Town annual reports of the officers of Southbridge for the year ending 1962-1966, Part 10

Author: Southbridge (Mass.)
Publication date: 1962
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 1494


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The recorded collections were checked with the payments to the treasurer, as shown by the treasurer's and the account- ant's books; the abatements, as entered, were compared with the assessors' and other departmental records of abatements granted; the transfers to the tax title account were proved; and the outstanding accounts were listed and reconciled with the controlling accounts in the accountant's ledger.


The outstanding tax, excise, assessment, and departmental accounts were further verified by mailing notices to a number of persons whose names appeared on the books as owing money to the town, and from the replies received it appears that the accounts, as listed, are correct.


The records of deferred sewer assessments were exam-


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ined. The transfers to the tax levies were verified, and the apportionments due in future years were listed and proved.


The financial records of the town clerk were examined and checked in detail. The collections on account of dog and sporting licenses issued, and from miscellaneous licenses and recording fees, were verified and compared with the payments to the town treasurer and to the Division of Fisheries and Game. The cash book additions were proved, and the cash balance on January 25, 1962 was verified by reconciliation of the bank balance with a statement furnished by the bank of deposit and by actual count of the cash in the office.


The records of departmental cash collections by the board of selectmen and by the police, fire, health, school, library, and cemetery departments, as well as by all other departments collecting money for the town, were examined and checked. The payments to the town treasurer were compared with the treasurer's and the accountant's books, and the cash on hand in the several departments was proved by actual count.


The surety bonds of the officials required by law to fur- nish them were examined and found to be in proper form.


In checking the paid vouchers on file, it was noted that some departments have been retaining the original bills and invoices in their own files and transmitting copies to the town accountant for entry on the warrants for payment. It is rec- ommended that all original bills and invoices be transmitted to the town accountant as often as once each month for his ex- amination, as required by Section 56, Chapter 41, General Laws.


It is also recommended that all bills for reimbursement of expenses be submitted in sufficient detail to substantiate the correctness of the charge.


In addition to the balance sheet, there are appended to this report tables showing reconciliations of the several cash accounts, summaries of the tax, excise, assessment, tax title, and departmental accounts, together with schedules showing the transactions and condition of the trust and retirement funds.


During the progress of the audit cooperation was received from the several town officials, for which, on behalf of my as- sistants and for myself, I wish to express appreciation.


Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM SCHWARTZ, Assistant Director of Accounts.


WS:MDG


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TOWN OF SOUTHBRIDGE BALANCE SCHEET - DECEMBER 31, 1961 GENERAL ACCOUNTS


Assets


Liabilities and Reserves


Cash


$ 764,335.65


Accounts Receivable:


Taxes:


Levy of 1958:


Personal Property $37.30


Levy of 1959:


Personal Property


274.06


Real Estate


614.01


Deposits on Plans and Bids


60.00


Dog Licenses-For County


19.50


Poll


4 00


Tailings-Unclaimed Checks


157.31


Personal Property


752.53


Trust Fund Income:


Real Estate


6,389.83


Jesse J. Angell Charity $ 31.27


Alexis Boyer, Jr., School 11.29


Ella M. Cole School 534.95


Mary Mynott Library 64.50


Mabel Murphy Cemetery 45.97


71,437.05


Adah Stedman Cemetery 97 96


Cemetery Perpetual Care


91.67


Trailer Excise:


877.61


Levy of 1959


75.36


Levy of 1960


1,495.48


679.75


Levy of 1961


10,577.36


12,148.20


Old Age Assistance Recoveries Federal Grants: Disability Assistance: Administration $ 1,971.22


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Farm Animal Excise:


Temporary Loans: In Anticipation of Revenue 1961 $ 350,000.00


In Anticipation of State and Federal Airport Grant 25,000.00


$ 375,000.00


Levy of 1960:


Levy of 1961:


Poll


266.00


Personal Property


7,196.70


Real Estate


55,902.62


Motor Vehicle and


137


Levy of 1960 Special Assessments: Unapportioned Sewer Tax Titles and Possessions: Tax Titles 764.33


1.25


2,778.69


14,960.65


Assistance Aid to Dependent Children: Administration 11,726.31


Aid


10,652.81


Tax Possessions


1,725.07


Old Age Assistance: Administration


9,757.40


Assistance


30,489.77


Selectmen


1,500.00


Town Hall Rentals


25.00


Ambulance


120.00


Administration 1,908.41


General Relief


866.88


Assistance 27,599.66


Aid to Dependent Children 12,104.50


Revolving Funds: School Lunch


$3,462.53


Veterans' Services


33,058.92


School


3,666.16


Cemetery


585.00


Appropriation Balances: Revenue:


General


$56,109.67


Non-Revnue:


Aid to Highways: State


9,232.37


County


5,366.19


14,598.56


Overestimate 1961: State Recreation Areas Assessments Sale of Real Estate Fund


763.04


1,000 00


Sale of Cemetery Lots Fund 1,455.00


96,884.27


Old Age Assistance


1,164 93


School Athletics 4,378.31


7,840.84


53,091.39


State and Fed. Grant: Airport Construction


32,121.55


School Addition 81,117.22


137,226.89


Revenue 1962: Appropriation Voted Oct. 17, 1961, to be Raised in 1962;


2,489.40


Departmental:


Medical Assistance for the Aged:


138


School Addition Unprovided For or Overdrawn Accounts:


10,000.00


Receipts Reserved for Appropriations: Parking Meter $10,529.83 Sewer 3,254.87


Underestimate 1961: County Tax


547.05


13,794.70


Overlay Deficits:


Reserve Fund - Overlay Surplus


1,782.79


Levy of 1959 11.42


Levy of 1960


1,551.08


Levy of 1961


6,380.15


7,948.65


Farm Animal Excise


1.25


Special Assessment


14,960.65


Tax Title and Possession 2,489.40


Departmental


53,091.39


Airport Grant 7,121.55


Aid to Highway


14,598.56


Surplus Revenue


104,411.00 260,653.97


Snow Removal-Emergency, Section 31, Chapter 44, General Laws 6,542.62


Veterans' Services-Emer- gency, Section 31, Chapter 44, General Laws 7,996.91


18,927.27


$1,002,606.67


$1,002,606.67


Overdrawn Appropriations: Highways:


Chapter 90 Maintenance 3,000.00


Chapter 90 Construction


1959 1,350.13


Chapter 90 Construction 1961 37.61


Revenue Reserved Until Collected: Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise 12,148.20


Levy of 1958 6.00


DEFERRED REVENUE ACCOUNTS


Apportioned Sewer Assessments not Due


$ 1,220.00


Apportioned Sewer Assessment Revenue:


Due in 1962


$ 813.00


Due in 1963


269.00


Due in 1964


69.00


Due in 1965


69.00


1,220.00 $


$ 1,220.00


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Net Funded or Fixed Debt: Inside Debt Limit: General Outside Debt Limit: General $385,000.00


$ 808,000.00


Serial Loans: Inside Debt Limits: Town Barn School Project


$ 48,000.00 760,000.00


$ 808,000.00


Public Service Enterprise


30,000.00


Outside Debt Limit: School Project Airport


$385,000.00 30,000.00


415,000.00


$1,223,000.00


$1,223,000.00


TRUST ACCOUNTS In Custody of Town Treasurer: Jesse J. Angell


Trust Funds: Cash and Securities:


.


DEBT ACCOUNTS


415,000.00


-


In Custody of Town Treasurer In Custody of Trustees


$ 114,452.52 227,610.18


Charity Fund $ 2,027.98 Alexis Boyer, Jr., School Fund 609.24


Ella M. Cole School Fund 3,000.00


Mary Mynott Library Fund 1,000.00


Cemetery Funds:


Mabel Murphy


2,000 00


Adah Stedman 1,000.00


S. Louise Orr


10,000.00


Ruth Stedman 1,000.00


General Care


25,000.00


Perpetual Care


68,815.30


$


114,452.52


In Custody of Trustees: Library Funds:


Pilsudski Book $ 225.94


Grace M. Edwards


122,324.71


Hannah M. Edwards


49,833.58


Robert J. Edwards


50,751.10


Hannah M. Edwards


Cemetery Fund 4,474.85


227,610.18


$ 342,062.70


$ 342,062.70


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RETIREMENT SYSTEM ACCOUNTS


Contributory Retirement System: Cash and Securities Pension Fund Accrued Interest


$ 305,646.45 6,550.01 754.93


Contributory Retirement Funds: Annuity Savings $ 255,094.61 Annuity Savings for Military Service Credits 1,820.92 55,417.57 Annuity Reserve Expense 613.21 Workmen's Compensation In- surance Credits 5.08


$ 312,951.39


$ 312,951.39


RECEIVED TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE 1962 MAR 23 A.M. 10:18 TOWN OF SOUTHBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS


Attest:


CLARE P. BOYER, Town Clerk.


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THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF CORPORATIONS


AND TAXATION BUREAU OF ACCOUNTS


REPORT OF AN AUDIT


OF THE TREASURER'S ACCOUNTS OF


THE TOWN OF SOUTHBRIDGE


For the Period From January 26, 1962 to March 17, 1962


Made in Accordance with the Provisions of Chapter 44, General Laws April 12, 1962


To the Board of Selectmen Mr. Armand O. Bellerive, Chairman


Southbridge, Massachusetts Gentlemen:


I submit herewith my report of an audit of the books and accounts of the treasurer of the town of Southbridge for the period from January 26, 1962 to March 17, 1962, made in accord- ance with the provisions of Chapter 44, General Laws. This is in the form of a report made to me by Mr. William Schwartz, Assistant Director of Accounts.


Very truly yours, ARTHUR H. MacKINNON Director of Accounts.


AHM:EM


Mr. Arthur H. Mackinnon Director of Accounts


Department of Corporations and Taxation


State House, Boston Sir:


As directed by you, I have made an audit of the books and accounts of the treasurer of the town of Southbridge for the period from January 26, 1962, the date of the previous exam- ination, to March 17, 1962, preparatory to the transfer of the books and accounts and the cash and securities to the newly appointed temporary treasurer, and report thereon as follows:


The books and accounts of the town treasurer were ex- amined and checked in detail. The cash book was footed, and


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the recorded receipts were analyzed and checked with the rec- ords of the several departments collecting money for the town and with other sources from which money was paid into the town treasury, while the payments were compared with the warrants of the selectmen authorizing the treasurer to dis- burse town funds and with the town accountant's books.


The cash balance on March 17, 1962 was proved by re- conciliaion of the bank balances with statements furnished by the banks of deposit.


The securities and savings bank books representing the investments of the several trust and retirement funds in the custody of the town treasurer were examined and listed, the income being proved and all transactions and balances being verified.


The records of payroll deductions for Federal and State taxes and for group insurance premiums were examined. The payments to the proper agencies were verified, and the bal- ances in the general treasury were reconciled with the ac- countant's ledger controls.


The surety bond of the newly appointed temporary treas- urer was examined and found to be in proper form.


Appended to this report are tables showing a reconciliation of the treasurer's cash, summaries of the payroll deduction and tax title accounts, as well as schedules showing the transac- tions and condition of the trust and retirement funds.


While engaged in making the audit cooperation was ex- tended by the several town officials, for which, on behalf of my assistants and for myself, I wish to express appreciation


Respectfully submitted,


WILLIAM SCHWARTZ, Assistant Director of Accounts.


WS:EM


RECONCILIATION OF TREASURER'S CASH


NORBERT C. BENOIT, Treasurer


Balance January 26, 1962 $603,769.56


Receipts January 26 to March 17, 1962 169,617.53


$773,387.09


Payments January 26 to March 17, 1962 $476,593.91 Balance March 17, 1962, transferred to


Raymond L. Girouard, treasurer 296,793.18


$773,387.09


$296,793.18


Balance March 17, 1962 per cash book Cash in banks March 17, 1962:


Guaranty Bank and Trust Company,


143


Worcester $126,303.15


Worcester County National Bank 144,372.67 State Street Bank and Trust Company, Boston, per statement and check book 26,117.36


$296.793.18


Guaranty Bank and Trust Company, Worcester Southbridge Office


Balance March 17, 1962, per statement $183,354.04 Deposits in transit March 17, 1962, verified 356.05


$183,710.09


Balance March 17, 1962, per check register $126,303.15 Outstanding checks March 17, 1962, per list 57,406.94


$183,710.09


Worcester County National Bank Southbridge Office


Balance March 17, 1962, per statement


$150,201.37


Balance March 17, 1962,


per check register $144,372.67


Outstanding checks March 17, 1962,


per list 5,828.70


$150,201.37


RECONCILIATION OF BOND AND COUPON ACCOUNTS The First National Bank of Boston


Balance March 17, 1962, per statement $ 7,350.00


Outstanding March 17, 1962, per list: Bonds $ 7,000.00 350.00 $ 7,350.00


Coupons


State Street Bank and Trust Company, Boston Balance March 17, 1962, per statement $ 577.50


Outstanding coupons March 17, 1962, per list $ 577.50


PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS


Federal Taxes


Balance January 26, 1962 $ 10,700.69


144


Deductions January 26 to March 17, 1962


Payments to Director of Internal Revnue January 26 to March 17, 1962 Balance March 17, 1962, in General Treasury


19,813.53


$ 30,514.22


$ 24,453.27


6,060,95


$ 30,514.22


Balance January 26, 1962


State Taxes $ 875.70


Deductions January 26 to March 17, 1962 1,608.82


$ 2,484.52


Balance March 17, 1962, in General Treasury


$ 2,484.52


Group Insurance $ 1,837.07


Balance January 26, 1962


Deductions January 26 to March 17, 1962


3,256.68 $ 5,093.75


Payments January 26 to March 17, 1962:


Blue Cross and Blue Shield $3,218.87


Boston Mutual Life


Insurance Company 456.91


Refund to individual 9.45


$ 3,685.23


Payments charged to group in- surance appropriation accounts January 26 to March 17, 1962 11.77


Balance March 17, 1962, in General Treasury 1,396.75


$ 5,093.75


TAX TITLES


Balance January 26, 1962 $ 764.33


Balance March 17, 1962, per list


$ 764.33


JESSE J. ANGEL CHARITY FUND In Custody of Town Treasurer Savings Deposits Total $ 2,068.52 $ 2,068.52


On Hand


January 26, 1962


145


10


March 17, 1962


$ 2,068.52 $ 2,068.52


Receipts Payments January 26 to March 17, 1962 No transactions recorded


ALEXIS BOYER, JR., SCHOOL FUND In Custody of Town Treasurer


On Hand


Savings Deposits Total


January 26, 1962


$ 621.42


$ 621.42


March 17, 1962


Receipts Payments $ 621.42


$ 621.42


January 26 to March 17, 1962 No transactions recorded


ELLA M. COLE FUND FOR NEEDY SCHOOL CHILDREN In Custody of Town Treasurer


On Hand


Savings Deposits Total


January 26, 1962


$ 3,000.00


$ 3,000.00


March 17, 1962


$ 3,000.00


$ 3,000.00


Receipts Payments January 26 to March 17, 1962 No transactions recorded


MARY MYNOTT LIBRARY FUND In Custody of Town Treasurer


On Hand


Savings Deposits Total


January 26, 1962


$ 1,000.00


$ 1,000.00


March 17, 1962


$ 1,000.00


$ 1,000.00


Receipts Payments


January 26 to March 17, 1962 No transactions recorded


MABEL MURPHY CEMETERY FUND In Custody of Town Treasurer


On Hand


Savings Deposits Total


January 26, 1962


$ 2,000 00


$ 2,000.00


March 17, 1962


$ 2,000.00


$ 2,000.00


Receipts Payments


January 26 to March 17, 1962 No transactions recorded


ADAH STEDMAN CEMETERY FUND In Custody of Town Treasurer


On Hand January 26, 1962


Savings Deposits Total


$ 1,000.00


$ 1,000.00


March 17, 1962


$ 1,000.00


$ 1,000.00


Receipts Payments January 26 to March 17, 1962 No transactions recorded


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S. LOUISE ORR CEMETERY FUND In Custody of Town Treasurer


On Hand January 26, 1962 March 17, 1962


Savings Deposits Total


$10,000.00


$10,000.00


$10,000.00 $10,000.00


Receipts Payments January 26 to March 17, 1962 No transactions recorded


RUTH STEDMAN CEMETERY FUND In Custody of Town Treasurer


On Hand January 26, 1962 March 17, 1962


Savings Deposits Total


$ 1,000.00


$ 1,000.00


$ 1,000.00


$ 1,000.00


Receipts Payments


January 26 to March 17, 1962 No transactions recorded


CEMETERY GENERAL CARE FUNDS In Custody of Town Treasurer


On Hand January 26, 1962 March 17, 1962


Savings Securities


Deposits Par Value


Total


$23,000.00 $ 2,000.00


$25,000.00


$23,000.00


$ 2,000.00


$25,000.00


Receipts Payments January 26 to March 17, 1962 No transactions recorded


CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE FUNDS In Custody of Town Treasurer


On Hand January 26, 1962 March 17, 1962


Savings Securities


Deposits Par Value


Total


$36,815.30 $32,000.00


$68,815.30


$36,935.30


$32,000.00


$68,935.30


Receipts Payments January 26 to March 17, 1962


Bequests


$120.00 Added to savings deposits


$120 00


Income


120.00 Transfer to town 120.00


$240.00


$240.00


CONTRIBUTORY RETIREMENT SYSTEM FUND


Savings Securities


On Hand Jan. 1, 1962


Cash


Deposits Book Value Total


$ 90,000.00 $136,340.00


$305,646.45


March 17, 1962


$79,306.45 $77,244.00 Receipts Payments January 1 to March 17, 1962


$100,000 00 $126,340.00


$303,584.00


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Sale of securities $10,000.00


Contributions from Members


4,787.95


Income 2,862.43


Cash Balance January 1,1962 79,306.45


Added to savings deposits $10,000.00


Pensions and Annuities 8,790.12


Refunds


756.05


Administration exp.


166.66


Cash on Hand


March 17, 1962: Worcester County National Bank 77,244.00


$96,956.83


$96,956.83


Worcester County National Bank Southbridge Office


Balance March 17, 1962, per statement Balance March 17, 1962, per check register Outstanding Checks March 17, 1962, per list


$77,304.86


$77,244 00


60.86


$77,304.86


RECEIVED TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE 1962 APR. 13 A.M. 9:49


TOWN OF SOUTHBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS


Attest: CLARE P. BOYER, Town Clerk.


REPORT OF ASSESSORS


The Board of Assessors submit the following report for the year ending December 31, 1962. Tax Rate for 1962 was set as follows: General Tax Rate $53.41


School Tax Rate 33.19


Total Tax Rate $86.60 Total appropriations voted to be raised by taxation: Annual Town Meeting, 3-12-62 $2,502.139.27


Amount transferred from available Funds since 1961


148


Tax Rate was fixed


136,345.35


$2,638,484.62 $2,638,484.62


Other amounts to be raised by taxation: (Overlay Deficits and snow and ice removal) STATE: Tax and Assessments:


32,488.18


1961


1962 Under- Estimates estimates


State Parks and Res- ervations $ 9,972.98


State Audit of Muni-


cipal Accounts 1,583.18


State Examination of


Retirement System


50.33


$ 11,606.49


11,606.49


COUNTY: Tax Assessments:


County Tax


$ 91,794.00 $


547.05


Tuberculosis Hospital 31,904.72


$123,698.72 $ 547.05 124,245.77


OVERLAY OF CURRENT YEAR


30,004.73


GROSS AMOUNT TO BE RAISED $2,836,829.79


ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND AVAILABLE FUNDS Estimated Receipts $881,185.96


OVERESTIMATES of pre- vious year to be used as available funds State Parks and Reservations $ 763.04


Amounts voted to be taken


from available funds:


Annual Town


Meeting


$105,000.00


Annual Town


Meeting 15,170.00


Special Town


Meeting


121,175.35


(Before Tax Rate was set.) Available Funds $241,345.35


E & D Acct.


Parking Meter Acct. and


sales of lots and graves. E & D Acct.


149


TOTAL ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND AVAILABLE FUNDS


$1,123,294.35


NET AMOUNT TO BE RAISED BY TAXATION ON POLLS AND PROPERTY Valuation Tax


$1,713,535.44


Number of Polls


5,183 @ $2.00 each $


$ 10,366.00


Personal Property 3,167,905.00 274,340.57


Real Estate


16,499,124.00


1,428,824.14


Gain on account of fractional division of Tax Rate


$


4.73


TOTAL TAXES LEVIED


ON POLLS AND PROPERTY AND TOTAL ASSESSED VALUATION $19,667,029.00 $1,713,535.44


TOTAL TAXES LEVIED ON POLL AND PROPERTY $1,713,535.44


ITEMS NOT ENTERING INTO THE DETERMINATION OF TAX RATE


Betterment and Special Assessments added to taxes: (Sewer Assessment) $ 3,538.63 3,538.63


TOTAL AMOUNT OF 1962 TAXES ON POLLS AND PROPERTY AND OF ASSESSMENTS ADDED TO TAXES AS COMMITTED TO COLLECTOR ADDITIONAL ASSESSMENTS: May 14, 1962-Farm Animal Excise $ 148.77


$1,717,074.07


Warrant to Collector May 14, 1962 August 6, 1962-Sewer Assessments Warrant to Collector August 6, 1962 October 22, 1962-Sewer Assessments Warrant to Collector October 22, 1962


682.95


682.95


6,231.98


6,231.98


November 5, 1962-Sidewalk Assessment 1,062.36 Warrant to Collector November 5, 1962 November 13, 1962-Omitted Poll Tax 104.00


1,062.36


Warrant to Collector November 13, 1962


104.00


$ 148.77


TOTAL WARRANTS TO COLLECTOR ON POLLS AND PROPERTY, BETTERMENTS, OMITTED AND AD- DITIONAL ASSESSMENTS FOR 1962 $1,725,304.13


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VALUATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES FOR 1962 $ 4,397,580.00


Tax on Motor Vehicles for 1962 Warrants to Collector in 1962


$ 243,972.01 243,972.01


TOTAL ASSESSED VALUATION IN 1962 (including Motor vehicles) $24,064.609 00


TOTAL WARRANTS TO COLLECTOR FOR 1962 $1,969,276.14


AMOUNTS TRANSFERRED FROM AVAILALBE FUNDS AT SPECIAL TOWN MEETINGS SINCE 1962 TAX RATE WAS FIXED:


August 13, 1962


$ 7,025.00 From Excess and Deficiency Account.


October 22, 1962


$ 5,362.20 From Excess and Deficiency Account.


2,545.05 From Highway Dept .- new road machinery account.


1,167.70 From school site clearance account.


942.56 From Hartwell St. reconstruction account.


December 10, 1962


$ 700 00 From Excess and Deficiency Account.


46.12 From Veterans' Services extra clerk hire account.


250.00 From Treasurer's other expenses account. 609.00 From Civil Defense account.


Amount to be applied to 1963 General Tax Levy: $20,912.56 For Veterans' Benefits in excess of other appropriations. Chap. 44, Sec. 31, G.L. VALUE OF EXEMPTED REAL ESTATE - 1962


Churches, Parsonages, Schools, Hospital and Cemeteries, etc. $3,637,425.00


Town Property


4,656,965 00


U. S. Post Office


108,000.00


U. S. of America (various parcels)


67,475.00


Commonwealth of Massachusetts-National Guard Armory 246,500.00


TOTAL EXEMPTED REAL ESTATE $8,716,365.00


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VALUE OF EXEMPTED PERSONAL PROPERTY - 1962 Schools, Hospital, etc. Town Property


$ 280,200.00 639,090.00


TOTAL OF EXEMPTED PERSONAL PROPERTY $ 919,290.00


Total number of Motor Vehicles Assessed 7,740 Total number of Dwelling Houses Assessed 2,955


Respectfully submitted, CHARLES N. NORMANDIN ROSARIO C. ARPIN ERNEST A. FARLAND Board of Assessors.


REPORT OF TAX COLLECTOR


To the Citizens of the Town of Southbridge:


I wish to submit the following report as Collector of Southbridge from January 1, 1962 to December 31, 1962. Excise Taxes: Levy of 1958 Cancelled abatements


Payments to Treasurer $ 12.05


Excise Taxes: Levy of 1959


Outstanding January 1, 1962


75.36


Payments to Treasurer


37.41


Abatements 37.95


75.36


Excise Taxes: Levy of 1960


Outstanding January 1, 1962


1,495.48


Cancelled abatements


67.74


Refunds


25.06


1,588.28


Payments to Treasurer


749.21


Abatements


839.07


1,588.28


Excise Taxes: Levy of 1961


Outstanding January 1, 1962


10,577.36


Committed 1962


61,225.15


Cancelled abatements


29.23


Refunds


3,084.02


74,915.76


152


$ 12.05


Payments to Treasurer Abatements Outstanding December 31, 1962


64,554 00


8,996.52


1,365.24


74,915.76


Excise Taxes: Levy of 1962 Committed 1962


209,246.71


Refunds


2,007.56


211,254.27


Payments to Treasurer


183,609.51


Abatements


16,168.12


Outstanding December 31, 1962


11,476.64


211,254.27


Taxes: Levy of 1958


Outstanding January 1, 1962


37.30


Payments to Treasurer


37.30


Taxes: Levy of 1959


Outstanding January 1, 1962


888 07


Disclaimed Tax Titles


38.97


Payments to Treasurer


888.07


Transferred to Tax Title


31.54


Abatements


7.43


927.04


Taxes: Levy of 1960


Outstanding January 1, 1962


7,147.61


Cancelled abatements


2.00


Disclaimed Tax Titles


41.49


7,191.10


Payments to Treasurer


4,841.81


Abatements


1,423.98


Transferred to Tax Titles


33.59


Outstanding December 31, 1962


891.72


7,191.10


Taxes: Levy of 1961


Outstanding January 1, 1962


63,365.32


Disclaimed Tax Titles


43.31


Refunds


773.69


Cancelled abatements


4.00


64,186.32


Payments to Treasurer 55,780.20


153


927.04


Abatements Transferred to Tax Titles Outstanding December 31, 1962


908.26 43.31


7,454.55


Taxes: Levy of 1962


Committed Refunds Cancelled abatements


1,713,790.21 865.78


2.00


1,714,655.99


Payments to Treasurer


1,615,864.30


Abatements


33,525.86


Transferred to Tax Titles


153.74


Outstanding December 31,1962


65,112.09


1,714,655.99


Ambulance


Outstanding January 1, 1962


120.00


Committed


235.00


Cancelled Abatements


20.00


375.00


Payments to Treasurer


270.00


Abatements


40.00


Outstanding December 31, 1962


65.00


375.00


Selectmen


Outstanding January 1, 1962


1,525.00


Committed


3,480.00


5,005.00


Payments to Treasurer


2,705.00


Outstanding December 31, 1962


2,300.00


5,005.00


General Relief


Outstanding January 1, 1962


866.88 9,558.30


Committed


Payments to Treasurer


6,019.24


Abatements


473.10


State Adjustment


20.00


Outstanding December 31, 1962


3,059.36


Paid direct to Treasurer


853.48


10,425.18


10,425.18


154


64,186.32


Old Age Assistance Outstanding January 1, 1962 Committed


1,164.93 932 30


2,097.23


Payments to Treasurer


1,674.30


Outstanding December 31, 1962


422.93


2,097.23


Health


Committed


380.71


Payments to Treasurer


380.71


School


Outstanding January 1, 1962


3,666.16


Committed


8,675.30


12,341.46


Payments to Treasurer


10,977.53


Abatements


153.34


Paid direct to Treasurer


523.76


Outstanding December 31, 1962


686.83


12,341.46


Unapportioned Sewers


Outstanding January 1, 1962


14,960 65


Committed


6,914 93


Refunds


122.93


21,998.51


Payments to Treasurer


3,007.69


Payments to Treasurer on sewers added to taxes


458.22


Abatements


3,542.09


Outstanding December 31, 1962


3,114.72


Transferred for apportionment


11,875.79


21,998.51


Apportioned Sewers


Outstanding January 1, 1962


1,220.00


Committed for apportionment


11,875.79


Payments to Treasurer


2,697.67


Outstanding December 31, 1962


10,398.12


13,095.79


13,095.79


Unapportioned Sidewalks Committed 1,062.36


155


Payments to Treasurer


501.88


Outstanding December 31, 1962


560.48


1,062.36


Fees and Interest Costs


Levy 1958


9.59


Levy 1959


90.24


Levy 1960


540.61


Levy 1961


2,826.84


Levy 1962


1,250.50


Comm. Int. on sewers


388.49


Municipal Liens


12.00




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