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$ 182,657.01
$ 5,575.59*
200.40 **
Materials and Supplies
3,900.00
3,867.06
32.94*
Contractual
4,615.00
4,602.39
12.61*
Sundry
300.00
248.70
51.30*
Capital Outlay
5,100.00
5,080.46
19.54*
Out of State Travel
300.00
300.00*
Total:
$ 202,648.00
$ 196,455.62
$ 6,192.38
Fire Alarm, Police Signal, Traffic Lights
$ 10,000.00
$ 10,000.00
Animal Inspector's Department Personal Services
1,450.00
1,450.00
Contractual
160.00
160.00
Total:
$ 1,610.00
$ 1,610.00
Wire Inspector's Department Personal Services Materials and Supplies Contractual
$ 2,769.38
$ 2,748.29
$ 21.09*
50.00
11.70
38.30*
400.00
313.08
86.92*
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Sundry
10.00
4.00
6.00*
Total: Plumbing Inspector's Department Personal Services Contractual
$ 3,229.38
$ 3,077.07
$ 152.31
$ 1,550.00
$ 1,550.00
150.00
150.00
Total:
1,700.00
$ 1,700.00
Compensation Account
$
700.00
€A 624.00
$
76.00*
Civil Defense Department
Personal Services
2,056.73
2,056.73
Materials and Supplies
1,832.95
1,832.95
Contractual
455.00
455.00
Sundry
150.00
149.21
0.79*
Capital Outlay
1,653.00
342.69
1,310.31 **
Total:
$ 6,147.68
$ 4,836.58
$ 1,311.10
Sealer Weights and Measures Department
Personal Services
$ 1,350.00
$ 1,350.00
Contractual
200.00
200.00
Sundry
60.00
60.00
Total:
$ 1,610.00
$ 1,610.00
Building Inspector's Department Personal Services
$ 6,563.22
$ 6,370.18
$ 193.04*
Materials and Supplies Contractual
25.00
24.55
0.45*
630.00
527.76
102.24*
Sundry
20.00
20.00
214
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Out of State Travel
100.00
100.00*
Total:
$ 7,338.22
$ 6,942.49
395.73
TOTAL PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
$ 484,530.45
$ 468,461.24
$ 16,069.21
HEALTH AND SANITATION
Personal Services
7,296.00
$ 7,272.76
$ 23.24*
Elective Officials
414.00
414.00
Materials and Supplies
1,770.00
1,435.70
334.30*
Contractual
7,325.00
6,876.87
448.13*
Sundry
6,205.00
5,610.39
594.61*
TOTAL HEALTH AND SANITATION
$ 23,010.00
$ 21,609.72
$ 1,400.28
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Administration
Personal Services
$ 28,182.11
$ 25,531.23
$ 2,650.88*
Materials and Supplies
400.00
397.77
2.23*
Contractual
700.00
700.00
Sundry
125.00
121.13
3.87*
Capital Outlay
269.00
246.60
22.40*
Total:
$ 29,676.11
$ 26,996.73
$ 2,679.38
Engineering Division
Personal Services
$ 22,825.31
$ 17,263.02
$ 5,562.29*
Materials and Supplies
600.00
586.94
13.06*
Contractual
255.00
208.70
46.30*
Sundry
25.00
22.95
2.05*
Capital Outlay
2,550.00
2,401.09
148.91*
Total:
$ 26,255.31
$ 20,482.70
$ 5,772.61
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Public Works Garage Personal Services Materials and Supplies Contractual Sundry
$ 10,779.64
$ 9,991.41
$ 788.23*
14,650.00
14,614.25
35.75*
300.00
299.00
1.00*
125.00
121.20
3.80*
Total:
$ 25,854.64
$ 25,025.86
$ 828.78
Lafayette Building - Capital Improvements
$ 1,960.00
$ 1,944.06
$ 15.94*
Police Building - Capital Improvements
900.00
897.29
2.71*
Highway Buildings -Capital Improvements
300.00
251.79
48.21*
Fire Buildings - Capital Improvements
2,920.00
819.85
2,100.15*
Public Works Buildings
Personal Services
18,272.28
17,324.64
947.64*
Materials and Supplies
9,200.00
9,158.93
41.07*
Contractual
3,600.00
3,598.08
1.92*
Sundry
50.00
40.34
9.66*
Total:
$ 37,202.28
$ 34,034.98
$ 3,167.30
Moth and Tree Division
Personal Services
$ 22,859.08
$ 20,162.90
$ 2,696.18*
Materials and Supplies
1,175.00
1,164.15
10.85*
Contractual
400.00
395.25
4.75*
Sundry
25.00
23.98
1.02*
Capital Outlay
300.00
295.87
4.13*
Total
$ 24,759.08
$ 22,042.15
$ 2,716.93
Park Division Personal Services Materials and Supplies
$ 19,876.91
$ 19,543.36
$
333.55*
2,200.00
2,196.50
3.50*
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Contractual Sundry Capital Outlay
625.00
25.00
465.41 24.97 1,426.20
159.59* 0.03*
2,145.00
393.80*
325.00 **
Total:
$ 24,871.91
$ 23,656.44
$ 1,215.47
Cemetery Division Personal Services
$ 11,205.67
$ 11,162.93
$ 42.74*
Materials and Supplies Contractual
381.60
293.89
87.71*
Sundry
25.00
21.37
3.63*
Capital Outlay
9,220.00
7,551.49
1,668.51*
Out of State Travel
200.00
200.00
Total:
$ 23,307.27
$ 21,504.60
$ 1,802.67
Water Division
Personal Services
$ 99,299.42
$ 97,983.73
$ 1,315.69*
Materials and Supplies
37,225.00
37,219.08
5.92*
Contractual
31,700.00
30,880.54
819.46*
Sundry
1,000.00
773.94
226.06*
Capital Outlay
20,694.99
14,559.54
55.85*
6,079.60 **
Water Maturing Debt Water Interest on Maturing Debt
98,000.00
98,000.00
16,435.75
16,435.75
Total:
$ 304,355.16
$ 295,852.58
$ 8,502.58
Sewer Division Personal Services Materials and Supplies
$ 26,017.82
$ 24,535.95
$ 1,481.87*
1,075.00
1,019.69
55.31*
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2,275.00
2,274.92
0.08*
Contractual Sundry Connections
3,460.00
3,459.44
0.56*
25.00
18.51
6.49*
8,500.00
8,263.82
236.18*
Total:
$ 39,077.82
$ 37,297.41
$ 1,780.41
Highway Division
Personal Services
$ 98,344.78
$ 93,225.92
$ 5,118.86*
Materials and Supplies
30,000.00
24,049.08
5,950.92*
Contractual
52,035.00
43,031.09
9,003.91 **
Sundry
200.00
99.95
100.05*
Capital Outlay
3,170.00
2,307.00
863.00*
Total:
$ 183,749.78
$ 162,713.04
$ 21,036.74
Snow and Ice Overdraft
$ 4,000.00
$ 4,000.00cr **
Public Works - Special Articles
Refuse Area Rental
$ 15,000.00
$ 13,334.00
$ 1,666.00 **
Development Hall Park Property
2,500.00
2,387.64
112.36 **
Fencing and Guard Rails
835.00
835.00
Chain Link Add'n Backstop - Dolbeare Field
500.00
500.00
Land Purchased - Playground Spaulding St.
3,900.00
3,900.00 **
Land Purchased - Cemetery Purposes
5,000.00
100.00
4,900.00 **
New Avenue Forest Glade Cemetery
371.75
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 **
1961 Chap. 90 Construction
41,000.00
27,755.94
13,244.06 **
1961 Chap. 90 Maintenance
4,500.00
4,500.00
1960 Chap. 90 Construction
33,990.00
28,778.34
5,211.66 **
1960 Chap. 90 Construction - Main St. By-Pass
12,500.00
12,500.00 **
1959 Chap. 90 Construction
1,153.06
876.04
277.02 **
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1961 Water Const. Appn. - Forest St.
15,000.00
14,901.39
98.61 **
1961 Water Const. Appn. - Various Sts.
18,800.00
18,800.00
1961 Sewer Const. Appn. - Various Sts.
111,990.83
50,901.12
1961 #2 Sewer Const. Appn.
69,000.00
65,497.30
61,089.71 ** 3,502.70 **
1961 Sewer Const. Appn. - North Ave.
3,300.00
3,269.61
30.39 **
1960 Sewer Const. Appn. - Oak St. and Vale View Rd.
315.92
315.92
1960 Sewer Const. Appn. - Forest Street
22,178.04
21,242.30
935.74 **
1960 Sewer Const. Appn. - Tuttle St.
2,999.68
2,964.58
35.10 **
1959 Sewer Const. Appn.
668.73
668.73 **
1961 Street Const. Appn. - Forrester and Brewster Roads
30,000.00
30,000.00
1961 Street Const. Appn. - Brewster Rd.
14,500.00
14,500.00
1961 Street Const. Appn. - Forrester and Brewster Roads Transfer
50,000.00
9,542.82
40,457.18 **
1960 Street Const. Appn. - Various Sts.
15,356.40
8,370.31
6,986.09 **
1959 Street Const. Appn. - Woodbriar Rd.
14,573.08
1,291.53
13,281.55 **
1961 Sidewalk Const. - Various Sts.
21,200.00
18,177.52
3,022.48 **
1959 Sidewalk Const. Appn.
238.70
182.20
56.50 **
1961 Drainage Appn. - Various Sts.
16,000.00
14,422.86
1,577.14 **
1960 Drainage Appn. - Various Sts.
3,132.40
1,692.00
1,440.40 **
1959 Drainage Appn.
5,877.00
3,738.36
2,138.64 **
Total: TOTAL PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
$ 537,977.94
$ 359,248.53
$ 178,729.41
CHARITIES AND VETERANS' BENEFITS
Welfare Administration
$ 1,331.00
$ 1,250.27
$ 80.73*
Elective Officials
690.00
690.00
General Relief Assistance
14,905.40
9,213.26
5,692.14*
Aid Dependent Children - Town Funds Aid Dependent Children Adm. - Federal
15,300.00
15,300.00
4,732.46
3,269.81
1,462.65 **
Aid Dependent Children Recipients - Federal
40,329.47
34,563.94
5,765.53 **
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$1,257,087.30
$1,032,855.02
$ 224,232.28
Aid Dependent Children Adm. - Town Disability Assistance - Town Disability Assistance Adm. - Federal Disability Assistance - Federal Disability Assistance Adm. - Town Old Age Assistance - Town
665.50
665.50 27,000.00
2,783.18
2,270.64
512.54 **
22,402.21
15,784.92
6,617.29 **
1,331.00
1,331.00
102,000.00
102,000.00
Old Age Assistance Adm. - Federal
14,374.61
12,756.46
1,618.15 **
Old Age Assistance - Federal
134,392.58
77,916.02
56,476.56 **
Old Age Assistance Adm. - Town Medical Aid to the Aged - Town
7,320.50
7,320.50
96,000.00
96,000.00
Medical Aid to the Aged Adm. - Federal
3,907.89
2,838.30
1,069.59 **
Medical Aid to the Aged Recipients - Federal
101,055.68
87,316.24
13,739.44 **
Medical Aid to the Aged Adm. - Town
2,662.00
2,662.00
Total:
$ 593,183.48
$ 500,148.86
$ 93,034.62
Veterans' Benefits Administration
Personal Services
$ 3,739.16
$ 3,733.04
$ 6.12*
Materials and Supplies
125.00
124.99
0.01*
Contractual
575.00
561.69
13.31*
Sundry
125.00
124.04
0.96*
Recipients
42,706.50
41,532.47
1,174.03*
Care of Veterans Graves
179.00
179.00
Total:
$ 47,449.66
$ 46,255.23
$ 1,194.43
TOTAL CHARITIES AND VETERANS' BENEFITS
$ 640,633.14
$ 546,404.09
$ 94,229.05
EDUCATION
School Department Personal Services Materials and Supplies, Contractual and Sundry
$1,543,774.35
$1,536,010.02
$ 7,764.33*
236,872.94 235,093.53
1,779.41*
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
220
27,000.00
School Athletic Fund School Lunch Fund Summer School Tuition - Deposit Refund Adult Education
16,018.74
6,550.78 **
126,926.58
9,467.96 123,958.24
2,968.34 **
3,716.50
100.00
3,616.50*
5,689.00
5,687.06
1.94*
George Barden and Smith Hughes Funds
100.00
99.00
1.00 **
Registration Fees
737.25
564.00
173.25 **
Woodworking
188.75
156.00
32.75 **
Square Dancing
90.00
90.00
Out of State Travel
600.00
597.56
2.44*
Federal Aid to Education
Public Law 874
55,748.93
24,593.28
31,155.65 **
Public Law 85 864/3
617.50
306.67
310.83 **
Public Law 85 864/5
2,983.52
1,756.70
1,226.82 **
Trade Schools
8,171.50
7,979.03
192.47*
1961 Installation Heating System - Greenwood School
27,869.00
18,526.70
9,342.30 **
1960 West Side Elem. School Const. Appn.
140,521.76
140,521.76
1959 Elem. School Bldg. Comm. - Albion St.
1,902.70
1,902.70 **
1959 Purchase of Land
70.00
70.00 **
1956 Elem. School Planning Comm.
1,000.00
1,000.00 **
1955 Bennett Street Land Taking
800.00
800.00 **
1958 Elem. School Land Taking - Albion St.
15,000.00
15,000.00
Total:
$2,189,399.02
$2,120,507.51
$ 68,891.51
Library Department
Personal Services
$ 63,636.60
$ 61,746.84
$ 1,889.76*
Materials and Supplies
18,307.28
17,998.98
308.30 **
Contractual
9,465.00
9,398.32
66.68*
Sundry
75.00
74.00
1.00*
Capital Outlay
640.00
640.00
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Out of State Travel Library Survey Committee
150.00
150.00
190.00
47.45
142.55 **
Total: TOTAL EDUCATION
$ 92,463.88
$ 90,055.59
$ 2,408.29
$2,281,862.90
$2,210,563.10
$ 71,299.80
RECREATION AND UNCLASSIFIED
Recreation Department
Personal Services - Director
$ 1,000.00
$ 1,000.00
Personal Services - Employees
12,102.50
12,102.50
Materials and Supplies
1,226.39
1,226.39
Contractual
455.00
216.00
239.00*
Total:
$ 14,783.89
$ 14,544.89
$ 239.00
Unclassified
Visiting Nurse
$ 2,500.00
$ 2,000.00
$ 500.00*
Observance of Christmas Season
2,000.00
2,000.00
Veterans' Quarters
4,600.00
4,250.00
350.00 **
Veterans' Day
380.00
303.00
77.00*
Memorial Day
2,200.00
2,051.00
149.00*
Incinerator Committee
265.60
265.60 **
Insurance Coverage
61,915.34
61,915.34
Reserve Fund
40,000.00
26,735.69
13,264.31 ****
Rifle Range
378.00
378.00*
Indemnification Police and Fire
26.00
26.00 **
Miscellaneous - Selectmen
2,699.55
2,698.74
0.81*
Total: TOTAL RECREATION AND UNCLASSIFIED
$ 116,964.49 $ 101,953.77
$ 15,010.72
$ 131,748.38
$ 116,498.66
$ 15,249.72
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STATE AND COUNTY ASSESSMENTS
MDC Water Assessment Smoke Inspection
$ 56,424.40
$ 56,424.40
707.97
67.40
$ 640.57 ***
State Exam - Retirement System
130.14
130.14
State Audit Municipal Accounts
1,580.90
1,580.90
Metropolitan Parks and Reservations
41,207.65
42,573.35
1,365.70cr ***
Metropolitan Sewerage Loan - North System
62,330.84
95,966.13
33,635.29cr *** 6,712.80 ***
County Tax
117,362.53
110,649.73
Middlesex County Hospital
27,107.10
27,107.10
Dog Licenses
5,094.79
5,052.59
42.20 ***
Contributory Retirement System
62,320.00
62,320.00
Cont. Retirement System Expense
5,342.16
5,342.16
Non Contributory Pensions
36,164.68
36,164.20
0.48*
Military Service Credit
586.07
586.07
TOTAL STATE AND COUNTY ASSESSMENTS
$ 416,359.23
$ 443,964.17
$ 27,604.94cr
AGENCY AND TRUST
Federal Tax Deductions
$ 419,785.21
$ 384,477.65
$ 35,307.56 ***
Teachers' Retirement Deductions
72,923.12
66,148.89
6,774.23 ***
Blue Cross Deductions
80,962.03
77,588.18
3,373.85 ***
State Tax Deductions
39,824.18
30,913.39
8,910.79 ***
Group Insurance Deductions
11,585.51
11,096.26
489.25 ***
Group Insurance Deductions - Town
44,603.12
44,603.12
Blue Cross Deductions - Pension Group 32-B
2,812.78
2,562.65
250.13 ***
Group Insurance Deductions - Pension Group 32-B
152.22
140.18
12.04 ***
Blue Cross Deductions - Pension Group 7/1/58
1,323.60
1,323.60
Blue Cross Deductions - Student Group 32-B
195.30
170.50
24.80 ***
TOTAL AGENCY AND TRUST
$ 674,167.07 $ 619,024.42 $ 55,142.65
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LIGHT DEPARTMENT Light Operation Light Construction Light Depreciation
$2,173,355.50 $1,996,790.68
$ 176,564.82 **
130,810.69
130,810.69
199,324.58
67,929.50
131,395.08 **
TOTAL LIGHT DEPARTMENT STREET LIGHTS
INTEREST AND MATURING DEBT Maturing Debt Interest on Maturing Debt
$ 299,000.00
$ 299,000.00
152,072.36
149,118.75
2,953.61*
TOTAL INTEREST AND MATURING DEBT BOND ISSUES
$ 451,072.36
$ 448,118.75
$ 2,953.61
1960 Water Construction
$ 3,098.34
$ 3,098.34
1961 Sewer Construction
38,009.17
38,009.17 **
1960 Sewer Construction
125,312.22
108,616.01
16,696.21 **
1958 Street Construction
38,405.38
2,881.46
35,523.92 **
1948 #2 Street Construction
2,274.88
2,274.88 **
1957 Lafayette Bldg. Comm.
547.37
547.37 **
1960 West Side Elem. School Const.
100,000.00
61,859.53
38,140.47 **
1959 Junior High School Const.
349,116.29
286,892.26
62,224.03 **
TOTAL BOND ISSUES
$ 656,763.65
$ 463,347.60 $ 193,416.05
"CODE"
* Appropriation Balances December 31, 1961 Transferred to Revenue
** Appropriation Balances December 31, 1961 Carried Forward to 1962
*** State and County Assessments Over and Under Estimates Carried Forward to 1962
*** Reserve Fund Balance December 31, 1961 Transferred to Overlay Surplus
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$2,503,490.77
$2,195,530.87
$ 307,959.90
$ 42,000.00
$ 42,000.00
1961 Indebtedness Schedule
Loans Outstanding Dec. 31, 1961
Due 1962
Due 1964
Du 1966
Due 1967
Due 1968
Due 1969
Due 1970
Due 1971
Due 1972
Due 1973
Du 197
Due 1975
Due 1976
Due 1977
Duc 1978
Due 1979
Due 1980
Du 1981
Du
Sewer Loan 1946
21,000.00 30,000.00
$ 5,000.00 5,000,00 10,000,00 4,000.00
5,000.00 $ 5,000.00
5,000.00 5,000.00 10,000.00
5,000.00 10,000.00
$ 3,000,00 5,000.00 $ 10,000.00
5,000.00 10,000.00
$ 10,000.00 $ 10,000.00 $ 10,000.00 $ 10,000.00 $ 10,000.00 $ 10,000.00
Sewer Loan 1951
18,000.00
2,000,00
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
Sewer Loan 1953
80,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
2,000.00 10,000.00
2,000.00 10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
34,000.00
6,000.00
6,000.00
6,000.00
6,000.00
4,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
180,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000,00
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
Sewer Construction #2-1958
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 10,000.00
10,000.00 10,000.00
10,000.00 10,000.00
33,000.00 90,000.00
9,000.00
4,000.00
4,000.00
4,000.00
4,000.00
4,000,00
4,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
$ 741,000.00
$ 81,000.00
$ 76,000.00
$ 76,000.00 $ 73,000.00 $ 68,000.00 $ 64,000.00 $ 59,000.00
$ 52,000.00 $ 42,000.00
$ 30,000.00 $ 30.000.00 $ 30,000.00
$ 10,000.00 $ 10,000.00 $ 10,000.00 $ 10,000.00 $ 10,000.00 $ 10,000.00
Outstanding January 1, 1961
$5,546,000.00
Street Construction Loan 1954
6,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00 $
Bond Issues 1961
100.000.00
Street Construction 1958
28,000.00
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 Mains Loan 1949
15,000.00
$ 5,000.00
$ 5,000.00
$
5,000.00
$5,646,000.00 $5,646,000.00
RECAPITULATION
Sewers
$ 741,000.00
Streets
60,000.00
Water Mains Loan 1955
13,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
1,000.00
Water
523,000.00
25,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
Light
45.000.00
Water Mains Relaying Loan 1957
30,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
Water Mains 1958
14,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000,00
2,000.00
Schools
3,711,000.00
Emergency Pump and Filtration Plant
10,000.00
10,000.00
15,000.00
15,000.00
15,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
M.D.C. Pumping Station and Equipment 1958
20,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000,00
5,000.00
5,000,00
5,000.00
M.D.C. Pumping Station Building 1958
20,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
$ 523,000.00
$ 89,000.00 $ 79,000.00
$ 59,000.00
$ 50,000.00
$ 34,000.00
$ 29,000.00
$ 15,000.00
$ 15,000.00 $ 10,000.00 $ 10,000.00 $ 10,000.00
$ 10,000.00 $ 10,000.00 $ 10,000.00
$ 10,000.00 $ 10,000.00 $ 10,000.00 $ 10,000.00 $ 10,000.00 $ 10,000.00 $ 10,000.00
$5,340,709.20
6,000.00
$ 6,000.00
Lafayette Building Remodeling 1958
10,000.00
$ 5,000,00 10,000,00
$ 5,000.00
$ 5,000.00
$ 5,000.00 $ 5,000.00
$ 5,000.00
$ 5,000.00
$
66,000.00
$ 21,000.00
$ 15,000.00
$ 5,000.00
$ 5,000.00
$ 5,000.00
$ 5,000.00
$ 5,000.00
$ 5,000.00
Hurd School Building Loan 1948
$
70,000.00
$ 10,000.00
$ 10,000.00
$ 10.000.00
$ 10.000.00
$ 10,000.00
$ 10,000.00 $ 10,000.00
School Loan 1951
277,000.00
28,000.00
28,000.00
28,000.00
28,000.00
28,000.00
28,000.00
28,000.00
High School Building Site 1952
58,000.00
6,000,00
6,000.00
6,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
50,000.00
50,000.00
50,000,00
$ 50,000.00
High School Construction Loan #2-1953
600,000.00
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
71,000.00
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
Montrose School Addition 1957
80,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
80,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
Junior High School Construction Loan 1959
177,500.00
100,000.00
100,000.00
100,000.00
100,000.00
100,000.00
100,000.00
100,000.00
100,000.00
100,000.00 10,000.00
100,000.00 10,000.00
100,000.00
100,000.00
100,000.00
$100,000.00
$ 95,000.00 $ 90,000.00
$ 90,000.00
Municipal Light Construction Loan 1952 TOTAL
$
45,000.00
$ 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
$5,146,000.00
$494,000.00
$472,000.00 $432,000.00
$415,000.00 $394,000.00 $385,000.00
$374,000.00 $345,000.00
$310,000.00 $285,000.00
$250,000.00 $245,000.00 $125,000.00
$125,000.00
$120,000.00 $115,000.00 $110,000.00
$110,000.00
$ 10,000.00 $ 10,000.00 $ 10,000.00 $ 10,000.00
Payments 1961 Outstanding December 31, 1961
$ 500,000.00
$
60,000.00
$ 18,000.00
$ 18,000.00
$ 8,000.00
$ 4,000.00
5,000.00
$ 5,000.00
$ 5,000.00
$ 5,000.00
Water Mains #2-1958
10,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
6,000.00
$ 6,000.00
12,000.00
4,000.00
4,000.00
4,000.00
Water Construction Loan 1953
10,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
Water Mains Relaying Loan 1954
35,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
Water Loan 1956
20,000.00
M.D.C. Laying Water Mains 1958
240,000.00
15,000.00
$ 10,000.00 $ 10,000.00 $ 10,000.00 $ 10,000.00 $ 10,000.00 $ 10,000.00 $ 10,000.00 $ 10,000.00 $ 10,000.00 $ 10,000.00 $ 10,000.00 $ 10,000.00 $ 10,000.00 $ 10,000.00 $ 10,000.00
Water Main Loan 1960
45,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
$5,146,000.00 194,709.20
Metropolitan District Commission Water Loan
Street Construction Loan 1953
$
20,000.00
$ 10,000.00
$ 10,000.00
Street Construction Loan 1955
6,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00 2,000.00
Sewer Construction 1958
Sewer Construction Loan 1960
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
Du
1963
196
Sewer Loan 1948
Sewer Loan 1949
120,000.00 15,000.00
10,000.00
4,000.00
4,000.00
3,000.00
Sewer Loan 1955 Sewer Loan 1957
$ 10,000.00 $ 10,000.00 $ 10,000.00 $ 10,000.00 $ 10,000.00 $ 10,000.00
Water Mains Loan 1950
24,000.00
6,000.00
6,000.00
Water Construction Loan 1952
Highway Building and Police Station Loan
46,000.00
Highway Building and Police Station Loan 1947 Police Station Loan 1949
40,000.00 20,000.00
5,000,00
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
$268,000.00
$248,000.00
$245,000.00
$210,000.00
$205,000.00
$105,000.00 $105,000.00 $100.000.00
$3,711,000.00
$280,000.00
$279,000.00
$279,000.00
$278,000.00
$278,000.00
$278,000.00
$278,000.00
5,000.00 $ 28,000.00 $ 28,000.00 5,000.00
$ 25,000.00 5,000.00
High School Construction 1953
600,000.00
50,000.00
50,000.00
50,000.00
50.000.00
50,000.00
50,000.00
50,000.00
$ 5,000.00 50,000.00
$ 95,000.00 $ 90,000.00 $ 90,000.00
Doyle School Construction 1961
100,000.00
10,000.00
Due
198
Due 1983
$ 3,000.00
Sewer Loan 1950
$ 4,000.00 $ 4,000.00
5,146,000.00
$
5,000.00
Lafayette Building
$ 23,000.00
Dolbeare School Addition 1957
100,000.00
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD BALANCE SHEET -DECEMBER 31, 1961
ASSETS
Revenue Cash
$1,391,233.01 193,416.05
Temporary Loans
$ 33,750.00
Perpetual Care Fund Income
€A 2,738.55
Real Estate Taxes 1960
$ 17,736.06
Real Estate Taxes 1961
103,842.37
Sale of Real Estate
$
21,961.00
$ 121,578.43
Sewer Connection Deposits
$
1,269.50
Personal Property Tax 1957
$ 3.14
Excess Cash - Land of Low Value Sale $
531.46
Personal Property Tax 1958
89.89
Income on Post War Rehabilitation Fund
$ 3,823.16
Personal Property Tax 1959
507.72
Overpayment to be Refunded
$ 175.48
Personal Property Tax 1960
891.30
Personal Property Tax 1961
4,027.80
$
5,519.85
Excess and Deficiency Account
$ 742,238.47
Poll Tax 1957
$ 4.00
Poll Tax 1958
4.00
Poll Tax 1959
144.00
Poll Tax 1960
198.00
Poll Tax 1961
334.00
$ 684.00
Estate of Deceased Persons - Taxes
$ 2,971.61
Estate of Deceased Persons - Revenue
$
2,971.61
Excise Tax 1956
$ 806.52
Excise Tax 1957
1,131.27
Excise Tax 1958
2,105.01
Excise Tax 1959
4,194.38
LIABILITIES
Non Revenue Cash
$1,584,649.06
Sale of Lots and Graves - Forest Glade Cem. $ 5,800.00 Perpetual Care Bequests - Forest Glade Cem. $ 600.00
School Department Guarantee Deposit $ 2,250.00
Betterment Assessment Guarantee Deposit $ 819.64
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Excise Tax 1960 Excise Tax 1961
7,945.02 47,665.51
$ 63,847.71
Excise Tax Revenue
$ 63,847.71
Betterments 1960
$ 168.20
Betterments 1961
1,479.81
$ 1,648.01
Sewers 1960
$ 37,792.61
Sewers 1961
3,493.74
$ 41,286.35
Sewers Not Apportioned
$ 114,307.38
Betterments Not Apportioned
120,275.27
Committed Interest 1960
$ 1,270.96
Committed Interest 1961
580.12
Tax Titles
$ 18,017.57
Tax Title Revenue
$ 18,017.57
Tax Possessions
$ 39,221.78
Tax Possessions Revenue
$ 39,221.78
Petty Cash Advances: Tax Collector
$ 100.00
Light Department
500.00
School Lunch Fund
300.00
School Athletic Fund
800.00
$
1,700.00 Reserve For Petty Cash Advances $ 1,700.00
Accounts Receivable:
Health Department
$ 12,262.90
Welfare - Temporary Aid 4,817.66
Welfare - Aid to Dep. Children 5,681.23
Welfare - Old Age Assistance
3,847.05
School Department
878.16
Veterans' Benefits
1,192.23
$ 1,851.08
Special Assessment Revenue
$ 279,368.09
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
226
$ 28,679.23 Departmental Revenue
$ 28,679.23
Water Rates $ 33,079.60
Water Services 2,137.20
Water Liens Added to Taxes 1960 521.09
Water Liens Added to Taxes 1961 2,716.20
$ 38,454.09
Water Revenue
$ 38,454.09
Municipal Light Bills
$ 200,969.02
Municipal Light Revenue
$ 200,969.02
Special Cash - Light Guarantees
$ 46,893.67
Municipal Light Guarantee Deposits
$ 46,893.67
Overlay 1957
$
24.00
Overlay 1959
$ 1,542.27
Overlay 1958
455.18
Overlay 1961
$ 5,303.07
Overlay 1960
2,845.84
$
3,325.02
Overlay Surplus
$ 24,451.79
Recoveries:
State Aid Highways 1960
$ 3,167.28
Welfare Old Age Assistance $ 2,807.06
State Aid Highways 1961
9,930.45
Veterans' Benefits 450.75
3,257.81 $
County Aid Highways 1960 $ 1,583.63
County Aid Highways 1961
5,715.24
$
7,298.87
Apportioned Sewer Assessments Not Due: $ 82,142.90
Sewer Assessments Apportioned:
Due in 1961
$ 204.38
Due in 1962
15,874.28
Due in 1963
14,185.37
Due in 1964
12,466.41
Due in 1965
11,315.17
Due in 1966
11,297.42
Due in 1967
7,086.47
Due in 1968
4,631.83
Due in 1969
3,736.61
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150TH ANNUAL REPORT
$ 13,097.73
$ 6,845.34
Due in 1970
1,344.96
$ 82,142.90
Apportioned Betterment Assessments Not Due $ 129,821.34
Betterment Assessments Apportioned:
Due in 1961
$ 18.15
Due in 1962
14,862.72
Due in 1963
12,999.34
Due in 1964
12,541.65
Due in 1965
10,494.34
Due in 1966
9,832.40
Due in 1967
8,930.84
Due in 1968
8,403.51
Due in 1969
8,123.50
Due in 1970
6,222.53
Due in 1971
5,032.88
Due in 1972
4,903.07
Due in 1973
4,882.36
Due in 1974
4,882.04
Due in 1975
3,810.19
Due in 1976
3,720.55
Due in 1977
3,309.94
Due in 1978
2,892.86
Due in 1979
2,708.86
Due in 1980
1,249.61
$
129,821.34
Smoke Inspection
$
640.57
County Tax
$
6,712.80
Dog Licenses
$ 42.20
Federal Tax Deductions
$ 35,307.56
Teachers Retirement Deductions
$ 6,774.23
228
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Metropolitan Parks & Reservations 1,365.70 Metropolitan Sewerage Loan North System $ 33,635.29 Board of Public Works:
Emergency Snow Removal $ 4,000.00
State Tax Deductions
$ 8,910.79
Blue Cross Deductions
$ 3,373.85
Blue Cross Deductions Pension Group 32B CA 250.13
Blue Cross Deductions Student Group 32B
$ 24.80
Life Insurance Deductions
$ 489.25
Life Insurance Deductions Pension Group 32B $ 12.04
General Appropriation Balances $ 668,687.48
$2,513,824.91
Bond Issues - Non Revenue Cash:
1961 Sewer Construction $ 38,009.17
1960 Sewer Construction 16,696.21
1958 Street Construction 35,523.92
1948 #2 Street Construction 2,274.88
1957 Lafayette Bldg. Committee
547.37
1960 West Side Elementary School Building Construction 38,140.47
1959 Junior High School Building Construction 62,224.03
$ 193,416.05
$2,707,240.96
$2,707,240.96
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SUPPLEMENTAL BALANCE SHEET
RETIREMENT SYSTEM FUNDS -CASH AND SECURITIES
Balance January 1, 1961 From Town Appropriation Employees' Contributions Investment Income Market Value Adjustment
$ 715,885.25
Payments:
67,662.16
Pensions and Annuities
$ 88,861.89
69,945.48
Administrative Expense
5,256.36
30,918.25
Refund Members' Deductions
26,112.05
Interest
768.28
Accrued Interest
205.31
Balance December 31, 1961
800,126.40
$ 921,330.29
$ 921,330.29
TRUST AND INVESTMENT FUNDS
Cash on Hand December 31, 1961
$ 153,359.87
Sweetser Lecture Fund
$ 12,216.81
Sweetser Lecture Guarantee Fund
4,766.51
Library Trust Funds
17,456.05
Park Trust Fund's
6,552.03
Old Cemetery Trust Funds
8,157.27
School Trust Funds
11,263.13
Jonathan Nichols Temperance Fund
2,359.19
Willard Donnell Hospital Trust Fund
12,390.11
Forest Glade Cemetery Perpetual Care
78,198.77
$ 153,359.87
$ 153,359.87
230
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
36,919.15
231
150TH ANNUAL REPORT
Index to Town Officers' Reports
General Government:
Appeals Board
10
Assessors' Board 9
Contributory Retirement Board 172
Planning Board
10
Selectmen's Report
6
Town Clerk
84
Town Officers
2
Protection of Persons and Property :
Animal Inspector 22
Building Inspector
17
Civil Defense Director
21
Dog Officer 22
17
Forest Warden
17
Plumbing Inspector
19
Police Department
12
Sealer of Weights and Measures
20
Wire Inspector
18
Health and Welfare:
Health Department 24
Recreation Commission
27
Veterans' Services and Benefits 26
Welfare Department
24
Maintenance:
Board of Public Works
30
Cemetery Division
34
Engineering Division
32
Highway Division
40
Moth and Tree Division
33
Park Division
33
Sewer Division
40
Water Division
34
Education:
Superintendent of Schools 47
Library Trustees
69
School Committee 45
Public Service Enterprises:
Municipal Light Department
78
General Government, Technical Reports:
Births
138
Deaths
159
Election Results 136
Fire Department
232
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Jurors 164
Marriages 149
Town Meetings, Annual
89, 103, 111, 119
Town Meetings, Special
84, 125, 126, 130
Treasurer's Report
170
Index to Town Accountant's Report
Accountant's Statement 176
Analyses of Light Department Account
207
Balance Sheet 225
Excess and Deficiency
206
Indebtedness Account
Insert following 230
Indebtedness Chart
174
Payments
182
Accounting Department
183
Agency and Trust
206
Animal Inspector
189
Appeals Board
187
Assessors Department
184
Board of Public Works
192
Administration
192
Buildings
193
Cemetery Division
195
Engineering
192
Highway Division
198
Garage & Equipment
193
Moth and Tree Division
194
Park Division
195
Sewer Division
197
Special Articles
199
Water Division
196
Building Inspector
191
Civil Defense
190
Collector's Department
184
Compensation
190
Contributory Retirement
204
Debt Service
205
Election Expense
182
Election and Registration
186
Finance Committee
187
Fire Department
188
Health Department
191
Legal Department
185
Library
203
Light Department
205
Personnel Board 187
Planning Board
187
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150TH ANNUAL REPORT
Plumbing Inspector
190
Police Department
187
Recreation 204
Refunds 206
School Department
201
Sealer of Weights and Measures 191
Selectmen's Department 182
Town Clerk's Department
186 183
Unclassified
205
Veterans' Benefits and Services 201
Welfare Department 200
189
Receipts for 1961
177
Agency and Trust
181
Betterment Assessments
179
Board of Public Works
180
Cemetery Division
180
Sewer Division
180
Water Division
180
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
178
County
178
Federal Government
177
Fire Department
179
General Government
179
General Revenue
179
Fines and Fees
179
General Loans
181
Interest
181
Library
179
Licenses and Permits
179
Light Department 180
Police Department
179
Refunds
181
School Department 178, 180
Taxes - Current Year 177
Taxes - Prior Years 177
181
Welfare Department
178
Retirement System Funds and Investments
230
Statement of Appropriations and Expenditures 209
Supplemental Balance Sheet 230
Trust Funds, Interest
Treasurer's Department
Wire Inspector
FORM OF BEQUEST
I hereby give and bequeath to the Trustees of the Lucius Beebe Memorial Library, Wakefield, Mass., the sum of ......... Dollars
to have and hold, the income only of which shall be used for ..... for the said library.
2 LUCIUS BEFRE MEMORIA. ITARY WAKEFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS
LUCIUS BEEBE MEMORIAL LIBRARY Wakefield, Mass.
AUG 1 1985
UCIUS BLEBE MEMORIAL LIBRARY Wakefield, Mass,
THE LUCIUS BEEBE, MEMORIAL LIBRARY
WAKEFIELD
MASSACHUSETTS
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