Town annual report of Braintree, Massachusetts for the year 1933, Part 10

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In conclusion, I wish to extend my thanks to the Honorable Board of Selectmen, to the members of the Finance Committee, and to the Police Department for their co-operation and interest in the welfare of the department.


To all others that have volunteered their services or assisted the department in any manner.


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The officers and members of the department have my commendation and sincere thanks for the efficient : and faithful manner in which they have performed their duties.


Respectfully submitted,


FRED A. TENNEY, Chief of Fire Department. .


REPORT OF THE FIRE ALARM DEPARTMENT


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :


Gentlemen :


I respectfully submit to you the annual report of the Fire Alarm System for the year 1933.


The Fire Department has the supervision of the installation, repairs, equipment and maintenance of the Fire Alarm Signal System.


WORK DONE DURING THE YEAR


Painted all fire alarm boxes and bands.


Replaced all poor bands on poles.


Painted all pipes running from boxes to cross arms.


Put new backs on fire alarm boxes in poor con- dition.


Checked all circuits and cleared the same of all- grounds.


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Inspected and tested all boxes monthly and after every severe storm.


Installed inside telephone system in Central Station.


Installed private telephone line between the Central Station and East Braintree Station.


Installed 1-10 inch gong in Braintree Square.


Installed 1-10 inch gong in East Braintree- Square.


Installed 1-6 inch gong in home of call men.


Replaced all old fire alarm wire on Stetson Street ..


Rewired 6 old fire alarm boxes.


Run two sections of fire alarm wire on Allen Street.


Installed one new rectifier at Central Station.


Rewired and changed siren in South Braintree Square to new pole ..


Weekly box test at noon on Saturday.


Renewed 6 box coils.


Renewed 100 cross arms.


There were two open circuits during the year: one caused by a falling tree and one caused by an automobile demolishing a pole.


In conclusion, I wish to extend my sincere thanks to the Tree Warden for the valuable assistance ren- dered in trimming trees through which municipal wires pass, to the New England Telephone & Tele- graph Company and to the Braintree Electric Light Department for their co-operation and assistance rendered.


Respectfully submitted,


FRED A. TENNEY. Superintendent of Fire Alarm.


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ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


Electric Light Department


OF THE


TOWN OF BRAINTREE


FROM


December 31, '32 to December 31, '33


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REPORT OF THE BRAINTREE ELECTRIC LIGHT


BOARD


Once more the Electric Light Board takes pleas- ure in reporting the progress made during the past twelve months. To begin with, our program of plant modernization has been carried forward almost to completion by the installation of a new 3,500 kilo- watt, high pressure, General Electric Turbo Gene- rator, and a Worthington Surface Condenser, together with the necessary pumps and ejector.


A Cochran De-aerating heater and High Pressure Feed Water heater, with two six-stage Cameron cen- trifugal boiler feed pumps, have been added to the plant's equipment. Also a Bailey Feed Regulator with all the necessary piping, valves, checks, and relief valves, assembled in the best modern method by com- petent engineers and mechanics.


The water for the Condenser is taken from the river and now passes through a Link Belt Revolving Screen of sufficient capacity to supply clean water for an additional condenser in the future, when re- quired.


The new Babcock & Wilcox boiler, installed in 1932, will be stepped up from 200 to 425 pounds pressure to supply steam for the new turbine.


When this new equipment is in operation, the Town will have one of the best Municipal Electric Generating Plants of its size in the country, making


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it possible to generate and sell current at a rate close to, if not the lowest rate in the State.


In addition to thework done in the engine rooms of the plant, we have also constructed a new office building. It is a brick building with stone trimming, sixty-two feet by twenty-eight feet, and substantially fire proof. It is built upon a concrete foundation,. thus forming a basement for storage and other purposes.


The office was originally in the old barn which was demolished five years ago to make room for the present oil storage tanks. Since that time, having no office accomodations at the plant, we have had to rent office space on Quincy Avenue, so that the con- struction of the new office on the Department's land, will not only save rent, but it co-ordinates the entire Department.


The total cost of the above described improve- ments was paid for out of the earnings of the Electric Light Department, NOT TAKEN FROM THE TAX LEVY.


Signed :


ALEXANDER A. CARSON, Chairman NORTON P. POTTER CHARLES J. JORDAN


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BRAINTREE ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT


F. B. Lawrence, Manager.


Report of Year, 1933.


REPORT OF MANAGER.


BRAINTREE ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT


December 30, 1933.


To the Municipal Light Board,


Braintree, Massachusetts.


Gentlemen :


Submitted herewith for your approval is my re- port of the Braintree Light Department for the year ending December 30, 1933. As usual the report con- sists of a complete financial statement in the form prescribed by the State Department of Public Utili- ties, to whom we are required to report annually.


1933


1932


Difference


Kw. Hrs. Generated


12,606,160


Kw. Hrs. Purchased


1,026,000


8,224,360 4,381,8001 4,856,400 3,830,400*


13,632,160 13,080,760


551,4001


DISTRIBUTION


Generating Station Sub-station


635,569 429,829 205,740+


Office


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Domestic Consumers 3,766,767


3,514,861


251,906+


Power Consumers


7,149,552


7,042,620


106,932+


Municipal


452,650


466,778


14,128*


Street Lights


793,316


776,451


16,8651


Unaccounted


834,306


850,221


15,915*


13,632,160 13,080,760 551,400+


Operating Rev. $283,686.95 $282,351.18 $1,335.771


Operating Cost 180,951.40 222,846.47 41,895.07*


*Decrease.


¡Increase.


POLES REMOVED AND RESET DURING THE YEAR


1-35 Columbus Avenue


South Braintree


1-35 Liberty Street


East Braintree


2-35 Hayward Street


East Braintree


2-35 Plymouth Street


South Braintree


1-35 Wampatuck Road


South Braintree


South Braintree


South Braintree


1-35 Hillview Road


2-35 House Lane (Redwoods)


4-35 Tremont Street


1-35 Granite Street


5-35 Washington Street


1-35 Stetson Street


East Braintree


East Braintree


East Braintree


1-35 Safford Street


South Braintree


1-35 French Street


1-35 Highland Avenue


5-35 West Street


1-35 Pearl Street


1-35 Elmlawn Road


South Braintree East Braintree


South Braintree


South Braintree Braintree


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South Braintree Braintree


1-35 Primrose Avenue


2-35 Pleasant View Avenue


South Braintree


Braintree


South Braintree


3-35 Pond Street 1-35 Sunset Road


1-35 Sterling Street


1-35 Off Pearl St. (Abrasive Co.)


1-35 King Hill Road


3-35 Shaw Street


1-35 Commercial Street East Braintree


- 45 Total number of Poles.


1-40 Plymouth Street


1-40 Quincy Avenue


1-40 Front Street


1-40 Allen Street


South Braintree .:


East Braintree®


East Braintree


East Braintree.


4 Total number of Poles.


1-45 Allen Street East Braintree.


1 Total number of Poles.


Grand total of poles used for Replacements 50.


POLES USED DURING YEAR FOR NEW


CONSTRUCTION


2-35 Weston Avenue Braintree·


1-35 Washington Street (Dr. Ripley)


Braintree Braintree


1-35 Walnut Street


3-35 Talbot Road


South Braintree-


1-35 Thayer Street


East Braintree


24-35 Lakeside Drive


South Braintree Braintree


11-35 Sunnyside Park


1-35 Sterling Park East Braintree


1-35 Howard Court


3-35 Haven Road


East Braintree Braintree


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230


East Braintree.


South Braintree. South Braintree.


East Braintree.


2-35 In yard at plant (Redwoods)


50 Total.


25-30 Franklin Street New Gravel Pit


5-30 West Street Lane (2nd hand) South Braintree


1-30 Sullivan Boat House, Allen Street


1-30 Off Pond Street, Fireworks factory


2-30 Highview Avenue (2nd hand) South Braintree 6-30 Off Hancock St. (2nd hand) New skating rink


40 Total -


1-40 Off Fountain Street, New gravel pit.


1 Total number of Poles.


1-45 Allen Street


East Braintree


1 Total number of Poles.


Grand Total 92 poles used for New Construction.


STREET LIGHTING FIXTURES


Removed and Replaced


:3 Pearl Street


3 Franklin Street


9 Washington Street


2 Elm Street


1 Holmes Street


1 Lisle Street


2 Tremont Street


2 Commercial Street


1 Hilltop Road


1 Adams Street


5 Pond Street


1 Marshall Street


1 French Avenue


South Braintree


South Braintree


Braintree


Braintree Braintree


East Braintree


South Braintree


East Braintree


South Braintree Braintree


South Braintree


Braintree


South Braintree


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1 Oak Street


4 Liberty Street


3 West Street


3 Hayward Street


3 Shaw Street


1 Hobart Street


1 Walnut Street


1 Edgemont Road


2 Beechwood Road


1 Standish Avenue


1 Allen Street


1 Faxon Street


1 Grove Street


1 Thorndike Road


1 Railroad Street


1 Central Avenue


1 Waldron Road


South. Braintree.


South Braintree


Braintree


South Braintree Braintree.


62 Total


NEW CONSTRUCTION


2 Hancock Street


1 Wellington Street


1 Wampatuck Road


1 Corner Taylor & Tremont Sts.


2 Washington Street


1 Boscobel Street


1 Clark Street


South Braintree. East Braintree South Braintree. Braintree South Braintree South Braintree . Braintree.


9 Total


Braintree:


East Braintree Braintree®


East Braintree:


East Braintree


East Braintree


Braintree.


East Braintree


East Braintree.


South Braintree


East Braintree


East Braintree


South Braintree


Braintree Braintree


South Braintree


1 Wildwood Avenue


1 Elmlawn Road


1 Porter Avenue


1 Arnold Street


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STREET SERIES AND TRAFFIC LAMPS


Burned out and Replaced at Cost


Number


C. P.


Cost


480


60


$271.88


108


60


57.56


194


100


109.65


67


250


71.69


9


400


12.15


3


600


3.75


4


1000


8.80


865 Total


$535.48


TRAFFIC AND POLICE


92


60 Watt


18.40


5


250 Watt


6.25


22


300 Watt


19.80


6


500 Watt


7.98


8


500 Watt


11.20


133 Total


$63.63


SKATING RINK


7


750 Watt 17.50


1005 Grand Total


$616.61


On December 30, we had in use 4947 meters or an increase over December 31, 1932 of 25 active services.


Our lines were increased by the following amounts of wire.


No. 6 25,041


233


No. 4


44,588 -


No. 2


1,550


No. 0 6,199


Two Conductor Cable No. 8 278


TOTAL 77,6565


The following table shows the distribution of in- come over the several classes of accounts which we supply.


Source of Income 1933


1932


Difference


501 L & Power $150,910.24 $148,990.53 $1.919.717


501 Contracts


114,109.78


114,046.74


63.041


Municipal


6,666.93


6,957.66.


290.73*


Street Lighting


12,000.00


12,356.25


356.25*


$283,686.95 $282,351.18: $1.335.771


*Decrease.


¡Increase.


OPERATING EXPENSES


OPERATING


601 Superintendence and La-


bor $ 16,694.86


606 Boiler Fuel 39,830.43


607 Water 1,055.08.


608 Lubricants 93.09


009 Miscellaneous Expenses . 2,683.76


$60,357.22


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MAINTENANCE


4611 Station Structure 1,424.36


612 Boiler Plant


5,667.36


614 Turbo Generator Units


1,024.21


615 Electric Equipment


141.39


616 Accessory Electric Equip- ment 298.59


·634 Electric Energy Pur-


chased


17,695.31


$26,251.22


TRANSMISSION AND OPERATION


OPERATING


638 Transmission and Dist.


of Lines 5,939.19


639 Supplies & Expenses 239.81


640 Inspecting & Resetting


Meters


1,016.11


641 Removing & Resetting


-


Meters


1,285.51


642 Removing & Resetting Transformers 371.08


$8,851.70


MAINTENANCE


·647 Transmission & Dist. of Lines 17,266.45


650 Meters & Transformers 943.40


651 Transformers 815.64


$19,025.49


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UTILIZATION


OPERATION


654 Street Lights, Labor . . 964.0.0


655 Municipal Street Lamps etc 616.61


$1,580.61


MAINTENANCE


656 Commercial Lamps 10.78


657 Street Lamps 1,094.81


659 Consumers' Installations 5,749.61


$6,855.20


GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES


660 Office, Commercial Sal- ary 11,405.25


662 New Business 650.00


664 Advertising 108.47


666 Salaries, Municipal Light Board and Manager 4,755.11


Manager's and Light Board's Donation to Welfare . 544.89


667 Salaries, General Office .


3,966.17


668 Office Expense 3,771.13


669 Office Rent


1,423.68


671 Insurance


3,708.36


675 Transportation


538.88


C77 Maintenance of General Structures 226.43:


678 Depreciation


22,266.82.


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679 Miscl. General Expenses -


Including Revenue Tax 4,664.77


GRAND TOTAL


$58,029.96 *$180,951.40


Note: Included in the above total of expenses is the employees' donation to the Welfare, amounting to $5,786.81 **


PROFIT AND LOSS STATEMENT


401 Credit Balance Jan. 1,


1933


506,164.89


402 Credit Balance trans- ferred from 98,468.25


TOTAL


$604,633.14


INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS


Land


8,965.00


Structures


103,166.13


Boiler Plant Equipment


104,220.94


Turbo Generator Units


133,321.28


Electric Steam


75,417.29


Poles, Overhead construction


109,510.72


Underground Conduits


15,179.14


Consumers' Meters


47,656.05


Line Transformers


57,543.43


$654,979.98


UTILIZATION EQUIPMENT


Street Lighting Equipment. . 20,537.43


$20,537.43


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GENERAL EQUIPMENT


Office Equipment 7,251.56


Transportation Equipment 3,517.59


Laboratory Equipment 1,418.69


$12,187.84


TOTAL PLANT INVESTMENT $687,705.25


ELECTRIC OPERATING REVENUES COMMERCIAL AND DOMESTIC


501 Metered Sales to Private


Consumers


150,409.34


501 Power 114,109.78


502 Flat Rates to


Private


Consumers


500.90


$265,020.02


MUNICIPAL REVENUE


505 Municipal Revenues 6,666.93


505 Street Lighting 12,000.00


$18,666.93


TOTAL REVENUE


$283,686.95


INCOME STATEMENT


500 Operating Revenue 283,686.95


600 Operating Expenses


180,951.40


$102,735.55


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563 Interest Income


1,133.48


209 B Merchandise and Job- bing


517.55


$615.93


551 Taxes 20.35


550 Miscl. Deductions


4,862.88


$4,883.23


$98,468.25


BALANCE SHEET-Assets


INVESTMENT


Plant Investment 687,705.25


$687,705.25


CURRENT ASSETS :


Cash Operating Fund


4,839.41


Cash Depreciation Fund 20,355.17


$25,194.58


ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE


207 Consumers' Light & Ma- terial 17,816.51


207 Consumers' Power & Material


11,538.31


207 Municipal Light, Power and Material 4,636.77


207 Municipal Street Light- ing 12,000.00


$45,991.59


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INVENTORIES


Material and Supplies 23,217.61


$23,217.61


PREPAID ACCOUNTS


Prepaid Insurance 1,753.91


$1,753.91


205 Special Deposit


1,636.36


$1,636.36 *$785,499.30


TOTAL


LIABILITIES


Appropriations for Construc-


tion 35,168.74


$35,168.74


CURRENT LIABILITIES


Accounts Payable 11,061.06


$11,061.06


APPROPRIATE SURPLUS:


Loans Repayment


133,000.00


Profit and Loss 604,633.14


Special Deposit 1,636.36


$739,269.50


TOTAL


** $785,499.30


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OPERATION FUND


Debit


Balance December 31, 1932.


8,353.09


Receipts, Consumers


269,363.70


Street Lighting


.00


Interest Income


79.17


$277,795.96


1


Credit


Bills Payable 6,371.80


Transferred to Depreciation .


22,266.82


Plant Extension


118,221.89


Operation 126,095.74


Balance Dec. 31, 1933


4,839.41


$277,795.96


DEPRECIATION ACCOUNT


Debit


January 1, 1933, Balance .


34,594.36


Transferred from Income 22,266.82


Interest 1,054.31


$57,915.49


Credit


Amount withdrawn for plant


Equipment 37,560.32


December 30, 1933, Balance .


20,355.17


$57,915.49


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OPERATION FUND


Balance on hand December 30, 1933 4,839.41


$4,839.41ª


ACCOUNTS PAYABLE, Dec. 30, 1933 11,061.06


ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE


Consumers' Light &


Material


17.816 51


Consumers' Light &


Material 11,538.31


Municipal Power & Ma-


terial


4,636.77


Municipal Street Light- ing


12,000.00


Cash received and paid to Town Treasurer as per cash book, $269,363.70 received and $269,363.70- paid to Town Treasurer.


Total amount of Accounts Receivable, itemized on a previous page, $45, 991.59.


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ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


Town Treasurer


OF THE


TOWN OF BRAINTREE


FROM


December 31, '32 to December 31, '33


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TREASURER'S REPORT


OTIS B. OAKMAN, Treasurer,


In account with Town of Braintree ..


DR.


Balance, January 1, 1933. $133,691.49


Received from Collections


Department $805,932.07 For details See Accountant's Report


All other sources, includ-


ing dividends on


Town Trust Funds,


given in detail in Ac-


countant's Report 1. . $1,353,418.69


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$2,293,042.25


CR.


Paid by orders of Se-


lectmen


$2,209,189.89


Cash Book balance, De-


cember 31, 1933


83,852.36


$2,293,042.25


The cash book balance is made up as follows :


General Town Account balance $36,393.39


Water Department balance 20,604.45


Electric Light Department balance 4,839.41


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School Fund Income balance 930.73;


C. E. French Trust Income balance 28.48


Penniman Trust Income balance 81.75 Electric Light Depreciation Fund 20,355.17


Charles Thayer Fund Income balance 599.12


George W. Kelley Trust balance Income 1.83


Hannah R. Hollis Trust Income balance 4.81


Julia Minchin Trust balance Income


5.21


Braintree Tercentary Fund accrued in terest


8.01


$83,852.36,


MUNICIPAL LIGHT BOARD


OTIS B. OAKMAN, Treasurer. DR.


Balance, January, 1933 $ 8,360.59


F. B. Lawrence, Mgr 269,363.68


Interest on deposit. 71.67


Balance Dec. 31, 1933


4,839.41


$277,795.94


Paid by orders of Commis-


sioners


272,956.53


$277,795.94


FUNDED DEBT OF TOWN


Tuberculosis Hospital Bonds, dated De- cember 1,. 1919, 412%, maturing $1,000, 1934-1935 inclusive $ 2,000.00


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Thomas A. Watson School Loan, 4% dated September 1, 1922, maturing $4,000, 1934-1942 36,000.00


Torrey School Addition Loan, dated Oc- tober 1, 1925, 41/4%, maturing $10,000, 1934-1940 70,000.00


High School Loan, dated July 15, 1926, 4%, $1,000 each, maturing $22,000, 1934-1941 176,000.00


"Penniman School Addition Loan, dated December 1, 1926, 4%, $1,000 each, maturing $6,000, 1934-1941 48,000.00


First Water Main and Standpipe Loan, dated December 1, 1929, 4%, $1,000 each, maturing $5,000, 1934- 1936 15,000.00


Lincoln School Additional Loan, dated July 15, 1929, 41/4 %, $1,000 each, maturing $6,000, 1934-1944 in- clusive 66,000.00


Braintree Highlands School Loan, dated December 15, 1929, 41/2%, $1,000 each, Payable $8,000, 1934-1944 88,000.00


'Second Water Main and Standpipe Loan, 4%, dated October 1, 1930, matur- ing $3,000, 1934-1940 inclusive 21,000.00


Police and Fire Station, 4%, dated Aug- ust 15, 1930, maturing $8,000, 1934- 1941, and $7,000, 1942-1945 in- clusive 92,000.00


Sewer Loan, 31/2%, dated August 15, 1931, maturing $15,000, 1934-1955, and $14,000, 1955-1961, inclusive . 414,000.00


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Sidewalks Construction Loan 334 %, dated December 15, 1932, maturing $7,000, 1934-1935, $6,000, 1936 and 1937 26,000.00


Second Sewer Loan 5%, dated May 1, 1933, maturing $6,000, 1934-1936, $5,000, 1937-1943, $4,000, 1944- 1953 93,000.00


$1,147,000.00


In addition to the Funded Debt the Town owes: $253,000 on Anticipation of Revenue Loans.


OTIS B. OAKMAN, Treasurer ..


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TRUST FUND TRANSACTIONS


Amount of Fund


Jan. 1, 1933


Receipts


Balance of Income


Jan. 1, 1933


Paid from Fund


Paid from Income


Balance of Fund


Jan. 1, 1934


Balance of Income -


Nathaniel H. Hunt Trust


. $24,276.99


$957.76


$957.76 $24,276.99


Charles Edward French Trust


2.419.50


$86.25


90.73


148.50


2,419.50


$28.48


Ann Maria Penniman Trust


500.00


82.27


20.98


21.50


500.00


81.75


George W. Kelley Trust


200.00


2.32


7.51


8.00


200.00


1.83


Hannah R. Hollis Trust


100.00


1.08


3.73


100.00


4.81


Julia A. Minchin Trust


100.00


1.47


3.74


100.00


5.21


Charles Thayer Trust


20,329.06


701.92


743.34


820.00


20,329.06


599.12


Electric Depreciation Fund


34,594.36


23,302.56 $37,560.32


20,355.17


Braintree Tercentary Fund


72.14


2.64


74.78


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ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


Thayer Public Library


OF THE


TOWN OF BRAINTREE


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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE THAYER


PUBLIC LIBRARY


Braintree, Mass.


To the Citizens of Braintree :


The most noteworthy fact to record in this report for 1933 is the large and steady increase in the cir- culation of the books from the Thayer Public Library and its branches.


In 1929, our circulation of books had reached a total of 57,838; in 1930, this circulation jumped to 77,444. In 1931, the increase again mounted to 102,433, and in 1932, the circulation reached the astonishing total of 132, 531. One would have thought the circulation for 1933 would have remained at ap- proximately the same level as in 1932, but the fact is that there has been a further marked increase dur- ing the past year that brings our grand total up to 146,933, an increase of over 250 per cent since 1929! The Braintree public has manifestly wanted books more than at any other time during the depression. When we stop to realize how much the circulation of our books, so rich in their choice and variety, has meant to our people, how much it has cheered them and lifted them out of their discouragement and their despondency, we must conclude that our Library service has been one of the very best depression in- vestments.


On December 31st, 1933, our Library and its branches owned 29,208 books. During the past year


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2,714 books have been added and 968 discarded as: unfit for use.


During the latter part of December, 1933, the two branches, which for several years have been lo- cated in the Jonas Perkins School and at 194 Quincy Avenue, East Braintree, were closed, and a new at- tractive branch opened at 25 Quincy Avenue. The. wisdom of this change already has been clearly- shown, for the circulation of the new branch has been 4,098 in January 1934, as compared with a cir- culation of 2,769 from the two former branches com -. bined in January 1933. This means an increase in. circulation during a single month of 1,329.


During the latter part of 1933, the Civil Works: Administration furnished labor and material, and ex -.. tensive repairs have been made to the slate roof on the main library building; several of the rooms, as well as the exterior of the building, have been re- painted. At the present time, ten women are being employed in cleaning and dusting books at the main library. Many books are being repaired by experi- enced people. The Library can well utilize the services of employed helpers in binding a number of our books which are rapidly wearing out as a result of their - greater use through increased circulation.


Our deepest regret as Trustees, called upon to . administer the Library and its branches in the service of the public welfare, has been that with the steadily increasing demand for our Library facilities, there has been such a drastic cut in our Library budget. This has been most keenly felt in our reduced appropria- tion for the purchase of books and in the fifteen per cent reduction in the salaries of our librarian and her assistants. In spite of the fact that our librarian has . served the town of Braintree with conspicuous fidelity "


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for twenty-eight years and earned a deserved reputa- tion as one of the outstanding librarians in the Com- monwealth, nevertheless, she is now receiving a sal- ary of less than $1400. This is several hundred dol- lars less than the salary paid the librarian of any of "the towns in Massachusetts of corresponding popu- lation. The salaries of her assistants are on the same "correspondingly low scale. These things ought not to be, and it is the earnest hope of the Board of Trustees that the citizens of the town will right this grave injustice at its next Town Meeing.


Curtailment in book purchases for our Library and its branches must result in an increasingly la- mentable inefficiency in the necessary tools of re- search, the basic books of today which will be needed in the life and work of tomorrow. The Thayer Public Library and its branches are no longer an experiment. They have proved their worth and already made an invaluable contribution to the life of our people. They should serve increasingly the needs of the children in our public schools, and become more and more the cultural center for the adult education that it is our "manifest duty to serve as fully as possible in the years to come. Let us not be so short-sighted as to cripple our library and its branches by niggardly and hope- lessly inadequate annual appropriations.


Respectfully submitted,


STACY B. SOUTHWORTH, Chairman ALBERT E. AVERY MABEL S. ROGERS CLARA G. WETHERBEE JOHN W. HARDING


February 1, 1934.


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FUNDS AND ASSETS


of the


TRUSTEES OF THAYER PUBLIC LIBRARY


As at December 31, 1933


FOUNDATION FUND


Principal Account :


$7,500 Fourth Liberty Loan 41/4% : (at cost) $6,479.09


Deposit, Quincy Savings Bank


1,000.00


Deposit, Weymouth Saving


Bank


2,520.91


$10,000.00


CALEB STETSON FUND


Principal Account:


Deposit, Quincy Savings Bank . $1,000.00 Deposit, Braintree Savings Bank 1,500.00


$2,500.00


RACHEL R. THAYER FUND


Principal Account:


Deposit, Home Savings Bank,


Boston


$


172.50


$172.50


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FINANCIAL REPORT


of the


TRUSTEES OF THAYER PUBLIC LIBRARY


For the Year Ended December 31, 1933


Receipts :


Cash on Deposit, January 1, 1933 $1,725.51


Income from Foundation Fund 445.50


Income from Caleb Stetson Fund 89.36


Income from Rachel R. Thayer Fund 6.02


Interest on Bank Balances


4.75


$2,271.14


Expenditures :


Repairs


$ 1.20


Tax on Checks


.32


Rent Safe Deposit Box


11.00


Books


177.89


Tresaurer's Surety Bond


25.00


Supplies and Printing


36.37


Shrubs


15.00


Travelling Expense


16.90


Cash on Deposit, December 31, 1933


1,987.46


$2,271.14


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NATHANIEL H. HUNT TRUST


INCOME ACCOUNT


INCOME


Cash on Deposit, January 1, 1933 $1,087.17


Income received for year 1933 957.76


$2,044.93


"EXPENDITURES


Books and Papers $ 253.71


Cash on-Deposit, December 31, 1933 1,791.22


$2,044.93


255


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


Town Engineer OF THE


TOWN OF BRAINTREE


FROM


December 31, '32 to December 31, '33




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