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Sewer Bonds issued July 1
22,000.00
$471,600.00
Paid during year
42,800.00
December 31, 1924
$428,800.00
NOTES ISSUED IN ANTICIPATION OF REVENUE
January 1, 1924
$100,000.00
Issued during year
300,000.00
$400,000.00
Paid during year
$375,000.00
December 31, 1924 unpaid
125,000.00
$400,000.00
(Amount of uncollected taxes Dec. 31, 1924, as per Tax Collector's report $122,581.48.)
An account of receipts and expenditures is shown on next page and an itemized account will be found in the Town Accountant's report.
WILFRED A. BANCROFT, Treasurer Reading, December 31, 1924.
NOTES
1st
5- 1-96
$ 7,000.00
$1,400 yearly 5 yrs.
4
May-November
2nd
5- 1-96
7,000.00
1,400 yearly 5 yrs.
4 May-November
3rd
12- 9-96
1,500.00
1,500 Dec. 9, 1897
4
May-November
4th
7-15-98
3,000.00
1,000 July 15, 1901 2,000 July 15, 1904
3
July-January
Construction of Plant Construction of Plant Construction of Plant New Generator
5th
12- 7-03
1,400.00
1,400 Dec. 7, 1906
4 June-December
Acct. note due 5-1-03
6th
11-15-09
2,500.00
1,000 Nov. 15, 1910
4 May-November
Lynnfield Centre Lines
7th
1-21-10
1,800.00
1,800 Jan. 21, 1913
4 June-December
Construction
8th
7-12-11
2,200.00
2,200 July 12, 1912
4
December-July
Construction
9th
3-27-10
12,000.00
1,000 yearly 12 vrs.
4 March 27-Sept. 27
North Reading Lines
1,000.00
10th
4-16-13
13,500.00
414 April-October
Construction
11th
5-15-15
12,000.00
4 May 15-Nov. 15
Construction
4,800.00
12th
7-15-15
4,000.00
4 January-July
Reading
13th
9-22-17
6,500.00
5 March 22-Sept. 22
Construction
3,000.00
14th
11-20-19
3,000.00
1,500 yearly 2 yrs.
41% May-November
Construction
15th
7- 1-22
7,000.00
1,000 yearly 7 yrs.
6 January 1-July 1
Additions
4,000.00
16th
12-15-22
7,000.00
1,000 yearly 7 yrs.
41/4 June 15-Dec. 15
Additions
5,000.00
$ 17,800.00
$ 91,400.00
1,500 yearly 9 yrs. 800 yearly 15 yrs. 500 yearly 8 yrs. 500 yearly 13 yrs.
1,500 Nov. 15, 1911
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REPORT OF TREASURER
To the Citizens of Reading :-
On July 1, the Town Debt was increased by issue of Sewer Bonds as follows: $7,000.00 4% payable $1,000.00 July 1, of the years 1934-1940 inclusive, authorized by a vote of the Town on June 6, 1921, and $15,000 4% payable $1,000.00 July 1, of the years 1930-1944 inclusive, authorized by a vote of the Town, October 29, 1923.
BONDED INDEBTEDNESS
January 1, 1924
Sewer Bonds issued July 1
$449,600.00 22,000.00
$471,600.00
Paid during year
42,800.00
December 31, 1924
$428,800.00
NOTES ISSUED IN ANTICIPATION OF REVENUE
January 1, 1924
$100,000.00
Issued during year
300,000.00
$400,000.00
Paid during year
$375,000.00
1
December 31, 1924 unpaid
125,000.00
$400,000.00
(Amount of uncollected taxes Dec. 31, 1924, as per Tax Collector's report $122,581.48.)
An account of receipts and expenditures is shown on next page and an itemized account will be found in the Town Accountant's report.
WILFRED A. BANCROFT, Treasurer Reading, December 31, 1924.
249
TREASURER'S REPORT, DECEMBER 31, 1924
Debtor
Balance, Jan. 1, 1924
$ 31,958.91
Grace V. Viall, Collector
$380,768.96
Commonwealth of Mass., Taxes, etc.
51,160.46
Municipal Light Dept., Receipts
208,700.39
Water Dept.
43,945.28
Sewer Dept., Guarantee Deposits
7,663.18
Dept. of Public Welfare, Receipts
4,874.82
School Dept., Receipts
12,684.75
Cemetery Dept., Receipts
6,782.19
Other Dept., Receipts
5,066.32
Miscellaneous, Receipts
6,908.02
Interest on Deposits
1,475.62
Sewer Dept., Bonds sold
22,000.00
Sewer Dept., Premiums
120.51
Temporary Loans, Anticipation of Revenue
300,000.00
$1,052,150.50
Total Receipts
$1,084,109.41
Creditor
Discount Temporary Loans
$ 6,836.24
Interest on Notes and Bonds
10,328.75
State Taxes and Assessments
29,013.07
County Tax
13,607.80
Notes and Bonds paid during 1924
42,800.00
Temporary Loans Paid
275,000.00
Other Payments per vouchers
647,815.04
Total Payments Balance Dec. 31, 1924
$1,025,400.90
58,708.51
$1,084,109.41
252
GRACE V, VIALL, COLLECTOR, Dr.
Amount Interest collected, account 1919 Tax $ 12.61
uncollected, Dec. 31, 1923, account 1920 Tax
249.33
Interest collected, account 1920 Tax 58.02
uncollected, Dec. 31, 1923, account 1921 Tax 229.39
Interest collected, account 1921 Tax
1.27
uncollected, Dec. 31, 1923 account 1922 Tax 1,824.45
Interest collected, account 1922 Tax 154.52
uncollected, Dec. 31, 1923 account 1923 Tax 106,339.42
Interest collected, account 1923 Tax 3,529.79
Poll Tax Warrant, Feb. 23, 1924, account 1923. 35.00
uncollected, Dec. 31, 1923, account 1923 Sewer 1,149.98
Interest collected, account 1923 Sewer 29.27
Poll Tax Warrants June and December, 1924 5,110.00
General Tax Warrant, Sept. 1, 1924
375,928.95
" Moth Tax, Sept. 1, 1924 .
1,265.50
Sidewalk Assessment, Sept. 1, 1924
69.30
General Tax Warrant, Dec. 15, 1924
131.49
Sewer Committment for 1924
4,738.74
66 Interest collected, account 1924 Tax
215.74
Interest collected, account 1924 Sewer
2.58
uncollected sewer rentals, Dec. 31, 1923
51.00
Sewer rentals, Jan. 1, 1924
2,094.90
Sewer rentals, July 1, 1924
2,470.95
Advanced payments on apportioned Commitment
sewer, 1922
156.61
" Interest on apportioned sewer
2.58
Advanced payments on apportioned Commitment
sewer, 1924
111.05
Received account redemption property
2,265.20
Costs and charges
554.74
66 Sewer Betterment, Nov. 23, 1923
840.00
Sewer Betterment, July 19, 1924
8,064.92
Sewer Betterment, October 31, 1924
343.00
$518,030.30
251
TREASURER'S REPORT, PUBLIC LIBRARY FUND, DEC. 31, 1924
Debtor
Jan. 1, 1924: To cash balance
$ 101.88
To interest
4.61
- $ 106.49
Creditor
Dec. 31, 1924:
By balance cash on deposit, Mechanics
Savings Bank
$
106.49
WILFRED A. BANCROFT, Treasurer
252
GRACE V, VIALL, COLLECTOR,
Dr.
Amount Interest collected, account 1919 Tax $ 12.61
uncollected, Dec. 31, 1923, account 1920 Tax
249.33
Interest collected, account 1920 Tax 58.02
uncollected, Dec. 31, 1923, account 1921 Tax
229.39
Interest collected, account 1921 Tax
1.27
66 uncollected, Dec. 31, 1923 account 1922 Tax Interest collected, account 1922 Tax
154.52
66 uncollected, Dec. 31, 1923 account 1923 Tax
106,339.42
66
Interest collected, account 1923 Tax
3,529.79
Poll Tax Warrant, Feb. 23, 1924, account 1923
35.00
uncollected, Dec. 31, 1923, account 1923 Sewer 1,149.98
Interest collected, account 1923 Sewer 29.27
5,110.00
General Tax Warrant, Sept. 1, 1924
375,928.95
Moth Tax, Sept. 1, 1924
1,265.50
Sidewalk Assessment, Sept. 1, 1924
69.30
General Tax Warrant, Dec. 15, 1924
131.49
Sewer Committment for 1924
4,738.74
Interest collected, account 1924 Tax
215.74
Interest collected, account 1924 Sewer
2.58
uncollected sewer rentals, Dec. 31, 1923
51.00
" Sewer rentals, Jan. 1, 1924
2,094.90
66
Sewer rentals, July 1, 1924
2,470.95
Advanced payments on apportioned Commitment
sewer, 1922
156.61
Interest on apportioned sewer
2.58
Advanced payments on apportioned Commitment
sewer, 1924
111.05
Received account redemption property
2,265.20
Costs and charges
554.74
Sewer Betterment, Nov. 23, 1923
840.00
¥
Sewer Betterment, July 19, 1924
8,064.92
Sewer Betterment, October 31, 1924 343.00
$518,030.30
66
Poll Tax Warrants June and December, 1924
1,824.45
253
IN ACCOUNT WITH TOWN OF READING
·
Cr.
Amount paid Treasurer account 1919 Interest
$ 12.61
paid Treasurer account 1920 Tax
307.35
paid Treasurer account 1921 Tax
8.12
abated, account 1921 Tax
27.92
uncollected, account 1921 Tax ..
194.62
paid Treasurer, account 1922 Tax
1,496.91
abated, account 1922 Tax
50.12
uncollected, account 1922 Tax
431.94
paid Treasurer, account 1923 Tax
105,305.15
66 paid Treasurer, account 1923 Sewer Commitment
1,161.57
transferred to Tax Title account, Sewer
17.68
transferred to Tax Title account, Taxes
2,153.11 756.32
abated, account 1923 Tax
66 uncollected, account 1923 Tax
1,690.22
paid Treasurer, account 1924 Tax
259,680.85
abated, account 1924 Tax
2,775.43
uncollected, account 1924 Tax
120,264.70
66
paid Treasurer, account 1924 Sewer Commitment ... uncollected, account 1924 Sewer Commitment
1,951.11
66
paid Treasurer, account 1923 Sewer Rental
51.00
paid Treasurer, account 1924 Sewer Rental
4,453.38
abated, account 1924 Sewer Rental
24.57
66
paid Treasurer, advanced payments on app. Sewer, 1922
159.19
66
paid Treasurer, advanced payments on app. Sewer, 1924
111.05
paid Treasurer, account redemption property
2,265.20
paid Treasurer, account costs and charges 436.95
paid Constable, account costs and charges 117.79
64.40
66
charged to unapportioned Sewer, 1925
69.30
66 paid to Treasurer, account 1924 Sewer Betterment ..
209.30
66
paid Treasurer, account 1924 Sewer Betterment.
2,320.12
apportioned Sewer 1924
5,279.11
unapportioned Sewer 1924
1,200.69
Sewer assessments on Town property cancelled ...
105.00
$518,030.89
" overpaid, account 1923 Tax
.59
$518,030.30
GRACE V. VIALL, Collector of Taxes
Reading, Mass., Dec. 31, 1924.
Approved : Leon G. Bent, Town Accountant
2,790.21
66
uncollected, account 1924 Sewer Rentals
87.90
charged to apportioned Sewer, 1925
Annual Report
OF THE
TOWN ACCOUNTANT
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES For the Year Ended December 31 1924
256
Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen :- The annual report of the receipts and expenditures is herewith submitted together with other information concerning the financial matters of the Town.
Statements of the appropriation accounts of the several departments have been furnished, during the year, or the accounts compared with the Accountant's books.
The accounts of the Tax Collector have been audited, receipts veri- fied with payments to the Treasurer and statements sent out of all unpaid taxes, at date of audit.
The Water Department books have been examined, payments to the Treasurer checked and cash verified.
The accounts of the Sewer Department, Moth and Cemetery Depart- ments and the Sealer's books have been audited and found correct.
The Treasurer's accounts have been examined and agree with the Accountant's books; bank balances have been verified and cash in office counted and proved.
The accounts of funds held in trust by the Treasurer have been audited; securities examined and bank deposits and balances verified.
The co-operation of the Board of Selectmen and of all other officials and department heads, with the accounting office, is much appreciated.
Respectfully submitted,
December 31, 1924.
LEON G. BENT, Town Accountant
257
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT Receipts for 1924
Grace V. Viall, Collector :
Taxes, Poll, Personal, Real Estate
$361,397.59
Interest on Taxes
3,971.95
Moth Assessments
1,328.75
Sewer Assessments
5,988.19
Interest on Sewer Assessments
763.25
Sewer Rentals
4,504.38
Sidewalk Assessments
112.70
Summons, Costs and Charges, less fees
436.95
Redemption of Property
2,265.20
$380,768.96
Wilfred A. Bancroft, Treasurer:
Moth Bills, 1923-1924
807.85
Sidewalk Work Bills
168.83
Interest on Deposits
1,475.62
Premium and Accrued Interest on Bonds
120.51
Cemetery Bequest Fund Income
1,116.79
Coupon Account, Special
4,000.00
Commonwealth of Massachusetts:
Corporation Tax
9,540.71
Income Tax
30,087.62
National Bank Tax
509.24
Street, Railway Tax
620.34
Civilian War Poll Tax
2,397.00
Soldiers' Exemption
118.27
Surplus War Bonus Funds, Ch. 480, Acts 1924
4,069.82
Lowell Street Bridge Award
3,355.46
50,698.46
County of Middlesex, Dox Tax
907.48
Board of Selectmen:
Gasoline Applications, advertising
42.00
Auctioneers' Licenses
4.00
Second-hand Auto Dealers' Licenses
150.00
Bowling and Pool Licenses
20.00
Jitney Licenses
150.00
Junk Dealers' Licenses
75.00
7,689.60 ..
258
Lord's Day Licenses
120.00
Third-Class Liquor License
1.00
Revolver Licenses
15.00
Taxi Cab Licenses
14.00
Truck and Express Licenses
22.00
Victualers' Licenses
16.00
629.00
Police Department :
Court Fines
416.50
Sale Material
13.85
430.35
Fire Department, Sale Material, etc.
84.32
Sealer of Weights and Measures, Fees
42.75
Board of Health :
Contagious Diseases, Reimbursements
379.00
Milk Licenses
27.00
Slaughtering License
100.00
Other Licenses
4.50
510.50
Board of Public Works:
Telephone Tolls
26.35
Sale Material, Highway Dept.
1.00
Employers' Liability Co.
98.29
125.64
Dept. of Public Welfare:
Comm. of Mass., Mothers" Aid
2,044.70
Comm. of Mass., Temporary Aid
1,880.75
Sundry Parties, Reimbursements
869.71
Sundry Receipts
79.66
4,874.82
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, State Aid ..
462.00
School Department :
Comm. of Mass., Tuition, State Wards
1,518.42
Federal Board Voc. Ed., U. S. Veterans' Bureau, Tuition
2,600.81
City of Melrose, Tuition
380.00
Town of North Reading, Tuition
5,920.08
Town of Tewksbury, Tuition
147.50
Town of Wakefield, Tuition
190.00
Town of Wilmington, Tuition
190.00
Sundry Parties, Tuition
50.00
Comm. of Mass. Voc. Ed. Aid
1,000.83
Comm. of Mass., Tuition Reimbursement .
315.01
Smith-Hughes Fund
296.06
Sundry Receipts
67.04
12,684.75
i
259
Public Library Fines
Municipal Light Department:
Light and Power, Rates and Charges
208,700.39
Municipal Lighting Tax, Reimbursement
50.63
Petty Cash, Reimbursement
150.00
200.63
Water Department:
Water Rates and Charges
43,945.28
Petty Cash, Reimbursement
100.00
Sewer Department, House Connection Deposits ..
7,663.18
Cemetery Department :
Sundry Parties, Sale, Lots and Graves
2,352.00
Sundry Parties, Care, Lots and Graves
3,242.56
Care, Bequest Lots
1,116.79
Royal Indemnity Co.
70.84
6,782.19
Temporary Loans
Sewer Loans
$300,000.00 22,000.00
Rents :
C. L. Deming
360.00
Sundry Parties
665.00
1,025.00
Refunds :
Soldiers' Relief Account
20.00
High Street Drain Account
.97
School Dept. Gen'l Salary Account
109.00
Insurance Account
529.48
659.45
Insurance Account, Special, Payment of Losses
685.23
Reading Antiquarian Society, Parker Tavern
100.00
Miscellaneous Receipts
98.52
Total Receipts $1,052,150.50
PAYMENTS OF 1924
Overlay 1924 Abatements
$ 308.00
Cemetery Bequest to Maintenance
1,116.79
Tax Title Account
22.70
Moderator's Salary
60.00
Selectmen's Expenses
224.35
Selectmen's Clerical
1,310.00
Accountant's Salary
1,000.00
Treasurer's Salary
1,000.00
. .
282.00
260
Treasurer's Expenses
348.26
Collector's Salary
2,000.00
Collector's Expenses
688.39
Collector's Clerical
117.50
Assessors' Salaries
1,800.00
Assessors' Expenses
1,657.98
Assessors' Clerical
1,300.00
Block System Survey
214.26
Town Counsel's Salary and Expenses
591.01
Town Clerk's Salary
350.00
Town Clerk's Expenses
493.21
Board of Public Works Salaries and Expenses
4,393.15
Registrars' Salaries
250.00
Election Expenses
1,302.78
Miscellaneous Expenses
2,436.59
Municipal Building Maintenance
2,039.91
Central Fire Station Maintenance and Repairs
1,750.29
Victory House Lighting
135.86
G. A. R. Rooms Lighting
10.30
G. A. R. Rooms Rent
360.00
Insurance
2,218.06
Interest
17,164.99
Police Department Maintenance 1,537.63
Police Department Salaries
15,022.72
Police Department Special Pay Roll
1,387.48
Fire Department Maintenance
5,146.78
Fire Department Salaries
9,686.86
Fire Department Call Men Pay Roll
2,690.00
Fire Alarm Maintenance
673.47
Moth Department Maintenance
6,795.80
Tree Warden Maintenance
1,498.41
Forest Warden Maintenance
348.43
Hydrant Rentals
6,240.00
Drinking Fountains
100.00
Inspector of Buildings Salary
300.00
Inspector of Wires Salary
100.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures Salary
400.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures Expenses
92.21
Health Department Salaries
250.00
Health Department Expenses
391.52
Inspector of Plumbing Salary
700.00
Inspector of Animals Salary
200.00
Inspector of Milk Salary
100.00
Care of Contagious Diseases 1,420.76
Garbage Collection
2,438.70
Sewer Department, Maintenance and Construction
27,103.16
House Connections Account
7,642.70
261
Highway Department:
49,904.79
Snow and Ice Removal
4,737.85
Drainage Ditches Cleaning
2,844.15
Street Lighting
12,000.00
Dept. of Public Welfare, Maintenance
5,064.70
Dept. of Public Welfare, Clerical Salary
352.00
Dept. of Public Welfare, Visitor
400.00
Dept. of Public Welfare, Board and Care, C. L. Deming
2,274.10
Dept. of Public Welfare, Mothers' Aid
3,757.31
Dept. of Public Welfare, Temporary Aid,
State of Massachusetts
2,021.45
State Aid, Acct. Civil War
402.00
Soldiers' Relief
2,808.30
School Department :
General Maintenance
38,467.37
Salaries
113,172.69
Agricultural Maintenance
471.18
Agricultural Salaries
4,368.75
Tuition
675.88
Public Library Maintenance 2,708.09
Public Library Salaries 2,245.20
Park Department, Maintenance
2,087.92
Cemetery Department, Maintenance
10,937.41
Water Department, Maintenance, Etc.
46,071.07
Municipal Light Department, Maintenance, Etc. .
206,763.68
Care of Soldiers' Graves
$ 378.08
Memorial Day Observance
334.51
Water Dept., Cash
100.00
Municipal Light Dept., Cash
150.00
South Street Repairs
441.70
Forest Street Repairs
307.54
Lowell Street Bridge Approach
6,710.92
Child Welfare Work
300.00
Middlesex Co. Bureau of Agriculture
200.00
Firemen's Reimbursement
186.50
Traffic Beacons 563.50
School Dept. 1923 Bills
2,140.26
Forest Glen Cemetery, Land Purchase, Etc.
5,160.53
Cemetery Land Purchase, Clapp Est.
658.50
Building Lines
1,680.12
High Street Drain
20,000.97
County Tax
13,607.80
State Tax
17,100.00
State Highway Tax
1,961.50
Fire Prevention Tax
102.04
Municipal Lighting Tax
. 50.63 .
262
Metropolitan Sewer Assessments
9,798.90
Temporary Loans
275,000.00
Maturing Debt, not including Water & Light Dept
15,000.00
Total Payments
$1,025,400.90
TREASURER'S CASH
Balance on hand Jan. 1, 1924
$ 31,958.91
Receipts for 1924
1,052.150.50
1,084,109.41
Payments for 1924
1,025,400.90
Balance on hand, Dec. 31, 1924
$ 58,708.51
APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1924
General Government:
Moderator's Salary
$ 60.00
Selectmen's Expenses
300.00
Selectmen's Clerical
1,310.00
Accountant's Salary
1,000.00
Treasurer's Salary
1,000.00
Treasurer's Expenses
400.00
Tax Collector's Salary
2,000.00
Tax Collector's Expenses
700.00
Tax Collector's Clerical
150.00
Assessors' Salaries
1,800.00
Assessors' Expenses
1,700.00
Assessors' Clerical
1,300.00
Town Clerk's Salary
350.00
Town Clerk's Expenses
500.00
Town Counsel's Salary and Expenses
600.00
Registrars" Salaries
250.00
Election Expenses
900.00
Board of Public Works, Supt.'s Salary
3,000.00
Clerical
1,027.00
Expenses
373.00
Block System Survey
250.00
$ 18,970.00
General Accounts:
Miscellaneous Expenses $ 3,000.00
Municipal Building Maintenance 3,000.00
Central Fire Station Maintenance & Repairs
2,515.00
Lighting G. A. R. Rooms
25.00
Lighting Victory House
200.00
Insurance
2,202.04
Interest
17,907.50
$ 28,849.54
263
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
Police Department, Salaries
$ 15,230.30
Expenses
1,443.00
Fire Dept., Salaries Call Men
2,690.00
Expenses
4,907.00
Fire Alarm, Maintenance
700.00
Moth Department Maintenance
6,800.00
Tree Warden Maintenance
1,500.00
Forest Warden Maintenance
500.00
Inspector of Wires, Salary
100.00
Inspector of Buildings, Salary
300.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures, Salary
400.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures, Expenses
100.00
Hydrant Rentals
6,240.00
Drinking Fountains
100.00
$ 50,697.16
HEALTH AND SANITATION
Board of Health, Salaries
$ 250.00
Board of Health, Expenses
700.00
Inspector of Plumbing, Salary
700.00
Inspector of Milk, Salary
100.00
Inspector of Animals, Salary
200.00
Care Contagious Diseases
1,200.00
Garbage Removal
2,438.70
5,588.70
HIGHWAYS, SIDEWALKS, ETC.
Highway Maintenance
$ 50,000.00
Snow and Ice Removal
4,000.00
Drainage Ditches
3,000.00
Street Lighting
12,000.00
$ 69,000.00
CHARITIES AND AID
Board of Public Welfare, Clerical
$ 352.00
Board of Public Welfare, Visitor 400.00
Board of Public Welfare, Outside Relief, etc. . .
5,000.00
Board and Care, C. L. Deming
2,500.00
Mothers' Aid
4,000.00
Temporary Aid, Comm. of Mass.
2,000.00
$ 14,252.00
9,686.86
264
SOLDIERS' BENEFITS
Soldiers' Relief
$ 3,000.00
Military Aid
200.00
State Aid
500.00
$ 3,700.00
EDUCATION
School Department : Salaries, General Acct .:
$113,176.58
Expenses, Gen'l Acct
37,822.50
Salaries, Agr. Acct.
4,500.00
Expenses, Agr. Acct.
500.00
Vocational Tuition
800.00
Public Library, Salaries
2,250.00
Public Library, Expenses
2,950.00
$161,999.03
RECREATION
Care Common and Parks and Supervised Play ..
$ 2,750.00
CEMETERIES
Laurel Hill Cemetery
$ 8,300.00
SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS
Memorial Day Observance
$ 500.00
Rent G. A. R. Rooms
360.00
Care Soldiers' Graves
500.00
Lowell St. Bridge Approach
6,710.92
Overdrafts, 1923
2,014.54
Firemen's Reimbursement
186.50
High Street Drain
20,000.00
Traffic Beacons
693.50
School Dept. 1923 Bills
2,140.26
Cemetery Land and Purchase
6,000.00
Child Welfare Work
300.00
Agriculture and Home Economics
200.00
Building Lines
2,500.00
Total Appropriations
$406,212.20
APPROPRIATIONS NOT FROM TAX LEVY
*Maturing Debt
$ 15,000.00
*Reserve Fund
3,500.00
*Overdrafts 1923
438.56
t Cemetery Land Purchase, Clapp Estate
658.50
$ 19,597.06
* Appropriated from Excess and Deficiency Account.
t Appropriated from Cemetery Reserve Fund.
265
RECAPITULATION
Town Expenses, Debt, Etc.
$406,212.20
State Taxes and Assessments
29,013.07
County Tax
13,607.80
$448,833.07
Overlay
8,143.88
$456,976.95
VALUATION
1924
APPROPRIATIONS 1924
Real Estate
$11,064,625.00
Town Purposes
$406,212.20
Personal Estate . . 1,466,340.00
State & County Taxes,
etc.
42,620.87
Overlay
8,143.88
Total Valuation $12,530,965.00
Assessed @ $30.00
Real Estate Tax $ 331,938.75
Personal Estate Tax 43,990.20
Less
Estimated Receipts ' .
76,000.00
$ 375,928.95
Poll Tax 2524 @ $2 ..
5,048.00
$ 380,976.95
$380,976.95
Real Estate Tax .... $ 22.50
Real Estate
$ 750.00
Personal Estate Tax
108.99
Personal Estate
3,633.00
$ 4,383.00
Total Taxes .
.
$
131.49
STATE AND COUNTY TAXES, ASSESSMENTS, ETC. 1924
Commonwealth of Massachusetts :
State Tax
$ 17,100.00
State Highway Tax, Sec. 16, Chap. 81 Gen. Laws
1,961.50
Fire Prevention Tax, Sec. 29, Chap. 148, Gen. Laws
102.04
Municipal Lighting Tax, Sec. 11, Chap. 25, Gen. Laws
(Reimbursed by Municipal Light Dept.)
50.63
Metropolitan Sewerage Assessments 9,798.90
County of Middlesex, County Tax
13,607.80
$ 42,620.87
December Commitment
$456,976.95
266
ACCOUNTING, TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS TAXES 1920
Balance uncollected Jan: 1, 1924
$ 249.33
Collected 1924
$ 249.33
$ 249.33
$
249.33
TAXES 1921
Balance uncollected Jan. 1, 1924
$ 229.39
Collected 1924
$ 6.85
Abatements
27.92
Balance uncollected Dec. 31, 1924
194.62
$ 229.39 $ 229.39
TAXES 1922
Balance uncollected Jan. 1, 1924
$ 1,824.45
Collected 1924
$ 1,342.39
Abatements
50.12
Balance uncollected Dec. 31, 1924
431.94.
$ 1,824.45
$
1,824.45
TAXES 1923
Balance uncollected Jan. 1, 1924
$105,886.52
Commitment, Poll Taxes Add'l
35.00
Collected 1924
$101,322.46
Abatements
756.32
Transfer to Tax Titles Acct.
2,153.11
Balance uncollected Dec. 31, 1924
1,689.63
$105,921.52
$105,921.52
TAXES 1924
Commitment September
$380,976.95
Commitment December
131.49
Commitment Poll Taxes Add'l
62.00
Collected
$258,476.56
Abatements
2,775.43
Balance uncollected Dec. 31, 1924
119,918.45
$381,170.44
$381,170.44
MOTH 1923
Balance uncollected Jan. 1, 1924
$ 409.50
Collected 1924
$ 409.50
$ 409.50 $ 409.50
267
MOTH 1924
$ 1,265.50
Commitment
$ 919.25
Balance uncollected Dec. 31, 1924
346.25
$ 1,265.50 $ 1,265.50
SIDEWALK ASSESSMENTS
Balance uncollected Jan. 1, 1924
$ 43.40
Commitment 1924
69.30
Collected 1924
$ 112.70
$ 112.70 $ 112.70
SEWER ASSESSMENTS Unapportioned
Balance uncollected Jan. 1, 1924
$ 93.73
Betterments Assessed in 1924
9,247.92
Interest 1924
34.43
Collected 1924
$ 3,271.73
Apportioned 1924
5,238.51
Cancelled 1924
105.00
Balance uncollected Dec. 31, 1924
.
760-84
$ 9,376.08
$ 9,376.08
SEWER ASSESSMENTS Apportionment of 1923
Balance uncollected Jan. 1, 1924
$ 733.81
Transfer to Tax Titles
$ 7.11
Transfer to Correct
.02
Collected 1924
726.68
$ 733.81 $ 733.81
INTEREST ON SEWER ASSESSMENTS Apportionment of 1923
Balance uncollected Jan. 1, 1924
$ 322.46
Transfer to Tax Titles
$ 10.57
Collected
311.89
$ 322.46 $ 322.46
Collected 1924
268
SEWER ASSESSMENTS Apportionment of 1924
Commitment 1924 Collected 1924
$ 2,689.05
$ 1,722.12
Balance uncollected Dec. 31, 1924
966.93
$ 2,689.05 $ 2,689.05
INTEREST ON SEWER ASSESSMENTS Apportionment of 1924
Commitment 1924
$ 744.00
Collected 1924
$ 451.36
Balance uncollected Dec. 31, 1924
292.64
$ 744.00 $ 744.00
SEWER ASSESSMENTS Apportioned Receivable-Deferred Payments 1924 to 1933
Balance Jan. 1, 1924
$ 11,567.29
Assessments 1924
5,238.51
Receipts 1924, Advanced Payments
$ 267.66
Committed to Collector
2,689.05
Balance Dec. 31, 1924
13,849.09
$ 16,805.80
$ 16,805.80
SEWER RENTALS
Balance uncollected Jan. 1, 1924
$ 51.00
Charged in 1924
4,565.85
Collected in 1924
$ 4,504.38
Abatements
24.57
Balance uncollected Dec. 31, 1924
87.90
$ 4,616.85
$ 4,616.85
OVERLAY 1920
Balance Jan. 1, 1924
$ 249.33
Transferred to Overlay Reserve Fund
$ 249.33
$ 249.33
$ 249.33
OVERLAY 1921
Balance Jan. 1, 1924
$ 229.39
Abatements 1924
$ 27.92
Transferred to Overlay Reserve Fund
6.85
Balance to 1924
194.62
$ 229.39 $ 229.39
269
OVERLAY 1922
Transfer, Overdrafts, 1923
$ 41.25
Transfer from Reserve Fund
50.12
Balance Jan. 1, 1924
$ 41.25
Abatements, 1924
50.12
$ 91.37
$ 91.37
OVERLAY 1923
Balance Jan. 1, 1924
$ 3,625.10
Commitment, Poll Taxes, Add'l
35.00
Abatements 1924
$ 756.32
Transfer to Overlay Reserve Fund
1,214.15
Balance to 1925
1,689.63
$ 3,660.10 $ 3,660.10
OVERLAY 1924
Appropriation
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