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Interest 1 year,
2 50
$65 13 All the above funds are on deposit in the Merrimac Savings Bank.
Respectfully submitted, FREDERICK C. GRANT, Treasurer.
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COLLECTOR'S REPORT
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Fred W. George in account with the Town of Merri- mac, Mass.
Dr.
To 1916 Tax List and additions, $36,740 15
Collected since December 31, 1915, report,
4,862 77
Uncollected last report,
4,207 07
Interest received,
320 34
Excise Tax, ;
467 90
$46,598 23
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By cash paid Town Treasurer,
$38,027 66
Excise Tax.
467 90
Property taken at Attitash Park,
27 50
Abatements, 1913,
14 13
Abatements, 1916,
642 20
Abatements since December 31,
135 53
Uncollected Non-resident (1914),
157 30
Uncollected Resident (1915)
141 67
Uncollected Non-resident (1915),
95 72
Uncollected Resident (1916),
1,384 10
Uncollected Non-resident (1916),
623 35
Late assessments,
140 94
Attitash Park (1913, 1914, 1915),
48 56
Attitash Park (1916),
27 80
Due from Firemen,
71 00
Collected since December 31,
4,592 87
$46,598 23
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Uncollected Non-resident Taxes for 1914
England, Geo. W., $79 20
Judkins. Geo., heirs or dev., 78 10
Uncollected Resident Taxes for 1915
Currier, John E., to be paid by G. H. Wood, bal., $26 40
Kaplan, Sarah, bal., 13 60
Kinsman, Clara, bal., 45 80
Manning, Henry C., guardian,
43 20
Sargent, Ralph H., bal.,
12 67
Uncollected Non-resident Taxes for 1915
Foss, L. D.,
$ 5.04
Grimm, Sarah A., bal.,
9 08
Judkins, Geo. W., heirs or dev.,
81 60
Uncollected Resident Taxes for 1916
Battis, Elmer E., bal.,
$41 20
Battis, Wm. J., bal.,
14 00
Bailey, Moses,
14 70
Blanchard, Frederick W.,
34 00
Currier, John W., bal.,
548 81
Currier & Sargent,
7 50
Dwinnels, Walter, bal.,
1 00
Deminie, Henry W., bal.,
37 90
Dodge, Cora E.,
35 85
Donahue, John E., bal.,
20 57
Eastman, Charles F., bal.,
11 ,00
Gray, Fred T., bal.,
27 ,00
Howe, Nathaniel L.,
2700
Howieson, Rufus E., bal.,
4 00
Hughes, Mary A., heirs or dev.,
58 00
Hyslop, Robert M.,
11 90
Kaplan, Sarah,
37 00
Kelly, Willard B., bal.,
63 80
Kinsman, Alfred O.,
17 70
Kinsman, Clara A.,
80 00
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Manning, Henry C., guardian,
36 00
Moore, John J.,
8 00
Morrill, Solon L.,
2 00
Pease, Jas. F.,
56 55
Sargent, Ralph H.,
96 50
Sargent, Susan, heirs or dev.,
10 00
Sayre, Ida L., bal.,
82 07
Uncollected Non-resident Taxes for 1916
Aldrich, Geo. L.,
$ 7 35
Colby, Lucetta,
16 00
Drury, Mary A.,
5 00
Haverhill, City of, Water Dept.,
200 00
Judkins, Geo. W., heirs or dev.
88 00
Kim Mfg. Co.,
82 00
Kelly, E. P. & A. W.,
6 00
Rawson Product Co.,
213 00
Wentworth, Geo. H., bal.,
6 00
Late Assessments
Wood, Geo. H.,
$40 00
Garquin, Orrie E.,
9 00
Judkins, Geo. W., heirs or dev.,
3 00
Hoyt, Thos. H.,
88 94
FRED W. GEORGE,
Collector ..
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BOARD OF ASSESSORS' REPORT.
In submitting this report for the year just closed, we feel duty bound to call the tax payers' attention to several facts :
First-That under the new tax law we are to lose some $2,000.00 visible taxes from intangible property, just how much of this amount, or more that the town will receive under the new Income Tax law is uncertain.
That we cannot continue to increase our appropria- tions by such bounds as last year, and keep a tax rate that will be in keeping with the prosperity that our town now enjoys.
That the assessors are required to assess property at its full value, and we believe that under the present valuation, that the town can hold its tax rate of $20.00 per thousand, under wise appropriations and the voters, at the town meeting, using such judgment as they would in their private business.
Budget for 1915, $40,709.42; budget for 1916, $47,615.68.
Budget for the year was made as follows:
General appropriations,
$37,809 58
State tax,
2,560 00
County tax,
2,222 00
State highway tax,
223 00
Refunded notes and interest,
2,276 00
Non-resident bank tax,
625 10
Overlay,
1,700 00
$47,615 68
To realize this sum we assessed taxes:
Real estate, $30,073 60
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Personal estate,
5,257 60
Polls, 1,220 00
Estimated Income :
From state, 2,000 00
From other sources, Sargent hall, etc., 600 00
From balances, 8,454 48
$47,615 68
Statistics from the Valuation Book:
Total valuation of assessed estate, $1,735,808 00
Valuation of assessed real estate, 1,503,680 00
Valuation of assessed personal estate, 215,880 00
Valuation of resident bank stock,
16,245 00
Valuation of assessed non-resident bank stock,
31,255 00
Valuation of assessed church property,
exempt,
40,350 00
Valuation of assessed property of indivi- duals, exempt,
45,252 00
Number of persons assessed,
1,215
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persons assesesd on property,
878
persons assessed, poll tax only,
337
polls assessed,
610
66
polls exempt,
40
66
66 dwelling houses and camps,
642
66
66 horses,
126
66
cows,
34
66
66
neat cattle other than cows,
40
66
66 swine, 8:
fowl, 1,427
Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM C. RUSSELL, FRANK E. BARTLETT, NORMAN S. COLE,
Assessors.
.
189
sheep,
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CEMETERY TRUSTEES
1
Locust Grove Cemetery
Balance as reported to town, $ 44 21
Received from sale of lots, 137 00
Received from sale of wood, 7 00
$188 21
Expended for labor and stock, $151 23
Expended for printing, 2 00
Deposited in Merrimac Savings Bank, 34 98
$188 21
Note .- There are 76 Union soldiers and sailors buried in town cemeteries as follows:
Church Street,
37
Locust Grove,
30
Lower Corner,
9
76
Seven more than last year, all lots have been kept in good condition and several graves filled. And although wages and material are higher and more graves to look after, we think the same appropriation should be made as last year viz, $250.00 for 1917.
New Perpetual Care Lots
Mrs. James Cooper, $100 00
Deposited in Merrimac Savings Bank.
Amos Weed of California, 100 00 Deposited in Merrimac Savings Bank. Contingent fund in Merrimac Sav- ings Bank, 242 16
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For detailed account of expense paid for Perpetual Care Lots see Town Treasurer Grant's report on another page of this report.
Church Street and Lower Corner Cemeteries
Appropriation,
$250 00
To cash paid for labor,
$248 95
Unexpended,
1 05
$250 00
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE G. LARKIN, CHAS. E. ROWELL, WILLIS H. SCOTT,
Trustees.
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ENGINEERS' REPORT.
To the citizens of the Town of Merrimac, we, the undersigned Board of Fire Engineers, make the follow- ing report :-
Number of alarms answered to, 10
Total fire loss, . . $95,940 00
Jan. 13-Box 17 at 10:30 P. M. Fire at Hazel Rands', Locust Street. Damage $425.00.
Feb. 29-Box 5 at 4:15 A. M. Fire at Car Barns. Loss $65,000.00.
May 12-Still alarm for chimney fire at A. R. Crane's. No loss.
Nov. 3-Box 18 at 6:15 P. M. False alarm.
Nov. 6-Box 18 at 8:30 P. M. Dump fire.
Nov. 25-Box 34 at 12:45 P. M. Grass fire at Lo- cust Grove Cemetery.
Dec. 4-Box 5 at 10:45 A. M. Fire in house owned by W. H. Wood on Central Street. Loss $500.00.
Dec. 4-Box 5 at 1:45 P. M. Fire in same house on Central Street. Small damage.
Dec. 11-Box 17 at 12:20 P. M. Fire in house owned by G. G. Larkin. Damage $15.00.
Dec. 12-Box 5 at 2:12 A. M. Fire that started in the Merrimac Plating Works and spread to the S. C. Pease factory and also to the S. C. Pease residence and the property of Cregg & Cregg. At this fire 13 lines of hose were laid. Your local department was obliged to summons help from Haverhill and Amesbury which re- sponded promptly and did valiant work in helping to bring the fire under control after six hours of hard work at a loss of about $30,000.00 and a total of $95,940.00 for the year ending January 1, 1917. Since January 1,
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1917 we have had tive fires, one of them being extreme- ly difficult to bring under control.
The fire loss for the year has been exceedingly large owing to the fact that our heaviest losses occurred in the worst fire hazards we had in town.
Most of the apparatus is in as good shape as could be expected for the time it has been in use. During the year we have purchased 600 ft. of good double jacket hose which has stood the test very satisfactorily. We now have 2,000 feet of hose which is in very good condi- tion and is sufficient except in cases where more than eight lines are necessary.
At the beginning of our official year, we took the steamer out for trial and it was found to be in very bad shape ; leaking in many of her seams and capable of very little service. As we only had a small amount of money at our disposal, we were very fortunate to secure the services of Mr. Fillieu of Manchester, N. H. who at a cost of $45.00 repaired and put her in good condition, which proved to be a good investment for the excellent work she has done at the two big fires.
The Central Station needs shingling and other minor repairs which should have been done last year. The house of Hose 2 is in very good condition.
As the time has now come when it is very difficult to get horses and. business interests demand better pro- tection, we recommend that the town purchase a me- dium weight combination fire truck, which would, no doubt, save much time that is lost in waiting for horses which usually take from 15 to 20 minutes to reach the house, before any of the appartus can leave. Even if it happens to be a fire in the immediate vicinity of the Central Station, much time would be saved and the men in better condition to work when they arrived at the scene of the fire, if instead of drawing the apparatus by hand, a fire-truck could be used to great advantage.
Such a truck would have a carrying capacity of 600
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ft. of 2 1-2 inch hose, 150 ft. of 1 1-2 in. chemical hose, one extension ladder, one roof ladder, two hand extinguish- ers, one 40 gallon chemical tank, axes, bars, small equip- ment and six men. This machine would be of great val- ue in extinguishing fires, especially in the out-lying dis- tricts, as it would make better time than horses.
The R. W. LeBaron Compressed-air Fire Alarm Sys- tem which has been recently installed in the basement of the Town Hall has proven to be very efficient and. satisfactory in every way. We believe that this system gives as good an alarm as there is in the state. It was procured at a lower price than it could be obtained for today. Being automatically connected with the boxes, the new system has great advantage over the old.
During the year, much work has been done in re- pairing the overhead wires; but owing to the increase in the price of material, many of the lines are still unsatis- factory and should be repaired this year.
Thanking the citizens for all assistance rendered us during the year, we beg to remain
Yours respectfully,
CARLTON C. WITHAM. ROSWELL J. EATON. LOUIS B. DAVIS.
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POLICE DEPARTMENT.
Merrimac, Mass., Jan. 19, 1917.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
I hereby submit the annual report of the Police De- partment for the year ending Dee. 31, 1916 : Number of arrests, 52
Charged as Follows :
Drunkenness, 25
Disturbance of peace,
6
Disturbance on public conveyance,
1
Malicious mischief,
5
Evading car fare,
2
Non-support,
2
Violation of auto laws,
2
Slaughtering without inspection,
1
Capias,
2.
Bastardy,
1
Larceny,
1
Assault,
1
Assault on officer,
I
Escaped prisoner,
1
Delinquent child, I
Disposed of as Follows:
12 For drunkenenss. First offence. Released.
6 For drunkenness. Probation for 1 year.
1 For drunkenness. 30 days at Newburyport. Sus-
pended for 3 months.
1 For drunkenness. 30 days at Newburyport. Sus- pended for 6 months.
1 For drunkenness. 30 days at Newburyport. Sus- pended for 1 year.
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1 For drunkenness. 4 months at Newburyport. Com- mitted.
1 For drunkenness. Continued.
1 For drunkeness. Fined $5.00. Committed for 10 days.
1 For drunkenness. 30 days at Newburyport. Com- mitted.
1 For disturbance of peace. Discharged.
1 For disturbance of peace. 30 days at Newburyport. Suspended for 1 year.
·3 For disturbance of peace. Fined $5.00. Paid.
1 For disturbance of peace. Probation for 1 year.
1 For disturbance on public conveyance. Fined $10. Paid.
3 For malicious mischief. Discharged.
1 For malicious mischief. Fined $10. Paid.
1 For malicious mischief. Defaulted.
2 For evading car fare. Fined $10. Paid.
1 For non-support. Defaulted.
1 For non-support. 1 year probation.
1 For violation of auto laws. Discharged.
1 For violation of auto laws. Fined $25.00. Paid.
1 For slaughtering without inspection. Fined $10.00. Paid.
1 For bastardy. Continued.
1 For larceny. 3 months at Newburyport suspended for 2 years.
1 Escaped prisoner for Haverhill officers.
1 For assault. 30 days at Newburyport suspended for 1 year.
1 For assault on officer. Fined $15.00. Paid.
1 For delinquent child. Discharged.
1 On capias for malicious mischief. Continued.
1 On capias for disturbance. Fined $5. Paid. Respectfully submitted, JAMES P. DONAHUE, Chief of Police.
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FORTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT OF MERRIMAC PUBLIC LIBRARY.
To the citizens of the town :-
In submitting this the forty-first annual report of the library your trustees are pleased to report a very satisfactory year's work although the circulation of books has not been quite as large as we had hoped it would be, the number of books circulated this year be- ing just about the same as last year. We would again express our desire to co-operate with the schools, and any organizations engaged in cultural work and would. say that we shall be glad to add to the library any books: that can be of practical use in connection with such work. Realizing that our reference room was very dingy in appearance we have this year put it in good condi- tion by painting the walls, varnishing the book cases: and otherwise improving it so we now have a very at- tractive room." And here we would like to express our thanks to Mr. Whitney, who did the work for us, for- his interest in the work and for the things done by him, without expense to the town, which have greatly im- proved the appearance of the room. We are hoping to be able during the coming year to do something to im- prove the appearance of the main library room. In ask- ing for an appropriation this year for the support of the library we would call the attention of the citizens of the town to the fact that we no longer have the use of library income from fines, cards and catalogues, amount- ing to $30 to $50 each year, as we formerly have had, as by a recent ruling all such income must be turned in to the town treasury and the only money available for general library purposes is the amount appropriated at the annual town meeting, we would therefore ask for
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the same appropriation as last year, namely $500.
There have been added to the library during the year 149 books coming from the following sources : Purchased by the trustees, 96
Presented by the U. S. Government,
6
66 66 the state,
19
66
66 Mrs. M. J. Moulton,
16
66
66 Eddy Town Record Fund,
4
H. W. Haskell,
2
66
Rev. W. W. Everts,
1
66
66 New York Gen'l Education Board,
1
.66
66 American Jewish Comm.,
1
Arthur A. Carey,
1
$6
Louis A. Frothingham,
1.
149
Total circulation of books from main library, 7,- 687 volumes. The monthly circulation is as follows :
January, 654
July, 647
February, 691
August, 423
March, 791
September, 565
April,
842
. October, 509
May,
705
November, 695
June,
651
December, 514
In addition to the above 1,077 volumes have been circulated at the branch at the "Port."
Financial Statement
Appropriated by the town, Expenses :
$500 00
Paid for books,
$148 04
Librarian, 200 00
G. F. Kendrick, repairs, 5.75
Magazines, 27 50
G. C. H. Whitney, painting, etc., 28 00
Saugus Board of Trade,
1
45
Binding books,
43 90 ;
Heating rooms, 25 00
Printing and supplies,
7 25
Postage, express, etc.,
11 84
Unexpended balance,
2 72
$500 00
Funds of the library from which income is derived :
James Whittier fund with int. to Oct., 1916, $432 24
A. E. Goodwin fund with int. to Oct., 1916, 309 68
T. H. HOYT,
H. O. DELANO,
B. F. SMITH,
W. S. TUCKWELL,
A. P. WADLEIGH, W. B. SARGENT.
Trustees. .
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT.
Year Ending Dec. 31, 1916.
BIRTHS
Number of births returned,
29
Males,
11
Females,
18
Father native born,
22
Mother native born,
25
Father and mother both native born,
22
Father and mother both foreign born,
4
Mixed parentage,
3
MARRIAGES
Number of marriages recorded,
24
First marriage of groom,
21
First marriage of bride,
22
Grooms native born,
22
Brides native born,
22
Average age of groom,
28 yrs. 2 mos.
Average age of bride,
25 yrs. 2 mos.
DEATHS.
Number of deaths recorded,
36
Male,
14
Female,
22
Under five years,
6
Males native born, .
13
Females native born,
21
Males foreign born,
1
Females foreign born,
1
Of native parentage,
18
47
Of foreign parentage, 7
Average age,
Oldest person,
57 yrs., 11 mos., 6 days. 89 yrs., 4 mos., 16 days
DOGS
Number of dogs licensed,
75
Males, Females,
67
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CLIFTON B. HEATH, Town Clerk.
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF KIMBALL PARK
To the Citizens of the Town of Merrimac:
The Trustees of Kimball Park would report that they have cared for the grounds in the usual manner, and have received from the Trust Funds in Merrimac Savings Bank $40.00, and we have paid out to R. G. Flower, for labor, $ 20 00
F. W. Spinney, balance for shrubs,
20 00
$ 40 00
This completes the payments due Mr. Spinney and so that we will now have the entire $40.00 to spend on the Park.
Respectfully submitted, RICHARD A. SARGENT, FREDERICK C. GRANT, Trustees of Kimball Park.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE BOARD OF
Water Commissioners
The Board of Water Commissioners herein submit their Thirteenth Annual Report for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1916.
In our last report we advised installing ten new wells at the station. This the Town voted to do and appro- priated $1,600.00 for that purpose.
The work was completed at an expense of $1,608.23, and was found to be a decided success having greatly reduced the cost of pumping and giving us plenty of water at all times.
The wells vary in depth from 23 feet 3 inches to 46 feet 9 inches and the average yield of water is over 40 gallons: each per minute. This should settle the question of wa- ter supply for years to come.
At the same meeting it was voted to extend the six inch water main 2350 feet on Bear Hill road and the sum of $2,100.00 was appropriated, this being about $100.00 more than the estimate made in 1911, but we found on calling for bids that the work could not be done for any -. where near the estimate, we therefore made on extension of 1850 feet, the sum expended for this was $2,037.94.
There were seven houses and nine families in this dis- tance but only four families are taking water and paying but $24.00 per year.
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We have added nine new services making the total to date 575. There are 44 services shut off leaving 531 in use, the same number as last year.
The receipts from water rates were $6,523.68, exceed- ing last year's receipts by $568.05. This will probably not be equalled for some time owing to the loss of our largest consumer. .
Water Report
Estimates for the ensuing year.
Expense
Gross expense of operation,
$4,057 75
Bond payments,
3,500 .00
Note payments,
850 00
Interest payments,
2,396 :00
Construction,
25 00
$10,828 75
Income and cash on hand
Water rates,
$6,100 00
Rent of station,
150 00
Appropriation for construction,
25 00
Appropriation for municipal use,
2,421 ,00
Appropriation for maintenance,
1,765 83
Cash on hand,
366 92
$10,828 75
We recommend that the Town appropriate :
For water for municipal use,
$2,421 00
For maintenance,. 1,765 83
For construction, 25 00
$4,211 83
Debtor
To unpaid bills,
$102 75
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Creditor
By cash on hand,
$366 92
By fuel on hand,
1,156 00
By supplies on hand,
42 50
$1,565 42
Construction
Union Water Meter Co., meter and
supplies, $103 41
Builders Iron Foundry, service boxes, 26 40
Norwood Engineering Co., 2 hydrants, 66 00
Payroll to employees, 134 95
G. G. Davis, team,
61 45
A. McInnis, freight and trucking,
17 86
Town of Merrimac, express paid,
5 53
Macbee Pipe Co.,
70 77
H. L. Bond Co., packing,
14 98
Jonah & George, lead and solder,
9 61
National Lead, lead,
137 12
G. P. Anderson & Co., supplies,
42 61
A. O. Nichol, teaming,
14 50
B. & M. R. R., freight,
92 02
R. D. Wood & Co., 6 in. pipe,
976 86
Haverhill Water Works, labor,
10 94
R. G. Watkins, laying pipe,
546 07
R. G. Watkins, labor on services,
54 38
B. F. Smith & Co., new wells,
1,575 00
Amesbury Water Dept., 4 in. pipe,
30 73
Walworth Mfg. Co., supplies,
11 81
O. F. Bennett, supplies,
9 32
W. H. Scott, lead,
1 81
Wright Garage Co., labor,
1 40
$4,015 53
Receipts Appropriation, general, $ 125 00 .
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Appropriation, Bear Hill Street,
2,100 00
por+ ++
Appropriation, new wells,
1,600 00
Light Dept., labor,
66 60
Light Dept., team,
39 35
Sale of material,
35 60
Laying service pipe,
120 52
Construction cash, Jan. 1, 1916,
51 38
Balance unexpended,
122 92
$4,138 45 $4,138 45
Maintenance Miscellaneous and Repairs
Payroll to employees, $ 51 23
A. McInnis, freight and trucking, 1 51
Wright Garage Co., repairs,
15 95
O. F. Bennett, supplies,
10 30
G. P. Anderson & Co., supplies,
66 15
G. G. Davis, team,
17 00
I. B. Little Co., supplies, 5 94
Scannell Boiler Works, repair parts,
28 40
F. C. Williams, labor,
1 70
B. S. Gallup, supplies,
45
H. Franklin, repairs on pump,
6 65
Norwood Engineering Co., hydrant 1 and wrenches, 33 50
Worthington Pump Co., valves,
5 04
Hanscom Hardware Co., supplies,
4 47
J. W. Wilson, repairing station,
110 26
Amesbury Water Dept., labor,
4 75
Oil and Waste
G. P. Anderson & Co., oil and waste, $143 45
A. McInnis, freight and trucking, 7 00
Wright Garage Co., oil, 1 60
$363 30
$152 05
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Salaries
W. A. Bailey, superintendent,
$399 92
W. H. Scott, collector, 199 92
W. H. Scott, commissioner,
12 50
W. A. Bailey, commissioner,
12 50
W. A. Barbeau, commissioner,
12 50
$637 34
Fuel
Light Dept., fuel,
$1,784 47
Atkinson Coal Co., fuel,
658 20
Sargent Coal Co., fuel and teaming, 84 28
$2,526 95
Supplies to Station
G. P. Anderson & Co., packing and supplies, $ 30 98
Town of Merrimac, express paid, 8 40
Wright Garage Co., supplies, 15
Z. Lovell & Co., supplies, 5 34
$44 87
Station Wages
Geo. G. Hall, engineer, $970 00
Office Expense
Telephone,
$ 53 04
A. B. Sawyer, supplies, 1 00
Merrimac Post Office, stamps and box rent, 30 60
W. H. Scott, janitor,
20 00
I. B. Little Co., supplies,
1 21
Merrimac Job Print. supplies, 12 15
Sargent Coal Co., coal,
91 64
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J. L. Fales, step ladder, 2 00
H. H. Story, supplies, 1 00
Z. Lovell & Co., supplies, 1 35
W. H. Scott, carfare and supplies, 3 07
$217 06
Insurance
Merrimac Insurance Agency, com-
pensation, $ 42 07
Boilers,
83 00
$125 07
Bonds, Notes and Interest
Bond payments,
$3,500 00
Note payments,
850 00
Interest payments,
2,570 00
$6,920 00
Cost of Construction
Cost to January 1, 1916 :
Pumping Station,
$6,631 74
Boilers,
3,473 70
Pumps,
5,889 06
Coal Shed,
339 60
Road to Station,
272 00
Suction Pipe System,
2,369 86
Pipe Line,
27,983 98
Pipe Laying,
14,188 49
Clearing land,
620 08
Stand Pipe,
6,165 21
Investigating Committee,
2,344 12
Meters,
3 242 82
Engineering,
3,097 22
Freight and express,
245 99
Miscellaneous,
971 98
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Salaries,
1,500 00
Land taken,
3,475 34
Service pipe,
8,136 09
Reservoir at Station,
137 99
$91,085 27
Additions, 1916 :
Pipe line,
$1,371 09
Pipe laying,
546 07
Meter,
34 75
Service pipe,
193 32
Suction pipe system,
1,608 23
$3,743 46
$94,838 73
Balance Sheet Receipts
Appropriation, general construction, $ 125 00
Appropriation, Bear Hill Street extension,
2,100 00
Appropriation, new wells,
1,600 00
Appropriation for municipal use,
2,371 00
Appropriation for maintenance,
1,451 67
Light Dept., oil and waste,
96 82
·
Light Dept., rent of station,
300 00
Light Dept., engineer,
75 00
Light Dept., labor,
66 60
Light Dept., team,
39 35
Light Dept., office,
97 53
Sale of material and repairs of ser- vice pipe,
35 60
Miscellaneous,
25 83
Water rates,
6,523 68
Laying service pipe,
120 52
Cash on hand January 1, 1916,
1,310 49
$16,339 09
56
Expended
1
For construction,
$4,015 53
For maintenance,
11,956 64
Cash on hand January 1, 1917,
356 92
$16,339 09
WILLIS H. SCOTT,
WILFRED A. BARBEAU,
WARREN A. BAILEY, Board of Water Commissioners.
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS-State Department of Health. WATER ANALYSIS (Parts in 100,000)
Merrimac.
Subject to Correction.
Appearance
Residue on Evaporation
Ammonia
Nitrogen as
Oxygen con- sumed
Hard- ness
Iron
Turbid-1 ity
Sedi- ment
Color
Total
[Loss on Ignition
Fixed
Free
Total
In solu-| In sus- tion
pension
131921
July 17
.none
none
.00
-
.0000
.0002
.56
.0240
.0000
2.4
.005
Wells
128930
Jan. 17
none
none
.00
5.20
.0004
.0018
.54
-
-
2.5
.011
Well
130631
May 8
none
none
.00
5.30
.0000
.0008
.54
0200
0000
2.5
.020
Well
129808
Mch. 17
none
none
.00
6.60
-
-
.0000
.0006
.56
.0160
.0000
-
2.6
.012
Well
No.
. Albuminoid
Chlo- rine
Date of colleo- tion 1916
Ni- trates
Ni- trites
-
-
-
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Municipal Light Board
The Municipal Light Board herein submit their Thir- teenth Annual Report for the fiscal year ending Decem- ber 31, 1916.
At the close of 1915 we were running our plant 24 hours per day and carrying a load that taxed the plant to its full capacity and we found the load on the increase. The committee chosen at the special meeting November 19, 1915, opened negotiations with the Amesbury Electric Light Co. for the purchase of current, this resulted in making a contract with this company for the purchase of all the current used for five years.
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