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2,093.70
Hospital Expense
2,169.01
Nursing Homes
500.01
Groceries, Provisions
1,273.68
Clothing, Fuel, Rent
155.11
Relief by Other Cities and Towns
3,009.48
Other Expense
90.35
$ 15,710.13
$ 18,334.73
General Relief Administration:
Salaries Agents and Clerks $ 440.24
$ 440.24
Telephone, Supplies, All Other
$ 309.76
$ 309.76
$ 750.00
Disability Assistance:
Recipients-Town
Recipients-Federal
$ 29,300.00 13,569.28 -
$ 42,869.28
Disability Assistance Administration :
Agent and Clerks-Town $ 440.24
Agent and Clerks-Federal 440.24
$ 880.48
Other Expense-Town
$ 259.76
Other Expense-Federal
241.72
$ 501.48
$ 1,381.96
Aid to Dependent Children: Recipients-Town
Recipients-Federal
$ 9,100.00 14,321.26
$ 23,421.26
Aid to Dependent Children Admin .:
Agents and Clerks-Town $ 440.24
Agents and Clerks-Federal 440.24
$ 880.48
Other Expense-Town
$ 259.76
Other Expense-Federal
287.40
$ 547.16
$ 1,427.64
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Old Age Assistance:
Recipients-Town
$195,182.00 114,570.24
Recipients-Federal
Recipients-Other Cities and Towns-Federal
5,118.26
$314,870.50
Old Age Assistance Admin .:
Agent and Clerks-Town
$ 11,068.55
Agent and Clerks-Federal 9,690.25
$ 20,758.80
Other Expense-Town
$
1,041.45
Other Expense-Federal
195.71
$ 1,237.16
$ 21,995.96
TOTAL WELFARE EXPENDITURES
$425,051.33
Town Infirmary
Salaries
$ 3,344.81
$ 3,344.81
Pension
$ 941.70
Other Expense:
Groceries
$ 3,045.17
Clothing
175.65
Light, Fuel, Telephone
2,212.27
Care of Buildings
497.32
Household Supplies
137.78
Medical and Hospital Care
656.35
Truck Expense
216.71
All Other
301.15
$
7,242.40
$ 11,528.91
Veterans' Benefits Department
Salary of Agent
$ 900.00 1,197.83
$ 2,097.83
Recipients
$ 39,242.82
$ 39,242.82 $ 150.00
Car Allowance
Other Expense:
Telephones Stationery, Postage, Supplies
$ 259.40
200.55
$ 459.95
$ 41.950.60
Clerk
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Veterans' Service Department
Salary of Director
$ 200.00
$ 200.00
$ 609.70
Veterans' Pension Other Expenses
$ 49.58
$ 49.58
$ 859.28
TOTAL VETERANS' EXPENDITURES
$ 42,809.88
School Department
Salaries:
Superintendents
$ 17,630.00
Clerks
9,640.00
Attendance Officer
3,699.95
Health
9,823.75
$ 40,793.70
Teachers-High and Junior High $265,523.27
Teachers-Elementary 371,845.14
$637,368.41
George Borden Fund and Adult Education (Eve. School) $ 3,869.00
$ 3,869.00
Janitors-High and Junior High $ 26,642.29
Janitors-Elementary
43,604.63
Janitors-General Labor
7,021.96
$ 76,690.88
Veterans' Pensions
$ 10,499.57
School Athletic Fund
$ 2,237.70
$ 10,443.27
$ 12,680.97
School Lunch Fund
$ 11,169.41
$ 61,929.96
$ 73,099.37
Out of State Travel
$ 128.42
$ 128.42
Trade Schools
4,805.42
4,805.42
Adult Education
832.09
832.09
Adult Education-Registration Fees
321.00
321.00
High School Building-Bond Issue
338,779.83
338,779.83
Walton School Appropriation
$
5,575.80
Walton School Bond Issue
31,439.14
$ 37,014.94
Other Expense :
Books and Supplies:
$ 17,699.68
High School Junior High School
14,882.10
Elementary
21,258.91
$ 53,840.69
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Maintenance:
High School Junior High Elementary
$ 8,815.37
13,307.31
31,388.53
$ 53,511.21
Fuel and Light:
High and Junior High
$ 15,054.70
Elementary
19,709.43
$ 34,764.13
Transportation of Pupils
$ 12,149.75
Physically Handicapped Children
523.14
Americanization
45.00
Telephones
3,829.49
Committee Expense
732.35
Health Expense
413.29
Motor Vehicles
874.22
High School and Superintendent's Office
1,732.97
Superintendents' and Supervisors' Travel
2,785.16
All Other
2,416.21
$ 25,501.58
$1,404,501.21
Library Department
Salaries:
Librarian
$ 4,850.00
Assistant Librarian
3,500.00
Youth
3,150.00
Circulation
3,450.00
Children's
3,185.00
Branch
3,150.00
Administrative Assistant
2,700.00
Senior Assistant
2,350.00
Senior Assistant
1,547.66
Junior Assistants
2,887.34
Clerk A
1,234.00
Reference
121.01
Substitution
550.00
Custodial Supervisor
3,500.00
Part Time Attendants
2,750.00
Permanent Improvements
$ 1,474.00
$ 1,474.00
Other Expense:
Maintenance
$ 2,372.98
Heat
1,825.98
Light
1,056.78
Telephones
408.15
Books
7,611.52
Periodicals
965.36
$ 38,925.01
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Binding
1,003.72
Supplies
2,319.26
Records
214.52
Conference
65.80
All Other
500.55
$ 18,344.62
$ 58,743.63
Recreation Department
Salaries:
Supervisor
$ 800.00
Assistants
3,864.00
Lake Supervision Assistants
1,200.00
$ 5,864.00
Pony League Equipment
$ 500.00
Little League Equipment
500.00
Pioneer League Equipment
350.00
$ 1,350.00
New Equipment-1955
$ 481.00
$ 481.00
All Other
1,750.00
1,750.00
$ 9,445.00
Unclassified
Miscellaneous Account 1954
$ 2,897.10
Miscellaneous Account 1955
852.94
Board of Appeals
674.30
Planning Board
505.57
Planning Board
56.75
Memorial Day-Veterans' Organizations
1,720.02
Rifle Range Co. E 182nd Inf.
169.00
Veterans' Day-Veterans' Organizations
300.00
Rental of Quarters-American Legion
1,000.00
Rental of Quarters-Veterans of Foreign Wars
1,200.00
Rental of Quarters-Amvets
600.00
Capital Outlay-1954
154.00
Capital Outlay-1955
709.15
Town Hall Sketches
1,000.00
Dog Licenses to County
2,905.40
Insurance
44,499.46
$ 59,243.69
Visiting Nurse Association $ 1,000.00
$ 1,000.00
Finance Committee-Adm. Asst.
500.00
500.00
Finance Committee
250.00
$ 900.00
1,150.00
Personnel Board
500.00
311.17
811.17
Retirement System-Pension Accumulation
$ 65,580.00
Retirement System-Credit Members Mil. Ser.
443.97
$ 66,023.97
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Retirement System Exp. Fund $ 2,400.00 $ 1,050.00 $ 3,450.00
Middlesex County Hospital
Middlesex County Tax
$ 21,808.12 68,430.66
$ 90,238.78
State and Metropolitan Charges:
Smoke Inspection
$ 357.18
Auditing Municipal Accounts
400.55
Examination Retirement System
106.09
Boston Arena Authority
513.50
Metropolitan Parks and Reservations
25,001.24
Metropolitan Sewer-North System
37,182.94
$ 63,579.50
Federal Tax Deductions
$173,774.24
Blue Cross Deductions
23,652.25
Teachers Retirement Deductions
30,508.06
$227,934.55
Municipal Light Department
Commissioner's Salaries
$ 414.00
Manager
7,494.20
Clerks
34,768.18
Labor
193,004.01
$235,680.39 $ 4,556.10
Pension
Street Lights
$ 28,750.00
$ 28,750.00
Fire Alarm, Traffic Lights
and Police Signals
$ 1,517.00
$ 1,517.00
All Other:
Electricity Purchased
$413,479.34
Gas Purchased
109,112.68
Insurance
1,619.96
Meters
73,681.51
Transformers
87,897.34
Other Expense
95,724.11
$781,514.94
$1,026,143.43
Public Works Department
Salaries:
Director
$ 8,400.00
Clerk of Board
260.00
Clerk C
2,800.00
Cost Clerk
3,763.62
Clerk C
2,871.00
Supervisor
4,572.96
Garage Mechanics
8,549.33
Engineering
10,726.38
$513,931.66
$ 41,943.29
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Board of Survey
$ 70.14
Garbage Collection
12,750.00
Transportation and Equipment Maint.
9,848.39
$ 22,668.53
1954 Unpaid Bills
$ 601.67
Article 7-New Equipment:
Four Door Sedan
$ 1,543.00
Steam Cleaner
624.00
$ 2,167.00
Article 41-New Equipment:
Salt Spreader
$ 550.00
Locke-Triplex Mower
855.54
St. Edge Table
125.00
Generator
411.00
Wayne Sweeper
7,425.00
Grader
1,496.80
Power Bucket Machine
3,280.00
Dump Truck
5,651.85
Dump Truck
2,348.50
Jackhammer and Breaker
735.00
Jet Spreader
1,842.40
Snow Plow
1,160.00
Stanley Grasshear
73.50
Advertising
20.25
Veterans' Plaque
$ 874.81
Engineering Expense
765.55
Other Expense:
Telephones
$ 374.90
Office
382.21
All Other
155.08
$ 912.19
$ 95,907.88
Town Hall
Building Attendant
2,778.39 $
Other Substitution
431.60
$ 3,209.99
Other Expense :
Repairs
$ 596.80
Fuel
510.12
Water
19.44
Lights and Power
406.94
Material and Supplies
141.90
All Other
26.08
$ 1,701.28
$ 4,911.27
$ 25,974.84
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Lafayette Building
Custodial Supervisor Other Substitution
$ 3,650.00 150.00
3,800.00 $
Auto Allowance
$ 200.00
Other Expense: Fuel
$ 1,613.16
Water
34.56
Lights and Power
332.03
Repairs to Buildings
133.06
Material and Supplies All Other
31.93
$ 2,488.47
$ 6,488.47
Police Station
Building Attendant
$ 3,000.00 1,589.75
$
4,589.75
Other Expense:
Repairs to Buildings
$ 126.84
Fuel
1,403.01
Water
65.16
Lights and Power
642.40
Material and Supplies
167.82
All Other
23.66
$ 2,428.89
$ 7,018.64
Fire Station
Remodel Front of Fire Station (Art. 3)
$ 1,340.98
Remodel Front of Fire Station (Art. 54)
6,899.90
$ 8,240.88
Other Expense :
Fuel
$ 1,457.25
Water
116.64
Lights and Power
313.64
Material and Supplies
174.62
Equipment and Repairs
444.70
All Other
9.45
$ 2,516.30
$ 10,757.18
Moth and Tree Division
Supervisor Vacations and Holidays
$ 4,200.00
662.80
Tree Climbers
10,636.67
Sick Leave
52.00
$ 15,551.47
Other Substitution
343.73
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Pensions All Other: Material and Supplies Tools, Equipment, Repairs Insecticides All Other
$
1,820.31
$ 123.93
302.74
388.30
192.16
$ 1,007.13
$ 18,378.91
Park Division
Supervisor
$ 2,100.00
Maintenance Men
12,263.03
Vacations and Holidays
317.60
Bath House
3,008.40
$ 17,689.03
Car Allowance
$ 150.00
Bath House Repairs
$ 568.00
$ 568.00
Hall Park Property
$
12.00
$ 12.00
Colonel Connelly Park
$
268.44
$ 268.44
Little League Field
$
21.38
$ 21.38
All Other:
Bath House
$ 336.84
Tools, Equipment, Repairs
482.37
Material and Supplies
239.72
Rental
85.00
Playgrounds
81.86
Other Expense
878.73
$ 2,104.52
$ 20,813.37
Cemetery Division
Supervisor
$ 2,100.00
Maintenance Men
4,511.72
Vacations, Holidays, Sick Leave
611.60
$
7,223.32
Car Allowance
$ 150.00
New Avenue (Art. 44)
$ 1,915.69
$ 1,915.69
New Avenue (Art. 60)
$
130.00
$ 130.00
All Other:
Water
$ 34.92
Materials and Supplies
345.83
Tools, Equipment, Repairs
196.56
Rental
86.50
All Other
1,668.26
$ 2,332.07
$ 11,751.08
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Water Division
Supervisor
$ 2,907.36
Clerk C
2,145.10
Clerk B
2,400.00
Clerk B
2,334.22
$
9,786.68
Pension
$ 2,779.40
Quannapowitt Treatment
$ 403.00
$ 403.00
Water Survey Committee
$ 633.89
$ 633.89
1954 Water Bond Notes
$ 14,964.21
$ 23,163.98
$ 38,128.19
1955 Water Const. Bond Issue
$ 1,653.74
$
1,653.74
All Other:
Stations
$ 9,194.75
$ 9,194.75
Services
$ 8,407.57
$ 16,480.61
$ 24,888.18
Sick Leave
$ 1,006.20
Maintenance Labor
30,232.94
Vacations and Holidays
5,372.40
Emergency Leave
52.60
$ 36,664.14
Fuel
$ 2,562.65
Office
1,188.26
Telephones
1,065.27
Lights and Power
14,058.90
Motor Vehicles
1,971.59
Supervision and Analysis
632.08
Equipment and Repairs
4,207.52
Repairs to Buildings
1,172.82
Meters and Pipes
13,838.06
Chlorine
669.00
All Other
766.22
$ 42,132.37
$166,264.34
Sewer Division
Supervisor
$ 1,292.64
$
1,292.64
Pension
$ 253.50
Sewer Connections
$ 10,466.95
$ 7,646.80
$ 18,113.75
1951 Sewer Construction Bond Issue
$ 350.00
$ 350.00
1953 Sewer Const. Bond Issue
$
375.83
$ 3,052.27
$ 3,428.10
1955 Sewer Const. Bond Issue
(Art. 1-7)
$
2,647.07
$ 63,803.67
$ 66,450.74
1955 Sewer Const. Bond Issue Art. 24)
$ 5,952.14
$ 5,059.39
$ 11,011.53
1955 Sewer Const. Appropriation
$ 1,000.10
$ 1,214.28
$ 2,214.38
1954 Sewer Maintenance Account
$
1,743.66
$ 1,743.66
1955 Sewer Survey
$ 3,699.21
$ 3,699.21
Low Level Sewer Survey
$ 1,565.21
$ 1,565.21
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All Other:
Maintenance Labor
$ 6,308.38
Vacations and Holidays
310.80
Sick Leave
73.20
$
6,692.38
Fuel
$ 392.74
Water
101.32
Lights and Power
1,955.02
Telephones
77.00
Equipment and Repairs
353.23
Tools and Equipment
485.98
Repairs to Buildings
106.09
Materials and Supplies
126.29
Rental
75.00
All Other
9.85
$ 3,682.52
$120,497.62
Highway Division
Supervisor
$
4,200.00
Clerk B
2,550.00
$
6,750.00
Pensions
$
8,284.96
1954 Chapter 90 Construction
$ 404.22
$ 7,519.72
$ 7,923.94
1955 Chapter 90 Construction
$
137.59
$ 6.00
$ 143.59
1955 Chapter 90 Maintenance
$ 609.19
$ 3,290.81
$ 3,900.00
1953 Street Construction Bond Issue
$ 2,163.17
$ 2,163.17
1954 Street Construction Bond Issue
$ 10,181.49
$ 10,181.49
1955 Street Construction Appropriation
$
7,900.00
$ 7,900.00
1955 Street Construction Bond Issue
$ 17,048.25
$ 17,048.25
1953 Special Drainage
$ 619.09
$ 475.13
$ 1,094.22
1954 Special Drainage
$
803.14
$
1,308.51
$ 2,111.65
1955 Special Drainage
$
438.36
$ 438.36
1954 New Sidewalk Construction
$
1,774.72
$ 1,774.72
1955 New Sidewalk Construction
$
37.50
$ 37.50
1954 Replacing Sidewalks
$
1,379.53
$ 1,379.53
1955 Replacing Sidewalks
$
221.85
$ 221.85
1954 Replacing Curbings
$
819.24
$ 819.24
1955 Replacing Curbings
$
12.50
$ 12.50
Union Street Construction App'n $
5.00
$
2,945.00
$ 2,950.00
Union Street Const. Bond Issue
$
2,273.18
$ 2,273.18
Repairs to Wall-Beebe's Cove
$
796.90
$ 796.90
Hawley Road Construction
$
2,517.15
$ 2,517.15
Repairs to Guardrails and Fences
$ 937.20
$ 937.20
Equipment Rental
$
1,461.25
$ 1,461.25
Highway Buildings:
Building Attendant
$ 3,000.00
$ 3,000.00
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Other Expense :
Fuel
$ 1,651.72
Light
214.98
Water
42.72
Repairs
368.61
Material and Supplies
163.75
Telephone
319.85
All Other
89.05
-
$ 2,850.68
All Other:
Vacations and Holidays
$ 5,012.32
Sick Leave
889.24
Emergency Leave
180.80
Miscellaneous Labor
2,197.02
$
8,279.38
Street Cleaning
$
1,397.35
$ 904.93
$ 2,302.28
Patching
$ 8,072.07
$
6,555.32
$ 14,627.39
Repairs to Sidewalks
$
1,462.69
$
817.16
$ 2,279.85
Sidewalks and Guardrails
$
199.30
$
59.46
$ 258.76
Surface Treatment
$
3,341.01
$
14,864.61
$ 18,205.62
Street Signs
$ 1,559.21
$
1,398.71
$ 2,957.92
Drainage
$
7,607.96
$
2,028.07
$ 9,636.03
Dumps
$
1,497.87
$
172.43
$ 1,670.30
Catch Basins
$
5,020.43
$
189.51
$
5,209.94
Rubbish Collection
19,589.83
$ 2,023.15
$ 21,612.98
Traffic Lines
$
32.30
$
1,259.68
$ 1,291.98
All Other
$
171.63
$ 171.63
Snow and Ice:
Labor
$ 8,553.44
$ 8,553.44
Material and Supplies
$ 5,175.02
Equipment
1,010.97
All Other
248.36
$ 6,434.35
Hurricane Miscellaneous
$ 245.53
$ 44.50
$ 290.03
$192,753.21
Perpetual Care Funds Income
$ 1,326.03
$ 1,326.03
Hurricane Overdraft
$ 160.58
$ 6,651.43
$ 6,812.01
Water Bonds
$ 37,000.00
Water Interest
6,076.75
$ 43,076.75
Interest
Temporary Loans
$ 464.77
Highway
4,367.25
School
58,564.75
Sewer
10,703.75
Light
1,240.00
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Police Station Highway Building
1,450.00
300.00
Highway Building and Police Station
262.50
$ 77,353.02
Anticipation of Serial Loan
$ 277.92
Maturing Debt
Highway
$ 39,000.00
School
154,000.00
Sewer
43,000.00
Light
5,000.00
Police Station
5,000.00
Highway Building
6,000.00
$252,000.00
Temporary Loans
Anticipation of Tax Revenue
$150,000.00
Anticipation of Reimbursement
39,700.00
$189,700.00
Anticipation of Serial Loan
$115,000.00
Refunds
Real Estate Taxes
$ 17,769.29
Poll Taxes
16.00
Excise Taxes
6,669.74
Sewer Connection Deposits
5,643.30
Water Rates
184.11
Sewer Assessments Apportioned
16.97
Interest and Costs
2.33
Committed Interest
2.22
Sewer Assessments
24.58
Street Betterments Not Apportioned
72.03
Refund on Taxes 1953
2.00
$ 30,402.57
Agency and Trust
Cemetery Trust Funds
$ 37.32
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds
4,790.00
Sweetser Lecture Funds
334.42
Cox Scholarship Fund
175.00
Jonathan Nichols Temperance Fund
20.00
$ 5,356.74
TOTAL CASH EXPENDITURES FOR THE YEAR 1955
$5,295,058.41
Cash on Hand, December 31, 1955
$1,156,215.38
$6,451,273.79
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ANALYSES OF LIGHT DEPARTMENT ACCOUNT
Operation Account
Balance January 1, 1955
104,293.63
Receipts for 1955
1,050,903.61
Transfers
193,358.78 2,038.00
Refund
Payments
$1,001,516.43
Transfer to Revenue
60,000.00
Transfer to Depreciation
108,778.64
Transfer to Construction
44,293.63
Interest
600.00
Balance to 1956
135,405.32
$1,350,594.02
$1,350,594.02
Depreciation Account
Balance January 1, 1955
Transfers from Operation
Transfers to Operation
$ 137,976.57
Balance to 1956
32,088.17
$ 170,064.74
$ 170,064.74
Construction Account
Transfer from Operation Transfer to Operation
$ 44,293.63
$ 44,293.63
$ 44,293.63
Fire Alarm, Police Signal, Traffic Lights
Balance January 1, 1955 Appropriation Transfers to Operation Traffic Lights-W.M.H.S.
$ 11,088.58
1,517.00
$ 12,605.58
$ 12,605.58
Guarantee Deposit Account
Balance January 1, 1955
$
33,681.47 7,122.50
Receipts Payments Balance to 1956
$ 6,895.49 33,908.48
$ 40,803.97 $ 40,803.97
I have examined the above account and the balance is invested as follows: Wakefield Savings Bank $ 30,000.00 Wakefield Trust Company - Checking Account 3,908.48
$ 33,908.48
JOHN J. MCCARTHY Town Accountant
$ 61,286.10 108,778.64
$ 44,293.63
$ 2,605.58
10,000.00
Statement of Appropriated Funds, Expenditures and Balances December 31, 1955
Bond Issues
Available Funds For Year 1955
Expended or Transferred
Balances
GENERAL GOVERNMENT:
Selectmen's Department
Salaries of Board
$ 690.00
$ 690.00
Salary-Clerk of Board
321.00
321.00
Pensions
208.65
208.65
Other Expense
3,776.00
3,742.33
33.67*
Parking Area Rental
200.00
186.48
13.52*
Land Taking-North Ave. Art. 9
990.00
200.00
790.00* *
Center Station Parking Area Purchase. Art. 8
500.00
100.00
400.00 **
Center Station Parking Area Purchase. Art. 7
1.00
1.00 **
Land Taking-Board of Selectmen. Art. 12
800.00
800.00
Bennett Street Land Taking. Art. 55
800.00
800.00 **
Removal of WW I & II Plaques from Town Hall
200.00
172.03
27.97*
Main Street Parking Area Purchase. Art. 1
22,500.00
22,500.00
Main Street Parking Area Lease. Art. 2
600.00
600.00 **
Main Street Parking Area Construction. Art. 3
11,500.00
2,657.54
8,842.46 **
$ 43,086.65
$ 31,578.03
$ 11,508.62
144TH
ANNUAL REPORT
227
Accounting Department Salary Town Accountant Salary Account Clerk
$ 4,900.00
$ 4,900.00
2,700.00
2,700.00
Salary Account Clerk
3,000.00
3,000.00
1,200.00
1,200.00
Salary Clerk B-1/2 Year Automobile Allowance Other Expense
200.00
200.00
898.00
898.00
$ 12,898.00
$ 12,898.00
Treasurer's Department
Salary Treasurer
$ 2,850.00
$ 2,850.00
Salary Paymaster
617.00
617.00
Clerical Assistants
1,150.00
1,116.70
33.30*
Tax Titles
1,000.00
840.87
159.13*
Other Expense
1,650.00
1,648.23
1.77*
$ 7,267.00
$ 7,072.80
$ 194.20
Legal Department
Salary Town Counsel Salary Clerk B Other Expense
2,100.00
2,100.00*
3,000.00
1,316.03
1,683.97*
$ 9,100.00
$ 5,316.03
$ 3,783.97
Collector's Department Salary of Collector Salary Clerk C Salary Clerk C
$ 3,500.00
$ 3,500.00
2,500.00
2,500.00
2,400.00
2,400.00
228
TOWN OF
WAKEFIELD
$ 4,000.00
$ 4,000.00
Salary Deputy Collector Other Expense
75.00 2,551.00
75.00 2,531.07
19.93*
$ 11,026.00
$ 11,006.07
$ 19.93
Assessors' Department
Salaries of Board
$ 4,002.00
$ 4,002.00
Principal Assessment Clerk
4,000.00
4,000.00
Salary Clerk C Salary Clerk B
2,650.00
2,317.04
332.96*
2,150.00
2,150.00
Salary Assistant Assessor
80.00
80.00
Automobile Allowance
200.00
200.00
Other Expense
1,613.00
1,613.00
$ 14,695.00
$ 14,362.04
$ 332.96
Town Clerk's Department
Salary Town Clerk
$ 3,500.00
$ 3,500.00
Salary Clerk C Clerical Assistants (part time)
50.00
50.00
Other Expense
769.00
766.06
2.94*
Vital Statistics
75.00
75.00*
$ 6,894.00
$ 6,816.06
$ 77.94
Election and Registration
Salary of Registrars
$ 442.98
$ 442.98
Clerk of Registrars
300.00
300.00
Clerical Assistants (part time)
2,038.40
2,038.40
Assistant Registrars
2,230.00
2,230.00
Other Expense
1,649.24
1,649.24
$ 6,660.62
$ 6,660.62
2,500.00
2,500.00
144TH ANNUAL REPORT
229
Selectmen-Election Expense Election Officers Other Expense
Personnel Board Salary Clerk A Other Expense
$ 1,181.05
$ 1,181.05
694.75
568.64
126.11*
$ 1,875.80
$ 1,749.69
$ 126.11
$ 500.00
$ 500.00
328.00
311.17
16.83*
$ 828.00
$ 811.17
$ 16.83
TOTAL GENERAL GOVERNMENT
$ 114,331.07
$ 98,270.51
$ 16,060.56
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY :
Police Department
Salary of Chief
$ 5,000.00
$ 5,000.00
Salary of Lieutenants
4,500.00
4,500.00
Salaries of Sergeants
8,200.00
8,200.00
Salaries of Patrolmen and/or Substitutes therefor
90,450.00
90,299.79
150.21*
Substitution
3,050.00
2,497.49
552.51*
Salary Clerk B
2,550.00
2,550.00
Uniform Allowance
1,400.00
1,379.65
20.35*
Other Expense
7,748.00
7,738.66
9.34*
Salaries and Uniform Allowance of
Women Traffic Supervisors
3,260.00
2,699.35
560.65*
230
TOWN OF
WAKEFIELD
Police Matron Police Training School New Automobile New Boat House New Boat
75.00
73.29
320.00
1,175.00
1,027.29
2,305.00
2,000.00
1,970.07
1.71* 320.00 ** 147.71* 2,305.00 ** 29.93*
$ 132,033.00
$ 127,935.59
$ 4,097.41
Fire Department
Salary of Chief
$ 2,300.00
$ 1,915.20
$ 384.80*
Salary of Captain
4,500.00
4,500.00
Salaries of Lieutenants
20,100.00
18,432.35
1,667.65*
Salary of Mechanic
4,000.00
4,000.00
Salaries of Regular Firefighters and/or Substitutes therefor
84,150.00
83,804.64
345.36*
Other Substitution
250.00
250.00 **
Pensions
3,632.37
3,632.37
Salaries of Call Men
6,000.00
5,519.08
480.92*
Other Expense
3,950.00
3,947.47
2.53*
Uniform Allowance
800.00
800.00
New Equipment
425.00
400.00
25.00*
Aerial Ladder Truck
38,000.00
38,000.00
Aerial Ladder Truck Equipment
485.00
475.00
10.00*
Repairs to Pumping Engine No. 5 (Art. 1)
4,450.00
4,403.04
46.96*
Hydrant Rental
2,320.00
2,320.00
Forest Warden
100.00
95.25
4.75*
$
175,462.37
$ 172,244.40
$ 3,217.97
144TH
ANNUAL
REPORT
231
Civil Defense Salary Clerk A Other Expense Rescue Truck
Building Inspector's Department Salary Building Inspector Salary Clerk A Automobile Allowance Other Expense
$ 1,900.00
$ 1,900.00
2,727.67
2,724.41
3.26*
167.57
164.28
3.29*
$ 4,795.24
$ 4,788.69
$ 6.55
$ 3,350.00
$ 3,350.00
933.33
933.33
300.00
300.00
275.00
258.72
16.28*
$ 4,858.33
$ 4,842.05
$ 16.28
Wire Inspector's Department
Salary Wire Inspector
$
600.00
$ 600.00
Salary of Clerk
466.50
466.50
Other Substitutions
100.00
100.00
Automobile Allowance
100.00
100.00
Other Expense
200.00
186.18
13.82*
$ 1,466.50
$ 1,452.68
$ 13.82
Plumbing Inspector's Department Salary Plumbing Inspector Automobile Allowance
$ 1,000.00
$ 1,000.00
100.00
100.00
$ 1,100.00
$ 1,100.00
232
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Sealer of Weights and Measures Department Salary Sealer Wts. and Ms. Truck Allowance Other Expense
$ 1,200.00
$ 1,200.00
200.00
200.00
50.00
45.16
4.84*
1,450.00
$ 1,445.16
4.84
$ 1,200.00
$ 1,200.00
Dog Officer Salary - Animal Inspector Salary Automobile Allowance Veterans' Pension
160.00
160.00
664.47
664.47
Compensation Account
$
620.00
$ 354.00
$ 266.00*
Fire Alarm - Police Signal - Traffic Lights
$ 12,605.58
$ 12,605.58
Health Department
Salaries of Board
$ 414.00
$ 414.00
Salary of Agent
738.00
738.00
Salary of Nurse
2,850.00
2,850.00
Salary Milk Inspector
738.00
738.00
Clerical Asst. (part time)
80.00
80.00
Automobile Allowance
500.00
500.00
Other Expense
6,078.00
5,549.17
528.83*
Unpaid Bills 1953
9.71
9.71 **
$ 11,407.71
$ 10,869.17
$ 538.54
TOTAL PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
$ 347,823.20
$ 339,661.79
$ 8,161.41
233
144TH
ANNUAL REPORT
EA 2,024.47
$ 2,024.47
4
CHARITIES AND VETERANS' BENEFITS: Welfare Department Salaries of Board
$ 690.00
$ 690.00
General Relief
21,350.00
15,560.13
5,789.87*
General Relief Administration Unpaid Bills - Other Cities and Towns Unpaid Bills - 1954
700.00
700.00
1,613.19
1,446.27
166.92 **
488.33
488.33
$ 24,841.52
$ 18,884.73
$ 5,956.79
Charities
Disability Assist. Recipients-Town
$ 29,300.00
$ 29,300.00
Disability Administration-Town
700.00
700.00
Disability Assist. Recipients-Federal
14,305.88
13,722.84
583.04 **
1,133.37
681.96
451.41 **
Disability Administration-Federal Aid to Dep. Children Recipients-Town Aid to Dep. Children Admin .- Town
9,100.00
9,100.00
700.00
700.00
Aid to Dep. Children Recipients-Federal
14,667.33
14,251.79
415.54 **
1,164.36
727.64
436.72 **
Aid to Dep. Children Admin .- Federal Old Age Assist. Recipients-Town Old Age Assist. Administration-Town
12,110.00
12,110.00
Old Age Assist. Recipients-Federal Funds
132,955.68
121,874.71
11,080.97 **
Old Age Assist. Admin .- Federal
11,196.88
9,885.96
1,310.92 **
315.14
315.14 **
Willard Donnell Trust-Welfare Infirmary Salaries
3,702.00
3,344.81
357.19*
1
-
TOWN
OF
WAKEFIELD
195,182.00
195,182.00
234
Infirmary-Veterans' Pension Infirmary-Other Expense
941.70 11,200.00
941.70 7,242.40
3,957.60*
$ 438,674.34
$ 419,765.81
$ 18,908.53
Veterans' Benefits
Veterans' Recipients
$ 38,255.50
$ 38,103.39
$ 152.11*
Veterans' Benefits, Salary of Agent
900.00
900.00
Veterans' Benefits, Salary Clerk, 1/2 year
1,200.00
1,197.83
2.17*
Veterans' Benefits, Automobile Allowance
150.00
150.00
Veterans' Benefits, Administration Expense
460.00
459.95
05*
$ 40,965.50
$ 40,811.17
$ 154.33
Veterans' Services Department
Veterans' Services, Salary of Director
$ 200.00
$ 200.00
Veterans' Services, Administration Expense
50.00
49.58
42*
Veterans' Services, Pension
609.70
609.70
€A 859.70
€A 859.28
$ .42
TOTAL CHARITIES AND VETERANS' BENEFITS
$ 505,341.06
$ 480,320.99
$ 25,020.07
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT Salary of Director Salary of Superintendent
$ 8,400.00
$ 8,400.00
4,650.00
4,572.96
77.04*
144TH ANNUAL REPORT
235
Salary of Board
260.00
260.00
Salary of Clerk C
2,800.00
2,800.00
Salary Costs Clerk
3,763.62
3,763.62
Salary Clerk C
2,871.00
2,871.00
Other Expense
919.00
912.19
New Equipment 1955-Art. 41
28,164.50
25,974.84
New Equipment 1955-Art. 7
2,224.00
2,167.00
Unpaid Bills-1954
601.67
601.67
Lease of North Ave. Parking Area from B&M
12.00
12.00
Engineering Salaries
15,150.00
10,726.38
4,423.62*
Engineering Other Expense
770.00
731.75
38.25*
Transportation and Equipment
9,950.00
9,848.39
101.61*
Garage Labor
9,000.00
8,549.33
450.67*
Garbage Collection
19,125.00
12,750.00
6,375.00 **
Chain Link Fence
104.50
104.50
Road Machinery Fund
744.03
744.03 **
Parking Area Construction-North Ave.
19,488.00
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