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C. F. Hartshorne & Son, changing Treasurer's bond . 25 00
A. B. Comins, express 1 25
American Express Co. ·
40
Whitall, Tatum Co., supplies, milk inspector 3 85
Marjorie Walton, work on tax bills . 11 80 .
Grace L. Cheney, work on tax bills . 8 25
Hobbs & Warren, supplies, sealer weights and measures 3 50
A. G. Burrill, distributing tax bills . 2 20
F. A. Simonds, distributing tax bills 11 00
E. H. Walton, 2nd, distributing tax bills . ·
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2 00
J. A. Dingle, claim 15 00
F. E. Marsh, supplies, sealer weights and measures 1 50
C. F. Hartshorne & Son, policy No. 609,084 15 50
H. A. Feindel & Co., fence 44 33
A. A. Mansfield, team hire, sealer weights and measures
24 00
C. F. Hartshorne & Son, policy No. 136,094
25 00
Jenkins, Phipps ('o , repairing .
1 00
D. C. Greaney, moving safe 3 00
Poor Department, team hire
75
City of Melrose, setting bound stone
13 35
W. W. Bessey & Son, team hire, Assessors 8 50
G. H. Taylor, changing grill at Hall
18 15
J. R. Reid, cleaning fountain .
8 00
J. A. Bancroft, surveying .
13 50
$864 21
PRINTING, ADVERTISING AND STATIONERY
A. W. Brownell, 2200 Town reports $452 88
H. M. Dolbeare
593 83
C. W. Eaton .
79 25
W. S. Greenough & Co.
84 45
A. H. Thayer .
4 57
S. B. Dearborn
95 39
H. C. Derby .
4 05
Globe Stamp Works
60
Blanche L. Walton, typewriting notes for Treasurer
1 00
Library Bureau
17 70
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.
.
145
H. M. Meek Pub. Co.
3 00
Birmingham Pen Co.
3 50
Carter Ink Co.
4 00
Henry Shaw .
3 18
A. W. Brownell
14 00
A. L. Sanderson
76 58
A. W. Flint
2 00
Hobbs & Warren Company
1 00
J. F. Barnard .
2 55
B. L. Makepeace
3 05
J. J. Hargraves
2 00
$1,448 58
RECAPITULATION
Mar. 8, 1909, appropriation authorized
. $5,500 00
Refund costs . 10 00 .
$5,510 00
Less overdraft, Feb. 1, 1909
627 72
$4,882 28
Expended as follows :
Board of Health
$380 09
Town Clerk returns .
314 65
Election expenses
411 00
Legal expenses
424 31
Miscellaneous Extraordinary
864 21
Printing, advertising and stationery .
1,448 58
Transferred to salary account .
62 50
$3,905 34
Balance unexpended
976 94
: $4,882 28
146
MISCELLANEOUS UNPAID BILLS
Bonney & Dutton
2 70
A. H. Thayer
1 00
City of Newton .
62 43
$66 13
COMMON AND PARK
Feb. 1, 1909, balance available
$176 66
Mar. 8, 1909, appropriation authorized
800 00
Interest received from Nancy White bequest
40 00
Mdse. credits .
68 50
$1,085 16
Expended as follows :
H. M. Dolbeare, printing
$28 25
F. J. Black, services
4 25
W. H. Murray, services .
483 53
Water Department .
3 00
Killorin Contracting Co., grading and loam
27 75
W. S. Greenough & Co., supplies
30
C. Hennecke Co., settee .
1 75
T. S. Douglas, spraying .
2 50
Heywood Bros. & Wakefield Co., settees
135 00
Municipal Light Plant
13 00
A. S Parker, plants
6 72
W. W. Whittredge, cutting limb
1 00
J. Wallace Grace, repairing fountain
75
Heywood Bros. & Wakefield Co., repairing settee Cloudman & Ramey, lowering flag and new rope
8 00
R. & J. Farquhar, tulips .
11 20
J. W. Manning, trees
1 00
21 00
$749 00
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Balance unexpended
336 16
$1,085 16
Unpaid bills :
J. Wallace Grace
75
Killorin Contracting Co. .
36 00
J. Laybolt
1 46
E. S. Hinckley
3 00
$41 21
RICHARDSON LIGHT GUARD ARMORY-
March 8, 1909, appropriation authorized . . $1,120 57
Less overdraft Feb. 1, 1909
34 70
$1,085 87
Expended as follows :
J. W. Grace, supplies
11 50
W. E. Gilson, electric repairs
1.50
Water Department .
87 50
Cutler Bros., floor brush .
3 50
J. H. Keough, janitor
220 00
Killorin Contracting Co., wood
13 00
Hugh Morgan, repairs
20 20
Municipal Light Plant
181 90
Mass. Rifle Association, range hire
9 50
Bay State Military Rifle Association, range hire H. A. Feindel & Co., fire escape and repairing .
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117 94
Thos. Hickey, coal .
96 75.
Dana Dudley, keys
1 00
G. H. Taylor, supplies
1 03.
$1,071 65
Balance unexpended
14 22
$1.085 87
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306 33.
.
148
BROWN TAIL MOTH DEPARTMENT.
February 1, 1909, balance available . $3,232 98
March 14, 1909, appropriation authorized 1,300 00 ·
November 8, 1909, appropriation authorized 3,635 64 . 3
1909 tax bills 1,195 73
Cash receipts for private work 513 17 ·
1909 reimbursement by State
·
959 56
$10,837 08
Expended as follows :
W. W. Whittredge, pay rolls . . $5,287 09 .
G. H. Taylor, supplies .
29 81
Barrett Mfg. Co., creosote ·
17 91
O. & W. Thum Co., tanglefoot Grasselli Chemical Co., arsenate H. M. Dolbeare, printing
9 00
Boston Coupling Co., supplies .
30 10
D. F. Monroe & Co., twine
2 00
T. E. Giles, repairs
7 95
Revere Rubber Co., hose 58 72
J. Breck & Sons, supplies 16 10
541 50
W. W. Whittredge, superintendent . A. B. Comins, express
6 15
W. M. Farwell, hose and couplings .
47 50
Killorin Contracting Co., team hire .
61 00
J. T. Gosnay, spur straps
4 00
W. W. Whittredge, sundries
71 66
J. W. Henry, services
3 15
Collins Hardware Co., axes
17 00
E. I. Purrington, repairs
33 42
$6,728 49
Balance unexpended
· $4,108 59
$10,837 08
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211 68
272 75
149
SOLDIERS' RELIEF.
March 8, 1909, appropriation authorized . .
$4,000 00
Refund . 8 00 ·
$4,008 00
Expended as follows :
John W. Adams 8 00
Mattie L. Alden
40 00
John F. Alexander .
66 00
Geo. F. Atwood 10 00
Martha A. Baxter
8 00
James F. Burchstead
88 00
Mary V. Brown
66 00
Georgianna H. Bumpus
110 00
Edwin Carter .
88 00
Augusta M. Chandler
44 00
Julia A. Colby
44 00
Mary Connell
66 00
Mary J. Corbett
28 00
Lizzie S. Cutter
48 00
Angelina Davis
66 00
Martha A. Davis
66 00
Hannah Doherty
180 50
Elizabeth M. Douglas
66 00
Eliza A. Eaton
16 00
Eliza R. Eaton
20 00
Francis M. Ellis
66 00
William O. Evans
66 00
Honora Evans
88 00
Ellen Forbes .
38 00
Benj. F. Gibbs
66 00
Wm. D. Giles
88 00
Margaret Hamilton
44 00
Sarah A. Haskell
44 00
Elizabeth Hanglin .
· 165 00
150
Laura J. Harmus
66 00
Harriet W. Hart
88 00
Elizabeth Hayden
.
66 00
Hannah Kallaher
88 00
Matilda L. Kidder .
88 00
Susan E. Leathers .
88 00
Margaret Marble .
88 00
Margaret McLaughlin
44 00
Elmira Oliver
66 00
James Owens .
106 00
Laura E. Richardson
110 00
Mary E. Rowell
80 00
Florence A. B. Ryder
88 00
O. G. Sanborn
66 00
Amelia J. Shepard .
88 00 |
Ann M. Skinner
66 00
Fannie L. Stoddard
88 00
Lucy M. Stubbs
110 00
Wm. Sweeney
36 00
Rebecca E. Tuttle. .
44 00
Solon Walton
44 00 1
Hannah M. Wheeler
66 00
Mary F. Whitten
66 00
Elvira S. Willan
77 00
Vasti Woodis
52 00
Ann M. Whitford
54 00
$3,716 50
Balance unexpended
291 50
$4,008 00
MILITARY AID.
March 8, 1909, appropriation authorized .
$500 00
Expended as follows : Geo. W. Townsend 160 00
151
Elbridge B. Wiley .
60 00
Thomas B. Reed
110 00
Joseph B. McLaughlin
120 00
Wm. Beattie .
110 00
Augustus B. Baxter
24 00
$584 00
Less overdraft
84 00
$500 00
HYDRANT RENTAL.
March 8, 1909, appropriation authorized . . $4,945 00
Paid Water Department rates to June 1, 1910 . 4,845 00
Balance unexpended $100 00
FISH COMMITTEE EXPENSES.
March 8, 1909, appropriation authorized .
$25 00
Expended as follows :
Samuel Parker, labor on lakes and rivers .
15 00
H. M. Dolbeare, printing
1 20
$16 20
Balance unexpended
8 80
$25 00
UNPAID BILLS.
Samuel Parker
$8 80
MEMORIAL DAY.
March 14, 1909, appropriation authorized
$300 00
Paid H. M. Warren Post 15, G. A. R. 300 00
INDEPENDENCE DAY.
March 17, 1909, appropriation authorized $300 00
Paid H. M. Dolbeare, for committee
300 00
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GREENWOOD BRANCH TOWN LIBRARY.
February 1, 1909, balance available $5 45
RAILROAD STREET LAND DAMAGE.
February 1, 1909, balance available $165 00
WATER STREET LAND DAMAGE.
February 1, 1909, balance available $325 00
MAIN STREET LAND DAMAGE,
Reimbursement by County
. $1,831 -79
Less overdraft Feb. 1, 1909 · 1,258 38
.
$573 41
Expended as follows :
La Roy Perry
150 00
Harry Foster, trustee
6 00
Martin Curley Heirs
213 00
Mary T. Hawley
25 00
Alice E. Lake
14 00
Geo. W. Green
26 00
M. E. S. Clemons .
105 00
Arthur P. French, trustee
39 00
Mary A. Swazey ·
27 00
$605 00
Less overdraft
31 59
$573 41
MARKERS REVOLUTIONARY GRAVES. 1
February 1, 1909, balance available $42 25
153
BELL AT BOYNTONVILLE.
February 1, 1909, amount available
$350 00
Expended as follows :
Transferred to Mun. Light Plant Fire Alarm account Balance unexpended
327 50
22 50
$350 00
PUBLIC READING ROOM.
March 8, 1909, appropriation author'zed .
$240 00
Expended as per Treasurer's report .
238 09
Balance unexpended
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1 91
$240 00
BEEBE TOWN LIBRARY
Feb. 1, 1909, balance available
$ 97
Mar. 8, 1909, appropriation authorized
.
915 00
Dog tax 1908.
878 94
Income as per Treasurer's report
366 36
$2,161 27
Expended as per Treasurer's report .
. $2,148 85
Balance unexpended .
12 42
$2,161 27
ASSESSORS' CLERK HIRE
Mar. 22, 1909, appropriation authorized . .
$150 00
Expended as follows :
Grace L. Cheney
$42 60
Nellie Hall
5 60
Clara L. Brownell .
25 00
$73 20
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154
Balance unexpended
76 80
$150 00
LIST OF POLLS AND ESTATES
Feb. 1, 1909, balance available $440 66
INTEREST
Mar. 8, 1909, appropriation authorized . $13,795 59
Voted from Water receipts
· 8,600 00
Voted from Light receipts
5,396 50
Voted from Sewer assessments
4,211 91
Interests on deposits
311 59
$32,315 59
Less overdraft, Feb. 1, 1909
852 54
$31,463 05
Expended as per Treasurer's report .
. $30,821 21
Balance unexpended .
641 84
$31,463 05
STATE AID
Mar. 8, 1909, appropriation authorized . $4,000 00
Expended as per Treasurer's report . Balance unexpended 518 00
. $3,482 00
$4,000 00
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AUDITORS' FINAL BALANCE SHEET
Amounts available.
Amounts expended. $13,277 26
Unexpended balance.
Highways and bridges
$13,385 15
$107 89
Street sprinkling .
1,800 00
1,809 38
*9 38
Linden avenue bridge
700 00
699 44
56
Highway, toolhouse
3 0 00
300 00
General .
64,643 83
62,788 27
1,855 56
Depreciation .
7,076 24
5.997 83
1,078 41
Fire alarm
1,589 08
864 44
724 64
Gas addition .
25,212 74
22,707 25
2,505 49
Water dept., maintenance
15,007 89
14,962 75
45 14
Construction .
5,000 00
4,998 91
1 09
Land purchase
600 00
600 00
Sewer dept., maintenance
724 00
564 59
159 41
Lake and Maple ex-
tension .
1,321 24
976 64
344 60
Forest Warden
250 00
224 00
26 00
Fire dept., general
10,035 33
9,894 57
140 76
Repairs, Greenwood
hose house
225 00
223 91
1 09
Coats and hats
200 00
198 00
2 00
Poor department
13,359 86
13,352 04
7 82
School dept., general
44,093 34
43,582 26
511 08
Fuel
4,806 25
4,691 25
115 00
Contingent
4,044 56
4,044 56
Supplies
3,904 29
3,904 29
Evening school
1,267 80
702 70
565 10
Income account
2,151 75
2,148 85
2 90
Police department .
4,799 04
4,799 04
Town Hall
2,933 85
2,932 01
1 84
Tree Warden
464 00
437 66
26 34
Salaries
7,923 33
7,635 83
287 50
Board of Health
300 00
300 CO
Miscellaneous
.
5,510 00
4,533 06
976 94
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Municipal Light Plant
156
Common and park
1,085 16
749 00
336 16
Armory
1,120 57
1,106 35
14 22
Cemetery
162 31
154 78
7 53
Brown Tail Moth .
10,837 08
6,728 49
4,108 59
Soldiers' relief
4,008 00
3,716 50
291 50
Military aid .
500 00
584 00
*84 00
State aid
4,000 00
3,482 00
518 00
Hydrant rentals
4,945 00
4,845 00
100 00
Fish Committee
25 00
16 20
8 80
Memorial Day
300 00
300 00
July 4th
300 00
300 00
Greenwood Branch Town
.
Library .
5 45
5 45
Railroad st., land damage
165 00
165 00
Water st , land damage .
325 00
325 00
Main st., land damage .
1,831 79
1,863 38
*31 59
Markers, Rev. graves
42 25
42 25
Bell at Boyntonville
350 00
327 50
22 50
Beebe Town Library
2,161 27
2,148 85
12 42
Public reading room
240 00
238 09
1 91
Interest
32,315 59
31,673 75
641 84
List of polls and estates .
440 66
440 66
Assessors' clerk hire
150 00
73 20
76 80
$308,938 70 $292,157 58 $17,030 76
WILLIAM E. PITTOCK, Secretary Board of Auditors.
Jan. 1, 1910. * Overdrawn.
157
Auditors' Final Statement
The Board of Auditors herewith present to the town their re- port for the fiscal year ending January 1, 1910.
From February 1, 1909 to January 1, 1910, the Selectmen have drawn 3079 orders on the town treasury amounting to $235,432 21.
We have examined the vouchers for these payments and have also verified the arithmetic of all bills coming before the Board of Selectmen for payment during the year.
We have verified the accounts of such departments as pay money into the treasury, and have examined the books of the collector of taxes, and of Albert W. Flint, treasurer of the library and reading room, and find them correct.
We have also examined the accounts of Mr. Flint as town treasurer, and find them correct, with the proper vouchers for all payments made by him, and that he has a cash balance of $4,581.53 in the Wakefield National Bank.
We also certify that he has securities and deposits representing the various trust funds now in his charge.
A list of balances available for next year, either on account of unpaid bills or by past votes of the town, appears in the treas- urer's report.
We have also examined the accounts of all departments and find them correct.
All payments made by this department are paid by orders drawn by the Selectmen, and vouchers for the same are on file at the Town Hall where they can be seen at any time.
In compliance with the vote of the town we have compiled the annual town report and submit the same.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM O. ABBOTT,
WILLIAM J. STOUT,
WILLIAM E. PITTOCK,
Auditors.
158
Tax Collector's Statement.
TAX OF 1907.
Uncollected balance Jan. 31, 1909 .
$31,548 37
Re-assessed by Assessors
42 40
Received as interest
2,493 74
$34,084 51
Paid Town Treasurer
$33,162 18
Abated by Assessors
922 33
34,084 51
TAX OF 1908.
Uncollected balance Jan. 31, 1909
$77,593 73
Re-assessed by Assessors
17 56
Received as interest
1,074 20
$78,685 49
Paid Town Treasurer
$38,245 75
Abated by Assessors
1,370 52
39,616 27
Balance uncollected .
$39,069 22
TAX OF 1909.
Total amount assessed
. $182,738 12
Bank Tax .
·
2,128 00
St. R. R. Excise Tax
3,099 16
Received as interest
74 08
Paid Town Treasurer
$112,769 89
A bated by Assessors
2,128 97
.
114,898 89
Balance uncollected .
$188,039 36
$73,140 50
159
CONVERSE STREET SEWER TAX.
Balance uncollected Jan. 31, 1909 . $508 60
Received as interest
67 97
$571 57
Paid Town Treasurer
571 57
MAPLE STREET SEWER TAX.
Total amount assessed
$660 61
Paid Town Treasurer
229 09
Balance uncollected .
$431 52
LAKE STREET SEWER TAX.
Total amount assessed
$686 79
Paid Town Treasurer
116 74
Balance uncollected .
$570 05.
RICHARDSON STREET SEWER EXTENSION.
Total amount assessed
$89 20.
Paid Town Treasurer
.
89 20,
SEWER APPORTIONMENTS PAID IN FULL.
Paid Town Treasurer
$383 30
C. E. WALTON, Collector.
WAKEFIELD, Jan. 1, 1910.
160
Report of Fourth of July Committee.
In account with Town of Wakefield.
Wakefield, Mass., July 20, 1909.
RECEIVED.
Balance on hand, 1908 . $10 75
Town appropriation, 1909
300 00
.
$310 75
EXPENDED.
B. & M. Y. M. C. A. Band
$150 00
Children's entertainment
60 00
Professional sports
22 50
Water sports, cups and cash prizes .
30 00
C. W. Hobbs, amateur prize cups
21 89
Printing
5 25
A. A. Mansfield, ringing bell .
2 50
J. F. Anderson, ringing bell .
2 50
W. A. Prescott, stakes .
30
Car fares, Y. M. C. A. . .
20
Geo. Gardner, distributing flyers
1 20
Paul Guillow, distributing flyers 1 20
D. Findlay, fireman at children's enter- tainment
1 00
$301 04
Balance on hand
9 71
$310 75
Balance on hand on deposit at Wakefield Nat'l Bank, to the credit of Treasurer of 4th of July Committee.
M. LOW, Chairman, GEORGE W. ABBOTT, Secretary, HARRIS M. DOLBEARE, Treasurer.
Emil Nelson, ringing bell ·
2 50
ANNUAL REPORT
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
BEEBE TOWN LIBRARY
WAKEFIELD, MASS.
1909-1910
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ORGANIZATION OF TRUSTEES
Chairman
Richard Dutton
Secretary
Edson W. White
Treasurer
Albert W. Flint
STANDING COMMITTEES
LIBRARY
Harry Foster, Chairman
F. T. Woodbury
Mrs. Sarah Y. Morton
READING ROOM
F. T. Woodbury, Chairman Mrs. Sarah Y. Morton
Richard Dutton
Edson W. White
BOOKS
Charles F. Mansfield, Chairman
Harry Foster Miss E. Florence Eaton Edson W. White
H. Lee M. Pike
CATALOGUE Miss E. Florence Eaton, Chairman
Ashton H. Thayer
Charles F. Mansfield
FINANCE
Ashton H. Thayer, Chairman
Edson W. White
Miss E. Florence Eaton
GREENWOOD
H. Lee M. Pike, Chairman
Ashton H. Thayer
Richard Dutton
Librarian .
Assistant Librarian . Attendant at Greenwoo !
Miss H. Gertrude Lee Miss Ruth Gowen Mrs. Idabelle F. Studley · Purchasing Agent
Charles F. Mansfield
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Report of Library Trustees
The Board of Trustees herewith submits its annual report. The Board met for organization on March 3, 1909, reelecting officers and reappointing Mrs. Harriet A. Shepard, Librarian. At a meeting a week later, for the appointment of sub-committees the following self-explanatory letter was presented.
WAKEFIELD, MASS., MARCH 10, 1909.
To the Honorable Board of Trustees of the Beebe Town Library of Wakefield.
GENTLEMEN :- I herewith present my resignation as Librarian of the Beebe Town Library to take effect, by your favor, Novem- ber 1, 1909. I have occupied my present position for many years and now feel that I would like a change and rest from the duties of Librarian.
I take this opportunity to thank all former Boards of Trustees and especially the members of the present Board for their uniform kindness and the many courtesies shown me during my term of office.
If in the future I can serve the interests of the Library in any way, it will be a pleasure to do so.
Very truly yours, HARRIET A. SHEPARD.
Coming as a complete surprise to all members of the Board it. was voted to lay the resignation on the table and on March 16, a sub-committee composed of Miss E. Florence Eaton and Mr. Edson W. White was appointed to see if Mrs. Shepard would not reconsider the resignation. They reported that her decision was final and that her reasons were those given in her letter. Her resignation was then accepted and the following resolutions were adopted :
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WHEREAS, After a long and faithful service of twenty-four years, Mrs. Harriet A. Shepard, Librarian of the Beebe Town Library, desiring to be relieved of the increasing burden, has ten- dered to the Trustees her resignation, which has this night been accepted with reluctance ; therefore be it hereby
RESOLVED, That we, the Trustees of the Beebe Town Library, do hereby extend to Mrs. Shepard our sincere regret at her leav- ing and express to her our deep appreciation of the grand work she has always so cheerfully done for the institution of which she has so long been the head.
RESOLVED, That by Mrs. Shepard's withdrawal, the town loses one of its most popular and efficient officials, whose service in her chosen field, that of the broad educational interests of the masses, can never be estimated.
RESOLVED, That copies of these resolutions be sent to Mrs. Shepard and to the two local papers and that they be spread on the records of the Board."
It then became the duty of the Board to select a new librarian and on May 3rd a sub-committee was appointed which sought in- formation and counsel among others, from the late chairman of the Library Commission, C. B. Tillinghast and the Director of the Library Department at Simmons College, Miss Mary E. Robbins.
On May 19th the Board unanimously elected Miss H. Gertrude Lee as Librarian. In making this selection the Board was not only influenced by the advice received, but also by the high grade of work Miss Lee had already done in developing the Greenwood Branch. Although in office but two months the Board feels that so far their decision has been for the welfare of the library as well as that of the town.
At the close of Mrs. Shepard's long term of service the Trustees, as individuals, gladly but quietly raised among a few of her many friends a purse of gold which was left at her house on the last day of her administration. Her letter of acknowledgment which fol- lows suggests the kindly feelings which existed.
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WAKEFIELD, Nov. 1, 1909.
RICHARD DUTTON, M. D., Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Beebe Town Library of Wakefield.
Dear Dr. Dutton :-
Will you kindly express to the members of the Board of Trustees my sincere thanks for their efforts and share in the handsome purse and its contents of two hundred dol- lars in gold presented to me, October thirtieth, nineteen hundred and nine. The gift was beautiful in itself, but the good will that came with it is of priceless value to me and deeply appreciated.
Very sincerely yours, HARRIET A. SHEPARD.
Because of the changes in the management of the Library the Trustees have felt it unwise during the past year to branch out in any special line but have rather "marked time" until the new Li- brarian could become acquainted with the details of the work and with the faces of the public.
An important step in creating a demand for the more serious literature in the Library is to be instituted at the beginning of the coming year. Patrons are to be allowed the usual general card and also a non fiction card on which they may obtain two or more books of non fiction and retain them a month, subject to certain regulations. Teachers' privileges are to be increased and it has also been voted to extend the privilege of the Library to non resident pupils in the High School.
At the Greenwood Branch it has been found necessary to open the Library an hour longer Saturday evenings. On the promotion of Miss Lee to the main Library, Mrs. Idabelle F. Studley was appointed attendant at the Greenwood Branch.
This fall the electric wiring at the main Library has been com- pletely overhauled and by installing numerous convenient switches it is hoped to diminish the lighting bills. For the first time the library has its own meter.
The need of a new Library building is becoming more urgent
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and more and more apparent to the entire public. Within the coming year or the year following the Board believes a fund should be started with the Treasurer of the town with this object in view. The Board is convinced that nearly everyone would be glad to contribute occasionally to this fund and that in a compara- tively short time, a well-equipped Library building would be one of Wakefield's many attractions.
The expenses of the Library and Reading Room may be found in the Treasurer's report.
For the coming year the Board of Trustees recommends the ap- propriation of $700 and the Dog Tax for 1909 (provided the amount available from the Dog Tax, which is not known at this writing, amount to at least $840). The above was the appropri- ation the past year.
For the Reading Room the Board recommends the appropriation of $275 which is an increase of $25, due to the decided advance in magazine rates.
RICHARD DUTTON,
January 19, 1910.
For the Trustees.
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LIBRARIAN'S REPORT
Number of volumes in the Library Feb. 1, 1909 16,655
Added by purchase during the 11 mos. . .
209
66 66 to replace worn out volumes 195
" donation
81
Magazines bound from Reading Room
51
Volumes added in Greenwood Branch during the 11 mos.
By purchase · 15
To replace worn out
2
By donation
4
.
21
21
Volumes worn out during the year
120
Total number of volumes in the Library Jan. 1, 1910 17,092
Number of volumes rebound, including Greenwood 439
New names registered during the 11 mos. . .
349
Teachers' cards issued
71
Total circulation for the 11 mos., including Greenw'd
40,318
Books and Magazines circulated at the Library .
28,240
66 66 Greenwood .
9,555
Days open for circulation
297
Average circulation
101.2
Number of volumes used at the Library for reference
2,523
Postal cards used for waiting list
371
Largest number of books on waiting list at one time .
(These figures are for an eleven-month year)
Donations from :
State of Massachusetts ·
32
United States . 12 ·
Mr. James H. Moon 1 .
Metropolitan Improv't Commission 1
Mr. Josiah S. Bonney
.
3
60
.
17,212
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A friend. 6
British and Foreign Unitarian Asso'n 1
Anonymous 1 .
Mr. Harris M. Dolbearo 2 .
Mr. Charles N. Winship
.
2
Mr. Emmet Densmore
.
1
Mr. George L. Raymon !
·
9
Tower Manuf. Company
.
1
Mr. William N. Tyler .
2
A friend 1
.
Mrs. Sarah Yale Morton
.
3
Mr. A. de Clairmont 1
·
Mr. Herbert N. Casson 1
.
Mr. Charles F. Hartshorne ·
1
81 Mr. G. Arthur Packard, Science Magazine. Mr. E. F. Poland, Farm Journal Publishers, Dumb Animals.
Publishers, Citizen and Banner.
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT, GREENWOOD BRANCH
Number of volumes in Library, Feb. 1, 1909
234
Added by purchase during the year . 15
Added to replace worn out volumes . 3
Added by donation 4
Total number of volumes in library, Jan. 1, 1910. 255
Number of volumes rebound 22
Persons having signed application cards, Feb. 1,1909, to Jan. 1, 1910 61
Persons re-signing application cards Feb. 1, 1909, to Jan. 1, 1910 83
Total circulation for year 1909 · .
9,555
Days open for circulation . .
135
169
Average circulation
70.7
Largest circulation .
130
Smallest circulation
24
Postal cards used for waiting list
38
Donations from : A friend, 2 books; Miss Isabel G. Flint, magazines ; Massachusetts, 1 book; David J. Starbuck, pamph- lets ; Josiah S. Bonney, books ; Mrs. Cora MacQuarrie, Youth's Companion ; Friends, Good Housekeeping and Cosmopolitan ; Publishers, Our Dumb Animals.
GREENWOOD HOURS
Mondays and Thursdays, 3-5 p. m.
Saturdays 6.30-8.30 p. m. IDABELLE F. STUDLEY, Attendant at Greenwood.
LIBRARY HOURS
Daily 2-5, 7-8.30 p. m.
Saturdays . 2-9 p. m.
READING ROOM HOURS
Daily 8-12 a. m., 1.30-5, 7-9 p. m.
Sundays . 2-5 p. m.
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