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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF
WILMINGTON, MASS.
FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31
1927
TO
THE
SIM
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WHITEE
SS."'DEZI
E. L. GRIMES PRINTING CO. BOSTON, MASS. 1928
W 352. W55
12234
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ELECTED AND APPOINTED TOWN OFFICERS, 1927
SELECTMEN AND BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE CHARLES F. PERRY, Chairman
WALTER L. HALE
CARL S. PETTENGILL
Assessors
J. HOWARD EAMES JAMES E. KELLEY
FRANK L. EAMES (Appointed)
GEORGE W. BUCK
Term expires 1928 Term expired 1929 (Deceased)
Term expires 1928 Term expires 1930
Town Clerk JAMES E. KELLEY (Deceased) HARRY R. DEMING, Pro. Tem. (Appointed)
Treasurer FRANK L. EAMES
Collector of Taxes GEORGE W. BUCK
Town Accountant HARRY R. DEMING
Constable WALTER A. HILL
Police Department WALTER A. HILL, Chief
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Special Police
ALBERT D. BUTTERS
FREDERICK A. FIELD
ELMER W. EATON
EDWARD HARRIS
WALTER J. HARRISON
EDWARD S. LEWIS
WALTER F. ELLSWORTH
ROBB W. HAUCK
ALEXANDER BRABANT CHARLES D. REILLY
ALBERT A. HAYWARD
HARRY G. PIERSON
GEORGE F. NEWCOMB JOHN O'CONNOR
Keeper of Lock-up WALTER A. HILL
Board of Survey SELECTMEN
Registrars of Voters
MAURICE P. GALLAGHER
Term expires 1928
HARRY P. JONES
ALDICE G. EAMES
Term expires 1929 Term expires 1930
JAMES E. KELLEY,Clerk of Board (Deceased) HARRY R. DEMING, Clerk of Board, Pro. tem. (Appointed)
Fence Viewers
CHARLES F. PERRY WALTER L. HALE SAMUEL P. PIKE, Jr.
Field Drivers EDWARD W. TAYLOR
CHARLES D. REILLY
Pound Keeper CHARLES D. REILLY
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Surveyors of Wood, Bark and Lumber
HERBERT C. BARROWS
SCHAMIEL R. McINTOSH
WALTER L. HALE
HARRY R. DEMING
EDWARD N. EAMES
ARTHUR W. EAMES
THOMAS T. SIDELINKER ARNOLD D. CARTER
WILLIAM T. LEWIS
Measurers of Leather
J. ARTHUR TAYLOR
ARTHUR F. BLAKE
LAWRENCE M. HARRIMAN REGINALD J. FROTTON AMOS J. DURKEE, Jr.
Public Weighers of Merchandise
ARTHUR F. BLAKE
- CLARENCE CADY
FRED W. CARTER
HARRY R. DEMING
CLIFFORD GATES WALTER L. HALE
GEORGE B. TANNER J. ARTHUR TAYLOR WALTER L. HALE, Jr.
Sealer of Weights and Measures ERNEST R. CURRIER
Janitor of Town Hall OLIVER A. McGRANE
Superintendent of Streets CHARLES V. BLAISDELL
SELECTMEN
Board of Health DR. DANIEL T. BUZZELL, Agent
Inspector of Animals CALVERT H. PLAYDON, M.D.V.
Inspector of Meats and Provisions ARTHUR W. SPRAGUE
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Chief of Fire Department EDWIN L. DAY
Assistant Chief of Fire Department OLIVER McGRANE (Resigned)
Forest Fire Warden EDWIN L. DAY
Deputy Forest Fire Wardens
OLIVER A. McGRANE WINFRED W. RICE
Water Commissioners
CALEB S. HARRIMAN, Chairman
Term expires 1930
LOUIS T. McMAHON, Secretary
Term expires 1929
EDWARD N. EAMES
Term expires 1928
Cemetery Commissioners
WILLIAM T. HENDERSON
Term expires 1930
WALLACE E. BARROWS
Term expires 1928
LOUIS T. McMAHON
Term expires 1929
GEORGE F. NEWCOMB, Superintendent
Common Committee
CALEB S. HARRIMAN
Term expires 1928
EDWARD N. EAMES
Term expires 1929
CHARLES F. PERRY
Term expires 1930
School Committee
PETER NEILSON
Term expires 1928
ALFRED S. ALLEN
Term expires 1928
HELEN H. BUCK
Term expires 1929
OLIVIA H. NORCROSS
Term expires 1929
JOHN W. HATHAWAY
Term expires 1930
HARRY W. DeLORIEA
Term expires 1930
Inspector of Buildings CHESTER HORTON
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HARRY R. DEMING Board of Appeal
ARTHUR W. EAMES LOUIS T. McMAHON
EDWARD M. NICHOLS Undertakers JOSEPH B. McMAHON WILLIAM S. CAVANAUGH
Burial Agent JOHN H. SIMPSON
Trustees of Public Library
EDWARD N. EAMES
PETER NEILSON
CHARLES C. ALDEN
Term expires 1928 Term expires 1928 Term expired 1929 (Deceased)
LOUIS T. McMAHON
Term expires 1929
CALEB S. HARRIMAN
Term expires 1929
DANIEL T. BUZZELL
Term expires 1930
HELEN H. BUCK
Term expires 1930
Trustees of Trust Funds
.
CALEB S. HARRIMAN
Term expires 1928
EDWARD N. EAMES PHILIP B. BUZZELL
Term expires 1929
Term expires 1930
Tree Warden OLIVER A. McGRANE
Superintendent for Suppressing Moths OLIVER A. McGRANE
Sarah D. J. Carter Lecture Fund Committee
JOHN W. HATHAWAY GERALD F. FRAZEE
Term expires 1928 Term expires 1929
ARTHUR W. GIROUX
Term expires 1930
ARTHUR F. BLAKE
Term expires 1931
MILDRED E. NEILSON
Term expires 1932
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Finance Committee
CALEB S. HARRIMAN THOMAS C. DALY
Term expires 1928
Term expires 1928
Term expires 1928
Term expires 1929
PAUL E. TODD
Term expires 1929
Term expires 1930
HERBERT C. BARROWS LOUIS T. McMAHON
Term expires 1930
WALDO L. DEAN
Term expires 1930
Ballot Clerks and Tellers
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JOHN E. DENEHEY
HAROLD SWAIN
JOHN F. MUSE
EUGENE G. SHAW
HENRY A. McMAHON
JOSEPH H. SURRETTE
FRANK W. KIDDER
JOHN W. SIMPSON
MARGARET W. DeLORIEA
MARY L. CAIL
ELEANOR M. LIVINGSTON
ROSE T. CAVANAUGH
Moderator EDWARD N. EAMES
EDWARD M. NEILSON A. CHANDLER MANNING OSCAR A. LUNDGREN
Term expires 1929
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JURY LIST, TOWN OF WILMINGTON Revised by the Board of Selectmen, July 18, 1927
Name
Occupation
Street or Avenue
John R. Bancroft
Baggage master
Howard E. Bedell
Insurance agent
Adams Burlington
Albert C. Buck
Provision dealer
Woburn
Sidney C. Buck W. Gould Buckle Jeffrey R. Butterworth Leon F. Call Irvin Eames
Driller
Chemist
Burlington
Retired
Woburn
Carroll D. A. Gray
Taxi man
Arthur Hamilton
Laborer
Walter J. Harrison
Baggage man
Nelson H. Huntley Joel P. Ireland
Salesman
Washington
Frank W. Kidder
Clerk
Charles A. Livingston
Grocer
Crossing man
off Thurston Burlington Eames Middlesex Ballardvale Cottage Glen
Thomas J. Morley John F. Muse Peter Neilson John H. Nolen
Laborer
Mason
Clerk
Main
Jerome J. O'Leary
Pensioner
Swain
Frederick J. Page Frank G. Patch
Farmer
Chestnut Burlington Church
Norman W. Perry Leon A. Rhine
Laundryman
Woburn
Edmund H. Sargent
Chauffeur
Woburn
Wilbur A. Sheldon
Clerk
Clark West
Salesman
Church
Clerk Clerk
Thurston Woburn
Arthur L. Williams John H. Woodman Fred U. Wyman
Tower man
Wil. Junction
Clerk
Clerk
Federal Gardens Church
Caterer
Church Church Andover Main
George McKittrick Louis T. McMahon
Superintendent
Clerk
Poultryman
Chemist
Crossing man
S. Warren Taylor Archie S. Thurston Stanley Webber Earl D. Whitney
Provision dealer Chauffeur
Middlesex Church Main
TOWN CLERK'S REPORT
Records of Warrants and Proceedings of Town Meetings, Births, Marriages and Deaths, with a Statement of Money Paid to the County Treasurer on Account of Dog Licenses
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TOWN WARRANT
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
To Walter A. Hill, Constable of the Town of Wilmington:
Greeting-In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and in the manner prescribed in the By-Laws of said Town, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town qualified by law to vote in Town affairs to meet and assemble at the Town Hall on Monday, the seventh day of March next, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, the polls to be opened at 9:45 a. m. and shall be closed at 8 p. m. for the election of Town Officers.
Article 1. To bring in your votes on one ballot for three Select- men, who shall also act as Overseers of the Poor and Board of Survey; one Assessor for three years; Town Clerk, Treasurer, Col- lector of Taxes, Constable, three Fence Viewers, two members of the School Committee for three years, two Trustees of the Public Library for three years; one trustee of Trust Funds for three years; one member of the S. D. J. Carter Lecture Committee for five years, Tree Warden, Moderator.
You are also hereby further required and directed to notify and warn the said inhabitants of the Town of Wilmington, who are qualified to vote on elections and Town affairs, therein to assemble subsequently, and meet in Town Meeting at the Grange Hall, Wildwood Street, in said Town of Wilmington, on Monday, the fourteenth day of March, A. D., 1927, at eight (8) o'clock p. m., then and there to act on the following articles:
Article 2. To choose all other Town officers for the ensuing year.
Article 3. To hear the reports of Committees and act thereon.
Article 4. To see how much money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the following items:
General Government
Protection of Life and Property Health and Sanitation Highways Charities and Aid
Cemetery Town Indebtedness
Street Lights
Unclassified
Finance Committee
Soldiers' Benefits Interest Public Library
Reserve Fund Education
Article 5. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money in anticipation of revenue of the present financial year.
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Article 6. To see how much money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the observance of Memorial Day, and to de- termine how the same will be expended.
Article 7. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of one thousand ($1,000) dollars for Public Health Work, or do anything in relation thereto.
Article 8. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of two hundred ($200) dollars or some other amount, and elect a Director, the money to be expended by and the director to serve in cooperation with the Middlesex County Trustees for county aid to Agriculture in the work of the Middlesex County Ex- tension Service under the provisions of Sections 40 to 45, Chapter 128, of the General Laws of Massachusetts.
Article 9. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of one hundred sixty-five ($165) dollars for the upkeep of Regan Park, Rogers Park and Thomas Nee Park, or do anything in relation thereto.
Article 10. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Board of Selectmen to contract to retain the service of the ten (10) Nova- lux street lights now on trial, or do anything in relation thereto.
Article 11. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Board of Selectmen to contract for one (1) Novalux street light at the junction of Main and Lowell Streets, or do anything in relation thereto.
Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Board of Selectmen to contract for one (1) electric light on Washington Avenue, about 150 feet from Clark Street, or do anything in rela- tion thereto.
Article 13. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Board of Selectmen to contract for one (1) electric light to be installed on High Street at Regan Park, or do anything in relation thereto.
Article 14. To see if the Town will instruct the Selectmen to contract for one (1) electric light to be installed on Clark Street, between Church Street and Middlesex Avenue or do anything in relation thereto.
Article 15. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Select- men to contract for electric lights to be installed on Park Street from the last light now located on said street easterly to the North Reading Town Line, or do anything in relation thereto.
Article 16. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Select- men to contract for two (2) electric lights to be installed on Parker Street, or do anything in relation thereto.
Article 17. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of eighteen hundred and thirty-six dollars and seventy-six cents ($1,836.76) for departmental overdrafts for the year 1926 or do anything in relation thereto.
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Article 18. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from Over- lay Reserve Account to Abatement of 1925 Taxes Account the sum of one hundred twenty-seven dollars and thirty-one cents ($127.31) or do anything in relation thereto.
Article 19. To see if the Town will vote to appoint a commit- tee to study the requirements of suitable quarters for the Fire De- partment and to bring in plans and specifications for the erection of a new building for the Fire Department, and also to bring in recommendations for the location of such a building, or do any- thing in relation thereto.
Article 20. To see if the Town will vote to accept Chapter 276 of the Acts of 1926 authorizing the Town to supply itself and its inhabitants with water, and to sell water to the Commonwealth and to Towns of Reading, North Reading and Tewksbury and to the City of Woburn, or do anything in relation thereto.
Article 21. To elect by ballot, three persons to hold office, one until the expiration of three years, one until the expiration of two years, and one until the expiration of one year, and thereafter to elect one member each year for three years to constitute a Board of Water Commissioners in accordance with Section No. 8, Chapter No. 276, Acts of 1926.
Article 22. To see if the Town will authorize the Water Com- missioners to negotiate for the purchase of at least seventy-five (75) acres of land for the safeguarding of the water shed, or do anything in relation thereto.
Article 23. To see if the Town will vote to change the term of office of the members of the Board of Selectmen from one to three years, as provided for in Section 7, Chapter 41, of the General Laws of Massachusetts and at the next Annual Town Election to elect one member for one year, one for two years, and one for three years, and thereafter to elect one member each year for three years, or do anything in relation thereto.
Article 24. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum of money for carrying out the recommendation of the special com- mittee on school accommodations; to raise by borrowing or other- wise money to acquire said location by purchase, or otherwise, and for the construction and original equipment and furnishing of a school building thereon; or to take any action relative thereto.
Article 25. To see how much money the Town will raise and appropriate for the purchase of a Road Roller, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Article 26. To see how much money the Town will raise and appropriate for the purchase of two (2) motor trucks for the High- way Department, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Article 27. To see if the Town will appoint a committee includ- ing one or more of the Board of Selectmen to look into the matter of furnishing a suitable building for the highway department, or what they will do in relation thereto.
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Article 28. To see if the Town will accept so called Floradale Avenue, as laid out by Board of Survey, or do anything in relation thereto.
Article 29. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of three hundred ($300) dollars for a fire well in that sec- tion known as Wilmington Gardens, or do anything in relation thereto.
Article 30. To see if the Town will vote to increase the salary of the Town Treasurer, or do anything in relation thereto.
Article 31. To see if the Town will vote to accept Sections 70, 71 and 72 of Chapter 41, of the General Laws. Creating a Plan- ning Board of three members to be elected at the next annual Town Meeting, one to serve for three years, one for two years and one for one year, and thereafter annually elect one for the term of three years, or do anything in relation thereto.
Article 32. To see if the Town will act on the report of the Committee to remodel the Town Hall and Public Library, and ap- point Mr. Edward N. Eames, Mr. A. Chandler Manning, and Mr. C. S. Harriman, a building committee to make further investigation or do anything in relation thereto.
Article 33. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of two hundred dollars ($200) for the use of the Committee to remodel the Town Hall and Public Library, to defray incidental expenses that may arise in further investigations, or do anything in relation thereto.
Article 34. To see if the Town will indemnify the Common- wealth of Massachusetts against any and all claims for land, grade and drainage damages which may be caused by or result from the laying out, alteration, construction or reconstruction of the State Highway known as Main Street in Wilmington, or any section or relocation thereof, and will authorize the Board of Selectmen to sign an indemnity agreement therefor in behalf of the Town, or take any other action with respect thereto.
Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk at the time and place of said meeting.
Given under our hands and seal of said Town this Fourteenth day of February, A. D., one thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven.
CHARLES F. PERRY, CARL S. PETTENGILL, WALTER L. HALE, Selectmen of Wilmington,
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TOWN MEETING
Record of Proceedings of Annual Town Meeting Held March 7, 1927
In accordance with the directions of the foregoing Warrant the voters assembled on the above date. The meeting was called to order by the Town Clerk, and Article 1 as far as Article 2 of the Warrant was read by the Town Clerk, when a motion was made to dispense with reading the remaining articles. The Moderator then examined the ballot box, which was found empty; the register indicated 0000, the box was locked and the key delivered to the Constable.
The Ballot Clerks and Tellers having been sworn, the official ballots were delivered to the Ballot Clerks, a receipt for the same being taken by the Town Clerk.
The Moderator announced that the polls for the election of officers were open and that balloting might proceed.
At the appointed time stated in the Warrant the Moderator de- clared the polls closed. The names checked upon the lists num- bered nine hundred and ten (910); the ballots as counted from the ballot box numbered nine hundred and ten (910), and the register indicated nine hundred and ten (910).
The following is the vote for Town Officers as declared by the Moderator:
Selectmen (to act as Overseers, Department of Public Welfare, and Board of Survey)
Votes
Elected, Walter L. Hale had five hundred ninety-one. 591
Elected, Charles F. Perry had six hundred seventeen 617
Elected, Carl S. Pettengill had six hundred fifty-one. 651
Samuel P. Pike, Jr., had three hundred ninety-six. 396
A. Chandler Manning had one. 1
Blanks, four hundred seventy-four
474
Assessor (Three Years)
Elected, George W. Buck had five hundred seventy-one. 571
Arthur W. Sprague had two hundred thirty. 230
Ernest Eames had one. 1
Blanks, one hundred eight. 108
Town Clerk
Elected, James E. Kelley had seven hundred seventy-six 776
Charles Black had two.
2
Charles E. Clark had two. 2
Edward Day had one. 1
Blanks, one hundred twenty-nine, 129
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Treasurer
Elected, Frank L. Eames had seven hundred twenty-eight. 728
Blanks, one hundred eighty-two. 182
Collector of Taxes
Elected, George W. Buck had seven hundred forty-four 744
John Downey had one 1
Wilbur Sheldon had two 2
Blanks, one hundred sixty-three 163
Constable
Elected, Walter A. Hill had seven hundred two 702
H. C. Barrows had four 4
Blanks, two hundred four 204
Fence Viewers
Elected, Walter L. Hale had five hundred twenty-seven. 527
Harry Jones had one hundred ninety-four. 194
A. Chandler Manning had three hundred thirty-five. 335 Jerome J. O'Leary had one hundred eighty-four. 184
Elected, Charles F. Perry had five hundred twenty-six. 526
Elected, Samuel P. Pike, Jr., had three hundred fifty-seven. 357
Carl S. Pettengill had four 4
Blanks, six hundred three 603
School Committee (Three Years)
Howard E. Beddell had four hundred sixty-nine. 469
Elected, Harry W. DeLoriea had four hundred eighty-two ... 482
Elected, John W. Hathaway had five hundred twenty-nine. 529
Blanks, three hundred forty 340
Trustees, Public Library (Three Years)
Elected, Helen H. Buck had six hundred sixteen. 616
Elected, Daniel T. Buzzell had six hundred seventy 670
Blanks, five hundred thirty-four 534
Trustee, Public Library (Two Years) To Fill Vacancy
Elected, Louis T. McMahon had five hundred fifty-three. 553
Frank A. Roman had one hundred eighty-two 182
Susie B. Black had one 1
Blanks, one hundred seventy-four 174
S. D. J. Carter Lecture Committee (Five Years)
Howard M. Horton had one hundred eighty-seven. 187
Elected, Mildred E. Neilson had five hundred forty-seven. 547
Blanks, one hundred seventy-six 176
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Trustee of Trust Funds (Three Years)
Philip B. Buzzell had seven hundred one. 701
Blanks, two hundred nine 209
Tree Warden
Oliver A. McGrane had seven hundred forty-one 741
Blanks, one hundred sixty-nine 169
Moderator
Elected, Edward N. Eames had four hundred thirty-two. 432
Archie S. Thurston had three hundred eighty 380
After a declaration of the vote by the Moderator and adminis- tering the oath of office to the following named persons, Charles F. Perry, Carl S. Pettengill and Walter L. Hale as Selectmen, Overseers of the Poor and Board of Survey; Frank L. Eames as Treasurer; George W. Buck as Tax Collector; Harry W. DeLoriea, School Committee; Louis T. McMahon as Trustee of Public Lib- rary, the meeting adjourned until Monday, March 14th, at 8 P. M. at the Grange Hall.
Attest :
JAMES E. KELLEY, Town Clerk.
Record of Proceedings of the Adjourned Annual Meeting Held in Grange Hall, March 14, 1927
At 8 o'clock P. M. the Moderator called the meeting to order and proceeded to take up Article 2 in the Warrant.
Article 2. On motion of Edward Neilson it was voted that a committee of three be appointed by the Moderator to bring in a list of names as nominations for the several offices to be filled under the article. The Moderator appointed C. S. Harriman, Charles F. Perry and Joseph Grimes. The committee retired and submitted the following list of names as nominations:
Field Drivers
Edward Taylor
Charles D. Reilly
Surveyors of Wood, Bark and Lumber
H. C. Barrows
Walter L. Hale Edward N. Eames
Thomas T. Sidelinker
Schamiel R. McIntosh Harry R. Deming Arthur W. Eames Arnold D. Carter
William T. Lewis
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Measurers of Leather
J. Arthur Taylor Arthur F. Blake
Harry R. Deming Reginald J. Frotton
Public Weighers of Merchandise
Arthur F. Blake J. Arthur Taylor
Fred W. Carter
Walter L. Hale
Clifford Gates
Harry R. Deming George B. Tanner Walter L. Hale, Jr.
Clarence Cady
Cemetery Commissioners
William T. Henderson (Three Years) Wallace E. Barrows (One Year)
Common Committee (Three Years)
Charles F. Perry
Finance Committee (Three Years)
Waldo L. Dean
Herbert C. Barrows Louis T. McMahon
On motion made by Mr. Harriman it was voted that the list be accepted and adopted and the nominees be declared elected.
Article 3. Reports of Committees.
Report of the Wilmington Town Water Supply Committee
Your Town Water Supply Committee, appointed March 10, 1925, beg leave to submit the following report:
We have located within the Town limits at Brown's Crossing, in the northerly part of the Town, a water bearing strata. The test wells show a water of excellent quality. This water and the loca- tion have the approval of the State Board of Health. We have the assurance of 1,000,000 gallons per day. The pump test was con- ducted during October, 1925, and was gratifying in all respects.
During the winter months much preliminary work has been carried out, such as stand pipe location, proposed pipe lines, con- sideration of pumping machinery, estimates of costs, etc.
Your water bill has been prepared and successfully passed by the General Court and signed by his Excellency, Governor Fuller.
The expenditures of the Committee from the appropriations are as follows:
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Appropriation
Transferred from Reserve
$3,000.00 1,000.00
$4,000.00
Expenditures
Wells on Father Boland's land.
$635.40
Wells on Mrs. Hathaway's land. 1,547.87
$2,183.27
Pump Tests:
Connecting
$454.40
Pumping
750.00
Disconnecting
233.40
1,437.80
Advertising for Water Bill:
Woburn Times
$6.00
Reading Chronicle
3.38
9.38
Legal service
175.00
Engineering expense
00.00
3,805.45
Balance unexpended
$194.55
The wells on the Hathaway lot were placed to form a part of the permanent system and are worth to the town their cost, namely, $1,547.87. Crediting the account with this amount makes the actual cost for the temporary work carried out by your committee $2,257.58.
Your committee feel that the town can ill afford to pass up this proposition for a water supply and unanimously recommend:
First: The acceptance of the Act.
Second: The election at this meeting of a Board of Water Com- missioners.
Third: The purchase at the well location of at least 75 acres of land for the safeguarding of the water shed.
In closing, we wish to express our appreciation for the help and advice received from the State Engineers, Mr. Goodnough and Mr. Weston; also Mr. Hanscom's assistance in the engineering work which has been rendered without recompense. Due consideration is also given for the assistance received from the town's people and the several lodges and societies which have so kindly given of their facilities to hear our story.
C. S. HARRIMAN, H. C. BARROWS, E. N. EAMES, L. T. McMAHON, C. S. PETTENGILL, HARRY W. DeLORIEA, GEORGE T. VOTER.
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REPORT OF SPECIAL SCHOOLHOUSE COMMITTEE
General
At the Town Meeting of August 12, 1925, a committee, consisting of Messrs. Allen, Dean, Barrows, Giroux and Todd, was appointed for the purpose of investigating the school facilities and to report at a later town meeting their recommendations for providing addi- tional schoolhouse facilities.
Data
A map of the town was prepared by Mr. Hathaway, showing the home locations of all the children attending the grade schools of Wilmington. This map was prepared to assist the committee in determining the location of a new schoolhouse should one be found warranted. Mr. Hathaway also provided data as to the number of pupils in each grade, together with the statement that there were about fifty to seventy-five pupils admitted each year to the schools.
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