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$ 323.95
115.78
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SECTION 5-Continued
Cleaning
Drains 19.88
Apr.
Albion St., cleaning drain . Spring cleaning
194.50
Cleaning catch-basins
44.00
Park Ave. drain, prop. part
345.69
May Applying oil . Team charges .
5.94
3.75
Lake, Broadway, Bartley, Nelly Sts., sidewalk
1.25
June Cleaning catch-basins Cedar St., repairing drain Harvard Sq., Macadam
5.31
$ 234.76
July Team charges .
31
Washouts, etc.
12.19
Harvard Sq., Macadam Gravel . · · ·
306.15
41.00
Aug. Tarvia "B", Albion St. ·
137.02
Applying oil
11.70
Cleaning catch-basins
45.63
Gould St. .
2.50
$200.50 $ 506.33 $ 275.25 $ 540.91 $ 385.11 $ 396.51
Allott. $1,980.50 Exp. $2,304.61 Overdraft $324.11
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Gravel Macadam Oil Sidewalks
$ 232.64
$ 353.01
SECTION 6
Cleaning
Drains
Gravel Macadam . Oil Sidewalks
Jan. Cleaning catch-basins and gutters .
$ 4.18
Feb. Cleaning catch-basins and gutters .
6.74
Mar. Team charges .
4.81
Bennett and Melvin Sts., new drain .
183.33
Bennett and Melvin Sts., sidewalk Traverse St.
$ 9.50
Apr. Spring cleaning
259.26
May Cleaning catch-basins
55.00
Applying oil
$ 35.25
Team charges .
5.00
June Birch Hill Ave., drain repair Team charges .
2.19
July Main and Water Sts, Tarvia "B"
184.66
Washouts, etc.,
7.60
Charles and Richardson Sts.
117.33
Applying Tarvia "B", Main, Water, Franklin and Bennett Sts.
176.20
Aug. Washouts and drain repairs Applying oil
22.13
82.56
Nov. Repair gutter, Melvin St.
3.28
Cleaning gutter and catch-basins
18.75
Dec. Main St., sidewalk
11.25
$268.76 $ 313.01
$ 478.67 $ 249.64
REPORT OF
HIGHWAY
ENGINEER
Allott. $1,395.45 Exp. $1,310.08 Bal. $85.37
137
.
.
$ 95.12
25.94
.
SECTION 7
Cleaning etc.
Drains Gravel Macadam
Oil Sidewalks
Jan. Filling washout and cleaning catch-basins
.
·
$
8.44
9.07
$ 6.00
4.12
Mar. Team charges . Opening pit and ledge at Playground Apr. Green St., washout Oak St., culvert repair
5.00
5.00
334.17
Gravel work, Green St. and Playground Gravel work, Oak St. and Playground . Spring cleaning
237.07
May Oak St. and sidewalk
857.66
$ 251.12
Cleaning catch-basins
44.00
Repairing drain at Greenwood School Applying oil
5.13
$ 235.98
June Cleaning catch-basins Oak St. ·
2.81
Team charges .
10.00
1.56
16.33
5.00
July
Main St. Tarvia "B" Applying oil
3.75
Washouts, Green St.
25.95
Pine St. grading .
109.69
Aug. Drain repair, Greenwood cor. Francis Ave. Applying oil
6.19
69.74
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138
Feb. Cleaning catch-basins and gutters Falcon Sign Co. .
.
$ 97.00
.
321.12
1.56
315.82
Greenwood Ave., rolling . . Cleaning catch-basins, etc
·
4.22
4.49
15.00
$349.42 $ 126.02 $1656.14
$ 630.29 $ 251.12
Allott. $3,140.75 Exp. $3,012.99 Bal. $127.76
SECTION 8
Mar. Forest St., setting bound-stones
Apr. Forest St., setting bound-stones .
Spring cleaning .
$145.50
May Spring cleaning .
8.13
Gravel, Greenwood St., scarifying and shaping .
$ 124.25
June Gravel, Greenwood St. Note: Sidewalk included July Forest St., filling washout
$ .62
Gravel, Merriam and Forest Sts. . Applying oil
141.47
Aug.
Applying oil .
106.50
Gravel, Forest St. .
124.16
Gravel, Greenwood St. Note: Sidewalk included
41.64
$208.13 $
.62 $1302.78
$ 109.31
Alott. $1,616.30 Exp. $1,620.84 Overdraft $4.54
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OF HIGHWAY ENGINEER
Cleaning etc. $ 48.50 6.00
Drains
Gravel Macadam Oil Sidewalks
871.26
$ 2.81
SECTION 9
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Allott. $940.30 Exp. $897.78 Bal. $42.52
Summary of Sectional Expenditures
Cleaning
Drains
Gravel
Macadam
Oil
Sidewalks
Expend.
Allott. Balance O'draft
Section No. 1
$ 162.25 $
6.37 $
420.63
$
195.51 $ 591.10 $ 1,375.86 $ 1,429.40 $ 53.54
Section No. 2
629.87
421.25
38.50
1,401.37
1,228.52
3,719.51
3,606.10
113.41
Section No. 3
210.51
258.80
206.35
403.20
531.64
8.44
1,618.94
1,450.50
168.44
Section No. 4
443.07
1,430.16
174.80
464.28
2,512.31
2,240.70
271.61
Section No. 5
200.50
506.33
275.25
540.91
385.11
396.51
2,304.61
1,980.50
324.11
Section No. 6
268.76
313.01
478.67
249.64
1,310.08
1,395.45
85.37
Section No. 7
349.42
126.02
1,656.14
630.29
251.12
3,012.99
3,140.75
127.76
Section No. 8
208.13
.62
1,302.78
109.31
1,620.84
1,616.30
4.54
Section No. 9
82.75
59.29
125.50
630.24
897.78
940.30
42.52
.
.
$
.62 12.88
Replanking bridge, Water St. Gravel, Montrose Ave.
$ 125.50
Gravel, Water and Nahant Sts., Montrose Ave.
$ 630.24
Spring cleaning
5.00
Repairing drains
5.00
June
Repairs, Water St. bridge
40.79
.
.
Drains
Gravel Macadam
Oil Sidewalks
Apr. Nahant St., setting bounds .
Cleaning & misc. $ 5.00
72.75
May
Spring cleaning Filling washout
Total
$2,555.26 $3,121.85 $4,199.95 $2,345.48 $4,023.33 $2,127.05 $18,372.92 $17,800.00 $309.19 $882.11
.
$ 82.75 $
59.29 $ 125.50
$ 630.24
REPORT OF CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS
141
For a detailed account of the Highway Department expenditure see the Town Accountant's Report.
Respectfully submitted,
O. H. STARKWEATHER, Highway Engineer.
REPORT OF CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS RECOMMENDATIONS
We would recommend that the town appropriate one hundred dollars each year to give us money to fix lots when owners want the work done in the Old Cemetery as there has never been any money appropriated for the old yard. We have had applications for that work and the owners have been willing to advance the money but we cannot use the money. We have to turn it into the town.
For financial report see Town Accountant's report.
WILLIE R. BLAKE, HARVEY S. PARKER, JOHN MINNIKIN,
Cemetery Commissioners.
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
REPORT OF MUNICIPAL LIGHT BOARD
The Wakefield Municipal Light Commission presents herewith the twenty-second annual report for the year ending December 31, 1915.
For the details in connection with the operation of the plant we refer to the report of the manager. The output of both gas and electricity has increased. The increase in the gas consumption ap- pears small but an analysis of the same, month by month, tends to show that the financial depression of a year ago is probably to blame more than any other cause for this. Five months out of the first eight showed a marked decrease in consumption. The last four months show an increase, one being as high as 13.3 per cent. The further reduction in electrical rates which took place last April has tended to stimulate the consumpton in electricity in a marked degree.
The contract with the Edison Electric Illuminating Co. has been in operation for a complete fiscal year. Not only have the savings anticipated in connection with the contract been realized, but the in- creased demand in electricity has been such that it would have been a great problem to have met the requirements of the town under the old conditions. A three phase power circuit has been installed from the plant as far as the railroad crossing at the Center, thereby en- abling the town to supply manufacturers with a three phase power current to any amount.
The engines, generators, exciters, etc., used in connection with the production of electricity at the plant have been sold at as good a price as could be obtained, considering their style and age, and the room thus acquired in the disposition of these was, in part, utilized to secure greater safety to both men and buildings by moving the switchboard away from the side wall and placing high tension wires which were formerly below the floor, so that they now enter the board at the top. A power panel was added and the switch board was put in first class condition at an expense of $650.00.
STREET LIGHTING
A conduit has been run to the poles set at the rockery and at any time these two lights can be attached to the Main street lighting circuit. By reference to the report of the Manager it will be seen that the current for street lighting, has increased this year over last by 14.3 per cent. The number of hours of street lighting outside of the main square is practically the same namely 2816 hours and the lights in the square have been run 3445 hours.
The trouble in certain locations in the wanton destruction of street lamps still continues to some extent. It is desirable that when any of the street lights are out of order that the ciizens notify the
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Manager as promptly as possible as it should hardly be necessary for the town to pay for a patrol for this purpose.
New street lights have been installed on Main street, Fairmount avenue, Water street, Byron street, Columbia road, Wharton Park place, Montrose avenue, Wiley street, Gladstone street, Emerson street, Harrison avenue, Essex street, Albion street and Richardson avenue.
The report of the Manager shows that there has been an in- crease of about 3 per cent. in the current supplied for Regular Street Lights although the hours of lighting are a little less than last year. Following the custom of other towns and cities the 40 candle power lamps have been replaced by 60 candle power lamps of a new type. Thus we have increased the candle power by 50 per cent. with only a small increase in current.
POLE LINES
The problems which were noted in the report of last year in con- nection with the pole lines still exist. Much work has been done in connection with the Bay State St. Ry. and the N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co. to make the lines safer and more stable. This work has been done in all sections of the town on North avenue, Greenwood avenue, Main street from Water to the railroad crossing, Highland avenue, Gould street, Chestnut street, Park avenue and a number of other places.
It is already arranged to rebuild the line on Main street, from Lawrence street, to a point beyond Cordis street, in conjunction with the Street Railroad Company and the Telephone Company and it is expected to reduce the number of poles here materially.
GAS DEPARTMENT
The necessary repairs in this department have been done. A new exhauter has been purchased which being much more efficient is a great saver in the use of the steam. Extensions have been made in the use of the gas services which can be obtained in detail from the report of the Manager under the head of gas main extensions. Naturally the increase in the use of gas will not be as great as that in the use of electricity. The gas extensions of 1914 were 19428 feet and in 1915, 6414 feet.
The amount of water gas and coal gas made for the year can be obtained from the report of the Manager. The increase in consump- tion of gas was 1.7 per cent.
The increase in the wages during the year, due to the vote of the town, has without doubt made the cost of production increase, also the cost of construction work, etc., has increased on this account.
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FIRE ALARM
There has been only such work done on the five alarm circuits as was necessary to keep them in operation during the year. No new boxes were installed, but a good deal of work has been done in re- newal and replacement of old and defective work. The physical con- dition of the system is much improved. It is hoped that this coming year we will be able to place the wires on the Greenwood circuit under- ground from Water street to Oak street and possibly as far as Han- son street. Such a change would be very beneficial to the system.
NEW RATES
The rate on electricity during the year was reduced on April 1, to 12c per K.W.H. with a discount of 2e per K.W.H. for prompt pay- ment. The increased consumption of electricity has justified the reduction as the receipts were nearly as large as last year and the cost of production has been reduced.
Much attention has been given to working out of proper power rates and the use of electric current for power by the manufacturers of the town has shown a very marked increase for the year, and the plant is now in a position to furnish as much power current as is needed for any manufacturer at a very reasonable rate.
The commissioners wish to extend their appreciation of the good work done by the manager, the office force and all the employees of its plant. They have worked harmoniously and faithfully to make the operation of the plant successful.
EDWIN C. MILLER, Chairman. FRANK J. HENKEL.
L. WALLACE SWEETSER, Secretary.
REPORT OF MANAGER
Messrs. E. C. Miller, L. W. Sweetser and F. J. Henkel, Municipal Light Board.
Gentlemen :
I hereby submit for your consideration my third annual report showing the conditions of the Light Plant as of December 31, 1915. This is the twenty-second annual report of the business, financial and operating conditions.
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COMPARATIVE REPORT OF YEAR ENDING DEC. 31, 1915
Ending
Ending
Dec. 31, 1915
Dec. 31, 1914
Reg. st. lights were operated
2,816 hrs
2,873 hrs
Sq. st. lights were operated
3,445 hrs
1,633 hrs
after July 7, '14
Number street lights in operation
580
559
Total number gas consumers .
217
121
Gain over previous year .
835
687
Total number electric consumers Gain over previous year
198
115
Gas services laid .
109
116
Electric service made
116
107
Gas ranges sold
74
75
Hot plate sold
13
13
Water heaters sold
23
12
Gas room heaters sold
12
20
Coal gas made 34,096,000 cu ft.
Water gas made 9,962,000 cu ft. Total gas made . .
44,058,000 cu. ft. 44,784,000 cu. ft.
Gas accounted for
. 34,054,800 cu. ft. 33,487,700 cu. ft. 10,003,200 cu. ft. 11,296,300 cu. ft. .
Gas unaccounted for Or
22.7 per cent
25.2 per cent
Gain in gas sold
1.7 per cent
Total current purchased .
506,075 k.w.h.
Com. and dom. currents sold
194,595 k.w.h. 41,004 k.w.h.
5.6 per cent 426,362 k.w.h. 159,276 k.w.h. 36,428 k.w.h. 195,704 k.w.h. 10.1 per cent 137,687 k.w.h.
10,780 k.w.h. after July 7, '14 146,467 k.w.h.
Total current for street lights
167,452 k.w.h.
Inc. in current for street lights
14.3 per cent
5.6 per cent
Coal used for boilers
73 ton
613 ton
Coke used for boilers
503 ton
658 ton
Gas coal carbonized .
3,465 ton
3,807 ton
Gas oil used .
51,072 gals
36,661 gals
Stock on hand:
Gas coal .
265 ton
483 ton
Steam coal .
0 ton
0 ton
Coke
0 ton
5 ton
Tar .
9,000 gals
9,250 gals:
Gas oil
12,012 gals
4,385 gals:
Power current sold .
Total current sold
235,599 k.w.h.
Gain in current sold .
20.4 per cent
Regular street light current
142,432 k.w.h.
25,020 k.w.h.
Square street light current .
2,194
1,977
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EXTENSIONS OF STREET LIGHT LINES
Main St. near R.R. Crossing
220 ft.
Fairmount Ave.
225
Water St. to Saugus line .
630
Byron St. between Gould and Jordan Ave.
60
6
Columbia Road
510
Wharton Park Place
Montrose Ave.
Wiley St. ..
375
Gladstone St.
275
6
Emerson St. .
310 66
Harrison Ave. and Essex St.
425 66
Total
4550 ft.
EXTENSIONS OF ELECTRIC LINES
Cedar St. from Albion . 440 ft.
Vernon St. north from Lowell
930
66
Cedar St. to opposite No. 25
100
Stedman St. and Clarina Ave.
240
Eustis Ave. from Elm St.
260
Fairmount Ave. to opposite E. McDonnell
150 66
Richardson St. from Main
1220 66
Vernon St. from Salem
250
Linden St. from Greenwood St. .
115 6
Cedar St. from Chestnut to Auburn
225
Broadway from Albion St.
1000
Crescent St. from Center
650
Main St. to Cobb's garage
500
66
Green St. from Oak St. .
545
Hillside Ave. from Fairmount
200
Sweetser St.
125
Main St. to supply No. 875
250
Salem St. to supply J. E. Harrison
425 66
Everett Ave. from Greenwood .
150
66
Madison Ave. to supply E. D. Gibbs
80
Byron St. to supply No. 9
360 6
Wave Ave.
270
North Ave. to supply Boston Ice Co.
560
Greenwood St. from Myrtle Ave.
515
Eustis Ave.
160
66
Total 25 extensions
9720 ft.
970
550 66
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EXTENSIONS OF GAS MAINS
Eustis Ave. west from Elm St.
Hillside Ave. from Preston St.
11/4"
66
432
11/4"
150
11/4" 66
300
1 1/4" 66
1323
2"
770
1 1/4"
572
1 1/4"
320
2"
520
Clarina Ave. from Stedman
2"
66
172
Nahant St. easterly from Logan's
2"
66
75
Park Ave. from Prospect St. .
2"
425
Stedman St. from Clarina Ave.
2"
125
Herbert St. from Bennett
2"
66
355
Mechanic St. from Main St. . (a replacement of 112" pipe)
4"
66
100
66
Hillside Ave. from Fairmount
1 1/4"
66 260
Pine St. from Greenwood Ave.
3/4"
66
105
Total
6414 ft.
Number of feet of each size laid:
3/4" W. I. pipe 1 1/4"
105 ft.
2" "
2852 66
4" C. I.
100 66
MANUFACTURING ACCOUNTS
Actual earning and expenses, the inven- tories as of December 1914-1915 respectively considered.
STATEMENT OF EARNINGS AND EXPENSES OF GAS MANUFACTURING ACCOUNT
Earnings:
Sales of gas .
$ 44,978.26
Less discounts
3,838.99
Steam to electric department .
180.00
Sales of coke
5,677.08
Sales of tar
1,819.83
Salem St. west from Preston St. . Central Ave. east from Preston St. Bellevue Ave. and Grand Passway Preston St., Richmond to Bellevue Preston St., Bellevue to Salem St. Greenwood St. west from Myrtle Ave. Prospect St. from Emerson
2" pipe
410 ft.
3357
$ 41,139.27
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Inventory of tar, Dec. 31, 1915
294.50
Sales of gas stoves .
2,071.01
Sales and rentals of gas ares
136.12
Inventory of gas arcs
39.95
Meter rentals
81.10
Sales of jobbing gas
1,291.23
Sales of gas service .
641.92
Stock Inventory:
Stoves .
$ 403.44
Pipe, fittings and burners . 1,086.33
1,489.77
13,722.51
$ 54,861.78
Expenses :
Gas coal .
$ 16,912.77
Steam Coal .
342.18
Repair Steam plant .
323.33
Repair mains
921.64
Repair gas meters
203.50
Repair at works .
1,377.42
Repair real estate
624.95
Repair benches
1,031.14
Purifying, including labor
631.12
General salaries
1,955.53
Station tools
115.22
Advertising gas
96.35
Distribution tools
64.17
Station wages
9,229.61
Distribution wages
3,509.16
Care of grounds
40.06
Stable expense sixty-seven per cent
1,378.60
Office, printing and stationery one-half 301.54
General expense
7.43
Collections: E. E. Lee, 65.51; J. R. Reid, 4.04; E. W. Archer, 3.13 .
70.68
Jobbing gas
1,762.26
Gas services
1,047.77
Coke .
978.95
Inventory of Coke, December, 1914 20.00
Tar
212.01
Inventory of tar, December, 1914 . . 291.00
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Gas stoves
1,643.57
Gas arcs .
123.32
Inventory of gas arcs, Dec., 1914
31.70
Incidentals
24.51
Wages meter takers .
610.06
Distribution gas material
101.77
Telephone one-half .
71.80
Interest on guarantee deposits (four- fifths)
27.85
Insurance one-half
579.16
Connecting stoves and appliances
446.15
Gas oil
2,292.51
Office furniture and fixtures
23.45
Lighting works ($417.68)
49,424.24
A gross profit .
$ 5,437.54
The following to be deducted :
Commissioners'salaries one-half 125.00
*Interest on bonds and notes .
2,522.27
*Depreciation
5,420.00
$ 8,067.27
A net loss
$
2,629.73
* Interest and depreciation here stated are the same per cent of total interest and depreciation as gas plant is of the total combined plant, as shown by the books.
STATEMENT OF EARNINGS AND EXPENSES OF ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING ACCOUNT
Earnings:
Sales of electricity
$ 30,178.98
Less discounts
6,416.41
$ 23,762.57
Sale of incandescent lamps
582.69
Sale of jobbing electrics
1,473.21
Sale and rental of fans .
139.50
Electric meter rentals
118.91
Stock Inventory:
Incandescent lamps .
214.86
Incandescent street lamps .
197.84
Poles, wire and equipment .
299.62
Electric appliance and repairs
116.14
828.46
$ 26,905.34
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Expenses:
Steam from gas department
$ 180.00
Oil and waste
54.76
Repair lines .
3,771.75
Repair meters and transformers
4.07
Repair electric plant
98.32
Repair real estate electric
54.71
General salaries .
1,955.04
Station wages
1,532.90
Distribution wages
846.97
Care of lights
362.87
Care of grounds one-half
40.05
Stable expense 33 per cent .
679.03
Interest on guarantee deposit one-fifth
6.96
General expense one-half .
7.42
Office, printing and stationery one-half
301.55
Incandescent lamps Commercial
464.64
Jobbing electrics
1,944.44
Telephone one-half
71.80
Current bought
12,380.40
Insurance one-half
579.16
Wages meter takers one-third .
305.02
Incidentals
21.59
Incandescent street lamps
1,189.35
Fans and rental
191.72
Station tools .
57.23
Distribution tools
8.49
Water
20.00
Advertising electric
25.96
Lighting station ($362.55)
Total expenses
$ 27,156.20
A net loss
250.86
The following to be deducted:
Commissioners' salaries one-half
$ 124.99
*Interest on bond and notes
1,826.48
*Depreciation
3,924.83
5,876.30
A net loss .
5,625.44
* Interest and depreciation here stated are the same per cent of total interest and depreciation as electric plant is of the total com- bined plant, as shown by the books.
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ASSETS
Machinery & manufacturing appliances $ 40,121.84
Real estate gas
11,125.31
Gas mains
47,885.12
Gas meters
13,948.88
Real estate electric
6,898.88
Steam plant .
10,303.72
Electric plant
11,055.90
Pole lines
36,413.03
Arc lamps
1,969.89
Transformers
7,640.00
Electric meters
8,118.64
Station tools electric, inventory
571.45
Station tools gas, inventory
469.42
Distribution tools electric, inventory
184.06
Distribution tools gas, inventory
· 509.19
Office furniture and fixtures, inventory
595.00
Horses and wagons, inventory
1,521.25
Hay and grain, inventory
24.00
Gas oil, inventory
406.97
Tar, inventory
294.50
Oil and waste, inventory
15.50
Repair steam plant, inventory .
12.22
Insurance fire protection inventory
appliance,
443.13
Insurance unexpired, inventory
658.06
Stable tools, inventory
8.05
Garden tools,inventory
31.80
Purifying material, inventory
243.00
Fire supplies, inventory .
78.70
Gas arcs, inventory .
39.95
Repair mains material, inventory
53.59
Fans, inventory .
299.49
Due from electric consumers, inventory
3,806.62
Due from gas consumers, inventory
4,066.77
Due from other accounts
1,049.89
Fire alarm installation .
6,895.02
Gas coal, inventory .
1,313.36
Due from gas meter rental .
119.10
Due from electric meter rental .
93.11
Guarantee deposits appropriation .
1,404.00
Guarantee deposits from consumers
195.00
Stock Inventory:
Incandescent lamps .
214.86
Incandescent street lamps
197.84
Poles, wire and electric equipment .
299.62
152
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Stoves
403.44
Jobbing gas
1,086.33
Repair lines
116.14
Total assets
$223,211.64
Balance to profit and loss
120,327.12
$102,884.52
LIABILITIES
Bonds outstanding, original . $ 81,000.00
Bonds outstanding, new gas addition 10,000.00
Town notes .
7,000.00
Interest accrued but not due 972.08
Guarantee deposits appropriation 1,599.00
Bills payable .
2,313.44
$102,884.52
Appropriation notes, bonds, new con- struction, etc., paid to date :
Appropriation note payments $ 11,300.00
Appropriation bond payments 124,000.00
Appropriation extension gas mains . 21,948.24
Appropriation extension electric lines . 9,600.72
Appropriation construction electric
1,780.02
Appropriation new street lights 1,217.87
Appropriation new fire alarm equipment 4,290.16
Appropriation new gas extension . . 6,814.29
Appropriation extension gas Montrose
3,000.00
$183,951.30*
* While the above appropriation accounts are not strictly lia- bilities in the ordinary acceptation of the term, they belong in any proper system of accounting upon the same side of the ledger as bonds outstanding, and are for convenience grouped with them under the same designation.
REPORT OF MUNICIPAL LIGHT BOARD 153
PAY ROLL 1915
Sidney L. Cole, manager $ 1,950.00
Maud V. Howard, bookkeeper
.
996.84
Mary A. Smith, clerk .
405.00
Marion E. O'Neil, clerk .
467.00
Marjorie D. Hawkes, clerk . 91.73
Frank A. Nelson, foreman elec. dept. .
1,147.50
Leon A. Bassett, lineman .
968.66
Henry A. Taylor, lineman
742.00
Louis Demars, lineman .
84º.64
George Williams, lineman
790.53
Patrick McLaughlin, foreman gas dept.
1,252.02
James Coughlin, engineer
1,066.36
James Galvin, fireman .
1,031.69
Martin Joyce, gas-maker
1,133.21
Lawrence Burns, retort man
875.18
James Chambers, retort man
887.96
Patrick Finn, retort man .
863.16
Dennis Desmond, retort man
748.87
Thomas Lyons, retort man .
188.02
Patrick Quinn, retort man .
882.01
Jeremiah Sullivan, retort man .
874.79
Foster White, retort man .
907.89
Daniel Maher, fireman .
657.22
J. H. McMahon, stockkeeper & weigher 760.25
James H. Draper, gas fitter 774.40
Richard Trahey, gas fitter . 770.76
Patrick Desmond, meter reader
865.35
Matthew Burns, meter reader 711.20
Edward Barrett, meter reader 741.12
Michael J. Kelly, hostler
822.05
W. Frank Wright, helper
744.05
Joseph S. Brewer, helper
742.97
James McGrath, helper .
933.78
William Stanley, helper
822.23
Daniel Flynn, helper
808.1
Jeremiah Herlihy, laborer
285.22
James Mahoney, laborer
293.58
28 laborers
1,085.22
$ 30,938.07
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RECEIPTS AND EXPENSES
Cash Statement:
Appropriation March, 1915
$ 25,000.00
Gas sales
40,466.87
Electric sales
22,535.31
Coke sales
5,306.16
Tar sales .
1,835.33
Jobbing electric
1,688.28
Gas stoves
1,722.69
Incandescent lamps
587.89
Jobbing gas
1,275.77
Gas arcs .
133.42
Fans and rental .
186.25
Guarantee deposits
70.00
Telephone
45.63
Repair lines .
904.49
Repair works
5.00
Gas services
620.53
Incandescent street lamps
59.28
Hay and grain
12.00
Electric meter rentals
25.80
Transferred from depreciation stock .
716.33
$103,259.70
Transferred from fire alarm stock .
58.56
$103,318.26
Less amount set aside for depreciation
8,044.83
Bond payments
11,500.00
Note payments
2,000.00
$ 21,544.83
$ 81,773.43
GAS
Expenditures:
Gas coal, including freight and handling $ 15,781.87
Coke, teaming and handling
1,341.73
Station tools .
168.35
Distribution tools
39.22
Gas stoves
450.45
Repair mains
831.62
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