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Kingston st. has been laid out and the street put in fair shape with a sidewalk the entire length on one side. The street is accessible from either end and the snow can be ploughed from the sidewalk, which greatly improves the travel to Mt. Vernon st. Considerable complaint has been made in regard to the condition of Middlesex ave. This matter has been taken up with the Boston & Northern St. Ry., who have a certain amount of responsibility in this case, and after con- siderable correspondence we feel that we can assure the citi- zens that the ave. will be put in better condition early next season.
The work of the moth department has been carried on in a systematic manner and the cooperation of the citizens in carrying out the provisions of the law has been almost invar-
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iable. The conditions in the residential section are improv- ing. Acting under instructions from the State Superinten- dent, all property when not cleaned after a given date is en- tered upon and the work done by the Town men, useless trees are cut down and the holes in those which are to be saved are patched with tin, which is tarred to give it enduring qualities. We feel that the burden on the property where good work is done this season will be considerably lightened for several years to come.
The roadsides in some places have been cleaned up and thinned out for a distance of fifty feet back from the street line. This is necessary to prevent general infestation. In some places where walks and under bush are badly infested the caterpillars have been allowed to hatch out and have been burned with a kerosene spray burning outfit. This method is very effective in certain places.
On account of the late season the moths came before the leaves in some places and destroyed the foliage before it had developed enough to hold the poison. We purchased a power sprayer and with it very effective work was done, and we ex- pect much from this method in the coming season. Burlap and tanglefoot was used to good advantage as in years past. We cannot urge too strongly the need of co-operative effort on the part of citizens.
Chief of Police F. D. Merrill resigned on April 1, to take effect April 13, 1907. After due consideration it seemed advisable to fill the vacancy from out of town, and on April 15 William T. Leggett, ex-Inspector of the Boston Police Dept., was appointed Chief of Police.
We invite your attention to the financial statements which will be found on the following pages.
· GEORGE L. PRATT, }
JAMES W. KILLAM, Selectmen OLIVER L. AKERLEY, of Reading.
SELECTMEN'S ACCOUNT
SALARIES OF TOWN OFFICERS
Appropriation
EXPENDED. $3,700 00
J. W. Killam, salary Selectman and Over- seer of the Poor, Jan. 1, 1907, to Dec. 31, 1907
$300 00
O. L. Akerley, salary Selectman and Over- seer of the Poor, Jan. 1, 1907, to Dec. 31, 1907 250 00
G. L. Pratt, salary Selectman and Overseer of the Poor, Jan. 1, 1907, to Dec. 31, 1907
250 00
E. F. Parker, Treasurer, 1907
·
400 00
E. F. Parker, Assessor, 1907
250 00
J. H. Adden, Assessor, 1907
250 00
M. F. Charles, Assessor, 1907
250 00
M. F. Charles, Clerk Board of Registrars, 1907
40 00
M. F. Charles, Town Clerk, 1907
150 00
H. M. Viall, Collector, 1904
1 91
H. M. Viall, Collector, 1905
72 80
H. M. Viall, Collector, 1906
228 56
H. M. Viall, Collector, 1907
541 23
J. F. Turner, Auditor, year ending March 1, 1907
33 33
Amount carried forward $3,017 83 $3,700 00
70
Amount brought forward $3,017 83 $3,700 00
A. R. Shepardson, Auditor, year ending March 1, 1907 33 33
E. O. Dewey, Auditor, year ending March 1,1907 33 33
G. H. Clough, Registrar, year ending April 30, 1907 30 00
O. McKenney, Registrar, year ending Dec. 31, 1907 30 00
W. S. Prentiss, Registrar, year ending Dec. 31,1907 30 00
W. F. Cook, Electric Light Commissioner, Jan. 1, 1907, to March 1, 1907 12 50
George L. Flint, Electric Light Commis- sioner, Jan. 1, 1907, to Dec. 31, 1907 . 75 00 F. W. Willis, Electric Light Commissioner, Nov. 30, 1906, to Nov. 30, 1907 . 75 00
W. C. Buck, Electric Light Commissioner, Mar. 1, 1907, to Dec. 31, 1907 62 50
H. R. Johnson, Water Commissioner, 1907 G. A. Shackford, Water Commissioner, 1907 75 00
75 00
E. H. Gowing, Water Commissioner, 1907 C. H. Playdon, Board of Health, 1907 25 00
75 00
F. D. Merrill, Sec'y Board of Health, 1907 50 00
George L. Flint, Board of Health, 1907 25 00
Overdrawn 24 49
$3,724 49 $3,724 49
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TOWN BUILDING AND OFFICE
Appropriation
$450 00
Received from junk dealers' licenses
50 00
Received from postage returned
1 48
EXPENDED
C. W. Abbott, Postmaster, stamps
90 32
W. Bancroft & Co., fuel, 1907
182 06
M. F. Charles, supplies
23 59
Hobbs & Warren Co., supplies
3 50
W. S. Greenough & Co., ledger
7 50
Samuel Ward Co., supplies, Town Clerk
15 00
Allen Doane & Co., supplies
2 50
Worrell Mfg. Co., supplies
10 00
T. C. Fife, plumbing .
34 50
George H. Walker & Co., atlas
25 00
W. J. McGraw Stamp Co., rubber stamps
2 85
W. H. Hall & Co., keys
1 25
The Item Press, Assessors' blanks
3 50
Pittsburg Plate Glass Co., glass for door
1 65
O. L. Milbury, screens
11 00
W. F. Cook, painting
50 00
L. T. Eames, supplies
7 93
F. W. Danforth, painting sign
2 50
E. F. Parker, Treasurer, expenses as Treas- urer
4 87
Thomas Groom & Co., Tax Collector's books
18 00
Reading Water Works, water rates
7 41
Municipal Light Board, supplies
2 90
Francis Brothers, supplies .
1 55
A. S. Cook & Co., supplies
25
Stewart & Robertson, repairs
3 50
J. S. Bond, removing awnings
1 00
John Stock, cleaning cesspool
7 00
Amount carried forward
$521 13 $501 48
72
Amount brought forward American Express Co., expressing F. H. Parker & Sons, expressing Hoyt, Martin Co., awning
G. H. Atkinson Co., supplies A. M. Burchard, typewriting Mary E. Vermille, typewriting Overdrawn
$521 13
$501 48
20
3 50
3 50
20
2 00
1 00
30 05
$531 53
$531 53
PRINTING
Appropriation
$700 00
EXPENDED
W.E.& J. F. Twombly, Town Reports, 1906 $375 20
W. E. & J. F. Twombly, extra copies Water, Light and School Reports 46 50
W. E. & J. F. Twombly, reports of Commit- tee on Building Laws and adv. same 33 00
W. E. & J. F. Twombly, Miscel. Printing .
280 00
Overdrawn .
34 70
$734 70
$734 70
ELECTION EXPENSES
Appropriation
$300 00
EXPENDED
Lyceum Hall Association, rent of hall for caucuses, Town meetings and elections $74 00 Lyceum Hall Association, putting up and taking down booths 3 00
C. H. Stinchfield, teller, March and Novem- ber, 1907
10 00
Amount carried forward $87 00
$300 00
73
Amount brought forward $87 00 $300 00
Geo. L. Flint, moderator, March 4, 1907, May 13, 1907, and June 18, 1907. 20 00
H. E. McIntire, teller, March 4, 1907 . 5 00
H. M. Donegan, teller, March and Nov., 1907
10 00
C. L. Newell, teller, March and November, 1907 .
10 00
J. D. Canty, teller, March and November, 1907 ·
10 00
H. E. Smith, teller, March and November, 1907 10 00
J. B. Champney, teller, March and Novem- ber, 1907 10 00
J. W. Killam, election officer, November, 1907 5 00
O. L. Akerley, election officer, November, 1907 . ·
5 00
G. L. Pratt, election officer, November, 1907 5 00
J. Connelly, teller, November, 1906, March, 1907, November, 1907 15 00
F. E. Gray, teller, March, 1907 5 00
S. G. Stewart, teller, November, 1907 5 00
A. W. Danforth, teller, November, 1907 5 00
W. K. Badger, teller, March, 1907
5 00
C. C. Richardson, ballot clerk, March and November, 1907 . 10 00
H. E. Eames, ballot clerk, March and No- vember, 1907 10 00
F. A. Parker, ballot clerk, March and No- vember, 1907 10 00 ·
F. D. Merrill, posting warrants
1 00
2 50
J. H. Orr, services at election, March, 1907 Robert Powers, services at election, March, 1907
2 50
Unexpended
52 00
$300 00
$300 00
74
SOLDIERS' RELIEF
Appropriation
$1,000 00
EXPENDED
Janet C. Varney, supplies
$63 50
Susan M. Penney, supplies .
72 00
Harriett V. Hall, supplies
48 00
Lucius C. Curtis, supplies
10 00
Samuel Rounds, supplies
218 70
Benj. F. McAllister, supplies
88 00
Francis E. Jennings, supplies
91 21
Reuben R. Coates, supplies
24 00
Julia Bancroft, supplies
72 56
Margaret Pinkham, supplies
66 00
Kate V. Norris, supplies
95 75
Eliza J. Upton, supplies
30 00
Lydia R. Bryden, supplies
14 00
M. M. Bancroft, supplies
39 25
John Damon, supplies
12 00
Unexpended
55 03
$1,000 00 $1,000 00
PAID ACCOUNT TOWN OF NORTH READING
SOLDIERS' RELIEF ACCOUNT
Amount due from Town of North
$78 00
EXPENDED
Mrs. Fred C. McIntire, rent .
$72 00
Mrs. Harriet A. McIntire, supplies
6 00
Reading
.
$78 00
$78 00
75
PAID ACCOUNT TOWN OF MARBLEHEAD SOLDIERS' RELIEF ACCOUNT
Amount due from Town of Marblehead
$48 00
EXPENDED
Lucy E. Stone, supplies . $48 00
$48 00
$48 00
BURIAL AGENT'S ACCOUNT
Amount due from Commonwealth of Massachusetts
$179 00
EXPENDED
Ephraim Wight, for burial expenses of Mar- cus M. Bancroft ·
35 00
Ephraim Wight, for burial expenses of
George F. Jones · ·
35 00
Ephraim Wight, for burial expenses
of
Susan B. Wattrous . ·
35 00
Ephraim Wight, for burial expenses of William L. Jones · Ephraim Wight, for burial expenses of Ed- win F. Skinner
35 00
35 00
Ephraim Wight, burial agent's services
4 00
$179 00 $179 00
DECORATION AND CARE OF SOLDIERS' GRAVES
Appropriation
$175 00
EXPENDED
Veteran Post 194, G. A. R. . $175 00
$175 00
$175 00
76
ELECTRIC LIGHTS G. A. R. HALL
Appropriation
$50 00
EXPENDED
Veteran Post 194, G. A. R. . $50 00
$50 00
$50 00
STATE AND MILITARY AID
Appropriation
$2,800 00
EXPENDED
Wm. H. Baker
$48 00
Marietta Baker
48 00
Marcus M. Bancroft
12 00
Lydia R. Bryden
48 00
Emmons Buck
72 00
Julia Buck
48 00
Edmund Buxton
48 00
Julia Bancroft
28 00
Lucius Curtis
42 00
Reuben R. Coates
72 00
John H. Corrie
36 00
Bella Corrie
48 00
Geo. W. Cook
48 00
Wm. L. Crowe
48 00
Adeline E. Clark
28 00
Ellen M. Damon
48 00
John Damon
48 00
Henry Damon
36 00
Maria D. Damon
36 00
Horace E. Eames
48 00
Ida Flanders
48 00
Charles C. Frost
48 00
Amount carried forward
$986 00 $2,800 00
;
77
Amount brought forward
$986 00
$2,800 00
Mary Gowing
44 00
Jennie H. Gould
24 00
Harriet V. Hall
48 00
Jonathan Heselton
36 00
Richmond Heselton
72 00
Squire Holt
36 00
Wm. A. Hunter
48 00
Merrill Hutchinson
48 00
Abbie D. Huntley
4 00
Wm. L. Jones
30 00
Geo. H. Leavens
48 00
Gustavus Loring
48 00
Cora T. Marshall
48 00
Charles Myers
48 00
Charles W. Milbery
72 00
John K. Meader
28 00
Ansel Nickerson
72 00
Kate V. Norris
48 00
Edmund B. Parker
48 00
Maria B. Platts
48 00
Margaret Pinkham
48 00
Alfred B. Roots
48 00
Sarah A. Roots
48 00
Susan M. Richardson
48 00
Lucy E. Stone
48 00
Henry F. Scruton
48 00
Zeba M. Saunders
48 00
George Thayer
48 00
Abdilla Toby
40 00
Roxanna C. Underwood
48 00
Eliza J. Upton
48 00
Janet C. Varney
48 00
Daniel H. Wadlin
45 00
Jane E. Woodward
28 00
Amount carried forward
$2,525 00 $2,800 00
78
Amount brought forward $2,525 00 $2,800 00
MILITARY AID
Henry Batchelder (one-half to be paid by the Commonwealth )
$96 00
Unexpended
179 00
$2,800 00
$2,800 00
ACCOUNT OF CHAS. L. HAAG
$92 65 Due from Chas. L. Haag ·
EXPENDED
Chas. L. Haag, supplies and repairs to house
$92 65
$92 65
$92 65
RENT OF PLAYGROUND
Appropriation
$342 00
EXPENDED
Kirk Sweetser, rent Jan. 1, 1907, to Dec. 31,
1907 $342 00
$342 00
$342 00
CARE AND IMPROVEMENT OF COMMON AND PARKS
Appropriation
$150 00
EXPENDED
Orne Green, labor
.
$59 50
Reading Water Works, water rates
12 00
Broad Gauge Iron Works, drinking cups
2 10
J. F. Ames, labor
2 00
Francis Bros., supplies
35
Geo. A. Shackford, plowing
1 20
Labor and teams
2 78
Unexpended
70 07
$150 00
$150 00
79
SWAN ESTATE
Amount received for rent .
$31 60
Amount received from sale of property
1,100 00
EXPENDED
E. F. Parker, commission for selling property $56 35
C. W. Smith, executing deed
6 65
Reading Water Works, water rates
3 00
Net amount in hands of Treasurer ·
1,065 60
$1,131 60 $1,131 60
BAND CONCERTS
Appropriation
$100 00
EXPENDED
Fred Wallace, Mgr., expenses of band
$100 00
$100 00
$100 00
READING WATER WORKS
Appropriation
$5,750 00
Amount raised by taxation
7,000 00
EXPENDED
Reading Water Works, hydrant rentals $4,950 00
Reading Water Works, street sprinkler 500 00
Reading Water Works, drinking fountains 300 00
E. F. Parker, Treas., reduction of water loan, water bonds 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 169, 170 7,000 00
$12,750 00 $12,750 00
80
MUNICIPAL LIGHT AND POWER PLANT (General Account)
Appropriation
$4,240 00
Unexpended balance 1906 .
151 42
EXPENDED
Paid Municipal Light Board
. $4,391 42
$4,391 42 $4,391 42
MUNICIPAL LIGHT AND POWER PLANT (Depreciation Account)
Appropriation
$3,000 00
Unexpended balance, 1906 . 692 58
Received from Municipal Light Board
40 16
EXPENDED
Paid Municipal Light Board . . $3,732 74
$3,732 74 $3,732 74
MUNICIPAL LIGHT AND POWER PLANT
( Special Committee)
Amount received from loan
$26,000 00
EXPENDED
Richard D. Kimball Co., consulting engineer $742 18
Hodge Boiler Works, boiler 1,058 00
Wetmore-Savage Co., electric supplies 42 98
General Electric Co., electric supplies .
12 75
Western Electric Co., electrical machinery . 2,229 12
F. L. Goldsmith, supplies
5 50
Amount carried forward
$4,090 53 $26,000 00
81
Amount brought forward' $4,090 53 $26,000 00
Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co., switches,
ground detectors and condensers .
494 64
Bradlee & Chatman Co.
750 00
Chas. E. Hall & Co., switch board .
241 43
Simplex Electrical Co., insulated wire
108 38
Chas. A. Schieren Co., belt and labor .
49 34
Hanscom Construction Co., generator and installing same
70 00
Hanscom Construction Co., boiler settings and engine foundation . 950 00
W. E. & J. F. Twombly, printing
56 00
J. P. H. French, labor
6 00
Alfred Brooks, labor .
.
6 00
Boston & Maine R.R., freight charges
7 42
Unexpended
. 19,170 26
$26,000 00 $26,000 00
MUNICIPAL LIGHT AND POWER PLANT ( Salary of Superintendent)
Appropriation
$1,000 00
EXPENDED
Paid Municipal Light Board $812 79
Unexpended
187 21
$1,000 00 $1,000 00
INTEREST ON SCHOOL HOUSE BONDS
Appropriation
$3,100 00
EXPENDED
Edward F. Parker, Treas., coupons, 1907
. $3,080 00
Unexpended
20 00
$3,100 00 $3,100 00
82
INTEREST SCHOOL HOUSE NOTES
Appropriation
EXPENDED $1,455 00
E. F. Parker, Treas., interest paid by him . $1,455 00
$1,455 00 $1,455 00
SCHOOL HOUSE BONDS
Amount raised by taxation . .
$2,000 00
EXPENDED
E. F. Parker, Treas., bonds No. 16 and 17 . $2,000 00
$2,000 00 $2,000 00
SCHOOL HOUSE NOTES
Appropriation
$8,000 00
EXPENDED
E. F. Parker, Treas., notes paid by him
$8,000 00
$8,000 00 $8,000 00
HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING
Appropriation
$1,200 00
Balance 1906 account .
5,385 16
Amount received from material sold
103 20
EXPENDED
James A. Bancroft, surveying . $10 10
Badger Fire Extinguisher Co., fire extin- guisher
64 00
Mosler Safe Co., safe .
120 00
Story, Thorndike, Palmer & Thayer, legal
services
20 00
Amount carried forward
$214 10
$6,688 36
83
Amount brought forward
$214 10 $6,688 36
Adden & Parker, architects 526 05
A. P. French, legal services 150 00
104 00
J. Woodward Manning, landscape architect W. Bancroft & Co., lumber, cement and brick
24 88
Arthur E. Burr, receiver for H. P. Cum- mings Co. .
4,500 00
Chandler & Barbour, extra hardware ·
92 50
Unexpended
·
1,076 83
$6,688 36 $6,688 36
INTEREST
Appropriation .
$300 00
Amount received from First National
Bank on deposits . 183 29
Amount received from accrued interest on bonds .
256 78
Amount received from H. M. Viall, Col- lector, 1905 . 780 29
Amount received from H. M. Viall, Col- lector, 1906 .
986 29
Amount received from H. M. Viall, Col- lector, 1907 .
92 34
EXPENDED
Interest on temporary loans $2,590 96
Interest on Haven and Main Street notes 80 00 . A. W. Danforth, Secretary, interest on cem- etery bequest funds 401 50
E F. Parker, Treas., legal expenses and printing bonds
280 00
Overdrawn .
753 47
$3,352 46 $3,352 46
84
ABATEMENT OF TAXES
Appropriation
$900 00
Amount received after abatement
52 32
EXPENDED
H. M. Viall, Collector, 1904 $19 70
H. M. Viall, Collector, 1905
235 68
H. M. Viall, Collector, 1906
307 78
H. M. Viall, Collector, 1907
376 29
Unexpended
12 87
$952 32
$952 32
TAXES ON PROPERTY TAKEN BY THE TOWN
(No appropriation)
Amount received from taxes refunded .
$368 97
EXPENDED
· H. M. Viall, Collector .
$356 41
Balance on hand
12 56
$368 97
$368 97
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES
Appropriation
$1,000 00
Received from auctioneers' licenses 8 00
Received from carriage licenses .
.
4 00
Received from express licenses · EXPENDED
2 00
.
C. H. Playdon, Inspector of Animals and Provisions, 1907 $125 00
M. F. Charles, recording births, marriages and deaths, clerical work and stationery M. F. Charles, Sec'y of Finance Committee 25 00
87 10
Amount carried forward
$237 10 $1,014 00
.
85
Amount brought forward
$237 10 $1,014 00
M. F. Charles, investigating records 10 00
M. F. Charles, recording and administering oaths . 13 50
M. F. Charles, extra duty as Assessor 50 00
J. H. Adden, copying valuation lists .
75 00
J. H. Adden, investigating records Prentiss & Viall, insurance
35 00
102 52
E. L. Lovejoy, insurance
7 80
W. F. Cook, painting
50 00
F. W. Parker, account of salary as Sealer of Weights and Measures 46 50
25 00
34 50
J. W. Killam, perambulating Town bounds 10 00
O. L. Akerley, perambulating Town bounds and use of automobile for same . 20 00
Geo. L. Pratt, perambulating Town bounds 10 00 Edgerly & Bessom, reporting deaths 12 75
Geo. E. Pierce, reporting deaths 6 75
E. K. Tolman, ballot box
50 00
Old South M. E. Society, care of clock
50 00
Jas. A. Bancroft, miscellaneous surveys
24 00
Town Home, distributing Town reports 1906-1907 20 00
Pneumatic Hand Stamp Co., Sealer of
Weights and Measures' supplies . .
1 48
Hobbs & Warren Co., Tax Collector's war- rants
4 50
The Item Press, dog blanks and posters
3 75
Amount carried forward
$961 38 $1,014 00
C. W. Abbott, Postmaster, stamped envel- opes 42 48
Corinthia L. Parks, in settlement for damage Lila D. Stott, clerical services for Assessors City of Melrose, part cost of investigating records 18 75
86
Amount brought forward $961 38 $1,014 00
H. R. Johnson, labor on tool house 7 17
Geo. A. Shackford, horse hire for Assessors and Sealer of Weights and Measures . Henry M. Meek Publishing Co., directory Wendell Bancroft & Co., material for fence
10 00
2 50
3 60
Ephraim Wight, labor on fence 1 65
Julia P. Ide, typewriting Town Warrant
4 00
Mary E. Vermille, typewriting
3 00
Guy A. Hubbard, salary during vacation 36 00 Overdrawn 15 30
$1,029 30 $1,029 30
STREET DEPARTMENT
HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND REPAIRS ON SIDEWALKS
Appropriation $4,000 00
Amount received from material sold 31 55
A portion of amount received from street railway franchise and excise tax 3,755 87
Amount received from State Treasurer
account of Salem street 1,132 00
EXPENDED
Labor and teams . $1,843 86
Labor
3,376 64
Gravel 69 97
L. W. Allen, salary Supt. of Streets, 1907. 907 80
Winchester Stone Co., crushed stone 1,060 47
Killorin Contracting Co., crushed stone and teaming 358 57
Chas. A. Claflin & Co., road roller supplies 4 05
Road roller note 450 00
E. M. Burrill, engineer road roller 156 08
D. Doucette, edgestones and laying
107 58
L. W. Allen, Supt., miscellaneous expenses
2 10
Francis Bros., supplies
40 23
John A. Blunt, repairs
18 21
Geo. H. Atkinson Co., supplies
3 70
O. O. Ordway, repairs
48 35
Amount carried forward
$8,447 61 $8,919 42
88
Amount brought forward
$8,447 61 $8,919 42
Stewart & Robertson, building fence 24 00
Geo. H. Taylor, drain pipe 64 35
American Powder Mills, supplies
1 05
F. Wallace, supplies . 10 67
American Express, expressing
1 85
E. J. Roundy, carpenter work and supplies 45 78
Reading Water Works, supplies 5 38
Harold L. Bond Co., tools
32 83
F. G. MacDonald, supplies 4 20
17 60
Hall & MacFarland
3 75
H. R. Johnson, carpenter work and supplies 54 16 40
J. J. Cameron, repairs
Allen Bros., supplies
1 45
F. H. Parker & Son, expressing
1 43
N. Bancroft Est., supplies
27 25
Geo. A. Luck, inspecting boiler
5 00
Samuel Brown, repairs
8 05
R. C. Totten, repairs
1 35
Ames Plow Co., garbage barrels
10 50
Peter Barclay Co., supplies 1 50
W. Bancroft & Co., drain pipe and supplies 49 96
C. L. Martin Est., fuel 8 81
30 45
W. E. & J. F. Twombly, printing 7 75
18 62
O. L. Milbury, grade stakes 4 54
11 50
National Paint & Varnish Co., supplies
4 50
Joseph Breck & Sons Corp., supplies 8 00
T. C. Fife, repairs
5 13
F. W. Danforth, painting street signs
Municipal Light Board, supplies
F. O. Dewey Co., supplies
$8,919 42 $8,919 42
Good Roads Machinery Co., repairs
89
HIGH STREET
Appropriation
$100 00
EXPENDED
Harriett G. Hartshorn, land damage
$25 00
Frederick Bancroft, land damage
10 00
Labor
40 00
Labor and teams
25 00
$100 00
$100 00
KINGSTON STREET
Appropriation
$300 00
A portion of amount received from street railway franchise and ex- cise tax
13 15
EXPENDED
Labor
$240 99
Labor and teams
72 16
$313 15
$313 15
STREET SPRINKLING
Appropriation
$450 00
EXPENDED
H. G. Stock, labor and use of horses
$419 57
Prentiss & Viall, insurance .
4 50
F. Wallace, supplies
.
60
Unexpended
25 33
$450 00 $450 00
90
REMOVAL OF SNOW AND ICE
Appropriation
$500 00
A portion of amount received from street railway franchise and ex- cise tax
352 81
EXPENDED
Labor and teams
.
$442 27
Labor
317 43
W. F. Wheeler, snow plow
55 00
F. Wallace, supplies .
2 00
Killorin Contracting Co., sand
14 26
Francis Bros., supplies
2 25
P. J. Seaman, repairs .
17 50
George H. Atkinson Co., supplies
2 10
$852 81
$852 81
CONCRETE WORK
Appropriation
$350 00
EXPENDED
Labor and teams
4 00
T. A. Mulrony, concreting
345 30
Unexpended
.
.
.
.
70
$350 00
$350 00
91
STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES OF STREET RAILWAY TAX
Unexpended balance, 1906 .
$ 72 10
Amount received from excise tax, 1907
2,390 94
Amount received from franchise tax, 1907
2,551 61
EXPENDED
Account of highways. . .
. $3,755 87
Account of snow and ice
352 81
Account of Kingston Street
13 15
Unexpended
892 82
$5,014 65
$5,014 65
MOTH ACCOUNT
Appropriation
$1,846 00
Amount received from Commonwealth
of Massachusetts .
5,768 33
Amount charged to property owners .
2,653 82
Amount due from Commonwealth of Massachusetts
844 63
EXPENDED
Guy A. Hubbard, local superintendent $900 00
Guy A. Hubbard, rent of bicycle and miscel- laneous expenses .
56 55
Labor .
7,072 75
Bowker Insecticide Co., desparene
945 00
The O. & W. Thum Co., tanglefoot
201 48
The Olds Gas Power Co., spraying machine and supplies
568 50
Frost Insecticide Co., ladders, creosote, bur- lap and supplies . 318 04
Jos. Breck & Sons Corp., tools and supplies 41 42
Amount carried forward
$10,103 74 $11,112 78
92
Amount carried forward $10,103 74 $11,112 78
Wm. H. Claflin & Co., Inc., burlap and twine 166 36
F. H. Parker & Son, use of horse and ex- pressing 230 56
Geo. H. Atkinson Co., kerosene and supplies 48 94
National Coal Tar Co., creosote .
87 55
Bigelow & Dowse Co., axes
7 50
Wadsworth, Howland Co., brushes 8 28
Francis Bros., supplies 26 52
J. E. Turner Wagon Co., grinding tools 12 30
O. P. Symonds & Sons, grinding tools 9 60
Geo. A. Shackford, horse hire
29 00
W. E. & J. F. Twombly, printing
15 25
L. W. Thompson, bolts and braces
1 00
Samuel Brown, repairs
5 75
H. W. Batchelder, axe handles
90
Akerley Mfg. Co., twine
1 50
Andrew J. Morse, Inc., hose
7 75
John Boyle & Co., Inc., hose
41 21
Iver Johnson Sporting Goods Co., knives
1 00
American Express Co., expressing
4 45
O. L. Milbury, grinding tools
6.15
Richardson & Brackett, creosote
9 18
W. B. McIntosh, supplies
4 00
W. Bancroft & Co., supplies
75
W. M. Farwell, hose .
160 00
Fitz, Dana & Co., tin .
9 00
T. C. Fife, supplies
55
M. F. Charles, supplies
2 06
W. F. Cook, supplies .
1 50
Municipal Light Board, supplies .
4 50
W. J. McGraw Stamp Co., rubber stamp
1 25
A. W. Chesterton Co., brushes .
16 20
Collins Hardware Co., hardware .
31 14
Amount carried forward
$11,055 44 $11,112 78
93
Amount brought forward
$11,055 44 $11,112 78
Lexington Hardware Co., axes · 18 00
C. W. Abbott, Postmaster, stamped en- velopes
11 44
O. O. Ordway, repairs
27 50
F. D. Merrill, repairs .
40
$11,112 78 $11,112 78
POLICE DEPARTMENT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
MESSRS :- I herewith render my report of the doings of the Police Department from January 1st to date.
Number of arrests
18
CAUSES OF ARREST
Assault
3
Drunk
6
Evading fare
1
Larceny
2
Neglected children
2
Runaway
2
Maiming
1
Stubbornness
1
Residents, 10, non-residents, 8; males, 16, females, 2; adults, 11, juveniles, 7.
Fined
8
Sentenced to House of Correction
2
Concord
.
1
Placed on file
4
Delivered to parents
2
Discharged .
1
Lost children found
1
Buildings found unlocked
49
Lanterns hung in dangerous places
3
Sick or injured assisted
1
Respectfully submitted,
F. D. MERRILL,
Chief of Police.
April 13, 1907.
REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
GENTLEMEN : - In accordance with the by-laws, I hereby submit to you the annual report of the service rendered by the Police Department for the year ending December 31st, 1907.
Number of arrests during the year
. 105
MALES FEMALES TOTAL
January
3
0
3
February
8
0
8
March
2
2
4
April
6
0
6
May
8
1
9
June
16
1
17
July
11
0
11
August
6
1
7
September
3
0
3
October
10
2
12
November
12
0
12
December
11
2
13
·
96
9
105
Residents, 53, non-residents, 52; American born, 59, foreign born, 46 ; adults, 74, minors, 31.
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