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$ 5,125.00
Fire Stations Maintenance, Appropriation
$ 1,700.00
Central Station :
Gas
$ 58.58
Fuel
557.74
Building Repairs
153.82
Lighting
102.81
Water and Sewer
57.30
Supplies
194.73
$ 1,124.98
Engine No. 2 House :
Fuel
$ 262.73
Building Repairs
42.46
Lighting
32.67
Water and Sewer
12.00
Supplies
92.08
Steward
100.00
Furniture and Furnishings
30.99
$ 572.93
Total Payments
1,697.91
Balance to Revenue
2.09
$ 1,700.00
Fire Alarm Maintenance, Appropriation
$
2,125.00
Pay Roll
$ 1,457.86
Auto Truck Express
10.67
Power and Lighting
53.32
Supplies, Material and Equipment
534.77
Total Payments
$ 2,056.62
Balance to Revenue
68.38
$ 2,125.00
356
Fire Alarm Underground Ext. Special Appropriation
$ 2,000.00
Pay Roll
$ 42.20
Supplies, Material and Equipment
1,015.24
Total Payments
$ 1,057.44
Transfer to Elec. and Reg.
200.00
Balance to Revenue
742.56
$ 2,000.00
Fire Alarm, New Boxes
$ 400.00
Pay Roll
$ 51.60
Supplies, Material and Equipment
324.67
Total Payments
$ 376.27
Balance to Revenue
23.73
$ 400.00
Moth Department Maintenance, Appro.
$ 7,269.00
Transfer from Reserve Fund
250.00
Salary, Superintendent
$ 1,890.00
Pay Roll
1,759.42
Telephone
54.24
Printing and Postage
67.00
Rent of Barn
144.00
Equipment and Supplies
3,423.21
Equipment Maintenance Expense
141.86
All Other
1.50
Total Payments
$ 7,481.23
Balance to Revenue
37.77
$ 7,519.00
Tree Warden Maintenance, Appropriation
$ 3,420.00
Salary, Tree Warden
$ 420.00
Pay Roll
2,058.44
Supplies
261.21
Trees
175.00
Truck Expense
377.32
Truck Hire
45.00
Travel
41.26
Lumber
28.00
$ 7,519.00
-
357
All Other
5.00
Total Payments
$ 3,411.23
Balance to Revenue
8.77
$ 3,420.00
Hydrant Rentals, Appropriation Water Department
$
5,562.00
Drinking Fountains, Appropriation Water Department
$ 100.00
Inspector of Buildings, Salary, Appropriation. . Salary, Inspector $ 525.00
$ 525.00
Inspector of Wires, Salary, Appropriation
$ 200.00
Salary, Inspector
$ 150.00
Balance to Revenue
50.00
$ 200.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures,
Salary, Appropriation
$ 500.00
Salary, Sealer
$ 500.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures, Exp. Appropriation
$ 250.00
Transportation of Weights
$ 190.00
Equipment
29.70
Total Payments
$ 219.70
Balance to Revenue
30.30
$ 250.00
Board of Health Salaries, Appropriation
$ 300.00
Salary, Secretary
$ 150.00
Salaries, Other Members
150.00
Total Payments $ 300.00
$ 275.00
Board of Health Expenses, Appropriation Refund
.35
$ 275.35
Telephone
$ 52.76
Printing and Stationery
19.30
Inspector of Milk and Food
68.00
Disposition of Animals
55.00
Supplies
.75
358
$ 5,562.00
$ 100.00
All Other
1.05
Total Payments
$ 196.86
Balance to Revenue
78.49
$ 275.35
Inspector of Plumbing Salary, Appropriation .. Salary, Inspector
$ 500.00
Inspector of Milk and Food Appropriation
$ 200.00
Salary, Inspector
$ 200.00
Game Warden Salary, Appropriation
$ 100.00
Salary, Game Warden
$ 100.00
Dog Officer's Salary, Appropriation Salary, Dog Officer
$ 315.00
Inspector of Animals, Salary, Appropriation
$ 210.00
Salary, Inspector
$ 192.50
Balance to Revenue
17.50
1
$ 210.00
Care of Contagious Diseases, Appropriation
$ 7,000.00
Refund
3.00
$ 7,003.00
Middlesex County San.
$ 3,636.50
Mass. Memorial Hospital
624.00
Medical Care
253.00
Health Inspection
300.00
Rabies Inoculation
65.25
Supplies
113.02
All Other
2.25
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Total Payments
$ 4,994.02
Overdraft
2,008.98
$ 7,003.00
Garbage Collection, Appropriation
$ 2,800.00
Contract Payments
$ 2,800.00
Dental Clinic, Appropriation
$ 650.00
Expenses
$ 650.00
$ 400.00
Child Welfare, Appropriation Expenses
$ 400.00
Street Lighting, Appropriation
$ 15,000.00
Municipal Light Department
$ 15,000.00
$ 500.00
$ 315.00
359
$ 31,000.00 346.09
General Aid 1942
Appropriation
Refunds and Credits
Payments :
Cash Aid
$ 6,913.10
Labor Cash
306.60
Food
3,693.50
Shelter
1,628.42
Clothing
366.72
Fuel and Light
765.93
Medical :
Doctors
$ 475.60
Hospitals
476.13
Medicine
242.98
Dental
45.00
Optical
107.25
Nursing
166.90
Truss
6.13
Police Ambulance
23.00
Board
3,151.37
Household Necessities
78.61
Mass. Hospital School, Canton
303.40
Div. Child Guardianship, Comm. of Mass.
933.56
State Infirmary, Tewksbury
12.86
Pondville Hospital, Wrentham
15.00
Paid other Cities and Towns
1,336.29
Burials
225.00
Unallocated Payments :
Transportation of Recipients
273.70
Gasoline and Oil, Trucking
94.01
Truck Maintenance
107.87
Wood Yard Expense
119.62
Surplus Comm. Distribution Center :
Paid for Fed. Surplus Milk
537.24
Proportion Warehouse Rent
42.00
Total Payments
$ 22,447.79
Transfers to:
Old Age Assistance
4,000.00
Civilian Defense
2,000.00
Balance to Revenue
2,898.30
$ 31,346.09
$ 31,346.09
360
General Aid Administrative 1942
Appropriation Payments :
$ 6,650.00
Salaries :
Supervisory and Clerical $ 1,572.29
Visiting and Investigation
1,455.00
Wood Yard and Truck Foreman
1,125.67
Employment Research
1,023.15
Visitors' Expense, Travel
71.15
Welfare Board and Supervisory Expense
177.59
Employment Research Expense, Travel
98.79
Office Supplies
99.78
Office Equipment
23.92
Printing and Postage
48.60
Telephone
112.30
Social Service Index
24.81
Office Building Maintenance
443.16
Total Payments
$ 6,276.21
Transferred to Aid to Dependent Children Adm.
250.00
Balance to Revenue
123.79
Aid to Dependent Children 1942
Appropriation
$ 15,000.00
Federal Grants
5,320.84
Refunds
139.23
Payments :
Regular Cash Assistance
$ 18,210.18
Special Cash Allowances :
Medical :
Doctors
241.70
Nursing
34.50
Dental
93.75
Optical
28.00
Hospital
87.90
Medicine
27.01
Fuel
28.65
Clothing
10.61
Other
7.85
Total Payments
$ 18,770.15
Balance to Revenue
1,689.92
$ 20,460.07 $ 20,460.07
361
$ 6,650.00
$ 6,650.00
Aid to Dependent Children Administrative 1942
Balance from 1941
$ 30.62
Appropriation
450.00
Federal Grants
387.96
Transfer from General Aid Adm.
250.00
Payments :
Salaries :
Supervisory and Clerical
596.71
Visiting and Investigation
396.78
Visiting and Supervisory, Travel Expense .
52.38
Employment Research Expense, Travel
11.37
Office Supplies
10.09
Office Equipment
3.08
Printing and Postage
5.15
Telephone
14.46
Social Service Index
3.19
Total Payments
$ 1,093.21
Balance to Revenue
25.37
$ 1,118.58
$ 1,118.58
Old Age Assistance
Appropriation
$ 57,500.00
Federal Grants
47,252.96
Transfer from General Aid
4,000.00
Refunds and Credits
152.75
Payments :
Regular Cash Assistance
$100,563.58
Special Cash Allowances :
Medical :
Doctors' Fees
$ 1,675.00
Hospital Charges
458.62
Police Ambulance
34.00
Medicine
864.99
Nursing
1,231.17
Optical
260.80
Dental
156.50
Emergency sick room supplies
4.15
Rent
45.00
Fuel
48.88
Payments on Account of Deceased Persons :
Burial Expense
412.10
Doctors' Charges
248.60
Board and Care
67.39
362
Nursing
40.75
Medicine
46.09
Hospital
424.79
Police Ambulance
18.00
Payments to Other Cities and Towns
1,134.54
Total Payments
$107,734.95
Balance to Revenue
1,170.76
$108,905.71
$108,905.71
Old Age Assistance Administrative
Appropriation
$
3,450.00
Federal Grants
1,576.75.
Payments :
Salaries, Agent, Clerical and Inv.
$ 4,598.22
Office Supplies and Equipment
15.73
Travel Expense
81.79
Stationery and Printing
68.52
Postage
66.00
Telephone
71.29
Office Building Maintenance
110.00
Miscellaneous
9.00
Total Payments
$ 5,020.55
Balance to Revenue
6.20
$ 5,026.75
$ 5,026.75
Soldiers' Benefits
Appropriation
$ 10,000.00
State Aid
600.00
Military Aid
1,000.00
World War Allowance
500.00
$ 12,100.00
Cash Pay Roll
$ 8,015.00
Food
94.16
Fuel
265.97
Medical, Medicine
272.71
Clothing
11.55
Office Supplies
32.10
Agent's Salary and Expenses
730.83
Visiting Nurse
162.75
363
Miscellaneous Charges
36.00
Total Payments
$ 9,621.07
Transfer to Elec. & Reg. Acct.
500.00
Balance to Revenue
1,978.93
$ 12,100.00
Works Projects Administration
Balance from 1941
$ 6,198.11
1942 Appropriation
6,000.00
Refunds, Gas Tax, etc.
33.72
$ 12,231.83
Administration and Engineering
$ 3,721.46
Building Account (Union & Center School)
2,557.12
Toy Project
127.50
Recreation
336.10
Federal Commodities
682.58
Insurance Account
224.02
Truck Account
1,098.18
Housekeeping Aids
270.20
Quannapowitt Drainage
1,024.15
Emergency Account
1,098.47
Veterans' Graves Registration
9.25
Defense Project
444.99
Miscellaneous Account
84.08
Total Payments
$ 11,678.10
Transferred to Quannapowitt Drainage ....
500.00
Balance to 1943
53.73
$ 12.231.83
Education
School Department General Salaries, Appro.
$217,000.00
Refunds
100.00
$217,100.00
Supt., Principals, Teachers
$178,681.42
Substitutes
1,072.50
Attendance Officer
1,992.75
School Nurse
2,004.84
Medical Inspection
910.80
Janitors
20,415.62
364
Clerical
9,105.15
Total Payments
$214,183.08
Transferred to School Maintenance Account
1,800.00
Transferred to School Cafeteria Account ..
500.00
Transferred to School Tuition Account . .
300.00
Balance to Revenue
316.92
$217,100.00
School Department General Maintenance
Appropriation
$ 44,110.61
Transferred from Salaries Account
1,800.00
$ 45,910.61
Textbooks
$ 4,256.73
Supplies
8,909.01
General Control Expense
3,025.82
Supervision Expense
471.75
Principals' Office Expenses
355.26
Commencement
303.49
Other Expenses of Instruction
776.39
Compulsory Attendance
153.32
Medical Service
29.66
Nurse Service
285.79
Fuel
9,037.03
Other Expenses of Operation
7,755.49
Maintenance
5,675.46
Capital Outlay
4,870.13
Total Payments
$ 45,905.33
Balance to Revenue
5.28
$ 45,910.61
Transportation Appropriation
$ 9,500.00
Expended
$ 8,947.21
Balance to Revenue
552.79
$ 9,500.00
School Cafeteria's Appropriation
$ 12,000.00
Transfer from Salaries Account
500.00
$ 12,500.00
365
Pay Roll $ 2,572.27
Supplies 9,340.46
Total Payments
$ 11,912.73
Balance to Revenue
587.27
$ 12,500.00
Industrial Tuition Appropriation
$
1,200.00
Transfer from School Salaries Account ....
300.00
$ 1,500.00
City of Lynn
$ 10.00
City of Boston
306.18
City of Malden
115.50
City of Medford
373.03
City of Somerville
178.46
City of Lowell
157.80
Essex County
92.00
Norfolk County
176.00
Total Payments
$ 1,408.97
Balance to Revenue
91.03
$ 1,500.00
Cemeteries
Laurel Hill and Forest Glen Cemeteries
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Appropriation
$ 9,800.00
Transfer from Cem. Res. Fund
1,000.00
Transfer from Cem. Beq. Fund
2,522.64
Transfer from Care Soldiers' Graves
103.00
$ 13,425.64
Payments :
Superintendent's Salary $ 2,600.00
Pay Rolls
8,873.34
Materials and Supplies
1,948.99
Total Payments
$ 13,422.33
Balance to Revenue
3.31
$ 13,425.64
366
Care Soldiers' Graves
$ 600.00
Appropriation Pay Roll
$ 497.00
Material and Supplies
103.00
$ 600.00
Public Library
Public Library Salaries, Appropriation
$ 5,756.00
Librarian Salary
$ 1,700.00
Assistants
3,225.59
Janitor
819.00
Total Payments
$ 5,744.59
Balance to Revenue
11.41
$ 5,756.00
Public Library Maintenance, Appropriation $ 3,475.00
Refund
.59
$ 3,475.59
Telephone
$ 48.99
Books and Periodicals
1,873.22
Binding and Cleaning Books
295.81
Printing and Supplies
209.58
Furniture and Equipment
55.43
Fuel
337.25
Light
158 41
Water and Sewer
13.00
Building Repairs
375.60
Ash Removal
5.88
All Other
47.37
Total Payments
$ 3,420.54
Balance to Revenue
55.05
$ 3,475.59
Department of Public Works
Administrative Office, Appropriation
$ 6,625.00
Superintendent's Salary
$ 4,110.39
Clerical
1,867.56
Telephones
237.78
Office Supplies
329.07
Printing and Advertising
28.25
367
Engineering Supplies
12.79
All Other 38.20
Total Payments
$ 6,624.04
Balance to Revenue
.96
$ 6,625.00
Highway Department :
Appropriation
$ 47,500.00
Receipts : Refunds Gas Tax, etc.
113.85
$ 47,613.85
Payments :
Pay Roll
$ 25,148.20
Road Material
5,954.94
Curbing
1,708.39
Supplies and Tools
3,804.46
Road Machinery Account
7,979.47
All Other
1,303.16
Total Payments
$ 45,898.62
Transfer to Chap. 90 Maintenance
1,000.00
Balance to Revenue
715.23
$ 47,613.85
Maintenance of Storm Drains, Appro.
$ 3,900.00
Pay Roll
$ 3,429.25
Supplies and Misc.
470.75
Total Payments
$ 3,900.00
Storm Drain Development, Appro.
$ 4,200.00
Pay Roll
$ 2,830.21
Pipe and Supplies
1,369.35
Total Payments
$ 4,199.56
Balance to Revenue
.44
$ 4,200.00
Sidewalk Construction, Appro.
$ 4,500.00
Pay Roll
$ 3,331.12
Material, etc.
1,168.88
Total Payments
$ 4,500.00
368
Special Labor Account, Appro.
Pay Roll
$ 6,527.18 472.82
$ 7,000.00
Snow and Ice Removal, Appro.
$ 9,500.00
Pay Roll
$ 5,615.93
Plowing and Hauling
632.98
Repairs and Supplies
2,812.88
Road Machinery Account
239.58
Total Payments
$ 9,301.37
Balance to Revenue
198.63
$ 9,500.00
Harvard Street Betterment, Appro.
$ 1,034.00
Pay Roll
$ 398.69
Supplies
284.11
Total Payments
$ 682.80
Balance to 1943
351.20
$ 1,034.00
Lewis Street Betterment, Appro.
$ 879.00
Pay Roll
$ 465.56
Supplies
223.67
Total Payments
$ 689.23
Balance to 1943
189.77
$ 879.00
Bond Street Betterment, Appro., Bal. from 1941
$ 359.60
Pay Roll
$ 150.61
Supplies
182.03
Total Payments
$ 332.64
Balance to Revenue
26.96
$ 359.60
West Hill Circle Street Betterment :
Balance from 1941 $ 834.06
No Expenditures 1942
369
$ 7,000.00
Balance to Revenue
Wescroft Road Street Betterment :
Balance from 1941
$ 2,202.74
Pay Roll
$ 209.68
Supplies
142.16
Total Payments
$ 351.84
Balance to 1943
1,850.90
$ 2,202.74
Springvale Road Street Betterment :
Balance from 1941
$ 456.62
Pay Roll
$ 254.20
Supplies
40.18
Total Payments
$ 294.38
Balance to 1943
162.24
$ 456.62
Chapter 90 Maintenance :
Transferred from Highway Dept.
$ 1,000.00
Aid from State
1,000.00
Aid from County
1,000.00
$ 3,000.00
Pay Roll
$ 1,023.28
Material
643.48
Road Machinery Acct.
623.44
Total Payments
$ 2,290.20
Balance to Revenue
709.80
$ 3,000.00
Road Machinery Fund :
$ 9,467.79
Receipts : Refunds Gas Tax, etc.
113.79
$ 9,581.58
Repairs to Equipment, gasoline and oil $ 9,364.85
Bal. to 1943 216.73
$ 9,581.58
John Street Dump, Appro.
$ 1,300.00
Pay Roll
$ 1,281.00
Misc.
19.00
Total Payments
$ 1,300.00
370
Drainage System Installation :
Balance from 1941
$ 5,119.14
2,200.00
Appro. S. T. M. 10-5-42 Transfer
500.00
Receipts : Refunds Gas Tax, etc.
97.23
$ 7,916.37
Pay Roll
$ 2,764.12
Equipment Rental
971.17
Legal Services
274.20
Misc. Supplies, Tools and Repairs
985.90
Total Payments
$ 4,995.39
Bal. to 1943
2,920.98
$ 7,916.37
Development Committee :
Balance from 1941
$ 800.00
Consulting Work
$ 300.00
Bal. to 1943
500.00
$ 800.00
Sewer Department Maint. and Const. and Int.
Appropriation
$ 12,000.00
Pay Roll
$ 4,638.87
Interest on Bonds
1,750.00
Insurance
519.60
Tools and Supplies
1,239.16
Road Machinery Acct.
726.40
Total Payments
$ 8,874.03
Balance to Revenue
3,125.97
$ 12,000.00
Sewer Department House Connection :
Appropriation
$ 1,800.00
Pay Roll
$ 1,309.79
Pipe and Misc.
325.25
Total Payments
$ 1,635.04
Balance to Revenue
164.96
$ 1,800.00
371
Park Department Appro.
$ 6,000.00
Pay Roll
$ 4,957.93
Supplies and Tools
799.77
Lights All Other
167.10
71.05
Total Payments
$ 5,995.85
Balance to Revenue
4.15
$ 6,000.00
Water Department, Maintenance, Construction
$ 59,000.00 Bonds and Interest Appropriation
Credit
.01
Pay Roll
$ 21,011.31
Bonds
12,000.00
Interest on Bonds
992.50
Insurance
2,112.75
Telephones
164.54
Light and Power
5,411.51
New Meters and Hydrants
1,327.79
Pipe
777.23
Supplies, Tools, Fittings
5,516.18
Fuel, Oil and Coal
918.16
Land Purchase
400.00
Road Machinery Account
809.62
All Other
904.34
Total Payments
$ 52,345.93
Balance to Water Reserve
6,654.08
$ 59,000.01
Municipal Light Department
Balance from 1941
$ 22,456.11
Receipts :
Sales Light and Power
386,978.11
Merchandise and Jobbing
53,717.04
Street Light Appropriation
15,000.00
Miscellaneous
15,661.45
Total
$493,812.71
372
$ 59,000.01
Payments :
Operation and Maintenance
$104,257.20
New Construction
18,770.65
Elec. Energy Purchased
156,882.49
Salaries and Wages
101,569.47
Taxes
5,436.70
Insurance
4,063.97
Bonds and Notes
24,000.00
Interest
2,847.50
Paid to Treasurer
35,000.00
Total Payments
$452,827.98
Balance to 1943
40,984.73
$493,812.71
Note : For unpaid bills Municipal Light Dept. see Dept. Report.
Insurance Account
Appropriation
$ 12,719.17
Receipts :
Water Department
2,112.75
Municipal Light Department
3,171.73
W. P. A. Department
224.02
Sewer Department
519.60
Refunds
468.62
$ 19,215.89
Payments :
War Damage $ 4,558.82
Fire Schedule 4,299.38
Workmen's Compensation 3,481.54
Public Liability
620.79
Safe Burglary and Robbery
119.38
Auto Pub. Liab. and Property Damage ...
3,713.39
Auto Fire and Theft
381.66
,
373
Surety Bonds
850.50
Forgery
95.63
Miscellaneous
60.25
Total Payments
$ 18,181.34
Transferred to Various Accounts
$ 544.00
Balance to Revenue
490.55
$ 19,215.89
Interest, Not Inc. Water, Light and Sewer
Appropriation
$
5,367.50
Municipal Relief
$ 801.25
Municipal Garage
258.75
County Hospital
37.50
Elementary School
1,610.00
Drainage
487.50
Storm Damage
87.50
Temporary Loans
1,863.56
Fire Apparatus
85.00
Total Payments
$ 5,231.06
Balance to Revenue
136.44
$ 5,367.50
Maturing Debt, Not Inc. Water, Light
Appropriation
$ 50,000.00
Sewer
$ 7,000.00
Municipal Garage
3,000.00
Municipal Relief
21,000.00
Hospital
1,000.00
Drainage
7,000.00
Elementary School
6,000.00
Storm Damage
3,000.00
Fire Equipment
2,000.00
Total Payments
$ 50,000.00
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Outstanding Debt Balancing Account
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1942
$499,008.19
Loans Paid Up, 1942:
Fire Equipment
$ 2,000.00
Light Department
21,000.00
Water Department
8,000.00
Sewer Department
7,000.00
Middlesex County Hospital
1,000.00
Municipal Relief
21,000.00
Municipal Garage
3,000.00
Drainage 1939
2,000.00
Drainage 1941
5,000.00
Storm Emergency
6,000.00
Elementary School
6,000.00
Tax Title Loans
3,508.19
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1942
409,500.00
Water Filtration Plant
4,000.00
$499,008.19
$499,008.19
Reserve Fund
Appropriation
$
4,000.00
Election and Registration
$ 500.00
State War Allowance
500.00
Moth Department
250.00
Coal Purchase
1,750.00
Fire Department
100.00
Municipal Building
300.00
Total Payments
$ 3,400.00
Balance to Revenue
600.00
$ 4,000.00
Memorial Day Observance
Appropriation
$ 600.00
Payments
$ 599.79
Balance to Revenue
.21
$ 600.00
375
Rent American Legion Quarters
Appropriation
$
1,500.00
Reading Veterans' Association
$
1,500.00
Town Forest
Appropriation
$ 300.00
Balance to Revenue
$
300.00
Land Court Expense
Appropriation
$ 500.00
Refund
20.00
$ 520.00
Payments Land Court
$ 503.31
Balance to Revenue
16.69
$ 520.00
Publication Street List
Appropriation
$ 496.00
Reading Chronicle Press $ 496.00
Excess and Deficiency Account
Balance Jan. 1, 1942
$ 62,346.54
Receipts Redemption of Property
8,215.99
Abatements
391.63
Additional Poll Tax Commitment
22.00
Transfer Receipts in excess of estimates
17,493.73
Transfer Unexpended Balances
21,428.73
Adjustment entries
14.50
Disclaimer
19.97
Transfer from Tax Titles
$ 3,967.58
Transfer to Tax Title Loan Reserve
3,192.43
Adjustment entries
1.50
Balance to 1943
102,771.58
$109,933.09
$109,933.09
376
TOWN DEBT DETAIL OF MATURITIES
Year
Municipal
Elementary
School
Municipal
Garage
County
Hospital
Drainage
Drainage
Water
Dept.
Water
Filtration
Sewer
Dept.
Municipal
Light Dept.
Storm
Damage
Fire
Equipment
Totals
1943
$20,000
$6,000
$2,000
$1,000
$2,000
$5,000
$6,000
$3,000
$7,000
$22,000
$5,000
$2,000
$81,000
1944
12,000
6,000
2,000
1,000
1,000
5,000
6,000
3,000
7,000
20,000
5,000
2,000
70,000
1945
11,000
6,000
2,000
5,000
6,000
3,000
6,000
18,000
2,000
2,000
61,000
1946
2,000
6,000
2,000
5,000
4,000
6,000
16,000
2,000
1,500
44,500
1947
2,000
6,000
2,000
4,000
6,000
14,000
2,000
36,000
1948
2,000
6,000
4,000
2,000
8,000
2,000
24,000
1949
2,000
5,000
4,000
2,000
5,000
2,000
20,000
1950
5,000
4,000
4,000
13,000
1951
5,000
4,000
4,000
13,000
1952
5,000
2,000
7,000
1954
5,000
2,000
7,000
1955
5,000
2,000
7,000
1956
5,000
1,000
6,000
1957
5,000
1,000
6,000
1958
5,000
1,000
6,000
1,000
1,000
$51,000 $86,000 $10,000
$2,000
$3,000 $40,000
$22,000
$9,000 $36,000 $123,000 $20,000
$7,500 $409,500
1953
5,000
2,000
7,000
1959
Relief
1939
1941
LOANS IN ANTICIPATION OF REVENUE
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1942
$225,000.00
Issued in 1942
Date
Note Due
Purchased by
Rate
Amount
Apr. 6 Nov. 23, 1942
Second National Bank .. .375 $250,000.00
Nov. 9 Nov. 9, 1943
Second National Bank .... .55
225,000.00
$700,000.00
Paid in 1942 :
November 6
$225,000.00
November 20
250,000.00 475,000.00
$225,000.00
TRUST FUNDS CASH AND SECURITIES
Balance Jan. 1, 1942
$263,367.73
Hospital Fund Income
4,613.45
Cemetery Bequest Fund Income 2,242.52
Cemetery Bequest Fund Bequests
2,575.00
R. H. S. Scholarship Fund Income
100.58
Public Library Fund Income
20.70
Public Library Fund Income (H. G. Wadlin) ..
35.74
Hospital Fund Payments :
For Hospital Care
$ 806.78
For Administrative Expenses
120.00
Cemetery Bequest Fund Payments :
For Care Endowed Lots
2,522.64
R. H. S. Scholarship Fund Payments : For Scholarships
100.00
Library Fund for Books
17.88
Balance Dec. 31, 1942
269,388.42
$272,955.72
$272,955.72
Hospital Fund
Balance Jan. 1, 1942
$168,364.82
Receipts Income
4,613.45
Payments for Hospital Care and Adm.
926.78
Balance Dec. 31, 1942
172,051.49
$172,878.27
$172,878.27
378
Cemetery Bequest Fund
Balance Jan. 1, 1942
$ 87,123.38 4,817.52
Receipts
Payments for Care Lots and Graves
$ 2,522.64 89,418.26
Balance Dec. 31, 1942
$ 91,940.90
$ 91,940.90
Reading High School Scholarship Fund
Balance Jan. 1, 1942
5,052.70 $
Receipts
100.58
Payments for Scholarships
$ 100.00
Balance Dec. 31, 1942
5,053.28
$ 5,153.28 $ 5,153.28
Library Fund
Balance Jan. 1, 1942
$
1,048.10
Receipts
20.70
Payments for Books
17.88
Balance Dec. 31, 1942
1,050.92
$ 1,068.80 $ 1,068.80
Library Fund H. G. Wadlin
Balance Jan. 1, 1942
$ 1,778.73
Receipts
35.74
Balance Dec. 31, 1942
$ 1,814.47
$ 1,814.47 $
1,814.47
STATEMENT OF INVESTED FUNDS
Hospital Fund
Investments Listed at Par or Less :
$ 5,000 Chicago B. & Q. R. R. Co., Ill., Div. "M" 31/2's 1949 $ 5,000.00
$ 4,050-100 Shares First National Bank, Boston 4,050.00 $ 5,000 Ill. Cent. R.R. Co., Tr. 4's, 1952 5,000.00
379
$ 5,000 Ill. Cent. R.R. Co., St. Louis Div. 1st M 3's 1951 5,000.00
$ 5,000 U. S. Treasury Bonds 41/4's, 1952 5,000.00
$10,000 U. S. Treasury Bonds 21/2's, 1955 10,000.00
$ 3,000 U. S. Treasury Bonds 21/2's, 1954 3,000.00
$10,000 U. S. Treasury 33/g's, 1947-1943
10,000.00
$ 6,000 Bell Telephone of Penna. 1st Ref. B. 5's, 1948 .. 6,000.00
$ 5,000 Chicago B. & Q. R. R. Co., Ill., Div. 4's, 1949 ..
5,000.00
$ 7,000 U. S. Savings Bonds 1949
$ 5,000 Old Colony R. R. 1st 5's, 1945 5,250.00
5,000.00
$ 5,000 Penn. R. R. Co. Gen. Mort. 41/2's, 1965
5,000.00
American Mfg. Co., Common, 72 Shares
1.00
Home Bleachery & Dye Works, Pfg., 2 Shares
11.00
Sharp Mfg. Co., Pfg., 55 Shares
1.00
Sharp Mfg. Co., Comm. 20 Shares (10921300)
1.00
Andover Savings Bank, No. 39860
8,294.29
Charlestown Five Cents Savings Bank, No. 162338
8,577.84
Essex Savings Bank, Lawrence No. 230778 8,451.94
Mechanics Savings Bank, No. 9189 6,613.71
First National Bank, Reading, Savings Dept. No. 6435. . 5,941.16
Chelsea Savings Bank No. 154784
10,812.91
Danvers Savings Bank, No. 2189
1,195.53
Dedham Institution for Savings, No. 72053 3,360.69
Franklin Savings Bank, Boston, No. 187890
2,270.36
Lynn Five Cents Savings Bank, No. 244496
2,221.97
Malden Savings Bank, No. 141347
6,241.13
Melrose Savings Bank No. 52937
2,270.13
Provident Institution for Savings, Boston, No. 615034.
9,126.89
Wakefield Savings Bank, No. 45111
4,484.48
Warren Institution for Savings, Boston, No. 135648
11,636.88
Woburn Five Cents Savings Bank, No. 63401 5,146.42
Cash in General Fund 2,091.16
$172,051.49
Cemetery Bequest Fund
Investments Listed at Par :
$ 5,000 N. E. Tel. 1st Mort. 5's, Series A, 1952 $ 5,000.00
$ 5,000 No. Pac. Ry. Ref. and Imp. 6's, Series B2047 . 5,000.00
$ 4,000 N. Y. C. R. R. Ref. Imp. 5's, Series C2013 4,000.00
Blackstone Savings Bank, Boston, No. 10672 984.53
Home Savings Bank, Boston, No. 368204 2,429.17
Boston Five Cents Savings Bank, No. 948228 18,216.95
380
Andover Savings Bank, No. 40177 4,976.43
Cambridge Savings Bank, No. 89112 5,096.30
Essex Savings Bank, Lawrence, No. 230779 5,071.01
Mechanics Savings Bank, Reading, No. 5103 4,605.34
$17,000 U. S. Treasury Bonds 21/2's, 1954
17,000.00
Mechanics Savings Bank, Reading, No. 10714
3,560.64
Malden Savings Bank, No. 137262
6,405.58
Woburn Five Cents Savings Bank, No. 61052
6,149.81
Cash in General Fund
922.50
$ 89,418.26
Library Fund
Investment :
Boston Five Cents Savings Bank, No. 987334 $ 1,050.92
Library Fund Horace G. Wadlin Fund
Investment :
Boston Five Cents Savings Bank, No. 1079095 $ 1,814.47
Reading High School Scholarship Fund
Investments :
Andover Savings Bank, No. 39861 $ 1,000.00
Charlestown Five Cents Savings Bank, No. 161863 3,000.00
Essex Savings Bank, Lawrence, No. 230306 1,000.00
First National Bank, Reading, Savings Dept. No. 5624 53.28
$ 5,053.28
I hereby certify that, in accordance with the provisions of Section 55, Chapter 41 of the General Laws, I have audited the account of the Commissioners of Trust Funds, have examined the securities and veri- fied bank balances and report the foregoing to be a true and accurate statement, December 31, 1942.
LEON G. BENT,
Town Accountant
381
TOWN OF READING BALANCE SHEET
ASSETS
LIABILITIES
Cash in Banks and Offices
$293,203.35
Municipal Light Consumer's Deposit Fund
11,439.54
Temporary Loans Anticipation of Revenue Anticipation of Reimbursement
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