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This improvement on these avenues not only makes them look much better, but also eliminates a large amount of the expense of labor in hoeing, raking and filling them when they were formerly' dirt roads.
Seven catch basins have been built and 511 feet of corrugated drain pipe laid, which will take care of the water from the hills in this section of the cemetery.
We have had ninety-one interments during the year, sold ten lots and thirteen single graves.
Forty-two monument and marker foundations have been built and four hundred stepping stones have been placed in the paths.
A section of the Dexter Clapp land, set aside for lots, has been rough graded. Loam has been purchased and the work is to be completed in the spring.
I recommend the following macadam this year: Eim Avenue from the Lowell Street entrance to the north intersection of Locust Avenue, and a part of Locust Avenue from the south intersection of Elm Avenue to the top of the hill; Laurel Avenue from Cross Avenue to Pine Avenue; and also tarvia on as many avenues as possible.
The financial statement will appear in the report of the Town Accountant.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM P. PIERPONT
Superintendent
FOREST GLEN CEMETERY REPORT, 1930
To the Board of Cemetery Trustees,
Town of Reading, Mass. Gentlemen :
The regular maintenance work has been kept up during the year and also some improvements have been made.
The extension of the wall on Forest Street from the entrance to the west boundary has been completed and capped, a distance of ninety-four feet, finishing the section now developed.
We have placed two hundred stepping stones in the paths, planted numerous shrubs and trees and also teamed considerable filling to the undeveloped section west of the Forest Street entrance.
The name of Forest Street east of Main Street has been changed to Forest Glen Road, and a sign has been erected at Main Street, directing to the cemetery.
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I would recommend that the macadamed avenue be resurfaced next season, as it has not been done since its construction. This will insure preservation from repairs for a number of years.
I also recommend planting more shrubs and placing two bronze tablets at each entrance of the cemetery, and laying a drain pipe in the section next to be developed.
The financial statement will appear in the report of the Town Accountant.
Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM P. PIERPONT Superintendent
REPORT OF MIDDLESEX COUNTY EXTENSION SERVICE WORK IN READING
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen,
Town of Reading.
Gentlemen :
I respectfully submit the following report of the work of the Middlesex County Extension Service conducted in the Town of Reading for the year 1930.
Because the Middlesex County Extension Service has become so firmly established as a county institution, the County Commissioners have signified their willingness of supporting the work without asking for the usual yearly appropriations from the towns.
It is my opinion that an amount of money be appropriated, as in other towns in the county, for local use. This money would be spent directly from the town treasury, under order of the Town Director, and would not be sent, as in previous years, to the Treasurer of the Extension Service. I therefore suggest that the sum of $75 be appro- priated for local use.
It might be well to consider placing the election of the Extension Service Director on the ballot, under the name "Director of Extension Service" election to be for one year. Under the article in the warrant which carries the appropriations for general town expenses, such as support of schools, roads and bridges, etc., an item headed Middlesex County Extension Service could be added and the money desired for local use be inserted.
The following is a report of the work of the Middlesex County Extension Service as developed in the Town of Reading for the year 1930 :
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In agriculture, most of the work was done with those interested in poultry and fruit. Poultry projects were developed largely in co-opera- tion with the Metropolitan Reading Poultry Association. One county poultry tour visited four Reading poultry plants. The attendance on this tour was 109. Fourteen farm visits were made to assist local farmers with their individual problems.
In Boys' and Girls' 4-H Club work 145 were enrolled in garden, poultry, food, clothing and forestry clubs. These clubs were organized under the able leadership of Mrs. Ida C. Lucas, Mrs. F. W. Miller, Mrs. Elizabeth Rossman, Mrs. M. C. Davis, Mrs. Rolland L. Perry, Mrs. Doughty, Miss Harriet Burr, Miss G. A. Henderson and Ross Chapin. Norman Hinds was awarded a medal by the Massachusetts Horticultural Society for doing excellent garden work. Raymond Bell was the outstanding poultry boy, winning at the Boston Poultry Show and several other poultry exhibits. Katherine McCarthy was awarded a two-day trip to the Massachusetts Agricultural College for outstanding club work. The 4-H Club rally took place at the Reading Junior High School, at which time 30 clubs from Reading and surrounding towns were represented.
In homemaking there were two projects developed, one in vege- table preparation and one in improving home grounds. Two groups of homemakers were interested in these projects and in addition to those who attended the meetings, much of the information was passed on to a large group of homemakers. Eight home visits were made with specialists from the State college to assist in the improvement of home grounds.
A campaign to eradicate rats from farm and home buildings was carried on on a county-wide basis and a great many of the poison baits were distributed in Reading.
Many local people took part in the several county-wide meetings held during the year, such as the county picnic at Wayside Inn, Sudbury, and the Homemakers' Day at Lexington.
ROLLAND L. PERRY, Director.
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF APPEAL
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen :
Five petitions for relief from provisions of the Zoning By-Law were presented to the Board of Appeal during 1930, on all of which pub- lic hearings were given. Of these petitions, one was granted, three were denied, and on the remaining petition the Board found no action
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was necessary.
The petition on which relief was granted was for construction of an addition to a residence, bringing the structure nearer to the street than permitted by the By-Law.
The three petitions denied were for variations to permit the con- struction and use of buildings for business purposes in residential dis- tricts.
Respectfully submitted,
HENRY Q. MILLETT, Chairman, FRED L. NUTTER, Secretary, CHARLES A. DAMON,
Board of Appeal.
REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS
To the Honorable Board of Selectinen,
Reading, Massachusetts.
Gentlemen :
It is my pleasure now to submit my report as Inspector of Animals for the year 1930.
Early in the year, instructions were received to make a tour of inspection of all cattle, sheep and swine kept within the Town limits, and also the premises where such animals were housed.
This inspection was made in due time and a report made to the Division of Animal Industry, which department has charge of such work.
Many farmers are going into the accredited herd plan, whereby cattle are tested every six months until no reaction for tuberculosis occurs. Diseased animals are removed from the herd and paid for by the State and Federal authorities under whose supervision the tests are made.
The plan cannot be too highly lauded as a step toward better health for the community through pure milk. At present about fifty per cent of the herds in the Town are under State and Federal super- vision.
Rabies appears to be on the decline. Few cases have been reported during the year, and in those few cases the most damage has been done to live stock. Several valuable animals have had to be destroyed after being bitten by a rabid dog, and it is still my urge that every precaution be taken to report any and all animals under suspicion. Symptoms of the disease are printed on the reverse side of every dog license and dog owners should familiarize themselves with them.
Respectfully submitted,
CALVERT H. PLAYDON, Inspector of Animals.
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
Gentlemen :
The following is the report of the Board of Health for the year ending December 31, 1930.
There were seventy (70) contagious cases reported during the year 1930.
Chicken Pox 1
Diphtheria
11
Measles 25
Scarlet Fever 7
Tuberculosis 16
Whooping Cough 3
Potts Disease 1
Anterior Poliomyelitis 1
Cerebral Spinal Meningitis
2
Rabies 3
April 4, 1930, upon an invitation from the Board of Health, Mr. Joseph C. Cort of the State Department of Agriculture, spoke to the local milk dealers of the importance of milk being pasturized or coming from tuberculin tested cattle. This meeting resulted in the Board ac- cepting the law that on or before October 1, 1930, all milk sold in Read- ing must be received from tuberculin tested cattle or be pasteurized.
At the request of the Board of Health the State Department of Public Health made a health survey of the town. This was submitted the latter part of the year and we hope to act on same in the near future.
Respectfully submitted,
E. M. HALLIGAN, M. D. C. F. ATKINSON, G. W. S. IDE,
Board of Health.
REPORT OF THE BUILDING INSPECTOR
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen,
Gentlemen :
I herewith submit my report for the year ending December 31, 1930.
The building construction for the past year was as follows: 47 new one family dwellings at an estimated cost of $263,200.00; 19 altera- tions and additions to dwellings at an estimated cost of $31,335.00.
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New police station. 1 new three-car garage, 17 new two-car garages, 26 new one-car garages, 3 new blocks of stores, 3 new green- houses, 1 new roadside stand, 1 new tool shed. 16 new henhouses, 18 alterations and additions to various buildings.
Estimated cost of the above buildings, $129,595.00.
Total estimated cost of all new and remodelled buildings for the past year, $424,130.00.
Respectfully submitted, A. RUSSELL BARNES, Inspector of Buildings.
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF PLUMBING
To the Board of Health :
Gentlemen: I herewith submit my report for the year ending December 31, 1930.
Number of permits granted 122
Number of fixtures installed 682
Bath tubs 95
Lavatories
138
Closets
156
Sinks
113
Wash trays 104
Showers
8
Drinking fountains
4
Urinals
4
Boilers
60
Respectfully submitted.
DAVID TAGGART, Inspector of Plumbing.
REPORT OF MILK INSPECTOR
To the Honorable Board of Health,
Town of Reading, Mass.
Gentlemen :
The inspection of the local milk supply for this year has varied very little from that of previous years with one notable exception, which was the acceptance by your board of a regulation prohibiting the sale of milk from any but tuberculin-tested cows unless pasteurized. To me this is a very important and creditable step. At the present time I can report that practically all of the herds have had their first test and a great many of them, the second test.
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The usual inspections of dairies and equipment have been made, and I can report that the condition of the same are very good.
The average percentage of fats and total solids content of the local milk was a trifle higher for this year than last.
Yours respectfully,
CARL M. SMITH, Inspector of Milk.
REPORT OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen,
Town of Reading, Mass.
Gentlemen :
The following is the report of the Department of Weights and Measures for the year 1930. As in previous years the work has con- sisted of the testing and sealing or condemning of all scales, weights, and measures used in the Town. Also the enforcement of the many laws regulating the sales of all commodities and the supervision of all peddlers and peddling.
By a comparison of the tabulated report of last year's work with the following report for this year's work you will readily see that there has been a substantial increase in the same. This is partially due to the establishment of several new stores and the installation of new gasoline pumps.
The following is my report of work completed for this year :
Work Performed from Dec. 1, 1929, to November 30, 1930, Inclusive
Adjusted Sealed Condemned
Platform Scales, over 5,000 1bs.
2
3
Platform Scales, under 5,000 1bs.
12
16
Counter Scales
12
29
1
Spring Scales
16
43
1
Computing Scales
10
25
2
Slot Weighing Scales
3
1 .
Weights
183
7
Gasoline & Oil Measuring Pumps
64
3
Yardsticks
18
Quantity Measures on Pumps
78
332
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Total
130
716
15
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Trial Weighings and Measurements of Commodities Sold or Put up for Sale
Commodity :
Total No. No. Tested Correct
Incorrect Under
Over
Bread
14
10
1
3
Butter
43
41
2
Coal, in paper bags
14
7
2
5
Coal, transit
2
2
Dry Commodities
57
55
2
Flour
18
15
2
1
Fruits & Vegetables
50
26
14
10
Grain & Feed
8
8
1
4
Meats & Provisions
6
6
-
217
168
24
25
Reweighing of Coal
No. lbs. in load
No. 1bs. in load
by certificate by sealer's weighing
14,200
14,135
65
14,510
14,460
50
Inspections
Coal certificates, 2
Marking of food pkgs. 1
Labels on bread, 6
Ice scales, 2
Junk scales, 3
Yours respectfully, CARL M. SMITH, Sealer.
TREE WARDEN'S REPORT, 1930
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen : Gentlemen :
I have planted three hundred and twenty shade trees on the road- side during the past year, and I expect to plant about the same number the present year. Many of the older trees are dying out from the ef- fects of the ice storm ten years ago, and will need considerable atten- tion the coming year.
No brown-tail webs have been found the past year and the trees have been carefully inspected for gypsy moth eggs.
Respectfully submitted,
HENRY M. DONEGAN, Tree Warden and Moth Supt.
Ice
5
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REPORT OF THE FOREST WARDEN FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1930
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen,
Gentlemen :
The annual report of the Forest Warden is herewith submitted for the year ending December 31, 1930.
My financial transactions are all embodied in the report of the Town Accountant to which I refer you for any information you may desire in that line.
I appointed the same deputies as in previous years, namely : Henry M. Donegan, Hugh L. Eames and John J. O'Brien.
Combination C is used for all grass and brush fires. This machine is equipped with 1,200 feet of 11/2 inch hose as well as pump, cans, brooms, and extinguishers.
During this year I found a very great need for a portable pump and especially at the big brush fire off Franklin Street when I had to send to Danvers for one. Also to properly protect the Town Forest I recom- mend the expenditure of $800.00 to purchase this equipment.
I have caused to be posted all woodlands and have investigated all fires and sent reports to the Deputy State Forest Warden.
In concluding I wish to thank all who have in any way assisted the department during the year.
Respectfully submitted,
ORVILLE O. ORDWAY, Forest Warden.
REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1930
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen,
Gentlemen :
The annual report of the Fire Department is herewith submitted giving the record of alarms that have occurred during the year ending December 31, 1930, 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 in- formation you may desire in that line.
Manual Force
The Department consists of nine permanent men (including the Chief) and twenty-one call men.
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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 Seagrave triple combination of 600 gallons per minute capacity which was purchased in 1929; one Robinson combination service ladder truck which was purchased in 1916 and one 1910 Simplex combination which was given to the department by Mrs. Chester Brown. This machine was rebuilt by the permanent force and placed in service in 1923. This machine is equipped for grass and brush fires.
At Engine 2 Station on Woburn Street there is a Seagrave triple combination of 400 gallons per minute capacity which was purchased in 1926.
All of the trucks are in good condition excepting the Knox com- bination. This machine has had several major break downs this year. As the Knox Company has not been in business for a number of years there is always a long delay in getting repair parts. On one occasion this year the machine was out of commission for two weeks while I was getting parts and installing them.
Recommendations
I would recommend the expenditure of $12,500.00 for the purchase of a 750 gallon triple combination to replace the Knox machine this year because I think that it is very poor policy to depend on this machine any longer. The New England Insurance Exchange recommended that it be replaced by a 750 gallon machine in their 1925 report.
I also recommend the purchase of 500 feet of hose this year. And that the Town vote to pay a reward of $25.00 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of persons sounding a false alarm.
Fire Prevention
I have issued 1,209 permits for fires out of doors, 46 permits for the installation of oil burning equipment, 6 permits for the sale of fire- works, 4 permits for the transportation of explosives and 3 blasting permits. I have made or caused to be made regular inspections of all mercantile establishments with follow-up inspections to see that recom- mendations were carried out.
Record of Alarms
Month
Bell
Still
Total
January
1
5
6
February
4
11
15
March
14
57
71
April
31
88
119
May
12
27
39
June
10
10
20
July
9
12
21
347
August
5
8
13
September
7
16
23
October
7
15
22
November
10
23
33
December
5
20
25
Total
115
292
407
Miles traveled
1,404
Feet of 21/2 inch hose laid
33,100
Feet of 11/2 inch hose laid
24,100
Feet of chemical hose used
7,400
Feet of ladders raised
852
Gallons of chemical used
405
Gallons of gasoline used
1,148
Gallons of oil used
57
Value of property in danger
$101,910.00
Insurance thereon
89,135.00
Loss thereto
14,553.75
Insurance paid thereon
14,387.75
Uninsured loss
166.00
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 Rail- way Company for the use of current, to the Chief of Police for the services rendered by his department at fires and to the employes of the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company for prompt and efficient service rendered in receiving alarms by telephone.
Respectfully submitted,
ORVILLE O. ORDWAY,
Chief of Fire Department.
REPORT OF THE INSPECTOROF WIRES
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
I hereby submit my report for the year ending December 31, 1930.
Number of inspections, 504. In four cases the new wiring was condemned as the work was installed in a manner to create a fire hazard. Four electricians were reported to the State Examiners of Electricians. Six complaints were received and investigated.
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The adoption of by-laws to govern wiring would be of great aid to the inspector.
As a rule the electricians have installed their work in a careful manner but the public should beware of the unlicensed electrician and the electrician who fails to notify the inspector of wiring done.
The poles of the several companies have been inspected and many of the unsafe ones have been replaced. There are yet 115 to be replaced in 1931.
I wish to thank the public and electricians who have assisted me in my work.
Respectfully submitted, HUGH L. EAMES, Inspector of Wires.
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen,
Gentlemen :
I herewith submit the annual report of the Police Department of the Town of Reading for the year ending December 31, 1930.
Arrests for Year 1930-319
Males, 312; females, 7; residents, 79; non-residents, 240; adults, 284; minors, 35; American born, 277; foreign born, 42.
Causes of Arrests
Larceny, 4; assult and battery, 2; drunkenness, 99; driving under influence of liquor, 41; warrants for out of town officers served, 10; misappropriation of automobile, 1; automobile violation, 108; illegal manufacture of liquor, 8; driving negligently, 19; delinquents, 2; break- ing and entering, 9; assault with dangerous weapon, 3; Insanc, 2; assault with intent to commit rape, 1; non-support, 3; keeping and exposing liquor for sale, 4; murder, 1; violating parole, 2.
Disposition of Cases in Court
Fined, 157; released, 27; on file, 61; probation, 3; discharge, 14; turned over to out of town officers, 14; held for Grand Jury, I; appealed, 8; House of Correction, 3; House of Correction suspended, 4; Lyman School, 2; Concord Reformatory, 2; Danvers State Hospital, 3; dis- missed, 1; not guilty, 19; default, 2; Shirley School, 3; Concord Re- formatory suspended, 1; State Prison, 1.
Miscellaneous
Complaints investigated, 175; automobile accidents, 210; guarding post office mail, 72; guarding pay roll, 64; building found open and secured, 121; street lights out, 23; lost children found and returned to parents, 23; dogs killed by officers, 24; dogs killed by automobiles, 10; summons served for out of town officers, 106; automobiles reported stolen
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by out of town officers, 115; people reported bitten by a dog, 3; wires found down by officers, 7; windows found open and secured, 19; de- fective streets reported, 7; dead bodies taken care of, 5; search warrants served, 6; accidents other than automobiles, 4; runaway horses stopped by officers, 1; dogs found and returned to their owners, 4; call Fire Department, 5; property left outside stores, value $260.00; property reported stolen, $3,578.00; property recovered, $2,737.00; vacated houses and special attention asked, 20; automobile transfers, 265. Police ambu- lance has made the following runs to hospitals: Tewksbury, 3; Win- chester, 6; Melrose, 4; Danvers, 3; Boston City, 2; Carney Hospital, 1; doctors' offices, 7.
Amount of Fines Imposed by Court
37 at $5.00 each, $185.00; 10 at $15.00 each, $150.00; 8 at $25.00 each, $200.00; 1 at $35.00 each, $35.00; 53 at $10.00 each, $530.00; 6 at $20.00 each, $120.00; 3 at $30.00 each, $90.00; 42 at $50.00 each, $2,100.00.
I recommend a new ambulance as the department is handicapped as the present one is inadequate for the amount of work this depart- ment has to do.
Conclusion
At this time I wish to thank the Honorable Board of Selectmen, the Judges of District Court, our local Press, and all others who have assisted in promoting the welfare of this department; also the members of the force for what they have done.
Respectfully yours, JEREMIAH CULLINANE, Chief of Police.
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF FIRE ALARM
To the Chief of the Fire Department :
Sir : The report of the Superintendent of the Fire Alarm for the year ending December 31st, 1930, is herewith submitted.
Five new boxes have been purchased and installed.
Due to the replacement of poles by the several companies it has been necessary to change construction on 536 poles, rerun about six.miles of wire, and replace three miles of wire with new. It is esti- mated that 115 poles will be replaced in 1931. With these replacements the system will be in condition to need no repairs for several years.
It is recommended that three miles of old wire be replaced with new. That the fire alarm wires through the square be placed under- ground and that a master box be located at School and Dudley Streets with remote control stations in the Grouard House and the Opportunity School thereby giving fire alarm box protection to those schools.
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Fire Alarm
112 Woburn and Sanborn.
113
Woburn and Bancroft Ave.
114 Mt. Vernon and Chute. 35 No. Main and Locust.
115 Woburn and High. 36 No. Main and Ridge Rd.
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.
41 Village and Green.
412 Boston Stove Foundry.
414 Green and Beech.
152 Summer Av. and Penn. Ave.
42 John and Haven.
422 Pleasant and Eaton.
43 Salem and John.
44 Salem and Pearl.
442
Pierce and Orange.
45 Salem and Belmont.
452 Salem and Libby Ave.
46 Charles and Pearl.
47 Charles and Haverhill.
221 Union St. School. (Private)
223 Center School.
*482 Old Fair Grounds, off Salem.
*485 Rifle Range, off Haverhill St.
49 Haverhill and Franklin.
51 Main, Ash and Washington.
53 Main and Knollwood Rd.
54 Ash and Cross.
55 Reading Rubber Mills.
6 C. H. Bangs Co. (Private)
61 Lowell and Highland.
611 Home for Aged Women. (Pri.)
612 Locust and Bancroft Ave.
614 Auburn and Park.
62 Spare box.
63 Hanscom Ave. beyond Wes- ton Rd.
642 Vine and Vale Rd.
65 Middlesex and Bancroft Ave.
29 West and King. 67 Middlesex Ave. and High.
291 West and Longwood Rd. 69 Franklin and Van Norden Rd.
31 Lowell, Grove and Willow. *
312 Lowell, Dustin & Parkman Rd .* 81
33 Lowell, Grand & Gould Ave.
34 Grove and Forest.
37 No. Main front of 409.
38 No. Main and Forest.
381 Forest nr. Colburn Rd.
39 No. Main and Franklin.
392 No. Main and Mill.
16 So. Main and South.
18 Minot and Park Av.
19 Walnut and Curtis.
21 Summer Av. and Temple.
211 Prescott and Arlington.
212 Prescott and Sunnyside Ave.
213 Pratt and Fairview Rd.
217 West and Howard.
48 Bay State Rd.
224 High School (Private)
225 Highland School. (Private)
226 Lowell St. School
227 Prospect St. School.
228 Chestnut Hill School.
23 Woburn and Temple.
231 West beyond Longwood Rd.
232 Junior High School.
24 Mineral and Hancock.
242 Woodbine and Summer Ave.
25 Prospect and King.
252 Longview Rd.
26 Engine 2 Station, Woburn St.
262 Berkeley and Freemont.
27 Summer Ave. and Prescott.
28 West and County Rd.
8 Out of Town.
Call to Wakefield.
141 Hill Crest Rd. and Howard
15 Summer Av. and Walnut
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82 State Sanatorium, No. Read- 3 Followed by box, 2nd alarm. ing.
Special Signals
3 Followed in one min. by 3, Boy Scout Calı.
2 All out signal.
2 Test, 7.45 a. m. 5.45 p. m.
4 Followed by box, 3rd. alarm.
22 No school signal. 4 Blows, Police call.
*Transmitter boxes can only be sounded from Central Fire Station.
Respectfully submitted,
HUGH L. EAMES, Superintendent of Fire Alarm.
CUSTODIAN OF SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS' GRAVES
The Honorable Board of Selectmen Town of Reading
I beg to submit the following report as Custodian of Soldiers' and Sailors' graves. There have been thirty-four veterans' graves repaired during the year.
I wish to commend Supt. Pierpont for the fine condition in which he has kept the Veterans' Graves during the past year.
Respectfully submitted,
HARRY A. TURNER
Custodian of Soldiers' and Sailors' Graves
INDEX
Page
Accountant
263
Births Registered
66
Board of Appeal
339
Board of Assessors
323
Board of Health
341
Board of Public Welfare
85
Board of Public Works
153
Highway Department
171
Park Department
178
Playground
179
Sewer Department
181
Water Department
155
Cemetery Trustees
3.36
Forest Glen Cemetery Report
337
Laurel Hill Cemetery Report
336
Chief of Fire Department
345
Chief of Police
348
Custodian of Veterans' Graves
351
Deaths Registered
77
Dogs Licensed
65
Electric Light Commissioners
221
Fire Alarm
350
Forest Warden
345
Inspector of Animals
340
Inspector of Buildings
341
Inspector of Milk
342
Inspector of Plumbing
342
Inspector of Wires
347
Licenses, Hunting and Fishing
64
List of Jurors
9
Marriages Registered
72
Middlesex County Extension Service
338
Notice to Parents, Housewives, Physicians and Midwives
64
Planning Board
325
Public Library
329
School Committee
89
Sealer of Weights and Measures
343
Selectmen
81
Superintendent of Fire Alarm
349
Tax Collector
320
Town Counsel
327
Town Meetings
12
Town Officers
3
Town of Reading, Statistics
8
Treasurer
321
Tree Warden
344
Visitor
87
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