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7.00
Total Payments
$ 2,414.59
Federal Grant balance, to 1948 Acct.
171.92
Balance to Revenue
115.05
$ 2,701.56
$ 2.701.56
Aid to Dependent Children
Appropriation
$ 16,675.00
Transfer from Insurance Account
600.00
Refunds and credits
9.59
Federal Grants
5,148.97
Payments :
Regular Cash Assistance
$ 20,138.08
Special Cash Allowances :
Medical
Doctors
$ 437.75
Hospitals
78.15
Medicine
149.78
Dental
259.00
Optical
25.50
Nursing
7.00
957.18
Fuel
48.25
237
Foot plates
13.00
Total Payments
$ 21,156.51
Balance to Revenue
1,277.05
$ 22,433.56
$ 22,433.56
Old Age Assistance Administrative
Appropriation, salaries
$ 7,000.00
Federal Grants
2,974.12
Payments :
Personal services :
Supervisory and clerical $ 3,107.37
Visiting and investigation
3,774.70
Emp. res., janitor, truck fore. . . 864.00
$ 7,746.07
Office supplies and equipment
284.93
Visiting and supv. expense and travel
298.96
Stationery and printing
21.50
Postage
75.00
Telephone
141.45
Office building maintenance
73.05
Other
68.40
Total Payments
$ 8,709.36
Balance to Revenue
$
1,264.76
$ 9,974.12
$ 9,974.12
Old Age Assistance
Appropriation
$ 91,000.00
Refunds and credits
256.41
Federal Grants
63,699.28
Payments :
Regular Cash Assistance
$138,682.80
Special Cash Allowances
Medical:
Doctors
$ 3,843.00
Hospitals
1,664.63
Medicine
2,074.84
Nursing
558.98
Optical
379.50
Dental
344.50
Chiropodist
67.50
Police Ambulance
75.00
Other
57.72 $ 9,065.67
238
Payments on account of deceased persons :
Burial expense
$ 869.91
Doctors
384.00
Hospitals
259.00
Nursing
72.66
Medicine
121.77
Police Ambulance
35.00
Board
91.31
$ 1,833.65
Payments to other cities and towns
1,220.94
Total Payments
$150,803.06
Transfer to Police Car Account
600.00
Transfer to Traffic Beacon Account
375.00
Balance to Revenue
3,177.63
$154,955.69
$154,955.69
Veterans' Benefits Appropriation
Salaries
$ 1,644.00
Office Supplies & Expenses
575.00
Aid
8,781.00
$ 11,000.00
Refunds
105.00
$ 11,105.00
Salaries
$ 1,644.00
Cash Payments
5,857.47
Fuel
331.38
Board
1,014.00
Office supplies
145.36
Telephone
56.71
Hospital, medical, etc.
805.31
Agent's Expenses
239.16
Misc.
47.38
Total Payments
$ 10,140.77
Balance to Revenue
964.23
$ 11,105.00
Education
School Dept. General Salaries, Appropriation ..
$331,718.94
Refunds
36.64
$331,755.58
239
Supt., Principals, Teachers
$278,680.68
Substitutes
1,218.00
Attendance Officer
227.66
School Nurse
2,750.00
Medical Inspection
1,266.56
Janitors
28,883.42
Clerical
13.961.55
Total Payments
$326,987.87
Balance to Revenue
4,767.71
$331,755.58
School Dept. General Maintenance, Appro.
$ 61,695.00
Transfer from Reserve Fund, Car
1,211.50
Refunds
11.15
Insurance, Fire Loss
210.00
$ 63,127.65
Textbooks, Library, Supplementary Books
$ 3,728.88
Supplies
10,603.70
General Control Expense
2,803.32
Supervision Expense
648.78
Principal's Office Expense
373.73
Commencement
307.70
Other Expenses of Instruction
1,093.91
Compulsory Attendance
55.00
Medical Service
21.75
Nurse Service
412.15
Fuel
10,485.16
Other Expenses of Operation of Plant
10,337.55
Maintenance
18,204.14
Capital Outlay
1,690.36
Auxiliary Agency, Tuition
104.00
New School Car
1,211.50
Total Payments
$ 62,081.63
Balance to Revenue
1,046.02
$ 63,127.65
School Cafeterias, Appropriation
$ 45,000.00
Balance from 1946, WFA Reimbursement 436.29
5,401.20
WFA Reimbursement 1947
240
WFA Reimbursement for Equipment Refunds
1,238.50 102.72
$ 52,178.71
Pay Roll
$ 11,618.33
Equipment
1,337.50
Supplies
31,903.70
Total Payments
$ 44,859.53
Balance to Revenue
7,319.18
$ 52,178.71
Industrial Tuition Appropriation
$ 2,000.00
City of Malden
$ 65.45
Norfolk County Agric. School
180.00
City of Somerville
153.86
Essex County Agric. School
496.00
City of Medford
755.72
City of Boston
163.64
Total Payments
$ 1,814.67
Balance to Revenue
185.33
$ 2,000.00
School Dept. Retirement for Teachers in Ser- vice, Appropriation
$ 550.00
Mass. Teachers Retirement Board
$ 550.00
School Dept., New High School Plans
Balance from 1946
$ 59.83
Payments 1947
$ 46.00
Balance to 1948
13.83
$ 59.83
Land Purchase, New High School, Birch Mea- dow, Appropriation 1947
$ 10,000.00
Payments 1947
$ 191.80
Balance to 1948
9,808.20
$ 10,000.00
School Dept. Elementary School Plans Balance from 1946 $ 276.38
Balance to 1948 $ 276.38
241
School Dept. Federal Works Agency School Plans
Balance from 1946
Receipts
Payments
$ 10,200.00
Balance to 1948
3,000.00
$ 13,200.00
$ 13,200.00
School Land Purchase, Oak Street
Balance from 1946
$ 4,589.50
Payments
$ 4,000.00
Balance to 1948
589.50
$ 4,589.50
School Dept. Safety Equipment
Balance from 1946
$ 12,515.00
Payments
$ 9,620.59
Balance to 1948
2,894.41
$ 12,515.00
Public Library, Salaries, Appropriation
$ 7,300.00
Salaries
Librarian
$ 2,108.11
Asst. Librarian
1,591.46
Asst. Librarian
1,591.46
Assistants
989.85
Janitor
1,010.69
$ 7,291.57
Balance to Revenue
8.43
$ 7,300.00
Public Library Maintenance, Appropriation
$ 3,350.00
Telephone
$ 52.26
Fuel, Light and Water
371.87
Printing and Supplies
413.85
Books and Periodicals
2,178.94
Binding
155.43
Maintenance and repairs
140.46
Miscellaneous
24.17
Total Payments
$ 3,336.98
Balance to Revenue
13.02
$ 3,350.00
$ 6,300.00 6,900.00
242
Cemeteries, Appropriation
$ 15,200.00
Transfer from Cemetery Reserve Fund
1,000.00
Transfer from Cemetery Bequest Fund
2,880.20
Transfer from Soldiers' Graves Acct.
276.36
Transfer from Reserve Fund
296.25
$ 19,652.81
Superintendent's Salary
$ 3,120.00
Clerical
1,040.00
Pay Rolls
11,123.91
Materials and Supplies
4,361.98
Total Payments
$ 19,645.89
Balance to Revenue
6.92
$ 19,652.81
Care of Soldiers' Graves, Appropriation
$ 800.00
Pay Rolls
$ 523.64
Materials
276.36
Total Payments
$ 800.00
New Truck, Cemetery Dept., Appropriation
$ 2,000.00
Payments
$ 2,000.00
Department of Public Works
Administrative Office Appropriation
$ 6,050.00
Superintendent's Salary
$ 3,935.00
Clerical
2,002.90
$ 5,937.90
Balance to Revenue
112.10
$ 6,050.00
Public Works Expense Appro.
$ 875.00
Telephone
$ 211.52
Office Supplies
346.14
Engineering
287.77
Printing, Adv.
1.00
$ 846.43
Balance to Revenue
28.57
$ 875.00
243
Highway Salaries Appropriation
$ 32,500.00 Payroll
$ 31,312.47
Balance to Revenue
1,187.53
$ 32,500.00
Highway Expense Appropriation
$ 29,500.00
Cr.
.57
$ 29,500.57
Road Material
$ 12,318.23
Hired Equipment
781.50
Road Mach. Account
7,586.19
Curbing
2,385.41
Supplies and Tools
3,601.92
All Other
1,719.09
Total Payments
$ 28,392.34
Tr. to Chapter 90 Maint.
500.00
Balance to Revenue
608.23
.. $ 29,500.57
Wescroft Road Betterment
Balance from 1946
$ 2,350.90
Payroll
$ 75.48
Balance to 1948
2,275.42
$ 2,350.90
West Hill Circle Betterment
Balance from 1946
$ 1,084.06
Payroll
$ 680.96
Materials
186.20
$ 867.16
Balance to Revenue
216.90
$ 1,084.06
Springvale Road Betterment
Balance from 1946
$ 412.24
Payroll
$ 61.33
Balance to 1948
350.91
$ 412.24
244
Harvard Street Betterment Balance from 1946 Balance to 1948 $ 351.20
$ 351.20
Mineral Street Bridge
Balance from 1946 Balance to 1948 $ 250.00
$ 250.00
George and Curtis Streets
Salaries Appropriation
$ 4,000.00
Expenses Appropriation
5,535.00
$ 9,535.00
Balance to 1948, Salaries
$ 4,000.00
Expenses
5,535.00
$ 9,535.00
Chap. 90 Const., Lowell Street
Balance forward from 1946
$ 3,005.31
Appropriation
500.00
Tr. from C. 90 Charles Street
4,500.00
Tr. from E & D Account
15,000.00
$ 23,005.31
Payroll
$ 2,604.92
Materials
5,616.98
$ 8,221.90
Bal. forward to 1948
14,783.41
$ 23,005.31
Chap. 90 Maint. Appropriation
$ 500.00
Tr. from E & D Account
1,000.00
$ 1,500.00
Payroll
$ 702.99
Materials
797.01
$ 1,500.00
Snow and Ice Removal Salaries, Appropriation
$ 11,000.00
Snow and Ice Removal 10/27/47 Appropriation Snow and Ice Removal Trans. from Res. Fund Snow and Ice Removal 12/22/47 Appropriation
1,200.00
500.00
2,200.00
$ 14,900.00
245
Payroll
$ 13,592.09
Balance forward to 1948
1,307.91
$ 14,900.00
Snow and Ice Expense Appropriation
$ 9,000.00
Snow and Ice Expense 10/27/47 Appropriation
300.00
Snow and Ice Expense Trans. from Res. Fund
300.00
Snow and Ice Expense 12/22/47 Appropriation
1,800.00
$ 11,400.00
Plowing and Hauling Snow
$ 2,906.71
Repairs and Supplies
5,859.56
Road Mach. Account
2,078.82
$ 10,845.09
Balance forward to 1948
554.91
$ 11,400.00
Maintenance Storm Drains Sal. Appro.
$ 3,000.00
Payroll
$ 2,813.99
Balance to Revenue
186.01
$ 3,000.00
Maint. Storm Drains Expense Appropriation
. .
$ 2,600.00
Supplies and Miscellaneous
$ 2,308.50
Balance to Revenue
291.50
$ 2,600.00
Drainage Const. Salaries Appro. Payroll
$ 5,800.00
Drainage Const. Expense Appropriation
$ 3,800.00
Pipe and Supplies
$ 3,177.79
Road Mach. Account
619.88
$ 3,797.67
Balance to Revenue
2.33
$ 3,800.00
Sidewalk Const. and Maint. Sal. Appropriation Payroll
$ 7,400.00
$ 7,397.29
Balance to Revenue
2.71
$ 7,400.00
246
$ 5,800.00
Sidewalk Const. and Maint. Expense Appro. .. $ 2,400.00
Materials, etc. $ 2,397.86
Balance to Revenue
2.14
$ 2,400.00
John Street Dump Salaries Appropriation Payroll
$ 2,400.00
$ 2,400.00
John Street Dump Expense Appropriation
$ 200.00
Materials
$ 198.97
Balance to Revenue
1.03
$ 200.00
Development Committee
Appropriation forward from 1946
$ 257.15
Supplies
$ 219.00
Balance to Revenue
38.15
$ 257.15
Park Dept. Salaries Appropriation
$ 6,000.00
Payroll, Memorial Park
$ 951.61
Payroll, Leach Park
217.23
Payroll, Skating Rinks
521.43
Payroll, Commons
541.47
Payroll, Washington Street
1,681.71
Payroll, Birch Meadow
1,618.32
Miscellaneous
414.06
$ 5,945.83
Balance to Revenue
54.17
$ 6,000.00
Park Dept. Expense Appropriation
$ 2,500.00
Supp. and Misc. Memorial Park
$ 6.50
Supp. and Misc. Skating Rinks 85.49
Supp. and Misc. Washington Street 238.40
Supp. and Misc. Birch Meadow 323.55
Supp. and Misc. Miscellaneous
757.79
247
Road Mach. Account
1,061.13
$
2,472.86
Balance to Revenue
27.14
$ 2,500.00
Sewer Dept. Maint. and Const. Sal. Appro.
$ 9,000.00
Payroll
$ 8,706.43
Balance to Revenue
293.57
$ 9,000.00
Sewer Dept. Maint. and Const. Expense Appro.
$ 11,000.00
Interest on Bonds
$ 330.00
Insurance
725.10
Tools, Supp. and Misc.
7,407.86
Road Mach. Account
2,294.64
$ 10,757.60
Balance to Revenue
242.40
$ 11,000.00
House Conn. Acct. Salaries Appro.
$ 3,700.00
Tr. from Reserve Fund
1,000.00
$ 4,700.00
Payroll
$ 4,692.50
Balance to Revenue
7.50
$ 4,700.00
House Conn. Acct. Expense Appro. $ 1,100.00
Tr. from Reserve Fund 500.00
$ 1,600.00
Pipe and Misc. $ 1,592.05
Balance to Revenue
7.95
$ 1,600.00
Water Dept. Salaries Appropriation
$ 35,000.00
Transfer from Water Available Surplus
2,600.00
Transfer from Reserve Fund
500.00
$ 38,100.00
248
Payroll
Balance to Revenue
$ 37,490.69 609.31
$ 38,100.00
Water Dept. Expense Appropriation
$ 29,000.00
Transfer from Water Available Surplus
11,000.00
Transfer from Reserve Fund
2,000.00
$ 42,000.00
Insurance
$ 1,529.84
Telephones
200.51
Lights and Power
6,363.63
Repairs
572.65
Supp., Tools, and Fittings
22,879.05
Road Mach. Account
5,573.77
New Meters
2,364.60
All Other
2,334.23
$ 41,818.28
Balance to Revenue
181.72
$ 42,000.00
Road Machinery Account
Balance from 1946
$ 20,462.64
Receipts Gas Tax Refunds
389.32
Other Receipts
21,398.66
$ 42,250.62
Tr. to Rd. Mach. Fund
$ 22,000.00
Balance to 1948
20,250.62
$ 42,250.62
Road Machinery Fund
Balance from 1946
$ 1,281.49
Tr. from Road Machinery Account
22,000.00
Refund
,
74.18
$ 23,355.67
249
Expenditures
$ 23,173.49
Balance to 1948
182.18
$ 23,355.67
Post War Plan Appropriation
$ 1,332.62
Payroll
$ 657.32
Balance to 1948
675.30
$ 1,332.62
Municipal Garage Extension
Balance from 1946
$ 24,730.40
Payments
$ 551.51
Balance to 1948
24,178.89
$ 24,730.40
Special Drainage Installation
Balance from 1946
$ 1,050.00
Balance to 1948
$ 1,050.00
Recreation Committee, Appro.
$ 4,500.00
Payroll
$ 3,574.00
Supplies
922.75
$ 4,496.75
Balance to Revenue
3.25
$
4,500.00
Municipal Light Department
Balance from 1946
$144,897.04
Sales, Light and Power
521,766.28
Merchandise and Jobbing
169,078.80
Street Lighting Appropriation
16,000.00
Miscellaneous
2,523.18
Transfer from Underground Installation
1,431.59
$855,696.89
Payments
Payroll - Construction
$165,731.25
Bills :
Construction
65,694.34
Operation
211,070.73
250
Bonds
Interest
Energy Purchased
Paid to Town
16,000.00 877.50 250,613.36 50,000.00
$759,987.18
Balance to 1948
95,709.71
$855,696.89
Municipal Light Dept. Underground Installation
Balance from 1946
$ 1,431.59
Transferred to Maintenance Acct.
$
1,431.59
Interest Due in 1947, Appro. not incl. Water, Light, Sewer
$ 2,127.50
Garage Loan
$ 22.50
Drainage Loan
180.00
School Loan
1,085.00
Mun. Relief '39
90.00
Total Payments
$ 1,377.50
Balance to Revenue
750.00
$ 2,127.50
Maturing Debt, Appropriation
$ 20,000.00
Sewer
$ 6,000.00
Garage
2,000.00
Drainage
4,000.00
Relief '39
2,000.00
Elementary School
6,000.00
$ 20,000.00
Insurance, Appropriation
$ 14,749.71
Municipal Light Dept.
1,613.87
Water Dept.
1,529.84
Sewer Dept.
725.10
Misc. Refunds
708.78
$ 19,327.30
251
Fire Schedule
$ 4,048.32
Workmen's Compensation
5,936.13
Public Liability
785.92
General Liability
373.46
Burglary
216.50
Auto Pub. Liab. and Property Damage
4,258.27
Auto Fire and Theft
301.45
Bonds
714.18
Miscellaneous
544.68
$ 17,178.91
Transfer to Mun. Light Dept.
93.25
Transfer to Various Accounts
$ 2,000.00
$ 19,272.16
Balance to Revenue
55.14
$ 19,327.30
Dog Pound
Balance from 1946
$ 16.48
Balance to 1948
$ 16.48
$ 1,500.00
Rent, American Legion Quarters, Appropriation Reading Veterans Assn.
$ 1,500.00
$ 650.00
Rent, V.F.W. Quarters, Appropriation Reading Post, 685, V.F.W.
$
650.00
Memorial Day Observance, Appropriation
$ 1,000.00
Transfer from Reserve Fund
196.87
$ 1,196.87
Band
$ 253.00
Express
10.00
Amplifiers
35.00
Flags and Ammunition
135.37
Flowers
701.00
Grave Markers
45.00
Programs
17.50
$ 1,196.87
Contributory Retirement Fund, Appro. Transferred to Retirement System $ 26,527.47
$ 26,527.47
Servicemen's Retirement, Appro. $ 896.43
Transferred to Retirement System $ 896.43
252
Land Court Expenses, Appro.
$ 200.00
Transfer from Reserve Fund
75.00
$ 275.00
Land Court
$ 206.96
Balance to Revenue
68.04
$
275.00
Publication Street List, Appro. $ 900.00
Transfer From Reserve Fund
250.00
$ 1,150.00
Pay Roll
$ 336.00
Planographing
772.80
$ 1,108.80
Balance to Revenue
41.20
$ 1,150.00
Post War Planning Committee
Balance from 1946
$ 495.00
Balance to 1948
$ 495.00
Capital Expenditures Planning Committee
Balance from 1946
$ 503.47
Transfer from Reserve Fund
300.00
$ 803.47
Clerical
$ 22.50
Advisory Services and Printing
600.85
$ 623.35
Balance to 1948
151.80
Balance to Revenue
28.32
$ 803.47
Land Purchase, Parking Area
Balance from 1946
$ 5,586.02
Transfer from Reserve Fund
1,000.00
$ 6,586.02
253
Warren Bros. Roads Co.
Other Supplies
$ 5,866.70 655.63
$
6,522.33
Balance to 1948
63.69
$ 6,586.02
Aid to Agriculture, Appro.
$ 100.00
Supplies
$ 94.63
Balance to Revenue
5.37
$ 100.00
Wage and Salary Classification Committee
Transfer from Insurance Account
$ 250.00
Balance to 1948
$
250.00
Reserve Fund
Transfer from Overlay Reserve
$ 12,000.00
Transfers :
Election and Registration Expense
$ 400.00
Collector's Expense
325.00
Collector's Clerical
100.00
Municipal Parking Area
1,000.00
Municipal Building Maint.
150.00
Publication Street List
250.00
School Dept. New Car
1,211.50
Sewer H. C. Acct.
1,500.00
Police- Dept. Radio
700.00
Memorial Day Observance
196.87
Cemetery Maintenance
296.25
Town Counsel's Exp.
255.00
Emergency Lights Mun. Bldg.
275.00
Bd. of Registrars Exp.
100.00
Land Court Exp.
75.00
Capital Exp. Planning Committee
300.00
Water Dept. Maint.
2,500.00
Public Welfare, General Aid
1,400.00
Public Welfare, A.D.C. Adm.
150.00
Snow and Ice Account
800.00
Total Transfers
$ 11,984.62
Balance to Overlay Reserve
15.38
$ 12,000.00
254
Town Forest, Appropriation
$ 1,800.00 Pay Roll
$ 1,700.00
Balance to Revenue
100.00
$ 1,800.00
Excess and Deficiency Account
Balance from 1946
$218,928.32
Receipts Redemption of Property
468.67
Sale of Land
325.00
State and County Aid to Highways
7,500.00
Transfer of Unexpended Appropriation balances
29,122.31
Transfer of Receipts in excess of estimate
11,914.99
Additional Taxes 28.74
$268,288.03
Transfer to Chap. 90 Maint.
$ 1,000.00
Transfer to Chap. 90 Lowell St.
15,000.00
Transfer from Tax Titles
303.95
Transfer to Fire Dept. Maint.
8,750.00
Transfer to Welfare Unpaid Bill '46
160.00
Transfer to Snow and Ice Account
1,500.00
Transfer to Sewer Const. Bond Issue
5,000.00
Transfer to Snow and Ice Account
4,000.00
$ 35,713.95
Balance to 1948
232,574.08
$268,288.03
Outstanding Debt Balancing Account
Outstanding January 1, 1947
$153,000.00
Loans paid in 1947 :
Sewer Dept.
$ 6,000.00
Municipal Garage
2,000.00
Municipal Light Dept.
14,000.00
Drainage
4,000.00
Municipal Relief '39
2,000.00
Elementary School
6,000.00
Storm Emergency
2,000.00
$ 36,000.00
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1947
117,000.00
$153,000.00
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TOWN DEBT DETAIL OF MATURITIES
Year
Municipal
Light
Elementary
School
Quannapowitt
Drainage
Sewer
Municipal
Relief '39
Storm
Emergency
Totals
1948
$ 8,000
$ 6,000
$ 4,000
$ 2,000
$ 2,000
$ 2,000
$ 24,000
1949
5,000
5,000
4,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
20,000
1950
4,000
5,000
4,000
13,000
1951
4,000
5,000
4,000
13,000
1952
2,000
5,000
7,000
1953
2,000
5,000
7,000
1954
2,000
5,000
7,000
1955
2,000
5,000
7,000
1956
1,000
5,000
6,000
.957
1,000
5,000
6,000
1958
1,000
5,000
6,000
1959
1,000
1,000
$ 33,000
$ 56,000
$ 16,000
$ 4,000
$ 4,000
$ 4,000
$117,000
.
.
TRUST FUNDS, CASH AND SECURITIES
Balance, Jan. 1, 1947
$508,283.66
Gilman L. Parker Hospital Fund Income 4,342.24
Anne S. Grouard Hospital Fund Income 1,987.23
Cemetery Bequest Fund, Bequests
3,672.66
Cemetery Bequest Fund, Income 2,616.38
Post War Rehabilitation Fund, Income
546.88
R.H.S. Scholarship Fund, Income
100.87
Public Library Fund, Income
21.41
Public Library Fund, D. N. Tuttle, Jr. Income ..
7.57
Public Library Fund, H. G. Wadlin, Income . ...
38.29
Gilman L. Parker Hospital Fund :
Hospital Care Administrative
$ 428.20
120.00
Cemetery Bequest Fund - Care endowed lots and graves
2,880.20
Balance Dec. 31, 1947
518,188.79
$521,617.19
$521,617.19
Hospital Fund (Gilman L. Parker)
Balance Jan. 1, 1947
$184,861.29
Receipts - Income
4,342.24
Payments for Hospital Care and Adm. $ 548.20
Balance Dec. 31, 1947
$188,655.33
$189,203.53
$189,203.53
Hospital Fund (Anne S. Grouard)
Balance Jan. 1, 1947
$ 77,585.23
Income
1,987.23
Balance Dec. 31, 1947
$ 79,572.46
$ 79,572.46
$ 79,572.46
Cemetery Bequest Fund
Balance Jan. 1, 1947
$111,160.57
Receipts - Income
2,616.38
Receipts - Bequests
3,672.66
Payments Care endowed lots and graves
$ 2,880.20
Balance Dec. 31, 1947
114,569.41
$117,449.61
$117,449.61
257
Reading High School Scholarship Fund
Balance Jan. 1, 1947 Receipts - Income Balance Dec. 31, 1947
$ 5,159.69 100.87
$ 5,260.56
$ 5,260.56
$
5,260.56
Library Fund
Balance Jan. 1, 1947
$ 1,065.78
Receipts - Income
21.41
Balance Dec. 31, 1947
$ 1,087.19
$ 1,087.19
$ 1,087.19
Library Fund (H. G. Wadlin)
Balance Jan. 1, 1947
$ 1,905.85
Receipts - Income
38.29
Balance Dec. 31, 1947
$ 1,944.14
$ 1,944.14 $ 1,944.14
Library Fund (Donald N. Tuttle, Jr.)
Balance Jan. 1, 1947
$ 502.50
Receipts - Income
7.57
Balance Dec. 31, 1947
$ 510.07
$ 510.07 $ 510.07
STATEMENT OF INVESTED FUNDS
Gilman L. Parker Hospital Fund
100 Shares First National Bank of Boston Cert. #155,572 . .
$ 4,050.00
Penn. Railroad Co. Gen. Mort. 41/2 1965 5,000.00
Home Bleaching and Dye Works, Pfd. 2 shares 11.00
1.00
Sharp Mfg. Co., Com. 20 shares
1.00
U. S. Savings Bonds Series D. 1949
5,250.00
U. S. Savings Bonds Series G. 21/2 1954
3,000.00
U. S. Savings Bonds Series G. 21/2 1955
27,000.00
U. S. Savings Bonds Series G. 21/2 1956
49,000.00
Sharp Mfg. Co., Pfd. 55 shares
258
U. S. Savings Bonds Series G. 21/2 1957
22,000.00
U. S. Savings Bonds Series G. 21/2 1959
3,000.00
Andover Savings Bank No. 39860 5,913.43
Charlestown Five Cent Savings Bank No. 162338
6,180.53
Chelsea Savings Bank, No. 154784
6,589.04
Danvers Savings Bank, No. 2189
1,353.61
Dedham Institute for Savings, No. 72053
3,712.26
Essex Savings Bank, Lawrence, No. 230778
6,087.58
Franklin Savings Bank, Boston, No. 187890
2,483.09
Lynn Five Cents Savings Bank, No. 244496
2,454.40
Malden Savings Bank, No. 141347
6,928.21
Melrose Savings Bank, No. 52937
2,507.57
Providence Institute for Savings, Boston, No. 615034
3,648.90
Wakefield Savings Bank, No. 4511
4,953.61
Warren Institute for Savings, Boston, No. 135648
2,005.76
Woburn Five Cents Savings Bank, No. 63401 5,684.78
Cash in General Fund 4,893.33
$188,655.33
Anne S. Grouard Hospital Fund
U. S. Treas. Bonds 3's 1955
$ 36,650.00
U. S. Treas. Bonds Series G. 21/2
42,000.00
Mechanics Savings Bank, Reading, No. 26361
447.46
Cash in General Fund
475.00
$ 79,572.46
Cemetery Bequest Fund
U. S. Treas. Bonds Series G 21/2 1954
$ 17,000.00
U. S. Treas. Bonds Series G 21/2 1955
10,000.00
U. S. Treas. Bonds Series G 212 1956
13,000.00
U. S. Treas. Bonds Series G 21/2 1957
9,000.00
U. S. Treas. Bonds Series G 21/2 1959
13,000.00
N. E. Tel. & Tel. 1st Mort. 5's Series A 1952
5,000.00
Andover Savings Bank, No. 40177
5,497.03
Boston Five Cents Savings Bank, No. 948228
3,645.18
Cambridge Savings Bank, No. 89112
5,727.68
Charlestown Five Cents Savings Bank, No. 10672
1,074.09
Essex Savings Bank, Lawrence No. 230779 5,601.49
Home Savings Bank. Boston, No. 368204
2,617.61
259
Malden Savings Bank, No. 137262 7,110.75
Mechanics Savings Bank, Reading, No. 5103 4,558.99 Mechanics Savings Bank, Reading, No. 10714 4,070.92 Woburn Five Cents Savings Bank, No. 61052 6,793.17
Cash in General Fund 872.50
$114,569.41
Library Fund
Boston Five Cents Savings Bank, No. 987334 $ 1,087.19
Library Fund - Horace G. Wadlin
Boston Five Cents Savings Bank, No. 1079095
$ 1,944.14
Library Fund - Donald N. Tuttle, Jr.
Mechanics Savings Bank, Reading, No. 26483 $ 510.07
R. H. S. Scholarship Fund
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
Middlesex County Nat. Bank, Reading Sav. Dept. No. 5624 260.56
$ 5,260.56
Post War Rehabilitation Fund
U. S. Treas. Certificates of Ind. 7/8's
$125,000.00
Cash in General Fund 1,589.63
$126,589.63
I hereby certify that, in accordance with the provisions of Section 55, Chapter 41 of the General Laws, I have audited the accounts of the Commissioners of Trust Funds, have examined the securities and verified bank balances and report the foregoing to be true and accurate statement, December 31, 1947.
BOYD H. STEWART,
Town Accountant
260
TOWN OF READING BALANCE SHEET DECEMBER 31, 1947
ASSETS
LIABILITIES
Cash in Banks
$460,562.43 Municipal Light Dept. Consumers Deposits
$ 22,583.00
Cash in Offices
540.00 Estate of Deceased Persons
312.65
Municipal Light Dept. Consumers Deposit
Overlay 1946
7,507.22
Fund
22,583.00
Overlay 1947
17,193.47
Accounts Receivable :
Overlay Reserve
17,032.34
Estate of Deceased Persons
312.65 Parker Hospital Fund Transfer Account
4,893.33
Taxes 1946, Poll
$ 26.00
Grouard Hospital Fund Transfer Account
475.00
Personal
125.12
Cemetery Bequest Fund Transfer Account 872.50
Cemetery Reserve Fund ....
10,776.52
Federal Grants A.D.C. Adm. 171.92
6,825.25
Unexpended Appropriation Balances ....
100,645.35
Taxes 1947, Poll
96.00
Special Funds :
Tailings Account
$ 758.59
Dog License Fees due County 43.00
Salvage Fund
6,577.67
Post War Rehabilitation Fund
1,589.63
Motor Vehicle Excise, 1946
39.82
1947
1,174.65
Recording Fee Deposits
2.25
Fishing and Hunting Fees due State
10.00
Withholding Taxes
6,507.55
1,214.47
Moth Assts. 1946
13.60
Mass. Hospital Service 655.75
Sewer H.C. Guarantee Deposits ..
9.57
16,154.01
Moth Assts. 1947
85.00
98.60 Municipal Light Dept. Maint. Acct. . . 95,709.71
Personal
4,173.26
Real Estate
43,164.26
47,433.52
Real Estate
6,674.13
BALANCE SHEET - (Continued)
ASSETS
LIABILITIES
Sewer Rentals
1,353.95
Revenue Reserved until collected :
Motor Vehicle Excise
1,214.47
Sewer Assts. 1947
65.48
Moth and Tree Assts
98.60
Sewer Assts. 1947 Int.
11.00
1,927.75
Sewer Rentals
1,353.95
Sewer Assts. and Int.
1.927.75
Sewer H.C. Assts. and Int.
2,627.94
Sewer H.C. Unapportioned
2,603.70
Sewer H.C. 1946
5.03
Sewer H.C. 1947
17.16
Sewer H.C. Int. 1946
.20
Sewer H.C. Int. 1947
1.85
2,627.94
State and County Aid to Highways
16,000.00
Sidewalk Assts. Unapportioned
2,784.78
Sidewalk Assts. 1947
40.09
Sidewalk Assts. Int. 1947
7.27
2,832.14
126,769.66
Highway Assts. Unapportioned
817.97
Water Dept. Available Surplus
4,683.21
Highway Assts. 1946
95.44
Real Estate Account ..
4,360.25
Highway Assts. 1947
178.39
Surplus Revenue (E and D)
232,574.08
Highway Assts. Int. 1946
23.18
Loans Authorized Unissued
7,000.00
Highway Assts. Int. 1947
28.63
1,143.61
Over-estimates :
County Tax
4,553.77
Tax Titles
706.98
State Parks and Reservations 243.15
4,796.92
Tax Possessions
3,425.60
State Aid to Highways
10,500.00
County Aid to Highways
5,500.00
Highway Assts. and Int.
1,143.61
Tax Titles
706.98
Tax Possessions
3,425.60
Departmental Accounts Receivable ..
24,609.71
Water Rates
8,460.88
Municipal Light Dept. Accts. Rec. ..
62,368.03
Sidewalk Assts. and Int.
2,832.14
Sewer Assts. Unapportioned
1,851.27
Departmental Accounts Receivable Water Rates Receivable
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