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For convenience of individuals 11 (eleven) analyses were per- ·formed for butterfat test.
Nine bottles and one can were condemned and destroyed. .
There were 12 (twelve) dairy and 15 (fifteen) pasteurization plant inspections made at unexpected intervals and at all occa- sions conditions rated high.
During the year the town was visited by its worst flood in history crippling for ten days two distribution plants handling 16,000 (sixteen thousand) quarts of milk daily, with serious loss to property and equipment. The entire buildings of both plants being under water to the second story had to be washed, sterilized
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with disinfectant, and painted from top to bottom, after which all equipment was thoroughly cleaned and sterilized several times before use. The owners are to be commended for the large expense and measures taken in order to protect the health of their con- sumers. During this period all milk was processed in other plants under excellent conditions and brought to Andover for distribu- tion.
Due to failure of power it was impossible to pasteurize any milk and cream in Andover plants and all distributors took milk elsewhere to be pasteurized.
Your Andover dealers are to be congratulated for the splendid duties performed to insure your milk being distributed on time as though nothing out of the ordinary occurred.
Andover children and invalids who need that good healthy food "Milk" need have no fear of being without it since there is ample supply of good clean milk produced on all Andover farms which can be safely distributed without pasteurization. If the emergency should arise your inspector has the power to take con- trol of the local milk supply and distribute it to those who need it.
During the latter part of the year a request was made to in- vestigate the source of milk to determine if one Andover dis- tributor handled milk from cows tested for tuberculosis during the year 1936 and it was found that regardless of location all cattle were tested during the calendar year. Since all Massa- chusetts cows are tested, Andover distributors handle milk and cream produced only from cows tested for tuberculosis and are free from the tubercle bacillus.
Requests are still being made for bacteria tests on milk ; however at this time it does not seem advisable to undertake an expendi- ture of at least $600. (six hundred dollars) to install the apparatus and equipment necessary.
In conclusion let it again be made known that all Milk and Cream and Oleomargarine licenses expire on the first day of June, 1937 and must be renewed on or before that date. Before any sale is made the premises must be inspected and license issued for which a fee of fifty cents is charged. This applies to all hotels, restau- rants, tea rooms, stores, and any other establishments selling Milk or Cream in any form.
Respectfully submitted,
ALFRED C. STACEY Inspector of Milk
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Report of Town Physician
January 22, 1937
Board of Selectmen, Andover, Mass.
GENTLEMEN :
I, herewith, submit the annual report of cases seen and treated by the undersigned, in the capacity of Town Physician, for the year ending December thirty-first, nineteen hundred thirty-six.
House Calls 221
Office Calls 137
Maternity
0
Investigations
2
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN J. HARTIGAN, M.D.
Report of Animal Inspector
January 30, 1937
Board of Selectmen :
GENTLEMEN :
I hereby submit my annual report for the year ending Decem- ber 31, 1936.
Number of cattle inspected 797
Number of swine inspected 424
Number of horses inspected 118
Number of sheep and goats inspected -
17
Number of ponies inspected
9
Number of interstate cattle identified and released
38
Number of barns inspected
74
Number of dogs quarantined
57
Number of dogs affected with rabies
2
Number of cows quarantined in herd where rabies was found 9
Number of cows died with rabies 1
Respectfully submitted,
SIDNEY P. WHITE,
Inspector of Animals
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Report of Building Inspector
January 29, 1937
Board of Selectmen, Town of Andover, Mass.
GENTLEMEN :
I herewith submit my report from January 1, 1936 to December 31, 1936.
One hundred and forty-seven permits were issued.
Dwellings
39
Dwellings and Garages
8
Additions and Alterations
53
Playhouses
3
Camps
4
Garages
19
Storage Sheds
4
Hen Houses
9
Tool Sheds
4
Garage and Workshop
1
Service Station
1
Stores
2
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Dormitories in town containing eight or more rooms above the second story were inspected to see that they comply with the law relative to safety appliances, and a report of each inspection was forwarded to the Commissioner of Public Safety.
The elevators in town were inspected and a report on each sent to the Commissioner of Public Safety.
I collected and turned over to the Town Treasurer one hundred and thirty-seven dollars and fifty cents, fees for building permits.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN J. DRISCOLL, Building Inspector
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Report of Moth Superintendent
January 1, 1937
Board of Selectmen, Town of Andover:
The Fitzhenry-Guptil shade tree sprayer purchased by the Moth Department under Article No. 16 has proven very satis- factory, said sprayer being equipped with a four cylinder Wau- kesha gasoline motor, a three cylinder pump, and a four hundred gallon solution tank. It has a capacity of fifty gallons per minute at four hundred pounds pressure and will spray the largest trees in Andover. This sprayer was delivered with two hundred fifty feet of high-pressure hose and two of the latest model nozzles, at a cost of $1059.38 (one thousand fifty nine dollars and thirty- eight cents.)
The Bean orchard sprayer purchased under Article Number 16 at a cost of $285. (two hundred eighty-five dollars) has proven satisfactory for spraying small fruit trees and also for spraying tent-caterpillars along roadsides.
The 1932 Chevrolet truck purchased under Article Number 16 has given very good service, coming equipped with good tires, and it has required practically no repairs.
Of the $1785. (seventeen hundred eighty-five) dollars appro- priated under Article Number 16 there is an unexpended balance of $95.62 (ninety-five dollars and sixty-two cents.)
The Moth Department is now equipped with one 1934 Dodge one and one-half ton truck; one 1932 one and one-half ton Chevrolet truck; and one 1926 one-ton Chevrolet truck. The 1926 truck is of no further use, engine block being cracked, needing new tires and a new cab. Therefore I recommend the purchase of a used one and one-half ton truck to replace said 1926 Chevrolet. Purchase price not to exceed $400. (four hundred dollars.)
There was a slight infestation of the Elm Beetle in the Elm trees in the flood area; I am sure that this can be taken care of by early June spraying of the infested trees.
There was no infestation of the brown-tail moth this past year. There was a heavy infestation of gypsy-moth in the Southern part of town near Fosters Pond and the North Reading and
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Wilmington line. This property was sprayed thoroughly which stopped them from spreading further.
The Town has benefited greatly by an allotment of $3150. (thirty-one hundred and fifty dollars) by the Works Progress Administration for Moth eradication. This project was sponsored by the Moth Superintendent and approved by the Selectmen. At present there are eleven men on this project exterminating moths throughout the woodlands of the Town. It would be im- possible to cover this woodland with the regular Moth appropria- tion. This project started November 25, 1936, and will continue until April, 1937.
In addition to the Street spraying private work to the amount of $800.64 (eight hundred dollars and sixty-four cents) has been done. Because of the fact that the tax bills were sent out before the work was completed, no revenue is shown in the report and will not be on the tax bills until this year.
To carry on the regular work of the Moth Department I recommend the sum of $4500.00 (forty-five hundred dollars) be appropriated. The increase of $500.00 (five hundred dollars) over the 1936 appropriation is in anticipation of the restoration of the pay cut deducted from this department during the depression, also the increase in prices of insecticide and the probable replacing of truck tires which the department has not needed in the past year.
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES H. BUSS, Moth Superintendent
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Report of Tree Warden
Board of Selectmen, Town of Andover:
The Tree Department has accomplished a good year's work. Brush has been cut on Abbot, Brown, Gleason, North, Osgood, Pleasant, and Woburn streets, on Ballardvale, Bancroft, Ban- nister, Boutwell, Chandler, Dascomb, Greenwood, Haggetts Pond, Lupine, Porter, Red Spring, Reservation, Shawsheen, Spring Grove, and Wildwood Roads; also lane connecting Argilla and Dascomb Roads, and Blanchette Street and Lovejoy Road.
Low branches and dead wood were pruned from all the trees in Shawsheen Village. Considerable pruning of trees in other parts of the Town was done. Dead trees throughout the Town were removed and all cavities in trees were filled. One hundred and twenty Norway Maples were planted.
The Welfare Board has sent us some help on this work which is greatly appreciated.
The Tree Department has been assisted by the Lawrence Gas and Electric Co., in the removal of trees where there were high tension wires.
The New England Telephone and Telegraph Co. have been given permission to clear their telephone lines under the super- vision of a foreman appointed by the Tree Warden. This work is being done very expertly. The Fire Alarm wires have been cleared throughout the Town; this work being accomplished by the Tree and Fire Departments.
There is no evidence of any Dutch Elm disease in Town.
No private work has been done by the Tree Department. Such work has been given to men outside the Department residing in Andover.
To carry on the regular work of this Department I recommend the sum of $5000.00 (five thousand dollars) be appropriated. The increase of $500.00 (five hundred dollars) over the 1936 ap- propriation is in anticipation of the restoration of the pay-cut deducted from this Department during the depression and the increase in the prices of equipment.
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES H. BUSS,
Tree Warden
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Spring Grove Cemetery
The Trustees of Spring Grove Cemetery submit the following report of the year 1936:
Extension work outside the regular work was as follows: In- stallation of 1,175 feet of curbing; planting of 350 young trees, evergreen, maple, linden in all parts of cemetery, top dressing on roads of 300 tons of pea stone; cutting of brush in five acres of land.
The W.P.A. Project 4285 has finally been completed. It was started by the E.R.A. in 1935 and left in an unfinished condition, finally taken over by the W.P.A. The original papers were filed August 20, 1935 and it was accepted and the money was allotted to finish the project April 16, 1936.
Owing to the lack of cooperation on the part of officials of the W.P.A. who would not furnish labor at the time when needed, this was left unfinished all summer with the result that we were forced to complete the project with cemetery labor to the amount of $660.00 or otherwise our cemetery would have been left in a torn up and unsightly condition until the late summer of 1937.
Our plans for 1937 are as follows: continuation of road work, curbing and the planting of trees and the general improvement in all parts of the cemetery.
Over $6665.00 has been collected and turned back to the town for care and sale of lots and interments. The cemetery has now been increased to the extent of 200 lots.
The trustees recommend an appropriation of $9050.00 to carry on the work of the cemetery.
Respectfully submitted,
WALTER E. CURTIS, Chairman FRED E. CHEEVER, Secretary SAMUEL P. HULME JOHN M. ERVING MATTHEW BURNS C. LEROY AMBYE WALTER I. MORSE
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Sealer of Weights and Measures
December 31, 1936
To the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Andover:
GENTLEMEN :
I hereby submit my annual report for the year 1936:
SCALES
Adjusted
Sealed
Condem.
Platform over 5000 1bs.
3
7
0
Platform under 5000 lbs.
27
53
0
Counter 100 lbs. or over
1
2
0
Counter under 100 lbs.
3
55
2
Beam under 100 lbs.
1
1
0
Spring 100 lbs. or over
0
8
0
Spring under 100 lbs.
19
70
0
Computing under 100 lbs.
10
30
0
Personal Weighing (slot)
0
21
0
Prescription
0
5
0
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Avoirdupois
0
277
0
Apothecary
0
74
0
Metrics
0
10
0
Liquid Measures
0
78
0
Vehicle Tanks
0
10
0
Oil Jars
0
124
0
Meters over 1 inch
0
7
0
Gasoline Pumps
9
87
0
Oil Measuring Pumps
0
29
0
Grease Measuring Devices
0
16
0
Quantity Measuring on Pumps
0
52
0
Yardsticks
0
6
0
I have collected from December 1, 1935 to November 30, 1936, $143.48 (one hundred and forty-three dollars and forty-eight cents.)
Respectfully submitted,
LEWIS N. MEARS
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Report of Wire Inspector
Selectmen, Town of Andover, Mass.
DEAR SIRS:
I hereby submit report on Wire Inspections covered by me to the amount in excess of $50.00 for the year 1936.
Name of Owner Street
Appr. Cost
H. R. Dockam, Rocky Hill Rd.
$250.00
John Fleming, 53 Maple Ave.
125.00
Alex Stewart, Johnson Rd.
125.00
Mr. Rockwell, Buxton Ct.
75.00
Fred Cheever, Cedar Rd.
150.00
Mr. Casey, Pine St.
85.00
Fred H. Reid, Argilla Rd.
60.00
Patrick Hannon, 2 Florence St.
100.00
Francis Pottle, Johnson Rd.
165.00
Andover Savings Bank, 7-9 Buxton Ct.
90.00
C. T. Doyle, 34 Phillips St.
55.00
Tyer Rubber Co., 9 Pearson St.
75.00
William Cristie, Old Boston Rd.
60.00
Howard Johnson, South Main St.
250.00
Mr. Cairns, 27 Topping Rd.
100.00
Patrick Daley, 66 Ridge St., rear 77 School
75.00
Dr. Nathaniel Stowers, 59 Main St.
375.00
George M. Fuller, 78 Main St.
300.00
Frank W. Randall, Haggetts Pond Rd.
100.00
C. Pierce, 2 Celia St.
60.00
Joseph Stanley, Andover St., Ballardvale
125.00
Francis Pottle, Lot No. 60, Johnson Rd.
200.00
Vascoe E. Nunez, Sunset Rock Rd.
500.00
Mr. Kelly, Lot No. 88, Coolidge Rd.
125.00
H. D. Hopper, Vine St., cor. bypass
100.00
Mr. Trow, Lowell and Chandler Sts.
150.00
Atlantic Cooperative Bank, Andover St.
60.00
F. Howland, Cedar and Coolidge Rds.
125.00
P. R. Allen, 1 Highland Rd. 60.00
Robert Cushman, Sunset Rock Rd.
500.00
Mrs. Sarah B. Young, 69 Summer cor. Upland Rd. Edward Hall, Hall Ave.
125.00
100.00
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Carl Stevens, High Plain Rd.
125.00
C. H. Dufton, 5 Sutherland St.
125.00
Mr. Raymond, Beacon St. 80.00
Nicoll, H. L., Summer St
125.00
Mr. O'Hara, Lowell, cor. Lincoln
150.00
Patrick Daley, 77 School St.
65.00
Scott Carr, Ballardvale Rd.
150.00
Gulf Oil Corp., Main St.
300.00
W. Trow, Lowell St.
150.00
M. Grecco, William St.
500.00
M. Morgan, Lowell St.
125.00
S. Psau, 42-44 Main St.
850.00
Carl Stevens, High Plain Rd.
125.00
Mr. Ester, 14 Johnson Rd.
125.00
Chester Harnden, Main St.
300.00
Andover Savings Bank, Chestnut St.
350.00
George Dentrimont, Stinson Rd.
125.00
E. M. Lundgren, Elm St.
450.00
Francis Pottle, 56 Johnson Rd.
175.00
Conry Leather Co., Essex St.
450.00
John Fleming, Maple Ave.
100.00
William Hamel, 10 Sutherland St.
125.00
Mrs. Herbert Frost, Chestnut St.
60.00
Mr. Lavingne, 43 North St.
60.00
Mr. Valcourt, North St. 60.00
Avery Gould, 36 Phillips St.
250.00
Covele Reality Co., Lowell St.
150.00
Francis Pottle, Lot. No. 63D, Johnson Rd.
150.00
Needham Brown, Lot No. 63A, Johnson Rd.
225.00
Merrimack Fire Ins. Co., North Main St.
200.00
George Miller, Main St.
70.00
Frank McLanathan, Bancroft Rd.
· 200.00
Boston and Main R. R., 55 Essex St.
85.00
William Avon, Chandler Rd.
150.00
Russell Hall, Hall Ave.
100.00
Susan Keery, Elm St.
160.00
Carl Stevens, Chestnut St.
150.00
Total Inspections-273
WILLIAM J. YOUNG, Wire Inspector
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Town of Andover-Jury List
JUNE, 1936
Abbot, Burton Alexander, John P.
Farmer
Dascomb Rd.
Machinist
74 Summer St.
Allen, William A.
Retired
Anderson, Burtt M.
Plumber
Anderson, John H.
Retired
Bailey, Charles L.
Retired
Bailey, Ralph A.
Salesman
Porter Rd.
Bancroft, William A. Barnard, Foster C.
Clerk
Rocky Hill Rd. 14 High St.
Barnes, James A.
Salesman
73 Chestnut St. 102 Chestnut St.
Barron, William F.
Gas Station Op. Haggetts Pond Rd.
Beatley, Ralph E. E.
Retired
129 Chestnut St. 174 High St.
Bissett, James T.
Pattern Maker
98 North Main St.
Black, David D.
Insurance
72 Elm St.
Boutwell, Everett S.
Farmer
Haggetts Pond Rd. Tewksbury St.
Buchan, Charles S.
Furniture
81 Central St. Lincoln St.
Burke, Michael A.
Undertaker
383 North Main St. Chester St.
Burtt, John A.
Retired
72 Chestnut St. 54 Salem St.
Carlton, F. Tyler
Insurance
33 Summer St.
Carter, George M.
Farmer
High Plain Rd. Lowell St.
Clark, Dana W.
Civil Engineer
Clark, Thomas T.
Builder
Colbath, Howard L.
Laborer
Cole, James N.
Athletic Coach
45 Union St.
Collins, Luke
Retired
Corliss, William B.
Farmer
Printer
Coutts, William G. Crowley, William C.
Druggist
Dea, Thomas P. Deyermond, Robert V.
Janitor Janitor
15 Union St. Osgood St. 26 Elm St. 2 Chapman Ave. 28 Summer St. 91 Elm St.
Berry, Samuel D.
Farmer
Brierly, James
Operator
Buchan, Raymond L.
Retired
Burns, David F.
Signal Operator
Cannon, Gordon R.
Farmer
Chambers, Milton W.
Farmer
72 Maple Ave. 4 Stirling St. River St.
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30 Chestnut St. 81 Chestnut St. 94 Poor St. 20 Enmore St.
Meat Business
Barrett, Patrick J.
Ins. Collector
Disbrow, George W. Disbrow, Walter A.
Farmer
Chandler Rd.
Farmer
Contractor
Trucking
Chandler Rd. 21 Harding St. 19 Washington Ave. Holt Rd.
Doyle, Thomas J. Driscoll, John J.
Carpenter
36 Summer St.
Dwyer, Michael M.
Rubber Worker 53 Summer St. Chauffeur 3 Hillside Ave. Farmer Pleasant St.
Flint, Edwin M.
Forbes, David A.
Rubber Worker
Ford, Herbert W.
Clerk
Forsythe, Samuel B.
Textile Worker
163 No. Main St. South Main St.
Froburg, Albion F.
Trucking
Furness, Sam E.
Cloth Examiner
Gordon, Walter N.
Clerk
Graham, Arthur M.
Clerk
Hardy, Edward S.
Farmer
Hatch, William G.
Clerk
45 High St. 134 Main St.
Holt, Percy R. Hulme, Samuel P.
Real Estate
12 Brook St.
Jackson, Arthur R.
Carpenter
9 Argyle St. 22 York St. 85 Summer St. Abbot St.
Livingston, Harold S.
Florist
Lynch, James A.
Carpenter
Gray Rd.
Lynch, Joseph P.
Baggage Master
McGhie, Gavin H.
Fireman
Mahoney, Timothy J.
Clerk
May, George M.
Painter P. O. Clerk
Bookkeeper
Laborer
Machinist
Morgan, William F.
Brick Layer
Morrison, John L.
Retired
Electrician
Salesman Laborer
Carpenter
Oil Business
Farmer
Tewksbury St. Clark Rd. 80 High St. South Main St. 109 Chestnut St. Railroad St. 20 Cuba St.
McDonald, Frank S.
McDonald, William L. Milne, David Mitchell, William G.
Morrissey, William B.
Morse, H. Allison Morse, Walter I. Nason, Harry C. Nelligan, Francis A. Noyes, John L.
79 Chestnut St. Prospect Hill Rd. 68 Elm St. 66 Poor St. 27 Summer St. 15 Elm St. Andover St. 89 Chestnut St. Lovejoy Rd.
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2 Fletcher St. 47 Union St. 38 Whittier St. Haggetts Pond Rd.
Clerk
Johnson, Leonard R. Judge, Homer G.
Engineer
Carpenter
1 Sweeney Ct. Andover St.
Fleming, Edward H.
Engineer
Doherty, William J. Dole, Percy J.
O'Connell, David J. Petrie, George B. Pike, John N. Platt, Henry W.
Retired Laborer
Brick Layer
Overseer
Polgreen, Alan T. Pomeroy, Llewellyn D.
Ralph, John C.
Reilly, Bernard J.
Remington, J. Augustus
Remmes, Joseph T.
Rennie, George
Farmer
Ripley, Philip. F.
Retired
Ripley, Walter C.
Painter
Roberts, George B.
Salesman
Ryley, James
Clerk
Scholtz, Samuel H.
Superintendent
Scott, David M.
Overseer
Shaw, Irving R.
Wool Sorter
Sherry, Frank R.
Pattern Maker
Smith, Fred H. Smith, John M.
Retired
Stark, William D.
Salesman
Stirling, William
Machinist
Stott, Joseph E.
Clerk
Sullivan, Augustine P. Sullivan, Patrick
Janitor
Swenson, John A. S.
Spinner
Thompson, William
Clerk
Reserve Police
Janitor
Truck Driver
Restarauteur
Ward, George D.
Farmer
Salesman
Salesman
Electrician
Farmer Farmer
Whiteway, Hayward G. Winslow, Henry F.
Carpenter Farmer
Bldg. Contractor
95 Chestnut St. 6 Chickering Ct. 21 High St. Center St. 39 Washington Ave. Fosters Pond 96 Chestnut St. 79 Haverhill St. 348 North Main St. Woodland Rd. Argilla Rd. 7 Abbot St. 13 Carisbrooke St. 402 North Main St. 50 Salem St. Ballardvale Rd. 19 Avon St. Andover St. Andover St. 89 Maple Ave. 23 Canterbury St. Center St. 8 Cuba St. High St., B.V. 9 Walnut Ave. 12 Chestnut St. 200 North Main St. 42 Walnut Ave. Carmel Rd. 60 Poor St. River St. 7 Shepley St. 78 Lowell St. 3 Summer St. 19 Wolcott Ave. 21 Pine St. Argilla Rd. Reservation Rd. 3 Ferndale Ave. Lowell St. 105 Elm St.
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Wright, Herbert M.
Lawyer Electrician Retired Gardener
Agent Electrician
Foreman
Accountant
Thornton, E. Burke Todd, Henry Trow, Henry J.
Wallace, Alexander
Warden, Charles S.
Weeks, Eugene M. West, Archibald L. White, Sidney P. White, Winthrop K.
Trustees of Memorial Hall Library
NATHAN C. HAMBLIN FREDERIC S. BOUTWELL HENRY G. TYER CLAUDE M. FUESS
BURTON S. FLAGG *FREDERICK A. WILSON PHILIP F. RIPLEY ¡MARY BYERS SMITH
Chairman PHILIP F. RIPLEY
Secretary and Treasurer FREDERIC S. BOUTWELL
Librarian EDNA A. BROWN
Assistants
JULIA E. TWICHELL MARGARET D. MANNING
In Charge of Junior Room EVELYN R. ROBINSON Assistant, Dorothy H. Ruhl
In Charge of Ballardvale Branch MARTHA D. BYINGTON
Janitor ARCHIBALD MACLAREN
*Deceased ¡Appointed
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Report of Finance Committee
The following is a list of the Securities owned by the Trustees of the Memorial Hall Library as of January 1, 1937.
The Penn. R.R. Co., 414s, July 1984
$6000.00
Bangor and Aroostook R.R. Co., 4s, July 1951
5000.00
Chicago Railways Co., 5s 7500.00
Penn. Co., 4s, Aug. 1963 5000.00
The Bell Tel. Co. of Canada, 5s, March 1955 3000.00
So. California Gas Co., 41/2s, March 1961
5000.00
Boston and Maine R.R., 4-5s, Sept. 1941
2000.00
Dayton Power and Light Co., 31/2s, Oct. 1960
1000.00
Boston Elevated Ry. Co., 412s, Oct. 1937
1000.00
No. States Power Co., 41/2s, April 1961
3000.00
Penn. Power & Light Co., 41/2s, April 1981
2000.00
Boston & Albany R.R. 5s, Oct. 1963
2000.00
New England Power Assoc. 5s, April 1948
3000.00
Commonwealth Edison Co., 334s, April 1965
1000.00
Kansas Power & Light Co., 41/2s, Nov. 1965 City of Detroit, 41/2s, May 1951
1000.00
Puget Sound Power & Light, 41/2s, June 1950
5000.00
New England Tel. & Tel. Co. 5s, June 1952
1000.00
U. S. Treasury, 3s, June 1948-46
3000.00
American Tel. & Tel. Co., 4 shares stock
571.50
Eastern Gas & Fuel Associates, 4s, March 1956
3000.00
Savings Banks
16010.17
Cash on hand awaiting investment
1000.00
Total
$82081.67
FREDERIC S. BOUTWELL, Treasurer
This is to certify that the Securities belonging to the Trustees of the Memorial Hall Library, and the income received therefrom, have been checked and are found to be correct.
The expenditures in this department are paid by the Town Treasurer and are examined by the Town Accountant.
BURTON S. FLAGG NATHAN C. HAMBLIN
January 26, 1937
Finance Committee of the Trustees
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Report of Trustees of Memorial Hall Library
The Trustees of the Memorial Hall Library have voted to adopt the annual report of the Librarian as their report to the Town for the year 1936.
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Report of Memorial Hall Librarian
To the Trustees of the Memorial Hall Library:
I herewith present the report of the library for the twelve months ending December 31, 1936.
For the fourth consecutive year the library has shown abnormal use, and we have issued 83,776 volumes, 726 more than during 1935. Increased employment is now lessening the number using the reading-room, and people who have spent enforced leisure in reading, are reducing the number of books borrowed to a more normal quota, but we have gained many borrowers who are re- maining with us.
Issuing over 83,000 books also means that number handled on their return and involves a great deal of work on the part of the desk attendants, but all libraries spend more time choosing and buying books, getting them in shape to circulate, keeping them mended and bound, hunting up information for people, and tell- ing them about the books they are taking, than in the actual business of charging and discharging the books.
We have done our usual amount of reference work throughout the year, answering all kinds of questions, and interesting our- selves in very varied subjects at the request of our readers. We sometimes wonder whether the many people who enjoy an enter- tainment or play staged by some local society or organization realize that behind that evening's presentation often lies a back- ground of library books, from which details of costume, make-up, stage arrangement-often the entertainment itself-have been drawn. All the year a keen interest has been shown in books on house-building, homemaking, and gardening. We have a really fine collection of books upon these subjects and their constant use shows that they are appreciated. Somewhere in Andover are three new fireplaces, built from specifications supplied by library books.
Great thought and care always go into the selection of books bought, and this year has seen 1361 new volumes added to our shelves. Special attention was paid to rounding out the collection in the junior room to meet demands made by changes in the school system. We have bought additional copies of books in special demand, but need still more. We have provided books for
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