Town of Wilmington Annual Report 1911-1912, Part 7

Author: Wilmington (Mass.)
Publication date: 1911
Publisher: Town of Wilmington
Number of Pages: 318


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15,550 51


Uncollected Jan. 1st, 1912


$11,026 07


Interest collected $8.63


EXCISE TAX COLLECTED


Bay State Railway Co. . $1,583 04


JOSEPH PATCHETT,


Collector.


130


TREASURER'S REPORT


RECEIPTS


Cash in Treasury . . $2,091 75


Cash received from :


State Treasurer, Corporation Tax, P.S 284 90


State Treasurer, Corporation Tax, Business . 7 43


State Treasurer, National Bank Tax 53 86


State Treasurer, State Aid 518 00


State Treasurer, Street Railway Tax


3,056 20


State Treasuser, High School tuition


500 00


State Treasurer, income; Mass. School Fund 1,201 21


State Treasurer, supression of Moths 2,310 75


State Treasurer, Inspector of Animals 75 00


State Treasurer, State highway . 11,694 39


State Treasurer, reimbursement for loss of taxes . 35


State Treasurer, tuition of children . 20 50


State Treasurer, forest fires 41 17


County Treasurer,' dog licenses 403 30


Maria W. Carter, perpetual carc.


cemetery lot of Rich Carter 50 00


Maria W. Carter, perpetual care, cemetery lot of ; Wm. H. Carter Charles H. Rice. outside poor '. ·


100 00


12 07


Frank E. Smith, exec. of estate of Charlotte C. Smith, nee Cornell,


perpetual care of the graves of her father and mother ·


50 00


Frank E. Smith, exec. estate of Charlotte C. Smith, library fund New Eng Tel. &. Tel. Co., suppres- sion of moths . . .


500 00


32 60


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131


A. B. Humphrey, horse . 165 00 Ella C. Shattuck, Pound, Sealer's building-and land 80 00


Overseers of the Poor, outside poor . 5 00


C. H. Hanson & Co., horse . 97 25


Harry M. Chisholm, cemetery lot 625 15 00


James Kernon, cemetery lot 408 20 00


Charles Fletcher, cemetery lot 637 15 00


Arthur W. Eames, lumber 125 47


Locke Coal Co., wood


103 50


Boston & Maine R. R., forest fires . 292 25


Bay State St. Railway, State highway


87 34


Casualty Co. of America, insurance : 38 00


Win. B. McIntosh, cow . .


77 63


Property owners, spraying ·


4 07


Thompson. Brown & Co., school


books .


10 82


Edward E. Babb & Co., school books 6 15


Trustees of Trust Funds, income .


54 95


First Nat. Bank, Reading, interest . 41 28


Geore H. Spaulding, Supt. Town Farm 596 43


Wm. S. Benson, Supt. Town Farm . 266 06


H M. Horton, Sealer's fees ·


9 77


Oliver A. McGrane, suppression of moths 138 66


Wm. E. Swain, Chief Police duty


56 00


Woburn Five Cents Savings Bank, temporary loans . 13,500 00


Slaughter house licenses 4 00


Chas. B. Osbon, rent Town Hall


32 17


Albert I). Butters, old hose


1 50


Albert D). Butters, Supt. graves


8 00


Fourth Dist. Court, Woburn, fines ·


3 00


James E. Kelley, tax title land


663 75


James E. Kelley, ¿express licenses


4 00


James E. Kelley, printed record


132


births, marriages and deaths 75


Wm. B. McIntosh, 'plowing paths 1 20


Wm. B. McIntosh, dynamite . 7 00


Wm. B. McIntosh, use of diaphragm


pump


21 50


Joseph Patchett, Collector :


On acct tax, 1909


4,630 52


On acct. interest 419 62


On acct. tax 1910


6,151 40


On acct. interest 218 79


On acct. tax 1911


15,549 28


On acct. interest


8 63


Excise tax, Bay State St. Rail-


way .


1,583 04


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--- $68,117 16


PAYMENTS


Paid Selectmen's orders . . $49,325 09


State Treasurer, State Tax


2,090 00


State Treasurer, repairs State High-


way


59 00


County Treasurer, County Tax


1,334 40


Woburn Five Cents Savings Bank :


Temporary loans 12,000 00


Interest on same 371 42


Permanent loans


490 00


Interest on same


81 76


Salem Five Cents Savings Bank :


Interest on Bond No. 1 400 00


Cash in Treasury .


1,965 49


$68,117 16


FRED A. EAMES, Treasurer.


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ASSETS AND LIABILITIES


ASSETS


Cash in Treasury


$1,965 49


Sinking Fund account Whitefield School 8,862 50


Due on tax 1910


. 4,569 11


Due on tax 1911


11,026 07


Due from State, State Aid


396 00


Due for grading, private work


32 73


Due from State account Superintendent of Schools


166 66


Due for cemetery lots


51 00


Due on account poor


57 75


$27,127 31


LIABILITIES


Bond No. 1, dated June 1, 1903, for ten


years, account Whitefield School $10,000 00


Note, dated Sept. 1, 1903, for ten years, account Fire Department. balance .


500 00


Note, dated Sept. 15, 1905, for ten years account High and Walker schools, balance .


960 00


Notes, anticipation taxes, 1911


7,500 00


Street Railway Tax account . 3,389 84


Excess of Assets


. 4,777 47


- $27,127 31


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SELECTMEN'S RECOMMENDATIONS


The Selectmen recommend the following appropriations for the fiscal year 1912 :


Salaries Town Officers .


$2,400 00


For Schools, including books, supplies, repairs to School Buildings and Salaries of Superin-


tendent and School Committee 10,500 00


Highways, Roads and Bridges 1,800 00


Support of Poor at Town Farm


300 00


Support of Outside Poor


900 00


Repairs to Public Buildings (other than schools ) unexpended balance


Maintenance of Public Library and books, un- expended balance and


350 00


Police Department


350 00


Printing


300 00


Outstanding Indebtedness


300 00


Memorial Day


150 00


Miscellaneous, unexpended balance and .


1,000 00


Abatement of Taxes


100 00


Suppression of Moths (compulsory)


642 15


Fire Department .


1,000 00


Forest Fires


700 00


Tree Warden, unexpended balance and .


200 00


Notes Payable


490 00


Interest, unexpended balance


100 00


Whitefield School Sinking Fund


850 00


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SINKING FUND ACCOUNT WHITEFIELD SCHOOL


COMMISSIONERS' REPORT


Dec. 19, 1903, deposited in Blackstone Savings Bank . ·


$800 00


Interest on same to Oct. 17, 1908 ·


163 19


Jan. 14, 1909, deposited 850 00 ·


Interest to Oct. 15, 1910


136 13


Jan. 4, 1911, deposited .


850 00


$2,799 32


Interest to Oct. 21, 1911


104 40


Jan. 7, 1905, deposited in Woburn Five Cents Savings Bank


$850 00


Interest on same to Jan , 1906 .


30 00


Dec. 30, 1905, deposited


.


850 00


$1,730 00


Interest on same to Jan., 1907


61 08


$1,791 08


Jan. 19, 1907, deposited


850 00


$2,641 08


Interest on same to Jan., 1908


92 36


Jan. 11, 1908, deposited


·


850 00


83,583 44


Interest on same to Jan., 1910


286 32


Dec. 20, 1909, deposited


850 00


$4,719 76


Interest on same to Jan., 1911


190 66


66


1912


198 36


Jan. 2, 1912, deposited .


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850 00


$5,958 78


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$2,903 72


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$8,862 50 HERBERT N. BUCK, JOSEPH PATCHETT, JAMES E. KELLEY, Commissioners.


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AUDITOR'S REPORT


All town bills have been examined and recorded in the Auditor's Journal.


The Selectmen's Accounts and orders on the Treasurer have been examined and found in order.


The Trustees of Trust Funds account and bank books have been examined and found correct.


The books of the Assessors were verified and compared with the Commitment book, before delivery of the latter to the Collector.


The books of the Tax Collector were examined at different periods during the year, and his report as rendered is correct.


The accounts and books of the Treasurer have been duly audited, the orders from the Selectmen checked with his books, and the balance of cash in the Treasury, as appears in his account, one thousand nine hundred sixty-five and forty-nine one hundred- ths dollars ($1965.49) is correct.


HARRY R. DEMING,


Auditor.


REPORT OF TRUSTEES OF TRUST FUNDS OF TOWN OF WILMINGTON FUNDS DEPOSITED IN ANDOVER, BOSTON, READING AND WOBURN SAVINGS BANKS


NAME


AMOUNT


ACCUM'LAT'D INTEREST


WITHDRAWN 1011


BALANCE ON DEPOSIT


Benjamin Buck Library Fund


$500 00


$159 86


659 86


Burnap Library Fund


200 00


26 52


226 52


Charlotte C. Smith Library Fund


600 00


10 00


510 00


Dolly Harnden Cemetery Fund


100 00


27 21


8 25


123 99


James Frazer Cemetery Fund


200 00


28 08


7 25


221 73


Martha Temple Cemetery Emul


100 00


18 31


3 20


115 14


Susan S. Carlton Cemetery Fund


10 00


18 61


1 20


87 41


Thomas P. Eames Cemetery Fond


100 00


16


108 80


Sabra Carter (Jaques Lot) Cemetery Fund


200 00


25 61


221 66


Isaac Caznean Cemetery Enund


100 00


8 5G


106 11


Geo. W. and Minnle A, Sidelinker Cemetery


200 00


18 28


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00


211 23


Rich Carter Cemetery Fund


100 00


1


102 71


S. D. J. Carter Cemetery Fund


200 00


21 79


3 00


218 79


Laura, Parker Cemetery Fmid .


50 00


1 19


51 12


Glman Harnden Cemetery Find


100 00


5 12


1


00


101 12


Sarah G. Shelden Cemetery Fund


100 00


1 01


103 29


Abner C. Childs Cemetery Find


100 00


6 12


80


101 82


William 11. Carter Cemetery Fund


100 00


3 02


75


102 27


Charlotte C. Smith Cemetery Fund


50 00


1 00


51 00


Sabra Carter Common Found


200 00


1× 41


12 00


236 11


Sarah D. J. Carter Free Lecture Fund


6,000 00


12 10


2.12 10


6,000 00


$9,875 00


$701 80


$297 36


$0,779 48


DUDLEY B. PERBECK, HERBERT N. BUCK,


Trustees.


EDWARD N. EAMES,


.


100 00


106 11


Sabra Carter Cemetery F'und .


137


138


FIRE ENGINEERS' REPORT


TO THE HONORABLE BOARD OF SELECTMEN :


GENTLEMEN-We herewith submit the annual report of the Fire Department and work performed by it for the past year, ending December 31, 1911, a roll of members, record of fires and alarms, value of buildings damaged and insurance upon same.


The apparatus is in fair condition at present. 200 feet of leading hose and 12 feet of suction hose gave out last season which was replaced by new.


A whistle and a telephone were installed at the B & M. work shop giving that part of the town a better fire alarm service.


The department received more calls last season than it ever has before.


Number of building fires. 9


Number of alarms answered by department


14


Building fires


7


Brush fires


7


No alarm fires


2


Two buildings lost by lightning setting them afire


One building damaged by lightning but not set on fire


*March 11, 1911-(Not reported for one week) Camp owned by Arthur E. White. Cause, not known. Loss, $225. Insured, $200.


March 26, 1911-Box 14. Grass fire on land of Joseph Stack. Loss, $1.


April 4, 1911-Box 15-Brush fire on land owned by C. S. Kingman. No damage.


April 4, 1911-Box 21. House owned by Sidney C. and G. W. Buck. Cause, chimney fire and sparks on roof. Damage, $5. Insured.


*Not called out. No alarm given.


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May 6, 1911-Box 37. Brush fire on land called Caughlin Land Co. Loss $10


May 7. 1911-Box 43. On land owned by Mr. and Mrs. W. Eames. Caused by sparks from an engine. Damage, $100.


May 7, 1911-Box 26. House owned by Mary E. Carter. Cause, defective chimney. Loss, $1500. Insured 800.


May 13. 1911-Box 14. Railroad fire between Junction and Brown's Crossing. Damage to buildings. $10.


May 17-Box 64. Brush fire on land of Kelley, Carter and others.


May 29. 1911-Box 53. Shed used for a store house in the Boston & Maine yard in Wilmington. Caused by sparks from an engine. Damage, £5.


June 5, 1911-Box 36. House owned by Dr. A. M. Allen. Chimney fire. No damage.


June 6, 1911-Box 61. House owned by S. F. Cole. Struck by lightning. Loss, $400. Not insured.


July 16, 1911-Box 34. Brush fire on land of Woburn City Land Co. Cause, railroad. No damage.


July 31, 1911-Box 26. House and barn owned by C. F. Walker. ( ause, unknown. Loss, 83,000. Insured, $2,500.


Sept. 17, 1911-Box 16. Barn owned by Henry M. Park. Cause not known. Loss, $150. Insured, $200.


ton.


*Sept. 26. 1911-No alarm. House owned by L. J. Boyn- Damage by lightning, 8100. Insured, 81,000.


* * ept. 26, 1911-Not reported until burned. Barn owned by Bridget Nee. Set by lightning. Loss, $100. Not insured.


Value of buildings damaged by fire $12,650 00


Insurance on same


8,911 00


Value of buildings lost


4,295 00


Insurance upon


3,700 00


Value of contents lost .


600 00


Insurance upon .


. 500 00


*Not called out. No alarm given.


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Would recommend that some coats and hats be purchased for the protection of the firemen while at a fire.


Would recommend fire extinguishers in the North, South, East and West Schools.


Would recommend a well on High street, or near it: one on Woburn street, between Buck's corner and Perry's corner, and one about 600 feet north of Town Hall


ROLL OF DEPARTMENT


CHIEF


Albert D. Butters


ASSISTANT CHIEF


Walter J. Harrison


ENGINE AND HOSE COMPANY NO. 1


William H. Baxter, Captain Daniel W. Benton, Lieutenant


Donald K. Colgate. Clerk


Charles E. Carter Daniel R. Carter Cyril R. Buck


Howard M. Horton Winnie W. Rice Elmer E. Simonds


James White James D). White Albert Lane


Howard R. Pratt Arthur Bartlett Everett Taylor


ENGINE AND HOSE COMPANY NO. 2


Frank Hoban, Captain Arthur Surrette, Lieutenant Linwood H. Smith, Clerk


Bernard F. Doucette Terrance Gallagher William Doucette


Raymond White John Hoban, Jr. Michael J. McMahon


Adrion Durkee William B. Goodwin Rodney Buck


James Regan John Doyle Eugene Gallagher


Respectfully submitted,


ALBERT D. BUTTERS,


WALTER J. HARRISON,


Board of Engineers.


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REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS


I herewith submit the following report as Superintendent of Streets for the year ending December 31, 1911 :


HIGHWAYS, ROADS AND BRIDGES


LABOR


GRAVEL


TOTAL


Andover street


$140 75


$ 9 70


$150 45


Ballardvale street


256 17


21 90


278 07


Forest street


115 69


6 20


121 89


Nichols street, (rep. bridge)


22 18


22 18


Park street


77 25


5 60


82 85


Salem street


24 75


6 90


31 65


Woburn street


173 64


4 60


178 24


West street


378 86


50 10


428 96


Wild avenue


1 50


10 70


12 20


Scraping roads


333 41


333 41


Tools, etc.


22 65


22 65


STREET RAILWAY TAX


LABOR


GRAVEL


TOTAL


Aldrich road


$ 57 54


$ 4 00


$ 61 54


Burlington avenue


632 06


9 80


641 86


Church street


101 25


6 50


107 75


Columbia street


168 75


168 75


Chestnut street


27 00


27 00


Eames street


168 00


17 50


185 50


Hopkins street


61 00


5 30


66 30


Lake street


50 42


50 42


Lowell street


189 00


11 40


200 40


Middlesex avenue


80 30


80 30


Main street sidewalk


1,188 15


55 20


1,447 04


142


Lumber, cement and labor 203 69


Macadam, R. F. Hudson


1,760 00 Fill at junct. of Shaw- sheen avenue


48 86


2 90


52 76


shawsheen avenue


375 52


11 00


386 52


Temple street


336 16


28 00


364 16


il oburn street


689 66


35 40


725 06


Wildwood street


40 50


3 50


44 00


Wild avenue


289 72


289 72


Removing snow


68 83


68 83


Tools, etc.


63 63


Owing to the existence of the State Highway on Main street more expense was incurred in constructing the sidewalk than expected, as the cement culverts had to be extended and the fence rebuilt as ordered by the State Highway Commission.


On account of the poor condition and the excess of travel on Main street, we have completed, at an expense of $1,760, the part of this street left by the Mass Highway Comm., including necessary catch basins, for a distance of 1200 feet in length.


We were fortunate in receiving an allotment for tate High- way which completes Main street to the town line.


The walls on Burlington avenue have been relaid as located by the County Commissioners, which was necessary before an extension of time for the completion of the work could be obtained.


Temple street, which was accepted by the town, has been completed.


We would suggest, on account of the increase of travel, that the appropriation for Highway, Roads and Bridges be raised to the sum of $2,500.


W. B. MCINTOSH,


Superintendent of Streets.


143


REPORT OF THE SARAH D. J. CARTER FREE LECTURE COMMITTEE


TO THE CITIZENS OF WILMINGTON :


The undersigned committee in charge of the Lecture Course, herewith inform you that special arrangements have been made for the use of the new Grange Hall, on Wildwood street, for the current series of five entertainments, as per schedule on following page.


As the seating capacity of the auditorium is large, and as it seems likely that it will accommodate as may people as may wish to at- tend at any one entertainment, FULL COURSE TICKETS will be issued to heads of families-two tickets to each family ; one ticket only in cases where an adult individual has no family.


These tickets will be issued at Town Hall on the fourteenth of October (Saturday) from two until nine o'clock p. m.


Tickets must be presented for admittance.


Doors open at seven o'clock p. m. Lectures begin at seven thirty.


THE SARAH J. D. CARTER FREE LECTURE COURSE SEASON


OF 1911-12


No. 1. October 20, 1911


Illustrated Lecture, "The Mighty Columbia" ROLAND DWIGHT GRANT


No. 2. November 17, 1911 The Boston Favorites"


LEON VANVLIET, Violincellist MAUD PARADIS, Pianist


ADA PHILLIPS, Reader


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No. 3. December 15, 1911 Illustrated Lecture, "Norway : Land of the Midnight Sun" WILLIAM J. TAYLOR


No. 4. January 12, 1912 BOSTON CARNIVAL CONCERT COMPANY


No. 5. February 16, 1912 Lecture, "The Wisdom of Foolishness" GEORGE WOOD ANDERSON


The experience gained by your committee, in arranging the first two courses-the second of which will be completed before this word reaches you-suggests to us most forcibly that the money at our disposal (the annual income from the Carter fund as at present invested ) is entirely inadequate to provide five lectures if we are to be able to maintain the admittedly- high standard of the first course and meet the extra expense of using the Grange hall for our events.


Therefore, unless we receive more income from a possibly more remunerative reinvestment of the fund, or voluntary sub- scriptions to swell our resources, it will be merely a business pro- cedure for us to make our 1912-1913 course one of only four (4) numbers.


We believe the citizens of Wilmington appreciate our use of the largest hall -for, besides the additional opportunity for at- tendance, a large audience always inspires talent to better effort, and our people get a larger measure of pleasure and satisfaction in consequence.


As our next contract for the coming season will be made about April 15th in order to arrange with the right entertainers on dates we prefer, any additions to our income for this coming season should be sent to our treasurer, Mr. Kelley, before that date. Proper and public acknowledgment will be made thereof.


A. T. BOND, Chairman. JAMES E. KELLEY, Treasurer, JOHN W. HATHAWAY, Secretary, DR. D. T. BUZZELL, CALEB S. HARRIMAN,


Carter Lecture Committee.


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TREASURER'S REPORT


Oct. 28, 1910


Income from fund on deposit . $304 80


EXPENSES FOR 1910


Paid Eastern Lyceum Bureau . . $135 00


Paid incidentals


29 49


164 49


Balance on hand Jan. 1, 1911 $140 31


Nov. 16, 1911


Income from fund


242 40


$382 71


EXPENSES FOR 1911


Paid the Eastern Lyceum Bureau . $90 00


Paid for incidentals ·


9 50


Paid the Dunne Lyceum Bureau


135 00


Paid for incidentals


33 62


$268 12


Balance on deposit Jan. 1, 1912 .


. $114 59


Note : With two lectures and expenses to be paid therefrom.


Respectfully submitted, JAMES E. KELLEY,


Treasurer.


146


REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :


I herewith submit my report as inspector of animals for the town of Wilmington.


Owing to a change in orders issued by Chief of the Cattle Bureau of the State Board of Agriculture, the animal inspection was ordered to be made during the months of February and March, 1911, as cattle would be more likely to be confined in stables during these months than earlier.


Also for the purpose of detecting the existence of Scabies which can be more readily found. (It being a disease which almost disappears during warm weather to reappear in cold. )


As a result several cases of Scabies were found and quaran- tined until treated and all danger of contagion removed. It is needless to state at this time that any one who has passed through a siege of this malady will ever be caught in a like condition again but be ever on his guard and commence treatment on first symp- toms.


During the year between 500 and 600 head of cattle have been brought into town from Maine and Vermont, by different shippers, some of which reacting to the test had to be destroyed at the shipper's loss, for which he receives no remuneration. The cattle throughout the town in general appeared better physically than on provious inspections, which speaks well for the owners of cattle.


While some have failed to make the much needed improve- ments, perhaps due more to oversight than lack of interest, I shall still suggest and try to have all needed improvements made. I believe the campaign of clean milk and milk products is one of · education rather than force and the sooner that owners are led to believe that it is better to be clean and healthy than otherwise, the better all will be for that campaign of education.


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This same state of affairs exists in the care of the milk after it reaches the consumer for often times the products are good and clean until received at the home but soon become contaminated there from lack of care.


I wish all would do what little they can towards handling this problem of clean products in clean methods from healthy stock and no doubt all will be better and none feel the extra duties called for or slight expense incurred by so doing.


I wish at this time to thank all owners of stock and others who have acted so loyally towards me and in so doing aided me greatly in performing my duties. I shall be pleased to hear of anything of a suspicious nature that needs investigating from any source and will endeavor to investigate at once.


Yours respectfully, C. U. PLAYDON,


Inspector of Animals.


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REPORT OF INSPECTOR CF MEATS AND PROVISIONS


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :


I beg to submit the following report. I was appointed as inspector May 1, 1911, and since that time to Jan. 1, 1912, I have visited the licensed slaughter houses within the town and have inspected 285 hogs and pigs, many of them small pigs for roasters and of that number 11 of them were condemned as unfi for food and delivered to the Whitman Pratt Rendering Plant for which I have receipts.


I also examined 41 carcasses of beef, one of which showed signs of tuberculosis. Also 173 veals, seven of which perhaps not showing signs of disease were under weight and unfit for food.


Respectfully submitted, JJ. HOWARD EAMES, Inspector of Meats and Provisions.


On account of the illness of Henry W. Eames the former Inspector of Meats and Provisions, I was appointed to fill his place and from January 1, 1911 to May 1, 1911, I inspected and stamped as fit for food 472 hogs and pigs and condemned 35 which were disposed of by rendering ; 21 carcasses of beef were stamped and 5 condemned.


302 Calves were inspected of which number 33 were con- demned as unfit for food.


Respectfully submitted,


HERBERT C. BARROWS.


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TREE WARDEN'S REPORT


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and Citizens of Wilmington :


During the year 1911 town trees were very fortunate, there was little or no damage done by storms or high winds. During the past year there has been considerable trimming done, both low and dead branches have been removed both for the good of public safety, and also for the tree and in regard to elm leaf beetle all the street trees and those requested by property owners were sprayed and found satisfactory, that being the only effective means.


On Burlington avenue there were thirty-three maple trees given by Mr. F. H. Roberts and set out by the town.


The gypsy and brown-tail moths being handled by law and seems to be suppressed effectively.


Respectfully submitted,


OLIVER A. McGRANE, Tree Warden.


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LIBRARIANS' REPORT


Public documents received, 42 volumes.


The following seven books have been presented :


Life of Alice Freeman Palmer,


Home Problems from a New Standpoint,


Progress in the Household, from the Home Economics Com- mittee of the Wilmington Woman's Club,


Life and Character of Rev. Sylvester Judd,


Works of William E. Channing, D. D. 2 vols. from Mrs. Frank Buck,


History of the Telephone.


Number of new books purchased during the year, 148 volumes.


Number of books for circulation, 4388 volumes.


Number of books taken out during the year, 7998 volumes.


Number of persons taking out books, 504.


The Library has been supplied during the year with the follow- ing magazines : National Sportsman, St. Nicholas, Success, Ladies' Home Journal, Technical World, Woman's Home Com- panion, Suburban Life, American Magazine and Our Dumb Animals.


Mrs. Stevens has supplied two magazines, The World's Work and Scientific American.


ANNA T. SHELDON, Librarian.


TREASURER, LIBRARY TRUSTEES


Jan. 1, 1912


Jan. 1, cash on hand


26 33


Paid :


Miss Pratt's book


1 00


M. Leon Jones


7 25


Printing


1 50


Janitors


4 75


A. Heath, Magazine


11 10


Freight .


25


Old Corner Bookstore


19 32


Express


2 00


Received from Librarian


29 50


$47 17


$55 83


Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1912


$8 66


D. T. BUZZELL, Treasurer.


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List of Books Purchased For The Library During The Year 1911


FICTION


AB24S-Sick-A-Bed Lady


AI94T-Thieves


B237F-Following of the Star


B278B-Bauble


B354N-Ne'er-Do-Well


B412K-Kingdom of Dreams


B4334C-Clayhanger


B4334H-Hilda Lessways


B636M-Missing Finger


B654M-Miss Gibbie Gault


B673 W-I Will Maintain


B726A-As the Sparks Fly Upward


B726H-Hearts and the Highway


B815I-In the Shadow of Islam C354MIA-Maids of Paradise C366F-Fusing Force


C424I-Innocence of Father Brown


C732S-She Buildeth Her House


C773D-Dr. David


C853R-Rose With a Thorn


C895T-Trail of the Axe C947P-Philip Steele


D286R-Rose of Old Harpeth


D296M-Man Who Could Not Lose


D344R-Ranier of the Last Frontier D368F-Far Triumph


D374I-The Iron Woman


D396L-A Likely Story


D583R - Red Fox's Son


Eleanor H. Abbott Aix


Florence L. Barclay Richard Barry Rex Beach


J. J. Bell Arnold Bennett Arnold Bennett Albert Boissiere Kate L. Bosher Marjorie Bowen


Cyrus T. Brady Cyrus T. Brady Mrs. Kenneth Brown Robert W. Chambers K. H. Chapman G. K. Chesterton W. L. Comfort Marjorie B. Cooke Priscilla Craven Ridgwell Cullum James O. Curwood Maria T. Daviess R. H. Davis John M. Dean Elizabeth Dejeans Margaret Deland William De Morgan Edgar M. Dilley


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