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In every way the writer feels that the achievements of the Public Works Department for the year 1929 have been of substantial improvement.
Highways
The crusher, now relocated near the Ellis Pumping Station, operated almost continually throughout the year. It has given excellent results, not only from a financial standpoint, but also from the fact that the de- partment was able to get material when needed, thereby enabling the speeding up of construction. All the sand and stone used by the depart- ment for the construction of streets and sidewalks and for the covering of ice during the winter was taken from this plant. With some machinery alterations and the necessary repairs and stripping of the bank, the crush- ing plant should be a big factor in still further reducing cost of new con- struction, and for the maintenance of streets through the winter.
A general clean up of all highways took place early in the spring and late in the fall. At various times, streets which collected waste matter frequently, were regularly attended to. In addition, two street patrol men, one on Washington Street in the center of the Town, the other in the South End section, were on duty continuously.
During the month of October one week was set aside for a clean up of waste material from the property of any resident of Norwood. The Town was divided into six sections, and a notice was published in the "Messen-
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ger" stating the day that men and trucks would make the clean up. The five-ton truck used in this work collected forty-six loads or approximately two hundred thirty barrels of waste.
Dumps were maintained as usual at Lenox Street, close to the railroad tracks and in the rear of Highland Cemetery.
Three hundred twenty-two thousand nine hundred sixty-four (322,964) square yards of street surface was treated with either a 45, 65 or 85% asphaltic oil and thoroughly covered with sand or stone chips.
NEW LIGHT WEIGHT GAS ROLLER
A patching crew was kept continually at work repairing streets. This type of temporary patch work will increase rapidly, unless ample appro- priations are made for permanent street construction.
Many street signs of an attractive design were set at various points throughout the Town, bringing this work to within approximately 10% of completion.
Traffic signs and street markings along Washington Street and at dangerous intersections throughout the Town were maintained in a good condition during the year. All traffic signs were painted the colors re- quested by the State Highway Commission.
Approximately four thousand (4000) lineal feet of gravel sidewalk with . a sod shoulder was built on Nahatan Street, Eliot Street, and Highland
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JOB NO .. 37
NORWOOD. MASS. CONSTRUCTION COST RECORD
Description of Job: HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION Railroad Avenue Gutters, Lenox St. to Monroe St.
Remarks: Gutters on both sides of the street were filled in with crushed stone, graded and penetrated with asphalt.
August 13, 1929
Amount of Work:
1084 sq. yds. Labor Distribution, and Subdivision of Labor, Carts, Etc .: Scarifying Base Spreading Binding Seal Cost
Labor:
Course Grading
71.40
Surface Excavation
160.70
Scarifying
7.20
Hauling Stone
14.95
Stone Spreading
123.75
Applying Binder
47.90
46.40
489.50
Trucks :
48.00
48.00
12.00
16.00
124.00
Roller :
8.00
31.00
8.00
8.00
55.00
Town Trucks :
2.75
10.00
2.00
2.50
17.25
298.05
275.60
39.20
72.90
685.75
Material Distribution and Subdivisions:
Base Spreading Binding Seal Cost
Total
118
Tons #1 Stone
@ $.60
$ 70.80
38.40
38.40
66 Tons Pea Stone
.60
(2439)
(1118)
65
Tons #2 Stone
.60
39.00
39.00
50
Red Brick
.02
1.00
1.00
5
Gallons Kerosene
.15
.75
.75
20.5 Tons Stone Dust
2.50
51.25
51.25
70.80
272.77
182.15
525.72
Labor
$685.75
$1211.47
Materials
525.72
10% Overhead
121.15
Totals:
$1211.47
$1332.62
Total Cost
Unit Costs: PER SQUARE YARD
Scarifying Base Spreading Binding Seal Cost
Total
Labor
.2749
.2542
.0361
.0672
. 6324
Materials
.0653
.2516
.168
.4849
Overhead
.027
.0319
.0287
. 0235
. 1111
.3019
.3514
.3164
.2587
1.2284
Entire Job per sq. yd. $1.23
Computed by J. Hayes , G. Pallo .Checked by .. J. Gahagan.
.. Job No ...... 37
PHOTO-REDUCTION OF COST DATA NOW KEPT ON ALL CONSTRUCTION JOBS
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Street. This type of sidewalk is a temporary one, but was necessary on account of the dangerous condition.
Permanent sidewalks of granolithic type were laid on various streets about the Town to the extent of 5438 square yards of walk, 776 square yards of crossing, and 900 lineal feet of concrete eurbing.
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Yds. Sand
. 80
39.60
39.60
3557
Gallons Binder C
. 0801
195.37
89.55
284.92
Stone Rolling
17.20
Applying Cover
Date: August 5, to
Total
70.80
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Corner Takings, Curb Setting and Street Surfacing
Location
Tree Removals
Land Damages
Material and Labor
Total Cost
Northeast Walpole
St. and Winter St.
$ 50.05
$ 75.94
$
444.50 $ 570.49
Northeast corner Maple St. and Vernon St.
61.18
61.18
Southeast corner Maple St. and Cottage St.
83.01
83.01
Northeast corner Nichols St. and Prospect Ave.
227.81
227.81
Northeast corner Baker St. and Railroad Ave.
16.13
208.80
224.93
Northwest corner Baker St. and Railroad Ave.
16.13
169.42
185.55
Northeast corner Fulton St. and Railroad Ave.
12.90
205.17
218.07
Southeast corner Central St. and Railroad Ave.
132.46
221.25
1,618.14
1,917.85
Northeast corner Railroad Ave. and Prospect St.
9.30
136.14
145.44
Northwest corner Fulton St.
and Railroad Ave.
10.75
153.56
164.31
4" Street Construction
Street
Yardage
Estimate
Cost
Per Square Yard $1.30
K
491
831.60
$ 637.81
Clark
642
691.20
509.08
.79
Williams
756
847.80
1,008.77
1 33
Guild
2,690
6,776.00
3,349.18
1.25
Catalpa Rd.
700
(None)
275.39
.39
Bituminous Gravel
1
Street
Yardage
Estimate
Cost $4,053.12
Per Square Yard $ .634
Ellis Ave.
6,385
Plimpton Ave.
1,083
$3,499.20 Special appropriation No
301.71
.278
Shaw St.
800
479.46
.60
Melville Ave.
1,111
appropriation 957.96
222.81
.20
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Street Widening 4" Penetration
Street
Yardage
Estimate $1,193.40
Cost $1,332.62
Per Square Yard $1.23
Washington St., Hawes
Brook to East Wal-
pole Line
2,740
2,840.40
2,356.82
.86
The improved street mileage is now 44.
No street in Norwood is untreated.
Granolithic Sidewalk Construction
Street
Square Yards Walk
Square Yards Crossing 109.1
Feet Concrete Curb
Cost
Adams St.
544
$1,571.41
Prospect Avc.
242
47.6
532.60
Walpole St. and Beacon St. and Walks
232.1
9
518.05
Highland St.
208
26.5
26.5
716.63
Chapel St.
608.9
133
2,313.27
Nichols St. (May's)
56.2
12.6
296.45
Walpole St .; Winter St. to Washington St.
500
49.5
1,626.06
Central St.
386.9
35.7
1,054.30
Railroad Ave.
1,145
228.4
3,765.74
Washington St., South Nor- wood
610
22.2
669.
2,204.22
$14,598.73
Walpole St. (Shattuck's)
191
12.
(Private Job)
Vernon St.
223.4
17.8
133.
(Private Job)
Charles St. and Florence Ave.
100
25.5
(Private Job)
Marion Ave., North side
313.9
49.8
(Private Job)
Marion Ave., South side
44.3
8.9
(Private Job)
Walpole St. (Perry's)
32.
60.
(Private Job)
5,437.7
775.6
900.5
Railroad Ave.
1,084
PARKS
The program of the Park Division met with favorable approval for its efforts during the year. Many plots which had been neglected in the past were cleaned, shaped, dressed with loam and then seeded. Fir trees, re- moved from the Ellis Pumping Station grounds, were transplanted in
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LET'S PLAN FOR THE NEXT FORTY YEARS
BOTH PICTURES TAKEN FROM SAME SPOT, BUT FORTY YEARS APART
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many of thesc plots, but the cxtreme dry spell of the past spring and sum- mer caused over half the number to die. Another type of planting is to be installed this year.
The locations of these parks and plots are as follows:
Plots
Washington Street, Intersection of Neponset Street.
Howard Street, between Howard Street and Morse Avenue.
Prospect Street, Intersection of Winter Street.
Winter Street, Intersection of Bellevue Avenue. Winslow Avenue, Intersection of Hoyle Street.
Lincoln Street, Intersection of Cypress Street. Washington Street, Intersection of Walnut Avenue.
Pleasant Street, Intersection of East Cross Street.
Pleasant Street, Intersection of Cross Street.
Pleasant Street, Intersection of Morse Street.
Union Street, Intersection of Sumner Street.
Parks
Shattuck Memorial Park, Winter Street, Nichols Street and Parkway.
Bond Street Park, Bond Street and Walpole Street.
Mylod Street Park, Mylod Street and Washington Street.
Eliot Park, Rear of Balch School.
Winslow Park, Chapel St. and Walpole St.
And the small park at the Band Stand.
At the Shattuck Memorial Park a general clean up was made of dead leaves and refuse. Walks were raked and levelled.
At Bond Street Park the shrubbery was trimmed, plots cleaned, and the grounds kept mowed during the season.
Mylod Street Park was reloamed and seeded, walks built and made into a very attractive park.
The six acres comprising Eliot Park were loamed and seeded, and a six-lap cinder running track built. This park will be ready to open in the spring.
Winslow Park, a general clean up of ground, some loaming and seeding, and the mowing of grass through the season.
At the small park at Band Stand, shrubbery was planted, walks built, and grounds loamed and seeded.
All these plots and parks were maintained in a very creditable manner throughout the year. Concrete benches and bird baths were moulded at the yard and placed in desirable locations.
The Park and Playground area now totals over 30 acres.
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WASHINGTON STREET-NORTH FROM DAY STREET-1890-1930
CAN ANYONE VISUALIZE 1970?
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SEWERS AND DRAINS
The sewer and drainage system functioned properly throughout the year. The extreme dry condition of the river forced the use of about $4000 of nitrate to avoid unhealthful results.
Filter beds were cleaned when necessary, and the racks at the pumping station were given the usual attention.
The buildings at the filter beds and the sewer pumping station including pumps, are in a very good condition.
Forty-nine new sewer services were added to the system.
All open drains throughout the Town were cleaned.
The following is a list of Sewer and Drain Construction:
Sewer Construction
Street
Length
Estimate
Cost
Cost per Foot
Elm St., Lincoln to Winter
St. (solid rock encountered throughout)
432 ft.
$1,506.00
$2,294.01
$5.31
Winter St., Bright St. to Bellevue Ave.
1,015.7 ft.
4,388.00
4,720.01
4.65
Extension
Hill St.
58 ft.
None
66.63
Totals
1,505.7
$5,894.00
$7,080.65
The sanitary sewer system now totals 26 miles.
Drain Construction
Street
Length 225 ft.
Estimate
Cost
Cost per Foot
Neponset St., near Fales' House
$ 698.86
$3.106
Pleasant St., at Lee's House
120 ft.
No appropriation No appropriation
144.43
1.203
Rear of Talbot's to
Washington St.
339 ft.
$ 1,352.00
1,044.92
3.08
Everett Heights across Hawthorne St.
appropriation
665.78
3.20
Washington St., Morse Hill to Hawes Brook
634 ft.
$ 2,960.00
2,278.73
3.59
Armory Property, chang- ing location
300 ft.
1,000.95
3.34
Corner Upland Rd. and Prospect St.
50 ft.
112.01
2.24
208 ft.
No
BEFORE AND AFTER WIDENING WASHINGTON STREET (NORTH)
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Washington St., Rockhill
270 ft.
910.00
876.70
3.25
to East Walpole line Through Oldham Prop- erty
454 ft.
1,422.00
1,420.68
3.12
Oldham Lane to near Monroe St.
154 ft.
988.00
830.23
5.39
Howard St.
244 ft.
933.00
1,632.24
6.69
Extending culvert foot of Cottage St.
20 ft.
140.36
7.00
Day St. corner Central St.
30 ft.
232.00
149.17
4.97
Monroe St., installing
two catch basins at 61 Monroe St.
216.00
216.05
Broadway, Park St. to Guild St.
360 ft.
1,306.00
1,706.51
4.74
Walpole St. on Johnson Property
96 ft.
546.90
5.69
Totals
3,504 ft.
$10,319.00
$13,464.52
The drainage system now totals 13 miles.
WATER DEPARTMENT
No concern over the Norwood water supply was felt during the past year, ample water was in basins throughout the year. Hydrants, valves and gate boxes were inspected, and repairs made when necessary.
Hydrants were numbered and the size of main to which they were con- nected painted in white figures. A map and card file for every hydrant assures immediate inspection when the Fire Department submits their report of hydrants used.
A meter testing machine was purchased assuring accuracy of meters tested. The meter shop was renovated and is now in shape to take care , of the needs of this department.
Thirty-two new services were metered and one hundred ninety-five meters replaced.
An inspection of all meters is being made and meters found registering over 3% inaccurate are replaced, thus eliminating previous losses in revenue. The old meters are either repaired or junked as the condition warrants.
The stand pipe, pumping stations and pumps are in good condition. The following will show in detail the station operation:
Days
Hours
Gallons Pumped
Ellis Station
363
3,943
215,330,000
Westwood Station
345
3,062
172,490,000
Total
708
7,005
387,820,000
10.08
4 -7
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BEFORE AND AFTER WIDENING OF WASHINGTON STREET (NORTH)
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The conservation of water and elimination of waste followed during the past three years by 100% meter installation, quarterly readings and continued inspection, shows now in cash savings. One self-evident proof of saving in useless pumping is the following table of total gallons pumped each year. The reduction is even more commendable when it is realized that many more services are being installed every year.
1926 493,814,375 gallons 1927 428,230,000 gallons
1928 416,875,000 gallons 1929 387,820,000 gallons
The actual power bills alone in 1929 were $1266 less than in 1928 and $1900 less than in 1927.
Year 1929
Monthly Consumption in Gallons Ellis Station
Monthly Consumption in Gallons Westwood Station
January
22,560,000
8,305,000
February
24,700,000
6,570,000
March
19,830,000
11,605,000
April
20,340,000
9,085,000
May
18,860,000
14,725,000
June
12,480,000
21,550,000
July
18,240,000
19,915,000
August
14,870,000
19,790,000
September
14,050,000
17,175,000
October
13,520,000
17,485,000
November
14,620,000
15,660,000
December
21,360,000
10,625,000
Through constant adjustment between the two stations it has been possible to pump from Westwood during the entire year. This is the first time in the history of the filter beds that such a desirable arrangement was possible. This further reduced the operating cost of the department. The average Westwood pumping in previous years has only been 29% of the total consumption while this year it has been 44%. This means a saving of $986, as it costs $17 a million gallons less to pump from West- wood than from Ellis. Far beyond this financial saving is the matter of protection to the Ellis pumps, which in the past have suffered extremely, costly and dangerous breakage because of the extreme duty placed on them by excessive strain due to overload in reaching for water at low levels to meet the full needs of the Town.
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Day on which greatest amount of water was pumped was July 31, 1929- 1,525,000 gallons.
Week during which greatest amount was pumped was July 23-29, 1929- 9,080,000 gallons.
Gallons supplied to distributing mains during the year-387,820,000 gallons.
Miles of mains at end of year-39.02.
FORTY YEARS GROWTH IN SOUTH END
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Number of services in use at end of year-2513.
Number of meters in use at end of year-258S.
Water pumped from both stations registered by Venturi meters.
Water services 100% metered.
Ten new hydrants were installed during the year.
Seven water services were renewed and fifty-seven added to the system. The following list will show extensions made during the year.
Street
Length
Estimate
Cost
Size Main
Neponset St., East Cross St. to Dean St.
2,000'
$ 4,860.00 $ 4,568.03
Neponset St., Forbes Prop-
erty to Simoni's House (formerly only 2")
1,596'
4,104.00
3,829.39
8'
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Lincoln St., Sycamore St. to Hawthorne St.
186'
837.00
396.79
6""
Nichols St., Bond St. to Eliot St.
1,186'
4,212.00
3,110.05
6"
Fisher St.
464'
None
849.06
6"
Winslow Ave., Saunders
Rd. to Harding Rd.
256'
702.00
311.00
6"
5,688'
$14,715.00
$13,064.32
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The 6" main on Prospect Street from Nahatan Street to Winter Street was removed and replaced with a 10" line at a cost of $12,456.76.
Also 885 feet of 4" and 6" main on Lenox Strect was replaced with an 8" line at a cost of $2527.60.
Work Done For Other Departments
Considerable blasting, grading and similar work was performed for the Municipal Light Department.
At the Senior High School two hundred thirty-four fect of six-inch, and five hundred twenty-four feet of fifteen-inch drain was laid, at a cost of $2027.06. A combined open drain and driveway was built of a bitumin- ous type at a cost of $445.15 and a modern baseball diamond which cost $910.24. This diamond was constructed in the same manner as the onc at the Braves Field.
At the Shattuck School a section of the stone wall and granite steps was removed and set to new lines, rounding the sharp corner. The corner of Shattuck grounds was also graded.
A granite edging was laid at property of Morrill Memorial Library, as well as a new sidewalk.
Three thousand five hundred seventy (3570) square yards of bituminous
METER INSPECTION AND REPAIR COMPLETELY ]REORGANIZED WITH LATEST EQUIPMENT
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surfacing was built on Cemetery drives at a cost of $2330.89 or $.65 square yard.
Ball diamonds, sand boxes, bubblers and many other requirements for the Reereation Department were installed.
Office and Yard
The Office and Stoek Room have been completely eleaned up and systematie records are now kept of all work orders, follow-ups, time and material records, orders and receipts. All tools and supplies are checked both on ineoming and outgoing and continuous inventory is maintained. On the dispensing of gasolene the cheek was kept down to 114 gallons on over 28,000, which ineludes evaporation. The former unaccounted for gasolene over a four-year average was 784 gallons annually on same quan- tity. Due to constant check-up on small tools we will have to buy very few this eoming year.
Complete records and eost data are kept at the Public Works Office. Herewith is a sample copy of the new job cost records, such as we have kept on every piece of work for the past year and a half.
Respectfully submitted, JOSEPH E. CONLEY, Superintendent of Public Works.
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POLICE
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Mr. C. A. Bingham, General Manager,
Town of Norwood, Mass.
Dear Sir:
Attached you will find my annual report relative to the personnel, organization, business done and duties performed by the Police Depart- ment during the year ending December 31, 1929.
Personnel and Organization
Chief
William H. Sullivan Appointed October 18, 1925
Sergeant
Walter A. Readel
Appointed April 1, 1907
Patrolmen
William J. Barrett J. Irving Reid
Thomas C. Lydon
Peter N. Curran
Charles R. Donnell Harry F. Snow Patrick J. Coyne Henry F. Breen John S. Conroy John J. Nee Nicholas P. Curran John F. Lee Edward J. Feeney J. Harry Corbett Joseph T. Flood John H. Kelley Richard Murphy
Appointed July 31, 1911 Appointed Sept. 11, 1911 Appointed May 1, 1917 Appointed May 1, 1917 Appointed May 1, 1918 Appointed Oct. 30, 1918 Appointed June 1, 1920 Appointed Jan. 1, 1921 Appointed April 1, 1922 Appointed April 20, 1923 Appointed April 27, 1924 Appointed July 19, 1925 Appointed April 12, 1926 Reinstated March 29, 1928 Appointed April 17, 1928 Appointed April 17, 1928 Appointed May 7, 1929
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NORWOOD, MASS DAILY REPORT - POLICE DEPARTMENT
DAY PLATOON-8 A.M .- 4 P.M.
EVENING PLATOON-4 P.M .- Midnight
NIGHT PLATOON-Midnight-8 A.M.
Weather
Weather
Weather
Box
Route 1. Patrolman:
Box
Route 1, Patrolman.
Box
Route 1. Patrolman;
12
$2
12
13
13
13
Box
Route TA. Patrolman:
Box
Route JA. Patrolman:
Box
Route IA. Patrolman:
12
12
12
13
13
13
Bo
Route 2. Patrolman :
Box
Route 2. Patrolman:
Box
Route 2. Patrolman :
13
13
13
21
21
21
22
22
22
23
23
23
R R
R. R
Sie
Box
Route 3. Patrolman :
Box
Route 3. Patrolman:
Box
Route 3. Patrolman:
31
31
31
32
3,2
32
Ambulance and Patrol Calls --- All Hours
Box
Route 3A. Patrolman :
Box
Route 3A. Patrolman :
31
31
32
32
Traffic Officers Calle-All Platoons
Box
Route 4. Patrolman:
Box
Route 4. Patrolman :
12
12
41
41
42
42
REMARKS:
REMARKS:
REMARKS:
Signed
Officer. in.Charge.
Officer-in Charge
Officer.ID-Charge
METHOD OF CHECKING PATROL BEATS FROM STREET BOXES
Arrests for Following Offences
Abortion
1 Larceny
47
Adultery
1 Lewd and Lascivious
6
Assault
15 Liquor violations 40
Auto violations
48 Manslaughter
1
A. W. O. L. from Military Co.
2 Neglect of family
15
Bastardy
1 Neglected children
6
Breaking and entering
20 Non-payment of wages
1
Bogus Check
1 Receiving stolen property
1
Cruelty to dogs
2 Revolver without permit
2
Collecting junk, no license
2 Robbery
2
Deserter from U. S. Army
4 Runnaway boys
4
Disturbing the peace
9 Safe keeping
1
Disorderly houses
2 Sodomy
1
Drunkenness
140 Trespass
2
Escape
2 Violation of probation
5
Fornification
1 Vagrancy
2
Gaming
5 Wayward children 3
Injury to property
9 S. P. of larceny
3
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Hdarı
Hdqre
1
Signed
Signed
Ferm PZ-500 8 76
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Disposition of Cases as Follows
Appealed
2 Committed to Medfield Hospital 3
Committed to House of Cor. 37 Delivered to U. S. Army Base 4
Committed to State Farm
5 Delivered to other Depts. 25
Committed to Sherborn Ref.
2 Delivered to Capt. of Co. G 2
Committed to State Prison 1 Delivered to parents 5
Committed to Lyman School 4 Discharged 21
Committed to Shirley School 2 Fined 113
25
Committed to Public Welfare
10 Probated
73
Committed to Foxboro Hosp.
5 Nol prossed
1
Pending
7 Released 66
Miscellaneous Duties Performed
Accidents reported and investigated
167
Automobile accidents in which people were injured
121
Cases investigated
538
Dead bodies cared for
3
Deaths as result of automobile accidents
5
Defective drains reported
3
Defective sewers reported
6
Disturbances suppressed without arrests
62
Dogs killed by police
140
Dogs' licenses not paid July 19th, 1929
246
Dogs' licenses, total number paid for year 1929
666
Insane persons taken care of
8
Liquor raids
40
Liquor sales
9
Liquor manufacturing
9
Liquor transportation
5
Lost children restored to parents
14
Lodgers at police station lockup
26
Missing persons reported
21
Sick and injured persons assisted
32
Vacant houses reported and cared for
31
Ambulance calls
91
Value of property stolen in town
$4612.00
Value of property recovered
$3820.00
Value of property recovered for other towns .
$6170.00
Total number of arrests for year 1929
415
Males
377
Females
38
Juveniles
42
Arrests for other Police Departments
25
Total amount of fines
$5610.00
Total amount of liquor fines
$3700.00
Total amount of fines paid in Superior Court
$1300.00
Committed to Psyc. Hospital
2 Filed
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Nationality of Persons Arrested
United States
238 Poland
14
Australia
2 Portugal
5
Austria
3
Russia
12
Canada
15 Sweden
4
Finland
8
Scotland
2
Germany
3 Syria
7
Ireland
49
Norway
1
Italy
14
Turkey
1
Lithuania
33
England
3
Newfoundland
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Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM H. SULLIVAN, Chief of Police.
WHAT PRICE-SPEED
ONE KILLED-THREE SERIOUSLY INJURED
NORWOOD'S FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT-JANUARY 1, 1930
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FIRE DEPARTMENT
Office of the Chief
EN GANIZED JULY 12. 192.
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Mr. C. A. Bingham, Town Manager, Norwood, Mass.
Sir
In compliance with Town Ordinance, I respectfully submit, report of the Norwood Fire Department for the year ending December 31, 1929, containing a list of the alarms responded to, apparatus, hose and appliances in service, paid and call personnel of the department, value of property at risk, insurance loss, etc.
Alarms
From Street Boxes
75 Automobiles 13
By Telephone
78 Chimney Fires 5
Still Alarms Out of Town Calls
80
Buildings 52
2 False alarms 23
Grass, woods, etc.
102
Miscellaneous 24
Unnecessary
14
Out of Town
2
Total
235
Total 235
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Apparatus
One Seagrave 750-gallon auto pumping engine equipped with 60-gallon booster tank, 1300 feet of 2}" hose, cotton rubber lined, 250 feet of ?" chemical hose, 20 feet of hard and 10 feet of soft suction hose. Carries one soda and acid, one Foam type extinguisher, one Burrell all service gas mask, and portable lights.
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One Maxim 750-gallon auto pumping engine, equipped with 60-gallon booster tank, 1300 feet of 21" hose, cotton rubber lined, 250 feet of ?" chemical hose, 20 feet of hard and 10 feet of soft suction hose. Carries one soda and acid and one Foam type extinguisher, onc Burrell all service gas mask, and portable lights.
One Reo Speed Wagon chassis, on which is mounted a 250-gallon Northern Pump with a 150-gallon booster tank. Carries 250 feet of 2}" cotton rubber lined hose, 750 feet of 1}" cotton rubber lined hosc, 350 feet of ?" chemical hose, 80 feet of hard suction and ten feet of soft suction hose;
NEW FOAM WAGON AND FOUR-WAY TURRET GUN
four 5-gallon hand pumps, one soda and acid and one Foam type extin- guisher, brooms, shovels, hooks, axes, forks, etc. Used for woods and grass fires.
One Marim City Service Hook & Ladder Truck equipped with a 45- gallon soda and acid chemical tank, 250 feet of 2" chemical hose, various sized ladders totaling 286 feet, Browder life net, life gun and cannister, three soda and acid and one Foam type extinguisher, salvage covers, various tools and appliances. Burrell all service gas mask and portable lights.
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