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500.00
498.37
1.63
Total
.$12,975.00
$2,082.17
$15,057.17
$14,804.88
$252.29
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT:
Administration
.$ 4,200.00
$ 4,200.00
$ 3,934.91
$265.99
New Equipment
1,500.00
1,500.00
1,405.91
94.09
Instruction
65,500.00
16.89
65,516.89
65,404.57
112.32
Operation and Maintenance
17,500.00
8.06
17,508.06
17.508.06
Auxiliary Agencies
11,175.00
11,175.00
11,090.58
84.41
Vocational School
1,800.00
1,045.01
2,845.91
2.784.70
60.31
New Grade School at Chelmsford Centre
199.15
199.45
162.00
37.45
Grading Westland School Grounds
1,000.00
1,900.00
996.21
3.79
Additional Land for Playgrounds at East Chelmsford
2.600.00
2.600.00
2,600.00
Toilet System at South Chelmsford
1,509.00
1,500.00
1,500.00
Sale of Old Grade School, Chelmsford Centre.
100.00
100.00
67.50
32.50
Total
.$106,875.00
$1,269.41
$108,144.41
$107,453.55
$690.86
LIBRARIES:
Adams Library
$ 2,000.00
$ 2,000.00
$ 2,000.00
North Chelmsford Library
1,200.00
1,200.00
1,200.00
Total
.$ 3.200.00
$ 3,200.00
$ 3,200.00
80
.
RECREATION AND UNCLASSIFIED:
Parks $ 700.00
ef 700.00
698.36
1.64
Improving Common at Chelmsford Centre.
6,000.00
6,000.00
5,858.96
141.04
Purchase Silesia Park, No. Chelmsford
6,050.00
6,050.00
6,050.00
Plans and Estimates on Common at Chelmsford Centre
150.00
150.00
150.00
Well at South Chelmsford (Public)
500.00
500.00
Flag for Centre Village
50.00
50.00
39.56
10.44
Repairing Flag Pole at Chelmsford Centre
150.00
150.00
150.00
150.00
150.00
Memorial Day
200.00
200.00
191.50
8.50
Village Clock
30.00
30.00
30.00
Town Reports
748.44
748.44
748.40
04
Aid to Agriculture & Home Economics
300.00
300.00
300.00
Unpaid Bills 1927
860.35
860.35
860.35
Reserve Fund
2,000.00
2,000.00
1,835.74
164.26
Insurance on Public Buildings
540.00
540.00
539.68
.32
Band Concerts
400.00
400.00
400.00
Insurance Sinking Fund Treasurer's Bond
40.00
40.00
40.00
Total
.$18,868.79
$18,868.79
$12,342.55
$6,526.24
CEMETERIES:
Cemetery Commissioners' Salaries
.$ 105.00
$ 105.00
105.00
Forefathers' Cemetery
450.00
450.00
450.00
Hart Pond Cemetery
450.00
450.00
446.36
3:64
Pine Ridge Cemetery
450.00
450.00
449.67
.33
Riverside Cemetery
450.00
450.00
450.00
West Chelmsford Cemetery
450.00
.69
450.69
450.69
Fairview Cemetery
250.00
250.00
175.00
75.09
Care and Improvement
1,101.30
1,101.30
1.101.30
Total
.$ 2,605.00
$ 1,101.99
$ 3,706.99
$ 3,628.02
$ 78.97
*
81
. \
150.00
Plan Cabinet for Town Clerk's Office
500.00
ENTERPRISES :
Insurance Sinking Fund .$ 3,500.00
$ 3,500.00
$ 3,509.00
INTEREST AND MATURING DEBT:
Interest
11,807.39
11,807.39
1,316.91
Temporary Loans
3,285.99
Boston Road No. 4
57.00
East Chelmsford School House Addition
570.00
Concord and Acton-Boston and Riverneck Rds ..
136.00
High School Loan
1,105.00
Highway Trucks
74.99
New Grade School
4,333.00
Groton Road No. 2
28.50
Westland School Loan
900.00
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Total
.$11,807.39
$11,807.39
$10,490.48
$1,316 91
MATURING DEBT:
Notes Due .$24,027.00
$24,027.00
Boston Road No. 4
1,200.00
East Chelmsford School House Addition
2,000.00
Concord-Acton-Boston & Riverneck Roads
1,600.00
High School Loan
3,250.00
Highway Trucks
1,111.00
New Grade School
8,666.00
Groton Road No. 2
1,200.00
Westland School Loan
5,000.00
Total
.$24,027.00
$24,027.00
$24,027.00
Grand Total
.$278,600.88
$15,176.81
$293,777.69
$278,572.07
$15,205.62
EXPENDED FROM REVENUE:
Agency-Trust and Investment:
State Tax
$11,390.00
Auditing Municipal Accounts
30.47 4,969.24
Repairs to State Highways
13,583.17
Chelmsford Water District Tax
3,034.58
No. Chelmsford Fire District Taxes
1,032.62
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds
725.00
Temporary Loans
150,000.00
Total Agency-Trust and Investment
184,765.08
Total
$463,337.15
** Transferred From Reserve Fund to Various Depts.
1,835.74
*** Transferred From Acton Road to Outside Poor and Highway General
$461,501.41
2,000.00
$459,501.41
* Transferred From Police to Outside Poor
350.00
Total Expended 1928
$459,151.41
County Tax
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BALANCE SHEET-January 1st, 1929
ASSETS
Cash in Bank and Office $15,484.83
Cash at 'Almshouse 50.00
$15,534.83
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE:
Taxes 1924 $ 523.44
Taxes 1925 6,473.41
Taxes 1926 6,269.40
Taxes 1927 23,969.90
Taxes 1928 60,597.68
$97,833.83
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SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS:
1924 Moth Tax 2.62
1925 Moth Tax
13.43
1926 Moth Tax
12.31
Departmental Accounts Receivable .$ 3.463.15
$ 3.463.15
Tax Titles $ 846.85
ef 846.85
CEMETERIES :
Care and Improvement
$
20.06
20.06
LIABILITIES
Moth Revenue
$
28.36
F.
28.36
OVERLAY FOR ABATEMENT OF TAXES:
1924 Overlay
$ 2,497.29
1925 Overlay 1,388.48
1926 Overlay 514.47
1927
Overlay
368.29
1928 Overlay
650.60
$ 5,419.13
OVERLAY RESERVE:
For Extraordinary or Unforeseen Expenses $26,321.56
$26,321.56
Departmental Accounts Revenue.
.$ 3,463.15
$ 3,463.15
REVENUE LOANS:
Anticipation of Taxes
.$30,009.00
$30.000.00
Excess and Deficiency
.. $36,305.68
$36,305.68
Surplus War Bonus Fund
.$ 3.104.95
$ 3,104.95
28.36
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SALE OF SCHOOL PROPERTY: Acts 1923, Chapter 303 .$ 1,125.00
Tax Title Revenue
846.85
846.85
ACTON ROAD:
Reconstruction
.. $ 3.000.00
$ 3,090.00
Improving Vinal Square
1.200.00
$ 1,200.00
New Grade School
$ 37.45
CA 37.45
Purchase of Silesia Park
$ 6.050.00
$ 6,050.00
Chelmsford Water District Taxes .$ 515.13
SF- 515.13
No. Chelmsford Fire District Taxes. .$ 309.82
ef. 309.82
$117,727.03
$117,727.08
$ 1,125.00
DEBT ACCOUNTS
Net Bonded Debt
.$152,703.00
High School Loan
26,000.00
Westland School House Loan 10,000.00
Addition to East Chelmsford School House
10,000.00
Boston 5, Acton 2, C. & C. & R. Roads
1,600.00
Highway Trucks 1,111.00
New Grammar School at Centre
103,992.00
$152,703.00
$152,703.00
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TRUST AND INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS
Trust and Investment .$71,064.91
Joseph Warren Library Fund
$ 1,772.79
Adams Emerson Library Fund
243.10
S. G. Richardson Library Fund 357.08
Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund 20,111.24
H. N. Edwards Perpetual Care Fund
200.00
Cemetery Improvement Fund
119.75
Insurance Investment Fund
21,889.08
Aaron George Cemetery Care Fund
1,000.00
The George Fund 2,767.85
The George Memorial Hall Fund
22,604.02
$71,064.91
$71,064.91
HAROLD C. PETTERSON, Town Accountant.
PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS OF TOWN DEBT TO BE RAISED ANNUALLY BY TAXATION
Year
New High School Building, 1916
Addition to East
Chelmsford School
House 1923-1924
Building Westland
School House 1921
Construction of
Acton & Boston
Roads and Re-
pairing River-
neck & Carlisle-
Concord Rds. 1924
Purchase of High-
way Trucks,
Federal and In- ternational 1925
School at Centre,
New Grade
School at Centre,
1925
Totals
Interest Rate
4%
134 %
6% July 1
41/4% July 6 $1600
4% May 1, '29
4%
4%
Av. Rate 4.43
1929
Apr. 1
July 20
$5000
$1111
$6666
$2000
$21,627.00
1930
.Apr. I
July 20
July 1
June 1
June 1
$3250
$2000
$5000
$6666
$2000
18,916.00
1931
.Apr. 1
July 20
June 1
June 1
$3250
$2000
$6666
$2900
13,916.00
1932
.Apr. 1
July 20
Tune 1
June 1
87
$3250
$2000
$6666
$2000
13,916.00
1933
. Apr. 1
July 20
$2000
$6666
$2000
13,916.00
1934
Apr. 1
June 1
June 1
$3250
$6666
$2900
11,916.00
1935
. Apr. 1
June 1
June 1
$3250
$6666
$2000
11,916.00
1936
. Apr. 1
June 1
June 1
$6666
$2000
11,916.00
June 1
June 1
$6666
$2000
8,666.00
1938
June 1
June 1
$6666
$2000
8,666.00
1939
June 1
June 1
$6666
$2000
8,666.00
1940
June 1
June 1
$6666
$2000
8,666.00
Total
..... $26,000.00
$10,000.09
$10,000.00
$1,600.0 0
$1,111.00
$79,992.00
$24,000.00
$152,703.00
June 1
June 1
$3250
$2000
June 1
June 1
$3250
$3250
1937
* Outside Debt Limit.
New Grade
1925 *
INTEREST PAYMENTS OF TOWN DEBT TO BE RAISED ANNUALLY BY TAXATION
Year
1929
.$1040
$475
$600
$68
$50
$3,199.68
$960
$6,392.68
oo 1930
910
380
300
2,933.04
880
5,403.04
1931
.780
285
2,666.40
800
4,531.40
1932
650
190
2,399.76
720
3,959.76
1933
520
95
2,133.12
640
3.388.12
1934
390
1,866.48
560
2,816.48
1935
260
1,599.84
480
2,339.84
1936
130
1,333.20
400
1,863.20
1937
1,066.56
329
1,386.56
1938
799.92
240
1,039.92
1939
533.28
160
693.28
1940
266.64
80
346.64
Totals
$4,680
$1,425
$900
$68
$50
$20,797.92
$6.24
$34,160.92
* Outside Debt Limit.
New High School
Building, 1916
Addition to East
Chelmsford School
House 1923-1924
Building Westland
School House 1921
Construction of
Acton & Boston
Roads and Re-
pairing River-
neck & Carlisle-
Concord Rds. 1924
Purchase of High-
Federal and In-
ternational 1925
New Grade
School at Centre,
1925 *
New Grade
School at Centre,
1925
Totals
00
.
way Trucks,
REPORT OF ASSESSORS FOR THE YEAR ENDING DEC. 31, 1928
Value of Buildings .$4,328,295.00 Value of Land 1,571,175.00
Value of Personal Estate
$5,899,470.00 1,754,785.00
Value of Assessed Estate Rate $28.20 per $1000.
$7,654,255.00
Tax Levy for 1928:
Town Appropriations
$ 224,734.53
Maturing Notes and
Interes
36,527.00
State Tax
11,390.00
State Highway Tax
4,969.24
State Audit
30.47
County Tax
11,993.17
County Tuberculosis Tax
1,590.92
Overlay
1,666.48
$ 292,900.89
Estimated Receipts (Town) .$40.000.00
Estimated Receipts, Income Tax 27,082.800
Free Cash
5,906.10
2031 Polls at $2.00 Each 4,062.00
Tax on Property
215,849.99
$292,900.89
Number of Polls Assessed 2032
Assessed on Polls Only
619
Residents Assessed on Property :
2025
Individuals
29
All Others
2054
Non-residents Assessed on Property :
467
Individuals
32
All Others
499
Total Number Assessed 3172
Number of Horses Assessed 241
Number Cows Assessed 783
Number of Neat Cattle other than Cows Assessed 100
Number Swine Assessed 161
Number of Fowl Assessed 13220
Number of Dwellings Assessed .1644
Number of Acres of Land Assessed 13484
Respectfully submitted,
HERBERT C. SWEETSER, WARREN WRIGHT, JOHN E. HARRINGTON, Assessors.
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REPORT OF THE INSURANCE FUND COMMISSIONERS December 31, 1928
On Deposit In:
The Lowell Five Cent Savings Bank $5,022.39
The Central Savings Bank 2,816.69
The Mechanics Savings Bank 1,691.25
The City Institution for Savings Bank 4,109.50
The Merrimack River Savings Bank 4,305.80
The Lowell Institution for Savings Bank 3,943.45
$21.889.08 WALTER PERHAM, Treasurer. Insurance Sinking Fund Commission.
REPORT OF TOWN TREASURER
Cash on hand Dec. 31, 1927
174.24
Receipts for year ending Dec. 31, 1928
474,462.00
$474,636.24
Payments on Warrants drawn by Town Accountant for
year ending Dec. 31, 1928 .$459,151.41
Cash on hand Dec. 31, 1928 15,484.83
$474,636.24
E. W. SWEETSER,
Treasurer.
Dec. 31, 1928.
REPORT OF TAX COLLECTOR
TAX OF 1924: .
Tax on list Dec. 31, 1927
2,710.19
Less Abatements
351.38
2,358.81
Interest
47.22
2.406.03
Paid Treasurer as Tax
2,358.81
Paid Treasurer as Interest
47.22
S
2,406.03
TAX OF 1925:
Tax on List Dec. 31, 1927
8,881.83
Interest Collected
457.83
Moth Tax Collected
8.38
9,348.04
Paid Treasurer as Tax
2.812.87
Paid Treasurer as Interest
457.83
Paid Treasurer as Moth Tax
8.38
Uncollected Tax
6.068.96
9.348.04
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TAX OF 1926:
Tax on List, Dec. 31. 1927 Moth Tax on List Interest Collected
$ 17.249.43 26.18 920.31
$ 18.195.92
Paid Treasurer as Tax
9,676.70
Paid Treasurer as Interest
920.31
Paid Treasurer as Moth Tax
20.87
Uncollected Tax
7.572.73
Uncollected Moth Tax
5.31
$ 18.195.92
TAX OF 1927:
Tax on List Dec. 31, 1927
$ 61.403.82
Less Abatements
136.27
$ 61,267.55
Interest Collected
1.498.71
Paid Treasurer as Tax
$ 37.242.81
Paid Treasurer as Interest
1.498.71
Uncollected Tax
24.024.74
$ 62.766.26
TAX OF 1928:
Tax on List of 1928
$219,911.99
Additional Tax
1,213.46
$221,125.45
Less Abatements
971.79
$220,153.66
Interest Collected
584.72
$220,738.38 '
Paid Treasurer as Tax
159,511.87
Paid Treasurer as Interest
584.72
Uncollected Tax
60,641.79
$220.738.38 E. W. SWEETSER, Collector of Taxes.
Dec. 31, 1928.
TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT FOR CHELMSFORD
WATER DISTRICT
-
TAX OF 1924:
Tax on 1924 List
174.48
Interest Collected
.83
Paid Treasurer as Tax
4.68
Paid Treasurer as Interest
.83
169.80
Uncollected Tax
175.31
91
175.31
$ 62,766.26
TAX OF 1925: Tax on 1925 List Interest Collected
$
434.66
12.18
Paid Treasurer as Tax
$ 69.76
Paid Treasurer as Interest
12.18
Uncollected Tax
364.90
$ 446.84
TAX OF 1926:
Tax on 1926 List
$ 593.13
Interest Collected
23.09
$ 616.22
Paid Treasurer as Tax
203.23
Paid Treasurer as Interest
23.09
Uncollected Tax
389.99
TAX OF 1927:
Tax on 1927 List
$ 912.26
Interest Collected
22.10
$ 934.36
Paid Treasurer as Tax
646.05
Paid Treasurer as Interest
22.10
Uncollected Tax
266.21
$ 934.36
TAX OF 1928:
Tax on List of 1928
$ 3,416.91
Interest Collected
2.41
$ 3,419.32
Paid Treasurer as Tax
$ 2,487.91
Paid Treasurer as Interest
2.41
Uncollected Tax
929.00
$ 3.419.32
E. W. SWEETSER,
Collector.
Dec. 31, 1928.
TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT OF NORTH CHELMSFORD FIRE DISTRICT
TAX OF 1924:
Tax of 1924 on List
$ 32.47
5.45
Less Abatements
27.02
Interest Collected
1.99
29.01
Paid Treasurer as Tax
27.02
Paid Treasurer as Interest
1.99
29.01
92
446.84
616.22
TAX OF 1925:
Tax of 1925 on List
28.03
Additional Tax
18.79
Less Abatements
6.31
$ 40.51
Interest Collected
5.06
Paid Treasurer Tax
40.51
Paid Treasurer Interest
5.06
$ 45.5.
TAX OF 1926:
Tax on List of 1926
292.07
Interest Collected
7.08
$ 299.15
Paid Treasurer as Tax
$ 70.60
Paid Treasurer as Interest
7.08
Uncollected Tax
221.47
TAX OF 1927:
Tax on List of 1927
306.17
Interest Collected
6.15
$ 312.32
Paid Treasurer as Tax
$ 165.31
Paid Treasurer as
Interest
6.15
Uncollected Tax
140.86
$ 312.32
TAX OF 1928:
Tax on List of 192S
$ 1,356.50
Interest Collected
.32
$ 1,356.82
Paid Treasurer as Tax
$ 1,001.78
Paid Treasurer as Interest
.32
Uncollected Tax
354.72
$ 1,356.82
E. W. SWEETSER, Collector.
Dec. 31, 1928.
$ 46.82
$ 45.57
299.15
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CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS' REPORT
Dec. 28, 1928.
To the Board of Selectmen,
Chelmsford, Mass.
Gentlemen:
The Cemetery Commissioners submit the following report:
At Forefathers', most of the old slate stones have been reset and the graves in general have been improved. Several dead trees have been taken down and removed. A number of the old lots have been re- graded.
At Pine Ridge, considerable work has been done, such as laying out new lots on Maple Avenue, and the graveling of walks and avenues. There is need of a small tool house at this cemetery.
At Hart Pond, Fairview. Riverside and West Cemeteries the gen- eral work has been carried on in splendid manner.
The Town has indeed been unfortunate in the death of J. Roland Parkhurst. Mr. Parkhurst has been in charge of Forefathers' and Pine Ridge Cemeteries for a great many years. His work has been above reproach. Mr. Parkhurst will be sadly missed by the residents of the Center.
Respectfully submitted,
BAYARD C. DEAN, ARTHUR O. WHEELER, RALPH P. ADAMS, Cemetery Commissioners.
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS
Chelmsford, Mass., Jan. 1, 1929.
Board of Selectmen:
Early in the year a general inspection of all cattle, sheep and swine was made, together with a report of conditions under which the ani- mals were housed. One report was given to the stable owner and an- other sent to the Division of Animal Industry at the State House, Boston, as required by statute. In the 202 stables inspected there were SS1 cows, 27 bulls, 148 young cattle, 0 oxen, 551 swine, 2 sheep and 3 goats. Three cows were quarantined for tuberculosis, two of which were killed and one died in quarantine. Inspection of premises was made after each condemnation to see that proper disinfection was car- ried out, this also applies to the two stables where cattle were con- demned under the voluntary federal test. A large increase took place during the past year in the number of dog bites-due largely to the fact that a greater percentage were reported than formerly.
Thirty-seven dog bite cases were reported and investigated in which no rabies developed, thirty-one of these dogs were held under obser- vation in quarantine for two weeks, the other six were not quar- antined. Eight other dogs were quarantined by reason of probable or known contact with rabid dogs. Six of these were killed while restrained and the other two were released after a period of ninety days, no rabies having developed.
Five dogs were killed that were positive cases of rabies.
The names of all persons known to have been bitten by rabid dogs were reported to the Board of Health.
Out of state cattle brought to town under permit and released after arrival include 656 cows and bulls and 454 calves. About 600 sheep were also shipped to town' during the year.
ARNOLD C. PERHAM, Inspector of Animals.
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REPORT OF BOARD OF FIRE ENGINEERS
Board of Selectmen,
Chelmsford, Mass.
Gentlemen:
The Board of Fire Engineers herewith submits its Annual Report for the year ending Dec. 31, 1928.
The Board of Fire Engineers appointed annually by the Board of Selectmen organized this year with Archibald Cook as chief of the department, Sidney Dupee and Willis L. MacComb as assistant en- gineers. Sidney Dupee is clerk of the Board.
The District Chiefs appointed by the board of Fire Engineers are as follows:
William T. Johnson, Chief District No. 1.
Percy Robinson, Chief District No. 2.
Norman Edwards, Chief District No. 3.
Fred Baldwin, Chief District No. 4.
Arthur W. House, Chief District No. 5.
During the year the Fire Department experienced a serious loss in the retirement from active service of its former chief, Arnold C. Perham. Mr. Perham has been associated with the department for over twenty years. The last seven of which he filled the position of Chief, and it has been largely due to his conscientious effort that the department has been brought to its present state of efficiency.
At the present time we have five organized volunteer departments with seven pieces of motorized apparatus, five major pieces, and an auxiliary truck, a forestry truck equipped with a twenty-five gallon chemical tank and ten two and one-half gallon extinguishers.
There is a total enrollment of 125 men, regular and call in the various departments. Each department is equipped with a fire alarm system, three of which register box numbers. We contemplate doing considerable work on the truck at North Chelmsford. We have had an expert from the American-LaFrance Co. make a thorough inspec- tion of the pump and he has advised us that for a sum not to exceed five hundred dollars it can be put in perfect condition. We feel in the interest of economy that this should be done as the truck will be capable of several years more of efficient service.
Last year the Town appropriated the sum of One Thousand Dol- lars for the purchase of fire hose. There is still a considerable quan- tity of questionable strength and we are asking for sufficient funds to replace any remaining old hose which may prove unserviceable.
The question of insuring the men of the different fire departments has been previously mentioned and has received the hearty approval of the Finance Committee. This year we are asking for One Hundred and Twenty-five Dollars to meet that item.
The building property in town actually endangered by fires amounted to $277,100 and the total loss caused by these fires amounts to $34,095.
The department the past year has responded to 88 calls for fires within the Town area, and 5 calls for fires in adjoining Towns.
District No. 1, 44 fires.
District No. 2, 31 fires.
District No. 3, 4 fires.
District No. 4, 7 fires.
District No. 5, 3 fires.
Under the present severe business depression it does not seem to
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be the proper time to launch out into any extensive improvements. At the same time we must not lose sight of the urgent need of per- manent firehouses in the Center and North Villages.
We justly give deserved praise to the men of the fire service of the Town for their loyal. prompt and efficient work that they have accomplished.
We wish to express our appreciation to the Police Department for its hearty co-operation with our department.
Signed,
ARCHIBALD COOKE, SIDNEY E. DUPEE, WILLIS L. MacCOMB, Board of Fire Engineers.
DIRECTORS' REPORT NO. CHELMSFORD LIBRARY CORP.
The directors of the North Chelmsford Library Corporation submit the following report for the year 1928:
The Library has been open 149 sessions. Total circulation for year, 16,258, an increase of 671 over 1927.
163 new books have been added during the year.
There are 1184 borrowers on the records. Many of them have died or moved away and the list is soon to be revised and those no longer using the Library will be dropped.
Books have been supplied to West Chelmsford during the year.
About 100 volumes have been taken out on account of being in too bad condition to be rebound, leaving the number of books in the Library at the present time 9387.
ARTHUR O. WHEELER, President. LORRAINE S. BUTTERFIELD, ALICE E. FREEZE,
Directors.
Dec. 19, 1928.
REPORT OF THE TREASURER OF THE NORTH CHELMSFORD LIBRARY CORPORATION
RECEIPTS
Balance from 1927
87.21
Town Appropriation
1,200.00
Fine Receipts
10.00
$1,297.21
EXPENDITURES
Librarians Salary
415.92
Books
281.84
Bindery
262.25
Fuel
108.50
Light
25.65
Transportation of Books to West Chelmsford.
39.00
Printing
17.00
Miscellaneous Supplies and Expenses.
21.17
1171.33
Balance in Treasury
125.88
$1 297.21
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN J. CARR, Treas.
96
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE ADAMS LIBRARY
The Board of Trustees met on February 18, 1928 and organized by choosing the following officers and committees:
Chairman : Albert H. Davis.
Secretary : Mrs. E. R. Clark.
Treasurer : Rev. Wilson Waters.
- Mrs. Ida A. Jefts was appointed Librarian.
Mrs. G. W. Peterson, Assistant Librarian.
Purchasing Committee: Mrs. E. R. Clark. Committee to approve bills : A. H. Davis, Mrs. Edwin R. Clark. Prudential Committee: A. H. Davis, Rev. Wilson Waters. Committee on Periodicals and Reading Room:
Miss Frances Clark, Miss Lottie L. Snow, Rev. Wilson Waters.
Circulation for 192S: Magazines 964
Fiction 11,150
Non-Fiction 2,197
New books purchased
109
Books replaced 69
New borrowers 119
Received from fines, etc $83.85
Paid Assistant Librarian and for supplies 80.03
Amount handed to the Treasurer $ 3.82
The following gifts have been received :
Three copies of the Life of Herbert Hoover from J. Richardson.
Lowell Directories 1861-1865 from Judge Fisher.
Large ornamental ewer of hammered copper from Mrs. Henry Bartlett.
This is the inscription on a certain Library: "The Medicine Chest of the Soul"; and on another, "Food for the Soul." The cultivation of the mind, says Cicero, is a kind of food supplied for the soul of man. Of the illiterate man Shakespeare says: "He hath never fed of the dainties that are bred in a book; he hath not eat paper, as it were; he hath not drunk ink; his intellect is not replenished." Books are the legacies that a great genius leaves to mankind. That is a good book which is opened with expectation and closed with profit. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. If a book come from the heart, it will contrive to reach other hearts. It is chiefly through books that we enjoy interviews with superior minds, and these invaluable means of communication are in the reach of all. In the best books great men talk to us, give us their most precious thoughts, and pour their souls into ours. These things, and many more, have been said of books. The secret of wise reading is in selection. This is first done by the library officials who purchase for the public, and secondly by the reader, who must be somewhat in- telligent as to what his literary diet should be to make for health of mind and soul. Time may be wasted on frivolous books, or coined into intellectual wealth by the reading of those books which embalm the minds of great men.
Recent purchases of books for our Library include costly volumes on literary, scientific, and historical subjects, as well as numerous books of reference, monographs and encyclopedias and our reading room provides a rich supply of the best periodicals.
A. HEADY PARK, WILSON WATERS, LOTTIE L. SNOW, LUELLA H. S. CLARK, FRANCES CLARK, ALBERT H. DAVIS,
Trustees.
97
REPORT OF THE TREASURER OF THE ADAMS LIBRARY
RECEIPTS
Balance on hand, Jan. 1, 1928
$ 16.25
Received from the Town 2,000.00
Received from the Librarian (1927)
18.05
Received from the Librarian (1928)
3.82
$2,038.12
EXPENDITURES
Librarian
$ 500.00
Books
570.33
.Janitor
179.83
Fue
223.00
Gas
88.55
Water
12.00
Repairs
51.92
Periodicals
90.75
Treasurer's Bond
2.50
Supplies
19.00
Care of Grounds
85.25
Binding
93.78
Books to South Chelmsford
40.00
Books to West Chelmsford
40.00
Balance on hand Dec. 31, 1928
41.21
$2,038.12
REPORT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
To the Board of Selectmen, Chelmsford, Mass.
Gentlemen :
I herewith submit my annual report for the year ending Dec. 31, 1928.
There have been 186 arrests for the following causes:
Robbery
2
Breaking and Entering in the night time and committing larceny .. 3
Breaking and Entering in the night time with intent to commit larceny
1
Vagrant
1
Safe Keeping
1
Stubborn Child
1
Suspicious Person
1
Lewd Person
3
Assault on an Officer
2
Deserter from the United States Army
1
Non-Support
2
Fornication
2
Keeping Lottery Machines
2
Gaming on the Lord's Day
15
Drunkenness 22
45
Driving Auto under the influence of Liquor
9
Illegal Sale of Intoxicating Liquors
4
IIllegal Manufacture of Intoxicating Liquors 2
Illegal Keeping of Intoxicating Liquors 3
Operating Auto without Registration
4
Operating Auto without License
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