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3,511.84
38.16*
Total Selectmen-Election Expense Election Officers Other Expense
$ 8,131.38
$ 8,093.22
$ 38.16
$
3,695.70
$ 3,684.75
$ 10.95*
1,156.00
1,143.22
12.78*
Total
$ 4,851.70
$ 4,827.97
$ 23.73
Personnel Board:
$ 600.00
$ 586.19
$ 13.81*
Salary Clerk A-Part Time Other Expense
165.00
137.45
27.55*
Total
$ 765.00
$ 723.64
$ 41.36
Finance Committee:
Clerical Assistant
$ 250.00
$ 250.00
Administrative Assistance
600.00
600.00
Other Expense
900.00
895.08
4.92*
Total
$ 1,750.00
$ 1,745.08
$ 4.92
Capital Outlay Committee-1955
490.85
$ 202.56
$ 288.29*
Capital Outlay Committee-1956
1,000.00
800.00
200.00* *
Total
$ 1,490.85
$ 1,002.56
$ 488.29
Planning Board
$ 685.00
$ 390.34
$ 294.66*
Board of Appeals
€A 700.00
$ 460.25
239.75*
TOTAL GENERAL GOVERNMENT
$ 107,076.10
$ 101,153.99
$ 5,922.11
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PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY :
Police Department:
Salary of Chief
$ 5,200.00
$ 5,200.00
Salary of Lieutenants
4,650.00
4,650.00
Salary of Sergeants
8,335.37
8,203.04
132.33*
Salaries of Regular Patrolmen
95,876.12
95,426.49
449.63*
Other Substitutions
3,108.00
1,643.69
1,464.31*
Salary of Clerk B
2,650.00
2,650.00
Uniform Allowance
1,450.00
1,425.60
24.40*
Other Expense
7,453.24
7,453.24
Mass. Police Training School
340.14
340.14*
New Automobile
2,080.00
2,080.00
Salaries and Uniform Women Traffic Officers
6,640.40
5,143.55
1,496.85 *
Salary-Matron
75.00
75.00
Pensions-Veterans
1,614.20
1,614.20
New Boat House
2,305.00
2,305.00 **
Total
$ 141,777.47
$ 135,564.81
$ 6,212.66
Fire Department:
Salary of Chief
$ 5,000.00
$ 5,000.00
Salary of Captain
4,650.00
4,650.00
Salary of Lieutenants
16,700.00
16,700.00
Salary of Mechanic
4,150.00
4,150.00
Salary of Regular Firefighters
91,800.00
91,262.34
537.66*
Pensions-Veterans
3,632.37
3,632.37
Uniform Allowance
800.00
800.00
Salaries of Call Men
6,000.00
4,978.19
1,021.81*
Other Expense
4,186.44
4,183.77
2.67*
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New Equipment Out of State Travel Fire Prevention Hydrant Rental New Pumping Engine
2,815.60
2,807.76
7.84*
100.00
78.93
21.07*
100.00
99.54
46*
2,340.00
2,340.00
19,000.00
18,008.60
991.40*
Total
$ 161,274.41
$ 158,691.50
$ 2,582.91
Civil Defense
Salary Clerk A
$ 1,500.00
$ 1,500.00
Other Expense
3,703.11
3,089.58
613.53 **
Total
$ 5,203.11
$ 4,589.58
$ 613.53
Building Inspector's Department
Salary Building Inspector
$ 3,450.00
$ 3,450.00
Salary Clerk
933.33
933.33
Automobile Allowance
300.00
300.00
Other Expense
300.00
299.11
.89*
Total
$ 4,983.33
$ 4,982.44
$ .89
Wire Inspector's Department
Salary Wire Inspector
$ 600.00
$ 600.00
Salary of Clerk
466.50
466.50
Other Substitution
100.00
100.00
Automobile Allowance
150.00
150.00
Other Expense
225.00
219.32
5.68*
Total
$ 1,541.50
$ 1,535.82
$ 5.68
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Plumbing Inspector's Department Salary Plumbing Inspector Automobile Allowance
-
$ 1,000.00
$ 1,000.00
100.00
100.00
Total
$ 1,100.00
$ 1,100.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures Department Salary Sealer of Weights and Measures Truck Allowance
$ 1,200.00
$ 1,200.00
200.00
200.00
Other Expense
50.00
45.06
4.94*
Total
$ 1,450.00
$ 1,445.06
$ 4.94
Dog Officer and Animal Inspector's Department
Salary Dog Officer-Animal Inspector Automobile Allowance Pensions-Veterans
$ 1,200.00
$ 1,200.00
160.00
160.00
664.47
664.47
Total
$ 2,024.47
$ 2,024.47
Compensation Account
$ 300.00
$ 244.80
$ 55.20*
Fire Alarm-Police Signal-Traffic Lights
$ 10,000.00
$ 9,520.63
$ 479.37 **
TOTAL PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
$ 329,654.29
$ 319,699.11
$ 9,955.18
HEALTH AND SANITATION:
Health Department: Salaries of Board Salary of Agent
$ 414.00 $ 414.00
738.00
738.00
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Salary of Public Health Nurse Salary of Milk Inspector Clerical Asst. (Part Time) Automobile Allowance
2,850.00
2,850.00
738.00
738.00
80.00
80.00
500.00
500.00
Other Expense
8,700.28
8,539.60
160.68*
Polio Clinic
3,023.00
3,022.11
89*
Unpaid Bills 1953
9.71
9.71*
Mosquito Control
2,000.00
2,000.00
TOTAL HEALTH AND SANITATION
$ 19,052.99
$ 18,881.71
$ 171.28
CHARITIES AND VETERANS' BENEFITS:
Welfare Department
Salaries of Board
$ 690.00
$ 690.00
General Relief
18,997.25
12,660.48
6,336.77*
General Relief Administration
690.50
690.50
Unpaid Bills-Prior Years-1956 Appn.
3,735.96
3,707.30
28.66*
General Relief-Unpaid Bills-Prior Year
166.92
166.92*
Total
$ 24,280.63
$ 17,748.28
$ 6,532.35
Charities
Disability Assist. Recipients-Town
$ 43,000.00
$ 43,000.00
Disability Assist. Recipents-Federal
12,999.79
5,600.49
7,399.30 **
Disabilty Administration-Town
12.81
12.81
Disability Administration-Federal
1,469.23
967.31
501.92 **
Aid to Dep. Children Recipients-Town
19,000.00
19,000.00
Aid to Dep. Children Recipients-Federal
9,861.73
4,458.75
5,402.98 **
Aid to Dep. Children Admin .- Town
640.50
640.50
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Aid to Dep. Children Admin .- Federal Old Age Assist. Recipients-Town Old Age Assist. Recipients Federal Old Age Assist. Administration-Town Old Age Assist. Administration-Federal Infirmary-Veterans' Pension Infirmary-Other Expense
1,568.76
1,124.92
443.84 **
211,000.00
211,000.00
127,310.19
89,155.58
38,154.61 **
10,248.00
10,248.00
12,692.57
12,592.09
100.48 **
941.70
941.70
12.95
12.95
Total
$ 453,308.47
$ 401,305.34
$ 52,003.13
Veterans' Benefits:
Veterans' Recipients
$ 33,434.40
$ 33,407.44
$ 26.96*
Veterans' Benefits Salary Veterans' Agent
900.00
900.00
Veterans' Benefits Salary Clerk B 1/2 year
1,371.80
1,325.00
46.80 **
Veterans' Benefits Automobile Allowance
150.00
150.00
Veterans' Benefits Administration Expense
445.00
442.50
2.50*
Veterans' Benefits-Unpaid Bills 1955
108.15
108.15
Total
$ 36,409.35
$ 36,333.09
$ 76.26
Veterans' Services Department
Veterans' Services, Salary of Director
$ 200.00
$ 200.00
Veterans' Services, Administration Expense
50.00
42.61
7.39*
Veterans' Services, Pension
609.70
609.70
Total
$ 859.70
$ 852.31
$ 7.39
TOTAL CHARITIES AND VETERANS' BENEFITS
$ 514,858.15
$ 456,239.02
$ 58,619.13
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT:
Salary-Director
$ 8,625.00
$ 8,625.00
Salary-Associated Director
325.00
325.00
Salary-Superintendent
4,850.00
4,850.00
Salary-Clerk of Board
390.00
390.00
Salary-Clerk C
2,900.00
2,900.00
Salary-Clerk C
3,000.00
3,000.00
Salary-Cost Clerk
3,763.62
3,763.62
Engineering Salaries
15,883.33
14,981.13
902.20*
Engineering-Other Expense
750.00
710.36
39.64*
Other Expense
870.00
841.38
28.62*
Transportation and Equipment
10,951.24
10,441.33
509.91*
Garage Labor
9,170.00
9,170.00
Garbage Collection
24,375.00
15,375.00
9,000.00 **
New Equipment-1956-Art. 16
19,099.00
17,783.46
1,315.54*
57.93*
Parking Area Const .- North Ave .- Art. 8- 1955
19,488.00
12,599.30
6,830.77 **
Road Machinery Fund-Art. 3-1950
744.03
744.03*
Refuse Area Rental
1,612.84
1,500.00
112.84 **
New Equipment-1955-Art. 41
2,189.66
2,189.66
New Equipment-1955-Art. 7
57.00
57.00
Total
$ 129,043.72
$ 109,502.24
$ 19,541.48
Buildings:
Town Hall Maintenance
$ 2,055.00
$ 2,010.69
$ 44.31*
Town Hall Attendant
2,850.00
2,850.00
Town Hall Other Substitution
500.00
485.77
14.23*
Lafayette Building Maintenance
4,502.00
4,349.33
152.67*
Lafayette Building Custodial Supervisor
3,850.00
3,850.00
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Lafayette Building Other Substitution Lafayette Building Automobile Allowance Police Station Maintenance
150.00
150.00
200.00
200.00
3,159.01
3,159.01
Police Station Building Attendant
3,150.00
3,150.00
Police Station Other Substitution
1,602.00
1,576.32
Highway Building Maintenance
3,380.20
3,362.34
25.68* 17.86*
Highway Building Attendant
3,150.00
2,647.33
502.67*
Highway Building Other Substitution
100.00
39.66
60.34*
Fire Station Maintenance
4,490.53
4,488.50
2.03*
Remodel Front of Fire Station Art. 3
1,659.02
1,039.47
619.55*
Remodel Front of Fire Station Art. 54
.10
10*
Total
$ 34,797.86
$ 33,358.42
$ 1,439.44
Moth and Tree Division:
Salary Supervisor
$ 4,450.00
$ 4,450.00
Tree Climbers
12,084.80
11,765.51
$ 319.29*
Veterans' Pensions
1,820.31
1,820.31
Other Expense
1,542.87
1,526.86
16.01*
Total
$ 19,897.98
$ 19,562.68
$ 335.30
Park Division:
Salary Supervisor
$ 2,225.00
$ 2,225.00
Automobile Allowance
150.00
150.00
Maintenance Men and Laborers
16,101.28
16,093.24
8.04*
Other Expense
1,850.68
1,588.16
262.52*
E. J. Connolly Park Grading-Art. 48-1955
231.56
7.50
224.06 **
Bath House Repairs-Art. 13-1955
290.00
290.00
Total
$ 20,848.52
$ 20,353.90
$ 494.62
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Cemetery Division : Salary of Supervisor Automobile Allowance Maintenance Men and Laborers Other Expense
$ 2,225.00
$ 2,225.00
150.00
150.00
5,627.58
5,627.58
2,925.00
2,793.42
131.58*
New Avenue Construction Forest Glade Cemetery-Art. 44-1955
5,084.31
2,450.31
2,634.00 **
Repurchasing Burial Lots Forest Glade Cemetery-Art. 61-1956
250.00
250.00 **
Total
$ 16,261.89
$ 13,246.31
$ 3,015.58
Water Division:
Salary Supervisor
$ 3,089.86
$ 3,089.86
Salary Clerk C
2,650.00
2,650.00
Salary Clerk B
2,250.00
2,250.00
Salary Clerk B
2,550.00
2,282.80
267.20*
Veterans' Pensions
2,779.40
2,779.40
Labor
60,778.72
60,737.89
40.83*
Materials and Equipment
62,668.80
62,556.26
112.54*
Maturing Water Bonds
39,000.00
39,000.00
Water Bond Interest
6,021.25
5,209.75
811.50*
Lake Quannapowitt-Art. 54
400.00
400.00
Water Survey Committee-Art. 11-1954
4,238.04
392.75
3,845.29* *
Total
$ 186,426.07
$ 181,348.71
$ 5,077.36
Sewer Division: Salary of Supervisor Labor
$ 1,360.14
$ 1,360.14
8,350.32
8,280.27
$
70.05*
Veterans' Pensions
253.50
253.50
240
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Maintenance
4,415.62
4,415.62
Maintenance 1954
3,256.34
3,256.34
Sewer Connections
20,000.00
20,000.00
Sewer Construction-1955-Art. 24
45,179.73
35,335.55
9,844.18 **
Sewer Construction-1956-Art. 27
20,170.08
20,170.08
Sewer Construction-1956-#2-Art. 1-1956
31,500.00
30,352.51
1,147.49 **
Sewer Survey-1955-Art. 25
800.79
800.79 **
Engineering-Sewer Construction-Art. 26-1956
8,500.00
5,982.23
2,517.77 **
Low Level Sewerage Pumping Station Pump-Art. 43-1955
2,434.79
1,186.32
1,248.47*
Sewerage Pumping Station & Forced Main
Const .- 1956-Art. 2
14,000.00
14,000.00 **
Total
$ 160,221.31
$ 130,592.56
$ 29,628.75
Highway Division:
Salary Supervisor
$ 4,450.00
$ 1,885.84
$ 2,564.16*
Salary Clerk B
2,650.00
2,650.00
Labor
91,813.33
91,053.11
760.22*
Labor #2 Art. 4 1956
124.80
124.80
Veterans' Pensions
9,196.46
6,639.12
2,557.34*
Maintenance
39,051.17
39,051.17
Rentals
22,141.20
22,141.20
Chapter 90 Main Street 1954-Art. 39
4,023.18
4,023.18
Chapter 90 Maintenance 1956-Art. 48
3,900.00
3,900.00
Chapter 90 Construction 1956-Art. 4
9,000.00
31.20
8,968.80 **
1,590.42*
41,856.41
34,687.85
5,578.14 **
Chapter 90 Construction 1955-Art. 34 Construction Public Ways 1956-Art. 30
38,544.55
38,544.55
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Construction Public Ways 1956 #2-Art. 5
14,500.00
10,942.60
3,557.40 **
203.96*
Hawley Road-Howes Avenue-Art. 12
482.85
256.39
22.50 **
New Sidewalks 1953-Art. 33
32.99
32.99
New Sidewalks 1955-Art. 35
8,462.50
3,852.46
4,610.04 **
New Sidewalks 1956-Art. 50
10,000.00
76.50
9,923.50 **
Rebuild & Resurface Sidewalks 1955-Art. 36-1955
3,778.15
3,778.15
Replace Concrete Curbs 1952-Art. 43
1,017.37
1,017.37
Replace Concrete Curbs 1953-Art. 34
1,271.77
1,271.77
Replace Concrete Curbs 1954-Art. 42
1,127.29
1,127.29 **
Replace Concrete Curbs-Various Sts. 1955-Art. 37
987.50
987.50 **
Sewers Sanitary and Surface Drainage 1954-Art. 43
3,653.49
3,070.67
582.82 **
Special Drainage 1951-Art. 48
1,547.05
1,547.05*
Special Drainage 1952-Art. 44
739.08
739.08*
Special Drainage 1953-Art. 36
1,752.81
185.10
1,567.71*
Special Drainage 1955-Art. 38
7,061.64
5,426.70
1,634.94 **
Special Drainage 1956-Art. 53
11,435.00
10,946.07
488.93 **
Repairs to Wall Beebe's Cove 1955-Art. 42
1,328.10
368.75
959.35 **
Repairs to Wall Beebe's Cove 1953-Art. 38
1,423.00
1,423.00 **
Guard Rails and Fences 1955-Art. 46
642.80
639.00
3.80*
Guard Rails and Fences 1956-Art. 58
1,500.00
1,215.50
284.50*
Street Lights
30,500.00
30,500.00
Highway Snow Removal Overdraft (Chapter 44, Sec. 31)
5,808.81
5,808.81 ***
Total
$ 369,994.49
$ 324,120.85
$ 45,873.64
TOTAL PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
$ 937,491.84
$ 832,085.67
$ 105,406.17
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT:
Salaries Pensions
$ 877,304.60
$ 867,715.91 $ 9,588.69* 17*
16,762.37
16,762.20
14.56*
Other Expense
171,208.37
170,343.81
850.00 **
Out of State Travel
300.00
262.90
37.10*
Trade School
6,000.00
5,486.04
513.96*
Adult Education
4,300.00
4,300.00
Adult Education-Registration Fees
326.00
326.00 **
George Barden Account-Adult Education
1,376.39
776.39
600.00 **
School Athletic Fund
15,668.11
10,798.37
4,869.74 **
School Lunch Fund
82,902.61
74,902.80
7,999.81 **
Junior High School Lighting
20,756.00
20,756.00
Mary E. Walton School Addition Art. 50-1955
2,424.20
2,424.20
Western Avenue School Const. Art. 2-1952
986.60
986.60*
Athletic Field Bennett Street Survey 1955-Art. 56
2,000.00
2,000.00 **
Elementary School Planning Comm. Land Survey Art. 36 Unpaid Bills-1955-Art. 39
1,000.00
1,000.00 **
4,722.91
4,722.91
Total
$ 1,208,038.16
$ 1,179,251.53
$ 28,786.63
LIBRARY DEPARTMENT:
Salary Librarian
$ 5,050.00
$ 4,946.87
$ 103.13*
Assistant Librarian
3,650.00
3,650.00
Youth Librarian
3,300.00
3,262.58
37.42*
Circulation Librarian
3,550.00
3,463.91
86.09*
Children's Librarian
3,300.00
3,300.00
Branch Librarian
3,300.00
3,262.57
37.43*
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Administrative Assistant
2,850.00
2,850.00
Library Assistant Senior
2,500.00
2,500.00
Library Assistant Senior
2,500.00
2,500.00
Library Assistants Junior
2,250.00
2,235.07
Library Assistant Junior
2,250.00
2,250.00
Salary Clerk A
1,332.00
1,332.00
Building Custodial Supervisor
3,650.00
3,650.00
Attendants Part Time
2,850.00
2,850.00
Substitution
550.00
460.60
89.40*
Library Permanent Improvements
725.00
718.87
6.13*
22.33*
Other Expense
19,034.95
18,981.94
30.68 **
Total
$ 62,641.95
$ 62,214.41
$ 427.54
TOTAL EDUCATION
$ 1,270,680.11
$ 1,241,465.94
$ 29,214.17
MISCELLANEOUS ACCOUNT 1956
$ 1,565.00
$ 1,532.63
$ 32.37
RECREATION DEPARTMENT:
Salary Supervisor
$ 800.00
$ 800.00
Salaries Assistants
4,184.00
4,184.00
Salary Head of Lake Attendants
1,200.00
1,200.00
Other Expense
1,700.00
1,700.00
New Equipment
300.00
300.00
Baseball Equipment Art. 18
1,600.00
1,600.00
Various Playground Projects Art. 19
3,531.00
2,902.62
628.38 **
John J. Round Park Art. 21
900.00
65.24
834.76 **
244
14.93*
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Baseball Field Backstop Dolbeare School Art. 23 Little League Field-Farm Street-Art. 80-1955 Col. E. J. Connelly Area-Art. 9
1,000.00
789.74
210.26 **
3,978.62
1,911.53
2,630.00
2,263.27
2,067.09 ** 366.73*
Total
21,823.62
$ 17,716.40
$ 4,107.22
Rifle Range Co. E 182nd Inf.
$ 210.00
$ 210.00
Insurance
40,833.00
34,361.41
6,471.59*
Insurance Fire Loss Town Hall
43,120.79
43,120.79 **
Insurance Unpaid Bills 1955
5,133.87
5,133.87
Town Hall Study Committee
200.00
200.00 **
Purchase Land Met. Dist. Commission
1.00
1.00 **
Hall Park Property North Ave .- Art. 45-1954
1,488.00
1,488.00
Purchase of Land Traffic Circle Elm St .- Art. 47- 1952
1.00
1.00 **
Lease of Quarters-Veterans Organizations
3,400.00
3,150.00
250.00 **
Veterans' Day-1956 Veterans' Organization-Art. 73
380.00
300.00
80.00*
Memorial Day-1956 Veterans' Organizations
1,950.00
1,757.38
192.62*
Memorial Tablet-Art. 91-1954
263.00
180.00
83.00*
Visiting Nurse Association-Art. 63
1,500.00
1,500.00
Hall Park Property-Art. 57
2,500.00
2,500.00
Total
$ 100,980.66
$ 50,580.66
$ 50,400.00
STATE AND COUNTY ASSESSMENTS:
County Tax Middlesex County Hospital
$ 75,569.59
$ 78,634.21
$ 3,064.62 ***
28,319.52
23,620.06
4,699.46 **
Metropolitan Parks Reservation
30,301.88
28,982.49
1,319.39 **
Metropolitan Sewerage Loan North System
45,506.51
45,844.45
337.94 ***
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State Charges: Smoke Inspection Contributory Retirement System
$ 385.44
$ 327.18
$ 58.26 **
374.63
1,456.45
1,081.82 ***
513.50
513.50
Boston Area Authority Auditing Municipal Accounts
8,174.19
7,092.37
1,081.82 **
Retirement System-Pension Accumulation Fund
65,798.00
65,798.00
Retirement System-Expense Fund
3,570.00
3,570.00
Dog Licenses from Town Clerk
4,954.05
4,943.15
10.90 **
TOTAL OF STATE AND COUNTY ASSESSMENTS
$ 263,467.31
$ 260,781.86
$ 2,685.45
AGENCY AND TRUST: Blue Cross Deductions
$ 26,772.62
$ 25,464.25
$ 1,308.37 **
Federal Tax Deductions
224,592.51
202,401.28
22,191.23 **
Teachers' Retirement
40,266.41
36,486.85
3,779.56 **
TOTAL AGENCY AND TRUST
$ 291,631.54
$ 264,352.38
$ 27,279.16
LIGHT DEPARTMENT:
Light Operation:
$ 1,487,886.48
$ 1,335,885.82
$ 152,000.66 **
Light Depreciation
149,307.02
116,021.44
33,285.58 **
Light Construction
65,405.32
65,405.32
Maturing Debt
261,000.00
261,000.00
Interest
76,177.16
75,554.33
622.83*
Total
$ 2,039,775.98
$ 1,853,866.91
$ 185,909.07
BOND ISSUES:
Special Bond Issue Transfer
$ 1,270.98
$ 1,270.98 ** 2,951.75 **
Construction of Public Ways 1955
2,951.75
Construction of Public Ways 1954
5,272.89
5,272.89
246
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Construction of Public Ways Construction of Public Ways No. 2 Union Street Construction Construction Public Ways
15,507.50
15,507.50
2,274.88
2,274.88 **
1,559.33
1,559.33 **
20,320.43
15,244.83
5,075.60 **
Water Supply Addition (Construction of Wells and Pumping Station)
295.96
295.96 **
Lay or Relay Water Mains-Various Streets-1956
50,000.00
35,377.32
14,622.68 **
Lay or Relay Water Mains-Various Streets-1955
23,509.78
23,509.78
Lay or Relay Water Mains-Various Streets-1954
6,363.77
6,363.77
Sewer Construction-1956
20,315.92
18,366.24
1,949.68 **
Sewer Construction-1955
3,549.26
3,549.26
Sewer Construction-1955
24,836.43
15,387.12
9,449.31 **
Sewers-1953
20,315.92
20,315.92
Sewer Construction Various Streets-1949
10,312.60
-
10,312.60 **
Sewer Construction Various Streets-1948
339.62
339.62 **
Sewers For Drainage-New Construction
14,843.76
14,843.76 **
Sewers for Drainage-New Construction
489.37
489.37 **
School Dept. Mary E. Walton School Addition
75,560.86
60,668.80
14,892.06 **
Hurd School Addition
11.41
11.41 **
· Lowell Street School Construction
145.76
145.76 **
High School Building Construction
22,946.31
6,544.52
16,401.79 **
High School Site
636.78
636.78 **
Total
$ 323,631.27
$ 226,107.95
$ 97,523.32
145TH ANNUAL REPORT
CODE:
Appropriation Balance Dec. 31, 1956 Transferred to Revenue
** Appropriation Balance Dec. 31, 1956 Carried Forward 1957
*** State and County Assessments Over and Under Estimates Carried Forward to 1957
247
248
Town of Wakefield
BALANCE SHEET - DECEMBER 31, 1956
ASSETS
LIABILITIES
Revenue Cash
$958,628.63 97,523.32
Excess and Deficiency
$ 527,103.50
Premium on Notes and Bonds
474.52
Sewer Connection Deposits
820.18
Real Estate Tax 1955
$ 9,886.09
Income on Trust Funds
15.68
Real Estate Tax 1956
48,019.62
Perpetual Care Funds Income
1,525.59
$ 57,905.71
Overlay 1954
814.42
Personal Property Tax 1953
$ 51.00
Overlay 1955
4,896.53
Personal Property Tax 1954
407.40
Overlay 1956
3,918.60
Personal Property Tax 1955
296.00
Overlay Surplus
1,011.10
Personal Property Tax 1956
2,876.72
Income on Post War Rehabilitation Fund
3,823.16
Poll Tax 1953
$
8.00
21,961.00
Poll Tax 1955
32.00
Temporary Loans
31,500.00
Poll Tax 1956
252.00
$ 292.00
Excise Tax 1952
29.49
Excise Tax 1954
395.58
Excise Tax 1955
1,982.06
Excise Tax 1956
52,773.50
$ 55,180.63 Excise Tax Revenue
$ 55,180.63
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
2,600.00
$ 3,631.12
Reserve for State and County Aid-Highways Sale of Real Estate
-
Non-Revenue Cash
$ 1,056,151.95
Betterments 1955 Betterments 1956
$ 152.40 493.83
$ 646.23
Sewers 1955 Sewers Not Apportioned
$ 260.12
$ 40,477.34
Committed Interest 1955
$
30.94
Committed Interest 1956
253.92
$ 284.86 Special Assessment Revenue $ 41,668.55
Overlay 1953
$ 10.00
Tax Collector-Petty Cash
$ 100.00
School Athletic Fund-Petty Cash 800.00
School Lunch Fund-Petty Cash 225.00
Light Dept .- Petty Cash
400.00
$ 1,525.00 Reserve for Petty Cash Advances
$
1,525.00
Tax Titles
$ 29,542.91
Tax Title Revenue
$ 29,542.91
Accounts Receivable:
Health Department
$ 8,405.54
Accounts Receivable-Old Age Assistance $ 1,443.88
Welfare-Temporary Aid
5,241.86
Aid Dependent Children
2,233.24
School Department
35,933.26
Veterans' Benefits
1,610.47
Veterans' Burials 75.00
$ 53,499.37 Departmental Revenue
$
52,055.49
State Aid Highways 1954
State Aid Highways 1955
$ 2,277.34 2,769.07
State Aid Highways 1956
1,300.00
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249
County Aid Highways 1954
1,138.67
County Aid Highways 1955
2,739.11
County Aid Highways 1956
1,300.00
$ 11,524.19
Water Rates
$ 4,240.88
Water Services
1,442.21
$ 5,683.09
Water Revenue
$ 5,683.09
Municipal Light Bills
$ 89,138.66
Municipal Light Revenue
$ 89,138.66
Special Cash-Municipal Light Guarantees
33,708.88
Municipal Light Guarantee Deposits 33,708.88
Apportioned Sewer Assessments Not Due
$ 84,940.82 Sewer Assesments Apportioned:
Due in 1952
$ 288.10
Due in 1953
365.26
Due in 1954
78.94
Due in 1957
17,501.45
Due in 1958
12,226.72
Due in 1959
10,869.81
Due in 1960
10,545.34
Due in 1961
9,513.15
Due in 1962
7,958.21
Due in 1963
5,959.79
Due in 1964
3,929.96
Due in 1965
2,861.29
Due in 1966
2,842.80
$
84,940.82
Apportioned Betterment Assessments Not Due $116,274.12
Betterment Assessments Apportioned: Due in 1955 $ 5.36
Due in 1957
17,411.69
250
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Due in 1958
17,273.03
Due in 1959
16,707.32
Due in 1960
13,423.17
Due in 1961
9,975.27
Due in 1962
7,654.81
Due in 1963
5,930.65
Due in 1964
5,339.42
Due in 1965
3,284.65
Due in 1966
3,181.38
Due in 1967
2,023.54
Due in 1968
2,023.54
Due in 1969
2,023.44
Due in 1970
1,858.97
Due in 1971
1,859.09
Due in 1972
1,772.15
Due in 1973
1,772.15
Due in 1974
1,771.58
Due in 1975
512.62
Due in 1976
470.29
$ 116,274.12
Tax Title Possessions
$ 43,489.46 Tax Title Possessions Revenue
$ 43,489.46
5,808.81 Sale of Tax Possessions Sale of Lots and Graves Perpetual Care Bequests-Cemetery
2,258.00
455.00
Partial Payments-Sale of Lots Cemetery
80.00
Partial Payments-Perpetual Care-Cemetery 85.00
56.16
Aid to Dependent Children-Recovery Old Age Assistance-Recovery
3,897.69
251
145TH ANNUAL REPORT
Snow Removal Overdraft
75.00
County Tax Metropolitan Sewerage Loan North System
$ 3,064.62 337.94
State Charges Contributory Retirement System
1,081.82
Dog Licenses from Town Clerk 10.90 Blue Cross Deductions 1,308.37 Federal Tax Deductions 22,191.23
Teachers' Retirement Deductions Middlesex County Hospital
3,779.56
4,699.46
Metropolitan Parks Reservations
1,319.39
State Charges Smoke Inspection
58.26
State Charges Auditing Municipal Accounts 1,081.82
General Appropriation Balances
400,464.72
Total Revenue
$ 1,096,936.33
Bond Issues-Non Revenue Cash: Highway Dept .- Special Bond Issue Transfer $ 1,270.98
Construction Public Ways 1955
2,951.75
Construction Public Ways No. 2 Bond Issue 2,274.88
Construction Public Ways 1956
5,075.60
Union Street Construction-Bond Issue Transfer 1,559.33
Water Supply Addition
295.96
Lay or Relaying Water Mains 1956 14,622.68
Sewer Construction Bond Issue Transfer 1956 1,949.68
Sewer Construction 1955
9,449.31
Sewer Construction Various Streets 1949 10,312.60
Sewer Construction Various Streets
1948 339.62
252
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Sewers for Drainage-New Construction 1948 14,843.76 Sewers for Drainage-New Construction 1949 489.37
Mary E. Walton School Addition
14,892.06
Hurd School Addition 11.41
Lowell Street School Construction 1951 145.76
High School Building Construction 1953-No. 2 16,401.79
High School Site 1952
636.78
$ 97,523.32
Grand Total
$ 1,694,459.65 $ 1,194,459.65
$ 1,694,459.65
SUPPLEMENTAL BALANCE SHEET .
TRUST AND INVESTMENT FUNDS
Cash on Hand December 31, 1956
$122,017.69
Sweetser Lecture Fund
$ 10,682.07
Sweetser Lecture Guarantee Fund 4,032.14
Library Trust Funds
17,404.82
Park Trust Funds 6.006.38
Jonathan Nichols Temperance Fund
2,005.41
Old Cemetery Trust Funds
7,794.26
Willard Donnell Hospital Fund
10,144.00
Forest Glade Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds
53,305.90
School and Scholarship Funds
10,642.71
-
$122,017.69 $122,017.69
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253
RETIREMENT SYSTEM FUNDS-CASH AND SECURITIES
Balance January 1, 1956 Investment Income Market Value Adjustment
$424,064.28
Payments:
13,334.95 Pensions and Annuities
$ 70,200.26
343.00
Administrative Expense
3,640.14
49,871.45
Refunds Members Deductions Interest
443.98
65,798.00
Accrued Interest
1,052.00
3,570.00
Balance, December 31, 1956
467,538.04
$556,981.68
$ 556,981.68
Respectfully submitted, JOHN J. MCCARTHY, Town Accountant
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
254
Employee Contributions From Town Appropriations: Pensions Expense Fund
14,107.26
255
145TH ANNUAL REPORT
Index of Town Officers' Reports
General Government:
Page
Appeals Board
10
Assessors' Board
7
Contributory Retirement Board 10
Personnel Board 29
Planning Board
9
Selectmen's Report
5
Town Clerk
94
Town Officers
2
Protection of Persons and Property :
Animal Inspector 20
Building Inspector
17
Civil Defense Director
22
Dog Officer 20
16
Forest Warden
16
Plumbing Inspector
19
Police Department
12
Sealer of Weights and Measures
21
Wire Inspector
18
Health and Welfare:
Health Department 23
Recreation Commission 30
Veterans' Services and Benefits 29
Welfare Department 24
Maintenance:
Board of Public Works
31
Engineering Division
32
Highway Division 39
Moth and Tree Division
32
Park and Cemetery Division
33
Sewer Division 38
Water Division
34
Education:
Library Trustees
80
School Department 42
Public Service Enterprises:
Municipal Light Department
87
General Government, Technical Reports:
Births
152
Compensation Agent
199
Deaths
174
Dog Licenses
179
Election Results
149
Jurors 180
Marriages 163
Fire Department
256
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Presidential Primaries 185
Sporting Licenses 180
State Primaries 191
Town Meeting, Annual
94, 116, 136
Town Meetings, Special
116, 117, 142
Treasurer's Report
197
Index of Town Accountant's Report
Analyses of Light Department Account
228
Balance Sheet
248
Excess and Deficiency
202
Indebtedness Account
Insert following 256
Payments
208
Accounting Department
208
Agency and Trust
227
Assessors' Department
209
Board of Public Works
220
Buildings
221
Cemetery Division
222 224
Moth and Tree Division
Park Division 222
224
Snow and Ice 225
Special Articles 226
Water Division 223
Building Inspector 212
Civil Defense
212
Collector's Department
209
Compensation
213
Dog Officer
213
Election Expense
210
Election and Registration 210
Fire Department 211
General Relief Admn. 214
213
Infirmary
227
Interest
227
Legal Department
209
Library
217
Light Department
219
Maturing Debt
227
Plumbing Inspector
213
Police Department
211
Recreation
218
Refunds 227
School Department 216
Sealer of Weights and Measures
213
Highway Division
222
Sewer Division
Health Department
Page
257
145TH ANNUAL REPORT
Selectmen's Department
Temporary Loans
227
Town Clerk's Department
210
Treasurer's Department
209
Unclassified
218
Veterans' Benefits and Services
215
Welfare Department
214
Wire Inspector
212
Receipts for 1956
203
Appeals Board
203
Agency and Trust
207 205
Cemetery Division
205
Park Division
205
Sewer Division
206
Water Division 206
Building Inspector 204
Collector
204
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
206
County
207
Court Fines
203
Federal Govt.
206
Fire Department
204
Foreclosed Tax Titles
203
General Loans
207
Health Department
204
Insurance Adjustments
207
Interest
203
Library
205
Licenses and Permits 204
Light Department
206
Motor Vehicle Excise
203
Old Age Assistance
205
Plumbing Inspector
204
Police Department
204
Refunds
207
School Department
205
Sealer of Weights and Measures 204
Special Assessments 203
Taxes-current year 203
203
Town Clerk 204
Trust Funds, Interest 203
Welfare Department 205
Wire Inspector 204 Reserve Fund 201
Retirement System Funds Statement 254
Statement of Appropriations and Expenditures 229
Supplementary Balance Sheet 253
Town Accountant's Statement 200
Board of Public Works
208
Taxes-prior years
1956 Indebtedness Account
Outstanding January 1, 1956 Bond Issue 1956 Payments 1956 Outstanding December 31, 1956
$ 3,916,000.00 50,000.00
305,000.00 3,661,000.00
$ 3,966,000.00 $ 3,966,000.00
RECAPITULATION
Sewers
$ 543,000.00
Streets
161,000.00
Water
350,000.00
Light
70,000.00
Schools
2,436,000.00
Highway Building and Police Station Loan
101,000.00
Loans
Due
Due
Due
Due
Due
Due
Due
Due
Due 1966
Due 1967
Due 1968
Due 1969
Due 1970
Due
Due
Due
Due
Dec. 31, 1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1965
Sewer Loan 1948
55,000.00
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
Sewer Loan 1949
170,000.00
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
35,000.00
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
33,000.00
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
136,000.00
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
64,000.00
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 1948-Second Issue
6,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
5,000.00
Street Construction Loan 1950
12,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
4,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
19,000.00
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
17,000.00
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
12,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
2,000.00
1,000.00
25,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
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 Loan 1950
58,000.00
7,000.00
7,000.00
7,000.00
7,000.00
6,000.00
6,000.00
6,000.00
6,000.00
6,000.00
Water Mains Loan 1951
15,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
Water Construction Loan 1952
32,000.00
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 Construction Loan 1953
35,000.00
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
60,000.00
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
23,000.00
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
Water Loan 1956
50,000.00
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
Highway Building and Police Station Loan 1947
36,000.00
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
Hurd School Building Loan 1948
120,000.00
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
427,000.00
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 Building Site 1952
88,000.00
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
5,000.00 50,000.00
50,000.00
High School Construction Loan No. 2
850,000.00
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
101,000.00
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
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
$ 3,661,000.00 $292,000.00 $289,000.00 $283,000.00 $276,000.00
$270,000.00 $254,000.00 $247,000.00 $232,000.00 $215,000.00
$204,000.00 $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
$
50,000.00
$ 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
15,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
4,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
Street Construction Loan 1953
72,000.00
12,000.00
10,000.00
Street Construction Loan 1954
20,000.00
4,000.00
4,000.00
4,000.00
Water Mains Loan 1948
Water Mains Loan 1949
Police Station Loan 1949
65,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
High School Construction
850,000.00
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
1973
1974
1975
Sewer Loan 1946
$ 3,661,000.00
Outstanding
Due 1972
1971
28,000.00
28,000.00 5,000.00
Municipal Light Construction Loan 1952
Due 1964
Street Loan 1949
Street Construction Loan 1951
10,000.00
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