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MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS
TOWN HALL
Salary-L. F. Southworth, Janitor $ 570.00
Other Expenses
Fuel
$ 524.46
Light
88.54
Janitor's Supplies
34.21
Repairs
87.92
Insurance
601.48
Flag
7.53
$ 1,344.14
Total-Town Hall $ 1,914.14
CHEMICAL HALL
Salary-Raymond Hayward, Janitor $ 300.00
Other Expenses Fuel $ 58.54
Janitor's Supplies 9.87
Repairs
136.86
Water charges
31.22
88
TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
Flag
5.50
Hauling Ashes
6.00
$ 247.99
Total-Chemical Hall
$ 547.99
Total Payments
$ 8,482.84
Balance Trans. to Revenue .
1,417.16
$ 9,900.00
$ 9,900.00
SUMMARY OF GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Salaries
Expenses
Total
Selectmen
$ 648.25
$ 288.32
$ 936.57
Town Accountant
500.00
21.95
521.95
Treasurer
392.96
203.14
596.10
Collector of Taxes
400.00
528.86
928.86
Assessors
990.85
247.97
1,238.82
Other Finance Offices and Accounts
349.60
349.60
Law Department
451.39
2.03
453.42
Town Clerk
258.50
41.67
300.17
Elections and Registrations
528.00
167.22
695.22
Municipal Buildings
Town Hall
570.00
1,344.14
1,914.14
Chemical Hall
300.00
247.99
547.99
$ 5,039.95
$ 3,442.89
$ 8,482.84
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Appropriation, Mar. 20, 1939-Art. 5
$ 3,895.00
Transferred from Reserve Fund . . .
45.41
$ 3,940.41
DEBITS
Salaries and Wages
Albert G. Tedford, Chief $ 420.00
Walter M. Riggs, Patrolman 1,560.00
William E. Foley, Patrolman 1,560.00
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REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Edgar H. Brown, Relief Patrol-
man
307.00
Special Police
19.50
$ 3,866.50
Other Expenses
Repairs to Police Light, Sta. 2 $ 1.81
Gasoline for Chief's car
3.75
Telephone
Station 1
13.35
Station 2
27.80
A. G. Tedford
9.00
Ambulance
City of Lynn-Police
10.00
City of Peabody
8.20
$ 73.91
Total Payments $ 3,940.41
$ 3,940.41
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Appropriation, Mar. 20, 1939-Art. 6
$ 5,000.00
Transferred from Reserve Fund . .
334.09
$ 5,334.09
DEBITS
Salaries and Wages
Chief, W. W. Moxham
$ 200.00
Deputy Chief, Geo. W. Peavey, 3/7 to 12/31
83.33
Supt. of Fire Alarm - W. W. Moxham
75.00
$ 358.33
Call Men-House 1
$ 375.00
Call Men-House 2
425.00
$ 800.00
Extra Time Payrolls-House 1 .. $ 788.50
Extra Time Payrolls-House 2 .. 770.50
$ 1,559.00
Special Payroll-July 3 and 4 ..
90.00
Equipment
Copper Water Tanks
$ 8.00
Water Thief and Reducer 48.45
Hose-600 ft. of 11/2-in.
382.20
Hose-1,000 ft. of 21/2-in.
676.20
$ 1,114.85
90
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Maintenance and Repairs
Repairs to Equipment $ 362.39
Gasoline and Oil
161.97
Fire Alarm Maintenance
240.79
Lights and Power-House 2
105.31
Vitroil
17.28
Generator Powder
51.00
Soda
26.00
Foam Charges
3.00
Other Supplies
1.77
$ 969.51
Fuel and Light
Fuel-House 1
$ 64.22
Fuel-House 2
48.44
Light-House 1
49.43
$ 162.09
Maintenance of Buildings
Water Charges-House 2 $ 11.27
Janitor Supplies-House 1 3.01
Repairs-House 1
2.90
Repairs-House 2
5.83
All Other
2.38
Janitor-House 1
60.00
$ 85.39
Other Expenses
Stationery, Printing & Postage . $ 27.10
Telephone-House 1
65.80
Telephone House 2
20.10
Lunches for Men
25.12
Subscription-Fire Engineering. 3.00
Miscellaneous-W. W. Moxham 6.30
Office Supplies
5.20
Fire Permits
W. W. Moxham
6.30
J. A. Donovan
17.50
A. G. Tedford
2.30
M. H. Carter
15.10
G. W. Peavey
1.10
$ 194.92
Total Payments $ 5,334.09 $ 5,334.09
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT 91
HYDRANT RENTAL
Appropriation, Mar. 20, 1939-Art. 7
$ 1,175.00
DEBIT
Paid Lynnfield Water District
. .
$ 1,175.00
$ 1,175.00
$ 1,175.00
MOTH DEPARTMENT
Appropriation, Mar. 20, 1939-Art. 9
$ 3,000.00
Appropriation, Mar. 20, 1939-Art. 10
-Private Work
500.00
$ 3,500.00
DEBITS
Salaries and Wages
L. H. Twiss, Supt.
$ 681.79
Labor, as per payrolls
2,018.00
$ 2,699.79
Other Expenses
Insecticides
$ 29.78
Tools
7.50
Truck Hire L. H. Twiss
420.25
Truck Hire-W. E. Wilkinson .
76.00
Gasoline and Oil for Sprayer
28.33
Repairs to Equipment
3.35
Brushes and Supplies
1.95
$ 567.16
Total Payments
$ 3,266.95
Balance trans. to Revenue .
233.05
$ 3,500.00
$ 3,500.00
SPECIAL MOTH WORK-1938
Balance transferred to 1939 . .
$ 800.71
DEBITS
Salaries and Wages
L. H. Twiss, Supt. $ 187.03 Labor, as per payrolls 482.85
$ 669.88
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Other Expenses
Ladders $ 20.83
Truck Hire-L. H. Twiss
110.00
$ 130.83
Total Payments
$ 800.71
$ 800.71
TREE WARDEN
Appropriation Mar. 20, 1939-Art. 11 $ 500.00
DEBITS
Salaries and Wages
L. H. Twiss, Supt. $ 199.75
Labor-E. D. Evans 178.00
$ 377.75
Other Expenses
Truck Hire-L. H. Twiss
$ 115.00
Sharpening Saws and Misc.
7.25
$ 122.25
Total Payments
$ 500.00
$ 500.00
OTHER PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
Appropriation, Mar. 20, 1939-Art. 8
$ 405.00
Transferred from Reserve Fund .... 4.25
$ 409.25
DEBITS INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS
Salary-C. E. Pearson $ 175.00
Other Expenses
Transportation
22.00
Postage
.40
Telephone
.80
$ 198.20
93
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Salary-George A. Westover $ 75.00
Other Expenses
Transportation
25.00
Seals
2.00
Recutting Seals and Dies
3.05
$ 105.05
DOG OFFICER
Salary-Arthur W. Bryant
$ 50.00
Other Expenses
Care and Custody of Dogs
42.00
Destroying Dogs
14.00
$ 106.00
Total Payments $ 409.25
$ 409.25
HEALTH AND SANITATION
Appropriation, Mar. 20, 1939-Art. 12 $ 345.00
DEBITS
BOARD OF HEALTH
General Administration
Salaries
Everett S. Webster $ 6.67
Clarence A. Studley 6.67
George W. Peavey, 2 mos. 1.10
Elmer A. Smith, 10 mos.
5.56
George S. Robinson, D.O., Health Officer 200.00 $ 220.00
Other Expenses
Removing and Disposing of Ani-
mals found dead on highways $ 18.00
$ 238.00
INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS
Salary-Arthur W. Bryant $ 40.00
Other Expenses-Transportation, etc.
23.25
$ 63.25
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TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
INSPECTOR OF MILK
Salary-Arthur W. Bryant $ 20.00
Other Expenses-Transportation, etc. 5.00
$ 25.00
Total Payments
$ 326.25
Balance trans. to Revenue .
18.75
$ 345.00
$ 345.00
ESSEX COUNTY SANATORIUM
Appropriation, Mar. 20, 1939-Art. 22 $ 1,573.87
DEBITS
Paid County Treasurer $ 1,573.87
$ 1,573.87
$ 1,573.87
HIGHWAYS
GENERAL DEPARTMENT
Appropriation, Mar. 20, 1939-Art. 13
$ 10,000.00
Transferred from Chapter 500 Fund
of 1938, Mar. 20, 1939-Art. 41.
1,139.80
Appropriation, July 24, 1939-Art. 3
1,500.00
$ 12,639.80
DEBITS
General Administration
Salary-M. H. Carter, Supt. $ 800.00
Other Expenses
Recording Deeds - Streets Ac- cepted 10.89
Telephone 8.30
Miscellaneous
1.00 -
$ 820,19
95
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
General
Labor, as per payrolls
$ 3,507.88
Truck Hire-M. H. Carter
155.25
Broken Stone, Gravel, etc.
1,179.36
Equipment and Repairs
374.11
Gasoline and Oil
370.89
Tarvia, Road Oil, etc.
3,178.87
$ 8,766.36
Other Expenses
Brick, for Catch Basins
$ 25.00
Manhole Frames and Grates
44.45
Culvert Pipe
57.68
Street Signs
10.00
Use of Compressor-D. Zanni ..
14.00
Painting Traffic Lines
35.00
Salt
13.00
Lumber and Cement
11.20
Registering Trucks, etc.
6.00
Freight and Express
6.24
All Other
3.39
$ 225.96
Total General Maintenance $ 9,812.51
SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL
Labor, as per payrolls
$ 1,289.75
Trucks-M. H. Carter
99.00
Trucks-W. E. Wilkinson
60.00
Trucks-H. F. Nesbitt
24.00
Repairs to Snow Equipment
159.90
Gasoline and Oil
47.99
Plowing Streets-W. E. Wilkinson ..
258.75
Plowing Streets-Lynnfield Bus Co ..
140.25
Plowing Streets-State, Salem St. ..
297.67
Plowing Sidewalks-M. H. Carter ..
63.00
Plowing Sidewalks-E. M. Fletcher
78.00
Sand, Chloride, Salt, etc.
169.96
Shovels
14.00
Total-Snow and Ice Removal
$ 2,702.27
Total Payments
$ 12,514.78
Balance trans. to Revenue
.
125.02
$ 12,639.90
$ 12,639.90
96
TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
STREET LIGHTS
Appropriation, Mar. 20, 1939-Art. 31 $ 3,858.00
DEBIT
Precinct 1-Municipal Light Board, Reading
$ 2,335.56
Precinct 2-Peabody Elec. Light Dept.
1,522.44
Total Payments
$ 3,858.00
$ 3,858.00
MOWING BUSHES ON HIGHWAYS
Appropriation, Mar. 20, 1939-Art. 34 $ 200.00
DEBIT
Payments-Labor as per payrolls .. $ 200.00
$ 200.00 $ 200.00
HIGHWAY EQUIPMENT
Transferred from Machinery Ac-
$ 1,185.00 count Mar. 20, 1939-Art. 30 ..
DEBIT
Payments
John W. Lux, Inc .- 1 Model 91T Ford Dump Truck, less Old Truck Dyar Sales & Machinery Co .- 150 ft. Sewer Rods and Leader Buffalo Springfield Roller Co .- 1 Sprinkling Attachment for Roller, No. 15,778
$ 923.85
27.50
50.00
Total Payments
1,001.35
Bal. trans. to Machinery
Account
183.65
$ 1,185.00
$ 1,185.00
97
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
RECONSTRUCTION OF SUMMER STREET Contract No. 6,175-1937-Chapter 90
Balance transferred from 1938 . .
$ 499.91
DEBIT
Labor, as per payrolls
$ 214.50
Gravel-W. E. Wilkinson
55.20
Total Payments
$ 269.70
Balance trans. to 1940 . .
230.21
$ 499.91
$ 499.91
RECONSTRUCTION OF SUMMER STREET Contract No. 6,511-1938-Chapter 90
Balance transferred from 1938
$ 3.98
Payment, Labor
$ 3.98
$ 3.98
$ 3.98
REPAIRING SALEM STREET
Balance transferred from 1938 ...
$ 402.90
DEBIT
Balance trans. to 1940
$ 402.90
$ 402.90 $ 402.90
HIGHWAY FUND-CHAPTER 500-1938
Balance transferred to 1939 $ 1,622.30
DEBIT
Payments-Labor, as per payrolls .
$ 464.50
Truck Hire-M. H. Carter
18.00
Total Payments
$ 482.50
Balance trans. to General High- way Appropriation, Mar. 20, 1939-Art. 41
1,139.80
$ 1,622.30
$ 1,622.30
DEBIT
98
TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
MAINTENANCE OF HIGHWAYS-CHAPTER 90
Balance transferred from 1938 . . . .
$ 4.37
Appropriation, Mar. 20, 1939-Art. 32
1,000.00
Received from State
1,000.00
$ 2,004.37
DEBIT
Payments-Labor as per Payrolls ..
$ 522.64
Other Expenses
Truck Hire-M. H. Carter
$ 61.50
Truck Hire-W. E. Wilkinson 52.00
Truck Hire-Town Trucks
145.00
Roller Hire-Town
79.50
Tarvia, etc.
809.41
Bituminous Concrete
8.00
Broken Stone
326.32
1,481.73
Total Payments
$ 2,004.37
$ 2,004.37
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE
Appropriation Mar. 20, 1939-Art. 14 $ 7,000.00
U. S. Grant-Aid to Dependent Chil-
dren
78.16
$ 7,078.16
DEBIT GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
Salaries and Wages
Board of Public Welfare
Everett S. Webster $ 16.67
Clarence A. Studley 16.67
George W. Peavey, 2 mos. 2.78
Elmer A. Smith, 10 mos.
13.88
$ 50.00
99
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Clerical
G. W. Peavey, 2 mos. $ 16.67
E. S. Webster, 10 mos. 83.33
C. H. Russell-Keeping Accounts and Billing 20.00
$ 120.00
Stationery and Postage
16.21
All Other
Administration Surplus Com -
modities
$ 66.78
Labor, Hauling Supplies from Salem
49.00
Bags for Surplus Commodities ..
9.71
Rent Commissary, Salem
10.00
Telephone
21.97
All Other
8.61
$ 166.07
Total Administration
$ 352.28
OUTSIDE RELIEF BY TOWN
Groceries and Provisions
$ 1,435.70
Coal, Oil and Wood
294.99
Board and Care
827.40
Medicine and Medical Attendance ..
725.64
State Institutions
95.14
Clothing and Shoes
19.25
Electric Light
64.01
Rent
275.00
Cash Grants to Individuals
1,418.00
Ambulance-City of Lynn
20.00
All Other
9.20
$ 5,184.33
RELIEF BY OTHER CITIES AND TOWNS
Cities
$ 40.57
Towns
88.06
- $ 128.63
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MOTHERS' AID
Town
$ 360.00
Total Payments
$ 6,025.24
Balance trans. to Revenue
1,052.92
$ 7,078.16
$ 7,078.16
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
Appropriation Mar. 20, 1939-Art. 15
$ 8,000.00
Appropriation July 27, 1939-Art. 4 U. S. Grants for
1,500.00
Old Age Assistance-Admin. ..
250.23
Old Age Assistance-Assistance.
7,508.00
$ 17,258.23
DEBIT ADMINISTRATION
Salaries and Wages
Clerical-W. W. Munroe $ 520.00
Billing and Accounting -C. H. Russell 30.00
$ 550.00
Other Expenses
Stationery and Postage
$ 16.05
Office Expense
6.25
$ 22.30
Total Administration $ 572.30
ASSISTANCE
Cash Grants, as per payrolls
$ 16,336.95
Other Cities and Towns 288.17
$ 16,625.12
Total Payments
$ 17,197.42
Balance trans. to Revenue
60.81
$ 17,258.23
$ 17,258.23
101
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
SOLDIERS' RELIEF
Appropriation Mar. 20, 1939-Art. 16 Transferred from Reserve Fund
$ 1,200.00
546.28
$ 1,746.28
DEBIT
Fuel
$ 47.78
Groceries and Provisions
44.00
Rent
50.00
Medicine and Medical Attendance
133.50
Cash Grants to Individuals
1,449.00
Labor
22.00
Total Payments
$ 1,746.28
$ 1,746.28
$ 1,746.28
EDUCATION
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Appropriation, Mar. 20, 1939-Art. 17
$ 46,700.00
DEBIT
General
Salary of Superintendent $ 999.96
Clerk in Superintendent's Office
271.92
Clerk of School Committee . . Printing, Stationery and Postage
27.71
Telephone
21.96
Traveling Expense-Superinten- dent
140.00
School Census
15.00
School Physician
100.00
Office Expense-Superintendent's
Office
148.85
All Other
4.71
$ 1,830.11
Teachers' Salaries Elementary
$ 15,060.00
100.00
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TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
Text Books and Supplies
Text Books
$ 265.38
All Other
840.33
$ 1,105.71
Tuition
High Schools
$ 14,461.50
Vocational Schools
1,098.50
$ 15,560.00
Transportation
High and Elementary
$ 6,864.00
Vocational
423.74
$ 7,287.74
Janitors' Services
Elementary
$ 2,160.00
Fuel and Light
Fuel
$ 1,284.70
Light
181.40
$ 1,466.10
Maintenance Buildings and Grounds
Insurance
$ 169.41
Repairs
1,111.98
Janitor's Supplies
105.66
All Other
203.83
$ 1,590.88
Furniture and Furnishings
Elementary
$
63.12
Other Expenses
Lunch Room Attendants
$ 69.60
Transportation Allowance to Teacher
110.00
Diplomas and Graduation
26.25
All Other
26.44
$ 232.29
Total Payments
$ 46,355.95
Balance trans. to Revenue ..
344.05
$ 46,700.00
$ 46,700.00
103
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
LIBRARY DEPARTMENT
Appropriation, Mar. 20, 1939-Art. 18
$ 800.00
Dog License Refund, Mar. 20, 1939- Art. 19
397.16
Income from Trust Funds
193.22
Transferred from Reserve Fund
44.01
$ 1,434.39
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DEBIT
Salaries-Librarians
Elizabeth W. Green-Main $ 182.00
Sylvia A. Maynard-Branch 182.00
$ 364.00
Janitors
C. W. Pierce-Main $ 78.00
Sylvia A. Maynard-Branch 52.00
$ 130.00
Books and Periodicals
Books-Main
$ 312.79
Books-Branch
287.63
Periodicals-Main
18.00
Periodicals-Branch
20.80
$ 639.22
Binding
Books
$ 76.48
Fuel and Light
Fuel-Main
$ 67.50
Fuel-Branch
22.32
Light-Main
19.28
Light-Branch
6.46
$ 115.65
Buildings
Insurance-Main
$ 38.70
Insurance-Branch
48.25
Repairs-Main
3.18
Repairs-Branch
12.05
$ 102.18
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Other Expenses
Stationery and Printing
$ 4.55
Postage
.24
Supplies-Main
.95
Supplies-Branch
1.21
$ 6.95
Total Payments
$ 1,434.39
$ 1,434.39
RECREATION
PARK DEPARTMENT
Appropriation, Mar. 20, 1939-Art. 20 $ 450.00
DEBIT
COMMON AND FREEMAN PARK
.
Labor, as per payrolls $ 207.25
Other Expenses
Sharpening Lawn Mowers
1.50
Fertilizer
3.00
$ 211.75
SUNTAUG PARK
Labor, as per payrolls $ 155.50
Other Expenses
Tapes for Tennis Courts
8.58
Gasoline and Oil
8.38
Paint, Wire, Nails, etc.
20.30
Lumber
19.60
Pipe and Fittings
22.30
Team-E. M. Fletcher
3.36
$ 238.02
Total Payments
$ 449.77
Balance trans. to Revenue .
.23
$ 450.00
$ 450.00
105
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
UNCLASSIFIED MEMORIAL DAY
Appropriation, Mar. 20, 1939-Art. 21 $ 200.00
DEBIT
Payments (For itemized account see
report of Memorial Day Com-
mittee)
$ 200.00
$ 200.00
$ 200.00
GOVERNMENT AND RELIEF PROJECTS
Balance transferred from 1938
$ 1,159.66
Appropriation, Mar. 20, 1939-Art. 27
2,000.00
$ 3,159.66
DEBIT ADMINISTRATION
Salary, W. W. Munroe $ 775.84
Transportation, W. W. Munroe
260.00
Other Expenses
Telephone
14.30
Gasoline for trucks hauling sur-
plus commodities
20.77
Office expense
6.25
$ 1,077.16
Flood and Storm Damage-Project
19,268
Labor as per payroll $ 12.00
Sharpening Tools-12/24 to 1/14 49.25
-
$ 61.25
Control and Suppression of Leaf Feeding Insect Pests-Project No. 17,878
Labor, Driving Town Truck $ 8.00
Creosote
100.06
Arsenate of Lead 202.00
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TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
Tools
19.14
Truck Hire-W. E. Wilkinson .. 36.00
Spraying Machines
W. E. Wilkinson
186.00
L. H. Twiss
62.00
Filing Saws
3.00
$ 616.20
Playground-Project No. 16,769
Labor as per payrolls
$ 321.25
Use of Rototiller-Pearson Bros.
17.50
Fertilizer
32.00
Limestone
12.00
Grass Seed
172.85
Road Oil
60.96
Gravel
3.30
Tools
2.34
Gasoline
2.88
Plowing Ball Field
3.00
Miscellaneous Supplies
4.73
Engineering Service-E. S. Averill
15.00
Sharpening Tools
4.35
$ 652.16
NATIONAL YOUTH ADMINISTRATION PROJECT NO. 11 SUNTAUG PARK
Labor as per payrolls
$ 45.40
Material
Loam
25.00
Lime and Cement
14.25
Grass Seed
2.80
Sand
2.51
-
$ 89.96
STREET NUMBERING
Labor, E. H. Brown $ 12.00
OTHER
Labor
$ 2.00
Total Payments
$ 2,510.73
Balance trans. to 1940
648.93
$ 3,159.66
$ 3,159.66
107
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
CEMETERIES
Appropriation, Mar. 20, 1939-Art. 24
$ 650.00
Withdrawals from Perpetual Care Funds-For Care of Lots
382.50
$ 1,032.50
DEBIT
Labor as per payrolls
Forest Hill Cemetery
$ 371.00
Old and West Cemeteries
35.00
Willow Cemetery
158.75
$ 564.75
Other Expenses
Drilling and Blasting
$ 15.00
Use of Rototiller
5.00
Fertilizer and Grass Seed
44.30
Gravel
20.00
$ 84.30
Care of Lots
Raymond R. Pearson
$ 315.50
Arthur W. Bryant
67.00
$ 382.50
Total Payments
$ 1,031.55
Balance trans. to Revenue ..
.95
$ 1,032.50
$ 1,032.50
IMPROVEMENT TO FOREST HILL CEMETERY
Trans. from Sale of Lots and Graves Funds, Mar. 20, 1936-Art. 40 ..
$ 200.00
DEBIT
Labor, as per payrolls
$ 76.50
Other Expenses
Gravel-W. E. Wilkinson
$ 70.00
Use of Tractor-W. E. Wilkinson 40.00
Surveying-F. E. Carter
10.00
$ 120.00
Total Payments
$ 196.50
Balance trans. to Sale of Lots
and Graves Fund
3.50
$ 200.00
$ 200.00
108
TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
INTEREST
Appropriation, Mar. 20, 1939-Art. 26 $ 850.00
1
DEBIT
Payments on Temporary Loans Merchants National Bank, Bos- ton
$ 74.63
Payment on Centre School Loan Merchants National Bank, Bos- ton
640.00
Total Payments $ 714.63
Balance trans. to Revenue
135.37
$ 850.00
$ 850.00
MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS
TEMPORARY LOANS
Balance Outstanding Jan. 1, 1939 ..
$ 15,000.00
Receipts-Notes in Anticipation of Revenue 75,000.00
$ 90,000.00
DEBIT
Payments
First National Bank, Reading .. Merchants National Bank, Bos- ton
$ 15,000.00
60,000.00
Total Payments
$ 75,000.00
Balance Outstanding Dec. 31, 1939
15,000.00
$ 90,000.00
$ 90,000.00
109
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
GENERAL LOANS-MATURING DEBT
Appropriation, Mar. 20, 1939-Art. 25
$ 3,000.00
DEBIT
Payments
Merchants National Bank-Cen-
tre School Addition Notes
$ 3,000.00
$ 3,000.00
$ 3,000.00
AGENCY, TRUST AND INVESTMENT
AGENCY STATE ASSESSMENTS
Balance from 1938 to be raised in
Tax Levy of 1939
$ 5,319.71
Assessed in Levy of 1939
State Tax of 1938
$ 5,310.00
State Parks and Reserv. for 1938
9.71
$ 5,319.71
$ 5,319.71
CREDIT
Assessment in Tax Levy of 1939
State Tax
$ 10,620.00
State Parks and Reservations . .
153.60
Auditing Municipal Accounts ..
306.82
$ 11,080.42
DEBIT
Payments to Commonwealth
State Tax of 1939
$ 10,620.00
Auditing Municipal Accounts ..
306.82
State Parks and Reservations ..
137.73
Penalty for Failure to File Re- turns
9.00
Total Payments
$ 11,073.55
Balance to be raised in 1940
6.87
$ 11,080.42
$ 11,080.42
110
TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
COUNTY TAX
Overestimate of 1938 Assessment . . Assessment for 1939 Tax
$ 9.18
5,400.73
$ 5,409.91
DEBIT
Credit taken in Tax Levy of 1939 ..
$ 9.18
Payment to County Treasurer
5,400.73
$ 5,409.91
$ 5,409.91
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OTHER AGENCY
Received from Teachers for
Teachers' Retirement Fund
$ 843.25
Received from Town Clerk for Dog Licenses
570.80
Collection of Tax Titles for Lynnfield Water District
368.56
$ 1,782.61
DEBIT
Payments
Mass. Teachers' Retirement Bd.
County of Essex-Dog Licenses
$ 843.25 570.80
Lynnfield Water Dist. - Tax Titles
368.56
Total Payments $ 1,782.61
$ 1,782.61
TRUST FUNDS
Receipt for Cemetery Perpetual Care
$ 248.08 Funds
Withdrawal from Mary U. Nash
Town Improvement Fund 24.00
$ 272.08
111
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
DEBIT
Payments
Deposits in Savings Banks to
Credit of Cemetery Trust Funds
$ 248.08
Mary U. Nash Fund Care of Park
24.00
Total Payments
$ 272.08
$ 272.08
REFUNDS
$ 187.68
Amounts charged Estimated Receipts Amount Refunded from Old Age As- sistance
360.00
$ 742.71
DEBIT
Refunds
Property Tax of 1938
$ 34.80
Property Tax of 1939
152.88
$ 187.68
M. V. Excise of 1936
$ 5.84
M. V. Excise of 1938
51.41
M. V. Excise of 1939
123.76
$ 181.01
Overpayments of Interest
$ 4.02
Commonwealth - Bottler's Li-
cense 10.00
$ 14.02
Commonwealth - Amount due
State and Federal Gov't on O. A. A. Collection
300.00
Total Payments
$ 682.71
Balance trans. to E. & D.
60.00
$ 742.71 $ 742.71
Amounts charged Property Tax Levies Amounts charged Motor Vehicle Ex- cise Tax Levies
181.01
14.02
112
TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
GRAND SUMMARY OF PAYMENTS
General Government
Salaries and Wages
$ 5,039.95
Expenses
3,442.89 $ 8,482.84
Protection of Persons and Property
Police Department 3,940.41
Fire Department
5,334.09
Hydrant Rental
1,175.00
Moth Department
3,266.95
Gypsy Moth-Special 1938
800.71
Tree Warden
500.00
Other Protection of Persons and Property
409.25
$ 15,426.41
Health and Sanitation
Board of Health
$ 238.00
Inspector of Animals
63.25
Inspector of Milk
25.00
Essex County Sanatorium
1,573.87
$ 1,900.12
Highway Department
General Maintenance
$ 9,812.51
Snow and Ice Removal
2,702.27
Street Lights
3,858.00
Mowing Bushes on Highways . .
200.00
Highway Equipment
1,001.35
Reconstruction of Summer St. .. 273.68
Highway Fund-Chap. 500-1938
482.50
Maintenance of Highways ...
2,004.37
$ 20,334.68
Less Amount transferred to Ma-
chinery Account 224.50
$ 20,110.18
Public Welfare
Welfare-Administration
$ 352.28
Welfare-Assistance
5,672.96
$ 6,025.24
Old Age Assist .- Administration $ 572.30
Old Age Assist .- Assistance 16,625.12
$ 17,197.42
113
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Soldiers' Relief Assistance $ 1,746.28
Education
School Department $ 46,355.95
Library Department 1,434.39
$ 47,790.34
Recreation
Park Department
$ 449.77
Unclassified
Memorial Day
$ 200.00
Government and Relief Projects 2,510.73
$ 2,710.73
Cemeteries
Maintenance
$ 649.05
Care of Lots
382.50
Improvement. to Forest Hill
Cemetery
196.50
$ 1,228.05
Interest
$ 714.63
Municipal Indebtedness
Anticipation of Revenue Loans $ 75,000.00
General Loans-Maturing Debt . 3,000.00
$ 78,000.00
Agency and Trust
State Assessments
$ 11,073.55
County Tax
5,400.73
Other Agency
1,782.61
Trust Funds
272.08
. .
$ 18,528.97
Refunds
Taxes
$ 187.68
Motor Vehicle Excise
181.01
From Estimated Receipts . .
14.02
From Old Age Assist. Repayment
300.00
$ 682.71
Total Payments for Year ..
$220,993.69
114
TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
Cash on hand Dec. 31, 1939
Treasurer $ 20,745.13
Collector 50.00
Surplus War Bonus
1,191.16
$ 21,986.29
$242,979.98
$242,979.98
DETAIL OF BALANCE SHEET ACCOUNTS
ASSETS TAXES, PROPERTY-1934
Recharged-Tax Titles Disclaimed . $ 355.32
Payments Reported by Collector
$ 352.16
Abatements by Assessors
3.16
$ 355.32
$ 355.32
TAXES, PROPERTY-1935
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1939 . .
$ 309.96
Recharged-Tax Titles Disclaimed ..
392.84
Payments Reported by Collector
$ 352.80
Abatements by Assessors
51.41
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1939
298.59
$ 702.80
$ 702.80
TAXES, PROPERTY-1936
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1939 $ 1,577.91
Recharged-Tax Titles Disclaimed .
457.40
Payments Reported by Collector
1,569.71
Abatements by Assessors
369.86
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1939
95.74
$ 2,035.31
$ 2,035.31
115
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
TAXES, PROPERTY-1937
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1939
$ 1,712.90
Recommitment by Assessors
7.68
Recharged-Tax Title Disclaimers .. Payments reported by Collector
440.32
551.86
Abatements by Assessors
1,558.08
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1939
50.96
$ 2,160.90
$ 2,160.90
TAXES, PROPERTY-1938
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1939
$ 23,037.94
Overpayments Refunded
34.80
Recharged-Tax Titles Disclaimed .
363.08
Payments Reported by Collector
$ 16,561.56
Transferred to Tax Titles
48.72
Abatements by Assessors
353.34
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1939
6,472.20
$ 23,435.82
$ 23,435.82
TAXES, PROPERTY-1939
Commitments to Collector
$ 99,485.04
Overpayments Refunded
152.88
Payments Reported by Collector
68,803.99
Abatements by Assessors
1,019.28
Transferred to Tax Titles
132.00
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1939
29,682.65
$ 99,637.92
$ 99,637.92
TAXES, POLL-1934
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1939
$ 76.00
Payments Reported by Collector
$ 10.00
Abatements by Assessors
64.00
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1939
2.00
$ 76.00 $ 76.00
116
TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
TAXES, POLL-1935
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1939
$ 118.35
Payments Reported by Collector
$ 8.00
Abatements by Assessors
84.00
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1939
26.35
$ 118.35
$ 118.35
TAXES, POLL-1936
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1939
$ 174.00
Payments Reported by Collector
$ 8.00
Abatements by Assessors
100.00
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1939
66.00
$ 174.00
$ 174.00
TAXES, POLL-1937
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1939
$ 201.54
Payments Reported by Collector
$ 8.84
Abatements by Assessors
44.00
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1939
148.70
$ 201.54
$ 201.54
TAXES, POLL-1938
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1939
$ 336.00
Payments Reported by Collector
$ 125.60
Abatements by Assessors
16.00
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1939
194.40
$ 336.00
$ 336.00
TAXES, POLL-1939
Commitments to Collector
$ 1,742.00
Payments Reported by Collector
$ 1,240.00
Abatements by Assessors
128.00
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1939
374.00
$ 1,742.00
$ 1,742.00
117
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
TAX TITLES
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1938
$ 23,033.65
Trans. from Property Tax Accounts,
including other expenses added
258.39
Payments reported by Treasurer Adjustments
$ 11,180.96 18.32
Deeds taken by Town
346.36
Tax Titles disclaimed and Re- charged to Property Taxes . ..
2,194.96
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1939
9,551.44
$ 23,292.04 $ 23,292.04
SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
MOTH ASSESSMENT-1936
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1939 $ 3.75
Payments Reported by Collector
$ 2.00
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1939
1.75
$ 3.75
$ 3.75
MOTH ASSESSMENT-1937
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1939
$ 4.50
Payment Reported by Collector
$ .50
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1939
4.00
$ 4.50
$ 4.50
MOTH ASSESSMENT-1938
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1939
$ 18.50
Payments Reported by Collector
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