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NET INCOME to SURPLUS (SCHEDULE D)
$ 62,631.99
PLANT INVESTMENT GAS DEPARTMENT-SCHEDULE A
Land
$ 6,591.75
Structures
19,238.50
Boiler Plant
1,096.82
Miscellaneous Equipment
1,483.25
Street Mains
223,048.13
Services
29,445.53
Meters
26,306.31
Meter Installations
7,496.60
Total per Balance Sheet
$314,706.89
ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT-SCHEDULE B
Land
$ 213.57
Structures
6,085.90
Substation Equipment
19,726.21
Poles, Fixtures and Overhead Equipment
44,805.06
Underground conduits
98,652.63
Underground conductors
48,404.40
Meters
11,709.99
Meter Installations
7,162.16
Transformers
21,794.75
Transformer Installations
3,468.35
Street Lighting Equipment
28,468.07
Total per Balance Sheet
$290,491.09
REPORT OF MUNICIPAL LIGHT BOARD
137
GENERAL EQUIPMENT-SCHEDULE D
Office Furniture and Fixtures Automobiles Labratory Miscellaneous
$ 2,034.54
578.80
1,098.69
14,979.99
Total per Balance Sheet
$ 18,692.02
SURPLUS as of DECEMBER 31, 1944 SCHEDULE D
Credits
Balance, January 1st
$400,376.49
Profit from Electric Operations
62,631.99
Profit from Gas Operations
8,435.42
Total Credits
$471,443.90
Debits
Bonds Paid
3,000.00
Paid to Town
30,000.00
Property Abandoned
1,532.39
Total Debits
34,532.39
Surplus, December 31, 1944
$436,911.51
COST OF GAS
Cost at Plant
$ 63,055.75
Cost per M.C.F.
.668
Average Selling Price per M.C.F.
1.364
Average Cost Delivered per M.C.F.
1.284
Total Gas Purchased-cubic feet
94,332,870
Total Gas Sold-cubic feet
87,589,500
COST OF ELECTRICITY
Cost at Switchboard
$130,192.70
Cost per K.W.H.
.01279
Average Selling Price per K.W.H.
.03107
Average Cost Delivered per K.W.H.
.02453
Total Electricity Purchase-K.W.H.
10,175,105
Total Electricity Sold-K.W.H.
9,484,281
138
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
35th Annual Report of the Wakefield Water and Sewerage Board
Due to the continuation of war conditions and the manpower shortage the activities of the Department during 1944 have consisted primarily of maintenance operations. It has been impossible to continue the prac- tice of replacing portions of the old cement lined pipe with cast iron pipe during the past year.
Toward the end of the year cast iron pipe became available for pur- chase by municipalities and the Department bought 1,000 feet of 12" pipe and 1,200 feet of 8". This pipe, together with a considerable quantity purchased last year, has not been laid. We are therefore in an excellent position to start post-war construction promptly, without any delay in obtaining pipe at a time when the demands for such material will un- doubtedly be great.
On January 17, 1944 the Board suffered the loss, by death, of its secretary, George Otis Sheldon. The following is quoted from the records of the Board meeting held on January 18, 1944:
"The Board will feel the loss keenly as Mr. Sheldon was a con- scientious and dependable worker of unusual good business judgment and fairness; not only will the Board feel this loss, but the town as a whole has lost a substantial and worthwhile citizen and one who was always much interested in town government having served on the Board of Selectmen and on the Finance Committee in the past.
Mr. Sheldon endeared himself to all with whom he came in con- tact in business, church, civic and fraternal affairs; the Water Board and community at large is bereaved indeed by the passing of so fine a citizen."
At a joint meeting of this Board and the Selectmen on January 18, 1944 Mr. Herman G. Dresser of 56 Cordis Street was elected to fill the unexpired term of Mr. Sheldon.
Some of the future needs of the Department include the following:
1. Remove and replace all the remaining old cement lined wrought iron pipe and replace with cast iron.
2. The standpipe on Green Street, Stoneham, was built in 1883 and will undoubtedly have to be replaced, probably by a larger tank, within a very few years.
3. The existing shed on the north side of Broadway is in very bad condition. The wooden building on the shore of the lake now serves as a garage and shop. It is proposed to build a fire resisting building on the north side of Broadway which will house all facilities now contained in the two buildings mentioned above.
For further details of the departmental work refer to the report of the Superintendent.
REPORT OF WATER AND SEWERAGE BOARD
139
Receipts-1944
Expenditures-1944
Water Rates
$ 79,607.12
Superintendent $ 2,892.35
Hydrant Rental
9,550.00
Clerks
3,421.00
Services
2,040.28
Collector, Paymaster
550.00
Turn Ons
55.00
Maintenance
44,676.28
Summons
135.20
Bonds Retired
27,000.00
Interest
2,601.25
Commissioners' Salaries
325.20
Water Rate Refunds
38.36
Service Refunds
1.52
$ 81,505.96
Credit Balance
10,417.64
$ 91,923.60
$ 91,923.60
Respectfully submitted,
SIDNEY F. ADAMS HERMAN G. DRESSER JOHN N. BILL
Water and Sewerage
Commissioners
All Other
536.00
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT
To the Water and Sewerage Board:
I respectfully submit the following report for the year ending Decem- ber 31, 1944:
WATER CONSTRUCTION
Sylvan Street, Crystal Lake Park, from Woodland Road southerly to dead end, 337 feet of 6" cast iron pipe.
NEW HYDRANTS SET
Sylvan Street, Crystal Lake Park, opposite house of Theresa A. Meuse, 5" Corey hydrant.
HYDRANTS BROKEN OFF BY MOTOR VEHICLES
Main Street, near corner Lawrence Street. Madison Avenue, corner Warren Avenue. Main Street, opposite Grafton Street.
SERVICES
New Services
9
Services relaid during year
27
Number of feet of pipe laid on public land
222'-2"
Number of feet of pipe laid on private land
610'-9''
Number of feet of pipe relaid on public land 702'-2"
Number of feet of pipe relaid on private land
1003'-3"
MAIN BREAKS-1944
Date
Occurred
Water On
Size
Location
Cause
February
1
16" C. I.
Main Street opposite Armory Street
Joint Leak
May
8
Repaired Feb. 2 Water off 11:00 a.m. 8:45 a.m.
Water on 11:40 a.m. 3:45 p.m.
8" C. I.
Bartley Street opposite No. 48
Joint Leak
Joint Leak
December
6
12:30 p.m.
Dec. 7 1:30 p.m.
8" C.I.
Broadway 15 feet east of B. & M. Railroad track. Pleasant Street near corner Aborn Avenue
Cracked Pipe
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REPORT OF WATER AND SEWERAGE BOARD
June
9
16" C.I.
PUMPING RECORDS BY GALLONS
1943 Crystal Lake
1943 Driven Wells
1943 Bay State Wells
1944 Crystal Lake
1944 Driven Wells
1944 Bay State Wells
January February March
17,475,000
9,724,980
71,440
15,475,000
8,624,550
710,900
14,460,000
7,980,980
3,998,910
13,578,000
9,459,450
2,253,000
13,805,000
9,703,180
4,272,470
16,143,000
10,117,800
332,700
April
16,420,000
6,289,280
1,955,030
13,953,000
10,165,650
781,550
May
17,530,000
948,750
5,523,050
16,733,000
9,652,500
2,567,050
June
19,410,000
2,580,600
5,441,120
14,424,000
10,642,500
5,728,575
July
20,730,000
6,486,000
2,996,250
15,486,000
10,363,650
5,487,510
August
19,003,000
7,262,400
974,370
17,412,000
9,885,150
5,277,750
September
16,856,000
7,570,305
648,221
16,490,000
8,971,050
4,616,400
October
14,119,000
9,791,100
1,039,843
14,563,000
9,792,750
5,304,465
November
13,700,000
9,566,610
252,610
13,331,000
9,909,900
4,751,775
December
12,466,000
9,220,200
1,709,580
15,101,000
9,642,600
4,611,750
195,974,000
87,124,385
28,882,894
182,689,000
117,227,550
42,423,425
Total pumped, 1943 Total pumped, 1944
Average Daily Consumption, 1943 Average Daily Consumption, 1944 Maximum Daily Consumption, 1944 Average Daily Per Capita, 1943 Average Daily Per Capita, 1944
311,981,279 gallons
342,339,975 gallons
854,743 gallons
937,917 gallons
1,451,650 gallons
52.8 gallons
57.9 gallons
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
143
REPORT OF WATER AND SEWERAGE BOARD
WATER DEPARTMENT PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS AND REPAIRS
Work has already been started on retubing No. 2 boiler at the Broad- way Station on Broadway. This work will be completed early in 1945. Both standpipes were thoroughly washed and cleaned during September.
WATER SUPPLY
Crystal Lake is, at the present time, 3" below high water mark. This level is exceptionally high for this time of year.
During the year water has been pumped, when needed, from both the driven wells on Sexton Avenue and the dug wells off Bay State Road.
FILTRATION PLANT
The Filtration Plant has, as in the past, produced an excellent quality water but, as noted in last year's report, the sand in the filters must be replaced very soon.
MUTUAL AID CONNECTIONS
It has not been necessary, during the year, to use any of the mutual aid connections either by this town or adjoining towns.
SPRINKLER SYSTEMS AND FIRE PIPES
As reported last year, this department is supplying water for fire pro- tection to 26 Sprinkler systems and fire pipes within the town, also water is supplied, for fire protection, to 15 private hydrants for which we receive no recompense.
SEWER DEPARTMENT
GRAVITY SEWER SYSTEM
The entire Gravity Sewer System has been flushed and brushed where necessary and all sections where tree roots have entered the mains have been thoroughly cleaned and scraped with the Flexible Sewer Rod equip- ment which was purchased last year.
LOW LEVEL SEWER SYSTEM
The Low Level Sewer System is in good working condition at the present time. During the year the system has been flushed and brushed where necessary. The grit chamber has been thoroughly cleaned and the contents disposed of outside the town limits.
The Sewer Pumping Station is rendering excellent service but the time is not far distant when it will be necessary to install a pump of greater capacity than those two now in use, as the system is growing larger every year.
144
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
MAIN STREET SEWER EJECTOR STATION
The Main Street Sewer Ejector Station has, as in the past, given ex- cellent service and has required only slight repairs to the electrical equip- ment due to lightning storms.
EMPLOYEES IN THE SERVICE
Miss Eleanor G. Waterhouse, George H. Adams and Matthew P. Cur- ran, employees of this department, are still serving with the armed forces.
SEWER CONNECTIONS
Applications for house connections to date 2,332
Number of connections made 2,219
Number of connections made during year . 21
Number of connections waiting 0
SUMMARY OF WATER STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1944 WAKEFIELD WATER WORKS Middlesex County
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS
Population 16,179
Area of town 4,568 acres
Date of Construction, 1883, by Wakefield Water Company.
Source of Supply
Crystal Lake
Driven Wells
Bay State Wells
Mode of Supply: Pumping through distribution system to standpipes.
Standpipe Capacity :
No. 1-Located on Green Street, Stoneham-565,485 gallons.
No. 2-Located on Sidney Street, Wakefield-651,817 gallons.
Type of Purification:
Aeration
Slow sand filters
Chlorination
Population:
Regularly supplied within town 16,059
Regularly supplied outside town 70
Total population supplied 16,129
During the year the rain guage at the Broadway Pumping Station has become an official guaging station for the State Department of Public
In Memoriam
George Otis Sheldon Born in Haverhill, Mass., Oct. 30, 1865 DIED JANUARY 17, 1944 Member Water & Sewerage Board 1936 - 1944 Former member town Finance Committee and Selectman Long prominent in local, civic and fraternal affairs and in the Boston shipping trade.
In his passing the Board has lost a valued friend and member and the Town an able public servant.
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REPORT OF WATER AND SEWERAGE BOARD
Health. The following is a table showing the amount of rainfall and melted snow in inches, in 1944:
Day of
Month
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
.26
.03
3
T
4
T*
.34
5
.02
T
.04
.09
.06
T
7
.48
.07
.06
.54
8
.26
.35
9
T
.15
10
.06
1.13
.37
.04
.65
11
.34
.24
.25
.80
12
.03
.21
.13
.04
.83
.02
13
.30
.22
.84
14
.39
.06
.49
3.00
.04 .04
15
.32 1.27
.02
.32
.06
16
.21
.16
.07
.64
.38
17
.54
.07
1.50
.02
.11
18
.47
.29
.04
19
.34
.30
13
T
.02
20
.25
.05
.59
.06
.03
.88
.96
21
.11
.25
.66
.42
.48
.09
.36
.03
.23
23
.02
T
.03
24
.45 1.42
1.97
.14
.65
.07
.07
25
.09
.02
.02
.07
.39
26
.01
.01
.02
.02
.23
.08
.69
.72
28
19
.32
.19
T
29
.27
1.20
30
.17
.67
.67
1.81
.72
31
.11
.19
Monthly
Totals
2.50 1.80 3.46 3.78
.67 4.99
2.25 3.89
5.64 4.34 5.80 2.63
Trace
Total rainfall for 1944
41.75 inches
Consumption :
Measured by Venturi Meter, Broadway Pumping Station
. Measured by test meter, Sexton Avenue Pumping Station Measured by Venituri Meter, Bay State Wells Pumping Station Builder of Pumping Machinery:
6
1.72
.16
.13
1
2
22
.04
27
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
BROADWAY PUMPING STATION HIGH LIFT PUMP
A. Knowles Steam Pump Company-one 10 inch x 19 inch x 11 inch x 27 inch duplex compound condensing steam pump. Capacity 1.8 million gallons per twenty-four hours.
HIGH LIFT PUMP NO. 1
B. Goulds' Pumps, Incorporated-one single stage centrifugal pump, direct connected to 150 horsepower, 550 volt, three phase slip ring motor, capacity 2.5 million gallons per twenty-four hours.
HIGH LIFT PUMP NO. 2
C. Goulds' Pumps, Incorporated-one single stage centrifugal pump, direct connected to 150 horsepower, 550 volt, three phase slip ring motor, capacity 2.5 million gallons per twenty-four hours.
LOW LIFT PUMP NO. 1
D. Goulds' Pumps, Incorporated-one single stage centrifugal pump, direct connected to 15 horsepower, 550 volts, three phase slip ring motor, capacity 2.5 million gallons per twenty-four hours.
LOW LIFT PUMP NO. 2
E. Goulds' Pumps, Incorporated-one single stage centrifugal pump, direct connected to 15 horsepower, 550 volts, three phase slip ring motor, capacity 2.5 million gallons per twenty-four hours.
Total Station Capacity-6.8 million gallons per day.
SEXTON AVENUE PUMPING STATION
A. Goulds' Pumps, Incorporated-one 8-inch x 10-inch triplex pump, belted to one Allis Chalmers, 30 horsepower, 220 volt, three phase squirrel cage motor, capacity 388,000 gallons per twenty-four hours.
B. Lawrence Pump and Engine Company-one single stage centrifugal pump, direct connected to 40 horsepower, 220 volt, three phase squirrel cage motor, capacity 576,000 gallons per twenty-four hours. Total Station Capacity-576,000 gallons per day.
BAY STATE ROAD PUMPING STATION
A. Fairbanks Morse & Company-one 350 gallon per minute vertical tur- bine type submerged pump, directly connected to one Fairbanks' Morse Company, 30 horsepower, 220 volt, three phase squirrel cage vertical motor, capacity 500,000 gallons per twenty-four hours. Total Station Capacity-500,000 gallons per day.
REPORT OF WATER AND SEWERAGE BOARD 147
PURIFICATION STATISTICS
Installed, 1927 Type of treatment: Aeration Slow sand filters
Capacity of filters: 2.5 million gallons per twenty-four hours.
Kind of Chemical Applied: Liquid chlorine applied to filtered water.
Distribution System:
Range in pressure in center of town, 89-90 pounds.
Kind of pipe:
Cast Iron Wrought Iron
Cement Lined Sheet Iron
Sizes: 2-inch to 20-inch.
Extended during the year-337 feet
Total now in use-60.15 miles.
Number of hydrants added-1.
Number of hydrants now in use-384.
Number of stop gates in use-861.
Range of pressure on mains-26 pounds to 115 pounds.
Total number of service taps-4,424.
Number of service taps now in use-4,224.
Percent of active services metered-99.4%.
In conclusion, I wish to extend my sincere thanks to each and every member of the Department for co-operation in all emergencies during the year.
I also extend my thanks to the heads and members of the various town departments for their support and co-operation during the year.
Respectfully submitted,
MORRISON MERRILL,
Superintendent.
.
148
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Report of Board of Public Welfare
-
To the Citizens of the Town of Wakefield:
The Board of Public Welfare respectfully submits its Annual Report for the fiscal year of 1944.
SALARIES OF BOARD
Appropriation Expended
$ 550.00
Helen M. Randall
$ 110.00
M. Leo Conway
110.00
Harold C. Robinson
110.00
Peter Y. Myhre
110.00
J. Edward Dulong
91.67
Herbert D. Anderson
18.33
$ 550.00
Balance to Revenue
None
GENERAL RELIEF
Administration -- Salaries
2,926.73 $
Appropriation Expended
Etta C. Stoddard
$ 1,320.00
Dennis P. Hogan
1,606.73
Balance to Revenue
$ 2,926.73 None
CLERK OF THE BOARD
Appropriation Expended Dennis P. Hogan
$ 100.00
100.00
Balance to Revenue
None
REPORT OF BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
149
Administration - Other Expenses
$ 1,320.00
Appropriation Expended
Office Expense
Telephone
$ 50.81
Stationery
27.36
Social Service Index
17.20
Post Office rent
.75
$ 96.12
Automobile Expense
New 1942 Ford
$ 940.00
Ford-Gasoline
51.70
66
Repairs
49.87
Storage
48.00
Insurance
4.80
66
Registration
1.60
G. M. C .- Gasoline
75.47
Repairs
16.85
Registration
2.00
$ 1,190.29
$ 1,286.41
Balance to Revenue
$ 33.59
Dependent Aid - Expenses
Appropriation
$ 13,480.00
Add - Refunds
1,153.52
Total Resources
$ 14,633.52
Less - Expenditures
13,436.94
Balance to Revenue
$ 1,196.58
Analysis of Expenditures
Rent
$ 604.16
Board
3,555.62
Groceries
230.65
Milk
146.18
Fuel
325.50
Cash
3,665.74
Medical Care
374.00
Hospitalization
1,887.57
Burials
100.00
Relief by Other Cities and Towns
2,270.93
150
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Shoes and Clothing
84.36
All Other
Gas and Light
93.82
Ice for Cooler
28.20
Stove Grates, etc.
17.77
Power
17.30
Floor Plug
13.70
Water Rates
14.00
Sundries
7.44
Gross Expenditures Less - Refunds
1,153.52
Net Expenditures
$ 12,283.42
Unpaid Bills for Prior Years
Unpaid Bills for Year 1939
$ 455.96
Unpaid Bills for Year 1940
502.20
Unpaid Bills for Year 1941
36.00
Unpaid Bills for Year 1942
50.98
Unpaid Bills for Year 1943
928.81
Total
$ 1,973.95
CASE LOAD
No. of
Persons
Av. Cases
Total Expenses
Avg. Cost Per Case
Year
Cases
Represented Per Month
1938
1617
5709
134.57
$69,028.96
$42.69
1939
1267
4400
105.57
48,062.01
38.00
1940
1220
3892
101.62
42,119.38
34.52
1941
834
2172
69.50
30,862.35
37.00
1942
601
1390
50.00
24,039.62
40.00
1943
388
693
33.33
13,513.75
34.83
1944
354
565
29.5
12,283.42
34.70
RESIDENT CASE LOAD BY MONTHS
Persons Repre-
Month
Families
sented
Single
Total Cases
Total Persons Represented
January
6
25
10
16
35
February
7
25
10
17
35
March
6
20
10
16
30
April
6
20
10
16
30
May
6
19
10
16
29
June
6
19
10
16
29
July
4
9
10
14
19
$ 13,436.94
REPORT OF BOARD OF PUBLIC
WELFARE
151
August
4
9
10
14
19
September
5
16
10
15
26
October
6
15
10
16
25
November
6
15
8
14
23
December
5
12
7
12
19
-
Total
67
204
115
182
319
SUMMARY OF CASE LOAD
Division of Child Guardianship
8 Cases
$ 2,615.00
State Hospital and Infirmary
Cases
1,168.50
Canton Hospital School
1 Case
291.51
Other Cities and Towns
6 Cases
2,270.93
Resident Cases
182 Cases
5,937.48
Total Cost
$ 12,283.42
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS AND
EXPENDITURES FOR 1943 - 1944
1943
1944
Appro.
Spent
Balance
Appro.
Spent
Balance
Salaries of
Board
$ 550.00 $
550.00
none
$
550.00 $
550.00
none
Administration
Salaries
$ 3,844.87 $ 3,340.33 $
504.54
$ 2,926.73 $ 2,926.73
none
Clerk of
Board
none none none
100.00
100.00
none
Other
Expenses
700.00
643.17
56.83
1,320.00
1,286.41
33.59
Recipients
24,110.00
13,513.75
10,596.75
13,480.00
12,283.42
1,196.58
$29,204.87 $18,047.25 $11,157.62
$18,376.73 $17,146.56 $ 1,230.17
ADMINISTRATION - SALARIES
Town Funds
Appropriation
none
ADMINISTRATION - OTHER EXPENSES
Town Funds
Appropriation
none
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
ADMINISTRATION - U. S. GRANTS
Jan. 1-Cash on hand
$ 725.60
Federal Grants received during 1944
833.31
Total Resources
$ 1,558.91
Expended
Etta C. Stoddard, Salary
$ 401.50
Dennis P. Hogan, Salary
401.68
Office Expenses
23.83
Auto Expenses
38.99
New 1942 Ford Tudor
235.00
$ 1,101.00
Dec. 31-Cash on hand available for use in 1945
$ 457.91
RECIPIENTS' EXPENSES
Receipts
Town Appropriation
$ 9,250.00
Transferred from Reserve Fund
1,500.00
Federal Funds on hand January 1, 1944
2,856.78
Federal Grants received during 1944
3,670.94
Total Resources
$ 17,277.72
Expenditures
Recipients' Grants
$ 15,340.83
Doctors
269.00
Medicine
107.55
Hospitalization
469.00
Optical
28.45
Dental
309.50
Special
40.17
Gross Expenditures
$ 16,564.50
Less-Refunds
16.50
Net Expenditures
$ 16,548.00
Balance of Town Funds to Revenue
$ 82.23
Cash on hand available for use in 1945
647.49
$ 729.72
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REPORT OF BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN
Case Load and Monthly Expense for Year of 1944 Cases First Chil- New Closed Cases End Chil- of Month dren dren
Gross Expense
January
18
46
0
0
18
46
$ 1,267.38
February
18
46
0
1
17
42
1,248.37
March
17
42
0
0
17
40
1,186.66
April
17
40
1
1
17
39
1,155.14
May
17
39
1
0
18
42
1,454.97
June
18
42
0
0
18
42
1,442.39
July
18
42
0
0
18
39
1,355.90
August
18
39
1
0
19
44
1,392.60
September
19
44
0
0
19
50
1,540.35
October
19
50
0
1
18
48
1,623.42
November
18
48
0
1
17
45
1,479.55
December
17
45
0
0
17
45
1,417.77
214
523
3
4
213
521
$ 16,564.50
CASE LOAD and ANALYSIS OF FEDERAL, STATE, TOWN SHARE DURING PAST FIVE YEARS
Children
Year
Cases
Repre- sented
Total Expenses
Federal Share
State Share
Town Share
1940
321
897
$ 16,215.15
$ 5,865.62
$ 5,405.05
$ 4,944.48
1941
364
1096
18,666.80
6,681.25
6,222.26
5,763.29
1942
314
894
17,393.27
5,653.27
5,797.94
5,943.67
1943
242
613
14,791.42
4,084.04
4,930.04
5,776.92
1944
216
530
16,564.50
3,725.76
5,522.50
7,316.24
1457
4030
$ 83,631.75
$ 26,009.94
$ 27,878.21
$ 29,743.60
AVERAGE COST PER CASE
to FEDERAL, STATE and TOWN DURING PAST FIVE YEARS
Avg. Cost
Year
Cases
Total Expense $16,215.15
Avg. Cost per Case $50.51
$18.27
Avg. Cost Per Case State $16.84
$15.40
1941
364
18,666.80
51.28
18.35
17.10
15.83
1942
314
17,393.88
55.40
18.00
18.47
18.93
1943
242
14,791.42
61.12
16.87
20.37
23.88
1944
216
16,564.50
76.69
17.25
25.58
33.86
1457
$83,631.75
$57.40
$17.85
$19.13
$20.42
Month
Cases Cases
of Month
Avg. Cost Per Case Federal
Per
Case
Town
1940
321
154
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATION and EXPENDITURES FOR 1943 and 1944 1943
Town Funds
Approx.
Expended
Balance
Administration
Salaries
$ 300.00
$ 300.00
none
Other Expenses
100.00
100.00
none
Recipients
10,000.00
10,000.00
none
Federal Funds
Administration
$ 1,429.34
$ 703.74
$ 725.60
Recipients
7,605.83
4,749.05
2,856.78
$ 19,435.17
$ 15,852.79
$ 3,582.38
Town Funds
Approx.
Expended
Balance
Administration
Salaries
none
none
none
Other Expenses
none
none
none
Recipients
$ 10,750.00
$ 10,667.77
$ 82.23
Federal Funds
Administration
$ 1,558.91
$ 1,101.00
$ 457.91
Recipients
$ 6,544.22
$ 5,896.73
$ 647.49
$ 18,853.13
$ 17,665.50
$ 1,187.63
TOWN INFIRMARY ADMINISTRATION - SALARIES
Appropriation
$ 2,310.00
Expended
Jeremiah J. Peck, Supt.
$ 858.00
Mrs. Lena G. Peck, Matron
858.00
Anna Miezwa, Cook
594.00
$ 2,310.00
Balance to Revenue
none
OTHER EXPENSE
$ 5,500.00
Appropriation Expended Less - Refund
$ 5,499.04
1.60
$ 5,497.44
Balance to Revenue
$ 2.56
.
1944
REPORT OF BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
155
Analyses of Expenditures
Meats and Groceries
$ 2,275.46
Fuel
564.53
Shoes and Clothing
241.49
Care of Buildings
830.71
Gas and Light
210.11
Truck Expense
122.10
Gasoline
65.89
Household Supplies
70.15
Medical Care
266.58
Tobacco
145.53
Telephone
81.11
Oil Burner
30.90
Water Rates
161.60
Burials
none
Barbering
103.75
Seeds and Fertilizer
1
101.19
Plowing
85.00
Stationery
23.41
Daily Papers
22.04
Surplus Commodities
31.99
Ice for Refrigerator
42.90
Sundries
22.60
Gross Expenditures
$ 5,499.04
Less-Refund
1.60
Net Expenditure
$ 5,497.44
OPERATING COST FOR 1944
Administration
Superintendent's Salary
$ 858.00
Matron's Salary
858.00
Cook's Salary
594.00
$ 2,310.00
Other Expenses
$ 5,499.04
Less-Refunds
Telephone
$
1.60
Accident Insurance
1,500.00
$ 1,501.60
$ 3,997.44
Total Net Expenditures
$ 6,307.44
156
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Inventory January 1, 1944 Inventory December 31, 1944
$ 633.00 430.00
Add -- Loss
$ 203.00
Net Cost to Town
$ 6,510.44
Average cost based on 167 inmates, 4793 man days
Average gross cost per week per inmate $
11.41
Average net cost per week per inmate 9.52
CASE LOAD FOR 1944
Number of Inmate Man Days Per Month
Month
Inmates
Man Days
January
17
423
February
16
450
March
16
456
April
14
394
May
13
376
June
13
383
July
13
389
August
12
364
September
11
330
October
13
389
November
13
390
December
16
449
167
4793
COMPARATIVE OPERATING COST FOR PAST FIVE YEARS
Gross
Net
Cost Per
Cost Per
Year
Expense
Receipts
Net Expense $6,797.59
256
$ 8.32
$ 6.64
1941
8,504.95
616.65
7,888.30
191
11.13
10.32
1942
7,761.31
502.10
7,259.21
172
11.27
10.43
1943
7,742.84
953.50
6,789.34
177
11.00
9.56
1944
7,809.04
1,501.60
6,307.44
167
11.41
9.52
No. of Inmates
Week
Week
1940
$8,525.77
$1,728.18
Gross
157
REPORT OF BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS and EXPENDITURES FOR 1943 and 1944
1943
Appro.
Expended
Balance
Administration Salaries
$ 2,310.00
$ 2,268.75
$ 41.25
Other Expenses
5,900.00
5,474.09
425.91
$ 8,210.00
$ 7,742.84
$ 467.16
1944
Appro.
Expended
Balance
Administration
Salaries
$ 2,310.00
$ 2,310.00
none
Other Expenses
5,500.00
5,497.64
2.56
$ 7,810.00
$ 7,807.64
$ 2.56
VEGETABLES RAISED AT TOWN FARM
The amount of vegetables raised on the Infirmary property and con- sumed at the Infirmary during the year amounted to the following: Vegetables consumed
$ 177.00
Vegetables on hand December 31, 1944
375.00
$ 552.00
Cost of Vegetables raised Seeds and Fertilizer
$ 101.19
Plowing
85.00
$ 186.19
Net profit on vegetables raised
$ 365.81
WILLARD DONNELL TRUST FUND
To the Wakefield Trust Company, a Massachusetts Corporation, hav- ing its place of business in said Wakefield, Ten Thousand Dollars, in trust, to hold, invest and reinvest the same at its discretion, and to pay over the net income thereof to the Town of Wakefield for the use of the Public Welfare Board of said Town to be expended by said Board, in its discre- tion, for the benefit of the poor and needy in the Town of Wakefield, and especially for the payment of hospital charges of the inhabitants of the Town of Wakefield as are themselves financially unable to pay such hospital charges. This Trust shall continue for a term of nineteen year, and at the expiration of that term, I direct said Trustee to transfer and pay over the said trust estate with all accumulations thereon to said Town of Wakefield, to be held by said Town and the income only to be used for the benefit of such of its inhabitants as are in need of hospital care.
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