Town of Wilmington Annual Report 1925-1926, Part 12

Author: Wilmington (Mass.)
Publication date: 1925
Publisher: Town of Wilmington
Number of Pages: 314


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Article ---- To he r and act on the report of the special schoolhouse committee appointed in accordance ith . vote of the town passed at the special meeting of ugust 12, 1925.


Article ---- To see if the town will rise and appropriate a cun of money for carrying out the recommendations of the special schoolhouse commi tee; to determine which of the loen tions shall be used for the new school buildin; to raise by borrowing or otherwise money to acquire said location by purchase or otherwise and for the construction and original equipment and furnishing of a school building thereon; or to take any action relative thereto.


Voted : that, for the purpose of acquiring by purchase 01. otherwise a part of the Clak Astate consistin of two acres, more or less, bounded and described as follows : - (description) and for the construction and original equipment and furnishing of a school building thereon, there be raised and appropriated the rum of 74,000.00, $5,000 of which is to be raised in the levy of the current year, and the treasurer, with the approval of the selectmeu, be and hereby is audiorized to borrow the sum of 72,000.00 and co issue bonds or notes of the town therefor, sala Londs or notes to be payable in accordance with Section 19 of Chapter 44 of the Ceneral Laws, so that the hole loan shall be paid in not more than twenty years from the date of issue of the first cond or note or ot such earlier dates as the treasurer and selectnei my determine. It is also voted thos the special schoolhouse committee be nad hereby is continued as o special bulldin- committee, with Full authority to construct and equip the building in accordance with the recommendations made at this meeting, any vacancy occurring in gnid committee to be filled by appointment by the modera .or.


July 12, 1926.


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REPORT OF MOTH SUPERINTENDENT AND TREE WARDEN


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:


Gentlemen-I herewith submit my report as Moth Superintend- ent and Tree Warden for the past year:


A number of maple trees have been planted in several locations for highway shade and previous plants have received such care as was needed.


Some trimming of shade trees along the public ways has been done, and others which were becoming a menace from old age and decay have been removed.


The usual spraying for the suppression of the Gypsy Moth was done in the spring, and the work of creosoting the egg masses is being carried on at this time.


Such property where the owners have not done this work will be cleaned up by this department and charged for as provided by law.


Respectfully submitted,


OLIVER A. McGRANE,


Moth Supt. and Tree Warden.


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REPORT OF THE SARAH T. J. CARTER LECTURE COMMITTEE FOR 1926


The Carter Lecture Committee, at the beginning of the winter, contracted for a course of three lectures to be given in Wilmington during the season as follows:


December 29, 1926, Rev. Austin T. Kempton, a stereopticon lec- ture on the Holy Land.


January 24, 1927, Mr. Ralph Robinson, an illustrated lecture on the Far North.


February 26, 1927, Mr. Harry White, an inspirational scientific lecture with demonstrations.


The first of these lectures has been delivered before the writing of this report and was greatly enjoyed and appreciated by all who heard it. Dr. Kempton is an unusually fine speaker and presented his subject in a most acceptable way.


The two remaining lectures are expected to be decidedly worth while. Mr. Robinson accompanied Capt. McMillan in his arctic ex- ploration and is considered a very good lecturer. Mr. White pre- sents many scientific novelties.


The financial statements of the committee is herewith appended.


Respectfully submitted,


GERALD F. FRAZEE, Chairman, ARTHUR F. BLAKE, Treasurer, JOHN W. HATHAWAY, Secretary, MILDRED NEILSON, ARTHUR W. GIROUX.


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TREASURER'S REPORT


SARAH D. J. CARTER LECTURE COMMITTEE


Receipts


Jan. 1, 1926 Balance


$196.48


Dec. 29 From F. L. Eames, Treas. Income 240.00


$436.48


Expenditures


June 10, 1926 Grange Hall Corp., rent.


20.00


Jan. 1, 1927 Balance on hand .. $416.48


Respectfully submitted,


Sarah D. J. Carter Lecture Committee, ARTHUR F. BLAKE, Treasurer.


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TREASURER'S REPORT


Receipts


Cash in Treasury


$33,743.03


Cash received account of:


Income Taxes


14,647.46


National Bank Tax


58.67


Street Railway Tax


512.36


Military Aid


15.00


Corporation Taxes


988.56


State Aid


250.00


Reimbursement for loss of taxes on land used for public institutions 5.78


Soldiers' Exemptions


50.88


Trust Company Tax


135.32


Poor


2,551.18


Schools


2,557.73


Highways


42.00


Highways from State and County.


9,312.26


S. D. J. Carter Lecture Fund


240.00


Building Inspection


120.75


Care of Cemetery Lots


700.00


Tax Collector


4.80


Interest on Deposits


476.86


Police


15.80


Fire Department


7.45


Deeds of Release


232.29


Cemetery Lots


896.00


Library


99.96


Court Fines


324.00


Moths


47.40


Sealer's Fees


42.02


Trust Funds


215.58


Licenses


640.00


Health


3.00


Loans Anticipation of Revenue


124,000.00


Taxes of 1925


53,798.60


Interest on Taxes of 1925


2,439.04


Taxes of 1926


65 833.42


Interest on Taxes of 1926


69.19


$315,076.39


Payments


Cash paid account of:


Selectmen's Orders


$133,670.96


State Tax


5,400.00


County Tax


4,380.90


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Auditing Municipal Accounts


162.15


Fire Prevention


37.96


Repairs of Highways


794.60


Suppression of Moths


282.29


Trust Company Tax


6.50


High School Bonds


1,750.00


Interest


5,209.25


Care and Maintenance of Tubercular Patients


75.69


Town Notes


125,000.00


Cash in Treasury


38,306.09


$315,076.39


FRANK L. EAMES,


Treasurer.


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REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF SLAUGHTERING


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:


Gentlemen-I herewith submit my report as Inspector of Slaughtering in this Town for the year 1926:


Whole number of hogs inspected.


204


Whole number condemned. 16


All at the Blue Hog Breeding Company.


Respectfully yours,


(Signed) ARTHUR W. SPRAGUE,


Inspector of Slaughtering,


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REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS


To the Board of Selectmen:


Gentlemen-I wish at this time to submit my report as Inspec- tor of Animals for the year of 1926.


Early in the year I received instructions to make a tour of in- spection of all cattle, sheep and swine kept within the town limits and also of the premises where the same were kept.


The instructions were carried out and a report rendered as directed.


All cases of suspicious, contagious disease were quarantined and destroyed, and thereafter the premises were properly disinfected before replacements were made.


Approximately 250 head of cattle, 4,000 head of swine and 3 goats were examined. All livestock appeared to be in good condi- tion and the premises well kept up. Any suggestions made for betterment of conditions were kindly received and carried out satis- factorily.


Respectfully,


C. H. PLAYDON, M.D.V.,


Inspector of Animals.


REPORT OF TRUSTEES OF TRUST FUNDS 1926


Amount


Accumulated Interest


With- drawn


Balance on Deposit


Library Funds:


Chester W. Clark


Blackstone


No. 9497


$500.00


$500.00


Burnap


.Andover


No. 8512


200.00


$105.22


305.22


Benjamin Buck.


Andover


No. 18341


500.00


113.61


$37.08


576.53


Charlotte C. Smith.


Mechanics


No. 4215


500.00


190.91


690.91


Sabra Carter Common Fund.


Andover


No. 18349


200.00


126.18


6.00


320.18


Cemetery Funds:


Isaac Cazneau.


Andover


No. 18985


100.00


58.98


5.25


153.73


Susan Carlton.


Andover


No. 18345


75.00


20.37


4.25


91.12


Geo. W. and Minnie A. Sidelinker


Andover


No. 22450


200.00


83.27


15.00


268.27


Sabra Carter (Jaques Lot).


Andover


No. 18347


200.00


93.18


14.25


278.93


William H. Carter


Andover


No. 24631


100.00


26.43


6.25


120.18


Dolly Harnden ..


Andover


No. 18342


100.00


21.21


6.25


114.96


Thomas P. Eames


Andover


No. 18346


100.00


20.25


4.00


116.25


Sabra Carter


Andover


No. 18348


100.00


49.92


5.25


144.67


Rich Carter.


Andover


No. 22451


100.00


18.44


6.25


112.19


James Frazer.


Andover


No. 18343


200.00


80.92


12.00


268.92


Martha Temple.


Andover


No. 18344


100.00


74.45


6.25


168.20


S. D. J. Carter.


Andover


No. 22579


200.00


102.28


5.25


297.03


Charlotte C. Smith


Mechanics


No. 4214


50.00


4.29


54.29


Charles H. Hopkins


Blackstone


No. 4248


200.00


55.94


5.25


250.69


Abner C. Childs ...


Woburn


No. 33384


100.00


31.20


5.25


125.95


Gilman C. Harnden.


Woburn


No. 32614


100.00


16.33


7.00


109.33


Laura Parker


Woburn


No. 32615


50.00


7.06


57.06


Sarah G. Sheldon.


Woburn


No. 33814


200.00


53.12


6.25


246.87


Rufus C: Eames.


Blackstone


No. 4642


100.00


20.50


4.00


116.50


John Sheldon Sargent


Blackstone


No. 4859


100.00


17.65


4.25


113.40


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Isabelle Holt


. Blackstone


No. 5169


75.00


10.37


3.00


82.37


Henry Blanchard.


Blackstone


No. 5604


50.00


3.50


53.50


Nathan B. Eames


Mechanics


No. 6899


100.00


18.03


3.00


115.03


Thomas Day ..


Andover


No. 31514


100.00


20.49


6.25


114.24


Lorenzo Meads ..


Mechanics


No. 7176


100.00


15.49


6.25


109.24


Almira J. Carley


Andover


No. 32237


100.00


15.67


5.25


110.42


George E. Swain


Blackstone


No. 7304


100.00


16.45


5.25


111.20


Josiah Monroe (Care Elbridge Carter and Walter H. Blanchard Lots)


Mechanics


No. 7559


100.00


7.41


107.41


Jacob H. Shedd ..


Blackstone


No. 7701


100.00


8.57


3.00


105.57


George T. Eames ..


Blackstone


No. 7746


200.00


31.04


6.25


224.79


Jonathan Eames, 2nd.


Andover


No. 35188


100.00


10.55


4.00


106.55


Newman Parker, Jr.


Blackstone


No. 8259


100.00


18.88


118.88


Irwin E. Morse ...


Mechanics


No. 8531


100.00


9.64


4.00


105.64


Sylvester and Lois R. Carter


Mechanics


No. 8990


100.00


7.27


4.00


103.27


Captain George W. McIntosh.


Mechanics


No. 9662


200.00


6.80


206.80


$6,000.00


$1,591.87


$215.58


$7,376.29 73


S. D. J. Carter Lecture Fund:


Am. Tel. & Tel. Co. 4% Col. Bonds, Nos. 17546, 19667, 3986, 3991, 3992, 3993 Blackstone Savings Bank Book No. 1879.


$5,541.50


578.50


$6,120.00


Bond interest 1926


240.00


Bank interest


111.88


$6,471.88


Paid Frank L. Eames, Treasurer


240.00


$6,231.88


C. S. HARRIMAN, EDWARD N. EAMES, PHILIP B. BUZZELL, Trustees.


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REPORT OF CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS


To the Citizens:


Your newly elected Board of Commissioners took office in March after the appropriations had been passed and the plans outlined for the year 1926. The work as outlined was carried out by the Board and the expenditures kept within the appropriations.


The Commissioners are working along the line of gradually im- proving and beautifying the Cemetery. The work will be continued in 1927, gradually developing the new section F, and also making repairs in other sections where they are needed.


Records are being worked on and when completed we hope to have a comprehensive and permanent record of our Cemetery. In this respect lot holders can be of considerable assistance and as the work develops the Commissioners and the Superintendent will call upon the lot holders to assist them in completing the informa- tion which should be on file.


The rules of the Cemetery have been drawn up in form by the Commissioners and are printed in conjunction with this report. We would suggest that all citizens familiarize themselves with the rules of the Cemetery.


We are also showing an itemized list of expenditures for the year 1926. The appropriations asked for in 1927 are $100.00 (one hun- dred dollars) more than 1926, but we anticipate that the sale of lots will more than offset this difference.


1926 Expenditures


Labor


$1,236.88


Tools and Equipment


34.50


Repairs to Tools and Equipment


9.80


Flowers, Trees and Shrubs


32.20


Fertilizer and Seeds


17.65


Loam


3.50


Pumps and Wells


12.36


Gravel


53.40


Grading


552.02


Lot Markers


62.70


Road Oil


154.20


Printing


14.00


Freight, Express and Miscellaneous


6.42


$2,189.63


Receipts from sales of lots


896.00


Net Cost to Town


$1,293.63


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IN MEMORIAM Charles C. Alden Died January 19, 1927


With sincere regret we report that one of our Commissioners was called to his eternal rest on January 19, 1927. Mr. Alden was always mindful of his civic duties and gave his time freely to the Town for many years. He was faithful, efficient and painstaking in all matters which were entrusted to his care. His passing at this time is a loss to the citizens of Wilmington, and to our Board especially.


Respectfully submitted,


L. T. McMAHON, WILLIAM T. HENDERSON, Cemetery Commissioners.


RULES AND REGULATIONS Wildwood Cemetery Wilmington, Mass.


The adoption and enforcement of the rules here published are necessary to secure peace and good order within the Cemetery; to protect the interests of the lot and grave owners and to preserve the beauty of the grounds. All persons are requested to obey the rules and should report any infraction of them by others, to the Superintendent. These rules and regulations may be amended or altered by the Cemetery Commissioners as circumstances may re- quire.


1. Lots in this Cemetery may be purchased only by citizens of the Town of Wilmington. Exception may be made to a purchaser who has relatives now interred in Wildwood Cemetery and who is desirous of transferring the body or bodies to another lot. All lots must be paid for before any interment will be allowed.


2. No person shall buy and take a conveyance of more than two lots, of eight graves each, and these must be made adjoining each other.


3. The proprietors of lots or graves in Wildwood Cemetery, or their legal representatives, shall not grant, sell, or convey any right of burial to any person or persons without having first obtained the approval of the Board; but it shall be optional with the Board to grant or withhold such approval.


4. Each lot in Wildwood Cemetery shall be marked by suitable markers to be placed by the Board at the expense of the proprietor; the number of the lots to be legibly and permanently marked on the premises. No fence, hedge or other enclosure shall be erected,


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and no monument structure or inscriptions shall be placed therein without the approval of the Board.


Wooden enclosures and wooden markers, designating graves, will not be allowed except temporarily and by special permission of the Board.


5. If any monument or effigy, or any structure or inscription be placed upon any lot which shall be deemed by the Board to be offen- sive or improper, the said Board will have the right and it shall be its duty to enter upon such lot and remove the said offensive object or objects.


6. Lots in the Cemetery shall not be used for any other purpose than a place of burial for the human dead. All burials therein shall be under the personal charge of the Superintendent of the Ceme- tery, to whom shall be paid such fees for opening or digging a grave as shall be established by the Board.


7. No interment shall be made until the Superintendent shall have been furnished with a permit, such as is required by the Laws of the Commonwealth, together with an order from the owner of the right of burial in the lot in which the interment is to be made, or from the legal representative; nor until the fees provided for shall have been paid.


8. Should proprietors wish to perform any work on their lots, such work must first be approved by the Superintendent of the Cemetery, and all work done in the Cemetery must be done under his supervision. Upon completion of that work, all refuse ma- terial must be removed immediately to a place provided for that purpose, and to the satisfaction of the Superintendent. No tools can be left in the Cemetery over night.


9. Soliciting business by unauthorized persons in the Cemetery is positively forbidden.


10. Proprietors of lots are forbidden to plant trees or shrubs within the same without the approval of the Superintendent. If any tree or shrub in any lot shall by means of its roots or branches be deemed troublesome by the Board, it shall have the right to trim or wholly remove the same.


11. No tomb shall be constructed or allowed within any lot ex- cept with the special permission of the Board; and no proprietor shall suffer the remains of any person to be deposited within the bounds of his lot for hire.


12. All foundations for stones and monuments in the Cemetery shall be constructed by the Superintendent, who will determine the amount of the cost thereof, and no monument may be erected or stone set until the cost of construction has been paid.


13. Any monument or headstone set on a single grave lot must not exceed 3' in height including the base, and the base must not exceed 24" in length nor 14" in width.


14. Lots in Section F will be restricted to one stone, the loca- tion of the same to be aligned by the Superintendent.


15. No monument or headstone will be allowed to be set on the day before Memorial Day.


16. No person shall gather any flowers either wild or cultivated


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on the premises; no person shall remove, cut, break or mark any tree, shrub or plant; no person shall mark upon, deface or injure any monument, rustic seat, or any structure on the ground.


17. Flowers may be brought into the grounds for decorative purposes, but proprietors are requested not to place them in glass jars. Broken glass is often the cause of serious injury to employees of the Cemetery. Metal containers may be purchased at a small cost from the Superintendent.


18. Flowers or decorations must not be carried from the grounds under any pretence whatever, except by the permission of the Su- perintendent. Flowers and wreaths left on the graves or lots will be removed as soon as possible after they fade or become un- sightly. Commissioners will not be responsible for anything left on lots.


19. All persons passing through the Cemetery must walk in the pathway. Walking upon lots is strictly forbidden.


20. All persons are forbidden to allow any dogs to follow or precede them into the Cemetery.


21. Bodies deposited in the receiving tomb after November 30th may, if in proper condition, remain to the first of May following, but will be interred before the 15th of that month.


Bodies deposited in the receiving tomb between May 1st and November 30th will not be allowed to remain over one week, ex- cept by special arrangement with the Superintendent.


It shall be the duty of the Superintendent to give proper notice of interment to persons having the remains of relatives or friends de- posited in the receiving tomb before interring the same.


22. To the owners of lots in Wildwood Cemetery interments may be made subject to the following charges and conditions, viz .:


For opening grave and making a record of interment. $8.00


For children under ten years of age .. 5.00


If cement or steel vault is used, extra charge. 2.00


The use of lowering device and grass 7.00


Re-interment within the Cemetery 16.00


For children under ten years of age. 10.00


An extra charge for interment will be made during the winter months at the discretion of the Superintendent.


If a body is placed in the receiving tomb, the same charges with $1.00 (one dollar) additional will be made, but if it is interred in the Cemetery there will be no further charges.


No grave or tomb will be opened for interment by any person not in the employ of the Board.


23. If any person other than a lot owner should wish the use of the receiving tomb they shall be required to make a deposit of $15.00 (fifteen dollars) for the use of the tomb. There will be a charge of $2.00 (two dollars) per month or any part thereof, and if any money remains after deducting the amount charged for the use of the tomb, refund shall be made if the body is not interred in Wildwood Cemetery.


24. The Superintendent must be notified at least twenty-four


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hours before burial is to take place and the location of the grave must be designated when notice of interment is given.


25. Removal of bodies requires the consent of the proprietors of the lot and from the next of kin, accompanied by a permit for such removal from the Board of Health.


26. The Board of Commissioners should be notified promptly of the legal representatives appointed after decease of proprietors.


The Superintendent is ordered to strictly enforce the above rules.


Per order,


BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS.


PERPETUAL CARE


After a lot has been put in good condition, a deposit of not less than $100 will be accepted, which the Town will invest, and the in- come of which will be used for the perpetual care of the lot and its immediate surroundings.


We wish to call the attention of lot owners to the advantage of placing their lots under perpetual care. For the sum of one hun- dred dollars paid to the Town you can have your lot cared for for- ever. The Town agrees to see that the interest on this money is expended in caring for every lot on which such money has been paid.


Caring for the lot does not mean simply cutting the grass, as reseeding, fertilizing, etc., will be done whenever it is necessary in order to keep the lot in proper shape. Is it not worth the money to know that your lot will be properly cared for when you and all of your family have passed away, and that it will be a beauty spot instead of an eyesore to visitors in our Cemetery ?


We have many lots under perpetual care in our Cemetery, but it is the desire of the Commissioners that all lots should be under perpetual care and thus enable them to make the Cemetery an orna- ment to the Town.


The Cemetery Commissioners or the Superintendent will be very glad to take up this subject with any lot owners.


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COLLECTOR'S ACCOUNT


Account of 1925 Tax


Uncollected Jan. 1, 1926.


Additional


$54,417.84 21.09


$54,438.93


Taxes collected


$53,798.60


Taxes abated


640.33


$54,438.93


Interest collected


$2,439.04


Account of 1926 Tax


Commitment


$122,773.20


Additional


67.55


$122,840.75


Taxes collected


$65,833.42


Taxes abated


249.07


$66,082.49


Uncollected Jan. 1, 1927


$56,758.26


Interest collected


$69.19


GEORGE W. BUCK, Collector of Taxes.


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REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:


I hereby submit the following report as Superintendent of Streets for the year of 1926.


We oiled and tarred some six miles of new road this year, besides oiling and tarring what had been oiled in the past, and recommend that the same be done this year, also some four miles on Wildwood, Federal, Chestnut and Woburn Streets, and Glen Road. These streets were resurfaced this year in part and should be oiled where resurfaced. Our plan is to resurface and oil a certain portion of the Highways each year, and in this way we think that we can have our streets in very good condition within a few years. We widened and straightened curves on Boutwell Street and Glen Road, also put in a new bridge on Glen Road. On Salem and Lowell Streets work has been done to meet State requirements. Macadam work on Salem Street was let out on contract this year, but sug- gest that this be done by the Highway Department, as we believe we are in a position to do this work satisfactorily.


Our work has been handicapped this year in not having a Road Roller. The work of a Roller is scattered over such an area that it is not economical to hire a roller for this work. We should have a Roller so that we could complete one job before going to another, therefore, we recommend the purchase of a Ten-Ton Gasoline Roller with Scarifier. The Department is greatly in need of a suitable place for the storing and housing of its equipment, and we hope that some provision will be made for a building for this purpose. It is our opinion that the town should own two good trucks for the use of the Highway Department.


Respectfully,


CHARLES V. BLAISDELL,


Superintendent of Streets.


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REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:


Gentlemen-I herewith submit my report for Building Inspec- tor's Department from January 1, 1926 to April 1, 1926:


Permits issued 6


Fees collected and turned over to the Town Treasurer .... $6.00


Respectfully submitted,


(Signed) EDWARD J. CROTEAU,


Building Inspector.


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REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR


To the Citizens of Wilmington:


The Overseers of the Poor herewith submit their annual report. We have two inmates boarding at the Wakefield Town Farm where they are receiving the best of care.


The Wilmington Town Farm has been let to Mr. S. P. Pike, Jr., for the past year.


The outside poor whom we have been called upon to aid have been on the increase for the past few years.


We also have had a number of hospital cases which were sent to the State Hospital for treatment.


As many of the cases are people who have not gained residence in Wilmington, the overdraft of this Department is offset by hav- ing due from the State, cities and towns, $2,258.43.


The overdraft in Military Aid and Mother's Aid is offset by hav- ing due from other cities, $648.89.


Respectfully submitted,


(Signed)


CARL S. PETTENGILL, CHARLES F. PERRY, WALTER L. HALE,


Overseers of the Poor.


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REPORT OF THE WORK DONE BY THE MIDDLESEX COUNTY EXTENSION SERVICE IN THE TOWN OF WIL- MINGTON, FOR THE YEAR 1926


An appropriation of $200 was made at the annual meeting in support of the Middlesex County Extension Service, through the County Board of Trustees for County Aid to Agriculture. The following is an account of the work done by this organization in Wilmington for the year 1926:


In agriculture most of the work done this year has been giving individual service to those who have made requests. Information has been given on testing soils, and recommendations made in re- gard to the growing of alfalfa and clover. One farmer receives monthly visits from the cow test agent who keeps accurate records on milk production and feed costs.




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