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$ 66,000.00
5964,281 79
$ 77,061.79
$1,072.219.83
$ 29.723.75
A. Refund
C. Due from County and State
$ 15,033.37
F. From Federal Government
I. Accrued Interest on Bonds Issued
L. From Dog Licenses
O. Transfer from Overlay Surplus
$ 19,000.00
R. From Reserve Fund
S. From State and County
T. Income of Trust Funds
U. Due from U. S. Government
$ 6,100.00
W. Transfer from War Bonus Fund
# 9,003.01
1,433.62
1,626.17
U -192.55
Aid to Dependent Children-Federal Funds
11,303.09
11,175.97
127.12
450.00
450.00
Welfare Department-Outside Reller
F 39.200.92
39,931.82
U -730.90
Old Age Assistance-Administration
L 1,516.21
46.179.12
$ 7.382.82
$ 80.603.46
S 510.68
$ 76.564.06
$ 4,550.08
53,553.75
AS
$101,500.00
5 $7.38
$101,122.31
WPA Projects-Town Fund Lafayette School Remodeling
18,000,00
AS 5.00
Treasurer-Department Expenses
Collector-Department Expenses
APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS 1937
Bonds issued
Appro- priations
Additions
Expended
Balances
GENERAL GOVERNMENT:
Moderator
$ 22.50
$ 22.50
Selectmen-Salaries of Board
450.00
450.00
Selectmen-Department Expenses
1,490.00
R$ 75.00
1,560.18
$ 4.82
Accounting Department
3,345.00
3,340.06
4.94
Treasurer-Salary
900.00
900.00
Treasurer-Department Expenses
1,900.00
A 191.75
1,550.80
540.95
Collector-Salary
1,595.00
1,595.00
Collector-Department Expenses
3,330.00
3,292.45
37.55
Foreclosure of Tax Titles
150.00
19.88
130.12
Assessors-Salaries of Board
2,610.00
2,610.00
Assessors-Department Expenses
4,650.00
4,590.76
59,24
Legal Department
1,750.00
1,706.97
43.03
Town Clerk-Salary
450.00
450.00
Town Clerk-Department Expenses
800.00
798.62
1.38
Vital Statistics
75.00
64.25
10.75
Election and Registration
1,200.00
R 500.00
1,650.11
49.89
Town Hall
5,535.00
5,517.15
17.85
Town Hall Exterior Repairs
6,000.00
5,920.00
80.00
$ 36,252.50
$ 766.75
$ 36,038.73
$ 980.52
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY :
Police Department
$ 36,000.00
$ 35,187.92
$ 812.08
Fire Department
35,525.00
35,519.58
5.42
Hydrant Rental
8,825.00
8,825.00
Moth Department "
7,500.00
7,458.07
41.93
Building Inspector-Salary
900.00
900.00
Building Inspector-Allowance for Auto
150.00
150.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
1,060.00
1,058.07
1.93
Dog Officer
540.00
540.00
Animal Inspector
270.00
270.00
Forest Warden
150.00
R 50.00
200.00
Wire Inspector
270.00
270.00
Compensation
2,000.00
A 81.00
1,864.90
216.10
HEALTH AND SANITATION: Health Department-Salaries of Board
$ 270.00
$ 270.00
Health Department-Expenses
8,500.00
R 3,500.00
11,989.07
$ 15.93
Health Department-Unpaid Bills, 1936
63.00
63.00
Care of Dumps
1,000.00
1,000.00
Garbage Collection
4,800.00
4,800.00
Sewer Department-Maintenance
6,800.00
6,776.97
23.03
Sewer Department-Sewer Connections
1,900.00
R 1,000.00
2,229.10
670.90
Sewer Construction-Western Avenue
969.20
954.87
14.33
Sewer Construction-Charles Street
5,873.50
4,227.64
1,645.86
Sewer Construction-Birch Hill Avenue
1,300.00
1,234.92
65.08
Sewer Construction-North Ward
$ 25,000.00
21,273.47
3,726.53
Sewer Construction-Greenwood
21,000.00
17,948.12
3,051.88
$ 46,000.00
$ 31,475.70
$ 4,505.00
$ 72,767.16
$ 9,213.54
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT:
General Highways
$ 55,000.00
A$ 383.03
$ 53,224.68
$ 2,158.35
Highway Maintenance Chapter 90
2,000.00
S · 1,866.63
5,099.86
C -1,233.23
Vernon Street Construction
7,500.00
19,336.25
C-11,836.25
Salem Street Construction
1,150.00
S
3,300.00
4,593.96
C -143.96
Construction of Public Ways
5,500.00
5,500.00
Construction of Public Ways-Bond Issue
$ 20,000.00
4,338.95
15,661.05
WPA Projects-Town Fund Lafayette School Remodeling
17,000.00
17,000.00
$ 20,000.00
$106,150.00
$ 21,185.29
$142,710.12
$ 4,625.17
CHARITIES AND SOLDIERS' BENEFITS:
Welfare Department-Salaries of Board
$ 450.00
$ 450.00
Welfare Department-Outside Relief
60,000.00
A$ 445.02
60,444.28
$ .74
Old Age Assistance
32,900.00
A 453.95
33,353.95
Old Age Assistance-Federal Funds
F 39,200.92
39,931.82
U -730.90
Old Age Assistance-Administration
2,300.00
2,300.00
Old Age Assistance-Administration Federal Funds
F 1,433.62
1,626.17
U -192.55
1
$ 93,190.00
$ 131.00
$ 92,243.54
$ 1,077.46
A 35.63
18,000.00
R 15,600.00
33,616.42
19.21
A$ 5.00
F 3,007.95
2,447.89
560.06
11,303.09
11,175.97
127.12
8,000.00
7,984.25
15.75
441.24
439.55
1.69
1,500.00
1,280.00
220.00
1,500.00
A 15.00
1,168.00
347.00
Soldiers' Relief
20,000.00
A 139.39
20,137.06
2.33
Soldiers' Relief-Unpaid Bills 1936
115.80
89.00
26.80
Soldiers' Relief Agent-Salary
360.00
360.00
Soldiers' Relief Agent-Expenses
40.00
40.00
$138,910.13
$ 44,695.85
$183,227.94
$ 378.04
EDUCATION
$264,000.00
$263,995.01
$ 4.99
Trade School
3,900.00
2,849.51
1,050.49
L 1,516.21
T
3,675.44
23,476.08
15.57
Library
$286,200.00
$ 5,191.65
$290,320.60
$ 1,071.05
RECREATION AND UNCLASSIFIED:
Park and Cemetery Departments-Salaries of the Board
$ 180.00
$ 178.10
$ 1.90
Park Department Expenses
4,225.00
T$ 90.68
4,312.18
3.50
Cemetery Department Expenses
2,800.00
2,795.03
4.97
Miscellaneous
577.00
391.38
185.62
Street Lights
18,000.00
18,000.00
Fire Alarm, Police Signal, Traffic Lights
2,500.00
2,500.00
Rifle Range-Company E
550.00
502.33
47.67
Rifle Range-Medical Company
150.00
150.00
Recreation Commission
1,467.05
1,466.82
.23
Fire Insurance
4,200.00
4,177.24
22,76
Lake Quannapowitt
600.00
213.62
386.38
Planning Board
50.00
14.50
35.50
Board of Appeal
50.00
20.69
29.31
Reserve Fund
23,000.00
0
21,125.00
1,875.00
Aid to Visiting Nurse Association
500.00
500.00
Memorial Day-Veterans' Organizations
650.00
647.18
2.82
Pension-Frank H. Robinson
1,149.75
985.50
164.25
Rent of Headquarters-Spanish War Veterans
200.00
200.00
Middlesex County Hospital Tax
9,120.16
9,120.16
Purchase of Land-North Avenue for High- way Purposes
2,507.50
2,507.50
Antonio Muccio-Payment account of Injuries
3,000.00
1,229.83
1,770.17
Albert F. Simpson-Over assessment refund
22.00
22.00
Land Damages-Salem Street
105.00
A 20.00
105.00
20.00
Contributory Retirement Funds
4,500.00
4,500.00
Contributory Retirement Fund-Administra- tion and Operation
500.00
R 400.00
900.00
$ 80,603.46
$ 510.68
$ 76,564.06
$ 4,550.08
PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISES:
Water Department-Salaries of Board
$ 270.00
$ 270.00
Water Department-Department Expenses
53,553.75
A$ 8.19
46,179.12
$ 7,382.82
Water Bonds
31,000.00
31,000.00
Water Interest
5,176.25
5,176.25
INTEREST AND MATURING DEBT: Interest
$ 19,000.00
I$ 67.38
$ 18,622.31
$ 445.07
Maturing Debt
82,500.00
W
82,500.00
Grand Totals
$ 66,000.00
$964,281.79
$ 77,061.79
$1,072,219.83
$ 29,723.75
A. Refund
C. Due from County and State
$ 15,033.37
F. From Federal Government
I. Accrued Interest on Bonds Issued
L. From Dog Licenses
O. Transfer from Overlay Surplus
R. From Reserve Fund
S. From State and County
T. Income of Trust Funds
U. Due from U. S. Government
$ 6,100.00
W. Transfer from War Bonus Fund
$ 9,003.01
$ 8.19
$ 82,625.37
$ 7,382.82
$ 90,000.00
$101,500.00
$ 67.38
$101,122.31
$ 445.07
Aid to Dependent Children-Federal Funds
Welfare Department, Outside Relief-1936 Unpaid Bills Infirmary Infirmary-Unpaid Bills 1936
State Aid
Military Aid
1
$ 19,000.00
School Department
18,300.00
ー
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
225
Joseph Longo & Son Mrs. U. Cerretani's Market
1,313.20
64.60
$ 7,768.16
$ 12,823.87
Infirmary:
Melrose Hospital Association
$ 187.00
100.00
William H. Butler Dr. Frank T. Woodbury
124.15
$ 411.15
Soldiers' Relief :
Joseph Longo & Son
$ 72.10
Economy Grocery Stores Corp'n.
13.85
Tine's Market
5.00
American Gasolene & Oil Co.
6.00
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.
150.42
Carl E. Allison, M.D.
9.00
Ira W. Richardson, M. D.
13.00
John H. Holleran, M. D.
15.00
Edward G. Nagle
7.41
Melrose Hospital Association
28.00
Sperber's Market
10.00
L. E. Bennett
12.75
I. Tine's Market
13.85
Monarch Food Store
15.00
Santoro's
17.70
Ellen McManamin
26.00
First National Stores
69.85
Mass. Dept. Public Welfare
92.00
Economy Grocery Stores Corp'n
115.70
Orders issued in 1937 for which no bills have been received
66.60
$ 759.23
APPROPRIATIONS AND CHARGES TO ENTER TAX LEVY OF 1936
Appropriations (See Schedule-Insert)
$964,281.79
Less Transferred from Overlay Surplus
19,000.00
$945,281.79
State Charges: State Tax Charles River Basin Loan Fund-Serial Bonds 58.20
$ 39,812.50
226
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Charles River Basin Loan Sinking Fund
6.26
Charles River Basin Loan Interest
620.69
Charles River Basin Loan Maintenance
1,533.87
Metropolitan Parks Loan Sinking Fund
326.89
Metropolitan Parks Loan Serial Bonds 11.64
Metropolitan Parks Loan Interest
1,040.69
Metropolitan Parks Loan Maintenance
7,887.94
Metropolitan Planning Division
138.43
Metropolitan Park Loan Series 2 Sinking Fund
106.66
Metropolitan Parks Loan Serial Bonds
410.67
Metropolitan Parks Loan Interest
506.89
Metropolitan Parks Loan Fund Nantasket
Maintenance
609.29
Wellington Bridge Maintenance
19.78
Metropolitan Sewerage Loan-North System
Sinking Fund
380.87
Metropolitan Sewerage Loan Serial Bonds
2,332.00
Metropolitan Sewerage Loan Interest
1,677.12
Metropolitan Sewerage Loan Maintenance
9,857.46
Abatement of Smoke Nuisance
218.86
Auditing Municipal Accounts
76.83
Hospital or Home Care for Civil War Veterans
524.00
Land Takings-Revere Highway
74.50
Ways in Malden, Braintree, Weymouth and Hingham
.04
West Roxbury-Brookline Parkway
114.57
$ 68,346.65
County Tax
33,408.23
Overlay for 1937
22,823.79
$1,069,860.46
RECAPITULATION
Town Purposes
$936,161.63
State Purposes
68,346.65
County Tax
33,408.23
Hospital Tax
9,120.16
Overlay-1937
22,823.79
-$1,069,860.46
AVAILABLE BALANCES NOT APPROPRIATED IN 1937
Revision of Assessors' Plans: Balance January 1, 1937 Refund
$ 60.59
1.83
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
227
Payments Balance to 1938
$ 53.47
8.95
$ 62.42
$ 62.42
Highways-Chapter 90-Vernon Street-1936:
Balance January 1, 1937 Overdraft
$ 8,559.78
Payments
1,189.95
Received from County
2,999.54
Received from State Balance to Revenue
.85
$ 9,749.73
$ 9,749.73
Highways-Chapter 90-Salem Street-1936:
Balance January 1, 1937 Overdraft
Payments
833.25
Received from County
1,500.00
Received from State
3,374.57
Balance to Revenue
2.45
$ 4,874.57
$ 4,874.57
Highways-Chapter 90-Maintenance 1936:
Balance January 1, 1937 Overdraft
$ 3,523.46
Received from County
2,264.24
Received from State
1,358.54
Balance to Revenue
99.32
$ 3,622.78 $ 3,622.78
Old Age Assistance-United States Grant:
Balance January 1, 1937
$
5,592.53
Receipts
33,577.39 31.00
Payments
$ 39,931.82
Balance to 1938 Overdraft
730.90
$ 39,931.82
$ 39,931.82
Old Age Assistance Administration-United States Grant :
Balance January 1, 1937 Receipts Payments Balance to 1938 Overdraft
$ 314.43
1,119.19
$ 1,626.17
192.55
$ 1,626.17 $ 1,626.17
Refunds
$ 4,038.87
6,749.34
228
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Aid to Dependent Children-United States Grant: Receipts Payments Balance available for 1938
$ 3,007.95
$ 2,447.89
560.06
$ 3,007.95 $ 3,007.95
Welfare Department Outside Unpaid Bills 1935: Balance January 1, 1937 Payments
$ 1,485.83
$ 1,485.83
$ 1,485.83
$ 1,485.83
Infirmary Unpaid Bills 1935: Balance January 1, 1937 Balance to Revenue
$ 25.00
$ 25.00
$ 25.00 $ 25.00
"George Reid Fund"-From State: Balance January 1, 1937-(No payments in 1937)
$ 8.41
"Smith-Hughes Fund"-From Federal Government: Balance January 1, 1937-(No payments in 1937)
$ 166.01
Plans for Intermediate School: Balance January 1, 1937-(No payments in 1937)
$ 100.68
Reserve Fund:
Appropriation
$ 4,000.00
Transfer from Overlay Surplus
19,000.00
Transfer to WPA Account
$ 15,600.00
Transfer to Health Department
3,500.00
Transfer to Sewer Connections
1,000.00
Transfer to Election and Registration
500.00
Transfer to Retirement Board Expense
400.00
Transfer to Selectmen's Expense
75.00
Transfer to Forest Warden
50.00
Balance to Overlay Surplus
1,875.00
$ 23,000.00
$ 23,000.00
Willard Donnell Trust: Balance January 1, 1937
$ 210.08
Income for 1937
337.77
Payments
$ 478.75
Balance available for 1938
69.10
$ 547.85 $ 547.85
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
229
Investigating Committee-Welfare Department: Balance January 1, 1937-(No payments in 1937)
$ 197.00
Additional Land-Water Street Playground: Balance January 1, 1937 (No payments in 1937)
$ 100.00
Moulton Playground Account: Balance January 1, 1937 Payments
$ 107.58
$ 107.58
$ 107.58
$ 107.58
Old Age Assistance-Due State: Balance January 1, 1937 Balance to Revenue
$ 3.00
$ 3.00
$ 3.00
$ 3.00
Sale of Dogs: Balance January 1, 1937 Balance to Revenue
$ 3.00
$ 3.00
$ 3.00
$ 3.00
Temporary Loans: Balance January 1, 1937 Loans during 1937 Payments during 1937 Balance to 1938
$425,000.00
450,000.00
$575,000.00
300,000.00
$875,000.00
$875,000.00
Surplus War Bonus Fund: Balance January 1, 1937 Interest for 1937
$
9,003.01
231.28
Transfer to Maturing Debt (as appropriated)
$ 9,003.01
Balance to 1938
231.28
$ 9,234.29 $ 9,234.29
Analysis of Light Department Accounts: Operation Account: Balance January 1, 1937
Transfers from Depreciation and Fire Alarm Account
Transfer from Construction Account Receipts Payments Transfer to Revenue
$ 34,486.84 59,445.22 6,789.27 313,321.73
$307,955.64 27,697.57
230
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Transfer to Construction Account Transfers to Depreciation Account Balance to 1938 Account
6,789.27
45,244.20
26,356.38
$414,043.06
$414,043.06
Construction Account:
Transfer from Operation Account Transfer to Operation Account
6,789.27
$ 6,789.27
$ 6,789.27
$ 6,789.27
Depreciation Account: Balance January 1, 1937
$ 29,233.59
Transfers from Operation Account
45,244.20
Transfers to Operation Account Balance to 1938 Account
17,532.57
$ 74,477.79
$ 74,477.79
Fire Alarm, Police Signal, Traffic Lights: Appropriation Transfers to Light Department Operation Account
$ 2,500.00
$2,500.00
$ 2,500.00
Guarantee Deposit Account:
Cash on Hand, January 1, 1937 Receipts
$ 36,830.54 9,289.34
Payments Balance, Cash on Hand December 31, 1937
$ 6,796.43 39,323.45
$ 46,119.88
$ 46,119.88
I have examined the above account and the balance is invested as follows: Wakefield Savings Bank
$ 27,793.10
Wakefield Trust Company-Savings Department
10,218.72
Wakefield Trust Company-Checking Account
1,311.63
$ 39,323.45 CHARLES C. COX, Town Accountant.
$ 56,945.22
$ 2,500.00
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
231
RECEIVABLES
Taxes 1931:
Commitment
Cash
$ 405.44
$ 405.44
$ 405.44
$ 405.44
Taxes 1932:
Commitment
Cash
Abatements
$. 405.44
$ 94.56
$ 310.88
$ 405.44
$ 405.44
Taxes 1933:
Outstanding January 1, 1937
Commitments
Adjustment Entries
Cash
Abatements
$ 3,845.11
351.18
7.85
436.52
3,767.62
$ 4,204.14 $
4,204.14
Taxes 1934:
Outstanding January 1, 1937
$ 4,077.42
Commitments
2,957.15
Refunds
1.00
Adjustment Entries
3.98
Cash
$ 3.623.61
Abatements
2,081.16
Adjustment Entries
.46
Outstanding December 31, 1937
1,334.32
$ 7,039.55
$ 7,039.55
Taxes 1935:
Outstanding January 1, 1937
$ 84,134.27
Commitments
2,549.15
Cash Refunds
57.69
Adjustment Entries
136.17
Cash
$ 75,339.79
Abatements
2,790.40
Credit to Collector
Certification of Tax Sale
3.40
5,830.70
232
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Adjustment Entries Outstanding December 31, 1937
21.57
2,891.42
$ 86,877.28
$ 86,877.28
Taxes 1936:
Outstanding January 1, 1937
Cash Refunds
Cash
$159,744.87
Abatements
2,140.12
Credits to Collector Outstanding December 31, 1937
75,130.77
$260,809.25$260,809.25
Taxes 1937:
Commitments
$762,374.14 1,396.16
Cash
$491,859.74
Abatements
9,838.35
Credits to Collector Outstanding December 31, 1937
260,930.10
$763,770.30
$763,770.30
Old Age Assistance Taxes 1933: Outstanding January 1, 1937 Cash
$ 765.00
$ 16.00
Abatements Outstanding December 31, 1937
748.00
1.00
$ 765.00 $ 765.00
.
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax 1934:
Outstanding January 1, 1937 Cash Outstanding December 31, 1937
$ 2,380.07
$ 588.92
1,791.15
$ 2,380.07 $ 2,380.07
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax 1935: Outstanding January 1, 1937 Cash Outstanding December 31, 1937
$ 2,450.40
$ 310.06
2,140.34
$ 2,450.40
$ 2,450.40
$260,681.25 128.00
23,793.49
Cash Refunds
1,142.11
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
233
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax 1936:
Outstanding January 1, 1937 Commitments Cash Refunds Cash
$ 6,758.61 482.18 54.14
$
4,930.39
57.47
2,307.07
$ 7,294.93 $ 7,294.93
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax 1937:
Commitments Cash Refunds Cash
$ 22,541.64
Abatements Outstanding December 31, 1937
7,331.72
$ 31,797.57
$ 31,797.57
Betterment Assessments 1934:
Balance January 1, 1937
$ 9.20
79.60
Adjustment Entries Adjustment Entries Balance December 31, 1937
$ 71.32
17.48
$ 88.80 $ 88.80
Betterment Assessments 1935:
Outstanding January 1, 1937
$ 360.98
Cash Refund
3.19
Adjustment Entries
7.83
Cash
$ 278.11
Abatements
50.79
Certification of Tax Sale
30.00
Adjustment Entries
13.10
$ 372.00
$ 372.00
Betterment Assessments 1936:
Outstanding January 1, 1937 Cash
$ 1,553.73
$ 953.86
Credits to Collector Outstanding December 31, 1937
253.63
346.24
$ 1,553.73 $ 1,553.73
Abatements Outstanding December 31, 1937
$ 30,952.44 845.13
1,924.21
234
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Betterment Assessments 1937:
Commitment Cash Credits to Collector Outstanding December 31, 1937
$ 3,427.67
$ 1,843.78
40.26
1,543.63
$ 3,427.67
$ 3,427.67
Betterment Assessments Not Apportioned :
Outstanding January 1, 1937
$ 2,946.38
Commitments
19,399.30
Cash
$ 4,627.60
Commitment to Collector
2,283.12
Adjustment Entries
2,664.27
Outstanding December 31, 1937
12,770.69
$ 22,345.68
$ 22,345.68
Betterment Assessments Apportioned:
Outstanding January 1, 1937
$ 14,750.83 4,862.74
Commitments
Paid in Full
$ 178.90
Commitment to Collector
3,427.67
Foreclosure Tax Titles
120.84
Adjustment Entry
59.15
Outstanding December 31, 1937
15,827.01
$ 19,613.57
$ 19,613.57
Sewer Assessments 1934:
Outstanding January 1, 1937
$ 75.79
Adjustment Entries
22.75
Cash
$ 9.42
Abatements
54.19
Adjustment Entries
17.45
Outstanding December 31, 1937
17.48
$ 98.54 $ 98.54
Sewer Assessments 1935:
Outstanding January 1, 1937
$ 1,575.27
Adjustment Entries Cash
$ 1,250.88
Abatements
376.34
Certification of Tax Titles
139.14
Adjustment Entries
7.98
199.07
$ 1,774.34 $ 1,774.34
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
235
Sewer Assessments 1936:
Outstanding January 1, 1937 Credit to Collector Cash Outstanding December 31, 1937
$ 4,346.62
$ 816.36
2,192.11
1,338.15
$ 4,346.62
$ 4,346.62
Sewer Assessments 1937:
Commitment
$ 6,396.80
Cash
$ 3,497.92
Abatements
41.68
Credit to Collector Outstanding December 31, 1937
2,826.31
$ 6,396.80
$ 6,396.80
- Sewer Assessments Not Apportioned:
Outstanding January 1, 1937
$ 657.84
Commitments
16,861.87
Adjustment Entry
1,057.26
Cash
$ 1,397.57
Commitment to Collector
256.55
Adjustment Entry Outstanding December 31, 1937
16,150.19
$ 18,576.97
$ 18,576.97
Sewer Assessments Apportioned :
Outstanding January 1, 1937
$ 24,812.59 3,365.94
$ 460.43
Foreclosure of Tax Titles
35.10
Abatement
41.72
Commitment to Collector
6,396.80
Adjustment Entry Outstanding December 31, 1937
65.22
21,179.26
$ 28,178.53
$ 28,178.53
Moth Assessments 1933:
Outstanding January 1, 1937 Abatements Adjustment Entry
$ 4.50
$ 4.00
.50
$ 4.50
$ 4.50
Commitments
Paid in Full
772.66
30.89
236
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Moth Assessments 1934:
Outstanding January 1, 1937 Commitment Adjustment Entry
$
.81
18.17
.44
Cash
$ 18.17
Abatement Adjustment Entry
.50
.75
$ 19.42
$ 19.42
Moth Assessments 1935:
Outstanding January 1, 1937
$ 62.84
Commitment Adjustment Entry
.81
Cash
$ 57.65
Abatements
.50
Certification of Tax Sale
5.50
Adjustment Entry
2,00
$ 65.65
$ 65.65
Moth Assessments 1936:
Outstanding January 1, 1937
$ 832.06
Cash Refund
.50
Cash
$ 539.16
Credits to Collector
54.85
Outstanding December 31, 1937
238.55
$ 832.56
$ 832.56
Moth Assessments 1937:
Commitment
$ 1,907.97
Cash
$ 1,174.34
Abatements
3.00
Outstanding December 31, 1937
730.63
$ 1,907.97
$ 1,907.97
Committed Interest 1935:
Outstanding January 1, 1937
$ 434.92
Adjustment Entries
39.79
Cash
$ 362.14
Abatements
55.15
Certification of Tax Sale
54.86
Adjustment Entries
2.56
$ 474.71 $ 474.71
2.00
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
237
Committed Interest 1936:
Outstanding January 1, 1937 Cash Refund Cash
$ 1,415.41 .67
$ 786.56
235.91
393.61
$ 1,416.08
$ 1,416.08
Committed Interest 1937:
Commitment Cash
$ 2,484.48
$ 1,347.24
Abatements
5.01
Credits to Collector Outstanding December 31, 1937
1,116.20
$ 2,484.48
$ 2,484.48
Interest and Costs 1932: Balance January 1, 1937 Correcting Entry
$ 181.80
$ 181.80
$ 181.80
$ 181.80
Tax Titles:
Outstanding January 1, 1937
$ 97,292.06
Tax Titles taken by Town
6,948.02
Credits to Collector
26,386.93
Cash
$ 29,822.35
Transfer of Tax Possessions
5,060.07
Transfer back to Taxes
71.49
Adjustment Entries
510.26
Commitment to Collector Outstanding December 31, 1937
5,082.76
90,080.08
$130,627.01
$130,627.01
Tax Title Possessions :
Outstanding January 1, 1937
$ 8,235.71
Transfer of Tax Liens
3,387.62
Sewer and Betterment Assessments Added
155.94
Land Court Costs Added Outstanding December 31, 1937
117.50
$ 11,896.77
$ 11,896.77
$ 11,896.77
Credits to Collector Outstanding December 31, 1937
16.03
238
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Accounts Receivable-School Department
Outstanding January 1, 1937 Commitments Cash Outstanding December 31, 1937
$ 4,359.42 16,902.17
$ 20,909.40
352.19
$ 21,261.59
$ 21,261.59
Accounts Receivable-Welfare Department
Outstanding January 1, 1937
$
3,459.26
Commitments .
19,508.92
Cash
$ 22,159.28
Adjustment Entry Outstanding December 31, 1937
656.25
$ 22,968.18 $ 22,968.18
Accounts Receivable-Health Department
Outstanding January 1, 1937
Commitments
Cash
$ 51.00
Bad Accounts Charged Off
3,736.00
Outstanding December 31, 1937
6,922.75
$ 10,709.75
$ 10,709.75
Commonwealth of Massachusetts-State Aid
Due from State Account of 1936 Cash
$ 1,210.00
$ 1,210.00
Due from State Account of 1937
1,280.00
Outstanding December 31, 1937
1,280.00
$ 2,490.00
$ 2,490.00
Commonwealth of Massachusetts-Military Aid
Due from State Account of 1936 Cash
$ 481.50
$ 481.50
Due from State Account of 1937
584.00
Outstanding December 31, 1937
584.00
$ 1,065.50
$ 1,065.50
Commonwealth of Massachusetts-Soldiers' Burials
Due from State Account of 1936 $ 100.00 Cash $ 100.00
$ 100.00 $ 100.00
$ 3,964.25 6,745.50
152.65
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
239
Accounts Receivable-Light Department:
Outstanding January 1, 1937 Commitments Cash
$ 15,625.64 373,693.59
$313,321.73
Discounts Outstanding December 31, 1937
57,362.79
18,634.71
$389,319.23
$389,319.23
Water Rates:
Outstanding January 1, 1937
$ 2,194.96
Commitments
84,379.85 16.66
Cash Refunds Cash
$ 83,630.84
Refunds
16.66
Abatements
529.00
Outstanding December 31, 1937
2,414.97
$ 86,591.47
$ 86,591.47
Water Services:
Outstanding January 1, 1937
$ 303.76
Commitments
2,594.26
Cash
$ 2,428.56
Abatements
15.34
Outstanding December 31, 1937
454.12
$ 2,898.02
$ 2,898.02
Sewer Connection Deposits:
Cash Balance January 1, 1937
$ 10.00
Cash Received
$ 2,997.69
Cost of Connections
2,476.06
516.63
Cash Returned Balance Cash on Hand December 31, 1937
15.00
$ 3,007.69 $ 3,007.69
Overlay 1932:
Balance January 1, 1937-Overdraft Abatements Adjustment Entry Balance December 31, 1937-Overdraft
$ 262.91 310.88
$ 262.91
310.88
$ 573.79 $ 573.79
240
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Overlay 1933:
Balance January 1, 1937
Abatements
Transfer to Overlay Surplus
$
3,845.11
$ 3,767.62
77.49
$ 3,845.11
$ 3,845.11
Overlay 1934:
$ 4,077.42
Balance January 1, 1937 Abatements
2,081.16
Transfer to Overlay Surplus
661.94
Balance December 31, 1937
1,334.32
$ 4,077.42
$ 4,077.42
Overlay 1935:
Balance January 1, 1937
Abatements
$ 2,790.40
Transfer to Overlay Surplus
9,280.57
Balance December 31, 1937
2,891.42
$ 14,962.39
$ 14,962.39
Overlay 1936: Balance January 1, 1937 Abatements Balance December 31, 1937
$ 14,029.80
$ 2,140.12
11,889.68
$ 14,029.80
$ 14,029.80
Overlay 1937: Commitment Abatements Balance December 31, 1937
$ 22,823.79
$ 9,838.35
12,985.44
$ 22,823.79
$ 22,823.79
Overlay Surplus-Reserve Fund: Balance January 1, 1937 Transfer to Reserve Fund Adjustment Entry Transfer from Overlay 1933-1934-1935
$ 19,870.96
$ 19,000.00
262.91
10,020.00
1,875.00
Transfer back from Reserve Fund Balance December 31, 1937
12,503.05
$ 31,765.96
$ 31,765.96
$ 14,962.39
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
241
Excess and Deficiency :
Balance January 1, 1937 Tax Title Redemptions Tax Disclaimers
$115,465.63
29,822.35
6,668.36
Transfer Back to Taxes
71.49
Adjustment Entries
142.76
Excess Revenue for 1937
42,293.23
Old Age Assistance Abatements
$ 748.00
Credits to Collector
24,939.00
Certification of Tax Sales
5,830.70
Advertising Costs
3.25
Cash Refund (Interest)
3.87
Adjustment Entries
17.60
Balance December 31, 1937
162,921.40
$194,463.82
$194,463.82
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD BALANCE SHEET-DECEMBER 31, 1937
ASSETS
LIABILITIES
Revenue Cash
$200,012.71 22,439.46
Temporary Loans
$300,000.00 231.28
Taxes 1934
1,334.32
Taxes 1935
2,891.42
Taxes 1936
75,130.77
Taxes 1937
260,930.10
$340,286.61
Overlay 1932
310.88
Overlay 1934
$ 1,334.32
Old Age Assistance 1933
1.00
Overlay 1935
2,891.42
Excise Tax 1934
$ 1,791.15
Overlay 1936
11,889.68
Excise Tax 1935
2,140.34
Overlay 1937
12,985.44
Excise Tax 1936
2,307.07
$ 29,100.86
Excise Tax 1937
7,331.72
$ 13,570.28
Betterment Assessments 1936
$ 346.24
Tax Title Revenue
90,080.08
Betterment Assessments 1937
1,543.63
Special Assessment Revenue
37,454.20
Betterment Assessments 1934
17.48
Sewer Assessments 1934
$
17.48
9,795.19
Sewer Assessments 1936
1,338.15
2,869.09
Sewer Assessments 1937
2,826.31
Municipal Light Revenue
18,634.71
$ 4,181.94
Overlay Surplus Reserve Fund
12,503.05
Moth Assessments 1936
$ 238.55
Excess and Deficiency Reserve for Petty Cash
162,921.40
Moth Assessments 1937
730.63
$ 969.18
Tax Collector
100.00
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
242
Non-Revenue Cash
Surplus War Bonus Fund
$222,452.17
Sewer Connection Deposits Excise Tax Revenue
15.00
13,570.28
.
$ 1,889.87
Departmental Revenue Water Revenue
Sewer Assessments Not Apportioned Betterment Assessments Not Apportioned
16,150.19
12,770.69
Committed Interest, 1936
Committed Interest 1937
$ 393.61 1,116.20
$
1,509.81
Tax Collector's Petty Cash Tax Titles
100.00
90,080.08
Accounts Receivable-
School Department
352.19
Welfare Department
656.25
Health Department
6,922.75
Commonwealth of Massachusetts-
State Aid
1,280.00
Military Aid
584.00
Water Rates
2,414.97
Water Services
454.12
Light Department Bills
18,634.71
Sewer Assessments Apportioned
Sewer Assessments Apportioned:
Due in 1938
$ 4,941.65
Due in 1939
4,658.69
Due in 1940
3,761.70
Due in 1941
2,906.08
.
Due in 1942
1,443.32
Due in 1943
1,189.85
Due in 1944
1,185.38
Due in 1945
394.91
Due in 1946
395.08
Due in 1947
302.60
$ 21,179.26
243
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
21,179.26
Betterment Assessments Apportioned
15,827.01
Betterment Assessments Apportioned :
Due in 1938
$ 3,334.71
Due in 1939
3,275.24
Due in 1940
2,472.65
Due in 1941
1,645.40
Due in 1942
1,391.90
Due in 1943
1,234.69
Due in 1944
962.46
Due in 1945
916.28
Due in 1946
383.12
Due in 1947
210.56
Tax Title Possessions
11,896.77
Tax Title Possessions Revenue Sale of Real Estate (Valley Street) Balances Appropriated or Available Forward to 1938:
Foreclosure of Tax Titles
$ 130.12
Overdraft-
*Vernon Street Construction
11,836.25
*Salem Street Construction
143.96
*Highway Maintenance
1,233.23
Aid to Dependent Children United States Grant
560.06
George Reid Fund (School)
8.41
Smith-Hughes Fund (School)
166.01
Plans for Intermediate School
100.68
Pension-Frank H. Robinson
164.25
69.10
Willard Donnell Trust (Welfare) Antonio Muccio Payment on account injuries
1,770.17
Land Damages-Salem Street
20.00
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
.
* Note: Overdrafts on account of Funds due from State.
* Note: Overdrafts on account of Federal Funds due.
244
$ 15,827.01
11,896.77
987.53
Revision of Assessors' Plans
8.95
Town Hall Exterior Repairs
80.00
*Old Age Assistance U. S. Grant
730.90
Old Age Administration U. S. Grant
192.55
Investigation Committee Welfare Department 197.00
Additional Land-Water St. Playground 100.00
Light Dept. Operation Acct
26,356.38
Light Dept. Depreciation Acct.
17,532.57
Western Ave. Sewer Const.
14.33
Charles St. Sewer Const.
1,645.86
Birch Hill Ave. Sewer Const. 65.08
$ 48,988.97
Total Revenue
$776,172.16
Bond Issues (Non-Revenue Cash :
Construction of New Streets $ 15,661.05
North Ward Sewer Const. 3,726.53
Greenwood Sewer Const.
3,051.88
Total Non-Revenue
$ 22,439.46
Grand Total
$798,611.62
Grand Total
$798,611.62
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
245
248
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Index to Town Officers' Reports
Animal Inspector
91
Assessors
99
Bath House Supervisor
160
Births
43
Building Inspector
87
Compensation Agent
88
Deaths
58
Dog Licenses
63
Dog Officer
91
Election Results and Town Meetings
11 73
Fire Department
Fishing Licenses
63
Forest Warden
76
Health Department
102
Health Officer
105
Hunting Licenses
63
Jurors
6
Library Trustees
145
Light Department
161
Marriages
49
Middlesex County Extension Service
143
Milk and Food Inspector
106
Moth Department
86
Park and Cemetery Department
158
Plumbing Inspector
106
Police Department
68
Retirement Board
95
School Committee
113
Sealer of Weights and Measures
92
Selectmen
64
Street Superintendent
77
Sweetser Charity
94
Sweetser Lecture Committee
93
Town Accountant
196
Town Counsel
89
Town Meetings and Election Results
11
Town Officers 1937 - 1938
3
Treasurer
180
Tuberculosis Dispensary
104
Water and Sewerage Department
170
Welfare Department
107
Wire Inspector
76
W. P. A. Agent
97
W. P. A. Statement-Insert following
98
249
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Index to Town Accountant's Report
Accounting
201
Accounts Receivable-Schools
238
Accounts Receivable-Welfare Department 238
Accounts Receivable-Light Department
239
Accounts Receivable-Health 238
Aid to Dependent Children-U. S. Grant 200-228
Appeal Board
197-213
Appropriations Schedule-Insert following 224
Appropriations to Enter the Tax Levy 225
Assessors 202 Available Balances 226
Balance Sheet
242
Betterment Assessments 1934-1935-1936
233
Betterment Assessments 1937
234
Betterment Assessments Paid in Full
196
Betterment Assessments Apportioned
196-234
Betterment Assessments Not Apportioned
196-234
Birch Hill Avenue Sewer Construction 216
Bond Issues 199-216
Charles Street Sewer Construction
216
Collector
197-201
Commonwealth of Massachusetts-State Aid
199-238
Commonwealth of Massachusetts-Military Aid
199-238
Commonwealth of Massachusetts-Receipts
199
Commonwealth of Massachusetts-Old Age Assistance
200-229
Committed Interest 1935-1936-1937 236-237
Compensation Account 205
Construction of Public Ways (New Streets)
208
Departmental Revenue 197
Dog Licenses
206
Dog Officer
206
Dumps
206
Election and Registration
203
Excess and Deficiency 241
Excise Tax-Motor Vehicle-Receipts 196
Excise Tax-Motor Vehicle-1934-1935
232
Excise Tax-Motor Vehicle-1936-1937
233
Fines and Forfeits
197
Fire 197-204
Fire Alarm, Police Signal, Traffic Lights
230
Fire Insurance 213
Foreclosure Tax Titles 201
Forest Warden 205
Garbage
207
250
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
George Reid Fund
228
Greenwood Sewer Construction
216
Guarantee Deposit Account-Light Department 230
Health
Highway 198-207-217
Highway Maintenance, Chap. 90 207-227
Hydrant Rental
205
Indebtedness Account-Insert following 196
Infirmary
198-209-228
Inspector of Animals 206
Inspector of Buildings 198-206
205
Interest
199-216
Interest and Costs-1932 237
Investigating Committee, Welfare Department
229
Land Damages-Salem Street 213
Legal
202
Library
198-211
Licenses and Permits
196
Light Department
198-214-221-229
Maturing Debt 216
Memorial Day-War Veterans
213
Middlesex County Receipts 200
213
Middlesex County Hospital Tax
213
Military Aid
210
Miscellaneous Account
213
Moderator
200
Moth Department 198-205
196
Moth Assessments-1933 to 1937 (incl.)
.235-236
Moulton Playground 213-229
Muccio Injuries 213
North Ward Sewer Construction
216
Old Age Assistance-Taxes 196-232
Old Age Assistance-Commonwealth of Mass. 200-229
Old Age Assistance-U. S. Government 200-227
Old Age Assistance-Payments
209
Overlay-1932
239
Overlay-1933 to 1937 (incl.)
240
Overlay Surplus
240
Park and Cemetery
198-212
Payments
200
Planning Board
213
Police 197-204
Pension-F. H. Robinson
213
Plans-Intermediate School 228
Purchase of Land-North Avenue
213
198-206
Inspector of Wires
Middlesex County Tax
Moth Assessments-Receipts
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT 251
Receipts
196
Recreation Commission
212
Receivables
231
Refunds
200-217
Retirement Board
213
Revision of Assessors' Plans
226
Reserve Fund
228
Rifle Range
213
Salem Street Rebuilding
208-227
Sale of Dogs
229
Sealer of Weights and Measures
198-206
Selectmen
200
Schools
198-210-218
Sewer Assessments 1934 to 1937 (incl.)
234-235
Sewer Assessments Paid in Full
196
Sewer Assessments Not Apportioned
196-235
Sewer Assessments Apportioned 196-235
Sewer Connection Deposits 199-239
Sewer Department 199-215-222
213
Smith-Hughes Fund
228
Soldiers' Burials
238
Soldiers' Relief
198-210
Spanish War Veterans' Rent
213
State Aid
210
State Charges
213
Street Lights
213
Surplus War Bonus Fund
229
Sweetser Lecture Fund
199-217
Taxes-Receipts
196
Taxes 1931 to 1935 (incl.)
231
Taxes 1936-1937
232
Tax Title Possessions
196-237
Tax Title Redemptions
196-217
Tax Titles 237
Temporary Loans
199-216-229
Town Clerk
197-203
Town Hall
197-203
Treasurer
197-201
Trust Fund Account-Insert following
196
Unpaid Bills, 1937
223
Vernon Street Rebuilding 207-227
Visiting Nurse
213
Vital Statistics
203
Water Department 199-214-222
Water Rates
199-239
Water Services
199-239
Water Street Playground
229
Sidewalk-Over Assessment, Simpson
252
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Welfare
198-208-228
Western Avenue Sewer Construction 216 W. P. A. Town Fund 208
W. P. A. Lafayette School Project 208
Willard Donnell Trust 199-209-228
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