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Sealer of Weights and Measures
180.00
167.50
12.50
Health and Sanitation
Board of Health
1,670.00
267.67
1,937.67
Animal Inspector
90.00
90.00
Milk Inspector
35.00
35.00
Plumbing Inspector
935.00
792. 18
1,727. 18
Patients at Sanatorium
1,500.00
200.00
817.50
482.50
Refuse Collection
8, 100.00
8, 100.00
Garbage Collection
5, 275.00
5,275.00
Highway
Highway Maintenance
69,750.00
815.00
67,535. 13
3,029.87
Snow and Ice Removal
2, 750. 00
21,558. 89
858.51
Chapter 90 - Construction
8, 500.00
8, 113.93
386. 07
Street Lighting
170.03
620.79
238.40
Building Storm Drains
859.19
1, 157.62
Sidewalks on Summer Street
1, 157.62
40.00
157. 17
Construction - Hilltop Road
1,494. 18
Gasoline and Oil
4,000.00
473.79
815.00
4,217.09
967.91
Ford Dump Truck
6, 000.00
856.50
243.50
Sidewalk Roller
Sidewalk Construction
3,000.00
494. 88
2,505.12
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2,131.28
618.72
22, 417.40
170. 03
Street Signs
197.17
1,494. 18
Lowell Street Storm Drain
4,473.79
1, 100.00
Available Funds
Transfers In
Transfers Out
Expenditures
Balance
Bishop Lane
375.00
375.00
Dunstan Road
500.00
500.00
Longbow Road
2, 600.00
2, 600.00
Lookout Terrace
400.00
400.00
Nottingham Road
1, 560. 00
1,560.00
Robin Road
1,560.00
1,560.00
Charities
Old Age Administration
4, 818.24
3,032.74
1,785.50
Old Age Assistance
52,851.04
47, 141.99
5,709.05
Aid Dependent Children
3, 947.00
2,796. 30
1, 150.70
Public Welfare
4,850.00
2,567.50
2, 282.50
Veterans' Benefits
5, 030.00
5,019.10
10.90
Persons Who are Disabled
500.00
500.00
Education
Schools
330, 568. 00
300.00
320, 162. 16
10, 705. 84
Hot Lunch
44, 325.87
38, 612. 23
5,713.64
School Building Committee
2, 215.84
175.86
2,039.98
Construction - Summer St. School
525, 000.00
297, 877. 55
227, 122.45
Future School Site Committee
952.40
2,800.00
1, 325. 53
2,426.87
Play Area - South School
2, 470.60
172. 25
2,298.35
School Plant Planning Committee
150.00
183.91
Summer Playground
1,200.00
1, 185. 19
14.81
Portable Bleachers
2,000.00
1, 123.00
877.00
Engineering Study and Plans
1,000.00
1,000.00
Addition to Junior High
5,000.00
5,000.00
Libraries
6, 399.03
6, 077.22
321,81
Recreation and Unclassified
Memorial Park
2, 100.00
2, 027.29
72.71
Association Meetings
175.00
43.05
131.95
Memorial Day Observance
500.00
500.00
Boiler Insurance
1,900.80
1,900.80
Blanket Fire Insurance
3,219.11
3, 045.46
173.65
Liability and Property Damage
1, 985.00
1,972.98
· 12.02
Reserve Fund
15, 000.00
9,789.56
5, 210. 44
Civil Defense
2,096.35
8, 255.00
6, 073.40
4, 277. 95
Purchase - Fletcher Land
3,000.00
3,000.00
Purchase - Rideout Property
2, 062.99
Commercial Development Comm.
300.00
64.03
235.97
Reforestation Lot 128
201.00
140.00
61.00
Parks and Cemetery
6, 383.00
500.00
6, 338. 48
544.52
Interest and Debt
29,000.00
28, 566.25
433.75
General Loan
81, 000.00
81, 000.00
Agency Trust and Investment
830.96
730. 95
100.01
Auditing Accounts
.83
. 83
Gypsy Tail Moth
1,885.01
444.83
1,440. 18
County Tax
17, 149.91
17, 550. 15
- 400. 24
Witholding Taxes
38, 918.65
38, 918.65
Blue Cross - Blue Shield
2, 911.00
2,892.20
18.80
Beverage License - State
1,592.20
1,579.60
12.60
Fireman Pension Reserve
1, 000.00
1,000.00
Bond Premium
680.00
680.00
Trust and Investment
Teacher Retirement
8,025.62
8, 025.62
Essex County Retirement
7,842. 14
7,842. 14
Essex County Assessment
7,901. 12
7,901. 12
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2, 062.99
Interest
State Parks and Recreation
Dog License Fees - County
33.91
Available Funds
Transfers In
Transfers Out
Expenditures
Balance
T. B. Assessment
5, 736.41
Cemetery Perpetual Care
600.00
50. 18
650. 18
Campensatian Fund
3, 902.46
403.85
Stabilizatian Fund
20, 000.00
Refunds
Real Estate
3,682,08
3,682.08
Matar Vehicle
3, 883. 53
3,883.53
Personal
17.20
17.20
Pall
30.00
30.00
Accrued Interest
5.51
5.51
Total
1, 540, 680.78
26, 755.74
11, 304.56
1, 238, 518.77
317, 613. 19
RECEIPTS 1955
Cash an hand Jan. 1, 1955
Treasurer
393, 752. 39
Callectar af Taxes
50.00
Surplus War Banus Tatal
1, 615. 18
Total General Revenue
750, 567. 87
COMMERCIAL REVENUE
GENERAL REVENUE
Taxes
Current Year
Real Estate
538, 060. 37
Persanal Estate
26, 215.64
Pall
3, 070.00
Previaus Years
Real Estate
13, 052.74
Persanal Estate
· 970. 18
Pall
62.00
Tax Title Redemptians
620.24
From the State
Income Tax
7, 153. 27
Corporatian Tax
22, 048.57
Lass af Taxes
48.03
Tatal Taxes
611, 301.04
Licenses
Liquor
3,350.00
All Other
472.00
Tatal Licenses
3,822.00
Fines and Forfeits
Cesspaol Permits 1,276.00
Court Fines
100.00
Wire Permits 1, 787.25
Sealer af Weights &
Measures 44.00
Private Math Wark
100.00
Grants fram Fed. Gav't.
Old Age Assistance
20, 514. 45
Aid Dependent Children 1,093.30
Schoal Lunch Pragram 12, 462. 20
Grants fram State
General - Chapter 70 44, 385. 24
Schaal Transportatian 23, 202. 12
Vocatianal-Educatian 1, 171.56
Schaal Bldg. Assistance 30, 125.92
Meal Tax
1,032.48
Grants fram County
Care & feed of dogs Total Grants & Gifts 135, 344. 83
395, 417.57
Special Assessments Matar Vehicle Excise
1954
9,316. 35
Motor Vehicle Excise
1955
83, 539. 15
Matar Vehicle Excise
Prior Years
300. 15
Tatal Cammercial Revenue
93, 155.65
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DEPARTMENTAL REVENUE
General Government
Callector
28.70
Clerk
155.13
Appeal Board
370.00
Planning Board 64.75
Total General Government 618.58
Protectian af Persans and Property
Building Permits 4, 414.00
Plumbing Permits 2, 271.00
Police and Fire 126. 90
115. 14
All Other Total Protectian 10, 134. 29
Highways
Hurricane Relief 12,528.29
State Aid for Chapt. 90
Constructian 13, 573.98
County Aid far Chapt. 90
Construction
5, 998.99
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Tatal Fines and Farfeits
100.00
Grants and Gifts
6, 697. 83
- 961. 42
4,306.31
20,000.00
1, 357.56
Totol Highway 32,101.26 Public Welfore Reimbursements
On deposits 151.33
On deferred toxes 558.97
On tax titles redeemed 77.79
On Government Bonds
2, 450.50
On Motor Vehicle Excise taxes
169.35
On Library Funds
167.13
On Trust Funds
50. 18
On Surplus War Banus Tatal Interest
3,674.05
Municipal Indebtedness
Generol Loons
400, 000.00
Bond Premium
680.00
Sale of Lunches
27,689.75
Other Tuitian
542.40
All Other
1,338.05
Totol Schaals
29, 570.20
Librories
Blue Cross-Blue Shield 3, 898.90
Fines
288. 11
Tatal Deportmental Revenue
96, 136.86
Cemeteries
Tatal Agency
43, 405. 55
Sale of Lots 150.00
Care of lots
16.00
Care of Endowed Lats
410.50
Essex County Retirement
7, 842. 14
Buriols
695.00
Cemetery Perpetuol Care
600.00
Sale af Materiols
275.00
Totol Trust & Investment
16, 467.76
Tatol Cemeteries
1, 546.50
Total Agency & Trust
59,873.31 1,801,051.81
EXPENDITURES
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
SELECTMEN
Salaries
Chairmon
400.00
Other Members
700.00
Clerk
700.00
Expenses
Stationery & Postage
85,33
Printing & Advertising
27.24
Perambulatians
20.00
Supplies
35.65
Dues
34.00 2, 102.22
Surety Bonds
527.55
Office supplies
80. 93
Dues 2.00 3,213.47
ASSESSORS
Salaries
Chairman
1,000.00
Other members
1,800.00
Expenses
Street listing
400.00
Recard deeds
ond abstrocts
274.07
Statianery & pastoge
25.99
Tronsportotion
162. 10
Telephone
208.18
Office supplies
178. 90
Statianery & Pastage
253.00
Surety bonds
250.40
Transportotian
100.00
Office supplies
94.66
Dues
2.00
Tax Title Proceedings
259.00 2,779.06
COLLECTOR
Salory
Collector
1,720.00
Assistont collector
175.00
Expenses
Statianery & Postage 414.45
Printing & advertising
451.04
ACCOUNTING
Salary
Accountant
2, 250. 00
Expenses
Statianery & Pastage
15.06
Telephone
21.45
Office supplies
131.80
Machine maintenance 26.75
Dues
3.00 2,448.06
TREASURER
Salary
Treasurer
1, 820.00
Expenses
Machine Maintenance
128.50
For Old Age Assistance fram State 18, 312. 94
From cities ond towns
1,591.80
Fram Individuals 1,060.28
48.80
For Veterans' Benefits
From State 1,642.56
Total Public Welfare 23,424. 42
Schools
Total Indebtedness
400, 680.00
Agency Trust & Investment
Agency
Withalding Toxes 38, 918.65
Dag License Fees for County 1,588.00
Trust and Investment
Teocher Retirement 8, 025.62
Interest
Grond Tatal Receipts
34
For Aid to Dependent Children fram State 816. 84
Dues
All other
9.00 11.70 4, 198. 44
MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS
Town Hall
Janitor
2,080.00
Fuel
1,228.23
Light
445.67
Repairs
277.06
Insurance
255. 12
Water
27. 16
All other
325.06
Janitor supplies
131.75 4,770.05
CHEMICAL HALL
Janitor
450.00
Fuel
750.25
Light
308. 40
Repairs
49.25
Janitor supplies
18.47 6, 346.42
TOWN HALL ALTERATIONS
Re-modeling offices
2,528.00
Painting offices
632.00
Furnishings
2, 545.21 5,705.21
GENERAL GOVERNMENT CLERKS
Clerk
2,496.00
Assistants
3, 460.00 5, 956.00
Total General Government
40, 625.56
SUMMARY OF GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Salaries
Expenses
Total
Selectmen
1,800.00
302.22
2, 102.22
Accounting
2,250.00
198. 06
2, 448. 06
Treasurer
1,820.00
959.06
2,779.06
Collector
1,737.50
1,475.97
3,213.47
Assessors
2,800.00
1,398. 44
4, 198. 44
Other Finance Offices
250.00
2,472.32
2,722.32
Counsel
1,000.00
188.25
1,188.25
Clerk
500.00
580.46
1,080.46
Elections & Registrations
686.00
694.75
1,380.75
Planning Board
100.00
889.49
989.49
Board of Appeals
515.41
515.41
General Government Clerks 5, 956. 00
Municipal Buildings
Town Hall
2,080.00
8, 395.26
10, 475.26
Chemical Hall
450.00
1, 126. 37
1,576. 37
Totals
21,429.50
19, 196.06
40,625.56
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
POLICE
Salaries
Chief
4,499.56
Patrolmen
31,999.52
Special Officers
1,584.30
Expenses
Cruiser
1, 896.00
Advertising
61.38
Postage & supplies
Clerical services
50.00
Court fees
200.00
204.03 515.40
Supplies
36. 33 1,380.75
PLANNING BOARD
Clerk hire
100.00
Dues
12.50
Printing
750.00
Supplies
69. 83
Advertising
57. 16
989. 49
Salaries
Registrars
346.00
Election officers
283.00
Police
37.00
Constable
20.00
Expenses
Printing & advertising
624.00
Meals
9.42
Transportation
25.00
Dues
7.50
All other
19.00 1,080.46
Salary
Clerk
500.00
Expenses
Recording fees
218.00
Stationery & postage
51.60
Printing & advertising
215.24
Surety Bond
7.50
Office supplies
36. 62
Transportation
68.25
Mass. volume reports
65.00
Dues
5.00
All other
25.00 1, 188.25
Printing Town Reports
(2, 030 copies)
1,761.00
Finance Comm. Exp.
711. 32
Clerk Salary
250.00 2,722.32
COUNSEL
Salary
Counsel
1,000.00
Expenses
Clerical services
25.00
Recording deeds
CLERK
ELECTIONS AND REGISTRATIONS
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BOARD OF APPEALS
25.00
5,956.00
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OTHER FINANCE OFFICES
Radio 446. 64
Repairs
948.31
Gas and Oil
80.69
Radio Maintenance
362. 15
Clothing & Equipment
1,172.36
Printing, stationery & postage
68. 85
Telephone
453.29
All other
320. 82 43, 832. 39
FIRE
Salaries
Chief
1,048.73
Officers
1, 370. 74
Privates
4,816.00
Other Employees
600.00
Expenses
Apparatus
362.81
Hose
490.00
Equipment for Men
694. 27
Garage rent
140.00
Repairs 431. 03
Gasoline & Oil
275.44
Alarm Boxes & Maintenance 3, 971.99
All other
548.42
Water
37.00
Printing, stationery
& postage
22.25
Telephone
470. 49
Insurance
382. 41 15, 661.58
HYDRANT RENTAL
Lynnfield Water District
(100)
2, 500. 00
Lynnfield Center Water
District (142)
3,550.00 6,050.00
MOTH
Salaries
Superintendent
864.00
Other Labor
1,479.20
Expenses
Insecticides
411. 44
Hardware & tools
102.60
Use of private car
45. 11
Repairs
211.99
Mosquito Control
900.00
Roto-Mist Blower
3,381.00 7,395.34
TREE WARDEN
Salaries
Warden
1, 437.60
Other labor
2, 99,9.60
Expenses
Hardware & tools 161.62
Insecticides
110.60
Use of private car
79. 11
Trees
947.00
Cutting Brush
100.00
Tires
172.00 6,007.53
DUTCH ELM DISEASE
Salaries
Superintendent
1, 376. 40
Other Labor
3, 497.00
Expenses
Insecticides 294.32
Hardware & tools
100.37
Use of private car
81.78
All other
22.00 5,371.87
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Salary
Sealer
140.00
Expenses
Transportation
25.00
Postage
2.50
167.50
INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS
Salary
Inspector
500.00
Fees for Inspector
3, 310.50
Expenses
Supplies
53.15
Telephone
247.78 4, 111.43
WIRE INSPECTOR
Salary
Fees for Inspector
1, 340. 44
Expenses
Supplies
40.09 1,380.53
DOG OFFICER
Salary
Officer
550.00
Expenses
Care & Custody of dogs
225.50
Auto mileage
80.08
855.58
Total Protection of Persons and Property 90, 833.75
HEALTH AND SANITATION
Salaries
Board of Health
90.00
Agent
300.00
Expenses
Stationery & postage 27. 10
Printing & advertising 43.94
Telephone
17.00
Supplies
15. 62
Nurse
30.00
Drugs - Medicine
43.96
Patients at Sanatorium
817.50
County Hospital maint. 6, 697.83
Incubator care 260.95
All other 152. 10 8,496.00
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ANIMAL INSPECTOR
Salary Inspector Expenses Transportation
75.00
15.00
90.00
MOTH INSPECTOR
Salary
Inspector
20.00
Expenses
Transportation
15.00
35.00
PLUMBING INSPECTOR
Salary
Cesspool Inspections
957.00
Plumbing fees
1, 703.25
Expenses Stationery & postage 23.93 2,684.18
REFUSE AND GARBAGE COLLECTION
Refuse collection
8, 100.00
Garbage collection 5, 275. 00 13, 375.00
Total Health and Sanitation
HIGHWAYS HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE
Salaries and Wages
Commissioner
4,580.00
Labor
22,062.00
Expenses
Light
128. 29
Telephone
207. 85
Office supplies
168. 42
Weather service
197. 35
Insurance
122. 13
Fuel
660.25
Equipment hire
6, 847.25
Stone, gravel,
bit. concrete 25, 322.65
Equipment and repairs
4,063.71
Gas and oil
149. 34
All other
389.92
Snow Plow Blade
758.00
Engineering services
2, 048. 00 67, 705. 16
SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL
Salaries and Wages
Labor
348. 10
Expenses
Truck hire
96.00
Salt
708.00
Sand
979. 18
2, 131.28
SIDEWALKS AND CURBING
Materials in place 1, 652.50
STORM DRAINS
Lowell Street
Main Street
Hilltop Road
1, 494. 18 620.79 40.00 2, 154.97
CHAPTER 90 CONSTRUCTION
Wages Labor
4, 411.86
Expenses
Materials
Hired equipment
15,311.27 1, 835.76 21, 558.89
RE-SURFACING STREETS
Bishop Lane 375.00
Dunstan Road 500.00
Longbow Road 2, 600.00
Lookout Terrace 400.00
Nottingham Road
1,560.00
Robin Road 1, 560.00 6, 995.00
Purchase of new equipment
Dump truck 4,217.09
Sidewalk Roller 856.50 5,073.59 4, 473.79
24,680.18
STREET LIGHTING
Precinct # 1
5,202.33
Precinct #2
2,911. 60 8, 113.93
Total Highway
119, 859.11
CHARITIES
PUBLIC WELFARE
General Administration
Board
60.00
Agent
780. 00
Expenses
Office supplies
19.56
Dues
5.50
Outside Relief by Town
Groceries
29.38
Board - Care
25.00
Medical Attendance
600.75
Cash Grants 711.00
All other
25.51
Relief by other cities & towns
Towns
Total Public Welfare
2,567.50
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
Salary
Agent
2,600.00
Expenses
365.00
Transportation
Office supplies 67.74
Relief by other cities & towns
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Purchase of Gas and Oil
310. 80
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Cities 1,020.88
Towns 208. 16
Assistance
Cash grants - Town 24, 750.56
Cash grants - Fed. Govt' 21, 162.39
Total Old Age
50, 174.73
AID DEPENDENT CHILDREN
Cash grants - Town
1,753.85
Cash grants - Fed. Gov't. 1, 042.45 2, 796.30
VETERANS' BENEFITS
Salary
Director
400.00
Expenses
Transportation
100.00
Telephone
58. 10
Office supplies
24.60
Cash grants
2, 580.97
Medical
627.93
Nursing Home
1, 227.50 5,019.10
Total Charities
60, 557.63
EDUCATION
SCHOOL - GENERAL
Salaries and Wages
Superintendent
7, 250.00
Clerks
5,416.95
Nurse
2, 837.50
Physician
350.00
Expenses
Out of State travel
181.64
In state travel
483. 18
Printing, stationery
& postage
271.03
Telephone
1, 170.91
All other
1, 675.76
Teachers' Salaries
Elementary 106, 640.26
Junior High
47, 224. 14
Substitutes
3,712. 10
Home Tutoring
356.25
Text Books and Supplies
Junior High - Text books 3, 497.34
Junior High - Supplies
4,781.76
Elementary - Text books
2,509.10
Elementary - Supplies
3, 189.65
Tuition
Wakefield High School
53, 656.49
Elementary
576.50
Vocational
1, 270. 01
Transportation
High & Elementary
29, 466.05
Private High
398. 65
Vocational
215.50
Maintenance of Buildings
Janitors' Services
Junior High
5, 641. 19
Elementary
8, 324. 25
Additional services
2,415.50
Fuel 9,107.05 3, 613.40
Light
670.24
Repairs - Junior High
1, 344.84
Janitor supplies Jr. High
1,441.21
Repairs - Elementary
4, 915.75
Janitor supplies Elem. 659.39 All other 807.60
Water 410.99
Furniture and Furnishings
Chairs & Desks
872.80
Typewriter
135.00
Duplicator 179.00
Other Expenses
Athletic Equipment 1,086.93
Audubon Instruction 682.50
Auditory Unit
513.00
Other
210.75
Total School - General
320, 162. 16
HOT LUNCH PROGRAM
Salaries
Wages
11, 612.75
Expenses
Provisions
25, 814. 07
Supplies
737.85
Repairs
321.04
All other
126.52
Total Hot Lunch
38, 612.23
SUMMER PLAYGROUND
Wages
895.00
Supplies
290. 19 1, 185. 19
Educational Activities
School Bldg. Comm.
175.86
South School Play Area
172.25
Future School Site
1, 325.52
School Plant Planning 183.91
Portable Bleachers 1, 123. 002, 980.55
Construction Summer Street School
General Contractor 263, 587.50
Architect Fees
26, 068.69
Clerk of Works
3,975.63
Processing Notes
1, 199.94
Insurance
1,285.60
Test Borings
246.95
All other
1, 513.25
297,877.55
LIBRARIES
Salaries
Librarians
1,726.00
Assistants
779.75
Janitor
435.00
Expenses
Books
1, 063.95
Periodicals
86.00
Binding of books
125.68
Fuel
261.68
Light
96.96
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Gas
Repairs 443.66
Chairs 19.20
Painting 841.00
Stationery & postage
77.20
Water
37.00
All other
84. 14
Total Libraries
6, 077.22
Totol Educotion and Construction
666, 894.90
RECREATION AND PARKS
Memoriol Ployground
Re-surfoce Tennis Courts
1,395.00
Core of grounds
344.00
Supplies
288.29
2,027.29
UNCLASSIFIED
Civil Defense
Solary - Director
500.00
Supplies
1,514.02
Auto Mileoge
59.38
Worning Device 4,000.00 6, 073.40
Purchase Fletcher Lond
3,000.00
Comm. Comm. Development
64.03
Associotion Meetings
43.05
Stote Census Toking 935.00
Domoge to Persons & Prop.
1,972.98
Blonket Fire Insuronce
3,045.46
Workmens' Compensotion
4, 306. 31
Boiler Insuronce
1, 900. 80
Memoriol Doy Observance
500.00
Surveying Lot 128
140.00
Totol Unclossified
21, 981. 03
PARKS AND CEMETERIES
Woges
Superintendent
3, 120.00
Other lobor
2, 498.60
Expenses
181.00
Shrubs 22.50
Tools 137. 19
Repoirs
156. 94
Gos ond Oil
24.42
Christmos Decorotion 85. 15
All other
112.58
Totol Pork ond Cemeteries
6, 338.48
MATURING DEBT
General Loans
Junior High School South School
55, 000. 00
20,000.00 Centre School Addition
Total Maturing Debt
81, 000.00
AGENCY TRUST AND INVESTMENT
Agency
State Park & Reservations
730. 95
Auditing Municipal Accounts .83
Gypsy Moth 444.83
County Tax
17, 550. 15
Witholding Taxes
38, 918. 65
Dog Licenses for County Total Agency
1,579.60
Investments
Teachers' Retirement 8, 025.62
Employees' Retirement 7,842. 14
Essex County Assessment
7,901. 12
Blue Cross-Blue Shield
2,892.20
Fireman Pension
1,000.00
Cemetery Perpetual Care
650. 18
Total Investment
28, 311.26
REFUNDS
Toxes
Real Estote & Poll
3,729.28
Motor Vehicle Excise
3, 883.53
Accrued Interest 5.51
Total Refunds
7,618.32
Total Cash Poyments Bolonce Cash on Hand December 31, 1955
1, 238, 518.77
Treasurer
560, 819.06
Collector 50.00
Surplus War Bonus
1, 663.98
562, 533.04 1,801,051.81
ACCOUNTANT'S CERTIFICATE
I have examined the cash receipts and securities in the vari- ous Trust Funds in the hands of the Town Treasurer and find them to be as stated in the Treasurer's Report.
The income from Trust Funds in the hands of others have been received for the year 1955 and credited to the proper accounts. The receipts as reported by the Treasurer ogree with the books and that payments of the Town correctly present the financial status as of December 31, 1955.
I toke this opportunity to thank the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Town Officers and Employees, the Town Report Committee and all others who have contributed of their time ond talents in compiling this report.
Respectfully submitted,
Theodore C. Palizzolo Town Accountant
Totol Interest
20,685.00
South School 3,531.25
Summer St. School
4,200.00
Centre School Addition
150.00
28, 566.25
INTEREST
Junior High School
6, 000.00
59,225.01
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Morkers
RECEIPTS-Total $1,405,634.24
Local Taxes 41.3%
Taxes from State 2. 1%
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax 6.7%
State Grants 7.2%
Agency, Trust and Investment 4. 3%
Federal Grants 2. 4%
Municipal Indebtedness 28.5%
Miscellaneous 7.5%
EXPENDITURES-Total $1,238,518.77
Charities 4. 8%
Highways 9.7%
Health and Sanitation 2.0%
Protection of Persons and Property 7.3%
General Government 3.3%
Education 53.8%
Investment 2.3%
Agency 4. 8%
Maturing Debt 6.6%
Interest 2.3% Unclassified 3. 1%
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Report of TAX COLLECTOR
Year Ending December 31, 1955
Commitments
Collected 302.26
Abated
Tax Titles
Refunds
Interest
Balance
1952 Personal
57.60
36.00
21.60
1953 Personal
478.40
212.00
12.00
14.91
254.40
1954 Personal
1,628.52
455. 92
6.27
1, 172.60
1955 Personal
27, 830.29
26, 215.64
115.67
17.20
. 88
1, 516. 18
1951 Real Estate
150.79
148.24
382.28
20.79
2.55
1952 Real Estate
857.05
807.84
25.92
3.75
77.84
27.04
1953 Real Estate
2,971.01
1, 638. 25
4.00
3.75
116. 58
1,332.51
1954 Real Estate
15, 654. 69
10, 449.26
177.62
4.10
177. 12
221.35
5, 200. 83
1955 Real Estate
572, 272.05
538, 060. 37
15, 908.48
432. 15
3, 078.59
54.96
20, 949.64
1951 Polls
6.00
4.00
2.00
.74
1952 Polls
12.00
14.00
2,00
1953 Polls
32.00
4.00
22.00
6.00
.30
12.00
1954 Polls
86.00
54.00
2.00
2,00
1,68
30.00
1955 Polls
3, 576.00
3,070.00
368.00
12.00
1,35
148.00
1951 Motor Vehicle Excise
64.66
64.66
1952 Motor Vehicle Excise
211.07
61.90
147. 17
3.34
2.00
1953 Motor Vehicle Excise
1,110.49
238. 25
16. 62
13.63
898.86
1954 Motor Vehicle Excise
10, 233. 04
9,250. 09
588. 14
261.65
88.73
656. 46
1955 Motor Vehicle Excise
95,202.71
83,518.60
5,513.26
3,605.26
58.08
9,776. 11
Total
732, 736.63
674,490.62
22, 996. 92
440. 25
7, 568.22
721.76
42,000.78
Percent 1955 Taxes Outstanding 4.63 %
Percent All Taxes Outstanding
5.73 %
Respectfully submitted, Clifford C. Ham, Collector of Taxes
Report of FIRE DEPARTMENT
I assumed command of the Fire Department on April. 16, 1955 and this report covers only that period of administration.
Several days prior to this date two privates resigned from the department, and on this date two captains, one lieutenant and two privates also resigned. Their vacancies were filled as quickly as possible and an intensive drill schedule was immediately put into effect. Many citizens of the Town volunteered their services during this emergency and the Civil Defense Auxiliary Fire De- partment was reactivated under Chief Sanborn Caldwell. This unit is still most active with weekly drills and has enthusiastically supported the call fire department at alarms.
For several decades the Fire Department has operated with a bare minimum of expenditures and has not kept pace with the expansion of the facilities of the other Town departments. The accelerated growth of the Town in the last ten years has resulted in the Fire Department becoming inadequate to properly protect its citizens and property.
Although this condition became increasingly apparent, my first obligations were to reorganize the department and provide the best possible protection with the equipment available. 1 then petitioned the Board of Selectmen to appoint a five-man committee to study the immediate and long range needs of the
department and submit a preliminary report to the Selectmen by January 9, 1956. It is hoped their recommendations on perman- ent men, housing, alarm system and other needs will be avail- able for action at the annual Town meeting of March, 1956.
To the hundreds of new residents of our Town, I would like to point out that the present Fire Department is 100% call men, and that no personnel are on duty at either of the two fire stations. Using the fire alarm boxes affords the most efficient response by the call fire department. A secondary method is to dial LY 4-3131 (FIRE AND POLICE EMERGENCY) and report the fire to the' Police Department, who in turn activate the fire alarm system, (calling the men to the fire station) and telephone each station, repeating the verbal report of the fire.
Another important subject of which all residents should be aware is that fires in the open are prohibited unless a permit is secured in advance from either of the Deputy Forest Wardens:
Arthur Rodham at Rodhams Service Station in the Center John Duggan at Duggans Pharmacy at South Lynnfield
The men and officers of the department have demonstrated a rare quality of citizenship and devotion to the Town and the Fire Department for which I express my sincere appreciation.
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1951 Personal
302.26
40.33
The cooperation of the Highway Department and Police De- partment have been particularly helpful.
During my administration, the Department has answered the following alarms:
Buildings
3
Dumps
6
Woods, brush, grass, etc.
24
Vehicles
15
Out of Town Calls
3
Miscellaneous
13
False
21
Total
85
Extra Duty:
Pumping out flooded cellars
93 man hours
Fire Prevention
15 man hours
Emergency Hose Packing
25 man hours
Hurricane Duty
143 man hours
On duty while alarm system out
41 man hours
In addition to the above, hundreds of unpaid hours were spent at weekly department drills, duty at Halloween and 4th of July, and many other services requested by citizens of the Town.
1955 REPORT - FIRE ALARM SYSTEM
The Fire Alarm System has been extended to include the Glen Meadow development, and the installation of six new boxes is expected to be completed in the early part of 1956.
Antiquated boxes numbered 27, 115, and 116 have been re- placed with new equipment, and box 122 has been installed on Hart Road.
Box 7 has been installed in the Police Station to eliminate the hand operation of the alarm system by the Police in registering telephone alarms.
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