Wilbraham annual report 1941-1945, Part 19

Author: Wilbraham (Mass.)
Publication date: 1941
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 636


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Net Cost to Wilbraham for 1943 $2,443.08


Old Age Assistance Administration


Federal Grant $235.05


Boston Council of Social Agencies, part payment Social Service Index $5.50


Helen C. Boden, part payment of salary as Social Worker 192.50


Helen C. Boden, reimbursement for cash paid registering letters 1.08


Helen C. Boden, for use of personal car (part payment) 21.29


Hobbs & Warren, Inc., forms etc. 9.44


James B. Logan, Postage 2.00


Michael C. Smith, reimbursement for cash paid registering letters 3.24


$235.05


83


Parks Appropriation


Appropriation


$250.00 50.00


From Reserve


300.00


Norman Babineau Labor


$2.40


Cutler Company


Rakes


2.50


William Day


Labor


40.00


George L. Hartman Repair lawn mowers


19.25


Jerry Donohue Labor


171.00


Harold Murphy


2.40


Michael Murphy Jr.


13.25


Edward Peczka


1.20


Robert Troie


2.40


254.40


Balance


45.60


Planning Board Appropriation


Balance from 1942


$180.96


Transferred from Reserve


150.00


Mass. Mutual Life Ins. Co., Ozalid copies & paper


$5.68


A. I. Macdonald, postage, misc. expense zoning map revision


5.60


M. O. Saunders, services


100.00


Unexpended balance


219.68


Police


Appropriation


$200.00


Aldo Alberici


3.00


Alphine Brodeau


2,00


Ernest L. Bacon


10.50


Jerry Donohue


8.00


A. F. Friend


5.00


Everett P. Pickens


8.00


John B. Tupper


10.50


Balance


47.00 $153.00


66


$330.96


111.28


84 Report of Board of Public Welfare


Appropriation $7,000.00


Total number of cases aided


25


Total number of persons aided 42


Having a settlement in Wilbraham 18


Having a settlement elsewhere or unsettled 24


Wilbraham cases living elsewhere


7


Aid rendered Settlement in Wilbraham $2,119.58


Aid rendered Settlement elsewhere or to unsettled cases 1,026.61


72.96


General Expenditures


$3,219.15


Expenditures in Wilbraham


Care


623.66


Cash


228.11


Clothing


102.14


Food


308.26


Fuel


15.84


Medical aid


955.72


Miscellaneous


155.00


Rent


45.00


Not charged to individual persons


72.96


$2,506,69


Miscellaneous Account:


Burial


$155.00


Not charged to individual persons:


Helen C. Boden, use of personal car (part payment)


$68.00


Boston Council of Social Agencies, Social Service Index 1.50


J. C. Moore Corp, office supplies


3.46


72.96


Wilbraham cases living elsewhere:


Chicopee


$24.00


Palmer


404.83


Springfield


136.00


West Springfield


147.63


$712.46


85


MONTHLY EXPENDITURES IN WILBRAHAM


Personal Accounts


January


369.78


February


259.46


March


174.86


April


115.80


May


204.63


June


277.56


July


142.23


August


141.75


September


199.65


October


109.31


3.46


November


70.38


December


368.32


68.00


$2,433.73


72.96


Total Expenditures in Wilbraham


$2,506.69


Total Expenditures outside Wilbraham


712.46


$3,219.15


Chargeable to other cities, towns and Commonwealth for cases aided in Wilbraham and not settled in Wilbraham


$1,026.61


Net Cost to Wilbraham


2,192.54


3,219.15


Unexpended Balance


$3,780.85


Registrar's Appropriation


Appropriation


$60.00


Walter F. Berry, reimbursement cash paid for keys


$1.25


Hattie E. G. Burbank, typing lists


23.73


C & C Express, express on files


1.03


A. C. Hunt Co., metal filing cabinet


10.00


Robinson Seal Co., listing cards


11.91


47.92


Balance


$12.08


Not Charged to Individual


Persons $1.50


4


86


Road Machinery Appropriation


Appropriation


$1,000.00


A. J. Brooks, gasoline and oil


$59.17


J. B. Brown, repair parts


11.56


Edward Christianson, repairs snow plow frame


5.00


The Cutler Co., cross chains 2.60


E. F. Edson Co., starter and labor, cutting edges


41.00


Ferrara Spring & Parts Co., repair parts and labor


15.75


Gebeau's Garage, gas, oil, repair parts and. labor


353.72


Balance


$511.20


Safety Committee Expense


Appropriation


$50.00


Hampden County Safety Council, 1943 membership


25.00


Walter F. Berry, expenses to council meeting


1.25


26.25


Balance


23.75


Safety Committee Appropriation FOR PROTECTION OF SCHOOL CHILDREN


Appropriation


$600.00


Giacomo Alberici


Services as Traffic officer


$200.00


Jerry Donahue


66


200.00


James B. Logan


600.0


Unexpended balance


.00


Selectmen's Contingent Appropriation


$1,100.00


American Writing Ink Co. ink


$2.06


John F. Baldwin, Option on land


1.00


A. H. Bartlett Co., Printing & supplies 83.00


209.42


H. C. Boden, for use of personal car (part payment, Expenses to Social Worker's Conference etc.


54.71


A. J. Brooks, Polishing cloth


.38


J. Loring Brooks Jr., reimbursement for tel. calls


28.43


Bucholz Sign Co., upkeep of Honor Roll


60.00


E. G. Burbank, reimbursement for supplies


.45


Michael Cioch, cleaning office


15.60


City Stamp Works, stamp's 3.18


488.80


Appropriation


200.00


W. F. Berry, Services as Auctioneer, Janitor etc.


87


Conklin Office & School Supply Co., supplies


20.80


Frederic W. Cook advance sheets of Acts & Resolves 2.00


Dept. of Public Safety, bicycle registration certificates .60


Jerry Donahue, labor on school No. 1 3.00


W. F. Griswold, Treas., dues to Selectmen's Assoc.


9.00


Hobbs & Warren, Applications, licenses etc.


8.19


James B. Logan, Postmaster, envelopes, postage and box rent 36.16


John P. Miarecki, cutting and raking grass (Grassy Hollow)


30.00


George E. Murphy Jr., expense to Selectmen's meeting


15.00


New England Tel. & Tel. Co., telephone


157.77


Palmer National Bank, Safe Deposit Box rent


4.80


Josephine Pease, clerical work


2.63


Price & Lee Co., Spfld., City Directory


14.00


Harold Porter, work on ball field


35.00


Railway Express Co., express on ink


.41


A. R. Reid, folding chairs


31.62


Toyal Typewriter Exchange, paper and ribbon


4.25


Michael C. Smith, reimbursement for postage


.72


R. H. Smith Co., stamp


1.20


Spfld. newspapers, advertising


40.25


Ellis Stansfield, repairs to door and chairs


1.50


State Prison, bicycle plates


10.91


Lawrence Tenczar, electric light bulbs


.90


Thacker Craig Co., towels


5.93


Harry Thompson Electric Co., lights for office


50.00


Wright & Potter, sunday licenses


6.07


$950.94


ELECTIONS


Election Officers:


Flizabeth C. Bacon


5.00


Adelbert J. Brooks (Constable)


5.00


Mary Foy


5.00


Helen S. Laurino


5.00


Mary L. Lynch


5.00


Lillian E. Thompson


5.00


Beulah H. Wahlburg


5.00


Jerry Donohue, erecting booths


3.50


James Jaffray 66


1.50


Grace Union Parish House, rent


40.00


Palmer Register, Ballots


35.00


Everett Pickens, posting warrants


3.00


3.00


$121.00


$1,071.94 28.06


Unexpended Balance


66


88


School Committee Report


To the Citizens of Wilbraham


Your School Committee respectfully submits the follow- ing report for the year 1943.


FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR 1943


Appropriation for School Support $64,600.00


Total expenditures for school support $60,207.38 (itemized statement follows)


Less:


Tuition refunds 174.81


Net expenditures for school support


$60,032.57


Unexpended balance $4,567.32


Appropriation ofr Americanization Class


$200.00


Expended for Americanization Class $163.88


36.12


Total net expenditures


$60,196.45


Total unexpended balance


$4,603.55


NET COST OF SCHOOLS TO TOWN FOR 1943


Total net expenditures above $60,196.45


Credits


From the Commonwealth


General School Fund, Part 1 $2,410.00


Vocational Education 4,239.89


Superintendent's Salary Reimbursement 859.26


Tuition, State Children 248.04


Americanization Class 60.00


$7,817.19


From other sources:


Tuition refunds, 1942 170.18


Miscellaneous credits, supplies sold, telephone, etc. 6.34


176.52


Total credits $7,993.71


Net cost of schools from local taxation $52,202.74


89


ITEMIZED STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURES


School Committee


H. W. Cutler. salary


$50.00


Mrs. Esther S. Preston, salary.


50.00


Horace J. Rice, salary


50.00


$150.00


Superintendent's Salary


Edmund R. Sawyer


$1,655.56


Expenses of Superintendence and Enforcement of Law


Estate of Mrs. Jennie T. Abbott, labor certificates


29.50


Walter F. Berry, labor certificates


8.75


Mrs. Emily Condon, secretary


655.50


Conklin Office & School Supply Co., transfer case


.95


Charles Lapine, supervisor of attendance


70.00


Edmund R. Sawyer, traveling and office expenses


254.03


Wright & Potter Printing Co., account blanks


6.11


1,024.84


Supervisors' Salaries


William L. Rinehart


250.00


Mrs. Cecilia C. Seymour


835.00


Mrs. Helen B. Tower


835.00


Teachers' Salaries


Mrs. Carol B. Allen


110.00


Mrs. Marguerite C. Brady


1,320.00


Judith V. Carlson


1,400.00


Mrs. Pearl P. Chouffet


810.00


Mrs. Adele C. DuBray


60.00


Mrs. Liane S. Fontain


1,446.87


Mrs. Millicent G. Green


1,508.90


Marion L. Holland


1,430.00


Marion E. Kelley


1,566.00


Mrs. Lucy B. Kerr


481.00


Helen S. Kochanek


1,430.00


Mrs. Mary G. Logan


1,580.00


Mrs. Blanche Miller


62.50


Patricia E. Mitchell


768.00


Mrs. Adella Olin


45.00


Marie A. Parent


480.00


Christine E. Pike


1,304.00


Mrs. Isabel Riddle


15.00


Mrs. Minnie M. Sanderson


37.50


Mrs. Clara W. Strasburg


1,400.00


Textbooks


American Book Company


12.44


Ginn and Company


83.89


D. C. Health & Company


1.40


Houghton Mifflin Company


231.44


1,920.00


17,260.77


F


90


Laidlaw Brothers


6.71


The Macmillan Company


22.39


Rand, McNally & Company 59.14


E. R. Sawyer, expressage on books


1.39


Scott, Foresman & Company


53.36


Silver Burdett Company


23.86


L. W. Singer Company


16.91


O. H. Toothaker


7.50


Webster Publishing Company


1.56


521.99


Supplies


American Book Company, workbooks


5.28


American Education Press, new sheets


100.80


American Museum of Natural History, film rental


16.00


Edward E. Babb & Co., general supplies 631.55


California Test Bureau, tests


17.87


Carlisle Hardware Co., balls, bats, records


9.65


Civic Education Service, news sheets


24.60


Ginn and Company, work books


9.60


Gledhill Brothers, general supplies


69.77


Mrs. Millicent G. Green, stamped envelopes


1.12


The Grolier Society, atlas


10.00


J. L. Hammett Co., general supplies


65.31


Holden Patent Book Cover Co., book covers


3.08


Houghton Mifflin Company, workbooks


21.95


Laidlaw Brothers, workbooks


19.44


McCormick, Mathers Publishing Co., workbooks


13.59


The Macmillan Company, workbooks


35.15


Meyers & Carrington, music


4.00


New England Wild Flower Preservation Society, chart


1.25


The Papercrafters, general supplies


310.05


The Plymouth Press, seatwork


3,22


Theodore Presser Co., music


17.45


The Quarrie Corporation, encyclopedia


66.65


E. R. Sawyer, film rental and express


17.68


Scott, Foresman & Co., workbooks 125.56


1.50


Mrs. Helen B. Tower, art supplies


2.10


W. M. Welch Mfg. Co., science supplies


3.99


Henry S. Wolkins, general supplies


84.77


World Book Company, tests


2.50


1,695.48


Janitors


Henry Hyde


837.00


Charles Lapine


1,820.00


2,657.00


Springfield Office Supply Co., punch


91


Fuel


Walter H. Clark, bituminous coal and wood


794.60


Cutler Grain & Coal Co., anthracite coal


857.60


Springfield Coal Co., bituminous coal


222.58


1,874.78


Miscellaneous Operating Expenses


Lewis Banta, fuses


.70


Grace C. Brooks, cleaning closets


1.00


Burns Brush Company, brushes 20.48


Edward L. Canter Co., soap


6.17


Carlisle Hardware Co., Dustbane


14.25


Central Mass. Electric Co., service and bulbs


185.70


Community Feed Stores, mops, axe handles


2.50


Carlton Cutting, cleaning closets


1.23


Division of the Blind, brooms


9.33


Mary Joan Green, cleaning closets


1.00


Henry Hyde, fly spray


5.18


New England Tel. & Tel. Co., service


105.99


City of Springfield, water


20.02


Thacker-Craig Pager Co., towels


88.67


The Tropical Paint & Oil Co., cleaner


9.00


Vestal Chemical Laboratories, cleaner


22.00


Town of Wilbraham, water


17.50


510.72


Repairs


Ray Babineau, replacing flag rope


2.50


A. Boilard & Sons, plaster


3.00


Collins Electric Co., extension cord


2.60


Commissioner of Public Safety, boiler inspection


5.00


Emil Corriveau, labor


18.00


Peter Flinn, cutting hay


4.00


Forbes & Wallace, tuning and repairing piano


4.00


Charles Lapine, mileage on car


63.49


Mrs. Mary G. Logan, paid for repairs on clocks


5.34


Fred C. McClean, steam gauge


3.50


George P. Merwin, labor


2.25


Leo Meunier, repairs on roof, pipes


24.72


Morrissey Brothers, materials for repairs


39.38


Movie Center, covers, service on projector


19.84


Peter Ouimette, Inc., replacing roof


548.00


Reformatory for Women, flags


5.36


George W. Robbins & Sons Co., insulation board


13.46


Charles S. Stacy, repairs on heaters


45.31


Weidenmiller & Magovern, sharpening lawn mower


3.00


Town of Wilbraham, repairs, water entrance


33.25


846.00


92


Health


Dentists & Surgeons Supply Co., needles


2.5


Federal Pharmacy, supplies


18.88


A. Melnick Printing Co., printed forms


2.92


Signe L. Polson, salary and expenses


766.32


Walter T. Rohr, M. D.


4.00


Edmund L. Saunders, M. D.


291.90


Springfield Office Supply Co., stamp


3.40


Welch Allyn Co., vision test equipment


17.93


Elementary School Transportation


Mrs. Mildred H. Brooks, contract


565,50


Jerry Donahue, contract


14.50


Leon A. Jewell, contract


130.50


Town of Ludlow, contract


104.60


George W. Motyka, contract


1,680.00


Bernard L. Rochford, contract


300.00


Nicholas J. Samble, contract


800.00


High and Trade School Transportation


Town of Ludlow, contract


56.60


George W. Motyka, contract


5,320.00


Elsie M. Samble


650.50


Springfield Street Railway Co., tickets


164.00


6,191.10


High School Tuition


Town of Ludlow


210.90


Town of Palmer


650.00


City of Springfield


14,201.38


15,062.28


Elementary School Tuition


Town of Ludlow


87.02


City of Springfield


78.00


165.02


Trade School Tuition


City of Springfield


3,833.31


Town of West Springfield


8.33


3,841.64


Miscellaneous Auxiliary Expenses


Lewis H. Blackmer, program covers


7.15


Mrs. Emily Condon, lettering


8.20


William F. Logan, insurance


85.40


Martin Diploma Company, diplomas


26.50


127.25


Total expenditures for school support Americanization Class


$60,207.38


Teresa Boylan, teacher


$150.00


Irving Clark, film rental


2,00


Houghton Mifflin Co., books


8.88


$163.88


1,107.85


3,595.00


93


APPROPRIATIONS NEEDED FOR 1944


General Expenses


School Committee


150.00


Superintendent's Salary


1,711.00


Expenses of Superintendence


1,189.00


Expenses of Instruction


Salaries, Supervisors and Teachers


21,260.00


Textbooks


800.00


Supplies


1,200.00


Expenses of Operation


Janitors


2,710.00


Fuel


1,550.00


Miscellaneous


750.00


Maintenance


Repairs and Replacements


1,000.00


Auxiliary Agencies


ยท Health


1,170.00


Transportation


10,120.00


Tuition


19,590.00


Miscellaneous


100.00


Total for support of schools, transportation and


trade school tuition


$63,300.00


Americanization Class


$200.00


ESTIMATE OF CREDITS ON ACCOUNT OF EDUCATION FOR 1944


General School Fund, Part I


$2,460.00


Superintendent's Salary


859.26


Vocational Education


2,796.68


State Wards


200.00


Americanization Vlass


80.00


$6,295.94


Respectfully submitted, H. W. CUTLER, Chairman MRS. ESTHER S. PRESTON HORACE J. RICE


94


State Aid, Military Aid and War Allowance


Appropriation Cash-1 case Unexpended balance


$400.00


$40.00


40.00


$360.00


Soldiers' Relief


Appropriation


$1,000.00


Cash


$188.09 60.42


Medical


248.51


Unexpended Balance


751.49


Street Lights Appropriation


Appropriation


$2,900.00


Central Massachusetts Electric Company


$2,762.06 2,762.06


Unexpended Balance


$137.94


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Town Barn Alterations


Appropriation


$550.00


Railway Express Agency, express on wire


.99


Harold E. Morgan, labor


161.00


Beaulieu Electric Co., wire


25.00


Hiersche & Son, labor and materials


27.58


Angers Lumber Co., lumber, paint etc.


195.40


Faulkner Hardware Co., paint, padlock etc.


23.25


The Cutler Company, cement


3.20


Norman Ellis, repairs to heater etc.


80.00


Cheney Bigelow Wire Works, screening


12.80


529.22


Balance


20.78


95


Town Clerk's Appropriation


Appropriation $75.00


Jennie T. Abbott Estate, reimbursement for cash paid for postage and supplies $7.40


A. H. Bartlett Co., birth, marriage and death certificates 11.37


James B. Logan, Pastmaster, envelopes and stamps 36.50


Mass. Town Clerks' Association, dues 1943


3.00


Palmer Register, note heads


6.75


Robinson Seal Co., forms and binder


7.22


Balance


2.76


Treasurer's Appropriation


Appropriation


$300.00


Walter F. Berry, reimbursement for cash paid for post-


$40.40


Hattie E. G. Burbank, clerical work


1.00


Conklin Office & School Supply Co.


1.95


Hampden County Registry of Deeds, registering five


deeds-land of low value 10.00


The Hedman Co., renewal of check protection, two years 3/10/43 - 3/10/45 52.50


.38


Johnson's Bookstore, office supplies 4.35


James B. Logan, Postmaster, envelopes and stamps


36.99


Massachusetts Treasurers' Association, dues 1943 2,00


A. R. Reid, repair parts for swivel chair .75


Robinson Seal Co., two W-2 2.08


158.40 $141 60


Balance


Town Collector's Appropriation


Appropriation


A. H. Bartlett Co., tax bills and notices $58.35


Hobbs and Warren, cash books 11.71


James B. Logan, envelopes 148.64


William F. Logan, Deputy Tax Collector bond 5.CO


Michael C. Smith, reimbursement for cash paid for postage, transportation and supplies 31.25


Balance


254.95 $145.05


age, traveling expenses etc. 6.00


Child's Stamp Co.


72.24


Hobbs and Warren, tax certificates


$400.00


96


Town Office Rent


Appropriation Town of Wilbraham Balance


$144.00


$144.00


.00


Town Officers' Salaries Appropriation


Appropriation


$6,600.00


Selectmen:


J. Loring Brooks Jr., Chairman


$450.00


Albert L. Martin


400.00


Irving J. Cordner


400.00


1,250.00


Assessors:


Henry I. Edson


395.62


E. Ray Pease


460.40


Charles W. Vinton


287.78


1,143.80


Clerk to the Board of Selectmen:


George E. Murphy Jr.


200.00


Town Collector: Michael C. Smith


800.00


Treasurer: Walter F. Berry


600.00


Town Clerk: Jennie T. Abbott


25.00


Jennie T. Abbott Estate


11.14


Jennie T. Abbott Estate, Administering oaths


11.00


Jennie T. Abbott, Vital statistics Walter F. Berry


13 86


Auditor: William E. Porter


100.00


Social Worker: Helen C. Boden (part salary)


1,362.50


Bookkeeper for Selectmen: Hattie E. G. Burbank


218.40


Sealer of Weights & Measures. Charles W. Vinton


200.00


Building Inspector: George G. Herter


150.00


Animal and Slaughtering Inspector: Fred C. Phelps


10.00


Slaughtering Inspector: James M. Pickens


1.00


Milk Inspector: James M. Pickens


35.00


Moderator: Howard W. Orr, Annual & Special Town Meeting 25.00


3,934.9


Registrars: Jennie T. Abbott


12.50


Jennie T. Abbott Estate


5.57


Walter F. Berry


6.93


William L. Dempsey


153.05


Harold R. Porter


25.00


John J. Powers


25.00


Canvasser for Registrars: Hattie E. G. Burbank


18.53


$6,575.28


Unexpended Balance


228.05


24.72


172.00


1


97


Tree Warden's Appropriation


Appropriation


$600 00


Labor


Ernest M. Hayn


51.10


William North


6.00


Stanley Mazur


5.00


Louis B. Hallock


3.00


William Shortell


2.10


Daniel Robson


1.30


68.50


Maintenance


Northern Tree Expert Co.


. Spraying 100 trees


75.00


Northern Tree Expert Co. Trimming Trees


448.00


523.00


Material


R. E. Faulkner Co., Ebonol


3.90 3.90


595.40


Unexpended balance 4.60


Respectfully submitted,


ERNEST M. HAYN


Town Reports


Appropriation $436.68


Anker Printing Co., printing town reports, warrants


and Finance Board recommendations & express $387.68


Mary A. Cooper, photograph of Wilbraham Mountain 4.00


New England Print Paper Co .- Offsets 45.00


Balance


436.68


.00


98


Report of Water Commissioners


Appropriation


$6,100.00


Construction -- House Installations etc.


Labor:


Norman Ellis


$23.60


James Jaffray


6.00


Stanley Mazur 6.00


Fred Meher


63.75


Edward R. Pease


19.50


E. Ray Pease


215.09


Lawrence Szczebak


3.00


$336.94


Miscellaneous :


Boston & Springfield Despatch, express


.66


C & C Express, express


3.06


Chapman Valve Co., valves and fittings


23.50


Walter Clark, trucking


7.00


Jerry Donohue, cartage


3.56


Norman Ellis, repair parts


17.70


Gebeau's Garage, welding


.50


Morrissey Brothers, pipe, lock, fuses etc.


7.67


Pittsburg Equitable Meter Co., meters


281.70


Springfield Water Dept., water rent


1,815.02


Springfield Water Dept., repairing meters


14.26


$2,174.57


$2,511.51.


Maintenance and Taxes


Labor:


Fred Bryant


$15.00


Norman Ellis


6.50


James Jaffray


24.70


Fred Meher


38.25


E. Ray Pease


527.27


Harold Porter


16.50


$628.22


99


Miscellaneous :


Jerry Donohue, cartage


$5.50


Norman Ellis, repair parts


1.00


Gebeau's Garage, welding 5.00


Johns-Manville Corp., pipe, couplings etc.


80.90


James B. Logan, Postmaster, postage


7.80


William F. Logan, insurance 20.50


Town of Ludlow, taxes and road repair


356.06


Morrissey Brothers, tools and material


23.62


Palmer Register, sheets for meter rent book


27.00


Springfield Water Dept., testing meters


2.94


Howard F. Calkins, Water Commissioner


75.00


Russell Harrington, Water Commissioner


75.00


Everett P. Pickens, Water Commissioner


75.00


Hattie E. G. Burbank, clerical work


175.00


$930.32


$1,558.54


Total Expenditure


$4,070.05


Balance


2,029.95


Water Bonds and Interest


Appropriation


$4,680.00


First National Bank of Boston


$4,680.00


Balance


.00


Water Notes and Interest


Appropriation $3,135.00


Palmer National Bank $3,135.00


Balance


.00


100


Well Child Clinic Appropriation


Appropriation


$600.00


Refund 30.00


John W. Bailey, D.D.S., services


$15.00


Winona Palmer, Hygienist


10.00


Edmund L. Saunders, M. D., services


125.00


The Visiting Nurse Association


352.50


502.50


Unexpended balance


127.50


SECTION VI


1 State Auditors Report and Balance sheet


2 Town Auditor's Report


3 Assessors' Report


4 Town Collector's Report


5 Town Treasurer's Report and Trust Funds


6 Town Warrant


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State Auditor's Report


Mr. Theodore N. Waddell


Director of Accounts Department of Corporations and Taxation State House, Boston


Sir:


As directed by you I have made an audit of the books and accounts of the town clerk of the town of Wilbraham for the period from September 28, 1943, the date of the previous examination, to December 31, 1943, and of the general accounts of the town for the year ending December 31, 1943, and submit the following report thereon:


The financial transactions, as recorded on the books of the departments collecting or disbursing money for the town, or committing bills for collections, were examined, checked, and verified.


The surety bonds filed with the town by the town clerk, town treasurer, and town collector were examined and found to be in proper form.


The books and accounts of the town treasurer were exam- ined and checked. The receipts, as recorded, were checked with the records of the departments collecting money for the town and with the other sources from which money was paid into the town treasury. The treasurer's expenditures were compared with the approved selectmen's warrants, and the cash balance December 31, 1943, was proved by reconciliation of the bank balances with statements received from the banks of deposit, by examination of the savings bank books, and by actual count of the cash in the office.


The payments on account of debt and interest were proved by comparison with the amounts falling due and with the cancelled securities and coupons on file.


The securities, including savings bank books, representing the investment of the trust and investment funds in the custody of the town treasurer were examined and listed, the income being proved and the withdrawals and expenditures being verified.


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The books and accounts of the town collector were ex- amined and checked in detail. The commitment lists of all taxes and departmental accounts receivable were added and proved with the warrants given by the board of assessors and with the records of charges in the departments committing bills for collection. The recorded collections were compared with the payments to the treasurer, the recorded abatements were checked with the records of abatements granted, and the outstanding accounts were listed and proved.


Verification of the outstanding tax and departmental accounts was obtained by mailing notices to a number of per- sons whose names appeared on the books as owing money to the town, the replies received thereto indicating that the ac- counts, as listed are correct.


The town collector's cash balance December 31, 1943, was proved by reconciliation of the bank balance with a statement received from the bank and by actual count of the cash in the office.


The records of tax titles, representing liens on real estate taken by the town for the non-payment of taxes, were examined and checked with the collector's and the treasurer's accounts, and with the records at the Registry of Deeds.


The financial transactions of the town clerk were ex- amined. The receipts for dog and sporting licenses were checked with the record of licenses issued, the payments to the State and town treasurers were verified, and the cash on hand December 31, 1943, was proved.


The charges for the rental of town-owned property were added, the recorded collections were checked, and the pay- ments to the treasurer were verified.


The accounts of the sealer of weights and measures were examined. The recorded receipts were checked with the record of fees charged and the payments to the treasurer were verified.


The recorded receipts of the dental clinic were checked and the payments to the treasurer were verified.


The recorded receipts for licenses issued by the board of selectmen were checked with the record of licenses granted and the payments to the treasurer were verified. The surety bonds filed with the town by individuals to whom liquor licenses were issued were examined and found to be in proper form.


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The records of accounts receivable of the highway and public welfare departments were examined. The charges were added, the recorded collections and abatements were checked, and the outstanding accounts were listed and proved.


The charges of the health department for garbage collec- tion service were added, the recorded collections were checked, and the payments to the treasurer were verified.


The books and accounts of the water department were examined. The charges for the sale of water, water services, etc., were added, the recorded collections were compared with the payments to the treasurer, the abatements and transfers from water connection deposits were checked, and the out- standing accounts were listed and proved.




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