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$ 32.40
$ 7.70
1938
7.00
$ 14.70
Transferred to tax titles 1938
Outstanding December 31, 1938
.30 17.40
$ 32.40
Outstanding January 1, 1939
$ 17.40
Payments to treasurer January 1 to
December 4, 1939 $ .50
Audit adjustment:
Moth assessments 1937 reported as taxes 1937
16.60
Outstanding December 4, 1939, per list
.30
$ 17.40
SEWER ASSESSMENTS ADDED TO TAXES-1932
Outstanding November 11, 1936 $ 59.10
Payments to treasurer November 11 to December 31, 1936 $ 16.06
Outstanding December 31, 1938 and December 4,
1939, per list 43.04
$ 59.10
SEWER ASSESSMENTS ADDED TO TAXES-1933
Outstanding November 11, 1936 $ 59.10
Payments to treasurer November 11 to December 31, 1936 $ 16.06
Outstanding December 31, 1938 and December 4, 1939
43.04
$ 59.10
SEWER ASSESSMENTS ADDED TO TAXES-1934
Outstanding November 11, 1936 $ 43.04
Outstanding December 31, 1938 and December 4,
1939, per list $ 43.04
SEWER ASSESSMENTS ADDED TO TAXES-1935
Outstanding November 11, 1936 $ 43.04
Outstanding December 31, 1938 and December 4,
1939, per list $ 43.04
151
SEWER ASSESSMENTS ADDED TO TAXES-1936
Outstanding November 11, 1936
Outstanding December 31, 1938 and December 4, 1939, per list $ 43.04
$ 43.04
SEWER ASSESSMENTS ADDED TO TAXES-1937
Commitment, per warrant, 1937
$ 43.04
Outstanding December 31, 1938 and December 4,
$ 43.04
SEWER ASSESSMENTS ADDED TO TAXES-1938
Commitment, per warrant
$ 43.04
Outstanding December 31, 1938 and December 4,
$ 43.04
COMMITTED INTEREST-1932
Outstanding November 11, 1936
Payments to treasurer November 11 to December 31, 1936 $ 1.93
Outstanding December 31, 1938 and December 4, 1939
18.08
$ 20.01
COMMITTED INTEREST-1933
Outstanding November 11, 1936
$ 16.45
Payments to treasurer November 11 to December 31, 1936 $
.96
Outstanding December 31, 1938 and December 4, 1939, per list
15.49
$ 16.45
COMMITTED INTEREST-1934
Outstanding November 11, 1936
$ 12.91
Outstanding December 31, 1938 and December 4,
1939, per list
$ 12.91
COMMITTED INTEREST-1935
Outstanding November 11, 1936
$ 10.33
Outstanding December 31, 1938 and December 4, 1939, per list
$ 10.33
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1939, per list
1939, per list
$ 20.01
152
COMMITTED INTEREST-1936
Outstanding November 11, 1936
$ 7.75
Outstanding December 31, 1938 and December 4, 1939, per list
$ 7.75
COMMITTED INTEREST-1937
Commitment 1937, per warrant
$ 5.16
Outstanding December 31, 1938 and December 4, 1939, per list
$ 5.16
COMMITTED INTEREST-1938
Commitment, per warrant
$ 2.58
Outstanding December 31, 1938 and December 4, 1939, per list
$ 2.58
INTEREST ON TAXES-1932
Cash balance November 11, 1936
$
1.10
Collections November 11, 1936 to December 31, 1937
3.97
$ 5.07
Payments to treasurer:
November 11 to December 31, 1936
$ 3.96
1937
1.11
$ 5.07
INTEREST ON TAXES-1933
Collections November 11, 1936 to December 31, 1937 Payments to treasurer:
$ 25.09
November 11 to December 31, 1936
$ 21.19
1937
3.90
$ 25.09
INTEREST ON TAXES-1934
$ 358.44
Collections November 11, 1936 to December 4, 1939 Payments to treasurer:
November 11 to December 31, 1936 $ 28.32
1937
299.12
1938
6.40
January 1 to December 4, 1939
3.32 $ 337.16
Audit adjustment:
Interest on taxes 1934 reported as taxes 1934 21.28
$ 358.44
153
INTEREST AND COSTS ON TAXES-1935
Cash balance November 11, 1936
$ .10
Collections November 11, 1936 to December 4, 1939:
Interest
Costs
$ 700.23 5.15
705.38
$ 705.48
Payments to treasurer:
November 11 to December 31, 1936 $ 61.24
1937
433.28
1938
159.98
January 1 to December 4, 1939
29.28
$ 683.78
Audit adjustments:
Interest on taxes 1935 reported as taxes 1935 $ 21.60
Underpayments to treasurer trans-
ferred from Amos C. Kingsbury,
Collector-discrepancy account
(See footnote, page 135)
.10
21.70
$ 705.48
INTEREST AND COSTS ON TAXES-1936
Collections November 11, 1936 to
December 4, 1939:
Interest
Costs
$ 993.82 5.60
$ 999.42
Payments to treasurer:
November 11 to December 31, 1936 $ 29.04
1937
315.44
1938
313.55
January 1 to December 4, 1939
337.67 $ 995.70
Audit adjustment:
Interest on taxes 1936 reported as taxes 1936
3.13
Cash balance December 4, 1939: Interest $ .24
.35
.59
$ 999.42
Costs
$ 999.42
154
INTEREST AND COSTS ON TAXES-1937
Collections January 1, 1937 to De-
cember 4, 1939: Interest
Costs
$ 874.74 2.80
$ 877.54
Payments to treasurer:
1937
$ 55.75
1938
268.65
January 1 to December 4, 1939
509.78
$ 834.18
Audit adjustment:
Interest on taxes 1937 reported as
taxes 1937
9.87
Cash balance December 4, 1939: Interest
$ 30.69
Costs
2.80
33.49
$ 877.54
INTEREST ON TAXES-1938
Collections January 1, 1938 to De- cember 4, 1939
Payments to treasurer: 1938
$ 41.65
January 1 to December 4, 1939
210.54
Audit adjustment:
Interest on taxes 1938 reported as taxes 1938
2.04
Cash balance December 4, 1939
30.61
$ 284.84
INTEREST ON MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES-1931
Cash balance November 11, 1936
$ 1.20
Payments to treasurer 1937 $ 1.20
INTEREST ON MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES-1932
Cash balance November 11, 1936 $ 2.65
Interest collections November 11, 1936 to December 31, 1937 .54
$ 3.19
$ 3.19
Payments to treasurer 1937
155
$ 284.84
$ 252.19
INTEREST ON MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES-1933
Collections November 4, 1936 to December 31, 1937 $ 7.81 Audit adjustment:
Overpayment to treasurer transferred to Amos C. Kingsbury, Collector-discrepancy account (See footnote, page 135)
.25
$ 8.06
Payments to treasurer 1937
$ 8.06
INTEREST ON MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES-1934
Collections November 11, 1936 to December 4, 1939 $ 25.00
Payments to treasurer:
1937
$ 22.69
1938
1.42
January 1 to December 4, 1939
1.79
$ 25.90
INTEREST ON MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES-1935
Cash balance November 11, 1936 $ 1.49
Interest collections November 11, 1936 to December 4, 1939
46.88
$ 48.37
Payments to treasurer:
1937
$ 35.62
1938
1.35
January 1 to December 4, 1939
9.55
$ 46.52
Audit adjustment:
Interest on motor vehicle excise taxes
1935 reported as motor vehicle ex- cise taxes 1935
.90
Cash balance December 4, 1939
.95
$ 48.37
INTEREST ON MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES-1936
Cash balance November 11, 1936 $ 1.76
Collections November 11, 1936 to De- cember 4, 1939
27.99
Payments to treasurer:
November 11 to December 31, 1936 $ 1.76
1937
12.52
1938
7.66
January 1 to December 4, 1939
6.52
$ 29.75
$ 28.46
156
Audit adjustment: Interest on motor vehicle excise taxes 1936 reported as motor vehicle ex- cise taxes 1936 Cash balance December 4, 1939
.35
.94
$ 29.75
INTEREST ON MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES-1937
Collections January 1, 1937 to De-
cember 4, 1939
$ 42.36
Payments to treasurer:
1937 $ 9.20
1938
23.39
January 1 to December 4, 1939
7.52
40.11
Audit adjustment:
Interest on motor vehicle excise taxes 1937 reported as motor vehicle ex- cise taxes 1937 $ 1.64
Underpayments to treasurer trans-
ferred from Amos C. Kingsbury,
Collector-discrepancy account (See footnote, page 135) .13
1.77
Cash balance December 4, 1939
.48
$ 42.36
INTEREST ON MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES-1938
Collections January 1, 1938 to December 4, 1939 $ 27.85 Audit adjustment:
Motor vehicle excise taxes 1938 reported as interest on motor vehicle excise taxes 1938 .10
$ 27.95
Payments to treasurer: 1938 $ 26.80
January 1 to December 4, 1939
1.15
$ 27.95
INTEREST ON MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES-1939
Interest collections January 1 to December 4, 1939 $ 3.45
Payments to treasurer January 1 to December 4, 1939 $ 3.39
Audit adjustment:
Interest on motor vehicle excise taxes 1939 reported as motor vehicle excise taxes 1939 .06
$ 3.45
157
TAX TITLES
Balance November 11, 1936 Transferred to tax titles:
$ 4,067.46
1937:
Taxes 1934
$ 756.43
Taxes 1935
1,662.94
Taxes 1936
1,520.63
Taxes 1937
181.63
Moth assessments 1934
.60
Moth assessments 1935
.60
Moth assessments 1936
.80
Interest and costs
388.93
1938:
Taxes 1935
$ 819.11
Taxes 1936
1,623.39
Taxes 1937
1,782.45
Taxes 1938
1,009.33
Moth assessments 1936
.60
Moth assessments 1937
.30
Interest and costs
332.44
Interest reported as tax titles
117.80
$ 14,265.44
Tax titles redeemed :
1937
$ 1,603.74
1938
3,866.22
$
5,469.96
Transferred to tax titles in excess:
Taxes 1935
$ 699.13
Interest and costs
88.55
787.68
Loss on tax titles foreclosed 1938
322.76
Balance December 31, 1938
7,685.04
$ 14,265.44
Balance January 1, 1939
$ 7,685.04
Audit adjustments:
Transferred to tax titles, not reported:
Taxes 1937
$515.04
Taxes 1938 772.42
Interest and costs
11.95
$
1,299.41
Interest reported as tax titles
114.37
1,413.78 $ 9,098.82
Tax titles redeemed January 1 to De- cember 4, 1939 $ 3,386.24
158
4,512.56
5,567.62
Audit adjustments:
Tax titles reported as taxes 1937 $ 181.63 Tax titles foreclosed
3,547.88
Transferred to tax titles in excess: Taxes 1938
71.20
Loss on tax titles foreclosed
153.20
3,953.91
Balance December 4, 1939, per list
1,758.67
$ 9,098.82
SELECTMEN'S LICENSES AND PERMITS
Licenses and permits issued :
November 11 to December 31, 1936:
Liquor
$ 1,700.00
Innholders'
10.00
Revolver
2.00
$ 1,712.00
1937:
Liquor
$ 1,302.00
Sunday
10.00
Common victuallers'
11.00
Innholders'
10.00
Hackney
5.00
Revolver
13.00
Gasoline
2.00
Junk
10.00
Amusement
10.00
1,373.00
1938:
Liquor
$ 1,301.00
Sunday
11.00
Common victuallers'
13.00
Innholder's
5.00
Hackney
5.00
Revolver
14.00
Gasoline
1.00
Amusement
5.00
Junk
20.00
1,375.00
$ 4,460.00
Payments to treasurer:
November 10 to December 31, 1936
$ 2.00
1937
1,773.00
1938
1,375.00
$ 3,150.00
Outstanding December 31, 1938
1,310.00
$ 4,460.00
159
Outstanding January 1, 1939 Licenses issued January 1 to December
$ 1,310.00
4, 1939:
Sunday
$ 10.00
Common victuallers'
8.00
Hackney
5.00
Revolver
11.00
Public dump
10.00
Junk
10.00
Beer
1.00
55.00
$ 1,365.00
Payments to treasurer January 1 to December 4, 1939
$ 1,350.00
Outstanding December 4, 1939, per list
15.00
$ 1,365.00
TOWN CLERK
Town Licenses
Cash balance November 11, 1936 Licenses issued :
1937:
Gasoline renewals
$ 4.00
Oleomargarine
1.50
Pool
2.00
Junk
20.00
27.50
1938:
Gasoline renewals
$ 4.50
Oleomargarine
1.50
Pool
2.00
Junk
20.00
28.00
$ 70.50
Payments to treasurer:
November 11 to December 31, 1936
$ 15.00
1937
27.50
1938
28.00
$ 70.50
Licenses issued January 1 to December
4, 1939:
Gasoline renewals
$ 5.00
Oleomargarine
1.50
Pool
2.00
Junk
10.00
$ 18.50
160
$ 15.00
Payments to treasurer January 1 to December 4, 1939
$ 18.50
TOWN CLERK Dog Licenses
Cash balance November 11, 1936 Licenses issued :
$ 28.40
1937:
Male,
130 at $ 2.00
$ 260.00
Female,
31 at
5.00
155.00
Spayed female,
40 at 2.00
80.00
Breeder's,
1 at
50.00
50.00
Breeders',
2 at
25.00
50.00
595.00
1938:
Male,
150 at $ 2.00
$ 300.00
Female,
42 at
5.00
210.00
Spayed female, 39 at
2.00
78.00
Breeders',
6 at 25.00
150.00
Breeder's,
1 at 50.00
50.00
788.00
$
1,411.40
Payments to treasurer:
November 11 to December 31, 1936
$ 28.40
1937
554.20
1938
740.40
$
1,323.00
Fees retained:
1937,
204 at 20 cents
$ 40.80
1938,
238 at 20 cents
47.60
88.40
$ 1,411.40
Licenses issued January 1 to December
4, 1939:
152 at $ 2.00
$ 304.00
Female, 40 at 5.00
200.00
Spayed female,
41 at 2.00
82.00
Breeders',
4 at 25.00
100.00
Breeders',
2 at 50.00
100.00
$ 786.00
Transfer of breeder's license
.25
786.25
Payments to treasurer January 1 to December 4, 1939 $ 738.20
161
Male,
Fees retained January 1 to December 4, 1939
48.05
$ 786.25
TOWN CLERK Sporting Licenses
Cash balance November 11, 1936
$ 15.50
Licenses issued :
November 11 to December 31, 1936
$ 2.00
1937
351.50
1938
298.50
652.00
$ 667.50
Payments to Division of Fisheries and
Game:
November 11 to December 31, 1936
$ 17.25
1937
314.00
1938
268.25
$ 599.50
Fees retained:
November 11 to December 31, 1936
$ .25
1937
37.50
1938
30.25
68.00
$ 667.50
Licenses issued 1939
$ 310.50
Payments to Division of Fisheries and Game
$ 270.75
Fees retained
34.50
Cash balance December 31, 1939
5.25
$ 310.50
Cash balance January 1, 1940
$ 5.25
Licenses issued January 1 to February 2, 1940
86.25
91.50
Payments to Division of Fisheries and Game January 1 to February 2, 1940 Fees retained January 1 to February 2, 1940 Cash balance February 2, 1940
$ 5.25
8.00
78.25
$ 91.50
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162
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Alden H. Wheeler, Sealer
Cash balance November 11, 1936
$ 18.47
Payments to treasurer November 11 to December 31, 1936
$ 18.47
James F. Clark, Sealer
Cash balance November 11, 1936
$ 35.83
Outstanding November 11, 1936, per previous audit
5.00
Sealing fees:
1937
$ 33.60
1938
27.36
60.96
Town of Dover:
November 11 to December 31, 1936 $ 4.17
1937
8.76
1938
9.67
22.60
$ 124.39
Payments to treasurer:
November 11 to December 31, 1936
$ 45.00
1937
42.36
1938
37.03
$ 124.39
Sealing fees January 1 to March 22, 1939
$ .10
Payments to treasurer January 1 to March 22, 1939
$ .10
Daniel Hamant, Sealer
Sealing fees March 22 to December 31, 1939
$ 32.07
Town of Dover, March 22 to December 31, 1939
9.00
$ 41.07
Outstanding December 31, 1939
$ 9.00
Cash balance December 31, 1939
32.07
$ 41.07
Cash balance January 1, 1940
$ 32.07
Outstanding January 1, 1940
9.00
$ 41.07
Payments to treasurer January 1 to 20, 1940
32.07
Outstanding January 20, 1940, per list
9.00
$ 41.07
163
PUBLIC WELFARE DEPARTMENT Temporary Aid-Accounts Receivable $ 2,862.73
Outstanding November 11, 1936
Charges:
November 11 to December 31, 1936 $ 284.00 852.76
1937
1938
2,068.49
3,205.25 $ 6,067.98
Payments to treasurer:
November 11 to December 31, 1936 $ 301.92 1937 1,476.29
1938
1,056.01
Outstanding December 31, 1938
$ 6,067.98
Outstanding January 1, 1939
$ 3,233.76 840.62
Charges January 1 to December 4, 1939
$ 4,074.38
Payments to treasurer January 1 to December 4, 1939
Outstanding December 4, 1939, per list
$ 1,077.51 2,996.87
$ 4,074.38
Aid to Dependent Children-Accounts Receivable $ 36.00
Outstanding November 11, 1936
Charges:
1937
$ 459.25 663.34
1,122.59
$
1,158.59
Payments to treasurer:
1937
$ 8.00
1938
346.67
$ 354.67 803.92
Outstanding December 31, 1938
$ 1,158.59
Outstanding January 1, 1939
$ 803.92 598.34
Charges January 1 to December 4, 1939
$ 1,402.26
Payments to treasurer January 1 to December 4, 1939
i. . .
Outstanding December 4, 1939, per list
$ 829.59 572.67
$ 1,402.26
1938
$ 2,834.22 3,233.76
164
BUREAU OF OLD AGE ASSISTANCE Accounts Receivable $ 2,740.13
Outstanding November 11, 1936
Charges: 1937
1938
$ 4,030.97 6,501.52
10,532.49
$ 13,272.62
Payments to treasurer:
November 11 to December 31, 1936 $ 2,662.20
1937
3,934.50
1938
6,170.48
$ 12,767.18
Disallowances:
November 11 to December 31, 1936 $ 77.93
1937
15.67
1938
140.74
234.34
Outstanding December 31, 1938
271.10
$ 13,272.62
Outstanding January 1, 1939
$ 271.10
Charges January 1 to December 4, 1939
7,355.13
$ 7,626.23
Payments to treasurer January 1 to December 4, 1939
$ 5,707.42
Disallowance January 1 to December 4, 1939
1.66
Outstanding December 4, 1939, per list
1,917.15
$ 7,626.23
WATER RATES
Outstanding November 11, 1936 Commitments:
November 11 to December 31, 1936
$ 1,531.44
1937
7,213.81
1938
7,737.50
16,482.75
Payments to treasurer:
November 11 to December 31, 1936 $ 1,772.63 1937 7,220.57
7,723.01
Abatements 1937 Outstanding December 31, 1938
$ 16,716.21 39.90
1,896.55
$ 18,652.66
165
$ 2,169.91
$ 18,652.66
1938
Outstanding January 1, 1939 Commitments January 1 to December 4, 1939
$
1,896.55
6,649.69
Audit adjustments:
Commitments not reported
$
2,445.40
227.47
Unidentified water receipts
2,672.87
$ 11,219.11
Payments to treasurer January 1 to December 4, 1939 $ 7,409.94
Audit adjustments:
Commitment reported in excess $ 2.15
Unlocated difference .24
Transfer to water liens not reported
35.37
Outstanding December 4, 1939, per list
37.76 3,771.41
$ 11,219.11
WATER SERVICE AND REPAIRS $ 221.17
Outstanding November 11, 1936
Commitments:
November 11 to December 31, 1936 $ 47.58
1937
242.83
1938
171.49
461.90
$ 683.07
Payments to treasurer:
November 11 to December 31, 1936 $ 26.31 319.42
1937
1938
169.98 $ 515.71 167.36
Outstanding December 31, 1938
$ 683.07
Outstanding January 1, 1939
167.36
Commitments January 1 to December 4, 1939
269.13
Audit adjustments:
Commitments not reported $ 18.98
Unidentified receipts
.49
19.47
$ 455.96
Payments to treasurer January 1 to December 4, 1939 $ 240.63 215.33
Outstanding December 4, 1939, per list
$ 455.96
166
WATER MATERIAL
Outstanding November 11, 1936
$ 520.54 Payments to treasurer :
1937 $ 49.30
1938
75.50
$ 124.80
Outstanding December 31, 1938 and December 4, 1939, per list
395.74
$ 520.54
WATER LIENS
Outstanding November 11, 1936
$ 93.42
Interest and costs reported as water liens
3.75
$ 97.17
Payments to treasurer 1937
$ 36.90
Outstanding December 31, 1938
60.27
$ 97.17
Outstanding January 1, 1939
$ 60.27
Audit adjustment:
Transfer to water liens, not reported
35.37
Payments to treasurer January 1 to December 4, 1939 $ 45.12
Audit adjustment:
Costs on water liens, adjusted in error
2.00
Outstanding December 4, 1939, per list
48.52
$ 95.64
CEMETERY DEPARTMENT-ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
Annual Care
Outstanding November 11, 1936
Charges:
November 11 to December 31, 1936 $ 519.50 519.50
1937
519.50
1,558.50
Payments to treasurer:
November 11 to December 31, 1936 $ 96.00
1937
532.00
1938
216.50
Outstanding December 31, 1938
$ 844.50 2,624.00
$ 3,468.50
$ 1,910.00
1938
$ 3,468.50
167
$ 95.64
Outstanding January 1, 1939
Charges January 1 to December 4, 1939
$ 2,624.00 501.50
$
3,125.50
Payments to treasurer January 1 to December 4, 1939 Audit adjustment: Charges reported in excess
9.00
Outstanding December 4, 1939, per list
2,912.50
$ 3,125.50
CEMETERY DEPARTMENT-SALE OF LOTS AND GRAVES
Outstanding November 11, 1936
$ 240.00
Charges:
November 11 to December 31, 1936 $ 170.00
1937
380.00
1938
220.00
770.00
$ 1,010.00
Payments to treasurer:
November 11 to December 31, 1936
95.00
1937
490.00
1938
185.00
Outstanding December 31, 1938
$ 1,010.00
Outstanding January 1, 1939
$ 240.00
Charges January 1 to December 4, 1939
205.00
$ 445.00
Payments to treasurer January 1 to December 4, 1939
$ 205.00
Outstanding December 4, 1939, per list
240.00
$ 445.00
SCHOOL FUNDS In Custody of Treasurer
Savings
Deposits
Securities Par Value
Total
On hand November 11, 1936
$2,658.87
$1,000.00
$3,658.87
On hand at end of year 1936
$2,658.87
$1,000.00
$3,658.87
On hand at end of year 1937
$2,658.87
$1,000.00
$3,658.87
On hand at end of year 1938
$2,658.87
$1,000.00
$3,658.87
On hand December 4, 1939
$2,658.87
$1,000.00
$3,658.87
$ 770.00 240.00
168
204.00
Receipts
Payments
November 11 to December 31, 1936 $ 67.50
$ 67.50
1937
Income
$ 73.10
Transferred to town
$ 73.10
1938
Income
$156.46
Transferred to town
$156.46
January 1 to December 4, 1939
Income
$ 66.46
Transferred to town
$ 66.46
LIBRARY FUNDS In Custody of Treasurer
Savings Deposits
Total
On hand November 11, 1936
$9,090.84
$9,090.84
On hand at end of year 1936
$9,040.53
$9,040.53
On hand at end of year 1937
$9,066.69
$9,066.69
On hand at end of year 1938
$9,090.81
$9,090.81
On hand December 4, 1939
$9,112.72
$9,112.72
Receipts
Payments
November 11 to December 31, 1936
Withdrawn from savings deposits
$ 50.31
Transferred to town
$ 50.31
1937
Income
$256.16
Added to savings deposits Transferred to town
$ 26.16
230.00
$256.16
$256.16
1938
Income
$219.12 Added to savings deposits Transferred to town
$ 24.12
195.00
$219.12
$219.12
169
Income
Transferred to town
January 1 to December 4, 1939
Income
$151.91 Added to savings deposits Transferred to town
$ 21.91 130.00
$151.91
$151.91
CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE FUNDS In Custody of Treasurer
Cash in General Treasury
Savings Deposits
Total
On hand November 11, 1936
$ 75.00
$21,310.80
$21,385.80
On hand at end of year 1936
$ 75.00
$20,775.00
$20,850.00
On hand at end of year 1937
$21,575.00
$21,575.00
On hand at end of year 1938
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$22,175.00
$22,175.00
On hand December 4, 1939
$550.00
$22,506.51
$23,056.51
Receipts
Payments
November 11 to December 31, 1936
Withdrawn from savings deposits
$ 535.80
Transferred to town Cash balance at end of year 1936
$ 535.80
Cash balance November 11, 1936
75.00
$ 610.80
$ 610.80
1937
Income
$ 640.60
Added to savings deposits $ 800.00
Bequests
725.00 Transferred to town
640.60
Cash balance at beginning of year 1937
75.00
$1,440.60
$1,440.60
1938
Income Bequests
$ 494.83
Added to savings deposits $ 600.00
600.00
Transferred to town 494.83
$1,094.83
$1,094.83
170
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75.00
January 1 to December 4, 1939
Income Bequests
$ 436.01 Added to savings deposits $ 331.51
550.00 Transferred to town Cash on hand December 4, 1939
104.50
550.00
$ 986.01
$ 986.01
171
TOWN OF MEDFIELD Balance Sheet, December 4, 1939 GENERAL ACCOUNTS
Assets
Liabilities and Reserves
Cash :
General
$ 29,989.76
Temporary Loans:
In Anticipation of Revenue 1939
$ 30,000.00
Overpayments to Treasurer by Collector 69.19
227.96
Levy of 1933
$ 8.80
Levy of 1934
102.82
State Parks and Reservations Assessment
20.42
Proceeds of Dog Licenses-Due County
126.60
Levy of 1936
1,241.95
Sale of Town Farm Fund
2,245.53
Levy of 1937
4,884.66
Fire Loss-Town Buildings
52.09
Levy of 1938
10,189.93
Sale of Cemetery Lots Fund
205.00
Levy of 1939
36,295.84
172
53,160.37
Old Age Assistance Taxes:
Trust Funds Income:
Levy of 1931
$ 16.00
Levy of 1932
15.00
Library
335.24
Levy of 1933 32.00
63.00
643.68
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes:
Road Machinery Fund
3,227.03
Revenue 1939
4.00
Levy of 1933
74.70
Levy of 1934
351.54
Levy of 1935
604.18
Water Extension-South Street 375.94
Levy of 1936
1,217.59
Levy of 1937
1,723.54
Levy of 1938
536.84
Levy of 1939
870.85
Reserve Fund-Overlay Surplus Overlays-Reserved for Abatement of Taxes: Levy of 1934 $ 72.55
20,258.16 344.21
5,409.01
Levy of 1935 12.41
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Accounts Receivable: Taxes:
Unidentified Water Receipts Overestimate 1939:
Levy of 1935
436.37
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds: Bequests for Deposit 550.00
School
$ 69.74
Cemetery Perpetual Care 238.70
Levy of 1932
29.77
Unexpended balances: General $19,882.22
Special Assessments: Moth:
Levy of 1934 $ .90
Levy of 1935
.90
Levy of 1936
.90
Levy of 1937
.30
$3.00
Sewer:
Levy of 1932
$43.04
Levy of 1933
43.04
Levy of 1934 43.04
Levy of 1935 43.04
Levy of 1936
43.04
Levy of 1937
43.04
Levy of 1938
43.04
301.28
Committed Interest:
Levy of 1932
$18.08
Levy of 1933
15.49
Levy of 1934
12.91
Levy of 1935 10.33
Levy of 1936
7.75
Levy of 1937
5.16
Levy of 1938
2.58
72.30
376.58
1,758.67
3,547.88
Levy of 1936 Levy of 1938
603.65 722.38 1,160.71
Revenue Reserved Until Collected: Motor Vehicle Excise Tax
$ 5,409.01
Special Assessments 376.58
Tax Title
5,306.55
Departmental
8,399.19
Water
4,431.00
Surplus Revenue
23,922.33 28,220.49
173
Tax Titles Tax Possessions
Levy of 1939
2,571.70
BALANCE SHEET-Continued
Departmental:
Public Welfare
$ 2,996.87
Aid to Dependent Children
572.67
Old Age Assistance
1,917.15
Cemetery
2,912.50
8,399.19
Water:
Rates
$ 3,771.41
Services and Repairs
215.33
Material
395.74
Liens
48.52
4,431.00
State Aid to Highways- Chapter 81
870.03
Estimated Receipts to be Collected
3,856.48
Overlay Deficit:
Levy of 1937
9.92
Overdrawn Accounts: Old Age Assistance
8 340.80
Library
325.64 150.06
Cemetery
816.50
$112,688.39
$112,688.39
174
DEBT ACCOUNTS
Net Funded or Fixed Debt
$136,000.00
School Loan 1927 Water Loan 1930
$ 10,000.00 4,000.00 118,000.00
Water Loan 1931
Water Loan 1939
2,000.00
Emergency Storm Damage Loan 1939
2,000.00
$136,000.00
$136,000.00
TRUST ACCOUNTS
Trust Fund Cash and Securities
$ 35,278.10
School Funds Library Funds Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds
$ 3,658.87
9,112.72
22,506.51
$ 35,278.10
$ 35,278.10
175
INDEX
Town Officers Elected.
3
Town Officers Appointed
4
Selectmen's Report.
7
Warrant for Annual Town Meeting, March 3, 1941 10 .
Town Clerk's Record
Vital Statistics
Births .
17
Marriages
18
Deaths.
20
Warrant for Annual Town Meeting, March 4, 1940
Results of Annual Town Election, March 4, 1940
Doings of Annual Town Meeting, March 11, 1940.
Warrant for Special Town Meeting, May 14, 1940
Doings of Special Town Meeting, May 14, 1940.
Warrant for Special Town Meeting, October 31, 1940.
34 34
Warrant for State Election, November 5, 1940
35
Results of State Election, November 5, 1940.
36
Warrant for Special Town Meeting, December 5, 1940
40
Doings of Special Town Meeting, December 5, 1940
41
Annual Report of:
Assessors
43
Town Accountant.
45
Town Trust Funds.
79
Cemetery Trust Funds .
82
Town Debt
87
Tax Collector
90
School Department Report
Organization .
95
School Calendar
95
Teachers' Directory
96
Receipts and Expenditures
97
Annual Report of :
School Committee
103
Superintendent of Schools
104
High School Principal
107
School Physician
108
School Nurse
109
Attendance Record
110
School Census
111
Graduating Exercises High School.
111
Departmental Reports:
Library
115
Chief of Police.
116
Sewer Department.
119
Water and Sewerage Board
119
Fire Engineers .
120
Park and Planning Board
121
Dog Officer .
122
Inspector of Animals.
123
Inspector of Slaughtering.
123
Sealer of Weights and Measures
124
Public Welfare
126
Cemetery Commissioners
126
Board of Health
127
List of Jurors. .
128
Report of State Audit.
129
176
21 25 27 30 32
Doings of Special Town Meeting, October 31, 1940
291st Annual Report
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
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TOWN OF MEDFIELD MASSACHUSETTS
Year Ending December 31, 1941
AMBROSE PRESS Norwood, Mass.
TOWN OFFICERS
1941
Moderator FRANK D. MCCARTHY
Treasurer
BESSIE L. HAMANT
Town Clerk CHARLES W. KEIRSTEAD
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