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Balance Sale of Lots Account 1-1-61
Sale of Lots - 1961
Annual Care of Lots
Paid directly to treasurer for Annual Care
Perpetual Care Funds Established
300.00
Paid Town Treasurer $ 92.00
Received by Treasurer
Perpetual Care Funds to Treasurer 300.00
Balance Sale of Lots Account 12-31-61 127.50
$ 127.50
92.00
Respectfully submitted, FREDERICK G. STONE, Secretary
59
FINANCIAL REPORTS
GRAPHS OF OTHER CLASSIFICATIONS
Recreation and Unclassified
'59
'60
'61
5.9
4.7
3.5
Interest and Maturing Debt
4.5
4.7
3.7
'59
'60
'61
Assessments
4.7
3.5
4.3
'59
'60
'61
Agency & Trust -- Refunds & Transfers
6.6
5.8
3.5
'59
'60
'61
61
FINANCIAL REPORTS
FINANCIAL REPORTS
Accounting Officer's Balance Sheet
Receipts
Appropriations and Transfers
Statement of Accounts
Itemized Account of Expenditures
ACCOUNTING OFFICER TOWN OF OAKHAM - BALANCE SHEET December 31, 1961 GENERAL ACCOUNTS
ASSETS
LIABILITIES AND RESERVES
Cash
Petty Cash for Library
TAXES:
$ 33,530.92Temporary Loans: 10.00 In anticipation of Highway Reimbursement $ 20,000.00
Levy of 1958:
Agency: Library Gifts $ 30.00
Personal Property $ 32.95
Real Estate
71.40
Payroll Deductions,
Levy of 1959:
State Taxes 102.65
Poll
22.00
Personal Property
157.85
Real Estate
1,247.95
14.28
Levy of 1960:
Poll
20.00
Disability Assistance $ 399.92
Personal Property
276.87
Aid to Dep. Children 432.22
Real Estate
2,475.18
Medical Aid for Aged 824.30
Levy of 1961:
Old Age Assistance
1,675.77
Poll
64.00
Personal Property
1,472.64
Real Estate
10,066.94
$
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise:
Levy of 1959: $ 483.35
Levy of 1960
1,524.78
Levy of 1961
3,500.72
$
5,508.85Receipts Reserved for Appropriation:
ANNUAL REPORTS
$ 3,332.21
Appropriation Balances: Revenue:
3,295.73
15,907.78 General Non-Revenue: Fire Station Constr. 13.22
Overestimates 1961: State Parks & Recreation 22.28
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Tailings: Unclaimed checks Federal Grants:
$ 132.65
Farm Animal Excise:
Levy of 1959 Levy of 1960 Levy of 1961
$
19.04 59.93
68.89
$
Tax Titles
$ 12.38
Tax Possessions
63.90
$
76.28
Sale of Cemetery Lots Fund Overlays Reserved for Abatements: Levy of 1958 $ 104.35
Levy of 1959 139.13
Levy of 1960 538.39
Levy of 1961 1,348.29
$
2,130.16
Cemetery Care
13.00
$
1,438.85
Revenue Reserved until collected: Motor Vehicle & Trailer Excise $ 5,508.85
Farm Animal Excise 147.86
County
$ 20,797.81 6,245.26
Tax Title and Possessions 76.28
Departmental 1,438.85
Aid to Highways
4,000.00
17.87
$
11,171.84
Overdrawn Accounts:
Reserve for Petty Cash
10.00
Dog Licenses for County 2.00
Surplus Revenue
40,276.03
Cemetery Perp.
Care Bequests 100.00
Wildcat Bounty 10.00
School Lunch 90.35
Cemeteries General Care 264.97
$ 467.32
Road Machinery Rental Fund 2,179.38 Reserve Fund Overlay Surplus 1,443.52
147.86
$ 3,622.90 127.50
ยท Departmental:
General Relief $ 1,296.55
Aid to Dep. Children 104.30
Veterans' Services 25.00
Aid to Highways: State
$ 27,043.07
Unprovided for or Overdrawn Accounts: Underestimate 1960: County Tax
FINANCIAL REPORTS
$ 84,148.80
$ 84,148.80
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64
ANNUAL REPORTS RECEIPTS FOR 1961 GENERAL REVENUE
Taxes:
Current year: Real Estate
Personal
Poll
$
58,966.10
In lieu of taxes - Metropolitan Water Dist.
7,292.30
Previous years: Real Estate
6,819.29
Personal
720.43
Poll
40.00
7,579.72 $
Tax Title Redemptions
From the State:
Income
$ 7,532.73
Corporation
3,000.00
$
10,532.73
Licenses and Permits:
Licenses
$
22.00
Permits
16.00
$ 38.00
Court Fines
10.00
Grants and Gifts:
From the Federal Government:
Disability Assistance
$ 83.00
Aid to Dependent Children
164.00
Medical Aid for Aged
852.70
Old Age Assistance
7,289.40
$
8,389.10
From the State:
School Transportation
$ 16,182.80
Vocational Education
57.12
Highways, Chapter 81
8,487.89
Union Superintendent
215.13
Div. of Livestock - Disease Control
17.50
Meals Tax
547.50
25,507.94 $
From the County: Dog License Refund
$ 199.60
Commercial Revenue
Privileges:
Motor Vehicle Excise
$
12,172.10
Farm Animal Excise
294.06
$ 12,466.16
Reimbursement for Loss of Taxes - State
$ 40,316.02 18,436.08 214.00
928 75
429.61
65
FINANCIAL REPORTS
Commercial Revenue - Departmental
General Government:
Treasurer Selectmen
$ 9.10 20.00
$ 29.10
Protection of Persons & Property: Sealer of Weights & Measures $
3.50
Worcester County - Dutch Elm Disease 35.38
$
38.88
Highways:
Chap. 90 - Maint. from State $ 1,599.81
Chap. 90 Maint from County
1,599.81
Chap. 90 Constr. from State 3,509.49
Chap. 90 Constr. from County
1,754.74
Sale of Highway Pipe
10.00
Machinery Rentals
5,125.20
$ 13,599.05
Public Assistance:
Disability Assistance - State
$ 456.12
Medical Aid of Aged - State
434.47
Old Age Assistance - State
4,436.47
Old Age Assistance - Towns
135.80
$ 5,462.86
Veterans' Benefis - State
312.50
School Lunch Program: From State
$ 502.53
From Sale of Lunches
2,920.63
$
3,423.16
Library: Book Fines $ 5.40
Commercial Revenue - Cemeteries
Care of Lots $ 92.00
Commercial Revenue - Interest
On Deferred Taxes $ 281.01
On Cemetery Funds
562.49
$ 843.50
Municipal Indebtedness
Loan in anticipation of Revenue from Taxes $ 15,000.00
Loans in anticipation of Revenue from Highway Reimburesemnt: Chapter 81 12,000.00
Chapter 90 - Construction
8,000.00
General Loan Fire Truck 6,000.00
$ 41,000.00
66
ANNUAL REPORTS
Agency Trust and Investment
Payroll Deductions:
Federal Withholding Taxes
$ 4,277.02
County Retirement State Withholding Taxes
365.83
Dog Licenses for County
245.50
Cemetery - Perp. Care Bequests
200.00
Alden Fund
501.45
6,188.81 $
Refunds:
School Department
$ 36.00
School Lunch
35.74
Library
6.65
Old Age Assistance
15.00
Machinery Account
2.00
$ 95.39
Total
$ 203,430.66
Less Alden Fund
501.45
Total Receipts
$ 202,929.21
APPROPRIATIONS and TRANSFERS Appropriations Voted at Annual Town Meeting March 6, 1961
General Government
Moderator
$ 20.00
Selectmen
600.00
Auditing
450.00
Treasury
575.00
Collector
600.00
Assesors
550.00
Planning Board
50.00
Legal
50.00
Town Clerk
225.00
Elections & Registrations 250.00
Town Hall Maintenance
1,150.00
$
4,520.00
Public Safety
Police Department $ 400.00
Fire Department 2,500.00
Sealer of Wghts. & Meas. 20.00
Inspection of Wires 25.00
Insect Pest Control 100.00
Dutch Elm Disease 550.00
Tree Warden
150.00
599.01
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FINANCIAL REPORTS
Dog Officer
75.00
Civil Defense
50.00
Compensation Insurance
800.00
$ 4,670.00
Health and Sanitation
Board of Health $ 50.00
Town Dump
200.00
Inspection of Animals
35.00
Inspection of Slaughtering
25.00
$ 310.00
Streets and Highways
Chapter 81 Maint. $ 1,100.00
Chapter 90 Maint. 2,000.0
Chapter 90 Const.
3,000.00
Snow Removal & Sanding 8,000.00
Street Lights 350.00 $ 14,450.00
Public Assistance
Public Assistance and Administration $ 10,500.00
Veterans' Services 200.00 $ 10,700.00
Schools and Education
School Comm. Salaries $ 125.00
School Expenses 67,522.76
Library Trustees Salaries 45.00
Library Expenses
1,200.00
Plus dog tax returns
Adult Vocational
Education 1,663.00
$ 70,555.76
Recreation and Unclassified
Care of Town Common $ 75.00
Wright Park Maint. 100.00
Memorial Day Observances 100.00
Care of Town Clock 50.00
Annual Reports 650.00
4-H Clubs
100.00
Worc. County Retirement
600.27
School Study Committee 50.00
Regional School Dist. Planning Committee 50.00
Bicentennial Celebration 1,500.00
National Defense Education 350.00
Wright Park Facilities 300.00
Stabilization Fund
1,500.00 $ 5,425.27
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ANNUAL REPORTS
Cemeteries
Cemetery Comm. Salaries 45.00 General Care of Cemeteries 600.00 plus interest $ 1,145.00
Center Cemetery 500.00
Interest and Maturing Debt
Interest
$
750.00
Maturing Debts 2,500.00 $ 3,250.00
Total Raised and Appropriated at Annual Town Meeting $ 115,026.03
Appropriations from Available Funds in the Treasury
Voted at Annual Town Meeting Chapter 90 Maint. $ 4,000.00 To reduce Tax Levy 7,000.00 $ 11,000.00
$
11,000.00
Appropriations from Overlay Surplus
Voted at Annual Town Meeting $ 1,000.00
Total Appropriated from Overlay Surplus
$
1,000.00
Transfers
From Highway Machinery Fund to Highway Machinery Account Annual Town Meeting $ 1,500.00 Special Town Meeting December 13 3,000.00 $ 4,500.00
From Public Assistance and
Administration to
Snow Removal &
Sanding
$
2,000.00
$
2,000.00
$
6,500.00
Assesments (Included by Assessors in 1961 Tax Levy)
Worcester County
Tubercular Hospital $ 849.92
County Tax 2,644.38 $ 3,494.30
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Audit of Accounts $ 529.37 State Parks & Reservations 314.63 $ 844.00
Total Assessments
$ 4,338.30
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FINANCIAL REPORTS
Loans
Anticipation of Reimbursement
Chapter 81 Maint. $ 13,000.00 Chapter 90 Const. 9,000.00 $ 22,000.00
Anticipation of Taxes Temporary Loan $ 15,000.00 $ 15,000.00
Purchase of Equipment
Fire Engine $ 6,000.00 $ 6,000.00
Total Loans
$ 43,000.00
Revolving Funds Carried Over from 1960 or Started in 1961
On Hand 1-1-61
Receipts
Available
Fire Station Const.
$ 13.22
$ 13.22
Civil Defense
186.74 $
50.00
236.74
Public Assistance
Federal Accounts
Old Age Assistance 1,498.54
7,304.40
8,802.94
Disability Assistance
316.92
83.00
399.92
Aid to Dep. Children
372.72
164.00
536.72
Medical Aid for the Aged
0.00
852.70
852.70
School Cafeteria Classroom 1,058.60
0.00
1,058.60
School Lunch Program
4.31
3,458.90
3,463.21
Tax Title Foreclosures
211.17
0.00
211.17
Regional School Plan. Comm.
50.00
50.00
100.00
Bicentennial Committee
85.00
0.00
85.00
Bicentennial Celebration
0.00
1,500.00
1,500.00
New Fire Engine
120.85
8,500.00
8,620.85
Total $ 3,918.07 $ 21,963.00 $ 25,881.07
Reserve Fund
Transfer from Overlay Surplus
$ 1,000.00
Transfers approved by Selectmen:
Memorial Day $ 27.36
Wright Park Maintenance 11.71
Maturing Debt
500.00
Selectmen
120.05
Treasurer
60.22
Town Clerk
2.27
Police Department
32.57
Tree Warden
17.00
Snow and Sand
39.32
Library
30.59
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4-H Club
10.06
Balance Returned to Overlay Surplus $ 851.15
148.85 $ 1,000.00
ROGER H. LANGLEY, Accounting Officer
STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS General Government
Account
Amount Available 20.00 $
Amount Spent
Balance 12-31-61
Moderator
$
20.00 $
0.00
Auditing
450.00
431.76
18.24
Selectmen
720.05
720.05
0.00
Treasury
635.22
635.22
0.00
Collector
600.00
579.86
20.14
Assessors
550.00
490.46
59.54
Planning Board
50.00
49.13
0.87
Legal
50.00
50.00
0.00
Town Clerk
227.27
227.27
0.00
Elec. & Regis.
250.00
137.50
112.50
Town Hall Maint.
1,150.00
981.33
168.67
Totals
$ 4,702.54 $
4,322.58 $
379.96
Public Safety
Police Department
$ 432.57 $
432.57 $
0.00
Fire Department
2,500.00
2,451.48
48.51
New Fire Engine
8,620.85
8,548.15
72.70
Fire Station Const.
13.22
0.00
13.22
Sealer of Wghts. & Measures
20.00
20.00
0.00
Inspector of Wires
25.00
25.00
0.00
Insect Pest Control
100.00
99.00
1.00
Dutch Elm Diseas
550.00
508.75
41.25
Tree Warden
167.00
167.00
0.00
Dog Officer
75.00
75.00
0.00
Civil Defense
236.74
0.00
236.74
Compensation Insurance
800.00
725.50
74.50
Wildcat Bounty
10.00
*_ 10.00
Totals
$ 13,540.38 $ 13,062.46 $
477.92
*Overdraft
Health and Sanitation
Board of Health
6.00 $
44.00
Town Dump
$ 50.00 $ 200.00
172.15
27.85
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FINANCIAL REPORTS
Animal Inspector
35.00
35.00
0.00
Insp. of Slaughtering
25.00
25.00
0.00
Totals
$ 310.00 $
238.15 $
71.85
Highways
Chap. 81 Maint.
$ 13,200.00 $
13,178.12 $
21.88
Chap. 90 Maint.
6,000.00
5.999.61
0.39
Library
1,436.70
1,436.70
0.00
Chap. 90 Const.
16,981.01
16,780.51
200.50
Snow and Sand
10,039.32
10,039.32
0.00
Street Lights
350.00
342.00
8.00
Machinery Account
4,500.00
4,362.83
137.17
Totals $ 51,070.33 $ 50,702.39 $ 367.94
Public Assistance and Veterans' Services
Public Assistance
Town Account
$ *8,500.00
Old Age Assistance
$ 5.783.42
Disability Assistance
672.00
Aid to Dep. Children
208.40
General Relief
48.10
Medical Aid Aged
1,260.00
Administration
350.00
$ 8,321.92 $
178.08
*$2,000 transferred to Snow & Sand at special town meeting.
Federal Account
Old Age Assistance $ 8,802.94 $
7,127.17 $
1,675.77
Disability Assistance
399.92
0.00
399.92
Aid Dep. Children
536.72
104.50
432.22
Medical Aid for Aged
852.70
28.40
824.30
Veterans' Services
200.00
50.00
150.00
Totals
$ 19,292.28 $ 15,631.99 $ 3,660.29
Schools and Library
School Comm. Salaries $
125.00 $
125.00 $
0.00
School Department
67,558.76
65,668.01
1,890.75
Cafeteria Classroom
1,058.60
0.00
1,058.60
School Lunch Program
3,463.21
3,553.56
-- -90.35
Vocational Education
1,663.00
1,036.86
626.14
National Defense Ed. Acct.
350.00
236.56
113.44
Library Trustees' Sal.
45.00
45.00
0.00
Totals
$ 75,700.41 $ 72,101.83 $
3,598.58
*Overdraft
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ANNUAL REPORTS
Recreation and Unclassified
Town Common
$
75.00 $
75.00 $
0.00
Wright Park Maint.
111.71
111.71
0.00
Wright Park Facilities
300.00
266.05
33.95
Memorial Day
127.36
127.36
0.00
Annual Reports
650.00
547.00
103.00
4-H Clubs
110.06
110.06
0.00
Care of Town Clock
50.00
0.00
50.00
Worc. Co. Retirement
600.27
600.27
0.00
Bicentennial Committee
85.00
85.00
0.00
Bicentennial Celebration
1,500.00
37.73
1,462.27
Reg. School Plan. Comm.
100.00
0.00
100.00
School Study Comm.
50.00
50.00
0.00
Tax title foreclosures
211.17
7.50
203.67
Stabilization Fund
1,500.00 $
1,500.00 $
0.00
Totals
$ 5,470.57 $
3,517.68 $
1,952.89
Cemeteries
Cemetery Comm.
$
45.00 $
45.00 $
0.00
Cemeteries
1,062.49
1,427.46
*- 364.97
Center Cemetery
500.00
500.00
0.00
Totals
$ 1,607.49 $
1,972.46 $ *- 364.97 *Overdraft - To be transferred from accumulated income in 1962.
Interest and Maturing Debt
Interest
$ 750.00 $ 3,000.00
670.12 $
79.88
Maturing Debt
3,000.00
0.00
$ 3,750.00 $
3,670.12 $
79.88
Assessments
County T. B. Hosp.
$
849.92 $
849.92 $
0.00
County Tax
2,644.38
2,662.25
*- 17.87
Audit of Accounts
529.37
529.37
0.00
State Parks & Reservations
314.63
292.35
22.28
Totals
$ 4,338.30 $
4,333.89 $
4.41
Refunds
Motor Vehicle Excise
$ 200.14 $
200.14 $
0.00
Personal Property
28.80
28.80
0.00
Real Estate
72.00
72.00
0.00
Totals
$ 300.94 $
300.94 $
0.00
Retirement and Withholding Payments
Federal Withholding $ 4,277.02 $
4,277.02 $
0.00
73
FINANCIAL REPORTS
County Retirement
Mass. Income Tax
599.01 365.83
599.01
0.00 102.65
Totals
$ 5,241.86 $
5,139.21 $
102.65
Highway
Temporary Loans $ 9,000.00 $ 15,000.00
9,000.00 $
0.00
General
15,000.00
0.00
Totals
$ 24,000.00 $ Licenses
24,000.00 $
0.00
Dog Licenses to County $
245.50 $
247.50 $
*_ 2.00
Cemetery Perpetual Care Bequests
Perpetual Care Funds $
300.00 $ 300.00 $
0.00
General Expenditures
$ 199,541.20
Alden Fund
346.50
Total
$ 199,887.70
263.18
74
ANNUAL REPORTS
ITEMIZED ACCOUNT OF EXPENDITURES GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Moderator
F. W. Lane, Salary $ 20.00 $ 20.00
Selectmen
Salaries
R. H. Lonergan,
Chairman & Clerk $
150.00
Walter W. Nelson
100.00
John P. O'Donnell
100.00
$
350 00
Expenses
Barre Gazete
$ 8.50
Belcher's
10.00
Butler's Store
27 05
Dunbar
10.00
Mrs. Sylvia Hudson
17.00
N. E. T. & T. Co.
140.00
Rood, Chester
6.00
Sampson, William
19.50
Underwood Corp.
47.00
Wilbur, Percy
64.00
Worcester County
5.00
Dues
16.00
$ 370.05
-
$ 720.05
Auditing
Wages and Salaries
R. Langley,
Accounting Officer $
408.00
C. Billings
20.00
Mrs. Sylvia Hudson
3 76
$ 431.76
$ 431.76
Treasury
Wages and Salaries
Max H. Kuhner
$ 333.33
Lionel Lajoie
66.67
Mrs. Lionel Lajoie
7.00
$ 407.00
Expenses
Barre Gazette
$ 12.00
Comm. of Mass.
12.00
Dea Ins. Agency
33.60
Kuhner, Max H.
(Stamps, etc.)
84.52
Smith Bus. Form Corp.
1.75
75
FINANCIAL REPORTS
Worc. Co. Nat. Bank
81.35 3.00
Dues
$ 228.22
$ 635.22
Collector
Maude M. Stone, Salary $
400.00 $ 400.00
Expenses
Barre Gazette $ 34.66
Dea Ins. Agency
57.60
Hobbs & Warren
45.72
Maude Stone (stamps, etc.)
38.88
Dues
3.00
$ 179.86
$ 579.86
Assessors
Salaries
C. M. Rood, Chairm'n $
125.00
W. F. Brennan
100.00
L. Szczuka
100.00
Dorothy Day, Clerk
75.00
$ 400.00
Expenses
Hobbs and Warren
$ 20.97
Rood, Chester
4.00
Worc. Co. Abs. Co.
56.49
Dues
9.00
$ 90.46
$ 490.46
Planning Board
Expenses
Frost Stamp Works $ 6.33
Boston Blue Print Co. 42.80
$ 49.13
$ 49.13
Legal Expenses
Igoe & Beaudette, Fee $
50.00
$ 50.00
$ 50.00
Town Clerk
Salary
Dorothy Day
$ 150.00
150.00
Expenses
Dorothy Day
$ 25.53
Healy Bros.
10.00
Hobbs and Warren
9.00
Narcus Bros.
11.70
North Brookfield News
5.54
-
-
76
ANNUAL REPORTS
Sampson, William A.
4.00
Dues 11.50
$ 77.27
$ 227.27
Elections and Registrations
Wages and Salaries
Ballot Clerks, etc.
$
48.00
Dorothy Day
7.00
Foley, Mrs. Alice
55.00
$ 110.00
Expenses
Barre Gazette $ 27.50 $ 27.50
$ 137.50
Town Hall Maintenance
Wages and Salaries
Charles Casault $ 115.87
$ 115.87
Expenses
Baroni Glass $ 24.83
I. E. Irish, Inc.
121.11
Krussell Ins. Agency
147.84
Quigley, R. T.
32.88
Massachusetts Electic Co.
538.80
$ 865.46
$ 981.33
77
FINANCIAL REPORTS
PUBLIC SAFETY
Police Department
Wages and Salaries
$ 312.00
Equipment
Hinkley, David $
26.00
Spencer Amateur Radio
13.07
Others
19.00
-
$ 58.07
Insurance
Krussell Ins. Agency $
62.50 $
62.50
$ 432.57
Fire Department
Wages and Salaries None
Fuel, Power, Tel., etc.
N.E.T.&T. Co.
$ 306.15
Stone's Oil Service
326.80
Mass. Electric Co.
91 31
$ 723.74
Equipment and Supplies
Bristol's Pharmacy $ 13.90
City Auto Parts 74.52
Cloughtery, Charles H. Co. 416.50
Deane, David
27.13
Green Electric Co.
16.04
Hardy's Garage
5.00
Lane, J. C. & Sons
5.20
Lupa, Anthony
29.98
Lowell, C. C.
5.68
Maynard Fire Apparatus 255.65
Quigley, R. T.
14.00
Regienus, Albert
9.60
Spinney, L. C.
95.86
St. Pierre Chain Co.
110.33
$ 1,079.39
Gas, Oil, etc.
Labonte's Filling Sta. $
36.84
Lyman, C. S. & Sons 59.27
$ 96.11
Insurance
Krussell Ins. Agency $ 547.25 $
547.25
Dues
5.00
$ 2,451.49
Sealer of Weights and Measures
F. W. Stone, Salary $ 20.00 $ 20.00
Wire Inspector
L. C. Spinney, Salary $ 25.00 $ 25.00
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ANNUAL REPORTS
Insect Pest Control
H. Roscoe Crawford, Wages
$ 99.00 $ 99.00
Dutch Elm Disease
Labor removing trees
H. Roscoe Crawford $ 389.50
D. Holloway 107.25
R. Dwelly 12.00 $
508.75 $ 508.75
Tree Warden
H. Roscoe Crawford, Wages $ 62.00
Louis Oulett, Tree Removal 105.00 $ 167.00
Dog Officer
Waclaw Smichinski, Salary $ 75.00 $
75.00
Compensation Insurance $ 725.50 $
725.50
Jackson K. McLean
Wildcat Bounty $
10.00 $
10.00
New Fire Engine
Maynard Fire Insurance Co. $ 7,600.00
Clougherty, Chas. H. Co. 948.15 $ 8,548.15
HEALTH and SANITATION
Tuberculosis Control
Worcester County Hospital District $
849.92 $ 849.92
Polio Inoculations
Thomas J. O'Boyle, M.D. $ 6.00 $ 6.00
Town Dump
Edgar W. Sykes, Bulldozing
$
137.75
Barre Gazette, Signs
12.00
Labor setting posts
22.40 $ 172.15
Inspection of Animals
Henry W. Stone, Jr. $ 35.00 $
35.00
Inspection of Slaughtering
Henry W. Stone, Jr. $ 25.00 $ 25.00
Krussell Insurance Agency
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
Chap. 81 Maint.
Chap. 90 Maint.
Chap. 90 Const. 1960 Cont. 1961 Cont.
Snow Removal and Sanding
Total
$ 706.00 $
176.00
$ 180.00 $
564.00 $
2,191.00
Drivers Labor
3,140.00
456.80
624.00
1,032.00 123.00
565.00 $ 2,367.80 707.20
1,129.45
Total Labor & Super.
$ 4,006.50 $
693.55
882.00
1,719.00
3,640.00
10,941.05
Town Equipment Trucks
$ 1,389.00
201.60
262.40
302.40
949.40
3,104.80
Tractor
1,037.40
145.60
270.40
239.20
2.60
1,695.20
Sander
106.00
60.00
8.00
124.00
298.00
Total Town Equip.
$ 2,532.40 $
407.20
$
532.80 $
549.60 $
1,076.00 $
5,098.00
Hired Equipment Blake Bros.
$ 228.00
$ 228.00
Jamara Bros.
1234.00
1,541.00
1,196.30
1,609.20
1,681.50
7,262.00
Lee, Francis
52.00
52.00
Prentice, H. H.
52.00
52.00
Sykes, Edgar
559.00
559.00
Young, R. T.
911.50
99.00
618.00
4,830.30
2,244.00
8,702.80
Stone, H. W., Jr.
17 50
17.50
Gray, H.
89.50
89.50
Total Outside Equip.
$ 2,197.50 $
1,640.00
$ 1,814.30 $
7,278.50 $
4,032.50 $
16,962.80
FINANCIAL REPORTS
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Paid To Labor and Supervision Supervision
7,620.00
160.50
60.75
78.00
Materials
Athol-Orange Lumber
$ 5.02
$ 5.02
Blake, G. F.
88.38
88.38
Hardwick Farmers
76.82
76.82
Hanson, Eugene W.
25.00
25.00
Holden Trap Rock
25.85
25.85
Ind. Coal Tar
$
3,388.10 $
2,694.35
238.66
6,321.11
Int. Salt Co.
257 51
596.11
853.62
Jamara Bros.
723.61
564.51
1,030.40
694.71
3,013.23
N. E. Met. Culv. Co.
1,749.03
1,749.03
Stone, F. G.
16.85
16.85
Wirthmore Stores
25.15
25.15
Young, R. T.
576.00
576.00
Zukus, Wm.
30.00
147.45
147.45
Others
42.50
42.50
Total Material
$ 4,441.72 $
3,258.86
$ 1,749.03 $
2,255.58 $
1,290.82 $
12,996.01
Grand Total
$ 13,178.12 $
5,999.61
$ 4,978.13 $
11,802.68 $ 10,039.32 $
45,997.86
80
ANNUAL REPORTS
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FINANCIAL REPORTS
Purchase and Maintenance
Maintenance of Equipment
Beard Motors
$
374.12
Carroll Motors
220.20
Charles Chevrolet
23.71
H. F. Davis
95.25
Goldstein & Gurwitz
79.24
N. Gordon & Sons
85.59
Haynes Welding
12.00
Klem Tractor
57.18
John Lane
55.40
Mills Radiator
16.00
National Glass
14.00
Paxton Garage
16.64
George Richards
148.50
Rolla Motors
12.42
Varney's Garage
411.28
Total
$ 1,615.13
Lights, Fuel, Etc.
W. R. Bentley
$ 927.16
Mass. Electric Co.
19.49
N.E.T.&T. Co.
144.96
Radio Oil Co.
38.16
F. G. Stone
21.96
J. Zelnia
25.00
Totals
$ 1,176.73
Equipment
Christy & Thompson $ 70.91
Federal Tool Steel Co.
444.36
Kelly Square Tire Co.
155 25
General Auto Supply
115.68
Tri County Cont. Sup.
93.00
Total
$ 879.20
Supplies
Bennie Cotton
$ 148.11
Finan's Express
8.54
Hardwick Farmers' Sup.
89.10
Industrial Supply
14.49
R. T. Quigley's
28.60
Rice & Gadaire
8.69
Pioneer Paint
18.00
Percy Wilbur
6.00
Wirthmore Stores
14.50
Total
$ 336.03
82
ANNUAL REPORTS
Insurance
Krussell Ins. Agency $ 340.74 Mintz, Chase, Kingsbury 15.00
Total
$
355.74
Total Purchase and Maintenance $ 4,362.83
Street Lights
Mass. Electric Co.
$
342.00 $
342.00
PUBLIC ASSISTANCE and VETERANS' BENEFITS
Public Assistance
Town Accounts
Administration $ 350.00
General Relief 48.10
Old Age Assistance
5,783.42
Medical Aid for Aged 1,260.00
Disability Assistance 672.00
Aid to Depend. Children 208.40
$ 8,321.92
Federal Accounts
Old Age Assistance $ 7,127.17
Medical Aid for Aged 28.40
Aid to Depend. Children 104.50 $ 7,260.07 $ 15,581.99
Veterans' Services
Town of Belmont $ 40.00
Agent's Expenses 10.00
$ 50.00 $ 50.00
SCHOOLS AND LIBRARY
SCHOOLS
School Committee
Salaries $ 125.00
Association Dues
35.00
Collation - Union Comm. 7.50
$ 167.50
Salary - School Supt.
315.50
Clerk in Supt. Office
334.84
Committee on School Study
50.00
Traveling Expenses 611.74
School Census 15.00
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FINANCIAL REPORTS
Elementary Supervisor - Salary
144.22
Expenses - Union Office 95.39
Binding School Register 5.20
Booklets on Laws and Powers 5.25
Other Expenses 7.20
$ 113.04
Rinehart System $ 250.00
Elementary
Teachers Salaries
18,466.72
Special Teachers
838.36
Substitutes
420.00
$ 19,975.08
Textbooks
Inc. School Library
1,019.70
Supplies
811.37
$ 1,831.07
High School Tuition
20,330.25 $
20,330.25
High School
Transportation $ 7,720.80
Elementary School Transportation Leonard Hardy $ 7,538.00
John O'Donnell
2,014.00
$ 17,272.80
Expense to meeting and workship
88.47
2 Field Trips - transportation 50.00
Janitor's salary
1,189.92
Fuel
1,091.04
Repairs
$ 344.10
Janitor's supplies
150.80
Other Maintenance Expenses 200.62
$ 695.52
New Equipment
196.00
Rent - Union Office
50.40
Diplomas
3.00
School Physician
100.00
School Nurse
313.77
Health & Physical Education
48.02 $ 65,635.38
Vocational Education
Tuition
City of Worcester $ 1,114.70
Transportation 648.20 $ 1,762.90
National Defence Education
Combosco Scientific
Company
$
14.33
84
ANNUAL REPORTS
Central Scientific Company New England Film Service
186.01
149.65
$ 366.35
School Lunch
Salaries
$ 1,330.00
Expenses
2,223.56
$
3,553.56
Library
Salaries and Wages
Trustees
$ 45.00
Librarian
300.00
Custodian
100.00
$ 445.00
Books and Periodicals
Books
$ 378.03
Periodicals
133.49
$
511.52
Fuel and Light
Stone's Oil Service $ 346.01
Mass. Electric Co.
29.27
Leroy Spinney
5.00
$ 380.28
Library Supplies Various persons
$ 89.04
Petty Cash
25.99
All other
29.87
$
1,436.70
RECREATION AND UNCLASSIFIED
Care of Town Common Stephen Casault
$
75.00 $
75.00
Wright Park Maintenance Stephen Casault $
90.00
Eastern States Farmers Ex. 3.71
McDonald & Donovan
18.00
$ 111.71
$
111.71
Wright Park Facilities Installing Playground Equipment Lou Widing Labor Payroll Various persons
$ 142.00
22.40
Supplies and Equipment East. Sates Farmers Exch. 57.45
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-
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FINANCIAL REPORTS
Mendoll Benjamin Co. 44.20
$ 101.65
$ 266.05
Memorial Day Observances
Oakham Cong. Church
$ 100.00
Oakham Post No. 378
27.36
$
127.36
Town Reports Barre Gazette
$ 547.00 $
547.00
Bicentennial Committee
Universal Badge and Label Co. $
75.73
Wm. A. Sampson
9.27
$ 85.00
$
85.00
Bicentennialelebration
Wm. A. Sampson
$
37 73 $
37.73
School Study Committee
C. Wesley Dingman
$
50.00 $
50.00
Stabilization Fund
Worc. Federal Savings and Loan Ass'n (Deposit)
$ 1,500.00 $
1,500.00
4-H Clubs
Services
Charles W. Turner $ 15.00
Carl J. Gustafson, Jr. 5.00
$
20.00
Equipment
W. T. Grant Co.
Sewing Machine $
44.00 $
44.00
Supplies
Butler's Store $ 3.69
C. C. Lowell
1.84
Mrs. Alice Foley
Reimbursements for
purchases and expenses 23.00
Perkins & Butler 2.50
Denholm & McKay
6.95
R. T. Quigley
7.55
Zayres Fabric Dept.
53
$ 46.06
$ 110.06
ASSESSMENTS
Worc. County Retirement
Worcester County Treasurer
$
600.27 $
600.27
Worc. County Tax Worcester County Treasurer $ 2,662.25 $
2,662.25
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ANNUAL REPORTS
Audit of Accounts
Commonwealth of Massachusetts $ 529.37 $ 529.37
State Parks and Reservations Commonwealth of Massachusetts $ 292.35 $ 292.35
CEMETERIES
Cemetery Committee Salaries General Maintenance Wages and Salaries Superintendent $ 906.75
Labor
207.00 $ 1,113.75
Gas and Oil and Supplies
Jamara Bros. $ 28.00
R. T. Quigley
190.10
J. Klimavich
35.00
Wirthmore Stores
24.60
23.12
C. S. Lyman Others
12.89
$ 313.71
$
1,472.36
Centre Cemetery
Jamara Bros. $ 500.00 $ 500.00
INTEREST AND MATURING DEBT
Interest - General
Worc. County National Bank Municipal Bldg. Loan $ 14.62
School Building Loan 137.50
Fire Station Loan 227.50 $ 379.62
Guaranty Bank and Trust Co. Fire Equipment Loan
75 00
Interest - Temporary Loans Worc. County National Bank Highway Loan $ 153.00
Anticipation of
Revenue Loan 62.50 $ 215.50
$ 670.12
Maturing Debt Worcester County National Bank Fire Station Loan $ 2,000.00 500.00
Municipal Bldg. Loan School Bldg. Loan
500.00 $ 3,000.00
$ 45.00
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FINANCIAL REPORTS
INTEREST AND MATURING DEBTS
Temporary Loans
Worc. County National Bank Highway Loan Ant. Revenue Loan
$ 9,000.00 15,000.00 $ 24,000.00-
AGENCY AND TRUST -- REFUNDS AND TRANSFERS REFUNDS
Motor Vehicle Excise Various persons
$
200.14 $
200.14
Personal Property Various persons
28.80
28.80
Real Estate Various persons
72.00
72.00
RETIREMENT AND WITHHOLDING PAYMENTS
Federal Withholding Taxes
Worc. County National Bank $ 4,277.02
Worcester County Retirement Worc. County Treasurer
599.01
Mass. Income Tax Comm. of Mass.
263.18
$
5,139.21
LICENSES
Dog License Receipts
Worc. County Treasurer
$
247.50 $
247.50
CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE BEQUESTS
Perpetual Care Bequests Deposited
to Perpetual Care Account
$
300.00 $
300.00
TAX TITLE FORECLOSURES
Max H. Kuhner
$
7.50 $
7.50
ALDEN FUND
Baskets, flowers, etc.
H. E. Belcher $ 273.50 Britton's Red & White Store 73.00
$ 346.50 $ 346.50
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ANNUAL REPORTS
TOWN WARRANT
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Worcester, ss.
To either of the constables of the Town of Oakham, in the County of Worcester:
GREETINGS:
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Oakham, qualified to vote in elections, and in town affairs to meet in the town hall, known as Memorial Hall, on Monday, the fifth day of March next at 12M at which time the polls will be opened and will be closed at 8 P.M.
Business meeting will open at 8 P.M. then and there to act on the following articles:
Article 1. To hear the annual reports of the several town officers and to act thereon.
Article 2. To choose one Selectman, one Assessor, one member of the School Committee, one Library Trustee, one member of the Cemetery Committee, and six Constables, all for three year terms; one Planning Board member for a five year term; a Moderator, Collector of Taxes, Treasurer, Au- ditor, Tree Warden, and three Fence Viewers for one year terms, all on one ballot.
Article 3. To choose all the necessary town officers and committees for the ensuing year not required to be elected by ballot.
Article 4. To see if the town will vote to fix the salaries and compensation of all elective officers of the town as pro- vided for by Section 108, Chapter 41 of the General Laws.
Article 5. To see what compensation the town will allow for men and equipment used in repairing highways and open- ing roads during the ensuing year.
Article 6. To see if the town will vote to raise and ap- propriate or appropriate from available funds in the treasury such sums of money as are necessary to pay salaries, expenses and outlays of the several town departments for the ensuing year.
Artcile 7. To see if the town will vote to authorize the treasurer, with the approval of the selectmen to borrow during the current fiscal year, in anticipation of the revenue of said
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year, such sums of money as may be necessary for the cur- rent expenses of the town, giving the note or notes of the town therefor, these notes to be paid from the revenue of said fiscal year.
Article 8. To see if the town will vote to raise and ap- propriate or appropriate from available funds in the treasury a sum of money for Chapter 81 Highway Maintenance, or take any action relative thereto.
Article 9. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate or appropriate from available funds in the treasury a sum of money for Chapter 90 Highway Maintenance, or take any action relative thereto.
Article 10. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate or appropriate from available funds in the treas- ury a sum of money for the improvement of New Braintree Road under Chapter 90 Highway Construction, or take any action relative thereto.
Article 11. To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum of $1,000 from the Overlay Surplus for the purposes of a Reserve Fund, or take any action relative thereto.
Article 12. To see if the town will vote to transfer the sum of $1,500 or any other amount from the Highway Mach- inery Fund to the Highway Machinery Account, or take any action relative thereto.
Article 13. To see if the town will vote to authorize and instruct the Board of Assessors to appropriate the sum of $5,000 or any other amount from available funds in the treasury for the purpose of reducing the tax levy for the cur- rent year, or take any action relative thereto.
Article 14. To see if the town will vote to accept any trust funds which may be left to the town for the care of cemeteries or for any other purpose.
Article 15. To hear the report of the Oakham Bicenten- nial Celebration Committee and to act thereon.
Article 16. To see if the Town will vote to accept from Howard S. Dean a certain parcel of land on North Brook- field Road adjacent to and southerly of the South Cemetery and containing approximately one-half acre more or less, this land to be used for cemetery purposes, or take any action rela- tive thereto.
Article 17. To hear the report of the Oakham School Study Committee and to act thereon.
Article 18. To hear the report of the Oakham Regional School District Planning Committee and to act thereon.
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Article 19. To see if the Town will vote to accept from the Fire Department an International 900 gallon fire tanker, or take any action relative thereto.
And you are required to serve this warrant by posting attested copies in at least three public places in said town seven days at least before the time of holding said meeting.
Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk at the time and place of holding meeting as aforesaid.
Given under our hand this tenth day of February in the year one thousand nine hundred and sixty-two.
ROGER H. LONERGAN WALTER W. NELSON JOHN P. O'DONNELL
Board of Selectmen
INDEX
Accounting Officer 31
Accounting Officer Balance Sheet
62
Board of Health
38
Board of Selectmen 12
Cemetery Committee
58
Charlton Home Farm
47
Financial Report 61
School Committee
82
Public Assistance 82
Fire Department 36
Fobes Memorial Library
56
Highway Superintendent
39
Librarian
57
Oakham Bicentennial Committee
33
Planning Board
32
Police Chief
36
Public Welfare
41
Quaboag Welfare District 42
School Committee 49
School Study Committee
34
Superintendent of Schools 52
Tax Collector 21
Town Clerk
6
Town Officers
3
Town Treasurer
24
Tree Warden 37
Warrant 88
CORRECTION Page 83, Line 36 should be $64,987.18
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