Town annual report of Ipswich 1925, Part 5

Author: Ipswich (Mass.:Town)
Publication date: 1925
Publisher: Lynn News Press / J. F. Kimball
Number of Pages: 266


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Number of complaints received and investigated 76


Number of contagious disease cards posted 127


Number of dead animals disposed of 26


Number of Milk Producers permits issued 4


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Number of hogs slaughtered


66


Number of hogs condemned


0


Number of calves slaughtered


3


Number of calves condemned


0


Number of cattle slaughtered


4


Number of cattle condemned


0


Number of Milk Dealers' Licenses issued


43


Number of Ice Cream Licenses issued


43


Number of Oleomargerine Licenses issued


5


Respectfully submitted,


EBEN B. MOULTON, Sanitary Agent.


REPORT OF MILK INSPECTOR


To the Board of Health of Ipswich,


Gentlemen :


To keep the milk supply of a town the size of Ipswich pure requires a great deal of time and study. Milk supplies of large cities and towns are produced by large milk contractors and the general milk of these contractors is about all an in- spector need concern himself. But in our town the most of the milk is produced by local farmers, calling for a constant knowledge of the sanitary condition of the individual output. It is only by numerous inspections and keeping in touch with producers and dealers that a satisfactory standard is main- tained. I fail to find a town the size of Ipswich that has as complete a system of milk inspection as we have at present. Milk is so extensively used for children from birth to school age that it requires a rigid inspection. I find that most pro- ducers are willing to cooperate and are making honest efforts to produce milk that will stand the test for quality. I wish to thank all who have in any way contributed to the quality of our milk supply.


Respectfully submitted, EBEN B. MOULTON, Milk Inspector.


OVERSEERS OF THE POOR


OUT POOR


The Overseers' work in this department has been a matter of form as in past years and changes are made after investiga- ting the cases and acting accordingly according to the condi- tions of each case. A number of cases have been dropped from our list ; some having married, some having lost their settle- ment, and some have found a way of taking responsibilities on their own shoulders while others have passed on to the happier land. As usual after taking some off the list others find conditions so that they have applied for aid. This year we have had applications from mothers with small children where the father has deserted the family, or has passed away or is ill and unable to provide for the little ones. For these little ones and the mothers we have found it necessary to call for more funds than usual. After investigating these cases we think we have not been too lenient and yet have been conser- vative in keeping them warm and and keeping hunger from their doors. We have found it practical under the present fuel conditions to cut wood from land owned by the town and de- liver it to the needy.


TOWN FARM.


About April 10, 1925, the Superintendent, Mr. Noreen, notified the Overseers that he wished to get through by May 1st. Immediately we placed advertisements in various papers


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with the idea of securing a new superintendent but by May 1st had not succeeded in obtaining anyone for the position. It was then necessary for the Overseers to go to Mr. Noreen and request that he stay two weeks longer. During this time we found that he did not take much interest in the farm which made it much harder for the new man. After interviewing about sixteen applicants we were fortunate in securing Mr. B. M. Hart of Beverly, a man of experience who was able to take up the work and make a good showing. You will note that his returns were the largest that have been made at the farm for a great many years. The expenditures were larger than the past few years and thus brought the average cost per inmate to $7.12 per week, but after viewing the work of the new superintendent we feel safe in predicting that this amount will be cut quite a little the coming year. Mr. Hart has made several improvements about the house and barn and the inmates are much better cared for than in past years.


CLARENCE M. LEET WALTER F. GOULD FRANCIS E. WOOD


Overseers of the-Poor.


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REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS


Board of Selectmen :


Gentlemen :


I submit herewith the annual report of the Street Depart- ment for the year ending December 31, 1925 :


Team 1 worked 2278 hours @ $1.00 per hour $ 2278 00


Single team worked 1107 hours @ .75 per hour 830 25


Truck worked 18361/2 hours and covered 5848.1 miles


Number of gallons gasoline used by truck 1609


Number of gallons oil used by truck 563/4


Inventory


3 horses $ 300 00


2 pairs double harnesses 50 00


1 pair street blankets


15 00


1 pair stable blankets


5 00


1 pair storm blankets


7 50


2 two horse carts


150 00


1 two horse sled 50 00


1 two horse street sweeper


250 00


4 road machines


450 00


5 road plows


75 00


11 gravel screens


55 00


2 two horse shovels


25 00


3 road drags


40 00


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1 two horse stone roller


40 00


1 steam roller and scarifier


500 00


1 dump truck


3500 00


1 Fordson tractor and snow plow


700 00


1 iron snow plow


275 00


1 mixer


350 00


1 forge and anvil


35 00


1 gravel loader


500 00


1 Fordson snow plow and wheels


400 00


1 tractor scoop shovel


45 00


2 watering carts


150 00


8 snow plows


150 00


1 oil wagon


400 00


1 Ford truck


300 00


Snow fences


100 00


1 tar kettle


35 00


All, other tools, etc.


1000 00


9952 50


Respectfully submitted,


JOSEPH A. HUCKINS, Supt. of Streets.


REPORT OF CLAM COMMISSIONERS


To the Board of Selectmen,


Gentlemen :


The following is the report of the Clam and Fish Commis- sioners for the year ending December 31, 1925 :


All the flats are in good condition and are well seeded for another year.


To give the people some idea of the amount of clams that are taken from the flats we have tried to get the approximate number of barrels and gallons shipped this year which is as below :


Barrels


5500


Gallons 8000


Number of permits issued 80.


Respectfully submitted,


HENRY A. CHURCHILL FARLEY C. LORD


GEORGE W. BROWN


Clam Commissioners.


LIST OF TOWN PROPERTY


School Houses


$160,000 00


Public Buildings


90,000 00


Public Grounds


10,000 00


Town Farm


30,000 00


Cemeteries


5,000 00


Heard Wharf


100 00


Averoff Wharf


3,250 00


Turkey Shore Pasture


1,000 00


Woodland, Linebrook


200 00


Woodland, Common Fields


75 00


Gravel Pits, Washington Street


1,500 00


Fire Apparatus


21,500 00


Highway Department Equipment


9,952 50


Thatch Bank, Great Flats


Thatch Bank, Third Creek


In addition to the property enumerated above, there is the shore, beach and other property given to the Town by the Commoners the value of which is not estimated. The value of the Water Works and Electric Light Plant will be found in the Water and Light Report.


Report of TRUSTEES OF MEMORIAL HALL


To the Citizens of Ipswich :


On another page of this book you will find the detailed report of the receipts and expenditures made for the year in connection with Memorial Hall.


The total appropriation made by the town was $2012.25


" expenses were 2005.63


Unexpended balance $ 6.62


But that does not tell the whole story for although your Trustees have never asked for the payment of any rental from the war veterans and their auxiliary associations, neverthe- less each year since the building was erected, those organiza- tions have voluntarily paid to the Town Treasurer sums of money for the use of the quarters which they occupy in the building. The payments made this year were as follows:


Ipswich Post #80 American Legion


$1080.00


Legion Auxiliary, rent


120.00


W. R. C. rent


480.00


D. A. R. rent 7.50


Refund from state


25.00


$ 1712.50


This total deducted from the amount paid by the Town leaves only $293.13 actually paid from town funds for the


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maintenance of Memorial Hall for the year 1925. We believe this is a very remarkable showing and we know that the cit- izens appreciate what has been done


During the past year we have been fortunate in retaining the services of Charles E. Brockelbank as superintendent of the building and we have only words of praise for the ex- cellent manner in which both the building and grounds have been cared for. All matters in connection with the building so far as we are able to ascertain, are in a very satisfactory condition and we are pleased to say that the various organiza- tions at the building seem to be enjoying and appreciating what the citizens of Ipswich did in erecting this memorial.


Respectfully submitted,


ROBERT T. BAMFORD


CHARLES W. BAMFORD JAMES A MCGINNIS WALTER E. HAYWARD OSCAR H. EWING GEORGE A. SCHOFIELD,


Ipswich, Mass. Jan. 1, 1926.


Trustees


REPORT OF TOWN COUNSEL


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Ipswich, Massachusetts.


Gentlemen :


I desire to submit to you a brief report of the work done by the Town Counsel for the year ending December 31, 1925.


Under the by-law of the Town, the Counsel is paid $100.00, for which it is his duty to give opinions as to legal questions to the various town boards and officers. During the past year, I have been called upon to give such opinions twenty- seven times. Some of the inquiries were verbal and the opinion could be given without a great deal of investigation or looking up of the law. A number of them were more formal written inquiries, some of which required considerable investi- gation and research, both as to the law and as to the town records.


In addition to this work, there have of course been many consultations with the Police Department in regard to matters which had come, or were likely to come, before the courts.


There were also a number of meetings in Boston, Salem and other places where the Town Counsel was required to be present.


A great part of the work of the Town Counsel comes in the preparation and prosecution of cases in the courts. A study of the figures in the Police Department report and the Selectmen's report, both of which are published in this book, will show that there has been an unusual amount of activity in the courts and I may say the reports also show that the result of the prosecutions have been in a very large pro-


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portion of the case successful and the figures of the Town Treasurer show that there has been turned in to the town from the Third District Court for the year 1925 for fines im- posed in these town cases $2304.15. In addition to this amount, a much larger sum for fines have been imposed in automobile cases. All fines in such cases are paid to the state instead of to the town, but the local police and the local Town Counsel are called upon to investigate, prepare for trial and prosecute such cases.


During the past year, acting with the Board of Selectmen, I have tried to get a definite settlement of the Jeffries Neck question. By that you understand I do not mean that the town's rights have not been established. That was done some time ago, but a division of the property so that the town may have entire ownership of its part is a question which has been pending without settlement ever since the court found that the town did have rights there. The work of de- termining what part of the land shall belong to the Town has been pushed forward so vigorously by your Board this year that the present indications are that the matter will be adjusted without further court proceedings and the adjust- ment in all probability will be arranged in the next few months before the summer season opens in that locality.


Respectfully submitted, GEORGE A. SCHOFIELD Town Counsel.


Ipswich, Mass. Jan. 10, 1926.


REPORT OF TOWN CLERK


BIRTHS


Fathers born in


Ipswich


21


Massachusetts


59


United States


13


England


1


Ireland


1


Scotland


2


Russia, Austria, Poland


30


British Provinces


38


Greece


16


Italy


3


Sweden


1


Unknown


2


Total


187


Mothers born in


Ipswich


43


Massachusetts


41


United States


11


England


4


Ireland


2


Scotland


4


Russia, Austria, Poland


31


British Provinces


30


Greece


16


Italy


2


Norway


1


Spain


1


France


1


Total


187


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131


MARRIAGES


Grooms residing in Ipswich Other Places


33


25


-


Total


-


Brides residing in


40


Other Places


17


Total


57


Grooms born in


Ipswich


15


Massachusetts


16


United States


9


British Provinces


5


Poland


2


Greece


6


Scotland


1


Russia


1


Roumania


1


Italy


1


Total


57


Brides born in


Ipswich


15


Massachusetts


20


United States


6


British Provinces


5


Poland


3


Greece


6


Scotland


1


Russia


1


Total


57


Married in Ipswich


41


Married in Other Places


16


Grooms residing in Ipswich


38


Grooms residing in Other Places


19


57


Ipswich


-


-


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Brides residing in Ipswich


41


Brides residing in Other Places


16


Married by Protestant Clergymen


35


Married by Roman Catholic Clergymen


12


Married by Greek Clergymen


7


Married by Rabbi Clergymen


Married by Justice of the Peace


1


DEATHS


Whole number of deaths for the year,


97


Jan.,7; Feb., 3; Mar., 9; Apr., 4; May, 12; June, 11; July, 11; Aug.,


9; Sept., 10; Oct., 10; Nov., 5; Dec., 6.


The following were ninety years of age namely with date of death. May 26-Caroline E. Carter, 90 yrs. 11 mos. 16 days


Thirty-three were natives of Ipswich.


Thirty-two of other parts of the United States.


Thirty-two were of foreign birth.


There were fourteen deaths of children one year of age or less.


The following licenses were granted through this office during the past year.


Common Victuallers


38


Druggist


1


Bowling Alley


1


Billiards and Pool


8


To collect fat and tallow


1


Innholders


2


Junk Dealers


4


To buy and sell 2nd hand motors


1


Slaughter House


1


The Standard Oil Company file notice of intention to continue busi- ness at the usual place as in former years.


Respectively submitted


FRANK H. GIRARD Asst. Town Clerk.


Feb. 1st, 1926


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TOWN OF IPSWICH


THIRTY-SECOND


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


WATER AND MUNICIPAL LIGHTING


COMMISSIONERS


SS


JIM


634


THE BIRTHPLACE OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE 1.17


FOR THE YEAR 1925


IPSWICH GEO. A. SCHOFIELD AND SON


1926


OFFICERS OF WATER AND MUNICIPAL LIGHTING COMMISSION


COMMISSIONERS


ARTHUR H. WALTON, Chairman


Term Expires 1927


J. E. COLE, JR. CHARLES A. MALLARD


Term Expires 1928


Term Expires 1926


CLERK


ARTHUR H. WALTON Office, Room 5, Town Hall Office Hours from 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. every week day except Saturday. Telephone 92-R


TREASURER


JOS. T. MORTON


Office, Room 2, Town Hall


Manager Electric Light,


Arthur H. Walton


Chief Engineer,


F. W. Fiske


Line Superintendent, Electric Light,


J. Harry Sheppard


Foreman, Water Department, William P. Gould


Office of Commissioners, Room 5, Town Hall


Meetings held every Friday, 8 P. M.


CAUTION TO WATER TAKERS


Do not blame your meter


If you have a leaky fixture ; have it repaired. If not


gal. per day


per day


1/2"


stream consumes


10,800


$3 40


1/4"


60


8,640


2 60


1/8"


3,240


1 10


1 "


1,080


30


16


1 //


360


11


32


3/4"


12


8


1/1€


1/32


The above will show you what a small leak will amount to if allowed to remain unchecked, under our pressure of 70 pounds at Ipswich, Mass.


WATER DEPARTMENT


CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT


1


List of Bills and Amounts paid for the Year Ending December 31, 1925


PIPE LINE


Paid to


Amount


B. & M. R. R., freight


$129 40


F. E. Wood, teaming


35 07


Builders Iron Foundry, supplies


1,295 04


Pierce Perry Co., supplies


858 27


Wm. P. Gould, labor


114 00


F. E. Howe, labor


82 00


Napoleon LeMay, labor


80 00


John Theofilopoulos, labor


65 50


Steve Lathos, labor


68 25


Harry Costopoulos, labor


68 25


Horace Ellsworth, labor


70 00


John Gilman, labor


10 75


Michael Robicheau, labor


52 75


Wm. Costos, labor


61 50


Braman Dow Co., supplies


87 56


National Meter Co., supplies


39 44


Walworth Mfg. Co., supplies


5 24


Chadwick Boston Lead Co., supplies


188 16


WATER AND LIGHT COMMISSIONERS' REPORT


5


Rensselear Valve Co., supplies Mueller Company, supplies


91 45


50 60


Total


$3,453 23


SERVICE PIPE


B. & M. R. R., freight


$1 00


Wm. P. Gould, labor


180 00


F. E. Howe, labor


114 00


Horace Ellsworth, labor


40 00


Michael Robicheau, labor


6 00


Chadwick Boston Lead Co., supplies


76 85


National Meter Co., supplies


72 60


Pierce Perry Co., supplies


483 62


Sumner & Dunbar, supplies


27 40


Total


$1,001 47


MAINTENANCE


Repairs Pipe Line


Paid to


Amount


Joseph A. King, repairs


$4 00


N. J. Bolles, supplies


85


Braman Dow Co., supplies


8 02


Ipswich Motor Co., supplies


93 28


Wm. P. Gould, labor


120 00


F. E. Howe, labor


52 00


Napoleon LeMay, labor


48 00


Otis McIntire, labor


28 00


F. E. Wood, teaming


24 11


Waldo Bros. & Bond, supplies


3 85


Wetmore Savage Co., supplies


34 08


Edson Mfg. Co., supplies


30 15


Total


$446 34


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WATER AND LIGHT COMMISSIONERS' REPORT


Repairs Services


Paid to


Amount


Wm. P. Gould, labor


$1,157 00 487 50


N. LeMay, labor


46 00


Joseph A. King, repairs


9 41


N. J. Bolles, supplies


1 20


G. O. MeIntire, labor


8 00


C. F. Chapman, supplies


2 00


Ipswich Motor Co., supplies


651 68


J. W. Goodhue Corp., supplies


47 61


Chapman Valve Co., supplies


6 12


F. E. Wood, teaming


48 08


National Meter Co., supplies


7 62


Pierce Perry Co., supplies


85 24


George Hayes, supplies


1 55


B. & M. R. R., freight


1 00


American Ry. Ex. Co., express


10 22


Walworth Mfg. Co., supplies


4 68


R. W. Davis, supplies


1 30


Electric Light Dept., rent garage


55.70


A. J. Barton & Son, supplies


60


Total $2,632 51


1


Administration


Paid to


Amount


N. E. T. & T. Co., telephone


$37 44


H. B. McArdle, supplies


64 00


Anne Jewett, bookkeeper


7


500 00


First National Bank, deposit box


5 00


A. H. Walton, supt.


950 00


C. E. Goodhue, P. M.


113 15


Hobbs & Warren, supplies


2 91


Geo. A. Schofield & Son, printing


74 00


Fred R. Hull, printing


5 00


F. E. Howe, labor


7


WATER AND LIGHT COMMISSIONERS' REPORT


G. H. W. Hayes, bond


40 00


G. A. Schofield, insurance 12 90


A. H. Walton, auto registrations


6 00


A. H. Walton, commissioner


100 00


C. A. Mallard, commissioner


100 00


J. E. Cole, Jr., commissioner


100 00


Damon & Damon, insurance


25 24


Mutual Boiler Insurance Co., insurance


23 37


Electric Light Dept., power


4,000 00


Total $6,159 01


Station and Grounds


Canney Lumber Co., supplies


$25 05


J. W. Goodhue Corp., supplies


12 66


Lunkenheimer Co., supplies


9 39


Electro Bleaching Co., supplies


85 34


Newmans Dept. Store, supplies


7 00


D. M. Dillon Boiler Works, repairs boiler


174 20


B. & M. R. R., freight


50


Ipswich Mills, repairs


13 13


Austin L. Lord, labor


74 03


C. L. Lovell, supplies


13 50


Harriet E. Nourse, real estate


2 95


Thos. Groom Co., supplies


18 16


Wallace & Tiernan, supplies


45


Total


$436 36


Note Payment


Notes paid by Treasurer


$3,500 00


Interest


Interest paid Various Parties $2,752 50


RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1925


Receipts


Disbursements


Cash on hand,


Maintenance


$9,674 22


Jan. 1, 1925


$1,004 46


Pipe Line


3,453 23


Water Rates


21,401 10


Services


1,001 47


Services


354 47


Interest


2,752 50


Hydrant Appro.


2,250 00


Notes


3,500 00


Misc. Receipts


472 92


Balance


5,101 53


$25,482 95


$25,482 95


BALANCE SHEET FOR YEAR ENDING DEC. 31, 1925


Bonds issued $160,000 00


Engineering


$3,350 00


Notes outstanding


34,500 00


Land damage


3,599 12


Premium on bonds


10,412 58


Pumping station


14,425 24


Premium on notes


60 25


Pumps & machinery 19,637 65


Appropriations 48,924 20


Storage basin 27,693 59


Misc. receipts


165 43


Bull Brook 1,778 60


Water rates


411,493 72


Dist. Reservoir


17,827 56


Filter appro.


143 28


Pipe line const.


140,346 22


Appro. note pay't


26,939 75


Service pipe const. 36,965 54


Storehouse 178 70


Miscellaneous


2,834 20


Int. on bonds


205,373 29


Maintenance


151,842 71


Material on hand


4,122 52


Water rates due


7,564 61


Services due


188 73


Miscel. bills due


74 66


Sinking fund pay't 49,734 72 Balance


5,101 53


$692,639 21


$692,639 21


SINKING FUND


Receipts


Appro. $45,917 41


From profits


49,734 74


From profits


841 44


Interest


68,210 67


Investments


Ipswich Sav. Banks $162 06 Ipswich Water Bds. 18,000 00 Ill. Cent. R. R. Bds. 3,000 00 Ipswich Town Notes 5,550 00 First Nat. Bank 7,992 20


Total


$164,704 26


Bonds retired


130,000 00


$34,704 26


$34,704 26


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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT


Following is the report for the year ending Dec. 31, 1925.


MAIN PIPES


The number of feet of mains laid to date and sizes are as follows :


14 inch


1,505


12 inch


10,963


10 inch


8,830


8 inch


19,085


6 inch


84,410


4 -inch


4,924


3 inch


8,028


2 inch


13,646


1 inch


2,070


152,321 feet, or 28 miles, 4,721 feet


STREET GATES


Total number now set 161


HYDRANTS


Are in good working order, total number now set Town 181


Private


16


Total


197


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SERVICE PIPES


The number of services added this year makes a total of 1149. There has been added 153 ft. 9 in. service pipe on Town and 287 ft. on private land, making a total to Dec. 31, 1925. Services Town Private Totals


1925 1149 26,316 ft. 6 in 31,704 ft. 11 in. 58.021 ft. 5 in. Total, 58,021 ft. 5 in. equals 10 miles, 4,859 ft. 9 in.


The services are cast iron, lead and galvanized iron pipe from 3/4" to 4".


SYNOPSIS OF THE PUMPING RECORD FOR THE YEAR ENDING DEC. 31, 1925


Total number of hours for the year, 3,027 hrs., 45 min.


Total number of gallons pumped for the year 159 372,500.


Daily average for the year 436,637 gallons.


Largest day's pumping Dec. 22, 821,325 gallons.


Largest week's pumping, July 19, 4,663,575 gallons.


METERS


There in use 1,160 meters Dec. 31, 1925 from 5/s" to 3".


Cost of Kimball Ave. Extension


1140 ft. 6 in. cast iron pipe


$1,040 25


1-6 in. tee


11 50


1-6 in. ell


9 00


Teaming


22 00


Lead


102 98


Hydrant


75 00


Sleeve and valve


59 16


Street box


15 00


Gas and jute


5 00


Labor


673 00


$2,012 89-$1.76 per foot


WATER AND LIGHT COMMISSIONERS' REPORT


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1925 WATER DEPARTMENT JOSEPH T. MORTON, Treasurer


Dr.


Balance, January, 1925 To amounts received :


$1,004 46


Meter rates


$20,087 67


Little Neck


1,313 43


Miscellaneous


472 92


Construction


354 47


$22,228 49


Hydrant Appropriation


2,250 00


24,478 49


$25,482 95


Cr. 1


By paid :


Commissioners' orders


$14,128 92


Notes


3,500 00


Interest


2,752 50


$20,381 42


Balance, January 1, 1926


5,101 53


$25,482 95


The Treasurer has the following bills for collection :


Meter rates


$2,346 56


Little Neck


426 00


Miscellaneous


67 33


Construction


188 73


$3,028 62


Meter Commitment, Dec. 31


4,799 38


$7,828 00


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WATER NOTES AND BONDS


Owned by


Amount


Rate


Date of Issue


No. Notes


No.


Matures


N. W. Harris & Co.


$5,000


4 Jan. 1, 1897


5


131-136


Jan. 1, 1927


Sinking Fund I W D


1,000


4


Jan. 1, 1897


1


135


Jan. 1, 1927


Sinking Fund I W D


2,000


4


July 1, 1899


2


137-138


Jan. 1, 1927


Sinking Fund I W D


3,000


4


July 1,


1900


3


144-146


Jan. 1, 1927


Adams & Co.


6,000


4


July 1,


1900


6


139-143-147 Jan. 1, 1927


Sinking Fund I W D


1,000


4


Dec. 14, 1903


1


148


Jan. 1, 1927


Name not recorded


1,000


4


Dec. 17, 1903


1


149


Jan. 1, 1927


Sinking Fund I W D


4,000


4


Dec. 31,


1904


4


150-153


Jan. 1, 1927


Sinking Fund I W D


3,000


4


Oct. 21, 1907


3


154-156


Jan. 1, 1927


Sinking Fund I W D


1,000


4


Nov. 19, 1907


1


157


Jan. 1, 1927


Sinking Fund I W D


2,000


4


Dèc. 31, 1907


2


158-159


Jan. 1, 1927


Sinking Fund I W D


1,000


4


Nov. 30, 1908


1


160


Jan. 1, 1927


Cemetery Trust Funds


7,500


4 Oct. 1, 1910


15


16-30


1926-1940 inc.


F. S. Moseley & Co.


12,000


41/4


Aug. 15, 1922


13


77-89


1925-1937 inc.


First National Bank, Boston


15,000


41/4


June 15, 1924


17


124-140


1925-1934 inc.


$64,500


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WATER AND LIGHT COMMISSIONERS' REPORT


ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT


CONSTRUCTION EXPENSES


The following bills have been paid for construction dur- ing the year 1925:


Paid to


Amount


J. H. Sheppard, labor


$211 25


F. C. Manthorn, labor


203 76


G. D. Player, labor


178 63


N. LeMay, labor


124 00


General Electric Co., supplies


1,632 82


Manzur & Damon, labor


30 71


C. A. Mallard, supplies


20 57


Wetmore Savage Co., supplies


2,460 83


Newburyport Gas & Electric Co.


379 66


Maloney Electric Co., supplies


85 05


R. V. Pettingell Co., supplies


456 73


Sangamo Electric Co., supplies


252 16


Lowell Electric Co.


30 00


Westinghouse Electric Co., supplies


203 27


F. E. Wood, teaming


56 08


B. & M. R. R., freight


100 11


Pettingell Andrews Co., supplies


1,070 71


Eastern Pole & Lumber Co., poles


471 38


Ernest L. Brown, meters


105 00


Total


$8,072 72


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WATER AND LIGHT COMMISSIONERS' REPORT 1


:


CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT


Dr.


Cr.


To balance 1924 $2,659 04 By bills paid $8,072 72


Transfer from op-


By balance 6,586 32


erating account 12,000 00


$14,659 04


$14,659 04


COST OF CONSTRUCTION


Cost of Real Estate


$8,117 19


Cost of Steam Plant


16,431 18


Cost of Electric Plant


11,125 19


Cost of Poles and overhead lines, transformers and meters


114,547 25


Cost of Substation


8,318 57


Cost of Transportation Equipment


3,000 00


$161,539 38


Note issue


$97,000 00


Transferred from earnings


29,232 09


Depreciation and other transfers


35,307 29


$161,539 38


DEPRECIATION FUND


Balance 1924


$3,443 00


Transferred from income 1925


3,758 00


$7,201 00


WATER AND LIGHT COMMISSIONERS' REPORT


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NOTE INDEBTEDNESS


To notes outstanding


Jan. 1, 1925 $45,000 00


By notes paid $5,850 00 By bal. outstanding 39,150 00


$45,000 00


$45,000 00


MANAGER'S REPORT


To the Water and Light Commission :


Gentlemen :


I submit the following report for the receipts and ex- penditures for the Lighting Plant for the year 1925.


MAINTENANCE


Paid to


Amount


F. W. Fiske, labor


$1,725 29


Geo. E. Brown, labor


1,787 50


J. A. McLean, labor


1,801 25


Geo. L. Fall, labor


1,681 65


Wm. P. Edgerly, labor


1,537 97


R. B. Pickard, labor


1,450 13


F. C. Rust, labor


1,458 00


Geo. F. Poore, labor


1,381 50


Total $12,823 29


FUEL


Wile Brothers $2,369 62




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