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15,633.48
1,366.52
Main St. Sewer
6,835.27
6,835.27
6,190.13
645.14
Venturi Meter House Sewer
2,160.00
2,160.00
8,000.00
8,000.00
7,978.33
21.67
Kensington St. Drainage
7,000.00
7,000.00
6,988.03
11.97
Sewer Cleaning Equipment
750.00
750.00
748.75
1.25
Highway Maint'nance & Bridges
30,631.30
30,631.30
29,348.30
1,283.00
Snow Removal
9,000.00
2,289.97+
11,289.97
11,289.97
New Highway Equipment
4,800.00
4,800.00
4,650.82
149.18
Maintenance Oiling
10,300.00
10,300.00
10,069.88
230.12
New Oiling
14,200.00
14,200.00
12,449.58
1,750.42
Mittineague Bridge Repairs
2,013.17
2,622.56 **
4,635.73
4,635.73
Bridge St. Sidewalk-East Side
1,538.21
1,538.21
1,517.59
20.62
Bridge St. Sidewalk-West Side
3,000.00
3,000.00
2,912.60
87.40
Springfield St. Sidewalk
850.00
850.00
567.42
282.58
Main St. Sidewalk
450.00
450.00
417.47
32.53
Ottawa St. Resurfacing
126.22
126.22
126.22
Chapter 90 Construction
91,330.53 100,000.00
191,330.53
99,249.50
92,081.03
Chapter 90 Maintenance
6.000.00
6,000.00
2,527.78
3,472.22
Street Lights
19.000.00
19,000.00
18,345.57
654.43
Engineering
8,425.00
8,425.00
8,414.71
10.29
U. S. Grant Old Age Assistance
6,944.40
40.638.42++ 129.90*
47,712.72
37,581.76
10,130.96
.
2,160.00
Wyman St. Drainage .
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Old Age Assistance
37,420.00
54.90*
37,474.90
37,494.90
U. S. Grant Aid to Dependent Children
3,890.39
7,233.82tt
11,152.76
7,489.13
3,663.63
Aid to Dependent Children
10,880.00
10,880.00
10,880.00
Public Welfare
31,471.29
150.00*
31,621.29
24,863.64
6,757.65
Veterans' Benefits
12,448.00
19.50*
12,467.50
8,523.28
3,944.22
Schools
349,356.70
11,880.00 **
361,236.70
355,759.72
5,476.98
School Lunch Program
2,357.10
55,002.22§
57,359.32
55,917.87
1,441.45
School Athletic Funds
1,026.41
5,301.65g
6,328.06
5,841.08
486.98
Field House, B. J. Phelps School
1,834.64
1,834.64
1,834.64
George Barden-Smith Hughes Funds
47.23
741.15++
788.38
628.65
159.73
Feeding Hills School Site
181.00
181.00
181.00
Feeding Hills Scho'l Construct'n
1,463.01
2.90*
1,465.91
401.25
1,064.66
Land Taking - School
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
Danahy School Addition
20,000.00
20,000.00
7,296.11
12,703.89
Phelps School Addition
25,000.00
25,000.00
10,486.56
14,513.44
Libraries
1,057.20
1,993.85§¢
3,051.05
2,925.62
125.43
Recreation
3,950.00
3,950.00
2,740.91
1,209.09
Unclassified - Town Reports .
1,600.00
889.79 **
2,489.79
2,404.14
85.65
Insurance on Town Vehicles
1,102.95
1,102.95
1,102.95
County Aid to Agriculture
125.00
125.00
125.00
Memorial Day .
300.00
300.00
295.00
5.00
Liability Insurance
4,000.00
4,000.00
3,988.26
11.74
Surety Bonds
650.00
650.00
650.00
Widow's Annuity
600.00
600.00
600.00
Tax Title Foreclosure
700.00
700.00
138.15
561.85
Contributory Retirement
7,467.79
7,467.79
7,467.79
Land Taking-M'nicip'l P'rp'ses
400.00
400.00
28.10
371.90
Land Taking - Easement for Drainage ·
500.00
500.00
500.00
Veterans' Memorial Park
245.61
245.61
245.61
28.55*
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400.00
1950 Bills
86.32
86.32
86.32
Retroactive Salaries
2,714.00
2,714.00
2,614.00
100.00
Previous Years Athletic Bills
.
1,197.09
1,197.09
1,196.74
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Civil Defense
3,500.00
500.00
4,000.00
3,997.82
2.18
Planning Board
1,557.80
1,557.80
918.97
638.83
Board of Appeals
620.80
620.80
616.10
4.70
Water
82,626.90
82,626.90
82,539.83
87.07
Water-Suffield St. Construct'n
9,000.00
9,000.00
8,997.81
2.19
Water Main Reimbursement
1,595.80
1,595.80
1,595.72
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Cemeteries
400.00
400.00
362.88
37.12
Interest
8,030.00
8,030.00
7,505.00
525.00
Debt
30,000.00
30,000.00
30,000.00
Totals
129,910.65 1,100,885.28 132,242.18
1,363,038.11
1,183,302.12
179,735.99
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*Ref.
** E. & D. *** Dept. T.
Emerg.
ttF. G.
§ Rev.
§tCo.
By-Law Recodification
400.00
400.00
TOWN OF AGAWAM Balance Sheet - December 31, 1951 GENERAL ACCOUNTS
Assets
Liabilities and Reserves
Cash
$416,823.94
Loans Unissued
$300,000.00 57.93
Accounts Receivable :
Tailings
Taxes :
Tax Sale Excess
25.58
Levy of 1950
Sale of Real Estate
2,475.00
Trust Fund Income :
Phelon Library $ 79.69
Old Cemetery 8.24
Maple Grove
Cemetery 16.58
104.51
Road Machinery Fund 5,194.69
School Athletic Re-
ceipts Reserv'd
486.98
Motor Vehicle &
Trailer Excise :
Levy of 1950
1,346.38
Levy of 1951
8,144.42
Guar. Deposits
365.00
9,490.80
Old Age Recove'y
152.70
Poll $ 16.00
Personal
317.75
333.75
Levy of 1951
Poll
270.00
Personal
2,010.38
Real Estate
49,047.28
51,327.66
51,661.41
School Lunch Re- ceipts Reserv'd
1,441.45
Water Connection
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Tax Titles
6,625.09 Tax Possessions
97,093.49
.
103,718.58
Unapportioned Sidewalk
Assessments 2,121.19
Unapportioned Sewer Assessments 18,981.80
21,102.99
Departmental :
Sewers
17.84
Highways 29.00
Aid to Dependent Children 2,182.06
Old Age Assist- ance-Cities &
Towns
110.75
Schools
337.03
Aid to Highways :
State
81,202.11
County
18,752.24
Water Department:
Rates
6,973.66
Miscellaneous 800.65
7,774.31
Federal Grants : Old Age Assistance : Assistance 6,436.42 Admi-istrat'n 3,694.54
Aid to Depend- ent Children :
Aid
2,339.78
Admi'istrat'n
1,323.85
George Barden Fund 159.23
Smith Hughes Fund .50
13,954.32
Unexpended Appropriation Balances :
2,676.68
Fire Damage- F. Hills Fire Station 1,341.46
Springfield St. Sewer 383.32
Hall St. Sewer 212.81
99,954.35
Franklin St. Sewer 1,619.10
Southwick St. Sewer 631.19
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Underestimates to be Raised : T. B. Hospital Assessment Revenue to be Raised in 1952
469.44
2,289.97
Loans Authorized
300,000.00
$1,015,962.47
So. Park Ter. Sewer 675.57
Mill & Perry Sewer 1,366.52
Venturi Meter
House Sewer 2,160.00
Main St. Sewer 645.14
Wyman St.
Drainage 21.67
Kensington St. Drainage 11.97
Bridge St. Side-
walk, E. Side 20.62
Bridge St. Side-
w'lk, W. Side 87.40
Springfield St. Sidewalk 282.58
Main St.
Sidewalk 32.53
Ottawa St. Re-
construction
126.22
Chap. 90
Construction
92,081.03
Field House,
Phelps Sch'l
1,834.64
F. Hills School
Site, Par. A
91.00
F. Hills School
Site, Par. C 90.00
F. Hills School Construction 1,064.66
Land Taking-
Danahy Sch'l 1,000.00
Danahy School Addition 12,703.89
Phelps School Addition 14,513.44
Land Tak. Munic. Purposes 371.90
Land Tak., ease-
ment for drain 500.00
Vets' Memorial
Park 245.61
By-Law Recodi- fication 400.00
134,514.27 60,110.44
Overlay Reserve Overlay Reserved for Abatements : Levy of 1950 333.75
Levy of 1951
17,467.56
17,801.31
Revenue Reserved
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Until Collected : Motor Vehicle Excise 9,490.80
Special Assess- ments 21,102.99
Departmental
2,676.68
Tax Title
103,718.58
Aid to High-
ways
99,954.35
Water
7,774.31
244,717.71
Overestimates to be
used as Avail-
able Funds :
County Tax
2,251.32 -
State Parks &
Reservations 124.55
2,375.87
Excess and Deficiency 232,184.71
$1,015,962.47
Respectfully submitted, FRANCES M. PEDULLA, Town Accountant
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Report of the Board of Selectmen
To say that Agawam has a bad case of "growing pains" would be putting it mildly. Our Town has doubled its population in the last 15 years. We stand to double it again in the next ten if we increase at our present rate.
We are growing in population, in homes, in busi- nesses, in viewpoint, and in spirit.
While it is not the wish of the Board of Selectmen to spend beyond our means, it would be folly for us to think of values as they were even a few years ago.
We on the board see needs, for the years ahead, for such things as an expanded sewer program, better sani- tary and surface drainage. Each year we have tried and will continue to support a program that will extend our sanitary mains and fill in our laterals.
There is an increasing need for more surface drain- age. As homes and business are built, the flow of surface water is diverted many times into our Town highways. This water sometimes does not have any way to flow and consequently lays on the road, causing a deterioration of our Town highways. This is very true in the case of North Street, and with this thought in mind, therefore, we are seriously considering a long range drainage pro- gram in that area.
Some of our surface drains enter into our sanitary sewers causing an unusually heavy load on our sanitary lines, a condition which is no longer permitted under state law. These eventually will have to be separated, the surface from the sanitary. This is especially true on Cooper Street. We hope that the Town will vote us funds for this particular project in the next two or three years so that we may be able to extend the sanitary sewer to needed streets on Federal Hill.
The Board of Selectmen are well aware of the need
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for sidwalks in many areas of the Town. This year we hope for favorable consideration of a sidewalk on Spring- field Street. We would like to see projects of this type continued, especially on main traffic arteries where it is important that we keep our school children off the street.
During the past year we have made further progress in our Master Town Plan. Maps have been completed showing sanitary sewer installations; state-county-town roads; lighting installations; and the location of homes in Agawam. This information has been helpful and will serve as a guide as we go forward.
We on the Board are happy over the progress of the plans and engineering work being done on the South End Bridge, and the North-South Highway. The completion of this bridge will be a further boom to our Town, and will bring with it new friends and new businesses.
As we grow our problems grow. This is especially true in regard to highway traffic. We have been recently advised that we are to receive a new light installation at Feeding Hills center. We have been continually pur- suing, and are hopeful of acceptance by the Common- wealth of Massachusetts, the projects which call for a three step light at the juncture of Suffield and Silver Streets, and a flash signal at the intersection of Suffield, Cooper, and Rowley Streets. Work has also been started to get a traffic survey completed for O'Brien's Corner.
While our progress has not been spectacular, we have been continually getting our roads in better condition. It has been possible for us to do some new road work, also, on Lealand, Franklin, and Poplar Streets.
Business expansion in Agawam has been moderate, but healthy. We are anxious to see this activity stepped up and are hopeful that we may have your continued support along this line.
Throughout the year we have met with various de- partment heads. There has been a feeling of genuine interest in our mutual problems. We thank them all for their support.
We see a continued need for the Betterments pro- gram. It is our hope, also, that the General Court will pass our bill, House No. 704, allowing us a Betterment Reserve fund for sidewalks and sewers. Should this bill
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pass, we would then set up a reserve from funds received from betterments which will allow us to transfer in the future for sewer and sidewalk construction.
We are ever mindful that before too long Agawam will be faced with the massive project of laying inter- cepting sewers to tie in the Bondi's Island.
This year we have had numerous survey committees in action. Their reports will be forthcoming at the Annual Town meeting. Again, this is another indication of prog- ress. The Town meeting will determine the need, based on the reports received at that time.
Another link in the Springfield Street Chapter 90, construction has been completed. The Department of Public Works of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts has let the contract for another portion of this road, which will nearly complete the reconstruction of Route 57 from the Agawam-West Springfield bridge to the Southwick line.
We have seen an advantage to having Monday night meetings. While our work has not lessened by this move, we have been able to schedule our meetings to much better advantage.
The Board wishes to congratulate the Veterans Hous- ing Authority for the twelve additional needed units on Franklin Street. These buildings should lessen their problems and serve a vital community need.
The committees for the additions to the Phelps and the Danahy schools deserve a lot of commendation for their time and effort. May their projects proceed to a satisfactory conclusion during the year ahead.
This Board has continually recognized the need for home rule. We have gone on record in favor of same and will continually strive to retain and increase those func- tions which rightfully belong at the local level.
We appreciate the efforts of Police, Fire, and Civilian Defense Departments. Their interest and increasing enthusiasm for the protection of our people and our prop- erty goes without saying.
Agawam, we understand, was the first town in New England to receive the benefits of natural gas. We wel- come the Northeastern Gas Transmission Co. as a friend and as a taxpayer. We, also, are happy to have the Car- roll Mfg. Co. in Agawam.
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May we congratulate the Agawam High School Foot- ball team, its Coach and all those that made it possible for them to go to Columbus, Georgia, and participate in the Peanut Bowl. The Board is happy over their victory. The whole Town has benefited greatly by the Good Will we have gained. Long will the cries ring out "you can't go wrong with Agee-wam."
We have enjoyed serving you during the past year. It is our hope that you understand and appreciate our problems, just as we try to know and help you with yours.
Respectfully submitted,
FREDERICK C. EMERSON WALTER T. KERR EDWARD W. TALMADGE
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Treasurer's Report
ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1951 Dr.
Balance January 1, 1951
$ 341,473.25
Receipts of 1951 (See Ac-
countant's Report) 1,363,115.57
$1,704,588.82
Cr.
Payments of 1951 (See Ac-
countant's Report) 1,287,764.88
Balance December 31, 1951 416,823.94
$1,704,588.82
TRUST FUNDS
Whiting Street Fund :
Dr.
January 1, 1951, on hand
Securities and Savings
$ 5,595.00
Cash
421.53
Income
211.42
$ 6,227.95
Cr
December 31, 1951
Securities and Savings De-
posits
5,595.00
Cash
548.95
Paid on order of Trustees
84.00
6,227.95
Desire A. Pyne :
Dr.
January 1, 1951
Securities
$ 2,000.00
Cash
114.15
Income
45.00
2,159.15 $
44
Cr.
December 31, 1951 Securities
2,000.00 159.15
Cash
2,159.15
Mary E. Phelon School :
Dr.
January 1, 1951
Securities and Savings De- posits
$
4,225.93
Cash
596.07
Income
161.30
4,983.30
Cr.
December 31, 1951
Securities and Savings Deposits
4,225.93
Cash
393.22
Paid on order
363.78
Service Charge
.37
4,983.30
Phelon Library :
Dr.
Securities
$ 500.00
Income
11.26
$ 511.26
Cr.
December 31, 1951
Securities
500.00
Paid trust fund income
11.26
511.26
Davis Library :
Dr.
Income of 1951
$ 713.13 $
713.13
Cr.
Paid Agawam Library Ass'n.
713.13
713.13
Old Cemetery : Dr.
January 1, 1951
Savings Deposits
$ 700.00
Income
15.76
$ 715.76
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Cr.
December 31, 1951 Savings Deposits
700.00
Paid income to Town
15.76
715.76
Maple Grove Cemetery :
Dr.
January 1, 1951
Savings Deposits
$ 1,405.79
Income
31.62
$ 1,437.41
Cr.
December 31, 1951
Savings Deposits
1,405.79
Paid income to Town
31.62
1,437.41
Post War Rehabilitation :
Dr.
January 1, 1951
$ 6,759.23
Savings Deposits Income
152.93
6,912.16
Cr.
December 31, 1951
Savings Deposits
76.89
Paid to Town
6,835.27
6,912.16
BRANDON N. LETELLIER Town Treasurer
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LIABILITIES OF THE TOWN OF AGAWAM
Purpose of Loan
Year Issued Outstanding
Date of
Rate Retirement Due Date
Feeding Hills School Ext.
1949
$359,000.00
2%
Feb. 1969
$20,000.00
BRANDON N. LETELLIER Town Treasurer
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Report of Town Collector
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen : Gentlemen :
I hereby submit my annual report at Town Collector for the year ending December 31, 1951.
TAXES OF 1949
Poll
Outstanding January 1, 1951
$ 16.00
Payments to Treasurer $ 16.00 .00
Outstanding December 31, 1951
16.00
Personal
Outstanding January 1, 1951
82.62
Payments to Treasurer
82.62
Outstanding December 31, 1951
.00
82.62
Motor Vehicle
Outstanding January 1, 1951
176.51
Cash on hand January 1, 1952
4.24
180.75
Payments to Treasurer
180.75
Outstanding December 31, 1951
.00
180.75
TAXES OF 1950
Poll
Outstanding January 1, 1951
168.00
Cash on hand January 1, 1951
8.00
176.00
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Payments to Treasurer Abatements
116.00
44.00
Outstanding December 31, 1951
16.00
176.00
Personal
Outstanding January 1, 1951
2,203.76
Cash on hand January 1, 1951
239.85
2,443.61
Payments to Treasurer
1,875.76
Abatements
250.10
Outstanding December 31, 1951
317.75
2,443.61
Real Estate
Outstanding January 1, 1951
46,526.92
Cash on hand January 1, 1951
3,696.38
Refunds
49.20
Adjustment
41.08
Payments to Treasurer
48,831.43
Abatements
16.40
Transferred to Tax Title
1,465.75
Outstanding December 31, 1951
.00
50,313.58
Motor Vehicle
Outstanding January 1, 1951
5,122.11
Cash on hand January 1, 1951
1,260.35
Added Commitments
5,578.97
Refunds
33.84
11,995.27
Payments to Treasurer
6,017.19
Abatements
4,631.70
Outstanding December 31, 1951
1,346.38
11,995.27
TAXES OF 1951
Poll
Commitment
6,816.00
Added Commitment
10.00
50,313.58
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Refund
2.00
6,828.00
Payments to Treasurer
5,794.00
Abatements
764.00
Outstanding December 31, 1951
270.00
6,828.00
Personal
Commitment
71,109.68
Refund
22.50
71,132.18
Payments to Treasurer
69,070.14
Abatements
51.66
Outstanding December 31, 1951
2,010.38
71,132.18
Real Estate
Commitment
613,235.25
Added Commitment
387.00
Refunds
1,872.51
615,494.76
Payments to Treasurer
554,120.99
Abatements
9,660.24
Transferred to Tax Title
2,666.25
Outstanding December 31, 1951
49,047.28
615,494.76
Motor Vehicle
Commitments
80,593.04
Refunds
884.68
81,477.72
Payments to Treasurer
69,620.84
Abatements
3,712.46
Outstanding December 31, 1951
8,144.42
81,477.72
In Lieu of Taxes
Commitments
Sewer Dept.
994.05
Water Dept.
1,324.58
2,318.63
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Payments to Treasurer
2,318.63 Outstanding December 31, 1951
.00
2,318.63
Unapportioned Sidewalk Assessment
Outstanding January 1, 1951
232.29
Commitments 2,916.65
3,148.94
Payments to Treasurer
795.46
Abatements
232.29
Outstanding December 31, 1951
2,121.19
3,148.94
Unapportioned Sewer and Surface Drainage Assessments
Commitments
23,506.67
Payments to Treasurer
4,278.21
Abatements
246.66
Outstanding December 31, 1951
18,981.80
23,506.67
Departmental Bills Sewer Department
Outstanding January 1, 1951
13.00
Commitment
10.95
23.95
Payments to Treasurer
6.11
Outstanding December 31, 1951
17.84
23.95
Highway Department
Commitments
108.00
Paid to Treasurer
79.00
Outstanding December 31, 1951
29.00
108.00
Account Receivable-Sidewalk
Commitment
208.73
Payments to Treasurer
208.73
Outstanding December 31, 1951
.00
208.73
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School Department
Outstanding January 1, 1951
731.62
Commitments 997.05
1,728.67
Payments to Treasurer 1,179.08
Abatements
212.56
Outstanding December 31, 1951
337.03
1,728.67
Veteran's Benefits
Outstanding January 1, 1951
15.00
Abatements
15.00
Outstanding December 31, 1951
.00
15.00
Welfare-Accounts Receivables
Outstanding January 1, 1951
2,929.29
Commitments
3,259.58
6,188.87
Payments to Treasurer 4,682.26
Abatements
1,506.61
Outstanding December 31, 1951
.00
6,188.87
Aid to Dependent Children-State
Outstanding January 1, 1951
1,337.07
Commitments 5,324.53
6,661.60
Payments to Treasurer 4,479.54
Outstanding December 31, 1951 2,182.06
6,661.60
Old Age Assistance-Accounts Receivables-State Commitments 25,783.54
Payments to Treasurer 25,783.54
Outstanding December 31, 1951
.00
25,783.54
Old Age Assistance-Accounts Receivables Cities and Towns Outstanding January 1, 1951 357.63
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Commitments
2,173.40
2,531.03
Payments to Treasurer
2,420.28
Outstanding December 31, 1951
110.75
2,531.03
Sewer Connection
Sewer Connections Committed 9,540.00
Payments to Treasurer 9,540.00
Water Department Water Rates
Outstanding January 1, 1951
8,274.83
Cash on Hand January 1, 1951
506.45
Commitments
42,980.02
51,761.30
Payments to Treasurer
44,597.80
Abatements
189.84
Outstanding December 31, 1951
6,973.66
51,761.30
Water Connections
Water Connections Committed 7,850.00
Payments to Treasurer 7,850.00
Water Connection Guarantee Deposits
Deposits on hand January 1, 1951
305.00
Deposits Collected 5,495.00
5,800.00
Transfer to Water Accounts Re- ceivables
4,496.40
Refunds on Deposits
938.60
On Deposits December 31, 1951
365.00
5,800.00
Water Miscellaneous-Accounts Receivables
Outstanding January 1, 1951
1,747.10
Commitment
3,814.25
Refunds 6.50
5,567.85
Payments to Treasurer
4,744.30
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Abatements Outstanding December 31, 1951
22.90 800.65
5,567.85
Respectfully submitted, MARGARET E. FERRANTI Town Collector
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Assessor's Report
It was with deep regret that we accepted the resigna- tion, in October, of Mr. Charles W. Hull for many years an assessor from Precinct C. His years of faithful service will long be remembered by those with whom he was associated. On November 1, 1951, Mr. William Bardwell was appointed to fill the unexpired term of Mr. Hull.
The following is the report of the Board of Assessors for the year ending December 31, 1951 :
Number of Horses Assessed 63
Number of Cows Assessed 368
Number of Sheep Assessed 8
Number of Neat Cattle Assessed
119
Number of Swine Assessed 448
Number of Fowls Assessed
20,565
Total Number of Livestock Assessed 21,571
Value of Assessed Stock in Trade $ 97,575.00
Value of Assessed Machin- ery
1,130,475.00
Value of Assessed Livestock
51,365.00
Value of All Other Tangible Property Assessed 300,800.00
Total Value of All Personal Property Assessed $ 1,580,215.00
Number of Dwelling Houses Assessed 2,757
Number of Acres of Land Assessed 12,152
Number of Motor Vehicles and Trailers Assessed 4,596
Number of 1950 Motor Ve-
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hicles and Trailers As- sessed January 18, 1951 Value of Motor Vehicles and Trailers Assessed $ 1,981,010.00
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Value of 1950 Motor Vehicles and Trailers Assessed Jan- uary 18, 1951 $ 59,480.00
Excise Tax Assessed on Motor
Vehicles and Trailers $ 80,593.04
Excise Tax Assessed on 1950 Motor Vehicles and Trail- ers Assessed January 18, 1951 $ 378.97
Valuations
Value of Buildings Assessed $10,917,100.00
Value of Land Assessed 2,710,350.00
Total Value of Real Es- tate
$13,627,450.00
Value of Personal Estate 1,580,215.00
Total Value of All As-
sessed Estate
$15,207,665.00
(upon which taxes have been levied as follows)
County Tax $ 23,469.32
Tuberculosis Hospital As- sessment 590.31
State Audit
1,307.10
State Parks and Reserva- tions
1,349.58
1950 Under Estimate
283.63
Town Appropriation
1,088,599.21
Overlay of Current Year
27,902.96
$ 1,143,502.11
Less Estimated Receipts
Income Tax $ 73,085.11
Corporation Taxes
29,807.26
Reimbursement on Account of Publicly Owned Land
7,393.38
Old Age Tax (Meals)
C.64B, S.10 1,207.41
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise
63,000.00
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Licenses
11,000.00
Fines
1,200.00
Special Assessments
75.00
General Government
3,500.00
Protection of Persons and Property
500.00
Health and Sanitation
7,800.00
Highways
200.00
Charities
10,000.00
Old Age Assistance
20,000.00
Veteran's Benefits
3,000.00
Schools
8,000.00
Libraries
85.00
Public Service Enterprises (Water Dept. etc.)
50,000.00
Interest on Taxes and As- sessments
1,200.00
In Lieu of Taxes (City
of Springfield)
2,000.00
Dog Licenses
1,900.00
Total Estimated Receipts $ 294,953.16
1950 Over Estimates
County Tax
3,859.18
Tuberculosis Hospital
33.84
Amounts Voted from Available Funds Approved by the Commissioner :
May 12, 1950 22,185.00
May 17, 1950 50.00
Sept. 6, 1950 20,500.00
Dec. 12, 1950 15,560.00
Mar. 20, 1951 95,200.00 153,495.00 $ 452,341.18
Amount to be raised by Taxation $ 691,160.93
Number of Polls 3,408 @ $2.00 $ 6,592.00
Value of Personal Property $1,580,215. @ $45.00 71,109.68
Value of Real Estate $13,627,450 @ $45.00
613,235.25 $ 691,160.93
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Value of Omitted Real Es-
tate Assessed Oct. 4, 1951
$4,950 @ 45.00
222.75
Nov. 8, 1951, 1,400 @
45.00
63.00
Dec. 10, 1951, 2,250 @
45.00
101.25
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$ 387.00
Omitted Polls Assessed
Aug. 17, 1951, 5 @ 2.00
10.00 $
10.00
Respectfully submitted,
ADOLPHUS PROVOST FRANCIS P. CLEARY WILLIAM M. BARDWELL Board of Assessors
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State Auditor's Report
October 24, 1951
To the Board of Selectmen Mr. Frederick C. Emerson, Chairman Agawam, Massachusetts
Gentlemen :
I submit herewith my report of an audit of the books and accounts of the Town of Agawam for the period from September 24, 1950 to August 18, 1951, made in accord- ance with the provisions of Chapter 44, General Laws. This is in the form of a report made to me by Mr. Herman B. Dine, Assistant Director of Accounts.
Very truly yours, FRANCIS X. LANG Director of Accounts
FXL:GBS
Mr. Francis X. Lang Director of Accounts
Department of Corporations and Taxation
State House, Boston
Sir:
In accordance with your instructions, I have made an audit of the books and accounts of the town of Aga- wam for the period from September 24, 1950, the date of the previous examination, to August 18, 1951, and submit the following report thereon:
The financial transactions as recorded on the books of the several departments collecting or disbursing money for the town or committing bills for collection were ex- amined, checked, and verified.
The surety bonds of the town clerk, town treasurer, town collector, financial coordinator for the school lunch
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program, and of the clerks employed in the offices of the town treasurer and the town collector were examined and found to be in proper form.
The recorded receipts for licenses granted by the board of selectmen and issued by the town treasurer were checked with the record of licenses granted and the pay- ments to the treasurer were verified.
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