Town annual report of the officers of Wakefield Massachusetts : including the vital statistics for the year 1905-1907, Part 54

Author: Wakefield, Massachusetts
Publication date: 1905
Publisher: Town of Wakefield
Number of Pages: 1106


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Make, 22,000 cu. ft. Output in 4 hrs., 35,600 cu. ft., or at the rate per hour of 8,900 cu. ft.


Make, 22,000 cu. ft. Output, in 4 hrs., 35,000 cu. ft., or at the rate per hour of 8,750 cu. ft.


Which shows that if we had not made any gas on these dates, after 6 p. m., the town would have been out of gas by 10.30 p. m., or in about 4 1-2 hours. This is a very unsafe


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condition, in view of the fact that there is always a possibility of interruptions on account of stoppages or a breakdown in mechanical devices.


During the greater part of the 24 hours, we are compelled to skip charges, for want of storage capacity, while at our maximum output the three benches are run at ordinary work- ing capacity in order to supply the demand.


Skipping charges lowers the candle power, and also has a deteriorating effect upon the retorts (burns them out.)


It is necessary to maintain practically the same heat under benches when charges are skipped as when full charges are run, and therefore the amount of bench fuel is greater, per thousand cubic feet of gas made, than it is when no charges are skipped.


With the proper holder capacity it is possible (and very practicable) to make steadily during the periods of least out- put and thus accumulate a reserve that will carry the plant safely over the times of maximum demand- or a possible shut down of I to 20 hours on account of break-down or stop- page.


A new holder of 100,000 cubic feet capacity, which is as small as it is advisable to build, can be built beside the pres- ent holder, thus giving us a total storage capacity of 140,000 cubic feet.


The cost of this holder, including foundation, would be $15,000, new rotary station meter and setting, necessary pip- ing, governors and fittings and cost of labor $1,500, a total of $16,500.


It also becomes necessary to again increase the capacity of our gas benches, as it is now impossible to make enough gas in two benches for one day's output.


As we have but three benches, and one each year has to be shut down for six weeks, at least, for resetting new retorts, it becomes absolutely necessary to put in another bench of 6's so that repairs can be made. As some extra work has got to be done to make room for another bench (one boiler has got to be moved and reset) $3,500 will be needed.


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APPROPRIATION WANTED.


For new Electric plant


. $52,000 00


Gas holder


16,500 00


Gas bench


.


3,500 00


Total asked for


. $72,000 00


SUGGESTION AS TO PAYMENTS.


The money to be raised by an issue of notes, thirty in number. The first note of $2,400 to mature in 1909, and fourteen notes of $2,400 each, to mature one each year from 1910 to 1938, inclusive. Each note at maturity to be paid from the Light Plant Depreciation fund.


By paying these notes from Depreciation fund it does not increase the total investment on the plant and therefore does not increase the amount to be appropriated annually for de- preciation, as prescribed in the State act, and it will not in- crease the tax rate.


There is some question as to our right to pay these notes from the Depreciation fund; we have interviewed the State board of Gas and Electric commissioners upon the subject, and they assured us the Act was intended to provide for just such conditions as have come up here, but the wording of the Act is such that a fine point might be drawn and the question raised as to our right, under the Act, to pay notes in succeeding years for work that is done this year.


Upon the suggestion of the State board we have petitioned and presented an Act to the General court for changes which will clear away any question as to legality.


The State board will support the measure and it is very probable to receive favorable action.


The city of Holyoke has already established the precedent by issuing notes in 1906, and voting to pay them from their Depreciation fund.


The State Board assured us that if the town voted to pay the notes from their Depreciation, they (the State Board) would certainly not question our right to do so.


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It is improbable that the Act can be passed before the close of this warrant, and we would recommend, after considering all that has been said and done by others, and if a favorable opinion can be obtained from the town counsel, that the town vote on the question of paying these notes from the Deprecia- tion Fund, and if the appropriation is made under these con- ditions, there will be our belief that it is legal, the precedent established by Holyoke and the probable passage of the Act to protect us, and apparently no one to attack us for doing so.


If the town counsel's opinion is not favorable, the appro- priation can be voted subject to the passage of the Act.


Respectfully submitted, WM. E. ARNOLD, FRED A. SWAIN, E. E. EMERSON, Municipal Light Board.


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Report of Manager.


MESSRS. WM. E. ARNOLD, Chairman,


F. A. SWAIN and E. E. EMERSON, Municipal Light Board of Wakefield :


Gentlemen,- The fourteenth annual report of the manager, showing the operation of the plant for the year ending Janu- ary 31, 1908, is respectfully submitted.


COMPARATIVE REPORT OF FISCAL YEAR ENDING JANUARY 31, 1908.


1908. 1907.


Hours street lights were oper- ated .


*1,823


1,845


Hours commercial and house incandescent lights were operated (24 hours service)


8,760


8,760


$1,069


965


Total number gas consumers Showing gain over previous year .


104


131


Total number electric con-


sumers


251


227


Showing gain over previous year .


24


21


Services laid during year


89


IIO


* The number of hours we run the street lights depends to some extent on whether the weather is clear or cloudy.


+ During the year seven consumers, who were using two meters (light and fuel), were put on a one-meter basis, which reduced the number of consumers by that number.


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1908.


1907.


Gas ranges connected .


99


I24


Hot plates 66


I3


II


Water heaters connected


6


4


Gas 66 66


I7


18


We now have 782 gas ranges connected.


Gas manufactured


28,915,000


25,939,000 cu. ft.


Gas accounted for


23,562,400


22, 154,500


Gas not accounted for


5,352,600


3,784,500 “


or


182 per ct. 14} per ct.


Tons of steam coal used in electric dept.


873 tons.


952 tons.


Tons of coke used in electric dept.


142


IIO


Tons of gas coal carbonized


2,699


2,465


66


On hand :


Gas coal


455


407 "


Steam coal


50


50


Coke


.


5 chal.


400 chal.


Tar


3,000 gal.


600 gal.


Average number of street lamps operated :


Arc lamps, 1,200 c.p.


I 27


I29


Inc. 25 “


192


I71


Electric Extensions were made on the following streets :


STREET LIGHT EXTENSIONS.


Through Bennett St. from Traverse St.


600 feet


66 Charles St.


250 "


66 Grove St.


250


66 Howard St.


250


Prospect St. from West Chestnut


750


66


Richardson St. to intersection of Herbert St. 800 “


Spring St.


250 "


.


66


.


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COMMERCIAL EXTENSIONS.


Adams St.


450


Through Elm St. from Elm. Sq.


600


66 North Emerson St. from Elm Sq.


462


66


Park Ave.


1,000


Pleasant St.


250


Gas mains were extended on the following streets :


Adams St.


I} in.


261


Birchhill Ave.


I in.


129


Broadway


2


in.


1,188


66


Broadway


4 in.


636


Elm St.


IĮ in.


300


Emerald St.


14 in.


100


Franklin St.


3


in.


300


Gould St.


3


in.


338


Greenwood Ave.


& in.


200


Hillis Ave.


& in.


400


Hart St.


2


in.


350


Highland Ave.


2


in.


532


Lake St.


4 in.


1,668


Nahant St.


2


in.


600


66


Nelly St.


2


in.


250


Oak St.


in.


4,000


Pearl St.


4


in.


I44


Traverse St.


2


in.


500


66


Winn St.


Id in.


230


Number of feet of each size pipe laid :


¿ in.


4,600


I in.


129


"


Id in.


630


66


IĮ in.


261


66


2


in.


3,420


3


in.


638 "


4


in.


2,438 "


T


66


66


66


66


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GENERAL ACCOUNT.


Appropriation March, 1907 . $11,897 40


Appropriation November, 1907


10,000 00


$21,897 40


$21,897 40


Receipts as follows:


Gas sales


$29,665 83


Electric sales


9,973 70


Coke sales


3,865 31


Tar sales


20 73


Sundry bills


6,897 45


Telephone


3 67


Incandescent lamps


8 75


Jobbing gas .


18.97


Gas stoves


13 40


Jobbing electric


17 09


$50,484 90


Less petty cash expenditures for January, 1908 71 29


Total amount of receipts and ap- propriation for general ac- count in Treasurer's hands during the year


$50,413 61


50,413 61


$72,31I OI


Less amounts set aside for


Depreciation


$7,410 00


Bond payments


7,000 00


Note payments


1,550 00


15,960 00


$56,351 0I


Less amount of overdraft Feb. 1, 1907


333 07


Total available for maintenance and interest


$56,017 94


330


ELECTRIC EXPENDITURES.


Incidental electric


$16 98


Current bought


1,355 90


Tools, electric


79 61


Incandescent lamps


237 46


Jobbing electric


879 45


Steam coal


5,120 72


Oil and waste


196 45


Carbons


357 07


Globes .


75 33


Repairs, electric meters and trans-


formers


34 46


Repairs, steam plant


422 80


Repairs, electric plant


360 13


Repairs, arc lamps


366 40


Repairs, electric lines


1,403 2I


Repairs, real estate, electric .


16I IO


Salaries, electric .


1,757 86


Station wages, electric


3,442 60


Care of arc lights (trimming and patroling)


530 50


Distribution wages, electric


326 14


Repairs incandescent street lamp


6 50


Incandescent street lamps


315 95


Fans, rental


89 77


Repairs Nernst lamp


2 12


Water .


43 88


$17,582 36


GAS EXPENDITURES.


Advertising gas


$193 90


Distribution gas


.


.


2 23


Incidental gas


4º 5I


Gas oil


139 28


Tools, gas


343 18


Gas stoves


.


1,741 93


Jobbing gas


2,673 76 .


2


331


Gas coal


·


$16,250 00


Gas arcs


128 58


Purifying


317 20


Repair mains


283 57


Repair gas meters


57 57


Repair at works


252 91


Repair benches


190 34


Repair real estate, gas


374 62


Salaries, gas


1,757 85 .


Station wages, gas .


·


4,373 40


Distribution wages, gas


499 35


Wages meter takers


378 3I


Coke


710 51


Tar


II2 32


$30,821 72


MISCELLANEOUS EXPENDITURES.


Telephone


$III 73


Collections


31 14


Guarantee deposits


75 00


Office furniture and fixtures


17 35


Horse and wagon


791 34


Care of grounds


62 72


Stable


362 99


Hay and grain


780 42


General office expense, printing,


postage, envelopes, etc.


813 21


Insurance


705 00


Accrued interest


6,214 34


$9,965 24


Less petty cash expenditures for Jan- uary, 1908, for which town order has not been drawn


71 29


$9,893 95


9,893 95


$58,298 03


.


·


.


332


RECAPITULATION. MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT.


Cash expenditures


$58,298 03 $58,298 03


RECEIPTS.


Amount available for maintenance


and interest


$56,017 94


56,017 94


Overdraft Jan. 31, 1908


$2,280 09


DEPRECIATION ACCOUNT.


Balance Jan. 31, 1907 .


$3,396 67


Appropriation March, 1907


7,410 00


Receipts sales junk


419 58


Add amount from new street lights


63 55


$11,289 80


PAID OUT.


Real estate, electric


5 03


Steam plant


I5


Electric plant


31 64


Pole lines


912 25


Arc lamps


I 00


Transformers


484 22


Real estate, gas


3 68


Electric meters


487 43


Machinery and manufacturing


2,986 08


Street mains


2,916 31


Gas meters


1,289 00


9,116 79


$2,173 OI


NEW STREET LIGHTS.


Balance Jan. 31, 1907 .


$63 55 $63 55


Transferred to depreciation acct.


COMMISSIONERS' SALARIES.


Appropriation March, 1907


$300 00


Paid to commissioners


300 00


333


FIRE ALARM.


Balance Jan. 31, 1907


$3 84


Appropriation March, 1907


500 00


Appropriation November, 1907 · 125 00


$628 84


Paid out :


New work


449 63


Maintenance


150 50


600 13


Balance Jan. 31, 1908 $28 71


BOND ACCOUNT.


Appropriation to purchase bonds


Oct. 1, 1907


$6,000 00 .


Appropriation to Greenwood exten-


sion July 1, 1907


1,000 00


$7,000 00


NOTE ACCOUNT.


Appropriation :


To new bench Dec. 1, 1907


$550 00


To new street light extension loan


Sept. 1, 1907


1,000 00


$1,550 00


BILLS PAID, 1907


American Steel & Wire Co., wire . $124 61


American Auditing Co., auditor's fee .


106 73


American Gas Institute, membership dues


10 00


American Gas Light Journal, trade journal


2 00


American Express, express


52 80


Addressograph Co., type


16 38


Advance Mfg. Co., polish


5 00


Boston & Maine R. R. Co., freight


8,555 42


Boston Woven Hose & Rubber Co., hose


15 00


Boston Engineer's Supply Co., oil


69 67


Boston & Lockport Block Co., blocks .


48 00


Barstow's Express Co., express


12 40


334


Binner, C. S. Corp., books . $9 50


Bowker, Torrey Co., switch-board panel


II 90


Buffalo Specialty Co., mast arms


42 00


Brandt, G. C., repairs machine


3 40


Braman, Dow & Co., pipe and fittings


895 18


Bonney & Dutton, supplies .


4 65


Bond, H. L. & Co., brooms


2 00


Brownell, A. W., printing


6 75


Carter, Carter & Meigs Co., chemicals


9 76


Claflin, Chas. A. & Co., hose


II 71


Cotton & Woolen Mfrs. Mutual Ins. Co., insurance


125 00


Cutler Bros., supplies


10 67


Curley Bros., hay and grain


219 39


Clark, Geo. M. & Co., stoves


1,100 13


Chesterton, A. W., packing


6 00


Carey Father Lights Society, advertising


5 00


Corbett, Dr. Palmer, veterinary


26 00


Chadwick-Boston Lead Co., lead . 21 33


Curry Oil & Supply Co., oil


30 00


Crane, Wm. M. Co., heaters


367 00


Chandler & Farquhar Co., tools


IO 34


Crosby Steam Gage & Valve Co., charts


5 00


Chase, H. & L., burlap


25 50


Dearborn, S. B., postage


235 52


Dunbar, Geo. E., printing


7 00


Davis & Farnum Mfg. Co., iron work


27 34


Detroit Stove Works, stoves


61 29


Dinan, J. C., supplies I 20


Davis Coke & Coal Co., coal


93 17


Dewey, F. O., Co., globes


18 35


Dodge, Haley Co., hardware


3 66


Dresser, S. R., joints


9 18


Eaton's Ex., express


12 40


Estate Stove Co., stoves


13 44


Electrical World, trade journal


6 00


Eaton, Chester W., advertising · 45 50


Electric Storage Bat. Co., batteries and elements 101 13


335


Eco Magnetic Co., charts


$3 96


Emerson, James C., painting 12 00


Feindel, H. A. & Co., carpentering


349 78


Flanley, John, chair 5 60


Fort Wayne Electric Works, meters 13 5I


Force, Wm. A. & Co., tags .


25 00


Grant, W. H., blacksmithing


37 75


Gamewell Fire Alarm and Telegraph Co., fire alarm box and repairs 98 50


Gosnay, J. T., supplies


II6 18


Giles, Thomas E., blacksmithing


202 95


Greenwood Mfg. Co., lamp guards


69 00


Globe Stamp Works, rubber stamps


2 75


Greenough, Wm. S. & Co., stationery


43 38


Groom, Thomas, stationery I 00


General Electric Co., electrical supplies 968 75


General Gas Light Co., gas arcs and mantles 163 06


Grace, J. W., hardware 19 19


Hartshorne, C. F. & Son, insurance 375 89


Hammond, Boynton Paint & Chemical Co., paint 23 82


Hannaford, T. F., brooms


25 30


Hill Publishing Co., trade journal


2 00


High & Hoyt, stationery


IO 55


Hedstrom, E. L., coal .


115 59


Heath, Dr. J. W., horse


275 00


Hickey, Thomas, teaming


54 03


Ham, L. M., Co., iron work


14 94


Ideal Mfg. Co., stoves,


24 74


Irvin, Alex., office supplies .


2 70


Johnson-Reynolds Co., gas governors


79 62


Jenney Mfg. Co., naphtha


2 15


Jeffrey, John, barrels


II 25


Johns-Manville Co., packing


10 85


Kirk, L. H., hay and grain


447 27


Knowles, C. S., electrical supplies


527 60


Killorin Contracting Co., hay and teaming


347 40


Kendall, Wallace, painting .


13 55


336


Laybolt, J., tools .


$62 81


Lucas Bros., repairing


Lowe Electric Co., electric irons


42 80


Littlefield, H. A., & Co., repairs arc lamps


74 25


Learned, Waldo, gas engineer


25 00


Locke, A. T., lumber


18 31


Library Bureau, cards


II 00


Lead Lined Iron Pipe Co., pipes


22 48


McKenney & Waterbury Co., fixtures


63 27


McIntosh, Geo. P., blacksmithing


5 25


McLauthlin, Geo. T., wire screens


17 00


Morgan, Hugh, mason work


45 50


Michigan Stove Co., stoves


IO 24


Macey Co., cabinet 6 50


Morris Run Coal Mining Co., coal


2,939 98


Munn, F. W., freight


577 93


Melrose Journal, advertising


6 50


Magee Collieries, coal


114 43


Morrison & Stoddard, supplies


32 47


Mason Regulator Co., regulator


17 60


Malden & Melrose Gas Light Co., coal


187 17


Malden Electric Co., current


1,375 90


Meek Publishing Co., directory .


2 50


Municipal Lighting Ass'n of Mass., membership dues 10 00


Mueller Mfg. Co., brass goods


182 49


National Carbon Co., carbons


313 52


Nernst Lamp Co., supplies


2 12


North, R. C., blacksmithing


25 00


New England Telephone and Telegraph Co., tele- phone III 63


Office expense, petty cash


67 74


Pettingell, Andrews Co., electric supplies


.


312 21


Philbrook, D. H., mechanical labor


28 75


Prescott, W. A., carpentering


79 14


Parsons Machinery Co., pipe saddles 18 00


Philadelphia Grease Mfg. Co., grease


30 91


337


Perkins, A. R., insurance


$37 50


Poland, J. W., supplies


I 95


Purrington, E. I., mechanical labor


25 94


Reznor Mfg. Co., hooks


57


Roughan, James, discharging


182 27


Reed & Thorpe, stationery


3 00


Roberts Iron Works, grates


38 15


Reynolds Gas Regulator Co., governor


77 85


Ridlon, Frank, Co., T. H. armature


177 56


Ryder, S. E., & Co., supplies


8 90


Semet Solray Co., solvent


53


Sopher, Dr. C. L., professional service


2 00


St. Louis Flag Sign Co., signs


27 75


Sherritt, James, glass


3 10


Schaeffer & Burdenberg Mfg. Co., charts


2 25


Smith & Anthony Co., brass goods


20 76


Stoneham Daily Enterprise, advertising


10 00


Smith Iron Foundry, castings


9 99


Spring, C. H., poles


252 00


Stimpson & Co., paper


2 40


Schurman, J. D., sand


I OO


Sunman, C. W., roof repairing


II 80


Standard Oil Co. of New York, oil


147 52


Standard Adding Machine Co., rep. add. machine


IO 65


Standard Chemical Co., soap powder


23 48


Sprague Coal Co., coal


542 24


Stoughton Rubber Co., tubing


19 09


Simplex Electric Co., wire .


4 00


Stockwell, Fred F., iron work


117 78


Sundries


2II II


Tupper, A. M., blacksmithing


70


Thayer, A. H. & Co., insurance and stationery


139.10


Twombly, W. E. & J. F., advertising .


14 50


Tufts, Nathaniel, Meter Co., meters


1,134 14


Thomas-Roberts Stevenson Co., stoves . 5 II


Taylor, George H., hardware 31 02


Union Glass Co., globes


51 87


338


Volunteer Library Ass'n, advertising


$10 00


Wakefield Moth Dept., barrels 4 50


Wakefield Water Dept., water


43 88


Wakefield Sewer Dept., pipe


9 00


Wakefield Daily Item, printing and advertising


255 25


Westinghouse Air Brake Co., pump


129 60


Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co., meters


503 12


Westchester Fire Ins. Co., insurance .


37 50


Welsbach Co., burners, mantles, etc.


208 24


Wilkinson, A. J., hardware


5 27


Winship, Boit & Co., waste


55 92


Wood, R. D., pipe


1,050 96


Winship, H. A., coin bag


7 75


Wetmore, Savage Co., cut out


2 75


Westmoreland Coal Co., coal


8,264 64


Walworth Mfg. Co., pipe fittings


23 27


Wanamaker & Feindel, carpentering


135 59


Wiley, J. B., mason work


40 80


Waldo Bros., new bench


2,242 57


Wagner Electric Mfg. Co., meters


274 74


$40,604 34


UNPAID BILLS, JANUARY 31, 1908. GENERAL.


American Steel & Wire Co.


$6 40


Braman, Dow & Co.


91


Carter-Crume Co., The


15 00


Curley Bros.


32 50


Davis & Farnum Mfg. Co.


7 20


Dearborn, S. B.


64 32


Eastern Drug Co.


3 II


Fort Wayne Electric Works


II 83


General Electric Co.


45 50


General Gas Co.


12 00


Greenough & Co., W. S.


3 50


Kirk, L. H.


.


6 90


Locke, Arthur T.


2 81


339


Malden Electric Co.


$108 50


Marks, Wm. D.


2 50


Mueller Mfg. Co., H. .


IO 50


Pettingill, Andrews Co.


26 53


Taylor, George H.


3 63


Wakefield, Town of, Water Dept.


272 95


Waldo Bros.


I 85


Welsbach Co. of New England


49 92


Winship, Boit & Co.


4 00


$692 36


DEPRECIATION.


General Electric Co.


$107 65


Knowles, C. S.


12 20


Pettingill-Andrews Co.


17 79


Westinghouse, Electric & Mfg. Co.


41 75


$179 39


$871 75


PAY ROLL FOR 1907 - (52 WEEKS).


Arnold, Wm. E., acting manager


$320 00


Bennett, Samuel, laborer


24 25


Barry, Wm. 7 13


Black, Wm., engineer


735 93


Burns, Thomas, laborer


29 25


Brewer, Joseph,


36 25


Coughlin, James, stoker


806 II


Chambers, James, “


837 00


Crowley, Timothy, laborer


28 25


Desmond, Patrick, general helper


797 16


Draper, James, gas fitter


670 75


Donovan, Daniel, laborer


198 13


Duggan, Patrick,


63 25


Dignan, Patrick,


75 63


Desmond, Dennis,


145 00


Doucette, Joseph, 66


37 00


Donegan, Wm., 66


5 00


·


340


Foley, Michael, stoker


$804 21


Flynn, Thomas, laborer


53 50


Finneran, Timothy, “


33 00


Ferris, Margaret B., clerk


378 00


Ford, Anna S.,


42 67


Gibbs, Enoch J., laborer


25 00


Gillespie, James,


35 00


Galvin, James, stoker .


826 82


Hurtin, Patrick, laborer


8 00


Horn, Wm., 6.


4 00


Hennessey, James, “


49 38


Howard, Maud V., bookkeeper


996 90


Johnson, Arthur, lineman


181 63


Joyce, Martin, stoker


882 55


Jenkins, Lizzie M., clerk


478 33


Keefe, Daniel, laborer


8 00


'Kalaher, John,


1 00


Kelly, Frank,


53 25


Kelly, Michael, general helper


587 88


Langevin, Joseph, lineman .


727 95


Lee, Richard, laborer


10 13


Lord, Fred, trimmer


539 74


Loughlin, John, laborer


27 00


Lally, Michael, ·


32 25


Ledwith, Geo., ·


35 00


Linehan, Bartholomew, laborer


9 00


Morton, Albert B., manager


1,072 91


McLaughlin, Pat'k, gas foreman


1,166 50


McLaughlin, James, laborer, meter reader


497 13


Murnane, Wm., laborer


6 00


Murphy, Daniel,


34 00


McTague, Pat'k,


72 25


Muse, Joseph,


41 75


Muse, Alexander,


.


46 00


Muse, Edward,


22 13


Muse, Patk,


6 00


Murray, John,


42 13


.


341


Maher, Daniel, fireman


$766 00


Maloney, Richard, laborer


5 00


McMahon, John,


30 00


Nutt, John, 67 62


Nelson, Frank A., lineman . 783 51


O'Connell, Michael, laborer 1 00


O'Connor, James, general helper


74 69


O'Connor, Dennis, laborer


30 25


O'Connell, Jerry,


33 00


O'Donnell, John H.


45 00


O'Donnell, John, laborer


35 00


Philbrick, Franklin 6


40 13


Qualters, Michael,


33 00


Regan, James,


4 00


Reardon, Chas. 66


94 88


Sederquest, James, engineer


1,114 87


Sliney, John, general helper


476 76


Scannell, Wm., laborer


78 38


Smith, John,


6 25


Trahey, Richard, laborer


72 50


White, Chas. E., manager


226 90


Weare, Wm. E., electrician


1,166 00


White, Foster, stoker


840 48


Wall, Carl E., engineer


122 72


Wright, Frank, laborer


II2 24


Walsh, Patrick,


51 63


Walsh, Patrick, 2nd, laborer


260 13


White, Melvin, laborer,


23 13


White, I., laborer


23 25


$21,271 40


ALBERT. B. MORTON, Manager,


342


Financial Report of the Cemetery Commissioners.


The Cemetery Commissioners herewith respectfully submit the following financial report for the year ending January 31, 1908.


Feb. 1, 1907, cash available $466 23


Cash turned into the town treasurer, from sale of lots, rent of pasture, foundation for monument and opening graves, etc., is as follows :


May 2, 1907


$50 00


June 20, 1907


55 00


Aug. 8, 1907


8 00


Oct. 17, 1907


44 00


Nov. 29, 1907


7 00


Dec. 19, 1907


36 00


Jan. 2, 1908


40 00


Jan. 16, 1908


4 00


244 00


$710 23


EXPENDITURES.


May 9, 1907, paid J. R. Reid as per note of town


$450 00


9, 1907, paid Cutler Bros. supplies, for 1906


18 43


9, 1907, paid George H. Taylor, supplies for 1906 . 22 67


66 IO, 1907, paid Wm. H. Murray, la bor . 9 00


66 10, 1907, J. R. Reid, labor 6 00


343


July 12, 1907, paid Wm. H. Murray, labor


$2 00 Sept. 27, 1907, F. P. Cutter, laying out lots in Section B . 12 00


27, 1907, Franklin Niekerson,


labor · 10 00


66 27, 1907, Harold Buxton, labor 5 25


66 66 66 Poseo Sonsoneseo, " II OO


Nov. 8, William H. Murray,


labor


2 00


" 8, 1907, Wm. H. Murray, founda- tion for monument


7 50


" 8, 1907, Franklin Nickerson, labor I 80


" 22, Wm. H. Murray, 2 00


" 24, 66 J. E. Brown, 2 75


Dec. II, A. M. Tuttle, on account for trees and shrubs 75 00


66 13, 1907, Austin Mansfield, labor 7 00


Franklin Nickerson,


I 25


labor


645 65


Feb. 1, 1908, cash available $64 58


OLIVER WALTON, Chairman of Commissioners, FRANKLIN NICKERSON, Sec., JAMES R. REID, Treas.


345


INDEX.


Assessors' Report


Page 86


Auditors' Report


152-185


Appropriation for 1907-1908 .


I52


Auditors' Final Balance Sheet


184


Auditors' Final Statement


299


Albion Street Macadamizing


155


Albion Street Sidewalk


157


Balance available from last year


153


Beebe Town Library


179


Bell at Boyntonville


18I


Board of Health Expenses


163


Brown Tail and Gypsy Moth, Suppression of .


I72


Cemetery Committee Expenses


177


Common and Park .


177


Drainage Francis Avenue


158


Drainage Oak Street


I57


Drainage Pitman Avenue


157


Drainage Richardson Avenue


157


Election Expenses .


164


Extraordinary Expenses


165


Fire Department


I59


Fish Committee Expenses


181


Forest Firewards' Expenses


160


Fourth of July Committee Expenses


181


Furnishings Town Hall Vault


167


Greenwood Branch Town Library


180


Greenwood Hose House, Heating


180


Highway and Bridges


154


Highway Special Appropriation


I55


High School Building, Painting


162


Interest Account


180


346


Page


Legal Expenses


165


Main Street Macadamizing


155


Main Street Widening Damages


I79


Markers for Revolutionary Graves . .


18I


Memorial Day


18I


Military Aid


I73


Miscellaneous Expenses .


162


Municipal Light Plant Expenses


182


Night Watch


170


Plumbing Lincoln School


181


Police Department .


169


Poor Department Expenses


162


Printing, Advertising and Stationery


163


Railroad St. Widening Damages


178


Reading Room I80


Rental of Hydrants, Standpipes and Fountains,


I59


Richardson Light Guard Expenses


I7I


Salaries Town Officers


I76


School Contingent Expenses


16I 161


Evening School


161


General Expenses


I60


Income Account . 161


Text Books and Supplies .


16I


Sewerage System


I59


Soldiers' Relief


I74


State Aid


175


Steamer, New Fire .


160


Street Watering


I55


Town Clerk Returns


164


Town House Expenses


167


Tree Warden Expenses


177


Water Department Expenses .


158


Water Street Widening Damages


179


Sidewalk ·


I57


Board of Health, Report of ·


94


Cemetery Commissioners, Report of .


.


342


.


.


Fuel Account


347


Page


Dog Licenses


224


Finance Committee, Report of


301


Fish Committee, Report of


92


Inspector of Plumbing Report


96 6


Jury List


Library Trustees' Report


187


Librarian's Report


194


Municipal Light Plant, Report of Manager's Report


308 326


Overseers of the Poor Report


143-15I


Schools :


225-281


Drawing, Report of Supervisor of


259


High School Principal's Report


248


High School Graduation Exercises


255


Manual Training, Report of Supervisor of 262


Military Instructor's Report 263


Music, Report of Supervisor of


258


School Committee's Report


227


School Statistics


267


Sewing, Report of Supervisor of


261


Superintendent of Schools' Report


233


Truant Officer's Report


263


Selectmen's Report


34-85


Brown Tail and Gypsy Moth Dept.


84


Fire Engineers' Report .


43


Forest Firewards' Report


76


Inspector of Animals, Report of


78


Inspector of Milk, Report of


77


Inspector of Wires, Report of


78


Military .


40


Police Chief's Report


73


Sealer Weights and Measures, Report of


79


Superintendent of Streets' Report .


55


Sweetser Lecture Course Committee Report


81


Sweetser Charity Report


83


Town Counsel's Report


41


Town Hall


39


348


Page


Sewer Commissioners, Report of


99


Tax Collector's Statement


97


Town Clerk's Register


197


Births


198


Deaths


217


Marriages


206


Recapitulation


222


Town Officials, List of


3-5


Town Meeting Records


8-33


Treasurer's Report


103-142


Water Commissioners, Report of


283


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