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The pupils entered upon the work with great enthusiasm, and much hard work was done during the summer, not only by the children, but also by the committee appointed to visit the gardens from time to time.
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The matter culminated in a grand horticultural exhibit, given in Highland Hall in the early autumn, when each pupil brought the best specimens of his summer's work. The display was good, the pride of the exhibitors a delightful thing to see, and the awarding of prizes the occasion of joyful juvenile enthusiasm. The prize compositions were read, many of them proving unusually good ones for young writers. Through the courtesy of the Woman's Club, the children were entertained by a talk upon tree- growth, by Miss Rogers, of Cornell University.
On the whole those who had worked hard for the success of the cause felt that the results were extremely gratifying. We trust that this is but the beginning of a movement which will put. child-gardening upon a permanent basis in our community.
From the report of the Supervisor of Music I wish to quote enough to give our people some idea of the plan on which he is- working to secure a steady development of the musical ability of our pupils.
"In order to do thorough work in teaching the subject of music, a greater effort should be made to reach the individual .. We ought to require more individual singing, there should be some written work, and properly devised tests should be given occasion- ally. The present allotment of time is barely sufficient to accom- plish the results expected in ensemble singing and does not permit. us to add very much extra work, but we are trying to make a card index record of each pupil's work in music and are giving tests which, however, are not completed in the primary grades nor in the High School. The following are the topics of the examinations with their per cent. values attached :
Quality of Voice, 10 per cent.
Tonality, 20 per cent.
Sight Reading, 10 per cent.
Technical Knowledge, 10 per cent.
Daily Work, 50 per cent.
It is planned to give these tests in rotation and in the order named, one each during the months of October, December,
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February, April, and June, and record the results on each pupil's card. We are also trying to gather some statistics as to the number of pupils studying music outside of school, the instrument or subject studied, and the amount of time given to daily practice which are also recorded on the cards. There are in Reading 170 pupils in the grades and 94 in the High School who have made a beginning in education in music other than that provided by the schools.
COURSE IN MUSIC GRADE I
Teach the tones of the major scale. Use three sets of names, the Italian syllables, the names of the intervals, and the numerals. Introduce the staff notation. Use all the keys in rapid rotation. Teach easy rote and action songs by ear.
GRADES II-III
Give breathing exercises. Review the intervals from dictation and from the staff representation. Read many, easy, short exer- cises from the chart or books. Read in a different key each day and in all keys in rotation. Encourage individual singing and sing- ing from visual memory. Train the pupils to beat time with the finger on the desk or book. Introduce the following topics : Names of the lines and spaces ; signatures of the keys; names of the keys; location of one; time signatures ; time values of the notes and rests. Teach rote and action songs by ear.
GRADES IV-V-VI
Give breathing and voice culture exercises. Teach the divided beat and the chromatic scale. Sing in one, two, or three part songs, according to the ability of the class. Require pupils to beat time on the cover of the book, and to count silently. Use a different key each day and all the keys in rotation. Teach the names of the lines and spaces ; the signatures of the keys; the names of the keys; the location of one; the time signatures; and the time values of the notes and rests.
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GRADES VII-VIII-IX
Give breathing and voice culture exercises; Sing solfeggio exercises and songs in parts according to the ability of the class. Require pupils to beat time and to count silently. Use at least two different keys each week, and all keys in rotation. Give written work on the following topics: Names of the lines and spaces of the great clef ; signatures of the keys; names of the major and minor keys ; location of one; time signatures; and time values of the notes and rests.
HIGH SCHOOL
Chorus practice.
The work in drawing is continued in as interesting and pro- gressive manner as usual.
An event of much importance to teachers and scholars, and considered by them a great honor, occurred in December, 1904. This was the awarding of prizes in a competition offered by The School Arts Book, "an illustrated monthly magazine devoted to the service of those who teach drawing, and the allied arts in schools." The magazine is edited by Mr. Henry T. Bailey, for- merly State Supervisor of Drawing. Several prizes are offered each month for the best work sent in from any state, as specified in the outline published for the month. The work for the eighth grade called for a working drawing of a three-fold screen, and a surface design in color for the panels. Miss Parker adapted the idea for a small lamp screen, and proposed that the pupils send not only the drawings, but that the boys construct the frames from wood in connection with their manual training work. The boys worked with enthusiasm and were much gratified when the first prize of five dollars was awarded Howell Hallett, and a fourth prize to Jack Thorburn, and honorable mention to Marion Flint, Ethel Strout and Nellie Warner. These awards seem to indicate that our instruction in drawing is approved by those best qualified to judge, and is worthy of special commendation.
In connection with the drawing it is well to call attention to the very artistic posters which have been designed by several of
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the High School girls to advertise various social functions. Though not a part of regular school work they show good results of training in color harmony, spacing and lettering. All may not be effective as posters but many are excellent in drawing and of refined color- ing, an evidence of cultured taste and skillful handling.
It is hoped that in the new High School building ample pro- vision will be made for a suitable drawing room, having adequate accommodations for classes in all departments of drawing, and also for storage of materials and completed work.
The interest in the system of Stamp Savings continues and we are glad to state that, through the efforts of the Woman's Club, we are now able to use our own stamps instead of purchasing from the offices in Boston, as we have done until the present year.
Regarding the care of the property, we may say that the fire at the Union Street school, which required the closing of the school for a full week, called for more thorough repairs of the , school building than usual, but with two new ceilings and a metal lath and plaster ceiling in the basement, with metal boxes and pipes instead of wood for the heating and ventilating system, we have a building as good as new, requiring, however, considerably greater expense than the amount received for insurance. To meet the re- quirements of the State Police Board a fire escape has been con- tracted for, which will be additional expense to that already incurred.
As the furnaces at the John Street school needed to be replaced it seemed best to take the large furnace from the Sheak house and set it up to furnish heat for the two rooms. With a modification of the first plan of setting it up the furnace is doing satisfactory work.
A small primary school has been located in the large dining- room of the Sheak house and is easily heated by the hot water system which was installed in the rear portion of the house.
The concrete at the Prospect Street school was repaired, while late in the season the curb was set across the front of the High School lot and dry wells have been provided so that in the spring
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the grading will be finished and quite an area of green sward will take the place of the former bareness.
These changes, with the usual repair of the desks, cover the repairs on the property.
In closing I desire to express my thorough appreciation of the hearty co-operation of both teachers and members of the com. mittee.
Under such conditions the best possible results for time, energy and money expended are guaranteed.
Respectfully submitted,
MELVILLE A. STONE, Superintendent of Schools.
REPORT OF THE TRUANT OFFICER
FROM JAN. 1, 1904, TO JAN. 1, 1905
To the Superintendent :
Number of cases reported to me
59
Number found to be truancy
. 31
Number claimed to be cases of illness
8
Number insufficiently clad, mainly shoes
.
8
Number kept at home
6
Number over 14 years of age
5
Number removed from town
1
Number induced to return to school
53
Respectfully submitted,
A. A. SMITH,
Truant Officer.
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GRADUATING EXERCISES
READING HIGH SCHOOL
CLASS OF 1904
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 22
AT 7.45 O'CLOCK
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PROGRAM " Not for self but for all"
PRAYER
SINGING
REV. W. C. MYERS "Unfold ye Portals" HIGH SCHOOL CHORUS
Gounod
AMERICANS OF TOMORROW ( Salutatory )
JAMES WHITING FAIRCHILD
THE DESTINY OF THE SLAV
W. FRANKLIN TURNER "Wiegenlied" Frank
SINGING
HIGH SCHOOL CHORUS
CLASS HISTORY
BLANCHE INEZ NICHOLS
THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE
LEONARD GATES NICHOLS
SINGING "The Marathon Race" HIGH SCHOOL CHORUS
Bizet
THE KING OF FINANCE
RAYMOND B. PARKER
CLASS PROPHECY
GERTRUDE WILLIAMS ALGER
SINGING "When the Sun in Splendor Rising" HIGH SCHOOL CHORUS
Donizetti
THE POWER OF WEALTH
ANNIE MAY JENKINS
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON (Valedictory ) GERTRUDE ELIZABETH OXLEY *HOWARD TORREY SINGING "The Voyagers" Facer
HIGH SCHOOL CHORUS
PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS
WALTER S. PARKER, CHAIRMAN SCHOOL COMMITTEE *Special Honor in Physics.
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NAMES OF GRADUATES
COLLEGE COURSE
Annie M. Jenkins
SCIENTIFIC COURSE
Edwin K. Abbott Pearl M. Burgess Harold B. Jewett Leonard G. Nichols
Raymond B. Parker
Carl B. Sawyer Howard Torrey W. Franklin Turner George C. Bosson
NORMAL COURSE
Zaida L. Badger
Gertrude E. Oxley
GENERAL COURSE
Gertrude W. Alger
Bertha M. Parker
Jennie E. Bessey
G. Leslie Parker Moses C. Parker
Maude A. Carter
Elizabeth A. Choate
George C. Preston Flora C. Ramsay Helen E. Ruggles
Guy B. Cook Margaret C. Devaney Edna Ellison
Fred P. Turner
James W. Fairchild
Alice E. Wickens
Blanche V. Hewes
Marian E. Wiswall
Inez B. Nichols
Miss Rose E. Stone, '05, Accompanist of Chorus
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GRADUATES OF THE HIGHLAND SCHOOL, JUNE, 1904
BOYS
Barr, Robert
Bartlett, Herbert
Batchelder, Elmer
Blethen, Henry
Bolton, Charles H. Brooks, G. Clark
Cheney, Mervin C.
Connelly, William A.
Devaney, Rose A.
Crooker, E. Percy
Cullinane, Charles
Davis, Russell W.
Devaney, Luke T.
Devaney, Martin
Dushane, Hartley C.
Eames, Harlan
Eames, Hugh L.
Fairbanks, Irving
Galvin, John
Hastings, Bessie
Goodridge, George W.
Lamprey, Bessie
Goodwin, Percival
Hartshorn, Benjamin M.
Holmes, John C.
Holmes, Lawton G.
Logan, Joseph
Murray, Mary E.
Lovejoy, Morton
Milbury, William R.
Mooney, Arthur
Moses, Raymond G.
Myers, C. Fred
Nesmith, C. Irving
Ordway, Clinton O.
Quinlan, John
Richardson, Roy E. Riley, James F.
Rounds, Oscar H.
Smith, Wilfred B. Thaxter, Carl H. Trenholm, John E. Turner, Thomas F. Webb, T. Edward
GIRLS
Abbott, Lottie F.
Bancroft, Marion S. Clapp, Priscilla S.
Cloudman, Eva J. Colby, Almeda E. Coolidge, Marion Cullinane, Nora L.
Doucette, Irene M.
Eaton, Alma L. Eaton, Florence A.
Emerson, Muriel A. Ferson, Gertrude L.
Forbes, May L.
Galvin, Dorothy Granfield, Susie T.
Greeley, Gertrude M.
Lassell, Gariella C.
Mansfield, Grace C.
McKinley, Alice M.
Millett, Margaret B.
Nichols, Jessie Peabody, Ruth
Roberts, Marjorie
Robinson, Margaret L.
Skinner, Grace F.
Trask, Ethel G. Turner, Minnie E.
Tuttle, Mildred C.
Walker, Jennie
Wall, Margaretta E. White, Louise E.
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STATISTICS TAKEN FROM REPORT TO THE STATE BOARD IN APRIL, 1904, AND OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN TOWN BETWEEN 5 AND 15 YEARS
Sept. 1899
832
1900
853
1901
890
1902
915
66
1903
967
66
1904
938
NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN TOWN BETWEEN 7 AND 14 YEARS
Sept. 1899
648
1900
648
66
1901
680
1902
636
1903
682
66
1904
758
Length of school year, 1903-1904
. 40 wks.
Number of days lost from stormy days, etc.
· 16.5
Actual length of school year 9 mos. 3.5 dys.
Number of different pupils enrolled for the year ending June 20, 1903
1137
Average number in each of the twelve grades for first four months of school year :
YEAR I II III
IV
V
VI VII VIII IX X XI XII Spc. Tot'1
1899
120
103
102
87
108
75 93 68 56 46
17 23 5 903
1900
127
136
66 107
89
98
66 82 49 37 36 14 0 907
1901
177
102
108
77
105
87 97
64
61 42 28
25 5 978
1902
142
126
90
86
117
98 100 70 56 64 34 21 4 1008
1903
127
114
103 104
86 109 97 93
63
61 53 31 9 1050
1904
129 131 116 116
95
91 109 86 79 60 53 54 4 1123
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TEACHERS IN SERVICE, WHERE EDUCATED, YEAR WHEN FIRST APPOINTED
ALSO ENROLLMENT FOR FOUR MONTHS ENDING DECEMBER 24, 1904
School
Grade
Teacher
Where Educated
Year First
Appointed
Salary
Total
Enrollment
Average
Membership
Attendance
Per cent. of
Attendance
Cases of
Tardiness
Neither Absent
nor Tardy
High 66
Harry T. Watkins, M.A., Master Colby University
1903
$1800
258
251.1 241.2
96.1
205
63
Wm. W. Keyes, Sub-Master
Bates College
1904
850
60
Jennie F. Currier
Radcliffe Special
1900
750
53
..
X
Jennie E. Wier
Boston University
1901
750
61
IX
Alice W. English
Wesleyan University
1904
650
84
Mt. Holyoke College
1904
600
A. B. Vassar, M. A., Brown
1904
750
66
Edith R. Clapp, M. A.
M. A. Brown University
1904
650
Boston University
1904
750
600
Highland
VIII
Emma S. Page, Ass't Principal N. H. State Normal
1899
650
18
45.2
43.3
96.
38
11
VIII
Ethel L. Leach
Mt. Holyoke
1904
400
12
40.6
39.4
97.
32
14
VII
Emma E. Morse
1903
550
48
47.4
44.5
93.9
34
9
66
VII
Wilhelmina Patterson
1904
450
18
45.3
42.
92.7
131
4
VII-VI
May M. Badger
Bridgewater Normal
1902
450
49
48.4
44.6
92.2
72
2
VI
Alice E. Hood
Concord, N. H., Training
1902
500
50
48.9
44.5
91.
38
9
V
Edith A. Estes
Gorham Normal
1901
500
49
47.1
44.2
93.8
54
6
66
V
Delia M. Holman
Lewiston Training
1904
425
17
45.5
42.5
93.4
24
8
66
IV
Mary H. Barr
1904
400
43
41.9
40.4
96.4
52
6
Union St.
III
Laura C. Pollard, Principal
Salem Normal
1899
550
41
39.2
36.7
93.6
26
N. H. State Normal
1901
475
40
39.3
35.9
91.3
27
5
II
Annie P. Reid
Reading High School
1884
400
39
37.9
36.2
95.5
39
3
I
Marion G. Morgan
Bridgewater Normal
1904
450
40
34.6
32.4
93.6
14
.
I
Myra K. Parker
Reading High School
1898
425
34
32.3
30.1
90.3
42
Jolın St.
II
M. Grace Wakefield
Salem Normal
1890
475
37
36.8
33.4
90.7
31
1
I
Mabel Darrah
Bridgewater Normal
1904
500
47
42.9
39.2
91.3
54
2
Prospect St.
IV-III
Margaret C. Duncan
Worcester Normal
1903
475
14
42.4
40.3
93.5
67
II-I
Clara B. Wright
Lowell Normal
1902
450
46
42 3
38.1
90.1
180
1
Chestnut Hill
VI-V-IV Gertrude B. Howard
Lowell Normal
1902
400
17
15.9
14.9
93.7
40
III- II-I
Florence Parker Atwood
Lowell Normal
1900
400
18
15.8
14.5
91.8
9
3
Lowell St.
III-II-I
Edith A. Wright
Hyannis Summer School
1904
400
35
33.6
31.6
94.
29
4
Special Teachers Drawing Music
Annie B. Parker
Prang's Normal
1892
425
1166
Ernst Makechnie
1903
500
1904
125
Sewing Manual Training
Grace E. Barclay Walter F. Brackett
1902
480
46
45.6
43.1
94 5
99
IV
Ada R. Evarts
New Haven Normal
1902
500
Bridgewater Normal
1904
Bridgewater Normal
1880
1000
Marion G. Richardson
Boston University
Alice Barrows, Principal
XII XI
21
11
Florence B. Messer
Mary J. Bourne, M. A.
Alice I. Mandell
N. H. State Normal ..
III
Ruth E. Lane
3
Sheak
0
Graduated under Holt and Eichberg ; Paris 1 yr.
24
Average
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Appropriations :
General, for Superintendent, teachers,
janitors and fuel
. $24,200 00
Contingent, for incidentals, books and supplies
4,800 00
Received for tuition
760 02
Received for fire insurance
848 50
Received for material sold
1 95
$30,610 47
EXPENDITURES
Paid for teachers, janitors and fuel
. $23,992 05
Paid incidental expenses
3,296 75
Paid for books and supplies
1,679 33
Paid Superintendent of Schools .
1,066 66
Transportation
540 00
Truant Officer
30 00
Rent of Main street lot
5 00
Total expenses
$30,609 79
Balance
68
General appropriation
. $24,200 00
Tuition
583 77
Fire insurance
848 50
Materials sold
1 95
$25,634 22
Paid Superintendent
. $1,066 66
Paid teachers
.
19,688 54
Paid janitors
1,735 34
Paid fuel
2,568 17
Paid transportation
540 00
Paid Truant Officer
30 00
Paid rent of Main street lot
5 00
$25,633 71
Unexpended balance
51
184
Appropriation for incidentals and sup-
. $4,800 00 plies
Received for tuition
176 25
$4,976 25
Paid incidental expenses
. $3,296 75
Paid for books and supplies
. 1,679 33
$4,976 08
Unexpended balance
17
SUPPORT OF SCHOOLS
PAID TEACHERS OF HIGH SCHOOL
Harry T. Watkins
$1,740 00
Fred W. Gentleman
217 50
Wm. W. Keyes .
572 50
Christina M. Scott
260 00
Alice W. English
438 75
Mabel S. Robbins
425 94
Edith R. Clapp
260 00
Jennie E. Wier
750 00
Jennie F. Currier
750 00
Carrie L. Mason .
345 00
Mildred L. Powell
220 00
Alice I. Mandell
300 00
Mary J. Bourne :
300 00
Marion G. Richardson
240 00
Florence B. Messer
240 00
Gertrude C. Brown
330 00
Ella S. Mosher
93 00
Lucy E. Cyr
15 00
Marion Pratt
10 00
.
$7,507 69
185
HIGHLAND SCHOOL
Alice Barrows
$970 00
Emma S. Page
550 00
Florence B. Messer
283 13
Ethel L. Leach
106 00
Emma E. Morse .
520 00
Rosa E. Richardson
255 66
Wilhelmina Patterson .
178 00
May M. Badger .
411 09
Delia M. Holman
403 75
Cora J. Gile
14 85
Alice E. Hood
464 37
Edith A. Estes
468 13
Ada R. Evarts
437 00
Bessie G. Hurlbutt
228 00
Mary H. Barr
160 00
Mrs. Ida A. Young
. 10 00
E. Laura Moore .
30 00
Mrs. Mabel Nutter
10 00
Marion Pratt
5 37
Mrs. Abbie P. Granger
155 00
$5,660 35
UNION ST. SCHOOL
Laura C. Pollard .
$520 00
Ruth E. Lane
392 50
Annie P. Reid
397 00
Myra K. Parker .
240 00
Marion H. Morgan
180 00
Florence E. Pierce
78 00
Mary Wiley
3 00
$1,810 50
JOHN ST. SCHOOL
M. Grace Wakefield
$456 44
Mabel Darrah
469 06
Mary Wiley
4 50
·
.
.
.
.
.
·
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$930 00
.
.
186
PROSPECT ST. SCHOOL
Margaret C. Duncan
$460 00
Clara B. Wright .
435 00
$895 00
CHESTNUT HILL SCHOOL
Gertrude B. Howard .
$368 50
Florence Parker Atwood
370 00
Annie E. Tenney
30 00
Mary Wiley
1 50
$770 00
SHEAK, SCHOOL
Myra K. Parker . $170 00
LOWELL ST. SCHOOL
Mary W. Gill
$239 00
Miriam A. Clarke
1 00
Edith A. Wright
160 00
$400 00
SPECIAL TEACHERS
Annie B. Parker, drawing
$425 00
Ernst Makechnie, music
500 00
Mary J. Wilson, sewing
93 75
Grace E. Barclay, sewing
31 25
Walter F. Brackett, manual training
480 00
John L. Howard, writing
15 00 $1,545 00
187
PAID JANITORS
Clement Gleason . (Highland)
$883 34
Charles L. Gowing
489 50
(9 mos. 3 wks.
High, Union St. and John St.)
112 50
Harry E. Jenkins (2 mos. 1 wk.) Timothy Cummings (Prospect St.)
120 00
Robert E. Parker
80 00
(Chestnut Hill)
Charles F. Besson
50 00
(Lowell St.)
$1,735 34
FUEL
Bancroft, Wendell & Co.
. $1,700 33
Barrows, H. C.
87 50
Batchelder, A. E.
10 00
Borthwick Bros. .
17 50
Martin, C. L.
750 84
Symonds, O. P. & Sons
2 00
$2,568 17
TRANSPORTATION
Borthwick Bros. .
$320 00
Boston & Northern St. Ry. Co. 220 00
$540 00
TRUANT OFFICER
A. A. Smith
$30 00
Rent of Main St. School lot
$5 00
Total
$25,633 71
188
CONTINGENT ACCOUNT
Allen, Hall & Co.
$199 60
American Express Co.
18 39
Atkinson & Mentzer .
59 56
Badger, W. B. & Co. .
9 00
Bancroft, Wendell & Co.
50 97
Barrows, Alice
10 67
Bent, L. G. .
9 71
Blunt, John A.
25
Borthwick Bros. .
5 75
Bowker, S. W.
2 00
Bradley, Milton Co.
1 40
Burditt & Williams
3 20
Burgess, R. P.
68 88
Butters, Mrs. F. A.
1 00
Chandler Adjustable Chair and Desk Co.
7 50
Chandler & Barber
6 97
Chickering & Sons
5 00
Clapp, R. D.
57 78
Cook, A. S.
2 73
Cook, W. F.
6 25
Crowther, Geo.
1 25
Cummings Express
54 08
Eames, L. T.
32 00
Electric Light and Power Dept. .
23 02
Essex Publishing Co. .
10 00
Fife, T. C. .
163 26
Flint, Wesley
19 10
Franklin, A. B. & Co. .
18 56
Frazer, J. H.
2 20
Fuller, Seth W. .
2 25
Gleason, Clement
15 25
Gleason, J. W.
9 00
Amount carried forward
$876 58
189
Amount brought forward
$876 58
Hanscom, E. C. .
3 75
Hartford Steam Boiler Ins. Co.
112 50
High School Curbing
39 92
Hutchinson, F. .
2 45
Johns H. W .-- Manville Co.
24 91
Johnson, H. R.
772 82
Kendall, H. C.
7 75
Keyes, W. W.
14 96
Killorin
74 55
Knott, L. E. Apparatus Co.
1 25
Library Bureau .
11 00
Lovejoy Granite Co.
29 56
Makechnie, Ernst
15 00
Manhattan Electrical Supply Co.
2 88
Masonic Temple Corporation
25 00
Metcalf, E. C. .
7 10
Miller, Henry F. Co.
11 00
Muse, John .
45 32
Nichols, M. E.
19 13
Parker, Jennie L.
3 50
Parker, Lemuel .
1 50
Parker, Moses .
1 50
Parker, Robert E.
2 50
Parker, Stillman E.
40 00
People's Gas and Electric Co.
30 50
Pierce, Geo. E.
6 00
Pigueron, D.
25 63
Police Dept.
6 00
Prentiss & Viall .
32 00
Reading Water Works
142 96
Robbins, C. M.
2 00
Russell, Edward B.
6 00
Sheak, Adelaide M.
55 50
Amount carried forward
$2,783 52
190
Amount brought forward
$2,783 52
.Smith Premier Co.
6 05
Stinchfield, C.
23 70
Stock, Herbert G.
1 00
Stock, John
27 00
Stone, Melville A.
197 08
Tarbell, E. H. Co.
3 79
Twombly, W. E. & J. F.
209 85
Walworth Mfg. Co.
15 88
Waters, James
1 50
Watkins, H. T.
9 88
Zwicker, Jason
17 50
Total
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$3,296 75
SUPPLIES ACCOUNT
American Book Co.
$98 72
Appleton, D. & Co.
6 54
Atkinson, Geo. H.
9 53
Atkinson & Mentzer
35 02
Babb, E. E. & Co.
157 74
Bancroft, Wendell & Co.
26 99
Baird, A. F.
11 75
Barnard, F. J. & Co. .
129 07
Bay State Card and Paper Co.
3 25
Bradley, Milton Co.
17 00
Carter, Rice & Co.
3 40
Castor, T. H. & Co.
1 70
Central School Supply Co.
50 00
Continental Brush Co.
33 50
Cook, A. S.
3 65
Cupples & Schoenhof .
2 88
Dennison Mfg. Co.
3 25
Ditson, O. & Co ..
5 00
Eagle Pencil Co.
97 85
Amount carried forward
$696 84
191
Amount brought forward
$696 84
Eimer & Amend .
84 96
Ginn & Co. .
197 97
Gregg Publishing Co. .
20 20
Hammett, J. L. & Co. .
15 02
Heath, D. C. & Co.
150 30
Houghton, Mifflin & Co.
12 67
Kenney Bros. & Walkins
3 00
King, Geo. F. & Co. .
2 00
Knott, L. E. Apparatus Co. .
207 34
Koschwitz & Co.
8 00
Longmans, Green & Co.
3 00
Makechnie, Ernst
7 81
Maynard, Merrill & Co.
28 29
McMillan Co.
22 78
Merriam, G. & C.
27 75
Metcalf, E. C.
3 58
Milwaukee Dustless Brush Co.
8 78
Moore, A. G. & Co.
5 00
Morse Co., The .
29 47
Novello, Ewer & Co.
21 80
Parker & Page
. 13 75
Pureoxia Co.
4 50
Reading Co-operative Ass'n
1 50
Sibley & Co.
1 25
Silver, Burdett & Co. .
13 30
Suffolk Ink Co.
4 00
Talbot Co. .
3 00
Typewriter Exchange .
10 70
Wadsworth, Howland & Co.
85
Ward, S. Co.
35 42
Willis, W. H.
7 55
Wilson, Mary J. .
8 60
Winchester, Geo. A.
18 35
$1,679 33
TOWN OF READING.
TENTH ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Electric
Light Commissioners
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FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31
1904
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OFFICERS OF THE ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER DEPARTMENT
Commissioners
WM. S. KINSLEY, Chairman, . Term expires, 1906
GEORGE L. FLINT, Secretary, .
66 1905
WALTER F. COOK
. 66 1907
Manager
M. L. SWIFT
OFFICE : Room 9, Masonic Block
REPORT OF MUNICIPAL LIGHT BOARD
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 1904.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
CONSTRUCTION
RECEIPTS
Cash on hand Dec. 31, 1903 $ 26 14
Amount due from Maintenance account Dec. 31, 1903
209 86
Appropriation for 1904
2,099 34
Cash received for sale of cable
46 35
$2,381 69
EXPENDITURES
ELECTRIC PLANT
Westinghouse Electric and Mfg. Co. . .
$407 51
197
LINES
Union Hardware and Elec. Supply Co.
$ 14 00
Electric Gas Lighting Co.
·
63 35
Boston & Maine R. R.
132 77
Western Electric Co.
283 05
Pay rolls
13 00
Boston Lumber Co.
283 48
Pettengill-Andrews Co.
9 75
General Incand. Arc Light Co.
21 00
Buffalo Specialty Co. .
71 56
Est. of Geo. P. Bowers
4 06
$896 02
ARC LAMPS AND GLOBES .
Boston & Maine R. R.
$ 1 02
General Electric Co.
18 24
General Incand. Arc Light Co.
499 88
American Express Co.
2 35
Cummings Express Co.
3 05
Western Electric Co. .
15 00
$539 54
METERS
Stanley Instrument Co.
$66 00
Westinghouse Electric and Mfg. Co.
803 01
Boston & Maine R. R.
11 05
American Express Co.
3 50
$883 56
CONVERTERS
Westinghouse Electric and Mfg. Co. $862 05
Boston & Maine R. R., freight .
1 16
$863 21
$3,589 84
198
SUMMARY
Charges to Construction account $3,589 84 Credits to Construction account ·
2,381 69
Amount borrowed from Maintenance acc't
$1,208 15 Dec. 31, 1904
RECAPITULATION
COST OF MUNICIPAL LIGHT AND POWER PLANT, DECEMBER 31, 1904
Total cost to Dec. 31, 1903 .
$82,739 53
TOTAL CHARGES FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1904
Electric plant
$407 51
Lines .
896 02
Arc lamps and globes
539 54
Meters
883 56
Converters
863 21
$3,589 84
$86,329 37
Construction stock on hand Dec. 31, 1904 . $1,154 37
Cash received for cable 40 25
$1,194 62
Total cost to Dec. 31, 1904 .
$85,134 75
199
MAINTENANCE
RECEIPTS
Cash received from Arc Light Rentals . $6,180 66
Cash for Commercial Incan. Light 5,068 27 .
Cash for Domestic Incan. Light. .
6,404 08
Cash for Town Incan. Light .
376 62
Cash for Meter Rents . 363 10 .
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