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SECT. 4. For such support and maintenance of the trolley wire, either horizontal cross wires extending across the street, or bracket arms projecting over the tracks, as said company may deem more suitable, may be employed.
SECT. 5. All posts used in such construction shall be of the
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material hereinafter specified. They shall be located at such points in the streets of the town as the Selectmen may direct, and set at such depth in the ground as to make their support substantial and adequate; the cross wires or brackets, as the case may be, for the support of the trolley wire, shall be attached to said poles at such height as to maintain said trolley wire at every point of suspension not less than eighteen (18) feet above the surface of the street, except where said trolley wire may go under a railroad bridge, or a low place, and all cross arms used to support the feed wire shall have at least four (4) pins; said arms shall have iron braces and shall also have guard irons wher- ever said wires cross the street.
SECT. 6. All such posts, brackets, cross arms, wires and fix- tures shall be maintained by said company at all times in good order and condition, to the satisfaction of the Selectmen of said town, and in such manner as not unnecessarily to impede public travel.
SECT. 7. The authority and permission herein granted is sub- ject to the following terms and restrictions, and upon the follow- ing conditions, except in so far as the same may be hereafter modified by said Selectmen.
1. The guage of the track shall be four feet eight and one- half inches (4 feet 8} inches.)
The rails shall be those known as the " T" rails, and weigh- ing not less than sixty (60) pounds to the yard, except where paving is to be used, where they shall be girder rails weighing not less than ninety (90) pounds to the yard, all to be of such height, length and pattern as the Selectmen may approve. Said rails shall be laid on chestnut or cedar sleepers, not less than six (6) inch face, said sleepers to be laid not more than thirty inches between centres, and to be of suitable size to firmly hold the spikes for the rails.
The railway company shall keep that portion of the streets and highways included between its track and for a distance of eighteen (18) inches outside thereof, at all times flush with the top of the track.
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2. The tracks shall be laid in the streets as follows, viz. : From the Canton line to Pleasant Street, on the northeasterly side of the street, the northeasterly rail to be laid ten (10) feet from the northeasterly side line, as shown on a plan entitled, " Proposed relocation of portions of Cross and Neponset Streets in Nor- wood, Mass., made by Robert Rogers, engineer, and dated December, 1898."
3. From Pleasant Street to Washington Street the tracks shall be laid on the easterly or northeasterly side of the street, the easterly rail to be practically eleven (11) feet from the pres- ent side line of the streets. The alignment of said track, to- gether with the eurves, turnouts and switches, shall be given by the Seleetmen of said town, and the tracks shall be laid six (6) inches below the grade of the centre of the streets, as given by the Selectmen. The location on Washington Street is to be as hereinbefore set forth, and on Railroad Avenue, Prospect and Nahatan Streets is to be as shown on said plan.
If, however, at any time the grade of any street in which the tracks of said Railway Company are located is changed, then said company shall, at its own expense, change its tracks to con- form with the same.
4. Said company shall fill between its tracks and for a dis- tance of eighteen (18) inches outside of the same the following materials, viz. : From the Canton line to Pleasant Street, good sharp gravel ; from the easterly line of Pleasant Street to Wash- ington Street, block paving; and on Railroad Avenue, Prospect and Nahatan Streets, good sharp gravel.
5. From the Canton line to Pleasant Street the Company is to grade that portion of the street between the tracks and the center of the present travelled way to conform to the present grade, and is to construct a sidewalk six (6) feet wide on the northeasterly side of the street six (6) inches above the rail, no material is to be used as filling within eight inches of the finished surface except good sharp gravel; and is to construct a gutter four (4) feet wide six (6) inches below the rail, said gutter to be paved with block paving where the grade exceeds three per cent., and as much further as is necessary to carry the water to a
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proper outlet. Through cuts the banks are to be sloped at the rate of one and one-half (13) feet horizontal to one (1) foot ver- tieal ; along fills, where the bank exceeds one and one-half (13) feet in height, a suitable fence is to be constructed ; where the bank is two (2) feet or less it is to be sloped at the rate of at least fonr (4) feet horizontal to one (1) foot vertical.
The railway company to have the right, if they prefer, to construct a trestle for the track from the Canton line to the edge of the meadow, a distance of abont seven hundred and twenty- five feet. If said trestle is built the company shall construct the sidewalk and gutter on the sonthwesterly side of the street, and is to grade the street for this distance, so that it will be safe and convenient for travel and to the satisfaction of the Select- men.
All surplus material not needed in the construction of said railway in any of said streets shall be placed by said company at snch points as the Selectmen may designate, not to exceed one mile hanl.
From the easterly line of Pleasant Street to Washington Street the company is to construct a gutter on northeasterly side of the track four (+) feet wide and six (6) inches below the rail, paved with block paving, making the paving outside the rail of a width of five and one-half (53) feet, except that portion of the street under the railroad which is now paved.
6. At all cross walks and street crossings which are now or may hereafter be provided for foot passengers, the same material as is used by the town shall be used by said company between its tracks and for a distance of eighteen (18) inches outside thereof ; and at and opposite all driveways which may lead to the street on that side thereof on which said track is located. planking or other material shall be used by said company to make said approaches to said street and over said tracks safe and conven- ient for travel, all such crossings and driveway approaches to be kept in repair to the approval of the Selectmen at the expense of said railway company.
7. During the construction of said railway said company shall not unreasonably impede public travel on any of the streets or
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highways aforesaid; and all of said streets in which tracks are to be laid by said railway company, which is included between said tracks and for a distance of eighteen (18) inches outside thereof, shall be left by said company in as good and safe condi- tion as the same may be when the laying of the tracks was com- menced, and in the event of any street in which said tracks are located being improved or repaired, the portion of said street between the rails and for eighteen (18) inches outside thereof shall be improved or repaired by said railway company so as to conform with the other parts of the street.
8. The poles used shall be as follows : From the ('anton line to Pleasant Street, chestnut poles, and from Pleasant Street to and on Washington Street, hard pine poles, and on all other streets chestnut poles. The chestnut poles shall be straight. well shaved, not less than thirty (30) feet long and seven (7) inches at the top. The hard pine poles shall be well dressed, not less than thirty (30) feet long, 10 x 10 at the butt and 8 x 8 at the top.
9. All poles used in such construction shall be placed in or adjacent to the line of the curb of the sidewalk, or otherwise under the direction of the Selectmen. They shall be set not less than six (6) feet in the ground, and painted not less than two (2) coats of paint of such color as the Selectmen may des- ignate. Wherever the location of any pole is in soft ground the railway company shall use cement to properly hold the same in upright position.
10. Said railway may use as far as is practicable and without detriment to public safety, or service of either, the poles now already erected by the electric light and telephone companies, paying therefor such rental and under such conditions as may be mutually agreed upon between said companies.
11. Wherever the trolley wire is suspended from horizontal eross wires, said cross wires shall be of sufficient strength to easily support said trolley wire, and wherever brackets are used to suspend the trolley wire. they shall be securely bolted to the poles and shall be of such size as will insure proper strength for the support of said trolley wires.
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12. The railway company shall place and at all times main- tain such guard wires as the Selectmen may from time to time require. All snow placed upon the streets of said Norwood by said railway company, in consequence of keeping the tracks of said company open for public travel, or for any other cause, shall be removed as provided in Chap. 578 of the Aets of 1898.
13. The Selectmen of the town, for the purpose of repairing the highways, or repairing or extending its sewer system, and the chief engineer of the fire department of said town, in case of fire along the line of said railway, may take up or obstruct the tracks or cut the wires of said company. or if said wires or tracks shall be broken or taken up from any cause connected with the work being performed by the town, or any of its officers or authorized agents. they shall be repaired by the company at the said company's expense.
14. The gas company and the water company, for the purpose of repairing or extending their pipes, can, when necessary, ob- struet and take up the tracks of said company without being liable in damages in consequence of any injury done to said tracks either by explosion or leakage of their pipes, provided. however. that said companies shall promptly replace said traeks in as good condition as they were before they took them up or obstructed them ; and failing to do this within a reasonable time, said rail- way company shall replace its tracks and charge the expense thereof to the company having taken the same up.
15. If in the construction of said railway or any future extension of the same, it becomes necessary, in the judgment of the Selectmen, to remove or change (except as provided in Section S) the location of any poles, wires or fixtures of the fire alarm system of the town, or any telephone, telegraph or electric light companies located in said town, said changes shall be ordered by the Selectmen and all expense of the same shall be paid by the railway company.
16. The company may trim such trees as shall be necessary for the ereetion of the wires, but trees shall be trimmed only under the supervision of a competent person who shall be ap- pointed by the Board of Selectmen and the expense of whom shall be paid by the railway company.
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17. The railway company shall at all times provide sufficient and suitable cars and run the same at snch intervals as will reasonably and comfortably accommodate the citizens of the town.
18. The company shall pay and save said town harmless from all claims and damages resulting to person or property by reason of the construction or use of said tracks, poles, wires, or other structure, and also from the use of electricity by said company ; and said town shall promptly notify said company of any suit or claim brought against it, and said town may require said com- pany to defend all such suits and claims at its own expense, or said town may defend any such suit at the expense of said rail- road.
19. If in the construction of said railway to correspond with the location of the tracks it shall be found that any bridge (other than overhead) or culvert along said line shall need to be rebuilt, extended or strengthened, then said railway company shall re- build, extend and strengthen the same. at its own expense, and if at any place dangerous embankments are left on either side of any of said streets, then the company shall erect proper and suitable railings thereat free of all expense to the town.
20. If in the construction of said railway the flow of water on the streets is impeded in consequence thereof, said company shall at its own expense provide proper culvert or gutter neces- sary to properly remedy the same.
21. Said railway company shall issue a school ticket for children of Norwood attending public schools, said tickets to be in the form of a book containing one hundred (100) rides, and shall be used for school purposes only and sold at one-half the regular rate of fare charged by said railway company. Said tickets shall be sold only to the Selectmen of the town of Nor- wood, in lots of not less than ten books each. and shall be paid for by said Selectmen at the time said tickets are purchased, said Selectmen to distribute the same to such scholars as may be entitled to their use, and said railway company shall have the right to take up and canse to be forfeited any of said school tickets as are found to be used for purposes other than the pro- visions of this ordinance.
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22. In consideration of the widening and grading of Cross, or other street by the town of Norwood, said railway company shall pay to the town of Norwood the sum of twenty-five hun- dred dollars ($2,500), said payment to be made on or before thirty (30) days from completion of said widening by said town.
23. The rate of fare charged by said street railway company shall not exceed the sum of five cents for one continuous ride for any one passenger from any point in the town of Norwood to any point in the town of Canton, or from any point in the town of Canton to any point in the town of Norwood.
24. Nothing herein granted shall be deemed a limitation or waiver of any rights now possessed or that may hereafter be con- ferred upon the Selectmen of said town, pertaining to the con- struction, operation or maintenance of electric railways or street cars in said town.
25. The construction of said street railway shall be com- menced on or before May 1, 1900, and shall be completed and in operation within one year from date hereof, unless the time be further extended by the Selectmen.
26. Before commeneing to construct the railway provided for in this franchise, the said Norwood, Canton and Sharon Street Railway Company shall deposit with the Selectmen the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000) in cash, or a certificate of deposit therefor, payable to the order of said town in such form and in such banking institution as the said Selectmen may approve, the said sum so deposited with the Selectmen to more fully insure the faithful performance of the terms, conditions and stipula- tions of this order of location ; the said sum to be deposited with said Selectmen upon the condition that if the said terms, con- ditions and restrictions of the said franchise are fully carried out within the time set forth in said order of location, the said sum shall be returned by the said Selectmen within thirty days there- after to the said street railway company, otherwise, or upon the failure of said street railway company to fully perform the condi- tions, requirements and stipulations and each of them herein set forth, unless prevented by some legal process or reasons beyond the control of said street railway company, it is agreed that said
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sum shall be considered as liquidated damages resulting to the said town from the non-compliance with the terms, conditions and restrictions of this order of location, and shall become the absolute property of said town for the use and benefit of the citizens thereof.
27. The Selectmen shall have the right at all times to regu- late the speed at which the cars of said street railway may be run within the limits of said town.
28. The said Selectmen shall have the right to prohibit the running of any cars upon said railway until the same shall be completed in all respects, according to the terms of this fran- chise, to the satisfaction of the said Selectmen.
29. The said company shall accept this order of location. together with all and singular the conditions and agreements by filing with the clerk of the Selectmen such acceptance in writ- ing within thirty (30) days from the receipt of notice of grant- ing said order by said Selectmen.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the said Selectmen hereunto set their hands and corporate seal this twelfth day of October, A.D., 1899.
FRANK A. FALES, FRED L. FISHER. GEORGE H. BATEMAN. Selectmen of Norwood.
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
To the Board of Selectmen : -
GENTLEMEN .- The Police Department of the town hereby submit the following report.
Seventy-three arrests were made for the following offences :
Drunk,
38
Vagrants,
16
Assault,
7
Disturbing peace,
4
Violations of liquor law,
3
Insane,
2
Larceny,
1
Stubborn child,
1
Bastardy, 1
Thirteen hundred and twenty tramps were cared for, a decrease of about 1000 from the previous year.
Respectfully submitted,
WARREN E. RHOADS, Chief of Police.
TRUANT OFFICERS' REPORT.
Herewith we submit our report as Truant Officers for the year. In the cases of absentees reported we have found but few cases of truancy. These were remedied without prosecution. There have been more absences caused by parents allowing and keeping their children from school than from any other reason, owing probably to ignorance of the school law of 1898. The attention of parents is called to the State law relating to school attendance, and also to the fact that the School Committee have instructed us to prosecute all cases of wilful violation of its provisions.
The following are extracts from Chap. 496, 1898, Sec. 12 :
All children between the ages of 7 and 14 years, unless sick, feeble minded, at an approved private school, or otherwise instructed, must attend the public day school in the town or city in which they reside during the entire time the public day schools are in session, provided that the superintendent of schools or teachers acting under his authority may excuse cases of necessary absence.
All truants upon complaint and conviction may be sent, if a boy, to a county truant school for a period of two years, and, if a girl, to the state industrial school for girls.
SECTION 31. Any person having under his control a child between 7 and 14 years of age who fails for five day or ten half day sessions within any period of six months, to cause such child to attend school as required by Section 12 of this act upon complaint by a truant officer, is liable to a fine of twenty dollars. Any person who induces any child to absent himself unlawfully from school is liable to a fine of fifty dollars.
Respectfully submitted,
WARREN E. RHOADS. WALTER A. READEL,
Truant Officers.
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS.
NORWOOD, MASS. Feb. 1. 1900. To the Board of Selectmen of Norwood :-
GENTLEMEN :- As required by law I submit to you my report for the year as Inspector. A general inspection of all cattle within the town was made during November aud December, and as required by the State Board of Cattle Commissioners a de- tailed report in writing was made to that Board. This report included a minute description of all the premises where cattle were kept, and included the size of all buildings, with number of windows, doors etc., as well as the condition of the same in regard to cleanliness and ventilation. I have had six milch cows quarantined during the year, four of which were ordered killed by the State Board, and two were released. A suspected case of glanders was quarantined by a local veterinary, but was ordered released by the State Board. All beef, veal and hogs which were inspected at time of slaughter were found to be healthy and free from disease. All cattle brought here from out of the State were inspected before arrival and found to be in a healthy condition.
Respectfully.
ALBERT FALES,
Inspector of Animals.
LIST OF JURORS.
As prepared by the Selectmen on February 17, 1900, to be presented to the voters for revision and acceptance at the annual town meeting on the first Monday in March, 1900.
Bagley, George F.
Builder.
Bagley, Sumner . Farmer.
Baker, William F. Expressman.
Bartlett, Elmer H.
Bookkeeper.
Bateman, George H
Milkman.
Bateman, Frank W
Milkman.
Berwick, James
Printer.
Capen, George O
Tanner.
Currier, John C ..
Carpenter.
Day, Lewis . Retired.
Ellis, Isaac. Retired.
Fales, Frank A.
Grain Dealer.
Fay, Edward L.
Milkman.
Farnsworth, Henry E.
Baker.
Fisher, William
Real Estate.
Folan, James M.
Shoeman.
Gay, Eben F.
Manufacturer.
Grant, Ernest H .. Provision Dealer.
Hartshorn, J. Edwin.
. Coal Dealer.
Hobbs, Milo F.
Painter.
Ingraham, George L. Retired.
Ide, Arthur L. Expressman.
Kelley, Jolın JJ. . Moulder.
McManus, Joseph F.
Clerk.
Merrifield, Fred R. Painter.
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Morse, George H. . Farmer.
Murphy, William H Painter.
Mylod, Byron W. Clerk.
O'Brien, George A.
Foreman.
Oldham, Robert B.
Moulder.
Pendergast, Edward B.
Grocer.
Pond, Charles E. . Bookkeeper.
Pond, William H ..
Retired.
Robbins, Charles W.
Retired.
Scherer, Julius A.
Farmer.
Smith, George A.
Clerk.
Squires, Joseph
Shaver.
Stone, Norman J.
Machinist.
Sullivan, James P. Tanner.
Talbot, Erastus W.
Manufacturer.
Taylor, Warren F.
Compositor.
Tebbetts, Charles H. Florist.
Thompson, Percy A.
Clerk.
Tilton, Walter F.
Merchant.
Turner, Harris F.
Carpenter.
Ward, Eugene A. Clerk.
Weatherbee, David F. Farmer.
Whitney, Constant F. Retired.
Winslow, Francis O
Retired.
Winslow, Frank H. Farmer.
FRANK A. FALES. FRED L. FISHER, GEORGE H. BATEMAN, .
Selectmen of Norwood.
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EDGAR F. ROBY, COLLECTOR, in account with the TOWN OF NORWOOD.
1899.
DR.
To amount of commitment,
$84,977 37
Supplementary tax,
91 07
Sidewalk assessment,
145 54
Street watering assessment,
156 00
Interest on taxes paid after November 1st,
182 71
$85,552 69
1899.
CR.
By amount paid Charles E. Pond, Treasurer, $85,552 69
EDGAR F. ROBY,
Collector.
We hereby certify that we have examined the books and ac- counts of Edgar F. Roby, Collector of Taxes, and find them correctly kept and properly vouched.
FRANCIS E. EVERETT,
JAMES A. HARTSHORN,
EBEN F. GAY,
Auditors.
PORT
OF THE
EE OF FIFTEEN.
APRIL 2, 1900.
Your Committee, to whom Articles 6, 11, Articles 13 to 36, both inclusive, Articles 38 to 50, both inclusive, Articles 52, 53 and that an article be inserted in the warrant for a special town meeting to be held April 2nd, under which action may be taken.
and 54, were referred for consideration, recommend the following action : ---
ARTICLE 6. That the Tyler Thayer lot, located at the corner of Washington and Guild streets, together with all buildings erly side of said avenue as far as it has been accepted.
situated on said lot, be purchased for the sum of $4,000.00, and that the purchase money be raised by a note or notes of the town to become due December 10th, 1904.
ARTICLE 11. That $2,300.00 be raised and appropriated for the support of the Morrill Memorial Library for the ensuing year.
ARTICLE 13. That $1,800.00 be raised and appropriated for the support of the Fire Department the ensuing year.
ARTICLE 15, That $1,100.00 be raised and appropriated to water streets the ensuing year, one-half to be assessed on abutters.
ARTICLE 16. That $3,100.00 be raised and appropriated for lighting streets the eusuing year.
ARTICLE 17. That this article be dismissed from the warrant.
ARTICLE 18. That $24,000.00 be raised and appropriated for the support of schools the ensuing year,
ARTICLE 19. That $500.00 be raised and appropriated to convey to school the children living in the outlying districts the ensuing year.
ARTICLE 20. That $50.00 be raised and appropriated to pay expenses of children at the Truant School the ensuing year.
ARTICLE 21. That $500.00 be raised aud appropriated to de- fray the expenses of the Board of Health for the ensuing year.
ARTICLE 22. That $100.00 be raised and appropriated for the use of the Tree Warden the ensuing year.
ARTICLE 23. That $100.00 be raised and appropriated for the prosecution of illegal sales of liquor.
ARTICLE 24. That $400.00 be raised and appropriated, aud that the Selectmen be authorized to coutract with the State Highway Commission for building a portion of the State High- way.
ARTICLE 25. a. That $27,915.60 be raised and appropriated to defray the incidental and other necessary expenses not other- wise provided for as follows : -
High school note due Dec. 1, 1900,
$4,000.00
Interest on High School notes,
293.34
Guild School note due Nov. 30, 1900,
3,000.00
Interest on Guild School notes,
535.62
East School note, due Dec. 10, 1900,
1,750.00
Interest on East School notes, 127.42
Washington Street note, due Dec. 1, 1900,
1,000.00 80.00
Interest on note,
Street Crusher note, due Dec. 1, 1900,
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