Town of Reading Massachusetts annual report 1942, Part 27

Author: Reading (Mass.)
Publication date: 1942
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 398


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$225,000.00 2,000.00


Guarantee Deposits :


Municipal Light Department


$ 11.439.54


Taxes : Levy of 1941 Personal $ 1,229.97


Real Estate


31,114.83


Levy of 1942


Poll


222.00


Personal


1,814.59


Real Estate . 99,707.92


134,089.31


Taxes Special Chap. 227 Acts 1941


$ 908.16


Motor Vehicle Excise :


Levy of 1942


462.64


Special Assessments :


Morrison Fund 31.23


Baseball Fund 72.00


Dog License Fees due County


14.40


Fishing and Hunting License Fees


due State 12.75


Special Welfare Account 15.00


162.16


Added to Taxes 1941


$ 5.54


Added to Taxes 1942


60.83


Tailings Account 464.91


Reserve Fund Overlay Surplus


465.35


Sewer Interest :


Added to Taxes 1941


$ 8.98


Added to Taxes 1942


17.18


92.53


Special Account 8,000.00


40,984.73


Overlay 1942


9,931.90


Premium and Interest


820.08


Hospital Fund Transfer Account


2,091.16


Cemetery Bequest Fund Transfer Acct ...


922.50


Unexpended Appropriation Balances ...


9,300.57


Cemetery Reserve Fund


5,274.91


Special Funds :


Edw. W. & Philips H. Raymond Fund $ 16.78


Moth and Tree Work 1941


$ 28.50


Moth and Tree Work 1942


105.00


133.50


Sewer Assessments :


Municipal Light Dept. Maint. Account $ 31,553.14


Underground Extension 1,431.59


Accounts Receivable :


Taxes Special Chap. 227 Acts 1941


908.16


Sewer House Connections :


Unapportioned $ 291.88


Added to Taxes 1941 9.56


Added to Taxes 1942


30.58


Sewer Assessments and Interest . . . 92.53 Sewer H. C. Assessments and Interest 336.33


Sewer Rentals


1,700.02


Sidewalk Assessments and Interest ..


2,551.82


Added to Taxes 1942


3.88


336.33


Highway Assessments and Interest .. 2,886.09


Tax Titles


7,906.16


Tax Possessions


6,047.31


Departmental Accounts


25,828.87


Sidewalk Assessments Un-


apportioned


$ 2,174.00


Added to Taxes 1941


88.22


Added to Taxes 1942


230.61


Cemetery Sales and Bequests


$ 60.00


Water Department Available Surplus . .


16,887.66


Real Estate Account


781.00


Added to Taxes 1942


41.03


2,551.82


Fire Loss Special Account


125.50


Road Machinery Account


10,378.51


Road Machinery Fund


216.73


Highway Assts. Unapportioned $ 2,095.18


Added to Taxes 1941


159.05


Added to Taxes 1942


478.94


Highway Interest :


Added to Taxes 1941


$ 48.46


Added to Taxes 1942


104.46


2,886.09


Loans Authorized


$ 7,000.00


Tax Titles


7,906.16


Tax Possessions


6,047.31


Sewer Rentals


$ 1,700.02


Water Rates & Liens 4,414.31


Municipal Light Dept. Accts. Rec. .. 36,531.55


88,891.13


Sidewalk Interest :


Added to Taxes 1941


$ 17.95


Loans Authorized Unissued 7,000.00


Surplus Revenue (Excess and Deficiency )


102,771.58


Revenue Reserved until collected :


Motor Vehicle Excise $ 462.64


Moth and Tree Assessments 133.50


Sewer House Connections Interest :


Added to Taxes 1941 $ 43


BALANCE SHEET (Continued)


ASSETS


State Aid to Highways


463.38


County Aid to Highways


517.01


Departmental Accounts


25,828.87


Water Rates


$ 4,363.71


Water Liens Added to Taxes 1941.


9.49


1942. .


41.11


4,414.31


Municipal Light Dept. Accts. Rec .. .


36,531.55


Cemetery Sales and Bequests Deferred Payments


60.00


Overlay Deficit 1941


306.20


$536,878.08


$536,878.08


DEFERRED ACCOUNTS


Apportioned Assessments not due


Sewer


$ 2,049.75


Apportioned Assessments Revenue Sewer 1943-1951


$ 2,049.75


Sewer House Connections


409.26


Sewer House Connections 1943-1951 ..


409.26


Sidewalk


5,003.87


Sidewalk 1943-1951 5,003.87


Highway


10,842.07


Highway 1943-1951


10,842.07


$ 18,304.95


LIABILITIES


$ 18,304.95


DEBT ACCOUNT


Loans Outstanding


$409,500.00


General Debt:


Municipal Relief Loan of 1935


"


"


"


" 1938


$ 9,000.00 7,000.00


Elementary School Loan


86,000.00


Municipal Garage Loan


10,000.00


County Hospital Loan


2,000.00


Drainage System Loan of 1939 " "


"


1941


40,000.00


Sewer Department Loan


36,000.00


Storm Emergency Loan


20,000.00


Fire Equipment Loan


7,500.00


Public Service Enterprise Debt :


Municipal Light Loans


123,000.00


Water Department Loans


22,000.00


Water Filtration Plant Loan


9,000.00


$409,500.00


$409,500.00


TRUST ACCOUNTS


$269,388.42


Hospital Fund


$172.051.49


Cemetery Bequest Fund


89,418.26


Reading High School Scholarship Fund


5,053.28


1,050.92


"


1,814.47


$269,388.42


$269,388.42


.


"


"


1939


17,000.00


"


1940


18,000.00


3,000.00


Trust Funds, Cash and Securities . ..


Library Fund " (Horace G. Wadlin) . ..


CONTRIBUTORY RETIREMENT FUND


ASSETS


LIABILITIES


Contributory Retirement Fund Cash


$ 3,507.09


Annuity Savings Group I


$ 21,085.35


Contributory Retirement Fund :


Annuity Savings Group II


2,231.60


Savings Bank Deposits


6,045.00


Annuity Reserve Group I


998.57


Co-operative Bank Shares


5,332.40


Pension Accumulation Fund Group I


23,065.74


Other Securities


35,269.41


Pension Accumulation Fund Group II


3,273.10


Interest Deficiency


690.90


Expense Account


190.44


$ 50,844.80


$ 50,844.80


$ 1,284,916.25


$ 1,284,916.25


REPORT OF THE CONTRIBUTORY RETIREMENT BOARD


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:


The total membership of the Contributory Retirement System De- cember 31, 1941 was 166. During the year 1942 eight members were ad- mitted to the system, seventeen withdrew, ten were retired, and two members deceased, making a total membership of 145 active members.


The following is the financial statement for the year ended Decem- ber 31, 1942:


CONTRIBUTORY RETIREMENT FUND 1942


Receipts


Balance January 1, 1942


$ 1,290.16


Receipts 1942 :


Withdrawn from Savings


Deposits


$ 11,000.00


Sale of Securities


10,876.00


Accrued Interest


366.90


Income on Investments


1,325.89


Contributions by Members


10,649.55


Appropriations by Town :


Pension Accumulation Fund


17,355.00


Expense Fund


300.00


$ 51,873.34


$ 53,163.50


Expenditures


Payments 1942:


Purchase of Securities


$ 37,426.25


Accrued Interest


492.18


Pensions


9,850.27


Annuities


109.58


Refunds to Members


1,405.69


Administration Expense


372.44


$ 49,656.41


Balance December 31, 1942


3,507.09


$ 53,163.50


387


Assets


Cash First Nat'l. Bank


$


3,507.09


Deposits on Interest :


Mechanics Savings Bank Bk. 19442 $ 3,045.00


Melrose Savings Bank Bk. 57239 1,000.00


Natick 5c Savings Bank Bk. 60456 1,000.00


Pilgrim Trust Co. Boston Bk. 6254 1,000.00


$ 6,045.00


Co-operative Bank Shares :


Reading Co-operative Bank Bk. 9407 $ 824.00


Lexington Co-operative Bank Bk. 5446 735.20


Wakefield Co-operative Bank Bk. 8158. 820.40


Malden Co-operative Bank Bk. 21870 692.80


Concord Co-operative Bank Bk. 5491


695.20


Citizen's Co-operative Bank Haverhill


Bk. 10941 867.20


Roger Conant Co-operative Bank, Salem


Bk. 12851


697.60


$ 5,332.40


Investments :


$3,000 Chicago B. & Q. Il1. Div. 4's 1949. . .. $ 2,976.28 3,000 Pacific Gas & Electric Co. 334's 1961 3,313.80


5,000 Northern Pacific Ry. 4's 1997 3,867.76 1,000 Oregon-Washington R. R. & Naviga- tion Co. 4's 1961 1,045.89


4,000 Texas & Pacific Ry. 5's 2000


4,040.00


3,000 Louisville & Nashville R. R. Co. 3's 1980 2,477.49


5,000.00


2,061.94


5,000 Schuylkill & Lehigh R. R. 4's 1948 . . 2,000 Cambria & Clearfield Ry. Co. 4's 1955 5,000 Great Northern Ry. Co. 51/2's 1952 .. 5,175.00 3,000 Bangor & Aroostook R. R. Co. 5's 1943 1,000 Reading Co. 41/2's 1997 811.25


3,000.00


20 Shares National Shawmut Bank, Boston Cert. No. 34674 360.00


388


30 Shares First National Bank, Boston Cert. No. 183404-184626 1,140.00


Interest Deficiency


$ 35,269.41 690.90


$ 50,844.80


Liabilities


Annuity Savings Fund :


Group 1


Group 2


$ 21,085:35 2,231.60


Annuity Reserve Fund :


Group 1


$ 23,316.95 $ 998.57


Pension Accumulation Fund :


Group 1


$ 23,065.74


Group 2


3,273.10


$ 26,338.84


Expense Fund


190.44


$ 50,844.80 J. WARREN KILLAM, Jr., Chairman LEON G. BENT, Secretary JOHN J. O'BRIEN Contributory Retirement Board


389


INDEX


Page


Accountant's Report


315


Appropriations and Expenditures


324


Balance Sheet


382


Betterment Assessments Not Due


342


Classification of Payments


349


Departmental Accounts


347


Receipts


316


Taxes and Assessments Receivable


331


Town Debt


377


Treasurer's Cash


331


Trust Funds, Cash and Securities


378


Invested Funds


379


Animal Inspector's Report


170


Births Registered


129


Births Registered for Previous Years


135


Board of Appeal


219


Board of Assessors


306


Board of Health


172


Board of Public Welfare


162


Welfare Superintendent's Report


162


Board of Public Works


239


Executive Office


302


Highway Department


263


Park Department


288


Report of Board


241


Rolling Equipment


287


Sewer Department


294


Superintendent's Report


242


Water Department


243


Building Inspector's Report


173


Cemetery Trustees


176


Superintendent's Report


176


Collector of Taxes Report


308


Contributory Retirement Board Report


388


Custodian of Soldiers' and Sailors' Graves


178


Deaths Registered


146


Development Committee's Report


81


Dogs Licensed


150


Dog Officer's Report


173


Drainage Committee's Report


303


Fire Alarm Superintendent's Report


181


Fire Chief's Report


182


Forest Warden's Report


186


Library Trustees Report 157


Librarian's Report 158


List of Jurors 11


Marriages Registered 137


Milk and Food Inspector's Report 174


Moth Superintendent's Report


170


INDEX


Page


Municipal Light Board Report


221


Auditor's Report


229


Employees in Armed Forces


227


Financial Statements


230


Manager's Report


222


Notice to Parents, Housewives, Physicians and Midwives


128


Past and Present, Town of Reading


10


Planning Board


156


Plumbing Inspector's Report


169


Police Chief's Report


179


School Committee


187


Administrative Officers


189


Age-Grade Table


215


Budget


194


Change in Personnel


197


Commencement Exercises


216


High School Graduates


217


No School Signals


190


Receipts Not From Tax Levy


193


School Committee's Report


192


School Schedule


191


Superintendent's Report


201


Teachers in Service, Dec. 31, 1942


198


Teachers Who Joined Armed Forces in 1942


188


Vocational Preference Profiles 209


Sealer of Weights and Measures


174


Selectmen's Report


152


Soldiers' Relief Agent Report


168


Sporting Licenses


150


State Primary


108


State Election


119


Statistics


9


Town Clerk Fees Received


151


Town Clerk's Report


15


Town Counsel's Report


155


Town Election


20


Town Meetings


15


Annual


Election


Special: March 9


80


Special: September 28


114


Special: December 30


127


Town Officers


3


Town Warrant


15


Treasurer's Report


311


Tree Warden's Report 171


106


Warrant for State Election


116


Wire Inspector's Report 171


Zoning By-laws, Town of Reading


24


Warrant for State Primary


80 20


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