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2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
Water Loan 1923
3,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
Water Loan 1925
4,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
8,000
8,000
8,000
8,000
Water Loan 1930
8,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
1,000
1,000
Water Mains Loan 1939
46,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
2,000
Water Mains Ext. Loan 1939
4,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
Water Mains Relaying Loan 1940
50,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
Water Mains Extensions Loan 1940
5,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
Light Dept. Loan 1922
4,000
2,000
2,000
First Issue
7,500
2,500
2,500
2,500
Light Dept. Loan 1923-
4,500
1,500
1,500
1,500
Light Dept. Loan 1924
8,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
Light Dept. Loan 1925
5,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
$407,500
$89,500
$74,000
$57,000
$41,500 $33,500 $29,500
$29,500
$15,000
$15,000
$12,000
$ 3,000
$ 3,000
$ 3,000
$ 2,000
$ 9,000
$ 1,000
$ 1,000
$ 1,000 $ 1,000
$ 1,000
$ 1,000
$ 1,000 $
$
$
$
$
Sewer Loan 1924
Dec. 31, 1940
1941
1951
1952
1953
1954
High School Loan 1922-
Water Loan 1927
56,000
8,000
8,000
8,000
Light Dept. Loan 1923-
Second Issue
Due
Appropriation Accounts 1940
Bonds Issued
Appro- priations
Additions
Expended
Balances
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Moderator
$ 25.00
$ 25.00
Selectmen-Salaries of Board
483.33
483.33
Selectmen's Dept .- Salary of Clerk
475.00
475.00
Selectmen's Dept .- Other Expense
1,500.00
R$
65.00
$ 1,561.96
$ 3.04
Accounting Dept .- Salary of Accountant
2,650.00
2650.00
Accounting Dept .- Salary of Clerk
919.17
919.17
Accounting Dept .- Other Expense
469.00
R
30.00
484.74
14.26
Treasurer's Salary
1,000.00
1,000.00
Treasurer's Dept .- Salary of Paymaster
410.00
410.00
Treasurer's Dept .- Tax Titles
600.00
320.30
279.70
Treasurer's Dept .- Other Expense
750.00
A
9.39
637.28
122.11
Collector's Salary
1,595.00
1,595.00
Collector's Dept .- Salaries of Clerks
1,800.00
R
8.33
1,808.33
Collector's Dept .- Other Expense
1,637.00
1,586.65
50.35
Assessors' Salaries
2,900.00
2,900.00
Assessors' Dept .- Salaries of Clerks
4,029.67
4,029.67
Assessors' Dept .- Other Expense
700.00
691.01
8.99
Legal Dept .- Salary of Town Counsel
1,000.00
1,000.00
Legal Dept .- Other Expense
500.00
R 250.00
667.47
82.53
Town Clerk's Salary
2,000.00
2,000.00
Town Clerk's Dept. Expense
400.00
A 4.00
418.87
.13
R
15.00
75.00
64.00
11.00
Vital Statistics Election and Registration-Salaries of Registrars
425.00
425.00
TOWN ACCOUNTANT
299
Election and Registration-Other Expense Town Hall-Salaries of Janitors
4,000.00 R
139.00
4,136.46
2.54
2,690.00
2,672.84
17.16
Town Hall-Other Expense
2,150.00
2,139.09
10.91
Lafayette Building-Salaries of Janitors
1,484.00
1,479.66
4.34
Lafayette Building-Other Expense
1,450.00
1,448.67
1.33
Lafayette Building-Equipment
B
15.96
15.96
Lafayette Building-Ventilating System, etc. (Article 10)
221.00
221.00
Lafayette Building-Carpenter Work, etc. (Article 11)
350.00
350.00
$ 38,688.17
$ 536.68
$ 38,616.46
$ 608.39
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
Police Dept .- Salary of Chief
$ 3,000.00
$ 3,000.00
Police Dept .- Salary of Lieutenant
2,700.00
2,700.00
Police Dept .- Salaries of Sergeants
4,800.00
4,800.00
Police Dept .- Salary of Regular Patrolmen
23,881.50
B$
1,600.00
25,471.60
$ 9.90
Police Dept .- Pension Gervase V. Stanley
1,098.00
1,098.00
Police Dept .- Other Expense
6,200.00
A 66.92
6,211.57
55.35
Fire Dept .- Salary of Chief
2,700.00
2,700.00
Fire Dept .- Salaries of Captains
4,800.00
4,800.00
Fire Dept .- Salary of Lieutenant
2,275.00
2,275.00
Fire Dept .- Salaries of Regular Firemen
21,960.00
21,960.00
Fire Dept .- Other Expense
8,500.00
8,498.96
1.04
Hydrant Rental
9,200.00
9,200.00
Moth Dept .- Salary of Superintendent
2,300.00
2,300.00
Moth Dept .- Wages of Other Employees
3,800.00
3,798.63
1.37
Moth Dept .- Other Expense
1,000.00
995.22
4.78
Building Inspector's Salary
1,000.00
1,000.00
Building Inspector-Auto Allowance
150.00
150.00
Building Inspector-Expense
200.00
51.39
148.61
300
TOWN OF
WAKEFIELD
Sealer Weights and Measures-Salary
650.00
650.00
Sealer Weights and Measures-Truck Allowance
200.00
200.00
Sealer Weights and Measures-Other Expense
50.00
46.90
3.10
Dog Officer-Salary
600.00
600.00
Animal Inspector-Salary
...
300.00
300.00
Forest Warden
150.00
R 35.00
184.75
25
Forest Warden-Unpaid Payroll 1939
99.25
99.25
Wire Inspector-Salary
300.00
300.00
Compensation Account
1,200.00
A 8.00
974.81
233.19
$103,113.75
$ 1,709.92
$104,366.08
$ 457.59
HEALTH AND SANITATION
Health Dept .- Salaries of Board
$ 300.00
$ 300.00
Health Dept .- Salary of Agent
500.00
500.00
Health Dept .- Salary of Nurse
1,560.00
1,560.00
Health Dept .- Salary of Milk Inspector
500.00
500.00
Health Dept .- Salary of Plumbing Inspector
500.00
498.64
$ 1.36
Health Dept .- Other Expense
9,000.00
8,077.31
922.69
Health Dept .- Care of Dumps
1,100.00
R$
275.00
1,373.51
1.49
Health Dept .- Garbage Collection
4,800.00
4,800.00
Sewer Dept. Maintenance-Salary of Supt.
288.45
288.45
Sewer Dept. Maintenance-Salaries of Clerks
265.00
265.00
Sewer Dept. Maintenance-Salary of Paymaster
50.00
50.00
Sewer Dept. Maintenance-Other Expense
6,625.00
6,180.14
444.86
Sewer Connections
4,000.00
2,830.11
1,169.89
Sewer Construction-Lassell Street
2,000.00
1,493.55
A
10.95
H. 517.40
Sewer Construction-Lowell Street
5,000.00
A
1.00
H 700.60
4,300.40
TOWN ACCOUNTANT
301
Sewer Construction-Brook Avenue, Lowell St., Walton Lane Sewer Construction-Crystal Lake Park
B
19,218.00
13,959.46
5,258.54
B
1,857.89
1,857.89
Sewer Construction-Main Street
$ 48,000.00
24,503.84
A
1.00
H 23,497.16
Sewer Construction-Walden Road-Cristofaro Street
B
5,497.16
3,851.82
1,645.34
$ 48,000.00
$ 36,488.45
$ 26,861.00
$101,905.28
$ 9,444.17
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
General Highways:
Salary of Superintendent
$ 3,000.00
$ 3,000.00
Salary of Assistant Superintendent
2,000.00
2,000.00
Salary of Timekeeper
1,872.00
1,869.00
$ 3.00
Salary of Clerk
1,170.00 R$
7.50
1,177.50
Other Expense
50,000.00
140.04
50,084.73
55.31
Unpaid Bills-1939
148.42
148.42
2,660.61
Chapter 90-Highway Maintenance 1940
2,600.00 L
2,000.00
Ħ 1,600.00
339.39
$ 60,790.42
$ 2,147.54
$ 62,540.26
$ 397.70
FEDERAL PROJECTS W. P. A. Projects-Town Funds General
$ 15,000.00
B$
638.77
A
40.57
R
18,700.00
H
5,000.00
$ 39,084.73
$ 294.61
B
241.02
241.02
10.617.00
H 10,617.00
25,617.00
$ 24,620.36
$ 49,942.75
$ 294.61
302
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
A
W. P. A. Projects-Town Funds Bath House W. P. A. Projects-Town Funds High School Alterations
:
CHARITIES AND SOLDIERS' BENEFITS Welfare Dept .- Salaries of Board Welfare Dept .- Outside Relief
$ 500.00 42,000.00 A$
142.10
$ 500.00 42,119.38
$ 22.72
Welfare Dept .- Outside Relief Administration : Salaries of Agent and Clerks Other Expense
3,379.20
R
27.04
3,406.24
1,200.00
1,024.81
175.19
Welfare Dept .- Aid to Dependent Children
11,000.00
A
10.00
7,984.50
3,025.50
Welfare Dept .- Aid to Dependent Children Adm .: Salaries of Agent and Clerks Other Expense
350.00
350.00
200.00
125.39
74.61
Welfare Dept .- Outside Relief-Unpaid Bills:
1936
96.60
46.60
50.00
1937
2,973.29
2,854.67
118.62
1938
5,528.27
5,392.59
135.68
1939
3,225.89
3,225.65
.24
Welfare Dept.“-Claims of Cities and Towns
5,829.50
5,829.50
Aid to Dependent Children-Federal Funds
F
8,318.15
8,240.65
77.50
Aid to Dependent Children-Adm. Federal Funds
F 773.63
617.37
156.26
Old Age Assistance
51,276.00
51,276.00
Old Age Assistance Administration
1,525.00
1,525.00
Old Age Assistance Federal Funds
F
54,726.87
A
468.00
52,004.73
3,190.14
Old Age Assistance Adm. Federal Funds
F 1,697.62
1,589.06
108.56
Old Age Assistance Unpaid Bills
962.58
A 233.92
961.41
235.09
Infirmary-Salaries and Wages
2,200.00
1,939.83
260.17
Infirmary-Other Expense
6,100.00
A 2.56
R 490.00
6,588.50
4.06
State Aid
1,400.00
A 10.00
1,405.00
5.00
Military Aid
1,800.00
A 60.00
1,846.00
14.00
A
179.31
TOWN ACCOUNTANT
303
Soldiers' Relief
15.000.00 H 3,317.00
19,277.99
118.32
R 900.00
Soldiers' Relief-Unpaid Bills Soldiers' Relief-Salary of Agent
128.85
128.85
500.00
500.00
Soldiers' Relief-Equipment
85.00
84.95
05
Soldiers' Relief-Investigation
B
200.00
182.41
17.59
$157,260.18
$ 71,556.20
$221,027.08
$ 7,789.30
EDUCATION
School Dept .- Salaries
$235,000.00
$234,997.87
$ 2.13
School Dept .- "Smith Hughes" Fund
B$
95.87
95.87
School Dept .- Other Expense
47,000.00
46,992.13
7.87
School Dept .- Trade Schools
2,800.00
2,221.81
578.19
H
1,000.00
High School-Conversion of Locker Rooms
2,013.00
1,013.00
High School-New Stairways
5,000.00
4,000.00
High School-Alterations First Floor
200.00
H
200.00
High School-Auditorium Seats
B 4,500.00
4,066.99
433.01
Library Dept .- Salaries
13,800.00
13,595.32
204.68
Library Dept .- Other Expense
4,700.00
T 3,286.64
9,698.54
14.36
Library Dept .- Unpaid Bills
440.00
440.00
$310,953.00
$ 9,608.77
$319,321.53
$ 1,240.24
RECREATION AND UNCLASSIFIED Park and Cemetery Commissioners' Salaries Park Dept .- Salary of Superintendent
$ 200.00 1,540.00
$ 200.00 1,540.00
304
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
D 1,726.26
H 1,000.00
Park Dept .- Wages of Other Employees Park Dept .- Other Expense
1,200.00
1,199.04
$
96
2,400.00
T$
67.89
2,466.64
1.25
Park Dept .- Grading at New Bath House
500.00
500.00
Cemetery Dept .- Salary of Superintendent
1,456.00
1,456.00
Cemetery Dept .- Wages of Other Employees
G
100.00
1,000.00
900.00
Cemetery Dept .- Other Expense
G
900.00
898.75
1.25
Miscellaneous Account
600.00
441.77
158.23
Street Lights
20,000.00
20,000.00
Fire Alarm, Police Signal, Traffic Lights
2,200.00
2,114.28
85.72
Rifle Range-Company E
550.00
R 150.00
659.86
40.14
Rifle Range-Medical Company
75.00
75.00
Recreation Commission
1,200.00
1,197.52
2.48
Fire Insurance
4,300.00
3,758.72
541.28
Lake Quannapowitt
500.00
499.54
46
Planning Board
300.00
244.77
55.23
Board of Appeals
75.00
R 70.00
133.98
11.02
Aid to Visiting Nurse Association
500.00
500.00
Memorial Day-Veterans' Organizations
750.00
750.00
Armistice Day-American Legion
50.00
44.50
5.50
War Veterans' Portraits
B
100.00
100.00
Middlesex County Hospital
10,223.06
10,223.06
Joseph Albani-Reimbursement
18.00
18.00
Contributory Retirement Funds-Pensions
18,593.00
18,593.00
Contributory Retirement Funds-Adm. Expense
800.00
800.00
Reserve Fund
O
30,000.00
21,161.87
8,838.13
305
$ 99,930.06
$ 387.89
$ 90,501.30
$ 9,816.65
.
TOWN ACCOUNTANT
PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISES Water Dept .- Salaries of Board Water Dept .- Maintenance: Salary of Superintendent Salaries of Clerks Salary of Collector
$ 300.00
$ 300.00
2,711.55
2,711.55
2,715.00
2,673.51
$ 41.49
500.00
500.00
H
312.50
56,235.04
54,082.55
1,839.99
16,973.94
16,973.94
Water Interest
3,846.25
I 43.40
4,196.25
5.90
Water Construction :
Water Mains-Relaying
$ 50,000.00
47,948.56
2,051.44
Water Mains-Extensions
5,000.00
B 1,770.88
5,323.64
1,447.24
$ 55,000.00
$ 83,281.78
$ 2,126.78
$135,022.50
$ 5,386.06
INTEREST AND MATURING DEBT Interest
$ 8,500.00
I$ 41.67
$ 7,772.62
$ 769.05
Maturing Debt
66,500.00
66,500.00
Grand Total
$103,000.00
$991,122.81
$139,596.81 $1,197,515.86
$ 36,203.76
A-Refunds
B-Appropriation Balances available
D-Dog Licenses F-From Federal Government
G-From Sale of Graves and Lots
H-Appropriated to Other Accounts
I-Accrued Interest on Bonds Issued
L-From Loans Anticipation Highway Reimbursements O-Transfer from Overlay Surplus, $16,000.00 R-From Reserve Fund T-Income from Trust Funds
TOWN
OF
WAKEFIELD
$ 75,000.00
$ 41.67
$ 74,272.62
$ 769.05
306
Other Expenses Water Bonds
B$ 312.50
Town of Wakefield BALANCE SHEET - DECEMBER 31, 1940
ASSETS
LIABILITIES
Revenue Cash
$279,075.77 10,402.56
Overpayment on Tax Titles Temporary Loans
300,000.00
Taxes 1935
242.08
2,000.00
Taxes 1936
349.00
Premium on Notes and Bonds
830.58
Taxes 1937
781.56
Sewer Connection Deposits
246.00
Taxes 1938
2,093.79
Excise Tax Revenue
4,637.83
Real Estate Taxes 1939
71,679.20
Overlay 1935
$ 242.08
Personal Property Taxes 1939
1,592.51
Overlay 1936
1,017.00
Real Estate Taxes 1940
201,272.16
Overlay 1937
1,701.56
Personal Property Taxes 1940
5,270.58
Overlay 1938
3,067.79
Overlay 1939
9,148.18
Overlay 1940
14,547.70
29,724.31
Tax Title Revenue
$ 86,015.95
Special Assessment Revenue
27,835.35
Departmental Revenue
25,446.42
Water Revenue
2,497.53
Excise Tax 1935
5.29
Municipal Light Revenue
22,381.25
Excise Tax 1936
1,322.64
Overlay Surplus-Reserve Fund
16,431.57
307
TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Poll Taxes 1936
$ 668.00
Poll Taxes 1937
920.00
Poll Taxes 1938
974.00
Poll Taxes 1939
1,102.00
Poll Taxes 1940
1,530.00
$ 5,194.00
$ 90.00
Non Revenue Cash
$289,478.33
Temporay Loans-Highway Reimbursement
$283,280.88
Excise Tax 1937
1,578.87
Excise Tax 1938
505.17
Excise Tax 1939
310.96
Excise Tax 1940
914.90
$ 4,637.83
Betterment Assessments 1939 $ 569.20
Betterment Assessments 1940
2,045.77
$ 2,614.97
Sewer Assessments 1939
$ 545.13
Sewer Assessments 1940
1,865.82
$ 2,410.95
Moth Assessments 1939
$ 104.64
Moth Assessments 1940
131.55
$ 236.19
Sewer Assessments Not Ap-
portioned
$ 363.77
Betterment Assessments Not Apportioned
20,801.70
Committed Interest 1939 $ 339.14
Committed Interest 1940
1,068.63
$ 1,407.77
Tax Collector's Petty Cash $ 100.00
Light Department Petty Cash 400.00
Petty Cash Advances: Police Department 50.00
Welfare Department 25.00
Old Age Assistance Bureau 25.00
School Department 50.00
Library Department 50.00
Excess and Deficiency Reserve for Petty Cash Advances
127,360.12 725.00
308
TOWN
OF
WAKEFIELD
Water Department
25.00
$ 725.00 $ 86,015.95
Tax Titles
Accounts Receivable:
School Department
5,935.36
Welfare Department-Outside Relief
5,691.67
Welfare Department-Old Age Ass't.
3,404.25
Welfare Department-Aid Dep. Children
1,647.21
Health Department
6,479.93
State Aid-Commonwealth of Mass.
1,395.00
Military Aid-Commonwealth of Mass.
893.00
State Aid-Highways
157.62
County Aid-Highways
157.62
Water Rates
1,892.36
Water Services
605.17
Light Department Bills
22,381.25
Special Cash-Municipal Light Guarantees
47,968.39
Overlay 1916
12.11
Overlay 1917
12.73
Overlay 1918
13.84
Sewer Assessments Apportioned
12,999.96
Sewer Assessments Apportioned :
Due in 1941
$ 3,570.98
Due in 1942 2,346.17
Due in 1943
1,939.50
Due in 1944
1,904.66
Due in 1945
1,114.17
Due in 1946 1,100.90
Due in 1947
1,023.58
TOWN ACCOUNTANT
309
$ 12,999.96
Betterment Assessments Apportioned 20,896.83
Betterment Assessments Apportioned :
Due in 1941
$ 3,664.78
Due in 1942
3,392.16
Due in 1943
3,237.07
Due in 1944
2,922.62
Due in 1945
2,804.54
Due in 1946
2,189.47
Due in 1947
1,918.25
Due in 1948
732.04
Due in 1949
35.90
$ 20,896.83
Tax Title Possessions
3,129.28
Tax Title Possessions Revenue
$ 3,129.28
Sale of Real Estate
2,480.13
Sale of Lots and Graves-Cemetery
7,947.00
Sale of Lots-Partial Payments
85.00
Perpetual Care Bequests-Partial Payments
89.00
Municipal Light Guarantee Deposits
47,968.39
Balances Appropriated or Available-
Forward to 1941:
Highway Maint. Chap. 90 $ 339.39
W. P. A. General Funds 294.61
Old Age Assist. U. S. Grant
3,190.14
Old Age Assistance Adm. U. S. Grant 108.56
Aid Dependent Children U. S. Grant 77.50
Aid Dependent Children- Administration U. S. Grant 156.26
310
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
High School Auditorium Seats 433.01
Dog Licenses for County 69.60
Repairs of Foreclosed Tax Title Property 124.71
Willard Donnell Trust -
Welfare 416.39
Antonio Muccio payment on account of injuries 1,770.17
Additional Land - Water Street Playground 100.00
Light Department-Opera- tion Account 36,231.43
Light Department-Depre-
ciation Account 37,060.25
$ 80,372.02
Over Estimates State and Met. Charges:
Abatement of Smoke Nui- sance $
01
Care of Civil War Veterans
130.00
Charles River Basin
1.99
Metropolitan Parks Loan
12.14
Metropolitan Parks Nan- tasket 03
Wellington Bridge
32
Metropolitan Sewerage
Loan-North System 106.82
$ 251.31
Total Revenue
$822,440.83
TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Under Estimate State and Metropolitan Charges: Canterbury Street Highway
2.47
311
Bond Issues (Non Revenue Cash) : Water Mains Extensions $ 1,447.24 Water Mains Relaying 2,051.44 Sewer Construction-Brook Avenue, Lowell Street,
Walton Lane 5,258.54
Walden Road, Cristofaro St. 1,645.34
Total Non Revenue 10,402.56
Grand Total
$832,843.39
Grand Total
$832,843.39
SUPPLEMENTARY BALANCE SHEET GUARANTEE DEPOSIT ACCOUNT - LIGHT DEPARTMENT
Cash on Hand, January 1, 1940
$ 44,262.78
Payments
$ 6,809.19
Received as Deposits
10,514.80 Cash on Hand December 31, 1940 47,968.39
$ 54,777.58
$ 54,777.58
Bonded Debt December 31, 1940
$407,500.00
Sewer Department
$122,500.00
School Department
66,000.00
Water Department
176,000.00
Light Department
29,000.00
Highway Department
14,000.00
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BONDED DEBT ACCOUNT
$407,500.00
$407,500.00
Cash on Hand, January 1, 1940 New Funds 1940 Interest 1940
TRUST FUND ACCOUNT
$ 53,916.82 Interest transferred to Library
$ 331.60
4,390.00
Interest transferred to Park Department
67.89
1,342.28
Payments 1940
969.97
Cash on Hand December 31, 1940
58,279.64
$ 59,649.10
$ 59,649.10
RETIREMENT SYSTEM FUNDS - CASH AND SECURITIES
Balance, January 1, 1940
$ 46,794.19
Payments:
Transfers from Payroll Deductions
12,799.13
Pensions and Annuities
$ 18,086.33
Administrative Expense
805.20
Transfers from Retirement Funds- Other Towns
155.22
Refunds Members' Deductions
890.89
Balance December 31, 1940
60,946.77
Received from Town Appropriation:
For Pensions
$ 18,593.00
For Expense Fund
800.00
$ 19,393.00
Interest and Dividends on Investments
1,587.65
$80,729.19
$ 80,729.19
TOWN ACCOUNTANT
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The accounts 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 dis- tributed as follows:
General Funds:
On deposit in:
Wakefield Trust Company $ 89,456.83
Second National Bank of
Boston 200,000.00
Checks or cash in hands of
the Treasurer not deposited
until January 21.50
Total December 31, 1940 $289,478.33
Trust and Investment Funds have been checked by examination of Savings Bank Deposit Books.
Funds of the Contributory Retirement System have been checked by examination of Savings Bank Deposit Books, Stock Certificates, and statement of the Wakefield Trust Company covering checking accounts and found to be in agreement with the Town Accountant's books and report of the Retirement Board, such amount being dis- tributed as follows:
Wakefield Savings Bank $35,833.05
Melrose Savings Bank
12,200.63
Wakefield Trust Company-Sav- ings Department 6,209.81
Wakefield Trust Company - Checking Accounts 97.75
100 shares National Shawmut
Bank (present dividend $1.00) purchase price 2,287.50
100 shares First National Bank of Boston (present dividend $2.00) purchase price 3,900.00
Checks in hands of the Treasurer,
not deposited until January :
For payroll deductions 293.03
Dividends on bank stocks 125.00
Total funds December 31, 1940 $ 60,946.77
All permanent and temporary loans cancelled during the year by the Treasurer have been examined and found to be as reported.
The audit by the State Division of Accounts which was started late in the year 1939 was completed during
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the first three months of the year 1940 and the report of this audit is on file in the office of the Board of Selectmen.
I take this opportunity to express my appreciation to the Honorable Board of Selectmen and all other town officers and employees co-operating and assisting in the work of this department.
Respectfully submitted, CHARLES C. COX, Town Accountant
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Index to Town Officers' Reports
Animal Inspector 125
Assessors
133
Bath House Supervisor
206
Births
79
Building Inspector
122
Compensation Agent
123
Deaths
95
Dog Licenses
99
Dog Officer
125
Election Results and Town Meetings
10
Fire Department
108
Fishing Licenses
99
Forest Warden
110
Health Department
141
Health Officer
145
Hunting Licenses
99
Jurors
6
Library Trustees
196
Light Department
208
Marriages
85
Middlesex County Extension Service 194
Milk and Food Inspector 145
Moth Department
121
Park and Cemetery Department
205
Planning Board
136
Police Department
103
Retirement Board
127
School Committee
158
Sealer of Weights and Measures
133
Selective Service Registration
70
Selectmen
100
Street Superintendent
111
Sweetser Charity
127
Sweetser Lecture Committee
126
Town Accountant
242
Town Counsel
124
Town Meetings and Election Results
11
Town Officers 1940-1941
3
Treasurer
228
Tree Warden
121
Tuberculosis Dispensary
144
Water and Sewerage Department
216
Welfare Department 146
Wire Inspector 111
WPA Agent 129
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TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Index to Town Accountant's Report
Accounting 247
Accounts Receivable-Schools 290
Accounts Receivable-Welfare Department 291
Accounts Receivable-Light Department 293
Accounts Receivable-Health 291
Aid to Dependent Children-Payments 255
Aid to Dependent Children-U. S. Grant 246
Appeals Board 243-260
Appropriation Schedule 299
Appropriations to Enter the Tax Levy 274
Armistice Day 261
Assessors 248
Available Balances 275
Balance Sheet 307
Betterment Assessments 1936, 1937, 1938 286
Betterment Assessments 1939, 1940 287
Betterment Assessments Paid in Full 242
Betterment Assessments Apportioned 242-287
Betterment Assessments Not Apportioned 242-287
Bond Issues
245
Crystal Lake Park Sewer 279
Collector 243-248
Commonwealth of Massachusetts-State Aid 246-292 Commonwealth of Massachusetts-Military Aid .246-292 Commonwealth of Massachusetts-
Soldiers' Burials .. 246-292
Commonwealth of Massachusetts-Receipts
245
Commonwealth of Massachusetts-
Old Age Assistance 246
Committed Interest-1936-1937-1938-1939
289
Committed Interest-1940
290
Compensation Account
252
Dog Licenses
243-246-253
Dog Officer
253
Dumps
254
Elections and Registration
249
Excess and Deficiency 295
Excise Tax-Motor Vehicle-Receipts 242
Excise Tax-Motor Vehicle-1934-1935-1936 285
Excise Tax-Motor Vehicle-1937-1938-1939-1940 286
Fine and Forfeits 243
Fire
243-251
Fire Alarms, Police Signal, Traffic Lights 282
Fire Insurance 261
Forest Warden
252
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Garbage
254
Guarantee Deposit Account-Light Department 282
Health 243-253
High School Alterations 258
Highway
243-254-266
Highway Maintenance, Chap. 90 246-254-292
Hydrant Rental 252
Indebtedness Account-Insert following 298
Infirmary
.244-256
Inspector of Animals 253
Inspector of Buildings 243-253
Inspector of Wires 252
Interest
245-265
Investigating Committee, Welfare Department 279
Lafayette Building 243-250
Legal
249
Library
244-259
Licenses and Permits
242
Light Department
244-261-270-281
Maturing Debt
265
Memorial Day-War Veterans 261
Middlesex County Receipts 246
Middlesex County Tax 261
Middlesex County Hospital 261
Military Aid 257
Miscellaneous Account
260
Moderator
247
Moth Department 252
Moth Assessments-Receipts 242
Moth Assessments-1938 288
Moth Assessments-1939-1940 289
Muccio Injuries
279
Old Age Assistance-Commonwealth of Mass. 246
Old Age Assistance-U. S. Government 246-276
Old Age Assistance-Payments 256
Overlay-1916-1918 293
Overlay 1934-1940 .294-295
Overlay Surplus 295
Park and Cemetery 244-259
Payments 247
Perpetual Care-Cemetery 245-266-281
Planning Board 260
Poll Taxes-1935-1936-1937 284
Poll Taxes-1938-1939-1940 285 Police 243-251
Plans-Intermediate School 277
Premium on Bonds 245-280
Receipts
242
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TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Recreation Commission 260
Receivables 282
Refunds
246-265
Retirement Board
261-313
Reserve Fund
277
Rifle Range
261
Sale of Cemetery Lots
280
Sale of Real Estate
280-290
Sealer of Weights and Measures 243-253
Selectmen
247
Schools .244-257-267
Sewer Assessments 1938-1939-1940 288
Sewer Assessments Paid in Full 242
Sewer Assessments Not Apportioned 242-288
Sewer Assessments Apportioned 242-288
Sewer Connections Deposits 245-293
Sewer Department 245-262-271
Smith-Hughes Fund
257-277
Soldiers' Relief
256
State Aid
25'7
State and Metropolitan Charges 261-278
Street Lights 261
Sweetser Lecture Fund .245-265
Taxes-Receipts 242
Taxes-1916-1917-1918 282
Taxes-1934 to 1939 283
Taxes-1939-1940 284
Tax Title Possessions 242-290
Tax Title: Redemptions
242
Tax Titles 290
Temporary Loans 245-265-279
Town Clerk
.243-249
Town Hall 243-250
Treasurer 243-248
Trust Fund Account 296
Trust Fund Payments 265
Unpaid Bills, 1940 272
Visiting Nurse Association 261
Vital Statistics 249
War Veterans' Portraits .261-278
Water Department 245-262-271
Water Mains-Relaying and Extensions 245-263-279
Water Rates
245-293
Water Services.
245-293
Water Street Playground 279
Welfare 244-255
WPA Town Funds 255
WPA Project-Bath House 255
Willard Donnell Trust 255-279
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