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167.85
Flint, Ephraim B.
6,100
109.80
3,500
63.00
172.80
Flint, George, Heirs of .
4,500
81.00
81.00
Floyd, Alice D ..
11,000
198.00
198.00
Flynn, William H., Heirs of.
2,500
45.00
45.00
Foreman, Charles
2,000
36.00
36.00
Foster, Helen P.
28
.50
.50
Gately, Annie E.
17,000
306.00
306.00
Gates, Edith M.
375
6.75
6,000
108.00
114.75
Gay, Arthur E.
200
3.60
3.60
Giles, Anna H., Heirs of .
100
1.80
1.80
Giles, Thomas L ..
2,150
38.70
38.70
Glover, Charles A.
50
90
2,000
36.00
36.90
Gordon, Donald ..
21,600
388.80
135,000
2,430.00
2,818.80
Graves, Albert S ..
1,025
18.45
16,000
288.00
306.45
Graves, George A ..
612
11.02
5,000
90.00
101.02
Graves, George A., Adm.
40
.72
.72
Hagerty, Raymond E.
300
5.40
5.40
Hamilton, D. Lincoln.
375
6.75
2,400
43.20
49.85
Hamilton, Celeste C ..
600
10.80
10.80
Harding, William A.
200
3.60
2,000
36.00
39.60
Harrington, Alice ...
100
1.80
1.80
Harrington, George F., Heirs of.
4,100
73.80
73.80
Hart, Joseph S .....
300
5.40
16,500
297.00
302.40
Hatheway, Conrad P.
1,000
18.00
6,500
117.00
135.00
Heath, Hattie B ...
400
7.20
7.20
.
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Name of Resident
Aggregate Value of Personal Estaté
Tax on Personal Estate
Aggregate Value of Real Estate
Tax on Real Estate
Total Cash Tax on Personal and Real Estate
Herman, Edwards W.
1,300
23.40
12,800
230.40
253.80
Higginson, Jeanne A .. Hilliard, Florence M ..
200
3.60
4,500
81.00
84.60
Hilliard, William M.
650
11.70
4,000
72.00
83.70
Hills, George E ....
100
1.80
1,500
27.00
28.80
Hodges, George C.
7,500
135.00
135.00
Holman, Daniel
300
5.40
5.40
Hunt, Merrill
825
14.85
9,000
162.00
176.85
Hunter Euphemia J
1,642
29.56
3,800
68.40
97.96
Hutton, James
1,000
18.00
18.00
Jensen, Niel
850
15.30
2,500
45.00
60.30
Johnson, John .
150
2.70
2.70
Johnson, Walter W.
325
5.85
5,455
98.19
104.04
Jones, George F.
100
1.80
3,200
57.60
59.40
Jose, Eugene .
1,000
18.00
3,400
61.00
79.20
Kelliher, John J ..
2,000
36.00
36.00
Kennedy, John, Est.
3,100
55.80
55.80
Kidder Bros. King, Elizabeth L.
1,500
27.00
11,000
198.00
225.00
2,000
36.00
36.00
Lahey, James.
1,000
18.00
18.00
Laird, James T ..
100
1.80
2,750
49.50
51.30
Lamont, Henry .
250
4.50
4.50
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3,350
60.30
60.30
200
3.60
3.60
Howard, William L., Jr.
.
72
Langille, Isaac .
300
5.40
5.40
Lennon, James W.
2,500
45.00
45.00
Lennon, John B ..
2,500
45.00
45.00
Lennon, Patrick J.
1,300
23.40
23.40
Lewis, James P.
500
9.00
9.00
Little, Amos R. .
1,000
18.00
30,000
540.00
558.00
Loring, Robert G.
1,550
27.90
5,200
93.60
121.50
Lunt, Charles
300
5.40
1,500
27.00
32.40
Lynah, Mary D., Adm.
1,600
28.80
28.80
MacRae, Isaac N ..
700
12.60
3,600
64.80
77.40
Mann, David W.
.
350
6.30
3,500
63.00
69.30
Martin, Ellen . .
2,500
45.00
45.00
Marcy, Florence E. G ..
1,150
20.70
16,000
288.00
308.70
McAskill, Dan
150
2.70
2.70
McHugh Bros.
1,300
23.40
5,000
90.00
113.40
McLean, Hector J.
300
5.40
2,500
45.00
50.40
Morrisy, Annie
1,630
29.34
4,500
81.00
110.34
Moynihan, Timothy .
3,000
54.00
54.00
Naff, Fred
400
7.20
7.20
Nelson Bros.
2,600
46.80
8,000
144.00
190.80
Neville Bros.
1,607
28.93
28.93
Neville, Martin
4,000
72.00
72.00
Neville, William J.
310
5.58
5.58
O'Leary, John (Morris McWalter Adm. ) O'Brien, Frank M.
175
3.15
5,000
90.00
93.15
400
7.20
7.20
O'Brien, James ...
525
9.45
1,500
27.00
36.45
Osgood, Emily L.
886
15.95
37,000
666.00
681.95
Page, Frank L .. .
100
1.80
1.80
73
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Name of Resident
Aggregate Value of Personal Estate
Tax on Personal Estate
Aggregate Value of Real Estate
. Tax on Real Estate
Total Cash Tax on Personal and Real Estate
Page, G. William.
750
13.50
13.50
Page, Henry R ....
800
14.40
14.40
Page, Henry R., et al.
10,000
180.00
180.00
Pearson, Burt W. .
375
6.75
3,500
63.00
69.75
Peck, Chester G ..
1,775
31.95
20,000
360.00
391.95
Peirce, William C ..
2,250
40.50
3,500
63.00
103.50
Peirce, William C., et al.
10,000
180.00
180.00
Peterson, Andrew P. .
2,000
36.00
36.00
Pierce, Elsie
2,150
38.70
25,500
459.00
497.70
Pierce, Samuel H., Heirs of .
10,000
180.00
180.00
Pollard, Ann D ...
8,300
149.40
36,500
657.00
806.40
Pollard, Frederick H.
7,000
126.00
126.00
Pope, J. William ...
800
14.40
10,000
180.00
194.40
Rice, Edwin B ..
950
17.10
2,500
45.00
62.10
Richardson, Harriet C
2,000
36.00
36.00
Riley, Ellen. . .
6,000
108.00
108.00
Roche, Bridget
6,000
108.00
108.00
Robus, Tamzin K.
2,000
36.00
36.00
Rooney, John W.
2,500
45.00
45.00
Rooney, John W., Jr.
1,500
27.00
27.00
Rollins, Bros ....
2,150
38.70
38.70
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Ryan, Daniel
300
5.40
5.40
Ryan, Edward J.
300
5.40
5.40
2,000
36.00
36.00
2,000
36.00
36.00
5,500
99.00
119.88
Scripture, Bertha
85
1.53
1.53
Scripture, Mary J.
60
1.08
1.08
Seeckts, Albert ..
250
4.50
3,000
54.00
58.50
Shepard, Richard A.
3,000
54.00
54.00
Sherman, Chester H.
300
5.40
5.40
Sherman, Daniel E .. .
1,260
22.68
7,500
135.00
157.68
Sherman, J. D., Heirs of .
2,100
37.80
37.80
Sherman, Martin
250
4.50
1,500
27.00
31.50
Sherman, Roger
325
5.85
6,000
108.00
113.85
Sherman, Susan R.
5,000
90.00
90.00
Sherman, William H.
500
9.00
4,000
72.00
81.00
Silva, Manuel
900
16.20
2,500
45.00
61.20
Sims, John W ...
1,150
20.70
20.70
Smith, Charles S.
5,425
97.65
59,450
1,070.10
1,167.75
Smith, Lillian P ..
500
9.00
3,000
54.00
63.00
Snelling, Caroline. .
1,000
18.00
3,000
54.00
72.00
Snelling, Marion L.
500
9.00
9,000
162.00
171.00
South Lincoln Dairy Co
4,000
72.00
72.00
Spalding, Nellie H ..
500
9.00
6,000
108.00
117.00
Stackpole, Katharine C.
521
9.38
9.38
Storey, Moorfield ..
1,950
35.10
24,000
432.00
467.10
Tarbell, George G ..
1,635
29.43
29.43
Tarbell, George G., Trustees
20,000
360.00
360.00
Ryan, Mary .
Ryan, Stacia
Sargent, Charles O
1,160
20.88
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Name of Resident
Aggregate Value of Personal Estate
Tax on Personal Estate
Aggregate Value of Real Estate
Tax on Real Estate
Total Cash Tax on Personal and Real Estate
Tasker, John .
275
4.95
3,000
54.00
58.95
Todd, C. Lee.
1,000
18.00
25,000
450.00
468.00
Tyler, Fred .
400
7.20
2,200
39.60
46.80
Tyler, Watson
2,200
39.60
39.60
Warner, Henrietta
512
9.22
9.22
Warner, Henry E ..
3,000
54.00
12,000
216.00
270.00
Watson, Samuel J.
1,500
27.00
27.00
Watson, William E ..
1,500
27.00
27.00
Washburn, Mary J.
2,000
36.00
36.00
Welch, Helen F. .
500
9.00
9.00
Welch, Martin M.
2,500
45.00
45.00
Weston, Ann E.
3,000
54.00
54.00
Weston, Georgianna H.
250
4.50
5,000
90.00
94.50
Wheeler, Abner S., Heirs of.
3,500
63.00
63.00
Wheeler, Charles S. .
12,000
216.00
216.00
Wheeler, Charlotte
1,500
27.00
27.00
Wheeler, Charlotte, et al.
4,500
81.00
81.00
Wheeler, Elizabeth ..
400
7.20
7.20
Wheeler, C. Edgar ..
675
12.15
3,000
54.00
66.15
Wheeler, George R.
825
14.85
5,000
90.00
104.85
Wheeler, Herman T.
350
6.30
4,000
72.00
78.30
White, Frank ...
250
4.50
4.50
Wilkins, Ann M ..
100
1.80
5,500
99.00
100.80
Wilson, John
1,200
21.60
3,500
63.00
84.60
Woodhull, Charles E.
600
10.80
10.80
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NON-RESIDENT TAX PAYERS
Name of Resident
Aggregate Value of Personal Estate
Tax on Personal Estate
Aggregate Value of Real Estate
Tax on Real Estate
Total Cash Tax on Personal and Real Estate
Ames, J. B., Heirs of, Cambridge ... .
500
9.00
9.00
Blodgett, Edwin S ..
2,000
36.00
36.00
Brooks, Katherine T., Charlestown.
240
4.32
4.32
Brooks, Mary A., Concord ...
650
11.70
11.70
Broughall, Mrs. Stephen Lexington.
20
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Brown, Elvira, Est., Lexington.
250
4.50
4.50
Brown, Harry Wayland ....
100
1.80
1.80
Brown, William, Heirs of, Winchendon.
1,040
18.72
18.72
Burgess, H. A., Lexington. ..
9,000
162.00
162.00
Carroll, Henrietta S., Malden.
50
90
.90
Carty, J. R., Heirs of, Concord. .
150
2.70
2.70
Cheeny, Arthur, Heirs of, Weston.
150
2.70
2.70
Conti, Pasqual Bova, Waltham.
6,200
111.60
111.60
Cousins, Fred E., Littleton.
7,200
129.60
129.60
Curly, Annie, Boston. ..
500
9.00
9.00)
Cutler, James R., Somerville.
200
3.60
3.60
Curry, John, Somerville. .
200
3.60
3.60
DeNormandie, Alice W., Boston.
.
1,240
22.32
17,500
315.00
337.32
DeNormandie, James, Boston.
6,500
117.00
117.00
Donovan, Michael, Concord. .
300
5.40
5.4)
Doyle, Mary, Heirs of, Weston ..
125
2.25
700
12.60
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Name of Resident
Aggregate Value of Personal Estate
Tax on Personal Estate
Aggregate Value of Real Estate
Tax on Real Estate
Total Cash Tax on Personal and Real Estate
Edison Electric Illuminating Co., Boston
20,000
360.00
360.00
Emerson, E. W., Concord .....
300
5.40
5.40
Emerson, R. W., Heirs of, Concord.
350
6.30
6.30
Everett, Edward, Trustee ..
4,500
81.00
81.00
Fallon, Matthew W., Jr., Boston. .
6,100
109.80
109.80
Fitchburg R. R. Co ...
900
16.20
16.20
Fleming, John F., Somerville.
700
12.60
12.60
Gile, Flora J., Concord. .
150
2.70
2.70
Gourgas, Francis R., Heirs of, Concord Green, Grace, Wisconsin ....
50
.90
.90
100
1.80
1.80
Grimwood, Henry A., Weston.
4,000
72.00
72.00
Griffin, John, Boston. .
100
1.80
1.80
Harrington, T. F., Waltham.
3,000
54.00
54.00
Hay, Robert T., Melrose ..
5,500
99.00
99.00
Hayden, Nellie B., Lexington.
200
3.60
3.60
Heald, Mary E ...
3,000
54.00
54.00
Heywood, George, Heirs of, Concord ...
500
9.00
9.00
Higginson, Henry L., Est., Boston ...
20,000
360.00
70,000
1,260.00
1,620.00
300
5.40
5.40
Huddleston, Lucy B., Heirs of, Malden. . Hunt, Lewis E., Somerville. .
1,000
18.00
18.00
Jenks, Albert R., W. Acton. .
1,500
27.00
27.00
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Kenna, James B., Framingham.
1,200
21.60
21.60
Kaizer, Horace, Concord ...
2,500
45.00
45.00
Locke, Isaac, Heirs of, Boston
200
3.60
3.60
Lovett, Robert W., Boston. ...
6,000
108.00
108.00
Lima, Anthony J., Lexington.
1,000
18.00
18.00
Lynski, Thomas, Waltham.
2,500
45.00
45.00
Marr, John W., Waltham. .
500
9.00
9.00
McGrath, Patrick, Concord.
1,050
18.90
18.90
Malloy, John, Heirs of, Waltham.
600
10.80
10.80
Moore, Sarah B., Concord ..
300
5.40
5.40
Mullen, T. F., Ayer .....
200
3.60
3.60
Munroe, Jonas, Heirs of, Lexington.
1,000
18.00
18.00
Neville, Henry P., Bedford.
850
15.30
15.30
New Eng. Tel. & Tel. Co ....
9,561
172.10
3,600
64.80
236.90
Norton, T. M., Heirs of, Bedford.
15
27
.27
Paul, William D. W.
1,500
27.00
27.00
Richardson, T. C., Weston.
150
2.70
2.70
Rodman, Emma, Nahant ..
5,000
90.00
90.00
Rogers, Edward H., Cambridge.
2,375
42.75
12,000
216.00
258.75
Root, George F., Chicago ..
600
10.80
10.80
Scully, James J., Cambridge.
5,000
90.00
90.00
Shaw, Nellie S., Woburn. .
100
1.80
1.80
Sherman, Herbert A., Weston.
100
1.80
1.80
Smith, Eugene H., Waltham.
100
1.80
1.80
Smith, Eliza A., Portsmouth, N. H.
200
3.60
3.60
Snelling, Howard, Va ...
15,000
270.00
270.00
Stewart, Frank, Waltham.
100
1.80
1.80
Standard Oil Co. of N. Y ..
657
11.83
11.83
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Name of Resident
Aggregate Value of Personal Estate
Tax on Personal Estate
Aggregate Value of Real Estate
Tax on Real Estate
Total Cash Tax on Personal and Real Estate
Storrow, Helen O., Boston. .
4,000
72.00
72.00
Storrow, James J., Boston. ..
4,000
72.00
141,000
2,520.00
2,610.00
Stow, Nathan B., Heirs of, Concord.
200
3.60
3.60
Thorndike, Sturgis H., Boston. .
2,000
36.00
36.00
Walker, A. Bruce, Milwaukee, Wis. ·
250
4.50
4.50
Western Union Tel. Co ...
2,087
37.57
37.57
Weston, Town of. .
1,000
18.00
18.00
Wheeler, Frank, Est., Concord.
2,500
45.00
45.00
Wheeler, Henry A., Weston. .
100
1.80
1.80
Wheeler, H. N., Heirs of, Cambridge.
400
7.20
7.20
Wheelwright, Mary C., and
6,470
116.46
15,000
270.00
386.46
Cabot, Henry B., Exrs., . .
White, Robert, Lexington.
1,000
18.00
18.00
Wilcox, Charlotte W . .
6,000
108.00
108.00
Woodhull, John H ..
6,500
117.00
117.00
Worcester, Alice, Waltham
1,000
18.00
18.00
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TREASURER'S REPORT
The receipts into and payments from the Treasury for the year 1921 have been as follows:
RECEIPTS
PAYMENTS
Balance on hand January 1st, 1921.
$ 517.56
T. L. Giles, Collector of Taxes ..
36,474.32
Highway Department
1,923.00
Town Note
25,000.00
Moth Department
1,493.96
Dog Tax 1920.
237.91
Balance on hand January 1st, 1922.
5,553.19
Town Hall, use of
10.00
Town Loan
25,000.00
Lincoln School, from Mass. School Fund.
21.77
from Mass. Educational Independent Industrial Schools
231.52
from H. S. Cousins for Laura Mc- Knownes
24.00
from Mass. Tuition of Children.
454.74
66
from City of Boston ..
544.38
56
66
from Mass. General School Fund.
1,232.00
from Mass. Transportation High School pupils
592.10
from Sale of Books, etc.
.
66
from Grammar School Funds 1920
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Concord Court.
Loans from Sinking and Trust Funds
15,000.00
Massachusetts Income Tax 1918.
94.00
Income Tax 1919.
114.00
Income Tax 1920.
570.00
Income Tax 1921.
22,043.38
66
Civilian War Poll Tax.
114.00
Corporation Tax, Public Service. .
106.70
Corporation Tax
49.08
Mothers with Dependent Children.
117.00
Compensation of Animal Inspector. .
29.13
Walden Road
5,645.24
Middlesex County, Fitchburg Road
1,982.32
Anniversary Books
7.65
City of Cambridge Ta
292.16
Red Cross Nurse.
29.00
Interest on Deposit.
112.65
$121,070.05
$121,070.05
C. LEE TODD, Treasurer.
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Middlesex County, Walden Road
5,645.24
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Loans paid Sinking Fund and Trust Fund Commissioners $15,000.00
Middlesex County Tax. 3,039.73
Selectmen's Orders 72,477.13
6.10
90.70
264.44
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WATER WORKS DEPARTMENT Outstanding Bonds January 1st, 1922
Issue of 1900 due 1930 Coupon 3}s, J & D $10,000.00 Issue of 1900 due 1930 Reg'd. 3}s, J. & D. (n/o Common- wealth of Mass.) 13,000.00
Issue of 1902 due 1932 Coupon 3}s, M & S ..
6,000.00
Issue of 1902 due 1932 Reg'd. 32s, M & S. (n/o Common- wealth of Mass.) 3,000.00
Issue of 1903 due 1934 Coupon 32s, M & N
5,000.00
Issue of 1904 due 1934 Coupon 4s, M & S.
5,000.00
Issue of 1906 due 1936 Coupon 4s, M & S
14,000.00
Issue of 1907 due 1937 Coupon 4s, M & S.
4,000.00
Issue of 1907 Serial Coupon 4s, M & S ($500 due each year) 3,000.00
Issue of 1911 Serial Coupon 4s, M & S ($500 due each year) 1,000.00
$64,000.00
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REPORT OF BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS
The Water Commissioners herewith respectfully submit the following report :
On March 11, 1921, the Board met and organized with the choice of Sumner Smith, Chairman, and Robert R. Hunter, Secretary.
During the year twelve regular and two special meetings have been held at which all members were present.
The blue print books of gates, services, etc., have been brought up to date by the addition of over sixty heretofore uncharted fixtures.
Leaks have been few the past year, renewals inexpensive, and no new construction has been undertaken. The Water Dpartment has been able to pay off from collections most of its indebtedness. At the present writing the debt is about $1,000 for current expenses, which could be reduced to $400 if the $600 remaining taxes were collected.
The two pumps have worked satisfactorily during the year, the chief engine house trouble being with the belts. These could not be relied upon to stay on the pulleys, but were ad- justed satisfactorily and now run smoothly and safely.
The Pumping Station and Pumps are in first class condition, but the former coal pocket needs some metal covering over the exposed wooden parts of its frame. The reservoir bank needs some stone facing on the southerly bank to prevent wash. The pipe system seems in good condition, but the cement lined pipe on the station road ought to be renewed within a few years. After this pipe is relaid expenses should not be large for many
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years. It would seem also that the station road ought to be rebuilt and, while the Board realizes that the latter question is not primarily of its concern, still it is indirectly. Pipe renewal and road construction should be simultaneous when possible.
The Board is aware that it pays high for electric power and has under consideration plans for pumping cheaper in the future. The Edison Company gives good service, as was evi- denced when the pump was idle only four days on account of the ice storm.
The Water Department has lost by death this winter the services of Mr. James T. Laird, who had been engineer for over thirty years and superintendent for over twenty years. The Board does not intend to appoint a successor immediately. Mr. Kelliher is now acting engineer and Superintendent, and if this arrangement proves satisfactory it will be continued.
SUMNER SMITH, JOHN J. KELLIHER, ROBERT R. HUNTER, Water Commissioners of Lincoln.
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Summary of Statistics for Year Ending December 31, 1921
PUMPING STATISTICS
Rumsey Triplex Pump 25 H.P. motor.
Rumsey Triplex Pump 40 H.P. motor.
Power furnished by Edison Company of Boston. Total water pumped for year 81,304,000 gallons.
Cost of pumping, figured on Pumping Station's expenses (including salaries and power), $47.20 per million gallons.
Cost of pumping, figured on Pumping Station expenses, power, salaries, interest, repairs and renewals and depreciation, $309.64 per million gallons pumped.
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Statistics Relating to Distribution System
Mains
1. Kind of pipe used, cement lined, cast iron, wood stave, galvanized iron.
2. Sizes, 11/2" to 12".
3. Extended during the year, none.
4. Discontinued during the year, none.
5. Total now in use, 26,571 miles. Hydrants re- placed, 2.
6. Number of hydrants added during the year, 1.
7. Number of hydrants (public and private) now in use, 126.
8. Number of stop-gates added during the year, 1.
9. Number of stop-gates now in use, 136.
10. Number of blow-offs, 30.
11. Range of pressure on mains, 40 pounds to 102 pounds.
Services
12. Kind of pipe, galvan- ized iron and cement lined.
13. Sizes, 3/4" to 4".
14. Discontinued, 1.
15. Number of service taps added during the year, 6. -
16. Number now in use, 345.
17. Average length of serv- ice, 12' +.
18. Meters now in use, 11
Water Report PROFIT AND LOSS Year Ending December 31, 1921.
Dr.
Cr.
To Expense
$ 215.39
Rates
$14,539.37
Power
1,934.45
Meter
1,331.82
Salaries
1,887.68
Sundry
105.64
Interest
2,552.57
Repairs and renewals
8,808.13
Net gain
578.61
$15,976.83
$15,976.83
ASSETS
LIABILITIES
Construction
$187,410.22
Bonds outstanding $64,000.00
Sinking Fund
27,500.00
Town of Lincoln Loan 1912
4,787. 51
Coal on hand
200.00
Wire
100.00
Town of Lincoln Loan 1921, from Water Works Sinking Fund a/c Surplus
1,500.00
Water bills uncollected (old bills)
600.00
145,995.35
Cash on hand
472.64
$216,282.86
$216,282.86
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88 REPORT OF FIRE ENGINEERS
To the Board of Selectmen :-
The Board of Fire Engineers herewith submit their four- teenth annual report, ending December 31, 1921.
Force
Thirty-one men belong to the Department: one chief, six engineers, and twenty-three call men. There are three organ- ized companies.
Apparatus
The apparatus belonging to the Department is as follows: Two wagons, one reel, one combination truck, twenty-five extinguishers, three ladders, hose, axes, and plaster hooks.
Location of Apparatus
No. 2-Combination truck at Doherty's Garage, So. Lincoln.
No. 3-Hose House, John Dee Farm, Virginia Road, North Lincoln.
Fires
During the past year the truck has been called out as follows : 8 chimney, 5 grass, 9 wood, 2 auto, 3 houses, 3 barns at a loss of $13,000, and 1 call to Wayland.
The fire engineers are of the opinion that it would be advis- able and to the advantage of the town to purchase a new truck with a pump attached and re-equip the present truck for forest fires.
ISAAC N. MACRAE, Chief, THOMAS DEE, HERBERT FARRAR, H. S. COUSINS, J. J. KELIHER, ANDREW DOUGHERTY, MATTHEW H. DOHERTY.
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REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS
To the Board of Selectmen:
I herewith submit the following report for the year end- ing December 31, 1921 :
The condition of the roads during the first part of the year was very good. During January and February there was very little snow. Early in March the frost came out, leaving the cross roads badly rutted, so that it was neces- sary to scrape them and use a large quantity of stone to fill them in, to make them smooth for the summer.
The tar surfaced roads have been patched and coated with Tarvia B and sand.
Most of the other roads have been oiled in order to keep down the dust and hold them together.
The only new work done this year has been on the Lake Walden Road. Nearly five months were spent with the men and teams working on this State, County, and Town road near Lake Walden, building 3,400 feet of penetration road 18 feet wide, which cost about $17,000 .. The expendi- tures on this road were approximately as follows:
Teams and labor
$ 6,500.00
Gravel and stone 7,750.00
Oil and tar 2,400.00
Coal 150.00
Culverts 200.00
$17,000.00
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I have done work for the other departments of the town and kept the ashes cleaned away from the public buildings.
The following is a partial list of what the men and teams have been doing throughout this year :
JANUARY
The men worked most of the time at the pumping sta- tion, helping to put in the new foundation and install the new pump.
FEBRUARY
There was a little snow work which had to be done dur- ing this month, and the spare time was used in cutting chestnut posts.
MARCH
This month was spent in scraping the roads and filling in the ruts with crushed stone.
APRIL
Scraping the roads and filling in the ruts was completed. We then hauled sand for covering oil and tarvia, and patched the tar surfaced roads with patching material.
MAY AND JUNE
Tarvia and Oil were put on the roads and sand hauled for covering same. Also did some work for the Moth De- partment.
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JULY
The first part of the month we patched the roads and scraped the hills which had been washed out by the heavy showers. The last part of the month we worked on the Lake Walden Road.
AUGUST, SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, AND MOST OF NOVEMBER
During these months our time was spent in digging out the banks along the Lake Walden Road and building the road.
DECEMBER
Most of the time has been spent cutting brush on the roads and in the cemeteries.
The money expended this year is approximately as fol- lows :
Hay, Grain, and Straw $ 1,200.00
Stone, Gravel, and Sand
2,000.00
Tarvia and Oil 5,425.00
Supplies 500.00
Shoeing and Repairs
750.00
Rent 340.00
Superintendent's Salary, Labor, Etc. 5,000.00
Total $15,215.00
Amount of credits due the Highway Department 2,215.00
Total spent for maintenance and upkeep of High-
way Department for year $13,000.00
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The condition of the Highway Department is about the same as last year.
The guide boards are in good condition and in their proper places.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM H. SHERMAN, Superintendent of Streets.
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH FOR THE YEAR ENDING DEC. 31, 1921.
The following cases of contagious diseases have been re- ported during the year :
7 cases of Pneumonia.
11 cases of Chicken Pox.
4 cases of Mumps.
5 cases of Measles.
2 cases of Tuberculosis.
1 case of Trachoma.
MARTIN M. WELCH, R. D. DONALDSON, GEO. G. TARBELL, Members Board of Health.
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REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS
January 12, 1922.
To the Board of Selectmen :-
I herewith submit the following report for the year ending December 31, 1921 :-
Number of herds of cows
76
Number of milch cows
500
Number of young stock
175
Number of bulls
22
Number of pigs
478
Number of sheep
20
Number of goats
15
Number of cows quarantined
6
Number of cows affected with tuberculosis
6
Number of dogs affected with hydrophobia
1
Number of dogs quarantined and released
3
Respectfully submitted,
MARTIN M. WELCH,
Inspector of Animals.
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REPORT OF ANIMALS SLAUGHTERED.
To the Board of Health :-
I herewith submit the following report of animals slaugh- tered and inspected for the year ending December 31, 1921 : Pigs 117
Calves
18
Cattle
5
Condemned
0
Respectfully submitted, 1
JOHN J. KELLIHER,
Inspector of Slaughtering.
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LINCOLN TOWN NURSE
To the Selectmen of Lincoln,
Gentlemen :-
I herewith submit the following report of the Committee appointed by you to direct the work of the Lincoln Town Nurse.
The Committee desires first of all to express its thanks for the generous aid received from various sources, to Mrs. James J. Storrow for the office in the Scout House, to the Girl Scouts for the office telephone, to Mr. Donaldson for a spare automobile tire, and to the Lincoln Branch of the American Red Cross for supplies, equipment and the Ford car. The automobile has proved of inestimable value to the nurse. The telephone operators have been most zealous in handling calls for the nurse, and are also giving a dance, the proceeds of which will help pay the cost of the car.
Miss Carolyn M. Viets was engaged as Public Health Nurse for Lincoln for six months at a salary of $750. Of this sum $600 was appropriated at the last annual Town Meeting. The balance of $150 is paid by the School Committee for the services of the nurse in the schools. The expense to the Town for incidentals during the four months for which figures are available has amounted to $35.03. The total of the fees col- lected for bedside nursing during the same period is $45.30.
The work which Miss Viets does in the schools is briefly described in the Superintendent's report. She has visited the schools during a part of every session, and in addition has made 47 follow-up visits to the homes of the children. She has given 29 treatments at the office, and has made 123 home visits for bedside care and instruction.
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Arrangements have been made to allow Miss Viets to act as School Nurse for the Town of Sudbury. She will work in the Sudbury schools for one day each week and the Town of Lincoln will receive $10 per day for her services. If this plan continues through a school year approximately $350 will be earned by the nurse, which sum can be applied on her salary. It is very probable that additional work of this sort may be obtained, thus making possible a further reduction in the ex- pense of the nursing project to the Town.
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