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W. F. Chisholm, ladder
5 00
J. P. Feeney, legal services
15 00
Wm. Hall & Co., keys
2 50
A. P. Brooks, photo copies
1 00
A. R. Prentiss, acting P. M., postage
1 06
J. J. Cameron, club straps and supplies
2 05
Jas. A. Bancroft, surveying
3 00
Jas. E. Turner, clubs
2 25
Unexpended 9 49
$3,204 00 $3,204 00
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS
AND PROVISIONS
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
I herein submit my report for the year ending Dec. 31, 1905.
The slaughtering done in the Town has advanced to a remark- able degree, the number of cattle killed during the year being far in excess of last year.
The inspection of cattle has been carefully carried on, and where contagious diseases were found they were dealt with accord- ing to the statutes of the Commonwealth.
I am pleased to state that not only in our Town but in the State as a whole both tuberculosis, glanders and farcy are growing less prevalent, and appear through the careful supervision of Dr. Peters, Chief of the Cattle Bureau, to be kept under control.
I wish to thank the people for the hearty cooperation received and for their promptness in reporting any cases of a suspicious nature.
Yours very truly,
CALVERT H. PLAYDON, M. D. V.,
Inspector of Animals and Provisions.
REPORT OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
I submit the following report for the year ending Dec. 31, 1905.
CORRECT
ADJ.
C. D.
TOTAL
No. of scales over 5000 lbs.
2
1
3
" scales under 5000 lbs.
4
9
13
" small scales
40
11
51
" pan scales
11
1
12
" computing scales
7
1
8
" family scales
4
1
5
" ice scales
5
5
66
" weights
213
18
231
" balances
3
1
4
" milk measures
13
13
66
" wet measures
34
34
dry measures
52
1
53
" yard sticks
13
13
" steel yards
3
3
" bottles
9227
575
9802
Money received for sealing, $26.28.
I have in my possession one set of brass scales and weights, one set of copper wine measures, one nest of dry measures, ten 50- lb. iron weights, one 10-1b. and one 5-1b. weight, one set of numbers from 0 to 9, three letters, R. and C. D., one glass cutter, all in good condition.
I think the salary of the Sealer of Weights and Measures should be increased to $100 per annum.
Respectfully yours, FRANK W. PARKER, S. of W. and M.
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TRUSTEES LAUREL HILL CEMETERY
JANUARY 1, 1906. To the Selectmen of Reading :
GENTLEMEN : - The appropriation for Laurel Hill Cemetery has been expended largely in the general care of the cemetery.
We have been able also to do some special work which has seemed necessary. Alterations have been made in the tomb, increasing its capacity ; new iron gates have been erected at the Main street entrance ; three lots and twenty-seven graves have been laid out and dug over.
If it is the wish to maintain the Cemetery as at present, and from observations by townspeople we are certain that they feel a proper pride and desire it so, it will be necessary to appropriate the same sum as in the past few years ($900 and the proceeds from sale of lots).
Respectfully submitted, ALFRED W. DANFORTH, Supt. For the Trustees.
LAUREL HILL CEMETERY
Appropriation $900 00
Unexpended balance, 1904 .
85 77
Interest on Cemetery bequests, 1905
368 50
Amount received from sale of lots and graves
600 00
Amount carried forward
$1,954 27
100
Amount carried forward $1,954 27
Amount received from grading lot of Reading H. A. W. 25 00
EXPENDED
Labor and teams . $ 267 75
Labor . . . 1,272 96
F. Wallace, supplies 4 75
Francis Bros., supplies
2 70
Jason Zwicker, supplies
4 07
M. D. Jones Co., supplies
12 50
T. C. Fife, supplies
5 24
W. Bancroft & Co., supplies
4 89
E. C. Metcalf, supplies
11 00
A. W. Danforth, supplies
2 50
A. W. Danforth, Supt., salary
75 00
Standard Fertilizer Co., fertilizer
32 50
J. Woodward Manning, shrubs
10 50
H. R. Johnson, labor and material 4 51
J. N. Weston, plants, shrubs and flowers 104 25
Reading Water Works, labor and supplies 17 28
E. T. Barnum, iron gates 65 50
WV. B. Jeffrey, labor and material on receiv- ing tomb 16 95
John Muse, teaming and setting curb stones 6 79
Killorin Contracting Co., concreting 13 44
O. O. Ordway, repairs 5 95
Unexpended 38 24
$1,979 27 $1,979 27
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH
To the Citizens of Reading :
The Board of Health herewith presents its report for the year ending Dec. 31, 1905.
Whole number of deaths
79
Cases of contagious diseases
17
Deaths from contagious diseases
3
Diphtheria
4
Measles
4
Scarlet fever
6
Typhoid fever
3
Total 17
Deaths by months :
January
5
July
8
February
11
August
6
March
5
September
6
April
12
October
5
May
3
November
4
June
6
December
8
Permits to do plumbing granted
84
Permits to lay drains granted
66
Legal notices sent
7
Number of fumigations
23
This year, as in the past, the Board has endeavored to carry out the work of improvement of the Town's sanitary condition. Having that object in view, our efforts have been rewarded in a measure by a decrease in the number of contagious diseases reported to the Board of Health, which have been less than in previous years.
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The Board has been in favor of the medical supervision of the schools for a long time, and hope that it may be brought about soon.
We also believe the Town should provide for the inspection of milk, as we feel that milk is a great factor in spreading disease among children. A regular inspection of the premises of milk dealers should be instituted in the near future.
Now that provision has been made for the High School, we hope that no other important improvement will appear to displace the line of patient waiters for sewerage. While we have no right to make specific mention of estates in dire need of an opportunity to connect with the sewer, it is nevertheless a fact that there are such estates, and it is also a fact that there are others which, though they may be well cared for by cesspools, their owners would be subjected to less expense if the sewer went through the street and the estate connected therewith. It is to be hoped that our finances will soon reach a condition such that the time can be conscientiously considered right for this important improvement, and before we find ourselves in the midst of an epidemic of diphtheria or typhoid fever.
Respectfully submitted,
C. H. PLAYDON, M. D. V., Ch., GEORGE L. FLINT, FREDERIC D. MERRILL, Sec'y,
Board of Health.
BOARD OF HEALTH
Appropriation
$600 00
Cash refunded
6 35
Amount carried forward
$606 35
103
Amount brought forward
$606 35
EXPENDED
G. S. Tukey, salary Inspector of Plumbing $300 00
G. S. Tukey, fumigating 9 00
C. H. Playdon, M. D. V., salary Inspector of Slaughter Houses, Meats and Pro- visions, 1904 and 1905 100 00
Municipal Light Board, electric lights Dec. 1, 1904, to Nov. 30, 1905 64 27
Lyceum Hall Association, rent to Nov. 30, 1905 100 00
J. C. Oxley, disinfectant 37 20
State Board of Health, culture outfits
4 00
E. D. Richmond, M. D., medical services 3 00
J. W. Sias, labor on moths
21 25
American Express, expressing
1 60
Cummings' Express, expressing
2 85
Winchester's Tar Disinfectant Co., disinfec-
. tant
7 25
F. D. Merrill, supplies
81
Geo. H. Atkinson Co., supplies
77
Geo. E. Pierce, disinfectant
8 75
W. E. & J. F. Twombly, printing
2 00
W. H. Willis, supplies .
25
Overdrawn
56 65
$663 00 $663 00
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF PLUMBING
To the Chairman and Members of the Board of Health :
GENTLEMEN : - I have the honor to submit the following report of work done in my department for the year ending Dec. 31, 1905 :
Applications filed
84
Left over
2
Cancelled
1
Calls made
209
Water closets set
46
Bath tubs set
39
Bowls set
46
Sinks set
67
Trays set
54
Alterations
12
Repairs
.
2
Ice Chests
1
Grease traps
1
Shower baths
1
.
.
I thank the Secretary, the Board, and the members of the craft, for their kind co-operation.
Respectfully rendered,
GREENLEAF S. TUKEY.
Reading, Jan. 1, 1906.
REPORT OF TREE WARDEN
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
GENTLEMEN :- I submit herewith my report as Tree Warden for the year 1905, first thanking you for the assistance and co- operation I have received at your hands.
In view of the condition of our street trees, it seemed to mne best to take care of the trees we have rather than to plant any more at the present time. Following this policy, tree guards have been placed on fifty-nine (59) trees injured by horses' teeth, forty- three (43) trees have been trimmed and eight (8) dead or danger- ous trees removed. There have been four hearings on petitions for the removal of trees, favorable action being taken on six requests and refused in the case of thirteen requests. It has often happened that petitioners apparently most urgent in their desire to have cer- tain trees removed have failed to appear at the hearings advertised for the same. This, it seems to me, indicates the wisdom of follow- ing a conservative policy in the future in entertaining such requests.
The principal effort made by the Tree Warden during the past summer was in connection with work against the gypsy and brown- tail moths. Lacking any specific appropriation, I drew temporarily upon the Tree Warden's appropriation and on my personal funds to protect the trees in the Square and along the principal streets by burlapping. All told, 820 trees were burlapped, 600 trees were infested with an average of about twenty-five caterpillars per tree taken during the summer. This work, with much other, was per- formed in a very satisfactory manner by Mr. George F. Sawyer. As soon as funds for moth work were provided at the special Town Meeting, work against the moths, at my request, was placed in the hands of Mr. Sawyer, who has carried it on efficiently and
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economically and on which I presume he has made a special report.
The Tree Warden has endeavored to give attention to all requests as promptly as possible, and regrets that the demands made upon his time by his official position in connection with the State work against the gypsy and brown-tail moths have sometimes made delay unavoidable.
The financial statement follows.
A. H. KIRKLAND, Tree Warden.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Appropriation
$200 00
EXPENDED
Labor on trees
$ 26 00
Labor and teams
9 80
O. O. Ordway, repairs
60
Samuel Brown, repairs
70
Morss & Whyte Co., netting for tree pro- tectors
18 75
W. Bancroft & Co., supplies
1 27
G. H. Atkinson Co., supplies
60
Francis Bros., supplies
9 80
Samuel Cabot, creosote
2 25
A. Chandler Manning, services
25 00
4 00
W. E. & J. F. Twombly, printing Unexpended
101 23
$200 00
$200 00
ASSESSORS' REPORT
We respectfully submit the following report of the valuation of real and personal property assessed in the Town of Reading during the year 1905.
Valuation of real estate
$4,119,913 00
Valuation of personal property, not in- cluding resident Nat'l Bank stock $537,229 00
Resident National Bank Stock 26,450 00
$563,679 00
Total real and personal property
$4,683,592 00
Increase in value of real estate
$ 41,919 00
Increase in value of personal estate
28,244 00
Value of buildings excluding land
. 2,548,650 00
Value of land excluding buildings
. 1,571,263 00
Tax on real estate
$82,398 26
Tax on personal estate
11,273 58
Tax on polls
3,230 00
Total tax assessed on polls and estates Tax assessed on polls since May 1, 1905 6 00 Street Railway excise tax (11.711-1000 miles in Reading) 2,193 98
Total taxes assessed from all sources
$99,101 82
State Highway tax
$ 186 80
State tax
5,840 00
County tax
.
.
4,795 26
$10,822 06
Balance used for Town purposes
.
$88,279 76
.
$96,901 84
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Rate of taxation, $20 on $1,000
Total number of persons assessed on property
1,508
Total number of persons assessed polls only
93.2
Number of polls May 1, 1905
1,615
Number of polls added since
3
Total polls assessed
1,618
Increase from 1904
55
Number of horses
410
" COWS .
50
" sheep
7
" swine
61
" fowls
6,818
66
" dwellings
1,277
" new dwellings
6
" acres of land
5,734
The following is a list of the Real, Personal and Polls for the following years :
YEAR
POLLS
REAL ESTATE
PERSONAL EST.
TOTAL
TAX RATE
1890
1066
$2,575,439
$261,691
$2,837,130
$14 30
1891
1028
2,658,204
326,245
2,984,449
16 00
1892
1041
2,732,852
338,054
3,070,906
17 00
1893
1211
2,855,695
350,771
3,206,466
18 00
1894
1254
3,106,943
341,255
3,448,198
15 50
1895
1290
3,264,528
426,979
3,691,507
15 50
1896
1358
3,417,373
481,004
3,898,377
18 .00
1897
1405
3,586,240
554,031
4,140,271
18 00
.
351
" neat cattle
109
YEAR
POLLS
REAL ESTATE
PERSONAL EST.
TOTAL
TAX RATE
1898
1435
3,646,641
397,798
4,044,439
18 00
1899
1465
3,713,935
709,800
4,423,735
17 50
1900
1486
3,855,671
556,903
4,412,574
18 50
1901
1499
3,894,156
470,132
4,364,288
20 00
1902
1538
3,950,218
485,996
4,436,214
18 00
1903
1578
4,067,868
522,104
4,589,972
18 50
1904
1558
4,077,994
535,435
4,613,429
20 00
1905
1615
4,119,913
563,679
4,683,592
20 00
EDWARD F. PARKER, J. H. ADDEN,
Assessors
of
MILLARD F. CHARLES,
Reading.
COLLECTOR'S REPORT, 1905
H. M. VIALL, Collector,
To TOWN OF READING
DR.
Amount of uncollected taxes for 1903
$10,980 55
Amount of uncollected taxes for 1904
33,691 56
Collected account redemption
3 00
Committed list, 1905
96,901 84
Excise tax, 1905
2,193 93
Additional tax, 1905
6 00
Interest, 1903
959 75
Interest, 1904
1,027 26
Interest, 1905
122 74
CR.
By cash paid E. F. Parker, Treas.
Account 1903
$11,940 30
66 1904
25,425 00
66 1905
67,000 00
66
redemption
3 00
66
excise tax
2,193 93
By uncollected taxes, 1904
9,293 82
66
1905
29,980 58
$145,886 63 $145,886 63
H. M. VIALL, Collector.
Reading, January 30, 1906.
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REPORT OF OVERSEERS OF THE POOR
To the Inhabitants of the Town of Reading :
We herewith submit the following report for the year ending Dec. 31, 1905 :
TOWN HOME
Total number of inmates during year
9
Number discharged
3
Number at present time
6
NUMBER OF PERSONS AIDED OUTSIDE OF TOWN HOME
Temporary aid granted adults 21
Temporary aid granted children
23
61 Tramps .
The number of inmates at the Town Home has been less than last year, and the net expense somewhat greater, but the difference is more than accounted for in the matter of necessary improve- ments, stock added, etc.
We have had the portion of the house used by the inmates wired for electricity and are now using it for lighting. This is a considerable convenience and safeguard for a place of this nature. We were required by the State Board of Charity to place a fire escape on the building, and this has been done. We have added considerable stock at the Town Home, as will be seen by a com- parison of the personal property lists for 1904 and 1905.
The calls for outside aid have been somewhat less than last year. Seventeen families have received temporary relief.
Tramps have not been lodged here since the new law went
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into effect. They are informed that if lodged they will be taken to court. This has had good effect and is a considerable benefit to the Town.
The financial statement will be found on the following pages.
JAMES W. KILLAM, OLIVER L. AKERLEY, HENRY R. JOHNSON, Overseers of the Poor.
TOWN HOME
INMATES
James Hunter
Aged 62 years
Margaret Sullivan
72
Henry W. Weston
58
Charles H. Ballard
William H. Burnham
Frank C. Gilchrist
יר
59 66
William S. Pease, left April 3, 1905
76 66
Joseph Stokes, discharged March 8, 1905
54
Charles H. Melendy, admitted Feb. 3, 1905, dis- charged March 27, 1905
20 6
PERSONAL PROPERTY AT TOWN HOME JAN. 1, 1906
Live stock
$598 50
Hay and grain
135 80
Wagons, carts and sleighs
193 00
Manure
102 00
Harnesses and blankets
58 25
Two snow plows
20 00
Spraying apparatus and chemicals
56 50
Amount carried forward
$1,164 05
.6
59 66
79
113
Amount brought forward
$1,164 05
Barrels, boxes and baskets
25 30
Fuel .
130 10
Farming tools and implements
166 35
Beds, bedding, etc.
105 30
Household furniture and utensils
391 23
Provisions and supplies .
174 84
$2,157 17
TOWN HOME
Amount received from spraying trees
$162 45
Amount received from sale of milk, eggs,
poultry, vegetables, apples, pigs, etc. . Amount received from labor on highways
678 66
94 96
Amount received from gravel
12 60
Amount received from bill overpaid
8 85
Amount received for distributing Town Reports, 1904 .
10 00
EXPENDED
W. C. Smith, salary Supt.
$474 99
W. C. Smith, miscellaneous supplies
72 51
Mary Igo, wages
31 29
Hannah Gorman, wages
31 50
Annie J. Maguire, wages
32 50
Ivy Stevens, wages
76 50
Wm. Miller, labor
36 90
W. W. Davis, labor
2 15
Walter Lock, spraying trees on private property
2 25
H. M. Donegan, spraying trees on private
53 47
property
8 45
H. B. Steens, labor
.
Amount carried forward $822 51
$967 52
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Amount brought forward
$822 51
$967 52
R. P. Burgess, labor 1 00
E. L. Chamberlain, meats and provisions 87 04
W. H. Mears, groceries
99 12
F. Wallace, grain and groceries
136 16
Reading Co-operative Association, grain and groceries 389 17
Geo. H. Atkinson Co., grain and groceries 290 31
Berry & Rich, meats 30 31
M. F. Holt, meats 36 43
Thos. Ovans, fish
14 19
Wm. Taylor, meats
16 23
H. G. Stokes, fish
1 95
H. W. Wilson, crackers
10 49
E. F. Geary, labor
2 28
A. S. Cook & Co., dry goods
17 16
F. G. MacDonald, dry goods 18 15
Francis Bartley, clothing 8 55
Francis Bros., household supplies
88 83
N. Bancroft Est., shoes and repairing
28 90
C. L. Martin, fuel 206 10
P. J. Seaman, labor and material on sleds 32 35
P. J. Seaman, repairs
21 14
C. D. Wells, horse shoeing, 1904 and 1905 25 25
H. B. Hubbard, horse shoeing. 4 50
J. J. Cameron, labor and harness material 18 21
W. C. Taylor, harness material .
1 10
Morgan & Bond, leather and trimming for harness 7 45
Samuel Brown, material for sled 11 00
American Radiator Co., radiator 3 62
A. M. Morton & Co., pipe and fittings
6 95
J. Abrahams, iron bed 4 50
Alex. Vacan, chopping wood
23 63
Amount carried forward $2,464 58
$967 52
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Amount brought forward $2,464 58 $967 52
Municipal Light Board, installing electric
lights in house and barn, and electricity 103 52 Reading Water Works, water rates 32 56
T. J. Whall, installing radiator and fittings 14 18
Geo. F. Dow, M. D., medical attendance 1 50
E. D. Richmond, M. D., medical attendance 85 00
Wm. Spillsbury, standing grass 75 00
C. E. Demerritt, standing grass 5 00
E. F. Parker, standing grass 1 50
Fred Bancroft, standing grass
12 00
H. L. Sheldon, cows .
96 00
W. Bancroft & Co., lumber and supplies 33 95
Bowker Insecticide Co., spraying supplies 101 75
A. M. Allen, fowls 16 20
L. C. Swain, cedar fence posts 3 80
L. T. Eames, labor and supplies 13 60
13 05
Cummings' Express Co., expressing
3 65
Mrs. A. B. Campbell, seed beans
1 30
J. B. McLane, shafts
1 80
Peter White, cow
15 00
L. F. Hatch, shoates
14 50
Prentiss & Viall, insurance
2 00
Geo. W. Beasley, beef scraps
2 25
W. O. Richardson, drag plank
3 00
J. C. Oxley, medicines
7 10
A. W. Danforth, medicines
5 95
E. C. Metcalf, supplies
8 69
Jos. Cunio, cow 30 00
T. C. Fife, pipe fittings
3 41
L. M. Walker, fowls
1 50
W. B. Loring, fowls
5 00
D. J. Sweeney, garden plants
2 15
Amount carried forward
$3,180 41
$967 52
Citizens' Ice Co., ice
116
Amount brought forward
$3,180 49
$967 52
J. W. Robbins, cultivator and seeds
8 50
J. Lamb, seed potatoes
1 50
F. E. Cox, supplies
10 70
Dana Dudley, supplies
1 25
Curley Bros., feed
6 25
Chas. Wakefield, supplies
1 50
O. P. Symonds & Sons, labor and lumber
4 00
Amy L. Ballou, heifer
8 00
Stewart & Robertson, fire escape
63 94
Geo. A. Shackford, labor and team
2 50
Carried to Poor Account
2,321 11
$3,288 63
$3,288 63
POOR OUT OF TOWN HOME
EXPENDED
Elmira Weston, fuel and supplies $ 91 75
Matilda Coulter and family, fuel and groceries 15 10
Theresa Froton and family, fuel and groceries 126 19 James S. Wyatt, groceries and provisions 74 90
Bridget Dunn, fuel and groceries
35 40
Joel O. Cederburg and family, medical atten- dance and supplies 245 01
Julia A. Morton, supplies
114 00
Chas. H. Melendy, supplies
2 99
Wm. H. Leonard and family, supplies
104 00
Frank L. Johnson and family, fuel
7 50
Delia Casey, fuel
16 30
Mary M. Surrette, medical attendance
10 00
Lillian Surette, burial expenses
19 00
Jane Green, groceries
.
2 30
Amount carried forward
$864 44
¥
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Amount brought forward $864 44
John Walsh and family, medical attendance and supplies 27 93
Florence Walker and family, supplies, 1904 67 25
Florence Walker and family, supplies, 1905
18 00
Frank Gilchrist, supplies, 1904
4 00
Mary T. Roach and family, fuel and groceries
23 10
Emily Doucette, hospital services
47 77
Carried to Poor Account
$1,052 49
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
IN ACCOUNT WITH TOWN OF READING
Amount due from Commonwealth of Massachusetts
$283 67
EXPENDED
Annie Melonson and family, fuel, groceries and medical services . $57 65
Joseph P. Oliver and family, fuel, groceries and medical services 113 51
Bridget Greeley and family, fuel and groc- eries
15 45
Emma Muse and family, fuel and groceries Thos. S. Bailey and family, medical services and burial expenses
14 04
45 73
Amy L. Ballou and family, fuel and groc- eries
37 29
$283 67
$283 67
PAID ON ACCOUNT CITY OF MELROSE
Amount due from City of Melrose
$21 75
EXPENDED
Peter Ainsworth and family, fuel $21 75
$21 75
$21 75
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PAID ON ACCOUNT OF TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Amount received from Town of
Wakefield
$74 78
Amount due from Town of Wakefield EXPENDED
14 27
Abbie M. McIntire and family, provisions
and supplies
$85 55
Percy L. Stevens, groceries
3 50
$89 05
$89 05
PAID ON ACCOUNT OF TOWN OF WILMINGTON
Amount received from Town of Wil- mington
$169 98
EXPENDED
Mrs. Sarah White and family, groceries and
fuel
$169 98
$169 98
$169 98
PAID ON ACCOUNT OF TOWN OF SAUGUS
Amount received from Town of Saugus $6 25
EXPENDED
Mrs. Eliza C. Amerige and family, fuel and supplies .
$6 25
$6 25
$6 25
PAID ON ACCOUNT OF TOWN OF CANTON
Amount due from Town of Canton $1 50
EXPENDED
Raymond and Elsie Hobby, supplies
$1 50
$1 50
$1 50
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PAID ON ACCOUNT OF CITY OF WOBURN
Amount due from City of Woburn
$7 99
EXPENDED
Richard Burke and family, groceries
$7 99
$7 99
$7 99
PAID ON ACCOUNT OF CITY OF CAMBRIDGE
Amount received from City of Cam- bridge
$113 93
Amount due from City of Cambridge
27 25
EXPENDED
Charlotte White and family, fuel and groc- eries .
$141 18
$141 18
$141 18
SHINGLING TOWN HOME BARN
Appropriation
$125 00
EXPENDED
W. Bancroft & Co., shingles and lumber $102 41
R. J. LeFave, labor
22 59
$125 00
$125 00
SUMMARY
Appropriation
.
$3,300 00
EXPENDED
Net expenses Town Home . $2,321 11
Poor out of Town Home 1,052 49
Overdrawn
73 60
$3,373 60 $3,373 60
TOWN OF READING
SIXTEENTH
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
WATER
COMMISSIONERS
OF
SETTLED
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: INC
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31
1905
OFFICERS OF THE WATER DEPARTMENT
Commissioners
HENRY R. JOHNSON, Chairman
Term expires 1907
GEORGE A. SHACKFORD,
66 1906
EARLE H. GOWING, .
1908
Superintendent and Registrar LEWIS M. BANCROFT
Engineer at Pumping Station FRANK F. STROUT
Assistant Engineer ALBION G. NICHOLS
a
OFFICE OF WATER BOARD Room- 2, Masonic Block
OFFICE HOURS
8.30 to 11 A. M., 2.30 to 4 P. M., except Saturday.
Saturday : 8.30 A. M. to 12 M., 7.30 to 9 P. M.
124
To the Citizens of Reading :
The Board of Water Commissioners hereby submit their sixteenth annual report.
MAINTENANCE
Received rent
Received summons
Paid Pay Roll
$1,364 00
Municipal Light Board, light
23 43
Engineering Record
3 00
N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co., telephones
42 18
Reading Masonic Temple Corp., rent
132 00
Engineering News Publishing Co.
5 00
Hobbs, Warren Co., filing cases
12 50
Moore & Co.
5 95
Office Bank & Library Co., case
64 30
Wadsworth, Howland & Co., paper
9 80
W. E. & J. F. Twombly, printing
21 50
Francis Bros.
4 10
Eagle Oil & Supply Co.
2 55
Adams, Cushing & Foster, order and check books
25 00
Frost & Adams Co., paper
3 92
F. H. Parker & Son, express
40
Geo. H. Atkinson Co., gasolene
10
O. O. Ordway, iron work
40
W. Bancroft & Co., lumber
1 50
American Express Co.
1 00
Boston & Maine R. R., freight
25
N. E. Towel Supply Co.
5 40
Car fares
8 05
Post Office, box rent
2 00
Harley Prentiss, P. M., postage stamps
1 18
Amount carried forward
$1,729 51
$66 40
.
$66 00 40
125
Amount brought forward $1,729 51 $66 40
S. M. Spencer & Sons Co., rubber stamps 3 33
Frank Butters, screen door and hanging 2 70
2 00
F. W. Barry, Beale & Co., stationery . Cleaning
55
Balance
$1,681 69
$1,748 09 $1,748 09
PUMPING STATION MAINTENANCE
Received rent of house
$180 00
Paid Pay Roll
$1,261 55
F. H. Parker & Son, express 5 00
American Express Co. 15
Hobbs & Warren Co., book
7 50
Braman, Dow & Co., pipe and fittings
24 69
The Greenwood & Daggett Co., polish 1 25
The Hodge Boiler Works, grate bars
19 74
Chas. A. Claflin & Co., packing
13 34
Eagle Oil & Supply Co., oil, waste, etc. Walworth Mfg. Co.
75 33
6 17
Francis Bros.
4 08
Walter F. Cook, varnishing
10 00
Boston & Maine R. R., freight
156 53
Hartford Steam Boiler Ins. & Ins. Co.
100 00
The Bristols Co., dials
1 66
S. P. Burton Co., coal
798 18
The Fairbanks Co., repairing scales
6 60
Town of North Reading, taxes
1 70
Lewis M. Bancroft, insurance
41 35
Geo. W. Knowlton Rubber Co., packing 17 75
Geo. H. Atkinson Co., oil
1 05
Amount carrted forward
$2,553 62
$180 00
126
Amount brought forward
$2,553 62 $180 00
Geo. A. Shackford, teaming
197 98
Julian P. Freiz, guage
1 00
O. O. Ordway, iron work
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