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Number of Permits Issued
400
Number of Fixtures Installed
1,652
Automatic Oil Water Heaters
6 53
Electric Storage Hot Water Heaters
6
30 Gallon Water Tanks
43
220 Gallon Water Tank
1
Tankless Heaters
105
Water Closets
319
Lavatories
278 183 17
Stall Showers
Urinals
8
Cabinet Sinks
23 152
Flat Rim Sinks
Sink and Tray Combination
55 53
Slop Sinks
9
Dental Units
3
Washing Machines
25
Dish Washing Machines
9
Garbage Disposal Units
7
Soda Fountains
2
Food Chests
10
Drinking Fountains
6
Gasoline Interceptors
3
Floor Drains
18
Roof Drains
5
Water Piping
52
Sewer connections
75
Septic Tanks
31
Cesspools
63
Respectfully submitted,
KENNETH G. SHAW, Inspector of Plumbing
Laundry Trays
Bath Tubs
Gas Storage Hot Water Heaters
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Report of Milk and Food Inspector
To the Board of Health:
Gentlemen:
Herewith is submitted a report of the Inspector of Milk and Food for the year ending December 31, 1948.
During the year just passed the town has reached its peak in milk consumption. It amounted to approximately 9,500 quarts per day. The quality of this product marketed in Wakefield at the present time aver- ages somewhat higher than during the war period and in most cases is well above the state standard.
The following summarizes the office and field work for the year:
59 Retail Milk Licenses were issued @ 50c $ 29.50
28 Dealer Milk Licenses were issued @ 50c 14.00
28 Oleomargarine Licenses were issued @ 50c 14.00
5 Pasteurizing Licenses were issued $10.00 50.00
1 Ice Cream Manufacturing License @ $5.00 5.00
$ 112.50
168 samples of milk were tested for fat content, total solids and bacteria.
29 Dairy Farms were inspected for various legal regulations.
17 Dairy Farms were in Massachusetts.
12 Dairy Farms were in New Hampshire.
No food complaints were filed during the year.
Respectfully submitted,
LAWRENCE E. DOUCETT, Inspector of Milk and Food
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Report of the Middlesex County Extension Service for the Town of Wakefield, 1948
The Middlesex County Extension Service is a county organization maintained to serve the various towns of the county especially in the field of agriculture and home economics.
Some agricultural work was done in the town this year entirely upon request to assist mainly those interested in poultry and vegetable produc- tion. Poultrymen were assisted largely in flock management and disease control. Some of the local poultrymen belong to the Eastern Middlesex County Poultry Association through which many organized projects were developed.
Of interest to homemakers a series of five meetings on reupholstering were held. This club was organized by Mrs. Walter Jones, Greenwood. Meetings were also held on the making of Christmas gifts and monthly service letters were sent to interested homemakers.
There were four boys and girls 4-H clubs carrying on programs in food preparation, hostess activities and handicraft. These were under the leadership of Mrs. Lyle Courage, who was the Town Chairman and retir- ing president of the 4-H Leaders' Organization, Mrs. Harold Maloney, Mrs. William Gallugi, Mrs. Sidney Alpert, and Fred O. Cook. Mrs. Alpert's hostess club was made up of older girls, most of them having completed four and five years of club work. This group held a successful food sale during National 4-H Week and donated the proceeds to the 4-H Camp. Ann Freeman was the vice-president of the group of older club members who put on the first 4-H County Fair.
ERIC V. LARSON,
Town Director
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Report of Library Trustees
TRUSTEES OF THE LUCIUS BEEBE MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Hervey J. Skinner, Chairman Mrs. Miriam G. Needham, Secretary
Phillips C. Davis Dr. Richard Dutton Arthur L. Evans Walter C. Hickey
Albert W. Rockwood Miss Gladys Watkins Dr. Frank T. Woodbury *Mrs. Florence L. Bean
STAFF LIBRARIAN Helen Frances Carleton
ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN AND CHIEF CATALOGUER H. Gladys Mackenzie
ADULT DEPARTMENT
Evelyn B. Henderson
Eleanor C. Forman
Yolanda Roberto
PICTURE COLLECTION Clara G. Wilson
CHILDREN'S ROOM Dorothy M. Rose
GREENWOOD BRANCH LIBRARY Clara G. Wilson
MONTROSE BRANCH LIBRARY Yolanda Roberto
PART-TIME LIBRARY ASSISTANTS .
Grace W. Eaton
Rebecca F. Shawver
Etta E. Ux
* Resigned, 1948.
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE LUCIUS BEEBE MEMORIAL LIBRARY FOR THE YEAR NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FORTY-EIGHT
The Trustees of the Lucius Beebe Memorial Library herewith submit the ninety-third Annual Report.
The twenty-fifth anniversary of the opening of the present library building was observed on April sixteenth. Pictures given by Mr. Gardner Campbell and others loaned by Mr. Riberot Dutton made an interesting exhibit of incidents relative to the building of the new Library. Gifts of flowers from Mrs. Albert W. Rockwood, Mr. Lucius M. Beebe, the Wake- field Garden Club, and the Wakefield Daily Item beautified the library for the occasion.
The terminus of this period found the Trustees launched on several new projects. The card catalogue, which is the index of all available material in the Library, was overcrowded, and plans were made to pur- chase a new unit. This will be installed soon, and the added facility and convenience will be an efficient aid to the staff and the library patrons.
Another physical need that required attention was the worn-out coal stoker. This was replaced in the fall with an oil burning unit which has noticeably equalized the heat throughout the building. This should be further improved by renovating the Johnson System of ventilating which at present is not in operation.
As the School Department needed the schoolrooms occupied by the Greenwood Branch Library, it was necessary to move the Library to a basement room in the Greenwood School. With a special appropriation of $4,000 voted by the town, alterations were completed by August, and the new location has become an attractive Library that will continue to hold a vital place in this community. In order that the Greenwood Branch might better serve its patrons and the school, the Library is now open both in the afternoon and evening on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
The approach to the Montrose Branch Library has been improved with a new hot-top walk. New bookshelves for the little readers, shelves and a cabinet in the work room, and an attractive glass display case facilitate the increased use of this Library. The steady growth in circu- lation and registered borrowers indicates this fast developing section probably should have its Library open on three days a week in the near future.
In September, Mrs. Florence L. Bean, who had served on the Board for thirty-three years, resigned. It was with sincere regret that the Trus- tees accepted her resignation, for she had served as secretary since March 1922, had been chairman of the Personnel Committee, and her interest in many phases of the Library work made her a most valuable Board member. In October at a joint meeting of the Trustees with the Select- men, Miss Gladys Watkins was elected to succeed Mrs. Bean.
The Library has received many gifts during the year. Two new funds have been established-one, from the estate of Major James H. Keough,-
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the other, from the estate of Mrs. Laura Keith, the latter to be known as the Hiram Eaton Library Fund.
A collection of phonograph records was the gift of Mr. George A. Cowdrey in memory of his wife, Sarah A. Cowdrey. The first concert with these new records was held during the Christmas season when se- lections from the Messiah were played. The Murray Printing Company, recently located in Wakefield, has given several books.
Two gifts to the town were also placed in the Library. From the es- tate of Dinsmore D. Green of Greenwood came six cases of game birds which were arranged in the lecture hall; "The History of Wakefield, England," was personally presented to the town by Councillor Slater of Wakefield, England, and it was deposited in the Library for reference and safekeeping.
Throughout the year the Library has been the recipient of many bou- quets of flowers in varied and fascinating arrangements from the Wake- field Garden Club. At Christmas time wreaths to decorate the Library were the gift of Mrs. Albert W. Rockwood and Mr. Lucius M. Beebe. Also at this season, holly and berries were received from Oregon as a gift from the Garland sisters, who formerly resided in Wakefield.
The many changes and shortages in the staff during the past few years have made it difficult to give the service which the public have a right to expect. This condition reached a climax during the summer months, making it necessary to close the Library on Saturdays. In the fall after staff vacations were over, the Library was again opened on Sat- urdays, but only until six o'clock.
The shortage of regular employees has made it difficult for Miss Carleton and the staff. At times it was only patience and perseverance that made it possible to continue serving the public and at the same time to perform the necessary clerical duties.
The circulation for the year shows an increase over last year of 5,591 and a gain of 474 registered borrowers. The number of pictures loaned is almost double the previous year, and the school deposits have shown a decided increase. However, mere figures do not reveal the many services furnished by the library. The following enumeration is significant of the library's place in our community: reference questions needing material from books, maps, pictures, pamphlets, newspapers, and magazines are answered daily, either over the telephone, or in person; book lists are compiled; an inter-library loan is maintained with the branches; varied exhibits are arranged; story hours, hobby shows, and special programs are held in the Children's Room; deposits are sent to the schoolrooms; visits are made to the schools; instruction in the use of the library is given to school pupils; co-operative work is done with the Parent- Teacher Associations and other clubs in town; deposits are sent to the Girl Scout Camp and the Wakefield Home for Aged Women.
Many articles about the library and its activities have appeared in
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the daily paper, and the Trustees are most appreciative of the generosity of the Wakefield Daily Item in giving this space.
Respectfully submitted,
HERVEY J. SKINNER, Chairman MIRIAM G. NEEDHAM, Secretary PHILLIPS C. DAVIS RICHARD DUTTON, M.D. ARTHUR L. EVANS WALTER C. HICKEY ALBERT W. ROCKWOOD
GLADYS WATKINS
FRANK T. WOODBURY, M.D.
GIFTS
Gifts of books, magazines and flowers to the Library during the year 1948 have been received from: Mrs. William H. Allyn Mrs. Stanley C. Goodwin John I. Anketel Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Geer Mrs. R. C. B. Bartsch Dinsmore D. Green
Mrs. Ralph C. Bean Lucius M. Beebe Mrs. Henry A. Behnke Mrs. Grace Bolter
Harrie A. Haskell
Mrs. William A. Heaphy Richard Hordon Helge Ingeberg
Mrs. Mabel Jones
Mrs. Rachel B. Kent
Mrs. John W. Lee
Miss Eliza W. Little
Gaston E. Loubris Mrs. Hubbard B. Mansfield
Miss Grace Macdonald
Mrs. Genevieve McCarthy
J. Bruce McGilvray Ralph H. Mortimer Murray Printing Company
Mrs. Eva Pearl Pate
Mrs. Emily F. Paul Peabody Museum
Faneuil Hall Chapter D. A. R. First Church of Christ Scientist, Reading
Franklin Parent-Teacher Association Mrs. J. B. Fraser Honorable Angier L. Goodwin Albert Goodwin, Jr.
Herbert D. Hancock
Mrs. Charles W. Brown
Mrs. Henry J. Burbank Frank P. Butman Gardner E. Campbell Mrs. Alvin S. Chadwell Miss Betty Chirone Daniel L. Colburn Miss Bettina R. Copeland Mrs. George E. Conner George A. Cowdrey W. Cephas Cunningham Mrs. Phillips C. Davis Cyrus M. Dolbeare Mrs. Richard Dutton William E. Eaton Mrs. F. L. Edson Senator George J. Evans
A. V. Phillips Miss Bella Rattray Richard J. Reynolds Mrs. W. S. Ripley Mrs. Albert W. Rockwood Mrs. Harold Simpson Hervey J. Skinner Edward S. Skillin, Jr. Miss Ann Smith
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Mrs. Francis J. Smith
John Winner
Wakefield Catholic Club
Edward Winkler
Wakefield Daily Item
Donald White
Wakefield Garden Club
Bryant E. Whiton, Jr.
Wakefield Rotary Club
Mrs. Robert Workman
Frederick C. Warner
Miss Lydia Wright
FINANCIAL STATISTICS-1948 INCOME
Library Funds held by Wakefield Trust Company:
Original Fund
Book Value
Income
Junius Beebe Trust Fund
$ 23,030.00
$ 27,454.96
$ 795.88
Decius Beebe Trust Fund
14,000.00
13,652.10
553.13
Marcus Beebe Trust Fund
15,000.00
17,721.78
547.42
Frederic Beebe Trust Fund
5,000.00
6,010.59
157.24
Eleanor H. Beebe Trust Fund
5,000.00
5,338.18
176.67
Katherine E. Beebe Trust Fund
5,000.00
5,414.92
113.20
Charles S. Beebe Trust Fund
1,000.00
1,147.40
22.91
John H. Beebe Trust Fund
2,500.00
2,722.29
54.31
J. Oliver Beebe Trust Fund
5,000.00
5,344.95
120.24
Alice Beebe Carpenter Trust Fund
5,000.00
5,439.83
112.77
George O. Carpenter Trust Fund
1,000.00
1,096.60
22.70
Sylenda B. Stearns Trust Fund
2,000.00
2,152.99
46.55
$ 83,530.00
$ 93,496.59
$ 2,723.02
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.
Harris Mason Dolbeare Memorial Fund
$ 1,113.30
Edwin McDuffie Fund
1,000.00
James H. Keough Fund
2,500.00
Library Funds held by Town Treasurer:
Principal
Income
John Gould Aborn Fund
$ 1,689.00
$ 33.95
Cyrus G. Beebe Fund
2,000.00
40.20
Frederic Beebe Fund
1,000.00
22.62
Annie L. Cox Fund
2,000.00
40.20
Robert Parker Dolbeare Fund
500.00
10.05
Willard Donnell Fund
500.00
10.05
Hiram Eaton Library Fund
1,000.00
8.33
Milledge Elliott Fund
1,000.00
20.10
Rev. Thomas A. Emerson Fund
500.00
10.05
Flint Memorial Fund
1,000.00
22.62
Miss Nellie E. Welton
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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
11.31
Mary H. Pratt Fund Ashton H. Thayer Fund
200.00
4.02
500.00
10.05
Cyrus Wakefield Fund
500.00
11.31
$ 16,389.00 $ 325.21
SUMMARY
Town Appropriation
$ 30,068.00
Dog Tax
2,036.09
Income from Trust Funds
3,048.23
Total income, 1948, regular funds:
$ 35,152.32
Special Appropriation for Greenwood Branch Library
$ 4,000.00
Special Appropriation for card catalogue
375.00
Special Appropriation for oil furnace
1,100.00
EXPENDITURES, 1948
Books
$ 5,204.20
Periodicals and Binding
2,279.60
Salaries, Library Service
19,137.73
Heat, light, telephone
1,804.51
Printing and supplies, maintenance
2,440.68
Salaries, Janitor service and pension
3,525.39
Miscellaneous
355.04
Reserved from 1948 budget for catalogue case in 1949
400.00
Balance
5.17
Income, 1948
$ 35,152.32
Money returned to Town, 1948:
Fines, Payments for lost books, etc. 1,203.48
Town Appropriation Greenwood Branch Library: Special Library Appropriation expended Balance
$ 3,999.59
.41
Total:
$ 4,000.00
Town Special Library Appropriation Reserve for use in 1949: Oil Furnace Card Catalogue
$ 1,100.00 375.00
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CLASSIFIED TABLE OF BOOKS BORROWED IN 1948
Main Library Adult
Juvenile
Greenwood Branch Adult
Juvenile
Montrose Branch Adult Juvenile
Deposits Schools Camps Stations
General Works
101
57
9
21
1
Philosophy
988
183
8
27
2
Religion
609
202
197
92
18
15
16
Social Sciences
1,902
1,943
380
853
47
147
222
Language
134
37
25
20
3
Science
926
628
284
673
31
78
116
Useful Arts
3,486
1,001
740
624
206
219
103
Fine Arts
3,831
763
742
593
170
72
24
Literature
2,830
484
795
407
137
59
113
History
1,853
710
444
507
28
54
113
Travel
2,363
897
659
683
109
69
70
Biography
2,443
1,226
983
978
139
247
228
Current Periodicals
4,215
494
2,269
731
1,159
424
Pamphlets
345
2
433
4
98
1
Fiction
44,528
11,503
19,057
9,972
3,515
1,522
5,877
141
178
*j10,376
* j6,390
*j1,926
*j4,713
Totals
70,554
30,323
27,200
22,556
5,685
4,838
11,595
141
178
Pictures borrowed from the library during 1948: 18,320
Total loans for the year 1948: 173,070
Registered Borrowers: 9,037
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
* Practice Readers
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LIBRARY RESOURCES
76,512
Volumes belonging to the Library, January 1, 1948 Volumes purchased
2,697
45
Bound volumes of magazines Gifts
105
Volumes added
2,847
Volumes withdrawn, 1948
1,725
Volumes belonging to Library, December 31, 1948
77,634
Magazines currently received at Library, 1948
211
Pictures belonging to Library, December 31, 1948 Mounted pictures
62,381
21,657
Pamphlets belonging to Library, December 31, 1948
3,654
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Report of Park and Cemetery Commissioners
The Park Department completed the building of the new Nasella playground in the fall of 1948, and except for the erection of a back- stop, fence and flagpole, it will be ready for use in the spring of 1949.
This Department is indebted to the Water Street playground com- mittee, and especially to Mr. Vassar Kitchenman, Mr. Philip Rugg and Mr. John Morley, whose untiring efforts have made the task of complet- ing this project so much easier.
In spite of the dire predictions made at the spring Town Meeting, the new Nasella playground is one that the residents of that area can be justly proud of, not only because it is the fulfillment of something long wanted and needed, but because, too, it will do so much to give their children stronger and healthier bodies and minds.
Bleachers were built at Veterans' Field and Moulton Playground. A new diving board and ladder were purchased for the raft at the bath- house, the operation of which was successfully carried out by Lawrence Collins, as supervisor, and Philip McAuliffe, as assistant. No mishaps of a serious nature occurred, although there were many reports of cuts from glass at both beaches, a condition that cannot be controlled because of people's carelessness and a complete disregard for the safety of others. Part of this was due to the unusual amount of snow and rubbish dumped on the Common and beach during the winter of 1948.
A fence and backstop were erected at Hart's Hill playground and a diamond was built. All other diamonds were treated with weed killer and clay where needed was added.
By a unanimous vote of the Board, the house on the Hall property was sold to John Roberts for the sum of one dollar; said sum to be paid to the Town of Wakefield when house is removed from the Hall prop- erty, at which time the purchaser will be given a bill of sale by the Town. The Board has given the purchaser until April first, 1949 to remove the building, the time having been extended from November 1, 1948.
Because of the greater interest in Forest Glade Cemetery since cer- tain improvements have been made it has cost the Town of Wakefield less to maintain than in previous years.
Several new areas were developed and seeded and trees were planted in various parts of the cemetery.
The growth of Forest Glade Cemetery during the past two years has been remarkable and is due largely to our Superintendent, Henry Vik, whose training in landscape work has made Forest Glade one of the most attractive cemeteries in this vicinity. Mr. Vik's new system of keeping
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records is a great improvement over the haphazard methods of the past.
The Park and Cemetery Department is indebted to those other de- partments who have cooperated so willingly during the past year and without whose assistance many projects could not have been carried out. Respectfully submitted, ROBERT F. FITZ, Chairman RICHARD J. VOLPE, Secretary WESLEY M. BALL
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39th Annual Report of the Wakefield Water and Sewerage Board
During 1948 the department was successful in completing practically all sewer and water work for which funds had been appropriated, includ- ing work which had accumulated for several years prior to 1948. This was accomplished by awarding a contract to a private contractor for the construction of sewers. A reasonable price was obtained for the work and the department, being relieved of this construction, was free to con- centrate its efforts on water extensions, and sewer and water connections of which there have been an unusually large number.
At a special town meeting held in May the town appropriated funds for the purchase of a 34 yard Bay City power shovel by the Water De- partment. This piece of equipment was delivered in August and will be a valuable addition for use on both sewer and water work. The previous shovel was over twenty years old and had reached an age such that it was impossible to obtain parts or to keep it in repair.
Some of the comments which apply to the respective departments are as follows:
Water Department
During 1948 the No. 2 slow sand filter was completely resanded. Dur- ing the previous year filter No. 1 was resanded. It will now be unneces- sary to add sand to these filters for several years.
In recent years the Board has been concerned about the age of the standpipe in Stoneham as this storage tank has been in use about sixty- five years. In December 1948 we obtained the services of an expert from the Pittsburgh-DesMoines Steel Company to inspect the standpipe. His report indicated that aside from minor defects the structure was funda- mentally sound and might last forty years longer. As a result of this examination and report it is proposed to put this standpipe in first class condition so that it will continue in use for possibly the additional num- ber of years mentioned in the report.
Following the issuance of bills in May the Water Department in- creased the water rates by about twenty-five per cent. The purpose of this increase was twofold, first to provide funds to cover the additional cost of all materials, supplies, and equipment used by the department, and secondly to permit embarking on a yearly construction program for the purpose of replacing the remaining cement lined sheet iron pipe in
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the distribution system with cast iron pipe. There are still about fifteen miles of this pipe still in use and nearly all of it is practically at the end of its useful life. The Board proposes to ask for bond issues amounting to about $50,000.00 each year for a ten year period to carry out the replace- ment program.
Within the next two or three years we consider that it will be ad- vantageous to dispense with the existing standby steam power facilities at the Broadway Pumping Station and replace them with a standby engine which operates on its own fuel, thus eliminating the need of maintaining these facilities and also the necessity of having licensed operators on the department forces. When this is done it will be necessary to install new equipment for heating the station and adjoining buildings.
The Broadway Pumping Station is such an important part of the water system that if it was damaged by fire a critical situation would result. It is therefore proposed to install an automatic sprinkler system in this building at the earliest opportunity.
Sewer Department
The most urgent construction program is the installation of a trunk sewer to serve the Montrose district. Our consulting engineers are pre- paring construction plans for this work and surveys are nearly completed for the land takings required in conjunction with this work. It is antici- pated that in 1949 the town will consider a bond issue for the construc- tion of this trunk sewer.
The Spaulding Street and Lake Avenue area near the shore of Lake Quannapowitt has been sewered and a sewage ejector station is nearly completed. This station will collect the sewage from all of the above area which was formerly too low to enter the gravity system and will discharge the sewage into the gravity sewer in Church Street.
Professor Charles O. Baird of Northeastern University was engaged by the Board to make surveys of the Spring and Greenwood Street region in Greenwood to determine the best method of sewering that area and also to study other areas in which the plan of sewerage has not previ- ously been determined.
There is still considerable need for the construction of lateral sewers in built-up parts of town and with the current rate of house construction the department will undoubtedly have many demands for lateral sewers during the next few years.
For further details of the department work refer to the report of the Superintendent.
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1948
1948 Receipts
Expenditures
Water Rates
$106,495.25
Maintenance
$ 78,991.43
Hydrant Rental
9,875.00
Superintendent
3,434.65
Services
6,445.29
Clerks
5,224.66
Turn Ons
30.00
Collector, Paymaster
690.00
Summons
144.60
Bonds Retired
18,500.00
Construction
1,592.55
Interest
1,665.63
All Other
130.75
Commissioners' Salaries
414.00
Refunds
16.80
$108,937.17
Credit Balance
15,776.27
$124,713.44
$124,713.44
Respectfully submitted,
HERMAN G. DRESSER
JOHN N. BILL
SIDNEY F. ADAMS
SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT
January 7, 1949
To the Water and Sewerage Board:
Gentlemen:
I hereby respectfully submit the annual report of the Water and Sewer Department for the year ending December 31, 1948:
WATER CONSTRUCTION
Wiley Street, from Water Street southerly and westerly to dead end, 1,315 feet of 6-inch cast iron cement lined pipe.
Kimball Avenue, from Cordis Street southerly to Eastern Avenue, 644 feet of 6-inch cast iron cement lined pipe.
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