Norwood annual report 1923-1927, Part 10

Author: Norwood (Mass.)
Publication date: 1923
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 1656


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During the year 1923 revaluation was made of the real estate of the ma- ufacturing plants in the Town and the increase from this revaluation, together with new property assessed, equaled $761,195.00. During the past year the Board of Assessors abated on certificates of the Collector of Taxes, taxes of the following levies:


1922


$1,746.16


1921


2,444.63


1920


776.81


1919


168.20


The Board desire at this time to make mention of the lack of adequate and convenient quarters for its use. Repeatedly at meetings it is necessary for persons having business with the Board of Assessors to submit to the in- convenience of using the narrow hall and entrance way to the upper floor of the present building as a waiting room. The work room and storage room available is very inadequate and it is to be hoped that within the near future some provision will be made by the Town which will be an improve- ment upon the present condition.


The Board acknowledges the receipt of two corrected survey plans and one new survey plan from the Engineering Department.


Respectfully submitted,


PATRICK J. LYDON, KENNETH MCKENZIE, THEODORE E. GAVIN.


COMPARISON OF TAX REQUIREMENTS 'Valuations as Assessed in Each of the Years


1922 $19,859,865.00


1923 . $20,621,060.00


Increase $761,195.00


Decrease


Real and Personal Property . To be Raised by Tax:


Town Grant. .


527,018.10


593,392.80


66,374.70


State Tax.


41,400.00


41,400.00


Auditing of Municipal Accounts.


983.22


184.57


$ 798.65


County Tax.


30,913.10


31,688.30


775.20


State Highways Repairs.


1,919.47


1,967.59


18.12


Abatements.


478.53


478.53


Street Railway Tax:


7,721.12


702.81


7,018.31


on 3942.


· 11,826.00


on 3940.


11,820.00


6.00


Total Requirements.


621,781.01


681,634.60


67,646.55


Offset by:


Estimated Receipts, General.


24,737.91


34,567.00


9,829.09


Estimated Corporation Tax.


43,000.00


60,000.00


17,000.00


Estimated Income Tax:


Chapter 70, General Laws.


22,615.53


28,040.52


5,424.99


General.


19,161.88


20,814.15


1,652.27


Tax on Polls 3942 at $5.00


19,710.00


-19,700.00 .


10.00


Net Requirements


492,555.69


518,512.93


25,957.24


Plus Overlay .


3,941.01


3,201.58


739.43


496,496.70


521,714.51


$19,859,865.00 at $25.00 per M ..


496,496.70


$20,621,060.00 at $25.30 per M .. .


521,714.51


.


.


Overdrafts.


Civilian War Polls:


7,822.96


165


129,225.32


163,121.67


33,906:35


10.00


3940 at $5.00


TABLE OF AGGREGATES OF VALUATION OF PROPERTY Assessed under Date of April 1, for the Following Years: 1923, 1922, 1921, 1920, 1919, 1918, 1917, 1916, 1915, 1914, 1913, 1912, 1911, 1910, 1909, 1908, 1900, 1890, 1880, 1872


Year


No. of


3,940


$3,950,830


$16,670,230


$20,621,060 $541,414.51


$25.30


116


269


8


8


3


2,076


6,096


3,020


1922


3,942


3,849,490


16,010,375


19,859,865


516,206.70


25.00


128


321


10


15


33


2,031


6,096


1,525


1921


3,612


3,859,010


15,017,400


18,876,410


484,307.32


24.70


173


365


S


13


42


1,949


6,096


1,214


1920


4,143


4,158,640


14,488,848


18,647,488


354,234.78


18.00


147


335


9


15


86


1,904


6,096


1,438


1919


3,810


2,930,300


12,996,389


15,926,689


262,447.02


16.00


153


275


10


91


77


1,853


6,096


740


1918


3,816


3,243,430


12,762,177


16,005,607


241,314.84


14.60


191


326


79


146


84


1,849


6,096


1,255


1917


3,782


3,509,205


$117,360


12,760,069


16,386,634


225,509.18


13.30


230


232


182


36


58


1,842


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


12


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


1900


1,670


892,595


3,584,214


4,476.809


83,922.56


18.00


397


328


1


70


20


1,069


6,151


1890


1,096


513,473


2,052,085


2,564,558


45,398.36


16.60


300


410


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


Valuation


Total


Tax


Rate per


$1,000.00


Horses


Cows


Sheep


Neat Cattle


Swine


Dwellings


Area of Land


Fowl


1923


Male Polls


Valuation of Personal


Estate


Valuation


of Resident


Bank Stock


Valuation


of Land


Total


and Buildings


166


.


15


50


1,240


6,130


200


.


890


17


698


6,200


.


167


REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH


To the Citizens of Norwood:


The Board of Health herewith submit the following as their report for the year 1923:


ORGANIZATION


Following the annual election the Board of Health met and organized as follows:


Chairman, William P. Nickerson; Health Physician, Dr. Joseph J. Hagerty; Inspector of Plumbing, John A. Shannon; Clerk and Agent, James E. Pendergast; Agent and Inspector of Milk, Dr. James J. Mulvehill.


The following table shows the contagious diseases reported for the year 1923 in comparison with that of previous years :


Diphtheria


Scarlet Fever


Measles


Typhoid


Fever


Tuberculosis


Cerebro


Spinal


Meningitis


Infantile


Paralysis


Pneumonia


Influenza


Total


1905


16


57


10


2


10


34


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


26


I


17


72


1913


4


13


43


2


9


109


1914


19


18


118


3


14


1


211


1915


28


2


68


3


12


113


1916


26


75


17


2


19


3


143


1917


20


39


17


11


87


1918


2


11


195


1


12


11


1100


1332


1919


14


41


9


2


19


1


16


500


602


1920


5


29


48


5


9


3


37


85


135


1921


S


10


64


1


29


6


20


146


1922


34


17


142


S


19


24


1


238


1923


36


24


23


10


24


111


.


-


4


.


DIPHTHERIA


Number of reported cases of diphtheria for the year 1923 exceed by two that of the year 1922 and was within four of the highest ever reported.


·


Lobar


168


The greater proportion of the reported cases for the year 1923 were a part of a continuation of a group of infections having their beginning in Septem- ber, 1922, twenty-four of the thirty-six cases shown in this year's report being prior to July 1, 1923. The majority of these cases were localized in a particular section of the town. It is expected that the beneficial effects of the Shick Test and the Toxin Antitoxin treatment which has been availed of in certain districts will be apparent from now on. The policy of the Board as to removing cases from homes of two or more families is still adhered to and, though it must be admitted entails an additional expense, in the opinion of the Board it is the best method of safeguarding the com- munity as a whole from the spread of this infection.


SCARLET FEVER


It will be noted that the reported cases of scarlet fever exceeded those of the two preceding years. These cases, however, were with but few exceptions not acute cases. The expense of the care and the necessity of precaution with respect to these cases is not lessened by this effect. We are pleased to note that with respect to both diphtheria and scarlet fever there have been no deaths within the past year.


TUBERCULOSIS


The tuberculosis cases reported for the year 1923 are below the average of the three preceding years. The Board wish at this time to again make mention of the opportunities offered the inhabitants of the Town at the Tuberculosis Clinic which is held at the Norwood Civic Association building on each Thursday afternoon at 5 o'clock. Dr. Walter A. Griffin is in charge of the Clinic. The Public Health nurse is in attendance and the resources of the Board of Health are available at any and all times to persons who may desire admission to hospital or sanatorium for treatment of this disease.


DENTAL AND EYE CLINIC


The report of the Physicians in charge of each of these clinics is sub- mitted herewith together with the report of the Inspector of Milk. The receipts from the Dental Clinic were $355.45, the receipts from the Eye Clinic $55.20. The expense of the clinics was for salaries $1,275.00, for supplies $194.38.


The Board of Health desire to acknowledge its appreciation of the ser- vices and assistance rendered by the Public Health Nurse and District Nurse, also of the cooperation of the School Nurses.


Respectfully submitted,


WILLIAM P. NICKERSON, Chairman, JOHN A. SHANNON, JOSEPH J. HAGERTY, M. D.


169


REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF MILK


218 samples of milk examined for fat and solid content and for number of bacteria per c.c.


98 samples examined for fat and solid content alone.


A few samples were found to be a little under the Massachusetts Standard, subsequent samples from the same dairies, however, were well over the standard.


In nine cases an abnormally high bacteria count was found. On notify- ing the dealer or producer in each instance satisfactory improvement was noted on subsequent examinations.


An examination for bacteria content is made every week of a sample of milk supplied to the schools.


Seventy dairies supplying milk to Norwood were examined during the year and improvement of conditions ordered in six barns.


JAMES J. MULVEHILL, Inspector of Milk.


DENTAL CLINIC


The Norwood Board of Health, Norwood, Mass.


March 10, 1924.


I hereby submit my first annual report of the work of the Dental Clinic . for the year ending December 31, 1923.


Dental Clinic-January 1 to December 31, 1923


Total Number of Patients 385


Extractions of Temporary Teeth 413


Extractions of Permanent Teeth 77


Pulp Treatment of Temporary Teeth 118


Pulp Treatment of Permanent Teeth


165


Filling Temporary Teeth 33


Filling Permanent Teeth


635


Prophylactic Cleanings


223


Total Number of Operations


1,664


Total Amount of Money Received for the Above Cases $355.45


The school children are taking every advantage of the Dental Clinic and there are so many patients to be treated that appointments have to be made two to three months in advance.


As the clinic is open each school day from 9 to 11.45, it is impossible to care for all the pupils needing treatment-only the most necessary cases can be attended to.


Respectfully submitted,


DR. WALTER M. WING.


170


EYE CLINIC


The following is a report of the clinic for 1923: Number of Cases Examined and Treated 154


129


Number of New Cases Examined and Treated Glasses Prescribed


57


Diseases Treated


Eyelids


3


Conjunctiva


20


Iris


1


Lens


1


Choroid


1


Strabismus (crossed eyes)


6


Type of Defective Vision


Compound Hyperopic Astigmia


22


Myopia


16


Hyperopia


12


Hyperopic Astigmia


3


Mixed Astigmia


2


Compound Myopic Astigmia


1


Myopic Astigmia


1


57


Thirty-four with alleged defective vision were examined, and were found to have normal eyes.


H. B. C. RIEMER, M. D.


171


HAROLD W. GAY, TREASURER AND COLLECTOR, AS COLLECTOR FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1923


Commit- ments


Collection


Abate- ments


Unpaid


1923


Taxes


$543,492.15


$472,176.05


$4,465.39


$66,850.71


Appor. of Sewer Assessm'ts


2,741.40


2,053.34


688.06


Committed Interest


1,177.35


910.20


267.15


Moth Suppression 1922


476.35


383.65


92.70


Taxes


83,713.26


78,776.60


1,975.86


2,960.80


Moth Suppression


117.75


110.25


7.50


Appor. of Sewer Assessm'ts


1,133.67


1,100.41


24.86


8.40


Committed Interest 1921


422.49


417.75


4.74


Taxes


22,662.47


19,024.85


3,018.97


618.65


Moth Suppression


48.20


48.20


Appor. of Sewer Assessm'ts


258.21


258.21


Committed Interest


85.83


85.83


1920


.


Taxes


6,037.19


4,829.79


1,207.40


Moth Suppression


10.60


4.00


6.60


Appor. of Sewer Assessm'ts


68.46


68.46


Committed Interest 1919


25.34


25.34


Taxes


267.41


88.01


179.40


Moth Suppression


.60


.60


Appor. of Sewer Assessm'ts


16.20


16.20


Committed Interest 1918


5.28


5.28


Moth Suppression


6.20


4.00


2.20


Appor. of Sewer Assessm'ts


109.21


109.21


Committed Interest


25.00


25.00


1917


Moth Suppression


9.98


3.08


6.90


Appor. of Sewer Assessin'ts


38.68


38.68


Committed Interest 1916


5.81


5.81


Street Watering


8.34


8.34


Moth Suppression


5.08


5.08


Appor. of Sewer Assessm'ts


92.32


81.11


11.21


Committed Interest


14.61


12.91


1.70


172


Commit- ments


Collection


Abate- ments


Unpaid


1915


Street Watering


$ 11.50


$ 9.62


$ 1.88


Moth Suppression


5.06


5.06


Appor. of Sewer Assessm'ts


23.63


23.63


Committed Interest


2.19


2.19


1914


Street Watering


1.37


1.37


Appor. of Sewer Assessm'ts


1.85


1.85


Committed Interest


.71


.71


Moth Suppression


12.00


12.00


1913


Moth Suppression 1911


8.40


8.40


Street Watering


4.08


4.08


Appor. Betterments


4.73


4.73


Committed Interest


1.58


1.58


Committed Interest.


.25


.25


Street Betterments, 1916


557.88


18.68


$ 539.20


Advance Appor. of Sewer Assessments, 1923


883.14


883.14


Committed Interest


132.14


132.14


Sewer Assessments, 1923


3,451.25


3,451.25


Street Railway Tax


285.59


285.59


Water Rates


62,993.03


51,434.66


204.98


11,353.39


County Accounts Receivable


2,866.00


1,013.50


395.00


1,457.50


.


173


HAROLD W. GAY, TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES AS TOWN TREASURER


Treasurer's Report


Balance, Cash on Hand January 1, 1923.


$ 72,643.72


Received from Commonwealth of Massachusetts:


Corporation Taxes


61,424.86


Income Taxes


52,270.17


Bank Taxes


986.99


Street Railway Tax.


398.73


Notes Issued on Loans:


In Anticipation of Revenue


· 375,000.00


Highway Purposes.


5,859.00


Repairs of School Building.


1,300.00


Sewerage Purposes


28,000.00


Premiums.


20.15


Electric Department Receipts:


Fred S. Barton, Collector


185,359.33


Other Receipts.


1,635.52


Cemetery Receipts.


5,048.09


Interest on Trust Funds.


694.84


Real Estate Rentals


875.00


Interest on Deposits


1,283.43


Interest on Loans (Accrued)


99.39


Departmental Receipts:


General Manager .


47.06


Town Clerk and Accountant.


411.20


Treasurer and Collector of Taxes.


912.43


Town Office Building.


3.00


Engineering


.15


Police Department.


2,299.66


Fire Department.


147.47


Forestry .


458.58


Sealer of Weights and Measures.


83.88


Health.


1,698.22


Particular Sewer


7,526.55


Sewers and Drains


151.31


Ash Removal.


1,070.24


Highways:


From County of Norfolk 1922 Account .


1,500.00


Other Highway Receipts.


2,743.14


Charities .


104.42


Soldiers' Benefits


146.00


Education .


3,598.33


Addition to Balch School.


46.36


2


174


Libraries


$ 526.62


Insurance Refunds


297.79


Licenses and Permits


784.75


Fines .


2,508.50


Dog Tax, Refund from County Treasurer


856.13


Gifts:


Donation of Hon. Frank G. Allen of amount equal to pur- chase price of site for School Building .


12,902.31


Bequest of Alice H. Plimpton for trust for Morrill Me- morial Library .


50,000.00


Amount tendered therewith.


283.58


Water Department .


5,464.09


Perpetual Care Trust Funds


1,600.00


Deposits for Service


3,379.35


Tax Collections


580,965.30


Interest on Taxes


6,564.14


Sewer Assessments


3,451.25


Sewer Apportionments


4,634.98


Committed Interest on same.


1,623.43


Fee in Lieu of Assessments


56.00


Street Watering.


23.41


Moth Assessments


583.82


Water Rates.


51,434.66


Redemption of Tax Titles


531.30


Betterment Assessment


18.68


Refund of Abated Tax


28.75


$1,544,366.06


Payments on Warrants Issued.


1,428,108.07


Cash on Hand, December 31, 1923


$ 116,257.99


HAROLD W. GAY, Town Treasurer and Tax Collector.


I hereby certify that I have examined the accounts of Harold W. Gay as Treasurer and Collector of Taxes of the Town of Norwood, and that the foregoing statement of his accounts and cash on hand agrees with the records of this office.


JAMES E. PENDERGAST,


Town Clerk and Accountant.


175


REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMISSION


At the Annual Town Meeting held on January 21, 1924, Mr. Fred R. Ellis was elected to the Finance Commission to succeed Mr. Arthur W. Coolidge who declined re-election. The Finance Commission for the year 1924 was organized with Mr. Charles J. Prescott, Chairman, and Mr. Fred R. Ellis, Secretary.


Mr. Arthur W. Coolidge retires from the Finance Commission after six years of faithful and conscientious service and his associates wish to have placed on the town records their appreciation of all he has done to make the work of the Finance Commission successful.


During the past year the Commission has inspected various town prop- erty and met in consultation with State, County and Town officials. While . in former years the work of this Commission has been accomplished largely by weekly meetings between the Annual Town Meeting in January and the adjourned Town Meeting in March, the amount of work now is so large that it requires almost continuous weekly meetings throughout the year. With the growth of the town there has been forced on the various boards more and more responsibility for its policies and we believe it is becoming necessary that each board should be so constituted that it will have an executive secretary to do the detail work because unless this is accomplished the boards will be so over-loaded that public spirited citizens willing to . serve will find the work so irksome that they will be obliged to retire.


This Commission has continued its policy of being not so much a critical board as one to whom the various departments can turn for assistance on their financial program, not only for the immediate present but for the years to come. We take this opportunity to express our appreciation of the earnest cooperation we have received from every department in the town, ·which has helped much in lightening our work.


The Finance Commission appreciates the very serious condition of our finances due to the gradual increase of our town debt and with the growing demand for other town improvements, such as more schools, town hall, memorial, better and more streets, highways and sewers. We must face the situation squarely and be prepared to wait a little longer for those improve- ments which we all desire or radically increase our tax rate. A further in- crease of our debt is out of the question, rather we must work toward its reduction. Following out this principle, the tax levy for the year 1923 included some forty thousand dollars ($40,000) for constructive work which in previous years had not been included in the tax levy but was financed by borrowing. It is to be very definitely our policy to place more con- structive and improvement work in the budget instead of borrowing for same.


176


This Commission outside of preparing a regular budget is working up a detailed statement of our situation in the various departments which it hopes to be able to submit to the citizens at some nearby date. The state- ment covering reports of the last four years is attached.


CHARLES J. PRESCOTT, Chairman, FRANK A. FALES, FRED R. ELLIS, Secretary.


APPORTIONMENT OF TAX RATE On Basis of Appropriations


1920


1921


1922


1923


General Government


Board of Survey


21.75


S


7.50


8.00


$


10.50


Selectinen


Town Clerk and Accountant


8,339.04


8,844.58


10,508.89


10,322.96


'Treasurer and Collector


4,009.17


4,116.11


4,169.17


4,433.20


General Manager


4,001.78


4,000.00


4,540.00


4,625.00


Assessors and Plans


2,268.81


3,558.45


3,073.36


2,292.67


Certification of Notes


104.00


350.36


281.82


80.00


Finance


102.45


95.00


88.68


79.75


Law


1,252.31


1,269.64


1,244.65


3,545.50


Election and Registration


1,955.95


786.00


1,285.00


1,111.22


Town Offices


S22.65


996.05


1,161.38


995.66


Inspector of Buildings


489.00


·621.25


556.00


500.00


Inspector of Cattle


150.00


150.00


150.00


150.00


Sealer of Weights and Measures


424.76


388.97


397.37


405.40


Memorial Day


. 281.32


253.72


245.17


325.00


Town Reports


800.00


1,760.00


800.00


800.00


Insurance


2,173.75


938.49


. 1,467.60


5,667.00


Town Planning Board


10.00


277.10


30.95


Incidentals


1,309.68


379.62


3,129.62


825.92


28,506.42 $ 1.50


28,525.74 $ 1.50


33,383.01 $ 1.67


36,200.73 $ 1.76


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APPORTIONMENT OF TAX RATE-Continued


1920


1921


1922


1923


Highways:


General


$ 47,448.27


$ 43,313.90


$ 47,403.96


$ 72,834.71


Ash Removal


1,030.54


1,015.31


1,148.60


1,416.16


Notes


18,930.00


17,930.00


15,740.41


14,300.00


Interest


2,352.50


3,061.20


2,934.84


2,383.23


Parks


350.20


422.65


520.00


368.57


70,291.60


3.76


65,743.06


3.47


67,747.81


3.41


91,302.67


4.42


Sehools:


General


166,192.92


199,648.89


223,112.68


241,432.20


Notes


31,950.00


33,450.00


38,380.00


31,700.00


Interest


16,097.75


14,835.00


18,120.74


19,720.25


214,240.67


11.47


247,933.89


13.12


279,613.42


14.09


292,852.45


14.22


Abatement of Taxes:


1,616.66


500.00


Overlay


3,074.29


3,404.65


3,941.01


3,680.11


State Taxes


56,624.90


56,231.05


41,400.00


41,400.00


County Taxes


24,450.81


33,216.33


30,913.10


31,688.30


84,150.00


4.50


94,467.69


4.99


76,254.11


3.83


77,268.41


3.74


Civilian War Polls


18,880.37


1.01


22,882.34


: 1.21


28,677.90


26,380.34


Fire Department


12,668.71


.68


13,275.34


.71


13,959.96


16,759.33


Gypsy Moth


4,342.06


.23


3,805.36


20


3,379.25


3,587.57


178


Overdrafts 1921


7,721.12


.39


702.81


.03


Police Department


Shade Trees Board of Health


424.58 5,717.88


.31


1,022.88 5,960.53


.32


1,535.00 . 8,550.00


1,599.46 10,984.34


56,102.21


2.81


59,311.04


2.87


Sewers


General


5,877.21


10,593.57


11,353.76


29,133.24


Notes


9,920.00


15,670.00


9 475.00


9,500.00


Interest


7,425.00


9,101.82


9,887.07


7,044.97


23,222.21


1.34


35,365.39


1.88


30,715.83


1.53


45,678.21


2.26


County Hospital


5,315.75


8,859.59


10,631.50


8,833.80


Notes


6,000.00


6,000.00


5,000.00


5,000.00


Interest


1,215.00


945.00


675.00


450.00


12,530.75


.67


15,804.59


.84


16,306.50


.83


14,283.80


.65


Care in Hospitals


1,269.63


.07


1,227.98


.07


956.11


1,099.44


Main Drains


3,498.85


.19


2,402.17


.14


3,479.09


11,599.22


Relief


17,113.12


.92


22,247.41


1.17


25,124.78


31,215.06


Library


7,523.25.


.41


10,936.27


.58


10,227.26


10,497.65


Cemetery


2,100.00


11


8,222.94


.44


3,370.00


6,858.76


Street Lighting


6,000.00


.32


6,000.00


.32


6,300.00


5,000.00


49,457.24


2.49


66,270.13


3.22


Notes (not Applicable to any Department)


4,000.00


.21


4,000.00


.21


6,000.00


30


15,000.00


.72


Interest (not Applicable to any Department)


8,558.32


.46


14,388.40


.76


9,732.05


.49


12,591.55


.60


.


179


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APPORTIONMENT OF TAX RATE-Continued


1920


2921


1922


1923


Contingent Fund


Engineering


3,070.02


.17


3,212.49


17


3,040.65


.16


3,454.86


.17


Band Concerts


500.00


.02


500.00


.03


500.00


.03


500.00


.03


Street Railway, Cost of Service


4,000.00


.22


Water Notes


7,351.53


38


8,070.13


.42


Total LESS CREDITS


528,608.44


28.35


619,276.00


32.80


656,574.98


33.06


715,416.66 34.69


Poll Taxes Assessed


7,458.00


.38


7,208.00


19,815.00


7,480.00


Excess and Deficiency


36,800.00


1.87


23,700.00


26,000.00


26,000.00


Bank and Corporation Taxes


65,332.79


3.32


Income Tax


48,510.00


2.46


Dog Licenses


722.73


04


789.16


Available Receipts and Balances


44,185.23


2.24


24,249.64


14,836.95


25,044.50


Note Premiums


223.99


01


164.08


662.40


561.20


Estimated Receipts


96,943.54


8.10


109,515.32


143,421.67


Total


203,738.92


10.35


153,055.22


8.10


170,829.67


· 8.06


202,507.87


9.39


Net Total


324,869.52


466,220.78


485,745.31


512,908.79


Add Closing Balances Net


10,785.26


26.54


10,751.39


8,805.72


Tax Levy on Property


335,654.78


466,247.32


496,496.70


521,714.51


Tax Rate


18.00


24.70


25.00


25.30


Valuation


18,647,488.00


18,876,410.00


19,859,865.00


20,621,060.00


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ANNUAL REPORT OF TOWN COUNSEL


January 19, 1923.


Selectinen of Norwood,


Hon. Frank G. Allen, Chairman, Norwood, Mass.


Gentlemen:


I submit in the form of this brief summary my fifteenth annual report as Counsel for the Town covering the year 1923. The activities of my Department were to a large extent directed to matters as to which the service required, called for conferences, advice and preparation of various papers. As in the former years the questions raised were extensive and varied in character and involved a considerable amount of correspondence as well as attendance at meetings and hearings in addition to the prepara- tion of opinions and papers and numerous conferences referred to above.


Departments to which advice and opinions were furnished included the following: Selectmen, Finance Commission, School Committee, Planning Board, Board of Health, Town Treasurer and Collector of Taxes, Board of Relief, Library Trustees, Town Clerk and Accountant, General Manager, Building Inspector and Town Engineer.


The most important and extensive activity, however, was that relating to the Neponset River Expense Apportionment which is specifically re- referred to elsewhere in this report.


LITIGATION


No suits against the Town, other than the above mentioned Neponset River Expense Apportionment casc, were pending at the close of the year within the knowledge of this Department.


Various claims were presented during the year, to each of which advice was given, after investigation of the facts and due consideration of the same, to the effect that the Town was without liability.


As far as known no litigation with respect to any of these claims is threatened. Therefore, the record as to litigation continues to be most favorable and it is probably unequalled by any other Town of substantially like size and activities within the Commonwealth.


NEPONSET RIVER EXPENSE APPORTIONMENT


Hearings by the Board of Commissioners appointed by the Supreme Judicial Court in 1921 to apportion one-half the cost of the improvement so called in and along the Neponset River in accordance with the require- inents of Chapter 355, Acts of 1911 and amendatory acts, held in 1922,


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as was set forth in my report for that year, certain preliminary hearings and took a view general in character of the territory involved.




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