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MAIN TRUNK SEWER EXTENSIONS
Location
Size and Length of Pipe 6"C.J. 12"V.C. 8"V.C. 6" V.C.
Man Holes
Y's
Totals (Pipe Only)
Possible Conn.
Linden St.
62.4
3
62.4
2
Summer Avenue
357.70
1
6
357.7
5
Gould St.
296.39
1
2
296.39
Pratt
St.
46.0
46.0
1
Totals
46.0
654.09
62.4
2
11
762.49
11
199
Sewer Department
-
$ 2,000.00
Sewer Maintenance
No breaks occurred in trunk sewer mains during the year, although two stoppages occurred in main trunk sewers, one on Temple Street and one on Haven Street.
Sewers laid to flat gradients were given periodic cleanings and flushings to prevent clogging. On Pleasant and Eaton Streets wooden planks, used for cribbing when the trunk sewers were installed, had been raised above the street surface by frost action, creating a traffic hazard. The ends of these planks were cut off below the street surface and the resulting trenches patched.
Sewer House Connections
Twenty-six new sewer house connections were completed in 1945, having a total length of 1482.10 feet, at an average cost to the individ- ual property owner of $55.10 per connection. Thirteen of the sewer house connections were installed on a cash deposit basis, and thirteen 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. Eighteen of the sewer house connections were installed to dwelling. houses, three to stores, three to rest or convalescent homes, and two to a factory.
The annual notification citing the provisions of Chapter 280, General Laws, Acts of 1937, which became effective July 15, 1938, being an Act requiring property owners to connect their estates with the common sewer within a specified time period, was made to all owners of uncon- nected estates situated on sewered streets. 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.
As of January 1, 1946 there are in the area serviced by the Reading sewer system 995 possible sewer house connections on existing sewered streets, of which number 751 or 75 per cent, are now connected. A ma- jority of the remaining 244 possible sewer house connections will be di- rectly affected by the above cited act: ie: Must be connected on or be- fore July 15, 1948.
Sewer House Connection Maintenance
Temporary stoppages occurred in the usual number of sewer house connections during the year, from various natural and unnatural causes, ranging from tree roots growing through open pipe joints to large metal can openers and other insoluble objects being forced through sewer openings. All were cleared by the sewer department as reported by householders.
Sewer Department
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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- Con- nections Con- nected
struction Started
Connected to Street Line
Partially Installed to House
Revenue Charged 1945
Arlington
12
8
67
1
2
1
92.38
Ash.
17
10
59
6
1
137.39
Bancroft
29
20
69
9
201.13
Berkeley
27
19
70
8
.
222.80
Brook.
9
5
56
2
2
60.98
Center
10
9
90
1
115.28
Chute
1
50
1
6.00
Copeland.
1
1
100
17.20
Dudley
1(
S
80
2
119.55
Daton.
12
7
58
5
33.10
Echo.
4
3
75
1
59.91
Elliott
5
53
3
67.71
Elm.
4
2
50
2
12.90
Fremont.
62.99
Fulton.
1
1
100
19.20
Gardner
8
8
100
70.63
Gilmore.
2
2
100
48.13
Gould .
6
6
100
28.87
Green .
53
81
4
Harnden
9
133.19
Harrison .
10
34
74
5
2
703.13
High.
17
9
53
6
Howard
18
18
207.82
Ide. .
2
1
17.02
John.
19
17
Kirg.
6
6
100
91.41
Kingston
15
15
100
121.97
Lincoln
7
6
85
104.96
Linden.
15
10
67
4
1
124.69
Lowell.
4
4
100
47.00
Main. .
54
45
82
2
1,056.27
Maple
2
1
50
1
8.05
Middl>
3
2
66
1
11.96
Middl sex
24
16
66
6
2
278.28
12
9
75
1
2
109.55
3
18
78
5
: :
36.91
Parker
7
7
100
.
1
90.93
Pearl
16
1
44
9
107.85
Perkins
7
7
100
2 NO:
.
6.00
Pleasant
37
26
70
11
2
366.36
Pratt.
7
7
100
1
2
649.70
Prospect
18
10
CG
7
1
137.38
Salem.
21
16
67
1
7
286.81
Sanborn
15
11
73
2
2
317.09
School.
10
3
80
2
85.74
Scotland.
3
3
100
29.72
Smith .
15
15
100
11
1
133.63
Sunnyside
1
1
100
10.90
Sweetser
5
3
CO
Temple
33
16
48
. .
5
3
60
1
38.61
Village.
22
17
77
4
1
195.08
Warren.
17
15
88
1
1
155.82
Washington
39
29
74
9
1
314.20
Wenda
4
4
100
.
..
. .
47.38
Wilson.
11
9
82
2
60.74
Woburn.
87
59
61
3
22
3
808.67
Totals.
995
751
75
140
70
34
10,711.77
. .
137.52
Decring
.
. .
11
6
302.19
Orange
3
2
66
1
61.91
Park
1
6
86
.
Pine ..
1
1
100
Prescott.
53
50
94
Summer
23
12
52
2
: :
. .
122.03
Hillerert
10
9
1
2 1 NOT. HH.
552.28
8 coco ci
80
2
102.43
Haven.
133.16
100
50
1
436.72
Minor.
164.02
Pierce
2
100
98.31
70.44
73.10
147.84
38.85
Union .
1
Sewer Department
202
8
100
100
1
Mt. Vernon
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
420.10
Bancroft
993.70
993.70
Berkley .
1,063.20
1,063.20
Brook.
85.50
252.60
338.10
371.50
390.50
Chute.
66.50
66.50
Copeland
506.00
506.00
Deering .
55.5
55.5
Dudley
493.00
493.00
Eaton.
402.00
402.00
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
335.10
335.10
Gilmore
$1.70
81.70
Gould.
425.20
425.20
Green.
36.00
173.00
1,873.41
2,082.41
Harnden
32.00
257.80
289.80
Harrison.
367.40
367.40
Haven.
79.00
1,401.80
1,656.80
High.
22.00
346.50
368.50
Hillcrest
570.00
570.00
Howard.
25.00
. . . . .
1,157.50
1,182.50
Ide.
56.50
56.50
John.
37.00
770.10
807.10
King.
369.10
369.10
Kingston
636.00
636.00
Lincoln
323.50
367.50
Linden
41.00
553.20
594.20
Lowell
287.00
287.00
Main.
305.50
99.00
2,291.75
2,696.25
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.
914.50
914.50
Orange
128.90
128.90
Park
37.00
208.00
245.00
Parker
302.50
302.50
Pearl.
647.40
647.40
Perkins
434.80
434.80
Pierce
110.20
110.2
....
. .
...
46.00
46.00
28.00
1,190.30
1,218.30
Pratt.
602.90
602.90
Prescott
68.00
148.00
3,256.80
3,472.80
Prospect
845.80
845.80
Salem.
190.29
980.31
1,170.60
Sanborn
98.00
699.90
797.90
School .
416.40
416.40
Scotland .
163.00
Summer
94.00
962.40
1,056.40
Smith.
602.30
602.30
Sunnyside
43.00
130.00
173.00
Temple
257.00
173.00
984.30
1,414.30
Union.
66.00
177.00
243.00
Warren.
19.40
68.00
599.60
687.00
Washington
50.00
22.00
1,417.80
1,489.80
Wenda.
. . .
43.00
580.90
423.90
Woburn
352.80
160.50
3,610.60
4,123.90
Totals
1,748.99
1,719.00
40,333.97
43,801.96
. .
203
Sewer Department
. .
. .
....
52.50
52.50
Village
34.00
832.00
866.00
Wilson.
202.50
202.50
Pine
Pleasant
176.00
. . . . .
. . .. .
Center
19.00
.....
163.00
Sweetser
44.00
LENGTH OF MAIN SEWERS IN STREETS
Streets
5'
10//
12/
15''
18''
201
24"
Totals
Arlington. .
399.80
399.80
Ash ..
822.90
258.80
1,081.70
Bancroft
72.50
1,366.79
1,439.29
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
Deering
170.00
170.00
Dudley
374.50
374.50
Eaton.
907.70
1,530.40
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
Gould.
296.39
296.39
Harnden
559.30
559.30
Harrison
565.00
565.00
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
569.60
178.50
1,124.10
King.
340.00
175.00
515.00
Kingston
719.30
719.30
Lincoln .
573.40
638.10
Linden.
304.40
735.30
1,281.70
Lowell
813.10
813.10
Main .
1,246.10
955.50
234.90
2,436.5
Maple
189.20
313.60
Middlesex
1,423.40
1,423.40
Minot.
1,409.65
1,409.65
Mt. Vernon.
828.52
160.00
396.21
Park
507.30
322.70
830.00
Parker
427.00
427.00
Pearl
855.55
400.00
Pierce.
250.10
226.00
Pleasant.
1.496.80
843.96
822.30
Prescott.
2,265.30
1,174.10
1,260.00
Salem.
1,082.10
132.50
716.30
School
688.25
475.00
Summer.
1,587.10
264.00
Sunnyside
264.00
334.30
Temple
896.76
432.89
661.39
303.60
Village.
1,015.60
487.80
715.00
Washington .
424.90
246.80
312.90
1,574.30
300.00
Wilson.
471.40
333.10
804.50
Woburn.
815.80
2,999.25
917.40
4,732.45
Totals
181.80 3,751.46 39,011.23 4,132.84 9,057.41 2,870.60
487.80 1,809.20 3,758.10 65,060.44
855.55
Perkins
400.00
250.10
Pine
226.00
2,340.76
Pratt ..
46.00
776.30
3,439.40
Prospect
1,260.00
1,214.60
Sanborn.
716.30
688.25
Smith.
475.00
1,587.10
Sweetser
334.30
1,991.04
Union .
303.60
1,503.40
Warren
715.00
2,558.90
Wenda. .
300.00
189.20
Middle
313.60
988.52
Orange.
396.21
1,111.50
622.70 79.00
Sewer Department
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LENGTH OF UNDERDRAINS IN STREETS
Streets
5 Inch
6 Inch
8 Inch
10 Inch
Total Length
Total Length Sewers and Underdrain s.
Arlington
399.80
Ash. .
237.00
258.80
495.80
1,577.50
Bancroft
. .
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 .
500.00
Dudley
374.50
Eaton.
1,002.70
527.70
1,530.40
3.060.80
Echo
159.00
159.00
333.40
Elm.
383.28
456.50
456.50
913.00
Gardner
181.80
Green .
836.90
974.10
. ..
.. .
565.00
Haven
588.20
588.20
2
341.00
High .
487.70
736.10
1.223.80
297.95
Hillcrest
450.40
'450.40
'275.70
Howard.
1,410.00
1.410.00
2 '820.00
Interceptors John.
748.10
748.10
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
735.30
813.10
Main.
1,246.10
234.90
2.436.50
873.00 4 '378.40
Middle.
313.60
Middlesex
254.00
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
'427.00
Pearl.
855.55
855.55
'400.00
Pierce
155.20
155.20
405.30
Pine .
452.00
Pleasant
374.00
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
77.20
132.50
752.70
1,967.30
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
175.00
509.30
Temple
40.00
40.00
2,031.04
Union.
825.00
825.00
2,328.40
Warren .
715.00
724.00
246.80
1,163.20
2,134.00
4,692.90
Wenda.
300.00
Wilson.
804.50
804.50
1,609.00
Woburn
1,196.00
917.40
2,113.40
6,845.85
Totals
10,164.43
19,224.86
6,224.50
1,656.90
37 ,270.69
101,568.64
. .
...
....
... ..
Deering
170.00
Elliott .
383.28
766.56
Fremont
475.00
Gilmore.
1,811.00
4.525.20
Harnden
'559.30
Harrison
2,937.00
2 .937.00
5 .874.00
.... .
. . .
1.111.50
1 .712.60
Lowell
189.20
955.50
189.20
1 677.40
Minot
972.65
...
. ..
. ..
. .
886.00
2.146.00
Salem
543.00
...
303.60
Village.
715.00
1.430.00
Washington
226.00
1.711.10
Perkins
226.00
469.80
254.00
2 223.00
Linden
1,111.50
Maple.
. ..
. ..
205
Sewer Department
396.00
1,439.29
Berkeley
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 Expended : Salaries
$ 6,200.00
Supplies and Misc.
$ 5,284.80 914.51
Total Expended
$
6,199.31
Balance Unexpended
$ .69
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 :
Note: Highway includes all other departmental accounts not speci- fically mentioned below, such as Chapter 90, Drainage, Sidewalks, Snow and Ice, etc.
B.P.W. Water Highway Sewer Park
Totals
Pay Roll $5,284.80 $17,533.58 $ 50,362.50 $ 7,020.92 $3,790.46 $ 83,992.26 Bills 914.51 29,734.47
56,148.02 5,831.41 2,209.07 94,837.48
Total
$6,199.31 $47,268.05 $106,510.52 $12,852.33 $5,999.53 $178,829.74
RECOMMENDATIONS
General
In this section of the yearly report it might be well to bring to the attention of the Townspeople a condition which exists in all divisions of this Department with the exception of the Water Division. Stated brief- ly, it is this : that many requests have been and are being received by the Department for various kinds of service. Because yearly budgets as submitted by the Department are continuously reduced it is not pos- sible to comply with these requests for service which in most cases are reasonable.
As a result, many people are not receiving the service they might reasonably expect. Continuous postponem'ent of the work covered by these requests will inevitably result in the necessity of large expenditures over short periods in the not too distant future. Probably by bond issue
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which will entail the added expense of interest on borrowed money. It would seem more prudent and economical to meet tlre situation with a "Pay as you go" policy in most instances. It is therefore strongly urged that the various appropriations comprising the Board of Public Works Budget be kept at a level which will enable the Department to comply with the reasonable requests of the Townspeople yearly and thus obviate the necessity of large and costly bond issues.
Another condition which now affects all divisions of the Department is the matter of employees, or if you prefer, labor. Now that the war is over people are requesting service which they did not get and did not expect during the war. To furnish such service it will be necessary for the Department to enlarge its working force which has been kept at a minimum for the past few years.
During the war, salaries in general increased. This is particularly true in the field of labor, whether unskilled, semi-skilled or skilled. The present salary schedule of the Department is comparatively low espe- cially in the lower brackets. The Department, if it is to be in a position to furnish the services which the Townspeople seem to desire, will be forced to raise the level of its salary schedule so that efficient, expe- rienced workers may be attracted to employment with the Department.
It is therefore recommended that the salary schedule of the Depart- m'ent be revised with special attention being given to the salaries paid in the lower brackets.
Water
It is expected that the work of this division will increase substan- tially in the next few years due mainly to the cancellation of Govern- ment controls and proposed residential developments. The Division, due to various reasons, is in good financial condition and will, with care, be able to meet the anticipated expansion.
It will be necessary, probably in the next decade, to make many changes and extensions to the present system. If the Town continues to develop as expected it will be necessary to enlarge the supply of water, also to enlarge the filter plant and pumping station, install one or two booster pumping stations, extend the distribution system, replace small size water mains, etc. These and many other problems can be met pro- viding care is used in expending water yearly income and accumulated reserves.
Highway
Continuous reduction of appropriations has resulted in a serious de- terioration in road surfaces. Unless funds are made available soon many road surfaces will break up under continuous traffic resulting in costly repairs and reconstruction.
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Applications for Granolithic Sidewalks and Granite Curbing are in- creasing rapidly. If the Department is to make any effort to meet the demand, appropriations must be greatly increased.
To eliminate too much repetition, the same can be said about street widenings and relocations, street betterments, equipment purchase and replacement, installation of storm drains, etc. The situation regarding storm drains is very bad. The Department has received many requests for relief for drainage troubles. A large back log of requests exists now. Most of them reasonable. The Department agrees that the conditions should be corrected. Here again the answer is the same. Without sub- stantially increased appropriations the Department cannot possibly com- ply with the reasonable requests of the Townspeople. Under present ap- propriations the Department not only cannot extend relief in cases of new complaints it cannot extend relief in cases where poor drainage con- ditions have existed for several years.
Sewers
At present, the requests for sewer extensions far exceeds the amount of extensions the Department can possibly install under present appro- priations. This condition warrants the careful consideration of the Townspeople. The failure to install sewer extensions in many sections owning inefficient cesspools are begging the Department to extend sew- ers to their properties. Each and everyone of these overflowing cess- pools is a distinct menace to the general health of the Town. It is com- mon knowledge that many serious diseases are bred under such condi- tions and that many of these diseases are water-borne.
It is vitally important that definite steps be taken at once to extend the sewer system rapidly and effectively to the greatest possible number of users. This can be done either by bond issue or on a "Pay as you go" policy. Either one would be a distinct improvement over the present policy.
Parks and Playgrounds
Appropriations for parks and playgrounds in past years have been barely enough to cover maintenance. Consequently it has been impos- sible to make any kind of improvements. Play areas have not been extended. Play equipment has not been installed. Buildings have not been constructed.
Because of statistics gathered by the Armed Services relative to the physical condition of persons entering the services a definite drive is being made to improve the facilities for general recreation. It is, of course, possible to go too far in this respect. Careful judgment should be exercised so that recreational facilities shall be expanded sensibly and in a carefully coordinated manner. Many requests for extensions and
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improvements have been and will continue to be received by this De- partment. Some will be sensible and reasonable. Others will not. How- ever, to grant any of the requests it will be necessary to substantially increase the Park and Playground appropriations.
In closing this report, the Superintendent wishes to express his ap- preciation to the members of the Board for their many helpful sugges- tions and kindnesses extended to him during the year, and to assure all those in any way associated with him in carrying on the work of the Department of his gratitude for their interest and co-operation, and to acknowledge the assistance, co-operation and helpful suggestions which he has received from the other department heads of the town.
PHILIP WELCH,
Superintendent
READING RECREATION COMMITTEE REPORT FOR SUMMER PLAYGROUNDS - 1945
To the Citizens of the Town of Reading:
The Recreation Committee submits herewith its third Annual Report covering the year ending December 31, 1945.
The Committee as a whole held several meetings during the year, the sub-committees held other meetings as conditions required. Indi- vidual members also gave willingly of their time on various occasions.
At the Regular Town Meeting held in March it was voted to in- crease the membership of the Recreation Committee from four to seven members and Mr. Carl Pinkham, Mr. Charles Sweetser and Mr. C. Sum- ner Teel were elected to membership on the Committee. During the year Mrs. Mae Earley was elected a member of the Committee to replace Mrs. Edith Holcomb who resigned late in 1944. Shortly after the Town Meet- ing, the Committee met to organize and Mr. Harold Putnam was elected Chairman.
Mr. Grant Longley, Director of Physical Education at Dean Acad- emy, Franklin, Mass., was again chosen as Director of Recreation and authorized to select a staff of assistants. The staff as finally proposed by Mr. Longley and approved by the Committee included many who had served in similar capacities in 1944. Care was taken to select an ex- perienced, well rounded staff of employees.
Prior to the official opening of the season meetings of the play- ground staff were held. At these meetings instructions in playground supervision were given by Mr. Longley and assignments were given to each employee.
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The summer playground program was carried on during July and August and daily attendance averaged higher than in the previous year. The program was similar to that of 1944 but included many new and in- teresting features.
An employment bureau was again operated in 1945. This feature of the program seems definitely worthwhile as the number of applicants and the number of jobs filled grows yearly. This year twenty-one posi- tions were satisfactorily filled, many of which were permanent.
Continuing the practice of the previous two years each boy and girl using handicraft materials was asked to buy War Stamps to the amount represented by the cost of materials. The stamps were, of course, re- tained by the children. This is a popular idea with the children. In this manner stamps were sold in the amount of $179.90.
Many activities were carried on during the season. Most of these were more successful than in previous years. The number of partici- pants increased in practically all cases. Handicraft classes were increas- ingly popular and three window displays in vacant stores attracted much interest among and favorable comment from the Townspeople.
Baseball in the Midget and Junior classes was again very popular. Birch Meadow and Washington Street tied for first place in both classes. The Senior Class was not as popular as in previous years as many of the older teen age boys were not available.
Tennis was increasingly popular this year. Four tournaments were conducted. This is three more than were conducted in any previous year. Competition as a result was much keener.
Swimming was again popular with regular classes being held for be- ginners and advanced classes for those who wished further instruction. Many beginners were able to pass tests and received their American Red Cross certificates.
A Ragweed Contest sponsored by the Reading Woman's Club was conducted and prizes given to those collecting the greatest amount.
While not actively participating officially the Committee is still vitally interested in the Rocketeen Youth Canteen. Conferences have been held with the leaders and all possible assistance given the move- ment. The Committee congratulates the Royal Arcanum for the active leadership they have provided The Committee feels that the Town should take a more active interest in this movement and that the Com- mittee should be given funds to support, in part, this movement.
An increased number of adults participated in the program this year, many of whom were returning servicemen. With the cessation of hostilities it is expected that there will be a substantial increase in the number of adults participating in recreation activities in 1946. The com- mittee is planning a broader program for 1946 with special attention be- ing given to activities which will be attractive to adults and from which
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the committee hopes they will derive much pleasure and better health.
Due to the necessity of paying increased salaries in 1945 the Com- mittee was not able to employ as many supervisors as in 1944. This con- dition will undoubtedly continue in the future.
Hence if a real, well rounded, progressive program is to be devel- oped with well trained, experienced supervisors it will be necessary for the Committee to request and receive larger appropriations.
The Committee wishes to extend its thanks to all who have assisted them in their efforts to conduct an attractive, healthful and educational Recreation Program. The Committee particularly wishes to acknowl- edge the active cooperation extended to them by the Board of Public Works, the School Committee, the Library Trustees, the Selectmen, the Churches, the Reading Chronicle and many others.
HAROLD W. PUTNAM, Chairman HERBERT K. MILLER REV. DR. CHARLES LANCASTER CHARLES SWEETSER MRS. MAE EARLEY CARL W. PINKHAM C. SUMNER TEEL
Recreation Committee
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REPORT OF THE TREASURER For the Year Ended December 31, 1945
The transactions in the General Cash Account, in summary form, were as follows :
Balance January 1, 1945
$ 430,111.01
Receipts
1,742,013.56
$ 2,172,124.57
Disbursements
1,734,561.18
Balance December 31, 1945
437,563.39
Funded Debt $ 258,500.00
Outstanding January 1, 1945
Bonds and Notes Issued in 1945
None $ 258,500.00
Bonds and Notes Paid in 1945
61,000.00
Outstanding December 31, 1945
197,500.00 $ 258,500.00
There were no temporary loans in anticipation of revenue.
A more detailed statement of receipts and disbursements and a statement of the trust funds are presented in the report of the Town Accountant.
PRESTON F. NICHOLS, Treasurer
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REPORT OF COLLECTOR OF TAXES For the Year Ended December 31, 1945
Taxes and Assessments 1943
Uncollected December 31, 1944
$ 7,993.52
Interest and Costs Collected
551.72
Refund Account Taxes
2.00
Paid Treasurer
$ 8,415.19
Refund Account Overpayment
1.00
Adjustment
.03
Abated
32.56
Transferred to Tax Title
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