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From the following estimate of the cost of operation for 1909, it will be seen that the amount to be appropriated for maintenance, interest charges and depreciation amounts to $5,190, which sum should be regarded as cost of street lighting
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for ensuing year, which figure is based on following prices for street lighting service :
387-32 c. p. street lights until 1 o'clock, at $10.00 $,3,870 00 38-60 c. p. street lights all night, at 15.00 570 00
IO-arc street lights all night at 75.00 750 00
$5,190 00
In compliance with the requirements of the law, I submit the following estimate of the cost of operation for 1909 :
For operating expenses :
Current bought, $11,500 00 Salary of Board, 450 00 1,500 00
Salary of Manager,
Distribution labor, 900 00
Repairs,
700 00
Office and incidental expense,
625 12
Insurance,
200 00
Incandescent lamps,
1,000 00
-- $17,875 12
For interest :
$22,500 at 4 per cent., $ 833 34
25,000 at 4 per cent., 1,125 00
4,000 at 4 per cent., 168 75
$2,177 09
Less unexpended appropriat'n,
1908, 27 91
$2,149 18
For depreciation, 3 per cent. on $60,000, 1,800 00
Total cost of operation, $21,S24 30
Estimated income from commercial busi- ness, $14,500 00 Surplus for 190S, 2,134 30
-- $16,634 30
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Amount to be appropriated for maintenance, inter- est and depreciation, $5,190 00
Amount to be appropriated for note payments.
First series, Dec. 1, 1909, $2,500 00
Notes, Dec. 16, 1909, 2,000 00
$4,500 00
Amount to be appropriated for new construction,
1909, 3,000 00
$12,690 00 Total,
FRED S. BARTON, Manager.
THIRTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
BOARD OF HEALTH
OF THE
TOWN OF NORWOOD.
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
To the Voters of the Town of Norwood :
A review of the complaints made to the Board of Health during the past year would lead one, almost immediately, to the conclusion that the lack of proper drainage facilities was to blame for by far the larger number. The conditions which caused complaint on many pieces of property were brought about by the sewage so saturating the soil that it was forced to the surface. Stopping the sewage from entering this ground would be the only remedy for this defect and that would mean closing the houses causing it. In many such cases the Board has given the best advice in its power and has allowed conditions to exist which were an objection, as a matter of sentiment, if not a serious menace, to the public health.
It is, therefore, with great satisfaction that we look forward to the coming year, knowing that the sewer which is now ready for use will afford relief to many property-holders and will en- able the Board to correct many conditions which are a source of complaint. Twenty-two connections have been made with the sewer where changes and connections in the cellars of buildings drained have come under plumbing inspection, and nine have been made where the soil pipe was so located that no change of plumbing was required.
The Board believes that for the interest of all, the privy vaults on line of sewer should be abandoned, and that every house should have a closet and sink connected in a sanitary man- ner. The expense of many sewer connections which have been made was no greater than the cost of a proper drain and cess-
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pool, and in the future the Board will not allow cesspools to be constructed for house drainage when the property is on line of sewer.
We recommend that Particular Sewers enter at or below the bottom of cellars when the extra cost of digging the trench is not. excessive, as such location allows the placing of water closets, sinks or wash trays in cellars at any time with little extra ex- pense.
It is necessary that all sewage be prevented from entering the brooks or drains of the town, whether entering directly or by filteration. The State Board of Health has been very lenient in regard to enforcing an order forbidding the pollution of the streams which enter the river, and now that house drainage is. provided for will not be likely to accept any excuses in the future.
Several of the school houses are so located that connections. with the sewers can now be made. The drainage of the Wins- low school should receive attention in the near future and the ex- tension of the sewer to that point would be a benefit to property on Chapel street. There are conditions existing on Vernon and Cottage streets as bad as any in town, and the extension of the sewer is the only way to improve them.
It is with sincere regret that we record the death of Mr. William Fisher which occurred November 4, 1908. The Board loses a member who was always to be depended upon to give any matter brought to his attention careful thought and an opinion which was fair and impartial in every way.
Mr. William F. Baker was appointed to fill the vacancy in the Board.
Joseph Sigimund has had the contract for the collection of swill during the year and has, in our opinion, given very general satisfaction. House-owners are requested to allow none but the authorized collector to take swill and to keep proper receptacles conveniently located so that the collections may be made as ex -. peditiously as possible.
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Comparatively few cases of contagious diseases have been reported during the year, as shown by the appended table, and we trust with the evergrowing knowledge of how to care for and prevent the spread of disease, that improvement will continue.
Membraneous Croup and
Diphtheria
L Scarlet Fever
H Measles
Typhoid Fever
Tuberculosis
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis
52
1897
9
15
3
7
IS98
I
65
7
1899
2
6
4
7
1900
23
4
S3
5
1902
14
4
I7
9
1903
45
I2
4
2
63
1904.
47
9
67
9
2
I36
1905
16
57
IO
2
IO
95
1906
3
36
179
5
5
I
229
1907
S
22
7
2
5
I
47
1908
12
IS
IO
6
9
5.5
1908. Whooping Cough 6, Chicken Pox 9, Mumps 10.
Plumbing inspection has been continued, and the quality of plumbing done is constantly improving. While the inspector examines and tests only the soil, waste and vent pipes, the care with which such work is done tends toward more careful selec- tion of material and improved workmanship throughout.
The following is the table of plumbing inspections :
Totals
1896
I6
7
19
6
44
77
91
1901
3
44
36
73
LIST OF PLUMBING INSPECTIONS.
NO.
DATE
OWNER
LOCATION
PLUMBER
INSPECTOR
I
Feb.
I
William Foreman
Washington st Washington st
William Foreman
F. E. Colburn F. E. Colburn
2
18
James Folan
John A. Shannon
3
26 Frank A. Morrill
Bond st
W. D. Huntoon & Co.
F. E. Colburn
4
Mar. 4
Lewis Day
Day st
Fred E. Colburn
E. J. Winns
5
5
Frank Tudor
Cedar st
W. A. Schell
6
7
Tiot Lodge
Market st
Fred E. Colburn
F. E. Colburn E. J. Winn F. E. Colburn
7
14
Dr. F. W. Dodge
Maple st
John A. Shannon
8
24
Carl Clem
Highview st
W. D. Huntoon & Co.
F. E. Colburn
9
25
J. B. Wilder
Morse ave
J. B. Wilder
IO
25
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Apr. 13
George E. Sanborn Winslow Bros. & Smith Co.
Endicott st
F. E. Colburn W. A. Schell
E. J. Winn F. E. Colburn
1 2
I3
John Booabdallah
Washington st
13
13
Frank Tudor
Cedar st
W. A. Schell
F. E. Colburn
14
2I
H. T. Atwood
Washington st
Fred E. Colburn
E. J. Winn
15
May I
H.M.Plimpton Co. I C. Willis Morse Mrs.M.E.Bucknam 7
Lennox st
W. D. Huntoon & Co. Fred E. Colburn William Foreman
E. J. Winn F. E. Colburn F. E. Colburn
IS
7
John Peterson
Cedar st
W. D. Huntoon & Co.
19
7
Mrs. M. Wagner
Lennox st
W. D. Huntoon & Co.
F. E. Colburn F. E. Colburn
20
8
George O. Davis
Guild st
W. D. Huntoon & Co.
21
8 Joseph Johnson
Johnson court
W. A. Schell
F. E. Colburn .
6
Washington st
J. B. Wilder
F. E. Colburn F. E. Colburn
F. E. Colburn
16
Bond st
Washington st
17
,
LIST OF PLUMBING INSPECTIONS.
NO.
DATE
OWNER
LOCATION
PLUMBER
INSPECTOR
22
May 21
John Smith
Day st
Chapel st
W. A. Schell
23
June
I
Wm. C. Robidon
Washington st
W. A. Schell
F. E. Colburn
24
I
John Booabdallah
Washington st
W. A. Schell
F. E. Colburn F. E. Colburn
26
3
F. E. W. Howe
Washington st
William Foreman
28
IO
Oliver McLeod
Maple st
W. D. Huntoon & Co.
F. E. Colburn F. E. Colburn F. E. Colburn
29
IO
Michael Flynn
Press st
J. B. Wilder
7
30
IO
Fred L. Fisher
Neponset st
John A. Shannon
31 32
15
Miss M. Gunnison
Pleasant st
John A. Shannon
22 Charles Wright
Neponset st
J. B. Wilder
E. J. Winn
33
20
Paul Klingbeil
Davis ave
Fred E. Colburn
E. J. Winn
34
2I
Carl Blasenak
Endicott st
Fred E. Colburn
E. J. Winn
35 36
July 3
James H. Murphy
Washington st
W. D. Huntoon & Co.
F. E. Colburn
37
23
Reuben Beck
Hoyle st
John A. Shannon
F. E. Colburn
24
Michael Flynn
Winslow ave
H. A. Spear, Jr.
Aug. 3
Victor Holmberg
Sumner st
H. A. Spear, Jr. Fred E. Colburn
3
Jason Smith
Warren st
P. J. Sharkey
42
4
J. Corcoran
Hill st
P. J. Sharkey
43
4
Michael Connelly
Winter st
P. J. Sharkey
F. E. Colburn E. Worthingt'n F. E. Colburn E. Worthingt'n F. E. Colburn
25
I
James H. Murphy
Washington st
W. D. Huntoon & Co.
27
10
F. E. Colburn F. E. Colburn F. E. Colburn
Fred E. Colburn
22 Herbert H. Miller
Walpole st
F. E. Colburn
38 39 40 41
John Keohane 3
Expensive ave
W. D. Huntoon & Co.
F. E. Colburn F. E. Colburn
Finn Hall
LIST OF PLUMBING INSPECTIONS.
NO.
DATE
OWNER
LOCATION
PLUMBER
INSPECTOR
44
Aug. 5
P. Poulsen
Melville ave Davis ave
W. D). Huntoon & Co. H. A. Spear, Jr. William Foreman
46
15
William Cleary
Washington st
47
I5
C. H. Greenwood
Washington st Lincoln st
48
19
Leo Wells
49
20
Peter Curran
Railroad ave Dean st
50
20
Martin Shapely
51
24
August Rettberg
Chapel st
52
3I
Jesse Hunt
Florence ave
53 54
I 2
Alfred Pearson
Elliott st
55
1 6
John Booabdallah
Washington st
56
IS
John Houck
Winslow ave
W. D. Huntoon & Co.
57 58 59
2I
Michael Flynn
Press st
H. A. Spear, Jr. P. J. Sharkey J. B. Wilder
60
24
George Sumner
Washington st Nahatan st Dean st
61 62 63
Oct.
5
H. Tom
Dean st
W. D. Huntoon & Co. W. D. Huntoon & Co. John A. Shannon
64
IO
Michael Tobin
Cross st
Fred E. Colburn
65
13
John Parker
Nahatan st
Fred E. Colburn
F. E. Colburn F. E. Colburn F. E. Colburn F. E. Colburn F. E. Colburn F. E. Colburn F. E. Colburn E. Worthingt'n F. E. Colburn F. E. Colburn F. E. Colburn F. E. Colburn F. E. Colburn F. E. Colburn F. E. Colburn F. E. Colburn F. E. Colburn F. E. Colburn F. E. Colburn F. E. Colburn E. J. Winn E. J. Winn
co
Sept. I I
L. H. Beaver
Broadway
W. D. Huntoon & Co. John A. Shannon H. A. Spear, Jr. B. F. Donahue
IS
James H. Murphy
Washington st
W. D. Huntoon & Co.
23
George Allen
29
H. Tom
IO
C. F. Whitney
Nichols st
W. D. Huntoon & Co. H. A. Spear, Jr. John A. Shannon W. D. Huntoon & Co. Fred E. Colburn
45
5
Charles Anderson
LIST OF PLUMBING INSPECTIONS.
NO.
DATE
OWNER
LOCATION
PLUMBER
INSPECTOR
66
Oct. 14
Bernard F.Colburn
Washington st Washington st
Fred E. Colburn
E. J. Winn E. J. Winn
67
19
George Allen
Fred E. Colburn
68
23
Peter Hulmburg
Davis ave
H. A. Spear, Jr.
F. E. Colburn
69
24
Frank Forest
Hill street
J. B. Wilder
F. E. Colburn
70
26
F. Martain
Water st
W. D. Huntoon & Co.
71
30
Dr. Clark S. Gould
Washington st
William Foreman
F. E. Colburn F. E. Colburn F. E. Colburn
72
30
Wolf Waldheim
Walpole st
Fred E. Colburn
E. J. Winn
74
2
Marcus Alden
Howard st
Fred E. Colburn
E. J. Winn
75
9
Mrs. A. W. Alden
Washington st
John A. Shannon
F. E. Colburn
76
12
John Kyne
Lydon st
N. A. Folsom W. A. Schell
F. E. Colburn
78
17
John F. Blasenak
Railroad ave John A. Shannon
F. E. Colburn
79 So
24
Patrick Lyden
Lydon st
N. A. Folsom
F. E. Colburn
SI
27
Miss Edna Coburn
Howard st
J. B. Wilder William Foreman William Foreman
F. E. Colburn F. E. Colburn E. J. Winn
S4 85
30 W. Allen Talbot
Washington st
Fred E. Colburn
E. J. Winn
86
30
H. T. Atwood
Howard st
Fred E. Colburn
E. J. Winn
S7
28 Wm. H. Gay
Howard st
J. B. Wilder
F. E. Colburn
9
77
12
John Booabdallah
Washington st
Nahatan st
J. B. Wilder
F. E. Colburn F. E. Colburn
82
27
Mrs. Julia Hale
Nahatan st
83
27
Mrs. Julia Hale
Nahatan st
Fred E. Colburn
28 F. A. Fales
Market st
I
73
Nov.
Fred L. Fisher
Washington st John A. Shannon
F. E. Colburn
20
E. E. Letts
LIST OF PLUMBING INSPECTIONS.
NO.
DATE
OWNER
LOCATION
PLUMBER
INSPECTOR
88
Nov. 30
Arthur J. Bresset
Nahatan st
William Foreman
F. E. Colburn F. E. Colburn
89
Dec. 2
John Shaw
Nahatan st
John A. Shannon
90
2
Obed Kady
Douglass ave
John A. Shannon
91
5
M. D. Creed
Market st
N. A. Folsom
92
16
T. J. Holman
Walpole st
H. A. Spear, Jr.
93
16
John Drummy
Rock st
H. A. Spear, Jr.
94
16
John Drummy
Rock st
H. A. Spear, Jr.
95
16 John Curran
Railroad ave
N. A. Folsom
96
16
Albert Rafuse
Lincoln st
W. D. Huntoon & Co.
97
1 7
Emil Palzolo
Warren st
J. B. Wilder
98
19
Robert Walker
Washington st
W. D. Huntoon & Co.
99
21
E. E. Rhodes
Everett ave
John A. Shannon
100
22
Edward Tucker
Prospect ave
N. A. Folsom
E. J. Winn
IOI
22
Dr. A. S. Hartwell
Winter st
Fred E. Colburn
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22
Walter Smith
Cottage st
Sanders road
Fred E. Colburn
103
22
J. Stearns Cushing Cameron Forbes
Clapboardtree st
P. J. Sharkey William C. Ellis
105
23
Jas. A. Pendergast Jas. A. Pendergast
Railroad ave
William C. Ellis
F. E. Colburn
106
23
26 Martin Lydon, Jr.
Rock st
N. A. Folsom
F. E. Colburn
IOS
Jan.
I Leon Cobb
Walpole st
H. A. Spear, Jr.
F. E. Colburn
109
I
St.Cath'in's Church
Washington st
H. A. Spear, Jr.
F. E. Colburn
F. E. Colburn F. E. Colburn F. E. Colburn F. E. Colburn F. E. Colburn F. E. Colburn F. E. Colburn F. E. Colburn F. E. Colburn F. E. Colburn F. E. Colburn
IO
104
22
Railroad ave
Fred E. Colburn
E. J. Winn E. J. Winn F. E. Colburn F. E. Colburn
107
.
LIST OF PLUMBING INSPECTIONS.
1
NO.
DATE
OWNER
LOCATION
PLUMBER
INSPECTOR
IIO
Jan. 2
III
13
Frank A. Morrill E. Fleming & Co. Harold W. Gay
Walpole st
Fred E. Colburn
E. J. Winn F. E. Colburn F. E. Colburn
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14
Harold W. Gay
Nahatan st
F. E. Colburn
113
14
Peter Fisher
Washington st
F. E. Colburn
.
114
15
E. H. Grant
Washington st Washington st
F. E. Colburn
115
25
116
25
Fred L. Fisher
Washington st Nahatan st
W. D. Huntoon & Co. William Foreman William Foreman P. J. Sharkey John A. Shannon John A. Shannon
F. E. Colburn
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The receipts and expenditures of the Board are as follows : To amt. appropriated for Health Depart-
ment,
$650 00
Received for Plumbers' licenses,
6 50
EXPENDITURES.
Mar. P. B. Thompson, supplies,
$48 00
Apr. A. W. Bruckshaw, services, 21 60
May
Joseph Sigimund, collecting swill, 125 00
May
A. W. Bruckshaw, services,
12 60
May Ambrose Bros., printing,
43 25
June
A. W. Bruckshaw, services,
12 70
July
A. W. Bruckshaw, services,
19 70
July
A. W. Bruckshaw, services,
5 70
Aug. E. B. Webber, services,
2 00
Sept.
A. Holton, supplies,
3 50
Sept.
P. B. Thompson, supplies,
28 50
Oct.
E. C. Noble, services,
10 15
Nov.
Jos. Sigimund, collecting swill,
125 00
Nov.
Sanborn & Squires, services,
4 00
Nov.
Ambrose Bros., printing,
7 25
Dec. L. G. Marston, express,
25
Jan.
F. E. Colburn, plumbing inspections,
190 00
Jan.
E. J. Winn, plumbing inspections,
42 00
Jan.
E. C. Noble, services, 24 00
$656 00
$725 20
656 50
Overdrawn,
$68.70.
We recommend that the sum of seven hundred dollars be raised and appropriated for the use of the Board for the ensuing year.
/
Respectfully submitted,
FRED E. COLBURN, DR. ARTHUR S. HARTWELL, WILLIAM F. BAKER.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
FIRE DEPARTMENT
OF THE
TOWN OF NORWOOD.
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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
NORWOOD, Jan. 31, 1909.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
Gentlemen-We herewith present our report of the Fire De- partment for the year ending Jan. 31, 1909.
During the year the department has responded to eight (8) whistle and thirty-seven (37) still alarms.
REMARKS.
We feel that the town has unusually good cause this year to congratulate itself on the small number of fires during the year and the very small amount of loss. The number of brush and wood fires has also been greatly reduced. The total num- ber of box alarms has been only eight, and in no instance has there been any really serious fire.
We have added 850 feet of hose to the department equip- ment, from the following manufacturers : Boston Belting Co., 300 feet ; Eureka Fire Hose Co., 300 feet ; Henry K. Barnes, 250 feet.
We have purchased an exercise wagon at a cost of $96, and this had been fitted with pole and shafts, so as to exercise either single or double. The wagon is serviceable in still alarm fires, and will doubtless be much used during the coming season.
The equipment of the department is all in good condition, with the exception of the wagon of Hose 2, which badly needs painting, having had nothing done to it since it was installed in the department. Hose house No. 2 also needs painting.
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The three horses at the Central Fire Station are in good condition. They were used on the sprinkling cart 976 hours and have distributed 3,717 loads of water. The total number of days they were out on the service was 143.
We feel, as engineers of the department, that hydrants are cheaper than hose, and that a hydrant once set is there forever. If hydrants are nearer together we shall be able to do more effective work in handling fires.
While we feel, as citizens and taxpayers, that we are as. much interested as anyone in the maintenance of a low tax rate, we do believe that the town stands in need of adequate protec- tion in the case of a large fire occurring. This is a danger not necessarily remote and certainly not a visionary one, but is con- stantly before us. We believe it to be our duty to present these facts for the town's consideration, and that these remarks and the recommendations that follow are justified by existing condi- tions. They are certainly presented by us fairly and conscien- tiously on what we consider our best judgment in the matter, and for what we believe are the best interests of the town.
RECOMMENDATIONS.
We would recommend that Hose wagon No. 2 and Hose house No. 2 be painted, and that some repairs be made on the building just named.
We would also recommend that the hydrant in front of the John M. Robbins estate on Washington spur be removed to the vicinity of Washington and Dean streets, and that another hydrant be placed further down Washington street, and that an additional hydrant be placed on Wilson street.
We would recommend that the sum of $200 be appropri- ated for the above named purposes.
We would recommend that $500 be appropriated for the purchase of hose, and that the sum of $5,000 be appropriated. for the support of the department during the coming year.
RECORD OF FIRES FOR YEAR ENDING JANUARY 31, 1909.
DATE
TIME
BOX
LOCATION
PROPERTY
OWNER
PROBABLE CAUSE
Feb. 10
Mar. 13
Still 3.06 am Still "
Washington st Vernon st Winter st Winter st
Office Grass
Grass
22
22
Prospect st
Grass
25
Back of Cem'try Everett st
Woods
Apr. 1
1
Winslow Tann'ry
Woods
4
King Gay Farm
Brush
5
Myrtle st
Brush
6
Winter st
Woods
7
Wild Cat
Woods
7
Paroid Mill
Woods
8
Rock Hill
Woods
13
Wild Cat
Woods
14
Wilson st
Woods
17
Wild Cat
Woods
24
10.37 am Still
Washington st
Grass
26 30
Woods
Louis Skeys
May
11
3.38 pm Still
49
.
Woods
Unknown
17
Woods
18
66
R. R. Bridge
June 2 20 25
2.24 pm 7.56 am
35 34
Norw'd Cen. Sta. Washington st
R. R. Bridge Bakery
Jas Balfour
Defective stove pipe
un
Defective chimney
18
Lydon st
Dwelling
N. Morse rear H.F. Walker
24
Grass
Ellis Pasture Winslow Tann'ry High View ave Silver st Highland st Bellevue st Norw'd Cen. Sta.
Dwelling
11
Woods
Mr. Newcomb Geo. E. Metcalf
Children with matches Unknown
21
19
Dwelling
Woods
RECORD OF FIRES FOR YEAR ENDING JANUARY 31, 1909.
DATE
TIME
BOX
LOCATION
PROPERTY
OWNER
PROBABLE CAUSE
July 2
Still
Winter st Wild Cat
Rubbish Woods
11
16
Washington st
Grass
17
Nahatan st
Dwelling
E. Steiner
17
Everett st
Woods Woods
Oct 21
31
8.18 pm
38
Dean st
Carpenter shop Dwelling
John McDonald Dr. R. M. Fogg
Unknown Oil heater explosion
Nov.20
Still
Walpole st
Dec. 3
Meadows
6
11
10.12 pm Still
75
Atwood's Field Water st Winslow Tann'ry Washington st Washington st
Grass Dwelling Grass
P. McCartin
Chimney
Jan.
6
7
9.48 am Still ..
47
Washington st
Dwelling
J. Boabdalher A. Fales Mrs. Anderson
Cigarettes Chimney Chimney
13 26
Neponset st Pleasant st
Dwelling Dwelling
F.W. Bird & Son
6
26
28
Grass Paroid mill
Nahatan st
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FIRE ALARM TELEGRAPH.
NORWOOD, Jan. 31, 1909.
To the Board of Engineers :
Gentlemen-The following is the twelfth annual report of the town's Fire Alarm System. We have had no severe storms during the year just past, consequently there has been no trouble with the system. I placed new poles and wire where needed and have more to replace the coming year. I have tried to run the system as economically as possible, as you will see by the financial report. Officials from different cities and towns have visited the town, and stated that we have a first-class fire alarm system.
Yours respectfully, WARREN C. COTTRELL.
DIRECTIONS IN CASE OF FIRE.
Get key at nearest box-open, pull the lever all the way down, once, then let go.
Remain at the station, if possible, after giving an alarm, to direct the firemen to the fire.
Citizens are earnestly requested to keep themselves informed as to the location of keys.
CAUTION TO PERSONS HOLDING KEYS.
Never open the box except in case of fire.
Never sound the alarm for a fire seen at a distance.
Be reasonably sure there is a fire before sounding the alarm.
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Never let the key go out of your possession except to some responsible person to give an alarm of fire.
If you remove from your house or place of business, return, the key to the Engineers at once.
NEVER sound an alarm for a brush fire.
W. C. COTTRELL, Supt.
Telephone connection.
Engineers' houses connected with telephone.
SIGNALS.
I Test blows will be at 6.55 A. M. and 6.55 P. M.
I-I Two blows after an alarm mean fire out.
6 Six blows thus-2-2-2-second alarm.
9 Nine blows thus-3-3-3-general alarm.
Second and third alarms will be given only by one of the engineers.
The hours at which the signals will be given for no session of the schools in stormy weather are at 7.15, 8, and 8.20 A. M. ; 12.30 and 12.50 P. M.
The 7. 15 signal indicates no forenoon session of any schools.
The 8 o'clock signal indicates no forenoon session of any grades below the High School.
A signal at 8.20 indicates that there will be a forenoon ses- sion in all the schools excepting the primary grades (first three grades). When this signal is sounded, the first three grades will not be in session.
A signal at 12.30 indicates no afternoon sessions at any schools.
When the signal at 12.50 is sounded, all schools will be in. session excepting the primary grades.
LOCATION OF BOXES.
17 Cor. Nahatah and Nichols streets.
18 Cor. Nahatan and Prospect streets.
19 Cor. Vernon and Nichols streets.
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Cor. Washington and Granite streets.
25 26 Cor. Railroad avenue and Fulton streets.
27 Cor. Railroad avenue and Market street.
28 Cor. Railroad avenue and Pleasant street.
29 Cor. Munroe and Rock streets.
Post Office Square.
34 35 Cor. Lenox and Cross streets.
H. M. Plimpton & Co.'s Bindery.
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37 New York, New Haven & Hartford carshops.
38 Dean street, corner Pleasant street.
39 Geo. H. Morrill & Co.'s Ink Works.
44 Cor. Washington and Hoyle streets.
Junction Washington and Walpole streets.
. 45 46 Norwood Press.
47 No. 2 Hose House, Washington street.
48 Cor. Washington street and Concord avenue.
49
Cor. Washington and Mylod streets.
56 Cor. Walpole and Walnut avenue.
Cor. Walpole and Chapel streets.
57 58 Winslow Bros. Tannery.
59 Cor. Walpole and Wilson streets.
67 Cor. Chapel and Cedar streets.
74 Water street near Bird's Paroid Mill.
75 Pariod Mill.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS
OF THE
TOWN OF NORWOOD.
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REPORT OF CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS.
The Cemetery Commissioners herewith present their report for the year ending January 30, 1909.
Mr. Charles B. Dexter has superintended labor, care of lots, maintenance and improving avenues and walks, putting in monument foundations and grading lots.
Some new avenues and walks have been made and more work has been done on old ones. More lots and graves have been prepared for future use.
We would suggest again to lot owners to make deposits for perpetual care of their lots.
Number of interments the past year, IOI
Number of bodies in tomb, February I, 5
HIGHLAND CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS in account with the TOWN OF NORWOOD.
1909.
DR.
Feb. I. To interest on perpetual fund, $ 356 15
Cash on hand, Feb. 1, 1908, 1,519 49
Cash received for lots and graves, · 1,089 50
Cash received for interments, 279 00
Cash received for mowing lots, 473 50
Cash received for work ordered on lots, 134 03 Account of labor in Old Cemetery, 120 75
$3,972 42
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1908.
CR.
By orders drawn on Treasurer in favor of
Feb. 14. Morgan Curren, for labor, $ 138 co
26. Coleman McDonough, 7 33
Mar. 3. C. B. Dexter, labor in February, $ 70
April 2. C. B. Dexter, labor in March, 21 30
Coleman McDonough, labor in March, 16 89
Matthew Drummey, labor in March, 12 23
18. C. B. Dexter, labor in April, 35 40
Coleman McDonough, labor in April, 26 00
Matthew Drummey, labor in April, 26 12
I. C. B. Dexter, labor in April, 36 00
27 II Coleman McDonough, labor in April, Matthew Drummey, labor in April, 26 00
16. C. B. Dexter, labor in May, 33 90
Coleman McDonough, labor in May,
22 22
Matthew Drummey, labor in May,
26 22
Richard Pendergast, labor in May, I8 89
30. C. B. Dexter, labor in May, 40 50
Coleman McDonough, labor in May, 28 00
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