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2,695.63
Miscellaneous
7,945.18
Total Receipts
$1,990,163.76
$2,145,139.25
280
Disbursements :
Temporary Loans in Anticipation of Rev. $525,000.00
Funded Debt 77,000.00
Interest on Loans and Funded Debt 11,752.06
State Tax and Assessments 54,176.04
County Tax 21,916.97
Loan in Anticipation of P. W. A. Grant 19,500.00
Tax Title Loan
310.42
Other Disbursements
1,274,939.16
Total Disbursements
$1,984,594.65
Balance December 31, 1940
$160,544.60
Notes Issued in Anticipation of Revenue
'Outstanding January 1, 1940
$275,000.00
Notes Issued in 1940
500,000.00
$775,000.00
Notes Paid in 1940
$525,000.00
Outstanding December 31, 1940
250,000.00
775,000.00
Tax Title Loans
Outstanding January 1, 1940
$ 310.42
Notes Issued in 1940
2,500.00
$ 2,810.42
Notes Paid in 1940
$ 310.42
Outstanding December 31, 1940
2,500.00
2,810.42
Funded Debt
Outstanding January 1, 1940
$.19,000.00
Notes Issued in 1940
30,000.00
$549,000.00
Bonds and Notes Paid in 1940 $ 77,000.00
Outstanding December 31, 1940
472,000.00
549,000.00
A more detailed statement of Receipts and Disbursements and a statement of the Trust Funds are presented in the Report of the Town Accountant.
PRESTON F. NICHOLS,
Treasurer.
281
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN ACCOUNTANT
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
For the Year ended December 31, 1940
RECEIPTS 1940
TAXES
Current Year :
Property
$443,813.04
Poll
5,554.00
Previous Years :
Property
162,703.76
Poll
748.90
Tax Title Redemptions
6,562.07
$619,381.77
From the State:
Income
$ 46,596.16
Corporation
13,409.63
Veterans' Exemption
379.92
Gas, Elect. and Water
1,816.42
$ 62,202.13
LICENSES AND PERMITS:
Board of Selectmen :
Bowling and Pool
$ 20.00
Theatre
57.00
Inn Holder
1.00
Auctioneer
14.00
Common Victualer
31.50
Revolver
31.50
Second Hand Auto
120.00
Lord's Day
130.50
Peddler's
22,00
Taxi
8.00
Truck
9.00
Junk
20.00
Amusement
5.00
Advertising Hearings
12.00
$ 481.50
Board of Health :
Frozen Desserts
$ 15.00
Pasteurization
30.00
Physiotherapist
1.00
Masseur
2.00
Undertaker
4.00
$ 52.00
284
TOWN CLERK:
Dog Licenses :
For County $ 1,731.00
For Town 151.00
Fishing and Hunting :
For State 643.00
For Town
87.75
Birth Certificates
61.75
Death Certificates
37.00
Marriage Licenses and Certificates
235.50
Recording Mortgages and Discharges
206.50
Gasoline Licenses
21.50
Copy List of Births
.95
Recording Pole Locations
44.80
Garage License
1.00
Certificates of Residence
11.75
Certificates of Business
4.00
Postage
.41
Certificates of Voters
.75
Recording Leases
1.00
Duplicate Dog Tags
1.80
Dog License Transfers
.50
Title Transfer
1.00
Affidavits
.50
Foreclosure Notice
2.00
Assignments
1.00
$ 3,246.46*
*$ 2,351.20 paid to County and State, due County $ 22.80
$ 872.46 to Town
FINES AND FORFEITS: Court Fines $ 52.00
$ 52.00
GRANTS AND GIFTS:
From the State:
Aid to Industrial Schools $ 548.95
Highways Chapter 90 Maint. 400.00
Highways Chapter 90 Const.
2,295.76
Chap. 504 Acts 1939 (Gas Tax Distribu- tion) 24,911.87
Public Health Dept. 648.58
$ 28,805.16
285
From the County :
Dog License Fees $ 1,348.68
Highways Chapter 90 Maint. 400.00
Highways Chapter 90 Const. 1,176.58
U. S. Treasury. Elem. School
19,550.53
$ 22,475.79
SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS:
Moth and Tree Work $ 468.00
Sewer Betterment 817.63
Sidewalk and Curbing Betterment
1,722.85
Highway Betterment
1,960.21
Sewer House Connections
40.54
$ 5,009.23
PRIVILEGES :
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax
$ 27,553.52
Peddler's License from State
16.00
$ 27,569.52
DEPARTMENTAL RECEIPTS :
General Government:
Collector's Costs and Charges $ 1,094.41
Collector's Certificates
76.00
Board of Appeal
20.00
$ 1,190.41
Protection of Persons and Property :
Sale Material $ 15.00
$ 15.00
Inspection :
Sealer W. and M. Fees
$ 60.58
Insp. of Milk Fees
28.50
Insp. of Bldg. Fees
560.50
$ 649.58
Forestry :
Moth and Tree Work Bills $ 619.25
$ 619.25
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Health and Sanitation :
Sewer Rentals
$ 9,476.20
Sewer Rental Costs
72.40
Sundry Charges
122.86
$ 9,671.46
Public Works Dept .:
Sundry Charges $ 391.71
Sale Material
50.00
Comm. of Mass. Snow Plowing
412.50
$ 854.21
Charities :
Reimbursement for General Aid ·
From Other Cities and Towns $ 3,208.37
From the State 15,063.58
Sale Material 5.00
Miscellaneous 5.00
Reimbursement for Aid Dep. Children :
From the State 6,916.34
Reimbursement for Old Age Assistance :
From Other Cities and Towns
837.79
From the State
31,068.00
Reimbursement for State Sick, Poor :
From the State
720.00
Federal Grants :
Old Age Assist. Adm. $ 1,323.27
Old Age Assist. Aid
39,652.50
Aid Dep. Children Adm. 325.23
Aid Dep. Children Aid
5,441.55
$104,566.63
Soldiers' Benefits :
Reimbursement from State :
State Aid $ 450.00
Military Aid
422.50
$ 872.50
287
Schools :
Comm. of Mass. Tuition State Wards .. $ 935.93
Town of No. Reading Tuition 6,412.00
Town of Andover Tuition 136.50
City of Boston Tuition, City Wards. 596.64
School Cafeterias 9,498.47
Miscellaneous
109.62
$ 17,689.16
Library :
Fines, etc.
$ 522.64
$ 522.64
PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISES:
Municipal Light Department :
Sales, Light and Power, etc.
$375,448.70
Miscellaneous Receipts
36,608.53
Sales, Merchandise and Jobbing 2,631.65
$414,688.88
Water Department :
Sales Water, etc.
$ 59,334.13
Water Liens
653.64
Water Liens Costs
7.32
$ 59,995.09
$474,683.97
CEMETERIES :
Sale Lots and Graves
$ 1,370.00
Interest
5.18
Care Lots and Graves
2,729.75
Rent House
240.00
From Soldiers' Graves Acct.
155.00
$ 4,499.93
288
INTEREST :
On Deferred Taxes $ 6,191.64
On Deferred Betterment Assts. 965.82
On Sewer Rentals 68.22
On Motor Vehicle Excise
130.61
On Tax Title Redemptions
696.30
Premium and Accrued Interest
66.78
$ 8,119.37
MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS:
Anti. of Revenue Loans
$500,000.00
Anti. of Reimbursement Loans
19,500.00
Municipal Relief Loan
30,000.00
Tax Title Loan
2,500.00
$552,000.00
AGENCY TRUST AND INVESTMENT:
Guarantee Deposits :
Sewer House Connections
$ 338.28
Cemetery Work
210.00
$ 548.23
Hospital Fund :
Income
$ 2,013.50
Refund
28.00
$ 2,041.50
Cemetery Bequest Fund :
Bequests
$ 4,255.00
Income
826.50
For Transfer
648.94
For Transfer
1,694.61
$ 7,425.05
R. H. S. Scholarship Fund :
For Transfer
$ 170.00
$ 170.00
289
Library Fund :
For Transfer $ 205.58
$ 205.58
Morrison Fund: Income $ 85.00
$ 85.00
REFUNDS :
Insurance Account :
Municipal Light $ 1,792.39
Water Dept. 1,078.31
Sewer Dept. 387.69
WV. P. A. Dept.
183.08
Miscellaneous
13.67
Water Dept.
45.01
Highway Dept.
3.29
General Revenue
301.19
Land Court
72.75
WV. P. A. Account
3.42
Poll Tax
2.00
Excise Tax
3.28
Soldiers' Relief Acct.
6.00
Selectmen's Expenses
4.50
Elec. and Reg. Expenses
2.70
Collector of Taxes
5.00
Highway Dept.
32.80
Cash Over
5.00
Snow and Ice Account
1.50
Pub. Welfare, Town Acct.
182.48
Pub. Welfare, O. A. A.
148.69
Pub. Welfare, A. D. C.
9.00
$ 4,283.75
290
UNCLASSIFIED :
Gas Tax Refunds :
Highway Dept.
$ 208.60
W.P.A. Dept.
123.35
Road Machinery Acct.
330.71
Tailings Account
2,302.27
Sale Land
1,209.00
Duplicate Deed
1.00
Muncipal Light Dept. to Town
26,000.00
$ 30,174.93
Total Receipts
$1,990,163.76
RECAPITULATION OF RECEIPTS
General Revenue :
Taxes, Town
$619,381.77
Taxes, State
62,202.13
Licenses, Permits, Fines
5,020.18
Grants and Gifts
26,809.50
Special Assessments
15,218.79
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes
27,553.52
Departmental Accounts Rec.
93,060.68
Federal Grants
66,293.08
Public Service Enterprises :
Municipal Light Department
414.688.88
Municipal Water Department
59,334.13
Premium and Interest 8,119.37
Municipal Indebtedness 552,000.00
Agency Trust and Investment
10,630.41
Municipal Light Department to Treasurer
26,000.00
Refunds and Transfers
2,642.32
All Other
1,209.00
$1,990,163.76
291
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APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES-1940
Balance from 1939
Appropriated 1940
Other Credits
Total
Expended
Transfers
Bal. Dec. 31
General Government:
Selectmen's Expenses
$ 500.00
$ 4.50B
$ 504.50
$ 459.25
$ 45.25
Selectmen's Clerical
1,310.00
1,310.00
1,310.00
Town Accountant's Salary
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
Treasurer's Salary
1,200.00
1,200.00
1,200.00
Treasurer's Expenses
700.00
700.00
663.23
36.77
Treasurer's Clerical
350.00
25.00R
375.00
369.38
5.62
Collector's Salary
2,300.00
2,300.00
2,300.00
Collector's Expenses
1,000.00
50.00R
1,050.00
1,041.74
8.26
Collector's Clerical
700.00
700.00
575.88
124.12
Assessors' Salaries
1,800.00
1,800.00
1,800.00
Assessors' Expenses
1,300.00
25.00R
1,325.00
884.22
425.00
15.78
Assessors' Clerical
2,444.00
2,444.00
2,444.00
Block System Survey .
100.00
425.00T
525.00
480.50
44.50
Town Counsel's Salary
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
Town Counsel's Expenses
425.00
109.10T
534.10
524.21
9.89
Town Clerk's Salary
864.55
864.55
864.55
Town Clerk's Expenses
600.00
100.00R
700.00
698.00
2.00
Registrars' Salaries
315.00
315.00
315.00
Registrars' Expenses, Special
1,100.00
1,100.00
1,005.75
94.25
Election and Registration Expense
2,500.00
246.95 *
2,746.95
2,730.10
16.85
Planning Board Expense
450.00
· 450.00
294.69
155.31
Miscellaneous Expense .
3,500.00
3,500.00
3,410.66
89.34
Municipal Building Maintenance ..
2,200.00
2,200.00
2,191.53
.8.47
$ 28,658.55 $ 985.55
$ 29,644.10
$ 28,562.69
$ 519.25
$ 562.16
.
.
.
.
.
* $2.70 Refund, $150.00 from Reserve Fund, $94.25 Transfer from Elec. and Reg. Exp.
Protection of Persons and Property:
Police Dept. Salaries
$ 37,170.00
$ 37,170.00
$ 37,116.99
$ 53.01
Police Dept. Maintenance
4,570.00
$ 1,100.00
5,670.00
5,609.35
60.65
· Police Station Maintenance
1,425.00
1,425.00
1,289.61
135.39
Fire Dept. Salaries
19,957.76
19,957.76
19,957.76
Fire Dept. Callmen
3,546.00
3,546.00
3,546.00
O. O. Ordway, Pension
1,300.00
1,300.00
1,300.00
Fire Dept. Maintenance
3,735.00
3,735.00
3,649.67
85.33
Fire Stations Maintenance
1,220.00
$ 100.00R
1,320.00
1,311.17
8.83
Fire Alarm Maintenance
1,550.00
50.00R
1,600.00
1,597.53
2.47
Fire Alarm Extension
3,000.00
3,000.00
2,999.43
.57
Hydrants Rentals
5,562.00
5,562.00
5,562.00
·
Moth Dept.
5,200.00
5,200.00
5,195.62
4.38
Tree Warden Maintenance
3,200.00
3,200.00
3,184.47
15.53
Inspector of Buildings Salary
500.00
500.00
500.00
Inspector of Wires Salary
200.00
200.00
200.00
Sealer of Wts. and Meas. Salary ...
500.00
500.00
500.00
Sealer of Wts. and Meas. Expenses
250.00
250.00
187.38
62.62
Game Warden Salary. .
100.00
100.00
100.00
Dog Officer Salary
300.00
300.00
300.00
$ 93,285.76
$ 1,250.00
$ 94,535.76 $ 94,106.98
$ 428.78
Health and Sanitation:
Board of Health Salaries ..
$ 300.00
$ 300.00 $
300.00
Board of Health Expenses
225.00
225.00
202.59
22.41
Inspector of Plumbing Salary
565.25
565.25
518.10
47.15
Inspector of Animals Salary
200.00
200.00
200.00
Inspector of Milk and Food Salary
200.00
200.00
200.00
Care of Contagious Diseases
5,500.00
5,500.00
5,497.84
2.16
Garbage Collection
2,500.00
2,500.00
2,500.00
.
·
.
.
.
Balance from 1939
Appropriated 1940
Other Credits
Total
Expended
Transfers
Bal. Dec. 31
Health and Sanitations: continued
Dental Clinic
650.00
650.00
583.50
66.50
Child Welfare Art. 36
400.00
400.00
400.00
$ 10,540.25
$ 10,540.25
$ 10,402.03
$ 138.22
Charities and Aid:
General Aid Administrative
$ 4,500.00
$ 4,500.00
$ 4,296.01
$ 200.00
$ 3.99
General Aid
$
3,271.86
42,500.00
$ 8,682.48*
54,454.34
52,464.10
1,990.24
Aid to Dependent Children Adm ...
570.00
570.00
433.65
136.35
Aid to Dependent Children
18,000.00
9.00B
18,009.00
14,958.35
2,800.00
250.65
A. D. C. Adm. Federal Grants
. .
325.23F
325.23
325.23
A. D. C. Federal Grants
310.76
5,441.55F
5,752.31
5,752.31
Old Age Assistance Adm.
2,500.00
2,500.00
2,375.30
100.00
24.70
Old Age Assistance
500.00
45,000.00
1,148.69 #
46,648.69
46,644.08
4.61
Old Age Asst. Adm. Federal Grants
1,323.27F
1,323.27
1,323.27
Old Age Asst. Aid Federal Grants
39,700.290
39,700.29
39,700.29
$ 4,082.62 $113,070.00 $ 56,630.51
$173,783.13
$168,272.59
$ 3,100.00 $ 2,410.54
* $6,300.00 from Other Accts. $2,200.00 from Loan. $182.48 Refunds. #$1,000.00 Transfer from A. D. C .- $148.69 from Refunds. O $39,652.50 Federal Grants, $47.79 Transfer from Special Acct.
Soldiers' Benefits:
State Aid
$ 600.00
$ 600.00
$ 360.00
$ 200.00 $ 40.00
Military Aid
900.00
900.00
830.00
70.00
Soldiers' Relief
11,700.00
$ 506.00*
12,206.00
12,049.65
156.35
$ 13,200.00 $ 506.00
$ 13,706.00 $ 13,239.65
$ 200.00
$ 266.35
$6.00 Refund, $300.00 from Loan, $200.00 from Military Aid
*
-
W.P.A. Materials $ 2,469.88 $ 30,000.00 $ 129.27B $ 32,599.15 $ 24,684.97 $ 14,500.00 $ 14,500.00 $ 14,500.00
$ 7,914.18
Street Lighting
Education:
School Dept. General Salaries . . .
$196,739.08
$196,739.08
$194,695.92 $ 1,500.00
$ 543.16
School Dept. General Maintenance
42,924.84
$ 1,500.00T
44,424.84
44,376.40
48.44
School Industrial Tuition
1,350.00
1,350.00
711.92
638.08
School Cafeterias
10,000.00
10,000.00
9,412.92
587.08
$251,013.92
$ 1,500.00
$252,513.92
$249,197.16
$ 1,500.00 $ 1,816.76
T Transfer from School General Salaries Account
Public Library Salaries
$ 5,500.00
5,500.00
5,496.06
3.94
Public Library Maintenance ...
3,375.00
3,375.00
3,369.51
5.49
$ 8,875.00
$ 8,875.00 $ 8,865.57
$ 9.43
Cemeteries:
Laurel Hill Cemetery
$ 8,000.00
$ 3,328.55T
$ 11,328.55
$ 11,315.57
$ 12.98
Forest Glen Cemetery .
1,500.00
496.50T
1,996.50
1,988.58
7.92
$ 9,500.00
$ 3,825.05
$ 13,325.05
$ 13,304.15
$ 20.90
Memorial Day Observance
$ 600.00
600.00
598.05
1.95
Int., not incl. Water, Light, Sewer
$ 5,172.50
5,172.50
4,400.27
700.00
72.23
Matur. Debt, not incl. Water, Light
45,000.00
45,000.00
45,000.00
$ 50,172.50
$ 50,172.50
$ 49,400.27
$ 700.00
$ 72.23
Public Works
Administrative Expense
$ 6,335.00
$ 6,335.00
$ 6,326.43
$ 8.57
Highway Department
45,000.00
244.69B
45,244.69
44,841.70
$ 400.00
2.99
Snow and Ice Removal
17,000.00
781.50*
17,781.50
17,781.06
.44
Balance
from 1939
Appropriated 1940
Other Credits
Total
Expended
Transfers
Bal. Dec. 31
Public Works: continued
Sidewalk Construction
7,000.00
1,600.00R
8,600.00
8,600.00
Drainage Construction Art. 21
7,000.00
7,000.00
6,999.87
.13
Maintenance Storm Drains
3,500.00
3,500.00
3,500.00
Maintenance Town Dump Art. 22 ..
1,200.00
1,200.00
1,198.61
1.39
Park Dept.
4,750.00
4,750.00
4,732.88
17.12
Sewer Dept. Maintenance
11,500.00
11,500.00
11,497.51
2.49
Sewer Dept. House Connections
1,700.00
1,700.00
1,659.82
40.18
Water Dept.
53,000.00
2,145.01 #
55,145.01
55,062.08
82.93
Drinking Fountains
100.00
100.00
100.00
Special Account for Labor
13,000.00
13,000.00
11,000.00
2,000.00
New Equipment Art. 20
8,000.00
8,000.00
7,997.58
2.42
Overdraft Snow and Ice Account Art. 16
434.43
434.43
434.43
Vista Avenue Art. 25
570.50
570.50
570.50
Pinevale Ave. Art. 24
599.00
599.00
599.00
Harnden & Salem Sts. Art. 23.
2,200.00
2,200.00
24.35
2,175.65
John Carver Road Art. 26
2,710.00
2,710.00
2,710.00
Eaton Street Art. 29
1,520.00
1,520.00
1,520.00
Highway Maintenance Chap. 90
1,200.00T
1,200.00
1,200.00
Drainage Investigation
$ 439.97
439.97
9.42
430.55
Road Machinery Account .
6,242.04
330.71
6,572.75
6,572.75
Lewis Street lay-out and const ....
1,107.00
1,107.00
1,107.00
$ 6,682.01 $188,225.93
$ 6,301.91
$201,209.85
$189,037.81
$ 2,834.43
$ 9,337.61
#$2,100.00 Transfers from other accts., $45.01 Refund
.
Insurance
$ 14,035.57 $ 3,455.14B
$ 17,490.71 4,000.00
$ 15,973.14 $ 1,500.00 $ 17.57
Reserve Fund Art. 7
4,000.00
4,000.00
Land Court Exp. Art. 6
300.00
300.00
190.90
109.10
Middlesex Cnty. T. B. Hosp. Art. 10
8,089.01
8,089.01
.8,089.01
Unpaid Bills Art. 8
100.00
25.00R
125.00
124.14
.86
Care Soldiers' Graves Art. 9
600.00
600.00
600.00
. Town Forest Art. 35
300.00
300.00
300.00
Rent Legion Quarters Art. 34
1,500.00
1,500.00
1,500.00
Public Welfare Wakefield Art. 30 ..
273.26
273.26
273.26
Street List Publication Art. 31 ....
300.00
300.00
297.10
2.90
American Legion Entertain. Art. 12
300.00
300.00
300.00
Elementary School
$ 9,222.70
19,500.53
28,773.23
28,772.75
.48
Public Welfare and W.P.A. Study
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
Contributory Retirement System ..
7,000.00
7,000.00
7,000.00*
$ 37,797.84
$ 22,980.67
$ 70,051.21
$ 63,420.20
$ 5,609.10 $ 1,021.81
Municipal Light Department
8,533.27
414,688.88
423,222.15
419,398.26
3,823.89
* Transferred to Pension System.
Tailings Account
$ 1,799.50
Taxes 1936
8.00
Taxes 1937
10.00
Taxes 1938
88.88
Taxes 1939
1,513.95
Taxes 1940
1,664.95
Bal.
Balance from 1939
Appropriated 1940
Other Credits
Total
Expended
Transfers
Dec. 31
Motor Vehicle Excise 1937
4.00
Motor Vehicle Excise 1938
10.10
Motor Vehicle Excise 1939
79.07
Motor Vehicle Excise 1940
894.94
Sewer Asst. 1940
9.80
Sewer Asst. Int. 1940
.98
Sewer Rentals
22.52
Sidewalk Asst. 1940
5.39
Sidewalk Asst. Int. 1940
.32
Recovery Account
34.81
Moth and Tree Bills 1939
1.50
Water Dept. Accts. Rec.
112.97
Tax Title Loan Reserve
310.42
Estimated Receipts
18.16
$ 6,590.26
Trust Funds:
$ 2,013.50 } TR
Hospital Fund
$ 1,709.31
28.00 6 B
$ 3,750.81 $ 2,632.53
$ 1,118.28
Cemetery Beq. Fund
5,105.00
5,105.00
5,005.00
100.00
R. H. S. Scholarship Fund
170.00
170.00
170.00
Premium and Interest Account .. 544.36
66.78
611.14
24.30
586.84
Public Library Fund
205.58
205.58
187.70
17.88
S. H. C. Guarantee Deposits
37.50
338.28
375.78
37.77
$ 269.26
68.75
Cemetery Work, Guarantee Deposits Dog License Fees to County ...... Sporting License Fees to State ....
5.40
210.00 1,731.00
210.00 1,736.40
7.00 1,713.60 643.00
203.00
22.80
643.00
643.00
$ 2,296.57
$ 10,511.14
$ 12,807.71 $ 10,420.90
$
472.26 $ 1,914.55
State and County Taxes:
Middlesex County Tax
$ 21,916.97
$ 21,916.97
$ 21,916.97
Metropolitan Sewer Assessment ...
$ 1,435.11
12,822.92
14,258.03
12,753.62
$ 1,435.11
$ 69.30
State Tax
40,800.00
40,800.00
40,800.00
State Parks and Reservations
76.63
541.93
618.56
502.42
76.63
39.51
Veteran's Care
Dr. 20.00
140.00
120.00
120.00
$ 1,491.74 $ 76,221.82
$ 77,713.56 $ 76,093.01
$ 1,511.74
$ 108.81
Municipal Loans: *
Loan-Antic. Reimbursement
$ 19,500.00
$ 19,500.00 $ 19,500.00
Temp. Loan-Antic. Revenue . $275,000.00
500,000.00
775,000.00
525,000.00
$250,000.00
$275,000.00
$519,500.00
$794,500.00
$544,500.00
$250,000.00
TOTAL PAYMENTS 1940-$1,984,594.65
* Additional to Maturing Debt previously reported B-Refunds. F-Federal Grants. R-Reserve Fund. T-Transfers.
RECAPITULATION OF PAYMENTS
Departmental Expenditures ..... $762,672.15
Public Service Enterprises :
Municipal Light Department
419,398.26
Water Department
55,062.08
W. P. A. Materials
24,684.97
Elementary School Building 28,772.75
Interest, not inc. Water, Light and Sewer .. 4,400.27
Funded Debt, not inc. Water, Light, Sewer . 45,000.00
Temporary Loans 544,500.00
Agency, Trust and Investment 10,420.90
State and County Taxes 76,093.11
Unclassified 13,590.26
$1,984,594.65
TREASURER'S CASH
Cash on Hand Jan. 1, 1940
$ 154,975.49
Receipts 1940
1,990,163.76
Total
$2,145,139.35
Payments 1940
1,984,594.65
Cash on Hand Dec. 31, 1940 $160,544.60
Cash on Hand in Offices Dec. 31, 1940 440.00
300
ACCOUNTING TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS
Year
Poll
Personal
Real Est.
1940
Motor Veh. Collected
1938
Total 1939
1940
Collected
1935
Balance Jan. 1, 1940
$ 22.00
$ 48.72
Add'1. Commitment
4.00
Abated
8.00
Collected
14.00
52.72
$ 66.72
1936 Balance Jan. 1, 1940 Refunds
48.00
$
17.03
$ 11.08
277.54
Adjustments
10.39
10.39 cr.
Abated
16.00
17.35
144.33
Collected
40.00
10.07
69
138.20
188.96
1937
Balance Jan. 1, 1940 Refunds
125.00
614.13
178.16
$ 1.50
656.18
Adjustments
66.99 cr.
64.89
1.50
Abated
37.00
160.07
178.50
303.38
Collected
58.00
387.07
59.14
293.84
798.05
To Tax Titles
9.01
Balance Dec. 31
40.00
62.96
1938
Balance Jan. 1, 1940
282.90
1,313.11
39,748.63
57.50
137.69
Refunds
6.00
82.88
10.10
Adjustments
100.96 cr.
310.73
2.00
1.21
Abatements
6.00
283.94
372.13
3.00
12.00
Collected
121.90
811.28
38,466.14
52.50
112.35
$39,564.17
To Tax Titles
1,303.96
Balance Dec. 31 ...
161.00
116.93
.01
24.65
Balance Jan. 1, 1940 1939
1,067.00
2,957.37
163,606.77
182.00
635.15
Add'1. Commitment
4.00
911.44
8.00
10.00
4.00
. .
Total
Year
Poll
Personal
Real Est.
1940
Motor Veh. Collected
1938
1939
1940
Collected
Refunds
10.00
1,503.95
76.16
Adjustment
48.95
Collected
515.00
1,647.62
121,321.75
110.50
1,345.97
124,940.84
Adjustment
2.00
4.75
Abatements
158.00
25.50
1,939.75
188.73
To Tax Titles
1,388.39
6.00
Balance Dec. 31
..
406.00
1,328.45
40,416.63
65.50
88.05
1940
Commitment 1940 ..
$7,322.00
$24,523.83
$576,851.41
$ 464.00
$27,714.05
Refunds
8.00
9.15
1,647.80
894.94
Adjustments
2.91
Collected
5,554.00
21,517.41
422,295.63
305.00
25,610.44
475,282.48
Adjustment
8.50
3.28
Abated
748.00
195.71
3,986.45
1,524.25
To Tax Titles
3,468.08
1.50
Balance Dec. 31 . .
1,028.00
2,819.86
148,834.99
149.00
1,473.93
ACCOUNTING DEFERRED PAYMENTS
Unapp.
1938
1939
1940
Total Collected
1938
1939
1940
Total Collected
Sewer
Sewer Interest
Balance Jan. 1, 1940
91.42
7.45
124.31
$ 1.23
$ 31.52
$ 100.83
Commitments
2,729.65
$ 495.26
Adjustment
.45
Refunds
9.80
,98
Collected
347.02
7.00
118.40
345.21
817.63
1.68
31.17
74.74
107.59
Apportioned
1,755.67
Adjustment
.45
Balance Dec. 31
718.38
5.91
159.85
.35
27.07
Sidewalk and Curbing
Sidewalks and Curbing Interest
Balance Jan. 1, 1940
1,879.38
69.04
305.87
12.26
78.48
Commitment
2,251.25
997.35
242.29
Refund
5.39
.32
Collected
573.37
69.04
229.40
719.88
1,592.19
12.26
52.84
168.89
233.99
Apportioned
1,306.01
Balance Dec. 31
2,251.25
76.47
282.86
25.64
73.72
Sewer House Connections
Commitment, 1940. .
450.73
Collected
40.54
Balance Dec. 31 ...
410.19
Highway
Highway Interest
Balance, Jan. 1, 1940 $3,522.91
$185.93
$896.51
$ 69.12
$ 292.50
Commitment
5,628.91
$1,789.94
$ 627.07
Collected
36.14
168.08
572.18
1,057.47
$1,833.87
62.40
184.28
377.20
$ 623.88
Apportioned
2,199.96
To Tax Titles
17.85
52.18
67.43
6.72
24.97
30.24
Abatement
2.54
Balance Dec. 31
6,915.72
245.15
665.04
88.25
217.09
Sewer Rentals
Balance Jan. 1, 1940 $ 1,247.14
Commitment
9,370.56
Refunds
22.52
Abatements
55.82
40.54
Unapp. 1938
1939
1940
Total Collected 1938
1939
1940
Total Collected
Sewer Rentals
To Tax Titles
36.44 9,476.20
Collected
Bal. Dec. 31, 1940
1,071.83
9,476.20
Water Liens
Balance, Jan. 1, 1940
225.30
33.31
645.33
Commitment . .. .
393.50
217.71
Added to Taxes ...
20.54
Apport. to Taxes ..
217.71
To Tax Titles ..
26.22
42.99
9.85
Collected
.. ..
68.35
7.09
516.02
62.18
653.64
·
Other Receipts
Sidewalk & Curbing Advance Payments
$ 131.52
Highway Assts. Advance Payments
126.34
Sewer Rental Additional Interest
68.22
Sewer Rental Costs. etc.
72.40
Interest on Taxes
6,191.64
Interest on Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes
130.61
Collector's Certificates
76.00
Collector's Costs and Charges
1,094.41
Recording, etc.
7.32
Collector's Total Receipts
$664,118.71
General Government:
Selectmen's Expenses, Appropriation
$ 500.00 4.50
Refund
$ 504.50
Telephone
$ 99.83
Printing and Stationery
146.82
Postage and Box Rent
14.61
Towel Supply
14.30
Selectmen's Association
25.50
Advertising Hearings
12.00
Signs
12.35
Hearings Expense
46.70
Cemetery Department
9.50
Office Equipment
64.60
All other
13.04
Total Payments
$ 459.25
Balance to Revenue
45.25
$ 504.50
Selectmen's Clerical, Appropriation
$ 1,310.00
Salary, Clerk
$ 1,310.00
Town Accountant's Salary, Appropriation
$ 2,000.00
Salary, Town Accountant
$ 2,000.00
$ 1,200.00
Treasurer's Salary, Appropriation Salary Treasurer
$
1,200.00
Treasurer's Expenses, Appropriation
$ 700.00
Telephone
$ 55.19
Postage
384.87
Office Suppiles
128.17
Certification of Notes
74.00
All other
21.00
Total Payments
$ 663.23
Balance to Revenue
36.77
$ 700.00
Treasurer's Clerical, Appropriation
$ 350.00
Transfer from Reserve Fund
25.00
$ 375.00
305
Clerk Hire
Balance to Revenue
$ 369.38 5.62
$ 375.00
Collector's Salary, Appropriation
$ 2,300.00
Salary, Collector
$ 2,300.00
$ 1,000.00
Collector's Expenses, Appropriation Refunds
5.00
Transfer from Reserve Fund
45.00
$ 1,050.00
Telephone
$ 53.06
Postage
407.76
Stationery, Ptg. and Adv.
240.83
Books
135.00
Towel Supply
7.70
Office Equipment and Supplies
107.52
Bond, Dep. Collector
20.00
Registry of Deeds
61.02
All other
8.85
Total Payments
$ 1,041.74
Balance to Revenue
8.26
$ 1,050.00
Collector's Clerical, Appropriation
$ 700.00
Clerk Hire
$ 575.88
Balance to Revenue
124.12
$ 700.00
Board of Assessor's Salaries, Appropriation Salaries, Assessors
$ 1,800.00
$ 1,300.00
Board of Assessor's Expenses, Appropriation Transfer from Reserve Fund
25.00
$ 1,325.00
Assistant Assessors
$ 183.75
Telephone
42.32
Postage
74.50
Stationery and Printing
241.13
Towel Supply
7.70
Office Equip. and Supplies
173.97
Auto Hire and Transportation
66.20
$ 1,800.00
306
Registry of Deeds
46.85
Association Meetings 34.30
All other 13.50
Total Payments
$ 884.22
Transfer to Block System
425.00
Balance to Revenue
15.78
$ 1,325.00
Board of Assessors's Clerical Appropriation Salaries, Clerks
$ 2,444.00
Block System Survey, Appropriation Transferred from Assessors Expense
$ 100.00
425.00
$ 525.00
Services, Surveying, etc.
$ 480.50
Balance to Revenue
44.50
$ 525.00
Town Counsel's Salary, Appropriation Salary, Counsel
$ 1,000.00
$ 425.00
Town Counsel's Expenses, Appropriation Transfer from Land Court Exp.
109.10
$ 534.10
Stenographic Services
$ 358.80
Telephone
54.29
Court Costs
21.25
Stationery and Supplies
36.00
Postage and Car Fares
36.62
All other
17.25
Total Payments
$ 524.21
Balance to Revenue
9.89
$ 534.10
Town Clerk's Salary, Appropriation
$ 864.55
Salary, Town Clerk
$ 864.55
Town Clerk's Expenses, Appropriation
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