Town annual report of the officers of Wakefield Massachusetts : including the vital statistics for the year 1936, Part 16

Author: Wakefield, Massachusetts
Publication date: 1936
Publisher: Town of Wakefield
Number of Pages: 280


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Cash


$2,016.58


Outstanding December 31, 1936


1,553.73


$3,570.31


$3,570.31


Betterment Assessments Not Apportioned:


Outstanding January 1, 1936


$606.25


Commitments


5,937.32


Cash


1,847.96


Reversal Entry


1,749.23


Outstanding December 31, 1936


2,946.38


$6,543.57


$6,543.57


Betterment Assessments Apportioned :


Outstanding January 1, 1936


$12,436.43


Commitments


5,997.85


Adjustment Entries


71.32


Paid in Full


$147.47


Commitment to Collector


3,570.31


Adjustment Entry


36.99


Outstanding December 31, 1936


14,750.83


$18,505.60


$18,505.60


REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT


239


Sewer Assessments 1931:


Commitments Cash Certification of Taxes


$314.47


$14.84


299.63


$314.47


$314.47


Sewer Assessments 1932: Commitment Certification of Taxes


$17.54


$17.54


1


$17.54


$17.54


Sewer Assessments 1933:


Outstanding January 1, 1936 Credit to Collector Adjustment Entry


$76.01


$61.35


14.66


$76.01


$76.01


Sewer Assessments 1934:


Outstanding January 1, 1936


$2,294.29


Cash


$1,369.33


Credits to Collector


238.93


Tax Titles taken by Town


403.73


Abatements Outstanding December 31, 1936


75.79


$2,294.29


$2,294.29


Sewer Assessments 1935:


Outstanding January 1, 1936


$5,532.65


Commitment


12.22


Cash


$2,954.68


Credits to Collector


1,006.02


Adjustment Entry


8.90


Outstanding December 31, 1936


1,575.27


$5,544.87


$5,544.87


Sewer Assessments 1936:


Commitment Cash


$8,951.80


$4,605.18


Outstanding December 31, 1936


4,346.62


$8,951.80


$8,951.80


Sewer Assessments Not Apportioned: Outstanding January 1, 1936 Commitments


$1,715.10


225.14


206.51


240


TOWN OF WAKEFIELD


Cash


$225.14


Commitment to Collector


1,057.26


Outstanding December 31, 1936


657.84


$1,940.24


$1,940.24


Sewer Assessments Apportioned :


Outstanding January 1, 1936


$33,342.48


Commitment


1,057.26


Adjustment Entry


36.99


Paid in Full


$571.89


Commitment to Collector


8,951.80


Abatement


51.60


Adjustment Entries


48.85


Outstanding December 31, 1936


24,812.59


$34,436.73


$34,436.73


Moth Assessments 1933:


Outstanding January 1, 1936


$4.50


Commitment


.50


Abatement


$.50


Outstanding December 31, 1936


4.50


$5.00


$5.00


Moth Assessments 1934:


Outstanding January 1, 1936


$143.54


Commitment


.75


Cash


$103.62


Credits to. Collector


7.00


Tax Titles taken by Town


32.86


Outstanding December 31, 1936


.81


$144.29


$144.29


Moth Assessments 1935:


Outstanding January 1, 1936


$254.54


Commitment


.50


Adjustment Entry


2.00


Cash


$169.19


Credits to Collector


25.01


Outstanding December 31, 1936


62.84


$257.04


$257.04


Moth Assessments 1936:


Commitment


$2,047.28


Cash


$1,215.22


Outstanding December 31, 1936


832.06


$2,047.28


$2,047.28


REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT


241


Interest and Costs 1932:


Commitments Outstanding December 31, 1936


$181.80


$181.80


$181.80


$181.80


Committed Interest 1935:


Outstanding January 1, 1936


$1,730.40


Adjustment Entry


5.50


Reversal Entry


.41


Cash


$947.66


Abatements


25.38


Credits to Collector


305.43


Adjustment Entry


22.92


Outstanding December 31, 1936


434.92


$1,736.31


$1,736.31


Committed Interest 1936:


Commitment


$3,058.65


Cash


$1,643.24


Outstanding December 31, 1936


1,415.41


$3,058.65


$3,058.65


Tax Titles:


Outstanding January 1, 1936


$95,622.78


Tax Titles Taken by Town


18,686.66


Credits to Collector


31,723.52


Cost of Foreclosures


109.30


Adjustment Entries


375.05


Certification of Tax Sales


1,228.10


Cash


$38,258.07


Adjustment Entries


570.01


Transfer of Tax Possessions


9,418.01


Commitments to Collector


2,207.26


Outstanding December 31, 1936


97,292.06


$147,745.41


$147,745.41


Tax Title Possessions:


Transfer of Tax Liens


$9,580.67


$987.53


Sale of Property, 35 Valley Street Adjustment Entry Outstanding December 31, 1936


357.43


8,235.71


$9,580.67


$9,580.67


242


TOWN OF WAKEFIELD


Accounts Receivable-School Department


Outstanding January 1, 1936


Commitments


$351.95 18,661.75


Adjustment Entry


44.00


Cash


$14,652.76


Adjustment Entry


45.52


Outstanding December 31, 1936


4,359.42


$19,057.70


$19,057.70


Accounts Receivable-Health Department:


Outstanding January 1, 1936


$620.25


Commitments


3,467.00


Cash


$123.00


Outstanding December 31, 1936


3,964.25


$4,087.25


$4,087.25


Accounts Receivable-Welfare Department:


Outstanding January 1, 1936


$673.91


Commitment


13,215.21


Cash


$1,475.68


Adjustment Entry


8,954.18


Outstanding December 31, 1936


3,459.26


$13,889.12


$13,889.12


Commonwealth of Massachusetts-State Aid:


Due from the State January 1, 1936


$1,350.00


Cash


$1,330.00


Adjustment Entry


20.00


$1,350.00


$1,350.00


Commonwealth of Massachusetts-Military Aid:


Due from State January 1, 1936 $976.00


Adjustment Entry 210.00


Cash $1,186.00


$1,186.00


$1,186.00


Commonwealth of Mass .- State Military Aid:


Due from State January 1, 1936 $105.00


Balance due December 31, 1936


$105.00


$105.00 $105.00


REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT


243


Accounts Receivable-Light Department:


Outstanding January 1, 1936 Commitments Cash


$21,140.78


358,638.38


$308,759.28


Discounts Outstanding December 31, 1936


55,394.24


15,625.64


$379,779.16


$379,779.16


Water Rates:


Outstanding January 1, 1936


$3,474.95


Commitments


88,607.17


Cash Refunds


9.90


Cash


$89,299.61


Abatements


597.45


Outstanding December 31, 1936


2,194.96


$92,092.02


$92,092.02


Water Services:


Outstanding January 1, 1936


$659.74


Commitments


2,702.43


Cash


$3,056.64


Abatements


1.77


Outstanding December 31, 1936


303.76


$3,362.17


$3,362.17


Sewer Connection Deposits:


Cash Received


$2,231.99


Adjustment Entry


16.34


Cost of Connections


$1,757.16


Cash Returned


447.42


Adjustment Entries


33.75


Balance Cash on Hand, Dec. 31, 1936


10.00


$2,248.33


$2,248.33


Overlay 1931:


Balance January 1, 1936


$5.00


Transfer to Overlay Surplus


$5.00


$5.00


$5.00


Overlay 1932:


Balance January 1, 1936 Abatements


$1,654.94


262.91


Overdraft


$1,392.03


$1,654.94


$1,654.94


244


TOWN OF WAKEFIELD


Overlay 1933:


Balance January 1, 1936


Adjustment Entry


Abatements


$145.32


Transfer to Overlay Surplus


756.60


Balance December 31, 1936


3,845.11


$4,747.03


$4,747.03


Overlay 1934:


Balance January 1, 1936


$24,005.06


Abatements


$1,054.55


Transfer to Overlay Surplus


18,873.09


Balance December 31, 1936


4,077.42


$24,005.06


$24,005.06


Overlay 1935:


Balance January 1, 1936


$19,962.09


Abatements Balance December 31, 1936


$4,999.70


14,962.39


$19,962.09


$19,962.09


Overlay 1936:


Commitment


$23,630.13


Abatements


$9,600.33


Balance December 31, 1936


14,029.80


$23,630.13


$23,630.13


Special Overlay Account 1936:


Machinery Tax Abatement: Commitments


$5,274.37


Abatements


$5,274.37


$5,274.37


$5,274.37


Overlay Surplus-Reserve Fund:


Balance January 1, 1936


$15,236.27


Transfer from Overlay 1931-1933-1934


19,634.69


Transfer to Reserve Fund


$15,000.00


Balance December 31, 1936


19,870.96


$34,870.96


$34,870.96


$3,747.03 1,000.00


REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT


245


Excess and Deficiency :


Balance January 1, 1936 Added Tax Commitment


$106,736.41


17.15


Tax Title Redemptions Adjustment Entries


40,082.98


154.82


Excess Revenue for 1936


15,362.62


Old Age Assistance Abatements


$518.00


Tax Titles Taken by Town


15,642.14


Credits to Collector


29,937.80


Adjustment Entry


122.64


Certification of Tax Sales


667.77


Balance December 31, 1936


115,465.63


$162,353.98


$162,353.98


TOWN OF WAKEFIELD


BALANCE SHEET-DECEMBER 31, 1936


ASSETS


LIABILITIES


Revenue Cash


$309,458.35


Temporary Loans Surplus War Bonus Fund Sewer Connection Deposits Excise Tax Revenue


$425,000.00


Taxes 1933


$3,845.11


Taxes 1934


4,077.42


10.00


Taxes 1935


84,134.27


Taxes 1936


260,681.25


Overlay 1932


262.91


Overlay 1933


$3,845.11


Old Age Assistance 1933


765.00


Overlay 1934


4,077.42


Overlay 1935


14,962.39


Excise Tax 1934


$2,380.07


Excise Tax 1935


2,450.40


Excise Tax 1936


6,758.61


Tax Title Revenue


97,292.06


Special Assessment Revenue


14,439.75


Betterment Assessments 1935


$360.98


Betterment Assessments 1934


9.20


Departmental Revenue


11,887.93


$1,914.71


Water Revenue


2,498.72


Sewer Assessments 1934


$75.79


Municipal Light Revenue


15,625.64


Sewer Assessments 1935


1,575.27


Overlay Surplus Reserve Fund


19,870.96


Sewer Assessments 1936


4,346.62


Excess and Deficiency


115,465.63


$5,997.68 Reserve for Petty Cash-Tax Collector


100.00


Moth Assessments 1933


$4,50


Moth Assessments 1934


.81


Moth Assessments 1935


62.84


Moth Assessments 1936


832.06


$900.21


246


TOWN OF WAKEFIELD


$36,914.72


$11,589.08


Betterment Assessments 1936


1,553.73


Overlay 1936


14,029.80


9,003.01


11,589.08


$352,738.05


Sewer Assessments Not Apportioned Betterment Assessments Not Apportioned


$657.84


Interest and Costs 1932


Committed Interest 1935 $434.92


Committed Interest 1936 1,415.41


$1,850.33


Tax Collector's Petty Cash


100.00


Tax Titles


97,292.06


Accounts Receivable School Department


4,359.42


Accounts Receivable Welfare Department


3,459.26


Accounts Receivable Health Department


3,964.25


Commonwealth of Mass .- State Military Aid 105.00


Water Rates


2,194.96


Water Services


303.76


Light Department Bills


15,625.64


Sewer Assessments Apportioned


$24,812.59


Sewer Assessments Apportioned:


Due in 1937


$6,500.53


Due in 1938


4,745.99


Due in 1939


4,402.79


Due in 1940


3,487.91


Due in 1941


2,621.56


Due in 1942


1,137.07


Due in 1943


865.27


Due in 1944


865.94


Due in 1945


92.68


Due in 1946


92.85


REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT


$24,812.59


2,946.38 181.80


247


Betterment Assessments Apportioned $14,750.83


Betterment Assessments Apportioned:


Due in 1937


$3,234.71


Due in 1938 2,838.45


Due in 1939 2,778.97


Due in 1940


2,026.35


Due in 1941


1,157.74


Due in 1942


918.79


Due in 1943


777.40


Due in 1944


526.71


Due in 1945


491.71


Tax Title Possessions


$8,235.71


Tax Title Possessions Revenue


$8,235.71


*Overdraft-Vernon Street Construction


8,559.78


*Overdraft-Salem Street Construction 4,038.87


*Overdraft-Highway Maintenance Chapter 90


3,523.46


Revision of Assessors' Plans


$60.59


Old Age Assistance U. S. Grant


5,592.53


Old Age Assistance U. S. Grant Administration 314.43


Welfare Dept. Unpaid Bills


1,485.83


Infirmary Unpaid Bills


25.00


George Reed Fund (School)


8.41


Smith-Hughes Fund (School)


166.01


Plans for Intermediate School


100.68


Sale of Dogs


3.00


Investigating Com .- Welfare Dept. 197.00


*Note :- Overdrafts on account of Funds due from State


248


TOWN OF WAKEFIELD


$14,750.83


Sale of Real Estate (Valley Street)


987.53


Balances appropriated or avail- able forwarded to 1937:


Add'l Land Water St. Play- ground $100.00


Old Age Assistance 3.00


Moulton Playground Account 107.58


Willard Donnell Trust (Welfare) 210.08


Light Dept. Operation Acct. 34,486.84


Light Dept. Depreciation Acct.


29,233.59


72,094.57


$880,587.93 Total


$880,587.93


REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT


249


SUPPLEMENTARY BALANCE SHEET GUARANTEE DEPOSIT ACCOUNT-LIGHT DEPARTMENT


Cash on Hand, January 1, 1936


$34,098.82


Payments


$5,587.35


Received as Deposits


8,319.07 Cash on Hand, December 31, 1936 36,830.54


$42,417.89


$42,417.89


BONDED DEBT ACCOUNT


Bonded Debt December 31, 1936


$628,500.00


Sewer Department


$140,000.00


School Department


271,500.00


Water Department


148,000.00


Light Department


69,000.00


$628,500.00


$628,500.00


TRUST FUND ACCOUNT


Cash on Hand January 1, 1936 New Funds 1936


$45,085.51 Interest transferred to Library Dept.


$348.04


1,290.00


Interest transferred to Park Dept.


93.21


Interest 1936


1,373.68


Payments 1936


590.51


Cash on Hand December 31, 1936


46,717.43


$47,749.19


$47,749.19


250


TOWN OF WAKEFIELD


REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT


25


The account; of the Treasurer have been examined and found to be in agreement with the Accountant's books.


Cash balances have been verified and found to be on deposit as fol- lows:


General Funds-Wakefield Trust Co. $121,740.98 Second National Bank of Boston 178,311.36


Checks in Treasurer's hands December 31 1936-not deposited 103.00


$300,155.34


To be transferred from War Bonus Fund


300.00


$300,455.34


War Bonus Fund-Wakefield Savings


Bank $3,109.66


Malden Savings Bank 2,981.08


Cambridge Savings Bank


3,212.27


$9,303.01


To be transferred to General Funds


300.00


$9,003.01


$309,458.35


Trust and Investment Funds have been checked by examination of Savings Bank Deposit Books except in case of Perpetual Care Funds, which have been verified by statement from Wakefield Savings Bank signed by the Treasurer of the Bank.


All permanent and Temporary Loans cancelled during the year by the Treasurer have been examined and found to be as reported.


I wish to extend thanks to my predecessor, Harry A. Simonds, for the assistance given me in taking over the duties of this office. Also I take this opportunity to express my appreciation to the Honorable Board of Se- lectmen and all other Town Officers and employees, co-operating and as- sisting in the work of this department.


Respectfully submitted,


CHARLES C. COX,


Town Accountant.


252


TOWN OF WAKEFIELD


Index to Town Officers' Reports


Animal Inspector.


101


Assessors


109


Bath House Instructor


172


Births


53


Building Inspector.


98


Compensation Agent


99


Deaths.


68


Dog Licenses


72 101


Election Results and Town Meetings


11


Fire Department .


85


Fishing Licenses


72


Forest Warden.


87


Health Department


112


Health Officer.


115


Hunting Licenses.


72


Jurors.


6


Library Trustees


154


Light Department.


173


Marriages .


60


Middlesex County Extension Service.


153


Milk and Food Inspector.


116


Moth Department.


98


Park and Cemetery Department.


167


Plumbing Inspector.


115


Police Department


79


School Committee


122


Sealer of Weights and Measures.


102


Selectmen


73


Street Superintendent.


88


Sweetser Charity


104


Sweetser Lecture Committee.


103


Town Counsel


100


Town Meetings and Election Results


11


Town Officers 1936-1937 .


3


Treasurer


191


Tuberculosis Dispensary.


114


Water and Sewerage Department


184


Welfare Department.


117


Wire Inspector.


87


W.P.A. Agent.


105


Dog Officer


253


REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT


Index to Town Accountant's Report


Accountant. 209


Accounts Receivable-Schools


242


Accounts Receivable-Welfare Department. 242


Accounts Receivable-Health. 242


Accounts Receivable-Light Department. 243


Appeal Board. 205- 219


Appropriations Schedule-Insert following. 204


Appropriations to Enter the Tax Levy


230


Armistice Day 220


Assessors 209-210


Available Balances


231


Balance Sheet.


246


Betterment Assessments 1930-1933


237


Betterment Assessments 1934-1936


238


Betterment Assessments Paid in Full .


204


Betterment Assessments Not Apportioned


204-238


Betterment Assessments Apportioned .


204-238


Collector 205-209


Commonwealth of Massachusetts-State Aid.


207-242


Commonwealth of Massachusetts-Military Aid.


207-242


Commonwealth of Massachusetts-Receipts


207


Commonwealth of Massachusetts-Old Age Assistance.


207


Committed Interest 1935-1936. 241


Compensation.


213


Departmental Revenue


205


Dog Licenses


205-207-213


Dog Officer


213


Dumps.


214


Damages-J. M. Wenzel


220


Election and Registration


210


Excess and Deficiency. 245


Excise Tax-Motor Vehicle-Receipts . 204


Excise Tax-Motor Vehicle-1932-1933.


236


Excise Tax-Motor Vehicle-1934-1936. . 237


Fines and Forfeits 205


Fire . 205-212


Fire Alarm, Police Signal, Traffic Lights.


234


Farm Street Rebuilding 215


Fire Insurance . 220


Forest Warden. 212


Garbage.


214


254


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George Reid Fund. 231


Greenwood Playground 232


Health


205-213-228


Highway


206-214-223-231


Hydrant Rental. 212


Indebtedness Account-Insert following.


204


Infirmary


206-216-229


Inspector of Animals. 213


Inspector of Buildings


205-213


Inspector of Wires.


212


Interest


207-222


Interest and Costs-1932. 241


Investigating Committee, Welfare Department.


232


Land Takings. 233


210


Library


206-


218


Licenses and Permits


204


Light Department.


.206-220-227-233


Maturing Debt.


222


Memorial Day-War Veterans


220


Middlesex County Tax.


220-


230


Middlesex County Hospital Tax


220


Military Aid.


217


Miscellaneous Account


219 208 212


Moth Department.


Moth Assessments-Receipts 204


Moth Assessments 1933-1936


240


Moulton Playground.


233


Municipal Advertising


220-233


Old Age Assistance-Taxes .


204-236


Old Age Assistance-Commonwealth of Mass. 207-233


Old Age Assistance -. U. S. Government


207-216-231


Old Age Assistance-Payments.


216


Overlay 1931-1932


243


Overlay 1933-1936.


244


Overlay 1936-Special (Machinery)


244


Overlay Surplus.


244


Park and Cemetery.


206- -218


Payments


208


Planning Board .


219


Police. 205


211


Pension-F. H. Robinson. 220


Plans-Intermediate School. 232


Receipts. 204


Recreation Commission 219


Receivables. 234


Refunds.


208-222


Legal


Moderator.


REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT 255


Revision of Assessors' Plans


231


Reserve Fund.


232


Rifle Range. 220


Salem Street Rebuilding.


215


Sale of Dogs


232


Sealer of Weights and Measures.


205- 213


Selectmen


208


School


206-217-224


Sewer Assessments 1931-1936.


239


Sewer Assessments Paid in Full .


204


Sewer Assessments Not Apportioned.


204-239


Sewer Assessments Apportioned.


204-240


Sewer Connection Deposits


206-243


Sewer Department.


206-222-228


Smith-Hughes Fund.


232


Soldiers' Burials.


219


Soldiers' Relief.


216-229


Spanish War Veterans' Rent.


220


State Aid.


217


State Charges.


220-230


State Military Aid.


217


Street Lights. . 220


Surplus War Bonus Funds. 222- 233


233


Taxes-Receipts


204


Taxes 1929.


234


Taxes 1930-1934


235


Taxes 1935-1936


236


Tax Title Possessions


204-241


Tax Title Redemptions


204


Tax Titles.


241


Temporary Loans


207-222-233


Town Hall.


205-211


Treasurer 205-209


Trust Fund Account-Insert following 204


Unpaid Bills-1936. 228


Vernon Street Rebuilding. 215


Visiting Nurse 220


Vital Statistics 210


Water Department 206-221-228


Water Rates. 206-243


Water Services. 206-243


Water Street Playground. 232


Welfare


206- -229


W.P.A. Town Fund.


215


Willard Donnell Trust


216-233


Survey, Lake Quannapowitt


Town Clerk. 205-210


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