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$2,997.33
DEBT ACCOUNTS
Net Debt,
$99,165.00
Water Loans, $97,340.00
Sunset Ave. School Loan 1,000.00 825.00
Town Hall Loan,
$99,165.00
-$99,165.00
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Report of Town Accountant.
RECEIPTS
TAXES
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Current year :
Property and poll,
$23,978.04
Previous years :
Property and poll,
15,253.01
From state:
Corporation,
229.94
National bank,
436.13
Income,
5,506.96
Soldiers' exemption,
56.10
$45,460.18
LICENSES AND PERMITS
Licenses :
Junk,
$100.00
Victuallers,
14.00
Slaughtering,
4.00
$118.00
FINES AND FORFEITS
Fines-Court,
$140.00
$140.00
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GRANTS AND GIFTS
From state :
Inspection of animals, $50.00
Schools- Superintendent's salary, 625.00
Massachusetts school fund, 865.99
From county-Dog licenses, 454.65
From individuals, Howard funds : Public lectures,.
80.00
School department,
120.00
From Geo. F. Cobb, chairman Conservation of Food Committe
Sale of fruit jars,
220.50
$2,416.14
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GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Town hall, rent, $316.00 $316.00
PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY
Fire department, sale of junk,
100.00
Gypsy moth, reimbursement from state,
828.24
All others,
5.00
Tree warden, insurance rebate,
28.79
$962.03
HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES
Permanent road construction, from state, $2,046.90 $2,046.90
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CHARITIES
Almshouse, rent of town farm, $333.34 Reimbursement for Mothers' Aid, from state, 201.86
$535.20
SOLDIERS' BENEFITS
State aid,
$996.00
Military aid,
35.00
$1,031.00
EDUCATION
Tuition of state wards, from state, $112.95 $112.95
ENTERPRISES
Water department:
Sale of water, rates,
$13,445.96
Miscellaneous :
Sale of material,
18.45
Interest,
21.36
All other,
143.73 1
Transfer from Reserve fund,
1,542.85
$15,172.35
· INTEREST
On deposits, On taxes,
$147.85
1,900.63
$2,048.48
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MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS
Revenue loans,
$35,000.00 $35,000.00
AGENCY AND TRUST
Agency :
Taxes, state,
$4,510.00
County,
2,567.69
$7,077.69
Trust :
Income, Cemetery Perpetual
Care fund,
$37.31
Income Library fund,
138.18
$175.49
REFUNDS
Taxes,
$24.50
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Charity,
6.38
Library,
8.59
Hall,
3.30
Police,
2.40
Fire,
22.05
Health,
.15
Selectmen,
3.00
$70.37
$112,682.78
Cash balances :
General,
$12,232.01
Water,
5,169.41
$17,401.42
$130,084.20
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PAYMENTS
1. DEPARTMENTAL-GENERAL GOVERNMENT
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT
Moderator : Salaries, $15.00 $15.00
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
Selectmen :
Salaries,
$833.88
Other expenses,
1 55.51
$889.39
FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT
Auditor :
Salaries,
$100.00
$100.00
Town accountant :
Salaries,
$87.50
Other expenses,
3.25
$90.75
Treasurer and collector :
Salaries,
$600.00
Other expenses,
253.34
$853.34
Assessors :
Salaries,
$414.40
Other expenses,
89.19
$503.59
Other finance offices and accounts :
Certification of notes, 8.00
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OTHER GENERAL DEPARTMENTS
Town clerk : Salaries, Other expenses,
$200.00
24.16
Law-Expenses,
$1,891.25
$224.16 $1,891.25
Election and registration :
Salaries and wages,
$265.00
Other expenses,
87.00
$352.00
MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS
Town hall and Town offices:
Salaries, Other expenses,
$400.00
518.97
$918.97
PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY
Police :
Salaries and wages,
$560.84
Other expenses,
128.21
$689.05
Fire department :
Salaries and wages,
$300.36
Equipment and repairs,
435.38
Supplies,
186.51
Other expenses,
124.94
$1,047.19
New fire station : Construction,
$708.59
$708.59
Water for hydrants :
West Bridgewater water de-
partment, water for hydrants, $1,250.00
$1,250.00
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SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ,
Salaries, Other expenses,
$15.70 1.41
$17.11
FORESTRY-MOTH EXTERMINATION
Salaries and wages,
$2,528.43
Other expenses,
133.57
$2,662.00
TREE WARDEN
Salaries and wages,
$227.80
Other expenses,
13.00
$240.80
HEALTH AND SANITATION
Board of health, quarantine, vital
statistics and other expenses :
Salaries,
$8.00
Vital statistics,
58.90
Other expenses,
68.85
$135.75
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INSPECTIONS-ANIMALS AND SLAUGHTERING
Salaries,
Other expenses,
$527.60 23.91
1 $551.51
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HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES
Salaries,
$131.20
Teams and labor,
948.51
Sand, gravel and lumber, 43.15
Repairs,
46.52
Oil and oiling,
224.00
Snow removal,
113.00
Other expenses,
297.71
'Repairs on state highway (Main St.) 226.74
$2,030.83
Completing permanent road, West
Center St., one-half cost construc- tion, $4,703.75 $4,703.75
STREET LIGHTS
Edison Electric Illuminating Co. $680.16 $680.16
CHARITIES
General administration :
$8.00
Salaries, All other,
26.50
$34.50
Town farm, insurance,
$99.16
All other,
7.62
$106.78
The following aid has been rend- ered to persons residing in town and having settlement therein, $1,571.31 The following aid has been rend- ered to persons having settle- ment in town and residing else- where, 1,443.49
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The following aid has been rend- ered to persons residing in town and having settlement else- where, 10.00
Total outside relief rendered,
3,024.80
Total,
$3,166.08
SOLDIERS' BENEFITS
Soldiers' relief,
$449.00
State aid,
800.00
Military aid,
105.00
$1,354.00
EDUCATION
Expenses of general control :
School committee, salaries,
$112.00
Other expenses,
22.51
Superintendent,
900.00
Other expenses,
26.75
Teachers' salaries,
8,277.81
Teachers' salaries, High school,
3,000.00
Text books,
350.59
Stationery and supplies,
490.07
$13,179.73
Expenses of operating school plants :
Janitors' wages,
$1,089.84
Fuel,
1,067.25
Miscellaneous,
235.99
$2,393.08
Maintenance, repairs,
413.06
Medical inspection,
115.00
92
Transportation, Sundries,
1,831.51
-606.21
Total,
$18.538.59
LIBRARY
Salaries and wages,
All other,
$217.08 425.59
$642.67
RECREATION
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Celebrations and entertainments :
Memorial Day,
$85.50
Public lectures,
55.00
$140.50
PARKS AND GARDENS
Monument grounds,
$40.05
Play-ground,
4.00
Flag,
27.00
$71.05
$211.55
UNCLASSIFIED
.
Printing and distributing town reports, $224.16
Searching party, 17.80
93
Public Safety committee, State guards,
59.92
160.50
Employer's liability insurance,
134.33
$596.71
WATER DEPARTMENT
Administration :
Commissioners' salaries,
$200.00
Superintendent, salary,
807.20
City of Brockton, water,
4,019.47
Stationery and postage,
80.94
Printing and advertising,
83.39
Telephones,
41.26
Bonds,
4,300.00
Interest,
4,011.19
All other,
97.49
$13,640.94
General:
Labor,
$1,972.06
Teams,
8.00
Pipe and fittings,
111.80
Meters and fittings,
27.13
Equipment and repairs,
1,558.93
Supplies,
625.43
All others,
268.77
$4,572.12
Total,
$18,213.06
CEMETERIES
Care of cemeteries, $28.00 $28.00
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INTEREST
On temporary loans,
$806.82
On loans for general purposes,
133.00
$939.82
MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS
Temporary loans,
$49,000.00
Sunset avenue loan,
1,000.00
Town hall loan,
1,000.00
$51,000.00
AGENCY AND TRUST
Taxes :
State,
$4,510.00
County,
2,567.69
$7,077.69
Trust :
Cemetery Perpetual Care fund,
$37.31
Library funds,
138.18
175.49
REFUNDS
Taxes,
$24.50
Departmental,
45.87
70.37
$122,577.22
Cash balances :
General,
$5,378.28
Water,
2,128.70
7,506.98
$130,008.20
Balance Sheet, December 31, 1918.
GENERAL ACCOUNTS.
ASSETS
LIABILITIES
Cash :
In banks and offices :
General $5,378.28
Water, 2,128.70
Overlay
(reserved
for
abatements) :
Levy of 1917, $16.38
Levy of 1918, 605.55
621.93
Water Reserve fund, 12,353.94
Reserve
fund
(surplus
overlay),
490.82
East Bridgewater Savings
Water Revenue, 1,989.06
Water
Construction
Reserve fund,
3,182.00
Excess and deficiency,
22,378.78
16,535.94
Accounts receivable : F. L. Howard, collector :
Taxes 1917, $2,693.77
Taxes 1918, 10,279.74
Excise tax 1917, 1,271.00
Water rates,
14,244.51 1,989.06
Water department,
$2,128.70
Water Reserve fund, Water Construction Re- 13,353.94 serve fund, 3,182.00
$7,506.98
Brockton Savings Bank:
Water Reserve fund, $1,000.00
East Bridgewater Savings Bank,
Due from state : State aid, $800.00 Moth department, 391.74
1,191.74
Overdrafts :
Law,
$1,816.25
Moth,
65.61
Property
owners' lia-
bility,
615.81
Public lectures,
45.00
Employers' liability in- surance, 134.33
2,677.00
$44,145.23
$44,145.23
TRUST ACCOUNTS.
Trust funds and securities,
$3,106.96
Cemetery perpetual care funds : South street fund, $235.85 Mrs. Henry Copeland fund, 113.14
Isabelle Howard fund
132.16
Charles C. Thayer
fund,
132.16
Oren Smith fund, 184.99
Martha K. Crosby fund, 104.29
$902.59
Library funds ;
Cornelia Alger fund, $719.80
Mary H. Edgerly fund, 586.27
Francis E. Howard fund, 522.75
Nathan Copeland fund, 375.55
2,204.37
Trust funds and securities, $3,106.96
$3,106.96
DEBT ACCOUNTS.
Net debt,
$98,665.00
Water loans, $96,840.00
Sunset Ave. School loan, 1,000.00
Town Hall loan, 825.00
Net debt,
$98,665.00
$98,665.00
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STATEMENT OF TRUST FUNDS -
CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE FUNDS
Savings bank deposits beginning of year,
$865.28
Savings bank deposits end of year, Receipts
Payments
Interest, $37.31 \ Deposited in bank, $3731
South Street Cem., $226.16
$9.69
$235.85
Balance
Balance
Name of Fund
Jan. 1, 1918
Receipts
Dec. 31, 1918
Mrs. Henry Copeland 108.24
4.90
113.14
Isabelle Howard
126.74
5.42
132.16
Charles C. Thayer
126.74
5.42
132.16
Oren Smith
177.40
7.59
184.99
Martha K. Crosby
100.00
4.29
104.29
$865.28
$37.31
$902.59
LIBRARY TRUST FUND
Savings bank deposits beginning of year, $2,066.19
Savings bank deposits and securities end of year,
2,204.37
Receipts
Payments
Sale of secr't's, $500.00
Purchase of secr't's $500.00
Interest, 138.18
Deposited in banks, 138.18
$638.18
$638.18
Balance
Balance
Name of Fund
Jan. 1, 1918
Receipts
Cornelia Alger,
$675.00
$44.80
Dec. 31, 1918 $719.80
Mary N. H. Edgerly, 539.02
47.25
586.27
Francis E. Howard,
500.00
22.75
522.75
Nathan Copeland,
352.17
23.38
375.55
$2,066.19
$138.18
$2,204.37
ARTHUR C. PECKHAM, Town Accountant.
902.59
Report of Treasurer.
Total receipts for the year ending Dec. 31, 1918,
$129,908.71
Total payments for the year ending Dec. 31, 1918, 122,401.73
Cash on hand, Dec. 31, 1918,
$7,506.98
Cash in treasury, 38.76
Bank balance, Home National Bank,
7,468.22
$7,506.98
CEMETERY TRUST FUNDS
Brockton Savings Bank :
Mrs. Henry Copeland fund,
$108.24
Interest to Oct. 15, 1918,
4.90
$113.14
Peoples Savings Bank :
South street Cemetery fund,
$226.16
Interest to Sept. 1, 1918,
9.69
$235.85
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Charles C. Thayer fund, Interest to Sept. 1, 1918,
$226.74 5.42
$232.16
Orrin Smith fund,
$177.40
Interest to Sept 1, 1918,
7.59
$184.99
Isabelle Howard fund,
$126.74
Interest to Sept 1, 1918,
5.42
$132.16
Martha K. Crosby fund,
100.00
Interest to Sept. 1, 1918,
4.29
$104.29
LIBRARY TRUST FUNDS
East Bridgewater Savings Bank :
Cornelia Alger fund,
$719.80
Nathan Copeland fund, ·
$375.55
Brockton Savings Bank :
Mary N. Edgerly fund,
$272.75
North Easton Savings Bank, Francis E. Howard fund,
$336.27
Town treasury : One Liberty bond, $500.00
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WATER DEPARTMENT
Brockton Savings Bank,
$2,486.92
Interest to April 15, 1918,
55.93
May 22, withdrawn,
1,000.00
$1,542.85
July 24, withdrawn,
542.85
$1,000.00
East Bridgewater Savings Bank,
$12,353.94
East Bridgewater Savings Bank,
$3,182.00
FRANK L. HOWARD,
Treasurer.
$2,542.85
Report of the Collector of Taxes.
1913 Tax:
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1917,
$1,920.00
Cash paid treasurer, $1,920.00
1914 Tax: Outstanding Dec. 31, 1917,
$1,960.00
Cash paid treasurer,
$1,960.00
1915 Tax:
Outstanding Dec 31, 1917,
$1,601.76
Cash paid treasurer,
$1,601.76
1916 Tax:
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1917,
$117.06
Cash paid treasurer, Abatements,
$98.10
18.96
$117.06
1917 Tax: Outstanding Dec. 31, 1917,
$12,595.34
Cash paid treasurer, Abatements,
183.92
9,881.57
Uncollected Dec. 31, 1917,
$9,697.65
$2,713.77
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1918 Tax: Assessors' warrant commitment,
$41,385.26
Subsequent commitment,
29.79
$41,415.05
Cash paid treasurer,
$31,055.73
Abatements,
49.79
31,105.52
Uucollected,
$10,309.53
FRANK L. HOWARD, Collector of taxes.
Report of Collector of Water Department.
Quarter ending Sept. 30, 1918 : Commitment,
$3,273.41
Collections, Abatements,
$3,036.16
36.75
3,072.91
Uncollected, $200.50
Quarter ending Dec. 31, 1918 :
Commitment,
$3,244.90
Collections Abatement,
17.00
2,025.00
.
Uncollected,
$1,219.00
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$2,008.00
FRANK L. HOWARD, Collector.
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Report of Road Commissioner.
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Appropriation, $3,500.00
The following bills were approved from Jan. 1, to Dec. 31, 1918.
Roland Bennett,
$489.25
Geo. F. Ryder,
79.36
Ralph D. Ryder,
70.50
Sumner Ames,
96.00
T. Prescott Snell,
150.00
Albert Manley,
24.55
Chas. Clark,
30.00
Geo. G. Tucker,
42.00
Marshall Farrar,
5.00
J. C. Howard,
10.00
Geo. O'Connor,
7.00
F. P. Hatch,
6.00
E. B. Ridgeway,
8.00
Frank Redmond,
4.10
Clinton Howard,
28.25
A. P. Packard,
4.00
Mrs. Herbert Holmes,
2.60
Bradford Copeland,
8.00
W. T. Ryder,
168.12
W. B. Grain Co. (tile),
3.52
N. E. Road Mch. Co. (Scraper parts),
34.60
Ryder Grain Co. (Bridge plank),
25.03
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Chas. Brown,
1.50
State Highway (oil, West Center street),
224.00
Total labor and materials,
$1,531.38
Bills paid by order of the selectmen :
Massachusetts State Highway,
$226.74
Insurance (L. G. Lowe),
267.96
Haywood, engineer,
4.75
$449.45
Approved by Road Commissioner,
1,531.38
$2,030.83
Unexpended balance,
$1,469.17
INVENTORY OF TOOLS
One road machine, one gravel screen, six shovels, six stone forks, two garden forks, one iron bar, one axe, nine snow plows, two picks, one tool chest.
W. F. RYDER,
Road Commissioner.
Report of Inspector of Animals.
There have been inspected during the past year 100 stables and 921 cattle. Of these three were quarantined and killed, and found to contain tuberculosis. Besides these cattle there were 106 hogs, four goats and 15 sheep inspected.
Under the head of Slaughtering the number of animals slaughtered were:
Calves,
754
Hogs,
1,086
Beef,
40
Sheep,
3
Goats,
1
Total,
1,884
Anlmals condemned : calves nine, hogs three, beef one, sheep one.
W. L. WOODWORTH,
Inspector.
Inventory of the Gypsy and Brown Tail Moth Supply.
One power spraying machine,
$1,200.00
700 feet of 11/2-inch hose at 35 cents per foot,
245.00
Two wrenches,
3.00
Two oil cans,
1
.50
One screw driver,
.25
40 gallons of creosote,
12.00
Two ladders,
24.00
Six axes,
5.00
Three hatchets,
1.50
200 feet of 1/2-inch hose at 4 cents per foot,
8.00
Two bush hooks,
2.00
Three pair of pruning shears,
3.00
One 6-foot cross-cut saw,
3.00
Three hand saws,
4.00
One push cart,
10.00
Five scrapers,
2.50
Three bush scythes,
3.75
Three rakes,
· 2.25
Four pruners,
4.00
Six brushes with bamboo handles,
3.00
One-half dozen of 1/4 twin cans,
3.00
Two chisels,
1.50
Two mallets,
.50
Two pairs of spurs,
3.00
One pair of field glasses,
5.00
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One ledger, One-half dozen time books,
1.50
.40
50 pounds of nails, .75
Two galvanized pails, .40
50 feet of 3-inch rubber hose at $1.00 per foot,
50.00
One burner outfit, 10.00
3.00
Three sets of long couplings,
2,000 lbs. of arsenate of lead at $11.33 per cwt. 226.60
$1,842.40
OCTAVE BELMORE, Local Superintendent.
Report of Tree Warden Work, 1918.
Town's appropriation, Refund,
$225.00
28.79
$253.79
PAYMENTS
Bills approved to the following persons :
Octave Belmore, labor,
$92.80
Daniel Sullivan, labor,
67.50
Otis Nichols, labor,
67.50
Morton Ladder Co.,
9.00
Manuel Demattas, labor,
2.00
William Elliott, labor,
2.00
$240.80
Unexpended,
12.99
$253.79
OCTAVE BELMORE, Local Superintendent.
Report of Police Department.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen :- I submit the following report of the Police department of the town of West Bridgewater for the time I have served as Chief of Police, namely from March 25, 1918, to December 31, 1918.
There have been 117 complaints investigated and 24 arrests made. The arrests were as follows: one non-sup- port, one bastardy, one riding motorcycle on sidewalk, one larceny, two operating auto under the influence of liquor, three assault, five drunk, seven disturbance, one forfeiting bail, two cohabitation, one case of insanity com- mitted directly to the State hospital at Taunton.
Traffic officer at the Centre holidays and every Satur- day and Sunday afternoon during summer until the ban on Sunday riding.
Officer on duty at the lawn parties and Fourth of July celebration also at the primaries and elections.
Recovered property to the value of $215.00.
Respectfully submited,
HENRY O. DAVENPORT, Chief of Police
Report of Fire Department.
In compliance with the requirements I submit the re- port of the West Bridgewater Fire department for the year ending December 31, 1918, which will include the cost of maintaining, loss of property, and cause of fires as near as can be ascertained.
CALL FORCE
The force consists of twenty-two men, six forest fire wardens, three engineers; twelve men at Central station, . ten men at Hose Wagon No. 3 at Manley's.
APPARATUS
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One Auto Combination. One Auto Hose Truck. One Single Hose Wagon. One Forest Fire Wagon.
In performing this service the apparatus has travelled 110 miles. The department has laid 3,500 feet of hose, 700 feet of chemical hose. It has also raised 420 feet of ladders and used 485 gallons of chemicals. There are in service 2,000 feet of 2-inch hose and 250 feet of chemical hose. I would recommend the purchase of 500 feet of 21/2-inch hose the coming year.
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CALL SYSTEM
The department has a good call system to all the fire- men's houses. All alarms are sent out from the tele- phones 4137 Chief, 2463-W Capt. Gibson.
WIRE DEPARTMENT
Stock used and work of the department: 400 feet of No. 12 iron wire was strung and 300 feet of insulated cop- per wire was strung, also three new bells were inserted. The department has now about five and one-half miles of strung wire and 14 call bells. 1
FIRES AS THEY OCCURRED
Jan. 4 .- Frame barn owned by J. Cheney, South Street. Jan. 7 .- Chimney fire John Carlson's, Brooks place.
Jan. 16 .- Frame barn owned by Mrs. Bearse, East Cen- ter street.
Feb. 8 .- Chimney fire, William F. Ryder.
Feb. 18 .- Chimney fire at Barney Keenan's.
Feb. 26 .-- Chimney at George Ryder's.
Mar. 10 .- Chimney fire at old Ness house.
Mar. 23 .- Woods fire on land owned by Howard Wil -. bur.
Mar. 23 .- Woods fire on land owned by Copelands, Walnut street.
Mar. 23 .- Fire in frame house occupied by William.
Mar. 28 .- Woods fire on land owned by Cheney and Luddy.
Mar. 30 .- Woods fire on land owned by Mrs. Cotter.
Mar. 30 .- Brush fire on land owned by Mulford, John- son, Corney.
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Mar. 31 .- Brush fire on land owned by Carlson, Brooks place.
April 1 .- Fire on land owned by William Woodworth.
April 2 .- Brush fire, owned by Oleson.
April 3 .- Grass fire on Ash street, side of road.
April 6 .- Wood fire on land owned by Leanord, South Main street.
April 6 .- Wood fire on land owned by Mrs. O'Neil.
April 6 .- Wood fire on land owned by John Reagen.
April 6 .- Wood fire on land owned by Cassidy and Erickson.
April 6 .- Fire in two and one-half story frame house owned by Joe Bragger, Progressive avenue.
April 7 .- Grass fire on land owned by Dr. Lacheur.
April 8 .- Grass fire on land owned by Nat Bradford and old cemetery on South street.
April 12 .- Woods fire on side of State road, North Main street.
April 15 .- Grass fire, cemetery, Cochesett.
April 16 .- Fire in frame house owned by Francis Wood, Crescent street.
April 17 .- Wood fire on land owned by Olhson.
May 5 .- Wood fire on land owned by Splaine, Matfield.
May 7 .- Fire in frame building used as blacksmith shop, owned by Orvis Kenney.
May 17 .- Fire on East street, land owned by E. Thayer and W. R. Ryder.
May 20 .- Wood fire on Aldrich road.
May 22 .- Frame barn owned by Mable Goodrich, East Center street.
June 15 .- Wood fire, land owned by Clift. Denley.
June 17 .- Brush fire on South street.
July 8 .- A fire in frame house owned by Harold Lyons, North Main street.
July 21 .- Call to fire in big tree on Bryant street, struck by lightning.
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July 28 .- Brush fire on Progressive avenue.
Aug. 6 .- Grass fire on West meadow, land owned by Geo. Sylvester.
Sept. 11 .- Fire in public dump.
Nov. 6 .- A chimney fire, John Luddy's, Bedford street. Nov. 12 .- Brush fire side of road, Lincoln street.
Nov. 17 .- A fire in a frame house owned by Lunlys, East Center street.
Nov. 27 .- Chimney fire, house on Emerson avenue.
In closing I wish to thank the Selectmen and all others who have in any way helped the department. To theoffi- cers and members of the department I extend my hearty thanks for their co-operation.
Respectfully submitted,
WARREN P. LAUGHTON, Chief.
Thirty-ninth Annual Report of the Trustees of Public Library.
TRUSTEES
Martha B. Mason,
Term expires 1919
Harold S. Lyon,
Term expires 1919
Edith F. Howard,
Term expires 1920
Daniel J. Lothrop,
Term expires 1920
Helen H. Foye,
Term expires 1921
Rev. L. B. Codding,
Term expires 1921
HONORARY TRUSTEE Elizabeth Kingman
ORGANIZATION
Chairman, Secretary,
Treasurer,
Daniel J. Lothrop Edith F. Howard Martha B. Mason
BOOK COMMITTEE
Helen H. Foye
Martha B. Mason
Edith F. Howard
Daniel J. Lothrop
EXECUTIVE OFFICER Daniel J. Lothrop
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REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN AND TRUSTEES
The year's work has been very satisfactory, although the circulation has not been quite as large as in former years, this is owing to the enforced closing for five weeks, two caused by the coal shortage in the winter and three later owing to the epidemic. 'The late war books of which we have about forty are much in demand.
Through the kindness of Mrs. Prescott Snell who gives her service freely, the North Elm street branch has had its usual circulation. We have supplied for school use, to High school 25 books, grammar school 69 books and 30 magazines; also the Red Cross bulletin has been of use to the pupils in furnishing material for papers on its organ- ization and work.
The Official Bulletin sent us since the entrance of the United States into the world war has been helpful to the pupils' of the High school, such articles as "Governmental Control of the Railroads," and others being used for com- position work. We are glad to be of assistance to any who come, and if books are not available on later subjects we often have pamphlets on events and problems of the day.
The reading room is well supplied with magazines; thirty-five being on our table and shelves, and those wish- ing to avail themselves of a quiet hour, combined with pleasure and profit are always welcome, there has been some changes in the magazines but the best can always be found on our shelves.
Following is the circulation of the year :
Adult fiction,
5,256
Adult non-fiction,
658
Juvenile fiction,
3,238
118
Juvenile non-fiction,
403
Magazines (bound), Reference,
199
88
Total,
9,840
Monthly magazines,
1,692
Total,
11,532
BOOKS ADDED DURING YEAR
ADULT FICTION
Her Country,
White Morning,
Charge It,
Measure of a Man (The),
Lure of the North (The),
Helen of Troy and Rose,
Heart's Haven,
Christina,
Threshold (The),
Greatheart,
Comrades,
Definite Object,
Man Who Saw Wrong (The),
Silent Witness (The),
Cheerful by Request,
Secret Witness (The),
Georgians (The),
Hills of Refuge (The),
Unpardonable Sin (The), Wanderers (The), High Heart,
Andrews Atherton Bacheller Barr Brindloss Bottome Burnham Cholmondeley Cooke Dell Dillon Farnoll Fisher Freeman Furber Gibbs Harbin Harbin
Hughes Johnson King
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Simon the Jester,
Red Cross Barge (The),
Enchanted Barn (The),
Jack Ballington Forester,
Happiest Time of Their Lives (The),
Call of the Off Shore (The), Wind,
Daughter of the Land,
Oh, Money! Money !
Star in the Window (The),
Jimmie the Sixth,
Dere Mable (Love Letters of a Rookie),
Magnificent Am Lersons (The),
Daughter of the Mance (A),
Handle With Care,
Living Legacy (The), Out of the Silences,
Impossible People,
.You're Only Young Once,
Everyman's Land,
Macbeth (Novelized) Shakespeare Series,,
Locke Lowndes Lutz Moore Miller Paine Porter, G. S. Porter, G. S. Prouty Sterrett Streeter
Tarkington Taylor Turnbull Underwood Waller Wemyss Widdener Williamson
Told by Popular Novelists
ADULT NON-FICTION
Notable Women of History,
920-A Abbott 940-B Bangs
Hurrah and Hallelujah,
The Bible That Was Lost and Is Found (Gift),
220-B Bigelow Ambulance No. 10 (Personal Letters from the Front) 940-B Buswell
Fighting Engineers (The), 355-C Collins Curtis Aviation Book, 629-C Curtis
Glory of the Trenches, Out to Win,
940-D Dawson 940-D Dawson
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In the Soldiers' Service (War Experiences of Mary Dexter), 940-D Dexter
First Call (The) (Guide Posts to Berlin), 940-D Empey Over the Top (Two copies), 940-D Empey Successful Farming, 635-G Gardner Mind and Work, Tarry at Home Travels, 613-G Gulic 910-H Hale High Adventure (The), 629-H Hall War Time Bread and Cakes, 641-H Handy First Hundred Thousand (The), 940-H Hay Artificial Waterways of the World, 626-H Hepburne How to Know the Bible, 220-H Hodges Yankee in the Trenches (A), 940-H Holmes French Canada, With Those Who Wait, 981-H Hopkins 940-H Huard Story of the Pullman Car, (Gift) 385-H Husband Great Pictures as Moral Teachers, Over There With the Australians, Right About Race, 750-J Jackson 940-H Knyett 172-K Kahn Our Hawaii, 991-L London
Seeing America (Including Panama Expedition)
910-M Marshall
True Stories of Our Pioneers 920-973-M Mason
World's Greatest Orators and Orations, 920-M Morris
On the Right of the British Lines, 940-N Nobbs
America in France,
940-P Palmer
Fighting Fleet (The),
359-P Paine 940-P Peat
Private Peat,
All the Children of All the People, 377-S Smith
My Mother and I,
325-S Stern
American History Told by Contemporaries (1492-1900), Four volumes,
Business of Being a House Wife, Pam. 641-A Armour Farm and Home Drying of Fruits and Vegetables, Pam. 641-C Caldwell Military Policy of the United States, 355-U Upton
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