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Bonds, Electric Light at 4 per cent $9,000 00
Nos. 4 to 32 inclusive, at $500 each, maturing one each year from July 15, 1909, to July 15, 1926, respectively.
Notes, additional equipment to Electric Light Plant at 4 per cent $6,000 00
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TREASURER'S REPORT.
Nos. 1 to 10 inclusive, at $600 each, maturing one each year from Jan. 5, 1910, to Jan. 5, 1919, respectively.
Notes, anticipation of taxes
$22,500 00
Note due April 7, 1909
$2,500 00
Note due May 1, 1909
5,000 00
Note due May 2, 1909
5,000 00
Note due May 4, 1909
2,500 00
Note due May 18, 1909
5,000 00
Note due July 15, 1909
2,500 00
22,500 00
NOTES AND INTEREST ACCOUNT.
Notes.
Amount borrowed the past year in anticipation of the taxes of 1908
$22,500 00
Amount of anticipation of taxes, notes of previous years renewed $17,500 00
Amount of anticipation of taxes, notes of this year
renewed $10,000 00
$50,000 00
Amount paid the past year on anticipation of taxes notes of 1908 $5,000 00
Amount paid on previous year notes
$12,500 00
Amount paid on notes of 1908 by renewal
10,000 00
Amount paid on previous year's notes by renewal
17,500 00
$45,000 00
Note of Feb. 16, 1901, acct. of macadamizing Main St. $500 00
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TREASURER'S REPORT.
INTEREST.
Amount of interest paid the past year has been
$1,471 22 Average rate 4 per cent.
Amount of interest received 216 90
$1,254 32
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WATER DEPARTMENT.
RECEIPTS.
Cash on hand Feb. 8, 1908
$62 88
Town appropriation 1908
$3,230 50
Light Dept., fuel, etc.
1,566 39
Water Board
3,654 64
8,501 53
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8,564 41
EXPENDITURES.
Interest on bonds
$3,360 00
Orders of Water Board
5,117 75
8,477 75
Balance on hand Feb. 12
86 66
$8,564 41
TREASURER'S REPORT. 91
MERRIMAC PUBLIC LIBRARY.
RECEIPTS.
Cash on hand Feb. 8, 1908
$52 74
Town appropriation, 1908
$400 00
Wm. B. Sargent, Sec., sale books
9 69
Louise C. Brackett, fines, cards, catalogues
26 94
436 63
$489 37
EXPENDITURES.
Orders of Library Trustees
$470 20
Balance on hand Feb. 12
19 17
$489 37
MASSACHUSETTS SCHOOL FUND.
RECEIPTS.
Cash on hand Feb. 8, 1908
$907 82
Treasurer of the Commonwealth
868 81
$1,776 63
EXPENDITURES.
Orders of School Committee
$907 82
Balance on hand Feb. 12
868 81
$1,776 73
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TREASURER'S REPORT.
CEMETERY TRUST FUNDS.
Dr.
Eliza M. Sawyer Trust Fund
$114 00
Balance of interest unexpended 2 02
Emily S. Goodwin Fund
250 00
Balance of interest unexpended
39 85
John L. and Sophia Merrill Fund
200 00
Balance of interest unexpended
6 07
M. E. Sargent Fund
100 00
Balance of interest unexpended
22 09
Moses Goodrich Fund
100 00
Balance of interest unexpended
2 06
W. A. Paine Fund 50 00
Balance of interest unexpended
48
J. E. Prescott Fund 125 00
Rhoda S. Poore Fund
300 00
Rhoda S. Poore Fund
200 00
Otis W. Little Fund
100 00
Cr.
Balance per books Nos. 4119, 4149, 4205, 3335, 4432, 4450, 4679, 4683, 4684, 4713 in Merrimac Savings Bank $1,611 57
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES C. PEASE,
Treasurer.
Report of Trustees of Cemeteries.
PERPETUAL CARE OF LOTS.
Under Massachusetts Laws, Revised Statutes, 1902, Chap. 78, Sec. 24.
OF CEMETERIES AND BURIALS.
A town in which Cemetery Commissioners or Trustees are chosen may receive gifts or bequests for maintaining cemeteries or cemetery lots, which shall be paid into the town treasury of said town and with the accounts thereof, shall be kept separate from the other money and accounts of said town; the town treasurer shall invest all such funds in accordance with the stip- ulations, if any accompany them; otherwise he shall invest them as ordered by the Selectmen and Commissioners or Trustees, and pay the income therefrom upon their order, or with their approval.
The income only can be used under this law.
Eliza M. Sawyer fund for the care of the T.
C. Sawyer lot in the Church Street Cemetery, $114.00 deposited in Merri- mac Savings Bank, Book No. 4,119.
Unexpended balance, 1907
$9 51
Income to October Dividend, 1908
4 96
$14 47
Care and expense paid by Trustees, 1908
12 45
Available balance for 1909
$2 02
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REPORT OF CEMETERY TRUSTEES.
John L. and Sophia A. Merrill fund for the care of the John L. Merrill lot in the Church Street Cemetery, $200.00 depos- ited in Merrimac Savings Bank, Book No. 4,205.
Unexpended balance, 1907 $3 62
Income to October Dividend, 1908
8 20
$11 82
Care and expense paid by Trustees, 1908
5 65
Available balance for 1909
$6 17
Mrs. Thomas E. Poyen fund for care of Moses Goodrich and Poyen lot in Church St. Cemetery, $100.00 deposited in Merri- mac Savings Bank, Book No. 4,432.
Unexpended balance, 1907 $1 63
Income to October Dividend, 1908
4 08
$5 71
Care and expense paid by Trustees, 1908
3 65
Available balance for 1909
$2 06
Emily S. Goodwin fund for care of Patten Sargent lot in the Lower Main Street Cemetery, $250.00, deposited in Merri- mac Savings Bank, Book No. 4,149.
Unexpended balance, 1907
$32 47
Income to October Dividend, 1908
11 40
$43 87
Care and expense paid by Trustees, 1908
4 00
Available balance for 1909
$39 87
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REPORT OF CEMETERY TRUSTEES.
M. E. Sargent fund for the care of Jonathan Sargent lot in Lower Corner Cemetery, income only to be used, $100.00, depos- ited in Merrimac Savings Bank, Book No. 3,335. .
Unexpended balance, 1907
$21 21
Income to October Dividend, 1908
4 88
$26 09
Care and expense paid by Trustees, 1908
4 00
Available balance for 1909
$22 09
William A. Paine fund for care of Henry Sar- gent lot, adjoining Patten Sargent lot in Lower Corner Cemetery, $50.00 de- posited in Merrimac Savings Bank, Book No. 4,450.
Unexpended balance, 1907
$ 46
Income to October Dividend, 1908
2 02
$2 48
Care paid by Trustees, 1908
2 00
Available balance for 1909
$ 48
NEW PERPETUAL CARE OF LOTS, 1908.
George L. Batchelder fund for care of J. E. Prescott lot No. 6 in section A in Locust Grove Cemetery, $125 00, deposited in Merrimac Savings Bank, October, 1908, Book No. 4679. To be cared for in 1909.
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REPORT OF CEMETERY TRUSTEES.
Rhoda S. Poore fund for care of D. J. Poore lot No. 5 in sec- tion A Locust Grove Cemetery, $300 00. Deposited in Merri- mac Savings Bank, October, 1908, Book No. 4683. To be cared for in 1909.
Rhoda S. Poore fund for care of Frederick Sargent lot in Church Street Cemetery, $200 00. Deposited in Merrimac Sav- ings Bank, October, 1908, Book No. 4684. To be cared for in 1909.
Otis W. Little fund for care of the family lot No. 3 in section A in Locust Grove Cemetery, $100 00. Deposited in Merrimac Savings Bank, October, 1908, Book No. 4713. To be cared for in 1909.
The Trustees have decided to have all perpetual care lots marked in a desirable manner as soon as the funds will admit of it.
Respectfully submitted,
GEO. G. LARKIN, Supt., CHAS. A. LANCASTER, C. E. ROWELL,
Cemetery Trustees.
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REPORT OF CEMETERY TRUSTEES.
CHURCH STREET AND LOWER CORNER
CEMETERIES.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
MEMORANDUM.
DR.
Oct. 1908. To cash received for wood $1 50
CR.
To cash paid J. C. Pease, treasurer $1 50
MEMORANDUM. CR. .
1908.
May 4. George Kittredge, labor
$3 30
May 4. J. E. Abbott, labor 2 60
J. Muldoon, labor
75
July. George Kittredge, 4 00.
Sept. George Kittredge,
2 00
DR. $12 65
To Selectmen's orders on Town Treasurer $12 65 No appropriation.
Respectfully submitted,
GEO. G. LARKIN, Supt., CHAS. A. LANCASTER, C. E. ROWELL,
Cemetery Trustees.
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REPORT OF CEMETERY TRUSTEES.
LOCUST GROVE CEMETERY.
REPORT OF TRUSTEES.
To the Selectmen and Citizens of Merrimac:
1908.
DR.
To balance on hand as per last report
$53 63
June. Cash from sale of lot 25 00
June. Cash from sale of lot 25 00
June. Cash from sale of lot
25 00
July. Cash from sale of lot
25 00
July. Cash from sale of lot 25 00
Nov.
Cash from sale of lot
25 00
$203 63
1908.
CR.
Apr. Cash paid George Kittredge, labor
$4 60
Apr. Cash paid J. E. Abbott, labor 3 60
May. Cash paid J. E. Abbott, labor 3 60
May. Cash paid George Kittredge, labor
8 80
May. Cash paid Austin Sawyer, labor 9 60
May. Cash paid George T. Putnam, labor 7 00
May. Cash paid G. G. Davis, teaming 7 00
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REPORT OF CEMETERY TRUSTEES.
May. Cash paid A. Stewart, labor 7 40
Aug. to Dec. Cash paid G. G. Davis, team work 3 90
Sept. to Dec. Cash paid Arthur Stewart, labor 5 30 Sept. to Dec. Cash paid Geo. Kittredge, labor 11 80
Sept. to Dec. Cash paid Austin Sawyer, labor . 10
Dec. Cash paid Howard Carter, labor 80
Dec. Cash paid William Morrow, labor 3 30
Dec. Cash paid Zenas Lovell & Co., grass seed 1 85
Dec. Cash paid painting tomb doors and stock 75
Jan. 1909. Cash paid George Kittredge, labor 10
Jan. 1909. Cash paid Howard Carter, labor 50
Jan. 1909. Cash paid G. G. Davis, team 90
Jan. 1909. Cash paid trustees' bill for sundries
and clerical work 5 25
Feb., 1909. Cash paid Town of Merrimac for crushed stone 57 30
$88 15
$145 45
Deposit in First National Bank
58 18
$203 63
Contingent fund in Merrimac Savings Bank
$500 96
Respectfully submitted,
G. G. LARKIN, Supt. C. A. LANCASTER, C. E. ROWELL, Cemetery Trustees.
REPORT OF
Sealer of Weights and Measures.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
Gentlemen :-
The members of your board and the merchants of the town are well aware of the change in the law in re- gard to the duties of the sealer of weights and measures, but the voters of the town perhaps are not. Therefore, I think they are entitled to a few words of explanation as to why the expense in this department has jumped from $12 or $15 per year to the neighborhood of $100. The new law which went into effect in October, 1907, places this department in the class with many others, where the state says what shall be done and then generously allows the town to pay the bills. Under the new law the sealer not only has to seal the weights and measures of the town, but is required to accurately measure each and every milk bottle in use in the town; make inspec- tions of the milk wagons to see that there are not any bottles being used which have not been sealed, also to make frequent inspections of the stores and reweigh all goods which the merchants for their own convenience
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REPORT OF SEALER.
put up in advance ; also to reweigh at frequent intervals loads of coal on their way to the consumer; inspect all peddlers' teams driving into the town to make sure they are living up to the law. Not only the manner in which the state requires this work to be done, but their exact- ing requirements as to what tools and materials the sealer shall have to work with, greatly increase the ex- pense in this department. One of their requirements in this respect is that the town furnish their sealer with an office centrally located. This expense, which would certainly be not less than $50 or $75 per year, I have saved by using my own office for this purpose, but there is one or two other matters which I have managed to postpone for the present, but which will no doubt have to come, in all probability this year, namely, a set of trial balances which will cost from $35 to $50 and a half dozen 50-pound weights at about $2.50 apiece. Unfortu- nately, there was no appropriation made for this depart- ment at our last town meeting, and the funds to carry it on have had to be taken from some other department. Therefore, I would respectfully suggest that there be an appropriation of $100 made at our next town meeting for this department, which, as near as I can estimate, will be the expense for the coming year. Following is a report of the work done by the sealer of weights and masures the fees for which I have received and turned over to the Town Treasurer. All milk bottles are sealed at the expense of the town:
Platform scales, over 5,000 pounds 5
Platform scales, under 5,000 pounds 12
Computing scales 6
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REPORT OF SEALER.
All other scales
19
Number of weights 79
Dry measures 30
Dry measures condemned
3
Liquid measures
28
Oil pumps
2
Milk bottles
3,781
Milk bottles condemned
788
Fees collected $22 69
Respectfully submitted,
HENRY C. MANNING,
Sealer of Weights and Measures.
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POLICE REPORT AND SARGENT HALL.
POLICE REPORT.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
Gentlemen :- I herewith submit the annual report of the Police Department for the year ending Jan. 31, 1909. Number of arrests 20
Charged as follows :
Drunk
8
Disturbing the peace
3
Lewd and lascivious cohabitation
2
Assault
2
Insane
2
Evading car fare
2
Profane language
1
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN J. MINAHAN, Chief of Police.
Merrimac, Mass., Jan. 31, 1909.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
Gentlemen :- The report of Sargent Hall is as follows : From Feb. 1, 1908, to Jan. 31, 1909, the hall was opened 39 times, 19 of which were free openings.
Received for rent $110 00
Paid Town Treasurer, James C. Pease 110 00
Respectfully submitted,
B. F. SMITH, Janitor.
33rd
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE
MERRIMAC PUBLIC LIBRARY.
To the Citizens of the Town of Merrimac:
Your trustees are pleased to report an increased pat- ronage of the library during the past year, the total circulation of books being rising six hundred greater than last year. This, of course, shows an increased in- terest in the library. The additions to the library dur- ing the year have included a good amount of fiction by the best modern authors, quite a little of biography, and a good amount of travel, and descriptive literature. We would call the attention of the lovers of travels to the Burton Holmes books added during the year. These books are beautifully illustrated, are very readable, and contain a vast amount of valuable information.
Duirng the year ending Feb. 1st the library has been opened 98 times.
There have been circulated a total number of 9056 books during the year.
The largest daily delivery was 160 and the average daily circulation was 95.
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REPORT OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES.
The following is the monthly circulation :
Feb.
737
August 620
March
700
Sept.
764
April
751
Oct. 947
May
740
Nov.
800
June
573
Dec.
869
July
562
Jan.
993
The additions for the year have been 158 volumes, viz. purchased by the trustees 118, presented by the Commonwealth 26, presented by the U. S. Government 6, presented by Merrimac Budget 1, by Bailey Sargent 1, by Mrs. McNair 1, by Geo. L. Raymond, author, 3, by Men of Salt Lake City 1, by Railway News Bureau 1.
In order to maintain the efficiency of the library, we would ask for an appropriation of $400, the same as last year.
Respectfully submitted,
CHAS. W. SAWYER, JAMES F. PEASE, THOMAS H. HOYT, GEO. E. RICKER,
CHAS. W. CUTTS,
W. B. SARGENT,
Trustees.
W. B. SARGENT, Secretary.
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REPORT OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES.
FINANCIAL ACCOUNT PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Balance on hand
$52 74
Rec'd. for books sold
9 69
Rec'd. for fines
25 64
Rec'd. for cards
70
Rec'd. for catalogues
60
Town appropriation
400 00
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$489 37
Paid for books
$162 77
Librarian, salary and supplies
200 85
Magazines
30 40
Heating rooms
25 00
Printing
16 41
Binding
20 90
Express, postage and supplies
13 87
Balance on hand
19 17
$489 37
Schedule of the property of the Merrimac Public Li- brary from which income is derived : Real Estate, James Whittier bequest $350 00
A. E. Goodwin fund with interest to October, 1908 257 36
ARTICLES IN WARRANT
FOR THE
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
MONDAY, MARCH 1, 1909.
ARTICLE I. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting.
ARTICLE 2. To give in their votes on one ballot for Town Clerk, One Selectman, who shall be Assessor and Overseer of the Poor for three years, Treasurer, Collector of Taxes, One School Committeeman for three years, One Trus- tee of Cemetery for three years, Two Trustees of the Public Library for three years, One Commissioner of the Water Board for three years, One Commissioner of Municipal Light Board for three years, Three Constables, Three Survey- ors of Lumber and Measurers of Wood and Bark, Three Fence Viewers, Three Field Drivers, One Tree Warden, One Auditor of Accounts ; Also to give in their votes on the same ballots YES or NO, on the question, Shall license be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this town? Also to give in their votes on seperate ballots, YES or NO, in answer to the question, Shall an act passed by the general court in the year nineteen hundred and eight entitled "An Act to provide for the protection of forest or sprout lands from fire," be ac-
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ARTICLES IN TOWN WARRANT.
cepted by this town? In voting under this article the polls will be open at six in the forenoon and may be closed at two o'clock in the afternoon.
ARTICLE 3. To fix the time for the payment of taxes and see what discount, if any, the town will allow for the prompt payment of taxes; also to fix compensation of the Collector.
ARTICLE 4. To see if the town will authorize its Col- lector of taxes to use all means of collecting taxes which a town treasurer may use when appointed a collector of taxes in accordance with section 78, chapter 25, of the Revised Laws.
ARTICLE 5. To see if the town will vote to end its fiscal year December 31st instead of January 31st, and begin January Ist.
ARTICLE 6. To determine what sum of money shall be raised to defray necessary and usual charges and expenses of the town for the ensuing year, and make appropriations for the same.
ARTICLE 7. To see what action the town will take in regard to fixing the salaries of Town Officers.
ARTICLE 8. To see what action the town will take in regard to charging interest on uncollected taxes.
ARTICLE 9. To see if the town will authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, or a majority thereof, to borrow during the municipal year beginning February 1, 1909, in anticipation of the collection of taxes of said year, such sums of money as may be necessary for the current expenses of the town, but not exceeding the total tax levy for said year, giving the notes of the town therefor pay- able within one year from the dates thereof. All debts in- curred under authority of this vote shall be paid from the tax- es of the present municipal year.
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ARTICLES IN TOWN WARRANT.
ARTICLE IO. To see if the town will vote to accept the bequest of the late Judith Kimball and make provisions for the same.
ARTICLE II. To see what action the town will take in regard to issuing licenses to Hawkers and Pedlers.
ARTICLE 12. To see if the town will at this meeting, appoint a committee to bring in a list of names for Town Officers to be voted on at the caucus for the nomination of Town Officers for 1910.
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
I have examined the accounts of the Treasurer, Collector of Taxes, Light and Water Departments, Selectmen and School Departments.
Outstanding orders per last report
$163 79
Orders drawn this year:
Selectmen
$66,500 59
Light Department
13,846 26
Water Department
8,417 90
School Department
10,294 50
$99,059 25
The Treasurer has paid outstanding orders of last year $163 79
Orders of this year :
Selectmen
$66,477 09
Light Department
13,846 26
Water Department
8,414 90
School Department
10,294 50
$99,032 75
Outstanding orders $26 50
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AUDITOR'S REPORT.
Memorandum of outstanding orders : Water Department. No. 933 $3 00
Selectmen's Department. No. 1788 23 50
$26 50
These figures do not agree with those of the Treas- urer, submitted in his report, from the fact that he did not close his books until after the other departments were closed, and had paid orders chargeable to accounts of the year 1909.
Respectfully submitted,
W. C. RUSSELL, Auditor.
February 17th, 1909.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS
To the Citizens of the Town of Merrimac:
The Board of Water Commissioners herein submit their fifth annual report for the year ending January 31st, 1909.
During the year we have laid 27 service pipes, making a total of 359 laid to date; we have added 2 other services, making a total of 397 services; there are 20 single services shut off and 13 double services where only one is being used.
The system of paying for the fuel by the light department according to the amount consumed as used in the past proved unreliable. This year the light department has pur- chased the fuel and charged the water department 30 per cent of the fuel purchased, which we think will prove more satisfactory.
All bills for fuel between the two departments have been settled, and there are no fuel bills owed by either, as was the case last year. The pumping record shows that we have pumped 38,555,808 gallons of water during the year.
The receipts from water takers the past year amount to $3,377.43, but considering the large number of services shut off at the present time, we think that $3,300.00 would be a fair estimate for the coming year.
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WATER COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
ESTIMATES FOR THE ENSUING YEAR EXPENSE.
CONSTRUCTION.
For service pipes, supplies and labor $350 00
MAINTENANCE.
For bond payments $3,500 00
For interest payments
3,290 00
For fuel, oil and waste
1,200 00
Station wages
950 00
Salaries
587 50
Miscellaneous
600 00
$10,477 50
RECEIPTS ESTIMATED.
Cash on hand
$133 66
From water takers
3,300 00
From light department for rent of station
300 00
We recommend that the town appropriate for water in municipal buildings, hydrants, water- ing troughs, cemeteries and street sprinkling standpipes.
1,775 00
And balance for construction and maintenance 4,968 84
$10,477 50
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. STATE BOARD OF HEALTH. MERRIMAC WATER ANALYSIS. (Parts in 100,000) Subject to Correction.
1908
DATE OF
APPEARANCE.
AMMONIA.
NITROGEN AS
Number
Collection
Exam'tion
Turbidity
Sediment
Color
Free
Albu-
Chlorine
Nitrates
Nitrites
Oxygen
Hardness
Iron
71541
Apr. 29 May I July 6 8
None.
None.
.00
5.60
.0002
0012
.54
.0480
.0000
.00
1.8
.0020
72577
None.
None.
.00
5.30
.0006
.0004
.55
.0500
.0000
.00
1.7
.0040
73692
27 31
None.
None.
.00
6.10
.0006
.0010
.53
.0420
.0000
.00
2.0
.0050
75086
4
6
None.
None.
.00
5.50
.0000
.0018
.56
.0500
.0000
.00
1.7
.0030
75974
28 30
None.
None.
.00
5.40
.0004
.0014
:56
.0440
.0000
.00
2.0
.0030
Residue on
Evaporation
minoid
Consumed
Aug.
Nov.
Dec.
No odor either cold or hot.
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WATER COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
COST OF CONSTRUCTION.
Cost to Jan. 31,1908
Total
Additions to Jan. 31, 1909
Pumping station
$6,631 74
$6,631 74
Boilers
3,473 70
3,473 70
Pumping machinery
5,889 06
5,889 06
Coal shed .
339 60
339 60
Road to station
272 00
272 00
Suction pipe system
2,369 86
2,369 86
Pipe line
24,778 33
24,778 33
Pipe laying
11,982 03
11,982 03
Clearing ground at station
620 08
620 08
Stand pipe
6,165 21
6,165 21
Expense Investigating Com.
2,344 12
2,344 12
Meters
3,034 90
$40 00
3,074 90
Engineering
3,000 00
3,000 00
Express and freight
245 99
245 99
Salaries
1,500 00
1,500 00
Miscellaneous
961 93
961 93
Expense on land taken for water supply
3,475 34
3,475 34
Laying service pipe, less amounts
received from property owners,
sale of meter and Light Dept. for team and labor
4,630 84 409 76
5,040 60
-
$81,714 73 $449 76 $82,164 49
WATER COMMISSIONERS' REPORT. 5
PIPE AND FITTINGS ON HAND.
1,813 1bs. 12-inch pipe $20 85
2,800 lbs. 10-inch pipe 32 12
2,160 1bs. 8-inch pipe
25 36
9,010 lbs. 6-inch pipe
107 77
480 1bs. 4-inch pipe
5 00
1 6-inch tee
5 40
2 12-inch sleeves
9 60
2 10-inch sleeves
7 40
3 6-inch sleeves
6 54
2 8-inch sleeves
6 56
2 12-inch plugs
3 25
1 10-inch plug
L 29
18 6-inch plugs
11 29
1 2-way and steamer hydrant
25 72
120 ft. 11%-inch cement lined pipe
18 00
200 ft. 1-inch cement lined pipe
20 00
Other pipe on hand
7 83
3 gate boxes
6 00
Tools and other material
85 00
$404 98
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WATER COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
CONSTRUCTION.
SERVICE PIPE.
Walworth Mfg. Co., pipe and fitting
$185 01
E. W. Roberts, supplies and labor
69
N. L. Howe, supplies
40
G. G. Davis, team for the year
92 75
Bion Green, Agent, freight
3 25
Coffin Valve Co., service boxes
48 00
W. A. Bailey, supt., pay roll
314 65
A. McInnis & Son, trucking
1 15
F. G. Newton, gasolene
50
O. F. Bennett, stock and labor
18 25
National Meter Co., meter connection
9 60
Am. Express Co., expressage
3 55
Kempton Co., supplies
1 25
National Meter Co., 1 11-2in. meter
40 00
C. W. Chapman, supplies
2 25
E. H. Alexander, supplies
50
F. C. Williams, sharpening tools
1 20
$723 00
WATER COMMISSIONERS' REPORT. 7
MAINTENANCE.
OIL AND WASTE.
G. P. Anderson, oil and waste
$147 94
A. G. Sturdivant, trucking
1 40
A. McInnis & Son, trucking 1 50
Bion Green, Agent, freight
4 79
$155 63
SALARIES.
W. A. Bailey, superintendent
$550 00
W. A. Bailey, commissioner
12 50
George T. Walker, commissioner
12 50
J. L. Howe, commissioner
12 50
$587 50
FUEL.
Water Department, fuel
$1,164 60
Sargent Coal Co., fuel, 1907
884 13
$2,048 73
INTEREST.
J. C. Pease, treasurer, interest on bonds $3,360 00
$3,360 00
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WATER COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
STATION WAGES.
T. C. Story, engineer $253 50
F. W. Fiske, engineer
668 57
C. Wentworth, labor 6 00
L. M. Swett, labor 3 00
$931 07
MISCELLANEOUS.
Crosby Steam Gauge & Valve Co., charts $1 50
Walworth Mfg. Co., supplies
71
American Express Co., expressage
9 40
G. P. Anderson, supplies
119 43
Bion Green, Agent, freight
2 19
Scannell Boiler Works, checks and arches
68 40
A. G. Sturdivant, trucking
1 10
Zenas Lovell & Co., supplies
11 76
I. B. Little Co., supplies
4 80
E. W. Roberts, stock and labor
29 49
O. F. Bennett, stock and labor
20 97
Hanscomb Hardware Co., batteries
75
G. P. Anderson, wheelbarrow top
5 50
Deane Steam Pump Co., valve piston
6 07
G. G. Davis, team
12 00
W. A. Bailey, superintendent, pay roll
47 33
H. C. Manning, sealing scales
71
Stulman Carmichael Co., repairing damper
7 75
Keniston Eng. Co., repairing steam main
50 00
Scannell Boiler Works, lead gaskets
5 00
A. McInnis & Son, trucking
1 60
J. W. Wilson, repairing roof at station
35 80
J. E. Currier, lumber 2 88
$445 14
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WATER COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
OFFICE.
Sargent Coal Co., coal, 1907-8
$84 00
N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co., telephoning and rental 37 94
Geo. E. Ricker, stamps and box rent 27 30
Merrimac Budget, printing 9 00
I. B. Little Co., supplies
74
C. S. Woodman, caning chairs
1 50
S. C. Pease & Sons, stock and machine work
1 60
J. E. Currier, lumber
75
H. H. Story, supplies
3 55
Zenas Lovell & Co., supplies
54
$166 92
Total
$8,417 99
RECEIPTS.
Cash on hand, January 31st, 1908
$50 12
Appropriations
3,280 51
Water services
3,377 43
Laying service pipe and sale of meter
241 94
Miscellaneous
35 27
Light Dept., acct. fuel
1,013 68
Light Dept., acct. oil and waste
108 33
Light Dept., acct. team and labor
71 30
Light Dept., acct., office expense
73 07
Light Dept., acct., rent of station
300 00
$8,551 65
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WATER COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
EXPENDED.
For construction
$723 00
For maintenance
7,694 99
Cash on hand, January 31st, 1909
133 66
$8,551 65
DEBIT.
Outstanding bills, estimated $85 00
$85 00
CREDIT.
Cash on hand
$133 66
Due from water takers
294 77
Fuel on hand
275 00
Due from laying service pipe
21 97
$725 40
GEORGE T. WALKER WARREN A. BAILEY JAMES L. HOWE Board of Water Commissioners.
FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
MUNICIPAL LIGHT BOARD.
The Municipal Light Board herein submit their fifth annual report for the year ending January 31st, 1909 :
The installation of the new engine, generator, etc., was completed early in the year and has proved very satisfac- tory. We consider the Town fortunate in having the new plant completed so soon as the old engine could not have been run much longer without shutting down for extensive repairs. These repairs have now been made and we have two complete sets in good running order. The cost of the new installation to date has been $6,099.15.
During the year we have lost two power takers and four light takers, but notwithstanding this, the receipts from private consumers have been $5,253.63, exceeding the re- ceipts of last year by $1,074.34, but owing to the expected reduction in the amount to be used by some of the remain- ing power takers, owing to their intended use of other power to a great extent, we think a conservative estimate of the amount to be received for the coming year to be $4,575.00. Profit in operating the plant for the year, $512.79.
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REPORT OF MUNICIPAL LIGHT BOARD.
In compliance with the law, the Manager has furnished the Board with the following estimates of the income and expense for the ensuing year, viz :
ESTIMATED EXPENSE.
Payment of note $600 00
Payment of bond 500 00
Interest on bonds 350 00
Interest on notes
240 00
Depreciation
714 05
Gross expense of operating, mainten-
ance, and repairs of plant 4,947 50
$7,351 55
Estimated income from private consumers.
4,575 00
$2,776 55
The above amount, $2,776 55, is the sum required by law to be included by the Town in its annual appropriation for maintenance, and in the tax levy for the ensuing year.
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REPORT OF MUNICIPAL LIGHT BOARD.
COST OF CONSTRUCTION.
For year ending
To Jan. 31, 1908.
Jan. 31, 1909.
Total.
Steam plant
$2,309 33
$1,676 06
$3,985 39
Electric plant
1,261 34
3,100 00
4,361 34
Street lines
11,442 42
156 92
11,599 34
Transformers
2,258 15
284 75
2,542 90
Meters
1,247 32
65 30
1,312 62
$18,518 56
$5,283 03
$23,801 59
MATERIAL ON HAND.
200 lbs. No. 4 wire
$50 00
175 lbs. No. 10 wire
22 75
200 lbs. No. 6 wire
42 30
60 1bs. guy wire
2 40
95 16 C. P. lamps
18 05
5bv feet cross arms
22 00
Braces, pins, etc.
25 00
Reels
10 00
Other material
15 00
Distribution tools
90 25
2 20 k. w. transformers
342 00
1 1 k. w. transformer
26 28
1 20 amp. meter
42 39
1 80 amp. meter
56 10
1 10 amp. meter
36 00
$800 52
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REPORT OF MUNICIPAL LIGHT BOARD.
CONSTRUCTION.
STREET LINES.
James Dickens, balance of contract
$100 00
James Dickens, reel of wire 42 30
James Dickens, supplies 5 28
High Tension Electric Co., insulators
6 72
A. G. Sturdivant, trucking
30
Bion Green, agent, freight
82
American Express Co., expressage
70
A. McInnis & Son, trucking
80
$156 92
STEAM PLANT.
Ridgway Dynamo and Engine Co., balance of
contract, less freight, etc.
$764 41
E. W. Roberts, balance of contract 25 00
Keniston Engineering Co., piping engine 737 32
I. B. Williams & Sons, belts 101 24
G. P. Anderson, lubricator and valve
27 35
Bion Green, agent, freight
44
A. G. Sturdivant, trucking
4 70
Procter C. Smith, cleaning engine
2 40
J. C. Libby, stock and labor
4 95
A. McInnis & Son, trucking
1 25
$1,676 06
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REPORT OF MUNICIPAL LIGHT BOARD.
ELECTRIC PLANT. Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Co., generator exciter and switchboard com- plete
$3,100 00
$3,100 00
TRANSFORMERS.
James Dickens, 2 5 k. w. transformers $120 57
James Dickens, 2 20 k. w. transformers, less
credit on transformers exchanged 156 55
James Dickens, labor
3 20
Bion Green, agent, freight and demurrage 2 18
A. McInnis & Son, trucking 2 25
$284 75
METERS.
James Dickens, 1 120 amp. meter $65 30
$65 30
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REPORT OF MUNICIPAL LIGHT BOARD.
MAINTENANCE.
EXTRAORDINARY REPAIRS.
James Dickens, repairing generators $172 09
Ridgway Dynamo & Eng.ne Co., repairing old engine 95 83
Westinghouse E. & M. Co., supplies
22 08
A. McInnis & Son, trucking 1 00
Bion Green, agent, freight 1 17
W. A. Bailey, manager, pay roll 4 00
American Express Co., expressage
6 00
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$302 17
FUEL.
Sargent Coal Co., 60 700-2240 gross tons coal
. at $4.93 $297 53
Atkinson Coal Co., 202 gross tons coal at $4.64 937 28
Atkinson Coal Co., 392 960-2240 gross tons coal at $4.54 1,782 40
Atkinson Coal Co., 92 1500-2240 gross tons screenings at $2.80 259 70
Sargent Coal Co., 77 1170-2240 gross tons
screenings at $2.80 217 33
Sargent Coal Co., 161 1350-2240 gross tons
screenings at $2.40 387 76
Water department, balance 1907 and coal con- sumed to April 7th 1,013 68
$4,895 68
REPORT OF MUNICIPAL LIGHT BOARD. 17
OIL AND WASTE.
Water department, oil and waste $108 33
$108 33
REPAIRING ELECTRIC PLANT.
James Dickens, supplies $1 60
Westinghouse E. & M. Co., supplies 71
American Express Co., expressage 40
$2 71
REPAIRING STEAM PLANT.
J. L. Kimball, repairs
$5 04
$5 04
STATION WAGES.
W. A. Barbeau, engineer
$834 00
$834 00
REPAIRING LINES AND CARE OF LAMPS.
Water department, team and labor $71 30
W. A. Bailey, manager, pay roll 27 39
I. B. Little Co., supplies 11 80
James Dickens, supplies
5 04
Pettingell Andrews Co., supplies
11 56
F. G. Newton, supplies
50
Bion Green, agent, freights
50
F. C. Williams, repairs
75
A. mcInnis & Son, trucking
3 90
1
$132 74
DISTRIBUTION TOOLS.
W. H. Scott, ladder $2 00
Pettingell Andrews Co., tools 7 25
$9 25
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18 REPORT OF MUNICIPAL LIGHT BOARD.
INCANDESCENT LAMPS.
Stuart Howland Co., 500 16 C. P. lamps $87 50
$87 50
OFFICE.
Water department, general office expense $73 07
Merrimac Budget, printing 21 75
$94 82
SALARIES.
W. A. Bailey, manager
$400 00
W. A. Bailey, commissioner
12 50
George T. Walker, commissioner
12 50
J. L. Howe, commissioner
12 50
$437 50
INSURANCE.
Bailey Sargent, employers and public $118 02
$118 02
BOND.
J. C. Pease, treasurer, bond No. 4 $500 00
$500 00
INTEREST.
J. C. Pease, treasurer, interest on bonds $370 00
J. C. Pease, interest on note 330 00
$700 00
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REPORT OF MUNICIPAL LIGHT BOARD.
INCIDENTALS.
Water department, rent of station
$300 00
E. W. Roberts, stock and labor
29 75
James Dickens, supplies
5 72
$335 47
Total
$13,846 26
EXPENDED.
Electric plant
$210 00
100 00
Steam plant Street lines
100 00
Transformers
100 00
Meters
55 56
$565 56
RECEIPTS.
Cash on hand January 31, 1908
$4,749 56
Appropriations
2,729 70
Interest
26 15
Premium on note
33 00
Premium on notes
110 00
From Water Dep't, account fuel
1,164 60
For sale of light and power
5,253 63
For return of reels
15 30
$14,081 94
20 REPORT OF MUNICIPAL LIGHT BOARD.
EXPENDED.
For maintenance For construction Cash on hand
$8,563 23
5,283 03
235 68
$14,081 94
DEBIT.
To outstanding bills estimated $100 00
$100 00
CREDIT.
By fuel on hand
$641 75
By due for light and power
174 10
By sales of light and power for January
749 43
$1,565 28
DEPRECIATION FUND ACCOUNT.
Balance of account January 31, 1908.
$10 00
Depreciation for the year
555 56
$565 56
GEORGE T. WALKER, WARREN A. BAILEY, JAMES L. HOWE, Municipal Light Board.
INDEX.
Appropriations, Page 38 Auditor's Report, . 110
Collector's Report, 73
Fire Engineers' Report,
70
Library Trustees' Report, 104
Locust Grove Cometery,
98
Mass. School Fund,
33
Police Report,
103
Sargent Hall, 103
School Report, 3
School Financial Account,
29
Selectmen's Report, .
39
Cemetery Account,
63
Financial Statement, 65
Fire Department,
54
Gypsy and Brown Tail Moths, 59
Highways and Bridges, 57
Hydrants and Watering Troughs,
49
Miscellaneous Department, 52
Pleasant Valley Street Railway, 51
Poor Department, . 41
Prospect Street School Lots, 51 Railing, 47
Recapitulation,
66
INDEX. 23
Selectmen's Report (Continued)
Repairs on Sargent Hall, 50
Sidewalks and Crossings, 63
Snow and Washouts, . 48
Soldiers' Relief,
45
State Aid, 46
Statistics from Valuation Book, 64
Street Lights,
49
Town Officers,
39
Vault,
50
Sealer's Report, . 100
Superintendent of Schools, .
9
Town Clerk's Report, .
68
Town Officers,
35
Treasurer's Report,
85
Uncollected Taxes,
75
WATER AND LIGHT REPORT.
Report of Board of Water Commissioners,
1
Construction,
6
Maintenance,
7
Water Analysis,
3
Report of Municipal Light Board,
11
Construction,
14
Maintenance,
16
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