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J. F. Sheppard & Sons Inc. 4,425.18
Curran & Burton . . 1,472.78
Pay of men as per payrolls
2,652.09
$9,974.46
LITTLE POND STATION.
Dyer & Sullivan
$4.46
Braintree Electric Light Dept. 13.50
C. H. Hobart
2.74
F. L. Chandler
3.65
Rhines Lumber Co.
2.88
Woodsum Coal Co.
80.02
J. F. Sheppard & Sons Inc.
377.11
$484.36 1
SERVICE WORK OUTSIDE STREET LINES.
Edward Shay
$2.05
United Brass Co.
541.96
Walworth Mfg. Co.
510.99
Chadwick Boston Lead Co.
527.64
Bay State St. R'way Co.
.52
N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. Co.
4.05
F. H. Chandler
13.42
George E. Fogg
10.00
Tenny, Morse Co.
81.21
H. Mueller Manfg. Co.
245.54
J. F. Dacey
7.00
R. Allen Gage
4.09
Woodsum Coal Co.
2.52
W. I. Jordan
20.55
Braintree Electric Light Co.
426.79
Pay of men as per payroll
3,067.28
$5,465.61
SERVICE WORK IN STREET.
Bingham & Taylor
$274.85
W. I. Jordan
27.20
Bay State St. R'way Co.
.86
Walworth Mfg. Co.
211.09
Chadwick Boston Lead Co.
201.70
Adams Express Co.
11.50
George E. Fogg
9.60
Harrington, King & Co.
3.70
F. E. Hathaway & Son
14.00
F. L. Chandler
5.68
Caldwell & Fairfield
136.37
Woodsum Coal Co.
7.08
R. Allen Gage
2.50
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150
N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. Co. 2,20
H. Mueller Mfg. Co ..
287.76
Rensselaer Valve Co. 2.34
Braintree Electric Light Dept.
142.26
Pay of men as per payroll
1,818.15
$3,016.58
SERVICE REPAIRS IN STREET.
Rhines Lumber Co.
$ .44
Braintree Electric Light Dept.
142.26
Pay of men as per payrolls
487.88
$630.58
RENEWAL OF SERVICE WORK IN STREET.
Adams Express Co.
$1.30
Pay of men as per payroll
212.32
$213.62
HYDRANTS.
Rensselaer Valve Co.
$778.56
$778.56
HYDRANT REPAIRS.
Coffin Valve Co. $337.05
Rensselaer Valve Co.
4.50
Adams Exress Co.
8.56
R. Allen Gage
1.50
N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. Co.
110
Pay of men as per payrolls
212.56
$565.27
TESTING AND FLUSHING HYDRANTS.
Pay of men as per payrolls $190.87 $190.87
METERS.
National Meter Co.
$1,118.50
Adams Express Co. 4.88
$1,123.38
READING, INSPECTING AND TESTING METERS. Geo. E. Warren $6.35
Pay of men as per payrolls 1,035.25 $1,041.60
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METER REPAIRS.
Adams Express Co.
$14.20
F. L. Chandler
1.04
Bay State St. R'way Co.
.71
National Meter Co.
793.26
Pay of men as per payrolls
1.066.43
$1.875.64
STABLE.
M. V. Cain
$56.39
Edward Shay
40.50
Dyer & Sullivan
77.33
F. H. Crane & Son
22.35
H. B. Whitman
4.80
R. Allen Gage
42.35
F. L. Chandler
.14
C. E. Gilman
1.25
Pay of men as per payroll
.. . 396.75
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$641.86
TOOLS.
Dow Mfg. Co.
$6.10
Edward Shay
1.60
F. L. Chandler
11.46
T. J. O'Brien
21.40
Pinel Tool Co.
51.05
W. I. Jordan
18.25
W. H. Tully
4.50
Walworth Mfg. Co.
19.34
Burditt & Williams Co.
6.75
W. H. Cobb
47.45
H. Mueller Mfg. Co.
3.06
Quincy Lumber Co.
2.39
H. L. Bond Co.
.49
Thos. South
4.50
R. Belyea
8.70
G. E. Gilchrist Co.
3.90
G. E. Warren
3.50
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$214.44
MAIN PIPE EXTENSIONS.
Rensselaer Valve Co.
$59.91
Donaldson Iron Co.
1,268.29
Geo. E. Fogg
40.00
R. Allen Gage
16.75
Pay of men as per payroll
430.10
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$1,815.05
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MAIN PIPE REPAIRS.
Woodsum Coal Co.
$6.95
R. E. Whitman
18.00
F. E. Hathaway & Son
28.00
R. Allen Gage
13.42
E. T. Dwyer
6.00
W. H. Dalby
2.80
Dow Mfg. Co
3.25
N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. Co.
7.28
Rhines Lumber Co.
2.09
Walworth Mfg. Co.
4.36
F. L. Chandler
3.37
Pay of men as per payroll
886.99
$982.51
PROTECTION OF WATER SUPPLY.
A. B. Nelson
$24.00
H. L. Ryan
12.00
J. P. Shay
163.24
$199.24
AUTOMOBILE. E. M. F. Car
Chas. N. Glines
$36.31
Yerxa's Garage
77.38
Monatiquot Garage
4.76
$118.45
Ford Truck
Central Garage
$227.29
Texas Co. .
8.00
Sylvester & Carson
529.52
Curry Bros. Oil Co.
16.00
Yerxa's Garage 13.15
Standard Oil Co.
83.75
F. H. Link
33.00
Eagle Oil & Supply Co.
13.13
Fisk Rubber Co.
48.05
F. L. Chandler
2.50
W. I. Jordan
1.65
Mass. Highway Commission
2.00
George E. Sampson
85.34
$1,063.38
153
Mathewson Truck
Central Garage
$574.44
Texas Company
7.00
Liberty Garage
27.62
Sylvester & Carson
68.35
Edward Shay
1.45
Curry Bros. Oil Co.
16.00
Yerxa's Garage
10.00
F. W. Robinson
26.78
Charles N. Glines
45.30
Ernest A. Gage
6.00
Eagle Oil & Supply Co.
13.13
Fisk Rubber Co.
126.38
A. T. Wentworth
25.00
Boston Gear Works
6.50
Standard Oil Co.
36.00
Mass. Highway Commission
2.00
Geo. E. Sampson
85.34
$1,077.29
$2,259.12
GARAGE.
Standard Oil Co.
$70.00
Woodsum Coal Co.
12.50
Pay of men as per payroll
390.00
$472.50
INSURANCE.
Geo. E. Sampson
$468.36
$468.36
SUPERINTENDENT.
William E. Maybury
$533.33
John W. Mulcahy, Acting Supt. 901.10
$1,434.43
RECAPITULATION.
Maintenance
$3,052.38
Great Pond Station
9,974.46
Little Pond Station 484.36
Service Work Outside Street Lines
5,465.61
Service Work in Street
3,016.58
Service Repairs in Street
630.58
Renewal of Service Work in Street 213.62
Hydrants
778.56
Hydrant Repairs
565.27
Testing and Flushing Hydrants
190.87
Meters
1,123.38
154
Reading, Inspecting and Testing Meters
1,041.60
Meter Repairs
1,875.64
Stable
641.86
Tools
214.44
Main Pipe Extension
1,815.05
Main Pipe Repairs
982.51
Protection of Water Supply
199.24
Automobiles
2,259.12
Garage
472.50
Insurance
468.36
Superintendent
1,434.43
$36,900.42
COLLECTOR'S REPORT.
Cash balance on hand Jan. 1, 1918.
$312.83
Collections
35,373.94
Turned over to Treasurer as per his
receipts
35,336.48
Cash balance on hand Dec. 31, 1918. ..
350.29
$35,686.77 $35,686.77
WATER REGISTRAR'S REPORT FOR YEAR 1918.
Water rates charged
$31,690.38
Pipes, Labor, etc., charged
4,186.99
Water rates outstanding Jan. 1, 1918. .
2,093.60
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Pipes, Labor, etc. outstanding Jan. 1,1918
472.50
Summonses
4.00
Rebate on Liability Insurance
125.53
Pipe sold Town of Holbrook
115.70
Sale of Junk and Oil Bbls.
197.65
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Collections
$35,373.94
Water rates outstanding Dec. 31, 1918
2,776.87
Pipes, labor, etc., outstanding Dec. 31, 1918
295.34
Abatements .
77.08
Profit and Loss; accumulation of bad ac-
counts covering past 12 years
363.12
$38,886.35 $38,886.35
We have examined the foregoing report of the Registrar and Collectors, comparing it with the Treasurer's receipts and vouchers, and approve same.
C. FREDERICK TARBOX, PAUL MONAGHAN, RALPH W. ARNOLD, Auditors for 1918.
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TREASURER'S REPORT. Otis B. Oakman, Treasurer.
Balance on hand, Jan. 1, 1918 $250.56
Received, W. L. Gage, Collector
35,336.48
Received Interest on Bank Deposit 13.87
Received, Hydrant Service
500.00
Received, Vote of Town
5,000.00
Paid by order from Commissioners ..
$36,900.42
Paid to Town for Notes and Int. paid
4,000.00
Balance on hand Jan. 1, 1919
200.49
$41,100.91 $41,100.91
January, 1919.
Examined and found correct with vouchers for expendi- tures made and a balance in the Merchants National Bank of $200.49.
C. FREDERICK TARBOX, RALPH W. ARNOLD, PAUL MONAGHAN, Auditors for 1918.
SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.
To the Honorable Board of Water Commissioners of the Town of Braintree.
Gentlemen: One hundred and twenty-five new services were laid during the year. Kind of pipe, size and number of feet laid as follows :
Ft .
In.
Five-eighths-inch lead pipe
5179
9
Three-fourths-inch galvanized iron pipe
1171 6
One-inch galvanized iron pipe
793
3
Four-inch cast iron pipe
313. 10
Six-inch cast iron pipe
554
8012
4
Total service pipe in system December 31, 1918, 162,200 feet, 1 inch, or 30 miles, 3800 feet, 1 inch.
40 Services Renewed.
Five-eighths-inch lead pipe
1172 5
Three-fourths-inch galvanized iron pipe
869
6
One-inch galvanized iron pipe
594 6
2636 5
156
Extension of Mains for 1918.
Ft. In.
Six-inch cast iron pipe in Glendale Rd., running north
292
Six-inch cast iron pipe in Argyle St. 218
6
Six-inch cast iron pipe in Ardmore St
60€
6
Six-inch cast iron pipe in Arthur St.
525
Four-inch cast iron pipe in Wyman Rd. 266
Two-inch galvanized iron pipe in Highland St.
174
6
One and one-half-inch galvanized iron pipe in Spencer St.
288
One and one-half-inch galvanized iron pipe in
372
6
One-inch galvanized iron pipe in Dickerman Lane
134
Hydrant Branches.
Six-inch cast iron pipe 24
Distribution Main in Operation December 31, 1918.
Sixteen-inch cast iron pipe
741
Fourteen-inch cast iron pipe
137
Twelve-inch cast iron pipe
16,389
2
Ten-inch cast iron pipe
10,502
Eight-inch cast iron pipe
19,250
Six-inch cast iron pipe
146,470
6
Four-inch cast iron pipe
28,601
11
Two-inch galvanized iron pipe
9,160
3
One and one-half-inch galvanized iron pipe
2,442
One and one-fourth-inch galvanized iron pipe
4,066
1
One-inch galvanized iron pipe
13,955
2
Three-fourths-inch galvanized iron pipe
954
10
252,669 11
Forty-seven miles, 4,509 feet, 11 inches.
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Arborway Drive
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NUMBER, LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION OF VALVES SET IN CONSTRUCTION DURING 1918.
Valve Size
Valve Number
Street
Location and Position
3/4 "
11/2 !!
4 17
527
Ardmore St.
On east side of Arthur St.
1
528
Ardmore St.
On west side of Argyle St.
1
529
Arthur St.
On north side of Beechwood
1
158
530
Arthur St.
On south side of Arborway Drive
1
531
Wyman Rd.
On north side of Webster Rd.
1
532
Highland St.
On west side of Howard St.
1
533
Spencer St.
On north side of Arborway
1
534
Arborway Drive
Eight feet east of hydrant on Arborway
1
535
Dickerman Lane
On south side of Common
1
536
Middle St.
North side
Bridge
537
Middle St.
South side S
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CONSTRUCTION
Turn to Open
Bell or Bolted
Makers
Left
Rensselaer V'alve Co.
Left
Bell
H. Mueller Mfg. Co.
Left
Chapman Valve Co.
NUMBER, LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION OF HYDRANTS SET IN SYSTEM, 1918.
Hydrant Number
Streets
Location and Position
Nozzle
2 Hose
8 Steamer
Feet of
Hydrant Branch
304
Arthur
1
6
305
Ardmore
Corner Arborway Drive 200 feet from Arthur St.
1
306
Argyle
Corner Beechwood St.
1
307
Elliott
Corner Elmwood Park
1
CONSTRUCTION.
Turn to Open
Bell
Frost Case
Makers
Left
Bell
No
Rensselaer Valve Co.
Total number of hydrants in operation Dec. 31, 1918, 307. Total number of valves in operation Dec. 31, 1918, 537.
METER RECORD. Meters in use December 31, 1918.
Kind and Size
3/4 "
1"
3"'
6''
Crown
48
3
9
3
2
1
1
67
Empire
1966
18
1984
Gem
5
5
Worthington
1
1
Hersey Lambert
1
1
1971
66
3
9
9
2
1
1
2062
4
4
JOHN W. MULCAHY, Acting Superintendent. -
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PUMPING RECORD FOR 1918.
Gallons Pumped
Time
Coal in lbs.
Gallons pumped with 100 of coal
lbs.
January
23,991,870
380-50
75,975
31,567
February
29,285,390
513-45
89,250
32,812
March
29,685,600
490-45
89,900
33,021
April
20,878,284
337-15
69,675
29,968
May
22,109,997
346-50
78,265
28,251
June
19,923,183
310-40
73,890
26,977
July
20,321,952
318-35
71,055
28,600
August
22,029,777
343-45
68,000
32,397
September
19,338,249
303-35
63,180
30,703
October
19,389,187
302-35
66,470
29,185
November
17,994,984
291-05
66,580
27,027
December
18,457,173
297-05
66,620
27,702
Total
263,405,646 721,659
4236-45
878,860
358,210
Daily Average
11-36
2,408
28,184
Largest day's pumping, February 5, gallons.
1,247,400
Smallest day's pumping, November 10, gallons 420,031
FRANCIS J. O'ROURKE, Engineer.
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COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY.
Received from 51 donations
Received from interest
$1,408.37 27.30
$1,435.67
Expense
$168.65
Hospital
14.78
Food supply
62.25
Recruiting
249.02
Patriotic
100.00
Halifax relief
29.20
Protection
6.00
Liberty loan
60.00
Victory parade
100.00
Relief work
50.00
$839.90
$595.77
HALIFAX RELIEF FUND.
Received from donations
$1,664.35
Paid Robert Winsor
1,664.35
HONOR ROLL FUND.
Received from J. F. Kemp
$196.85
Received from C. O. Miller
5.00
Received from L. T. Torrey
537.65
Received from J. M. Connell
167.00
Received from G. H. Holbrook
118.75
Received from H. F. Arnold
38.50
Received from G. R. Knight
5.50
Received from J. F. Kemp
2.90
Received from H. F. Arnold
1.00
Received from J. F. Kemp
1.00
Received from E. E. Abercrombie.
110.00
Received from W. H. J. Fitzgerald
114.00
Received from C. H. Ferguson. . ..
6.00
$1,304.15
161
Paid for grading
$75.80
Paid J. F. Paul Co.
502.00
Paid Milo Burke
87.48
Paid Harrington-King Co.
15.23
Paid Pratt & Pratt
8.75
Paid Dexter Mfg. Check ret.
5.00
Paid W. H. J. Fitzgerald
12.11
Paid G. H. Holbrook
39.18
$745.55
$558.60
Public safety
$595.77
Honor roll fund
558.60
$1,154.37
Balance on hand First National Bank. .
$1,154.37
Braintree, December 31, 1918.
We have examined the above accounts and find the same correct, and the balance, $1,154.37, is on deposit in the First National Bank.
CHARLES O. MILLER, CHARLES H. FERGUSON, J. FREDERICK KEMP.
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FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS
Braintree, Mass., Jan. 28, 1919.
There is herewith submitted the report for the year end- ing December 31, 1918.
Precinct 1.
French's Common was kept clean and mowed, and the sand boxes repaired and filled.
Nothing was done on the Hollingsworth playground, other than putting up two signs regarding pasturing of cattle. However, a revenue of $10.00 was secured from this piece, for the use of the lower pasture. Hay cut and taken away without consent of the Board considered a loss of $10.00 as this amount had been offered. for it.
Precinct 2
Hollis Field was kept mowed, and the dump pile leveled. and cleaned up, also ninety feet of fence was constructed. The ten weekly band concerts, while under the auspices of this Board, were the efforts of several citizens, to whom should be given the credit for the success.
Precinct 3
The grass was mowed twice on the East Braintree play- ground, and the sand boxes filled.
From the above detail, it will be seen that a minimum amount of work was done on the playgrounds, in an effort to keep within the appropriation, the Board fully realizing it was not an opportune time to attempt any development that would call for an expenditure of money. The Band Concerts on Hollis Field, by their popularity, warrants this Board to ask the citizens this year for a nominal appropriation of money to allow for some conveniences for the public, to be undertaken in the spring so as to be ready for the coming summer season. Mr. Harry Chase, Secretary of the Board, resigned during the past year, to enter into war work, and Thurlow Torrey has been appointed to fill the vacancy.
Respectfully submitted,
J. FREDERICK KEMP, Chairman.
S. A. NEAL,
Treasurer.
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BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS. TOWN OF BRAINTREE,
Braintree, Mass, Jan. 30, 1919.
RECEIPTS.
French Common
Hollis Field $38.00
E. B. Playground
Total 38.00 $150.00
Town of Braintree, Appropriation
Balance Appropriation, Inprovement Associations
$150.00
Totals
$150.00
$38.00
$188.00
EXPENDITURES.
Sharpening lawn mower
$1.00
$1.00
Grading and cleaning up
$23.00
23.00
Building fence
10.00
10.00
Lumber for fence
4.00
4.00
'Printing
1.75
1.75
$1.75
5.25
Sand for boxes
5.00
5.00
Sand for boxes and cleaning
23.25
23.25
Sharpening lawn mower
1.65
1.65
Water Dept.
10.00
10.00
Cutting Grass
10.00
10.00
Mowing common and cleaning up the back part
35.25
35.25
Cutting grass
5.00
5.00
Cutting grass
3.75
3.75
Painting swings
5.00
5.00
10.00
Totals
$76.25
$55.40
$15.50
$147.15
Cash on hand, donation Imp. Ass'n
38.00
Unexpended balance
2.85
$188.00
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S. A. NEAL, Treasurer.
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Treasurer's Report for 1918
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Electric Light Department
OF THE
TOWN OF BRAINTREE
For the Year ending December 31, 1918
Printed by Order of the Town
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STILLMAN F. PRATT BEE PRINT BRAINTREE, MASSACHUSETTS 1919
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REPORT
OF THE MUNICIPAL LIGHTING BOARD
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The Municipal Light Board is able to show a very grati- fying increase in the business of the Department for the past year. A comparison of the accompanying report of the Manager with his report of a year ago will give some inter- esting facts.
It will be noticed that there has been an increase of over 15% in the number of kilowatts generated, with a de- crease of 7% in line loss. The cost of manufacture has in- creased over 30%, but there has been a corresponding in- crease in revenue, so that we have avoided financial embar- rassment and have carried a substantial amount to the credit of Profit and Loss account.
The Manager has collected and paid over to the Town Treasurer the goodly sum of $55,488.00, which with the rev- enue from street lights, was sufficient to pay the orders drawn by the Board and carry the required amount to the Deprecia- tion account.
The cost of street lights has been more than the $9.00: each appropriated by the Town, but with the prospect of di- minishing fuel cost, we are not asking for any increase.
We hear that a request may be made, that the Town take action to require the Board to make its collections from con- sumers quarterly, instead of monthly, as at present. We most earnestly protest against any such action being taken to injure the Department and not benefit the consumer. The. Department is now self-sustaining and is able to meet its bills promptly. These conditions would be reversed under the quarterly method. We believe in progression and not in retrogression.
CHARLES T. CRANE, ALEXANDER A. CARSON. NORTON P. POTTER.
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MANAGER'S REPORT.
Municipal Electric Light Board, Braintree, Mass.
Gentlemen :- I beg to submit my report of the business of this department for the year ending December 31, 1918. Gratifying increases in the sales of both light and power have in a measure offset the increased costs of fuel, labor. and material, enabling us, therefore, to close the past twelve months' business with fair financial success.
We find after one year's trial that our system of read- ing meters monthly has proven to be an efficient method, in that it obviates the excessive meter losses sustained by the business in the past years through infrequent checking of the meters, it being quite a usual occurrence to have a meter stopped for a period of six months before it would be dis- covered. At the present time only two months can elapse and in meters checking any considerable amount of light or power this loss will assume proportions very rapidly.
The matter of collections at the time of reading the meters from those who find it convenient to pay is not only economical, but it is the only method by which you can collect 100%. of lighting bills, and as coal and wages, our principal items of expense, are on a cash basis, it has proven to be a prudent and successful means of providing ready money to finance the business.
One hundred and seventy-nine service connections were made during the year, making a total of nineteen hundred and nineteen December 31, 1918.
Street lights installed, 1918: 1, Dewey Avenue, East Brain- tree; 1, Marietta Avenue, East Braintree; 3, Tremont Street South Braintree; 1, Spruce Street, Braintree; 1, Morrison Road, Braintree; making a total of 737 regular lights.
Chapter 78 of the General Acts of 1918 amends the law relative to municipal electric lighting plants. Hereafter appropriations must be made to meet the estimated cost of all electricity used by the city or town, and same shall be dealt with in the accounts of the plant as income.
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1,128,350 Kilowatts purchased
21,410
1,149,760
Distributed thus :
House and store lighting
364,247
Power services
455,139
Station consumption
15,000
Street lighting
125,180
Line loss 17% minus
. 190,194
1,149,760
Manufacturing Account.
Consumers' lighting accounts
$36,424.73
Consumers' power accounts
16,439.14
Street lighting accounts
6,570.00
$59,433.87
Manufacturing Costs
Repairs, electric plant
$153.43
General salaries
3.225.12
Station wages
7,950.13
Distribution wages
2,688.81
Office expense
536.50
Series street lamps "renewals'
966.27
Repairs on real estate
33.07
Automobile expense
2,938.88
Distribution tools and appliances
75.59
Repairs, lines .
5,892.26
Station tools and appliances
181.10
Insurance account
1,307.63
Power purchased
760.38
Oil and waste account
235.98
Repairs, steam plant
1.076.00
Fuel account
18,140.10
Water account
658.21
Office furniture and fixtures
43.84
$46,863.30
Manufacturing balance
$12,570.57
168
Kilowatts generated at station 1918:
Profit and Loss.
Cr.
By balance December 31, 1917 $20,585.19
Balance operating Dec. 31, 1918 12,570.57
Interest 12 months on deposits . . 63.91
$33,219.67
Dr.
To depreciation on plant accounts
$3,696.96
Rebates and discounts .
166.64
Loss consumers, lamps and sup- plies
80.45
Balance Dec. 31, 1918
29,275.62
$33,219.67
Manager's Cash Account.
Balance at "Plant Office" Dec. 31, 1917 $87.65
Recd. from consumers, lighting "me- tered and contract"
37,351.95
From consumers, power
13,470.73
From lamp sales
2,563.63
From supply sales
1,335.17
Jobbing wages
361.12
From series lamps, "broken by boys"
12.00
From one used automobile sale
150.00
From sales machinery, junk and gasoline
220.43
$55,552.68
Paid Treasurer Otis B. Oakman $55,488.20
Bal. "Plant Office" Dec. 31, 1918 64.48
$55,552.68
Treasurer's Cash Account.
Balance from December 31, 1917 $439.18
Recd. cash from "Plant Office"
55,488.20
Revenue from "street lighting"
6,570.00
Int., Dep. fund deposits
50.06
Int. operating fund deposits .
13.85
$62,561.29
Paid orders drawn by Municipal Light Board
$58,537.81
Depreciation fund account
3,593.52
Depreciation fund account "Int."
50.06
Balance Dec. 31, 1918 379.90
$62,561.29
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Depreciation Cash Account.
Dr
To balance December 31, 1917 . $2,979.19
Cash transferred from earnings plant 3,593.52
Interest on deposits
50.06
$6,622.77
Cr.
By Meter account "orders paid"
$1,208.73
Transformer acct. "orders paid" 302.50
Elec. lines additions "orders pd." 591.41
Balance Dec. 31, 1918
4,520.13
$6,622.77
Appropriation Depreciation Fund, 1919.
Paid from earnings plant and amount computed thus : Total appropriations for construction $46,168.74 Note payments 66.500.00
Bond payments 16,500.00
$129,168.74
Less land valuation
1,065.00
$128,103.74
Three per cent. on $128,103.74 equals . .
3,843.11
Appropriation Street Lighting, 1919.
737 Lights @ $9.00 each $6,633.00
To be applied thus :
Payment to depreciation fund $3,843.11
Payment construction account 2,789.89
$6,633.00
Balance Sheet.
Assets :
Electric plant
$22,156.23
Steam plant
20,454.25
Real Estate
8,073.27
Electric lines
35,944.10
Transformers
14,054.88
Meters
19,659.83
Street light "lines and fixtures"
2,795.34
Repair parts "electric plant" 667.80
Series lamps "stock" 198.74
Power accts. "due not paid"
2,496.59
Light accts. "due not paid"
4,155.40
170
Bills receivable "supplies and
lamps"
775.32
Consumers' lamps "stock"
392.83
Automobile account "inventory"
2,274.17
Dis't tools and appliances
498.00
Consumers' supplies "stock'
1,153.01
Repairs lines "stock"
2,864.42
Station tools and appliances
618.50
Oil and waste "stock"
316.98
Repair parts "steam plant"
763.32
Fuel account "inventory"
3,008.40
Office furniture and fixtures
803.25
Depreciation cash
4,520.13
Town treasurer balance
379.90
Cash plant office
64.48
$149,089.14
Liabilities
Bills payable $3,194.78
Appropriations Construction 46,168.74
Note payments
64,000.00
Appropriations sinking fund
6,450.00
Profit and Loss account
29,275.62
$149,089.14
Auditors' Report.
We have examined the accounts of F. B. Lawrence, man- ager of the Braintree Electric Light Department, and ap- prove same. Cash received and paid to Treasurer as per Cash Book, $55,488.20.
We have also examined the inventories in the report and compared same with stock on hand, and approve them as rendered.
Bills payable December 31, 1918 $3.194.78
Bills receivable December 31, 1918 : 1
Consumers' accounts $4,155.40
Power accounts 2,496.59
Supplies and lamps
775.32
$7,427.31
C. FREDERICK TARBOX. PAUL MONAGHAN. RALPH W. ARNOLD, Auditors for 1918.
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Report of the Trustees
OF THE
THAYER PUBLIC LIBRARY
We hereby submit the detailed reports of the Treasurer and Librarian ..
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ALBERT E. AVERY, TYLER E. GALE, WILLIAM GALLAGHER, WILLIAM C. HARDING, HERBERT F. KNEELAND.
. Since the last report was made Mr. Benjamin F. Dyer, after long years of faithful service, has passed away, and Rev. Tyler E. Gale has been appointed his successor.
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FUNDS AND ASSETS OF THE THAYER PUBLIC LIBRARY TRUSTEES, DEC. 31, 1918. William C. Harding, Treasurer.
Caleb Stetson Fund.
Braintree Savings Bank Book No. 7148 $1,520.00 Town of Braintree Water Bond, No. 98, 4% Int. 1,000.00
$2,520.00
Town of Braintree Notes.
Six Notes, No. 48-53, at $750 each, all dated July 1, 1914, and payable July 1, 1919, '20, '21, '22, '23, '24, respectively ; interest at 4%, payable semi-annually $4,500.00 .
One Note, No. 59, for $500, dated October 1, 1914, and payable October 1, 1919; semi-annual in- terest at 4% 500.00
$5,000.00
Rachel R. Thayer Bequest.
Home Savings Bank, Boston, Book No. 116676 $172.50
Savings Bank Deposits.
Home Savings Bank, Boston, Book No. 187446 $750.00
Quincy Savings Bank, Book No. 44275 750.00
Weymouth Savings Bank, Book No. 13682 500.00
Braintree Savings Bank, Book No. 7874 3,020.00
$5,020.00
We have examined the funds and assets of the Thayer Public Library Trustees, William C. Harding, Treasurer, and find the same correct as stated.
C. F. TARBOX, R. W. ARNOLD, PAUL MONAGHAN, Auditors for 1918.
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NATHANIEL H. HUNT LEGACY INCOME ACCOUNT FOR YEAR ENDING DEC. 31, 1918.
William C. Harding, Treasurer.
Income.
Jan.1, cash on deposit in State St. Trust Co., Boston $269.34
Jan. 21, from Town Treasurer
140.00
March 9, from The America Press 3.00
June 10, from Town Treasurer
60.00
June 13, from Town Treasurer
16.87
July 2, from Town Treasurer
364.34
Oct. 2, from Town Treasurer
16.87
Dec. 30, from Town Treasurer
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