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$ 202.80
$ 401.82
Art. 8, 1955 Center Station
Parking Area 7/11/55
400.00
400.00
Art. 8, 1955 North Ave. Parking Area Mar. 1955
6,830.77
6,830.77
Art. 75, 1957 Tuttle St. Parking Area
197.82
197.82
Art. 44, 1955 New Ave. Const.
Forest Glade
363.28
1,314.40
1,677.68
Art. 61, 1956 Repurchase Burial Lots,
Forest Glade
80.00
80.00
Art. 48, 1955 Col. E. J. Connelly Park
Grading
224.06
224.06
Art. 80, 1955 Little League Field -
Farm Street
1,549.15
1,549.15
Art. 19, 1956 Various Playground Projects
342.18
342.18
Art. 21, 1956 John J. Round Park
155.00
155.00
Art. 54, 1957 Various Playground Projects
6,426.00
6,426.00
Art. 43, 1957 Hall Park Property - North Avenue
194.78
2,241.21
2,435.99
Art. 38, 1953 Repairs to Wall-Beebe's Cove
200.00
200.00
Art. 10, 1957 Repairs to Fire Station
250.00
250.00
Art. 45, 1957 Town Home Maintenance
934.00
934.00
Art. 8, 1957 Town Hall Committee
121.20
121.20
Indemnification of Police, Firefighters, Chap. 41, Sect. 100 G.L.
17.00
17.00
SPECIAL ARTICLES-TOTAL EXPENDITURES
$ 22,242.67
Interest and Maturing Debt
Interest
Highway
$ 3,563.00
School
54,333.50
Sewer
10,448.75
Light
1,080.00
Police Station
1,437.50
Premium on Notes and Bonds
$ 70,862.75 $ 1,375.57
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Maturing Debt
Highway
$ 39,000.00
School
152,000.00
Sewer
47,000.00
Light
5,000.00
Police Station
5,000.00
$248,000.00
Temporary Loans
Anticipation of Tax Revenue
$150,000.00
Interest on Anticipation of Tax Revenue
1,007.58
Anticipation of Bond Issue Proceeds
270,000.00
Interest on Anticipation Bond Issue Proceeds
776.25
Anticipation of Highway Reimbursement from State and County
31,500.00
Interest on Anticipation of Highway Reimbursement from State and County
670.69
$453,954.52
Water Bonds
$ 44,000.00
Water Interest
6,572.75
$ 50,572.75
Agency and Trust
Cemetery Trust Funds
$ 12.00
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds
4,600.00
Jonathan Nichols Temperance Fund
10.00
Annie L. Cox Advancement in Design
5.00
Annie L. Cox Scholarship Fund
300.00
$ 4,927.00
Refunds
Real Estate Taxes
$ 19,924.49
Poll Taxes
28.00
Excise Taxes
5,772.79
Street Betterment Taxes
12.80
1957 Sewer Assessments
556.40
Sewer Connections
9,607.39
Water Rates
148.48
Committed Interest
34.70
Personal Property Taxes
30.80
Interest and Costs
3.67
Excess and Deficiency
.20
$ 36,119.72
TOTAL EXPENDITURES-JAN. 1-DEC. 31 CASH ON HAND DEC. 31, 1957
$ 6,171,711.73
$ 1,501,663.83
$ 7,673,375.56
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RESERVE FUND
Appropriation Transfer from Overlay Surplus
$ 38,988.90 1,011.10
Transfers voted to various departments by the Finance Committee during the year 1957 Transfer to Overlay Surplus
$ 31,718.91 8,281.09
$ 40,000.00 $ 40,000.00
EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY
Balance January 1, 1957
$ 527,103.50
Tax Title Redemptions
2,816.21
Foreclosed Tax Title Land Sold
1,177.00
Low Value Sale Tax Title Land
175.00
Audit Entries
11,209.53
Transfer to Revenue
347,190.01
Appraisal Taxable Property Free Cash
$ 45,000.00
65,000.00
Town Meeting Transfer
136,252.64
Audit Entries Balance December 31, 1957
631,782.49
$ 889,671.25
$ 889,671.25
ANALYSES OF LIGHT DEPARTMENT ACCOUNT
Operation Account
Balance January 1, 1957
Receipts for 1957
Transfers
Payments
$1,246,470.68
Transfers to Revenue
70,000.00
Transfers to Construction
82,000.92
Transfers to Depreciation
124,164.54
Balance to 1958
124,800.68
$1,647,436.82
$1,647,436.82
Depreciation Account
Balance January 1, 1957 Transfers from Operation Transfers to Operation
$ 33,285.58 124,164.54
$ 133,014.44
Balance to 1958
24,435.68
$ 157,450.12
$ 157,450.12
11,636.12
$ 152,000.66 1,269,051.43 226,384.73
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Light Construction
Transfer from Operation Transfer to Operation
$ $2,000.93
$ 82,000.92
$ 82,000.92
$ 82,000.92
Fire Alarm, Police Signal
Balance January 1, 1957 Appropriation Transfers from Reserve Fund Transfers to Operation
$ 479.37 9,840.00
1,050.00
$ 11,369.37
$ 11,369.37
$ 11,369.37
Guarantee Deposit Account
Balance January 1, 1957 Receipts Payments Balance to 1958
$ $3,708.88 6,267.50
$ 5,874.74 34,101.64
$ 39,976.38
$ 39,976.38
I have examined the above accounts and the balance is invested as follows:
Wakefield Savings Bank Wakefield Trust Company-Checking Account
$ 30,000.00
4,101.64
$ 34,101.64
JOHN J. MCCARTHY Town Accountant
Statement of Appropriated Funds, Expenditures and Balances December 31, 1957
Bond Issues
Available Funds 1957
Expenditures 1957
Balances 12/31/57
GENERAL GOVERNMENT:
Selectmen's Department:
Salaries of the Board
690.00
$ 690.00
Personal Services
1,496.00
1,496.00
Veterans' Pension
208.65
208.65
Materials & Supplies
104.00
92.20
11.80*
Contractual Services
3,691.00
3,676.54
14.46*
Sundry Expense
285.00
285.00
Willard Donnell Hospital Trust Fund
407.64
407.64
Center Station Parking Area, Boston & Maine Railroad
400.00
400.00
Center Station Parking Purchase
1.00
1.00 **
Bennett Street Land Taking
800.00
800.00 **
Main Street Public Parking Area Construction
843.60
401.82
441.78 **
Appraisal of Taxable Property of Town of Wakefield
45,000.00
29,785.58
15,214.42 **
Lease Parking Area-Main & Center Sts .- 1956
600.00
600.00 **
Lease Parking Area-Main & Center Sts .- 1957
600.00
600.00 **
Tuttle Street Parking Area, Boston & Maine Railroad
200.00
197.82
2.18 **
Pumping Station Land Taking-Linden Street
1.00
1.00 **
Total:
$ 55,327.89
$ 37,641.25
$ 17,686.64
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Accounting Department :
Personal Services
$ 16,525.00
$ 16,525.00
Materials & Supplies
138.45
123.68
14.77*
Contractual Services
825.00
822.27
2.73*
468.02
464.95
3.07*
Sundry Expense Out of State Travel Capital Outlay
325.00
258.60
66.40*
165.00
165.00
Total
$ 18,446.47
$ 18,359.50
$ 86.97
Treasurer's Department:
Salary of Treasurer
$ 2,850.00
$ 2,850.00
Personal Services
2,128.44
2,128.44
Tax Titles
1,000.00
975.26
24.74*
Materials and Supplies
670.00
667.13
2.87*
Contractual Services
728.29
728.29
Sundry Expense
322.50
318.36
4.14*
Total:
$ 7,699.23
$ 7,667.48
$ 31.75
Legal Department:
Personal Services
$ 4,000.00
$ 4,000.00
Materials & Supplies
458.40
458.05
.35*
Contractual Services
3,839.60
3,819.58
20.02*
Sundry Expense
115.00
35.91
79.09*
Damages
3,500.00
1,644.00
1,856.00 **
Other Expense
450.00
450.00
Total:
$ 12,363.00
$ 10,407.54
$ 1,955.46
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Collectors Department :
Salary of the Collector Personal Services
$ 3,750.00
$ 3,750.00
5,875.00
5,637.46
237.54*
Materials & Supplies
100.00
80.75
19.25*
2,629.00
2,628.90
.10*
Contractual Services Sundry Expense Capital Outlay
120.00
117.30
2.70*
214.00
169.50
44.50*
Total:
$ 12,688.00
$ 12,383.91
$ 304.09
Assessors Department:
Salaries of the Board
$ 4,002.00
$ 4,002.00
Personal Services
9,776.00
9,776.00
Materials & Supplies
374.55
366.01
8.54*
Contractual Services
1,003.60
1,003.60
Sundry Expense
361.85
358.85
3.00*
Total:
$ 15,518.00
$ 15,506.46
$ 11.54
Town Clerk's Department:
Salary of Town Clerk
$ 3,750.00
$ 3,750.00
Personal Services
2,850.00
2,834.00
16.00*
Materials & Supplies
145.00
143.46
1.54*
Contractual Services
633.71
631.26
2.45*
Sundry Expense
80.00
53.05
26.95*
Capital Outlay
50.00
49.50
.50*
Total:
$ 7,508.71
$ 7,461.27
$ 47.44
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Election Registration : Personal Services Materials & Supplies Contractual Services Sundry Expense Capital Outlay
$ 5,027.98
$ 4,963.88
$ 64.10*
45.00
18.79
26.21*
1,534.02
1,511.97
22.05*
100.00
100.00*
43.20
43.20
Total:
$ 6,750.20
$ 6,537.84
$ 212.36
Election Expense-Selectmen: Personal Services Contractual Services
$ 1,062.95
$ 1,015.71
$ 47.24*
322.50
317.13
5.37*
Total:
$ 1,385.45
$ 1,332.84
$ 52.61
Personnel Board :
$ 400.00
$ 154.31
$ 245.69*
Personal Services Other Expense
165.00
90.77
74.23*
Total:
$ 565.00
$ 245.08
$ 319.92
Finance Committee:
Personal Services
$ 950.00
$ 950.00
Other Expense
1,258.45
1,244.87
$ 13.58*
Total:
$ 2,208.45
2,194.87
13.58
Capital Outlay Committee-1956
$
200.00
$ 196.00
$
4.00*
$ 1,000.00
693.98
306.02 **
Capital Outlay Committee-1957 Planning Board
$
650.00
$ 419.61
$
230.39*
Board of Appeals
$
550.00
$ 510.87
$ 39.13*
$ 142,860.40
$ 121,550.00
$ 21,301.90
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TOTAL GENERAL GOVERNMENT
235
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY :
Police Department:
Personal Services
$ 134,481.11
$ 129,168.36
$ 5,312.75*
Veterans' Pension
2,762.50
2,762.50
Materials & Supplies
4,626.15
4,619.30
6.85*
Contractual Services
2,740.80
2,735.90
4.901
Sundry Expense
196.70
194.19
2.51*
Capital Outlay
2,425.00
1,903.63
521.37*
Total:
$ 147,232.26
$ 141,383.88
$ 5,848.38
Fire Department
Personal Services
$ 130,900.00
$ 125,898.54
$ 5,001.46*
Veterans' Pensions
3,632.37
3,632.37
Non-Contributory Pension
1,328.79
1,328.79
Out-of-State Travel
100.00
67.70
32.30*
Materials & Supplies
3,651.48
3,651.09
.39*
Contractual Services
5,175.00
5,019.91
155.09*
Sundry Expense
200.00
119.72
80.28*
Capital Outlay
2,895.00
2,895.00
Total:
$ 147,882.64
$ 142,613.12
$ 5,269.52
Fire Alarm, Police Signal, Traffic Lights
$ 11,369.37
$ 11,369.37
Civil Defense Department:
Personal Services Materials & Supplies Contractual Services
$ 1,600.00
$ 1,600.00
2,600.00
2,599.08
$
.92*
525.00
500.00
25.00*
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Sundry Expense Capital Outlay Other Expense
216.55
216.55
1,800.00
1,783.81
16.19*
613.53
613.53
Total:
$ 7,355.08
$ 7,312.97
$ 42.11
Building Inspector's Department:
Personal Services
$ 4,483.33
$ 4,483.33
Materials & Supplies
30.00
26.30
$ 3.70*
Contractual Services
255.00
216.43
38.57*
Sundry Expense
353.50
353.50
Total:
$ 5,121.83
5,079.56
$ 42.27
Wire Inspector's Department:
Personal Services
$ 1,216.50
$ 1,216.50
Materials & Supplies
50.00
36.60
$ 13.40*
Contractual Services
124.00
177.95
6.05*
Sundry Expense
183.00
173.00
10.00*
Total:
1,633.50
$ 1,604.05
$ 29.45*
Plumbing Inspector's Department:
Personal Services
1,200.00
$ 1,100.00
100.00*
Contractual Services
47.00
47.00
Sundry Expense
100.00
100.00
Total:
$ 1,347.00
1,247.00
$ 100.00
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Sealer of Weights and Measures: Personal Services Sundry Expense
$ 1,300.00
$ 1,300.00
250.00
246.53
$ 3.47*
Total:
$ 1,550.00
$ 1,546.53
CA 3.47
Dog Officer-Animal Inspector:
Personal Services
$ 1,300.00
$ 1,300.00
Veterans' Pension
664.47
664.47
Sundry Expense
160.00
160.00
Total:
$ 2,124.47
2,124.47
Compensation Account:
$
300.00
$
232.00
$
68.00*
Police Department-New Boat House (1945)
$
2,305.00
$
2,305.00 **
1957-Indemnification of Police & Firefighters (Chapter 41-Section 100 of G. L.)
$ 17.00
$ 17.00
TOTAL PROTECTION OF PERSONS & PROPERTY :
$ 328,238.15
$ 314,529.95
$ 13,708.20
HEALTH & SANITATION:
Health Department:
Salaries of Board
$ 414.00
$ 414.00
Personal Services
4,567.00
4,556.00
$ 11.00*
Materials & Supplies
436.00
163.87
272.13*
Contractual Services
10,582.00
9,834.63
747.37*
Sundry Expense
505.00
500.00
5.00*
TOTAL HEALTH & SANITATION
$ 16,504.00
$ 15,468.50
$ 1,035.50
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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT:
Administrative:
Personal Services
$ 23,303.62
$ 23,303.62
Materials & Supplies
400.00
399.32
$
.68*
Contractual Services
550.00
482.54
67.46*
100.00
99.32
.68*
Sundry Expense Capital Outlay
275.00
220.16
54.84*
Total:
$ 24,628.62
$ 24,504.96
$ 123.66
Engineering:
Personal Services
$ 15,900.00
$ 15,384.88
$ 515.12*
Materials & Supplies
450.00
450.00
Contractual Services
129.14
94.60
34.54*
Sundry Expense
25.00
24.95
05*
Capital Outlay
135.00
118.35
16.65*
Total:
$ 16,639.14
$ 16,072.78
$ 566.36
Garage, Labor, Transportation & Equipment:
Personal Services
$ 9,256.00
$ 9,168.64
$ 87.36*
Contractual Services
980.60
976.91
3.69*
Materials & Supplies
14,655.80
14,501.20
154.60*
Sundry Expense
125.00
118.73
6.27*
Capital Outlay
800.00
800.00
Total:
$ 25,817.40
$ 25,565.48
$ 251.92
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Buildings: Lafayette Building: Personal Services Materials & Supplies Contractual Services Sundry Expense
$ 4,100.00
$ 4,100.00
2,100.00
2,039.05
60.95*
1,805.00
1,201.88
603.12*
225.00
216.15
8.85*
Total:
$ 8,230.00
$ 7,557.08
$ 672.92
Town Hall:
Personal Services
$ 3,932.49
$ 3,837.13
$ 95.36*
Materials & Supplies
1,000.00
798.48
201.52*
Contractual Services Sundry Expense
725.00
716.73
8.27*
25.00
4.00
21.00*
Total:
$ 5,682.49
$ 5,356.34
$ 326.15
Police Buildings:
Personal Services
$ 4,852.00
$ 4,837.92
$ 14.08*
Materials & Supplies
1,750.00
1,732.65
17.35*
Contractual Services
1,308.00
1,285.93
22.07*
Sundry Expense
25.00
25.00*
Total:
$ 7,935.00
$ 7,856.50
$ 78.50
Highway Building:
Personal Services
$ 3,100.00
$ 3,048.46
$ 51.54*
Materials & Supplies
1,800.00
1,784.32
15.68*
Contractual Services
1,400.00
1,399.47
.53*
Sundry Expense
25.00
24.65
.35*
Total:
$ 6,325.00
$ 6,256.90
$ 68.10
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.
Fire Station:
Materials & Supplies Contractual Services Sundry Expense Capital Outlay
$ 1,950.00
$ 1,926.43
$ 23.57*
2,316.00
2,187.95
128.05*
25.00
12.15
12.85*
166.00
156.64
9.36*
Total:
$ 4,457.00
$ 4,283.17
$ 173.83
Moth & Tree Division :
Personal Services
$ 16,859.60
$ 16,421.54
$ 438.06*
Veterans' Pensions
1,820.31
1,820.31
Materials & Supplies
550.00
520.60
29.40*
Contractual Services
550.00
433.13
116.87*
Sundry Expense
25.00
24.36
.64*
Capital Outlay
600.00
600.00
Total:
$ 20,404.91
$ 19,819.94
$
584.97
Park Division:
Personal Services
$ 18,527.42
$ 18,164.51
$ 362.91*
Materials & Supplies
1,800.00
1,754.70
45.30*
Contractual Services
705.00
652.80
52.20*
Sundry Expense
87.50
86.90
.60*
Capital Outlay
2,730.00
2,725.97
4.03*
Total:
$ 23,849.92
$ 23,384.88
$ 465.04
Cemetery Division:
Personal Services
$ 9,611.40
$ 9,595.95
$ 15.45*
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Materials & Supplies Contractual Services Sundry Expense Capital Outlay
1,825.00
1,820.47
4.53*
785.00
701.38
83.62*
87.50
81.49
6.01*
3,000.00
2,067.38
932.62*
Total:
$ 15,308.90
$ 14,266.67
$ 1,042.23
Water Division:
Personal Services
$ 72,736.18
$ 71,961.25
$ 774.93*
Veterans' Pension
2,779.40
2,779.40
Maturing Water Bonds
44,000.00
44,000.00
Maturing Water Interest
6,572.75
6,572.75
Materials & Supplies
27,300.00
27,299.76
.24*
Contractual Services
26,125.00
26,079.46
45.54*
Sundry Expense
950.00
948.78
1.22*
Capital Outlay
13,325.00
12,209.32
1,115.68*
Total:
$ 193,788.33
$ 191,850.72
$ 1,937.61
Sewer Division:
Personal Services
$ 21,776.00
$ 19,881.46
$ 1,894.54*
Veterans' Pensions
253.50
253.50
Sewer Connections
11,146.40
11,070.10
76.30*
Materials & Supplies
1,915.00
1,456.18
458.82*
Contractual Services
2,885.00
2,301.85
583.15*
Sundry Expense
50.00
41.53
8.47*
Total:
$ 38,025.90
$ 35,004.62
$ 3,021.28
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Highway Division:
Personal Services Veterans' Pensions Materials & Supplies
$ 84,615.62 5,884.38
$ 77,889.13 $ 6,726.49*
5,884.38
37,393.00
29,197.64
8,195.36*
9,000.00 **
Contractual Services
44,005.00
32,794.98
2,210.02*
Garbage Collection
9,000.00
9,000.00
Sundry Expense
450.00
134.36
315.64*
Capital Outlay
23,800.00
19,459.40
4,340.60*
Total:
$ 205,148.00
$ 174,359.89
$ 30,788.11
Public Works Special Articles:
Highway Snow Removal Overdraft
$ 11,554.05
$ 11,554.05
Parking Area Construction-North Ave.
Art. 8-1955
6,830.77
6,830.77
Col. E. J. Connelly Park Grading
Art. 48-1955
224.06
224.06
Cemetery-New Avenue Construction
Art. 44-1955
2,634.00
1,677.68
$ 956.32 **
Cemetery-Repurchasing Burial Lots
Art. 61-1956
250.00
80.00
170.00 **
Water Survey Committee
Art. 11-1954
3,845.29
1,229.61
2,615.68 **
Sewer Construction-1955
Art. 24-1955
9,844.18
9,844.18 **
Sewer Survey-1955
Art. 25-1955
800.79
800.79
Engineering for Sewer Construction
Art. 26-1956
2,517.77
2,517.77
Chapter 90 Construction-1955
Art. 34-1955
5,578.14
5,578.14
Chapter 90 Construction-1956
Art. 4-1956 Sp
44,968.80
44,353.55
615.25 **
Chapter 90 Construction-1957
Art. 36-1957
35,000.00
19,501.95
15,498.05 **
Chapter 90 Maintenance-1957
Art. 37-1957
4,500.00
4,500.00
Hawley Road and Howes Avenue-1955
Art. 12-1955 Sp
22.50
22.50
Art. 5-1956 Sp
3,557.40
1,070.02
2,487.38 **
1956 No. 2 Street Construction Appn .- 1956 1957 Street Construction Appn .- 1957
Art. 50-1957
11,675.00
9,790.16
1,884.84 **
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1957 Green Street Reconstruction Appn .- 1957 Art. 47-1957 (Chapter 718-Acts of 1956)
Sidewalks-1955
Art. 35
4,610.04
1,763.96
2,846.08 **
Sidewalks-1956
Art. 50
9,923.50
6,251.07
3,672.43 **
Sidewalks-1957
Art. 38
10,000.00
3,255.48
6,744.52 **
Rebuild and Resurface Sidewalks-1957
Art. 39
7,500.00
6,662.96
837.04 **
Replace Concrete Curbing-1955
Art. 37
987.50
987.50
Replace Concrete Curbing-1954
Art. 42
1,127.29
1,127.29
Replace Concrete Curbing-1957
Art. 40
6,000.00
4,660.38
1,339.62 **
Sewers for Drainage-1954
Art. 43
582.82
582.82
Sewers for Drainage-1955
Art. 38
1,634.94
1,634.94
Sewers for Drainage-1956
Art. 53
488.93
488.43
.50 **
Sewers for Drainage-1957
Art. 41
9,300.00
3,740.64
5,559.36 **
Repairs to Wall-Beebe's Cove-1953
Art. 38
1,423.00
200.00
1,223.00 **
Repairs to Wall-Beebe's Cove-1955
Art. 42
959.35
959.35 **
No. 2. Sewer Construction-1956
Art. 1-Sp
1,147.49
1,147.49
Sewer Construction-1957
Art. 44
17,620.00
14,578.64
3,041.36 **
Sewerage Pumping Station and Forced Main Construction-1956
Art. 2-Sp
14,000.00
14,000.00 **
Controllers for Low Level Pump. Sta .- 1957
Art. 12-Sp
2,100.00
6.00
2,094.00 **
Refuse Area Rental-1956
Reserve Fund Transfer
112.84
112.84
Refuse Area Rental-1957
Art. 46
6,515.00
5,762.37
752.63 **
Town Home Maintenance-1957
Art. 45
934.00
934.00
Hall Park Property-North Ave .- 1957
Art. 43
2,500.00
2,435.99
64.01 **
Filter Plant Appn .- 1957
Art. 2-Sp
19,000.00
18,998.21
1.79 **
Repairs to Fire Station-1957
Art. 10-Sp
265.00
250.00
15.00 **
Remodel Lafayette Building-1957
Art. 8-Sp
45,000.00
45,000.00 **
Total:
$ 357,848.83
$ 185,312.06
CA 172,536.77
TOTAL BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
$ 954,089.44
$ 741,451.99
$ 212,637.45
244
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
50,314.38
50,314.38 **
CHARITIES AND VETERANS' BENEFITS:
Welfare Department:
Salaries of Board
$ 690.00
$ 690.00
General Relief
12,042.60
11,985.11
$
57.49*
General Relief Administration
1,551.00
1,539.67
11.33*
General Relief-Unpaid Bills
142.00
142.00
Disability Assistance
37,600.00
37,600.00
Disability Assistance-Federal Funds
18,717.47
10,311.91
8,405.56 **
Disability Assistance Administration
1,451.00
1,451.00
Disability Assistance Administration-Federal Funds
1,715.48
765.44
950.04 **
Aid Dependent Children
15,000.00
15,000.00
Aid Dependent Children-Federal Funds
28,521.87
25,541.28
2,980.59 **
Aid Dependent Children Administration
725.50
725.50
Aid Dependent Children Administration-Federal Funds
2,115.32
1,027.55
1,087.77 **
Old Age Assistance
206,000.00
206,000.00
Old Age Assistance-Federal Funds
163,545.94
134,163.82
29,382.12 **
Old Age Assistance Administration
10,932.50
10,882.50
50.00*
Old Age Assistance Administration-Federal Funds
11,795.42
11,457.38
338.04 **
Town Home-Veterans' Pension
941.70
941.70
Town Home-Contractual Services
969.00
926.81
42.19*
Total:
$ 514,456.80
$ 471,151.67
$ 43,305.13
Veterans' Benefits:
Personal Services
$ 2,450.00
$ 2,450.00
Clerk B-Part Time
46.80
46.80
Veterans' Pension
609.70
609.70
Recipients
35,695.02
30.781.41
$
4,913.61*
Material and Supplies
110.00
98.38
11.62*
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Contractual Services Sundry Expense 1956 Unpaid Bills
TOTAL CHARITIES AND VETERANS' BENEFITS
$ 554,872.60
$ 506,574.93
$ 48,297.67
SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES:
School Salaries
$ 950,556.30
$ 938,654.32
$ 11,901.98*
Veterans' Pensions
16,762.37
16,762.37
Other Expense
181,976.95
181,974.40
2.55*
1956 Other Expense
850.00
850.00 **
Trade Schools
5,450.00
4,612.24
837.76*
Out-of-State Travel
450.00
222.29
227.71*
Adult Education
4,852.00
4,852.00
Adult Education-Registration Fees
659.00
44.85
614.15 **
Adult Education-George Barden Account
1,226.00
600.00
626.00 **
School Athletic Fund
18,065.67
15,505.43
2,560.24 **
School Lunch Fund
97,431.08
94,836.59
2,594.49 **
Junior High School Lighting
41,000.00
41,000.00
Capital Outlay
15,962.90
15,130.79
832.11*
Federal Financial Aid-Public Schools
16,331.00
10,429.11
5,901.89 **
High School Ath. Fld., Bennett St. Sur .- 1955
Art. 56
2,000.00
460.00
1,540.00 **
Elementary Sch. Plan. Com. Land Sur .- 1956
Art. 36
1,000.00
1,000.00 **
Western Ave. School Const. Appn .- 1952
Art. 2-Sp
986.60
986.60 **
Montrose School Addition Site-1957
Art. 58
2,500.00
2,500.00 **
Junior High School Building Committee-1957
Art. 4-Sp
45,000.00
1,870.00
43,130.00 **
Junior High School Land Taking-1957
Art. 6-Sp
65,000.00
65,000.00 **
Total:
$1,468,059.87
$1,326,954.39
$ 141,105.48
246
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
360.00
359.69
.31*
205.00
198.70
6.30*
939.28
878.58
60.70*
Library Department: Personal Services Materials & Supplies Contractual Services Sundry Expense Other Expense-1956
$ 46,706.00
$ 44,638.09
$ 2,067.91*
15,232.77
12,432.15
2,800.62 **
8,335.00
8,329.43
5.57*
475.00
474.94
.06*
3,998.00
3,948.47
49.53*
30.68
30.68
Total:
$ 74,777.45
$ 69,853.76
$ 4,923.69
TOTAL EDUCATION
$1,542,837.32
$1,396,808.15
$ 146,029.17
Recreation Department:
Personal Services
$ 6,760.00
$ 6,385.50
$ 374.50*
Materials and Supplies
2,800.00
2,800.00
Contractual Services
640.00
640.00
1955 Little League Field-Farm Street
Art. 80
2,067.09
1,549.15
517.94 **
1956 Various Playground Projects
Art. 19
628.38
342.18
286.20 **
1956 John J. Round Park
Art. 21
834.76
155.00
679.76 **
1956 Baseball Field and Backstop Dolbeare Sch. Art. 23
210.26
178.66
31.60 **
1957 Various Playground Projects
Art. 54
6,837.00
6,426.00
411.00 **
TOTAL RECREATION
$ 20,777.49
18,476.49
$ 2,301.00
MISCELLANEOUS ACCOUNT:
$ 2,029.00
1,994.99
$ 34.01*
Rifle Range
$
195.00
195.00*
Insurance
40,808.31
$ 40,469.27
339.04*
Insurance-Fire Loss Town Hall
43,120.79
43,120.79
Town Hall Study Committee
200.00
200.00*
Town Hall Committee-1957
Art. 8
2,500.00
121.20
2,378.80 **
Purchase of Land-Metropolitan Dist. Com.
1.00
1.00
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Purchase of Land-Traffic Circle Elm St. Lease of Quarters-Veterans' Organizations-1956
Lease of Quarters-Veterans' Organizations-1957 Memorial Day-Veterans' Organizations Veterans' Day-Veterans' Organizations Visiting Nurse Association
1.00
1.00
250.00
250.00
3,400.00
3,150.00
250.00 **
1,950.00
1,835.09
114.91*
380.00
304.25
75.75*
1,500.00
1,500.00
Total
$ 96,335.10
$ 92,745.59
$ 3,589.51
STATE AND COUNTY ASSESSMENTS:
County Tax
$ 78,560.40
$ 85,764.89
$ 7,204.49 ***
Middlesex County Hospital
25,732.64
29,102.90
3,370.26 ***
Metropolitan Parks and Reservations
30,431.37
29,187.50
1,243.87 ***
Metropolitan Sewerage Loan-North System
52,447.46
52,893.47
446.01 ***
State Charges:
Smoke Inspection
478.37
489.27
10.90 ***
Contributory Retirement System
731.69
1,813.51
1,081.82 ***
Auditing Municipal Accounts
1,464.84
1,464.84
Retirement System-Pension Accumulation Fund
67,694.00
67,694.00
Retirement System-Expense Fund
3,793.00
3,793.00
Dog Licenses from Town Clerk
5,426.07
6,167.47
741.40 ***
TOTAL STATE AND COUNTY ASSESSMENTS
$ 266,759.84
$ 278,370.85
$ 11,611.01
AGENCY AND TRUST:
Blue Cross Deductions
$ 30,909.87
$ 29,306.05
$ 1,603.82 **
Federal Tax Deductions
247,004.21
221,962.14
25,042.07 **
Teachers' Retirement Deductions
43,230.62
38,781.81
4,448.81 **
TOTAL AGENCY AND TRUST
$ 321,144.70
$ 290,050.00
$ 31,094.70
248
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
STREET LIGHTS
LIGHT DEPARTMENT: Operation Depreciation Construction
$ 33,000.00 $ 33,000.00
$1,647,436.82
$1,522,636.14 $ 124,800.68 **
157,450.12
133,014.44
24,435.68 **
82,000.92
82,000.92
TOTAL LIGHT DEPARTMENT
$1,886,887.86
$1,737,651.50
$ 149,236.36
INTEREST AND MATURING DEBT:
Interest
$ 73,371.95
$ 72,237.27
$ 1,134.68*
Maturing Debt
274,500.00
274,500.00
TOTAL INTEREST AND MATURING DEBT
$ 347,871.95
$ 346,737.27
$ 1,134.68
BOND ISSUES:
Emergency Pump and Filtration Plant
$ 60,000.00
$ 59,560.15
$ 439.85 **
Highway Special B. I. Transfer-1951
1,270.98
1,270.98 **
Street Construction-1955
Art. 29
2,951.75
2,850.04
101.71 **
No. 2 Street Construction-1948
Art. 10
2,274.88
2,274.88 **
Union Street Construction-1955
Art. 11
1,559.33
1,481.72
77.61 **
Street Construction-1956
Art. 30
5,075.60
2,395.57
2,680.03 **
Construction of Wells & Pump. Sta., 1942, Art. 6 & 7
295.96
295.96 **
Water Construction-1957
50,000.00
15,937.76
34,062.24 **
Water Construction-1956
Art. 60
14,622.68
14,622.68
Sewer Construction B. I. Transfer-1957
Art. 44
245,985.35
222,343.10
23,642.25 **
Sewer Construction B. I. Transfer-1956
Art. 27
1,949.68
1,949.68
Sewer Construction B. I. Transfer-1955
Art. 24
9,449.31
3,929.28
5,520.03 **
Sewer Construction-1949
Art. 31-35
10,312.60
10,312.60
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Sewer Construction-1948
Art. 31-41
339.62 14,843.76
339.62 14,843.76
Sewers for Drainage-1949
Art. 24 & 75
489.37
489.37
Mary E. Walton School Addition-1955
Art. 50
14,892.06
13,788.36
1,103.70 **
Hurd School Addition-1947 (Special)
Art. 2
11.41
11.41 **
Dolbeare School Construction-1951
Art. 71
145.76
145.76 **
Art. 19 & 21
16,727.77
7,800.51
8,927.26 **
No. 2, High Sch. Bldg. Const., 1953 High School Site-1952
Art. 21
636.78
636.78 **
Montrose School Addition-1957
Art. 57
120,000.00
19,569.04
100,430.96 **
Dolbeare School Addition-1957
Art. 59
120,000.00
24,924.84
95,075.16 **
$ 693,834.65
$ 417.138.08
$ 276,696.57
CODE:
* Appropriation Balances December 31, 1957 Transferred to Revenue.
** Appropriation Balances December 31, 1957 Carried Forward 1958.
*** State and County Assessments Over and Under Estimates Carried Forward to 1958.
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