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$ 37,793.10
Wakefield Trust Company-Savings Department
13,418.72
Wakefield Trust Company-Checking Account
3,368.38
$ 54,580.20
CHARLES C. COX, Town Accountant
RECEIVABLES-Balances as of December 31, 1942
Taxes 1936
$ 77.44
Taxes 1937
163.80
Taxes 1938
211.48
Real Estate Tax 1941
27,768.38
Real Estate Tax 1942
106,092.30
Personal Property Tax 1939
610.40
Personal Property Tax 1940
724.22
Personal Property Tax 1941
497.42
Personal Property Tax 1942
2,818.09
Poll Tax 1936
202.00
Poll Tax 1937
458.00
Poll Tax 1938
454.00
Poll Tax 1939
486.00
Poll Tax 1940
618.00
Poll Tax 1941
480.00
Poll Tax 1942
472.00
$142,133.53
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
265
Excise Tax 1936
$ 837.62
Excise Tax 1937
1,001.94
Excise Tax 1938
330.92
Excise Tax 1939
214.36
Excise Tax 1940
171.25
Excise Tax 1941
226.48
Excise Tax 1942
413.40
$ 3,195.97
Betterment Assessments 1941
$ 419.98
Betterment Assessments 1942
1,600.07
Sewer Assessments 1941
226.25
Sewer Assessments 1942
1,324.64
Moth Assessments 1941
40.75
Moth Assessments 1942
214.85
Betterment Assessments Not Apportioned
4,635.98
Betterment Assessments Apportioned
36,688.47
Sewer Assessments Not Apportioned
804.53
Sewer Assessments Apportioned
32,264.26
Committed Interest 1941
209.40
Committed Interest 1942
720.65
$ 79,149.83
Departmental Accounts:
School Department
$ 84.40
Welfare Department-Temporary Aid
647.70
Welfare Department-Old Age Assistance
2,397.43
Welfare Department-Aid to Dependent Children
6,059.92
Health Department
4,960.70
Commonwealth of Massachusetts-State Aid
2,260.00
Commonwealth of Massachusetts-Military Aid
425.00
Commonwealth of Massachusetts-Soldiers' Burials
100.00
Light Department
26,086.50
Water Department-Water Rates
1,627.76
Water Department-Water Services
435.56
$ 45,084.97
State Aid-Highways $ 615.52
County Aid-Highways
615.52
$ 1,231.04
OTHER BALANCES AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1942
Overlay 1936
$ 279.44
Overlay 1937 Overlay 1938
621.80
665.48
266
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Overlay 1939
1,096.40
Overlay 1940
1,342.22
Overlay 1941
5,683.85
Overlay 1942
15,359.70
$ 25,048.89
Overlay Surplus Reserve Fund: Balance January 1, 1942
$ 8,260.66
Transfer to Reserve Fund
$ 8,000.00
Transfer from Overlay 1935-36-37-38-39-40
14,055.93
Transfer from Reserve Fund
8,000.00
Balance December 31, 1942
22,316.59
$ 30,316.59
$ 30,316.59
Tax Titles: :
Outstanding January 1, 1942
$ 80,041.97
Credits to Collector
6,247.82
Certificate of Tax Takings Refund to Collector
167.20
Disclaimer
$ 9.98
Foreclosure
872.97
Cash Outstanding December 31, 1942
5,427.95
80,846.34
$ 87,157.24 $ 87,157.24
Tax Title Possessions: Outstanding January 1, 1942
$
2,009.07
Foreclosure (Hawkesworth property)
902.97
$ 902.97
Sale of Property-Forest Street Outstanding December 31, 1942
2,009.07
$ 2,912.04 $ 2,912.04
Sewer Connection Deposits: Cash Balance January 1, 1942 Cash Received Cost of Connections Cash Returned Balance, Cash on Hand December 31, 1942
$
217.31
4,999.27
$ 4,158.71
1,001.24
56.63
$ 5,216.58 $ 5,216.58
700.25
267
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Excess and Deficiency :
Balance January 1, 1942
$122,763.93
Refund-School Department 1941
40.63
Refund-Treasurer-Tax Titles 1941 Disclaimers Tax Titles
240.00
9.98
Tax Title Redemptions
5,260.75
Excess Revenue for 1942
87,671.08
Free Cash to Revenue
$ 20,000.00
Credits to Collector
5,880.01
Certification of Tax Takings
699.75
Sale of Cemetery Lot-1934
10.00
Adjustment Chap. 90 Maint. 1940-1941
12.56
Balance December 31, 1942
189,384.05
$215,986.37
$215,986.37
Trust Fund Account
Cash on hand January 1, 1942 Funds Set Up in 1942
$ 60,235.19 2,030.00
Interest for 1942
1,286.83
Interest transferred to Library
$ 304.50
Interest transferred to Park Department
65.35
666.24
Payments 1942 Cash on Hand December 31, 1942
62,515.93
$ 63,552.02
$ 63,552.02
ANALYSIS
Name of Fund
Trust Fund
Accumulated Interest Jan. 1, 1942
Interest
Payments or
Funds and Interest
for 1942
Transfers 1942 Dec. 31, 1942
Total of all funds as reported Jan. 1, 1942
For details of funds prior to 1942 see Treasurer's Report.
New funds set up in 1942:
$ 55,506.26
$ 4,728.93
$ 1,283.65
$ 1,036.09
$ 60,482.75
Salvatore Alleca
15.00
15.00
Tazewell B. Amiss
15.00
03
15.03
Randall Anderson
50.00
50.00
Mary Barnard
15.00
15.00
Mary Bernard
15.00
.13
15.13
Nellie E. Black
100.00
.17
100.17
Helen Bowen
30.00
.25
30.25
Gray B. Brockbank
75.00
75.00
268
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
1942 Indebtedness Account
Outstanding January 1, 1942 Borrowed 1942 Payments 1942 Outstanding December 31, 1942
$318,000.00 50,000.00
$ 74,000.00 294,000.00
$368,000.00
$368,000.00
RECAPITULATION
Sewers
$ 83,500.00
Schools
9,500.00
Highways
10,000.00
Light
11,000.00
Water
180,000.00
$294,000.00
INDEBTEDNESS ACCOUNT - DUE 1943 TO 1954 INCLUSIVE
Loans
Outstanding
Due
Due
Due
Due
Due
Due
Due
Due
Due
Due
Due
Due
Dec. 31, 1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
Sewer Loan 1924
$ 7,000
$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
Sewer Loan 1925
8,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
$1,000
Sewer Loan 1929
8,000
4,000
4,000
Sewer Loan 1937
22,500
4,500
4,500
4,500
4,500
4,500
Sewer Loan 1940
38,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
3,000
Greenwood School Loan 1923
9,500
9,500
Street Loan
10,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
Water Loan 1923
1,000
1,000
Water Loan 1925
2,000
1,000
1,000
8,000
8,000
8,000
Water Mains Loan 1939
38,000
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 Relaying Loan 1940
40,000
5.000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
Water Mains Ext. Loan 1939
2,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
3,000
2,000
· Water Mains Ext. Loan 1942
5,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
Light Dept. Loan 1923-First Issue
2,500
2,500
Light Dept. Loan 1923-Second Issue
1,500
1,500
Light Dept. Loan 1924
4,000
2,000
2,000
Light Dept. Loan 1925
3,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
$294,000
$63,000
$47,500
$39,500
$35,500
$35,500
$20,000
$20,000
$17,000
$6,000
$5,000
$3,000
$2,000
Water Loan 1927
40,000
8,000
8,000
Water Loan 1930
4,000
2,000
1,000
1,000
Water Mains Ext. Loan 1940
3,000
1,000
1,000
Water Loan 1942
45,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
-
Rose Bonito John F. Coakley
30.00
30.00
50.00
.08
50.08
Charles A. Copeland
75.00
75.00
Jane Curtis
30.00
30.00
Anna Cusato
45.00
45.00
Mrs. John Cotter
15.00
15.00
Clara M. Cadogan
50.00
50.00
Hazel R. Cunningham
60.00
60.00
Nicholas DiDonatis
15.00
10
15.10
Joseph Arthur Dingle
30.00
.15
30.15
Jeremiah Doucette
30.00
30.00
Alice Donaldson
30.00
30.00
Harry H. Denning
50.00
50.00
Catherine Eldredge
15.00
.03
15.03
Elliott C. and Carolyn Farwell
50.00
50.00
Annie E. Geary
15.00
.13
15.13
Soren Halvorson
30.00
30.00
Walter Kurowski
15.00
.08
15.08
Emil Lindahl
15.00
.10
15.10
Elizabeth C. Laughlin
15.00
.13
15.13
Amelia Longo
30.00
30.00
Dolora N. Locasse
15.00
15.00
Hazel A. Mclaughlin
50.00
.08
50.08
John Maroney
50.00
50.00
Martha Muse
30.00
30.00
Margaret Muise
30.00
30.00
Laura McBay
50.00
50.00
Ella S. Nelson
15.00
.03
15.03
Sophie O'Soro
30.00
30.00
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
269
Warren and George C. Page
50.00
50.00
Dominic Pasquale
75.00
75.00
Samuel F. Ramsey
15.00
.03
15.03
John Reid and Alice VanArman
50.00
.08
50.08
Michael Roberto
50.00
.25
50.25
Ida L. Rogers
15.00
.13
15.13
Chester Robbins
45.00
45.00
James Roberto
100.00
100.00
Urhen J. Smith
15.00
.08
15.08
Lillian M. Stanley
50.00
.08
50.08
Dorothy Stewart
15.00
15.00
Marshall Smith
30.00
30.00
Anna Szabsda
50.00
50.00
Elizabeth Vasey
50.00
.42
50.42
Isaac W. DeVito
30.00
30.00
Albert C. and Edith Waterman
50.00
.42
50.42
Katherine Whipling
30.00
.20
30.20
Ernest B. Wright
30.00
30.00
$ 57,536.26
$ 4,728.93
$ 1,286.83
$ 1,036.09
$ 62,515.93
270
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
1
Appropriation Accounts 1942
Bonds Issued
Appro- priations
Additions
Expended
Balances
GENERAL GOVERNMENT:
Moderator
$ 25.00
$ 25.00
Selectmen-Salaries of Board
500.00
500.00
Salary of Clerk
475.00
475.00
Other Expense
1,550.00
R$
40.00
1,586.58
$ 3.42
Accounting-Salary of Accountant
2,650.00
2,650.00
Salary of Clerk
561.58
561.58
Other Expense
450.00
415.82
34.18
Treasurer-Salary of Treasurer
1,000.00
1,000.00
Salary of Paymaster
410.00
410.00
Tax Titles
1,000.00
A 4.00
314.06
689.94
Other Expense
1,200.00
R
150.00
1,186.37
163.63
Collector-Salary of Collector
1,595.00
1,595.00
Salaries of Clerks
1,804.17
1,804.17
Other Expense
1,525.00
R
5.00
1,529.94
06
Assessors-Salaries of Board
2,900.00
2,900.00
Salaries of Clerks
4,016.83
3,991.82
25.01
Other Expense
630.00
- 614.37
15.63
Legal Dept .- Salary of Town Counsel
1,000.00
1,000.00
Other Expense
1,000.00
691.80
308.20
Town Clerk-Salary of Town Clerk
2,000.00
2,000.00
Clerk Hire
884.00
884.00
Other Expense
300.00
R
99.00
386.56
12.44
Vital Statistics
125.00
85.50
39.50
271
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Election and Registration Salaries of Registrars Assistant Registrars
425.00
420.49
4.51
550.00
550.00
Election Officers
1,372.00
1,260.00
112.00
Clerk Hire
775.00
775.00
Other Expense
1,000.00
R 353.00
1,342.98
10.02
Unpaid Bills
4.50
4.50
Town Hall-Salaries of Janitors
2,600.00
2,513.43
86.57
Other Expense
2,900.00
R 200.00
3,075.59
24.41
Fire Loss
700.00
533.00
167.00
Lafayette Building-Salaries of Janitors
1,500.67
1,500.67
Other Expense
1,400.00
1,397.04
2.96
Carpenter and Painting Special
300.00
257.00
43.00
$ 41,128.75
$ 851.00
$ 40,237.27
$ 1,742.48
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY :
Police-Salary of Chief
$ 3,000.00
$ 3,000.00
Salary of Lieutenant
2,700.00
2,700.00
Salaries of Sergeants
4,800.00
4,800.00
Salaries Regular Patrolmen
28,470.00
28,226.58
$ 243.42
Salary of Clerk
939.00
939.00
Pension-G. V. Stanley
1,095.00
1,095.00
Other Expense
5,700.00
R$
1,092.00
6,131.44
660.56
Fire-Salary of Chief
2,700.00
2,700.00
Salary of Captain
2,400.00
2,400.00
Salary of Lieutenant
2,275.00
2,275.00
Salaries Regular Firemen
24,090.00
24,006.00
84.00
272
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
-
Other Expense Central Station Repairs Greenwood Station Repairs
6,900.00
6,122.91
777.09
500.00
321.47
178.53
800.00
367.14
432.86
Hydrant Rental
9,475.00
9,475.00
Moth-Salary of Supt.
2,300.00
2,300.00
Wages Other Employees
4,300.00
4,140.03
159.97
Other Expense
1,000.00
999.20
80
Tree Warden-Shade Trees
100.00
100.00
Building Inspector-Salary
1,800.00
1,800.00
Auto Allowance
150.00
150.00
Expense
75.00
73.78
1.22
Sealer Weights and Measures-Salary
650.00
650.00
Truck Allowance
200.00
200.00
Expense
25.00
20.65
4.35
Dog Officer-Salary
600.00
600.00
Animal Inspector-Salary
300.00
300.00
Forest Warden
150.00
149.75
25
Forest Warden-Patrol
300.00
300.00
Wire Inspector-Salary
300.00
300.00
Compensation Account
1,500.00
1,113.33
386.67
Unpaid Bills
271.66
271.66
$109,865.66
$ 1,092.00
$107,627.94
$ 3,329.72
HEALTH AND SANITATION:
Health-Salaries of Board Salary of Agent
$ 300.00
$ 266.67
$ 33.33
500.00
500.00
Salary of Nurse
1,560.00
1,530.25
29.75
Salary Milk Inspector
500.00
500.00
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
273
Salary Plumbing Inspector Other Expense
500.00
500.00
10,000.00
7,775.40
2,224.60
360.75
360.75
Unpaid Bills
1
67.00
67.00
Care of Dumps
1,760.00
1,757.27
2.73
Garbage Collection
5,000.00
5,000.00
Sewer-Salary of Superintendent
288.45
288.45
Salaries of Clerks
265.00
265.00
Salary of Paymaster
50.00
50.00
Maintenance Other Expense
6,000.00
5,926.43
73.57
Sewer Connections
4,000.00
3,413.36
586.64
Sewer Construction-Meriam Street, Robin Road
B$
18.52
18.52
Robert Street
5,000.00
4,669.86
330.14
Forest Street
3,000.00
2,669.99
330.01
Stedman Street
550.00
466.13
83.87
Crystal Lake Park
R
2,700.00
2,465.42
234.58
$ 39,701.20
$ 2,718.52
$ 38,471.98
$ 3,947.74
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT:
General Highways:
Salary of Superintendent
675.00
$ 675.00
Salary of Acting Superintendent
2,169.37
B$
157.80
2,327.17
Salary of Timekeeper
342.00
342.00
Salary of Clerk
1,304.17
1,304.17
H
157.80
Other Expense
45,900.00
1
A 192.15
33,870.08
12,064.27
Lakeside Sidewalk
1,500.00
1,463.82
36.18
Main Street Resurfacing
B
922.82
H
922.82
274
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Chapter 90 Lowell Street Const. 1941 Chapter 90-Maintenance 1942 Parking Area Construction Drainage Easements
H 3,433.16
-
B
4,434.12
1,000.96
1,000.00
L
2,000.00
1,861.57
1,138.43
B
922.82
922.82
25.00
25.00
$ 52,915.54
$ 8,629.71
$47,358.55
$ 14,186.70
FEDERAL PROJECTS: W. P. A. Projects-General
B
1,226.30
$ 10,000.00
R
5,500.00
15,420.28
1,306.02
$ 10,000.00
$ 6,726.30
$ 15,420.28
$ 1,306.02
CHARITIES AND SOLDIERS' BENEFITS:
Welfare-Salaries of Board
$ 500.00
$ 500.00
Outside Relief
31,500.00
A$ 458.26
$ 24,497.88
$ 7,460.38
Outside Administration:
Salaries Agents and Clerks
3,503.33
R 95.00
3,562.63
35.70
Other Expense
700.00
661.47
38.53
Aid to Dependent Children
14,000.00
14,000.00
Aid Dependent Children Adm .:
Salaries Agent and Clerks
275.00
275.00
Other Expense
100.00
100.00
Outside-Unpaid Bills:
12.00
12.00
1938
1
37.00
37.00
1939
455.96
455.96
1940
3,152.25
2,650.05
502.20
1941
2,355.40
2,335.26
20.14
1 176.45
176.45
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
275
Aid Dep. Children Federal Funds
1
5,634.33
3,393.63
3,297.48
Aid Dep. Children Adm. Federal Funds
1
F 685.50
653.24
222.11
74,000.00
74,000.00
Old Age Assistance Old Age Assistance Adm.
1,500.00
1,500.00
Old Age Assistance Unpaid Bills
146.89
146.89
B
430.37
A 1,449.94
F
54,634.59
51,123.12
5,391.78
Old Age Assistance Adm. Federal Funds
1
F
1,847.38
1,624.35
250.70
Infirmary-Salaries and Wages
2,100.00
2,100.00
Infirmary Other Expense
6,000.00
5,661.31
338.69
Soldiers' Benefits:
State Aid
1,600.00
R 800.00
2,295.00
140.00
Military Aid
1,700.00
A 125.00
975.00
850.00
Soldiers' Relief
18,000.00
A 76.78
10,918.83
7,157.95
Soldiers' Relief Unpaid Bills
157.47
157.47
Soldiers' Relief Agent's Salary
500.00
500.00
$162,471.75
$ 67,546.45
$204,312.54
$ 25,705.66
EDUCATION: School-Salaries School-Other Expense
$241,500.00 45,000.00
$240,393.78
$ 1,106.22
42,933.04
2,066.96
276
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
A
35.00
1
1
1
B
27.67
Old Age Assistance Federal Funds
B 1,056.78
B 189.85
Trade Schools Library-Salaries Library-Other Expense
2,500.00
2,093.68
406.32
14,000.00
13,992.65
7.35
4,500.00
1
T 3,321.64
9,529.30
241.95
$307,500.00
$ 5,271.25
$308,942.45
$ 3,828.80
RECREATION AND UNCLASSIFIED:
Park and Cemetery Comm. Salaries
$ 300.00
$ 300.00
Park-Salary of Supt.
1,540.00
1,540.00
Wages of Employees
1,400.00
1,384.46
$
15.54
Other Expense
3,300.00
T$
65.35
3,278.42
86.93
Cemetery-Salary of Supt.
1,389.00 )
1,456.00
Wages of Employees
G
1,500.00
1,479.59
20.41
Care of Old Cemetery
100.00
100.00
Other Expense
G
1,500.00
1,430.00
70.00
Miscellaneous Account
485.00
1
R 2,350.00
2,860.19
23.15
Finance Committee
125.00
75.35
49.65
Street Lights
21,600.00
21,600.00
Fire Alarm, Police Signal, etc.
2,000.00
1,200.70
799.30
Rifle Range-State Guard Company F
450.00
289.61
160.39
Recreation Commission
1,200.00
1,198.57
1.43
Fire Insurance
3,800.00
3,775.89
24.11
Lake Quannapowitt
500.00
479.08
20.92
Planning Board
200.00
75.25
124.75
Board of Appeal
300.00
159.78
140.22
Aid Visiting Nurse Association
500.00
500.00
277
G
67.00
A 48.34
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
D 1,949.61
Memorial Day Veterans' Organizations
750.00
748.60
1.40
50.00
43.50
6.50
11,000.00
7,713.30
3,286.70
Middlesex County Hospital
9,284.22
9,284.22
Retirement Funds-Pensions
20,762.00
20,762.00
Retirement Funds-Interest Deficiency
464.30
464.30
Retirement Funds-Adm. Expense
1,140.00
1,140.00
U. S. Defense Bonds Investment
10,000.00
10,000.00
O
30,000.00
13,512.75
16,487.25
$125,706.52
$ 2,463.69
$106,851.56
$ 21,318.65
PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISES:
Water Department-Salaries of Board
$ 300.00
$ 300.00
Salary of Supt.
2,711.55
2,711.55
Salaries of Clerks
3,073.67
B$
125.00
3,187.17
$ 11.50
Salary of Collector
500.00
500.00
H
125.00
Other Expense
53,000.00
47,431.95
5,443.05
Water Bonds
23,000.00
23,000.00
Water Interest
3,421.25
R
128.75
3,585.00
Water Construction:
Water Mains Relaying
B
150.23
150.23
Water Mains Extensions
$ 5,000.00
2,717.07
2,282.93
Water Supply Addition
45,000.00
27,370.44
17,629.56
$ 50,000.00
$ 86,006.47
$ 438.98
$110,928.18
$ 25,517.27
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S
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I
35.00
Reserve Fund
Armistice Day-American Legion Civilian Defense
INTEREST. AND MATURING DEBT:
Interest Maturing Debt
$ 6,500.00
$ 4,425.49
$ 2,074.51
42,000.00
42,000.00
$ 48,500.00
$ 46,425.49
$ 2,074.51
Grand Total
$ 50,000.00
$983,795.89
$ 95,737.90
$1,026,576.24
$102,957.55
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 Reimbursement.
O-Transfer from Overlay Surplus, $8,000.00.
R-From Reserve Fund.
T-Income from Trust Funds.
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
279
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
BALANCE SHEET - DECEMBER 31, 1942
ASSETS
LIABILITIES
Revenue Cash
$443,209.06
$ 90.00
Non Revenue Cash
20,062.72
$463,271.78
Taxes 1936
$ 77.44
Taxes 1937
163.80
Excise Tax Revenue
3,195.97
Taxes 1938
211.48
Real Estate Tax 1941
27,768.38
Real Estate Tax 1942
106,092.30
Personal Property Tax 1939
610.40
Personal Property Tax 1940
724.22
Personal Property Tax 1941
497.42
Personal Property Tax 1942
2,818.09
$138,963.53
Poll Taxes 1936
$ 202.00
Poll Taxes 1937
458.00
Poll Taxes 1938
454.00
Poll Taxes 1939
486.00
Poll Taxes 1940
618.00
Poll Taxes 1941
480.00
Poll Taxes 1942
472.00
$ 3,170.00
Excise Tax 1936
$ 837.62
Excise Tax 1937
1,001.94
Excise Tax 1938
330.92
Overpayment on Tax Titles Temporary Loans
200,000.00
Temporary Loans-Highway Reimbursement 2,000.00
Sewer Connection Deposits 56.63
280
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Excise Tax 1939
214.36
Excise Tax 1940
171.25
Excise Tax 1941
226.48
Excise Tax 1942
413.40
$ 3,195.97
Betterment Assessments 1941
$ 419.98
Betterment Assessments 1942
1,600.07
$ 2,020.05
Sewer Assessments 1941
$ 226.25
Sewer Assessments 1942
1,324.64
$ 1,550.89
Moth Assessments 1941
$
40.75
Moth Assessments 1942
214.85
$ 255.60
Sewer Assessments Not Apportioned
804.53
Betterment Assessments Not Apportioned
4,635.98
Committed Interest 1941
$ 209.40
Committed Interest 1942 720.65
$ 930.05
Tax Collector Petty Cash
$ 100.00
Light Dept. 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
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281
Water Department
25.00
Health Department
25.00
$ 750.00
Tax Titles
80,846.34
Accounts Receivable :
School Department
$ 84.40
Welfare-Temporary Aid 647.70
Welfare-Old Age Assistance
2,397.43
Welfare-Aid Dep. Children
6,059.92
Health Dept. 4,960.70
State Aid-Comm. of Mass.
2,260.00
Military Aid-Comm. of Mass.
425.00
Soldiers' Burials-Comm. of Mass.
100.00
$ 16,935.15
State Aid-Highways
$ 615.52
County Aid-Highways
615.52
$ 1,231.04
Water Rates
$ 1,627.76
Water Services
435.56
$ 2,063.32
Light Dept. Bills
26,086.50
Special Cash-Municipal Light Guarantees
54,580.20
Revenue 1943
$
Overlay 1937 621.80
Overlay 1938 665.48
Overlay 1939 1,096.40
Overlay 1940
1,342.22
282
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Overlay 1923
100.00 1.53 Overlay 1936 $ 279.44
%
Overlay 1941 Overlay 1942
5,683.85 15,359.70
$ 25,048.89
Tax Title Revenue
80,846.34
Special Assessment Revenue
10,197.10
Departmental Revenue
16,935.15
Water Revenue
2,063.32
Municipal Light Revenue
26,086.50
Overlay Surplus-Reserve Fund
22,316.59
Excess and Deficiency
189,384.05
Reserve for Petty Cash Advances
750.00
Sewer Assessments Apportioned $ 32,264.26
Sewer Assessments Apportioned:
Due in 1943
$ 4,802.30
Due in 1944
4,813.85
Due in 1945
4,146.70
Due in 1946
4,069.51
Due in 1947
3,513.57
Due in 1948
2,549.43
Due in 1949
2,549.43
Due in 1950
2,549.43
Due in 1951
2,551.77
Due in 1952
718.27
$ 32,264.26
Betterment Assessments Apportioned
$ 36,688.47
Betterment Assessments Apportioned:
Due in 1943
$ 6,158.60
Due in 1944
5,764.42
Due in 1945
5,582.46
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
283
Due in 1946
4,958.88
Due in 1947
4,611.81
Due in 1948
3,367.78
Due in 1949
2,615.00
Due in 1950
2,516.14
Due in 1951
1,113.38
$ 36,688.47
Tax Title Possessions
$ 2,009.07
Tax Title Possessions Revenue
2,009.07
Sale of Real Estate
1,426.00
Sale of Lots and Graves-Cemetery
5,183.00
Sale of Lots-Partial Payments
85.00
Perpetual Care Bequests-Partial Payments
82.00
Old Age Assistance reimbursement
420.00
Municipal Light Guarantee Deposits
54,580.20
Balances Appropriated or Available-Forward to 1943:
Lafayette Building Repairs $ 43.00
Central Fire Station Repairs
178.53
Greenwood Fire Station Repairs
432.86
Tree Warden-Shade Trees
100.00
Main St. Sidewalk-Lakeside
36.18
Highway-Chap. 90 Maintenance
1,138.43
Parking Area Rental
100.00
Parking Area Construction
922.82
Drainage Easements
25.00
W. P. A. General Fund
1,306.02
Old Age Assistance Federal Funds
5,331.78
Old Age Ass't. Adm. Federal Funds
310.70
Aid Dependent Children Federal Funds 3,297.48
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Aid Dependent Children Adm. Federal Funds 222.11
Dog Licenses for County 27.60
Repairs to Foreclosed Tax Title Property 124.71
Civilian Defense-Chap. 487 Acts 1941 3,286.70
Over Estimate Metropolitan
Charges Canterbury St. Highway 10
Willard Donnell Trust-Welfare 690.24
Antonio Muccio-Account of injuries 1,770.17
Additional Land-Water Street Playground 100.00
Light Dept .- Operation Account
42,755.94
Light Dept .- Depreciation Acct.
76,899.05
Light Department-Reserve Fund
721.04
Sewer Construction-Meriam St. 18.52
Sewer Construction-Robert St.
330.14
Sewer Construction-Forest St. 330.01
Sewer Construction-Stedman St.
83.87
$140,583.00
Total Revenue
$852,291.54
Bond Issues-Non Revenue Cash:
Water Mains Relaying
$ 150.23
Water Supply Addition 17,629.56
Water Mains Extensions 2,282.93
$ 20,062.72
$872,354.26
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Grand Total
$872,354.26 Grand Total
285
SUPPLEMENTARY BALANCE SHEET TRUST AND INVESTMENT FUNDS
Balance December 31, 1942
$ 72,515.93 Sweetser Lecture Fund
$ 10,000.00
Sweetser Lecture Guarantee Fund
2,925.19
Library Trust Funds
13,389.26
Park Trust Funds
5,193.24
School and Scholarship Trust Funds
7,652.23
Old Cemetery Trust Funds
6,437.24
Forest Glade Cemetery Funds
15,433.56
Jonathan Nichols Temperance Fund Investment:
1,485.21
U. S. Defense Bonds Series G
10,000.00
$ 72,515.93
$ 72,515.93
RETIREMENT SYSTEM FUNDS - CASH AND SECURITIES
Balance, January 1, 1942
$ 77,742.99
Payments:
Transfers from Payroll Deductions
13,006.66
Pensions and Annuities
$ 22,220.86
Administrative Expense
933.33
Received from Town Appropriation: For Pensions
$ 21,226.30
Refunds Members' Deductions
2,598.54
For Expense Fund
1,140.00
Balance December 31, 1942
89,433.86
$ 22,366.30
Interest and Dividends on Investments
2,070.64
$115,186.59
$115,186.59
286
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287
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
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 distributed as follows:
General Funds:
On deposit in:
Wakefield Trust Company $163,829.35
Second National Bank of Boston 299,259.82
Cash in hands of Treasurer, not deposited until January 182.61
Total December 31, 1942 $463,271.78
Trust Funds have been checked by examination of Savings Bank deposit books.
Investment Funds, consisting of $10,000.00 U. S. Defense Bonds 21/2 % -Series G have been checked and found in custody of the Treasurer.
Funds of the Contributory Retirement System have been checked by examination of Savings Bank and Co-operative Bank books, securities and statement of the Wakefield Trust Company covering checking account, and have been found to be in agreement with the Town Accountant's books and the report of the Retirement Board. Funds are invested in the following manner:
Savings Banks $ 52,041.13
Co-operative Banks Paid-Up and Matured Shares 14,000.00
Co-operative Bank Serial Shares, including
accrued interest 11,949.63
100 Shares First National Bank of Boston
(purchase price) 3,900.00
100 Shares National Shawmut Bank of Boston (purchase price) 2,287.50
Wakefield Trust Company checking account 5,232.88
Checks for Payroll Deductions in hands of the Treasurer not deposited until January 22.72
Total Funds December 31, 1942 $ 89,433.86
All permanent and temporary loans cancelled during the year by the Treasurer have been examined and found to be as reported.
I wish to express my appreciation to the Honorable Board of Select- men and all other officers and employees who have been of assistance in the work of this department.
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES C. COX,
Town Accountant
289
INDEX OF TOWN OFFICERS' REPORTS
Index to Town Officers' Reports
Animal Inspector
113
Assessors
120
Bath House Supervisor
144
Births
62
Building Inspector
109
Compensation Agent
111
Deaths
84
· Dog Licenses
89
Dog Officer
113
Election Results and Town Meetings
12
Fire Department
98
Fishing Licenses
89
Forest Warden
100
Health Department
124 125
Hunting Licenses
89 6
Jurors
Library Trustees
130
Light Department
146
Marriages
71
Middlesex County Extension Service
126
Milk and Food Inspector
128
Moth Department
108
Park and Cemetery Department
142
Planning Board
123
Plumbing Inspector
129
Police Department
93
Retirement Board
114
School Committee
198
Sealer of Weights and Measures
119
Selectmen
90
Street Superintendent
101
Sweetser Charity
117
Sweetser Lecture Committee
116
Town Accountant
229
Town Counsel
112
Town Meetings and Election Results
12
Town Officers 1942-1943
3
Treasurer
182
Tree Warden
94
Tuberculosis Dispensary
127 156
Water and Sewerage Department
Wire Inspector
100
WPA Agent
118
Welfare Department
170
Health Officer
290
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Index to Town Accountant's Report
Accounting
Accounts Receivable-Various Departments
265
Aid to Dependent Children-U. S. Grant
234-260
Appeal Board
. 230-247
Appropriations Schedule
271
Appropriations to Enter the Tax Levy
259
Armistice Day
248
Assessors
236
Available Balances
259
Balance Sheet
280
Betterment Assessments
265
Betterment Assessments Paid in Full 229
Betterment Assessments Apportioned 229
229
Bond Issues
250
Building Inspector
231-240
Cemetery Sale of Lots
263
Civilian Defense
248
Collector
230-235
Commonwealth of Massachusetts-State Aid 265
Commonwealth of Massachusetts-Military Aid 265
Commonwealth of Massachusetts-Soldiers' Burials 265
Commonwealth of Massachusetts-Receipts 233
233
Committed Interest
265
Compensation Account
240
Dog Licenses
233-241-261
Dog Officer
241
Dumps
241
Election and Registration
237
Excess and Deficiency
267
Excise Tax-Motor Vehicle
229-265
Finance Committee
247
Fines and Forfeits
230
Fire 230-239
Fire Alarm, Police Signal, Traffic Lights 264
Fire Insurance 248
Forest Warden 240
241
Guarantee Deposit Account-Light Department 231-241
264
Health
Highway
231-242-252
Highway Chap. 90
233-242-260
235
Garbage
Commonwealth of Massachusetts-Old Age Assistance
Betterment Assessments Not Apportioned
291
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Hydrant Rental
240
Indebtedness Account-Insert following
268
Infirmary
231-243
Inspector of Animals
241
Inspector of Wires
240
Interest
232-251
Lafayette Building
230-238
Legal
236
Library
232-245
Licenses and Permits
229
Light Department
232-248-257-263
Maturing Debt
251
Memorial Day-War Veterans
248
Middlesex County Receipts 233
248
Middlesex County Hospital
248
Military Aid
244
Miscellaneous Account
247
Moderator
234
Moth Department
231-240
Moth Assessments
.229-265
Old Age Assistance 231-243
233
Old Age Assistance-U. S. Government
234-260
Old Age Assistance-Payments
243
Overlay-1936-1942
265
Overlay Surplus
266
Park and Cemetery 232-246
Payments
234
Planning Board
247
Poll Taxes-Prior Years
264
Police 230-238
Receipts
229
Recreation Commission
247
Receivables
264
Refunds 234-251
Retirement System
248-286
Reserve Fund
261
Rifle Range
248
Sealer of Weights and Measures .231-241
Selectmen
234
Schools 231-244-253
Sewer Assessments 265
Sewer Assessments Paid in Full 229
Sewer Assessments Not Apportioned 229
Sewer Assessments Apportioned
229
Middlesex County Tax
Old Age Assistance-Commonwealth of Mass.
Perpetual Care-Cemetery 233-252
292
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Sewer Connection Deposits
266
Sewer Construction
251-262
Sewer Department
232-250-256
Soldiers' Burials
247
Soldiers' Relief
244
State Aid
244
State Charges
248
Street Lights
248
Sweetser Lecture Fund
252
Taxes-Receipts
229
Taxes Prior Years
264
Tax Title Possessions
266
Tax Title Redemptions
229
Tax Titles
266
Temporary Loans
233-251-262
Town Clerk
230-237
Town Hall
230-238
Treasurer
230-235
Trust Fund Account
252-268
Trust Fund Payments
252
Unpaid Bills
258
Visiting Nurse
248
Vital Statistics
237
Water Department
232-249-256
Water Rates
265
Water Services
265
Water Supply Addition
250
Welfare 231-242
WPA Town Fund
231-242
Willard Donnell Trust
243-262
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