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MUNICIPAL LIGHT LOANS
RATE OF INT.
WHEN DUE
AMOUNT
TOTAL
4 and 4 1-2%
1919
$14,800 00
4 and 4 1-2%
1920
14,800 00
4 and 41-2%
1921
14,800 00
4 and 4 1-2%
1922
12,800 00
4 and 4 1-2%
1923
10,800 00
4 and 4 1-2%
1924
10,300 00
4 and 4 1-2%
1925
8,300 00
4 and 41-2%
1926
7,300 00
4 and 4 1-2%
1927
7,300 00
4 and 4 1-2%
1928
7,300 00
4 and 4 1-2%
1929
7,300 00
4 and 4.1-2%
1930
7,300 00
4 and 4 1-2%
1931
5,500 00
4 and 4 1-2%
1932
5,500 00
4 and 4 1-2%
1933
4,500 00
4 and 4 1-2%
1934
3,500 00
4 and 4 1-2%
1935
3,500 00
4 and 4 1-2%
1936
1,500 00
$147,100 00
HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING
RATE OF INT.
WHEN DUE
AMOUNT
TOTAL
3 1-2%
1919
$4,000 00
31-2%
1920
4,000 00
3 1-2%
1921
4,000 00
3 1-2%
1922
4,000 00
3 1-2%
1923
· 4,000 00
3 1-2%
1924
4,000 00
3 1-2%
1925
4,000 00
$28,000 00
168
GROUARD ESTATE LOAN
RATE OF INT.
WHEN DUE
AMOUNT
TOTAL
4%
1919
$1,000 00
4%
1920
1,000 00
4%
1921
1,000 00
$3,000 00
.
WATER LOANS
RATE OF INT.
WHEN DUE
AMOUNT
TOTAL
4 and 4 1-2%
1919
$14,000 00
4 and 4 1-2%
1920
14,000 00
4 and 4 1-2%
1921
14,000 00
4 and 4 1-2%
1922
14,000 00
4 and 4 1-2%
1923
12,000 00
4 and 4 1-2%
1924
12,000 00
4 and 4 1-2%
1925
12,000 00
4 and 4 1-2%
1926
7,000 00
4 and 4 1-2%
1927
7,000 00
4 and 4 1-2%
1928
7,000 00
4 and 4 1-2%
1929
7,000 00
4 and 4 1-2%
1930
7,600 00
4 and 4 1-2%
1931
2,000 00
4 and 4 1-2%
1932
2,000 00
4 and 4 1-2%
1933
2,000 00
4 and 4 1-2%
1934
2,000 00
4 and 4 1-2%
1935
2,000 00
4 and 4 1-2%
1936
2,000 00
4 and 4 1-2%
1937
1,000 00
4 and 4 1-2%
1938
1,000 00
4 and 4 1-2%
1939
1,000 00
4 and 4 1-2%
1940
1,000 00
4 and 4 1-2%
1941
1,000 00
4 and 4 1-2%
1942
1,000 00
$145,000 00
169
CEMETERY AND LIBRARY BEQUESTS
RATE OF INT.
WHEN DUE
AMOUNT
TOTAL
4%
1919
$1,200 00
4%
1920
1,200 00
4%
1921
1,200 00
$3,600 00
PUBLIC LIBRARY BUILDING
RATE OF INT.
WHEN DUE
AMOUNT
TOTAL
4%
1919
$1,000 00
4%
1920
1,000 00
4%
1921
1,000 00
$3,000 00
HOOK AND LADDER AND COMBINATION TRUCKS
RATE OF INT.
WHEN DUE
AMOUNT
TOTAL
5%
1919
$1,500 00
5%
1920
1,500 00
5%
1921
1,500 00
$4,500 00
RICHARDSON ESTATE LOT
RATE OF INT.
WHEN DUE
AMOUNT
TOTAL
4%
1919
$500 00
4%
1920
500 00
4%
1921
500 00
4 %
1922
500 00
4%
1923
500 00
4%
1924
500 00
4%
1925
500 00
4%
1926
500 00
4%
1927
500 00
$4,500 00
170
SCHOOL EXTENSION LOAN
RATE OF INT.
WHEN DUE
AMOUNT
TOTAL
4%
1919
$1,000 00
4%
1920
1,000 00
4%
1921
1,000 00
4%
1922
1,000 00
.
4%
1923
1.000 00
4%
1924
1,000 00
4%
1925
1,000 00
4%
1926
1,000 00
4 %
1927
1,000 00
4%
1928
1,000 00
4%
1929
1,000 00
4%
1930
1,000 00
4%
1931
1,000 00
$13,000 00
BROWN ESTATE
RATE OF INT.
WHEN DUE
AMOUNT
TOTAL
4% .
1919
$500 00
4%
1920
500 00
4%
1921
500 00
4%
1922
500 00
4%
1923
500 00
4%
1924
500 00
4%
1925
500 00
4%
1926
500 00
4%
1927
500 00
4%
1928
500 00
4%
1929
500 00
4%
1930
500 00
4%
1931
500 00
4%
1932
500 00
$7,000 00
171
SEWER CONSTRUCTION LOAN
RATE OF INT.
WHEN DUE
AMOUNT
TOTAL
5 %
1919
$1,000 00
5%
1920
1,000 00
5%
1921
1,000 00
5%
1922
1,000 00
4%
1923
4,000 00
4%
1924
4,000 00
4%
1925
4,000 00
4%
1926
4,000 00
4%
1927
4,000 00
4%
1928
4,000 00
4%
1929
4,000 00
.
4%
-
1930
4,000 00
4%
1931
4,400 00
4%
1932
4,000 00
4%
1933
4,000 00
4%
1934
4,000 00
4%
1935
4,000 00
4%
1936
4,000 00
4%
1937
4,000 00
4%
1938
4,000 00
4%
1939
4,000 00
4 %
1940
4,000 00
4%
1941
4,000 00
4%
1942
4,000 00
4%
1943
4,000 00
4%
1944
4,000 00
4%
1945
4,000 00
4%
1946
4,000 00
4%
1947
4,000 00
$104 000 00
172
TOWN OFFICE BUILDING
RATE OF INT.
WHEN DUE
AMOUNT
TOTAL
4 1-2%
1919
$2,000 00
4 1-2%
1920
2,000 00
4 1-2%
1921
2,000 00
4 1-2%
1922
2,000 00
4 1-2%
1923
2,000 00
4 1-2%
1924
2,000 00
4 1-2%
1925
2,000 00
4 1-2%
1926
2,000 00
4 1-2%
1927
2,000 00
4 1-2%
1928
2,000 00
4 1-2%
1929
2,000 00
4 1-2%
1930
2,000 00
4 1-2%
1931
2,000 00
4 1-2%
1932
2,000 00
4 1-2%
1933
2,000 00
4 1-2%
1934
2,000 00
4 1-2%
1935
2,000 00
4 1-2%
1936
2,000 00
4 1-2%
1937
2,000 00
$38,000 00
.
GRADING GROUNDS OF LIBRARY. AND TOWN OFFICE BUILDING
RATE OF INT.
WHEN DUE
AMOUNT
TOTAL
5%
1919
$1,300 00
$1,300 00
173
PUBLIC LIBRARY AND TOWN OFFICE BUILDING, GRADING GROUNDS AND FURNISHINGS
RATE OF INT.
WHEN DUE
AMOUNT
TOTAL
5%
1919
$500 00
5%
1920
500 00
5%
1921
500 00
5%
1922
500 00
5%
1923
500 00
5%
1924
500 00
5 %
1925
500 00
5%
1926
500 00
5%
1927
500 00
5%
1928
500 00
5%
1929
500 00
5%
1930
500 00
5%
1931
500 00
5%
1932
500 00
$7,000 00
Total indebtedness Dec. 31, 1918
$509,000 00
TEMPORARY LOANS
Balance from 1917 $73,500500
BORROWED IN 1918
S. N. Bond & Co., due . Nov. 15, 1918, interest 5.45% $60,000 00 S. N. Bond & Co., due Dec. 15, 1918, interest 5.45% 60,000 00 . Esterbrook & Co., due Nov. 6, 1918, interest 5.38% 40,000 00 . Esterbrook & Co., due Dec. 2, 1918, interest 5.18% 30,000 00 . Esterbrook & Co., due April 3, 1919, interest 4.68% · S. N. Bond & Co., due April 10, 1919, interest 4.50% · 27,000 00
20,000 00
174
Esterbrook & Co., due April 15,
1919, interest 4.64% $25,000 00
Esterbrook & Co., due April 23,
1919, interest 4.35% 30,000 00
Esterbrook & Co., due Jan. 15.
1919, interest 4 1-2% 25,000 00
$317,000 00
$390,500 00
PAID IN 1918
Cemetery Trust Funds, due Oct. 15, 1918, 4 1-2% $3,500 00
C. D. Parker & Co., due Jan. 15, 1918, 4 3-4%
30,000 00
Chester W. Brown, due Feb. 28, 1918, 4.55% 40,000 00
S. N. Bond & Co., due Nov. 15, 1918, interest 5.45%
60,000 00
S. N. Bond & Co., due Dec. 15, 1918, interest 5.45% 60,000 00
Esterbrook & Co., due Nov. 6, 1918, interest 5.38% 40,000 00
Esterbrook & Co., due Dec. 2, 1918, interest 5.18% 30,000 00
$263,500 .00
Temporary loans outstanding
$127,000 00)
TEMPORARY LOANS OUTSTANDING Esterbrook & Co., due April 3, 1919, Int. 5.18% $20,000 00 S. N. Bond & Co., due April 10, 1919, Int. 4.50% 27,000 00
Esterbrook & Co., due April 15, 1919, Int. 4.64% 25,000 00
Esterbrook & Co., due April 23, 1919, Int. 4.35% 30,000 00
Esterbrook & Co., due Jan. 15, 1919, Int. 4 1-2% 25,000 00
$127,000 00
175
TOWN DEBT DECEMBER 31, 1918
DUE IN 1919
NOTES AND BONDS
TOTAL
Per Cent.
Mar. 27
$1,000 4
Municipal Light
Apr. 16
1,500 4 1-4
Municipal Light
May 15 1,300 4 Municipal Light
July 15
2,500 4
Municipal Light
Sept. 15
500 4 1-2
Municipal Light
$147,100 00
Sept. 22 500 5.
Municipal Light Municipal Light
Oct. 1 2,000 4
Oct. 1 1,000 4 1-2
Municipal Light
Oct. 15
1,500 4 1-4
Municipal Light
Oct. 1 3,000 4 1-2
Municipal Light
June 1 13,000 4
Water Loans
145,000 00
June 1 1,000 4 1-2
Water Loans
28,000 00
July 21
1,000 4
Grouard Estate
3,000 00
Apr. 15
1,200 4
Current Expense Bonds
3,600 00
Oct. 1 1,000 4
Public Library Building 3,000 00
Nov. 1 1,500 4
H. & L. & Com. Trucks 4,500 00
Nov. 1 500 4
Richardson Estate
4,500 00
Nov. 15
1,000 4
School Extension Loan 13,000 00
May 1 500 4
Brown Estate 7,000 00
Dec. 17
1,000 5
Sewer Construction
104,000 00
Aug. 1 2,000 4 1-2
Town Office Building 38,000 00
Nov. 1
1,300 5
Grading Grounds
1,300 00
Apr. 1
500 5
Town Office and Public
Library, Grading and
Furnishings
7,000 00
$44,300
$509,000 00
Nov. 1 4,000 3 1-2
High School
.
176
FINANCES
The assessed valuation of the Town April 1,
1918, was . .
$8,082,434 00 .
Real Estate $7,149,530 00
Personal Estate
932,904 00
$8,082,434 00
Assessed at $25 per $1,000 gives
$202,064 31
1960 Polls
3,920 00
$205,984 31
This tax is divided as follows :
Town Purposes . $205,601 76
Less Estimated
Revenues 45,704 80
$159,896 96
State Tax
18,150 00
County Tax
8,994 74
Highway Tax
5,295 81
Fire Prevention Tax
83 40
Sewer Tax
5,217 70
Sewer Tax Entrance
7,000 00
Overlays
1,345 70
$205,984 31
NET VALUATION FOR 1916, 1917, 1918
YEAR
TOTAL VALUATION
ABATEMENT
NET VALUATION
1916
$8,318,975 00
$63,670 00
$8,255,305 00
1917
7,711,046 00
54,340 00
7,656,706 00
1918
8,082,434 00
11,535 00
8,070,899 00
$24,112,455 00
$129.545 00
$23,982.910 00
177
BORROWING CAPACITY
The average net valuation of the Town of Reading for 1916, 1917, 1918 .
$7,994,303 00
The indebtedness of towns is limited by Chapter 719 of the Acts of 1913, Section 12, to 3% of the average valuation for the three preceding years, the valuation being first reduced by the amount of all abatements thereon previous to the 31st day of December of each year :
Three per cent. is Total Town debt is $509,000 00 .
$239,829 00 ·
Of this amount, the following loans are not included in the debt limit, being exempt by Acts of the Legislature :
Water loans $145,000 00
Electric Light . 147,100 00
Sewer Dept. 100,000 00
$392,100 00
Net municipal debt Dec. 31, 1918 116,900 00
Borrowing capacity Jan. 1, 1919
$112,929 00
178
ASSETS TRUST FUNDS AND INVESTMENTS
Cemetery Funds
Town of Reading, Wilmington Extension Bonds, 4%
$6,000 00
Municipal Light Extension Loan, 4% 2,500 00
U. S. Government 4th 4 1-4% Bonds 9,000 00
New Library Building Loan, 4% 3,000 00
Accrued interest on investments to Jan. 1, 1919 258 24
Amount due from Town, being difference between 5% guar- anteed on fund and amount fund actually earned
142 32
Cash in Mechanics Savings Bank 368 86
Cash in Mechanics Savings Bank George F. Buck Fund
55 62
$21,325 04
ASSETS AND LIABILITIES FROM
Cash held by Treasurer
$19,675 09
Collector of Taxes, 1916
630 43
Collector of Taxes, 1917
19,956 53
Collector of Taxes, 1918
70,302 91
Collector, Moth Assessments, 1916
16 25
Collector, Moth Assessments, 1917
121 00
Collector, Moth Assessments, 1918
508 75
Sundry parties, spraying .
925 75
Town Indebtedness special due from Municipal Light Dept.
11,000 00
Interest Account
3,986 62
Overlays, 1916
207 49
Bay State Railway Tax
7,466 06
Parker Tavern
3,500 00
Moth Department
2,093 61
Stone Crusher
868 69
Mothers' Aid, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
1,201 78
Mothers' Aid, Cities and Towns
787 55
Temporary Aid, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
1,016 30
State Aid .
3,186 36
Burial of Soldiers
40 00
Highway, due from various parties .
355 50
City of Boston
39 55
$147,886 22
CAPITAL ASSETS
Public Property
$1,001,651 44
.
179
LIABILITIES TRUST FUNDS
Cemetery Bequests .
$21,269 42
George F. Buck Trust Fund
.
55 62
$21,325 04
APPROPRIATIONS DECEMBER 31, 1918
Temporary Loans
. $127,000 00
Excess and Deficiency Account
997 61
Overlays, 1917 .
1,541 27
Overlays, 1918
1,076 81
Cemetery, special
3,994 35
General Revenue
549 26
Reserve Fund, from surplus overlays
449 51
Reserve Fund
778 64
Suspense Account (assessment unpaid)
1,571 75
Taxes on property taken .
199 45
Town Building Maintenance
301 27
Central Fire Station alterations
418 22
Block System Survey
206 83
New Town Office Building
158 07
Premiums
1,928 20
Sewer Construction
3,713 27
Prospect Street
500 00
Forest Street
524 35
West Street surface water
500 00
High Street
394 09
School House Extension Loan
37 41
New Public Library Building
854 92
Memorial Park
34 55
Smith-Hughes Fund
156 39
$147,886 22
CAPITAL LIABILITIES
Town Debt
. $509,000 00
Balance, Town of Reading
. 492,651 44
$1,001,651 44
180
TRUST FUNDS
Balance from 1917
$19,291 10
RECEIVED IN 1918
Mrs. Loretta Foster
100 00
Royal P. Eaton
150 00
Lambertus Krook
100 00
Mrs. J. E. Bigney
75 00
John Wakefield Heirs
100 00
Mrs. M. A. Sherman
100 00
Chas. Myers
100 00
20,016 10
Interest accrued on the above, unexpended 1,253 32
21,269 42
CEMETERY BEQUEST FUND
The Treasurer, Cemetery Trustees and Select- men, acting as Trustees of the Cemetery Fund, held, Dec. 31, 1918, cash and securi- ties amounting to 21,269 42
Balance from 1917
$20,450 00
Received from bequests $725 00
Received from interest 983 42
1,708 42
Less amount paid -
for perpetual care 889 00
819 42
21,269 42
This fund is invested as follows : U. S. 4th 4 1-4% Bonds . 9,000 00 .
Town of Reading Electric Light, Wilmington Extension, 4% in- terest payable Jan'y and July Town of Reading Electric Light, construction within Town limits, 4% New Library Building, 4% ·
6,000 00
2,500 00
3,000 00
181
Accrued interest on investment to Jan. 1, 1919 $258 24
Amount due from Town, being dif- ference between 5% guaranteed on fund and amount fund actu- ally earned 142 32 1
Cash in Mechanics Savings Bank .
368 86
$21,269 42
GEORGE F. BUOK TRUST FUND
This fund is invested as follows :
Cash in Mechanics Savings Bank
55 65
CASH HELD BY THE TREASURER
·Cemetery Fund
$368 86
George F. Buck Fund
55 65
424 51
TAXES
The taxes committed, abated and collected during the year, together with the balance unpaid Dec. 31, 1917, and Dec. 31, 1918, are as follows :
TAXES 1915
Balance from 1917
$755 24
Collected
$481 97
Abated
273 27
755 24
TAXES 1916
Balance from 1917
16,650 93
Collected
$15,432 14
Abated
588 36
·
16,020 50
630 43
182
TAXES 1917
Balance from 1917
$72,147 21
Refunded
44 62
$72,191 83
Collected
$51,629 28
Abated
606 02
52,235 30
$19,956 53
TAXES 1918
Amount Assessed
. $205,984 31
December Supplemen- tary
13 75
205,998 06
Collected
$135,412 51
Abated
282 64
135,695 15
70,302 91
Total uncollected taxes Dec. 31, 1918
$90,889 87
SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS MOTH 1915
Balance from 1917
$24 97
Abated
24 97
MOTH 1916
Balance from 1917
$152 00
Collected
$134 25
Abated
1 50
135 75
16 25
MOTH 1917
Balance from 1917
$533 25
Collected
412 25
·
121 00
183
MOTH 1918
Oommitted
$2,046 00
Amount refunded
380 00
$2,426 00
Collected
$1,053 75
Refunded
376 00
A bated
487 50
1,917 25
$508 75
Total uncollected Moth Assess- ments Dec. 31, 1918 . .
$646 00
OVERLAYS, 1915
Balance from 1917
728 24
Received
2 36
730 60
Abatements ·
$273 27
Transferred to Reserve Fund from Sur-
plus Overlays .
457 33
730 60
OVERLAYS, 1916
Balance from 1917
585 32
Payments
$204 45
Abated .
588 36
$792 81
Balance to 1919
207 49
OVERLAYS, 1917
Balance from 1917
2,147 49
A bated .
606 02
OVERLAYS, 1918
From Tax Levy
1,345 70
December Supplementary
13 75
1,359 45
Abated
282 64
1,076 81
.
1,541 47
184
AGENCY AND TRUST TRANSACTIONS NATIONAL BANK TAX
Balance from 1917
$521 24
Payments
539 06
Transferred to Revenue Account
179 47
RECEIVED
From Commonwealth of Massachusetts $1,239 77
$1,239 77 $1,239 77
STATE TAX
From Tax Levy ·
. 18,150 00
EXPENDED
To the Commonwealth of Massachusetts · . 18,150 00
COUNTY TAX
From Tax Levy
8,994 74
EXPENDED
To Treasurer of Middlesex County 8,994 74
HIGHWAY TAX
From Tax Levy
5,295 81
EXPENDED
To the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 5,295 81
FIRE PREVENTION TAX
From Tax Levy
83 40
EXPENDED
To the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 83 40
SEWER TAX
From Tax Levy
. 12,217 70
To the Commonwealth of Massachusetts . 12,217 70
BAY STATE STREET RAILWAY TAX
Balance from 1917
. $4,420 39
Assessed in 1918
3,045 67
Balance due
.
7,466 06
EXPENDED
185
TAXES ON PROPERTY TAKEN RECEIVED
From Tax Collector .
$662 31
EXPENDED
Balance from 1917
$165 99
Paid by Collector .
296 87
462 86
Balance to 1919
$199 45
EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY ACCOUNT
Balance from 1917
1,825 20
Received in 1918 .
55 00
Sundry transfers .
2,777 01
4,657 21
Sundry transfers .
3,659 60
Balance to 1919
997 61
GENERAL REVENUE ACCOUNT
Balance from 1917 .
$2,436 14
Revenue estimated in 1918
45,704 80
Refund Moth Assessments
376 00
$48,516 94
CREDIT
Moth Assessments .
2,088 54
Certification of Taxes
3 00
Interest on Taxes .
3,441 37
Milk Inspection
18 00
Town Home
629 92
Sealer of Weights and Measures
54 89
Bay State Street Railway Tax (available when paid )
3,045 67
Library Fines .
125 00
Bank Tax
179 47
Interest on Deposits
757 65
Income Tax
22,296 25
Soldiers' Exemption
140 34
Dog Tax
653 98
186
Court Fines .
$96 00
Permits .
178 00
Tuition .
2,637 25
Agricultural Tuition
2,299 91
Corporation Tax
10,420 96
$49,066 20
Balance to 1919
$549 26
$49,066 20 $49,066 20
CEMETERY SPECIAL-SALE OF LOTS AND GRAVES
Balance from 1917
5,807 25
Received from sundry parties .
2,620 00
8,427 25
Transferred to Cemetery Account by vote of Selectmen and Trustees .
4,432 90
Balance to 1919
3,994 35
RESERVE FUND
Balance from 1917
.
778 64
Balance to 1919
778 64
RESERVE FUND FROM SURPLUS OVERLAYS
Balance from 1917
907 18
From overlays
457 33
1,364 51
To sundries
915 00
Balance to 1919
449 51
RICHARDSON PROPERTY RECEIVED
From rent
364 00
EXPENDED
For repairs and water .
. . .
109 24
Transferred to Excess and De- ficiency Account . . 254 76
.
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TRANSFERRED
TRANSFERRED
187
APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES
Detailed account of the appropriations made by the Town during the year, together with the transfers, the expen- ditures and the unexpended balance Dec. 31, 1918.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
LEGISLATIVE
MODERATOR :
Appropriation .
$75 00
EXPENDED
Jesse W. Morton, Moderator $35 00
Balance to the Excess and Deficiency
Account .
40 00
75 00
EXECUTIVE
SELECTMEN'S SALARIES :
Appropriation .
500 00
EXPENDED
Edgar O. Dewey, Chairman
$200 00
Edwin L. Hutchinson
150 00
J. Edward Frost
125 00
Otis B. Ruggles
25 00
500 00
OTHER EXPENSES
Appropriation
.
.
200 00
EXPENDED
Vouchers and binders
$30 25
Telephone
38 42
Printing
4 50
P. O. rent of drawer
2 25
Recording deed
78
188
Government envelopes
$23 80
Express
6 90
Transportation
13 00
Moving from old quarters
4 00
Board for clock
7 32
Towels
4 20
Wreath
5 00
Supplies
34 12
$174 54
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
Account
25 46
$200 00
FINANCIAL
TOWN ACCOUNTANT :
Appropriation .
750 00
EXPENDED
John H. Sheldon, Accountant 750 00
OTHER EXPENSES
Appropriation
100 00
EXPENDED
Louise S. Kinsman, services . $25 00
John H. Sheldon, services
75 00
100 00
TREASURER'S SALARY :
Appropriation
600 00
EXPENDED
Lewis M. Bancroft, services
$100 00
Henry H. Kinsley, services .. ·
500 00
600 00
OTHER EXPENSES
Appropriation
.
.
250 00
RECEIVED
Refund, certification of notes 4 00
Transferred from Surplus Overlays 50 00
304 00
189
EXPENDED
Certification of notes
$56 00
L. M. Bancroft, expenses
13 66
H. H. Kinsley, expenses
1 00
Government envelopes
67 03
Premium on Treasurer's Bond
75 00
Office supplies
67 50
Printing
4 00
Express
88
$285 07
Balance transferred to Excess and
Deficiency Account 18 93
$304 00
TAX COLLECTOR'S SALARY :
Appropriation . $1,200 00
Transferred from Excess and De-
ficiency Account 107 86
1,307 86
EXPENDED
Herbert M Viall, Collector
$1,307 86
OTHER EXPENSES
Appropriation
200 00
RECEIVED
Telephone
4 00
Transferred from Surplus Overlays
115 00
319 00
EXPENDED
Premiums on bond
$100 00
Government envelopes
76 71
Books and office supplies
45 64
Printing
43 25
Telephone
12 54
Express
25
$278 39
Transferred to Excess and De-
ficiency Account 40 61
319 00
190
ASSESSORS' SALARIES : Appropriation
. $1,200 00
EXPENDED
M. F. Charles, Chairman $425 00
G. E. Horrocks
383 34
A. M. Allen .
383 34
$1,191 68
Transferred to Excess and De-
ficiency Account. 8 32
1,200 00
OTHER EXPENSES
Appropriation .
EXPENDED
Street lists
$270 00
Repairing furniture
12 00
Plans
15 45
Geo. E. Horrocks, expenses
6 32
Printing
26 95
Telephone
14 77
Auto hire
17 50
Lighting
33 61
Rent
52 00
Supplies
19 66
Moving
6 00
Incidentals
12 40
$486 66
Transferred to Excess and De-
ficiency Account
63 34
550 00
TOWN CLERK'S SALARY :
Appropriation
150 00
EXPENDED
M. F. Charles, Town Clerk
.
$150 00
·
OTHER EXPENSES
Appropriation
.
250 00
550 00.
191
EXPENDED
Recording births, marriages, deaths
$126 80
Reporting births and deaths 47 00
Printing 13 50
Advertising
4 00
Supplies
41 40
$232 70
Transferred to Excess and De-
ficiency Account 17 30
$250 00
TOWN COUNSEL'S SALARY :
Appropriation
500 00
EXPENDED
Jesse W. Morton, salary
.
$500 00
ELECTION AND REGISTRATION
REGISTRARS' SALARIES :
Appropriation
130 00
M. F. Charles, Clerk
$40 00
Owen McKenney
30 00
Walter S. Prentiss
30 00.
Arthur C. Copeland
30 00
130 00
ELECTION EXPENSES
Appropriation
750 00
RECEIVED
Over-payment
2 00
752 00
EXPENDED
Pay roll', Election Officers
$185 00
Posting notices
12 00
Rent of hall .
96 00
Printing
.
145 25
EXPENDED
192
Express
$4 50
Supplies .
30 50
Selectmen's services
30 00
A. M. Allen .
10 00
W. E. Swain .
5 00
Stamps .
15 50
O. H. Stinchfield
5 00
Supplies
3 70
$542 45
Transferred to Excess and De-
ficiency Account 209 55
$752 00
OTHER GENERAL ACCOUNTS TOWN OFFICE BUILDING MAINTENANCE
Appropriation
1,200 00
TRANSFERRED
From surplus overlays .
600 00
1,800 00
EXPENDED
C. H. Stinchfield, janitor
$553 00
Etta Hadley, services
19 50
Fuel
240 65
Moving safes .
560 00
Lighting
1,147 00
Water
3 00
Repairs .
2 21
Supplies
60 92
Olock
29 50
Express .
73
Labor
17 75
1,498 73
Balance to 1919
301 27
193
OUTSTANDING BILLS
E. O. Hanscom, removing ashes $6 10
Municipal Light Department, lighting 91 88
Reading Water Department, water 12 43
Municipal Light Department, fuel 172 26
Municipal Light Department, fuel 6 05
$288 72
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES
Appropriation $1,500 00 .
TRANSFERRED
From Excess and Deficiency Ac-
count
642 60
EXPENDED
Printing Town Reports
3755 21
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, moth
suppression
504 23
Finance Committee, printing and ser-
vices
126 88
Roll of Honor
122 64
Flags
76 23
Moth Insurance Liability
334 06
Care of Clock®
50 00
Lighting Clock
70 70
Supplies
102 65
2,142 60
OUTSTANDING BILLS
Municipal Light Department, Lighting Clock
$51 75
CARE CENTRAL FIRE STATION
Appropriation
600 00
2,142 60
194
EXPENDED
Fuel
.
$391 55
Lighting
106 07
Water rates
13 46
Repairs
12 70
Express
2 90
Supplies
57 79
$584 47
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
Account .
15 53
OUTSTANDING BILLS
Municipal Light Department, Lighting
$46 74
Cummings Express
1 50
Francis Bros.
75
48 99
INSURANCE
Appropriation
1,500 00
Return premiums
10 15
1,510 15
EXPENDED
Wm. Wightman Co.
$426 55
H. P. Bosson Co.
334 00
Prentiss & Viall
255 61
Arthur S. Cook
49 50
J. Miles & Sons
198 77
1,264 43
Louise Kinsman, services
5 00
1,269 43
Transferred to Excess and De-
ciency Account
240 72
1,510 15
LIGHTING G. A. R. HALL
Appropriation
$50 00
EXPENDED
Municipal Light Department, lighting
50 00 .
RECEIVED
.
195
BLOCK SYSTEM SURVEY
Balance from 1917
$76 40
Appropriation
250 00
326 40
EXPENDED
O. E. Carter, plans
119 57
Balance to 1919
$206 83
CENTRAL FIRE STATION ALTERATIONS
Balance from 1917
418 22
Balance to 1919
418 22
NEW TOWN BUILDING COMMITTEE
Balance from 1917
169 45
TRANSFERRED TO NEW TOWN BUILDING
Appropriation
169 45
PREMIUMS
Balance from 1917
. 1,836 00
RECEIVED
From loans
.
.
140 00
1,976 00
EXPENDED
First National Bank, printing and pre-
paring bonds
47 80
Balance to 1919
1,928 20
NEW TOWN OFFICE BUILDING-GRADING AND FURNISHINGS
Balance from 1917
$15,530 26
RECEIVED
From loan .
7,000 00
From Municipal Light Department 21 00
TRANSFERRED
From Building Committee
169 45
22,720 71
196
EXPENDED
James Miles & Sons, contract
$12,775 50
Adden, Parker & Sidebottom,
architects 715 72
E. C. Hanscom, grading 1,961 37
Francis Bros., contract
886 51
Warren Manning, services
16 29
Herring-Hall, Marvin Co., vault doors .
50 00
Grecian Iron Works, railing
180 00
Kelley & Co., shades
100 17
Sears, Cook & Co., counters
2,465 50
Vaughan & Co., hardware
215 33
Hodson Brothers, painting
255 00
York Safe Co., Treasurer's safe 125 00
Stearns Desk Co., furniture 217 49
A. Ford & Co., caps 40 00
O. Whyte & Co., grilling 297 50 .
Dallman & Co., mats 67 51
Morrison Screen Co., screens
166 00
De Silva Sign Co., board and let- tering 69 92
Pettengill-Andrews Co., fixtures 345 00
Stewart & Robertson, labor 73 00
Page & Baker, desks and furniture
918 93
General Fire Roofing Co., shelves
204 80
Snow Iron Works, iron work .
64 00
Reading Water Department, pipe
34 85
M. & M. Gas Light Co., service pipes ·
76 08
J. N. Weston, labor
.
65 38
Insurance
47 38
Incidentals
47 94
Supplies .
80 47
·
$22,562 64
Balance to 1919
158 07
I
197
PROTECTION TO PERSONS AND PROPERTY
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Appropriation
.
$6,041 00
Sundry sources
18 00
6,059 00
EXPENDED
Pay roll
. $5,604 85
Jeremiah Cullinane, expenses
28 85
Auto hire
99 75
Supplies
46 97
Telephone
102 80
Printing
22 45
Repairs to motor cycle .
17 93
Express
70
Auto list
18 00
Traffic signs
13 50
Care of signs
15 00
Professional services
4 00
Incidentals
10 00
Transferred to Excess and De-
ficiency Account 74 20
6,059 00
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Appropriation
10,601 00
RECEIVED
Sundry sources
93 82
Transferred from Fire Alarm re-
pairs and box, Hanscom Ave. 294 00
10,988 82
EXPENDED
For salaries :
O. O. Ordway, Chief $164 67
W. R. Zwicker, Engineer and Clerk 125 00
Edward B. Eames, Engineer . 104 10
Permanent Firemen 6,112 50
Call Men, Steward and Captain, including poll taxes 2,115 50
RECEIPTS
.
198
L. T. Eames, Superintendent
$100 00
Labor
392 23
Supplies
296 45
Telephone
58 06
Gas
47 97
Express
21 43
Repairs to equipment
311 10
Gasoline and oil
172 78
Lighting
18 65
Laundry
47 51
Fuse.
28 62
Horse hire
308 10
Wire
111 54
Lunches Whistle
194 66
Cross arms
24 90
Rubber boots
21 00
Incidentals
133 29
10,932 89
Balance to Excess and Deficiency
Account
£
55 93
-$10,988 82
OUTSTANDING BILLS
Reading Water Department
$3 00
Municipal Light Department
5 00
Reading Laundry
3 56
American Express Co.
29
Cummings Express
1 95
N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co.
9 06
American Steel Wire Co.
35 51
58 37
FIRE ALARM REPAIRS
Appropriation
400 00
EXPENDED
Pay roll
.
$173 00
Transferred to Fire Department
227 00
400 00
22 83
199
Box HANSCOM AVENUE
Appropriation
$160 00
EXPENDED
Gamewell fire alarm box
93 00
Transferred to Fire Department
67 00
160 00
HYDRANT RENTALS
Appropriation
6,030 00
EXPENDED
Reading Water Works . -
. $6,030 00
.
MOTH DEPARTMENT
Appropriation
6,800 00
TRANSFERRED
From Tree Warden .
100 00
From Excess and Deficiency Account 11 58
6,911 58
EXPENDED
H. M. Donegan, Superintendent . $1,119 42
Pay roll .
.
3,194 90
Commonwealth of Mass., supplies
399 59
Dow Chemical Co., lead
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