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Champagne, Grover, lineman
182 78
Cody, John D., lineman .
265 11
Campbell, Charles E., lineman
202 43
Lally, Michael, lineman .
440 32
Peters, Harry, lineman .
470 29
McLaughlin, Patrick, foreman gas dept.
1,219 53
Burns, Lawrence, stoker .
139 14
Coughlin, James, stoker
893 37
Chambers, James, stoker
821 48
Donnegan, William, stoker
240 75 ·
Foley, Michael, stoker
660 01
Galvin, James, stoker
881 73
Joyce, Martin, stoker
824 35
McGrath, James, stoker
817 29
Quinn, Patrick, stoker
575 33
Sullivan, Jeremiah, stoker
810 28
White, Foster, stoker
827 19
Maher, Daniel, watchman
.
634 00
McMahon, John H., stockkeeper and weigher
705 00
Draper, James H., gas fitter 668 96 Trahey, Richard, helper . 634 06
Wright, W. Frank, helper ·
.
470 29
Desmond, Patrick, meter reader
726 40
Burns, Matthew, meter reader 677 23 .
Kelley, Michael J., hostler
715 34
.
.
321
Morgan, Henry, mason .
98 13
Brewer, Joseph S., helper
.
397 75
Stanley, William, helper.
614 87
Sliney, John, helper
216 57
Connelly, Martin, laborer
13 50
Connors, D., laborer
73 97
Dinan, William, laborer .
58 22
Doucette, Raymond, laborer
8 75
Flynn, Daniel, helper
670 24
Halloran, Timothy, laborer
35 72
Kelly, Joseph, laborer
320 35
Lyons, Thomas, helper
.
505 53
LaFave, James, laborer .
33 44
Murphy, Thomas, laborer
198 01
McCarthy, William, laborer
177 46
Murray, Patrick, laborer
97 20
Muse, Alex., laborer
169 04
Muse, Joseph, laborer
50 63
Manning, John, laborer
160 89
Muse, John, laborer
32 63
Muse, William, laborer
.
27 28
Mulcahey, Frank, laborer
48 39
Nicholson, A., laborer
2 25
Philbrick, Franklin, laborer
57 66
Porter August, laborer
47 26
Roach, John, laborer
139 22
Spencer, Henry, laborer .
214 25
Sliney, Timothy, laborer
142 19
Sweeney, William, laborer
48 10
Stone, Harry A., laborer
13 50
Walsh, John, laborer
251 37
Welch, Thomas, laborer .
27 84
Wittekind, John, laborer
2 25
Coyne, Batholomew, laborer
68 35
.
$27,516 99
322
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
CASH STATEMENT
Appropriation, March, 1912
. $15,000 00
Gas sales
. 37,432 44
Electric sales
. 21,299 35
Coke sales
. 5,312 56
Tar sales
1,346 41
Jobbing electric
759 61
Gas stoves
2,384 13
Incandescent lamps
683 03
Jobbing gas
1,043 36
Gas arcs
188 40
Fans and rental
292 55
Guarantee deposits
430 00
Meter rentals
46 40
Telephone
8 46
Repair lines .
177 94
Repair mains
67
Oil tar .
3 00
General expense
33
Repair works
12 00
Hay and grain
24 00
Repair gas meters .
1 00
Incidentals gas
20 00
Stock . . ·
2 30
Gas service (formerly included in jobbing
gas acct. )
894 00
Purifying
.
.
7 53
New fire alarm
.
5 00
$87,374 47
Transferred from depreciation
581 07
$87,955 54
323
Transferred from fire alarm . 25 85
$87,981 39 Less amount set aside for depreciation . . $7,738 91
Bond payments 9,500 00
17,233 91
$70,747 48
GAS
EXPENDITURES
Gas coal, including freight and handling . $11,153 64
Coke, teaming and handling
583 40
Station tools .
276 79
Distribution tools .
52 79
Gas stoves
78 49 .
Repair mains
754 91 ·
.. meters
187 24
66 works
845 62 .
66 real estate
399 52
66 benches
648 19 .
General salaries
2,001 06
Station wages
.
6,570 89
Distribution wages
2,663 70 ·
Purifying
720 75
Incidental
107 80
Advertising
111 35
Coal tar .
64 26
Jobbing gas .
399 26
Wages meter takers
663 86 .
Distribution gas material
66 64 .
Gas ares .
138 41
Connecting stoves and appliances
322 18 .
Gas oil .
1,814 93 .
Gas consumers (refund) .
21 47
Gas service . .
1,043 79
Gas manufacturing acct., station lighting
527 41
.
.
.
.
·
.
.
.
$32,248 35
324
ELECTRIC
EXPENDITURES
Steam coal, including freight and han-
dling
$3,939 96
Distribution tools
41 16
Oil and waste
162 74
Repairs electric plant
43 39
66 steam plant
725 33
66 arc lamps .
62 92
electric lines
2,404 74
real estate
5 93
Jobbing electric
723 08
Station tools .
41 55
Repair electric meters and transformers
93 18
Incidental
23 34
General salaries
2,000 75
Current bought
3,772 95
Station wages
2,941 16 ·
Care of lights
200 85
Distribution wages
741 94
Fans and rental
179 06
Water
217 58
Incandescent lamps
1 50
Electric manufacturing account, station lighting .
327 90
$18,651 01
MISCELLANEOUS
Guarantee deposits returned $300 00
Horses and wagons
.
740 73
Care of grounds
.
.
36 21
Stable expense
467 98
Hay and grain
671 79
·General office expense, printing, postage,
and envelopes
610 26
.
.
.
.
.
.
325
Insurance
1,355 67
Telephone
115 14
Interest on guarantee deposits
23 30
General expense .
64 68
Collections : E. E. Lee, $49.77; J. R.
Reid & Son, $8.02 .
57 79
Interest
.
5,063 75
Repair Town Hall office
.
1 00
Commissioners' salaries .
300 00 .
Stock bills paid
9,958 46
Office furniture and fixtures
9 21
Express, etc.
-$19,842 26
$70,741 62
Transferred to new fire alarm
5 00
$70,746 62
RECAPITULATION
MAINTENANCE
Amount available for maintenance and
interest .
. $70,742 48
Cash expenditures .
. 70,741 62
Balance of general account returned
to town
86
DEPRECIATION
Appropriation, March .
. $7,733 91
66
November
·
1,200 00
$8,933 91
Overdraft Jan. 1, 1912 .
.
$1,147 07
Less transfer to general account
581 07
1,728 14
$7,205 77
.
66 29
.
326
Expended as follows :
Labor
Material $28.79
Total $28.79
Real estate gas
.
Machinery and manu-
facturing
$ 48
134 00
134 48
Gas mains .
1,280 01
725 93
2,005 94
Gas meters
25
1,373 34
1,373 59
Steam plant
9 60
9 60
Pole lines .
315 47
1,474 52
1,789 99
Transformers
668 88
668 88
Electric meters .
880 41
880 41
$1,596 21 $5,295 47 $6,891 68
6,891 68
Balance of depreciation account
$314 09
NEW CONSTRUCTION FIRE ALARM
Appropriation Mar. 11, 1912 .
$1,100 00
Transfer from general account
5 00
$1,105 00
UNDERGROUND CIRCUIT
Box 35, with pedestal
$ 60 00
Lead covered wire .
413 76
Conduit
·
59 91
Castings
14 00
Panel .
6 25
Paint
3 50
Incidentals
17 33
Labor
181 24
New gong, Chief Cade
24 01
Purchased two second hand boxes, No. 77 and No. 121 .
70 00
Transferred to Fire Alarm Maintenance Nov. 11, 1912
250 00
$1,100 00
Balance returned to town
$5 00
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327
MAINTENANCE FIRE ALARM
Appropriation, Mar. 11, 1912
$350 00
Nov. 11, 1912
250 00
$600 00
Sundry repairs and material
95 37
Labor replacing and caring for apparatus
395 60
490 97
Balance fire alarm returned to town . $109 03
BONDS PAID
Appropriation to purchase bonds, Oct. 1,
1912
. $6,000 00
· Appropriation to Greenwood extension 1,000 00
66 to new gas addition . 2,500 00
$9,500 00
328
REPORT OF TREASURER, JULY FOURTH COMMITTEE, 1912
Appropriation authorized $500 00
EXPENDITURES
H. M. Dolbeare, printing
$ 9 75
H. A. Feindel, lumber
8 19
Cash for prizes
24 00
Wakefield Shoe & Clothing Co., prizes
5 25
Peoples' Clothing Co., prizes .
6 30
Geo. H. Taylor, prizes .
6 35
N. G. Wood & Son, prizes
6 00
Mrs. O'Brien, use of barn
5 00
Eastern Lyceum Bureau, entertainment
60 00
Boston Badge Co., badges
1 50
Woburn National Band .
155 00
G. F. Gardner, distributing bills
1 00
William Mayne, police .
2 70
American Fireworks Co.
200 00
F. A. Simonds, care of ice water
3 00
American Express Co., express
4 85
Geo. W. Beasley, supplies
·
1 11
$500 00
F. E. BUNKER, Chairman,
G. E. CAMPBELL, Secretary, H. A. SIMONDS, Treasurer.
£
329
Report of Finance Committee
The recommendations of the Committee for the year ending December 31, 1913, are herewith respectfully submitted.
Of these amounts one-fifth for the School Department and one- sixth for the other departments were appropriated at the January 1913 town meeting.
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
General payrolls
$76,000 00
This amount includes $2,000, estimated receipts from tuition.
TREASURER'S DEPARTMENT
Maturities in 1913, provided by pre-
vious votes, including Appropria-
tions in 1912 after tax levy
had been made, amounting to $38, 278 00
Amounts to be deducted :
To be taken from Water
Plant Receipts . $4,000 00
Meters . · . 1,500 00
To be taken from Light Receipts . 9,500 00
$15,000 00
To enter tax levy . Interest $22,743 75
$23,278 00
Estimated for interest on temporary loans . 5,000 00
Overdraft 1912
.
481 63
$28,225 38
330
Amounts to be deducted :
To be taken from Water
Receipts
. $7,960 00
Interest meter loan .
·
570 00
To be taken from Light
Plant Receipts
.
4,701 25
$13,231 25
To enter tax levy
$14,994 13
STATE AND COUNTY CHARGES
State, for list see Treasurer's report . $30,713 56
County
8,599 73
$59,313 29
Poor Department
$10,000 00
Police Department
7,500 00
Town Hall
2,625 00
Miscellaneous .
5,000 00
Forest warden work
275 00
Tree warden, incidentals .
50 00
Moth Department
4,372 26
Fire Department
12,00C 00
Park Department
1,350 00
State Aid
4,000 00
Soldiers' Relief
4,000 00
Military Aid .
450 00
Town Library, Dog tax ($934.20) all receipts and 1,000 00
This amount includes $300 to cover lighting expense of Library and Reading Room.
Reading Room
275 00
State Dep'y Game and Fish Warden
25 00
Cemetery Department
400 00
331
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
$3000 Street Railway Tax and
$3000 Excise Tax S
$19,000 00 6,000 00
$25,00C 00
That Town Treasurer be authorized under direc-
tion of Selectmen to borrow $6,000 in antici-
pation of Street Railway Tax and Excise Tax.
That preference be given at all times to the permanent men, horses and carts of the Fire Department. That compensation for a pair of horses, cart and driver be no more than $5 00 per day ; to single horse, cart and driver, no more than $3.50 per day.
SALARIES OF TOWN OFFICERS AND EMPLOYES
Selectmen
$ 500 00
Assessors
1,200 00
Overseers
300 00
Board of Health
100 00
Board of Health (services)
400 00
Cemetery Commissioners .
70 00
Auditors
400 00
Registrars
250 00
· Treasurer
600 00
Town Clerk
200 00
Tax Collector .
650 00
Tree Warden
25 00
Fire Chief
1,200 00
Fire Engineers
275 00
Inspector of Milk
150 00
Collector of Milk Samples
50 00
Clerk to Finance Committee
50 00
Superintendent of Streets
2,000 00
332
Town Counsel
500 00
Inspector of Animals
125 00
Inspector of Plumbing
600 00
Forest Warden and Five Deputies
75 00
Clerk to Selectmen .
400 00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
100 00
Moderator
25 00
.
$11,245 00
WATER DEPARTMENT
For Maintenance . $14,000 00
and income from services
Construction
.
.
5,000 00
Interest
7,963 00
Bond Retirement
4,000 00
Salaries of Water and Sewerage
Board .
300 00
31,263 00
HYDRANT SERVICE
For 220 hydrants at $15 .
$3,300 00
4 fountains and 3 horse troughs at $75 525 00
$3825 00
SEWER DEPARTMENT
For Maintenance, including engineer- ing, clerical services and superin- tendence $650 00
and income from connections.
333
MUNCIPAL LIGET PLANT
ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES AND RECEIPTS
Expenditures :
Bond and mote payments 89.500 00
Interest . - 4.701 25
Depreciation 3 per cent
on $257.797.18 . 7.733 31
Maintenance . . 59.909 08
Unpaid bills. Jan 1. 1913 7,161 76
$83.000 00
Receipts . .
74.000 00
Deficiency to be spprog
senting Tows's coste
ing. including Commissioner
salaries. 8300, to enter tax levy .
$15.000 00
Fire Alarm :
For Maintenance -
$500
Construction .
$1.000 00
Total amount of
$16.000 00
The following vacancies ovcar on due to expira- tions of the terms of Clinton Stearns. W. H. Cartland. J. A. Meloney. E. F. Preston, Joseph C. Dinan and Harry M. Wheeler for 2 year term.
Respectfully submitted.
CLINTON H. STEARNS. Chiza
WILLIAM H. CARTLAND. See'v.
234
INDEX
Page
. Assessors' Report
133
Assessors' Clerk Hire
253
Auditors' Report
258
Auditors' Balance Sheet
256-257
Band Concerts ·
255
Beebe Town Library, Trustees' Report
202
Librarian's Report
207
Board of Health Report
140
Expenses ·
244
Services .
250
Cemetery Expenses
143
Common and Park .
249
Dog Licenses .
296
Election Expenses .
244
Elm Street Sewer
255
Extraordinary Expenses
242
Fire Department
58-70
Fish Committee Expenses
253
Finance Committee .
329-333
Forest Warden ·
71
Highways and Bridges
81-98
Interest Account
115
Inspector of Milk .
142
166 " Plumbing
141
" Animals
104
July 4th
.
328
Jury List
6-8
Land for Park Purposes .
252
Land for Park Purposes ( Wakefield Junction ) .
252
Legal Expenses
243
List of Polls and Estates
252
.
.
.
235
Markers, Revolutionary Graves
252
Memorial Day
255
Military Aid .
253
Miscellaneous, Recapitulation .
245
Moth Department
251
Motor Hose Wagon
246
Municipal Light Plant ·
297
Commissioners' Report
298
Manager's Report
304
Manufacturing Accounts
308
Expenses
309
Police Department .
73-80
Poor
230-238
Park Commissioners' Report
.
261
Printing, Advertising and Stationery
244
Reading Room
211
Rental of Hydrants
253
Richardson Light Guard Expenses
250
Railroad Street Land Damage .
252
Salaries Town Officers
.
246
School Department :
Committee Report
145-150
Superin endent's Report
151
High School Principal's Report
169
School Statistics
185
Graduating Exercises
178
Expenses :
Contingent
194
Evening School
199
Fuel
198
General .
193
Supplies .
197
Income Account
199
Financial Statement
192
Sewer Extention Layout .
255
Selectmen's Report .
51-57
Soldiers' Relief
.
251
.
.
.
.
.
.
286
State Aid
253
Sweetser Charity Report
103
Sealer of Weights and Measures
103
Tax Collector's Statement
130-132
Tax Deeds, List of
239-241
Town Clerk's Returns
243
Card Index
254
Register .
264
Births
284
Deaths .
280
Marriages
266
Town officials
3-5
Town Meeting Records
9-50
Town Counsel's Report
57
Transfer and Street List .
254
Town Hall Expenses
247
Tree Warden Expenses
254
Treasurer's Report .
105-129
Water Street Damages ·
252
Water and Sewerage Board Report .
214-229
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