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We have added during the year several valuable reference works which are being constantly used by teachers and scholars ; in fact, we are assured by the librarian that the consultation of such books is daily increasing. Many teachers take out books to aid them in their work and it is our policy to encourage this as much as possible, and to this end we accord them special priv- ileges. We have added a larger number of books requested by citizens than usual, but even with this have not been able to answer all of the calls, most of them thoroughly reasonable. There are probably some thirty such requests unfilled from lack of funds. Many books are waiting rebinding, the cost of which and the supplying of unfilled requests would be about $100, and we therefore recommend the town to appropriate $300 and the proceeds of the dog tax for the library. This is really a very slight burden for the town considering how much good it does for the many. By the statutes of the Commonwealth the pro- ceeds of the dog tax cannot be appropriated for the support of anything but the public school or the public library. May our canine friends increase and multiply.
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THE PUBLIC READING ROOM.
Under the existing conditions this institution is managed as well as lies in our power.
It is far from an ideal one. The air is bad when the room is full, which is frequently the case. The small boy, bent naturally on amusement rather than profit, is a great trial and exasperates many a reader, but what can we do? We have no money to pay for a constant attendant to preserve order, and the best the jan- itor can do is to look in occasionally. On the whole its benefits far outweigh its annoyances. We try to keep informed as to what periodicals are wanted, and the files show that thus far the people have what they want. When they want more the town through us will be informed. We recommend the usual appro- priation of $175.
The terms of Messrs. Waterman, Rogers, Taft and Thayer expire, and Mr. H. B. Thacher having removed from town, it thereby becomes necessary to elect three trustees for a term of three years, one for two years, and one to serve one year.
WILLIAM E. ROGERS,
For the Trustees.
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LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
Number of volumes in the Library February 1, 1895, 11,761 Added by purchase during the year, 327
to replace worn out volumes, .
56
'donations,
31
magazines bound from the reading room, . 24
Volumes worn out during the year, . . 42
12,199
Total number of volumes in the library Feb. 1, '96, . 12,157
Donations from
United States, 7 .
State of Massachusetts, 16 ·
Hon. William Everett, .
.
4
Hon. Carroll D. Wright,
2
A friend,
·
-2
31
Persons having signed application cards during 1895, 233 Total number of cards issued, . 3,969 .
Number of books delivered during 1895, .
21,849
Delivered during March, 1895,
2,746
Largest number delivered in one day,
321
Number of volumes replaced, . ·
56
Number of volumes rebound, . .
.
90
.
·
HARRIET A. SHEPARD, Librarian.
WAKEFIELD, February 1, 1896.
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List of Publications in the Reading Room.
MONTHLIES.
Atlantic.
Century.
Forum.
Arena.
Carpentry and Building.
Harper's Monthly.
Harper's Young People.
Scribner's.
New England Magazine.
St. Nicholas. Lippincott's.
McClure's.
FORTNIGHTLY.
The Literary. World.
WEEKLIES.
Forest and Stream.
Metal Worker.
Harper's Weekly.
Wakefield Citizen and Banner.
American Architect.
Harper's Bazar. Irish World.
Texas Siftings.
Judge.
National Tribune.
Puck.
Frank Leslie's Illustrated.
Life.
N. Y. Tribune. American Field.
Scientific American.
Youth's Companion.
Shooting and Fishing.
Literary Digest.
DAILY NEWSPAPERS.
Boston Journal. Sunday Globe.
Boston Herald. Sunday Journal.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
OTIS V. WATERMAN, Chairman,
Pall Mall Magazine. Recreation. Self-Culture.
Good Housekeeping. Ladies' Home Journal. Cosmopolitan. Review of Reviews. North American Review.
Outing. Blackwood's.
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OVERSEERS' REPORT.
Again we would report that our farm is in good condi- tion. We have hired Mr. and Mrs. Donald for another year. They have had an unusual amount of care this year, owing to several cases of sickness that were long and re- quiring constant attention. One, the case of Mr. Winn, be- ing several months. He died April 13th, 1895. Mrs. J. H. Clements entered almshouse March 26th, with hip trouble caused by a fall; she has been on her back ever since. Then there was the illness and death, Jan. 18th, 1896, of Patrick Devine. There were others, but these were the most care.
Mr. Donald has reclaimed one acre of meadow land by sanding.
Steam heat has been put in by a committee appointed by the town and works well. It caused, however, an expense of several hundred dollars for repairs, new chimney, etc., to this department.
Respectfully submitted.
HIRAM EATON, ALEXANDER GLASS, W. A. CUTTER, Overseers of the Poor
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POOR DEPARTMENT.
GENERAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
RECEIPTS.
March 5, 1895, Appropriation, . $6,000 00
Nov. 14, 1895, Appropriation additional, 1,500 00
$7,500 00
ALMSHOUSE RECEIPTS.
From sale of milk, .
$957 45
pigs, .
44 00
cows, .
·
25 00
66 calves,
75
66 sand, .
21 00
wood,
14 00
66
66 stoves,
29 00
66
pork,
72 48
board of Mr. Stack,
168 00
66
Mr. Taylor and wife, .
112 00
Mr. Jackson and wife,
25 50
66
man (Braman, Dow & Co.), 20 75
66 horse, .
32 50
meals, Mr. Perry, .
4 50
mowing, Mr. Sanborn, .
3 00
Mr. Stack, Dr. Heath's bill,
9 75
credit of eggs on bill,*
80
discount on coal bill, *
5 80
" wood delivered to poor,*
50 00
$1,596 28
OUTSIDE RECEIPTS.
Westborough insane hospital, overcharge,* $0 93 .
Jas. I. Brown, board of son at Danvers, . 169 46
*These items were not in cash, so do not appear in the town treasur- er's account.
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Mrs. Ann Murray, board of daughter at Danvers, . A. L. Hawes, board of W. L. Hawes at Danvers,
169 45
City of Malden, Miss Putnam,
26 00
" Lynn, Mrs. Roach,
28 14
" Lowell, Mrs. Berry, 11 25
Salem, Bachelder, 61 35
Town of Hadley, J. A. Hayes,
12 00
City of Boston, Rebecca Jones,
31 00
State of Mass., J. Burns,
7 50
Mrs. Cady,
8 00
.6 J. Gahagan,
4 00
J. Hicks,
18 00
66
66 J. Muse,
40
66
66 J. O'Connor,
63 25
J. Hicks,
2 05
Daniel W. Chase, pension,
18 00
Estate of E. Putnam,
1 00
Mrs. Weston, .
. 18 59
$721 40
Total receipts,
. $9,817 68
EXPENSES OF OUTSIDE POOR.
EXPENSES AT INSTITUTIONS.
John Froton, at Mass. school for feeble minded,
$169 43
Abbie L. McKee, at Taunton hospital, ·
169 46
Eliza Green, at Westborough hospital, ·
169 48
Sarah Bachelder, at Mrs. W. J. Green's, 146 00
Hannah C. Flynn, at Danvers hospital, .
169 46
Margaret Ogilvie,
66
169 46
Geo. W. Clark,
66
·
169 46
Chas. H. Potter,
66
·
169 46
Otis Brown (repaid),
66
·
169 46
Hannah Lyons,
66
·
169 46
Annie A. Emerson,
. 169 46
.
71 03
75
Agnes Murray (repaid ) , at Danvers Hospital
169 45
Victorine E. Marsh, ..
158 77
Mary Regan, .. ..
169 46
Henry R. Morse, .. . . 105 89
W. L. Hawes (repaid), ..
113 75
Elizabeth Chadbourne, ..
106 07
Louis Neiss, at truant school,
20 00
$2,683 98
AID TO PERSONS RESIDING HERE WITH SETTLEMENTS ELSEWHERE.
Frank Daly, State of Mass., $4 00
Lydia A. Putnam, Malden, 5 00 .
J. O'Connor, State of Mass., .
63 25
Rebecca Jones, Boston,
45 00
W. H. Batchelder, Salem,
63 85
Salina LaRose, State of Mass.,
6 00
Mrs. C. Roach, Lynn,
47 26
A. M. Andrews, State of Mass.,
73 92
W. F. Lakin, State of Mass.,
5 25
$313 53
AID TO NON-RESIDENTS WITH SETTLEMENTS HERE.
Catherine E. McGee, Lynn, . $29 00
Mrs. Thos. Bacon, and 4 children, Lynn, 159 00
Mrs. C. W. Whitney, Bridgewater, 130 33
Timothy Haggerty, wife and 6 children, Natick, 195 00
Chas. Ohlsen, wife and 6 children, Lynn, 9 90
Rose Smith, Malden,
82 86
C. H. Riley, and family, Chelsea, . ·
1 25
Mary A. Swett, Stoneham,
7 76
$615 10
OUTSIDE HOME RELIEF.
Edith Wilder, board,
$78 00
Mrs. Sarah Sweetser, rent and fuel, 30 60
Edward Putnam, and wife, .
.
2 85
John Connell, wife and child, food, 42 24
Liza Barry, fuel, .
3 25
Michael Fay, and family,
8 22
Hannah Lonergan, rent,
33 00
76
Thos. Sullivan and family, food and med- icine,
143 32
Hannah P. Stone, board, 102 00
A. A. Magee, and family, 18 85
Mrs. M. Mertins, food and rent,
41 41
Owen Haney, and family, food and fuel, 88 15
J. Bransfield, and family, food, fuel and rent, . .
65 40
Mrs. Porter Weston, all last sickness ex- penses, 242 49
John Doyle, and family, food and fuel, . 61 80
Mrs. C. Connell, and child, food and fuel, 38 55
" Jane Skully, food and fuel, . 30 10
" Thos. Trahea, and 4 children, 10 00
" D. Hurlburt, and 2 children, . 3 15
Jas. Doyle, and family, food, 156 40
Mrs. J. O'Cleary, and five children, food,
88 00
" C. W. Myers, aud 4 children, food, rent and fuel, 182 91
J. W. Dolan, and family, 12 00
Mrs. A. S. Cobb, and 3 children, food rent and fuel, 59 95
Edward Putnam, food, .
5 49
Mrs. Philip O'Rourke, ·
57 00
" John Dorneidon,
50 75
" J. Percival,
4 00
J. Curran, food,
40 14
J. Roach, 3 51
Mrs. Jas. Bransfield, food, fuel and rent,
26 75
" S. F. Golladay and 2 children, food, and fuel, 9 50
G. W. Wilder; fuel,
4 50
J. O'Hara, fuel,
4 95
Mrs. Moses Sweetser, fuel,
7 00
Tramps, 1656,
218 00
Sundry expenses of Dep't,
21 13
$1995 35
Total outside expenses,
$5607 96
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DETAILED ALMSHOUSE EXPENSES.
GROCERIES.
E. E. Lee,
$15 47
A. Sawtell & Co.,
.
11 00
Cutler Bros. .
56 11
Merritt Stevens,
110 38
George I. Oliver,
19 04
W. A. Cutter,
88 78
Ira Atkinson, .
80 34
E. W. Snow & Co.,
11 77
W. V. Taylor,
23 63
A. S. Atherton,
26 59
L. E. Carter,
36 26
Kelly Bros.,
23 16
G. W. Eaton,
·
1 13
Block & Cate,
15 99
$519 55
GRAIN AND FEED.
E. E. Lee,
39 60
Geo. I. Oliver,
47 20
W. A. Cutter,
.
27 10
Ira Atkinson,
163 61
M. J. Curley,
83 80
Cutler Bros.,
27.75
$389 06
HAY AND STRAW.
G. P. Haley, .
10 03
Morrill & Atwood, .
21 02
Cutler Bros., .
.
9 27
M. J. Curley,
.
.
1 94
$42 26
MEAT, FISH AND PROVISIONS.
Union Supply Co., .
238 10
H. B. Quint, . · . 26 82 .
$264 92
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.
.
78
DRY GOODS, CLOTHING AND SHOES.
Bowser & Co ..
31 33
F. E. Cox,
.
.
7 75
J. W. Poland & Co ..
36 45
A. P. Linnell,
10 30
$85 83
SALARIES, FARM LABOR, ETC.
Geo. E. Donald,
650 00
Chas. Steadman,
134 77
Henry Oberlauder,
83 08
Thos. McMahon,
35 00
C. M. Wiley,
4 50
Timothy Kelley,
30 00
Edwin Keefee,
19 46
Rodney Edmunds,
14 00
$970 81
HOUSEHOLD LABOR.
Hannah Brady,
28 00
Mary Reilly, .
20 98
Hulda Hamilton,
7 71
Winnie M. Heraty,
69 00
Louisa Kline,
22 00
Mrs. Mary Dooley,
6 40
Corah Jackson,
10 00
$164 09
TOOLS, SEED, ETC.
Ira Atkinson, seed,
4 85
Cutler Bros., seed,
16 20
C. S. Knowles, mower,
·
1 50
$22 55
BLACKSMITHING, REPAIRS, ETC.
McIntosh Bros.,
12 47
G. W. Kendall,
2 25
G. H. Hathaway,
29 35
R. C. North, .
47 43
Sederquest, Wanamake & Co.,
13 25
Geo. M. Kelley,
3 10
.
.
.
$107 85
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FERTILIZERS AND MANURE.
Ira Atkinson, .
.
19 80
Parmenter & Polsey.
3 55
Morrill & Atwood,
65 00
A. J. Perham,
13 00
$101 35
MEDICAL EXPENSES.
J. W. Heath, M. D., $120 30
D. S. Coles, M. D., 17 00
J. S. Bonney, 10 90
J. W. Heath, M. D. (Suel Winn), 178 40
J. H. Harlow & Co. (disinfectants) , 3 00
$329 70
STOCK EXPENSES.
J. W. Harris & Co., horse, $150 00
M. F. Gould, exchange two cows, . 60 00
Geo. H. Allen, 4 00 .
Rodney Edmunds, use of . bull, 2 00
R. Connors, cow, . 55 00
G. E. Donald, bull,
18 00
M. F. Gould, exchange two cows, . 40 00
D. C. Wright, dressing pigs, . 16 00
$345 00
MISCELLANEOUS.
G. P. Haley, coal,
$116 66
C. H. Spencer, lumber, .
·
105 17
City of Malden, swill, .
62 50
Oliver Walton (Lydia C. Skinner),
20 00
G. P. Haley, lime,
1 10
B. & M. R. R., tickets,
31 20
G. H. Taylor, sundries,
62 84
Wakefield Coal Co., coal,
5 75
Wakefield Water Co., water, 40 00
Keeler & Co., furniture,
30 00
Webster Cook & Co., carpet, .
26 07
Nath'l Hines, painting. .
5 50
.
.
80
J. A. McManuis, papering, 6 52
Jackson & Newton, sashes, 3 00
S. N. Green, laying stone,
11 25
S. F. Littlefield & Co., sundries,
12 22
C. Latimer, express,
6 85
Merritt Stevens, work, .
43 50
American Express Co., express,
1 20
Town of Saugus, taxes,
4 42
J. R. Prendergast, renovating,
5 25
J. M. Perley, lime and cement, 5 55
Braman, Dow & Co., heater, etc.,
67 52
J. F. Noble, whitening, 5 75
C. Latimer, express,
4 40
G. E. Donald, sundries,
7 00
J. F. Whiting, work,
6 46
D. Greany, chimney,
65 13
Morrill & Atwood, ice, .
27 78
Wakefield Citizen and Banner, paper, 2 00 ·
A. A. Mansfield, coal, .
7 20
$799 79
Total expense at almshouse,
$4,142 76
Total receipts for 1895,
$9,817 68
Total expense, outside poor, .
. $5,607 96
almshouse,
4,142 76 .
$9,750 72
Balance unexpended,
$66 96
ALMSHOUSE INVENTORY.
LIVE STOCK.
One mare, .
$25 00
One mare, new,
150 00
Eleven cows,
660 00
Fowls, .
30 00
One bull,
25 00
Forty-nine swine, .
.
290 00
$1,180 00
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HAY, GRAIN AND FEED.
Seventeen tons English hay, ·
$374 00
Four tons salt hay,
. . 40 00
Grain, .
20 00
$434 00
Thirty cords manure,
$180 00
Four cords muck, .
12 00
Fifty-eight cords wood, .
290 00
$482 00
Carriages and harnesses,
$350 00
Farm tools, etc.,
350 00
Household goods, .
868 00
Six and one-half tons coal,
32 50
Groceries and provisions,
144 50
$1,745 00
$3,841 00
ALMSHOUSE INMATES, FEBRUARY 1, 1896.
Mrs. Barnard Derby,
73 years.
Annie Fitzgerald, .
65
Mrs. Daniel L. Oliver,
.
86 66
Annette Mayo,
43
Walter Mayo,
34 4 66
Roy Thomas Mayo,
Richard Stack (board refunded),
78 66
Mrs J. H. Clements, adm'd March 26th,
75 66
Mrs. Lydia Putnam, adm'd May 23d, .
82 66
The following was an inmate a portion of the year :
Frank Daly, April 20th to April 27th.
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REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
GENTLEMEN,-The annual report of the doings of the police department for the year ending Jan. 31st, 1896, is hereby respect- fully submitted :
ARRESTS.
Number of arrests,
99
Arrested on warrants, .
43
Arrested without warrants,
56
Males,
97
Females
2
Adults,
81
Minors,
18
Residents, .
70
Non-residents
29
NATIVITY OF PERSONS ARRESTED.
Canada,
1
England,
2
Germany
2
Ireland,
20
Nova Scotia,
11
New Brunswick,
Sweden,
2
Scotland,
1
United States,
56
Total,
99
NATURE OF ARRESTS.
'Assault and battery,
13
Breaking and entering,
1
Bastardy,
·
.
1
.
.
83
Bonfire,
1
Boarding house (defrauding),
1
Capias (for witness),
1
Drunkenness,
4.4
Disturbing peace on R. R.,
·
1
Default warrant,
1
Evading car fare,
3
Insane,
1
Keeping unlicensed dog,
1
Larceny, ·
14
Manslaughter,
1
Non-support,
8
Obstructing St. R. R ..
1
Runaway,
2
Threats,
2
Truancy,
.
2
Total,
99
DISPOSITION OF CASES IN DISTRICT COURT.
Defaulted, . · .
4
Discharged on payment of costs, .
.
1
Fined,
50
Grand jury, ·
2
Gave bonds for appearance in court,
1
House of correction,
8
Lyman school,
1
Mass. reformatory,
1
Married and discharged,
1
Middlesex county truant school,
1
Nolle prossed,
7
Not guilty and discharged,
4
Not sentenced,
1
On file,
Probation,
6
State farm, .
1
Sent home, . ·
2
Turned over to out-of-town officers,
2
Total,
·
99
.
·
84
Aggregate amount of sentences, . . 10 yrs. and 9 mos. Aggregate amount of fines imposed, $321 00 · Number of patients committed to Danvers insane hospital, 4
1 Number of search warrants for liquors, .
During the year 1,656 people were provided with lodgings at the lockup, of the following nationalities :
Canada,
15
England,
125
France,
2
Germany,
10
Ireland,
468
New Brunswick,
18
Nova Scotia,
12
Newfoundland,
1
Scotland,
47
Sweden, ·
3
United States,
955
Total,
1,656
MISCELLANEOUS WORK.
Accidents reported,
8
Assisted home,
6
Cases investigated,
142
Disturbances suppressed,
24
Defective streets and sidewalks reported,
17
Defective water and gas pipes reported,
Dogs killed,
8
Fires discovered and alarms given,
1
Lanterns hung in dangerous places,
10
Lost children restored to parents, .
3
Medical examiner's cases, .
3
Places of business found open and secured, Sick and injured persons cared for,
4
Stray teams cared for, .
4
Stray horses cared for,
3
Street and sidewalk obstructions removed,
12
Unlicensed dogs caused to be licensed, .
99
.
83
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I would recommend, as I have in past years, that at least two regular officers be added to the force, as the outlying districts are much in need of police protection. At present if anything occurs that requires an officer's presence, one would have to go long dis- tances to obtain one, and when he gets there the offender is far away, and about all the officer can do (in most cases) is to listen to the victim's tale of woe. Especially is this so in neighborhoods where eye witnesses, either through sympathy or fear, do not seem to know anything about the facts of the case, and even fail- ing, sometimes, to recognize their next-door neighbors.
There is also much need of changes in the lockup. The tramp room should be removed from its present location to some place outside of the cell room. A cell should be built for women, the insane, and others who are cleanly in person.
.
I would also recommend that the two departments (night watch and police) be consolidated and have but one appropriation and one police department. The town could appropriate the same amount of money, the selectmen appoint the same number of offi- cers, have the same men and in the same positions in one depart- ment as it has at the present time in both. This would simplify accounts and be more convenient in many other details.
In conclusion I desire to thank the Honorable Board of Select- men for their assistance and co-operation with the department. To his Honor, Judge John W. Pettengill, Clerk Wm. N. Tyler and his assistant, Wilfred B. Tyler, I extend my acknowledge- ments. I also desire to thank the regular officers and all con- nected with the department for their faithful attention to their duties, and all citizens who have rendered assistance and informa- tion.
Respectfully submitted.
ALVIN L. VANNAH, Chief of Police.
February 1, 1896.
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ENGINEERS' REPORT.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
GENTLEMEN, - The Board of Engineers herewith present the following as their annual report of the Fire Department for the year ending Jan. 31, giving in detail the total number of alarms and fires, with their loss and insurance paid as near as can be ascertained, together with such other information as in our judg -. ment at this time seems appropriate.
FORCE OF DEPARTMENT.
The number of officers and men attached to the department is as follows ; One chief and two assistants ; one steamer company, with twelve men; hook and ladder company, fifteen men; two hose companies with ten men each, together with two men attached to the chemical at East Ward, which is confined to that district alone, making the total force of fifty-two men. The company attached to the Greenwood hose are volunteers, and give to the town their services free gratis.
HOSE.
There is in the service 5,800 feet of cotton hose, 700 of which is located at the poor farm.
APPARATUS.
The apparatus is all in good condition. We have during the year purchased a new supply wagon and also had the pung painted. We were able to do this from the fact we fell consid- erably short during the year in alarms. Our expense for horse hire was, of course, considerably less than previous years, thus enabling us to purchase the above without being obliged to ask for special appropriation for the same.
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RECOMMENDATIONS.
We again call the attention of the town, as we have at pre- vious reports, to the necessity of some fire protection in the west part of the town, and it seems to the board, as that part of the town is rapidly being built up, they are certainly justified in hav- ing some fire protection There has been and is considerable complaint of the citizens and members of the fire department liv- ing in the west part of the town hearing the whistle located at the rattan factory, particularly when the wind is west or northwest. Owing to the location of the whistle, being low and behind some of the large buildings in the factory yard, it would be impossible to improve the sound of that whistle. We would suggest the placing of another whistle on the municipal light building as the only remedy of the difficulty.
DEATHS.
The department met with one death during the past year, Mr. John Glynn, lieutenant of the Carter Hose company, who was killed by accident on April 22nd. Mr. Glynn was a valuable member of the department.
FIRE ALARM.
This very important branch of the service is in as good a condition as its present circumstances will allow, and has performed all the service that can be reasonably expected of it. We called the attention of the town last year to the necessity of an electric repeater being purchased. We again renew the recommendation and are of the opinion that the same is of absolute necessity the coming year. The fact that the entire town is hours and is some- times all day without any fire alarm system as it has been at times during the past year simply on account perhaps of some small break in the line or some other trifling obstruction on the line is too seri- ous a condition to be left in. The object of the repeater is to enable the line to be divided up in several circuits. Then when there is any difficulty that part of the line only will be disabled where the trouble is. Absolute certainty in operation is so essential in any fire alarm telegraph that we believe any one can understand the importance of securing the very best for so im-
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portant a branch of the town service. A single failure of the fire alarm may involve many times the cost of the purchase of a re- - peater. Four boxes have been added to the system during the past year, three by votes of the town and one by this board. There are at this time twenty boxes, about eighteen miles of wire, two tower strikers, one whistle, two large engine-house gongs, and five small gongs, together with fifty-two cells of gravity bat- tery.
The line on Salem street between Main and Vernon has been during the past year all taken down, the old poles removed and a new line erected on top of the electric light poles on the opposite side of the street. The entire line with the exception of that in North Ward and that on Lowell street is now in very good con- dition.
FIRES AND . ALARMS.
The following is the list of alarms and fires during the year, to- gether with their loss and insurance as near as was possible to ascertain :
Wednesday, February 6, 11.45 a. m., box 37. House No. 18 Lawrence street, occupied by E. C. Miller, owned by Mrs. Ida F. Miller. Loss, $200. Insurance paid, $67.50. Cause, thawing water pipes.
Friday, March 15, 4.23 p. m., box 54. Dwelling house owned and occupied by J. R. Reid, corner Salem and Lowell streets. Loss on building, $47; loss on contents, $27.50. Insurance paid, $74.50. Cause, incendiary.
Friday, May 10, 2.47 p. m., box 6. Barn owned and occu- pied by Charles A. Dean, Nahant street. Loss, $450. No in- surance. Cause, children playing with matches.
Wednesday, June 12, 9.10 a. m., box 8. Fire in chimney in house No. 4 Cottage street, owned by James Houston. Loss small.
Monday, June 17, 1.30 a. m., box 13. Box pulled maliciously.
Wednesday, July 10, 2.05 a. m., box 39. Needless alarm given for fire seen in Lynnfield.
Thursday, July 25. 7.30 a. m., box 35. Fire in the house of
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John Flanley, in rear of house, Centre street. Loss on building, $50. Cause, kerosene stove.
Saturday, July 27, 9.20 p. m., box 35. Oil stove in house No. 28 Richardson street, occupied by Joseph Hutchinson. Dam- age small.
Saturday, August 10, 11.55 p. m., box 37. Barn owned by Mrs. Batchelder, Vernon street. Loss on building, $300. Loss on contents, $400. No insurance. Cause, unknown.
Friday, August 23, 8.27 p. m., box 26. Dwelling owned and occupied by H. B. Thacher, Wakefield Park. Loss on building, $1,000. Loss on contents, $500. Cause, probably by electric wires.
Tuesday, October 22, 6.50 p. m., box 13. Woods fire, Boyn- tonville.
Thursday, November 21, 7.10 p. m., box 27. Building in rear of Avon court, owned and occupied by A. R. Wiley, toy manufactory. Loss on building, $750. Loss on contents, $1,000. No insurance. Cause, dropping of kerosene lamp.
Wednesday, January 29, 3.40 p. m., box 35. Small fire in house No. 3 Mechanic street, owned by the Connell & Curley estate. Cause, kerosene stove.
RELIEF ASSOCIATION.
The Wakefield Fireman's Relief association was organized du- ring the past year, and has for its object the relief of its members who may be injured while going to, working at, or returning from an alarm of fire, or who may be taken sick, the same from the re- sult of fire duty. While the association is but about a year old it has in its treasury $135, twenty-five of which was donated by E. C. Miller, Esq., in appreciation of the department service at the recent fire at his residence. The officers of the association are :
President-Levi Flanders.
Vice-President-Horace W. Dalrymple.
Secretary-F. F. Anderson. Treasurer-E. E. Whitten.
A Board of Directors consisting of one from each company.
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CONCLUSION.
We sincerely return our thanks to the Honorable Board of Se- lectmen for their hearty co-operation at all times. To the officers and members of the department for the honest and faithful man- ner in which they have performed their duties, and to Chief Van- nah and the officers under his command for their valuable assist- ance rendered, and to any and all others who in any way rendered us support, we extend our heartfelt thanks.
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