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Jam § .if c ^aNe as:- r*w»achusetts REFERENCE TOWN OF READING ANNUAL REPORT OF THE RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31st 19 0 3 W. K. & J. F. Twomiilv, Printers, 11f.aiw.no, Mams. 1903 Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2016 https://archive.org/details/townofreadingmas1903read TOWN OF READING. ANNUAL REPORT ...OF... Receipts ad Expenditures FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31 1903 W. E. & J. F. TWOMBIyY, PRINTERS, READING, MASS., 1904 TOWjST OFFICERS, 1903-1904. Selectmen, Overseers of the Poor and Fence Viewers WILLIAM I. RUGGLES, Chairman JAMES W. KILL AM, Secretary OLIVER L. AKERLEY Assessors EDWARD F. PARKER, Chairman . Terra expires 1905 “ JOHN H. ADDEN, Sec\j . 1904 MILLARD F. CHARLES ...» » 1906 Town Clerk MILLARD F. CHARLES Treasurer EDWARD F. PARKER Collector of Taxes HERBERT M. VI ALL Auditors EDGAR N. HUNT ALBERT P. DANE GEORGE H. CLOUGH Board of Health CALVERT H. PLAYDON, Chairman . Term expires 1906 FRED D. MERRILL, Secretary ...» » 1905 GEORGE L. FLINT » » 1904 6 School Committee WALTER S. PARKER, Chairman . Term expires 1905 GILMAN L. PARKER, Secretary “ 1906 ELIZABETH H. BROWN . 1906 HORACE G. WADLIN . 1905 MARY L. NESMITH 1904 HENRY C. PARKER 1904 MELVILLE A. STONE, Superintendent of Schools. Water Commissioners HENRY R. JOHNSON, Chairman . Term expires 1904 GEORGE A. SHACKFORD, Secretary 1906 E. HARLEY GOWING 1905 Municipal Light Board WM. S. KINSLEY, Chairmayi . Term expires 1906 CHARLES W. LEE, Secretary . 1904 GEORGE L. FLINT 1905 Trustees ot Public Library HORACE G. WADLIN, Chairman . Term expires 1904 CYRUS M. BARROWS, Secretary “ 1905 FREDERICK E. WHITTEMORE . 1905 HARLEY PRENTISS . 1906 HENRY G. KITTREDGE 1906 J. WOODWARD MANNING . 1904 Trustees of Laurel Hill Cemetery GALEN A. PARKER, Chairman Term expires 1905 WILLIE E. TWOMBLY .... “ “ 1905 ALFRED W. DANFORTLI, Supt. and Sedy “ “ 1906 ALDEN BATCHELDER .... “ “ 1904 FRANK L. EDGERLEY' .... “ “ 1904 IIENRY T. LEAVIS “ “ 1906 Registrars MILLARD F. CHARLES, Clerk OWEN M< KENNEY WALTER S. PRENTISS WALTER M. SCOTT Engineers of Fire Department FRANK G. NICHOLS, Chief GEORGE L. PRATT, Clerk ORVILLE O. ORDWAY Superintendent of Fire Alarm L. T. EAMES Forest Firewards ASA PARKER, Chairman ALBION G. NICHOLS WILLARD A. BANCROFT JOHN N. WESTON HERBERT E. McINTIEE Constables FRED. D. MERRILL J. HENRY ORR 8 Police FRED D. MERRILL, Chief, and Keeper of the Lock-up. J. HENRY ORR WM. H. MANNING Specials SAMUEL BROWN EUGENE L. LOVEJOY CHESTER W. McDOUGAL JASON ZWICKER ^ JEREMIAH CULLINANE ROBERT POWERS ASA PARKER REUBEN J. LeFAVE JOHN STOCK CLEMENT GLEASON Truant Officer AZRO A. SMITH Superintendent of Streets ARTHUR G. EMERSON Keeper of Town Home JOHN F. BURNHAM Inspector of Plumbing GREENLEAF S. TUKEY Inspector of Animals, Slaughter Houses, Meats and Provisions CALVERT H. PLAYDON, M. D. V. Sealer of Weights and Measures FRANK W. PARKER Burial Agent of Deceased Soldiers and Sailors EPHRAIM WIGHT i 9 Tree Warden A. CHANDLER MANNING Finance Committee M. F. CHARLES, Secretary Term expires Dec. 31, 1904 , G. A. PARKER M. A. STONE . E. L. LOVEJOY SOLON BANCROFT H. E. McINTIRE Dec. 31, 1903 it tt tt JOHN CONNELLY . GEO. W. BEASLEY tt tt tt JOS. S. TEMPLE tt tt tt F. W. B. PRATT tt tt tt JACOB MITCHELL, Chai Dec. 31, 1905 ALDEN BATCHELDER F. E. CRAFTS . II. P. BOSSON . F. M. SMITH . Measurers of Wood and Bark JAMES A. BANCROFT CHARLES WAKEFIELD CALVIN L. MARTIN WENDELL BANCROFT FRED’K WALLACE Surveyors of Lumber JAMES A. BANCROFT SAMUEL BROWN WENDELL BANCROFT JOSEPH W. KILLAM ORA L. MILBURY BURTON K. SYMONDS 10 Weighers of Coal and Hay CHAS. W. LEE CALVIN L. MARTIN FRED M. PLATTS FREEMAN KELSO IRVING BANCROFT LUKE McKENNEY M. J. DALEY WM. WHITE JOHN McKILLOP WM. BUCHANAN WENDELL BANCROFT JOHN LOGAN ' 5 3 o h fa ^©faa«©a©fa a © S3 a o© 2=Ofaga©aa. 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