Official reports of the town of Wayland 1931-1932, Part 15

Author: Wayland (Mass.)
Publication date: 1931
Publisher: Printed at the Middlesex Freeman Office
Number of Pages: 430


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40.00


Pay roll-Fires


549.00


Upkeep-Fire Alarm


System


215.77


Equipment 433.42


New equipment and supplies


125.40


Freight, Express, telephone


15.72


Buildings-Repairs


$105.30


Fuel


242.26


Electricity


31.20


Water


7.00


Supplies 2.86


Rent of Church tower


50.00


2,360.43


97


Moth Extermination :


Superintendent's salary


$1,283.55


Extra labor


35.00


Teaming


60.00


Insecticides


114.22


Equipment


7.23


$1,500.00


Tree Warden :


Warden


$462.50


Labor


399.00


Equipment


17.91


Truck hire


19.50


898.91


Sealer of Weights and Measures :


Salary


$135.00


Transportation


59.00


Equipment


14.24


208.24


Game Warden-Salary


45.00


Dog Officer-Salary


27.00


Health


Board of Health :


Officers' salaries


$157.50


Printing, postage,


telephone etc.


29.35


Auto hire


4.00


Tuberculosis Treatment


706.50


Quarantine-Posting


68.00


Hospitals


139.75


Medical Treatment and ambulance


36.45


Fuel and provisions


28.18


Burying dead animals


7.00


Rabies vaccine


54.00


Veterinary


5.00


Inspector, Slaughtering


15.60


Milk


25.00


Antitoxin test


80.00


District Nurse :


Salary


$1,080.00


Expense


47.38


1,127.38


$1,356.33


98


Medical inspection of schools Inspection of animals


135.00 135.00


2,753.71


Highways


Highways and Bridges :


Postage


$1.50


Freight and express


7.52


Telephone


81.50


Survey and plan


12.50


Mileage


67.68


Medical emergency treatment


4.00


Equipment


254.86


Equipment Upkeep


1,261.47


Oil, gas, greases


317.62


Road materials


722.56


Repairs, Equipment Building (materials )


51.27


Labor


3,660.35


Truck and team hire


483.88


Oxbow Road repairs


1,056.34


Highways Surveyor, salary


1,620.00


Oiling Highways :


Telephone


$8.55


Mileage


30.66


Equipment, upkeep


16.40


Gas and oil


138.09


Labor


2,313.15


Truck hire


331.25


Road materials


3,160.38


5,998.48


Chapter 90 Maintenance


Telephone


$11.25


Auto hire


91.30


Typing and express


6.18


Equipment, upkeep


90.57


Gas and oil


375.41


Labor


6,289.41


Truck hire


723.75


Materials


3,850.57


Catch-basins, posts, signs


152.06


11,590.50


99


$6,926.71


Sidewalks :


Labor Materials Equipment


$248.75 95.01


70.23


413.99


Railings :


Labor


$270.63


Materials


229.01


499.64


Snow Removal :


Mileage


$22.40


Equipment


206.32


Sand and gravel


190.10


Oil and gas


49.44


Labor


1,355.09


Truck and team hire


676.01


2,499.36


Equipment Building Maintenance :


Water


$4.00


Fuel


140.55


Electricity


64.80


Repairs


53.70


263.05


Street Lighting


5,902.43


Cochituate Rd. from State Rd. to 500 ft. beyond Conn. Path Reconstruction :


Advertising bids $14.30


Concrete posts 28.75


W. & L. Engineering Claims Acct. Sundry persons 1,737.22


1,780.27


Millbrook Rd. Bridge Reconstruction :


Contract, F. C. Haynes


$175.00


Labor


196.90


Materials 203.05


574.95


Cochituate Rd. from Legion Sq. north toward Wayland, Reconstruction : Labor $17,357.13


Materials and supplies


13,013.06


Equipment 147.25


Excavation, J. J. Ducey


3,501.96


100


Rental, roller and grader, Greenough Con. Co. Yardage haul, Josephine Butler Catch-basins


615.00


986.16


369.09


156.55


Oil and gas Telephone


34.16


36,180.36


75,306.08


Charities


Public Welfare :


Salaries


$270.00


Books


5.00


Penalty for late filing


2.00


Provisions


4,308.82


Fuel


520.02


Rents


1,078.66


Clothing


16.56


Hospitals


390.80


State Institution


91.00


Medical attendance and medicines


131.90


Interment


40.00


Sundry persons-cash


3,617.15


$10,471.91


Old Age Assistance :


Books and postage


$14.70


Sundry persons-cash


5,565.15


Rents


20.00


Hospitals, medicines, etc.


431.05


6,030.90


State Aid :


Sundry persons-cash


1,200.00


Soldiers' Benefits :


Sundry persons-cash


$1,643.50


Provisions


275.29


Fuel


148.26


Rents and electricity


317.63


Medical attendance and


nursing


101.80


2,486.48


20,189.29


101


Schools and Libraries


Schools :


Printing, postage, etc.


$23.01


Freight, express, etc.


27.08


Telephone 102.10


Superintendent's travelling expenses


88.56


School Nurse and supplies


606.34


Salaries


Superintendent


1,691.66


Teachers


32,039.60


Attendance Officer


54.00


Transportation


8,087.19


Books, music and binding


655.90


Pupils' supplies


952.72


Graduation expense


75.00


Buildings


Repairs and equipment


463.93


Janitor's salaries


1,960.00


Supplies


221.96


Fuel


1,069.27


Electricity and gas


283.22


Water


30.00


$48,431.54


Note: By estimate


Cost-High School


$17,643.27


Cost-Elementary Schools


30,788.27


$48,431.54


Vocational Tuition :


City of Boston


$299.98


City of Newton


148.29


448.27


Libraries :


Salaries


Librarians


$1,899.96


Assistant


64.25


Books


50.63


Catalogue and desk supplies, postage


50.48


Transportation of books


65.25


Telephone


39.25


102


Buildings


Janitors


653.00


Fuel


414.00


Electricity


102.45


Water


10.00


Repairs and upkeep


539.87


Rent of Reading Room


300.00


4,189.14


53,068.95


Recreation and Unclassified


Park Commission :


Labor on grounds


$145.82


Materials


26.24


Teams


30.00


Equipment


66.60


$268.66


Memorial Day :


Band


$250.00


Refreshments


167.00


Buses and autos


45.00


Flowers, wreaths, plants


74.45


Flags and programmes


61.64


Express and postage


1.40


599.49


Care of Town Clocks


40.00


Insurance :


Town Buildings


$1,162.00


Pumping Station


21.00


Cochituate School Boilers


235.50


Employees' Liability on high-


way labor


1,020.75


Pay roll robbery


41.26


Highway Dept., trucks,


roller, etc.


396.25


Fire Dept., engines


60.02


Water Dept., truck


70.77


Surety Bonds :


Treasurer


$120.00


Collector


240.00


Town Clerk


5.00


Water Board Clerk


5.00


3,007.55


370.00


103


Town Reports :


Printing


$343.44


Preparing


25.00


Distributing


19.00


387.44


Unpaid Bills of 1929-31 :


Collector, W. C. Gorman $62.00


Assessors, Daniel Brackett 102.50


C. S. Williams


146.00


Sidney Loker


59.00


Hobbs & Warren


.40


Legal claims-Chamberlin,


Stone & Bosson


161.20


Public Welfare


State Infirmary


704.00


Blue Ribbon Garage


.85


Peck & Davieau


1.89


Robinson & Jones


90.40


E. E. Sparks


15.00


Framingham Taxi Service


15.00


City of Waltham


373.50


Town of Natick


394.65


Town of Holliston


277.06


Vocational tuition


City of Newton


96.71


City of Boston


90.24


Soldiers' Relief


City of Quincy


66.76


Town of Marshfield


8.00


Fire Dept., American LaFrance


& Foamite Industries, Inc. 9.55


2,674.71


Notices of Meetings :


Printing, postage, etc. 90.93


Commemoration of the 200th Anniver-


sary of Birth of Washington


160.00


7,598.78


Enterprises and Cemeteries


Water :


Salaries


Commissioners


$135.00


Clerk


32.00


104


Assistant Clerk Superintendent


500.00


1,700.00


Insurance


384.06


Water liens


4.02


Freight and express


33.84


Telephone


88.93


Printing, plans, etc. 114.11


Pipe, fittings, hydrants


1,159.85


Equipment and equip. repairs


103.82


Truck, upkeep inc. gas and oil 304.70


Labor


920.32


Station, Pumping


Engineer


1,776.87


Labor


306.57


Pumps and wells


177.38


Equipment and supplies


316.11


Fuel and electricity


678.04


Repairs


157.36


Standpipe


291.46


J. J. Ducey, bal. of contract -Old Sudbury Road Water Main Ext. 124.07


$9,308.51


Water Main Extension, Cochituate Road and Main St. from Five Paths to Memorial Square : Materials 17.00


Water Main Extension, Old Sudbury Rd., River Rd. and Water Row : Materials $1,067.82


J. J. Ducey on contract 2,010.93


3,078.75


Addition to Wayland Pumping Station : Cornelius J. Maguire, balance of contract


$282.00


Lumber 41.41


323.41


Lakeview Cemetery :


Labor


$751.76


Trucking


10.25


Printing, etc.


1.25


Plants, etc.


9.00


105


Equipment 22.56


Loam, gravel, etc. 3.70


798.52


North and Center Cemeteries :


Labor


$649.18


Truck hire


90.25


Printing, etc.


1.25


Plants, etc.


24.52


Equipment


24.55


Loam, gravel etc.


8.50


798.25


Cemeteries-General Improvement :


Gravel and stone dust


$156.70


Grass seed


8.05


Equipment


4.25


Trucking


36.56


Labor


19.66


225.22


Cemetery-Insurance Receipt : Equipment 9.05


14,558.71


Interest


Notes :


Anticipation of Revenue $4,512.83


Anticipation of Reimburse- ment 352.00


School-house Addition


-Cochituatte 400.00


Water Main Extension of 1929 1,040.60


Water Main Extension of 1930 31.10


Water Main Extension of 1931 1,350.00


Interest on Library Funds 25.00


$7,711.53


Funds


Poor Funds : Sundry persons-cash Library Funds : Books $1,054.21


175.25


106


Magazines


101.40


Book index


16.00


Binding


35.06


Catalogue supplies and expenses


6.25


Transportation of books


13.50


Electricity


30.15


1,256.57


Cemetery P. C. Funds : Labor 854.40


9,997.75


Maturing Debt


Notes :


Anticipation of Revenue


$100,000.00


Anticipation of Reimbursement


18,000.00


Water Main Extension, 1929


3,500.00


Water Main Extension, 1930


777.90


Water Main Extension, 1931


2,500.00


Cochituate School-house Addition


2,000.00


126,777.90


Trust Funds


Provident Institution for Savings


(I. C. Damon Fund)


$1,000.00


Provident Institution for Savings (P. C. Funds)


400.00


1,400.00


Taxes


Commonwealth of Massachusetts :


Income


$7,605.00


Parks and Reservations


8.81


Old Age Assistance


981.00


8,594.81


Middlesex County :


County Tax


$7,612.47


Tuberculosis Hospital-Maintenance Building, cost


1,178.96


Dog licenses receipts


585.00


Bill for care of dogs (rabies)


7.00


10,679.46


1,296.03


107


Refunds


Taxes 1929 Excise


$1.28


1930 Excise


2.62


1931 Real Estate


112.75


Poll and Old Age


3.00


Excise


6.53


1932 Real Estate


13.75


Excise


91.77


Interest


41.08


272.78


Total Expenditures


$348,103.63


108


WATER ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE


1932


1932


Jan. 1


Balance


$5,242.34


Jan. 26 Collections


$1,009.86


Feb. 27


Additional Accounts 1931


8.55


27 Abatements


11.50


Feb. 29 Accounts Receivable 1/1/32


4,564.18


Mar. 31 Collections


1,008.37


Oct. 13


Accounts Receivable 7/1/32


6,514.20


June 13


Collections


772.65


July 19


Collections


1,046.21


Aug. 10


Collections


1,298.93


29


Collections


960.32


Sept. 19


Collections


1,210.13


Oct. 19


Collections


515.25


Nov. 8


Collections


541.90


Dec. 22


Collections


325.78


31 Abatements


415.50


31


Collections


207.10


To balance


5,611.34


$16,329.27


$16,329.27


Feb. 13 Collections


375.34


29 Collections


336.34


Apr. 19


Collections


682.75


109


1932 Jan. 1 Balance


110


NET FUNDED OR FIXED DEBT


1932


$69,167.90 May 2


Water Main Extension Note of 1931 $2,500.00


July 5 Cochituate School-house Addition 2,000.00


5 Water Main Extension Note of 1929 2,000.00


5 Water Main Extension Note of 1929 1,500.00


Aug. 1 1 Water Main Extension Note of 1930 777.90 'To balance 60,390.00


$69,167.90


$69,167.90


TRUST FUNDS ACCOUNT


1932


1932


Jan. 1 Balance


$48,700.00


Poor Funds


$4,300.00


Mar. 9 Isaac C. Damon Library 1,000.00


Donation


$1,300


Isaac C. Damon P. C. Cem. 100.00


Allen


1,000


Nellie Rice Fiske P. C. Cem. 100.00


Loker 2,000


Library Funds


27,900.00


James Draper 500


Grace Campbell Draper 1,000


James Sumner Draper 5,000


Sarah Webster Heard


3,100


Jonathan M. Parmenter


10,000


Ada H. Wellington


500


Lydia Maria Child


100


Cynthia G. Roby


3,200


Harriet Coburn Damon


3,000


Isaac C. Damon


1,000


Cemetery Funds


17,900.00


Jonathan M. Parmenter $5,000


Various Perpetual Care 12,900


Income


2,161.31


Poor Funds


$175.25


Library Funds


1,213.82


Cemetery Funds


772.24


$52,261.31


$52,261.31


May 23 Elsie Bull P. C. Cem. 100.00


Alice C. Maude P. C. Cem.


100.00


Ella E. Draper


$500


Dec. 31 Interest and coupons 2,161.31


111


RESERVE FUND


1932 Apr. 4-Dec. 31


1932 Mar. 9 Appropriation


$5,000.00


Recon. Cochituate Rd. from State


Rd. to 500 ft. beyond Conn. Path


$17.82


Treasurer's Expense


62.63


Collector's Expense


250.00


Town Clerk's Expense


7.51


Election Expense


4.90


Police Department


93.00


Board of Health


150.00


Old Age Assistance


1,000.00


Soldiers' Benefits


986.48


Vocational Tuition


48.27


Insurance


1,016.15


Surety Bonds


60.00


Interest


1,200.00


'To balance


103.24


$5,000.00


$5,000.00


112


1932 ESTIMATED RECEIPTS


SUMMARY


Levy


$38,817.73


Interest


Taxes


$2,831.03


Tax Titles


181.84


Deposits


114.96


$3,127.83


Miscellaneous


Checks not cashed $6.10


Licenses and permits 189.25


Rent of Town Hall 29.00


Court fines 44.50


Library fines


62.33


331.18


Accounts Receivable Sale of lead ( Moth Ext.) $28.00 Sealing ( Sealer's Dept.) 19.73


Sealer's fees, (Sealer's Dept.) 28.00


Sale of Antitoxin ( Health Dept.) 27.00


Bill to W. & L. Eng. Co. (Highway) 23.00


Services of District Nurse 13.00


City of Boston (School) 16.26


154.99


Refunds


Interest overpayments


$41.08


Excise abatements 100.94


Treasurer's fees 4.00


146.02


Miscellaneous


Bill for killing dogs (to be paid by County)


7.00


113


Refunds, Departmental School-telephone and sale of books $9.19


Police- damage to beacon and telephone 65.65


Highway Department 5.00


Collector's Dept., adver-


tising 29.02


Water Board Pt ch


and release 2.54


Refunds, Outside Relief Welfare-Wellesley


$915.00


Natick


596.75


Newton


18.91


Framingham


125.36


State Treasurer


756.85


Health-Fred Harvey


175.00


Soldiers' Relief


Westford


142.50


Athol 30.00


2,760.37


Refunds, State Treasurer Vocational Tuition $323.91


Old Age Assistance 3,979.45


Veteran's Exemption 58.41


State Aid


1,055.00


111.40


114


Tuition and Transporta- tion of State Wards 585.64


6,002.41


Gifts, State of Massachusetts Toward Highway Appropriation $4,486.32


Toward School


(Teachers' Salary) 4,270.00


Share of Income Tax 9,408.00


Share of Corp. Taxes 1,966.08


20,130.40


Collections Motor Vehicle Excise Tax $7,805.53


Moth Assessments 297.25


Transferred to "E. & D." 1,750.61


8,102.78


$40,721.36


$40,721.36


115


116


EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY


1932


1932


Apr. 4 1929 Excise Refund


$1.28


Jan. 1 $31,780.62 Jan .- Dec. Tax Title Redemptions 2,942.29


Tax Title Credits 248.20


Mar. 7 Additional 1932 Poll Assessments 18.00


9 Closed accounts


134.82


Dec. 22 Additional 1932 Real Estate Assessments


116.33


Additional 1932 Poll Assessments 32.00


31 Balance Revenue 1,836.98


Bal. Estimated Receipts


1,750.61


$38,859.85


$38,859.85


Oct. 25 Tax Titles


1,678.20


Nov. 28 Tax Titles


5,612.82


To balance


31,567.55


118


BALANCE SHEET, DECEMBER 31, 1932


Cash


$11,530.85


Excise Revenue $5,433.80


Taxes 1926


106.26


Special Assessment Revenue 215.00


Taxes 1927


28.73


'Tax Title Revenue


11,799.58


Taxes 1928


736.16


Tax Title Deposits 625.08


Taxes 1929


340.64


Overlay 1928


91.56


Taxes 1930


1,704.27


Overlay 1929


268.85


Taxes 1931


35,599.95


Overlay 1930


59.75


Taxes 1932


61,109.26


Overlay 1932


638.15


Tax Titles


11,799.58


Departmental Revenue


1,632.08


Overlay 1931


150.66


Water Revenue


5,611.34


Accounts Receivable


Water Receipts for Appropriation


10,290.93


Middlesex County


7.00


Poor Funds' Income


175.25


State Aid


1,200.00


Library Funds' Income


36.63


Highway Department


400.00


Cemetery Funds' Income


855.36


Public Welfare


25.08


Sale of Cemetery Lots and Graves


260.00


Water Accounts


5,611.34


Com. of Mass., Old-Age Assistance


17.00


Temporary Loans


60,000.00


Cochituate Rd. from Legion Sq. north toward Wayland


1,004.87


Excess and Deficiency


31,567.55


Public Welfare


2,177.89


W. & L. Engineering Claims Acct.


5,021.40


Old Age Assistance


480.40


Millbrook Rd. Bridge Reconstruction .05


Interest


589.81


Public Welfare Gift Fund 58


Improvement of Recreational Facili- ties at Baldwin's Pond Addition to Wayland Pumping Station .74


2.07


$134,602.75


$134,602.75


Wayland, January 24, 1933.


Respectfully submitted, MABEL T. S. SMALL, Town Accountant.


119


REPORT OF TAX COLLECTOR for year ending December 31, 1932


TAXES OF 1926


Commitment


$75.90


Balance


$75.90


TAXES OF 1927


Commitment


$28.73


28.73


Balance


TAXES OF 1928


Commitment


$727.76


Balance


727.76


TAXES OF 1929


Poll, Personal and Real Estate


Commitment


$265.60


Abatement


$2.00


Collections


14.25


16.25


Balance


249.35


Excise


Commitment


$156.63


Collections


90.43


Balance 66.20


120


TAXES OF 1930


Poll


Balance Abatements Collections


$228.00


$66.00


134.00


200.00


Balance


Real Estate and Personal


Balance


$16,664.39


Tax Title charged back


59.40


$16,723.79


Abatements


$482.90


Collections


13,474.20


Tax Title credits


1,721.50


15,678.60


Balance


1,045.19


Moth


Balance


$54.50


Collections


$34.50


Tax Title credits


7.00


41.50


Balance


13.00


Excise


Balance


$1,565.42


Refunds


2.62


$1,568.04


Abatements


$46.11


Collections


844.45


890.56


Balance 677.48


TAXES OF 1931


Poll


Balance


$560.00


Commitment


18.00


Refund


2.00


$580.00


28.00


121


Abatements Collections


$4.00 354.00


358.00


Balance Old Age Assistance


Balance


$288.00


Commitment


9.00


Refund


1.00


$298.00


Collections


$188.00


Abatements


27.00


215.00


Balance Real Estate and Personal


83.00


Balance


$68,667.69


Refunds


112.75


Tax Titles charged back


79.75


$68,860.19


Abatements


$567.41


Collections


32,668.10


Tax Title credits


2,119.00


35,354.51


Balance


33,505.68


Moth


Balance


$140.50


Collections


$62.50


Tax Title credits


8.50


71.00


Balance


69.50


Excise


Balance


$3,414.02


Debit from Interest


.02


Refunds


5.78


$3,419.82


Abatements


$47.77


Collections


1,667.46


1,715.23


222.00


Balance 1,704.59


122


TAXES OF 1932


Poll


Commitment


$1,898.00 32.00


Commitment


$1,930.00


Abatements


Collections


$6.00 1,242.00


1,248.00


Balance


682.00


Old Age Assistance


Commitment


$966.00 17.00


Commitment


$983.00 635.00


Collections


Balance


348.00


Real Estate and Personal


Commitment


$136,180.09


Commitment


116.33


Refunds


13.75


Abatements


$557.76


Collections


75,348.35


Tax Title credits


3,411.02


79,317.13


Balance


56,993.04


Moth


Commitment


$332.75


Collections


$200.25


Tax Title credits


6.50


206.75


Balance


126.00


Excise


Commitment


$5,851.00


Commitment


1,672.16


Commitment


815.88


Commitment


146.19


Refunds


91.77


$8,577.00


123


$136,310.17


Abatements Collections


$454.36 5,155.81


5,610.17


Balance


2,966.83


Total Balance


$99,612.25


THEODORE H. HARRINGTON, Collector of Taxes, Town of Wayland.


124


REPORT OF ASSESSORS For the Year Ending December 31, 1932


Value of Real Estate April 1, 1932


$5,246,576.00


Value of Personal Estate April 1, 1932


548,331.00


Total


$5,794,907.00


Value of Real Estate April 1, 1931


$5,187,576.00


Value of Personal Estate April 1, 1931


580,625.00


Total


$5,768,201.00


Increase in Real Estate


$59,000.00


Loss on Personal Estate


32,294.00


December Assessments


$4,950.00


949 Polls Assessed April 1, 1932


1,898.00


17 Supplementary Polls


34.00


Old Age Assistance


983.00


Horses Assessed


94


Cows Assessed


252


Sheep Assessed


10


Neat Cattle


63


Swine


1,158


Fowl


7,037


Dwelling Houses


1,168


Number of Motor Vehicles


1,172


Tax on Motor Vehicles


$8,485.23


Abatement on Motor Vehicles 1929 Lists, $807.98; 1930, $46.11;


1931, $47.77 ; 1932, $454.36


1,356.22


Moth Tax


332.75


Tax Rate on Property


$23.50 per $1000 of Valuation


Tax Rate on Motor Vehicles


$29.92


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Abatements


Year


1926


$ 2.00


1927


0.00


1928


42.95


1929


2.00


1930


548.90


1931


593.41


1932


563.76


Town Appropriations


$158,665.87


Overlay Deficit, 1926


2.00


Overlay Deficit, 1931


740.84


State Tax


7,605.00


State Tax for Parks


8.81


Old Age Assistance Tax


966.00


County Tax


7,612.47


Tuberculosis Hospital


1,296.03


Overlay


1,189.81


Total


$178,086.83


Estimated Receipts


Income Tax


$12,578.44


Corporations


1,878.44 59.89


Bank


Motor Vehicles


8,500.00


Old Age Assistance


3,800.00


Highway, Appropriation Off-Set


4,486.32


Other Estimated Receipts


7,515.00


Available Funds voted by the Town


225.00


Total Deductions $39,042.73


To be Assessed on Polls and Property


$139,044.10


Old Age Assistance Taxes $966.00


Number of Polls-949


$1,898.00


DANIEL BRACKETT, SIDNEY LOKER, CLARENCE S. WILLIAMS, Assessors of Wayland.


126


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REPORT OF THE WAYLAND PLANNING BOARD FOR THE YEAR 1932


Nineteen thirty-two has been a busy year with the Way- land Planning Board.


Having completed the skeleton of the first accurate Town map ever made, a work which has taken several years, the Board has had copies made, one of which was presented to the Board of Selectmen, another of which is to be placed in the Public Library, and others will be available for Town Officers as needed. Copies for the public will be made at cost.


At the request of the Board of Selectmen, a survey was made of Castle Gate South for use in connection with the possible laying out of this road.


Feeling that, with so much money being expended for wel- fare, the Town should be using the laborers available for work that would be of permanent value, the Board was of the opinion that the project which would offer the most opportunity for hand labor, and at the same time return the most benefit to the Town would be a system of drainage for the village of Cochituate, where there is much standing water and objection- able conditions regarding sewage. Plans have been prepared showing two large sections of the village with possible methods of draining them. These will be presented at the Town Meeting, it is expected. The work can be done piecemeal and spread over a long time, or it can be done at one stroke. Drain pipe will be required to complete the plan fully, but otherwise the project calls chiefly for labor. If this is carried out even in part, it will add greatly to the healthfulness of Cochituate and to its attractiveness as a place to live.


The surveys made are enlargements of sections of the Town plan and further enlargements will be made as funds are available.


The Board called together the zoning committee appointed by the Town for its first meeting and is much interested in its progress. We believe that the Town should adopt a suitable zoning law as soon as proper preparation can be made.


The Board has met regularly and feels that a great deal has been accomplished with the small appropriation available this year.


127


REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE For the Year Ending December 31, 1932


Wayland Police


State Police


Assault


1


2


Breaking and entering


2


5


Larceny


6


1


Larceny of automobile


8


Burning of building


1


2


Disturbing the peace


7


11


Liquor laws violation


3


Motor laws violation


5


26


Tramps


1


Non-support


1


3


Unregistered car


2


Operating after license revoked


1


Leaving scene of an accident


1


Driving under the influence of liquor


3


4


Driving so as to endanger


1


2


Insanity


1


Runaway children


3


Arrested on default warrant


1


33


77


HARRY W. CRAIG,


Chief of Police.


Threats and intimidation


2


2


Delinquency


2


Drunkenness


128


REPORT OF THE FIRE ENGINEERS


The Cochituate and Wayland companies have answered ninety-four alarms the past year. Twenty-four of these were for buildings, the remainder for brush, woods and grass fires.


The department has had no large woods' fires to contend with this year ; all being of a minor nature and easily controlled with the new equipment for forest fire work.


This accounts for the substantial balance from the appro- priation for the year.


The Engineers are not asking for any special appropria- tions for the fire alarm system or new apparatus even though a new truck of larger capacity is needed for the forest fire equip- ment and the alarm system is not dependable.


The year ends with all equipment in good condition.


We have purchased Foamite equipment for both companies as the installation of oil burners in many homes is an added fire risk.


THEODORE H. HARRINGTON, ERNEST H. DAMON, ALBERT J. KEACH.


129


REPORT OF MOTH SUPERINTENDENT


Pay Roll


D. Graham


$1,283.55


Roy Campbell


30.00


Charles Brackett


5.00


$1,318.55


Schedule of Bills


General Chemical Co .:


Creosote


$110.38


Charles Massie :


Repairs


7.23


Arthur Hunt :


Team on Sprayer


60.00


Wayland Motors : Gasoline and repairs


3.84


Private work


327.90


Sale of lead


28.00


DANIEL J. GRAHAM,


Superintendent.


130


REPORT OF GAME WARDEN


During the year of 1932 I have looked over ninety-four sportsmen's licenses and patrolled one hundred and twenty-six hours ; had four cases in court for violation of fish and game laws-two cases shooting on posted land, two cases fishing without a license.


The cases for shooting on posted land were filed and each case for fishing without a license was fined ten dollars.


CHARLES M. MAGORTY, Game Warden.


131


SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES


To the Board of Selectmen :


This is a report of work performed by the Sealer of Weights and Measures for the year ending November 30, 1932.


Scaled Not Scaled


Platform scales over 5,000 lbs.


5


Platform scales under 5,000 lbs.


9


Counter scales


14


Spring balances


38


Computing scales (platform)


6


Slot weighing scales


2


Weights (avoirdupois)


98


2


Liquid measures


26


1


Gas pumps


32


1


Molasses pumps


1


Quantity stops on pumps


127


Kerosene pumps


10


Milk bottles tested


150


Yard sticks


1


Total


519


Trial Reweighing


Correct Over Under


Coke (in bags )


4


1


Wood (in bags)


4


1


Flour (in bags)


5


Coal (in bags)


4


1


Fees collected-$47.73.


Respectfully submitted, ALBERT B. MARCHAND, Scaler of Weights and Measures.


132


REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH


Cochituate, Mass., January 20, 1933.


The Board of Health submits the following report for the year of 1932.


Contagious Diseases 7


Scarlet Fever


Measles


56


Chicken Pox 46


Dog Bite 8


Tuberculosis


1


Influenza


2


Mumps Licenses Granted


60


Alcohol 11


The permits issued by the Board are as follows :


Building Cesspool


1


Keeping Goats 1


Keeping Swine 4


Hauling Rubbish


1


Conduct Undertaking Establishment 1


The Board has investigated many complaints during the year. All contagious diseases that were reported were taken care of, but nothing can be done unless the case has been reported by the physician in charge or by the head of the family. The Board wishes that everyone would realize the necessity of knowing the General Laws governing contagious cases.


The Board has received a bill from the City of Quincy amounting to $858.00.


Owing to the fact that this family has gained a residence in this Town it is compulsory for us to pay the bill.


We intend to list this in the warrant for unpaid bills.


WALDO L. LAWRENCE, Chairman, ERNEST H. DAMON, Clerk, JOHN J. LINNEHAN,


Wayland Board of Health.


133


REPORT OF MILK INSPECTOR


I herewith submit my report for 1932. There have been twenty-one licenses issued to dealers to sell milk in the Town of Wayland. The milk sold is from cattle inspected under State and Federal Supervision.




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