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F. W. Talbot, 23.00
Peddler's licenses,
F. W. Foster, 14.00
197
L. Bartlett,
$14.00
Wm. Balogons,
14.00
E. H. Spear,
14.00
O. Glassberg, .
14.00
T. Polsalli,
14.00
T. Martini,
14.00
W. E. Donnell,
14.00
J. Koshivas,
14.00
Wm. Koroftis,
14.00
A. B. Tisdale,
14.00
George Kendell,
14.00
C. Corp,
14.00
H. Harnett,
14.00
G. Thomas,
14.00
F. Kursby,
14.00
D. Danovitch,
14.00
R. Gordan,
14.00
K. Koshivas,
14.00
S. Sherman,
14.00
G. Joseph,
14.00
D. Linnasky,
14.00
Fireworks permits,
E. C. Hunt,
2.00
S. C. Phillips,
2.00
Poolroom licenses,
J. E. Worster,
2.00
J. H. Murphy,
2.00
Habib Tom,
2.00
Thomas Hayden,
2.00
Chas. Sansone,
2.00
J. Balduf,
2.00
Momel & Janelovich,
2.00
S. Varkasas,
2.00
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Junk licenses,
B. Kezneck, $25.00
A. Hershenson, 25.00
C. Metcalf, 25.00
. L. Cushing, 25.00
Show licenses,
Clark Stanley,
3.00
Downie & Wheeler,
5.00
Sidewalk betterments:
A. N. Robbins,
44.58
T. A. Houllahan,
133.67
James Berwick, 43.00
John D. Chickering,
52.50
Oliver J. Barr,
43.94
Edson D. Smith,
34.29
H. H. Miller,
46.68
Mass. Baptist S. S. Assn.,
27.45
H. M. Plimpton Co.,
349.86
Swedish Cong'l Church,
13.24
Wmn. Carlson,
22.07
George O. Capen, Collector,
Taxes,
146,079.77
Sewer Assessments,
13,547.54
Water rates,
28,286.51
Street railway tax,
1,053.61
Moth assessments,
610.04
Non-residence bank tax,
333.45
Sundry water charges,
322.35
Street watering,
785.93
Sidewalk assessments,
426.30
Street betterments,
948.77
199
Interest on :
Sewer assessments,
$2,138.12
Taxes and sundries,
920.25
62.49
Street betterments, Tax sundries,
6.00
$433,026.12
Cr.
Paid on warrants,
Norfolk County tax,
$9,828.77
Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
State tax,
22,062.50
State Highway tax,
102.50
National Bank tax,
330.16
Notes and Bonds :
Shattuck School note,
2.600.00
Winslow School note,
2,000.00
Fire House note,
2,000.00
Highway note,
1,000.00
General Loan note,
3,500.00
General Loan note,
4,870.00
Electric Light extension note,
1,500.00
Water Extension note,
1,000.00
Water Extension note,
1,500.00
Electric Light note,
2,500.00
Sewer Bonds,
5,000.00
Anticipation of tax notes,
40,000.00
Interest on,
Shattuck School notes,
371.00
Winslow School notes,
1,200.00
Fire House notes,
160.00
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200
Highway notes,
$212.00
General Loan notes,
334.80
Electric Light Extension note,
30.00
Water Extension notes,
489.50
Electric Light notes,
1,725.00
Sewer bonds,
7,140.00
Water bonds,
5,160.00
Other warrants,
263,396.17
Balance cash on hand, Jan. 31, 1913,
53,013.72
433,026.12
HAROLD W. GAY, Town Treasurer.
I have examined the receipts and payments of Harold W. Gay, Treasurer of the Town of Norwood and find the same correct and the cash on hand as shown is fifty-three thou- sand and thirteen dollars and seventy-two cents ($53,013.72).
JAMES E. PENDERGAST, Town Accountant.
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GYPSY AND BROWN TAIL MOTH.
To the Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen: I received my appointment in April and this being practically the end of the season for destroying the Gypsy and Brown Tail nests I had but a short time to work. I then burned out the known walls that were infested and also did some spraying. During the early fall I tin patched or cemented the hollow trees from Ellis station west of Washington street to High Bridge, and all of the town west of the N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. to Wilson street.
The coming season the rest of the town should be done. The street trees and all town property have had the gypsy moth nests creosoted except a very few on some of the outskirts of the town.
Many of the street trees are practically free of brown tail nests.
The gypsy moth nests have been creosoted on all property west of N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. to Prospect street and from High Bridge to Wilson street except a few places where owners wished to do the work; these will be inspected later, and if not completed will be finished as the time limit expired December 1.
With favorable weather and sufficient funds I hope to finish all the town before the season ends.
There are many walls to be burned out this spring. I wish to call particular attention to property owners to the necessity of cleaning up all rubbish, tin cans, wood, etc., either by burning and burying or carrying to public dump where it can be attended to in one lot by the town.
All rubbish should be carried to the public dump and not left
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on sides of the street or edges of wood lots as it is not only unsightly but infests other property.
If worthless trees and brush were disposed of as well as rub- bish it would lessen the cost of hunting gypsy nest very much.
Gypsy moth nests are slow and difficult to hunt because of the habits of nesting in rubbish, shrubbery, bushes, etc., as well as in trees. The illustration will show some of the places they are found.
Wood, lumber, and stones should be piled as far from trees as possible, and many times would save hunting them as the gypsy moth does not nest far from a feeding ground.
The N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. have cut the wood on their prop- erty and burned all bushes and rubbish which has removed quite an infestation. Others have also desposed of useless trees and brush and this will lessen the cost of hunting another year.
The cutting of brown tail nests has not covered as large a territory as the gypsy work but is going on at the present time.
Up to the present time for the work done this fall and winter there will be returned to the town in the coming assessment about $850.00.
There are tools, stock, and supplies of $100.00 value which have been purchased this year.
I would recommend for the present year that the town pur- chase a power sprayer and horse to cost $1,500. The season for spraying is limited and I do not think the town can be taken care of with the hand sprayer we have.
The towns of Dedham, Canton, Walpole and Westwood all have one.
For the work of the suppression of gypsy and brown tail moth I recommend the sum of $3,500, and that the cutting and burn- ing of bushes on streets be transferred from the Highway to the Moth department. By cutting and burning all bushes on an infested street it would eliminate much of the cost of hunting those streets in the future.
Respectfully, EBEN F. GAY.
A SMALL PORTION OF THE BROWN TAIL MOTH NESTS CUT THIS SEASON
FROM THE GYPSY MOTH NESTS IN THIS COLLECTION OF RUBBISH THERE WOULD BE HATCHED 18,000.
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REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
Norwood, Mass., Feb. 10, 1913.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen: I herewith hand you my annual report for year ending January 31, 1913.
Number of cases investigated, 2,092
Number of arrests,
344
Non-residents,
101
For officers of other towns,
10
Females,
3
Juveniles, 14
Offenses for which arrests have been made, are as follows:
Selling leased property,
1
Assault on officer,
1
Interfering with officer in discharge of his duty,
1
Escaped from insane hospital,
1
Violation of liquor law,
4
Adultery,
4
Murder,
2
Assault with intent to rape,
3
Conveying concealed weapons,
4
Bastardy,
4
Keeping open shop on Lord's Day,
1
Breaking and entering,
1
Neglect of children,
8
Stubborn child,
1
Horse stealing,
2
205
Highway robbery,
3
Violation of game laws, 1
Selling attached property,
1
Displaying United States flag with signs thereon,
1
Violation of Board of Health regulations,
2
Evading carfare,
5
Gaming on Lord's day,
4
Violation of pedler's license,
8
Idle and disorderly,
6
Vagrancy,
9
Disturbance on public conveyance,
19
Larceny,
21
Assault and battery,
33
Disturbing the peace,
78
Drunkenness, 114
The department is in very good condition. The officers are all young men and very much interested in their work, but the work of this town requires a larger department in order to cover it in the best manner. To do this I should recommend the appointment of three (3) additional patrolmen.
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES W. LAVERS, Chief of Police.
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INSPECTOR OF WIRES.
Norwood, January 31, 1912.
To the Board of Selectmen :
Gentlemen :- The following is the second annual report of the Inspector of wires. During the past year 120 buildings were inspected, both old and new, that were wired for electricity. These buildings are wired for use of 180 meters.
The work was done by seven different contractors, and was well done, and up to the requirements of the National Board of Fire Underwriters.
Respectfully submitted,
FRED S. BARTON.
207
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS.
To the Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen: I herewith submit to you my report as Inspector of Animals for the year 1912. In the month of March I made a complete inspection of all cattle and premises where same were kept. During the year four milch cows were found having tuber- culosis; these were examined and condemned by the State In- spector and were killed. One case of glanders was found, the horse was killed at once and the premises disinfected. One suspected case of glanders was quarantined but later released.
The cattle in two dairies were found to have mange; these were quarantined, are doing well, and will be released soon. At the time of inspection a small number of premises were found to be in an unsanitary condition; these premises have since been vis- ited by a State Inspector, and have been improved to some extent.
The number of cattle at time of inspection, 391 cows, 13 bulls, 70 young, 20 sheep, 163 swine.
Respectfully, ALBERT FALES, Inspector.
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REPORT OF TOWN PHYSICIAN.
To the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Norwood:
Gentlemen: As Town Physician from February 1, 1912 to February 1, 1912, I have attended (58) fifty-eight home patients, (25) office patients and one confinement case.
Respectfully submitted,
HENRY M. FIELD, M.D. Feb. 1, 1913.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
BOARD OF HEALTH
NORWOOD, MASS.
REPORT OF THE 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, 1913.
Exclusive of still births there have been 86 deaths in the town during the year. This gives a rate of about 10 to the thousand. In 1911 this town ranked first in the state for low death rate, being under 9 to the thousand.
In 1910 with a rate of 10.24 we ranked second. In 1909 with a rate of 11 we stood sixth.
The town has been quite free from contagious diseases during the year, only 72 cases being reported.
The reports for the past ten years are :---
Diptheria
Scarlet Fever
Measles
Typhoid Fever
Tuber- culosis
Cerebro Spinal Menin- gitis
TOTAL
1903
45
12
4
2
63
1904
47
9
67
9
2
136
1905
16
57
10
2
10
95
1906
3
36
179
5
5
1
229
1907
8
22
7
2
5
1
47
1908
12
18
10
6
9
0
55
1909
23
4
47
20
15
0
109
1910
15
4
53
2
13
1
88
1911
40
5
271
6
9
3
383
1912
12
8
26
1
17
0
72
Average
22
17.5
67.5
5.5
8
1
127.7
It will be noted that the year is considerably below the average except on Tuberculosis, and this is because more accurate registration has observed than on previous years.
Dr. J. J. Mulvehill was appointed Meat Inspector for the year and Dr. C. H. Hallowell, Health Officer.
Joseph Seigmund received the contract for removal of garbage and gave bonds for the satisfactory fulfilment of his contract.
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Fred E. Colburn was appointed Inspector of Plumbing and Nye A. Folsom, Assistant Inspector.
There have been one hundred and sixty-one permits granted for plumbing work during the year, a large percentage of which being for new construction.
The general quality of work being done by plumbers is im- proving every year and the testing of waste and vent pipes tends to make all property having plumbing, practically free from impure air originating in the drainage system.
Owners must bear in mind that this board has no control over quality of supply pipe or fixtures which are on the house side of proper traps and if pressure boilers are used they should get those which are guaranteed against collapse so as to be free from damage, in case the water is temporarily shut off in the street.
The work of the Board is becoming more exacting each year, not alone because of the rapid growth of the town but also because each year new duties are imposed by law. The State now furnishes through the local Boards of Health, vaccine, antitoxin, prophylactic against typhoid fever, prophyctic against infantile ophthalima, tests sets for diagnosis of diph- theria, typhoid fever, malaria, tuberculosis and bacteriological sets for dismissal of typhoid cases and the detection of typhoid carriers, i.e., persons who carry typhoid germs to others with- out having the disease themselves.
The records of deaths and of contagious diseases with the various reports required by law are in charge of the Board of Health, and during the past year such cases of insanity as are County charges are referred to the care of this Board.
We ask an appropriation of $2,250 for contagious diseases and the expenses of the Board and $150 for salaries.
Respectfully submitted, FRED E. COLBURN, WM. F. BAKER, CLEMENT H. HALLOWELL.
SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Municipal Light Department
OF THE
TOWN OF NORWOOD
SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MUNICIPAL LIGHT DEPARTMENT.
The Municipal Light Board of the Town of Norwood submits this, their seventh annual report.
The Board organized for the past year with Mr. Thomas A. Houllahan as Chairman, and Mr. John Gillooly, Secretary.
It is with deepest sympathy that we write here the death of our Chairman, Mr. Thomas A. Houllahan, who died July 13, 1912. He was a good man, strong and true, and a valued mem- ber of the Board.
In August, Mr. John E. Folan was appointed to fill the balance of the year, when the Board organized for the second time during the year. Mr. Alfred N. Ambrose was made Chairman and Mr. John Gillooly secretary.
This year a satisfactory increase of business is shown. Last May customers were given a reduction of 2 cents per KW. hour.
Following is given in detail the financial statement of the department, as presented by the Manager and examined by the Town Accountant.
Statement February 1, 1913.
Plant account as shown Jan. 31, 1912,
$73,794.84
Increase in plant account for the period
ending Jan. 31, 1913, on account of real estate, $7.75
Electric plant,
115.56
Street lines and wires,
4,130.22
Meters,
1,414.43
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Incandescent street fixtures, Transformers,
$116.55 646.08
Cost of plant to date,
$ 6,430.59 80,225.43
Depreciation at 5 per cent deducted,
3,812.00
Plant account Jan. 31, 1913,
$76,413.43
Assets.
Plant account:
Real estate,
$6,313.53
Electric plant,
3,712.48
Street lines and wires,
48,666.30
Meters,
9,081.42
Incandescent street fixtures,
2,186.95
Transformers,
6,452.75
$76,413.43
Other assets:
Inventory,
2,529.04
Accounts receivable, mfg.,
5,676.00
Tools,
7.45
Cash,-town treasury,
2,504.12
Cash,-commissioners' treasury,
50.00
$87,180.04
Liabilities.
Notes payable,
$37,500.00
Accounts payable,
3,097.97
Appropriation for note payments,
16,900.00
Appropriation for construction,
12,551.59
Interest accrued but not due,
270.83
$70,320.39
Profit and loss (surplus)
16,859.65
$87,180.04
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Operations-12 Months Ending January 31, 1913.
Operating income.
On account of :
Commercial incandescent lighting
contract, $ 47.00
Commercial arc and incandescent meter service,
18,660.69
Power for motors,
22,585.33
Light for municipal buildings,
463.83
Rental of pole lines,
350.03
$42,107.88
Operating expenses.
Salaries of Commissioners,
$ 450.00
General salaries,
1,749.96
Office expense,
615.21
Distribution labor,
967.94
Electric current purchased,
27,079.05
Incandescent lamps,
1,584.52
Depreciation of office furniture,
70.04
Depreciation of auto truck,
40.00
Maintenance of auto truck,
129.23
Tools,
1.23
Repairs :
Real estate,
66.41
Street lines and wire,
172.76
Transformers,
46.40
Meters,
39.39
Tools,
30.85
Auto truck,
220.83
$33,263.82
Gain on operation,
8,844.06
$42,107.88
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Profit and Loss. Cr.
Balance, (surplus), January 31, 1912, $12,881.87
Gain on operations, 1913, 8,844.06
Other income and credits, 679,05
$22,404.98
Dr.
Depreciation at 5 per cent, as shown charged off on plant account :
Real estate, buildings, excluding land, $ 304.02
Electric plant,
194.63
Street lines and wires,
2,455.85
Transformers,
311.68
Meters,
433.35
Incandescent street fixtures,
112.47
$3,812.00
Interest, paid and accrued,
1,733.33
$5,545.33
Balance (surplus) January 31, 1913, 16,859.65
$22,404.98
JAMES E. PENDERGAST, Town Accountant.
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Auxiliary Statement of Profit and Loss for the Year ending January 31, 1912. Credits.
Income from operations,
Income from jobbing,
$34,713.36 254.86
$34,968.22
Debits.
Operating expenses,
$25,590.22
Interest paid and accrued,
1,893.33
Depreciation,
2,539.31
$30,022.86
Gain in operation,
$4,945.36
Add to this the cost of light if pur- chased from outside sources,
8,555.00
$13,500.36
Town Assets.
Appropriations as follows:
March, '08,
$17,250.00
March, '09,
12,950.00
March, '10,
8,900.00
March, '11,
5,000.00
$44,100.00
Less estimated cost for light to the town
for four years to date on above basis, $31,534.79
Net cost to the town to date, $12,565.21
Against which there are assets as follows:
Assets as per statement,
$84,257.93
Liabilities.
Notes payable, $41,500.00
Accounts payable and accrued interest, 2,924.47
$44,424.47
Net worth, Net gain to the town,
$39,833.46 $26,268.25
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Auxiliary Statement of the Profit and Loss for the Year ending January 31, 1913. Credits.
Income from operations, $42,107.88 679.05
Other items of income and credits,
$42,786.93
Debits.
Operating expense,
$33,263.82
Interest paid and accrued,
1,733.33
Depreciation,
3,812.00
$38,809.15
Gain in operations,
3,977.78
Add to this the cost of light if pur- chased from outside sources,
10,401.40
$14,379.18
Town Assets.
Appropriations as follows:
March, '08,
$17,250.00
March, '09,
12,950.00
March, '10,
8,900.00
March, '11,
5,000.00
March, '12,
2,500.00
$46,600.00
Less estimated cost of' light to the town for five years to date on above basis, $41,936.19
Net cost to the town to date, 4,663.81
Against which there are assets as follows,
Assets as per statement,
$87,180.04
Liabilities.
Notes payable, $37,500.00
Accounts payable and accrued interest,
3,368.80
$40,868.80
Net worth, Net gain to the town,
$46,311.24 $41,647.43
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In accordance with the requirements of the law, the Manager has filed with the Board estimates of the cost of operations for 1913. This estimate together with his report, is appended.
The amounts which are required for operating expense, interest, department note payments, and new construction for the ensuing year are as follows:
For interest, $1,625.00
For depreciation at 5 per cent, 3,792.17
For salary of Board, 450.00
$5,867.17 2,500.00 2,500.00
Payment town note,
New construction,
$10,867.17
Toward which should be applied the
ยท profit of the 1912 business of the Department, $3,977.78
And estimated surplus on 1913 opera-
tions, 4,389.39
$8,367.17
$2,500.00
The Board recommends that the above sum be appro- priated and raised by taxation.
Respectfully submitted,
A. N. AMBROSE, JOHN E. FOLAN, JOHN GILLOOLY.
JAMES E. PENDERGAST,
Town Accountant.
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MANAGER'S REPORT.
Norwood, January 31, 1913.
To the Municipal Light Board:
Gentlemen :- I respectfully submit the following report of the operations of the Municipal Light Department to Febru- ary 1, 1913, in which you will find a very satisfactory showing has been made for the year past.
The following tables show growth of commercial business.
January 31, 1912
January 31, 1913
Number of customers,
540
712
Number meters,
566
738
Number lamps,
11,784
15,750
Number HP motors,
812.5
1,088
The following shows the hours of street lighting by months together with number of lamps in use. As all the street lights have burned all and every night the past year we show but one table.
Street Light Service.
Inc.
No. hours burnt
Feb. 1912
531
Feb. 1911 358.20 Feb. 1912
323.05
Mar. 1912
533
Mar. 1911 355.10 Mar. 1912 307.55
Apr. 1912 533 Apr. 1911 240.15 Apr. 1912 267.40
May 1912
546
May 1911
265.10 May 1912 251.05
June 1912
551
June 1911 235.30 June 1912 210.25
July 1912
552
July 1911 232.45
July 1912 232.55
Aug. 1912
552
Aug. 1911
242.00
Aug. 1912 274.55
Sept. 1912
555
Sept. 1911
260.00
Sept. 1912 282.55
Oct. 1912
555
Oct. 1911
342.00
Oct. 1912
365.45
Nov. 1912
559
Nov. 1911
365.20
Nov. 1912
387.55
Dec. 1912
562
Dec. 1911
374.00
Dec. 1912 424.05
Jan. 1913
563
Jan. 1912
388.45
Jan. 1913
426.40
3,657.05
3,752.20
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During the year ending January 31, 1913, the Department has purchased 1,425,500 kilowatt hours at an average price of .0189. There has been delivered and sold to commercial customers 1,163,660 killwatt hours. The Board has reduced the prices for lighting each year. Last May a reduction of 2 cents per kilowatt hour was made, yet seven less meters were installed than the previous year at the higher rate. The books show however that customers received more benefit than the Depart- ment.
With the present prices for lighting, with Tungsten lamps, every person should have them in their home.
In compliance with the laws, I submit the following estimate of the cost of operations for the ensuing year of 1913.
For operating expenses.
Current bought,
$30,000.00
Salary of Board,
450.00
Payroll,
2,500.00
Distribution labor,
1,400.00
Insurance,
350.00
Inc. lamps,
2,000.00
Office expense,
900.00
$37,600.00
Interest,
$1,625.00
Depreciation,
3,792.17
Note payments,
2,500.00
$ 7,917.17
45,517.17
New construction,
2,500.00
$48,017.17
Estimated income from
Commercial Business,
$41,539.39
Available gain in 1912,
3,977.78
$45,517.17
$2,500.00
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To be appropriated, and to be used with the earnings of the Department to meet all expenses of the Department for ensuing year, including notes, interest, depreciation, maintenance and new construction.
The sums appropriated for the past five years for similar accounts have been as follows:
1908 total appropriated,
$17,250.00
1909 total appropriated, 12,950.00
1910 total appropriated, 8,900.00
1911 total appropriated,
5,000.00
1912 total appropriated,
2,500.00
FRED S. BARTON, Manager.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Cemetery Commissioners
OF THE
TOWN OF NORWOOD
CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS.
Report for year ending January 31, 1913.
The Board of Cemetery Commissioners, herewith present the following report for year ending Jan. 13, 1913. The care of lots and graves, and maintenance and improvement of walks and avenues, construction of foundations, grading, and new lots, has been carried on under the direction of Superintendent, Charles B. Dexter.
Work on Section 14 has been completed and 42 lots in this section are now available.
Provision must be made by the Town for the cemetery, as regards a new section for single graves, there being now available only 28 for immediate use, and your Board of Cemetery Com- missioners would recommend and advise that some action be taken by the Town at the March Meeting or one of the adjourned meetings held thereafter, which will permit the Cemetery Com- missioners to take over a portion of the land which the Town acquired for cemetery purposes, but which is at the present time under the care of the original committee which was appointed by the town to make purchase of this land. This is a matter which should receive early consideration by the town in order that the work of preparing for burial purposes a sufficient number of single graves may be started early in the present year.
The Commissioners recommend that lot owners consider the advantage of the Perpetual Care Deposits. There has been dur- ing the present year five additional deposits added to the Per- petual Care Funds, which makes the total of these funds Jan. 31, 1913, $6,550.00.
The number of interments the present year,
132
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Balance Cemetery Dept. account, Jan. 31, 1912,
$1,885.97 Receipts for year ending, Jan. 31, 1913:
For opening graves, $740.00
Mowing lots, 582.00
Work ordered on lots, 89.30
Lots and graves sold,
*1,045.00
2,456.30
Perpetual Care Funds, interest,
228.70
By Old Cemetery Account for labor, 93.00
$4,663.97
*Payments,
2,450.55
Balance, Jan. 31, 1913, $2,213.42
Old Cemetery Account.
Balance, Jan. 31, 1912, $32.72
Appropriation, 100.00
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds Interest,
14.14
Receipts for Opening Graves and care of lots,
23.00
$169.86
*Payments:
To Cemetery Dept. for labor, 93.00
$76.86
*Detail of payments, account of receipts for sale of lots and graves, Perpetual Care Funds and Interest account of Per- petual Care Funds will be found in the report of the Town Accountant.
EDWARD B. PENDERGAST, FRANK W. TALBOT, C. B. DEXTER,
Board of Cemetery Commissioners.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN COUNSEL
OF THE
TOWN OF NORWOOD
REPORT OF TOWN COUNSEL.
Board of Selectmen,
James A. Hartshorn, Chairman, Norwood, Mass.
Dear Sirs :---
I submit the following report as counsel for the town during the year ending January 31, 1913.
The demands upon my department seem to grow each year due in part to the increasing recognition of the necessity for advice and assistance by the town officials as to the matters which require action and in part to the increased activities in a growing and progressive community.
The service rendered has covered a wide range as the detailed statement indicates. It includes attendance at the annual and special town meetings, at various board meetings and hearings and court proceedings. Upwards of 300 conferences of varying duration were held with town officials and other persons concerned with the town business; the service also called for over 250 telephone conferences, and the preparation of about 150 letters.
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