Town annual report of the officers of Wakefield Massachusetts : including the vital statistics for the year 1941, Part 16

Author: Wakefield, Massachusetts
Publication date: 1941
Publisher: Town of Wakefield
Number of Pages: 316


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3,497.91


$241,939.49


WATER AND SEWERAGE DEPARTMENT PAYROLL-1941


Morrison Merrill, Superintendent $3,000.00 2,038.70


James L. Palmer


257


REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT


William L. Wenzel


$2,034.50


F. M. Hartshorne


1,916.80


James J. O'Rourke


1,821.40


Matthew Curran


1,741.13


Frank A. Butler


1,739.81


Leah F. Kinder


1,721.50


Patrick Keefe


1,665.84


George H. Adams


1,643.45


John R. Fraughton


1,606.14


J. J. Murphy


1,568.80


Dominick Bennedetto


1,541.90


Chester S. Eldredge


1,525.80


Edmund M. Deveau


1,502.40


A. F. Funk


1,413.15


Harry Ayscough


1,215.43


Daniel Calore


1,159.84


Serafino Volpe


1,104.39


Henry Costello


1,045.05


Frank Confalone


947.81


F. J. Dulong


929.22


Joseph Connaire


912.64


James Collins


897.32


C. W. Dalrymple


806.40


Carl Locash


777.78


G. J. Deveau


774.70


Alice M. Loubris


753.33


Michael Cieri


660.01


Samuel Confalone


567.65


Katherine C. Miller


504.00


Various Persons-Under $500.00 Each


9,613.13


$51,150.02


WAKEFIELD MUNICIPAL LIGHT DEPARTMENT PAYROLL-1941


S. H. Brooks, Manager


$3,250.00


J. M. Whitehead, Office Manager


3,521.25


L. H. DeMarco


2,477.92


F. F. Fober


1,724.20


E. R. Chambers


1,697.60


H. M. Kelso


1,681.86


W. F. Alden


1,738.44


F. P. Rich


1,615.46


M. I. Tyler


1,475.93


W. F. Wright


1,545.33


J. F. Mahoney


1,512.83


T. R. Daley


1,643.25


J. W. Macgillivrey


2,869.19


G. E. Halloran


2,086.67


258


TOWN OF WAKEFIELD


E. L. Brown


$1,722.07


D. W. Martin


1,727.48


W. D. Scott


1,722.07


Alexander McPhee


2,359.00


James Cameron


1,977.25


F. L. Champagne


2,084.08


Roger Seabury


2,132.04


William Muse


2,140.98


Matthew Burns


1,766.54


John Curran


1,816.40


John Scanlon


1,683.30


Michael Hourihan


1,585.67


E. T. Winslow


1,333.97


Patrick Quinn


1,963.27


Daniel Flynn


1,755.96


James McGrath


1,721.50


Joseph DeMarco


1,905.81


Thomas Hanright


1,741.71


Raymond White


1,692.77


John Collins


1,643.25


Martin Joyce


1,643.25


H. W. Seabury


1,591.74


Patrick Meade


1,558.13


Timothy Delaney


1,462.43


John Mohla


1,343.54


Donald Cockburn


1,406.25


John M. McKenna


2,277.50


J. Henry Morgan


1,561.25


Richard McGrail


1,029.03


Henry J. Morgan


1,581.50


C. O. Bayrd


521.67


John Keefe


800.61


Harold Gates


827.19


Antonio Martino


856.69


Maurice Clapp


724.13


J. F. Malonson


779.89


John T. Curran


804.87


Daniel Burbine


780.16


Various Persons


2,738.15


$89,603.03


UNPAID BILLS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1941


Election and Registration Account: Albion Diner $4.50


Health Department: Middlesex County Hospital $267.75


259


REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT


Soldiers' Relief :


Cataldo Pharmacy


$1.50


R. T. Anderson


2.00


Thomas Hickey Coal and Oil Co.


2.00


Sperber's Market


5.00


Ralph W. Daffinee M. D.


5.00


Morris Market


6.47


Middlesex Oil Co.


10.00


Economy Grocery Stores


11.00


Ira W. Richardson M. D.


11.50


Burwen Oil Corporation


12.00


John H. Holleran M. D.


44.00


Winchester Hospital


15.00


Edmand's Service Station


28.00


$153.47


Welfare Department-Outside Relief :


Unpaid Bills for 1938 City of Boston


$12.00


Unpaid Bills for 1939:


City of Boston


$455.96


Unpaid Bills for 1940:


City of Boston


$569.55


City of Everett


330.90


City of Gloucester


335.69


City of Lynn


281.42


City of Medford


229.25


City of Malden


1,039.52


City of Woburn


2.83


$2,789.16


Unpaid Bills for 1941 :


City of Boston


$207.84


Town of Concord


48.57


City of Everett


341.70


City of Lynn


212.23


City of Lowell


391.55


Commonwealth of Massachusetts


890.69


City of Medford


225.93


Town of North Reading


3.00


City of Somerville


33.89


$2,355.40


260


TOWN OF WAKEFIELD


UNPAID BILLS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1941 REQUIRING SPECIAL APPROPRIATION UNDER CHAPTER 179 ACTS OF 1941


Compensation Account:


Dr. George R. Murphy


$5.00


Dr. Ira W. Richardson 8.00


Dr. John H. Holleran


152.00


Dr. Irving Showstack


9.00


Dr. J. William Burke


11.00


Melrose Hospital Association


86.66


$271.66


Welfare Department:


Unpaid Bills for 1936:


Dr. Elwin H. Wells


$58.00


Unpaid Bills for 1937 :


Dr. Elwin H. Wells


$12.00


Unpaid Bills for 1938:


Dr. Elwin H. Wells


$32.00


Unpaid Bills for 1941 :


Reid's Market


$4.00


Morris Market


5.20


Municipal Light Dept.


7.80


Dr. L. Marshall Crosby


9.00


Dr. William Corcoran


10.00


Dr. Vernon A. Roach


20.00


John T. Stringer


100.00


$156.00


Health Department:


Massachusetts Memorial Hospital


$49.00


APPROPRIATIONS AND CHARGES TO ENTER TAX LEVY OF 1941


Appropriations (See Schedule)


$987,225.60


Less Transferred from Overlay Surplus $16,000.00


Less Appropriation from Sale of Lots and Graves Cemetery 2,556.00


$18,556.00


$968,669.60


State and Metropolitan Charges :


State Tax Auditing Municipal Accounts


$56,430.00 1,994.22


.


261


REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT


Charles River Basin


$1,815.82


Metropolitan Parks Reservation


5,121.99


Nantasket Beach Maintenance


412.18


Metropolitan Parks Boulevard


798.47


Metropolitan Planning Division


36.52


Metropolitan Sewerage North System


19,688.55


Smoke Inspection Service


229.53


Canterbury Street Highway


.20


$86,527.48


Underestimates State and Metropolitan Charges for 1940


$2.47


County Tax


32,294.32


Overlay for 1941


17,475.57


Abatements on Taxes for years 1916-17-18


38.68


$1,105,008.12


RECAPITULATION


Town Purposes


$959,386.91


State Purposes


86,529.95


County Tax


32,294.32


Hospital Tax


9,282.69


Overlay 1941


17,475.57


Abatements Taxes 1916-17-18


38.68


$1,105,008.12


AVAILABLE BALANCES NOT APPROPRIATED IN 1941


Chapter 90 Highway Maintenance 1940:


Balance January 1, 1941


$339.39


Payments Balance to Revenue


339.32


.07


$339.39


$339.39


Old Age Assistance-Federal Grant:


Balance January 1, 1941


$3,190.14


Receipts


51,699.40


Refunds


1,265.54


Payments


Balance to 1942


$55,724.71 430.37


$56,155.08


$56,155.08


262


TOWN OF WAKEFIELD


Old Age Assistance Administration-Federal Grant:


Balance January 1, 1941


$108.56


Receipts Refunds


1.55


Payments


$1,847.47


Balance to 1942


27.67


$1,875.14


$1,875.14


Aid to Dependent Children Federal Grant :-


Balance January 1, 1941


$77.50


Receipts


6,627.58


Refunds


18.50


Payments


$5,666.80


Balance to 1942


1,056.78


$6,723.58


$6,723.58


Aid to Dependent Children Administration- Federal Grant:


Balance January 1, 1941


$156.26


Receipts


650.56


Payments


$616.97


Balance to 1942


189.85


$806.82


$806.82


High School Seats for Auditorium:


Balance January 1, 1941


$433.01


Payments


$433.01


$433.01


$433.01


Reserve Fund:


Appropriation


$14,000.00


Transfers from Overlay Surplus


16,000.00


Transfers to:


W.P.A. Account


$18,300.00


Old Age Assistance


2,500.00


Sewer Connections


1,600.00


Meriam Street Sewer


1,500.00


Soldiers' Relief


1,375.00


Miscellaneous Account


697.75


Compensation Account


600.00


Fire Department Salaries


564.00


Election and Registration


540.00


Moth Department Expenses


500.00


Board of Appeal


460.00


Health Department Expense


400.00


1,765.03


263


REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT


Rifle Range Account


$300.00


Interest Account


300.00


Forest Warden


273.25


Town Clerk Expense


50.00


Building Inspector Expense


40.00


$30,000.00


$30,000.00


Dog Licenses:


Balance January 1, 1941


$69.60


Receipts


2,280.00


Payments to County Treasurer


$2,326.20


Balance to 1942


23.40


$2,349.60


$2,349.60


Repairs of Foreclosed Tax Title Property :


Balance January 1, 1941 (No payments in 1941)


$124.71


State Charges:


Abatement of Smoke Nuisance, over esti- mate carried forward to 1942 Care of Civil War Veterans, under estimate carried forward to 1942


$.65


$36.61


Metropolitan Charges:


Charles River Basin, under estimate carried forward to 1942


$40.29


Metropolitan Parks Loan, over estimate carried forward to 1942


$153.27


Metropolitan Planning Division; under es- timate carried forward to 1942 $29.67


Metropolitan Parks Boulevards, over esti- mate carried forward to 1942 Metropolitan Parks Nantasket, under esti- mate carried forward to 1942 $30.46


$.38


Metropolitan Sewerage Loan North Sys- tem, over estimate carried forward to 1942 $709.98


West Roxbury-Brookline Parkway, under estimate carried forward to 1942 $ .15


Willard Donnell Trust: Balance January 1, 1941 Income for 1941 Payments Balance available for 1942


$416.39


280.08


$137.89


558.58


$696.47 $696.47


264


TOWN OF WAKEFIELD


Antonio Muccio-On Account of Injuries :


Balance January 1, 1941 (No payments in 1941) $1,770.17


Water Street Playground-Additional Land:


Balance January 1, 1941 (No payments in 1941)


$100.00


Water Mains Extensions-Bond Issue : Balance January 1, 1941


$1,447.24


Payments


$1,447.24


$1,447.24


$1,447.24


Water Mains Relaying-Bond Issue:


Balance January 1, 1941 Payments Balance to 1942


$1,901.21


150.23


$2,051.44


$2,051.44


Sewer Construction-Brook Avenue, Lowell Street, Walton Lane:


Balance January 1, 1941


$5,258.54


Transfer to White Circle Sewer


$1,000.00


Transfer to Pine Hill Circle Sewer


3,354.66


Payments


903.88


$5,258.54


$5,258.54


Sewer Construction-Walden Road and Chris- tofaro Street:


Balance January 1, 1941


$1,645.34


Transfer to Pine Hill Circle Sewer


$1,645.34


$1,645.34


$1,645.34


Temporary Loans-Anticipation of Revenue :


Balance January 1, 1941 Loans during 1941 Payments during 1941


$300,000.00


400,000.00


$400,000.00


Balance to 1942


300,000.00


$700,000.00


$700,000.00


Temporary Loans-Anticipation Highway Re- imbursements : Balance January 1, 1941 $2,000.00


$2,051.44


REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT


265


Loans during 1941 Payments during 1941 Balance to 1942


$17,000.00


$2,000.00


17,000.00


$19,000.00


$19,000.00


Premium on Notes and Bonds:


Balance January 1, 1941


$830.58


Payment applied on Maturing Water Bonds


$423.77


Payment applied on Maturing Sewer Bonds


406.81


$830.58


$830.58


Sale of Real Estate:


Balance January 1, 1941


$2,480.13


Tax Title Possessions sold in 1941


1,275.00


Appropriation to Sewer Construction


$2,480.13


Balance available for appropriation


1,275.00


$3,755.13


$3,755.13


Sale of Lots and Graves-Cemetery:


Balance January 1, 1941


$7,947.00


Receipts for 1941


1,538.00


Appropriation for Cemetery Dpeartment


$2,556.00


Balance available for appropriation


6,929.00


$9,485.00


$9,485.00


Analyses of Light Department Accounts:


Operation Account:


Balance January 1, 1941


$36,231.43


Transfers from Depreciation


$42,414.92


Transfers from Fire Alarm Account


1,505.37


Transfers from Construction Account


13,731.43


Receipts


359,405.94


Payments


$326,452.31


Transfer to Revenue


22,500.00


Transfer to Construction Account


13,731.43


Transfers to Depreciation Account


52,420.65


Balance to 1942 Account


38,184.70


$453,289.09


$453,289.09


Construction Account :


Transfer from Operation Account 1940


$13,731.43


Transfers to Operation Account 1941


$13,731.43


$13,731.43


$13,731.43


266


TOWN OF WAKEFIELD


Depreciation Account: Balance January 1, 1941 Transfers from Operation Account Transfers to Operation Account Balance to 1942 Account


$37,060.25 52,420.65


$41,928.20 47,552.70


$89,480.90


$89,480.90


Fire Alarm, Police Signal, Traffic Lights: Appropriation


$2,000.00


Transfers to Light Dept. Operation Account


$1,992.09


Balance to Revenue


7.91


$2,000.00


$2,000.00


Guarantee Deposits Account:


Cash on Hand January 1, 1941


$47,968.39


Receipts


11,075.86


Payments


$7,012.39


Balance, Cash on Hand, December 31, 1941


52,031.96


$59,044.25


$59,044.25


I have examined the above account and the balance is invested as follows:


Wakefield Savings Bank


$32,793.10


Wakefield Trust Co .- Savings Dept.


13,418.72


Wakefield Trust Co .- Checking Account


5,820.04


$52,031.86


CHARLES C. COX,


Town Accountant.


RECEIVABLES


Taxes 1932:


Disclaimers by Collector


$290.34


Abatements Cash


$136.21


154.13


$290.34


$290.34


Taxes 1933:


Disclaimer by Collector


Abatement


Cash


$218.84


$87.31


131.53


$218.84 $218.84


267


REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT


Taxes 1935:


Outstanding January 1, 1941


Abatements


Outstanding December 31, 1941


$242.08


$173.40


68.68


$242.08


$242.08


Taxes 1936:


Outstanding January 1, 1941


$349.00


Disclaimer by Collector


137.28


Cash


$151.36


Outstanding December 31, 1941


334.92


$486.28


$486.28


Taxes 1937:


Outstanding January 1, 1941


$781.56


Disclaimer by Collector


137.56


Cash


$268.69


Outstanding December 31, 1941


649.43


$919.12


$919.12


Taxes 1938:


Outstanding January 1, 1941


$2,093.73


Disclaimer by Collector


142.12


Refund


.41


Abatements


$2.82


Cash


1,299.82


Outstanding December 31, 1941


933.68


$2,236.32


$2,236.32


Real Estate Taxes 1939:


Outstanding January 1, 1941


$71,679.20


Disclaimer by Collector


142.88


Refunds


348.72


Abatements


$688.29


Certificate of Tax Takings Cash


759.52


70,722.99


$72,170.80


$72,170.80


Personal Property Taxes 1939:


Outstanding January 1, 1941


$1,592.51


Abatements


$2.82


Cash


454.21


Outstanding December 31, 1941


1,135.48


$1,592.51


$1,592.51


268


TOWN OF WAKEFIELD


Real Estate Taxes 1940:


Outstanding January 1, 1941


Disclaimer by Collector


$201,272.16 86.32


Adjustment Tax Titles


219.30


Refunds


479.14


Abatements


$743.98


Credits to Collector


10,986.30


Cash


143,503.29


Outstanding December 31, 1941


46,823.35


$202,056.92


$202,056.92


Personal Property Taxes 1940:


Outstanding January 1, 1941


$5,270.58


Refund


1.72


Abatements


$214.14


Cash


3,251.64


Outstanding December 31, 1941


1,806.52


$5,272.30


$5,272.30


Real Estate Taxes 1941:


Commitment


$636,253.18


Refunds


2,256.92


Abatements


$8,644.46


Credit to Collector


6,005.10


Cash


479,133.21


Outstanding December 31, 1941


144,727.33


$638,510.10


$638,510.10


Personal Property Taxes 1941:


Commitment ,


$30,747.98


Refunds


457.20


Abatements


$792.86


Cash


25,749.42


Outstanding December 31, 1941


4,662.90


$31,205.18


$31,205.18


Poll Taxes 1936:


Outstanding January 1, 1941


$668.00


Abatements


$10.00


Cash


60.00


Outstanding December 31, 1941


598.00


$668.00 $668.00


269


REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT


Poll Taxes 1937:


Outstanding January 1, 1941 Abatements Cash


$920.00


$8.00


60.00


Outstanding December 31, 1941


852.00


$920.00


$920.00


Poll Taxes 1938:


Outstanding January 1, 1941


$974.00


Abatements


$18.00


Cash


80.00


Outstanding December 31, 1941


876.00


$974.00


$974.00


Poll Taxes 1939:


Outstanding January 1, 1941


$1,102.00


Abatements


$8.00


Cash


106.00


Outstanding December 31, 1941


988.00


$1,102.00


$1,102.00


Poll Taxes 1940:


Outstanding January 1, 1941


$1,530.00


Abatements


$84.00


Cash


468.00


Outstanding December 31, 1941


978.00


$1,530.00


$1,530.00


Poll Taxes 1941:


Commitments


$10,594.00


Refunds


8.00


Adjustment Entry


2.00


Abatements


$980.00


Cash


9,108.00


Outstanding December 31, 1941


876.00


$10,964.00


$10,964.00


Motor Vehicle Excise Tax 1935:


Outstanding January 1, 1941 Cash


$5.29


$5.29


$5.29


$5.29;


270


TOWN OF WAKEFIELD


Motor Vehicle Excise Tax 1936:


Outstanding January 1, 1941 Abatements Cash


$1,322.64


$80.78


105.54


Outstanding December 31, 1941


1,136.32


$1,322.64


$1,322.64


Motor Vehicle Excise Tax 1937:


Outstanding January 1, 1941 Abatements


$1,578.87


$34.24


Cash


136.04


Outstanding December 31, 1941


1,408.59


$1,578.87


$1,578.87


Motor Vehicle Excise Tax 1938:


Outstanding January 1, 1941


$505.17


Abatements


$41.01


Cash


22.76


Outstanding December 31, 1941


441.40


$505.17


$505.17


Motor Vehicle Excise Tax 1939:


Outstanding January 1, 1941


$310.96


Abatements


$2.16


Cash


6.00


Outstanding December 31, 1941


302.80


$310.96


$310.96


Motor Vehicle Excise Tax 1940:


Outstanding January 1, 1941


$914.90


Commitment


366.63


Refunds


55.87


Abatements


$92.77


Cash


951.00


Outstanding December 31, 1941


193.63


$1,237.40


$1,237.40


Motor Vehicle Excise Tax 1941:


Commitments


$41,930.04


Refunds


1,704.64


Abatements


$3,432.33


Cash


39,134.07


Outstanding December 31, 1941


1,068.28


$43,634.68


$43,634.68


REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT


271


Betterment Assessments 1933: Disclaimer by Collector Cash


$6.27


$6.27


$6.27


$6.27


Betterment Assessments 1939: Outstanding January 1, 1941 Abatements Cash


$569.20


$18.00


551.20


$569.20


$569.20


Betterment Assessments 1940:


Outstanding January 1, 1941 Credit to Collector Cash


$2,045.77


$129.49


1,341.91


Outstanding December 31, 1940


574.37


$2,045.77


$2,045.77


Betterment Assessments 1941:


Commitment


$5,659.08


Credit to Collector Cash


3,763.79


Outstanding December 31, 1941


1,698.80


$5,659.08


$5,659.08


Betterment Assessments Not Apportioned :


Outstanding January 1, 1941


$20,801.70


Commitments


21,261.55


Refunds


8.66


Abatements


$866.44


Apportionments Cash


7,707.56


Outstanding December 31, 1941


15,489.23


$42,071.91


$42,071.91


Betterment Assessments Apportioned :


Outstanding January 1, 1941


$20,896.83


Apportionments


18,008.69


Adjustment Entry


9.77


Commitment to Collector


$5,659.08


Payments in Full


1,000.72


Outstanding December 31, 1941


32,255.48


$38,915.28 $38,915.28


$196.49


18,008.68


272


TOWN OF WAKEFIELD


Sewer Assessments 1931 :


Disclaimer by Collector Abatements Adjustment Entry (Payment)


$801.97


$301.97 500.00


$801.97


$801.97


Sewer Assessments 1932:


Disclaimer by Collector Abatements


$47.75


$47.75


$47.75


$47.75


Sewer Assessments 1933:


Disclaimer by Collector Cash


$17.67


$17.67


$17.67


$17.67


Sewer Assessments 1939:


Outstanding January 1, 1941 Cash


$545.13


$545.13


$545.13


$545.13


Sewef Assessments 1940:


Outstanding Janauary 1, 1941


Outstanding January 1, 1941


$1,865.82


Credit to Collector


$442.09


Cash


1,075.76


Outstanding December 31, 1941


347.97


$1,865.82


$1,865.82


Sewer Assessments 1941:


Commitment


$3,504.15


Credit to Collector


$36.87


Cash


2,347.11


Outstanding December 31, 1941


1,120.17


$3,504.15


$3,504.15


Sewer Assessments Not Apportioned:


Outstanding January 1, 1941


$363.77


Commitments


39,350.92


Adjustment Entry (Payment)


500.00


Abatements


$8,277.60


Cash


3,062.46


Outstanding December 31, 1941


28,874.63


$40,214.69


$40,214.69


1


273


REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT


Sewer Assessments Apportioned:


Outstanding January 1, 1941 Adjustment Entry Committed to Collector Payments in Full Outstanding December 31, 1941


$12,999.96 26.72


$3,504.15 469.03 9,053.50


$13,026.68


$13,026.68


Moth Assessments 1936:


Disclaimer by Collector Cash


$.50


$.50


$.50


$.50


Moth Assessments 1938:


Disclaimer by Collector Refund


3.00


$3.00


.50


$3.50


$3.50


Moth Assessments 1939:


Outstanding January 1, 1941 Adjustment Entry Cash


$104.64


3.00


$107.64


$107.64


$107.64


Moth Assessments 1940:


Outstanding January 1, 1941 Credit to Collector Cash


$131.55


11.25


96.67


Outstanding December 31, 1941


23.63


$131.55


$131.55


Moth Assessments 1941:


Commitment Credit to Collector Cash


$878.42


$14.25


636.15


Outstanding December 31, 1941


228.02


$878.42 $878.42


Adjustment Entry Cash


$.50


274


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Committed Interest 1939:


Outstanding January 1, 1941 Abatements Cash


$339.14


$9.17 329.97


$339.14


$339.14


Committed Interest 1940:


Outstanding January 1, 1941


$1,068.63


$73.69


Credit to Collector Cash


749.64


Outstanding December 31, 1941


245.30


$1,068.63


$1,068.63


Committed Interest 1941 :


Commitment


$2,924.93


Credit to Collector


$79.08


Cash


1,940.91


Outstanding December 31, 1941


904.94


$2,924.93


$2,924.93


Tax Titles :


Outstanding January 1, 1941


$86,015.95


Credits to Collector


17,974.61


Certificate of Tax Taking


973.87


Refund to Collector


207.22


Disclaimers


$2,206.77


Abatements prior years


88.65


Foreclosure


1,513.01


Adjustment Entry


219.30


Cash


21,101.95


Outstanding December 31, 1941


80,041.97


$105,171.65


$105,171.65


Tax Title Possessions:


Outstanding January 1, 1941


$3,129.28


Foreclosure (W. H. & E. P. Hall)


1,513.01


Sale of Property :


Melvin Street


$497.39


Vernon Street


622.82


Elm Square


1,513.01


Outstanding December 31, 1941


2,009.07


$4,642.29


$4,642.29


275


REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT


Sale of Real Estate:


Balance January 1, 1941


$2,480.13


Property Sold :


Melvin Street


$725.00


Vernon Street


50.00


Elm Square


500.00


Appropriation to Sewer Construction


$2,480.13


Balance Available for 1942


1,275.00


$3,755.13


$3,755.13


Accounts Receivable-School Department:


Outstanding January 1, 1941


$5,935.36


Commitment


21,704.82


Cash


$27,601.68


Outstanding December 31, 1941


38.50


$27,640.18


$27,640.18


Accounts Receivable-Welfare Outside Relief :


Outstanding January 1, 1941


$5,691.67


Commitments


3,500.95


Abatements


$2,791.48


Cash


4,518.69


Outstanding December 31, 1941


1,882.45


$9,192.62


$9,192.62


Accounts Receivable-Welfare Old Age Assistance :


Outstanding January 1, 1941


$3,404.25


Commitments


39,799.59


Disallowances restored


463.50


Cash


$42,653.54


Disallowances -- State


647.20


Outstanding December 31, 1941


366.50


$43,667.34


$43,667.34


Accounts Receivable-Welfare-Aid to Dependent Children :


Outstanding January 1, 1941


$1,647.21


Commitments


3,182.13


Cash


$4,194.51


Disallowances-State


381.00


Outstanding December 31, 1941


253.83


$4,829.34 $4,829.34


276


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Accounts Receivable-Health Department:


Outstanding January 1,1941 Commitments Cash Outstanding December 31, 1941


$6,479.93 6,543.43


$14.00


13,009.36


$13,023.36


$13,023.36


Commonwealth of Massachusetts-State Aid:


Due from State Account of 1940


$1,395.00


Cash


$1,395.00


Due from State Account of 1941


1,535.00


Outstanding December 31, 1941


1,535.00


$2,930.00


$2,930.00


Commonwealth of Massachusetts-Military Aid:


Due from State Account of 1940


Cash


Due from State Account of 1941


838.75


Outstanding December 31, 1941


838.75


$1,731.75


$1,731.75


Commonwealth of Massachusetts-Soldiers' Burials:


Due from State Account of 1941


$100.00


Outstanding December 31, 1941


$100.00


$100.00


$100.00


State Aid-Highways:


Balance due from State 1940


$157.62


Allotment from State for Maintenance 1941


1,000.00


Allotment from State for Lowell Street 1941 Cash


10,000.00


Outstanding December 31, 1941


$6,701.42 4,456.20


$11,157.62


$11,157.62


County Aid-Highways:


Balance due from County 1940


$157.62


Allotment from County for Maintenance 1941


1,000.00


Allotment from County for Lowell St. 1941 Cash Outstanding December 31, 1941


5,000.00


$3,926.38


2,231.24


$6,157.62 $6,157.62


$893.00


$893.00


277


REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT


Accounts Receivable-Light Department:


Outstanding January 1, 1941


Commitments Cash


$359,405.94


Discounts, Interest etc. Outstanding December 31, 1941


61,169.02


20,575.89


$441,150.85


$441,150.85


Water Rates:


Outstanding January 1, 1941


$1,892.36


Commitments


86,305.84


Cash Refunds


26.20


Abatements


$318.09


Refunds


26.20


Cash


86,658.35


Outstanding December 31, 1941


1,221.76


$88,224.40


$88,224.40


Water Services:


Outstanding January 1, 1941


$605.17


Commitment


3,841.33


Abatements


$4.80


Cash


3,888.57


Outstanding December 31, 1941


553.13


$4,446.50


$4,446.50


Sewer Connection Deposits:


Cash Blance January 1, 1941


$246.00


Cash Received


7,099.79


Cost of Connections


$5,865.23


Cash Returned


1,263.25


Balance, Cash on Hand December 31, 1941


217.31


$7,345.79


$7,345.79


Overlay 1932:


Abatements


$136.21


Deficit to 1942 Tax Levy


$136.21


$136.21


$136.21


Overlay 1933: Abatements Deficit to 1942 Tax Levy


$87.31


$87.31


$87.31 $87.31


$22,381.25 418,769.60


278


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Overlay 1935:


Balance January 1, 1941 Abatements Balance, December 31, 1941


$242.08


$173.40


68.68


$242.08


$244.08


Overlay 1936:


Balance January 1, 1941 Abatements


$10.00


Transfer to Overlay Surplus


74.08


Balance December 31, 1941


932.92


$1,017.00


$1,017.00


Overlay 1937:


Balance January 1, 1941 Abatements


$8.00


Transfer to Overlay Surplus


192.13


Balance December 31, 1941


1,501.43


$1,701.56


$1,701.56


Overlay 1938:


Balance January 1, 1941 Abatements


$20.82


Transfers to Overlay Surplus


1,237.29


Balance December 31, 1941


1,809.68


$3,067.79


$3,067.79


Overlay 1939:


Balance January 1, 1941 Abatements


$9,148.18


$699.11


Transfer to Overlay Surplus


6,325.59


Balance December 31, 1941


2,123.48


$9,148.18


$9,148.18


Overlay 1940: Balance January 1, 1941 Abatements Balance December 31, 1941


$14,547.70


$1,045.56


13,502.14


$14,547.70 $14,547.70


$1,017.00


$1,701.56


$3,067.79


279


REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT


Overlay 1941: Commitment Adjustment Entry Abatements Balance December 31, 1941


$17,475.57 2.00


$10,417.32


7,060.25


$17,477.57


$17,477.57


Overlay Surplus-Reserve Fund:


Balance, January 1, 1941


$16,431.57


Transfer to Reserve Fund


$16,000.00


Transfer from Overlay 1936-37-38-39


7,829.09


Balance December 31, 1941


8,260.66


$24,260.66


$24,260.66


Excess and Deficiency :


Balance January 1, 1941


$127,360.12


Refund-Water Department 1940


2.90


Refund Old Age Ass't. 1940


78.00


Refund Town Clerk 1949


.25


Refund Welfare 1940


55.78


Disclaimers Tax Titles


1,155.34


Adjustment Entry-Tax Titles


219.30


Tax Title Redemptions


21,101.95


Excess Revenue for 1941


25,962.78


Free Cash to Revenue


$35,000.00


Credits to Collector


16,991.40


Certification of Tax Takings


973.87


Adjustment Tax Redemptions


207.22


Balance December 31, 1941


122,763.93


$175,936.42


$175,936.42


Trust Fund Account


Cash on hand January 1, 1941 Funds Set Up in 1941


$58,279.64 1,905.00 1,241.75


Interest for 1941


Interest transferred to Library


$307.03


Interest transferred to Park Department


65.35


Payments 1941


818.82


Cash on Hand December 31, 1941


60,235.19


$61,426.39


$61,426.39


ANALYSIS


Name of Fund


Trust Fund


Accumulated Interest Jan. 1, 1941 $4,679.39


Interest for 1941


$1,237.91


Payments or Transfers 1941 $1,191.20


Funds and Interest Dec. 31, 1941 $58,326.37


Total of all funds as reported January 1, 1941


$53,600.27


For details of funds prior to 1940 see Treasurer's Report


New funds set up in 1941 :


Anne F. Barry


50.00


50.00


Humphrey Collins


50.00


.08


50.08


John J. Cotter


75.00


.13


75.13


280


TOWN OF WAKEFIELD


1941 INDEBTEDNESS ACCOUNT


Outstanding January 1, 1941 Payments 1941 Outstanding December 31, 1941


$407,500.00


฿89,500.00 318,000.00


$407,500.00


$407,500.00


RECAPITULATION


Sewers


$99,000.00


Schools


34,000.00


Water


153,000.00


Light


20,000.00


Street


12,000.00


$318,000.00


INDEBTEDNESS ACCOUNT-DUE 1942 TO 1954 INCLUSIVE


Loans


Outstanding


Due


Due 1943


Due 1944


Due 1945


Due 1946


Due 1947


Due 1948


Due 1949


Due


Due


Due


Due


Sewer Loan 1924


$8,000


$1,000


$1,000


$1,000


$1,000


$1,000


$1,000


$1,000


$1,000




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