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2.65
Mary J. Giles Fund
25.00
3.84
Catherine F. Goggins Fund
10.00
.83
Mary C. Gould Fund
50.00
2.01
Lewis P. Gove Fund
50.00
1.26
James M. Gray Fund
50.00
1.36
Delia Greene Fund
50.00
2.00
Edw. H. Green Fund
10.00
.73
Patrick Grimes Fund
20.00
3.46
Daniel Guitard Fund
10.00
.88
Annie Haladay Fund
10.00
.83
Mary Harwood Fund
10.00
1.82
.
232
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Percy Hatfield Fund
50.00
1.26
Michael Hennessey. Fund
10.00
.93
William J. Henry Fund
20.00
1.98
Arthur S. Hill Fund
50.00
1.88
Jas. H. Hillsgrove Fund
50.00
.84
Henrietta Hollander Fund
20.00
.71
Eber Holmes Fund
50.00
2.26
Henry J. Holmes Fund
50.00
1.47
Lawton G. Holmes Fund
20.00
2.47
Ella R. Howe Fund
10.00
.26
Carl H. Hoyt Fund
50.00
3.99
Catherine Hyatt Fund
50.00
1.71
Mabel A. Hynes Fund
10.00
.62
Edmund R. Inglis Fund
50.00
1.46
Andrew Jeffrey Fund
50.00
1.79
George M. Kelley Fund
25.00
1.81
Michael J. Kelley Fund
20.00
1.26
Arthur Kierstead Fund
50.00
2.33
Chas. E. Kimball Fund
25.00
1.47
Charles J. Klapes Fund
75.00
1.10
Gabryel Kursnierz Fund
20.00
.54
Henry J. Lamker Fund
50.00
4.92
John A. Landry Fund
50.00
1.69
Daniel J. Lawlor Fund
25.00
1.24
Edmund LaBlanc Fund
10.00
.47
Emilie LeBlanc Fund
10.00
.67
Lottie A. LeFave Fund
10.00
.93
Geo. Leonard Fund
25.00
2.11
James A. Lilley Fund
50.00
2.00
Thos. P. Loughlin Fund
25.00
1.24
Camillo Luciani Fund
10.00
.49
Mary Lynch Fund
30.00
.82
John MacLaren Fund
50.00
3.41
William Malonson Fund
10.00
.73
Mary Marinelli Fund
25.00
3.02
Frank P. Martin Fund
50.00
4.64
Masonic Lot Fund
100.00
2.96
P. J. McArdle Fund
10.00
1.60
Robert McArthur Fund
10.00
.86
John McCarriston Fund
50.00
1.71
John McCarthy Fund
50.00
2.28
James P. McClue Fund
50.00
4.92
Owen McKenney Fund
50.00
4.92
Charles Mclellan Fund
50.00
2.13
Jonathan N. McMaster Fund
50.00
6.43
Joseph F. McNeil Fund
50.00
1.61
Francis J. McTague Fund
50.00
3.85
Harry J. McTague Fund
25.00
1.80
233
TOWN TREASURER
Louis Melanson Fund
10.00
.52
Roy Messenger Fund
10.00
.36
John Meuse Fund
10.00
1.67
Charles J. Miggos Fund
10.00
.43
Mary C. Mirabito Fund
50.00
1.15
Iva G. Mohla Fund
20.00
2.14
Celia Moore Fund
10.00
1.73
Frances Morris Fund
50.00
1.79
P. W. Morrison - Louis P. Marché Fund
50.00
1,05
Herbert W. Murkland Fund
50.00
3.99
Leander Muse Fund
50.00
2.32
Wm. E. Muse Fund
10.00
.86
Peter Y. Myhre Fund
50.00
.73
Arthur E. Newcomb Fund
50.00
3.19
Percival Newcomb and Pearl
Johnson Fund
50.00
2.00
Catherine North Fund
50.00
1.56
Joseph Nutile Fund
50.00
5.32
Margaret O'Donnell Fund
50.00
2.54
Michael O'Halloran Fund
20.00
.42
Patrick O'Keefe Fund
50.00
4.11
Annie Oldfield Fund
50.00
5.88
E. Walter Packard and Roland R.
Packard Fund
50.00
5.18
Jas. L. Palmer Fund
100.00
5.09
Frances Palmerino Fund
10.00
.67
Bessie Patorgias Fund
10.00
.26
Georgianna Patten Fund
50.00
2.12
Joseph Payro Fund
70.00
1.61
William H. Peters Fund
50.00
1.69
Ellen M. Phelan Fund
20.00
.58
Alexander Pierni Fund
10.00
.21
James W. Pitman Fund
20.00
2.19
Joseph Puleo Fund
50.00
1.69
Thos. P. Powers Fund
20.00
.42
L. L. Prescott Fund
10.00
.28
Mary R. Puranen Fund
10.00
.41
Linwood L. Ramsdell Fund
50.00
3.85
Louis Ranelli Fund
20.00
.50
Rose Rathe Fund
25.00
1.75
Sarah Richardson Fund
20.00
.54
Nettie B. Renz Fund
50.00
2.21
Francis C. Robie Fund
25.00
1.51
Carrie A. Robinson Fund
10.00
.28
Wm. E. Robinson Fund
50.00
1.86
Geo. G. Rogers Fund
20.00
1.98
James Rogers Fund
50.00
4.11
Charles J. Price Fund
20.00
.83
234
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Francis B. Ross Fund
50.00
2.43
John Roulston Fund
50.00
3.74
Franzo Sampieri Fund
20.00
.46
Mary A. Sauliner Fund
20.00
.67
Asunta Sciulli Fund
20.00
.92
Ellen Scott Fund
50.00
3.20
Mrs. Mary G. Seabury Fund
50.00
1.71
Augusta Seifert Fund
20.00
.79
John Serrentino Fund
50.00
5.06
Serena Serrentino Fund
50.00
2.21
S. Morton Sherman and Perry A.
Davison Fund
50.00
3.19
Clara Sheperson Fund
10.00
1.60
Maria Short Fund
25.00
3.21
James A. Simms Fund
50.00
,84
Josephine Sliwa Fund
20.00
42
Ella Smith Fund
50.00
1.36
Geo. E. Smith Fund
50.00
4.38
Ida Smith Fund
50.00
4.38
Marjorie Smith Fund
50.00
1.56
Urben J. Smith Fund
50.00
2.88
John Souza Fund
25.00
.41
William Spreadbury Fund
20.00
2.09
Mary B. Staples Fund
50.00
1.61
Willard R. Stewart Fund
50.00
1.57
Raffaele Storti Fund
50.00
1.47
Charles Sullivan Fund
50.00
.94
Mrs. Hannah Sullivan Fund
50.00
1.59
John A. Surrette Fund
10.00
.56
Joseph O. Surrette Fund
10.00
1.95
Charles Swanson Fund
10.00
.34
Anne Sweeney Fund
20.00
.54
Mr. and Mrs. John Talbot Fund
50.00
1.86
O. E. Thomas and Mrs. Myrtle Mortimer Fund
50.00
2.32
James Thornton Fund
50.00
4.79
Kathryn Thurston Fund
20.00
2.80
Albert W. Torrey Fund
20.00
.63
LaVina J. T. Towle Fund
10.00
.86
Lewis Tucker Fund
50.00
1.69
Chas. M. Tyler Fund
50.00
4.25
Abbie C. Underwood and Grace S. Richardson Fund
50.00
1.26
Joseph Vieria Fund
10.00
.54
Lillian V. Waite Fund
10.00
.91
Elizabeth Walsh Fund
50.00
3.74
Margaret Ward Fund
50.00
4.64
Alice Warren Fund
10.00
.67
235
TOWN TREASURER
Harry W. White Fund
100.00
1.46
Lillian White Fund
20.00
.63
Mrs. Sally White Fund
10.00
.78
Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. White Fund
50.00
1.88
Richard Whittington Fund
10.00
1.06
Richard Whittington Fund
10.00
.26
P. M. Wilkinson Fund
50.00
1.30
Martha D. Wilson Fund
200.00
6.73
Percy Young Fund
50.00
1.05
George O. Antunes Fund
50.00
.52
Wm. Broussand Fund
15.00
.16
Paul Caracoglia Fund
50.00
.21
Frank A. Crowe Fund
15.00
.13
Nancy DiDonato Fund
50.00
.21
Patrick Dinan Fund
50.00
.31
Delia Dunlea Fund
50.00
.31
Wm. H. Fayle Fund
75.00
.63
Edward H. Green Fund
15.00
.06
Floyd E. and Edith F. Grove Fund
50.00
.21
Geo. L. Ingalls Fund
50.00
.42
James J. Jack Fund
15.00
.03
Regina LeFave Fund
15.00
.16
Emile M. Lindahl Fund
15.00
.06
Flora Melendy Fund
30.00
.13
Grace E. Mew Fund
15.00
.16
Mrs. Demetra Pappas Fund
30.00
.06
Mrs. Edith Pinkney Fund
15.00
.06
Mary Pineau Fund
30.00
.13
Ernest Price Fund
75.00
.31
Clifford S. Russell Fund
50.00
.10
Harry F. Russell Fund
50.00
.10
Josephine Surrette Fund
15.00
.13
Bernardo Tecce Fund
50.00
.10
William J. Walsh Fund
50.00
.10
Gertrude E. Butler Fund
15.00
Gertrude E. Butler Fund
15.00
Mary C. Cooper Fund
50.00
Annie E. Fawcett Fund
50.00
Elizabeth Foley Fund
30.00
Edward H. Green Fund
15.00
Margaret Hawkes Fund
30.00
Sigmund Homicz Fund
50.00
Philip P. Jack Fund
50.00
Mary Knight Fund
15.00
Margaret H. Lane Fund
30.00
Wm. T. Lounder Fund
30.00
Ellen Lyons Fund
50.00
Helen McPherson Fund
15.00
236
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Mary Melanson Fund
15.00
Mary Melanson Fund
15.00
Mary Meloney Fund
50.00
John J. O'Brien Fund
50.00
Agnes O'Donnell Fund
50.00
John T. Paro Fund
15.00
Marion L. Pohl Fund
50.00
Carmella Rufo Fund
50.00
Carmine Roberto Fund
50.00
Marie Sateriale Fund
30.00
Michael J. Walsh Fund
50.00
Gertrude Willson Fund
15.00
Stanislaw Wojtylo Fund
30.00
Duncan A. Young Fund
50.00
$55,860.32
$2,419.32
The above trust funds are invested as follows: Wakefield Savings Bank $35,452.06
Blackstone Savings Bank 611.87
Cambridge Savings Bank
6,073.01
Charlestown Five Cents Savings Bank
5,642.70
Malden Savings Bank
8,000.00
Melrose Savings Bank
2,500.00
$58,279.64
LOAN ACCOUNT
The following sums were borrowed on Temporary Notes in anticipation of revenue during the year:
$150,000.00 at .138 per cent discount 100,000.00 at .13 per cent discount 200,000.00 at .074 per cent discount
Of this amount $150,000.00 has been paid, leaving a balance due in 1941 of $300,000.00 in anticipation of revenue.
The following sums were borrowed on Temporary Notes in anticipation of Highway Reimbursement, Chap. 90: $2,000.00 at three-fourths percent discount.
PERMANENT DEBT
Permanent Debt January 1, 1940 $398,000.00
New Issue of Water Main Bonds 50,000.00
New Issue of Sewer Construction Bonds 48,000.00
New Issue of Water Main Notes 5,000.00
$501,000.00
237
TOWN TREASURER
Paid during 1940
93,500.00
$407,500.00
The permanent debt has increased $9,500.00 during the past year.
MATURITIES OF TOWN DEBT
Maturing in 1941
$ 89,500.00
1942
74,000.00
1943
57,000.00
1944
41,500.00
1945
33,500.00
1946
29,500.00
1947
29,500.00
1948
15,000.00
1949
15,000.00
1950
12,000.00
1951
3,000.00
1952
3,000.00
1953
3,000.00
1954
2,000.00
$407,500.00
The debt is chargeable to the following:
Water Department
$176,000.00
Light Department
29,000.00
Local Sewer
122,500.00
School Buildings
66,000.00
Streets
14,000.00
$407,500.00
CASH ACCOUNT
Dr. John I. Preston, Treasurer
To Balance from last report, cash
$273,591.07
Borrowed on Temporary Notes
450,000.00
Board of Appeal, receipts
70.00
Building Inspector, receipts
625.00
Cemetery Receipts :
Sale of lots
1,422.00
Perpetual Care
1,979.00
Miscellaneous Receipts
1,230.00
Collector of Taxes Receipts:
Advertising Costs
106.86
Committed Interest
2,701.75
Costs
1,446.37
Excise Tax
33,295.03
Moth Assessments
793.31
Sidewalks
12,259.32
238
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Tax Certifications Taxes and Interest
83.00
756,368.17
Commonwealth of Massachusetts:
Contagious Diseases
51.00
Corporation Tax, Business
1,898.36
Corporation Tax under Sec. 20 Chap. 58 G. L.
7,616.58
Corporation Tax-Public Service
432.53
Corporation Tax-Gas, Electric
Light and Water
364.15
Department of Public Works, Division of Highways
1,074.35
Highway Fund Chap. 504 of 1939
31,207.75
Income Tax
60,120.14
Military Aid
1,122.75
Old Age Assistance
34,570.85
Public Health-Subsidies Cities and Towns
1,597.13
Public Welfare Department
400.00
State Aid
1,340.00
Burial Indigent Soldiers and Sailors
300.00
Temporary Aid and Transportation
1,550.93
Tuition and Transportation
2,339.97
Tuition of Children
2,752.95
Veteran's Exemption
69.58
Vocational Education
1,254.87
Court Fines
1,172.25
Fire Department Receipts
80.10
Health Department Receipts
698.15
Highway Department Receipts
41.00
Insurance Received for Fire Damage
to Lincoln School
1,772.73
Library Receipts
881.93
Middlesex County :
Division of Highways
1,074.35
Dog Tax
1,726.26
Damage done by Dogs
33.83
Clerk of Courts-Fines
89.50
Joseph M. McElroy, Master-Fines
1.50
Municipal Light Plant Receipts
338,622.56
Park Department Receipts
48.20
Police Department Receipts
55.50
Public Welfare Department Receipts
1,774.98
Town Infirmary
552.99
Old Age Assistance
1,142.48
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Aiding Mothers
9,312.87
Redemption Tax Title Deeds
15,281.47
239
TOWN TREASURER
Redemption Tax Title Deeds Interest
2,431.78
Redemption Tax Title Deeds Releases
93.00
Refunds:
Aid to Dependent Children
10.00
Compensation Account
8.00
Highway Department-Gasoline Refunds 140.04
Lucius Beebe Memorial Library-
Cash Advanced
50.00
Lassell Street Sewer
10.95
Lowell Street Sewer
1.00
Main Street Sewer
1.00
Middlesex County Training School
36.86
Military Aid
60.00
Old Age Assistance
650.25
Old Age Assistance Unpaid Bills
51.67
Police Department-Other Expense
66.92
Police Department-Cash Advanced
50.00
Public Welfare Department
91.50
Public Welfare Department-Cash Advanced
25.00
Old Age Assistance-Cash Advanced
25.00
School Department-Cash Advanced
50.00
Soldiers' Relief
179.31
State Aid
10.00
Town Clerk's Expense
4.00
Town Treasury
9.50
Treasurer's Account
9.39
Water Department-Cash Advanced
25.00
W. P. A.
17.65
W. P. A. Gasoline Refund
22.92
Rent on Property Owned by Town
144.00
Sale of Notes:
Anticipation of Highway Reimbursement, Chap. 90 2,000.00
Sale of Water 11/4 % Bonds
50,000.00
Premium on above Bonds
577.50
Accrued Interest on above Bonds
43.40
Sale of Sewer Construction 11/4 % Bonds
48,000.00
Premium on above Bonds
554.40
Accrued Interest on above Bonds
41.67
Sale of Water Main Notes
5,000.00
Sale of Property Bennett Street
300.00
Sale of Land-Pleasant Street, Wave Ave. and Vernon Street
1,000.00
Sale of Land-Off Main Street
50.00
School Department Receipts
20,667.82
Sealer of Weights and Measures Receipts
182.42
240
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Selectmen's Receipts:
Licenses
4,906.10
Lafayette Hall Rental
431.80
Town Hall Rental
175.00
Miscellaneous Receipts
25.20
Sewer Department Receipts
5,608.81
Sewer Department Connections Deposit
3,655.44
Sewer Department Maintenance
64.99
Town Clerk's Receipts
3,607.82
Trust Funds Receipts
1,376.71
United States Grant-Aid to Dependent
Children
5,452.37
United States Grant-Aid to Dependent
Children, Administration
519.25
United States Grant-Old Age Assistance
47,920.89
United States Grant-Old Age Administration
1,597.29
Wakefield Trust Company:
Income of Willard Donnell Trust for
300.28
For the Lucius Beebe Memorial Library:
Junius Beebe Trust
686.74
Decius Beebe Trust
530.92
Marcus Beebe Trust
554.91
Frederick Beebe Trust
355.52
Alice Beebe Carpenter Trust
43.12
Charles S. Beebe Trust
43.80
George O. Carpenter Trust
43.66
Sylenda B. Stearns Trust
78.67
Eleanor H. Beebe Trust
150.68
Katherine E. Beebe Trust
184.82
John H. Beebe Trust
99.88
Junius Oliver Beebe Trust
182.32
Water Department Receipts
86,108.34
Water Department Maintenance
221.33
Water Department Construction
1,611.83
$2,359,627.86
In account with Town of Wakefield
Cr.
By cash paid, Discount on Temporary Notes $
343.86
cash paid, Selectmen's Warrants
2,028,981.06
cash paid, Offset State Credits
40,824.61
$2,070,149.53
Cash in Treasury
289,478.33
$2,359,627.86
use of the Welfare Department
241
TOWN TREASURER
TAX LIEN FORECLOSURES .
During the year 1940, ten tax lien petitions were presented by the town to the Land Court for foreclosure and are still pending. Three parcels of foreclosed property have been sold for a total of $1,350.00.
FINAL STATEMENT
During the year 1941, the following time loans will fall due and are to be included in the tax levy of 1941: High School
$22,500.00
Greenwood School
9,500.00
Extension of Sewer
23,500.00
Street
2,000.00
$ 57,500.00
Water Loans (included in Water Department appropriation)
23,000.00
Light Plant (paid from receipts of plant)
9,000.00
$ 89,500.00
There also will be required the following amounts to meet the interest payments:
High School
$ 1,256.25
Greenwood School
1,009.37
Extension of Sewer
2,720.62
Street
227.50
Temporary Loans (estimateć
2,786.26
$ 8,000.00
Water Loans (included in Water Department appropriation) 3,972.50
Light Plant (paid from receipts of plant)
1,089.37
$ 13,061.87
The borrowing capacity of the town, on temporary notes in anticipation of 1940 revenue, was $849,743.74 as determined by the State Director of Accounts. Of this amount, the town borrowed the sum of $450,000.00 and of this latter amount, $150,000.00 has been paid, leaving $300,000.00 to be paid in 1941.
Respectfully submitted, JOHN I. PRESTON, Treasurer
242
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Twenty-Sixth Annual Report of the Town Accountant
For the year ending December 31, 1940
RECEIPTS FOR 1940
. From Taxes-Current Year:
Real Estate
$475,010.23
Personal
26,222.10
Poll
8,626.00
$509,858.33
Taxes-Prior Years:
Real Estate
$230,838.86
Personal
5,445.62
Poll
656.00
$236,940.48
Tax Title Redemptions
$ 15,281.47
Tax Title Possessions Sold
1,350.00
16,631.47
From Special Assessments:
Moth Extermination
$ 793.31
Sewers Unapportioned
80.97
Sewers Apportioned
5,279.23
Sewers Paid in Full
283.03
Betterments Unapportioned
6,680.15
Betterments Apportioned
4,768.60
Betterments Paid in Full
776.15
$ 18,661.44 33,295.03
From Motor Vehicle Excise:
From Licenses and Permits:
Liquor
$ 4,000.00
Motor Vehicle Dealers
275.00
Sunday
125.00
Victuallers
140.00
Dances
50.00
Pedler's
95.00
Beano
51.00
Pool, Billiards and Bowling Junk
30.00
Second Hand Dealers
10.00
Auctioneer
12.00
Inn Holder's
20.00
Taxi
14.00
Signs and Awnings
2.00
Gasoline
4.00
51.00
243
TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Circus
10.00
Roller Skating
16.00
$ 4,905.00
From Fines and Forfeits: Court Fines
$ 1,263.25
Departmental Revenue:
From Treasurer
Tax Title Releases
$ 93.00
Rent of Foreclosed Property
144.00
$ 237.00
From Collector:
Fees
$ 1,446.37
Costs
106.86
Certifications
83.00
$ 1,636.23
From Town Clerk:
Fees
987.57
Marriage Licenses
390.00
Sporting Licenses to State
5.25
Dog Licenses for County
2,225.00
Board of Appeal Fees
70.00
Town Hall Rentals
175.10
Lafayette Hall Rentals
431.80
Police Department:
Revolver Permits
$ 49.50
Use of Ambulance
6.00
$ 55.50
Fire Department:
Rental Greenwood Hall
$ 50.25
Sale of Materials
7.50
Refilling Extinguishers
22.35
$ 80.10
Inspector of Buildings-Permit Fees:
$ 625.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures-Fees 182.42
Health Department :
Contagious Diseases
$ 104.00
Tuberculosis
156.65
Plumbing Permits
339.00
Milk Licenses
129.50
All Other Permits
20.00
$ 749.15
Highway Department: Sale of Materials
41.00
244
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Welfare Department: Re-imbursements Other Cities and Towns: Temporary Aid
$ 1,601.18
Old Age Assistance
1,142.48
$
2,743.66
From Damage Claims
21.50
Infirmary :
Sale of Produce
$ 160.80
Sale of Junk and Rags
18.35
Pasturage of Cattle
25.00
Board
459.77
$ 663.92
School Department:
Tuition Town of Lynnfield
$ 13,968.01
Tuition City of Boston-Wards
5,358.78
Other Tuition
383.87
Woodworking Department Receipts
366.59
Rentals of Auditorium
84.50
Sanitary Machines receipts
19.20
Sale of Textbooks and Supplies
49.96
Sale of Printing Equipment
420.00
Insurance-Fire Loss
1,772.73
Re-imbursement for Damages
5.81
Telephone Calls
11.10
$ 22,440.55
Library-Fines, etc.
881.93
Park Department:
Collections at Bath House
$ 48.20
Cemetery Department :
Sale of Lots and Graves
$ 1,422.00
Annual Care
176.00
Foundations
100.00
Interments
761.00
Lowering Device
138.00
Holiday and Saturday Funerals
55.00
-
$ 2,652.00
Public' Service Enterprises: Light Department:
Sale of Electricity
$233,862.27
Sale of Gas
101,396.81
Miscellaneous
3,363.48
$338,622.56
245
TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Water Department:
Water Rates
$ 82,230.52
Water Services and
Maintenance
3,814.75
Water Construction
1,611.83
Water Summons
215.40
Water Turn Ons
69.00
$ 87,941.50
Sewer Department:
Sewer Maintenance
$ 64.99
Sewer Connection Deposits
3,655.44
$ 3,720.43
From Interest :
Deferred Taxes
$ 9,569.36
Deferred Special Assessments
2,701.75
Tax Title Redemptions
2,431.78
Trust Funds:
Library
3,286.64
Park
67.89
Cemetery
402.09
Sweetser Lecture Fund
257.88
Annie L. Cox Scholarship Fund
300.00
Annie L. Cox Advancement in Design 10.00
Willard Donnell Trust-Welfare 300.28
$ 19,327.6'7
In Escrow for Investment:
Cemetery Perpetual Care Bequests $ 1,657.00
Partial Payments on same 322.00
$ 1,979.00
From Loans:
Temporary Loans-Anticipation of Revenue $450,000.00
Temporary Loans-Anticipation of Highway Re-imbursement 2,000.00
Bonds Issued:
Water Mains Relaying $ 50,000.00
Water Mains Extensions 5,000.00
Sewer Construction 48,000.00
Premium on Bonds Issued 1,131.90
Accrued Interest on Bonds Issued 85.07
$556,216.97
From Commonwealth of Massachusetts:
Income Tax $ 60,120.14
Corporation Tax 10,311.62
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Soldiers' Benefits:
State Aid
1,340.00
Military Aid
1,122.75
Soldiers' Burials
300.00
Soldiers' Exemptions
69.58
Health-Subsidies for town
1,597.13
Highway Maintenance
1,074.35
Highway Gasoline Fund
(Chapter 504)
31,207.75
Welfare-Temporary Aid
1,950.93
Welfare-Aid to Dependent Children
9,312.87
Welfare-Old Age Assistance
34,570.85
Aid to Industrial Schools
1,254.87
Tuition of State Wards
5,092.92
$159,325.76
From United States Government,
through Commonwealth of
Massachusetts:
Old Age Assistance
$ 47,920.89
Old Age Assistance Adminis- tion
1,597.29
Aid to Dependent Children
5,452.37
Aid to Dependent Children Administration 519.25
$ 55,489.80
From Middlesex County:
Dog Licenses
$ 1,726.26
Dog Damages
33.83
Highway Maintenance
1,074.35
$ 2,834.44
Town Refunds:
Highway Department
$ 140.04
Treasurer's Expense
9.39
Compensation Account
8.00
Welfare Outside Relief
158.87
Welfare Old Age Assistance
701.92
Welfare Aid to Dependent-
Children
10.00
Soldiers' Relief
179.31
State Aid
10.00
Military Aid
60.00
Town Clerk's Expense
4.00
W. P. A.
40.57
School Department
36.86
Water and Sewer Department
22.45
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TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Police Department
66.92
Selectmen's Expense
.20
$ 1,448.53
Total Receipts
$2,085,804.54
Cash on Hand, January 1, 1940
273,591.07
Total Receipts and Cash on Hand
$2,359,395.61
PAYMENTS
Expenditures for the year ending December 31, 1940.
Moderator, Thomas G. O'Connell
$ 25.00
Selectmen:
Salaries of Board:
William G. Dill, Chairman $ 100.00
William R. Lindsay, Secretary
100.00
V. Richard Fazio
100.00
Robert H. Adams
83.33
Orrin J. Hale
83.33
Donald White
16.67
$ 483.33
Department Expenses :
Clerk, Ida L. Weiss
$ 475.00
Telephone
62.85
Printing and Advertising
Warrants
303.35
Printing Town Reports
800.00
Printing Jury List
12.50
Printing Finance Committee
Reports
74.00
Desk Pads
10.25
Stationery and Postage
54.17
Repairs to Typewriter
9.00
Publishing Traffic Regulations
195.00
Expense for Defense Committee
11.00
Other Printing and Advertis-
ing
22.50
All Other 7.34
$ 2,036.96
Accounting Department:
Charles C. Cox, Accountant $ 2,650.00
Ida L. Weiss, Clerk 919.17
Other Clerical Assistance
18.00
Stationery and Printing
15.99
Postage
215.80
Ledger and Classification Book Sheets 35.11
Treasury Warrants
19.00
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Filing Envelopes
19.34
Binding Books
12.50
New Adding Machine All Other
147.00
2.00
$ 4,053.91
Treasurer's Department :
Salary of Treasurer- John I. Preston
$ 1,000.00
Department Expenses:
Carl W. Sunman, Paymaster $ 410.00
Bond of Treasurer
246.00
Certification of Notes
44.00
Printing and Advertising
64.50
Stationery and Postage
65.09
Tax Titles
320.30
Clerk Hire
165.50
Letter File
25.18
Repairs to Check Writer
18.00
All Other
9.01
$ 1,367.58
Collector's Department:
Salary of Collector- Carl W. Sunman
$ 1,595.00
Department Expenses:
Elsie B. Potter, Clerk
$ 1,308.33
Mildred Hawkes, Clerk
500.00
Postage
373.29
Printing
316.63
Bond of Collector
480.00
Supplies
78.72
Telephone
55.20
Tax Sale Costs
190.65
Burglary Insurance
43.66
Repairs to Adding Machine
11.00
All Other
37.50
$ 3,394.98
Collector re-imbursed for over- payment to Treasurer Assessors' Department : Salaries of Assessors
1.63
George E. Blair, Chairman $ 816.00
Arthur C. Verge, Secretary
1,268.00
Leo F. Douglass 816.00
$ 2,900.00
Department Expenses:
Annie T. Santos, Clerk $ 1,308.33
Everett E. Packard. Clerk 1,570.00
Sarah E. Loughlin, Clerk 1,151.34
249
TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Assistant Assessors
39.00
Telephone
42.00
Printing
57.45
Supplies
167.49
Books and Binding
48.75
Taxi Hire
95.50
Transfers
104.89
Assessors' Plans
45.15
Purchase of typewriter
68.00
All Other
22.78
$ 4,720.68
Legal Department:
Salary Town Counsel-
Roger P. Clemons
$ 177.78
Salary Town Counsel- John I. Preston
822.22
-
$ 1,000.00
Department Expenses:
Damages Strachan case
$ 45.00
66
Grant case
10.00
66
White case
125.00
66
Hill case
25.00
66
Levine case
115.00
Court Fees
22.50
Constable Fees
14.12
All Other
10.85
$ 667.47
Town Clerk's Department:
Salary of Town Clerk-
Charles F. Young
$ 2,000.00
Department Expenses
Stationery and Postage $ 86.20
Printing
22.25
Telephone
62.61
Clerk Hire
194.00
Advertising
25.75
All Other
28.06
Vital Statistics-Births and Deaths
$ 64.00
Election and Registration:
Salaries of Registrars:
Fred E. Bunker, Chairman
100.00
Charles F. Young, Secretary 125.00
Owen A. Kenney 100.00
Frederick G. Gorman
100.00
$ 418.87
$ 425.00
Reardon case
300.00
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Department Expenses :
f
Assistant Registrars
$ 551.33
Election Officers
1,514.00
Clerk Hire
843.85
Meals for Election Officers
140.00
Recount
106.00
Postage, Office Expense
93.37
Printing, Advertising
491.48
Care of Booths
62.00
Equipment
71.57
Transportation
6.00
Street Lists
195.00
All Other
61.86
$ 4,136.46
Town Hall:
James J. Logan, Janitor
$ 1,777.71
Thomas E. Giles, Night Janitor
581.42
Bridget Hopkins
313.71
Fuel
776.58
Light
473.10
Water
112.68
Repairs
502.52
Supplies
225.41
Ice
30.48
Ventilating Fan for Toilet
18.32
-
$ 4,811.93
Lafayette Building:
John N. Heningar, Janitor
$ 1,331.33
Other Janitors
148.33
Fuel
718.00
Light
240.96
Water
26.70
Repairs and Equipment
85.22
Supplies
175.14
Boiler Insurance
35.28
Purchase of Piano
150.00
Tuning Piano
11.00
Shades for Windows
12.00
All Other
10.33
$ 2,944.29
Lafayette Building - Special Appropriations:
Ventilating System and other alterations $ 221.00
Carpenter work and other repairs 350.00
251
TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Police Department:
John G. Gates, Chief
$ 3,000.00
George B. DeRoche, Lieut.
2,700.00
Walter E. Peterson, Sergt.
2,400.00
John M. Wenzel, Sergt.
2,400.00
Raymond J. Beane
2,104.50
Morton V. Griffin
2,196.00
James F. Hartnett
2,196.00
Eugene F. Hathaway
2,196.00
Ernest J. McWhinnie
2,196.00
Joseph L. Preston
2,196.00
Peter A. Quinn
2,104.50
Edwin M. Rowe
2,167.20
George F. Sheridan
2,196.00
Winslow R. Smith
2,166.00
Charles H. Sullivan
2,104.50
Harold J. Maloney
872.77
John E. Martin
918.01
John L. Clarke
311.42
James Galvin
199.92
Frederick C. Hupprich, Jr.
177.00
John F. Mahoney
108.19
Joseph Fazio
35.72
William H. Jack
36.60
Other Officers including July 4th and Hallowe'en
251.75
Gervase V. Stanley, Pension
1,098.00
Dorothy McGrail, Clerk
681.87
Other Clerk Hire
25.00
Telephone
151.56
Radio
345.00
Teletype
558.00
Motor Vehicle Expense
1,535.63
New Oldsmobile Sedan
400.00
Equipment
302.34
Supplies and Printing
478.64
Meals for Prisoners
85.75
Medical Attention
32.05
Laundry
12.10
New Garage Doors
239.40
All Other
101.75
$ 43,281.17
Fire Department:
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