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Because of the crowded school conditions the Trustees were glad to grant the request of the School Committee to use the Montrose Library Building for one of the first grade classes.
During the summer the Library was again closed on Saturdays. Due to a change in school schedules it was necessary to rearrange the available hours of the Children's Room.
Many of the Staff members have attended library association meet- ings. In June, the Pioneer Round Table of Children's Librarians was held at this library. Trustees have attended meetings of the newly formed Massachusetts Library Trustees Association.
Although Staff vacancies have occurred, as we enter another year all positions have been filled. The Trustees appreciate the efficient work of several librarians who were employed part-time to assist through a trying period. To the head of each department and regular staff assistants the Trustees express their sincere appreciation of their loyal service, evident through months of difficult conditions.
Respectfully submitted,
HERVEY J. SKINNER, Chairman MIRIAM G. NEEDHAM, Secretary PHILLIPS C. DAVIS
WALTER C. HICKEY
WILLIAM J. LEE EDWARD E. LYNCH
ALBERT W. ROCKWOOD JOHN J. ROUND, JR. GLADYS WATKINS
DONORS - 1952
Miss Gale Anthony Mrs. Robert M. Barclay Mr. Lucius M. Beebe Mr. Roland V. Blakeney Mr. Ernest L. Brown Mrs. Henry Burbank Mr. John J. Butler
Mrs. Alice C. Churchill
Diamond Manufacturing Co.
Mrs. Riberot Dutton
Mrs. Fred Elliott
First Church of Christ, Scientist,
Reading, Mass. Hon. Angier L. Goodwin
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Mrs. Gertrude H. Guillow
Mrs. Paul Perkins
Mrs. John C. Rock
Mrs. Albert W. Rockwood
Mr. Asbury W. Schley
Mr. Ernest Irish
Mr. T. Frank Shea
Mrs. Helen B. Landrigan
Mr. Forrest E. Shurtleff
Mr. Ellsworth E. Laughton
Mrs. Carl Stephan
League of Women Voters, Wakefield
Wakefield Catholic Club
Mrs. Hubbard B. Mansfield
Wakefield Daily Item
Middlesex East Medical Society Auxiliary
Wakefield Rotary Club
Wakefield Society of Arts and Crafts
Mrs. Katherine H. Morse
Wakefield Trust Company
The Murray Printing Company
Mr. Allen Wanamaker
Mrs. Harry E. Whitford, Jr.
In Memory of Mrs. Mary Winslow
FINANCIAL STATISTICS - 1952
INCOME
Library Funds held by Wakefield Trust Company:
Original Fund
Book Value
Income
Junius Beebe Trust Fund
$ 23,030.00
$ 31,140.92
$ 1,247.22
Decius Beebe Trust Fund
14,000.00
15,649.47
778.93
Marcus Beebe Trust Fund
15,000.00
18,339.28
803.48
Frederic Beebe Trust Fund
5,000.00
6,111.67
246.44
Eleanor H. Beebe Trust Fund
5,000.00
5,625.79
173.36
Katherine E. Beebe Trust Fund
5,000.00
5,465.75
115.13
Charles S. Beebe Trust Fund
1,000.00
1,158.07
24.39
John H. Beebe Trust Fund
2,500.00
2,749.14
65.90
J. Oliver Beebe Trust Fund
5,000.00
5,398.82
121.66
Alice Beebe Carpenter Trust Fund
5,000.00
5,490.68
115.64
George O. Carpenter Trust Fund
1,000.00
1,106.85
23.29
Sylenda B. Stearns Trust Fund
2,000.00
2,173.99
47.64
$ 83,530.00 $100,410.43 $ 3,763.08 Note: 25% of the net income of the Junius Beebe Fund and 10% of the other funds listed above are added to the principal each year.
Library Funds held by Trustees:
Harris Mason Dolbeare Memorial Fund
$ 1,125.05
Edwin McDuffie Fund
1,000.00
James H. Keough Fund
2,698.01
Wakefield Savings Bank, Income Account
147.32
Helen Frances Carleton Memorial Fund
1,076.84
Library Funds held by Town Treasurer:
Principal
Income
John Gould Aborn Fund Cyrus G. Beebe Fund
$ 1,689.00 $ 42.49
2,000.00
50.31
Mrs. Leslie A. Needham
Col. James Hartshorne House Association Mr. H. A. Haskell
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Frederic Beebe Fund
1,000.00
32.76
Annie L. Cox Fund
2,000.00
50.31
Robert Parker Dolbeare Fund
500.00
12.58
Willard Donnell Fund
500.00
12.58
Hiram Eaton Library Fund
1,000.00
25.15
Milledge Elliott Fund
1,000.00
25.15
Rev. Thomas A. Emerson Fund
500.00
13.21
Flint Memorial Fund
1,000.00
32.76
Merrill W. Gove Fund
500.00
13.21
Melvin J. Hill Fund
500.00
12.58
Francis P. Hurd Fund
2,500.00
62.89
Franklin Poole Fund
500.00
16.37
Mary H. Pratt Fund
200.00
5.03
Ashton H. Thayer Fund
500.00
12.58
Cyrus Wakefield Fund
500.00
16.37
$ 16,389.00
$ 436.33
SUMMARY
Town Appropriation, 1952
$ 42,795.20
Dog Tax, for 1952
1,959.20
Income from Trust Funds, for 1952
4,199.41
EXPENDITURES, 1952
Books
$ 6,188.73
Periodicals and Binding
1,627.58
Salaries, Library Service
27,853.02
Heat, Light and Telephone
2,392.75
Supplies, Maintenance and Microfilming
6,540.87
Salaries, Janitor 'Service
3,918.35
Miscellaneous
396.78
$ 48,918.08
Unexpended balance
35.73
$ 48,953.81
Money returned to the Town, 1952:
Fines, payments for lost books, etc.
$ 1,271.12
CLASSIFIED TABLE OF CIRCULATION IN 1952
Main Library
Greenwood Branch Adult Juvenile
Montrose Branch
Adult
Juvenile
Schools
Deposits
General Works
171
42
8
89
2
3
Philosophy
1,016
4
103
31
Religion
691
195
68
96
13
14
26
Social Sciences
2,178
1,590
218
530
53
119
301
Language
167
48
7
11
1
3
8
Science
1,117
1,642
280
481
42
122
392
Useful Arts
3,632
1,367
489
524
73
146
382
Fine Arts
4,170
853
571
521
95
97
83
Literature
2,747
555
506
400
143
46
83
History
2,160
889
344
433
35
135
209
Travel
3,075
1,146
541
473
63
113
318
Biography
2,838
1,408
715
867
135
365
818
Current Periodicals
5,336
1,145
1,488
804
888
319
Pamphlets
490
43
291
13
Fiction
36,894
12,126
11,508
6,316
2,613
1,909
8,571
Practise Readers
13,197
5,580
2,661
6,865
Totals
66,682
36,250
17,137 17,125
4,200
6,052
18,056
234
Books Borrowed, 165,736
Records Borrowed, 389
Pictures Borrowed, 17,109
Total loans for the year 1952: 183,234 Registered borrowers 9,802
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Adult
Juvenile
97
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LIBRARY RESOURCES
Volumes belonging to the library, January 1, 1952
82,045
Volumes purchased
2,843
Bound volumes of magazines
64
Gifts
89
Volumes added
2,996
Volumes withdrawn, 1952
560
Volumes belonging to library, December 31, 1952
84,481
Magazines currently received at library, 1952
251
Unmounted pictures belonging to library, December 31, 1952
*70,104
Mounted pictures
24,872
Pamphlets belonging to library, December 31, 1952
*3,950
* Approximate number
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Report of the Municipal Light Board
January 2, 1953
To the Citizens of the Town of Wakefield:
We submit for your consideration the fifty-ninth annual report of the Municipal Light Board for the year ending December 31, 1952.
. The net profit of the Department was $101,130.89 as compared to $33,- 652.14 in 1951. The Sale of Gas increased 1% and Electricity 211/2 %.
The balance in the Operating Fund was $95,503.32 as compared to $22,617.77 in 1951.
The sum of $22,617.77 was paid to the Town to be used in computing the tax rate for 1952. The total amount paid to the Town is $548,229.57.
In view of the unusually large expenditures for 1953; for Substation equipment; for electrical contracting at the station and the third high ten- sion line from Edison, we are recommending, for this year, a return to the Town Treasury of $15,503.32 and a transfer of the remainder of the Operat- ing balance to our Construction Fund.
The Manager's report, including financial statements for the year are included in this report.
Respectfully submitted, MARCUS BEEBE, 2nd, Chairman JAMES B. WISWALL, Secretary JOHN MORLEY
To the Board of Light Commissioners:
Gentlemen:
The following condensed Profit and Loss Statement shows the finan- cial operations of the Department for the year ending December 31, 1952 and the changes from the previous year.
Sales of Gas and Electricity
Cost of Gas and Electricity
$840,701.74 428,203.74
Increase Increase
$114,080.63 20,787.10
Gross Revenue
412,498.00
Increase
93,293.53
Operating Expense
311,690.93
Increase
25,079.73
Operating Revenue
100,807.07
Increase
68,213.80
Other Revenues
4,102.63
Increase
936.56
Gross Income
104,909.70
Increase
69,150.36
Other Expense
3,778.81
Increase
1,671.61
Net Income
101,130.89
Increase
67,478.75
Paid to Town in lieu of Taxes
22,617.77
Decrease
2,382.23
Net
$ 78,513.12
Increase
$ 69,860.98
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During the year the Electric Department installed-
42,550 feet of primary wire 18,223 feet of secondary wire 167 new services 87 poles
and the Gas Department-
2,744 feet of gas mains 4,215 feet of service pipe 87 new services
At the end of the year there were 4651 gas meters and 6638 electric meters in use, which is a decrease of 58 gas meters and an increase of 170 electric meters.
Conversion to Natural gas was completed in April and through the efforts of our men, and men from Malden Gas Co., the actual change- over from manufactured to natural gas was accomplished in one day. Following the change-over, several hundred men from Conversions and Surveys, Inc., called at every residence and business establishment in Town where there were gas appliances and made the adjustments necessary to enable the customer to burn the natural gas. All of our customers were notified of the conversion program through the press and by letter and we feel that it was accomplished with a minimum of trouble and con- fusion. The conversion cost the Department $93,878.47 and in accordance with the recommendation of the Department of Public Utilities, will be amortized over ten years.
Natural gas has not proved to be as profitable as was anticipated, principally due to the large increase in unaccounted for gas. It dries out cast iron pipe joints and in many cases causes the meters to run slow, thereby increasing our gas loss. We have done considerable work on our system to correct this condition. We had a vegetation survey made by an expert, in an effort to detect gas line leaks. We replaced approximately 2400 feet of old 6" cast iron main on Elm St., and have clamped many cast iron joints throughout our system. We are also treating the cast iron mains with an oil which is calculated to seal the joints and prevent leakage.
Our electric load continues to increase rapidly and the 1952 peak was nearly 11% over last year. To provide for the increased load, we placed an order early in the year for new switchgear and a new 5000 KVA trans- former for the Substation. We expect to receive the switchgear in the Summer of 1953 and the transformer later in the year, at a total cost of $76,000.00. The extensive electrical work at the station preparatory to in- stallation of this equipment is now in process. All of the electrical con- tracting and material on the Substation project will cost approximately $30,000.00 in addition to the switchgear and transformer.
Our load has increased to a point where it is necessary for Boston Edison Co. to provide an additional high tension, 13,800 volt underground line from Woburn to our Substation. This line will be installed during 1953 and the cost from the Stoneham line to our Substation, approximately $37,000.00, will be paid by this Department.
Increased costs over the years and the heavy expenditures with which we are faced necessitated an increase in the electric rates which was effec- tive in January of this year. At the time, we realized the need for an
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up-to-date electric water heating rate and in March, established an off- peak electric hot water rate.
We ran 10,000 feet of larger cable on No. 6 circuit, to the Montrose section, to provide for the greatly increased load in that area. Most of our increase is occurring in the North Ward and Montrose section and will necessitate further changes in those circuits.
We continued our mercury vapor lights in Wakefield Square to take care of the intersections at Lafayette St. and at Crescent St. Mercury lights were installed at some of the busy intersections in Town and im- proved lighting was provided at three of the voting places.
This year a project was started to improve and modernize the lighting on Main St., Greenwood. In order to make it as inexpensive as possible and to utilize our present installations, we are using an aluminum exten- sion which was designed to fit over the top of our existing light pedestals. This will raise the light center to 25 feet and will distribute the light more effectively on the street, using the same size lamp. We purchased 20 of these extensions in 1952 and hope to continue the project, on a modest scale each year until we can complete it. Some have been installed and after painting the lower pedestal aluminum it is an attractive and efficient light at about 1/3 of the cost of a completely new installation.
Financial Statements follow :
MUNICIPAL LIGHT DEPARTMENT
BALANCE SHEET as of December 31, 1952 ASSETS
PLANT INVESTMENTS
Gas Department (Schedule A)
$300,081.39
Electric Department (Schedule B)
408,321.76
General Equipment (Schedule C)
32,535.26
Combination Gas and Electric Building
142,615.47
Office Building
15,561.66
Total
$ 899,115.54
CURRENT ASSETS
Operation Fund
$ 95,503.32
Bond Issue Construction Fund
66,495.55
Depreciation Fund
25,951.02
Office Fund
100.00
Change Fund
300.00
Fire Alarm Fund
733.08
Special Deposits
44,872.29
Accounts Receivable
56,293.99
Materials and Supplies
47,214.15
Total
$ 337,463.40
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COST OF GAS CONVERSION Prepaid Insurances Deferred Charges
$ 93,878.47
$ 5,968.32
2,400.00
Total
$ 8,368.32
Total Assets
$ 1,338,825.73
LIABILITIES AND SURPLUS
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Consumers' Deposits
$ 44,872.29
Interest on Consumers Deposits
1,797.32
Interest on Bonds
360.00
Total
$
47,029.61
FIRE ALARM APPROPRIATION (Dec. 31 balance)
$
733.08
BONDS PAYABLE
$
90,000.00
COST OF GAS CONVERSION AMORTIZED
$
4,693.93
APPROPRIATED SURPLUS
Loans Repayment
$473,300.00
Appropriation for Construction Repayment
51,632.86
Total
$
524,932.86
SURPLUS (Schedule D)
$ 671,436.25
Total Liabilities and Capital
$ 1,338,825.73
STATEMENT OF INCOME AND EXPENSES Year Ending, December 31, 1952 GAS DEPARTMENT
INCOME FROM THE SALE OF GAS
Residence
$181,083.29
Commercial
31,515.23
Prepay
233.20
Municipal
1,377.81
Minimum
254.60
Total
$214,464.13
DEDUCT-OPERATING EXPENSES
Gas Purchased
$104,087.64
Distribution
53,471.01
Commercial
10,764.29
New Business
245.78
General
12,833.36
Depreciation
19,370.57
Total
$200,772.65
OPERATING INCOME
$ 13,691.48
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ADD-OTHER INCOME Jobbing Interest on Bank Balance Income from Rents
$ 75.32
300.00
630.00
Total
$ 1,005.32
GROSS REVENUE DEDUCT-OTHER EXPENSES
$ 14,696.80
Interest on Bonds
$ 324.00
Interest on Consumers Deposits
524.56
Bad Debts
260.02
Total
$
1,108.58
NET INCOME TO SURPLUS (Schedule D)
$ 13,588.22
ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT
INCOME FROM SALE OF ELECTRICITY
Residence
$335,447.00
Commercial
131,293.59
Power
109,075.57
Municipal Lighting
6,623.39
Municipal Power
15,279.86
Street Lighting
28,250.00
Minimum Bills
268.20
Total
$626,237.61
DEDUCT-OPERATING EXPENSES
Electricity Purchased
$324,116.10
Distribution
86,948.50
Utilization
13,676.79
Commercial
24,745.06
New Business
901.97
General
26,996.48
Depreciation
61,737.12
Total
$539,122.02
OPERATING INCOME
$ 87,115.59
ADD-OTHER INCOME
Jobbing
$ 927.31
Interest on Bank Balances
700.00
Income from Rents
1,470.00
Total
$ 3,097.31
$ 90,212.90
GROSS INCOME DEDUCT-OTHER EXPENSES Interest on Bonds
· Interest on Consumers' Deposits
$ 756.00 1,223.97
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Bad Debts Total
690.26
$
2,670.23
NET INCOME TO SURPLUS (Schedule D)
$ 87,542.67
PLANT INVESTMENT GAS DEPARTMENT-SCHEDULE A
Land
$ 6,604.47
Boiler Plant Equipment
. 1,569.41
Miscellaneous Power Plant Equipment
791.25
Street Mains
191,632.29
Services
56,565.28
Consumers' Meters
32,167.08
Consumers' Meter Installation
10,751.61
Total
$300,081.39
ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT-SCHEDULE B
Land
$ 6,021.82
Structures
15,633.17
Substation Equipment
81,526.13
Poles, Fixtures and Overhead Conductors
113,505.53
Underground Conduits
21,027.57
Underground Conductors
61,286.16
Consumers' Meters
28,134.06
Consumers' Meter Installation
2,244.16
Line Transformers
53,533.40
Transformer Installations
8,075.93
Street Lighting Equipment
17,333.83
Total
$408,321.76
GENERAL EQUIPMENT-SCHEDULE C
Office Equipment
$ 3,439.52
Store Equipment
3,773.03
Transportation Equipment
9,781.94
Laboratory Equipment
960.29
Miscellaneous Equipment
14,580.48
Total
$ 32,535.26
SURPLUS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1952 SCHEDULE D
$595,056.83
Balance, January 1st Profit from Electric Operations
87,542.67
Profit from Gas Operations
13,588.22
Total
$696,187.72
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DEBITS
Paid to Town Property Abandoned
$ 22,617.77 2,133.70
Total SURPLUS, December 31, 1952
$ 24,751.47 $671,436.25
COST OF GAS
Total Cost at Plant
$104,087.64
Cost per M. C. F.
$
1.02
Average cost delivered per M. C. F.
$ 2.279
Average selling price per M. C. F.
$ 2.433
Total gas purchased cu. ft.
101,955,300
Total gas sold cu. ft.
88,025,300
COST OF ELECTRICITY
Total cost at Switchboard
$324,116.10
Cost per K. W. Hr.
$ .01549
Average cost delivered per K. W. Hr.
$ .02843
Average selling price per K. W. Hr.
$ .03312
Total electricity purchased K. W. Hr.
20,925,235
Total electricity sold K. W. Hr.
18,889,115
Respectfully submitted,
MICHAEL F. COLLINS, Manager
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Annual Town Meeting - 1952 Business Session - March 10, 1952
Meeting called to order by Moderator Harry Marshall at the High School Auditorium at 7.32 P. M., who read the call for the meeting.
On motion by Charles F. Young :
Voted: That further reading of the warrant, with the exception of the constable's return, be dispensed with.
Constable's return read by the moderator.
On motion by John I. Preston:
Voted: That this Town Meeting be adjourned until March 24, 1952, at 7.30 in the afternoon, to be held at the Wakefield High School.
Meeting adjourned at 7.39 P. M.
Attendance 12
A True Record :
Attest: CHARLES F. YOUNG, Town Clerk
Adjourned Session - March 24, 1952
Meeting called to order at 7.35 P. M. by Moderator Harry Marshall.
George F. Gardner, with the unanimous consent of the meeting, read a statement of the Finance Committee setting forth the committee's senti- ments, and problems, suggesting a capital outlay committee, and a wage evaluation committee. The Finance Committee's recommendations are purely advisable. Mr. Gardner is the chairman of the Finance Committee, appointed by the moderator.
Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, Paul Lazzaro, elected by the people, requested permission to make a statement for the selectmen. The moderator stated he would hear him later.
ARTICLE 1
To act upon the reports of town officers as published.
On motion by George F. Gardner:
Voted: That the subject matter of Article One be laid on the table.
ARTICLE 2
To choose all town officers not required to be chosen by ballot.
On motion by George F. Gardner :
Voted: That a committee of five be appointed by the moderator to bring in nominations for those town officers not required to be elected by ballot.
ARTICLE 3
To see if the town will vote to authorize the town treasurer, with the approval of the selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipa- tion of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1952, and
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to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws .- John I. Preston and others.
On motion by George F. Gardner, for the Finance Committee:
Voted: That the town authorize the Town Treasurer, with the ap- proval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipa- tion of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1952, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year, in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws.
At this time, at the request of Town Counsel John I. Preston, the moderator consented to allow the chairman of the Board of Selectmen, the town's chief executive board, to make a statement, but stated he would allow him "one minute."
Mr. Lazzaro spoke briefly, stating that the Selectmen coincided with the views of the Finance Committee and had endeavored to co-operate in every manner possible.
ARTICLE 4
To see if the town will vote to authorize various departments to pur- chase new equipment at net costs not exceeding amounts specified below, exchanging similar equipment therefor, where now owned, the net cost of such new equipment to be expended from the appropriations voted for such departments.
Civil Defense:
Generator
$ 540.00 282.00
Saw
Movie projector
425.00
$ 1,247.00
Town Clerk's Department:
1 adding machine
$ 110.00
Police Department: Two new automobiles
$ 2,060.34
Fire Department:
2 lengths 41/2" suction hose
$ 240.00
1 nozzle and shut-off 21/2"
140.00
$ 380.00
Health Department:
1 automobile
$ 1,873.77
Library:
Microfilming
$ 400.00
Recreation Commission: Two slides
$ 500.00
Retirement System:
1 adding machine
$ 315.00
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School Department:
High School
Musical instruments
$ 350.00
37 lockers
581.80
75 stools
375.00
25 side chairs
237.50
4 filing cabinets
280.00
1-12" sander -
$ 1,974.30
Elementary Schools:
14 teachers' desks
$ 987.00
14 desk chairs
280.00
1 sound projector
500.00
11 emergency lights
538.50
·1 floor maintenance machine
350.00
3 record players
105.00
3 typewriters
240.00
4 film strip projectors and screens
380.00
140 pupils' desks and chairs
2,660.00
85 reading chairs
680.00
2 duplicators
322.20
$ 7,042.70
$ 9,017.00
On motion by George F. Gardner:
Voted: That the town authorize various departments to purchase new equipment at net cost not exceeding the amounts specified below: ex- changing similar equipment therefor, where now owned, the net cost of such equipment to be expended from the appropriations voted for such departments.
Police Department:
1 New Automobile
$ 1,075.00
Fire Department:
2 lengths 41/2" Suction Hose
1 Nozzle and Shut-Off 21/2"
$ 240.00 140.00
$ 380.00
Library: Microfilming
$ 400.00
Recreation Commission:
2 Slides
$ 500.00
Retirement System
1 Adding Machine
$ 315.00
School Department: High School: Musical Instruments
$ 350.00 581.80
37 Lockers 75 Stools
375.00
150.00
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25 Side Chairs
237.50
4 Filing Cabinets
280.00
1-12" Sander
150.00
$ 1,974.30
Elementary Schools:
9 Teachers' Desks
$ 637.00
9 Desk Chairs
180.00
11 Emergency Lights
538.50
1 Floor Maintenance Machine
350.00
3 Record Players
105.00
3 Typewriters
240.00
4 Film Strip Projectors and Screens
380.00
140 Pupils' Desks and Chairs
2,660.00
85 Reading Chairs
680.00
2 Duplicators
322.20
$ 6,092.70
ARTICLE 5
To determine how much money the town will raise and appropriate for General Government, Protection of Persons and Property, Health and Sanitation, Highways, Charities and Veterans' Benefits, Education, Rec- reation, and Unclassified, Public Service Enterprises, Interest and Matur- ing Debt, specifying what appropriations shall be taken from the receipts of a department .- Board of Selectmen.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
On motion by George F. Gardner for the Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $70,169.41 for General Government, as follows:
Salaries of Board
$ 690.00
Salary, Clerk of Board
321.00
Salary, Clerical Assistant
978.48
Other Expense
3,450.00
$ 5,439.48
Accounting Department:
Salary of Accountant
$ 4,191.50
Salary of Clerk
1,138.84
Salary, Clerical Assistant
2,305.60
Other Expense
730.00
$ 8,365.94
Treasurer's Department :
Salary of Treasurer
$ 2,850.00
Salary of Paymaster
543.56
Clerical Assistants
1,531.00
Tax Titles
2,000.00
Other Expense
900.00
$ 7,824.56
Legal Department:
Salary of Town Counsel
Other Expense
$ 2,515.50 5,000.00
$ 7,515.50
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Collector's Department:
Salary of Collector
$ 2,550.00
Salary, Senior Clerk
2,253.00
Salary, Clerical Assistant
2,200.80
Deputy Collector
50.00
Other Expense
1,791.00
$ 8,844.80
Assessors' Department:
Salaries of Board
Chairman
$ 1,380.00
Secretary
1,380.00
Other Member
1,242.00
Salary of Draftsman
3,500.00
Salary of Clerk
2,305.40
Salary, Clerical Assistant
1,938.00
Assistant Assessor
80.00
Auto Allowance
200.00
Other Expense
1,420.00
$ 13,445.40
Town Clerk's Department:
Salary, Town Clerk
$ 3,258.75
Salary, Clerical Assistant
2,200.80
Other Expense
715.00
$ 6,174.55
Vital Statistics
$ 50.00
Election and Registration:
Salaries of Registrars
$ 442.98
Salary, Clerk of Registrars
300.00
Clerk Hire
1,900.00
Assistant Registrars
2,125.00
Other Expense
2,216.20
$ 6,984.18
Election Expense-Selectmen :
Election Officers
$
4,155.00
Other Expense
1,370.00
$ 5,525.00
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY Motion by Finance Committee:
That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $223,763.61 for Pro- tection of Persons and Property, as follows:
Police Department:
Salary of Chief
$ 4,500.00
Salary of Lieutenant
4,127.37
Salaries of Sergeants
7,500.00
Salaries of Regular Patrolmen and/or substitutes therefor
68,241.97
Substitution - Salary of Clerk
2,860.72
2,200.80
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141ST ANNUAL REPORT
Uniform Allowance Other Expense New Automobile
1,150.00
7,103.15
1,075.00
$ 98,759.01
Fire Department:
Salary of Chief
$ 4,500.00
Salary of Captain
4,127.36
Salaries of Lieutenants
18,750.02
Salary of Mechanic
3,750.00
Salaries of Regular Firemen and/or substitutes therefor
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