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150.00
$ 150.00
Library Survey Committee
$ 10.00
$ 10.00
Library Department - Total Expenditures
$ 86,775.17
Total Education Expenditures
$3,183,240.94
Recreation Department:
Personal Services:
Director
$ 1,000.00
Temporary
7,262.50
$ 8,262.50
Materials and Supplies:
Office Supplies
$ 7.82
Recreational Supplies
2,025.49
Medical Supplies
81.78
Franchises
105.00
-
$ 2,220.09
Contractual:
Printing and Stationery
$ 38.09
Advertising
7.00
Auto Allowance
100.00
Not Otherwise Classified
149.91
$ 295.00
Capital Outlay: Equipment Box
-
- -
$ 75.00
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Chain Link Fence
175.00
$ 250.00
Recreation Department - Total Expenditures
$ 11,027.59
Contributory Retirement System:
Pension Accumulation Fund: Personal Services
$ 3,900.00
Expenses
$ 780.00
$ 4,680.00
Military Service Credit Non-Contributory Pensions
$ 35,178.80
$106,684.22
Unclassified:
Miscellaneous-Selectmen:
Personal Services
$ 840.00
Expense
$ 1,256.88
$ 2,096.88
Visiting Nurse
$ 1,500.00
$ 1,500.00
Street Lights
$ 40,000.00
Insurance Coverage
53,667.16
Veterans' Quarters Rental
3,500.00
Wakefield Housing Authority
87.40
Observance Christmas Season
500.00
Incinerator Committee
2,234.40
Memorial Day
2,202.35
Veterans' Day
313.00
$102,504.31
$106,101.19
Total Recreation, Contributory Retirement System and Unclassified
$223,813.00
Light Department:
Personal Services:
Permanent
$289,130.16
Temporary
2,264.00
Overtime
24,460.54
Other Leaves
7,199.16
$323,053.86
Operation
$1,299,481.36
$1,299,481.36
Light Department - Total Expenditures
$1,622,535.22
Debt Service: Interest:
Light 840.00
$
$ 66,677.00
$ 148.42
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Water
Various
17,343.25 154,959.66
$173,142.91
Interest on Temporary Loans
$ 592.50
$ 592.50
Maturing Debt:
Light
$ 5,000.00
Water
95,000.00
Various
391,000.00
$491,000.00
Temporary Loans - Anticipation Reimbursement
$ 24,000.00
$ 24,000.00
$688,735.41
State and County Assessments:
County Tax
$101,821.89
Middlesex County Hospital
23,689.61
M.D.C. Entry Fee
54,379.60
Smoke Inspection
747.96
State Exam - Retirement System
115.37
State Audit - Municipal Accounts
6,141.17
Metropolitan Parks and Reservations
30,606.41
Metropolitan Sewerage Loan - North System
49,888.65
$267,390.66
Agency:
Dog Licenses
$ 3,012.75
Sale of Dogs
66.00
Premiums
675.00
Federal Tax Deductions
340,828.26
Teachers' Retirement Deductions
58,282.62
Blue Cross Deductions
72,106.96
Group Insurance Deductions
10,983.75
State Tax Deductions
25,039.73
$510,995.07
Refunds:
1959 Unapportioned Sewers
$ 33.75
Sewer Connections
6,697.90
1959 Water Lien
180.48
Water Rates
539.16
1960 Real Estate
16,179.58
1959 Real Estate
1,983.31
1958 Real Estate
196.88
1960 Excise Tax
3,203.24
1959 Excise Tax
3,838.02
1958 Excise Tax
5.00
1960 Street Betterments
70.89
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1959 Poll Tax
6.00
Personal Property Tax
4.80
Excess and Deficiency
914.67
Estimated Receipts 1958 Committed Interest
45.68
Guaranteed Deposits - Successful
Bidder Account
36,100.00
$ 70,010.76
Trust Funds
$ 889.09
Perpetual Care Funds
$ 4,720.00
Perpetual Care Deposit Fund
60.00
$ 4,780.00
Petty Cash
$ 250.00
Total Expenditures January 1, 1960 - December 31, 1960
$ 8,676,073.04
Cash on Hand December 31, 1960
1,902,838.71
$10,578,911.75
RESERVE FUND 1960
Appropriation
$ 31,455.10 8,544.90
Transfer from Overlay Surplus
Transfers voted to various departments by the Finance Committee during the year 1960
$ 33,657.64
Transfers to Overlay Surplus
6,342.36
$ 40,000.00
$ 40,000.00
EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY
Balance January 1, 1960
$ 822,967.78
Sale of Tax Title Land
1,650.00
Tax Title Adjustment
1,116.34
Audit Adjustments
6.00
Transfer from Revenue
222,276.31
Free Cash
$ 60,000.00
Sale of Dogs
66.00
Added to Tax Titles
2,742.57
Town Meeting Transfer
312,860.00
Audit Adjustment
819.64
Balance December 31, 1960
671,528.22
$1,048,016.43
$1,048,016.43
ANALYSIS OF LIGHT DEPARTMENT ACCOUNT
Operation Account: Balance January 1, 1960 Receipts - 1960
$ 198,853.50 1,686,694.76
11.40
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Transfers
311,346.69
Payments
$1,628,375.22
Transfers to Revenue
75,000.00
Transfers to Construction
123,853.50
Transfers to Depreciation
150,525.86
Transfers to Non-Contributory Pension
2,909.52
Transfers to Employees Group Insurance
5,420.16
Balance to 1961
210,810.69
$2,196,894.95
$2,196,894.95
Depreciation Account:
Balance January 1, 1960 Transfers from Operation Transfers to Operation Balance to 1961
$ 61,102.88
150,525.86
$ 176,563.39
35,065.35
$ 211,628.74
$ 211,628.74
Light Construction: Transfer from Operation Transfer to Operation
$ 123,853.50
$ 123,853.50
$ 123,853.50
$ 123,853.50
Fire Alarm, Police Signal, Traffic Lights: Appropriation Transfer to Operation
$ 10,929.80
$ 10,929.80
$ 10,929.80
Guarantee Deposit Account: Balance January 1, 1960 Receipts - 1960 Payments - 1960 Balance December 31, 1960
$ 36,881.71
13,303.34
$ 6,478.28
43,706.77
$ 50,185.05 $ 50,185.05
I have examined the above accounts and the balance is invested as follows:
Wakefield Savings Bank Wakefield Trust Company - Checking Account
$ 40,000.00 3,706.77
$ 43,706.77
JOHN J. MCCARTHY, Town Accountant
$ 10,929.80
Statement of Appropriated Funds, Expenditures and Balances 1960 Indebtedness Account
Available Funds 1960
Expenditures 1960
Balances 12-31-60
GENERAL GOVERNMENT:
Selectmen Personal Services
$ 3,100.00
$ 3,100.00
Elective Officials
690.00
690.00
Materials & Supplies
75.00
53.74
21.26*
Contractual
3,993.16
3,981.21
11.95*
Sundry
341.10
285.00
56.10*
Indemnify Police Officer
339.00
339.00
Purchase of Land - Main & Bennett Streets
1,708.00
1,708.00 **
Purchase of Land - Bennett & Richardson Sts.
487.00
487.00 **
Land Takings - Nahant & Farm Streets
19,500.00
19,500.00
Main Street By Pass
300.00
300.00 **
Lease North Ave. Parking Area - B&M R.R.
60.00
60.00 **
Main Street By Pass 1959
7,000.00
7,000.00
Land Taking Main Street By Pass 1959
12,000.00
12,000.00 **
Main Street Parking Area 1955
216.78
216.78 **
Lease Parking Area Main & Center Sts., 1956
945.60
945.60
Lease Parking Area Main & Center Sts., 1957
399.04
399.04 **
Lease Parking Area Main & Center Sts., 1959
850.00
828.32
21.68 **
Total:
Election-Selectmen Personal Services Contractual
52,004.68
$ 36,722.87
$ 15,281.81
$ 4,581.66
$ 4,581.66
1,612.38
1,612.38
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Capital Outlay
660.00
580.00
80.00*
Total:
$ 6,854.04
$ 6,774.04
$ 80.00
Accounting Personal Services
$ 21,632.64
$ 21,632.64
Materials & Supplies
311.00
270.89
40.11*
Contractual
1,821.03
1,103.22
717.81 **
Sundry
173.66
45.50
128.16*
Capital Outlay
3,909.00
3,738.88
170.12 **
Out of State Travel
300.00
300.00
Total:
28,147.33
$ 27,091.13
$ 1,056.20
Treasurer Personal Services
$ 3,513.52
$ 3,513.52
Elective Official
2,850.00
2,850.00
Materials & Supplies
1,400.00
1,398.92
1.08*
Contractual
463.18
463.18
Sundry
225.00
224.05
.95*
Tax Titles
1,013.25
1,013.25
Out of State Travel
300.00
300.00
Total:
$ 9,764.95
$ 9,762.92
$ 2.03
Collector Personal Services
$ 8,036.95
$ 8,036.95
Elective Official
4,375.00
4,375.00
Materials & Supplies
124.29
101.54
22.75*
Contractual
3,295.00
3,291.11
3.89*
Sundry
142.00
93.14
48.86*
Capital Outlay
382.50
379.25
3.25*
Total: Assessors Personal Services
$ 16,355.74
$ 16,276.99
$ 78.75
11,922.24
$ 11,537.68
$
384.56*
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Elective Officials Materials & Supplies Contractual Sundry Capital Outlay
4,002.00
4,002.00
250.00
249.05
.95*
1,785.00
1,776.24
8.76*
345.00
211.36
133.64*
170.00
170.00
Total:
$ 18,474.24
$ 17,946.33
$ 527.91
Legal Personal Services
$ 5,000.00
$ 5,000.00
Materials & Supplies
416.00
415.72
.28*
Contractual
6,600.00
6,600.00
Sundry
165.00
143.02
21.98*
Damages
9,661.82
9,622.52
39.30*
Total:
$ 21,842.82
$ 21,781.26
$ 61.56
Town Clerk Personal Services
$ 3,550.00
$ 3,548.13
$ 1.87*
Elective Official
3,900.00
3,900.00
Materials & Supplies
125.00
102.38
22.62*
Contractual
613.00
606.89
6.11*
Sundry
80.00
16.50
63.50*
Capital Outlay
50.00
25.95
24.05*
Total:
$ 8,318.00
CA 8,199.85
$ 118.15
Election & Registration Personal Services
$ 6,057.93
$ 6,048.23
$ 9.70*
Materials & Supplies
125.00
112.68
12.32*
Contractual
2,873.00
2,841.68
31.32*
Capital Outlay
66.00
66.00
Total: Planning Board-All Expense
$ 9,121.93
$ 9,068.59
$
53.34
$ 1,080.00
$
752.97
$
327.03*
222
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Capital Outlay Master Study Plan
100.00 8,500.00
7,750.00
100.00* 750.00 **
Total:
$ 9,680.00
$ 8,502.97
$ 1,177.03
$
600.00
$ 468.10
$ 131.90*
Personnel Board Personal Services All Expense
207.00
193.09
13.91*
Total:
$ 807.00
$ 661.19
$ 145.81
Finance Committee Personal Services
$ 1,925.00
$ 1,925.00
All Expense
1,223.61
1,190.98
32.63*
Total:
$ 3,148.61
$ 3,115.98
$ 32.63
Board of Appeals
$
1,050.00
$ 928.25
$ 78.40*
43.35 **
Capital Outlay Committee 1958
636.21
636.21 **
TOTAL GENERAL GOVERNMENT
$ 186,205.55
$ 166,832.37
$ 19,373.18
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
Police Personal Services
$ 192,590.16
$ 192,473.43
$ 116.73*
Materials & Supplies
5,975.00
5,890.59
84.41*
Contractual
3,495.00
3,413.84
81.16*
Sundry
180.00
168.72
11.28*
Capital Outlay
3,105.00
2,987.86
77.14*
Mass. Training School
840.00
836.00
4.00*
Out of State Travel
300.00
260.40
39.60*
Indemnification Police & Fire
26.00
26.00 **
New Boat House 1945 Appn.
2,305.00
2,305.00 **
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40.00 **
Total:
$ 208,816.16
$ 206,030.84
$ 2,785.32
$ 164,416.75
$ 164,066.16
CA 350.59*
3,775.00
3,766.80
8.20*
Contractual
4,250.00
4,229.74
20.26*
240.00
215.29
24.71*
26,325.00
26,130.59
194.41*
300.00
70.13
229.87*
Total:
$ 199,306.75
$
198,478.71
$
828.04
Fire Alarm, Police Signal, Traffic Lights
$
10,929.80
$ 10,929.80
$
1,400.00
$ 1,400.00
160.00
160.00
Total:
$ 1,560.00
$ 1,560.00
Wire Inspector Personal Services
$
1,900.00
$ 1,891.00
$ 9.00*
Materials & Supplies
50.00
44.40
5.60*
Contractual
400.00
370.76
29.24*
Sundry
10.00
10.00*
Capital Outlay
65.00
65.00
Total:
2,425.00
$ 2,371.16
$ 53.84
Plumbing Inspector Personal Services Contractual
150.00
150.00
Total:
$ 1,550.00
$ 1,550.00
Compensation
$ 700.00
$ 624.00
$ 76.00*
Civil Defense Personal Services Materials & Supplies Contractual
1,960.00
1,960.00
1,775.00
1,771.86
3.14*
575.00
574.97
.03*
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Fire Personal Services Materials & Supplies
Sundry Capital Outlay Out of State Travel
Animal Inspector Personal Services Contractual
$ 1,400.00
$ 1,400.00
Sundry Capital Outlay
150.00
150.00
200.00
200.00*
Total:
4,660.00
4,456.83
$ 203.17
Sealer Weights & Measures Personal Services Contractual Sundry
$ 1,200.00
$ 1,200.00
200.00
200.00
50.00
50.00
Total:
$ 1,450.00
$ 1,450.00
Building Inspector Personal Services
$ 5,700.00
$ 5,700.00
Materials & Supplies
25.00
24.97
03*
Contractual
630.00
626.58
3.42*
Sundry
20.00
20.00
Out of State Travel
100.00
100.00
Total:
$ 6,475.00
$ 6,471.55
3.45
TOTAL PROTECTION OF PERSONS & PROPERTY
$ 437,872.71
$ 433,922.89
$ 3,949.82
HEALTH AND SANITATION
Health Personal Services
$ 6,800.00
$ 6,800.00
Elective Officials
414.00
414.00
Materials & Supplies
1,750.00
1,413.52
336.48*
Contractual
7,075.00
6,820.38
254.62*
Sundry
4,405.00
3,091.22
1,313.78*
TOTAL HEALTH AND SANITATION
$ 20,444.00
$ 18,539.12
$ 1,904.88
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Public Works Admin. Personal Services Materials & Supplies
$ 26,900.00
$ 26,900.00
400.00
391.88
8.12*
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Contractual Sundry
500.00
496.16
3.84*
125.00
122.50
2.50*
Total:
$ 27,925.00
$ 27,910.54
$ 14.46
Engineering Personal Services
$ 18,450.00
$ 16,717.26
$ 1,732.74*
Materials & Supplies
590.00
588.97
1.03*
Contractual
200.00
165.83
34.17*
Sundry
25.00
2.25
22.75*
Capital Outlay
196.00
196.00
Total:
$ 19,461.00
$ 17,670.31
$ 1,790.69
Garage Personal Services
$ 10,428.00
$ 10,318.02
$ 109.98*
Materials & Supplies
13,900.00
13,859.53
40.47*
Contractual
300.00
295.20
4.80*
Sundry
125.00
91.01
33.99*
Capital Outlay
490.00
411.50
78.50*
Total:
$ 25,243.00
$ 24,975.26
$ 267.74
Public Works Buildings Personal Services
17,625.80
17,620.33
5.47*
Materials & Supplies
9,200.00
8,505.32
694.68*
Contractual Sundry
3,608.00
3,603.36
4.64*
100.00
28.22
71.78*
Lafayette Bldg. Capital Improvement
1,500.00
1,480.45
19.55*
Police Bldg. Capital Improvement
$
3,620.00
$ 3,601.48
$ 18.52*
Highway Bldg. Capital Improvement
300.00
296.62
3.38*
Fire Bldg. Capital Improvement
2,760.00
499.20
2,000.00 **
Total:
$ 38,713.80
$ 35,634.98
$ 3,078.82
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260.80*
Moth & Tree Personal Services Materials & Supplies Contractual Sundry Capital Outlay
$ 21,712.40
$ 21,388.92
$ 323.48*
625.00
565.75
59.25*
350.00
303.00
47.00*
25.00
17.21
7.79*
456.60
451.11
5.49*
Total:
$ 23,169.00
$ 22,725.99
$ 443.01
Park Personal Services
$ 23,060.99
$ 22,063.18
$ 997.81*
Materials & Supplies
2,474.00
2,386.78
87.22*
Contractual
645.00
624.75
20.25*
Sundry
25.00
23.29
1.71*
Capital Outlay
4,092.42
3,455.97
636.45*
Total:
CA 30,297.41
$ 28,553.97
$ 1,743.44
Cemetery Personal Services
$ 10,750.00
$ 10,750.00
Materials & Supplies
2,000.00
1,908.88
91.12*
Contractual
445.00
257.74
187.26*
Sundry
25.00
23.90
1.10*
Capital Outlay
500.00
432.43
67.57*
Total:
$ 13,720.00
$
13,372.95
$ 347.05
Water Personal Services
$ 95,773.38
$ 86,859.60
$ 8,913.78*
Materials & Supplies
39,425.00
37,432.33
1,992.67*
Contractual
28,550.00
27,863.80
686.20*
Sundry
1,000.00
830.30
169.70*
Capital Outlay
29,367.59
26,991.62
2,375.97*
Water Maturing Debt
95,000.00
95,000.00
Water Interest on Maturing Debt
17,343.25
17,343.25
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Total:
$
306,459.22
$ 292,320.90
$ 14,138.32
$ 23,902.02
19,785.44
4,116.58*
1,200.00
937.94
262.06*
Contractual
3,060.00
3,058.67
1.33*
Sundry
25.00
14.24
10.76*
Sewer Connections
8,500.00
8,500.00
Total:
$ 36,687.02
$ 32,296.29
$ 4,390.73
Highway Personal Services Materials & Supplies Contractual
$ 87,120.94
$ 87,120.94
31,880.00
28,362.39
3,517.61*
39,326.43
30,039.63
9,000.00 **
286.80*
Sundry
200.00
37.06
162.94*
Capital Outlay
14,430.00
13,494.79
935.21*
Emergency Snow Removal
10,621.84
10,621.84cr **
Total:
$ 172,957.37
$ 169,676.65
$ 3,280.72
Public Works Special Articles:
Col. Connelly Park & Hall Park Development
$ 2,700.00
$ 2,677.87
$ 22.13 **
Fencing & Guard Rails
1,700.00
1,453.33
246.67 **
Purchase of Land-Cemetery Purposes
5,000.00
5,000.00 **
Refuse Area Rental
15,000.00
15,000.00
Demolition of Town Hall Building
275.00
269.60
5.40 **
Sale of Lots Fund
130.00
130.00
New Avenue Forest Glade
539.10
167.35
371.75 **
Repairs to Wall Beebe's Cove 1955
374.35
374.35 **
Repairs to Wall Beebe's Cove 1953
1,223.00
1,223.00 **
1960 Chap. 90 Construction
34,000.00
10.00
33,990.00 **
1960 Chap. 90 Maintenance
4,500.00
4,499.25
.75 **
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Sewer Personal Services Materials & Supplies
1960 Chap. 90 Const. Main St. By Pass 1959 Chap. 90 Construction
12,500.00
12,500.00 **
9,629.84
8,476.78
1,153.06 **
1960 Water Construction Appn. 1960 Sewer Construction Appn.
42,000.00
42,000.00
28,208.42
27,892.50
315.92 **
1960 Sewer Const. Appn. Roberts St.
31,000.00
8,821.96
22,178.04 **
1960 Sewer Const. Appn. Tuttle St.
4,000.00
1,000.32
2,999.68 **
1959 Sewer Construction Appn.
11,024.74
10,356.01
668.73 **
1960 Street Construction Appn.
80,000.00
64,643.60
15,356.40 **
1959 Street Construction Appn.
61,145.68
46,572.60
14,573.08 **
1960 Sidewalk Construction Appn.
10,900.00
10,900.00
1959 Sidewalk Construction Appn.
7,494.00
7,255.30
238.70 **
1957 Sidewalk Construction Appn.
328.29
328.29
1959 Repairs to Sidewalks Appn.
2,284.83
2,200.83
84.00 **
1960 Drainage Appn.
13,800.00
10,667.60
3,132.40 **
1959 Drainage Appn.
6,003.78
126.78
5,877.00 **
Total: TOTAL PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
$ 385,761.03
$ 265,449.97
$ 120,311.06
$1,080,393.85
$ 930,587.81
$ 149,806.04
CHARITIES AND VETERANS' BENEFITS
Welfare Administration
$ 1,581.00
$ 1,471.28
$ 109.72*
Elective Officials
690.00
690.00
General Relief
19,307.56
12,948.07
6,359.49*
Aid Dependent Children-Town
20,000.00
20,000.00
Aid Dependent Children Admin .- Federal
2,580.36
2,580.36 **
Aid Dependent Children Recipients-Federal
44,060.60
29,990.51
14,070.09 **
Aid Dependent Children Admin .- Town
790.50
790.50
Disability Assistance-Town
12,000.00
11,915.27
84.73*
Disability Assistance Adm .- Federal
1,291.36
1,291.36 **
Disability Assistance Recipients-Federal
29,447.18
19,625.68
9,821.50 **
149TH ANNUAL REPORT
229
Disability Assistance Admin .- Town Old Age Assistance-Town
1,581.00
1,581.00
204,000.00
203,912.54
87.46*
Old Age Assistance Admin .- Federal
18,083.98
15,161.99
Old Age Assistance Recipients-Federal
185,796.05
157,618.05
2,921.99 ** 28,178.00 **
Old Age Assistance Admin .- Town
13,557.50
13,557.50
Total:
$ 554,767.09
$ 489,262.39
$ 65,504.70
Veterans Benefits Admin. Personal Services
$ 3,150.00
$ 3,150.00
Materials & Supplies
110.00
109.98
02*
Contractual
560.00
558.07
1.93*
Sundry
55.00
55.00
Recipients
37,794.00
37,346.11
447.89*
Care of Veterans Graves
179.00
179.00
Total:
$ 41,848.00
$ 41,398.16
$ 449.84
TOTAL CHARITIES AND VETERANS' BENEFITS
$ 596,615.09
$ 530,660.55
$ 65,954.54
EDUCATION
School Personal Services
$1,372,245.90
$1,351,564.13
$ 20,681.77*
Materials & Supplies, Contractual and Sundry Capital Outlay
7,135.00
6,880.30
254.70*
School Athletic Fund
12,183.71
10,156.64
2,027.07 **
School Lunch Fund
107,829.46
102,985.74
4,843.72 **
Adult Education
5,498.73
5,253.36
245.37*
Woodworking-Tuition
141.25
22.50
118.75 **
George Barden & Smith Hughes Funds Registration Fees
673.50
307.25
366.25 **
Out of State Travel
600.00
530.92
69.08*
Federal Aid to Education-Public Law 874
39,865.46
21,539.53
18,325.93 **
Federal Aid to Education-Public Law 85 864 (3)
5,489.96
4,872.46
617.50 **
230
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
214,559.00
200,971.65
13,587.35*
337.25
337.25
Federal Aid to Education-Public Law 85 864 (5) Trade Schools
1,912.56
1,609.51
8,200.00
6,846.66
303.05 ** 1,296.84*
56.50 **
1960 West Side Elem. School Const. Appn.
258,500.00
117,978.24
140,521.76 **
1960 Warren School Roof Repairs
13,200.00
10,883.74
2,316.26 **
1960 Lincoln School Roof Repairs
22,200.00
16,907.00
5,293.00 **
1959 Elem. School Bldg. Comm .- Albion St.
1,955.00
52.30
1,902.70 **
1959 Purchase of Land-Buxton
70.00
70.00 **
1958 Junior High School Land Taking
55,000.00
5,000.00
50,000.00 **
1958 Elem. School Land Taking-Albion St.
15,000.00
15,000.00 **
1957 Montrose School Addn. Site
1,899.51
1,899.51
1956 Elem. School Planning Comm.
1,000.00
1,000.00 **
1955 Bennett Street Land Taking
800.00
800.00 **
Total:
$2,146,296.29
$1,866,598.69
$ 279,697.60
Library Personal Services
$ 59,775.00
$ 58,901.99
$ 873.01*
Materials & Supplies
18,535.66
15,249.28
3,286.38 **
Contractual
10,976.31
10,958.15
18.16*
Sundry
75.00
74.80
20*
Capital Outlay
1,480.00
1,430.95
49.05*
Out of State Travel
150.00
150.00
Library Survey Committee
200.00
10.00
190.00 **
Total:
$ 91,191.97
$ 86,775.17
$ 4,416.80
TOTAL EDUCATION
$2,237,488.26
$1,953,373.86
$ 284,114.40
RECREATION AND UNCLASSIFIED
Recreation Personal Services-Director Personal Services
$ 1,000.00
$ 1,000.00
7,262.50
7,262.50
Materials & Supplies
2,375.00
2,220.09
154.91*
149TH ANNUAL REPORT
231
Contractual Capital Outlay
295.00
295.00
500.00
250.00
250.00*
Total:
$ 11,432.50
$ 11,027.59
$ 404.91
Unclassified :
Insurance Coverage
$ 53,913.00
$ 53,667.16
$ 245.84*
Reserve Fund
40,000.00
33,657.64
6,342.36 ****
Veterans Quarters
4,100.00
3,500.00
600.00 **
Rifle Range
396.00
396.00*
Wakefield Housing Authority
87.40
87.40
Observance of Christmas Season
500.00
500.00
Incinerator Committee
2,500.00
2,234.40
265.60 **
Visiting Nurse
1,500.00
1,500.00
Memorial Day
2,202.35
2,202.35
Veterans Day
402.50
313.00
89.50 **
Miscellaneous-Selectmen
2,613.92
2,096.88
517.04 **
Total:
$ 108,215.17
$ 99,758.83
$ 8,456.34
TOTAL RECREATION AND UNCLASSIFIED
$ 119,647.67
$ 110,786.42
$ 8,861.25
STATE AND COUNTY ASSESSMENTS
County Tax
$ 95,190.34
$ 101,821.89
$ 6,631.55cr ***
Middlesex County Hospital
25,966.81
25,966.81
54,379.60
54,379.60
Metropolitan District Commission Water Assessment Smoke Inspection
755.50
747.96
7.54 ***
Metropolitan Parks & Reservations
36,308.77
33,403.01
2,905.76 ***
Metropolitan Sewerage Loan North System
58,807.79
56,668.71
2,139.08 ***
Dog Licenses
5,161.95
5,127.75
34.20 ***
Contributory Retirement System
66,677.00
66,677.00
All Expense
4,680.00
4,680.00
232
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Non Contributory Pensions Military Service Credit
35,199.17 148.42
35,178.80 148.42
20.37*
TOTAL STATE AND COUNTY ASSESSMENTS
$ 383,275.35
$ 384,799.95
$ 1,524.60cr
AGENCY AND TRUST
Federal Tax Deductions
$ 376,325.31
$ 340,828.26
$ 35,497.05 ***
Teachers Retirement Deductions
64,537.88
58,282.62
6,255.26 ***
Blue Cross Deductions
71,893.91
68,729.06
3,164.85 ***
State Tax Deductions
33,380.72
25,397.52
7,983.20 ***
Group Insurance Deductions
11,096.33
10,628.93
467.40 ***
Group Insurance Deductions-Town Appn.
41,414.51
39,870.15
1,544.36*
Blue Cross Deductions-Pension Group-32B
1,635.30
1,448.15
187.15 ***
Group Insurance Deductions-Pension Group-32B
88.76
78.44
10.32 ***
Blue Cross Deductions-Pension Group 7-1-58
2,137.70
1,917.35
220.35 ***
Blue Cross Deductions-Student Group 32B
24.80
18.60
6.20 ***
TOTAL AGENCY AND TRUST
$ 602,535.22
$ 547,199.08
$ 55,336.14
LIGHT DEPARTMENT
Light Operation
$2,196,894.95
$1,986,084.26
$ 210,810.69 **
Light Construction
123,853.50
123,853.50
Light Depreciation
211,628.74
176,563.39
35,065.35 **
TOTAL LIGHT DEPARTMENT STREET LIGHTS
$2,532,377.19
$2,286,501.15
$ 245,876.04
$ 40,000.00
$ 40,000.00
INTEREST AND MATURING DEBT Maturing Debt
$ 391,000.00
$ 391,000.00
Interest on Maturing Debt
158,267.44
155,552.16
2,715.28*
TOTAL INTEREST AND MATURING DEBT
$ 549,267.44
$ 546,552.16
$ 2,715.28
149TH ANNUAL REPORT
233
BOND ISSUES
1960 Water Construction Bond Issue
$ 51,023.35
$ 48,062.51
$ 2,960.84 **
1960 Sewer Construction Bond Issue
221,891.58
96,579.36
125,312.22 **
1956 Sewer Pumping Station and Forced Main Bond Issue
2,000.00
957.70
1,042.30 **
1958 Street Construction Bond Issue
38,506.73
101.35
38,405.38 **
1958 Street Construction Bond Issue
461.98
461.98
1948-2 Street Construction Bond Issue
2,274.88
2,274.88 **
1959 Junior High School Const. BI
1,577,862.28
1,228,939.74
348,922.54 **
1957 Dolbeare School Addn. BI
26,491.51
439.84
26,051.67 **
1957 Montrose School Addn. BI
1,838.66
487.50
1,351.16 **
1953 High School Const. BI
8,927.26
8,927.26 **
1952 High School Site BI
636.78
636.78 **
1957 Lafayette Bldg. Comm. BI
547.37
547.37 **
TOTAL BOND ISSUES
$1,932,462.38
$1,376,029.98
$ 556,432.40
"CODE"
* Appropriation Balances December 31, 1960 Transferred to Revenue.
** Appropriation Balances December 31, 1960 Carried Forward to 1961.
*** State and County Assessments Over and Under Estimates Carried Forward to 1961.
**** Reserve Fund Balance December 31, 1960 Transferred to Overlay Surplus.
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD BALANCE SHEET - DECEMBER 31, 1960
ASSETS
LIABILITIES
Revenue Cash Non Revenue Cash
$1,346,406.31 556,432.40
Excess and Deficiency Premium on Notes and Bonds
$
671,528.22
$
733.65
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
234
$1,902,838.71
Real Estate Tax 1958
$ 168.52 18,288.95
$ 2,375.55
Real Estate Tax 1960
100,035.32
$ 5,121.00
Personal Property Tax 1957
CA 3.14
760.00
Personal Property Tax 1958
89.89
Income on Post War Rehabilitation Fund
$
3,823.16
Personal Property Tax 1959
1,146.84
Sale of Real Estate
$ 21,961.00
Personal Property Tax 1960
4,509.00
Temporary Loans
$ 28,500.00
Poll Tax 1956
$
14.00
$ 185.62
Poll Tax 1957
28.00
Poll Tax 1958
38.00
Excess Cash-Land of Low Value Sale $ 549.47
Poll Tax 1959
250.00
Poll Tax 1960
740.00
$ 1,070.00
Excise Tax 1956
$ 806.52
Excise Tax 1957
1,316.85
Excise Tax 1958
2,497.81
Excise Tax 1959
4,941.30
Excise Tax 1960
129,872.42
$ 139,434.90
Excise Tax Revenue
$ 139,434.90
Betterments 1959
$
132.21
Betterments 1960
680.30
$ 812.51
Sewers 1959
$ 2,819.21
Sewers 1960
38,959.10
$ 41,778.31
Sewers Not Apportioned
$ 17,756.91
Sewer Connection Deposits $ 2,133.92 Perpetual Care Funds Income Forest Glade Cemetery Sale of Lots and Graves Perpetual Care Bequests Forest Glade Cemetery $
$ 5,748.87
Accounting Department Guaranteed Deposits $ Overpayments to be refunded
1,200.00
Betterment Assessments Guaranteed Deposits $ 819.64
149TH ANNUAL REPORT
235
Real Estate Tax 1959
$ 118,492.79
Betterments Not Apportioned Estate of Deceased Persons
50,163.89 $ $ 2,406.35
Estate of Deceased Persons Revenue $ 2,406.35
Committed Interest 1958
45.68
Committed Interest 1959
164.27
Committed Interest 1960
1,487.95
$ 1,697.90
Special Assessment Revenue
$ 112,209.52
Tax Collector - Petty Cash $ 100.00
Light Department - Petty Cash 500.00
$ 600.00
Reserve for Petty Cash Advances $
600.00
Tax Titles
$ 18,725.78
Tax Title Revenue
$ 18,725.78
Tax Title Possessions
$ 37,424.79
Tax Title Possessions Revenue
$ 37,424.79
Accounts Receivable : Health Department
$ 10,707.12
Welfare Department
6,606.02
Aid to Dependent Children 4,153.83
Old Age Assistance 5,979.54
School Department 9,555.22
Departmental Revenue $ 37,001.73
$ 37,001.73 Recovery-Disability Assistance $ 1,046.80
Recovery-Veterans' Benefits 450.75
$ 1,497.55
State Aid Highways 1959
$ 584.03 18,500.00
$ 19,084.03
County Aid Highways 1959
$ 345.01
County Aid Highways 1960
10,000.00
$ 10,345.01
Water Rates Water Services
$
42,603.70
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