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1,148.00
Est. of Alice A. Nash
500.00
J. F. & W. H. Cushing Co.
200.00
Clayton W. Nash, a/c Richter
16.00
Russell H. Whiting
12.65
Registry of Deeds
9.22
Land Court
2.50
Total Expended
6,973.37
Balance to 1935 account
27,366.22
Total
$34,339.59
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Appropriation, March 5, 1934 Balance from 1933 account
$15,000.00 19,339.59
Total
$34,339.59
Construction Filtration Plant-P. W. A. No. 7468:
Benjamin A. Loveland
$651.00
Sydney C. Beane
192.50
Advertising for bids
88.75
Russell H. Whiting
19.35
Total Expended
$951.60
Balance to 1935 account
93,048.40
Total
Appropriation, Jan. 4, 1934
$94,000.00 94,000.00
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STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES
Appropriation Accounts:
Balance from 1933 account: Interest Land Bordering Pond
$ 3.54
19,339.59
$19,343.13
Appropriation, March 5, 1934:
From Revenue:
Minor Construction
$14,000.00
Maintenance and Operation
30,000.00
Replacements
6,000.00
Equipment
2,000.00
Commercial Expenses
8,500.00
General Salaries
1,650.00
Interest
3,303.75
Debt Retirement
13,500.00
Filtration Plant: Interest
1,880.00
Operation
3,010.00
$83,843.75
From General Fund:
Private Work
10,000.00
Land Bordering Pond
15,000.00
25,000.00
Appropriations, Oct. 18, 1934:
From Revenue:
Minor Construction
2,500.00
Maintenance and Operation
1,500.00
Replacements
2,100.00
Interest
421.46
Debt Retirement
1,000.00
7,521.46
Transfer Credits:
Minor Construction
4,028.45
Equipment
6,424.14
10,452.59
Filtration Plant Construction-P. W. A.
94,000.00
Accrued Interest on Bonds sold
208.68
Total
$240,369.61
Expended :
Minor Construction
20,519.32
Maintenance and Operation
31,500.00
Replacements
8,100.00
Equipment
7,494.67
Commercial Expenses
8,480.48
Salaries
1,625.00
Interest
3,728.75
Debt Retirement
14,500.00
Private Work
6,110.24
Land Bordering Pond
6,973.37
Filtration Plant Construction, P. W. A.
951.60
Total
$109,983.43
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Balance unexpended Balance to General Fund
$130,386.18
9,762.88
Balance to 1935 account
$120,623.30
Interest Land Bordering Pond
$208.68
27,366.22
Filtration Plant Construction P. W. A.
93,048.40
120,623.30
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WATER DEPARTMENT BALANCE SHEET-DECEMBER 31, 1934
ASSETS
LIABILITIES
Treasurer's Cash
$144,945.71
Unexpended Appropriation Balances: Land Bordering Pond
Accounts Receivable : Water Rates
Interest
Water Construction
$52,941.87 2,889.59
55,831.46
Filtration Plant
$27,366.22 208.68 93,048.40
120,623.30
Loan authorized
5,000.00
Revenue Reserved until Collected Surplus Revenue
29,322.41
$205,777.17
$205,777.17
DEBT ACCOUNTS
Water Debt
$172,000.00
Water Loan-May 1, 1921
$2,000.00
Water Loan-April 1, 1925
6,000.00
Water Loan-July 1, 1926
7,000.00
Water Loan-April 1, 1927
8,000.00
Water Loan-May 1, 1928
9,000.00
Water Loan-May 1, 1929
10,000.00
Water Loan-Nov. 1, 1929
10,000,00
Water Loan-April 1, 1930
11,000.00
Water Loan-May 1, 1931
6,000.00
Water Loan-Dec. 1, 1933
9,000.00
Water Loan-Aug. 15, 1934
94,000.00
$172,000.00
$172,000.00
55,831.46
TRUST AND INVESTMENT FUNDS C
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Cash and Securities
$19,000.00 H. S. Moody Land Co. Fund N. Y. N. H. & H. R. R. Co. Bonds
$ 2,000.00 17,000.00
$19,000.00
$19,000.00
REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY ACCOUNTS
Land Buildings Personal Property Water Mains, Pipes, etc.
$122,250.00
Real and Personal Property
$1,229,882.66
39,225.00
26,430.61
1,041,977.05
$1,229,882.66
$1,229,882.66
EMERSON R. DIZER, Town Accountant.
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REPORT OF TREASURER FOR WATER DEPARTMENT FOR 1934
To the Board of Water Commissioners:
The Report of the Treasurer for the year 1934 is as follows:
RECEIPTS FOR 1934
Water Rents
$ 97,166.35
Construction Account
5,622.72
Interest N. Y. N. H. & H. R. R. Bonds 31/2 per cent
595.00
Interest Weymouth Trust Savings Bank
562.48
Interest South Weymouth Savings Bank
647.02
Interest Bond Issue Water Filtration Account
208.68
Rebate Auto Insurance
7.57
Total
$104,809.82
Cash on hand January 1, 1934
45,666.73
$150,476.55
PAYMENTS FOR 1934
Faid on Selectmen's Warrants For:
Notes and Bonds 1934
$ 14,500.00
Interest on Loans
3,728.75
Land Taking
6,960.72
Accounting Department
550.00
Collection Service
1,500.00
Sundry Appropriations
71,339.77
$98,579.24
Cash on hand December 31, 1934
51,897.31
$150,476.55
CASH ASSETS
Amount due for Water Rents
$52,941.87
Amount due for Construction
2,889.59
Cash on hand December 31, 1934
51,897.31
$107,728.77
Less oustanding checks
5,630.37
Total Assets
$102,098.40
Due from Weymouth Trust Company Checking Account
$20,100.04
Due from Weymouth Trust Company Savings Department
18,429.49
Due from South Weymouth Savings Bank
18,973.15
Petty Cash Drawer
25.00
$57,527.68
Less oustanding Checks
5,630.37
Cash Balance December 31, 1934
$51,897.31
$55,831.46
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WATER LOAN ACCOUNT
Serial Bonds and Notes due 1935-46 31/2 per cent $ 6,000.00
Serial Bonds and Notes due 1935-44 4 per cent 41,000.00
Serial Bonds and Notes due 1935-44 41/2 per cent 10,000.00
Serial Bonds and Notes due 1935-44 5 per cent
12,000.00
Serial Bonds and Notes due 1935-43 41/4 per cent
9,000.00
Total
$78,000.00
INVESTMENTS
H. S. Moody Land Company Fund Balance January 1, 1934
$2,270.29
Interest to December 31, 1934
68.85
Total
$2,339.14
N. Y. N. H. & H. R. R. 31/2 per cent Bonds due 1954 $17,000.00
WATER DEPARTMENT P. W. A. PROJECT NO. 7468
RECEIPTS
Proceeds Water Loan Bonds
$94,000.00
Accrued interest on same
208.68
Total
$94,208.68
PAYMENTS
Transfer Water Department Interest Water Loan Bonds
$208.68
Paid on Selectmen's Warrants
951.60
Total
$1,160.28
Cash on hand December 31, 1934
$93,048.40
Total
$94,208.68
Due from Weymouth Trust Company
$4,048.40
Due from Second National Bank of Boston
89,000.00
Cash Balance December 31, 1934
$93,048.40
Respectfully submitted,
EDWIN R. SAMPSON, Treasurer of the Water Department.
Weymouth, Mass., Jan. 24, 1935
I have examined the accounts of Edwin R. Sampson, Treasurer and Collector of the Weymouth Water Department, and find them correct. The records of the Collector's Department have been checked with the Treasurer at least once a month during the year and I am satisfied that both reports are correct.
EMERSON R. DIZER, Town Accountant
FIFTY-SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE TUFTS LIBRARY WEYMOUTH, MASS. 1934
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FIFTY-SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE TUFTS LIBRARY
TRUSTEES
Gertrude C. Andrews John Griffin William F. Hathaway John B. Holland
Joseph Kelley Kenneth L. Nash * Arthur E. Pratt Franklin N. Pratt
Clarance P. Whittle
SELECTMEN EX-OFFICIO
Everett E. Callahan Joseph Crehan
Sandy Roulston Marshall F. Spear
Fred E. Waite
Edwin R. Sampson, Town Treasurer
OFFICERS
Clarance P. Whittle, President Gertrude C. Andrews, Secretary
LIBRARIAN Christine E. Evarts
ASSISTANTS
Ruth B. Clark Alice M. Gowdy
Edith L. Payson Mary L. Smith
Rachael M. Bodine, Children's Librarian
BRANCH LIBRARIANS Mary M. Dingwall, North Weymouth Branch Martha J. Hawes, East Weymouth Branch
JANITOR Thomas E. Shea
* Deceased
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INFORMATION
Hours: Main Library: 9 A.M. to 9 P.M. daily. Children's Room 2.30 to 6 P.M. daily; Saturday 9 A.M. to 6 P.M.
Summer hours: July and August 9 A.M. to 6 P.M. Saturday 9 A.M. to 9 P.M.
Branches: 2 to 5 and 7 to 8 P.M. daily, except Wednesday.
Weymouth Heights Station: 2:30 to 6 and 7 to 8 Thursday.
The library and the branches are not open Sundays, legal holidays, nor the 17th of June.
The library is for the use of all residents of Weymouth. Tempor- ary residents are entitled to the same privileges as permanent resi- dents.
Each card issued to an adult entitles the holder to one book of recent fiction (a book published within the last year) one current periodical, and any reasonable number of other books.
Children under Senior High School age are entitled to a card if the application is signed by a parent or guardian. Cards issued to children entitle the holders to two books, only one of which may be fiction.
All books from the circulating department, except the new fic- tion, may be kept for 14 days. At the request of the borrower any ibook not in demand will be charged for one month, subject to recall after two weeks if requested by other borrowers. Fiction published within the last calendar year, and recent numbers of magazines are limited to seven days with no renewal privilege.
The vacation privilege allows a borrower to take books which are not recent publications for an extended time.
A book cannot be transferred from one card to another, but any 14-day book may be renewed at the library, by mail or by *telephone, unless another borrower has asked to have the book reserved. The date due, the author and title of the book, and the borrower's name :should be stated when the request for renewal is made.
Any book will be reserved at the request of a borrower, who will be notified as soon as the book is available. A charge of one cent is made for reserving fiction.
A fine of two cents a day will be incurred for each day's detention of a book after it is due. When a book is sent for by the librarian it will be at the expense of the borrower.
Cases of contagious diseases are reported to the library by the Board of Health, and books which have been exposed to contagion are burned.
For the convenience of residents living in different parts of the town, books are exchanged through the stations as follows:
Lovell's Corner, W. B. Chalke & Sons Tuesday
South Weymouth, Fogg Memorial Library Tuesday
South Weymouth, Alfred S. Tirrell Tuesday
East Weymouth, East Weymouth Branch Thursday 1
Weymouth Heights, Adams School Thursday
1
North Weymouth, North Weymouth Branch Friday
The library publishes a bulletin of new books several times dur- ing the year. This is distributed through the library and its agencies.
* Telephone Weymouth 1309-M.
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ARTHUR E. PRATT 1864 - 1934
TRUSTEE OF THE TUFTS LIBRARY 1923 - 1934
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What has happened in the Tufts Library during the years of the Depression
A chart of the library from 1930 to 1934
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120%
110%
100%
12%
90%
80 %
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
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Increase in adult fiction circulation 19 %
Increase in adult non-fiction
circulation
Increase in circulation of children's books 13%
Increase
111 % Increase
in library work with schools
in circulation through the stations: So. Weymouth, Lovell's Corner, Nash's Corner & Weymouth Hts. 113% Increase in number of borrowers 26%
Decrease in cost of operation 9%
Increase in book stock by 1934
Increase in total book circulation 20%
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FIFTY-SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT THE TUFTS LIBRARY
The trustees of the Tufts Library herewith submit the fifty-sixth annual report, covering the work of the library during the year 1934:
This period has brought interesting and challenging problems to the Tufts Library. The actual circulation of books has been less than a year ago, showing that fewer people are seeking books to help them through idle hours, but this is one of the signs of lessened unemploy- ment and as such we welcome it. It is evidenced not alone in our library, but the same report comes from libraries all over the country, and followed immediately upon the inauguration of the government projects under the National Recovery Act. The greatest loss was felt during the weeks of unprecedented cold and storm in the winter months of 1934.
Nevertheless, throughout the year, 179,413 books have been borrow- ed from the Tufts Library, and new borrowers have been registered on an average of 97 per month. The reference work, especially the work with students, has definitely increased, and the extension work through the schools and the Delivery Stations is tending to spread the services of the library more evenly throughout the town.
It is sometimes helpful to look back over a longer period and see where and how the library is growing, where its service is counting as it should with the public, and where it is desirable to build it up. Such a study of the four year period since the depression was acutely felt in our community reveals that the Tufts Library has increased its book circulation 20% since 1930. That this increase has been largely in the realm of the more purposeful and thoughtful reading is shown by the fact that while the circulation of adult fiction has grown 19%, that of adult non-fiction has grown 41%. The use of the library by the children shows a gain of 13%, greatly augmented by the growth of the school library work, which has increased 111%. The distribution of books through the several delivery stations has grown 113% since 1930, and 26% more of the population of Weymouth are registered as borrowers. All of this increased service has been given with only a 12% increase in the book stock of the library. There is great oppor- tunity for future growth as rapidly as the resources of the library can make this possible.
An evidence of the response of the community to library service is shown very markedly in the use of the Deposit Station which was opened in the Adams School in Weymouth Heights in April 1933. There had been a weekly delivery service through the Economy Store, and during the year previous to the change 2,095 books were circulated through this agency. In 1934, with service only one day a week, 7,555 books were circulated from the station in the Adams School. This is a gain of 360%, and leaves small doubt that library service is appre- ciated wherever it can be made available.
At North Weymouth the circulation for the year has totaled 34,643. There is a tendency for the two branches at North and East Weymouth to become more nearly uniform in size. The difference in their circulation has been lessening each year. The circulation at East Weymouth for the past year has been 39,682.
At East Weymouth the branch has been moved into new and larg- er quarters, which are both more advantageous and less expensive. Much credit is due to Mr. Daniel Reidy, the present landlord, who co- operated with the library in every way possible in making the build- ing ready for our occupancy. It is very attractive, and there have been a great many appreciative comments from the people of the commu- nity.
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The year has been busy and fruitful in the work with the boys and girls, and it is especially gratifying to note the growth of the work with schools. This year we have served five kindergartens and twelve schools, with a total school circulation of 4,472 books. In the month of June alone the record shows a classroom circulation of 1,575 from the 345 books loaned by the library to the schools.
The educational work of the library is aided by the exhibits which relate the varied interests of the boys and girls to books. Two very at- tractive window displays were made by the Tayanita Camp-fire, who loaned samples of their handiwork. Model airplanes were loaned by Francis Moss, a junior at the Weymouth High School, and a tiny hand-carved covered wagon and oxen was loaned by Miss Marie Sulli- van, Librarian of the Parker Hill Branch of the Boston Public Library.
Of unusual value was the Good Book Week exhibit which linked books with hobbies of all descriptions. It is estimated that approxi- mately 250 children and many adults were daily visitors to this exhi- bit. It is impossible to estimate the educational value of such an exhi- bit. Essays on the hobbies, and the help available in books, were sub- mitted by boys and girls in the seventh and eighth grades throughout the town, and books were given as prizes by the librarian and child- ren's librarian to the winner in each grade.
This year, for the first time in the history of this or any other State, the Governor of Massachusetts issued a proclamation setting aside a week in October as "Free Public Library Week". The Tufts Library co-operated with other libraries in the state in the celebration of this week, and has throughout the following weeks published weekly articles or book reviews in the Weymouth Gazette as one means of promoting the spirit of this undertaking. The library appreciates the co-operation of the Gazette in giving us a weekly column in the paper.
A few repairs were necessary during the year for the upkeep of the library property. The gutter pipes were again cleaned, and with the help of the Street Department a drain was laid under the sidewalk at the northwest corner of the building. The electric wiring in the Main Library was changed sufficiently to give adequate insullation and to bring the current through a single meter. New lighting fixtures in the Reading Room greatly improve the light for reading and are much appreciated by the public. The stack lighting is still inadequate, and should be improved.
From December 1933 until June 1934 the library gave employ- ment to a group of women under the C.W.A. and allied government projects. The chief help rendered by these workers was in the mend- ing of books, and the re-filing of some of the old catalog cards. The Tufts Library has been glad to co-operate in this work of providing greatly needed employment.
There has been one change in the personnel of the staff during the year. On April first Miss Marie Powers, a part-time worker in the library during the past four and one half years, left us to be married. Miss Elizabeth Whittle has been secured in her place. Three of our part-time workers have this year taken the six weeks summer school course at Simmons College School of Library Science, thus enlarging their own abilities and their usefulness to the library.
The trustees were deeply saddened by the death on December 3rd of Mr. Arthur E. Pratt, for twelve years a member of the Board of Trustees of the Tufts Library. His deep interest in the library and his faithful service will be greatly missed. He gave generously of his time and his energy, and it is not possible to estimate his service as a trus- tee.
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The trustees wish to extend their sincere thanks to the following persons for gifts of books:
Miss Annie Richards, Miss Marietta C. Bates, Miss Martha J. Hawes, Mr. Ralph Hayward, Prof. Marshall L. Perrin, Mr. Franklin N. Pratt, Mr. W. A. Fairburn, Mr. Edward A. Filene, Mr. Warwick Greene, Mr. T. F. Thieme, Mr. Waldo Turner, and Mr. G. B. Lamberti. Other volumes have been generously contributed by the Susannah Tufts Chapter of the D.A.R., by the McCormack Historical Association, by the United States George Washington Bicentennial Commission, The United States Library of Congress, the United States Senate, and the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Board also ex- tends its thanks to Mr. Bates Torrey for two hand-made maps of old Weymouth.
They are grateful to other libraries for gifts of bulletins and re- ports, and for the generous service of neighboring libraries in loaning books on an inter-library loan arrangement. The Tufts Library has loaned books to the Thayer Library in Braintree, and has borrowed books from libraries in Boston, Brockton, Brookline, the Boston Medi- cal Library, and the State Division of Public Libraries.
To the neighbors and friends who have brought gifts of flowers from their gardens we are very grateful. The flowers were beautiful, and were much appreciated by both the readers and the library staff.
We are facing a new year of library work; perhaps we are at the beginning of a new era in all our economic and social relationships. The library must adjust to changing conditions and must meet the challenge of new opportunities. Its work is no longer experimental. It is an educational medium; a part of the developing movement for adult education; and a wholesome source of free recreation and of cul- tural development. It is one of the main channels through which the increased leisure of the people can be directed toward constructive living.
Respectfully submitted,
C. P. WHITTLE Chairman
By order and on behalf of the Trustees
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AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION FORM OF STATISTICS For the year ending December 31, 1934
Population served (Census of 1930)
20,882
Assessed valuation of town
$46,658,932.00
Total number of agencies, consisting of
Main Library
1
Branches
2
Deposit Station
1
Delivery Stations
3
Schools
13
Number of days open during the year
302
Total valuation of library property
$104,600.00
Number of volumes at beginning of year
46,830
Number of volumes added by purchase
2,202
Number of volumes added by gift
53
Number of volumes added by binding
16
Number of volumes lost or withdrawn
1,564
Total number of volumes at end of year
47,535
Number of volumes of fiction lent
135,431
Total number of volumes lent
179,413
Number of borrowers registered
6,742
Number of new borrowers registered in 1934
1,163
Number of periodicals received: 120 titles; 174 copies
Receipts from
Payments for
Town appropriation
$19,936.00
Books and periodicals $3,893.19
Endowment funds
917.10
Binding
944.01
Salaries, library service, janitor service
11,547.50
Heat
473.38
Light
389.53
Rent (Branches)
1,730.00
Other expenses
1,875.00
Unexpended balance
.49
$20,853.10
$20,853.10
APPENDIX A Circulation by Classes from Tufts Library and Branches
Main
North Weymouth , East Weymouth Weymouth Heights
Grand Totals
Adult
Juvenile
Total
Adult
Juvenile
Total ·
Adult
Juvenile
Total
Adult
Juvenile
Total
Adult
Juvenile
Total
General Works
69
7
76
5
5
18
1
19
92
8
100
Philosophy
677
6
683
58
58
75
4
79
2
2
812
10
822
Religion
256
251
507
24
43
67
57
48
105
4
21
25
341
363
704
Social Sciences
1,294
3,576
4,870
86 1,316
1,402
126
1,483
1,609
17
412
429
1,523
6,787
8,310
Language
156
8
164
125
1
126
1
1
282
9
291
Natural Science
660
814
1,474
46
184
230
42
209
251
19
33
52
767
1,240
2,007
Useful Arts
1,451
721
2,172
106
211
317
67
276
343
5
26
31
1,629
1,234
2,863
Fine Arts
2,265
2,124
4,389
130
524
654
137
582
719
17
77
94
2,549
3,307
5,856
Literature .
1,820
555
2,375
131
137
268
238
131
369
· 83
14
97
2,272
837
3,109
History
808
585
1,393
174
136
310
206
103
309
22
37
59
1,210
861
2,071
Travel
1,763
1,011
2,774
386
302
688
423
373
796
102
74
176
2,674
1,760
4,434
Biography
1,920
701
2,621
477
106
583
388
275
663
101
68
169
2,886
1,150
4,036
Periodicals
3,168
711
3,879
1,418
494
1,912
2,693
608
3,301
65
81
146
7,344
1,894
9,238
Pamphlets
139
2
141
139
2
141
Fiction
56,210 13,805 70,015 21,742 6,407 28,149 22,450
8,543 30,993 4,942 1,332 6,274 105,344 30,087 135,431
Total
72,656 24,877 97,533 24,783 9,860 34,643 27,045
12,637 39,682 5,380 2,175 7,555 129,864 49,549 179,413
Number of Volumes Distributed through the Several Delivery Stations
Precincts
Delivery Stations
Loans
4
Alfred S. Tirrell
3,632
5
Fogg Memorial Library
1,737
7
W. B. Chalke & Sons
3,206
8,575
4,472
Number of volumes distributed through schools
245
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APPENDIX B Registrations
Number of borrowers registered December 31, 1933
6,618
Number of new registrations during 1934:
Tufts Library
Adult
397
Juvenile
195
592
North Weymouth Branch
Adult
115
Juvenile
98
213
East Weymouth Branch
Adult
176
Juvenile
147
323
Weymouth Heights Station
Adult
13
Juvenile
22
35
1,163
Number of renewed registrations during 1934
1,302
Number of registrations which expired in 1934
2,240
6,843
Number of registrations void thru death or removal from town
101
Number of borrowers December 31, 1934
6,742
9,083
1
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THE FINANCIAL REPORT OF THE TUFTS LIBRARY FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1934
Salaries and Wages:
Librarian and assistants
$8,216.50
Janitor
1,596.00
$9,812.50
Books and Periodicals
2,971.05
Binding Books
944.01
Fuel
473.38
Light
285.22
Maintenance of Building
627.16
Other Expenses - Telephone, etc.
661.90
Transportation of books
252.00
Insurance
14.45
928.35
16,041.67
North Weymouth Branch:
Librarians
$725.75
Rent
660.00
Books and Periodicals
434.93
Maintenance of Building
164.18
Light
37.10
Transportation of books
44.00
Sundries
1.00
2,066.96
East Weymouth Branch:
Librarians
$793.25
Janitor
216.00
Rent
1,070.00
Books and Periodicals
487.21
Transportation of books
51.00
Maintenance of Building
2.49
Light
67.21
Sundries
56.82
2,743.98
Total expended
$20,852.61
Balance to Treasury
.49
Total
$20,853.10
Appropriation, March 5, 1934
$19,936.00
Income from other sources:
Tufts Fund - Books
75.00
Tufts Fund - Reading Room
75.00
Joseph E. Trask Fund
424.62
Augustus J. Richards Fund
167.50
Susannah Hunt Stetson Fund
87.48
Tirrell Donation
35.00
Francis Flint Forsythe Fund
35.00
Charles Henry Pratt Trust Fund
17.50
Total
$20,853.10
December 31, 1934
EMERSON R. DIZER Town Accountant
248
REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
East Weymouth, Mass., January 31, 1935
To the Board of Selectmen
I submit herewith the thirty-third annual report of the Account- ing Department which makes available the pertinent facts relating to the finances of the Town of Weymouth.
Should more detailed information than that appearing in this re- port be desired it will be gladly furnished to anyone who will come to my office.
The accounts of the several town officials have been examined fre- quently during the year, all bank balances verified monthly and the cash and securities of the town examined and found properly account- ed for.
The appended statements reveal some interesting facts. The Town of Weymouth has conducted its affairs on the "Pay-as-you-go" policy for several years and under the conditions of recent times it is with considerable satisfaction that we can point to the fact that our budget has been balanced every year without resorting to extensive borrowing, which would have eased the pressure for the present but reflected an increase for interest and debt retirement costs in the future.
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