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62 00
Community Christmas Tree
25 00
Shellfish purposes
200 04
Memorial Day
50 00
Repairs-Old Mill
104 44
Free Bed-Cape Cod Hospital
100 00
69
Town reports
198 50
Insurance
240 86
Miscellaneous
96 92
Soldiers' and Sailors' Lots-Old Cemeteries
167 76
Interest
38 25
Operating Fund-Old Mill
74 87
Loan
6,000 00
County tax
2,941 42
State taxes
2,022 98
Tax refunds
148 00
Motor Vehicle Excise Refunds
56 69
Log licenses
133 80
Deposited in bank as Trust Funds
Interest World War Memorial Trust Fund $ 12 86
Interest Old Wind Grist Mill Trust Fund 20 35
Interest Cemetery Trust Funds
8 43
Interest Timothy Smith Trust Fund
1,636 55
$1,678 19
Expended from Trust Funds
Old Wind Grist Mill
$
34 59
Timothy Smith
1,191 08
Cemetery
14 15
$1,239 82
Total payments
$55,809 93
Cash on hand December 31, 1934
17,546 67
$73,356 60
Total receipts, $73,356 60
70
REVENUE 1934
Appropriations $38,456 72
Estimated receipts $7,292 83
County tax
2,941 42
Tax levy 36,227 00
State tax
1,700 00
State parks
9 04
Balance Est. receipts 3,042 41
Mosquito control
313 94
Unexpended bal-
Overlay 1931
613 48
ances 2,778 50
Overlay 1934
766 23
December assess-
ments 25 20
$44,800 83
To E. and D.
4,565 11
49,365 94
$49,365 94
EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY ACCOUNT
To Balance High-
ways $ 18
To Balance O. A. S. 28 00
Tax titles 687 61
Tax titles 1,132 08
Taxes not committed 19 68
Transfer 600 00
$1,160 26
Excess and De-
$28,408 96
ficiency
31,813 81
Revenue
4,565 11
$32,974 07
$32,974 07
Office Supplies
Stamps, stamped envelopes $97 36
Appropriation
$200 00
Repairs, adding machine and type- writer 22 50
Oaths 1 00
Balance E. and D.
January 1
$27,101 67
71
Typewriter and rib-
bon 57 00
Pens, pencils, ink, etc. 3 51
$181 37
Balance to revenue 18 63
$200 00
$200 00
Officers' Salaries and Expenses
Moderator W. J.
Appropriation
$3,600 00
Knowles $25 00
Constable Harvey T.
Moore
65 50
Fire Warden Adin
L. Gill 10 00
Road Surveyor
Nathan Nickerson 50 00
$150 00
Selectmen A. W. Parnell,
Salary January $50 00
Ralph A. Chase, Salary 562 50
E. D. Penniman,
Salary 150 00
M. W. Wiley,
salary 150 00
Printing, postage,
stationery 22 06
Transfer Cases
10 60
72
Car and expense,
Selectmen's duties
Ralph A. Chase $34 65
M. W. Wiley 12 05
E. D. Penniman 1 25
Telephone 1 05
$994 16
Town Clerk, Treas-
urer and Tax Col-
lector, L. E. Chase,
Salary $1,500 00
Accountant
Jennie B. Sparrow,
Salary
$350 00
Postage
15 13
$365 13
Treasurer's Expense
L. E. Chase, car $30 90
Check books 2 00
Postage 1 19
Sheet binders
22 29
Notary fee 25
Recording tax deed 1 00
$57 63
Collector's Expenses
Recording deeds
$5 98
73
Oaths
50
Cash books
8 23
Postage
35
Printing, forms,
tax bills, etc. 49 46
L. E. Chase, car
and expense 8 50
$73 02
Clerk's Expense
L. E. Chase :
Recording licenses and oaths $58 55
Recording Vital
Statistics 21 50
State record ink 1 79
Dog tags 4 35
Printing
38 95
Postage
75
Typewriter rib- bons 2 00
Stamp pad, stamp,
bands 3 69
L. E. Chase, car
23 83
$155 41
Election and Regis- tration
Election Officers
Herbert Clark 3 00
Rose B. Nickerson
3 00
Riley Parker 5 00
74
Hugh H. Hoffman 5 00
Abbott S. Knowles 18 00
Arthur W. Parnell 3 00
Ella M. Fuller
10 00
Arthur Clark
2 00
Ernest Moore
2 00
Nathan Clark 2 00
Trueman Brewer 2 00
Clarence H. Smith
3 00
Albion F. Rich 1 00
Leonard Brewer
1 00
Registrars
Ralph A. Chase 15 00
E. D. Penniman 15 00
M. W. Wiley
15 00
L. E. Chase
10 00
Reconditioning bal-
lot box 1 60
Printing ballots
6 50
One votemeter
6 00
L. E. Chase car
acct. ballots
1 50
$130 60
Total
$3,426 45
Balance to rev.
173 55
$3,600 00
$3,600 00
75
Surety on Bond
Treasurer's bond
$76 66 Appropriation $100 00
Clerk's bond
5 00
Tr. from Reserve
46 64
Collector's bond
45 00
Deputy collector's bond
16 98
$146 64
$146 64
Assessors' Salaries and Expenses
Transfer to Old Age
Appropriation $700 00
Assistance $100 00
Printing 18 98
Assessing
Ralph A. Chase 127 00
E. D. Penniman 200 66
M. W. Wiley 155 38
A. W. Parnell
1 87
Car and expense attending Asses- sors' meetings
Ralph A. Chase 11 25
E. D. Penniman 14 25
M. W. Wiley 17 25
L. E. Chase
2 00
Postage
96
Erasers
20
Assessors' cards
9 65
Abatement books
4 67
$664 12
Balance to revenue
35 88
$700 00
$700 00
76
Assessors' Abstracts
Shirley B. Chase $30 53
Appropriation $25 00
Tr. from Reserve 5 53
$30 53
$30 53
Assessors' Maps
George F. Clements $500 00 Appropriation $500 00
Certification of Notes
Comm. of Massa-
Appropriation $10 00
chusetts
$2 00
Balance to revenue 8 00
$10 00
$10 00
Legal Advice
Chas. Sumner Mor-
Appropriation $150 00
rill
$316 15
Tr. from reserve 166 15
$316 15
$316 15
Janitor
Geo. E. Hardwick
$644 00
Appropriation
$648 00
Bal. to revenue 4 00
$648 00
$648 00
77
Town Hall
Fuel oil
$307 50
Appropriation $700 00
Electricity
102 36
Check returned 21 00
Janitor's supplies 4 98
Waterproofing material 40 00
Nickerson Lumber Co. 38 08
Friend Lumber Co. 29 39
J. W. Nickerson,
labor, basement
9 00
R. S. Hopkins, repair- ing electric con- nection 3 90
Telephone 10 10
Boiler inspection 5 00
E. C. Hall, case
spangles
3 90
L. R. Gardiner, one
grenade
1 70
M. Meads, cleaning
oil burner and fusi- ble plug 6 25
M. Meads, packing
radiator valves 4 25
Floor dressing
8 75
Weather strips
100 00
W. H. Snow and Son,
electric bulbs
4 18
Paint, brushes, varn- ish 9 77
Paper towels, and
holders
5 26
78
File and grass cut-
ters 1 45
Paper cups
4 19
Plastic wood and oil 1 60
Glass and putty
1 09
Hinges, hasp and lock 1 10
N. P. Hopkins, paint- ing 2 25
J. F. Crosby, dis-
posal of rubbish 1 50
$707 55
Balance to revenue
13 45
$721 00
$721 00
Suppression of Crime
J. F. Crosby, policing Appropriation $100 00
cranberry bog
"$ 5 00
C. H. Smith, policing shore 19 50
F. P. Turner, policing
shore
10 00
H. T. Moore, policing
shore
12 00
Special police badge 1 75
Town of Harwich,
lockup fee
3 75
$52 00
Balance to revenue
48 00
$100 00
$100 00
79
Town Fires
Railroad fires
$55 60
Appropriation
$100 00
Watching fire at H. Knowles 29 90
$85 50
Balance to revenue
14 50
$100 00
$100 00
Orleans' Fire Department
Men
$ 45 50
Appropriation
$150 00
Apparatus
100 00
$145 50
Balance to revenue 4 50
$150 00
$150 00
Prevention and Suppression of Forest Fires
Parts, hand fire
Appropriation
$100 00
pump
$23 20
Adin L. Gill,
fire patrol 39 50
$62 70
Balance to revenue
37 30
$100 00
$100 00
80
Sealer of Weights and Measures
W. & L. E. Gurley,
Appropriation $50 00
supplies $10 89
Stanley M. Walker,
sealing 35 00
$45 89
Balance to revenue
4 11
$50 00
$50 00
Inspection of Wiring
C. D. Walker
$10 00 Appropriation $30 00
Balance to revenue 20 00
$30 00
$30 00
Suppression of Gypsy and Brown Tail Moth
Superintendent, A. L. Gill $116 50
Appropriation
$502 26
Truck, A. L. Gill 153 00
Labor
225 00
Gasoline and batteries
6 25
Stamps and express 1 51
$502 26
$502 26
81
Private Moth Spraying
Superintendent,
Appropriation $150 00
A. L. Gill
$8 00
Truck, A. L. Gill
16 00
Labor
16 00
$40 00
Balance to revenue 110 00
$150 00
$150 00
Mosquito Control (extra)
Reclamation Board $350 00 Appropriation $350 00
Bounty on Woodchucks
Paid bounties $19 00
Appropriation
$25 00
Balance to revenue 6 00
$25 00
$25 00
Health
Dr. White, reporting
Appropriation
$700 00
nine births
$2 25
Additional appro. 100 00
Printing 2 70
Services, Board of Health :
Ralph A. Chase 5 00
E. D. Penniman 5 00
M. W. Wiley 5 00
Dental clinic 100 00
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Labor on dump 95 00
Attending Board of
Health meetings,
car and expense :
A. W. Parnell $10 00
Ralph A. Chase 18 00
E. D. Penniman 20 00
M. W. Wiley
12 00
Burying blackfish
510 50
R. A. Chase, car acct. blackfish 4 50
$789 95
Balance to revenue
10 05
$800 00
$800 00
Inspection of Animals and Slaughtering
Harry W. Collins
$25 00 Appropriation $50 00
Balance to revenue 25 00
$50 00
$50 00
Herring Brook
E. D. Fulcher
$28 00
Appropriation $75 00
Trueman Brewer
1 50
Roger Cole
6 40
Ralph Gould
4 00
$39 90
Balance to revenue
35 10
$75 00
$75 00
83
Highways-General
Expended as per
Surveyor's bills $260 02
Balance to revenue 39 98
Appropriation $200 00
Additional appro. 100 00
$300 00
$300 00
Highways-Chapter 81
Expended as per State appropriation $6,150 00 Surveyor's bills $9,225 00 Town appropriation 3,075 00
$9,225 00
$9,225 00
Layout, Town Road Northerly to Locust Road
No expenditure
Balance from last
Balance carried over $50 00
year $50 00
Snow
Expended $482 28 Appropriation $200 00
Tr. from reserve 282 28
$482 28
$482 28
Public Welfare
Expended
$1,553 35 Appropriation $2,500 00
Transfer to O. A. S. 500 00
$2,053 35
Balance to revenue
446 65
$2,500 00
$2,500 00
84
Old Age Assistance
Aid
$2,215 77 Appropriation
$2,000 00
Fuel
6 71 Tr. from welfare 500 00
Medical care
175 82
Tr. from assessors 100 00
$2,398 30
Balance to revenue 201 70
$2,600 00
$2,600 00
State Aid
Expended
$292 00
Appropriation
$200 00
Balance to revenue 8 00
Additional appro. 100 00
$300 00
$300 00
Soldiers' Relief
Expended
$356 80
Appropriation
$250 00
Balance to revenue
18 20
Additional appro. 125 00
$375 00
$375 00
Mothers' Aid
No expenditures
Appropriation $150 00
Balance carried
over
$150 00
Material, CWA Projects
Carbon paper
$ 3 50 Appropriation $500 00
S. Bartlett, steps
10 00 Refunds 60 00
85
A. F. Smith and Sons,
nails
2 20
two shovels 4 95
E. E. Eldridge, wheelbarrows 5 00
Freight 50
John G. Fulcher,
loam
15 60
Nickerson Lumber Co. 95 46
Telephone
72 00
Town of Barnstable
share rent of com-
missary
1 26
Orleans Dry Goods
Store, buttons,
thread, etc. 8 29
J. P. Knowles, boat hire 18 00
Postage 1 18
Express
16 28
W. H. Forrest, truck
22 50
N. A. Nickerson,
truck
124 00
H. A. Dill, truck
39 00
W. H. Snow and Son, bags and twine 2 85
Paint and ledger
6 95
H. P. Lombard,
rose bushes
3 50
Maps 2 06
Livingston's Pharm-
acy, 4 auto kits 8 00
Relief Goodspeed,
sewing machine 5 00
86
Car and expense
A. W. Parnell 3 36
Ralph A. Chase 9 98
M. W. Wiley
12 00
L. E. Chase 1 50
Norman Dixon
47 64
$542 56
Balance to revenue 17 44
$560 00
$560 00
Schools
Expended as per
Appropriation
$15,239 00
School Commit-
tee's bills $14,811 61
Balance to revenue 427 39
$15,239 00
$15,239 00
Library
Blanche A Keefe,
Appropriation
$300 00
librarian
$263 40
Income, Billings fund
560 00
Books and periodi- cals
201 99
Balance, last year 37 30
Fuel
54 63
Gift
100 00
Electricity
13 01
Tr. from reserve
3 86
Carl B. Gross
water system and
toilet
293 54
Rodney Shepard
wiring for pump 12 55
Car
2 50
Dog tax 62 40
87
A. W. Parnell,
conveying books 35 00
Cards, card pockets 1 28
Records 2 10
Alvers Gould, en-
closing toilet 5 60
Nickerson Lumber Co. 6 64
Friend Lumber Co. 110 60
Branch Library
Mrs. Harry Collins 5 00
Mrs. J. W. Ryder 5 00
W. H. Snow and Son glue, varnish, shel- lac, paper towels, waste basket, etc.
11 25
Insurance 30 40
Stamps and express 1 07
H. T. Moore, acct. topmast 8 00
$1,063 56
$1,063 56
Landing, Great Pond
Freeman C. Hatch $150 00 Appropriation $150 00
Town Landing Signs, Great Pond
Nathan Nickerson $9 00 Appropriation $10 00
Balance to revenue 1 00
$10 00
$10 00
88
Landing, Salt Pond
D. W. Sparrow $100 00 Appropriation $100 00
Balance to revenue 1 00 Additional appro. 1 00
$101 00
$101 00
Resurvey Landing, Salt Pond
John R. Dyer $100 00 Appropriation $100 00
Band Concerts
Charles Ingersoll, Appropriation $150 00
treasurer $150 00
Land Damage, Road Leading to Landing, Nauset Bay
No expenditures Appropriation $30 00
Balance carried over $30 00
Survey Landing, South Eastham
Nelson Bearse
$49 40
Appropriation
ยท
$49 40
Expense, Road and Landing Layout, Nauset Bay
Nelson Bearse $62 00 Appropriation $175 00
Balance carried over 113 00
$175 00
$175 00
Community Christmas Tree
George Howard,
Appropriation
$25 00
treasurer
$25 00
89
Shellfish Purposes
A. F. Smith & Sons,
Appropriation
$200 00
.
paint, chains, bolts, etc. $8 54
Tr. from reserve
04
C. A. Feltis, iron work 12 25 H. T. Moore, truck, labor, acct. buoys 50 25
E. W. Horton, trips
to Billings gate
4 00
Fred Turner, setting
buoys
25 00
Town of Orleans, acct.
bill H. Harding
100 00
$200 04
$200 04
Memorial Day
Charles Ingersoll,
Appropriation
$75 00
treasurer, band
$30 00
Otto Nickerson, ex- pense Bugle Corps 10 00
Herbert Nickerson,
plants and wreaths
10 00
$50 00
Balance to revenue
25 00
$75 00
$75 00
Free Bed, Cape Cod Hospital
Paid Hospital
$100 00
Appropriation
$100 00
90
Repairs, Old Wind Grist Mill
J. A. McGuire, sails $21 74
Appropriation
$100 00
Padlock .
50
Tr. from Trust Fund
4 44
Alice Knowles, loam
2 00
Antone Escobar, loam 27 00
Nickerson Lumber Co. 10 20
Henry E. Clark, repairs 43 00
$104 44
$104 44
Bulletin Boards
No expenditure
Appropriation $30 00
Balance carried over $30 00
Town Reports
A. W. Parnell, car
$4 00
Appropriation $250 00
F. B. & F. P. Goss 194 50
$198 50
Balance to revenue
51 50
$250 00
$250 00
Insurance
Fred F. Dill
$213 86
Appropriation
$300 00
The American Surety
Refunds 45 86
Co. 27 00
$240 86
Balance to revenue
105 00
$345 86
$345 86
91
Clearing Title, Providence Land Company
No expenditures Appropriation $100 00
Balance to revenue $100 00
Miscellaneous
L. M. Ryder, post-
Appropriation
$200 00
ing flats
$ 9 00
Harold Williams, acct.
titles, landings 30 00
Shellfish notices 9 98
Towing charge 4 00
Recording deed 2 03
Exam. of Titles, Deed
of Release, T. T. 3 00
Deed and oath acct. gift of Arthur Oliver 3 00
Fee for petition,
road re-location 3 00
Dog license notices 1 56
Bags and twine 1 00
Bounty on seal 5 00
Chas. Sumner Mor-
rill, recording plan 14 30
A. W. Parnell, admin-
istering 13 oaths 3 25
Corn, Old Mill 7 80
$96 92
Balance to revenue
103 08
$200 00
$200 00
92
Reserve Fund
Tr. to Snow account $282 28
Appropriation
$1,000 00
Tr. to surety on bond 46 64
Tr. to Assessors' abstracts 5 53
Tr. to legal advice 166 15
Tr. to library 3 86
Tr. to shellfish pur-
poses 04
$504 50
Balance to revenue
495 50
$1,000 00
$1,000 00
Soldiers' and Sailors' Lots and Old Cemeteries
E. D. Fulcher,
Appropriation
$175 00
labor $ 12 00
John G. Fulcher, labor
29 30
H. A. Dill, truck
17 25
Nickerson Lumber Co. 52 66
H. T. Moore, build- ing forms 4 55
Evergreen Cemetery
Association, labor 50 00
John G. Fulcher,
resetting stone 2 00
$167 76
Balance to revenue
7 24
$175 00
$175 00
93
Interest
Cape Cod Trust
Appropriation $200 00
Company
$ 38 25
Balance to revenue 161 75
$200 00
$200 00
TRUST FUNDS ACCOUNTS
Timothy Smith Trust Fund
Balance, Jan. 1,
Balance, Dec. 31,
cash
$14,092 77
cash
$14,538 24
Previous loans
4,178 00
Loans 5,169 00
Income
604 00
Gift, Library
100 00
Income
587 56
Gift, Aged Needy 100 00
Interest
83 80
Federal tax
08
Interest
80 73
Interest
280 46
$19,907 32
$19,907 32
Town Hall Fund
Balance, Jan. 1
$2,434 00 Balance, Dec. 31 $2,434 00
Income
77 62
Deposited in Town Funds 77 62
$2,511 62
$2,511 62
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Eastham World War Memorial Fund
Balance, Jan. 1
$364 65
Balance, Dec. 31 $377 51
Interest
12 86
$377 51
$377 51
Old Wind Grist Mill Fund
Balance, Jan. 1
$587 31 Balance, Dec. 31
$568 63
Interest
20 35
Expended 39 03
$607 66
$607 66
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds
Balance, Jan. 1
$240 96
Balance, Dec. 31
$242 99
Interest
8 43
Expended 6 40
$249 39
$249 39
Billings Library Fund
Balance, Jan. 1, $14,000 00
Balance, Dec. 31 $14,000 00
Income
560 00 Paid to Library 560 00
$14,560 00
$14,560 00
Revenue Account
Cash
$17,546 67
Tailings $69 27
Taxes 1933
2,574 26
Overlay 1933 718 45
Taxes 1934
12,960 41
Overlay 1934 622 53
Motor Vehicle Excise
Overlay reserve
500 71
95
1933
9 79
Motor Vehicle Excise 1934
102 70
Highways, Chap. 81
550 00
Moth 1933
3 78
Moth 1934
15 00
Tax titles
1,166 57
Overlay 1932
458 68
Due, Zara Higgins
Cem. Trust
7 75
Bulletin boards
30 00
To E. and D.
31,813.81
$35,395 61
M. V. Excise revenue 112 49 Special Assessment
revenue
18 78
Tax title revenue 1,166 57
Road 50 00
Mothers' Aid
150 00
Land damages
30 00
Expense, layout N. Bay 113 00
$35,395 61
Respectfully submitted,
JENNIE B. SPARROW,
Town Accountant.
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Office Supplies
$250 00
Officers' Salaries and Expenses
3,500 00
Surety on Bond
150 00
Assessors' Salaries and Expense
600 00
Assessors' Abstracts
30 00
Certification of Notes
4 00
Legal Advice
150 00
Town Hall
800 00
Janitor
1,248 00
Suppression of Crime
75 00
Town Fires
100 00
Orleans Fire Department
150 00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
50 00
Inspection of Wiring
30 00
Suppression of Gypsy and Brown Tail Moths
502 26
Private Moth Spraying
50 00
Health
500 00
Inspection of Animals and Slaughtering
40 00
Herring Brook
25 00
Snow
300 00
Public Welfare
2,500 00
Old Age Assistance
2,500 00
State Aid
250 00
Soldiers Relief
300 00
Schools
14,964 00
Community Christmas Tree
25 00
Town Reports
225 00
Insurance
400 00
Miscellaneous
150 00
Soldiers' and Sailors' Lots and Old Cemeteries
175 00
Interest
50 00
Mothers' Aid
225 00
Reserve
1,000 00
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REPORT OF THE AUDIT
October 3, 1934
To the Board of Selectmen,
Mr. Ralph A. Chase, Chairman, Eastham, Massachusetts.
Gentlemen :
I submit herewith my report of an audit of the books and accounts of the town of Eastham for the period from January 1, 1933, to July 7, 1934, made in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44 of the 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, THEODORE N. WADDELL,
Director of Accounts.
Mr. Theodore N. Waddell,
Director of Accounts,
Department of Corporations and Taxation, State House, Boston.
Sir :
As directed by you, I have made an audit of the books and accounts of the town of Eastham for the period from January 1, 1933 to July 7, 1934, and report thereon as fol- lows:
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The financial transactions of the town, as recorded on the books of the several departments in which money is col- lected or disbursed for the town were examined, checked, and compared with the town accountant's records.
The books and records of the town accountant were examined and checked. The receipts as recorded were com- pared with the treasurer's record of cash collections and with the records of payments to the treasurer by the several town departments, while the payments as shown on the accountant's books were checked to the treasurer's record of disbursements and to the treasury warrants.
The ledger was analyzed, a trial balance was taken off proving the ledger to be in balance, and after the necessary adjustments resulting from the audit were made, a balance sheet showing the financial condition of the town on July 7, 1934 was prepared and is herewith appended.
The balance sheet indicates that the town is in good financial condition.
The financial votes of the town as recorded by the town clerk were listed and checked to the accountant's ledger accounts.
Although transfers from the reserve fund to several appropriations were recorded on the ledger, presumably up- on authorization of the selectmen, no record of these could be found in the selectmen's minutes. Proper record should be made of all transfers voted from the reserve fund by the committee authorized to grant such transfers, in which con- nection attention is again called to Section 16, Chapter 39, General Laws, which requires that the town provide by
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by-law for the appointment of an appropriation, advisory or finance committee.
The town treasurer's records were examined and checked in detail. The cash book was footed throughout for the period of the audit, the receipts being compared with the departmental record of payments to the treasurer, with other sources from which the town received money, and with the accountant's books, while the payments were com- pared with the selectmen's warrants authorizing the dis- bursement of town funds.
The cash balance as shown by the cash book on July 7, 1934, was verified by a reconciliation of a statement fur- nished by the bank in which town funds are deposited and by an actual count of the cash in the office.
The savings bank books representing the investment of the several trust funds in the custody of the town treas- urer were also examined.
Appended to this report are tables showing a reconcili- ation of the treasurer's cash and summaries of the transac- tions and condition of the trust fund.
The tax collector's books and accounts were examined and checked, the commitment lists being analyzed and com- pared with the assessors' warrants. The recorded collec- tions were compared with the receipts as shown on the treasurer's cash book, the abatements were checked to the assessors' records of abatements granted, and the outstand- ing accounts were listed and proved to the accountant's ledger.
Further verification of the outstanding accounts was made by mailing notices to a number of persons whose names appeared on the books as owing money to the town,
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the replies received thereto indicating that the accounts as listed are correct.
There are appended to this report tables showing sum- maries of the tax, special assessment, and motor vehicle excise tax accounts.
The records of receipts of the town clerk on account of town, dog, and sporting licenses were examined and check- ed. The payments to the town treasurer and to the Division of Fisheries and Game were verified with the receipts on file and the cash balance was proved by an actual count of the cash in the office.
The records of receipts of the sealer of weights and measures were examined and checked. The field books were checked to the cash book, the cash book was added, and the payments to the treasurer and the cash on hand were verified.
In addition to the departments mentioned, the records of all other departments in which money was collected for the town were examined and checked.
The surety bonds furnished by the treasurer, collector, and town clerk for the faithful performance of their duties were examined and found to be in proper form.
During the progress of the audit, co-operation and courtesy was received from all officials, for which, on be- half of my assistants and for myself, I wish to express ap- preciation.
Respectfully submitted, HERMAN B. DINE,
Assistant Director of Accounts.
Town of Eastham Balance Sheet, July 7, 1934 General Accounts
Assets
Liabilities and Reserves
Cash :
Tailings $61 30
In banks and office Accounts Receivable : Taxes :
$1,971 04
Library Fund Income 291 39
County Dog Licenses
13 80
Levy of 1932
$4,296 81
Appropriation Balances
23,093 83
Levy of 1933
6,795 66
500 71
Old Age Assistance Taxes :
Levy of 1932
$1 00
Levy of 1933
8 00
Levy of 1933 794 13
871 71
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes :
Revenue, Reserved until collected :
Levy of 1932
$22 69
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax $234 21
Levy of 1933
60 35
Special Assessment 19 71
Levy of 1934
151 17
Tax Title
1,352 67
Special Assessments :
1,606 59
Moth 1932
$9 63
Surplus Revenue
26,538 23
Moth 1933
10 08
19 71
Tax Titles
1,352 67
State Aid to Highways
4,100 00
Revenue 1934
$37,175 72
Less Estimated Receipts collected 3,590 74
Overlay 1931
33,584 98 613 48
$52,977 56
$52,977 56
Reserve Fund, Overlay Surplus
11,092 47
Overlays, Reserved for Abatements : Levy of 1932 $77 58
9 00
234 21
Trust Accounts
Trust Funds, Cash and Securities : In Custody of Town Treasurer $20,147 77 In Custody of Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Company 2,434 00 In Custody of New England Trust Company 14,000 00
Timothy Smith Fund Income $18,955 42 Old Wind Grist Mill Fund 576 19 Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds 245 14 Eastham World War Memorial Fund 371 02
$20,147 77
Town Hall Fund 2,434 00
Billings Library Fund 14,000 00
$36,581 77
$36,581 77
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
AND THE
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
OF THE
Town of Eastham
Massachusetts 1
OF EA
TOWN
INCO
LAUSET 1620;
1651.
FOR THE YEAR
1934
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Stanley M. Walker, Chairman
Mrs. James P. Knowles
G. Austin Smith
Term expires 1937 Term expires 1936
Term expires 1935
UNION SUPERINTENDENT
Charles H. Pratt, Harwich 1
ATTENDANCE OFFICER
Walter Nickerson
SCHOOL PHYSICIAN
Dr. A. P. Goff
SCHOOL NURSE
Bessie I. Armstrong
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EASTHAM FINANCIAL STATEMENT
GENERAL CONTROL:
Exp. in 1934 $200 00
Needed in 1935 $200 00
School Committee
Superintendent of Schools
and Enforcement of Law-
Salaries
489 00
489 00
Other Expenses
108 06
110 00
$797 06
$799 00
INSTRUCTION :
Supervisors
$690 15
$700 00
Principal and Teachers
4,615 00
4,625 00
Textbooks
119 88
100 00
Supplies
136 22
200 00
$5,561 25
$5,625 00
OPERATION :
Janitor
$604 00
Fuel
216 88
200 00
Miscellaneous
100 58
100 00
$921 46
$300 00
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MAINTENANCE :
Repairs, Replacement & Upkeep
$204 61
$300 00
$204 61
$300 00
AUXILIARY AGENCIES :
Libraries
$4 09
Health
225 00
240 00
Transportation
3,400 00
3,600 00
Tuition .
3,541 69
4,000 00
Miscellaneous
156 45
100 00
$7,327 23
$7,940 00
OUTLAY :
New Equipment
00 00
00 00
New Grounds & Buildings
00 00
00 00
Total
$14,811 61
$14,964 00
1934 Appropriation.
$15,239 00
1934 Expenditures
14,811 61
Balance
$427 39
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NET COST OF SCHOOLS YEAR 1934
Appropriation
$15,239 00
Expended for Schools Year 1934
14,811 61
Receipts and Reimbursements :
Commonwealth of Massachusetts General School Fund Part I $659 22
For High School-Transportation
1,700 97
For Superintendent of Schools
220 31
City of Boston Tuition
637 03
City of Boston Transportation
96 07 3,313 60
Expenditures above reimbursements
$11,498 01
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Report of Superintendent of Schools
To the School Committee of Eastham :
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