Town of Tewksbury annual report 1933-1938, Part 39

Author: Tewksbury (Mass.)
Publication date: 1933
Publisher: Tewksbury (Mass.)
Number of Pages: 980


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Anna P. Young of Missippi Road, Tewksbury 346


B. B. Benner of Missippi Road, Tewksbury 356


Fred Goodwin


1


George Marshall


1


Blanks 554


DEMOCRATIC PARTY


GOVERNOR


Charles F. Hurley of 57 Fresh Pond Lane, Cambridge 78


James M. Curley of 350 Jamicaway, Boston 87


Francis E. Kelly of 1176 Morton Street, Boston 29 Richard M. Russell of 984 Memorial Drive, Cambridge 18


Blanks 5


LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR


James Henry Brennan of 38 Arborway, Boston 52


Edward T. Collins of 162 Westminister Street, Springfield 28


Alexander F. Sullivan of 92 Wordsworth Street, Boston 21 Joseph C. White of 77 Westchester Road, Boston 91


William P. Yoerg of 9 Liberty Street, Holyoke 4 Blanks 21


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SECRETARY


William J. Ahearne of 28 Baker Street, Lynn 15 John M. Bresnahan of 25 Atkinson Street, Lynn 13 Henry Clay of 37 McKnight Street, Springfield 9


Katherine A. Foley of 17 Allyn Terrace, Lawrence 84 William F. Sullivan of 28 Arborough Road, Boston 35


John H. Wallace of 1 Swan Court, Boston 22


Blanks 39


TREASURER


William F. Barrett of 16 Mansur Street, Lowell 91


Ernest Joseph Brown of 31 Lexington Street, Boston 3


William H. Burke, Jr. of 70 Main Street, Hatfield 8 Joseph W. Doherty of 67 Carlton Street, Brookline 23


Owen Gallagher of 652 Columbia Road, Boston 25


John Frederick Harkins of 41 Laurel Drive, Needham 2


Daniel J. Honan of 23 Fremont Street, Winthrop 7


20


John J. McGrath of 2 Maple Park, Boston Blanks 38


AUDITOR


Thomas H. Buckley of 198 Centre Avenue, Abington 121


John J. Barry of 37 Swan Street, Everett 32


Leo D. Walsh of 2 Summer Place, Boston 30


Blanks


34


ATTORNEY GENERAL


Paul A. Dever of 86 Buckingham Street, Cambridge


172


Blanks


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CONGRESSMAN 5TH DISTRICT


Francis J. Roane of Burtt Street, Lowell


142


Blanks


75


COUNCILLOR


Thomas J. Brady of 36 Smith Street, Lowell 28


Edward Brennan of 17 Evergreen Ave., Somerville 6


James J. Brennan of 10 Putnam St., Somerville 10


Michael Catino of 110 Harvard St., Medford 2


Edward J. Coughlin of 398 Washington St., Somerville 1


James M. Curley of 194 Middlesex St., Lowell 32


Walter A. Hodgdon of 22 Eliot Terrace, Newton 1


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John M. Hurley of 10 Park Terrace, Arlington 3 William P. McGarry of 31 Groves St., Lowell 16 Thomas F. McGrath of 217 Willow Street, Somerville 11 William McMahon of 511 Concord St., Lowell 17 Edward H. O'Connor of 12 Fernald St., Lowell 15


Edward A. Rose of 231 Powder House Blvd., Somerville 28


John F. Sullivan of 25 Warren St., Somerville 7


Raymond A. Willett of 1 Cooke Terrace, Somerville 3


Blanks 37


SENATOR 7TH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT


William D. Dacy of 176 Andover St., Lowell 91


Edward L. Harley of 46 Crosby St., Lowell 11


Joseph LeBelle of 97 Pleasant St., Lowell 17


P. Harold Ready of 98 Andover St., Lowell 57


Blanks 41


REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT 17th MIDDLESEX DISTRICT


Thomas F. Murphy of Hillside Road, Billerica 143


Blanks 74


DISTRICT ATTORNEY NORTHERN DISTRICT


James J. Bruin of 161 School St., Lowell 123


Joseph V. Carroll of 154 Clifton St., Belmont 25


George A. Mclaughlin of 562 Huron Ave., Cambridge 33


Blanks 36


COUNTY COMMISSIONER MIDDLESEX COUNTY


Thomas B. Brennan of 72 Bower St., Medford 58


Raymond Brennan of 9 Third St., Lowell 36


James J. Carragher of 28 Court St., Lowell 29


Ralph F. Champey of 76a Prospect St., Somerville 0.


Hugh F. Farley of 6 Hildreth St., Lowell 35


Byrle J. Osborn of North Mill St., Hopkinton 3 Blanks 56


SHERIFF MIDDLESEX COUNTY


Michael J. Dee of 94 Hammond St., Cambridge 22


Michael De Luca of 36 Walker St., Cambridge 8


James F. Hennessey of 198 Pine St., Lowell 76


Clement Gregory McDonough of 727 Bridge St., Lowell 49


William H. Walsh of off Cochituate Rd., Framingham 22


Blanks 40


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CLERK OF COURTS MIDDLESEX COUNTY


Edward L. Ford of 390 Broadway St., Cambridge 153


Blanks 40


DELEGATES TO STATE CONVENTION


Mary J. Berube of Adams Street, Tewksbury


165


William McGowan 3


Margaret Streckwald 2


Blanks 47


A true record. Attest: H. Louis Farmer, Jr. Town Clerk.


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WARRANT FOR STATE ELECTION


Middlesex ss.


To either of the Constables of the Town of Tewksbury in said County :


Greeting:


In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are here- by directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Tewks- bury, qualified to vote in State Elections to meet and assemble at Town Hall in said Tewksbury,


On Tuesday, the Eighth Day of November, 1938


at ten o'clock A. M. to vote on the following Officers and Questions:


The Polls will open from 10 o'clock A. M. to 8 o'clock P. M. for the State Election.


Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary, Treasurer, Auditor, At- torney General, Representative in Congress, Councillor, Senator, Rep- resentative in General Court, (1, 2, or 3) District Attorney County Commissioner (except in Suffolk and Nantucket Counties), Sheriff.


VACANCY


In Middlesex County, Clerk of Courts


QUESTIONS


Proposed Amendment to the Constitution


In All Cities and Towns:


Shall an amendment to the Constitution providing for biennial sessions of the General Court and for a biennial budget which is fur- ther described as follows :-


This amendment annuls all existing provisions of the Constitu- tion and its prior amendments which require annual sessions of the General Court, commonly known as the Legislature, and provides for biennial sessions in their place. It also provides that the budget of all proposed expenditures of the Commonwealth shall be so prepared


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as to cover two fiscal years instead of one as at present required,- which proposed amendment was approved by the General Court and a joint session of the two branches held May, 27, 1936, received 141 votes in the affirmative and 117 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two YES branches held May 19, 1937, received 158 votes in the NO affirmative and 112 in the negative,-be approved?


Law Proposed by Initiative Petition


In All Cities and Towns:


Shall the proposed measure which provides that in any city or town which accepts its terms, the licensing authorities shall establish free public taxicabs stands for the use of all taxicabs and motor vehi- cles for hire whose owners are licensed within such city or town, and shall abolish all other forms of taxicab stands on any public high- way within such city or town,-which was disap- proved in the House of Representatives by a vote of 96 in the affirmative and 109 in the negative, and in YES the Senate by a vote of 4 in the affirmative and 35 in NO the negative,-be approved ?


To obtain a full expression of opinion, voters should vote on all three of the following questions :-


(a) If a voter desires to permit the sale in this town of any and all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on and off the premises where sold he will vote "Yes" on all three questions.


(b) If a voter desires to permit the sale herein of wines and malt beverages only to be drunk on and off the premises where sold, he will vote "No" on questions one and three, and "Yes" on question two.


(c) If he desires to permit the sale herein of all alcholic beverages but only in packages, so called not to be drunk on the premises where sold, he will vote "No" on questions one and two, and "Yes" on three.


(d) If he desires to permit the sale herein of wines and malt bever- ages to be drunk on and off the premises where sold and in addition other alcoholic beverages but only in packages, so called, not to be drunk on the premises where sold, he will vote "No" on question one, and "Yes" on questions two and three.


(e) If he desires to prohibit the sale herein of any and all alcoholic beverages whether to be drunk on or off the premises where sold, he will vote "No" on all three questions.


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In All Cities and Towns


1. Shall licenses be granted in this town for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages (whiskey, rum, gin, malt beverages, wines and all other alcoholic beverages ?


YES


NO


2. Shall licenses be granted in this town for the sale therein of wines and malt beverages (wines and beer, ale and all other malt beverages?)


YES


NO


3. Shall licenses be granted in this town for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages in packages, so called, not to be drunk on the premises?


YES


NO


In All Cities and Towns


1. Shall the pari-mutual system of betting on li- censed horse races be permitted in this county?


YES


NO


2. Shall the pari-mutual system of betting on li- censed dog races be permitted in this county?


YES


NO


And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting up attested copies thereof one at each of the Public Meeting Houses, one at the Town Hall, one at each of the Post Offices and leave one hundred copies for the use of the Citizens at the Post Offices in said Town, 8 days at least, and over two Sundays, before the time of holding said Meeting.


Hereof fail not and make due returns of this Warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk at the time and place of Meeting as aforesaid:


Given under our hands this twenty-sixth day of October A. D. 1938.


IRVING F. FRENCH, EVERETT H. KING, HERBERT L. TRULL,


Selectmen of Tewksbury.


A true copy. Attest:


CYRIL L. BARKER, Constable.


October 29, 1938.


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Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex ss.


November 8, 1938.


I have served the within warrant by posting up attested copies thereof one at each of the public meeting houses, one at the Town Hall, one at each of the Post Offices and by leaving 100 copies for the use of the citizens at the Post Offices in said town, eight days at least and over two Sundays before the time of holding said meeting.


CYRIL L. BARKER, Constable of Tewksbury.


A true copy. Attest:


H. LOUIS FARMER, JR., Town Clerk.


Tewksbury, Massachusetts, November 8, 1938.


At a meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Tewksbury, qual- ified to vote in State Elections, at the Town Hall this day, the follow- ing business was transacted. Warrant was read by Irving F. French, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen and the Polls opened at 10 o'clock A. M. with Jeremiah Houlihan, Jesse French, Wallace Farwell, Elmer Streckwald, Thomas Sullivan and William Smith as tellers. Register showed 0000. At 12 noon Anna McPhillips and Duncan Cameron were sworn in as tellers. Polls closed at & P. M. with register showing 1309, registered twice on one ballot, check list showed 1308 and number of ballots counted was 1308. Following is the result of the count.


GOVERNOR


Henning A. Blomen of Cambridge, Socialist Labor Party. 3


Roland S. Bruneau of Cambridge, Independent.


1


Jeffrey W. Campbell of Boston, Socialist


9


James M. Curley of Boston, Democratic.


486


William A. Davenport of Greenfield, Ind .- Tax Reform


5


Otis Archer Hood of Worcester, Communist Party.


0


Charles L. Manser of Boston, Sound, Sensible Government


2


William H. McMasters of Cambridge, Townsend Recovery Plan Leverett Saltonstall of Newton, Republican. 760


10


George L. Thompson of Randolph, Prohibition.


1


Raymond Zambeck 1


Blanks 25


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LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR


Manuel Blank of Boston, Communist Party 9


James Henry Brennan of Boston, Democratic. 460


Horace T. Cahill of Braintree, Republican 780


Freeman W. Follett of Haverhill, Prohibition


7


Joseph F. Massidda of Swampscott, Socialist.


11


George L. McGlynn of Springfield, Socialist Labor Party 5 Blanks 36


SECRETARY


Frederic W. Cook of Somerville, Republican 802


Hugo DeGregory of Springfield, Communist Party 9


Katherine A. Foley of Lawrence, Democratic. 439


Eileen O'Connor Lane of Newton, Socialist. 11


3


Malcolm T. Rowe of Lynn, Socialist Labor Party Blanks 44


TREASURER


Frank L. Asher of Boston, Communist Party 9


Albert Sprague Coolidge of Cambridge, Socialist .. 11


Owen Gallagher of Boston, Democratic 419


John J. Hurley of Revere, Independent. 14


William E. Hurley of Boston, Republican 796


Ralph Pirone of Lynn, Socialist Labor Party 5


Blanks 54


AUDITOR


Thomas H. Buckley of Abington, Democratic 474


Michael C. Flaherty of Boston, Socialist 13


Horace I. Hillis of Saugus, Socialist Labor Party. 7


Michael Tuysuzian of Boston, Communist Party


5


Guy S. Williams of Worcester, Prohibition 11


Russell A. Wood of Cambridge, Republican. 742


Blanks 59


ATTORNEY GENERAL


Clarence A. Barnes of Mansfield, Republican. 709


Paul A. Dever of Cambridge, Democratic. 528


Joseph C. Figueiredo of New Bedford, Communist Party 4


George F. Hogan of Nahant Prohibition 7


Alfred Baker Lewis of Cambridge, Socialist


10


Fred E. Oelcher of Peabody, Socialist Labor Party. 4


Blanks 46


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CONGRESSMAN Francis J. Roane of Lowell, Democratic 281


Edith Nourse Rogers of Lowell, Republican 992


Blanks 35


COUNCILLOR


Eugene A. F. Burtnett of Somerville, Republican 755


Edward A. Rose of Somerville, Democratic. 483


Blanks


70


SENATOR


Joseph R. Cotton of Lexington, Republican 720


P. Harold Ready of Lowell, Democratic. 530


Blanks 58


REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT, 17th Middlesex District


John D. Cooke of Wilmington, Ind. Progressor. 74


Thomas F. Murphy of Billerica, Democratic 312


Herbert L. Trull of Tewksbury, Republican 883


Blanks


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DISTRICT ATTORNEY, Northern District


Robert F. Bradford of Cambridge, Republican 7.90


Joseph V. Carroll of Belmont, Democratic. 463


Blanks


55


COUNTY COMMISSIONER, Middlesex County


Thomas B. Brennan of Medford, Democratic. 482


Sylvester J. McBridge of Watertown, Socialist 14


Charles C. Warren of Arlington, Republican 748


Blanks 14


SHERIFF, Middlesex County


Oliver W. Anderson of Cambridge, Socialist 11


Michael J. Dee of Cambridge, Democratic. 418


Herbert Harris of Lowell, Independent ... 33


Joseph M. McElroy of Cambridge, Republican 801


Blanks 45


CLERK OF COURTS (to fill vacancy) Middlesex County Edward L. Ford of Cambridge, Democratic 460


Frederic L. Putnam of Melrose, Republican. 792


Blanks 56


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QUESTION NO. 1 PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION


Shall an amendment to the Constitution providing for biennial ses- sions of the General Court and for biennial budget which is further de- scribed as follows :-


This amendment annuls all existing provisions of the Constitution and its prior amendments which require annual sessions of the Gen- eral Court, commonly known as the Legislature and provides for bi- ennial sessions in their place. It also provides that the budget of all proposed expenditures of the Commonwealth shall be so prepared as to cover two fiscal years instead of only one as at present required,- which proposed amendment was approved by the General Court and in a joint session of the two branches held May 27, 1936, received 141 votes in the affirmative and 117 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held May 19, 1937, received 158 votes in the affirmative and 112 in the negative,-be approved ?


Yes 458


No


303


Blanks 447


Question No. 2


LAW PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION


Shall the proposed measure which provides that in any city or town which accepts its terms, the licensing authorities shall establish free taxicab stands for the use of all taxicabs and motor vehicles for hire whose owners are licensed within such city or town, and shall abolish all other forms of taxicab stands on any public highway within such city or town,-which was disapproved in the House of Represen- tatives by a vote of 96 in the affirmative to 109 in the negative and in the Senate by a vote of 4 in the affirmative and 35 in the negative,- be approved ?


Yes


465


No


443


Blanks 400


1. Shall licenses be granted in this city (or Town) for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages (whiskey, rum, gin, malt beverages, wines and all other alcoholic beverages) ?


Yes


645


No


476


Blanks 187


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2. Shall licenses be granted in this town for the sale therein of wines and malt beverages (wines and beer, ale and all other malt beverages) ?


Yes 630


No 459


Blanks 219


3. Shall licenses be granted in this town for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages in packages, so called, not to be drunk on the premises ?


Yes 707


N


422


Blanks 179


1. Shall the pari-mutual system of betting on licensed horse races be permitted in this county?


Yes


552


No


489


Blanks


267


2. Shall the pari-mutal system of betting on licensed dog races be permitted in this county ?


Yes


511


No


520


Blanks


277


A True Record. Attest:


H. LOUIS FARMER, Jr., Town Clerk.


Attest:


H. LOUIS FARMER, Jr.


Town Clerk.


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ASSESSORS' REPORT


Value of land excluding Buildings Jan. 1, 1938 $ 862,755.00


Value of Buildings


2,006,705.00


Value of Personal Property


1,777,211.00


Total Valuation for 1938


4,646,671.00


Total Valuation for 1937


4,621,693.00


Gain in Valuation


$ 34,978.00


TAX LEVY FOR 1938


State Tax


$ 8,592.57


County Tax


9,972.76


TOWN APPROPRIATIONS


Schools


$ 57,550.00


Vocational Schools


900.00


High School 1st. Loan and Interest


2,204.37


High School 2nd Loan and Interest


1,110.00


Street Lighting


5,600.00


Incidentals


1,000.00


Highways


16,000.00


Library


1,250.00


Police


6,000.00


Stationery and Printing


1,000.00


Board of Health


1,000.00


Park Commission


200.00


Tree Warden


1,200.00


Fire Department


5,000.00


Department of Public Welfare


12,500.00


Aid to Dependent Children


2,500.00


Bureau of Old Age Assistance


8,500.00


Town Hall


4,300.00


Assessors


2,300.00


Inspection of Meat and Animals


600.00


Interest on Loans


750.00


Collection of Taxes


1,200.00


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Municipal Insurance


1,500.00


Sealer of Weights and Measures


225.00


Dog Officer


100.00


Maintenance, Legion Hall


125.00


Road Machinery Fund


1,000.00


Gypsy and Brown Tail Moths


1,000.00


Auditor


500.00


Town Clerk


500.00


Treasurer


700.00


Tax Collector


1,500.00


Selectmen


800.00


Road Commissioners


300.00


School Committee


225.00


Election Officers


90.00


Board of Registrars


150.00


Legion Hall, Payment


2,250.00


Memorial Day


300.00


Land Court Procedure


400.00


Chapter 90-Maintenance Pleasant Street ....


2,500.00


North Street, Maintenance


2,500.00


To Reserve Fund


1,500.00


Repairs of Legion Hall


350.00


Works Progress Administration, Work


15,000.00


To Remove Ledge on Trull Road


500.00


Deficit, on 1931 Overlays


154.24


Deficit, on Old Age Assistance


247.00


$ 169,780.61


ESTIMATED RECEIPTS


Income Tax


$ 15,144.15


Corporation Tax


1,763.52


Reimbursement on State Land


3,237.32


Motor Vehicle Excise


4,500.00


Licenses


1,200.00


General Government


1,200.00


Protection of Persons and Property


250.00


Charities


8,000.00


Old Age Assistance


1,927.00


Schools


814.00


Library


9.00


Interest on Taxes and Assessments


2,298.00


Veterans Exemptions


75.00


Care of Veterans, over estimated


5.00


Total Deductions $ 40,422.99


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Total Amount Raised $ 191,048.46 Total Deductions 40,422.99


Total Valuation, $4,646,671.00 tax rate $32.00


Polls 966


$ 150,625.47 $ 148,693.47 1,932.00


Total on Polls and Property


$ 150,625.47


Total Valuation of Automobiles


188,030.00


Amount of Warrants to Collector


5,472.45


Amount taken as Estimated Revenue


4,500.00


Amount Abated


301.64


Balance


$ 670.81


TABLE OF AGGREGATES


Number of Acres of Land


11,659


Houses


1,090


Horses


82


Cows


656


Swine


204


Neat Cattle


97


Sheep


22


Foxes


11


Fowl


7,304


Persons Assessed


2,039


EXEMPTED PROPERTY


First Congregational Church


$ 50,500.00


First Baptist Society


11,900.00


Oblate Fathers O. M. I.


33,300.00


South Tewksbury M. E. Mission


5,500.00


Congregation B'nai Scholom


2,250.00


Catholic Literary Asso.


2,250.00


Silver Lake Evangelical Assn.


17,000.00


Seraphic Seminary Mount Saint Francis


500.00


Tewksbury Cemetery Corp.


11,400.00


Pine Hill Cemetery


1,000.00


Ladies Shawsheen Camping Club Assn. Inc. Women's Home & Foreign Mission Society


500.00


100.00


Roman Catholic Archbishop


2,000.00


$ 164,300.00


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TOWN AND STATE PROPERTY EXEMPT


School


$ 230,000.00


Library


12,000.00


Cemeteries


2,300.00


Highway Department


11,200.00


Scales


500.00


Sealer of Weights, Equipment


1,500.00


Public Parks


3,500.00


Fire Department


24,500.00


Town Hall


83,000.00


Moth Department, Equipment


2,200.00


Land Reserved for Fire Protection


1,700.00


State Property & Infirmary


4,300,000.00


Martina Gage Land


400.00


Police Department


1,000.00


$4,577,050.00


Respectfully Submitted,


BUZZELL KING PERCY L. HAINES


WILBUR K. FOSS


Assessors of Tewksbury.


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TREASURER'S REPORT


Cash Balance January 1, 1938


$ 52,800.64


Loans in Anticipation of Revenue 90,000.00


Loan Reimbursement under Chap. 44, Sec. 6A 17,000.00


$159,800.64


Taxes


1933 Account:


Real Estate


$ 39.68


Interest


.32


1934 Account:


Real Estate and Personal


$ 739.70


Poll


26.00


Excise


49.07


Interest


158.13


Demands


5.25


1935 Account


Real Estate and Personal


$ 287.98


Poll


14.00


Excise


77.26


Interest


61.74


Demands


7.35


1936 Account:


Real Estate and Personal


$ 11,632.31


Poll


94.00


Excise


354.56


Interest


1,042.58


Demands


57.05


1937 Account:


Real Estate and Personal


$ 19,004.25


Poll


236.00


Excise


889.07


Interest


556.07


Demands


38.15


..


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1938 Account:


Real Estate and Personal


$109,997.26


Poll


1,268.00


Excise 4,810.96


Interest


39.01


Demands


43.05


$151,528.80


Land and Buildings sold by the Town:


Walter D. and Irene M. Coombs, land $ 58.40


Store Building and Garage (Wamesit) 85.00


Other Land


33.00


$ 176.40


Tax Title Redemptions


$ 1,933.32


1,933.32


Highways


State Treasurer


$ 18,088.56


County Treasurer


6,530.71


$ 24,619.27


Schools


State Treasurer:


Aid to Independent Industrial Schools $ 431.00


Tuition to Children


1,791.32


L. A. Webster, a/c Tuition


75.00


City of Boston, a/c Tuition


467.50


$


2,764.82


Public Welfare


State Treasurer:


Aid to Dependent Children


$ 2,786.73


Temporary Aid


2,309.58


Other Welfare 18.00


Old Age Assistance


5,026.05


Aid to Dependent Children U. S. Grant


1,346.67


Old Age Assistance U. S. Grant


8,598.53


Veteran's Exemption 65.68


Reimbursement other cities and towns


3,251.05


Individual Refunds 19.00


Old Age Assistance other cities and towns


319.84


$ 23,741.13


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Town Hall


Rent of Town Hall $ 306.00 306.00


Public Library


County Treasurer, Dog Tax Refunds $ 535.97


Cards, fines etc


7.00


$ 542.97


Trust Funds


William Prindle Fund


$ 2.00


Ebenezer Page Fund 5.00


Louisa Bridges Fund


2.75


Samuel Jacques Fund


2.75


Jeremiah Kittredge Fund


2.75


Martha Shedd Fund


6.00


Peter Clark Fund


5.00


$ 26.25


Taxes (State)


State Treasurer:


Income Tax


$ 14,211.60


Acts of 1936


157.65


Corporation Taxes (part) Chap. 108, 1937


387.54


Corporation Tax B


182.20


Corp; Gas, Electric Lights, etc. Cos.


1,076.42


Reimbursement Loss of Taxes


3,237.32


$ 19,252.73


Police


District Court of Lowell, fines, etc $ 194.30


Chief Cyril L. Baker, Gun permits


8.25


$ 202.55


Miscellaneous


Town Clerk:


H. Louis Farmer, Jr. a/c Dog Licenses $ 669.00


H. Louis Farmer, Jr a/c Licenses, fees 875.18


H. C. Dawson a/c Licenses, fees 1,034.75


Sale of Tractor


75.00


Sale of Auto Parts (fire Dept) 7.00


63


Sale of Truck body Hoist


5.00


Sale of Wood M. T. Class High School 7.78


Sale of School Books 1.10


Century Indemnity Co; a/c damage to Truck 51.67


American Legion a/c Rent of Silverware


3.00


Advertising Liquor Licenses


18.00


Beer Permits (1 day)


14.00


Other Permits


5.00


Junk License


1.00


Used Car License


1.00


Information by Assessors


1.00


Use of Telephone


1.20


Recording Deed


2.10


Milk Licenses (store) and Pasteurization Fees


85.00


Director of Standards


48.00


Sealer's Fees


48.94


Dental Clinic


66.75


Refunds Land Court


37.62


Other Refunds


10.65


Telephone Calls:


E. H. King


$ 1.30


I. F. French


2.75


A. S. Haines


2.55


R. E. Gay


8.45


H. L. Trull


18.36


H. C. Dawson


43.70


G. A. Marshall


1.05


$ 3,147.90


Emergency Funds


State Treasurer:


Chap. 500 Acts of 1938 $ 3,500.00


Allotment under Chap. 498 Acts of 1938 1,700.00


Federal Emergency Relief Fund


34.27


$


5,234.27


Total Money Received


$393,277.05


Credit


Highways:


Highways 81 $ 22,199.85


Pleasant Street, Chapter 90


1,222.24


Chapter 90 Maintenance 6,240.50


Chapter 90 North Street


4,196.43


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Chapter 498


448.72


Chapter 500


2,131.83


Highway Machinery Fund


5,598.82


Schools:


Teachers


30,491.90


Transportation


6,972.69


School Houses


2,477.68


School Books and Supplies


2,773.96


School Miscellany


3,428.19


School Supervision


877.56


School Nurse


1,299.96


Medical Inspection


200.00


Teachers' Retirement Fund


1,332.57


Janitor and Fuel


7,692.64


Public Welfare


16,394.54


Aid to Dependent Children


4,718.00


Aid, State and Military


1,800.26


Stationery and Printing


945.52


Salaries


4,528.20


Incidentals


905.48


Board of Health


1,438.67


Memorial Day


298.00


Street Lighting


5,507.62


Library


1,785.97


Town Hall


4,632.73


General


144,911.04


Moth


997.26


Tree Warden


1,187.09


Interest


334.14


Police


5,996.29


Parks and Commons


133.75


Assessors


2,280.12


Fire Department


4,889.48


Old Age Assistance


18,504.78


W. P. A.


18,984.24


Inspection of Meats and Animals


600.00


Maintenance American Legion Hall


63.28


Repairs to American Legion Hall


350.00


Collection of Taxes


947.30


Motor Excise Tax Refunds


45.46


High School Building Loan


6,333.75


Sealer of Weights and Measures


221.00


Vocational School 751.50


Municipal Insurance Fund


1,500.00


Foreclosure of Tax Titles


276.50


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Dog Officer's Account


95.22


Cemetery Trust Funds 26.25


Committee on Telephone Rates


22.45


Real Estate Tax Refund


213.88


Board of Registrars Acts 1939


108.74


$352,314.05


Total Money Received


$393,277.05


Total Money Paid Out


352,314.05


Bank Balance


$ 40,919.32


Cash on Hand


43.68


$ 40,963.00


Assets


Money due the Town a/c Highways


$ 14,295.92


Money due the Town other Cities and Town


a/c Welfare 1,882.81


Money due the Town other Cities and Towns a/c Old Age Assistance


53.33


State Treasurer a/c Welfare


2,031.11


State Treasurer a/c Old Age Assistance


4,378.28


State Treasurer a/c Aid to Dependent Children




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