Norwood annual report 1927-1929, Part 59

Author: Norwood (Mass.)
Publication date: 1927
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 1016


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Land Awards


883.13


883.13


Junction Walpole and Washington Street


79.95


79.95


Wid. S. E. Cor. Maple and Cottage Streets


46.60


28.86


75.46


Wid. S. E. Cor. R. R. Avenue and Baker Street


31.80


31.80


Stock


183.60


183.60


Wid. S. E. Cor. Walpole and Beacon Streets


61.52


61.52


Broadway


14.25


14.25


Maple Street


112.80


112.80


Total


$11,415.16 $14,985.11


$26,400.27


363


UNPAID BILLS PRIOR TO DECEMBER 31, 1929


General Manager:


New England Tel. & Tel. Co.


$ 10.95


Town Clerk and Accountant:


Addressograph Sales Agency


$ 21.50


Hobbs & Warren, Inc.


3.23


Ambrose Press, Inc.


.75


New England Tel. & Tel. Co.


10.40


$ 35.88


Finance Commission:


New England Tel. & Tel. Co.


.70


Assessors:


New England Tel. & Tel. Co.


.55


Treasurer and Collector:


Hobbs & Warren, Inc.


$ 1.49


Norwood Messenger


438.75


New England Tel. & Tel. Co.


2.60


$ 442.84


Engineer :


New England Tel. & Tel. Co.


.70


Municipal Building:


Municipal Light Department


$ 8.40


Town of Norwood M. L. D.


106.02


Hill, Smith & Co., Inc.


35.51


Cities Service Refining Co.


146.38


New England Tel. & Tel. Co.


50.95


$ 347.26


Police Department:


Brockton Indian Co.


$ 17.75


National Coat & Apron Supply Co.


2.50


Norwood Dairy Lunch


29.45


New England Tel. & Tel. Co.


3.55


Norwood Auto Station


9.65


$ 62.90


Fire Department:


Municipal Light Department


$ .40


Kleps Auto Electric Service


13.05


Norwood Auto Station


9.00


$ 22.45


Maintenance of Fire Alarm: The Gamewell Co.


$124.80


Town of Norwood, M. L. D.


17.34


$ 142.14


364


UNPAID BILLS PRIOR TO DECEMBER 31, 1929-Continued


Inspector of Buildings:


New England Tel. & Tel. Co.


.15


Sealer Weights and Measurers: New England Tel. & Tel. Co. Board of Health:


.25


National Coat & Apron Supply Co.


$ 4.80


New England Tel. & Tel. Co.


3.90


$ 8.70


Permanent Sidewalks:


Jason N. Daniels


$ 355.96


Snow and Ice Removal:


Thomas H. O'Toole, Jr., M. D.


$ 9.00


P. I. Perkins Co.


1.16


$ 10.16


Public Works Overhead:


Municipal Light Department


$


90


New England Tel. & Tel. Co.


1.40


$ 2.30


Public Welfare:


The Modern Dairy


$ 13.95


The Norwood Dairy


18.60


James S. Keating


25.00


Mary Flaherty


16.00


Annie Connolly


20.00


Joseph Adamonis


16.00


John Hennessey


20.00


N. Abdallah


58.00


Peter Pracopia


15.00


S. Thomas


19.00


Richard Thomm


19.00


Town of Montague, Mass.


231.75


John A. Whittemore's Sons


28.32


Holy Ghost Hospital


44.29


A. F. Brown Co.


8.30


New England Tel. & Tel. Co.


5.53


Norwood Hospital


10.50


South Norwood Garage


12.00


$ 581.24


Schools, Administration Expense:


C. L. Smith & Co.


$ 10.00


New England Tel. & Tel. Co.


67.69


Marston's Express


1.05


$ 78.74


365


UNPAID BILLS PRIOR TO DECEMBER 31, 1929-Continued


Schools, Instruction Supplies:


Simonds Saw & Steel Co.


$ 4.40


I. T. Snow


37.81


Mackie's Express


1.20


L. E. Knott Apparatus Co.


1.36


Marston's Express


6.40


Norwood Auto Station


1.90


Schools, Maintenance of Buildings:


John Mutch & Co.


$ 26.15


Town of Norwood, M. L. D.


6.30


Frank W. Fay


.50


$ 32.95


Schools, Fuel:


John A. Whittemore's Sons


69.06


Schools, Operating Expense:


Norwood Gas Co.


$ 27.11


Town of Norwood


275.58


$ 302.69


Schools, Auxiliary Agencies:


City of Boston


$156.65


Norwood Yellow Cab Co.


15.25


$ 171.90


Schools, New Equipment:


Marston's Express


18.00


Municipal Light Department: Municipal Light Department


3.70


Water Department:


Town of Norwood, M. L. D.


498.00


Total


$3,254.29


53.07


366


ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT Statement of Revenues


Accounts Receivable, January 1, 1929


Departmental Balance Sheet


$ 19,032.12


Commitments:


Harold W. Gay, Collector


260,813.50


Penalties


109.06


Fred S. Barton


Sundry Cash Sales of Electric Service


74.00


Discounts, Abatements and Adjustments


$ 25,104.05


Cash Received from Fred S. Barton 4,786.38


Cash Received from Harold W. Gay


238,320.46


Cash Received from Harold W. Gay, Penalties


109.06


Accounts Receivable Mfg. December 31, 1929


11,708.73


280,028.68


Cash on Hand, January 1, 1929


General


50.00


Special, Consumers Deposits


2,031.00


Receipts from


Harold W. Gay, Collector


238,429.52


Fred S. Barton


4,786.38


Sundry Services on Account of


Consumers Deposits


5,063.00


Lamp Sales


1,422.49


Pole Rentals


1,005.10


Jobing


4,212.53


Others


949.47


255,868.49


257,949.49


Expenditures


As shown Town Accountant's Report


212,879.27


Accounts Payable, as of December 31, 1928- Paid in 1929


279.38


Appropriated for Service from other Depart- ments and Accounts


22,490.00


Note Payments


5,000.00


Interest Payments


225.00


Refund of Overcharges


12.33


Refund of Consumers Deposits


938.00


Reserve of Consumers Deposits


6,156.00


General Cash


50.00


Cash Returned to Town Treasury


9,919.61


257,949.49


280,028.68


268,319.95


367


ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT Operating Revenues


Metered Sales to Consumers


Metered Sales to Street Railways


$200,242.49 10,933.39


Municipal Revenues


24,704.30


Rental of Property used in Operation


972.10


Income Statement


Operating Revenues as Shown


236,852.28


Operating Expense as Shown


207,430.89


Gross Income (Operating)


29,421.39


Non-Operating Income


(Work done for N. E. Tel. & Tel.


12,056.20


Total Gross Income


41,477.59


Deductions from Same


Interest


187.50


Profit and Loss Credits


Balance, January 1, 1929


187,981.41


Credit from Income Account


41,290.09


229,271.50


Notes Paid


5,000.00


Transfer of Cash to Town Treasury


9,919.61


Balance, December 1929. (Credit)


214,351.89


229,271.50


235,880.18


236,852.28


Eastern Mass. St. Rwy. Postal Tel. Co.)


41,290.09


Debits


368


ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT Operating Expenses


Electric Energy


$ 92,618.29 $ 92,618.29


Transmission and Distribution


Transformer Station, Labor


5,273.70


Operation of Transmission Lines


7,775.30


Inspecting and Testing Meters


2,073.25


Removing and Resetting Meters


1,974.15


Maintenance of


Transformer Station Structures


1,165.17


Transformer Station Equipment


558.14


Transmission and Distribution Lines


26,554.39


Consumers' Meters


405.92


Transformers


388.85


46,168.87


Utilization


Municipal Street Lamps, Labor


457.03


Municipal Street Lamps, Supplies


716.67


Maintenance of Municipal Street Lamps


2,610.47


Maintenance of Commercial Lighting Equip- ment


74.66


Maintenance of Consumers Installation


667.27


4,526.10


Deduct Surplus a /c Sales of Lamps


216.18


4,309.92


General and Miscellaneous


Salary of Manager of Department


3,750.11


Salaries of General Office Clerks


21,535.60


General Office Supplies and Expense


7,733.95


General Office Rent


800.00


Law Expense General


400.00


Insurance


3,585.22


Transportation Expense


2,274.08


Inventory Adjustment (129.37)


Maintenance of General Structures


450.40


Depreciation


13,650.00


Miscellaneous General Expense


2.00


State Assessment


131.82


To Town in Lieu of Taxes


10,150.00


64,463.18


Deduct Inventory Surplus


129.37


64,333.81


207,430.89


ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT Comparative Balance Sheet Assets


Balance Jan. 1, 1929


Balance Dec. 31, 1929


Increases Decreases


$326,264.02 Plant Account . .


$347,445.82


$21,181.80


6,147.55 General Equipment.


7,937.55


1,790.00


Current Assets


50.00


Cash General .


50.00


2,031.00


Special Deposits .


6,156.00


4,125.00


19,032.12


Accounts Receivable Mfg. .


11,708.73


$7,323.39


Accounts Receivable Other


12,056.20


12,056.20


11,875.07


Material and Supplies. ..


10,272.79


1,602.28


Prepaid Accounts


3,916.70 Insurance


3,837.66


79.04


369,316.46


399,464.75


39,153.00


9,004.71


Liabilities


5,000.00 Notes Payable. .


5,000.00


9,906.96


Accounts Payable .


9,597.27


309.69


37.50


Accrued Interest .


37.50


164,359.59


Loans Repayment . .


169,359.59


5,000.00


2,031.00


Reserve Special Deposits


6,156.00


4,125.00


187,891.41


Profit and Loss (Credit).


214,351.89


26,370.48


369,316.46


399,464.75


35,495.48


5,347.19


369


Investments


ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT Plant and System Statistics


1925


1926


1927


1928


1929


Overhead System:


Miles of Lines in Public Ways (Overhead)


47.68


48.12


49.02


49.70


50.10


Miles of Lines Elsewhere (Overhead)


1


1.60


1.60


1.80


1.80


Poles in Public Ways (Plant Owned)


1,645


1,632


1,651


1,681


767


Poles Elsewhere (Plant Owned)


70


97


97


104


69


Jointly Owned . .


442


442


424


424


1,321


Conduit, Feet of . .


16,087


21,982


21,982


24,492


24,717


Cables in Conduit, Feet of


21,714


34,295


34,295


41,400


46,954


Consumers:


Lighting Service Only .


3,776


4,007


4,174


4,334


Power Service Only ..


1


3


3


3


Street Lamps:


Number in Use .


867


777


789


765


987


Total Hours of, During the year .


3,996


4,000


3,991


4,008


4,009


Electric Energy :


Purchased Kilowatt Hours .


5,999,000


6,594,000


6,942,000


7,312,000


7,401,744


Supplied for Street Lighting . .


264,771


273,802


319,155


372,392


531,315


Supplied for Street Railway Use


469,584


519,127


509,168


538,680


512,771


Supplied for Metered Service . .


3,036,752


4,593,219


4,712,516


5,042,203


5,152,176


Used at Station . .


324,903


Kilowatt Hours not Accounted for.


802,786


962,311


912,457


880,079


370


ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT Plant Investment


Original Cost


$


9,636.68


Land. .


Book Value Jan. 1, 1929 $ 9,636.68


Additions


During Year Depreciation


Book Value Dec. 31, 1929 CA 9,636.68


41,877.42


Structures .


37,877.46


$ 3,216.42


37,877.46


120,645.04


Transformer Stations, Equipment


90,052.40


2,256.37


92,308.77


146,752.33


Poles, Fixtures and Overhead Conductors .


78,319.31


15,827.87


$ 6,000.00


88,147.12


28,709.07


Underground Conduits . .


23,342.19


529.99


23,872.18


10,038.25


Underground Conductors .


9,173.41


2,627.72


11,801.13


44,124.78


Consumers Meters .


29,902.39


1,010.40


3,000.00


27,912.79


6,121.33


Consumers Meters Installation


5,956.64


164.69


6,121.33


38,907.41


Line Transformers .


26,119.36


1,786.78


1,650.00


26,256.14


7,558.91


Transformer Installation .


6,812.53


746.33


7,558.91


21,667.43


Street Lighting Equipment.


12,288.07


6,665.24


3,000.00


953.31


476,038.65


326,264.02


34,831.80


13,650.00


347,445.82


371


372


WATER WORKS


WATER WORKS


Outstanding January 1, 1929


$17,659.85 78,698.45


Commitments


$96,358.30


Collections


$80,692.05


Abatements


951.72


$81,643.77


Outstanding, December 31, 1929


$14,714.53


Income for Year


Water Rates Committed Revenue


80,692.05


Other Sales of Water


29.33


Hydrant Rentals


8,500.00


Fees


241.00


Sales of Service and Material


3,347.95


Other


363.39


Appropriation from General Revenue


3,385.00


$96,558.72


Expenditures


General Maintenance and Operation


35,883.29


Construction and Sales


40,398.28


Debt


12,000.00


Interest


2,890.00


Appropriations


4,527.00


$95,698.57


373


CEMETERY TRUST FUNDS


Total of Fund, January 1, 1929


$25,501.60


Bequests received during the year 1929:


Lot No. Donor


Amount


1061


Fay, John


$175.00


1103


Smith, John and Michael


150.00


1130


Bernier, Agnes


150.00


409 Olson, Albert T.


150.00


1124


Ellis, Granville


125.00


637 Bayer, Catherine


125.00


166


Bagley, Estate of George


150.00


1004


Sheehan, John


125.00


4 Larabee, Fred M.


125.00


404


Thompson, Louis, Estate


150.00


618


Parker, Etta


125.00


521


Crowley, Michael W.


125.00


Gr. 3055-6


MacQuestion, James


50.00


L. 1035


Collins, James


75.00


75


Colburn, Maria


150.00


1182


Fedas, Monica


125.00


376


Formean, Freda


150.00


Gr. 3068-9


Larson, Andrew


50.00


1129


Millis, Jennie et al


150.00


1121


Dyer, Catherine


70,00


Gr. 3057


Wiikula, Adolph


25.00


L.


388


Aronson, Herbert J.


62.50


388


Baker, Sarah L.


62.50


Gr. 1389


Lucasewicz, Annie


25.00


L.


89


Sanborn, C. B. Ex.


150.00


234


Moreland, Fannie


100.00


1177


Butters, Mary


50.00


1186


Dower, Mary


125.00


2046


Hurst, Wilfred


100.00


285


Stone, Chas. J. and Norman


125.00


161


Carter, Lillian J.


125.00


429A Keith, Mrs. H. H.


100.00


Gr. 1385


Patinsky, Rafael


25.00


1070


McCarthy, Daniel


125.00


Gr. 445


Marston, Clarence


25.00


3,720.00


$29,221.60


374


PUBLIC PROPERTY ACCOUNT


School Property, Land Buildings


Balch


$ 146,500.00


Beacon


30,000 00


East


10,400.00


Everett


39,000.00


Guild land


25,000.00


High Junior


530,100.00


High Senior


564,000.00


Shattuck


53,000.00


West


S,600.00


Winslow


55,300.00


School Site, Pleasant Street


13,500.00


Furnishings


77,600.00


-


$1,553,000.00


Morrill Memorial Library


145,000.00


Central Fire Station


20,100.00


Fire Apparatus


35,200.00


Fire Alarm System


6,400.00


Traffic Signal System


3,300.00


Police Signal System


11,500.00


Highway Equipment


9,100.00


Water Works


652,000.00


Sewerage System


550,200.00


Crusher lot


3,000.00


Gravel Pit Equipment


9,700.00


Land, Pleasant Street


1,000.00


Land, Pleasant Street


1,000.00


Cemeteries


60,000.00


Electric Light Plant


489,000.00


Park Lands


71,000.00


Memorial Municipal Building


364,000.00


Other Personal Property


68,700.00


$4,053,200.00


Outstanding Debt


1,227,900.00


Surplus in Public Property


$2,825,300.00


375


REMARKS OF THE TOWN CLERK AND ACCOUNTANT


To the Selectmen of Norwood,


Thomas B. Mulvehill, Chairman.


Gentlemen :


I submit herewith the foregoing as the Annual Statement of Abstracts of Town Meetings, together with the report of Vital Statistics for the year 1929, and the Financial Report of Receipts and Payments of the Town of Norwood.


The several accounts or officers having the custody of money have been examined from time to time and report made to the officers or committees of the condition of such accounts.


Respectfully submitted, JAMES E. PENDERGAST, Town Clerk and Accountant.


376


HAROLD W. GAY, TREASURER


Cash on hand, January 1, 1929


Received from Commonwealth of Massachusetts: $ 81,723 26


Corporation Taxes


82,448.95


Income Taxes


113,578.70


Bank Taxes


1


4,176.63


Street Railway Tax


526.24


Loan Issues:


In Anticipation of Revenue.


650,000.00


In Anticipation of Note Issues


150,000.00


School Loan Notes.


168,000.00


Premium on Same.


134.40


Electric Light Revenues:


H. W. Gay, Collector (charges) 238,320.46


H. W. Gay, Collector (fees).


109.06


F. S. Barton, Collector (charges) .


4,712.38


F. S. Barton, Superintendent, Other Sundry Receipts.


7,663.59


F. S. Barton, Consumers Deposits


5,058.00


Cemetery Receipts.


9,568.58


Interest on Perpetual Care Funds.


259.23


Interest on Deposits.


2,619.89


Interest on Aecrued Loans


99.17


Departmental Receipts:


General Government


7.00


General Manager.


85.60


Town Clerk and Accountant


713.77


Treasurer and Collector


1,331.98


Town Office Building


87.96


Town Engineer


14.79


Police Department


1,929.66


Fire Department


67.80


Forestry


131.14


Sealer of Weights and Measures


128.94


Armory


900.00


Health


3,272.58


Sewers and Drainage


429.46


Particular Sewers .


4,159.08


Removal of Ashes.


1,297.75


Highways-General


2,650.19


Highways-Washington Street Widening .


2,691.25


Public Welfare.


7,656.99


Education-General


5,950.61


Education-Account of Fire Loss


66,887.55


Libraries


678.21


Parks-Gift of Norwood Camp Fire Girls


500.00


377


Parks-General


11.30


Playgrounds .


77.50


Licenses and Permits


1,049.50


Fines .


2,764.00


Dog License Fees


1,110.25


Refunds .


3,937.17


Water Department.


12,274.67


Perpetual Care Bequests


3,647.50


Tax Titles Redeemed .


737.53


Sundry Guaranty Deposits


3,755.19


Taxes Collected


823,602.31


Interest on Taxes and Assessments


9,095.98


Water Rates


80,692.05


Water Fees .


207.00


Cemetery Care Charges


2,203.50


Moth Assessments .


700.88


Betterment Assessments


4,951.12


Sidewalk Assessments


1,292.24


Sewer Assessments


4,069.02


In Lieu of Taxes.


10,150.00


2,586,899.56


Payments on Accountant's Warrants


2,453,262.89


Cash on hand December 31, 1929


$ 133,636.67


378


HAROLD W. GAY, COLLECTOR OF TAXES


1929


Charges


Collections


Takings


Abate- ments


Uncollected


Motor Vehicle Excise Polls


$ 36,900.03 8,982.00


$ 32,534.75 8,976.00 632,135.22 690.68 1,286.20


$8,795.40


$1,996.79 292.00 3,648.83 10.28 7.31


139,625.00 211.78


Appor. of Sewer


1,008.58


Appor. of Sewer Betterments


2,683.58


811.30


1,872.28


Appor. of Park


Betterments


Appor. of Sidewalk As- sessments


279.18


186.35


3.00


92.83


Committed Interest


2,169.32


881.00


1,285.22


1928


Taxes, Poll and Prop- erty


133,079.55


118,916.50 81.05


8,630.50


1,204.08 2.50


6.60


Appor. of Sewer Assess- ments


734.16


497.04


97.53


30.28


109.31


Appor. of Street Better-


ment Assessments


1,582.93


619.12


10.70


963.10


ment Assessments


290.19


186.00


104.19


Appor. of Sidewalk As- sessments


104.70 1,348.80


53.47 628.72


13.47


22.71


51.23 683.90


1927


Taxes


32,662.57


30,993.64


1,636.59


32.34


Moth Assessments


40.00


29.15


10.85


Appor. of Sewer


191.84


154.64


37.20


Committed Interest


32.64


25.30


7.34


1926


Taxes


124.52


31.02


93.50


Moth Assessments


29.15


29.15


Appor. of Sewer


3.74


3.74


Committed Interest


3.03


Cr.


1925


Taxes


94.71


25.18


32.55


Moth Assessments


6.50


6.50


Appor. of Sewer


18.65


6.72


5.60


Committed Interest


4.73


.37


2.97


1924


Taxes


67.62


Water Rates


96,358.30


80,692.05


14,714.53


Sewer Assessments


9,984.91


1,377.85


8,607.06


Sidewalk Assessments


5,667.30


991.06


152.46


4,523.78


Appor.of Street Better- ments


33,095.27


2,397.20


30,698.07


Appor. of Park Better- ments


5,054.50


767.50


4,287.00


Sewer Apportionments


17,267.82


753.29


16,514.53


Appor. of Sidewalk As- sessments


4,244.60


61.36


4,183.24


$ 2,368.61 2.00


Property


Moth Assessments


784,204.45 912.74 2,302.09


4,328.47


Moth Assessments


90.15


Appor. of Park Better-


Committed Interest


67.62 951.72


INDEX


Department or Division


Report


Receipts


Expenses


Accountant


283


305


313


Agency Trust and Investment.


.312


339


Armory


.306 .318


Assessors


155-159


314


Births


22-33


Building Inspector 107


318


Cemetery


103-104


310 337


Cemetery Trust Fund


310-12. .339


Certification of Notes


.315


Charts


. 56-64


Deaths .


46-51


Dental Clinic


306


321


Education


.309 .328


Election and Registration.


315


Electric Light Department. . 366-71.


65-72 .310


.334


Electrical Inspection . 69-70


Engineering Department


118-121 305


.316


Finance Commission


153-154


315


Fines and Forfeits


303


Fire Alarm .


72.


318


Fire Department


96-102


306


318


Forestry Department .


108


306


318


General Revenue


303


Health .


.162-164


306


.321


Health Oculist


306


321


Highway Division


74


308


324


Indebtedness, Limitations of


.301


Indebtedness, Municipal.


311


338


Insurance Schedule 114


311


338


Inventories


115


Jury List


137-140


Library .


150-152.


309 331


Licenses and Permits.


303


Marriages


34-45.


Memorial Office Building


305


316


Milk Inspector


163


306


321


Moth Suppression


108.


304


318


Parks Division


78-80.


309


332


Planning Board .


315


333


Interest


II


Department or Division


Report


Receipts


Expenses


Police .


91-94


306


317


Public Property Account


374


Public Works .


. 73-90.


Purchasing Division .


116.


Recapitulations of Expenditures and


Receipts


. 342 342


343


Recreation Department


110-113 309


343


Refunds.


311


.340


Sanitation


306


322


School Cominittee 203-281


Sealer Weights and Measures


105-106.


306


.318


Selectmen


122-136.


305


313


Sewer and Drains


82-84.


306 322


Sewer Construction


82


306 323


Sewer Maintenance


82


322


Soldiers Benefits


308


327


Statement of Moncy Borrowed.


311


338


State Audit


167-201 339


Total Fixed Debt


338


Town Clerk


305 313


Town Counsel. 141-149


315


Town Debt, Classified Statement of.


.338


Town Manager


52-55


305


313


Town Meeting Records.


.3-21


Town Physician .


327


Town Reports, Printing of


333


Treasurer and Collector


305 314


Tuberculosis Clinic 163 321


Unclassified .


333


Water Works


84-88. 310


335


Welfare


160-161 .308 327


PHOTOGRAPHS AND CHARTS


Page


Annual Departmental Data


165


Apparatus, new type


97


Building Future Citizens .


110


Business District, 1890-1930


Cemetery Damaged 79,81


103


Christmas Tree


112


City Manager Government


166


Cost Data Form 76


III


Costs of Departments


56


Desks Renovated


115


Electric Department Data


57


Electric Department Organization


64


Electric Finances .


61


Electric Generator Room


69


Electric Plant Addition


65


Electricity Purchased .


71


Entrance to Electric Plant


66


Equipment in Electric Plant


66


Fire Alarm Analysis


102


Fire Department-"Early Nineties"


98


Fire Department Equipment


95


Fire Hourly Report.


92


Fire Limits .


20


Forty Years of Growth


.79,81,87


Gas Mask Drill .


100


Highway Data


59


Life Gun .


99


Load Chart.


71


Meter Inspection


89


Municipal Organization


2


Playground Work


111


Population Chart .


60


Public Works Yard


73


Purchasing Accomplishments


117


Recreation Scene


110


Roller in Highway Division


75


School Attendance Chart


226


Senior High School


211


Sewer Data


58


"Speed"


94


Street Lighting Equipment


70


Street Widening .


83, 85


South End, 1890-1930


87


Tax Rate Chart


60


Tree Repair Diagram 109


60


Washington Street Widening


83, 85


Water Department Data


62


Water Finances. 63


Water Repair Shop 89


Valuation Chart .


1


TOWN OFFICIALS For the Year Ending December 31, 1929


(Continued from inside of front cover)


Librarian: JANE A. HEWITT.


Registrars of Voters: JOHN P. CURRAN, Chairman; STEPHEN R. GOOGINS, R. KENNETH MORROW and JAMES E. PENDER- GAST.


Fence Viewers: JOHN J. FLAHERTY, AUSTIN L. MADDOX, CHES- TER HERITAGE (resigned), and GUIDO A. STUNTZNER.


Superintendent of Moth Suppression: CLARENCE A. BINGHAM.


Planning Board: CHARLES E. HOUGHTON, Chairman, 1927-1930; ELI L. CHAMBERLAIN, 1927-1930; EDWARD L. THOMPSON, 1929-1932; FRANCIS W. SMITH, 1929-1931; THOMAS U. MAHONY, 1929-1932.


PUBLIC LIFE


Ilha enters public service expecting appreciation will be disappointed. The mother does not expect from the two-year- old whom she spanks, to keep from running into the street, an engraved vote of thanks for her services. She expects the small howls of rage which are the natural reaction at having liberty restricted. She hardly hears them, and feels well rewarded if the child learns the lesson of safe bounds.


The crowd always turns against its benefactors. Jesus was tempted to "sell himself," but did not stop his work because of it, nor though he knew the bitter end. Washington was abused without measure by his contemporaries. So was Lincoln. Nor did they resign in fits of temper before their work was done.


The man who would truly serve the public must realize in the beginning that "the road winds uphill all the way," that its only joy lies in the consciousness of renunciation of self for the common good, its only reward the knowledge of some small good accomplished.


Seeking this only, he sticks .- Anonymous.


TAXES


Copyright, 1927, by Edgar A. Guest


When they come due I don't like them at all, Taxes look large be they ever so small, Taxes are debts which I venture to say No man or no woman is happy to pay; I grumble about them, as most of us do, For it seems that with taxes I never am through.


But when I reflect on the city I love, With its sewers below and its pavement above, And its schools and its parks where the children may play, I can see what I get for the money I pay, And I say to myself: "Little joy would be known If we kept all our money and spent it alone."


I couldn't build streets and I couldn't fight fire, Policemen to guard us I never could hire; A water department I couldn't maintain; Instead of a city we'd still have a plain; Then I look at the bill for the taxes they charge, And I say to myself: "Well, that isn't so large."


I walk through a hospital thronged with the ill And I find that it shrivels the size of my bill; As in beauty and splendor my home city grows, It is easy to see where my tax money goes; And I say to myself: "If we lived hit and miss . And gave up our taxes, we couldn't do this!"


W JELLS BINDERY ALTHAM MASS. MAY 1939


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