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The Board of Health will continue its pre-school immunization clinics and strongly urges that all parents arrange for the immunization of any child over six months and up to school age either through their family physician or by bringing them to the Board of Health clinic.
The receipts of the Department for 1946 were as follows:
Milk and Food Inspector
$ 118.50
Plumbing Permits
231.00
Reimbursement and Licenses
101.11
Total
$ 450.61
These receipts were deposited in the Wakefield Trust Company to the credit of the Town of Wakefield. The Town also received from the State credited to the Board of Health-T B subsidies amounting to $614.29.
The comparative expense to the town for tuberculosis and contagion is as follows:
1944
Tuberculosis
$
1943 3,383.91 1,128.02
$ 2,354.70
$
1945 2,313.01
1946
$ 1,461.50
Contagion
1,464.97
970.73
862.95
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The following is a four year comparison of all reportable diseases:
1943
1944
1945
1946
Chicken-pox
122
59
26
57
Diphtheria
0
1
0
1
Dog Bites
46
33
33
36
German Measles
100
9
3
2
Malaria
0
3
0
0
Measles
18
306
9
95
Mumps
22
66
23
10
Miningitis
3
2
1
0
Lobar Pneumonia
6
5
2
3
Poliomyelitis
3
0
2
0
Septic Throat
5
0
1
0
Scarlet Fever
70
70
23
17
Typhoid Fever
3
0
1
0
Tuberculosis
13
8
10
3
Whooping Cough
24
8
14
8
Dysentery (Sonne)
0
0
7
0
435
570
155
232
Miss Russell, Health Nurse, made the following number of visits dur- ing the year 1946:
Chicken-pox
28
Diphtheria
1
Measles
30
Mumps
4
Scarlet Fever
35
Tuberculosis and Contacts
415
Whooping Cough
2
515
Number of trips to hospitals and sanatoriums made by Miss Russell during the year 1946:
Middlesex County Sanatorium
14
North Reading State Sanatorium
29
Melrose Hospital
1
New England Sanitarium
1
Haynes Memorial Hospital
1
Children's Hospital
1
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During the year 1946 the work of Plumbing Inspector for the first five months was performed by Mr. David Taggart, who was appointed a tem- porary plumbing inspector, following the death of Mr. David Martin. The remaining seven months this work was carried on by Mr. Kenneth G. Shaw
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as provisional plumbing inspector; and during the twelve months the fol- lowing number of permits were issued: 206
Number of Fixtures installed
739
Electric Storage Water Heaters
1
Gas Storage Water Heaters
6
30 gallon Water Tanks
26
Tankless Heaters
32
Water Closets
193
Bath Tubs
90
Lavatories
153
Stall Showers
10
Urinals
13
Flat Rim Sinks
76
Stop Sinks
4
Sink and Tray Combination
29
Cabinet Sinks
4
Bradley Wash Fountains
6
Laundry Trays
28
Washing Machines
2
Soda Fountains
3
Drinking Fountains
5
Water Piping
14
Beauty Shop Units
2
Blow Down Tanks
1
Gasoline Catch Basins
2
Floor Drains
3
Sewer connections
52
Cesspool connections
11
739
Respectfully submitted, WESLEY S. GOODWIN, Chairman NED C. LOUD
ROBERT DUTTON, M. D., Sec'y.
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REPORT OF MILK .. AND FOOD INSPECTOR
Report of Milk and Food Inspector
-
Herewith is submitted my report as Inspector of Milk and Food for the year ending December 31, 1946.
This, my 19th report, I have confined to as few words as seem con- sistent since more space would only contain a repetition of last year's sum- mary and appear of little avail from a health standpoint. In passing, how- ever, it might be said that guarding the milk and food supply of a com- munity, approximating 20,000 inhabitants and a shopping center for many more is a responsibility of no little importance and requires more, in my opinion, than casual interest and casual pay. The pay for this work is the same today as 19 years ago.
The following details cover the year 1946:
60 Retail Milk Licenses @ 50c $ 30.00
32 Dealer Milk Licenses @ 50c 16.00
5 Pasteurizing Licenses @ $10.00 50.00
3 Ice Cream Manufacturing Licenses @ $5.00 15.00
15 Oleomargerine Licenses @ 50c 7.50
$118.50
The above total has been deposited in the Wakefield Trust Company to credit of town of Wakefield, and I hold receipt.
It should interest the Wakefield public to know that all milk distributed by dealers in the town of Wakefield is either pasteurized or certified.
181 Samples of milk collected for analyses.
22 Dairy farms visited-totaling 31 inspections.
16 Communities supplying Wakefield dealers.
12 Towns in Massachusetts-4 towns in New Hampshire.
4 Food complaints adjusted, all out of town patrons.
Respectfully submitted,
LAWRENCE E. DOUCETTE,
Inspector of Milk and Food.
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Report of Middlesex County Extension Service
Food production was of the utmost importance during 1946 and the main effort of the Extension Service was along this line. Through meet- ings, radio, farm and home visits, county bulletin, news releases and calls in person and by telephone at the office, assistance was given to as many people as possible.
Fruit growers this year were interested especially in knowing more about frost damage and its prevention and the latest materials to use in spraying to overcome insects and diseases. Because of the wet season there was a severe infestation of scab and growers required all the assistance possible to produce a good quality crop. Twilight meetings of interest to local growers were held in various parts of the county. Information was sent to our local paper and the radio to help all those interested in home gardens.
Three projects were emphasized to assist those interested in poultry, namely, Better Use of Ranges, Brooding and Rearing; Disease Control and Sanitation.
Of interest to dairymen, the Selective Breeding Association and the Herd Improvement Association were developed and expanded during the year.
Because of food shortages, homemakers were given assistance, to help them in the problem of feeding their families the right foods essential to health despite the shortages. Demonstrations and illustrated talks were given on :"When Meat is Scarce," "Sugar Saving Desserts," "Use of Avail- able Foods," "Oil Sparing Salad Dressings." Homemakers were given in- struction in clothing renovation and short cuts and speed tricks in cloth- ing renovation. Food preservation was the main project followed during the summer to insure satisfaction in home canning and in the prepara- tion of food for freezing.
4-H Club work was carried on under the direction of the 4-H Commit- tees of which Mrs. Lyle Courage was chairman and who was also the leader of a canning club. Mrs. Edmund Becker and Mrs. Walter K. Free- man were leaders of clothing clubs. Mrs. Freeman was a counselor at the county 4-H camp. Miss Alma Becker did the outstanding work in the town, being a blue ribbon winner in the county dress revue, at which time she modeled her wool suit. She also participated in the dress revue for the state at the State College. She was elected mistress of ceremonies at the Teen Tour Luncheon in Boston.
Respectfully submitted,
ERIC V. LARSON, Town Director Middlesex County Extension Service.
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REPORT OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES
Report of Library Trustees
TRUSTEES OF THE LUCIUS BEEBE MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Hervey J. Skinner, Chairman Mrs. Florence L. Bean, Secretary
Dr. Richard Dutton Arthur L. Evans Walter C. Hickey
Mrs. Miriam G. Needham Albert W. Rockwood John J. Round
Dr. Frank T. Woodbury
STAFF LIBRARIAN Helen Frances Carleton
ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN AND CHIEF CATALOGUER H. Gladys Mackenzie
ADULT DEPARTMENT
Yolanda Roberto
Ruth Tyler
*Beatrice Wheeler
PICTURE COLLECTION Clara G. Wilson
CHILDREN'S ROOM Dorothy M. Rose
GREENWOOD BRANCH LIBRARY Clara G. Wilson
MONTROSE BRANCH LIBRARY Yolanda Roberto
REPAIR DEPARTMENT Etta F. Smith
PART-TIME LIBRARY ASSISTANTS
Marguerite B. Collins Alma S. Chamberlain
Angelina Granese Barbara O. Pement
Etta E. Ux
*Resigned September, 1946
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE LUCIUS BEEBE MEMORIAL LIBRARY FOR THE YEAR OF 1946
The Trustees of the Lucius Beebe Memorial Library herewith submit the ninety-first annual report.
Although the first full year since hostilities ceased has gone by, condi- tions are still abnormal, and the Library still finds it necessary to meet difficult situations. For a long time the circulation of books was very high, then due to various factors in common with other libraries, it de- creased. For the past few years it has shown signs of leveling off, and this year shows an upward trend. It is not necessary to say that the largest circulation is in the books of fiction, but the Trustees are glad to be able to report that there is a decided increase in the circulation of books of fine arts, useful arts, periodicals, biography, and philosophy this year. In fine arts the increase was 40% over that of 1945, in useful arts 18%, in biography 13.8%, in philosophy and religion 13%. There has also been an increase of 23.8% in the pictures borrowed. These pictures, of which the Library has an extensive collection, are much used by schools and clubs.
At the close of the year 1946 the total number of borrowers was 8487, and of this number 1088 were new borrowers. To all these patrons the li- brary system offers many services, of which the circulation of books is only a part. At the Main Library and at the two branches in Greenwood and Montrose many reference questions are answered at the desk and over the telephone, lists of books on special subjects are compiled, and an inter- library loan service is maintained, to mention just a few of the services offered to the patrons. Thirty-six school deposits are sent out from the Library, other deposits are sent to the Elizabeth E. Boit Home for Aged Women, to the summer Girl Scout Camp, and to the Y. M. C. A. Day Camps.
Probably no department of the library system is as important as the Children's Room. This year the Friday afternoon story hours have been continued, also the summer story hours at the day camps at the Y. M. C. A., at the day camps for Girl Scouts, and at the summer Bible School. The music appreciation class, started a few years ago, met each week to hear records on the victrola and to continue the appreciation study. Each year classes in the use of the books and how to find them in the Library are given in the Children's Room and at the Greenwood and Montrose Branches to the four higher grades. Two new features have been inaug- urated in the Children's Room this year, one a story hour for pre-school children held on Friday mornings, the other the preparation of a Treasure Chest of books to be sent to the children in the war countries. This lat- ter undertaking has served the twofold purpose of helping the local chil- dren to think of those less fortunate and of collecting a considerable num- ber of books to be sent away. Four boxes to hold the books collected were made by High School students under the guidance of Mr. Louis Marche of the High School faculty. The first chest is ready to be sent to England, the second will go to China. Mrs. Hester Wilson, representing Treasure Chests in the Boston Area, spoke to the children in September about the
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boys and girls in Europe and Asia today, thereby heightening their inter- est in the project.
Among the special gifts received by the Library this year are thirteen books given in memory of men in the service and six books in memory of Miss L. Josephine Mansfield. Mr. Stephen Paine of Brookline has given a complete set of "Fortune"-forty bound volumes. Again this year the Christmas decorations were the gift of Mrs. Albert W. Rockwood and Mr. Lucius M. Beebe.
On the evening of September 18, 1946, the official opening of the new home of the Montrose Branch took place. The guests of honor were the donors of the Montrose Chapel, which has been so skillfully remodeled un- der the efficient direction of Mr. Edward M. Bridge, the architect. More than a hundred visited the building and took the opportunity to greet the surviving members of the Montrose Chapel Society -Mr. John G. Reid, Mrs. James George, Mr. Shirley W. Dager, Mrs. Edward W. Wilder, Mrs. Fred G. Reid, Mr. and Mrs. George I. Oliver, and Mrs. Grace I. Richardson -and to express to them appreciation of their gracious gift. The open house was held under the direction of a group of Montrose citizens repre- senting the Community Association and the Parent-Teachers' Association. They had planned every detail carefully, and their hospitality contributed much to the very happy occasion. Sandwiches and coffee were served from an attractive table, and flowers added to the homelike atmosphere of the room.
In the afternoon children from the Montrose district were entertained with stories and victrola music under the supervision of Miss Carleton and Miss Roberto, the branch librarian, and were treated to ice cream by the Montrose Associations.
Both the Community Association and the Parent-Teachers' Associa- tion have shown keen interest in the Branch from the very beginning and have been generous in their cooperation. Wall paper, floor finish, and re- making the lawn are tangible evidences of their interest, but even more important is their continued enthusiastic support.
The Greenwood Branch continues to hold an important place in the library system. Miss Clara Wilson has arranged some very popular dis- plays, which appeal to the grownups, as well as to the children. These have been varied in accordance with the season, the Christmas one being especially noteworthy.
Early in the year the Trustees and the Selectmen met in joint session to appoint a successor to Mrs. Alice W. Wheeler who had resigned. Mrs. Miriam G. Needham was unanimously elected, and the choice has proved a wise one. Mrs. Needham is thoroughly conversant with library work from her service in the Winthrop, Somerville, and Wakefield- systems.
When the Library was moved from the Town Hall to the new building in April 1923, its book resources were not as extensive as they are. now. At : the close of that year the Trustees' report gave the number of. volumes as 23,839; at the close of 1946 there are 74,936, over three times as many. Book- shelves have been added in every available space, and the time is coming
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when additional stack room should be built at the rear of the building, a project which the Trustees have suggested for consideration under the capital outlay plan.
For one reason or another the staff has been incomplete much of the year, and this has been a very real handicap. If it were not for the readi- ness with which each member of the staff has given her best, the public would have felt the lack of service greatly. The Trustees feel a deep sense of gratitude to the librarian, Miss Helen F. Carleton, to the members of the staff, and to the part-time workers who have been so loyal.
Respectfully submitted,
HERVEY J. SKINNER, Chairman FLORENCE L. BEAN, Secretary RICHARD DUTTON, M. D.
ARTHUR L. EVANS WALTER C. HICKEY
MIRIAM G. NEEDHAM
ALBERT W. ROCKWOOD
JOHN J. ROUND
FRANK T. WOODBURY, M. D.
GIFTS
Gifts of books, magazines and flowers to the library during the year 1946 have been received from: Mrs. Emma Malone Almeida
American Legion Mr. and Mrs. Ralph C. Bean Lucius M. Beebe Mrs. Henry A. Behnke
R. K. Griffin
Frederic S. Hartshorne
Harry A. Haskell
Channing Howard
Mrs. Paul J. Kenney
Larkin E. Bennett
Mrs. Raymond A. Boardman Richard Boucher
Mrs. Grace Boulter Edward M. Bridge
J. Kenneth McDonald Mrs. Edgar S. Malone Mrs. Hubbard B. Mansfield
George L. Carpenter Mrs. Lillian Carr . Mrs. William A. Cheyne
Arthur B. Moulton Mr. and Mrs. George Oliver
Stephen Paine
Shirley W. Dager
Mrs. Phillips C. Davis Cyrus M. Dolbeare Mrs. Charlotte G. L. Dominick
A. V. Phillips Mrs. Fred G. Reid John G. Reid Mrs. Grace I. Richardson
Mrs. Riberot Dutton
Sidney N. Rittenhouse
Mrs. Albert W. Rockwood
William M. Sawin
Mrs. John B. Sawyer Lloyd Shea Mr. and Mrs. Hervey J. Skinner
Mrs. W. Raymond Emerson George J. Evans
W. Perry Farwell
Walter J. Stevens
Mrs. William G. Swain
Mrs. Richard Dutton
Mrs. Walter H. Eaton William E. Eaton Mrs. Frank L. Edson
David Lushan George J. Mccullough
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First Church of Christ, Scientist, Reading
Mrs. Arthur W. Flint
Wakefield Rotary Club
Frederick C. Warner
Donald White
Mrs. Edward W. Wilder
Miss Ruth Woodbury
LECTURE HALL MEETINGS
The following local groups used the Library Lecture Hall for meetings during 1946:
Children from playground
Girl Scout troops
Lip Reading Class
Wakefield Arts and Crafts Society
Wakefield Chapter, American Red Cross
Wakefield Garden Club
Wakefield Historical Society
Wakefield Taxpayers' Association
FINANCIAL STATISTICS-1946 INCOME Library Funds Held by Wakefield Trust Company
Original Fund
Book
Value
Income
Junius Beebe Fund
$ 23,030.00
$ 27,031.61
$ 720.80
Decius Beebe Fund
14,000.00
13,532.08
438.67
Marcus Beebe Fund
15,000.00
17,611.33
496.55
Katherine E. Beebe Fund
5,000.00
5,389.76
112.77
Eleanor H. Beebe Fund
5,000.00
5,303.57
120.18
Frederic Beebe Fund
5,000.00
5,965.06
965.82
Charles S. Beebe Fund
1,000.00
1,097.81
22.71
John H. Beebe Fund
2,500.00
2,710.21
58.45
J. Oliver Beebe Fund
5,000.00
5,334.94
140.19
Alice Beebe Carpenter Fund
5,000.00
5,414.77
112.36
George O. Carpenter Fund
1,000.00
1,091.56
22.60
Sylenda B. Stearns Fund
2,000.00
2,142.64
46.31
$ 83,530.00 $ 92,625.34 $ 3,257.41 Note: 25% of the net income of the Junius Beebe Fund and 10% of the other funds listed above are added to the principal each year.
Original
Book
Fund -
Value
Harris Mason Dolbeare Memorial Fund
$ 1,089.15
$ 1,109.06
Library Funds Held by Town Treasurer
Principal
Income
John Gould Aborn Fund Cyrus G. Beebe Fund
$ 1,689.00
$ 33.95
2,000.00
40.20
Angier L. Goodwin
Mrs. Anna A. Goodwin
Mrs. W. W. Greenough
Wakefield Daily Item
Wakefield Garden Club
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Frederic Beebe Fund
1,000.00
20.10
Robert Parker Dolbeare Fund
500.00
10.05
Willard Donnell Fund
500.00
10.05
Milledge Elliott Fund
1,000.00
20.10
Rev. Thomas Albert Emerson Fund
500.00
10.05
Flint Memorial Fund
1,000.00
20.10
Merrill W. Gove Fund
500.00
10.05
Melvin J. Hill Fund
500.00
10.05
Francis P. Hurd Fund
2,500.00
50.25
Franklin Poole Fund
500.00
10.05
Mary H. Pratt Fund
200.00
4.02
Ashton H. Thayer Fund
500.00
10.05
Cyrus Wakefield Fund
500.00
10.05
Total
$ 13,389.00
$ 269.12
SUMMARY
Town Appropriation
$ 25,668.00
Dog Tax
1,799.05
Income from Trust Funds
3,526.53
$ 30,993.58
EXPENDITURES
Books
$ 4,980.96
Periodicals
532.00
Binding
1,280.89
Salaries, library service
15,973.58
Heat, light, telephone
1,675.59
Printing and supplies, maintenance
2,932.93
Salaries, janitor service and pension
3,184.47
Miscellaneous
326.73
$ 30,887.15
Balance
106.43
Income
$ 30,993.58
Money returned to Town, 1946:
Fine, Payments for lost books, etc.
$ 1,202.61
SPECIAL APPROPRIATION
Montrose Branch Library
$ 5,800.00
Wakefield Daily: Item, Advertising
$. . . 6.00
Benoit Construction Company, Inc., Contract : 5,496.28
Edward M. Bridge, Architect's Fee
297.72
:
$ 5,800.00
CLASSIFIED TABLE OF BOOKS BORROWED IN 1946
Main Library
Greenwood Branch
Adult
Juvenile
Adult
Juvenile
Montrose Branch Adult Juvenile
Boit Schools Camps Home Deposits
General Works
126
28
13
9
1
Philosophy
1,005
9
201
1
9
Religion
564
147
181
91
9
11
9
Social Sciences
1,583
1,532
420
862
23
113
246
Language
180
40
34
1
1
Science
923
635
187
670
18
52
158
Useful Arts
3,774
645
926
557
84
90
125
Fine Arts
3,971
726
751
591
52
51
33
Literature
2,495
456
617
445
70
49
127
History
1,836
532
631
495
83
63
50
Travel
2,117
542
526
661
69
64
84
Biography
2,688
723
923
521
100
138
192
Current Periodicals
3,244
538
2,491
412
537
223
Pamphlets
241
2
435
3
Fiction
48,242
10,101
21,180
10,464
2,689
1,774
4,211
159
428
* j6,427
*j1,626
*j2,859
Totals
72,989
25,419
ยท 29,516
22,207
3,747
4,255
. 8,094
159
428
* Practice readers
Pictures borrowed from the library during 1946: 8,696
Total loans for the year 1946: 166,814
REPORT
OF LIBRARY
TRUSTEES
145
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* j8,763
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LIBRARY BORROWERS REGISTERED
Main Library
6,164
Greenwood Branch Library
2,030
Montrose Branch Library
293
Registered borrowers 8,487
LIBRARY RESOURCES
Volumes belonging to Library, January 1, 1946
72,800
Volumes purchased
3,227
Gifts
110
Bound volumes of magazines
59
Volumes added
3,396
Volumes withdrawn, 1946
1,251
Volumes belonging to Library, December 31, 1946
74,945
Magazines currently received at Library, 1946 (25 gifts)
201
Pictures belonging to Library, December 31, 1946 Mounted pictures
60,783
18,771
Pamphlets belonging to Library, December 31, 1946
3,483
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REPORT OF PARK AND CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS
Report of Park and Cemetery Commissioners
January 1, 1947
To the Citizens of Wakefield:
We hereby submit our annual report of the Park and Cemetery De- partment for the year 1946.
This past year we were handicapped because of shortages of funds to hire extra help for the Park, Common, five playgrounds, and thirteen tri- angular plots.
The wind storm in the spring did considerable damage to trees along the lake shore, bath house, and on the park and common. Several of them had to be removed, and should be replaced this year.
Our equipment is about worn out, and we are asking for new equip- ment in our 1947 budget, in order that we may take care of the park sys- tem as it should be taken care of. We must have proper equipment, and we hope it will be forthcoming.
There is much work to be done at the playgrounds, this coming year. The baseball diamonds and tennis courts should be taken care of.
The bath house was well attended this year, with very few accidents, which were minor ones. The lifeguards and all employees did a wonderful job, and we wish to thank them publicly. We turned in to the Town Treas- urer $282.75 collected from non-residents.
Another addition to the park system was the generous gift of Mrs. Elizabeth C. Hall of about three acres of land and buildings thereon on North Avenue adjoining Veterans' Field. By a vote of the Special Town Meeting held January 6, 1947, instructing the Park Department to send a letter of thanks to Mrs. Hall for her generous gift, the following letter was sent to Mrs. Hall.
Wakefield, Mass.
January 10, 1947
Mrs. Elizabeth C. Hall
3 Norman Road, .
Saugus, Mass.
Dear Mrs. Hall:
At a special Town Meeting held by the Town of Wakefield on January 6, 1947, it was voted unanimously to accept your generous gift of a parcel of land on North Avenue, Wakefield, for Park purposes. At the same meet- ing it was voted that the Park and Cemetery Commissioners express to you their deep appreciation in behalf of the Town of Wakefield for your gen- erous gift, and your Civic Interest in the Town of Wakefield.
It was also voted at a special meeting of the Park and Cemetery Com-
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missioners held January 9, 1947, that this addition to the Park System be known as the William H. Hall Park. Thanking you again in behalf of the Town of Wakefield, we remain
Respectfully submitted, JOHN T. STRINGER, Chairman ROBERT F. FITZ, Secretary GEORGE W. ABBOTT Park and Cemetery Commissioners
A further addition to the park system is the new Water-Street Play- ground. $1,500.00 was allocated by the Town in 1946 for this project, which was spent for fill. It will cost about $8,000.00 to finish this work and an article to take care of this has been put in the 1947 Town Warrant.
Your commissioners are negotiating for two more parcels of land on the shores of the lake for park purposes. We expect them to materialize in the near future.
Forest Glade Cemetery receipts for 1946 were as follows:
Sale of Lots and Graves $ 2,395.00
Perpetual Care 2,374.00
Miscellaneous Receipts 1,668.35
Total
$
6,437.35
We are confronted with making new lots and graves, and we are taking care of this in our 1947 budget.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN T. STRINGER, Chairman ROBERT F. FITZ, Secretary GEORGE W. ABBOTT Park and Cemetery Commissioners
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REPORT OF MUNICIPAL LIGHT BOARD
Report of the Municipal Light Board
January 2, 1947
To the Citizens of the Town of Wakefield:
We submit for your consideration the fifty-third annual report of the Municipal Light Board, covering the year ending December 31, 1946.
The net profit of the Electric Department was $54,686.45 as compared to $56,093.08 in 1945 and that of the Gas Department was $6,822.39 com- pared to $9,990.07 in 1945.
The balance in the Operating Fund was $65,295.98, a decrease of $4,- 442.72 from last year.
The sum of $35,000.00 was paid to the Town, making a total of $358,- 611.80.
We are asking for an appropriation of $22,000.00 to cover the cost of street lighting for 1947.
The Manager's report, including financial statements for the year is included in this report.
Respectfully submitted, MARCUS BEEBE, 2nd, Chairman THEODORE EATON, Secretary AUBREY T. QUINLAN
To the Board of Light Commissioners:
Gentlemen :
The following condensed Profit and Loss statement shows the financial operations of the Department for the year ended December 31, 1946 and the changes from the previous year.
Sales of Gas and Electricity
Cost of Gas and Electricity
$466,810.88 225,746.38
Increase
Increase
$ 31,545.74 20,867.47
Gross Revenue
241,064.50
Increase
10,678.27
Operating Expense
179,609.69
Increase
14,742.07
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