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War Emergency
During the year, the personnel and equipment of the Board of Pub- lic Works have cooperated with the requests of the Reading Public Safety Committee and the local Office of Civilian Defense. Emergency equipment has responded to all calls or incidents relevant to depart- mental duties during the practise air raid and blackout tests, with crews of men supplied with proper equipment assigned to each truck unit.
Victory Gardens
In the early Spring, it became apparent that, with the public urged to plant Victory Vegetable Gardens to help relieve the threatened and existing food shortage, many victory gardeners would be unable to hire professional plow men to prepare their gardens for planting because of the sudden great demand for plowing. After ascertaining that the private plowmen could not handle all of the work, and at the urgent re- quest of many citizens, it was decided that the department would. coop- erate in this phase of definitely essential war-time activity.
The two small crawler-type tractors ordinarily used in sidewalk snow plowing were rigged with the proper type of draw-bars at the garage machine shop, and, after some little difficulty and search, a used Emerson 14" double bottom tractor plow and a new "Cock-Shut" double gang six-foot tractor disc harrow were purchased to attach to the trac- tors. Although certificates of priority had been secured for the pur- chase of a new plow, the acute shortage of farm machinery made it im- possible to secure one.
By the fifteenth of April, 45 plowing and harrowing applications had been received, and plowing was underway. Two crews of men were used, one crew with the plow rig plowing the land, and the other crew with the harrow rig following them. A low-hung trailer was used to transport the rigs from place to place, shuttling back and forth between the rigs. Most of the garden plots plowed were either new land or old
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land that had not been farmed for years, and contained heavy sod, brush, tall grass, and tree roots. The plow did an excellent turning job, and the new double gang disc harrow, when weighted down, cut up the sods effectively, leaving even the rougher land in a friable condition. It was necessary to decline some plowing applications, as small tracts of land 25 feet by 50 feet with no head-land were too small for the trac- tor plow rig, and in these instances applicants were referred to roto- tiller, gasoline operated or horse-drawn plow owners. During May, which was an unusually wet month with sixteen rainy days during which a total of 5.54 inches of rainfall were recorded, many gardens became too wet to plow and were of necessity left until later in the Spring. On June 12, the last application for plowing had been completed, with a total of 103 individual applications for plowing and harrowing having been received. Some of the garden plots were small, and were worked by one person, others were as large as two acres or more and were worked by civic or neighborhood groups. On the whole, the Victory Gardens in 1913 seemed well cared for and produced good crops. In November, in anticipation of the 1944 gardening season, fourteen plots of land were plowed and five harrowed, to lay fallow over the winter months. Several applications are already on hand for Spring plowing . in 1944.
Salvage Collection
Throughout the year, the salvage bin in the Square was cleaned out periodically and the assorted scrap stored at the Municipal Garage yard. Several heavy articles of salvage and old automobiles were col- lected as donated and stored.
On Wednesday, June 16, a general salvage collection was made, and all Departmental equipment and personnel was employed in the operation. School children on Tuesday, June 15, canvassed the entire town and carried light salvage and tin cans to 38 neighborhood salvage depots, also collected about 200 release slips from property owners list- ing h'eavy salvage. The collection and sorting was completed on June 16, and the final estimate showed approximately twenty tons of tin and ten tons of miscellaneous scrap. Employees and equipment of the Mu- nicipal Light Department and the Cemetery Department aided and assisted in the collection and sorting. The sorted salvage was disposed of to an authorized agency.
On Monday, October 25, a scheduled collection of paper and tin cans was made throughout the town. This collection, for tin cans and all types of paper, began at 8:30 A. M. with Ten Board of Public Works trucks, Two Municipal Light Department trucks, One Moth Depart- ment, One Cemetery Department and One Welfare Department truck assigned to specified routes which included every street, public or pri- vate in Reading. Truck crews were instructed to cover their routes and
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pick up all tin cans or paper found on the tree lawns or near the streets. Many householders failed to get out their collections until after the trucks had passed by. Others, misled by incorrect publicity to the effect that only heavy paper or carton type paper was needed, withheld their stocks of newspaper. A large tractor-trailer unit owned by a paper company was in the garage yard to receive the collected paper, and was loaded direct from the collection trucks. The salvage collection ended at noon, with a total of 31/2 tons of paper and 5 tons of tin cans realized from the collection. A disappointing result.
The Salvage Collection originally scheduled for November 17 was, due to inclement weather, postponed to November 18. School children were excused from classes on November 17 and canvassed the Town, collecting lightweight salvage at 24 depots and obtaining release slips showing locations of heavy salvage.
Eighteen trucks and two truck crane units including eleven trucks and one crane from the Public Works,' two trucks and one crane from the Municipal Light Department, and one truck each from the Ceme- tery, Welfare and Moth Departments, together with operating crews, were used in the collection on November 18th. Certain truck units were assigned to collect salvage at salvage depots, teams of trucks and cranes assigned to collect heavy salvage, and other trucks assigned to general route salvage collection. The entire Town was covered in the morning by trucks collecting general salvage placed on roadsides by householders, and covered again in the afternoon collecting paper sal- vage.
Fair results were obtained from this collection, with a total of ap- · proximately Ten tons of paper and an estimated amount of Twenty-five tons of general iron and tin realized.
Paper and tin drives will be scheduled throughout 1944, as a crit- ical shortage of paper and tin exists. Citizens are urgently requested to cooperate during 1944 with all Town Salvage Collections, which will be advertised in advance of the collection date.
General
Several improvements have been made at the Municipal Garage to facilitate proper use of machine shop installations, and improve work- ing conditions there. The large, unused double doors at the rear of the building were walled up with cement blocks, and a new small entrance door made in the front of the garage to permit egress to the garage without passing through the garage office. This will be especially help- ful during snow storms when large numbers of men are continuously passing in and out of the garage.
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PARK DEPARTMENT
To the Board of Public Works : Gentlemen :
The following is the yearly report of the Park Department :
Appropriation
$ 4,000.00 Expended :
Memorial Park
Pay Roll.
$ 813.63
Misc. Supplies and Repairs 36.89
$ 850.52
Leach Park
Pay Roll
$ 29.75
Commons
Pay Roll
$ 251.18
Supplies
21.29
$ 272.47
Skating Rink
Pay Roll
$ 270.15
Supplies and Misc.
55.88
$
326.03
Washington Street
Pay Roll
$ 875.42
Supplies, Tools and Misc.
81.30
$ 956.72
Birch Meadow
Pay Roll
$ 1,015.13
Supplies, Tools and Misc.
187.99
$
1,203.12
Miscellaneous
Pay Roll
$ 37.96
Supplies
71.83
Road Machinery Account
241.60
$ 351.39
Grand Total Expended
$ 3,990.00
Balance Unexpended
$ 10.00
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PARK DEPARTMENT
The parks and playgrounds were in constant use during the sum- mer months, with a well-planned and excellently supervised organized play program, under the auspices of the Reading Recreation Commit- tee. This Committee was formed for the purpose of preventing possible juvenile delinquency among Reading's youth by a planned and con- trolled program of sports, crafts, and social events, and was composed of four members, two advisory members and a salaried director. For a more complete enumeration of the results achieved by this Committee in 1943, reference is hereby made to the report of the Recreation Com- mittee included 'elsewhere in the Town report.
The 1943 Park and Playground appropriation was considerably less than the 1942 appropriation. Services were, as a result, seriously im- paired.
A brief resume' of the improvements and maintenance work accom- plished at each park, playground and recreation center follows :
Memorial Park
Repairs were made to the tennis courts early in the Spring, and, as far as funds permitted, maintenance work to the grounds was accom- plished. Playground equipment was set up and kept in repair in season. Memorial Park Barn received certain necessary repairs, as it was used in the Recreation Committee program for craft work, art, and small chil- dren's games and play. On rainy days special programs were held in the Barn. Through years of use and acts of vandalism, the barn is each year becoming more of a maintenance problem and is rapidly becoming an eye-sore to the Town.
Grass was burned from the skating pond area to insure good skat- ing, and repairs made to the gate dam. Snow was cleared from the ice as needed through the winter months.
Birch Meadow Playground
The permanent playground apparatus and facilities at this play- ground were kept in repair and were in constant use in season. The wading pool floor, which had become badly cracked by frost action, was cut out and removed, and a new floor put in. Hockey rink walls were erected in season and repairs made to the outlet dam at the skating area. Much of the maintenance work at this playground, as well as at others, was made necessary because of acts of vandalism to equipment and installation. It is becoming increasingly difficult to obtain repair parts for playground equipment, and the persons responsible for the unnecessary damages should be apprehended and punished.
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Washington Street Ball Park
Maintenance work was accomplished as funds permitted on the Park grounds as early in the Spring as weather conditions permitted. The baseball diamond was prepared for Spring practise, and the bleach- ers transferred from the Walter Parker Junior High School field to the Park for the baseball season and returned to the school field for the football season.
The wading pool required extensive repairs, which were accom- plished prior to the playground summer opening. A new drain pipe was also laid to replace a clogged drain.
The annual July 4th Field Day, sponsored by the Board of Public Works, was postponed because of inclement weather, to Saturday, July 10th. Recreation Committee employees supervised the program of races, novelty and special events, assisted by a representative of the Board of Public Works. A total of 48 merchandise prizes were awarded to the winners of the various events, which were divided by age brackets into three classes for both boys and girls, as well as special events open to all. Approximately 300 children attended the Field Day, as well as a goodly number of adult spectators.
Sturges Public Ice Skating and Winter Sports Center
This popular winter sports center was again available through the generosity of the owner, and was well patronized in season. The regu- lar maintenance work was accomplished to insure good ice skating, and the hockey rink walls erected and maintained.
Snow was cleared from the skating area when necessary, and a water spray applied to the ice in the hockey rink when needed. By means of a dam n'ear Walnut Street, natural surface water flow-off is collected from a sizeable watershed and floods a large skating area.
War Memorial
The grassed area, shrub beds and area surrounding the War Me- morial was thoroughly landscaped in the early Spring, and was main- tained through the year.
Commons and Grass Plots
Reading Common, Elm and Leach Parks, and intersection grass plots received no special major improvements during the year, but were maintained to present an attractive appearance.
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SEWER DEPARTMENT
To the Board of Public Works :
Gentlemen :
The following is the yearly report of the Sewer Department :
Construction and Maintenance Account
$ 9,200.00
Appropriation
Expended :
$ 3,577.72
Interest on Bonds
623.65
Misc. Tools and Supplies
903.39
Road Machinery Acct.
855.66
Total Expended
$ 7,410.42
Balance Unexpended
$ 1,789.58
House Connection Account
Appropriation
Expended :
$ 1,212.44
Pipe, Fittings, etc.
-
Total Expended
$
1,465.90
Balance Unexpended
$ 234.10
Main Trunk Sewer Extensions
Two main trunk sewer extensions were installed in 1944, both hav- ing been approved by the War Production Board. In each instance, the extensions were made to permit existing residences whose private cess- pools had become unusable to connect with the common sanitary sewer.
On Pratt Street, 220.8 lineal feet of 6" V. C. sewer pipe was laid, from Prescott Street Southerly, and two houses were connected to it. On Hillcrest Road, 54.5 lineal feet of 8" V. C. sewer pipe was laid, and two existing residences connected thereto. No sewer manholes nor un- derdrains were installed on either trunk sewer extension.
Applications are on file for two sewer extensions which will be constructed in 1944.
Sewer Maintenance
No trunk ,sewer stoppages occurred during 1943, all lines operating efficiently. One trunk sewer on a flat gradient was thoroughly flushed to insure against possible stoppage.
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Pay Roll
1,450.00
Insurance
$
1,700.00
Pay Roll
253.46
A Chevrolet automobile, donated by a Reading citizen, was re- modeled by department employees into a box-body trailer to carry the sewer cleaning equipment. This rig has proved very convenient in sewer cleaning operations.
Several worn and noisy manhole covers were either replaced or re- paired by the installation of cushion manhole gaskets.
Sewer House Connections
Eighteen new sewer house connections were completed in 1943, having a total length of 1061.90 feet, at an average cost to the individual property owner of $41.00 per connection. Fourteen of these sewer con- nections were made to existing dwelling houses on streets in which trunk sewers were already available, and four were made to existing dwelling houses on streets in which the two trunk sewer extensions were con- structed. Eleven of the sewer house connections were installed on a cash deposit basis, and seven were installed under the provisions of the Sewer Betterment Act which requires no initial deposit and permits payments to be extended over a period of years.
As of January 1, 1944, there are in the area serviced by the Reading sewer system 972 possible sewer house connections on existing sewered streets, of which number 700 or 72 percent, are now connected. The annual notification citing the provisions of Chapter 280, General Laws, Acts of 1937, which became effective July 15, 1938, being an Act re- quiring property owners to connect their estates with the common sewer within a specified time period, was made to all owners of estates affected by the provisions of this Act. The statute requires that properties abutting streets in which a common sewer is available or is constructed in the future must be connected thereto within a period of ten years, after, either the acceptance date of the Act by the Town (July 15, 1938) or the construction date of a sewer at a later time.
Sewer House Connection Maintenance
Twenty sewer house connections sustained stoppages during the year, and all were promptly cleared by the department maintenance crew. Seventeen of the stoppages were due to the entrance into the sewer pipe through defective joints of tree roots, and were cleared at no expense to the abuttors. The other three stoppages were caused by the attempted disposal of insoluble objects in the sanitary sewer, and were cleared at the owner's expense.
Six s'ewer house connections were re-laid for all or part of their length, to correct faulty initial construction work, and one sewer con- nection was lowered in a street to permit installation of a storm drain pipe.
Sewer trenches in roadways were all carefully K. P. surfaced after settling had taken place, to preserve the road surfaces.
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READING SEWERAGE SYSTEM
Tables Showing
Streets Containing Sewers
Length of Sewer Connections
Main Sewers in Streets
Underdrains in Streets
STREETS
Streets
Possible Con- nections
Completed Per Cent No Con- Connected Con- nections Con- struction to Street Line Started nected
Partially installed to House
Revenue Charged 1943
Arlington.
12
8
67
1
2
1
56.42
Ash .
17
10
59
6
1
129.91
Bancroft
27
17
63
10
. .
159.37
Berkeley
27
18
66
177.88
Brook.
9
5
56
2
2
35.46
Center
10
9
90
95.85
Chute .
2
1
50
1
6.00
Copeland
8
8
100
0
3
90.77
Eaton .
12
6
50
6
28.79
Echo.
4
3
75
1
66.14
Elliott .
8
5
63
3
56.37
Elm.
4
2
50
2
14.74
Fremont .
4
4
100
42.38
Fulton. .
1
1
100
13.94
Gardner
8
7
87
60.03
Gilmore.
2
1
50
38.92
Gould .
3
3
100
23.63
Green .
53
42
79
1
5
526.27
Harnden
9
8
89
1
. .
115.39
Haven .
46
31
67
6
690.46
High .
17
8
47
2
128.86
Hillcrest .
10
9
90
Howard.
18
17
94
1
191.87
Ide. .
2
1
14.03
John.
19
17
89
410.71
King. .
6
6
100
97.63
Kingston
15
15
100
134.51
Lincoln
7
5
71
2
96.54
Linden
11
7
69
3
1
122.58
Main.
54
44
82
8
1,021.92
Maple
2
1
50
1
. .
11.04
Middlesex
24
16
66
6
2
256.56
Minot
12
9
75
1
2
102.77
Mt. Vernon
23
16
70
7
173.22
Orange
3
2
66
1
23.41
Parker
7
7
100
. .
7
6
86
1
53.46.
Pearl.
16
3
19
13
64.18
Perkins
7
7
100
123.30
Pine . .
1
1
100
6.00
Pleasant
37
21
57
14
2
293.52
Pratt .
6
5
83
1
32.67
Prescott
53
49
92
1
3
572.68
Prospect
18
10
56
7
1
134.69
Salem .
22
14
64
1
7
277.88
Sanborn
15
11
73
2
2
302.72
School .
10
8
80
2
: :
57.80
Scotland.
3
3
100
. .
:
·
120.03
Sunnyside
1
1
100
Sweetser
5
3
60
2
25.04
Temple
33
15
45
12
6
312.42
Union .
5
3
60
1
1
30.70
Village.
22
14
64
7
1
173.68
Warren.
17
15
88
1
1
179.30
Washington
39
29
74
9
1
.
302.11
Wenda
4
4
100
.
. .
.
63.74
Woburn.
85
56
66
3
22
4
694.48
Totals
972
700
72
160
77
35
9,788.28
7
78
105.69
Harrison .
9
.
2
117.45
50
2 7 :2771:12 7 1 1 2
. .
50.84
4
4
100
.
8.05
Middle
3
2
66
1
.
6.00
Smith .
15
15
100
.
158.55
Summer
18
9
50
8
1
42.29
Wilson.
11
9
82
2
1
180.18
Dudley .
10
7
70
1 1 5 C. HH.
.
Sewer Department
116
84.46
Park
Lowell .
LENGTH OF SEWER CONNECTIONS RUN TO EITHER CURB, HOUSES, OR CONNECTED
Streets
Curb
Houses
Connected
Total Length
Arlington
42.00
46.00
371.50
459.50
Ash .
429.10
429.10
Bancroft .
837.70
837.70
Berkeley
1,018.70
1,018.70
Brook.
85.50
252.60
338.10
Center
19.00
371.50
390.50
Chute.
66.50
66.50
Copeland
506.00
506.00
Dudley
441.00
441.00
Eaton.
354.40
354.40
Echo
157.00
157.00
Elliott .
264.00
264.00
Elm .
84.30
84.30
Fremont
209.00
209.00
Fulton
44.00
44.00
Gardner
312.00
312.00
Gilmore.
42.50
42.50
Gould .
236.50
236.50
Green .
36.00
173.00
1,828.91
2,037.91
Harnden.
32.00
257.80
289.80
Harrison
286.40
286.40
Haven
186.00
79.00
1,340.80
1,605.80
High
22.00
285.90
307.90
Hillcrest .
570.00
570.00
Howard.
25.00
1,094.50
1,119.50
Ide .
56.50
56.50
John.
37.00
770.10
807.10
King .
369.10
369.10
Kingston
636.00
636.00
Lincoln
70.00
41.00
339.70
380.70
Main .
338.50
99.00
2,234.75
2,672.25
Maple .
18.00
40.00
58.00
Middle
80.50
80.50
Middlesex
138.00
1,081.20
1,219.20
Minot .
21.00
77.00
367.00
465.00
Mt. Vernon
805.50
805.50
Orange
128.90
128.90
Park
37.00
208.00
245.00
Parker
302.50
302.50
Pearl .
431.40
431.40
Perkins
434.80
434.80
Pine. .
46.00
46.00
Pleasant
28.00
1,059.30
1,087.30
Pratt .
433.50
433.50
Prescott
92.00
148.00
3,141.30
3,381.30
Prospect
845.00
845.80
Salem
203.29
888.31
1,091.60
Sanborn
98.80
699.90
797.90
School
416.40
416.40
Scotland
163.00
163.00
Summer
94.00
692.20
786.20
Smith
602.30
602.30
Sunnyside
52.50
52.50
Sweetser
43.00
130.00
173.00
Temple
257.00
173.00
910.80
1,340.80
Union .
66.00
177.00
243.00
Village.
34.00
658.50
692.50
Warren.
19.40
68.00
599.60
687.00
Washington
50.00
22.00
1,417.80
1,417.80
Wenda
202.50
202.50
Wilson.
43.00
380.90
423.90
Woburn.
352.80
222.50
3,408.60
3,983.90
Totals
1,854.99
1,781.00
.37,414.77
41,050.76
117
Sewer Department
Linden .
253.00
323.00
Lowell .
287.00
287.00
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LENGTH OF MAIN SEWERS IN STREETS
Streets
5"
co
00
10"
12"
15"
18"
20"
24"
Total
Arlington ..
399.80
399.80
Ash.
822.90
258.80
1,081.70
Bancroft
1,366.79
1,366.79
Berkeley.
1,256.10
1,256.10
Brook.
847.60
847.60
Center.
620.60
620.60
Chute.
120.00
120.00
Copeland.
500.00
500.00
Dudley.
374.50
374.50
Eaton.
500.00 79.00
907.70
1,407.70
Echo.
95.40
174.40
Elliott
396.00
396.00
Elm
383.28
383.28
Fremont.
456.50
456.50
Gardner .
475.00
475.00
Gilmore ..
181.80
181.80
Green.
175.20
1,717.40
821.60
2,714.20
Harnden.
559.30
559.30
Harrison.
539.50
539.50
Haven.
1,752.80
1,752 80
High.
1,338.05
736.10
2,074.15
Hillcrest
825.30
825.30
Howard
300.00
1,110.00
1,410.00
Interceptors
205.00
2,732.00
2,937.00
John. ..
110.00
266.00
178.50
1,124.10
King
340.00
175.00
515.00
Kingston
719.30
719.30
Lincoln.
573.40
538.10
1,111.50
Linden.
125.00
735.30
860.30
Lowell.
813.10
813.10
Main ..
1,246.10
955.50
234.90
2,436.50
Maple.
189.20
189.20
Middle
313.60
313.60
Middlesex .
1,423.40
1,423.40
Minot .
1,409.65
1,409.65
Mt. Vernon.
828.52
988.52
Orange.
507.30
830.00
Parker.
427.00
427.00
Pearl.
855.55
855.55
Perkins
400.00
400.00
Pine. . .
226.00
226.00
Pleasant
1,496.80
843.96
2,340.76
Pratt. .
776.30
776.30
Prescott
2,265.30
3,439.40
Prospect.
1,260.00
1,260.00
Salem .
1,004.90
132.50
1,137.40
Sanborn.
716.30
716.30
School
688.25
688.25
Smith.
475.00
475.00
Summer
1,229.40
1,229.40 264.00
Sweetser
334.30
334.30
Temple
896.76
432.89
1,991.04
Union
303.60
303.60
Village.
1,015.60
1,503.40
Warren
715.00
715.00
Washington.
424.90
246.80
312.90
1,574.30
2,558.90
Wenda.
300.00
300.00
Wilson
471.40
333.10
804.50
Woburn.
732.80
2,999.25
917.40
4,649.45
Totals
181.80 3,200.56 38,029.84 4, 132.84 8, 909.21 2,870.60 487.80 1,809.20 3,758.10 63,379.95
Sewer Department
118
396.21
396.21
Park.
322.70
1,174.10
Sunnyside
264.00
661.39
487.80
160.00
569.60
LENGTH OF UNDERDRAINS IN STREETS
Streets
5 Inch
6 Inch
8 Inch
10 Inch
Total Length
Total Length Sewers and Underdrains
Arlington.
399.80
Ash. .
237.00
258.80
495.80
1,577.50
Bancroft.
1,366.79
Berkeley
456.00
456.00
1,712.10
Brook .
847.60
847.60
1,695.20
Center
620.60
620.60
1,241.20
Chute.
120.00
Copeland
....
880.00
527.70
1,407.70
2,815.40
Echo .
...
159.00
159.00
333.40
Elliott .
Elm .
3&3.28
456.50
456.50
913.00
Gardner
475.00
Green. .
836.90
974.10
1,811.00
4,525.20
Harnden
559.30
Harrison
539.50
Haven .
588.20
588.20
2,341.00
High
487.70
736.10
1,223.80
3,297.95
Hillcrest
450.40
450.40
1,275.70
Howard.
1,410.00
1,410.00
2,820.00
Interceptors
. .
2,937.00
2,937.00
5,874.00
John.
48.10
( 48.10
1,872.20
King ..
175.00
175.00
690.00
Kingston
609.30
110.00
719.30
1,438.60
Lincoln.
290.40
444.90
.35.30
1,595.60 813.10
Main .
1,246.10
955.50
234.90
2,436.50
4,873.00
Maple.
189.20
. . .
. . . .
254.00
1,677.40
Minot .
972.65
437.00
1,409.65
2,819.30
Mt. Vernon
230.30
230.30
1,218.82
Orange.
396.21
396.21
792.42
Park
507.30
322.70
830.00
1,660.00
Parker
855.55
855.55
1,711.10
Perkins
400.00
Pine
226.00
374.00
469.80
843.80
3,184.56
Pratt .
252.20
303.30
555.50
1,331.90
Prescott.
1,070.60
2,091.80
3,162.40
6,601.80
Prospect
886.00
886.00
2,146.00
Salem.
543.00
132.50
675.50
1,812.90
Sanborn
200.00
200.00
916.30
School
688.25
Smith.
475.00
Summer.
1,229.40
Sunnyside
222.00
222.00
486.00
Sweetser .
175.00
40.00
40.00
2,031.04
Union
303.60
Village
825.00
825.00
2,328.40
Warren
715.00
724.00
246.80
1,163.20
2,134.00
4,692.90
Wilson
804.50
804.50
1,609.00
Woburn.
1,196.00
917.40
2,113.40
6,762.85
Total Lengths
10,164.43
18,869.76
6,224.50
1,656.90
36,915.59
100,295.54
. ..
500.00
Dudley
3.4.50
Eaton.
383.28
766.56
Fremont
Gilmore.
.
.
. . .
....
... .
1,111.50
2,223.00
Lowell .
Middlesex
254.00
. . . .
. .. .
. . .
...
226.00
452.00
Pleasant
189.20
378.40
Miadle.
313.60
427.00
Pearl
. .
... .
...
Sewer Department
119
715.00
1,430.00
Washington Wenda.
300.00
175.00
509.30
Temple
... . .
1,111.50
Linden.
396.00
181.80
. .
REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
To the Board of Public Works :
Gentlemen :
The following is the yearly report of the executive office :
Appropriation
$ 5,900.00
Expended :
Salaries $ 5,173.77 660.09
Supplies and Misc.
Total Expended
$ 5,833.86
Balance Unexpended
$ 66.14
The following table shows the expenditures made this past year in the major departments, the payroll of each, and the entire expenditures of the Department of Public Works :
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