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While in each case the change was made for a salary which the Lucius Beebe Memorial Library could not meet, it is doubtful if any one of these staff members would have been uneasily looking for a new position if there had been any future in the one held here.
These resignations have meant some re-arrangements and some new appointments. Miss H. Gladys Mac- kenzie, formerly Children's Librarian, has taken over the cataloguing and has been made Assistant Librarian. Miss Madeline G. Howe is now Children's Librarian. Miss Howe is a graduate of Simmons and has been at the head of the children's work at the Shute Memorial Li- brary in Everett, Massachusetts. Miss Alma Sullivan, who has been at the Watertown Public Library, and who is also a graduate of Simmons, has been appointed a general assistant. The third position is not yet filled.
All these changes have meant a series of new faces at the desk, for in addition to the new members of the staff, it has been necessary to employ substitutes during the intervals so that the routine work might go on.
One of the most valuable features of library service is the friendly relations established between members of the staff and the reading public. This cannot be main- tained with a constantly changing staff. Many in- quiries have been made-"What has become of Miss So-and-So; she was always so helpful." For the good of the service it seems highly desirable that this problem be solved.
Some repair work has been done in the building this year; the most important of which was the repainting of the Children's Room.
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The circulation of books, magazines, and pamphlets for the year 1940 totals 205,770. Wakefield continues to be one of the highest in the State in per capita circula- tion.
Respectfully submitted,
HERVEY J. SKINNER, Chairman FLORENCE L. BEAN, Secretary RICHARD DUTTON, M. D. ARTHUR L. EVANS WALTER C. HICKEY
ALBERT W. ROCKWOOD
JOHN J. ROUND
ALICE W. WHEELER
FRANK T. WOODBURY, M. D.
DONORS
John H. Bartlett
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph C. Bean
Lucius M. Beebe
Mrs. Henry A. Behnke
Henry Boulanger
N. J. Busby
George L. Carpenter
Mrs. E. P. Capen
Christian Science Church, Reading
Beverly Clark
Colby College, Maine
Mrs. George Conner
Mrs. George A. Cowdrey
Cyrus M. Dolbeare
Mrs. Richard Dutton William E. Eaton
Mrs. F. L. Edson
Mrs. Estella F. S. Evans
Mrs. Arthur L .Evans
Mrs. J. D. Fraser
Wakefield Garden Club
Mrs. Chester Noyes Greenough
Mrs. Henry Gowing
Mrs. Archibald M. Hume
Frank B. Jordan Kosmos Club Mrs. Edward G. Lee
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph A. McDowell
L. L. McMaster Mrs. Hubbard B. Mansfield
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LIBRARY TRUSTEES
Massachusetts Free Public Library Commission Miss Laura Milbury Miss Shirley Moore New England Sanitarium and Hospital Mrs. Emily F. Paul
Mrs. Charles Randall
Mrs. Albert W. Rockwood
John J. Round
Hervey J. Skinner
Clinton W. Spear
Frank C. Thompson
Dr. Edward C. Titus
Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Tredinnick Wakefield Daily Item
Wakefield Girl Scouts
Wakefield Rotary Club
Arthur E. Whiton
Miss Ruth A. Woodbury
FINANCIAL STATISTICS 1940
Town Appropriation
$18,500.00
Dog Tax
1,726.26
Income from Library Funds:
Junius Beebe Fund
$ 686.74
Marcus Beebe Fund
554.91
Decius Beebe Fund
530.92
Katherine Beebe Fund
184.82
Eleanor H. Beebe Fund
150.68
Frederic Beebe Fund
355.52
Charles S. Beebe Fund
43.80
John H. Beebe Fund
99.88
J. Oliver Beebe Fund
182.32
Alice B. Carpenter Fund
43.12
George O. Carpenter Fund
43.66
Sylenda B. Stearns Fund 78.67
J. G. Aborn Library Fund 42.49
Cyrus Gilbert Beebe Fund 55.38
Frederic Beebe Library Fund 25.15
Robert Parker Dolbeare Fund
12.58
Willard Donnell Fund 12.58
Milledge Elliot Fund
25.15
Rev. Thomas A. Emerson Fund
10.05
M. W. Gove Library Fund 10.05
Melvin Hill Fund 12.58
Dr. F. P. Hurd Library Fund 69.21
Franklin Poole Library Fund 12.58
Flint Memorial 25.15
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Mary H. Pratt Library Fund
5.03
Cyrus Wakefield Library Fund Total
12.58
$ 3,286.64
$23,512.90
EXPENDITURES FOR THE YEAR 1940
Books
$ 4,519.57
Periodicals
520.09
Binding
1,213.17
Salaries, Library service
11,395.32
Printing and supplies
968.24
Light
444.10
Heat
693.39
Furniture, maintenance
922.07
Salaries, janitor service
2,200.00
Telephone
130.73
Miscellaneous
287.18
$23,293.86
Unexpended balance
219.04
$23,512.90
Returned to Town
Dues, payments for lost books, et cetera $ 881.93
TABLE II CLASSIFIED TABLE OF BOOKS BORROWED IN 1940
Main Library
Greenwood Branch
Schools
Adult
Juvenile
Adult
Juvenile
Adult
Juvenile
Deposits Boit Home Adult
Reference Works
265
70
7
25
4
5
Philosophy
1,209
13
165
11
9
20
Religion
450
157
78
31
75
Sociology
2,626
1,261
383
385
54
254
Philology (Lang.)
199
16
19
Natural Science
1,256
658
128
523
19
287
Useful Arts
4,265
994
661
743
62
137
Fine Arts
4,498
550
616
528
61
107
Musical Scores
281
Literature
4,509
843
616
384
390
293
History
1,381
550
233
316
8
208
Travel
3,499
1,012
803
731
41
295
Biography
3,567
516
782
490
253
270
Fiction
77,068
14,073
25,927
11,713
256
3,263
1,098
Little Folks' Readers
7,640
5,595
1,311
LIBRARY
TRUSTEES
203
Current Periods.
6,380
1,312
2,672
530
19
Pamphlets
423
10
266
3
Total
111,932
29,675
33,356
22,005
1,179
6,525
1,098
Total loans for the year 1940
205,770
Number of pictures loaned during 1940
4,580
LIBRARY BORROWERS REGISTERED
Main Library
6,458
Greenwood Branch Library
1,375
Total number of registered borrowers 7,833
Borrowers of school and deposit collections not registered.
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PARK AND
CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS 205
TABLE III LIBRARY RESOURCES
Volumes belonging to Library, January 1, 1939
62,419
Volumes purchased 3,114
Gifts 153
Bound volumes of magazines
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3,305
Volumes withdrawn, 1940
2,595
Volumes belonging to Library, Dec. 31, 1940
63,129
Magazines currently received at Library in 1940 155 titles
199 magazines
Pictures belonging to Library, December 31, 1940 61,483
Pamphlets belonging to Library, December 31, 1940 3,175
Report of Park and Cemetery Commissioners
To the Citizens of Wakefield:
The Park and Cemetery Commissioners submit their annual report for the year ending December 31, 1940.
The Town of Wakefield has one of the best park systems of any town or city of its size for many miles around.
This year the commissioners tried, as an experiment, having a large flower bed made directly in back of the veterans' boulder on the common, and because of so much favorable comment we have decided to add two more beds at the other end of the common. It is our belief that these flower beds will add greatly to the attractive- ness of our common. We hope that in the near future, the Town will build a sidewalk on the west side of the park along Lake Avenue. The walk that is there now is in need of repair and does not add to the beauty of the park and common.
This was the first year that the new bath house was put :in use. The Town has now a sanitary bath house and a large beach for the children. The Department has had trouble with those going to the bath house after hours and committing a nuisance, and with out-of-town residents. We expect to erect a wire fence along the front of the bath house this year, which will eliminate much of
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the nuisance. The check system of taking care of the children's clothing has worked out well, so that we do not have complaints of stolen articles of clothing as in the past.
With the care of the lake funds and with the assistance of the Water Department there was a new retaining wall built at the outlet of the lake, which has made a much needed improvement at that point.
The new flood lights at the Church Street playground have proven a huge success, and they are also used for night skating in the winter.
Forest Glade Cemetery is being improved each year and the Commissioners feel proud of their endeavors.
The large elm trees on the park and common were free from any elm tree beetles this year. It is our intention to spray them twice this year as a safeguard and also trim and spray the trees along Lakeside on the shore of the lake.
The Commissioners invite any suggestions from the citizens that will be of help to us in maintaining our beautiful park system.
The report of the supervisor of the bath house will be found under another heading.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN T. STRINGER, Chairman
GEORGE W. ABBOTT, Secretary JOHN W. MacGILLIVRAY
Report of Bath House Supervisor
September 26, 1940
Park and Cemetery Commissioners:
Dear Sirs:
The new and up-to-date bath house situated off Spauld- ing Street officially opened for the season on June 28, (one week earlier than the previous summer) and closed on August 31, 1940.
The attendance was very good throughout the month of July and the first week of August, but fell off noticeably the last three weeks of August. In fact during the last week it was so cold that the few bathers who did venture out for a swim did not stay in the water for any great length of time. The weather was very favorable for the bathers up to this point, however, and it was noted by
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the members of the bath house staff that at times there were larger crowds of spectators, that is mothers and fathers or guardians of children, seated along the shore or amusing themselves in the sand with their children.
This fact is due to the ample space provided, due to the tearing down of the old bath house which gives those who come down to the lake plenty of room for enjoyment.
The area in and around the bath house was policed every morning by the guards. Armed with rakes and shovels they cleaned up debris and filled in holes made in the sand the previous day by the children. In this respect there were less cuts and accidents than in previous years.
Swimming classes were held every morning with all the guards as teachers. More time was devoted to be- ginners this year than ever before, due to the fact that a custodian was on duty in the bath house and each teacher could devote more time with his classes. Thus, many fine young pupils have learned to swim and will be able to take care of themselves in the water, as they get older.
The matron took care of swimming classes for older girls in the afternoon and did an excellent job.
This year races were held about once a week for the children and in this way the instructors were able to note the progress made by the pupils, and they were classified accordingly.
The general conduct at the bath house was very good throughout the season, with a few exceptions. Those who did not obey the rules, were given either a temporary or permanent suspension, and the cooperation of the police department in this respect was 100 per cent.
For the past six or eight years the instructor at the bath house has beseeched the parents to watch the kind of craft their children were making at their homes and taking to the lake. The parents were warned that their children were sometimes in great danger of drowning, unless being spotted by an older person before launching their unsafe craft, made from old boxes or boards found around the yard or cellar. The result was that not one child tried to launch a craft of this type, knowing full well that if he did the craft would be seized and destroyed. There was, therefore, no need for assistance in this re- spect from the bath house staff and they are thankful to the parents for their vigilance and co-operation.
ยท A new set of steel drums were installed under the raft, replacing the old wooden type of barrel. They proved their worth, as they held the raft up evenly and firmly
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throughout the bathing season, much to the satisfaction of divers who like an even and steady platform.
A bicycle rack was erected and put in place along the shore in the back of the new bath house. No bicycles were allowed beyond a certain sign limit bordering the entrance to the beach. This was another safety measure which helped to lessen the accidents that have occurred in other years.
It is the plan of the Park Department to have the area west of the new bath house cleaned of all debris. Bathers were warned by signs not to enter the water from that shore line. This will insure the bathers of more room in which to swim and enjoy themselves in the future.
We of the bath house wish to thank all who have helped us in our work the past summer, and all the town depart- ments that gave us assistance. We are indeed grateful for their help.
RECORDS OF THE NEW BATH HOUSE
Total number in attendance 34,000
Average daily 485
Maximum weekly
3,295
Number of serious injuries
3
Number of persons needing aid in water beyond their depth 34
Number of suspensions
18
Aid given to overturned craft 2
Cases investigated outside the bath house area (and to Police aid given) 1
Number of minor injuries not needing doctor's attention 140
Number of serious cuts needing medical care Respectfully submitted,
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DAVID F. INGERTON, Bath House Instructor and Supervisor
Report of the Municipal Light Board
January 3, 1941.
To the Citizens of the Town of Wakefield:
We submit for your consideration the forty-seventh annual report of the Municipal Light Board, covering the year ending December 31, 1940.
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The net profit, after deducting debt retirement, is $33,509.85 as compared to $29,339.98, in 1939.
The balance of our Operating Fund is $36,231.43 as compared to $29,565.41 in 1939.
We turned back $20,000.00 to the Town which makes a total of $171,111.82 to date.
Our books are being audited by T. B. Donnelly & Company, Certified Public Accountants of Boston.
The report of the manager showing the financial con- dition of the Plant, as of December 31, 1940, and its operations for the year, is included in this report.
Respectfully submitted,
MARCUS BEEBE, 2nd, Chairman
EUGENE J. SULLIVAN, Secretary CURTIS L. SOPHER, M. D.
January 2, 1941
To the Board of Light Commissioners,
Town of Wakefield, Massachusetts.
Gentlemen:
I beg to submit the following report for your considera- tion, showing the affairs and operations of the Light Department for the year ending, December 31, 1940.
An inspection of the balance sheet will show that the financial condition of the Plant is on a paying basis with a profit of $33,509.85.
PROPERTY and EQUIPMENT
Plant investments and general equipment have been increased $34,000.00 net, including the underground elec- trical construction for Center Street that was a complete change over from aerial to underground, including services and street lighting. Incidental to this, the duct line was continued along Crescent Street southerly and connected to existing duct in front of the Central Fire Station.
An auxiliary conduit of 6 duct lines has been built from the Substation, Wakefield Avenue, to existing manhole on Water Street at Crescent Street. At the Water Street crossing of Main Street an additional conduit of 6 ducts over existing conduit, the above additions to the under- ground lines will give greater efficiency to future exten- sions of underground service.
In connection with the foregoing, changes at the Sub- station have been made, an additional manhole inside the enclosure has been made and duct lines have been laid to connect to outgoing existing lines, and to the switch- board room inside the Substation building.
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What is known as No. 2 Commercial Circuit, that sup- plied the North Ward and Montrose districts, has been split to give more efficient service to those districts and a new 36 KVA regulator installed to take care of the new circuit thus made, and to be known as circuit No. 6 which will supply the Montrose district. Other changes and additions at the Substation are a new panel added to the switchboard and connected to a pair of existing wires leading to the manhole at the corner of Main and Water Streets. These wires were used in the Christmas lighting and will be a standby for Commercial Circuit 3 which supplies the business section of Main Street. A duplicate street lighting switch of the 3 pole type was pur- chased and installed as standby, in case of failure of the present switches now in use. Mercury Vapor lamps have been placed outside the Substation walls to light all four sides of the building and the surrounding yard area and the gates to this area are locked as a pre- cautionary measure. New gaskets of Dupont Neoprene have replaced the original which showed an oil leakage on C bank transformer. Work is in progress for installa- tion of another panel to take what will be known as Commercial Circuit No. 8. Current transformers on com- mercial circuits No. 2, 4 and 5 and the street lighting circuit have been changed to give more efficient indica- tion of circuit operation.
The outstanding accomplishment this year is the in- stallation of the cable for No. 1 Commercial Circuit from the Substation to Oak and Main Streets and the con- nection at that point with the aerial of Commercial Cir- cuit No. 1.
This, with the setting of 31 street light pedestals and house services from the bases thereof, out of a total of ninety, completes the underground lighting and com- mercial service on Main Street from the railroad crossing to the Melrose line.
Gas mains have been laid in new developments in Holland Road, Sherman Road, Crosby Road and Atwood Street, all in Greenwood, including 41 new services, a total of over 2000 ft. of 11/4 inch service pipe. Replace- ments of old cast iron mains have been made using steel pipe, in Common St., Bennett St., and Murray St., and the old 11/4" high pressure line in Catalpa St., was replaced during the highway construction of that street.
At the Works, a motor that has been out of use was exchanged with the Highway Department for an in- dustrial gas engine. This engine has been overhauled
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and connected to a centrifugal pump and both mounted on a two-wheeled chassis where the combination will be available for emergency.
A large pipe-threading machine bought in second hand condition has been overhauled and set up in the Pipe Shop and attached to a motor that was on hand. This will thread and cut pipe from 21/2 inches to 4 inches.
Steam heating coils in the machine shop have been taken down and the pipe recovered and wall radiators salvaged from the Substation put in place with resulting increased efficiency and more heat.
During the past winter and spring, a cellar has been partially dug under the stockroom and a brick room built, with a view to changing the present large boilers for heating purposes to a modern set up.
The yard area at the works between the buildings and the railroad location, has been paved with an asphalt compound from the existing concrete pavement to the line of North Avenue.
In co-operation with the Recreation Department and the Park Department, 6 steel poles have been purchased and equipped with wiring and floodlights for lighting the Church St. Playground. This has proved very satisfactory to the followers of soft ball, and during the early skating season the lights were turned on and did a very good job in lighting the ice on the nearby shore.
It is recommended that underground work on Main Street be continued to the end of the existing conduit;
That some changes be made in the present three phase power circuit;
That commercial circuit No. 5 serving west of Chestnut St. and along Albion St. be given larger capacity from the Substation to a distribution centre near the load of the area;
During the past year Michael J. Kelley retired after 33 years of faithful service to this Department. Mr. Kelley was a member of the Finance Committee for a number of years.
In closing I wish to thank you for patience and your assistance, I also wish to thank the employees of the Department for their constant endeavor to do the right thing.
Respectfully submitted,
SAMUEL H. BROOKS,
Manager
The financial statement follows:
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BALANCE SHEET AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1940 ASSETS
PLANT INVESTMENTS
Gas Department (Schedule A) $359,453.36
Electric Department (Schedule B) 376,056.17
General Equipment (Schedule C) 21,476.40
Unfinished Construction
239.70
Total
$757,225.63
CURRENT ASSETS
Operation Fund
$ 36,231.43
Depreciation Fund
37,060.25
Office Fund
400.00
Special Deposits
47,968.39
Accounts Receivable
22,381.25
Materials and Supplies
28,004.76
Total
$172,046.08
PREPAID ACCOUNTS
Insurance
$ 776.87
Interest
95.63
Total
872.50
TOTAL ASSETS
$930,144.21
BALANCE SHEET AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1940 LIABILITIES AND SURPLUS
BONDS PAYABLE
$ 29,000.00
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Consumers' Deposits $ 47,968.39
Matured Interest Unpaid 1,805.36
Total
$ 49,773.75
ACCRUED LIABILITIES
Interest on Bonds 452.41
APPROPRIATED SURPLUS
Loans Repayment 444,300.00
Appropriation for Construction Repayment 51,632.86
Total 495,932.86
SURPLUS (Schedule D)
354,985.19
TOTAL LIABILITIES and SURPLUS
$930,144.21
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STATEMENT OF INCOME AND EXPENSE GAS DEPARTMENT
INCOME FROM SALES OF GAS
Regular Meters
$ 98,515.30
Prepay Meters
1,711.16
Municipal Meters
508.79
Minimum Bills
261.14
Total
$100,996.39
DEDUCT OPERATING EXPENSE
Gas Purchased
47,431.82
Distribution
17,309.21
Commercial
5,563.44
New Business
347.84
General
8,282.32
Depreciation
13,776.35
Total
92,710.98
OPERATING INCOME
8,285.41
ADD-OTHER INCOME
Merchandise and Jobbing
57.73
Interest on Bank Balances
375.37
433.10
GROSS INCOME
8,718.51
DEDUCT-OTHER EXPENSE
Interest on Bonds
383.54
Interest on Consumers' Deposits
706.81
Bad Debts
69.03
1,159.38
NET INCOME TO SURPLUS
(Schedule D) $ 7,559.13
STATEMENT OF INCOME AND EXPENSE ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT
INCOME FROM SALE OF ELECTRICITY
Commercial Lighting
$169,719.00
Commercial Power
36,110.71
Municipal Power
7,463.82
Municipal Lighting
2,749.22
Street Lighting
20,235.44
Minimum Bills
289.53
Total Sales $236,567.72
DEDUCT-OPERATING EXPENSE
Energy Purchased 101,322.61
Distribution
33,563.08
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Utilization
6,757.90
Commercial
8,988.57
New Business
1,399.10
General
9,973.14
Depreciation
36,977.31
Total Operating Expense 198,981.71
OPERATING INCOME
37,586.01
ADD-OTHER INCOME
Merchandise and Jobbing
25.98
Interest on Bank Balances
563.10
589.08
GROSS INCOME
38,175.09
DEDUCT-OTHER EXPENSE
Interest on Bonds
1,012.14
Interest on Consumers' Deposits
1,075.64
Bad Debts
136.59
2,224.37
NET INCOME TO SURPLUS
(Schedule D)
$35,950.72
PLANT INVESTMENTS GAS DEPARTMENT-SCHEDULE A
Land
$ 6,591.75
Structures
22,173.01
Boiler Plant
1,530.53
Engines
2,087.09
Miscellaneous
1,829.15
Street Mains
259,846.58
Services
29,696.42
Meters
28,056.97
Meter Installations
7,641.86
Total per Balance Sheet
$359,453.36
ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT-SCHEDULE B
Land
$ 213.57
Structures
15,512.83
Substation Equipment
33,174.30
Poles, Fixtures and Overhead Construction
58,167.28
Conduits
132,894.14
Underground Conductors
56,073.05
Meters
15,541.04
Meter Installations
9,621.46
Transformers
22,183.04
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Transformer Installations
2,399.51
Street Lighting Equipment
30,275.95
Total per Balance Sheet
$376,056.17
GENERAL EQUIPMENT-SCHEDULE C
Office Furniture and Fixtures
$ 3,734.58
Automobiles
3,030.77
Laboratory Equipment
1,355.82
Miscellaneous Equipment
13,355.23
Total per Balance Sheet
$ 21,476.40
SURPLUS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1940 SCHEDULE D
CREDITS
Balance, January 1, 1940
$342,358.49
Profit from Electric Operations
35,950.72
Profit from Gas Operations
7,559.13
Total Credits
$385,868.34
DEBITS
Bonds Retired
10,000.00
Property Abandoned
242.14
Cash-Returned to the Town
20,000.00
Refunds
641.01
Total Debits 30,883.15
Surplus, December 31, 1940
per Balance Sheet
$354,985.19
COST OF GAS
Cost at Plant
$ 47,431.82
Cost per M. C. F.
.611
Average Selling Price
1.385
Average Cost Delivered
1.314
Total Gas Purchased-cubic feet
77,611,262
Total Gas Sold-cubic feet
72,917,000
COST OF ELECTRICITY
Cost on Switchboard
$101,322.61
Cost per K. W. H.
.01287
Average selling price-per K. W. H.
.03290
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Average cost delivered-per K. W. H.
.02910
Total Electricity Purchase-K. W. Hrs. 7,875,260
Total Electricity Sold-K. W. Hrs. 7,189,004
Fire Alarm, Police Signal and Traffic Lights
To the Municipal Light Commissioners,
Gentlemen:
January 2, 1941 Wakefield, Massachusetts.
The Fire Alarm, Police and Traffic signal systems have been operating satisfactorily during the past year, with no serious outages on any one system, and occasional minor repairs and adjustments.
The Department has purchased three new fire alarm boxes of the latest type for future placement when and if the numerous separate building developments reach a stage of completion.
One box has been placed (No. 119) on Essex Street at Vale Road. The standby box known as 77 has had an overhaul and now is comparable with any now in circuit, for timing and other features, as successive ringing, non- interfering and fitted for telephone connection. All the boxes are now so fitted that communication with the Central Fire Station by telephone can be made.
There is a direct telephone connection between the Fire and Police Headquarters and also with the Substation. The Electric Department have short wave radio instru- ments by which the trouble car, the line truck and their superintendent can each be reached through the Police Department.
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