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Unexpended (coupons 35, 38, 39 and
40 Aug. '01, not paid )
80 00
$1,560 00 $1,560 00
INTEREST ON SCHOOL HOUSE NOTES.
Appropriation
$430 00
EXPENDED.
Edw. F. Parker, Treas., interest paid by
him
215 00
Granite Savings Bank
35 00
Susan T. Howard
81 25
Chas. W. Ranlet
40 00
Unexpended
58 75
$430 00
$430 00
3
73
SCHOOL HOUSE NOTES.
Amount raised by loan 5,000 00
Appropriation
$2,000 00
EXPENDED.
Edw. F. Parker, Treas., note due March 9, 1901, issue March 9, 1896, paid by him $5,000 00 Edw. F. Parker, Treas., note due May 1, 1901, issue May 1, 1896, paid by him 2,000 00
$7,000 00 $7,000 00
SCHOOL HOUSE BONDS.
Amount raised by taxation .
$2,000 00
EXPENDED.
Edw. F. Parker, Treas., bonds No.'s 4 and 5, issue Aug. 1, 1895, paid by him . $2,000 00
$2,000 00 $2,000 00
READING WATER WORKS.
REDUCTION OF WATER LOAN.
Amount raised by taxation . $7,000 00
EXPENDED.
Edward F. Parker, Treasurer, water bonds 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 157 and 158, paid by him .
. $7,000 00
$7,000 00
$7,000 00
HYDRANT RENTALS.
Appropriation
$4,200 00
.
.
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EXPENDED.
Reading Water Works . $4,200 00
$4,200 00 $4,200 00
INTEREST ON WATER LOAN.
Appropriation
$1,000 00
EXPENDED.
Reading Water Works
.
. . $1,000 00
$1,000 00
$1,000 00
DRINKING FOUNTAINS.
Appropriation
.
$300 00
EXPENDED.
Reading Water Works
.
. $300 00
$300 00
$300 00
STREET SPRINKLER.
Appropriation.
$300 00
EXPENDED
Reading Water Works
$300 00
$300 00
$300 00
SERVICE PIPES.
Appropriation,
.
$1,000 00
EXPENDED.
Reading Water Works
. $1,000 00
$1,000 00 $1,000 00
75
ACCT. CHAS. L. HAAG.
Due from Chas. L. Haag
$70 84
EXPENDED.
Chas. L. Haag, supplies .
$70 84
$70 84
$70 84
Due from C. L. Haag $55.48 expended in 1899.
$63.30
" 1900.
STATE AND MILITARY AID.
Appropriation
$2,500 00
EXPENDED.
State Aid.
Marietta Baker
$48 00
William H. Baker
48 00
Marcus M. Bancroft
48 00
Eben B. Bickford
48 00
Sarah J. Bickford
48 00
William Bryden
48 00
Emmons Buck
70 00
Julia Buck
48 00
Edmund Buxton
48 00
Reuben R. Coates
48 00
David P. Cook
16 00
Mary M. Cook
16 00
John H. Corrie
28 00
Harriett M. Crouch
20 00
Ellen M. Damon
48 00
John Damon
48 00
.
Amount carried forward
$678 00 $2,500 00
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Amount brought forward
$678 00 $2,500 00
Sarah A. Deadman
42 00
Elizabeth W. DeRonde
48 00
Eliza W. DeRonde
8 00
John D. DeRonde
48 00
Harriett Dow
48 00
Stillson H. Dow
68 00
Ida F. Flanders
28 00
Charles C. Frost
48 00
Mary P. Goodwin
48 00
Samuel Goodwin
48 00
Theodore F. Gould
48 00
Mary Gowing
48 00
Jonathan Heselton
36 00
Richmond Heselton
72 00
R. Melissa Hollis
48 00
Squire Holt
48 00
William H. Jones
48 00
William L. Jones
40 00
William LaClair
36 00
Clara A. Leathe
48 00
Gustavus Loring
24 00
Susan R. Lovejoy
48 00
Edwin Manning
16 00
Sarah J. Mason
20 00
Charlotte A. Mathews
44 00
Lydia I. McArthur
24 00
Mary McIntire
48 00
Charles W. Milbery
53 00
Sarah M. Milbery
48 00
Franklin A. Nash
12 00
Amount carried forward
$1,921 00 $2,500 00
77
Amount brought forward
$1,921 00 $2,500 00
Ansel Nickerson
18 00
Horace A. Parker
54 00
Margaret Pinkham
48 00
Susan R. Poor
24 00
David G. Richardson
48 00
Susan M. Richardson
48 00
Henry F. Scruton
48 00
Helen M. Sherman
48 00
William H. Sherman
12 00
Julia A. E. Smith
32 00
Harriett M. Symonds
12 00
George Thayer
48 00
Eliza J. Upton
48 00
Janet C. Varney
48 00
George A. W. Vinall
48 00
Harriett B. Vinall
48 00
Daniel H. Wadlin
60 00
James Whitaker
9 00
· Marcella Woods
48 00
To be paid by the State
. $2,670 00
MILITARY AID.
Henry Batchelder
112 00
Newell C. Flanders
70 00
One-half to be paid by State
$182 00
Overdrawn
$352 00
$2,852 00 $2,852 00
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SOLDIERS' RELIEF.
Appropriation
$1,200 00
Cash received from Henry Batchelder EXPENDED.
98 00
Marcus M. Bancroft, supplies $131 71
Henry Batchelder, board and supplies
100 10
Martha Bessey, supplies
48 00
Wm. Bryden, supplies
27 45
Charles H. Champney, supplies .
134 62
Sarah A. Deadman, supplies
91 66
Elizabeth W. DeRonde, supplies
24 00
Newell C. Flanders, rent and supplies
36 75
Ida F. Flanders, supplies
3 50
John H. Jennings, supplies 123 43
Benj. F. McAllister, carriage to hospital
10 00
Mary J. McAllister, supplies
78 00
Franklin A. Nash, supplies
2 00
Susan M. Penney, supplies
48 00
David G. Richardson, supplies
156 00
Wm. H. Sherman, physician's services
45 00
Helen M. Sherman, rent and supplies .
151 00
Janet C. Varney, supplies .
48 00
Marcella Woods, rent
24 00
Unexpended
14 78
$1,298 00 $1,298 00
PAID ACCOUNT TOWN OF NORTH READING.
SOLDIERS' RELIEF ACT.
Amount received from Town of North
Reading $36 00
Amount due from Town of North
Reading
36 00
79
EXPENDED.
Mrs. Fred C. McIntire, rent $72 00
$72 00
$72 00
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.
Appropriation
$800 00
Amount received for Auctioneers' licenses
6 00
carriage licenses 9 00
66
66 from F. W. Parker, Sealer Weights and Measures 6 19
received from A. P. French, Att'y
14 48
6. due from R. W. & L. Street rail- way Co. .
13 50
EXPENDED.
James Driscoll, planting and trimming trees
$13 13
James McKenny, " 66
66 66
13 50
J. Zwicker, trimming trees . 10 00
H. Stock, care of fiag .
10 00
Mrs. James Bond, repairing flag
4 00
S. H. Parks, reporting births
3 00
Mrs. S. Porter, reporting births
2 25
James Reid, recording births and deaths
85 00
Bond of Boston, street signs
11 00
James Martin & Sons, awning
3 50
Reading Y. M. C. A., rent of hall
16 00
A. G. Emerson, guide boards and ditches
14 00
D. W. Pratt,
66
2 63
E. D. Richmond, reporting births
5 25
Samuel Brown, guide boards
·
1 25
Amount carried forward
$194 51 $849 17
80
Amount brought forward $194 51
$849 17
Mollie Lamprey, cleaning Town Office 75
E. F. Brooks, reporting deaths, 1899 and '00 31 75
George E. Lang, carriage hire 11 05 .
E. F. Parker, miscellaneous expenses . 9 88
Akerley Mfg Co., book rack for collector 3 75
W. I. Ruggles, perambulating town bounds and miscellaneous 6 97
G. A. Shackford, perambulating town
bounds and miscellaneous 5 00
O. L. Akerley, perambulating town bounds and miscellaneous 5 00
Veteran Post 194, G. A. R., electric lighting
50 00
Reading Home for Aged Women, electric lighting 10 08
Cumming's Express, expressing
15
Hobbs & Warren Co., letter file .
1 70
Barry & Co., assessors' book 1 25
C. M. Barrows & Co., binding town report 1 00
E. C. Parker, distributing notices
75
Julia P. Ide, typewriting 15 00
M. L. Andrews, typewriting 1 15
Wakefield Daily Item, dog blanks
2 75
Priest, Page & Co., test weights,
2 15
F. W. Parker, salary, sealer weights and measures . 105 25
F. A. Hyde & Co., repairing vault lock 6 00
30 06
Thomas Whall, repairing heating apparatus W. F. Cook, painting flag staff and oiling steps to band stand .
25 40
F. G. McDonald, dry goods
2 98
Amount carried forward $524 33
$849 17
81
Amount brought forward $524 33
$849 17
Solon Bancroft, legal services 14 48
Old South M. E. church, care of clock 50 00
James A. Bancroft, surveying and plans 45 00
W. E. & J. F. Twombly, supplies and ad- vertising . 114 35
American Express Co., expressing
3 60
W. A. Bancroft, repairing water trough
3 00
Francis Bros., repairing pumps .
2 35
F. E. Newhall, 36 bound stones
14 40
H. G. Wadlin, specifications for band stand John McDonald, labor on ditches
25 00
3 50
J. H. Brown, labor on ditches
14 00
C. H. Playdon, inspector animals and pro- visions, year ending Dec. 31, 1901 . 100 00
J. H. Adden, labor on special returns to Sec'y of State and investigating records 45 00
W. W. Davis, labor on special returns to Sec'y of State 25 00
134 84
$984 01 $984 01
CARE AND IMPROVEMENT OF COMMON AND PARKS. Appropriation $150 00
EXPENDED.
Reading Water Works, water rentals 12 00
Francis Brothers, lawn mower
9 00
Orne Green, labor
54 00
Unexpended
75 00
Overdrawn .
$150 00
$150 00
82
INTEREST.
Appropriation
$1,000 00
Amount received from First National Bank, interest on deposits
115 61
Amount received from Roundy note .
38
Net revenue from Eliza C. Swan estate
72 63
Amount received from H. Prentiss (1898) .
144 56
H. M. Viall (1899) .
948 13
66
66
H. M. Viall (1900) .
604 67
66 H. M. Viall (1901) .
90 75
EXPENDED.
Interest on note, temporary loan
$413 62
66
66 66
17 50
.6
66 66
66
163 33
66
66 66
162 50
66
66 66
81 25
66
66
66
66
394 70
60
66
66
66
612 39
66
(Haven St.)
18 75
66
66
(Haven St. and Howard
65 63
A. W. Danforth, sec'y, interest on trust funds
258 00
Unexpended
742 19
$2,976 73 $2,976 73
ABATEMENT OF TAXES.
Appropriation
$700 00
EXPENDED.
II. M. Viall, collector, 1899 $595 75
H. M. Viall, collector, 1900
83 66
H. M. Viall, collector, 1901 Unexpended
17 00
3 59
$700 00
$700 00
S
(Howard Pl.) .
46 87
Pl.)
REPORT OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES FOR THE YEAR 1901.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen,
GENTLEMEN :- I submit the following report :
CORRECT.
ADJUSTED.
TOTAL.
No. of scales over 5000 lbs.
3
2
5
under 5000 lbs.
10
7
17
. .
small,
35
18
53
Weights,
261
4
265
" Pan Scales,
13
15
Computing scales,
5
5
" Ice scales,
8
2
10
66
" Dry measure,
61
61
" Wet measure,
46
C. D. 1
47
" Milk measure,
14
14
" Yard sticks,
13
13
Milk jars,
5010
307
" C. D., 214;
sent back and ex-
changed, 169
5,700
Received for work done outside of office for the year 1901, $6.19.
Shot on hand, 4 oz .; lead, 13} oz .; 273 notices ; 395 bill heads ; 105 stickers; paper seals, 91; 1 set of working scales and weights, brass; 1 set wine, measures, copper, lead lined ; 10 50 lb. iron weights ; also 1, 10 and 5 lb. iron weights; 1 nest of dry measures; 1 glass cutter; 1 set of steel stamps ; stamp with letters C. D .; one with large letter R, and one with small R.
FRANK W. PARKER, Sealer of Weights and Measures.
READING, Dec. 31, 1901.
REPORT OF TREE WARDEN.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen,
GENTLEMEN : - I have the honor to submit to you my first Annual Report since holding the office of Tree Warden.
I have tried as far as possible to keep within bounds of the appropriation of $50.00 that was raised and appropriated at the last Annual Town Meeting.
I have been able to meet all of the demands that were made for trees to be planted by people that so desired them, and have also replaced so far as I know, those trees that have died in the past year.
I have made it a practice in doing any planting that I have done to do it in the best possible manner, such as digging a good liberal hole and refilling the same with well prepared soil. This has necessarily increased the average cost of planting per tree and at the same time reduced the number of trees that could be planted, had I planted them in the way that is usually done, name- ly, by digging a hole and cramming the roots in, and expecting the tree to live without further thought or care.
REMOVAL OF TREES.
In every case where it has been necessary to remove a tree, after the proper hearing has been called, I have notified the abutters that they had thirty (30) days in which to remove the tree, and if not removed inside of the above said limit, I have then had the tree removed either at the expense of the Town or have got some
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one who would remove it for the use of the wood.
The following trees have been removed at the expense of the Town :-
(1) One Rock Maple opposite the property of Mr. F. M. Smith, Woburn St.
(1) One Linden opposite the property of Dr. A. W. Dan- forth, Woburn St.
The following trees have been removed without expense to the Town :----
(2) Two Elms opposite the Town property on Haverhill St.
(2) Two Elms opposite the property of Mr. A. E. Remick, Haverhill St.
(1) One Poplar opposite the property of Mr. A. E. Remick, Haverhill St.
(1) One apple opposite the property of Mr. A. G. Carter, Haverhill St.
(1) One Maple opposite the property of Mr. P. A. Jenkins, Salem St.
There is still to be removed a Maple tree opposite the property of Mr. W. W. Atkinson, which will have to be removed by the Town, as he has relinquished his claim on it, and the Ash tree opposite the property of Mrs. Lydia B. Eaton on Main St. will be removed later by the abutter. The two last named trees are dead.
I have not as yet heard any report from Mr. Camp as to what he intends to do with the Horse Chestnut tree opposite his property on Main St.
TRIMMING.
In regard to the trimming of trees, this is a matter that if done properly will necessitate considerable expense, and considering the present condition of our tax rate, I have deemed it proper to do as little as possible along this line, except in cases where it has been necessary.
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FUTURE PLANTING.
The interest that is taken along this line by the various individuals and the different organizations in the Town is increas- ing, although at present the interest is centered on the Common, School House Grounds, etc., and but very little is seemingly shown for the improvement of the streets, particularly for the preservation of the trees along our highways. I speak now from the fact that out of all the hearings that I have held, some three in number, only one person outside of the petitioners has appeared.
There are constantly being accepted by the Town new streets, upon which in most cases there are no trees planted. Upon these streets some planting should be done, not only for the benefit of the present generation, but for the generations to come. This is a matter that should be carefully considered.
I do not think that the Rock Maple should be the only variety of a tree that we should plant. It is not a long-lived tree by any means. Other varieties could be used to good advantage, such as the Oak, Elm, Beech, Norway Maple, etc.
I think that certain streets would look well if entirely planted with any one of the above list. It would be an innovation that is not common, at least in Reading.
I think also that future planting should be done on the abutters property, thus in a great measure preventing the trees from becom- ing in any way injured by any wires that might have to be strung along the street, for lighting or other purposes.
GENERAL HEALTH OF TREES.
The general health of the trees is good. There are many Rock Maples that are decaying rapidly, but this is something that cannot be avoided on account of their age.
Before the advent of the Tree Warden law, there were many trees that had been thoughtlessly pruned by parties who had little
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interest, other than a pecuniary one in them. Many are in such condition that it is out of the question to attempt to improve them.
There have been cases where the wires of the Electric Rail- way, and the Electric Light Company's lines that were among the trees, needed reinsulation. In every case where the matter has been drawn to the attention of the managers of the different companies, they have been immediately attended to.
I would recommend that the usual amount of money be raised and appropriated, as has been in the past in this Department.
Thanking you kindly for courtesies rendered me, I am,
Yours very truly, A. CHANDLER MANNING, Tree Warden.
STREET DEPARTMENT.
HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND REPAIRS OF SIDEWALKS.
Appropriation $3,000 00
A portion of amount received from street railway franchise and excise tax, 1900 and 1901
2,889 24
Due from Geo. A. Manning .
14 67
Amount received for material sold
10 68
Amount received from Commonwealth Massachusetts on account of labor
10 30
Amount received from B. & N. street railway 117 94
EXPENDED.
W. H. Mears, supplies
$ 55
Barry, Beale & Co., time books
80
Cummings Express, expressing
30
Mrs. A. M. Barnard, rent .
36 00
Good Roads Machinery Co., tools
3 50
Geo. H. Atkinson, supplies .
1 15
N. Bancroft, rubber boots
3 00
F. Wallace, supplies
3 62
B. & M. R. R., freight
56
W. Bancroft & Co., lumber and hardware
56 64
Amount carried forward
106 12 $6,042 83
:
89
Amount brought forward
$106 12 $6,042 82
T. C. Fife, repairing pumps .
1 95
Samuel Brown, repairs 2 50
E. L. Lovejoy, storing road scraper and roller . 7 60
Reading Water Works, labor and stock (Drinking Fountain) . 28 18
Francis Bros., supplies and labor 10 30
H. K. Austin, supplies and labor
2 63
H. W. Clapp, Drinking Fountain
100 00
J. Breck & Sons Corporation, supplies
2 50
R. C. Totten, repairs
8 29
H. R. Johnson, repairing Mineral st. bridge 1,089 85
Gravel
113 32
John Muse, edgestones and setting
143 91
A. G. Emerson, Supt.
649 54
Labor and teams
1,808 32
Labor .
1,731 94
DRAIN, WOBURN ST. COR. SUMMER AVE.
Labor and team .
4 83
Labor . 48 95 .
A. G. Emerson 8 75
B. & M. R. R., freight
1 36
John Muse, labor and stock
30 50
Burch Plow Co., inlet to catch basin
11 39
F. E. Newhall, granite covers 13 20
W. Bancroft & Co., drain pipe
116 90
$6,042 83 $6,042 83
CONCRETE SIDEWALKS AND EDGESTONES. ABUTTERS TO PAY ONE-HALF.
Appropriation
$400 00
Due from A. A. Damon 4 74 .
90
EXPENDED.
John Muse, edgestones
$ 9 48
Unexpended
.
.
395 26
$404 74
$404 74
CONCRETE GUTTERS, CROSSWALKS AND PAVED GUTTERS.
Appropriation
$200 00
A portion of amount received from
street railway franchise and excise tax
5 19
EXPENDED.
George H. Nichols, concrete,
$42 80
Samuel Brown, measuring concrete
4 00
Labor and teams
65 25
Labor
93 14
$205 19
$205 19
REPAIRS OF CONCRETE.
Appropriation
$300 00
A portion of amount received from street railway franchise and excise tax Due from New England Telephone and Tel. Co. .
91 87
2 10
EXPENDED.
George H. Nichols, concrete .
$393 97
$393 97
$393 97
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VINE STREET. (Middlesex Ave. to Mineral St.)
Appropriation
$500 00
EXPENDED.
Labor and teams
$49 50
Labor
100 75
A. G. Emerson
17 50
Unexpended
332 25
$500 00 $500 00
Of the unexpended balance $300 is due D. C. Temple for land taken.
REMOVAL OF SNOW AND ICE.
A portion of amount received from Street Railway franchise and excise tax
$519 85
EXPENDED.
Labor and teams
$376 68
Labor
132 68
R. C. Totten, repairs on snow plow
3 50
Samuel Brown, repairs on snow plow 1 50
W. Bancroft & Co., material
5 49
$519 85 $519 85
SPRINKLING STREETS.
Appropriation
$500 00
EXPENDED.
W. F. Cook, varnishing cart · ·
$10 00
Prentiss & Viall, acct. insurance on cart · 3 00
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Wm. Carney, labor $ 5 06
Fife Bros., Carter & Co., funnel for cart 1 84
W. E. & J. F. Twombly, advertising . 1 50
John Stock, labor and use of horses
359 79
Unexpended
118 81
$500 00
$500 00
STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES OF STREET RAILWAY TAX.
Unexpended balance
$1,954 47
Amount received in 1901
2,888 35
EXPENDED.
Account concrete sidewalk Middlesex Ave.,
abutting Highland School House lot
$153 30
Account highways
2,889 24
removal snow and ice
519 85
concrete gutters, crosswalks and
paved gutters
5 19
Account repairs of concrete
91 87
Unexpended
1,183 37 .
$4,842 82 $4,842 82
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen of the Town of Reading :
The Board of Engineers herewith submit their annual report for the year nineteen hundred and one.
During the year the Department responded to 15 bell alarms. The Department consists of :
One Chief Engineer and two Assistant Engineers.
Steamer No. 1, two enginemen.
HIook and Ladder Truck No. 1, twelve men.
Hose No. 1, thirteen men, at Central Fire Station.
Hose No. 2, fourteen men, Woburn Street.
Hose No. 3, six men, North Main Street.
Hose No. 4, six men, Hopkins Street.
Hose No. 5, Volunteer Co., Grove Street, at Elwin J. Roundy's.
Mr. Leonard T. Eames was reappointed Supt. of Fire Alarm, and the system is in good condition, and his report will be found on another page.
The apparatus and buildings are in good condition with the exception of the Hose Wagon at North Main Street and the Hose Reel at the Center House, and the wagon will have to be thoroughly overhauled this spring, and the reel which has been in use for nineteen years we do not consider safe and would recommend that the Town purchase a wagon to take its place.
We also recommend that a double door be cut in the Center House in the rear of the Hook and Ladder, so that the Truck can
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be driven through from the rear, which would overcome the diffi- culty of backing in under the present conditions.
We have by vote of the Town put in two new Fire Alarm boxes, which are located as follows : Box 46, corner Pearl and Charles Streets ; box 39, corner of North Main and Franklin Streets.
We have also purchased 1,000 ft. of new hose as voted at the annual meeting, and for the first time in several years do not ask for any new hose.
We have by vote of the Town erected a hose house on the Town lot on Hopkins Street and think for the amount invested it will compare favorably with any building of its kind in adjoin- ing towns.
We have at North Main street a wagon that is being ruined for want of a suitable place to keep it, and we would recommend that the town buy or lease a suitable lot of land, and build a hose house similar to the one on Hopkins Street.
With the increased cost of horses, as shown in this report, we would again recommend that the Town consider the advisability of providing for permanent horses in the near future.
In conclusion, we would thank the members of the Department and all who have in any way assisted the Department the past year, and especially the Reading Rubber Mills for the free use of steam for the fire whistle.
We would recommend for the Fire Department and for the care of the fire alarm system the coming year the sum of three thousand and six hundred dollars ($3,600).
FRANK G. NICHOLS, Chief, GEO. L. PRATT, Ass't Chief, CHAS. H. STINCHFIELD, Clerk, Board of Engineers, Reading Fire Department.
DETAILED STATEMENT OF FIRES FOR THE YEAR 1901.
Date.
Box.
Time.
Owner.
Occupant.
Loss on Building.
Ins. on Build'g
Ins. Paid.
Loss on Contents.
Ins. on Cont'ts
Ins. Paid.
Cause and Remarks.
Jan.
6
35
3.50 a. m.
Reuben Friedman .... Reuben Friedman ..
$3000 200
$3500 100
$3000 100
$557 00 1172 00
$800 1800
$557 00 1172 00
Friction.
Mar.
23
55
8.55 p. m.
V. H. Grover
Mrs. A. J. Varney .. ...
School Dep't ..
None
None
28
16
4.25 p. m.
Mrs. S. A. Mckinley .. Julia Aiken
Wm. A. Mckinley .... Win. B. Wood.
2500
210 00
1500
210 00
Overheated stove.
April
3
17
28
37
9.50 a. m.
Mrs. M. E. Cutcliff ....
Mrs. M. E. Cutcliff .... M. J. Daley ...
750
1000
750
284 50
500
284 50
|Kerosene lamp
May July
1
42
11.20 a. m.
Mrs. B. M. Hartshorn.
Small
14
33
11.40 a. m.
Emma Chamberlain ... None
Margarett Griffiths ....
331
1200
331
507 85
800
18
15
9.50 p. m.
Margarett Griffiths. .. . . A. F. Newhouse ..
W. W. Newhouse .. ..
1500
800
800
600
600 00
Lightning.
Sept. Nov.
3
24
9.07 p. m.
C. A. Canty.
C. A. Canty
475
2000
475
1200 00 1500 00 None
1800
1500 00
Expl's'n k'ros'ne lamp Unknown
3
62
9.50 a. m.
L. G. Howard.
L. C. Partridge None
Unknown.
Feb.
15
33
1 02 p. m.
Highland Rubber Co .. Monarch Chemical Co.
Unknown.
27
15
2.15 p. m.
Town of Reading .....
Unknown.
Brush, needless alarm
-10
36
7.14 D. n1.
None
None None 25 00
25 00
Lightning.
17
Bell
12.30 p. m.
507 85 Lightning ..
17
12.30 p. m.
Mrs. B. M. Hartshorn. Emma Chamberlain ..
Hot ashes.
10.40 a. m.
Expl's'n k'ros'ne stove Sparks from chimney.
The Department has travelled 1143 miles. Laid 16,350 feet of hose. Used 656 feet ladders. Used 15 gallons chemicals.
96
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
Appropriation
$3,600 00
Cash refunded 42
Cash refunded acct. fire alarm 5 00
EXPENDED.
F. G. Nichols, salary (chief) engineer, year ending April 30, 1901 . =$75 00
C. H. Stinchfield, salary engineer, Jan. 1st to May 1, 1901 25 00
Geo. L. Pratt, salary engineer, Nov. 1, 1900 to Nov. 1, 1901 60 00
L. T. Eames, engineer Steamer 1, year end- ing Dec. 31, 1901 75 00
Ora L. Milbury, ass't engineer Steamer 1, Jan. 1, to Oct. 1, 1901 37 50 · W. H. Bancroft, steward Hose 2, year end- ing Nov. 1, 1901 65 00
E. H Crowe, steward H. & L. No. 1, year ending April 30, 1901 . 35 00
Parker Nichols, steward Hose 3, May 1, 1900, to May 1, 1901 30 00
Fireman's Pay Roll, year ending April 30, 1901 1,647 09
Parker Nichols, horse service
37 50
S. W. Bowker, horse service
282 00
E. H. Forbes, horse service
45 00
Mary E. Forbes, horse service
52 50
J. B. Nichols, horse service
7 50
Borthwick Bros., horse service
1 50
Amount carried forward
$2,475 59 $3,605 42
TÁ
97
Amount brought forward $2,475 59 $3,605 42
E. P. Bancroft, horse service 75 00
Geo. E. Lang, horse service 10 50
C. H. McIntire, horse service and storing Hose 4 60 00
H. E. McIntire, care Hose 4
10 00
C. J. Haag, care of hose and labor
20 25
Geo. B. Stevens, care of and cleaning hose
41 00
Reading Lunch room, lunches
8 72
Francis Bros., hardware
52 90
Copeland and Bowser, supplies
30
F. W. Cramphorn & Co., supplies
3 71
Albee Stove Co., supplies
14 00
L. T. Eames, supplies
65
G. L. Pratt, supplies .
2 70
Boston Coupling Co., supplies
1 00
Geo. H. Atkinson, supplies 6 50
H. K. Barnes, supplies
66 91
T. F. Hannaford, supplies
1 00
W. Bancroft & Co., supplies
6 59
S. Harrow, supplies .
1 74
W. H. Wightman, insurance 15 50
Reading Water Works, water rates
6 00
H. E. Coates, repairing harness 3 60
C. K. Littlefield, care of flag
2 00
J. H. McNeil, inspecting boiler
2 00
Vermille & Eames, labor and material 18 25
Cummings express, expressing
11 80
American Express, expressing
15
L. T. Eames, labor
3 20
C. L. Martin, fuel
45 00
Amount carried forward
$2,966 56
$3,605 42
98
Amount brought forward
$2,966 56 $3,605 42
Samuel Brown, repairs
2 35
H. G. Stock, labor
2 00
Otis H. Brown, labor
1 50
H. E. McIntire, labor
1 56
W. D. Parker, architect
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