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18,373
12,410
13,618
Books Borrowed-200,748
Records Borrowed-3,075
Pictures Borrowed-5,818
No. of Books Loaned to Schools-3,004
No. of Recorded Reference Questions-6,374
Total Circulation for Year 1957 (exclusive of schools)-200,748
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
REGISTRATION STATISTICS
Total Main Library
9,243
Total Greenwood Branch
1,507
Total Montrose Branch
1,660
Total Non-Residents
68
12,478
LIBRARY RESOURCES
Volumes belonging to the Library January 1, 1957
87,295
Volumes added by purchase
3,484
Volumes added by gift
35
Total
3,519
Volumes withdrawn 1957
4,495
Volumes belonging to the Library Dec. 31, 1957
86,319
Periodicals and newspapers currently received
199
Periodicals and newspapers received by gift
62
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146TH ANNUAL REPORT
Report of the Municipal Light Board
To the Citizens of the Town of Wakefield:
We submit for your consideration the sixty-fourth annual report of the Municipal Light Board for the year ending December 31, 1957.
The net profit of the department was $160,732.10 as compared to $156,- 385.85 in 1956. The sale of gas increased 4.5% and electricity 9.3%.
The balance in the operating fund was $124,800.68 as compared with $152,000.92 in 1956.
The sum of $70,000.00 was paid to the town to be used in computing the tax rate for 1957. The total amount paid to the town is $833,229.57.
The manager's report including financial statements for the year, are included in this report.
Respectfully submitted, JOHN MORLEY, Chairman JOSEPH HARTSHORNE, Secretary JAMES B. WISWALL
To the Board of Light Commissioners:
Gentlemen:
The following condensed Profit and Loss Statement shows the finan- cial operations of the department for the year ending December 31, 1957, and the changes from the previous year:
Sales of Gas and Electricity
$ 1,252,814.74 Increase $ 94,770.72
Cost of Gas and Electricity
670,683.81
Increase
68,500.78
Gross Revenue
582,130.93
Increase
26,269.94
Operating Expense
420,663.53
Increase
22,373.10
Operating Revenue
161,467.40
Increase
3,896.84
Other Revenue
2,785.76
Increase
46.97
Total Gross Revenue
164,253.16
Increase
3,943.81
Other Expense
3,521.06
Decrease
402.44
Net Income
160,732.10
Increase
4,346.25
Paid to Town in Lieu of Taxes
70,000.00
Net
90,732.10
Increase
4,346.25
During the year the Electric Department installed 23,260 feet of primary wire 20,489 feet of secondary wire 120 new services 60 poles
and the Gas Department installed
3,261 feet of Gas Mains
2,820 feet of Service Pipe 41 new services
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
At the end of the year there were 4,542 gas meters and 7,457 electric meters in use, which is a decrease of 11 gas meters and an increase of 135 electric meters.
ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT
PEAK LOAD
Our peak electric load at Christmas time was 8,880 kilowatts, an in- crease of nearly 6%, while our kilowatt hour sales increased in excess of 14%. The fuel charge portion of the rate from our supplier increased $30,000.00 over 1956 but this was absorbed without any increase in our rates.
CONSTRUCTION
The first section of overhead aerial cable was installed on Crescent St. This cable is completely insulated, of rugged construction and results in much better service and improved appearance over open wire.
New metalclad switchgear was installed in the Substation yard and in- cluded controls for two new circuits. Work was completed on one of the circuits, from the Substation to the Broadway and Foundry St. area.
We installed a total of 36 transformers (4272 KVA) during the year; including 1200 KVA at Transitron Electronics Corp. and 1500 KVA at the new building of American Mutual Liability Insurance Co.
STREET LIGHTING
The relighting program was continued, with a total of 102 new lights on various streets; including Crescent, part of Albion St. and part of North Ave.
MAINTENANCE
Following our usual practice, a tree service contractor was engaged to trim trees in and around our wires. We clear approximately 1/3 of our lines in this program each year and find it is the greatest single aid in reducing interruptions of service and damage from storms.
GAS DEPARTMENT
CONSTRUCTION
Gas mains were installed in Foster St. and in Water St., from Wiley St. to the Saugus line. A gas line was installed in Quannapowitt Blvd., from Lowell St. to the new insurance building.
MAINTENANCE
We continued our vegetation survey of all gas mains. This is done an- nually, by a professional company to aid in leak detection and control.
Financial statements follow :
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MUNICIPAL LIGHT DEPARTMENT BALANCE SHEET December 31, 1957
ASSETS
PLANT INVESTMENTS :
Gas Department (Schedule A)
$287,940.96
Electric Department (Schedule B)
866,536.73
General Equipment (Schedule C)
32,578.57
Combination Gas and Electric Building
111,839.07
Office Building
11,068.14
Total
$ 1,309,963.47
CURRENT ASSETS :
Operation Fund
$124,800.68
Depreciation Fund
24,435.68
Office Fund
200.00
Change Fund
300.00
Special Deposits
34,101.64
Accounts Receivable
87,933.71
Materials and Supplies
87,324.01
Total
$ 359,095.72
COST OF GAS CONVERSION:
92,421.22
PREPAID INSURANCES
5,025.57
TOTAL ASSETS
$ 1,766,505.98
LIABILITIES AND SURPLUS
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Consumers' Deposits
$ 34,101.64
Interest on Consumers' Deposits
1,483.14
Interest on Bonds
260.00
TOTAL
$ 35,844.78
BONDS PAYABLE:
65,000.00
COST OF GAS CONVERSION AMORTIZED
50,866.18
APPROPRIATED SURPLUS: Loans Repayment
$498,300.00
Appropriation for Construction Repayment
51,632.86
TOTAL
$ 549,932.86
SURPLUS (Schedule D)
1,064,862.16
TOTAL LIABILITIES & SURPLUS
$ 1,766,505.98
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
STATEMENT OF INCOME AND EXPENSES Year Ending December 31, 1957
GAS DEPARTMENT
INCOME FROM THE SALE OF GAS:
Residence
$191,932.01
Commercial
49,082.73
Heating
49,001.15
Municipal
1,444.71
Minimum
346.45
Total
$ 291,807.05
DEDUCT - OPERATING EXPENSES :
Gas Purchased
$120,486.95
Distribution
62,548.39
Commercial
13,973.78
New Business
328.08
General
19,115.11
Depreciation
21,280.44
Total
$ 237,732.75
OPERATING INCOME
$ 54,074.30
ADD-OTHER INCOME
Jobbing
$ 26.52
Income from Rents
540.60
Interest on Bank Balance
281.25
Total
$ 848.37
GROSS INCOME
$ 54,922.67
DEDUCT-OTHER EXPENSES:
Interest on Bonds
$ 318.00
Interest on Consumers' Deposits
389.58
Bad Debts
331.62
Total
$ 1,039.20
NET INCOME TO SURPLUS (Schedule D)
$ 53,883.47
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STATEMENT OF INCOME AND EXPENSES Year Ending December 31, 1957
ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT
INCOME FROM THE SALE OF ELECTRICITY :
Residence
$482,532.77
Commercial
189,411.92
Power
221,452.42
Municipal Lighting
8,317.18
Municipal Power
26,010.42
Street Lighting
33,000.00
Minimum
282.98
Total
$ 961,007.69
DEDUCT- OPERATING EXPENSES:
Electricity Purchased
$550,196.86
Distribution
121,783.05
Utilization
20,556.16
Commercial
32,744.37
New Business
1,566.54
General
33,117.96
Depreciation
93,649.65
Total
$ 853,614.59
OPERATING REVENUE
$ 107,393.10
ADD-OTHER INCOME
Jobbing
$ 19.74
Income from Rents
1,261.40
Interest on Bank Balance
656.25
Total
$
1,937.39
GROSS INCOME
$ 109,330.49
DEDUCT-OTHER EXPENSES :
Interest on Bonds
$ 742.01
Interest on Consumers' Deposits
909.03
Bad Debts
830.82
Total
$ 2,481.86
NET INCOME TO SURPLUS (Schedule D)
$ 106,848.63
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
PLANT INVESTMENT GAS DEPARTMENT-SCHEDULE A
Land
$ 6,604.47
Boiler Plant Equipment
1,235.91
Miscellaneous Power Plant Equipment
358.75
Street Mains
174,941.26
Services
63,486.52
Consumers' Meters
30,214.62
Consumers' Meter Installation
11,099.43
Total
$ 287,940.96
ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT-SCHEDULE B
Land
$ 6,021.82
Structures
8,226.13
Substation Equipment
223,059.11
Poles, Fixtures and Overhead Conductors
196,441.12
Underground Conduits
9,127.02
Underground Conductors
128,016.75
Consumers' Meters
48,051.77
Consumers' Meter Installation
334.46
Line Transformers
136,589.00
Transformer Installation
46,567.88
Street Lighting Equipment
64,101.67
Total
$ 866,536.73
GENERAL EQUIPMENT-SCHEDULE C
Office Equipment
$ 1,502.63
Store Equipment
3,189.58
Transportation Equipment
8,680.83
Laboratory Equipment
956.22
Miscellaneous Equipment
18,249.31
Total
$ 32,578.57
SURPLUS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1957
Balance, January 1, 1957
$978,618.27
Profit from Electric Operations
106,848.63
Profit from Gas Operations
53,883.47
Income from the Sale of Junk Wire, Cable, etc.
3,067.85
Total
$ 1,142,418.22
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DEBITS
Paid to Town Bonds Paid Property Abandoned
$ 70,000.00
5,000.00
2,556.06
Total
$ 77,556.06
Surplus, December 31, 1957
$ 1,064,862.16
COST OF GAS
Total Cost at Plant
$ 120,486.95
Cost per M Cubic Feet
$1.027
Average Cost delivered per M Cubic Feet
$2.111
Average Selling Price per M Cubic Feet
$2.592
Total Gas Purchased-Cubic Feet
117,218,000
Total Gas Sold-Cubic Feet
112,533,600
COST OF ELECTRICITY
Total Cost at Switchboard
$ 550,196.86
Cost per K.W.Hr.
.01611
Average Cost delivered per K.W.Hr.
.02637
Average Selling Price per K.W.Hr.
.02979
Total Electricity Purchased-K.W.Hrs.
34,149,861
Total Electricity Sold-K.W.Hrs.
32,357,938
Respectfully submitted
MICHAEL F. COLLINS,
Manager
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Report of the Town Clerk TOWN MEETING RECORDS
Annual Town Meeting, March 11, 1957
Meeting called to order at 7:38 P. M. by Moderator Roger H. Wingate, who read the call for the meeting.
On motion by Gardner C. Reed:
Voted: That further reading of the warrant, with the exception of the constable's return, be dispensed with.
Constable's return read by the town clerk.
The moderator announced that eighteen Wakefield High School stu- dents, six Salem High School students, and three Harvard University grad- uate students were present to observe an open town meeting, and received unanimous consent of the meeting for them to attend and observe.
ARTICLE 1
To act upon the report of town officers as published.
On motion by Mr. Reed:
Voted: That the report of town officers as published be accepted.
ARTICLE 2
To choose all town officers not required to be elected by ballot. On motion by Mr. Reed:
Voted: That the moderator appoint a committee of five to bring in nominations for town officers not required to be elected by ballot.
ARTICLE 3
To see if the town will vote to authorize the town treasurer, with the approval of the selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in antici- pation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1957, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in ac- cordance with Section 4, Chapter 44, General Laws .- Paul Lazzaro and others.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the town authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1957, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year, in accordance with Section 4, Chapter 44, General Laws.
ARTICLE 4
To determine how much money the town will raise and appropriate for General Government, Protection of Persons and Property, Health and Sanitation, Public Works, Charities and Veterans' Benefits, Education, Rec- reation, and Unclassified, Public Service Enterprises, Interest and Matur- ing Debt, specifying what appropriations shall be taken from the receipts of a department .- Board of Selectmen.
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GENERAL GOVERNMENT
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $88,011.72 for General Government, as follows:
Selectmen's Department:
Salaries of Board
$ 690.00
Personal Services
371.00
Veterans' Pension
208.65
Materials and Supplies
104.00
Contractual Services
3,430.00
Sundry Expense
285.00
$ 5,088.65
Accounting Department:
Personal Services
$ 16,525.00
Materials and Supplies
125.00
Contractual Services
675.00
Sundry Expense
340.00
Out of State Travel
325.00
Capital Outlay
165.00
$ 18,155.00
Treasurer's Department:
Salary of the Treasurer
$ 2,850.00
Personal Services
2,128.44
Tax Titles
1,000.00
Materials and Supplies
670.00
Contractual Services
340.00
Sundry Expenses
165.00
$ 7,153.44
Legal Department:
Personal Services
$ 4,000.00
Materials and Supplies
338.00
Contractual Services
2,110.00
Sundry Expense
115.00
Damages
3,500.00
$ 10,063.00
Collector's Department :
Salary of Collector
$ 3,750.00
Personal Services
5,875.00
Materials and Supplies
100.00
Contractual Services
2,405.00
Sundry Expense
120.00
Capital Outlay
214.00
$ 12,464.00
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Assessors' Department:
Salaries of the Board
$ 4,002.00
9,776.00
Personal Services Materials and Supplies Contractual Services Sundry Expense
305.00
920.00
355.00
$ 15,358.00
Town Clerk's Department:
Salary of Town Clerk
$ 3,750.00
Personal Services
2,850.00
Materials and Supplies
75.00
Contractual Services
495.00
Sundry Expense
80.00
Capital Outlay
50.00
$ 7,300.00
Election and Registration:
Personal Services
$ 4,702.98
Material and Supplies
45.00
Contractual Services
1,400.00
Sundry Expense
100.00
Capital Outlay
43.20
$ 6,291.18
Election Expense-Selectmen:
Personal Services
$ 1,062.95
Contractual Services
322.50
$ 1,385.45
Personnel Board:
Personal Services Other Expense
165.00
$ 565.00
Finance Committee:
Personal Services
$ 950.00
Other Expense
1,038.00
$ 1,988.00
$ 1,000.00
$ 650.00
$ 550.00
Capital Outlay Committee Planning Board Board of Appeals
$ 400.00
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PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
Motion by Finance Committee:
That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $319,332.28 for Pro- tection of Persons and Property as follows:
Police Department:
Personal Services
$134,481.11
Veterans' Pension
2,762.50
Materials and Supplies
4,390.00
Contractual Services
2,478.00
Sundry Expense
100.00
Capital Outlay
2,425.00
$146,636.61
Fire Department:
Personal Services
$130,900.00
Veterans' Pensions
3,632.37
Out of State Travel
100.00
Material and Supplies
3,450.00
Contractual Services
5,175.00
Sundry Expense
200.00
Capital Outlay
2,895.00
Fire Alarm, Police Signal, Traffic Lights
$146,352.37 $ 9,840.00
Civil Defense:
Personal Services
$ 1,600.00
Materials and Supplies
2,400.00
Contractual Services
500.00
Sundry Expense
175.00
$ 4,675.00
Building Inspector:
Personal Services
$ 4,483.33
Material and Supplies
30.00
Contractual Services
255.00
Sundry Expense
312.00
$ 5,080.33
Wire Inspector:
Personal Services
$ 1,216.50
Materials and Supplies
50.00
Contractual Services
100.00
Sundry Expense
160.00
$ 1,526.50
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Plumbing Inspector: Personal Services Contractual Services Sundry Expense
$ 1,100.00
47.00
100.00
$ 1,247.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures:
Personal Services
$ 1,300.00
Sundry Expense
$ 250.00
$ 1,550.00
Dog Officer-Animal Inspector:
Personal Services
$ 1,300.00
Veterans' Pension
664.47
Sundry Expense
160.00
$ 2,124.47
Compensation Account
$ 300.00
Amendment by Frank A. Tredinnick:
That the item of "Other Expense" in the department of Civil Defense be increased from $2,400.00 to $2,600.00, and by adding $1,800.00 to the "Capital Outlay" item in said department, making a total for Civil Defense of $6,675.00.
The vote on the amendment was in the affirmative-Yes 342; No 167.
The original motion, as amended, then was voted in the affirmative.
HEALTH AND SANITATION
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $16,504.00 for Health and Sanitation as follows:
Salaries of Board
$ 414.00
Personal Services
4,567.00
Materials and Supplies
436.00
Contractual Services
10,582.00
Sundry Expense
505.00
$ 16,504.00
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $570,615.77 for Public Works as follows:
Board of Public Works Administrative:
Personal Services
$ 23,303.62
Materials and Supplies
400.00
Contractual Services
550.00
Sundry Expense
100.00
Capital Outlay
275.00
$ 24,628.62
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Engineering :
Personal Services
$ 15,900.00
Materials and Supplies
400.00
Contractual Services
125.00
Sundry Expense
25.00
Capital Outlay
135.00
$ 16,585.00
Garage, Labor, Transportation and Equipment:
Personal Services
$ 9,256.00
Contractual Services
300.00
Materials and Supplies
11,260.00
Sundry Expense
125.00
Capital Outlay
800.00
$ 21,741.00
Buildings:
Lafayette Building:
Personal Service
$ 4,100.00
Materials and Supplies
2,100.00
Contractual Services
1,805.00
Sundry Expense
225.00
$ 8,230.00
Town Hall:
Personal Service
$ 3,500.00
Materials and Supplies
1,000.00
Contractual Service
725.00
Sundry Expense
25.00
$ 5,250.00
Police Building :
Personal Services
$ 4,852.00
Materials and Supplies
1,750.00
Contractual Services
1,308.00
Sundry Expense
25.00
$ 7,935.00
Highway Building:
Personal Services
$ 3,100.00
Materials and Supplies
1,800.00
Contractual Services
1,400.00
Sundry Expense
25.00
$ 6,325.00
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Fire Station:
Materials and Supplies
$ 1,800.00
2,316.00
Contractual Services Sundry Expense Capital Outlay
25.00
166.00
$ 4,307.00
Moth and Tree Division:
Personal Services
$ 16,859.60
Veterans' Pensions
1,820.31
Materials and Supplies
550.00
Contractual Services
550.00
Sundry Expense
25.00
Capital Outlay
600.00
$ 20,404.91
Park Division:
Personal Services
$ 18,434.20
Materials and Supplies
1,800.00
Contractual Services
705.00
Sundry Expense
25.00
Capital Outlay
2,730.00
$ 23,694.20
Cemetery Division:
Personal Services
$ 9,611.40
Materials and Supplies
1,825.00
Contractual Services
785.00
Sundry Expense
25.00
Capital Outlay
3,000.00
$ 15,246.40
Perpetual Care Income Available
$ 1,525.59
To be appropriated from Sale of Lots Fund
2,258.00
$ 11,462.81
Water Division:
Personal Services
$ 70,236.18
Veterans' Pensions
2,779.40
Maturing Water Bonds
44,000.00
Maturing Water Interest
6,572.75
Materials and Supplies
27,300.00
Contractual Services
23,600.00
Sundry Expense
950.00
Capital Outlay
13,325.00
$188,763.33
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Sewer Division:
Personal Services
$ 21,776.00
Veterans' Pensions
253.50
Sewer Connections
8,646.40
Materials and Supplies
1,915.00
Contractual Services
2,735.00
Sundry Expense
50.00
$ 35,375.90
Highway Division:
Personal Services
$ 84,615.62
Veterans' Pensions
5,884.38
Materials and Supplies
37,393.00
Contractual Services
43,770.00
Sundry Expense
450.00
Capital Outlay
23,800.00
$195,913.00
CHARITIES AND VETERANS' BENEFITS
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $326,587.40 for Charities and Veterans' Benefits.
Welfare Department:
Salaries of Board
$ 690.00
General Relief
12,000.00
General Relief Administration
1,451.00
General Relief Unpaid Bills
142.00
$ 14,283.00
Disability Assistance
$ 37,600.00
Disability Assistance Administration
1,451.00
$ 39,051.00
Aid Dependent Children
$ 15,000.00
Aid Dependent Children Administration
725.50
$ 15,725.50
Old Age Assistance
$206,000.00
Old Age Assistance Administration
10,882.50
$216,882.50
Part of the expenses for Aid to Dependent Children and Old Age As- sistance will be paid from available Federal Funds.
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Town Home:
Veterans' Pension
$ 941.70
Contractual Service
969.00
$ 1,910.70
Total Welfare Department
$287,852.70
Veterans' Benefits:
Personal Services
$ 2,450.00
Veterans' Pensions
609.70
Recipients
35,000.00
Materials and Supplies
110.00
Contractual Services
360.00
Sundry Expense
205.00
$ 38,734.70
EDUCATION
On motion by Finance Committee, as amended:
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $1,272,418.65 for Education, as follows:
School Department:
Salaries
$950,556.30
Veterans' Pensions
16,762.37
Other Expense
181,397.00
Trade Schools
5,450.00
Out of State Travel
450.00
Adult Education
4,852.00
Junior High School Lights
36,000.00
Capital Outlay
15,962.90
$ 1,211,430.57
Library:
Personal Service
$ 46,706.00
Material and Supplies
4,149.08
Contractual Services
8,285.00
Sundry Expense
475.00
Capital Outlay
3,998.00
$ 63,613.08
From Dog License Fees-$2,332.32 to be appropriated to Materials and Supplies.
An amendment by William W. Allyn to increase the School Depart- ment budget from $1,211,430.57 to $1,213,430.57 in order to increase its Cap- ital outlay appropriation from $15,962.90 to $17,962.90 was voted in the negative.
An amendment by Phillips C. Davis to increase the Personal Service appropriation from $44,081.00 to $46,706.00 to provide an additional em- ployee in the Library Department, to be classified as S-6 in the Wage Plan, was voted in the affirmative.
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RECREATION AND UNCLASSIFIED
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $193,460.90 for Recreation and Unclassified as follows:
Recreation:
Personal Services
$ 6,760.00
Materials and Supplies
2,800.00
Contractual Services
640.00
$ 10,200.00
Miscellaneous Account
$ 1,590.00
Street Lights
$ 33,000.00
Rifle Range-Company E 182nd Inf.
$ 195.00
Insurance
$ 38,000.00
Retirement System:
Pension Accumulation Fund
$ 67,694.00
Expense Fund (Includes $3,150.00 Personal Services)
3,793.00
$ 71,487.00
Reserve Fund
$ 38,988.90
And that $1,011.10 be transferred from Overlay Surplus Account to the Reserve Fund.
An amendment by William D. Healey to increase the item Personal Services from $6,760.00 to $7,744.00 and the item Material and Supplies from $640.00 to $790.00 in the Recreation budget, was voted in the negative.
INTEREST AND MATURING DEBT
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate ahe sum of $315,557.75 for Interest and Maturing Debt as follows:
Interest Maturing Debt
$ 72,557.75 243,000.00
$315,557.75
LIGHT DEPARTMENT
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the town appropriate the sum of $6,080.00 to provide for payments due for the year 1957 on bonds of the Light Department and interest on such bonds and appropriate the sum of $414.00 for salaries of the Light Commissioners to be taken from the receipts of the department for the year 1957 and the balance of the receipts of the department for the year 1957 be appropriated for the use of the department for other ex -- penditures, provided, however, that if the income from said department shall exceed the expenses of the department for said fiscal year, the use of said excess, in whole or in part, to be determined by the 1958 Annual Town Meeting.
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
ARTICLE 5
To see if the town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to purchase or take by eminent domain under Chapter 79 of the General Laws for use for off-street public parking or other purposes, and access thereto, a parcel of land bounded and described as follows:
Northerly by Princess Street, formerly Mechanic Street, 141.66 feet; thence easterly, southeasterly, southerly and easterly again 58.05 feet, 5.77 feet, 6.00 feet and 50.00 feet, respectively by land now or formerly of Vir- ginia D. Henkel; thence southerly 71.26 feet by land of said Henkel; thence easterly by land of said Henkel 70.11 feet; thence northerly by land of said Henkel 96.64 feet; thence easterly by land now or formerly of Murray 73.67 feet; thence southerly by Lincoln Street about 169.82 feet; thence westerly by land now or formerly of Collinson about 65.00 feet; thence northerly and westerly by land now or formerly of Singer 9.00 feet and 175.32 feet respectively. Said premises containing about 30,681 square feet of land, and being shown as Lots 149, 150, 153 and 154A on Plat 17 of the Assessors' Plans of the Town of Wakefield.
Be all of the above measurements more or less, or however described.
And to raise and appropriate or appropriate by transfer from available funds a sum of money to pay for same, or to be used for the payment of land damages or other costs and expenses incidental to such purpose or taking, and to authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Select- men, to borrow and issue notes or bonds of the town therefor or to take any other action with respect thereto .- Board of Selectmen.
Motion by Finance Committee:
That the subject matter of Article 5 be indefinitely postponed.
Amendment by Peter Y. Myhre:
That the moderator appoint a committee of nine to investigate the advisability of the acquisition by the town of the parcel of land described in Article 5 for the use for Off-Street Parking and that it would be feas- ible and practicable in view of the long-range needs of the town with ref- erence to off-street parking.
The vote on the amendment was in the affirmative.
ARTICLE 6
To see if the town will vote to authorize the selectmen to purchase or take by eminent domain under Chapter 79 of the General Laws for use for off-street public parking or other purposes and access thereto, the follow- ing described parcels of land:
Parcel "A"-Bounded northerly by Princess Street, 57.2 feet; easterly by Crescent Street, 57.41 feet; southerly by land now or formerly of Vir- ginia D. Henkel, 57.2 feet; westerly by land now or formerly of Princess Theatre, Inc., 58.05 feet; all dimensions being more or less and containing about 3,300 square feet of land being shown as Lot 151 on Plat 17 of the Town of Wakefield, Assessors' Plans.
Parcel "B"-Bounded easterly by Crescent Street, 118.2 feet; south- erly by land now or formerly of Murray and of Winifred Realty Company, Inc., 140.4 feet; westerly by land now or formerly of Winifred Realty Com- pany, Inc., and by Princess Theatre, Inc., 70.11 feet; northerly by land now
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