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Reserve Fund
Grand Totals
$152,000.00
$1,141,995.93
$153,831.97
$1,263,199.04
$184,628.86
A-Refunds
B-Balances from Prior Years
D-Dog Licenses
F-From Federal Government
I-Accrued Interest on Bonds Sold G-From Sale of Graves and Lots-$2,825.00
L-Loans-Anticipation Highway Reimbursement O-From Overlay Surplus R-From Reserve Fund
T-Income from Trust Funds
W-Appropriated from E. & D. (Surplus) $2,500.00 $5,000.00
I. $ 21.11
$ 1,000.00 R.
550.00
$ 1,420.24
$ 150.87
13,500.00
13,500.00
$ 14,500.00
$ 571.11
$ 14,920.24
150.87
O. $ 33,000.00
$ 27,475.91
$ 5,524.09
270
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
BALANCE SHEET-DECEMBER 31, 1946
ASSETS
LIABILITIES
Revenue Cash
$734,493.21 99,794.32
Overpayment on Tax Titles Temporary Loans - Highway Reimbursement
12,250.00
Real Estate Taxes 1945
$ 5,951.14
Premium on Notes and Bonds
52.45
Real Estate Taxes 1946
42,453.74
Sewer Connection Deposits
220.50
Personal Property Tax 1946
2,247.93
Income on Post-War Rehabil- itation Fund
7,648.40
Poll Tax 1946
$
4.00
Excise Tax Revenue
1,325.35
Excise Tax 1946
$ 1,325.35
Betterment Assessments 1945
$ 141.31
Betterment Assessments 1946
446.27
$ 587.58
Sewer Assessments 1945
$ 5.85
Sewer Assessments 1946
735.73
$ 741.58
Moth Assessments 1945
$ 35.70
Moth Assessments 1946
38.38
$
74.08
$ 9,442.34
Sewer Assessments Not Apportioned Betterment Assessments Not Ap- portioned
$ 298.04
Committed Interest 1945 $ 24.51 286.28
Committed Interest 1946
$ 310.79
$ 90.00
Non-Revenue Cash
$834,287.53
$ 50,652.81
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
271
Tax Collector-Petty Cash Light Department-Petty Cash
$ 100.00 400.00
Tax Titles
$ 500.00 $ 76,351.82
Accounts Receivable :
School Department
$ 10,614.73
Welfare Temporary Aid
71.47
Welfare Old Age Assistance
9,652.31
Welfare Aid Dependent Children
2,257.85
Health Department
5,560.25
State Aid-Com. of Mass.
1,840.00
Military Aid-Com. of Mass.
1,020.00
$ 31,016.61
State Aid-Highways
$ 2,857.01
County Aid-Highways
1,678.51
$ 4,535.52
Water Rates
$ 206.25
Water Services
611.38
·
$ 817.63
$ 22,540.93
Light Department Bills Special Cash - Municipal Light Guarantees
$ 36,190.27
Revenue 1947
$ 3,000.00
Overlay 1933
$ 6.80
Overlay 1945
$ 395.71 1,729.99
Overlay 1935
27.20
Overlay 1936
28.16
Overlay 1937
28.96
Overlay 1938
29.92
Tax Title Revenue Special Assessment Revenue Departmental Revenue
$ 76,351.82 11,454.41 31,016.61
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
$ 2,125.70
Overlay 1934
27.20
Overlay 1946
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1946 Indebtedness Account
Outstanding January 1, 1946 Water and Sewer Bonds issued in 1946 Payments 1946 Outstanding December 31, 1946
$144,000.00 152,000.00
$ 35,500.00 260,500.00
$296,000.00
$296,000.00
RECAPITULATION
Sewers Highways
$139,500.00 2,000.00
Water
119,000.00
$260,500.00
INDEBTEDNESS ACCOUNT - DUE 1947 TO 1966 INCLUSIVE
Loans Outstanding Dec. 31, 1946
Due
Due
Due
Due
Due
Due
Due
Due
Due
Due
Due
Due
Due
Due
Due
Due 1962
Due 1963
Due
Due
Due
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1964
1965
1966
Sewer Loan 1924
$ 3,000.00
$ 1,000.00
$
$
1,000.00
Sewer Loan 1925
4,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
Sewer Loan 1937
4,500.00
4,500.00
Sewer Loan 1940
18,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
3,000.00
Sewer Loan 1946
110,000.00
6,000.00
6,000.00
6,000.00
6,000.00
6,000.00
$ 6,000.00
$ 6,000.00
$ 6,000.00
$ 6,000.00
$ 6,000.00
$ 6,000.00
$ 6,000.00
$ 6,000.00
$ 6,000.00
$ 5,000.00
$ 5,000.00 $ 5,000.00 $ 5,000.00 $ 3,000.00 $ 3,000.00
Street Loan
2,000.00
2,000.00
Water Loan 1927
8,000.00
8,000.00
Water Loan 1946
42,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
2,000.00
1,000.00
Water Mains Relaying Loan 1939
23,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
2,000.00
Water Mains Relaying Loan 1940
20,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
Water Loans 1942
25,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
3,000.00
2,000.00
Water Mains Ext. Loan 1942
1,000.00
1,000.00
$260,500.00 $ 44,500.00 $ 29,000.00
$ 29,000.00 $ 26,000.00 $ 15,000.00
$ 14,000.00 $ 12,000.00 $ 11,000.00 $ 9,000.00 $ 9,000.00
$ 9,000.00 $ 9,000.00 $ 9,000.00 $ 8,000.00 $ 6,000.00
$ 5,000.00
$ 5,000.00 $ 5,000.00 $
3,000.00 $ 3,000.00
1
1,000.00
-
Overlay 1941 Overlay 1943
54.67 90.00
$ 292.91 .
Sewer Assessments Apportioned
$ 13,898.92
Water Revenue Municipal Light Revenue Overlay Surplus-Reserve Fund Excess and Deficiency Reserve for Petty Cash Advances
Sewer Assessments Apportioned:
Due in 1947
$ 3,162.55
Due in 1948
2,381.90
Due in 1949
2,376.30
Due in 1950
2,376.30
Due in 1951
2,378.21
Due in 1952
844.23
Due in 1953
296.06
Due in 1954
41.66
Due in 1955
41.71
Betterment Assessments Apportioned $ 16,837.97
Betterment Assessments Apportioned:
Due in 1947
$ 4,692.34
Due in 1948
3,502.86
Due in 1949
2,865.34
Due in 1950
2,766.66
Due in 1951
1,663.01
Due in 1952
638.63
Due in 1953
284.60
Due in 1954
232.17
Due in 1955
192.36
$ 16,837.97
Tax Title Possessions
$ 2,039.07
Tax Title Possessions Revenue
$ 2,039.07
Sale of Real Estate
8,926.00
Sale of Lots and Graves-Cemetery
2,711.00
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REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
817.63 22,540.93 8,968.87 275,013.30 500.00
$ 13,898.92
Sale of Lots-Partial Payments Perpetual Care Bequests-Cemetery Perpetual Care Bequests - Partial Payments 85.00
80.00 240.00
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Old Age Assistance-Reimbursements Municipal Light Guarantee Deposits Appropriation Balances:
1,675.00
36,190.27
Police Department - New Boat
House
$ 2,305.00
Federal Advance -New Police Station 2,500.00
Greenwood Fire Station Repairs
253.88
Highway Department - New Equipment
13,725.68
Davidson Road Construction
4,186.60
Outlook Road Construction
10,548.00
Aborn Avenue Construction
2,253.74
White Circle Construction
291.48
Cutter Street Construction
107.93
Willow Street Construction
637.57
Wolcott Street Construction
422.59
New Way - Water Street Crescent Street
to
85.00
Ash and Refuse Collection
6,500.00
Preston Street Culvert
500.00
Highway Maint. Chap. 90 (1945)
623.48
Highway Maint. Chap. 90 (1946)
1,322.10
Federal Advance - New Highway Bldgs. 1,300.00
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Welfare - Salary of Agent (1947) 3,000.00 Old Age Assistance - Federal Funds 2,238.93
Old Age Ass't. Adm .- Federal Funds 408.53 Aid Dependent Children-Fed. Fds. 3,107.24 Aid Dep. Children Adm .- Fed. Fds. 252.31
West Ward School Improvements 12,810.79 Montrose Branch Library Equipment 73.46
Civilian Defense 99.47
Veterans' Advisory Committee Ex- pense 364.32
Willard Donnell Trust-Welfare
822.88
Capital Outlay Expenditures Com- mittee 983.85
Sewer Construction Mountain Avenue
621.03
Sewer Construction - Greenwood Street 3,428.47
Sewer Construction-Stark Avenue 3,974.21
$ 79,748.64
Under Estimate State and County Charges :
County Tax $ 475.89
Smoke Inspection Service 67.15
Metropolitan Parks Loan 522.46
Metropolitan Parks-Nantasket 39.97
Metropolitan Sewerage Loan 3,300.35
$
4,405.82
Teachers' Retirement Deductions 1,198.15
$
8,680.25
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Over Estimates State Charges: Charles River Basin $ 39.55 $ 39.55
Agency and Trust: Dog Licenses for County $ 53.40
Federal Tax Deductions
6,764.95
Blue Cross Deductions 663.75
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Light Dept. Operation Fund
$ 65,295.98
Light Dept. Depreciation Fund 255,250.16
Light Dept. Construction Fund 68,283.47
$388,829.61
Total Revenue $ 1,010,357.25
Bond Issues-Non-Revenue Cash : Water Supply Addition
$ 3,063.05
Water Mains Relaying-Albion and other streets 7,746.15
Water Mains Relaying - Lake Street 2,608.89
Sewer Construction Main Street 28,197.34
Sewer Construction-Morel Circle
2,812.85
Sewer Construction - Orchard Avenue and other streets 31,712.84
Sewer Construction - Eastern Avenue 4,784.15
Sewer Construction-Green Street 936.97
Sewer Construction - Vernon
and Lowell Street 17,932.08
$ 99,794.32
Grand Total
$ 1,110,151.57
Grand Total
$ 1,110,151.57
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TOWN OF
WAKEFIELD
SUPPLEMENTARY BALANCE SHEET RETIREMENT SYSTEM FUNDS-CASH AND SECURITIES
Balance January 1, 1946 Transfers from Payroll Deductions
$112,811.91 18,209.84
Payments:
Pensions and Annuities
$ 32,660.42
Administrative Expense
1,026.74
Payroll Deductions from Town of Arlington
250.44
Refunds to Members
3,185.07
Received from Town Appropriations:
Balance December 31, 1946
136,855.01
For Pensions $ 36,366.00
For Members Military Service
997.70
For Interest Deficiency
470.79
For Expense Fund
1,110.00
$ 38,944.49
Interest and Dividends on Investments 3,510.56
$173,727.24
$173,727.24
TRUST AND INVESTMENT FUNDS
$226,602.06
Sweetser Lecture Fund
$ 10,000.00
Sweetser Lecture Guarantee Fund
3,149.22
Library Trust Funds
15,389.26
Park Trust Funds
5,376.86
School and Scholarship Funds
9,484.07
Old Cemetery Trust Funds
6,376.04
Forest Glade Cemetery Funds
25,218.37
Jonathan Nichols Temperance Fund
1,608.24
Investment-Post-War Rehabilitation Fund
U. S. War and Treasury Bonds
150,000.00
$226,602.06
$226,602.06
277
REPORT
OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Balance December 31, 1946
278
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
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 $479,177.43
Second National Bank of Boston 352,537.90
Cash in hands of Treasurer not deposited until January 2,572.20
Total December 31, 1946 $834,287.53
Trust Funds have been checked by examination of Savings Bank de- posit books.
Investment Funds have been checked and found in the custody of the
Treasurer and consist of the following:
U. S. War Bonds 21/2%-Series G $100,000.00
U. S. Treasury Bonds-214 %-of 1959-1962 50,000.00
$150,000.00
Funds of the Contributory Retirement System have been checked by examination of 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 as follows:
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 ac- crued interest
$ 55,081.70 45,000.00
United States War Bonds 214 % Series G
100 Shares First National Bank of Boston (Pur- chase Price) $ 3,900.00
100 Shares National Shawmut Bank of Boston (Purchase Price) 2,287.50
$ 6,187.50
Wakefield Trust Company Checking Account
16,144.47
Checks for Payroll Deductions in hands of Treas- urer not Deposited until January 441.34
$ 16,585.81
$136,855.01
Total Funds December 31, 1946
279
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
All cancelled permanent and temporary loans paid 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 to all other officers and employees who have co-operated in carry- ing on the work of this department.
Respectfully submitted, CHARLES C. COX, Town Accountant
280
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Index to Town Officers' Reports
Animal Inspector
125
Assessors
131
Births
68
Building Inspector
123
Compensation Agent
124
Deaths
95
Dog Licenses
101
Dog Officer
125 11
Election Results and Town Meetings
Fire Department
Fishing Licenses
Forest Warden
Health Department
Hunting Licenses
101
Jurors
6
Library Trustees
139
Light Department
149
Marriages
80
Middlesex County Extension Service
138
Milk and Food Inspector
137 122 147
Park and Cemetery Department
Planning Board
133 106
Recreation Commission
195
Retirement Board
126 198
Sealer of Weights and Measures
130
Selectmen
102 .
Street Superintendent
115
Sweetser Charity
129
Sweetser Lecture Committee
128
Town Accountant
229
Town Counsel
21
Town Officers 1946-1947
3
Treasurer
176
Tree Warden
98
Water and Sewerage Department
155
Wire Inspector
113
.
Welfare Department
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
167
111 101 114 134
Moth Department
Police Department
School Committee
Town Meetings
281
INDEX TO TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
Index to Town Accountant's Report
Accounting
234
Accounts Receivable-Various Departments
271
Adjourned Session
31
Aid to Dependent Children
233, 243
Appeals Board 230, 247
Appropriations Schedule
265
Appropriations to Enter the Tax Levy
258
Armistice Day
247
Assessors
235
Available Balances
259
Balance Sheet
271
Betterment Assessments Paid in Full
229
Betterment Assessments Apportioned
229
Betterment Assessments Not Apportioned 229
Blue Cross Deductions
233, 248, 259
Bond Issues
259
Building Inspector 230, 240
Cemetery Sale of Lots
260
Civilian Defense
259
Collector 230, 235
Commonwealth of Massachusetts-State Aid
271
Commonwealth of Massachusetts-Military Aid 271
Commonwealth of Massachusetts-Receipts 232
Commonwealth of Massachusetts-Old Age Assistance 233
240
Dog Licenses
230,
240
Dog Officer
240
Dumps
241
Election and Registration
236
Excess and Deficiency
263
Excise Tax-Motor Vehicle
229
Federal Withholding Taxes
233, 248, 259
Finance Committee
247
Fines and Forfeits
230
Fire
230,
238
Fire Alarm, Police Signal, Traffic Lights
261
Fire and Liability Insurance
248
Garbage
Forest Warden 239 241
Guarantee Deposit Account-Light Department 262
Health 230, 240
Highway
232, 241, 251
Highway Chap. 90 259
Compensation Account
282
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Hydrant Rental
239
Indebtedness Account-insert following
272
Infirmary
231, 243
Inspector of Animals
240
Inspector of Wires
240
Interest
232,
250
Investment-War Bonds
232, 260
Lafayette Building
230, 237
Legal
236
Library
231, 245 229
Light Department
231, 248, 255, 261
Maturing Debt
250
Memorial Day
247 233
Middlesex County . Tax
248 247
Miscellaneous Account
247
Moderator
234
Moth Department
Moth Assessments
Old Age Assistance
231, 243, 260
Old Age Assistance-Commonwealth of Mass.
233
Old Age Assistance-U. S. Grant 233, 259
271
Overlay Surplus
262
Park and Cemetery
231, 246, 260
Payments
234
Perpetual Care-Cemetery 232, 251
Planning Board
247 229
Poll Taxes-Prior Years
Police 230,
237
Premium on Notes and Bond
260
Real Estate Sale 260
Receipts
229
Recount
20
Recreation Commission
247
Refunds
233, 251
Retirement System 248, 277
261
Rifle Range
247
Sealer of Weights and Measures
230, 240
Selectmen
234
Schools 231, 244, 252
Sewer Assessments Paid in Full
229
Sewer Assessments Not Apportioned 229
Sewer Assesments Apportioned
229
Licenses and Permits
Middlesex County Receipts
Middlesex County Hospital
239 229
Overlay-1933-1946
Reserve Fund
INDEX TO TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT 283
Sewer Connection Deposits
262
Sewer Construction
250
Sewerage Survey
250
Sewer Department
232, 250
Soldiers' Benefits
244
Soldiers' Burials
247
Special Town Meeting
34, 57
State Charges
247, 248
State Election
17
State Primaries
13
Street Lights
247
Sweetser Lecture Fund
251
Taxes-Receipts
229
Taxes Prior Years
229
Tax Title Possessions
262
Tax Title Redemptions
229
Tax Titles
262
Teachers' Retirement Fund 248, 260
Temporary Loans
260
Town Clerk
230, 236
Town Hall
230, 237
Treasurer
230, 234
Trust Fund Account
232, 251, 264
Trust Fund Payments
251
Unpaid Bills
258
Veterans' Service Department
248
Visiting Nurse
247
Vital Statistics
236
Water Department 231, 249, 257
Water Rates
271
Water Services
271
Welfare
231, 242, 243
Willard Donnell Trust 243, 259
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