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7 72
Stewart & Robertson, repairs
15 74
Stone, Melville A., traveling expenses
173 17
Studley, Edward H., labor Thorburn, J. H., labor
55 66
Thorp & Martin
1 00
Turner, J. E. Wagon Co., repairs
14 50
Tuttle, A. J.
1 38
Twombly, W. E. & J. F., printing
109 05
Typewriter Exchange, tables ·
24 00
Walworth Mfg. Co.
66
Watkins, H. T., traveling expenses
26 95
Whittier, S. C., labor
75
Wight, E., labor
1 50
Wight, Frank, labor
26 25
$3,909 44
NEW INSURANCE
Hartford Boiler Insp. and Ins. Co.
$121 21
Prentiss & Viall
262 15
$383 36
Truant Officer
40 00
$4,332 80
.
11 00
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SUPPLIES ACCOUNT
Allyn & Bacon, books
$ 7 76
American Book Co., books
123 72
Appleton, D. & Co., books
28 50
Atkinson, Geo. H., supplies
20 19
Atkinson, Mentzer & Grover, supplies
248 16
Babb, Edward E. & Co., supplies
433 49
Baird, A. F., supplies
30 75
Bancroft, Wendell & Co., supplies
104 21
Barclay, Grace E., supplies
2 62
Barnard, F. J. & Co., binding books
177 20
Bradley, Milton & Co., supplies
99 11
Canty, J. D., supplies
75
Carter, Rice & Co., supplies
26 45
Chandler & Barber, supplies
12 04
Charles, M. F., supplies
3 10
Cook, A. S. & Co., supplies
11 88
Dallman, H. I., supplies
11 00
De Wolfe, Fiske & Co., books
1 13
Ditson, O. & Co., music
6 00
Eagle Pencil Co., supplies
51 45
Eirmer & Armend, supplies
201 22
Foster's Drug Store, supplies
3 84
Frost & Adams Co., supplies
9 25
Gaylord Bros., supplies
4 70
Ginn & Co., books
219 46
Greenough, W. S., supplies
5 36
Gregg Publishing Co., books
76 41
Hammett, J. L. Co., supplies
11 25
Harper Bros., books .
29 00
Haynor, Norman C. Co., supplies
45 50
Heath, D. C. & Co., books
91 62
Holcomb Mfg. Co., supplies
36 00
Houghton, Mifflin & Co., books
119 13
Amount carried forward
$2,252 25
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Amount brought forward
$2,252 25
Kenney Bros. & Wolkins, supplies
139 66
King, Geo. F., supplies
13 30
Knott, L. E. Apparatus Co., supplies
38 76
Library Bureau, supplies
4 77
Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, books
10 00
Nemson & Co., books
13 34
Orient Mfg. Co., supplies
44 09
Parker & Page, supplies
10 90
Pureoxia Co .. supplies
4 45
Rand, McNally & Co., books
54 20
Robinson, S. E., apparatus
20 00
Sanborn, Benj. H. & Co., books
2 85
Schoenhof Book Co., books
33 28
Scribner, Chas. Sons, books
81 67
Sibley & Co., books
1 67
Silver, Burdett & Co., books
98 06
Spaulding, F. E., books
3 00
Melville A. Stone, supplies
7 50
Thompson, Brown & Co., books
12 50
Thorp & Martin Co., supplies
5 50
Typewriter Exchange, supplies
28 00
Ward, S. Co., supplies
9 20
Willis, W. H., supplies
2 75
Winchester, Geo. A., supplies
37 70
Wood, W. A., supplies
16 50
$2,945 90
TEXT BOOKS USED IN THE READING SCHOOLS
READING
Cyr Reader, Book I
Art Literature, Book I
Aldine Reader, Book I
Morse Reader, Book I
Robin Reader, Book I
Wheeler Reader, Book I
Little Peoples' Reader
Child Life Reader, I
Hiawatha Primer
Arnold Primer
Wheeler Primer
Brooks Primer
Finch Primer
Stepping Stones, Book I
Fables and Rhymes
New Century Reader, II
Child Life Reader, II
Art Literature, Book II
Stepping Stones, Book II
Around the World, Book I
Around the World, Book II
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Heath Reader, II
Heath Reader, III
New Education Reader, II
New Century Reader, III
Brooks Reader, III
America's Story for American Children
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READING LITERATURE
Grade IV
Cyr's Third Reader Child Life, Book III Famous Stories Retold Williams' Choice Literature, I
Grade V
Lights to Literature, Book IV Cyr's Fourth Reader
Child Life, Book IV Daffy-Down-Dilly Stories
Black Beauty Choice Literature, Book II
Heath Fourth Reader Jones's Fourth Reader
Grade VI
Hawthorne's "Wonder Book" "Legends of the Red Children" "Lights to Literature," Book VI Kingsley's "Heroes" "In the Days of the Giants"
Grade VII
Evangeline Snowbound King of the Golden River Great Stone Face
Grade VIII
Courtship of Miles Standish Dickens's "Christmas Carol" Dickens's "Cricket on the Hearth"
Lamb's Tales from Shakespeare Grandfather's Chair .
LANGUAGE AND GRAMMAR
Grade IV
Book I, Webster-Cooley Language
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Grade V
Webster-Cooley Language Book II, Part I
Grade VI
Webster-Cooley Language Book II, Part II
Grade VII
Sayr's Practical Grammar
Grade VIII
Southworth's English Grammar Webster's Elementary Composition Collar & Daniell's First Year Latin
For reference each teacher's desk is supplied with Woodley's "Foundation Lessons in English," and "Mother-tongue."
SPELLING
Chancellor's Graded Spellers in each grade.
GEOGRAPHY
Grade IV-V FOR STUDY
Frye's Elements of Geography
Tarr & McMurry's Geography I Dodge's Home Geography
FOR READING " Round the World," Book III "Seven Little Sisters " " Each and All "
Grade VI FOR STUDY
Frye's Elements of Geography Tarr & McMurry's Book II
Grade VII FOR STUDY
Frye's Complete Geography
Carpenter's Geography Reader
Grade VIII FOR STUDY
Frye's Complete Geography
Adams's Commercial Geography
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ARITHMETIC
Grade III
Werner's Arithmetic, Book I
Grade IV
Werner's Arithmetic, Book I Grade V Werner's Arithmetic, Books I, II
Grade VI
Werner's Arithmetic, Book II
Grade VII
Werner's Arithmetic, Book II, III Grade VIII
Werner's Arithmetic, Book III Nichols' Arithmetical Problems
GEOMETRY
Grade VII Observational Geometry
HYGIENE AND PHYSIOLOGY
Grades IV, V, VI
Baldwin's "Human Physiology"
Grades VII, VIII
Conn's "Elementary Physiology"
MUSIC
Grades II, III
Normal Music Reader, Book I
Grades IV, V, VI
Normal Music Reader, Book II
Grade VII The Cicilian, Book III
Grade VIII The Cicilian, Book IV The Silver Songs, Books VII and VIII
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HISTORY
Grades IV-V FOR READING
Stories of Colonial Children
Pratt's History Stories
Explorations and Discoveries, Books I and II Stories of Pioneer Life
Wilson's History Reader
Stories of Heroic Deeds
Fifty Famous Stories Retold
Grade VI FOR STUDY
Montgomery's Beginners' History FOR READING "Stories of English History " " Ten Boys from Long Ago to Now"
Grade VIII FOR STUDY
Montgomery's Leading Facts in American History
FOR READING " Stories of the Old Dominion " "Stories of the Old Bay State " Towle's " Raleigh "
Towle's " Vasco da Gama "
FOR REFERENCE
McMaster's, Eggleston's, Ellis's, Morey's and Sheldon's His- tories
Grade VIII
FOR STUDY
Gordy's History of U. S.
FOR REFERENCE Same as Grade VIII and also Channing's, Fiske's, Sud- der's and Thomas's Histories
FOR READING
Dole's American Citizen
Hawthorne's Grandfather's Chair
CHEMICAL LABORATORY
PUBLIC LIBRARY
Appropriation Proceeds of dog tax, 1905 658 94
$900 00
·
Minor credit (refund, Municipal Light
Board)
7 18
EXPENSES
Rent :
Odd Fellows' Building Association
$600 00
Salaries :
Bertha L. Brown, librarian . $300 00
Clover Granger, assistant 31 00
C. H. Stinchfield, janitor
33 00
$364 00
Books :
H. W. Wilson Co. $10 00
North American Review Co. 5 00
Balch Brothers 32 60
W. B. Clarke Co.
9 00
Desmond Publishing Co.
·
7 00
A. W. Danforth (periodicals) 50 70
Mary Woodman 2 00 .
J. D. Pearson .
30 40
Dana Estes & Co. 11 25
Old Corner Bookstore, Inc.
·
326 86
$484 81
Sundries :
Municipal Light Board $7 18
W. E. & J. F. Twombly, printing 62 00
Library Bureau, supplies 9 00
F. D. Sperry, carpeting 55 00
$133 18
Overdrawn $15 87
$1,581 99 $1,581 99
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FINE ACCOUNT
Amount on hand Jan. 1, 1906
$196 56
Received from sale of catalogues, cards, fines, etc. 70 11
$266 67
Paid for expressage and incidentals $25 97
'Paid for bookbinding, etc., (including bills unreported last year) 113 02
$138 99
Balance
$127 68
The following volumes have been presented to the library : NAMES OF DONORS NO. OF VOLUMES
U. S. Documents and Reports
10
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
38
Others
.
7
55
Number of new volumes added Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 1906
474
Total number in library
10,886
Circulation, year ending Dec. 31, 1906
17,485
Largest, single month, March
1,836
Smallest, June
1,268
During the year 474 volumes have been added to the library, carefully selected to cover recent publications of value in the differ- ent departments of literature.
The plan of placing the accessions upon open shelves for a limited period before finally locating them within the library cases has been continued, with excellent results, and, so far as we can note, with advantage to the patrons of the library.
The titles of all new books have been added to the card cata- logue, and published in the Reading Chronicle, and printed slips of the lists of new books have been posted as well as distributed in the delivery room.
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The use of the reading tables increases. It is proposed to en- large somewhat the list of periodicals currently taken, as soon as available funds will permit.
An important enlargement of borrowers' privileges has recently been made by the Trustees, by lowering the age limit of those entitled to use the library. Heretofore only persons above the age of 14 have been permitted to hold borrowers' cards. This limit has now been reduced to 10 years. From a report made by the librarian it appears that although the aggregate circulation for the year was slightly smaller than in 1905, the circulation for November and December was much larger than for the corresponding months in 1905. She points out that "this increase was due to the change of age limit from 14 to 10. This has attracted a large number of chil- dren to the library and between November 24 and December 31 there were 65 cards issued to children who presented the required certificate signed by their parents. More than half of these chil- dren had never made any use of the library before. I suggest, therefore, that more children's books be purchased to meet the demand. The increased circulation together with the extra super- vision required to keep the influx of children reasonably quiet and orderly, will make it necessary to have the assistant in attendance on Wednesday evenings during * the busiest months."
It is expected that, in accordance with the librarian's sugges- tion, a collection of standard books for juvenile readers will soon be purchased, in order to provide for the greater use of the library by young persons consequent upon this reduced age limit.
We could do much more work with young readers-work which would have a distinct educational value, if we had a larger annual appropriation. The amount appropriated rests entirely with the Town, but we should not fulfil our duty as custodians of the library if we neglected to mention the limitations we are under on account of the comparatively small sum available for the purchase of books each year. The larger part of the appropriation, as will be seen from our financial statement, is used for rent, services of librarian and assistant, janitor's services, and necessary supplies. The expenses for these items cannot be reduced; on the contrary
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they tend to increase. And the supply of books, for which alone the library exists, is dependent upon what remains after these fixed charges are paid.
The time has passed when the public library which fills its true place in the community can confine its work to the distribution of fiction or books intended merely for recreation. That is but one phase of its usefulness. It should take a leading position as an educational institution, supplementing the public schools, and having functions which the limitations of the public schools prevent them from exercising. The artisan or mechanic should find among its books those which will enable him to increase his efficiency and add to his income. The tradesman sometimes has problems that may be solved through books; he should find such books in the public library. The farmer should find there the latest information which has appeared in print upon soils or cultural processes. Questions are constantly arising about current events, or the past history of our country, or the numerous topics which interest those who read the daily papers. Every citizen ought to feel that in the public library are books of reference or other works which throw light upon these questions. The relation of the public library to young readers who are just entering upon the active duties of life and who may be led into friendly companionship with books, and thus made to rely upon their help, needs only to be suggested, to impress us with its importance.
There are other directions in which the activities of the library may be profitably extended, but we need not enlarge upon them.
Whenever we are given more money we will undertake to use it in ways which will amply justify the expenditure. Our purchases of fiction and of books of limited and temporary value have never been excessive. We desire to extend the work of the library in other and more important directions, and shall do so as fast and as far as the money placed in our hands will permit.
We wish to record our appreciation of the faithful services of the librarian, Miss Brown, who is enthusiastic in conducting her work, and constantly availing herself of means of improvement in
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it. As a whole we believe the library was never in better condition than at present, nor ever more worthy of the generous support of our citizens.
The appropriation made for the year at the last annual Town meeting was $900, in addition to the proceeds of the dog tax. As much should be appropriated at the ensuing meeting if the library is to be maintained at its present level-more, if the Town desires us to broaden our work.
The terms of Horace G. Wadlin and J. Woodward Manning expire with the present year.
Respectfully submitted,
HORACE G. WADLIN, Chairman, CYRUS M. BARROWS, Secretary, J. WOODWARD MANNING, HENRY G. KITTREDGE, ARTHUR N. MANSFIELD, EDWARD P. GUILD, Trustees.
REPORT OF TREE WARDEN
Honorable Board of Selectmen :
GENTLEMEN :- I herewith submit my report for the year ending January 1, 1907, as Tree Warden.
With the assistance of my predecessor, Mr. Kirkland, and the Board of Selectmen for advice, I have tried to serve the towns- people in as impartial way as possible.
There were, and now are, a number of trees which need more netting, and same is on hand, to be used by my successor.
Two hearings were held in the Town Building and only seven residents were present. It seems to me that more people should attend and goes to show that very little interest is shown.
I cut down twenty trees that were dead and dangerous to the public, but would have done more work if the appropriation had been sufficient.
Several trees were dying, caused by electric light wires, but were attended to by proper authorities.
By canvassing the Town I counted 3000 trees, and by having a better appropriation, say $300, my successor can keep the trees in good order.
I thank the Board and the residents for their kind cooperation in helping me in the work.
On page 100 will be found expenses covering my term in office.
Yours truly,
GEORGE F. SAWYER, Tree Warden.
TWELFTH
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Electric Light Commissioners
OF
TOWN
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1639
For the Year Ending December 31
1906
OFFICERS OF THE ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER DEPARTMENT
Commissioners
GEORGE L. FLINT, Chairman
Term expires 1909
FRANK W. WILLIS, Secretary
1908
WALTER F. COOK
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66 1907
Manager M. L. SWIFT
OFFICE : Room 9, Masonic Block
REPORT OF MUNICIPAL LIGHT BOARD
In presenting the following figures certain explanations must be made. The State Board of Gas Commissioners require a uniform method of bookkeeping to be used by all Municipal Light- ing Plants of the Commonwealth. The ledger used by this Board has heretofore been closed only at the expiration of the State year, June 30th, but has now been written up to Dec. 31, 1906, and the balance sheet below shows the face of the ledger as of that date. Amounts paid for account of Construction are shown in the cash account, but the ledger accounts with Coustruction are shown only for six months ending Dec. 31, 1906. The charges to Profit and Loss may be taken as showing the actual cost of the arc lights for the past year, or $39.45 per light.
CASH ACCOUNT, 1907
DR.
January 1, to balance
$1,430 20 To appropriation $9,082 00
To appropriation for Commissioners' salaries 225 00
$9,307 00
To Receipts from Customers :
Commercial light
. $5,799 51
Domestic light
£ 8,234 59
Power
334 67
Town light
100 71
$14,469 48
Less amount credited but not turned over to
Treasurer
59
Amount carried forward $14,468 89
229
Amount brought forward $14,468 89
To Receipts from Customers from 1907 acct : Amount turned over to Treasurer, Jan. 11, 1907 276 76
To amount received from sale of wiring stock and lamps . 209 08
100 00
To amount received from sale of dynamo To amount received from rental of poles To amount received from sundry main- tenance accts. 37 15
42 50
To amount received from miscellaneous sources
3 92
To amount received from interest on deposits 12 52
$25,888 02
CR.
By Cash Paid for Account of Construction :
Electric plant
$ 539 24
Lines
1,197 55
Incandescent lamps
7 49
Meters
488 54
Converters
733 74
$2,966 56.
By Cash Paid for Account of Maintenance :
Fuel
$3,448 25
Oil and waste
224 43
Water
40 51
Station wages
3,787 37
Repairs real estate
48 92
Repairs steam plant
1,003 77
Repairs electric plant
745 26
Station tools and appliances
210 89
Wages, care of lights
122 86
Amount carried forward
$9,632 26
230
Amount brought forward
$9,632 26
Repairs of lines
1,757 94
Carbons .
102 14
Incandescent lamps
424 97
Repairs globes
60 99
General salaries
639 88
Board expenses
42 60
General office expenses
367 50
Salaries Light Board
225 00
Rents
120 00
Insurance
598 41
Law expenses
4 31
Stable
306 70
Incidentals
4 10
$14,286 80
By cash paid for interest
1,604 00
By cash paid for wiring stock, motors, etc., and labor
1,265 20
By cash paid for notes
2,800 00
By cash paid for bonds
2,000 00
By cash paid for office furniture
90 78
By cash paid Town, light acct. refund
22 81
By balance, cash on hand and in treasury
851 87
$25,888 02
MANUFACTURING ACCOUNT
DR.
For Manufacturing :
Fuel
. $4,215 72
Oil and waste
227 23
Water
40 51
Station wages
3,787 37
Repair real estate
48 92
Amount carried forward
$8,319 75
.
231
Amount brought forward
$8,319 75
Repair steam plant
1,014 16
Repair electric plant
745 51
Station tools and appliances
336 25
$10,415 67
For Distribution :
Wages, care of lights
$ 122 86
Repair of lines
1,680 60
Carbons
133 68
Incandescent lamps
295 00
Repair of globes
114 07
$2,346 21
For Miscellaneous Expenses :
General salaries
$639 88
Board expenses
42 60
General office expenses
385 37
Salaries Light Board
225 00
Rents
120 00
Insurance
590 14
Law expense
4 31
Stable
283 70
Incidental expense
3 31
$2,294 31
Total
$15,056 19
CR.
By sales of commercial light, less discount $5,468 98
" domestic light, less discounts 7,553 72
" electric power 432 66
481 30
Supplied and charged to Town buildings
366 06
$14,302 72
Loss on manufacturing
753 47 $15,056 19
Meter rents
232
CONSTRUCTION
SIX MONTHS ENDING DEC. 31, 1906
Total cost of plant, as shown by return to
Board of Gas Commissioners, June 30, 1906 . $91,038 08 Addition to cost of Plant since June 30, '06 : Electric Plant :
Cash . $539 24
Less cash received from sale
of dynamo
·
100 00
Cash . . $541 74 .
Accounts payable
215 72 .
$757 46
Less accounts receivable, bill paid
twice
40 16
Meters :
Cash
$318 70
Accounts payable 152 55 .
$471 25
Converters :
Cash .
$657 74
$93,323 61
The amount shown as cost of plant in the report of Dec. 31, 1905, plus construc- tion charges for 1906, does not agree with the above total. The cost shown by return to State Board is therefore used, and assumed to be correct.
Deduct cost of original installation of incan- descent lamps charged to Profit and Loss, Dec. 31, 1906 $216 89
$93,106 72 Total cost of plant Dec. 31, 1906 ·
$439 24
$717 30
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PROFIT AND LOSS CHARGES
Loss on manufacturing acct. as shown above $ 753 47
Loss on wiring account 481 42
Interest paid and accrued
1,558 58
Depreciation
2,650 00
$5,443 47
By direction of the Gas Commissioners, certain expenditures for construction, paid from earnings, are to be charged to this account ; the amount can be determined only by an examination of the accounts of previous years. Pending final decision on this matter, no such charge is made as of date later than June 30, 1906, and previous charges are not stated here, as they must be changed ..
BALANCE SHEET
DR.
Cash'in bank
$ 7 87
Cash in treasury, depreciation
692 58
Cash in treasury, general
151 42
Due from customers, commercial accounts
1,009 90
domestic accounts 1,327 49
66
town accounts 356 30
66 66 electric power ac-
counts
166 48
Due from customers, meter rents
61 50
wiring, labor, fixtures
337 62
Wiring stock, etc., on hand 157 32
Real estate (net after depreciation charges) 12,316 87
Steam plant (net after depreciation charges) 8,288 25
Electric Plant (net after depreciation charges )
8,157 96
Lines (net after depreciation charges ) 16,334 37
Arc lamps and globes (net after deprecia- tion charges )
3,779 35
Amount carried forward
$53,170 66
incandescent lamps 25 38
234
Amount brought forward $53,170 66
Meters (net after depreciation charges) 5,381 13
Converters (net after depreciation charges)
5,344 61
Office furniture
347 10
Fuel on hand
1,230 00
Oil and waste on hand
21 75
Station tools and appliances on hand
15 78
Repairs, lines, stock on hand
205 17
Carbons on hand
61 50
Incandescent lamps on hand
139 92
Stable account
530 00
Accounts receivable (sundry )
67 30
Profit and loss
26,939 88
-- $93,454 80
CR.
Bonds outstanding
. $36,000 00
Appropriations for bond payments
. 14,000 00
Appropriations for note payments
. 18,500 00
Appropriations for construction
. 22,704 88
Accounts payable
1,889 92
Accrued interest
360 00
$93,454 80
The above financial showing can hardly be other than satis- factory and we hope it will be as much so to the citizens as it is to the Board. The increase in patronage has been greater than the average of past years and our profit and loss account correspond- ingly less.
Our generators have outlived their allotted life of economical usefulness and our only hope of continuing to run the plant with any approach to desirable service is in a thoroughly up-to-date renewal.
GEORGE L. FLINT, FRANK W. WILLIS, WALTER F. COOK, Municipal Light Board.
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SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTS
APPRO- PRIATION
SUNDRY CREDITS
TOTAL AMOUNT INCLUDING APPROPRIATION
EXPENDED
UN- EXPENDED
OVER- DRAWN
Salaries of Town Officers.
$3,600 00
$3,600 00
$3,769 31
$169 31
Town Building and Office
400 00
$8 89
408 89
399 80
$9 09
Printing. ..
700 00
700 00
684 80
15 20
Election Expenses
300 00
300 00
318 30
18 30
Soldiers' Relief .
1,000 00
1,000 00
794 86
205 14
72 00
Acct. Town of Marblehead.
24 00
24 00
Acct. City of Malden.
90 88
90 88
90 88
Decoration and Care of Soldiers' Graves.
175 00
175 00
175 00
Electric Lights G. A. R. Hall.
50 00
50 00
50 00
State and Military Aid .
2,800 00
2,800 00
2,380 00
420 00
74 15
Rent of Playground ..
342 00
342 00
342 00
Safe for Tax Collector ..
250 00
250 00
250 00
Bridget MacDonald (trust fund)
175 50
175 50
Care and Improvement of Common and Parks
150 00
150 00
150 60
60
Swan Estate.
11 47
96 53
Band Concerts.
100 00
100 00
100 00
Reading Water Works.
12,750 00
12,750 00
12,750 CO
Municipal Light and Power Plant.
10,172 00
10,172 00
9,328 00
Interest on School House Bonds.
2,600 00
2,600 00
2,352 50
247 50
Interest on School House Notes.
1,306 25
1,306 25
1,341 25
School House Notes ..
5,000 00
10,000 00
10,000 00
School House Bond .
3,000 00
3,000 00
3,000 00
High School Building ..
63,296 23
63,296 23
57,911 07
5,385 16
Abatement of Taxes.
600 00
600 00
914 90
314 90
Miscellaneous Expenses .
105 41
1,105 41
1,076 27
29 14
Taxes on Property Taken.
536 08
536 08
984 39
448 31
Highways, Bridges and Repairs of Sidewalks.
2,000 00
6,980 36
6,980 36
Street Sprinkling
450 00
450 00
420 51
Concrete Work ...
350 00
350 00
346 85
3 15
Removal of Snow and Ice. Orange Street Drain.
200 00
200 00
200 30
30
Fire Department ..
4,300 00
4,305 48
4,285 46
20 02
Forest Fires.
150 00
150 00
109 42
40 58
Fire Department Coats
150 00
150 00
162.00
12 00
Fire Department Storage Battery
150 00
150 00
139 92
10 08
Police Department.
2,800 00
220 74
3,020 74
3,026 39
5 65
Board of Health . ..
600 00
13 73
613 73
616 69
2 96
. .
70 00
70 00
Account Charles L. Haag
74 15
108 00
108 00
Interest ..
700 00
2,186 92
2,886 92
2,335 53
551 39
1,000 00
4,980 36
366 27
366 27
300 00.
66 27
5 48
29 49
35 00
5,000 00
844 00
Burial Agent's Account. .
Acct. Town of North Reading.
72 00
Board of Health, account P. G. Carleton .. Laurel Hill Cemetery
838 24 201 23
1,034 50
1,870 03
2 71
Tree Warden . Moth Account.
204 90 5,412 45
3 67
Overseers of the Poor Account.
4,642 40
41 21
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
281 93
281 93
City of Cambridge. .
70 90
70 90
157 16
86 26
Town of Andover.
28 38
28 38
Town of Wakefield .
46 51
46 51
83 38
36 87
Town of Wilmington .
174 43
174 43
Town of Norfolk ..
42 12
42 12
Town of Canton .
48 00
48 00
Schools ...
27,000 00
27,000 00
26,883 36
116 64
School Incidentals.
5,500 00
7,105 86
7,105 06
80
900 00
1,566 12
1,581 99
15 87
97,954 50
84,986 74
182,941 24
177,545 67
8,026 62
2,631 05
Unexpended .
8,026 62
Overdrawn
2,631 05
5,395 57
Expenses for year 1906.
177,545 67
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