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$ 8,143.88
Commitment, Poll Taxes Add'l
62.00
Commitment, December
131.49
Refunds 1924
$ 308.00
Abatements 1924
2,775.43
Balance to 1925
5,253.94
$ 8,337.57
$ 8,337.57
OVERLAY RESERVE FUND
Balance Jan. 1, 1924
$ 427.26
Transfer from Overlay, 1920
249.33
Transfer from Overlay 1921
6.85
Transfer from Overlay 1923
1,214.15
Balance to 1925
$ 1,897.59
$ 1,897.59 $ 1,897.59
DEPARTMENTAL ACCOUNTS Receivable
Balance Jan. 1, 1924
$ 10,655.52
Charges in 1924
18,590.39
Received in 1924
$ 20,130.07
Committed to Collector
1,334.80
Balance to 1925
7,781.04
$ 29,245.91
$ 29,245.91
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270
WATER DEPARTMENT Accounts Receivable Dr.
Balance Jan. 1, 1924
$
211.49
Meter rates, etc., charged in 1924
· 43,839.51
Cr.
Receipts 1924
Balance Dec. 31, 1924
$ 43,945.28 105.72
$ 44,051.00
$ 44,051.00
MUNICIPAL LIGHT DEPARTMENT Accounts Receivable Dr.
Balance Jan. 1, 1924
$ 21,918.28
Light, Power, etc., charged in 1924
226,770.98
Cr.
Receipts 1924
$208,700.39
Discounts, Credits and Transfers
14,317.50
Bills uncollectible, charged off
1,123.18
Balance Dec. 31, 1924
24,548.19
$248,689.26
$248,689.26
CEMETERY RESERVE FUND
Cr.
Balance Jan. 1, 1924
$
1,458.83
Receipts, Sale Lots and Graves
2,352.00
Dr.
Transferred to Cemetery Land Purchase $ 658.50
Transferred to Laurel Hill Cemetery Account 1,520.62
Balance to 1925
1,631.71
$ 3,810.83 $ 3,810.83
TAX TITLES HELD BY TOWN Dr.
Balance from 1923
$
3,958.04
Expenses, Recording, etc.
22.70
Transfer from Taxes 1923
2,153.11
Transfer from Sewer Assessments 1923
17.68
Cr.
Redemption of Property
$
2,265.20
Balance to 1925
3,896.33
$ 6,151.53 $ 6,151.53
271
EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY ACCOUNT Cr.
Balance Jan. 1, 1924
Transferred Tax Title Revenue
$ 18,938.56 2,282.88
Transferred Revenue Account
16,034.04
Dr.
Transferred to Maturing Debt Account
$ 15,000.00
Transferred to Overdrafts 1923
438.56
Transferred to Tax Titles Revenue
2,194.99
Transferred to Reserve Fund
3,500.00
Balance to 1925
16,121.93
$ 37,255.48
$ 37,255.48
RESERVE FUND Cr.
Balance Jan. 1, 1924
$ 16.50
Transfer from E. & D. Acct.
3,500.00
Dr.
Transfer to Election Expenses
$ 402.78
Insurance Account
6.39
Police Dept. Maintenance
94.63
Police Dept. Special Officers
1,187.48
Fire Dept. Maintenance
239.78
Care Contagious Diseases
220.76
Snow and Ice Removal
737.85
Poor Dept. Maintenance
64.70
Temporary Aid
21.45
Overlay 1922
50.12
Balance to 1925
490.56
$ 3,516.50 $ 3,516.50
APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS Moderator's Salary Cr.
Appropriation
$ 60.00
Dr.
Jesse W. Morton
$ 60.00
$ 60.00 $ 60.00
.
Selectmen's Expenses Cr.
Appropriation
$ 300.00
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272
Dr.
American Railway Exp. Co.
$ .39
Helen A. Brown
21.00
Simon Castine
5.00
Comm. of Mass.
4.00
Cummings Exp. Co.
.65
John Fay
2.00
First Nat'l Bank
.50
Bernice S. Flint
3.00
Hobbs & Warren
.50
Margaret Hunt
10.50
Hazel Killam
1.50
New England Tel. & Tel. Co.
60.20
New England Towel Supply Co.
16.80
Clyde M. Simonds
2.50
W. E. & J. F. Twombly
92.81
U. S. Post Office
3.00
Total Payments
224.35
Balance to Revenue
75.65
$ 300.00
$ 300.00
Selectmen's Clerical Cr.
Appropriation
$ 1,310.00
Dr.
Leon G. Bent
$ 1,102.00
Mabel M. Strout
136.00
Helen A. Brown
69.00
Heloise Playdon
3.00
$ 1,310.00 $ 1,310.00
Town Accountant's Salary Cr.
Appropriation
$ 1,000.00
Leon G. Bent
$ 1,000.00
$ 1,000.00
$ 1,000.00
Treasurer's Salary Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
$
1,000.00
.
273
Dr.
Henry H. Kinsley
$ 166.66
Wilfred A. Bancroft.
833.34
$ 1,000.00 $ 1,000.00
Treasurer's Expenses Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
Allen Bros.
$ 4.70
Wilfred A. Bancroft
7.03
Second Nat'l Bank
11.00
F. & E. Check Writer Co.
45.00
M. F. Charles
14.40
Comm. of Mass.
30.00
Hill, Smith & Co.
3.77
Hobbs & Warren
1.38
New England Tel. & Tel. Co.
39.31
Prentiss & Parker
75.00
Thorp & Martin Co.
6.86
W. E. & J. F. Twombly
22.45
U. S. Post Office
87.36
Total Payments
348.26
Balance to Revenue
51.74
$ 400.00
$ 400.00 }
Tax Collector's Salary Cr.
Appropriation
$ 2,000.00
Grace V. Viall
$ 2,000.00
$ 2,000.00
$ 2,000.00
Tax Collector's Expenses Cr.
Appropriation
$ 700.00
Dr.
F. W. Barry, Beale Co.
$ 3.12
M. F. Charles
5.90
Clinton W. Crafts
106.80
Hobbs & Warren
1.97
Louie's Stationery
4.58
$ 400.00
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1
Dr.
274
W. W. Lydston
1.00
New England Tel. & Tel. Co.
37.08
New England Towel Supply Co.
7.20
Prentiss & Parker
100.00
Royal Typewriter Co.
94.63
W. E. & J. F. Twombly
121.43
U. S. Post Office
202.68
Grace V. Viall
2.00
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Total Payments
688.39
Balance to Revenue
11.61
$ 700.00
$ 700.00
Tax Collector's Clerical Cr.
Appropriation
$ 150.00
Vera Y. Cobb
$ 18.75
Jessie M. Staples
25.00
Marcia S. Ferris
6.50
Christine F. Atkinson
67.25
Total Payments
117.50
Balance to Revenue
32.50
Assessors' Salaries Cr.
Appropriation
1,800000 $
Dr.
$ 600.00
J. Fred Richardson
600.00.
Edward B. Eames
600.00
$ 1,800.00 $ 1,800.00
Assessors' Expenses Cr.
Appropriation
$ 1,700.00
Dr.
C. F. Atkinson $ .35
Mrs. Marion P. Allen
144.00
A. W. Brownell, Corp'n
4.00
M. F. Charles
6.58
Cummings Express Co.
.40
Dr.
$ 150.00 $ 150.00
Alvah W. Clark
275
Alvah W. Clark
50.00
Mrs. Mary Daniel
131.00
Davis & Abbott
14.57
Philomena Doucette
137.50
Mrs. Bernice. S. Flint
70.50
Bernard J. Golden, Att'y
50.00
Library Bureau
4.88
Municipal Light Department
15.62
H. B. McArdle
1.75
New England Tel. & Tel. Co.
36.02
New England Towel Supply Co.
6.60
Quality Press
8.76
J. Fred Richardson
50.00
Royal Typewriter Co.
90.00
Benjamin W. Smith, Att'y
199.50
W. E. & J. F. Twombly
629.20
U. S. Post Office
4.50
W. H. Willis
.50
Wakefield Daily Item
1.75
Total Payments
1,657.98
Balance to Revenue
42.02
$ 1,700.00
$ 1,700.00
Assessors' Clerical Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
Christine F. Atkinson
$ 1,300.00
$ 1,300.00
$ 1,300.00
Block System Survey Cr.
Balance from 1923
$ 33.66
Appropriation
250.00
Dr.
Davis & Abbott
$ 214.26
Balance to 1925
69,40
$ 283.66 $ 283.66
Town Counsel's Salary and Expenses Cr.
Appropriation
$
600.00
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$ 1,300.00
276
Dr.
Jesse W. Morton, Att'y
Salary
91.01
Expenses
Total Payments
591.01
Balance to Revenue
8.99
$ 600.00
$ 600.00
Town Clerk's Salary Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
$ 350.00
$ 350.00 $ 350.00
Town Clerk's Expenses Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
$ 65.00
M. F. Charles
363.66
Doherty Bros.
5.75
· Edgerly & Bessom
15.50
P. B. Murphy
12.10
W. E. & J. F. Twombly
31.20
Total Payments
493.21
Balance to Revenue
6.79
$ 500.00 $ 500.00
Board of Public Works Cr.
Appropriation
$ 4,400.00
Dr.
Harry B. Collins, Salary
$ 3,000.00
Clerical Salaries
988.00
Abbott & McKay
10.17
Adams Company
3.40
American Ry. Exp. Co.
.48
Amstaco
.60
F. W. Barry, Beale & Co.
7.19
C. W. Crafts
4.69
Cummings Exp.
.35
$ 500.00
C. F. Atkinson
$ 350.00
Millard F. Charles
$ 500.00
277
E. B. Currell & Son
7.51
Davis & Abbott
2.00
Elliott Address. Mach. Co.
10.16
Estabrook Steel Pen Co.
1.64
T. C. Fife
. .
2.50
Francis Bros.
.35
Hodson Bros.
.45
R. H. Jackson
.50
Municipal Light Co.
5.59
H. B. McArdle
3.00
McGraw, Hill Co.
5.00
New England Tel. & Tel. Co.
154.10
Prentiss & Parker
12.50
Reading Motor Co.
58.74
Registry of Motor Vehicles
2.00
F. F. Smith
.30
W. E. & J. F. Twombly
25.50
Underwood Typewriter Co. .. .
5.89
U. S. Post Office
46.41
A. W. Wiley
.73
W. H. Willis
.55
Yawman & Erbe Mfg. Co.
32.85
Total Payments
4,393.15
Balance to Revenue
6.85
$ 4,400.00 $ 4,400.00
Board of Registrars Salaries
Appropriation
$ 250.00
Owen McKenney
$ 60.00
Walter S. Prentiss
60.00
Preston F. Nichols
60.00
Millard F. Charles, Clerk
70.00
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$ 250.00 $ 250.00
Election Expenses Cr.
Appropriation
$
900.00
Transferred from Reserve Fund
402.78
Dr.
Sundry Parties, Election Officers
$
599.50
M. F. Charles
.60
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Cr.
Dr.
278-
Clapp & Leach
E. B. Currell & Son
32.54
George L. Flint
3.00
Pay Roll, Highway Dept.
18.92
J. Fred Richardson
17.50
Security Lodge, I. O. O. F.
165.00
W. E. & J. F. Twombly
407.09
Edward G. Quinlan
36.50
$ 1,302.78
$ 1,302.78
Miscellaneous Expense
Cr.
$ 3,000.00
Allen Brothers
$ 7.15
Amberg File & Index Co.
4.23
Am. Gasaccumulator Co.
24.75
C. F. Atkinson
13.50
W. Bancroft & Co.
7.20
L. G. Bent
51.75
Blackbird Pen Co.
7.00
Boston & Maine R. R.
6.61
M. F. Charles
1.86
Clinton W. Crafts
115.00
Cummings Express Co.
.35
E. B. Currell & Son
6.45
Joseph Finberg, Treasurer
20.00
Gillis Office Supply Co.
2.16
W. W. Lydston
7.50
H. M. Meserve Co.
8.83
Municipal Light Dept.
238.54
Old South Clock Reading Sign
74.08
H. B. McArdle
32.10
N. Wilmington Nurseries
5.00
Old South M. E. Society
50.00
Prentiss & Parker
10.00
Royal Typewriter Co.
9.00
Kirk Sweetser Heirs
274.55
Percy N. Sweetser
6.00
James T. Towhill Co.
33.95
W. E. & J. F. Twombly
1,368.38
U. S. Post Office
10.03
G. V. Viall
2.00
Appropriation
Dr.
22.14
279
Water Dept.
27.95
Yawman & Erbe Mfg. Co.
10.67
Total Payments
2,436.59
Balance to Revenue
563.41
$ 3,000.00 $ 3,000.00
Municipal Building Maintenance Cr.
Appropriation
$ 3,000.00
Dr.
Am. Ry. Exp. Co.
$ .57
G. H. Atkinson Co.
1.95
Clapp & Leach
2.10
E. B. Currell & Son
15.40
T. C. Fife
67.15
George L. Flint
6.75
Francis Brothers
15.55
Pay Roll, Highway Dept.
14.37
Earl G. Hobart
2.50
Hodson Bros.
13.00
William Kelch
9.00
W. H. Killam
40.20
R. H. Jackson
3.25
Malden & Melrose Gas Light Co.
6.00
George W. Marshall
1.50
Municipal Light Dept.
602.17
H. B. McArdle
27.00
New Method Varnish Co.
5.88
George W. Perkins
14.50
Sewer Dept.
39.30
Charles N. Smart
6.65
Fred F. Smith
1.25
Standard Chemical & Supply Co.
3.61
H. L. Stearns Desk Co.
23.30
Frank W. Stevens
12.16
Charles H. Stinchfield
806.00
Percy N. Sweetser
246.60
Wakefield Win. Cl. Co.
6.00
Water Dept.
46.20
Total Payments
2,039.91
Balance to Revenue
960.09
$ 3,000.00
$ 3,000.00
·
280
Central Fire Station Maintenance and Repairs Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
W. Bancroft & Co.
$ 21.08
Burgess & Blacker
651.00
F. A. Butters
19.79
T. C. Fife
30.00
J. A. Lefave
142.99
Municipal Light Dept.
207.62
F. F. Smith
2.40
Sewer Department
138.80
Percy N. Sweetser
494.21
Water Department
42.40
Total Payments
1,750.29
Balance to Revenue
764.71
$ 2,515.00
$
2,515.00
Victory House. Lighting Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
Municipal Light Dept.
$ 135.86
Balance to Revenue
64.14
$ 200.00
$
200.00
G. A. R. Rooms. Lighting Cr.
Appropriation
$ 25.00
Municipal Light Dept.
$ 10.30
Balance to Revenue
14.70
$ 25.00
25.00
G. A. R. Rooms. Rent
Cr.
Appropriation
$ 360.00
Dr.
Mahlon E. Brande
$ 360.00
$ 360.00 $ 360.00
$ 2,515.00
$ 200.00
Dr.
281
Insurance Cr.
Appropriation
$ 2,202.04
Receipts, Return Premiums
529.48
Transfer from Water Dept.
245.93
Transfer from Sewer Dept.
320.81
Transfer from Mun. Light
205.22
. Dr.
Louis Davis
$ 853.83
Irving F. Jewett
2.98
Kingman & Richardson
183.91
Prentiss & Parker
1,737.07
W. H. Wightman & Co.
212.23
Total Payments
2,990.02
Balance to Revenue
513.46
$ 3,503.48 $ 3,503.48
Interest Cr.
Appropriation
$ 17,907.50
Dr.
C. L. Edwards & Co., Int. on Temporary Loan $ 751.67
Second Nat'l Bank, Int. on Temporary Loan ....
1,593.13
Old Colony Trust Co., Int. on Temporary Loan
1,216.14
First Nat'l Bank, Boston, Int. on Temporary Loan Atlantic Nat'l Bank
2,099.88
Various Parties, Interest on Loans, not including Municipal Light and Water 10,328.75
Total Payments
17,164.99
Balance to Revenue
742.51
$ 17,907.50
$ 17,907.50
Police Department. Maintenance' Cr.
Appropriation
$
1,443.00
Transferred from Reserve Fund
94.63
Dr.
Am. Ry. Exp. Co.
$ .97
G. H. Atkinson Co.
6.68
Auto List Pub. Co.
50:00
M. C. Bassett
15.00
J. J. Cameron
6.00
)
1,175,42
282
Central Garage
348.95
M. F. Charles
5.00
Clapp & Leach
9.10
Jeremiah Cullinane
51.06
Cummings Exp. Co.
2.70
George W. Davis Co.
34.63
T. C. Fife
3.12
Clarence H. Forest
15.00
A. D. Gordon
12.00
Iver Johnson Sporting Goods Co.
37.41
Kenney's Service Station
3.42
M. Linsky & Bros.
9.00
Charles J. Martin
495.00
Municipal Light Dept.
40.29
N. E. Fire Appliance Co.
7.69
N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co.
148.34
Portalite Co.
3.08
J. W. Reardon
66.15
Reg. of Motor Vehicles
10.00
E. D. Richmond, M. D.
3.00
F. F. Smith
.70
S. M. Spencer Mfg. Co.
13.94
Traffic Sign & Signal Co.
90.00
W. F. Turner, Jr.
24.00
W. E. & J. F. Twombly
25.40
$ 1,537.63 $ 1,537.63
Police Department. Salaries Cr.
Appropriation
$ 15,030.30
Dr.
Pay Roll
$ 15,022.72
Balance to Revenue
7.58
$ 15,030.30
$ 15,030.30
Police Department. Special Officers
Cr.
Appropriation
1
$
200.00
Transferred from Reserve Fund
1,187.48
Dr.
Pay Roll
·
$
1,387.48
$ 1,387.48 $ 1,387.48
283
Fire Department. Maintenance Cr.
Appropriation
Transferred from Reserve Fund
Dr.
Aga Auto Lamp Co.
$ 46.21
American Gear Co.
15.68
Am. Ry. Exp. Co.
206.77
Archibald Wheel Co.
1.20
J. W. Austin
10.35
W. Bancroft Co.
233.00
Bangs Fixture Co.
1.00
G. E. Belcher Machine Co.
33.83
Boston & Maine Railroad
.51
Boston Nickel Plating Co.
25.00
Central Garage
2.65
Chandler & Farquhar Co.
1.38
Chapman Valve Co.
13.50
M. F. Charles
1.25
Chase & Finnegan
10.00
Clapp & Leach
3.47
H. O. Copeland & Co.
14.15
Cummings Exp. Co.
22.80
E. B. Currell & Son
2.00
Danforth's Pharmacy
3.35
George W. Davis Co.
44.85
C. L. Deming
.28
L. W. Dickinson & Son
314.95
Dodge-Haley Co.
3.12
Emily M. Eames
3.50
Hugh L. Eames
75.00
M. A. Esner
4.95
T. C. Fife
83.92
Fire Prevention
1.00
Fire & Water Eng.
4.00
Francis Bros.
70.22
Gibby Foundry Co.
30.52
Gifford-Wood Co.
1.24
Gray-Aldrich Co.
170.41
Hodson Bros. 2
18.48
R. M. Hollingshead & Co.
7.50
C. L. Jeans & Co.
23.77
John Street Garage
3.20
Kenney's Service Station
26.09
William T. King
10.00
Knox Motor Associates
198.19
C. F. Kress & Sons
115.00
$ 4,9.07.00 239.78
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284
J. A. LeFave 15.90
Morris Levine
.50
J. H. Long Machine Co.
13.71
Lumsden & Van Stone Co.
9.90
Lungmotor Corp'n 29.21
Malden & Melrose Gas Light Co. 48.21
G. W. Marshall
2.70
J. M. Maxwell, Jr., & Son
8.95
Melrose Radiator Hospital
25.00
Merrimac Chemical Co.
7.64
Metcalf Store
1.04
A. S. Morse Co.
.85
C. A. Mosso Laboratories
12.25
Motor Parts Co.
47.31
C. W. H. Moulton Co.
8.00
Municipal Light Dept.
13.14
Howard Murphy
51.38
N. E. Fire Appliance Co.
278.95
N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co.
106.77
D. O. Miller Co.
.15
North Main Street Garage
.90
North Reading Wagon Co.
67.05
O. O. Ordway
9.60
Joseph Palmer
35.39
Reading Custom Laundry
110.93
Reading Garage & Service Station
1.50
Reading Motor Co.
2.97
Reading Tire Shop
630.80
Peter Robertson
24.00
Ross Gloss Co.
2.77
Sanitas Mfg. Co.
26.00
P. J. Seaman
7.16
F. F. Smith
13.46
Standard Oil Co.
220.50
S. R. Stembridge Co.
26.85
Stoneham Battery Station
57.00
Mrs. Adolph Turner
1.25
W. E. & J. F. Twombly
10.50
Underwriters Equipment Co.
1,062.68
F. Wallace
36.42
Walworth Mfg. Co.
.25
Water Department
6.00
Wetmore-Savage Co.
85.13
White Company
143.67
A. J. Wilkinson & Co.
7.90
Winship, Boit & Co.
16.25
$ 5,146.78 $ 5,146.78
285
Fire Department. Salaries Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
Pay Roll
$ 9,686.86
$ 9,686.86 $ 9,686.86
Fire Department. Call Men Salaries
Cr.
$ 2,690.00
Appropriation
Dr.
$ 2,690.00
Pay Roll
$ 2,690.00 $ 2,690.00
Fire Alarm Maintenance
Cr.
$ 700.00
Appropriation
Dr.
$ 147.00
H. L. Eames
71.24
Am. Ry. Exp. Co.
.72
W. Bancroft & Co.
4.78
M. F. Charles
5.80
Clapp & Leach
2.92
E. B. Currell & Son
22.50
L. W. Dickinson & Son
2.50
Electric Paint & Varnish Co.
14.44
Fellows & Co.
20.70
T. C. Fife
19.35
Francis Bros.
22.49
Gamewell Fire Alarm Tel. Co.
151.07
Hodson Bros.
2.78
R. H. Jackson
8.80
John Street Garage
.60
D. O. Miller Co.
1.04
R. Mitchell Co.
16.82
Municipal Light Dept.
82.51
R. J. MacDonald
18.00
Reading Tire Shop
2.90
F. F. Smith
5.10
S. R. Stembridge Co.
10.80
W. E. & J. F. Twombly
5.00
$
9,686.86
Pay Roll
286
Western Electric Co.
27.78
A. J. Wilkinson & Co.
.33
F. Wallace
5.50
Total Payments
673.47
Balance to Revenue
26.53
$ 700.00
$
700.00
Moth Department Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
$ 4,676.39
Allen Bros.
.75
W. Bancroft & Co.
8.25
William C. Barrett
2.75
Bates Motor Co.
490.70
Joseph Breck & Sons
14.21
Samuel Cabot
9.70
Central Garage
66.10
Clinton W. Crafts
21.00
Cummings Express Co.
50.49
L. W. Dickinson & Son
9.90
Dodge-Haley Co.
10.98
H. M. Donegan
97.02
T. C. Fife
4.23
Francis Brothers
34.28
Frost Insecticide Co.
39.40
Golden State Sales Corp'n
15.68
Green Gate Filling Station
88.47
C. L. Jeans & Co.
193.75
Jolın Street Garage
18.00
Frank Kenney
20.00
Kenney s Service Station
40.52
John Lucas & Co.
795.06
N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co.
25.14
Reading Tire Shop
12.75
W. E. Steinhour
8.80
S. R. Stembridge Co.
29.57
W. E. & J. F. Twombly
11.91
Total Payments
6,795.80
Balance to Revenue
4.20
$ 6,800.00
6,800.00
$ 6,800.00
Pay Roll
287
Tree Warden Cr.
$
1,500.00
Appropriation
Dr.
$ 835.87
Pay Roll
3.40
W. Bancroft & Co.
12.00
K. M. Bangs
23.15
William C. Barrett
19.50
H. W. Batchelder
82.69
Joseph Breck & Sons
258.50
Cherry Hill Nurseries
1.00
Cummings Express
48.71
H. I. Dallman Co.
50.00
H. M. Donegan
49.49
Francis Bros.
12.00
William R. Livingstone
58.00
Reading Tire Shop
8.05
P. J. Seaman
4.80
F. F. Smith
5.25
W. E. & J. F. Twombly
26.00
Total Payments
1,498.41
Balance to Revenue
1.59
$ 1,500.00
$ 1,500.00
Forest Warden Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
Pay Roll
$ 14.50
H. M. Donegan
15.00
Reading Tire Shop
9.00
S. R. Stembridge Co.
9.79
T. C. Fife
1.00
Underwriters Equipment Co.
246.70
Reading Motor Co.
3.22
James Williams
.50
N. E. Fire Appliance Co.
18.07
Sanborn Hill Service Station
11.25
J. J. Cameron
6.00
J. W. Austin
13.40
Total Payments
348.43
Palance to Revenue
151.57
$ 500.00 $ 500.00
$ 500.00
Zanni & Co.
288
Hydrant Rentals Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
Water Department
$
6,240.00
Drinking Fountains Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
Water Department
$ 100.00
$ 100.00
$ 100.00
Inspector of Buildings Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
George H. Sidebottom
$ 100.00
A. Russell Barnes
200.00
$ 300.00 $ 300.00
Inspector of Wires. Salary Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
Arthur G. Sias
$ 100.00
$ 100.00
$ 100.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures.
Salary
Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
$ 400.00
$ 400.00 $ 400.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures. Expenses Cr.
Appropriation
$
100.00
Dr.
W. H. Booth $ 5.00
W. & L. E. Gurley
13.74
$
6,240.00
$ 6,240.00 $ 6,240.00
$ 100.00
$ 300.00
$ 100.00
$ 400.00
Carl M. Smith
289
Hobbs & Warren
1.10
D. O. Miller Co.
40.00
S. R. Stembridge
25.00
Total Payments
7.79
Balance to Revenue
$ 100.0
Board of Health. Salaries Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
Christine F. Atkinson
$
$ 25
E. M. Halligan, M. D.
C. H. Playdon
100.00
-
75.00
$
75.00
Board of Health. Expenses Cr.
250.00
$ 250.00
Appropriation
Dr.
American Railway Exp. Co.
Chase & Finnegan
George L. Flint
$
7.51
Donald Goodwin
1.00
M. V. Harrington
200.00
John Murray
.50
National Coat & Apron Supply Co.
...
50.00
N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co.
27.63
W. E. & J. F. Twombly
8.43
David Whelton
. . . .
..
. .
...
.. .
27.63
Balance to Revenue
391.52
308.48
Inspector of Pl
(
Appropriation
Jr.
umbing. Salary
. .
Dr. $ 700.00
$ 700.00
$ 700.00
$ 700.00
-
-
0 $
1
$ 700.00
$ 700.00
David Taggart
32.69
36.13
Total Payments
$ 700.00
7.37
Carl M. Smith
92.21
290
Inspector of Animals. Salary
Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
$ 200.00
$ 200.00
$ 200.00
Inspector of Milk. Salary
Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
$ 100.00
$ 100.00
$ 100.00
Care Contagious Diseases Cr.
Appropriation
$
1,200.00
Transfer from Revenue Fund
220.76
Dr.
Adams Company
$ 17.42
City of Cambridge
5.00
Chase & Finnegan
6.75
Edgerly & Bessom
18.00
City of Haverhill
26.00
Int. Chem. Co.
38.22
City of Malden
314.50
Mass. Char. Eye & Ear Inf.
58.60
Mass. Homeopathic Hospital
153.50
F. L. Smalley, M. D.
108.84
North Reading State San.
651.41
Mrs. C. C. White
20.02
W. H. Willis
2.50
$ 1,420.76 $ 1,420.76
Garbage Collection Cr.
Appropriation
$ 2,438.70
Dr.
Joseph Farpella
$ 1,238.70
Silas H. Carroll
1,197.00
H. R. Jones
3.00
$ 2,438.70 $ 2,438.70
.
Calvert H. Playdon
200.00
$ 100.00
Carl M. Smith
291 SEWER DEPARTMENT Construction and Maintenance
Cr.
Balance from 1923
$ 11,436.88
Bonds Issued
22,000.00
Premium and Accrued Interest
120.51
Betterment Assessments, Interest and Rentals ..
11,255.82
Dr.
Pay Roll
$ 1,863.04
Insurance
205.22
Abbott & McKay
14.88
Adams Company
.30
Anı. Bank Note Co.
98.00
Louis Balboni
828.00
W. Bancroft & Co.
2.70
Barbour & Dixon
1,924.10
F. W. Barry Beale & Co.
6.41
Berger Mfg. Co.
46.04
Boston & Maine Railroad
1,831.01
Clinton Foundry Co.
445.05
Creditors' Nat'l Clearing House
2.07
Cummings Exp. Co.
7.70
E. B. Currell & Son
.87
C. L. Deming
1.00
Elliott Co.
6.53
T. C. Fife
.35
Francis Bros.
.75
Globe Newspaper Co.
15.60
A. D. Gordon
12.00
Hatchins & Wheeler
50.00
Lovewell-Henrici Co.
109.80
C. A. Mosso Laboratories
6.75
Reading Motor Co.
85.68
Reading Rubber Mfg. Co.
31.50
Reading Tire Shop Co.
2.25
Reg. of Motor Vehicles
16.00
Reliance Ribbon & Carbon Co.
12.25
F. F. Smith
.95
Standard Oil Co.
53.00
S. R. Stembridge Co.
30.25
Percy N. Sweetser
174.00
Angelo Sussi
15,851.93
Thorp & Martin Co.
6.17
W. E. & J. F. Twoml ly
25.05
. .
292
U. S. Post Office
2.08
Waldo Bros. & Bond Co.
3,333.88
Total Payments
27,103.16
Balance to 1925
17,710.05
$ 44,813.21
$ 44,813.21
SEWER DEPARTMENT House Connections Cr.
Balance from 1923
$
1,195.70
Guarantee Deposits
7,663.18
Dr.
Refunds
$ 511.68
Pay Roll
1,137.93
Am. Ry. Exp. Co.
1.62
Louis Balboni
1,351.67
W. Bancroft & Co.
30.00
Barbour & Dixon
290.05
F. A. Bessom
1.50
Boston & Maine Railroad
2.93
Braman, Dow & Co.
2.60
Chase's Auto Exp. Co.
.75
Cummings Exp. Co.
20.00
Curry Bros. Oil Co.
16.63
T. C. Fife
2.74
Lumsden & Van Stone Co.
155.99
O. O. Ordway
82.15
Reading Motor Co.
26.37
Reading Rubber Mfg. Co.
50.75
Reading Tire Shop
32.75
F. F. Smith
361.32
S. M. Spencer Mfg. Co.
4.97
Standard Oil Co.
75.45
Sullivan Machine Co.
53.60
Angelo Sussi & Co.
3,195.75
Percy N. Sweetser
50.35
Waldo Bros. & Bond Co.
173.34
Water Department
6.81
Zanni & Co.
3.00
Total Payments
7,642.70
Balance to 1925
1,216.18
$ 8,858.88
$ 8,858.88
293
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT Cr.
Appropriation
Employers' Liability Co.
$ 50,000.00 98.29
Dr.
Pay Roll
$ 15,914.03
Abbott & McKay
3.54
American Gas & Oil Co.
12.67
Autocar Sales & Service Co.
133.79
Louis Balboni
768.09
W. Bancroft & Co.
74.70
Barber Asphalt Co.
53.24
Barrett Co.
18,629.55
Blue Print Co.
.64
Boston Elevated Ry. Co.
75.00
Boston & Maine Railroad
230.24
Buffalo-Springfield Roller Co.
88.62
Castner, Curran & Bullitt, Inc.
300.02
Antony Cefalo
593.09
Clinton Foundry Co.
345.00
Cummings Express Co.
34.80
E. B. Currell & Son
38.00
Curry Bros. Oil Co.
63.04
H. I. Dallman Co.
42.32
Davis & Abbott
138.42
L. W. Dickinson & Son
32.90
Eastern Tractor Co.
14.20
T. C. Fife
.38
Francis Brothers
3.75
General Crushed Stone Co.
3,145.03
W. F. Haskell
21.65
Hodges & Co.
8.08
Hodsdon Brothers
86.92
Kenney's Service Station
4.02
Emma S. Knowles
125.50
George E. Lang
23.26
Lumsden & Van Stone Co.
5.86
Middlesex County House of Correction
9.96
Montrose Filling & Service Station
394.55
Municipal Light Department
44.21
John F. McDonough
1,748.46
Samuel Narcus
4.66
C. Irving Nesmith
57.50
New England Road Machine Co.
6.90
.
N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co. 67.98
Frank L. Noble
40.90
294
Dana F. Perkins
42.32
T. Quigley, Jr.
1,799.50
Reading Garage & Service Station
.90
Reading Motor Co.
278.90
Reading Tire Shop
1,241.55
Registry of Motor Vehicles
12.00
F. F. Smith
47.36
Alden Speare & Sons' Co.
1,359.79
Standard Oil Co.
828.70
S. R. Stembridge Co.
119.27
P. N. Sweetser
531.08
W. E. & J. F. Twombly
3.38
Waldo Bros. & Bond Co.
241.77
Yawman & Erbe Mfg. Co.
12.80
Total Payments
49,904.79
Balance to Revenue
193.50
$ 50,098.29
$ 50,098.29
Removal Snow and Ice
Cr.
Appropriation
$ 4,000.00
Transferred from Reserve Fund
737.85
Dr.
Pay Roll
$ 2,643.23
Comm. of Mass., Plowing
268.73
Sundry Parties, Plowing
945.50
Am. Railway Exp. Co.
3.29
Autocar Sales & Service Co.
192.19
Boston & Maine Railroad
23.32
W. E. Clark & Co.
70.87
Cummings Exp. Co.
7.00
E. B. Currell & Son
10.20
Eastern Tractors Co.
384.10
Francis Brothers
9.57
Good Roads Machine Co.
26.03
Kenney's Service Station
14.16
P. J. Seaman
2.00
F. F. Smith
6.60
Standard Oil Co.
120.58
S. R. Stembridge Co.
10.48
. .
$ 4,737.85
$ 4,737.85
295
Cleaning Drainage Ditches Cr.
$ 3,000.00
Appropriation
Dr.
Pay Roll
495.53
Berger Mfg. Co.
1,547.02
A. D. Gordon
2.75
P. J. Seaman
20.40
Percy N. Sweetser
62.02
Total Payments
2,844.15
Balance to Revenue
155.85
$ 3,000.00 $ 3,000.00
High Street Drain Cr.
Appropriation
$ 20,000.00 .97
Refund
Dr.
Pay Roll
$ 1,095.11
Barbour & Dixon
1,365.36
Barrett Co.
1,083.75
Boston & Maine Railroad
13.25
Boston Traveler Pub. Co.
14.70
Antony Cefalo
14,577.62
Clinton Foundry Co.
158.29
General Crushed Stone Co.
585.44
Hodson Bros.
.40
H. W. Hunt Co.
19.31
Lumsden & Van Stone Co.
206.19
John F. McDonough
641.25
Reading Tire Shop
157.00
Standard Oil Co.
38.23
S. R. Stembridge Co.
45.07
$ 20,000.97
$ 20,000.97
Street Lighting Cr.
Appropriation
$ 12,000.00
Dr.
Municipal Light Department
$ 12,000.00
$ 12,000.00
$ 12,000.00
$ 710.43
Louis Balboni
6.00
Waldo Bros. & Bond Co.
296
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE
Cr.
Appropriation
$
5,000.00
Transferred from Reserve Fund
7 64.70
Dr.
Cash Payments
$ 2,445.00
Board
280.00
Rent
553.00
Boston Psych. Hospital, Board
444.00
G. H. Atkinson, Groceries
156.23
W. Bancroft & Co., Fuel
56.55
L. G. Bent, Expenses
14.25
Helen A. Brown, Expenses
58.25
William J. Brown, M. D.
36.00
Chase & Finnegan, Clothing
4.75
Comm. of Mass., Div. of Child Guardianship
379.86
George F. Dow, M. D.
5.00
Edgerley & Bessom, Ambulance Service
15.00
A. D. Gordon
5.00
Indian Head Farm, Milk
154.20
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