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WOODVILLE SCHOOL, FARM STREET.
Ralph B. Monroe,
380
1900
Third to sixth,
Elvah M. Hayes,
380
1898
First and second,
Salem Normal. Farmington High School.
MONTROSE SCHOOL, SALEM STREET.
Orie M. Raymond,
475
1899
Jessie S. Dyer,
450
1900
Fourth to seventh, First, second, third,
North Adams Normal. Quincy Training School.
WEST WARD SCHOOL, PROSPECT STREET.
Maud L. Arnold,
380
1899
Addie R. Crosman,
380
1899
Third and fourth, First and second,
Salem Normal. Wellesley College.
NAME.
JANITORS.
RESIDENCE.
SALARY.
High School,
Geo. O. Russell,
14 Church Street.
$600
Lincoln,
Chas. E. Newman,
26 Park Street.
780
Warren, 1 Hamilton, f
Edward Eaton,
30 Park Street.
550
Franklin,
Thomas Thrush,
32 Franklin Street.
150
Greenwood,
Greenwood Avenue.
200
F. P. Hurd,
Josiah H. Ringer, W. W. Shedd,
25 Cordis Street.
200
Woodville,
Alexander Murray,
Farm Street.
100
Montrose,
Maurice Hurley,
289 Lowell Street.
80
West Ward,
A. W. Ventress,
20 Park Street.
80
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EXTRACTS FROM THE PUBLIC STATUTES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
CHAPTER 203.
CONCERNING INJURY TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Whoever wilfully and maliciously or wantonly and without cause, destroys, defaces, mars, or injures a schoolhouse, church, or other building erected or used for purposes of education, or religious instruction, or for the general diffusion of knowledge, or an outbuilding, fence, well or appurtenance of such schoolhouse, church, or other building, or furniture, apparatus, or other pro- perty belonging to or connected with such schoolhouse, church, or other building, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the jail not exceeding one year.
CHAPTER 494.
APPROVED JUNE 2, 1898.
SECTION I. No child under fourteen years of age shall be em- ployed in any factory, workshop, or mercantile establishment. No such child shall be employed in any work performed for wages or other compensation, to whomsoever payable, during the hours when the public schools of the town or city in which he resides are in session, nor be employed at any work before the hour of six o'clock in the morning or after the hour of seven o'clock in the evening.
SEC. 2. No child under sixteen years of age shall be employed in any factory, workshop, or mercantile establishment unless the person or corporation employing him procures and keeps on file and accessible to the truant officers of the town or city, and to the district police and inspectors of factories, an age and schooling certificate as hereinafter prescribed, and keeps two complete lists
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of all such children employed therein, one on file and one con- spicuously posted near the principal entrance of the building in which such children are employed, and also keeps on file a com- plete list, and sends to the superintendent of school, or, where there is no superintendent, to the school committee, the names of all minors employed therein who cannot read at sight and write legibly simple sentences in the English language.
SEC. 4. An age and schooling certificate shall not be approved unless satisfactory evidence is furnished by the last school census, the certificate of birth or baptism of said child, the register of birth of such child, with the town or city clerk, or in some other manner, that such child is of the age stated in the certificate.
SEC. 5. The age and schooling certificate of a child under six- teen years of age shall not be approved and signed until he pre- sents to the person authorized to approve and sign the same an employment ticket duly filled out and signed.
CHAPTER 496.
APPROVED JUNE 2, 1898.
SEC. II. No child who has not been duly vaccinated shall be admitted to the public school except upon presentation of a certi- ficate signed by a regular practising physician that such child is an unfit subject for vaccination. No child who is a member of a household in which a person is sick with smallpox, diphtheria, scarlet fever, or measles or of a household exposed to contagion from a household as aforesaid, shall attend any public school dur- ing such sickness or until the teacher of the school has been furnished with a certificate from the board of health of the town or city, or from the attending physician of such sick person, stating in a case of smallpox, diphtheria, or scarlet fever, that a period of at least two weeks, and in a case of measles at least three days, has elapsed since the recovery, removal, or death of such person, and that danger of conveying of such disease by such child has passed.
SEC. 12. Every child between seven and fourteen years of age shall attend some public school in the town or city in which he resides during the entire time the public day schools are in session, subject to such exceptions as to children, places of attendance, and
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schools, as are provided for in sections three, seven, ten and eleven of this act ; provided that the superintendent of schools, or, where there is no superintendent of schools, the school committee, or teachers acting under authority of said superintendent of schools or school committee, may excuse cases of necessary absence ; and, provided, further, that the attendance of a child upon a public day school shall not be required if such child has attended for a like period of time a private day school approved by the school com- mittee of such town or city, in accordance with section two of chapter four hundred and ninety-eight of the acts of the year eight- een hundred and ninety-four, or if such child has been otherwise instructed for a like period of time in the branches of learning re- quired by law to be taught in the public schools, or has already acquired the branches of learning required by law to be taught in the public schools, or if his physical or mental condition is such as to render such attendance inexpedient or impracticable. Every person having under his control a child as described in this sec- tion shall canse such child to attend school, as required by this section.
SEC. 24. Every habitual truant, that is, every child between seven and fourteen years of age who wilfully and habitually ab- sents himself from school, contrary to the provisions of section twelve of this act, upon complaint by a truant officer, and convic- tion thereof, may be committed, if a boy, to a county truant school for a period not exceeding two years, and, if a girl, to the state industrial school for girls, unless such girl is placed on probation, as provided in section twenty-eight of this act.
SEC. 25. Every habitual absentee, that is, every child between seven and sixteen years of age who may be found wandering about in the streets or public places of any town or city of the Common- wealth, having no lawful occupation, habitually not attending school, and growing up in idleness and ignorance, upon com- plaint by a truant officer or any other person, and conviction thereof, may be committed, if a boy, at the discretion of the court, to a county truant school for a period not exceeding two years, or to the Lyman school for boys, and, if a girl, to the state industrial school for girls, unless such child is placed on probation, as pro- vided in section twenty-eight of this act.
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SEC. 26. Every habitual school offender, that is, every child under fourteen years of age who persistently violates the reason- able regulations of the school which he attends, or otherwise per- sistently misbehaves therein, so as to render himself a fit subject for exclusion therefrom, upon complaint by a truant officer, and conviction thereof, may be committed, if a boy, at the discretion of the court, to a county truant school for a period not exceeding two years, or to the Lyman school for boys, and, if a girl, to the state industrial school for girls, unless such child is placed on pro- bation, as provided in section twenty-eight of this act.
SEC. 31. Any person having under his control a child between seven and fourteen years of age, who fails for five day sessions or ten half-day sessions within any period of six months while under such control, to cause such child to attend school as required by section twelve of this act, the physical or mental condition of such child not being such as to render his attendance at school harmful or impracticable, upon complaint by a truant officer, and convic- tion thereof, shall forfeit and pay a fine of not more than twenty dollars. Any person who induces or attempts to induce any child to absent himself unlawfully from school, or employs or harbors while school is in session any child absent unlawfully from school, shall forfeit and pay a fine of not more than fifty dollars.
SEC. 34. The truant officers of towns and cities shall inquire into all cases arising under sections eleven, twelve, twenty-four to twenty-six inclusive, and thirty-one of this act, and may make complaints, serve legal processes, and carry into execution judg- ments thereunder. They shall perform the duties of oversight of children placed on probation, as may be required of them under section twenty-eight of this act. A truant officer of any town or city may apprehend and take to school, without warrant, any truant or wabsentee found andering about in the streets or public places thereof.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF
The Municipal Light Board
AND MANAGER,
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD, MASS.
FOR
THE YEAR ENDING JANUARY 31, 1901.
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Report of Municipal Light Board.
The seventh annual report of the Municipal Light Board is here- with respectfully presented to the citizens of Wakefield, together with the manager's report.
This may properly be considered the greatest commercial success of any year in the life of the town lighting plant, and the reasons for this satisfactory condition of affairs are largely due to the strenuous efforts of Manager Chas. E. White, in arranging a very satisfactory contract for supplying gas to the town of Stoneham ; also because of the large increase in new business in Wakefield, which has been obtained for the plant mainly through his exertions.
The net cost of operating both gas and electric departments in cluding interest, is as follows, for the years ending
Reduction for year.
January 31, 1896
31, 1897
$10,562.91 9,689.43
$873.48
31, 1898 31, 1899
8,628.96
1,060.47
6,936.67
1,692.29
66
31, 1900
5,156.92
1,779.75
66
31, 1901
3,178.46
1,978.46
No account is taken of the facts that the plant is run on a dark instead of a moonlight schedule, that the lights are run mornings during the long nights of the winter and we have run later at night so those who return on the last train may have all aid of well lighted streets in reaching their homes.
This excellent showing is made in spite of the fact that our coal although bought at the most favorable season, and through the high credit of our town at the lowest prices, yet has cost us nearly one dollar per ton more than the previous year ; but for this advance the profits would have been greater by $2,000.
12I gas stoves and heaters have been installed, which is more than the total business in the six previous years.
This form of heating and cooking has given general satisfaction. The gas used has averaged to cost about $2.20 per stove per month. To judge from the many inquiries made during the winter, a large
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number of families will take advantage of this cheap, cool and clean method of cooking during the coming season.
It is the custom to patrol the street lights every night to see that they are burning, and if any one notices an arc lamp that is not giv- ing proper service we should be very thankful to be notified.
We do not deal in mantles and for that reason cannot be accused of self interest when we recommend our gas patrons to use only the higher grade ; occasionally a 10, 15, or 20 cent mantle will produce a satisfactory light, but ninety-nine per cent. of complaints in regard to poor gas are remedied by substituting a better grade of mantle than the one used when the complaint was made.
The town saw fit last year to place the control of the fire alarm system in the hands of the municipal light board. The apparatus was changed to a room fitted for it at the works. A storage battery was installed on the single battery system, special wiring being designed for the purpose. This method has proved entirely satisfac- tory, requiring less care than the usual double battery system.
Considerable money has been spent for outside repairs and more will be required before the lines are in satisfactory condition.
A clock for the 9 a. m. alarm has been purchased to take the place of the one burned. It has been installed in the store of Lucas Bros. who keep it regulated without expense to the town.
The arc lights have been started in case of alarms of fire coming in after 12.30 at night. This is said to be a great convenience to the firemen.
There has been a much greater demand for an increase in the number of arc street lights this year than ever before and the board has inserted in the town warrant an article covering the matter. The members of the board are individually in favor of this increase in the lighting capacity of the plant as the vigorous condition of the plant's finances warrant meeting the just demands of several sections of the town.
Judicious management and the natural growth of the town will ensure better and better results in the future and we may already say with truth that municipal lighting is an assured success for Wakefield. BENJAMIN A. WYATT, Chairman ; CURTIS L. SOPHER, M. D.,
EDWIN E. EMERSON, Secretary ;
Municipal Light Board.
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Manager's Report.
MESSRS. BENJAMIN A. WYATT, Chairman,
EDWIN E. EMERSON, CURTIS L. SOPHER,
Municipal Light Commissioners, Wakefield, Mass :
GENTLEMEN :- I herewith submit the seventh annual report of the manager of the Municipal Light Plant of the town of Wakefield, including a detailed statement of the operation of the plant, for the year ending January 31, 1901.
The favorable results of the previous year have been continued and the business of the plant has increased in a greater ratio than ever before. This statement is verified by the figures herewith annexed. It is gratifying to note, also, that our favorable showing this year has been made in the face of a rising market, there having been a decided advance in the price of coal, carbons, pipe, etc.
We have made numerous extensions, particularly in the gas department, and many new customers have been secured. Leaks have been repaired, and the buildings kept in proper condition. The electric station and the stable have been repainted, in continuation of the work commenced last year. No accidents of any kind have occurred, so far as loss of life or physical injury is concerned. The two top sections of our high smoke-stack blew down during the gale of June 30th, necessitating repairs to a considerable extent.
A new chimney has been built over our benches of threes (gas department), the old one being about ready to fall down.
A new Concord wagon has been purchased, also two democrat wagons and a pung. The old wagons have been repaired and painted, and are all in good condition.
We have taken care of the town's oil lights, as usual, the expense of which is shown in our financial statement.
An important item in the increase of the plant's business, during the year just closed, has been the addition of the entire gas business of Stoneham, which, although taxing our facilities at first, is now being
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comfortably handled and adds very materially to the revenue of the plant. All work in connecting with Stoneham, repairs of Stoneham mains, etc., etc., has been charged to our expense account, swelling it temporarily to unusual proportions, which will not be likely to occur another year.
We continue to furnish gas to the people of Reading, the same as heretofore.
The thoughtfulness of citizens in reporting defective arc lights, etc., has been thoroughly appreciated and we trust will be continued.
A number of new consumers have been added to the incandescent system during the year. New services have been run and meters set to connect them.
The street lights (arc) have been run all dark nights until 12.30 o'clock, and from 5 o'clock till daylight in the mornings between November 15th and March 15th. These lamps have been run 1,603 hours, 134 hours more than last year. The moon schedule for the same period would be about 1212 hours.
The incandescent system has been operated 4,610 hours, which is 44 hours more than the preceding year.
The fire alarm system was installed at the plant about May Ist according to vote of the town, and the expense incident to its oper- ation since that time has been provided for from the income of the plant.
There has been used in the electric plant 814 tons of steam coal and 1,169 tons of gas coal.
The electric sales show a gain of $85.
Electric consumers Jan. 31, 1900,
133
Jan. 31, 1901,
142
Net gain, .
9
Meters in use Jan. 31, 1900,
123
66 Jan. 31, 1901, I28
Gain,
5
Incandescent lamps wired Jan. 31, 1900,
3,218
3,370 66 " Jan. 31, 1901, Gas manufactured during year, . 11, 162,000 cu. feet
accounted for, . 9,839,000 66
unaccounted for,
· 1,323,000 66
being 13.5 per cent loss.
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The candle power of the gas has been maintained as formerly ; the State Inspector gives us an average candle-power of 19 4-10; this is above the average in the state, which is 18 2-10.
Gas mains extended during year :
Pleasant street, south of Wave avenue, . 154 feet, 3
inch pipe.
Wave avenue, east from Main street,
. 760
3
. 750 3 66 Franklin street, east from Main street, Byron street, west from Albion street, 600
3
Mechanic street, east from Crescent,
. 226 66
I I-4
Emerald street, east from Pleasant,
· 370 66 I 1-4
Walker terrace, north from Yale avenue,
242
66 II-4 “
Elm square, west from Elm street,
· 300
II-4 "
3,402 feet
Gas consumers Jan. 31, 1900,
33I
Jan. 31, 1901,
405
Gain,
74
Gas meters in use Jan. 31, 1900, 66 6 Jan. 31, 1901, .
376
454
Gain,
78
66
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ELECTRIC.
REVENUE.
From sale of electricity,
. $4,873 53
sale of steam to gas dept. .
600 00
sale of incandescent lamps,
90 03
inventory 66
75 32
sales-electric jobbing,
164 87
inventory "
38 50
use of current, fire alarm,
.
9 00
$5,851 25
EXPENSES.
Steam coal,
. $3,082 62
Screenings,
25 15
Carbons,
379 78
Oil and waste,
48 90
Globes,
12 70
Repairs, steam plant,
101 52
“ electric plant,
68 21
arc lamps,
94 23
real estate, .
-
90 34
transformers and meters,
.
132 20
Tools and appliances,
·
100 96
General salaries,
1,231 29
Station wages, .
. 2,190 14
Distribution wages,
· 186 22
Care of arc lamps,
· 664 33
' " grounds,
47 12
Stable expense,
431 85
General office expense,
266 62
Insurance,
128 14
Incandescent lamps, .
I35 º5
Jobbing, .
120 79
$9,754 73
Loss in operating, carried over, .
$3,903 48
" electric lines,
216 57
.
.
9
Amount brought forward, .
$3,903 48
To be added the following :
Commissioners' salaries, } of $250, . $125 00
*Interest on bonds, ¿ of $6,560, · 3,280 00
*Depreciation, 5 per cent. · 3,520 91
$6,925 91
Net loss in operating, .
$10,829 39
Following is the cost per arc lamp for the year ending January 31, 1901 :
Manufacturing, including commissioners'
salaries,
$27 78
Interest and bonds, .
.
22 62
Depreciation, 5 per cent. .
24 28
GAS.
REVENUE.
For gas sold by meter,
$17:196 50
Less discounts,
1,660 02
$15,536 48
From sales of coke, .
· 1,739 60
sales of tar,
884 73
inventory of tar,
808 50
sales, gas jobbing and stoves,
1,341 17
inventory, gas jobbing and stoves,
571 95 ·
inventory, coke,
375 00
$21,257 43
EXPENSES.
Coal,
· $5,154 25
Steam, from electric department,
600 00
Gas oil,
19
Purifying-including labor,
122 57
Repairs, gas mains,
249 97
meters,
14 70
at works,
70 65
66
benches,
312 07
66
real estate,
217 53
Amount carried over,
$6,763 93
$21,257 43
.
.
*Interest and depreciation, here stated, are the same per cent. of total interest and depreciation as electric plant is of the total com- bined plant, as shown by the books.
$74 68
.
·
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GAS (continued). Amount brought forward, $6,763 93
$21,257 43
Tools and appliances,
$103 17
Advertising,
92 75
Incidentals,
32 82
General salaries,
. 1,231 22
Station wages, .
. 2,407 29
Distribution wages,
336 51
Care of grounds,
12
Stable expense,
215 93 .
General office expense,
266 62
Insurance,
128 14
Jobbing,
964 62
Coke,
121 94
Tar, ·
IIO OI .
Wages, meter takers,
IOI 25
Gas stoves,
. 1,049 09
$13,972 41
A profit of
$7,285 02
To be added the following :
Commissioners' salaries, { $250,
. $125 00
*Interest on bonds, ¿ $6,560,
· 3,280 00
*Depreciation, 5 per cent.
· 3,515 99
$6,920 99
A net profit of
$364 03
FIRE ALARM (general).
EXPENSES.
Labor,
$188 03
Material, .
·
195 II
$383 14
CREDIT.
Inventory, material Jan. 31, 1901,
$15 96
Cost of operating fire alarm, 367 18
*Interest and depreciation, here stated, are the same per cent. of total interest and depreciation as gas plant is of the total combined plant, as shown by the books.
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OIL LIGHTS.
EXPENSES.
Inventory, Jan. 31, 1900,
$17 67
Labor,
87 12
Stable expense,
215 93
Kerosene oil,
28 92
Chimneys,
9 30
Burners,
50
Matches,
60
Wicks,
.
25
$360 29
CREDITS.
Kerosene oil sold, ·
.
$9 59
Inventory, Jan. 31, 1901,
12 20
$21 79
Cost of operating oil lights, .
$338 50
ASSETS.
Real estate, gas,
$13,136 96
Machinery and manufacturing appli-
ances, gas, .
28,507 45
Gas mains,
23,079 31
Gas meters and connections,
3,682 55
Tools, gas, inventory,
462 II
Real estate, electric,
12,735
21
Steam plant,
15,468 48
Electric plant,
11,424 67
Electric lines,
19,548 63
Arc lamps,
3,398 98
Transformers,
2,689 46
Electric meters,
1,816 13
Tools, electric,
inventory,
707 91
Office furniture & fixtures "
259 80
Horses and wagons,
66
649 20
Hay and grain,
66
.
9 28
Gas coal, 66
1,288 93
Coke,
66
375 00
Gas oil,
66
.
13 28
Amount carried forward,
$139,253 34
·
.
.
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ASSETS (continued).
Amount brought forward, $139,253 34
Gas stoves,
inventory, $314 88
Tar,
.
808 50
Jobbing material, gas,
257 07
Steam coal, 66
. 1,279 46
Carbons,
30 29
Oil and waste,
66
16 30
Globes,
66
26 80
Incandescent lamps, 66
75 32
Jobbing material, electric,
38 50
Arc lamp, parts,
66
61 46
Repairs benches, material
8 65
at works,
5 90
electric lines, 66 66
24 50
plant, 66 66
37 10
steam plant,
140 84
Insurance, 66 66
.
57 33
" unexpired, 66
333 0I
Oil light, material,
12 20
Stable tools,
21
70
Garden tools,
66
35
10
Fire alarm,
66
15 96
Due from electric consumers,
1,195 97 ·
Due from gas consumers, .
3,170 31
Other accounts due, .
. 779 87
.
$148,000 36
Cash on hand as follows :
At town treasury
Balance general appropriation, $87 44
66 fire alarm 66 . I 25
" ext. electric lines " II 69
" bonds not yet appropriated, 213 15
Cash at works,
145 56
$459 09
Less extension gas main, overdrawn,
.
168 52
·
To balance profit and loss,
$290 57 45,716 72
$194,007 65
·
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LIABILITIES.
Bonds outstanding, . $162,000 00
Interest accrued, not yet due,
. 2,160 00
Guarantee deposits, . 215 20 ·
*Appropriation for bond payments, . 18,000 00
*Appropriation for gas main extensions, . 8,425 00
* Appropriation for electric line extensions, 2,825 00 *Appropriation for fire alarm, 300 00
Unpaid bills Jan. 31, 1901, . 82 45
$194,007 65
$194,007 65
*While the above appropriation accounts are not strictly liabilities in the ordinary acceptation of the term, they belong in any proper system of accounting upon the same side of the ledger as bonds outstanding and are for convenience grouped with them under the same designation.
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GENERAL ACCOUNT.
Balance unexpended Feb. 1, 1900, · . $3,234 82
$3,234 82
Income and receipts as turned over to town treasurer, as follows :
Received from sale of gas, $14,610 23
sale of electricity, . 4,682 34
miscellaneous sales, . · 3,924 86
Insurance, returned premiums received, . 246 69
$23,464 12
$26,698 94
EXPENDITURES.
ELECTRIC.
Real estate,
$5 30
Steam plant,
65
Tools,
198 46
Incandescent lamps,
132 26
Jobbing,
120 79
Steam coal,
4,552 24 .
Carbons, .
410 07
Oil and waste,
65 20
Globes,
39 50
Repairs, steam plant,
242 36
66 electric plant,
.
66
arc lamps,
.
155 69
241 07 .
real estate,
90 34
66 meters and transformers,
132 20
Screenings,
25 15
General salaries,
1,231 29
Station wages, .
2,190 14
Care of arc lights,
664 33
Distribution wages,
186 22
Electric plant, .
2 05
·
Amount carried over, . $10,790 62
105 31
electric lines,
15
Amount brought forward, . . $10,790 62
GAS.
Real estate,
$11 36
Tools,
103 17
Gas stoves,
994 24
Jobbing,
928 84
Gas coal, . .
5,688 28 ·
Gas oil,
35 47
Purifying,
122 57
Repairs gas mains,
249 97
66
gas meters,
14 70
66
at works,
76 55
66
benches,
320 72
66 real estate,
217 53
General salaries,
1,231 22 .
Station wages, .
. 2,407 29
Distribution wages,
336 51
Coke, teaming,
107 79
Tar,
99 51
Advertising,
92 75
Incidentals,
32 82
Wages, meter takers, .
IOI 25
Machinery and manufacturing appliances,
2 53
Gas consumers, .
I2
$13,175 19
MISCELLANEOUS.
Office furniture and fixtures,
$35 00
Horses and wagons, .
343 55
Care of grounds,
94 39
Stable expense, .
328 73
Hay and grain, .
191 93
General office expense,
285 87
Postage and envelopes,
90 53
Printing and stationery,
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