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$ 3,469.70
$ 2,439.95
1,029.75
$ 3,469.70
$ 3,469.70
Tercentenary Celebration Committee Expense: Balance January 1, 1944 Payments Balance to Revenue
$ 148.45
$ 66.50
81.95
$ 148.45
$ 148.45
Willard Donnell Trust:
Balance January 1, 1944 Income for 1944 Payments Balance available for 1945
$ 433.00
580.07
$ 1,013.07
$ 1,013.07
$ 1,770.17
Water Street Playground-Additional Land: Balance January 1, 1944 Appropriation for Police Auto
100.00
Federal Tax Deductions: Balance January 1, 1944 Receipts-Payroll Deductions
$ 5,885.12
56,212.63
Payments to Collector of Internal Revenue
$ 55,841.05
Balance to 1945
6,256.70
$ 62,097.75
$ 62,097.75
Sewer Construction-Meriam Street: Balance January 1, 1944 Transfer to Revenue $ 18.52
$ 18.52
Sewer Construction-Robert Street: Balance January 1, 1944 Transfer to Revenue $ 330.14 $ 330.14
Sewer Construction-Forest Street:
Balance January 1, 1944
Transfer to Revenue
$
330.01
$
330.01
$ 732.21
280.86
Antonio Muccio-Account of Injuries: Balance January 1, 1944 Appropriation for Police Auto $ 1,770.17
$ 100.00
246
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Sewer Construction-Stedman Street: Balance January 1, 1944 Transfer to Revenue $ 83.87
$
83.87
Water Mains Relaying-Bond Issue: Balance January 1, 1944 No Payments in 1944
-
$ 150.23
Water Supply Addition-Bond Issue: Balance January 1, 1944 No Payments in 1944
$ 3,063.05
Water Mains Extensions-Bond Issue : Balance January 1, 1944 No Payments in 1944
$
2,237.42
Temporary Loans-Anticipation of Revenue : Balance January 1, 1944 Payments during 1944 $200,000.00
$200,000.00
Temporary Loans-Anticipation Highway Reimbursement: Balance January 1, 1944 Loans during 1944 Payments during 1944 Balance to 1945
$
2,000.00
3,000.00
$
2,000.00
3,000.00
$ 5,000.00 $ 5,000.00
Sale of Real Estate:
Balance January 1, 1944
No transactions in 1944
$
1,426.00
Sale of Lots and Graves-Cemetery: Balance Janury 1, 1944 Receipts for 1944 Appropriation for Cemetery Department $ 3,391.00
$
4,755.00
2,179.00
Balance Available for Appropriation
3,543.00
$ 6,934.00 $ 6,934.00
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
247
Old Age Assistance Re-imbursements : Balance January 1, 1944 Receipts in 1944 Apportioned for Federal Grant Adjustment to E. & D. Account Payments to State
$ 422.67
1,286.75
$ 800.07
303.20
606.15
$ 1,709.42 $ 1,709.42
Analyses of Light Department Accounts: Operation Account:
Balance January 1, 1944
$ 64,192.38
Receipts for 1944
415,280.61
Transfers from Depreciation
5,790.11
Transfers from Reserve Fund for Defense
1,546.88
Transfers from Fire Alarm Account
1,894.94
Payments
$298,439.27
Transfer to Revenue
30,000.00
Transfer to Construction Account
34,192.38
Transfers to Depreciation Account
55,564.84
Balance to 1945 Account
70,508.43
$488,704.92
$488,704.92
Construction Fund: Balance January 1, 1944 No Payments in 1944
$ 34,192.38
Reserve Fund for Defense and Protection of Plant: Balance January 1, 1944 Transfers to Operation Account
$ 1,546.88
Balance to 1945 Account
4,270.99
$ 5,817.87
$ 5,817.87
Depreciation Account: Balance January 1, 1944 Transfers from Operation Account
$ 99,647.41 55,564.84
Transfers to Operation Account Balance to 1945 Account
$ 5,790.11
149,422.14
$155,212.25
$155,212.25
Fire Alarm, Police Signal, Traffic Lights: Appropriation Transfer to Light Department Operation Balance to Revenue
$ 2,000.00
$ 1,894.94
105.06
$ 2,000.00 $ 2,000.00
$ 5,817.87
248
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Guarantee Deposits Account:
Cash on hand January 1, 1944 Receipts Payments Balance, Cash on hand December 31, 1944
$ 56,404.18 8,926.64
$ 30,911.02 34,419.80
$ 65,330.82
$ 65,330.82
I have examined the above account and the balance is invested as follows:
Wakefield Savings Bank Wakefield Trust Company-Checking Account
$ 34,000.00
419.80
$ 34,419.80
CHARLES C. COX, Town Accountant.
RECEIVABLES - Balances as of December 31, 1944
Real Estate Tax 1943
$ 9,301.07
Real Estate Tax 1944
49,287.94
Personal Property Tax 1939
31.96
Personal Property Tax 1940
37.84
Personal Property Tax 1942
138.02
Personal Property Tax 1943
78.40
Personal Property Tax 1944
1,642.98
Poll Tax 1943
4.00
Poll Tax 1944
34.00
Excise Tax 1936
35.71
Excise Tax 1937
62.87
Excise Tax 1943
16.14
Excise Tax 1944
1,329.63
$ 62,000.56
Betterment Assessments 1943
103.31
Betterment Assessments 1944
66.52
Sewer Assessments 1943
44.22
Sewer Assessments 1944
677.55
Moth Assessments 1943
16.50
Moth Assessments 1944
95.97
Sewer Assessments Not Apportioned
965.80
Betterment Assessments Not Apportioned
1,651.95
Committed Interest 1943
31.92
Committed Interest 1944
374.94
$ 4,028.68
249
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Departmental Accounts:
School Department
$ 7,652.36
Welfare Department Temporary Aid
71.47
Welfare Department Old Age Assistance
364.61
Welfare Department Aid Dependent Children
524.29
Health Department
4,852.75
Commonwealth of Massachusetts-State Aid
2,988.45
Commonwealth of Massachusetts-Military Aid
655.00
Commonwealth of Massachusetts-Soldiers'
Burials
150.00
Light Department
28,101.09
Water Department-Water Rates
242.77
Water Department-Water Services
57.23
$ 45,660.02
State Aid-Highways
$ 1,500.00
County Aid-Highways
1,500.00
$ 3,000.00
OTHER BALANCES AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1944
Overlay 1939
$ 31.96
Overlay 1940
37.84
Overlay 1942
138.02
Overlay 1943
7,534.38
Overlay 1944
4,329.07
$ 12,071.27
Overlay Surplus Reserve Fund: Balance January 1, 1944
$ 23,872.21
Appropriation to Reserve Fund
$ 23,000.00
Transfers to Overlay 1933-1941
1,448.47
Transfers from Overlay 1936-1942
13,598.48
Transfer back from Reserve Fund
19,799.35
Balance December 31, 1944
32,821.57
$ 57,270.04
$ 57,270.04
Tax Titles:
Oustanding January 1, 1944
$ 83,018.06
Certificates of Tax Takings
500.07
Credits to Collector
5,122.75
Abatements
$ 1,711.83
Redemptions-Cash
6,023.18
Adjustment Entry
79.80
Outstanding December 31, 1944
80,826.07
$ 88,640.88 - $ 88,640.88
250
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Tax Title Possessions: Outstanding January 1, 1944 No Transactions in 1944
$ 2,039.07
Sewer Connection Deposits:
Cash Balance January 1, 1944
$ 20.00
Cash Received
2,105.57
Cost of Connections
$ 1,754.86
355.71
Cash Returned Balance Cash on Hand December 31, 1944
15.00
$ 2,125.57 $ 2,125.57
Excess and Deficiency :
Balance January 1, 1944
$246,021.19
Refunds Appropriations Prior Years
151.67
Adjustment Tax Titles
79.80
Tax Title Abatements
1,711.83
Tax Title Redemptions
6,023.18
Excess Revenue for 1944
70,773.18
Tax Takings
$ 4,741.66
Appropriation for War Bonds
60,000.00
Balance December 31, 1944
260,019.19
$324,760.85
$324,760.85
1
Trust Fund Account
Cash on Hand January 1, 1944
Funds Set Up in 1944
$ 64,570.90 3,810.00
Interest for 1944
1,296.02
Interest Transferred to Library
$ 279.22
Interest Transferred to Park Department
50.21
557.93
Payments 1944 Cash on Hand December 31, 1944
68,789.56
$ 69,676.92
$ 69,676.92
ANALYSIS
Name of Fund
Trust Fund
Accumulated Interest Jan. 1, 1944
Interest 1944
Payments or Transfers 1944
Funds and Interest Dec. 31, 1944
Total of all funds as reported Jan. 1, 1944
For details see Treasurer's Report.
$ 60,196.26
$ 4,374.64
$ 1,286.19
$ 887.36
$ 64,969.73
New Funds Set up in 1944:
1,500.00
7.50
1,507.50
Salvatore Alleca
20.00
20.00
Harry C. Ayscough
80.00
80.00
Bernice Bartlett
40.00
33
40.33
Thomas Blair
40.00
40.00
Frances I. Butler
40.00
40.00
Rose Bonito
20.00
20.00
Secondina Colore
40.00
40.00
251
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Elizabeth F. Ingram Scholarship Fund Forest Glade Cemetery Funds:
Percy H. Callbeck A. F. Chirone
120.00
120.00
60.00
60.00
William E. Collins
20.00
20.00
Mary DeViller
20.00
20.00
Christopher B. Dinan
120.00
.20
120.20
James DelRosse
40.00
.07
40.07
Mrs. Louis G. Downes and
Mrs. Alice M. Sanderson
80.00
80.00
Nora DeMarco
20.00
20.00
Mrs. C. Daniels
20.00
20.00
Emily I. Foley
80.00
.13
80.13
Francis E. Foley
60.00
60.00
Agnes J. Fox
60.00
60.00
W. N. Gleason
20.00
.17
20.17
James Geary
20.00
20.00
Katherine S. Gaines
40.00
40.00
Margaret Green
40.00
40.00
Lillian Harrigan
80.00
80.00
Ruth K. Johnson
50.00
50.00
Annie T. Lennon
40.00
40.00
Mary G. Meuse
20.00
20.17
Adeline Malonson
20.00
20.00
Charles H. Melendy
20.00
20.00
Annie Meuse
40.00
40.00
Antonio Orsini
20.00
20.00
Joseph Passamonte
120.00
120.00
Minnie C. Phiney
40.00
40.00
Alexander L. Rhind
80.00
80.00
Elizabeth Ellen Reid
20.00
20.00
252
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
17
Henry Reid
20.00
20.00
Warren A. Reiss
80.00
80.00
Elizabeth Ruggles
40.00
40.00
Emily Roche
20.00
.03
20.03
Daniel W. Rideout
20.00
03
20.03
Laura Ring
80.00
53
80.53
Jennie M. Robinson
40.00
.27
40.27
Joseph Scandura
40.00
20
40.20
Charles Strong
40.00
20
40.20
Lilia B. Scott
20.00
20.00
Antonio Santoro
120.00
120.00
Helen L. Sindona
40.00
40.00
Ellen Varnum
20.00
20.00
Mary J. White
80.00
80.00
$ 64,006.26
$ 4,374.64
$ 1,296.02
$ 887.36
$ 68,789.56
:
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
253
Appropriations Accounts, 1944
Appro- priations
Additions
Expended
Balances
GENERAL GOVERNMENT:
Moderator
$ 27.50
$ 27.50
Selectmen-Salaries of Board
550.00
550.00
Salary of Clerk
610.00
610.00
Other Expense
1,738.00
1,451.35
$ 286.65
Accounting-Salary of Accountant
2,850.00
2,850.00
Salary of Clerk
615.00
615.00
Other Expense
406.00
231.78
174.22
Treasurer-Salary of Treasurer
1,100.00
1,100.00
Salary of Paymaster
450.00
450.00
Tax Titles
500.00
47.43
452.57
Other Expense
1,800.00
1,135.64
664.36
Collector-Salary of Collector
1,700.00
1,700.00
Salaries of Clerks
2,000.00
2,000.00
Other Expense
1,400.00
1,395.76
4.24
Assessors-Salaries of Board
3,190.00
3,190.00
Salaries of Clerks
2,950.00
2,873.03
76.97
Auto Allowance
125.00
124.00
1.00
Other Expense
525.00
447.13
77.87.
Legal Department-Salary of Town Counsel Other Expense
1,000.00
359.19
640.81
Town Clerk-Salary of Town Clerk Clerk Hire
2,200.00
2,200.00
1,147.67
1,147.67
Other Expense
400.00
391.56
8.44
Vital Statistics
175.00
31.00
144.00
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
254
1,200.00
1,200.00
Election and Registration
Salaries of Registrars
455.00
455.00
Other Expense
2,815.00
R$
150.00
2,942.82
22.18
Election Officers
1,878.00
1,738.00
140.00
Election Expense
261.00
251.40
9.60
Town Hall-Salaries of Janitors
2,860.00
2,818.56
41.44
Other Expense
3,000.00
2,997.76
2.24
Lafayette Building-Salaries of Janitors
1,666.00
1,665.74
.26
Other Expense
2,000.00
1,574.92
425.08
$ 43,594.17
$ 150.00
$ 40,572.24
$ 3,171.93
: : :
.. ' PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY :
Police-Salary of Chief
$ 3,200.00
$ 3,200.00
Salary of Lieutenant
2,900.00
819.62
$ 2,080.38
Salaries of Sergeants
5,200.00
3,792.91
1,407.09
Salaries of Regular Patrolmen
34,778.00
31,199.09
3,578.91
Salary of Clerk
1,262.43
1,262.43
Pension-E. M. Rowe
1,098.00
1,098.00
Other Expense
5,900.00
R$ 1,530.65
7,121.25
309.40
New Automobile
H
1,870.17
1,817.76
52.41
Fire-Salary of Chief
2,900.00
2,634.36
265.64
Salary of Captain
2,600.00
2,600.00
Salary of Lieutenant
2,475.00
2,475.00
Salaries of Regular Firemen
26,356.00
26,349.45
6.55
' Pensions
1,198.00
1,198.00
Other Expense
7,000.00
6,509.84
490.16
Hydrant Rental
9,550.00
9.550.00
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
255
Moth-Salary of Superintendent Wages of Other Employees
2,500.00
2,500.00
4,730.00
3,729.67
1,000.33
Other Expense
1,150.00
1,070.16
79.84
Building Inspector-Salary Auto Allowance
150.00
112.50
37.50
Other Expense
75.00
73.81
1.19
Sealer Weights & Measures-Salary
715.00
715.00
Truck Allowance
200.00
200.00
Other Expense
25.00
12.34
12.66
Dog Officer-Salary
660.00
660.00
Animal Inspector-Salary
330.00
330.00
Forest Warden
150.00
120.00
30.00
Forest Warden-Patrol
300.00
300.00
Wire Inspector-Salary
300.00
300.00
Compensation Account
1,500.00
1,004.77
495.23
$123,052.60
$ 1,530.65
$114,435.96
$ 10,147.29
HEALTH AND SANITATION:
Health-Salaries of Board
$ 330.00
$ 220.00
$ 110.00
Salary of Agent
550.00
442.20
107.80
Salary of Nurse
1,716.00
1,716.00
Salary of Milk Inspector
550.00
550.00
Salary of Plumbing Inspector
550.00
425.39
124.61
Other Expense
7,000.00
A$
9.90
4,967.23
2,042.67
Care of Dumps
2,106.00
2,102.55
3.45
Garbage Collection
4,800.00
4,800.00
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
256
1,980.00
1,980.00
Sewer-Salary of Superintendent Salary of Clerks Salary of Paymaster Maintenance-Other Expense Sewer Connections
307.65
307.65
385.00
385.00
55.00
55.00
6,650.00
6,616.11
33.89
2,000.00
1,339.16
660.84
$ 26,999.65
$ 9.90
$ 23,926.29
$ 3,083.26
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT:
General Highways:
Salary of Superintendent
$ 3,200.00
$ 3,200.00
Salary of Clerk
1,434.58
1,322.09
$ 112.49
Pensions
743.38
743.38
Other Expense
40,000.00
39,874.92
125.08
Main Street-Lakeside Sidewalk
1,200.00
1,200.00
Water Street-Cement Sidewalks
1,375.00
1,188.45
186.55
White Circle Construction
3,000.00
1,189.48
1,810.52
Chapter 90 Maintenance 1944
1,500.00
L$ 3,000.00
3,531.21
968.79
Parking Area Rental Boston & Maine R. R.
100.00
B
11.80
87.57
24.23
$ 52,552.96
$ 3,011.80
$ 52,337:10
$ 3,227.66
CHARITIES AND SOLDIERS' BENEFIT:
Welfare-Salaries of Board Welfare-Clerk of Board
$ 550.00
$ 550.00
100.00
100.00
Relief-Temporary Aid
13,480.00
A$
1,153.52
13,441.60
$ 1,191.92
Relief-Administration : Salaries-Agent and Clerks
2,926.73
2,926.73
Other Expense
13,480.00
A 10.83
1,297.24
33.59
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
257
Unpaid Bills 1939 Unpaid Bills 1940 Unpaid Bills 1942 Aid to Dependent Children
455.96 502.20 141.33
455.96
502.20
141.33
9,250.00 R 1,500.00
10,667.77
82.23
B
2,856.78
F
3,670.94
5,896.73
631.99
A
1.00
B
725.60
F
833.31
1,103.71
457.91
A
2.71
79,000.00
79,000.00
1,564.55
1,564.55
B
5,023.20
F
49,037.38
42,343.15
13,331.10
A
1,613.67
B .
129.86
Old Age Assistance-Federal Funds Adm.
F
1,661.18
1,732.77
71.73
A
13.46
· Infirmary-Salaries and Wages
2,310.00
2,310.00
Infirmary-Other Expense
5,500.00
A 1.60
5,499.04
2.56
Soldiers' Benefits
15,000.00
A
404.48
14,738.93
665.55
Soldiers' Relief Agent-Salary
550.00
550.00
$132,650.77
$ 68,639.52
$184,178.18
$ 17,112.11
EDUCATION : School-Salaries Pension-Michael M. Neary Other Expense Trade School
$265,000.00
$261,757.28
$ 3,242.72
852.67
852.67
45,000.00
A$
6.00
44,305.68
700.32
2,500.00
1,495.32
1,004.68
258
Aid to Dependent Children-Federal Funds
Aid to Dependent Children Adm .- Federal Funds
Old Age Assistance
Old Age Assistance Administration
Old Age Assistance-Federal Funds
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Library-Salaries Pension-Michael M. Neary
16,000.00
A 27.66
16,019.42
8.24
168.00
168.00
D 1,909.53
Other Expense
5,200.00
T
2,913.37
10,018.29
4.61
$334,720.67
$ 4,856.56
$334,616.66
$ 4,960.57
RECREATION AND UNCLASSIFIED:
Park and Cemetery Commissioners-Salaries
$ 330.00
$ 330.00
Park-Salary of Superintendent
1,694.00
1,694.00
Wages of Other Employees
1,700.00
1,700.00
Other Expense
3,450.00
T$
50.21
3,498.81
1.40
Cemetery-Salary of Superintendent
G
1,601.60
1,601.60
Wages of Other Employees
G
1,800.00
1,797.23
2.77
Other Expense
G
1,499.40
1,496.76
2.64
Care of Old Cemetery
100.00
100.00
Finance Committee
125.00
76.74
48.26
Miscellaneous Account
1,000.00
814.41
185.59
Street Lights
20,000.00
20,000.00
Fire Alarm, Police Signal, etc.
2,000.00
1,894.94
105.06
Rifle Range-State Guard-Co. F
500.00
262.87
237.13
Recreation Commission
1,750.00
1,749.97
03
Fire and Liability Insurance-Motor Vehicles
6,450.00
114.24
6,403.13
161.11
Lake Quannapowitt
500.00
28.93
471.07
Planning Board
100.00
12.30
87.70
Board of Appeals
100.00
R
20.00
87.81
32.19
Aid to Visiting Nurse Association
500.00
500.00
Armistice Day-American Legion
50.00
30.00
20.00
Armistice Day-Veterans of Foreign Wars
50.00
24.20
25.80
259
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
B
Civilian Defense
B 3,469.70
2,439.95
1,029.75
260
300th Anniversary-Committee Expenses
B
148.45
66.50
81.95
4,000.00
3,684.66
315.34
W
70,000.00
70,000.00
Retirement Funds-Pensions
22,564.35
22,564.35
Retirement Funds-Administration Expense
1,000.00
1,000.00
Retirement Funds-Credit Members in Military Service
863.00
863.00
Teachers Retirement System- Credit Members Military Service Reserve Fund
508.25
508.25
O 23,000.00
3,200.65
19,799.35
$167,535.60
$ 3,802.60
$148,500.24
$ 22,837.96
PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISES:
.
Water Department-Salaries of Board
$ 330.00
$ 325.20
$ 4.80
Salary of Superintendent
2,892.35
2,892.35
Salaries of Clerks
3,600.00
3,421.00
179.00
Salary of Collector
550.00
550.00
Other Expense
45,000.00
44,676.28
323.72
Water Bonds
27,000.00
27,000.00
Water Interest
2,601.25
2,601.25
$ 81,973.60
$ 81,466.08
$ 507.52
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Rehabilitation of Veterans-Committee Expenses
300.00
69.18
230.82
300th Anniversary-Observance Exercises U. S. War Bonds-Investment
INTEREST AND MATURING DEBT:
Interest Maturing Debt
$ 4,500.00
$ 1,498.29
$ 3,001.71
17,500.00
17,500.00
$ 22,000.00
$ 18,998.29
$ 3,001.71
Grand Totals
$985,080.02
$ 82,001.03
$999,031.04
$ 68,050.01
A-Refunds
B-Balances available prior years
D-Dog Licenses
F-From Federal Government
G-From Sale of Graves and Lots-$3,391.00
H-Appropriated from Other Accounts
L-From Loans-Anticipation Highway Reimbursements
O-Transfer from Overlay Surplus R-From Reserve Fund
T-Income from Trust Funds
W-Appropriated from E. & D. (Surplus) $60,000.00
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
BALANCE SHEET - DECEMBER 31, 1944
ASSETS
LIABILITIES
Revenue Cash Non-Revenue Cash
$536,034.04 5,450.70
$541,484.74
Real Estate Taxes 1943
$ 9,301.07
Real Estate Taxes 1944
49,287.94
Personal Prop. Taxes 1939
31.96
Personal Prop. Taxes 1940
37.84
Personal Prop. Taxes 1942
138.02
Personal Prop. Taxes 1943
78.40
Personal Prop. Taxes 1944
1,642.98
60,518.21
Poll Tax 1943
$ 4.00
Poll Tax 1944
34.00
38.00
Excise Tax 1936
$ 35.71
Excise Tax 1937
62.87
Excise Tax 1943
16.14
Excise Tax 1944
1,329.63
1,444.35
Betterment Assessments 1943
$ 103.31
Betterment Assessments 1944
666.52
.
769.83
Sewer Assessments 1943
$ 44.22
Sewer Assessments 1944
677.55
721.77
Overpayment on Tax Titles $ 90.00
Temporary LoansHighway Reimbursement
3,000.00
Sewer Connection Deposits 15.00
Income on Post War Rehabilitation Fund
2,125.00
Excise Tax Revenue
1,444.35
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Moth Assessments 1943 $ 16.50
Moth Assessments 1944
95.97
Sewer Assessments Not Apportioned
Betterment Assessments Not Apportioned
1,651.95
Committed Interest 1943 $ 31.92
Committed Interest 1944
374.94
406.86
Tax Collector Petty Cash $ 100.00
Light Department Petty Cash 400.00
500.00
Tax Titles
80,826.07
Accounts Receivable:
School Department
$ 7,652.36
Welfare-Temporary Aid 71.47
Welfare-Old Age Assistance
364.61
Welfare-Aid Dependent Children
524.29
Health Department
4,852.75
State Aid-Comm. of Mass.
2,988.45
Military Aid-Comm. of Mass.
655.00
Soldiers' Burials-Comm. of Mass.
150.00
17,258.93
State Aid-Highways
$1,500.00
County Aid-Highways
1,500.00
3,000.00
Water Rates
$ 242.77
Water Services
57.23
Light Department Bills
300.00 28,101.09
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112.47 965.80
Special Cash-Municipal Light Guarantees Revenue 1945
34,419.80 2,300.00
Overlay 1939
$ 31.96
Overlay 1940
37.84
Overlay 1942
138.02
Overlay 1943
7,534.38
Overlay 1944
4,329.07
12,071.27
Tax Title Revenue
80,826.07
Special Assessment Revenue
4,628.68
Departmental Revenue
17,258.93
Water Revenue
300.00
Municipal Light Revenue
28,101.09
Overlay Surplus-Reserve Fund
32,821.57
Excess and Deficiency
260,019.19
Reserve for Petty Cash Advances
500.00
Sewer Assessments Apportioned 22,516.14
Sewer Assessments Apportioned:
Due in 1945
$ 3,928.61
Due in 1946
3,851.39
Due in 1947
3,429.27
Due in 1948
2,524.60
Due in 1949
2,519.00
Due in 1950
2,519.00
Due in 1951
2,521.08
Due in 1952
935.52
Due in 1953
287.67
22,516.14
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Betterment Assessments Apportioned
26,986.83
Betterment Assessments Apportioned :
Due in 1945
$ 5,766.27
Due in 1946
5,153.96
Due in 1947
4,846.32
Due in 1948
3,594.99
Due in 1949
2,893.96
Due in 1950
2,789.63
Due in 1951
1,480.23
Due in 1952
420.02
Due in 1953
41.45
26,986.83
Tax Title Possessions
2,039.07
Tax Title Possessions Revenue
2,039.07
Sale of Real Estate
1,426.00
Sale of Lots and Graves-Cemetery
3,543.00
Sale of Lots-Partial Payments
85.00
Perpetual Care Bequests-Partial Payments
85.00
Municipal Light Guarantee Deposits
34,419.80
Appropriation Balances:
Greenwood Fire Station Repairs
$ 253.88
Water Street Sidewalk
186.55
White Circle Construction
1,810.52
Highway Maintenance Chap. 90
968.79
Old Age Assistance Federal Funds
13,331.10
Old Age Ass't. Adm. Federal Funds
71.73
Aid Dependent Children Federal Funds
631.99
Aid Dependent Children Adm. Federal Funds
457.91
Pleasant St. Property-
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School Department 2,300.00 Repairs to Foreclosed Tax Title Property 124.71
Civilian Defense-Chap. 487 Acts 1941 1,029.75
Veterans Advisory Com. Expense 230.82
Willard Donnell Trust-Welfare 580.07
Under Estimate State Charges: Metropolitan Sewerage Loan North System
35.44
Dog Licenses for County
16.20
Federal Tax Deductions
6,256.70
6,272.90
Light Dept. Operation Fund
70,508.43
Light Dept. Depreciation Fund
149,422.14
Light Dept. Construction Fund
34,192.38
Light Dept. Reserve Fund
4,270.99
258,393.94
Total Revenue
820,946.65
Bond Issues-Non Revenue Cash:
Water Mains Relaying
$ 150.23
Water Supply Addition
3,063.05
Water Mains Extensions
2,237.42
5,450.70
Grand Total
$826,397.35 Grand Total
$826,397.35
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21,977.82
Agency and Trust:
SUPPLEMENTARY BALANCE SHEETS TRUST AND INVESTMENT FUNDS
Balance December 31, 1944
$168,789.56 Sweetser Lecture Fund
$ 10,000.00
Sweetser Lecture Guarantee Fund Library Trust Funds Park Trust Funds
3,043.94
13,389.26
5,283.47
School and Scholarship Funds
9,110.07
Old Cemetery Trust Funds
6,348.55
Forest Glade Cemetery Funds
20,068.76
Jonathan Nichols Temperance Fund
1,545.51
Investment: Post War Rehabilitation Fund
U. S. War Bonds Series G.
100,000.00
$168,789.56
$168,789.56
RETIREMENT SYSTEM FUNDS - CASH AND SECURITIES
Balance January 1, 1944
$ 97,904.32
Payments:
Transfers from Payroll Deductions
12,234.71
Pensions and Annuities
$ 29,529.48
Administrative Expense
978.18
Refunds to Members
2,375.61
For Members Military Service 863.00
Balance December 31, 1944
104,535.41
For Expense Fund 1,000.00
24,427.35
Interest and Dividends on Investments
2,852.30
$137,418.68
$137,418.68
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Received from Town Appropriations: For Pensions $ 22,564.35
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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 distributed as follows:
General Funds:
On Deposit in:
Wakefield Trust Company $240,249.10
Second National Bank of Boston
300,000.00
Cash in hands of Treasurer not deposited
until January 1,235.64
Total December 31, 1944 $541,484.74
Trust Funds have been checked by examination of Savings Bank deposit books.
Investment Funds, consisting of $100,000.00 U. S. War Bonds 212 % Series G, have been checked and found in the 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.
Funds are invested in the following manner:
Wakefield Savings Bank
$ 3,045.12
Co-operative Banks paid up and
Matured Shares :
Wakefield
$ 2,000.00
Brighton
4,000.00
Congress
4,000.00
Merrimack
4,000.00
14,000.00
Co-operative Banks-Serial Shares including accrued interest
32,823.60
United States War Bonds 21/2 % Series G
45,000.00
100 Shares First National Bank of Boston (Purchase Price) $ 3,900.00
100 Shares National Shawmut Bank of Boston (Purchase Price) 2,287.50
6,187.50
Wakefield Trust Company checking account Check for payroll deductions in hands of
3,264.02
Treasurer not deposited until January
215.17
Total Funds December 31, 1944
$104,535.41
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All cancelled permanent and temporary loans paid during the year b the Treasurer have been examined and found to be as reported.
I wish to express my appreciation to the honorable Board of Selectme and all other officers and employees who have been of assistance in th work of this department.
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES C. COX, Town Accountant.
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Index to Town Officers' Reports
Animal Inspector
105
Assessors
111
Bath House Supervisor
131
Births
56
Building Inspector
102
Compensation Agent
103
Deaths
77
Dog Licenses
83
Dog Officer
105
Election Results and Town Meetings
11
Fire Department
92
Fishing Licenses
83 94
Health Department
114
Hunting Licenses
83 6
Library Trustees
121
Light Department
132
Marriages
67
Middlesex County Extension Service
119
Milk and Food Inspector
116
Moth Department
101
Park and Cemetery Department
121
Planning Board
113
Plumbing Inspector
117
Police Department
87 106
School Committee
179
Sealer of Weights and Measures
110
Selectmen
84
Street Superintendent
95
Sweetser Charity
109
Sweetser Lecture Committee
108
Tercentenary Committee
208
Town Accountant
215
Town Counsel
104
Town Meetings and Election Results
11
Town Officers 1944-1945
3
Treasurer
161
Tree Warden
101
Tuberculosis Dispensary
118
Veterans' Advisory Committee
120
Water and Sewerage Department
138
Wire Inspector
94
Welfare Department
148
Forest Warden
Jurors
Retirement Board
271
INDEX TO TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
Index to Town Accountant's Report
Accounting
221
Accounts Receivable-Various Departments
248
Aid to Dependent Children-U. S. Grant 219, 220, 228, 244
Anniversary-300th 233
Appeals Board 216, 232
Appropriations Schedule
254
Appropriations to Enter the Tax Levy
242
Armistice Day
233
Assessors
222
Available Balances
243
Balance Sheet
262
Betterment Assessments
248
Betterment Assessments Paid in Full
215
Betterment Assessments Apportioned
215
Betterment Assessments Not Apportioned
215
Bond Issues
246
Building Inspector 217,
226
Cemetery Sale of Lots
246
Civilian Defense
233, 245
Collector 216,
221
Commonwealth of Massachusetts-State Aid
219
Commonwealth of Massachusetts-Military Aid
219
Commonwealth of Massachusetts-Receipts 219
219
Committed Interest
248
Compensation Account
226 236
Dog Licenses
216, 219, 226, 244
Dog Officer
226
Dumps
227 223
Excess and Deficiency
249, 250
Excise Tax-Motor Vehicle
215, 248
Federal Withholding Taxes
219, 233, 245
Finance Committee
232
Fines and Forfeits
216
Fire 216,
225
Fire Alarm, Police Signal, Traffic Lights
247
Fire and Liability Insurance
233, 244
Forest Warden
226
Garbarge
227
Guarantee Deposit Account-Light Department 248 Health
217, 220, 227, 242
Commonwealth of Massachusetts-Old Age Assistance
Cox Scholarship Fund
Election and Registration
272
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Highway
220, 227, 236
Highway Chap. 90
219, 228
Hydrant Rental
226
Indebtedness Account-Insert following 253 229
Infirmary 217,
Inspector of Animals
226
Inspector of Wires
226
Interest 218, 235
Investment-War Bonds
218, 233
Lafayette Building
216, 224 222
Legal
Library 217, 219, 220, 231
Licenses and Permits
215
Light Department
218, 220, 233, 241, 247
Maturing Debt
235
Middlesex County Receipts 219
Middlesex County Tax
233 233
Middlesex County Hospital
229
Miscellaneous Account
232
Moderator
Moth Department 216, 226
215, 248
Old Age Assistance
217, 218, 220, 228, 229, 247
Old Age Assistance-Commonwealth of Mass.
229
Old Age Assistance-U. S. Government
219, 243
Overlay-1939-1944
249
Overlay Surplus
249
Park and Cemetery
217, 219, 231, 232
Payments
220
Perpetual Care-Cemetery
219, 236
Planning Board
232
Poll Taxes-Prior Years
248
Police 216, 224
Receipts
215
Recreation Commission
232
Receivables
248
Refunds
220, 235
Retirement System
233, 267
Reserve Fund
244
Rifle Range
233
Salvage Committee
218
Sealer of Weights and Measures
217, 226
Selectmen
216, 220
Schools
217, 220, 230, 237
Sewer Assessments
264
Sewer Assessments Paid in Full
215
Military Aid
220
Moth Assessments
INDEX TO TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT 273
Sewer Assessments Not Apportioned
248
Sewer Assessments Apportioned
215
Sewer Connection Deposits
250
Sewer Construction
245, 246
Sewer Department 218, 235, 240
Soldiers' Relief
220, 229
State Aid
229
State Charges
233
Street Lights
233
Sweetser Lecture Fund
219, 236
Taxes-Receipts
215
Taxes Prior Years 215, 248
Tax Title Possessions
250
Tax Title Redemptions
215
Tax Titles
249
Teachers Retirement Special Fund
233
Temporary Loans
219, 235, 246
Tercentenary Committee 218, 233, 245
Town Clerk 216, 222
216, 223
Treasurer
216, 331
'Trust Fund Account
219, 251, 267
Trust Fund Payments
236
Unpaid Bills 228, 242
233
Visiting Nurse
233
Vital Statistics
223
Water Department 218, 234, 240
Water Rates
249
Water Services 249
246
Water Supply Addition
Welfare
217, 220, 228, 242
Willard Donnell Trust
219, 220, 228, 245
Town Hall
Veterans' Advisory Committee
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