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Town of Reading Massachusetts Annual Report HADING PUBLIC LIBRARY HADING, MASSACHUSETTS TOWN OF READING MASSACHU SETTS THEREPORTANNUAL OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES For the Financial Year Ending December 31st Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2016 https://archive.org/details/townofreadingmas1918read 1918 BUILDING, OFFICE POST NEW TOWN OF READING ANNUAL REPORT -0F- Receipts and Expenditures —FOR THE— FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31 1918 THE CHRONICLE PRESS READING, MASS. 3 TOWN OFFICERS 1918-1919 Selectmen and Fence Viewers EDGAR 0. DEWEY, Chairman J. EDWARD FROST, Secretary EDWIN L. HUTCHINSON Town Accountant JOHN H. SHELDON .... Term expires 1920 Overseers of the Poor EDGAR O. DEWEY, Chairman J. EDWARD FROST, Secretary EDWIN L. HUTCHINSON Assessors MILLARD F. CHARLES, Chairman . Term expires 1921 “ “ GEORGE E. HORROCKS, Secretary . 1919 ARDINE M. ALLEN .... “ “ 1920 Town Clerk MILLARD F. CHARLES Treasurer HENRY H. KINSLEY Collector of Taxes HERBERT M. VI ALL Board of Health EDWARD M. LIALLIGAN, Chairman . Term expires 1919 W. ALLEN, Secretary “ “ 1921 LEMUEL . “ “ CALVERT H. PLAYDON . 1920 4 School Committee WALTER S. PARKER, Chairman Term expires 19*20 JESSE W. MORTON “ “ 1919 IDA A. YOUNG “ “ 1919 LEONE F. QUIMBY a a 1920 ARTHUR N. MANSFIELD u 1921 ELIZABETH H. BROWN u » 1921 ADELBERT L. SAFFORD, Supt. Schools SeCy of , Water Commissioners HENRY R. JOHNSON, Chairman Term expires 1919 EDGAR N. HUNT, Secretary “ “ 1921 “ HARVEY A. BANCROFT . “ 1920 Sewer Commissioners JOHN W. OWEN, Chairman Term expires 1919 CHARLES R. HERRICK, Secretary “ “ 1920 EDWARD J. DAHILL .... “ “ 1921 Municipal Light Board FRANK E. CRAFTS, Chairman . Term expires 1919 GEORGE L. FLINT, Secretary “ “ 1921 WILLIAM G. LONG .... “ “ 1920 Planning Board JAMES P. CARLETON, Chairman Term expires 1920 CHESTER J. WALLACE, Secretary « “ 1920 “ “ RAYMOND B. TEMPLE . 1919 LEONE F. QUIMBY “ “ 1921 CLARENCE C. WHITE “ “ 1919 Trustees of Public Library HORACE G. WADLIN, Chairman Term expires 1919 ARTHUR N. MANSFIELD, Secretary “ “ 1921 “ “ RALPH S. KENEELY . 1919 CHARLES F. DOUGHTY “ “ 1921 FRANK C. CARTER “ “ 1920 FANNIE C. WHITTEMORE “ “ 1920 o Trustees of Laurel Hill Cemetery GALEN A. PARKER, Chairman . Term expires 1920 ALFRED W. DAN FORTH, Supt. and Sec'y “ “ 1921 FRANK L. EDGERLEY “ “ 1919 JAMES H. CARLETON “ “ 1921 CHARLES W. LEE .... “ “ 1919 WILLIAM S. KINSLEY « “ 1920 Registrars MILLARD F. CHARLES, Clerk OWEN McKENNEY WALTER S. PRENTISS ARTHUR C. COPELAND Chief of Fire Department ORVILLE O. ORDWAY % Superintendent of Fire Alarm LEONARD T. EAMES Forest Warden HERBERT E. McINTIRE Deputies JOHN N. WESTON GEORGE F. BLANCHARD WILLARD A. BANCROFT A. E. BATCHELDER WILLIAM W. NEWHOUSE Police JEREMIAH CULLINANE, Chief and Keeper of Lock-Up OSCAR H. LOWE GEORGE C. STOCK WILLIAM F. O’BRIEN 6 Special Officers C. MORTON SKIDMORE WILLIAM H. HINDS TIMOTHY J. CULLINANE WILLIAM P. PIERPONT WILLIAM C. CRAM DAVID J. WHELTON CLEMENT GLEASON JAMES W. SIAS FRANK F. STROUT WILLIAM H. KILLAM WILLIAM E. SWAIN JESSE N. HUTCHINSON SYLYANUS L. THOMPSON MARTIN C. WELCH WILLIAM H. MANNING JAMES C. NICHOLS TIMOTHY J. CRONIN School Attendance Officer EDWIN L. HUTCHINSON Constables WILLIAM E. SWAIN . ARDINE M. ALLEN Inspector of Milk CARL M. SMITH Inspector of Plumbing DAVID TAGGART Inspector of Animals CALVERT H. PLAYDON, M. D. V. Inspector of Wires ARTHUR G. SIAS Inspector of Buildings GEORGE H. SIDEBOTTOM Board of Appeal MAHLON E. BRANDE JAMES H. CARLETON CHARLES VAN STONE Sealer of Weights and Measures CARL M. SMITH Burial Agent of Deceased Soldiers and Sailors CHARLES STOREY Tree Warden x HENRY M. DONEGAN Finance Committee CARL M. SPENCER, Chairman Term expires Mar. 31, 1921 “ “ WILLIAM S. DENNISON . Dec. 31, 1918 “ “ MARTIN B. HARTSHORN . Dec. 31, 1918 JOHN CONNELLY “ “ Dec. 31, 1918 CHARLES H. STINCH FIELD “ “ Mar. 31, 1919 “ “ OLIVER W. AUSTIN . Mar. 31, 1919 JAMES P. CARLETON “ “ Mar. 31, 1920 “ “ SPENCER G. STEWART . Mar. 31, 1920 “ “ FREDERICK D. SPERRY . Mar. 31, 1920 “ JEFFERSON K. BARNEKOV “ Mar. 31, 1920 “ “ WINTHROP D. PARKER . Mar. 31, 1921 “ “ ELIAS B. CURRELL . Mar. 31,1921 “ FRANK F. STROUT . Mar. 31, 1921 “ JOSEPH D. KNIGHT . Mar. 31, 1921 JOHN II. SHELDON, Town Accountant, Sec’y, Ex-officio Playground Commission LOUIS ELLEN WOOD, Chairman CHARLES H. STINCHFIELD, Secretary CARL B. SAWYER HAROLD F. PARKER ARTHUR S. COOK 8 Park Commissioners A. PARKER, Chairman 1921 GALEN , WILLARD P. ADDEN, Secretary 1919 , EDWARD J. CHADBOURNE, 1920 Measurers of Wood and Bark CHARLES W. LEE WENDELL BANCROFT PERCY N. SWEETSER BURTON K. SYMONDS WARREN M. WHITEHOUSE Surveyors of Lnmber WARREN M. WHITEHOUSE BURTON Iv. SYMONDS WILLIAM R. Z WICKER GEORGE L. FLINT Weighers of Coal and Hay CHARLES W. LEE PERCY N. SWEETSER WILLIAM H. WHITE MABEL L. McKAY W. I. BANCROFT Field Drivers WILLARD A. BANCROFT WILLIAM F. WELCH ARDINE M. ALLEN Town Counsel JESSE W. MORTON Workingmen’s Compensation Agent HENRY H. KINSLEY Moderator JESSE W. MORTON TOWN MEETINGS, 1918 SPECIAL TOWN MEETING JAN. 14, 1918 Security Hall, Woburn St., Reading, Mass. Article 1. To determine what instructions be given the Town Officers. It was voted on motion of Edwin L. Hutchinson to lay this article on the table. Article 2. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money in anticipation of the revenue of the current finan- cial year. (Treasurer.) On motion of Lewis M. Bancroft, it was voted that the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning Jan. 1, 1918, to an amount not exceeding $197,000, —and to issue the note or notes of the Town there- for payable within one year; any debt or debts incurred under this vote to be paid from the revenue of said financial year. Voted to adjourn. A true copy of record. Attest: Millard F. Charles, Town Clerk. Reading, Feb. 2, 1918. The Moderator, Jesse W. Morton, appointed the follow- ing as a Committee on the Consolidation of the Town Departments: Herbert G. Evans, 40 Howard St.; Frederick L. Springford, 55 Middlesex Ave.; Martin B. Hartshorn, 214 High St. A true copy of record. Attest: Millard F. Charles, Town Clerk. : 10 ANNUAL TOWN MEETING, MARCH 4, 1918 Security Hall, Woburn St., Reading, Mass. Article 1. To bring in their votes on one ballot for Moderator, Town Clerk, Selectmen, Overseers of the Poor, Treasurer, Collector of Taxes, one member of the Board of Assessors for three years, two Constables, one Water Com- missioner for three years, one member of the Municipal Light Board for three years, one member of the Municipal Light Board for two years, one member of the Board of Health for three years, two Trustees of Laurel Hill Ceme- tery for three years, one Trustee of Laurel Hill Cemetery for two years, two members of the School Committee for three years, one member of School Committee for two years, one Sewer Commissioner for three years, Tree Warden for one year, one Park Commissioner for one year, one Park Commissioner for two years, one Park Commissioner for three years, one member of the Planning Board for three years, two Trustees of the Public Library for three years, one Trustee of the Public Library for two years; also on the same ballot, Yes or No, in answer to the following question Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this Town? The following is the result of the ballot: Whole Number of Votes Cast 1034 Men 1024 Women ......... 10 Moderator, one year George L. Flint, 19 AHllage St. ..... 1 Jesse W. Morton, 114 Woburn St 792 Blanks 231 Town Clerk, one year Millard F. Charles, 66 Bancroft Ave. 834 Blanks ......... 190 11 Selectmen, one year Granger H. Carroll, 80 Pratt St. .... 36 Fred M. Cook, 244 South St 90 Edgar O. Dewey, 76 Main St 676 Louis Ellenwood, 10 Gould St 109 J. Edward Frost, 95 Oak St 544 Geo. E. Horrocks, 25 Pleasant St 202 Edwin L. Hutchinson, 6 Grove St 578 James W. Killam, 16 Arlington St. .... 421 William E. Moran, 97 Haven St. .... 128 Blanks 348 Overseers of the Poor, one year Granger H. Carroll, 30 Pratt St. .... 46 Fred M. Cook, 244 South St 104 Edgar O. Dewey, 76 Main St 646 Louis Ellenwood, 10 Gould St. ..... 127 J. Edward Frost, 95 Oak St. 522 George E. Horrocks, 25 Pleasant St. .... 207 Edwin L. Hutchinson, 6 Grove St. .... 491 James W. Killam, 16 Arlington St. .... 396 William E. Moran, 97 Haven St. .... 124 Blanks ......... 409 Treasurer, one year Henry H. Kinsley, 65 Linden St. .... 810 Blanks 214 Collector of Taxes, one year Herbert M. Viall, 42 Bancroft Ave 831 Blanks ......... 193 Assessor, three years Millard F. Charles, 66 Bancroft Ave. 821 Blanks ......... 203 Constables, one year Ardine M. Allen, 77 Bancroft Ave 722 William E. Swain, 15 Sanborn St. .... 826 Blanks 500 12 Water Commissioner, three years Charles R. Herrick, 219 Pearl St 316 Edgar N. Hunt, 125 Summer Ave 571 Blanks . 137 Municipal Light Board, two years William G. Long, 29 Howard St. .... 751 Blanks 273 Municipal Light Board, three years George L. Flint, 19 Village St 794 Blanks 230 Board of Health, three years Lemuel W. Allen, 62 Washington St. 610 Chester W. MacDougall, 55 Federal St. 288 Blanks ..... .... 126 Trustee of Laurel Hill Cemetery, two years William S. Kinsley, 23 Woburn St 775 Blanks 249 Trustees of Laurel Hill Cemetery, three years James H. Carleton, 8 Temple St. .... 769 Alfred W. Danforth, 33 Woburn St 765 Blanks 514 School Committee, two years Fred M. Cook, 244 South St. 380 Leone F. Quimby, 25 Howard St. .... 471 Blanks ......... 173 School Committee, three years Elizabeth H. Brown, 83 Prospect St. 757 Arthur N. Mansfield, 107 Woburn St. 742 Blanks 549 Sewer Commissioner, three years Edward J. Dahill, 91 John St 716 Blanks 308 13 Tree Warden, one year Henry M.
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