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Unexpended balance, to Excess and
23.61
Deficiency Account
$25.61
$25.61
Deficiency Account
60
Cemetery Reserve Fund
Received from sale of lots and graves
$780.00
Balance
$780.00
Balance to 1931
$780.00
Cemetery
Appropriation
$2,500.00
Payments
Salaries and wages
$1,689.00
Team and truck hire
295.75
Tools, hardware, paints
67.75
Fertilizer
25.27
Posts
5.25
Iron fence and gates
307.40
Trees and shrubs
55.88
Repairs
11.00
Compensation insurance
.
$2,489.18
Unexpended balance, to Excess and
10.82
$2,500.00
$2,500.00
Interest
Appropriation
$20,462.50
Overdraft
124.64
Payments
Interest on:
Temporary loans
$6,764.05
Highway Department notes
63.75
School Department note
303.08
High School House bonds
393.76
Water Department bonds
.
13,062.50
$20,587.14
$20,587.14
Overdraft to 1931
$124.60
Interest 1929 Account
Overdraft from 1929
$414.23
Appropriation
$414.23
Town Indebtedness
Appropriation
Payments
School House Bonds Nos. 31 and 32 ..
$1,750.00
School Department Note No. 75.
5,500.00
Highway Department Note No. 54 ....
1,000.00
$8,250.00
$8,250.00
. .
31.88
Deficiency Account
.
$8,250.00
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Trust Funds Receipts
Perpetual care fund, cemetery lot Lemuel C. Eames
$100.00
Perpetual care fund, cemetery lot Sarah H. Jackson 100.00
Perpetual care fund, cemetery lot Henry G. Gowing 150.00
Income, S. D. J. Carter Lecture Fund
250.00
Income, Sabra Carter Common Fund 80.00
Income, Cemetery Trust Funds
375.75
Payments
To Trustees of Trust Funds, cemetery perpetual care funds
$350.00
To S. D. J. Carter Lecture Committee
250.00
Labor on Common .
80.00
Account Cemetery Lots:
Isaac Cazneau
$4.00
Susan Carlton
3.00
Geo. W. and Minnie A.
Sidelinker
10.00
Sabra Carter (Jaques lot)
6.50
William H. Carter
4.00
Dolly Harnden
6.50
Thomas P. Eames
4.00
Sabra Carter
3.00
Rich Carter 4.50
James Frazer
35.00
Martha Temple
84.00
S. D. J. Carter
17.75
Charlotte C. Smith
2.00
Charles H. Hopkins
26.50
Abner C. Childs
3.00
Gilman C. Harnden
7.00
Laura Parker
2.00
Sarah G. Sheldon
6.50
Rufus C. Eames
24.00
John Sheldon Sargent
6.50
Isabelle Holt
5.50
Henry Blanchard
2.00
Nathan B. Eames
4.00
Thomas Day
3.00
Lorenzo Meads
6.50
Almira J. Carley
2.50
George E. Swain
14.00
Josiah Monroe (Elbridge
Carter and Walter H.
Blanchard Lots)
4.00
Jacob H. Shedd
4.00
George T. Eames
24.00
Jonathan Eames, 2nd
4.00
Newman Parker, Jr.
6.50
Irwin E. Morse
4.00
Sylvester and Lois R.
Carter
4.00
Capt. George W. McIntosh
7.00
Mary A. Gowing
3.00
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S. Lizzie Carter
2.00
Julia M. Parker
3.00
Jacques Gowing
3.00
Benjamin T. Glover
3.00
John W. Perry
3.00
Mary E. Kelley
4.00
375.75
$1,055.75
$1,055.75
Reserve Fund
Appropriation
$3,000.00
Transferred to:
Tree Warden
$400.00
Election and Registration
300.00
Vocational Training
7.75
$707.75
Unexpended balance, to Excess and
Deficiency Account
2,292.25
$3,000.00
$3,000.00
Abatement 1929 Taxes
Dr.
1929 Taxes Abated
$807.17
Balance
217.61
Cr.
Balance from 1929
$1,024.78
$1,024.78
$1,024.78 $217.61
Abatement 1930 Taxes
Dr.
1930 Taxes Abated
$167.40
Balance
896.77
Cr.
1930 Overlay
$1,064.17
$1,064.17
$1,064.17 $896.77
Balance to 1931
Overlay Reserve Account
Dr.
Balance
$1,286.38
Cr.
Balance from 1929
$1,286.38
Balance to 1931 $1,286.38
Balance to 1931
63
Property Tax Sale Account Dr.
Balance from 1929
$3,364.52
Taxes and expenses on property taken by Town
2,881.16
Cr.
Received from redeemed tax titles
$2,163.69
Balance
4,081.99
$6,245.68
$6,245.68
Balance to 1931
$4,081.99
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Dr.
Allotment account Salem St. and Burl- ington Ave.
$4,000.00
Allotment account Salem and Lowell Sts.
500.00
Allotment account Burlington Ave.
2,000.00
Cr
Received during 1930
$4,500.00 2,000.00
Balance
$6,500.00
$6,500.00
Balance to 1931
$2,000.00
County of Middlesex
Dr.
Allotment account Salem St. and Burl- ington Ave.
$4,000.00
Allotment account Salem and Lowell Sts.
500.00
Allotment account Burlington Ave. (additional)
2,000.00
Cr.
Received during 1930
$4,500.00 2,000.00
Balance
$6,500.00
$6,500.00
Balance to 1931
$2,000.00
Revenue Account Dr.
Appropriations (for Town purposes) . $195,349.58
Balance to Excess and Deficiency Ac- count .56
(additional)
64
Cr.
Committed to Collector
Estimated Receipts
$149,115.80 46,234.34
$195,350.14
$195,350.14
Estimated Receipts Dr.
Estimated amounts :
Automobile Excise Tax
$7,582.03
Income Tax
22,693.36
Income Tax (previous years) .
762.90
Corporation Tax
1,688.11
National Bank Tax
205.12
Trust Company Tax
33.85
Licenses
654.50
Fines
609.60
Treasurer
1.52
Protection of Life and Property. ...
712.76
Charities
1,708.37
Soldiers' Benefits
385.27
Schools
3,354.21
Vocational Training
258.80
Library
95.74
Cemetery
538.55
Interest
4,323.99
Veterans' Exemptions
50.48
Street Railway Tax
569.01
Reimbursement, loss of tax
6.17
$46,234.34
Paid State, 1926 National Bank Tax
.28
Paid State, 1928 National Bank Tax
12.65
Paid State, 1929 National Bank Tax
18.29
Paid refund, license fee
5.00
Paid refund, automobile excise taxes
8.73
Balance (Excess of actual receipts over estimated
amounts) to Excess and Deficiency Account
2,357.57
$48,636.86
Estimated Receipts
Cr.
Amounts actually received :
Automobile Excise Tax 1929
$2,887.12
Automobile Excise Tax 1930
3,829.91
Income Tax 1930
26,355.00
Income Tax 1929
1,011.50
Corporation Tax, P. S. 1930
530.61
Corporation Tax, P. S. 1929
1.24
Corporation Tax, Bus. 1930
1,052.74
Corporation Tax, Bus. 1929
65.26
National Bank Tax, 1930
136.36
National Bank Tax, 1928
.53
National Bank Tax, 1927
.57
National Bank Tax, 1926
.
. . . . .
7.35
.
65
Trust Company Tax, 1930
11.53
Licenses
782.25
Court fines
165.00
Town Clerk, sale of printed records
4.00
Protcetion of Persons and Property: Fire Department, sale of cans
$2.15
Fireworks permits
10.00
12.15
Building Inspection, fees
73.50
Sealing of Weights and Measures, fees
67.13
Moth Department, return insur- ance premium
$69.72
Moth Department, telephone tolls
13.89
83.61
Tree Warden, private work
$436.72
Wood sold
44.00
480.72
Forest Fires, account railroad fires
262.65
Highways, discount on grease and oil
$2.98
Snow removal, State
40.00
42.98
Charities :
Board of Public Welfare:
Outside board
$250.00
Hospital board and care
29.00
State, temporary aid
930.81
Other cities, aid
941.82
Private persons, aid
44.75
2,196.38
Mothers' Aid, from State
137.54
Soldiers' Benefits :
State Aid, from State
252.00
Military Aid, from State
168.50
Education :
Schools:
Account Superintendent, State.
$1,160.00
Dog licenses
1,068.82
Other towns, tuition
120.00
2,348.82
Vocational Training, from State
56.56
Library, fines and sale of books
68.61
Parks, rent of land
Interest:
On taxes
$4,067.98
On excise taxes
105.86
On tax deed releases
113.29
On bank deposits
989.84
5,276.97
Veterans' Exemptions, from State Land sold
80.00
Refund gas tax, State
48.04
Reimbursement, loss of tax, State
6.06
....
$48,636.86
.
50.00
83.67
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Excess and Deficiency Account Dr.
Appropriation, for 200th Anniversary Celebration . . $2,000.00
Appropriation, for Injuries to Firemen
393.93
Appropriation, for Forest Fire Pump and Equipment
2,000.00
Appropriation, for Aldrich Road Water Main
2,500.00
Appropriation, for Glen Road Water Main Balance
6,645.09
$16,539.02
Cr.
Balance from 1929
$10,059.76
Unexpended balances :
Selectmen
1.05
Town Accountant
7.23
Treasurer
35.32
Tax Collector
4.09
Assessors
39.53
Town Plans
1.46
Finance Committee
17.72
Town Counsel
7.17
Town Clerk
1.65
Election and Registration
9.61.
Town Hall
18.08
Committee on Remodeling Town Hall and Library
200.00
Police Department (Emergency Loan)
.86
Fire Department (Emergency Loan)
19.82
Building Inspection
86.60
Moth Department
4.35
Tree Warden
3.12
Forest Fires (Emergency Loan)
30.00
Forest Fire Pump and Equipment
3.82
Health and Sanitation
21.72
Highways, Roads and Bridges
.81
Salem and Lowell Streets, Maintenance
.10
Lowell Street Sidewalk
22.85
Electric Street Lights
127.74
Board of Public Welfare (Emergency Loan)
9.26
Mothers' Aid
485.25
Military Aid
115.00
Soldiers' Relief (Emergency Loan)
203.00
Schools
22.71
Grading Nee Park
3.50
Unclassified
281.63
Memorial Day
3.70
Water Department, Construction Account
10.82
Aldrich Road Water Main
3.17
Glen Road Water Main
.52
Reserve Fund
2,292.25
200th Anniversary Celebration
2.01
Revenue Account
.56
Estimated Receipts
2,357.57
$16,539.02
$6,645.09
Cr. Balance to 1931
23.61
Cemetery
3,000.00
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Recapitulation of 1930 Taxes and Appropriations
Total appropriations for Town purposes
$205,243.51
State Tax
3,920.00
State Highway Repairs Tax
788.00
State Snow Removal Tax
163.53
State Fire Prevention Tax
50.19
County Tax
5,917.67
County Tuberculosis Hospital Tax
561.76
Overlay
1,064.17
$217,708.83
Raised as follows :
Appropriated from Excess and De-
ficiency Account
$9,893.93
Poll taxes-1,136 @ $2.00
2,272.00
Property Tax, $4,282,475 @ $37.20
159,308.56
Estimated Receipts
46,234.34
$217,708.83
Committed to Collector
Real Estate and Personal Tax
$159,308.56
Special Forestry Tax
.56
Poll Taxes
2,272.00
$161,581.12
Automobile Excise Tax
8,805.46
Total amount Committed
$170,386.58
STATEMENT OF TOWN DEBT (Temporary Loans) (Anticipation of Revenue)
Outstanding January 1, 1930:
Note No. 72
$35,000.00
Note No. 73
50,000.00
Note No. 74
11,000.00
$96,000.00
Borrowed during 1930:
Note No. 76
$10,000.00
Note No. 77
25,000.00
Note No. 79
35,000.00
Note No. 80
15,000.00
Note No. 81
61,000.00
Note No. 82
.
25,000.00
171,000.00
$267,000.00
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Paid during 1930:
Note No. 72
$35,000.00
Note No. 73
50,000.00
Note No. 74
. 11,000.00
Note No. 76
10,000.00
Note No. 77
25,000.00
Note No. 82
25,000.00
156,000.00
Outstanding December 31, 1930 $111,000.00
High School House Bonds (Issue of 1914)
Outstanding January 1, 1930
$8,750.00
Paid during 1930
1,750.00
Outstanding December 31, 1930
$7,000.00
School Department Note (Portable Schools)
(Issue of 1929)
Outstanding January 1, 1930, Note No. 75
$5,500.00
Paid during 1930, Note No. 75 $5,500.00
Highway Department Notes (Issue of 1927)
Outstanding January 1, 1930:
Note No. 54
$1,000.00
Note No. 55
1,000.00
$2,000.00
Paid during 1930, Note No. 54
1,000.00
Outstanding December 31, 1930
$1,000.00
Emergency Loan Notes
(Issue of 1930)
Outstanding December 31, 1930:
Note No. 83
$2,000.00
Note No. 84
3,000.00
$5,000.00
Water Department Bonds
Outstanding December 31, 1930 $350,000.00
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Summary of Town Debt
Temporary Loans (Anticipation of Revenue)
$111,000.00
High School House Bonds
7,000.00
Emergency Loan
5,000.00
Highway Department Loan
1,000.00
Water Department Bonds
. 350,000.00
$474,000.00
BALANCE SHEET-DECEMBER 31, 1930
Dr.
Cash in Treasury
$31,154.19
George W. Buck, Collector, uncollected
taxes :
Account 1929
$523.89
Account 1930
90,068.55
90,592.44
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, account of High- ways .
2,000.00
County Middlesex, Account of Highways
2,000.00
Property Tax Sale Account
4,081.99
Balancing Account, High School House Bonds
7,000.00
Balancing Account, Water Department Bonds
350,000.00
Balancing Account, Highways Department Notes
1,000.00
Balancing Account, Emergency Loan Notes
5,000.00
Departmental Overdrafts:
Police Department
$136.22
Fire Department
708.80
Forest Fires
1,722.01
Board of Public Welfare
3,994.52
Soldiers' Relief
108.75
Interest . 124.64
6,794.94
$499,623.56
Cr.
Temporary Loans (anticipation of revenue)
$111,000.00
Temporary Loans (emergency)
5,000.00
High School House Bonds
7,000.00
Water Department Bonds
350,000.00
Highway Department Notes
1,000.00
Water Department, Operating Account
703.17
Salem St. and Burlington Ave. Construction
4,367.46
Surplus War Bonus Funds
1,475.83
Premium on Water Department Bonds
9,167.25
State Highway Land Damages
84.00
Cemetery Reserve Fund (Sale of lots and graves) .
..
780.00
Abatement 1929 Taxes
217.61
Abatement 1930 Taxes
896.77
Overlay Reserve Account
1,286.38
Excess and Deficiency Account
6.645.09
$499,623.56
HARRY R. DEMING, Town Accountant.
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATIONS
January 1, 1931.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Wilmington, Mass.
Gentlemen:
Following is a list of departmental recommendations for 1931, with reasons for increase, if any, over 1930:
Department
Amount
Reasons for Increase
Selectmen
$1,200.00
Additional expenses
Town Accountant
700.00
Treasurer
1,020.00
Tax Collector
2,000.00
Additional postage. etc, .x- cise tax Copying valuation book
Assessors
2,400.00
Town Plans
500.00
Finance Committee
100.00
Town Counsel
1,500.00
Town Clerk
500.00
Election and Registration ..
350.00
Town Hall
550.00
Police Department
7,000.00
Constable
50.00
Fire Department
7,500.00
Hqdrant Rental
4,800.00
Building Inspection
500.00
Sealing Weights and Meas- ures
350.00
Suppression of Moths
1,605.00
Tree Warden
1,900.00
Forest Fires
1,000.00
Health and Sanitation
1,000.00
Public Health Nurse
1,200.00
Highways, General Account
25,000.00
Burlington Ave. Construc- tion
2,000.00
Salem and Lowell Streets Maintenance
750.00
Electric Street Lights
7,746.00
Board of Public Welfare
10,000.00
Mothers' Aid
1,350.00
State Aid
360.00
Military Aid
400.00
Soldiers' Relief
2,000.00
Schools
70,000.00
Vocational Training
1,000.00
Library
1,200.00
Parks
350.00
Fire hose 3 more hydrants
Additional work Compulsory fire patrol
Unemployment-Old age pensions
Growth of attendance, etc.
Additional books Shrubs for Nee Park and 150 for Memorial Park
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Firemen's Pensions
1,248.00
Unclassified
1,000.00
Memorial Day
400.00
Water Department
Unexpended 1930 balance and 1931 receipts
Cemetery
3,000.00
Additional territory and work
Reserve Fund
5,000.00
Emergencies
Town Indebtedness
11,082.75
Interest
20,844.00
Yours respectfully,
HARRY R. DEMING,
Town Accountant.
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REPORT OF TOWN COUNSEL
January 24, 1931.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
In accordance with the requirements of the Town By-Laws, I submit herewith my report as Town Counsel covering the year 1930.
a. On January 1, 1930, there were pending the following action by or against the Town, (exclusive of actions in which the Town was merely summoned as trustee, and in which it had no interest) :
Taylor v. Town of Wilmington, Middlesex Superior Court.
(Action of tort by George L. Taylor to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been received by rea- son of a defect in Washington Avenue; ad damnum, $2,000.00).
Hakey v. Town of Wilmington, Middlesex Superior Court.
(Action of tort by Mary Jane Surette Hakey to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been received by reason of a defect in Middlesex Avenue; ad damnum, $5,000.00).
Town of Wilmington v. Wilmington Packing Company, Middlesex Superior Court.
(Bill in equity brought to enjoin the Wilmington Pack- ing Company from conducting a rendering plant without a permit).
Directors of Boston & Maine Railroad v. Town of Wliming- ton, Middlesex Superior Court.
(Application for appointment of a special commission to determine the work involved in the alteration of three rail- road bridges in Wilmington decreed by the County Commis- sioners, namely, the Butters Row, Shawsheen Avenue, and Lake Street bridges, and who is to pay the expense thereof, or how the same shall be apportioned.)
b. During the year 1930 the following actions were brought by or against the Town:
Shepard v. Town of Wilmington, Essex Superior Court.
(Action of tort by Ernest J. Shepard to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been received by rea- son of a defect in Woburn Street; ad damnum, $4,000.00).
Directors of Boston & Maine Railroad v. Town of Wilming- ton, Middlesex Superior Court.
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(Application for appointment of a special commission to determine who is to do the work involved in the alteration of a railroad bridge in Wilmington decreed by the County Commissioners, namely, the Eames Street bridge, and who is to pay the expense thereof, or how the same shall be ap- portioned.)
Town of Billerica v. Town of Wilmington et als, Suffolk Superior Court.
(Bill in equity brought by the Town of Billerica and join- ing all of the interested parties to determine the proper disposition of the funds available for payment of the cost of construction of the Nichols Street bridge over the Shaw- sheen River among the several claimants thereto.)
c. During the year 1930 the following actions by or against the Town were settled and disposed of:
Directors of Boston & Maine Railroad v. Town of Wilming- ton, Middlesex Superior Court.
(This was the case relating to the special commission for the apportionment of the expense of tlie alterations of the Butters Row, Shawsheen Avenue and Lake Street bridges. A hearing was had before a special commission appointed by the Superior Court, which commission determined that the railroad should pay the entire expense of the alteration and that as to subsequent maintenance the Town should be required to pay only the cost of maintaining the approaches. This finding was approved by decree of the Superior Court entered by consent.)
d. The compensation received by the Town Counsel in said actions and in all other matters during the year is as follows:
Compensation $580. (Covering the services rendered in 1929).
Disbursements $990.96 (of which $943.17 represents a- mounts paid to Horace A. Edgecomb, court stenographer, for stenographic transcript of the evidence in the equity suit against Wilmington Packing Company).
Respectfully submitted,
PHILIP B. BUZZELL,
Town Counsel.
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
I submit the following report of the Police Department for the year ending December 31, 1930.
Number of Arrests
54
Males
52
Females
2
Residents
16
Non-residents
38
Causes of Arrest
Drunks
15
Violation of the Liquor laws
4
Violation of the Automobile laws
10
Breaking and Entering and Larceny
4
Larceny
7
Assualt and Battery
6
Non-Support
5
Bastardy
1
Rape
1
Manslaughter
1
Carrying revolver without a license
1
Disposition of Cases
Sentenced to the House of Correction
2
Suspended sentence to th House of Correction
3
Sentenced to the Concord Reformatory
3
Suspended sentence to the Shirley Industrial School
1
Turned over to the Somerville Police
2
Turned over to the Malden Police
1
Turned over to the Boston Police
1
Turned over to the Lowell Police
1
Appealed cases
2
Placed on file
7
Discharged
6
Probation
2
Released
4
Nol-prossed
3
Number of fines imposed
20
Amount of fines imposed
$460.00
Amount of Stolen Property recovered
$5,100.00
Cases investigated
14
Search Warrants
2
Dogs Killed
39
Respectfully submitted,
WALTER A. HILL,
Chief of Police.
75
REPORT OF FIRE DEPARTMENT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
I herewith submit my eleventh annual report as Chief of the Fire Department.
This Department has answered calls as follows for the year end- ing December 31, 1930.
RECORD OF ALARMS
Month
House Fires Brush Fires 4
Total
January
8
8
March
8
28
36
April
7
72
79
May
18
23
41
June
7
3
10
July
10
2
12
August
11
3
14
September
6
5
11
October
4
17
21
November
3
7
10
December
....
5
3
8
91
163
254
Number of Feet of 21/2-inch Hose Laid
49,950
Number of Feet of 11/2-inch Hose Laid
12,500
Number of Feet of Chemical Hose Laid
5,658
Gallons of Chemical Used
2,852
Value of Buildings Totally Destroyed
$62,925.00
Value of Buildings Not Destroyed
39,350.00
Damage to Buildings
7,420.00
Value of Contents
22,250.00
Damage to Contents
7,585.00
Value of Automobiles
2,700.00
Damage to Automobiles
550.00
Value of Trucks and Contents
10,000.00
Damage to Trucks and Contents
75.00
Fire Permits Issued
286
This Department consists of two permanent men (including the Chief) and seventeen call men.
4
February
. .
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ROLL OF DEPARTMENT
Chief
Edwin L. Day
Asst. Chief
Winfred W. Rice
Captain Chester T. Horton
Clerk
Charles H. Black
J. Cotton
K. Schlittler R. Porter
L. Carter R. Wood
E. Downing E. Eaton
B. Frotton F. Muse
W. L. Hale, Jr.
J. McAndrew
Respectfully submitted,
EDWIN L. DAY,
Chief of Police.
N. Darling
F. Field
J. Gracie
N. Perry
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REPORT OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
I hereby submit my report as Sealer of Weights and Measures for the year 1930:
Number of platforms over 5,000 1bs.
3
Number of platforms under 5,000 lbs.
14
Number of counter scales over 100 lbs.
2
Number of counter scales under 100 lbs.
16
Number of beam scales under 100 1bs.
2
Number of spring scales over 100 1bs.
11
Number of scales condemned
5
Number of spring scales under 100 lbs.
32
Number of computing scales under 100 1bs.
15
Number of personal weighing scales
3
Number of weights avoirdupois
81
Number of liquid measures
210
Number of liquid measures condemned
à 2
Number of gasoline pumps
53
Number of kerosene measuring devices
6
Number of quantity stops
327
Number of oil measuring devices
22
Number of gasoline meters
11
Number of licenses inspected
17
Number of transient vendors' licenses approved
2
Sealing fees collected and turned over to Town Treasurer
$66.33
Expenditures of Department as follows:
Salary of Sealer
$250.00
Transportation
35.00
Seals
4.15
Advertising
1.50
Repairs on Arms Balance
1.83
Telephone
1.70
Total
$294.18
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN F. MUSE,
Sealer.
78
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
I herewith submit a report of the office of Building Inspection, January 1, 1930, to April 1, 1930:
Estimated Value
Dwellings
4
$10,500
Cottages
2
650
Garages
2
350
Road Stand
.
1
100
Alterations
5
3,300
14
$14,900
The fees of $11.50, 9 at $1 each and 5 at 50 cents each were collected and turned over to the Town Treasurer.
Respectfully submitted,
CHESTER T. HORTON.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
I herewith submit the report of Inspector of Buildings for the year 1930, April 1st to December 31st:
Dwellings
15
Cottages
16
Garages
9
Dance Hall
1
Farm Buildings
7
Service Station
1
Alterations
26
49 New Constructions at $1.00
$49.00
26 Alterations at 50 cents 13.00
$62.00
The above fees of $62.00 were collected and turned over to the Town Treasurer.
Respectfully submitted,
EDWARD J. CROTEAU, Inspector of Buildings.
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79
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
It is with deep regret that we refer to the loss of Dr. Buzzell, who has been one of the Trustees of the Public Library for many years. A constant reader himself, he always had a keen interest in helping to supply the opportunity for reading to his fellow citi- zens. We, who were privileged to serve with him, are grieved at his passing and will always cherish his memory.
In our last annual report and at the Town Meeting we empha- sized the fact that it was not possible to add any books in the Library until some alterations were made. At the Town Meeting we asked for an appropriation to make somewhat extensive altera- tions and repairs which the Town did not see fit to grant.
It was necessary, however, to make some alterations and the Trustees felt that it would serve no good purpose to purchase additional books until we could house them. Consequently altera- tions were made to the interior of the present building, additional stacks erected and the interior redecorated. With these alterations we are now in a position to house a great many more volumes and to take care of our wants for at least a few years.
However, in order to accomplish this, practically the entire ap- propriation was used in addition to funds available in the Trust Fund.
. .
During the coming year we have asked for an appropriation of $1,200.00 and with this we will try to add many volumes of books for the benefit of the readers.
Appropriation
$1,000.00
Income from Trust Fund
543.30
$1,543.30
Expenditures for the library for the year 1930 were as follows:
Salary-Library
$337.50
Janitor
48.00
Labor
5.00
Magazines
42.35
Light
15.66
Fire Insurance . .
24.80
Expressage
...
.50
Printing, Postage and Stationery
8.26
Alterations and Repairs
1,061.23
$1,543.30
Respectfully submitted,
LOUIS T. McMAHON, HOWARD E. BEDELL, HELEN H. BUCK, EDWARD N. EAMES, PETER NEILSON.
80
REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN
To the Honorable Board of Trustees:
I herewith submit my annual report as Librarian:
Public documents received, 11 volumes.
Books have been presented as follows: Pathways of the Puri- tans, published by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, presented with the compliments of His Excellency Frank G. Allen. Massachu- setts on the Sea 1630-1930, Historical Markers erected by Massa- chusetts Tercentenary Commission and Birds of Massachusetts, vol. 3, have been given. Hide in the Dark and The Crimson Circle by L. T. McMahon, seven books by Mrs. E. C. Woodman and eight by other friends; also five in paper covers by friends.
One book considered lost, has been found and returned.
Number of books not returned by borrowers, 12 volumes.
Lost to library on account of contagious disease, 2 volumes; by fire, 3 volumes.
Books discarded, 46 volumes.
Two have been replaced by a copy in one volume purchased in 1929, one by a copy that had been given and some others will be replaced later.
Some books not needed have been given away: 26, with 4 con- tributed by a friend, to the Merchant Marine Library Association and 25 to the High School.
Number of books in library, 6,107 volumes.
Number of books taken out during the year, 8,476 volumes.
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