Town of Lynnfield, Essex County, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, annual report 1921-1930, Part 42

Author: Lynnfield (Mass.)
Publication date: 1921-1930
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 1126


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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


95


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


104


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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