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The open drain or water way running parallel with, and east of, Main street has been thoroughly cleaned and opened up.
There is one spot in our town that is not a credit to it, is not pleasant to behold, and in hot weather is far from agreeable to approach. That is the pond at the Centre Depot. Its present use is as a receiving basin for several drains, and it looks like and acts as a large open cesspool. Now there is no reason for its existence ; it serves no special purpose, is not beneficial in any way; in fact, has no redeeming qualities and many bad ones. The drains which empty into it could be continued or united into
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one large one at this point and the rest of the surface covered in, making land that in a few years would be valuable. The value of the land thus made would cover the expense, the appearance of this part of the town would be greatly improved, and we are sure the sanitary condition would be benefitted.
SEWERAGE SYSTEM.
At the annual town meeting held in April, 1888, a committee was chosen to consider the subject of a sewerage system, and this committee consulted a civil engineer who surveyed the town, drew up a plan and gave an estimate of the cost.
The report of this committee will be found in the Town Report for 1889 and contains much valuable information on this impor- tant matter. The committee strongly urged that the town give the subject early and serious consideration, but no action was taken, and not any since, so that the matter has slipped from the public mind. The need is just as urgent to-day, and more so, as the population has increased and more houses have been built and occupied since the report was made.
The present Board has no new ideas to offer and no suggestions to make, but wishes to bring the attention of the voters to this necessity, and we earnestly hope that the public mind will be fixed upon it and not taken off until it is finally settled.
Large undertakings require great and constant pressure to start them, and this sewerage question will have to go through a great deal of steady agitation before it comes to an issue ; so the sooner we commence to agitate, the sooner the work will be done.
Respectfully submitted,
J. B. WILEY,
J. A. O'LEARY, M. D.,
C. E. NILES,
Board of Health.
AKEFIELD, Feb. 10, 1891.
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REPORT OF FOREST FIREWARDS.
During the twelve months, ending Dec. 31, 1890, there have been forty-eight fires, viz. :
January,
5
July, 4
February,
3 August, 0)
March,
3 September, 1
April,
16
October, 1
May,
5
November, 3
June,
2
December, 5
'Two hundred persons have been employed at an average ex- pense of 53 cents and a fraction, or a fraction over $2.22 per fire.
The number of fires and the expenses in each ward were as fol- lows :
Centre District, 7 fires
$10 00
North
3 " .
5 00
South 8 66 19 50
East 2
9 00
West 66 16
30 25
Woodville “ 4
18 00
Centre Junction 8
15 00
Total, 48
. $106 75
Thirty-five of the town's Johnson Pumps were used at these fires, and forty-five of the town's buckets and fire cans.
RECAPITULATION.
Appropriation, . $200 00 Expense of 48 fires, $106 75 Printing Forest Fireward's rules, and repairs on pumps
and their appliances, 27 56
$134 31
$65 69
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JOHNSON PUMPS.
In compliance with the vote of the town at its annual meeting, the Forest Firewards herewith furnish a list of the present locations of the town's Johnson Pumps, now numbering sixty-eight, as follows :
No. 1. John A. Meloney, Prospect Street, West District.
" 2. John F. Whiting, Pleasant Street, Centre District.
.. 3, Wm. H. Atwell, Prospect Street, West District.
4. Richard Britton, Main St., Centre District.
5, John M. Cate, Main Street, Centre District.
64 6, C. C. Eldridge. Myrtle Ave., South District.
7. Noah M. Eaton, Park Street, Centre District.
8, Caleb Putney, Water Street, Woodville District.
9, H. E. Nutter, Oak Street, South District.
" 10, W. D. Parker, Wiley Street, Woodville District.
11, T. C. Welch, Wiley Place, Woodville District.
" 12. A. A. Currier, W. Albion St., West District.
13, E. H. Walton, Pleasant St., Centre District.
14, H. P. Hill, Summer Street. Centre District.
" 15, R. W. Cole. Water Street, Woodville District.
" 16, Alden Crocker, Green St., South District.
" 17, Robert Braxton, Lake St., West District.
" 18, Samuel Winship, Church Street, Centre District.
" 19, Wm. Mellett, Nahant St., Centre District.
" 20, Patrick Kenney, Melvin St., Centre District.
" 21, Michael Low, Bennett St., Centre District.
" 22, Wm. Garside, Nahant St., Centre District.
" 23, A. A. Mansfield, Main St., Coal Yard, Centre District.
" 24, J. S. Round, Main Street, Centre District.
No. 25, Geo. K. Gilman, Charles St., Centre District.
" 26, Chas. Gorham, Lowell St., North District.
'' 27, John McManuis, Lowell St., North District.
". 28. Wm. K. Perkins. Central St., North District.
". 29. Samuel Parker, Main St., North District.
" 30, W. H. Knight. Cordis St., North District.
" 31, J. R. Reid, Salem and Low- ell Streets, East District.
" 32. F. Nickerson, Lowell St., East District.
" 33, Geo. K. Walton, Salem St., East District.
" 34, M. P. Parker, Lowell and Vernon Sts., East District.
" 35, Harris Pratt, Vernon St., East District.
" 36, Isaac E. Green, Main St., Centre Distriet.
" 37, I. F. Sheldon, Main Street, South District.
" 38, J. G. Brooks, Forest St., South District.
" 39, W. H. Taylor, Grove Street, South District.
" 40, Rodney Edmunds, Court, off Water St., Woodville Dist.
" 41, Mrs. Ellen Dennehey, Water Street, Woodville District.
" 42, John McGlory, Jr., R. R. St., West Distriet.
" 43, W. W. Bessey, Emerson St., West District.
" 44, A. S. Philbrook, R. R. St., West District.
" 45, Thomas Kernan, Gould St., West District.
" 46, Benjamin Oliver, Nahant St., Woodville District.
" 47, Geo. E. Donald, Almshouse, Farm St., Woodville Dist.
" 48, Geo. R. Tyzzer, Court off Water St., Woodville Dist.
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No. 49, E. S. Hopkins, Hopkins St., West District.
" 50, A. P. Linnell, Main Street, Centre District.
" 51, is missing : strict search has been made for it, but it has not been found.
" 52, A. G. Baxter, Forest Street, South District.
" 53, Geo.F.Roby, Greenwood and Spring St., South District.
"' 54, S. M. Gates, Green St. South District.
": 55, L. P. Hooper, Nahant St., Woodville District.
" 56, Alex Murray, Farm Street, Woodville District.
"' 57, W. M .- Ward, Nahant Street, Woodville District.
"' 58, Geo. M. Leavens, Salem St., East District.
No. 59, Jonathan Buxton, Lowell Street, East District.
" 60, Albert Phinney, New Salem Street, East District.
" 61, Everett Nichols, Vernon St., North District.
" '62, Jonathan N. McMaster, Ver- non Street, East District.
" 63, J. S. Newhall, Lowell Street, North District.
" 64, Timothy McCauliff, R. R.St., West District.
" 65, Geo. H. Teague, Converse Street, West District.
" 66, D. D. Douglas, Broadway Street, West District.
" 67, John F. Stimpson, Prospect Street, West District.
" 68, Wm. Darling, Main Street, South District.
B. W. OLIVER,
A. L. MANSFIELD, RUFUS KENDRICK,
Forest Firewards.
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REPORT OF POLICE DEPARTMENT.
To The Honorable Board of Selectmen of the Town of Wakefield :
GENTLEMEN :- I have the honor herewith to submit for your inspection and information the annual report of the Department of Police for the year ending January 31, 1891, together with the report presented to me of the night officers.
Whole number of arrests,
145
Males,
.
.
. 132
Females,
.
. 13
CLASSIFIED AS FOLLOWS.
Assault including, assault on officers,
27
Adultery,
3
Bastardy,
1
Breaking and entering,
2
Common drunkard,
3
Cruelty to animals,
2
Default warrant,
3
Defrauding boarding house, .
1
Disturbing the peace on railroad,
1
Drunkenness,
68
False alarm of fire,
8
Larceny,
6
Neglect of family,
4
Stubborn child,
1
Threatening to do bodily harm,
2
Vagrancy, .
3
Violation of liquor law,
8
Lord's day,
2
Total,
145
SEARCH WARRANTS SERVED.
Search for intoxicating liquor,
.
7
Search for stolen goods,
1
.
Total,
8
Lodgings furnished at lockup,
227
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OF THE NUMBER ARRESTED THERE WERE
Foreign born,
109
Native born, 36
Children found and returned to their homes, 5
Persons committed to Insane Asylum, .
3
Stolen property recovered and returned to owners. Value of same,
$661 50
Details of police have been made for three parades.
REPORT OF NIGHT WATCH.
Whole number of arrests, 52
Arrests made on warrants,
17
Arrests made without warrants,
35
For drunkenness,
37
For assault,
7
For larceny,
2
For bastardy,
1
For threatening bodily harm,
1
For illegally selling liquor,
1
On default warrants,
3
Total,
52
Disturbances suppressed,
.
7
Assisted home, .
.
11
Alarms of fire given,
.
1
Fires put out without alarm,
1
Lost children found and restored to parents,.
2
Stray teams found,
·
2
Stray horses found,
3
Places of business found open and secured,
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ALVIN L. VANNAH, JAMES A. McFADDEN,
Night Watchmen.
During the year, the recommendation made in my last report, relative to furnishing more adequate accommodations for persons applying for lodgings, has been met by the town, and a room with eleven bunks for night lodgers, has been constructed, and two additional cells for prisoners, added to the original number in the . lockups. I desire, in this connection, to urge the necessity which now exists, for immediate action on the part of the town, for the separation of female prisoners or lodgers from men who are now
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lodged in the tramp room or confined in the cells. The necessity for this action is apparent, when we consider that insane persons and women of respectable appearance and manners, awaiting trial, are now obliged to occupy quarters in direct connection with pris- oners whose moral sense recognizes no qualification of speech or action as between sexes, and who, as experience has shown during the year, launch forth invective and filth, regardless of the pres- ence of woman. I therefore recommend that a separate cell be constructed for the sole use of female prisoners, lodgers or insane.
FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION.
A matter of serious concern to the people is presented in the reasonable and proper observance of our national celebration of the independence of the United States. In conjunction with all other patriotic citizens, I fully appreciate and heartily join in all public demonstrations made on that day, but it is questionable whether an excess of license of a mischievous and dangerous character, is conducive to fealty and loyalty to the country, or safe for property.
The building of large bonfires in our public streets, with the large increase in police appointments to watch and protect prop- erty, the danger of conflagrations, and the frightening of horses, and danger to lives, ought, in my judgment, to serve as a warning to the people to join in an effort to circumscribe such demonstra- tions to a reasonable and proper limit.
The year just closed has had its full measure of responsibility, care and duty performed. The night officers have faithfully discharged their important trusts, and in no city or town in our immediate vicinity can there be found officers superior in qualifi- cations for the duty they are called upon to perform. I have personally discharged the duties of day officer, attending to all calls for police service in its varied and various phases and multi- plicity of detail, of which no one, not conversant with present demands can adequately appreciate or fully understand. The days have frequently lengthened far into the night before the routine of duty or demand has ceased, and it has become a matter of public necessity to meet the increased and still increasing demands of police work, extending as it does into innumerable and
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widely divergent paths, to more adequately provide for ways and means incident to such service. The amount appropriated for personal supervision and for the ordinary and reasonable expense necessarily incurred, is now wholly inadequate to meet the require- ments of even a limited efficiency, while increasing necessities and imperative calls co-operative with, and incident to, general police accommodation maintained in other near and remote cities and towns, makes urgent the demand for increased facilities for efficient and satisfactory work in the administration of this office.
I therefore earnestly recommend an appropriation sufficient to meet the just requirements of the public.
CHARLES E. NILES, Chief of Police.
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REPORT OF APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE.
This committee was instructed by vote of the town, to inquire into the financial needs of the town for the year 1891-2, and has performed the duty imposed by informing itself in regard to the expenditures in the different departments for the past year, and by conference with representatives of these departments.
Upon this basis, the following appropriations are recommended for the ensuing year :
Support of Schools,
· . $19,000 00
School Contingent Fund,
· 1,400 00
School Text Books and Supplies,
1,300 00
Poor Department, the income from farm and 5,000.00 Fire Department (including $200 for Forest Firewards), 2,500 00
Street Lights,
2,000 00
Town House Expenses, .
1,600 00
Highways and Bridges, .
8,000 00
Concrete Sidewalks (abutters paying one half), Cros- sings, etc.,
500 00
Repairs of Concrete Sidewalks, Crossings, etc., 500 00
Salaries of Town Officers,
2,725 00
Police Department,
1,000 00
Night Watch,
1,800 00
Miscellaneous Expenses,
4,000 00
Beebe Town Library, the dog tax and
400 00
Public Reading Room, .
175 00
Common and Park Expenses, ,
400 00
Total, · .
.
. . $52,300 00
·
.
.
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The recommendation as to the appropriation for salaries of Town officers is made upon the following basis of division :
Town Treasurer,
$200 00
Town Clerk, .
100 00
Board of Selectmen,
400 00
Road Commissioners,
200 00
Assessors,
400 00
Overseers of the Poor,
250 00
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School Committee,
250 00
Auditors,
115 00
Registrars,
110 00
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Fire Engineers,
75 00
Forest Fire Wards, .
75 00
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Health,
50 00
Tax Collector,
500 00
Total,
$2,725 00
After consultation with the Town Treasurer, we endorse the recommendation as to the appropriation for payment of Town Debt and Interest, which he makes in his report All the mem- bers of the Committee were present at the meetings and sign this report.
Respectfully submitted,
WM. G. STRONG, Chairman,
RICHARD BRITTON,
SILAS W. FLINT,
WM. S. GREENOUGH,
THOMAS HICKEY,
ROGER HOWARD, MICHAEL LOW,
EVERETT NICHOLS,
WM. K. PERKINS,
SOLON O. RICHARDSON,
WM. E. ROGERS,
HENRY H. SAVAGE,
WALDO E. COWDREY, Secretary.
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REPORT OF THE ROAD COMMISSIONERS.
The Road Commissioners of the town of Wakefield herewith respectfully present their report for the year ending Feb. 1, 1891.
At the last annual meeting the sum of $8,000 was appropri- ated by the town for general highway purposes.
Received from individuals for extra work and sale of material as follows :
N. HI. Dow for stone,
$21 45
Gas Company, crushed stone, .
10 00
J. II. Carter, loam,
10 00
J. HI. Carter, extra labor,
9 00
S. B. Dearborn, extra labor,
5 00
H. P. Pinkham, extra labor,
4 00
C. H. Davis extra labor,
3 00
W. P. Preston, extra labor,
8 00
J. W. Poland, extra labor,
5 00
C. R. Tuttle,
5 00
Making a total of,
. $8,080 45
All the work on the highways has been done under the direc- tion of the three Road Commissioners, who received for their services $2.50 per day until Nov. 1st. Since that time, $2.25 per day. Laborers were paid $2.00 per day until Nov. 1st. Since that time, $1.75 per day. And the same was allowed for horse and cart. The pay roll is as follows :
LABOR ON HIGHWAY AS PER PAY ROLLS.
Everett Nichols,
$281.16
Daniel Carter,
$49.38
F. P. Hoyt,
318.28
Frederick Neiss,
124.13
H. N. Oliver,
189.57
William Oliver, 236.44
G. E. Mears,
107.76
Thomas Haverty,
185.50
Patrick Muse,
112.50
Dennis Brennan, 256.44
Patrick Donahoe,
19.44
John Flynn, 43.00
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John Lee,
$10.00
John Kane,
$8.00
J. J. Nichols,
29.00
Francis Brady, 9.00
Richard Maloney,
8.00
B. F. Shedd,
11.50
Daniel Shannahan,
38.75
William Welch,
31.00
D. P. Richardson,
5.50
W. H. Arrington,
48.25
F. A. Heath,
53.00
Francis Lunt,
4.00
Frank Stoddard,
71.32
Dennis Conner,
10.00
Martin Glynn,
19.00
James Hennesy,
29.00
C. H. Hart,
92.88
John O'Neil,
10.00
Andrew Young,
35.00
L. D. Hoyt,
50.50
John Hassett,
20.00
John Toomey,
21.50
Michael Madden,
109.44
Michael O'Connell,
9.25
Michael O'Neil,
16.00
H. N. Winslow,
2.00
A. A. Mansfield,
1.00
Chas. Wanamake,
11.00
Joseph Connell,
39.00
Lee Bartlett,
3.00
James Graham,
27.57
Stephen Gates,
12.63
D. C. Wright,
30.00
W. O. Stoddard,
2.00
John Donahoe,
22.00
William Lee,
3.00
L. P. Hooper,
115.88
Morris Welch,
30.00
Geo. Southerland,
114.50
G. K. Walton,
20.00
William O'Neil,
9.50
Joseph Hyde,
13.00
John O'Hearn,
9.50
Jacob Remmel,
5.25
TEAMS ON HIGHWAY AS PER PAY ROLLS.
Everett Nichols,
$273.87
Joseph Connell,
$19.50
F. P. Hoyt,
216.25
D. C. Wright,
28.00
H. N. Oliver,
72.68
N. II. Dow,
12.00
G. E. Mears,
106.76
L. P. Hooper,
5.25
John Flynn,
22.00
B. F. Shedd,
11.50
John Lee,
10.00
William Welch, 31.00
J. J. Nichols,
26.50
Francis Lunt,
4.00
C. H. Hart,
49.00
John Toomey,
21.50
Andrew Young,
70.00
Michael O'Connell,
4.88
D. W. Hunt,
40.00
Chas. Wanamake,
6.75
A. A. Mansfield,
1.00
Stephen Gates,
21.00
THE STREETS RECEIVING THE LARGEST EXPENDITURE ARE AS FOLLOWS :
Main street,
$1,000.00
Albion,
$150.00
Railroad,
987.50
Prospect,
125.00
Pleasant,
50.00
Salem,
50.00
Vernon,
300.00
West Chestnut,
40.00
New Salem,
250.00
Travers,
50.00
Haverhill,
200.00
Byron,
50.00
Spring,
150.00
Water,
20.00
Park,
150.00
Valley,
20.00
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Other streets have received attention, and smaller amounts expended thereon.
The road-scraper has been used in parts of the town where most needed. In accordance with the vote of the town, the work, where practicable, has been done by contract.
A special appropriatlon of $1,000 was made for repairing Broad- way. $987.35 was expended on said street. The contract was awarded to N. II. Dow.
A special appropriation of $300 was made for Water street bridge. The sum of $347.72 was expended on said bridge.
The contract was awarded to N. HI. Dow.
A special appropriation of $700 was made for sidewalks on Vernon street, but as the action of the town did not cover the in- tent of the article, it was thought best to let the street lay over until another year. The sum of $29 was spent on sidewalks on said street.
A special appropriation of $1,500 was made for Main street, as laid out by the County Commissioners, but, as an injunction was issued on the same, nothing was done.
The town made no special appropriation for opening the ledge for the use of the crusher, so that money had to be taken from the general fund which was much needed on the streets.
The crusher is in good working order and has proved capable of doing all that was anticipated. Five hundred dollars should be appropriated to put the ledge in first-class condition; and when once fairly opened nothing more will be needed in that direc- tion. The ledge proves to be of excellent quality of stone and works up to advantage.
It is hoped that a sufficient sum of money will be appropriated the present year to put Main street in good condition.
CONCRETE.
At the annual meeting $1,000 was appropriated for concrete work. The contract for concreting was awarded to G: W. Killorin for 50 cents per yard.
The sum of $1,494.66 was expended for concrete as per con- tract. £ $436.79 has been collected from abutters. Amount expended by the town, $1,057.21.
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James Boyd,
$31.75
J. M. Gilman,
$34.73
S. W. Flint,
26.48
James Garraty,
15.03
J. G. Morrill,
3.50
Ida Skinner,
12.30
D. G. Walton,
20.00
L. J. Pitman,
68 25.
W. P. Preston,
32.90
Wood, Harmon & Co. 103.63
J. W. Poland,
13.56
C. A. Evans,
16.73
GUIDE-BOARDS.
The guide-boards are all in good condition.
The details of expenditures will be found in the financial report. Respectfully submitted,
EVERETT NICHOLS,
HENRY N. OLIVER, FRANK B. HOYT,
Road Commissioners.
WAKEFIELD, Feb. 1, 1891.
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ENGINEERS' REPORT.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
GENTLEMEN,-The annual report of the Engineers of the Fire Department is herewith presented, giving details of the force and apparatus, records of the fires which have occurred during the past year, amount of losses and insurances of property, as near as could be ascertained.
The force of the department consists of three Fire Engineers, one Engineer of Steamer, one Assistant Engineer, one Steward, thirty hosemen, fifteen Hook and Ladder men, one Volunteer Hose Company, divided as follows :
STEAMER LUCIUS BEEBE, NO. 1.
Foreman, William Tyzzer. One third-class Silsby Steam Fire Engine, one supply wagon for coal, one four-wheeled hose carriage carrying 800 feet of hose. Thirteen men.
WASHINGTON HOOK AND LADDER CO., NO. 1.
Foreman, Henry Stoddard. One truck carrying 153 feet of lad- ders, one life saving net. Fifteen men.
C. WAKEFIELD CHEMICAL ENGINE CO., NO. 1.
Foreman, Thomas Gould. One chemical engine carrying 100 feet, one inch hose. Ten men.
Yale Hand Engine in charge of the Veteran Fireman's Associa- tion.
J. H. CARTER HOSE CO., NO. 1.
Foreman, Henry Fay. One two-wheeled hose carriage carry- ing 650 feet hose. Ten men.
The location of this Company has been changed to more con- venient and suitable quarters on Mechanic street, without any additional expense in rent.
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VOLUNTEER HOSE CO., NO. 2.
Foreman, William E. Cade. Have 600 feet of hose in their charge, and maintain their independent company.
They have the sincere thanks of the Engineers, for their valu- able services during the year, and deserve honorable mention and the thanks of every citizen.
There is one two-wheeled hose carriage located at Greenwood, carrying 700 feet hose. There is no regular organized company there.
There is one four-wheeled hose carriage carrying 800 feet of hose, located at G. H. Hathaway's stable, belonging to the Lucius Beebe Company.
The total amount of hose now in use by the several companies is 3,500 feet.
One fire extinguisher and one Lowry hydrant head located at Town House.
The following alarms have been responded to during the past year :
April 3. Fire at upper depot, damage slight.
April 17. Alarm from box 35. Fire at C. A. Bowser's dry goods store. Damage $11.
April 19. Alarm from box 35. Fire at C. F. Woodward's dwelling house, occupied by F. E. Noyes. Damage slight.
June 3. Alarm from box 35. Fire at I. A. Parsons' carpen- ter shop. Damage $1,000.
July 4. Alarm from box 23. False alarm.
July 41. Alarm from box 41. Fire at Cushman estate, build- ing owned by Dr. Davis, of Charlestown. Damage $300.
July 4. Alarm from box 23. False alarm.
Sept. 7. Alarm from box 35. Dwelling house owned by Mrs. Schurman, Woodville. Damage to building and contents $1,200.
Nov. 29. Alarm from box 23. Stable owned by Emma S. March, occupied by Frank H. March. Damage to building, $190; to contents, $428.97.
The réservoir located at the junction of Salem and Pleasant .streets has received the attention of the Board, and the Road Commissioners were notified last fall to open said reservoir.
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FIRE ALARM.
The Fire Alarm remains the same as last year and has given good satisfaction. There is need of more boxes, located as follows : one at the junction of Salem and Vernon streets ; one at or near the Gas House; one on West Chestnut street near T. F. Smith's; one at Boyntonville; also one at or near the Town Farm.
In conclusion we desire to extend our thanks to the Selectmen, members of the department and to the citizens of the town for their support during the year.
Respectfully submitted,
HORACE W. DALRYMPLE, Chief, ROGER HOWARD, LEVI FLANDERS,
Board of Engineers.
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ASSESSORS' REPORT.
Value of Buildings, exclusive of land, . $2,573,575 00
" " Land, exclusive of buildings, . 1,421,460 00
Total value of Real Estate, $3,995,035 00
Value of Personal Property, . ·
·
549,670 00
. " " Resident Bank Stock (Nat. Bank of S. Reading), .
78,660 00
Total valuation,
$4,623,365 00
Number of dwellings taxed, .
1,322
66 horses, .
459
66 cows,
305
66 swine,
86
Value of real estate and machinery of corpora-
tions,
$746,800 00
Value of church property exempted by law from taxation,
134,000 00
Number of steam boilers, ·
21
Aggregate horse power of steam boilers,
844
Town appropriations,
$75,492 50
State tax, ·
3,815 00
County tax,
.
3,510 12
$82,817 62
Estimated receipts,
$5,500 00
Tax on 1,975 polls at $2 each, 3,950 00
$9,450 00
Amount assessed on property, .
$73,367 62
Tax on $4,623,365 at $16.00 per $1000,
73,973 84
Overlay,
506 22
Whole number of tax payers,
2,802
Persons paying tax on property,
1,586
" " poll only,
1,216
CHAS. F. WOODWARD, CHAS. F. HARTSHORNE, ELWIN I. PURRINGTON,
{Asors.
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
OF THE
BEEBE TOWN LIBRARY
AND
PUBLIC READING ROOM,
WITH
LIST OF PERIODICALS
IN THE
READING ROOM.
76
ORGANIZATION OF TRUSTEES.
Chairman, .
Sam'l K. Hamilton.
Treasurer, ·
· · Thomas J. Skinner.
Secretary,
William E. Rogers.
COMMITTEE ON LIBRARY.
Thomas Winship, Junius Beebe,
George E. Dunbar.
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE.
Solon O. Richardson, Thomas Kernan,
Sam'l K. Hamilton.
COMMITTEE ON BOOKS.
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