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SUPPLEMENTARY ASSISTANCE 1943
The summary below includes medical attention, hospitalization, drugs, nursing service, convales- cent care, miscellaneous items, indirect payments, which includes burial (in cases where no insurance or resources are available). The amount allowed ( Legal requirements), is one hundred dollars. Due to death of recipient, the payment is made direct to Funeral Director-and other items of expense that may be incurred before death. The type of assistance, in addition to grants, are outlined below.
Medical Service
Hospital- ization
Drugs
Nursing Services
Indirect Payments
Miscell- aneous
Convale- scent Care
?
Jan. $ 159.64
$ 239.00
$ 44.90
$ 172.00
$ 16.00
$
00.00
$ 00.00
Feb.
53.50
214.00
33.75
162.40
208.85
00.00
00.00
Mar.
92.00
93.00
39.10
125.00
29.98
10.00
00.00
Apr.
23.00
195.00
29.55
222.00
211.25
00.00
00.00
May
22.00
145.00
14.35
135.00
73.50
00.00
00.00
June
53.00
157.00
35.28
112.00
110.64
10.00
00.00
July
74.00
141.00
30.17
125.00
100.00
12.03
40.81
Aug.
34.00
165.00
18.24
176.34
104.45
12.38
52.00
Sept.
33.00
170.00
12.00
222.77
127.00
48.14
52.00
Oct.
63.00
93.00
- 11.93
112.00
31.59
13.17
52.00
Nov.
15.50
90.00
43.28
62.00
15.00
8.03
52.00
Dec.
95.00
90.00
20.93
56.00
103.00
00.00
52.00
Total
$882.64
$1,792.00
$ 333.48
$1,682.51
$1,131.26
$113.75
$300.81
$ 6,236.45
FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
Appropriation for the year of 1943 $ 21,000.00 Federal revenue (including Nov. and Dec. of 1942 ) 22,663.54
Transferred from General Relief Fund 1,500.00
Unexpended balance from 1942 789.80
Refund from Recipient 100.00
Cancelled checks 22.14
$ 32,125.48
Expenditures
Payrolls expenditures for 1943 $ 51,023.16
Paid Out to other Cities and Towns 164.42
Cost of Administration for January and February, 1943 321.31
$ 31,508.92
Balance
$ 616.56
Revenue received and not available for use.
Received from State $ 19,812.06
Received from other Cities and Towns 485.08
Reimbursement from State on Surtax (3%) on incomes; Meal tax; 5% on cost of meals over $1.00 1,325.20
$ 21,687.34
Cases on payroll as of January 1st 1943-110; Cases opened in 1943 18
Cases closed by transfer-3; Cases closed by children support law 2
Cases closed by death-10; Cases closed due to exces- sive funds 2
Rejected for not qualifying, 3.
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AGENT'S REPORT
Administration Cost and Expenditures
This report covers three categories of assistance under the department of Public Welfare, for a period of ten months, from March 1st, 1943 to December 31st, 1943.
Salary at $100.00 per month, 10 months $ 1,000.00
Expenses for the 10 months, consisting of travel, postage, stationery, forms, repairs on typewriter, files equipment, and other items that are required in the administration, of the De- partment of Public Welfare, Old Age Assistance and Aid to Dependent Children $ 482.35
The items of salary and expenses are listed under the different categories of assistance.
Federal balance on hand for administration $ 726.86
Received during the year 1943. OAA 755.47
Received during year 1943. ADC 51.98
$ 1,535.31
Administration expenses for 12 months
544.60
$ 990.71
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN P. KERIN, WILLIAM D. SCANLON, DAVID K. MILLER,
Board of Public Welfare.
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Report of Cemetery Commissioners
RECEIPTS
Appropriation
$ 600.00
Interest from Perpetual Care Lots
314.50
$
914.50
EXPENDITURES
Labor :
John Grainger
$ 119.25
Joseph Goulette
167.00
Len Davis
8.00
Frank Wiley
1.50
Donald Grainger
89.63
Theodore Palmer
41.00
Howard Blood
12.25
Grant Gardner
10.15
Howard Grainger
5.75
Henry Smith
219.00
Elmer Shattuck
20.00
William Seperski
17.15
Lillian Palmer
10.50
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$
182.78
Equipment :- Repairing Mowers, etc.
C. R. Wright
$ 16.00
A. W. Bartlett
10.20
Central Grain Co.
2.75
Osgood Construction Co.
3.00
George E. Boutwell
4.50
$
36.45
Gas and Oil :
C. F. Maynard
$
8.14
$ 8.14
Water
Town of Pepperell
$ 6.00
$ 6.00
Grading
W. E. Chapman
$
55.35
$ 55.35
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Postage and Stationery Times Free Press T. H. Palmer
4
$ 11.00
1.15
$ 12.15
Unexpended balance
8.63
$ 914.50
Received for Digging Graves Paid Treasurer
$ 194.00
$ 192.00
Received for Sale of Lots
Paid Treasurer
$
61.00
$
62.00
Respectfully submitted
LEROY A. SHATTUCK, IRVING W. PILLSBURY, THEODORE H. PALMER.
SOLDIERS GRAVES
Appropriation
$ 100.00
Expenditures
Labor
John Grainger Joe Goulette Henry Smith
$ 23.50 23.50 53.00
$ 100.00 .
Respectfully submitted.
LEROY A. SHATTUCK, IRVING W. PILLSBURY, THEODORE H. PALMER.
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$ 905.87
Report of Assessors
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Town of Pepperell :
The Board of Asessors herewith submit their report for the year ending Dec. 31, 1943.
TABLE OF AGGREGATES
OF POLLS, PROPERTY, AND TAXES, AS ASSESSED JANUARY, 1, 1943.
Compiled from the figures entered in the valuation list, not including figures relating to exempted property, or to the motor vehicle and trailer excise.
Item No. Persons Assessed Individuals
Others
Total
1 On Personal Estate only
21
18
39.
2 On Real Estate only 604
11
61.
3 On Personal and Real Estate 199 1 200
4 Total number of persons assessed 854
5 Number of polls assessed 943.
VALUE OF ASSESSED PERSONAL ESTATE
6 Stock in trade $ 40,917.00
Machinery 25,312
8 Livestock 109,739.00
9 All other tangible personal property 184,011.00
10 TOTAL VALUE OF ASSESSED PERSONAL ESTATE $ 359,979.00
VALUE OF ASSESSED REAL ESTATE
11 Land exclusive of buildings $ 499,675.00
12 Buildings exclusive of land 1,915,720.00
13 TOTAL VALUE OF ASSESSED REAL ESTATE $ 2,415,395.00
14 TOTAL VALUE OF ASSESSED ESTATE $ 2,775,374.00
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138768.50
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15 Tax Rate per $1,000, $33.60.
Taxes for State, County, or Town Purposes. Including Overlay
16 On Personal Estate (Item 10 by Item 15) $ 12,095.21
1: On Real Estate (Item 13 x Item 15) 81,15.18
18 On Polls (Item 5 x $2.00) 1,886.00
19 Total Taxes Assessed $ 95.138.45
NUMBER OF LIVESTOCK ASSESSED
20 Horses (1year old or over ) 80
1 Cows (Milch ) (1 year or over) 532
Yearlings, bulls, heifers (1 year or over) 86
23 Swine (6 months old or over ) 43
Sheep (5 months old or over ) 85
Fowl 50,986
26 All other 29
Number of acres of land assessed 13.492
28 Number of dwelling houses assessed
Throughout the year the assessors have been meeting at least two evenings a week and expect to continue to meet every Tuesday and Thursday evening, at which time they will be glad to receive any taxpayer.
Respectfully submitted.
J. FRED BROWN. DUANE P. McDUFFEE. TRESCOTT T. AMBELE.
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Report of the Collector of Taxes
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Town of Pepperell :
I herewith submit my report for the year ending Decem- ber 31, 1943.
All taxes prior to 1942 have been collected in full and turned over to the Treasurer and the books audited by State Division of Accounts
1943 Motor Vehicle Excise
Warrants to collect
Feb. 22, 1943
$ 1,061.49
Apr. 9, 1943
25.94
May 11, 1943
1,918.80
June 30, 1943
396.62
Aug. 24, 1943
281.11
Oct. 4, 1943
66.3
Oct. 22, 1943
20.84
Oct. 27, 1943
19.08
Nov. 5, 1943
4.00
Dec. 15, 1943
18.00
Abatements refunded
30.91
$ 4,081.82
Collected by cash
$ 4,001.69
Credit by abatements
54.13
Outstanding
26.00
$
4,081.82
1943 Poll Tax
Warrants to collect
Mar. 18, 1943
$ 1,860.00
Apr. 1, 1943
8.00
Apr. 22, 1943
18.00
July 24, 1943
4.00
$ 1,890.00
Collected by cash
$ 1,422.00
Credit by abatements
468.00
$
1,890.00
Demands collected
36.05
1943 Personal Property Tax
Warrants to collect
June 15, 1943
$ 12,095.28
Dec. 15, 1943
11.76
Abatement refunded
1.68
Collected by cash
$ 11,04.94
Credit by abatement
1.68
Outstanding
1,032,09
$ 12,108.41
Interest collected
3.52
$ 12,108.21
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1943 Real Estate 1
Warrants to collect June 15. 1943 Dec. 15, 1943
$ 81,151.18 103.49
$ 81.260.67
Collected by cash
$ 51.811.30
Credit by abatements
1.291.01
Credit by Title Certifications
860.16
Outstanding
21,232.20
Interest collected
$ 81.260.61 10.45
1942 Motor Vehicle Excise
Balance to collect
$ 58.20
Warrant of Jan. 4, 1943
16.00
Warrant of Jan. 15, 1943
2.00
Abatement refunded
2.00
$ 28.20
Collected by cash
$ 65.28
Credit by abatement
12.92
$
28.20
Interest collected
.85
1942 Personal Property Tax
Balance to collect
$ 1,591.33
$ 1,591.33
Collected by cash
$ 1,533.49
Credit by abatement
28.56
Outstanding
35.28
1,591.33 $
Interest collected
38.62
1942 Real Estate
Balance to collect
$ 23,954.86
Tax Title Certification taken in error
72.24
Abatement refunded
3.36
Overcollection to be refunded
.03
$ 24.030.49
Collected by cash
$ 23,332.01
Credit by abatements
239.31
Credit by Tax Title Certifications
241.59
Warrant in excess of Committment
.04
Outstanding
217.48
Interest collected
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$ 24,030.49
666.15
Respectfully submitted,
RAY M. NEWELL, Collector of Taxes.
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Report of the Town Treasurer
Cash on hand Jan. 1,1943
Adjustment made by State Auditors
Receipts from Jan. 1, 1943 to Jan. 1, 1944
$ 16,649.01 192.42 234.142.99
Total orders drawn by Selectmen
196,199.54
Balance Jan. 1st, 1944
$114,184.88
Water Department
Total Water Receipts for 1943
$ 2,614.70
Total Water Payments for 1943
6,724.83
Water Surplus for 1943
$ 949.81
Cash in North Middlesex Saving Bank
5,633.11
Cash in Worcester North Savings Bank
5,314.29
Cash in Charlestown Savings Bank
2,682.13
Cash in Pepperell Bank
32.86
$ 14,612.86
Woodlawn Cemetery Trust Fund
Cash in hand Jan. 1st, 1943
$ 992.24
67.00
Sale of Lots Interest to Jan. 1st, 1944
15.31
$ 1,074.55
Edmond P. Farrar Fund
Cash on hand Jan. 1st, 1943
$ 227.53
Received from Old Bank
47.95
Interest to July 1, 1943
1.13
$
216.61
Perpetual Care Cemeteries
Cash on hand, July 1st, 1942
$ 11.491.20
Robert O. Coy Fund
150.00
David Reid Fund
150.00
Interest to July 1st, 1943
311.39
$ 18,108.59
Withdrawn
314.50
Cash in banks as per bank books
$ 17.794.09 1
Respectfully submitted.
ADDISON WOODWARD,
Treasurer.
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$310,984.42
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Report of the Town Accountant
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
Gentlemen :
I submit the following report for the year ending Decem- ber, 31, 1943, classified according to the books of the Division of Accounts.
RECEIPTS General Revenue
From the Tax Collector :
Levy of 1943
Polls
$ 1,422.00
Personal Estate
11,074.94
Real Estate
31,811.30
Levy of 1942
Personal Estate
1,533.49
Real Estate
23,332.07
Levy of 1941
Personal Estate
182.14
Real Estate
9,187.62
Levy of 1940
Real Estate
54.48
Levy of 1939
Real Estate
16.00
Levy of 1938 Polls
2.00
$104.712.04
Tax Titles :
Redemptions
$ 1,512.97
$
1,512.97
State :
Corporation Tax
$ 12,630.43
Income Tax
12,040.00
$ 24,670.43
Licenses and Permits :
Liquor
$ 2,875.00
Common Victualer
19.50
Milk and Ice Cream
14.50
Junk
10.00
Gasoline
28.00
Non Alcoholic Beverages
20.00
All Other
11.00
$ 2,978.00
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Fines and Forfeits : Court Fines Poll Demands
$ 220.50 36.05
$ 256.55
Grants and Gifts :
Grants from Federal Government
Old Age Assistance $ 22,663.54
Old Age Assistance Admin. 155.39
Aid Dependent Children
1,225.00
Aid Dependent Children Admin. 51.98
$ 24,695.90
Grants from State
School Fund Part 2 (Year 1941' and 1942)
$ 10,229.89
Union Superintendent
1,159.97
Vocational Education
122.45
Meal Tax Ch. 64-13
1,325.20
Highways Chapter 81
8,355.23
From County Dog Licenses 498.90
$ 22.191.62
Commercial Revenue
Motor Vehicle Excise 1943
$ 4,001.69
Motor Vehicle Excise 1942
65.78
Motor Vehisle Excise 1941
9.45
Motor Vehicle Excise 1940
2.93
$ 4,029.85
Selectmen :
Advertising Liquor Licenses
$ 9.00
Town Hall Rent
16.00
All Other
.50
$ 25.50
Sealer of Weights and Measures
$ 43.20
$ 13.20
Town Clerk :
Dog Licenses for County
$ 693.80
$ 693.80
Highways:
State Chapter 90 Maintenance
$ 1,799.90
County Chapter 90 Maintenance County Canal Street
1,299.90
1,445.22
$ 5,045.02
Highways :
Rent of Equipment
$ 102.50
Sale of Material
22.82
$ 125.32
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Health :
Reimbursements Individuals
State Reimbursements
$ 365.00 868.56
$
1,233.56
Charities :
Reimbursements for Relief Individuals
Cities and Towns
$ 113.00 498.95
State
1,214.23
State Burial
100.00
Reimbursement from State Aid Dependent Children $ 1,993.36
$ 1,993.36
Reimbursements for Old Age Assist- ance
Individuals
Cities and Towns
$ 13.00 . 485.08
State
19,82.06
$ 20.315.14
Soldiers Benefit from State : Military Aid
$ 225.00
War Allowances
25.00
$ 300.00
Schools :
Tuition Cities and Towns
$
80.29
$ 80.19
Library :
Fines
$
29.25
Sale of Material
20.00
$ 99.25
Unclassified : State Guard
State Department Uniform
$ 64.53
Sale of Garage (Varnum Place)
50.00
$ 114.53
Water Department :
Water Rates
$ 2,674.70
$ 2,644.00
Cemeteries :
Annual Care
$ 111.50
Opening Graves
212.00
Sale of Lots and Graves
62.00
$ 390.50
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93
$ 1,986.68
Interest :
Taxes $ 1,353.94 .85
Excise Special
Water Surplus 268.53
Cemeteries (Perpetual Care)
314.50
Library (Int. and Dividends)
2,070.34
Tax Titles Int. 61/2% 31.79
$
4,039.95
Trusts and Investments :
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds
$
300.00
Refunds :
Tree Warden (Service) $ 20.00
Cash General (Check returned)
13.60
Cash General (A. D. C. Checks Returned ) 30.00
Cash General (O. A. A. Checks Returned )
189.64
Refund Telephone (U. S. Treas- urer)
14.04
Advertising Tax Titles
5.75
Deeds Tax Titles
2.50
Check Transferred
41.66
Cemetery-Cash Received
5.00
$ 392.19
Transfers :
Library
$ 1,400.00
Victory and Withholding Tax 2,231.75
Closed Bank (General Account)
3,980.73
Closed Bank (Library Account)
50.83
7,663.31 $
Cash Balance January, 1943
Cash Balance Dec. 31, 1943.
General $ 76,649.01
General $114,784.88
Library 124.40
Library
668.27
Audit Adjust-
ments 319.93
Audit Adjust- ments 127.51
Receipts for
Payments for
year 237,674.16
year 199,186.84
$314,767.50
$314,767.50
PAYMENTS
Legislative :
Moderator Printing Town Report
$ 5.00
250.00
$ 255.00
94
$ 300.00
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Selectmen :
Salaries
$ 600.00
Printing
2.15
14.05
Office Supplies All Other
22.63
$ 643.83
Law Department :
Counsel Fees
$ 5.00
Damages to Persons and Property
342.00
$
34.00
Treasurer :
Salary
$ 600.00
Office Supplies .
55.80
Surety Bond
26.50
Tax Title Expense
10.00
$
142.30
Accountant :
Salary
$ 500.00
Office Supplies
32.78
$
532.78
Tax Collector :
Commissions
$ 1,143.30 .
Fees
65.50
Surety Bond
167.00
Office Supplies
68.85
Tax Bills
178.30
One Adding Machine
88.68
All Other
9.19
Postage
52.05
$
1,222.81
Assessors :
Salaries
$1,200.00
Wages
78.50
Stationery and Postage
8.16
Warrants and Forms
33.84
Transfers and Probates
19.08
Auto Hire
26.00
All Other
35.28
$
1,420.86
Town Clerk :
Salary
$ 350.00
Recording Fees
154.50
Surety Bond
7.50
Printing and Postage
40.80
All Other
1.35
$
554.15
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95
Registration : Registrars Salaries
$ 200.00
$ 200.00
Listing :
Wages
$ 135.00
Printing and Cards
139.20
214.20
Election Officers :
Wages
$ 53.50
Printing All Other
4.00
$
65.08
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Town Hall :
Janitor
$ 360.00
Fuel
351.03
Lights
148.32
Telephone
57.37
Inspection
5.00
Janitor Supplies
12.80
Repairs
205.06
All Other
11.40
$
1.155.98
Police :
Salary of Chief
$ 1,625.00
Wages of Policemen
826.45
Car Insurance
56.60
Use of Car
382.50
Extra Car Expense
31.20
Station Expense
102.12
Fuel and Light
136.06
Telephone
116.51
All Other
41.05
$
3.324.29
Fire Department :
Salarie's-Engineers
$ 200.00
Wages-Firemen
1,500.00
Drivers
135.00
Care of Alarm
2.50
Apparatus-Maintenance
204.11
Hose
308.10
Signal Light
55.80
Janitor
242.00
Fuel
101.35
Electricity
25.79
Telephone
35.80
Repairs (Bldgs. and Grounds )
51.66
Inspection
5.00
Miscellaneous Expense
19.10
$ 2,9447.81
.
4
96
$
7.58
Fire Department : Hose
$ 491.66
$ 491.66
Forest Warden :
Salary of Warden
$ 50.00
Salary of Deputies
30.00
160.50
Wages of Firemen Equipment
9.90
S 250.40
Sealer of Weights and Measures :
Salary
$ 85.00
Expenses
10.11
$
95.14
Tree Warden :
Superintendent
S
6.00
Labor
126.00
Trucks
67.50
$ 199.50
Health :
Vital Statistics
$ 1.25
Printing
14.05
Medical
18.25
Middlesex Sanitorium
2,509.50
Inspection of Animals
180.00
Inspection of Meat
120.00
District and School Nurse
1.000.00
$ 3.843.05
Highways :
Wages
$ 103.10
Trucks
:11.00
Tar
57.50
Sand and Stone
96.00
Salt
263.25
Lumber
94.11
Equipment
262.95
Fuel and Lights
60.32
All Other
100.61
$
2,410.04
Snow and Ice :
Wages
$ 1,252.15
Trucks
2,497.75
Teams
213.15
Sand
282.68
Salt
370.00
Cal. Chlor.
145.00
$
4,161.33
97
Chapter 81 Roads :
$ 4,405.40
Wages Trucks
4,574.25
Tractor Mower
227.50
Tar Patch
1,675.33
Tar
2,698.75
Sand and Stone
204.60
Asphalt
501.15
$ 14,286.98
Chapter 90 Roads Maintenance :
Wages
$ 1,130.00
Trucks
1,141.00
Tractor Mower
167.50
Tar Patch
191.49
Tar
1,563.73
Sand and Stone
508.98
$
5,302.70
Sidewalks: High Street
Wages
$ . 199.80
Trucks
177.50
Lumber
23.33
$
400.63
Machinery Fund :
Gas and Oil
$ 26.25
Equipment
18.83
$
95.08
Covered Bridge-Repairs
Wages
$ 80.40
Trucks
78.00
Material
126.13
$ 284.53
Street Lights :
$ 4,967.23
$
4,967.23
Town Dump :
Labor
$ 3.60
Bull Dozer
110.00
$
115.60
Public Welfare :
Salaries
$ 300.00
Groceries
1,217.58
Fuel
238.00
Rent
461.50
Shoes and Clothing
30.94
Hospital and Medical
946.05
Cash
370.00
Cities and Towns
145.39
All Other
240.13
$
3,949.59
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Aid to Dependent Children : Cash
$ 4,309.70 $ 4,309.70
Old Age Assistance :
Cash
$ 44,763.11
Doctors
982.64
Nurse
1,715.42
ABCD
663.12
Hospital
1,862.50
Cities and Towns
237.92
All Other
933.67
$ 51,158.98
O. A. A. Administration : Postage $ 17.52
$ 17.52
Agent, Article 6, 2-16-42
Welfare Salary and Expense
$ 20.00
Aid Dependent Children
Salary and Expense
20.00
Old Age Assistance
Salary and Expense
262.12
Total for Jan. and Feb. 1943
$
352.42
Agent, Article 8, Feb. 15, 1943
Salary (March to December incl. ) $ 1,000.00
Expenses (March to December incl.)
Welfare Dept.
61.69
Aid to Dp. Children
19.22
Old Age Assistance
362.83
$
1,443.74
Soldier's Relief :
Cash
$ 1,553.50
Groceries
12.00
Medical
22.90
$
1,588.40
Schools :
Salaries and Wages
School Committee
$ 150.00
Superintendent
1,753.98
Teachers-High
14,310.94
Teachers-Elementary
13,606.76
Supervisors
935.00
Janitors-High
1,299.96
Janitors-Elementary
1,395.67
Transportation
4,500.00
Truant Officer
100.00
School Physician
250.00
School Census
20.15
99
Superintendent's Expense
214.03
Tuition-Trade School
23.70
Telephones Office Expense
121.06
All Other
8.21
Text Books and Supplies
1,389.08
Buildings and Grounds
Fuel and Light-High
1.444.31
Fuel and Light-Elementary
1,516.12
Repairs-High
101.36
Repairs-Elementary
413.86
Miscellaneous Expense-High
267.66
Miscellaneous Expense-Elem. 208.86
Outlays-New Equipment 2.461.19
$ 46,591.38
Sanitation, Shattuck School Contract
$ 4.130.00
$ 4,130.00
Library :
Salaries
Librarian
$ 636.00
Assistant Librarian
541.50
Janitor
220.00
Books and Periodicals
477.96
Binding
11.32
Office
21.96
All Other
11.16
Building and Grounds
516.57
$. 2,936.47
Unclassified :
Contingent Fund
$ 12.40
Insurance
1,085.21
Common
50.00
Memorial Day
135.00
Civilian Defense
67.04
Rationing Board
316.78
Mass. State Guard
246.96
Workmen's Comp. Ins.
15.00
-
$
1,928.39
Water Department :
Commissioners
$ 120.00
Superintendent
1,650.00
Engineer
1,467.82
Labor
12.00
Insurance
87.17
Telephone
56.54
Transportation
510.00
100
25.19
Office Expense Collections All Other General
10.82
20.00
86.18
Station 1 Engine Fuel
1,315.63
Station 1 Heating Fuel
66.96
Station ? Power and Heat
81.98
Station 1 and ? Repairs and Supplies
333.80
Station 1 and ? All Other
252.14
Service and Maintenance
582.79
$
6,124.83
Cemeteries
Labor
$
Equipment
29.20
All Other
88.89
$
905.81
Soldier's Graves
$ 100.00
$
100.00
AAgency Trust and Investment :
State Tax
$ 2,400.00
State Parks and Reservations
81.29
County Tax
3,602.81
Middlesex County Hospital
833.25
County Dog Licenses
693.80
Mass. Dept. Public Health
10.00
Collector Internal Revenue
2.230.15
Cemetery Requests
300.00
$ 10,152.40
Interest and Maturing Debt :
Interest
$
250.00
Bond
5,000.00
$ 5.250.00
Refunds :
Real Estate Tax 1941
$
1.55
Real Estate Tax 1942
3.36
Personal State Tax 1943
1.68
Motor Vehicle Excise 1942
2.00
Motor Vehicle Excise 1943
30.91
Old Age Assistant Receipt
26.66
Cemetery Erroneous Receipt
5.00
$
11.16
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Transfers :
Town to Library
$ 1,400.00
Lots and Graves Fund
67.00
Closed Bank (General Account)
3,272.80
Closed Bank (Water Account)
707.93
Closed Bank (Library Account)
50.83
$
5,498.56
Total payments for the year $198,856.53
Cash Balance Jan. 1, 1943
Cash Balance Dec. 31, 1943
General $ 76,649.01
General
$114,853.44
Library
124.40
Library
668.27
Receipts for
year 237,674.16
Adjust adj. Rec. entered in error 69.33
Payments for year 198,856.53
$314,447.57
$314,447.57
Respectfully submitted,
RUPERT L. BLOOD,
Town Accountant.
102
BALANCE SHEET December 31, 1943
Assets
Cash in Banks and Office : General Library
$114,184.88 668.27
$115,453.15
Accounts Receivable : '
Taxes :
Levy 1941 Real Estate
$
4.59
Levy 1942 Personal
35.28
Levy 1942 Real Estate
217.49
$ 257.36
Levy 1943 Personal
$ 1,018.65
Levy 1943 Real Estate
21,245.64
$ 22,264.29
Motor Vehicle Excise : Levy 1943
$ 26.00
$ 26.00
Departmental :
Military Aid
$ 245.00
War Allowance
282.50
Public Welfare
411.80
$ 1,469.30
Tax Titles
$ 3,514.75
Tax Title Possessions
836.55
Water Rates
$ 235.34
$ 235.34
Aid to Highways : State-Chapter 81
$
120.43
$ 720.43
Bank Accts. Special
$ 68.56
$ 68.56
Overpayment to County : Dog Licenses
$
1.80
$ 1.80
Overdrawn Accounts :
Chapter 81
$ 20.43
County Tax
188.09
$ 908.52
Overlay Deficits : Levy 1941
$
26.15
$ 26.15
$145,782.20
103
$ 4,351.30
Liabilities and Reserves
Withhoding Tax Deductions $ 1:00
$ 1.00
Sale of Cemetery Lots and Graves
$ 1,059.22
$ 1,059.22
State Parks and Reservations
$
3.66
$ 3.66
Highway Machinery Fund $ 1,440.96
$
1,440.96
Federal Grants :
Aid to Dependent Children $ 66.56
Aid to Dependent Children Ad- ministration 32.76
Old Age Assistance
308.30
Old Age Assistance Adminis- tration
410.18
$
822.80
Appropriation Balances :
Government Projects
$ 3,512.00
Tree Warden Special
570.00
Tree Warden W. P. A.
331.69
Stump Removal W. P. A.
20.99
Health
100.00
Repairs Covered Bridge
2,116.30
Sidewalks-High Street
574.37
Sidewalk-Townsend Street
1,175.00
Machinery Maintenance
910.64
Drainage Project W. P. A.
2,649.16
Library
668.21
Schools
800.00
Sanitation-Shattuck School
350.00
Workmen's Compensation Fund
1,979.00
Civilian Defense
926.05
Mass. State Guard
$1.62
Honor Roll and Service Flag
150.00
$ 11,505.09
Water-AAvailable Surplus
$ 24,111.02
$ 24.111.02
Overlay Reserved for Abatements :
Levy 1942
$ 1,511.64
Levy 1943
2,959.36
$ 4,531.00
Overlay Surplus Reserve
$ 4,698.17
$ 4,698.17
-
104
Revenue Reserved for Collection :
Motor Vehicle Excise
$ 26.00
Departmental
1,469.30
Tax Titles
4,351.30
Water Department
235.34
Aid to Highways
120.43
Excess and Deficiency
$ 6,802.31 $ 84,751.91
$145,182.20
Debt Accounts
Net Funded Fixed
Debt.
$ 15,000.00
High School Loan $ 15,000.00
Trust Accounts
Trust Funds
Cash and Se-
curities
$ 12,503.66
Edmund P. Farrar Fund 215.48
Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund 17,191.20
$ 12,503.66
$ 12,503.66
Lawrence Library Fund $ 54,436.98
105
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SUMMARY
Receipts Appropriations Transfers
Payments Transfers
Balance
State Tax
$ 2,400.00
$
2,400.00
Parks and Reservations
85.45
81.19
3.66
County Tax
$188.09
3,414.12
3,602.81
County Hospital.
833.25
833.25
Legislative
280.00
255.00
25.00
Selectmen
200.00
643.83
36.17
Government Projects
3,512.00
3,512.00
Law
400.00
347.00
53.00
Reserve Fund
1,500.00
37.30
1,462.70
Town Treasurer
1,067.90
242.30
325.60
Accountant
550.00
532.78
17.22
Tax Collector
1,292.81
1,772.87
Assessors
1,550.00
1,420.86
129.14
Town Clerk
570.00
554.15
15.85
Listing
300.00
274.70
25.30
Registrars
220.00
200.00
20.00
Election Officers
100.00
65.08
34.92
Town Hall
1,213.60
1,155.98
51.62
Police
3,600.00
3,324.29
215.11
Fire Department
3.000.00
2,947.81
52.19
Hose
500.00
491.66
8.34
Forest Warden
500.00
250.40
249.60
Sealer Wts. and Measures
100.00
95.24
4.26
Moth Department
500.00
500.00
Tree Warden
210.00
269.50
.50
Tree Warden Special
510.00
570.00
Tree Warden WPA
331.69
331.69
Stump Removal
WPA
20.99
20.99
Health
3,000.00
2.843.05
156.95
District and School Nurse
1.000.00
1,000.00
Highways
2,500.00
2.410.04
89.96
Snow and Ice
5,000.00
4,161.33
238.67
Chapter 81
14,315.00
14,34.98
.02
Chapter 90 Maint.
6,100.00
5.400.00
:00.00
Repairs Covered Bridge
3,000.83
284.53
2,716.30
Sidewalk High St.
915.00
100.63
514.31
Sidewalk Townsend St.
1,115.00
1,115.00
Machinery Funds Rec.
2,040.96
600.00
1,440.96
Machinery Fund Exp.
1,005.72
95.08
910.64
Street Lights
5,050.00
4,967.23
82.77
Drainage WPA
2,649.16
2,649.16
Town Dump
200.00
115.60
84.40
Public Welfare
7,000.00
6 281.28
718.72
106
Aid to Dependent Children
3,316.39
, 3,316.39 28,144.82
552.82
Aid Dependent Chil- dren Federal
1,225.00
1,158.44
66.56
Aid Dependent Children Federal Grant Ad- ministration
51.98
19.22
32.76
Old Age Assistance
Federal Grant
23,453.17
23,144.81
308.30
Old Age Assistance
Federal Grant Admin. 1.482.24
1,012.06
470.18
Agent Art. 45 Welfare
AD Cand O A A
352.42
352.42
Agent Art. 8 Sec. 4A
1,000.00
1,000.00
Soldiers Relief
2,000.00
1,588.40
411.60
Schools
41,398.90
46,591.38
801.52
Sanitation Shattuck School
4,480.00
4,130.00
350.00
Library Approp.
1,400.00
1,400.00
Library Expenses
3,655.57
2,987.30
668.27
Contingent Fund
200.00
12.40
187.60
Common
50.00
50.00
Playground
50.00
50.00
Memorial Day
135.00
135.00
Workmen's Compensation
1,994.00
15.00
1,979.00
Insurance
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