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ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
GC 974.402 P74PLYA, 1910-1911
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN OF PLYMOUTH
For the Year Ending December 31
1910
1620.
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PLYMOUTH, THE MEMORIAL PRESS. 1911.
INDEX.
Abstract of Records
7
Police Department 121 Public Library Report 101
Assessors' Report
57
Auditor's Report
56
School Department 133
Board of Health
117
School Physician's Report 165
Sealer of Weights & Measures 115
Cemetery Commissioners' Re- port
94
Selectmen's Report
17
Fire Department
90
Town Clerk's Report
64
Inspector of Animals Report
113
Town Officers
3.
Fish Committee Report 202
Town Warrant 205
Forest Warden's Report
108
Treasurer's Report 36
List of Jurors
128
Tree Warden's Report 110
Overseers of the Poor Report
60
Park Commissioners' Report 105
Water Department 175
TOWN OFFICERS, 1910
Selectmen-Frederick D. Bartlett, Dexter H. Craig, Charles W. Eaton, Ira C. Ward, George F. Barlow, 2nd.
Town Clerk-Edward L. Burgess.
Town Treasurer-Edward L. Burgess.
Auditor-Frank D. Bartlett.
Collector of Taxes-Herbert W. Bartlett.
Clerk of Selectmen-Herbert W. Bartlett.
Assessors-Nathaniel G. Lanman, chosen to fill the unexpired term of John C. Cave, chosen in 1908, for three years; George Harlow, chosen 1909, for three years; James C. Bates, chosen 1910, for three years.
Overseers of the Poor-William T. Eldridge, chosen 1908, for three years; Herbert W. Bartlett, chosen 1909, for three years; Charles A. Strong, chosen 1910, for three years.
Water Commissioners-Horace P. Bailey and Charles T. Holmes, chosen 1908, for three years; Robert C. Harlow and John W. Churchill, chosen 1909, for three years; John H. Da- mon, chosen 1910, for three years.
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School Committee-Harry B. Davis and Earl W. Gooding, chosen 1908, for three years ; Eugene P. Rowell and J. Holbrook Shaw, chosen 1909, for three years; William W. Brewster and Increase Robinson, chosen 1910, for three years.
Burial Hill Committee-Cemetery Commissioners.
Agawam Fishery Committee-Frank Harlow, Alfred Holmes, Harrison O. Barnes.
Cemetery Commissioners-Henry W. Barnes, chosen 1910, for three years; Morton Collingwood, chosen 1909, for two years; George Mabbett chosen 1909, for three years.
Park Commissioners-Walter H. Sears, chosen 1908, for three years; George R. Briggs, chosen 1909, for three years; Thomas R. Watson, chosen 1910, for three years.
Surveyors and Measurers of Lumber-Edward B. Atwood, Cornelius C. Holmes, George H. Pierce and Warren S. Bumpus.
Sealer of Weights and Measures-Benjamin F. Snow.
Beach Committee-Selectmen.
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Superintendent of Streets .- Stillman R. Sampson.
Field Drivers and Fence Viewers-Charles H. Raymond, Lewis F. Smith and Zenas E. Langford.
Superintendent of Water Works-Arthur E. Blackmer. Collector of Water Rates-N. Reeves Jackson.
Pound Keeper-Zenas E. Langford, Russell L. Dickson.
Committee on Inland Fisheries-Edgar D. Hill, Harry B. Davis, Geoffrey D. Perrior.
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Harbor Master-Charles D. Craig.
Board of Registration-Herbert W. Clark, appointed 1908, for three years; C. H. Sherman, appointed in 1910, for three years; George M. Harlow appointed in 1909, for three years; Edward L. Burgess.
Superintendent of Oak Grove and Vine Hills Cemeteries, and Burial Hill-Edward F. Stranger.
Sexton-Thos. J. Kennedy.
Superintendent of Almshouse-Russell L. Dixon.
Board of Health-Freeman Manter, chosen 1908, for three years ; Arthur W. Bramhall, chosen 1909, for three years ; George H. Jackson, chosen in 1910 for three years.
Board of Engineers-Ephraim D. Bartlett, Isaac L. Hedge, John E. Sullivan, James S. Kierstead and Alton D. Edes.
Superintendent of Chiltonville Cemetery-Chas. Rogers.
Superintendent of Manomet Cemetery-Geo. A. Manter. Superintendent of Cedarville Cemetery-Charles E. Kimball.
Chief of Police-Elwell H. Smith.
Constables-Arthur R. Gledhill, Samuel Ferguson, Edward Manter, Freeman Manter, Augustine J. Hogan, William H. Goedecke, Herman W. Tower, James B. Cameron.
Committee on Sewerage-Selectmen.
Tree Warden-Abbott A. Raymond.
Forest Warden-Herbert Morissey.
List of Deputy Forest Wardens, 1910-Henry O. Whiting,
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Nehemiah L. Savery, Nathaniel T. Clark, Gustavus G. Sampson, Frank L. St. George, assistant forest warden; LeBaron R. Bar- ker, D. Edson Raymond, Albert M. Haskell, George H. Blan- chard, Andrew J. Cahoon, Henry L. Cahoon, Wm. F. Doten, Ziba R. Ellis, John T. Pierce, William C. Collingwood, Ernest L. Sampson, Abbott A. Raymond, George H. Pierce, John F. Raymond, Nathan B. Perry, John W. Churchill, Barnabas. Hedge, Edward P. Bartlett, James Hazen.
ABSTRACT OF RECORDS OF 1910.
TOWN MEETING, MARCH 26, 1910.
Voted : That the report of the committee on auditing be ac- cepted and placed on file.
On motion of William S. Kyle: Voted, that the same com- mittee on auditing be a committee to report on a system of au- diting at some future meeting of the town.
Voted : That the reports of the several boards of officers and committees of the Town be accepted and placed on file.
On motion of E. L. Burgess: Voted, that the Town au- thorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, or a majority thereof, to borrow during the municipal year, be- ginning January 1, 1911, in anticipation of the collection of taxes of said year, such sums of money as may be necessary for the current expenses of the Town, but not exceeding the total tax levy for said year, giving the notes of the Town therefor payable within one year from the dates thereof. All debts in- curred under authority of this vote shall be paid from the taxes of said municipal year.
Frederick D. Bartlett moved to take up Article Three, and the motion was carried. Voted : That the report of the Commit- tee on Lighting Streets and Town House be accepted and placed on file.
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On motion of Frederick D. Bartlett: Voted, that the Select- men be and are hereby requested to enter a complaint with the Board of Gas and Electric Light Commission as to the qual- ity and price of electricity furnished by the Plymouth Electric Light Company in Plymouth.
On motion of Frederick D. Bartlett: Voted, that the Select- men be and are hereby authorized to make a contract or con- tracts for a term not longer than five years for lighting the streets of the Town, and the Town House on such terms and conditions as they may think proper.
On motion of Thomas D. McLean : Voted, that the Dog Fund amounting to fourteen hundred sixty-one and 85-100 dol- lars, ($1,461.85), and the additional sum of thirty-eight and 15-100 dollars ($38.15) be appropriated for the use of the Pub- lic Library.
Voted: That the Town authorize the Selectmen to renew any note or notes heretofore authorized, which are now due, or may become due the present year, for such time and on such terms as they may deem expedient for the interests of the Town. Article Eight being under consideration.
On motion of T. D. McLean: Voted, that the Town appro- priate the sum of $1,000.00 for the care and improvement of the various public parks.
On motion of T. D. McLean: Voted, that the Town appro- priate the sum of $200.00 for the care of Training Green.
On motion of T. D. McLean : Voted, that the sum of two hun- dred dollars ($200.00) be appropriated to pay the expense of Memorial Day.
On motion of T. D. McLean: Voted, that the Water Commis- sioners are hereby authorized to lay a new eight-inch water pipe on South and Pleasant streets from the Nook Road to Market street, and on Warren avenue, from Jabez Corner to Cliff street in place of the present pipes and the Selectmen are hereby au- thorized to borrow the sum of twelve thousand dollars,
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($12,000.00), and to issue therefor bonds or notes of the Town, and bearing interest at a rate not exceeding four per cent. per annum, payable semi-annually, and the principal payable in six equal annual payments of two thousand dollars each, said bonds or notes to be signed by the Treasurer and approved by the Selectmen. One hundred and fifty-six having voted in the affirmative, and none in the negative, more than two-thirds hav- ing voted in the affirmative, the motion was carried.
Mr. F. D. Bartlett moved that the Town House be open Fri- day evenings from 7 to 9, and closed Saturdays at 1 p. m.
Mr. Stephan moved that this article be indefinitely postponed, and the motion was lost.
Mr. Briggs moved to amend by substituting Friday night in place of Saturday night, and the motion was lost.
The motion of Mr. Bartlett was then put and carried.
On motion of F. D. Bartlett: Voted, that the Selectmen be and are hereby authorized to fix the salary of the Sealer of Weights and Measures from time to time as they see fit.
Thomas D. McLean moved that for the purpose of purchasing land for the playground, the Selectmen be and they are hereby authorized to borrow the sum of twenty-seven hundred dollars ($2,700.00), and to issue therefor notes of the Town bearing interest at a rate not exceeding four per cent. per annum, pay- able semi-annually, and the principal payable in three annual payments of nine hundred dollars ($900.00) each, said notes to be signed by the Treasurer, and approved by the Selectmen, and said money to be expended under the direction of the Selectmen.
Mr. Heavens moved to amend by substituting the following :
That for the purpose of purchasing land for the playground and for putting the same in condition for immediate use as a playground the Selectmen be and are hereby authorized to bor- row a sum not to exceed six thousand dollars ($6,000.00), and to issue therefor the notes of the Town bearing interest at a rate
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not exceeding four per cent. per annum, payable semi-annually, and the principal payable in six annual payments of one thou- sand dollars ($1,000.00) each, said notes to be signed by the Treasurer, and approved by the Selectmen, and the amendment was lost.
Mr. Burnett moved to refer back to the Committee to report at the next Town meeting and the motion was lost.
The original motion of Mr. McLean was then put and carried, one hundred and thirty voting in the affirmative, and five in the negative, more then two-thirds having voted in the affirmative, the motion was carried.
On motion of Arthur Lord : Voted, that the report of the Committee on Town House be accepted, and placed on file.
On motion of Mr. Arthur Lord: Voted, that Article Sixteen be indefinitely postponed.
Mr. Arthur Lord moved that Article Seventeen be indefinitely postponed, and the motion was carried.
On motion of Mr. Thomas D. McLean : Voted, that the Town accept and allow the layout of a Common Landing Place on the easterly side of Water street as laid out by the Selectmen, and reported to the Town.
On motion of Thomas D. McLean: Voted, that the sum of five hundred dollars ($500.00) be appropriated to provide for a Common Landing Place on the easterly side of Water street as laid out by the Selectmen, and reported to the Town in the Town Report.
On motion of Mr. Thomas D. McLean : Voted, that the Town erect a new fire station on the Hedge School lot at the north part of the Town, and the Selectmen are hereby authorized to borrow the sum of twelve thousand dollars ($12,000.00), and to issue therefor bonds or notes of the Town and bearing interest at a rate not exceeding four per cent. per annum, payable semi- annually, and the principal payable in six equal annual pay-
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ments of two thousand dollars each, said bonds or notes to be signed by the Treasurer and approved by the Selectmen, and said money to be expended under the direction of the Selectmen for said purpose. One hundred voting in the affirmative, and twenty-one in the negative, more than two-thirds having voted in the affirmative the motion was carried.
Thomas D. McLean moved that the Town purchase a new steam fire engine, and for that purpose the Selectmen are hereby authorized to borrow the sum of five thousand two hundred and fifty dollars ($5,250.00), and to issue therefor bonds or notes of the Town bearing interest at a rate not exceeding four per cent. per annum, payable semi-annually, and the principal payable in five equal annual payments of one thousand and fifty dollars each ($1,050.00), said bonds or notes to be signed by the Treas- urer and approved by the Selectmen, said sum to be expended under the direction of the Board of Fire Engineers.
Mr. Raymond moved that Articles Twenty-one and Twenty- two be indefinitely postponed, and the motion was lost.
Mr. Eaton moved that the word "steam" be crossed from the motion made by Mr. McLean, and the motion was carried.
The motion of Mr. McLean was then put, and eighty-four voted in the affirmative, and fourteen in the negative, more than two-thirds having voted in the affirmative, the motion was car- ried.
Thomas D. McLean moved that Article Twenty-three be in- definitely postponed, and the motion was lost.
Dr. E. D. Hill moved that the Town appropriate the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) to be expended under the di- rection of the Committee on Inland Fisheries for the purpose of maintaining and increasing the number of food fish in the ponds and streams of the Town.
Mr. Raymond moved to amend by substituting fifteen hun- dred dollars ($1,500.00), in place of one thousand ($1,000.00), and the motion was lost.
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The motion of Dr. Hill was then put and carried.
Mr. Arthur Lord moved that the Committee on Inland Fish- eries make a detailed account of its expenditures to be printed in the Town Report, and the motion was carried.
On motion of Mr. F. D. Bartlett: Voted, that the balance standing to the credit of the Harbor Improvement and Tablet accounts be transferred to the Contingent Fund.
Winslow B. Standish moved that the Article whereby the Committee of Fifteen was created, be rescinded, and the motion was lost.
Thomas D. McLean moved that the matter of placing an arc light near the Southeast corner of Pilgrim Wharf near the Pub- lic Landing, and the two red range lights on the Northeast corner of Cole's Hill, said lights to burn all night throughout the year, be referred to the Selectmen with full power to take such action in the premises as they shall deem advisable.
Mr. Bagnall moved to amend by substituting the following : That an arc light be placed near the Southeast corner of Pilgrim Wharf, near the Public Landing, and two red lights on the Northeast corner of Cole's Hill, said lights to burn all night throughout the year.
Mr. Lord moved to amend by adding, if such expenditure seemed advisable by the Selectmen, and the motion was carried.
On the motion of Mr. Bagnall as amended, fifty-nine voted in the affirmative, and fifteen in the negative, and the motion was carried.
Mr. McLean moved that action under Article Twenty-seven be indefinitely postponed, and the motion was carried.
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ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING, APRIL 2, 1910.
Frederick D. Bartlett moved that Article Twenty-nine be in- definitely postponed, and the motion was carried.
Thomas D. McLean moved that action under Article Thirty be indefinitely postponed, and the motion was carried.
On motion of Frederick D. Bartlett : Voted, that the Town adopt Section 1 of Chap. 104 of the Revised Laws in regard to the construction and inspection of buildings.
Frederick D. Bartlett moved that Article Thirty-two be in- definitely postponed, and the motion was carried.
On motion of Frederick D. Bartlett : Voted, that the Town accept and allow the layout of a way leading off Forest avenue, as laid out by the Selectmen, and reported to the Town.
On motion of Frederick D. Bartlett : Voted, that the Town accept and allow the layout of Sever street extension as laid out by the Selectmen and reported to the Town.
On motion of Frederick D. Bartlett; Voted, that the Town accept and allow the layout of a way leading off Cherry street, northerly, as laid out by the Selectmen, and reported to the Town.
Frederick D. Bartlett moved that Article Thirty-seven be in- definitely postponed, and the motion was carried.
Thomas D. McLean moved that for the purpose of macad- amizing the Darby Road toward Plymouth from the portion al- ready built, the Town apply the dividend of fifteen hundred dol- lars that has been paid, or is about to be paid, to the Town from stock of the Plymouth, Carver and Wareham Street Railway, and also that the Town appropriate the further sum of thirty-five hundred dollars ($3,500.00) for the same purpose, the whole amount to be expended by the Selectmen, and the motion was carried.
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On motion of Edward L. Burgess : Voted, that the Collector of Taxes be authorized to receive taxes for the ensuing year at such places as he shall designate, on or before the fifteenth day of October; that interest be charged on all taxes remaining unpaid on the said fifteenth day of October, at the rate of six per cent. per annum, and such rate shall continue until other- wise ordered by the Town, and all taxes and interest remaining unpaid on the first day of January following shall be collected forthwith by legal process, and the Collector is hereby authorized to collect at once by legal process all taxes of previous year out- standing.
On motion of Edward L. Burgess: Voted, that the sum of one hundred eighty-four thousand two hundred and 56-100 dol- lars ($184,200.56) be raised, and assessed upon the polls and estates of the inhabitants of the Town of Plymouth, and upon the estates of non-residents to defray the expenses of the Town for the ensuing year.
TOWN MEETING, AUGUST 20, 1910.
On motion of Thomas D. McLean: Voted, that the Select- men be and are hereby authorized in the name and on behalf of the Town to convey the hose house lot, so-called, on Court street, near Hall street, and the building thereon, to such per- son as they think advisable, in consideration of the conveyance to the Town of a lot of land about seventy-five feet by one hundred and fifteen feet on the westerly side of Spooner street, opposite South Spooner street.
On motion of Thomas D. McLean: Voted, that so much of
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the vote passed at the last annual Town meeting as required the erection of an engine house on the Hedge School house lot be reconsidered; and further voted that said engine house be erected on the lot of land on the westerly side of Spooner street, opposite South Spooner street, to be acquired by the Town under the previous article.
Mr. McLean moved that the Town accept as a gift as a public park a conveyance of a certain parcel of land situated on the easterly corner of Main street and Leyden street in the Town of Plymouth from Edward B. Atwood et als.
Charles H. Raymond moved to indefinitely postpone, and the motion was lost.
The motion of Mr. McLean was then put, forty-three voting in the affirmative and seven in the negative, more than two- thirds having voted in the affirmative the motion was carried.
Thomas D. McLean moved that action on Articles five and six be deferred to some future meeting of the town and the motion was carried.
Charles C. Doten moved that the Selectmen be authorized tc petition the Legislature for authority for the town to pur- chase or subscribe for stock of the Plymouth and Sandwich Street Railway Company, or stock in any other street railway company authorized to build a street railway between Plymouth and Sandwich, and the motion was carried.
Frederick D. Bartlett moved that the town accept as a gift as a public park a conveyance of that part of Plymouth Beach, bounded southerly by Beach Park, northerly by land of Charles W. Bramhall, easterly by the ocean, and westerly by the harbor, more than two-thirds having voted in the affirmative the motion was carried.
On motion of Frederick D. Bartlett: Voted, that the present Selectmen or any future Selectmen be and are hereby authorized
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to sell and convey in the name and on behalf of the town at public or private sale on such terms as they deem advisable, the engine house lot and buildings thereon on the westerly side of Court street at Seaside, when the Fire Department discon- tinues using it.
Report of the Selectmen
REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN FOR THE YEAR
ENDING DECEMBER 31st, 1910.
ROADS AND BRIDGES.
The largest item of work in this department has been the macadamizing of Court street from Russell avenue to Cherry street, at a cost of $6,396.15. For this work a special appropria- tion of $6,500.00 was made by the Town and the undrawn bal- ance is $103.85. The distance is about 3,800 feet and the average width about 18 feet. The macadam is 6 inches thick, after rolling, taking about 2,300 tons of stone. Some change in grade was made to get proper drainage and for nearly the whole length it was necessary to remove about as much material as was added to the road, the material removed being used to surface Robbins Road. In making our estimate for this work last year we contemplated surfacing it with some bituminous material instead of grouting as was done last year on the Court street and Water street macadam, but it was later thought best to defer such treatment until the road was more compact than when new and until we could be surer as to what was the best material to use. As is shown by the cost the surfacing could not have been done either, without largely over- running the appropriation. Several sections of the work were,
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however, treated with different kinds of materials, with a view to ascertaining which was the best, as follows :-
North from Russell avenue for 100 feet the macadam was surfaced with Tarvia A, applied hot; the next 100 feet north was treated with Asphaltoilene, applied cold; the next 50 feet north with local coal tar and pitch, applied hot; the next 100 feet north with Tarvia B, cold; and the next 200 feet north with Standard Oil Binder A, hot; all of the sections being sanded or gravelled after the applications. From Russell avenue south for 100 feet last year's Tarvia macadam was treated with Tarvia B. cold; and the greater part of the balance of last year's Tarvia macadam on Court street was treated with Tarvia A, hot; to prevent possible ravelling of the road, it being also sanded and rolled. The surface of last year's (by last year we refer to 1909), Tarvia macadam on Court street is now in good condi- tion, the only criticism being that it is slippery at times. This has been remedied in part at least, by occasional sanding. The 1909 Tarvia macadam on Water street has had to be resurfaced for the greater part from Brewster street north, on account cf the surface ravelling, and part of the resurfaced section again shows signs of wear. The resurfacing was with Tarvia X, ap- plied hot and sanded. That part of Water street south of Brew- ster street, and done in 1909, has stood up very well and no repairs have been necessary on it.
A particularly bad section of Summer street, from Oak street to the junction of Billington street, about 500 feet, and of an average width of 16 feet, has been macadamized, the macadam being 6 inches thick after rolling. This was done with local stone which the Town had on hand, and the road was bound or surfaced with gravel instead of the usual stone screenings or dust. This has proven very satisfactory thus far. The cost of this work was $589.50.
Sandwich street has been macadamized from the crossing at the foot of Training Green to the crossing at the foot of Main street extension. The distance is 585 feet, the average width
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about 18 feet and the depth 6 inches. By moving the car track and building a grade gutter, two or three feet have been gained in the width of the travelled roadway. This section required as much material removed as was put on the road. The cost of this work was $822.47 and was taken from the unexpended balance of $1,226.11 which has been standing to the credit of Sandwich street since 1904, leaving an undrawn balance now of $403.64. The gravel binder was also used here.
Some work has been done on the West Pond road, between West Pond and the Geo. Ellis place, the work being grading and covering and the expense being $375.00.
About $400.00 has been spent on the road between Long Pond and Cedarville in widening, grading and covering, and it seems desirable to continue that work in 1911.
The Jordan road macadam has not required as much strengthening as in the past two or three years. It has been thoroughly sanded twice during the year and, as noted last year, the sand is a very satisfactory protection to the road.
Some very essential work has been done in paving gutters, as follows :
On the northerly side of Alden street, above Stan- 150 sq. yards dish avenue,
On both sides of Court street, north of Isaac 243 sq. yards Hedge's house,
On both sides of Standish avenue between Cherry
and Hamilton streets, 495 sq. yards On the northerly end of Chestnut street, both sides, 180 sq. yards
On Bay View avenue, south side, 41 sq. yards
On northerly side of Samoset street, above Stan- dish avenue, 192 sq. yards
On easterly side of Sandwich street, between Water and Bradford streets, 56 sq. yards On westerly side of Sever street, 37 sq. yards
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