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Credit
Balance Jan. 1, 1927
Interest 1927
2,000.00 85.00
Debit
Transfer to Library
85.00
Balance Dec. 31
2,000.00
2,085.00
2,085.00
MERRITT W. GOVE LIBRARY FUND ($500.00)
Principal deposited in the Blackstone Savings Bank, Boston, income to the credit of the Library.
Credit
Balance Jan. 1, 1927
500.00
Interest 1927 24.29
Debit
Transfer to Library
24.29
Balance Dec. 31
500.00
524.29
524.29
JOHN GOULD ABORN LIBRARY FUND ($1601.81)
Principal deposited in the Wakefield Savings Bank, income to the credit of the Library.
Credit
Balance Jan. 1, 1927
1,601.81
Interest 1927
71.89
Profit Sale Liberty Bonds
87.45
256
TOWN OW WAKEFIELD
Debit
Transfer to Library Balance Dec. 31
71.89
1,689.26
1,761.15
1,761.15
MARY H. PRATT LIBRARY FUND ($200.00)
Principal deposited in the Wakefield Savings Bank, income to the credit of the Library.
Credit
Balance Jan. 1, 1927
Interest 1927
200.00 9.09
Debit
Transfer to Library
9.09
Balance Dec. 31
200.00
209.09
209.09
FREDERIC BEEBE LIBRARY FUND ($1,000.00)
Principal deposited in Cambridge Savings Bank, income to the credit of the Library.
Credit
Balance Jan. 1, 1927 Interest 1927
1,000.00
50.63
Debit
Transfer to Library
Balance Dec. 31
50.63 1,000.00
1,050.63
1,050.63
REV. THOMAS A. EMERSON LIBRARY FUND ($500.00)
Principal deposited in the Charlestown Five Cents Savings Bank, income to the credit of the Library.
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
257
Credit
Fund
Interest 1927
500.00 6.72
Debit
Transfer to Library Cash on Hand Dec. 31
6.72
500.00
506.72
506.72
JONATHAN NICHOLS TEMPERANCE FUND ($1,000.00)
Principal deposited in the Wakefield Savings Bank.
Credit
Balance Jan. 1, 1927 Interest 1927
1,006.63 42.74
Debit
Payments Balance Dec. 31
40.00
1,009.37
1,049.37
1,049.37
CORNELIUS SWEETSER LECTURE FUND ($10,000.00)
Principal invested in 414% U. S. Government Bonds.
Credit
Balance Jan. 1, 1927 Interest 1927
10,000.00 425.00
Debit
Payments-Sweetser Lecture Committee Balance Dec. 31
425.00
10,000.00
10,425.00
10,425.00
258
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
CORNELIUS SWEETSER LECTURE GUARANTEE FUND
Deposited in Wakefield Savings Bank.
Credit
Balance Jan. 1, 1927 Interest 19:27
1,679.91 76.41
Debit
Cash on hand Dec. 31
1,756.32
1,756.32 1,756.32
NANCY WHITE PARK FUND ($1,000.00)
Principal deposited in the Malden Savings Bank, income to the credit of the Park Dept.
Credit
Balance Jan. 1, 1927
1,000.00 42.50
Interest 1927
Debit
Transfer to Park Dept. 42.50
Balance Dec. 31
1,000.00
1,042.50
1,042.50
MARY E. ABORN PARK FUND ($2,000.00)
Principal deposited in the Charlestown Five Cents Savings Bank, income to the credit of the Park Dept.
Credit
2,000.00
Balance Jan. 1, 1927 Interest 1927 85.00
Debit
Transfer to Park Dept. 85.00
Balance Dec. 31
2,000.00
2,085.00
2,085.00
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
259
CORNELIUS SWEETSER CEMETERY FUND ($1,000.00)
Principal and interest deposited in Wakefield Savings Bank.
Credit
Balance Jan. 1, 1927 Interest 1927
1,249.17 56.83
Debit
Payments
Balance Dec. 31
99.00 1,207.00
1,306.00
1,306.00
JANE K. VINTON CEMETERY FUND ($50.00)
Deposited in Wakefield Savings Bank.
Credit
Balance Jan. 1, 1927 Interest 1927
56.20
2.54
Debit
Payments
2.00
Balance Dec. 31
56.74
58.74
58.74
CLARISSA E. SWAIN CEMETERY FUND ($500.00)
Deposited in the Wakefield Savings Bank.
Credit
Balance Jan. 1, 1927 Interest 1927
508.23
23.11
Debit
Payments Balance Dec. 31
14.00 517.34
631.34
631.34
260
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
FLINT OLD CEMETERY FUND ($2,000.00)
Deposited in the Charlestown Five Cents Savings Bank. Credit
Balance Jan. 1, 1927 Interest 1927
2,126.77 89.76
Debit
Payments Balance Dec. 31
27.20 2,189.33
2,216.53
2,216.53
EZRA EATON CEMETERY FUND ($100.00)
Deposited in Blackstone Savings Bank, Boston.
Credit
Balance Jan. 1, 1927 Interest 1927
120.77 5.83
Debit
Payments Balance Dec. 31
5.00
121.60
126.60
126.60
SARAH BURBANK CEMETERY FUND ($100.00)
Deposited in Wakefield Savings Bank.
Credit
143.67
Balance Jan. 1, 1927 Interest 19:27
6.51
Debit
Balance Dec. 31
150.18
150.18 150.18
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
261
STIMPSON FAMILY CEMETERY FUND ($200.00)
Deposited in Wakefield Savings Bank. Credit
Balance Jan. 1, 1927
Interest 1927
234.82 10.67
Debit
Payments
8.00
Balance Dec. 31
237.49
245.49
245.49
LEVI FLANDERS CEMETERY FUND ($100.00)
Deposited in Wakefield Savings Bank.
Credit
Balance Jan. 1, 1927 Interest
4.86
Debit
Payments 6.00
Balance Dec. 31
106.38
112.38
112.38
GEORGE M. KELLEY CEMETERY FUND ($25.00)
Deposited in Wakefield Savings Bank.
Credit
Balance Jan. 1, 1927 Interest
1.51
Debit
Balance Dec. 31
35.48
33.97
35.48 35.48
107.52
262
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
GAD AND CLARISSA C. CARTER CEMETERY FUND ($200.00)
Principal deposited in the Wakefield Savings Bank.
Credit
Balance Jan. 1, 1927 Interest
231.44 10.51
Debit
Payments
Balance Dec. 31
8.00 233.95
241.95
241.95
P. M. WILKINSON CEMETERY FUND ($50.00)
Principal deposited in the Wakefield Savings Bank.
Credit
Balance Jan. 1, 1927 61.21 Interest 2.77
Debit
Balance Dec. 31 63.98
63.98 63.98
FRANCIS C. ROBIE CEMETERY FUND ($25.00)
Principal and interest deposited in Wakefield Savings Bank.
Credit
Balance Jan. 1, 1927 27.91
Interest 1.24
Debit
Balance Dec. 31
29.15
29.15 29.15
263
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
JAMES AND ELIZA WALTON CEMETERY FUND ($100.00)
Principal deposited in the Wakefield Savings Bank. Credit
Balance Jan. 1, 1927 Interest
100.53 4.55
Debit
Payments
Balance Dec. 31
4.00 101.08
105.08
105.08
ADAMS COBURN BURIAL LOT FUND ($100.00)
Deposited in the Cambridge Savings Bank.
Credit
Balance Jan. 1, 1927
100.00
Interest
5.05
Debit
Payments
4.00
Balance Dec. 31
101.05
105.05
105.05
REV. THOMAS A. EMERSON CEMETERY FUND ($1000.00)
Deposited in the Charlestown Five Cents Savings Bank.
Credit
Fund
1,000.00
Interest
21.07
Debit
Balance Dec. 31
1,021.07
1,021.07
1,021.07
I hereby certify that the Treasurer has properly accounted for the above funds.
H. A. SIMONDS,
Town Accountant.
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
BALANCE SHEET DECEMBER 31st, 1927 REVENUE ACCOUNTS
ASSETS
LIABILITIES
Revenue Cash
$72,779.20
Accounts Receivable :
Accounts Payable :
Taxes 1926
5,264.39
Overlay 1926
5,827.31
Taxes 1927
217,601.65
222,866.04
1927
9,390.63
Moth Assessments 1927
980.47
Municipal Light Revenue
33,851.06
Sewer Assessments 1926
4.63
Sewer Assessments 1927
3,246.91
3,251.54
Sewer Apportioned Revenue:
Betterment Assessments 1927
999.44
Sewer Assessments (not apportioned)
1,978.65
Due in 1928
6,703.72
Sewer Assessments apportioned 1928-1936)
46,453.45
1929
6,418.39
School Dept., tuition
817.40
1930
5,992.63
Comm. of Mass. State Aid
870.00
1931
5,682.07
Comm. of Mass. Military Aid
175.00
1932
5,530.22
Comm. of Mass. Soldiers' Burial
60.00
66
1933
5,463.60
Water Services
401.11
Water Rates
165.72
566.83
Municipal Light Bills
33,851.06
66
1936
2,412.39
46,453.45
Tax Titles (held by town)
16,971.39
Betterment Assessments (not apportioned)
2,437.30
Tax Title Revenue Temporary Loans
16,971.39 150,000.00
.
66
1934
4,465.56
1935
3,784.87
66
66
Betterment Assessments (apportioned) 11,071.87 Betterment Assessments Revenue :
Due in 1928
1,767.61
1,691.81
1,600.85
1,315.18
1,235.66
66
1,153.25
1,109.91
1,020.14
177.46
11,071.87
Appropriation Balance Forward to 1928
Meriam Street
178.10
Library Dept. 173.12
Lake Quannapowitt
490.43
War Memorial Tablet
82.15
Light Dept. Operating Account
40,863.86
Construction Account 8,520.58
Depreciation Account
38,684.81
Land for Standpipe
390.00
Shedd Estate (sale of buildings)
318.19
89,701.24 7,560.02
War Bonus (Special)
Surplus Revenue, 45,718.30 less overdraft of 11.73 in 1923
Overlay and overdraft of 403.90 in 1925 Overlay .
45,302.67
416,129.64
416,129.64
NON-REVENUE ACCOUNTS
Non-revenue cash 46,448.69 Water Construction Low Level Sewer Main Street Widening Greenwood Sewer
38,608.88 1,155.45 .54 6,683.82
46,448.69
46,448.69
GUARANTEE DEPOSIT ACCOUNT (Light Dept.)
Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1927 Received as deposits
7,641.00
Deposits returned
3,101.21
7,212.10
Cash on hand Dec. 31
11,751.89
14,853.10
14,853.10
BONDED DEBT ACCOUNT
Bonded Debt Dec. 31, 1927
1,492,500.00 . Highway Loans
17,000.00
Sewer Loans
346,000.00
School Loans
635,000.00
Water Loans
317,000.00
Light Dept. Loans
177,500.00
1,492,500.00
1,492,500.00
TRUST FUND ACCOUNT
Library Funds:
Cash and Securities Dec. 31, 1927
33,836.03
Flint Memorial Fund 1,000.00
Dr. Francis P. Hurd Fund 2,500.00
Cyrus Wakefield Fund 500.00
Franklin Poole Fund
500.00
Cyrus G. Beebe Fund
2,000.00
Merritt W. Gove Fund
500.00
John Gould Aborn Fund
1,689.26
Mary H. Pratt Fund
200.00
Frederick Beebe Fund
1,000.00
Rev. Thomas A. Emerson Fund
500.00
10.389.26
Park Funds:
Nancy White Fund
1,000.00
Mary E. Aborn Fund
2,000.00
3,000.00
Cemetery Funds :
Cornelius Sweetser Fund
1,207.00
Jane K. Vinton Fund
56.74
Clarissa E. Swain Fund
517.34
Flint Old Burial Fund
2,189.33
Ezra Eaton Fund
121.60
Sarah Burbank Fund
150.18
Stimpson Family Fund
237.49
Levi Flanders Fund
106.38
George M. Kelley Fund 35.48
Gad and Clarissa C. Carter Fund 233.95
P. M. Wilkinson Fund 63.98
Francis C. Robie Fund 29.15
James and Eliza Walton Fund 101.08
Adams Coburn Fund 101.05
Rev. Thomas A. Emerson Fund
1,021.07
6,171.82
Miscellaneous Funds:
Nancy White Hurd School Fund
500.74
Rev. Thomas A. Emerson High School Fund
1,008.52
Jno Nichols Temperance Fund 1,009.37
Cornelius Sweetser Lecture Fund
10,000.00
Cornelius Sweetser Lecture Guarantee Fund 1,756.32
14,274.95
33,836.03
33,836.03
269
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Unpaid Bills for 1927
PUBLIC WELFARE DEPARTMENT
J. W. Short
16.00
Economy Stores
109.60
Libero Nasella
18.00
Joseph Warchol
17.00
Clinton W. Spear
5.12
Salvatore Tine
171.00
336.72
MISCELLANEOUS ACCOUNT
Wakefield Ice Co.
70.80
Lakeside Cemetery Corp'n.
72.50
143.30
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Barry's Garage
376.31
Dr. Richard Dutton
3.00
Wakefield Laundry
.72
Edward G. Nagle
1.94
Tredinnick Studio
2.50
Jerry Peck
6.45
Martin Bros.
161.60
Edmond Williams
300.00
Thomas Cunningham
15.00
Wakefield Municipal Light Plant
69.63
Marshall's Lunch
11.75
Comm. of Mass. Registry Motor Vehicles
15.00
James J. Pollard
11.71
Edward F. Cronin
17.60
Henry DeRoche
60.53
1,053.74
270
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Surplus Revenue
The surplus revenue at the close of the year as shown by the bal- ance sheet is $45,302.67.
The accounts of the Treasurer have been examined and agree with the Accountant's books (cash balances have been verified by bank state- ments). All permanent and temporary loans cancelled during the year by the Treasurer have been examined and found as reported.
I take this opportunity to thank the Honorable Board of Selectmen, and all other Town officials who have co-operated and assisted in the work of this department.
Respectfully submitted,
HARRY A. SIMONDS,
Town Accountant.
271
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Index to Town Officers' Reports
Assessors
136
Births
3.6
Compensation Agent
69
Deaths
54
Dispensary Report
142
Dog Licenses
59
Dog Officer
123
Election Results
10
Fire Alarm
160
Fire Dept.
7.6
Forest Warden
85
Health Dept.
139
Highway Dept.
87
Hunter's Licenses
59
Inspector of Animals
70
Inspector of Buildings
6.6
Inspector of Milk
141
Inspector of Plumbing
140
Inspector of Slaughtering
143
Inspector of Wires
85
Jurors
6
Library Department
96
Light Department
147
Marriages
4.5
Moth Department
64
Planning Board
65
Police Department
71
Public Welfare Department
144
Recreation Commission
161
Safety Council
138
Sealer Weights and Measures
68
Selectmens' Report
60
School Department
162
Sewer Department
113
Sweetser Charity
122
Sweetser Lecture Committee
86
Town Counsel
69
Town Officers
3
Town Meeting Records
12
Treasurer
124
Water Department
113
272
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Index to Town Accountant's Report
Accounting Department 203
Appropriations from Tax Levy 193
Assessors' Dept. 205
Balance Sheet
264
Betterment Assessments 1925 198
Betterment Assessments 1926 198
Betterment Assessments 1927 198
Betterment Assessments (not apportioned) 200
201
Care of Dumps
215
Cemetery Department
229
Collection of Garbage
215
Collector's Department
204
Columbia Road . 216
Compensation Account
213
County Tax
2.27
Court Fines
227
December Assessments 1925
196
Departmental Bills
199
Dog Officer
213
Election and Registration
208
Fire Alarm
237
Fire Department
209
Fire Insurance
230
Forest Warden
211
Game Warden
231
Health Dept.
214
High School
225
Highway Department
216
Hydrant Rental
210
Inspector of Animals
215
Inspector of Buildings
212
Inspector of Wires
211
Indebtedness Account
246
Interest Account
245
July 4th
232
Lake Quannapowitt
231
Legal Department
206
Legion Rent 233
Library Department
226
Light Bills
200
Betterment Assessments
(apportioned)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
273
Light Department
236
Maturing Debt
245
Memorial Day G. A. R.
232
Memorial Day S. W. V.
233
Memorial Day Am. Legion
233
Meriam Street Land Damage
217
Military Aid
199
Miscellaneous Account
229
Moderator
202
Moth Department
277
Moth Assessments 1923
Moth Assessments 1924
Moth Assessments 1925
196 196 197
Moth Assessments 1926
197 197
Overlay 1923
201 201
Overlay 1925
201 201
Overlay 1927
202 235
Park Department
226 235
Planning Board
231
Police Department
209
Police Signal System
235
Public Welfare Department
218
Recreation Commission
229
Re-foresting Account
234
Reserve Fund
23.1
School Department
220
Sealer Weights and Measures
213
Selectmen's Department
202
Sewer Assessments 1926
197
Sewer Assessments 1927
197
Sewer Assessments (not apportioned)
198
Sewer Assessments (apportioned)
198
Sewer Department
239
Soldiers' Benefits
219
Soldiers' Burial
199
State Aid
199
State Charges
228
Street Lights
230
S. W. V. Rent
234
Tax Titles 200
Teachers Retirement Fund 225
Temporary Loans
202
Moth Assessments 1927
Overlay 1924
Overlay 1926
Overlay Deficit
Pension Committee
274
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Town Clerk's Department
207
Town Hall
208
Treasury Department 204
Trust Funds
252
Unpaid Bills 269
Visiting Nurse Association 230
Vital Statistics
207
War Bonus Fund
245
War Memorial Tablet
234
Water Rates
200
Water Services
200
Water Department
239
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