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Carcinoma
31 Charles S. Chadbourne
72
5 10
Myocarditis
Feb.
1 Ellen M. Bancroft
86
5
17
Heart Disease
8 Lawrence Haven
81
Arterio Sclerosis
8 Ward C. Mansfield
71
8
19
Angina Pectoris
14 Charles L. Channell
69
1
20
Carcinoma
23 William H. Kingman
75
1
9 Arterio Sclerosis
27 William E. Williams
33
7 10
Uraemia
28 Charles F. Myers
68
4 16
Myocarditis
29
Lydia Maria Howard
88
2 3
Bronchitis
Mar.
4 Patrick J. Flynn
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Accidental Fall
4 George A. Getchell
64
8 25
Angina Pectoris
4 Elizabeth Grant
53
-
-
-
-
Myocarditis
7 Emil A. Frotten
27
Perforation of Oesophagus
7 John H. Grant
67
4
21
Cancer
12 Henry House McDonough
69
10 21
Cardio Vascular Disease
13 Charles E. Gentner
64
8
19
Hemorrhage
15 Harriet C. Goodhue
77
3
7
Myocarditis
15 Adelaide R. Weston
83
4
22
Diarrhoea
18 Lillian Williams
13
9 19 Septicemia
21 Ella F. Studley
78
8 17 Heart Disease
25 Lillian G. Campbell
22
7 22
Apoplexy
26 Mabel L. Nutter
52
8
3 Tumor
-
-
-
-
-
Cancer
6 Johanna Leary
70
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DEATHS REGISTERED IN TOWN OF READING FOR YEAR OF 1928
Date
Name
YMD
Cause of Death
28 Mary J. Reed
60
-
-
Cholecystitis
29 Zelpha Thayer
85
6
17
Gastritis
31 Annie L. Brown
39
9
15
Thrombosis
Apr.
1 Anna M. Higgins
75
3
2
Angina Pectoris
1 Alfred Jackson Wiggin
70
2
28
Myocarditis
5 Edward F. Whitton
34
9
Hemiphlegia
9 Charles C. Wright
62
6 20
Pneumonia
11 Herbert H. Roberts
70
6
25
Hemorrhage
13 Edward P. Nostrand
63
Dilatation of Heart
22
Ellen Vermille
89
3
14 Myocarditis
23 Nancy Fuller
74
5
6 Intestinal Obstruction
23 Emma S. Knowles
68
11
24
Arteric Sclerosis
27 Margaret A. Buxton
78
9
3 Bronchitis
27 Arthur E. Day
50
5
Hemorrhage
28
John J. Timmerman
42
11
- Hodgkins Disease
May
12
12 Mary S. J. Lane
74
3
5
Myocarditis
15 Philip H. Reilly
55
Carcinoma
18 William R. Livingston
38
3
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Heart Disease
19 James A. J. Brady
53
7
20
Carcinoma
20 Mary F. Bartlett
68
11 10
Hemorrhage
20 George A. Sargent
84
S
1
Heart Disease
21 Solomon Davis
81
5 16
Myocarditis
25 Emily S. Wooldridge
73
4
15 Apoplexy
25 Edward Wright
0
0
17
Pneumonia
26 Elmer G. Legro
49
Cirrhosis
29 Margaret Sullivan
78
Myocarditis
June
1 David W. Pratt
81
1 7
Angina Pectoris
6 Hobart H. Crowell
23
4 27 Pleurisy
S Susan K. Barr
74 -
S Angina Pectoris
20 Hattie Marie Cady
9 71 8 Cardiac Dilatation
21 George E. Sears
72
0 18 Angina Pectoris
24 William B. Randall
76
9 4 Nephritis
28 Eliza Walker Ferguson
74
6 Carcinoma
28 George P. Abbott
62
11
25
Pneumonia
-
Erysipelas
22 Mary A. (Johnson) Gowing
96
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DEATHS REGISTERED IN TOWN OF READING FOR YEAR OF 1928
Date
Name
YMD
Cause of Death
July
3
5 George F. Wadsworth
79
25 . Pneumonia 2
8 Melvina B. Parker
80
-
10 Hemorrhage
9 Daniel E. Ellis
21
2
11 Hemorrhage
13 Caroline A. Badger
76 3 :29 Nephritis
23 William J. Lawn
80 2
23 Sepsis
23 Henry J. Wilson
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6 28 Dementia Paralytica
29 Richard Rogers
0
1 14 Syphilis
Aug.
1 Jane H. Aymar
79
1
9 Carcinoma
7 Sarah Priest
79
5
2
Myocarditis
12 John A. McDavitt
48
10 - -
Nephritis
13 Harlan J. Hook
19 8 24 Appendicitis
17 Lydia J. Milne
72 1 23 Myocarditis
17 Eleanor May Runge
4
11 2 Infection
23 Ella L. Gaw
40
7 10
Syncope
27 Marie Asnault
2
9
14
Diarrhoea
29 William B. Laxton
81
Carcinoma
Sept.
4 Judson P. Cook
55
5 19
Abscess
6 Willis Norton Kimball
56
5 14
Hemorrhage
12 Varter Dagdigian
53
7
10
Angina Pectoris
12 Mary McGrath
100
- Arterio Sclerosis
16
19 Ida B. Tilton
73
9 10 Carcinoma
23 Stewart S. Bell
54
2
8 Angina Pectoris
24 Florence Hanson Spear
36
0 24 Septicemia
29 Charles F. Doughty
46
6
6 Tuberculosis
Oct.
1 Albert J. Francis
70
4 25
Hemorrhage
1 Harrison H. Parker
80
1 13
Heart Disease
2 Edward T. Wall
70
2 - Bullet Wound
3 Bessie W. Mouser
36
Pneumonia
14 Charles F. Hayes
41
7 20 Tuberculosis
14 Belle L. Ruggles
63
7 17 Carcinoma
22 Frank P. Hobby
16 9 27 Heart Disease
26 Sadie Richardson
61
6 23 Embolus
27 Martha Ella Currier
56
7 23 Cholecystitis
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DEATHS REGISTERED IN TOWN OF READING FOR YEAR OF 1928
Date
Name
YMD £ Cause of Death
28 Anna Rhoda Niles
72
11
- Hemorrhage
31 Charles F. Ranney
76
10
23
Pneumonia
Nov.
16 Margaret Perkins
53
Pneumonia
19 Sylvia Muse
81
2
-
Myocarditis
22 Sarah S. Arzigian
60
-
-
Carcinoma
23 Jean Whitcomb
5 Hours. Malformaticn
27
28 Lorie F. Porter
52
Alcoholism
29 David A. Childs, Jr.
11
10
22
Pneumonia
30 Charlotte E. Ferguson
78
S 30 Fracture of Hip
Dec.
1 Sarah J. Tufts
83
2
13
Apoplexy
Winifred Hackett
69
Pneumonia
Jennie Mackie
67
Oedema
9 Elizabeth Doucette
12 1
Peritonitis
10 Horace S. Blake
86
Arterio Sclerosis
11 Herman J. Dissele
46
1 5 Cardiao Dilatation
13 Anne Louisa Smith
80
2 18 Myocarditis
14 William J. St. Louis
64
8
6 Myocarditis
20 Janet B. Bancroft
58
-
Heart Disease
22 James O. Carter
91
1 - Apoplexy.
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REPORT OF SELECTMEN AND BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
To the Citizens of Reading :
We herewith submit the annual report of the Boards of Selectmen and Public Welfare:
The first meeting following the annual election was held March 9, 1928, and organization was as follows: Elias B. Currell, Chairman; Charles S. Hasty, Secretary; Charles F. Trevor. L. G. Bent was appointed Clerk. Miss Helen A. Brown was appointed Visitor for Welfare Board.
Regular weekly meetings and sixteen special meetings were held during the year.
Seven hearings were held on applications for gasoline permits, four of which were for increased capacity, three for filling stations, one of which was granted and two were refused. One hearing was held for a garage and one for a two story building. Seven Second-hand Motor Vehicle licenses, seven Amusement licenses, two Bus licenses, two Bowling Alley and Pool Room licenses, one Theatre license, four Peddler's licenses, two Auctioneer's licenses, one Inn-holder license, one 3rd class Liquor license, forty-six Re- volver licenses, eleven transfers, thirty-five Lord's Day licenses, twenty- nine Victualer's licenses, six Taxicab licenses, two Junk Dealer's licenses, twenty-three Express & Trucking licenses were also granted.
A new traffic booth was installed in Reading Square during' the month of August, 1928 giving the traffic officer on duty there improved weather protection. This was sanctioned by the State Board of Public Works who had previously requested that every municipality in the Commonwealth co- operate with it relative to any changes in traffic regulation.
The following were made one way streets: Haven Street between Linden Street and Main Street, Gould Street from Haven Street to Ash Street and Ash Street from Gould Street to Main Street, (Post Office Sq.) for the purpose of eliminating the hazardous traffic congestion on Haven Street west of Main Street and on Ash Street to Gould Street.
For the betterment of traffic conditions the traffic beacon formerly located at the junction of Haven and Main Streets was removed to Frank- lin Street near North Main Street, and the one formerly located at the junction of Middlesex Avenue and Lowell Street was removed to the corner of Bancroft Avenue and Lowell Street.
We would recommend that the male dependents of the Town be privi- leged to work on the dumps under a supervisor and compensated for the work done, relieving the Welfare expenditure during periods of unemployment.
It is necessary that the Town expend two thousand dollars ($2000.00) to repair the Richardson House or its use will have to be discontinued, and we have asked for an appropriation for repairs.
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As the Town Farm is no longer needed, apparently, we recommend that the property be disposed of.
For many years the Chief of the Fire Department has been operating his personal auto in town business, he standing the majority of the ex- pense. The Town has developed to a point where we recommend that the purchase of a new Fire Chief's car as a necessary addition to our Fire Department equipment.
Owing to the rapid growth of new buildings especially on the west side of the Town we feel that more adequate fire protection is needed for that section and recommend the purchase of a triple combination pumping engine for the Central Fire Station and the transfer of the Seagrave truck to the Woburn Street House No. 2.
As the report of the Visitor so fully covers the work and problems of the Public Welfare Board, we submit the Visitor's report as the report of the Board.
Respectfully submitted, ELIAS B. CURRELL, Chairman. CHARLES S. HASTY, Secretary. CHARLES F. TREVOR, Board of Selectmen and Public Welfare.
ANNUAL REPORT OF VISITOR
To the Board of Public Welfare:
I herewith submit my report for the year 1928.
The work of this department has increased during the year, there being more applications for aid than last year. Illness and lack of work were the principal causes for need of help, although there are some cases in which it is more difficult to determine the cause. In all cases, we have tried as much as possible to make the parents realize their responsi- bility of supporting their families. It is necessary to keep in mind that in all cases children must be cared for, and as they are in no way responsi- ble for their circumstances, they must be given proper food and protection. for the welfare of the community.
The total number of persons aided was 165: 60 adults and 105 child- ren. Mother's Aid cases increased from two last year to five this year. In these one third of the amount spent is reimbursed by the State. Nine new cases applied for aid, and of these two were aided for a short time only, and have been closed. In nine cases, five of which are still receiving aid, there was no settlement, and the whole amount is reimbursed by the State. A total of twelve cases were discharged during the year leaving 21 families
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now being aided, and 10 single persons being boarded or receiving a small amount of cash aid.
The visitor recorded 440 calls made in the homes, besides several visits at hospitals. Much time has been given to grocery orders, helping the families get the most nourishing food for the children. Milk, coal and rent bills have been approved as usual. Encouragement has been given to all members of families to work when able. In very few cases has the aid been more than partial.
New families have been recorded in the Confidential Exchange in Boston. The advantage of this is that many times a family coming here from another city or town, may be known by different organizations or hospitals who can give us valuable information in regard to the history of the family. We would be glad to have the various Reading organizations also register with us any aid they may give to different families, so that. .we may ascertain that the work is not duplicated.
We wish to extend thanks to the Social Service Committee of the Visiting Nurse Association, for sending out bountiful Thanksgiving din- ners, donated by the children of the Public Schools. Also to the organiza- tions who kindly gave Christmas dinners to many families where they were- much appreciated. A happy Christmas was given by several individuals. to several families in need. We wish to extend thanks to these kind friends,. and also to the Board of Trade, and the members of the College Club, for donations, and to the Visiting Nurse for her assistance, and other friends . for the use of their cars in distributing gifts. Altogether with the help of these kind friends about 140 children were remembered with useful gifts and toys.
The cooperation of the School Nurse, Attendance Officers, Good! Health Committee, and the Visiting Nurse, is a great help and much ap- preciated. Many problems come up, in which it is better to have the ad- vice of others who are dealing with the same families.
The Visitor is grateful to the members of the Board and to Mr .. Bent, the clerk of the Board, for their continued interest and help at all times.
Respectfully submitted, HELEN A. BROWN, Visitor.
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF PLUMBING
To the Board of Health:
Gentlemen :- I herewith submit my report for the year ending December 31, 1928.
Number of permits granted, 144.
Number of fixtures installed, 576-Bath tubs, 102; Lavatories, 107; Closets, 130; Sinks, 118; Wash Trays, 115; Showers, 4; Total, 576. Respectfully submitted,
DAVID TAGGART, Inspector of Plumbing.
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REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE
To the Honorable. Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen :- I herewith submit the annual report of the Police De- partment of the Town of Reading for the year ending December 31, 1928.
Arrests for the year 1928
Total number of arrests for the year 1928-396
Males, 388; Females, 8; Residents, 94; Non-Residents, 302; American born, 322; Foreign born, 74; Adults, 349; Mincrs, 47.
Causes of Arrests
Larceny, 13; Assault and battery, 7; Assault with entent to rape, 7; Arson, 2; Drunkenness, 103; Disturbance, 3; Damage to property, 5; Keep- ing and exposing liquor for sale, 7; Illegal transportation liquor, 9; Capias, 5 ; Arrested for out Town officers, 5; Non support, 5; Driving under influence of liquor, 40; Violation of the Automobile Law, 152; Non payment of wages, 5; Delinquents, 10; Adultery, 3; Bastardy, 3; Evading car fare, 1; State Hospital, Tewksbury, 3; Throwing glass in public highway, 1; Pos- session of narcotic drugs, 1; Drug addict, 1.
Disposition of cases in Court
Fined, 196; Released, 29; On file, 65; Probation, 13; State Hospital, 1; Discharge, 14; Turned over to out Town officers, 20; Middlesex train- ing school, 4; Suspended sentence, 6; Held for Grand Jury, 20; Appealed, 5; House of correction, 4; House of Correction suspended, 8; State Hospi- tal, Tewksbury, 3; State Farm, Bridgewater, 2; Defaulted, 4; Continued cases, 3.
Miscellaneous
Automobile accidents, 231; Cases investigated, 244; Defective streets and sidewalks reported, 9; Guarding Mail, 96; Guarding Pay rolls, 81; Lost children returned to parents, 12; Buildings found open and secured, 59; Street lights out and reported, 35; Dogs killed by officers, 34; Dogs killed by automobiles, 17; Automobiles reported stolen by out Town officers, 76; Windows found open and secured, 13; Dogs found and returned to owners, 7; Summons served for out Town officers, 91; Police Ambulance to hospitals, 25; Wires found down and reported, 9; Dead bodies taken care of, 2; Vacated houses and special attention asked, 23; Property left outside stores and brought to station value, $100.00; Property reported lost, found and returned, $275.00; Property reported stolen, $2,500.00; Property recovered, $1,890.00; Automobiles transfer through the police, 245.
Amount of Fines Imposed by Court
1 at $3.00 each, $3.00; 59 at $5.00 each, $295.00; 82 at $10.00 each, $820.00; 5 at $15.00 each, $75.00; 7 at $20.00 each, $140.00; 2 at $25.00
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each, $50.00; 4 at $30.00 each, $120.00; 2 at $35.00 each, $70.00; 19 at $50.00 each, $950.00; 2 at $75.00 each, $150.00; 4 at $100.00 each, $400.00.
Conclusion
At this time I wish to thank the Honorable Board of Selectmen, the judges and officers of our District Court, our local press, and all others who have assisted in promoting the welfare of this department; also all members of the force for what they have done to make our Town safe and sane.
Respectfully yours, JEREMIAH CULLINANE, Chief of Police.
REPORT OF CHIEF OF FIRE DEPARTMENT
To the Honorable, Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen :
The annual report of the Fire Department is herewith submitted giving the record of fires that have occurred during the year ending! Decem- ber 31, 1928 together with such information as I think may be of interest to the town.
Finances
My financial transactions are all embodied in the report of the Town Accountant to which I would respectfully refer you for any information you may desire in that line.
Manual Force
The Department consists of nine (9) permanent men (including the Chief) and twenty-one call men.
Apparatus and Equipment
The Department has five pieces of motor apparatus, four of which are at the Central Fire Station, as follows: one Knox triple combination of 600 gallons per minute capacity which was purchased in 1913; one Sea- grave combination equipped with a booster tank, of 400 gallons per minute capacity which was purchased in 1926; one Robinson combination service ladder truck in which a White motor has been installed purchased in 1916; and one Simplex single tank combination which was built by the permanent force and equipped for grass and brush fires. This machine was placed in service in 1923. At Hose No. 2 station on Woburn street there is a Ford hose truck which was placed in service in 1919.
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Although the trucks are all in good condition at the present time the Knox machine is fifteen years old and the Ford truck at Hose No: 2 station bas become inadequate for the service it must render.
Recommendations
I would recommend the expenditure of $8750.00 for the purchase of a 600 gallon triple combination to be installed at the Central Fire Sta- tion and the 400 gallon machine installed at Hose No. 2 station. As this matter has the endorsement cf a large number of our citizens I would ask it's united support of your board. I also recommend a salary increase for the permanent members of my department this year.
In the very near future the town must purchase a new fire alarm system. Both central office and old street boxes must be replaced. As this will cost a rather large amount of money I would recommend that you give this some study this year. As we have received twenty-one (21) false alarms this year I recommend that the town vote to pay a reward for in- formation leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone sounding a false alarm.
Fire Prevention
I have issued 642 permits for fires out of doors, 23 permits for the installation of oil burning equipment, 7 permits for the sale of fireworks, 4 permits for the transportation of explosives and 2 blasting permits. The members of the permanent force and myself have made monthly inspections of all mercantile establishments and have inspected garages bi-weekly.
Record of Alarms
Month
Bell
Still
Total
January
S
18
26
February
3
8
11
March
10
24
34
April
21
47
68
May
5
19
24
June
7
12
19
July
17
15
32
August
7
6
13
September
2
S
10
October
11
24
35
November
9
36
45
December
4
20
24
Total
104
237
341
Miles traveled
1193.4
Number of feet of 21% in. hose laid
14,100
Number of feet of 11/2 in. hose laid
9,000
Number of feet of chemical hose used
6,000
Number of feet of ladders raised
652
Gallons of chemical used
373
Gallons of gasoline used
842
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Gallons of oil used
38
Value of property in danger
$199,270.00
Insurance thereon
163,511.00
Loss thereto
21,393.00
Insurance paid thereon
17,079.00
Uninsured loss
4,314.00
Conclusion
In concluding, I wish to extend to your Honorable Board, the Town Accountant, Treasurer and the Finance Committee, my thanks for the courtesies and co-operation I have received during the year. I wish to. compliment the officers and members of the department on the prompt and efficient manner in which they have performed their duties. I also wish to, express my thanks to the Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway Company for the use of current, to the Chief of Police for the services rendered by his department at fires and to the employees of the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company for prompt and efficient service rendered in re- ceiving alarms by telephone.
Respectfully submitted, ORVILLE O. ORDWAY, Chief of Fire Deartment.
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF FIRE ALARM
To the Board of Fire Engineers:
Gentlemen :- The following is the report of the Superintendent of Fire Alarm for the year ending December 31, 1928.
There have been many minor repairs made this year and some of the overhead construction rebuilt. There is some overhead con- struction to be rebuilt the coming year. North Main and Mill Streets are now being rebuilt.
Three new boxes which were purchased last year have been installed,
123 Green Street east of High.
217 West and Howard.
252 Longview Road near Prospect.
Box 212 was moved from the corner of West and Howard Streets and placed at the corner of Prescott Street and Sunnyside Avenue.
A temporary fire alarm box has been placed at the east side of the Mineral Street bridge until the new bridge is completed.
A 15 inch gong has been placed in the Hose 2 Station.
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The whistle has been placed on a separate circuit which is an improvement over having it on a box circuit.
It will be necessary to move the fire alarm headquarters from the non-fire proof location in the attic of the Central Fire Station to a fire proof location with equipment to replace the antiquated over- loaded apparatus now in use. This should be done as soon as possible.
There is great need of additional fire alarm boxes as the town is out-growing its fire alarm system.
All school buildings should be. protected with the master type of fire alarm boxes as is the W. S. Parker Junior High School. With this type of box sounding the bell to notify the pupils of a fire will operate the fire alarm box on the building.
I wish to thank all who have assisted this department.
FIRE ALARM
112
Woburn and Sanborn.
113 Woburn and Bancroft Ave.
114 Mt. Vernon and Chute.
115 Woburn and High.
12 Central Fire Station.
121 Main and Haven.
122 Haven and Gould
123 Green east of High.
13 Ash and Avon.
14 Oak and Hill Crest Rd.
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Howard and Hill Crest Rd.
15 Summer Ave. and Walnut.
16 So. Main and South.
17 Prescott and Arlington.
18 Minot and Park Ave.
19 Walnut and Curtis.
21 Temple and Summer Ave.
212 Prescott and Sunnyside Ave.
213 Pratt and Fairview Ave.
217 West and Howard.
221 Union St. School. (Private)
223 Center School.
224 High School. (Private)
225 Highland School. (Private)
226 Lowell St. School.
227 Prospect St. School.
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Chestnut Hill School.
23 Woburn and Temple.
231 West beyond Longwood Rd.
232 Junior High School.
24 Mineral and Hancock.
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242 Summer Ave. and Woodbine.
25 Prospect near King.
252 Longview Rd. near Prospect.
26 Hose 2 house, Woburn St.
262 Berkeley and Freemont.
27 Summer Ave. near Prescott.
28 West and County Rd.
29 West and King.
31 Lowell, Grove and Willow.
312 Lowell and Dustin.
32 Franklin beyond Grove.
33 Lowell, Grand and Gould Ave.
34 Grove and Forest.
35 No. Main, Locust and Federal.
36 No. Main and Ridge Rd.
37 No. Main front of No. 409.
38 No. Main and Forest.
381 Forest near Colburn Rd.
39 No. Main and Franklin.
392 No. Main and Mill.
41 Village and Green.
412 Boston Stove Foundry.
414 Green and Beech.
42 Haven and John.
422 Eaton and Pleasant.
43 Salem and John.
44 Salem and Pearl.
442 Orange and Pierce.
45 Salem and Belmont.
452 Salem and Libby Ave.
46 Charles and Pearl.
47 Charles and Haverhill.
48 Bay State Rd.
*482 Old Fair Grounds, Salem.
*485 Rifle Range, Haverhill.
51 Main, Ash and Washington.
53 So. Main near Cross.
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54 Ash and Cross.
55 Reading Rubber Mills.
6 C. H. Bangs Co. (Private)
61 Lowell and Sanborn.
611 Home for Aged Women. (Private)
612 Bancroft Ave. and Locust.
614 Auburn and Park.
.62 Spare box.
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63 Hanscom Ave. near Weston Ave.
642 Vine and Vale Rd.
65 Middlesex Ave. and Bancroft Ave.
67 Middlesex Ave. and High.
* 8 Out of Town.
* 81 Call to Wakefield.
* 82 North Reading State Sanatorium.
Special Signals
2 Recall.
2 Test, 7.45 a. m. and 5.45 p. m.
3 and a box, Second Alarm.
3 Followed in one minute by 3, Boy Scout Call.
4 and a box, Third Alarm.
4 blows, Police Call.
22 No School Signal.
* Transmitter Boxes, can be sounded only from Central Fire Station.
Telephone, Central Fire Station Reading 0430
Respectfully submitted. .. HUGH L. EAMES, Supt. of Fire Alarm.
REPORT OF FOREST WARDEN
To the Honorable, Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
The annual report of the Forest Warden is herewith submitted for the year ending December 31, 1928.
The financial transactions of the department are embodied in the report of the Town Accountant, to which I refer you for any information along this line.
The following deputies were appointed by me and approved by the State Forest Warden: Henry M. Donegan, 11 Federal St., Hugh L. Eames and John J. O'Brien, Central Fire Station.
Combination C. is used for grass and brush fires. This machine is equipped with 1200 feet of 11/2 inch hose as well as brooms and extinguish- ers. I purchased 1000 feet of 11/2 inch hose for the use of this department this year.
All woodland was posted this year. I have investigated all fires and sent reports to the State Forest Warden.
In concluding I wish to thank all who have in any way assisted this department during the year.
Respectfully submitted,
ORVILLE. O. ORDWAY, Forest Warden,
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REPORT OF TREE WARDEN
To the Honorable, Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen :-
The annual report of the Tree Warden is herewith submitted for the year ending December 31, 1928.
I have removed a large number of dead trees that were considered unsafe and have replaced them with young trees.
I also have planted about two hundred trees on the roadside in dif- ferent sections of the town.
There are several new streets under construction at the present time: and I intend to make tree planting on them, on all reasonable requests from. the abutters.
Respectfully submitted, HENRY M. DONEGAN, Tree Warden.
REPORT OF TOWN COUNSEL
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