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That our citizens are justly proud of their Parks, and ex- pect them to be maintained at a high standard of excellence is very evident, but that all are fully alive to the require- ments of the Department in a financial way is not as appar- ent. We have no doubt of the willingness of a large num- ber of the citizens to furnish the necessary funds when the matter is placed before them in an intelligent manner. Evi- dence of this was manifested during the early summer when in response to an appeal of the Daily Item for subscriptions to clean the beach at the lower end of the lake so that the children might enjoy the privileges of bathing, a generous and prompt amount was given ; nevertheless the opinion was expressed by many who subscribed that it was the duty of the town to do this work, and not call for a public subscrip-
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tion. The addition to the Park and the expense of putting it in order, with the repairs needed on the pagoda and rock- ery basin, will require a larger appropriation than was made last year. The amount recommended should be voted at the annual meeting, as all the expenses of the Department occur previous to the November meeting.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
RECEIPTS.
Balance available from 1904, $117 08
Appropriation, March 20, ·
500 00
Appropriation, Nov. 13, . 100 00
Income from Nancy White bequest, . 40 00
$757 08
EXPENDITURES.
Commmon and Park maintainance, $355 00
Hart's Hill,
1 50
Horse lawn mower,
78 75
Moth extermination (contract),
100 00
Shrubs, plants and bulbs,
55 14
Uniform for park officer, .
20 50
Painting flag staff, .
20 00
Material and labor on pagoda, .
16 48
Concreting walks,
· 5 12
Printing, advertising and office sup- plies,
21 95
Loam and manure, .
6 00
Alteration of drinking fountain and supplies for park, . 47 51
Repairing hydrant at rockery, .
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3 60
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Electric lights for pagoda, 11 86
Police service, July 3rd, 4th, 5 00
$748 41
Balance unexpended,
8 67
We recommend that the town raise and appropriate nine hundred and fifty ($950.00) for the Park Department for the year 1906.
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE H. MADDOCK, Chairman, EUGENE S. HINCKLEY, Secretary, HARRY HASKELL, 2ND.
Park Commissioners.
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31st. Annual Report of the Fish Committee.
SAMUEL PARKER, Chairman ; WILL H. WILEY,
J. C. HARTSHORNE, Secretary,
WHAT IS A FISH ?
In common parlance a fish is a cold blooded animal having a bony frame, gills, fins and scales, and from the beginning was one of the earliest actors in the grand drama of creation. All fishes, except a few of them, live permanently in the water. Certain species in the East Indies hop about for brief periods on the land, or even climb upon the rocks and bushes.
CAN FISHES HEAR ?
Zoologists differ as to this much mooted question, but the general consensus of opinion is that they do not. They certainly have but little if any need of ears or audi- tory organs, inasmuch as they cannot live in the outer world. Every school boy knows that their senses of sight and touch are acutely developed, and that good digestion waits on appetite, and health on both.
HAVE FISHES NERVES ?
The wriggling worm or bug which we string on our hooks shows signs of evident pain, but it is extremely doubtful if fishes suffer at all when pricked by ahook. Some over sensi- tive persons are deterred from fishing by their sense of
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cruelty to both fish and bait, but " who that holds the plun- der heeds the pain?" It is evident that the all wise Creator prepared the mouth of a fish for just such a mode of cap- ture, and gave man dominion over them. Therefore, let no man withhold his hand nor spare the rod. " Do not resist nature's call when your soul longs for the open, and your nostrils for the smell of smoke from a smouldering camp fire," or the steam from a pot of red hot Boston beans and Boston baked brown bread.
A BETTER WAY.
If the spear and the hook seem cruel and inhuman, there is a way to catch fish which is practiced on the upper reaches of some of our large rivers. Go out in the night, take a flat bottomed boat and row slowly over the shallow places where the fish go for food. The fish, affrighted, will jump out of the water and into the boat. Scores of fine black bass have been caught in this way in a single trip. Fish, when hooked have been known to jump in the same wild way.
ARE FISHES OUR BROTHERS ?
Some ancient observers of nature believed and taught that man was evolved from a fish. Certain it is that a fish has a skull, a brain, a spinal cord, heart, lungs, kidneys, liver rich with oil, rudimentary arms and legs, outlined in the fins, ova, etc., muscles, and a nervous system, tho' very feeble and of a low order.
It is not strange, therefore, that these old savants should hold such views, for all the organs and fuuctions of the most highly endowed of the vertebrata-man-are found plainly outlined or suggested at least in the first and oldest of the vertebrate family-fish.
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BEAUTIFUL AND BEST.
Probably no part of the world shows a greater variety of ex- cellent food fish, adorned with brilliant colors, than the waters of Bermuda and the adjacent shoals. Already one hundred and sixty-eight varieties have been catalogued, the most famous of which is the exquisite angel fish. Its image adorns much of the jewelry and most of the souvenirs, and many of the illustrated postcards of the island. A large number of the most beautiful Bermuda fishes may be seen in the New York Aquarium in Battery Park. This is one of the largest and best organized aquariums in the world, and is open free to the public every day in the year. This ex- hibit is increasingly interesting and valuable.
FRESH FISH.
From time memorial men have known the evil conse- quences of eating fish of uncertain post mortem age, and for this reason, in England (1638), a law was passed legalizing the transportation and sale of fish on the Sabbath, except during church services. This law has never been repealed. The application of steam and other engines to fishing vessels, and the use of ice and refrigerator cars, have enabled the fishermen to make quick market for his fare, and to place it in the hands of the consumer in first class condition, in any part of the country. When you open a can of fish, eat what you can and throw the rest away. Canned fishes when ex- posed to the air develope microbes rapidly.
" EVERY FISH HAS ANOTHER FOR PREY."
Human beings live in an ocean of air and on the top of the earth, and draw all their sustenance therefrom. The things which pass thro the paths of the sea, at all levels, apparent- ly, are as numerous as the sands, and must be fed. They
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seem to spend their energies in mutilating and devouring one another. To the end that God's providence may become known, and humanity comforted and blessed. It is no won- der, therefore, that a single cod fish spawns at birth more than nine million eggs ; or that a blue fish will destroy ten times as many fish as it can eat, and mark its bloody wake with the mangled remains of its victims. But then, it is a sweet reflection that a million blue fish are caught and con- sumed each year.
" FISHERMAN'S LUCK."
A brief summary of the data collected by the United States Fish Commission will not be thought out of place in this report, we trust. It appears that about 1,700,000,000 lbs. of all sorts, including clams, oysters, lobsters, crabs and shrimps, are caught by the fishermen of this country in a year, or about 20 lbs. for every man woman and child in the land. About one-third of this vast amount is taken off the New England coast, and an equal amount from the Middle Atlantic States. The total catch, as it comes from the water, has a value of $47,000,000 as stated by the Saturday Evening Post.
UNCLE SAM'S SEA FARMERS.
The U. S. Bureau of Fisheries performs a great and noble work each year, at a total expense of only about $550,000, in stocking the lakes and rivers with valuable food fish. Their efforts with the shad have been remarkably successful, and probably have saved the shad fishing from practical ex- tinction. Last year they put 250 million young white fish into the Great Lakes. They have also built up the cod fishery by planting in the sea hundreds of millions of arti- ficially hatched " fry." On the New England coast they propogate lobsters ; in Florida, sponges; on the Potomac they are fattening oysters by their own new process.
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THE MASSACHUSETTS COMMISSION.
This report would not be complete without some recogni- tion of the valuable and intelligent work of our own Com- missioners of Fisheries and Game. In the death of the late chairman Capt. Joseph W. Collins, the nation as well as the state of Massachusetts suffered a great loss, but under the guidance of the new chairman, Dr. Geo. W. Field, the work is being carried forward with eminent ability and success. Their annual report as Mark Twain would say, " makes mighty interestin readin," and is presented in a clear and compact manner. It may be obtained at the State House in Boston without charge.
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SAUGUS RIVER FISHWAYS.
In answer to our recent enquiry the Commissioners reply that thay " have had this matter in mind for some time, and have been intending to run up there and look the ground over, but have not been able to do so. However, we will avail ourselves of the first opportunity, and give the matter our personal inspection." This is a very important matter as bearing upon the continued productiveness of old Quanna- powitt, which is a much frequented fish pond. Furthermore, the fish have the right of way, and no one should be allowed to prevent their free passage at any time to and from the sea.
SOME FISH LINES.
"And I think as I angle for fish, In the hope that my hook will attach 'em It's delightfully easy to fish, But harder than blazes to catch 'em."
The U. S. S. Nero, in sounding for the Pacific cable in 1905, brought up a pelican fish from a depth of more than
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15,000 feet. A Mr. Layard of Vancouver Island, claims that he holds the world's record for one day's catch with rod and reel. He says : "I took 688 salmon, weighing 5,734 pounds. In the lot I had 12 of 50 pounds, and during the year I caught 2 of 60 pounds each." This will do to lay alongside of Gesner's pike, 19 feet long and 267 years old, or the Wels, a European fish, in some of the rivers of Hun- gary, reputed to have swallowed a baby.
THE TUG OF WAR.
"A three-pound pull and a five-pound bite, An eight-pound jump, and a ten-pound fight, A twelve-pound bend to your rod, but alas ! When you get him aboard he's a half-pound bass."
A curious fact about Lake Quannapowitt is, that although dozens of large bass are caught in its waters each season, a bass so small as half a pound is seldom if ever brought to net. We have received reports from several sportsmen which we take pleasure in presenting, together with our thanks for their favors :
Hereby hangs a tail :
H. Martin of Reading, 160 pickerel.
Lester Hall, 40 perch and 12 pickerel, one of which weighed 3 1-4 lbs., caught off Wiley's point.
Messrs. Atwood and Nokes, 167 pickerel and 300 perch ; 65 of the pickerel weighed from 1 lb. to 3 1-2 lbs. each.
Samuel Parker and Miss Carolyn Cogswell, chef of the Parker House, 45 pickerel.
Robert Randall, 350 pickerel.
William Matherson, 1 bass, wt. 3 1-2 lbs ; 27 pickerel and 12 perch.
J. Wesley Gleason of Reading, 46 pickerel, all caught the first day the lake opened, and over 200 different kinds of ducks.
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Harry Barr caught one square tailed brook Trout, weigh- ing 1-2 lb. We have spelled the word with a capital T and we have underscored it. The news will surprise many, but it is no surprise to your committee. We know his birthplace.
From Mr. Foster, manager at Rosson's boat house, we have the following total tally :
Bass, ·
5
White perch, .
3
No doubt a trout,
1
Eels,
352
Pout,
418
Yellow perch,
535
Pickerel,
922
Making a total of,
2236
We are glad to note the reappearance of a few white perch.
Many other things were carried out from this point but were not reported at the boat house. There is good fishing in all parts of the lake, but the upper half, where the deep water is, is most frequented in both summer and winter. The greatest depth of water is 16 feet.
GAME BIRDS AND ANIMALS.
Lester Hall,
Black ducks,
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4
Teal, . .
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4
Coot and widgeon,
14
Total,
22
David Fitz,
Blue winged teal, .
2
Widgeon,
9
Black ducks,
3
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Mallard ducks,
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3
Partridges,
2
Goose (Canadian ) ,
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1
Woodchuck,
1
Gray squirrels,
8
Raccoon,
1
Rabbits, .
4
Total, .
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The raccoon weighed 20 lbs. and was shot on the farm or Thos. Martin, Esq.
Frank Heath shot more than 50 ducks of various kinds and colors.
Several other sportsmen have not favored us with their report, or the roll would have been much longer. We de- sire to make it as full as possible, especially as to fish.
IN GENERAL.
Careful inquiry has been made as to fishing in Saugus river, but nothing of importance has been learned. When the fishways on this river have been rebuilt, Lake Quanna- powitt will become once more an aqueous Paradise Regained and more than one kind of fish will pass freely to and fro from Wakefield to the sea. Your committee feel justified in saying that in their opinion, more than 3000 pickerel and 10,000 perch (besides large numbers of pouts and eels) have been taken from the lake this season, yielding a con- siderable amount of valuable food to the people of Wake- field and vicinity. The largest pickerel ever caught here was 28 inches long, girth 12 inches, and weighed 6 1-2 lbs. Largest bass, 7 1-4 lbs.
FROM FISHBOAT TO GUNBOAT.
In the year 1765, Robert Fulton was born in Fulton town. ship, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania. At school he was called
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a dull scholar, and was often reprimanded for neglect of his studies. But he loved to go a-fishing with his chum, John Gumpf, and his father, who also loved to fish. The boys had to pole the boat from place to place, and it was this hard work which suggested to Fulton's active and inventive mind the idea of side paddles. He made the model and soon had the improved fishing boat in operation. This was the first experiment of the man who was destined to change the system of navigation, commerce and warfare : and who achieved a triumph which brought joy and not sorrow to the world, as evolved from love of fishing.
CRYSTAL LAKE.
While we do not recognize nor acknowledge any authority to regulate fishing in this lake as resting in the local board of Water Commissioners, they, nevertheless have issued permission to fish there from the shores (but have prohibit- ed the use of boats). Our report on this matter, published in the Town Report last year, is worthy of careful review as it quotes the decision of one of the highest tribunals of the state, and was prepared under the immediate supervis- ion of the Massachusetts Commissioners of Fisheries and Game and with their approval and consent.
In this connection, as stating the case concisely, we beg leave to reproduce some lines from the pen of one of our local anglers, published lately in the Citizen and Banner, under the caption of
"THE LAW AND THE GOSPEL."
Lives there a man with soul so dead, In Wakefield town, who has not read The story of the Fish Committee ? How in the depths of Crystal lake There lurks the lusty trout-no fake The bounding bass, o'ergrown and fat,
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The pike and perch, and such as that. Horned pouts and eels and shiners too? Well, all together they will do. How, when the Lord scooped out the land, And waters fell at His command,
He held a basin full or two- Vouchsafed each mother's son of us, From grandest duke to worthless cuss, The right to fish? Who then shall dare Refuse to us an honest fare, A quiet paddle on the lake, Along a rippling, moonlit wake? No corporation franchise grand Can make us fish from off the land. Nor does the law's arm hesitate ! Then launch the boat, throw out the bait,
Then stand your ground-and wait.
THE REGULATIONS.
By order of the State Fish Commission, Lake Quanna- powitt is closed on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday of each week from June 1st to Dec. 1st, but is open to all comers on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Winter fishing is wholly prohibited. These rules have been posted in con- spicuous places. It is unlawful to take pickerel less than 10 inches long, or bass less than 8 inches long. There is no limit on bass. There is no legal bar to fishing through the ice on Crystal lake, and we earnestly hope that many of our local anglers will avail themselves of the rare opportunity to secure a handsome string.
Compiled and written at Sunny Brae, in the city of Ham- ilton, capital of the Bermuda Islands, and respectfully sub- mitted, for the committee.
JACOB C. HARTSHORNE, Secretary, January 26, 1906.
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Tax Collector's Statement.
TAX OF 1903.
Uncollected balance Jan. 31, 1905, $29,749 54
Reassessed by Assessors, .. 54 78
Received as interest,
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2,284 59
$32,088 91
Paid Town Treasurer, $30,402 94
Abated by Assessors,
. 1,685 97
$32,088 91
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TAX OF 1904.
Uncollected balance Jan. 31, 1905, $68,437 89
Reassessed by Assessors, .
126 41
Received as interest,
941 30
-$69,505 60
Paid Town Treasurer,
$35,275 44
Abated by Assessors,
. 4,566 64
$39,842 08
Balance uncollected,
. $29,663 52
TAX OF 1905.
Total amount assessed, $172,935 58
Bank tax,
2,018 80
Received as interest,
·
98 21
-$175,052 59
Paid Town Treasurer,
$110,468 32
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1,763 21
·
Abated by Assessors,
Balance uncollected,
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-- $112,231 53
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SEWER TAX.
Balance uncollected Jan. 31, 1905, $18,455 97 Received as interest, 388 07
- $18,844 04
Paid Town Treasurer,
. $6,323 25
Abated by Sewer Commissioners, 871 55
$7,194 80
Balance uncollected,
. $11,649 24
RICHARDSON STREET SEWER TAX.
Balance uncollected Jan. 31, 1905, . $3,500 39
Received as interest, 21 71
$3,522 10
Paid Town Treasurer, . $2,436 83
Abated by Sewer Commissioners, 2 00
Apportioned, .
710 69
$3,149 52
Balance uncollected,
$372 58
C. E. WALTON, Collector. Wakefield, Jan. 31, 1906,
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Sewer Commissioners' Report.
To the Citizens of Wakefield :
Your Commissioners herewith submit their sixth annual report for the year ending January 31, 1906.
FINANCES.
CONSTRUCTION.
The balance unexpended as given in our last report was $1,936.31 of which $337.91 reverted to the treasury, and $1,598.40 which was retained on account of contract ; this latter amount with $400, appropriated in March 1905, and receipts of $44.55 make the total of $2,042.95 ; there has been expended $1,876.22, leaving a balance of $166.73.
MAINTENANCE.
Appropriation, $960, this with receipts of $36.00 make a total of $996.00 ; there has been expended $831.30, leaving a balance of $164.70.
CONVERSE STREET SEWER.
Appropriation $2,000, receipts $241.18, make a total of $2,241.18 ; expended $2,276.10, unpaid bills $73.46, mak- ing an overdraft of $108.38.
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CONSTRUCTION.
On Sept. 4, 1905 the town voted to construct a sewer in and through Gould and Converse streets, a length of 1,570 feet, this work has been done, but the appropriation was overdrawn to a small amount.
This overdraft was caused as follows: when the trench was opened the nature of the ground was such that it was considered necessary to extend the under drain for a dis- tance of about 660 feet in excess of what had been provided for in the estimate.
JORDAN AVENUE.
In connection with the Converse street sewer one has been constructed in Jordan avenue from a point opposite the premises of Charles N. Winship to Converse street, a length of 450 feet, the cost of which ($500.49) has been paid by Mr. Winship; this sewer is the property of the town.
CLAIMS.
Two claims for land damage have been settled during the year, two have been adjusted, in that award has been made, but are not yet accepted.
MAINTENANCE.
The usual inspections have been made, the necessary flushing and cleaning performed, covers reset, and such re- pairs as were needed to keep the system in good working condition have been made.
This year it will be necessary to do some additional work in the outfall sewer in stopping leaks and cleaning, and for this purpose a slightly increased appropriation is asked for.
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HOUSE CONNECTIONS.
Total number of applications to date, 356
Total number connections made, · 350
Total number made during 1905, 64 ·
Four connections have been made with the Con-
verse street sewer.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
DR.
Cash on hand Feb. 1, 1905,
$142 52 ·
Receipts, cash,
1,635 33
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$1,777 85
CR.
Disbursements, cash, . $1,649 07
Deposits with five applications,
25 00
Deposit with one uncompleted con- nection, .
42 43
Cash on hand,
61 35
$1,777 85
LEGAL.
The suit of the H. A. Hanscom Co., has been settled ; the case was heard before an auditor, and was about to be tried when settlement was effected on a very favorable basis to the town.
The amount named in the action was $15,000, the Audi-
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tor's report allowed $3,000, and the settlement was made for $1,675, including costs.
For information concerning other cases reference may be made to the report of the Town Counsel.
INVENTORY.
Office furniture and fixtures including maps, plans, draw- ing and surveying instruments, stationery supplies, etc., $900.00.
TOOLS.
1 hand cart, 1 wheelbarrow, 5 pails, 18 lanterns, 2 saws, 3 brooms, 1 maul, 4 tampers, 12 shovels, 9 picks, 9 pick handles, 4 bars, 1 oil can, 1 wedge, 2 grub hoes, 1 sod lifter, 1 spade, 1 stone hammer, 1 rake, 2 levels, 2 brick hammers, 5 scrapers, 1 hand hammer, 2 wrenches, 1 drill, 2 hoes, 1 axe, 4 wood horses, 2 trowels, 3 chisels, 1 sewer hoe, 65 ft. hose, 3 brooms, chain rope, 1 shut off wrench, 4 bags, 1 pair rubber boots, 3 suits oil clothing, 2 tapes, 1 grade pole, 100 ft. line, 1 10-foot ladder, 1 plank puller, 1 Edson pump, 400 feet sewer rods, 900 feet rope, 3 sewer brushes.
STOCK.
20 feet 5-inch pipe, 3,020 feet 6-inch pipe, 144 feet 8-inch pipe, 171 feet 10-inch pipe, 12 feet 12-inch pipe, 34 feet 15- inch pipe, 12 feet 24-inch pipe, 45 4-inch 1-16 bends, 20 6x5 Ys, 118 8x5 Ys, 31 10x5 Ys, 200 man-hole rods, 2 sets lamp shaft covers, 12 feet 12-inch iron pipe, 18-inch cast iron 1-4 bend, 12 bbls. cement, 500 brick, small amount second hand lumber.
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SEWER DEPARTMENT EXPENDITURES.
CONSTRUCTION.
Balance available from last year, . $1,598 40
Appropriation authorized, 400 00
Jordan ave., sewer, sale of pipe, 44 55
$2,042 95
Expended as per detailed report,
1,876 22
Balance unexpended,
$166 73
DETAILED EXPENDITURES.
H. A. Hanscom Co., settlement in full of con-
tract, . $1,675 00
George H. Taylor, wire fencing, 3 57
Sarah L. Weld, damage by sewer construction, 10 00
F. S. Hartshorne, clerical services, . 75 00
Mary A. McManuis, Brook line sewer land damage,
112 65
$1,876 22
MAINTENANCE.
Appropriation authorized, $960 00
Feindel & Harrison, rent of storage
building, . 36 00
Expended as per detailed report,
$996 00
831 30
Balance unexpended,
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DETAILED EXPENDITURES.
H. O. Peckham, engineer, salary, $376 12
Labor as per pay-rolls, . 263 30
Boston & Maine R. R. Co., rent of yard, . 25 00
New England Tel. and Tel. Co., exchange ser- vice and tolls, . 20 20
F. S. Hartshorne, clerical services, . 100. 00
George H. Taylor, tools and sundries, ·
9 22
Cutler Bros., sundries,
1 40
Lucas Bros., office supplies,
3 90
A. H. Thayer, office supplies, .
4 00
Wakefield Water Dept., water for flushing,
19 11
Feindel & Harrison, brick, 4 75
George M. Kelley, repairs on tools, . 4 30
$831 30
CONVERSE STREET SEWER.
Appropriation authorized, . $2,000 00
Highway Dept., 14 1-2 bbls cement, 31 18
12 loads stone, 10 80
Richardson street, 35 bbls. cement, . 75 25
Jordan ave. sewer, proportion of lia- bility ins., 26 64
Jordan ave. sewer, proportion of dig- ging test pits, . 8 00
Jordan ave. sewer, proportion of pre- liminary work, 12 66
Jordan ave. sewer, proportion of oil bill, 3 00
Jordan ave. sewer, 7 bbls. cement, 12 25
Jordan ave. sewer, 4000 brick, '38 00
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Winship house connection, proportion
liab. ins., 10 85
Winship house connection, 1 bbl. ce-
ment, 1 75
Feindel & Harrison, 108 cement bags returned, . 10 80
$2,241 18
Expended as per detailed report, . 2,276 10
Due Waldo Bros., 7 manhole frames and covers,
58 80
Killorin Contracting Co., dynamite, .
14 66
$2,349 56
Overdraft,
$108 83
DETAILED EXPENDITURES.
H. O. Peckham, engineer, salary, $86 70 Labor, preliminary surveys and engi-
neering, . 13 81
Labor, preliminary work, test pits, . 13 20
Labor, sewer construction, as per pay rolls, 1,256 41
Foreman, sewer construction, as per pay rolls,
97 45
C. F. Hartshorne & Son, liability in- surance, . 159 25
J. W. Grace, sewer pipe, 271 32
Feindel & Harrison, cement and brick 254 65
W. A. Prescott, stock and labor,
4 48
Killorin Contracting Co., dynamite and caps, 5 28
J. G. Cutler, oil,
7 75
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George H. Taylor, pipe, blasting caps and fuse, . 89 60
Wanamaker & Feindel, repairs on tools, 8 90
George M. Kelley, repairs on tools, 7 30
$2,276 10
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WILLIAM B. DANIEL,
WILLIAM H. LEE, GEORGE M. TOMPSON,
Sewer Commissioners.
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