


Consumers Deposits 230.00


Water


10,358.37


$43,606.54


For Detail see Light and Water Report.


Cemeteries :


Labor


$1,062.50


Equipment


191.02


$1,253.52


Improvement and Embellishment of Cemetery:


Labor


$58.50


Plants


61.52


Stone


76.78


70


ANNUAL REPORT


Forms


12.00


Dressing


32.00


Fence


96.25


Oil


47.49


$384.54


Total for Enterprises and Cemetery


$45,244.60


UNCLASSIFIED


W. P. A. Sewing Unit:


Light


$18.06


Machines


55.83


Materials


186.60


Rent


216.00


First Aid


1.84


Contribution to U. S. Govt.


1,380.00


$1,858.33


W. P. A. Commodity Distribution:


Ice, Heat and Light.


$120.63


Storage


40.00


Truck


393.50


Rent


144.00


Office Supplies


24.00


Cont. U. S. Gov.


265.14


Supplies, Bags, Cartons etc


232.21


$1,219.48


W. P. A. Administration:


Postage


$1.15


Transportation


22.40


$23.55


W. P. A. Snow Emergency:


. Truck


$69.75


$69.75


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W. P. A. Playground:


Bulldozer


$92.50


Steam Shovel


240.00


Blasting


3.97


Tile


289.15


Rental


5.00


Surveying


3.00


Tools


106.12


Boots


11.20


First Aid


.38


Gas and Trucks


1,749.30


$2,500.62


1 30


W. P. A. Church Street Water:


Truck


$63.90


S ..


Tools


15.44


Dipper


.85


Oil


1.95


First Aid


1.20


Pipe, Labor


78.60


Gravel


3.00


$164.94


W. P. A. Moth:


Supervision


$405.05


First Aid


8.66


Tools


187.76


Gasoline, Oil


177.66


$779.13.


W. P. A. Farm to Market:


First Aid


$6.68


Rental


10.00


Gas, Oil, Trucks


3,639.63


Gravel


449.25


Tools


217.69


.. ..


$4,323.25


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! ANNUAL REPORT


W. P. A. Surveying Soldiers Graves:


Surveying ....


$23.04


Supplies


19.45


$42.49


Total for Unclassified $10,981.54


OTHER PAYMENTS


Reserved for Payment Tax Title Loans:


Payment to State Treasurer $3,796.06


Dog Fees 189.60


County Tax


2,658.19


State Tax


7,402.34


Ch. 81 Note Highway. 300.00


Ch. 90 Note Highway


500.00


Revenue Loans


50,000.00


Refund State Welfare


27.00


Water Tailings


20.00


Excise Refunds


67.08


Real Estate Refunds


136.00


Trust Funds Cemetery.


1,075.00


Library Trust Funds


337.50


Total Other Payment


$66,508.77


Total Expenditures, Revenue and Non-Revenue. $272,157.19


Cash Balance, December 31, 1940


13,123.97


$285,281.16


TABLE OF ACCOUNTS


Appropria- tions


Balance


Transfers In


Transfers Out


Refunds and Receipts


Total


Payments


Balance


Moderator


$12.00


$12.00


$12.00


Selectmen


1,075.00


1,075.00


939.86


135.14


Public Welfare


500.00


500.00


500.00


Accountant


1,425.00


1,425.00


1,387.45


37.55


Treasurer


1,250.00


1,250.00


927.83


322.17


Tax Collector, 1940


1,400.00


1,400.00


873.55


526.45


Assessors ..


825.00


825.00


821.66


3.34


Town Clerk


275.00


275.00


273.48


1.52


Registrars of Voters


112.50


112.50


112.50


Town Hall Maintenance


1,240.00


1,240.00


1,197.91


42.09


Bonding Town Officers


310.00


310.00


· 290.00


20.00


Election Officers


288.00


288.00


284.00


4.00


Pol'ce


3,450.00


3,450.00


3,444.90


5.10


Fire Engineers


200.00


200.00


200.00


Fire Department


2,800.00


2,800.00


2,793.37


6.63


Sealer of Weights and Measures.


130.00


130.00


112.88


17.12


Inspector of Wiring


95.00


95.00


90.00


5.00


Dog Officer


100.00


100.00


100.00


Moth Department


900.00


900.00


900.00


Tree Warden


250.00


250.00


249.60


40


TOWN OF MERRIMAC


73


74


TABLE OF ACCOUNTS-(Continued)


Appropria- tions


Balance


'Transfers In


Transfers Out


Refunds and Receipts


Total


Payments


Balance


Town Forest


500.00


500.00


499.81


.19


Forest Fire Warden


150.00


23.22


173.22


173.22


Board of Health


1,250.00


$300.00


950.00


879.97


70.13


Public Health Nurse


1,200.00


1,200.00


1,079.63


120.37


Inspector of Animals


100.00


100.00


100.00


Inspector of Slaughtering


20.00


20.00


20.00


Inspector of Milk


20.00


20.00


20.00


Essex County T. B. Hospital


769.53


769.53


769.53


Highway, Ch. 81


4,650.00


4.00


4,650.00


9,296.00


9,295.85


15


Snow and Washouts


2,500.00


1,000.00


3,500.00


2,186.63


1,313.37


Sidewalks, Railings and Bridges


100.00


100.00


100.00


Rocks Bridge


800.00


483.73


316.27


316.27


Street Lights


3,595.83


3,595.83


3,595.83


State Aid


120.00


1'20.00


120.00


Public Welfare


18,000.00


30.17


18,030.17


17,406.30


623.83


Soldiers' Relief


3,600.00


500.00


12.00


4,088.00


3,950.83


137.17


Mothers' Aid or A. D. C.


1,500.00


12.00


1,512.00


1,448.58


63.42


Old Age Assistance


25,000.00


25,000.00


25,000.00


School Committee


175.00


175.00


175.00


School Department . .


28,500.00


156.77


28,656.77


28,648.44


8.33


ANNUAL REPORT


TABLE OF ACCOUNTS-(Continued)


Appropria- tions


Balance


Transfers In


Transfers Out


Refunds and Receipts


Total


Payments


Balance


Public Library


1,000.00


560.00


1,560.00


1,559.98


.02


Memorial Day


150.00


150.00


149.36


.64


Vocational Aid


300.00


300.00


20.70


279.30


Lighting Town Buildings


563.48


563.48


563.48


Insurance


2,300.00


366.27


1,933.73


1,552.57


381.16


Reserve Fund


500.00


271.22


228.78


228.78


Interest


500.00


150.00


350.00


306.78


43.22


Cemeteries


1,000.00


263.27


1,263.27


1,253.52


9.75


Municipal Loan Note


1,000.00


1,000.00


1,000.00


Vital Statistics


75.00


75.00


75.00


Water in Town Buildings


317.64


317.64


317.64


Printing Town Reports


275.00


275.00


275.00


W. P. A. Co-Ordinator


400.00


69.33


469.33


400.00


69.33


W. P. A.


6,000.00


287.52


1,600.00


6,923.04


14,810.56


10,981.54


3,829.02


Playground


150.00


650.00


800.00


739.78


60.22


Oiling Streets


500.00


500.00


500.00


Ch. 90 Roads


500.00


4.00


864.00


1,368.00


·1,368.00


Thickly Settled Roads


500.00


500.00


495.09


4.91


Sand Spreader ..


125.00


125.00


125.00


Repairs to Air Tank, Fire Dept.


750.00


750.00


748.05


1.95


.


TOWN OF MERRIMAC


75


76


TABLE OF ACCOUNTS-(Concluded)


Appropria- tions


Balances


Transfers In


Transfers Out


Refunds and Receipts


Total


Payments


Balance


W.P.A. State Co-Sponsored Road


1,600.00


1,600.00


Water Extension, Winter Street


1,088.75


1,088.75


1,088.75


Registrars Expense .


250.00


250.00


228.87


21.13


Repairs Town Hall


- 100.00


100.00


54.83


45.17


.


$129.132.73


$356.85


$3,789.22


$3,187.22


$13,447.25 $143,538.83 $134,880.76


$8,658.07


ANNUAL REPORT


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OTHER PAYMENTS NOT APPROPRIATED


Balance Dec. 31 1939


Transfers In


Transfers Out


Refunds and Receipts


Total


Payments


Balance


Taxes 1938


$51.00


$51.00


$51.00


Taxes 1940


85.00


85.00


85.00


Excise 1940


67.08


67.08


67.08


Water Failings


20.00


20.00


20.00


Welfare


27.00


27.00


27.00


Revenue Loans ..


30,000.00


40,000.00


70,000.00


50,000.00


20,000.CO


Consumers' Deposits


645.00


285.00


930.00


230.00


700.00


State Aid, Highway


800.00


800.00


800.00


State Tax


7,402.34


., ,7,402.34


-7,402.34


County Tax


2,658.19


2,658.19


2,658.19


Dog Fees ..


189.60


189.60


189.60


Reserved for Payment T. T. Loan


3,796.06


3,796.06


+ 3,796.06


Collector, 1936


1.24


1.24


1.24


Collector, 1937


6.76


6.76


6.76


Collector, 1938


136.45


136.45


136.45


Collector, 1939


150.25


150.25


150.25


Ch. 498 Acts 1938


309.15


: 309.15


294.80


14.35


Maintenance Road Machinery


1,150.00


1,150.00


1,046.93


103.07


Aid to Dependent Children, U. S. Grant


53.74


669.50


723.24


. 571.22


152.02


Aid to Dependent Children, Admx. U. S. Grant.


40.04


9.09


49.13


1.30


47.83


TOWN OF MERRIMAC


77


.. .


78


OTHER PAYMENTS NOT APPROPRIATED-(Concluded)


Balance Dec. 31 1939


Transfers In


Transfers Out


Refunds and Receipts


Total


Payments


Balance


Old Age, U. S. Grant Admx.


495.36


732.27


1,227.63


704.37


523.26


Old Age, U. S. Grant


2,579.91


21,970.10


24,550.01


23,422.76


1,127.25


Trust Funds in Transit


1,412.50


1,412.50


1,412.50


Reserve for Repairs Tax Title Property


48.00


48.00


48.00


Kimball Park ...


67.50


67.50


67.50


Light Maintenance


4,154.16


4,154.16


41,347.46


41,347.46


33,018.17


8,329.29


Water Maintenance


255.11


13,113.60


13,368.71


10,358.37


3,010.34


Imp. and Emb. Cemeteries


385.00


385.00


384.54


.46


Purchase Plow .


325.00


325.00


325.00


$183,223.42


$5,697.22


$7,341.38 $133,243.87


$314,823.13


$272,157.19


$42,665.94


ANNUAL REPORT


RECAPITULATION


Appropriations


$129,132.73 54,090.69


Accounts Balances


$183,223.42


Transferred to Accounts :


To Maintenance Road Machinery


1,150.00


From Road Machinery


To Repairs Tax Title Property .


48.00


From Reserve Fund


To Emp. and Emb. Cemetery


385.00


From Sale of Lots, 1939


To Purchase of Plow


325.00


From Road Machinery


To Fire Warden


23.22


From Reserve Fund


To Mothers Aid


12.00


From Soldiers' Relief


To Soldiers' Relief


300.00


From Board of Health


To Soldiers' Relief


200.00


From Reserve Fund


To Snow


483.73


From Rocks Bridge


To Snow


150.00


From Interest


To Snow


366.27


From Insurance


To W. P. A.


1,600.00


From Co-Sponsored Road, W.P.A.


To Playground


650.00


From Legal Expense, Playground


To Ch. 90


4.00


From Highways Ch. 81


$188,920.64


TOWN OF MERRIMAC


79


.


80


RECAPITULATION-(Concluded)


Tran ferred to Accounts :


From Board of Health


$300.00


To Soldiers' Relief


From Ch. 81


4.00


To Ch. 90


From Rocks Bridge


483.73


To Snow


From Soldiers' Relief


12.00


To Mothers Aid


From Insurance


366.27


To Snow


From Reserve Fund


271.22


To Accounts Above


From Interest


150.00


To Snow


. From Co-Sponsored Road


1,600.00


To W.P.A.


From Light Maintenance


4,154.16


To Reserve


7,341.38


$181,579.26


Refunds and Receipts


133,243.87


$314,823.13


Payments


272,157.19


Balances, Dec. 31, 1940. $42,665.94


ANNUAL REPORT


FINAL BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 1940


Assets


Liabilities


Cash Balance .. .


$13,123.97


Revenue Loans


$20,000.00


Light Depreciation Fund Cash


21,736.40


Excise Revenue


1,098.31


Taxes :


Moth Revenue


54.59


1930


5.77


Departmental Revenue


8,700.10


1931


.50


Tax Title' Revenue


29,102.2


1933


15.55


Excess and Deficiency


28,126.04


1934


17.78


Light Revenue


338.62


1935


62.28


Water Revenue


508.0-4


1936 Poll


24.00


Old Age Due State


43.00


1936 Personal and Real


247.30


Consumers Deposits


700.00


1937 Poll


212.00


Water Liens ..


99.00


1937 Personal and Real


548.25


Bond Premium


3.00


1938 Poll


450.00


State Aid Tax


10.00


1938 Personal and Real


2,291.05


Overlay 1933


28.33


1939 Poll


482.00


Overlay 1934


2.00


1939 Personal and Real


17,801.80


Overlay 1935


5.80


1940 Poll


622.00


Overlay 1937


69.51


1940 Personal


1,919.00


State Aid Highway Reimbursement Acc. Rec.


4,731.62


1940 Real


35,944.38


Old Age Tax 1933


1.00


Moth :


1931


1.50


·


.


Sale of lots 1940


290.00


1937


4.65


Tax Collector


1938


1.05


1933


45


81


TOWN OF MERRIMAC


Overlay Surplus


92.94


State Tax


5.74


1936


11.90


FINAL BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 1940


1939


9.09


1934


53.61


1940


27.80


1935


Excise :


1936


39.57


1931


4.97


1937


118.04


1932


.80


1938


137.82


1933


2.62


1939


299.85


1934


5.36


1940


526.45


1935


49.11


WPA Co-Ordinator


69.33


1936


133.83


Ch. 498 Acts 1938 Highway


14.35


1937


290.65


Main St. Ch. 90


163.86


1938


110.42


Road Machinery ...


865.62


1939


74.24


Aid to Dep. Children U. S. Grant


152.02


1940


493.69


Aid to Dep. Children Admx. U. S. Grant


47.83


Overlay 1939


165.44


Old Age Admx. U. S. Grant


523.26


Overlay 1936


66.30


Old Age U. S. Grant


1,127.25


Overlay 1938


562.28


WPA East Main St. Sidewalks


1.34


Old Age Assistance Acc. Rec.


3,953.70


WPA Water Ex. Church St.


140.34


Health Acc. Rec. .


261.43


WTA Drain Pleasant St. Merrimacport


106.56


Mothers Aid Acc. Rec.


401.50


WPA or other Federal or State Relief Projects ...


3,829.02


*Welfare Acc. Rec.


4,054.20


Light Maintenance


8,329.29


Tax Titles


21,905.86


Tax Titles Possessions


7,196.56


Water Maintenance


3,010.34


County Aid to Highways Main St.


11.29


Overlay 1940


1,061.60


Advance for Town Office


10.00


Advance for Light and .Water Office


125.00


.


ANNUAL REPORT


82


20.67


Light Depreciation


21,736.40


FINAL BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 1940-(Concluded)


Light Acc. Rec. Light


282.74


Light Acc. Rec. Misc.


55.88


Water Acc. Rec. Rates


.


508.31


Water Acc. Rec. Misc.


98.73


$136,384.93


$136,384.93


*The Welfare Accounts Receivable Balance of $4,054.20 is now a true balance as an actual asset, as $2,407.21 carried as an as et in this balance in previous years was as a result of the recent State Audit abated in July 1940, being for amounts uncollect- able paid by the Town of Merrimac on State Settlement cases prior to May 1, 1935 for which amount of $2,407.21 no list of identification of individual cases has ever been found by the present Town Accountant or State Auditors, this matter being referred to in the Summary of State audit presented in another part of this report.


TOWN OF MERRIMAC


83


84


TRUST FUNDS


Cash in Custody of Town Treasurer $55,072.08


Library Funds


$1,994.67


Thos. H. Hoyt Funds 22,670.67


Kimball Park Funds 3,072.37


Cemetery Perpetual Care


27,334.37


$55,072.08


$55,072.08


LIABILITIES


Net Debt


Temporary Loans


5,510.00


Ch. 90 State Highway Reimbursement


860.00


Ch. 81 State Highway Reimbursement 4,650.00


$5,510.00


Fixed Debt ...


22,143.64


Municipal Relief Loan


$1,000.00


Tax Title


1,493.64


Tax Title


3,750.00


Tax Title


5,000.00


Tax Title


4,000.00


Tax Title


2,400.00


Tax Title


4,500.00


$22,143.64


$22,143.64


ANNUAL REPORT


$5,510.00


TOWN OF MERRIMAC "


CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE FUNDS


NAME


Original Dec. 31, '39 Amount


Balance


Interest


With- drawn


Dec. 31, '40 Balance


M. E. Sargent


$100.00


$115.05


$2.89


$3.00


$114.94


Eliza M. Sawyer (Thos. Sawyer lot)


114.00


114.28


2.87


2.00


115.15


Emily S. Goodwin (Patten Sargent lot)


250.00


297.28


7.46


4.50


300.24


John L. and Sophia Merrill


200.00


234.82


5.89


9.00


231.71


Moses Goodrich


100.00


101.75


2.55


2.50


101.80


W. A. Paine (Henry Sargent lot)


50.00


52.10


1.30


2.00


51.40


J. E. Prescott


200.00


211.70


5.32


6.00


211.02


Rhoda S. Poore (Daniel Poore lot)


400.00


402.75


10.12


9.90


402.97


Rhoda S. Poore (Frederic Sargent lot)


200.00


295.37


7.43


10.50


292.30


Otis W. Little


200.00


268.84


6.75


10.50


265.09


Susan G. Sargent (Westerly half J. B. Sargent lot)


75.00


87.71


2:19


3.50


86.40


Henrietta B. Sargent (Wm. P. Colby lot)


250.00


365.97


9.19


10.75


364.41


Caroline S. Noyes (Somerby Noyes lot)


100.00


103.17


2.59


4.00


101.76


Adeline Whittier


100.00


110.83


2.78


10.00


103.61


Warren Sargent


100.00


102.40


2.57


3.00


101.97


Ruth C. Rowell (Jacob Rowell and Charles Dow lot)


200.00


297.43


7.47


7.50


297.90


Sara Pattee (Asa Ford, and Sarah Pattee lot)


175.00


206.24


5.18


10.00


201.42


Sara Pattee (Wm. Gunnison lot)


125.00


127.48


3.20


5.00


125.68


I. A. Little . ..


337.87


358.40


9.01


11.15


356.26


John Bancroft


50.00


50.78


1.27


1.00


51.05


Aaron Bancroft


50.00


· 50.36


1.26


1.00


50.62


·


. . . .


.... .. . .


85


.. 4:


86


CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE FUNDS-(Continued)


NAME


Original Dec. 31, '39 Amount Balance


Interest


With- drawn


Dec. 31, '40 Balance


Thomas D. Nelson


150.00


153.67


3.85


5.00


152.52


Mabel Shepardson (Isaac Jones lot)


100.00


100.99


2.53


2.00


101.52


Henry E. Crosby


125.00


125.03


3.14


3.17


125.00


A. Linda Little


150.00


181.62


4.55


6.00


180.17


Etta H. Colby


100.00


102.06


2.57


4.00


100.63


Mrs. Gilman Hoyt


100.00


107.33


2.69


3.00


107.02


Phineas Chase


100.00


100.51


2.51


2.00


101.02


Charles. A. Bridges


100.00


100.69


2.51


2.00


101.20


Louise Clement


100.00


135.83


3.40


7.00


132.23


Carrie C. Noyes


150.00


160.31


4.03


6.00


158.34


W. O. Smiley (Wm. and Francis Smiley)


100.00


106.16


2.67


4.00


104.83


Hattie and Carrie Baxter


100.00


111.18


2.79


4.00


109.97


Parmelia C. Trefethen (Ephraim Trefethen)


100.00


125.36


3.14


4.00


124.50


Ida E. Stevens .


125.00


130.44


3.28


4.00


129.72


Mary A. Chase (Wm. G. and Mary A. Chase lot)


100.00


107.38


2.69


4.00


106.07


Stuart, Chase and Sargent ..


150.00


155.32


3.90


4.50


154.72


Charles A. Noyes (Charles H. Noyes lot)


75.00


75.79


1.89


2.00


75.68


Mason W. R. Downing (John Sargent and Icabod Nichols lot)


125.00


127.45


3.20


3.00


127.65


William Gilday


200.00


200.00


5.03


5.00


200.03


Moses Stevens . .


100.00


106.87


2.68


4.00


105.55


Elizabeth M. Cooper (James Cooper lot)


100.00


102.68


2.57


3.00


102.25


.


.


ANNUAL REPORT


CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE FUNDS-(Continued)


NAME


Original Dec. 31, '39 Amount Balance


Interest


With- drawn


Dec. 31, '40 Balance


Amos Weed


100.00


108.53


2.71


3.00


108.24


E. Fannie Bradley (Daniel H. Bradley)


100.00


106.95


2.68


1.00


108.63


Porter Sargent .


150.00


150.77


3.78


3.00


151.55


Addie F. Sawyer (Chas. W. Sawyer lot)


100.00


100.74


2.51


2.00


101.25


Mellville S. Gibbs


50.00


50.70


1.27


1.50


50.47


Arthur C. Sargent


100.00


108.84


2.73


3.00


108.57


Heirs of A. R. Kimball


100.00


101.66


2.54


3.00


101.20


Geo. E. Ricker (Capt. J. W. Sargent lot)


100.00


101.43


2.54


3.00


100.97


Alfred G. Wells (A. G. Wells, R. K. Nichols and Patriquin)


200.00


227.83


5.72


20.50


213.05


Stephen C. Parsons . .


200.00


231.50


5.82


4.00


233.32


Alfred H. Colby (A. M. Colby lot)


100.00


100.86


2.53


2.00


101.39


Geo. S. Sargent


100.00


101.85


2.55


4.00


100.40


Frank Ward


200.00


233.78


5.86


6.00


233.64


R. W. Sargent and D. A. Moulton


100.00


108.41


2.71


4.00


107.12


Samuel C. Pease


150.00


153.66


3.85


6.00


151.51


Agnes F. Judkins (Geo. W. and Olive O. Judkins)


150.00


166.22


4.18


5.00


165.40


Willard D. Sargent (Edward P. Sargent lot)


200.00


256.75


6.44


5.00


258.19


Everett Carleton (Richard Stoyle lot) ...


100.00


105.30


2.64


6.00


101.94


A. E. Porter (S. L. Porter and Mary Emery lot)


150.00


169.81


4.25


4.00


170.06


Donald Mac Diarmid


150.00


176.94


4.44


4.00


177.38


William H. Young .


100.00


102.49


2.57


3.69


101.37


TOWN OF MERRIMAC


87


88


CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE FUNDS-(Continued)


NAME


Original Amount


Dec. 31, '39 Balance


Interest


With- drawn


Dec. 31, '40 Balance


Mary A. Hoyt (Thos. Hoyt lot)


200.00


209.24


5.25


4.00


210.49


Willard D. Sargent (Capt. Moses Sargent lot)


100.00


105.55


2.6+


3.50


104.69


Willard D. Sargent (Moses Sargent lot)


100.00


102.55


2.57


3.50


101.62


Lilla P. Larraway (H. W. Larraway lot)


100.00


105.36


2.64


3.00


105.00


Warren E. Wallace


100.00


127.15


3.19


3.00


127.34


Justin Clement ..


75.00


88.46


2.21


3.00


87.67


Emma P. Emerson (Alfred Chase lot)


100.00


101.79


2.55


3.00


101.34


John W. Foster


150.00


162.71


4.08


4.00


162.79


John H. Cleary


100.00


106.00


2.67


4.00


104.67


M. A. Gassett


100.00


106.76


2.68


3.50


105.94


J. W. Johnson


100.00


100.64


2.51


2.00


101.15


William Greelcy


100.00


107.95


2.70


4.50


106.15


Moses S. Brown


100.00


101.31


2.54


3.75


100.10


John B. Judkins


350.00


517.53


13.00


10.65


519.88


Henry C. Fox .


100.00


108.87


2.73


4.00


107.60


Geo. G. Lar'in (Little and Larkin and Oliver Larkin lot)


200.00


305.86


7.67


4.50


309.03


Addie Hurley


100.00


101.37


2.54


3.00


100.91


Jacob F. Crosby


.


100.00


102.72


2.58


3.50


101.80


Willis H. Scott


75.00


85.60


2.14


4.00


83.74


Herbert F. Chase (Enoch Chase lot)


100.00


101.91


2.55


3.00


101.46


Joseph H. Leavitt (Daniel O. Leavitt lot)


100.00


111.92


2.80


4.00


110.72


.


ANNUAL REPORT


TOWN OF MERRIMAC


CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE FUNDS-(Continued)


NAME


Original Dec. 31, '39 Amount Balance


Interest


With- drawn


Dec. 31, '40 Balance


William Betts


150.00


161.48


4.05


4.00


161.53


Horace J. Batchelder


200.00


206.61


5.19


6.00


205.80


James D. Pike


100.00


108.62


2.71


4.50


106.83


Gustavus D. Veal (G. D. Veal and Geo. Grant lot)


100.00


101.07


2.54


3.00


100.61


Edward C. Sherman


100.00


101.40


2.54


3.00


100.94


Charles E. Rowell


150.00


152.64


3.83


5.00


151.47


Erastus Sargent


100.00


109.29


2.74


7.00


105.03


Mary E. Robinson


150.00


166.48


4.18


4.00


166.66


Chas. A. Wallace and Helen Chamberlain lot


100.00


101.00


2.54


3.00


100.54


Frank C. Williams


100.00


105.04


2.64


4.00


103.68


Mellville A. Cunningham


100.00


106.16


2.67


4.00


104.83


Daniel M. Means


100.00


102.59


2.57


4.00


101.16


Conrad Kippenberger


50.00


50.92


1.27


1.00


51.19


Judson S. Jewett


100.00


106.81


2.68


4.00


105.49


Herbert C. Oak


150.00


151.11


3.80


3.00


151.91


Walter L. Chaloner


200.00


202.39




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