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12.45
William Gilday
100.00
4.82
4.50
6.40
Moses Stevens
100.00
4.86
3.00
8.94
Elizabeth M. Cooper 100.00
4.82
3.50
7.63
Amos Weed
100.00
4.64
1.00
5.64
E. Fanny Bradley. 100.00
4.73
4.00
4.90
Porter Sargent ...
150.00
7.83
5.00
25.18
Melville S. Gibbs .
50.00
2.28
2.50
.09
Addie S. Sawyer .. 100.00
4.68
3.00
5.22*
Arthur C. Sargent 100.00
4.79
3.00
7.63
Heirs of A. R. Kim- ball
100.00
5.13
2.00
16.28
George E. Ricker .
100.00
4.73
4.00
4.84
Alfred G. Wells
.. 100.00
4.77
3.00
7.33
Stephen C. Parsons 200.00
9.97
4.00
25.19
Alfred H. Colby
100.00
4.75
4.00
5.57
Frank Ward
200.00
9.83
20.00
6.81
D. A. Moulton
100.00
4.86
3.00
9.15
S. A. Pease
150.00
7.29
5.00
12.90
Geo. W. and Olive O.
Judkins
150.00
7.18
6.00
9.45
George S. Sargent . 100.00
4.91
4.00
9.00
Donald MacDiamid 150.00
7.23
1.00
15.62
Wm. H. Young
. 100.00
4.64
3.00
3.74
The Clement
75.00
3.42
2.00
1.82
Everet Carlton
.
100.00
4.64
4.00
3.24
Emma P. Emerson 100.00
4.55
3.00
2.10
John H. Cleary
100.00
4.55
2.00
2.68
John W. Foster
150.00
6.82
4.00
3.01
A. E. Porter
150.00
7.27
3.00
14.63
M. A. Gassett
100.00
4.55
3.00
1.55
J. W. Johnson
100.00
3.77
1.00
2.77
Warren E. Wallace. 100.00
4.55
3.00
2.10
Lilla P. Laraway .. 100.00
4.55
3.00
2.10
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Care Capt. Moses
Sargent lot, Wil-
lard D. Sargent.
50.00
2.28
2.00
.57
Care of Nicholas
Sargent lot, Wil- lard D. Sargent. 50.00
2.28
2.00
.57
W. D. Sargent
200.00
9.70
3.00
20.28
Mary Abby Hoyt
. .
200.00
9.52
5.00
13.92
William Greeley
. .
100.00
3.77
3.00
.77
Moses S. Brown
100.00
2.63
2.63
Addie Haley
100.00
Henry C. Fox
100.00
1.50
1.50
Geo. G. Larkin
300.00
4.50
4.50
John B. Judkins .. 350.00
6.57
6.57
PUBLIC LIBRARY TRUST FUND
A. F. Goodwin .... $200.00
$15.24 $54.00
$22.81
Deposited by trans-
fer 73.69
James Whittier
400.00
21.99
105.21
D. J. Poore
500.00
22.75
22.75
KIMBALL PARK TRUST FUND
Judith W. Kimball $1,000.00
$47.88 $54.50
$46.31
Amos Weed . . 1,860.86
ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPRECIATION FUND
Amount Jan. 1, 1923,
650 60
August 23, deposited,
1,200 00
Interest one year,
34 09
$1,884 69
ELECTRIC LIGHT RESERVE FUND
Amount Jan. 1, 1923,
$1,906 50
May 21, 1923, depoisted,
1,500 00
Interest one year,
109 27
$3,515 77 All of the Funds are depoisted in the Merrimac Savings Bank.
Respectfully submitted, FRANK E. WALKER, Treasurer.
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TOWN REPORT
COLLECTOR'S REPORT
A. Raymond Waterhouse, collector, in account with the Town of Merrimac :
Final Account-1922 Tax List and Additions
Dr.
To uncollected resident taxes (last report), $6,600 49 To uncollected non-resident taxes, (last
report), 1,412 70
To uncollected Attitash Park taxes, (last report),
494 90
To late assessments, (last report),
15 20'
To late collections, (last report),
4,312 48'
To interest received on over-due taxes,
426 17
$13,261 94
Cr.
By cash paid to town treasurer,
$12,943 04
By property taken for town at tax sale,
160 48
By abatements, 158 42
$13,261 94
1923 ACCOUNT
Dr.
To 1923 tax list and additions,
$62,969 07
To interest received on over-due taxes, 93 93
$63,063 00
Cr.
i
By cash paid to town treasurer,
$50,575 45
By uncollected resident taxes,
6,498 43
By uncollected non-resident taxes,
1,463 53
By uncollected Attitash Park taxes,
256 40
By property owned by town,
148 24
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By abatements, Collected since December 31, 1923,
1,230 28
2,890 67
$63,063 00
UNCOLLECTED RESIDENT TAXES
Aldrich, George L., bal.,
$42 91
Anderson, Martin H.,
44 80
Andrews, Harriet, heirs,
54 40
Babbitt, Orin R.,
28 36
Bailey, Cora F.,
48 36
Bailey, James W.,
8 20
Bailey, Laban M., heirs,
32 88
Bancroft, Mrs. John, heirs,
56 40
Battis, Elmer E., bal.,
98 47
Bell, J. Stanley,
36 04
Bisson, Joseph, bal.,
209 32
Blanchard, Frederick W.,
62 60
Bond, Arthur R., bal.,
2 00
Boucher, David,
5 00
Cahill, John P. and Maud,
16 20
Chaloner, Walter L., heirs,
24 00
Cheroux, Nelson,
8 20
Christie, George J., bal.,
252 80
Colby, Herbert C., heirs,
72 00
Connor, Florence H.,
50 35
Currier, John E.,
709 86
Curtis, Frank M.,
5 00
Davis, Harriet J.,
700 80
Davis, Herman F.,
1,397 90
DeMeritt, Emma A.,
77 60
Deminie, Adelaide,
76 25
Deminie, Eugene G.,
70 60
DeWitt, Melville L.,
91 20
Dixon, Ralph and Ethel M.,
8 20
Donovan, Mary T.,
54 08
Drolett, Herman, bal.,
4 80
Durgin, Lynford L.,
35 72
Dwyer, John W.,
5 00
Eaton, William N.,
12 68
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Eldridge, Wallace L.,
35 40
Farquhar, Melvin A.,
8 20
Freeman, George S., bal.,
10 20
Fyfe, Robert,
5 00
Gurney, Fred V.,
5 00
Heath, Fred L., bal.,
16 20
Heroux, Wilfred,
5 00
How, J. Duncun,
67 85
Howe, Nathaniel L., heirs,
42 35
Howe, Nettie A., bal.,
36 80
Joudrey, Angus P.,
27 20
Kennett, LaForrest D.,
41 80
Kingsbury, Ella,
54 40
Larrivee, Rudolph,
121 92
Lennard, Agnes,
57 60
Maggi, Ellen M.,
52 80
McInnis, George A.,
107 52
Miles, Charles W.,
58 30
Moulton, Mary J.,
35 40
Nagle, George, bal.,
3 00
Peaslee, H. Fred,
42 44
Poland, Oscar A.,
64 00
Purdy, George B.,
70 40
Rand, Fanny H.,
343 03
Rand, Howard B., bal.,
103 68
Roberts, John,
5 00
Roy, Lucia,
20 80
Sargent, Orlando,
8 20
Sargent, Ralph H.,
156 48
Steer, William D., Jr.,
132 36
Smith, Albert B.,
101 75
Smith, George P.,
37 04
Somers, George A.
5 00
Stewart, Charles W., bal.,
44 80
Streeter, Willard H., heirs,
43 95
Sullivan, Mortimer, bal.,
3 00
Tamick, Harry,
50 70
Taylor, Henry,
8 84
Tilton, Clara B.,
1 00
Turcotte, Theodore,
5 00
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Urquhart, George A., bal.,
3 84
Wallace, Loren H., bal.,
52 20
Total, $6,498 43
UNCOLLECTED NON-RESIDENT TAXES
Batchelder, Charles B.,
$16 00
Bennett, Cornelia B.,
65 60
Bean, Clara,
9 60
Eastern Hard Fibre Co.,
320 00
Foss, L. D., heirs,
6 72
Grimm, Sara A., bal.,
38 00.
Hanson, Forest J.,
80 96.
Hoyt, Frank P.,
1 60
Lebenski, Andrew,
1 60
Marcus, Louis, bal.,
517 60.
McCauley, Elise A.,
112 00
Poor, C. Herbert,
50 65
Rawson's Product Co.,
235 20
Sheriff, William H.,
1 60
Walch, Anna E.,
6 40
Total,
$1,463 53
A. RAYMOND WATERHOUSE,
Collector.
Fred W. George in account with Town of Merri- mac, Mass.
Dr.
To taxes and interest,
$2,979 67
Cr
Paid town treasurer,
$2,415 88
Paid town treasurer, interest,
177 95
Abatements,
225 58
Property taken for town,
160 26
$2,979 67
FRED W. GEORGE, Collector.
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TOWN REPORT
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS
The Board of Assessors herein submit their an- nual report for the year 1923.
The amount to be raised for 1923 was made up as follows :
General appropriations,
$62,553 72
State tax,
4,200 00
County tax,
3,973 93
State highway tax,
446 20
Municipal light tax,
4 47
$71,178 32
TAXES AND ESTIMATED INCOMES
Tax on real estate,
$50,279 20
Tax on personal property,
8,371 52
Tax on polls, net,
1,410 00
Corporation tax, public service,
200 00
Corporation tax, business,
2,000 00
Income tax,
1,000 00
Income, schools,
5,537 18
Electric light extension,
3,412 00
Miscellaneous and court fees,
1,200 00
$73,409 90
Overlay, 1923,
$2,331 58
December assessment,
$404 80
11 polls, net,
22 00
$2,758 38
Abatements for 1918,
$2.50
Abatements for 1919,
28 02
Abatements for 1920,
59 39
Abatements for 1921,
135 67
Abatements for 1922,
643 83
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TOWN REPORT
Abatements for 1923,
1,230 28
$2,099 69
Balance to reserve fund, 1924, $658 69
STATISTICS FROM VALUATION BOOK
Valuation of real estate,
$1,571,225 00
Valuation of personal property,
261,610 00
Property assessed in December,
12,650 00
Total valuation,
$1,845,485 00
Valuation of property exempt,
122,500 00
Valuation of property exempt, individuals, 40,030 00
Number of polls assessed,
705
Number of polls assessed in December,
11
Number of persons assessed on property,
967
Number of polls exempt,
43
Number of dwelling houses,
639
Number of horses,
111
Number of cows,
233
Number of sheep,
4
Number of neat cattle other than cows,
100
Number of swine,
3
Number of fowl,
484
Number of acres of land,
4,840
Number of automobiles,
249
Respectfully submitted,
CLIFFORD R. HOWE, CHESTER E. WHITING, ANDREW K. ROBERTS, Board of Assessors.
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TOWN REPORT
AUDITOR'S REPORT
To the Citizens of the Town of Merrimac :
I have audited the books of accounts of the Asses- sors, Selectmen, Collector of Taxes, School, Fire, Water, Light Departments, and Town Treasurer, and find them to be correct.
All receipts have been accounted for and dis- bursements sustained by wararnts issued by the vari- ous departments, approved by the Selectmen and paid by the Town Treasurer as follows: Selectmen, $75,720.61; Fire, $3,489.13; School, $24,021.58; Lights, $20,914.11; Water, $14,706.70.
Respectfully submitted,
W. HAROLD WHITING, Auditor.
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TOWN REPORT
POLICE DEPARTMENT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
Gentlemen : I hereby submit the annual report of the Police Department for the year ending December 31, 1923.
Appropriation for Chief of Police,
$400 00
Expended :
James P. Donahue, Chief of
Police, $400 00
Appropriation for Night Watch,
$1,600 00
Expended :
James P. Donahue, Night
Watch, $1,600 00
Appropriation for Police Department, $700 00
Transportation, $97 39
Supplies and equipment,
125 28
Counsel fee's, 60 00°
Leon L. Dow, special police,
195 60
Joseph Bray, special police,
165 50
Frank Hargraves, special police, 122 00
Clarence O. Libby, special
police, 94 00
Orrin W. Burke, special police, 34 40
Fred Coster, special police, 8 00
Leslie Dore, special police, 6 00
Charles Lord, special police, 4 00
James F. Pease, special police, 2 00
Overdrawn,
*$914 17 $214 17
*Of the above total the sum of $164 was spent for Special Police, on road construction work on Main street.
Automobile accidents reported, 16
Autopsy attended, 1
TOWN REPORT
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Complaints investigated,
84
Children lost and found,
2
Court fines for use of town,
$500
Court fines imposed for use of Common- wealth, $240
Doors found open and secured,
7
Days attendance at Superior Court,
12
Dead bodies found,
2
Number of dog licenses collected,
42
Number of animals killed,
6
Runaway children, returned to parents,
4
Search warrants served for stolen goods,
4
Value of stolen property recovered,
$384
Number of arrests,
110
Male,
99
Female,
11
Charged as follows :
Assault,
1
Assault and battery,
16
Arrests for other police departments,
1
Capias,
2
Drunkeness,
13
Disturbance of peace,
2
Disturbance of public assembly,
1
Habitual school offender,
1
Insane,
2
Larceny,
3
Non-support of aged parent,
1
Non-support,
2
Malicious injury to real estate,
1
Violation of the motor vehicle law,
60
Violation of the liquor law,
2
Having gaming implements in possession,
1
Assuming to be an inn-holder,
1
Disposed of as follows :
1 Assault. Fined $10.00. Paid.
9 Assault and battery. Not guilty. Discharged.
3 Assault and battery. Guilty. Filed.
2 Assault and battery. Fined $50.00. Appealed.
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1 Assault and battery. 30 days in jail. Suspended' for 2 years. Appealed.
1 Assault and battery. Dismissed.
4 Drunkenness. Probation.
3 Drunkeness. Fined $15.00. Paid.
1 Drunkenness.
Fined $5.00. Paid.
2 Drunkenness. Released.
1 Drunkenness. Defaulted. Capais issued.
1 Drunkenness. 60 days. Suspended for two years.
1 Drunkenness. 30 days. Suspended for one year ...
1 Disturbance of public assembly. Dismissed.
1 Disturbance of peace. Guilty. Filed.
1 Disturbance of peace. Not guilty. Discharged.
1 School offended. Guilty. Filed.
2 Insane. Committed to State Hospital.
2 Larceny. Dismissed.
1 Larceny. Not guilty. Discharged.
1 Non-support of aged parent. Guilty. Fined $100 .. Appealed.
2 Non-support. Guilty. Offered to pay $5.00 per week.
1 Malicious injury to real estate. Not guilty. Dis- charged.
1 Illegal keeping of liquor. Fined $100.
1 Maintaining a liquor nuisance. Three months' sus- pension for two years.
1 Having gaming implements in possssion. Fined $50. Paid.
1 Assuming to be an inn-holder. Fined, $100. Paid.
1 Operating auto under influence of liquor. 30 days. in jail. Committed.
1 Operating auto after license had been revoked. in jail. Suspended.
1 Operating auto under influence of liquor. 30 days Fined $50. Paid.
6 Operating without license in possession. Fined $5.00. Paid.
1 Operating without license in possession. Dismissed.
3 Operating without license. Fined $25.00 each. Paid.
3 Operating without license. Fined $15.00. Paid.
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1 Operating without license. Fined $20.00. Paid.
9 Not having registration certificate in posession. Fined $5.00. Paid.
1 Not registered. Fined $15.00. Paid.
1 Not registered. Guilty. Filed.
1 'Operating within 8 feet of an electric car. Fined $10.00. Paid.
1 Operating within 8 feet of an electric car. Not guilty. Discharged.
1 License not endorsed. Guilty. Filed.
11 Driving on left of middle. Fined $5.00. Paid.
4 Driving on left of middle. Fined $10.00. Paid.
2 Driving on left of middle. Defaulted.
1 Driving on left of middle. Dismissed.
2 Using plates assigned to another vehicle. Fined $10.00. Paid.
1 Using plates assigned to another vehicle. Guilty.
Filed.
1 Having defective headlights. Fined $10.00. Paid.
1 Having defective tail-light. Fined $10.00. Paid.
4 Operating at excessive speed. Guilty. Filed.
1 Operating at excessive speed. Fined $5.00. Paid. Respectfully submitted,
JAMES P. DONAHUE, Chief of Police.
REPORT OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Gasoline pumps, tested and sealed, 8
Kerosene pumps, tested and sealed, 2
Liquid measures, tested and sealed, 34
Scales under 100 lbs., tested and sealed, 31
Scales over 100 lbs., tested and sealed, 4
Coal scales, tested and sealed,
1
Fees collected and paid treasurer, $11 90
F. H. HARGRAVES, Sealer of Weights and Measures.
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TOWN REPORT
REPORT OF FIRE ENGINEERS
To the Selectmen and Citizens of the Town of Merrimac :
The Board of Engineers submit their report for the year ending December 31st, 1923.
Number of alarms responded to 23.
Jan. 30. Box 12. J. B. Judkins Co., Fire in the shaving bin; loss $100.
Feb. 9. Telephone alarm. Chimney fire at the residence of Henry Manning off Main Street; no dam- age.
Feb. 16. Telephone alarm. Chimney fire at resi- dence of Mr. Lennard, Locust Street; no damage.
Feb. 17. Chief's call. Fire at the residence of Frank Rand, Locust Street; slight loss.
Mar. 3. Telephone alarm. Chimney fire at the Gunnison house on East Main street; no damage.
Mar. 28. Chimney, fire at the residence of Fred Cate, Main Street; no damage.
Apr. 21. Telephone alarm. Auto truck on fire West Main Street; slight damage.
Apr. 24. Telephone alarm. Chimney fire at the residence of Fred George, Church Street; no damage.
June 19. Box 16. Brush fire near Winter street ; no damage.
June 20. Telephone alarm. Brush fire near Winter Street ; no damage.
July 27. Telephone alarm. Brush fire near res- idence of Jos. Barlow, E. Main Street; No damage.
Aug. 6. Box 18. Dump fire on Mill Street; no damage.
Aug. 18. Box 4. Fire in coal pocket of Walker Body Co .; slight damage.
Aug. 22. Chief's call. Brush fire on land of John Currier, Winter Street; no damage.
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TOWN REPORT
Sept. 5. Telephone alarm. Brush fire near Win- ter Street; no damage.
September 6. Telephone alarm. Brush fire near Winter Street; no loss.
Sept. 11. Box 32. Gasoline fire near barn of Mr. Larabee; no damage.
Oct. 2. Box 14. Fire at Merrimac Baking Co.'s plant on W. Main Street ; loss $11,600.
Nov. 10. Telephone alarm. Chimney fire at residence of Newell Jenness, corner Summer and Maple Streets ; slight damage.
Nov. 13. Telephone alarm. Chimney fire at house owned by Mr. Bisson, E. Main Street; no dam- age.
Nov. 22. Box 5. The Kim building on Liberty Street, partially destroyed. Losses were, Mrs. Har- riet J. Davis, $5,000; H. J. Gelinas, $6,000; James F. Pease, $300; Mr. Briggs of Haverhill, Cadillac coupe destroyed; W. C. Streeter, $1,500, adjoining house.
Nov. 21. Telephone alarm. Fire in store owned by Leslie Dore, corner High and Merrimack Streets ; no damage.
Dec. 28. Telephone alarm. Chimney fire at residence of W. Bailey, High Street; no damage.
We have at present twenty men and two substi- tutes in Hose Co. No. 1 and ten men in Hose Co. No. 2. We have one regular driver for Combination No. 1. and two substitutes.
We recommend the purchase by the town of a. motor pumping engine, as the combination which we. now have is very apt to give out at any time and now needs a considerable outlay.
We recommend an appropriation of $3,000 for the year 1924.
FINANCIAL ACCOUNT
Appropriation, Expended :
$3,500 00
Salaries, Hose,
$1,942 00
450 00
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Coal,
356 38
Fire alarm,
273 04
Horse hire,
54 50
Hydrant labor,
5 00
Building repairs,
14 50
Comb., repairs, etc.,
237 95
Insurance,
30 00
Department supplies,
125 76
$3,489 13
Unexpended,
$10 87
Respectfully submitted,
AARON A. HUME, THOMAS C. GREELEY, HARRY A. MORGAN, Board of Engineers.
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TOWN REPORT
TOWN CLERK'S REPORT
BIRTHS
Number of births returned,
41
Males,
21
Females,
20
Father native born,
32
Mother native born,
35
Father and mother both native born,
31
Father and mother both foreign born,
5
Mixed parentage,
5
MARRIAGES
Number of marriages recorded,
24
First marriage of groom,
21
First marriage of bride,
21
Grooms native born,
22
Brides native born,
18
Grooms foreign born,
2
Brides foreign born,
6
Average age of groom,
28 years, 9 mos., 15 days
Average age of bride,
26 years, 8 mos., 15 days
DEATHS
Number of deaths recorded,
42
Males,
24
Females,
18
Under five years,
2
Males native born,
22
Females native born,
13
Males foreign born,
2
Females foreign born,
5
Of native parentage,
23
Of foreign parentage,
10
Of mixed parentage,
1
Average age,
Oldest person,
67 years, 17 days 93 years, 3 mos., 4 days
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TOWN REPORT
DOGS
Number of dogs licensed,
61
Males,
47
Females, Breeder's license,
14
1
CLIFTON B. HEATH,
Town Clerk.
REPORT OF TRUSTEES OF CEMETERIES
REPORT OF TRUSTEES OF LOCUST GROVE CEMETERY
Contingent Fund :
On hand December 31, 1922,
$313 81
Interest, 1923,
14 24
Balance December 31, 1923,
$328 05
General Fund :
On hand Dec. 31, 1922,
$176 76
Received sale of lots, 105 00
Total,
$281 76
Expended :
Clarence O. Libby, supt., payrolls, $38 30
George W. Sargent Sons,
mower, 12 00
Dolge Co., weed-killer,
53 88
Total, $104 18
Balance Dec. 31, 1923, $177 58
HOMER R. SARGENT, RICHARD A. SARGENT, CLARENCE O. LIBBY, Trustees of Locust Grove Cemetery.
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TOWN REPORT
REPORT OF TRUSTEES OF KIMBALL PARK
To the Selectmen and Citizens of Merrimac :
The Trustees of Kimball Park would offer the following report.
We have received from the estate of the late Amos Weed of San Diego, Cal- ifornia, a native of this town, a leg- acy amounting to $1,860 86
This together with the amount, 1,000 00
Already in hand makes a total of $2,860 86
The income only, to be used in the upkeep and care of Kimball Park.
We had balance Jan. 1, 1923, from interest, $52 93
Received interest in the year, 47 88
Total income, $100 81
Paid for labor in Park, 54 50
Balance Jan. 1, 1924, $46 31
There seemed to be a call for some settees in the Park and so this year we have placed two of them there, at an expense of $9.85 and they have been used quite frequently, but this number seems to be all that are needed for the present.
RICHARD A. SARGENT, HARRY A. PEASE, M. SARGENT WATERHOUSE, Trustees of Kimball Park.
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TOWN REPORT
PUBLIC LIBRARY REPORT
To the Citizens of Merrimac :
We herewith present the forty-eighth annual re- port of the Merrimac Public Library.
A total of 12,063 books have been put in circula- tion during the year. The following are the monthly deliveries :
January,
1213
July,
730
February,
1,190
August,
557
March,
1,458
September,
942
April,
1,072
October
1,018
May,
966
November,
1,050
June,
780
December,
1,087
Total, 12,063
This is the largest circulation in any one year in. the history of the library.
BOOKS ADDED TO THE LIBRARY DURING THE YEAR
Purchased by trustees,
226.
Gifts from :
Commonwealth of Mass.,
13
U. S. Government,
.
3.
William Carter,
1
Frederick W. Cate,
3
Hon. Edward R. Finck,
1
Elbert H. Gary,
1
William S. Hart,
1
Daniel M. Means,
1
Mitchell & Co., Inc.,
1
Claudia Q. Murphy,
1
Mrs. Mary W. Tileston,
1
-
Total,
253
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Town appropriation, Income of Goodwin fund,
$750 00
54 00
$804 00,
Expenses paid :
Stationery, 1922,
$11 00
Stationery, cards, etc., 1923,
19 00
Books,
344 18
Librarian,
250 00
Librarian, expenses,
1 74
Magazines,
38 20
Book list,
2 00
Cleaning rooms,
6 00
Heating,
50 00
Light bulbs,
3 75
Binding books and magazines,
64 55
Supplies;
6 20
Express, postage, etc.,
7 38
$804 00
Cash for fines and cards amounting to $48.08 paid. to Town Treasurer.
FUNDS FROM WHICH INCOME IS DERIVED James Whittier Fund, with interest to October 15, 1923, $505 21
F. E. Goodwin Fund, with interest to October 15, 1923, 350 50
D. T. Poore Fund, with interest to October 15, 1923, 522 75
$1,378 46
Through the appropriation of the town of $750 since 1920, prior to which, the appropriation was $500, your trustees have been able to put this increased' amount all into the purchase of books of the highest character both in fiction and non-fiction. The in- creased circulation immediately thereafter shows the increased and increasing interest by the users of the: library in the value of the library's worth as the fol- lowing figures demonstrate.
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Circulation 1919, 7,437. Circulation 1922, 11,513. Circulation 1920, 8,689. Circulation, 1923, 12,063. Circulation 1921, 11,200.
We recommend an appropriation of $750 for the current year that the present policy may be continued.
As our citizens are all aware during the past year through the great generosity of the late Mr. Thomas H. Hoyt, a trustee of the library, and chairman of the Board of Trustees for many years, under the terms of his will, he bequeathed to the town of Merrimac, for which he always maintained a great love, the residue of his estate after deducting stated bequests, for the purpose of erecting and partly maintaining a Memo- rial Public Library Building.
The value of the inventory filed for the purpose of probate is $68,923.18. A final settlement of the estate is not expected until the latter part of the year, and your trustees cannot proceed under the terms of the will, until the exact amount available for the pur- pose named is ascertained.
This is the largest gift in value that has ever been given our town, and as trustees we bespeak the deep appreciation of the people of the town of Merrimac to Mr. Hoyt, to whom they will ever hold a full sense of obligation and high regard to the perpetuation of his memory.
Merirmac has always aimed high that its insti- tutions and public conveniences might rate among the best that any township in the Commonwealth affords. When our new Memorial Library Building shall have been erected, and our treasure of books properly housed, then may the added benefits which will accrue to the young and old alike "in this, the Home College of America, the Public Library" be such, that the door of education will be still further opened to all who seek
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to advance their own opportunities by the help of the great light of the written word.
Respectfully submitted,
ALBERT P. WADLEIGH, FRANK E. WALKER, JOHN B. JUDKINS, ALVIN F. HEATH, MRS. LAURA R. JEWELL, HERBERT O. DELANO,
Trustees .. HERBERT O. DELANO,
Secretary ..
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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MUNICIPAL LIGHT BOARD
The Municipal Light Board herein submit their twentieth annual report for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1923.
We have added seventy-nine lighting services during the year and there were in use December 31, 416 Domestic services; 73 commercial services ; and 19 power services. In the past few years our lighting load has been greatly increased.
For sometime before we began buying the cur- rent we had about all the load we could carry from 4 o'clock to 6 o'clock in the winter and with the great in- crease since that time it would seem that our plant at the station would be of little use on the peak load; for this reason we would advise selling one or both of the engines and generators as it would save a great deal of delay if we ever wanted to start the plant. In the report of the cost of maintenance the item of in- cidentals includes the purchase of a Dodge truck cost- ing $950.80.
In compliance with the law the manager has fur- nished the Board with the following estimates of ex- pense and income for the ensuing year :
Expense
Gross expense of operating, $17,100 00
Interest, 60 00
Depreciation 3% on $48,882.10,
1,466 46
Bond payment, 500 00
$19,126 46
Income
From private consumers, $17,000 00
Cost as defined in Section 57 of
of Chapter 164 of the Gen-
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eral Laws of lighting mun- cipal buildings, 490 10
"Of lighting streets, 1,636 36
To be included in the tax levy,
$2,126 46
EXPENDED FOR Construction
Street lines,
$1,521 05
Transformers,
372 91
Meters,
859 41
$2,753 37
Renewals Street lines from depreciation fund, $254 85
Maintenance
Current purchased,
$11,994 72
Station wages,.
200 00
Repairs of lines, etc.,
388 00
Fixtures, lamps, etc.,
1,256 34
Distribution tools,
54 50
Salaries of commissioners,
75 00
Salary of manager,
999 96
Salary of collector,
559 92
Office expense,
370 02
Insurance,
162 83
Interest,
80 00
Incidentals,
1,264 60
Bond payment,
500 00
- $17,905 89
Total expended, $20,914 11 COST OF CONSTRUCTION TO JANUARY 1, 1924 Steam plant, $3,985 39 4,481 01
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