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F. A. REARDON R. A. SARGENT H. C. McILVIN
Trustees of Kimball Park
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TOWN REPORT
Annual Report of the Municipal Light Board
The Municipal Light Board herein submit their twenty-seventh annual report for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1930.
We have added 34 lighting services during the year and one power service, and there were in use during the year 819 lighting services and 16 power services.
Estimates under Section 57 of Chapter 164 Gen- eral Laws.
EXPENSE
Gross expense of operating $25,778.00
Depreciation 3% on
$74,430.88 2,232.92
$28,010.92
INCOME
From private consumers
$24,000.00
From Municipal buildings 383.30
From street lighting 2,296.43
$26,679.73
To be included in tax levy
$ 2,679.73
COST OF CONSTRUCTIONS
Steam plant
$ 3,985.39
Electric plant
4,481.01
Street lines
42,159.25
Meters
10,008.09
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Transformers
11,497.41
Street lighting equipment
2,299.73
$74,430.88
EXPENDED 1930
Construction
$2,582.83
Street lines
163.80
Street lighting equipment
324.34
Meters
399.01
$ 3,469.98
MAINTENANCE
Current purchased
$14,440.90
Station wages
588.00
Rent of Station
350.00
Repairing lines, etc.
1,118.90
Lamps, etc.
976.97
Tools
11.99
Salary of manager
1,270.10
Salary of collector
1,040.00
Salary of assistant
7880.00
Salary of commissioners
75.00
Office expense
720.26
Insurance
324.41
Incidentals
1,088.37
$22,784.90
Expended for construction
3,469.98
Total expended
$26,254.88
BALANCE SHEET
On hand and received
Construction fund Jan. 1, 1930 $ 4,385.58
Construction fund January 1, 1930 $ 4,385.58
Operation fund January 1, '|
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1930 8,000.00
Depreciation fund January 1,
1930
10,455.52
Reserved fund January 1,
1930
7,683.36
Sale of power
6,277.35
Sale of light
18,150.88
Appropriation town lights
$2,355.19
Pole rentals
24.05
Sale of lamps, etc.
1,146.75
Use of truck
117.33
Interest of depreciation fund
496.06
Interest on reserve fund
388.96
Insurance
105.75
Miscellaneous
131.04
$59,717.82
Expended and on hand
Construction and renewals
$ 3,469.98
Maintenance
22,784.90
Depreciation fund
12,282.16
Reserve fund
8,072.32
Operation fund
2,000.00
Construction fund
3,108.46
Turned back to town
8,000.00
$59,717.82
JOHN MARSHALL LOUIS B. DAVIS RICHARD E. SARGENT Municipal Light Board.
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TOWN REPORT
Annual Report of the Board of Water Commissioners
The Board of Water Commissioners herein submit their twenty-seventh annual report for the: fiscal year ending Dec. 31, 1930.
We have added ten services making a total of 710 services. There are 51 not in use or 5 less than December 31, 1929.
ESTIMATES FOR THE ENSUING YEAR
Gross expense of operating
$9,940.00
Bond payment
3,500.00
Interest
280.00
Construction
250.00
$13,970.00
Estimated Income
Water rates
$9,500.00
Miscellaneous
1,032.00
Water in town buildings
100.00
Cash on hand
4,877.62
$15,509.62
Balance
$1,539.62
Construction
Total expended $3,394.62
CREDITS
Constrction cash Jan. 1, 1930 $ 354.78
Laying service pipe, etc.
379.44
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Sale of material
38.70
Appropriations
2,376.10
Light Dept. account payrolls
1,292.10
Balance
$4,441.12 $1,046.50
MAINTENANCE
Miscellaneous and repairs
$2,004.66
Oil and waste
104.03
Salary of Superintendent
799.76
Salary of Collector
520.00
Salary of Commissioners
75.00
Fuel
1,263.78
Station wages
1,820.00
Office expense
418,08
Bond payment
3,500.00
Interest
420.00
Insurance
105.75
$11,031.06
Total expended
$14,425.68
MONTHLY REPORT OF PUMPING STATION
Gallons Pumped
Hours
Minutes
January
3,620,000
155
40
February
3,288,000
138
25
March
3,672,000
152
30
April
3,600,000
149
50
May
4,008,000
167
25
June
4,008,000
203
July
4,392,000
189
25
August
3,960,000
174
35
September
4,344,000
186
55
October
3,792,000
160
05
November
3,456,000
144
15
December
3,624,000
151
45,764,000
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BALANCE SHEET
On hand and received :
Appropriation water in town buildings $ 100.00
Appropriation hydrant service 1,029.60
Appropriation Water extensions 2,376.10
Water rates
9,899.59
Repairing service pipe
120.07
Laying service pipe
379.44
Miscellaneous
89.20
Light Dept. rent of station
350.00
Light Dept. station wages
588.00
Light Dept. office expense
30.80
Light Dept. payrolls
1,292.10
Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1930
3,048.40
$19,303.30
Expended and on hand
$ 3,394.64
For construction
11,031.06
Cash on ahnd Jan. 1, 1931
4,877.62
$19,303.30
LOUIS B. DAVIS JOHN MARSHALL RICHARD E. SARGENT Board of Water Commissioners.
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TOWN REPORT
Report of Treasurer JANUARY 2 TO MARCH 6, 1930
To the Board of Selectmen and Citizens of Merri- mac :
I have received
Balance January 2
$18,449.24
Receipts
38,229.98
$56,679.22
Paid
Warrants
$39,744.31
Balance
16,934.91
$56,679.22
RICHARD A. SARGENT
Town Treasurer
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Report of Town Treasurer, 1930
To the Selectmen and Citizens of Merrimac:
As Treasurer I would report that I have recei- ved in the past year as follows : Balance March 6, 1930 $ 16,934.91 Receipts to January 1, 1931 196,416.92
$213,351.83
Payments
201,977.26
Balance January 1, 1931
$ 11,374.57
Respectfully submitted,
ROY C. JOURNEAY Town Treasurer.
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Report of Sealer of Weights and Measures
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and Citizens of Merrimac :
I submit the following report for the year 1930. Scales :
Platform over 5000 lbs.
Platform 100 to 5,000 lbs.
21
Counter under 10 lbs.
4
Beam 100 lbs. or over
1
Beam under 100 lbs.
10
Spring under 100 lbs.
19
Computing under 100 lbs.
17
Capacity Measures : Liquid 75
Automatic Measuring Devices :
Gasoline measuring pumps 48
1
Kerosene measuring pumps 1
Oil measuring pumps 12
Quantity measures on pumps
253
Total receipts for year, $48.27.
Respectfully submitted,
HAROLD R. EASTMAN
Sealer of Weights and Measures.
A Sealed
Condemned
Adjusted
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Report of Public Library
To the Citizens of the Town of Merrimac:
We submit our annual report as Trustees of your public library for the year ending December 31, 1930.
This year has seen the transfer of the library to our new building, which was formally opened by dedicatory exercises on the evening of April 11th. The munificence of our benefactor can now better be appreciated an in recognition of his generosity your Trustees recommend the formal adoption of the: name of the Thomas H. Hoyt Memorial Library.
There have been 13,552 volumes in circulation during this calendar year. The monthly deliveries. were as follows:
January
912
July
1234
February
729
August
956
March
973
September
1127
April
1214
October
1159
May
1553
November
1293
June
1124
December
1278
From the opening of the new library till the end of the year the volumes circulated totaled 10,938; this represents an increase of more than 55% over that of the corresponding period of the preceding year. This increased circulation, together with the more general use of the library for reading purposes, is very gratifying to your Trustees and appears to. justify our greater expenditure for books during the past year.
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During the year there have been added a total of 362 books, an increase of 75% over the accessions of 1929. These came from the following sources, and the gift volumes we hereby gratefully acknow- ledge:
Purchased 343
Presented
Gov. Frank G. Allen
1
: Commonwealth of Massachusetts
3
Ida E. Cushing 1
Estate of Jennie Lane
1
Eleanor S. Sargent 1
United Fruit Company
1
Albert P. Wadleigh 1
The fines collected during 1930 were $91.83, which funds were turned over to the Town Treas- urer.
The total cost of this new libray was $41,- 206.17. Although details of these expenditures may be found in the Town Accountant's report, we sub- mit the following in concise form :
Land $ 4,000.00
Improvement of grounds 1,527.14
Building, architects' fees, bonds, etc. 33,573.94
Equipment 2,105.09
$41,206.17
We are pleased to feel able to recommend a de- crease of $1,000.00 in your appropriation for library purposes for the ensuing year.
JOHN B. JUDKINS ALVIN F. HEATH LAURA R. JEWELL ABBIE W. SARGENT F. LESLIE VICCARO FRANK E. WALKER
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Report of Police Department
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen : Gentlemen :
As Chief of the Police Department of the Town of Merrimac, I hereby submit the annual report of the Department for the year 1930.
The past year has brought to the Department an increase in routine business, the motor vehicle traffic being our greatest problem. I am glad to say the number of serious accidents has not increased over previous years and feel this may in part be ac- counted for by closer supervision and checking up at the several danger spots in our highways.
We successfully handled a large crowd during the Tercentenary celebration without accident and I feel that the work of the members of the Depart- ment has been efficient.
Our Court cases have increased nearly thirty percent over 1929 and I feel that the penalizing of wilfully negligent drivers has a tendency to cause more care to be used by others on our streets.
We have moved into our new quarters and the carrying on of the work of the Department is much more pleasant and business like. A large number of compliments have been given the Town for sup- plying these new quarters where some privacy may be given to cases and parts of our work that essen- tially need it.
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Miscellaneous Business
Auto accidents reported
33
Assisted other officers
8
Assistance to Medical officer
1
Assitance to Fire Inspector
2
Complaints investigated
214
Court fines for use of Town
$365.00
Court fines for use of Commonwealth
585.00
Doors found open and secured
16
Dead bodies found
1
Days attendance at District Court
169
Days attendance before Grand Jury
4
Days attendance at Superior Court
31
Disturbances suppressed without arrest
4
Defects in sidewalks and streets reported
6
Escorts furnished processions
3
Gas leaks reported to Gas Company
1
Headlight inspections held
4
Injured persons assisted
9
Light furnished dangerous places
1
Lights found burning in buildings and reported
9
Lost and runaway children returned to parents
5
Leaks in water pipes reported
1
Number of animals killed
21
Number of unpaid dog licenses collected
68
Number of assignments of officers to dances, entertainments, etc. 337
Search warrants served
2
Street light out and reported
17
Stray animals returned to owners
1
Value of property stolen
$210.00
Value of property recovered
185.00
Value of property lost
90.00
Witness subpoena served
7
Witnesses notified for Superior Court
12
Wires down and reported
2
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Number of arrests for year
113
Male
108
Female
5
Charged as follows :
Assault
2
Bastardy
2
Delinquent children
1
Contempt
1
Drunkenness
10
Desertion
1
Escaped prisoner
1
Injury to property
1
Lewd and lascivious cohabitation
2
Insane
2
Larceny
5
Non-support
4
Neglect of children
1
Neglected children
2
Safekeeping
5
Motor vehicle violations
70
Liquor law violations
2
Fish and Game law violations
1
Disposed of as follows:
7 Cases continued
7 Defaulted
3 Discharged
8 Guilty, filed
2 Fined $ 5.00 Paid
36 Fined $10.00 Paid
4 Fined $15.00 Paid
1 Fined $20.00 Paid
2 Fined $50.00 Paid
1 Fined $100.00 Paid
2 Fined $10.00 Appealed
2 Fined $15.00 Appealed
5 6 months in H. of C. Suspended. Probation.
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1 1 yr. in H. of C. Suspended. Probation.
1 60 days in H. of C. Appealed.
1 30 days in H. of C. Suspended. Probation.
1 30 days in H. of C. Appealed.
1 Fined $100.00 and 30 days in H. of C. Ap- pealed.
2 Fined $100.00 and 30 days in H. of C. Fine paid. Sentence suspended. Probation.
2 Committed to Bridgewater.
1 Sentenced to Bridgewater.
Suspended. Pro- bation.
1 Sentenced to Sherborn. Sentence suspended. Probation.
1 Committed to Concord reformatory.
1 Sentenced to Concord reformatory. Sus- pended. Probation.
2 Committed to Danvers State Hospital.
2 Committed to Division of State Minor Wards.
1 Escaped prisoner, returned.
8 For other departments.
7 Released.
I would ask that the sum of $4,700.00 be ap- propriated for this Department for the year 1931, which allows for the pay of the Chief and one regu- lar man, also for regular expenses of the Department and speciaf officers when needed.
I desire to thank the Honorable Board of Se- lectmen, His Honor Judge Charles I. Pettingell, the Associate Justices, Clerk of the District Court, the Probation Officer, the officers of the Department, and all who in any way assisted in upholding and maintaining the good name and reputation of the Town.
Respectfully submitted, JAMES P. DONAHUE Chief of Police.
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Report of the Merrimac Town Forest Committee to Jan. 1, 1931
This year there have been set out 2,000 pines. 1,000 white and 1,000 red pines. This makes 37,- 500 trees set to date. Fifty trees have been taken from our forest and set out along the roadside mak- ing 130 in all. The brush has been removed from six or more acres.
The construction of the new road on Church Street this year has taken off a corner of the forest land and so changed the roadside bordering the Town Forest. Your committee decided it would be unwise to spend money for a wire fence so have re- paired the stone wall instead and purchased a gate. Extra work has been done on cutting wood and bushes to help provide employment.
In the year 1929 there were appropriated for Town Forest $225.00.
There was paid out for labor on forest
$166.25
Cutting. wood
22.50
Express on trees
2.17
Recording deed 2.60
$193.52
This made the cost of the forest, above pur- chase price $458.02.
55 cords of wood have been cut this year. 37 cords of dry cleft wood have been sold to the town for $259.00
25 cords of wood cut this year sold to the town 125.00
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50 trees taken from the Town Forest and set out on the roadside
100.00
$484.00
Labor for cutting wood
$165.00
Express on trees
3.35
Iron gate
10.90
Payroll setting out pines
47.25
Payroll care of forest
113.75
$340.25
The appropriation for the Town Forest this year was $350. We have returned this amount and have a balance in favor of the forest account of $143.75 making the cost to date above purchase price $314.27.
In the six years since the establishment of the forest it has cost the town a little over $50.00 a year for maintenance. We have on hand the value of 30 cords of wood cut and paid for. We question if any other Town Forest in the State can make a better showing for the work done and the number of trees set out during a like period.
FRANK N. RAND. JAMES T. COLGAN. CHARLES R. FORD.
The majority of this board wish to add this to the above report. We feel sure that those who went ahead in cutting trees and bushes on the roadsides under the emergency appropriation for the unem- ployed did not consult the General Laws Chapter 87 relating to shade trees or they would have had our duly elected tree warden placed in charge of this work.
FRANK N. RAND. JAMES T. COLGAN.
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Report of the Board of Assessors
To the Selectmen and Citizens of Merrimac:
The Board of Assessors submit the following re- port for the year 1930 :
RECAPITULATION
Town appropriations
$101,367.32
State Assessments
State tax
2,520.00
Highway tax
446.20
Municipal account tax
51.93
Municipal lighting tax
8.45
Snow removal tax
167.25
County Assessments
County tax
4,447.50
Overlay
2,933.47
$111,942.12
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS
Income tax
$11,387.16
Corporation tax
2,577.00
Motor vehicle excise
3,432.00
Bank tax
166.00
Licenses
204.00
Fines
261.00
Special assessments
2,209.89
General government
626.00
Health and sanitation
228.90
Highways
43.60
·Charities
2,952.31
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Soldiers' benefits
108.00
Schools
2,828.81
Library
86.53.
Cemeteries
433.00
Interest on deposits
61.11
Interest on taxes
966.81
$28,573.02
Free cash in treasury (voted)
8,000.00
$36,573.02
Net amount to be raised
$75,369.10
759 polls at $2.00
$ 1,518.00
Tax on $1.943,450.00
73,851.00
75,369.10
Moth tax
317.31
December Assessment
12 Poll taxes
$ 24.00
Taxes on real and personal property
147.82
$209.82
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAX
Number of vehicles taxed 720
Valuation of vehicles
$247,290.00
Taxes on same
5,414.53
ABATEMENTS MADE IN 1930
On levy of 1929
$229.00
On levy of 1930
797.25
OVERLAY RESERVED
On levy of 1929 $2,783.65
On levy of 1930
2,136.22;
CLIFFORD A. HOWE, GEORGE B. CROFUT, WILLIAM H. WHITING, Board of Assessors.
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Report of Collector of Taxes
A. Raymond Waterhouse, Collector, in account with the Town of Merrimac:
1929 ACCOUNT
Dr.
To uncollected taxes (last report) $12,921.28
To late collections and assessments (last report) To interest received on overdue taxes
6,368.85
485.86
$19,775.99
Cr.
By cash paid to Town Treasurer
$15,984.34
By abatements
573.86
By tax titles held by the Town
336.35
By taxes uncollected
2,881.44
$19,775.99
1930 ACCOUNT
Dr.
To 1930 tax list and additions
$75,895.48
To 1930 excise tax commitment
5,407.74
To interest received on overdue taxes
99.59
$81,402.81
Cr. By cash paid to Town Treasurer $55,766.57
By uncollected resident taxes
13,572.47
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By uncollected non-resident taxes and Attitash Park taxes
4,097.18;
By uncollected excise taxes
975.55.
By abatements
980.37
By late assessments
99.68
Collected since Dec. 31, 1930
5,910.99
$81,402.81
1930 UNCOLLECTED RESIDENT TAXES
Aiken, Vaughn U. and Alice E
$ 36.20
Allard, Ernest 23.28
Allen, Fred E.
25.05
Arsenault, Geo. D.
97.36
Bailey, Cora F.
53.20
Bailey, Lucy, heirs
2.66.
Basilere, Arthur L.
162.36
Battis, Elmer E.
124.72
Battis, J. William
79.90
Bean, John E. and Margaret A.
49.60
Bishop, Forrest L., bal.
30.00
Bisson, Joseph
358.14
Blackden, Fred A.
47.60
Blaisdell, Louisa B.
49.40
Bouley, Mary B.
60.80
Bousquet, Ida M.
57.00
Bowser, Russell G.
15.30
Bridge, Arthur D.
77.90
Bridges, Charles E.
71.03
Bridges, Charles S. C.
73.80
Burke, Orin W.
45.30
Bushway, Frank H.
2.38
Carter, Loren E. and Hughina
52.54
Casazza, Mary F.
72.70
Chase, Lizzie M., heirs
106.40
Clark, Annie E. and Arthur R.
76.60
TOWN REPORT
87
Clement, Rufus P.
68.40
Colburn, Horace D.
3.14
Collins, Alice M.
49.40
Collins, John J.
58.60
Crane, Willard R.
81.15.
Crofut, Daisy M., bal.
47.50.
Currier, John E., bal.
261.05.
Darbe, Caviss W.
55.20
Davis, Herman F., bal.
1,293.20
Davis, Leroy
2.76.
Dawley, Julia A., heirs
76.00
Delong, Howard L., bal.
54.16.
Demerit, Emma A.
95.00
Deminie, Adelaide and Henry W.
97.52.
Desjardines, Maria
10.00
Dickens, Ella K.
117.80
Dore, Leslie
117.90
Doucette, Joseph A.
5.04
Drolet; Herman
7.70
Dwyer, Nora E., bal.
37.70
Eastman, Charles F., heirs
55.10
Eaton, Leslie R. and Annie L.
50.00
Eaton, Lydia M.
45.60
Eldridge, Wallace L.
45.60
Fitzgerald, Rodney
33.16
Flanders, Ivory W.
34.80
Forsyth, Wm. D., heirs
12.16.
Foster, Rosamond
41.80
Foster, Willis J.
36.20
Fowle, Estella M.
70.30
Fairbanks, Horace
2.76
Germaine, John B., heirs
36.10
Godin, Anthony
269.90
Golden, Hector F.
39.24
Gortat, F. Phillip
93.70
Gould, E. Blanche
15.20
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Greeley, Arthur B. and Mildred
89.02
Gusha, Sarah
57.25
Hall, Dustin A.
2.76
Hamel, Arthur J. and Bertha M.
17.20
Hargraves, Arthur F.
82.62
Hargraves, Daniel E.
36.95
Hargraves, Frank H.
36.20
Harrower, Lillian J.
79.80
Harrower, Thomas O.
129.20
Hartwell, Paul H.
31.50
Head, Natt
70.40
Heath, Fred L.
67.60
Henry, Carmille J.
8.08
Herbert, Victor
21.00
Hodgman Wood Heel Co.
49.40
Hopkinson, Fred T.
181.20
How, J. Duncan
65.80
Howe, Clifford R. and Clara B.
145.30
Howeison, Rufus E., bal.
6.80
Hoyt, Horace W.
66.40
Hughes, Mary A.
79.80
Hull, Alice M.
6.84
Hull, Harry W.
62.80
Hull, James H., bal.
35.00
Hume, Aaron A.
79.90
Humphreys, James
49.24
Hutchins, John H. and Mary E.
95.35
Hutchinson, Ethel A.
57.00
Johnson, Jessie
47.50
Jones, Thomas J.
2.76
Kelly, Willard B.
130.06
Kennett, F. Maynard
53.68
Kingsbury, Ella E.
79.80
Knight, Allen G.
2.38
Krayenbuhl, Amelia
220.40
Lancaster, Charles A.
144.90
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La Valley, Wilfred
54.44
Lawrence, Luther D.
93.20
Liberty, Sarah I. H., heirs
422.30
MacDougall, William J.
31.26
Mccutcheon, Thomas M.
87.50
McInnis, George A.
114.00
Merrimac Battery Co.
19.00
Merrimac Body Co.
589.00
Merrimac Shoe Mart
22.80
Merrimac Sweet Shop
95.00
Miner, J. Louise
49.40
Mitchell, George E.
3.90
Moody, William L.
2.38
Moore, Mary, heirs
77.90
Naismith, James B.
159.60
Nason, Elbert I.
62.70
Noyes, Mary E., heirs
21.66
O'Keefe, Edward J.
2.38
Ollis, J. Henry
83.20
Pattee, Moses C.
30.50
Perkins, John F. and Mildred
64.70
Picard, Ludger
47.60
Preble, Edward H.
185.28
Prescott, Charles W. and Mary
47.60
Purdy, Austin H.
85.50
Purdy, George B.
66.60
Quinney, Jacob E.
89.78
Rand, Fannie H.
376.30
Rand, Frank N.
9.60
Roberts, Walter S.
1.90
Robinson, Barney L.
95.10
Sande, Charles E.
79.80
Sargent, M., heirs
370.50
Sargent, Orlando M.
65.84
Sargent, Ralph H.
174.20
Smith, Albert B.
119.80
90
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Smith, George P.
34.93
Smithers, Frank
2.76
Steer, William M.
150.26
Stevens, George V.
54.06
Stewart, Arthur E.
2.38
Stewart, Benjamin F.
2.38
Streeter, Chester W.
38.48
Streeter, Wm. F. and Mary T.
40.38
Streeter, Wm. C. and Josephine.
170.33
Stuart, James H.
15.20
Sutherland, Annie, L., est.
43.70
Sweeney, Harry
9.60
Sylvester, Arthur C. and Iva L.
101.30
Tammick, Henry C.
51.00
Travers, Sarah J.
22.00
Trull, Herbert A., bal.
30.90
Valcourt, Alfred
24.80
Valleries, Joseph I.
155.14
Wallace, Earle G.
95.60
Wallace, Loren H., bal.
32.30
Watson, Merle V.
66.60
Worcester, Edward H.
43.80
Worcester, Harry W.
3.90
Wright Garage Co.
520.60
Wright, Thomas
90.40
Zinck, Charles R.
11.50
Moth Taxes unpaid
6.00
Poll Taxes unpaid
186.00
Total
$13,572.47
A. RAYMOND WATERHOUSE, Collector of Taxes.
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TOWN REPORT
Report of Fire Engineers
To the Board of Selectmen and Citizens of the Town of Merrimac :
The Board of Engineers submit their report for the year ending December 31, 1930.
Number of Alarms, 53.
Jan. 3. Box 16. 4.30 p. m. False alarm.
Jan. 3. Tel. 11.55 a. m. Chimney fire at residence of Horace Fairbanks, Vendome St. No damage. Mar. 4. Chief's Call. 2.30 p. m. Grass fire.
Mar. 4. Chief's Call. 3.30 p. m. Grass fire.
Mar. 5. Box 14. 11 a. m. Grass fire.
Mar 10. Box 35. 5.30 a. m. Fire at residence of Henry Mustonen, High St. Loss $2,550, covered by insurance.
Mar. 11. Box 36. 2.30 p. m. False alarm.
Mar. 15. Chief's Call. 9 a. m. Bush fire.
Mar. 15. Box 41. 5.30 p. m. Grass fire.
Mar 24. Box 42. 8.40 a. m. Grass fire.
Mar. 24. Box 42. 9.50 a. m. Grass fire.
Mar. 24. Chief's Call. 2 p. m. Bush fire. Apr. 1. Box 28. 5.30 p. m. Bush fire.
Apr. 1. Chief's call. 6.15 p. m. Bush fire.
Apr. 2. Chief's call. 12.30 p. m. Bush fire. Apr. 2. Chief's call. 12.15 p. m. Grass fire. Apr. 3. Chief's call. 12.30 p. m. Grass fire. Apr. 3. Box 41. 7.30 p. m. Grass fire.
Apr. 3. Chief's call. 7.35 p. m. Grass fire.
Apr. 5. Box 42. 6 p. m. Grass fire.
Apr. 10. Chief's call. 4.30 p. m. Grass fire.
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Apr. 11. Box 18. 10.30 a. m. Grass fire.
Apr. 16. Box 41. 8.30 a. m. Grass fire.
Apr. 16. Box 41. 4.10 p. m. Grass fire. Apr. 16 Box 23. 8.45 a. m. Bush fire.
Apr. 17. Box 21. 8.50 a. m. Grassfire.
Apr. 20 Box 41. 1.45 a. m. Grass fire.
Apr. 24. Box 15. 3.30 p. m. Bush fire.
Apr. 24. Box 15. 6 p. m. Brush fire.
Apr. 24. Box 41. 7.40 p. m. Grass fire.
Apr. 25. Tel. 4.15 p. m. Brush fire.
Apr. 27. Box 12. 3.15 p. m. Grass fire.
Apr. 27. Box 5. 9.35 p. m. Grass fire.
May 2. Box 41. 1.20 p. m. Grass fire.
May 2 Box 15. 9.20 p. m. Bush fire.
May 4. Chief's call. 2.45 p. m. Bush fire.
May 4. Chief's call. 9.30 p. m. Brush fire.
May 6. Chief's call. 7 p. m. Grass fire.
May 14. Box 15. 10.30 p. m. Brush fire ..
May 17. Box 18. 2.40 a. m. False alarm.
July 4. Box 15. 12.50 a. m. False alarm.
July 4. Box 25. 10.50 a. m. Damage sheds rear of Pilgrim church. Loss $25.
Aug. 7. Tel. 7.30 p. m. Chimney fire at residence. of Fred Hopkinson, River Rd. No damage.
Aug. 8. Box 36. 12.05 p. m. Fire a residence of Mrs. Louise Miner, Merrimac St. Loss $180. Cov- ered by insurance.
Sept. 5. Box 17. 1.45 p. m. Fire at property of Mrs. George Trefethen. Locust Grove Ave. Loss $300, partially covered by insurance.
Sept. 30. Box 51. 1.30 p. m. Fire at residence of Earl Davis, Middle St. No damage.
Oct. 16. Box 52. 9 p. m. False alarm.
Nov. 6. Box 7. 3.15 p. m. Chimney fire at resi- dence of Mrs. C. F. Hoyt, New London Rd. Loss. $15 covered by insurance.
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Nov. 11. Chief's call. 5.50 a. m. Tent and contents property of Chester Wentworth. Loss $15.
Dec. 16. Box 52. 1.20 a. m. Automobile. Loss $200. Covered by insurance.
Dec. 20. Box 7. 1.20 p. m. Fire at property of Henry Deminie, School St. Loss $150.
Dec. 25. Box 15. 3.50 a. m. Fire at residence of John Ross, Birch Meadow Rd. Loss, $2,500. Par- tially covered by insurance.
Dec. 31. Box 5. 11.55 p. m. False alarm.
The fire alarm extension to the lower end of Locust Street has been completed, two boxes being installed one near the residence of Daniel Sullivan, the other near residence of Archer Thomas.
This year we have purchased two boxes to re- place boxes 4 and 25. The old type of boxes when purchased were only guaranteed for 18 months and have now been in use nearly that many years and are not reliable. We recommend that at least 2 boxes a year be purchased until all the old boxes are replaced by standard boxes.
The solution and plates in the alarm batteries should be changed this year. The system having been installed in 1925 has been no expense to the Town other than the current used for charging.
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