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Miscellaneous
Finance Committee Recom- mendations and delivering same
32.00
Board of Appeals - Advertising
Hearing
2.45
$ 58.45
LAW DEPARTMENT
Salaries
Nelson B. Todd $ 300.00
Rutherford E. Smith-Special. . 25.00
$ 325.00
TOWN CLERK
Salary
Fred I. Wilkins $ 200.00
Fred I. Wilkins - Recording
Fees
40.00
-
$ 240.00
Other
Stationery and Postage $ 3.00
Printing and Advertising
.95
Telephone
.20
Transportation
13.10
Premium on Town Clerk's Bond
5.00
Town Clerk's Ass'n and expenses
2.90
Office and other expenses
21.16
$ 46.31
ELECTIONS AND REGISTRATIONS
Salaries: Registrars of Voters
Sidney M. Eaton $ 12.00
Edward A. Russell 12.00
Thomas F. Lynch
12.00
Fred I. Wilkins, clerk
12.00
-
$ 48.00
90
TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
Salaries: Election Officers
Town Election, March 5, 1934 . $ 90.00
Pre-Primary, April 24, 1934 60.00
State Primary, Sept. 20, 1934 60.00
State Election, Nov. 6, 1934
90.00
Recounts, State Election
6.00
$ 306.00
Salaries
Police Officers at Polls
$ 50.00
Other Expenses
Stationery and Postage $ 1.02
Printing and Advertising 94.00
Meals for Election Officers and
Registrars
30.88
Ballot Box-New
70.00
Repairs to Ballot Box
2.25
Transportation
6.00
Typing Voting Lists
4.00
Other miscellaneous expenses
3.00
$ 211.15
CARE OF MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS
TOWN HALL
Salary
L. F. Southworth, Janitor $ 331.20
Other Expenses
Fuel-Gas $ 904.30
Light
89.14
Janitor's Supplies
8.28
Repairs to Building
7.30
Insurance
484.04
Repairs to Grounds
14.54
Inspection of Boiler
5.00
Repairs to Flag
3.00
Tuning Piano
3.00
$ 1,518.60
Oil Heater and Boiler
$ 1,014.00
PRECINCT 2 HALL
Salary
Edward W. Pierce, Janitor $ 228.85 Other Expenses
Fuel
$
94.75
Light
18.00
91
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Janitor's Supplies
2.25
Repairs to Building
18.45
Water Charges
12.60
Rope for Flag Pole and Install-
ing
2.40
A
148.45
OLD TOWN HALL
Other Expenses
Insurance
$ 84.00
Repairs to Building
6.00
$ 90.00
Total Payments
$ 8,985.81
$ 8,985.81
SUMMARY OF GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Salaries
Expenses
Total
Selectmen
$ 650.00
$ 201.16
$ 851.16
Town Accountant
500.00
283.47
783.47
Town Treasurer
400.00
144.59
544.59
Collector of Taxes
400.00
498.51
898.51
Assessors
1,046.45
245.62
1,292.07
Other Finance Officers and Accts.
58.45
58.45
Law Department
325.00
325.00
Town Clerk
240.00
46.31
286.31
Elections and Registrations
404.00
211.15
615.15
Town Hall
331.20
2,532.60
2,863.80
Precinct 2 Hall
228.85
148.45
377.30
Old Town Hall
90.00
90.00
$ 4,525.50
$ 4,460.31 $ 8,985.81
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
POLICE DEPARTMENT
CREDITS
Appropriation March 12, 1934, Art. 5 $ 4,300.00 ($500.00 for Equipment)
DEBITS
Salaries and Wages
Chief, Albert G. Tedford
$
420.00
92
TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
Patrolman, as per payrolls
2,699.96
Special Police
60.68
$ 3,180.64
Equipment Maintenance
Police Auto-1934 Ford V8 less
allowance on 1932 Plymouth . $
376.28
Siren Horn for Cruiser
30.00
Memo. Card Holder
7.50
413.78
Repairs to Motor Equipment
$ 140.95
Gasoline, Oil, etc.
404.96
Insurance on Cruiser
29.00
$ 574.91
Other Maintenance
Repairs to Tear Gas Club
$ 1.65
Half Doz. Tear Gas Shells
9.00
$ 10.65
Fuel and Light
Fuel
$
.24
Light
45.64
$ 45.88°
Other Expenses
Telephone
$ 8.85
Medical Service for Prisoner ..
5.00
Electrical work in garage
7.35
Padlock for garage
2.00
Medical service-Dr. Rafferty ..
9.00
Police Ambulance-City of Lynn
10.00
Food for prisoners at Peabody .
1.95
$ 44.15
Totals payments
$ 4,270.01
Balance transferred to revenue
29.99
$ 4,300.00
$ 4,300.00
FIRE DEPARTMENT CREDITS
Appropriation March 12, 1934, Art. 6 ($500.00 for Equipment)
$ 4,000.00
Appropriation March 12, 1934, Art. 7 Hydrant Rental
1,075.00
Transferred from Reserve Fund
114.17
$ 5,189.17
93
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
DEBITS
Salaries and Wages
Chief W. W. Moxham $ 100.00
Supt. of Fire Alarm, W. W. Moxham 75.00
$ 175.00
House 1
Call men, as per payrolls . $ 300.00
Fires, care of equip., etc ... 304.65
$ 604.65
House 2
Call men, as per payrolls $ 300.00
Fires, care of equip., etc. . 844.30
$ 1,144.30
Fire Permits
W. W. Moxham $ 13.00
J. A. Donovan
13.00
Minot H. Carter
27.50
Albert G. Tedford
. .
2.50
$ 56.00
Equipment
Apparatus
Payment on Pumping En-
gine
$ 495.26
4
Hose couplings, nozzles, etc. 73.36
$ 568.62
Other Equipment
Brooms, Pails and Miscel- leaneous
$ 17.90
Maintenance and Repairs
Repairs to Equipment
$ 391.81
Gasoline and Oil
154.57
Telephone, House 1
50.10
Telephone, House 2
25.86
Telephone, W. W. Moxham
6.85
Fire Alarm, Maintenance
443.55
Charging Batteries
58.37
Water Charges, House 2
9.60
Vitriol-A. H. Whidden & Son
11.71
Soda and Supplies, Geo. M. Roundy
38.70
Soda and Supplies, J. F. Carter
33.27
Painting Bulletin Board, House 2 2.50
94
TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
Repairs to Pump, House 1 . 5.25
All other
3.90
Hydrant Rental
Fuel and Light
Fuel, House 1
$ 84.81
Fuel, House 2
93.79
$ 178.60
Light, House 1
$ 3.9
Light, House 2
35.91
$ 39.81
Maintenance of Buildings and Grounds
Janitor, House 1 $ 50.00
Removing Ashes, House 1 1.50
$ 51.50
Other Expenses
Donation-Lynnfield Volunteer Association $ 10.00
W. W. Moxham, Miscellaneous Expense on Acceptance of Pumping Engine 15.00
One year's subscription-Fire
Engineering 2.00
Hire of Mourning
5.00
Flowers
5.00
Stationery and Postage, J. A. Donovan
1.25
Lunches, July 4th
3.50
$ 41.75
Total Payments
$ 5,189.17
$ 5,189.17
FIRE DEPARTMENT PUMPING ENGINE
CREDIT
Appropriation Mar. 12, 1934, Art. 29 $ 8,000.00
Less amount to be spent from Fire
Department appropriation
500.00
$ 7,500.00
DEBIT
Mack Fire Appliance Co.
600 gal. Pumping Engine and Equipment $ 7,995.26
$ 1,236.04
$ 1,075.00
95
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Less amount paid from Fire De- partment appropriation 495.26
$ 7,500.00
Payment
$ 7,500.00
$ 7,500.00
MOTH DEPARTMENT .
CREDITS
Appropriation, Mar. 12, 1934, Art. 9
$ 1,479.25
Appropriation, Mar. 12, 1934, Art. 10
350.00
$ 1,829.25
DEBITS
Labor as per payrolls
$ 1,282.32
Other Expenses
Insecticides
$ 11.42
Truck and auto hire, L. H. Twiss
385.00
Horse Hire, M. H. Carter
27.50
Gasoline and supplies, Geo. M. Roundy
7.96
$ 431.88
Total payments
$ 1,714.20
Balance transferred to Revenue
115.05
$ 1,829.25
$ 1,829.25
TREE WARDEN CREDIT
Appropriation, Mar. 12, 1934, Art. 11 DEBIT
$ 400.00
Labor as per payrolls
$ 302.68
Other Expenses
Filing saws, F. Cossaboom
$ 5.35
Truck hire, L. H. Twiss
91.25
Tools
.65
$ 97.25
Total payments Balance transferred to Revenue
$ 399.93
.07
$ 400.00 $ 400.00
96
TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
OTHER PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY CREDIT
Appropriation, Mar. 12, 1934, Art. 8 $ 275.00
DEBIT
INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS
Salary
Charles E. Pearson
$ 125.00
Other Expenses
Transportation $ 31.50
Postage
.36
Telephone
.70
-
$
32.56
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Salary
Minot H. Carter
$ 50.00
Other Expenses
Transportation $ 25.00
Recutting seals and miscellan-
eous
6.35
$ 31.35
OTHER
Labor removing dangerous tree ..
$ 20.00
Total payments
$ 258.91
Balance transferred to Revenue
16.09
$ 275.00
$ 275.00
HEALTH AND SANITATION
CREDIT
Appropriation, Mar. 12, 1934, Art. 12 $ 160.00 Refund from County for Rabies Vaccine
16.20
$ 176.20
97
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
DEBIT
General Administration
Salaries
George W. Peavey, 1 year
$ 6.67
Clarence A. Studley, 1 year
6.66
Walter H. Perry, 10 months
5.56
Archie L. Hayward, 2 months ..
1.11
$ 20.00
Printing and Advertising
.70
Rabies Vaccine
16.20
DOG OFFICER
Salaries
Arthur W. Bryant
25.00
Other Expenses
Killing and burying dogs
21.00
INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS
Salary
Arthur W. Bryant
$ 40.00
Other Expenses
Transportation
20.00
INSPECTOR OF MILK
Salary
Arthur W. Bryant
$ 20.00
Total Payments
$ 162.90
Balance trans. to Revenue
13.30
$ 176.20
$ 176.20
ESSEX COUNTY SANATORIUM
CREDIT
Appropriation Mar. 12, 1934, Art. 23
$ 655.19
DEBIT
Paid County Treasurer for main-
tenance during 1933
$ 655.19
$ 655.19
$ 655.19
Other Expenses
98
TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
CREDIT
Appropriation Mar. 12, 1934, Art. 13
$ 11,000.00 10.48
Refund from State Transferred from Reserve Fund
221.97
$ 11,232.45
DEBIT
General Administration
Salary
M. H. Carter
$ 749.95
Other Expenses
Telephone
8.70
General Expenses
Labor, as per payrolls
$ 2,523.55
Truck hire, M. H. Carter
254.00
Truck hire, W. E. Wilkinson
68.00
Broken stone, gravel, sand, etc.
598.61 .
Tarvia and road oil
2,431.39
Repairs to equipment and tools
386.38
$ 6,261.93
Equipment
One Ford dump truck less
allowance for old truck $ 595.85
Other
Gasoline and oil
$ 362.35
Registering trucks
9.00
Serving notices on Walnut St.
19.80
Street signs
10.82
Dynamite and supplies
3.63
Rent of gravel pit
20.00
Metal culverts
30.94
Electric wiring in storage shed
23.00
Road paint
9.10
Guard rail posts and supplies . .
6.74
Express and freight
6.87
All other
2.3
$ 504.56
$ 8,120.99
SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL
Labor, as per payrolls $ 1,086.50
99
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Truck hire
M. H. Carter
$ 58.50
W. E. Wilkinson
26.50
$ 85.00
Plowing Streets-Trucks
Joseph E. Smith
$ 346.50
W. E. Wilkinson
531.00
Lynnfield Community, Inc.
114.75
Commonwealth, Salem St.
121.87
$ 1,114.12
Plowing Sidewalks-Teams
M. H. Carter
$ 109.50
W. E. Wilkinson
6.00
E. M. Fletcher
55.50
$ 171.00
Repairs to Equipment
$ 142.25
Sand
49.59
Rent of garage for storing sand ..
20.00
Equipment
Hydraulic Lift for Snow Plow
$ 165.00
One 8' Baker Snow Plow
278.00
$ 443.00
Total Snow and Ice Removal
$ 3,111.46
Total Payments
$ 11,232.45
$ 11,232.45
SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION
CREDIT
Appropriation, Mar. 12, 1934, Art. 14 $ 2,000.00
DEBIT
Labor, as per payrolls
$ 1,028.75
Trucks, M. H. Carter
90.00
Materials
720.21.
All Other
Tools
$ 33.00
Gasoline and oil 63.82
Dynamite and exploders
18.93
Sharpening tools
8.00
Repairs to break in water main 14.90
100
TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
Rent of Compressor and equip.
18.00
Miscellaneous
4.20
$ 160.85
Total Payments
$ 1,999.81
Balance trans. to Revenue
.19
$ 2,000.00
$ 2,000.0
MOWING BUSHES ON HIGHWAYS
CREDIT
Appropriation Mar. 12, 1934, Art. 15
$ 350.0
DEBIT
Labor, as per payrolls
$ 331.00
Tools
$ 14.10
Gasoline for trucks
3.98
Total Payments
349.08
Balance trans. to Revenue
.92
$ 350.00
$ 350.0
STREET LIGHTS
CREDIT
Appropriation Mar. 12, 1934, Art. 16
$ 3,600.0
DEBIT
Prec. 1, Town of Reading
$ 2,254.56
Prec. 2, Peabody Elec. Light Plant
1,342.32
Total Payments . Balance trans. to Revenue
$ 3,596.88
3.12
$ 3,600.00
$ 3,600.0
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE CREDIT
Appropriation, Mar. 12, 1934, Art. 17 Transferred from Reserve Fund.
$ 7,470.00
362.7
$ 7,832.7
101
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
DEBIT
General Administration
Salaries
Walter H. Perry, 10 months . .
$ 13.89
Clarence A. Studley, 1 year ..
16.66
George W. Peavey, 1 year
16.67
Archie L. Hayward, 2 months ..
2.78
$ 50.00
Postage, printing and stationery ..
7.40
Rent of Commissary for ERA
Supplies
13.20
Relief by Town
Groceries and provisions
$ 551.89
Coal and Wood
41.25
Board and Care
60.00
Medicine and Medical Attend-
ance
125.43
Cash grants to Individuals
1,566.00
All other
4.00
$ 2,348.57
Relief by Others
City of Lynn
$ 400.80
Town of Wakefield
65.33
Essex Sanitorium
107.90
$ 574.03
Other Expenses
Labor by Welfare recipients .. $ 52.00
Delivering coal supplied by
Government
78.00
Delivering Federal Emergency
Supplies
34.75
Freight on Federal Emergency Supplies
6.13
All other
2.70
$ 173.58
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
Payments authorized by Board of Public Welfare as per payrolls ..
$ 4,666.00
Total payments $ 7,832.78
$ 7,832.78
102
TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
SOLDIERS' RELIEF CREDIT
Transferred from Reserve Fund ...
$ 159.73
DEBIT
Groceries and provisions
$ 94.26
Medicine and Medical attendance ..
12.00
Electric Light
9.47
Cash grants to Individuals
20.00
Labor by Soldiers' Relief recipients
24.00
Total payments
$ 159.73
$ 159.73
EDUCATION SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
CREDIT
Appropriation Mar. 12, 1934, Art. 18
$ 41,100.00
DEBIT
Payments for 1934 (For itemized ac- count see Report of School Com-
mittee) Balance transferred to Revenue
$ 40,477.64
622.36
$ 41,100.00
$ 41,100.00
LIBRARY DEPARTMENT
CREDIT
Appropriation Mar. 12, 1934, Art. 19
$ 600.00
Refund from County for Dog Li-
235.70
censes, March 12, 1934, Art. 20 ... Income from Library Trust Funds Transferred from Reserve Fund
265.59
55.43
$ 1,156.72
DEBIT
Salaries
Librarian-Main Library $ 156.00 Librarian-Branch 156.00
·
103
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Janitor-Main Library
78.00
Janitor-Branch
70.00
$ 460.00
Book and Periodicals
Books-Main Library
$ 175.30
Books-Branch
136.49
Periodicals-Main Library
18.75
Periodicals-Branch
14.61
$ 345.15
Binding
Books-Main Library
$ 107.70
Books-Branch
6.17
$ 113.87
Fuel and Light
Fuel-Main Library
$ 27.95
Fuel-Branch
18.36
Light-Main Library
18.93
Light-Branch
6.00
-
$
71.24
Buildings
Insurance-Main Library
$ 33.75
Repairs-Main Library
4.50
Repairs-Branch
13.70
One No. 205 Heatrola installed
at Branch Library
105.00
$ 156.95
Other Expenses
Stationery, printing, etc.
$ 7.73
Other Supplies
1.78
$ 9.51
Total payments
$ 1,156.72
$ 1,156.72
RECREATION
PARK DEPARTMENT
CREDIT
Appropriation Mar. 12, 1934, Art. 21 ($375.00 of appropriation to be spent in each precinct).
$ 750.00
104
TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
DEBIT
PRECINCT 1
Labor as per payrolls $ 214.90
Sand, loam and filling for park on
Main St., at Wakefield line 139.50 $ 354.40
PRECINCT 2
Labor as per payrolls
$ 210.50
Equipment
20.25
Sand for Suntaug Park
10.00
Team Suntaug-E. M. Fletcher
67.50
Gasoline and oil
39.38
Repairs to roller and tractor
13.89
Dynamite
2.00
Lumber
7.74
Geraniums
9.60
All other
.94
$ 381.80
Total payments Balance transferred to Revenue.
$ 736.20
13.80
$ 750.00
$ 750.00
UNCLASSIFIED
MEMORIAL DAY
CREDIT
Appropriation Mar. 12, 1934, Art. 22 $ 175.00
DEBIT
Paid T. Hawley, chairman, Memo-
rial Day Committee* $ 175.00
$ 175.00
$ 175.00
* For itemized account see report of Memorial Day Committee.
105
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
STATE CHARGES CREDIT
Assessment for State Tax
$ 4,800.00
Auditing Municipal Accounts
22.26
Assessment for State Parks and Reservations
26.21
Other Assessments
2.94
$ 4,851.41
DEBIT
Payments to State Treasurer
$ 4,851.41
$ 4,851.41
$ 4,851.41
COUNTY CHARGES
CREDIT
Assessment for County Tax
$ 3,899.57
DEBIT
Payment to County Treasurer
$ 3,899.57
$ 3,899.57
$ 3,899.57
SPECIAL INDEMNITY PAYMENTS
CREDIT
Appropriation Mar. 12, 1934, Art. 28
$ 225.00
Transferred from Reserve Fund
20.00
$ 245.00
DEBIT
Compensation Fund reimbursed for
payment of claims of Caroline Baldwin in 1933
$ 100.00
Payment of Marguerite C. Stetfield claim Payment of I. C. Fullerton claim
125.00
20.00
Total Payments
$ 245.00
$ 245.00
106
TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
CIVIL WORKS ADMINISTRATION AND OTHER FEDERAL RELIEF PROJECTS CREDIT
Balance on hand Jan. 1, 1935 $ 975.00
DEBIT
Administration
Paid George W. Peavey, Salary
$ 125.00
Other Expenses - Office supplies
6.75
Materials and Supplies
Walnut Street widening $ 463.31
Water cisterns for fire protection
237.02
Grading Centre School grounds
33.65
Paint and repairs, South School
69.03
Paint outside of Town Hall
35.95
Parking space Town Hall grounds
4.29
$ 843.25
Total Payments
$ 975.00
$ 975.00
MARY U. NASH IMPROVEMENT FUND CREDIT
Withdrawal of accumulated interest
to cover orders of Selectmen ..
$ 508.57
DEBIT
Paint and supplies for painting in- side of Town Hall (CWA Project)
$ 177.63
Paint and supplies for painting out- side of Town Hall (CWA Project) Repairs and improvements to Town Hall grounds 1
208.79
63.15
Electric clock for Chemical House,
No. 2
59.00
Total
Payments
$ 508.57
$ 508.57
CEMETERY DEPARTMENT CREDIT
Appropriation Mar. 12, 1934, Art. 25 $ 550.00
107
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
DEBIT
Labor, as per payrolls
$ 516.07
Other Expenses
Team hire, M. H. Carter
$ 25.00
Repairs to equipment
4.50
$ 29.50
Total Payments
545.57
Balance trans. to Revenue .
4.43
$ 550.00
$ 550.00
INTEREST
CREDIT
Appropriation Mar. 12, 1934, Art. 26
$ 3,200.00
DEBIT
Payments on Temporary Loans
Merchant Nat'l Bank, Boston .. $ 946.14
First National Bank, Reading . 278.05
Sundry Parties-Advance Taxes 7.02
$
1,231.21
Payments on General Loans
Cambridge Savings Bank
$ 97.50
E. Weymouth Savings Bank
60.00
1
Wakefield Trust Co.
195.00
First National Bank, Reading .
89.38
$ 441.88
Total
Payments
$ 1,673.09
Balance trans. to Revenue
1,526.91
$ 3,200.00
$ 3,200.00
MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS
TEMPORARY LOANS CREDIT
$ 30,000.00
Balance outstanding Jan. 1, 1934 .. Receipts-Notes in Anticipation of Revenue First National Bank, Reading 25,000.00
108
TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
Merchants Nat'l Bank, Boston
70,000.00
$125,000.00
DEBIT
Payments
First National Bank, Reading .
Merchants Nat'l Bank, Boston
$ 35,000.00 55,000.00
Total Payments '
$ 90,000.00
Bal. outstanding Dec. 31, 1934
35,000.00
$125,000.00
$125,000.00
MATURING DEBT
CREDIT
Appropriation Mar. 12, 1934, Art. 27 $ 6,000.00
DEBIT
Payments
Town Hall addition
$ 2,000.00
Main Street Construction, 1931
2,000.00
Centre School addition
1,000.00
Town Hall Lot
1,000.00
$ 6,000.00
$ 6,000.00
TRUST AND INVESTMENT FUNDS CREDIT
Received new Cemetery Endowment Funds
$ 300.00
Withdrawn from Cemetery Endow- ment Funds
379.18
$ 679.18
DEBIT
Deposited in Cemetery Trust Funds $ 300.00
109
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Payment for care of Cemetery Lots
375.68
Total payments Balance on hand Dec. 31, 1934
$ 675.68
3.50
$ 679.18
$ 679.18
REFUNDS AND TRANSFERS
REFUNDS
CREDIT
Advance payment of 1934 Taxes to be refunded
$ 41.34
From Revenue
158.74
$ 200.08
DEBIT
Refunds
Property Taxes
$ 103.87
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes . ..
$ 96.21
Total payments
$ 200.08
$ 200.08
TRANSFERS CREDIT
Receipts
Deductions from teachers' pay- rolls
$ 643.00
Town Clerk for Dog Licenses .
483.00
Daniel P. Cook Cemetery Trust Fund
99.50
$ 1,225.50
DEBIT
Payments
Massachusetts Teachers' Retire- ment Board
$ 643.00
County of Essex-Dog Licenses
483.00
Deposited in Wakefield Savings Bank for Daniel P. Cook Cemetery Fund
99,50
Total payments
$ 1,225.50
$ 1,225.50
110
TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
GRAND SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURES
General Government
Salaries and Wages
$
4,525.50
Expenses
4,460.31
$ 8,985.81
Protection of Persons and Property
Police Department
$ 4,270.01
Fire Department, including Hy- drant Rental
5,189.17
Pumping Engine, less amount
paid from Fire Dept. appro- priation
7,500.00
Moth Department
1,714.20
Tree Warden
399.93
Other Protection of Persons and Property
258.91
$ 19,332.22
Health and Sanitation
Board of Health
$ 36.90
Dog Officer
46.00
Inspector of Animals
60.00
Inspector of Milk
20.00
Essex County Sanitorium
655.19
$ 818.09
Highway Department
Maintenance
$ 8,120.99
Snow and Ice Removal
3,111.46
Sidewalk Construction
1,999.81
Mowing Bushes on Highways
349.08
Street Lighting
3,596.88
$ 17,178.22
Department of Public Welfare
Welfare
$ 3,166.78
Old Age Assistance
4,666.00
$ 7,832.78
Soldiers' Relief
$ 159.73
Education
Schools
$ 40,477.64
Libraries
1,156.72
$ 41,634.36
Recreation
Parks
$ 736.20
111
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Unclassified
Memorial Day
$ 175.00
Special Indemnity Payments ..
245.00
Civil Works Admin. Projects . .
975.00
$ 1,395.00
Cemeteries
$ 545.57
Interest
$
1,673.09
Municipal Indebtedness
Anticipation of Revenue Loans
$ 90,000.00
General Loans paid from Rev- enue
6,000.00
$ 96,000.00
Agency, Trust and Investment Funds
Taxes-State
$ 4,851.41
Taxes-County
3,899.57
Trust Fund-Mary U. Nash Im- provement Fund
508.57
Trust Funds-Cemetery (New)
300.00
Trust Funds-Cemetery, Care of Lots
375.68
$ 9,935.23
Refunds and Transfers
Refunds
$ 200.08
Transfers
1,225.50
$ 1,425.58
Total payments by Treas. .
$207,651.88
Balance, Cash in hands of Treasurer, Dec. 31, 1934 ..
6,352.68
$214,004.56
DETAIL OF BALANCE SHEET ACCOUNTS
Assets
TAXES PROPERTY-1930
Recommitment to Collector
$ 4.41
Payments reported by Collector
$ 4.41
$ 4.41
$ 4.41
112
TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
TAXES, PROPERTY-1931
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1934
$ 936.36
Transferred to Tax Titles
$ 374.50
Abatements by Assessors
506.38
Payments reported by Collector
55.48
$ 936.36
$ 936.36
TAXES, PROPERTY-1932
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1934
$ 12,397.85
Added from Tax Titles
55.20
Transferred to Tax Titles
$ 2,169.48
Abatements by Assessors
402.00
Payments reported by Collector
9,620.28
Balance outstanding Dec. 31, 1934
261.29
$ 12,453.05
$ 12,453.05
TAXES, PROPERTY-1933
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1934
$ 39,541.37
Transferred to Tax Titles
$ 4,991.07
Abatements by Assessors
$ 367.20
Payments reported by Collector
21,072.83
Balance outstanding Dec. 31, 1934
13,110.27
$ 39,541.37
$ 39,541.37
TAXES, PROPERTY-1934
Commitments to Collector
$ 92,279.08
Abatements by Assessors
$ 176.40
Payments reported by Collector
50,233.35
Balance outstanding Dec. 31, 1934
41,869.33
$ 92,279.08
$ 92,279.08
POLL TAX-1931
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1934
$ 4.00
Abatements by Assessors
$ 4.00
$ 4.00
$ 4.00
113
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
POLL TAX-1932
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1934
$ 54.00
Payments reported by Collector
$ 28.00
Balance outstanding Dec. 31, 1934
26.00
$ 54.00
$ 54.00
POLL TAX-1933
.
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1934
$ 324.00
Abatement by Assessors
$ 2.00
Payments reported by Collector
178.00
Balance outstanding Dec. 31, 1934
144.00
$ 324.00
$ 324.00
POLL TAX-1934
Commitments to Collector
$ 1,246.00
Abatements by Assessors
$ 4.00
Payments reported by Collector
848.00
Balance outstanding Dec. 31, 1934
394.00
$ 1,246.00
$ 1,246.00
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE TAX-1931
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1934
$ 7.00
Cash received from State
$ 7.00
$ 7.00
$ 7.00
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE TAX-1932
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1934
$ 50.00
Cash received from State
$ 39.00
Payments reported by Collector
9.00
Balance outstanding Dec. 31, 1934
2.00
$ 50.00
$ 50.00
114
TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE TAX-1933
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1934
$ 171.00
Cash received from State
$ 88.00
51.00
Payments reported by Collector Balance outstanding Dec. 31, 1934
32.00
$ 171.00
$ 171.00
SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
MOTH ASSESSMENT-1931
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1934
$ .50
Abatement by Assessors
$ .50
$ .50
$ .50
MOTH ASSESSMENT-1932
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1934
$ 23.25
Abatements by Assessors
$ 6.15
Payments reported by Collector
17.10
$ 23.25
$ 23.25
MOTH ASSESSMENT-1933
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1934
$ 7.00
Payments reported by Collector
$ 4.00
Balance outstanding Dec. 31, 1934
3.00
$ 7.00
$ 7.00
MOTH ASSESSMENT-1934
Commitment to Collector
$ 23.00
Payments reported by Collector
$ 17.00
Balance outstanding Dec. 31, 1934
6.00
$ 23.00
$ 23.00
115
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAX-1932
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1934
$ 357.30
Payments reported by Collector
$ 126.27
Balance outstanding Dec. 31, 1934
231.03
$ 357.30
$ 357.30
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAX-1933
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1934
$ 1,433.13
Abatements by Assessors
$ 13.34
Payments reported by Collector
785.86
Balance outstanding Dec. 31, 1934
633.93
$ 1,433.13
$ 1,433.13
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAX-1934
Commitments to Collector
$ 5,120.56
Abatements by Assessors
$ 202.90
Payments reported by Collector
3,469.28
Balance outstanding Dec. 31, 1934
1,448.38
$ 5,120.56
$ 5,120.56
TAX TITLES
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1934
$ 7,111.21
Transferred from Taxes-1931
374.50
· Transferred from Taxes-1932
2,169.48
Transferred from Taxes-1933
4,991.07
Interest, advertising, deeds and other
expenses added to Tax Titles
709.73
Credit account disclaimer ...
$ 60.72
Collections reported by Treasurer
2,885.59
Balance outstanding Dec. 31, 1934
12,409.68
$ 15,355.99
$ 15,355.99
LIABILITIES AND RESERVES OVERLAY-1931, PROPERTY TAX
Balance Jan. 1, 1934
$ 631.64
Abatements by Assessors
$ 510.38
Transferred to Overlay Reserve.
121.26
$ 631.64
$ 631.64
116
TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
OVERLAY-1932, PROPERTY TAX
Balance Jan. 1, 1934
$ 1,307.19
Abatements by Assessors
$ 402.00
Balance Dec. 31, 1934
905.19
$ 1,307.19
$ 1,307.19
OVERLAY-1933, PROPERTY TAX
Balance Jan. 1, 1934
$ 1,585.76
Abatements by Assessors
$ 369.20
Balance Dec. 31, 1934
1,216.56
. $ 1,585.76
$ 1,585.76
OVERLAY-1934, PROPERTY TAX
Excess Assess. to provide Overlay
$ 1,985.05
Abatements by Assessors
$ 180.40
Balance Dec. 31, 1934
1,804.65
$ 1,985.05
$ 1,985.05
RESERVE FUND-OVERLAY RESERVE
Balance Jan. 1, 1934
$ 1,980.66
Transferred from Excess and
Deficiency to restore amount used in 1933
2,538.26
Transferred from Overlay of '31 Balance Dec. 31, 1934
$ 4,640.18
$ 4,640.18
$ 4,640.18
REVENUE RESERVED UNTIL COLLECTED
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAX REVENUE
Balance Jan. 1, 1934
$ 1,790.43
Excise Tax Commitments of 1934
5,120.56
Abatements of Assessors
216.24
Receipts during 1934
4,381.41
Balance Dec. 31, 1934
2,313.34
$ 6,910.99
$ 6,910.99
121.26
117
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
SPECIAL ASSESSMENT REVENUE-MOTH
Balance Jan. 1, 1934
$ 30.75
Moth Assessment of 1934
23.00
Abatements by Assessors
$ 6.65
Receipts during 1934
38.10
Balance Dec. 31, 1934
9.00
$ 53.75
$ 53.75
TAX TITLE REVENUE
Balance Jan. 1, 1934
$ 7,111.21
Credits from Tax Accounts, In-
terest, deeds and other expenses
8,244.78
Disclaimer
$ 60.72
Receipts during 1934
2,885.59
Balance Dec. 31, 1934
12,409.68
$ 15,355.99
$ 15,355.99
SURPLUS REVENUE EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY
Balance Jan. 1, 1934
$ 18,061.78
Receipts from Tax Titles
2,885.59
Recommitment of Taxes of 1930
4.41
Recommitment of Taxes of 1932 To balance Revenue Account ..
7,706.12
Amount added to Tax Titles
$ 7,535.05
Transferred to Overlay Reserve
2,538.26
Balance Dec. 31, 1934
18,639.79
$ 28,713.10
$ 28,713.10
TEMPORARY LOANS
Balance outstanding Jan. 1, 1934 Revenue Loans during 1933 .. Loans paid during 1933
$ 30,000.00 95,000.00
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