Town of Lynnfield, Essex County, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, annual report 1961-1970, Part 4

Author: Lynnfield (Mass.)
Publication date: 1961-1970
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 1002


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Thence northerly, following the wall, by land of the said Costa, across the easterly terminus of a public way called Lovell Road, and by land of Richard E. and Barbara Curtis and land of Ben- son Goss Fuels, Inc., a distance of 308.71 feet to a corner of the wall;


Thence northwesterly by the wall and land of said Benson Goss Fuels, Inc., 354.78 feet to a drill hole at a corner of a wall by land of Fred- erick D. and Phyllis R. Eble;


Thence northeasterly following the wall in two courses, 562.74 feet and 264.90 feet, by land of the said Eble and the several lands of Frederick W. Griebbel, Jr. and Dorothea R. Griebbel, John D. and Norma E. Larkin, Samuel J. and Avis E. Topping, land now or formerly of James T. and Ruth M. Bowler, John F. Van Gelder, Jr. and Irene E. Van Gelder and Charles T. and Phyllis W. Anderson to a point on the southerly side of said Essex Street as altered aforesaid;


Thence southeasterly by said Essex Street, 19.26 feet to a stone bound;


Thence turning to the left on a curved line, the radius of which is 708.62 feet, an arc of 496.87 feet to a stone bound and land of Melch Bros. Corp .;


Thence southwesterly by the remains of a wall and by land of said Melch Bros. Corp., a distance of 76 feet to the approximate center line of old Essex Street as it existed previous to the altera- tion of 1956 as aforesaid;


Thence northeasterly by the center line of said old Essex Street, 225 feet to the said southerly line of Essex Street as so altered;


Thence easterly by said Essex Street, as altered. 151.70 feet to a stone bound;


Thence turning to the right on a curved line, the radius of which is 1399.63 feet, an arc of 399.45 feet to the point of beginning.


Containing 36.10 acres, more or less, of land according to a sketch prepared for the Lynnfield School Site Committee made under date of Oc- tober, 1961, by H. Kingman Abbott, Registered Surveyor, said sketch to be followed by a suit- able plan for recording.


A motion to reconsider action on this article was defeated.


ARTICLE 3.


Voted 313 in favor and 128 opposed to appro- priate from available funds, the sum of $50,000 .- 00 for the payment of the purchase price or land damages in acquiring the land owned suppositive- ly by Dennis L. Laubner, described in the preced- ing article, together with the legal, engineering and other services and expenses incidental there- to.


A motion to reconsider action on this article was defeated.


ARTICLE 4.


Voted unanimously to authorize and instruct the Board of Selectmen to acquire by purchase, by eminent domain, or otherwise, for school pur- poses, certain land in Lynnfield owned supposi- tively by Melch Bros. Corporation, bounded and described as follows:


Beginning at the northwesterly corner of the premises at a stone bound set on the southerly side-line of Essex Street at the easterly end of a curved line in said street, the radius of which is 708.62 feet;


Thence easterly by the southerly side-line of said Essex Street a distance of 165 feet, more or less, to the approximate center line of said Essex Street as it existed previous to the alteration and relocation of 1956;


Thence southwesterly by said center line a dis- tance of 225 feet;


Thence northeasterly by said old Essex Street and following the remains of an old wall a dis- tance of 76 feet to a stone bound at the point of beginning.


Containing approximately 4600 square feet of land.


ARTICLE 5.


Voted unanimously that the Town appropriate from available funds in the Treasury the sum of $1.00 for the purchase of the land owned supposi- tively by Melch Bros. Corp. described in the pre- ceding article, together with the legal, engineer- ing and other services and expenses incidental thereto.


All articles in the Warrant having been acted on, the meeting was declared adjourned "Sine Die" by the Moderator.


HARRY W. HIGGINS, Town Clerk


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TRANSFERS OF MONEY VOTED AT THE SPECIAL TOWN MEETING NOVEMBER 20, 1961


From Available Funds


Article 1. For the use of the Senior High


School Building Committee $ 7,500.00


Article 3. Land purchase 50,000.00


Article 5. Melch Bros. land


purchase 1.00


Total amount of transfer $57,501.00 HARRY W. HIGGINS Town Clerk


APPROPRIATIONS TO BE RAISED IN THE TAX LEVY OF THE CURRENT YEAR, VOTED AT THE ANNUAL TOWN MEETING HELD MARCH 13, 16, 20 AND 23, 1961


ARTICLE 10.


Selectmen:


1. Salaries $ 2,075.00


2. Expenses


2,650.00


Accountant:


3. Salaries


4,675.00


4. Expenses 350.00


5. Capital Outlay


350.00


Treasurer:


6. Salaries


5,071.00


7. Expenses


1,050.00


8. Tax Title Proceedings 400.00


9. Capital Outlay®


25.00


Tax Collector:


10. Salaries


7,285.00


11. Expenses


2,290.00


Assessors:


12. Salaries


11,606.00


13. Expenses


1,080.00


14. Capital Outlay


115.00


Finance Committee:


15. Salaries


420.00


16. Expenses


150.00


Law Department:


17. Salaries


1,500.00


18. Expenses


300.00


19. Damages, Legal Fees


2,000.00


Town Clerk:


20. Salaries


3,150.00


21. Expenses


825.00


22. Election Expenses


700.00


23. Capital Outlay


Registrars:


Building Inspector:


24. Salaries


830.00


53. Salary - Base


500.00


25. Expenses


475.00


54. Drawing Acct. - 75% of fees


1,900.00


26. Canvassing


1,000.00


Planning Board:


27. Salaries 400.00


28. Expenses 505.00


29. Professional Services 2,100.00


Appeal Board:


30. Expenses


475.00


Municipal Buildings:


31. Salaries 4,508.00


32. Expenses 8,510.00


33. Capital Outlay 500.00


Police Department:


34. Salaries


88,546.00


35. Expenses


6,984.00


36. Out-of-State Travel 450.00


37. Capital Outlay


2,200.00


38. Police Training School Salaries 1,000.00


39. Police Training School


Expenses 250.00


Fire Department:


40. Salaries


14,963.00


41. Expenses


7,905.00


42. Capital Outlay - Fire Truck


Transfer


43. Maintenance of Alarm - Salaries 4,528.00


44. Maintenance of Alarm -


Expenses


1,100.00


Tree and Moth Department:


45. Salary - Tree Warden


1,890.00


46. Salary - Moth Supt.


3,072.00


47. Wages


8,563.00


48. Wages - Overtime 50.00


49. Expenses


1,260.00


50. Shade Trees


600.00


51. Pest Control


4,000.00


52. Capital Outlay 92.00


55. Expenses


100.00


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Sealer of Weights and Measures:


56. Salaries 160.00


57. Expenses


60.00


58. Capital Outlay


96. General Expenses


131,790.00


97. Tuition 1,260.00


98. Transportation - Pupils


45,343.00


99. Travel out-of-state


1,600.00


100. Capital Outlay


16,271.00


101. Playground Program


1,500.00


Library Trustees:


102. Salaries 14,517.00


103. Expenses


10,279.99


104. Capital Outlay 1,300.00


Park and Cemetery Commissioners:


105. Salaries 9,487.00


106. Expenses


1,050.00


107. Capital Outlay 505.00


108.


Suntaug Park


1,500.00


109.


Glen Meadow Park


3,000.00


110. Essex Street Little League Park 500.00


111. Forest Hill Cemetery


100.00


112. Pillings Pond Baseball


Field Development


500.00


Treasurer:


113. Maturing Debt


205,000.00


114. Interest on Debt


64,228.00


115. Interest on Temporary Loan


6,997.00


116. Firemen's Pension


1,000.00


117. Essex County Retirement


21,225.00


Finance Committee:


118. Reserve Fund ..... .


8,500.00


Selectmen:


119. Memorial Day Observance


500.00


81. Capital Outlay


4,244.87


82. Road Maintenance and Construction


35,000.00


83. Storm Drains


2,500.00


84. Sidewalk Construction


4,000.00


85. Snow and Ice Removal


13,000.00


86. Chapter 90 Maintenance 2,700.00


Board of Public Welfare:


87. Salaries


5,148.00


88. Expenses


895.00


89. Public Assistance


45,000.00


Director of Veterans' Services:


90. Salaries


500.00


91. Expenses


175.00


92. Veterans' Benefits


5,500.00


93. Capital Outlay


125.00


School Committee:


94. Salaries (Superintendent,


Teachers and Principals) .. 667,072.00


95. Other Salaries and Wages .. 95,230.00


Dog Officer:


59. Salaries


625.00


60. Expenses


615.00


Wire Inspector:


61. Drawing Acct. - 75% of fees


500.00


62. Expenses


60.00


63. Capital Outlay


186.00


Civil Defense:


64. Salaries


500.00


65. Expenses


2,275.00


66. Capital Outlay


55.00


Board of Health:


67. Salaries


840.00


68. Expenses


500.00


69. Garbage Collection 8,400.00


70. Rubbish Collection


18,667.00


71. Sanatorium Cases 500.00


75.00


72. Animal Inspector - Salary 73. Animal Inspector - Expense


25.00


74. Sanitarian - Salary 800.00


75. Sanitarian - Expense


520.00


76. Plumbing Inspector - Draw- ing Acct. - 75% of fees ....


500.00


77. Cesspool Inspector - Draw- ing Acct. - 75% of fees ..


500.00


78. Plumbing and Cesspool


Expense 50.00


Highway Department:


79. Salaries


39,153.00


80. Expenses


4,986.00


120. Town and Finance Committee Reports


5,000.00


121. General Town Insurance


25,000.00


122. Street Lighting


17,000.00


123. Gasoline Fund


7,500.00


124. Hydrant Rental


8,425.00


ARTICLE 11.


Chapter 90 Highway Construction


4,000.00


ARTICLE 12.


For payment of bill owed to Essex Electrical Supply Co., Inc. (1958)


304.46


ARTICLE 13.


Civil War Centennial Committee Expenses


500.00


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ARTICLE 23.


Conservation Commission Fund .... 500.00


Total to be raised in the


Tax Levy $1,795,147.32


TRANSFER OF MONEY VOTED AT THE ANNUAL TOWN MEETING


Dog License Refund - Libraries - Article 4 $ 1,370.01


Reserve Fund from Overlay Re-


serve - Art. 10, Item 118 16,500.00


From Available Surplus Funds:


Stabilization Fund - Article 8


125,000.00


Fire Truck - Article 10 - Item 42 25,000.00


Chap. 90 Maint. - Art. 10 - Item 86 Chap. 90 Const. - Article 11 12,000.00 1,300.00 From Road Machinery Account: Capital Outlay - Highway Dept. - Article 10, Item 81 605.13


Total Transfers $ 181,775.14 Total Appropriations to be raised in the Tax Levy $1,795,147.32


Total of All Appropriations


$1,976,922.46


HARRY W. HIGGINS Town Treasurer


At the outbreak of the Civil War there were 138 enrolled Militia. Thirty-five made the supreme sacrifice.


Licenses Issued


BY THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN


Number


Fee $35.00


484


Males


@ $2.00


$ 968.00


Auctioneer


1


67 Females


@ 5.00


335.00


Amusement Rides


5


2.00


Hawkers and Peddlers


3


1.00


6 Kennels


@ 10.00


60.00


Rifle Range


1


2.00


Taxicab


2


1.00


Lodging House


3


2.00


Common Victualler


20


5.00


Lord's Day:


Sale of Horticultural Prod. 15


3.00


Sale of Candy, Frozen


Desserts, etc. 23


3.00


Concert and Entertainment: Individual Annual


114


1.00


2


25.00


Liquor Licenses:


19


111.00


15 Women's Fish. Lic. @ 3.25


48.75


1 Trapping License @


7.75


7.75


6 Duplicate Licenses @


.50


3.00


One Day Wine and Malt Beverages


68


3.00


1


Common Victualler, All Alcoholic


5


750.00


9 Archery Stamps @ 1.10


9.90


Club, All Alcoholic


2


750.00


Package Goods, All Alcoholic 3


750.00


518 Licenses


$2,161.90


Fees Deducted


123.40


Misc. Monies Collected: Rental fees for hall rental


134.65


(Total)


Paid to Div. Fish and Game


$2,038.50


942


Licenses


$2,181.00


Fees Deducted


235.50


Paid to Essex County


$1,945.50


HUNTING, FISHING AND SPORTING LICENSES


214 Fishing Licenses @ $4.25


$ 909.50


174 Hunting Licenses @ 4.25


739.50


50 Sporting Licenses @ 7.25


362.50


36 Minors Fishing Lic. @ 2.25


81.00


Advertisement Fees


(Total)


4 Free Licenses (Over 70 years)


9 Free Licenses (OAA)


384 Spayed Females @ 2.00


768.00


1 Kennel @ 50.00


50.00


BY THE TOWN CLERK DOG LICENSES


Ballroom


1


29


6


Theodore C. Palizzolo


Town Accountant


BALANCE SHEET DECEMBER 31, 1961


LIABILITIES


Overpayments to be Refunded


Real Estate 1958 Motor Vehicle


1957 $ 7.50


1959


6.39


1960


1,857.36


$ 1,871.25


Overlays Reserved for Abatements


Levy of 1958 96.29


Levy of 1959 8,863.49


Levy of 1960


800.41


Levy of 1961


13,792.90


General $ 553,718.46


Special Surplus


War bonus 2,021.40


Petty Cash Advances


Collector 50.00


School Dept. 100.00


$ 555,889.86


Accounts Receivables - Taxes


Levy of 1959


Real Estate


212.00


Levy of 1960


Real Estate


5,266.07


Poll


2.00


Levy of 1961


Personal


907.07


Real Estate


43,383.70


Poll


46.00


Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise


Levy of 1958


8.56


Levy of 1961 36,379.79


36,388.35


Farm Animal Excise


Levy of 1961


20.50


Tax Titles


5,134.54


Tax Possessions


2,408.04


State and County Aid Highways 12,000.00


54,524.56


Surplus War Bonus


2,021.40


Stabilization Fund


131,479.31


State Aid to Highways


8,000.00


Recovery Old Age Assist.


2,610.67


County Aid to Highways


4,000.00


State Tax (Overestimate)


327.00


County Tax (Underestimate)


667.24


Available Surplus Revenue


282,284.63


$ 662,619.75


$ 332.80


23,553.09


Federal Grants


Old Age Assistance 1,772.80


Old Age Administration 125.56


Aid Dependent Children 184.50


ADC Administration 1,431.70


Disability Assistance 42.30


Disability Admin. 303.44


Medical Aid Aged 1,354.69


5,214.99


Revolving Fund Hot Lunch Program


878.51


Appropriation Balances Revenue - General 93,714.55


Non-Revenue 44,417.06


49,816.84


Sale of Cemetery Lots Reserve Fund - Overlay Surplus


138,131.61 2,887.25 16,502.68


Revenue Reserved until Collected Motor Veh. & Trailer 34,517.10 Farm Animal 20.50


Tax Titles and Possessions 7,542.58


Petty Cash Advance 150.00


Departmental 294.38


Departmental


Old Age Assist., Cities 21.60 Aid Dependent Children 272.78


294.38


$ 662,619.75


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ASSETS


Cash


ANALYSIS OF ACCOUNTS 1961


Available Funds


Transfers In


Transfers Out


Expen- ditures


Balance


General Government


Selectnien


$ 4,725.00


$


$


$ 3,676.28


$ 1,048.72


Accountant


5,375.00


5,198.53


176.47


Treasurer


6,146.00


6,124.48


21.52


Collector


9,575.00


221.20


9,705.67


90.53


Assessors


12,801.00


11,246.23


1,554.77


Other Finance Offices


5,570.00


4,515.69


1,054.31


Counsel


3,800.00


1,752.50


2,047.50


Clerk


4,675.00


425.00


5,022.24


77.76


Registrars


2,305.00


2,281.83


23.17


Planning Board


3,005.00


235.00


3,238.34


1.66


Appeal Board


475.00


334.87


140.13


Mun. Bldg. Comm.


353.36


25.00


328.36


Municipal Buildings ....


13,518.00


1,909.68


15,399.16


28.52


Tax Title


Proceedings


400.00


367.86


32.14


Protection of Persons and Property


Police


103,543.26


1,438.41


104,053.79


927.88


Fire


78,800.46


25,000.00


51,287.96


2,512.50


Hydrant Rental


8,425.00


8,425.00


Building Inspector


2,500.00


68.00


2,531.58


36.42


Wire Inspector


746.00


54.00


778.11


21.89


Dog Officer


1,240.00


968.64


271.36


Sealer


220.00


192.20


27.80


Tree and Moth


19,527.00


18,952.59


574.41


Civil Defense


3,092.94


350.00


2,994.39


448.55


Police & Fire Station ...


6,393.17


4,778.76


1,614.41


Health and Sanitation


Board of Health


1,840.00


1,480.90


359.10


Sanitarian


1,320.00


1,320.00


Animal Inspector


100.00


97.56


2.44


Plumbing Inspector


550.00


273.25


773.25


50.00


Patients at San.


500.00


99.00


401.00


Refuse Collection


18,667.00


18,667.00


Garbage Collection


8,400.00


8,400.00


Highways


Highway Maint.


103,489.00


101,962.55


1,526.45


Chapter 90 Const.


16,000.00


16,000.00


Chapter 90 Maint.


4,000.00


4,000.00


Street Lighting


17,000.00


13,775.98


3,224.02


Gasoline


7,500.00


7,155.79


344.21


Charities


Old Age Admin.


5,203.00


1,824.88


4,847.64


2,180.24


Old Age Assist.


20,000.00


20,465.14


32,533.71


7,931.43


Medical Aid for Aged ..


17,000.00


11,221.08


17,243.21


10,977.87


Public Welfare


3,840.00


1,188.80


2,651.20


Disability Assistance .


2,000.00


577.58


1,908.66


668.92


Aid Dep. Children


3,000.00


1,167.39


2,776.35


1,391.04


Veterans' Benefits


6,300.00


325.00


6,484.43


140.57


A.D.C. Admin.


1,488.29


102.41


159.00


1,431.70


Disability Admin.


174.91


128.53


303.11


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Available Funds


Transfers In


Transfers Out


Expen- ditures


Balance


Education


Schools


960,066.00


949,015.90


11,050.10


Hot Lunches


103,051.28


5,000.00


107,172.77


878.51


Athletic Funds


4,608.34


4,218.00


5,633.51


3,192.83


School Bldg. Comm.


611.87


611.87


Future School Site


985.73


2,200.00


2,790.50


395.23


Elm. Scl. Plant Plan


45.00


45.00


Addition to Jr. High


4,528.78


4,528.78


Huckleberry Hill Sch. .


18,187.60


4,984.79


13,202.81


Public Law 874


11,183.53


14,891.00


5,000.00


2,655.95


18,418.55


Nat'l Defense Title III .


1,327.36


1,784.60


1,600.00


1,511.96


Nat'! Defense Title V .


1,303.85


1,054.17


410.30


1,947.72


Sr. High. School B. C. ..


7,500.00


7,500.00


Library


27,467.00


568.50


25,943.02


2,092.48


Unclassified


Memorial Day


500.00


498.81


1.19


Town Insurance


25,000.00


19,902.50


5,097.50


Old Meet. House


2,000.00


685.00


1,315.00


Conservation Fund


500.00


54.28


445.72


Civil War Cent.


500.00


500.00


Boudrow, Glavin,


Delcolle


2,054.82


2,054.82


Eli Upton Land


4,894.00


4,894.00


Reserve Fund


25,000.00


7,499.54


17,500.46


Melch Property


1.00


1.00


Laubner Property


50,000.00


50,000.00


Parks and Cemeteries


Cemetery Maint.


11,042.00


10,734.22


307.78


Suntaug Park


1,500.00


1,354.22


145.78


Glen Meadow Park


3,000.00


2,966.51


33.49


Little League Park


500.00


476.00


24.00


Forest Hill


100.00


100.00


Baseball Field Pill.


500.00


325.00


175.00


Repurchase of Graves .


250.00


75.00


175.00


Interest and Debt


Interest


71,225.00


69,458.11


1,766.89


General Loans


205,000.00


205,000.00


Temporary Loans


800,000.00


800,000.00


Agency and Trust


State Parks & Res.


4,318.81


3,991.81


327.00


Auditing Mun. Accts.


2,338.70


2,338.70


County Tax


25,702.35


26,369.59


667.24


TB Assessment


10,692.95


10,692.95


Essex Cty. Assessm't ...


21,225.00


21,203.73


21.27


State Income Tax


12,150.77


12,150.77


Fed. Income Tax


144,621.41


144,621.41


Blue Cross-Blue Shield


16,729.95


16,729.95


Teacher Retirement ....


31,258.77


31,258.77


Essex Cty. Retire.


17,044.63


17,044.63


Firemen's Pension


1,000.00


1,000.00


Stabilization Fund


128,513.39


2,965.92


131,479.31


Dog License Fees


1,954.50


1,954.50


Cem. Perp. Care


1,060.12


1,060.12


....


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Available Funds


Transfers In


Transfers Out


Expen- ditures


Balance


Refunds


Dist. Taxes 1959


358.92


358.92


Accrued Interest


.06


.06


Poll Tax Refunds


8.00


8.00


Real Estate Refunds


7,495.97


7,495.97


Pers. Est. Refunds


41.20


41.20


Motor Vehicle


10,819.57


10,819.57


$2,459,491.64


$ 931,328.72


$ 37,499.54


$3,025,702.60


$ 327,618.22


RECAPITULATION OF DEBT ACCOUNT


Purpose of Loan


Outstanding Dec. 31, 1960


Paid in 1961


Outstanding Dec. 31, 1961


Principal Due 1962


Interest Due 1962


Salem Street School


1950-1969


$ 110,000.00


$ 15,000.00


$ 95,000.00


$ 15,000.00


$ 1,662.50


Junior High School


1953-1972


655,000.00


55,000.00


600,000.00


55,000.00


12,600.00


Summer Street School


1956-1975


300,000.00


20,000.00


280,000.00


20,000.00


5,670.00


Addition Junior High 1957-1976


770,000.00


50,000.00


720,000.00


50,000.00


22,320.00


Huckleberry Hill


1960-1979


540,000.00


30,000.00


510,000.00


30,000.00


15,840.00


Police and Fire


1960-1962


65,000.00


35,000.00


30,000.00


30,000.00


825.00


TOTALS


$2,440,000.00


$ 205,000.00


$2,235,000.00


$ 200,000.00


$ 58,917.50


TRUST AND INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS


Trust and Investment Funds Cash and Securities


In custody of Treasurer


G. Blake Fund


$ 4,000.00


In custody of Treasurer


$36,896.23


A. Clough Fund


300.00


In custody of State Treasurer


1,000.00


G. Hawkes Fund


500.00


In custody of Library


4,634.85


M. A. Nash Fund


1,000.00


M. U. Nash Fund


2,857.92


In custody of East Boston Savings Bank


839.60


M. C. Ward Fund


1,000.00


H. P. Emerson Fund


4,634.85


Cemetery Trust Funds


27,238.31


In Custody of Trustees


1,839.60


$43,370.68


$43,370.68


DEBT ACCOUNT


Net Funded or Fixed Debt Inside Debt Limit General


$ 575,000.00


Serial Loans Inside Debt Limit Schools Police and Fire


30,000.00


General


1,660,000.00


Outside Debt Limit Schools


1,660,000.00


$2,235,000.00


$ 545,000.00


Outside Debt Limit


$2,235,000.00


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RECEIPTS 1961


Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1961


Treasurer


Collector


School


Surplus War Bonus


$ 402,829.23 50.00 100.00 1,947.70


$ 404,926.93


Taxes


Current year


Real Estate


Personal


Poll


$1,290,348.78 58,761.30 4,530.00


Previous years


Real Estate


37,825.44


Personal


967.70


Poll


62.00


From the State


Corporation Tax


31,649.57


Income Tax


23,103.60


Loss of Taxes


1,271.85


Total Taxes


1,448,520.24


Licenses


Liquor


13,500.00


All other


783.00


Total Licenses


14,283.00


Fines and Forfeits


Court fines


273.00


Grants and Gifts


Grant from Federal Government


Old Age Assistance


33,289.15


Disability Assistance


693.11


Aid to Dependent Children


1,172.10


School Lunch Program


25,289.64


Grants from the State


Chapter 70


77,233.33


School transportation


42,851.41


School Building Assistance


80,849.26


National Defense Title III


1,784.60


National Defense Title V


1,054.17


Public Law No. 874


14,891.00


Meal Tax


2,108.18


Vocational Education


759.65


Libraries


1,763.58


Grants from the County


Care and Feeding of Dogs


1,700.01


Total Grants and Gifts


285,439.19


Total General Revenue


1,748,515.43


COMMERCIAL REVENUE


Motor Vehicle 1957


68.18


Motor Vehicle 1958


37.60


Motor Vehicle 1959


541.85


Motor Vehicle 1960


59,079.98


Motor Vehicle 1961


197,250.88


Total Motor Vehicle


256,978.49


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1


Farm Animal 1959


11.87


Farm Animal 1960


11.90


Farm Animal 1961


36.44


Total Farm Animal


60.21


Total Commercial Revenue


257,038.70


DEPARTMENTAL REVENUE


General Government


Collector


739.85


Appeal Board


460.00


Clerk


111.25


Planning Board


76.00


Town Hall Rental


1,472.95


Total General Government


2,860.05


Protection of Persons and Property


Police and Fire


505.50


Sealer of Weights


51.20


Building Inspector


2,624.00


Wire Inspector


738.15


Plumbing Inspector


1,031.00


Cesspool Inspector


695.00


Total Protection


5,644.85


Highways


General


378.50


Chapter 90 Construction


16,125.00


Chapter 90 Maintenance


1,300.00


Total Highway


17,803.50


Welfare


Aid to Dependent Children


From State


969.98


From individuals


97.70


Old Age Assistance


From State


8,516.98


From Cities and Towns


1,129.21


From Individuals


2,832.62


Medical Aid for the Aged


From the State


7,131.99


Disability Assistance


From the State


576.54


Veterans Benefits


From the State


4,001.07


Total Welfare


25,256.09


Schools


Sale of Lunches


70,499.91


Athletic Fund


4,218.00


Sale of Books and Supplies


703.04


Driver Education and All Other


8,542.29


Total School


83,963.24


Libraries


Fines


1,512.75


Unclassified


Sale of Land


300.00


Total Departmental Revenue


137,340.48


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Cemeteries


Sale of Lots


Burials


Care of Endowed Lots


Sale of materials


Total Cemeteries


Interest


On deferred taxes


1,599.73


On Motor Vehicle


350.00


On Library Funds


568.50


On Stabilization Fund


2,705.92


On Trust Funds


60.12


On Surplus War Bonds


73.70


Total Interest


5,357.97


Municipal Indebtedness


Temporary Loans


800,000.00


Agency, Trust and Investment


State Withholding


12,150.77


Federal Withholding


144,621.41


Essex County Retirement


17,044.63


Teacher Retirement


31,258.77


Blue Cross


16,729.95


Cemetery Perpetual Care


1,000.00


Dog License Fees


1,954.50


Total Trust and Investment


224,760.03


Refunds


General Departments


1,338.42


GRAND TOTAL RECEIPTS


$3,581,592.46


EXPENDITURES GENERAL GOVERNMENT


Selectmen


1. Salaries


$ 2,075.00


$


$


2. Expenses


1,601.28


3,676.28


Accountant


3. Salaries


4,567.75


4. Expenses


349.78


5. Capital Outlay


281.00


5,198.53


Treasurer


6. Salaries


5,055.28


7. Expenses


1,049.45


8. Tax Title Proceedings


367.86


9. Capital Outlay


19.75


6,492.34


Collector


10. Salaries


7,490.95


11. Expenses


2,214.72


9,705.67


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305.00 620.00 1,044.50 345.00


2,314.50


Assessors


12. Salaries


10,111.70


13. Expenses


1,023.53


14. Capital Outlay


111.00


11,246.23


Other Finance Offices


15. Salaries


420.00


16. Expenses


126.72


120. Town and Finance Comm. Reports


3,968.97


4,515.69


Counsel


17. Salaries


1,500.00


18. Expenses


252.50


19. Damages, Legal Fees


.00


1,752.50


Clerk


20. Salaries


3,126.80


21. Expenses


1,231.79


22. Election Expenses


663.65


5,022.24


Registrars


24. Salaries


811.90


25. Expenses


469.93


26. Canvassing


1,000.00


2,281.83


Planning Board


27. Salaries


400.00


28. Expenses


513.34


29. Professional Services


2,325.00


3,238.34


Appeal Board


30. Expenses


334.87


Municipal Buildings


31. Salaries


4,480.36


32. Expenses


10,419.68


33. Capital Outlay


499.12


Total General Government


68,863.68


PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY


Police


34. Salaries


88,426.43


35. Expenses


8,281.78


36. Out of State Travel


450.00


37. Capital Outlay


6,019.16


38. Police Training School-Salaries


628.11


39. Police Training School-Expenses


248.31


15,399.16


104,053.79


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Fire


40. Salaries


41. Expenses


7,855.70


42. Capital Outlay


24,928.90


43. Alarm Maintenance-Salaries


44. Alarm Maintenance-Expenses


1,210.63


51,287.96


Tree and Moth


45. Salary-Tree Warden


1,890.00


46. Salary-Moth Supt.


3,072.00


47. Wages


8,165.56


48. Wages - Overtime


15.39


49.


Expenses


1,211.54


50. Shade Trees


567.00


51. Pest Control


3,981.10


52. Capital Outlay


50.00


18,952.59


Building Inspector


53. Salary


500.00


54. Drawing Account 75% of Fees


1,968.00


55. Expenses


63.58


2,531.58


Sealer of Weights and Measures


56. Salaries


160.00


57. Expenses


32.20


192.20


Dog Officer


59. Salaries


625.00


60. Expenses


343.64


968.64


Wire Inspector


61. Drawing Account 75% of Fees


553.61


62. Expenses


58.00


63. Capital Outlay


166.50


778.11


Civil Defense


64. Salaries


500.00


65. Expenses


2,439.39


66. Capital Outlay


55.00


2,994.39


Construction of Police and Fire Station


Contractor


3,128.57


All Other


1,650.19


4,778.76


Total Protection Persons and Property ...


186,538.02


HEALTH AND SANITATION


Board of Health


67. Salaries


840.00


68. Expenses


140.90


69. Garbage Collection


8,400.00


70. Rubbish Collection


18,667.00


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13,140.68


4,152.05


71. Sanatorium


72. Animal Inspector-Salary


75.00


73. Animal Inspector-Expenses


22.56


74. Sanitarian-Salary


800.00


75. Sanitarian-Expenses


520.00


76. Plumbing Inspector-75% of fees


773.25


77. Cesspool Inspector-75% of fees


500.00


78. Plumbing and Cesspool Expense


.00


30,837.71


Highways


79. Salaries


39,152.84


80. Expenses


4,779.16


81. Capital Outlay


4,727.72


82. Road Maintenance and Construction


34,967.16


83. Storm Drains


1,618.96


84. Sidewalk Construction


3,950.68


85. Snow and Ice Removal


12,766.03


86. Chapter 90 Maintenance


4,000.00


Miscellaneous Highway


105,962.55


122.


Street Lighting


13,775.98


123. Gasoline


7,155.79


124. Hydrant Rental


8,425.00


29,356.77


Chapter 90 Construction


Labor


2,365.67


Materials


10,880.83


Hired Equipment


2,753.50


16,000.00


Total Highway




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