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73,000 00
Total Selectmen's Orders.
250,545 67
Expenses above.
177,545 67 10,000 00
187,545 67
State and Military Aid ..
2,362 00
Commonwealth of Mass., acct. Burial Agent.
70 00
Commonwealth of Mass., Poor Account ..
281 93
Commonwealth of Mass., Moth Account ..
1,640 88
City of Cambridge ..
86 26
Town of North Reading ..
72 00
Town of Marblehead
24 00
Town of Andover ..
28 38
Town of Wakefield.
36 87
Town of Wilmington .
174 43
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Town of Norfolk .
42 12
Town of Canton .
48 00
Charles L. Haag .
74 15
Taxes on Property Taken
448 31
Net Expenses ..
Less Sundry Credits for 1906 as above.
Amount raised by Taxation and Appropriation from Available Assets.
97,169 60
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Temporary Loan Note raised by Taxation Less following amounts due on account year 1906 .
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1,872 74 201 23 5,412 45 4,601 19
1,769 78 3,300 00
3.642 67 1,301 19
449 33
449 33
Public Library
1,605 86 666 12
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Dr.
EDWARD F. PARKER, Treasurer,
To cash in Treasury, January, 1906.
$21,225 48
To cash received from County Treasurer, Dog Tax ...
658 94
State Treasurer, Corporation Tax, 1905.
19 83
National Bank Tax, 1905.
50 13
State Highway
359 62
Support of Sick Paupers.
30 73
Temporary Aid Sick Paupers
101 99
Support of Outside Poor
228 95
Moth Account
1,408 88
66
Corporation Tax, 1906.
National Bank Tax, 1906.
639 87
Military Aid.
16 50
State Aid ..
2,286 00
70 00
Hired Money, Temporary Loans.
63,000 00
Hired Money, High School Building Loan
45,000 00
Interest Accrued on Above ..
200 28
Hired Money, Renewal of High School Building Loans Hired Money, Additional High School House Note ..
6,000 00
H. M. Viall, Redemption Tax.
287 66
H. M. Viall, Street Railroad Excise Tax.
2,332 08
H. M. Viall, Cash Returned for Tax Sale
346 80
Overseers of the Poor, Town Home
1,525 27
Selectmen, License and Edgestone Account.
92 33
First National Bank, Interest
231 40
Supt. of Streets, Material Sold .
61 81
Supt. of Schools, Tuition, etc. . .
171 16
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Fourth District Court, Fines
207 00
Trustees of Cemetery, Lots Sold .
760 00
Trustees of Cemetery, Care of Lots
274 50
Ellen M. Carr, Cemetery Bequest
100 00
Helen C. Prentiss, Cemetery Bequest
100 00
Emma S. Nelson, Cemetery Bequest ..
100 00
Florence W. Temple, Cemetery Bequest.
75 00
Henry E. Holden, Adm., Cemetery Bequest
50 00
Louise Leathe, Cemetery Bequest.
100 00
Mrs. Isaac Monroe, Cemetery Bequest.
100 00
Wm. H. Wightman, Cemetery Bequest
100 00
Lizzie B. Davis, Cemetery Bequest.
100 00
Hubbard E. Cox, Cemetery Bequest
80 00
Arthur M. Coons, Cemetery Bequest
75 00
Town of North Reading, Tuition .. . .
1,224 00
Town of Canton, Outside Poor.
1 50
Town of Wakefield, Outside Poor
56 94
City of Malden, Outside Poor
92 33
City of Melrose, Outside Poor
21 75
City of Woburn, Outside Poor
7 99
City of Cambridge, Outside Poor
98 15
Boston & Maine R. R., Fire Service.
6 75
Police Department for services .
2 38
Boston & Northern St. Ry. Co., Highway Service.
370 59
Citizens' Committee, Moth Account.
75 59
Tree Warden, Moth Account ..
64 28
Municipal Light Board, Cash Returned .
30 49
Fire Department, Material Sold ...
3 00
Frank W. Parker, Sealer, for Services
40 16
Income from Swan Estate ..
108 00
Dr. Jenney, Check Returned, no Claim
25
- Police Department, Material Sold ..
11 36
Board of Health, Supplies ..
6 50
Supt. of Streets, Pay Roll Overpaid .
40
H. M. Viall, Collector, List 1904.
10,280 18
H. M. Viall, Collector, List 1905
23,525 00
H. M. Viall, Collector, List 1906.
68,725 00
$264,887 76
School Committee, Bills Overpaid
130 02
Burial of Indigent Soldiers
Street Railroad Franchise Tax
2,459 77
5,000 00
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3,928 17
M. F. Charles, License Fees ..
50 00
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IN ACCOUNT WITH THE TOWN OF READING, Cr.
By Paying State Tax, Balance 1905.
$ 2 80
County Tax, 1906 . .
5,082 81
State Tax, 1906
5,110 00
National Bank Tax, 1906
482 15
Wellington Bridge Tax, 1906.
368 52
Interest on Above ...
244 71
Maintenance of Bridge.
86 47
Repairs of State Highway
186 80
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Selectmen's Orders.
250,545 67
Cash in Treasury, January, 1907
2,777 85
$264,887 76
EDWARD F. PARKER, Treasurer.
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Dr. EDWARD F. PARKER, Treas., IN ACCOUNT WITH
To Cash in Treasury, January, 1906
.. Received from Municipal Light Board
Received from First National Bank, Interest.
$340 20
24,467 18
11 64
$24,819 02
Dr. EDWARD F. PARKER, Treasurer, IN ACCOUNT
To cash in Treasury, January, 1906 ..
$ 28 19
Received from Water Commissioners 17,609 42
First National Bank, Interest. 31 11
$17,668 72
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TOWN OF READING MUNICIPAL LIGHT BOARD,
Cr.
By Paying Municipal Light Board Orders .
$24,811 15
By Cash in Treasury, January, 1907.
7 87
$24,819 02
EDWARD F. PARKER, Treasurer. ,
WITH TOWN OF READING WATER SUPPLY,
Cr.
By Paying Water Commissioners' Orders
$17,659 39
By Cash in Treasury, January, 1907
9 33
$17,668 72
EDWARD F. PARKER, Treasurer.
AUDITORS' REPORT
LIABILITIES
Water bonds outstanding Jan. 1, 1907 .
$201,000 00
Interest accrued on same
731 45
Electric light bonds outstanding Jan. 1, 1907
36,000 00
Interest accrued on same
360 00
School bonds outstanding Jan. 1, 1907
126,000 00
Interest accrued on same
981 22
Cemetery notes (non-interest bearing)
700 00
Temporary loans
35,200 00
Interest accrued on same
428 03
Highway notes due Dec. 7, 1907 and 1908
2,000 00
Interest accrued on same 5 56
Road roller notes
1,750 00
Miscellaneous debts
594 60
TRUST FUNDS
Bequest of Nancy Wakefield
$100 00
Thomas Sweetser
100 00
66 Sabrina Nichols
100 00
Martha Pike
25 00
66
Sarah Batchelder
25 00
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T. T. Greenwood
500 00
Mark Temple
100 00
Susan Wright, Elizabeth Pres- ton and Margaret Gilman 75 00
66
Elizabeth B. Eames and Ida L. Nelson
100 00
Sevena Coggin
100 00
Amount carried forward
$1,225 00
243
Amount brought forward $1,225 00 Bequest of Margaret Towne 100 00
Lucretia A. Hopkins and Elias
Boardman 150 00
Sarah Smith
100 00
66
Gilman D. Kingman
100 00
66 Rosamond C. Pratt
100 00
60
Mary F. Harnden
100 00
Mary B. Wakefield
100 00
James A. Bancroft, Ex. P. Jane Batchelder 100 00
Arthur D. Kingman, Ex. Gardner French
50 00
Estate of P. A. Corkins
100 00
66
Dorinda R. Pratt, Ex. T. B. Pratt
200 00
66
Mary Ann McAllister
100 00
66
Gilman A. Coggin
100 00
Mary Ann McAllister for Joseph Bryant
50 00
66
Mary Evans
50 00
66
Frederick Bancroft, Ex. Harriet B. Bancroft 49 48
66
Estate of Samuel Pierce 100 00
66
D. W. Berry, Ex. Caroline Ham- mond 100 00
66
William L. Crowe
100 00
66
Heirs of George C. Coney
100 00
66
Estate of Isaac M. Clark
100 00
66
Anna G. Butler ·
150 00
66
Mary E. Badger .
100 00
66
Heil J. Nelson
200 00
66
John Burrill 100 00
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Heirs of Sherman Chase .
75 00
Amount carried forward $3,899 48
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Amount brought forward $3,899 48
Bequest of estate of F. O. Dewey
300 00
66 S. H. Dinsmore
100 00
66
Mary J. Kimball
50 00
Alden and Lois D. Batchelder
100 00
66 Estate of Charles A. Weston
100 00
66
Henry F. Parker
100 00
Sarah D. Eaton
100 00
Heirs James H. Bancroft
75 00
Mary W. Pratt
50 00
Climena Wakefield
100 00
66
Estate Louisa M. Eaton
100 00
Maria E. Waitt
100 49
Adrien Mertens
200 00
Albert B. Gleason
50 00
Frances P. Dow
100 00
Estate Thomas Richardson
100 00
46
Helen M. Sherman
50 00
66
Fannie Cottrell
50 00
40
Charles E. Hall
100 00
Lucy W. Parker
75 00
Estate Martha R. Temple
100 00
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Estate Needham Nichols
100 00
66
Mrs. James T. Norris
30 00
66
Estate Francis Kingman
100 00
-66 Estate Albert Nichols
100 00
" George L. Smith 200 00
Susan A. Martin
100 00
Maria Carter
100 00
Hubbard and Elbridge Copeland
and Leander Willey 150 00
66
John Draffin 100 00
66
Hattie D. Pond, Executrix ·
100 00
Amount carried forward $7,129 97
Mary W. Pratt
50 00
245
Amount brought forward Bequest of Trustees of Laura Frost
$7,129 97
50 00
Abby C. Clapp
100 00
Emily Alice Jones
100 00
66
Emma M. Brown
75 00
F. Eliza Kingman
100 00
Edward T. Pendergrast
100 00
Fannie A. Morton
100 00
Lewis M. Bancroft
50 00
66
Caroline L. White
50 00
Hannah C. Cochrane
50 00
Charles W. Cochrane
200 00
Edgar M. Knight
100 00
Reuben Weston
100 00
66
T. P. M. Wiggin
100 00
66
Joseph H. Gleason
50 00
50 00
66
Ellen M. Carr
100 00
Emma S. Nelson
100 00
66
C. E. Skillings
100 00
66
Isaac Munroe
100 00
66
William H. Wightman
100 00
Lizzie B. Davis
100 00
Hubbard E. Cox
80 00
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Helen C. Prentiss
100 00
66
Louise Leathe
100 00
Arthur M. Coons
75 00
$9,659 97
Interest accrued on above funds not yet expended
696 37
$10,356 34
Total Liabilities
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$416,107 20
J. B. Hopkins
100 00
Mary Norwood
Lyman Whiting
50 00
Henry E. Holden, Adm.
50 00
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ASSETS
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Unpaid taxes due Oct. 1, 1905 . $8,854 44
Unpaid taxes due Oct. 1, 1906 . 35,031 51
Interest accrued on unpaid taxes
1,189 55
Taxes on property taken by Town
448 31
Due from State Aid account
2,362 00
Commonwealth of Mass. (burial) 70 00
Commonwealth of Mass. (poor) . 281 93
Commonwealth of Mass. (moth) 1,640 88
$49,878 62
Due from Town of Wilmington 174 43
City of Cambridge
86 26
Town of Canton
48 00
Town of Marblehead
24 00
Town of Wakefield
36 87
66 Town of Andover
28 38
Town of Norfolk
42 12
66 Town of North Reading
72 00
Chas. L. Haag
582 94
Concreting account
76 53
Cash in Treasury
2,777 85
Cash in Treasury (water supply)
9 33
Cash in Treasury (electric light)
7 87
$53,845 20
Available assets in excess of liabilities :
Uncollected taxes, accrued interest and
accounts due
51,050 15
Cash in Treasury
2,777 85
$53,828 00
Interest on school bonds
$981 22
Interest on bequests .
696 37
Temporary loans and interest
. 35,628 03
Amount carried forward
$37,305 62
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Amount brought forward
$37,305 62
Interest on Highway notes 5 56
Interest on Electric Light bonds
360 00
Miscellaneous debts
594 60
Unexpended balance Street Railway tax, available for Highway purposes only 72 10
Unexpended balance of proceeds of High School bond issue 5,385 16
$43,723 04
$10,104 96
BONDS AND NOTES OUTSTANDING
MATURITY
SCHOOL
ELEC. LIGHT
WATER
CEMETERY
April 21, 1907
$2,000 00
April 28, 1907
$100 00
June 1, 1907
$7,000 00
August 1, 1907
2,000 00
October 1, 1907
$2,000 00
November 1, 1907 5,000 00
December 21, 1907 1,000 00
April 21, 1908 2,000 00
April 28, 1908
100 00
June 1, 1908
7,000 00
July 10, 1908
2,000 00
August 1, 1908
2,000 00
October 1, 1908
2,000 00
November 1, 1908
5,000 00
December 21, 1908 1,000 00
April 21, 1909
2,000 00
April 28, 1909
100 00
June 1, 1909
7,000 00
August 1, 1909
3,000 00
October 1, 1909
2,000 00
November 1, 1909 5,000 00
December 21, 1909
1,000 00
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MATURITY
SCHOOL
ELEC. LIGHT
WATER
CEMETERY
April 21, 1910
12,000 00
100 00
April 28, 1910 June 1, 1910
7,000 00
August 1, 1910
3,000 00
October 1, 1910
2,000 00
November 1, 1910 5,000 00
December 21, 1910
1,000 00
April 28, 1911 June 1, 1911
7,000 00
August 1, 1911
3,000 00
October 1, 1911
2,000 00
November 1, 1911 4,000 00
December 21, 1911
1,000 00
March 15, 1912 April 28, 1912 June 1, 1912
7,000 00
August 1, 1912 3,000 00
October 1, 1912
2,000 00
November 1, 1912
4,000 00
December 21, 1912
1,000 00
April 28, 1913
100 00
June 1, 1913
7,000 00
August 1, 1913 3,000 00
October 1, 1913
2,000 00
November 1, 1913 4,000 00
December 21, 1913
1,000 00
June 1, 1914
7,000 00
August 1, 1914 3,000 00
October 1, 1914
2,000 00
November 1, 1914
4,000 00
December 21, 1914
1,000 00
June 1, 1915
7,000 00
August 1, 1915 3,000 00
October 1, 1915
2,000 00
100 00
10,000 00
100 00
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MATURITY
SCHOOL
ELEC. LIGHT
WATER
CEMETERY
November 1, 1915
4,000 00
December 21, 1915 1,000 00
June 1, 1916
12,000 00
October 1, 1916
2,000 00
November 1, 1916
4,000 00
December 21, 1916
1,000 00
June 1, 1917 12,000 00 October 1, 1917 2,000 00
November 1, 1917 4,000 00
December 21, 1917
1,000 00
June 1, 1918 12,000 00 October 1, 1918 2,000 00
November 1, 1918 4,000 00
June 1, 1919
12,000 00
October 1, 1919
2,000 00
November 1, 1919 4,000 00
June 1, 1920
12,000 00
October 1, 1920
2,000 00
November 1, 1920 4,000 00
June 1, 1921 12,000 00
October 1, 1921
2,000 00
November 1, 1921 4,000 00
June 1, 1922
12,000 00
October 1, 1922
2,000 00
November 1, 1922 4,000 00
June 1, 1923
10,000 00
October 1, 1923
2,000 00
November 1, 1923 4,000 00
June 1, 1924 10,000 00
October 1, 1924
2,000 00
November 1, 1924 4,000 00
June 1, 1925
10,000 00
November 1, 1925 4,000 00
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MATURITY SCHOOL ELEC. LIGHT
WATER CEMETERY
June 1, 1926
5,000 00
June 1, 1927
5,000 00
June 1, 1928
4,000 00
$126,000 00
$36,000 00 $201,000 00 $700 00
Highway Notes : December 7, 1907
. $1,000 00
December 7, 1908
1,000 00
$2,000 00
Road Roller Notes :
June 20, 1907
$450 00
June 20, 1908
450 00
June 20, 1909
450 00
June 20, 1910
400 00
$1,750 00
Total Bonds and Notes $367,450 00
We have examined the accounts of the Selectmen, Water Commissioners and Electric Light Commissioners, and found satis- factory vouchers for all expenditures.
We have examined the accounts of the Town Clerk, Collector and Treasurer, and found them correct.
JOHN F. TURNER, ALBERT R. SHEPARDSON, EDGAR O. DEWEY,
Auditors.
TOWN WARRANT
OF' RE
TOWN
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
MIDDLESEX S. S.
To EITHER OF THE CONSTABLES OF THE TOWN OF READING, GREETING :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Reading qualified to vote in elections and Town affairs, to meet in Lower Lyceum Hall, in said Reading, on Monday, the fourth day of March, A. D. 1907, at six o'clock in the forenoon, to act on the following articles, viz .:
Article 1. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting.
Art. 2. To bring in their votes on one ballot for Town Clerk, Selectmen, Overseers of the Poor, one member of Board of Asses- sors for three years, Treasurer, Collector of Taxes, one member of Board of Health for three years, two Constables, one Water Com- missioner for three years, one member of the Municipal Light Board for three years, two Trustees of Laurel Hill Cemetery for three years, two Trustees of the Public Library for three years, two members of the School Committee for three years, one member of the School Committee for two years, one member of the School Committee for one year, three Auditors, and Tree Warden for one year; also, on same ballot, Yes or No, in answer to the following
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question : "Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this town ?"
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this Warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, at or before the time appointed for said meeting.
Given under our hands this sixth day of February, A. D. 1907.
JAMES W. KILLAM, OLIVER L. AKERLEY, GEORGE L. PRATT,
Selectmen of Reading.
TOWN WARRANT
OF REF
. SETTLED
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS MIDDLESEX S. S.
To EITHER OF THE CONSTABLES OF THE TOWN OF READING, GREETING :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Reading qualified to vote in elections and Town affairs, to meet in Lyceum Hall, in said Reading, on Monday, the fourth day of March, A. D. 1907, at seven forty-five o'clock in the evening, to act on the following articles, viz :
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Article 1. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting.
Art. 2. To hear and act on the reports of the Selectmen, Overseers of the Poor, Assessors, Treasurer, Collector of Taxes, School Committee, Water Commissioners, Municipal Light Board, Engineers of Fire Department, Trustees of the Cemetery, Trustees of the Public Library, Auditors, Board of Health, Finance Com- mittee, Tree Warden, and Special Committees.
Art. 3. To choose all other necessary Town Officers, and to determine what instructions they will give the Town Officers.
Art. 4. To determine how much money the Town will raise and appropriate for Schools, Incidental School Expenses, Superin- tendent of Schools, Repairs of Highways, Bridges and Sidewalks, Sprinkling Streets, Removing Snow and Ice, Concrete Sidewalks and Edgestones (provided abutters pay one-half), Fire Department, Police Department, Moth Department, Forest Fire Wards, Support of Poor, Salaries of Town Officers, State and Military Aid, Soldiers' Relief, Printing, Abatement of Taxes, Town Building, Cemetery, Public Library, Memorial Day, Board of Health, Care of Old South Clock, Interest Account, Care and Improvement of Common, Mayall Park and Elm Park, Election Expenses, Concrete Work, Miscellaneous Expenses, Tree Warden, and Rent of Playground.
Art. 5. To see if the Town will raise the sum of eight thousand dollars and appropriate the same, together with the re- ceipts of the Municipal Light and Power Plant, for the year 1907, for the maintenance, operation and repair of said Plant, and for the payment of bonds, notes, interest and depreciation due by said Plant during the year, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 6. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of thirty-five hundred dollars for construction, extension, enlargement and addition to the Municipal Light and Power Plant, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 7. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of four hundred dollars to pay for incandescent lighting for the various Town Departments, or what they will do in relation thereto.
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Art. 8. To see if the Town will authorize the Municipal Light Board to employ two more men for the purpose of shortening the day's work from twelve hours to eight hours, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 9. To see if the Town will authorize the Municipal Light Board to install an arc lamp on Main street near J. Brooks Nichols' and raise and appropriate the sum of fifty dollars for that purpose, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 10. To see if the Town will authorize the Municipal Light Board to install an arc lamp at the corner of Wakefield and Haverhill streets and how much money they will raise and appro- priate for that purpose, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 11. To see if the Town will authorize the Municipal Light Board to install an arc lamp at the corner of Salem and Win- ter streets and how much money they will raise and appropriate for that purpose, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 12. To determine how much money the Town will raise and appropriate for service pipes, hydrant rental, water for drinking fountains, water for street sprinkling, interest on water loan and maintenance of water works, or what they will do in rela- tion thereto.
Art. 13. To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Water Commissioners to obtain detailed drawings and estimates of costs of making changes in filter plant, as recommended in their report, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 14. To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Water Commissioners to petition the General Court for an act enabling the Town to issue water bonds to an amount not exceed- ing twenty-five thousand dollars, in addition to the amount already authorized by law, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 15. To see if the Town will authorize their Treasurer, under the direction of the Selectmen, to hire money in anticipation of the taxes of the municipal year.
Art. 16. To determine the compensation of the Collector.
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Art. 17. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of fifty dollars for the purpose of furnishing electricity for lighting Grand Army Hall on Haven street, or what they will do in. relation thereto.
Art. 18. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the- sum of thirty-one hundred dollars to meet the interest on School House Bonds.
Art. 19. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the- sum of fourteen hundred and fifty-five dollars to meet the interest on School House Notes.
Art. 20. To see what action the Town will take to meet the payment of the High School House Lot Note for two thousand dollars, due April 21, 1907.
Art. 21. To see what action the Town will take to meet the payment of the High School House Note for five thousand dollars, due November 1, 1907.
Art. 22. To see what action the Town will take to meet the payment of the High School House Note for one thousand dollars, due December 21, 1907.
Art. 23. To see what action the Town will take to meet the payment of Haven Street Paving Note for one thousand dollars, due December 7, 1907.
Art. 24. To see if the Town will authorize the School Com- mittee to dispose of the school building at the junction of Haverhill and Charles streets, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 25. To see if the Town will purchase land for a Play- ground and how much money they will raise and appropriate or otherwise provide for that purpose, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 26. To hear and act on the report of the Selectmen on the laying out of Kingston street from Mt. Vernon street to Middlesex avenue, and to determine if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of three hundred dollars for the purpose.
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Art. 27. To hear and act on the report of the Selectmen on the laying out of High street from a point near the Closson property to Lowell street, and to determine if the Town will raise and appro- priate the sum of one hundred dollars for the purpose.
Art. 28. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of fifty dollars for the purpose of constructing a sidewalk on High street from a point near the residence of Melvin R. Batchel- der to a point near the residence of John H. Robinson, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 29. To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Selectmen to dispose of the Swan property, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 30. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of five hundred dollars for the purpose of fixing Prescott street from Washington street, westerly as the street runs, a distance of about five hundred and fifty feet, the top of the street to be taken away and replaced with macadam, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 31. To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Selectmen to purchase a ballot box, and raise and appropriate the sum of fifty dollars for that purpose, or what they will do in rela- tion thereto.
Art. 32. To see if the Town will raise the sum of fifteen hun- dred dollars either in the tax levy of the present year or by authorizing the Treasurer to borrow the same under the direction of the Selectmen, and appropriate said sum to meet unpaid bills on account of the new High School building, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 33. To see if the Town will lay pipe and extend the Town water from Village street to Elliott street on Washington street, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 34. To see if the Town will adopt a By-Law which will require all peddlers of meat, fish, fruit or vegetables to be licensed, or what they will do in relation thereto.
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Art. 35. To see if the Town will purchase one thousand feet of hose and how much money they will raise and appropriate for that purpose, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 36. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of two hundred dollars for the purpose of a sixty foot exten- sion ladder, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 37. To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Fire Engineers to establish a fire alarm box at the junction of Salem and Pine streets and how much money they will raise and appropriate for that purpose, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 38. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of one hundred dollars toward defraying the expenses of band concerts for the coming summer, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 39. To see what action the Town will take with regard to claims for damages by the owners of lands on the north side of Green street through which the County Commissioners have ordered a ditch to be constructed and forever maintained by the Town.
Art. 40. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of three hundred and fifty dollars to widen the sidewalk opposite No. 240 North Main street, and about one hundred feet in length, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 41. To see if the Town will vote to furnish creosote free to citizens of the Town to paint Gypsy Moth nests, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 42. To see if the Town will adopt the report of the Committee on Building Laws which was appointed at the annual Town Meeting, March, 1901, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 43. To see if the Town will accept the provision of Section 20, Chapter 106 of the Revised Laws.
Art. 44. To hear and act on the report of the Selectmen in relation to guide posts, and to determine if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of fifty dollars for the repair of the same.
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Art. 45. To see what instructions the Town will give the Board of Selectmen in relation to filling vacancies on the Finance Committee of the five members whose terms expire this year.
Art. 46. To see if the Town will revise and accept the list of names of jurors as prepared and posted by the Selectmen.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this Warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, at or before the time appointed for said meeting.
Given under our hands this sixth day of February, A. D. 1907.
JAMES W. KILLAM, OLIVER L. AKERLEY, GEORGE L. PRATT,
Selectmen of Reading.
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LIST OF NAMES OF JURORS
The subscribers, Selectmen of Reading, present the following list of persons, who, in their judgment, are qualified to serve as jurors :
Adden, John H.
Allen, William J.
Bailey, Willard L.
Baker, William H.
Batchelder, Warren A.
Beaudry, Charles B.
Bosson, Harry P.
Brown, John
Brown, Joseph H.
Brown, Samuel
Canty, Daniel F.
Carter, George
Connelly, John
Connolly, James F.
Cook, George W.
Cook, Walter F.
Cullinane, John M.
Davis, Arthur E.
Davis, William Wallace
Eames, Charles B.
Eames, Edward B.
Eames, Horace E.
Eames, Webster
Eaton, John H.
Flint, George L.
Greene, Timothy G.
Retired Clerk Merchant Carpenter Carpenter Organ Pipe Worker Insurance Agent Retired Restaurateur Wheelwright Conductor Laborer R. R. Employe Clerk Bookkeeper Painter Motorman R. R. Employe Farmer Shoe Worker Merchant Laborer Laborer Carpenter Carpenter Conductor
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Hanscom, Edwin C. Horrocks, George E. Johnson, J. Dana
Jones, William H. .
Killam, Joseph W. Kimball, Charles D.
Kingman, William H.
Knight, Edgar M.
Krook, Lambertus W.
Krook, Matthys H.
Lee, Charles W.
Lovejoy, Eugene L.
MacDougal, Chester W.
McIntire, Herbert E.
Mack, George
Mears, William H.
Milbury, Ora L.
Nesmith, Charles I.
Nichols, Amos C.
Caterer
Nichols, Moses E.
Painter
Nichols, Parker
Farmer
Oakes, George F.
Engineer Mason
Parker, Asa
Farmer
Parker, Fred A.
Organ Pipe Worker Expressman Cabinet Maker Laborer
Pratt, Wilmot K.
Laborer
Prichard, Augustus D.
Farmer
Roberts, Joseph A.
Clerk
Roundy, Elmer J.
Carpenter Clerk
Runkle, E. Holcombe
Sargent, George A.
Smith, Benjamin Y.
Shoe Worker Organ Pipe Worker Clerk
Somes, Alvin G.
Contractor Merchant Shoe Worker Farmer Farmer Machinist Artist Machinist Cabinet Maker Cabinet Maker
Merchant Merchant Plumber Carpenter Upholsterer Merchant Woodworker Farmer
Park, Howard L.
Parker, Fred H.
Parker, Horace A.
Pratt, David W.
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Stewart, Spencer G. Stinchfield, Charles H. Stock, Herbert G.
Stone, Irving W. Stott, J. Albert Temple, Joseph S. Waters, James A. White, Thomas .J.
Wight, Ephraim
Willis, Frank W. Quillen, William
Builder Machinist Contractor Farmer Carpenter Manufacturer Steam Fitter Merchant Carpenter Electrician Carpenter
JAMES W. KILLAM, OLIVER L. AKERLEY, GEORGE L. PRATT, Selectmen of Reading.
READING, 9 FEBRUARY, 1907.
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INDEX
Town Officers, 1906-1907
Town Clerk's Report, Births Registered
12
66 66 Marriages Registered
15
66 Deaths Registered 20
66
Dogs Licensed
22 23
Selectmen's General Report
51
Selectmen's Account
55 72
Street Department
77
Report of Police Department
82
Fire Department
Report of Superintendent of Fire Alarm
89
Inspector of Animals and Provisions
91
Sealer of Weights and Measures
9.2
Trustees of Laurel Hill Cemetery
93
66 Board of Health
95
Inspector of Plumbing
98
Financial Statement of Tree Warden
Report of Assessors
101
Collector
103
66 Overseers of Poor
104
Water Commissioners
115
66 School Committee
153
Public Library
217
Report of Tree Warden
222
Report of Electric Light Commissioners
225
Summary of Accounts
236
Treasurer's Report
238
Auditors' Report
242
Bonds and Notes Outstanding
247
Town Warrant
251
List of Jurors
259
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Report of Town Meetings
Report of Chief of Police
81
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