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West Springfield
Agawam
Francis James Gensheimer
Agawam
Mary Loretta Hennessey
Mary Ann Natale
Springfield
Agawam July 3 Agawam July 3 Agawam
John Francis Connolly
Springfield
July 3 Agawam July 9 Agawam July 10 Agawam
July 10 Agawam July 17 Agawam August 6 Agawam August 11 Agawam August 14
Dante Godfrey Pilegi Dorothy Yolanda Christopher Joseph Laurence Cupidi Eufemia Ortensa Rossini Robert Brooks Bates
Helen Howland Rudman
Richard Howard Brown, Jr.
Ruth Irma (Forsey) Monaghan
Jack Carl Viecelli
Chicopee August 14 Hartford, Conn.
Florence Octavia Vannuccini
George Mackie Campbell
Agawam
Longmeadow
Agawam
Holyoke
Leroy James Strom
Westfield
Doris Frances Schmidt
Agawam
John Felix Rosati
Agawam
Dorothy Alice Chelefou
Springfield
August 28 Gardner
Elizabeth Helmi Joyce
New Rochelle, N. Y.
Myron Ladrusz Moraczewski
Agawam
Irene Wanda Wapner
Wilbur John Cowan
Barbara Louise (Sullivan) Fruwirth Agawam
Agawam
East Longmeadow
Emily M. (Churchill) Cargill
Agawam
Joseph John Ferrari
West Springfield
September 11 Springfield September 15 Agawam
Mary DePalma
Agawam
Robert Cyril Oliver
Agawam
Lena Rose Rossi
Thompsonville, Conn.
Chester William Wezevitz
Lee
Ruth Eleanor Cornfoot
Agawam
William Rocco Grecco
Agawam
Winifred Teresa Uszcz
Chicopee
Anthony Joseph Kosack
Agawam
Stephanie Szczesniak
Rome, N. Y.
Walter Albert Krzynowski
Springfield
September 25 West Springfield
Louise Marie Brinker
Agawam
Vincent Arthur Lafleur
Marlboro
September 27 West Springfield October 9 Agawam
George William Smith Annie King Flanagan
Agawam
Francis Jules Lavalette
Agawam
Evelyn Claire Augusti
West Springfield
October 14
Alfred Clarence Johnson
Agawam
Agawam
Evelyn Frances Pula
Holyoke
October 15
Herman William Psholka
Agawam
Westfield
Doris Lorraine Lamothe Charles Augustus Morin
Agawam
Katherine Patricia O'Connor
Springfield
October 27
Malcolm Howard Wood
Springfield
Springfield
Ruth Adele Grout
Agawam
October 30
Anselmo C. Conderino
Agawam
Catherine Frances Troup
Springfield Agawam West Springfield Agawam East Longmeadow
East Longmeadow Memphis, Tenn.
Springfield Agawam Springfield
Elizabeth Daris Joseph Anthony Cincotta
Agawam
E. Hartford, Conn.
August 16 Somers, Conn. August 18 Holyoke August 21 Westfield August 23 Springfield
Jeanette Clark Bassett
Howard James Bourdeau
Bernice Rivest
Paul Joseph Adams, Jr.
Agawam
September 1 Springfield September 4 Springfield September 4
Frederick Hartig
Springfield Agawam
September 15 Springfield September 19 Chicopee September 23 Chicopee
Alice Katherine Kennedy
Agawam
Agawam
October 12 West Springfield
Southwick
October 25 Springfield
Hartford, Conn. Hartford, Conn.
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November 4 Agawam November 6 Springfield November 8 Springfield November 11 Springfield November 13 Agawam November 25 Agawam
George Wesley Leistner Ingeburg Elfrieda Esche Joseph Victor Ferrero
Agawam Agawam
Springfield
John Alfred Payer
Agawam
Edith Florence Stromwall"
Springfield
Frank Anthony Circosta
Wilbraham
Agawam
Leonard Rankin
Kearney, N. J.
Muriel Ivy Long
Springfield
Floyd a Cantrell
Marble Falls, Tex.
November 27
Linwood Everett James
Agawam
Springfield
Alice Theresa Funaro
West Springfield
November 27 Agawam
Yvonne Emily LeBlanc
Agawam
December 2 West Springfield
Priscilla Gertrude Davis
West Springfield
December 4
Leo Orin Miclon
Plymouth, N. H.
West Springfield
Elmyra Mae Powers
Agawam
December 7
Edward Alfred Sheldon
Agawam
West Springfield December 11
John Dgetluck
Springfield
Agawam
Dorothy Tidwell
Agawam
December 11
Peter Castelvetri
Springfield
Agawam
Frances Anne Agnoli
Agawam
December 22
William Arthur Wyatt
Agawam
West Springfield
Eleanor Elizabeth Hackett
Agawam
December 23 Agawam
Marion Ruth Schwartz
Agawam
December 27 Springfield
Eva Clara Grise
Springfield
December 29 Springfield
Cloeva Jones
Amsterdam, N. Y.
December 30
Charles John Luccardi
Agawam
Springfield
Georgina Gertrude Dimock
Springfield
December 31
Eugene Raymond Vient
Springfield
Agawam
Matrona Mae Diduk
Agawam
DEATHS REGISTERED IN AGAWAM FOR THE YEAR 1943
Date of Death
Name
Y
M
D
Cause of Death
Jan. 11
Mrs. Mary (Beane) Wrisley
58
10 15
Coronary Thrombosis
Jan. 15
Emily H. (Pirkl) Breuninger
52
2 15
Pulmonary Tuberculosis Cerebral Hemorrhage
Jan. 18 Francis F. Morley
85
Jan.
19
Gordon L. White
66
4
18 Uremia
Jan. 23
Gelardo Alfano
65
Jan. 24 Masquille Couture
77
Jan. 27 Lula (Moulton) Parent
62
6
Jan. 31 William C. Amadon
71
5
26 Cerebral Hemorrhage Cerebral Tumor
Feb.
1 David Ferry Ryan
7
2
Feb. 3 Cora B. Church
70
6 26 Chronic Myocarditis
Agawam
Ernest Felix Desjardins
Springfield
Stanley Joseph Kolonski
Agawam
Pauline Marie Tompkins
West Springfield
William Richard Ferranti
Agawam
Henry Joseph Hermansky
Agawam
Warren Edward Bellows
Agawam
Broncho Pneumonia Arteriosclerosis Gen. Pulmonary Edema
34
Covington, Ky.
Arley Edith Wilson
Antoinette Bertha Christopher
Carmella Patricia Pisano
Feb.
8 John C. Wright
Feb. 9 Ralph Perry
Feb. 12 Annie (Rady) Finnegan
Feb. 15 Chelsa Barber
Feb. 24 Frederick S. Walker
Feb. 27 5
Theresa (Worzniak) Carpenter Leland M. Wood
41
4
Mar. Mar. 7 Mrs. Clarinda (Duclos) Halladay 69
Mar. 13
Wilfred L. Duclos
74
Mar. 18
Minnie S. (Berryman) Richardson 73
83
9
12 Chronic Myocarditis
Mar. 20
Elizabeth Daly
57
5
15 Acute Yellow Liver Atro.
Mar. 22
Frank C. Perry
77
11
3 Cerebral Hemorrhage Arterio Sclerosis Chronic Myocarditis
April 13
Mrs. Sarah Serventi Montagna
65
April 14 Charles J. Johnson
69
9
20 Cancer of Stomach
April 18 Charles Emerson Dickinson
55
2
20 Cancer
April 19
Lea M. (Billy) LaFleur
80
2
26
April 23
Eulie (Lavalle) Jasmin
76
April 26
Cora L. Ely
70
6
14
Congestive Heart Failure
May
1
Perley Oliver Cole
65
2
8
Gastric Carcinoma
May 11 George Goodwin Hall
80
7
18 Cerebral Hemorrhage Coronary Thrombosis
May 12 William George Furnace
62
7
May
20
Alice M. (Belden) Houghton
66
11
May
21 Henry Eugene Madden
63
2
5 Myocardial Failure Coronary Thrombosis Gangrene of Appendix Ventricular Fibrillation Terminal Pneumonia
Hodgkins' Disease
June
1
Frederick Beecher Bell
61
6
17
June 1 Mildred (Collins) Ferrell
47
June 13 Alexander P. Crawford
69
11
10 Heat Exhaustion Cardio Vasc. Disease
June 18 July 3
Mrs. Mary Ann (Mears) Cross
60
July
12 George Laventure
56
July July July July
21
Grace (Burdett) Hill
64
Toxic Myocarditis
36
6
23
Acute Alcoholism Cancer of Lung
July Aug. 1 Aug. Aug. 4 Arthur J. Perkins
48
1
16 General Peritonitis Suicide from rifle bullet
Aug.
13 Roger F. Hynes
44
6
7 Electrocution
Aug.
13 Herbert C. D. Whitney
65
5
Aug.
21 Elizabeth (Hiltz) Hayes
75
Aug. 22 James G. Braica
61
Sept 1
Mrs. Frances Etta (Patterson) Sawyer
79
6 21
Sept. 12
Norman J. Fraser
49
4
17
Sept. 17
Pelegrin Barbato
74
Oct. 18 Henry S. Stocker
62
Oct. 21 Mrs. Linda (Cleary) Cummings 75
Coronary Thrombosis
35
63 88 74
10 10
27
78 74
5
24
24 Coronary Thrombosis Chronic Myocarditis 8 Lobar Pneumonia Coronary Thrombosis · Cardiorenal Disease Heart Disease 3 Lobar Pneumonia Cerebral Hemorrhage 4 Coronary Thrombosis Cardiac Failure
Mar. 23 Mrs. Mary (Burleigh) Dewey
101
. Broncho Pneumonia Hypertensive Heart Disease
May June 1
29
Edward D. Coughlin
43
Mary A. (Hallorhan) Griffin 85
June
1 Barbara (Whitney) Goss
21
Carcinoma Myocarditis Chronic Aortic Stenosis
Coronary Thrombosis Coronary Thrombosis Cardiac Decompensation Coronary Thrombosis
18 William D. Dolman
66
20 James D. Phelps
84
23 Charles B. Bailey
30 Marion (Derby) Riley
50
Edward H. Hamblen
83
1 21 Cerebral Thrombosis
2 Olive (Russell) Roleau
79
9 Hypochronic Anemia Chr. Myocarditis Carcinoma
Coronary Thrombosis Carcinoma of Lung Peritonitis Hypertensive Heart Disease
Delmore D. Hawthorne
69
4
Mar. 20 Ernest L. Hull
45
Nov. 9 Jennie (Cardaropoli) Santinello 54
Intestinal Obstruction
Nov. 17 Mary J. (Raleigh) Chagnon
62
1
8 Coronary Thrombosis Coronary Occlusion
Nov. 18 Mrs. Annunziata (Biardi) Lovotti 71
Nov. 20 Albert C. Fessler 23
5
7 Epilepsy
Nov. 23 Mrs. Antonia (Hauser) Meyer
78
Nov. 23 Edward J. Gosselin
74 2
Nov. 25 William Edgar
85
10
28 Arteriosclerosis Gen.
Dec. 3 Guy M. Perry
55
9
25 Coronary Thrombosis
Dec. 11 Ruth I. (Farley) Godfrey
47
4
Dec. 17 Vincent M. Driscoll
43
Dec. 26 Dennis Jasper Simonetta
65
Dec. 27 Joseph Bava
92
Dec. 28 Ernest H. Jasmin
51
Dec. 31 Lorenzo Antico
56
Coronary Thrombosis
16 Coronary Artery Disease
2 Coronary Thrombosis Cerebral Abscess Asphyxiation by Gas Bronchial Pneumonia Coronary Thrombosis Coronary Thrombosis
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Treasurer's Report
ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1943
Corrected balance January 1, 1943 $155,195.70
Receipts of 1943 (See Accountant's Report) 517,547.43
$672,743.13
Payments of 1943 (See Account- ant's Report)
$473,090.23
Balance December 31, 1943.
199,652.90
S672,743.13
TRUST FUNDS
Whiting Street Fund:
January 1, 1943, on hand :
Securities
$ 5,595.00
Cash
1,215.14
Income of 1943
215.95
S 7,026.09
Aid.
$ 153.30
Administration
3.00
Securities.
5,595.00
Cash
1,274.79
S 7,026.09
Desire A. Pyne Fund :
January 1, on hand :
Securities.
S 2,000.00
Cash
333.28
Income of 1943
35.05
S
2,368.33
Aid rendered
$ 77.97
Securities on hand December 31, 1943
2,000.00
Cash
290.36
S
2,368.33
Phelon School Fund :
January 1, 1943, on hand :
Securities
$ 4,225.93
Cash.
786.30
Income of 1943
133.82
S
5,146.05
37
Paid orders of School Com- mittee. S 195.38
Securities 4,225.93
Cash
724.74
$ 5,146.05
Phelon Library Fund :
January 1, 1943, on hand : Securities
S 500.00
Income of 1943
10.00
S 510.00
Paid Trust Fund Income. .
S 10.00
Securities on hand December 31, 1943
500.00
$ 510.00
Davis Library Fund:
Income of Fund 1943
$
511.50
S 511.50
Paid Agawam Library Ass'n ... .
$
511.50
S
511.50
Old Cemetery Fund: On hand January 1, 1943:
Securities.
S 700.00
Income of 1943
14.00
$ 714.00
Paid Trust Fund Income. . ..
$ 14.00
Securities on hand December 31, 1943
700.00
$ 714.00
Maple Grove Cemetery Fund : On hand January 1, 1943: Securities
$ 1,405.79
Income of 1943
28.10
$ 1,433.89
Paid Trust Fund Income. . .. S 28.10
Securities on hand December 31, 1943
1,405.79
S 1,433.89
United States Treasury Notes : Purchased during the year, pay- able September, 1946.
$ 50,000.00
HENRY E. BODURTHA, Treasurer.
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LIABILITIES OF THE TOWN OF AGAWAM
Year
Purpose of Loan
Issued
Out- standing
Rate
Date of Retirement
Due 1944
School House .. . . .
1924 -
$2,000.00
414%
June 1944
$2,000.00-
School House ...
1938
50,000.00
11/2%
Oct. 1948
10,000.00
Memorial Bridge .. .
1921-
3,000.00
4
01
Oct. 1944
3,000.00-
Relief Loan ... .
1936
6,000.00
13/4 %
Oct. 1946
2,000.00
Administration Bldg.
1941
80,000.00
1 1/4 /0
Aug. 1951
10,000.00
$141,000.00
$27,000.00
During the year 1943 two issues of Bonded Debt have been paid in their entirety viz:
Water Bonds issue of 1913 and Sewer Bonds issue of 1916.
During the year 1944 two more issues will be retired, those of the School House of 1924 and Memorial Bridge of 1921.
No issues of temporary loans have been made during 1943.
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Report of the Accounting Officer
RECEIPTS GENERAL REVENUE
Taxes
Current Year:
Real Estate
$204,210.37
Personal .
43,200.37
Poll
4,226.00
S251,636.74 912.49
In Lieu of Taxes
Previous Years:
Real Estate
74,143.97
Personal
1,434.89
Poll
230.00
S 75,808.86
Tax Title Redemptions :
Taxes .
1,536.62
Interest and Costs.
236.28
S 1,772.90
Tax Possessions
12,130.55
From State:
Income Tax.
34,719.92
Corporation Tax
17,741.95
Meal Tax
710.55
$ 53,172.42
Licenses and Permits
Liquor.
6,375.00
Bowling
104.00
Milk.
24.00
Slaughter
400.00
Sunday Amusements.
1,657.50
Miscellaneous
169.50
S 8,730.00
Fines and Forfeits
District Court
S
1,684.50
40
Grants and Gifts
From Federal Government:
Old Age Assistance. $ 12,370.13
Old Age Administration . 377.80
Aid to Dependent Children 966.00
Dependent Children Administration 478.81
$ 14,192.74
From State:
English Speaking Classes
S 149.00
From County: Dog Licenses
S
1,782.75
Privileges
Motor Vehicle Excise and Trailer Taxes :
Current Year . $ 13,624.95
Previous Years.
471.16
$ 14,096.11
DEPARTMENTAL REVENUE
General Government
Tax Collector-Fees.
S
612.16
Town Clerk-Dog Licenses
2,033.00
2,645.16
S
Protection of Persons and Property
Police-Firearm Permits
S
22.50
Fire-Rents
14.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures-
Fees. 64.30
S 100.80
Health and Sanitation
Community Nurse Fees
S
24.50
Sewer Connections. 1,600.00
From Other Cities and Towns
171.74 S 1,796.24
Highways
From State:
Chapter 90-Meadow and Westfield Sts.
S 1,664.05
From County:
Chapter 90-Meadow and Westfield Sts. S 1,664.05
From Town:
Road Machinery Fund S 1,752.80
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1
Charities
Welfare:
From State.
$ 994.42 -
From Cities and Towns
1,214.50
S 2,208.92
Aid to Dependent Children : From State.
$ 2,226.39 -
Old Age Assistance :
From State.
$ 11,299.56-
From Cities and Towns
307.43
$ 11,606.99
Soldiers' Benefits
State Aid. S 100.00
Schools
Vocational Education . S 2,810.13
Tuition of State Wards
854.26
Sale of Supplies.
260.36
Sale of Typewriters
125.00
Rentals. .
84.00
Miscellaneous.
10.06
Smith Hughes Fund
354.20
George Deen Fund
2,904.16
7,402.17 S
Libraries
Fines
$ 105.19
Unclassified
$
75.19
Memorial Bridge Rental .
4.50
Rents.
273.00
Sale of Buildings
25.00
$ 377.69
Public Service Enterprises
Water Receipts:
Rates. .
$ 28,354.09
Miscellaneous.
982.90
Interest
On Deferred Taxes.
$ 2,862.53
Davis Library Fund
511.50
Phelon Library Fund
10.00
Old Cemetery Fund.
14.00
Maple Grove Cemetery Fund
28.10
$ 3,426.13
Tailings
$ 29,336.99
42
Municipal Indebtedness
Temporary Loans S 3,400.00
Agency, Trust and Investment
Federal Withholding Tax $ 11,147.66
Refunds
Fire:
$ 94.03
Highway ..
6.61
Old Age Assistance.
20.00
School .
2.40
Land Court.
313.00
Liability Insurance
80.00
Town Hall
1.10
$ 517.14 $517,547.43
Total Receipts.
Cash on Hand January 1, 1943.
155,195.70
GRAND TOTAL RECEIPTS and CASH ON HAND
S672,743.13
PAYMENTS GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Legislative
Moderator.
S 25.00
Miscellaneous
15.81
S 40.81
Selectmen
Salaries
S 1,460.42
Clerk.
500.00
Printing, Stationery and Postage
52.59
Office Supplies and Equipment . . .
27.32
All Other.
18.00
$ 2,058.33
Accounting
Accounting Officer
$
800.00
Printing, Stationery and Postage .
104.74
Office Supplies
1.67
Travel.
6.62
$ 913.03
43
Treasurer S 1,750.00 600.00
Salary
Clerk.
Printing, Stationery and Postage .
248.31
Office Supplies and Equipment. .
105.50
Travel .
21.96
Insurance
56.00
All Other
5.00
S
2,786.77
Collector
Salary
S 2,000.00
Clerk.
1,100.00
Extra Clerical.
115.30
Deputy Collector
114.70
Printing, Stationery and Postage .
516.65
Office Supplies and Equipment. . Insurance.
44.65
Tax Sale Costs
57.68
All Other
31.84
4,074.72 $
Assessors
Salaries
S 2,850.00
Clerk.
603.42
Printing, Stationery and Postage. .
99.08
Office Supplies
20.23
Travel.
40.30
All Other
16.20
3,629.23 S
Law
Town Counsel .
S 250.00
Attorneys Services and Fees
540.00
S 790.00
Town Clerk
Salary
S 500.00
Clerk.
600.00
Printing, Stationery and Postage. .
108.92
Office Supplies and Equipment. . . Travel.
48.50
7.66
$
1,265.08
44
93.90
Election and Registration
Registrars.
S 444.00
Election Officers
206.00
Printing, Stationery and Postage. .
221.00
All Other
29.00
S 900.00
Engineering
Town Engineer .
S 1,998.00
Consulting Engineer
406.97
Clerk.
940.00
Extra Help
31.20
Office Supplies and Equipment. . . Blueprints
18.22
Camera .
52.35
Car and Truck Expense
405.83
All Other .
30.78
S 3,950.19
Town Hall
Janitor.
S
1,560.00
Fuel.
779.23
Light.
319.20
Janitor's Supplies
222.29
Power Motor
225.00
Repairs.
225.50
Insurance.
733.22
Telephone.
589.85
4,654.29 $
Town Buildings
Janitor.
S 40.00
Fuel and Light
118.72
Repairs.
410.30
All Other
8.00
577.02 $
Protection to Persons and Property Police
Salaries
S 12,209.50
Clerical
32.50
New Cars
1,305.00
Repairs to Cars
439.67
Repairs to Motorcycle
30.46
Gasoline and Oil.
736.73
45
66.84
Office Supplies and Equipment.
108.65
Equipment for Men.
125.05
Telephone.
163.84
Lock-up Fees
22.45
Medical
7.00
Travel.
9.00
All Other
19.65
$ 15,209.50
Fire
Salaries of Commissioners.
$ 150.00
Salaries of Permanent Firemen . .
3,640.00
Salaries of Volunteer Firemen
1,780.00
Janitor
50.00
Apparatus
172.71
Hose. .
1,284.66
Truck Repairs
152.35
Gasoline and Oil
106.40
Fuel
453.95
Light.
38 62
Repairs on Buildings.
1,868.36
Telephone
110.30
All Other .77
$ 9,808.12
Inspector of Buildings
Inspections. .
$ 200.00
Printing, Postage and Stationery. . 322.30
$ 522.30
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Salary
$ 500.00
Transportation
84.89
Equipment.
70.96
Travel.
10.50
All Other
6.46
$ 672.81
Gypsy Moth
Superintendent
$ 70.00
230.00
Labor. $ 300.00
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Forestry
Tree Warden
$ 160.50
Labor
689.50
Trucks.
275.00
Equipment.
187.41
Spraying
188.09
$
1,500.50
Forest Fires
Equipment.
$ 33.95
Fire Permits
51.20
$ 85.15
Dog Officer
Salary .
$ 160.00
Expenses
24.42
$
184.42
Health
General Administration : Salaries. $ 291.67
Quarantine and Contagious Diseases :
Board and Treatment
163.81
Medicine and Medical Attendance.
7.06
Hospital Maintenance
2,049.36
All Other
5.35
2,517.25 $
Inspections :
Animals.
$ 250.00
Meats and Provisions.
1,150.00
Plumbing .
750.00
$
2,150.00
Town Nurse:
Salary .
$ 1,820.00
Relief Nurse.
80.00
Car Expense
545.00
Supplies.
13.26
All Other
4.62
$
2,462.88
47
Sanitation
Sewers
Construction of New Sewers S 3,549.90
Labor.
2,176.65
Pipes and Fittings
194.50
Trucks.
72.20
In Lieu of Taxes
171.74
Material
45.86
S
6,210.85
Surface Drainage
Labor
S 855.90
Trucks
81.60
Material
61.76
S 999.26
Refuse and Garbage
Ash Collection
S 980.46
Garbage Collection 800.00
1,780.46 S
Highways
Chapter 90 Maintenance- Meadow and Westfield Sts
S 4,992.16
Highway Maintenance: Salaries and Labor
S 7.489.09
Trucks.
914.95
Material.
2,122.73
Equipment and Repairs
135.66
New Equipment.
210.00
Road Machinery Repairs
691.52
Gasoline and Oil
1,299.70
All Other
35.17
S 12,898.82
Bridges
South End Bridge Repairs. .
S 2,793.15
South End Bridge Maintenance- Guards.
250.06
Memorial Bridge Maintenance
32.33
S
3,075.54
Sidewalks
Labor
S 139.95
Trucks.
6.00
Material
52.85
S 198.80
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Parks and Roadsides
Labor
$ 121.75 19.80
All Other
$ 141.55
Oiling
Labor
$ 462.64
Trucks.
88.60
Material
2,441.39
S
2,992.63
Snow Removal
Labor
S 1,510.28
Trucks.
712.88
Material
180.02
S
2,403.18
Street Lights
Contract
S 7,895.59
All Other
354.67
8,250.29 $
Charities and Soldiers' Benefits Welfare
Administration :
Salaries.
S 1,491.17 -
Printing, Stationery and Postage
130.05
Office Supplies and Equipment. All Other
20.59
Relief :
Groceries and Provisions
999.76
Fuel .
317.31
Clothing
57.01
Board and Care.
1,870.43 -
Care at State Institutions
795.00 0
Medicine and Medical Attendance
440.52
Rents.
984.52
Hospital
763.90 °
Pay Roll.
384.00
Cash Aid.
879.25
Relief by Other Cities and Towns.
1,268.94 .
Federal Food Stamp Plan
75.00
. All Other
95.42
$ 10,632.38
49
59.51
Aid to Dependent Children
Administration $ 285.99
Town Aid.
1,632.00
U. S. Grant-Administration
437.48
U. S. Grant-Assistance.
985.00
S
3,340.47
Old Age Assistance
Administration
$ 1,362.70
Town Aid.
15,020.00
U. S. Grant-Administration
337.16
U. S. Grant-Assistance
11,351.39
S 28,071.25
Soldiers' Benefits
Administration :
Salaries
S 291.67
Relief :
Cash
$ 1,444.50
Fuel
70.43
Medicine and Medical Attendance
86.00
Hospital
147.00
All Other
22.00
S 2,061.60
World War II Allowance
$ 350.00
State and Military Aid.
S
90.00
Schools
General Salaries
S 6,848.32
General Expense
162.24
Salaries of Teachers, Supervisors and Principal
101,740.38
Books.
2,200.49
Supplies.
5,235.71
Library
104.70
Tuition-Trade School .
1,427.25
Transportation.
12,719.70
Janitors' Services
11,848.24
Fuel and Light.
8,759.77
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Maintenance :
Repairs.
4,208.84
Janitors' Supplies
263.60
Miscellaneous
1,417.83
Furniture.
642.88
Americanism
311.00
Health
2,215.93
Graduation
226.83
Insurance .
1,285.74
Other Expenses-Miscellaneous Printing, etc.
379.20
$161,998.65
Smith-Hughes School Fund .
S 354.20
George Deen School Fund $
1,788.66
Libraries
Librarians' Salaries
S 450.00
Books. .
1,727.24
Periodicals.
42.05
Fuel and Light
197.47
Furniture.
26.90
Postage.
7.10
Supplies.
37.09
All Other
19.00
2,506.85 $
Davis Library Fund
$
511.50
Unclassified
Memorial Day
$
148.55
Printing Town Reports
647.44
Widows' Annuities
1,200.00
Surety Bonds.
633.50
Liability Insurance.
821.76
County Aid to Agriculture.
75.00
Tax Title Foreclosures.
640.53
1942 Bills Not Previously Presented .
503.02
Dog Licenses to County
2,033.00
Civilian Defense.
287.95
Ration Board
499.32
$ 7,490.07
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Public Service Enterprises
Water
Salaries:
Commissioners.
S 300.00
Superintendent
1,200.00
Clerk. .
500.00
Extra Clerical
60.00
General Expenses:
Printing, Stationery and Postage S 202.50
Office Supplies
18.48
Labor
4,292.40
Trucks.
307.63
Pipes and Fittings.
2,081.40
Meter Equipment and Repairs. .
1,093.41
Gasoline and Oil
294.29
Repairs.
264.13
All Other
23.00
Contract.
14,755.03
Water Construction :
Labor
1,895.69
Trucks
13.00
Pipes and Fittings
2,505.55
Loan .
1,500.00
Interest on Loan
33.75
$ 31,340.26
Cemeteries
Maple Grove Cemetery Fund
S 35.00
Old Cemetery Fund.
11.00
North Cemetery.
28.35
$ 74.35
Interest
Temporary Loans.
S 21.16
Memorial Bridge Loan
240.00
School Loans.
1.027.50
Sewer Loan.
40.00
Administration Building Loan
1,125.00
Relief Loan
140.00
$ 2,593.66
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Municipal Indebtedness $ 3,400.00
Temporary Loan
Memorial Bridge Loan
3,000.00
School Loans.
12,000.00
Sewer Loan.
1,000.00
Administration Building Loan.
10,000.00
Relief Loan
2,000.00
$ 31,400.00
Agency Trust and Investment
State Tax
$ 7,400.00
County Tax.
13,217.64
State Parks and Reservations
231.36
State Audit.
1,086.01
Withholding Tax
11,147.66
War Bonds.
50,000.00
S 83,082.67
Refunds
Taxes .
$ 139.15
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes.
166.25
Interest on Taxes
.35
Sunday License.
2.00
Tax Possessions
100.00
S 407.75
Total Payments.
S473,090.23
Cash on Hand December 31, 1943.
$199,652.90
GRAND TOTAL PAYMENTS and CASH ON HAND
$672,743.13
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APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES FOR THE YEAR 1943
Appropriation
Transfers
Available
Expenditures
Moderator
$ 25.00
25.00 75.00
$ 25.00
Legislative Other
75.00
15.81
Selectmen .
2,400.00
2,400.00
2,058.33
Accounting .
1,000.00
1,000.00
913.03
Treasurer .
2,950.00
2,950.00
2,786.77
Collector .
4,250.00
$ 200.00 R
4,450.00
4,074.72
Assessors.
3,900.00
3,900.00
3,629.23
Law ..
1,250.00
1,250.00
790.00
Town Clerk
1,450.00
1,450.00
1,265.08
Election and Registration .
800.00
100.00 R.
900.00
900.00
Town Hall. .
4,685.00
4,685.00
4,654.29
Town Buildings
600.00
600.00
577.02
Engineering .
4,300.00
4,300.00
3,950.19
Police. .
17,000.00
500.00 R.
17,500.00
15,209.50
Fire ..
10,800.00
20.00 R.
10,820.00
9,808.12
Building Inspector .
300.00
225.00 R.
525.00
522.30
Sealer of Weights and Measures.
700.00
700.00
672.81
Forestry. .. Forest Fires
175.00
175.00
85.15
Gypsy Moth.
300.00
300.00
300.00
Dog Officer .
200.00
200.00
184.42
Health . .
2,800.00
2,800.00
2,517.25
Vital Statistics.
40.00
40.00
Town Nurse. .
2,500.00
2,500.00
2,462.88
Inspections (Slaughter and Animal)
1,450.00
1,450.00
1,400.00
1,250.00
275.00 R.
1,525.00
1,500.50
54
55
Plumbing Inspector
750.00
750.00 800.00
750.00
Garbage Collection .
800.00 8,900.00
160.95 R.
9,060.95
6,210.85
Surface Drainage
1,000.00
1,000.00
999.26
Highways. .
20,850.00
500.00 R.
21,350.00
19,898.83
South End Bridge Repairs.
4,000.00
4,000.00
2,793.15
Cooley Street Construction .
1,785.00
1,785.00
Chapter 90 Maintenance.
1,700.00
3,400.00 S.&C.
5,100.00
4,992.16
Street Lights. .
8,750.00
8,750.00
8,250.26
U. S. Grant Old Age Assistance ....
17,176.28 F.
17,176.28
11,688.55
U. S. Grant Dependent Children . . .
2,464.31 F.
2,464.31
1,422.48
Old Age Assistance ..
16,800.00
16,800.00
16,382.70
Aid to Dependent Children
3,300.00
3,300.00
1,917.99
Public Welfare .. .
14,200.00
14,200.00
10,632.38
Soldiers' Relief .
8,300.00
8,300.00
2,411.60
State and Military Aid.
150.00
150.00
90.00
Schools. .
162,000.00
162,000.00
161,998.65
Smith Hughes Fund.
354.20 F.
354.20
354.20
George Deen Fund.
2,979.16 F.
2,979.16
1,788.66
750.00
1,782.75 Co.
2,532.75
2,506.85
Unclassified .
800.00
800.00
647.44
1942 Bills Not Previously Presented
503.02
503.02
503.02
Tax Title Foreclosures. .
1,000.00
1,000.00
640.53
Preservation of Tax Lien Property
100.00
100.00
Surety Bonds. . . .
750.00
750.00
633.50
Liability Insurance.
750.00
75.00 R.
825.00
821.76
Memorial Day Observance.
150.00
150.00
148.55
·
·
800.00
Sewers.
Libraries. . .
.
County Aid to Agriculture.
75.00
75.00
75.00
Widows' Annuities.
1,200.00
1,200.00
1,200.00
Reserve Fund .
5,000.00
5,000.00
2,810.98
War Bonds. .
50,000.00
50,000.00
50,000.00
Defense Fund
500.00
500.00
287.95
Ration Board.
500.00
500.00
499.32
Venturi House
2,208.99
2,208.99
Water ..
29,400.00
755.03 R.
30,155.03
29,806.51
North Cemetery
50.00
50.00
28.35
Interest . .
2,835.00
2,835.00
2,627.41
Debt ...
29,500.00
29,500.00
29,500.00
R. Transferred from Reserve Fund S. & C. State and County F. Federal Grant Co. Hampden County Dog Fund
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TOWN OF AGAWAM Balance Sheet December 31, 1943
GENERAL ACCOUNTS
Assets
Liabilities and Reserves
Cash ... . .
$199,652.90
Dog Licenses- Due County .
$ 1.80
Accounts Receviable: Taxes:
Tax Sale Surplus-Section 79, Chap. 60 General Laws ... 51.40
Levy of 1943 42,999.32
Surplus War Bonus
2,701.14
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes: Levy of 1943 .
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