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12.59
Benjamin W. Skinner, Sale of Cemetery Lot 50.00
Rent of Town Hall 77.50
Rent of Chemical Hall
6.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
26.97
Building Permit Fees
83.00
License and Permit Fees for 1937
222.00
License Fees for 1938, paid in December
14.00
Beer and Liquor Licenses for 1937
2,260.00
Liquor Licenses for 1938, paid in December
1,800.00
Teachers' Retirement Fund
730.15
Telephone at Town Hall
.45
Fred. I. Wilkins, Dog Licenses
604.00
From Cities and Towns for Welfare and Old Age Assistance Reimbursements
789.23
Arthur W. Bryant, from Milk Licenses
14.00
Arthur W. Bryant, from Milk Pasteurization Licenses
30.00
Refund on Advertising from various persons, for 1937
69.65
Refund on Advertising for 1938, paid in December 26.76
229.05
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS:
Educational Measures 914.00
State Valuation
2,631.52
Tuition of Children
218.01
School Superintendent
499.45
Transportation of School Children
4,390.00
Support of Indigent Persons
461.71
Division of Highways, Chapter 90 Work
4,631.78
Corporation Tax, Business
220.13
Corporation Tax, Gas, Electric Light and Water
541.11
Account of Old Age Assistance
2,885.76
Veterans' Exemption
51.75
Account of Temporary Aid
725.87
Account of Mothers' Aid
229.76
Account of Income Tax
5,747.51
Aid to Independent Industrial Schools
573.50
Reimbursement for Loss of Taxes
9.69
L. H. Twiss, from Private Moth Work
74
TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
Federal Grant on Old Age Assistance
5,612.75
Federal Grant on Old Age Assistance for Administra- tion Costs
187.05
Moth Work
24.66
Special Moth Work
16.00
Sale of Voting Lists
4.50
For Endowment of the Frank H. Thorndike Cemetery Lot
150.00
Essex County, on Chapter 90 Work
2,088.13
From Real Estate Taxes
91,864.70
From Poll Taxes
1,060.00
From Excise Taxes
6,002.30
From Personal Taxes
5,485.62
From Private Moth Work
31.75
From Advertising
14.60
Interest and Fees on Taxes
2,002.47
Miscellaneous Receipts and Refunds
60.82
Withdrawal from Nash Improvement Fund
46.00
From Redemption of Tax Titles
3,749.33
From Interest on Redeemed Titles
94.22
From Partial Payments on Tax Titles
99.58
From Interest on Same
7.94
$269,151.82
Payments made on Warrants
256,374.08
Cash on Hand December 31, 1937
$ 12,777.74
150.00
Essex County Treasurer, Refund on Dog Licenses '
360.70
Refund for Board of Dogs
12.00
Refund on Overcharge for Board at Essex Training School
4.29
For Endowment of the Harry B. Nesbitt Cemetery Lot
FREDERICK I. WILKINS, Treasurer.
REPORT OF TAX COLLECTOR YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1937
Abatements
Bal. 12-31-36 Collected Interest
Abated
Cancelled Refunded
Tax Titles
Titles Jan., 193'i Disclaimed Commitment Balance
1930 Real and Personal
$ 63.70
$ 63.70
1931 Real and Personal
63.44
63.44
1932 Real and Personal
566.40
566.40
1933 Real and Personal
542.40
542.40
1934 Real and Personal
$ 1,843.12
1,962.23
$ 120.05
$ 700.79
$ 315.25
$ .65
504.00
1935 Real
and Personal
16,938.00
12,126.60
1,051.07
496.87
$ 3,341.71
$ 972.82
1936 Real
and Personal
32,839.36
19,519.45
680.08
356.34
4,507.16
8,456.41
1934 Poll
104.00
20.00
1.89
84.00
1935 Poll
186.35
14.00
1.08
172.35
1936 Poll
342.00
90.00
2.50
252.00
1935 Moth
1.50
1.50
1936 Moth
30.00
25.75
4.25
1934 Motor Veh. Excise
555.56
247.45
37.26
257.40
50.71
1935 Motor Veh. Excise
1,013.71
565.87
47.87
16.94
430.90
1936 Motor Veh. Excise
1,817.00
714.48
18.10
66.61
2.02
$ 58.43
1,096.36
$ 55,670.60 Commitment
$ 36,523.27 $ 1,959.90
$ 1,894.95
$ 315.25
$ 2.67
$ 7,848.87
$ 1,739.94
$ 58.43
$ 11,519.80
1937 Real and Personal $ 98,375.83
$ 62,504.74
$
24.88
$ 579.72
$ 4,005.63
$ 31,285.74
1937 Poll
1,488.00
936.00
62.00
490.00
1937 Moth
25.00
4.50
20.50
1937 Motor Veh. Excise
7,334.37
4,473.35
2.70
335.16
$ 8.55
2,534.41
$107,223.20
$ 67,918.59
$ 27.58
$ 976.88
$ 4,005.63
$ 8.55
$ 34,330.65
Poll Tax Fees Coll.
$ 17.50
Advertising Costs .
14.60
LEONARD M. DALY,
Tax Collector.
Collected
Interest
Abated
Tax Titles
Refunded
Balance
FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF THE
TOWN ACCOUNTANT
SHOWING RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES OF THE TOWN FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1937 also REPORTS OF TRUST FUNDS TAXES OUTSTANDING CASH ON HAND BALANCE SHEET, ETC.
78
TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
RECEIPTS
Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1937
Treasurer
$ 16,148.77
Collector of Taxes
50.00
Surplus War Bonus and Interest
1,111.12
$ 17.309.89
GENERAL REVENUE
Taxes
Property Taxes-1930
$ 63.70
Property Taxes-1931
63.44
Property Taxes-1932
566.40
Property Taxes-1933
542.40
Property Taxes-1934
1,962.23
Property Taxes-1935
12,126.60
Property Taxes-1936
19,520.81
Property Taxes-1937
62,504.74
$ 97,350.32
Redemption and partial pay- ments on Taxes Titles
$ 3,848.91
Poll Tax-1934
20.00
Poll Tax-1935
14.00
Poll Tax-1936
90.00
Poll Tax-1937
936.00
$ 1,060.00
State-Income Tax
$ 9,293.03
State-Corporation Tax
220.13
State-Electric Light and Water Cos.
541.11
State-Veteran's Exemption
51.75
State-Loss of Taxes
9.69
$ 10,115.71
Licenses and Permits
Liquor-1937 and 1938
$ 4,060.00
Pedlers
4.00
Sunday
81.00
Milk
44.00
Common Victualler and other 147.50
Permits
13.50
$ 4,350.00
79
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Grants and Gifts From State
Aid to Industrial School $ 573.50
High School Transportation
4,390.00
Salary-Supt. of Schools
499.45
Tuition of Children
218.01
From County
Dog Licenses
360.70
$ 6,041.66
$122,766.60
SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
Moth Assessment-1935
$ 4.25
Moth Assessment-1936
23.00
Moth Assessment-1937
4.50
$ 31.75
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax-1934 $ 247.45
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax-1935
565.87
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax-1936
714.48
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax-1937
4,473.35
$ 6,001.15
$ 6,032.90
COMMERCIAL REVENUE DEPARTMENTAL
General Government
Treasurer
Miscellaneous receipt
$ .04
Collector of Taxes
Poll Tax fees
$ 17.50
Advertising Taxes
14.60 $ 32.10
Town Clerk
Sale of Voting Lists
4.50
Selectmen
Telephone
$ .75
Advertising hearings
96.41
$ 97.16
Municipal Buildings
Rent of Town Hall
$ 67.50
Rent of Chemical Hall
6.00
$ 73.50
80
TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
Protection of Persons and Property Police
Reimbursement special work $ 10.00
Inspection
Sealer of Weights and Measures
- -Fees $ 26.97
Inspector of Buildings-Permits 83.00
Private Moth Work-Collections 269.71
County Services of Dog Officer . 12.00
$ 401.68
Public Welfare
Reimbursements for Relief
From Individuals $ 5.00
From Other Cities and Towns .. 471.92
From State-Temporary Aid .. 1,187.58
From State-Mothers' Aid
48.77
From Federal Grant-Mothers' Aid
180.99
$ 1,894.26
Reimbursements for Old Age Assistance
From Cities and Towns $ 342.81
From State
2,885.76
From Federal Grant-Assistance
5,612.75
From Federal Grant-Adminis- tration 187.05
$ 9,028.37
Highways
From State-Chapter 90
$ 4,631.78
From County-Chapter 90
2,088.13
$ 6,719.91
Soldiers' Benefits
Refund from Individual
$ 7.00
Refund Overpayment
.07
$ 7.07
Schools
Refunds of Overpayments
$ 10.94
Refund Essex Co. Training Sch.
4.29
$ 15.23
Libraries
Fines-Main Library
$ 22.10
Fines-Branch Library
25.35
$ 47.45
Total Commercial Revenue
$ 18,321.27
81
REPORT F TOWN ACCOUNTANT
CEMETERIES
Sale of Lot
$ 50.00
Care of Endowed Lots
374.50
$ 424.50
INTEREST
On Taxes $ 1,881.09
On Tax Titles 102.16
On Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes 105.03
Refund on School Addition Notes . .
17.50
Library Trust Funds
186.64
Nash Improvement Fund
46.00
$
2,338.42
MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS
Loans-Anticipation of Revenue
$ 60,000.00
Loan-Tax Titles 6,000.00
Loan-Centre School Addition 35,000.00
$101,000.00
AGENCY TRUST AND INVESTMENT
Agency-Dog Licenses for County . $ 604.00 Trust Funds-
Cemetery Perpetual Care 312.59
Teachers' Retirement
730.15
Premium on Bonds-Library Fund .
65.00
$
1,711.74
REFUNDS
Premium on Centre School Notes ..
$
405.65
Return of Motor Vehicle Excise Ref.
1.97
$
407.62
Grand Total Receipts
$270.312.94
82
TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
PAYMENTS
APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS GENERAL GOVERNMENT
CREDIT
Appropriation March 8, 1937-Art. 4
$ 7,595.00
Transferred from Reserve Fund 563.12
$ 8,158.12
DEBIT
SELECTMEN
Salaries: .
Everett S. Webster, Chairman .. $ 183.34
Clarence A. Studley 183.33
George W. Peavey 183.33
Fred I. Wilkins, Clerk
100.00
$ 650.00
Other Expenses:
Stationery and Postage $ 36.80
Printing and Advertising 87.65
Transportation-F. I. Wilkins 11.70
Telephone-Selectmen's Room 73.30
Perambulation of Bounds
30.00
Miscellaneous Expenses
George W. Peavey 15.00
Everett S. Webster
16.20
Clarence A. Studley
15.00
Fred I. Wilkins
5.87
Dues, Selectmen's Associat'n
6.00
Flowers
10.00
Office Supplies
1.25
$ 308.77
Total $ 958.77
TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Salary-Carl H. Russell $ 500.00 Other Expenses
Stationery and Postage
$
37.06
Printing
4.05
83
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Office Supplies
.50
Printing Town Reports
220.46
Delivering Town Reports
5.00
$ 267.07
Total
$ 767.07
TREASURER
Salary-Fred I. Wilkins ยท Other Expenses
$ 400.00
Stationery and Postage
$ 47.76
Printing and Advertising
1.15
Transportation
18.20
Treasurer's Bond
70.50
Office Supplies and Telephone. .
19.09
Rent of Safe Deposit Box
5.00
Tax Title Deeds, Recording, etc.
33.45
Filing Cabinet
12.25
Express
1.25
$ 208.65
Total
$ 608.65
COLLECTOR OF TAXES
Salary-Leonard M. Daly
$ 400.00 Other Expenses:
Stationery and Postage $ 172.29
Printing and Advertising
150.76
Surety Bond-L. M. Daly, Col .. .
141.00
Surety Bond-P. A. Briggs, Dep- uty Collector
10.00
Charges in connection with Tax Sale
107.85
Charges Added to Tax Titles
7.00
Recording Tax Title Deeds
65.46
Costs of Issuing Tax Bills
38.00
Office Supplies
8.40
$ 700.76
Total
$ 1,100.76
84
TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
ASSESSORS
Salaries:
William W. Moxham $ 500.00
Everett B. Richards
402.50
Sidney E. Richards
400.00
$ 1,302.50
Other Expenses:
Stationery and Postage $ 18.86
Auto Hire-Harry C. Pierce 39.00
Auto Hire-Wm. W. Moxham .. 35.50
Lilla D. Stotts-Deeds, Abstracts, etc. 79.36
Lilla D. Stotts-Searching Tax Records 25.00
William W. Moxham, Telephone
and Miscellaneous 9.10
Everett B. Richards, Telephone and Miscellaneous 10.50
Office Supplies .35 $ 217.67
Total
$
1,520.17
OTHER FINANCE OFFICES AND ACCOUNTS
Registration of Notes $ 10.00
Planning Board-Advertising Hear- ing 7.00
Finance Committee
Recommendations on Appropri-
ations 27.25
Delivering Recommendations
..
5.00
$ 49.25
LAW DEPARTMENT
Salaries:
Town Counsel-William D. Har-
rington
$
450.00
Special Attorneys-Parsons and
Wadleigh
75.00
$ 525.00
85
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Other Expenses :
Stationery and Postage $ 7.00
Recording Charges on Release of
Deeds 9.39
Registering Deed Cemetery
Land
2.06
Miscellaneous expenses
8.44
$ 26.89
Total
$ 551.89
TOWN CLERK
Salaries:
Fred I. Wilkins, Town Clerk $ 200.00
Fred I. Wilkins, Recording Fees 60.50
$ 260.50
Other Expenses :
Stationery and Postage $ 29.85
Printing and Advertising 15.40
Surety Bond-Fred I. Wilkins. . 5.00
Transportation-Fred I. Wilkins
17.60
Dues in Town Clerk's Association 3.25
Justice of Peace
17.00
Office Supplies
.25
$ 88.35
Total
$ 348.85
ELECTIONS AND REGISTRATIONS
Salaries and Wages:
Registrars of Voters
Sydney M. Eaton $ 12.00
Thomas F. Lynch 12.00
Carl I. Cheever 12.00
Fred I. Wilkins, Clerk
12.00
$ 48.00
Election Officers
Town Election, Mar. 1, 1937 $ 120.00 Primary-Congressman, Sept. 14, 1937 60.00
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TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
Election-Congressman, Sept. 28,
1937 90.00
Police Officers
40.00
$ 310.00
Other Expenses :
Stationery and Postage $ .25
Printing and Advertising 48.25
Meals - Election Officers and Registrars
49.27
Transportation-Fred I. Wilkins
5.50
Repairing Voting Booths
2.50
Typing Voting Lists and Misc .. .
8.15
$ 113.92
Total
$ 471.92
MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS TOWN HALL
Salary-L. F. Southworth, Janitor .. $ 420.00 Other Expenses :
Fuel
$ 290.90
Light
101.30
Janitor's Supplies
13.75
Repairs
9.60
Insurance
440.87
Inspection of Boiler
5.00
All Other
4.25
$ 865.67
Total-Town Hall $ 1,285.67
CHEMICAL HALL
Salaries
Edward W. Pierce, Janitor $ 275.00
Frank G. Winchester, Janitor 4.00 $ 279.00
Other Expenses
Fuel $ 76.49
Light
3.93
Janitor's Supplies 5.29
87
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Repairs
35.23
Water charges-Lynnfield Water
District
9.30
All other
4.00
134.24
Total-Chemical Hall
$ 413.24
OLD TOWN HALL
Insurance
$ 81.88
Total Payments
$ 8,158.12
$ 8,158.12
SUMMARY OF GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Salaries
Expenses
Total
Selectmen
$ 650.00
$ 308.77
$ 958.77
Town Accountant
500.00
267.07
767.07
Treasurer
400.00
208.65
608.65
Collector of Taxes
400.00
700.76
1,100.76
Assessors
1,302.50
217.67
1,520.17
Other Finance Officers and Accounts
49.25
49.25
Law Department
525.00
26.89
551.89
Town Clerk
260.50
88.35
348.85
Elections and Registrations
358.00
113.92
471.92
Municipal Buildings
Town Hall
420.00
865.67
1,285.67
Chemical Hall
279.00
134.24
413.24
Old Town Hall
81.88
81.88
$ 5,095.00
$ 3,063.12
$ 8,158.12
.
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY POLICE DEPARTMENT
CREDIT
Appropriation March 8, 1937, Art. 5 $ 4,000.00
DEBIT
Salaries and Wages
Albert G. Tedford, Chief $ 420.00
88
TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
Patrolmen, as per payrolls
3,339.22
Special Police
31.00
$ 3,790.22
Motor Equipment
Repairs to Cruiser
$ 7.55
Gasoline, oil, etc.
64.39
Insurance
12.00
83.94
Other Expenses
Stationery
$ 3.00
Telephone-Station 1 17.05
Telephone-Station 2
22.70
Telephone-A. G. Tedford
7.00
Use of Ambulance, City of Lynn
5.00
54.75
Total Payments $ 3,928.91
Balance trans. to Revenue
71.09
$ 4,000.00
$ 4,000.00
FIRE DEPARTMENT
.
CREDIT
Appropriation March 8, 1937, Art. 6 $ 4,400.00
DEBIT
Salaries and Wages
Chief W. W. Moxham $ 200.00
Supt. of Fire Alarm,
W. W. Moxham 75.00
Call Men-House 1
425.00
Call Men-House 2
425.00
$ 1,125.00
Extra Time-Payrolls
House 1
$ 775.40
House 2
753.00
1,528.40
Equipment
Hose $ 242.20
89
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Equipment for Men
15.00
Other Equipment
129.45
386.65
Fire Permits
W. W. Moxham
$ 12.70
J. A. Donovan
18.50
Minot H. Carter
21.00
Albert G. Tedford
1.80
54.00
Maintenance and Repairs
Repairs
238.92
Gasoline, oil, etc.
115.14
Alarm, Boxes, etc.
228.45
Charging Batteries
103.88
Vitroil
13.04
Soda
26.00
Water Charges
9.60
All Other Supplies
15.09
750.12
Fuel and Light
Fuel-House 1 $ 40.77
Fuel-House 2
70.11
110.88
Light-House 1
$ 62.51
Light-House 2
41.02
103.53
Maintenance of Buildings and Grounds
House 1
Electric Pump
$ 78.00
Repairs to Building
21.32
99.32
House 2
Laying New Drain
$ 21.37
Repairs to Building
25.81
47.18
Janitor-House 1
$ 60.00
Other Supplies
2.75
62.75
Other Expenses
Telephone and Postage-
W. W. Moxham $ 6.40
90
TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
Telephone and Postage-
J. A. Donovan 1.25
Stationery-Carl I. Cheever
.60
Telephone-House 1 61.70
Telephone-House 2
38.65
Lunches 6.73
Subscription-Fire Engineering
3.00
Subscription-Lynn Firemen's Relief Association
10.00
All Other
2.25
130.58
Total Payments
$ 4,398.41
Balance trans. to Revenue
1.59
$ 4,400.00
$ 4,400.00
CHANGING FIRE ALARM ON TURNPIKE
CREDIT
Balance from 1936 Appropriation .
$ 225.72
DEBIT
Labor-William Darling
$ 214.20
Balance trans. to 1938
11.52
$ 225.72
$ 225.72
WATERPROOFING CISTERN-ARLINGTON STREET
CREDIT
Appropriation March 8, 1937, Art. 6
$ 100.00
DEBIT
Labor
$ 57.40
Material-Cement, sand, etc. ..
18.00
Total Payments
$ 75.40
Balance trans. to Revenue
24.60
$ 100.00
$ 100.00
91
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
HYDRANT RENTAL
CREDIT
Appropriation March 8, 1937, Art. 7
$ 1,100.00
DEBIT
Paid Lynnfield Water District .
$ 1,100.00
$ 1,100.00
$ 1,100.00
MOTH DEPARTMENT
CREDIT
Appropriation, Mar. 8, 1937, Art. 9 .
$ 1,614.33
Appropriation, Mar. 8, 1937, Art. 10.
325.00
Transferred from Reserve Fund . .
16.00
$ 1,955.33
DEBIT
Salaries and Wages:
Labor, as per payrolls . .
$ 1,371.84
Other Expenses:
Truck Hire-W. E. Wilkinson . $ 136.00
Truck Hire-L. H. Twiss
387.44
Gasoline, etc.
15.51
$ 538.95
Total Payments
$ 1,910.79
Balance trans. to Revenue
44.54
$ 1,955.33
$ 1.955.33
TREE WARDEN
CREDIT
Appropriation, Mar. 8, 1937, Art. 11.
$ 500.00
Transferred from Reserve Fund ...
.15
$ 500.15
92
TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
DEBIT
Salaries and Wages:
Labor, as per payrolls .
$ 381.90
Other Expenses:
Truck Hire-L. H. Twiss $ 113.75
Filing Saws
4.50
$ 118.25
Total Payments
$ 500.15
$ 500.15
OTHER PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
CREDIT
Appropriation, Mar. 8, 1937, Art. 8 .
$ 390.00
Transferred from Reserve Fund 3.05
$ 393.05
DEBIT INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS
Salary-C. E. Pearson $ 175.00
Other Expenses :
Printing and Postage $ 3.25
Telephone
.80
Transportation
30.00
-- -
$ 34.05
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Salary-G. A. Westover $ 75.00
Other Expenses :
Transportation $ 24.61
Recutting Seal and Die 2.90
Lead and Aluminum Seals
2.30
Postage
.19
$ 30.00
DOG OFFICER
Salary-Arthur W. Bryant $ 50.00 Other Expenses
Care and Custody of Dogs $ 15.00
93
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Killing and Burying Dogs
5.00
Transportation
9.00
$ 29.00
Total Payments $ 393.05
$ 393.05
HEALTH AND SANITATION
CREDIT
Appropriation Mar. 8, 1937, Art. 12 .. $ 310.00
DEBIT
BOARD OF HEALTH
General Administration
Salaries :
Clarence A. Studley $ 6.67
George W. Peavey
6.66
Everett S. Webster
6.67
$ 20.00
Health Officer
George S. Robinson, D. O.
$ 200.00
Printing Cards
.70
$ 200.70
INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS
Salary-Arthur W. Bryant
$ 40.00
Transportation
20.00
$ 60.00
INSPECTOR OF MILK
Salary-Arthur W. Bryant
$ 20.00
Other Expenses
5.00
$ 25.00
Total Payments
$ 305.70
Balance trans. to Revenue
4.30
$ 310.00
$ 310.00
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TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
ESSEX COUNTY SANATORIUM CREDIT
Appropriation, Mar. 8, 1937, Art. 23. $ 1,413.21
DEBIT
Paid County Treasurer
$ 1,413.21
$ 1,413.21
$ 1,413.21
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
CREDIT
Appropriation, Mar. 8, 1937, Art. 13. $ 10,400.00
Transfers from Reserve Fund
1,026.90
$ 11,426.90
DEBIT
General Administration
Salary-Minot H. Carter, Supt. $ 800.00
Salary-W. W. Munroe, Clerk . 40.84
Telephone-M. H. Carter
6.20
$ 847.04
General Expenses:
Labor, as per payrolls $ 3,040.25
Trucks-M. H. Carter
313.00
Trucks-Harry F. Nesbitt
120.50
Broken Stone, Gravel, Sand, etc.
1,297.54
Equipment and Repairs
879.90
Gasoline and Oil
437.06
Tarvia and Road Oil
3,563.99
Drain Pipe
452.79
Catch Basin Frames and Grates
48.13
Other Material
79.70
Rent of Garage
20.00
Rent of Gravel Pit
20.00
Painting Traffic Lines
35.00
Filing Petition, Salem Street
3.00
Inspection of Trucks
1.00
$ 10,311.86
Total Maintenance
$ 11,158.90
95
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL
Labor, as per payrolls $ 133.00
Snow Fence, 1,000 feet
135.00
$ 268.00
Total Payments
$ 11,426.90
$ 11,426.90
HIGHWAY EQUIPMENT
CREDIT
Appropriation, Mar. 8, 1937, Art. 13. $ 600.00
DEBIT
Nel-Nick Motors, Inc.
1 New Ford Dump Truck, less allowance on 1933 Truck . .
$ 543.00
Lumber for sides on Truck 2.90
Inspection of Truck
.50
$ 546.40
Dyar Sales and Machinery Co.
Pump, Jack and Hose for Snow plow
$ 50.00
Total Payments
$ 596.40
Balance trans. to Revenue
3.60
$ 600.00
$ 600.00
STREET LIGHTING
CREDIT
Appropriation, Mar. 8, 1937, Art. 14. $ 3,725.00
DEBIT
Town of Reading, Precinct 1 . .
$ 2,301.90
Peabody Electric Light Dept. Prec. 2
1,392.00
Total Payments
$ 3,693.90
Balance trans. to Revenue .
31.10
$ 3,725.00
$ 3,725.00
96
TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
CUTTING BRUSH ALONG HIGHWAYS CREDIT
Appropriation, Mar. 8, 1937, Art. 42.
$ 300.00
DEBIT
Labor, as per payroll
$ 299.00
Scythe Stone
.20
Total Payments
$ 299.20
Balance trans. to Revenue
.80
$ 300.00
$ 300.00
MAINTENANCE OF HIGHWAYS-CHAPTER 90
CREDIT
Appropriation, Mar. 8, 1937, Art. 39.
$ 500.00
Received from State
497.59
$ 997.59
DEBIT
Labor, as per payrolls
$ 476.50
Materials
Asphaltic Road Oil
$ 329.46
Tarvia Lithic Fine
15.00
Sand and Gravel
29.00
Paint for Guard Rails
11.50
Painting Sign
3.00
Use of Town Truck
124.00
$ 511.96
Total
$ 988.46 .
Balance trans. to Revenue.
9.13
$ 997.59
$ 997.59
97
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
REPAIRS TO SALEM STREET CREDIT
Balance from 1936
$ 42.42
Appropriation, Mar. 8, 1937, Art. 29.
2,500.00
Due from State-Contract No. 5865
3,500.00
Due from County-Contract No. 5865
1,750.00
$ 7,792.42
DEBIT
Labor:
M. H. Carter, Foreman
$ 207.75
Ernest Savage, Foreman
66.00
Payrolls
2,537.25
$ 2,811.00
Trucks:
Use of Town Trucks
$ 457.00
M. H. Carter
138.00
Harry F. Nesbitt
51.00
W. E. Wilkinson
100.00
$ 746.00
Other Tools:
Use of Power Shovel W. E.
Wilkinson
$ 120.00
Use of Roller-Buffalo-Spring- field
135.00
Use of Roller-Warren Bros.
24.50
Spreader-M. McDonough
41.25
$ 320.75
Materials:
Gravel
$ 503.25
Sand
6.26
Brick
75.00
Pipe, Culverts, etc.
542.81
Broken Stone
712.41
Catch Basin Frames, Grates, etc.
65.22
Class 1 Mixture-Warren Bros ..
916.36
Asphalt
643.41
Cement
24.75
Other
2.10
$ 3,491.57
98
TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
Other Expenses :
Notice and Petition of Reloca- tion
$ 20.20
Total
$ 7,389.52
Balance trans. to 1938
402.90
$ 7,792.42
$ 7,792.42
RECONSTRUCTION OF SUMMER STREET
CREDIT
Appropriation, Mar. 8, 1937, Art. 30.
$ 3,000.00
Due from State-Contract No. 6175
4,200.00
Due from County-Contract No. 6175
2,100.00
$ 9,300.00
DEBIT
Labor:
M. H. Carter, Foreman $ 220.50
Payrolls
1,759.80
$ 1,980.30
Trucks :
Use of Town Truck $ 196.00
W. E. Wilkinson 315.00
$ 511.00
Other Tools:
Use of Roller-Buffalo - Spring- field
$ 84.00
Use of Power Shovel-W. E. Wil- kinson 335.00
Compressor-D. Zanni
125.50
$ 544.50
Materials:
Gravel
$ 1,267.50
Sand
38.44
Brick 25.00
Pipe, Culvert, etc. 437.91
Catch Basin Frames, Grates, etc. 67.27
99
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Guard Rail Posts
82.50
Cement, Dynamite, etc.
20.05
Other
.60
$ 1,939.27
Other Expenses-M. H. Carter, Tel.
6.55
Total
$ 4,981.62
Balance trans. to 1938
4,318.38
$ 9,300.00
$ 9.300.00
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE
CREDIT
Appropriation March 8, 1937, Art. 15
$ 4,950.00
Transfer from Reserve Fund
236.37
U. S. Grant-Aid to Dependent Children
180.99
$ 5,367.36
DEBIT
General Administration
Salaries and Wages
George W. Peavey
$ 16.66
Everett S. Webster
16.67
Clarence A. Studley
16.67
$ 50.00
George W. Peavey, Clerk $ 100.00
Wesley W. Munroe, delivering
supplies 15.00
115.00
Printing and Stationery
2,08
Other administration
Commonwealth-Surplus Com- modities Division - Adminis- trative Expenses $ 25.41
Rent of Commissary and tolls
13.01
Bags and Supplies for delivering
t
Surplus Commodities 8.34
46.76
Total Administration
$ 213.84
100
TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
Relief by Town
Groceries and Provisions $ 569.40
Coal, Oil and Wood
248.90
Board and Care
627.01
Medicine and Medical Attend.
547.88
Rent and Light
139.95
State Institutions
31.00
Cash Grants to Individuals
1,633.00
Labor by Welfare Recipients . .
28.00
Burial Expenses
197.00
All Other
10.00
4,032.14
Relief by Others
City of Lynn
$ 21.26
Town of Stoneham
345.27
Town of Middleton
324.85
691.38
Mothers' Aid by Town
430.00
Total Payments
$ 5,367.36
$ 5,367.36
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
CREDIT
Appropriation March 8, 1937, Art. 16
$ 6,000.00
U. S. Grants for Administration ..
187.05
U. S. Grants for Assistance
5,612.75
Balance of Administration Account from 1936
23.76
Transfer from Reserve Fund
80.70
Appropriation under Article 1 of Special Town Meeting of Jan. 14, 1938
349.02
$ 12,253.28
DEBIT
Administration
Salaries Wesley W. Munroe, clerk $ 400.00 Other Expenses Stationery and Postage 18.28
$ 418.28
101
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Assistance
Cash Grants as per Payrolls
$ 11,598.00
Board and Care
10.00
11,608.00
Other Cities and Towns
City of Lynn
$ 29.00
Town of Wakefield
198.00
227.00
Total Payments
$ 12,253.28
$ 12,253.28
SOLDIERS' RELIEF
CREDIT
Appropriation March 8, 1937, Art. 17
$ 1,200.00
Cash Grant Refunded
7.00
Transfer from Reserve Fund
73.71
$ 1,280.71
DEBIT
Cash Grants to Veterans
$ 61.00
Cash Grants to Veterans' dependents
966.00
$ 1,027.00
Other Expenses
Fuel
$ 19.90
Groceries and Provisions
193.11
Medicine and Medical Attend.
40.70
253.71
Total Payments
. .
$ 1,280.71
$ 1,280.71
EDUCATION
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
CREDIT
Appropriation March 8, 1937, Art. 18 $ 42,000.00
102
TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
DEBIT
General Expenses
Administrative Salaries $ 1,459.37
Other General Salaries 130.00
Other General Expenses
232.28
$ 1,821.65
Teachers' Salaries
13,741.66
Text Books and Supplies
1,193.74
Tuition
High School
$ 10,797.60
Evening and Vocational
552.07
-
$ 11,349.67
Transportation
High and Elementary
$ 6,300.00
Vocational
118.23
6,418.23
Janitors' Services
2,410.50
Fuel and Light
1,171.26
Maintenance, Buildings and Grounds
2,420.29
Furniture and Furnishings
1,317.58
Other Expenses
148.36
Total Payments
$ 41,992.94
Balance trans. to Revenue .
7.06
$ 42,000.00
$ 42,000.00
LIBRARY DEPARTMENT
CREDIT
Appropriation March 8, 1937, Art. 19 Refund from County for Dog Li- censes March 8, 1937, Art. 20 .. Income from Trust Funds
$ 800.00
360.70
251.64
$ 1,412.34
103
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
DEBIT
Salaries
Librarians
Elizabeth W. Green, Main $ 182.00
Sylvia A. Maynard, Branch 182.00
$ 364.00
Janitors
C. W. Pierce, Main $ 79.00
Sylvia A. Maynard, Branch
52.00
131.00
Books and Periodicals
Books, Main
$ 411.51
Books, Branch
230.75
Periodicals, Main
17.00
Periodicals, Branch
16.30
675.56
Binding
Books, Main
$ 35.84
Books, Branch
41.12
76.96
Fuel and Light
Main
$ 18.45
Branch
37.90
56.35
Buildings and Grounds
Repairs, Main
$ 5.50
Repairs, Branch
.22
Furnishings, Main
22.90
Insurance, Main
22.13
Labor on Grounds, Branch
12.00
62.75
Other Expenses
Stationery and Printing
$ 13.00
Unredeemed Bond Coupons on
Geo. N. Blake Library Fund . 30.00
Miscellaneous Supplies
2.68
45.68
Total Payments
$ 1,412.30 .
Balance trans. to Revenue .
.04
$ 1,412.34 $ 1,412.34
104
TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
PAINTING AND HEATING CENTRE LIBRARY
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