Town of Lynnfield, Essex County, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, annual report 1949-1960, Part 50

Author: Lynnfield (Mass.)
Publication date: 1949-1960
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 846


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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


32


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


33


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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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