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TOWN OFFICERS 1926-1927 Elected and Appointed
Board of Selectmen
ROBERT E. PARKER, Chairman
Term expires 1927
CHARLES F. TREVOR, Secretary
1928
ELIAS B. CURRELL LEON G. BENT, Clerk
1929
Board of Public Welfare
ROBERT E. PARKER, Chairman
Term expires 1927
CHARLES F. TREVOR, Secretary
66 1928
ELIAS B. CURRELL LEON G. BENT, Clerk HELEN A. BROWN, Visitor
Board of Assessors
GEORGE E. HORROCKS, Chairman
Term expires 1929
66 1928
J. FRED RICHARDSON, Secretary ALVAH W. CLARK
66
1927
Town Clerk MILLARD F. CHARLES
Treasurer WILFRED A. BANCROFT
Collector of Taxes GRACE V. VIALL
Town Counsel *CHARLES P. HOWARD #MELVILLE F. WESTON
Moderator JESSE W. MORTON
Town Accountant LEON G. BENT
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*Resigned
#Appointed to fill vacancy
1929
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Board of Public Works
JOHN W. OWEN, Chairman
MILES C. HIGGINS, Secretary
66 1929
FRANK C. CARTER
66 1927
+WILLIAM S. KINSLEY
66
66
1928
#SAMUEL HOBBS
1927
Board of Health
EDWARD M. HALLIGAN, M. D., Chairman CHRISTINE F. ATKINSON, Secretary
Term expires 1928
66
1927
CALVERT H. PLAYDON, M. D. V.
66 1929
Finance Committee
OTIS B. RUGGLES, Chairman
Term expires Mar. 31, 1927
JAMES W. FAIRCHILD
66
66
66
1927
JOHN H. FARNUM
66 1927
HOWARD P. KNOX
66 1927
W. HOMER MORRISON
EDWARD W. BRIGGS
66
66
66
1928
JOHN L. DEVANEY
66
66
66
1928
LOGAN R. DICKIE
66
66
1928
HARRY G. PORCH
60
66
1928
JAMES P. CARLETON
66
60
66
66
1929
ORLANDO C. MOYER
66
66
1929
EDWARD J. SCOTT
1929
MOLLIE A. SWEETSER
66
66
66
1929
LEON G. BENT, Clerk
School Committee
ALBERT R. SHEPARDSON, Chairman
Term expires 1928
MARION B. TEMPLE
66
1927
JOSEPHINE L. FOWLER
66 1928
DR. HAROLD A. CARNES
66
1929
MALCOLM C. DAVIS
66
1929
ADELBERT L. SAFFORD, Secretary
Superintendent of Schools ADELBERT L. SAFFORD
+ Deceased
*Appointed to fill vacancy
66
1927
192S
MARGARET R. ELLISON
66
66
1929
WILLIAM A. HALEY
66
1927
RUTH A. LUMSDEN
Term expires 1928
1927
JOSEPH W. BOOTH
HARRY B. COLLINS, Supt.
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School Attendance Officer ABIGAIL H. MINGO
Municipal Light Board
Term expires 1929
HENRY R. JOHNSON, Chairman
66 1927
HERBERT G. EVANS, Secretary
HARRY P. BAKER
66 1928
ARTHUR G. SIAS, Manager, Municipal Light Dept.
Board of Cemetery Trustees
GALEN A. PARKER, Chairman
66
66
1927
PHILIP H. TIRRELL, Secretary
66
1927
FRANK L. EDGERLEY
66
1928
CLARENCE C. WHITE
1929
ALFRED E. GOODWIN, Supt.
Board of Registrars
WALTER S. PRENTISS, Chairman
Term expires 1928
OWEN McKENNEY
66
1927
PRESTON F. NICHOLS MILLARD F. CHARLES, Clerk
1929
Playground Commission ARTHUR S. COOK, Chairman
MABEL H. BROWN
HAROLD F. PARKER
A. GERTRUDE KILLAM HARRY E. SMITH
Planning Board
W. FRANKLIN BURNHAM, Chairman
Term expires 1928
HARRIETT P. LEUCHTMAN, Secretary
66
1929
WILLARD P. ADDEN
1927
HARRY C. BARR
66
1929
*MELVILLE F. WESTON
1928
Trustees of Pubilc Library
ARTHUR N. MANSFIELD, Chairman
Term expires 1927
EDITH BANCROFT, Secretary
66
1927
JESSE W. MORTON
1928
RALPH S. KENEELEY
66
1928
IDA C. LUCAS
66
66
1929
CHARLES F. DOUGHTY BERTHA L. BROWN, Librarian GRACE J. ABBOTT, Assistant Librarian
66 1929
*Resigned
Term expires 1929
CHESTER P. EELES
1928
WILLIE E. TWOMBLY
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Police Department JEREMIAH CULLINANE, Chief FRANCIS T. SLACK, Sergeant
TIMOTHY CULLINANE OSCAR H. LOW FRANK R. FISHER
PATRICK J. LONG
WILLIAM F. O'BRIEN DANIEL T. SCANLON HAROLD O'BRIEN THOMAS E. WALL
FRANCIS L. JOHNSON
Fire Department ORVILLE O. ORDWAY, Chief
HUGH L. EAMES, Capt.
JOHN J. O'BRIEN, Capt.
FRANK L. McKENNEY
GEORGE W. GOODRIDGE
CHARLES H. HESELTON WILLIAM H. VANHORN
HERBERT L. ROBERTSON
Superintendent of Fire Alarm HUGH L. EAMES
Forest Warden ORVILLE O. ORDWAY
Deputy Forest Warden HENRY M. DONEGAN
Constables
LEON G. BENT
JAMES W. SIAS
Inspector of Milk CARL M. SMITH
Inspector of Plumbing DAVID TAGGART
Inspector of Animals CALVERT H. PLAYDON, M. D. V.
Inspector of Wires CHARLES P. STRATTON
Inspector of Buildings A. RUSSELL BARNES
Sealer of Weights and Measures CARL M. SMITH
Superintendent of Moth Department and Tree Warden HENRY M. DONEGAN
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Burial Agent for Deceased Soldiers and Sailors (Under Chapter 115, Section 19, General Laws) CHARLES STOREY
Custodian of Soldiers' Graves (Under Chapter 115, Section 22, General Laws) ALFRED E. GOODWIN
Board of Appeal HENRY Q. MILLETT, Chairman
FRED L. NUTTER, Secretary CARL M. SPENCER
Measurers of Wood and Bark
THOMAS E. BROGAN PERCY N. SWEETSER
BURTON K. SYMONDS WARREN M. WHITEHOUSE
Measurers of Lumber
ORA L. MILBURY
WARREN M. WHITEHOUSE
EDWARD B. EAMES
BURTON K. SYMONDS WILLIAM R. ZWICKER ROLLAND L. PERRY
Weighers of Coal and Hay
W. IRVING BANCROFT
THOMAS E. BROGAN
BERTHA D. MacLELLAN
MABEL L. MacKAY
WENDELL B. NEWELL
CHARLES W. LEE
PERCY N. SWEETSER WILLIAM H. WHITE
Field Drivers
WILLARD A. BANCROFT ADOLPH S. LARSON
ROLLAND L. PERRY
Fence Viewers ALBERT E. TEMPLE
CARL B. SAWYER
WENDELL B. NEWELL
Workingmen's Compensation Agent (Chapter 152, Section 75, General Laws) WILFRED A. BANCROFT
Director of Agriculture and Home Economics (Chapter 128, Section 41, General Laws) ROLLAND L. PERRY
Fuel Administrator HENRY Q. MILLETT
TOWN OF READING
Population 1925 Census, 8693. Registered Voters 1926: Men 2039, Women 1802-total 3841. Fifth Congressional District. Sixth Councillor District.
Seventh Middlesex Senatorial District.
Eighteenth Middlesex Representative District.
Representative in Congress, 5th District, Edith Nourse Rogers, Lowell.
Councillor 6th District, Harvey L. Boutwell, Malden. Senator 7th Middlesex District, Joseph R. Cotton, Lexington. Representatives 18th Middlesex District, Louis Ellenwood, Reading; Wil- ford A. Walker, Woburn.
LIST OF JURORS FOR 1926-1927 Prepared by Board of Selectmen
Adams. George H., Farmer Adams, Stephen D., Merchant Adden. Willard P., Architect Akerley, Oliver L., Manufacturer Alger, Charles I., Salesman Austin, Irving C., Wool Merchant
Bailey, Horace A .. Salesman Bacon, Jordan H., Farmer Barton, John R., Ticket Agent
Beaman, Thomas W., Optometrist
Becker, William H., Salesman Berry, John M., Insurance Buck, Lawrence H., Salesman Buckle, George H., Salesman Burnham, William F., Real Estate Burrage, Alvah L., Civil Engineer Carter, Frank C., Treasurer Carter, Percy N., Clerk
160 Haverhill St. 118 Ash St. 119 Woburn St. 84 Woburn St. 78 Woburn St. 96 Prescott St. 43 Salem St. Forest St. 1S Arlington St. 4S Pearl St. 35 Grove St. 126 Salem St. 16S Lowell St.
47 Bancroft Ave. Copeland Ave. 65 Lowell St. 55 Woburn St. 33 Chute St.
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Cate, Frank C., Salesman Chase, Isaac, Mechanic
Clark, Joseph R., Bookkeeper Camp, Harry U., Insurance Cooper, Carl C., Treasurer Crosby, Joseph H., Clerk Cutcliff, James E., Printer Damon, Charles A., Salesman
Dennison, William S., Manufacturer
Dick, Charles A., Salesmanager
Dillaway, Ernest N., Salesman
Eagleston, Fred O., Electrician Eames, Edward B., Buyer Ellison, Guy W., Tourist Agent Evans, Herbert G., Salesman
Farnum, Fred E., Merchant
Fellows, Horace W., Civil Engineer
Fogg, George A., Farmer
Fowle, Robert E., Salesman
Frost, J. Edward, Expressman
Gaw, Hamilton H., Clerk Gay, Louis F., Bookkeeper
Greenwood, Fred M., Salesman
Hartshorn, Benjamin M., Credit Man
Hartshorn, Martin B., Manager
Higgins, Miles C., Asst. Treasurer Hilton, Walter C., Manager Hodson, Robert H., Painter
Howard, John B., Salesman
Hubbard, J. M., Broker Ingalls, George J., Clerk Johnson, H. Raymond, Treasurer
Kelley, Isaac S., Treasurer
Kenney, Edward O., Manufacturer
Kingman, Leland W., Insurance Lane, Elliott W., Salesman Lane, Raymond H., Salesman Leuchtman, Felix, Shipper
Mansfield, Arthur N., Accountant
MacAllister, William J., Plumber
Martin, George E., Manager McKay, Arthur T., Shipper McKillop, James C., Farmer MacLellan, Harry R., Salesman
Merrill, Frank M., Asst. Manager Mooney, Walter C., Manager
Ellis Ave. 116 West St. 27 Ash St. 28 Highland St. 107 Summer Ave. 77 Haven St. 30 Locust St. 183 Summer Ave. Copeland Ave. Dustin Rd. 12 Perkins Ave. 6 Orange St. 193 Main St. la Lowell St. 40 Howard St. 41 Hillcrest Rd. 389 Main St. 24 Middlesex Ave. Ext. 34 West St. 95 Oak St. 73 Salem St. 10 Union St. 4 Belmont St. 15 Vine St. 214 High St. 8 Sanborn St. 127 Ash St. 9 Bancroft Ave. 15 Oak St. 91 Prospect St. 253 Pearl St. Woodward Ave. 124 Woburn St. 40 Berkeley St. 5 Echo Ave. 351 Main St. 53 Prescott St. 16 Belmont St. 107 Woburn St. 139 West St. 100 Haven St. 30 Orange St. 54 Orange St. 63 Woburn St. 9 Dudley St. 131 West St.
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Mover, Orlando C., Accountant Newell, Wendell B., Merchant Nichols, Willard B., Salesman Ordway, Earle B., Salesman Palmer, Charles E., Builder Parker, Stillman R., Clerk Patterson, Edgar L., Auditor Perry, Rolland L., Farmer Prentiss, Harley L., Bookkeeper Reed, Winfield A., Special Agent Richardson, Elmer H., Insurance Richardson, J. Fred, Merchant Robinson, John H., Manager Sawyer, John F., Manager Snow, Carleton E., Secretary Southwick, Leon L., Salesman Squires, George S., Superintendent Staples, Malcolm L., Carpenter Stembridge, Stanley R., Merchant Symonds, Warren H., Manufacturer Torrey, Frank J., Merchant Turner, Wilbur F., Jr., Manager Wakefield, George, Farmer Ward, Frank E., Bookkeeper Webster, John W., Bookkeeper Wales, Wm. C., Salesman Williams, Louis S., Salesman
Williams, Walter I., Accountant
Willson, William H., Manager
Wright, Albert J., Salesman
310 Summer Ave. 1 Washington St. 394 Main St. 3 Grand St. 39 Chute St. 164 Main St. 41 Federal St. off Mill St. 11 Fremont St. 23 Grand St. 85 Green St. 17 Prospect St. 197 High St. 8 Arlington St. 147 Woburn St. 131 Ash St. 159 Main St. 108 Haven St. 82 Woburn St. 94 Ash St. 193 Main St. 5 Fairview Ave. 474 Haverhill St. 21 King St. 23 Lowell St. 15 Forest St. 114 Haven St. 25 Intervale Ter. 167 Woburn St. 23 Locust St.
Approved :
ROBERT E. PARKER CHARLES F. TREVOR ELIAS B. CURRELL
Selectmen of Reading,
Reading, Mass., July 1, 1926.
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TOWN MEETINGS, 1926
ANNUAL TOWN ELECTION
Security Hall, Woburn St., March 1, 1926.
Pursuant to the warrant and the Constable's return thereon, a town meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Jesse W. Morton. The warrant was partially read when it was voted to dispense with further reading except the Constable's return, which being read, the polls were duly opened and closed with the following result:
Article 1. To bring in their votes on one ballot for Moderator; one member of the Board of Selectmen for three years; Treasurer; Collector of Taxes; one member of the Board of Assessors for three years; Town Clerk; one member of the Board of Public Works for three years; Tree Warden; one member of the Board of Health for three years; one member of the Board of Public Welfare for three years; two members of the School Committee for three years; one Trustee of the Public Library for two years; two Trustees of the Public Library for three years; one mem- ber of the Municipal Light Board for three years; two Trustees of Laurel Hill Cemetery for three years; two Constables; two members of the Plan- ning Board for three years.
Moderator, One Year
Jesse W. Morton, 114 Woburn St. 1847
Blanks
281
Town Clerk, One Year
Millard F. Charles, 66 Bancroft Ave. 1902
Blanks 226
Selectmen, Three Years
Elias B. Currell, 7 Woodward Ave. 1357
George William Davis, Ordway Terrace 684
Blanks 87
Board of Public Welfare, Three Years
Elias B. Currell, 7 Woodward Ave. 1307
George William Davis, Ordway Terrace 698
Blanks 123
Assessor, Three Years
Edward B. Eames, 193 Main St. 873
George E. Horrocks, 25 Pleasant St. 1144
Blanks 111
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Board of Public Works, Three Years Joseph W. Booth, 62 Middlesex Ave. 1668
Blanks 460
Treasurer, One Year
Wilfred A. Bancroft, S Echo Ave. 1789
Blanks
339
Tax Collector, One Year
Grace V. Viall, 42 Bancroft Ave. 1837
Blanks
271
Constables, One Year
Leon G. Bent, 215 Main St. 1359
John J. MeKenney, 105 John St. 611
Donald T. Patrick, 312 Main St. 593
James Winthrop Sias, 72 Pleasant St. 701
284
Charles Edward Tasney, 99 Green St.
Blanks
703
Board of Health, Three Years
Calvert H. Playdon, 112 Ash St. 1624
Blanks
504
School Committee, Three Years
Harold A. Carnes, 31 Grand St. 1453
Malcolm C. Davis, 12 Federal St. 857
Leone F. Quimby, 25 Howard St. 790
Edward G. Quinlan, 228 Main St. 623
Blanks
528
Municipal Light Board, Three Years
Henry R. Johnson, 193 Main St. 1747
Blanks
381
Tree Warden, One Year
Henry M. Donegan, 15 Federal St. 1541
Gardner A. Perry, 43 Locust St. 491
Blanks 96
Trustees of Laurel Hill Cemetery. Three Years
Galen A. Parker, 1 Charles St. 1623
Clarence C. White, 26 Sanborn St. 1716
Blanks 917
Trustee Public Library, Two Years
Jesse W. Morton, 114 Woburn St. 1809
Blanks
319
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Trustees Public Library, Three Years
Charles F. Doughty, 52 Linden St.
1526
Ida C. Lucas, 436 Franklin St. 1600
1130
Blanks
Planning Board, Three Years
Harry C. Barr, 38 Highland St.
1587
Harriett P. Leuchtman, 16 Belmont St.
1660
Blanks
1009
The ballots were counted and declared in open town meeting. Whole number of votes as counted was 2128 and the checkers reported that the number voting was 2128.
Voted to adjourn.
MILLARD F. CHARLES, Town Clerk.
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
Security Hall, Woburn St., March 8, 1926.
Pursuant to the warrant and the Constable's return, the town meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Jesse W. Morton.
Article 2. To hear and act on the reports of the Board of Selectmen; Town Accountant; Treasurer; Collector of Taxes; Board of Assessors; Board of Public Works; Town Clerk; Tree Warden; Board of Health; Board of Public Welfare; School Commtitee; Public Library Trustees; Municipal Light Board; Trustees of Laurel Hill Cemetery; Finance Com- mittee; Planning Board and Special Committees.
Article 2. On motion of Henry R. Johnson, it was voted to lay this article on the table.
Article 3. To choose all other necessary town officers, and determine what instructions shall be given town officers and special committees.
Article 3. On motion of Robert E. Parker, it was voted that the fol- lowing be chosen to serve as Measurers of Lumber for the ensuing year : Ora L. Milbury, Edward B. Eames, Burton K. Symonds, William R. Zwicker, Warren M. Whitehouse, Rolland L. Perry; and the following as Measurers of Wood and Bark: Percy N. Sweetser, Burton K. Symonds, Thomas E. Brogan and Warren M. Whitehouse.
Article 3. It was voted to lay Article 3 on the table.
Article 4. To determine how much money the Town will raise and appropriate for General Government, Protection of Persons and Property, Health and Sanitation, Highways, Charities, Soldiers' Benefits, Schools, Public Library, Recreation, Cemetery Department, Memorial Day Observ- ance, Municipal Light Department, Water Department, Maturing Debt, Interest, Insurance and General Accounts.
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Article 4. On motion of Robert E. Parker, it was voted to raise and appropriate for General Government, $21,370.00, shown in detail as follows :
General Government
Moderator
$ 60.00
Selectmen's Expenses
300.00
Selectmen's Clerical
1,310.00
Town Accountant 's Salary
2,000.00
Treasurer's Salary
1,200.00
Treasurer's Expenses
400.00
Tax Collector's Salary
2,000.00
Tax Collector's Expenses
700.00
Tax Collector's Clerical
150.00
Assessors' Salaries
1,800.00
Assessors' Expenses
2,000.00
Assessors' Clerical
1,300.00
Block System Survey
250.00
Town Counsel, Salary and Expenses
600.00
Town Clerk's Salary
350.00
Town Clerk's Expenses
600.00
Board of Public Works, Salaries and Office Expenses. 5,100.00
250.00
Election and Registration Expenses
1,000.00
On motion of Robert E. Parker, it was voted to raise and appropriate for General Accounts thirty-five thousand and twenty-five dollars as itemized below :
General Accounts
Miscellaneous Expenses
$ 2,500.00
Municipal Building Maintenance
2,500.00
Fire Stations, Maintenance and Repairs
1,600.00
Lighting Victory House
150.00
Lighting G. A. R. Hall
25.00
Insurance
4,500.00
Interest
18,500.00
Maturing Debt
5,000.00
Planning Board Expenses
250.00
On motion of Robert E. Parker, it was voted that sixty-two thousand thirty-seven and 28-100 dollars be raised and appropriated for Protec- tion of Persons and Property as shown in detail below:
Protection of Persons and Property
Police Department Maintenance $ 1,633.00
Police Department Salaries 20,808.92
Police Department Special Officers
200.00
Registrars' Salaries
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Fire Department Maintenance
3,836.00
Fire Department Call Men's Salaries
2,444.00
Fire Alarm Maintenance and New Boxes 1,410.00
Moth Department Maintenance
6,200.00
Tree Warden Maintenance
1,500.00
Forest Warden Maintenance 500.00
Hydrant Rentals 7,035.00
Drinking Fountains
100.00
Inspector of Buildings' Salary 500.00
Inspector of Wires' Salary
100.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures' Salary
400.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures' Expenses 100.00
Fire Department Salaries 15,270.36
On motion of Robert E. Parker, it was voted that five thousand nine hundred eighty dollars be raised and appropriated for Health and Sanita- tion in detail:
Health and Sanitation
Board of Health Salaries $ 300.00
Board of Health Expenses
600.00
Inspector of Plumbing's Salary
800.00
Inspector of Animals' Salary
200.00
Inspector of Milk's Salary
100.00
Care of Contagious Diseases
2,000.00
Garbage Collection
1,980.00
On motion of Robert E. Parker, it was voted to raise and appropriate $13,252.00 for Charities and Aid, in detail:
Charities and Aid, Board of Public Welfare
Visitor's Salary
$ 400.00
Clerical Salary
352.00
Aid, Board and Care
8,000.00
Mothers' Aid
2,500.00
Temporary Aid
2,000.00
Soldiers' Benefits
On motion of Robert E. Parker, it was voted to raise and appropriate for Soldiers' Benefits $3,700.00 as detailed below:
State Aid
$ 500.00
Military Aid
200.00
Soldiers' Relief
3,000.00
Memorial Day
On motion of Robert E. Parker, it was voted to raise and appropriate five hundred dollars for Memorial Day ($500.00).
On motion of John W. Owen, it was voted to raise and appropriate fifty-six thousand dollars for construction, maintenance and repairs of
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highways, the purchase of materials, tools and appliances and for the payment of any other incidental expenses pertaining thereto ($56,000).
On motion of John W. Owen, it was voted that the sum of fifteen thousand dollars be raised and appropriated for the removal of snow and ice ($15,000.00).
On motion of John W. Owen, it was voted that the sum of three thousand dollars be raised and appropriated for cleaning drainage ditches ($3,000.00).
On motion of Henry R. Johnson, it was voted that there be included in the tax levy for electricity used for street lights, the sum of twelve thousand dollars, and that said sum and the income from sales of elec- tricity to private consumers and for electricity supplied for municipal power and from sales of appliances and jobbing during the current fiscal year, be appropriated for the municipal lighting plant, the whole to be expended by the manager of municipal lighting under the direction and control of the Municipal Light Board, for the expense of the plant for said fiscal year, as defined in Section 57 of Chapter 164 of the General Laws, and that if said sum and said income shall exceed said expense for said fiscal year, such excess shall be transferred to the construction fund of said plant and appropriated and used for such additions thereto as may thereafter be authorized by the Municipal Light Board; and said Board is further authorized to transfer from the operation fund to the construction fund an amount not exceeding fifteen thousand dollars to be expended for new construction during 1926 ($12,000.00).
On motion of Albert R. Shepardson, it was voted to raise and ap- propriate for the School Department one hundred eighty-one thousand and four dollars divided as follows :
General Maintenance $ 40,728.00
General Salaries 135,776.00
Agricultural Maintenance 500.00
Agricultural Salaries 3,200.00
Industrial Tuition S00.00
On motion of Arthur N. Mansfield, it was voted to raise and ap- propriate six thousand six hundred fifty dollars for support of the Public
Library, divided as follows:
Library Maintenance
3,250.00
Library Salaries
3,400.00
On motion of John W. Owen, it was voted to raise and appropriate for recreation two thousand six hundred dollars.
Park Department Maintenance $2,600.00
On motion of Galen A. Parker, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of eighty-three hundred dollars for the care and maintenance of Laurel Hill Cemetery ($8,300.00).
On motion of John W. Owen, it was voted that the receipts of the Water Department, namely $7,035.00 for hydrant rentals, $100.00 for
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drinking fountains, together with other receipts, estimated at $38,236.00, and the balance on hand January 1, 1926, $2,725.57, be appropriated for payment of Water Bonds, Interest on Water Loans, Maintenance of Water Works, Main and Service Pipes and Extensions.
On motion of Leon G. Bent, it was voted that ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) be appropriated from Excess and Deficiency Fund to apply toward the payment of Funded Debt maturing in 1926, and that the Town Accountant be and hereby is authorized to transfer said amount for that purpose.
On motion of Leon G. Bent, it was voted to lay Article 4 on the table.
Article 5. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of three thousand dollars ($3,000.00) for the Reserve Fund as provided by Section 6, Chapter 40, General Laws, or what it will do in relation thereto.
(Town Accountant.)
Article 5. On motion of Leon G. Bent, it was voted that three thousand dollars be raised and appropriated for the Reserve Fund, as pro- vided by Section 6, Chapter 40 of the General Laws.
Article 6. To see if the Town will authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in antici- pation of revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1926, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, any debt or debts incurred under this vote to be paid from the revenue of said financial year.
(Town Treasurer.)
Article 6. On motion of Wilfred A. Bancroft, it was voted that the Town Treasurer be authorized, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1926, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, any debt or debts incurred under this vote to be paid from the revenue of said financial year.
Article 7. To see if the Town will authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to renew or refund any notes issued in anti- cipation of revenue for a period of less than one year, in accordance with the provisions of Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws, or what it will do in relation thereto.
(Town Treasurer.)
Article 7. On motion of Wilfred A. Bancroft, it was voted that the Town Treasurer be authorized, with the approval of the Selectmen, to renew or refund any notes issued in anticipation of revenue for a period of less than one year in accordance with the provisions of Section 17, Chapter 44 of the General Laws.
Article 8. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of three hundred and sixty dollars ($360.00) for the purpose of providing suitable quarters for Veteran Post No. 194, G. A. R., in accordance with the provisions of Section 5, Chapter 40, General Laws, or what it will do in relation thereto.
(Board of Selectmen.)
Article 8. On motion of Walter S. Parker, it was voted that three hundred sixty dollars be raised and appropriated for the purpose of
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providing suitable quarters for Veteran Post No. 194, G. A. R., in accor- dance with Section 5, Chapter 40 of the General Laws ($360.00).
Article 9. To see how much money the Town will raise and appro- priate for the care of graves of any persons who have served in the Army, Navy or Marine Corps of the United States, in time of war or insurrection, and who have been honorably discharged from such service. as provided by Section 22, Chapter 115, General Laws, or what it will do in relation thereto. (Board of Selectmen).
Article 9. On motion of Walter S. Parker, it was voted that five hundred dollars be raised and appropriated for the care of graves of any persons who have served in the Army, Navy or Marine Corps of the United States in the time of war or insurrection and who have been honorably discharged from such service, as provided by Section 22, Chapter 115 of the General Laws ($500.00).
Artcle 10. To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of an Act of the General Court in 1926 entitled "An Act Providing for Ap- pointive Trustees of Trust Funds in the Town of Reading", or what it will do in relation thereto. (Board of Selectmen.)
Article 10. On motion of Robert E. Parker, it was voted to accept the provisions of an Act of the General Court in 1926 entitled "An Act Providing for Commissioners of Trust Funds in the Town of Reading."
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