Town annual report of Ipswich 1954, Part 9

Author: Ipswich (Mass.:Town)
Publication date: 1954
Publisher: Lynn News Press / J. F. Kimball
Number of Pages: 114


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239.23


STAGE HILL


Available:


Balance Jan. 1


2,778.58


Expenditures : Labor, Supplies & Equipment 1,585.28 Balance Forward to 1955 1,193.30


2,778.58


2,778.58


JEFFREYS NECK CAUSEWAY


Available:


Appropriation


Transfers


2,800.00 772.55


Expenditures : Labor, Supplies and Equipment


3,572.55


3,572.55


3,572.55


ARGILLA ROAD RESURFACING


Available :


Appropriation


2,000.00


Expenditures : Labor, Supplies & Equipment 1,998.49 To Revenue 1.51


2,000.00


2,000.00


LITTLE NECK ROAD RESURFACING


Available : Appropriation


2,000.00 Balance Forward to 1955


2,000.00


MARKET STREET DRAIN


Available: Appropriation


600.00


Expenditures : Labor, Supplies & Equipment


600.00


KIMBALL AND 4th STREET CORNER


Available : Appropriation


200.00


Expenditures : Labor, Supplies & Equipment


200.00


LAND ACQUISITION


Available: Appropriation


300.00


Expenditures : Payment for Land


ยท 300.00


87


ISLAND PARK


SOUTH MAIN STREET CORNER


Available: Appropriation


300.00


Expenditures : Labor, Supplies & Equipment 300.00


BLINKER REPLACEMENT


Available: Appropriation


2,000.00


Expenditures : Labor, Supplies & Equipment 1,141.33 Balance Forward to 1955 858.67


2,000.00


2,000.00


GUARD RAILS


Available :


Appropriation


2,500.00


Expenditures : Labor, Supplies & Equipment Balance Forward to 1955


316.59


2,183.41


2,500.00


2,500.00


STREET SIGNS


Available: Appropriation


500.00


Expenditures : Labor, Supplies & Equipment Balance Forward to 1955


465.75


34.25


500.00


500.00


NEW SIDEWALKS


Available: Balance Jan. 1


6,184.92


Expenditures : Labor, Supplies & Equipment 2,248.75 Balance Forward to 1955 3,936.17


6,184.92


6,184.92


Available: Appropriation


5,000.00


Expenditures : .22 Labor, Supplies & Equipment 4,999.78 To Revenue


5,000.00


5,000.00


SEWER COMMITTEE


Available: Balance Jan. 1 Appropriation


505.81 5,000.00


Expenditures : Outside Services Balance Forward to 1955


3,908.67


1,597.14


5,505.81


5,505.81


SEWER SITE


Available : Balance Jan. 1


1,000.00


Expenditures : Purchase of Site


1,000.00


SCHOOL BUILDINGS COMMITTEE


Available: Balance Jan. 1


14,530.39


Expenditures : Outside Services Balance Forward to 1955


8,450.95 6,079.44


14,530.39


14,530.39


88


SIDEWALK REPLACEMENT


ALTERNATE SCHOOL BUILDINGS COMMITTEE


Available:


Balance Jan. 1


1,000.00


Expenditures : Outside Services


1,000.00


LIGHTHOUSE PROPERTY IMPROVEMENTS


Available: Balance Jan. 1


459.39


Labor, Supplies & Equipment Balance Forward to 1955


352.31


459.39


459.39


HIGHWAY GARAGE ROOF


Available: Appropriation


500.00


Expenditures : Outside Services


500.00


PLANS AND SURVEYS


TAX MAPS


Available: Balance Jan. 1


15,000.00


Expenditures : Outside Services Balance Forward to 1955


3,545.00


11,455.00


15,000.00


15,000.00


CENSUS TAKING


Available: From Reserve Fund


500.00


Balance Forward to 1955


500.00


89


Expenditures :


107.08


CAPITAL EQUIPMENT MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT


Available : Balance Jan. 1 Appropriation


995.00 19,777.00


Expenditures : Town Manager File Cabinet


67.75


Accounting


Adding Machine 310.50


Desk & Chair 164.65


Venetian Blinds


20.35


495.50


Treasury & Collection Typewriter Stand 33.60


Presto Line 51.95


85.55


Assessing


2 Desks


204.85


Venetian Blinds 45.15


250.00


Town Clerk


Secretary's Chair


40.00


Engineering File Cabinet


85.00


Town Hall


Vacuum Cleaner 224.83


Buffing Machine 199.50


Water Cooler 172.25


Police Cell Improve. 77.74


674.32


Police Department Cruiser 1,283.30


Fire Department Chief's Car 2,497.46


2 Fire Alarm Boxes 562.05


3,059.51


Shellfish Department Wharf Repairs


290.00


Public Works Grounds & Buildings Hydraulic Sprayer 2,000.00


Sanitation Refuse Truck


5,800.00


Highway


Trucks


2,145.00


Sand Spreader


995.00


3,140.00


Cemeteries


Link Fence


678.00


Truck


1,964.50


2,642.50


Playgrounds


Tennis Nets


151.03


New Bases 34.32


See-Saw & Swings 212.68


398.03


To Revenue


460.54


20,772.00


20,311.46


20,772.00


90


SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES EDUCATION


Available: Appropriation Receipts from Feoffees of the Grammar Schools


286,934.17


5.000.00


Expenditures :


General Control Expenses of Instruction School Plant Operations Maintenance & Repairs Auxiliary Agencies Capital Outlay


14,444.83 198,268.30


28.312.29


10.245.92


33,407.63 7,229.02


To Revenue


26.18


291,934.17


291,934.17


ATHLETICS


Available : Appropriation


3,295.70


Expenditures : Miscellaneous To Revenue


3,282 83


12.87


3.295.70


3,295.70


ATHLETIC RECEIPTS


Available : Balance Jan. 1 Receipts


1,656.70 2.081.49


Expenditures : Miscellaneous Balance Forward to 1955


3.383.57


354.62


3,738.19


3,738.19


HIGH SCHOOL BOILER


Available: Appropriation


15,433.00


Expenditures : Outside Services Balance Forward to 1955


10,515.48


4,917.52


15,433.00


15,433.00


BURLEY SCHOOL CAFETERIA


Available: Appropriation


11,429.00


Expenditures : Outside Services To Revenue


11,427.65


1.35


11,429.00


11,429.00


WINTHROP SCHOOL RECONSTRUCTION


Available: Appropriation


13,714.00


Expenditures : Outside Services Balance Forward to 1955


5,050.05 8,663.95


13.714.00


13,714.00


WINTHROP SCHOOL REPAIRS


Available: From Reserve Fund


2,680.00


Expenditures : Outside Services To Reserve Fund


2,386.34 293.66


2,680.00


2,680.00


HIGH AND BURLEY CAFETERIAS - OPERATIONS


Available : Balance Jan. 1 Receipts


2,139.19 25,424.43


Expenditures : Lunch Expenses Balance Forward to 1955


26,730.33 $33.29


27,563.62


27.563.62


91


291,907.99


WINTHROP CAFETERIA - OPERATIONS


Available: Balance Jan. 1 Receipts


882.47 11,004.97


Expenditures : Lunch Expenses Balance Forward to 1955


11,229.86 657.58


11,887.44


11,887.44


LIBRARY


Available: Appropriation


11,500.00


Expenditures : Outside Services


11,500.00


TRUST FUNDS R. T. CRANE, JR. PICNIC FUND


Available: Receipts


1,242.96


Expenditures : Expenses of Picnic


1,242.96


EUNICE CALDWELL COWLES FUND


Available: Receipts


275.00


Expenditures : Scholarship Awards


275.00


MARK NEWMAN FUND


Available: Receipts


440.40


Expenditures : Manual Training Equipment


440.40


APPLETON FOUNTAIN MEMORIAL FUND


Available: Receipts


25.00


Expenditures : Outside Services


25.00


MISCELLANEOUS FUNDS


DONATIONS


Available:


Receipts from Portsmouth


Expenditures :


Naval Base


10.50


Welfare Contributions


10.50


CASH RECEIPTS AND CASH PAYMENTS SUMMARY For the Year Ending December 31, 1954


General Account


Cash Balance, January 1, 1954 Receipts (For details, see report of Town Accountant)


$ 207,529.89 1,898,730.51


2,106,260.40


Expenditures : Transferred to Payroll Account All Other


$ 607,410.53


1,272,002.59


(For details, see report of Town Accountant)


General Balance, December 31, 1954


Composition of Balance: Cash in Banks Cash in Office


$ 219,988.27 6,859.01


$ 226,847.28


1,879,413.12


$ 226,847.28


92


Payroll Account


Cash Balance, January 1, 1954 Transferred from General Account


$ 1,000.00 607,410.53


$ 608,410.53


607,410.43


$ 1,000.00


Committed for Collection


Motor Vehicle Excise 1953


$ 3,851.81


Motor Vehicle Excise 1954


71,403.51


Poll


4,898.00


Personal


34,996.26


Real Estate


482,636.33


Moth


16.50


Electric Light


340,193.23


Water


82,801.95


Departmental


104,049.76


$1,124,847.35


STATEMENT OF COLLECTIONS For the Year Ending December 31, 1954


Taxes:


Current Year


Prior Years


$ 469,908.66 35,356.47


Motor Vehicle Excise:


Current Year


Prior Years


Moth:


Current Year


16.50


Prior Years


30.25


Water Liens Added to Taxes:


Prior Years


114.50


Interest :


Current Year


199.62


Prior Years


1,349.25


Costs:


Current Year


253.00


Prior Years


259.55


Tax Certificates


46.00


Electric Light


323,939.05


Water


77,405.24


Departmental Accounts Receivable


97,816.56


$1,075,485.20


93


Expenditures


Balance December 31, 1954


58,000.55 10,790.00


DETAILED STATEMENT OF PAYMENTS For the Year Ending December 31, 1954


Departmental Expenditures Federal Grants:


Welfare Administration


4,585.07


Aid Dependent Children


3,229.55


Disability Assistance Old Age Assistance


9,496.13


63,106.40


80,417.15


State & County Requirements :


Parks & Reservations 1954


1,473.94


County Tax 1954


23,697.47


County Sanatorium Tax 1954


14,198.94


State Audit


20.10


39,390.45


Agency :


Dog Licenses for County


1,766.80


Dog Sales for County


6.00


Retirement Deductions


18,019.26


Withholding Tax


60,898.79


Blue Cross Deductions


8,898.95


Donations


10.50


89,600.30


Trust Funds :


Cemetery Perpetual Care Bequests


2,308.55


R. T. Crane, Jr. Picnic Fund :


Transactions


7,202.64


Income


1,248.95


Picnic Expense


1,242.96


Cemetery Perpetual Care Income


994.00


Martha I. Savory Fund


6.00


Eunice Caldwell Cowles Fund


400.00


Mark Newman Fund


440.40


Appleton Fountain Memorial Fund


50.00


Treasury Bills


149,713.04


13,893.50


Mass. Shellfish Reimbursement


1,196.67


Electric Light:


Operations


252,876.35


Construction


25,882.12


Depreciation


48,182.88


Loan Account


90,000.00


416,941.35


Maturing Debt:


7,000.00


Interest on Maturing Debt.


270 00


Hurricane Emergency 67.296.22


Refunds :


Personal Taxes 1952


4 75


Real Estate Taxes 1952


96.00


Personal Taxes 1953


9 90


Real Estate Taxes 1953


192.60


Poll Taxes 1954


8 00


Personal Taxes 1954


31.92


Real Estate Taxes 1954


2.287.13


M V X 1953


206.93


M V X 1954


980.48


Electric Light


1,462.20


Water


25.08


Tailings


2.30


Interest & Costs


1.36


Old Age Assistance


45.09


Meter Deposits-Interest


1,132.64


6,486.38


Total Cash Payments


1,879,413.12


916,657.57


Water Department : Operations & Extensions Water Well Account


77,291.17


13,254.32


90,545.49


94


DETAILED STATEMENT OF CASH RECEIPTS For the Year Ending December 31, 1954


Taxes :


Current Year Poll


Personal


4,012.00 29,280.88


Aid to Dep. Children


3,850.90


Real Estate


436,615.78


Old Age Assistance Disability Assistance 6,463.69


469,908.66


Previous Years


Poll


60.00


Personal


5,243.74


Real Estate


30,052.73


Aid to Dep. Children


2,427.66


Old Age Assistance


56,929.33


Disability Assistance


4,068.36


Income Tax


58,558.53


Corporation Tax


32,832.27


Meals Tax


4,025.07


Motor Vehicle Excise 1952


2.00


Motor Vehicle Excise 1953


10,788.00


Motor Vehicle Excise 1954


58,000.55


English Speaking Class


120.00


Vocational Education


947.98


School Aid


1,921.51


Tuition Reimbursement


242.72


Aid to Highways


19,325.60


Veterans Services


6,157.95


Marine Fisheries


100.00


Special Assessments: Moth to Taxes


46.75


Licenses and Permits :


Liquor


10,790.00


Shellfish


680.00


Pistol


38.00


Amusement


335.50


Dog Licenses Refund


1,222.65


Sellers


65.00


Common Victualer


70.00


Hawkers & Peddlers


48.00


Gas Renewal


10.00


Junk


40.00


Slaughtering


100.00


100.00


Used Car


20.00


Trustees of Public Reserva-


Tallow


4.00


tion-for Greenhead Fly Control


100.00


Theatre


30.00


Feoffees of Grammar


Disposal Unit


12.00


School


5,000.00


Auctioneers


5.00


Band Fund


15.00


Day Nursery


3.00


Donations


10.50


Milk, Oleo & Pasteurization


87.50


Milk Exam.


1.53


Oil Storage Permits


44.00


12,394.53


Tailings: Loans Authorized


120,000.00


Fines and Forfeits: Agency :


894.00


Trusts :


R. T. Crane Jr., Picnic Fund Transactions


7,213.61


Retirement Deductions


18,111.47


Income


1,237.98


Withholding Taxes


61,850.49


Expense


1,242.96


Blue Cross Deduction


8,902.85


Cemetery Perp. Care Income


994.00


Martha I. Savory Fund


6.00


Eunice Caldwell Cowles Fund


400.00


Cash Deposit-Garbage Contract


500.00


Mark Newman Fund 440.40


Appleton Fountain Memorial


50.00


100,421.08


11,584.95


Privileges:


Lieu of Taxes


5,756.46


Bounty on Seals


110.00


68,790.55


193,523.44


County :


Aid to Highways


9,162.79


10,385.44


Other:


W. R. C. for Memorial Building


Garbage Collection


7.50


5,225.50


77.22


Dog Licenses for County


1,781.20


Sale of Real Estate


9,275.07


Grants and Gifts : Federal :


Welfare Administration 4,233.49


57,519.39


72,067.47


State:


35,356.47


95


DETAILED STATEMENT OF CASH RECEIPTS-(Continued)


General Government: Town Manager:


Crane's Beach


7,649.60


Meter Dep. & Div.


1,319.30


Ipswich Housing


3,831.26


Great Neck Rental


770.00


Town Farm Lease


125.00


12,375.86


Town Clerk:


Dog Fees


150.90


Sporting Fees


129.75


Misc. Fees


881.43


Photostats


25.90


Scale Receipts


91.10


1,279.08


Education :


Tuition


11,378.10


Treasurer:


Int. & Costs on Taxes


2,064.71


Tax Certificates


46.00


Int. on Treasury Notes


866.07


Int. on Town Notes


60.67


Tax Titles


110.86


49,952.99


3,148.31


Protection of Persons & Property:


Police Department


Special Work


4,344.65


Ambulance


531.00


Bicycle Registrations


40.00


Refunds :


Treasurer & Collector


7.00


Assessors


1.00


Town Hall


18.35


Police


3.00


Fire


70.02


Moth


148.15


Forestry


72.00


Clam Commissioner


31.65


Health


103.50


Tuberculosis


1,076.41


Greenhead Fly Control


10.00


Garbage


1,095.05


Highway-Summer Maint.


418.23


Slaughter Inspection


1,438.50


Highway-Winter Maint.


2.50


General Relief


44.85


3,609.96


Highways:


Highway Machinery


297.75


Sidewalks


505.00


Other


138.03


Library


13.55


Playgrounds


7.75


Recreation


507.60


Electric Light


351.75


Water


5.00


Internment-Removal


2,184.00


Liners


97.00


Annual Care


820.22


Foundations, etc.


682.00


Perpetual Care


2,633.55


Miscellaneous Receipts


8.50


Treasury Notes


307,133.93


Perpetual Care Income Used by Cemeteries


2,366.08


Total Receipts


1,898,730.51


Insurance Receipts


15.00


Premium on Notes


104.40


4,915.65


Weights and Measures: Fees


91.50


Grounds and Buildings: Spraying


178.00


Health and Sanitation:


Aid to Dependent Children


32.05


Old Age Assistance


674.35


Veterans Services


81.25


Education


106.00


Athletics Fund


30.00


940.78


Cemeteries :


6,416.77


Electric Light Department :


Sales


323,939.05


325.258.35


Water Department: Sales Water Liens


77,405.24


114.50


77,519.74


Miscellaneous


64.00


High & Burley Cafeterias


25,424.43


Winthrop Cafeteria


11,004.97


Athletic Receipts


2,081.49


2,739.55


96


COMPARATIVE TAX STRUCTURE STATEMENT 1953 - 1954


1953


1954


A. Total Appropriation to be raised by taxation:


$768,622.24


$841,931.31


Total Appropriation to be taken from available funds: 145,850.00


102,682.10


914,472.24


944,613.41


B. State Requirement: Parks & Reservations Audit


689.15 1,807.74


1,479.75 20.10


Underestimated Previous Years: Parks & Reservations Audit


78.97


329.22


504.35


3,080.21


1,829.07


C. County Requirement :


Tax


24,120.57 11,550.97


23,887.52 11,398.57


35,671.54


35,286.09


D. Overlay


14,407.47


13,621.89


E. Gross Amount to be Raised


967,631.46


995,350.46


F. Estimated Receipts and Available Funds:


State Income


Local Revenue


90,208.40 165,245.00 70,000.00


98,092.57 177,100.00 70,000.00


Overestimates of Previous Years: County Tax


2,025.74


574.78


T. B. Hospital


1,677.42


982.74


Surplus Revenues


130,371.61


102,682.10


Electric Light


15,000.00


15,000.00


Machinery Fund


2,733.39


Insurance Fund


2,745.00


490,006.56


474,432.19


G. Net Amount to be Raised by Taxation :


Poll Tax


Personal Property


4,830.00 33,814.60 438,980.30


4,872.00 34,894.61 481,151.66


520,918.27


Gross Amount Raised


967,631.46


995,350.46


H. Assessed Valuation


Real Estate Personal


9,543,050.00 735,100.00


9,941,150.00 720,963.00


$10,278,150.00


$10,662,113.00


No. of Polls


2,415


2,436


I. Tax Rate


$46.00


$48.40


97


10,000.00


Overlay Reserve Fund


10,000.00


Real Estate


477,624.90


T. B. Hospital


Water Revenue


STATEMENT OF 1954 ASSESSMENT


1954 Tax Rate


Persons Assessed: Personal Estate


261


Real Estate Personal and Real Estate


628


Total


2678


Polls Assessed (Poll Tax) 2436


Value of Assessed Personal Estate:


Stock in Trade


$181,900.00


Machinery


117,118.00


Live Stock


65,145.00


All Other Tangible Personal Property


356,800.00


Total


$720,963.00


Value of Assessed Real Estate:


Land exclusive of Buildings


$1,902,355.00


Buildings exclusive of Land


8,038,795.00


Total: Value of Assessed Real Estate


9,941,150.00


Total: Valuation of Assessed Estate


$10,662,113.00


Total: Taxes Assessed for State, County and Town Pur- poses, including Overlay


520,918.27


Number of Livestock Assessed:


Horses (1 year old, or over)


74


Cows (Milch)


487


Swine


35


Sheep


263


Fowl


5,405


All other


543


Number of Acres of Land Assessed


17,730


Number of Dwelling Houses Assessed


2,311


STATEMENT OF MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS


December 31, 1954


Date of Issue


Purpose


Rate


Date of Outstanding Maturity Dec. 31, 1954


2%


1955


1955


$6,000.00 1,000.00


Oct. 1, 1949


Laying and extending Water Mains to Present System Extending Water Mains


11/4 %-11/2 %


1955-1959


5,000.00


April 15, 1946


Enlarging or Extending Electric Light Plant


1.40%


1955-1961


49,000.00


Sept. 1, 1954


Additions to Electric Light Sys- tem


1.30%


1955-1963


90,000.00


Sept. 1, 1954


Developing a new well Field for Water Supply


1.30%


1955-1964


30,000.00


Total Bonded Debt


$192,200.00


Dec. 1, 1935


New High School


Dec. 1, 1948


Masconomet Road Water Mains


1 3/4 %


1 1/4 %


1955-1961


11,200.00


Dec. 1, 1951


1787


$48.40 per $1,000


98


CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF TRUST FUNDS


Cemeteries


$79,101.15


$2,208.55


$2,482.88


$2,366.08


$81,426.50


Appleton Memorial


Fountain


1,077 05


27.26


25.00


1,079.31


Eunice Caldwell Cowles


10,148.28


127.99


275.00


10,001.27


Mrs. William G. Brown Fund


2,191.26


77.35


2,268.61


Dow Boulder


171.57


6.04


177.61


Marianna T. Jones


981.20


34.64


1,015.84


John C. Kimball


500.00


17.64


517.64


Mark Newman


Memorial


5,536.81


195.46


440.40


5,291.87


Martha I. Savory


338.85


10.87


349.72


Richard T. Crane, Jr. Picnic


31,105.64


1,433.72


1,386.57


29,869.38


Stabilization Fund


368.81


13.00


381.81


Post War Rehabilitation 1,614.44


(1) Gain on Sales of Stock.


(2) Loss on Sale of Stock. Details of the above Trust Funds are available at the Town Treasurer's Office.


GEORGE C. PARSONS CHARLES E. GOODHUE, JR. EDWARD J. MARCORELLE


Trust Fund Commissioners GLADYS M. POOLE, Treasurer


TRUST FUNDS IN CUSTODY OF TRUSTEES


Burley Education Fund


Deposited in Salem Savings Bank


$1,132.16


Deposited in Salem Five Cents Savings Bank


995.80


Deposited in Ipswich Savings Bank


3,182.68


Deposited in Ipswich Savings Bank-Caldwell Fund


1,953.65


Ipswich Co-operative Bank-Paid Up Certificate


1,000.00


3 6/10 Shares Preferred Stock Boston & Maine R.R.


102.15


3 75/100 Shares Common Stock Boston & Maine R.R.


55.78


$8,422.22


Income from funds for the year 1954 as follows:


Interest Salem Savings Bank


$ 33.20


Interest Salem Five Cents Savings Bank


29.21


Interest Ipswich Savings Bank


107.23


Interest Ipswich Savings Bank-Caldwell Fund


66.62


Dividend Ipswich Co-operative Bank


30.00


Dividend Boston & Maine R.R. Preferred Stock


7.86


Expended for rent of safe deposit box


5.50


Net Income


$ 268.62


Frederick S. Witham, Treasurer


Brown School Fund


Balance 18th January, 1954:


Salem Five Cent Savings Bank


$1,861.57


Interest to February 1st, 1955


85.02


Balance 3rd February, 1955


$1,946.59


Balance 18th January, 1954:


Ipswich Savings Bank


$1,663.85


Interest to February 1st, 1955


88.85


Balance 3rd February, 1955


$1,752.70


J. Perry Smith, Treasurer


99


(1)


134.31


(2) 1,417.72


56.99


1,671.43


$ 274.12


LIBRARY TRUST FUNDS


IPSWICH PUBLIC LIBRARY


Trust Funds - 1954


Treadwell Fund


$17,143.32


$19,190.47


$15,832.97


$ 779.17


Heard Fund


8,612.97


11,035.86


8,594.36


396.12


Lathrop Fund


1,854.90


1,854.90


1,854.90


54.90


Spiller Fund


1,812.05


1,812.05


1,812.05


49.36


Newman Fund


2,582.24


2,582.24


2,582.24


76.01


Building Fund


95.30


95.30


95.30


3.24


Total


- 1954


$32,100.78


$36,570.82


$30,771.82


$1,358.80


Total


. 1953


32,001.85


33,012.50


29,963.27


1,330.12


Increase or (decrease)


98.93


3,558.32


808.55


28.68


* Newman Fund income not available for operating expense use.


D. W. Poor, Jr., Treasurer


FEOFFEES OF THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL FINANCIAL STATEMENT


Balance January 1, 1954 Income 1954


$ 3,126.15


28,020.26


31,146.41


Expenditures


25,741.32


Balance December 31, 1954


$ 5,405.09


Property held in Trust by the Feoffees December 31, 1954


Little Neck Valued at


Store Building


Cash on hand or in First National Bank, Ipswich


2,424.43


Interest earned on same 1954


85.58


2,510.01


Deposited in Ipswich Savings Bank Farm Account


5,451.34


Interest earned on same 1954


192.45


5,643.79


Cost


Present Value


54 shares First National Bank of Boston


$ 2,685.38


$ 3,186.00


100 shares National Shawmut Bank of Boston


2,748.63


4,450.00


Ipswich Cooperative Bank paid up Certificate


2,000.00


2,000.00


5 United States Series F Bonds


3,700.00


4,500.00


$11,134.01


$14,136.00


14,136.00


$54,194.89


$5,000.00 was paid to the Town for support of the schools. A breakdown of the taxes paid to the Town follows:


Land-Assessed value


$ 17,000.00 $ 822.80


Store-Assessed value


6,000.00


290.40


Barn-Assessed value


300.00


14.52


Cottages-Assessed value


306,125.00


14,816.45*


Personal Property Tax


48.40


$15,992.57


* This amount was prepaid to the Town by the Feoffees and in turn collected from the individual owners of the cottages.


100


$16,500.00 10,000.00 5,405.09


Deposited in Ipswich Savings Bank


Roads and Wharf


All of the roads on the property received a coating of road oil and sand, and pre- vious to this, all holes in the roads were filled with cold patch. Unless the roads are dug up for various reasons such as the installation of pipes for water and sewer, or electric lines, it should be several years before another oiling job would be necessary.


As usual the main wharf and float was in need of repairing which was done at the start of the season.


Store Building


The new building that had been used as a store by different proprietors for the last five years was not used as a store during the past season for the reason that no one could be found who was willing to operate it. It is apparent that the summer resi- dents will not support a store at the Neck.


After several talks with officials of the Little Neck Association, the permanent Members of the Feoffees decided to lease the store building to the Association for the purpose of recreation headquarters for a period of three years at the same rental as had been charged for store use, or $400. per year. The agreement specifies that the Feoffees keep the outer part of the building in repair and pay for the fire insurance. The Association is responsible for the repairs or any changes to the interior of the building, and protects the Feoffees from any accident claims etc. This would appear to be a very happy solution of this vexing problem.


Trees and Shrubs


Each year keeping trees and tree branches from growing to the extent that in cer- tain instances other people are deprived of a view of the water or beaches, becomes more of a problem. On account of various complaints received from cottage owners in this regard the sum of $125.00 was spent by the Feoffees to cut down trees ind trim off branches that were causing complaints. After hurricanes Carol and Edna the sum of $402.50 was spent to clear the roads of fallen trees and remove brush that created a fire hazard, and the bill for this was filed with the State for reimbursement from the Federal or State Hurricane Emergency funds. Any money that could be saved in this fashion would finally revert to the benefit of the Town through the School system. However, if this bill is not paid from these emergency funds this amount of $402.50 must be paid by the Feoffees. Following that emergency work a finished job was done to remove dead branches and stumps at a cost to the Feoffees of $287.00.


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DETAILED STATEMENT OF TAXES For Year Ending Dec. 31, 1954


Taxes:


Poll 1954


S


$ 4,898.00 34,996.26 482,636.33


SS 8.00 31,92 2,287,13


$ 4,012.00 29,280.88 436,615.78 60.00 4,863.36 22,458.81


SS 876.00 420.11 11,573.64 32.00


$


Personal 1954


Real Estate 1954


Poll 1953


92.00


Personal 1953


5,570.14


9.90


461.38


255.30


Real Estate 1953


32,249.05


192.60


92.00


289.80


9,601.04


Personal 1952


477.76


380.38


102.13


Real Estate 1952


7,926.49


4.75 96.00


7,543.92


178.13


300.44


Real Estate 1951


50.00


50.00


$46,365.44


$522,530.59


$2,630.30


$505,265.13


$13,735.39


$994.38


$51,531.43


Motor Vehicle & Trailer Excise :


1954


Dec.


62,605.83) 8,797.68) 3,851.81


966.13


58,000.55


3,744.11


1953


7,454.50 472.17


220.89


10,788.00 2.00


470.17


$ 7,926.67


$ 75.255.32


$1,187.02


$ 68,790.55


$ 4,858.72


$10,719.74


Moth:


1954


16.50


16.50


1953


15.25


15.25


1952


31.00


15.00


16.00


46.25


16.50


46.75


16.00


Water Liens Added to


Taxes: 1953


129.49


26.96


102.53


1952


101.00


87.54


13.46


$ 230.49


114.50


$ 115.99


404.14


$ 18.00 5.327.19 36,329.90


102


10,624.98 94.76


644.44


1952


WATER DEPARTMENT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Profit and Loss Statement For the Year Ending December 31, 1954


Income:


Metered Sales


57,680.24


Operating Expenses :


Maint. Water Supply Structures


50.00


Maint. of Reservoirs


1,781.31


Electricity Purchased


3,384.28


Maint. of Pumping Equip.


427.10


Purification Supplies &


Expenses


490.58


Inspection of Customers' Installations


2,691.53


General Labor


10,530.50


Maint. of Mains


550.68


Maint. of Services


7,919.48


Maint. of Meters


612.78


Maint. of Hydrants


1,061.79


Total Operating


29,500.03


Administrative Expenses :


General Office Salaries


6,602.18


General Office Supplies


689.04


Insurance


1,021.88


Transportation Expense


1,399.13


Maint. of Gen. Structures


483.03


Depreciation


12,651.43


Misc. General Expense


1,038.28


Pensions


670.80


Total Administrative


24,555.77


Total Expenses


54,055.80


Profit for 1954


25,481.15


Net Revenue


79,536.95


79,536.95


Flat Rate Sales


7,377.00


Sundry Sales


2.00


Sale of Services


3,251.06


Sale of Supplies


11,607.65


79,917.95


Less: Interest on Notes


237.50


Abatements


143.50


381.00


Expenses :


103


WATER DEPARTMENT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Balance Sheet, December 31, 1954


Fixed Assets: Engineering Land


7,314.71


8,219.12


New Well System


37,498.53


Pumping Station


15,075.24


Storage Basin


27,693.59


Distribution Reservoir


17,827.55


Notes Payable


46,200.00


Bull Brook Reservoir


50,476.43


Departmental Bldg.


2,367.97


Store House


178.70


Pumps & Pumping Equip.


6,607.02


Purification System


3,050.86


Distribution Lines & Mains 296,175.47


Service Pipes


114,527.29


Meters


3,140.70


Office Equipment


131.75


Shop Equipment


2,755.46


Transportation Equipment


11,242.13


Misc. Equipment


6,202.61


610,485.14


Less: Reserve for Depreciation


287,668.24


Net Plant Investment Current Assets :


322,816.90


Cash-Operating


24,270.75


Cash-Construction


1,686.73


Cash-Well Construction


16,745.68


Accounts Receivable


12,866.45


Materials & Supplies


21,733.51


Total Current Assets


77,303.12


Total Assets


400,120.02


Liabilities: Appropriation from Tax Levy for Note Payments and Construction


24,083.03


Appropriation from Light Dept. for Construction


39,338.91


Total Liabilities


109,621.94


Surplus :


Ipswich Water Dept. Property Account


217,608.27


Profit & Loss


72,889.81 290,498.08


Total Liabilities and Surplus 400,120.02


104


ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Balance Sheet-December 31, 1954


Current Assets :


Cash-Operating


42,311.85


Notes Payable


Cash-Depreciation


13,682.83


Cash-Consumers Deposits


10,720.17


Accounts Receivable


21,357.88


Inventory-Materials and Supplies


15,645.36


Inventory-Fuel Oil


2,992.15


Total Current Assets


106,710.24


Loans Repayment


258,000.00


Other Assets:


Land


841.20


Structures


78,591.53


Fuel System


4,165.75


International Combustion Engines


594,597.47


Auxiliaries


6,235.95


Electric Plant


26,020.48


Transformer Station Equipment


47,406.71


Poles, Fixtures and Over- head Conductors


165,305.41


Underground Conductors


10,903.59


Consumers Deposits


50,573.64


Consumers' Meter Instal- lations


1,291.48


Line Transformers


81,895.95


Transformer Installation


1,091.64


Street Lighting Equipment


19,465.76


Office Equipment


1,500.00


Transportation Equipment


10,796.94


1,100,683.50


Less: Reserve for Depreciation


388,426.00


712,257.47


Total Assets


818,967.71


Total Liabilities & Surplus


818,967.71


Analysis of Profit and Loss


358,769.71


Add: Audit Adjustment-Accounts Receivable Premium on Notes


5.43


78.30


83.73


358,853.44


Deduct: Transferred to Town in of Taxes


15,000.00


Notes Paid


7,000.00


Accounts Receivable commitment duplication


1,746.00


23,746.00


Net Profit for 1954


74,961.16


Balance December 31, 1954


....


410,068.60


Liabilities :


Consumers Deposits Interest Accrued


139,000.00 9,940.88 447.17


149,388.05


Surplus :


Approp. for Construction Repayment Profit and Loss


1,511.06


410,068.60


669,579.66


Balance January 1, 1954


335,107.44


105


ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Profit and Loss Statement For the Year Ending December 31, 1954


Sales :


Domestic Sales


168,792.46


Commercial Sales


121,466.69


Sales to other Utilities


30,434.35


Municipal Sales


16,350.72


Miscellaneous Revenue


3,149.01


340,193.23


Less:


Discounts


18,411.95


Abatements


362.80


18,774.75


Net Sales


321,418.48


Other Incomes:


Dividends on Consumers Deposits


323.16


Expenditures : Operating Expenses : Generating:


Engine Labor


44,354 56


Engine Fuel


100,434 82


Lubricants


4,058.94


Sta. Supplies & Exp.


1,704.27


Maint. of Engines


8,450.69


Maint. of Auxiliaries


6.82


Total Generating 159,010.10


Distribution :


Insp. & Test Meters


1,107.59


Remove & Reset Meters


846.01


Remove & Reset


Transformers


1,376.28


Maint. Transformer


Station Equipment


609 80


Maint. of Lines


29,041.22


Operation of Municipal Street Lights


2,947.90


Total Distribution


35,928.80


Administration :


Commercial Salaries


4 144.85


Salaries of General Office


5.696.24


Other Gen. Office Salaries


4,949.86


General Office Supplies and Expenses


2,696.75


Insurance


1,871.78


Pensions


670.80


Transportation Expense


2,682.69


Misc. General Expense


135.93


Maint. Gen. of Structure


461.17


Depreciation


27,365.67


Total Administration


50,675.74


Interest on Notes


1,165.84


Total Expenditures


246,790.48


Profit for 1954


74,961.16


321,741.64


321,741.64


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-Ipunken Bay 350 TABLE OF CONTENTS


IPSWICH PUBLIC LIBRARY


1954


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Page


DEDICATION PAGE 2


REPORTS


Board of Selectmen


3


Town Manager


5


Departmental -


Finance


6


Legal


8


Assessing


8


Records


9


Planning


10


Engineering


11


Civil Defense


12


Weights and Measures


12


Personnel


13


Purchasing


13


Police


14


Sanitation


15


Fire


16


Health


17


Nursing


19


Welfare


20


Recreation


22


Veterans' Services


23


Libraries


24


Grounds and Buildings


25


Highway


26


Water


27


Electric


29


Cemetery


31


MUNICIPAL ORGANIZATION


32


LIST OF JURORS


33


SCHOOL REPORT


School Committee


36


Superintendent's Report


37


High School Principal


43


Burley and Shatswell School


44


Winthrop School


47


Guidance Director


49


Music Supervisor


53


Art Supervisor


55


Reading Supervisor


57


Audio-Visual Director


58


School Health


59


School Calendar


61


Statistic Data


62


High School Graduates


65


The Staff


66


School Salary Schedule


67


FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


71


Balance Sheet


72


Consolidated Expenditures


74


Detailed Expenditures


76


Cash Receipts, Payments


92


Statement of Collections


93


Detailed Payments


94


Detailed Receipts


95


Comparative Tax Structure


97


1954 Assessments


98


Municipal Indebtedness


98


Trust and Funds


99


Detailed Taxes


102


Water Department


103


Electric Department


105


THE TOWN OF IPSWICH AT YOUR SERVICE


A handy Check-List and Directory of Often-Used Town Services Emergency - FIRE 137


POLICE AMBULANCE 237 237


HOSPITAL 320


SERVICE


DEPARTMENT


PHONE


Administration, General


Executive Secretary


241


Assessments (Taxes)


Assessors


176


Bicycle Licenses


Police


237


Bills and Accounts


Treasurer


92


Birth Certificates


Town Clerk


318


Burial Permits


Town Clerk


318


Business Certificates


Town Clerk


318


Cemeteries


Cemetery Division


634-W


Cemetery Deeds


Cemetery Division


634-W


Death Certificates


318


Town Clerk


318


Elections


Registrars of Voters


318


Electric


Electric Department


140


Employment


Town Manager


241


Engineering


Engineering Department


933


Entertainment Licenses


Selectmen


241


Fishing & Hunting Licenses


318


Fuel Oil Storage


Fire Department


137


Garbage Collection


Public Works Department


466


Health


Health Department


896


Home for Aged and Infirm


Welfare Department


621


Housing


Housing Authority


662-M


Public Library


834


Selectmen


241


Lights, Street


Light Department (Office)


140


Town Engineer


933


Town Clerk


318


Milk Inspection


Health Department


896


Mortgages, Personal Property


318


Mortgages, Real Estate


Assessors


176


Moth Protection


Moth Division


695-M


Municipal Pensions


Treasurer


92


Municipal Finances


Accountant


553


Old Age Assistance


Welfare Department


621


Ordinance, Town


Town Clerk


318


Parks


Park Division


695-M


Planning


Planning Board


933


Playgrounds


Playground Division


1247


Purchasing


Executive Secretary


241


Recreation


Recreation Director


1247


Treasurer


92


Rubbish Collection


Public Works Department


466


School Department (Supt.)


34


High School


34


Burley


367-R


Shatswell


367-W


Winthrop


35


Nurse


186


Sewers


Health Department


896


Shellfish


Clam Commissioner


1097-M


Shellfish, Licenses


Police Department


237


Streets, Maintenance


Highway Division


466


Subdivisions


Planning Board


933


Tax Collections


Collector


92


Trees


Grounds Division


695-M


Tuberculosis Hospital


Health Department


896


Veterans' Benefits


Veterans' Agent


318


Registrars of Voters


318


Water Division (Office)


140


Weights & Measures


896


Welfare Wiring Inspector


Welfare Department


621


Wire Inspector


140


Library


Licenses (General)


Lighting Department (Plant)


139


Maps


Marriage Certificates


Town Clerk


Retirement


Schools


Voting, Registration Water


Water Division (Plant) Sealer


139


Town Clerk


Dog Licenses


Town Clerk




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