Town annual report of the officers of Wakefield Massachusetts : including the vital statistics for the year 1908-1910, Part 42

Author: Wakefield, Massachusetts
Publication date: 1908
Publisher: Town of Wakefield
Number of Pages: 938


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Martin Connolly


51 00


Jeremiah Shannahan


21 25


James O'Connor


22 00


Henry Doucette


16 00


William Murnane


24 00


William Verrington


43 00


Cornelius Sexton


40 00


George Eager


30 00


Dennis Connors


27 00


James Montague


38 13


A. P. Butler . .


.


.


48 75


249


Thomas Andrews


6 00


George Quinn


1 50


Michael Qualters


29 00


Albert Hawkes


36 00


John Hennegar


19 00


William Landers


28 00


Peter Surrette


27 00


William Horne


2 00


James Hurton


3 38


Timothy Riley


30 50


Patrick Murray


16 00


John O'Donnell


13 00


George Gray .


1 00


Charles Butler


32 50


Andrew Murphy


7 38


Patrick Higgins


9 00


James Hennessey


10 00


Robert Kennedy


6 00


Patrick Joyce


12 00


Patrick Duggan


2 00


Thomas Douglass


4 00


$2,112 26


Total .


. $4,998 29


MAINTENANCE-EXPENDITURES


New England Tel. & Tel. Co., telephones


120 04


Municipal Light Plant, gas and electricity


41 36


Municipal Light Plant, repairs and supplies


23 25


Estate J. Flanley, office rent


225 00


Estate .J. Flanley, supplies


1 34


W. W. Wilder, painting


48 80


Killorin Contracting Co., stone dust and dynamite 17 70


A. B. Comins, expressing


1 55


American Express Co.


10 51


Curley Bros , hay and grain


328 05


L. H. Kirk, hay and grain


104 55.


250


Brown, Wales & Co., steel 3 67


R. H. North, shoeing 1 75 ·


J. W. Grace, hardware . 2 55


G. H. Allen, veterinary services


10 00


American Surety Co., bond premium


12 50


H. A. Feindel & Co., repairs .


22 63


Smith & Anthony Co., sleeves and bands


13 44


T. Hickey, cement .


12 00


Perrin, Seamans & Co., barrow tray


12 00


Boston & Maine Railroad, track expense


7 90


The Elliot Co., stencils


2 48


H. M. Dolbeare, printing and advertising 44 05


Banner Press, printing, advertising and postage 81 50


Dyar Supply Co., supplies 17 50


T. R. McNelly, shoeing . 24 75 -


Wanamaker & Feindel, blacksmith work . .


51 35


Wanamaker & Feindel, pung . 80 00


H. B. McArdle, stationery 3 10


J. T. Gosnay, stable supplies . 56 20


G. H. Taylor, supplies 19 84


Lead Lined Iron Pipe Co., pipe and fittings 1,131 93


Walworth Mfg. Co., pipe and fittings 679 70


H. T. Bond & Co., supplies and tools 67 46


Curry Bros. Oil Co., oil and gaskets 58 15


Locke Regulator Co., valve 11 14


Revere Rubber Co., rubber valves


34 20


G. M. Kelley, shoeing


21 70


Garlock Packing Co., packing .


18 50


A. T. Locke, lumber


49 31


Chapman Valve Co., valves and parts


83 92


Muella Mfg. Co., tools .


18 36


H. M. Meserve & Co , rubber stamp


1 00


Sanitas Mfg. Co., bands


80 25


A. T. Locke, ruberine


6 78


H. Morgan, mason work


42 50


120 59


J. C. Paige & Co., liability insurance Union Water Meter Co., hydrant fittings


17 55


W. A. Prescott, standpipe repairs


26 16


251


New Eng. Coal & Coke Co., coal 2,427 24


J. Toomey, teaming coal 180 70


Boston & Maine Railroad, coal freights 299 60


Chadwick-Boston Lead Co., lead and solder


185 05


Ransselaer Mfg. Co., hydrant and gate 114 00


R. D. Wood & Co., C. I. Pipe


175 15


Water Works Equipment Co., leadite


10 00


A. M. Beyers, galv. pipe


24 64


Waldo Bros .. tools .


22 94


Boston Bolt & Iron Co., bolts


12 48


Town of Stoneham, taxes


103 50


G. P. McIntosh, wagon repairs


14 25


A. H. Thayer, stationery


1 25


R. DeCecca, k. oil .


60


Boston & Maine Railroad, freight


37 33


Boston & Maine Railroad, tickets


3 90


W. H. Butler, carfares


2 05


Mrs. J. E. Kelley, cleaning


17 50


J. A. Wenzel, polishing .


12 50


S. E. Ryder & Co., sponge


20


F. P. Bridges, pens


1 50


B. T. Stetson, damage to glass


1 00


S. B. Dearborn, P. M., postage Davis, Farnum Co., C. I. specials


17 04


Globe Stamp Works, stamps .


2 05


William Hall & Co., bronze valves .


28 60


National Meter Co., meters and trap Bingham & Taylor, services, boxes . Samuel Ward Co., books


1 45


W. Kendall, painting wagon ·


16 00


G. E. Gilchrist & Co., galv. pipe


22 15


Hartford St., Boiler Insp. & Ins. Co., insurance


85 00


Folger & Drummond, wagon


130 00


Western Union Tel. Co., telegram


40


G. W. Eaton, k. oil


55


M. T. Reardon, clipping horse


3 00


John Muse, glass repairs .


2 00


B. Mann, cedar posts


16 25


2 20


510 10


71 71


252


Revere Rubber Co., packing 64


J. A. Bancroft, C. I., surveyor


46 00


C. Doyle, teaming . 51 75


Wakefield Shoe & Clothing Co., rubber boots 18 00


W. L. Block, k. oil 12 10


A. G. Osborn, waste and oil .


18 35


Underwood Typewriter Co., tape


1 00


C. Welch, k. oil


3 30.


Lucas Bros., indicator repairs .


1 00.


A. T. Howard, books


19 00


H. W. Johns-Manville Co., gaskets .


9 17


Wakefield Ice Co., ice ·


5 00


Standard Oil Co., oil


1 40


Grip Coupling Co., couplings .


6 30.


$8,646 35


MAINTENANCE-PAY ROLLS


W. H. Butler


. $1,125 00


A. R. Perkins


1,000 00


George Daniel


936 00


Patrick Sexton


665 68


Arthur Gibbons


692 69


James Hurtin


$16 26


Jeremiah Murphy


250 00


J. T. Kelley .


17 50


John Surrette


31 16


Patrick Duggan


122 75


Patrick Maloney


132 50


H. A. Simonds


93 75


William Murnane


118 25


Patrick Keefe


228 75


William Sullivan


279 25


John Neiss


38 00


William Hickey


25 00.


Joseph Muse .


15 00


Thomas Rooney


142 75


George Ledwith


30 75


William Holden


.


217 00.


253


Timothy Mahoney


.


2 00


Newton Colby


8 00


Patrick Walsh 1st


2 00


Patrick Walsh 2nd .


33 00


John Collins


37 00


A. P. Butler .


41 25


John Henry


12 00


Horace Hale .


2 00


Dennis Horgan


11 00


William Toomey


104 00


John McCormack


27 00


Patrick Muldowney


3 00


Patrick Murphy


92 25


Cornelius Sexton


75


Thomas Andrews


5 00


George Quinn .


2 50


Michael Qualters


61 75


Patrick F. Welsh


18 00


Albert Hawkes


4 00


Timothy Riley


74 50


Charles Butler


80 50


Ernest Wyatt


3 00


Patrick Higgins


116 50


E. P. McDonald


12 50


James Hennessey


2 00


Patrick Joyce


28 00


Robert Kennedy


4 00


John Roche


65 00


Martin Connolly


14 00


William Welch


8 00


Patrick Curran


135 19


Thomas Douglass


34 00


Patrick Murray


10 00


Alex. Muse .


25 25


Dennis Connors


13 75


William Landers


8 50


John O'Donnell


·


8 00


M. Merrill


.


6 00


254


John Sliney


12 75


Jeremiah Biggs


.


2 00


James O'Connor


27 00


Patrick Muse .


5 00


Patrick Hennessey


8 00


F. J. Black


1 50


$8,179 48


Respectfully submitted,


CHARLES A. DEAN,


JAMES H. KIMBALL, THOMAS G. O'CONNELL.


Wakefield Water and Sewerage Board.


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Report of Finance Committee


The recommendations of the Committee for the year ending December 31, 1911, are herewith respectfully submitted.


There is very little which we can add to the preface of our last year's report, the conditions therein noted remaining practically the same. We do wish, however, to draw the attention of the voters to the material increase in the total amount over that shown in our report of last year, which will require added valua- tion of approximately $600,000 providing no increase is made in the rate of taxation, viz., $20.50 per $1,000, the fourth largest in the State. The Committee realizes that there are numerous calls made during the year upon the various Departments for, in many cases, much needed improvements and hesitates upon re- commending any material reductions in the amounts called for by the Town Boards, who we believe are striving to render faithful and efficient service. Were such reductions made, the Committee feels that the successful management of the Departments might be impaired. It is, however, the unanimous opinion of the Commit- tee that it would be unwise and imprudent to increase the bonded indebtedness of the Town in any way whatsoever when it can possibly be avoided.


In conclusion, we wish to mention a fact for consideration by the voters when acting upon any special articles which may appear in the Annual Town Warrant that our recommendations hereinafter given are largely in the nature of fixed charges and do not include any special appropriations.


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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


General, payrolls


$51,109 00


Fuel


4,690 00


Contingent


5,500 00


Books and supplies .


3,200 00


Evening School .


800 00


$65,299 00


$2,000 of this amount to be taken from estimated tuition receipts.


TREASURER'S DEPARTMENT


Maturities in 1911, provided by pre-


vious votes, including Fall Appro-


priations in 1910, amounting to $9,976.22 .


42,476 22


Amounts to be deducted :


To be taken from water


receipts . $4,000 00


To be taken from Light


Plant receipts


. 10,500 00


14,500 00


To enter tax levy . · ·


$28,976 22


Interest . . . 25,153 75


Estimated for temporary loans . . 7,500 00


32,643 75


Amounts to be deducted :


To be taken from water receipts 8,280 00


To be taken from Light Plant receipts · 5,466 25


13,746 25


To enter tax levy .


$


18,897 50


STATE AND COUNTY CHARGES, 1910


State, for list see Treasurer's report . $27,771 73 County . 9,536 07


$37,307 80


257


Poor Department .


12,000 00


$7,000 of this amount to be taken from receipts.


Police Department . .


5,200 00


Town Hall


·


2,400 00


Miscellaneous


5,000 00


Forest Warden Work .


250 00


Tree Warden. Spraying for Elm Tree Beetle and incidentals . .


400 00


Fire Department


10,585 00


$2,000 of this amount to be taken from receipts.


Park Department 1,425 00


Of this amount $300 for tree trim-


ming and $325 for repairs to band stand.


Richardson Light Guard Armory .


1,200 00


State Aid


·


4,000 00


Soldier's Relief


.


4,000 00


Military Aid .


450 00


Town Library, Dog Tax ($868.22) all receipts and . .


1,050 00


This amount includes $300 to cover


lighting expense of library and reading room.


Reading Room · .


275 00


Fish Committee .


25 00


Cemetery Department


400 00


This amount includes $200 for Ceme- tery building.


Insurance


965 92


HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT


$17,500


Street Railway tax and


$10,700 00


That Town Treasurer be authorized under direction of Selectmen to borrow $6,800 in anticipation of Street Railway tax.


.


.


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That $350 be set aside for cross walks. .


That $1,000 be set aside for new concrete sidewalks and edgestones, where the abuttors pay one-half. That $3,000 be set aside for building and repairs to sidewalks.


.


These amounts to be taken from general appro- priation.


That preference be given at all times to the perma- nent men, horses and carts of the Fire Depart- ment. That compensation for a pair of horses, cart and driver be no more than $5.00 per day ; to single horse, cart and driver be no more than $3.50 per day.


STREET SPRINKLING


For Street Sprinkling


$1,800_00


That all work be done by the horses and perma-


nent men of the Fire Department.


SALARIES OF TOWN OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES


Selectmen


$500 00


Assessors


900 00


Overseers


300 00


Board of Health


100 00


Board of Health (services)


300 00


Auditors


215 00


Registrars


215 00


Treasurer


.


.


400 00


Town Clerk


200 00


Tax Collector


650 00


Tree Warden .


25 00


Fire Engineers


450 00


Inspector of Milk


150 00


Collector of Milk Samples


50 00


Superintendent of Streets


.


900 00


Town Counsel


.


500 00


.


·


.


·


-


.


.


259


Inspector of Animals


125 00


Inspector of Plumbing


480 00


Forest Warden and Five Deputies


75 00


Clerk to Selectmen .


300 00


Clerk to Finance Committee


·


50 00


Sealer of Weights and Measures


100 00


Moderator


25 00


$7,010 00


WATER DEPARTMENT


For Maintenance


$14,000 00


Construction


3,000 00


Interest .


8,280 00


Bond Retirement


4,000 00


Salaries of Water and Sewerage Board


300 00


$31,280 00


HYDRANT SERVICE


For 208 hydrants at $15.00


$3,120 00


For 9 standpipes, 3 fountains and 3


horse troughs at $75 each 1,125 00


$4,245 00


SEWER DEPARTMENT


For Maintenance, including engineer- ing, clerical services and superin- tendence


$729 63


To be deducted :


Unexpended balance, 1910)


79 63


To enter tax levy .


$650 00


.


.


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MUNICIPAL LIGHT PLANT


ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES


Receipts


$66,000 00 ·


Expenditures :


Bond and note payments $10,500 00


Interest


5,466 25


Depreciation, 3 per cent


on $226,020.42 6,780 61


Maintenance


49,393 33


Unpaid bills, Jan. 1,1911


3,859 81


$76,000 00


Deficiency


10,000 00


To be taken from Depreciation Fund for payment of bonds, subject to approval of State Gas and Electric Light Commissioners


2,500 00


Deficiency to be appropriated, repre- senting Town's cost of street light- ing, including Commissioners' sala- ries, $300.00 to enter tax levy Fire alarm : For maintenance 300 00


7,500 00


For construction ·


100 00


400 00


Total amount of our recommendations $263,291 44


The following vacancies occur on the committee, due to expira- tions of the terms of W. G. Strong, Nathaniel Hines, Thomas Hickey, George L. Wakefield and F. A. Seavey ; also, for two years on account of removal from town of J. H. Murphy.


Respectfully submitted, FRANK J. HENKEL, Chairman,


ARTHUR S. HILL, Secretary.


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


Municipal Light Board


AND MANAGER


OF THE


TOWN OF WAKEFIELD


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Report of the Municipal Light Board


The year just passed has been, at the Light Plant, one of com- pleting the reconstruction and reorganization begun in the year 1909, and of repairs.


The Water Gas set was completed and put into operation dur- ing the week ending March 26, 1910, and has been operated at such time as has been necessary and economical so to do. The capacity of the combined Water Gas and Coal Gas Plant is 350,000 cu. ft. in twenty-four hours. In this case six shifts of men would be necessary,-three for the Coal Gas and three for the Water Gas Plant. The Water Gas Plant has been operated only one shift in the twenty-four hours, and no extra help has been hired for this purpose. The fuel used has been coke from the Coal Gas benches. Coke has also been used under the steam boilers whenever it seemed advantageous, and we feel well satis- fied with the results. The largest output of gas in any one day was 161,200 on Dec. 30, 1910.


STONEHAM AND READING


The control of the Peoples' Gas & Electric Co. of Stoneham and Reading has been acquired by the parties who also control the Malden & Melrose Gas & Electric Co. The Town of Stoneham has confirmed the franchise of this company in Stoneham, and the Malden & Melrose Co. will doubtless be supplying this town with gas not later than July 1st next. The situation in Reading is de- pendent on the action of that town in connection with the report of their committee now having the lighting question for that town under consideration.


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ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT


During the year it became necessary to erect a new smoke stack of iron at a cost of $280.00. An iron roof was put on the boiler house to replace the wooden roof burned by fire, at a cost of $367.64, and minor repairs have been made to the engines, dynamos, exciters, etc.


The town suffered a loss when Mr. J. A. Sederquest, the engi- neer, and Mr. William E. Weare, the electrician, left its employ. Mr. Sederquest had been employed for seven years, and as his work was night work we can appreciate his desire for a change. Mr. Weare, who had been employed at the Plant for eleven years, was also offered a much more lucrative position, and the town could not expect him to decline it. Both of these men were very effi- cient in their work and let nothing stand in the way of giving to the town the best there was in them. The Commissioners appreciate the difficulty in finding at once men who have the experience and interest in our Plant, and who can fill their places. Doubtless the men who are now doing this work will in time become experi- enced and efficient, and the policy of the Board of creating good men by promotion and trial, is worthy of consideration.


STREET LIGHTING AND RATES


The law does not allow a municipality operating its Gas or Elec- tric Light Plant to make a direct appropriation for street lighting.


In the manager's report is found the statement of the assets and liabilities of the plant. The liabilities exceed the assets by $69,737.63. Included in the liabilities is every dollar that has been appropriated by the town for the payment of bonds and notes, maintenance, operating expenses, extensions, and improve- ments, not only on the gas and electrical department, but for the fire alarm system, since the latter has been under the control of the Municipal Light Board. If, during the past 16 years an ap- propriation had been made for street lighting the same as has been made for the rental of fire hydrants, this amount would not have been included in the liabilities, and the balance which is now on the loss side would be changed to the profit side, and be a very handsome amount. In other words the plant has received no


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credit for lighting the streets during the past sixteen years. Di- viding this loss of $69,737.63 by sixteen years it would give the costs of street lighting $4,378.00. The going rate by a private company would, doubtless, have averaged at least $8,500.00 per annum. Notwithstanding the original high cost of acquiring the franchise and the plant, undoubtedly, it is now a good investment for the town.


The town appropriated from the tax levy last March $10,300 ($300.00 of which was for the salaries of the Commissioners), for operating the Electric Light and Gas Plant. The bonds and notes paid exceeded $10,000 by $1,105. The interest, $5,908.35, and all of the money for maintaining, operating, improvements, extensions and repairs came from the receipts from the consumers, except depreciation balance carried over from the previous year. We believe the cost of gas to the consumer is as low, if not lower, than any other place in the state, considering the distance from the seacoast, and the amount of gas consumed per annum. The cost of electricity is as low, if not lower, except for the most fa- vored communities, and it is a question whether the town as a whole would not suffer by a rate which private concerns are ready to make to those consumers who use electricity, when you con- sider the increase in our tax rate due to the increased cost for street lighting in our town.


GAS DEPARTMENT


The installation of the Water Gas set necessitated the use of a second station meter. The old station meter which was re- placed by the new one last year was remade at a cost of $400 and is now as good as a new one for the purpose. Two gas benches were renewed in 1909, and it will be necessary to renew the third one this year. The percentage of loss of gas is large, and the Board is of the opinion that there are many gas meters in the houses which are running slow. A room has been fitted up in the place of the old office where these meters can be overhauled, re- . paired and tested, and a gas meter prover has been purchased and installed at a cost of $132.30. The state gas tests which are made at various times in the year, and made without warning, have shown that the town is manufacturing a gas well above the


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candlepower required, and of good quality. The tar which is a product from the Water Gas plant has very little commercial value. The experiment of using it on the streets as tried by the Selectmen in the Street Dept. and which is in line with the latest method of street building seemed to be a success, but was not car- ried far enough to give an opportunity of arriving at a definite conclusion.


FIRE ALARM


Your Board realizes the importance of keeping the fire alarm. system as efficient as possible. All ordinary repairs have been made as promptly as possible. A motor generator set has been installed for the purpose of charging the batteries. The batteries have been placed on glass strips and renewed when necessary. The following old boxes have been replaced with new ones : Nos. 12, 15, 26, 36, 41. Also a non-interfering box has been put in the place of old No. 35, and two new boxes established, No. 5 and No. 38. A private box No. 223 has been installed in the Harvard Knitting Mill at no cost to the town except for cost for outside work. Indicators have been installed in the Greenwood Hose house and the Volunteer Hose house.


REAL ESTATE


Necessary repairs been made to the real estate. An iron cover- ing has been put on the coal shed on the side toward the railroad and the north end. The slate has been repaired, and the interior of the shed has been planked in such a way as to prevent the weight of the coal from forcing out the sides of the building.


OFFICE


The repairs necessary to put the old court room in the town hall in condition for use for an office have been made and such neces- sary furniture purchased. The system of book-keeping recom- mended by Mr. Masury, the expert accountant, employed by the Board has been put into operation, and a stock room and a system of stock-keeping has been installed. The Bookkeeping Dept. under the efficient care of Miss Maud V. Howard, assisted by Mrs. Mar- garet Nutt and Miss Mary Smith, was able to get out the State


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Report required in September and the Town's report required early in January, 1911, without any extra assistance in the office, notwithstanding the increase in the regular work due to the in- crease of consumers in both departments. The increase in the gas receipts has been 4.59 per cent. and the increase in the re- ceipts from electrical consumers has been 22.9 per cent.


Your Board have willingly devoted much time to the manage- ment of the Plant and to the perplexities which must constantly arise in the manufacture and distribution of gas and electricity. In the electrical department the amount of electricity required at the time of the annual peak load is about all that our present equipment can supply Your Board is in hopes to make such minor changes which will carry us over this time for 1911 (which comes at the last part of the year) but realize that the town at an early date must face the problem of the future of the electrical department. The Board feels that the longer this can be deferred the longer can the financial burden incident to this be deferred and made lighter. We wish to acknowledge the faithfulness and care which Mr. A. B. Morton, manager of the Plant has given to the town as well as that of Mr. McLaughlin, foreman of the Gas Dept., and all others who have been employed during the past year. The town is very fortunate in having a body of employees who feel a true interest in the successful operation of our Gas and Electric Light Plant.


L. WALLACE SWEETSER, Chairman, CURTIS L. SOPHER, M. D. EDWIN C. MILLER, Secretary, Wakefield Municipal Light Board.


267


Report of Manager


MESSRS. L. WALLACE SWEETSER,


E. C. MILLER AND DR CURTIS L. SOPHER Municipal Light Board of Wakefield.


GENTLEMEN,-The seventeenth annual report of the Manager, showing the operation of the plant for the year ending December 31, 1910, is respectfully submitted.


COMPARATIVE REPORT OF FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1910


Ending Ending Dec.31,1910. Dec.31,1909 .*


Hours street lights were operated . .


1812


1516


Hours commercial and house incandescent


lights were operated (24 hrs. service)


8660


8016


Total number of gas consumers


1392


1262


Showing gain on previous year


130


101


Total number electric consumers .


355


304


Showing gain over previous year


51


19


Services laid during year


108


78


Gas ranges sold .


100


68


Hot plates sold


10


7


Water heaters sold


8


5


Gas heaters sold


19


13


We have now 1031 gas ranges connected.


* The report as Dec. 31, 1909, covered a period of eleven months


4


268


Gas manufactured :


Coal gas


31,446,000


Carburetted water gas 5,895,000


37,341,000


31,810,000


Gas acccounted for


29,646,500


25,709,800


Gas not accounted for . .


7,694,500


6,100,900


or


20 per ct.


19 per ct.


Current bought of Reading K W. hours


90,181


Commercial current mfg. K.W. hours


69,026


Arc current manufactured K.W. hours


85,924


Tons of steam coal used in electric dept.


311 tons


614 tons.


Tons of coke used in electric department


806


167 6


Tons of gas coal carbonized


. 2,906


2,938 “


Gas oil used On hand :


. 37,935 gal.


Gas coal


128


150


Steam coal .


None


65


Coke .


25


400


Tar .


. 6,750 gal.


6,500 gal ..


Gas oil


6,250 gal.


Number of street lamps in operation :


Arc lamps .


·


48


48


Incandescent


·


420


407


STREET LIGHT EXTENSIONS


Converse street ·


770 feet ..


Cedar street


500


Court street from Cordis to cor. Central street


360


66


Orchard avenue from Oak street to Hillis avenue


260 66


Pittman avenue from Madison ave. to Harrison ave. 503


66


Vine street .


500


Total number of feet


2,893


COMMERCIAL EXTENSION


Water street


· 2,000 feet ..


Valley street .


.


· 1,750 "


Fairmount avenue


.


.


· 2,170 "


·


269


Hopkins


2,250


Ashland avenue


66 200


Emerson street


1,028 66


West Chestnut street


180


Main street


200


66


Lawrence street from Pleasant west


490


66


Fairmount avenue


300


Richardson avenue


150


66


Greenwood avenue to playground .


653 66


Grafton street from Main to Howard street


548


Lawrence street to Wave avenue .


600


66


Wave avenue


398


Eustis avenue


237


Prospect street from end of line cor. Nichols street


492


66


Total number of feet


13,646


Gas mains were extended on the following streets :


Park street .


4


in.


158 feet.


Cedar street from Chestnut south .


4


66


132 «


Wave Terrace


2


66 148


" 86


Emerson street from Auburn


2


66


337


6


Bennett street


2


66


48


Swain place


2


66 313


Gould street


2


66


214


66


Stark avenue


2


196


66


Murray street


2


66


256


66


Cordis street from Main street


2


205


Vernon street


11-4 "


1,630


66


Ashland street


.


3-4 "


302


6


Greenwood avenue


3-4 "


138


66


Merriam st. from end of Main st. south


3-4 “


121


66


Eastern avenue


3-4 ''


200


6.0


Linden street


·


3-4 "


160


66


"Turnbull avenue


·


.


3-4 “


418


66


·


.


Herbert street


2


.


·


Sweetser street from Pleasant street east


2


400


.


270


Number of feet each size laid :


4 inch


290 feet.


2 inch


2,203 "


1 1-4 inch


1,630 "


3-4 inch


1,339 “


MANUFACTURING ACCOUNTS


Actual earnings and expenses, the inventories as of Jan. 31, 1910, respectfully considered.




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