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Town of Wayland.
The sidewalk on Pond Street, from Main Street to Granny Pond (so called) has been built as far as advisable at a cost of $512.37.
In regard to the claim of Joseph T. Minon against the Town of Wayland, the Selectmen have employed counsel, and acting on his advice have not paid the claim. The following is a copy of the opinion rendered :
BOSTON, MASS., May 7, 1907.
ALFRED T. DEAN, Esq.,
Chairman of the Board of Selectmen of Wayland. DEAR SIR :
I have considered the questions submitted to me by you in relation to the claim of Joseph T. Minon against the town of Wayland, namely :-
1. Whether the vote of March 26, 1906, by which it was voted to appoint Mr Minon " Agent of the town to take care of the rights of our citizens in the matter of boating, skating and fishing on Lake Cochituate " and
2. Whether the vote of March 25, 1907, by which it was voted that " The sum of eight hundred dollars be appropriated and assessed to reimburse Joseph T. Minon as agent of the Town for counsel fees paid in defending the boating rights of the citizens of Wayland in Lake Cochituate "? are valid votes and constitute a legal appropriation of public money which entitles Mr. Minon to demand the money so appropriated from the town.
I find no statute specifically authorizing the appointment of such an agent or allowing public money to be appropriated for such a purpose. If, therefore, the authority exists it must be found in the general clause of the statute giving power to towns to raise money for " all other necessary charges arising in such town."
The " Necessary charges " mentioned in this clause have been uniformly construed and held to be restricted to matters in which the town has in its corporate capacity a duty to perform, an interest to protect, or a right to defend and not to extend beyond what is necessary to accomplish these purposes.
The town of Wayland has no more or greater corporate duty to take care of or protect the boating, skating and fishing rights of
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Report of Selectmen.
her citizens on Lake Cochituate than it has to protect and take care of any other rights, legal or otherwise, which her citizens may have. Such rights are left by law to be asserted and vindicated by the individuals claiming them and those who wish to indulge in the luxury of counsel to assist them in their controversies have no just cause of complaint if left to discharge the obligation such a luxury entails. Nor has the town in its corporate capacity any interest in Lake Cochituate to protect, or any right to defend. It is a " Great Pond " within the meaning of the law and as such is under the control and is owned by the Commonwealth as public property held in trust for public uses, except in so far as the owner- ship and control has been surrendered for the purposes of a water supply, but whether so surrendered or not the town has no vested property rights or interest in it.
It follows that the town had not authority to pass either vote, that the attempted appropriation of the money was and is invalid, ineffectual and void, and that Mr. Minon has no claim against the town under the votes referred to.
Very respectfully, (Signed) P. H. COONEY.
We have perambulated the Town line between Framingham and Wayland. The boundary stones were located and found to be in good condition.
We have been compelled to overdraw the incidental account.
This was made necessary by drawing on this account for insur- ance to the amount of į$682.80, and for new Town Scales at Cochituate to the amount of $243.63.
The following is an extract from the report of the County Commissioners : The repairs ordered by the Board at Sherman's bridge across the Sudbury river between Wayland and Sudbury were not done by the towns up to last spring and the Board called the Selectmen of the two towns in, to endeavor to arrange for the work. It was finally decided in view of the nature of the repairs, that the work should be done by some competent contractor on the basis of actual cost of labor plus 15 per cent. and the actual cost of materials.
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Town of Wayland.
Mr H. W. Tarbell of Lowell furnished the necessary labor, and the work was performed under the direction of our engineer. The old wooden bridge, about 100 feet in length, was almost entirely replaced, new piles being driven and new lumber used. The stone abutments were relaid in Portland cement mortar, railings erected and the approaches graded and surfaced. The total cost of the work was $3,239.18 and $1,079.73, or one-third the expense, was borne by each town and by the county respectively.
ALFRED T. DEAN, ALBION F. PARMENTER, Selectmen of Wayland
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Incidentals.
INCIDENTALS
1907.
March 1. Unexpended balance .
$ 249 27
Appropriation ·
2,000 00
1908.
Feb. 28.
Expenditures . $2,666 86
Overdrawn 417 59
$2,666 86 $2,666 86
1907.
April 6. Thomas Groom & Co., printing voting lists and printing for treasurer ·
$25 50
6. Jeremiah Lyons, services at polls . .
2 50
6. The Fairbanks Co., town scales 55 74
6. A. J. Ricker, care of town clock one year 20 00
6. E. F. Lawrence, police service 70 00
6. Jose Parker & Co., book of town notes . 2 75 ·
6. American Express Co., express on town reports . 2 80 .
6. J. Frank Facey, printing town reports 178 50
6. Jeremiah Lyons, distributing town reports 5 00 ·
6. J. E. Linnehan, posting war- rants, delivering town reports and putting up voting booths 10 00
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Town of Wayland.
April 6. C. J. Wood, stamped envelopes for treasurer $10 70
6. F. H. Fowler, postage and traveling expenses . 4 10
May
4. Robinson & Jones, wood for lockup at Cochituate 3 00
4. E. F. Lawrence, police service 68 50
4. E. W. Marston, automobile signs and placing same 14 87
4. J. E. Linnehan, care of Town Hall, 3 months 18 75
4. Weston Electric Light Co., light for Town Hall 9 20
June
1. H. C. Haynes, labor on scales 2 88
1. S. R. Snelling, wood for Town Hall . 3 50
1. Thomas Bryant, team for police service 1 50
1. J. E. Linnehan, police service, printing and posting warrant 4 50
1. E. F. Lawrence, police service 66 50
1. Cemetery Commissioners, deeds for lots 8 00
July
6. J. E. Linnehan, police service 10 00
6. B. R. Parker, repairing lawn mower and express on same 1 75
6. R. W. Lamont, police service July 3d and 4th . 3 00
6. Wayne Post, police service July 3d and 4th . 3 00
6. Howard George, police service July 3d and 4th . 4 00 ·
6. M. W. Hynes, police service July 3d and 4th . 6 00 .
6. E. F. Lawrence, police service 64 50
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Incidentals.
Aug. 3. Daniel Brackett, postage, ad- dressing and mailing notices $8 25
3. Natick Review Co., books for assessors 4 50
3. W. F. Garfield, team for
assessors 4 50
3. E. F. Lawrence, police service 68 30
3. C. F. Dusault, police service July 3d and 4th . 3 00
3. C. H. Richardson, one-half cost of concrete sidewalk 11 33 ·
3. Thomas Bryant, team for assessors 1 50
3. Weston Electric Light Co., light for Town Hall 6 20
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3. William P. Kingsbury, deputy sheriff's services . 18 84
Sept. 7. H. E. Rich, postage for tax collector .
17 50
7. Thomas J. Russell, printing ·
11 75
7. F. E. Yeager, insurance on school buildings and reading room .
232 80
7. E. E. Butler, insurance on school buildings . .
200 00
7. E. F. Lawrence, police service 66 50
7. State National Bank, rent of safe for Sinking Fund Com- mission 10 00
Oct. 5. E. F. Lawrence, police service 65 50
5. L. K. Lovell, supplies for Town Hall and Selectmen's office 4 39
5. William Stearns, care of town clock, 2 years 40 00
5. Thomas Groom & Co., printing voting lists and cash book for collector 29 75
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Town of Wayland.
Oct.
5. William P. Kingsbury, deputy sheriff's services $6 32
5. Priest, Page & Co., wagon scales at Cochituate 140 00
5. The Fairbanks Co., examining scales at Wayland and labor on same 6 15
Nov.
2. Weston Electric Light Co., light for Town Hall 8 82
2. J. E. Linnehan, care of Town Hall 6 months, police service and collecting dog taxes 48 50 ·
2. H. P. Sherman, postage on notices sent for Selectmen .
1 54
2. A. T. Dean, express on town scales 3 33
2. John C. Paige Co., bond for Sinking Fund Commission 10 00
2. E. L. Lackey, team
2 50
2. P. H. Cooney, legal services
10 00
2. E. F. Lawrence, police service
66 50
Dec.
7. J. E. Linnehan, police service at polls, putting up and taking down voting booths and carting ballot box 9 00
7. American Express Co., carting voting booths to Cochituate . 50
7. Thomas Groom & Co., order book for Selectmen ·
11 00
7. E. F. Lawrence, police service
64 50
7. M. W. Hynes, special police service, November 28th ·
2 00
7. F. E. Yeager, insurance on Town House . 1908.
250 00
Jan. 4.
E. F. Lawrence, police service 67 90
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Incidentals.
Jan.
4. E. A. Atwood, one-half cost of sidewalk $12 67
4. J. W. Parmenter, wood for Town Hall . 25 50
4. G. A. Ordway, medical services
20 22
4. P. H. Cooney, legal services .
60 00
4. A. S. Morse, return of deaths 1 25
4. D. P. W. Loker, return of deaths
2 00
4. E. W. Marston, labor and lum- ber for lockup and scales .
103 63
4. C. J. Wood, stamped envelopes for treasurer 10 72
Feb.
1. W. F. Garfield, team for police officers 1 00
1. E. F. Lawrence, police service
66 50
1. J. E. Linnehan, care of Town Hall 3 months
18 75
1. Weston Electric Light Co., light for Town Hall 7 28
29. E. F. Lawrence, police service 62 50
29. William Wheeler, damage to barge . ·
10 35
29. Daniel Brackett, recording births, marriages and deaths, repairs on ballot box, express, printing and postage ·
58 78
29. Kenneth Parmenter, return of births ·
50
29. Joseph S. Hart, return of births 1 00
29. P. S. Ide, return of births 5 25
29. E. E. Sparks, return of births .
4 75
$2,666 86
ALFRED T. DEAN, ALBION F. PARMENTER, Selectmen of Wayland.
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Town of Wayland.
LIST OF JURORS.
AS PREPARED BY THE SELECTMEN FOR 1908.
Frank J. Bigwood
Bryant M. Bailey
George W. Bishop
William H. Campbell
Charles E. Coakley
Dolor Cormier
Alfred A. Carter
Robert Cumming
Fred P. Draper
Samuel S. Davidson
Isaac Damon
Henry G. Dudley
Walter F. Evans
Ferdinand K. Hunt
Thomas L. Hynes
Michael W. Hynes
Jeremiah Lyons
John E. Linnehan
Ernest F. Lawrence
William S. Lovell
Andrew A. Norris
Patrick Nolan
Josiah W. Parmenter
Napoleon Perodeau
George S. Scott
Henry P. Sherman
George E. Sherman
William N. Supple
Clarence S. Williams
Charles S. Wright
ALFRED T. DEAN, ALBION F. PARMENTER, Selectmen of Wayland.
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State Aid.
STATE AID.
Names of persons receiving State Aid and amounts from March
1, 1907, to March 1, 1908 : -
Mary E. Atwood .
$48 00
John C. Butterfield
72 00
Lizzie M. Butterfield
48 00
Rosalia Brummett
48 00
Elbridge A. Carter
48 00
Moses Caswell
72 00
Margaret W. Ide
48 00
Elizabeth Corman
24 00
Ellen O. Lyons
48 00
Julia A. Underwood
48 00
Levine E. Jordan
48 00
Warren A. Hersey
54 00
Charles M. Keay
72 00
Charles H. May .
48 00
Joseph M. Moore
72 00
James Murphy
72 00
Ellen Purcell Coakley
48 00
George E. Sherman
48 00
John E. Stone
48 00
Eva E. Whitney .
48 00
Hannah J. Williams
48 00
$1,110 00
.
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Town of Wayland.
SOLDIERS' RELIEF.
D. H. Elkins, milk for Mrs. Mary Butterfield
$25 05
F. E. Yeager, rent for Mrs. Coakley 48 00
J. B. Brigham
72 00
Charles Keay
20 00
W. A. Bird, coal for Mrs. C. A. Roak and Mrs. A. B. Lyons
15 75
E. E. Sparks, medical attendance, Mrs. Roak and Mrs. Butterfield
44 75
Leonard Morse Hospital, care of Mrs. Roak
12 00
John C. Butterfield
10 00
Mrs. A. B. Lyons
25 00
Moses Caswell
20 00
Robinson & Jones, coal and wood
28 39
E. A. Haynes, rent for Mrs. Eva Whitney
9 00
J. Murphy .
10 00
.
$339 94 ALFRED T. DEAN, ALBION F. PARMENTER, Selectmen of Wayland.
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Town Clerk.
REPORT OF TOWN CLERK.
WAYLAND, December 31, 1907.
BIRTHS
Born during the year, forty-three, fourteen more than last year.
Males
16
Females
27
Born of native parents
34
Born of foreign parents
3
Born of native and foreign parents
.
6
MARRIAGES
Registered during the year, twenty-one, seven less than last year.
Native birth of both parties .
14
Foreign birth of both parties
2
Native birth of one, foreign of other
5
First marriage of both parties
19
Second marriage of both parties
1
First of one and second of other
1
DEATHS
Registered during year, thirty-two, one more than last year.
Married
6
Widowed
20
Single
6
Males
18
Females
14
Native birth
26
Foreign birth
.
·
6
.
·
.
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Town of Wayland.
Names of persons deceased who were over seventy years of age.
Years
Months
Days
Henry D. Parmenter
72
8
0
Daniel L. Flint
78
4
0
William R. Bryden
70
3
0
Sewall Loker .
95
11
4
Daniel Cormier
72
9
0
George W. Hancock
84
8
12
Mary A. Hancock
82
7
13
Anne Mullen .
80
0
0
NOSOLOGICAL TABLE
Apoplexy
2
Paralysis
2
Influenza
1
Heart Disease
6
Arteria Sclerosis
2
Still born
2
Hemorrhage
.
2
Tuberculosis
3
Bright's Disease
1
Burns .
1
Nephritis
2
Abscess
1
Cancer .
2
Convulsions
1
Tumor .
1
Peritonitis
1
Meningitis
1
DOGS LICENSED from DECEMBER 1, 1906, to DECEMBER 1, 1907
168 males at $2.00
$336 00
25 females at $5.00
125 00
$461 00
193 licenses at $.20 (Clerk's fees)
38 60
$422 40
.
.
.
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Town Clerk.
BALLOTS CAST NOVEMBER 5, 1907
Precinct 1
· 109
Precinct 2
. 275
VOTE FOR GOVERNOR
Prec. 1. Prec. 2.
Bartlett, Anti M. .
3
5
Brennen, S. L.
0
2
Brown, S. .
0
2
Cowell, Prohib.
0
2
Guild, R.
70
98
Hisgen, I. L.
13
120
Whitney, Dem.
.
20
26
VOTE FOR SENATOR
John W. Mitchell, Dem.
43
155
George W. Taylor, R. .
58
93
REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT
Cutting
Concord
438
Lincoln
88
Bedford
92
Sudbury
79
Weston .
231
Wayland, Precinct 1.
76
Wayland, Precinct 2.
141
.
·
.
.
1,145
DANIEL BRACKETT, Town Clerk.
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Town of Wayland.
ASSESSORS' REPORT.
FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 29, 1908.
Valuation of Real Estate, May 1, 1907
$1,530,230 00
Valuation of Personal Estate, May 1, 1907
433,904 00
Valuation Total
$1,964,134 00
Valuation of Real Estate, May 1, 1906
$1,528,555 00
Valuation of Personal Estate, May 1, 1906
445,072 00
Valuation Total
$1,973,627 00
Town appropriation
$28,292 80
State tax (Regular)
2,440 00
County tax
2,152 63
State Highway tax
129 05
Overlayings .
98 09
Additional assessments
36 86
Excise tax
508 35
Number of Polls assessed, May 1, 1907 . 647
Number of Polls assessed, May 1, 1906 . 636
Whole number of persons assessed . 992
Number of residents assessed on property
430
Number of non-residents assessed on property .
166
Total assessed on polls only
. 396
Total value of land
$604,860 00
Total value of buildings
925,370 00
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Assessors.
Value of church property
$
43,940 00
Value of town property .
138,192 00
Number of horses assessed
310
Number of cows assessed
710
Number of neat cattle other than cows
71
Number of sheep
0
Number of swine
.
.
313
Number of fowls .
1,230
Number of dwelling houses
463
Number of acres of land
9,290
Rate of taxation, 1906
$14 10
Rate of taxation, 1907
16 20
TAXES ABATED.
1904
$405 20
1905
·
.
.
·
399 13
1906
10 46
1907
103 53
.
·
NATHANIEL R. GERALD, DANIEL BRACKETT, ALFRED A. CARTER, Assessors of Wayland.
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Town of Wayland.
REPORT OF SURVEYOR OF HIGHWAYS.
WAYLAND, February 29, 1908.
The amount appropriated for Highways and Bridges was two thousand dollars ($2,000.00). There was an unexpended balance from previous year of ninety dollars and seventy-six cents ($90.76) making a total of two thousand and ninety dollars and seventy-six cents ($2,090.76).
The total amount expended was two thousand five hundred and ninety-six dollars and four cents ($2,596.04), making an overdraft of five hundred and five dollars and twenty-eight cents ($505.28).
The snow bills for the year amount to one hundred and thirty- eight dollars and fifty-three cents ($138.53). Itemized bills for above amounts are on file in the Selectmen's office.
The overdraft of $505.28 is explained by the fact that the Natick and Cochituate Street Railway Excise Tax was not paid at the usual time (before close of our Municipal year). When this is turned into the Town Treasury this account will show a balance of $3.07. But the railway people say they cannot pay it before April 1st.
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Surveyor of Highways.
HIGHWAY PAY-ROLLS.
MARCH, 1907.
Men.
Horses.
Days.
Hours.
Days.
Hours.
Amount
M. W. Hynes
2
4 1/2
2
4 1/2
$8 75
T. L. Hynes .
1
2
5 00
C. W. Fairbank
1
4
1
4
5 06
Allen Barry
1
4
2 89
John Ploss
1
4
2 89
J. M. Curtin, 200 Chestnut Posts
30 00
Natick Review Publishing Co., for Pay Rolls
3 25
Total .
$57 84
APRIL, 1907.
C. W. Fairbank
31
31/2
36
8 $118 20
Allen Barry
.
8
1
16 23
N. Tatro
·
3
67
Edward F. Damon
4
8
20 00
Harry Griffin .
10
4
20
8
52 23
Warren Lawrence
10
4
20
8
52 23
Edward Grover
14
6
29 33
T. P. Murry .
3
6 00
T. B. Hawes .
13
7
27 54
Edward Lucure
1
4
2 89
John Brennen
3
1
6 22
F. Laundry
9
8
19 78
Barile Benoit
9
8
19 78
M. W. Hynes
13
3
2
29 67
.
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Town of Wayland.
Men.
Horses.
Days.
Hours.
Days.
Hours.
Amount
T. L. Hynes .
3
3
1 17
Edward Eagan
10
3
20 67
Raymond Thing
11
.
22 00
Charles H. Thing
12
24 00
Wilson C. Rich
1
4 1/2
3
7 50
James I. Bryden
41/2
4 1/2
1 75
S. R. Snelling
9
33
67 50
J. E. Linnehan
7
14 00
William White
6
12 00
John M. Curtin
7
7
24 50
George N. Sherman
6
41/2
13 00
Charles Watson
3
7
7 55
Leslie Sherman
2
10
19 00
John Fox
6
8
24 00
Howard E. Sherman
5
10 00
John Hoey
5
41/2
11 00
George E. Sherman, 88 loads Gravel
8 80
Joseph Breck & Sons, Tools
9 72
Union Lumber Co., 1695 feet spruce plank
47 46
Puritan Iron Works, 3 Grates and Frames
19 50
Total .
$765 89
MAY, 1907.
C. W. Fairbank
2
1/2
2
8 1/2
$8 41
T. B. Hawes
2
2
4 45
E. A. Carter
3
6 00
John Ploss
7
1 56
M. W. Hynes
2
3
8 50
James I. Bryden
1
1
3 50
Thomas Bryant, Teams
2 00
B. & M. R. R. Freight Bill
67
James H. Lee, Keg of Spikes
3 00
Total .
$38 09
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Surveyor of Highways.
JUNE, 1907.
Men.
Horses.
Days.
Hours.
Hours.
Amount
C. W. Fairbank
46
4 1/2
Days. 71
2
$199 85
T. B. Hawes .
.
18
7
37 55
A. Barry
18
4
36 89
N. Tatrualt
17
7
35 56
E. Grover
13
6
27 33
A. Dusault
11
2 1/2
22 56
J. N. Banks
1
4
2 89
M. W. Hynes
2
2
7 00
John Fox
1
2 00
Good Road Machinery Co., Victor Sections and Bolts
8 50
Total .
$380 13
JULY, 1907.
M. W. Hynes
1
1
$3 50
C. W. Fairbank
51/2
5
2 05
Allen Barry
5
1 11
W. F. Garfield
1 50
Total .
$8 16
AUGUST, 1907.
M. W. Hynes
22
22
4 1/2
$78 75
T. L. Hynes .
24
21
79 50
John Rand
6
12 00
George E. Sherman
10
4
26 00
C. W. Fairbank
2
1
4
2
11 23
Allen Barry .
3
5
7 11
George E. Sherman, 22 loads Gravel
2 20
M. W. Hynes, 228 loads of Gravel
22 80
M. J. Maloney, Lantern Globe and Oil
42
Total .
$240 01
.
.
.
. .
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Town of Wayland.
SEPTEMBER, 1907.
Men.
Horses.
Days.
Hours.
Days.
Hours.
M. W. Hynes
26
4 1/2
35
Amount $105 50
T. L. Hynes .
21
4 1/2
34
94 00
John M. Curtin
7
4 1/2
15
37 50
William White
3
6 00
John Rand
18
4 1/2
37 00
W. H. Coughlin
6
12
30 00
Charles W. Fairbank
5
1/2
2
5
13 94
John Ploss
1
2
2 44
A. S. Morse, 88 loads Gravel
8 80
M. W. Hynes, 212 loads Gravel
21 20
William Stearns
8 55
Total .
$364 93
OCTOBER, 1907.
M. W. Hynes
20
36
$94 00
T. L. Hynes .
14
31/2
28
7
71 94
John Rand
16
31/2
32 78
William H. Coughlin
11
18
49 00
William White
14
28 00
John M. Curtin
5
10
25 00
John J. Rowan
7
6
23 00
Charles W. Fairbank
14
1 27
81/2
70 11
James McDonald
7
14 00
Warren Lawrence; .
10
10
35 00
N. Tatrualt.
11
22 00
John Ploss
41/2
1 00
T. B. Hawes .
11
214
22 50
Edward Damon
4
41/2
9
22 50
William Morrissey
11
2 14
22 50
John J. Rowan, 52 loads Gravel
5 20
A. S. Morse, 60 loads Gravel
6 00
M. W. Hynes, 137 loads Gravel
13 70
.
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Surveyor of Highways.
George A. Foot, 264 feet 6-inch pipe, 1 barrel Cement Thomas Bryant, Team
37 02
1 00
Total
$596 25
NOVEMBER, 1907.
Men.
Horses.
Days.
Hours.
Days.
Hours.
Amount
M. W. Hynes
5
4
$16 00
T. L. Hynes .
·
2
6
13 00
William H. Coughlin
.
5
10
25 00
John Rand
2
4 00
Charles W. Fairbank
2
5 1/2
4
6 12 23
N. Tatrualt
2
8
5 78
William Morrissey
4
1
8 22
M. W. Hynes, 31 loads Gravel
L. K. Lovell, 2 Lanterns and Globe
1 10
Total
$88 43
DECEMBER, 1907.
Charles W. Fairbank
2
1
6
$6 51
Warren Lawrence .
2
4 00
Total .
$10 51
JANUARY, 1908.
Charles W. Fairbank
6
1
4
5
$19 07
J. N. Banks
8
8
3 09
John Ploss
·
1
2 00
William Morrissey .
4 1/2
1 00
J. Lamoine
4 1/2
1 00
M. W. Hynes
4
2
11 00
Robinson & Jones, Cement
3 75
Union Lumber Co., 144 feet Spruce
3 89
M. W. Hynes, 10 loads Gravel
1 00
Total .
$45 80
Grand Total
$2,596 04
33
3 10
.
.
Town of Wayland.
SNOW BILLS.
MARCH, 1907.
Men.
Horses.
Days.
Hours.
Days.
Hours.
Amount $ 15 56
M. W. Hynes
6
21/2
2
T. L. Hynes .
3
7
2
21/2
10 98
I. S. Dickey .
1
2 00
T. Mclaughlin
3
3
1 17
M. C. Baldwin
2
2
7 00
F. Quinn
2
4 1/2
5 00
W. H. Coughlin
2
4 1/2
5 00
A. B. Sherman
2
1
5 50
C. H. Thing
1
2 00
C. W. Fairbank
2
1/2
2
1 1/2
7 33
John Kelley
1
7 1/2
3 66
John Ploss
3
2
6 43
James Morrissey
1
2
2 44
Total .
$74 07
JANUARY, 1908.
J. M. Curtin .
1
21/2
1
21/2
$4 49
T. L. Hynes .
2
1
5 50
J. J. Rowan ·
7
61/2
5
6 31 88
Total
.
·
·
$41 87
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Surveyor of Highways.
FEBRUARY, 1908.
Men.
Horses.
Days.
Hours.
Days.
Hours.
C. W. Fairbank
3
2
3
7
Amount $12 13
James McKay
9 35
William Morrissey
5
1 11
Total .
$22 59
Grand Total
$138 53
MICHAEL W. HYNES, Surveyor of Highways
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Town of Wayland.
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
The Board of Health submits the following report : -
During the past year the following diseases have been noticed : Diptheria, one case. Scarlet Fever, two cases. Measles, eight cases ; several not reported. Mumps, two cases ; several not reported.
Improvements have been made in the piggeries, and several cesspools have been put in the past year.
Very few cases of malaria have been observed.
Signed, W. C. HUNTING, Chairman. M. C. BALDWIN. THOMAS BRYANT, Clerk.
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Overseers of the Poor.
REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR
FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 29, 1908.
The Almshouse has been in charge of Mr. and Mrs. George E. Bezanson.
OUT-DOOR POOR, PARTIAL SUPPORT.
Number of persons aided .
46
IN-DOOR POOR, FULL SUPPORT.
At almshouse
6
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
Appropriation
$2,000 00
Overdraft
·
513 56
Southboro
702 97
$3,216 53
ALMSHOUSE RECEIPTS.
Milk
$6 28
Calf
13 00
Poultry and Eggs .
36 15
Fruit and Vegetables
58 24
Pasturing
15 00
128 67
Total receipts .
$3,345 20
ALMSHOUSE EXPENDITURES.
Provisions
$204 28
Groceries ·
.
136 43
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Town of Wayland.
Blacksmithing
$38 83 .
Lumber
7 23
Grain
178 04
Boots and Shoes
7 79
Well
159 06
Miscellaneous
5 55
Wood and Coal
75 09
Ice
7 66
Pasturing
45 00
Veterinary
4 00
Warden's Salary
406 25
Medicine
5 07
Clothing
23 35
House Furnishings
13 70
Fish
11 85
Seeds
7 48
Hardware
22 56
Labor
12 00
Grass
6 00
$1,377 22
EXPENDITURES OF OUT-DOOR POOR.
Paid Overdraft
$513 56
Having a settlement in Wayland and residing elsewhere.
Mrs. Henry Benoit, and family
Provisions
$109 80
Fuel
18 90
Boots and Shoes
10 40
Clothing
8 44
Medical attendance
7 25
E. Roberts, North Brookfield
Groceries
$22 18
Fuel
26 90
Boots and Shoes
7 45
Medical attendance
2 65
$154 79
$59 18
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Overseers of the Poor.
A. Randolph, Wellesley
Provisions
$3 80
$3 80
R. G. Porter, Worcester
Hospital
$17 14
$17 14
Having a settlement in Wayland and residing there. John Chenette
Rent
$60 00
Provisions
78 00
Milk
51 26
Boots and Shoes
50 88
Wood and Coal
94 00
Groceries
160 38
$494 52
M. D. Tyrrell
Groceries
$44 25
Burial expenses
22 00
Hospital
19 50
$85 75
J. B. McIlroy
Provisions
$14 16
Coal
8 50
Rent
15 00
A. L. Moore
Hospital
$22 00
$22 00
Ann Painter
Board
$32 50
$32 50
Nelson Latoure
Coal
$12 00
$12 00
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.
$37 66
Town of Wayland.
Henry Cormier
Groceries
$78 40
Provisions
69 64
Rent
12 00
Milk
3 76
Moving
4 50
Coal
5 25
$173 55
Dennis McDonald
Board
$4 50
$4 50
Ralph Smith
Shoes ·
$2 35
$2 35
Having a settlement in other towns and residing in Wayland. Mrs. J. Hawkins, Southboro, Mass.
Groceries
$129 14
Rent
72 00
Wood and Coal
51 00
Moving
5 50
Mrs. Morse, Southboro, Mass.
Rent
$72 00
Groceries
48 13
Boots and Shoes
12 15
Milk
25 60
Coal
56 45
Provisions
52 00
$266 33
Mr. Peter Linzotte, Marlboro
Groceries
$13 00
$13 00
Dr. E. E. Sparks
Town Physician
30 00
Dr. G. A. Ordway Medical attendance
15 00
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$257 64
Overseers of the Poor.
G. F. Gerry Attorney
$125 00
Overseers of Poor
Stamps and Stationery
4 00
Total expenditures
$3,701 49
Overdraft
$356 29
INMATES AT ALMSHOUSE MARCH 1st, 1908.
Frances Webber, age 67 years.
Clare Anderson, age 96 years.
Nelson Latoure, age 54 years.
John B. McIlroy, age 63 years. Frank Farnum, age 63 years. Ann Painter, age 96 years.
Number of Tramps
11
Meals furnished
.
5
SETTLEMENT OF BANKS' CASE.
Appropriation .
Paid Commonwealth of Massachusetts
$927 00
P. H. Cooney, Attorney
25 00
Witness fee
5 00
$957 00
Unexpended balance
$118 00
INVENTORY OF PROPERTY.
Real Estate
$2,500 00
Personal property
One horse
$100 00
Three cows
120 00
Fifty-five hens
42 50
One calf
12 00
One double harness
15 00
One express harness
· 20 00
.
·
$1,075 00
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Town of Wayland.
Two plows
$16 00
Three harrows
15 00
One market wagon
30 00
One hay wagon
20 00
One sled
15 00
One hay rake
3 00
Five cords of wood
30 00
Five tons of hay
80 00
One sleigh
30 00
Four horse blankets
6 00
Twenty-five bushel potatoes
25 00
Vegetables
12 00
Coal
9 00
Small tools
50 00
Ten cords of manure
50 00
House furnishings
280 00
$3,480 50
We would respectfully recommend that a telephone be placed in the Almshouse ; that the Almshouse property be painted, that the sanitary condition be improved, and that the sum of $2,500.00 be appropriated for the support of the poor for the ensuing year.
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