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Ellen Ilano Koiva Kudirka
William and Nasti
Annie Koski
Joseph and Yella John and Elizabeth
17 19 20
Isabella Coughlin
Lawrence and Annie
James Ernetti
William and Albino
Louis and Fannie R.
John J. and Mary E.
John and Katie
March
3 Franeis Howell Wright
S. Howell and Mabel
3 Ruth Agnes Anderson
Berger and Agnes
6 Clara Wellinger
Paul and Delia
Salter
Lewis A. and Gertrude
Patrick and Mary
Sabina Flaherty Lindvale
John and Mary
Feb.
Frank E. and Anna Patriek and Ann
Margaret Connolly
20 23 Isadore Alex Cushing Sullivan 24 28 John Glabis 2 Raymond Frank Salemme
Frank P. and Elizabeth R.
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BIRTHS RECORDED IN THE TOWN OF NORWOOD, 1911
Date
Name of Child
Name of Parents
March
7
Clara Angeline Riley
John and Margaret
7
Adale Howard
Abdallah and Jamilia
8
Thomas McCarty
Thomas and Bridget
9
John Glebousky
John and Katie
11
Dorothy Rose McElenry
William and Annie
11
James Joseph O'Connell
Daniel and Mary M.
13
Helen Marie Treudan
Joseph H. and Elizabeth T.
14 Marina Pusateri
Salvatori and Maria
14 Flora Margaret Verderber
Michael and Margaret
14 Annie Kudyrka
William and Anaste
18
Mona Elizabeth Morris
John and Rena N.
18
Elizabeth Pugiture - Sparrow
Burtrand and Mary
20
-
20 Kallo Arvik Brander
Sarli and Elli
21
Annie Agnes Meyer
Carl G. and Margaret
27
Prima Quaglia
Joseph and Goarzini
28
Seigne Arline Walpula
Harold P. and Elsie M.
Michael and Julia
4 Edward Emerson Donahoe
Thomas and Gertrude
4 Julia Karol
William and Julia
5 James Curran
Martin and Mary
6
Steven Edward Hogan
Daglan and Sarah G.
7
Julia Lewis
John and Rasidey.
8
Julie Urbanowitch
10 Cashen
Joseph and Margaret
10
Arthur Edward Bumpus
Arthur E. and B. Ethel
17
Bridget Annie Flaherty
17 Dorothy Merrick
Michael and Catherine John C. and Lavinnia I. Arthur J. and Mary I.
19 Arthur Brissette
19 Lahia Heisel Hekikeila
Hjalma and Fannie Herbert W. and Mable H.
22 Mable Doris Maier
23 Elizabeth Mitchero
John and Mary
24 Mary Cofsky
James and Jennie
25 Michael J. Thornton
Martin and Bridget
26 Aınelia Puzini
Paul and Katie
April
1 Mary Connolly
John and Theresa
Anson and Arliue
29 Harold Prescott Pond, Jr.
7 Tomascvitch
Bernard and Eva William and Tekla
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BIRTHS RECORDED IN THE TOWN OF NORWOOD, 1911
Date
Name of Child
Name of Parents
April
28
Alice Jane Kaler
William and Elva U.
28
Russell Hobert Whitney
Alphonso H. and Bertha V.
May
1
Leo Leonard
Maurice and Bridget
3
Margaret Mary Feeney
Edward and Catherine
4
Robert Avery Gay
Harry F. and Julia L. John and
5 7
John McDonough
Walter and Margaret and Jennie
7
Montiguey
7
Steunis
Bowuslof and Bessie
Joseph and Marchella
Aleck and Petronilla
9 11
Beatrice Violet Singer
Julius and Mildred
12
James Rapheal Meade
Cornelius G. and Margaret E.
13 George Henry Kelter
13 Margaret McKale
13
Mary Foley
15 Christina Elizabeth Higgins
Arthur and Laura E.
15 John Joseph Kady
15
Elma Laminan
Oscar and Mary
Joseph and Joyce M.
17
Herbert Russell Crosby McKnight
William and Eliza J.
Frank and Antonia
Frank and Nellie N.
21 Evelyn Millicent Sheldon
21 Sarah Elizabeth Mason
22
Clifton Wolfgang Schroeder
John A. and Emma K.
*
22 Walter Edmund Bailey, Jr.
Walter E. and Sarah E.
24 Martin Michael O'Donnell
Michael and Mary
25 Margaret Mary Coughlin
Patrick and Margaret
28
Mary Hazel O'Brien
John H. and Margarite A.
28
Robert Jasper Morono Stillborn
Ralph J. and Mabel I.
June
1 2 William Francis Hennessey
John M. and Cecilia
3 Sadie Meleska
Morris and Rosie
5 James Anthony Devine
Martin and Bridget
10 Patrick Joseph Folan
James and Mary
12 Margaret Kcncfick
Daniel and Ellen
7
Karsis
Dominica Grabowski
John and Margaret
Michael and Helen
Martin and Catherine
James and Sarah
16 Lewis Joseph D'Enotremont
Henry and Clarebel C.
17 19 Tory Curso 21 Marjorie Louise Gifford
Everett U. and Florence A.
William and Maude S.
Anderson
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BIRTHS RECORDED IN THE TOWN OF NORWOOD, 1911
Date
Name of Child
Name of Parents
June
16
John Welsh, Jr.
John and Catherine
19
Salvatori Corso
Frank and Antonia
19
John Tuliswski
Waldyslaw and Dominica
19
Toomey
Daniel J. and Aliee I.
30
James Donovan
John J. and Mary
30
Tosivo Saajnn
Banhard and Elsie
July
1 3
Paul Edward Adam
William J. and Stella B. Abraham and Mary
4 4 6
Brona Kudyrka
Emily Carrell Gourlie
Robert E. and Marie W.
6 9
Mildred Anderson
Andrew and Sofi
9
Hazen Andrew McClary
John R. and Susie E.
9
Adolf Renold Swensan
August and Hannah
11 12
Olga Abdallah
Nieholas and Rashede
15
Catherine Thornton
Martin and Delia
15
Josephine Feeney Fisher
Ernest B. and Ellen G.
16 16 17 17 17
Nordstrom
Charles and Ogda
Thomas Michael Hayden
Thomas and Julia
Reomeo and Annie Antony and Mary
17 17 18 20
Arthur Dyer Curtin
John and Loretto
John and Caroline
22
Joseph Howard Wiktar Ensio Inka
George J. and Katherine
23 23 ·25 28 29
Margaret Agnes Coreoran - Eriekson
Dexter
31 1
Edward Visoski Wesocke
Stanley and Julie William and Josie Steve and Etta
2
Annie Kodaras
Carl and Lyddi Jeremiah and Bridget Albert and Hilda Franeis C. and Elizabeth
Aug.
Mary Feda
Daniel and Delia
Patriek Anthony Feeney Chase
Louis and Annie
Henry W. Berkland Stillborn
Peter C. and Bridget J.
15
Merrill Caldwell Seaman
Clarenee H. and Florenee
Josephine Mazzuchella
Edgar and Margaret Frank and Veronica
Harding
Harvard K. and Margaret
Ralph Masseno
Nieholas and Flora
Makool
Weber
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BIRTHS RECORDED IN THE TOWN OF NORWOOD, 1911
Date
Name of Child
Name of Parents
Aug.
Mary Folan
Patrick and Delia
Alice Surkus
Zigmus and Celia
Walter Joseph Wenzel
Thomas P. and Maria A.
Alice
Selva Consedine
Joseph and Filma
Mary Flaherty
Peter and Grace D.
Mary Ileen Hurley
William and Ellen
14
Annie Krucrus
Paul and Annie
Ross
Oscar and Lena Carl and Annie L.
Mildred Annie Schairer
Davaniz and Starislvd
19 Michael Patrick Foley
Patrick and Mary
19
John Danielson
John and Maria
John J. and Anna U.
John and Maria
Nora Conley
Thomas and Mary
Charles Edward McCarty
John and Elizabeth
Stillborn
Edward Verderber
John and Sophia
Simon and Annie
Domlneka
Frank and Mary John and Estrid
Mattson
Helen Gertrude Hennessey
John A. and Mary A.
Alberth H. and Ida P.
George Otis Folsom
Nye A. and Ethel M.
John and Nora L.
Evelyn Elizabeth Baker
Walter L. and Lydia B.
Bridget O'Donnell - Sienkiewicz
Helena Wotosewicz
Patrick Joseph King
Annie Cecelia Collins
19 19 Sadie Gladys Nordbloom
21 Charles Kenezick
21 George Warren Lepper
George M. and Louisa C.
22 Edward Thomas Costello
Edward and Nellie
22 Vancise
Joseph
5 5 6 9 9 10 11
15 17 17 Sophia Dargvoinxite .
Arthur Reed Corish Lestan
20 21 24 27 30 2 6
Sept.
Aldona Vaskazas
7 7 8 9 Ida Pearl Gove 9 9 Nora Costello 10 11 12 12 14 16 John Fulton, Jr.
Bartley and Barbara Stanley and Veronica Stanislaus and Julia Peter and Annie John and Nellie Dennis and Annie John and Aina Bernard and Ida
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BIRTHS RECORDED IN THE TOWN OF NORWOOD, 1911
Date
Name of Child
Name of Parents
Sept. 23
Thomas Joseph Connolly
Michael and Nora
24
Ronald Morton Fittz
Austin H. and Jeanie B.
26
Veroniea Dersr
John and Nellic
27
Robert Nelson Lavers
James W., Jr., and Hazel
27
Leo Vincent Weleh
Joseph and Mary
28
Dorothy Wilhamina Linde
August and Teresa W.
28
Mary Curran
Oet.
2
Annie Uservitch
9
Margaret Tracy
Patriek and Mary
10
Priscilla Mollison
Grover C. and Martha E.
10
Johnson
Adolph and Annie
19 Gerard Columbus Praino
Joseph and Catherine F.
20
Emelia Sivwinskos
Joseph and Stanistowa
21
Margaret King
Patrick and Margaret
21
Mary Salina
Charles and Rosa
23
Paul Eldon LeClair
Harry N. and Catherine
24
John Patrick Folan
James and Nora
28
Franics Peter King
Patrick and Margaret
30
Julia Veronica Carlson
Charles and Veronica
Nov.
2
Frederiea James Harris Bueknam
Joseph and Lula
3 5 8 14 14
Mary Griffen
Forest and Aliee Laughlin and Kate Mile and Nellie
Peter Cordis
Thomas and Mary
17
Patrick Joseph Dempsey
Patrick and Julia
22
George Blasenak
Carl and Lena Carl and Olga
24 25
Mary Gertrude Barr
Benjamin and Alice G.
27
Lydia Sanowvitz Sougin
Paul and Loua Michael and Catherine
28 28 29
William Barry Alfred Jianpietro
Frank and Mary
30
Alice Wyman Ryan
Frank E. and Bessie A.
Dee.
1 Lena Dorris M. Nordblom
Fred and Annie
1 Pauline Hoekridge
John and Marion
5 Edward Francis Dailey
Matthew J. and Jeannette
Catherine Frances Lydon Markofski
Anthony and Wilhelima
23 Soderstrom
Catherine Frances Lydon
Thomas and Mary
Frank and Mary
Stephen J. and Annie E. John and Katy
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BIRTHS RECORDED IN THE TOWN OF NORWOOD, 1911
Date
Name of Child
Name of Parents
Dec.
8
Richard Elton Hurder
William J. and Addie T.
8
Margaret Louise Butters
David and Mary
8
Maria Balduf
Edward E. and Hannah F.
9
William Elkerton, Jr.
William and Philina C.
11
Catherine J. Gallagher Pinkul
Peter and Nora
11
Gustav and Emma
12
Ethel Everberg
Sven P. and Freda
13
Ahti W. Lans
William and Saima S.
17
Francis Michael Johnson
Thomas and Bridget
17
Endenra Richardi
Frank and Mary
17
Jennie Ball
.
19
Pakaklis
19
Johnson
Walter and Annie
20
William Joseph
John and Marrella
20
John Phillip Fanning
Charles F. and Mary F.
20 21
Howard Brainard Rowe
Brainard A. and Corinne E.
21
Delia McDonough
Thomas and Kate
23
Michael Donahoe, Jr.
Michael and Mary
23
Maty Varonica Costello
Martin and Mary
24
Stillborn
25
Martin
Hugh and Agnes
26
Margaret Concannon
James and Delia
27
Carlson
Edward and Charlotte
28
Ruthe Peterson
Robert and Ida
29
Smith
Sidney P. and Helen C.
30
Ryan
Frank E. and Bessie E.
Clifford and Sagia Joe and Delia
Dorris H. Anderson
Carl O. and Anna L.
Miscellaneous Reports.
REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
January 31, 1912.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
I herewith hand you my report for year ending January 31, 1912:
Number of cases investigated, 1,841
Number of arrests,
403
Turned over to officers of other towns,
10
Females,
2
Juveniles,
8
Escaped from insane hospitals,
4
Arson,
1
Tearing down stonewall,
1
Threatening,
1
Violation of Board of Health regulations,
1
Peddling jewelry,
1
Letting hens trespass,
1
Interfering with officer in discharge of duty,
1
Assault on officer,
2
Adultery,
2
Cruelty to animals,
2
Collecting junk without a license,
2
Fornication,
2
Reckless driving an automobile,
1
Aiding prisoner to escape,
1
Violation of town by-laws,
3
Insane,
2
Trespassing,
4
Evading carfare,
4
.
4
Neglected children,
4
Runaway,
4
Disorderly houses,
2
Unnecessary work on Lord's day,
2
Manslaughter,
2
Vagrants,
10
Gaming on Lord's day,
12
Being present at gaming,
3
Discharging firearms on Lord's day,
1
Keeping hotel without a license,
1
Larceny,
14
Assault and battery,
59
Disturbance on a public conveyance,
21
Peddling without a license,
7
Violation of liquor laws,
16
Drunkenness,
99
Disturbing the peace,
88
Fines received from district court,
$2,454.00
Received from pedlers' licenses,
279.00
Show license,
16.00
Total,
$2,749.00
The police department is in good condition with the exception of headquarters. There were two resignations from the depart- ment during the year, Thomas F. Holman and Levi S.Thompson. The vacancies were filled by the appointment of William Bar- rett and Irving J. Reed. There is still one vacancy to be filled. Previous to May 31, 1911, the lockup was under a separate de- partment, but on that date was taken over by this department, which is quite a saving for the town. Together with this work, the police department have done the truant work and the dog work which formerly was done by other parties.
Respectfully submitted, JAMES W. LAVERS,
Chief of Police.
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REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH.
To the Citizens of the Town of Norwood:
The Board of Health hereby submits its Annual Report for the year ending January 31, 1912.
Exclusive of still births there have been but 72 deaths in Norwood during 1911. This gives a rate of less than 9 per thousand inhabitants.
In 1910 Norwood had a rate of 10.24 per thousand and ranked second in the list of Massachusetts cities and towns for low death rate.
In 1909 with a rate of 11 per thousand, Norwood ranked sixth.
The question of the control of contagious diseases in the school has been a perplexing one during 1911.
Both measles and diphtheria started during the summer vaca- tion, but in so mild a type that physicians were not called and the cases were not reported by the parents as required by law.
At the beginning of the fall term cases of these maladies began to be discovered by the teachers and investigation showed that quite extensive contagion existed. The school attendance was seriously affected and the question of closing certain schools was considered.
The Board of Health decided that a better control of mild epidemics would be obtained by careful observation of the pup- ils by the school physician and school nurse under school control than by a temporary return to vacation conditions.
The school authorities apparently do not have the right to follow suspected cases into their homes, and while the Board of Health has such authority, sufficient funds for house to house
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sanitary inspection are not included in the town appropriation, and without such inspection the closing of schools would be a farce.
At a meeting of the Board to which the physicians of Norwood and Superintendent Fittz were invited, a revision of the regula- tions respecting school attendance was submitted, discussed and adopted with the approval of those present.
Copies of these regulations have been sent to all families hav- ing children of school age.
This is expected to partly obviate the irregularity of attend- ance caused by contagious disease, and also to make definite the length of quarantine deemed necessary in the different contagion.
Special efforts have been made to obtain reports of contagious cases by the parents as required by law.
In 1910 there were 8 such reports sent in.
In 1911 there were more than 80, and it is hoped that more accurate information of the extent of a contagion will be possible in the future. A fine of $100 is the penalty for failing to comply, but thus far the Board has only called attention to the law, and no prosecutions have been sought.
Contagious diseases during 1911 have been reported as follows: Measles, 271; Diphtheria, 40; Whooping Cough, 41; Scarlet Fever, 5; Tuberculosis, 9; Typhoid Fever, 6; Cerebro-spinal Meningitis, 3; Chicken-pox, 2; Ophthalmia Neonatorum, 2; Tubercular Meningitis, 1; Anthrax, 1; Brill's Disease, 1; Total, 383.
In December the State Board of Health appointed a joint meeting of the Boards of Health of Dedham, Walpole, West- wood and Norwood, at the Dedham Memorial Hall, to consider the new law passed in 1911 requiring all towns to establish and constantly maintain a contagious hospital within their limits.
Our full Board with representatives of the other Boards met the State Medical Inspector as appointed, and discussed the project of a Union Hospital for the towns mentioned.
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The Norwood Board stated that it costs the town about $1,000 for contagious diseases including tuberculosis, that a part of this would still be a charge from other towns even if a hospital were established here, that a maintenance charge of $2,500 to $3,000 would be necessary each year after the first cost of construction, and while a General Hospital will be neces- sary within a few years, your Board did not believe that Norwood would welcome a change from $1,000 as at present to the ex- pense of constructing and maintaining a neighborhood hospital for contagious diseases alone. The law provides a penalty of $500 for each refusal of a request from the State Board of Health to establish this hospital. No request was made however, and the Secretary of the State Board informs us that a modification of the law is being sought during the present session of the Legis- lature which will legalize our Board's present arrangements with the Brighton Contagious Hospital.
Necessary charges against the Board to the extent of over $500 are unpaid owing to insufficient funds. We ask therefore for an appropriation of $2,500 for contagious diseases and the expenses of the Board, and $150 for salaries of the Board.
Respectfully submitted,
FRED E. COLBURN, WILLIAM F. BAKER, CLEMENT H. HALLOWELL.
Board of Health of the Town of Norwood.
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REPORT OF ASSESSORS.
The Assessors' report for the year ending January 31, 1912, is as follows :-
Total valuation of personal property, $5,453,,555.00
Total valuation of buildings, 5,452,805.00
Total valuation of land, 3,372,155.00
Total valuation of resident bank stock, 83,950.00
$14,362,465.00
Rate of taxation on $1,000.00, $9.00.
The following amounts were committed to the Tax Collector.
Town grant,
$100,777.87
State tax,
19,415.00
State highway tax,
102.50
County tax,
9,004.63
Overlay,
5,874.39
$135,174.39
December commitment,
$ 338.70
Street watering assessments,
843.28
Street betterment assessments,
1,334.72
Street betterment apportionments,
377.56
Sidewalk assessments,
251.26
Sewer apportionments,
4,769.67
Excise tax,
1,111.42
Non-resident bank tax,
279.45
Advance apportionments of sewer as- sessments, 1,187.44
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Committed interest on advance apportionments,
$106.59
Committed interest on sewer apportionments, 537.13
Committed interest on street betterment and side- walk assessments,
110.42
Number of polls assessed,
2,956
Number of horses assessed,
346
Number of cows assessed,
399
Number of sheep assessed,
35
Number of neat cattle assessed,
57
Number of swine assessed,
125
Number of fowl assessed,
3,838
Number of dwelling houses assessed,
1,437
Number of acres of land,
6,130
Remarks.
The Board of Assessors for the past year has used its best endeavors to carry out the desires of the town which have now been in vogue for a matter of two and a half years; namely, to tax all the property of the town at its full value. The Board has put in a great deal of work equalizing valuations during the past year. The list of polls and estates published a year ago gave the citizens of the town an opportunity to discover any apparent cases of unequal assessment. The result has been that a great many of these cases have been brought to the attention of the Board. The Board has carefully investigated each case with the result that numerous mistakes have been rectified which had escaped the attention of the Board itself.
The Board wishes to thank all citizens who have brought these cases to its attention. Furthermore, the Board appre- ciates the spirit in which these matters have been brought up.
It is certainly gratifying to have been able to make the tax rate twenty cents a thousand less than a year ago, thus ful- filling the prediction made by the Board in its last report to the effect that there was no reason, if the town was careful in its appropriations, why we should not be able to maintain a
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low tax rate. Furthermore, its prediction as to the valuation of the town being about as high as could be justly made is borne out by the fact that the total valuation for this year is only $328,185.00 more than the previous year. This coming year there is bound to be a substantial increase in our real estate valuation, but to offset this there will be the loss of a considerable amount of the personal property of the George H. Morrill estate as this property has now been turned over to the trustees and according to law must be so taxed that Norwood loses part of it. The Board therefore thinks it wise to urge the citizens to be as careful in making their appropriations for the coming year as is consistent with the proper running of the town.
The need of a proper office for the Assessors is even more urgent than a year ago, when the matter was called to your attention in our last report. While of course it is possible to get along with the present accommodations, it is impossible to handle our work to the best advantage. What is even more important is that we have proper fire protection for our books, papers, and maps.
In closing, the Board desires to call the attention of every tax payer to the importance of filing statements of personal property. Due notice requiring the filing of such statements will be posted by the Assessors before April 1st. If the citizens would attend to the filing of such statements it would be of great assistance to the Assessors and would avoid considerable dis- cussion and adjustment later. The Board trusts that a larger number of citizens than ever before will file their statements with the Board this year.
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REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS.
To the Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen: - I herewith submit to you my report as In- spector of Animals for the year 1911.
In the early spring I made a complete inspection of all premises where cattle were kept and a written report was sent to the State Board. Three cases of tuberculosis have been reported the past year, two of which have been destroyed and one is now in quarantine.
No cases of glanders or rabies have been reported the past year.
No further report can be made until the completion of the spring inspection which will be done before March 15, the time of which has been changed from fall to spring.
Respectfully, ALBERT FALES, Inspector,
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REPORT OF TREE WARDEN.
Norwood, Mass., February 1, 1912. To the Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen :- As Tree Warden of the Town of Norwood, I herewith submit my report for the past year.
The shade trees on the following streets have been trimmed: Walpole, Chapel, Cedar, Lenox, Willow, Pleasant, Railroad avenue from Washington street to Prospect, Beech, Rock, Cross, Washington street from Railroad avenue to First High Bridge, Howard from Washington to Morse avenue, Summer street, and trees in the West School yard.
The elm trees on Washington street, Nahatan street, Howard street, Railroad avenue, East Hoyle street and those in the Shattuck, Guild and West School yards, and in Highland ceme- tery were sprayed to protect from Elm Tree Beetle.
The Gypsy Moth nests have been hunted and treated with creosote on the trees on all the highways in town, on the trees also in the old and in Highland cemetery.
The Brown-tail nests have been gathered and burned from trees on Washington street from Railroad avenue north; and practically the whole northern section of the town from Howard street to Winter street, both the highway shade trees and private property have been cleaned, as per notice sent out by the Select- men with the tax bills last fall. Bushels of these nests have been destroyed.
The shade trees on the following streets have been cleaned of the Brown-tail nests: Winter, Guild, Linden, Rock, Pleasant, Monroe, Walpole, Cross, Lenox, Washington, south from Guild street to Walpole line.
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The severe winter weather with the high winds and the great amount of ice has hindered the work of cleaning the trees greatly, but with the good weather to be expected after the long winter, the gathering of the Brown-tail nests and the painting of the Gypsies will be completed throughout the remaining sections of the town before the caterpillars begin to crawl.
To care for the trees satisfactorily to all concerned for the coming year, I recommend that the sum of $3,750 be appro- priated; $250 for trimming shade trees, $500 for spraying the elm trees, and $3,000 for the suppression of the Brown-tail and Gypsy Moths.
Respectfully,
H. FRANK WINSLOW.
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INSPECTOR OF WIRES.
Norwood, January 31, 1912. To the Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen: - The following is the first annual report of the inspector of wires. During the past year ninety-two (92) buildings were inspected, both old and new, that were wired for the use of electricity. These buildings required one hundred sixty-two (162) meter connections.
This work was done by eleven different contractors, all of whom have tried to do their work up to the requirements of the National Board of Fire Underwriters.
Respectfully submitted, FRED S. BARTON.
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REPORT OF FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Norwood, February 1, 1912.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen.
Gentlemen:
We herewith present our report of the Fire Department for the year ending January 31, 1912.
Remarks.
The number of box alarms during the past year has been remarkably few, and the loss by fire to buildings and their con- tents has only been $1,312, the smallest loss since the incor- poration of the Town of Norwood. This is a noteworthy record for a town of approximately $14,000,000 valuation and with an estimated population of 8,400.
Again this year the department has had to deal with the problem of brush, grass, woods and meadow fires, for there have been a great many of these, most of which were carelessly set. Two wood fires last summer were especially serious, one of them being a direct case of gross negligence, caused by sparks from a brush fire, which was left without supervision, blowing off into the woods and causing a conflagration.
There is a stringent law covering the illegal setting of fires, very unpleasnat for anyone responsible for damage by the setting of fires. A strict enforcement of the law, even to the extent of punishing severely the carelessness of those who cause these troublesome and expensive fires, may be found necessary unless more care and better precautions are taken by the citi- zens.
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A permit can be obtained from the Board of Engineers for the setting of fires of rubbish or brush, under suitable restrictions. These are issued only to the owner of the property on which the fire is to be set, or to his authorized agent. These permits specify that the fire must be set only in moderate weather, must never be left alone, and must be extinguished at 9 p. m. The permit, however, does not release the holder from liability in case the fire causes damage.
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