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9550
179 54
Hobbs house $6,500; garage 1,250; house lot on Main St. 3 a. 1,800.
Vaughan, Harry M., Melrose
150
2 82
Meadow and woodland 3 a. $150.
15000
282 00
House $11,500; garage 1,200; shed 300; land on Larch Row 41/2 a. 2,000. Wallis, Marcia P., Chicago
15575
292 81
House $5,500; Kimball house 5,000; pumping plant 200; ga- rage 200; hennery 50; house lot on Main St. 34 a. 600; Kimball 171% a. 4,000; Fowler Island woodland 1 a. 25.
Weatherbee, Emma, Cabot St., Beverly
900
16 92
Land on Topsfield Rd. lot B. 9 a. $900.
9900
186 12
House $7,000; garage 1,200; shed 100; house lot and land on Walnut Rr. 4 a. 1,600. .
Wells, Francis S. (see Idlewood).
Welch & Moynihan, 15 Front St., Salem
600
11 28
Pingree land on Main St. 34 a. 600.
500
9 40
Land on Chestnut St. 31% a. 500.
Wentworth, Ethel B., Main St.
House $4,000; garage 300; lunch room 400; gas tank and pump 75; house lot on Main St. 1 a. 600; peach tree lot 1 a. 200; lot north of proposed way 1/4 a. 75; lot south of proposed way 34 a. 125.
5775
108 57
Trott, Charles J., Friend Ct.
Trowt, Loretta I., Friend Ct.
Trowt, W. Arthur, Monument St.
Tucker, Mona H., and Randolph F., Cherry St.
Underwood. Edward S., 2nd, Main St.
Walker, Guy W., Larch Row
Webster, Helen E., Walnut Rd.
Wendt, Henry O., Main St.
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VALUATION OF THE
Name and Address Description
Value
Tax
Wentworth, Frank T. (estate of), Beverly
1500
28 20
Camp building $200; tool house 100; house lot on Cedar St. 4 a. 1,200.
Wheeler, George R., Essex R. F. D.
3800
71 44
Barn $500; land on Larch Row 33 a. 3,300.
2600
48 88
House $2,000; garage 200; house lot on Cherry St. 43,560 ft. 400.
Whittier, John D., Monument St.
5800
109 04
House $5,000 ; garage 300; house lot on Monument St. 1 a. 500. Wiggin, Charles L., and Helen K., Monument St.
7700
144 76
House $5,700; garage 1,000; land on Monument St. 334 a. 1,000.
4300
80 84
House $3,000; barn 450; shop 100; house lot on Main St. 11/2 a. 750.
2425
45 59
House $2,000; garage 100; hennery 25; house lot on Larch Row 11% a. 300.
4000
75 20
House $3,500 ; garage 50; house lot on Porter St. 1% a. 450. Wiley, Sally P., Cedar St.
3825
71 91
House $3,000; garage 500; land on Cedar St. 2/3 a. 325.
9875
185 65
House $4,500 ; house No. 2 2,000; barn 400; hennery and other buildings 450; garage 100; land on Hull St. and Grapevine Rd. 161/4 a. 2,025; woodland from John K. Dodge 6 a. 400. Williams, George A., Beverly Farms
1600
30 08
House $1,200 ; garage 150; house lot on Hull St. 3/4 a. 250. Wilson, George W., Topsfield Rd.
4225
79 43
House $1,800; pumping plant 200; henneries 200; shed 50; brooder houses 100; shop 50; Hagar henneries 100; Hagar brooder houses 100; land on Topsfield Rd. 93/4 a. 850 ; pas- ture land 20 a. 775.
2200
41 36
Winant, Frederick, Larch Row
19525
367 07
House $8.000 ; garage 2,000 ; gardener's house 2,700 ; henneries 150; swimming pool 750; water plant 500; land on Larch Row 31 a. 5,425.
Witham, Effie B., Porter St.
House $3,500 ; house lot on Porter St. 344 a. 500.
Woodason, John L., and Helen H., Perkins St.
3475
65 33
House $800; barn 300; garage 100; hennery 25; large barn 600 ; house lot and tillage land on Perkins St. 43/4 a. 1,250 ; house lot on Porter St. 3/4 a. 400.
Woodbury, Orpheus L., Monument St.
10050
188 94
House $7.500 ; garage 600; tool house 50; log cabin 300; house lot on Monument St. 4 a. 1,600.
4250
79 90
Woodman, Mary L., Main St.
House $2,000 ; house No. 2 1,400 ; garage 100; new garage 300; shed 50; house lot on Main St. 7/8 a. 400.
Wormstead, Doris V., and Harold C. (see Idlewood).
Young, Amanda W., and Julia S., Dodge's Row
House $1.500; shed 75; house lot on Dodge's Row 1 a. 150; woodland horse hill lane 334 a. 125; woodland off Grapevine Rd. 144 a. 25.
1875
35 25
Wilson, Minnie F., Topsfield Rd.
House $200; house lot on Topsfield Rd. 1/3 a. 200.
4000
75 20
Whitney, Wm. E., and Beatrice V., Cherry St.
Wildes, George W., Main St.
Wildes, Wm. L., and Martha J., Larch Row
Wiley, Linwood C., and Ruth E., Porter St.
Williams, Addie M., et al., Hull St.
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TOWN OF WENHAM
Name and Address Description
Value
Tax
Young, Amanda W., Herman, and Alonzo, Dodge's Row Bungalow $1,600; house lot on Dodge's Row 1 a. 200. Young, Glenfield, 24 Sydney Place, Brooklyn, N. Y. Woodland off Grapevine Rd. 134 a. 150.
150
, 82
Young, John H. (estate of), Monument Sq., Beverly Woodland 2 a. 75.
75
1 41
IDLEWOOD LAKE COTTAGES AND LOTS
Bentley, Robert N.
1100
20 68
C. W. P. White cottage $500; garage 100; Evans and White land 31/4 a. $500.
1300
24 44
Cottage and garage $1,200; lots 58-59, $100.
675
12 69
Cottage $450; garage 75; lots 54-55, $100; lots 118-119, $50. Cahill, John J., 52 Harrison St., Worcester Lot 57 $50.
50
94
Carpenter, John H., and Mildred E.
1150
21 62
Bungalow (Durkee) $850; garage 100; lot $200.
450
8 46
Clayton, Burgess, Lynn
1400
26 32
Cottage $800; garage 100; lot $500.
50
94
Cross, Chester N., Danvers
700
13 16
Cottage $500; lots 134, 135, 136, 137, $200.
500
9 40
Ballard cottage $400; lots 52-53, $100.
50
94
Fiske, Grace H., Danvers
500
9 40
Flynn, Simon L., 24 Purchase St., Danvers
450
8 46
Cottage $400; lot 86, $50.
Foster, Bessie G., 24 Essex St., Beverly
3845
72 29
Boat house $50; Rupp cottage 850; shed 25; O. L. Perkins cottage 800; shed 50; Erstein cottage 200; lots 8, 37, 38, $270; lots 6, 7, 39, 74, 75, $460 ; lots 1, 2, 3, $450; lot 43, $60; rear land of Baker lot $75; lots 121, 122, 123, 49, $80; lots 155, 156, 157, $75; woodland 2 a. $100; lots 4, 5, $300. Foster, James W., 24 Essex St., Beverly
1720
32 34
Percy Oliver cottage $400; lot 140 and part of 139, $75; lots 9, 36, $210 : lots 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, $350; lots 87, 88, 89, $150; lots 76, 77, 78, 83, 94, 146, $300; lots 140, 142, 143, 144, $200; woodland (lots 160, 161, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181), 34 a. $35.
Foster, James W., Guardian, 24 Essex St., Beverly Camp $100; lots 40, 41, 42, $150.
250
4 70
Frankel, Ephraim, and Madeline
6085
114 40
Cottage on lake $1,000; pump house and plant 200; Killam house on lake 600; middle cottage 800; Rainbow cottage 800; rear cottage No. 2 1,000; F. L. Lawrence cottage 500; lots 15, 30, part of 16, part of 29, $315; lots 13, 14, 31, 32, $420; Lawrence lots 69, 70, 71, 79, 80, $250; Terrio lots 81, 82, $100; Johnson lots 107, 108, $100.
1800
33 84
Blackman, Robert S., Beverly
Brown, George E.
Chapin, Annie B., Box 64, W. Acton Cottage $350; lots 147-148, $100.
Cole, F. Guy Lots 153-154 $50.
Davis, Eldridge T., Swampscott
Duncan, Cedric, 81 Wyman St., Lynn Lot 72 $50.
Green cottage $400; part of lots 90, 91, 92, 93, $100.
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VALUATION OF THE
Name and Address Description
Value
Tax
Gemain, Marie A.
7010
131 79
Lakeside cottage $450; store 250; Lone Pine cottage 600; Oak Knoll cottage 1,000; garage 100; bath house 50; Shackelford cottage 700; garage 100; Torrey cottage 800; cottage on Pleasant St. 1,000; lots 17, 28, part of 16, part of 29, $315; lots 18, 19, 26, 27, $420; lots 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, $525; lots 100, 101, 102, 103, 106, $250; lots 104, 105, 149, 150, 151, 152, $300; Batchelder land $150.
Goodwin, Harold Lot 60, $50
50
94
Holmes, Wm. J.
1400
26 32
Cottage $800; garage 100; lot $500.
950
17 86
Cottage $750; lots 131, 132, 133, $150; Cummings lots 162, 163, $50.
600
11 28
Cottage $500; lots 110, 111, $100.
50
94
Lot 112, $50.
200
3 76
Lots 65, 66, 67, 68, $200.
2050
38 54
Cottage $1.200; garage 100; lot $750.
1600
30 08
Cottage $1,000; garage 100; lot $500.
2450
46 06
Cottage $800; log cabin 1,200; garage 100; lot $350.
700
13 16
Mudge, Everett P., Swampscott
375
7 05
Cottage $300; lot 48 and part of 47, $75.
50
94
Lot 141, $50.
400
7 52
Cottage $300; lot $100.
550
10
Cottage $500; lot 56, $50.
475
8 93
Cottage $400; lot 138 and part of 139, $75.
200
3 76
Quinn, Martin L., 301 Central Sq., Lynn
8945
168 17
Cottage $1,700; 2 garages 150; camp 100; storehouse 75; Perkins cottage 500; Grush cottage 350; cottage 350; cot- 450; cottage 600; Sargent cottage 400; Smith cottage 500; unfinished camp 100; cor. cottage 1,000; large cottage 1,000 ; land from C. W. P. White 1 a. $600; Perkins lot $75; Grush lot $75; lots 114, 115, 116, $150; lots 84, 85, $100; 2 lots, 44, 45, $120; lot 120, $50; lots 158, 159, $100; Kellogg lot $50; lots 145, 164, $100; Batchelder land 1/2 a. $250. Quinn, Minnie, 45 Hillside Ave., Swampscott
50
94
Land from Thorner 600 ft. $50.
.50
94
Rupp, Charles A., Chicago
Lot 73, $50. Rupp, Nellie A.
Cottage $850; O'Brien cottage 550; lots 10, 35, part of 11 and part of 34, $315; lots 97, 98, $100; lot 99, $50.
1865
35 06
Langille, Daniel, 637 Preston Ave., Lynn
Langille, Frederick F., 16 Essex St., Swampscott
Larcom, Emma, 17 Dane St., Beverly
Leskiewicz, Mary, 35 Vine St., Lynn
Lucido, Michael J., Beverly
Marlor, William I.
McDermott, Alicia L., and Mary J., 40 Butman St., Beverly Cottage $550; lots 95, 96, 109, $150.
Nelson, Walter F., Salem
Norton, Oleata B.
Pease, Wm., Woodland St., Watertown
Philcrantz, Ella C., Lynn
Quinn, Alice I., Maynard
Land from J. F. Killam 2 a. $150; lot 117, $50.
Johnson, Nettie A. R., Estate of
37
TOWN OF WENHAM
Name and Address Description
Value Tax
Stuart, Fred W., 16 Congress St., Beverly Lot $300.
300
5 64
Thorner, Cassie, Marblehead
1250
23 50
Cottage $650; cottage 500; lot 46 and part of 47, $100.
Thorner, Owen H., Marblehead
200
3 76
Lots 61, 62, 63, 64, $200.
2700
50 76
Wells, Francis S., 12 Fairview Terrace, Malden
715
13 44
Cottage $400; lots 12, 33, part of 11, part of 34, $315.
Wormstead, Doris V., and Harold E., 13 Stalker St., Saugus Cottage $450; cottage 400; lot 51, $50; part of lots 90, 91, 92, 93 and lot 113, $150.
1050
19 74
Estimated area of Idlewood 30 a. total valuation $56,540.
IDLEWOOD-ARBOR STREET SIDE
Plan of Schlusemeyer
Larrabee, Ralph G., and Louisa A., Salem Cottage $1,200; lot 53, $800.
McTernen, Ida M., 27 School St., Danvers Cottage $1,200; lot 52, $800.
2000
37 60
Schlusemeyer, Wm. E., Trustee, Framingham
6200
116 56
Part of lot 54, $400; lots 50, 51, on Knoll road $1,200; lots 40, 41, on Glendale Ave. $600; lots 38, 39, on Glendale Ave. $1,000; lots 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, part of lot 18, 24, on Leigh Rd. $3,000.
2000
37 60
Thompson, Harry J., and Edith M., 45 Graves Ave., E. Lynn Cottage $600; garage 100; cottage 900; garage 100; Carrier lot $500; Conant lot $500.
38
VALUATION OF THE
LAND TAKEN FOR LONGHAM WATER SUPPLY
For the Cities of Salem and Beverly and the valuation of the same as a basis of a yearly payment to the Town of Wenham under Chap. 352, Acts 1893 (details in 1915 book).
Land, 1733/4 acres Value, $13,505.98 Tax, $253.91
LAND TAKEN BY THE CITIES OF SALEM AND BEVERLY
On account of additional water supply from the Ipswich River and the valuation of the same as a basis of a yearly payment to the Town of Wenham under Chapter 700, Acts of 1913. Land in Wenham Swamp, 229 acres $6,900.00
J. C. Kelliher land on Cedar St., 31,308 ft. 1,000.00
Charles H. Stanton land and buildings on Cedar St. 1,250.00
Total Valuation $9,150.00
$172.02 Tax
LAND TAKEN BY THE CITIES OF SALEM AND BEVERLY
For the protection of their water supply and the valuation of the same as a basis of a yearly payment to the Town of Wen- ham, under Chapter 40, Sec. 41, General Laws (Ter. Edition). Land from John C. and Wm. Phillips adjoining
Wenham Lake, 401/2 acres $22,000.00 Richard P. Waters land on west side of Main Street, 13/4 acres 600.00
Nathaniel F. Perkins land and buildings on Wen- ham Lake, 13/4 acres 1,800.00
Hill icehouse land on Cedar St., 3/4 acres 1,000.00
Total Valuation $25,400.00
$477.52 Tax
39
TOWN OF WENHAM
PROPERTY EXEMPT
Name and Address Description
Value Tax
Under the provisions Chapter 59 of the General Laws, Tercen- tenary Edition.
Boy Scouts of America of Salem, North Shore Council, Inc., 176 Essex St., Salem
Phillips woodland in Wenham Swamp 8 a. $600.
First Church Congregational Main St.
Meeting house $12,000; Chapel 1,500; land on Main St. 14 a. 500.
Iron Rail Vacation Home, Inc., Grapevine Rd.
House on Grapevine Rd. $7,500; gymnasium 3,200; summer house 500; rustic house 100; Canary cottage 1,000; pump- ing plant 300; garage 400; tool house 75; house on Rubly Rd. 12,000; shed 150; land on Grapevine and Rubly Rd. 69.556 a. 13,900; personal 2.500.
Mapleville Chapel Association, Maple St.
Chapel $800 ; land on Maple St. 1/4 a. 100.
7400
Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals House $6,500; kennels 500; house lot on Cherry St., 26,000 ft. 400.
Trustees of Public Reservation, John S. Ames, Treasurer, 96 Ames Building. Boston
Phillips woodland in Wenham swamp 16 a. $1,200.
Wenham Baptist Church, Dodge's Row
7700
Meeting house $6,000; Chapel 1,500; land on Dodge's Row 144 a. 200.
Wenham Village Society, Inc.
25300
Tea house $10,000; pumping plant 2,000; chauffeurs' rest room 600; Claflin Richards house 4,000; Merrill shoe shop 300; barn 1,500; herb house 500; land on Monument St. 41% a. 2,400 ; house lot on Main St. 1% a. 500 ; personal 3,500.
600
14000
41625
900
1200
40
VALUATION OF THE
MUNICIPAL REAL ESTATE
Town Hall
$15,000
Fire Station
4,500
Legion Headquarters
1.000
Center School Building
80,000
Town Garage
3,000
Cemetery Receiving Tomb
300
Cemetery Tool House
200
Cemetery Land
1,000
Schoolhouse lot at West Wenham, 14 acre
200
Schoolhouse Grounds, 4 acres
5,000
Town Hall Lot. 3/4 acre
1,000
Fire Station Lot, 1/3 acre
400
Legion Headquarters Lot, 1/6 acre
200
Town Garage Lot, 3/4 acre
500
Public Parks, 21 1/5 acres
6,200
Foster Lot at Idlewood, 7,500 feet
500
41
TOWN OF WENHAM
1940 RECAPITULATION
Town Appropriations voted since 1939 tax rate was fixed $81,036 55
Deficit due to abatements in excess of Overlay for 1939 151 16
State Tax
8,800 00
State Parks and Reservations
95 15
State Audit of Municipal Accounts
760 03
Veterans' Exemptions
15 47
County Tax
5,221 44
Tuberculosis Hospital Assessment
1,511 59
Overlay of current year
1,999 05
Gross Amount to be Raised
$99,590 44
Estimated Receipts :
Income Tax
$7,913 42
Corporation Taxes
119 16
Gasoline Tax (Acts of 1939, Chap. 232 and 504)
5,622 17
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise
4,000 00
Licenses
50 00
Fines
10 00
Old Age Assistance (other than Federal Grants)
2,500 00
Soldiers' Benefits
100 00
Schools
2,000 00
Libraries
10 00
Interest on Taxes and Assessments
200 00
Public Utility Taxes (Letter H. F. Long 3-21-40)
203 52
Salem-Beverly Water Board Assessment
903 45
Total Estimated Receipts $23,631 72
Available Funds :
Overestimates of previous year to be used as available funds : State Parks and Reservations 13 45 Veterans' Exemptions 88
Free Cash (to be used in fixing tax rate in accordance with
vote of the Town and ap- proval of the Tax Commis- sioner in letter dated May 27, 1940) 2,500 00
Total Available Funds 2,514 33
Total Estimated Receipts and Available Funds 26,146 05
Net Amount to be raised by taxation on Polls and Property
$73,444 39
Number of Polls, 459 at $2.00 each, Poll Tax $ 918 00
Valuation Personal $370,535, Personal Tax 6,966 06
Valuation Real Estate $3,487,250, Real Estate Tax 65,560 30
Rate of taxation $18.80
Gain on account of fractional divisions of tax rate .03
Total Taxes levied on Polls and Property
$73,444 39
TABLE OF AGGREGATES
Number of persons assessed on property
460
Number of polls assessed
459
Value of assessed stock in trade
$ 2,925 00
Value of assessed machinery
85,025 00
Value of assessed livestock
42,655 00
Value of all other tangible property assessed
239,930 00
Total value of assessed personal estate
370,535 00
Value of land assessed
656,600 00
Value of buildings assessed
2,830,650 00
Total value of assessed real estate
3,487,250 00
Total valuation of all assessed estate
3,857,785 00
Tax on personal estate
6,966 08
Tax on real estate
65,560 31
Tax on polls
918 00
Total taxes
73,444 39
Rate of taxation per $1000
18 80
Number of horses assessed
95
Number of cows assessed
87
Number of heifers, yearlings, bulls, etc.
35
Number of swine assessed
10
Number of fowls assessed
4829
Number of mink assessed
9
Number of black foxes assessed
5
Number of dwelling houses assessed
394
Number of acres of land assessed
4606
Recapitulation of Motor Vehicle Excise :
Total number of trucks, trailers and cars (to Aug. 1st)
557
Total value of trucks, trailers and cars assessed 144,340
Total excise levied 4,927 30
State rate 36 40
We, the Assessors of Wenham, do severally state, that the forego- ing list is a full and true list of the names of all persons known to us, who are liable to taxation in Wenham as of January 1, 1940, and that the real and personal estate contained in said list, and assessed upon each person in said list, is a full and accurate assessment upon all the property of each person, liable to taxation, at its full and fair cash value, according to our best knowledge and belief. This state- ment is made under penalties of perjury.
ARTHUR D. PRINCE ROSCOE B. BATCHELDER GEORGE H. PERKINS Assessors of Wenham.
June 25, 1940.
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