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GENERAL REVENUE
Taxes
Current Year .
Real Estate
$ 94,114.27
Personal' Estate
7,118.13
Polls
1,460.00
Previous Years
Real Estate
21,714.58
Personal Estate
221.40
Polls
218.00
Tax Title Redemptions
605.10
From the State
Loss of Taxes
10.17
Corporation
6,445.17
Income
13,430.00
Total-Taxes
$145,336.82
Licenses and Permits
Licenses
Liquor
$ 1,600.00
All Other
92.00
Permits
20.00
Total-Licenses and Permits $ 1,712.00
Fines and Forfeits
Court Fines
$ 25.00
Grants and Gifts
Grants from Federal Government
Old Age Assistance $ 9,573.50
Aid to Dependent Children 545.72
Grants from State
t
Vocational School Tuition 220.84
. Meal Tax, Chapter 64-B
516.96
89
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Grants from County
Dog Licenses 584.58 Total-Grants and Gifts . .
$ 11,441.60
Total-General Revenue $158,515.42
COMMERCIAL REVENUE
Special Assessments
Moth Tax $ 81.47
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax 7,639.03
Total-Commercial Revenue
$ 7,720.50
DEPARTMENTAL REVENUE
General Government
Selectmen
$ 2.05
Collector
43.95
Town Hall
25.00
Chemical Hall
99.00
Total-General Government $ 170.00
Protection of Persons and Property
Police Department
$ 2.61
Fire Department
46.50
Building Permits
112.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
21.82
Moth Work on Private Property
504.75
Total Protection $ 687.68
Highways
State for Maintenance, Chap. 90 $ 1,041.08
County for Construction, Chap. 90 75.23
Use of Highway Machinery ....
487.20
$ 1,603.51
Less-Transfer from Machinery
Account
283.20
Total-Highway
$ 1,320.31
90
TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
Public Welfare-Reimbursements For Relief
From State $ 1,222.61
For Aid to Dependent Children From State 645.40
For Old Age Assistance
From Individuals 134.37
From Cities and Towns
431.36
From State
8,601.91
Total-Public Welfare $ 11,035.65
Schools
Rent from Buildings on High School Site $ 387.45
Sale of Tank and Pump 110.00
1
Refunds and Miscellaneous 15.13
Sale of Lunches
3,854.28
Total-Schools $ 4,366.86
Libraries
Fines-Main $ 52.20
Branch 50.20
Sale of Paper-Main
.60
$ 103.00
Unclassified
Recovery on account Leonard M. Daly
Former Tax Collector $ 12.80
Sale of Tin Cans 35.90
Community Canning Project
Proceeds 605.62
Total Unclassified ..
$ 654.32
Total Departmental Revenue $ 18,337.82
Cemeteries
Sale of Lots and Graves 150.00
Care of Endowed Lots 361.95
Total-Cemeteries $ 511.95
91
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Interest
On Surplus War Bonus $ 25.41
On Deferred Taxes
838.68
On Motor Vehicle Excise
140.50
On Library Trust Funds
168.50
Total-Interest $ 1,173.09
Municipal Indebtedness Temporary Loans In Anticipation of Revenue
$ 25,000.00
Agency, Trust and Investment Agency
Dog Licenses Collected for
County
$ 781.40
Withholding Taxes
3,883.27
$ 4,664.67
Trust'
Perpetual Care Funds $ 516.78
Teachers' Retirement Fund
1,040.34
Nash Town Improvement Fund 79.53 $ 1,636.65
Total-Agency and Trust ..
$
6,301.32
Grand Total Receipts
$257,865.82
EXPENDITURES
Selectmen
Salaries and Wages
George W. Peavey, Chairman . $ 183.34
Everett S. Webster 183.34
Stanley W. Heath, 10 months . 152.79
Albert E. Brown, 2 months 30.55
Roger C. Lummus, Clerk
150.00
$ 700.02
Other Expenses
Stationery and Postage $ 12.00
Printing and Advertising 4.19
Telephone
106.98
92
TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
All Other
Selectmen's Association Dues 9.00
Perambulation of Bounds . .
25.00
Flowers
3.00
Office Supplies
7.61
$ 167.78
Total
$ 867.80
TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Salaries
Carl H. Russell, 3 months $ 187.50
Leslie E. Luscombe, 9 Months 562.50
$ 750.00
Other Expenses
Stationery and Postage $ 13.81
Printing and Advertising
23.29
Telephone
.50
Office Supplies
14.70
$ 52.30
Total
$ 802.30
TOWN TREASURER
Salary
Harry W. Higgins
$ 500.00
Other Expenses
Stationery and Postage
$ 54.91
Transportation
10.00
Telephone
2.10
Surety Bond 97.00
Rent of Safe Deposit Box
5.00
File Cabinet
45.00
Office Supplies
47.90
263.91
Total $ 763.91
93
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
COLLECTOR OF TAXES
Salary and Wages
Clifford C. Ham
$ 650.00
Clerk Hire
99.85
$ 749.85
Other Expenses
Stationery and Postage
$ 276.36
Printing and Advertising
123.37
Telephone
1.11
Surety Bonds
204.00
Robbery and Safe Burglary In- surance
25.00
Recording Deeds
9.10
Expenses of Tax Titles
125.70
All Other
15.71
$ 780.35
Total
$ 1,530.20
ASSESSORS
Salaries and Wages
Everett B. Richards
$ 400.00
Sidney E. Richards
400.00
William W. Moxham, 10 mos.
330.00
Albert E. Brown, 2 months
70.00
Assistant Assessors
64.50
Clerk Hire
228.60
$ 1,493.10
Other Expenses
Stationery and Postage
$ 13.65
Expenses of Deeds, Abstracts,
etc.
164.98
Printing and Advertising
12.52
Auto Hire
36.40
Lunches
8.50
Office Supplies
61.60
Flowers
5.00
$ 302.65
Total
$ 1,795.75
94
TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
OTHER FINANCE OFFICERS AND ACCOUNTS
Registration of Notes $ 2.00 Miscellaneous
Finance Committee Reports .
$
45.00
Typing Budgets, etc. 22.85
67.85
Printing Town Reports
600 copies 274.00
Police and Fire Departments
Investigation Committee
Committee Reports $ 55.20
Postage and Handling 22.11
Secretarial Services 51.20
All Other
10.00
138.51
Total
$ 482.36
LAW DEPARTMENT
Salaries
Joseph W. Cassidy . Other Expenses
$ 250.00
Stationery and Postage $ 27.55
Association Dues 2.00
Telephone 17.80
Travel
38.40
85.75
Total
$ 335.75
TOWN CLERK
Salary
Harry W. Higgins $ 300.00
Recording Fees
88.50
$ 388.50
Other Expenses
Stationery and Postage 51.96
Printing and Advertising 14.75
Telephone
2,20
Surety Bond
7.50
95
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Office Supplies .50
Town Clerks Association Dues
and Expenses
3.00
Administering Oaths
5.50
Transportation
5.00
$ 90.41
Total
$ 478.91
ELECTIONS AND REGISTRATIONS
Salaries and Wages
Registrars of Voters
$ 348.00
Election Officers
160.00
Police Officers at Polls
20.00
Posting Warrants
9.00
$ 537.00
Other Expenses
Printing and Advertising
$ 147.25
Meals
25.88
Transportation of Registrars
25.00
$ 198.13
Total
$ 735.13
WAR PRICE AND RATION BOARD
Miscellaneous Expenses
Stationery and Postage
$ 4.75
Repairs
22.25
Telephone
26.00
Office Supplies
31.18
Total
$ 84.18
PLANNING BOARD
Salary
Edward S. Averell, Secretary .
$ 50.00
Other Expenses Book
2.75
Total
$ 52.75
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TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
BOARD OF APPEALS
Miscellaneous Expenses
Book
$ 2.75
Office Supplies
3.75
Total
$ 6.50
MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS
.
Salaries-Janitors
L. F. Southworth, Town Hall .. $ 1,000.00
Raymond Hayward, Chem. Hall 345.76
$ 1,345.76
Other Expenses
Fuel-Town Hall $ 839.74
Chemical Hall 80.34
Light-Town Hall
217.39
Janitor's Supplies-Town Hall . Chemical Hall
21.69
Repairs-Town Hall
75.37
Chemical Hall
256.76
Old Town Hall
18.00
Insurance-Town Hall
68.50
All Other-Town Hall
20.37
Chemical Hall
35.00
$
1,706.46
Total
$ 3,052.22
REPAIRS, PAINTING AND FURNITURE FOR TOWN HALL
Selectmen's Room
Repairing and Painting $ 76.50
Floor Covering
112.74
Furniture, etc.
289.00
$ 478.24
Outer Offices
Furniture and Fixtures
85.80
Kitchen
New Ceiling
$ 46.43
Painting
50.62
97.05
73.30
97
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
War Price and Ration Board Office
New Ceiling and Light Fixture $ 57.33
Painting 50.63
107.96
Repairs and Painting Exterior o
Town Hall
866.23
Installation of Town Water
192.85
Lathing and Plastering in Town Hall
149.00
$ 1,977.13
SUMMARY OF GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Salaries
Expenses
Total
Selectmen
$ 700.02
$ 167.78
$ 867.80
Town Accountant
750.00
52.30
802.30
Town Treasurer
500.00
263.91
763.91
Collector of Taxes
749.85
780.35
1,530.20
Assessors
1,493.10
302.65
1,795.75
Other Finance Officers and Accounts
482.36
482.36
Law Department
250.00
85.75
335.75
Town Clerk
388.50
90.41
478.91
Elections and Registrations
537.00
198.13
735.13
War Price and Ration Board
84.18
84.18
Planning Board
50.00
2.75
52.75
Board of Appeals
6.50
6.50
Municipal Buildings
Town Hall
1,000.00
1,294.67
2,294.67
Chemical Hall
345.76
393.79
739.55
Old Town Hall
18.00
18.00
Repairs, Painting and Furniture for Town Hall
1,977.13
1,977.13
Grand Total $ 6,764.23 $ 6,200.66
$ 12,964.89
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY POLICE DEPARTMENT
Salaries and Wages
Everett S. Webster, Chief $ 2,246.84
Edgar H. Brown, Patrolman 115.00
1
William E. Foley, Patrolman 1,962.38
Chester Lowe, Patrolman
1,962.38
Douglas S. Parsons, Patrolman 560.00
Walter M. Riggs, Patrolman
1,962.38
$ 8,808.98
98
TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
Lyuipment Maintenance
Maintenance of Equipment $ 174.09
Gasoline, Oil, etc. 413.18
Radio Maintenance 186.82
1
New Oldsmobile Cruiser-Purchased
from W. J. Walker Co. 750.00
New Equipment for Patrolmen .
58.50
Insurance for Cruiser
57.88
Maintenance of Buildings
Repairs
4.88
Other Expenses
Printing, Stationery and Postage
28.00
Telephone
129.74
All Other
8.10
$ 1,811.19
Total
$ 10,620.17
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Salaries and Wages
William W. Moxham, Chief .. $ 200.00
George W. Peavey, Deputy Chief 100.00
William W. Moxham, Supt. Fire Alarm System 75.00
Call Men
750.00
Extra Time Payrolls
1,507.16
$ 2,632.16
Equipment
Other Equipment $ 68.12
Maintenance and Repairs
Repairs
$ 105.95
Gasoline and Oil
72.73
Alarm System
480.80
All Other
53.35
Maintenance Buildings and Grounds
Fuel
$ 188.89
Light and Power 155.95
Repairs
145.25
99
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Water
37.30
Janitor's Supplies
11.86
Janitor-House 1
85.00
All Other
45.52
Other Expenses
Stationery and Postage $ 27.05
Telephone
155.42
Medical Services
18.40
Fire Permits
26.70
Lunches
10.33
Insurance
45.25
All Other
14.00
1,747.87 $
$ 4,380.03
HYDRANT RENTAL
Lynnfield Water District
$
1,225.00
Lynnfield Center Water District 2,000.00
Total
$ 3,225.00
FIRE DEPARTMENT COAL BILLS-1937 to 1940
Curley Grain & Fuel Co .- House 1 .
$
80.36
House 2
224.76 $ 305.12
4
FOREST FIRE 1941
.
Mass. Department of Public Works . $ 77.60
FOREST FIRE PATROL
Salaries
$
4.04
Transportation
1.50
$ 5.54
MOTH DEPARTMENT
Salaries and Wages
L. H. Twiss, Supt. $ 1,199.41
E. D. Evans 1,069.75
George A. Westover 400.50 $ 2,669.66
100
TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
Other Expense
Insecticides
$ 23.15
Hardware and Tools 15.85
Truck Hire-L. H. Twiss
598.00
Truck Hire-W. E. Wilkinson
154.00
Repairs to Sprayer
22.65
Gasoline, Oil, etc.
17.03
$ 830.68
Total-Moth and Private Work
$ 3,500.34
TREE WARDEN
Salaries and Wages
L. H. Twiss $ 271.91
E. D. Evans
255.00
1
$ 526.91
Other Expenses
Hardware and Tools
$ 6.00
Truck Hire-L. H. Twiss
114.25
Filing Saws
3.00
$ 123.25
Total
$ 650.16
PURCHASING AND PLANTING SHADE TREES
Trees Purchased $ 176.00
OTHER PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS
Salary
E. C. Pearson $ 175.00
Other Expenses
Postage, Printing and Stationery $ 15.69
Telephone 8.10
Transportation
50.77
$ 74.56
Total
$ 249.56
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REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES 1
Salary
George A. Westover
$ 75.00
Other Expenses
Transportation
25.00
Seals and Dies
4.96
All Other
6.00
Total
$ 110.96
DOG OFFICER
Salary
Arthur W. Bryant
$ 100.00
Other Expenses
Care and Custody of Dogs $ 33.00
Destroying Dog's
11.00
$ 44.00
Total
$ 144.00
Total Protection of Persons and
Property
$ 23,444.48
HEALTH AND SANITATION
BOARD OF HEALTH
Salaries
George W. Peavey $ 6.67
Everett S. Webster 6.67
Stanley W. Heath, 10 months 5.57
Albert E. Brown, 2 months . .
1.10
Dr. George S. Robinson, Health Officer 200.00
$ 220.01
Other Expenses
Stationery and Postage $ 12.69
1
Printing and Advertising 7.66
Telephone-Dr. Robinson 17.00
Removing Dead Animals from
Highways 20.00
All Other .30
$ 57.65
1
1
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TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS
Salary
Arthur W. Bryant $ 40.00
INSPECTOR OF MILK
Salary
Arthur W. Bryant $ 20.00
Other Expense 5.00
ESSEX COUNTY SANATORIUM
Paid County of Essex
$
2,698.99
GARBAGE COLLECTION
Collection
$
850.00
Other Expense
.35
$
850.35
Total-Health and Sanitation ..
$
3,892.00
HIGHWAYS
Salary and Wages
M. H. Carter, Supt. $ 1,000.00
Labor as per payrolls 5,417.00
$ 6,417.00
Other Expenses
Cement Pipe
$ 291.06
Trucks, M. H. Carter
26.40
Bulldozer, W. E. Wilkinson
20.00
Broken Stone, Gravel, etc.
461.00
Curbing and Sidewalk (Town
labor not included) 281.68
Equipment and Repairs
550.69
Gasoline and Oil
324.32
Tarvia and Road Oil
976.25
Medical Expense
15.00
All Other
83.30
Total
$
3,029.70
SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL
Labor, as per payrolls $ 958.30
Truck, M. H. Carter
Tools and Equipment 52.50
Sand and Chloride
189.76
103
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Plowing Streets
Community Bus 158.50
W. E. Wilkinson
323.76
Plowing Sidewalks
M. H. Carter
19.50
L. Schefisch
45,52
$ 1,747.84
Total-General Highway .. $ 11,194.54
STREET LIGHTS
Precinct 1-Municipal Light Board $ 2,547.68
Precinct 2-Peabody Elect. Lt. Dept. 1,899.48
Total
$
4,447.16
MOWING BUSHES ALONG HIGHWAYS
Labor, as per payrolls $ 477.75
Tools and Supplies
22.25
Total
$ 500.00
MAINTENANCE OF HIGHWAYS-CHAPTER 90
Labor, as per payrolls
$. 1,189.50
Other Expenses
Truck Hire -- Town Trucks 283.20
Truck Hire-M. H. Carter 70.40
Bituminous Concrete 988.41
Broken Stone and Sand 397.89 $ 2,929.40
Less Amount Transferred to
Ma-
chinery Account
283.20
Total
$
2,646.20
Total-Highway Expense
$ 18,787.90
PUBLIC WELFARE DEPARTMENT
PUBLIC WELFARE GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
Salaries and Wages
Board of Public Welfare
George W. Peavey $ 16.67
Everett S. Webster 16.67
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TOWN OF LYNNFIELD .
Stanley W. Heath, 10 months .. 13.89
Albert E. Brown, 2 months
2.78
W. W. Munroe, Agent
770.00
$ 820.01
All Other
Boston Council of Social Service $ 8.00
Rent of Commissary
25.00
Tolls at Commissary
19.77
Office Supplies
3.05
Legal Expense
43.15
$ 98.97
Outside Relief by Town
Groceries and Provisions
$ 395.96
Coal and Oil
84.63
Board and Care
255.00
Medicine and Medical Attend- ance
122.45
State Institutions
860.01
Cash Grants to Individuals
208.00
All Other
15.34
$ 1,941.39
Relief by Other Cities and Towns
Cities
$ 200.75
Towns
782.15
982.90
Total
$ 3,843.27
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN
Cash Grants to Individuals $ 1,761.50
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE-ADMINISTRATION
Salary: W. W. Munroe, Agent . . Other Expenses
$ 1,005.00
Printing, Stationery and Postage $ 42.63 Transportation, W. W. Munroe . 256.66
Office Supplies 2.75
$ 302.04
Total
$
1,307.04
105
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
ASSISTANCE
Cash Grants, as per payrolls
$ 19,346.22
Other Cities and Towns 1,107.33
Total Assistance
$ 20,453.55
Total-Old Age Assistance .
$ 21,760.59
SOLDIERS' RELIEF
Cash Grants to Individuals $ 884.00
Hospital Care by State
220.00
Supplies
6.50
Total
$
1,110.50
Grand Total-Welfare
$ 28,475.86
EDUCATION SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
General
Salaries and Wages
Superintendent's Salary 1,224.96
Clerk in Superintendent's Office 315.12
Clerk of School Committee 100.00 1
School Physician
100.00
Other Expenses
Printing, Stationery and Postage
113.14
Telephones
190.59
Traveling Expenses 173.45
School Census
30.00
Superintendent's Office
100.00
Miscellaneous
78.03
$ 2,425.29
Teachers' Salaries
Elementary
$ 19,602.70
Text Books and Supplies Text and Reference Books $ 492.26 All Other 854.87 $ 1,347.13
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TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
Tuition
High
$ 13,943.80
Elementary
314.10
Evening
7.35
Vocational
124.92
1
$ 14,390.17
Transportation
High and Elementary
$ 8,032.90
Vocational
86.15
$ 8,119.05
Janitors' Services
Elementary
$
3,080.12
Fuel and Light
Fuel
$ 1,265.89
Light
338.21
$ 1,604.10
Maintenance of Buildings and Grounds
Repairs
$ 368.24
Janitor's Supplies
151.86
Water Charges
156.16
Flags
13.00
All Other
53.00
Converting from Oil to Coal- Center School 1,216.15
Changing and Increasing Radi- ators-Center School 655.10
Install Tank-South School
179.83
$ 2,793.34
Furniture and Furnishings Elementary $ 51.39
Other Expenses
Diplomas and Graduation . . 30.00
$
Audubon Conservation Course 62.50
All Other
13.00
$ 105.50
Hot Lunch Program
Salaries $ 3,424.34
Groceries and Provisions 2,472.00
Other Supplies and Utensils 428.45
107
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Balance on New Gas Range
79.00
Express, Freight, etc.
25.62
All Other
57.65
$ 6,487.06
Total-School Department .
$ 60,005.85
LIBRARY DEPARTMENT
Salaries-Librarians
Elizabeth W. Green-Main $ 208.00
Sylvia A. Maynard-Branch 208.00
Salaries-Janitors
C. W. Pierce-Main $ 78.00
Sylvia A. Maynard-Branch 52.00
$ 546.00
Books and Periodicals
Books-Main
$ 272.30
Books-Branch
338.02
Periodicals-Main
21.00
Periodicals-Branch
21.10
$ 652.42
Bindings
Books
$ 36.71
Fuel and Light
Fuel-Main
$ 56.41
Fuel-Branch
26.58
Light-Main
20.61
Light-Branch
.
6.21
$ 109.81
Buildings
Repairs-Main
$ 24.00
Repairs-Branch
7.25
Other-Branch
22.05
$ 53.30
Other Expenses
Stationery, Printing and Postage $ 15.72
Supplies-Main
Supplies-Branch
1.15
$ 16.87
Total
$ 1,415.11
$ 61,420.96
Total-Education
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108
TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
RECREATION
PARK DEPARTMENT COMMON AND FREEMAN PARK
Labor, as per payrolls $ 256.50
Other Expenses
Mower Hire
38.25
Truck Hire
25.50
Fertilizer
7.00
$ 327.25
SUNTAUG PARK
Labor, as per payrolls $ 129.75
Other Expenses
Weed Killer
4.00
Tennis Net and Tapes
25.50
Repairs to Fence
29.23
$ 188.48
Total-Park $ 515.73
MEMORIAL PLAYGROUND MAINTENANCE
Labor, as per payrolls $ 80.25
Other Expenses
Horse and Tractor Hire
18.25
Total
$ 98.50
PLAYGROUND SUPERVISION
Instructors, as per payrolls $ 405.00
Other Expenses
Transportation
3.00
Equipment and Supplies
78.95
Equipment Repairs
14.72
Medical
10.00
Total
$ 511.67
Total-Recreation $ 1,125.90
109
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
UNCLASSIFIED MEMORIAL DAY
Paid Treasurer of Memorial Day Committee
Flags and Flowers for 120 Graves $ 75.00
Sound Machine 15.00
$ 90.00
BLANKET INSURANCE OF BUILDINGS
Blanket Insurance on All Buildings $ 729.28
War Damage Insurance on Town Hall, Chemical Hall, Old Town Hall and Schools and Contents 169.00
$ 898.28
TOWN DEFENSE COMMITTEE
Administration
Office Supplies $ 9.60
Printing and Advertising
41.87
Bonding Property Officer
5.00
All Other
13.65
-
$ 70.12
Report Center Expenditures Telephones $ 141.25
Blackout Expenses
Blackout Panels for Center and
South School Basements $ 92.00
Air Raid Warden's Equipment
Report and Damage Slips $ . 50.50
Signs
37.00
Flashlight Batteries
3.25
$ 90.75
Medical Supplies and Equipment Army Cots $ 23.88
Alarm System
Air Whistle Controls $ 150.00
Repairs
3.00
$ 153.00
Total
$ 571.00
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COMMUNITY CANNING PROJECT
Salaries
$ 716.14
Other Expenses
Tins and Covers
$ 300.70
Equipment
23.93
Supplies
6.08
$ 330.71
Total
$
1,046.85
CEMETERIES
Labor, as per payrolls
Forest Hill Cemetery
$ 437.50
Old and West Cemeteries
37.50
Willow Cemetery
162.00
$ 637.00
Other Expenses
Loam
$ 18.00
Truck Hire
3.75
Mowing
24.00
Burning
33.13
$ 78.88
Care of Endowed Lots
Willow-A. W. Bryant
$ 75.95
Old and West-R. Pearson
45.00
Forest Hill-B. W. Skinner
241.00
$ 361.95
Total
$ 1,077.83
INTEREST
Temporary Loans
Merchants National Bank ·
$
44.86
General Loans
Center School Addition $ 400.00
High School Site
62.50
$ 462.50
Total-Interest
$ 507.36
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MATURING DEBT
Temporary Loan Anticipation of Revenue $ 25,000.00
General Loans
Center School Addition $ 3,000.00
High School Site
2,000.00 $ 5,000.00
. Total-Maturing Debt
$ 30,000.00
AGENCY, TRUST AND INVESTMENT AGENCY
Taxes
State Tax for 1943 $ 3,500.00
State Parks and Reservations 90.63
County Tax for 1943
6,575.86
$ 10,166.49
Licenses
Dog Licenses for County
$
774.80
Withholding Tax Deductions
3,889.17
TRUST AND INVESTMENT
Teachers' Retirement Fund $ 1,040.34
Cemetery Perpetual Care Bequests . · 516.78
Nash Improvement Fund
79.53
$ 1,636.65
Total
$ 16,467.11
REFUNDS
Taxes
Real Estate $ 37.96
Motor Vehicle Excise
79.62
Total-Refunds $ 117.58
Grand Total-All Payments
$200,888.00
Balance Cash on Hand
Treasurer
$ 55,637.99
Collector of Taxes
50.00
Surplus War Bonus
1,289.83
$ 56,977.82
$257,865.82
ANALYSIS OF ACCOUNTS
Available Funds
Transfers In
Transfers Out
Expenditures
Balances
General Government
Selectmen
$ 895.00
$ 867.80
$ 27.20
Accountant
810.00
802.30
7.70
Treasurer
790.00
763.91
26.09
Collector of Taxes
1,520.00
C10.20
1,530.20
Assessors
1,925.00
1,795.75
129.25
Planning Board
100.00
52.75
47.25
Police and Fire Departments Investigation .
300.00
138.51
D161.49
Board of Appeals
100.00
6.50
93.50
Other Finance Offices and Accounts
384.00
343.85
40.15
Law
340.00
335.75
4.25
Town Clerk
481.00
478.91
2.09
Elections and Registration
737.50
735.13
2.37
Municipal Buildings
2,990.00
C69.00
3,052.22
6.78
Repairs, Painting and Furniture for Town Hall
2,090.00
Protection of Persons and Property
Police
9,765.00
C1,195.00
10,620.17
339.83
Fire
5,390.00
4,380.03
1,009.97
Hydrant Rental
3,225.00
3,225.00
Forest Fire Patrol
400.00
5.54
394.46
Moth
3,000.00
2,940.75
59.25
Private Moth
500.00
C59.59
559.59
Tree Warden
650.00
C16.00
650.16
.
.
1,977.13
112.87
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War Price and Ration Board
200.00
84.18
115.82
Inspector of Buildings 250.00
249.56
.44
Sealer of Weights and Measures 105.00
C5.96
110.96
Dog Officer
200.00
144.00
56.00
Purchasing and Planting Shade Trees ...
200.00
176.00
24.00
Fire Department Coal Bills 1937-1940
305.12
305.12
Fire Department Forest Fire 1941
77.60
77.60
Health and Sanitation
Board of Health
387.00
277.66
109.34
Inspector of Animals
50.00
40.00
10.00
Inspector of Milk
25.00
25.00
Essex Sanatorium
2,698.99
2,698.99
Garbage Collection
1,500.00
850.35
649.65
Highways
Highway Maintenance
9,458.00
9,446.70
11.30
Snow and Ice Removal
2,325.00
1,747.84
577.16
Cutting Brush Along the Highways
500.00
500.00
Street Lights
4,450.00
4,447.16
2.84
Chapter 90 Maintenance
2,965.85
2,929.40
36.45
Charities
Public Welfare
5,790.00
3,843.27
1,946.73
O. A. A. Administration
1,308.79
1,307.04
1.75
O. A. A. Assistance
22,364.71
20,453.55
1,911.16
Aid to Dependent Children
1,645.72
C115.78
1,761.50
Soldiers' Relief
1,465.00
1,110.50
354.50
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Education
Schools
55,444.00
B6,500.00
60,005.85
1,938.15
Libraries
1,703.08
1,415.11
287.97
Recreation and Unclassified
Parks
$ 500.00
C15.73
515.73
Memorial Park Maintenance
250.00
98.50
151.50
Playground Supervision
600.00
511.67
88.33
Community Canning Project
B1,100.00
1,046.85
53.15
Memorial Day
225.00
90.00
135.00
Blanket Insurance on Buildings
899.00
898.28
.72
Reserve Fund
2,500.00
1,471.42
1,028.58
Town Defense Committee
A2,142.94
571.00
D1,571.94
Cemeteries
$ 1,111.95
1,077.83
34.12
Interest and Debt
Interest
$ 550.00
507.36
42.64
General Loans
5,000.00
5,000.00
Temporary Loan
25,000.00
2,500.00
Agency Trust and Investment
Agency
State Tax
$ 3,500.00
3,500.00
State Parks and Reservations
90.63
90.63
County Tax
6,575.86
6,575.86
Dog Licenses for County
774.80
774.80
Withholding Tax
3,889.17
3,889.17
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Trust
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds Deposited in Savings Banks
$ 516.78
516.78
Teachers' Retirement Fund
1,040.34
1,040.34
Nash Improvement Fund
79.53
79.53
Refunds
Real Estate Taxes
$ 37.96
37.96
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes
79.62
79.62
$. 9,071.42 $ 1,471.42 $201,171.20
$ 13,603.74
Less Amount Transferred to Machinery Account
283.20
200,888.00
Total Actual Expenditures $207,174.94
A-Carried forward from 1942. B-Transferred from Excess and Deficiency.
C-Transferred from Reserve Account.
D-Carried forward to 1944.
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COMPARISON OF EXPENDITURES FOR FIVE YEARS
Analysis of Actual Expenditures
1943
1942
1941
1940
1939
General Government
Selectmen
$ 867.80
$ 887.42
$ 991.33
$ 921.22
$ 936.57
Accountant
802.30
789.55
623.55
696.71
521.95
Treasurer
763.91
753.65
653.34
776.02
596.10
Collector of Taxes
1,530.20
1,456.83
1,113.91
1,102.64
928.86
Assessors
1,795.75
1,846.72
1,639.61
1,274.81
1,238.82
Other Finance Offices
208.36
59.80
85.50
12.22
37.70
Law Department
335.75
278.25
535.43
514.68
453.42
Town Clerk
478.91
443.01
537.64
369.38
300.17
Elections and Registrations
735.13
966.25
908.30
1,234.21
695.22
War Price and Ration Board
84.18
115.89
Planning Board
52.75
91.75
130.80
Board of Appeals
6.50
21.05
52.36
Municipal Buildings (Maintenance)
3,052.22
2,964.32
2,640.11
2,997.16
2,462.13 .
Printing Town Reports
274.00
284.95
344.04
314.20
311.90
Repairs, Painting and Furniture for
Town Hall
1,977.13
Total
$ 12,964.89
$ 10,959.44
$ 10,255.92
$ 10,213.25
$ 8,482.84
Protection of Persons and Property
Police Department
$ 10,620.17
$ 10,732.22
$ 8,899.71
$ 5,163.12
$ 3,940.41
Fire Department including Hydrants
7,993.29
10,597.24
11,711.69
6,124.29
6,509.09
Moth Department
3,500.34
3,527.80
3,044.00
2,763.75
4,067.66
Tree Warden
826.16
650.00
699.93
699.99
1
500.00
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OF LYNNFIELD
Analysis of Actual Expenditures Other Protection-Inspector of Build- ings, Sealer of Weights and Measures, etc.
1943
1942
1941
1940
1939
504.52
515.26
482.58
479.45
· 409.25
Total
$ 23,444.48
$ 26,022.52
$ 24,837.91
$ 15,230.60
$ 15,426.41
Health and Sanitation
Board of Health and Health Officer ..
$ 277.66
$ 424.40
$ 369.80
$ 270.00
$ 233.00
Inspector of Animals
40.00
50.00
65.00
65.00
63.25
Inspector of Milk
25.00
25.00
25.00
25.00
25.00
Essex County Sanatorium
2,698.99
2,348.57
1,633.75
1,621.52
1,573.87
Garbage Collection
850.35
Total
$ 3,892.00
$ 2,847.97
$ 2,093.55
$ 1,981.52
$ 1,900.12
Highway Department
General Maintenance and Equipment .. $ 12,094.42
$ 10,049.61
$ 14,207.74
$ 14,162.31
$ 13,300.73
Construction, Streets
87.50
13,999.70
273.68
Sidewalk Work
281.68
1,998.31
Snow and Ice Removal
1,747.84
1,453.98
1,819.93
2,748.17
2,702.27
Lighting
4,447.16
4,389.75
4,204.40
4,050.64
3,858.00
Other Expenses
500.00
300.00
344.38
300.00
200.00
Total
$ 19,071.10
$ 16,280.84
$ 34,576.15
$ 23,259.43
$ 20,334.68
.
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Analysis of Actual Expenditures
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