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Moth
2,169.41
Green Street Dam 200.00
Highway
233.38
Unemployment 1938 No. 2
1,264.13
Sidewalks 72.00
Repairs to Memorial Building
29.54
Temporary Aid
4,936.82
Labor-In-Vain Road Water Extension
5,112.03
Old Age Assistance
243.15
State Aid
340.00
Military Aid
419.00
Cemetery
887.00
14,310.45
State Aid to Highways
4,955.18
County Aid to Highways
2,886.95
Electric Light
21,328.55
Water Rates
13,125.51
Water Liens Added to Taxes:
1937
1,602.83
1938
2,010.09
16,738.43
Overdrawn Accounts:
Overlay 1932
27.37
Overlay 1934
155.05
Overlay 1935
281.87
Old Age Assistance
Tax Abatements
174.00
Mosquito Control
850.00
Underestimates :
State Tax
9,990.00
State Parks and Reservations
21.99
10,011.99
Surplus Revenue
103,781.89 31,521.51
$319,143.79
33,100.97 207.32
Reserve Fund - Overlay Surplus Overlay Reserved for Abatements :
Levy of 1933 20.00
Levy of 1936
3,417.09
Levy of 1937
2,089.65
Levy of 1938
4,059.71
9,586.45
Revenue - Reserved Until Collected : Motor Vehicle Excise Tax 3,764.19
Special Assessments 413.30
Tax Title
47,226.97
Departmental
14,310.45
Electric Light 21,328.55
Water 16,738.43
$319,143.79
Chapter 90, Mill Road 1938 1,733.20 Resurfacing Little Neck Road 163.67
Safford and Cherry Street Water Extension 34.66
Locust Grove Cemetery Fence 28.90
Locust Grove Cemetery 140.63
15,266.06
Electric Light :
Operation 14,308.12
Depreciation
18,792.85
Aid to Dependent Children
481.64
Chapter 500, Acts of 1938 465.34
.
1,488.29
DEBT ACOUNT
Net Funded or Fixed Debt $274,040.00
$274,040.00
Fire Department Equipment Loan
$ 2,340.00
Highway Equipment Loan
900.00
Shatswell School Loan
28,000.00
Burley School Loan
8,000.00
New High School Loan
102,000.00
New High School Equipment Loan
2,800.00
Tax Title Loan
25,000.00
Emergency Loan 1935
10,000.00
Emergency Loan 1938
10,000.00
Memorial Building Loan
6,000.00
Electric Light Loan
20,000.00
Electric Light Plant Addition
25,000.00
Water Loan
19,000.00
Little Neck Water Extension
15,000.00
$274,040.00
TRUST FUNDS
Trust Funds, Cash & Securities
92,108.56
Martha I. Savory Fund
$ 371.15
Eunice Caldwell Cowles Fund
10,033.21
Richard T. Crane, Jr. Picnic Fund 30,108.99 John C. Kimball Fund 500.00
Mrs. Wm. G. Brown Animal Fund
1,957.92
Marianna T. Jones Fund 709.07
Dow Memorial Boulder Fund
118.03
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds
48,310.19
$92,108.56
$92,108.56
IPSWICH TOWN REPORT
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TOWN PROPERTY, 1938
Schools
$481,000.00
Municipal Buildings
112,500.00
Fire Department:
Buildings and Grounds
43,500.00
Apparatus
14,900.00
Highway Department:
Buildings
5,750.00
Equipment
21,468.25
Moth Department:
Equipment
3,500.00
Cemeteries
5,000.00
Town Infirmary
20,000.00
Wharf Property
4,350.00
Land at Great Neck
8,300.00
Land Turkey Shore Road
1,000.00
Public Grounds
27,500.00
Land Common Fields
75.00
Land Linebrook
125.00
Water Department
245,407.60
Electric Light Department
332,270.90
In addition to the property enumerated above there is the shore, beach and other valuable property given to the Town by the Commoners, the value of which is not estimated.
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STATE AUDIT OF TOWN ACCOUNTS 1933-38 THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Department of Corporations and Taxation Division of Accounts
State House, Boston, January 27, 1939.
To the Board of Selectmen:
Mr. Brainard C. Wallace, Chairman, Ipswich, Massachusetts.
Gentlemen:
I submit herewith my report of an audit of the general accounts of the town of Ipswich for the period from December 11, 1933, and of the accounts of the treasurer and collector from March 22, 1934, to July 30, 1938, made in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44, General Laws. This is in the form of a report made to me by Mr. Herman B. Dine, Assistant Director of Accounts,
Very truly yours, -
THEODORE N. WADDELL, Director of Accounts.
Mr. Theodore N. Waddell,
Director of Accounts,
Department of Corporations and Taxation,
State House, Boston.
Sir:
As directed by you, I have made an audit of the general accounts of the town of Ipswich for the period from Decem-
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ber 11, 1933, and of accounts of the treasurer and collector from March 22, 1934, the dates of the previous audits to July 30, 1938, and submit the following report thereon:
The financial transactions of the town, as recorded on the books of the several departments receiving or disbursing money for the town, or committing bills for collection, were examined, checked and reconciled with the books of the town accountant.
The books and accounts of the town accountant were examined and checked in detail. The receipts as recorded were checked with the treasurer's records and with the records of the departments collecting money for the town, while the payments were compared with the treasury warrants and the treasurer's cash book. The ledgers were analyzed, the appropriation ac- counts were checked with the town clerk's record of town meet- ings, and other accounts were checked with information in the departments in which the transactions originated. After the necessary adjustments were made, a trial balance was drawn off and a balance sheet, which is appended to this report, was pre- pared showing the financial condition of the town as of July 30, 1938.
Original bills and vouchers were examined and checked, and it was noted that payments were made in 1938 for vari- ous departments of bills for services rendered or materials fur- nished in 1937. If such bills had been paid in the year the obligations were incurred, overdrafts would have appeared. In this connection attention is called to Section 31, Chapter 44, General Laws, which provides that liabilities may not be in- curred in excess of appropriations voted for the several depart- ments. This section reads as follows:
"No department of a city or town, except Boston, shall incur liability in excess of the appropriation made for the use of such department, except in cases of extreme emer- gency involving the health or safety of persons or property and then only by a vote in a city of two-thirds of the mem- bers of the city council, and in a town by a vote of two- thirds of the selectmen."
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The computation of the tax rates by the assessors for the years 1934 to 1938, inclusive, were examined and checked to the accountant's ledger.
The books and accounts of the treasurer and collector, as treasurer, were examined and checked in detail. The recorded receipts were analyzed and compared with departmental records, with the other sources from which money was paid to the town treasury, and with the records of the town accountant.
The payments were checked with the selectmen's warrants. authorizing the disbursement of town funds and with the ac- countant's ledger accounts.
The cash balance on July 30, 1938, was verified by ac- tual count of the cash in the office and by a reconciliation of the bank balances with statements furnished by the banks.
The payments on account of maturing debt and interest were proved with the amounts falling due and with the can- celled securities and coupons on file.
The securities, including savings bank books, representing the investments of the trust funds in the custody of the town. treasurer, were examined and listed, and the transactions were verified by a comparison with the accountant's ledger.
The records of tax titles taken by the town were examined and analyzed, the recorded redemptions were checked to the treasurer's cash book, and outstanding accounts were listed and checked to the deeds on file and with the records in the Registry of Deeds at Salem.
The books and accounts of the treasurer and collector, as collector, were examined and checked in detail.
The tax accounts outstanding at the time of the previous examination were audited and all subsequent commitments of taxes were proved and compared with the assessors' warrants.
The recorded collections were verified by a comparison with the treasurer's books and recorded abatements were checked to the assessors' records of abatements granted.
The commitments of departmental accounts were checked with the records in the departments in which they originated.
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"The collections, the payments to the treasurer, and the abate- ments and allowances were checked and verified, the outstanding accounts being listed and reconciled with the accountant's ledger.
The oustanding accounts were verified by mailing notices to a number of persons whose names appeared on the books as owing money to the town, and from the replies received thereto it appears that the accounts, as listed, are correct.
The financial records of the town clerk were examined and checked. The receipts for dog and hunting and fishing licenses were checked with the records of licenses issued, and the pay- ments were verified.
The record of licenses issued by the selectmen was checked, and the payments to the treasurer were verified by a comparison with the treasurer's cash book.
The records of all other departments collecting money for the town or committing bills for collection, including those of the health, public welfare, school, electric light, water and ceme- tery departments, were examined and checked by a comparison with the treasurer's and town accountant's books.
The surety bonds on file for the several town officials required by law to furnish them were examined and found to be in proper form.
In addition to the balance sheet there are appended to this report tables showing a reconciliation of the treasurer's cash, summaries of the tax, assessment, and departmental ac- counts, together with schedules showing the trust fund transac- tions.
On behalf of my assistants and for myself, I wish to ex- press appreciation for the courtesies and co-operation extended by the various town officials during the progress of the audit.
Respectfully submitted,
HERMAN B. DINE,
Assistant Director of Accounts.
STATE AUDIT OF TOWN ACCOUNTS 1933-38 TOWN OF IPSWICH-BALANCE SHEET, JULY 30, 1938 GENERAL ACCOUNTS
ASSETS
Cash :
In Banks and Office,
$ 51,410.57
Petty Cash Advance :
W. P. A. Co-ordinator,
10.00
School Department,
15.00
Electric Light Department 15.00
40.00
Accounts Receivable : Taxes :
Levy of 1933 $20.00
Levy of 1934
2,678.63
Levy of 1935
5,394.88
Levy of 1936
23,027.56
Levy of 1937
60,211.68
Levy of 1938 259,351.13
350,683.88
Old Age Assistance Taxes : Levy of 1933
4.00
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes:
Levy of 1932 $90.16
Levy of 1933 231.13
Levy of 1934
364.29
Levy of 1935
357.88
Levy of 1936
757.31
Levy of 1937
1,347.37
Levy of 1938
4,623.27
7,771.41
Special Assessments :
Moth 1934
$55.95
Moth 1936
59.64
Moth 1937
263.02
Moth 1938
817.44
1,196.05
LIABILITIES AND RESERVES
Temporary Loans :
In Anticipation of Revenue
$174,750.00
Tailings 182.05
Dog Licenses-Due County 202.20
Reserve for Petty Cash Advances 40.00
Tax Title Redemptions Reserved for Pay - ment of Debt 654.14
Sale of Town Property Fund 75.00
Highway Machinery Fund 1,586.30
Sale of Cemetery Lots Fund
1,186.00
Federal Grant -- Old Age Assistance : Administration $119.45
Assistance 33.90
153.35
Electric Meter Guarantee Deposits 2,675.99
Electric Meter Guarantee Deposits, Interest 1,502.04
Unexpended Appropriation Balances : General $188,796,67
Electric Light :
Operation
$10,434.09
Depreciation
6,646.40
$17,080.49
Water
20,188.92
$226.066.08
Tax Titles : Departmental : Town Hall
20,851.64
$50.00
Town Property
2,997.50
Telephone
97.12
Ambulance
306.00
Levy of 1937 2,089.65
Health
1,457.12
Highway
263.50
Sidewalks 72.00
Temporary Aid
2,453.46
Old Age Assistance
9,694.08
Aid to Dependent Children
1,140.09
State Aid
412.00
Military Aid
30.00
Cemetery
872.00
Electric Light
Water $8,261.17
Water Liens Added to Taxes 1937
2,609.77
Water Liens Added to Taxes
1938 3,333.34
14,204.28
3,185.35
Estimated Receipts to Be Collected Overlay Deficits :
42,897.18
Levy of 1932 $27.37
Levy of 1934 155.05
Levy of 1935 281.87
464.29
Old Age Assistance Tax Abatements - To Be Raised
174.00
Federal Grant, Aid to Dependent Children Overdrawn 201.39
Due from Richard T. Crane, Jr., Picnic Fund Income Due from Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds 49.30 1.00
Water Appropriation, in Excess of Collec- tions 8,260.30
$533,502.65
Reserve Fund-Overlay Surplus 207.32
Overlays-Reserved for Abatement of Taxes: Levy of 1933 $20.00
Levy of 1936 3,417.09
Levy of 1938 5,283.65
$10,810.39
Revenue-Reserved Until Collected : Motor Vehicle Excise Tax $7,771.41
Special Assessments 1,196.05
Tax Title 20,851.64
Departmental
19,844.87
Electric Light 10,645.46
Water 14,204.28
$74,513.71
Surplus Revenue $38,898.08
$533,502.65
$19,844.87 10,645.46
State Aid to Highways County Aid to Highways
1,617.68
هبو
Officers of the Water and Light Department
TREASURER AND COLLECTOR
JAMES D. REILLY No. 2 Office, Town Hall
DEPARTMENT OFFICERS
Manager of Light & Water Dept.
Charles A. Mallard
Chief Operator Power Plant
Earl D. Hardy
Line Supt. Light Dept. Gordon Player
Construction Supt., Water Dept.
Stephen Woodman
Office Hours of Light and Water Dept .: 9:00 A. M. to 5:00 P. M., except Saturdays; Saturday, 9:00 A. M. to 12:00
A meeting of the Commission is held each Friday night at 8:00 P. M. at the Water and Light Dept. Building on Elm Street
COMMISSIONERS J. E. COLE, JR., Chairman BENJAMIN H. DAVIS, Clerk CHARLES A. MALLARD
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WATER DEPARTMENT
CAUTION TO WATER TAKERS
Do not blame your meter-
! If you have a leaky fixture, have it repaired. If not
Gallons Per Day
Cost Per Day
1-2 in. stream consumes
10,800
$3.40
1-4 in. stream consumes
8,640
2.60
1-8 in. stream consumes
3,240
1.10
1-16 in. stream consumes
1,080
.30
1-32 in. stream consumes
360
.11
3/4
1/2"
1/82
1 1/16
1/32
The above will show you what a small leak will amount to if allowed to remain unchecked, under our pressure of 70 pounds at Ipswich, Mass.
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WATER DEPARTMENT
FORTY-FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE WATER AND ELECTRIC LIGHT COMMISSIONERS FOR THE YEAR 1938
To the Citizens of Ipswich:
We respectfully submit the annual report for the year 1938 as follows:
WATER DEPARTMENT CONSTRUCTION
Service Pipe
Paid for materials and labor $ 2,370.77
Pipe Lines
Paid for materials and labor 19,058.06
MAINTENANCE
Repair Services
Paid for materials and labor 3,222.82
Repairs, Pipe Lines
Paid for materials and labor 333.06
Station and Grounds
Paid for materials and labor 4,338.06
Administration and Transportation
Paid for materials and labor
3,308.72
Note Payment
Notes paid by Treasurer
2,500.00
Interest Payment
Interest paid by Treasurer 1,007.50
$36,138.99
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WATER DEPARTMENT
WATER DEPARTMENT
James D. Reilly, Treasurer
1938
Dr.
To amounts received :
By paid :
Meters
$18,347.54
Orders
$32,621.85
Little Neck 1,541.30
Miscellaneous 454.58
Interest
$1,007.50
Refund
9.64
20,343.42
36,138.99
Water liens added
to taxes 1937 591.16
Water liens added
to taxes 1938 603.41
21,537.99
Note 15,000.00
Premium & Interest 125.79
36,663.78
Cash Bal. Jan. 1, '38 2,734.96
Refund to adjust
error, 1937 9.55
Cash Bal. Dec. 31, '38 3,268.30
$39,408.29
$39,408.29
Cr.
Notes 2,500.00
Refund water lien added to taxes, 1937 1.00
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WATER DEPARTMENT
The Treasurer has the following bills for collection:
Meters
$5,757.69
Miscellaneous
564.14
Construction
97.57
Little Neck
1,768.97
Water liens added to Taxes, 1937
1,602.83
Water liens added to Taxes, 1938
2,010.09
Water liens added to Tax Titles 1,957.32
13,758.61
Commitment December 31, 1938
4,961.79
$18,720.40
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WATER DEPARTMENT
BALANCE SHEET AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1938
EXHIBIT A
Assets:
Plant Investment
Engineering
$7,314.71
Land Damages
$8,044.12
Pumping Station
15,075.24
Pumps & Machinery
6,607.02
Storage Basin
27,693.59
Distribution Reservoir
17,827.56
Bull Brook Reservoir
50,476.43
Pipe Lines
193,410.90
Service Pipes
51,543.23
Storehouse
178.70
Department building
2,367.97
Miscellaneous
2,834.20
383,373.67
Less reserve for depreciation
137,966.07
Total Plant Investment
$245,407.60
Cash $3,268.30
Accounts receivable 18,701.15
Inventory (Estimated) 4,000.00
Total current assets 25,969.45
Total assets
$271,377.05
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WATER DEPARTMENT
Liabilities and Surplus: 1
Appropriations from Tax levy for
note payments and construction 24,083.03
Notes payable 34,000.00
Total Liabilities 58,083.03
Ipswich Water Dept. property account $202,324.57
Surplus Exhibit C 10,969.45
Total Liabilities and Surplus $271,377.05
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WATER DEPARTMENT
EXHIBIT B
Statement of Income and Expenses for Year Ending
December 31, 1938
Income:
Meter rates
$20,939.37
Fixture rates
1,704.00
Miscellaneous
708.26
23,351.63
Less abatements
36.00
$23,315.63
Expenses :
Repairs services
3,222.82
Repairs pipe lines
333.06
Administration & transportation
3,299.08
Maintenance station & grounds
4,338.06
Interest paid
881.71
$12,074.73
Net profit for the year
$11,240.90
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WATER DEPARTMENT
EXHIBIT C
Statement of Operating Surplus for the Year Ending December 31, 1938
Balance December 31, 1937 $23,657.38
Add Net Profit for the year 1938 from Exhibit B 11,240.90
34,898.28
Deductions:
Notes paid $2500.00
Construction paid from oper-
ating cash 21,428.83
23,928.83
To Surplus Exhibit A $10,969.45
WATER DEPARTMENT LOANS
Sold to
Amount
Rate
Date of Issue
No. Notes Matures
Cemetery Trust Fund
$1,000.00
4%
Oct. 1, 1910
2
1939-40
Old Colony Trust Co.
18,000.00
4%
May 15, 1927
9
1939-47
Ist & Ocean Nat. Bank
of Newburyport
$15,000.00
21/2 %
April 15, 1958
15
1939-53
Total outstanding
$34,000.00
WATER DEPARTMENT
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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT
Following is the report for the year ending December 31, 1938:
Main Pipes
The number of feet of mains laid to date and sizes are as follows:
14 inch
1,505
12
10,963
10
8,830
8
35,426
6
98,388
4
15,573
3
10.080
2
14,850
1
2,696
188,311 feet
A total of 35 miles and 3511 feet
Street Gates
Total now set
221
Hydrants
Total now set
On Town property
193
On private property
13
Total
..
206
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WATER DEPARTMENT
Service Pipes
There has been added 29 services during the year, mak- ing a total of 1724. There were 8 of the old services renewed. The services are divided as follows:
Services in regular use
1429
Summer services
295
Total 1724
Service pipes on Town property 31,131 feet
Service pipes on private property 39,467 feet
70,598 feet
These services are either cast iron, lead, galvanized iron or copper and sizes from 34 -inch to 6-inch.
Extension of Water Mains During Year
Masconnomet Park
198 feet1 inch copper pipe
Masconnomet Park 400 feet 6 inch cast iron pipe
Little Neck Road 11,090 feet 8 inch transite pipe
Little Neck 400 feet 6 inch cast iron pipe
Great Neck (Bay View) 400 feet 6 inch cast iron pipe
Nabby's Point Road 860 feet 6 inch cast iron pipe
Cherry street 1,003 feet 6 inch cast iron pipe
Labor in Vain road 1,286 feet 6 inch cast iron pipe
Water street 382 feet 3 inch cast iron pipe
Pumping Record for Year 1938
Number of hours pumps operated 2118 hours, 45 minutes Number of gallons pumped 101,895,700 Average amount of water used daily 279,166
Largest number of gallons pumped in any month,
August 10,487,600
ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT Balance Sheet as of December 31, 1938 EXHIBIT A
Assets
Liabilities and Surplus
Fixed Assets: Plant Investment General Equipment
$332,270.90
Special Deposits
4,307.03
611.54
Interest Accrued
256.77
Current Assets : Cash $14,308.12
Loans repayment 192,000.00
Special Deposits 4,307.03
Accounts Receivable 21,388.03
Profit and loss balance
155,419.40
Materials and Supplies 6,931.09
Depreciation 18,792.85
65,727.12
$398,609.56
$398,609.56
Plant Investment Account as of December 31, 1938
Land
$ 684.00
Structures
57,649.71 127,487.98
Internal combustion engines
Electric auxiliaries
19,654.37
Transformer station and regulators
12,221.23
57,952.50
Poles, fixtures and overhead conductors Underground conductors 9,268.05
Consumers' meters and installation
16,395.89
Line transformers and installation
21,033.48
Street lighting equipment
9,923.69
$332,270.90
Notes Payable $45,000.00
Premium on notes 115.30
Construction appropriation repaid 1,511.06
ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT
STATEMENT OF INCOME AND EXPENSES Year Ending December 31, 1938 EXHIBIT B
Operating Income:
Metered sales to private consumers $ 79,307.94
Street lighting
6,000.00
Town buildings
1,665.77
Town of Rowley
8,570.95
Water Department (pumping)
2,391.66
$ 97,936.32
Operating expenses:
Station labor
$11,784.00
Engine fuel
13,927.71
Misc. station supplies & expenses
1,331.19
Maintenance of station structures 439.79 Maintenance of engine equipment 2,001.04
Maintenance of electric equipment 1,644.43
Maintenance of outside lines
13,511.07
Maintenance of street lights
1,901.20
Commercial salaries & expenses
1,444.00
New business expense
1,303.52
Salaries of Commission & Manager
1,550.00
General office supplies & expenses
1,485.21
Insurance
1,123.09
Transportation expense
824.03
Depreciation
12,146.45
66,416.73
Gross Income for the year
31,519.59
Interest paid on notes
1,219.69
Net income transferred to profit & loss
$ 30,299.90
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ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT
EXHIBIT C
Profit and Loss Statement
Dr. $ 11,500.00
Notes paid
Paid to Town Treasurer in lieu of Taxes 10,000.00
Balance from Exhibit À as Profit in the Liability and Surplus account 155,419.40
$176,919.40
Cr. Credit balance Jan. 1, 1938
$146,619.50
Credit for year 1938 as Profit (Exhibit B.) 30,299.90
$176,919.40
ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT STATISTICS
Summary of the K. W. H. output for the year 1938 and comparison with previous years.
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
Number of domestic consumers
1,502
1,764
1,797
1,832
2,127
Number of commercial lighting
202
224
227
223
162
Number of commercial power
88
94
89
76
56
1,792
2,082
2,113
2,131
2,345
Kilowatts sold:
Town of Rowley
232,400
351,000
377,700
Town Buildings
32,379
39,304
47,748
64,361
72,005
Water Dept. pumping
110,390
110,500
118,430
122,260
120,560
Street lighting
225,810
226,350
229,300
225,520
238,760
Station light and power
164,625
169,928
168,195
170,787
163,087
Commercial light
160,958
188,236
214,022
258,955
316,870
Commercial power
453,529
608,836
905,026
904,924
674,870
Domestic lighting
744,941
748,780
829,546
936,851
1,074,340
1,898,632
2,091,934
2,744,667
3,034,658
3,038,192
Kilowatts unaccounted for 131/4 %
290,273 13 %
311,244 12%
369,918 13%
425,073
503,935
Kilowatt hours generated
2,188,905
2,403.178
3,114,585
3,459,731
3,542.127
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ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT . .
ELECTRIC LIGHT STATEMENT
James D. Reilly, Treasurer
-
1938
Dr.
To amounts received :
By paid:
Orders
$ 60,095.97
Notes
11,500.00
Interest 1,345.00
Refunds 218.39
Town Buildings 2,338.01
Interest Refund 5.00
Power
20,722.90
Power-Water
Pumping 2,391.66
Miscellaneous 1,990.63
Town of Rowley
7,890.50
$ 91,886.89
$ 83,159.36
Street Lighting
Appropriation
6,000.00
$97,886.89
Bal. Jan. 1, 1938 11,727.04
$109,613.93
Cr.
Commercial Light $15,146.86
Domestic Light 38,638.88
Domestic Light-
Little Neck 2,762.45
Transferred to
Maturing Debt by vote of Town 10,000.00
Transferred to De- preciation Fund 12,146.45
Bal. Dec. 31, 1938 14,308.12
$109,613.93
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ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT
The Treasurer has the following bills for collection:
Domestic Light
$9,085.75
Town Buildings
2.00
Commercial Light
1,467.97
Power
1,448.93
Miscellaneous
651.48
Little Neck
501.72
$13,157.85
Commitment December 31, 1938
8,593.49
$21,751.34
DEPRECIATION FUND
Amount of Fund January, 1938
$ 6,646.40
Transferred to Depreciation Fund, 1938
12,146.45
Amount of Fund December 31, 1938
$18,792.85
SPECIAL ACCOUNT Electric Light Meter Deposit Fund
Amount deposited in Ipswich Savings Bank,
Jan. 1, 1938
$ 4,034.55
Meter Receipts
379.00
Income
101.48
4,515.03
Refunds
208.00
Amount deposited in Ipswich Savings Bank,
Dec. 31, 1938 $ 4,307.03
ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT LOANS
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Amount
Rate
Date of Issue
No. Notes Matures
Inst. Savings, Newburyport
$7,000.00
4%
July 15, 1930
2
1939-40
Inst. Savings, Newburyport
13,000.00
31/2 %
June 15, 1934
6
1939-44
First National Bank, Boston
25,000.00
11/2 %
March 15, 1936
5
1939-43
Total Outstanding $45,000.00
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ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT
ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT
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There was a substantial decrease during the past year in the consumption of current for power purposes. This was, however, made up in the increased use for domestic purposes. The department has made an allowance toward the installation of electric ranges and water heaters and this, together with the low rates, has made possible the connection of 27 new electric ranges the past year. Our experience has shown that this type of load is the best, as it is steady, whereas the commercial power load is fluctuating.
The department installed a new system of lighting at the high school building on Green street, an accounting of which is shown elsewhere in the Town Report.
The generating plant is in first class condition and had a reserve capacity of about twice the peak demand at any time last year.
Although the hurricane in the fall did not damage our system as much as some others it did, however, necessitate a shut-down for a few hours. All of the damage was caused by falling trees or tree limbs. The actual expense cannot be de- termined, although it is safe to say it amounted to several thou- sand dollars.
WATER DEPARTMENT
A large number of extensions of the water mains were made in 1938, the longer one being that to Little Neck and including part of Great Neck. There was an 8-inch pipe in- stalled to the entrance of Little Neck and the supply of water to this important Summer colony will be sufficient for many years; also the quality of the water should be very much im-
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