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11 Ruth L. Bisbee, Williamsburg, Mass. Warren O. McAvoy, Williamsburg, Mass.
28 Lillian R. (Conras) Smith, Melrose, Mass. Edward J. Leszczynski, Haydenville, Mass.
29 Irene J. Sanderson, Haydenville, Mass. George A. Polhemus, Haydenville, Mass.
July
2 Barbara Burg, New Britain, Conn. Franklin King, III, Williamsburg, Mass.
9 Shirley McCallom, Greenfield, Mass. Robert George Cross, Williamsburg, Mass.
16 Yvonne Louise Dufresne, Williamsburg, Mass. William Swinington, Williamsburg, Mass.
16 Alice M. Gagne, Easthampton, Mass. Herbert M. Nye, Williamsburg, Mass.
30 Marie J. Emery, Greenfield, Mass. Arthur Cross, Williamsburg, Mass.
Aug. 7 Sandra Jane Kellogg, Haydenville, Mass. Eric Wayne Liimatainen, West Chesterfield, Mass.
17 Irene Lillian Dufresne, Williamsburg, Mass. Raymond Francis Heath, Jr., Haydenville, Mass.
Sept. 3 Janet Vayda, Williamsburg, Mass. David A. Adam, Goshen, Mass.
10 Shirley Elizabeth Magdalenski, Haydenville, Mass.
Luther Cameron, Jr., Baxterville, Mississippi
24 Sondra Kay Black, Williamsburg, Mass. David Harmon Snow, Lanesboro, Mass.
24 Irene May Fosdick, Winchester, New Hamp- shire Leo Albert LaCasse, Williamsburg, Mass.
23
Oct.
1 Frostine Adella Graves, Williamsburg, Mass. Victor Rudolph Beckman, Silver Spring, Mary- land
22 Helen L. Morse, Florence, Mass. James F. McAllister, Jr., Haydenville, Mass.
Nov.
8 Martha LeBlanc, Greenfield, Mass. Ronald Foster, Haydenville, Mass.
19 Elizabeth (Blacking) Ray, Williamsburg, Mass. Leslie F. Curtis, Williamsburg, Mass.
23 Karyl Ronka, Williamsburg, Mass. Richard M. Towse, Haydenville, Mass.
24 Julia Clara Kolosewicz, Haydenville, Mass. Robert Wallace Kellogg, Chesterfield, Mass.
DEATHS
There were 28 deaths recorded in the Town of Wil- liamsburg in 1955, as follows :
Date
Name
Yr. Mo. Da.
1955
Jan. 13 Olga A. (Karamoropoulou) Demetriou
66
11 1
17
Emma May (Cooper) Bowyer
84
0
7
Feb.
7 Silas Snow
77
1
13
24 Mary (Byrnes) Walshe
63
11
22
Mar. 10 Thomas C. Dillon
83
4
9
11 Charles Holmes Wheeler
75
4
6
Apr. 3 Edward P. Dunphy
86
3
11
18 Sophie (Kochienski) Kopka
57
11
3
23 Linda Ruth Sanderson
17
7
21
25 Wilbur Malcolm Heath
15
3
17
May
6 Avelina (LaMagdelaine) Bird
60
5
12
12 Carrie (Bennett) Otis
67
4
16
25 Grace Kezia (Bryant) Best
74
3
21
27 Katherine (Mahar) McCarthy
88
0
22
24
June 18
Nina (Strong) Jones
58
9
28
July 16 Hattie L. (Freeman) Edwards
87
0
9
17 Ernest T. Barker
61
10
3
22 Mabel (Mahoney) Burke
79
0
20
Aug. 12 Beatrice Beaudry
52
18 Benjamin Otis Stephens
73
9
4
Sept. 7 Orrin J. Blinn
91
10
0
15
Doreen Anne Demerski
3
3
Nov.
4 Charles E. Dalton
87
5
3
8 James R. Mansfield
84
6
14
15
Mary T. (Molloy) Ryan
68
6
12
19 Lewis L. Bartlett
88
2
24
21 Claire (Johnson) Washburn
68
11
Dec.
2 Walter P. Swinington
80
7 17
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Tax Collector's Report
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Outstanding Dec. 31, 1954 :
1953 Personal Property
$48.60
Real Estate
2,005.01
Excise
11.09
1954 Personal Property
4,164.29
Real Estate
23,166.72
Excise
1,709.65
Total
$31,105.36
Commitments :
1955 Poll Tax
$1,068.00
Personal Property
15,366.89
Real Estate
128,550.17
Excise
20,581.39
1954 Excise given Jan. 1955
234.33
Total
$165,800.78
Collected and Paid Treasurer : (Including Interest)
1953 Personal Property
$52.15
Real Estate
2,067.28
Excise
14.85
1954 Personal Property
3,512.27
Real Estate
20,490.95
Excise
1,428.30
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1955 Poll Tax Personal Property Real Estate Excise
971.18
12,403.59
102,523.96
16,710.78
Total
$160,175.31
Tax Titles :
1955
$86.76
10.80
Total
97.56
Abatements :
1954 Excise
$200.00
1955 Poll Tax
18.00
Personal Property
220.32
Real Estate
5,289.42
Excise
2,359.79
Total
$8,087.53
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1955 :
1953 Real Estate
$52.81
1954 Personal Property
1,224.76
Real Estate
2,489.74
Excise
349.26
1955 Poll Tax
82.00
Personal Property
2,752.56
Real Estate
21,300.30
Excise
1,407.41
Total
$29,658.84
Respectfully submitted, BARBARA W. SWANDA, Tax Collector
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Treasurer's Report
Debits
Jan. 1, 1955, Balance on hand
Receipts for year
$273,841.58 341,223.43
$615,065.01
Credits
Payments for year
$501,289.59
Jan. 1, 1956, Balance on hand
113,775.42 -$615,065.01
Respectfully submitted,
ANNA E. WATSON,
Treasurer
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Report of Town Accountant
In compliance with the provisions of Section 61, Chap- ter 41, of the General Laws, I submit herewith my report as Town Accountant for the year ending December 31, 1955.
The records of receipts and expenditures showing sources and purposes respectively, together with the statement of Town Debt, Trust Funds, Trial Balances and Balance Sheet will be found in the following pages.
I wish to extend my sincere thanks to all Town Offi- cials for their cooperation. Periodic examinations have been made on the accounts of the Water Department and Collector of Taxes. It would make the office much easier if all departments would keep a record of their expenses for future checking.
Respectfully submitted,
WARREN E. MCAVOY, Town Accountant
RECEIPTS
Taxes 1953 Personal Property
$48.60
Taxes 1953 Real Estate
1,952.20
Taxes 1954 Personal Property
3,665.46
Taxes 1954 Real Estate
19,441.25
Water Liens to 1954 Taxes
334.75
Poll Taxes 1955
970.00
Taxes 1955 Personal Property
12,396.07
Taxes 1955 Real Estate
102,461.93
$141,270.26
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Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise 1953 11.09
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise 1954 Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise 1955
1,377.35
16,688.66
$18,077.10
Taxes, State
Corporation
$5,671.92
Income Tax
3,124.79
Income Tax-
School Aid, Chapter 70
24,866.40
Meal Tax
682.43
Reimbursement-Loss of Taxes
112.08
Paraplegic Veterans
151.20
Indigent Persons
142.10
$34,750.92
Licenses :
Liquor
$4,900.00
Board of Health
6.00
Junk
8.00
Automatic Music and Amusement
18.33
Common Victualers
26.00
Hawkers
24.00
Sunday Licenses
18.00
Used Car
25.00
Gasoline
4.50
Firearms
5.00
$5,034.83
Permits :
Pistol
$9.50
$9.50
Fines and Forfeitures :
Court
$51.50
Dog Licenses for County
673.80
$725.30
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Grants and Gifts :
County-
Dog Licenses Refunds
$420.03
Wild Cat Bounty
10.00
Chapter 90 Construction
2,500.00
State-
Chapter 90 Construction
5,000.00
Chapter 90 Construction Special Rte. 143
4,500.00
Chapter 81
4,632.43
School Transportation
5,914.50
School Superintendent
1,368.66
Public Health
187.14
New Elementary School
8,903.10
Commodity Distribution Fund School Lunch 946.79
U. S. Grants-
Storm Damage, Highways
6,457.29
Disability Assistance
2,205.23
Disability Assistance Administration
25.43
Aid to Dependent Children
4,894.49
Aid to Dependent Children Administration
415.24
Old Age Assistance
11,490.91
Old Age Administration
148.43
$60,019.67
Departmental Revenue :
Sealer of Weights and Measures
$46.70
Disability Assistance, State
3,027.43
Aid to Dependent Children-State 3,969.28 Old Age Asssitance-State 13,349.00
Disablity Assistance
Administration-State 12.71
Old Age Assistance-
Cities and Towns
1,687.15
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Veterans' Benefits-State
696.21
Old Age Assistance Recoveries
2,178.50
School Department-
Tuition
5,332.60
State Wards' Tuition and Transportation
1,122.00
Miscellaneous Sales
171.65
Insurance Refund
20.74
Cafeteria Income
4,381.02
General Relief-Temporary Aid and Transportation 342.70
$36,337.69
Vocational Education-State
2,777.97
Water Rents
10,328.20
County Extension Note and Interest 1,937.50
Water Miscellaneous
377.79
Water Entrances and Connections
357.00
Water Lien Fees
6.00
Liquor Advertisements
27.50
Tax Collector's Costs and Fees
49.30
Truck and Tractor Earnings
7,276.01
Sale of Town Histories
10.00
Tax Title Sale
325.00
Tax Title Check to Treasurer
35.00
High School Athletic Fund
217.40
$23,724.67
Federal Withholding Tax
$14,774.13
Employees' Retirement Deductions
1,003.24
Blue Cross-Blue Shield
980.00
$16,757.37 -
Interest :
Taxes, Real and Personal
$735.95
Taxes, Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise
36.70
Treasurer's Deposit
305.27
$1,077.92
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7.56
Library Fines Trust Funds :
Income
Collins School Fund
$1,185.62
Whiting Street Fund
160.25
Electa Waite Fund
53.20
A. S. Hills Fund
150.00
Mary L. Main Fund
75.00
Byron Loomis Fund
223.08
O. G. Spelman Fund
1,097.65
Ethel Curry Fund
26.25
C. J. Hills Fund
150.00
Cemetery Fund
39.76
Lyman Waite Fund
20.13
Albert D. Sanders Fund
170.84
Ellsworth H. Hyde Fund
78.86
$3,430.64
Total Receipts
$341,223.43
Cash on Hand January 1, 1955
273,841.58
$615,065.01
TRUST FUNDS
Trust Funds, Cash and Securities in Custody of Town Treasurer
$117,800.44
Trust Funds, Cash and Securities in Custody of Trustee
3,694.07
$121,494.51
Henry M. Hills Hospital Bed Fund Whiting Street Worthy Poor Fund Mary L. Main Worthy Poor Fund Electa Waite Charity Fund
$16,432.21
5,574.25
3,000.00
1,773.51
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Lyman D. Waite Charity Fund Albert S. Hills Charity Fund C. J. Hills Charity Fund Collins School Fund
700.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
12,423.45
Onslow G. Spelman School Fund
36,947.77
Byron Loomis School Fund
7,436.51
Ethel Curry School Fund
1,000.00
Albert D. Sanders School Fund
6,508.30
Ellsworth H. Hyde School Fund
3,004.77
Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund
1,325.00
Post War Rehabilitation Fund
6,264.22
Helen E. James School Fund
3,694.07
Henry M. Warner Fund
5,410.45
$121,494.51
NET FUNDED OR FIXED DEBT
Net Funded or Fixed Debt
$247,000.00
$247,000.00
Water Main South Street Extension Loan
$4,000.00
Water Main Sanatorium Extension Loan
4,000.00
Underground Water Supply Loan
19,000.00
Anne T. Dunphy Elementary School Loan
220,000.00
$247,000.00
PAYMENTS
Moderator
$25.00
Selectmen's Salaries
$600.00
Selectmen's Maintenance
259.41
Advertising Notices
38.38
$897.79
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Accountant's Salary Accountant's Maintenance
$750.00 101.85
Accountant's New Equipment
67.40
$919.25
Treasurer's Salary
$900.00
Treasurer's Maintennace
279.53
Tax Title Expense
38.25
$1,217.78
Tax Collector's Salary
$600.00
Tax Collector's Maintenance
475.00
$1,075.00
Assessors' Salaries
$550.00
Assessors' Maintenance
277.78
$827.78
Town Counsel
$125.00
Town Clerk's Salary
$300.00
Town Clerk's Maintenance
344.58
$644.58
Elections and Registrations :
Registrars
$125.00
Election of Officers
84.00
Printing and Stationery
31.50
Loud Speaker System
60.00
Rent
25.00
Record Book
18.30
$343.80
Elector, Oliver Smith Will
$10.00
Finance Committee Clerk
$25.00
Executive Secretary's Salary
$1,313.13
Town Hall :
Fuel
$52.00
Lights
59.16
Telephone
217.51
Janitor
91.15
35
Painting Exterior Repairs
394.00
11.05
$824.87
Town Shed :
Fuel
$77.00
Repairs
46.04
$123.04
Total General Government
$8,372.02
Police Department :
Salaries
$200.00
Labor
868.45
Special Police
106.00
Legal
25.00
Equipment
43.15
Mileage
188.80
Dog Tax Collection Fees
30.60
Telephones
114.19
Court Fees
120.10
$1,696.29
Fire Department :
Salaries
$418.00
Telephones
663.09
Lights
118.20
Insurance
200.43
Labor and Training
880.11
Fuel
460.65
Equipment Maintenance
840.81
Truck Repair
208.51
New Equipment
1,095.04
Building Maintenance
555.38
Administration
48.96
$5,489.18
36
Sealer of Weights and Measures : Salary Equipment
$94.64 5.36
$100.00
Tree Warden :
Labor
$266.39
Chain Saw
67.50
Truck and Tractor
158.50
$492.39
Dutch Elm Control :
Labor
$264.03
Chain Saw
80.25
Truck and Tractor
117.11
Spraying
265.00
$726.39
Civil Defense :
Observation Post Construction
$309.99
Furnishings
63.11
Lights
8.00
$381.10
Total Protection of Persons and Property
$8,885.35
HEALTH AND SANITATION
Salary
$100.00
Administration
67.70
Sanatorium
505.65
Barn and Animal Inspection
50.00
Slaughter Inspection
40.00
Town Dump Rent
200.00
Town Dump Caretaker
498.60
Garbage Collection
1,800.00
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Rubbish Collection
419.00
Town Dump Maintenance Well Child Clinic Visiting Nurse
458.25
298.17
1,200.00
Total Health and Sanitation
$5,637.37
HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES
Chapter 81 :
Labor
$6,026.15
Town Equipment
3,223.51
Private Equipment
1,258.25
Gravel
972.22
Colprovia
797.10
Culverts
73.08
Calcium Chloride
100.53
Hot Patch
234.40
Stone
20.25
Oil
1,244.03
Tar
306.56
Sanding
444.00
$14,700.08
Storm Damage-Highways
Labor
$2,207.89
Town Equipment
1,695.75
Private Equipment
6,353.25
Gravel
1,000.65
Colprovia
333.00
Culverts
128.60
Stone
5.50
$11,724.64
Chapter 90 Construction-Route 143 Special
Labor
$1,131.35
Town Equipment
423.00
Private Equipment
1,290.75
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Cement
44.63
Kerosene
11.80
Gravel and Grits
249.64
Grass Seed
8.85
Tar
864.21
Cement Blocks
46.55
$4,070.78
Winter and General Highways :
Labor
$3,318.79
Town Equipment
1,713.25
Plowing
106.39
Sanding
2,641.90
Sand
561.35
Salt
172.69
Patch
98.40
Plow Blades
303.14
$8,915.91
Bridges and Railings :
Labor
$364.98
Town Equipment
115.50
Cement
143.02
Steel Rod
182.88
Miscellaneous (letters and figures)
10.20
Sand
11.71
Lumber
159.75
Private Equipment
7.00
$995.04
Chapter 90 Construction :
Labor
$1,905.81
Town Equipment
487.75
Private Equipment
736.25
Gravel
467.89
Cement
13.00
Grass Seed
6.63
Power Saw
31.00
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Lumber Culverts Oil
9.08 696.01 757.58
$5,111.00
Chapter 90 Maintenance :
Labor
$635.08
Town Equipment
425.75
Private Equipment
128.00
Colprovia
121.80
Tar
1,209.35
Gravel
249.95
Grits
230.09
$3,000.02
Sidewalks :
Labor
$30.00
Town Equipment
27.00
$57.00
Fairfield Ave. Sign :
Labor
$5.00
Sign
9.93
$14.93
Old Goshen Road Repair :
Labor
$50.50
Town Equipment
39.75
Gravel
6.00
Culvert
88.59
$184.84
Tool Account
$162.93
Street Lights
$3,121.68
Truck and Tractor Maintenance :
Repairs and Parts
$1,576.10
Gas, Oil and Grease
1,648.49
Insurance
538.67
40
Tires Anti-freeze Pump Tools
207.50
74.40
34.00
32.18
Rent of Power Grader
$4,111.34 $1,400.00
Total of Highways and Bridges
$57,570.19
CHARITIES AND SOLDIERS' BENEFITS
General Relief :
Board and Room
$1,455.49
Hospital
227.36
Physicians
11.00
Burial
150.00
$1,843.85
Welfare Agent's Salary :
Town
$1,000.00
Federal D. A. Administration
188.55
Federal A. D. C. Administration
595.26
$1,783.81
Welfare Agent's Administration
$200.00
Disability Assistance-Town :
Assistance
$2,790.61
Physicians
29.00
Hospitals
2,148.75
Medicine
11.14
Glasses
20.50
$5,000.00
Disability Assistance-Federal :
Assistance
$1,574.31
Physicians
57.00
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Hospitals Medicine
732.91
15.39
$2,379.61
$7,379.61
Aid to Dependent Children-Town :
Aid
$6,507.71
Physicians
118.25
Hospitals
545.86
Glasses
76.00
Medicine
43.68
Dental
208.50
$7,500.00
Aid to Dependent Children-Federal :
Aid
$2,838.21
Physicians
76.00
Medicine
29.96
Hospitals
533.58
Glasses
25.00
Dental
90.00
$11,092.75
$3,592.75
Old Age Assistance-Town :
Assistance
$17,087.39
Homes
1,088.00
Physicians
498.60
Medicine
417.82
Glasses
76.50
Dental
5.00
Ambulance
30.00
Hospitals
2,784.69
Miscellaneous
12.00
$22,000.00
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Old Age Assistance-Federal :
Assistance
$7,120.85
Homes
455.00
Physicians
126.40
Medicine
106.91
Hospitals
198.94
Glasses
13.00
$8,021.10
$30,021.10
Veterans' Benefits :
Benefits
$2,372.95
Fuel
204.25
Medicine
16.12
Physicians
16.00
Hospital
227.36
$2,836.68
Veterans' Agent's Salary
$300.00
Veterans' Agent's Maintenance
$150.00
$3,286.68
Total Charities and Soldier's Benefits
$55,607.80
SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES
Superintendents' Salaries
$3,200.00
Clerks' Salaries
2,100.00
Office Supplies
129.11
Telephones
402.01
Union Expense
300.00
Sundries
459.05
Athletics
806.23
Nurse and Travel
685.00
Insurance
1,519.29
Physicians
400.00
Committees' Salary
275.00
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Teachers' Salaries
78,990.56
Music Teacher
1,420.18
Drawing Teacher
733.44
Penmanship
480.00
Smith's School Tuition
6,909.00
Smith's School Transportation
936.05
Transportation
7,869.50
Books
2,638.23
Classroom Supplies
1,366.49
Janitors' Supplies
1,121.33
Janitors' Salaries
7,316.73
Fuel
2,911.11
Lights
1,396.42
Repairs
1,983.02
New Equipment
1,946.99
Cafeteria :
Labor
$1,122.00
Food and Supplies
1,811.95
Linen
29.92
Express
10.00
Misc.
26.13
$3,000.00
$131,294.74
Rehabilitation Fund :
Repairs $18.51
New Elementary School Construction :
Architect's Fees
$4,776.91
Survey
20.00
Construction
121,372.67
Advertising
19.50
Equipment
30,075.85
Miscellaneous
340.50
Legal
429.00
$157,034.43
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Haydenville Library :
Librarian
$81.00
Janitor
28.50
Lights
12.00
Repairs
21.30
Miscellaneous
3.31
Fuel
13.00
Books
103.80
New Equipment
124.50
$387.41
Haydenville Lunch Room:
Repairs
$41.99
Albert D. Saunders Fund :
New Equipment
$119.95
Collins School Fund :
Insurance-Driver Education
$153.40
Athletic Fund-High School
$840.00
School Lunch-Cafeteria Income :
Labor
$1,586.25
Food and Supplies
1,988.26
Linen
56.32
Miscellaneous
62.95
Express
9.45
$3,703.23
Total of Schools and Libraries
$293,593.66
RECREATION AND UNCLASSIFIED
Recreation :
Band
$40.00
Hallowe'en Party
15.00
Repairs
4.50
Equipment
71.45
$130.95
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Athletic Field :
Labor
$198.50
Truck Hire
33.75
Repairs
2.00
Loam
10.00
Plowing
9.00
Gas
5.11
Paint
5.85
Equipment
23.25
$287.46
$418.41
Town Clocks
$104.61
ยท Memorial Day :
Speaker
$10.00
Fife and Drum Corps
80.00
Flags
18.50
Markers
28.50
Baskets
13.00
$150.00
Printing Town Reports 1954
$340.00
Wood Lot
8.40
Census
224.80
Wild Cat Bounty
10.00
Total of Recreation and Unclassified
$1,256.22
ENTERPRISES AND CEMETERIES
Water Department :
Pipe Line Maintenance
$3,420.54
Water Shed
58.73
Chlorinator Maintenance
271.39
Additional Water Supply
902.83
Administration
169.19
Caretaker of Chlorinator
100.00
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Caretaker of Supply Labor Trucking
150.00
53.45
33.75
Water Entrances and Connections
229.04
$5,388.92
Water Entrances and Connections Service :
$36.25
Total Water Department
$5,425.17
AGENCY, TRUST AND INVESTMENT
Workmen's Compensation
$1,237.86
Taxes :
State Parks and Reservations
$286.80
State Audit
1,190.69
County Tax
9,521.44
Dog Tax
593.40
$11,592.33
Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund Income
$39.76
Withholding Tax
14,388.92
Employees' Retirement Deductions
941.36
Town's Share Retirement Fund
605.57
Blue Cross-Blue Shield
980.00
Collector's Costs and Fees
49.30
$17,004.91
Trust Funds :
C. J. Hills Fund
$216.00
H. M. Hills Bed Fund
25.00
$241.00
Total of Agency, Trust and Investment $30,076.10
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INTEREST AND MATURING DEBT
Interest :
Water Loan
$116.88
Additional Water Supply
450.00
Sanatorium Extension Note
137.50
Anne T. Dunphy Elementary School
3,430.00
$4,134.38
Loans :
Water Loan
$500.00
Additional Water Supply
2,000.00
Sanatorium Extension
2,000.00
Anne T. Dunphy Elementary School
25,000.00
$29,500.00
Total Interest and Maturing Debt
$33,634.38
Refunds :
1954 Motor Vehicle Excise
$95.57
1955 Motor Vehicle Excise
805.36
1955 Real Estate
147.60
1954 Water Rent
2.00
1955 Water Rent
35.40
$1,085.93
CEMETERIES
Mountain St .:
Labor
$75.00
Old Village Hill :
Labor
$30.00
Weed Control
5.40
Tree Care
35.00
70.40
$145.40
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Total Payments Cash on hand December 31, 1955
$501,289.59 $113,775.42
$615,065.01
RESERVE FUND TRANSFERS
Accountant's Maintenance
$1.85
Assessors' Maintenance
27.78
Elections and Registrations
.88
Observation Post Construction
9.99
Highways Chapter 81
.08
Highways Chapter 90 Special
04
Highways Chapter 90 Maintenance
.02
Veterans' Benefits
1,536.68
Street Lights
1.68
Workmen's Compensation
37.86
Water Department
343.82
$1,960.68
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TOWN OF WILLIAMSBURG Balance Sheet - December 31, 1955 GENERAL ACCOUNTS
ASSETS
Cash
$113,775.42
Accounts Receivable :
Taxes :
Levy of 1953,
Real Estate
$52.81
$52.81
Levy of 1954,
Personal Property
727.96
Real Estate
3,095.09
Water Liens to 1954 Tax
51.50
$3,874.55
Levy of 1955,
Polls
80.00
Personal Property
2,750.50
Real Estate
20,748.86
$23,579.36
Tax Titles
379.58
Tax Possessions
192.43
$572.01
Departmental :
Aid to Dependent Children
$1,227.10
Old Age Assistance
232.04
$1,459.14
Water Department :
Rates,
$1,475.96
Miscellaneous
882.84
$2,358.80
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Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise : Taxes :
Levy of 1954
$356.26
Levy of 1955
2,617.94
$2,974.20
State and County Aid to Highways
10,908.59
Due from Post War Rehabilitation Fund
5,300.00
626.44
County Tax 1955 Highways, Storm Damage
5,267.35
$170,748.67
LIABILITIES
Employees' Payroll Deductions :
Federal Taxes
$1,475.65
Contributory Retirement Fund 131.47
$1,607.12
Dog Licenses Due County,
101.40
Tailings
54.33
Trust Fund Income :
Henry M. Hills Bed Fund
$1,000.42
Whiting Street Worthy Poor Fund
681.97
Mary L. Main Worthy Poor Fund
388.50
Electa Waite Charity Fund
263.52
Lyman D. Waite Charity Fund
185.20
Albert S. Hills Charity Fund
612.06
C. J. Hills Charity Fund
506.49
Collins School Fund
953.65
Byron Loomis School Fund
436.16
Ethel Curry School Fund
88.75
Onsglow G. Spelman Fund
264.62
Albert D. Sanders School Fund
336.95
Ellsworth H. Hyde School Fund
212.21
$5,930.50
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Old Age Assistance Recoveries
2,952.50
Federal Grants :
Disability Assistance : Assistance $1,253.74
Aid to Dependent Children : Administration Aid
153.14
2,959.79
Old Age Assistance :
Administration
1,831.74
Assistance
9,343.30
$15,541.71
School Athletic Fund
589.85
School Cafeteria, Local State
946.79
$1,624.58
Appropriation Balances :
Revenue, General
$14,092.93
Non-Revenue, New Elem. School 8,096.88
$22,189.81
Federal Works Agency, Water Plans
12.00
Road Machinery Fund
10,068.81
State and County Aid to Highways
10,908.59
Reserve Fund, Overlay Surplus
8,001.54
Overlays Reserved for Abatements :
Levy of 1953
$52.81
Levy of 1954
1,306.28
Levy of 1955
4,823.54
$6,182.63
Revenues, Reserved Until Collected :
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise
$2,974.20
Tax Titles and Possessions
572.01
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$677.79
Departmental Water
1,459.14 2,410.30
$7,415.65
Water Department, Entrances and Connections Excess, Sale of Lands of Low Value 226.49 State Park Tax 39.24
60.00
Water Available Surplus 8,041.85
Surplus Revenue
69,200.07
$170,748.67
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Assessors Report
The method for computing the tax rate for the year 1955 is as follows :
Appropriations to be raised $226,585.42
Taken from available funds in 1955 74,891.67
State Parks and Reservations
326.04
State Audit
1,190.69
County Tax
8,895.00
Overlay of Current Year
10,548.84
Gross Amount to be raised
$322,437.66
Estimated Receipts and Available Funds :
Income Tax
$28,133.19
Corporation Taxes
6,360.47
Reimbursement of Publicly Owned Land
108.91
Old Age Tax
686.26
Motor Vehicle and Trailer
Excise
14,600.00
Licenses
4,500.00
Fines
25.00
Protection of Persons and
Property
75.00
Health and Sanitation
1,000.00
Charities
4,000.00
Old Age Assistance
14,000.00
Veterans' Services
300.00
Schools
12,400.00
Public Service Enterprises
5,045.10
Interest : on Taxes and Assessments
600.00
Total Estimated Receipts
$91,833.93
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Overestimates of Previous Year to be used as Available Funds :
County Tax $654.97
State Parks and Reservations 1.45
Gypsy and Brown Tail Moths 70.58
Amounts voted to be taken from available funds $85,618.67
Total Estimated Receipts and Available Funds $177,452.60
Net Amount to be Raised by Taxation on Polls and Property :
Polls, 534 @ $2.00 $1,068.00
Total Value Personal Property
$213,429 @ $72.00 per M 15,366.89
Total Value Real Estate $1,785,419.00 @ $72.00 128,550.17
Total Taxes levied on Polls and Property
$144,985.06
Total Amount of 1955 Taxes on Polls and Property and of Assessments added to taxes as committed to Collector $144,985.06
Respectfully submitted, VERNON P. WEST JOSEPH M. DYMERSKI EDWIN C. BRECKENRIDGE, Ch.
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Report of Water Commissioners
This year, this board operated with two entirely new members and one who had seen service in the past.
Regular meetings were held every Wednesday during the year with the exception of two, and in addi- tion, 16 special meetings were held either to contact customers or for special duties. We welcome any citi- zen to the regular meetings to discuss any problem per- taining to the Water Department.
Our objective, in addition to the routine work of past years, was to formulate and put into practice poli- cies which should result in a more businesslike opera- tion of the department and ultimately place the de- partment in a position which would guarantee its self- support. As a step in this direction, after a survey of rates charged in the surrounding towns and an analysis of the increased maintenance costs of recent years, all water rates were increased and the new rate put into effect at mid-year.
As most of you know, our water system is 50-odd years old and each year some money must be allocated to repair and replacement. At the present time, several of the hydrants should be repaired if possible or replaced with new.
In order to insure the collection of all rightful reve- nue due this department, it was voted to establish a de- posit policy for all new work before the actual work was started.
We were able to allocate sufficient funds for the purchase of 22 meters this year. The majority have
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already been installed and additional requests are on file and will be filled as soon as funds are available. In addition, 3 old meters were repaired and restored to service.
The departmest has started a master plan of the entire system which will show the exact location of all hydrants and main gate valves. At the preesnt time the records of some sections of the system are inadequate or obsolete.
A schedule has been set up for the flushing of hydrants and this will be done not less than four times per year.
During the latter part of August, we experienced very heavy rainfall. As a result of this rain, a small earth slide occurred on the face of the Unquemonk dam. In addition, the access road to the dam was completely washed out. After meeting with the engineering rep- resentatives from the County Commissioners' Office, im- mediate steps were taken to repair this damage.
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