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Wednesday, April 19. Still alarm, 2.50 p. m. Grass fire, Oak street.
Saturday, April 22. Still alarm, 5.50 p. m. Chimney fire in house, 4 Emerald street,
Sunday, April 23. Still alarm 3.30 p. m. Grass fire, Nahant street.
Monday, April 24. Still alarm, 11 a. m. Brush fire, Parker road. Box 28, 11.15 a. m . same fire.
Monday, April 24. Still alarm, 11.20 a. m. Brush fire, Main street.
Tuesday, April 25. Still alarm, 8.30 a. m. Grass fire Eaton street.
Tuesday, April 25. Box 24, 11 a. m. Grass fire off Broad- way.
Wednesday, April 26. Box 17, 11.02 a. m. Grass fire in Kimball's woods, Broadway.
Thursday, April 27. Still alarm, 11.58 a. m. Brush and grass fire off Bartley street.
Thursday, April 27. Still alarm, 2.48 p. m. Brush and grass fire off Bartley street.
Friday, April 28. Still alarm, 12.05 p. m. Brush fire off Spring street ; 4 15 p. m. Brush fire off Greenwood street ; 8.45 p m. Brush fire off Greenwood street
Saturday, April 29. Still alarm, 9.52 a. m. Brush fire, Al- bion street, near Jordan avenue ; still alarm, 7.40 p. m. Brush fire off Oak street.
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Sunday, April 30. Still alarm, 3.30 p. m. Brush fire off Nahant street ; still alarm, 5.10 p. m. Brush fire, Pitman avenue.
Wednesday, May 3. Box 113, 4:45 p. m. Fire in house, 53 Renwick Road, owned and occupied by M. A. Sederquest. Cause, probably sparks from locomotive. Loss $825.
Wednesday, May 3. Still alarm, 5.45 p. m. Brush fire, Oak street; ditto at 6.20 p. m. and 9.10 p. m.
Thursday, May 4. Box 32, 5.43 p. m. Fire in house on Mel- vin street, occupied by Mr. Coffey.
Friday, May 5. Still alarm, 11.10 a. m. Brush fire, Salem street ; still alarm, 12.42 p. m. Brush fire, Fairmount avenue ; still alarm, 2.38 p. m. Brush fire, Pitman avenue ; still alarm, 7.15 p. m. Brush fire, Main street; still alarm 8.40 p. m. Brush fire off Nahant street.
Saturday, May 6. Still alarm, 11.10 a. m. Brush fire, Oak street ; still alarm, 11.15 a. m. Brush fire, Oak street; box 6, 11.52 a. m. Brush fire, Oak street; box 10, 12.30 p. m. Brush fire, Oak street ; still alarm, 4.18 p. m. Grass fire near Green- wood bridge.
Sunday, May 7. Still alarm, 10.30 a. m. Fence fire, ball grounds, West Water street.
Sunday, May 7. Still alarm, 10.55 a. m. Brush fire, Park avenue.
Sunday, May 7. Box 13, 12.30 p. m. Brush fire, Spring street.
Sunday, May 7. Still alarm, 12.50 p. m. Brush fire back of Crystal lake.
Sunday, May 7. Box 48, 5.30 p. m. Nichols' ice house at head of lake. Cause, probably careless smoking. Loss $3500.
Monday, May 8. Still alarm, 6.40 a. m. Breaking out of ice house fire.
Monday, May S. Still alarm, 11.35 a. m. Brush fire back of Crystal lake.
Thursday, May 11. Box 65, 11.40 a. m. Grass fire off Pros- pect street.
Saturday, May 13. Still alarm, 5.05 p. m. Brush fire Mon- trose avenue.
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Saturday, May 13. Box 6, 5.24 p. m. Same fire.
Monday, May 15. Still alarm, 1.15 p. m. Brush fire, Oak street.
Tuesday, May 16. Box 54, 1.50 p. m. Brush fire, Montrose avenue.
Wednesday, May 17. Box 223, 9.20 a. m. Fire in dust bin at Harvard Knitting Mill. Cause, spontaneous combustion. Loss $100.
Wednesday, May 17. Still alarm, 11.30 a. m. Brush fire, Green street.
Wednesday, May 17. Still alarm, 2.35 p. m. Brush fire, Main street.
Wednesday, May 17. Still alarm, 3.15 p. m. Brush fire, Butler's woods.
Wednesday, May 17. Box 9, 3.30 p. m. Brush fire, Butler's woods.
Monday, May 29. Box 58, 10.30 a. m. Fire in pile of lum- ber on place formerly occupied by George Blanchard.
Thursday, June 1. Still alarm, 12.20 p. m. Fire in rubbish heap rear of Walton's block.
Friday, June 2. Still alarm, 3.50 p. m. Fire on roof of North's blacksmith shop, Main street.
Monday, June 19. Box 32, 4.36 a m. Fire in stable owned by B. & N. St. Ry. Co., Water street. Caused probably by electric wires. Loss $500.
Wednesday, June 21. Still alarm, 7.50 a. m. Chimney fire in house on Spaulding street, occupied by Leslie Hall.
Monday, July 3. Box 19, 7.36 p. m. Ice house at south end of Crystal lake, owned by H. R. Philpot, together with small house occupied by Hugh Cummings. Probable cause, careless smoking. Loss, $19,000.
Tuesday, July 4. Still alarm, 3.50 a. m. Bill board, Main street ; still alarm, 5.30 a. m. Bill board, Main street; still alarm, 9.40 a. m. Rubbish fire, Mechanic street; still alarm, 10.30 a. m. Ice house, Linden avenue ; still alarm, 1.18 p. m. Grass fire near ice house, Linden avenue.
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Thursday, July 6. Still alarm, 7.25 p. m., followed by box 35 at 7.30 p. m., second alarm at 7.40 p. m. Cutler Bros. building struck by lightning. Building was occupied by Barnard & Godrfey, bowling alleys in basement; Cutler Bros. on first floor and Wakefield Paper Box Co. on second floor. Buildings damaged-dwelling house 6 Water street, owned by Ira Atkinson and occupied by Robert Reynolds, store corner West Water and Main streets, owned by Charles S. Knowles, armory of R. L. G., the Henry F. Miller & Sons Piano Co. factory, and town hall building. Cutler Bros. a total loss ; dwelling, 6 Water street, Miller factory, Knowles building and Town Hall, partial loss. Total about $60,667.
Thursday, July 6. Still alarm, 11.30 p. m. House struck by lightning on Salem street, Montrose.
Saturday, July 9. Still alarm, 11.05 p. m. Ice house, Lin- den avenue.
Saturday, July 9. Still alarm, 8.30 p. m. Rekindling of Cut- ler fire.
Sunday, July 10. Still alarm, 9.10 p. m. Ice house, Linden avenue.
Wednesday, July 13. Still alarm, 2.20 p. m. Cutler building. Thursday, July 14. Still alarm, 1.05 p. m. Cutler building. Thursday, July 14. Still alarm, 2.45 p. m. Brush fire, Forest street.
Sunday, July 16. Box 8, 2.45 a. m. False alarm.
Monday, July 17. Box 7, 5.40 p. m. Chimney fire, Nahant street, corner Valley street.
Sunday, July 23. Still alarm, 12.45 p. m. Ice house, Lin- den avenue.
Wednesday, July 26. Still alarm, 11 a. m. Ice house, Lin - den avenue.
Saturday, August 12. Still alarm, 11.50 a. m. Ice house, Linden avenue. Monday, August 14. Still alarm 2.25 p. m. Brush fire, But- ler's woods.
Monday, August 14. Box 9, 5.07 p. m. Same fire.
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Wednesday, August 16. Box 35, 1.50 p. m. Fire in closet, Walton's block. Cause, careless smoking. Loss about $25.
Saturday, Sept. 2. Box 15, 11.32 p. m., followed by second alarm at 11.45 p. m. Fire in hay shed owned by W. C. Strong, Nahant street. C'ause, unknown. Loss $2200.
Sunday, Sept. 17. Box 59, 9.15 a. m. Chimney fire in house corner Montrose avenue and Water street.
Sunday, Sept. 17. Still alarm, 2.40 p. m. Chimney fire 48 Valley street.
Thursday, Sept. 21. Box 59, 3.25 p. m. Fire in matress in house on Montrose avenue, owned by Olive Davis. Loss $33.75.
Monday, Sept. 25. Still alarm, 11.15 a. m. Chimney fire, 16 Franklin street.
Friday, September 29. Still alarm, 12.55 p. m. Smoky furnace.
Saturday, September 30. Still alarm, 12.50 p. m. Smoky furnace, 41 Wave avenue.
Thursday, October 5. Still alarm, 2.45 p. m. Ice house, Linden avenue.
Monday, October 9. Still alarm, 3 p. m. Ice house, Linden avenue.
Thursday, October 12. Still alarm, 6.35 p. m. Brush fire, Kendrick Road.
Friday, October 27. Still alarm, 4 45 p. m. Chimney fire, corner Main street and White avenue.
Wednesday, November 1. Still alarm, 9.30 a. m. Fire in out-house, West Ward school, Prospect street.
Wednesday, November 8. Out of town call, 3.06 a. m. Lynnfield dwelling house, Lynnfield Ctr.
Thursday, November 9. Still alarm, 7.10 p. m. Supposed fire in house corner Bryant and Main streets. Drying plastering.
Friday, November 10. Still alarm, 10.47 a. m., followed by Box 58 at 10.50 a. m. Garage on Salem street, Montrose, owned by Charles E. Randall. Cause, explosion of gasoline. Loss, $3100.
Sunday, Nov. 12. Still alarm, 11.45 a. m. Burning fat on stove, 27 Crescent street.
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Tuesday, Nov. 14. Still alarm, 6.15 p. m. Fire on telephonc pole, West Chestnut street, opposite Stedman street.
Friday, November 17. Still alarm, 9.18 a. m. Fire on roof of house on Main street, owned by N. E. Cutler. Cause, sparks from chimney.
Friday, November 17. Still alarm, 1.30 p. m. Brush fire, Kendrick Road.
Saturday, December 2. Box 65, 10.17 a. m. Fire in house 61 Prospect street owned by Waldo E. Cowdrey. Cause, hot ashes. Loss about $500.
Monday, December 4. Still alarm, 4 p. m. Brush fire, Madison avenue.
Monday, December 4. Still alarm, 5.24 p. m. Chimney fire in house on Main street, owned by N. E Cutler.
Wednesday, December 6. Still alarm, 10.40 a. m. E. E. Lee's store, Greenwood.
Saturday, December 9. Out of town call, 3.58 a. m. Old South church, Reading.
Estimated value of property endangered, $147,500. Losses on same, $93,997. Insurance on same, $259,900.
CONCLUSION
In conclusion, we wish to extend to your Honorable Board and to the Finance Committee our thanks for the courtesies and co- operation which we have received during the year. We wish to compliment the officers and members of the department on the prompt and efficient manner in which they have performed their duties. We also wish to express our appreciation to the Munici- pal Light Board for relighting the streets late at night, and to the Chief of Police for services rendered by his department at fires.
Respectfully submitted, WM. E. CADE, Chief, EDWARD S. JACOB, Sec., ALBERT S. KENT, Board of Engineers.
Wakefield, Mass., January 4, 1912.
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REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS
TO THE HONORABLE BOARD OF SELECTMEN :
I have the pleasure to submit my report for the year ending Dec. 31, 1911.
I would recommend the amounts to cover expenses and needs for the following year.
Fences
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$300 00
Drains
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200 00
Cleaning basins
300 00
Spring cleaning
2,000 00
Tools and supplies
200 00
Miscellaneous bills
300 00
Patrol .
650 00
Concreting
2,000 00
Edgestones
500 00
Cross-walks .
350 00
Gravel walks
1,500 00
Washouts .
300 00
Fall cleaning
400 00
Snow
1,000 00
$10,000 00
The following streets are in need of repair.
Water street from B. & M. R. R. to Melvin street.
North avenue from Albion street to Main street.
Albion street from Broadway to Stoneham line. Forest street.
Main street from Water street to B. & M. R. R.
Main street from bridge to Greenwood Depot.
Fairmount avenue.
Vernon street from Cordis street to Wave avenue.
We have used the past year three carloads of oil and one of chloride which proved very satisfactory when applied. The chloride covered 25,400 sq. yards at a cost .012 sq. yd.
The light oil covered 40,800 sq. yds. at a cost of .01 sq. yard.
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The heavy oil covered 47,000 sq. yds. at a cost of .031 sq. yard which was covered with sand.
We need at least three cars of heavy oil, two cars of light oil and two cars of chloride to cover the amount of surface recom- mended for treatment in 1912.
APPROPRIATIONS RECOMMENDED FOR 1912
Macadam Main street from Bridge to Greenwood Depot $2,500 00
Estimated cost $5,000 00
State to pay one-half.
Main street, from Water street to B. & M. R. R. 1,000 00
North avenue from Main street to Albion street 3,500 00
Albion street, Broadway to Stoneham line 2,300 00 Water street from B. & M. R. R. to Melvin . 2,000 00
Vernon street from Wave avenue to Cordis 1,000 00
Fairmount avenue
350 00
Forest street, Main street to Stoneham line .
750 00
General repairs, fences, drains, culverts, edgestones, snow
10,000 00
Dust layers and coatings .
3,858 00
Total .
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$27,258 00
Respectfully submitted,
D. C. GREANY,
Supt. of Streets.
REPORT OF THE TOWN COUNSEL
TO THE HONORABLE BOARD OF SELECTMEN :
GENTLEMEN :- I hereby submit my report for the past year.
There are now pending in court five actions in tort against the town and one action of contract, there are also six old petitions for abatement of sewer taxes undisposed of.
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CASES DISPOSED OF
Morgan suit, finding for plaintiff and execution for $166.76 paid by town.
Two Fitz cases, findings for town and $156.72 collected on executions.
The town's case against the American Surety Company, after eight years' litigation was ended June 8, 1911, by the town col- lecting on execution $45,221.63, and, that it may be of record, I here state that I greatly appreciate the fairness of the town in voting me extra compensation for the work involved in this case.
Respectfully submitted,
M. E. S. CLEMONS,
Dec. 31, 1911.
Town Counsel.
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE
WAKEFIELD, MASS., January 1, 1912.
TO THE HONORABLE BOARD OF SELECTMEN :
GENTLEMEN :- I have the honor to submit to your honorable board the report of the doings of the Police Department for the year ending December 31, 1911.
Number of arrests
286
Number of summonses served
32
Number brought before the court
318
Males
315
Females
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248
Non-Residents
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70
For the following crimes, viz :-
Arrested for other officers
8
Assault and battery
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26
Assault with dangerous weapon
5
Assault on officer
0
Bastardy
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5
3
Residents
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59
Breaking, entering and larceny
3
Carrying concealed weapons
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1
Cruelty to animals
.
Drunkenness
166
Disturbance of the peace
1
Gaming on the Lord's day
32
Insane
5
Larceny
10
Mutual assault .
4
Malicious mischief
3
Non-support of wife and child
3
Profanity
2
Rude and disorderly
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1 1
Stubborn child
3
Truancy
1
Violation of liquor law
1
Violation of Lord's day
10
Violation of town by-laws
18
Violation of steam boiler law
5
Total
318
HOW DISPOSED OF
Appealed
8
Bound over to the Grand Jury
1
Continued
26
Concord Reformatory
1
Defaulted
4
Discharged
10
Delivered to other officers
8
Fines paid
93
House of Correction
2
Insane hospital .
4
Committed for non-payment of fines
Committed State Board of Charity
2
Lyman School
1
Placed on file
47
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Vagrancy
60
Released
98
State Farm
8
Total
318
Amount of fines imposed by the Court
. $1080.50
Amount of imprisonment imposed
84 months .
Accidents reported ·
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19
Broken wires reported .
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24
Buildings found open ·
209
Complaints received and investigated
611
Defective sidewalks and streets 9
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Defects in water pipes
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8
Defects in gas pipes
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4
Details for public assemblages .
210
Dogs shot . .
28
Disturbances suppressed
14
Fires extinguished without alarm
8
Horses shot
7
Lanterns in dangerous places
112
Lost children cared for
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32
On duty telephone calls since November 17
. 968
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There has been one addition to the permanent force, Officer Frank H. Robinson having been promoted.
Officer Edwin F. Poland has been assigned to night duty in the Town Hall, commencing November 17th, thereby making it pos- sible for any person desiring to transact business with the police, to reach them by telephone or otherwise at all hours of the day and night.
The officers are now required to call up the station from their boxes on the streets within certain times, thereby keeping within constant touch with the police office, a record of each call and the time being made. This, you will have to agree with me, is a pro- tection to the town as well as to the officer.
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RECOMMENDATIONS
A police department is one of the most essential things in any community ; to it is intrusted the care and moral welfare of the community, and by it the moral condition of the community is represented.
The primary duty of a police officer is to prevent crime, and failing this, is to procure its punishment.
For this purpose he is invested with broad powers and may per- form any act consistent with the rights of others and with the exercise of a sound discretion on his part.
But it should be understood that neither the state nor the mu- nicipality whose officer he is, assumes any responsibility for his wrongful action.
Physical and mental ability and moral character should be con- sidered and politics eliminated.
I would recommend that you have a Police Department to con- sist of five patrolmen and a chief ; and that for the maintaining of such a department, a sufficient sum together with the Court fines, be appropriated.
In conclusion I wish to thank your honorable board for the kindly assistance and advice given me.
To his Honor, Judge Bruce, and his assistants, Judges Sweet- ser and Riley, and also to the Clerk of the District Court, Wilfred B. Tyler and his able assistant, Henry C. Bacon, I wish to extend my sincere thanks for the kind and courteous treatment accorded me throughout the year.
To all those who have in any way assisted this department, you have my thanks.
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES JJ. POLLARD,
Chief of Police.
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REPORT OF THE FOREST WARD
TO THE HONORABLE BOARD OF SELECTMEN :
GENTLEMEN :
Number of fires 1911
88
Increase over 1910
17
Average cost of each fire including loads of
water and teams
$9 12-
Average cost in 1910
8 45.
APPROPRIATIONS
Spring meeting
$250 00
Fall meeting
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597 00
Borrowed from Misc. fund .
557 36
$1,404 36.
EXPENDED
Payroll No. 12, Spring
$807 61
Payroll No. 13, Fall
39 30
Reimbursed Misc. fund
557 36
Balance
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$1,404 36
Several fires came in from the adjoining towns for which bills, have been sent.
Saugus
$119 50
Stoneham
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59 25
B. & M. R. R.
7 00
$185 75
Wakefield fire cost in 1911 $661 16
Wakefield fire cost in 1910 $596 50
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The continued drouth during the spring and summer, when in ordinary seasons fires would have been small, added greatly to the expense of putting them out.
This department is under great obligations to the Fire Depart ment and their officers who responded promptly to our call for assistance.
Respectfully, SAMUEL T. PARKER,
Forest Ward, State No. 208.
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
TO THE HONORABLE BOARD OF SELECTMEN :
DEAR SIRS: - I herewith submit to you a report of my work done in 1911.
Adj. Sealed Con.
Platform scales capacity over 5000 pounds .
13
Platform scales capacity under 5000 pounds .
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Computing scales
8
All other scales
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2
168
4
Weights .
9 546
Dry measure
149
Liquid
122
1
Milk jars .
170
4
Oil tanks .
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5
Linear measures
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8
Fees collected during the year $73.56.
Respectfully submitted,
A. A. MANSFIELD,
Sealer of Weights and Measures.
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REPORT OF SWEETSER CHARITY
SARAH A. CUTLER, Treasurer,
In account with Sweetser Charity.
DR.
To balance on hand Jan. 1, 1911
$19 29
February dividend on deposit 19
$19 48
CR.
By disbursements during the year
$10 25
Balance on hand
$ 9 23
SARAH A. CUTLER,
Treasurer.
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS
TO THE HONORABLE BOARD OF SELECTMEN :
DEAR SIRS : - I herewith submit my annual report as Inspector of Animals. ' During the year 1911, on Inspection of Animals have made one hundred and eighty (180) calls. There were ten (10) horses killed for glanders. Three (3) tuberculosis cows.
Respectfully submitted,
DR. PALMER CORBETT.
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REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF WIRES
TO THE HONORABLE BOARD OF SELECTMEN :
GENTLEMEN :- The tenth annual report of the Inspector of wires is herein submitted.
One hundred and thirty four (134) reports having been filed, and inspections made during the year 1911-as required.
Respectfully submitted, ALBERT B. MORTON,
Wire Inspector.
There have been 3172 orders drawn on the Town Treasurer, aggregating $260,472.04.
Changes have been made in the manner of paying off the employees of various departments and all Boards have been held strictly to specific appropriations in their expenditures.
One hundred eighteen building permits have been granted with a total estimated value of $252,172.00 marking a record year in building and indicating a healthy growth of the Town.
The Board has been able to secure the construction of Water street from Melvin street to the Saugus line by the B. & N. St. Ry. Co., without cost to the Town, under a franchise granted in 1901, and the rails on this street and on Albion street have been relocated, improving the service and the appearance of the streets.
The Telephone Co. has been given permission to lay conduit in Main, Albion and some other streets in order to put their wires underground and one duct in these conduits has been reserved for use by the Town without any expense to the Town.
A step forward has been taken, we believe, in the using of oils and other preparations on the highways for dust laying, in place of water.
The stone-crusher plant has been improved and our own citi- zens, employed there, furnished all the stone needed for highway
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work and at a price appreciably lower than that for which it could be bought in the open market.
A working agreement has been made with [the Municipal Light Commissioners whereby all opening of the streets for their pipes, etc., shall be done by the Highway department and be paid for by the Light Board. If this arrangement proves successful, and we believe it will, a similar agreement with the Water and Sewer Board would solve one of the vexing questions of the day-the co-operation of departments.
Immediate attention and careful consideration have been given to all matters pertaining to the Town's welfare, and complaints from individuals have been investigated promptly.
Our thanks are hereby tendered to the several Boards and Offi- cials of the Town and State for courtesies received and to our fellow citizens for their co-operation and support.
If our efforts, to serve the town acceptably, have met with some degree of approval among our citizenship, we shall feel a justi- fiable pride in the year's work.
Respectfully submitted,
Board of Selectmen GEO. E. WALKER, Chairman, CHAS. S. YOUNG, Secretary, ANDREW G. ANDERSON, FRANK A. LONG, NATH. E. CUTLER.
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Treasurer's Report
TO THE CITIZENS OF WAKEFIELD :
I herewith present my report for the fiscal year ending Decem- ber 31, 1911.
TRUST FUNDS
The trust funds now in my hands are as follows :
The Flint Memorial Fund (Library)
$1,000 00
Dr. Francis P. Hurd Library Fund 2,500 00
C. Wakefield Library Fund
500 00
Franklin Poole Library Fund
500 00
Cyrus G. Beebe Library Fund
2,000 00
Jonathan Nichols Temperance Fund
1,000 00
C. Sweetser Lecture Fund
10,000 00
C. Sweetser Burial Lot Fund
1,000 00
Flint Old Burial Ground Fund
2,000 00
Jane K. Vinton Burial Lot Fund .
50 00
C. Sweetser Lecture Guarantee Fund
894 22
Nancy White Park Fund
1,000 00
Nancy White Hurd School Fund .
500 00
Merrill W. Gove Library Fund
500 00
Clarissa E. Swain Burial Lot Fund
500 00
Total $23,944 22 For investments and expenditures see detailed report as follows :
THE FLINT MEMORIAL FUND, $1,000
The fund is now invested in a certificate of deposit, bearing interest at the rate of four per centum per annum.
The income $36.67 has been credited to the library department.
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DR. F. P. HURD LIBRARY FUND, $2,500
The fund is now invested in a certificate of deposit with inter- est at the rate of four per centum per annum. .
The sum of $108.62 as interest has been credited to library account.
C. WAKEFIELD LIBRARY FUND, $500
This fund is invested in a certificate of deposit.
The sum of $21.73 as interest has been credited to library account, being interest at the rate of four per centum per annum.
FRANKLIN POOLE LIBRARY FUND, $500
This fund is at present invested in a certificate of deposit with interest at the rate of four per centum per annum.
The sum of $25.06 as interest has been credited to library account.
CYRUS G. BEEBE LIBRARY FUND, $2,000
The fund is at present invested in a certificate of deposit, bearing interest at the rate of four per centum per annum.
The interest, $74.66 has been credited to library account.
JONATHAN NICHOLS TEMPERANCE FUND, $1,000
The fund is now invested in a certificate of deposit, and bears interest at the rate of four per centum per annum.
STATEMENT OF INCOME AND PAYMENTS
Interest on fund to Jan. 1, 1912
. $ 36 67
Paid Edward O. Proctor
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$10 00
Paid Ralph Hooper
10 00 20 00
Balance available
. $ 16 67
C. SWEETSER BURIAL LOT FUND, $1,000
The fund is on deposit with the Wakefield Savings Bank.
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STATEMENT OF INCOME AND PAYMENTS
Balance income as per last report
. $422 91
Interest added to Aug. 1, 1911
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53 82
$476 73
Expended :
James A. Lehey, monument
$275 00
Labor pay roll .
7 00
Water Department, water rates
3 00 285 00
Balance available
. $191 73
FLINT OLD CEMETERY FUND, $2,000
The principal of this fund is to be held in trust, and the in- come only to be expended in improving the old cemetery.
STATEMENT OF INCOME AND PAYMENTS
Balance of income available at last report $ 86 42
Interest on fund one year, to Dec. 31, 1911
86 89
Interest from Wakefield Savings Bank 3 24 .
Receipts from Old Cemetery
16 00
$192 55
Expended :
Labor as per pay rolls
$78 38
Moth Department
12 43 90 81
Balance available . $101 74 The above balance is on deposit with the Wakefield Savings Bank and the principal is invested in a certificate of deposit with interest at the rate of four per centum per annum.
JANE K. VINTON BURIAL LOT FUND, $50
This fund is now on deposit with the Wakefield Savings Bank, and the interest is to be used for the care of William Stimpson burial lot.
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STATEMENT OF INCOME AND PAYMENTS
Balance available from last year . S 26
Interest from Wakefield Savings Bank Aug. 1,1911 1 89
2 15
Paid Labor roll care of lot .
1 50
Balance available 65
C. SWEETSER LECTURE GUARANTEE FUND, $894.22
In addition to the lecture fund of $10,000, there was received from the trustees of the late Cornelius Sweetser the sum of $552, which by vote of the town, is held in reserve to pay any deficien- cies arising from the lecture courses of the future. Its present condition is as follows :
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