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100 00
Municipal Light Board, insurance
472 50
Interest.
304 67
Tree Warden Department.
46 50
Forest Warden Department.
50
License fees.
63 00
Insurance, fire loss, Dec. 10, 1910.
110 59
Insurance, Aug. 18, Sept. 25, Nov. 27, 1911.
874 71
Insurance, return premiums.
12 00
. .
Edgestone Account
23 60
Concrete work. 46 29
Public Library.
100 00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
34 27
Grouard Estate, rent
208 35
Board of Health.
78 50
Cemetery Department, material sold.
15 35
Miscellaneous expense .
12 75
Overlay Account, Tax 1908
2 20
Petty cash . 3,700 00
Total receipts
$273,802 41
Total cash
$277,922 33
.. Proceeds of note, Grouard estate
.. Town of Marblehead, Poor Department.
159
TOWN OF READING, DEO. 30, 1911 CR.
1911 Dec. 30 By payments as per vouchers. $271,923 94
By balance, cash on hand 5,998 39
Total $277,922 33
WARD C. MANSFIELD,
Treasurer.
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Accountant's Report
OF THE
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS
OF THE
TOWN OF READING
TOWN O 101
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Classified as prescribed by the Bureau of Statistics, Schedule A
FOR THE
Fiscal Year Ending December 30, 1911
162 SCHEDULE A -III RECEIPTS Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 30, 1911 REVENUE
GENERAL
I. TAXES
1 Property
$99,656 56
2 Poll 1,964 00
3 Corporation 4,915 22
4 Street Railway, State 3,195 15
5 Bank ·
545 31
II. LICENSES AND PERMITS
1 Marriages
2 All others .
$63 00
III. FINES AND FORFEITS
1 Court fines $114 00
IV. GRANTS AND GIFTS
1 Aid to high schools $168 00
2 From County (dog licenses) 694 08
V. COMMERCIAL
1 Special assessments to meet expenses for sidewalk curbing $23 60
VI. PRIVILEGES
1 Public service $1,721 09
VII. DEPARTMENTAL
1 General government $513 47
2 Protection of life and property 3,236 70
3 Health and sanitation 763 40
4 Highways and bridges
5 Charities
4,734 96
6 Soldiers' benefits
2,259 00
Amount carried forward to page 163
. $124,567 54
163
SCHEDULE A - III RECEIPTS - Continued
Amount brought forward from page 162 . $124,567 54
7 Education 2,051 68
8 Libraries ·
100 00
9 Recreation
VIII. PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISES
1 Electric $45,032 70
2 Water
· 23,596 39
IX. CEMETERIES
$1,641 85
X. INTEREST
$2,295 19
NON-REVENUE
OFFSETS TO OUTLAYS
I. DEPARTMENTAL
1 General government $1,193 65
2 Health and sanitation
78 50
3 Highways 1,014 08
4 Charities
147 00
5 Cemeteries 8 50
MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS .
1 Temporary loans . $109,000 00
2 Loans for general purposes 22,700 00 .
3 Trust funds .
100 00
4 Premiums . 97 70
5 Water department for bond
2,000 00
AGENCY AND TRUST TRANSACTION
I. AGENCY
1 Taxes :
(a) State
$8,337 12
(b) Bank 467 24
(c) County
5,162 00
Total receipts
. $349,591 14
164
SCHEDULE A - III PAYMENTS
Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 30, 1911
MAINTENANCE
I. DEPARTMENTAL
1 General government . $5,207 80
2 Protection of life and property . 22,099 09
3 Health and sanitation 1,693 56
4 Highways and bridges 14,490 45
5 Charities 8,651 25
6 Soldiers' benefits 2,863 58
7 Education 37,108 39
8 Libraries 1,469 63
9 Recreation . 574 72
10 Unclassified
2,140 42
II. PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISES
1 Water $9,984 78
2 Electric
29,427 58
III. CEMETERIES
1,747 20
INTEREST
1 Temporary loans $2,505 01
2 Loans for general purposes 3,306 67
3 Library fund 66 17
4 Loans, public service enterprise 10,392 00
5 Loans for cemeteries . 475 17
OUTLAYS
I. DEPARTMENTAL
1 General government . $11,248 38
2 Protection of life and property . 1,028 62
3 Highways and bridges 6,752 27
4 Charities 147 00
5 Education 4,487 90
Amount carried forward to page 165 . . $177,867 64
165
SCHEDULE A -III PAYMENTS -Continued
Amount brought forward from page 164 . $177,867 64
I. PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE
1 Water 4,152 49
2 Electries
8,430 51
III. CEMETERIES
503 28
ADMINISTRATION OF INVESTMENT FUNDS
1 Investment, cemetery $13,750 66
2 Library 200 00 .
MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS
1 Temporary loans . $105,000 00
2 Bond and notes . 12,500 00
3 Public service enterprises 11,500 00
4 Cemeteries 100 00
AGENCY AND TRUST TRANSACTIONS
I. AGENCY
1 Taxes :
(a) State
$8,337 12
(b) Bank
467 24
(c) County
5,162 00
Total payments
. . $347,970 94
166
SCHEDULE A - III RECAPITULATION - RECEIPTS
REVENUE
For current charges . $199,285 35
Offsets to outlays . 2,441 73
Municipal indebtedness 133,897 70
Agency and trust transactions
13,966 36
Total receipts $349,591 14
Balance on hand Dec. 30, 1910 4,756 04
Grand total
. $354,347 18
RECAPITULATION - PAYMENTS
CURRENT CHARGES AGAINST REVENUE
Maintenance and interest
. $154,203 47
Debt
·
24,100 00
Outlays
50,701 11
Temporary loans .
105,000 00
Agency and trust transaction
13,966 36
Total payments
$347,970 94
Balance on hand Dec. 30, 1911 6,376 24
Grand total
. $354,347 18
167
Schedule A - IV. RECEIPTS
SOURCES OF RECEIPTS
Revenue for Revenue for Expenses Outlays
Total
General Revenue
1 TAXES
Current Year:
1 Property
$66,066 80
2 Poll
1,964 00
Previous Year: 3 Property
33,589 76
From State:
4 Corporation
4,915 22
5 Street Railway
3,195 15
6 Bank
545 31
Total for Taxes
$110,276 24
$110,276 24
2 LICENSES AND PERMITS
1 Permits
$63 00
Total Permits .
$63 00
63 00
3 FINES AND FORFEITS
1 Court Fines
$114 00
Total from Fines and Forfeits
$114 00
114 00
4 GRANTS AND GIFTS
Grants from other Civil Divisions:
1 From State for Education a Aid to High Schools b From County Dog Tax
$168 00
694 08
Total from Grants and Gifts
$862 08
862 08
5 COMMERCIAL REVENUE
Special Assessments:
1 Sidewalks and Curbing .
$23 60
Total from Special Assess- ments .
$23 60
23 60
6 PRIVILEGES
1 Public Service
$1,721 09
Total from Privileges
$1,721 09
09
Total forward
$113,060 01
168
Schedule A - IV .- Continued RECEIPTS
SOURCES OF RECEIPTS
Revenue for Expenses
Offsets to Outlays
Total
Total forward
$113,060 01
7 DEPARTMENTAL
General Government:
1 Collector
$4 00
2 Other accounts
2 20
3 Miscellaneous
22 77
4 Insurance
12 00
Municipal Buildings:
1 Fire loss, Town Building
$161 23
2 Fire loss, High School .
63 02
3 Grouard Estate income
208 35
4 Fire loss, Library
472 50
Total from Gen. Government
$513 47
$1,193 65
$1,707 12
Total forward
$114,767 13
761 05
5 Mun. Light insurance
169
Schedule A -IV .- Continued PAYMENTS
OBJECTS OF PAYMENTS
Expenses
Outlays
Total
1 DEPARTMENTAL
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
LEGISLATIVE
1 Moderator
$25 00
EXECUTIVE
1 Selectmen
550 00
1 Other Expenses
536 10
FINANCIAL
1 Accountant
1 Salary
10 95
2 Treasurer
1 Salary.
400 00
2 Other Expenses .
23 14
3 Collector
1 Salary .
559 42
2 Other Expenses .
129 12
4 Assessors
1 Salaries
704 99
2 Other Expenses .
169 27
$75 50
5 Finance Committee
39 50
6 Certification of Notes
125 00
OTHER GENERAL DEPARTMENTS
7 Town Clerk's Salary .
150 00
1 Other Expenses
46 53
8 Election and Registration
344 00
1 Salaries
.
288 72
ALL OTHER DEPARTMENTS
1 Grouard Estate
75 38
10,700 00
2 Fire Loss, Library
58 50
3 Fire Loss, High School
87 29
4 Fire Loss, Town Building
179 60
5 Alteration, Town Vault
147 49
6 Town Building
530 68
Total for Gen'l Government
$5,207 80
$11,248 38
$16,456 18
Total forward
.
$16,456 18
2 Other Expenses
500 00
2 Other Expenses .
170
Schedule A - IV .- Continued RECEIPTS
SOURCES OF RECEIPTS
Revenue for Expenses
Offsets to Outlays
Total
Total forward
$114,767 13
8 PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY
Police Department:
1 Sale of material
50
Forestry :
2 Gypsy and b. tail moth exter.
$3,154 93
3 Care of trees
46 50
4 Sealer of W. and Measures
34 27
5 Forest Warden
50
Total from Protection to Life and Property .
$3,236 70
3,236 70
9 HEALTH AND SANITATION Health:
1 Quarantine small pox
2 Miscellaneous
$763 40
$78 50
$763 40
$78 50
841 90
Total forward
$118,845 73
171
Schedule A -IV .- Continued PAYMENTS
OBJECTS OF PAYMENTS
Expenses
Outlays
Total
Forward
$16,456 18
2 PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY
POLICE DEPARTMENT
1 Salaries and Wages
$3,856 74
2 Other Expenses
129 63
FIRE DEPARTMENT
1 Salaries and Wages
3,537 16
2 Horses and Care of Same
1,150 70
3 Fuel and Light
120 40
4 Hydrant Service
5,550 00
5 Equipment and Repairs
185 76
683 62
6 New Hose
7 Other Expenses
293 35
INSPECTION
1 Inspector of Wires
100 00
2 Sealer Weights and Measures
112 37
FORESTRY
1 Gypsy Moth
5,778 36
2 Care of Trees
262 22
3 Fire Warden
1,022 40
Total amount Protection Life and Property .
$22,099 09
$1,028 62
23,127 71
3 HEALTH AND SANITATION
HEALTH
1 General Administration
$1,321 75
2 Other Expenses
371 81
Total for Health and Sanita- tion
$1,693 56
1,693 56
Total forward
$41,277 45
.
345 00
.
.
.
172
Schedule A -IV .- Continued RECEIPTS
SOURCES OF RECEIPTS
Revenue for Expenses
Offsets to Outlays
Total
Total forward
.
$118,845 73
10 HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES
1 Repairing
2 Salem street
.
11 CHARITIES
Town Home:
1 Sale of products
$3,565 46
2 Miscellaneous
$147 00
. 3 Reimbursements a From other Cities and Towns .
870 52
b From the State
298 98
Total from Charities
$4,734 96
$147 00
4,881 96
12 SOLDIERS' BENEFITS
1 State Aid
$2,222 00
2 Soldiers' Burial
37 00
Total from Soldiers' Benefits
$2,259 00
2,259 00
Total forward
$127,000 77
.
$108 08 906 00
Total from Highways and Bridges
$1,014 08
1,014 08
173
Schedule A -IV .- Continued PAYMENTS
OBJECTS OF PAYMENTS
Expenses
Outlays
Total
Total forward
$41,277 45
4 HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES
1 General Administration and Repairing
2 Construction .
$5,752 27
3 Snow Removal
578 94
4 Sprinkling
1 Water
500 00
2 Other Expenses .
979 05
5 Lighting
5,800 00
6 New Lights
1,000 00
7 Sign Boards, etc. .
67 71
8 Drinking Fountains
300 00
Total for Highways
$14,490 45
$6,752 27
21,242 72
5 CHARITIES
1 General Administration
$1,308 31
2 Town Home
5,771 50
$147 00
3 Outside Relief by Town
329 02
4 Relief given by other Cities and Towns
416 26
5 Hospitals
280 91
6 Private Institutions
276 00
7 Com. of Mass. Temporary Aid
269 25
Total for Charities
$8,651 25
$147 00
8,798 25
6 SOLDIERS' BENEFITS
1 State Aid
$2,005 00
2 Soldiers' Burials
105 00
3 Soldiers' Relief
753 58
Total for Soldiers' Benefits
$2,863 58
$2,863 58
Total forward
$74,182 00
$6,264 75
174
Schedule A - IV .- Continued RECEIPTS
SOURCES OF RECEIPTS
Revenue for Expenses
Offsets to Outlays
Total
Total forward
$127,000 77
13 EDUCATION
1 Tuition
$2,025 75
2 Sale of Text Books and Sup- plies .
25 93
Total from Education
$2,051 68
2,051 68
14 LIBRARIES
1 Fines, Rentals and Sales Total from Libraries
$100 00
$100 00
100 00
15 RECREATION
Total forward
$129,152 45
175
Schedule A -IV .- Continued PAYMENTS
OBJECTS OF PAYMENTS
Expenses
Outlays
Total
Total forward
$74,182 00
7 EDUCATION
1 General Expenses
1 Administrative Salaries
$799 92
2 Other General Salaries
100 00
3 Teachers' Salaries
24,382 00
4 Text Books and Supplies
2,525 33
5 Transportation .
598 00
6 Janitors' Services
3,003 77
7 Fuel and Light
2,316 87
8 Maintenance of Buildings and Grounds
2,275 16
9 New Buildings
$4,252 76
10 Furniture and Furnishings
109 14
11 Sanitary Toilets
126 00
12 Other Expenses
1,107 34
Total for Education
$37,108 39
$4,487 90
$41,596 29
8 LIBRARIES
1 Salaries and Wages .
$344 88
2 Books, Periodicals, etc.
302 04
3 Binding
79 35
4 Fuel and Light
52 09
5 Other Expenses
651 27
Total for Libraries
$1,469 63
$1,469 63
9 RECREATION
1 Care of Common
$57 72
2 Rent of Playground
342 00
Celebrations:
1 Memorial Day
175 00
Total for Recreation
.
$574 72
$574 72
Total forward
.
$117,822 64
.
.
.
176
Schedule A -IV .- Continued RECEIPTS
SOURCES OF RECEIPTS
Revenue for Expenses
Offsets to Outlays
Total
Total forward
.
17 PUBLIC SERVICE ENTER- PRISES
1 Electric:
1 Income from Sale of Light and Power
2 Miscellaneous
$33,962 38 11,070 32
2 Water:
1 Income from Sale of Water
22,269 34
2 Miscellaneous
1,327 05
Total from Public Service En- terprises .
$68,629 09
68,629 09
18 CEMETERY
1 Sale of Lots and Graves
$990 00
2 Care of Lots and Graves
645 00
3 Miscellaneous
6 85
4 Removal of Ledge
$8 50
Total from Cemeteries
$1,641 85
$8 50
1,650 35
19 INVESTED FUNDS
Total forward
$199,431 89
· .
1
$129,152 45
16 UNCLASSIFIED
177
Schedule A -IV .- Continued PAYMENTS
OBJECTS OF PAYMENTS
Expenses
Outlays
Total
Total forward
$117,822 64
10 UNCLASSIFIED
1 Care of Clock
$50 00
2 C. L. Haag
124 57
3 Miscellaneous Expenses
504 29
4 Insurance .
1,039 83
5 Lighting G. A. R. Hall
50 00
6 Taxes on Property Taken
371 73
Total for Unclassified . .
$2,140 42
2,140 42
11 PUBLIC SERVICE ENTER- PRISES
1 Electric
1 Maintenance and Operation
$29,427 58
2 Construction
$8,430 51
2 Water
1 Maintenance and Operation
9,984 78
4,152 49
Total for Public Service En- terprises .
$39,412 36
$12,583 00
51,995 36
12 CEMETERIES
1 Maintenance 2 Removal of Ledge
$1,747 20
503 28
Total for Cemeteries
$1,747 20
$503 28
2,250 48
13 INVESTED FUNDS
1 Investment
13,750 66
2 Library Fund
200 00
Total Invested Funds
.
$13,950 66
13,950 66
Total forward
$188,159 56
2 Construction
178
Schedule A-IV .- Continued RECEIPTS
SOURCES OF RECEIPTS
Revenue for Expenses
Indebted- ness
Total
Total forward
$199,431 89
20 INTEREST
1 On Deposits
2 On Taxes
.
$304 04 1,991 15
Total from Interest .
$2,295 19
$2,295 19
21 MUNICIPAL INDEBTED- NESS
1 Temporary Loan
22,700 00
3 Trust Fund, Cemetery
100 00
4 Premiums
5 Water Department for Bond
97 70 2,000 00
Total from Municipal Indebt- edness
$133,897 70 $133,897 70
Total forward
$335,624 78
·
$109,000 00
2 Loans for General Purposes .
179
Schedule A-IV .- Continued PAYMENTS
OBJECTS OF PAYMENTS
Expenses
Indebted- ness
Total
Total forward
.
$188,159 56
14 INTEREST
1 On Temporary Loans
$2,505 01
2 On Loans, General
3,306 67
3 On Trust Fund, Library
66 17
4 On Loans, Public Service En- terprises
10,392 00
5 On Loans for Cemeteries
475 17
Total for Interest . .
$16,745 02
16,745 02
15 MUNICIPAL INDEBTED- NESS
1 Temporary Loans .
$105,000 00
2 Bonds and Notes
1 General
$12,500 00
2 Public Service Enterprises
11,500 00
3 Cemeteries
100 00
Total for M. Indebtedness . $24,100 00
$105,000 00
129,100 00
Total forward
$334,004 58
180
RECEIPTS Schedule A -IV .- Continued
SOURCES OF RECEIPTS
Temporary Accounts
Total
Total forward
.
$335,624 78
22 AGENCY TRANSACTIONS Agency :
1 Taxes
1 County
$5,162 00
2 State
8,337 12
3 Bank
467 24
Total Agency Transactions .
$13,966 36
13,966 36
23 REFUNDS
1 Taxes
2 Accrued interest
85 84 173 33
Total from Refunds
$259 17
259 17
Total forward
$349,850 31
.
.
.
.
181
Schedule A - IV .- Continued PAYMENTS
OBJECTS OF PAYMENTS
Temporary Accounts
Total
Total forward
$334,004 58
16 AGENCY TRANSACTIONS
1 Taxes
1 County
2 State .
$5,162 00 8,337 12
3 Bank
467 24
$13,966 36
13,966 36
17 REFUNDS
1 Taxes
2 Accrued interest
·
$85 84 173 33
$259 17
259 17
Total forward
$348,230 11
1
182
Schedule A-IV .- Concluded RECEIPTS
SOURCES OF RECEIPTS
Cash Balances
Total
Total forward
.
$349,850 31
24 BALANCES
1 General
$4,119 92
2 Municipal Light
221 09
3 Water Department
.
415 03
Total cash on hand, Dec. 31, 1910 . ·
$4,756 04
4,756 04
Grand Total Receipts and cash on hand
$354,606 35
.
183
Schedule A -IV .- Concluded PAYMENTS
SOURCES OF RECEIPTS
Cash Balances
Total
Total forward
$348,230 11
18 BALANCES
1 General .
2 Water
$5,998 39 249 15
3 Municipal Light
128 70
Total cash on hand Dec. 30, 1911
$6,376 24
6,376 24
Grand Total Payments and cash on hand · $354,606 35
REPORTS OF DEPARTMENTS
REPORT OF ASSESSORS
Valuation of real estate :
Buildings excluding land . $3,161,275 00
Land excluding buildings
.
2,045,010 00
Total real estate . $5,206,285 00
Personal estate excluding resident National
Bank Stock
$1,112,932 00
Resident National Bank stock
24,350 00
Total personal estate
. $1,137,282 00
Total real and personal estate assessed April 1, 1911
. $6,343,567 00
Real estate increase over 1910
$327,705 00
Personal estate increase over 1910 . 118,978 00 .
Total increase
$446,683 00
Tax on real estate .
$95,795 68
Tax on personal estate
20,925 92
Tax on polls
3,598 00
Tax, moth on real estate .
804 99
$121,124 59
187
188
Tax assessed on polls since April 1, 1911 $10 00 Tax assessed as supplementary on personal estate Dec. 18, 1911 . 4,615 23
Tax assessed as supplementary on real estate Dec. 18, 1911 41 40
Street Railway Excise Tax on 12.006 miles in Reading
1,721 09
Total assessed from all sources 1911
$127,512 31
Total assessed in 1910
124,851 87
1911 in excess of 1910
$2,654 44
Total real estate assessed 1910
. $4,879,280 00
Total real estate assessed 1911
. 5,208,535 00
Gain in 1911 over 1910
$329,255 00
Total personal estate assessed 1910
. $1,099,344 00
Total personal estate assessed 1911
. 1,388,110 00
Gain in 1911 over 1910
$288,766 00
Total gain in 1911 over 1910
$618,021 00
State Highway tax .
$187 00
Wellington Bridge tax
65 12
State tax
8,085 00
County tax
5,162 04
Total
.
$13,499 16
Balance used for Town purposes ·
·
$114,013 15
189 -
Total number persons assessed on property
1794
Total number persons assessed on polls only 981
Total number polls April 1, 1910
1799
Total number polls added since
5
Total number of polls assessed
1804
Increase of polls over 1910
81
Number of horses
374
Number of cows
352
Number of neat cattle
54
Number of sheep
8
Number of swine
138
Number of fowls
4764
Number of dwellings
1393
Number of new dwellings
40
Number of acres of land
5734
MILLARD F. CHARLES,
ALVAH W. CLARK, ARTHUR C. COPELAND,
Assessors of Reading.
REPORT OF COLLECTOR
H. M. VIALL, Collector
IN ACCOUNT WITH TOWN OF READING
DR.
Uncollected tax, 1909
$11,257 72
Interested collected
1,004 79
Refund from W. C. Mansfield, Treasurer
1 50
Uncollected tax, 1910
88,752 60
Interest collected
883 65
Error in abatement
44
Amount committed list, 1911
121,124 59
Additional to committed list, 1911
8 00
Excise tax
1,721 09
Reassessment
49 01
Supplementary
4,669 67
Interested collected
102 08
Postage
6 20
Tax certificates
4 00
$179,585 34
CR.
By cash paid W. O. Mansfield, Treasurer, ac- count 1909
$11,302 21
By abatement
527 55
By amount uncollected
434 25
By cash paid W. O. Mansfield, Treasurer, ac-
24,431 54 . count 1910
190
191
By abatement · By error in refund
766 67 25
By amount uncollected
14,438 23
By cash paid W. O. Mansfield, Treasurer, ac- count, 1911
84,285 01
By abatement
.
1,653 93
By amount uncollected
41,735 50
By cash, account postage
6 20
By cash, account tax certificates
4 00
Total
. $179,585 34
Respectfully submitted, H. M. VIALL, Collector. Reading, Mass., Dec. 30, 1911.
Approved : JOHN H. SHELDON, Town Accountant.
REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
GENTLEMEN : I have the honor to submit for your consid- eration the annual report of the Police Department for the year ending Dec. 31, 1911.
ARRESTS FOR THE YEAR 1911
Total number of arrests
78
Males
68
Females
10
Residents
55
Non-residents
23
American born
42
Foreign born
36
Adults
49
Minors
29
CAUSES OF ARRESTS
Assault and battery
4
Carrying a dangerous weapon
1
Drunkenness
26
Delinquent
22
Disturbance on car
1
Defacing building
3
Escaped from hospital
1
Insane
3
Larceny
5
Non-support
1
Neglect in sending child to school
1
Suspicious person
2
Stubbornness ·
1
192
193
Setting fires
4
Operating auto recklessly ·
2
Tramp
1
Total
78
DISPOSITION OF CASES IN COURT
Number that paid fines
12
Sentenced to Concord Reformatory
1
Sentenced to House of Correction
7
Committed to State Hospital
4
Placed on file
22
Discharged
10
Continued
7
Released
5
Dismissed
1
Still pending
2
Appealed
2
Industrial School
1
On probation
2
Delivered to Malden police
1
Delivered to Lynn police
1
Total
78
Amount of fines imposed
$126 00
Amount of fines paid
88 00
Amount of fines due
15 00
.
MISCELLANEOUS
Disturbances quelled 17
Buildings found open and secured
6
Lanterns hung in dangerous places
9
Residences temporarily vacated and special police protection requested
56
Dogs killed
17
Amount of property reported as stolen · $301 00
Amount of stolen property recovered
.
517 00
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ROSTER CHIEF William T. Leggett
William H. Manning
PATROLMEN J. M. Cullinane Robert Powers
SPECIAL OFFICERS
Samuel Brown
Jeremiah Cullinane
Asa Parker
Arthur E. Davis
J. Mande Doucette
Oscar H. Low
Walter P. Gleason
Lemuel W. Allen
William C. McKinley
Willard A. Bancroft
Jason Zwicker
Clement Gleason
William H. Killam
William O. Smith
William Kidder
William F. Welsh
Joseph C. Shaw
David Whelton
C. M. Skidmore
James W. Sias
Fred G. Mitchell
LIST OF PROPERTY IN THE CUSTODY OF THE DEPARTMENT BELONGING TO THE TOWN
One roll top desk
$12 00
One table
5 00
Four chairs
5 00
Sixteen helmets
32 00
Fifteen regular police badges
15 00
Twenty special police badges
15 00
Eight belts
9 00
Six pairs handcuffs
22 50
Three twisters
3 00
Twenty-three billies
17 25
One dark lantern
1 50
Two stop watches
14 00
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One watchman's clock
$5 00
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 iron rake
75
One shovel
1 00
Two auto registers
2 00
Auto trap, wire and signal bells
14 00
Police telephone box
12 00
Bulletin board
6 00
Total
$311 50
Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM T. LEGGETT, Chief of Police.
Reading, Mass., January 1, 1912.
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 eleven.
During the year the Department has responded to sixty- three (63) 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 Sta- tion ; E. H. Crowe, Captain.
Hose No. 1, twelve men, Central Fire Station; Luke McKenney, Captain.
Hose No. 2, twelve men, Woburn street; C. H. Hesel- ton, Captain.
Hose No. 3, seven men, North Main street; G. D. Put- nam, Captain.
Hose No. 4, seven men, Hopkins street; David Weston, Captain.
Hose No. 5, Volunteer Company, Forest street, at G. F. Blanchard's; G. F. Blanchard, Captain.
Hose No. 5 is a volunteer company and by vote of the Town a new wagon was purchased for them this year which has been put in commission.
We recommend that Hose No. 5 have six (6) men, their pay to be twenty-five (25) dollars per year. Hose No. 5 has been a volunteer company for eight years and at several
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fires have done good work. We think they will more than earn the twenty-five (25) dollars and take more interest in the Department.
L. T. Eames was reappointed Superintendent 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 Mt. Vernon and Chute streets.
We would also recommend a box at the corner of West and Howard streets.
Owing to the hard usage the hose has received the past year, and the fact that a good portion has been in use from ten to fifteen years, we would recommend the purchase of one thousand (1000) feet.
In our last annual report we recommended the purchase of an Auto-Combination Wagon. We still believe that the Town should purchase a wagon of this description at once.
We would recommend a bell striker for the Central Fire Station.
We take this opportunity to thank those who have ap- preciated our endeavors or co-operated with us the past year. We also thank the members of the Department for the promptness in which they have responded to all alarms, and the cheerfulness in which they have carried out the orders of their officers.
We wish to thank the Bay State Railway Company for the use of their current for charging the storage battery.
F. G. NICHOLS, Chief,
O. O. ORDWAY, Assistant,
E. C. HANSCOM, Secretary,
Board of Engineers.
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 year ending December 31, 1911.
INTERIOR WIRING FOR LIGHT AND POWER
Number of buildings in process of construction which
have been wired for light and power 45
Number of buildings wired after erection 34
Number of buildings which have been re-wired, or in
which additional wiring has been installed 58
Total number of inspection notices received from electrical contractors 137
Total number of buildings inspected . 103
OVERHEAD WIRES IN PUBLIC STREETS
During the past year many of the open telephone wires in and around the center of the Town have been removed and cables or ring construction installed in their place, which tends to lessen to a considerable extent the liability of crossed or broken wires caused by wind and sleet storms.
Considerable electric light wire with defective insula- tion has been replaced with new wire, and the Municipal Light Board expects to continue this work during the coming year.
Many defective poles have been renewed and the joint use of pole lines by the Town, in connection with the Tele- phone Company and Street Railway Company, has been carried out whenever satisfactory arrangements could be agreed upon.
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I would recommend that the matter of reducing the number of poles in the streets be given special attention by your Board, especially where there are now duplicate pole lines on the streets, and one line is to be renewed so that the poles erected in renewal may be of sufficient height to accommodate the wires of all parties interested.
I believe that an indication of the desires of your Board expressed to the corporations owning poles in the Town would be favorably considered by them, as it would not only relieve them of a considerable amount of maintenance ex- pense, but would insure them a proper and safe location for their wires and a like benefit would accrue to all parties concerned.
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