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25 00
Damon Safe and Iron Works Co. exchange Safes, 75 00
Z. G. Smith, Carting Safes to and from Depot, · Georgie H. Western, Copying Assessors Books,
15 00
Frank M. Dempsey, Services as Constable,
6 00
Edward Bannon,
4 00
L E. Brooks, 66 41 00
Edwin Dutcher, Cleansing Hose and Car- riage, 1 75
Owen Martin, Cleansing Hose and watching fire, 4 00
Everett Miner, Cleansing Hose and watch-
ing fire, 4 00
John McGuire, Watching fire, 2 00
Watson Tyler, watching fire, 2 00 ·
John Rooney, 2 00
J. H. Welch, washing hose, 2 00
N. F. Cousins, cementing roof town-house, 3 00
Amount carried forward,
. $1,664 07
8 00
30
Amount brought forward, . $1,664 07 Libby and Larcom, repairs and labor on
circular windows, Bemis Hall, 26 19
H. W. Pratt, repairs on wrench, 1 00
James T. Laird, services as constable, 4 00
Thomas Groom & Co., Collector's cash book, 1 50
Waltham Coal Co., 18 tons 10 cwt. coal, town-house, 92 50 ·
John R. Hartwell, teaming coal, 13 87
Samuel Hartwell, sundries as per bill Sept.
(1895), · 33 98
66
sharpening lawn mower, 1 25
66
66
perambulating three town lines,
6 00
66
carrying pauper toTewks- bury, .
5 00
66
66
cash for postage, station- ery, warrants, etc., . 8 50
seven journeys to Boston
and expense, ·
21 00
66
services as Selectman, .
100 00
66
66
" Overseer of
Poor, 25 00
66
services as Registrar, ·
10 00
John Farrar, services as Selectman,
60 00
66 66 " Overseer of Poor,
25 00
66 66 66 " Registrar, .
10 00
town lines, 6 00
John F. Farrar, services on State Road Committee, 25 00
John F. Farrar, teaming tons pipe from F. R. R. to engine house, 20 00
Arthur W. Kidder, services as Selectman, 50 00
66 66 " Overseer of
Poor, 10 00
Arthur W. Kidder, services as Registrar, 10 00
Edward R. Farrar, services as School Committee,
20 00
Amount carried forward,
. $2,249 86
66
66
66 66 Perambulating three
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Amount brought forward, $2,249 86 Cook Brothers, housing hose carriage No. 2
from Feb. 1, 1894, to Mar. 23, 1895, 14 00
Charles S. Wheeler, postage, stationary and sundries, . .
6 10
George Flint, services as School Committee, 66 extra, .
5 00
George Ropes, services as Assessor,
10 00
Charles S. Wheeler, services as Treasurer,
100 00
William Barrett, Agt., insurance on South schoolhouse, 40 00
Charles J. Rolfe, professional services, 25 00
Joseph S. Hart, services on Board of Health, 25 00 66 66 66 posters, . 3 00
M.W. Kidder, services on Board of Health, 25 00
chloride of zinc quadruple, 3 00
66 66 posters, 3 00
James L. Chapin, services as Town Clerk, 43 30
66
" Registrar, 12 00
"
66 66 before County
Commissioners, 2 00
James L. Chapin, services getting safe from railroad, . 5 00
James L. Chapin, services sealing scales, (State road), . ·
2 00
James L. Chapin, freight on safe,
1 65
66 66 express, $2.00, postage, $1.00, .
3 00
James L. Chapin & Son, sundries at town house, 23 15
George L. Chapin, services as janitor, 131 00
Wm. L. G. Peirce, services and expense as Auditor, 12 00
M. W. Kidder, services as School Commit- tee, · 50 00
M. W. Kidder, express, postage, books, 8 25
66
66 repair clock, washing floor, etc.,
2 82
$2,830 13
Receipts brought down,
1,562 50
Expended above receipts, .
. $1,267 63
25 00
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Recapitulation.
SELECTMEN'S ORDERS FROM FEB. 1, 1895, TO FEB. 1, 1896.
For Schools,
. $4,651 63
School Superintendent,
346 52
Library,
755 34
Cemeteries,
25 72
Temporary Loans,
17,500 00
Interest, .
. 1,151 78
Support of Poor,
1,114 00 ·
Military Aid,
·
304 00
Highways and Bridges,
3,914 55
Village Improvement,
71 00
Street Lamps,
120 95
Decoration Day, .
22 00
Miscellaneous Expenses,
2,830 13
Extension of Water Works,
·
6,204 17
Payment of Water Bonds,
1,726 50
Markers for Soldiers' Graves,
24 00
Miss Bemis' Fence, (Depot Road),
49 77
State Road.
5,855 98
$46,668 04
Jury List.
The Selectmen present the following names from which to sup- ply Jurors for the ensuing year :
George H. Hoar,
Daniel H. Sherman,
George Ropes,
Thomas L. Giles,
Charles S. Smith,
John F. Farrar,
Clarence A. Brooks,
Albert A. Cook,
Roger Sherman,
Herbert J. Harrington,
Joseph S. Hart,
Charles E. Nelson,
James T. Calkins,
George L. Chapin,
Frederick P. Kidder.
SAMUEL HARTWELL, Selectmen JOHN F. FARRAR, of
ARTHUR W. KIDDER, Lincoln.
Lincoln, Feb. 11, 1896.
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ASSESSORS' REPORT.
VALUATION, MAY 1, 1895.
Real Estate,
. $797,584 00
Personal Estate,
.
. 1,637,335 00
Total,
. $2,434,919 00
Additions to Real Estate,
13,600 00
66
to Personal Estate,
10,942 00
$2,459,461 00
Abatements, Real Estate,
66 Personal Estate, .
. $6,500 00 . 5,800 00
12,300 00
$2,447,161 00
TAXES.
State Tax,
$1,380 00
County Tax, .
2,178 74
Town Grants,
16,861 02
Overlayings, .
877 55
$21,297 31
Sudbury River Tax,
18 22
Gain in fractions,
19
$21,315 72
Additional Tax on Real Estate,
115 60
. 6 " on Personal Estate,
93 02
$21,524 34
Abatements, Real Estate,
$55 25
Personal Estate,
49 30
104 55
$21,419 79
Additional polls, 5,
10 00
$21,429 79
.
·
.
.
.
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Number of polls, 300 Male, 1 Female. Additional, 5 Male.
Each Male, $2.00; each Female, $0.50. Total, $610.50.
Rate of Taxation, $8.50 per $1,000.
ASSETS.
LIABILITIES.
School-Houses, . . $17,000 00
Water Bonds, . $19,000 00
Pub. Lib. and Books, 33,000 00
Other Public Buildings, 25,000 00
Cemeteries, 5,000 00 ·
Water Works, .
· 50,000 00
Fire Apparatus,
· 1,000 00
Trust Funds, .
. 36,897 95
$167,897 95
$19,000 00
PROPERTY EXEMPTED.
Library and Books,
$33,000 00
First Parish, .
27,800 00
Unitarian Congregational Society, ·
3,050 00
St. Anne's Episcopal Society,
3,150 00
South Hall Corporation,
900 00
.
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A table showing the Valuation, Tax, Tax Rate, etc., since the year 1860 :
Year
No. Polls
Value Persona
Estate
Value Real Estate
Amount of Tax
Rate per $1,000
No. Houses
No. acres Land
1861
203
$ 159,233
$385,660
$4,069 53
$6 66
125
8842
1862
205
149,695
392,445
5,137 14
8 46
128
8842
1863
199
185,756
394,215
6,798 41
10 80
128
8842
1864
204
98,117
397,041
8,277 74
15 54
130
8842
1865
200
162,680
399,481
9,359 68
15 54
129
8844
1866
198
185,855
398,865
6,725 99
10 44
129
8844
1867
202
196,149
398,930
7,633 99
11 80
131
8844
1868
203
199,915
401,601
5,120 73
7 50
132
8844
1869
206
210,479
403,147
6,876 63
10 20
135
8842
1870
213
227,931
411,631
11,545 62
17 00
136
8844
1871
239
237,627
421,455
10,612 80
15 00
138
8844
1872
231
380,860
531,425
10,740 85
10 90
139
8844
1873
217
257,085
533,287
11,639 69
13 70
145
8844
1874
235
251,797
551,827
12,702 16
14 70
146
8713
1875
250
226,816
548,972
12,391 73
14 90
147
9130
1876
256
231,077
557,713
23,921 66
17 00
154
8976
1877
269
217,572
566,038
12,684 07
15 50
157
8977
1878
254
215,302
563,074
11,016 21
13 50
155
8977
1879
362
193,749
567,259
7,373 00
9 00
157
8957
1880
257
326,748
565,839
6,583 72
6 80
159
8840
1881
264
363,677
564,344
6,906 16
6 00
159
8834
1882
257
709,160
565,366
8,803 11
6 50
156
8845
1883
278
586,407
582,186
9,671 02
7 80
160
8867
1884
287
518,676
587,201
12,075 12
10 40
160
8905
1885
284
467,079
602,890
5,703 85
4 80
163
8913
1886
284
697,448
609,320
12,067 56
8 80
164
8946
1887
296
782,085
619,995
12,089 02
8 20
170
8963
1888
282
1,000,792
629,485
10,671 67
6 20
170
8973
1889
299
751,340
633,760
17,357 65
12 10
171
8978
1890
310
890,603
649,085
13,547 38
8 40
177
8973
1891
276
1,839,382
678,095
14,897 12
5 70
180
8970
1892
283
1,704,793
704,230
18,623 18
7 50
183
8970
1893
295
1,154,403
780,310
20,893 86
10 50
187
8970
1894
314
1,457,601
785,490
18,569 73
8 00
185
8970
1895
301
1,637,335
797,584 21,315 72
8 50
185
8970
CHARLES S. SMITH, GEORGE ROPES, GEO. M. BAKER,
Assessors of Lincoln.
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Road Commissioner's Report.
The money appropriated by the town for the repairs of Highways and Bridges for the past year, has been expended as follows : snow work, $340; on Bedford road, $20; Vir- ginia road, $111; road by Mr. Nevill's, $78; road by Mr. Taylor's, $35 ; road from turnpike to Mr. Page's old house, $94; road by Mr. A. S. Brooks', $142; road by North schoolhouse, $19; road by Mr. L. F. Brooks', $34; turn- pike, $269; in the center of the town, $290; from the Cen- ter to Concord, $35; from the Center to Weston, $120; from the Center to depot, $115 ; from the Center to Lincoln street, Waltham, $215; from Mr. Page's old house to Winter street, Waltham, $135; county road, from Weston to Lexington, $10; from East schoolhouse to Mrs. Spencer's, $35; South Great road, $842, including the special appropriation of $500; from Farnsworth's Corner to depot, $85 ; roads from South Great Road to Concord, $73 ; from Haynes Corner to D. H. Sherman's, $140 ; at Jones' Crossing, $80 ; near Weston line, south of C. O. Sargent's, $31; for culverts, $55; scraping roads and picking up stones, $85 ; cutting brush, etc., beside roads, $77 ; gravel, $53; one car load of broken stone, $26; tools, etc., $23; repairs on tools and road-scraper, $25; removing loam and stone from gravel pits, $65 ; damage to Mr. E. Stackpole's team, $31, and other general repairs, etc., $126.55, making a total of $3,914.55.
The guide boards of the town are in as good condition as they were last year.
Following will be found a statement of payments and receipts.
D. H. SHERMAN, L. E. BROOKS, Road Commissioners. ROGER SHERMAN,
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PAYMENTS.
1894.
June
E. R. Farrar, as per bill, $3 00
1895.
Jan. 17.
W. Ryan,
5 25
17.
Richard Delhanty,
66
5 25
Feb. 8.
D. H. Sherman,
19 50
12.
J. A. Burgess,
66
9 50
12.
Mrs. D. Haynes,
66
17 15
18.
M. Murphy,
2 40
18.
W. H. Sherman,
10 25
Mar.
1.
N. F. Cousins,
66
6 00
5. John Coan,
3 50
8. J. R. Hartwell,
66
78 26
11. W. H. Sherman,
66
33 00
18. D. H. Sherman,
66
76 42
22. Roger Sherman,
66
31 50
24. J. F. Farrar,
66
11 00
26. Edward Ryan,
66
2 70
28. John Ryan, 2nd,
66
8 75
28. Edward Lahey,
66
8 75
Apr. 30.
Wm. Ryan,
12 25
2. S. R. Snelling,
31 70
2. Owen Martin,
3 50
2.
Mass. Broken Stone Co.
66
26 36
4.
John Maguire,
66
3 50
4. L. E. Brooks,
66
27 65
20. Roger Sherman,
38 50
22. Thomas Coan,
66
10 50
23.
L. E. Brooks,
66
141 00
23.
Anthony Dempsey,
7 87
27.
Edward Ryan,
66
15 75
May
1.
Michael Kennedy,
17 69
1. Scott & Tobin,
66
11 00
1.
Wm. E. Denham,
20 00
2.
Thomas Coan 2nd,
15 75
4.
James Hutton,
5 25
7.
L. E. Brooks,
66
158 25
14.
John Coan,
15 75
15. Roger Sherman,
198 25
Amount carried forward,
$1,092 70
38
Amount brought forward. $1,092 70
May 15. D. W. Dougherty, as per bill, 5 84
18. Thomas Bahn, 66 8 94
21. Michael Kennedy,
8 75
25. Patrick Craven,
33 44
25. Michael Downey,
.. .
15 75
25. J. F. Farrar,
54 00
28. John Hallinan,
66
32 37
31
Thomas Coan, 2nd,
21 38
June
1.
Edward Ryan,
29 36
1. Thomas Bahn,
17 31
1. J. A. Burgess,
66
2 30
3. Patrick Craven,
66
10 50
4. George Goodman,
10 50
8. Roger Sherman,
66
160 75
13. David Marden,
66
16 62
20.
J. A. Burgess,
66
6 90
21.
Roger Sherman,
66
45 50
25.
D. H. Sherman,
244 67
26. J. F. Farrar,
19 00
26
Edward Lahey,
5 25
26.
Patrick Craven,
7 00
July
1.
John Wright,
66
10 50
1. Patrick Craven,
18 37
1. Roger Sherman,
119 25
1.
E. R. Farrar,
3 11
1.
W. H. Church,
10 50
Aug. 16.
Roger Sherman,
66
117 25
17. James Kenna,
10 00
20. Patrick Craven,
10 12
20.
C. Wright,
42 87
26.
Roger Sherman,
61 50
Sept.
3. W. O. Benjamin,
6 00
4. L. E. Brooks,
66
170 65
Oct. 5. Patrick Craven,
8 00
8. Geo. M. Baker,
12 20
19. Patrick Craven,
66
18 37
26. D. H. Sherman,
325 50
30.
Patrick Craven,
15 75
Amount carried forward,
. $3,205 27
191 25
10. W. H. Sherman,
205 25
20. L. E. Brooks,
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Amount brought forward,
$3,205 27
Nov. 9. Edward Ryan, as per bill,
28 00
16. Patrick Craven, 7 00
21. E. I. Wheeler, 66
25 00
Dec.
2. D. H. Sherman, 66
119 75
5. W. H. Sherman,
140 75
5. Isaac B. Cook,
15 75
5.
E. McHugh,
2 52
5. Roger Sherman,
63 00
13. D. W. Dougherty,
16 50
17. C. Wright,
5 25
25. Geo. R. Wheeler,
40 55
30. L. E. Brooks,
172 47
1896.
Jan. 4. A. G. Jones,
7 19
31. J. L. Chapin & Son, "
8 93
Feb.
1.
Mrs. D. Haynes,
18 30
1. D. H. Sherman,
25 60
Frank W. Hosea,
5 44
Frank W. Hosea,
1 16
Eugene Jose,
6 12
$3,914 55
RECEIPTS.
Appropriation,
. $3,000 00
Special Appropriation, .
500 00
$3,500 00
Expended above Appropriations, $414 55
I have examined the accounts of the Road Commission- ers and find them correct.
W. L. G. PEIRCE, Auditor.
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Report of State Highway Committee.
The committee appointed by the Town of Lincoln to build a mile of State road, signed a contract with the State High- way Commission, Aug. 2, 1895. The prices were too small for some parts of the work, but it seemed the best we could do at the time.
The stone used on the road was bought of the citizens in the neighborhood at thirty-five cents per ton, delivered at the crusher, and a contract was made with the American Road Machine Co. to crush the same at thirty-five cents per ton.
It was the intention of the Commissioners to build a stone road fifteen feet wide, with three feet of gravel on either side, but owing to the absence of gravel at any reasonable distance, it was decided to put the stone on twenty-one feet wide, thus giving us a much better road. It was impossible to ascertain the amount of some of the material for the road until we were ready to use it, when perhaps we might have bought to better advantage if we had had more time.
The dimension stone for the culvert below Mr. Samuel Hartwell's cost more in Acton than we got for it after it was laid. The State allowed nothing for incidental work, such as putting in scales, digging wells, etc., and these all added together made quite an expense.
There is some work to be done yet on the sides of the road, and Mr. McHugh's land where the crusher and scales now stand will have to be cleared up.
There are some bills unpaid, and something due us yet from the State. Owing to these facts the following account is not quite complete.
When the road is finished it will probably cost the Town of Lincoln in the neighborhood of five hundred dollars.
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RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
BY THE TOWN OF LINCOLN ON ACCOUNT OF THE STATE HIGHWAY IN THE NORTH PART OF THE TOWN.
Received from State Treasurer, $5,841 05
66 Concord Golf Club, 30 00
66
66 Samuel Hartwell, for stone and use of roller, 56 00
66 Angus McLeod, for old posts, 75
-$5,927 80
Paid for stone to L. E. Brooks, 62.43
tons,
21 85
Edward McHugh, 945.76 tons, 331 01 John Flannery, 60.36 tons, 21 12
Eugene Jose, 57.55
tons,
20 14
John Curry, 251.67 tons,
88 08
John Dee, 433.22
tons,
151 62
Frank Hosea, 781.52 tons, 273 53
Thos. Lynah, 172.62 tons, 60 41
M. A. Murphy, 77.76 tons, 27 21
994 97
Paid on account of Steam Roller: Town of Arlington, use of roller, J. B. Wood, 33,930 lbs. coal, Engineer,
$434 27
81 98
Board of Engineer,
17 85
John Dee, wood,
25 70
3 00
560 80
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Paid for Labor at $1.50 per day :
Michael Cuff,
$21 83
Frank Dalton,
36 33
John B. White,
6 75
Michael O'Brien,
23 25
William O'Donald,
10 50
Dennis Hallisy,
18 83
John Foley,
14 77
Patrick Hoar,
16 08
William Collins,
16 08
Geo. N. Bean and team,
163 16
James Giblin,
46 83
John Wright,
79 25
Henry Butcher,
3.00
John Malone,
43 25
Allan McKinnon,
91 67
Owen Martin,
36 16
John Maguire,
45 49
James Flynn and team,
147 91
George Holman,
41 42
William Dempsey,
8 25
Roger Sherman and team,
147 65
John Towler,
76 77
Harry Bamforth,
35 00
Anthony Dempsey,
6 00
John J. Driscoll and team,
119 49
Thomas L. Giles,
78 00
Edward Giblin,
1 50
Richard Delehanty,
53 74
Samuel Davidson,
33 91
William Bolls,
33 00
Daniel Holman,
74 50
Frank Ehlert,
33 00
Isaac B. Cook,
70 42
James Roach,
68 74
James Butcher,
18 00
William Ryan,
55 24
Moses Wright,
99 25
M. A. Murphy and team,
179 85
James Connors,
18 08
Amount carried forward,
$2,072 95
43
Amount brought forward,
$2,072 95
Paid L. E. Brooks and teams,
249 92
Edward McHugh,
57 50
John Flannery and team,
58 00
A. S. Brooks,
22 75
John F. Farrar and team,
274 50
John Curry,
112 08
E. L. Miner,
15 00
F. W. Hosea,
13 50
Nathan T. Lynah and team,
171 67
John Hamlin,
6 00
Thomas Sullivan,
4 50
Thomas Ryan,
6 33
John Nevilles,
3 00
Joseph Shea,
75
John Ryan,
3 83
William Staunton,
63 33
Malcolm McKinnon,
24 42
Charles Wright,
36 42
William Reagan,
10 50
James Mack,
10 50
William Fanning,
9 00
John Dee,
1 50
3,227 95
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MISCELLANEOUS EXPENDITURES.
Bigelow & Dowse Co., tools, 64 97
J. B. Wood, lumber for scales, 20 83
Osgood Scales Co., scales, 50 00
Buttrick Lumber Co., lumber for fence, 65 32
N. S. Fisk, drag plank, 6 00
Acton Granite Co., stone for culvert, 55 00
Martin Bulger, 315 loads gravel, 15 75
H. L. & H. K. Potter, water cart,
37 50
Am. Road Machine Co., crushing stone,
600 00
G. F. Frost, drain pipe,
95 86
H. Mckinnon, making two drags and two eveners, 6 00
Samuel Hartwell, 143 chestnut posts,
28 60
Samuel Hartwell, line and sharpening drills, 1 00
A. S. Brooks, cash paid for 12 grub hoes,
9 20
A. S. Brooks, cash paid for 25 lbs. nails,
1 00
A. S. Brooks, freight on stone,
14 40
J. A. Burgess, sharpening and repair- ing tools,
19 85
Cash paid for tools, freight and express,
5 25
Lock, hinges, etc.,
65
James L. Chapin, oil and tools,
11 71
Dynamite and caps,
1 25
30 feet 12-inch drain pipe,
10 20
Use of stone wagon,
2 50
12 lanterns,
3 75
Stationery,
1 80
1 axe,
62
1,129 01
Total Expenditures,
$5,912 73
S. H. PIERCE, JOHN F. FARRAR, LORENZO E. BROOKS. J
State Highway
Committee.
Report of the Committee on Public Improvements,
The Committee on Public Improvements appointed at the last annual town meeting, herewith present their annual report.
In their last report (Town-book 1894-95, page 39) your Com- mittee presented the reasons which had delayed their entering, up to that time, upon the work belonging to them, and recommended that the Committee be continued for another year, which was accordingly done. ·
In the same report the Committee made special reference to the demand which seemed to exist for some improvement upon the piece of road then recently built between Lincoln and the railroad station. No action on this matter was taken during the last year. Nevertheless, the road is now more largely used than any other piece of road of equal length in the town, and the time would seem to have come when systematic action should be taken towards improving and beautifying it. The Committee, therefore, would recommend that the sum of $100 be put at its disposal for the purpose of purchasing shade trees, etc., and setting them out on the borders of this road, as well as in certain other localities in the town.
During the past autumn your Committee, through a circular, called the attention of the inhabitants of the town, especially those having elm trees on their premises, or owning orchards, to the ravages of the canker worm. In addition to the disfigurement caused by these insects, the pecuniary loss they inflict upon the town, by stripping the apple trees of foliage immediately after the period of blossoming, represents a sum, a fractional part of which would in the judgment of your Committee suffice in a very few years, if properly and systematically applied, practically to exterminate the pests within Lincoln bounds. The difficulty seems to be that, while people are, in May and June, very sensitive
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to the disfigurement and consequent loss occasioned, before November and December arrive, when the necessary measures should be taken, this feeling of injury has to a great degree passed away, and no preventive steps are taken against another year. Accordingly, the next season the insect, unchecked, propagates still further, spreading his incursions over more trees and yet other orchards. Any person who, during the first half of June, will visit the reservoir on the top of Lincoln hill, will be surprised to see how large a portion of the country before him looks as if the trees had been devastated by fire. The foliage is destroyed, and with it, in the case of orchards, the apple blossoms. This important part of our fruit crop is thus practi- cally swept out of existence, to the manifest injury of all concerned.
The Committee call especial attention to this matter for the obvious reason that, while the loss incurred is great, the means of prevention are simple and effective. They require only to be practiced. During the last autumn the Committee procured a quantity of material necessary in this work of prevention, and placed it for distribution at certain central points ; and, moreover, they offered to contribute the assistance of those skilled in their use towards applying the remedies. The consequent demand for the material was less than was desired, or would naturally have been expected. The Committee now wish to call special attention to the subject at this time, as they are prepared to make the same offer for the current year ; but nothing effective can be accom- plished against the canker-worm pest except through a general and earnest co-operation.
The Committee would recommend that an appropriation of $150 be placed at their disposal for the current year, $100 to be applied to the purchase and setting out of shade trees, and $50 to providing material, etc., for the extermination of the canker worm.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS, SAML. H. PIERCE, Committee. GEO. ROPES,
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Report of the Board of Health.
The Board of Health respectfully presents the following report to the inhabitants of the Town of Lincoln :
The members elect of the Board of Health met for organ- ization on the 14th of March last. Rev. Edward E. Bradley was chosen Clerk of the Board, and Dr. M. W. Kidder as Chairman. Two days later, Mr. Bradley, in view of the work which was to come before us, considered it incompati- ble with his usefulness in other ways, and tendered his res- ignation, which was accepted, for the reason assigned.
At a convention of the two Boards, of Selectmen and Health, on the 30th of March, Mr. Joseph S. Hart was chosen to fill the existing vacancy in the Board of Health. At a meeting of the Board on the 10th of April, Mr. Hart was elected Clerk. At this meeting a public notice was ordered to be printed and posted, requiring care to avoid committing a nuisance in the keeping of swine. The effect of this requirement was marked, and we have received but one complaint of a disregard of this order. The nuisance was immediately abated. The attention of the Board has been called to five cases of diphtheria, two of which resulted fatally. Six cases of scarlatina of a mild type, and one of typhoid fever, terminating in death.
The Board was also required to take action against a threatened invasion of glanders among horses, which was fortunately confined to the premises where it made its appearance. The Board has also been much occupied in the effort to abate the defilement of the water of Sandy Pond. Our first aim was, if possible, to penetrate the obscurities of the law relative to our duties in the case. We
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sought counsel, which after much delay, rendered us but little assistance. After essential amendments, however, a code of regulations was adopted and posted.
It was with much regret that we learned that the regula- tions of the Board were being disregarded by one of our townsmen, making it necessary for us to prove the legality of our regulations, which were sustained by the court, but the case was decided against the town, upon a doubtful rendering of a section of a law of 1872. The duty of the Board in this case did not depend upon the ownership of the pond, but upon the fact that the water is distributed and used for domestic purposes, the defilement of which we were bound to arrest if possible. Several appeals to the Secretary of the State Board accomplished nothing. We could not find out whose business it was to apply the cor- rective. According to the best light we could obtain we proceeded, with the above result.
The matter is still unsettled, and will call for further action unless the abuse is abated. The need of more simple laws for the guidance of Boards of Health is painfully evi- dent. We have held twelve meetings within the year, and hope the work we have begun will be continued faithfully until all cause for complaint is done away.
MOSES W. KIDDER, -
Board SAM'L H. PIERCE, of
JOS. S. HART. Health.
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT.
For the year ending Jan. 1, 1896, there have been registered :
16 Births, 10 Marriages, 19 Deaths,
a list of which will be found following this report.
There have been licensed 119 dogs, 103 males and 16 females, for which $262.20 have been paid to the County Treasurer.
JAMES L. CHAPIN, Town Clerk.
LINCOLN, Feb. 6, 1896.
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BIRTHS REGISTERED.
Date of Birth.
Name of Child.
Names of Parents.
Jan. 4, 1895,
Francis Albert Bennett.
William H. and Amelia Bennett.
Feb. 16,
Margaret Gilbert.
Napoleon and Agnes Gilbert.
21,
Margaret Weaver.
George F. and Jennette Weaver. John and Statia Ryan.
Mar. 3,
James Ryan.
Fred D. and Alice S. Thomes.
Apr. 12, 66
Arthur Edwin Rice.
Edwin B. and Madeline A. Rice.
June 3,
Louise Bemis Chapin.
July 6,
Francis Maguire.
George L. and Clara L. Chapin. Michael and Delia Maguire.
12,
John Kenna.
James J. and Catherine Kenna.
21,
Charles Hugh Connors.
Charles and Bridget Connors
Aug. 29,
Infant Parker.
Edward H. and Fanny M. Parker.
Oct. 11,
Dempsey.
Edward and Winnifred M. Dempsey. Valentine and Delia Scherman.
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