Town annual report of Middleborough, Massachusetts 1907, Part 5

Author: Middleboro (Mass.)
Publication date: 1907
Publisher: s.n.
Number of Pages: 182


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100 00


105 60


William A. King


100 00


108 64


Calvin D. Kingman


100 00


105 41


Eliza H. Kelley


100 00


102 00


Robert W. Lashures


100 00


104 91


James Allen Leonard


150 00


156 06


John N. Main


100 00


106 51


J. P. McCulley


100 00


106 94


Aldin Miller


100 00


108 21


Sophronia P. Osborn


100 00


108 97


Alvin Pease


100 00


104 16


Joseph L. Pease


100 00


108 73


David D. Perkins


75 00


75 00


Alfred Randall


100 00


100 00


Aaron Raymond


100 00


106 71


Everett Robinson


200 00


316 31


William Shivnick


150 00


171 32


Reuben T. Taylor


100 00


107 42


Tinkham Lot, No. 6


60 00


64 17


B. F. Tripp


100 00


104 10


Ward Lot, No. 110


100 00


107 02


Azel Washburn


100 00


114 07


William Washburn


50 00


52 02


Sarah D. White


500 00


525 59


Chauncey D. White


100 00


106 73


Nemasket Hill Cemetery :


Joshua M. Eddy


100 00


105 95


Austin Ford


50 00


55 29


Henry F. Pope


100 00


113 64


Sophronia L. Reed


50 00


55 34


Rhoda T. Savery


100 00


112 38


Charles Soule


100 00


109 85


Benjamin C. Tinkham


50 00


54 29


Edmund Thompson


50 00


56 83


Oliver H. Thompson


100 00


112 69


Warren Lot, No. 1


50 00


53 20


Thomas Weston


150 00


164 23


Benjamin P. Wood


100 00


105 32


Cornelius B. Wood


150 00


168 61


84


$31 48


$33 59


Mrs. Ellen T. Wood Priscilla Wood


50 00


57 24


Thomas Wood ~


100 00


104 57


Lydia B. Vaughan


25 00


25 50


Rock Cemetery :


C. N. Atwood


100 00


109 92


Deborah Carver


100 00


109 64


Julia S. Cobb


100 00


112 71


Sylvester F. Cobb


100 00


115 32


Charles F. Cushman


176 75


193 97


Mary B. Keith


75 00


82 19


A. J. Smith


50 00


54 64


H. N. Thomas and family


1,000 00


1,120 18


W. O. Barrows and family


18 44


19 12


Benj. Thomas


25 00


25 50


North Middleboro Cemetery :


Sumner Keith


100 00


108 60


Jared Pratt


150 00


198 58


Everett Robinson, Alfred Eaton Lot


100 00


8 16


Roswell Warren and Benj. Barrows


150 00


203 14


Cemetery at the Green :


Lot Owner.


Endowment.


Balance.


Ira Bryant


$50 00


$51 50


Lydia R. Thompson


100 00


115 70


J. B. & I. H. Thompson


100 00


157 33


Julia M. Wood & Caroline Robbins


50 00


52 02


Thomastown Cemetery.


Atwood Lot


100 00


134 51


Eleazer Thomas


100 00


123 53


Thomastown Cemetery


198 00


203 56


South Middleborough Cemetery.


John & Henry Thomas


50 00


53 80


W. O. & S. T. LeBaron


50 00


50 00


Sachem Street Cemetery.


Gammons Lot


50 87


54 29


Thomas Smith


50 00


54 73


Jane A. Wood


85


Richmond Cemetery, Purchade Street.


Lysander Richmond


$100 00


$105 83


Summer Street Cemetery.


Jonathan T. Washburn


200 00


211 70


Wappanucket Cemetery.


Benjamin


Richmond, care of whole


Cemetery.


400 00


506 31


Fall Brook Cemetery, Tispaquin Street.


Atwood & Thomas


200 00


219 96


AMOS H. EATON, Treasurer.


REPORT OF THE TREASURER OF THE ENOCH PRATT FUND.


Dr.


1908


Jan. 1.


Notes of the town of Middle-


boro.


$10,000 00


Interest from municipal light


loan 48 00


Interest from town treasurer


352 00


$10,400 00


Cr.


Notes of town of Middleboro $10,000 00 Paid Joseph E. Beals, Treasurer of Library 400 00 -$10,400 00 AMOS H. EATON, Treasurer Enoch Pratt Fund.


REPORT OF THE TREASURER OF THE MUNICIPAL LIGHT LOAN SINKING FUND. Dr.


Received from town treasurer


$2,000 00


Cr.


Paid, Estabrook & Co.


$2,000 00


AMOS H. EATON,


Treasurer Municipal Light Loan Sinking Fund.


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AUDITOR'S REPORT.


I have carefully examined the accounts of the various depart- ments and committees of the town having the disbursement of money.


In some of them, as in past years, I do not find bills or vouch- ers on file for all payments. I am pleased to note that April 1, 1907 the Overseers of the Poor adopted a new system as recom- mended by me in previous years, making all payments by order on the Town Treasurer. I recommend at this time that all re- ceipts for the benefit of our Public Library be paid into the Town Treasury and that all bills on library account be paid by order upon the Town Treasurer.


In the examination of the books of the Treasurer I note that the payment of a $5000 temporary schoolhouse loan, to be paid out of bond issue, was paid out of town money and entered on debit side of temporary loan account .. This was afterwards repaid to town but no credit entry was made on temporary loan account, with the result that our temporary loan outstanding today, ac- cording to ledger account, is $12,500, while it actually is $17,- 500, and is the largest outstanding temporary loan that the town has ever had at the close of its fiscal year. The uncollected taxes were $24,686.29.


In 1900 our temporary loan was $3,300, uncollected taxes $19,448


« 1904 « 66 66 6,500, 66 66 23,330 17,500, " - 24,686.29


Jan. 1, 1908 66


It is well to look at these figures in their true bearing in the finances of the town and the outlook for the town if the present method continues.


I have audited the books and securities of the "Pierce Estate " and find them in good condition. The trustees have this year paid out $23,600, for the benefit of the town.


I append the financial statement of the town, also a table of indebtedness.


Cash on hand January 1, 1907 Receipts.


FINANCIAL STATEMENT. $1,211 30


Expenditures.


From Taxes :


Personal, real and poll, 1907


$78,546 11


County tax


$5,641 63


Personal, real and poll, other years


11,196 21


Excise tax


1,577 73


Street watering


702 95


Total


$92,023 00


Total


$5,641 63


From State :


Corporation tax


$4,413 15


State tax


5,440 00


National bank tax


117 03


National bank tax


220 77


Military aid


483 00


'State aid


6,785 00


Soldiers' relief


70 00


Soldiers' relief, town


88 75


State highways


5,158 52


Total


$18,115 45


Total


$5,660 77


Licenses :


State aid


7,427 00


Military aid


878 00


Other


396 50


Soldiers' relief


3,466 01


Total


$1,515 42


Total


$11,771 01


Public Celebration : Memorial Day


200 00


Public Departments :


Selectmen


842 71


Clerk, treasurer and collector


1,522 87


Assessors


1,005 55


Hall


2,223 61


Registrars


213 18


Miscellaneous


1,204 08


Total


$1,880 60


Total


$7,012 00


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Soldiers' Relief :


Dog


$1,118 92


Public Departments : Town Hall rent


$1,789 00


Miscellaneous


91 60


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Receipts - Continued.


Expenditures - Continued.


Public Safety


Night watch


$728 00


Police lock-up, etc.


553 23


Suppression of crime


900 00


Fourth District Court


885 02


Fire wardens


269 35


Total


$1,322 68


Total $3,355 60


Public health and sanitation :


Board of health


836 31


Sewers


444 88


Sealer of weights and measures


35 12


Inspector of plumbing


73 75


" beef


120 64


" cattle


199 92


Miscellaneous


22 73


Total $475 00


Total


$1,733 35


Public charities :


Refunds cities and towns


$1,058 98


Salaries


$1,600 00


Town farm


770 08


Town farm


3,720 47


State farm


277 32


Hospitals and schools


599 83


Outside poor


3,458 42


New almshouse


8,008 45


Total


$2,106 38


Public highways :


Public highways :


Street watering


1,302 95


Side walks


783 22


Streets, bridges, etc.


18,384 31


Pine Street


1,862 77


'Total


$1,942 80


Total


$22.333 25


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Total $17,452 61


Labor and sale of material


$1,942 80


Public Safety :


Fourth District Court fines


N. Y., N. H. & H., fighting fires


$1,194 58 128 10


Public health and sanitation :


Sewer permits


$475 00


Public charities :


Public education : Tuition Miscellaneous Com. School St. school house


1,507 50 .


119 52 617 95


Public education : Salaries and supplies Repairs Transportation Insurance New school house


29,451 92 1,025 80 1,910 12


648 00


16,881 77


Total


$2,244 97


Total


$49,917 61


Public library


2,245 19


Public industries :


Street lights


13,230 69


Depreciation


4,136 80


Construction


101 09


Meters


718 93


New engine


25 08


Improving light plant


18,204 09


Suburban lighting


352 31


Water supply


750 00


Cemeteries :


Trust funds and income


774 33


Total


$22,238 33


Interest :


Interest :


Interest on deposits


122 00


Bonds


3,359 08


Interest on taxes


692 00


Loans


5,177 92


Other interest


4 54


Interest, Jose Parker & Co.


1,003 73


Total


$1,822 27


Total


$8,537 00


Unclassified :


Unclassified :


New Bedford damage suit


3,896 50


Gypsy Moth


$878 14


Town histories sold


50 00


Herring


161 00


Herring Account


170 00


Pilgrim monument


45 00


Tree warden


250 00


Total $4,116 50


Total $1,334 14


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Cemeteries :


Trust funds and income


594 65


Total


$38,113 64


Public industries :


Gas and electric income


$14,464 00


Receipts - Concluded.


Trust Funds :


Almshouse Gypsy moth State road


$8,008 45 600 00 1,224 26


Total


$9,832 71


For Public Indebtedness : Loan in anticipation of taxes


45,500 00


$44,000 00


2,500 00


Sewer loan


6,000 00


Schoolhouse loan


1,900 00


General improvement loan


1,000 00


Electric light


3,500 00


Total


$80,627 14


Total $58,900 00


Balance on hand December 31, 1907


286 79


$234,474 55


$234,474 55


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Expenditures - Concluded.


For Public Indebtedness : Temporary loan repaid Town history loan


Loans and Sale of Bonds : Schoolhouse Electric light


16,990 47


18,136 67


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INDEBTEDNESS.


General Improvement Loan.


Due Nov. 1, 1915, at 4% to the Enoch Pratt Fund $3,800 00 Due on demand at 4% to Middleboro Savings Bank 2,000 00


Temporary Loan.


Due on demand at 5% to Middleboro Savings Bank $5,000 00


Due on demand at 4% to H. W. Carver 2,000 00


Due on demand at 4% to F. Austin G. Atwood 1,500 00


Due on demand at 4% to Shadrach F. W. Atwood 500 00


Due on demand at 5% to Middleboro Savings Bank 2,000 00


Due on demand at 5% to Peirce Estate 5,000 00


Due on demand at 6% to Peirce Estate 1,500 00


Plymouth and Middleboro Railroad.


Due November 1, 1918, at 4% to Salem Five Cents Savings Bank $5,000 00


Due November 1, 1919, at 4% to Salem Five Cents Savings Bank 5,000 00


Due November 1, 1920, at 4% to Salem Five Cents Savings Bank 5,000 00


Due November 1, 1921, at 4% to Salem Five Cents Savings Bank 5,000 00


Sewer Loan.


Due Nov. 1, 1908, at 4% to Middleboro Savings Bank $5,000 00 Dne Nov. 1, 1909, at 4% to Middleboro Savings Bank 5,000 00


Due Nov. 1, 1910, at 4% to Middleboro Savings Bank 5,000 00 Due Nov. 1, 1911, at 4% to Middleboro Savings Bank 5,000 00


Due Nov. 1, 1912, at 4% to Middleboro Savings Bank 5,000 00 Due Nov. 1, 1913, at 4% to Middleboro Savings Bank 5,000 00 Due on demand at 4% to Middleboro Savings Bank 2,000 00


Schoolhouse Loan.


Due Nov. 1, 1914, at 4% to the Enoch Pratt Fund $5,000 00


Due Dec. 12, 1908, to Dec. 12, 1912, at 4% to Middle- boro Savings Bank 1,250 00


Due Sept. 8, 1913, at 4% to Jose Parker & Co.


250 00


Due Nov. 1, 1908, to Nov. 1, 1926, at 4% to Jose Parker & Co. 31,350 00


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Electric Light Loan.


Due Nov. 1, 1915, at 4% to Enoch Pratt Fund $1,200 00


Due Nov. 1, 1908 to Nov. 1, 1923, at 4% to bearer 54,500 00


Due Aug. 1, 1924 to Aug. 1, 1927, at 4% to Jose Parker & Co. 20,000 00


PERCY W. KEITH, Auditor.


February, 1908.


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REPORT OF COMMITTEE TO BUILD A NEW BRICK SCHOOL BUILDING.


Middleboro, Mass., December 3, 1907.


Appropriations.


For new school building


$30,000 00


For furnishing the same


2,000 00


For premiums on sale of bonds sold, for appropria- tions


33 00


Received from Martin O. Rounesville, for old stone steps, etc.


50 00


Received from Otis Briggs for old school building


550 00


Received for old junk or material sold


17 95


$32,650 95


Disbursements.


Cooper & Bailey, architects


$1,405 00


H. P. Cummings Construction Co.


25,025 00


Fuller & Warren Co.


2,500 00


Yale & Towne Mfg. Co.


300 00


Tremaine Electric Co.


210 00


John A. Jackson, supervisor


256 00


American Seating Co.


1,783 00


Sundry small bills


1,167 30


Balance unexpended


4 65


$32,650 95


DAVID G. PRATT, WILLIAM A. ANDREWS, WILLIAM M. HASKINS, Committee.


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REPORT OF MUNICIPAL LIGHTING PLANT.


Messrs. Henry. W. Sears, Chairman,


Thomas S. Hodgson and Wilkes H. F. Pettee, Municipal Light Board, Town of Middleboro.


GENTLEMEN :- I have the honor of presenting the fourteenth annual report of the manager of the Municipal Light Plant for the year ending December 31, 1907.


As it is only by comparison that the increase or decrease, or in some cases hereafter given the true value of the progress made may be obtained, the manager will in a large measure use that method to demonstrate that the electric plant is attaining that point where it will be self-sustaining, and help to prove that under some conditions that municipal ownership is a success.


Upon comparing the accounts and books of the plant with those of the Town Treasurer they all agree excepting the Bridge Account, and that stands the same as last year and for the same reason.


The increase in electric customers over 1906, namely 55, shows that the people of Middleboro are availing themselves of the opportunity afforded for a cheap and convenient way of lighting their homes, as the greater per cent. of the increased customers were for domestic lighting.


The bills payable January 1, 1907, were $1,015.61 more than January 1, 1906, because at that time only those on file January 1st were taken into consideration, but this year all bills for mate- rial or supplies received prior to January 1st were taken.


On the other hand to offset this the amount in the Town Treasury and office available this year was $517.22 against $25.95 last year and the bills receivable of $5,761.08 against $4,013.89 last year.


In the amount of bills receivable above mentioned is not included $859.32 which was expended, as per vouchers on file, for labor, freight, and Sundries required in erecting or equipping the the new apparatus for the Committee on Electric Light Improve- ments which was paid out of the income account but in the com- mencement expected it would be refunded.


Some of the old type of transformers were replaced by more efficient ones purchased out of the Depreciation Fund, but owing to the number of new customers taken on, some of them not being where they could be connected to the new ones. installed, was obliged to use some of those discarded.


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One factor which enters into the showing made by the plant. for the year 1907, and which should not be entirely forgotten, is the matter of discounts.


The new scale has affected the income since December 1906.


Discounts allowed on Gas in 1906 $143 47


Discounts allowed on electric 1906 487 14


Total $630 61


Discounts allowed on gas in 1907 182 16


Discounts allowed on electric 1907 1,280 27


Total $1,462 43:


A difference of $831.82 which the consumers have received the benefit of.


Profit on electric plant as shown by Manufacturing Account.


$3,989 61


Loss on gas plant as shown by the Manufacturing Account


$1,239 48;


One other item that if credited on the income side of the Manufacturing Account, but is not, but should be to give the true showing of the electric plant, is the matter of street lighting.


In the operating expense of the electric plant is included the. entire cost of operating and maintaining twelve all night arcs and one 25 candle power incandescent, and fourteen 12 o'clock arcs. and one hundred and seventy-two 25 candle power incandescent. which if paid for would be as follows :


12 all night arcs at $100 00 each $1,200 00


1 all night incandescent at $25 00 25 00


14 midnight arcs at $70 00 each 980 00


172 incandescent at $16 00 each 2,752 00


$4,957 00,


Should this show on the credit side of the sheet, the balance to profit and loss for a profit would be sufficient to pay the pres- ent interest bond, and within one hundred dollars of the amount. appropriated for the depreciation at a 3% basis.


The price used for the street light cost was taken from the. State Commissioners report which are :


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Town.


Population State Census 1905.


Company furnish- ing the light.


Number of 25 C.P. lamps.


Price per year.


Num- ber of arcs.


Price per year.


Whitman ..


6,521


Edison, Brockton ...


169


$12 50


34


$70 00


Saugus


6,275


Lynn G & E.


100


16 00


73


67 00


Andover.


6,632


Lawrence


172


16 00


29


70 00


Rockland.


6,287


Abington. .


284


16 00


29


70 00


Abington


Rockland &


5,081


Abington ..


125


16 00


29


70 00


The only available way to define the results obtained by the gas engine plant is to compare the sales and fuel consumption of the last six months of 1906 which was operated by steam, by the sales and fuel consumption of the corresponding period of 1907 operated by gas engines.


The gas engines started for the first time May 19, 1907.


Comparative fuel expense for the last 6 months of 1907 & 1906.


July 1-Dec. 31 1907


July 1-Dec. 31 1906


Gasoline


$570 47


Coal


$1,709 16


1,427 82


$1,709 16


$1,998 29


Saving in fuel by gas engines, $289 13.


Electric sales in 1907, $7,818 75


Electric sales in 1906, 6,182 85


$1,635 90 increase in 1907 over 1906,


July 1-Dec. 31.


So when the 26% increase in sales, the decrease in fuel con- sumption to the amount of $289.13 for the same period, also bearing in mind that the water supply during July, August, September and the early part of October was the smallest in 12 years, and, taking into consideration that during the time of operating the gas engine plant, four new men had to educate themselves to operate the gas producers, which in so doing could not run them most efficiently, (only one had a skilled operator to instruct him) also the poor coal used at the beginning, notwith- standing these unfavorable conditions to contend with, the gas


Bridgewater .


6,754


Bridgewater.


Rockland &


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engine plant has proved a success and will continue to show a good return for the money invested.


Taking the plant as a whole, the decrease of $682.85 in operat- ing expenses electric plant and the increase of $2,914.62 in elec- tric sales, and many of the unfavorable conditions eliminated, the electric plant in the ensuing year bids fair to make a showing even better than anticipated by those who have been favorable to the gas engines.


But not until the plant gets the credit due to it for the street light can a proper or true financial showing be made.


During the year there has been added 147 electric and 15 new gas meters. The station run 4,686 3-4 hours.


During the year three new circuits bave added for the com- mercial and domestic lighting. One from the station to Clifford street, one from the station to Union street and one from the station to Oak street, which added to the two already installed gives a better chance to balance the load on the generators, besides reduces in a large measure the number of services that will be out in case of short circuits or other accidents to the lines.


Concerning the Gas Plant.


The only thing that can be said in its favor is that the candle power of the gas furnished is considerably above the minimum allowed by the state and so far has been able to make gas every day.


In consequence of the agitation for a cheaper gas for Middle- boro, thought it would be for the best interest of the town to em- ploy an expert gas engineer so as to get the advice of one com- petent to judge the requirements of the town, so that any recommendations that I might make to you, or you to the voters, would be made with the knowledge that comes from experience.


This report I beg to submit to you in full, also a few facts and figures found in looking into this matter, some of which are taken from the, report of the State Board of Gas & Electric Commissioners.


In 1896 there were nine oil gas plants in the State as follows : - Amherst, Chicopee Falls, Gardner, Ipswich, Leominster, Lexing- ton, Southbridge, Stoughton and Williamstown.


At the present time there are but three of the above mentioned plants still making an oil gas, which are Amherst, Lexington, and Stoughton, these three and Middleboro are the only oil gas plants at the present time in the State, whereas there are sixty coal and water gas and twelve acetylene gas plants.


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In the returns made by the three other oil gas plants, which by the way, are not municipal plants but operated under private ownership, the price received per M sold in 1905-1906 was Amherst $4.09, Lexington, $3.85 and Stoughton $4.77.


According to the profit and loss sheet as shown by these com- panies, Amherst lost $209.59, Lexington lost $564.93 and Stough- ton's profit was $356.85, which might be attributed to the fact of their receiving so much larger price per M than the other two and which was more than $2.00 per M than Middleboro received.


To further illustrate the benefit Middleboro might derive by adopting a modern method of manufacturing gas, the six com- panies who formerly made oil gas, seeing the error of their ways, are now making a coal or coal and water gas and the profit and loss sheets of these companies made in the same returns to the State as the three present oil gas companies all show a profit as follows:


Chicopee, $10,292.69; Gardner, $2,694.99; Ipswich, $2,886.49; Leominster $7,704.65, Southbridge $3,091.13, and Williamstown ' $2,268.93.


These figures are presented to you and through you to the voters of the town, to partially show the expediency of abandon- ing the present method and substituting one more modern and up to date.


After a careful investigation, taking into consideration the existing conditions, the method as proposed in the appended report of the gas engineer employed, appeals to me as the one best adapted to our needs and the one from which Middleboro will derive the greatest benefit.


I do not think the expenditure of any great amount on the present plant is warranted.


A noted gas man interested in the operation of one or more large gas plants, after viewing the premises and the process of manufacture now in vogue, made the remark that should he put a man worth to him $10,000 a year in to manage this plant he could not make it pay expenses.


I wish to here repeat what I have often said, that the town could make a plant pay if they would do as a private owner would.


A private owner seeing where a dollar expended would yield more than the dollar expended would expend that dollar.


The showing made at the electric plant for the last six months of 1907 bears ine out in the above statement.


The policy of the town in relation to the gas plant has been to see how little it could expend, as shown by the fact that since


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January 1, 1900, a period of eight years, there has been expended (other than ordinary repairs, which comes out of the income) for the purpose of improving the gas machinery the sum of $36.03, an average of $4.50 a year.


One point I wish to emphasize is that when more power units are required at the electric plant, by installing a gas machine such as recommended 375 H. P. of gas can be furnished them from the same gas machine and at the same time the illuminating gas is being made.


In an interview with one of the Water Commissioners, was informed that the Board is now ready to continue the line of 12- inch water main on Wareham Street from the river to the Four Corners to take the place of the eight-inch main now in use.


Upon completing this change they will offer to the Town this eight-inch main already laid which could be utilized for a gas main, at a price much lower than new pipe could be bought and laid.


This is only one of the many advantages to be obtained by installing the new gas plant at the Wareham Street property.


Following is the data and financial standing and operation of the plant.


CUSTOMERS.


Jan. 1 1907.


Jan. 1 1908.


Increase.


Decrease


Gas


51


47


4


Electric


178


233


55


Gas and electric


82


58


.


24


311


338


Net gain 27


1


Total gas made


1,716,000 cu. ft.


Sold at $1 60


163,000 cu. ft. 37,000 cu. ft.


2 00


6 2 20


934,000 cu. ft.


יו נל 2 75


320,000 cu. ft.


Used at works


25,500 cu. ft.


Unaccounted for


236,500 cu. ft.


1,716,000 cu. ft.


Unaccounted for gas was 13.2% of the total gas made.


Average candle power as determined by the State inspector 25.1 candle power.


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Sales.


1907


1906


Gas


$3,267 36 $3,558 41


Commercial incandescent


8,089 94


6,273 03


Domestic incandescent Commercial Arc Jobbing


4,046 54


3,145 73


2,144 00


1,947 10


28 43


805 47


Total


$17,576 27 $15,729 74


Total increase in sales in 1907 over 1906 $1,846 53


Increase in electric sales 65 66 66


$2,914 62


Decrease in gas sales


66 6 66


291 05


Decrease in Jobbing


777 04


Accounts Receivable.


Gas


$972 97


Commercial Incandescent


2,606 36


Domestic Incandescent


1,615 79


Commercial Arc


407 25


Jobbing


158 71


Total due


$5,761 08


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BILLS PAYABLE.


Dec. 31 1907.


Bills which have come in since Jan. 1, 1907.


Total.


Bills Payable.


J. K. & B. Sears


$0 88


$0 88


H. L. Thatcher


19 50


$0 35


19 85


M. H. Cushing & Co.


6 53


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6 53


T. W. Pierce


38 29


2 91


41 20


F. C. Norris


7 00


17 90


24 90


Smith & Hathaway


2 54


2 54


Bryant & Soule


1,222 80


366 71


1,589 51


Walworth Mfg. Co.


1 26


1 26


Eagle Oil & Supply Co.


29 95


29 95


Geo. E. Gilchrist Co.


25 13


25 13


Le Valley Vitæ Co.


3 76


3 76


T. G. Ford


15 25


15 25


C. W. Maxim


52 06


52 06


C .P. Washburn


58 52


58 52


Wylie Bros.


11 40


11.40


Westinghouse Machine Co.


52 19


52 19


Prebrey Stove Lining Co.


8 83


8 83


Chandler, Farquhar Co.


17 85


17 85


General Electric Co.


10 50


10 50


Lloyd Perkins, 2d


37 63


37 63


So. Mass. Tel. Co.


6 91


6 91


Total,


$1,626 24


$390 41


$2,016 65


The above includes all bills for supplies used or received prior to Jan. 1, 1908, payable from the income of plant.


STREET LIGHTS.


Circuit


Total number of nights run. 329


Total number of hours run. 2,443ª


Average nights per month run. 27


Average hours per night run. 7 hrs. 45 min.


No. 1


(All night arcs)


No. 2


286


1,310


24


5 hrs. 0 min.


(Midnight arcs)


No. 3


273


1,173}


23


4 hrs. 30 min.


(Street incand.)


Total number or carbons used for street lighting 694.


102


GAS MANUFACTURING ACCOUNT. Operating Expenses.


I. Salaries and labor :


Salaries, general, $636 00




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