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19,488.00 **
Board of Survey
100.00
70.14
29.86*
$ 129,097.32
$ 95,115.77
$ 33,981.55
Buildings
Town Hall Maint. Town Hall Building Attendant
3,000.00
2,778.39
221.61*
Town Hall-Other Substitution
500.00
431.60
68.40*
Lafayette Bldg. Maint.
2,522.00
2,488.47
33.53*
Lafayette Bldg. Custodial Supervisor
3,650.00
3,650.00
Lafayette Bldg. Other Substitution
150.00
150.00
6.81* 2,189.66 ** 57.00 **
TOWN
OF WAKEFIELD
236
$ 1,715.00
$ 1,701.28
$ 13.72*
Lafayette Bldg .- Auto Allowance
200.00
200.00
Police Station Maint.
2,433.50
2,428.89
4.61*
Police Station-Bldg. Attendant
3,000.00
3,000.00
Police Station-Other Substitution
1,597.00
1,589.75
7.25*
Fire Station Maint.
2,526.75
2,516.30
10.45*
Remodel Front of Fire Station-Art. 3
3,000.00
1,340.98
1,659.02 **
Remodel Front of Fire Station-Art. 54
6,900.00
6,899.90
.10 **
Highway Building Maint.
2,851.75
2,850.68
1.07*
Highway Building Attendant
3,000.00
3,000.00
Painting Old Highway Bldg., Garages & Shed
15.50
15.50
$ 37,061.50
$ 35,041.74
$ 2,019.76
Moth and Tree Division
Salary of Supervisor
$ 4,200.00
$ 4,200.00
Tree Climbers
13,127.80
11,351.47
$ 1,776.33*
Pensions
1,820.31
1,820.31
Other Expenses
1,550.00
1,007.13
542.87 **
$ 20,698.11
$ 18,378.91
$ 2,319.20
Park Division
$ 2,100.00
$ 2,100.00
Salary of Supervisor Automobile
150.00
150.00
Maintenance and Laborers
15,659.70
15,589.03
$ 70.67*
Other Expense
2,192.36
2,104.52
87.84*
Veterans' Placque Repair-Wakefield Common
874.81
874.81
500.00
268.44
231.56 **
Col. E. J. Connelly Park-Grading Bath House Repair
858.00
568.00
290.00 **
$ 22,334.87
$ 21,654.80
680.07
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Cemetery Division
Salary Supervisor
$ 2,100.00
$ 2,100.00
Automobile Allowance
150.00
150.00
Maint. Men and Labor
5,125.97
5,123.32
$
2.65*
Other Expense
2,333.00
2,332.07
.93*
New Ave. Const., Forest Glade Cem. 1955, Art 44
7,000.00
1,915.69
5,084.31 **
New Ave. Const., Forest Glade Cem., Art. 60
130.00
130.00
$ 16,838.97
$ 11,751.08
$ 5,087.89
Water Division
Salary Supervisor
$ 2,907.36
$ 2,907.36
Salary Clerk C
2,800.00
2,145.10
$ 654.90*
Salary Clerk B
2,400.00
2,334.22
65.78*
Salary Clerk A (B)
2,400.00
2,400.00
Pensions
2,779.40
2,779.40
Labor
55,782.00
54,266.46
1,515.54*
Materials and Equipment
58,615.87
58,587.98
27.89*
Water Survey Committee
4,871.93
633.89
4,238.04 **
Lake Quannapowitt
500.00
403.00
97.00*
Maturing Water Bonds
37,000.00
37,000.00
Water Bonds Interest
6,076.75
6,076.75
$ 176,133.31
$ 169,534.16
$ 6,599.15
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Sewer Division
Salary Supervisor Labor
$ 1,292.64
$ 1,292.64
6,800.00
6,692.38
$ 107.62*
Pensions
253.50
253.50
Maint. 1955
3,745.00
3,682.52
62.48*
Maint. 1954
5,000.00
1,743.66
3,256.34 **
Sewer Construction-1955
47,394.11
2,214.38
45,179.73 **
Sewers-1951
14.63
14.63
Sewer Const .- Art. 1, Lowell St., Pine Hill Circle School Site
3,824.88
3,824.88
Sewer Connections
18,134.00
18,113.75
20.25*
Low Level Sewage Pumping Station Pump
4,000.00
1,565.21
2,434.79 **
Low Level Sewer Station-New Boiler
150.00
150.00
Sewer Survey 1955
4,500.00
3,699.21
800.79 **
Sewer Const. Survey-Eng'ing & Sub-Borings
3,509.73
3,509.73
Sewer in Lowell St., No. end Lake Quannapowit's
554.60
554.60
$ 99,173.09
$ 47,311.09
$ 51,862.00
Highway Division
Salary Supervisor
$ 4,200.00
$ 4,200.00
Clerk B Salary
2,550.00
2,550.00
Labor
67,626.20
66,858.37
$ 767.83*
Labor Account-1955-Art. 9
600.00
600.00
Pensions
9,196.46
8,284.96
911.50*
Maint.
40,312.14
37,210.65
3,101.49*
Maint. Account-Art. 9
400.00
400.00
Rentals
7,000.00
1,461.25
5,538.75*
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240
Highway Div .- Continued
Chap. 90 Main Street 1954 Chap. 90 Maint .- 1955
11,947.12
7,923.94
4,023.18 **
3,900.00
3,900.00
Chap. 90 Construction 1955
10,500.00
143.59
10,356.41 **
Construction of Public Ways 1955
7,900.00
7,900.00
Union Street Construction
2,950.00
2,950.00
Resurfacing Davidson Road
314.98
314.98
Hawley Road-Hours Ovr.
3,000.00
2,517.15
482.85 **
New Sidewalks-1955
8,500.00
37.50
8,462.50 **
Rebuild and Resurfacing Sidewalks 1955
4,000.00
221.85
3,778.15 **
Replacing Concrete Curbing-Various Sts. 1955
1,000.00
12.50
987.50 **
Sidewalks-1954
1,774.72
1,774.72
New Sidewalks 1953
32.99
32.99 **
Rebuilding and Resurfacing Sidewalks 1954
1,379.53
1,379.53
Replacing Curb with Granite 1954
1,946.53
819.24
1,127.29 **
Replacing Concrete Curb-Various Sts. 1953
1,271.77
1,271.77 **
Replacing Concrete Curb-Various Sts. 1952
1,017.37
1,017.37 **
Special Drainage-1955
7,500.00
438.36
7,061.64 **
Sewers for Sanitary and Surface Drainage 1954
5,765.14
2,111.65
3,653.49 **
Special Drainage-1953
2,847.03
1,094.22
1,752.81 **
Special Drainage-1952
739.08
739.08 **
Special Drain ~~~- 1951
1,547.05
1,547.05 **
Beebe's Cove-1955
2,125.00
796.90
1,328.10 **
Repairs to Wall Beebe's Cove
1,423.00
1,423.00 **
Barriers Quannapowitt Boulevard
131.87
131.87
Guard Rails and Fences
1,580.00
937.20
642.80 **
TOWN
OF
WAKEFIELD
Street Lights
28,750.00
28,750.00
$ 245,727.98
$ 185,720.43
$ 60,007.55
TOTAL PUBLIC WORKS
$ 747,065.15
$ 584,507.98
$ 162,557.17
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT:
Salaries
$ 761,176.50
CA 754,852.99
$ 6,323.51*
Pensions
10,499.87
10,499.57
.30*
Other Expense
167,816.90
167,617.61
199.29*
Out of State Travel
400.00
255.82
144.18*
Adult Education
4,542.61
4,542.61
Adult Education-Registration Fees
321.00
321.00
Mary E. Walton
8,000.00
5,575.80
2,424.20 **
Athletic Field-Bennett Street Survey 1955
2,000.00
2,000.00 **
Trade Schools
5,800.00
4,805.42
994.58*
School Athletic Fund
16,932.92
12,680.97
4,251.95 **
School Lunch Fund
con
72,212.49
73,099.37
886.88 ***
Western Ave. School Const. Appropriation
986.60
986.60 **
George Barden Account-Adult Education
2,893.98
2,117.59
776.39 **
$1,053,582.87
$1,036,368.75
$ 18,987.88
Library Department
Salary of Librarian
$ 4,850.00
$ 4,850.00
Assistant Librarian
3,500.00
3,500.00
Reference Librarian (Youth)
3,150.00
3,150.00
Circulation Librarian
3,450.00
3,450.00
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§-Revolving Fund
241
Children's Librarian
3,185.00
3,185.00
Branch Librarian
3,150.00
3,150.00
Administrative Assistant
2,700.00
2,700.00
Library Assistant (Senior)
2,350.00
2,350.00
Library Assistants (Junior), (Chg. to Sn. Art. 78)
4,435.00
4,435.00
Reference Librarian
1,425.00
121.01
$
1,303.99*
Salary Clerk A (part time)
1,234.00
1,234.00
Building Custodial Supervisor
3,500.00
3,500.00
Part Time Attendants
2,750.00
2,750.00
Substitutions
550.00
550.00
Other Expense
20,886.45
18,294.62
2,591.83 **
Permanent Improvements
1,477.00
1,474.00
3.00*
$ 62,592.45
$ 58,693.63
$ 3,898.82
TOTAL EDUCATION
$ 1,116,175.32
$ 1,094,762.38
$ 22,886.70
Miscellaneous Account-1955
$ 995.00
$ 852.94
$ 142.06*
Miscellaneous Account-1954
2,944.26
2,897.10
47.16*
Recreation Department
Salary Supervisor
$ 800.00
$ 800.00
Salary of Assistants
3,864.00
3,864.00
Salaries Head-of-the-Lake Attendants
1,200.00
1,200.00
Other Expense
1,750.00
1,750.00
New Equipment
481.00
481.00
Pony League Equipment
500.00
500.00
Little League Equipment
500.00
500.00
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OF WAKEFIELD
-
Pioneer League Equipment Little League Field-Farm Street 1955
350.00
350.00
4,000.00
21.38
$ 3,978.62 **
Finance Committee-Administrative Asst. Clerical Asst. Other Expense
500.00
500.00
250.00
250.00
900.00
900.00
Insurance, Fire Loss, Town Hall
43,120.79
43,120.79 **
Repairs to Town Hall
500.00
500.00
Town Hall Building Committee
500.00
500.00
Town Hall Study Committee
200.00
200.00 **
Insurance, Hurricane Adjustment, Public Buildings
1,997.50
1,997.50
Vandalism Insurance Adjustment Account
575.00
575.00
Capital Outlay Committee-1954
154.40
151.30
3.10*
Capital Outlay Committee-1955
1,200.00
709.15
490.85 **
Hall Park Property-North Ave.
1,500.00
12.00
1,488.00
Purchase of Land Breakhart Reservation
2,000.00
2,000.00
Purchase of Land, Traffic Circle, Elm Street
1.00
1.00 **
Planning Board
106.00
106.00
Planning Board-1955
549.25
511.57
37.68*
Board of Appeals
810.00
674.30
135.70*
V.F.W .- Lease of Quarters
1,200.00
1,200.00
American Legion-Lease of Quarters
1,000.00
1,000.00
Amvets Post-Lease of Quarters
600.00
600.00
Memorial Day 1955-Various Veterans' Organizations
1,800.00
1,720.02
79.98*
Veterans' Day 1955-Various Veterans' Organizations
300.00
300.00
Memorial Tablet
263.00
263.00 **
Visiting Nurse Association
1,000.00
1,000.00
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Rifle Range Co. E. 182nd Inf. Insurance
1,000.00 44,500.00
169.00 44,499.46
831.00*
54*
$ 123,911.20
$ 73,091.72
$ 50,819.48
STATE AND COUNTY ASSESSMENTS
County Tax
$ 64,059.91
$ 70,698.57
$ 6,638.66 ***
Middlesex County Hospital
26,065.74
22,810.19
3,255.55 **
Purchase of Land Metropolitan District Comm.
1.00
1.00 **
Metropolitan Parks Reservations
23,936.72
25,364.82
1,428.10 ***
Metropolitan Sewerage Loan-North System
38,927.68
37,994.77
932.91 **
State Charges
State Charges-Smoke Inspection State Charges-Contributory Retirement Sys.
106.09
1,187.91
1,081.82 ***
Boston Arena Authority
2,567.50
3,081.00
513.50 ***
Auditing Municipal Accounts
1,482.37
400.55
1,081.82 **
Retirement System-Pension Accumulation Fund
65,580.00
65,580.00
Retirement System-Credit Members Military Service
443.97
443.97
Retirement System-Expense Fund
3,450.00
3,450.00
Dog Licenses from Town Clerk
2,928.20
2,905.40
22.80 **
***- State Charges Carried Forward
TOTAL STATE AND COUNTY ASSESSMENTS
$ 229,976.75
$ 234.347.22
$ 14,958.63
AGENCY AND TRUST
Blue Cross Deductions Federal Tax Deductions
$ 24,854.87
$ 23,652.25
$ 1,202.62 **
191,815.27
173,774.24
18,041.03 **
244
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WAKEFIELD
2.47 ***
427.57
430.04
Teachers' Retirement Deductions .
33,816.72
30,508.06
3,308.66 **
TOTAL AGENCY AND TRUST
$ 250,486.86
$ 227,934.55
$ 22,552.31
Light Operation Light Depreciation Light Construction
$1,350,594.02
$1,215,188.70
$ 135,405.32 **
170,064.74
137,976.57
32,088.17 **
44,293.63
44,293.63
247,138.70
247,000.00
138.70*
Maturing Debt Interest
77,826.00
76,624.27
1,201.73*
$1,889,917.09
$1,721.083.17
$ 168,833.92
BOND ISSUES
Construction of Public Ways 1955-Art. 29
$ 20,000.00
$ 17,048.25
$ 2,951.75 **
Construction of Public Ways-1954
15,454.38
10,181.49
5,272.89 **
Construction Public Ways-Art. 28
17,670.67
2,163.17
15,507.50 **
Street Construction 1951
3,832.51
3,832.51
Special Bond Issue Transfer
1,270.98
1,270.98 **
Construction Public Ways-2
2,274.88
2,274.88 **
New Equipment-1954
1,067.31
1,067.31
Union Street Construction
3,832.51
2,273.18
1,559.33 **
Water Supply Addition
(Construction of Wells and Pumping Station)
295.96
295.96 **
Lay or Relay Water Mains-Various Sts .- 1955
25,000.00
1,653.74
23,346.26 **
Lay or Relay Water Mains-Various Streets-1954
44,313.02
38,128.19
6,184.83 **
Street Construction 1955
70,000.00
66,450.74
3,549.26 **
1955 Sewer Construction
35,847.96
11,011.53
24,836.43 **
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1953 Sewers
23,744.02
3,428.10
20,315.92 **
Sewer Const., Lowell St., Pine Hill Cir. School Site
3,583.74
3,583.74
Sewer Loans 1951
32,614.22
32,614.22
Sewer Construction Various Streets 1949
10,312.60
10,312.60 **
Sewer Construction Various Streets 1948
339.62
339.62 **
Sewers for Drainage-H'way Division
14,843.76
14,843.76 **
Sewers for Drainage-H'way Division
489.37
489.37 **
Mary E. Walton School Addition
107,000.00
31,439.14
75,560.86 **
Hurd School Addition
11.41
11.41 **
Lowell Street School Construction Dolbeare School
145.76
145.76 **
High School Bldg. Construction 1953
361,726.14
338,779.83
22,946.31 **
High School Site
636.78
636.78 **
TOTAL BOND ISSUES
$ 796,307.60
$ 563,655.14
$ 232,652.46
* Appropriation Balances Dec. 31, 1955 Transferred to Revenue
** Appropriation Balances Dec. 31, 1955 Carried Forward to 1956
*** State and County Assessments Over and Under-Estimates Carried Forward to 1956
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WAKEFIELD
Town of Wakefield
BALANCE SHEET, DECEMBER 31, 1955
ASSETS
LIABILITIES
Revenue Cash
$923,650.92 232,652.46
Temporary Loans
$ 2,600.00
$1,156,303.38
Reserve for State and County Aid-Highways
31,500.00
Real Estate Tax 1954
$ 10,553.05
Premium on Notes and Bonds
474.52
Real Estate Tax 1955
54,360.24
Sewer Connection Deposits
2,490.35
$
64,913.29
Perpetual Care Funds Income
1,422.98
Personal Property Tax 1953
$ 51.00
Income on Post War Rehabilitation Fund
3,823.16
Personal Property Tax 1954
424.86
Overlay 1952
262.96
Personal Property Tax 1955
3,248.89
Overlay 1954
828.79
Poll Tax 1952
$ 2.00
Overlay Surplus
8,280.59
Poll Tax 1953
18.00
Sale of Tax Possessions
75.00
Poll Tax 1954
14.00
Excess and Deficiency
525,668.04
Poll Tax 1955
448.00
$ 482.00
Excise Tax 1952
$ 112.99
Excise Tax 1953
297.09
Excise Tax 1954
1,606.40
Excise Tax 1955
24,793.03
$ 26,809.51
Excise Tax Revenue 26,809.51
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$
3,724.75
Overlay 1955
6,140.07
Non Revenue Cash
Betterments 1954 Betterments 1955
$ 230.67 908.55
$ 1,139.22
Sewers 1954
$ 318.33
Sewers 1955
1,779.60
$ 2,097.93
Sewers Not Apportioned
$ 201.04
Betterments Not Apportioned
1,894.49
Committed Interest 1954
$ 128.26
Committed Interest 1955
431.60
$
559.86 Special Assessment Revenue 5,892.54
Tax Collector-Petty Cash
$ 100.00
Light Department-Petty Cash
400.00
School Lunch Fund-Petty Cash
225.00
School Athletic Fund-Petty Cash 800.00
$ 1,525.00
Reserve for Petty Cash Advances 1,525.00
Tax Titles
$ 26,885.81
Tax Title Revenue 26,885.81
Accounts Receivable: Health Department
$ 5,289.63
Welfare Department
4,056.56
Aid Dependent Children 2,743.95
Old Age Assistance 579.12
School Department 80.32
Veterans' Benefits
2,062.81
$ 14,812.39
Departmental Revenue 14,812.39
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State Aid Highways 1954
$ 2,277.34
State Aid Highways 1955
22,300.00
County Aid Highways 1955
11,800.00
County Aid Highways 1954
1,138.67
$ 37,516.01
Water Rates
$ 3,459.44
Water Services
1,696.80
$ 5,156.24
Water Revenue
School Lunch Fund
€A
886.88
Hurricane Overdraft
342.78
Trust Fund Income
11.28
Municipal Light Bills
81,373.00
Municipal Light Revenue
81,373.06
Municipal Light Guarantee Deposits
33,908.48
Sewer Assessments Apportioned:
Due in 1952
$ 288.10
Due in 1953
365.26
Due in 1954
40.24
Due in 1956
10,977.44
· Due in 1957
10,258.51
Due in 1958
9,449.50
Due in 1959
7,970.98
Due in 1960
7,772.12
Due in 1961
6,846.95
Due in 1962
5,519.29
Due in 1963
3,373.94
Due in 1964
1,200.59
64,062.92 $
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5,156.24
Special Cash-Municipal Light Guarantees
33,908.48
Sewer Assessments Apportioned Not Due
64,062.92
Betterment Assessments Apportioned
118,755.53
Betterment Assessments Apportioned:
Due in 1956
$ 17,072.06
Due in 1957
16,727.16
Due in 1958
16,588.62
Due in 1959
15,964.40
Due in 1960
12,469.66
Due in 1961
8,900.68
Due in 1962
6,337.03
Due in 1963
4,478.45
Due in 1964
3,887.20
Due in 1965
1,715.39
Due in 1966
1,715.39
Due in 1967
1,715.39
Due in 1968
1,715.39
Due in 1969
1,715.29
Due in 1970
1,550.82
Due in 1971
1,550.82
Due in 1972
1,550.82
Due in 1973
1,550.82
Due in 1974
1,550.14
$ 118,755.53
Tax Title Possessions
51,747.69 Tax Title Possessions Revenue
$ 51,747.69
Sale of Real Estate Sale of Lots and Graves
21,961.00
3,510.00
Perpetual Care Bequests-Cemetery
295.00
Partial Payments-Sale of Lots-Cemetery
80.00
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WAKEFIELD
County Tax 6,638.66
Metropolitan Parks Reservations
1,428.10
State Charges-Smoke Inspection 2.47
State Charges Contributory Retirement System 1,081.82
Boston Arena Authority 513.50
Partial Payments-Perpetual Care Cemetery 85.00
Aid to Dependent Children-Recovery 56.16
Old Age Assistance-Recovery 2,637.62
Dog Licenses from Town Clerk 22.80
Blue Cross Deductions
1,202.62
Federal Tax Deductions
18,041.03
Teachers' Retirement Deductions
3,308.66
Middlesex County Hospital
3,255.55
Purchase of Land-Metropolitan Dist. Comm. 1.00
Metropolitan Sewerage Loan-North System 932.91
Auditing Municipal Accounts
1,081.82
General Appropriation Balances 401,154.77
Total Revenue
$1,472.121.57
Bond Issues-Non Revenue Cash:
Const. Public Ways 1955 $ 2,951.75
Const. Public Ways 1954 5,272.89
Const. Public Ways 1953 15,507.50
Highway Dept .- Special Bond
Issue Transfer 1,270.98
Const. Public Ways No. 2 Bond Issue 2,274.88
Union Street Const .- Bond Issue Transfer 1,559.33
Water Supply Addition 295.96
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Relaying Water Mains 1955
23,346.26
Relaying Water Mains 1954
6,184.83
Sewer Const. 1955
3,549.26
Sewer Const. 1955-Bond Issue Transfer 24,836.43
Sewers 1953-Bond Issue
20,315.92
Sewer Const. Various Sts. 1949
10,312.60
Sewer Const. Various Sts. 1948
339.62
Sewers for Drainage-New Const.
1948 14,843.76
Sewers for Drainage-New Const. 1949 489.37
Mary E. Walton-School Addition
75,560.86
Hurd School Addition
11.41
Lowell Street School Const.
145.76
High School Building Const. 1953 22,946.31
High School Site 1952
636.78
$ 232,652.46
Grand Total
$1,704,774.03
$1,704,774.03
SUPPLEMENTARY BALANCE SHEET TRUST AND INVESTMENT FUNDS
Cash on Hand December 31, 1955
$ 118,184.57 Sweetser Lecture Fund Sweetser Lecture Guarantee Fund
$ 10,394.18 3,913.86
252
TOWN OF
WAKEFIELD
Jonathan Nichols Temperance Fund
1,956.29
50,985.90
17,404.82
5,917.88
7,377.11
School and Scholarship Funds
10,329.42
Willard Donnell Welfare Fund
9,905.11
$ 118,184.57
$ 118,184.57
RETIREMENT SYSTEM FUNDS-CASH & SECURITIES
Balance January 1, 1955 Investment Income
$ 384,420.46
Payments:
Pensions and Annuities
$ 69,554.54
Market Value Adjustment
149.50
Administrative Expense
3,384.80
Employee Contributions
45,000.34
Refunds Members Deductions Interest
219.23
Pensions
65,580.00
Accrued Interest
665.30
Military Service Credit
443.97
Adjustment Entry
564.32
Expense Fund
3,450.00
Audit Entry
3,971.12
Balance, December 31, 1955
424,064.28
$ 511,447.19
$ 511,447.19
Respectfully submitted, JOHN J. MCCARTHY, Town Accountant
253
144TH
ANNUAL REPORT
9,023.60
From Town Appropriations:
12,402.92
Forest Glade Cemetery Funds Library Trust Funds Park Trust Funds Old Cemetery Trust Funds
254
144TH ANNUAL REPORT
Index of Town Officers' Reports
General Government:
Page
Appeals Board
12
Assessors' Board
9
Contributory Retirement Board 12
Personnel Board 34
Planning Board
10
Selectmen's Report
5
Town Clerk
7
Town Officers
2
Protection of Persons and Property:
Animal Inspector 23
Building Inspector 20
Civil Defense Director 25
Dog Officer
23
Fire Department
19
Forest Warden
19
Plumbing Inspector
22
Police Department
14
Sealer of Weights and Measures
24
Wire Inspector 21
Health and Welfare:
Health Department 26
Recreation Commission 35
Veterans' Services and Benefits 34
Welfare Department 27
Maintenance:
Board of Public Works 36
Director of Public Works Report
37
Engineering Division 39
Highway Division
46
Moth and Tree Division
39
Park and Cemetery Division
39
Sewer Division 45
Water Division 40
Education:
Library Trustees 74
School Department
47
Sweetser Lecture Committee 80
Public Service Enterprises:
Municipal Light Department
81
General Government, Technical Reports:
Auditor's Report 192
Births 155
Deaths 180
255
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Dog Licenses
186
Election Results
152
Jurors 187
Marriages
169
Sporting Licenses
186
Town Meeting, Annual
88, 108, 112, 126
Town Meetings, Special
109, 121, 140, 145
Treasurer's Report
195
Index of Town Accountant's Report
Page
Analyses of Light Department Account
225
Balance Sheet
247
Excess and Deficiency
200
Indebtedness Account
Insert following 256
Payments
206
Accounting Department
206
Assessors' Department
207
Board of Public Works
217
Buildings 218, 219
Cemetery Division
220
Highway Division
222
Moth and Tree Division
219
Park Division
220
Sewer Division
221
Water Division
221
Building Inspector
210
Civil Defense
210
Collector's Department
207
Compensation
211
Dog Officer
211
Election Expense
208
Election and Registration
208
Fire Department
209
Health Department
211
Interest
223
Legal Department
207
Library
215
Light Department
217
Maturing Debt
224
Plumbing Inspector
211
Police Department
209 Recreation 216
Refunds 224
School Department 214
Sealer of Weights and Measures
211
256
144TH ANNUAL REPORT
Selectmen's Department 206
Town Clerk's Department 208
Treasurer's Department 207
Unclassified
216
Veterans' Benefits and Services
213
Welfare Department
211
Wire Inspector
210
Receipts for 1955
201
Appeals Board
201
Agency and Trust
205
Board of Public Works
203
Cemetery Division
203
Park Division
203
Sewer Division
204
Water Division
203
Building Inspector 202
202
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
204
County
205
Court Fines
201
Federal Govt.
204
Fire Department
202
Foreclosed Tax Titles
201
General Loans 205
Health Department
202
Interest
201
Library
203
Licenses and Permits
202
Light Department
204
Motor Vehicle Excise
201
Old Age Assistance
203
Plumbing Inspector
202
Police Department
202
Refunds
205
School Department
203
Sealer of Weights and Measures
202
Special Assessments
201
Taxes-current year
201
Taxes-prior years 201
Town Clerk 202
Trust Funds, Interest 201
Welfare Department 203
Wire Inspector 202
Reserve Fund 200
Retirement System Funds Statement 253
Statement of Appropriations and Expenditures 277
Supplementary Balance Sheet 252
Tax Dollar Breakdown Chart 198
Town Accountant's Statement 199
Collector
1955 Indebtedness Account
Outstanding January 1, 1955 Bonds Issued 1955 Payments 1955 Outstanding December 31, 1955
$ 3,983,000.00 222,000.00
$ 289,000.00 3,916,000.00
$ 4,205,000.00
$ 4,205,000.00
RECAPITULATION
Sewers
$ 592,000.00
Streets
203,000.00
Water
339,000.00
Schools
2,595,000.00
Light
75,000.00
Highway Building and Police Station Loan
112,000.00
$ 3,916,000.00
Loans Outstanding Dec. 31, 1955
Due 1956
Due
Due
Due
Due
Due 1961
Due 1962
Due 1963
Due 1964
Due 1965
Due 1966
Due 1967
Due
Due
Due 1970
Due 197
Due
Due
Due
Due
Sewer Loan 1948
60,000.00
5,000.00
6,000.00 5,000.00
6,000.00 5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
$ 5,000.00
Sewer Loan 1949
180,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
$ 10,000.00
$ 10,000.00 $ 10,000.00
$ 10,000.00 $ 10,000.00 $ 10,000.00
Sewer Loan 1950
39,000.00
4,000.00
4,000.00
4,000.00
4,000.00
4,000.00
4,000.00
4,000.00
4,000.00
4,000.00
3,000.00
Sewer Loan 1951
38,000.00
5,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
Sewer Loan 1953
149,000.00
13,000.00
13,000.00
13,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
Sewer Loan 1955
70,000.00
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
4,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
Street Loan 1947
9,000.00
9,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
5,000.00
Street Construction Loan 1950
15,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
Street Construction Loan 1951
24,000.00
4,000.00
4,000.00
4,000.00
4,000.00
4,000.00
4,000.00
Street Bond 1953
84,000.00
12,000.00
12,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
Street Construction Loan 1954
22,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
Street Construction Loan 1955
20,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
Water Mains Relaying Loan 1946
15,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
2,000.00
1,000.00
Water Mains Loan 1948
30,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
Water Mains Loan 1949
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
6,000.00
6,000.00
6,000.00
6,000.00
Water Mains Loan 1951
18,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
Water Construction Loan 1952
36,000.00
4,000.00
4,000.00
4,000.00
4,000.00
4,000.00
4,000.00
4,000.00
4,000.00
4,000.00
Water Bonds 1953
40,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
Water Mains Relaying Loan 1954
65,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
Water Mains Loan 1955
25,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
1,000.00
Highway Bldg. & Police Station Loan 1947
42,000.00
6,000.00
6,000.00
6,000.00
6,000.00
6,000.00
6,000.00
6,000.00
Police Station Loan 1949
70,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
Hurd School Bldg. Loan 1948
135,000.00
15,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
School Loan 1951
45,700.00
30,000.00
30,000.00
30,000.00
30,000.00
30,000.00
30,000.00
28,000.00
28,000.00
28,000.00
28,000.00
28,000.00
28,000.00
28,000.00
25,000.00
High School Bldg. Site 1952
96,000.00
8,000.00
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
5,000.00
5,000.00
High School Construction
900,000.00
50,000.00
50,000.00
50,000.00
50,000.00
50,000.00
50,000.00
50,000.00
50,000.00
50,000.00
50,000.00
50,000.00
50,000.00
50,000.00
50,000.00
50,000.00
50,000.00
50,000.00
High School Construction Loan No. 2
900,000.00
50,000.00
50,000.00
50,000.00
50,000.00
50,000.00
50,000.00
50,000.00
50,000.00
50,000.00
50,000.00
50,000.00
50,000.00
50,000.00
50,000.00
50,000.00
50,000.00
50,000.00
School Loan 1955
107,000.00
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
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
$ 5,000.00 $ 5,000.00
Municipal Light Construction Loan 1952
75,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
$ 3,916,000.00
$305,000.00
$287,000.00
$284,000.00
$278,000.00
$271,000.00
$265,000.00 $249,000.00
$242,000.00
$227,000.00 $210,000.00
$199,000.00
$195,000.00 $189,000.00 $170,000.00 $155,000.00
$145,000.00
$120,000.00
$115,000.00
$ 5,000.00
$ 5,000.00
$
S
$ 6,000.00
$ 6,000.00
$ 5,000.00
$ 5,000.00
$ 5,000.00
$ 5,000.00
$ 3,000.00
$ 3,000.00
1968
1969
1972
1973
1974
1975
$ 56,000.00
$ 6,000.00
1957
1958
1959
1960
Sewer Loan 1946
Street Loan 1948-Second Issue
9,000.00
3,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
Street Loan 1949
20,000.00
45,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
Water Mains Loan 1950
65,000.00
7,000.00
7,000.00
7,000.00
7,000.00
7,000.00
6,000.00
5,000.00 2,000.00
28,000.00 5,000.00
28,000.00 5,000.00
50,000.00
50,000.00
5,000.00
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