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27.38
68
Lock-Up Feed
19.60
Office Supplies
80.36
Telephone
157.65
Travel
91.66
Traffic Signs
14.08
All Other
9.59
$ 25,030.12
Fire
Salaries of Commissioners
$ 165.00
Salaries of Permanent Firemen
5,141.00
Salaries of Substitutes
124.00
Salaries of Volunteers
2,373.00
Janitor
55.00
Repairs to Trucks
947.45
Apparatus
1,057.70
Hose
1,524.50
Gasoline and Oil
96.62
Fuel
818.83
Light
76.70
Repairs to Buildings
373.41
Insurance
80.40
Printing, Stationery and Postage
47.93
Telephone
149.06
All Other
16.95
$ 13,047.55
Inspection of Buildings
Labor
$ 1,000.00
Clerical
104.00
Travel
767.70
Printing
48.30
$
1,920.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Salary
$ 600.00
Transportation
157.95
Equipment
46.80
Postage
8.43
All Other
63.00
$
876.18
Labor
Gypsy Moth $ 595.00
69
Supplies
2.12
$ 597.12
Japanese Beetle
Labor
$ 152.60
Equipment
58.05
$ 210.65
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Forestry
!
Tree Warden
$
548.12
Labor
1,367.51
Truck
500.00
Equipment
195.47
Spraying
399.99
Jobbing
72.00
$
3,083.09
Forest Fires
Labor
$ 100.00
Equipment
121.23
Fire Permits
76.60
$
297.83
Dog Officer
Services
$ 191.20
Cards
4.00
$ 195.20
Health
General Administration: Salaries $ 300.00
Quarantine and Contagious Diseases :
Board and Treatment
156.00
Medicine and Medical Attend-
ance
99.22
T. B. Hospitals
1,253.30
Diphtheria Clinic
66.00
All Other
44.93
$
1,919.45
Inspections :
Animals
$ 250.00
Meat and Provisions
1,250.00
Plumbing
2,288.14
-
$ 3,788.14
70
Town Nurse :
Salary
$ 2,256.80
Relief Nurse
140.00
Car Expense
535.06
Medical Supplies
44.75
All Other
10.37
$ 2,986.98
Sanitation Sewers and Surface Drainage
Construction :
Sewer Projects (See Engi-
neer's Report)
$ 62,152.50
F. W. A. Advanced Planning
2,907.25
Memorial Park Drainage
826.12
Maintenance :
Labor
$ 5,205.39
Pipes and Fittings
718.71
Road Machinery
254.85
Material
28.00
Building Catch Basins
85.34
In Lieu of Taxes
204.98
$ 72,383.14
Refuse and Garbage
Ash Collection
$ 1,114.23
Garbage Collection
2,500.00
$
3,614.23
Highways
Construction :
Cooley Street
$ 1,003.44
Chap, 90-Pine Street
37,843.04
Chap. 90-Suffield Street
16.00
Maintenance :
Chapter 90-Maintenance
3,595.26
Salaries and Labor
10,039.81
Trucks
772.12
New Truck
5,000.00
Materials
2,876.31
Equipment and Repairs
410.03
Jobbing
128.37
Road Machinery Repairs and Parts
2,452.91
71
Gasoline and Oil
1,761.35
Signs and Guard Posts
51.39
Parks and Roadsides
174.00
26.60
Office Supplies Telephone
23.75
All Other
66.97
$ 66,241.35
Bridges
Maintenance :
South End
$ 33.83
Memorial
15.49
$ 49.32
Sidewalks
Labor
$ 149.49
Trucks
3.60
Material
45.75
All Other
35.00
$
233.84
Snow Removal
Labor
$ 4,303.82
Trucks
513.20
Material
260.11
5,077.13 $
Highway Oiling
Labor
$ 1,568.77 279.30
Material
4,054.40
5,902.47 $
Highway Bounds
Labor
$ 263.22
Concrete Bounds
152.00
All Other
72.46
487.68 $
Street Lights
Contract
8,654.73
$
72
Trucks
Charities and Veterans' Benefits Welfare
Administration :
Salaries
$
1,500.00
Printing, Stationery and Post-
age
43.59
Office Supplies
155.23
Travel
21.50
All Other
1.30
Relief :
Groceries and Provisions
533.05
Fuel
273.53
Clothing
34.02
Board and Care
1,816.50
Medicine and Medical Attend- ance
245.05
Rents
386.37
Hospital
730.00
Burial
230.00
Cash Aid
4,463.15
Relief by Other Cities and Towns
1,789.17
All Other
12.16
$ 12,234.62
Aid to Dependent Children
Administration
$
300.00
Town Aid
4,057.60
U. S. Grant-Administration
262.50
U. S. Grant-Assistance
1,509.95
$ 6,130.05
Old Age Assistance
Administration
$
2,200.00
Town Aid
20,000.00
U. S. Grant-Administration
537.50
U. S. Grant-Assistance
20,955.06
$ 43,692.56
Veterans' Benefits
Administration :
Salaries
$
2,500.00
Photostat Machine and Equip-
73
ment
611.67
Office Supplies All Other
25.40
Relief :
Cash Aid
2,686.66
Fuel
70.85
Medicine and Medical Attend- ance
81.59
Hospital
195.35
$ 6,324.62
Schools
General Expense :
Salaries
$ 7,625.96
Printing, Stationery and Post-
age
179.24
Travel
521.14
All Other
24.44
Instruction :
Salaries
150,083.46
Books
2,159.33
Supplies
6,079.15
Tuition
2,593.42
Transportation
14,443.20
Library
171.51
Janitors' Services
16,843.30
Fuel and Light
11,469.78
Maintenance :
Repairs
6,827.40
Janitors' Supplies
1,055.79
Miscellaneous
2,974.22
Memorial Park
430.54
Furniture and Furnishings
1,921.40
Health
3,019.96
Graduation
185.52
Miscellaneous Printing
199.18
Insurance
2,819.95
Lunch Room
204.15
Travel
169.50
All Other
47.06
$232,048.60
George Deen School Fund Smith Hughes School Fund
192.28
449.66
74
153.10
Libraries
Librarians' Salaries
$ 500.00
Books and Periodicals
1,814.73
Fuel and Light
198.59
Repairs
2.75
Furniture
11.00
Stationery and Postage
4.50
Office Supplies
53.19
All Other
11.50
2,596.26 $
Davis Library Fund
627.65
Recreation
Salaries and Labor
$
1,373.83
New Equipment
534.68
Truck
94.81
Transportation
34.50
All Other
52.50
2,090.32 $
Memorial Park
15.00
Unclassified
Memorial Day
$
300.00
Printing Town Reports
878.05
Liability Insurance
1,187.03
Surety Bonds
532.25
Widows' Annuities
1,200.00
Dog Licenses to County
2,206.30
Board of Appeals
444.99
Planning Board
552.98
1946 Bills
67.73
Airport-Race Track Litigation
10,000.00
Tax Title Foreclosures
100.00
Finance Committee
10.00
Petty Cash Advance
10.00
Withholding Taxes
27,403.26
Contributory Retirement
2,934.49
Blue Cross
2,545.72
$ 50,372.80
Public Service Enterprises Water
Salaries :
Commissioners
$
110.00
75
Superintendent Clerk
Labor
2,814.00 650.00 15,200.68
General Expense :
Deputy Collector
24.65
Printing, Stationery and Post- age
390.46
Telephone
9.97
Office Supplies
20.37
Trucks
1,882.56
Jobbing
817.35
Pipes and Fittings
17,733.55
New Meters and Repairs
5,361.70
New Equipment and Repairs
776.94
Hardware and Supplies
190.90
Gasoline and Oil
625.57
All Other
20.00
Contract
14,771.89
$ 61,400.59
Cemeteries
Maple Grove
$
60.00
North Cemetery
50.00
Town Cemetery Lot
50.00
Old Cemetery
30.00
$ 190.00
Interest
Schoolhouse Loan
$
300.00
Administration Building Loan 625.00
$ 925.00
Municipal Indebtedness
Schoolhouse Loan
$ 10,000.00
Administration Building Loan
10,000.00
$ 20,000.00
Agency, Trust and Investment
State Tax
$
7,700.00
County Tax
14,197.09
State Parks and Reservations 397.80
State Audit
693.04
76
Interest on Post War Rehibilita- tion Fund Deposited 1,620.00
$ 24,607.93
Refunds
Taxes
$ 370.77
Motor Vehicle Excise
129.03
Water Department
145.00
Sewer Department
160.00
All Other
.64
$ 805.44
Total Payments
$717,093.62
Cash on Hand Dec. 31, 1947
236,506.27
GRAND TOTAL PAYMENTS and CASH ON HAND
$953,599.89
77
APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES FOR THE YEAR 1947
Balance Appropriation
Transfers
Unexpended Available Expenditures Balances
Moderator
$
25.00
$
$ 25.00
$ 25.00
$ 15.00
Selectmen
2,600.00
185.00 R
2,785.00
2,783.67
1.33
Accounting
1,480.00
11.12 R
1,491.12
1,491.12
Treasurer
3,300.00
80.00 Re
3,380.00
3,377.59
2.41
Collector
4,900.00
4,900.00
4,887.75
12.25
Assessors
5,188.50
5,188.50
5,164.19
24.31
Law
1,500.00
900.00 R
2,404.00
1,935.99
468.01
Town Clerk
1,700.00
1,700.00
1,613.10
86.90
Election and Registration
1,000.00
112.00 R
1,112.00
1,098.38
13.62
Administration Building
5,730.00
1.03 Re
5,731.03
5,677.83
53.20
Town Buildings
1,368.00
1,368.00
1,238.53
129.47
Engineering
6,230.00
6,230.00
6,159.39
70.61
School Traffic Officers
350.00
350.00
341.50
8.50
Police .
22,500.00
2,530.38 R
25,030.38
25,030.12
.26
Police-Radio
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
Fire .
13,058.00
13,058.00
13,047.55
10.45
Fire-Truck
10,500.00
10,500.00
10,500.00
Building Inspector
1,920.00
1,920.00
1,920.00
Sealer
900.00
900.00
876.18
23.82
Forestry
3,100.00
3,100.00
3,083.09
16.91
Forest Fires
365.00
365.00
297.83
67.17
Gypsy
Moth and Japanese
Beetle
800.00
10.65 R
·810.65
807.77
2.88
Dog Officer
200.00
200.00
195.20
4.80
Health
1,300.00
126.65 R
1,426.65
1,426.65
Vital Statistics
40.00
40.00
40.00
Town Nurse
2,600.00
386.98 R
2,986.98
2,986.98
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Legislative Other
15.00
15.00
4.00 Re
78
Diphtheria
70.00
70.00
66.00
4.00
Inspections (Animal and Slaughter) .
1,550.00
1,550.00
1,500.00
50.00
Plumbing Inspection
1,800.00
500.00 R
2,300.00
2,288.14
11.86
Refuse and Garbage Collection
3,700.00
3700.00
3,614.23
85.77
Sewers and Surface Drainage .
5,000.00
1,500.00 R
6,500.00
6,497.27
2.73
F. W. A. Advanced Planning- Sewers
970.75
1,936.50 F
2,907.25
2,907.25
Venturi Meter Sewer
2,160.00
2,160.00
2,160.00
Memorial Park Drainage
850.00
850.00
826.12
23.88
Sewer Construction
15,725.85
50,000.00 *
65,725.85
62,152.50
3,573.35
Highways and Bridges
25,150.00
214.26 R
25,364.26
25,223.08
141.18
Sidewalks
350.00
350.00
233.84
116.16
Snow Removal
4,500.00
577.13 R
5,077.13
5,077.13
Street Lights
9,200.00
9,200.00
8,654.73
545.27
Cooley St. Construction
1,125.88
1,125.88
1,003.44
122.44
Chap. 90 Maintenance
1,200.00
2,400.00 S&C
3,600.00
3,595.26
4.74
Chap. 90 Construction
28,362.07
7,200.00
21,600.00 S&C
57,162.07
37,859.04
19,303.03
U. S. Grant Old Age Assistance
4,689.41
19,314.52 F
24,003.93
21,492.56
2,511.37
U. S. Grant Aid to Dependent Child
284.07
1,853.56 F
2,137.63
1,772.45
365.18
Old Age Assistance
22,200.00
22,200.00
22,200.00
Aid to Dependent Children
4,300.00
57.60 R
4,357.60
4,357.60
Welfare
10,855.00
1,408.00 R
12,263.00
12,234.62
28.38
Veterans' Benefits
9,300.00
9,300.00
6,324.62
2,975.38
Schools
232,050.00
232,050.00
232,048.60
1.40
George Deen School Fund
270.00 F
270.00
192.28
77.72
Smith Hughes School Fund ..
449.66 F
449.66
449.66
F. W. A. Advanced Planning- Schools
4,400.00 F
4,400.00
4,400.00
Feeding Hills School Site
16,562.00
16,562.00
16,562.00
Libraries
800.00
1,812.82 Co
2,612.82
2,596.26
16.56
Davis Library Fund
627.65 In
627.65
627.65
Recreation
2,100.00
2,100.00
2,090.32
9.68
.
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Balance Appropriation
Transfers
Unexpended Available Expenditures Balances
Unclassified
800.00
100.00 R
900.00
888.05
11.95
Memorial Day .
300.00
300.00
300.00
Liability Insurance
1,300.00
1,300.00
1,187.03
112.97
Surety Bonds
600.00
600.00
532.25
67.75
Widows' Annuities
1,200.00
Board of Appeals
300.00
150.00 R
450.00
444.99
5.01
Planning Board
1,025.00
1,025.00
552.98
472.02
67.73
67.73
Race Track Litigation
10,000.00
Tax Title Foreclosures
100.00
By-Law Committee
300.00
Veterans' Memorial Park
2,701.14 +
2,701,14
15.00
2,686.14
Reserve Fund
5,000.00
Water
62,659.00
17.92 Re
62,676.92
61,400.59
1,276.33
Cemeteries
100.00
Maple Grove Cemetery Fund .
15.96
20.00
28.10 In
64.06
60.00
4.06
Old Cemetery Fund .
69.48
25.00
14.00 In
108.48
30.00
78.48
Interest
1,000.00
Debt
20,000.00
20,000.00
20,000.00
R Reserve
Re Refund
S&C State and County
F Federal Grant Co. Hampden County Dog Licenses
In Income from Trust Funds * Post War Rehabilitation Fund / Surplus War Bonus
1,000.00
925.00
75.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
100.00
100.00
300.00
300.00
5,000.00
4,969.77
30.23
100.00
100.00
1946 Bills
67.73
1,200.00
1,200.00
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TOWN OF AGAWAM
Balance Sheet-December 31, 1947
GENERAL ACCOUNTS
Assets
Liabilities and Reserves
Cash
$
$236,506.27
Tailings $
$
5.02
Departmental Cash Advances
70.00
Sale of Real Es- tate
21,350.00
Levy of 1947
40,870.62
Phelon Library 38.43
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes :
Old Cemetery .. 78.48
Levy of 1947
1,702.64
Maple Grove .... 4.06
120.97
Tax
Possessions
97,627.47
Road Machinery Fund
2,989.04
Departmental : Old Age Assist-
Federal Grants : Old Age Assist- ance $ 1,415.07
ance $ 646.40
Old Age Admin- istration 1,096.30
Aid to Depend-
ent Children
667.82
A. D. C. Ad-
Sewers 5.00
ministration
365.18
Highways
83.00
Tax Sale Excess ..
51.40
Accounts Receivable : Taxes :
Trust Fund Income :
Tax Titles 2,043.23
99,670.70
George Deen
81
82
1,402.22
Betterment Assessments: Sidewalks
127.09
Water:
Rates $ 7,661.17
Sundries
1,780.70
School Fund 77.72 F. W. A. Ad- vanced Plan- ning Schools 4,400.00
7,354.27
Unexpended Appropriation
Balances :
Police-Radio $ 1,000.00 Fire-Truck 10,500.00
Sewers :
Construction 3,573.35
Venturi Meter
House 2,160.00
Highways:
Chap. 90 Main-
tenance 4.74
Chap. 90 Con-
struction
19,303.03
Cooley St. Con-
struction
122.44
Feeding Hills
School
16,562.00
Veterans' Me-
morial Park
2,686.14
Overlay Reserve
55,911.70 34,819.47
Highways $ 6,937.74
County Aid to Highways
5,111.62
12,049.36
$401,840.77
9,441.87
State Aid to
83
Overlay Reserved for Abatements : Levy of 1947 7,613.49
Revenue Reserved
Until Collected :
Motor Vehicle
Excise Taxes .. $ 1,702.64
Tax Titles
99,670.70
Departmental
1,402.22
Water
9,441.87
Special Assess-
ments
127.09
State and
County Aid to
Highways
12,049.36
124,393.88
Overestimates to be used as Available Funds :
County Tax .... $ 3,465.96
State Parks &
Reservations 146.98
T. B. Hospital Assessment 60.51
3,673.45
Excess and Deficiency
143,558.08
$401,840.77
Respectfully submitted, FRANCES M. PEDULLA, Accounting Officer.
84
Treasurer's Report
ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1947
Dr.
Balance January 1, 1947
$189,690.58
Receipts of 1947 (See Account- ant's Report)
763,909.31
$953,599.89
Cr.
Payments of 1947 (See Account-
ant's Report)
717,093.62
Balance December 31, 1947
236,506.27
$953,599.89
TRUST FUNDS
Whiting Street Fund :
Dr.
January 1, 1947, on hand
Securities
$ 5,595.00
Cash
1,545.17
Interest on Securities
221.24
$ 7,361.41
Cr
Securities on hand
Dec. 31, 1947
$ 5,595.00
Cash
422.71
By order of Trustees for aid
1,341.00
Administration expenses
2.70
$ 7,361.41
Desire A. Pyne Fund :
Dr.
January 1, 1947, on hand
Securities
$ 2,000.00
Cash
380.51
Income
35.05
$ 2,415.56
Cr.
Securities on hand
Dec. 31, 1947 $ 2,000.00
85
By order of Selectmen for aid
Cash
92.50 323.06 -
$
2,415.56
Mary A. Phelon School Fund : Dr.
January 1, 1947, on hand
Securities
$ 3,225.93
Cash
2,627.75
Income
97.16
$ 5,950.84
Cr
Paid order of School Committee $ 301.44
Securities purchased
1,000.00
Premiums
25.00
Interest
2.78
Administration expenses
5.25
Cash
390.44
Securities
4,225.93
$ 5,950.84
Phelon Library Fund : Dr.
Securities on hand
January 1, 1947
$ 500.00
Income
10.00
$ 510.00
Cr
Securities on hand
December 31, 1947
$ 500.00
Paid Trust Fund Income
10.00
$ 510.00
Davis Library Fund :
Dr.
Income of 1947
$ 627.65 $
627.65
Cr.
Paid Agawam Library Association
$ 627.65 $
627.65
Old Cemetery Fund : Dr.
January 1, 1947 Securities on hand
$ 700.00 14.00
Income of 1947
,
$ 714.00
86
Cr.
Paid Trust Fund income $ 14.00 On Hand Dec. 31, 1947 Securities
700.00
$ 714.00
Maple Grove Cemetery Fund : Dr.
January 1, 1947, on hand Securities
$ 1,405.79
Income of 1947
28.10
$
1,433.89
Cr.
Paid Trust Fund Income
$ 28.10
Dec. 31, 1947, on hand Securities $ 1,405.79 -
$ 1,433.89
Post War Rehabilitation Fund :
Dr.
On hand January 1, 1947
$151,600.00
Cash
20.00
Interest on sale of Bond
1,620.00
$153,240.00
Cr.
Bonds on hand Dec. 31, 1947 ..
$101,600.00
Deposits in Savings Bank
1,640.00
Transfer to Town
50,000.00
$153,240.00
BRANDON N. LETELLIER, Treasurer
87
LIABILITIES OF THE TOWN OF AGAWAM
December 31, 1947
Year
Purpose of Loan
Issued
Outstanding Rate
Date of Retirement
Due 1948
School House
1938
$10,000.00
11/2%
Oct. 1948
$10,000.00
Administration Building
1941
40,000.00
13/4%
Aug. 1951
10,000.00
No temporary loans were issued during the year 1947.
BRANDON N. LETELLIER,
Treasurer.
88
Report of Tax Collector
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen: Gentlemen:
I hereby submit my annual report as Tax Collector for the year ending December 31, 1947.
TAXES OF 1946
Poll
Outstanding January 1, 1947 $ 70.00 4.00
Refunds
$ 74.00
Payments to treasurer
$ 52.00
Abatements
22.00
Outstanding December 31, 1947 $
.00
$ 74.00
Personal
Outstanding January 1, 1947
$ 1,032.13
Payments to Treasurer
$ 800.62
Abatements
231.51
Outstanding December 31, 1947
.00
$ 1,032.13
Real Estate
Outstanding January 1, 1947 $ 33,808.14 15.00
Refunds
$ 33,823.14
Payments to Treasurer
$ 33,781.05
Tax Titles
42.09
Outstanding December 31, 1947
.00
$ 33,823.14
Motor Vehicle Excise
Outstanding January 1, 1947 $ 702.51
Commitment
414.24
$ 1,116.75
Payments to Treasurer
$ 1,012.62
Abatements
104.13
Outstanding December 31, 1947
.00
$ 1,116.75
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Taxes Collected after Abatement Widow's Exemption-$190.80
TAXES OF 1947
Poll
Commitment
$ 5,832.00
Added Commitment
18.00
Refunds
12.00
$ 5,862.00
Payments to Treasurer $ 4,052.00
Abatements
1,674.00
Outstanding December 31, 1947
136.00
$ 5,862.00
Personal
Commitment
$ 54,760.00
Payments to Treasurer
$ 52,920.17
Abatement
46.25
Cash on Hand December 31, 1947
22.20
Outstanding December 31, 1947
1,771.38
$ 54,760.00
Real Estate
Commitment
$332,610.58
Added Commitment
35.15
Refunds
335.77
$332,981.50
Payments to Treasurer
$292,039.70
Tax Titles
287.67
Abatements
1,713.09
Cash on Hand December 31, 1947
1,660.55
Outstanding December 31, 1947
37,280.49
$332,981.50
Motor Vehicle Excise
Commitments
$ 22,599.72 129.03
$ 22,728.75
Payments to Treasurer
$ 20,009.18
Abatements
1,016.93
Cash on Hand December 31, 1947
120.62
Outstanding December 31, 1947
1,582.02
$ 22,728.75
Unapportioned Sidewalk Assessment Outstanding January 1, 1947 $ 402.93
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90
Refunds
Payments to Treasurer $ 172.81 Outstanding July 1, 1947 230.12
$
402.93
Unapportioned Sidewalk Assessment Added to Taxes Commitment $ 230.12
Payments to Treasurer 110.97
Outstanding December 31, 1947
119.15 $ 230.12
Committed Interest Added to Taxes
Commitment
$ 12.75
Payments to Treasurer
4.81
Outstanding December 31, 1947
7.94 $ 12.75
Sewer Connections-Accounts Receivable
Sewer Connections Committed .. $ 8,680.00
Refunds 160.00
$ 8,840.00
Payments to Treasurer $ 8,600.00
80.00
Cash on Hand December 31, 1947 Abatements
160.00
$ 8,840.00
Sewer Accounts Receivable
Outstanding January 1, 1947
$ 37.25
Commitments
175.09
$ 212.34
Payments to Treasurer $ 206.34
Outstanding December 31, 1947
6.00
$ 212.34
Water Connections-Accounts Receivable
Water Connections Committed. $ 5,460.00 45.00
Refund
$ 5,505.00
Payments to Treasurer $ 5,460.00
Abatements
45.00
$ 5,505.00
Water Sundry Accounts Receivable Outstanding January 1, 1947 $ 1,253.20
Commitments
7,603.75
$ 8,856.95
Payments to Treasurer
$ 7,076.25
Cash on Hand December 31, 1947
5.00
Outstanding December 31, 1947
1,775.70
$ 8,856.95
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Water Rents Outstanding January 1, 1947 $ 5,196.37 Commitments
33,433.50
$ 38,629.87
Payments to Treasurer
$ 30,894.30
Abatements
74.40
Cash on Hand December 31, 1947
205.66
Outstanding December 31, 1947
7,455.51
$ 38,629.87
Respectfully submitted,
MARGARET E. FERRANTI, Tax Collector
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Assessor's Report
Honorable Board of Selectmen: Gentlemen :
The following is a report of the Board of Assessors for the year ending December 31, 1947.
Number of Horses Assessed
142
Number of Cows Assessed
483
Number of Sheep Assessed
10
Number of Neat Cattle Assessed
116
Number of Swine Assessed 286
Number of Fowls Assessed
22,205
Total Number of Livestock Assessed
23,242
Value of Assessed Stock in Trade
$ 64,205.00
Value of Assessed Machinery
1,038,585.00
Value of Assessed Livestock ....
85,325.00
Value of All Other Tangible Property Assessed
291,885.00
Total Value of All Personal Property Assessed
$1,480,000.00
Number of Dwelling Houses Assessed
2,070
Number of Acres of Land As- sessed
12,227
Number of Motor Vehicles and Trailers Assessed
3,288
Number of 1946 Motor Ve- hicles and Trailer's Assessed January 17, 1947
115
Value of Motor Vehicles and Trailers Assessed
753,740.00
Value of 1946 Motor Vehicles and Trailers Assessed Jan- uary 17, 1947
56,080.00
Excise Tax Assessed on Motor Vehicles and Trailers
22,599.72
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Excise Tax Assessed on 1946 Motor Vehicles and Trailers Assessed January 17, 1947 Valuations
414.24
Value of Buildings Assessed $6,618,925.00 Value of Land Assessed 2,370,550.00
Total Value of Real Estate $8,989,475.00 Value of Personal Estate 1,480,000.00
Total of All Assessed Es- tate
$10,469,475.00
(upon which taxes have been levied as follows)
County Tax $ 17,663.05
1946 Under Estimate
243.38
Tuberculosis Hospital Assess- ment
487.31
State Tax
7,700.00
State Audit
693.04
State Parks and Reservations
544.78
1946 Under Estimate
204.30
Town Appropriation
599,114.32
Town Debt and Interest
21,000.00
Overlay Deficit
106.42
Overlay for Current Year
11,046.83
$658,803.43
Less Estimated Receipts
Income Tax
$ 32,889.88
Corporation Tax
18,281.57
Reimbursement on Account of Publicly Owned Land
3,185.84
Gasoline Tax under Acts of
1943 Chapt. 569
8,748.07
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Ex- cise
12,000.00
Licenses
12,000.00
Fines
500.00
Special Assessments
230.12
General Government
400.00
Health and Sanitation
4,990.00
Highways
300.00
Charities
1,850.00
Old Age Assistance
13,300.00
Old Age Tax
925.00
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Veteran's Benefits
Schools
550.00 4,000.00
Libraries
75.00
Public Service Enterprises (Water Dept., etc.)
30,000.00
Interest on Taxes and Assess- ments
812.75
Bill in lieu of Taxes (City of Springfield)
1,077.22
Rents Supplementary Cherry Sheet
18,614.48
Total Estimated Receipts $ 165,060.03
Amounts Voted from Available Funds Approved by the Commissioner :
Mar. 27, 1947 $100,473.09
Mar. 27, 1947 67.73 $100,540.82
$265,600.85
Amount to be raised by Taxation
$393,202.58
Number of Polls 2,916 @ $2 $
5,832.00
Value of Personal Property $1,480,000 @ $37.00
54,760.00
Value of Real Estate
$8,989,475 @ $37.00
332,610.58
$393,202.58
Number of Omitted Polls
June 17, 1947 6 @ $2
12.00
Oct. 23, 1947 3 @ $2
6.00
Value of Omitted Real Estate
Assessed 12-20-47 $950 @ $37.00
35.15
ADOLPHUS PROVOST FREDERICK A. RAISON CHARLES W. HULL Board of Assessors
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250.00
Highway Department
Honorable Board of Selectmen :
Gentlemen :
The following is a report of the Streets and Engi- neering Department for the year ending December 31, 1947.
Highway Maintenance
The major portion of the appropriation for highway maintenance was expenditures on patching of streets which suffered upheaval and erosion in the Spring months. A few of the streets received a layer of gravel in order to provide a suitable base for future highway oiling. Appropriation $14,650.00
Expenditures 14,618.67
Balance $ 31.33
Highway Oiling
This appropriation allowed for oiling the following streets :-
Albert Street
Carr Avenue
Central Street
Norman Terrace
Church Street
North Street (Part)
Cooper Street (Part)
Poplar Street (Part)
Fruwirth Avenue
Rowley Street (Part) South Park Terrace (South Side)
King Street
Spencer Street
Lealand Avenue
Spring Street
Line Street
Sunrise Terrace
Leonard Street (Part)
Wilson Street
Mill Street (Part)
Wyman Street $6,000.00
Appropriation
Expenditures
5,902.47
. Balance
$ 97.53
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Monroe Street Moore Street
Elm Street (Part)
Harding Street
Snow Removal
The early part of 1947 gave the department only a nominal amount of plowing, but the latter portion of the year brought a considerable amount of work which was not anticipated due to the premature and intense snow storms. A new four-wheel drive truck purchased late in the fall was of considerable value in expediting the re- moval of drifted snow.
Appropriation
$4,500.00
Additional Transfer
580.00
$5,080.00
Expenditures
5,077.13
Balance
$ 2.87
Ash Removal
The appropriation of $1,200 for ash removal pro- vides but a meager touch upon the necessary collections within the town. If those people that use the dump would be more considerate of the next person who is to follow them, and would dispose of the rubbish in places allo- cated for it, the care of the dump would be reduced.
Appropriation $1,200.00
Expenditures
1,114.23
Balance
$ 85.77
Chapter 90 Maintenance
Southwick Street, in its entirety from Feeding Hills Center to the Southwick Line, was resurfaced with two coats of tar and should present a suitable surface for the next few years, until such funds are available to provide for the reconstruction of this road. Shoemaker Lane and a portion of North Street will also be resurfaced.
Town's Appropriation $1,200.00
State's Appropriation
1,200.00
County's Appropriation
1,200.00
$3,600.00
Expenditures
3,595.26
Balance
$ 4.74
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Chapter 90 Construction
The construction of Pine Street was started in 1946 and completed in 1947 over its entire length. The work was divided into two projects because the annual amount allowed the town by both the state and the county did not allow for completion of all the work in one year. The first part was handled by George E. Duteau, contractor, and the last part of the work was finished by Sturtevant and Collina, contractors.
There are some funds available for starting the con- struction of Suffield Street between South Street and the state line, but only test borings over the length of the road have so far been taken, and it is anticipated that this work will be begun and completed during 1948.
The reconstruction of Springfield Street, as a Chap- ter 90 project, has been discussed with both the county commissioners and the commissioners of the Massachu- setts Department of Public Works and a favorable re- port has been received from them, but it is still not known as to the actual time when this work will be started.
January 1, 1947 $28,362.07
Appropriation during 1947 28,800.00
Total available funds
$57,162.07
Expended on
Pine Street $37,843.04 Expended on
Suffield Street
16.00
Total expenditures
37,859.04
Balance
$19,303.03
Road Machinery Account
The trucks of the town purchased from 1939 on are beginning to be a considerable drain on the funds of the road machinery account. It was anticipated in 1939, that an annual purchase of a new truck to replace an aging one would be a good financial setup. This program was in effect through 1941 after which time the war, with all its shortages, necessarily put a stop to the program which was under way. Since that time only one new truck has been purchased, and until such time as the program can be brought back in force, the maintenance of old equip- ment will be a severe burden to the funds. The road
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