Town of Reading Massachusetts annual report 1910, Part 6

Author: Reading (Mass.)
Publication date: 1910
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 254


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GENTLEMEN : I have the honor to submit for your con- sideration the annual report of the Police Department for the year ending Dec. 31, 1910.


ARRESTS FOR THE YEAR 1910


Total number of arrests


79


Males


70


Females


9


Residents


51


Non-residents


28


American born


33


Foreign born


46


Adults


71


Minors


8


CAUSES OF ARREST


Assault and battery


10


Drunkenness


41


Disturbing the peace


1


Insane


2


Idle and disorderly


1 1


Liquor nuisance


Larceny


3


Non-support


1


Carrying revolver without license


1


Operating auto without license


1


Violating auto speed laws


10


Selling cigarettes to a minor . .


3


129


2


Runaway


Delinquent


1


Tramp


1


-


Total arrests


79


DISPOSITION OF CASES IN COURT


Number that paid fines


33


Sentenced to House of Correction


12


Committed to State Hospital


3


Placed on file


12


Discharged


8


Continued


3


Sentenced to State Farm


1


Still pending


1


Suspended


1


Released


1


Probation


1


Appealed


1


Industrial School


2


Total


79


Amount of fines imposed


$336 00


Amount of fines paid


148 00


Amount of fines due


26 00


MISCELLANEOUS


Buildings found opened and secured


15


Residences temporarily vacated and special police protection requested


55


Dogs killed


16


Lanterns hung in dangerous places


7


Amount of property reported as stolen


$123 00


Amount of stolen property recovered


90 00


130


ROSTER CHIEF William T. Leggett


PATROLMEN


Win. H. Manning John M. Cullinane Robert Powers


SPECIAL OFFICERS


Lemuel W. Allen


William C. McKinley


William F. Welch


William H. Killam


William J. Allen


William C. Smith


Oscar H. Low


David J. Whelton


Walter P. Gleason


Alden W. Sennett


Asa Parker


Jeremiah J. Cullinane


J. Mande Doucette


Clement Gleason


Samuel Brown


William Kidder


Arthur E. Davis


Willard A. Bancroft


Joseph C. Shaw


Jason Zwicker


LIST OF PROPERTY IN THE CUSTODY OF THE DEPARTMENT BELONGING TO TOWN


One roll top desk


$12 00


One table


5 00


Four chairs


5 00


Twelve helmets


24 00


Eighteen special police badges


9 00


Ten regular police badges


10 00


Eight belts


9 00


Six pair hand-cuffs


22 50


Three twisters


3 00


Eighteen billies


13 50


One dark lantern


150


Two stop watches


14 00


One watchman's clock


5 00


131


Six lockers


$30 00


One shot gun


10 00


Four revolvers


20 00


Four Colt's automatic pistols


52 00


Four holsters


6 00


One pick


1 50


One shovel


1 00


One iron rake


75


Two auto registers


2 00


Auto trap wire and signal bells


14 00


Police telephone box


12 00


Bulletin board


6 00


$288 75


Respectfully submitted,


WILLIAM T. LEGGETT,


Chief of Police.


Reading, Mass., Jan. 1, 1911.


REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ENGINEERS


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:


GENTLEMEN: - The Board of Engineers herewith submit their annual report for the year nineteen hundred and ten.


During the year the Department has responded to 29 alarms.


The Department consists of :


One Chief Engineer and two Assistant Engineers.


Steamer No. 1, two enginemen, Central Fire Station.


Hook and Ladder No. 1, twelve men, Central Fire Station.


Hose No. 1, twelve men, Central Fire Station.


Hose No. 2, twelve men, Woburn street.


Hose No. 3, 7 men. North Main street.


Hose No. 4, seven men, Hopkins street.


Hose No. 5. Volunteer Co .. Forest street. at G. E. Blanchard's.


Mr. Leonard T. Eames was reappointed Supt. of the Fire Alarm. and the system is in good condition.


The apparatus is in good condition. with the exception of a few ladders.


We would recommend a Fire Alarm Box at the corner of Salem and John streets.


We would recommend a wagon for Hose No. 5: their reel is beyond repair.


For economy and better service for the town we would recommend an Auto. Combination Wagon at the earliest possible date.


We have installed the three boxes called for by vote of Town.


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We have purchased a new pung.


We have had Hose Wagon No. 1 repaired and painted.


In conclusion, we would thank the members of the De- partment and all who have in any way assisted the Depart- ment the past year, and especially the Boston & Northern Street Railway Co. for the free use of the current for charg- ing the storage battery.


F. G. NICHOLS, Chief, (). O. ORDWAY, First Asst., A. G. NICHOLS, Sec'y, Board of Engineers.


DETAILED STATEMENT OF FIRES FOR THE YEAR 1910


Date


Box


Tiine


Owner


Occupant


Loss on Building


Ins. on Building


Ins. Paid


Loss on Ins. on Cont'ts


Ins. Paid


Cause


Jan.


2


15


Jan.


5


17


9.20 a m


Mary J. Borthwick


J. Borthwick


140 00


3500 00


$700 00 140 00


|$2500 00 $2500 00 $2500 00 None


Boiler Thawing Water Pipe Sparks


Jan.


6


13


8.10 pm Martin Coal Co ..


Jan.


20


41


6.10 pm


L. Fielding .


None None


20 00


500 00


Jan.


27


24


7.41 pm J. B. Lewis . .


Mar.


22


68


4.10 p m


Cummings Estate.


H. H. Blabon.


125 00


3000 00


125 00


None|


Mar.


25


18


3.45 p m


Mar. 29


24


2.45 pm


J. W. Manning


Grass


Mar.


31


45


10.24 a m


Apr.


9


35


10.00 a m 12.50 p m


W. A. Rich.


Apr. 17


64


Apr. 18


27


May May


23


15


4.10 pm|


Caroline A. Brown


F. H. Martin. Wm. Shannon


None 250 00


500 00


250 00


150 00:


None'


Rats and Matches Children and Match's


June 6


24


12.10 a m


Wendell Bancroft.


Slight


June 21


3.25 p m


George Prescott ... 3.07 pm L. G. Howard


Slight


June 21


4


68


12.26 a m 12.45 a m


Club House


None


July 16


Still


1.00 pm S. M. Davis


None


Sept. 3


Still


8.00 pm


Frederick Bancroft .


600 00


500 00


500 00


Oct.


3


15


2.00 a m


Oct.


4


33


2.10 p nı


Oct.


6


32


2.00 pm


Nov. 3


32


5.55 pm


Isaac Wyman Estate


George Gregory


500 00 None 1830 00


None


200 00


None


Unknown Chimney


Nov.


8


Still


7.30 p m


Rogers' Bakery ... Mrs. E. E. Perley


Weldon Black


2500 00


1830 00


425 00 1000 00


425 00 Heater


Nov. 27


44


2.25 a m


4.00 p m Mrs. B. W. Symonds.


Mrs. B. W. Symonds. Fire Station .


5 00


3000 00


5 00


None


Sparks from Chimn'y Chimney


Dec. 11 Dec. 28


63 64


5.55 pm


Town Reading


Unsettled


Chimney Unknown False


20


64


10.37 a m L. G. Howard . .


None


None None


Chimney Lightning Lightning


July July


4


16


None


Grass Unknown Chimney


Chimney


Unknown Grass Brush


Warren Parker Estate.


..


$700 00


$700 00


5.00 pm | Marion F. Davies. .


J. W. Davies .


Slight


None None


Incendiary 20 00 Lamp Explosion


F. F. Swasey .


Slight


Sparks Brush Sparks


Katherine Egbert .


None None


Still 62


Cont'ts


-


REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF FIRE ALARM


Reading, January 1, 1911


To the Honorable Board of Fire Engineers of the Reading Fire Department :


I submit the following report : -


There has been some old wire replaced by new.


There have been four new boxes installed :


Box 8-At Central Fire Station for out-of-town calls. Box 14-At corner of Oak and Prospect St. Extension.


Box 21-Corner of Temple St. and Summer Ave.


Box 231-West St., north of Summer Ave.


The wire on North Main and John Sts. should be re- placed by new.


LOCATION OF BOXES


8-In the Central Fire Station for out-of-town calls.


1


13-Corner Ash and Avon Sts.


14-Corner Oak St. and Prospect St. Extension.


15-Corner Walnut St. and Summer Avenue.


16-Main St., near South St.


17-Prescott St., near Arlington St.


18 -- Park Ave., corner Minot St.


21-Summer Ave., corner Temple St.


23-Corner Woburn and Temple Sts.


231-West St., north of Summer Ave. 24-Mineral St., corner Hancock St.


25-Prospect St., near King St.


26-Hose No. 2 House, Woburn St.


27-Summer Ave., south of Prescott St.


28-West St., near W. A. Bancroft's.


29-Corner of West and King Sts.


32-Franklin St., opposite second house from Grove St.


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33-Lowell St., near McTernen Rubber Co. Works. 34-Corner Grove and Forest Sts.


35-Corner of Main and Locust Sts.


36-Corner of Bancroft Ave. and Locust St.


37-Main St., near Brooks Nichols'. 38-Corner of Main and Forest Sts. 39-Corner of Franklin and Main Sts.


41-Corner of Village and Green Sts.


42-Corner of John and Haven Sts.


44-Corner of Salem and Pearl Sts.


45-Corner of Salem and Belmont Sts.


46 -- Corner of Charles and Pearl Sts.


47-Corner of Haverhill and Charles Sts.


48-Pine St., near Salem St.


55-Reading Rubber Mills.


61-Corner of Main and Washington Sts.


62-Corner of Main and Haven Sts.


63-Woburn St., front of Congregational Church. 64-Central Fire Station.


65-Corner of Bancroft Ave. and Middlesex Ave.


67-Corner of High St. and Middlesex Ave.


68-Corner of Gould and Haven Sts.


LEONARD T. EAMES,


Superintendent of Fire Alarm.


REPORT OF TREE WARDEN


To the Voters of the Town of Reading :


The work in the Tree Warden department this year has consisted of spraying for elm leaf beetle and trimming.


One large maple on the Common was removed.


In several places low hanging limbs were found which bore marks of contact with teams.


In several places more trimming should be done so that the full benefit from the electric lights may be obtained.


A contribution to this department of $15 from the Read- ing Woman's Club is acknowledged.


I recommend an appropriation of $500 for use in this department during the coming year.


I take this opportunity to thank those who have appre- ciated my endeavors or co-operated with me the past year.


G. A. HUBBARD


Tree Warden.


REPORT OF FOREST WARDEN


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen of Reading :


I have the honor of submitting to you the annual report of the Forest Warden for the year ending Dec. 31. 1910 :


Number of requests for permits, 131. Number of permits issued, 129.


HERBERT E. MCINTIRE.


Forest Warden.


REPORT OF CEMETERY TRUSTEES


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and Citizens :


The Trustees beg leave to make the following report :


We have, to the best of our ability, carefully cared for the cemetery and trust whatever may have been done has met with your approval.


The land that was improved last season has been laid out into lots and properly bounded, and the large sale of such lots, as you will see by the financial part of this report, has amply paid for the expenditure. This, in time, will be the most beautiful part of the cemetery. It is quite neces- sary that some shade trees should be planted there, but we, as yet, have not been able to save the money from our regular appropriation for this purpose. Whenever we can, this will be done.


The blasts of many winters have so stained the Soldiers' Monument that many of the names thereon are scarcely legible. Several complaints have been made to us by mem- bers of the G. A. R., and we, as a Board, think it right and their due to have the matter remedied. Therefore, we ask for a special appropriation of $150 for having the letters recut.


The Board have also voted to ask the Town for a suffi- cient sum from the reserve fund, raised from the sale of lots, to remove the ledge from that part of the land pur- chased from the Old South Society, fronting on Main street, so that it can be properly graded and made attractive instead of an excrescence on nature, which it now certainly is; and an Article will be found in the Town Warrant to that effect.


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For the general care we ask $1,100, the same as last year, although some bills had to lay over because the funds gave out. However, with strict economy we hope to cover the whole with the above amount.


Again we call the citizens' attention to the necessity of putting their lots in perpetual care, as so much better results can be obtained in that way. Many are so doing, and we are sure they will have no cause to regret it.


The Superintendent will be pleased to have any lot owner make known to him if there is any thing in regard to their lot which is not right, and he will endeavor to have it rectified.


Respectfully submitted by the Board of Trustees,


A. W. DANFORTH, Superintendent and Secretary.


LAUREL HILL CEMETERY, DECEMBER 31, 1910


Appropriation


$1,250 00


RECEIVED


From Interest on Bequests


$639 25


From labor H. Copeland lot . 15 00


$1,904 25


EXPENDED


For A. W. Danforth, Superintendent $75 00


For labor pay rolls


1,352 25


For boquet holders


9 00


For expenses, A. W. Danforth


5 50


For hardware, Francis Brothers


5 55


For lowering device, Edgerly & Bessom


60 00


For lawn trimmers, J. Breck


4 50


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For loam, H. R. Johnson


$10 00


For labor, R. D. Clapp . 2 15


For dressing, J. Zwicker 5 00


For painting signs, Dickinson & Son


18 00


For painting signs, F. W. Danforth


2 00


For posts, H. P. Smith


129 36


For planting beds, W. D. Emery


116 75


For stakes, O. P. Symonds


3 75


For sign, W. D. Jones .


10 80


For Seeds, American Agricultural Chemical Co. . 34 50


For Survey Plans, J. A. Bancroft 16 15


For supplies, F. Wallace


9 02


For decoration, Reading Floral Co.


30 00


For repairs, O. O. Ordway


3 35


$1,902 63


Unexpended balance to 1911 .


1 62


$1,904 25


CEMETERY SPECIAL ACCOUNT


RECEIVED


From sale of lots and graves to Decem-


ber 31, 1910


$1,785 00


From interest on above


28 02


$1,813 02


EXPENDED


For Cemetery Note


$100 00


For Interest on above Note


2 75


$102 75


Balance to 1911


$1,710 27


REPORT OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :


GENTLEMEN, - I have the honor to present the tenth annual report of the department of Sealer of Weights and Measures for the year ending Dec. 31, 1910 :


CORRECT


ADJ.


CD.


TOTAL


No. of scales over 5,000 lbs. .


1


2


3


No. of scales under 5,000 lbs.


12


11


2


25


No. of small scales .


17


33


50


No. of computing scales .


1


11


No. of family scales


1


3


4


No. of ice scales


11


11


No. of balances


2


7


No. of steelyards


3


3


No. of milk measures


6


6


No. of dry measures


62


3


5


70


No. of wet measures


31


5


1


37


No. of yard sticks .


4


11


No. of milk and cream jars


. 3,281


2


3,283


No. of weights


152


109


261


1


11


No. of pan scales


·


Money received for sealing, $27.42.


During the year 1910 I have made 236 inspections in the different departments.


Coal re-weighed, five times.


There has been a decrease in the number of milk bottles sealed this year, owing to the fact that some of the manu- facturers use the Massachusetts seal.


Respectfully submitted,


FRANK W. PARKER, Sealer of Weights and Measures.


REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF WIRES


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :


GENTLEMEN: I beg to submit herewith the following report as Inspector of Wires for the nine months ending December 31, 1910 :


As this office was a new one it was necessary to outline some plan to enable the Inspector to keep in touch with the interior wiring for light and power which is constantly going on and blank forms were procured which were furnished to the electrical contractors so that whenever any interior wiring was to be done a report of same could be sent to the Inspector.


The contractors have been very faithful in reporting such work and while the work in general has been very sat- isfactory it has been necessary in some cases to have changes made in order that it might meet the requirements of the New England Insurance Exchange and the Municipal Light Department.


In several cases where the electric wiring was in an un- safe condition the property owners immediately had the conditions remedied as soon as their attention was called to the matter.


The Inspector has received from the electrical con- tractors during the nine months ending Dec. 31, 1910, 119 notices of work being done, and 92 inspections have been made.


While the work of the Inspector during the past has been principally confined to an oversight of the interior wiring, he feels that much can be done to improve the con- ditions of the poles and wires on the streets, and steps have


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already been taken by the Municipal Light Department toward lessening the number of poles set in the streets by erecting one pole suitable for the requirements of all the wires.


This plan is one that is being adopted in the majority of cities and towns, and while it not only tends to improve the looks of the street where previously there may have been two or more pole lines, it also makes it possible to secure proper support and separation for the wires of the different companies, thereby lessening the liability of crossed wires and the attendant danger.


The New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. and the Boston & Northern Street Railway Co. have each signified their willingness to co-operate with the Town in this matter whenever the conditions will warrant any change in the existing pole lines, and it would seem that a continuance of this policy should in time tend to decrease the cost to the Town of the maintenance of its pole lines, aside from the added improvement in the appearance of the streets.


Yours respectfully. ARTHUR G. SIAS,


Inspector of Wires.


REPORT OF ASSESSORS


Valuation of real estate


Buildings, excluding land . $2,998,875 00 Land, excluding buildings · 1,879,705 00


Total real estate $4,878,580 00


Personal estate, excluding resi-


dent National Bank stock $990,354 00


Resident National Bank stock 27,950 00


Total personal estate $1,018,304 00


Total real and personal


estate .


$5,896,884 00


Increase in real estate over 1909 $334,730 00


Increase in personal estate 107,725 00


Total increase in valuation $442,455 00


Tax on real estate


$96,109 80


Tax on personal estate


20,061 27


Tax on polls


3,426 00


Moth tax on real estate


965 13


·


Total assessed April 1, 1910 $120,562 20


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Tax assessed on polls since April 1, 1910 .


$20 00


Additional supplementary tax


assessed December 17, 1910, personal estate 1,596 50


Re-assessment and supple- mentary assessed tax on real estate ·


64 06


Street Railway Excise Tax on 11.964 miles in Reading .


2,615 11


Total assessed from all


sources 1910 .


$124,857 87


Total assessed in 1909 .


123,924 30


1910 tax in excess of 1909


$933 57


State Highway Tax .


187 00


State Tax


8,085 00


Wellington Bridge Tax


453 70


County Tax


5.607 21


Total .


$14,332 91


Balance used for Town purposes


$110,524 96


Total number persons assessed on property 1731


Total number persons assessed on polls only 1006


Total number of polls April 1, 1910


1713


Total number of polls added since


10


Total number of polls assessed .


1723


Increase of polls over 1909


30


147


Number of horses


359


Number of cows


392


Number of neat cattle


42


Number of sheep


6


Number of swine


161


Number of fowls


3951


Number of dwellings


1353


Number of new dwellings


19


Number of acres of land


5734


MILLARD F. CHARLES,


MERRICK A. STONE,


ANSEL S. RICHARDS,


Assessors of Reading.


REPORT OF COLLECTOR


TOWN OF READING


IN ACCOUNT WITH H. M. VIALL, Collector


DR. .


To uncollected tax, 1907


$175 90


To interest account, 1907


11 04


To amount paid after abatement


2 00


To uncollected tax, 1909


41,110 13


To additional assessment in 1910


18 60


To interest account, 1909


1,139 74


To committed list, 1910


120,562 20


To excise tax, 1910


2,615 11


To additional tax, 1910


68 27


To supplementary tax, 1910


1,610 29


To interest account, 1910


111 80


To tax certificates, 1910


3 00


To account redemption G. E. Rogers, 1907


56 29


$167,484 37


CR.


By Cash paid :


W. C. Mansfield, Treas., acct. 1907 tax $89 44


W. C. Mansfield, Treas., paid after abate- ment .


2 00


W. C. Mansfield, Treas., 1909 tax


29,364 04


W. C. Mansfield, Treas., 1909, to be refunded


1 50


W. C. Mansfield, Treas., moth tax, 1909


318 00


W. C. Mansfield, Treas., 1910 tax


82,403 81


W. C. Mansfield, Treas., excise tax, 1910


2,615 11


W. C. Mansfield, Treas., moth tax, 1910 498 08


W. C. Mansfield, Treas., tax certificates 3 00


W. C. Mansfield, Treas., acct. G. E. Rogers 56 29


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By abatement acct., 1907 tax


$97 50


By abatement acct., 1909 tax


1,327 21


By abatement acct., 1910 tax


698 07


By uncollected taxes, 1909 .


11,257 72


By uncollected taxes, 1910


38,752 60


$167,484 37


Respectfully submitted,


H. M. VIALL, Collector. Dec. 31, 1910.


REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH


To the Citizens of Reading :


Your Board of Health herewith renders its annual report.


Cases of contagious diseases reported 68


Diphtheria 7 One death


Chicken Pox 2


· No deaths


Measles 15


No deaths


Scarlet Fever 17


One death


Small Pox 27


No deaths


Deaths, exclusive of still births, from all causes 113


Still births


6


Males .


57


Females


62


By months : January 13, February 10, March 11, April 3, May 10, June 13, July 11, August 10, September 11, October 10, November 10, December 7.


The epidemic of small pox which broke out January 11th was very unfortunate for the Town, as we did not ex- pect it and so were entirely unprepared for it. On the whole, however, we feel that it could not have been man- aged very differently.


On January 20th a petition was received from about twenty-five citizens, asking us to discontinue using the house, corner of Green and High streets, as a pest house. With due respect for the feelings of the petitioners we could not see how they would be materially benefitted by such a move. To confiscate a house in the suburbs, put in the necessary furniture, hire nurses, furnish food, fuel and many


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things which would have had to be burned in the end, would have cost the Town some three thousand dollars more than was paid out under existing conditions. Besides, the Town would have had on its hands an estate that would be worth- less for any other purpose.


The expense was heavy, but, acting as we did under the advice of the State Inspector and others in authority, we have no regrets, other than those of all the citizens for the misfortune of having had to endure the scourge.


For the sanitary statistics see the report of the Inspec- tor. The financial report will be found in the regular Town Report.


Most respectfully yours,


HERBERT B. HOWARD, M. D., Chairman, J. H. CARLETON,


FREDERIC D. MERRILL, Secretary,


Board of Health.


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REPORT OF PLUMBING INSPECTOR AND AGENT OF BOARD OF HEALTH


GENTLEMEN : - The work in the Health Department for the year ending December 31, 1910, was as follows :


Number of complaints investigated and adjusted 43


(Requiring ninety-six calls)


No. of fumigations, exclusive of school houses 46


The work in the Plumbing Department was :


Applications filed . 102


Applications left over from 1909


4


Inspections and calls made . 358


Fixtures set


404


Water closets


98


Bath tubs


56


Bowls


71


Sinks


91


Wash trays


73


Butlers' sinks


3


Urinals .


5


Additions


4


Alterations


8


Repairs and ventilations


4


Cellar and barn drains .


6


Drinking founts


1


House Drains :


Number laid .


57


Number of feet


1,433


Inspections and calls made .


79


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Several inspections have been made at request of the Board, and defects remedied.


Thanking the Board, Secretary, my craft and citizens at large for their kind co-operation, I am


Yours truly, GREENLEAF S. TUKEY, Agent and Plumbing Inspector.


Respectfully submitted, Jan 1st, 1911.


TWENTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


WATER COMMISSIONERS


For the Year ending December 31 1910


OFFICERS OF THE WATER DEPARTMENT


Commissioners


HENRY R. JOHNSON, Chairman


Term expires 1913


EDGAR N. HUNT


Term expires 1912


ARCHER R. PRENTISS


Term expires 1911


Superintendent and Registrar LEWIS M. BANCROFT


Engineer at Pumping Station FRANK F. STROUT


Assistant Engineer ALBION G. NICHOLS


OFFICE OF THE WATER BOARD Room 2, Masonic Block


OFFICE HOURS 8.30 to 11 A. M., 2.30 to 4 p. M., except Saturday. Saturday, 8.30 A. M. to 12 M., 7.30 to 9 P. M.


REPORT OF WATER COMMISSIONERS


To the Citizens of Reading : --


The Board of Water Commissioners herewith submit their twenty-first annual report.


MAINTENANCE


Received rent $66 00


Fines and summons 6 40


Paid Pay Roll


. $1,588 57


N. E Tel. & Tel. Co. 67 85


Reading Custom Laundry, towels . 5 30


Reading Municipal Light Board . 16 81


Reading Masonic Temple Corp., rent


152 00


C. W. Abbott, P. M .. stamped en- velopes 88 76


Francis Bros. .


65


W. E. & J. F. Twombly, printing 18 25


Thorp & Martin, stationery 2 95


Union Safe Deposit Vaults


10 00


Engineering Record


3 00


Engineering News .


5 00


The Bristol Co., dials


1 66


Geo. H. Atkinson Co.


20


Cummings Express


80


F. W. Barry, Beal & Co., cash book


1 25


Car fares


9 20


Batteries


75


Hobbs, Warren Co., envelopes


40


Addressograph Co., type


1 20


Balance .


1,902 20


$ 1,974 60 $1,974 60


159


MAINTENANCE OF PUMPING STATION


Received rent of house


$180 00


Paid Pay Roll . $1,378 40


E. C. Hanscom, teaming 28 00


N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co. 71 60


Cummings Express


1 15


Hodge Boiler Works 8 05


Boston & Maine R. R., freight 295 15


Reading Municipal Light Board 25 56


Maryland Coal & Coke Co. 63 09


Francis Brothers 11 10


Woburn Machine Co. 5 91


Walworth Manufacturing Co. 2 46


Harold L. Bond Co., tools 3 95


Borthwick Brothers, teaming coal


84 46


H. N. Hartwell & Son, coal . 86 77


W. C. Cram, teaming coal 23 71


The Bader Coal Co., coal 611 31


Charles A. Claflin & Co., pump and packing 24 75


Eagle Oil & Supply Co., oil and packing . 61 33


Chandler & Farquhar, tools


11 23


H. W. Johns Manville Co. 80


Asa Parker, teaming coal


37 68


C. L. Martin Co., coal .


135 67


E. E. Nichols, teaming coal 56 60


Town of North Reading, taxes 1 50


Eastern Clay Goods Co., pipe 3 52


Wendell Bancroft & Co., drain pipe 24 90


John Stock, teaming coal 11 57


A. E. Batchelder, teaming .


27 50


American Express Co. . 50


The Ashton Valve Co., repairing safety valve 6 77


160


O. O. Ordway, repair tools $1 50


Geo. H. Atkinson Co., brooms 1 35


U. Holzer, portfolio


2 50


Car fares


1 30


The Fairbanks Co., valve discs Balance .


1 33


2,932 97


$3,112 97 $3,112 97


MAINTENANCE OF FILTERS


Paid Pay Roll


$939 25


Waldo Bros., lime


142 56


Boston & Maine R. R., freight


13 24


Morss & Whyte, screen


1 80


Ermer & Armend, chemicals


5 10


Cummings Express


13 40


F. W. Barry, Beal & Co.


28


Francis Bros.


60


J. A. & W. Bird & Co.


15 23


Eagle Oil & Supply Co.


9 18


Economy Lubricating Co.


5 00


Reading Municipal Light Dept.,


power


206 60


F. G. MacDonald, towels


25


Whitall, Tatum Co.


.


1 91


$1,354 40


MAINTENANCE OF METERS


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