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22,654 50
Overdrawn
2,523 29
20,131 21
Expenses for Year 1907.
$142,856 01
Add Temporary Loans
76,000 00
Total Selectmen's Orders.
218,856 01
Expenses above .. Temporary Loan Note Due
142,856 01 2,000 00
140,856 01
Less following amounts due on account year 1907 State and Military Aid .
2,621 00
Commonwealth of Mass., account Burial Agent.
179 00
Commonwealth of Mass., Poor Account ..
324 98
Commonwealth of Mass., Moth Account.
844 63
City of Cambridge .
168 74
Town of North Reading.
78 00
Town of Marblehead ..
48 00
Town of Wilmington.
201 49
Town of Norfolk.
113 25
Town of Canton . .
67 28
Charles L. Haag .
92 65
Net Expenses . Less Sundry Credits for 1907 as above.
4,739 02 136,116 99 55,985 22
Amount raised by Taxation and Appropriation from Available Assets .
80,131 77
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School Incidentals.
Public Library .
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Dr.
EDWARD F. PARKER, Treasurer,
January 13, To cash in Treasury
To cash received from County Treasurer, Dog Tax .. .
666 80
State Treasurer, Corporation Tax balance, 1906 -
323 58
National Bank Tax, 1906 ..
48 30
Outside Poor Account.
247 58
Corporation Tax, 1907.
3,802 56
National Bank Tax, 1907 ...
607 34
Military Aid, 1906.
18 00
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State Aid, 1906.
2,344 00
€¢
Burial of Soldiers.
70 00
Street Railroad Excise Tax
2,551 61
Wellington Bridge Overcharge, 1906.
168 99
Moth Account
7,409 21
4 4
Tuition of School Children
245 00
Hired Money, Temporary Loans
78,000 00
Municipal Light Bonds sold.
26,000 00
Interest accrued on bonds sold ..
256 78
H. M. Viall, Collector, Redemption Tax.
368 97
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H. M. Viall, Collector, Taxes paid after Abatement.
52 32
H. M. Viall, Collector, Railroad Excise Tax.
2,390 94
H. M. Viall, Postage Returned
1 48
H. M. Viall, List, 1905.
8,334 73
H. M. Viall, List, 1906
23,900 00
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H. M. Viall, List, 1907
66,525 00
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Overseers of the Poor, Town Home.
2,001 71
Selectmen, License Fees. .
4 00
First National Bank, Interest
183 29
Supt. of Streets, Material Sold .
31 55
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Supt. of Schools, Tuition and Material Sold .
76 04
School Committee, Services of Janitor.
240 00
.. Supt. of Moths, Moth Account ..
966 36
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Trustees of Cemetery, Lots Sold
510 00
Trustees of Cemetery, Interest Account.
401 50
Thomas and Frank E. Appleton, Cemetery Bequest
150 00
. A. Newell Howes, Cemetery Bequest
100 00
Mrs. Jennie F. Wright, Cemetery Bequest ..
100 00
Walter H. Norris, Cemetery Bequest
75 00
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Town of North Reading, Tuition .
1,506 67
Town of Wilmington, Outside Poor
174 43
Town of Canton, Outside Poor
48 00
44
Town of Wakefield, Outside Poor
40 71
Town of Norfolk, Outside Poor
50 26
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Town of Marblehead, Outside Poor
24 00
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City of Cambridge.
86 26
Alden Spear & Co., Rebate on Oil
5 22
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Police Licenses, Fees, Services, etc.
17 21
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Swan Estate. .
1,131 60
M. F. Charles, Clerk, License Fees.
54 00
Supt. of Schools, R. R. Tickets Sold .
118 00
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Municipal Light Board .
40 16
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New England Tel. & Tel. Co. (Moth Account)
81 70
Public Library Bill paid twice.
6 75
$237,371 44
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Fourth District Court, Fines ..
216 00
Mary A. Gilman, Cemetery Bequest.
100 00
Mrs. Frances Todd, Cemetery Bequest.
100 00
Miss Ella M. Damon, Cemetery Bequest.
100 00
Mrs. M. Elizabeth Broad, Cemetery Bequest
100 00
Town of Andover, Outside Poor
28 38
Building Committee, Material Sold .
103 20
3 50
Tree Warden, Material Sold .
$2,777 85
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Highway Account
1,284 90
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IN ACCOUNT WITH THE TOWN OF READING, Cr.
Oct. 31, 1907, By Paying County Tax
$5,081 62
Nov. 15, 1907,
State Tax
5,760 00
Nov. 15, 1907,
.. National Bank Tax
482 13
Nov. 15, 1907,
Wellington Bridge Tax
372 74
Nov. 15, 1907,
Interest on Wellington Bridge Tax
72 45
Nov. 15, 1907,
Cost of Maintenance of Bridge ..
22 78
Nov. 15, 1907,
Repairs on State Highway ..
186 80
Selectmen's Orders, Nos. 1 to 1306.
218,856 01
By Cash in Treasury, January 13, 1908.
6,536 91
$237,371 44
EDWARD F. PARKER,
Reading, January 13, 1908.
Treasurer.
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Dr. EDWARD F. PARKER, Treasurer, IN ACCOUNT
To Cash in Treasury, January, 1907.
$9 33
Received from Water Commissioners.
18,101 88
Received from First National Bank, Interest.
36 87
Received Hired Money, Temporary Loan.
2,500 00
$20,648 08
Dr. EDWARD F. PARKER, Treas., IN ACCOUNT WITH
To Cash in Treasury, January, 1907 ....
$7 87
Received from First National Bank, Interest ..
11 72
Received from Municipal Light Commissioners
28,468 43
$28,488 02
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WITH TOWN OF READING WATER SUPPLY Cr.
By Paying Water Commissioners' Orders.
$20,637 28
By Cash in Treasury, January, 1908
10 80
$20,648 08
EDWARD F. PARKER,
Reading, January 11, 1908.
Treasurer.
TOWN OF READING MUNICIPAL LIGHT BOARD, Cr.
By Paying Municipal Light Commissioners' Orders.
$28,464 81
By Cash in Treasury, January, 1908 23 21
$28,488 02
EDWARD F. PARKER, Treasurer.
Reading, January 6, 1908.
AUDITORS' REPORT
LIABILITIES
Water bonds outstanding Jan. 1, 1908
$194,000 00
Interest accrued on same
709 03
Water note outstanding Jan. 1, 1908
2,500 00
Interest accrued on same
8 75
Electric light bonds outstanding Jan. 1, 1908
60,000 00
Interest accrued on same
632 50
School bonds outstanding Jan. 1, 1908
116,000 00
Interest accrued on same
906 02
Cemetery notes (non-interest bearing)
600 00
Temporary loans
37,200 00
Interest accrued on same
515 86
Highway note due Dec. 7, 1908
1,000 00
Interest accrued on same
2 67
Road roller notes
1,300 00
Miscellaneous debts
138 41
TRUST FUNDS
Bequest of Nancy Wakefield
$100 00
Thomas Sweetser
100 00
Sabrina Nichols 100 00
66 Martha Pike
25 00
Sarah Batchelder 25 00
T. T. Greenwood
500 00
46
Mark Temple
100 00
66
Susan Wright, Elizabeth Pres- ton and Margaret Gilman 75 00
Elizabeth B. Eames and Ida L. Nelson
100 00
66
Sevena Coggin
100 00
Amount carried forward $1,225 00
239
Amount brought forward $1,225 00 Bequest of Margaret Towne 100 00
Lucretia A. Hopkins and Elias
Boardman 150 00
66
Sarah Smith
100 00
Gilman D. Kingman
100 00
Rosamond C. Pratt
100 00
Mary F. Harnden 100 00
66
Mary B. Wakefield
100 00
66
James A. Bancroft, Ex. P. Jane Batchelder 100 00
66
Arthur D Kingman, Ex. Gardner French 50 00
66
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
66
Mary Ann McAllister for Joseph Bryant 50 00
Mary Evans
50 00
Frederick Bancroft, Ex. Harriett
B. Bancroft . 51 95
66
Estate of Samuel Pierce 100 00
66
D. W. Berry, Ex. Caroline Ham- mond 100 00
William L. Crowe
100 00
66
Heirs of George C. Coney
100 00
Heirs of Sherman Chase
75 00
Estate of Isaac M. Clark
100 00
Anna G. Butler
150 00
66
Mary E. Badger .
100 00
Heil J. Nelson
200 00
6. John Burrill 100 00
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Amount carried forward
$3,901 95
240
Amount brought forward
$3,901 95
Bequest of estate of F. O. Dewey
300 00
S. H. Dinsmore
100 00
Mary J. Kimball
50 00
66
Alden and Lois D. Batchelder
100 00
Estate of Charles A. Weston
100 00
Henry F. Parker
100 00
Sarah D. Eaton
100 00
Heirs James H. Bancroft
75 00
Mary W. Pratt
50 00
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Climena Wakefield
100 00
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
66
Helen M. Sherman
50 00
Fannie Cottrell
50 00
Charles E. Hall
100 00
Lucy W. Parker
75 00
Estate Martha R. Temple
100 00
Estate Needham Nichols
100 00
66 Mary W. Pratt
50 00
Mrs. James T. Norris
30 00
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
Hattie D. Pond, Executrix
100 00
Amount carried forward $7,132 44
241
Amount brought forward
$7,132 44
Bequest of Trustees of Laura Frost
50 00
Abby C. Clapp
100 00
66
Emily Alice Jones
100 00
Emma M. Brown
75 00
66 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
66
Hannah C. Cochrane
50 00
66
Charles W. Cochrane
200 00
66
Edgar M. Knight
100 00
66
Reuben Weston
100 00
66
T. P. M. Wiggin
100 00
66
Joseph H. Gleason
50 00
66
Mary Norwood
50 00
66
Lyman Whiting
50 00
Ellen M. Carr
100 00
Emma S. Nelson
100 00.
Henry E. Holden, Adm.
50 00
66
C. E. Skillings
100 00
Isaac Munroe
100 00
66
William H. Wightman
100 00
66
Lizzie B. Davis
100 00
66
Hubbard E. Cox
80 00
66
Helen C. Prentiss
100 00
66
Louise Leathe
100 00
66
Arthur M. Coons
75 00
66
Thomas and F. E. Appleton
150 00
Mary A. Gilman
100 00
A. Newell Howes
100 00
66
Mrs. Frances Todd
100 00
66
James F. Wright
100 00
Amount carried forward
$10,212 44
J. B. Hopkins
100 00
242
Amount brought forward
$10,212 44
Ella M. Damon 100 00
66 M. Elizabeth Broad
100 00
Walter H. Norris
75 00
$10,487 44
Interest accrued on above funds not yet ex-
pended 720 14
$11,207 58
Total Liabilities
$426,720 82
ASSETS
Unpaid taxes due Oct. 1, 1906 . $ 8,269 80
Unpaid taxes due Oct. 1, 1907
. 37,426 16
Interest accrued on unpaid taxes 1,181 63 £
Due from State Aid account
2,621 00
Commonwealth of Mass. (Burial ) 179 00
66 Commonwealth of Mass. (Poor) 324 98
Commonwealth of Mass. (Moth) 844 63
66 Property Owners (Moth) .
1,687 46
Amount refunded Treas., account taxes on
property taken
132 57
$52,667 23
Due from Town of Wilmington
201 49
City of Cambridge
168 74
Town of Canton
67 28
Town of Marblehead
48 00
66 Town of Norfolk
113 25
66 Town of North Reading 78 00
66 Charles L. Haag
675 59
66 Concreting account
76 53
Cash in Treasury
6,536 91
Cash in Treasury (water supply)
10 80
Cash in Treasury ( electric light)
23 21
- $60,667 03
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AVAILABLE ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES
Uncollected taxes, accrued interest and accounts due
$54,096 11
Cash in Treasury
6,536 91
$60,633 02
Interest on school bonds
$906 02
Interest on bequests
720 14
Temporary loans and interest
37,715 86
Interest on Highway note
2 67
Miscellaneous debts
138 41
Unexpended balance Street Railway tax available for Highway purposes only 892 82
Unexpended balance of proceeds of Electric Light bond issue .
19,170 26 .
Unexpended balance, available for High School building only
1,076 83
$60,623 01
$10 01
BONDS AND NOTES OUTSTANDING
MATURITY
SCHOOL ELEC. LIGHT WATER
1908
April 21
. $2,000 00
June 1
$7,000 00
July 10 .
2,000 00
August 1
2,000 00
October 1
$3,000 00
November 1 .
5,000 00
December 21 .
1,000 00
1909
April 21
2,000 00
June 1
7,000 00
August 1
3,000 00
October 1
3,000 00
November 1 .
5,000 00
December 21
1,000 00
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MATURITY
SCHOOL ELEC. LIGHT WATER
1910
April 21
2,000 00
June 1 .
7,000 00
August 1
3,000 00
October 1
3,000 00
November 1 .
5,000 00
December 21 .
1,000 00
1911
June 1 . 7,000 00
August 1
3,000 00
October 1
3,000 00
November 1 .
4,000 00
December 21
1,000 00
1912
March 15
10,000 00
June 1 .
7,000 00
August 1
3,000 00
October 1
3,000 00
November 1
4,000 00
December 21 .
1,000 00
1913
June 1 . 7,000 00
August 1
3,000 00
October 1
3,000 00
November 1 .
4,000 00
December 21
1,000 00
1914
June 1 . 7,000 00
August 1
3,000 00
October 1
3,000 00
November 1 .
4,000 00
December 21
1,000 00
.
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MATURITY
SCHOOL ELEC. LIGHT WATER
1915
June 1 .
7,000 00
August 1
3,000 00
October 1
3,000 00
1915
November 1
£ 4,000 00 ·
December 21
1,000 00 ·
1916
June 1 12,000 00
October 1
3,000 00
November 1
4,000 00
December 21
1,000 00
1917
June 1 12,000 00
October 1
3,000 00
November 1
4,000 00
December 21
1,000 00
1918
June 1 .
12,000 00
October 1
3,000 00
November 1
4,000 00
1919
June 1 .
12,000 00
October 1
3,000 00
November 1
4,000 00
1920
June 1 .
12,000 00
October 1
3,000 00
November 1
4,000 00
1921
June 1 .
12,000 00
October 1
3,000 00
November 1
4,000 00
7
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MATURITY
SCHOOL ELECT. LIGHT WATER
1922
June 1
12,000 00
October 1
3,000 00
November 1
4,000 00
1923
June 1 . 10,000 00
October 1
3,000 00
November 1
4,000 00
1924
June 1 . 10,000 00
October 1
3,000 00
November 1
4,000 00
1925
June 1 .
10,000 00
October 1
1,000 00
November 1
4,000 00
1926
June 1
5,000 00
October 1
1,000 00
1927
June 1
5,000 00
October 1
1,000 00
1928
June 1
4,000 00
October 1
1,000 00
1929
October 1
1,000 00
1930
October 1
1,000 00
1931
October 1
1,000 00
1932
October 1
1,000 00
1933
October 1
1,000 00
$116,000 00 $60,000 00 $194,000 00
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CEMETERY NOTES
MATURITY
1908
April 28
$100 00
1909
April 28
100 00
1910
April 28
100 00
1911
April 28
100 00
1912
April 28
100 00
1913
100 00
April 28
$600 00
HIGHWAY NOTE
December 7, 1908
$1,000 00
ROAD ROLLER NOTES
June 20, 1908
$450 00
June 20, 1909
450 00
June 20, 1910
400 00
$1,300 00
Total Bonds and Notes $372,900 00
In addition to Water Bonds outstanding, as shown above, there is a note for the sum of $2,500.00 due December 10, 1908, secured by Water Bonds Nos. 265, 266, 267.
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.
CARL M. SPENCER WILLIAM S. BADGER WILLIAM T. RODDEN
Auditors.
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TOWN WARRANT
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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 second day of March, A. D. 1908, at six o'clock in the forenoon, to act on the fol- lowing 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, one Trustee of the Public Library for two years (unexpired term), one Trustee of the Public Library for one year ( unexpired term), two members of the School Committee for three years, one member of
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the School Committee for one year (unexpired term), three Audi- tors, and one Tree Warden for one year; also on same ballot, Yes or No, in answer to the following question: " Shall licences be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this town ?"; and also on the same ballot, Yes or No, in answer to the following question : " Shall the Town accept the provisions of Section 20, Chapter 106, of the Revised Laws ?"
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this Warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, at or before the time ap- pointed for said meeting.
Given under our hands this third day of February, A. D. 1908. . JAMES W. KILLAM OLIVER L. AKERLEY GEORGE L. PRATT
Selectmen of Reading.
TOWN WARRANT
OF
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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
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Reading qualified to vote in elections and Town affairs, to meet in Lyceum Hall, in said Reading, on Monday, the second day of March, A. D. 1908, at seven forty-five o'clock in the evening, to act on the following articles, viz. :
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 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, 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, Abate- ment of Taxes, Town Building, Cemetery, Public Library, Memo- rial Day, Board of Health, Care of Old South Clock, Interest Ac- count, 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 what sum the Town will raise, and appropriate the same, together with the unexpended balance of $187.21 of last year, and the receipts of the Municipal Light and Power Depart- ment for the year 1908, for the maintenance, operation, repairs and new construction of said plant, and for the payment of Bonds, In- terest and Depreciation due by said department during this year, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 6. To see if the Town will authorize the Municipal Light Board to install an arc lamp on Kingston street midway between Middlesex avenue and Mt. Vernon street, and how much money
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they will raise and appropriate for that purpose, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 7. To see if the Town will authorize the Municipal Light Board to install an arc lamp at the junction of Willow street and Summer avenue, and how much money they will raise and appro- priate for that purpose, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 8. To see if the Town will authorize the Municipal Light Board to install an arc lamp at a point opposite the estate of the late J. B. Severence, on West street, and how much money they will raise and appropriate for that purpose, or what they will do in rela- tion thereto.
Art. 9. To see if the Town will authorize the Municipal Light Board to install an arc lamp on Willow street near the Boston & Maine railroad crossing, and how much money they will raise and appropriate 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 on South street at a point between the residences of W. H. Clarke and Joseph Marshall, and how much money they will raise and appropriate for that purpose, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 11. To determine how much money the Town will raise and appropriate for service pipes, hydrant rental, water for drinking fountains, ater for street sprinkling, interest on water loan and maintenance of water works, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 12. To authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of th Selectmen, to borrow during the municipal year beginning January 1st, in anticipation of the collection of taxes of said year, such sums of money as may be necessary for the current expenses of the Town, but not exceeding the total tax levy for said year, giv- ing the notes of the Town therefor, payable within one year from the dates thereof. All debts incurred under authority of this vote shall be paid from the taxes of the present municipal year.
Art. 13. To determine the compensation of the Collector.
Art. 14. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the
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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. 15. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of four thousand one hundred and fifty-five dollars to meet the interest on School House Notes and Bonds.
Art. 16. 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, 1908.
Art. 17. 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, 1908.
Art. 18. 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, 1908.
Art. 19. To see what action the Town will take to meet the payment on School House Note for two thousand dollars due July 10, 1908.
Art. 20. To see what action the Town will take to meet the payment on Main Street Note for one thousand dollars due Decem- ber 7, 1908.
Art. 21. 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. 22. To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Selectmen to concrete the sidewalk on the north side of Woburn street from Temple street running easterly to the present concrete, and how much money they will raise and appropriate for that pur- pose, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 23. To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Selectmen to concrete the sidewalk on the northeasterly side of High street from Woburn street to Chute street, and how much money they will raise and appropriate for that purpose, or what they will do in relation thereto.
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Art. 24. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of seventy-five dollars for the purpose of extending the side- walk on the westerly side of High street from a point near the residence of Benjamin Manning to Gould avenue, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 25. To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Selectmen to build a sidewalk on the westerly side of Highland street, and how much money they will raise and appropriate for that purpose, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 26. To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Selectmen to concrete the sidewalk on the easterly side of Harnden street from Pleasant street to Union street, and how much money they will raise and appropriate for that purpose, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 27. To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Selectmen to repair Hopkins street from South Main street running in an easterly direction for a distance of nine hundred feet, and how much money they will raise and appropriate for that purpose, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 28. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars to complete the gymnasium in the High School building, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 29. To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Water Commissioners to extend the water main on South street in order to connect with the water main on West street and provide suitable hydrants for the protection of property in that section against fire, and how much money they will raise and appropriate for that purpose, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 30. To see if the Town will furnish the firemen with rubber boots and southwester hats, and how much money they will appropriate for the same, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 31. To see if the Town will make the pay of its firemen fifty dollars per year, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 32. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars to lay a floor in the room
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which is occupied by the steamer and hose wagon, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 33. To see if the Town will authorize the Trustees of the Cemetery to build a new fence on the northern boundary of the Cemetery, from Main street to the passageway near the tool house, and how much money they will raise and appropriate for that pur- pose, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 34. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of one hundred dollars towards defraying the expenses of band concerts for the coming summer, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 35. 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. 36. To see if the Town will vote to continue or discon- tinue the present Town Home, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 37. 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.
Art. 38. 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. 39. To see if the Town will authorize the Municipal Light Board to keep the arc lamps lighted all night and every night, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk at or before the time ap- pointed for said meeting.
Given under our hands this third day of February, A. D. 1908.
JAMES W. KILLAM OLIVER L. ABERLEY GEORGE L. PRATT
Selectmen of Reading.
INDEX
PAGE
Town Officers, 1907-1908 .
Town Clerk's Report, Births Registered
12
Marriages Registered 16
20
66
66
Town Meetings
22
Selectmen's Report
63
Selectmen's Account
69
Street Department
87
Police Department
94 95 100
Police Account .
102
Report of Superintendent of Fire Alarm
110
Inspector of Animals and Provisions
112
66 Sealer of Weights and Measures 114
66 Trustees of Laurel Hill Cemetery
115
Board of Health
117
66 Inspector of Plumbing
120
Tree Warden
121
66 Assessors
123
Collector .
125
1
Overseers of the Poor
127
66 Water Commissioners
135 163
66 Electric Light Commissioners
213
Public Library .
225
Summary of Accounts
232
Treasurer's Report
234
Bonds and Notes outstanding
243
Town Warrant .
248
5
66
Deaths Registered
Dogs Licensed .
60
Report of Chief of Police
Fire Department
School Committee
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