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109.77
Levy of 1926
139.47
Main Street
10,000.00
Levy of 1927
14,993.26
15,151.19
Overlays-reserved for abatement
Moth Assessments:
of taxes:
Levy of 1927
22.50
Levy of 1926
$ 42.00
State Aid
168.00
Levy of 1927
2,292.27
Tax Titles
587.72
2,334.27
Loans Authorized
8,000.00
Reserve Fund-Overlay Surplus
5,865.14
Revenue 1928
$80,644.18
Tax Title Revenue
587.72
Special Assessment Revenue
22.50
79,924.08
Surplus Revenue
3,115.95
$106,901.32
$106,901.32
Taxes :
87
84,975.24
Less Estimated Revenue Collected
720.10
Net Funded or Fixed Debt
DEBT ACCOUNTS $27,000.00 Town Hall Loan Essex County Sanatorium Loan Center School Loan
$18,000.00 2,000.00 7,000.00
$27,000.00
$27,000.00
TRUST ACCOUNTS
Trust Funds, Cash and Securities
$20,264.30
Mary U. Nash Library Fund
$ 1,000.00
George L. Hawkes Library Fund 500.00
Adelia J. Clough Library Fund 306.75
George N. Blake Library Fund
4,000.00
Mary U. Nash Improvement Fund
2,848.10
Liability Insurance Fund
2,673.88
Legion Memorial Fund
793.66
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds
8,141.91
$20,264.30
$20,264.30
$20,264.30
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT of
TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Showing Receipts and Expenditures of the Town For the Year Ending December 31, 1928 also Report of Trust Funds Taxes Outstanding Cash in Hand, Etc.
RECEIPTS FOR 1928
Cash on hand
$ 6,890.44
From F. W. Freeman, Collector of Taxes:
Property Tax 1927
18,835.35.
Moth Tax 1927
37.50
Dec. Assessment 1927
443.20
Taxes 1922, 1923, 1924
18.46
Taxes 1926
112.47
Taxes 1928, Property
57,008.25
Moth Tax 1928
25.50
Dec. Assessment 1928.
698.00
Poll Taxes 1928.
944.00
Interest on 1926 Tax
2.98
Interest on 1927 Tax
580.53
Interest on 1928 Tax
21.56
Tax Titles
5.00
From Commonwealth of Massachusetts:
Rebuilding Main Street
4,196.16
Mothers' Aid
156.00
Moth Tax
12.75
State Licenses
18.00
State Aid
168.00
Veterans' Exemption
67.42
National Bank Tax
180.07
Trust Co. Tax
72.29
Income Tax 1927
360.00
Income Tax 1928
8,770.00+
Corporation Tax Business 1927.
54.03:
Corporation Tax Business 1928
582.77
Corporation Tax Business Public Service '25, '26, '27.
49.19'
Corporation Tax Public Service 1928
614.69
Tuition, School Account.
326.88
Vocation, School Account
142.12
Superintendent's Salary
290.02
Transportation, High School
3,995.13
From County of Essex :
Main Street Rebuilding
4,197.16
Dog Tax Refunded
248.25
From Departments:
Rent of Town Hall
284.00
Rent of Hall, Prec. 2
95.00;
Sealer's Fees
32.82
Building Permits
72.00
Court Fines
268.50
Telephone Calls
.40
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Library Fines, Main Library.
22.90
Library Fines, Branch Library.
38.90
Library, Book Sold
.60
Moth Dept., Collections
385.95
Cemetery Lots Sold
165.00
Highway Department Refunds
160.73
Licenses and Permits
148.50
Compensation Fund
7.00
Wakefield Trust Co., Interest on Treasurer's Balance.
91.01
Trust Funds, Income:
Cemetery Endowments Interest
311.75
Nash Improvement Fund, Interest
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325.28
George N. Blake Library Fund Interest.
. . . 210.00
Mary U. Nash Library Fund Interest.
50.00
George L. Hawkes Library Fund Interest.
22.50
Adelia J. Clough
13.64
Loans:
Loans in Anticipation of Revenue.
60,000.00
Loans for Main Street Construction
8,000.00
Other Receipts:
School Dept. Sale of Motor Pump.
35.00
School Refunds
128.68
Teachers' Retirement Fund
674.50
Fire Dept., Sale of Tires
5.00
City of Lynn, Mothers' Aid
416.00
Other Departments Refunds
357.24
Total Receipts
$182,667.13
APPROPRIATIONS FOR TAX LEVY
Annual Town Meeting, March 5, 1928:
General Government
$ 6,800.00
Police Dept.
2,400.00
Sealer Weights and Measures
150.00
Inspection of Animals
50.00
Health and Sanitation
50.00
Fire Department
3,000.00;
Hydrant Rental
1,050.00
Fire Alarm
500.00
Tree Warden
500.00
Moth Department
1,162.73.
Highway Department
12,000.00
Clearing Brush from Highways
600.00
Charities
2,000.00
State Aid
168.00
School Department
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Painting South School.
400.00
Library
700.00
Park Department
200.00
Reserve Fund
1,500.00
Memorial Day
175.00
Hospital Maintenance
560.73
Street Lights
3,567.00
Town Survey
500.00
Town Hall Seats
375.00
Town Planning and Zoning
700.00
Cemeteries
700.00
Interest
2,500.00
Maturing Debt
3,000.00
Total for Town Purposes
$ 80,608.46
Special Town Meeting, Apr. 9, 1928
700.00
$ 81,308.46
Amount due on Sanitarium, $2,000, drawn from special fund, leaving a balance of $1,773.93 in fund.
On rebuilding Main Street, $2,000 was voted from Excess and De- ficiency account and $8,000 was bonded, making total appropriation of $10,000.
State and County and Overlay :
State Tax
$ 3,770.00
State Audit
489.65
State Highway Account
418.60
County Tax
5,006.71
Overlay 1928
2,292.55
$ 93,085.97
TAXES OF 1922, 1923, 1924
Outstanding January 1, 1928
$ 1,846.00
Payments 1928 to Collector
$ 1,846.00
$ 1,846.00
$ 1,846.00
PROPERTY TAX 1926
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1928
$ 136.16
Correction by Audit
3.31
Payments 1928 to Collector
112.47
Abatements ...
27.00
$ 139.47 $ 139.47
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MOTH TAX 1926
Outstanding January 1, 1928
$ 2.50
Payment 1928 to Collector
$ 2.50
$ 2.50
$ 2.50
POLL TAX 1927
Outstanding January 1, 1928
$ 2.00
Outstanding January 1, 1929
$ 2.00
MOTH TAX
Outstanding January 1, 1928
$ 34.75
Correction by Audit
3.00
Payment 1928 to Collector
37.75
$ 37.75
$ 37.75
DECEMBER ASSESSMENT 1927
Outstanding January 1, 1928
$ 509.68
Payments 1928 to Collector
504.14
Balance December 31, 1928.
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5.44
Balance December 31, 1928.
$ 509.68 $ 509.68
PROPERTY TAX 1927
Outstanding January 1, 1928
$ 19,607.95
Correction by Audit excess of commitment
.04
Moth Tax Credit to Property by error
.25
Payments 1928 to Collector
$ 18,835.90
Correction by Audit Interest Credit by error
.55
Abatements
381.54
Balance
390.25
$ 19,608.24 $ 19,608.24
POLL TAXES 1928
Commitment April 1, 1928
$ 932.00
December Assessments
30.00
Payments 1928 to Collector .
944.00
Balance December 31 ..
18.00
$ 962.00
$ 962.00
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PROPERTY TAX 1928
Commitment
$ 76,153.97
$ 57,008.25
Payments 1928 to Collector Abatements Balance
13.16
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19,132.56
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$ 76,153.97
$ 76,153.97
MOTH TAX 1928
Commitment
$ 37.25
Payments to Collector
$ 25.50
Balance
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11.75
$ 37.25
$ 37.25
DECEMBER ASSESSMENT 1928
Commitment
$ 714.56
Payments
$ 697.64
Abatements
1.16
Balance
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$ 714.56
$ 714.56
STATE AID REVENUE ACCOUNT
Due from State January 1, 1928
$ 168.00
Payments by Town, 1928
138.00
Cash from State, 1928
$ 168.00
Due from State
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$ 296.00
$ 296.00
TEMPORARY LOANS
Outstanding January 1, 1928
$ 10,000.00 60,000.00
Borrowed 1928
Payments 1928
$ 60,000.00
Outstanding December 31 . .
10,000.00
$ 70,000.00
$ 70,000.00
15.76
138.00
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APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS GENERAL GOVERNMENT CREDIT
Appropriation:
$
6,800.00
Refund Lynn Gas Co., over-
payment
119.40
Refund, DeWick Flanders Co.,
insurance
176.56
Refund, Raymond
Daly,
in-
surance
.96
Drawn from Emergency Fund ..
108.80
$ 7,205.74
DEBIT SELECTMEN
Salaries:
Frank C. Newhall, 1 year.
$
166.67
Ralph E. Cox, 1 year 166.66
Andrew Mansfield, 10 months .. 138.89
Joseph F. Smith, 2 months. ...
27.78
$
500.00
Expense :
Frank C. Newhall, perambu- lating
$
15.00
Ralph E. Cox, perambulating. . 15.00
Andrew Mansfield, perambula- ting
15.00
George W. Abbott, printing. . . .
8.75
Clerk of Court, recording
petition 3.00
Wells & Wells, serving war.
rants 4.00
Hobbs & Warren, forms
4.15
Andrew Mansfield, tel. and
postage, etc.
14.62
Ward Greenhouse, flowers ..
10.00
$
89.52
TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Salary:
Oscar E. Phillips · Expense :
$
500.00
Oscar E. Phillips, sundries.
$
9.50
Hazel M. Phillips, typing report
12.00
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Jos. F. Smith, rent of type-
writer
10.00
Edw. A. Russell, mailing reports 4.52
Everett E. Harvey, mailing reports 4.40
Mass. Commonwealth, supplies
7.48
Wakefield Item Co., printing
Town Reports
192.50
$ 240.40
TREASURER
Salary:
Franklin W. Freeman
$
300.00
Expense :
Thomas Groom Co., supplies .. $ 4.77
George W. Abbott, printing .... 20.50
Howard S. Kent, check protector 25.00
Wakefield Trust Co., rent de- posit box 5.00
G. H. Bancroft, treasurer's bond
67.50
F. W. Freeman, miscellaneous expense
23.05 $ 145.82
COLLECTOR
Salary:
Franklin W. Freeman $ 300.00
Expense :
Franklin W. Freeman, postage
and Tel., etc. $ 30.90
George W. Abbott, printing tax bills 17.75
Edward A. Russell, stamped env. 34.64
American Surety Co., Collector's bonds 135.00
Franklin W. Freeman, tax sale 8.95 $ 227.24
ASSESSORS
Salaries:
William W. Moxham, 460 hrs ..
50c 230.00
George H. Bancroft, 612 hrs.
50c 306.00
Everett B. Richards, 428 hrs.
50c 214.00 $ 750.00
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Expense :
Frederick Sweetser, transporta-
tion
22.13
William W. Moxham, transpor- tation
30.00
William W. Moxham, supplies ..
4.20
Geo. H. Bancroft, supplies and telephone
6.85
Everett B. Richards, telephone
3.00
Hobbs & Warren, supplies . .
13.30
Wakefield Item Co., printing notices 1.50
Auto Tax Service Co., auto tax list
5.00
Lilla D. Scott, record of deeds .. 39.10
L. M. Bancroft, clerical work ...
25.50
$
150.58
TOWN CLERK
Salary:
Oscar E. Phillips
$
200.00
Expense :
Recording births, marriages and
deaths
$ 32.00
C. F. Hartshorne & Son, bond. . 5.00
Wakefield Item Co., letterheads 3.00
J. L. Fairbanks, mortgage binder 3.60
Oscar E. Phillips, sundries. . .
12.51
$
56.11
REGISTRATION OF NOTES
Division of Accounts Registra-
tion of Town Note
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$
18.00
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Expense :
Wakefield Item Co., printing
report
$
17.00
TOWN COUNSEL
Salary:
Rutherford
E.
Smith,
legal
services
$
208.96
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ELECTIONS AND REGISTRATION REGISTRARS
Salaries:
Wm. R. Delamater
$ 15.00
Edward A. Russell.
15.00
Sidney M. Eaton
15.00
$ 45.00
Expense :
Geo. M. Roundy, supplies
.75
Frederick Sweetser, transporta- tion
7.00
R. S. Burn Co., index cards.
2.70
Hazel Phillips, typewriting ....
3.00
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Geo. W. Abbott, printing voting lists
38.00
$ 51.45
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ELECTION OFFICERS
Salaries:
Town Election Precinct 1
Everett B. Richards
$ 10.00
Clarence A. Hall 10.00
Minot H. Carter 10.00
Carl J. Cheever.
10.00
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Dana J. Sweetser.
10.00
Daniel J. McCarthy. .. 10.00
$ 60.00
Town Election Precinct 2
Wesley W. Munroe $ 10.00
Harold W. Treamer 10.00
Joseph A. Donovan.
10.00
Sidney M. Eaton. .
10.00
James D. McNamara. . 10.00
Wm. R. Delamater
10.00
$ 60.00
ELECTION OFFICERS
Salaries :
Primary April 24, 1928, Precinct 1
Franklin W. Freeman $ 5.00
Clarence A. Hall 5.00
Sidney E. Richards 5.00
Everett B. Richards ... 5.00
Daniel J. McCarthy ... 5.00 $ 25.00
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Salaries:
Primary April 24, 1928, Precinct 2
Wesley W. Munroe.
$ 5.00
Wm. R. Delamater
5.00
Sidney M. Eaton
5.00
Harold W. Treamer .
5.00
Joseph A. Donovan.
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5.00
James D. McNamara
5.00 $ 30.00
Primary September 18, 1928, Precinct 1
Franklin W. Freeman $ 5.00
Clarence A. Hall. 5.00
Carl H. Russell.
5.00
Sidney M. Richards.
5.00
Everett B. Richards.
5.00
Daniel J. McCarthy
5.00 $ 30.00
Salaries:
Primary September 18, 1928, Precinct 2
Wesley W. Munroe. $ 5.00
Joseph A. Donovan 5.00
Wm. R. Delamater 5.00
Sidney M. Eaton 5.00
Harold W. Treamer .
5.00
James D. McNamara.
5.00 $ 30.00
Salaries:
Election Officers, Election November 6, 1928
Precinct 1
Franklin W. Freeman $ 10.00
Wm. H. Sheehe. 10.00
Everett B. Richards. 10.00
Clarence A. Hall 10.00
Sidney E. Richards 10.00
Carl H. Russell. . . 10.00
John Solari. .
10.00
Daniel J. McCarthy . 10.00 $ 80.00
Precinct 2
Wesley W. Munroe.
$ 10.00
Joseph A. Donovan. 10.00
Wm. R. Delamater . .
10.00
Sidney M. Eaton 10.00
Harold W. Treamer 10.00
James D. McNamara . .
10.00 $ 60.00
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RECOUNT
Salaries:
Franklin W. Freeman. $ 2.00
Carl H. Russell
2.00
Clarence A. Hall.
2.00
$ 6.00
Other Expenses :
Frederick Sweetser, transporta-
tion $ 2.00
Wesley W. Munroe, transporta- tion 8.00
Wakefield Item Co., printing
warrants 24.00
Geo. W. Abbott, ballots and tally sheets 73.00
Albert G. Tedford, posting war- rants and services at election 27.50
G. M. Roundy, pencils. .81
G. M. Roundy, lunch at pri- maries 7.26
J. A. Donovan, lunch at pri- maries 7.10
R. E. Cox, dinners 10.00
R. E. Cox, seals. .
.40
$ 160.07
INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS
Salaries:
George T. D. Barnjum . .
$ 100.00:
Expense :
George T. D. Barnjum, supplies and expense $
19.45
Frederick Sweetser, transporta-
tion
14.50
Wakefield Item Co., printing.
7.95
$
41.90
TOWN HALL
Janitor:
Edward L. Phillips, wages.
$
234.40
Fuel and Light:
Reading Light Board, lighting ..
$
101.59
Lynn Gas & Elec. Co., heating.
983.72
$
1,085.31
100
Insurance :
Dewick and Flanders $ 544.64
Bancroft, Agency.
299.80
Raymond C. Daly.
303.10 $ 1,047.54
Raymond C. Daly, old town hall Other Expenses :
33.60
Wm. E. Gilson, repairs to motor pump
$ 1.50
A. H. Whidden, rubbish burner.
3.00
New Eng. Tel. & Tel. Co., tele- phone 11 mos
32.25
M. A. Fletcher, repairs to piano Public Safety Commission, in- spection of boiler 5.00
24.00
Wm. W. Moxham, guard rails and repairs 64.00
E. L. Phillips, sharpening lawn mower
2.75
E. L. Phillips, supplies 4.79
G. M. Roundy, light bulbs, etc.
2.50 $ 139.79
$ 2,540.64
PRECINCT 2 HALL
Janitor :
L. O. Newhall, wages .... Fuel and Light:
$ 82.00
Peabody Light Plant, lighting, mos. $ 5.58
Curley Bros., coal
63.00
Lynn Gas & Elec. Co., gas
.50 $ 69.08
Other Expense :
J. W. Harvey, light bulbs $ 3.42
Geo. H. Jacobs Co., repairs to flag
3.00
Frank C. Newhall, light fixture
1.00
Mas. Cleaning Co., cleaning
windows
18.00
L. O. Newhall, supplies
.45.
James Stokes, setting glass. . .
3.00
Putman Brown, repairs ...
7.10 $ 35.97
$ 187.05
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Payments Town Hall $2,540.64 Payments Hall Prec. 2 187.05
$2,727.69
SUMMARY GENERAL GOVERNMENT ACCOUNT
Salaries
Expense
Total
Selectmen
$500.00
$ 89.52
$ 589.52
Town Accountant
500.00
240.40
740.40
Treasurer
300.00
145.82
445.82
Collector
300.00
227.24
527.24
Assessors
750.00
150.58
900.58
Town Clerk
200.00
56.11
256.11
Town Counsel
208.96
208.96
Registrars
45.00
51.45
96.45
Election Officers
381.00
160.07
541.07
Building Inspector
100.00
41.90
141.90
Finance Committee
17.00
Registration Town Notes
18.00
Town Hall
2,540.64
Hall Precinct 2
187.05
$7,205.74
Total Payments
$7,205.74
1 FIRE DEPARTMENT CREDIT
Appropriation
$ 3,000.00
For Fire Alarm System .
500.00
For Hydrants
1,050.00
For Extra Hydrant
75.00
To balance account*
828.70
*Finance Commission Emergency Fund
$ 5,453.70
DEBIT
Salaries:
William W. Moxham, Chief ....
$ 100.00
HOUSE 1
Carl I. Cheever, Capt .. $ 75.00
Oscar E. Phillips, Lieut. 50.00
Minot H. Carter, Call Man.
35.00
Raymond Pearson, Call Man. . .
35.00
Leon Pearson, Call Man.
35.00
Charles Pratt, Call Man. 35.00
Charles Pratt, Jr., Call Man. . .. 35.00
$ 300.00
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HOUSE 2
Salaries:
William H. Griffin, Capt. $ 75.00
Jos. A. Donovan, Lieut. 50.00
H. H. Kaler, Call Man. . .
35.00
H. F. Griffin, Call Man. . .
35.00
W. W. Munroe, Call Man. 35.00
George Carder, Call Man.
35.00
Albert A. Newhall, Call Man.
35.00
Forest E. Ross, Mechanic. ... 60.00
Forest E. Ross, Supt. Fire Alarm
75.00 $ 435.00
$ 835.00
HOUSE NO. 1
Fuel and Light:
Percy Sweetser, Coal.
$ 65.00
Town of Reading, Lighting.
10.53 $ 75.53
Janitor :
Minot H. Carter, Service
$ 50.00
Other Expenses :
George M. Roundy, Supplies. . .
$ 56.12
Lyman H. Twiss, Pump Belt .. 1.50
J. W. Grace Co., Stove Pipe. 11.36
New Eng. Tel. & Tel. Co., tel.
37.55
K. Tornberg, Special Service ...
5.00 $ 123.09
PAY ROLLS
Fire Calls
$ 368.57
Fire Permits:
Minot H. Carter, Permits issued $ 13.10
Albert G. Tedford, Permits
1.70
$ 14.80
Repairs to Apparatus:
Lynnfield Service Garage, Labor $ 117.30
The White Co., parts furnished 49.95 $ 167.25
HOUSE NO. 2
Fuel and Light:
Curley Bros., Coal.
$ 94.50
Lynn Gas & Electric Co .. 5.95
City of Peabody, light and power
54.36 $ 154.81
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Janitor:
L. O. Newhall, Service $ 41.30
Other Expenses :
Lynnfield Water District Water $ 18.00
J. W. Harvey
49.02
Joseph Paeton, tires, chains, etc.
94.93
Jenney Manuf'g, gas and oil ....
82.83
Sauntaug Bottling Co., supplies Haymarket Hardware Co., sup- plies
1.25
23.71
Auto Hose Co., supplies.
40.12
American Fire Equipment Co., supplies
44.00
H. I. Dallman, brooms and pails
13.60
Preston Garage, service
2.80
Badger Fire Ext. Co., repairs to tanks, etc ..
22.47
New Eng. Tel. & Tel. Co., toll
calls
4.70
$ 397.43
Fire Permits:
W. W. Moxham, permits issued
$ 10.20
Fire Calls, pay rolls. $
472.20
Repairs to Apparatus:
Lynnfield Service Garage, re- pairs to Ford. $ 46.05
Lynnfield Service Garage, re- pairs to Loco. 253.54
Forrest Ross, labor
27.00
Forrest Ross, new generator.
20.00 $ 346.59
Hydrant Service :
Lynnfield Water District $
1,125.00
Forest Fires, pay roll. $ 158.25
Fire Alarm Expense:
General Electric Co., supplies .. $ 14.42
Diehl Manuf'g Co., supplies .... 5.56
Wetmore Savage Co., supplies .. 1.04
A. C. Day Sons Co., supplies. ... 65.00
Forrest Ross. labor 67.05
Frank Collins, labor 13.60
Wm. F. Parker 420.28
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Graybar Co., wire and fittings ..
25.23
Salem Garage, moving lumber ..
1.50
$ 613.68
$ 5,453.70
$ 5,453.70
FIRE ALARM CREDIT
Appropriation $ 50000
DEBIT
Graybar Electric Co., wire and
fittings
$ 394.98
Wm. F. Parker, labor
105.02 $ 500.00
POLICE DEPARTMENT CREDIT
Appropriation
$ 2,400.00
DEBIT
Salaries:
Albert G. Tedford, Chief . $ 411.00
Fred W. Bryant, Patrolman.
1,820.00
Lewis F. Pope, Special Officer ..
71.80
Raymond F. Pope, Spec. Officer
5.00
Josiah Paeton, Special Officer. . 12.00
Allison G. Tedford, Spec. Officer 5.50
Fred W. Bryant, Special Officer
12.00
$ 2,337.30
Other Expenses :
L. F. Pope, transportation.
$ 6.00
Albert G. Tedford, transporta- tion
11.00
Louis Gersinovitch, transporta-
tion
4.00
Albert G. Tedford, telephone. . .
7.00
$ 28.00
Total payments
$ 2,365.30
Balance to Revenue.
34.70
$ 2,400.00
$ 2,400.00
105
BOARD OF HEALTH CREDIT
Appropriation
$ 50.00
DEBIT
Salaries:
Frank C. Newhall
$ 8.33
Ralph E. Cox.
8.34
Andrew Mansfield.
6.96
Joseph Smith.
1.37
$ 25.00
Other Expenses:
Palmer Corbett, Examination
Dogs
$ 8.00
Franklin W. Freeman, atten-
dance, accident, case.
3.00
$ 11.00
Total payments
$ 36.00
Balance to Revenue
14.00
$ 50.00
$ 50.00
INSPECTION BARNS AND ANIMALS CREDIT
Appropriation .... .. .
$ 50.00
DEBIT
Salaries:
Inspector
Walter Gray, 8 months.
$ 33.33
Arthur W. Bryant, 4 months.
16.67
Total payments
$ 50.00
$ 50.00
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES CREDIT
Appropriation
DEBIT
Salary:
Minot H. Carter
$ 75.00
Expense :
Minot H. Carter, transportation
25.00
Minot H. Carter, supplies.
4.77
Total payments.
$ 104.77
Balance to Revenue
45.23
$ 150.00
$ 150.00
$ 150.00
106
*SCHOOL DEPARTMENT CREDIT
Appropriation
$ 35,300.00
Refunds
28.73
From Emergency Fund
23.05
$ 35,351.78
For painting South School.
400.000
DEBIT
Payment for 1923
$ 35,751.78
$ 35,751.78
$ 35,751.78
*For itemized account see Report of School Committee. TEACHERS' RETIREMENT FUND CREDIT
From School Department.
DEBIT
Mass. Teachers' Retirement Fund
Association
$ 675.00
$ 675.00
$ 675.00
PARK DEPARTMENT CREDIT
Appropriation
$ 200.00
DEBIT
Edward
Moulton, labor and
repairs
$ 29.00
Pearson Bros., labor at Suntaug Pk.
13.00
Pearson Bros., labor at Common.
20.00
H. B. Nesbitt, mowing Common.
68.00
W. E. Wilkinson, stone dust for walk
8.75
Geo. T. D. Barnjum, rep. to pump
10.40
Pearson Bros., care of Common.
44.00
Balance to Revenue
6.85
$ 200.00
$
200.00
STATE CHARGES CREDIT
Assessment for State Tax.
$ 3,570.00
Assessment for State Audit.
489.65
Assessment for State Highway
418.60
Refund, Public Service Account.
35.72
$ 4,513.97
.
$ 675.00
107
DEBIT
Cash paid State Treasurer $ 4,513.97
$ 4,513.97
$ 4,513.97
COUNTY CHARGES CREDIT
Assessment
$ 5,006.71
DEBIT
Paid County Treasurer
$ 5,006.71
$ 5,006.71
$ 5,006.71
PUBLIC LIBRARY CREDIT
Appropriation
$ 700.00
Dog Tax, 1927
248.25
Income Blake Library Fund.
210.00
Income Nash Library Fund.
50.00
Income Hawkes Library Fund.
22.50
Income Clough Library Fund.
13.64
Refund on Gas.
.67
From Emergency Fund to balance account
54.00
From Emergency Fund for Branch Library
180.00
$ 1,479.06
DEBIT MAIN LIBRARY
Salaries and wages:
Elizabeth W. Green, Librarian. . $ 182.50
Seth H. Russell, Janitor 61.00 $ 243.50
Fuel and Light:
Town of Reading, lighting $ 20.34
Walter Wilkinson, wood. 18.00 $ 38.34
Books and Periodicals: DeWolfe, Fiske & Co., books. $ 160.23
H. Goldberger Agency, mag- azines
30.00
The Mayfair Agency, books. . . .
2.00
The Century Co., magazines. ...
6.50
F. J. Barnard Co., books
3.50 $ 202.23
108
Other Expenses :
H. E. Todd, labor
47.04
Raymond C. Daly, Insurance. . 47.55
Library Bureau, supplies. 3.80
Wakefield Item, printing. 3.50
L. F. Pope, setting glass
5.00
Pearson Bros., grading
12.00
Lynn Book Bindery
22.60
F. J. Barnard, rebinding
42.60
Wm. Blanchard, flag
12.00
Dennison Co., paper . .
3.41
E. W. Green, supplies . .
3.22
$
202.72
BRANCH LIBRARY
Salary and wages:
Gertrude A. Chipman, Librarian. . $ 182.00
Gertrude A. Chipman, Janitor. . 52.00
Gertrude A. Chipman, extra time .. 10.44 $ 244.44
Fuel and Light:
Lynn Gas & Electric Co., fuel $
27.13
Peabody Light Plant, 9 mo. . .
4.23 $ 31.36
Books and Periodicals:
De Wolfe Fiske, books $ 106.92
Louis M. Newhall, subscriptions
21.75
Ezra Meeker, books
2.00
Junior Home, subscriptions
4.00
Personal Book Shop
109.30
$
243.97
Other Expenses :
Ideal Roofing Co. $ 11.05
Library Bureau.
24.70
·
Dennison Manufacturing Co .. .
1.60
F. D. Cornet, expense.
1.05
Guilford Lumber Co., lumber $
22.50
James D. Stokes, labor
31.60 $ 92.50
$ 608.65
*REPAIRS TO BRANCH LIBRARY
Anthony Malo, foundation
$ 105.00
Isnor Erekson, painting
75.00 $ 180.00
Total Payments
.
$ 1,479.06
$ 1,479.06
$ 1,479.06
"Money granted from Emergency Fund by Finance Committee.
109
.
MOTH DEPARTMENT CREDIT
Appropriation, March 14, 1928 . .
$ 1,162.73
Appropriation
700.00
Refund
1.00
$ 1,863.73
DEBIT
Labor:
L. H. Twiss
$ 497.28
E. D. Evans.
416.00
Charles Sweetser . .
84.00
Wm. Bowen .
26.00
George Badaracco . .
8.00
Walter Wilkinson, Jr.
34.00
Ernest Savage
47.00
Leon Pearson
2.00
$ 1,114.28
Other Expenses :
J. W. Harvey, kerosene. $ 3.14
Anthony DeCecca, cartage 7.00
Barry's Garage, battery 3.50
Walter Wilkinson, horse hire.
42.50
Ernest Savage, truck.
94.00
Wanamaker & Feindel, chain and hook
1.25
George M. Roundy, gas and oil
5.60
L. H. Twiss, telephone. .
4.05
Jenney Man'f'g Co., gas and oil.
13.09
L. H. Twiss, transportation.
314.75
$ 488.88
Correction by Audit
.10
Total Payments.
$ 1,603.26
Balance to Revenue
260.47
$ 1,863.73
$ 1,863.73
.
TREE WARDEN CREDIT $ 500.00
Appropriation
110
DEBIT
Labor:
L. H. Twiss, labor $ 188.10
E. D. Evans, labor
176.00
$ 364.10
Other Expenses :
L. H. Twiss, transportation
$ 110.00
Fitzhenry Guptill, transporta-
tion
24.95
Balance to Revenue.
.95
$ 500.00
$ 500.00
CLEARING BRUSH CREDIT
Appropriation
$ 600.00
DEBIT
Labor:
L. H. Twiss
$ 235.78
E. D. Evans.
186.00
Charles Sweetser.
28.00
$ 449.78
Other Expenses :
L. H. Twiss, transportation. ...
138.75
Sears Roebuck, grind stone. . ..
11.47
$ 600.00
$ 600.00
TOWN SURVEY CREDIT
Appropriation
$ 500.00
Balance from 1928, unfinished work ..
200.00
$ 700.00
DEBIT
Morse and Dickinson, survey and
plans
$ 500.00
Morse and Dickinson, bal. on 1928
200.00
$ 700.00
$ 700.00
111
PLANNING BOARD-ZONING CREDIT
Appropriation
DEBIT
Morse & Dickinson, zoning plans
and surveying
$ 550.00
Wakefield Item, printing.
28.50
Frederick Sweetser, transportation ..
12.50
Balance to Revenue.
109.00
$ 700.00
$ 700.00
TOWN HALL SEATS CREDIT
Appropriation
DEBIT
Mahoney Chair Co
$ 375.00
$ 375.00
$ 375.00
TOWN HALL CURTAIN CREDIT
Received from Nash Improvement
Fund
$ 325.23
Received from Civic League
84.77
Received from Firemen's Volunteer Association
25.00
DEBIT
Cash paid Goddard Bros.
$ 435.00
$ 435.00
$ 435.00
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT CREDIT
Appropriation
$ 12,000.00
Refund, Barrett Co.
158.00
DEBIT
Labor, pay rolls.
$ 4,200.87
Trucks and teams, pay rolls.
2,184.24
Gravel, sone, sand, pay rolls. .
1,147.21
Tarvia and oil, The Barrett Co .....
2,027.77
Tarvia and oil, Alden Spears Sons Company 1,434.16
$ 12,158.00
112
$ 700.00
$ 375.00
Other Expenses :
Crystal Oil Co., tractor oil. $ 9.30
Jenney Manufacturing Co., oil
and grease
2.70
George H. Taylor, supplies
3.25
George M. Roundy, supplies. . ..
106.33
Frank E. Russell, gasolene. ..
23.60
Henry E. Feindel, supplies.
97.50
E. E. Walker, repairs and oil.
3.90
Andrew Mansfield, freight paid
2.03
Wannamaker & Feindel, sharp- ening tools, etc .. 11.10
Greens Filling Station, gasoline and oil 6.65
Lynnfield Service Garage, bat- tery
2.25
L. E. Bennett, coal
20.00
Dana Perkins, surveying.
40.00
W. E. Knox, lumber and drain tile
11.25
Curley Bros., drain tile.
3.20
L. F. Pope, rent of gravel pit.
20.00
Wells and Wells, service
22.80
Rowe Motor Co., repairs
9.85
J. Percy Hume, repairs to snow ploughs
27.09
Good Roads Machine Co., parts and fittings 36.83
E. S. Hitchcock, battery.
2.30
Harper Garage, castings.
3.00
Jos. Labolt Estate, supplies . .
1.40
Minot H. Carter, tel. calls
3.50
Donovan Motor Supply Co.,
gasolene
.90
Century Sign Co., sign.
10.65
Young Sign Studio, sign ..
10.00
$ 11,485.73
SNOW REMOVAL
Pay Rolls:
Labor
$ 84.76
Teams
. . . .
36.43
Trucks
. . . . . . 418.50
113
Other Expenses :
Dyar Sales & Machine Co., snow plough blade
$ 9.00
Wannamaker & Feindel, repairs to snow plough. 4.50
Minot H. Carter, expense. 2.94
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