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7. Ezekiel Hamburger of Lynn .
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8. Frederick Roberts of Medford .
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10. Paul E. Anderson of Boston .
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11. Henry C. Hess of Boston
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13. Dyer Enger of Ashland
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14. John A. Frederickson of Brain- tree
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15. Albert Barnes of Fall River .
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16. Jeremiah O'Fihelly of Plymouth Wilson and Marshall, Democratic
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At Large
David I. Walsh of Fitchburg .
566
89
272
927
Sherman L. Whipple of Brook- line
566
89
272
927
By Districts
1. Harry A. Garfield of Williams- town
566
89
272
927
2. Thomas F. Harrington of Spring- field
566
89
272
927
3. Marcus C. Coolidge of Fitch- burg
566
89
272
927
4. H. Oscar Rochleau of Worces- ter
566
89
272
927
5. Humphrey O'Sullivan of Lowell
566
89
272
927
7. Simeon Viger of Lawrence
566
89
272
927
8. Eugene Wambaugh of Cam- bridge
566
89
272
927
10. William Taylor of Boston
566
89
272
927
11. Josiah Quincy of Boston .
566
89
272
927
12. John MacDonnell of Boston .
566
89
272
927
13. Edward E. Ginsburg of Boston
566
89
272
927
15. John F. Doherty of Fall River
566
89
272
927
16. Thomas C. Thacher of Yar- mouth
566
89
272
927
Blanks
47
10
27
84
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6. Charles F. Ropes of Salem .
566
89
272
927
9. Marcus Beebe of Malden
566
89
272
927
14. Charles M. Hickey of Brockton
566
89
272
927
9. Andrew Morteson of Somerville
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1
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12. Harry Keller of Boston
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0
1
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Governor
James Hayes of Plymouth. .
10
0
3
13
Chester R. Lawrence of Boston .
5
5
2
12
Samuel W. McCall of Winchester .
688
304
315
1307
Frederick W. Mansfield of Boston
542
61
270
873
Dan A. White of Brockton
28
3
8
39
Blanks
49
10
22
81
Lieutenant Governor
Calvin Coolidge of Northampton
710
304
309
1323
Alfred H. Evans of Hadley
10
6
3
19
Sylvester J. McBride of Watertown
35
3
7
45
Thomas J. Maher of Medford
7
1
1
9
Thomas P. Riley of Malden
467
50
237
754
Blanks
93
19
63
175
Secretary
Thomas F. Brennan of Salem .
12
2
9
23
Leon R. Eyges of Brookline
414
39
219
672
Louise Adams Grout of Boston .
38
5
7
50
Albert P. Langtry of Springfield
701
308
299
1308
Blanks
157
29
86
272
Treasurer
Charles L. Burrill of Boston .
707
303
303
1313
Frederick E. Oelcher of Peabody .
5
2
4
11
Elam K. Sheldon of Greenfield .
33
3
7
43
Henry N. Teague of Williamstown
423
39
217
6.79
Blanks
154
36
89
279
Auditor
Joseph Bearak of Boston .
32
3
8
43
Frank Bohmbach of Boston
8
3
5
16
Alonzo B. Cook of Boston .
679
299
292
1270
John B. N. Soulliere of Worcester
408
38
210
656
Blanks
195
40
105
340
Attorney General
Henry C. Attwill of Lynn .
.
711
301
312
1324
Joseph Joyce Donahue of Medford
422
43
217
682
Joseph Jiskra of Milford .
4
1
3
8
John Weaver Sherman of Boston .
38
3
12
53
Blanks
147
35
76
258
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REPORT OF TOWN CLERK
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Senator in Congress
John F. Fitzgerald of Boston .
548
68
271
887
Henry Cabot Lodge of Nahant .
658
282
307
1247
William N. McDonald of North- ampton
46
9
13
68
Blanks
70
24
29
123
Congressman, Eighth District
Frederick W. Dallinger of Cam-
bridge
719
297
314
1330
Frederick S. Dietrick of Cambridge
503.
69
257
829
Blanks
100
17
49
166
Councillor, Sixth District
James G. Harris of Medford
698
297
302
1297
Bianks
624
86
318
1028
Senator, Sixth Middlesex District
Edwin T. McKnight of Medford
674
290
294
I258
Whitfield L. Tuck of Winchester
463
50
248
761
Blanks
185
43
78
306
Representative in General Court, Nineteenth
Middlesex
District
Eden K. Bowser of Wakefield
804
314
336
1454
William H. Butler of Wakefield
440
43
247
730
Blanks
78
26
37
141
County Commissioner, Middlesex County
Erson B. Barlow of Lowell
695
292
317
1268
Blanks
627
91
303
1021
Associate Commissioners, Middlesex County
Frederic P. Barnes of Newton .
665
286
317
1268
H. Harding Hale of Hudson
488
181
199
868
Blanks
1491
299
724
2514
District Attorney, Northern District
William R. Scharton of Reading
450
50
229
729
Nathan A. Tufts of Waltham
688
286
299
1273
Bianks
184
47
92
323
Clerk of Courts, Middlesex County
William C. Dillingham of Malden .
709
277
308
1294
Blanks
613
106
312
1031
Register of Deeds, Middlesex Southern District
Thomas Leighton. Jr. of Cambridge
698
276
305
1279
Blanks
624
, 107
315
1046
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Register of Probate and Insolvency, Middlesex County
Frederick M. Esty of Framingham
660
271
275
1206
Timothy E. Quinn of Cambridge .
331
31
170
532
Blanks
331
81
175
587
Shall there be a convention to revise, alter or amend the constitu- tion of the commonwealth?
"Yes"
517
151
254
922
"NO"
251
86
127
464
Blanks
554
146
239
939
Shall an act passed by the
General Court in the year nineteen
hundred and sixteen to make the first day of January, known as New Year's Day, a legal holiday, be ap- proved and become law?
"Yes"
683
231
330
1244
"No"
289
73
135
497
Blanks
350
79
155
584
Shall an act passed by the
General Court in the year nineteen
hundred and sixteen, entitled "An
Act to prevent the voters of one political party from voting in the primaries of another political party be approved and become law?
"Yes"
473
150
222
845
"No"
331
99
155
585
Blanks
518
134
243
895
REPORT OF SELECTMEN
Report of Selectmen
To the Citizens of the Town of Wakefield.
We herewith respectfully submit the annual report of the Board of Selectmen for the year ending December 31, 1916, together with the reports of the several departments under its control or super- vision.
ORGANIZATION
The Board, consisting of Nathaniel E. Cutler, John A. Meloney, John J. Round, Earl H. Morton and Frank H. Hackett, held its first meeting March 9, 1916. John J. Round was elected Chairman, Frank H. Hackett, Secretary, and H. A. Simonds was appointed Clerk.
COMMITTEES
Street, N. E. Cutler, J. J. Round.
Military, J. A. Meloney.
Police, E. H. Morton.
Fire, J. A. Meloney.
Town Hall, F. H. Hackett.
Licenses, F. H. Hackett, J. A. Meloney, E. H. Morton.
Clerk of Board, H. A. Simonds.
APPOINTMENTS
Town Counsel, M. E. S. Clemons.
Superintendent of Streets, O. H. Starkweather.
Janitor of Hall, Harvey S. Parker. Dog Officer, James J. Pollard. Fire Inspector, William E. Cade. Inspector of Wires, William E. Cade. Forest Warden, William E. Cade. Inspector of Animals, Palmer Corbett.
Registrar of Voters, Fred E. Bunker.
Inspector of Buildings, Cornelius Donovan.
Keeper of Lockup, Joseph L. Preston.
Burial Agent, John M. Cate.
Agent, care of soldiers' graves, Charles A. Evans. Moth Department, W. W. Whittredge.
Sweetser Lecture Committee, Edwin C. Miller, W. S. Perkins, J. Lowe McMahon, H. M. Wheeler, Harris M. Dolbeare.
Board of Fire Engineers, William E. Cade, Edw. S. Jacob, Henry A. Feindel.
Constables, H. A. Simonds, James J. Pollard, Henry DeRoach, Joseph L. Preston, Lincoln S. Tainter, Frank H. Robinson, Louis N. Tyzzer.
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
POLICE OFFICERS
John A. Meloney, Lewis E. Carter, George O. Russell, Roy D. Jones, William G. Carley, James Findley, John N. Logan, Walter F. Carley, David B. W. Findley, O. H. Starkweather, Henry Hoyt, Herman Salholm, Nath. E. Knowles, Francis W. Howard, Thomas W. O'Neil, Willie R. Blake, John G. M. Gates, Albert D. Cate, Herbert T. Mitchell, George F. Leach, Ernest Tyler, Arthur Gibbons, Emil Nelson, William H. Murray, H. S. Parker, Henry J. Gilfoyle, John J Cotter, Michael Foley, George W. Couillard, A. P. Butler, John Mini- kin, Ralph W. Foster, Woodbury W. Smith, Joseph Fazio, Louis P. Fairfield, Harry C. Van Wert, George B. DeRoach, George R. Upton, G. S. M. McDaniel, F. W. Howard, Wesley Edmands.
During the year the Board has granted licenses as follows for 1 which fees have been received :
2 Theatre Licenses No Fee
22 Victuallers' Licenses No Fee
16 Peddlers' Licenses $ 16.00
7 Auctioneers' Licenses 14.00
1 Second-hand Furniture License 15.00
7 Junk Licenses 350.00
6 Pool Licenses 30.00
1 Bowling License
5.00
3 Pony Express Licenses No Fee $425.00
The usual Town Hall appropriation is $4,000. By adding $300 to this amount, it was made possible for us to install an illuminated clock in the tower, make other changes, and still keep within our regular appropriation. In making room for the Water Department, which is now located in the Town Hall, we found it necessary to find additional space for the Police Department. This was done by par- titioning off and cementing the basement, and it is now possible to bring a disorderly person who has been arrested directly into the Police Office and to the cells in the basement without going through the main corridor and without disturbing people who are in the Town Hall.
The steam boiler was condemned by the State Inspector last sum- mer, and it became necessary to call upon the Finance Committee to supply $925 from the reserve fund. This has been done, and we have now a pair of small boilers in the basement which have proved very satisfactory so far. We think they will save coal, and we trust they will serve the town as well as the old boiler which was installed in the building, when it was built, over forty years ago.
The town business, generally, has been transacted under diffi- culties on account of lack of office room in the Town Hall. Now, however, that the town is about to receive a new library through the
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generosity of one of our citizens, we shall, within a year or two, have ample room to transact all the town's business in the Town Hall.
This year the work of the Board of Selectmen has proceeded · more smoothly than usual, due probably to the fact that the entire Board was re-elected, and that the organization and committees re- mained the same. Weekly meetings have been held throughout the year on Thursday nights, and members of the Board have been pres- ent at numerous hearings where the town's interest was at stake.
We take this opportunity to express our appreciation of the courtesy and kindness which has been shown to our Board by every member of the Town Government with whom we have come in con- tact. We have found a willingness on the part of every one to go even beyond the requirements of their positions in the interests of the town, and we most particularly want to express our appreciation of the services of the Clerk of the Board, H. A. Simonds, whose un- usual knowledge of the affairs of the town has been of great value. Respectfully submitted,
JOHN J. ROUND, Chairman, NATH'L E. CUTLER, FRANK H. HACKETT,
EARL H. MORTON,
JOHN A. MELONEY.
Report of Inspector of Buildings
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen.
Gentlemen :- I respectfully submit my report for the year 1916. Permits have been issued for the following:
48 One-family dwellings
8 Two-family dwellings
3 Factories
2 Stores
9 Storehouses
2 Boilerhouses
1 Henhouse
1 Barn
39 Garages
20 Additions and Alterations
Total 133. Estimated cost $208,720.
Eight garages were established in existing buildings, making 47 garages in all, for which hearings were held and licenses granted by the selectmen.
I have made 430 inspections, many faulty constructions have been corrected, especially in fire stopping and fire prevention.
I have inspected 32 elevators and made reports to the state.
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Four elevator operators designated and six licensed.
The building of shacks and temporary houses has been stopped as far as possible and no more will be allowed. I intend to recom- mend some addition to the building laws, which is very much needed, at the next town meeting, which will also help to prevent the building of shacks if many should be attempted.
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Respectfully, CORNELIUS DONOVAN, Inspector of Buildings.
Report of Inspector of Wires
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen.
Gentlemen :- In compliance with the vote of the town will report that I have made a total of 575 inspections during the year 1916.
Eighty-eight defects were found and the same were all made to comply with the National Electrical Code.
Yours Respectfully,
W. E. CADE, Wire Inspector.
Report of Forest Warden
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen.
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Gentlemen :- During the year 1916 there was a total of 76 woods and grass fires. The cost to extinguish same was as follows: Appropriation made . $275.00 Expended as per pay rolls Outstanding bills 1915 32.50
Supplies and pay rolls 1916 . 156.76 $189.26
Received from B. & M. RR. for two fires set by engines . 6.45
Total cost
$182.81 W. E. CADE, Forest Warden.
Report of Workmen'sCompen- sation Agent
Tc the Honorable Board of Selectmen.
Gentlemen :- I respectfully submit the following report for the year 1916:
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REPORT OF FIRE ENGINEERS
An employee of the street department, Frank McGlory, was injured by falling from a ladder and fractured his heel. He is drawing compensation of $10 per week since September 2nd and is still on the list. I trust he will be able to resume work very soon. Other employees of the town were slightly injured and received medical treatment but no compensation.
A detailed statement will be found in the Town Accountant's report.
Respectfully, CORNELIUS DONOVAN, Compensation Agent.
Report of Fire Engineers
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen.
The Board of Fire Engineers herewith present their annual report, giving the records of fires that have occurred during the year, with the losses on same as near as can be estimated, and such other information that may be of interest to the town.
THE DEPARTMENT APPARATUS AND HOSE
The department is the same as at our last year's report. All apparatus is in first-class condition. During the year we have pur- chased 1600 feet of new hose, 1000 feet from special appropriation and 600 feet from the regular Fire Department appropriation. All hose has been tested; 800 feet has been condemned, being of no value. There is now 6200 feet of serviceable hose in the department, and in our judgment it will not be necessary to purchase any this year.
AUTO APPARATUS
The Sewell Cushion Wheels which were put on the rear end of the Webb truck have proved satisfactory after a year's service. We have had the front end equipped with the same this year.
RECORD OF FIRES
During the year the department has responded to 125 alarms, divided as follows: 91 still alarms and 34 box alarms. The following are the box alarms, together with the still alarms that have had any loss at the same:
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Tuesday, Jan. 11, 4.37 p.m. Box No. 24. Dwelling No. 17 Byron street, owned by William Porter and occupied by F. W. Howard and William A. Mayer. Loss, about $200. Cause, hot ashes in wooden box.
Wednesday, Jan. 19, 1.35 p.m. Out-of-town call. Burning of the Herrick House at Lynnfield.
Friday, Jan. 28, 6.26 p.m. Box No. 61. Grass off Elm street.
Saturday, Feb. 5, 4.50 p.m. Box No. 9. False alarm. -
Thursday, March 9, 2.27 a.m. Box No. 113. Dwelling No. 45 Renwick Road, owned by A. J. Campbell, occupied by A. J. Campbell and Arthur Rowe. Loss, about $7500. Cause, defective chimney.
Monday, March 20, 9.23 p.m. Box No. 23. False alarm.
Monday, March 27, 6.58 p.m. Box No. 31. Small fire in sawdust blower at Wakefield Rattan Co. No loss.
Tuesday, March 28, 2.57 p.m. Box No. 15. Automobile fire, Main street, Junction. Loss, unknown.
Saturday, April 8, 1.58 p.m. Box No. 5. Woods off Montrose avenue.
Wednesday, April 19, 10.30 p.m. Box No. 19. Dwelling, Lin- den avenue, owned and occupied by Charles E. Tingley. Loss, about $1100. Cause, probably from combustion.
Thursday, April 20, 3.55 p.m. Box No. 9. Barn rear of 108 Water street, owned by Ignazio Palumbo. Loss $35. Cause, spark from bonfire.
Monday, April 24, 1.02 a.m. Box No. 32. False alarm.
Saturday, April 29, 9.05 a.m Still alarm. Dwelling No. 25 Franklin street, owned by R. Daniels and occupied by W. G. Maker. Loss, $76. Cause, children playing with matches.
Saturday, May 13, 12.03 p.m. Box No. 5. House owned and occupied by Mrs. Jennie M. Perkins, Montrose avenue. Loss, about $35. Cause, spark from chimney.
Thursday, June 1, 1.20 p.m. Box No. 28. Wakefield Planing Mill, off Broadway, owned and occupied by Brown & Collins. Loss, about $57. Cause, spark from chimney.
Tuesday, June 20, 5.45 p.m., Box No. 19. False alarm.
Saturday, June 24, 1.28 p.m. Box No. 31. Roof of building at Wakefield Rattan Co. Loss, about $15. Cause, probably spark from chimney.
Saturday, July 15, 7.58 p.m. Box No. 37. Barn rear No. 24 Pearl street, owned by Charles Cheney. Loss, small. Cause, unknown.
Wednesday, July 19, 12.45 a.m. Box No. 58. False alarm.
Wednesday, August 2, 11.40 a.m. Still alarm. Dwelling rear No. 11 Center street, owned by John Flanley. Estate occupied by Joseph Doucette. Loss, about $75. Cause, spark from chimney.
Sunday, August 6, 5.32 p.m. Box No. 15. False alarm.
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Sunday, August 20, 2.13 p.m. Box No. 46. Dwelling 78 Ver- non street, owned by H. Atwood. Loss, $25. Cause, spark from chimney.
Saturday, Sept. 30, 2.28 p.m. Box No. 115. Building of Lead Lined Iron Pipe Co., Broadway, owned by Thomas E. Dwyer. Loss, about $360. Cause, from furnace.
Wednesday, Oct. 4, 7.25 a.m. Box No. 23. Dwelling 167 Al- bion street, owned by Mrs. McMinnan and occupied by Mrs. Fogarty. Loss, small. Cause, careless smoking.
Thursday, Oct. 5, 3.40 a.m. Box No. 38. Dining room, 24 Water street, owned by Ira Atkinson and occupied by Bonne Jrasso. Loss, about $100. Cause, kerosene lamp.
Tuesday, Oct. 10, 10.54 p.m. Box No. 63. Bridge owned by B. & M. R.R., Winn street. Loss small. Cause, spark from locomotive. Saturday, Oct. 14, 3.17 a.m. Box No. 7. Store owned and occupied by Ralph DeCecca, 24 Traverse street. Loss, about $390. Probably caused by old rubbish in basement.
Tuesday, Oct. 17, 10.55 a.m. Box No. 44. Woods off Montrose avenue.
Saturday, Nov. 25, 10.38 a.m. Box No. 25. Brush fire off Hopkins street.
Monday, Nov. 27, 1.40 p.m. Box No. 44. Woods, Montrose avenue.
Wednesday, Nov. 29, 10.18 a.m. Box No. 23. Dwelling 26 Lake street, owned by D. Greaney and occupied by Thomas Conley. Loss small. Cause, probably hot ashes in wooden box.
Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2.12 p.m. Box No. 38. Basement of Tay- lor building on Main street. Loss, about $125. Cause, gas explosion. Tuesday, December 19, 8.50 p.m. Box No. 9. Dwelling No. 6 Curtis street, owned and occupied by Peter Thibault. Loss, about . $700. Cause, thawing water pipes.
Friday, Dec. 29, 2.27 p.m. Box No. 32. Dwelling No. 11 Columbia Road, owned by Leiboreo Russo and occupied by Frank Deso. Loss, about $75. Cause, probably children and matches.
Sunday, Dec. 31, 10.15 p.m. Box No. 35. Automobile owned by G. Grattan. Loss, small. Cause, back-firing.
Estimated value of property endangered . $209,900.00 Estimated loss on same 10,926.00
Insurance on same . 119,900.00
The department has rendered out-of-town aid twice during the year-once at Peabody on January 9, and once at Lynnfield on January 19.
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Conclusion. The officers and members of the department have worked harmoniously and faithfully in the discharge of their duties, and the Chief of Police and his department have rendered valuable service to us at fires. We wish to thank the citizens for the financial aid given to our relief which cares for the members of the depart- ment who are injured or sick. We are indebted to your Honorable Board and to John A. Meloney, committee on fire department, for the advice and co-operation given during the year.
Respectfully submitted, W. E. CADE, Chief, EDW. S. JACOB, Sec'y, HENRY A. FEINDEL, Board of Fire Engineers.
Report of Sealers of Weights and Measures
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen.
Gentlemen :- I herewith submit to you a report of my work done in 1916.
Ad- justed
Sealed
Non- Con- Sealed demned
Platform scales over 5,000 lbs. .
16
Platform scales under 5,000 lbs.
88
1 2
Counter scales
91
Beam scales .
14
Spring scales .
1
76
1
5
Computing Platform scales
25
Computing Hanging scales
4
Slot Weighing Machines
6
2
Prescription scales
7
Weights Avoirdupois
27
754
3
Liquid Measure
96
Molasses Pumps
8
Milk Jars
346
Glass Graduates
12
Ice Cream Cans
20
Yard Measures
33
Measuring Machines
Fees collected during the year, $109.21
2
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Weights Apothecary
112
Dry Measure
10
Oil Pumps
17
Respectfully submitted, ALBERT A. MANSFIELD, Sealer of Weights and Measures.
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REPORT OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES
Report of Library Trustees
ORGANIZATION OF TRUSTEES
Chairman ·
Secretary .
Winfield S. Ripley, Jr.
Miss Elizabeth F. Ingram
Treasurer
George E. Walker
COMMITTEES LIBRARY Richard Dutton, Chairman
Hervey J. Skinner
Mrs. Florence L. Bean
READING ROOM Mrs. Florence L. Bean, Chairman
Winfield S. Ripley, Jr.
Hervey J. Skinner
CATALOGUE
Miss Elizabeth F. Ingram, Chairman
Arthur L. Evans
Frank T. Woodbury
FINANCE
Walter O. Cartwright, Chairman
Richard Dutton Arthur L. Evans.
GREENWOOD Frank T. Woodbury, Chairman
Walter O. Cartwright Miss Elizabeth F. Ingram.
BOOK Edson W. White, Chairman
Richard Dutton
Frank T. Woodbury
Elizabeth F. Ingram Hervey J. Skinner
Winfield S. Ripley, Jr. Arthur L. Evans Florence L. Bean Walter O. Cartwright
Librarian . Miss H. Gertrude Lee
* Assistant Librarian Assistant Librarian (Greenwood) Attendant
Miss Emma L. Campbell Mrs. Idabelle F. Studley
. Mrs. Katherine Madden
Attendant
Miss Olive L. Eaton
Attendant
. Miss Etta M. Smith Mrs. Cora MacQuarrie
Attendant
Sunday Attendant, Reading Room . William Macleod
*Extra Attendant
Hildur L. Carlson
* Resigned, September 1916
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
REPORT OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES
The generous offer of Mr. Junius Beebe in regard to a new library for the town is the most satisfactory solution of the library problem. Mr. Beebe's letter follows :
To the Committee having in charge the raising of money for and the purchase of a site for a public library in the town of Wake- field :
The family of Lucius Beebe, appreciating the distinction con- ferred upon him and them many years ago by the Town of Wake- field in bestowing upon its library the name "Beebe Town Library," and recognizing that the present accommodations are entirely inade- quate for the needs of the greatly increased population, and in view of the fact that many public-spirited citizens of the town have con- tributed a fund for the purchase of a site for a new library building to be conveyed to the town when it shall determine to erect such a building, and desiring to further commemorate the life and character of their father, will contribute toward the erection and furnishing of a new library building to be called "Beebe Town Library" upon the site bargained for by your Committee, when said site shall be purchased and suitably graded, the sum of sixty thousand dollars, and the undersigned will be pleased to meet your Committee, at our mutual convenience, to make such further arrangements as may be necessary.
Yours truly, JUNIUS BEEBE.
Wakefield, Dec. 18, 1916.
The efforts of the Citizens' Committee should not be forgotten since they brought the whole matter to a focus by carrying through the campaign to raise money for a library site. The members of the committee are as follows:
Harris M. Dolbeare, chairman; Dr. J. William O'Connell, secre- tary; Arthur L. Evans, treasurer; A. Leon Cutler, Dr. Richard Dutton, Theodore Eaton, J. Lowe McMahon, Dr. T. Fulton Parks, Winfield S. Ripley, Jr., Harry M. Wheeler, J. Theodore Whitney, Charles N. Winship.
The large number of citizens who responded so loyally to the call for funds ought also to be commended but space is not available for their names-there are over 1200 of them-and they can be only mentioned in this place.
The Trust Funds of the library are as follows:
Cyrus G. Beebe $2,000.00
Flint Memorial Fund
1,000.00
Merrill W. Gove 500.00
Dr. Francis P. Hurd
2,500.00
Franklin Poole .
500.00
C. Wakefield
500.00
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REPORT OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES
The interest from these funds is used only for the purchase of books and each book so purchased contains a label showing the fund drawn on in the purchase. A "form of bequest" has been printed on the inside front cover of the Town Report for the use of any friends of the library who may wish to use it. A bequest of this sort serves as a perpetual memorial to the giver.
The working force of the library is on the same businesslike footing as formerly. This is due in no small degree to the able management of the librarian, Miss H. Gertrude Lee, as shown in the manner in which the re-classification is carried on in the limited space available, the arranging of satisfactory schedules for the at- tendants, planning the desk work so that the rush hours may be covered properly, as well as purchasing all the books and doing a large amount of account work that seems necessary. The Trustees regret to record the resignation of Miss Emma L. Campbell, who left us in September to enter the Boston school system as a kindergarten teacher. Her work, her manner and her methods were alike pleasing to the Trustees and the general public.
For the ensuing year the Trustees recommend the appropriation. of $3,420 including the Dog Tax.
For the Trustees,
W. S. RIPLEY, Jr., Chairman
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT
To the Board of Trustees of the Beebe Town Library, the. Librarian submits the following report for the year 1916.
Compared with last year, the circulation shows a slight loss, which is largely due to the great decrease in the use of children's. cards during the prevalence of infantile paralysis.
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