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$35,182.15
$2.07
$48,528.83
$2.83
$64,438.88
$3.93
Schools:
General,
66,680.00
4.39
75,400.00
4.44
79,850.00
4.69
88,700.00
5.41
Notes,
6,900.00
. 42
7,900.00
.47
7,900.00
.46
6,100.00
.37
Interest,
5,049.23
.31
3,276.00
.19
2,992.75
.18
5,165.50
.32
Total,
$78,629.25
$4.82
$86,576.00
$5.10
$90,742.75
$5.33
$99,965.50
$6.10
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Town Planning Committee,
300.00
APPORTIONMENT OF TAX RATE - Continued.
1914
191700()
11
Abatement of Taxes,
$2,000.00
$ .12
1915000(7 $1,260.00
$ .07
$5,666.00
$ .33
$2,500.00
$ .15
Overlay,
806.30
41.05
.2,861.88
/017-
2,689.11
.. 16
'6,437.46
.39
State Tax,
29,662.50
1.82
33,052.50
1.95
28,232.09
1.65
38,940.00
2.38
County Tax,
11,360.59
.70
11,815.01' 5 000 00
70
13,127.18 1/ 200 00
.77)
15,270:59)
.93
Police Department: General,
6,500.00
.40
6,800.00
.40
7,300.00
.43
10,300.00
Total,
$7,860.00
$ .48
$6,800.00
$ 40'
$7,300.00)
$ .43
$10,300.00'
$ 1.63
Fire Department:
General, 11. ..
.....:* **
5,500.00
.34
6,850.00
.40
11,764:00)
.69
9,750.00
.60
Notes,
111.1 '
250 00)
112 0:
1_ 00
FOIS 20
1'000 00
110.00
000 00
,20 00
100 00
320 00
General,
$2,900.00
$ .18
$3,000.00'
$ .18
$3,400.00)
$ .20
$2,600.00'
1.00 00
.20 00
252 00
100 00
$ .18
$3,000:00)
$ .18
$3,400.00'
$ .20
$2,600.00)
$ .16
Shade Trees,
525.00'
.03
450.00
.03
200.00)
.01
700.00
04
Board of Health,
3,000.00
.18
3,900.00)
.23
3,500.00
.20
4,500.00
.28
Sewers,
500.00
.03
9,900:00
.58
9,810.00
. 57
4,275.00
26
Notes,
13,100.00
.80
12,300.00
.72
3,700:00)
.23
10,000.00/
.61
Interest, -
2,356,50
. 15
8,493.50
. 49
8,023.00
. 49
Total,
$15,956.50"
$ .98
$22,200.00
$1.30
$22,003.50 $1.29
$22,298:00'
$1.36
1012
TOIA
.
УБЬОБЛІЮИWENJ OL LVX KVIF'
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$ .34
$6,850.00)
. 40
$11,764.00
$ .69
$9,750.00
$ .. 60
Total, 11!
$5,500.00
Gypsy Moth: .
Notes, ) !! 6,
100 00
1 01
0 100
100 00
100 00
General,
25 10
1 000 00
2100 00
-
1296 00 1 20
Interest, [1! ' 1
$2,900.00
Board of Relief (this in- cludes Town Physician and Soldiers' Benefits), Library,
$7,293.67
$ .45
$11,135.00
$ .66
$11,400.00
$ .67
$10,500.00
$.64
3,500.00
21
3,800.00
.22
3,900.00
.23
4,766.50
.29
Cemetery,
3,600.00
.22
1,100.00
.06
2,100.00
.12
2,400.00
.142
Electric Light,
50.00
Notes (not applicable to any department),
2,900.00
.18
2,000.00
. 12
1,877.93
.11
2,000.00
12
Interest (not applicable to any department), Contingent Fund,
1,936.00
12
4,395.00
.26
3,480.00
.20
3,422.00
21
1,000.00
.06
1,000.00
.06
1,000.00
. 06
Engineering,
1,200.00
.07
2,400.00
. 14%
Total, LESS CREDITS
$222,400.22 $13.64
$253,554.57 $14.94
$279,393.99 $16.36
$324,176.43 $19.78
Poll Tax,
$6,622.00
.40
$ 6,592.00
$ .39
$6,972.00
$ .40
$7,564.00
$ .46
Excess and Deficiency,
13,880.00
.85
8,500.00
.50
29,166.00
1.71
18,000.00
1.10
Bank and Corporation
Returns,
22,600.00
1.39
21,000.00
1.24
24,700.00
1.45
34,000.00
2.07
Income Tax Distribution Returns,
36,261.00
2.21
Excise Tax,
1,809.29
.11
Dog Licenses,
766.50
.05
Available Receipts Treas.
7,830.00
.48
Total
$43,102.00
$2.64
$36,092.00
$2.13
$60,838.00
$3.56
$106,230.79
$6.48
Total Tax Levy,
179,298.22
217,462.57
218,555.99
217,945.64
Tax Rate,
11.00
12.80
12.80
13.30
Valuation, *
16,229,795.00
16,989,234.00
17,074,710.00
16,386,634.00
* (Which excludes Income Tax valuations, as figures are not available.)
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS FOR THE YEAR ENDING DEC. 31, 1917.
The result from the operations of the new tax laws has been a matter of deep interest to the tax payer.
The Town's personal property valuation has been materially reduced, but the new income tax has contributed about $36,000 to the income of the Town and has saved us from a probable rate of $14.70.
Since 1909 the Town has suffered a loss of over one million dollars in personal property valuation, and a continuance of the old laws would have eventually forced investors to still further reductions in their holdings of taxable securities.
While the accompanying table of aggregates clearly sets forth the com- parative statistics as regards valuations, we invite your attention par- ticularly to the increase of 60% in the real estate valuation since the year 1909, at which time a full valuation was placed on this property.
During the same period the number of dwellings increased 46%.
Since 1909, the Town grant has more than doubled and the State and County taxes have increased tremendously, from $12,600 to $54,200.
With prospects of a still further increase in State expenditures, with an almost complete cessation of building operations, and with no imme- diate prospect of increased valuations, we cannot look for immediate relief from what already is a burden to the majority of our property holders, and with a full realization of this, the Board is bending every effort to equalize the valuations so that the burden will be placed where it rightly belongs.
Progress is being made in revaluing the lands in the residential districts where necessary, in order that there may be uniformity in the footage rates, and the results so far obtained have, we believe, been satisfactory.
Valuations as Assessed on Property as of April 1, 1917.
Resident Bank Stock,
3,509,205.00
Value of Personal Property,
12,760,069.00
Value of Real Estate,
$16,386,634.00
There was to be Raised by Tax in 1917
Town Grant of
38,940.00
State Tax of
15,270.59
County Tax of
1,135.00
State Highway Tax of
$289,333.18
Total,
Estimated Receipts de-
ducted, Bank and
$34,000.00
Income Tax Distribu-
36,261.46
70,261.46
bution,
$219,071.72
Tax on Polls deducted,
7,564.00
$211,507.72
6,437.46
Overlay,
$217,945.18
$ 217,945.18
$ 117,360.00
$233,987.59
Corporation Tax,
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The valuation of $16,386,634 as shown above at the rate voted by the Board of Assessors; namely, $13.30 per thousand, equaled
$217,945.18
There was committed to the Collector a warrant, dated October 8, 1917, calling for the collection of
A State Tax of
$ 38,940.00
County Tax of
15,270.59
State Highway Tax of Tax for Town Purposes of Overlay of
163,726.13
6,437.46
$225,509.18
And the following:
Taxes and Assessments.
Tax on Non-resident Bank Shares,
$607.01
Tax for Moth Suppression, 877.94
Apportionments of Sewer Assessments,
4,895.26
Committed Interest,
1,466.38.
Apportionments of Betterments,
10.15
Committed Interest,
2.21
$7,858.95
The following amounts have been added to the Warrant of the Collector:
A December Assessment of $ 96.36
A Street Railway Commutation Tax of
1,279.71
1,135.00
TABLE OF AGGREGATES OF VALUATION OF PROPERTY. Assessed under Date of April 1, for the Following Years: 1917, 1916, 1915, 1914, 1913, 1912, 1911, 1910, 1909, 1908, 1900, 1890, 1880, 1872.
Year.
No. of
Male Polls.
Valuation
of Personal
Valuation
of Resident
Bank Stock.
Valuation
of Land
Total
Total
Tax.
Rate per
$1,000.00.
Horses.
Cows.
Sheep.
Swine.
Dwellings.
Area of
Land.
Fowl.
1917 3,782
$3,509,205 $117,360
$12,760,069
$16,386,634
$225,509.18| $13.30 230 232 182 36 58 18.42 6,096 1,735
1916 3,486
4,923,540
129,600
12,021,570
17,074,710
225,527.00
12.80 267 307
4 55 111 1,744 6,096 2,329
1915 3,296
5,405,900
122,400
11,460,934
16,989,234
224,054.57
12.80 283|375
1 10 85 1,759 6,096 4,325
1914 3,311
5,062,115
113,880
11,123,800
16,299,795
185,920.22
11.00 311 376
11| 81 1,697 6,099 6,370
1913 3,168
5,188,050
103,660
10,348,670
15,640,380
168,996.23
10.40 340 438
9 106 1,622 6,122 8,336
1912 2,955
5,136,490
94,900
9,412,530
14,644,020
145,031.37
9.50 342 427
18| 9 133 1,507 6,125 8,060
1911 2,956
5,453,555
83,950
8,824,960
14,362,465
135,174.39
9.00 346 399
35 57 125 1,437 6,130 3,838
1910
2,545
5,523,645
91,250
8,418,385
14,033,280
134,196.17
9.20 370 358
14 17 70 1,286 6,130
375
1909 2,287
6,026,870
91,250
7,680,945
13,799,065
121,866.05
8.50 376|328
19|11 52
1,265 6,130
400
1908 2,150
1,290,095
71,500
4,739,065
6,100,660
160,476.89
25.60 370 350
15
50 1,240 6,130
200
1900 1,670
892,595
3,584,214
4,476,809
83,922.56
18.00 397 328
1 10
20 1,069 6,151
890
1890| 1,096
513,473
2,051,085
2,564,558
45.398.36
16.60 300 410
17
698 6,200
1880
650
456,635
1,338,428
1,795,428
22,486.32
11.80 240 382
1
415 6,231
1872
472
518,540
1,100,016
1,618,556
19,397.79
11.40|185|405
320 6,275
Neat Cattle.
Estate.
and Buildings.
Valuation.
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REPORT OF TOWN COUNSEL.
Selectmen of Norwood, Mass.
Frank G. Allen, Chairman.
Dear Sirs: -
I beg to submit my ninth annual report as Counsel for the Town cover- ing the year 1917, as follows:
This department has been called upon to advise the various boards and officials of the Town to an extent as considerable as in past years, such advice embracing as wide a range of municipal matters as the activities of the Town developed. Several hundred personal conferences and a still greater number of telephone conferences were held with officials and other persons interested in the matters under consideration. The usual large amount of correspondence was required in the conduct of the de- partment.
In the desire to make this report as brief as possible and thereby join in the effort to make the annual printed report as concise a summary of the year's activities as is consistent with its purpose, only a general state- ment of the more important subdivisions of the work of the department follows, and a separate detailed statement of all matters handled is sub- mitted for your files.
Litigation.
The suit of the Town in the name of Treasurer and Collector of Taxes, Gay vs. Reisenger, to recover unpaid personal property taxes assessed against the defendant which was pending in the Superior Court on the appeal of the defendant at the beginning of the year, was disposed of without further trial. A cash payment of the amount claimed and actual disbursements in the suit less certain amounts allowed through an abate- inent by the assessors was accepted. The action taken by the assessors followed a full consideration of the facts and was entirely warranted.
The trial of the case of Perkins et al, Trustees, against Norwood, being a petition to recover a substantial sum paid by the petitioners as taxes assessed on personal property in 1915, was postponed in 1916 to await the decision of the Supreme Judicial Court in a similar case brought against the town of Westwood. The decision in that case rendered in 1917 was adverse to the petitioners and by agreement of counsel the case against Norwood was thereupon dismissed without costs. The decision referred to held the statute (chapter 761, Acts 1914) relied upon by the petitioners to justify recovery of the taxes paid was unconstitutional as was claimed by the Town of Norwood in its defence of its suit. The assessment of the taxes and the refusal to abate by the assessors was therefore sustained.
The only other case pending against the Town at the beginning of the year 1917 was that of the Finnish Workingmen's Association, Into of Norwood, brought in the Superior Court for Norfolk County to recover the amounts paid for taxes assessed in the years 1913, 1914, and 1915. Another action was brought by the same plaintiff against the Town in February, 1917, to recover the taxes paid for the year 1916. These cases came on for trial in April, 1917, and by agreement of counsel were referred by the presiding judge to Hon. A. E. Avery of Braintree as auditor, before whom hearings have begun and will be continued this year. It is ex- pected that the auditor's report will be made at such time as will permit further action by the Superior Court this year if the cases are not finally disposed of within the year. It has developed so far in the hearings that no recovery can be had for the taxes paid for 1913 and 1914, and the con- test has narrowed to the payments for the subsequent years.
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No other litigation is now pending against the Town except a single case in which the Town appears only as trustee.
Certain claims against the Town were presented, but they were refused recognition.
Several claims by the Town for taxes unpaid and for other indebted- ness were collected without resort to suits.
State Legislation.
Norwood was vitally interested in a bill presented to the Massachu- setts Legislature for 1917, providing for a change in the new law under which the state assessed and collected taxes imposed on income received from certain forms of intangible property and from trades and professions (chapter 269, Acts 1916). Under the law as it stood provision was made for the payment by the state to each city and town for the year 1917 of an amount which, added to what each levied on personal property assess- able locally in 1917, would give each a sum equal to that levied on all personal property in 1915. There was a further provision that any ex- cess remaining after such payments should be distributed among the several cities and towns proportionately according to the state tax im- posed in 1917. It developed that this surplus was substantial.
The proposed change substituted the year 1916 for the year 1915, as the basis for determining the initial amount each community should receive from the state.
It was discovered that if this bill embodying this change became a law it meant a loss to Norwood of a sum approximating ten thousand dollars which otherwise would be received from the state. At the first hearing by the Committee on Taxation Norwood alone appeared in protest. It was thereafter sought, but without success, to exempt by an amendment to the bill Norwood and other places which might be similarly affected. This department labored continuously to protect Norwood from the in- justice which the proposed law would create. It secured the interest and aid of Chairman Foley of the Finance Commission, who devoted his time and energies unstintingly to protect the Town and make the state keep faith with not only Norwood, but numerous other communities which it was found were also seriously and adversely affected. After a favor- able report on the bill by the Committee on Taxation and a hearing by the Committee on Ways and Means upon it and its return to the Committee on Taxation for further consideration, the bill was denied passage and Norwood suffered no loss of expected and deserved revenue. It is fair to state that but for the time and efforts of Mr. Foley this result would not have been secured.
This report of the matter is offered as indicative of the important bear- ing which proposed legislation at the State House may have upon the Town and its tax rate. The uphill contest made in this matter and the success which attended the efforts of those interested was unique and remarkable and speaks well for the ultimate desire of legislators to do what is right and fair. Norwood not only saved herself from loss but many other com- munities which either came to her support later or took no part at all. This statement would not be complete without reference to the entirely proper and timely interest taken and assistance given Chairman Foley and this department by Mr. Patrick F. Brennan, whose generous and help- ful suggestions are gratefully acknowledged.
By your direction in certain instances and with your approval in all other cases this department appeared at many hearings by various com- mittees of the legislature on bills as to which it was desirable that the Town and the Selectmen be represented or recorded, and it was sought as in the past to safeguard the interests of the Town with respect to such proposed legislation.
Some of the hearings by the special recess committee investigating street railway conditions were also attended.
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General.
Considerable attention was given to the following matters because of their special importance:
Rcopening of Bay State Street Railway Company rate -case before the Public Service Commission and hearings on the increase in the unit of fares by that Company, also the hearings by the Commission on the new zone fares and workingmen's tickets petitions of the Bay State Street Railway Company.
Hearing by the Public Service Commission on the petition of the Nor- wood, Canton and Sharon Street Railway Company to increase fares.
Hearings by the County Commissioners and the Massachusetts State Highway Commission as to specific repairs on Neponset Street and con- tributions to the expense of same.
Proposal to remove the track of the Norwood, Canton and Sharon Street Railway Company and action by the Town relative to the situation and proposal.
Taking of title to new school land and park lot and change of location of new street in relation to land and Town action regarding the same.
Taking title by purchase of land for municipal light department pur- poses. Taking land by right of eminent domain for Town purposes from those having title to so-called Turner land.
Compromise of legacy claim against Sarah E. Everett estate.
Assessors' hearings on petition for abatement of taxes.
Bay State Street Railway Company pole locations general agreement.
Drafting of new by-laws and of articles for Town meeting warrants and motions under such articles.
Opinions in writing were given on various matters as requested to the Selectmen, General Manager, Town Clerk and Accountant, Treasurer and Collector of Taxes, Board of Assessors, Board of Health and School Building Committee.
This department is grateful and appreciative of the confidence, kind- ness and consideration extended by all the Town officials, and is particu- larly mindful of the assistance given in many ways by Manager Bingham and Town Clerk and Accountant Pendergast.
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES A. HALLORAN.
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REPORT OF BUILDING INSPECTOR.
To the Selectmen,
Gentlemen:
The 5th annual report of the Building Inspector is herewith respectfully presented.
During 1917 there have been erected, added to or moved and built upon 65 buildings, totalling a net expenditure of actual construction of $99,436, which does not include expenses of moving structures and many other in- cidentals.
This does not include the High School building, which is estimated at, the first of January, 1918, as $90,000.00.
Tenements .
29
Garages
16
Additions .
1
Bachelor Apartment
2
Barns. ..
1
Barber Shop
1
Hen House
1
Auto Store
1
Moved
7
Total
76
Respectfully submitted,
H. F. WALKER, Building Inspector.
16
Boiler House
1
Coal Shed .
LIST OF BUILDING INSPECTIONS FOR 1917.
Date
Name
Location
Builder
Description
Jan. 2 Geo. M. Blair
Cottage St.
Levi Belben
One family bungalow
Jan. 2 G. H. Morrill Co.
Pleasant St.
M. W. Allen Con. Co.
Boiler house
Jan. 30 Norwood Housing Asso.
Moving Morrill House
Norwood Housing Asso.
Bachelor Apartments
Jan.
30 Norwood Housing Asso.
Moving small house
Norwood Housing Asso.
Tenements
Feb. 5 E. L. Hubbard
Railroad Ave.
F. M. Doulgass
Repairs after fire
Feb. 11 Frank Piedro
1066 Washington St.
John Bamberg
Addition to store
Mar. 14 Mrs. Alma Pearson
22 Highland St.
Alfred Pearson
Garage Garage
Mar. 21 Anthony Wagner
238 Lenox St.
Anthony Wagner
Mar. 28 Peter Baglus
St. John Ave.
Wm. Zalaitis
One family bungalow
April 4 Frank Piedro
1066 Washington St.
John Bamberg
Addition for barber shop
April 11 Town Manager
Moving old Engine House
Town
Storehouse
April 11 Harry W. Swift
Prospect St.
John Nelson
One family dwelling
April 11 E. O. Patzold
9 Warren St.
Brooks & Skinner
1
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April 25
J. R. Bell
68 Rock St.
J. R. Bell
Garage Barn One family dwelling
April 25 Miss W. E. McKinnon
148 Walnut Ave.
John McKinnon
One family bungalow
May 2 C. Alton
45 Tremont St.
C. Alton
Addition and repairs
May 2 J. K. Mckenzie
22 Marion Ave.
Wm. J. Hunt
Garage
May 9 Laura Byman
Fellowship Farm
Wm. J. Hunt
Summer cottage
May 9 C. H. Prescott
810 Neponset St. 2 High St.
F. P. Flood
Garage
May 9 Fred A. Hartshorn
153 Pleasant St.
John Nelson Wm. J. Hunt
Garage Hen house
June
1
A. D. Hinds
235 Railroad Ave. Pleasant St.
U. S. Jones M. W. Allen Con. Co.
Addition
June 13 S. J. Harris
17 Prospect Ave.
S. J. Harris F. M. Douglass
Garage
June 13 Henry Crosby
June 20 J. E. Drummey
20 Douglass Ave. Grant Ave.
John Nelson
Garage Addition
April 18
John McKinnon
140 Walpole St.
John McKinnon
April 18 J. A. Howard
Austin St.
Geo. Sadd
Moving A. Morse house
April 25
R. L. Michie
46 Pleasant St.
R. L. Michie
April 25 John McKinnon
150 Walnut Ave.
John McKinnon
M. H. Howard
Farm buildings
May 9 Frank P. Flood
One family dwelling
June 1 M. May Snow
88 Vernon St.
June 1 G. H. Morrill Co.
Garage One family dwelling
LIST OF BUILDING INSPECTIONS FOR 1917 -Continued.
Date
Name
Location
Builder
Description
July
5 Mrs. L. C. Lepper
519 Washington St.
Smith & Sons
Auto store
July
5 J. E. Lewis
996 Washington St.
J. E. Lewis
Six family house
July
11 Farther Narbit
1050 Washington St.
Geo. Sadd
Store front
July
11 C. H. Prescott
804 Neponset St.
M. H. Howard
Addition to Talbot place
July
25 C. G. Goldsmith
Fellowship Farm
C. G. Goldsmith
Addition
July 25 Norwood Civic Asso.
Washington St.
Norwood Civic Asso.
Addition to Hospital
July
30
C. A. Hubbard
29 Day St.
C. A. Hubbard
Garage
July
30 M. G. Ellis
451 Walpole St.
M. J. Ellis
Shed not built
July 30 John Booabdalla
1021 Washington St.
Geo. Sadd
Addition to store
Aug.
15 R. Walker
35 Wheelock Ave.
R. Walker
Garage
Aug. 15 G. A. Perkins
52 Highland St.
G. A. Perkins
Garage
Aug. 15 J. J. Morrison
8 Howard St.
J. J. Morrison
Sept. 5 R. Philipps
12 Howard St.
R. Philipps
Garage
Sept. 11 Mrs. B. A. O'Brien
94 Walnut Ave.
O'Brien Bros.
Addition to garage
Sept. 12 G. H. O'Brien
86 Walnut Ave.
Three family house
Sept. 13 Frank Biletta
30 Short St. cor. Morse St.
One family dwelling Garage Ice house
Oct. 3 Norwood Ice Co.
Off Walpole St.
One family dwelling
Oct. 3 Mrs. N. E. Hunt
Oct. 3 S. Johnson
Paroid Plant
Oct. 10 Bird & Son
Oct. 10 B. A. Fumaniczus
Oct. 14 Erick Matterson
Nov. 14 J. E. Bamberg
Nov. 28 A. Balboni
In rear of 46 Central St.
Dec. 5 W. C. Forber
Prospect St., Fales Farm
In rear of 50 Central St.
Wm. Zalaitis Julius Erickson J. E. Bamberg M. H. Howard U. S. Jones M. H. Howard
Alteration of store Addition Storage of coal Addition to house Addition to house Additions and alterations
Addition to milk room Garage and stock room
Dec. 5 A. Balboni
30 Sturtevant Ave.
Oct. 3 J. Wozniak
Oct. 3 Frank Consetine
10 Quincy Ave.
Cellar built E. C. Young F. M. Douglass Win. J. Hunt S. Whetlock
Lot 45, Marion Ave.
Cor. Nahatan and Fulton Sts.
Addition and alterations
O'Brien Bros.
Garage
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Coal shed at Morrill Station Sixth St. 44 Cross St.
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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, 1917, submits the following as its annual report.
Deaths.
There have been in the past year, exclusive of still births, one hundred forty-eight deaths, of which amount eleven were not residents of the Town of Norwood.
Contagious Diseases.
The following table shows the contagious diseases reported for the year 1917 in comparison with that of previous years.
Diphtheria
Scarlet Fever
Measles
Typhoid Tuber- Fever
culosis
Cerebro Infan- Spinal tile Menin- Paral- gitis ysis
Total
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
-
55
1909
23
4
47
20
15
-
109
1910
15
4
53
2
13
1
88
1911
40
5
271
6.
9
3
383
1912
12
8
26
1
17
-
72
1913
4
13
43
2
9
-
109
1914
19
18
118
3
14
1
211
1915
28
2
68
3
12
1916
26
75
17
2
19
3
143
1917
20
39
17
11
1
87
A marked decrease is noted in the Scarlet Fever cases for the year 1917 and also in the tuberculosis cases.
Organization for the Year 1917.
The organization for the year 1917 was as follows:
William P. Nickerson, Chairman. Joseph J. Hagerty, M.D., Health Officer. James E. Pendergast, Clerk and Agent. John Shannon, Inspector Plumbing. Leon D. Verrill, Sanitary Officer
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.
The total circulation for the year 1917 was next to the largest in the history of the Library. 49,961 volumes were distributed. The largest monthly circulation for the year was in March, when 5,040 volumes were given out; the largest daily average was in February, 199 volumes. There are 4,644 borrowers on our lists and they are evenly distributed through- out the Town.
At the request of the Finance Commission and in accordance with the policy of economy entered into by all Town departments for the year 1917, the Trustees reduced their request for an appropriation by $200.00. This has necessarily forced the Trustees to purchase fewer books, as that item is practically the only one in our budget from which this sum could be taken.
During the year the co-operation between the Library and the schools has been maintained. Books have been sent to the Balch School every alternate month; and the distribution of books from the Civic Centre at Winslow Hall is being continued. Supplementary reading lists have been put in the Winslow, Guild and Everett Schools.
Under the supervision of the Trustees, a committee of townspeople undertook the raising of $550.00, Norwood's quota for the War Library Service Fund. We are pleased to state that the sum of $787.50 was sub- scribed for this purpose.
For the war conservation of fuel and electricity the Library hours have been shortened until furtlier notice.
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