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On October 17, 1942, the Treasurer received from Benjamin W. Skinner, Cemetery Commissioner, the sum of Fifty Dollars ($50000) in payment for lot #287 in Forest Hill Cemetery.
On October 17, 1942, the Treasurer received from Benjamin W. Skinner, Cemetery Commissioner, the sum of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00), partial payment on lot #285A in Forest Hill Cemetery.
On October 30, 1942, the Treasurer received from Benjamin W. Skinner, Cemetery Commissioner, the sum of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00), final payment on Lot #285A in Forest Hill Cemetery.
On December 29, 1942, the Treasurer received from Benjamin W. Skinner, Cemetery Commissioner, the sum of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) as partial payment on lot #303A in Forest Hill Cemetery.
TEMPORARY NOTES
The following Temporary Notes of the Town of Lynnfield were sold in Anticipation of Revenue to be received:
March 18, 1942, $25,000.00 payable at the Merchants National Bank, of Boston, November 17, 1942.
June 18, 1942, $15,000.00 payable at the Merchants National Bank, of Boston, December 15, 1942.
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TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
TREASURER'S RECEIPTS AND CASH BALANCE
Cash on Hand January 1, 1942 $ 27,686.98
G. H. Blake Library Fund
125.00
A. J. Clough Library Fund
6.00
G. L. Hawkes Library Fund
12.50
Mary U. Nash Library Fund
25.00
Library Fines
92.30
Withdrawals from Cemetery Endowments
277.67
Interest on Susan Brown Fund
16.78
Sale of Cemetery Lots
425.00
New Cemetery Endowments
300.00
Withdrawn from Nash Improvement Fund
30.00
Rent of Town Hall
24.00
Rent of Chemical Hall
117.00
Use of Telephone at Town Hall
2.20
Use of Telephone at Center School
3.20
Building Permit Fees
147.00
Fees from Sealer of Weights and Measures
22.84
Fees from Dog Licenses
743.60
Teachers' Retirement Fund
928.04
Victory Tax Deductions
5.90
Court Fines .
27.00
Licenses, Permits
186.50
Beer and Liquor Licenses
2,050.00
Welfare and Old Age Reimbursements
1,147.20
Private Moth Work
424.75
Fees from Board of Appeal
40.00
Rent of Main St. Property
447.38
Borrowed on Notes
40,000.00
Sale of School Lunches
890.41
Miscellaneous Reimbursements
111.02
Overpayments
254.15
Rental of Highway Equipment
190.00
RECEIVED FROM THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Income Taxes
$ 13,575.00
Corporation, Business Taxes
3,499.17
Veterans' Exemptions
108.50
Loss of Taxes
10.21
Old Age Assistance
8,207.17
Tuition of Children
90.85
Transportation-High School
3,615.40
Temporary Aid and Support of Indigent Persons
640.69
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REPORT OF TOWN TREASURER
Aid to Dependent Children
352.14
Chapter 420, Acts of 1941
7,526.39
Chapter 90, Contract 8014
132.67
Chapter 90, Contract 7829
488.59
RECEIVED FROM FEDERAL GRANT
Old Age Assistance
$ 10,046.05
Old Age Administration Costs
278.25
Aid to Dependent Children
388.50
RECEIVED FROM ESSEX COUNTY
Refund from Dog Licenses $ 477.94
Refund for Boarding Dogs
152.00
RECEIVED FROM TAXATION
Real Estate Taxes
$115,779.36
Personal Property Taxes
8,552.84
Poll Taxes
1,522.00
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes
10,074.09
Moth Taxes
117.39
Interest and Fees on Taxes
988.85
RECEIVED FROM TAX TITLE REDEMPTIONS AND PARTIAL PAYMENTS ON TAX TITLES
Real Estate
$ 186.05
Interest on Real Estate Receipts
6.98
Water District Liens
4.93
Interest on Real Estate Liens
1.13
Land Court Costs
11.15
Total for 1942
$263,593.71
Payments made on Warrants during 1942
224,602.41
Cash on Hand and in Banks
$ 38,991.30
HARRY W. HIGGINS, Treasurer.
REPORT OF TAX COLLECTOR YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1942
Commitments
Collected
Abated
Refunds
Tax Titles
Interest
Balance
1935 Personal
$ 163.85
$ 158.36
$ 5.49
1936 Personal
21.09
$
.04
12.98
8.07
1937 Personal
62.10
15.36
33.94
$ 3.12
.30
1938 Personal
97.07
23.41
49.38
3.55
24.28
1939 Personal
208.80
134.64
29.60
5.47
44.56
1939 Real Estate
344.30
103.90
$ 242.40
10.41
.40
1940 Real Estate
7,545.82
6,703.42
16.80
603.36
446.91
222.24
1940 Personal
598.45
285.41
27.60
285.44
1941 Real Estate
22,692.26
15,385.99
52.80
$ 162.00
1,044.96
379.16
6,370.51
1941 Personal
911.48
367.75
1.20
12.00
5.49
554.53
1942 Real Estate
117,000.22
93,489.80
1,710.83
5.12
29.91
21,804.71
1942 Personal
8,386.23
7,803.76
10.80
.57
571.67
1934 Poll
6.00
6.00
1935 Poll
20.00
4.00
16.00
1.14
1936 Poll
50.00
2.00
40.00
.48
8.00
1937 Poll
114.70
16.00
94.00
2.52
4.70
1938 Poll
156.40
16.00
114.40
2.78
26.00
1939 Poll
224.52
14.00
164.52
1.71
46.00
1940 Poll
360.00
10.00
158.00
.74
192.00
1941 Poll
354.00
28.00
118.00
.94
208.00
1942 Poll
1,898.00
1,446.00
168.00
05
284.00
1934 Motor Vehicle Excise .. ·
11.78
11.78
1935 Motor Vehicle Excise ...
4.00
4.00
1936 Motor Vehicle Excise
...
104.34
15.07
89.26
6.83
.01
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TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
1937 Motor Vehicle Excise ...
237.41
21.16
139.83
5.32
76.42
1938 Motor Vehicle Excise ...
209.51
79.72
112.08
16.80
18.71
1939 Motor Vehicle Excise ...
295.40
53.57
138.24
11.02
103.59
1940 Motor Vehicle Excise
...
424.53
14.56
1.65
409.97
1941 Motor Vehicle Excise ..
1,401.65
462.15
105.15
122.05
3.34
956.40
1942 Motor Vehicle Excise
10,635.20
9,431.64
381.17
26.75
849.14
1936 Moth
1.75
50
1.25
1937 Moth
1.00
1.00
1938 Moth
1.50
1.50
1939 Moth
2.00
2.00
1940 Moth
4.50
1.50
3.00
1941 Moth
57.25
32.50
1.00
23.75
1942 Moth
117.67
83.39
34.28
$174,724.78
$136,044.74
$3,949.44
$327.92
$1,891.72
$939.91
$33,157.73
CLIFFORD C. HAM,
Collector of Taxes.
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REPORT OF TAX COLLECTOR
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT
OF THE
TOWN ACCOUNTANT
SHOWING RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
OF THE TOWN
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1942 also
REPORTS OF TRUST FUNDS
TAXES OUTSTANDING
CASH ON HAND
BALANCE SHEET, ETC. F
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REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
RECEIPTS
Cash on hand January 1, 1942
Treasurer
$ 27,686.98
Collector
50.00
Surplus War Bonus
1,239.52
$ 28,976.50
GENERAL REVENUE
Taxes
Current Year
Real Estate
$ 93,489.80
Personal Estate
7,803.76
Polls
1,446.00
Previous Years
Real Estate
22,366.76
Personal Estate
671.88
Polls
76.00
Tax Title Redemptions
197.85
From the State
Loss of Taxes
10.21
Corporation
3,499.17
Income
13,575.00
Total-Taxes
$143,136.43
Licenses and Permits
Licenses
Liquor
$ 2,050.00
All Other
170.50
Permits
16.00
Total-Licenses and Permits $ 2,236.50
Fines and Forfeits
Court Fines
$ 27.00
Grants and Gifts Grants from Federal Government
Old Age Assistance $ 10,324.30
Aid to Dependent Children
388.50
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TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
Grants from State
High School Transportation
2,116.00
Highway Fund
7,526.39
Meal Tax, Chapter 64-B
108.50
Grants from County
Dog Licenses
477.94
Total-Grants and Gifts .. $ 20,941.63
Total-General Revenue $166,341.56
COMMERCIAL REVENUE
Special Assessments
Moth Tax
$ 117.39
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax
10,074.09
Total-Commercial Revenue $ 10,191.48
DEPARTMENTAL REVENUE
General Government
Selectmen
$ 1.70
Collector
36.94
Board of Appeals
40.00
Town Hall
24.00
Chemical Hall
117.00
Total-General Government $ 219.64
Protection of Persons and Property
Police Department
$ .80
Fire Department
243.78
Building Permits 147.00
Sealing of Weights & Measures 22.84
Moth Work on Private Property 424.75
Dog Officer
152.00
Total-Protection $ 991.17
89
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Highways
State for Maintenance, Chap. 90 $ 577.04
County for Construction, Chap. 90 44.22
Use of Highway Machinery . . 190.00
For damages to fence
15.00
Total-Highways $ 826.26
Public Welfare-Reimbursements
For Relief
From Cities and Towns $ 721.00
From State
1,785.57
For Aid to Dependent Children
From State
352.14
For Old Age Assistance
From Individuals
15.00
From Cities and Towns
426.20
From State
8,207.17
Total-Public Welfare
$ 11,507.08
Schools
Tuition State Wards $ 445.37
Rent from Buildings on High School Site
447.38
Telephone
3.20
Refunds and Miscellaneous 15.50
Sale of Lunches
890.41
Total-Schools $ 1,801.86
Libraries
Fines-Main $ 45.90
Branch
46.40
Total-Libraries
$ 92,30
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TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
Unclassified
Refund of Insurance Premiums $ 68.18
Sale of Scrap Tin
4.37
Miscellaneous
3.04
Total-Unclassified
$ 75.59
Total Departmental Revenue
$ 15,513.90
Cemeteries
Sale of Lots and Graves $ 425.00
Care of Endowed Lots 277.67
Total-Cemeteries $ 702.67
Interest
On Surplus War Bonus $ 24.90
On Deferred Taxes
910.97
On Motor Vehicle Excise 53.33
On Library Trust Funds
168.50
Total-Interest $ 1,157.70
Municipal Indebtedness
Temporary Loans In Anticipation of Revenue . .
$ 40,000.00
Agency, Trust and Investment
Agency
Dog Licenses collected for County $ 743.60
Victory Tax Deductions
5.90
$ 749.50
Trust
Perpetual Care Funds $ 316.78
Teachers' Retirement Fund ... 928.04
Nash Town Improvement Fund 30.00
$ 1,274.82
Total-Agency and Trust ..
$ 2,024.32
Grand Total Receipts
$264,908.13
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REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
EXPENDITURES
SELECTMEN
Salaries and Wages
Everett S. Webster, Chairman . $ 183.34
George W. Peavey 183.33
Elmer A. Smith, 2 months
30.55
Albert E. Brown, 10 months
152.78
Roger C. Lummus, Clerk
150.00
$ 700.00
Other Expenses
Stationery and Postage
$ 40.00
Printing and Advertising
4.51
Telephone
94.76
All Other
Selectmen's Association Dues
6.00
Perambulation of Bounds
. .
30.00
Flowers
10.00
Office Supplies
2.15
$ 187.42
Total-Selectmen
. .
$ 887.42
TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Salary
Carl H. Russell $ 750.00
Other Expenses
Stationery and Postage
$ 30.46
Telephone
1.00
Office Supplies
8.09
$ 39.55
Total-Town Accountant ..
$ 789.55
TOWN TREASURER
Salary
Harry W. Higgins $ 500.00
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TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
Other Expenses
Stationery and Postage $ 78.15
Transportation
6.00
Telephone
1.00
Surety Bond
84.50
Rent of Safe Deposit Box
5.00
Check Protector
79.00
253.65
Total-Treasurer $ 753.65
COLLECTOR OF TAXES
Salaries and Wages
Clifford C. Ham
$ 650.00
Clerk Hire
82.20
$ 732.20
Other Expense
Stationery and Postage $ 179.41
Printing and Advertising
230.43
Telephone
8.25
Surety Bonds
185.00
Robbery and Safe Burglary In-
surance
25.00
Recording Deeds
19.09
Expenses of Tax Titles
73.05
All other
4.40
$ 724.63
Total-Collector $ 1,456.83
ASSESSORS
Salaries and Wages
Everett B. Richards $ 410.00 Sidney E. Richards 410.00
93
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Charles R. Jones
99.70
Albert E. Brown
291.67
Assistant Assessors
60.50
Clerk Hire
211.20
$ 1,483.07
Other Expenses
Stationery and Postage
28.31
Expenses of Deeds, Abstracts, etc.
158.84
Printing and Advertising
1.60
Auto Hire
144.20
Telephone
10.25
Office Supplies
5.95
Assessors' Association Dues
9.50
Flowers
5.00
$ 363.65
Total-Assessors $ 1,846.72
OTHER FINANCE OFFICES AND ACCOUNTS
Registration of Notes
$ 4.00
Miscellaneous
Finance Committee Reports $ 48.50
Typing Budgets, etc. 7.30
55.80
Printing Town Reports-
700 copies
284.95
Total Other
$ 344.75
LAW DEPARTMENT
Salaries :- Town Counsel
George A. Trayers, 3 2/3 mos. .. $ 55.56
Joseph W. Cassidy, 8 1/3 mos. .. 194.44
$ 250.00
Other Expenses
Stationery and Postage
$ 17.75
Telephone
4.50
Travel
6.00
28.25
Total-Law Department $ 278.25
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TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
TOWN CLERK
Salary
Harry W. Higgins
$ 300.00
Recording Fees 92.00
$ 392.00
Other Expenses
Stationery and Postage $ 5.08
Printing and Advertising 19.03
Telephone 2.00
Surety Bond
7.50
Office Supplies
1.50
Town Clerk's Association Dues and Expenses
5.40
Administering Oaths
5.50
Transportation
5.00
$ 51.01
Total-Town Clerk $ 443.01
ELECTIONS AND REGISTRATIONS
Salaries and Wages
Registrars of Voters $ 348.00
Election Officers
340.00
Police Officers at Polls 50.00
Posting Warrants
12.00
$ 750.00
Other Expenses
Printing and Advertising $ 117.75
Meals
53.20
Transportation of Registrars 25.00
Reconditioning Ballot Boxes
14.75
All Other
5.55
Total-
$ 216.25
$ 966.25
95
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
WAR PRICE AND RATION BOARD
Miscellaneous Expenses
Stationery and Postage
$ 23.51
Printing and Advertising
2.50
Telephone 1.50
Office Supplies
16.43
Filing Cabinets
68.40
All Other
3.55
Total-Ration Board
$ 115.89
PLANNING BOARD
Salary
Edward S. Averell, Sec'y. $ 50.00
Other Expenses
Printing Zoning Petitions $ 18.00
100 Copies Financial Analysis .. 21.25
Book
2.50
$ 41.75
Total-Planning Board $ 91.75
BOARD OF APPEALS
Miscellaneous Expenses
Stationery and Postage $ 3.85
Advertising Hearings 17.20
Total-Board of Appeals $ 21.05
MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS
Salaries-Janitors
L. F. Southworth, Town Hall . .
$ 900.00 Raymond Hayward, Chem. Hall 300.00 H. R. Knowland, Old Town Hall 35.00
$ 1,235.00
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TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
Other Expenses
Fuel-Town Hall
$ 700.91
-Chemical Hall 93.98
Light-Town Hall
256.83
Janitor's Supplies-Town Hall .
121.47
-Chem. Hall
17.04
Repairs Town Hall
256.14
-Chem. Hall
57.09
-Old Town Hall
23.20
Insurance-Town Hall
150.00
All Other-Town Hall
38.07
-Chem. Hall
9.59
-Old Town Hall
5.00
Total-Municipal Buildings
$ 2,964.32
SUMMARY OF GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Salaries
Expenses
Total
Selectmen
$ 700.00
$ 187.42
$ 887.42
Town Accountant
750.00
39.55
789.55
Town Treasurer
500.00
253.65
753.65
Collector of Taxes
732.20
724.63
1,456.83
Assessors
1,483.07
363.65
1,846.72
Other Finance Offices and Accts.
344.75
344.75
Law Department
250.00
28.25
278.25
Town Clerk
392.00
51.01
443.01
Elections and Registrations
750.00
216.25
966.25
War Price and Ration Board
115.89
115.89
Planning Board
50.00
41.75
91.75
Board of Appeals
21.05
21.05
Municipal Buildings
Town Hall
900.00
1,523.42
2,423.42
Chemical Hall
300.00
177.70
477.70
Old Town Hall
35.00
28.20
63.20
Grand Total
$ 6,842.27
$ 4,117.17
$ 10,959.44
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Salaries and Wages
Everett S. Webster, Chief $ 2,085.70
Edgar H. Brown, Patrolman 1,845.00
$ 1,729.32
97
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
William E. Foley, Patrolman
1,845.00
Walter M. Riggs, Patrolman
1,845.00
Chester Lowe, Patrolman
1,617.50
$ 9,238.20
Equipment Maintenance
Maintenance of Equipment
272.01
Gasoline, Oil, etc.
566.68
Radio Maintenance
177.99
New Radio for Police Station . .
72.95
1,089.63
Maintenance of Buildings
Repairs in Office
2.95
Filing Cabinet
35.00
37.95
Other Expenses
Printing, Stationery and Post-
age
125.60
Telephone
191.09
First Aid Kits
18.00
Lumber for Bulletin Board
14.40
All other
17.35
$ 366.44
Total-Police
$ 10,732.22
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Salaries and Wages
W. W. Moxham, Chief $ 200.00
George W. Peavey, Deputy Chief 100.00
J. A. Donovan, Asst. Chief
100.00
W. W. Moxham, Supt. Fire Alarm
75.00
$ 475.00
Call Men-House 1
362.50
-House 2 .
362.50
725.00
Extra Time Payrolls-House 1 .
514.84
-House 2 . 481.96
996.80
Total-Salaries and Wages . $ 2,196.80
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TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
Equipment
Hose
$ 517.50
Equipment for Men
159.48
Other Equipment
111.60
788.58
Maintenance and Repairs
Repairs
$ 426.16
Gasoline and Oil
81.59
Alarm Repairs
499.19
All Other
14.32
1,021.26
Fuel and Light
Fuel-House 1
$ 196.48
Fuel-House 2
210.00
Light and Power-House 1
36.87
Light and Power-House 2
107.78
551.13
1
Maintenance Buildings and Grounds
Repairs-House 1
$ 14.70
Water-House 1
24.00
Water-House 2
14.50
Janitor-House 1
50.00
103.20
Other Expenses
Air Whistles and Installing $ 1,757.70
Stationery, Printing and Postage
18.60
Telephone-House 1
43.54
Telephone-House 2
116.16
Telephone-W. W. Moxham
4.20
Medical Services
15.00
Fire Permits
32.20
Lunches
3.87
1,991.27
Total-Fire $ 6,652.24
99
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
HYDRANT RENTAL
Lynnfield Water District
$
1,225.00
Lynnfield Center Water District 2,000.00
Total-Hydrant Service
$
3,225.00
FIRE DEPARTMENT HOSE-1941
Morton Tire Co., 1000 ft. 21/2"
Hose
$
720.00
MOTH DEPARTMENT
Salaries and Wages
L. H. Twiss, Supt. $ 1,068.40
E. D. Evans
882.50
Benjamin Griffin
392.50
All Others
202.50
$
2,545.90
· Other Expense
Telephone
3.20
Insecticides
36.63
Hardware and Tools 24.37
Truck Hire-L. H. Twiss
596.00
Truck Hire-W. E. Wilkinson
266.50
Danger Signs
4.50
Repairs to Sprayer
21.13
Gasoline, Oil, etc.
29.57
981.90
Total-Moth and Private
Work
$
3,527.80
TREE WARDEN
Salaries and Wages
L. H. Twiss $ 263.85
E. D. Evans 241.25
$ 505.10
100
TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
Other Expenses
Hardware and Tools
14.73
Truck Hire-L. H. Twiss
125.00
Tree Paint
2.67
Filing Saws
2.50
144.90
Total-Tree Warden
$ 650.00
OTHER PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS
Salaries
W. W. Moxham
$ 53.47
E. C. Pearson
121.53
$ 175.00
Other Expenses
Postage, Printing, and Stationery $ 14.94
Telephone
5.80
Transportation
51.94
72.68
Total-Building Inspector
.
$ 247.68
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Salary
George A. Westover $ 75.00
Other Expenses
Transportation $ 25.00
Seals and Dies 3.58
28.58
Total-Sealer of Weights
and Measures
$ 103.58
DOG OFFICER
Salary
Arthur W. Bryant ..
$ 100.00
101
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Other Expenses
Care and Custody of Dogs $ 48.00
Destroying Dogs
16.00
64.00
$ 164.00
Grand Total-Protection of
Persons and Property ....
$ 26,022.52
HEALTH AND SANITATION BOARD OF HEALTH
Salaries
Everett S. Webster
$ 6.67
George W. Peavey 6.67
Elmer A. Smith, 2 mos. 1.10
Albert E. Brown, 10 mos.
5.56
Dr. George S. Robinson, Health
Officer
200.00
$ 220.00
Other Expenses
Stationery and Postage
16.90
Printing and Advertising
13.45
Telephone-Dr. Robinson
16.80
Filing Cabinet
33.25
Removing Dead Animals from
Highways
17.00
Care of Dumps
72.00
Diphtheria Clinic
Mrs. F. W. Peterson
10.00
Dr. Robinson
25.00
204.40
INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS
Salary
Arthur W. Bryant
40.00
Other Expenses
10.00
50.00
102
TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
INSPECTOR OF MILK
Salary
Arthur W. Bryant . 20.00
Other Expenses
Milk Licenses
3.25
All Other
1.25
$ 25.00
ESSEX COUNTY SANATORIUM
Paid County of Essex
2,348.57
Total-Health and Sanita-
tion
$
2,847.97
HIGHWAYS
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
Salary
M. H. Carter, Supt. $ 1,000.00
Other Expenses
Telephone
5.45
- $ 1,005.45
GENERAL EXPENSES
Labor, as per payrolls $ 4,397.73
Tools, Trucks, W. E. Wilkinson 270.00
Trucks, M. H. Carter 73.13
Bulldozer-W. E. Wilkinson
162.00
Shovel-W. E. Wilkinson
201.00
Broken Stone, Gravel, etc. 1,297.43
Equipment and Repairs 321.24
Gasoline and Oil
385.08
Tarvia and Road Oil
626.19
All Other
Surveying Prospect Avenue
20.00
Calcium Chloride
100.48
103
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Lumber, Hardware and Cement
19.62
Street Sign
3.30
Registration of Equipment
8.00
Miscellaneous
16.20
7,901.40
SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL
-
Labor, as Per Payrolls $ 631.63
Truck-M. H. Carter
8.00
Tools and Equipment
71.85
Sand
295.73
Plowing Streets
Community Bus
191.25
W. E. Wilkinson
143.38
Plowing Sidewalks
M. H. Carter
50.38
E. M. Fletcher
50.38
L. Schefisch
11.38
1,453.98
Total-General Highway
$ 10,360.83
STREET LIGHTS
Precinct 1-Municipal Light Board . $ 2,508.39
Precinct 2-Peabody Elec. Lt. Dept.
1,881.36
$
4,389.75
MOWING BUSHES ALONG HIGHWAYS
Labor, as Per Payrolls
$
300.00
$
300.00
MAINTENANCE OF HIGHWAYS - CHAPTER 90
Labor, as Per Payrolls
$
272.50
Other Expenses
Truck Hire-Town Trucks 32.00
Bituminous Concrete 63.26 $ 367.76
Less Amount Transferred to
Machinery Account 32.00 $ 335.76
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TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
RECONSTRUCTION OF SUMMER STREET - CHAPTER 90
Labor, as Per Payrolls $ 87.50
$ 87.50
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT TRUCK
Paid Classen's Garage
Dodge Express Truck $ 775.00
Grand Total-Highway Ex-
$ 775.00
pense
$ 16,248.84
PUBLIC WELFARE DEPARTMENT
PUBLIC WELFARE GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
Salaries and Wages
Board of Public Welfare
Everett S. Webster $ 16.67
George W. Peavey 16.67
Elmer A. Smith, 2 months 2.78
Albert E. Brown, 10 months 13.88
w. W. Munroe, Agent 770.00 $ 820.00
Printing, Stationery and Postage
5.27
All Other
Surplus Commodities-Admin. . $ 77.73
Boston Council of Social Service 8.00
Rent of Commissary 15.00
Tolls at Commissary 12.80
Labor
6.25
Bags, Twine, etc.
4.75
Office Supplies
6.93
131.46
105
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Outside Relief by Town
Groceries and Provisions
$ 868.32
Coal and Oil
151.79
Board and Care
1,246.70
Medicine and Medical Attend-
ance
259.07
State Institutions
348.35
Cash Grants to Individuals
542.00
Rent
120.00
Light
31.74
Shoes
6.25
All Other
5.33
-
$ 3,579.55
Relief by Other Cities and Towns
Towns
1,201.33
Total-Public Welfare .
$
5,737.61
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN
Cash Grants to Individuals $ 1,294.00
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE-ADMINISTRATION
Salary: W. W. Munroe, Agent ..
$
775.00
Other Expenses
Printing, Stationery and Postage $ 33.80
Transportation-W. W. Munroe 238.34
Office Supplies 2.50 $ 274.64
Total Administration
$
1,049.64
ASSISTANCE
Cash Grants, as per payrolls
$ 20,551.04
Other Cities and Towns
518.02
$ 21,069.06
Total-Old Age Assistance . $ 22,118.70
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TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
SOLDIERS' RELIEF
Cash Grants to Individuals $ 1,133.00
Medicine and Medical Attendance .
195.00
Hospital Care by State
365.00
All Other
1.40
$
1,694.40
Grand Total-Welfare
$ 30,844.71
EDUCATION
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
General
Salaries and Wages
Superintendent's Salary $ 1,224.96
Clerk in Superintendent's Office 280.04
Clerk of School Committee 100.00
School Physician
100.00
Other Expenses
Printing, Stationery and Postage
28.34
Telephones
167.08
Traveling Expenses
167.02
School Census
30.00
Superintendent's Office
141.25
Miscellaneous
4.15
$ 2,242.84
Teachers' Salaries
Elementary $ 17,463.73
Text Books and Supplies
Text and Reference Books
$ 614.72
All Other
804.11
$ 1,418.83
Tuition
High
$ 13,724.76
Elementary
144.03
Evening
23.63
Vocational
226.43
$ 14,118.85
107
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Transportation
High and Elementary
$ 7,556.73
Vocational
117.34
$ 7,674.07
Janitors' Services
Elementary $ 2,705.28
Fuel and Light
Fuel
$ 1,154.91
Light
332.56
$ 1,487.47
Maintenance of Buildings and Grounds
Repairs
$ 893.37
Janitor's Supplies
118.73
Water Charges
154.95
Flags
13.37
Hauling Rubbish
18.00
Work on Centre School Grounds 35.00
All Other
14.45 $ 1,247.87
Furniture and Furnishings Elementary $ 43.42
Addition to South School
2 Fire Escapes
$ 1,665.00
Other Expenses
Diplomas and Graduation $ 28.45
Insurance
153.67
Trucking
20.00
Lunch Room Attendants
28.00
Tuning Pianos
10.50
Audubon Conservation Course
50.00
Traffic Belts
9.00
$ 299.62
Hot Lunch Program
Groceries and Provisions $ 778.36
Other Supplies 148.97
Canning Project 106.10
Medical Examination of Em- ployees 18.00
108
TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
Cabinets
94.08
Labor
68.50
Express, Freight, etc.
22.13
$ 1,236.14
Total-School Department . $ 51,603.12
CENTRE SCHOOL LUNCH ROOM EQUIPMENT
Equipment
G. E. Refrigerator $ 189.54
Exhaust Fan
29.56
Connecting Equipment 49.82
Cabinets, etc.
34.69
$ 303.61
LIBRARY DEPARTMENT
Salaries-Librarians
Elizabeth W. Green-Main $ 204.00
Sylvia A. Maynard-Branch 204.00
Salaries-Janitors
C. W. Pierce-Main $ 78.00
Sylvia A. Maynard-Branch 52.00
$ 538.00
Books and Periodicals
Books-Main
$ 441.87
Books-Branch
319.42
Periodicals-Main
20.00
Periodicals-Branch
3.00
$ 784.29
Bindings
Books
$ 27.18
Fuel and Light
Fuel-Main
$ 55.89
Fuel-Branch
30.12
Light-Main
14.59
Light-Branch
5.60
-
$ 106.20
109
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Buildings
Repairs-Main
$ 24.15
Repairs-Branch
71.00
Other-Branch
9.20
$ 104.35
Other Expenses
Stationery, Printing and Postage $ 15.54
Supplies-Main
3.08
Supplies-Branch
.45
$ 19.07
Total-Library Department $ 1,579.09
Total-Education
$ 53,485.82
RECREATION PARK DEPARTMENT COMMON AND FREEMAN PARK
Labor, as per payrolls $ 198.13
Other Expenses
Mower Hire
27.00
Lawn Seed
16.50
Fertilizer
4.00
Paint
2.10
$ 247.73
SUNTAUG PARK
Labor, as per payrolls $ 183.75
Other Expenses
Lawn Seed
15.00
Weed Killer
14.40
Mower Hire
17.25
Millognite
12.50
All Other
7.05
$ 249.95
Total-Park
$ 497.68
110
TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
MEMORIAL PLAYGROUND MAINTENANCE Labor, as per payrolls $ 74.00
Other Expenses
Mower Hire
26.48
Truck Hire
2.00
Total
$ 102.48
PLAYGROUND SUPERVISION
Instructors, as per payrolls $ 385.00
Apparatus 15.25
Other Expenses
Transporting Children to Cen- ter for Hot Lunches 46.00
Transportation-R. M. Woodbury 2.48
Postage and Telephone-R. M.
Woodbury .41
Total
$ 449.14
Total-Recreation
$ 1,049.30
UNCLASSIFIED
MEMORIAL DAY
Paid Treasurer Memorial Day Com. $ 200.00
DAMAGES TO PERSONS AND PROPERTY
Paid County of Essex for settlement of judgment in Samuel Donovan case $ 837.28
BLANKET INSURANCE OF BUILDINGS
Blanket Insurance on all buildings $ 1,205.95 War Damage Insurance on Town Hall, Chemical Hall and Old Town Hall 73.97
$ 1,279.92
111
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
UNDERWRITER'S RECOMMENDATIONS
Fire Extinguishers-Town Hall $ 106.31
Printing Insurance Forms
15.00
$ 121.31
GOVERNMENT AND RELIEF PROJECTS
Salary-W. W. Munroe $ 45.00
Transportation-W. W. Munroe 15.00
$
60.00
TOWN DEFENSE COMMITTEE
Administration
Telephone
$ 6.35
Office Supplies
39.30
Printing and Advertising
45.01
Postage
10.64
Uniform Assistance
25.00
All Other
6.25
$ 132.55
Report Center Expenditures
Furniture and Equipment $ 14.50
Remodeling and Const. Cost
92.38
Telephones
151.31
Maps
63.94
Miscellaneous Supplies
7.90
$ 330.03
A. R. P. Schools
Postage and Printing
$ 75.75
Office Supplies
10.25
$ 86.00
Blackout Expenses
Blackout Curtains for Town
Hall and Fire Houses $ 283.81
Air Raid Warden's Equipment
Arm Bands
$ 50.00
Flashlights
117.00
Whistles
20.00
$ 187.00
112
TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
Auxiliary Police Equipment
Badges
$ 113.14
Night Sticks
50.40
Helmets
156.08
Flashlights
30.00
Arm Bands
9.25
Whistles
5.00
Police Manuals
6.50
$ 370.37
Auxiliary Firemen's Equipment
Helmets
$ 151.04
Boots and Coats
190.96
Badges
12.60
$ 354.60
Fire Fighting Equipment
Hose
$ 300.00
Medical Supplies and Equipment
Sheets and Blankets
$ 19.50
Stretchers
49.00
First Aid Kits
4.00
Drugs
31.29
Medical Supplies
86.59
All Other
4.58
$ 194.96
Canteen Equipment and Supplies
Food Supplies
$ 51.07
Tables for Lunches
31.92
Connecting Gas Stoves
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