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95.16
12,979
666
28
12
0
4
Isabel M. Elliott
0
44
0
0
46
41.76
40.27
96.43
14,580
540
4
5
1
3
Ruth E. Hickey
0
38
0
0
41
32.95
30.98
94.02
17,155
712
67
15
1
3
Bernice Hendrickson
0
46
0 0
0
49
46.72
44.98
96.27
16,195
624
72
9
0
2
Mary I. Hawkins
0
47
0
0
52
46.73
44.66
95.57
16,078
748
13
17
2
2
Hannah J. Ardill
0
36
0
0
38
35.83
33.49
93.46
12,798
844
44
8
0
1
Carolyn M. Burbank
30
12
0
1
47
37.67
35.68
94.71
12,846
718
8
4
0
1
Blanche Meserve
23
19
0
0
51
44.03
41.40
94.02
14,905
947
90
7
22
8
Mildred Stone
0
25
16
1
42
40.47
37.96
93.69
13,874
915
121
97
7
7
Mary Kalaher
0
39
12
1
53
50.84
47.96
94.33
17,471
810
156
76
0
6
Bessie David
0
36
1
1
41
37.42
35.73
95.48
12,970
616
131
16
4
5
Irene F. Norton
0
35
2
0
37
36.44
34.42
94.48
12,639
654
83
10
2
43 4 3
Louise Phipps
0
29
0
0
29
28.77
27.58
95.89
9,960
623
58
15
0
2
Mary E. C. Geagan
1
29
0
0
30
29.19
27.34
93.66
9,672
763
121
30
2
1
Alice J. Kernan
20
3
0
0
23
22.14
21.21
95.79
7,879
352
61
, 4
0
Hamilton
5-6
Elizabeth Gardner
0
40
0
0
40
39.54
37.07
93.75
13,497
538
74
27
0
3-4
Mary Kelly
0
36
0
0
37
33.93
32.52
95.84
11,743
508
63
19
0
2-3
Florence B. Holt
0
38
0
0
38
34.32
32.83
95.65
11,854
536
63
4
0
1-2
R. Louise Cone
21
17
0
0
41
37.38
35.76
95.66
12,911
583
59
4
0
Greenw'd
8
Josephine H. Rourke
0
11
16
1
30
25.67
24.81
96.64
9,026
313
19
9
0
7
Mae T. McCarthy
0
27
5 .
0
35
34.03
32.94
96.77
11,992
409
27
3
3
6
Lila B. McCormick
0
32
2
0
37
32.55
31.21
95.88
11,363
490
44
11
1
5
Mrs. Laura Boyd
0
40
0
0
40
37.25
34.90
93.69
12,706
856
45
27
0
4
Laura A. Hart
0
49
0
0
51
48.07
45.58
94.82
16,591
910
54
43
1
-
.
Warren
Lillian A. Schaffer
0
29
1
0
29
28.59
27.21
95.17
9,906
504
92
43
0
1
No. Different Pupils Enrolled
5 and 6
.
-
1
SCHEDULE B (Continued)
Grade
Teacher
Pupils Pupils 5 bet'n 7-14 and 6
Total' Average Pupils |Pupils Enroll- Member- bet'n | 16 or ment 14-16
ship
Average Attend- ance
Per ct. of Attend- ance
12 Days' Attend- ance
12 Days' Absence
Tardi- ness
Dismiss- als
Truancy
Grade
3
Susie E. Long
0
47
0
0
53
45.39
42.82
94.54
15,417
889
52
28
0
2
Gertrude Howland
1
53
0
0
61
53.52
50.13
93.79
13,821
955
60
6
0
1
Maude Parks
38
18
1
0
59
51.93
47.81
92.07
13,201
1,129
108
4
0
Hurd
7-8
Eleanor Ringdahl
0
29
7
0
36
35.20
33.64
95.56
12,282
567
30
37
0
5-6
Helen Vance
0
43
1
0
45
44.75
42.75
95.53
15,706
738
26
24
0
3-4
Edith Fish
0
41
0
0
46
41.96
40.13
95.63
14,529
660
32
12
0
1-2
Lydia Sullivan
15
31
0
0
49
44.71
41.51
92.84
15,028
1,159
38
4
0
Franklin
7-8
Eliza Coburn
0
30
12
0
43
38.65
37.10
95.98
13,509
561
18
3
0
6-7
Marguerite Flewelling
0
28
7
1
42
37.65
35.21
93.28
12,868
889
27
19
1
5-6
Gertrude Sullivan
0
37
3
0
47
38.00
36.13
95.07
13,154
660
21
10
0
4-5
Gertrude Flynn
0
45
1
0
46
41.81
39.95
95.55
13,030
673
21
15
0
3-4
Maude Arnold
0
44
0
0
49
41.22
39.59
96.04
14,294
590
37
15
0
3
Katherine Kelly
0
41
0
0
44
40.67
39.08
96.09
13,340
576
47
12
2
2
Hester Walker
0
44
0
0
46
39.87
37.72
94.60
11,409
730
43
16
3
1
Mrs. Natalie Staples
37
8
0
0
47
40.34
38.63
95.76
13,947
607
41
1
0
1-2
Mary Dowling
18
15
0
0
38
34.26
32.34
94.39
11,611
690
43
13
1
. Montrose
5-6-7|Mrs. Ida G. Low
0
32
0
0
36
31.38
29.67
94.55
10,903
624
32
13
1
3-4
Mrs. Hazel Wilder
0
25
0
0
26
25.39
23.92
94.21
8,638
533
33
16
0
1-2
Lela Atkinson
12
29
0
0
47
35.84
32.27
90.03
11,650
1,289
44
12
0
Woodville
6-7
George E. Hayes
0
31
10
0
42
22.85
25.85
88.00
9,709
296
30
13
2
5
Grace Riley
0
21
2
0
40
31.28
30.70
96.00
10,945
886
18
32
0
4
Elizabeth Guarnaccia
0
29
0
0
33
28.49
26.04
94.95
9,478
523
15
1
0
3
Isabel Hill
0
26
1
0
31
27.91
26.66
95.04
9,626
452
23
2
0
2
Ellen Connorton
0
31
1
1
36
32.10
31.28
95.04
11,295
589
19
4
0
1
Harriett E. Salmon
13
31
0
0
44
32.93
30.66
93.16
11,078
832
82
3
0
Prospect
3-4
Mabel A. Kernan
0
27
0
0
28
27.26
25.43
93.28
9,183
658
109
46
0
1-2
Addie R. Crosman
19
21
0
0
40
36.73
34.60
94.20
12,494
772
220
8
0
Total
248
1,866
439
220
2,922
2,646.12 2,523.13
94.77
817,022
42,155
4,414
1,467
61
.
No. Different Pupils Enrolled
over
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REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE
APPENDIX C
School Organization
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOL
Willard B. Atwell, Ph.B., 1911, Brown University
SUPERINTENDENT'S CLERK Edna Kroener, A. B., Vassar
LIST OF REGULAR TEACHERS TO DATE
Name
Grade
Date of first election
Where Educated
High School
Charles J. Peterson, B. A.
Principal
1919
Wesleyan University
Roland H. Kinder, B. S.
Sub-Master
1919
New Hampshire State
Raymond S. Dower
Assistant
1918
Northampton Commercial
Elizabeth F. Ingram
66
1881
Smith College*
Paul A. Saunders, B. S.
66
1911
Tufts College
Helen F. Gilmore
66
1913
Boston University*
Arthur A. Fulton
1915
Northampton Commercial
A. Irene Goddard, A. B.
66
1915
Boston University
Alfred E. Preble, B. S.
66
1913
Tufts College
Margaret A. Ryan, A. B.
66
1905
Boston University
Elise Brecker, A. B.
66
1920
Boston University
Helen Crocker, A. B.
66
1920
Wellesley College
M. Alice Ryan
66
1902
Simmons College*
Edith C. Cochrane, A. B.
66
1919
Jackson College
Hester C. Sharkey, A. B.
66
1919
Radcliffe College
K. Olive Hirst, A. B.
66
1919
Boston University
Alice E. Donovan
.
66
1918
Salem Normal
R. Edgar Fisher, A. B.
66
1921
Bowdoin College
Marie Menard, A. B.
66
1921
Bates College
Harriett Sweetser, A. B.
66
1921
Colby College
Constance Schwab
66
1921
Boston University*
Gladys Frost, A. B.
66
1921
Middlebury College
Ruth Hiatt
66
1921
Salem Normal
Elvira Cosman, A. B.
66
1921
Boston University
Donald White, A. B.
66
1919
Harvard College
Isabelle M. Hirst
Drawing
1916
Mass. Normal Art
Doris A. Nelson
Dom. Sci.
1919
Framingham Normal
Irene F. Laughton
Clerk
1921
Bryant & Stratton
· * Not a graduate.
1919
Colgate University
Ethel G. Reed, A. B.
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Lincoln
T. Frank Shea
Principal Assistant
1902
Westfield Normal
Maude F. Gurney
1919
Salem Normal
Fannie E. Carter
8
1886
Millbury High
Anne Nash
7-8
1921
Gorham, Me., Normal
Eunice W. Fobes
7
1904
Farmington Normal
M. Emma Vinal
5-6
1913
Bridgewater Normal
Clara Davidson
6
1907
Truro Prov. Normal
Jessie S. Dyer
4-5
1900
Quincy Training
Isabel M. Elliot
4
1900
Wakefield High
Ruth Hickey
3
1914
Salem Normal
Bernice Hendrickson
3
1908
Salem Normal
Mary I. Hawkins
2
1896
Southboro High
Hannah J. Ardill
2
1892
Salem Normal
Carolyn M. Burbank
1.
1915
Plymouth, N. H. Normal
Blanche Meserve
1
1917
Plymouth, N. H. Normal
Warren
Harold B. Arey, A. B.
Principal
1920
Colby College
Mildred Stone
S
1920
Plymouth Normal
Ida M. Anderson, A. B.
7-8
1921
University of Maine
Mary Kalaher
7
1888
Salem Normal
Bessie David
6
1907
Bridgewater Normal
Irene F. Norton
5
1908
Hyannis Normal
Lillian A. Schaffer
3-4
1908
Hyannis Normal*
Mary E. C. Geagan
2-3
1906
Lowell Normal
Alice J. Kernan
1
1890
Wakefield High
Greenwood
Ross Vardon
Principal
1910
Bridgewater Normal
Ruth Cross
8
1921
Onondaga Training School
Mae C. McCarthy
7
1918
Bridgewater Normal
Lila P. McCormick
6
1891-
Wheaton Seminary
Agnes Bailey
5
1921
Johnson Normal, Vt.
Laura A. Hart
4
1910
Framingham Normal
Susie E. Long
3
1907
Castine Normal*
Martha Koford
3
1921
Lowell Normal
Gertrude Howland
2
1913
Hyannis Normal
Maude E. Parks
1
1919
Plymouth, N. H., Normal
Franklin
Oscar F. Raymond
Principal
1918
Bridgewater Normal
Eliza Coburn
8
1912
Salem Normal
*Not a graduate
REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE
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Marguerite W. Flewelling
7
North Adams Normal
Marion D. Cram, A. B.
6
1921
N. H. State College
Gertrude Flynn
5
1920
Worcester Normal
Maude L. Arnold
4
1899
Salem Normal
Martha Murray
3-4
1921
Salem Normal
Katherine Kelly
3
1894
Salem Normal
Hester Walker
2
1917
Salem Normal
Wilda Davis
1
1921
Eastern State Normal, Me.
1-2
Hamilton
Elizabeth Gardner
Principal 5-6 1898
Calais, Me., High
Mary E. Kelly
3-4
1884
Wakefield High
Florence B. Holt
2-3
1911
Page Kindergarten
R. Louise Cone
1-2
1917
Miss Wheelock's K. T. S.
Hurd
Eleanor B. Ringdahl
Principal 6-7 1919
New Britain, Conn., Nor.
Nancy Starrett
4-5
1921
Castine, Me., Normal
Edith Fish
2-3
1916
Bridgewater Normal
Lydia Sullivan
1-2
1916
Fitchburg Normal
Woodville
George E. Hayes
Principal
1920
Bridgewater Normal
Isabel C. Hill
8
1917
Miss Wheelock's K. T. S.
Grace M. Riley
6-7
1920
Lowell Normal
Elizabeth Guarnaccia
4-5
1920
Salem Normal
Alice Gahagan
3-4
1921
Salem Normal
Ellen Connorton
2-3
1917
Framingham Normal
Harriet E. Salmon
1
1920
Leslie Normal
Montrose
Ida G. Low
Principal 6-7 1918
Needham High Salem Normal
Hazel O. Wilder
3-4-5 1-2
1921
Leslie Normal
Prospect
Mabel A. Kernan
Principal 3-4 1899
Wakefield High
Addie R. Crossman
1-2
1899
Wellesley*
Mrs. Myrta Knight
Per. Sub.
1910
Salem Normal
Charlotte Fish
*Not a graduate.
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
SPECIAL TEACHERS
Name
Grade
Date of first election
Where Educated
C. Albert Jones
Supervisor Music
1912
Boston Conservatory
Grace Jenkins
Sup'v'r Drawing
1919
Mass. Normal Arts
Louise U. Ekman
Teacher of Sewing
1909
Teachers' Course, Symonds
Joseph H. Fanck
Teacher Ind. Arts
1913 Mass. Normal Art
Eleanor Blaikie
Physical Instructor 1917
Sargent School
Sgt. Ernest M. Munroe Military Instructor 1920
36th Inf. U. S. A.
Dr. C. E. Montague
School Physician
Mary K. English
School Nurse
Albert D. Cate
Attendance Officer, Census Enumerator
JANITORS
Name
School
Address
Edward E. Eaton
High
31 Park Street
Charles E. Newman
Lincoln
13 Otis Street
Albert Heath
Warren
50 Chestnut Street
Eugene Lenners
Hamilton
205 North Avenue
Arthur W. Cate W. W. Shedd
Hurd
25 Cordis Street
Albert A. Mansfield
Franklin
8 Summer Street
Henry Oliver
Woodville
22 Nahant Street
James Lanigan
Montrose
241 Lowell Street
T. John Ardill
Prospect
8 Fairmount Avenue
Greenwood
20 Richardson Avenue
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REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE
APPENDIX D
COST OF PUBLIC DAY AND EVENING SCHOOLS, 1921
Support
Day School
Total
High
Elem.
Evening Schools Elem. P. Arts
General Expenses:
Supt. of Schools and Attend-
ance Officer, Salaries. .
$4,734.32
$104.69
Other Expenses
891.28
School Comm., Clerks, etc .. .
2,427.23
42.19
Expenses of Instruction :
Supervisors' Salaries
2,287.57
Principals' Salaries
16,943.34
$3,333.34
$13,382.00
$228.00
Teachers' Salaries .
128,365.55
44,110.51
80,668.37
3,280.00
306.67
Director of Americanization. .
680.00
680.00
Text Books.
3,063.33
675.00
2,340.67
47.66
Supplies.
2,299.01
961.31
1,337.70
Expenses of Operation School
Plant:
Janitors' Service.
10,780.07
2,519.94
7,892.13
197.16
170.84
Fuel .
18,951.98
3,608.54
15,185.08
113.11
45.25
Misc. Ex. of Operation.
1,067.02
172.72
894.30
Maintenance:
Repair and Up-keep
4,352.23
1,163.61
3,188.62
Auxiliary Agencies:
Promotion of Health.
2,051.00
Agriculture.
1,751.99
1,751.99
Miscellaneous.
738.92
493.40
245.52
Transportation
2.20
2.20
Tuition
502.42
502.42
Outlay :
New Equipment.
1,836.30
1,836.30
Permanent Improvements ...
667.42
667.42
· Miscellaneous Expenses:
Evening School .
7.00
3.50
3.50
Manual Training
1.25
1.25
Totals
$204,401.43
$58,792.56
$128,141.78
$4,549.43
$673.14
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7
9
6
5
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APPENDIX E
HOW A SCHOOL DOLLAR IS SPENT
1. Practical Arts $.0033
2. Miscellaneous: Water, Light, Janitors' Supplies .0114
3. Permanent Improvements. . 0123
4. Office Expenses, including clerk hire, all telephones, travelling ex- penses. .0160
5. Repairs.
.0213
6. Evening School. . 0222
7. Books and Supplies
. 0260
8. Janitors .0510
9. Fuel. .0919
10. Salaries: Supt., Attend. Officer, Teachers, School Physician, Nurse, Agriculture. .7446
$1.000
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REPORT OF MUNICIPAL LIGHT BOARD
Report of Municipal Light Board
Wakefield, Mass., Jan. 31.
To the Citizens of Wakefield:
We submit herewith our report concerning the Gas and Electric Department for the calendar year 1921. Taken in conjunction with the manager's report which is appended hereto, it is the twenty-eighth annual report of the Depart- ment.
In writing a report of this nature, on such an important subject, it is always a serious question to know just how much or how little it is necessary to say in order to properly present the facts to the citizens. It is the intention of the Board to be as brief as possible, making a clear statement of the year's opera- tions together with a few recommendations for the future. The recommenda- tions for the future must be made, bearing in mind the possibility of the Town's disposing of this property, either by lease or direct sale.
From the last year's operation of the plant, the commissioners have arrived at this definite conclusion, namely, unless the Town shall decide to put the plant in an up-to-date condition, we consider that continued municipal operation with antiquated machinery and inadequate distributing systems cannot be a success. With the plant in its present condition, the most efficient manage- ment obtainable, we feel, would have little effect.
Under the heading of operation of the plant for the year ending December 31st, 1921, we wish to state for your consideration the following details. At the spring Town Meeting held in March, 1921, the present Chairman of the Board made the statement that primarily, we would try to show that, with efficient management, we could sell our products (both gas and electricity) much cheaper to our consumers.
GAS
Let us consider first the question of cheaper gas. We are going to show you the cost of gas manufactured and delivered by us by months for the whole of the year.
Holder Cost
Cost delivered
Jan. $1.36 $2.71
Feb.
1.30 2.37
Mar 1.21 2.51
April. 1.19
2.06
May
1.12
2.19
June 1.05 1.85
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
July
.97 1.67
Aug.
.89
1.87
Sept .
.86
1.38
Oct.
.88 1.53
Nov.
.87
1.73
Dec. .88
1.80
The price paid by our consumers for the first three months of the year was $2.40 gross, $2.20 net per 1000 cubic feet. On April 1st the price was reduced to $2 20 gross and $1.95 net per 1000 cubic feet This last price has remained the same up to the present time. As you can see by the above figures, we are in a position to reduce the price of gas again. This we intend doing on or around March 1st.
We feel that the time has come for the Town to do one of two things.
First: Allow the department the necessary funds to put both the manu- facturing and distributing systems in first class shape and continue municipal operation.
Second: Dispose of the plant either by sale or lease.
If the second plan is adopted and the plant disposed of the commissioners have no recommendations to make.
If the citizens desire to continue municipal operation, a considerable sum of money will be necessary; first, to rehabilitate the manufacturing system, replacing old and broken down machinery with new; and second, an amount of money sufficient to renovate our distributing systems and put them on a par with the manufacturing end of the business. The Wakefield Municipal Light Plant is no different from hundreds of other manufacturing concerns in this particular, that machinery is built to last just about so long. Any plant of this nature, in order to be successful, has got to keep pace with the times and with the growth of the community which it supplies.
The best way to reduce the cost of gas is to make and sell a lot of it. The truth of this statement is shown by the cost of gas delivered for the month of September which was $1.38.
In order to put both works and distributing system in first class condition, about $29,400.00 will be necessary. The itemized list of machinery and con- struction work covered by this sum, appears in the manager's report appended hereto.
There is only one practical way of raising this money and that is by a bond issue. A bond issue does not affect the tax rate one iota. It is a charge direct to the Department and when the bonds are retired they are paid, principal and interest, out of the receipts of the Department.' If the Town decides to loan us its credit for this amount of money, we will then have an up-to-date plant. The depreciation fund can then be kept for the purpose of renewals, which it is intended for. Lack of funds for construction work have necessitated the use of the depreciation account for this purpose, with the result that the manu-
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facturing end of the business has been allowed to become antiquated and worn out.
We do not intend to argue in this report or elsewhere in favor of or against the appropriation of this money. It is our duty to present the facts as we see them and it is up to citizens to decide what they want to do.
It has been said that in order to make a success of the Municipal Light Plant enough money should be made to declare a dividend on the money invested. One fundamental principle of a municipal plant is to sell its product to the con- sumer for cost or nearly cost. A municipal plant, the size of this one, cannot make gas as cheap as a large private company, but it can sell its product for cost however, which no private company can do. So much for the gas end of the business.
ELECTRICITY
We are in a position at the present time to make a reduction in the price of electricity and intend to do so on or around March 1st. The new price for elec- tric current will compare favorably with the price for which it could be pur- chased elsewhere.
The reason why a reduction in electricity has not been put in effect before this, is that we needed the profit obtained at the present rate to extend our lines and services. Given an amount for new construction by the issue of bonds, there would be no necessity for charging the present rate.
We need for electrical equipment at the plant about $1,000.00 and for out- side construction about $21,850.00 for the coming year.
We cannot close the discussion of electricity without mentioning the situation with regard to street lights.
The Town, in the past, has appropriated a lump sum to cover the cost of street lighting. We do not think it fair to the Town to continue this policy, therefore, are recommending the appropriation of $18,000.00, this amount to be held under the Selectmen's jurisdiction and drawn against once a month by the De- partment. The price for the lights to be based on the number and candle power thereof.
The third statement made at the spring Town Meeting of March 1921, was, that, given efficient management, we believed that we could furnish gas and electricity much cheaper.
The falling prices of coal, oil etc, which commodities play an important part in our costs, have done considerable along this line. At the same time, the largest single factor in connection with lower manufacturing costs has undoubtedly been efficient management. The present manager took active charge March 10th, 1921, at a salary of $6,000.00 per year and we are firmly convinced that the year's operations and the showing made, have justified that expenditure.
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An interesting comparison of the operations of 1920 and 1921 would be as follows:
Loss, as per books
1920 $717.25
1921
Profit, as per books.
$25,454.76
Accounts payable of 1920.
3,686.10
3,686.10
Modified loss
$4,403.35
Modified profit. .
$29,140.86
Appropriation from Town.
21,000.00
18,500.00
GENERAL REMARKS
After the last Annual Town Meeting, it became the duty of the Commissioners to formulate a general policy for the conduct of the Department's business for the ensuing year.
After talking the whole matter over very carefully, we found we were con- fronted with two possible policies of procedure. First, practically stop all con- struction work of every nature and confine our operations to the conduct of the business which we already had, and not extend our lines or services in any par- ticular. Second, operate the plant and system as a "going" concern and take on as many new consumers as we could; put our distributing systems, both gas and electric, in as good a condition as possible, and supply the ever increasing demands from our present consumers for better services. We finally decided upon the second plan and believe that the results of the year's operations fully justify this decision notwithstanding that we have been severely criticised for not standing still, and for extending our lines and services.
The commissioners are of the opinion that if this policy had not been adopt- ed, the criticism of the conduct of the management would have been much more severe. It is a certainty that, if we had not proceeded as we have, the statement of the year's business would have been decidedly less favorable.
Before closing our report, we wish to mention the financial effect which the sleet storm of Nov. 27th, 28th and 29th had on this Department.
From Nov. 27th through Dec. 31st, we figure the storm to have cost the De- partment about $7,034.75, divided as follows:
For labor. $1,691.19
For materials . 2,343.56
For loss of income 3,000.00
The result of the storm to the Department was just this: if it had not cost us $7,034.75, we would have had $7,034.75 more money to pay bills with. To be more concrete, instead of having bills payable of $18,164.91 December 31st, we would have had bills payable of $11,130.16.
Whatever the ultimate decision with regard to the plant may be, we cannot but feel that we have shown the people of Wakefield, that, given the benefit of up-to-date measures, a growth of our business in proportion to the growth
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of the Town, proper management, and an equitable distribution of our finances, the Municipal Light Plant can be run successfully. If the citizens of Wake- field decide to dispose of the property or should they decide to continue its operation, in either event, the commissioners stand ready to do all that they can to carry out your wishes.
Respectfully submitted,
MARCUS BEEBE, 2nd, SAMUEL H. BROOKS, JOHN M. CAMERON,
Municipal Light Board.
REPORT OF THE MANAGER
Wakefield, Mass., Jan. 31, 1922.
Municipal I.ight Board, Wakefield, Mass.
Gentlemen :-
I beg to submit the following as my report concerning the Gas and Electric Department for the year 1921. Although I have been manager only since March 10th, the report covers the complete calendar year. Because of the questions that have arisen regarding the Department and the interest that has been shown in its affairs, the report will probably be read by many of the voters. I trust, therefore, that you will pardon me if I make certain statements and record certain facts with which you are already familiar.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
The financial statement, which follows, consists of the gas operating account, the electric operating account, the profit and loss account and the balance sheet.
GAS OPERATING ACCOUNT
Credit
By Regular Gas.
$82,666.00
Prepaid gas.
16,444.76
Municipal gas
452.87
Coke
943.88
Tar.
3,171.25
Total.
$103,678.76
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Debit
To Gas coal
$33,184.78
Enrichers
10,885.72
Purifying materials.
266.17
Water
5.12
Wages at works.
22,645.49
Works tools etc. .
413.37
Oil, waste and packing.
160.46
Repairs, structures and holders
743.38
Repairs, machinery and equipment.
1,881.96
Meter takers.
1,189.31
Distribution tools etc.
195.96
Garage.
1,104.42
Care of meters.
3,472.32
Repairs, mains and services.
3,237.05
Repairs, gas meters.
487.15
Salaries, Municipal Light Board.
150.00
Salary of Manager.
2,693.74
General Salaries.
2,960.42
Office expense.
2,293.12
State Assessment.
51.96
Fire Insurance.
73.92
Other Insurance.
122.68
Law expense
5.00
Bad bills
77.74
Total.
$88,301.24
Balance to Profit and Loss
15,377.52
$103,678.76
ELECTRIC OPERATING ACCOUNT
· Credit
By Commercial light.
$56,657.46
Power.
17,994.27
Municipal Light
2,379.42
Street lights .
14,500.00
Total
$91,531.15
Debit
To Water
$5.13
Station wages. .
3,054.65
Station tools, etc.
55.20
Repairs of buildings
176.51
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Repairs, Electric Plant.
66.24
Current Bought.
36,155.55
Meter takers.
1,189.30
Distribution tools etc.
251.22
Garage.
2,816.20
Care of meters.
416.52
Repairs, lines and conduits.
9,041.58
Repairs, meters and transformers
178.27
Repairs, street lights.
1,165.17
Salaries, Municipal Light Board.
150.00
Salary of Manager
2,693.76
General salaries.
2,960.42
Office expense.
2,293.12
State assessment.
51.96
Fire Insurance.
73.93
Other Insurance.
122.69
Bad bills.
708.60
Total.
$63,626.02
Balance to Profit and Loss
27,905.13
$91,531.15
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT
Debit
To Deficit of December 31, 1920
$57,543.85
Interest on bonds .
2,697.92
Depreciation, machinery and equipment
1,500.00
Depreciation, mains.
1,500.00
Depreciation, gas meters .
600.00
Depreciation, electric plant.
567.00
Depreciation, overhead lines
1,800.00
Depreciation, transformers
500.00
Depreciation, electric meters.
500.00
Loans repayment. .
10,500.00
Cost of preparing bonds.
150.00
Book loss on prepay meters.
169.02
Bad bills.
520.67
Rebate of overcharges .
45.41
Refund of overpayments .
8.37
Jobbing, electric, payable 12-31-20.
5.74
Stock, payable 12-31-20. .
40.00
Gas coal, payable 12-31-20
3,640.36
Total.
$82,288.34
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Credit
By Balance of Gas Operating Account.
$15,377.52
Balance of Electric Operating Account
27,905.13
Interest on deposits .
21.75
Premium on bonds.
530.00
Accrued interest on bonds.
458.33
Appropriation for maintenance
4,000.00
Profit in jobbing, gas.
991.78
Profit in jobbing, electric ..
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