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$ 176.85
Balance to Revenue
73.15
$ 250.00
Board of Health, Salaries, Appropriation.
$ 300.00
Salary, Secretary
$ 150.00
Salaries, Other Members
150.00
Total Payments
$ 300.00
Board of Health, Expenses, Appropriation
$ 275.00
Telephone
$ 50.59
Printing and Stationery
1.86
Insp. Milk and Food
51.00
Disposition of Animals
44.50
Supplies
38.00
All Other
1.80
Total Payments
$ 187.75
Balance to Revenue
87.25
$ 275.00
Inspector of Plumbing, Salary, Appro. Salary, Inspector
$ 500.00
Care of Contagious Diseases, Appro. Middlesex County Sanatorium
$ 3,078.25
Mass. Memorial Hospital
1,167.00
Medical Care
235.00
Health Inspection
300.00
Rabies Innoculation
54.50
Supplies
101.61
City of Cambridge
32.00
All Other
26.80
Total Payments
$ 4,995.16
Balance to Revenue
4.84
$ 5,000.00
Garbage Collection, Appropriation
$ 2,800.00
Contract Payments
$ 2,800.00
Dog Officer's Salary, Appropriation Salary, Dog Officer $ 315.00
$ 315.00
241
$ 500.00
$ 5,000.00
Inspector of Milk and Food, Salary Appro. Salary, Inspector
$ 210.00
Dental Clinic, Appropriation
$ 650.00
Expenses $ 650.00
Inspector of Animals, Salary, Appro. Salary, Inspector $ 210.00
$ 210.00
Game Warden's Salary, Appropriation
$ 100.00
Salary, Game Warden
$ 100.00
Child Welfare Work, Appro.
$ 400.00
Expenses
$ 400.00
Street Lighting
$ 14,000.00
Municipal Light Department
$ 14,000.00
General Aid Administrative 1943
Appropriation
$ 6,100.00
Refund
28.96
$ 6,128.96
Payments :
Salaries :
Supervisory and Clerical $ 1,590.58
Visiting and Investigation
1,229.69
Employment Res. and Truck Foreman
1,312.00
Visitors' and Supervisory Expense, Travel
339.67
Office Supplies
67.54
Telephone
110.81
Printing and Postage
41.73
Office Equipment Maintenance
43.49
Social Service Index
12.40
Building Maintenance, including Janitor Service 508.17
Other
20.80
Total Payments
$ 5,276.88
Balance to Revenue
852.08
$ 6,128.96
$ 6,128.96
General Aid 1943
Appropriation
$ 28,600.00
Cash Refunds
310.55
Payments :
Cash Aid
$ 7,537.15
Food
751.85
Shelter
614.00
Clothing
246.71
Fuel and Light
303.02
$ 210.00
242
Board 3,810.18
Household Necessities
63.39
Mass. Hospital School, Canton
300.83
Division Child Guardianship, Comm. of Mass.
479.30
State Infirmary, Tewksbury
63.00
Burials
200.00
Paid other Cities and Towns
1,027.75
Medical :
Doctors
$ 303.95
Hospital
1,021.99
Medicine
226.04
Dental
122.50
Optical
53.65
Nursing
65.07
Ambulance
50.00
1,843.20
Unallocated Payments :
Transportation of Recipients
$ 30.40
Truck Maintenance
151.89
Gasoline and Oil
76.72
Wood Yard Expense
1.77
Fed. Commodities Expense
7.00
267.78
Total Payments
$ 17,508.16
Transfers to:
Old Age Assistance
$ 3,000.00
Aid to Dependent Children Administrative. . .
100.00
Honor Roll
800.00
Moth Department
750.00
Snow and Ice
1,500.00
Balance to Revenue
5,252.39
$ 28,910.55
$ 28,910.55
Aid to Dependent Children Administrative 1943
Appropriation
$ 400.00
Federal Grants
546.60
Transfer from General Aid
100.00
Payments : Salaries :
Supervisory and Clerical $ 532.52
Visiting and Investigation 395.67
Visiting and Supervisory, Travel Expense
31.43
Office Supplies 12.51
Telephone
14.55
243
Printing and Postage
18.52
Office Equipment Maintenance
6.01
Social Service Index
1.60
Total Payments
$ 1,012.81
Balance to Revenue
33.79
$ 1,046.60
$ 1,046.60
Aid to Dependent Children 1943
Appropriation
$ 13,000.00
Federal Grants
3,939.00
Cash Refunds
37.09
Payments :
Regular Cash Assistance
$ 15,730.32
Special Cash Allowances : Medical :
Doctors
$ 201.50
Dental
35.00
Optical
20.30
Medicine
56.41
Hospital
141.60
Ambulance
5.00
459.81
Fuel
84.00
Clothing
1.22
Total Payments
$ 16,275.35
Balance to Revenue
700.74
$ 16,976.09
$ 16,976.09
Old Age Administrative - 1943
Appropriation
$ 4,000.00
Federal Grants
1,731.23
Payments :
Salaries :
Supervisory and Clerical
$ 2,349.00
Visiting and Investigation
2,614.99
Office Supplies and Equipment
14.38
Travel Expense
98.20
Stationery and Printing
83.83
Postage
60.00
Telephone
99.51
Office Building Maintenance
317.30
P
244
Miscellaneous
83.45
Total Payments
$ 5,720.66
Balance to Revenue
10.57
$ 5,731.23
$ 5,731.23
Old Age Assistance-1943
Appropriation
$ 63,900.00
Federal Grants
51,807.79
Transfer from General Aid
3,000.00
Cash Refunds
284.87
Payments :
Regular Cash Assistance
$109,911.65
Special Cash Allowances :
Medical :
Doctors
$ 1,436.65
Hospitals
1,046.86
Police Ambulance
33.00
Medicine
993.03
Nursing
627.71
Optical
150.00
Dental
62.00
4,349.25
Fuel
20.55
Clothing
30.61
Payments to other Cities and Towns
854.05
Payments on account of deceased persons :
Burial Expense
$ 965.00
Doctors and Nursing
117.50
Medicine
28.01
Board and Care
135.49
Hospitals
263.35
Police Ambulance
38.00
Other
15.90
1,563,25
Total Payments
$116,729.36
Balance to Revenue
2,263.30
$118,992.66
$118,992.66
Soldiers' Benefits, Appropriation
$ 18,000.00
Refunds
32.00
$ 18,032.00
Cash Payments
$ 8,709.50
Food
44.00
245
Fuel 279.63
Clothing
19.02
Board - rent
39.00
Visiting Nurse, nursing care
149.15
Hospital, med., medicine, ambulance charges Administrative :
910.33
Agent's Salary, Expenses, and Clerk
1,415.90
Office Supplies and Telephone
120.03
Miscellaneous
16.03
Total Payments
$ 11,702.59
Transferred to Recreation Acct.
$ 4,500.00
Transferred to Mun. Bldg. Repairs
350.00
Transferred to Tercentenary Comm.
200.00
Balance to Revenue
1,279.41
$ 18,032.00
W. P. A. Materials, Bal. from 1942
$ 53.73
Appropriation 1943
700.00
Cash Refunds
20.34
$ 774.07
Administrative
$ 268.84
Building Account
181.57
Drainage
264.56
Recreation
4.01
Federal Commodities
7.00
Misc. Account
24.50
Total Payments
$ 750.48
Balance to Revenue
23.59
$ 774.07
Education
School Department General Salaries, Appro.
$228,619.00
Supt., Principals, Teachers
$184,371.72
Substitutes
2,457.50
Attendance Officer
2,199.77
School Nurse
2,140.57
Medical Inspection
929.38
Janitors
22,340.60
Clerical
9,863.74
Total Payments
$224,303.28
246
Transferred to School Maintenance Acct ... 3,000.00 Balance to Revenue 1,315.72
$228,619.00
School Department General Maintenance Appropriation $ 39,000.00
Transferred from Salaries Account
3,000.00
$ 42,000.00
Textbooks
$ 4,474.25
Supplies
8,490.57
General Control Expense
2,241.34
Supervision Expense
402.68
Principal's Office Expenses
308.06
Commencement
272.30
Other Expenses of Instruction
884.91
Compulsory Attendance
137.50
Medical Service
30.30
Nurse Service
378.42
Fuel
8,184.07
Other Expenses of Operation
7,157.19
Maintenance
4,396.39
Capital Outlay
2,851.14
Total Payments
$ 40,209.12
Balance to Revenue
1,790.88
$ 42,000.00
Transportation Appropriation
$ 9,500.00
Expended
$ 6,701.94
Balance to Revenue
2,798.06
$ 9,500.00
School Cafeteria's Appropriation
$ 14,000.00
Transfer from Industrial Tuition Account
500.00
$ 14,500.00
Pay Roll
$ 3,406.15
Supplies
10,208.30
Total Payments
$ 13,614.45
Balance to Revenue
885.55
$ 14,500.00
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Industrial Tuition Appropriation
$ 2,000.00
City of Boston
$ 98.99
City of Malden
130.90
City of Medford
303.95
City of Somerville
196.96
City of Lowell
99.15
Essex County
60.00
Total Payments
$ 889.95
Transferred to School Cafeteria Account ..
500.00
Balance to Revenue
610.05
$ 2,000.00
Public Library
Public Library Salaries, Appropriation
$ 6,044.00
Librarian, Salary
$ 1,845.29
Assistants
3,285.23
Janitor
913.21
Total Payments
$ 6,043.73
Balance to Revenue
.27
$ 6,044.00
Public Library Maintenance, Appro.
$ 3,300.00
Refund
.60
$ 3,300.60
Fuel, Light, Water and Sewer
$ 420.73
Telephone:
47.69
Printing and Supplies
156.09
Maintenance and Repairs
377.01
Books, Periodicals and Binding
2,249.47
Miscellaneous
49.51
Total Payments
$ 3,300.50
Balance to Revenue
.10
$ 3,300.60
Cemeteries, Appropriation
$ 10,000.00
Transfer from Cemetery Reserve Fund
1,000.00
Transfer from Cemetery Bequest Fund
2,295.73
Transfer from Care Soldiers' Graves
32.00
Transfer from Fire Loss Account
382.00
2
$ 13,709.73
248
Superintendent's Salary
$ 3,016.00
Pay Rolls
8,670.83
Materials and Supplies
1,912.05
Total Payments
$ 13,598.88
Balance to Revenue
110.85
$ 13,709.73
Care Soldiers' Graves, Appropriation
$ 600.00
Pay Roll
$ 568.00
Materials and Supplies
32.00
Total Payments
$ 600.00
Department of Public Works
Administrative Office, Appropriation
$ 5,900.00
Superintendent's Salary
$ 3,531.89
Clerical
1,641.88
Telephones
239.73
Office Supplies
227.86
Printing
40.50
Engineering Supplies
141.20
Miscellaneous
10.80
Total Payments
$ 5,833.86
Balance to Revenue
$ 66.14
$ 5,900.00
Highway Department:
Appropriation
$ 40,000.00
Transfer from Victory Garden Acct.
224.12
$ 40,224.12
Payments :
Pay Roll
$ 24,226.67
Road Material
4,838.43
Curbing
199.50
Supplies and Tools
1,522.98
Road Machinery Acct.
8,014.32
All Other
670.01
Total Payments
$ 39,471.91
Transfer to Chap. 90 Maintenance $ 750.00
249
Balance to Revenue 2.21
$ 40,224.12
Maintenance of Storm Drains :
Appropriation
$ 4,000.00
Pay Roll
$ 3,747.25
Supplies and Misc.
252.75
Total Payments
$ 4,000.00
Storm Drain Development :
Appropriation
$ 4,200.00
Pay Roll
$ 2,403.78
Pipe and Supplies
1,796.22
Total Payments
$ 4,200.00
Sidewalk Maintenance and Construction :
Appropriation
$ 3,300.00
Pay Roll
$ 2,372.80
Materials, etc.
459.97
Total Payments
$ 2,832.77
Balance to Revenue
$ 467.23
$ 3,300.00
Snow and Ice Removal :
Appropriation
$ 13,500.00
Pay Roll
$ 8,777.06
Plowing and Hauling
748.88
Repairs and Supplies
1,337.76
Road Machinery Account
1,290.08
Total Payments
$ 12,153.78
Balance to Revenue
1,346.22
$ 13,500.00
Chapter 90 Maintenance :
Transferred from Highway Dept.
$ 750.00
Aid from State
750.00
Aid from County
750.00
$ 2,250.00
Pay Roll
$ 369.54
Road Material
1,437.41
250
Road Machinery Account
443.05
Total Payments $ 2,250.00
Road Machinery Fund
$ 9,850.00
Balance Forward from 1942
216.73
Receipts : Refunds from Gas Tax, etc.
256.05
$ 10,322.78
Repairs to equipment, gasoline and oil
$ 9,386.46
Balance to 1944
936.32
$ 10,322.78
John Street Dump :
Appropriation
$ 1,400.00
Pay Roll
$ 1,400.00
Drainage System Installation :
Balance from 1942
$ 2,920.98
Appro. 12/13/43
2,000.00
Receipts : Refunds, Gas Tax, Etc.
17.70
$ 4,938.68
Pay Roll
$ 2,608.77
Legal Services
33.25
Misc. Supplies and Tools
118.39
Total Payments
$ 2,760.41
Balance to 1944
2,178.27
$ 4,938.68
Sewer Department Maint. and Const. and Int .: Appropriation
$ 9,200.00
Pay Roll
$ 3,577.72
Int. on Bonds
1,450.00
Insurance
623.65
Tools and Supplies
903.39
Road Machinery Acct.
855.66
Total Payments
$ 7,410.42
Balance to Revenue
1,789.58
$ 9,200.00
Sewer Department House Connection :
Appropriation $ 1,700.00
Pay Roll
$ 1,212.44
251
Pipe and Misc.
253.46
Total Payments
$ 1,465.90
Balance to Revenue
234.10
$ 1,700.00
,
Water Department, Maintenance, Construction,
Bonds and Interest Appropriation
$ 52,400.00
Refund
28.69
$ 52,428.69
Pay Roll
$ 21,084.17
Bonds
9,000.00
Interest on Bonds
685.00
Insurance
1,849.77
Telephones
160.77
Light and Power
5,389.91
New Meters
100.80
Supplies, Tools and Fittings
2,443.28
Fuel
646.49
Coke Bed
1,608.13
Road Machinery Acct.
1,099.10
All Other
$ 1,358.61
Total Payments
$ 45,426.03
Balance to Water Reserve
7,002.66
$ 52,428.69
Municipal Light Department
Balance from 1942
$ 31,553.14
Receipts :
Sales Light and Power
367,269.59
Merchandise 'and Jobbing
20,401.62
Street Light Appropriation
14,000.00
Miscellaneous
39,386.71
$472,611.06
Payments :
Operation and Maintenance
$ 76,062.71
New Construction
2,119.43
Elec. Energy Purchased
155,887.14
Salaries and Wages
99,789.72
Taxes
5,106.00
252
Insurance
3,184.90
Bonds and Notes
22,000.00
Interest
2,022.50
Paid to Treasurer
35,000.00
Total Payments
$401,172.40
Balance to 1944
71,438.66
$472,611.06
Municipal Light Dept. Special Account
Balance from 1942
$ 8,000.00
Payments
$ 2,000.00
Balance to 1944
6,000.00
$ 8,000.00
Interest, Not Inc. Water, Light and Sewer
Appropriation
$ 5,621.25
Elementary School
$ 1,505.00
Relief Loans
563.75
Drainage
412.50
Municipal Garage
202.50
Fire Equipment
65.00
Storm Damage
50.00
County Hospital
22.50
Temporary Loans
6.89
Total Payments
$ 2,828.14
Transferred to Special Drainage Acct.
2,000.00
Balance to Revenue
793.11
$ 5,621.25
Maturing Debt, Not Inc. Water, Light
$ 47,000.00
Relief Loans
$ 20,000.00
Sewer
7,000.00
Drainage
7,000.00
Elementary School
6,000.00
Fire Equipment
2,000.00
253
Municipal Garage
2,000.00
Storm Damage
2,000.00
County Hospital
1,000.00
$ 47,000.00
Insurance Account
Appropriation
$ 15,850.90
Receipts :
Municipal Light Dept.
$ 2,947.47
Water Dept.
1,849.77
Sewer Dept.
623.65
Refunds
28.00
5,448.89
$ 21,299.79
Payments :
War Damage
$ 3,604.90
Fire Schedule
5,057.17
Workmen's Compensation
3,596.56
Public Liability
566.87
Safe Burglary and Robbery
418.89
Auto Pub. Liab. and Prop. Damage
2,997.38
Auto Fire and Theft
413.43
Boiler
1,921.74
Surety Bonds
807.00
Machinery Breakage
486.07
All risks-money
296.34
Miscellaneous
153.75
Total Payments
$ 20,320.10
Transferred to Victory Gardens
$ 600.00
Balance to Revenue
379.69
$ 21,299.79
Reserve Fund
Appropriation
$ 4,000.00
Miscellaneous Expense Account $ 400.00
Town Forest
824.80
Memorial Day Observance
150.00
Municipal Building Account
200.00
254
Police Dept. Maintenance
51.50
Election and Registration Account
50.00
Total Payments
$
1,676.30
Balance to Revenue
2,323.70
$ 4,000.00
Memorial Day Observance
Appropriation
$ 600.00
Transfer from Reserve Fund
150.00
Payments
$ 733.30
Balance to Revenue
16.70
$ 750.00
Rent American Legion Quarters
Appropriation
$
1,500.00
Reading Veteran's Association
$ 1,500.00
Land Court Expenses
Appropriation
$ 250.00
Payments, Land Court
$ 227.20
Balance to Revenue
22.80
$ 250.00
Town Forest
Appropriation
$ 300.00
Transfers from Reserve Fund
824.80
$ 1,124.80
Pay Roll
$ 1,124.80
Publication Street List
Appropriation
$ 550.00
Reading Chronicle Press
$ 545.00
Balance to Revenue
5.00
$ 550.00
Personal Injuries, Joseph M. Greene
Appropriation
$ 13.00 Thomas F. Halpin, M.D. $ 13.00
255
$ 750.00
Honor Roll
Transfer from Public Welfare Account
$ 800.00 Payments
$ 628.77
Balance to Revenue
171.23
$ 800.00
Excess and Deficiency Account
Balance Jan. 1, 1943
$102,771.58
Receipts Redemption of Property
4,111.30 .
Abatements
44.07
Additional Poll Tax Commitment
276.93
Transfer Receipts in excess of estimates
28,071.28
Transfer Unexpended Balances
28,310.39
Transfer Aid to Highways
621.26
Adjustment entries
1,075.24
Sale of land
255.00
Transfer from Tax Titles
$ 2,704.08
Adjustment entries
53.63
Balance to 1944
162,779.34
$165,537.05
$165,537.05
Outstanding Debt 'Balancing Account
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1943
$409,500.00
Loans paid in 1943 :
Fire Equipment
$ 2,000.00
Light Department
21,000.00
Water Department
6,000.00
Sewer Department
7,000.00
Middlesex County Hospital
1,000.00
Municipal Relief
20,000.00
Municipal Garage
2,000.00
Drainage 1939
2,000.00
Drainage 1941
5,000.00
Storm Emergency
5,000.00
Elementary School
6,000.00
Water Filtration Plant
3,000.00
$ 80,000.00
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1943
$329,500.00
$409,500.00
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TOWN DEBT DETAIL OF MATURITIES
Year
Municipal
$12,000
$6,000
$2,000
$1,000
$1,000
$5,000
$6,000
$3,000
$7,000
$21,000
$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
.
4,000
4,000
13,000
4,000
4,000
13,000
1953
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
1959
1,000
1,000
$31,000 $80,000
$8,000
$1,000
$1,000 $35,000
$16,000
$6,000 $29,000 $102,000 $15,000
$5,500 $329,500
.
5,000
2,000
7,000
1954
5,000
2,000
7,000
1951
5,000
1952
Relief
Elementary
School
Municipal
Garage
County
Hospital
Drainage
1939
1941
Water
Dept.
Water
Filtration
Sewer
Dept.
Municipal
Light Dept.
Storm
Damage
Fire
Equipment
Totals
1944
5,000
.
Drainage
LOANS IN ANTICIPATION OF REVENUE
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1943
$225,000.00 Paid in 1943 : November 5 $225,000.00
TRUST FUNDS CASH AND SECURITIES
Balance Jan. 1, 1943
$269,388.42
Hospital Fund Income
4,388.41
Cemetery Bequest Fund Income 2,356.45
Cemetery Bequest Fund Bequests
3,690.00
R. H. S. Scholarship Fund Income
100.62
Public Library Fund Income
21.11
Public Library Fund Income (H. G. Wadlin)
36.46
Hospital Fund Payments :
For Hospital Care
$ 1,109.62
For Administrative Expenses
120.00
Cemetery Bequest Fund Payments :
For Care Endowed Lots
2,295.73
R. H. S. Scholarship Fund Payments : For Scholarships
75.00
Library Fund for Books
55.50
Loss on Sale
3,915.00
Balance Dec. 31, 1943
272,410.62
$279,981.47
$279,981.47
Hospital Fund
Balance Jan. 1, 1943
$172,051.49
Receipts Income
4,388.41
Loss on Sale
$ 3,915.00
Payments for Hospital Care and Adm.
1,229.62
Balance Dec. 31, 1943
171,295.28
$176,439.90
$176,439.90
Cemetery Bequest Fund
Balance Jan. 1, 1943
$ 89,418.26
Receipts
6,046.45
Payments for Care Lots and Graves
$ 2,295.73
Balance Dec. 31, 1943
93,168.98
$ 95,464.71 $ 95,464.71
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Reading High School Scholarship Fund
Balance Jan. 1, 1943
Receipts
$ 5,053.28 100.62
Payments for Scholarships
$ 75.00
Balance Dec. 31, 1943
5,078.90
$ 5,153.90
$ 5,153.90
Library Fund
Balance Jan. 1, 1943
$ 1,050.92
Receipts
21.11
Balance Dec. 31, 1943
1,072.03
$ 1,072.03 $ 1,072.03
Library Fund H. G. Wadlin
Balance Jan. 1, 1943
$ 1,814.47
Receipts
36.46
Books
55.50
Balance Dec. 31, 1943
1,795.43
$ 1,850.93 $
1,850.93
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
$17.000 U. S. Savings Bonds Series G. 17,000.00
$ 5,000 Ill. Cent. R. R. Co., St. Louis Div. 1st M. 3's 1951
5,000.00
$ 5,000 U. S. Treasury Bonds 41/2's, 1952-1947
5,000.00
$10,000 U. S. Treasury Bonds, 21/2's, 1955 Series G
10,000.00
$ 3,000 U. S. Treasury Bonds, 21/2's, 1954 Series G. 3,000.00
$10,000 U. S. Treasury 3 3/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
259
$ 7,000 U. S. Savings Bonds 1949 Series D. . 5,250.00
$ 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 5,461.00
Charlestown Five Cents Savings Bank, No. 162338 5,750.24
Essex Savings Bank, Lawrence, No. 230778 8,621.81
Mechanics Savings Bank, No. 9189 6,729.93
First National Bank, Reading, Savings Dept., No. 6435 6,000.72
Chelsea Savings Bank No. 154784
6,084.91
Danvers Savings Bank, No. 2189 1,225.60
Dedham Institution for Savings No. 72053
3,428.23
Franklin Savings Bank, Boston, No. 187890
2,315.99
Lynn Five Cent Savings Bank, No. 244496
2,266.62
Malden Savings Bank, No. 141347
6,398.13
Melrose Savings Bank No. 52937
2,315.75
Provident Institution for Savings, Boston, No. 615034
9,310.33
Wakefield Savings Bank, No. 45111
4,574.61
Warren Institution for Savings, Boston, No. 135648
5,870.77
Woburn Five Cents Savings Bank, No. 63401 5,249.85
Cash in General Fund 4,376.79
$171,295.28
Cemetery Bequest Fund
Investments Listed at Par :
$10,000.00 U. S. Savings Bonds, Series G. $ 10,000.00
$ 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
999.34
Home Savings Bank, Boston, No. 368204
2,465.74
Boston Five Cents Savings Bank, No. 948228
10,869.00
Andover Savings Bank, No. 40177 Cambridge Savings Bank, No. 89112
5,076.45
5,224.50
Essex Savings Bank, Lawrence, No. 230779
5,172.93
Mechanics Savings Bank, Reading, No. 5103
4,337.39
$17,000 U. S. Treasury Bonds, 21/2's, 1954
17,000.00
Mechanics Savings Bank, Reading No. 10714 4,651.02
Malden Savings Bank, No. 137262
6,566.70
260
Woburn Five Cents Savings Bank, No. 61052
6,273.41
Cash in General Fund 532.50
$ 93,168.48
Library Fund
Investment :
Boston Five Cents Savings Bank, No. 987334 $ 1,072.03
Library Fund
Horace G. Wadlin Fund
Investment :
Boston Five Cents Savings Bank, No. 1079095 $ 1,795.43
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. . 78.90
$ 5,078.90
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, 1943.
LEON G. BENT, Town Accountant
261
TOWN OF READING
BALANCE SHEET
ASSETS
LIABILITIES
Cash in Banks and Offices
$245,920.31
Municipal Light Dept. Consumers' De- posits
$ 12,440.54
Taxes Special Chap. 227 Acts 1941
1,891.21
Taxes : Levy of 1942
$ 23,346.37
Overlay 1942
9,416.42
Levy of 1943
71,921.21
95,267.58
Overlay 1943 19,086.46
Premium and Interest
820.08
Taxes Special Chap. 227 Acts 1941
1,891.21
Hospital Fund Transfer Account
4,376.79
Cemetery Bequest Fund Transfer Acct. ..
532.50
Unexpended Appropriation Balances
8,228.75
Cemetery Reserve Fund
5,419.02
State Parks and Reservations
17.10
Moth and Tree Work 1943
85.50
109.25
Special Funds :
Edw. W. & Philips H. Raymond Fund $ 16.78
Sewer Assts. Unapportioned
347.39
Morrison Fund 9.23
Baseball Fund
72.00
Sewer Assts. and Int. added to taxes 1942
6.25
Dog License Fees due County
34.80
Sewer Assts. and Int. added to taxes 1943
79.43
433.07
Sewer H. C. Assts., Unapportioned ..
452.19
Salvage Funds
2,874.51
Sewer H. C. Assts. and Int. added to Taxes 1942 .
14.11
Victory Tax
4,129.26
7,741.37
Sewer H. C. Assts. and Int. added to
Fishing and Hunting License fees due State 5.25
Special Welfare Account
10.00
Recovery Account 589.54
a
Municipal Light Consumers' Deposit Fund
12,440.54
Motor Vehicle Excise- Levy of 1943
330.77
Special Assessments :
Moth and Tree Work 1942
23.75
Accounts Receivable :
Taxes 1943
31.39
1 497.69
Sewer Rentals
1,204.04
S. & C. Unapportioned
49.87
S.&C. Assts. & Int. added to taxes 1942
100.88
Special Account 6,000.00
78,870.25
S.&C. Assts. & Int. added to taxes 1943
161.06
311.81
Revenue Reserved until collected :
Highway Assts. and Int. added to
Motor Vehicle Excise . .
$ 330.77
Taxes 1942
160.46
Moth and Tree Assessments 109.25
Highway Assts. and Int. added to
Sewer Assts. and Interest
433.07
Taxes 1943
423.89
584.35
Sewer H. C. Assts. and Interest
497.69
Loans Authorized
7,000.00
Sewer Rentals
1,204.04
Tax Titles
6,324.08
Sidewalk Assts. and Interest
311.81
Tax Possessions
4,907.20
Highway Assts. and Interest
584.35
Departmental Accounts Receivable
27,245.45
Tax Titles
6,324.08
Water Rates
4,539.80
Tax Possessions .
4,907.20
Water Liens added to Taxes 1942
14.67
Departinental Accounts
27,245.45
Water Liens added to Taxes 1943
80.92
4,635.39
Water Rates and Liens 4,635.39
Municipal Light Dept. Accounts Rec.
40,124.58
86,707.68
Municipal Light Dept. Accts. Receivable
40,124.58
Overlay Deficit 1941
468.89
Water Department Available Surplus. ..
$ 27,316.81
Real Estate Account
3,291.00
F're Loss Special Account
288.00
Road Machinery Account
12,775.77
Road Machinery Fund .
936.32
Loans Authorized Unissued
7,000.00
Surplus Revenue (Excess & Deficiency)
162,779.34
$450,906.27
$450,906.27
County Tax Deficit
1,077.55
Metropolitan Sewer Deficit
132.51
Tailings Account Reserve Fund Overlay Surplus Mun. Light Dept. Maint. Account 71,438.66
505.51 465.35
Underground Extension 1,431.59
BALANCE SHEET (continued) DEFERRED ACCOUNTS
Apportioned Sewer Assts. not due .
Apportioned Sewer H. C. Assts. not due. Apportioned Sidewalk Assts. not due ... Apportioned Highway Assts. not due ....
$ 1,641.80 Apport. Sewer Assts. Rev. 1944-1953
$ 1,641.80
398.31 Apport. Sewer H.C. Assts. Rev. 1944-1953
398.31
5,291.11
Apport Sidewalk Assts. Rev. 1944-1953 ..
5,291.11
10,521.07
Apport. Highway Assts. Rev. 1944-1953 10,521.07
$ 17,852.29
$ 17,852.29
DEBT ACCOUNT
Loans Outstanding
$329,500.00
Municipal Relief 1935
$ 6,000.00
Municipal Relief 1939
13,000.00
Municipal Relief 1940
12,000.00
Elementary School
80,000.00
Municipal Garage
8,000.00
Middlesex County Hospital
1,000.00
Drainage System Loan 1939
1,000.00
Drainage System Loan 1941
35,000.00
Sewer
29,000.00
Fire Equipment Loan
5,500.00
Storm Emergency Loan
15,000.00
Public Service Enterprises :
Municipal Light Loans
102,000.00
Water Dept.
16,000.00
Water Filtration Plant
6,000.00
$329,500.00
.
$329,500.00
TRUST FUNDS, CASH AND SECURITIES
Trust Funds, Cash and Securities ..
. $ 272,410.62
Hospital Fund
$ 171,295.28
Cemetery Fund
93,168.98
R. H. S. Scholarship Fund
5,078.90
Public Library .. Public Library, H. G. Wadlin
1,072.03
1,795.43
$ 272,410.62
$ 272,410.62
CONTRIBUTORY RETIREMENT FUND
ASSETS
LIABILITIES
Contributory Retirement Fund Cash ....
$ 2,006.47
Annuity Savings Group I
$ 28,535.13
Contributory Retirement Fund :
Annuity Savings Group II
3,293.38
Savings Bank Deposits
6,045.00
Annuity Reserve Group I
881.89
Co-operative Bank Shares
7,760.80
Annuity Reserve Group II
678.19
Other Securities
51,003.67
Pension Accumulation Fund Group I .
27,763.28
Accrued Interest on Investments
630.81
Pension Accumulation Fund Group II ...
4,922.86
Expense Account
60.49
Investment Income
1,311.53
$ 67,446.75
$ 67,446.75
$ 1,138,115.93
$ 1,138,115.93
REPORT OF THE CONTRIBUTORY RETIREMENT BOARD
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
The total membership of the Contributory Retirement System De- cember 31, 1942 was 145. During the year 1943 seven members were admitted to the system, eleven withdrew, three were retired, and one member deceased, making a total membrship of 137 active members.
The following is the financial statement for the year ended Decem- ber 31, 1943.
CONTRIBUTORY RETIREMENT FUND 1943
Receipts
Balance January 1, 1943
$
3,507.09
Receipts 1943 :
Withdrawn. from Cooperative Bank $ 692.80
Securities Matured
3,000.00
Securities Sold
4,053.00
Income on Investments
2,012.72
Contributions by Members
10,120.87
Appropriation by Town :
Pension Accumulation Fund
17,517.00
Expense Fund
300.00
Interest Deficiency
690.90
$ 38,387.29
$ 41,894.38
Expenditures
Payments 1943
Investments
$ 25,207.50
Accrued Interest
135.55
Pensions
12,239.64
Annuities
165.40
Refunds to Members
1,709.87
Administration Expense
429.95
$ 39,887.91
Balance December 31, 1943
2,006.47
$ 41,894.38
266
Assets
Cash First Nat'l Bank
$ 2,000.47 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 ยท1;345.80
Lexington Co-operative Bank Bk. 5446 1,246.40
Wakefield Co-operative Bank Bk. 8158 1.340.80
Concord Co-operative Bank Bk. 5491
1,210.80
Citizen's Co-operative Bank, Haverhill Bk. 109-41
1,398.40
Roger Conant Co-operative Bank, Salem Bk. 12851
1,217.60
$ 7,760.80
Investments :
$2,000 Cambria & Clearfield Ry Co. 4's 1955 $ 2,057.78
3,000 Central Maine Power Co. 31/2's 1972 3,286.98
5,000 Great Northern Ry Co. 51/2's 1952 . . 5,159.87
1,000 Great Northern Ry. Co. 5's 1973 1,059.55
4,000 Louisville & Nashville R. R. Co.
41/2's 2003 4,030.00
3,000 Louisville & Nashville R. R. Co. 3's 1980
2,483.93
5,000 Northern Pacific Ry. 4's 1997
3,871.65
3,000 Pacific Gas & Electric Co. 33/4's 1961
3,301.28
1,000 Reading Co. 41/2's 1997
844.99
2,000 Reading Co. 412's 1997
1,689.99
2,000 Reading Co. 412's 1997
1,689.98
5,000 Schuylkill & Lehigh R. R. Co. 4's 1948 5,000.00 2,000 Texas & Pacific Ry. Co. 5's 2000 2,020.00
2,000 Texas & Pacific Ry. Co. 5's 2000 2,020.00
1,000 Westchester Lighting Co. 31/2's 1967 1,103.53
2,000 Westchester Lighting Co. 31/2's 1967 2,207.07
2,000 Westchester Lighting Co. 31/2's 1967 2,207.07
267
5,000 U. S. Savings Bond Series G 5,000.00
20 Shares National Shawmut Bank Boston, Cert. No. 34674 500.00
30 Shares First National Bank, Boston, Cert. No. 183404 and 194626 1,470.00
Accrued Interest on Investments
$ 51,003.67 630.81
$ 67,446.75
Liabilities
Annuity Savings Fund :
Group 1
$ 28,535.13
Group 2
3,293.38
$ 31,828.51
Annuity Reserve Fund :
Group 1
$ 881.89
Group 2
678.19
$
1,560.08
Pension Accumulation Fund :
Group 1
$ 27,763.28
Group 2
4,922.86
$ 32,686.14
Expense Fund
$
60.49
Undistributed Income
$ 1,311.53
$ 67,446.75
J. WARREN KILLAM, Jr., Chairman LEON G. BENT, Secretary JOHN J. O'BRIEN
Contributory Retirement Board
268
TOWN OF READING - POPULATION 10,866
Years
Valuation
1941
Valuation Abatements in 1942
1943
Total Abatements
Net Valuation
1941
$ 17,427,855.
$ 252,764.
$ 54,189.
$ 13,473.
$ 320,426.
$ 17,107,429.
Excise
898,083.
55,899.
10,407.
66,306.
831,777.
1942
17,560,707.
119,458.
9,185.
128,643.
17,432,064.
Excise
724,463.
18,470.
7,060.
25,530.
698,933.
1943
17,596,044.
189,971.
189,971.
17,406,073.
Excise
489,510.
10,429.
10,429.
479,081.
Totals
$ 54,696,662.
$ 308,663.
$ 202,524.
$ 230,118.
$ 741,305.
$ 53,955,357.
Val. 1943
$ 17,596,044.00
Net Valuation for 3 Years .... $53,955,357.
Average Valuation for 3 Years. 17,985,119.
Req. Sec. 7
$
4,399.01
3% of Average Valuation 593,553.
L 0.56
Tax Rate 1943
$
33.90
Ratio of Debt. to Valuation : Gen. $1.14
Enterprise W 0.12 Total $1.82
0.68
Total Debt
Sinking Funds
Net Debt
Debt inside limit Debt outside limit
$ 13,500.
$ 13,500.
G
192,000.
192,000.
L 102,000 l
124,000.
124,000.
W 22,000 S
.E
$ 329,500.
Available Borrowing Capacity on January 1, 1944. ..... $526,053.
INDEX
Page
Accountant's Report
207
Appropriations and Expenditures
216
Balance Sheet
262
Betterment Assessments Not Due
228
Classification of Payments
232
Departmental Accounts
231
Receipts
208
Taxes and Assessments Receivable 225 Town Debt 257
Treasurer's Cash
224
Trust Funds, Cash and Securities
258
Invested Funds
259
Animal Inspector's Report
193
Births Registered
49
Births Registered for Previous Years
55 185
Board of Appeal
198
Board of Health.
196
Board of Public Welfare
182
Welfare Superintendent's Report
182
Board of Public Works
76
Executive Office
120
Highway Department
94
Park Department
110
Sewer Department
112
Superintendent's Report.
77
Water Department
78 196
Cemetery Trustees
184
Superintendent's Report
184
Collector of Taxes Report
200
Contributory Retirement Board Report
266
Custodian of Soldiers' and Sailors' Graves
193
Deaths Registered
66
Dogs Licensed
71
Drainage Committee's Report 121
Fire Alarm Superintendent's Report
192
Fire Chief's Report 191
187
Library Trustees Report
176
Librarian's Report
177
List of Jurors 10
Marriages Registered 57
Milk and Food Inspector's Report 186
Moth Superintendent's Report
195
Board of Assessors
Building Inspector's Report
Forest Warden's Report
INDEX
Page
Municipal Light Board Report
167
Auditor's Report
171
Employees in Armed Forces
170
Financial Statements
172
Manager's Report
168
Notice to Parents, Housewives, Physicians and Midwives
47
Planning Board
180
Plumbing Inspector's Report
183
Police Chief's Report
188
Recreation Committee Report
123
School Committee
129
Administrative Officers
131
Age-Grade Table
161
Budget
137
Change in Personnel
138
Commencement Exercies
162
High School Graduates
163
No School Signals
132
Number of Employees
140
Receipts Not From Tax Levy
136
School Committee's Report
134
School Schedule
133
Superintendent's Report
145
Teachers in Service, Dec. 31, 1943
142
Selectmen's Report
73
Sporting Licenses
.71 9
Town Clerk Fees Received
72
Town Clerk's Report
13
Town Counsel's Report
194
Town Election
17
Town Meetings
20
Annual
20
Election
17
Special : June 1
30
Special : November 4
35
Special : 'December 13
40
Town Officers 2
Town Warrant 13
Treasurer's Report
203
Tree Warden's Report 195
Veterans' Benefits Agent 181
War Price and and Rationing Board 181
Wire Inspector's Report
192
Sealer of Weights and Measures
186
Statistics
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