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A brief reference to some of the more important matters follows:
State Legislation.
More attention was given to legislative matters than in any previous year. Much legislation is sought and many laws enacted which directly affect a town as large and as wealthy as Norwood. It is of the utmost importance that Norwood should take its place with the other large towns and with the cities in supporting helpful and necessary general legislation and in oppos- ing harmful, oppressive and unfair measures, the enactment of which into law is regularly sought.
This department, during the session of the legislature of 1916, watched much of the proposed legislation which might affect the Town, and co-oper- ated with the counsel of other municipalities in protecting the general in- terests of all where there was common ground for concerted action, and in the results secured the Town benefited.
As an instance of this, the municipal lien law of 1915 not only worked great hardship in operation without corresponding benefit, but also called for substantial expenditures in complying with its terms. The combined action of the city solicitors and town counsel of several communities, in- cluding Norwood, brought about its repeal in 1916. The mill school fund tax bill was defeated in much the same way, but by a much greater opposi- tion.
Legislation directly concerning Norwood, which was.sought and secured, 1 was as follows:
The right to borrow not exceeding ten thousand dollars to construct con- duits and install cables for transmitting electricity under our streets was authorized by Chapter 142, Special Acts of 1916.
Authority was given to the State Highway Commission to discontinue as a state highway part of Washington Street in Norwood and Westwood between the points at which it intersects the new parallel way, by Chapter 77, General Acts of 1916. The part mentioned has been discontinued and is now a county way again. The travelled portion of the new parallel boule- vard has been taken over as a state highway in consequence. This sub- stitution was a most desirable one for the Town from every point of view.
Chairman Perry of the Board of Assessors brought to the attention of this department certain provisions of Chapter 655 of Acts of 1911, being an act for the protection of health in the valley of the Neponset River, a study of which revealed that a heavy financial burden was imposed upon Norwood in making surveys and plans and in ascertaining benefits as the basis of
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assessments, and a very considerable task placed on the Assessors as well in carrying out their duties under the act. Relief was obtained through amendments prepared and presented by this department to the legislature and embodied in Chapter 265, General Acts of 1916. To secure this result much work was required of Chairman Perry and the Town Counsel and the aid of the State Board of Health and officials of other towns interested were secured, and an otherwise difficult, if not impossible, task brought to a satis- factory conclusion. It is our belief that Norwood is thus saved a direct ex- pense which would have amounted to thousands of dollars in excess of what it will be called upon to pay as its proportionate part of the expense under the amended act. Furthermore the duties above referred to are placed upon the State Board of Health and the Assessors relieved accordingly.
A change in the existing law relative to hunters' license fees was sought through a bill prepared for Town Clerk and Accountant Pendergast which the legislature refused to approve.
Litigation.
The case of Smith vs. Gillooly, et al., being a petition for a writ of prohi- bition against the Selectmen to prohibit the construction of Harding Road and the assessment of betterments, was pending for decision in the Supreme Judicial Court at the beginning of the year. By a rescript handed down on March 3rd, 1916, the petition was dismissed and judgment for the Select- men was entered March 17th, 1916. Following this decision the street was constructed in accordance with the layout and the action of the Town re- garding the same.
On April 1st, 1916, the Town Treasurer and Collector of Taxes, Mr. Gay, brought suit in his official capacity against Anna W. Reisenger to recover the amount due for personal property taxes assessed in the years 1912, 1913 and 1914, amounting to $344.70. A trial was had in the District Court of Northern Norfolk on November 14th, 1916, and a finding made for the Town for the full amount of the claim. An appeal has been taken by the defend- ant and the case is now pending in the Superior Court for trial.
On May 10th, 1916, a suit brought by the Finnish Workingmen's Associ- ation, Inc., of Norwood, against the Town was entered in the Superior Courtfor Norfolk County, where it is now pending for trial. The plaintiff seeks to recover the taxes and interest thereon paid for the years 1913, 1914 and 1915, totalling $430.23, on the ground that the property assessed and on which the taxes were levied is exempt from taxation because of the charac- ter of the corporation and its use of the property. The Town has interro- gated the officers of this corporation and trial will be had after these interrog- atories have been properly answered under the court's order.
On June 2nd, 1916, Martin Miner of Norwood brought suit in the Dis- trict Court to recover the sum of $600, awarded him as land damages in the relocation of Short Street by the Selectmen on October 10th, 1912, and ap- proved by the Town on October 17th, 1912, and the interest which had accrued on said sum. The Town called upon A. G. Hyde and Sons, at whose request Short Street was relocated, to defend the suit and save the Town harmless from any judgment obtained. With the co-operation of Mr. J. M. Folan, Agent of A. G. Hyde and Sons in Norwood, the case was settled by the payment by A. G. Hyde and Sons of the sum of $724, and the Town was released equally with A. G. Hyde and Sons from all liability arising from the relocation of Short Street.
On June 5th, 1916, Thomas N. Perkins and others, Trustees under the will of the late George H. Morrill, filed a petition in the Superior Court for Norfolk County against the Town to recover the taxes assessed in the year 1915 on certain personal property in the form of bonds and paid that year amounting to about $3200.00, the abatement of which was refused by the Assessors. The bonds in question were registered in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 761, Acts of 1914, and it is claimed that the bonds thus became exempt from taxation and could not lawfully be taxed in Norwood.
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The right to recover the taxes so paid seems to depend upon the constitu- tionality of Chapter 761. Proceedings of a similar character were brought against the Town of Westwood, and that case has been presented to the full bench of the Supreme Judicial Court for its decision. A trial of the Nor- wood case has been suspended to await the decision in the Westwood case, which will probably be determinative of the Norwood case.
The claims against the Town by David F. Scherer and wife of Walpole resulting from injuries and property damage occasioned on November 19th, 1916, by an alleged defective condition of the Water Street bridge were adjusted without suit by a small money payment.
No other litigation is pending against the Town.
Various claims by the Town have been settled mostly without resort to suit.
General.
Considerable attention was given on account of their special importance - to the following matters:
The rate increase by the Bay State Street Railway Company through preparation for and attendance at the hearings before the Public Service Commission with particular attention to the Norwood situation.
The transfer to the Town of title to the additional town yard land.
The acquirement by the Town of an easement for a 24 inch drain through property of the Norwood Real Estate Trust.
Double track locations by the Bay State Street Railway Company in Washington Street, paving conditions and new pole locations and change of feed wire locations.
Petition of the Bay State Street Railway Company for the right to oper- ate trailer cars for the carriage of freight, expressage, etc., including attend- ance at hearings by Public Service Commission.
Grant of location and extension of location for tracks in Washington Street of Norfolk and Bristol Street Railway Company.
Rental agreement with Edison Electric Illuminating Company for use of portion of municipal light station.
Site for new high school building and all attendant questions relative to method of taking land, report thereon and appropriate action to meet changed conditions, and for additional land for park purposes; also school building report and action. Other matters which received attention are set forth in detail in an accompanying supplementary report.
The consideration, co-operation and uniform courtesy so generously ex- tended by all the town officials who had business with this department are gratefully acknowledged and much appreciated.
Respectfully submitted, JAMES A. HALLORAN.
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REPORT OF BUILDING INSPECTOR.
To the Selectmen.
Gentlemen:
The 4th annual report of the Building Inspector is herewith respectfully presented.
During 1916 there have been erected, added to, or moved and built upon, 116 buildings, totalling a net expenditure for actual construction of $538,644, which does not include expenses of moving structures and many other incidentals.
The committee which was appointed to report upon additional building laws covering the tenement house question has already submitted a report of progress; which report was referred back to the committee awaiting action of the Special Legislative Committee upon General Building Laws. A report on this proposed state-wide regulation is expected to be submitted during the coming year.
Following is a summary of work done in Norwood during 1916:
Tenements .
102
Additions .
19
Garages.
23
Manufactories
3
Shop
1
Hospital.
1
Barns and stables
3
Bath house
1
Show room
5
Storehouses
13
Stores .
3
Auto filling station .
1
Electric distributing station
1
Bank.
5
Moved.
184
Total .
Respectfully submitted,
H. FRANK WALKER, Building Inspector.
1
Masonic Temple
1
Sheds .
1
LIST OF BUILDING INSPECTIONS FOR 1916.
Date
Owner
Location
Builder
Description
Jan. 19 August Suomi
225 Chapel Ct.
Not Built
Jan. 26 Louis C. Partridge
Summit Ave.
U. S. Jones
1 Tenement Stable altered into a dwelling
Fcb.
2 Otto Kulmala
26 Chapel Ct.
W. Rosteatt
9 Tenements and 3 Stores
Feb.
3 Nathan Goldberg
Floor Covering Plant
H. Wales Lines Co.
53,600 sq. ft. floor space
Feb. 17 Bird & Son
Lot 40, Crescent Ave.
F. E. Carlson
2 Tenements
Mar. 1 Uno Carlson
Rosemary St.
Jas. A. Hyatt
1 Tencment
April 5 W. H. Stone
Roosevelt Ave.
Potter Hazard
1 Tenement
April
5 Potter Hazard
53 Howard St.
M. H. Howard
Garage
April 10 Lucy H. Brooks & Wilda L. Vose
Rosemary St.
M. H. Howard
1 Tenement
April 10 F. A. Hartshorn
251 PIcasant St.
U. S. Jones
Stable and Garage
April 12 Andrew Survila
1075 Washington St.
Andrew Survila
6 Tenements
April 12 E. Leino
35 Savin Ave.
E. Lcino
Garage
April 15 Wm. Peterson
Lot 14, Saunders Rd.
John McKinnon
1 Tencment
April 15 O. D. Swain
Lot 7, Rosemary St.
John McKinnon
1 Tenement
April 18 W. P. Nickerson
Brooks St.
W. P. Nickerson
Garage Garage
April 18 John L. DeEspinosa
860 Washington St.
John McKinnon
Shop
May 3 Joseph Sansone
Linnchan Road
John McKinnon
Addition
May 3 Coleman Coyne
Prospect St.
P. H. Roberts
1 Tenement
May 3 P. H. Roberts
Day St.
A. A. Applcby
Masonic Temple
May
4 Orient Lodge, A. F. & A. M.
A. A. Appleby
1 Tenement
May 5 Edith M. Allen
Rosemary St.
F. M. Douglass
1 Tenement Addition
May 10 Arthur M. Partridge
70 Winter St.
F. M. Douglass
359 Nahatan St.
J. J. McGerry
Garage
May
10 John J. McGerry
George St.
G. F. Bagley
Addition
May 10 Cora L. Warren
May 10 Edward G. Dalton
122 Broadway
E. G. Dalton
Garage
May 10 Geo. K. Bird
154 Washington St.
Wm. J. Hunt
Addition
May
15 Norwood Housing Assn.
792 Washington St.
Housing Assn.
Hospital
May
15 Wm. D. O'Brien
Charles St.
Wm. D. O'Brien
Garage
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Rosemary St.
May 6 Ada Lowell
1141 Washington St.
Paul Sansone
April 5 F. W. Coombs
1137 Washington St.
J. Silesky
May 16 John B. Trulson
May 17 Algot Flodin May 17 John E. Shaw
May
17 T. U. Mahoney
May 23 Norwood Housing Assn.
May 23 Norwood Housing Assn.
May 23 Norwood Civie Assn.
May 24 Hyman Alperin
May 24 Mabel G. Bird
May 31 John Wiik
May 31 Nestor Slyaki
May 31 Fred J. Schaier
May 31 John E. Lewis
May 31 Bennet Kneznack
June 7 John Semashkeewicz
June 10 A. Agnes Curtin
June 10 C. H. Reardon
June 14 Anthony White
June 21 H. K. Lindgren
June 21 W. F. Pendergast
June 21 G. Materson
June 26 John W. Patten
June 27 Standard Oil Co.
June 28 Timothy Mullane
June 28 Norwood Housing Assn.
July 5 Pitias Kiarzire
July 5 Chas. Maekas
July 5 Norwood Housing Assn.
12 Annie M. Folkins
July July 18 G. H. Morrill Co.
July 18 G. H. Morrill Co.
July 18 G. H. Morrill Co.
July 19 P. A. Tolander
July 19 M. F. Sheehan
Elliot St. E. Cross St. Rosemary St. 182 Dean St. Elm St.
August Anderson John Bamberg John E. Shaw E. Leino Norwood Housing Assn.
1 Tenement
1 Tenement
1 Tenement 1 Tenement
Garage Addition of 1 Tenement Bath House at Willett Pond
15 Tenements, 1 Store Addition of 1 Tenement Addition to Roof Not Built Garage, not completed 6 Tenement Bloek Show Room Addition
2 Tenements 2 Tenements
2 Tenements Garage Garage
Barn 1 Tenement and Bungalow Storehouse
1 Tenement 1 Tenement, additions
2 Tenements 2 Tenements 4 Tenements altered
1 Tenement Addition to Storehouse Addition to Building A Addition to Building C 1 Tenement Addition to Ell
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Wm. Zilaitis
St. John Ave.
II. K. Lindgren
51 Cedar St.
1 Walnut Avc.
W. F. Pendergast
G. Materson Keller Construction Co.
Standard Oil Co. John Nelson
E. Roek St.
154 Walpole St.
Tremont St. Sturtevant Ave.
Cor. Winter and Nichols St.
. John Nelson Julius Eriekson Julius Eriekson Norwood Housing Assn.
J. W. Folkins
M. W. Allen Construction Co. M. W. Allen Construction Co. M. W. Alleu Construetion Co. August Anderson M. F. Shechan
Norwood Housing Assn. HI. Doodlesaek, Chelsea John MeKinnon John Wiik
F. J. Sehaier
J. E. Lewis
J. E. Lewis
E. Leino
John MeKinnon John MeKinnon
Everett Avc. Winslow Ave.
Lot 38 Savin Avc. 326 Prospeet St. 998 Washington St. 1015 Washington St. 1142 Washington St.
Norwood Housing Assn.
Nahatan St.
Brooks St. 226 Lenox St.
26 IToward St. 38 Melville Ave.
2 Ellis Ave. Pleasant St. Pleasant St. Pleasant St. East Cross St. 401 Nahatan St.
Sixth St. Linnehan Road
Broadway
LIST OF BUILDING INSPECTIONS FOR 1916.
Date
Owner
Location
Builder
Description
July 24 Mrs. H. B. Mylod
100 Cottage St.
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John Nelson
1 Tenement
July
26 C. F. Coughlin
Roosevelt Ave.
John MeKinnon
Addition 1 Tenement
Aug. 2 Ellen Cuff
149 Vernon St.
John E. Shaw
Addition 1 Store
Aug.
2 John Balboni
43 Philips Ave.
U. S. Jones
Repairs after Fire
Aug. 2 John Balboni
48 Florence Ave.
B. A. Rowe
Garage
· Aug. 3 B. A. Rowe
Elliot St.
August Anderson
2 Tenements
Aug.
9 John Userviteh
41 Cross St.
P. H. Murphy
Shed
Aug. 9 Edw. Mahan
Lot No. 1, Prospect St.
P. H. Roberts
1 Tenement
Aug. 9 Alfred L. Atwood
13 Douglass Ave.
J. F. Probert
Garage
Aug.
0 Joseph Probert
15 Cottage St.
C. W. Rich
Garage
Aug. 0 C. W. Rich
Mitehel & Sutherland
Sheep Barn
Aug. 23 W. Cameron Forbes
Prospeet St.
Geo. Sadd
3 Tenements
Aug. 23 Geo. Michael
Folan Ave.
M. II. Howard
Aug. 23 Andrew Posternak
1042 and 1044 Washington St.
J. E. Lewis
2 Stores
Aug. 30 J. Joseph
1015 Washington St.
A. Ferland
Garage Bank
Aug. 31 Norwood National Bank
699 Washington St.
Norwood Housing Assn.
Aug. 31 Norwood Housing Assn.
Day St.
H. Metealf
Sept. 1 Thos. Dyer
88 Mylod St.
Alteration of Bloek
Sept. 6 Norwood Housing Assn.
856 Washington St.
Norwood Housing Assn.
Sept. 6 Anthony Neviaekas
1084 Washington St.
A. Neviackas
Garage
Sept. 20 John Greely
St. George Ave.
J. Eriekson
2 Tenements
Sept. 20 A. J. Howard
1129 Washington St.
Jacob Silesky
6 Stores
Sept. 25 Jacob Grasbagyn
Wm. Tumaricus
Shed
Sept. 27 Wm. Tumarieus
R. S. Marston Co.
1 Tenement
Sept. 30 Miss Carlyne W. Fenton
3 Walpole St.
G. F. Saumsiegle
Sept. 30 G. F. Saumsiegle
49 Walpole St.
C. E. Otis
Garage
Oet. 5 Chas. E. Otis
160 Cottage St. Austin St.
J. Eriekson John Nelson
2 Tenements
Oet.
11 Gennars Tamiglitte
Det. 11 Peter Flaherty
Roosevelt Ave.
2 Tenements
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1189 Washington St.
3 Tenements, 1 Store
Aug. 30 B. Kneznaek
J. W. Bishop Co.
Removal
Addition and Repairs
Removal
Cor. Nahatan and Fulton St.
1158 Washington St.
· Shed
68 Walnut Ave.
M. H. Howard
Garage
Oct. 11 Edw. G. Woli
Oct. 11 Win. J. Cuff
Oct. 18 Mrs. Florence McElhinncy
Oct. 18 Thos. Morriscy
Oct. 11 J. E. French
Oct.
18 Matthew Drummcy
Oct. 25 Mrs. E. M. Nelson
Scpt. 18 Norwood Housing Assn.
Naliatan St.
Removal Removal
Oct. 18 Norwood Housing Assn.
Sept. 21 Norwood Housing Assn.
Balch School
Removal
Nov. 8 Geo. M. Lepper
Washington St.
Nov. 8 Antone Bratashis
River St.
G. M. Lepper A. Bratashis . J. Lindblom Arthur Johnson John A. Schroeder
1 Tenement Bungalow
2 Tenements
Nov. S John Lindblom
21 West St.
33 West St.
Nov. 8 Arthur Johnson
Nov. 8 J. A. Schroeder
Nov. 0 J. E. Shaw
Aug. Bird & Son
Nov. 22 G. H. Morrill Co.
Nov. 22 Bird & Son
Nov. 22 J. E. Lewis
Dcc. 6 A. Hershenson
85 Heaton Ave.
Dec. 20 E. W. Kenney
Dcc. 20 Municipal Light Dept.
Dec. 20 Public Works Dept.
146 Winslow Avc. 24 Cross St.
E. G. Wolf W. J. Cuff
W. T. Richardson
J. E. French J. E. Rafuse John Nelson
Garage Shed Addition to Shed 1 Tenement Garage Alteration to Tenement 2 Tenements Hotel Addition Hospital Addition Civic Center Auto Filling Station
2 Tenements Garage
1 Tencment Electric Distributing Station -
Paroid Plant
A. A. Appleby M. W. Allen Const. Co.
Pleasant St.
Paroid Plant
M. W. Allen Const. Co.
Washington St.
J. E. Lewis Geo. Sadd J. Nelson W. Smith & Sons Pub. Works Dcpt.
Dye Building Garage and Storchouse Public Garage Addition to Storehouse 2 Tenements Sta. Addition No. 1 Storchouscs
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Lincoln St. Market St.
Lyman Place
233 1-2 Nahatan St. off High View St .. 46 Florence Avc.
107 1-2 Monroe St. Cor. Winslow and Philips Ave.
Washington St.
176 Walpole St. .
Berwick Park
J. E. Shaw
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
To the Citizens of the Town of Norwood:
The Board of Health, for the year ending December 31, 1916, submits the following as its annual report :
Deaths.
There have been in the past year, exclusive of still births, one hundred twenty-seven deaths, of which amount twelve were not residents of the Town of Norwood. This brings our death rate, per thousand, higher than any year for some period past.
Contagious Diseases.
The following table shows the contagious diseases reported for the year 1916 in comparison with that of previous years.
Scarlet Diphtheria Fever
Measles
Typhoid Tuber- Spinal Fever
culosis Menin- Paral- gitis
ysis
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
1913
4
13
43
2
9
0
109
1914
19
18
118
3
14
1
211
1915
28
2
68
3
12
0
113
1916
. 26
75
17
3
19
-
3
143
-
-
-
This part of the Health Work, during the past year, has been of great importance, particularly in the following diseases :
Scarlet Fever.
It will be noted that from 1905 to 1916 the number of cases from this disease has been comparatively small. The epidemic
Cerebro Infan- tile
Total
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which occurred in the early part of the present year was re- sponsible for about one-third of the total number of cases for the year. It is the belief of the Board of Health that the closer quarantine which can be kept on all cases of this disease, the better the general public and the immediate family of the person afflicted will be protected. In all but few instances the scarlet fever cases of the past year have been removed to the Con- tagious Hospital and while the expense account for care of these cases is considerable in dollars and cents, the Board feel that this method is justified and would call to the attention of the citizens the fact that during the entire year, there have been no deaths from scarlet fever, which fact, it is felt, is due in a large measure to proper hospital care and treatment.
Tuberculosis.
It is becoming more apparent that unrecognized tuberculosis cases have been in existence during the past few years. While among the number of cases reported there are three which might be termed non-resident cases, it still remains a fact that the Hospital Clinic at the Norwood Hospital is bringing to the attention of the Board of Health cases which would not be re- ported until a considerable later stage of the disease. Some of the recent cases have been placed in subsidized hospitals pend- ing admission to the State Sanatoria.
Anterior poliomyeltis.
In comparison with other towns of like population and housing conditions, it might be said that Norwood was fortunate during the epidemic of the present year. Of the three cases reported it is extremely doubtful as to whether one case was correctly diagnosed. Of the two remaining cases one was of a child resi- dent of the State of New Jersey, who had been in Norwood but three weeks, the other a Norwood resident. All three cases have recovered.
Organization for the Year 1916.
The organization of the Board for the period from January 1st to April 16th was as follows: William P. Nickerson, chair- man; George W. Derrick, M. D., clerk and health officer; John A. Shannon, inspector of plumbing; Leon D. Verrill, sanitary officer.
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On May 2, 1916, at a joint meeting of the Selectmen with the Board of Health, Joseph J. Hagerty, M. D., was appointed to fill the vacancy, caused by the death of George W. Derrick, M. D.
Reorganization of the Board was as follows: William P. Nickerson, chairman; Joseph J. Hagerty, M. D., health officer; James E. Pendergast, clerk and agent; Clarence A. Bingham, general manager, special agent; John A. Shannon, inspector of plumbing; Leon D. Verrill, sanitary officer.
During the past year numerous complaints have been in- vestigated. The matter of sewer connections, has in some parts of the town received particular attention. Sixteen notices having been served on owners of property, and these owners were obliged to connect their properties with the sewerage system. The board would recommend to the town that the sewer mains be extended to take care of President Park and also a short extension on Summit Avenue.
Estimates for the year 1917, which were estimated with the requirements for health purposes for the year 1917 will be ap- proximately $5,000.00. This is due to the fact that there are unpaid at the close of the year approximately $1,000.00 in con- tagious disease expense bills.
In closing we wish to conclude our report by calling to the attention of the public its loss in the death of our late fellow member and citizen, Dr. George W. Derrick. His many acts of kindness and courtesy to all, in both public and and private life, will be a lasting remembrance of his true worth. A man of high moral standing and a faithful public servant, his loss is a public one.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM P. NICKERSON, JOSEPH J. HAGERTY, M. D., JOHN A. SHANNON.
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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE MORRILL MEMORIAL LIBRARY, 1916.
The total circulation has fallen off a little from the last year, due to the prevalence of contagious diseases and infantile paralysis. We find, on in- vestigation, that this is generally true of the Public Libraries in Massachu- setts. The largest monthly circulation of the year was in February, when 4,764 volumes were distributed, being a daily average of 198. This is the largest monthly average recorded.
During the year the co-operation between the library and the schools has been maintained and the routine work of the library has gone on most successfully. Books have been sent to the Balch School every alternate month for distribution, and the distribution of books from the Civic Center on Wilson Street is being resumed with the new year.
In order to maintain the efficiency of the library on account of the immense amount of work contingent thereto, it has been found necessary to install a third assistant. In order to go on pay, an apprentice must serve six months full library time without remuneration. ,The additional appropri- ation granted us last year was to cover the six months salary of an assistant whose apprenticeship terminated July 1st last. As she did not accept the position, a new apprentice began July 1st and goes on pay this January 1st. We have turned back, therefore, into the town treasury, which is shown as an unexpended balance, the amount thus unexpended on the third assistant, but this will be needed for next year and an additional $200.00 to cover the full yearly salary of this assistant. We are therefore asking for an appro- priation of $200.00 more than we had last year.
The quarterly bulletin has been regularly issued.
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