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WEYMOUTH TOWN REPORT
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LABORAREY
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1907
REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN
OF THE
TOWN OF WEYMOUTH
CONTAINING THE
TREASURER'S SCHEDULE OF THE RECEIPTS REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT AND
A Statement of the Expenditures of the Different Departments, The Report of Overseers of the Poor, The Report of the Engineers of the Fire Department, The Report of the Treasurer of the Tufts Library, Assessor's Report.
THE REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE,
THE STATISTICS OF THE TOWN CLERK,
Report of the Trustees of the Tufts Library, Report of the Water Commissioners, and the Report of the Park Commissioners.
For the Year Ending December 31, 1907.
WEYMOUTH, MASS. : GAZETTE & TRANSCRIPT PUB. CO. 1908.
INDEX.
Town Officers
5
Treasurer's Report
7
Auditor's Report
15
Selectmen's Report
19
Jury List
25
Report of Commissioners of High School Sinking Fund .
Town Accountant's Report
33
Schools
33
Street Department
54
Bridges
85
Public Parks
85
Preservation of Shade Trees
86 86
Surveying and Plotting Town
Suppression of Gypsy and Brown Tail Moths
87
Fire Department .
89 100
Miscellaneous Account
101
Town Offices
104
Town House
104
State and Town Election Expenses
105
State Aid
108
Military Aid
112
Burial of Indigent Soldiers
112
Soldiers' Relief
113
Abatement and Remittance of Taxes .
115
Memorial Day
116
Hydrants and Drinking Fountains
116
Electric Lighting
116
Tufts Library
117
Fogg Library Reading Room
117
Removing Town House
117
Stone for Pilgrims' Memorial
118
Industrial Committee Expenses .
118
Old Home Week
118
Street Records Indexing
119
Storage Battery Ward Two
119
Notes Payable
119
Tax Deed Account
120
Taxes Levied by State and County
120
Town Officers
120
Health Department
31
Town Accountant's Report-Continued
Deficiencies and overdrafts
124
Poor Department
126
Statement of Appropriation and Expenditures Trial Balance
139-140
141
Town Clerk's Report
144
Report of Tax Collector
. 210
Report of Trustees of Tufts Library
211
Report of Chief of Police .
226
Report of Superintendent of Streets
232
Report of Lighting Committee
237
Report of Engineers of the Fire Department
240
Report of Sealer of Weights and Measures
242
Report of Inspector of Live Animals
242
Report of Assessors .
243
Report of Building Committee, New School House Ward Two 245
Report of Committee on Removal of Town House 246
Report of Inspector of Licensed Slaughter Houses . 246
Report of Committees on School Houses at Lovell's Corner 247
Report of Park Commissioners
248
Report of Overseers of the Poor
250
Report of Water Commissioners
.
255
Tufts Fund
288
Report on Survey of Town
290
Report of School Committee
.
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TOWN OFFICERS FOR THE YEAR 1907-1908.
Town Clerk.
JOHN A. RAYMOND. P. O. address, East Weymouth Town Treasurer.
JOHN H. STETSON. P. O. address, South Weymouth Selectmen.
GORDON WILLIS, Chairman.
BRADFORD HAWES, Clerk. P. O. address, East Weymouth GEORGE L. NEWTON, WILLARD J. DUNBAR, EDWARD W. HUNT. Overseers of the Poor. GORDON WILLIS, Chairman. BRADFORD HAWES, Clerk. P. O. address, East Weymouth GEORGE L. NEWTON, WILLARD J. DUNBAR, EDWARD W. HUNT.
Assessors. GILMAN B. LOUD, Chairman.
JOHN W. BATES, Clerk. P. O. address, East Weymouth JOHN F. DWYER, H. WALKER PRATT, GEORGE C. TORREY. Collector of Taxes.
FRANK H. RICHARDS. P. O. address, South Weymouth Auditors.
CHARLES A. LOUD, JOHN P. HUNT, EDWARD LUKEMAN.
Engineers of the Fire Department. W. O. COLLYER, Chief. P. O. address, North Weymouth WALTER W. PRATT, Clerk. P. O. address, East Weymouth
J. RUPERT WALSH, MATTHEW O'DOWD, EDWARD E. ORR.
School Committee.
THOMAS V. NASH
Term expires 1909
JOHN F. REARDON
.
1909
MARY E. HOLBROOK
.
.
66 . 1910
JOSEPH A. CUSHING
66
1908
LOUIS A. COOK
66
1910
Park Commissioners.
LOUIS A. COOK
·
Term expires 1908
WILLIAM H. CLAPP
.
66
1909
GEORGE L. NEWTON
1910
1908
H. FRANKLIN PERRY
GORDON WILLIS.
Tree Warden. P. O. address, South Weymouth Trustees of Tufts Library.
FRANCIS M. DROWN
·
Term expires 1908
WILLIAM F. HATHAWAY
.
66
66 1908
PRESTON PRATT .
66
1908
JOHN B. HOLLAND
1909
LOUIS A. COOK
66
66 1910
CLARENCE P. WHITTLE
1910
JAMES H. FLINT .
1910
Superintendent of Streets and Water.
IVERS M. LOW. P. O. address, East Weymouth
Registrars of Voters.
PATRICK E. CORRIDAN .
Term expires 1908
BENJAMIN F. SMITH
1909
MARSHALL P. SPRAGUE
66
66 1910
JOHN A. RAYMOND, Town Clerk ( ex-officio )
Water Commissioners.
FRANK H. TORREY
Term expires 1909
DOUGLAS M. EASTON .
66 1910
GEORGE E. BICKNELL.
1908
GORDON WILLIS, Chairman of Selectmen ( ex-officio)
JOHN H. STETSON, Town Treasurer ( ex-officio )
Commissioners of High School Sinking Fund.
F. H. TORREY
Term expires 1909
GORDON WILLIS
·
66 1910
HENRY A. NASH .
1908
.
Sealer of Weights and Measures.
FRANK D. SHERMAN. P. O. address, Weymouth Burial Agent for Indigent Soldiers.
WALDO TURNER, P. O. address, East Weymouth
Constables.
ISAAC H. WALKER, JOHN D. WALSH,
B. FRANK RICHARDS, GEORGE B. BAILEY,
NATHANIEL B. PEARE, MICHAEL ALLEN,
THOMAS FITZGERALD, GEORGE W. CONANT,
ARTHUR H. PRATT, WILLIAM F. FRENCH.
Commissioners of Ward 2 School House Sinking Fund.
GORDON WILLIS .
Term expires 1910
FRANK H. TORREY
.
.
1909
HENRY A. NASH
1908
.
66 1909
HERBERT A. NEWTON.
·
66
1909
EDMUND G. BATES
TOWN TREASURER'S REPORT.
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1907. RECEIPTS.
Received for notes given in anticipation of taxes, discounted as follows :
March 12, due October 14 at 5.64% . $ 70,000 00
March 12, due September 25 at 5.64% 10,000 00
March 26, due March 25, 1908, at 5.50% 10,000 00
July 8, due March 25, 1908, at 5.48% 30,000 00
September 30, due March 25 at 5.69 %
20,000 00 Notes with interest :
January 11, Town House account due December 15, 1915, at 4% . 5,000 00
May 4, East Weymouth School House, due $5,000 November 1, 1919, to November 1, 1926, at 4% 40,000 00
June 3, Fore River Bridge account, due $1,000 June 1, 1908, to 1917 4% 10,000 00
Received from :
W. J. Dunbar, Collector of taxes, 1904 65 27
W. J. Dunbar, Collector of taxes, 1905 .
20,697 45
W. J. Dunbar, Collector of taxes, 1906 25,003 51 .
F. H. Richards, Collector of taxes, 1907 .
132,529 02
State Treasurer :
Corporation tax, 1905
235 78
National Bank tax, 1905 .
43 98
Corporation tax, 1906
2,904 62
National Bank tax, 1906
1,229 35
Street Railway tax, 1906
2,156 07
State Highway Loan Fund
3,558 50
Gypsy Moth Account
1,825 90
State Aid
8,943 00
Military Aid .
360 00
Burial, State Poor
155 00
Support, State Poor
241 18
Tuition of pupils
108 00
County Treasurer, dog license fees
1,333 27
Amount carried forward
$396,389 90
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8
Amount brought forward
$396,389 90
County Treasurer, award, relocating Broad and Pleasant Streets 836 25
County Treasurer, award, relocating Commercial Street .
200 00
East Norfolk District Court, fees and fines
.
458 00
S. H. Capen, Sheriff, fines at Dedham
.
110 00
Town of Braintree, use of lock-up
12 75
Town of Braintree, poor account
565 55
City of Boston, poor account
193 71
City of Boston, soldiers' relief .
51 00
City of Cambridge, poor account
38 82
Town of Easton, poor account .
5 22
Town of Hingham, poor account
196 73
City of Lowell, poor account .
57 70
City of Medford, poor account
17 70
Town of Norwell, poor account
4 00
Town of Norwood, poor account
28 00
Town of Plymouth, poor account
27 50
Town of Randolph, soldiers' relief
72 00
Town of Rockland, poor account
50 75
Town of Uxbridge, poor account
61 14
Town of Wellfleet, soldiers' relief
168 00
City of Woburn, poor account .
60 00
First National Bank, interest
172 73
Accrued interest on note, $5,000, 26 days
14 44
Accrued interest, East Weymouth Schoolhouse Notes, $40,000, 2 days 8 89
2,629 73
Selectmen, delivery wood and coal, Almshouse account ·
775 00
Overseers of Poor, wood and delivery of coal, Almshouse account 645 00
21 20
Overseers of Poor, removing snow
16 25
M. Brett, hospital bill
22 86
Albert Davidson, board, Almshouse
20
G. L. Trowbridge, 1 cord wood
3 00
Frank E. Fay, 5 cows, 1 bull
160 00
Individuals, aid refunded .
70 25
Trustees Fore River Bridge ·
2,001 82
A. C. Pratt, Pratt Schoolhouse
500 00
J. E. L. Miller, Holbrook Schoolhouse
550 00
W. W. Pratt, old stove and furnace, Pratt schoolhouse .
13 00
W. W. Pratt, old stove, Holbrook schoolhouse .
6 00
Amount carried forward $407,235 76
F. H. Chandler, milk, Almshouse account
Overseers of Poor, posts, Almshouse account
9
Amount brought forward $407,235 76
H. H. Tozier blackboards, Pratt schoolhouse 39 48
E. E. Orr, rent Engine Hall, Ward 2 .
5 00
W. W. Pratt, rent Engine Hall, Nash
10 00
W. W. Pratt, old lumber, H. H. No. 6
3 00
Old Colony Street Railway Co. Snow account
126 13
Old Colony Railroad Co.
29 44
Peter A. Gallant, Snow account
.
35 00
C. B. Cushing, rent Town Hall
156 50
American Seating Co., settees Town Hall . 25 00 .
. Individuals, Moth account ) 82
. J. W. Allison, crushed stone 5 00
D. M. Easton, crushed stone 5 00 .
Elbridge Nash, crushed stone 9 24 .
3 81
W. W. Castle, use of steam roller
3 00
E. J. Martin, use of steam roller
4 50
Weymouth Water Department, use of steam roller
18 00
W. K. Baker, Est., Highway account .
3 38
A. J. Richards & Son, Highway account
3 33
E. G. Bates, sidewalk account .
27 65
Lovell Bicknell Estate, sidewalk account
15 60
A. Denbroeder Estate, sidewalk account
43 59
J. H. Flint, sidewalk account .
25 80
J. P. Lovell Estate, sidewalk account
41 00
W. F. Nadell, old iron
6 68
Town Office, use of telephone
4 75
Police Department, use of telephone .
4 23
Police Department
13 50
J. A. Raymond, pool and billiard licenses
24 00
J. F. Shackley, peddlers license
17 00
H. H. Joy, auctioneer's license
2 00
F. W. Hocking, slaughtering license .
.
1 00
Josiah F. Martin, slaughtering license
1 00
A. B. Raymond, slaughtering license
1 00
Wald Beef Co., slaughtering licenses.
2 00
J. M. White, slaughtering license A. A. Abbott, tax release
5 14
John Martin Jr., tax release
18 00
Abner Mercer, tax release
4 34
John Lippens, tax release
4 75
Janie Jackson, tax release
4 35
Arthur Jewell, tax release
5 15
William Murray, tax release
6 76
E. H. Moore, tax release
8 23
Jacob Regovine, tax release
49 81
Amount carried forward
$408,280 10
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.
.
·
.
.
·
.
1 00
.
.
.
.
F. P. Virgin, crushed stone
.
10
Amount brought forward $408,280 10
Ellen M. Sullivan, tax release . 4 65 .
George C. Titcomb, tax release 3 00 ·
H. E. Willard, tax release 4 90
Gazette Publishing Co., express refunded
1 90
Mrs. E. J. Bicknell, sidewalk account
51 64
Total receipts
. $408,346 19
DISBURSEMENTS.
Paid on Treasury warrants drawn by Selectmen for :
Note due January 1, 1907
$ 7,500 00
Notes given in anticipation of taxes
120,000 00
Sundry appropriations
. 278,568 66
Total payments
$406,068 66
Overdraft, January 1, 1907
605 21
Cash on hand December 31, 1907
1,672 32
Total payments
$408,346 19
LIABILITIES.
Notes due as follows :
Town debt, 4%, due October 19, 1908 . $ 7,500 00
66 32%, due May 8, 1909 . 5,000 00
60 32%, due May 8, 1910 . ·
5,000 00
Shaw Schoolhouse, 32%, due June 15, 1910
7,500 00
Athens 66 32%, ten notes, $2,500 each
due May 1, 1911 to May 1, 1920 .
25,000 00
Pratt Schoolhouse, 4%, thirteen notes, $1,000 each, due November 1, 1911 to November 1, 1923
13,000 00
Town House, 4%, due December 15, 1915 66 4%, due December 15, 1916
5,000 00
Fore River Bridge, ten notes, $1,000 each, 4%, due June 1, 1908-1917.
10,000 00
East Weymouth Schoolhouse, 4%, eight notes, $5,000 each, due November 1, 1919-1926
40,000 00
Anticipation of Taxes due March 25, 1908 60,000 00 Trust funds 8,500 00
Amount due appropriations ·
29,572 83
Amount due cities and towns .
801 04
·
6,000 00
$222,873 87
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ASSETS.
Due from :
W. J. Dunbar, Collector of taxes and interest, 1904
$ 217 29
W. J. Dunbar, Collector of taxes and interest, 1905 . W. J. Dunbar, Collector of taxes and interests, 1906
1,035 30
F. H. Richards, Collector of taxes and interest, 1907 ·
48,729 95
County Treasurer, dog license money
1,444 64
State Treasurer, state aid
8,717 00
66 military aid
432 53
66 poor account .
338 07
Individuals for hospital bills
424 35
F. H. Chandler, milk bill, Almshouse account
233 94
J. F. Sheppard & Sons, wood, Almshouse ac- count .
60 00
Collector's deeds
1,479 34
Boston, poor account
57
Braintree, poor account
149 51
Hingham, poor account
192 72
Lowell, poor account
98 53
Medford, poor account
59 98
Norwell, poor account
6 00
Norwood, poor account
27 00
Randolph, poor account
42 14
Rockland, poor account
37 40
Uxbridge, poor account
24 65
Randolph, soldiers' relief .
84 00
Wellfleet, soldiers' relief
156 00
Trust Funds, .
8,500 00
Cash on hand .
1,672 32
$93,599 93
Town debt, December 31, 1907
129,273 94
Town debt, January 1, 1907
85,284 33
Increase for the year
$43,989 61
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN H. STETSON,
Treasurer.
4
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.
18,664 70
soldiers' burial
395 00
12
We have examined the accounts of John H. Stetson, Treasurer, of the Town of Weymouth, and have found them correct.
CHARLES A. LOUD, JOHN P. HUNT, EDWARD LUKEMAN, Auditors.
TRUST FUNDS.
ELIAS S. BEALS PARK FUND.
Deposit, South Weymouth Savings Bank, Jan. 1, '07 $1,000 00 Interest, 66 66 40 40
1,040 40
Paid to Park Commissioners
40 40
Total fund December 31, 1907
$1,000 00
AUGUSTUS J. RICHARDS FUND. FOR THE BENEFIT OF TUFTS LIBRARY.
Total amount received
.
$5,000 00
Received interest, First National Bank 14 58
Received interest, on Town of Weymouth note
100 00
5,114 58
Paid Trustees Tufts Library
100 00
$5,014 58
Principal invested in five Town of Weymouth notes, 4%, $1,000 each, due June 1, 1913 to 1917 . $5,000 00
Income on deposit, First National Bank . 14 58
$5,014 58
SUSAN HUNT STETSON FUND. FOR THE BENEFIT OF TUFTS LIBRARY.
Perpetual loan to the Town of Weymouth ·
$2,500 00
Int. 4% paid Trustees Tufts Library annually, $100
Respectfully submitted, JOHN H. STETSON,
December 31, 1907.
Treasurer.
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We have examined the accounts of John H. Stetson, Treasurer of the Elias S. Beals Park Fund and the Augustus J. Richards Fund and have found them correct.
CHARLES A. LOUD, JOHN P. HUNT, EDWARD LUKEMAN, Auditors.
HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING SINKING FUND. RECEIPTS.
Interest, City of Boston bonds :
$ 60 35
Interest, City of Quincy bonds .
60 00
Interest, Boston & Maine R. R. Co. bonds
87 50
Interest, State of Massachusetts bonds, to March
90 00
South Weymonth Savings Bank
1,339 31
Middleborough Savings Bank .
1,252 83
East Weymouth Savings Bank.
1,332 54
North Easton Savings Bank
1,280 82
Quincy Savings Bank
1,274 56
Randolph Savings Bank .
1,280 82
Interest, Town of Weymouth
.
100 00
City of Pittsfield, interest
87 50
City of Taunton, interest
87 50
City of Boston, interest
80 00
City of Boston 4% bonds, $4,000, at par .
4,000 00
City of Pittsfield 32% bonds, $5,000, at 97
4,850 00
Interest, City of Pittsfield 32% bonds .
14 58
State of Massachusetts 3% bonds, $6,000 at 89.37. .
5,362 20
Interest, Massachusetts 3% bonds .
60 00
City of Taunton 3} bonds, $5,000, at 96 .
·
4,800 00
Interest, City of Taunton 32% bonds
14 58
Boston & Maine R. R. Co. 32% bonds, $5,000, at 894.
4,462 50
Interest, Boston & Maine R. R. 32% bonds
72 43
Town of Weymouth 4% bonds, $5,000
5,000 00
Interest, Town of Weymouth 4% bonds
33 33
City of Quincy 4% bonds, $3,000
3,000 00
Accrued interest, City of Quincy 4% bonds
50 00
Weymouth Savings Bank.
1,400 10
Braintree Savings Bank
1,284 02
Hingham Institution for Savings
1,271 51
W. A. Richards, mortgage note
.
2,000 00
Amount carried forward
$46,138 98
.
William A. Richards, interest on mortgage
50 00
·
.
14
Amount brought forward $46,138 98
Interest, mortgage note, W. A. Richards . .
13 89
Interest First National Bank
36 54
Town of Weymouth, appropriation .
3,232 79
Total receipts
$49,422 20
Cash on hand January 1, 1907 609 05
$50,031 25
DISBURSEMENTS.
Paid High School Building bonds .
$50,000 00
F. S. Moseley & Co., commission on bond sale . 31 25
Total payments
$50,031 25
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN H. STETSON,
We have examined the accounts of John H. Stetson, Treasur- er of the High School Building Sinking fund, and found them correct.
CHARLES A. LOUD, JOHN P. HUNT, EDWARD LUKEMAN.
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AUDITORS' REPORT.
The Auditors for the year 1907 report that in compliance with the Public Statutes relating to the duties of Town Auditors they have examined the books and accounts of the Treasurer of the Town, Treasurer of the Water Loan and Sinking Fund, Commis- sioners Beals Park Fund, and Treasurer of Tufts Library, and find proper vouchers filed for all payments made.
We have examined the securities and vouchers of the Trustees of the Fogg Library, James L. Bates, Reference Room at Fogg Library, Pratt School Fund, the Tufts Fund and the A. J. Rich- ards Fund, and find the investments satisfactory. We find that the cash book of the Town Treasurer and the register kept by the Town Accountant agree as to the amount of orders paid dur- ing the year and also balance of orders unpaid January 1, 1908. The amount of unpaid orders reported last year included the un- paid orders of the Water Dept., $375.37, which should have been deducted.
Balance of orders unpaid Jan. 1, 1907
$ 9,099 75
Amount of orders drawn during year 1907 · 406,068 66
$415,168 41
Amount of orders paid by Treasurer for 1907 . $403,597 31
Balance of orders unpaid Jan. 1, 1908 11,571 10 .
$415,168 41
TAX COLLECTOR.
We have examined the Tax Collector's books beginning with the year 1904 and submit the following report.
Tax levy of 1904 as per assessors' commitment ·
$157,065 77 Interest collected to Jan. 1, 1908 2,470 87
$159,536 64
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16
Total collections and abatements to Jan. 1, 1908 159,319 35
$217 29 Balance due Jan. 1, 1908 ·
217 29
NOTE - Tax collector's books show total levy of $157,066 71 for year 1904.
Tax levy of 1905 as per assessors'
commitment ·
$165,407 32 .
Interest collected to Jan. 1, 1908 2,617 49
$168,024 81 Total collections and abatements to Jan. 1, 1908
166,989 51
$1,035 30 Balance due Jan. 1, 1908
$1,035 30
NOTE - Tax collector's books show total levy of $165,410 37 for year 1905.
Tax levy of 1906 as per assessors' commitment ·
160,823 86
Interest collected to Jan. 1, 1908 955 08
$161,778 94
Total collections and abatements to Jan. 1, 1908
143,114 24
$18,664 70 Balance due Jan. 1, 1908
$18,664 70
NOTE - Tax collector's books show total levy of $160,815 70 for year 1906.
Tax levy of 1907 as per assessors' commitment $181,157 37
Interest collected to Jan. 1, 1908 101 60
$181,258 97
Total collections and abatements to Jan. 1, 1908
132,529 02
$ 48,729 95 Balance due January 1, 1908 . · $48,729 95
NOTE-Tax collector's books show total levy of $181,148.35 for year 1907.
$ 68,647 24 Total amount due Jan. 1, 1908. Account taxes.
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TOWN DEBT.
Total debt January 1, 1907 . $166,500 00
.
Borrowed during the year in antici-
pation of taxes .
140,000 00 ·
Notes issued during the year . 55,000 00
$361,500 00
The payments were the amounts bor-
Crowed in anticipation of taxes .
120,000 00
Town debt .
7,500 00
Fifty High School sinking fund bonds
50,000 00
177,500 00
Net debt not including water bonds .
$184,000 00
ASSETS AND LIABILITIES JANUARY 1, 1908.
ASSETS.
Real Estate-school houses, public library and other
public buildings and grounds
$312,400 00
Water Works
507,953 69
Personal Property-fire apparatus and equipment of all town departments 42,620 74
Trust Funds
8,500 00
Sinking Funds-Water Works
248,957 76
Uncollected Dues-Taxes .
68,647 24
66 -Water rents, etc.
1,957 17
Sundry assets ·
28,631 56
Cash on hand
3,438 42
$1,223,106 58
LIABILITIES.
Water Bonds
$480,000 00 .
Notes Payable
·
184,000 00
Sundry Liabilities
30,373 87
Trust Funds-Beals Park Fund
$1,000
Susan Hunt Stetson Fund .
2,500
Augustus J. Richards Fund 5,000
8,500 00
Net Assets
520,232 71
$1,223,106 58
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TABLE OF VALUATION, RATE OF TAXATION, EXPENDITURES AND DEBT OF THE TOWN OF WEYMOUTH FROM JANUARY, 1890 TO 1907.
YEAR.
Total Assessed Valuation May 1.
Rate of Tax per 1000
Expenditures as per Appropriation Table, ending Jan. 1.
Net Debt, not including Water Loan
1890
$6,441,845 00
$16 40
1891
$ 130,696 86
$ 66,092 00
1891
6,534,740 00
17 60
1892
124,484 94
66,092 00
1892
6,497,371 00
17 40
1893
142,564 16
85,092 00
1893
6,707,550 00
17 20
1894
120,746 84
79,592 00
1894
6,488,432 00
18 50
1895
128,588 33
76,500 00
1895
6,448,981 00
17 50
1896
144,791 52
82,500 00
1896
6,532,022 00
17 70
1897
150,461 20
82,000 00
1897
6,661,969 00
20 30
1898
176,310 41
137,000
09
1898
6,620,719 00
18 70
1899
176,119 85
127,491 33
1899
6,565,322 00
20 20
1900
161,433 62
147,365 00
1900
6,694,088 00
20 50
1901
184,205 69
144,075 82
1901
6,802,773 00
19 30
1902
162,252 07
153,618 02
1902
6,797,955 00
20 50
1903
181,769 01
140,433 30
1903
6,897,202 00
22 10
1904
171,075 00
149,150 53
1904
7,065,363 00
20 60
1905
171,484 62
132,166 22
1905
6,958,469 00
22 30
1906
185,325 71
125,415 54
1906
6,952,247 00
21 40
1907
181,920 78
119,628 56
1907
7,269,084 00
22 90.
1908
285,497 66
184,000 00
CHARLES A. LOUD, JOHN P. HUNT, EDWARD LUKEMAN. Auditors.
REPORT OF SELECTMEN.
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To the Citizens of the Town of Weymouth :
Your Selectmen hereby respectfully submit their report for the year ending December 31, 1907, together with the annexed sched- úle of receipts and expenditures under the several appropriations, as prepared by the Town Accountant.
APPOINTMENTS.
At a joint meeting of the Selectmen and Water Commissioners, held April 1, Charles B. Cushing was appointed to serve his sixth year as Town Accountant and his salary fixed at $1,000, of which $800 was to be paid by this board and $200 by the water board.
Ivers M. Lowe was reappointed for his sixth term as Superin- tendent of Streets and Water, and his salary fixed at $1700, of which $950 was to be paid by this board and $750 by the Water board.
HIGHWAY REPAIRS.
We cannot claim that there has been any marked improvement in the streets of the Town taken as a whole, in fact with the amount at the disposal of the department we consider it cause for congratulation if the roads can be kept from deteriorating.
The appropriation including the street railway taxes, was $14, 848.36.
Considerable work which seemed absolutely necessary was done after the time when winter weather usually sets in, by which the appropriation was exceeded $1,168.58.
SNOW.
The year has been about an average one for snow expense ; $4,246.28 having been expended, and a balance of but $596.75 remains for the remainder of the winter, which will probably be inadequate.
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SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS.
The special appropriation for the working of new streets and for specific repairs upon existing ways have been expended with satisfactory results.
JACKSON SQUARE.
The working of the relocations as decreed by the county com- missioners, at Jackson Square, have been completed, and awards for damages to the abuttors settled, with the exception of the claim of Charles R. Greeley.
STATE HIGHWAY.
A contract was entered into with the State Highway commis- sion for the futher working of Main street, which is now complet- ed to a point about ¿ of a mile south of Derby street.
As is usual in the working of state contracts it became neces- sary to do considable work outside the width taken by the state, and the cost to the town is increased thereby. The amount paid by the town on this work was $6,123.59.
The estimates of the commission which have been allowed and paid were $3,558.50 ; showing thus far an excess of cost over the amount received of $2,565.09. There will be some further allowance by the state, probably a few hundred dollars.
There remains on hand about five hundred tons of broken stone which are available for town work, valued at $500. These are crushed from stones of a smaller size than are accepted by the commission.
GUIDE BOARDS.
The guide boards required by law to be maintained are as a whole in fairly good condition. There are a number of these which should be repainted the coming season. There are a few places where the boards are missing and new ones are now being made.
FORE RIVER BRIDGE.
The amount of the appropriation for the settlement with the county of the Fore River bridge construction and interest account was insufficient by $428.54 by reason of additional interest re- quired after the time for which the same was computed.
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TOWN NOTE.
A note of the Town for $7,500 becomes payable October 19, 1908 for which provision will need to be made at the annual meeting.
GYPSY AND BROWN TAIL MOTHS.
Dummer Sewall was again appointed Superintendent for the suppression of Gypsy and brown tail moths.
The past year has seen a marked decrease in the brown tails, in fact, they scem almost entirely to have disappeared. We wish the same could be said of the gypsy, but from present indications it appears as though they were to remain idefinitely. By the work done the moths have been kept in check so that no serious dam- age has resulted from their ravages, but to see what destruction they are capable of accomplishing when let alone, it is only necessary to visit the town of Saugus where hundreds of acres were stripped bare the past season.
The state authorities are insisting upon the thorough cleaning up of old apple orchards and the stopping up, by tinning or other- wise, of all holes and crevices, which are favorite places for the female moth, in which to deposite her eggs.
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