Town Annual Report of the Officers of the Town of Williamsburg 1955, Part 2

Author: Williamsburg (Mass. : Town)
Publication date: 1955
Publisher: Town of Williamsburg
Number of Pages: 106


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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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-


25


Tax Collector's Report


-


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


26


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


27


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


28


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


29


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


30


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


31


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


32


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


33


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


34


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


37


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


38


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


39


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


41


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


42


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


43


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


44


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


45


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


46


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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