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135 00
C. Lee Todd, Jr., Services as Assessor
135 00
John P. Howard, Services as Tax Collector, 1931
91 39
John F. Farrar, Services as Cattle Inspector
90 00
Herbert G. Farrar, Services as Fire Engineer, 1933, 1934 45 00
Sumner Smith, Services as Fire Engineer, 1934
22 50
Andrew J. Dougherty, Services as Fire Engineer, 1934 22 50
H. S. Cousins, Services as Fire Engineer, 1934 22 50
John J. Kelliher, Services as Fire Engineer, 1934 22 50
M. H. Doherty, Services as Fire Engineer, 1934 Thomas J. Dee, Services as Fire Engineer, 1934 Sidney MacRae, Services as Fire Engineer, 1934
22 50
22 50
22 50
Andrew J. Dougherty, Services as Registrar
22 50
E. H. MacFarland, Services as Registrar
22 50
Raymond E. Hagerty, Services as Registrar
22 50
Total Unexpended Balance
$3,428 89
246 11
Appropriation
$3,675 00 $3,675 00
106
Police Department Payments
John J. Kelliher, Salary $1,350 00
Middlesex Motor Co., Payment on Car
247 94
Doherty Garage, Supplies
172 63
United American Bosch Corp., Supplies
52 86
Isaac Langille, Services 34 00
New England Tel. and Tel. Co., Telephone
30 80
Middlesex Motor Co., Labor and Supplies
23 48
Herbert G. Farrar, Services
22 50
Edward Stone, Services
10 00
Avery and Murphy, Installation of Radio
9 16
John E. Smith, Services
8 00
Daniel Ryan, Services
8 00
Rice's Garage, Labor and Supplies
5 90
Willis Cousins, Services
3 00
James Corrigan, Services
3 00
Herman Wheeler, Services
3 00
John Gilbert, Services
3 00
Joseph Lennon, Services
3 00
Patrick J. Lennon, Jr., Services
3 00
James Ryan, Services
3 00
Railway Express Co., Freight
78
Total Unexpended Balance
$1,997 05
152 95
Appropriation
$2,150 00
$2,150 00
Cemetery
Payments
Labor.
Albert Cunningham
$224 80
George E. Cunningham
136 00
106 40
Roy Sims
107
Florio Campabasso
$38 40
Edward Cunningham
28 00
Flynn & Leahey
11 49
William B. Riley
11 20
Lincoln Garage
10 50
Frank P. Culter
9 00
$575 79
Supplies :
Lincoln Water Works, Water
$17 00
B. L. Ogilvie & Sons
4 35
21 35
Total
$597 14
Unexpended Balance
2 86
Appropriation
$600 00
$600 00
Street Lights Account Payments
Edison Electric Ill'g Co., Dec., 1933
$288 65
Edison Electric Ill'g Co., Jan., 1934
286 79
Edison Electric Ill'g Co., Feb.
272 25
Edison Electric Ill'g Co., Mar.
268 16
Edison Electric Ill'g Co., Apr.
254 20
Edison Electric Ill'g Co., May
243 68
Edison Electric Ill'g Co., June
232 99
Edison Electric Ill'g Co., July
239 72
Edison Electric Ill'g Co., Aug.
248 86
Edison Electric Ill'g Co., Sept.
261 94
Edison Electric Ill'g Co., Oct.
284 27
Edison Electric Ill'g Co., Nov.
284 20
Total Unexpended Balance
$3,165 71
134 29
Appropriation
$3,300 00
$3,300 00
108
Miscellaneous
Payments
Warwick V. Harris, Supplies
$82 06
William H. Davis, Supplies 39 89
Gobbs & Warren, Supplies
34 39
John P. Howard, Supplies
44 60
Herbert G. Farrar, Supplies
17 93
Lincoln Garage, Supplies
15 75
Thomas Groom & Co., Supplies
12 93
Diamond-Union Stamp Works, Supplies
10 00
Waltham Foundry, Supplies
9 75
E. Russell Davis, Supplies
6 00
George G. Tarbell, Supplies
1 70
First National Bank, Rental of Vault
10 00
Herbert G. Farrar, Rental of Land
90 00
T. A. Calkins, Supt. C. W. A. Work
34 87
W. W. Johnson, Clerical, C. W. A. Work
50 00
Otto Hageman, Clerical, C. W. A. Work
120 00
Thomas Norton, Clerical, C. W. A. Work
140 00
Edith B. Farrar, Clerical Work
16 50
Sidney MacRae, Labor
18 45
Irving S. Hill, Bonds
170 00
Irving S. Hill, Insurance on Weights
38 59
Irving S. Hill, Renewal of Bond to July, 1935
5 00
Middlesex Co., Selectman's Association, Dues
8 25
Garden City Press, Printing
342 14
West Concord Press, Printing
35 00
Lincoln Press, Printing
34 00
Concord Publishing Co., Printing
21 85
Waltham News Tribune, Printing
15 25
First National Bank, Printing Checks
14 70
Minute Man Press, Printing
5 50
Commonwealth of Mass., Certification of Notes
6 00
L. L. Applin, Clerical Services
14 65
F. H. Lawrence, Legal Services
10 36
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Ropes, Gray, Boyden & Perkins, Legal Services $25 00 Maryland Casualty Co., Insurance 10 00
Rice Garage, Labor on Town Mower
1 75
Robert D. Donaldson, Painting Flag Pole 9 00
John P. Howard, Part Salary 1932 and 1933, Levy
225 00
Total
$1,770 62
Unexpended Balance
29 38
Appropriation
$1,800 00
$1,800 00
Silent Poor Fund
Payments
Aid
$564 95
John H. Pierce Fund
Payments
Services :
Robert B. Brigham Hospital
$626 00
Waltham Hospital
457 60
Emerson Hospital
284 15
John O. Sheehan, M.D.
160 00
Mass. General Hospital .
112 44
Mass. Eye & Ear Infirmary
8 45
$1,648 64
Supplies :
Abel Cutting
$91 25
Wilson Lumber Co.
31 90
Robert D. Donaldson
5 00
$128 15
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Labor:
Albert W. Hanlon
$84 60
Peter Christiansen
77 40
Joseph Mannarino
39 60
William Burgess
23 40
Richard Diamond
10 80
Dominic Domenchillo
8 00
Willis Cousins
4 00
Ronald Wood
3 60
$251 40
$2,028 19
1931 - Overlay Account
Overlay 1931 Assessment
$2,593 78
1931 Al atements to Dec. 26, 1933
$326 00
1931 Abatements in 1934
159 47
485 47
Balance
$2,108 31
1932 Overlay Account
Overlay 1932 Assessment
$1,225 03
1932 Abatements in 1932
$381 45
1932 Abatements in 1933
2 00
1932 Abatements in 1934
426 50
809 95
Balance $415 08
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1933 - Overlay Account
Overlay 1933 Assessment
$2,995 18
1933 Abatements in 1933
$259 80
1933 Abatements in 1934
2 00
261 80
Balance
$2,733 38
1934 - Overlay Account
Overlay 1934 Assessment
$3,108 69
1934 Abatements in 1934
None
Balance
$3,108 69
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Recapitulation
Payments
Schools
$38,906 64
Highways
21,128 62
Highway Chapter 90
7,536 44
Public Welfare
4,017 82
Salary Account
3,428 89
Street Lights
3,165 71
Town Hall and Public Grounds
2,145 87
Police Department
1,997 05
Board of Health
1,980 19
Miscellaneous
1,770 62
Fire Department
1,917 87
Public Library
1,465 33
Vocational Account
1,067 93
Moth & Tree Work
859 88
Cemetery
597 14
Insurance
521 49
Middlesex County Hospital
430 20
Veterans' Aid
180 00
Election Expenses
159 00
Interest Account
143 02
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Refund
71 96
General Cemetery Fund
152 40
Total
$93,655 07
Water
$18,372 70
John H. Pierce Fund
2,028 19
Reserve Fund Account
540 00
Silent Poor Fund
564 95
Water
18,372 70
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REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF SINKING AND TRUST FUNDS
Charles S. Smith Legacy for High School
1934
Dr.
Jan. 1 Balance
$44,676 17
Bank Interest
1,323 26
Coupons U. S. Treasury 42s 1945
425 00
Coupons Boston Metropolitan District 4¿s 237 50
Coupons U. S. Treasury 3s 1948
112 50
$46,774 43
Cr 1934
Bought $7,500 U. S. A. 3% Treasury notes due 1948 $7,520 31
Dec. 31 Balance on deposit 39,254 12
$46,774 43
The Fund is invested as follows:
Middlesex Institution for Savings
$12,272 79
Suffolk Savings Bank
4,479 52
Warren Institution for Savings
11,221 87
Boston Five Cents Savings Bank
11,279 94
$39,254 12
10,000 U. S. Treasury 42s-32s 1945
$10,000 00
5,000 Boston Metropolitan District 4ªs due March 1, 1949
5,000 00
7,500 U. S. Treasury 3s 1948 7,520 31
$61,774 43
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Abbie J. Stearns Fund for Town Hearse
1934
Dr.
Jan. 1 Balance
$2,007 68
Bank Interest
60 67
$2,068 35
Cr. 1934
Dec. 31 Balance on deposit $2,068 35 The Fund is deposited in the Middlesex Institution for Savings, Concord, Mass.
Donald Gordon Recreation Fund
Dr. 1934
Jan. 1 Balance
$5,291 02
Bank Interest
157 22
$5,448 24
Cr. 1934
Fireworks
$180 00
Dec. 31
Balance on Deposit Income a/c
73 49
Balance on Deposit Principal a/c 5,194 75
$5,448 24
The Fund is deposited in the Middlesex Institution for Savings, Concord, Mass.
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Abbie J. Stearns Fund for Silent Poor
1934
Dr.
Jan. 1 Balance
$2,758 90
Bank Interest
54 98
$2,813 88
1934
Cr.
Paid on Selectmen's orders
$564 95
Dec. 31
Balance on Deposit Income a/c
1,023 88
Balance on Deposit Principal a/c
1,225 05
$2,813 88
The Fund is deposited as follows:
Middlesex Institution for Savings
$1,874 27
First National Bank of Boston 374 66
$2,248 93
The following five funds for the Library are on separate deposit in the Middlesex Institution for Savings, Concord, Mass.
Julia A. Bemis Fund for the Lincoln Library
1934
Dr.
Jan. 1 Balance
$684 05 20 67
Interest
$704 72
1934
Cr
Cash J. F. Farrar, Treasurer, Lincoln Library $20 67 . Dec. 31 Balance on Deposit, Principal a/c 684 05
$704 72
116
John H. Pierce Legacy to the Lincoln Library
1934
Dr.
Jan. 1 Balance
Interest
$1,114 57 33 68
$1,148 25
Cr. 1934
Cash, J. F. Farrar, Treasurer, Lincoln Library ... $33 68
Dec. 31 Balance on Deposit, Principal a/c 1,114 57
$1,148 25
George Russell Legacy to the Lincoln Library
Dr. 1934
Jan. 1 Balance
$415 74
Interest
12 55
$428 29
1934
Cr.
Cash, J. F. Farrar, Treasurer, Lincoln Library . .. $12 55
Dec. 31 Balance on Deposit, Principal a/c 415 74
$428 29
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George G. Tarbell Legacy to the Lincoln Library
1934
Dr.
Jan. 1 Balance
$3,138 43
Interest
95 25
$3,233 68
1934
Cr.
Cash, J. F. Farrar, Treasurer, Lincoln Library $95 25
Dec. 31
Balance on Deposit, Principal a/c 3,138 38
Balance on Deposit, Interest a/c 05
$3,233 68
Abbie J. Stearns Fund for Lincoln Library
Dr. 1934
Jan. 1 Balance
$1,430 00
Interest
43 22
$1,473 22
Cr. 1934
Cash, J. F. Farrar, Treasurer, Lincoln Library $43 22
Dec. 31 Balance on Deposit, Principal a/c 1,430 00
$1,473 22
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THE BEMIS LECTURE FUND TRUSTEES In Account With The Bemis Lecture Fund
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNT
1934
Dr.
Jan. 1 Balance
$1,354 93
April 6 $3,000 Southern Ry. 4s 1956
2,075 76
2,000 Atchison Topeka & Sante Fe 4s 1995 1,988 78
1,000 U. S. Rubber Co. 5s 1947.
826 97
10 5,000 Mass. Gas Cos. 512s 1946
4,834 54
13 10 shares Old Colony R.R.
946 30
14 25 shares Great Northern Ry. Pfd.
678 88
Oct.
2 1,000 New York Rys. Inc. 6s 1965
100 00
20 shares New York Rys. Pfd.
14 90
Nov. 1 3,000 Edison Elec. Ill. Co. 5s 1935 3,000 00
$15,821 06
Cr. 1934
April 6 $2,000 Am. Tel. & Tel. Co. 5s 1946
$2,000 00
14 $3,000 Louisville & Nashville 4s 1955
2,989 38
Sept. 13 $6,000 U. S. Treasury 314s 1946
6,000 00
Dec. 4 $3,000 U. S. Treasury 314s 1946 3,000 00
$1,000 U. S. Treasury 21/2s 1938
1,000 00
Dec. 31 Balance 831 68
$15,821 06
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INCOME ACCOUNT
Dr.
Dividends Penn. R.R.
$60 00
Dividends Old Colony R.R.
35 00
Dividends Boston & Providence
85 00
Dividends Boston & Albany
140 00
Interest U. S. Rubber 5s 1947
38 06
Interest Atchison Topeka & Sante Fe 4s 1995
160 89
Interest Mass. Gas Co. 512s 1946
212 66
Interest Southern Ry. 4's 1956
61 67
Interest Edison Elec. Ill. Co. 5s 1935
150 00
Interest Consolidated Gas Co. 5s 1957
150 00
Interest Louisville & Nashville 4s 1955
120 00
Interest U. S. Fourth L.L. 414s 1938
71 50
Interest U. S. Treasury 314s 1946
113 12
Interest Am. Tel. & Tel. 5s 1946
150 00
$1,547 90
1934
Cr
Jan. 17 Progress Press Printing
$2 00
29 Paid Hope Hunt.
25 00
26 Howard Harrington 25 00
31 P. A. Carter, Postage and Printing
4 72
Feb. 21 P. A. Carter, Postage and Printing
6 72
26 The First National Bank - Rent Safe Dep. Box .
11 00
Mar. 19 Alber & Wickes, Inc. - Lecture by Jim Wilson ...
100 00
19 Stamps, etc.
1 00
20 Mrs. Claude U. Gilson - 8 Lectures, Current Events
200 00
April 6 Acc. int. on pur. $2,000 Am. Tel. & Tel. Co. 5s 1946 Premium $2,000 Am. Tel. & Tel. Co. 5s 1946.
160 51
14 Acc. int. on pur. $3,000 Louisville & Nashville 4s 1955
55 33
July 6 Paid Concord Legion Band
130 00
Sept. 11 Acc. int. on pur. $6,000 U. S. Treasury 314s 1946 Premium on pur. $6,000 U. S. Treasury 314s 1946
22 50
Oct. 22 Paid First National Bank - Addressograph List. .
8 26
Oct. 27 F. N. Blodgett
34 44
79 62
75 00
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Nov. 1 Thomas Todd Co. - Printing Programs $21 85
13 Alber & Wickes, Inc. - Caravan Players 225 00
Dec. 4 Acc. int. on pur. $3,000 U. S. Treasury 314s 1946 13 27
Premium on pur. $3,000 U. S. Treasury 314s 1946 Acct. int. on pur. $1,000 U. S. Treasury 21/2s 1938 Premium on pur. $1,000 U. S. Treasury 212s 1938
56 25
5 52
18 13
14 Paid Alber & Wickes, Inc. for Tony Sarg 157 50
14 Work on staging 4 00
31 Balance 105 28
$1,547 90
The Fund is invested as follows:
$3,000 Am. Tel. & Tel. 5s 1946.
$3,000 Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe 4s 1995.
$3,000 Consolidated Gas Co., of N. Y. 5s 1957. $3,000 Louisville & Nashville R. R. 4s 1955, $1,000 U. S. A. Fourth Liberty 414s 1938. *$10,000 U. S. A. Treasury Bonds 314% 1946.
$1,000 U. S. A. Treasury Notes 212% 1938.
16 shares Boston & Albany R. R.
10 shares Boston & Providence R. R.
60 shares Pennsylvania R. R.
*$1,000 of above acquired by exchange of $1,000 U. S. A. Fourth Liberty 414s 1938.
E. RUSSELL DAVIS, Treasurer.
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REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS
To the Board of Selectmen:
I hereby submit the following report for the year ending December 31, 1934:
Last winter was an exceptionally hard winter as we had very bad snow storms coming one after the other. The plows were unable to keep the roads open so we had to hire men to shovel them out, which made the expense very high. The snow work amounted to nearly $4,000, leaving the amount for road work much less than other years. The old truck kept breaking down all summer and at last we had to give it up. We purchased a new White for $3,500 to carry on the work for which we paid $500 down, the balance to be paid this year without interest. This truck is very satisfactory.
In January, February, and March most of the time after doing the snow work and sanding the roads to cover ice, was spent on Silver Hill and Brooks Road helping with CWA work.
In April and May we took down the snow fences, patched the roads, worked on Silver Hill Road and resurfaced the Bed- ford Road. We also teamed sand, and prepared the roads for tarvia and oil.
In June and July most of the time was spent in putting out tarvia and oil and covering it with sand, also working on Silver Hill and Herman Roads.
In August and September we worked on Chapter 90 roads most of the time, eliminating curves and resurfacing the cuts and fills with crushed stone and asphalt.
In October, November, and December part of the time was spent in putting up snow fences and working with the ERA help, part of the time on the Water Works and on Chapter 90 roads. The trucks and drivers hauled loam from the ball field lot to the school grounds and Town Common, and hauled sand and gravel to the ball field.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM H. SHERMAN.
122
REPORT OF WATER COMMISSIONERS
The re-building of Concord Avenue as a State road upset the grades at the intersecting streets to such an extent that all the water pipes were lowered at the crossings. The course of the new road was also changed, necessitating the relocating of gates and hydrants. Three dead headers were laid under the Avenue for possible future use. These changes are being mapped, and their cost amounted to $6,172.00, all of which the Water Works had to stand, and which would not have been spent here, except that the new road commanded it.
Laying of new 8-inch pipe on Old Lexington Road was com- pleted and connected with Flint Road pipe. 6-inch pipe was brought up Trapelo Road to the Billings Place, for which a cash guarantee is on deposit. 6-inch pipe was also extended on Concord Avenue toward Concord while construction was in progress. The line from Codman's Corner to Farnsworths was relaid with 10-inch pipe just before winter closed in, and the job was stopped before the pipe was cut in or services changed -this will be done in the spring.
The Pumping Station was thoroughly painted inside and out by ERA labor.
These changes are here listed more specifically :
Line
Length
Size
Cost Pipe
Cost Labor
Blasting
Old Lexington Rd.
448'
8ª
$521 84
$235 50
$ 350 00 Town (
Billings
600'
508 00
215 00 ERA
$130 00
Concord Ave.
changes
1,737'
1"-12"
3,092 39
3,080 32
Codman to Farns-
worth.
1,380'
10"
2,042 00
834 80 Town
74 00
Mackintosh Ave ..
1,200'
6''
928 00
378 00 ERA
402 00 Town
42 00
A new one million gallons per day De Laval Centrifugal Pump is being installed at a cost of $2,785.00.
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Locating and mapping fixtures which have been lost by the removal of identification points is being pushed as fast as weather permits.
Water Tax collections have fallen off very seriously.
The Board recommends the continuance of renewing old small pipe with new larger pipe where necessity makes the most demand.
The Board itemizes the following budget, which is recom- mended to be appropriated for 1935:
Power
$2,200 00
Salaries
875 00
Repairs and renewals
10,100 00
Miscellaneous
250 00
Maps
500 00
$13,925 00
Respectfully submitted,
SUMNER SMITH, JOHN J. KELLIHER, ROBERT R. HUNTER.
Statistics Relating to Distribution System
Mains
1. Replaced 300 ft. of 6 inch pipe with 12 inch - Concord Avenue.
2. Replaced 1,720 ft. of 4 inch pipe with 6 inch - Concord Avenue - Mackintosh Ave.
3. Replaced 1,380 ft. of 6 inch pipe with 10 inch - Lincoln Road.
4. Replaced 200 ft. of 6 inch pipe with 8 inch - Concord Ave.
5. Discontinued none.
6. Added during year 835 ft. of 6 inch - Trapelo Rd. - Concord Ave.
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Total now in use, 28.567 miles.
7. Number hydrants added during year, one.
8. Number hydrants replaced, 5.
9. Number hydrants (public and private) 142.
10. Number stop gates renewed, one. New gates added during year, 3.
11. Number stop gates now in use, 167.
12. Number blowoffs, 31.
13. Range of pressure on mains, 40-100 lbs.
Services
14. Renewed 10, Discontinued none.
15. Number service taps added during year, 6.
16. Number now in use, 427.
17. Meters now in use, 14.
WATER REPORT Receipts and Expenses for Year Ending December 31, 1934
Receipts
Expenditures
Balance on hand January 1, 1934 Collector
$21,938 91
Selectmen's Orders $18,372 70
10,760 20
Payment of bond due 1932
1,000 00
Cash to secure tap connection
250 00
Balance on hand December 31, 1934
13,577 41
Motor registration refund
1 00
$32,950 11
$32,950 11
Operating Account for Year Ending December 31, 1934
Receipts
Expenditures
Rates
$10,125 88
$2,271 37
Meter
634 32 251 00
Salaries
762 50
Sundry
Interest
70 00
Repairs and Renewals
10,381 00
$11,011 20
Miscellaneous
481 28
From Surplus
7,361 50
New Construction
4,406 55
$18,372 70
$18,372 70
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Power
WATER REPORT (Continued) Capital Account
Asseis
Construction Bills uncollected Cash on hand
$206,358 32
9,598 85
13,577 41
$229,534 58
Liabilities Cash in lieu of service bond Surplus
$250 00 229,284 58
$229,534 58
WARWICK V. HARRIS, 126
Treasurer.
127
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH FOR 1934
The board met on March 31 and organized with Dr. DeNormandie as Chairman and Mr. Conant as Secretary. Mrs. Ober was elected Agent. Dr. McGlinchey was appointed Milk Inspector and Mr. J. J. Kelleher was nominated Inspec- tor of Slaughtering to the Department of Public Health and later the nomination was confirmed. Dr. DeNormandie was appointed to the Nursing Committee.
During the year the following diseases dangerous to the public health were reported to the Board: Measles 8, whoop- ing cough 3, lobar pneumonia 3, scarlet fever 6, mumps 1 and dog bite 7.
In December the number of rabid animals reported in the surrounding towns made it advisable for the Board to recom- mend to the Selectmen that all dogs be restrained for 90 days or be inoculated against rabies. As a result of this order 108 dogs were inoculated.
At the present time 427 cattle have been tested for tuber- culosis with only 3 reactors.
One undertaker has been licensed.
Permits to sell denatured alcohol were granted to 4 garages.
Licenses were granted to the following farms to retail milk: Woodridge Farm, Glendale Farm, Grassland Farm, DeNor- mandie Farm, Cedar Hill Farm, H. L. Stone Company, Whit- ing Milk Company, and to Foster Bunker. Licenses were also granted to the following stores: Mildred Horn, J. H. Corliss, A. Danosky, G. P. Kimball, A. E. Fernald, R. L. Hodgedon, Earl Haynes and John Primak.
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One pasteurizing plant was relicensed and one new plant licensed. Monthly samples were taken from the dealers and in all the samples taken the milk was found to be satisfactory.
Following a new regulation which was passed January 19, 1934, relative to the transporting of garbage through the town, 11 licenses were granted.
The conditions in some of the piggeries is most unsat- isfactory.
Licenses were granted to the following piggeries: John Connors, 600; Manuel Silva, 500; Cornelius Shea, 400; Pres- cott Davis, 200; Boyce Brothers, 100; E. S. Coburn, 75; and John Wilson, 50.
Respectfully submitted,
ROBERT L. DENORMANDIE, ROBERT D. DONALDSON, RICHARD K. CONANT.
129
REPORT OF CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS (1934)
During the past year the principal roadways in the New Cemetery have been graded and oiled as part of a CWA project and for the first time are in such condition that they can be used at any season of the year.
A number of evergreen trees have been set out on the borders of the addition to the New Cemetery and many more will be planted this spring.
In addition to the usual general care of all three cemeteries, the fence on the Lexington Road side of the Arbor Vitae Cem- etery has been repaired and painted.
During the coming year the Commissioners hope to have about 1,100 ft. of 2-inch pipe laid to provide two or more faucets at five corners of the New Cemetery and also to relay the stone wall on the southwestern side of the New Cemetery, which adjoins land owned by Edward F. Flint. The two projects, if undertaken, will be done under ERA grants.
For general care in the three cemeteries an appropriation of $600.00 is asked.
EDWARD F. FLINT, GEORGE E. CUNNINGHAM, H. P. WHITNEY.
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TOWN TREASURER In Account With The Lincoln Cemetery Commission
1934
Dr.
Jan.
1 Balance
$1,980 18
Interest
60 28
Deposits a/c sale lots
55 00
$2,095 46
1934
Cr
Paid on Selectmen's orders
$39 55
Dec. 31 Balance on deposit
2,055 91
$2,095 46
The account is deposited in the Middlesex Institution for Savings, Concord, Mass.
Also the following funds for the care of lots in cemetery, all of which are deposited in the Middlesex Institution for Savings, Concord, Mass.
Principal
Interest 1934
Paid 1934
Dec. 31, 1934 Int. Balance on Deposit
Orilla J. Flint Fund
$300 00
$11 15
$4 25
$75 94
Samuel Hartwell Fund
300 00
11 00
5 75
69 47
Annie A. Ray Fund
300 00
11 17
2 50
78 42
John H. Pierce Fund
500 00
18 17
4 50
115 30
Maria L. Thompson Fund .
500 00
18 41
8 00
119 88
George F. Harrington Fund.
100 00
3 13
2 00
4 78
Francis Flint Fund
250 00
9 44
4 25
68 02
William W. Benjamin Fund
500 00
18 32
5 00
119 91
Abijah G. Jones Fund
300 00
10 97
2 75
71 32
Ellen F. Whitney Fund
100 00
3 37
3 00
11 72
E. H. Rogers Fund
250 00
9 10
4 00
56 20
Ellen T. Trask Fund
200 00
7 28
2 00
46 54
Thomas Huddleston Fund .
200 00
6 74
9 25
21 05
Joe Pacewicz Fund
400 00
14 26
8 00
78 23
131
Mary S. Rice Fund
$87 27
$2 85
$5 55
$4 92
Julia A. Bemis Fund.
300 00
11 49
4 00
88 22
Donald Gordon Fund
300 00
11 17
4 50
76 51
Elizabeth S. Chapin Fund ..
300 00
10 37
8 50
45 66
6 05
4 00
2 87
Sarah J. Browning Fund . . .
200 00
J. Waldo Smith Estate
300 00
Charles Sumner Smith
300 00
Funds received December 31, 1934, Deposited in Suffolk Sav- ings Bank, Boston.
WARWICK V. HARRIS,
Treasurer.
132
REPORT OF THE LINCOLN FIRE DEPARTMENT
To the Board of Selectmen:
The Board of Fire Engineers herewith submit their twenty- seventh Annual Report ending December 31, 1934.
Force
The Fire Department consists of the following: one chief, six engineers, and twenty-two call men.
Apparatus
The apparatus belonging to the department is as follows: One 600-gallon pump, one combination 350-gallon pump and forest fire truck, and one combination hose truck, eight ex- tinguishers, eight ladders, 2,150 feet of 2} inch hose, 600 feet of 1}-inch hose, 700 feet of 1-inch hose, and will carry 185 gal- lons of water in booster tank of combination forest fire truck.
Location of Apparatus
Number 1 Pump and Number 2 Pump and Combination Forest Fire Truck at Doherty's Garage, South Lincoln, and Number 3 Combination Truck at T. J. Dee's North Lincoln.
Fires
Fifty-four alarms have been answered. Number 1 Pump and Number 2 Pump and Combination Forest Fire Truck re- sponded to seven chimney fires, 38 grass and wood, 2 auto, seven buildings.
Loss $2,200.00.
M. H. DOHERTY, Chief
J. J. KELLIHER,
A. J. DOUGHERTY, JR.
H. S. COUSINS,
S. MACRAE,
T. J. DEE,
H. G. FARRAR.
133
TREE WARDEN'S REPORT
I herewith submit my report for the year 1934. This depart- ment has followed its usual routine this year of cleaning the roadsides and removing dead limbs from the trees. We were able this year to obtain Relief Admininstration Projects on trimming trees and cleaning brush, which enabled us to do this work on about five miles of roads, this department furnishing the tools to work with, and the Federal Government paying for the labor. It is our hope that further work along this line can be done this year. A new disease of the Elm Tree, which is called the Dutch Elm Disease, has appeared in the eastern states. An alarming outbreak, involving hundreds of trees has been discovered in New Jersey. This disease is not yet known to occur in Massachusetts. It is very difficult to identify and can only be done by taking cultures such as is common practice with contagious diseases. It has been found that this disease is spread by an elm bark beetle that lives under dead or drying bark of elm trees. The spores of this fungus attach themselves to the beetle and as he moves from tree to tree the disease is carried. There is no known method to eliminate it, but we can protect ourselves somewhat by removing all dead or dying limbs and trees.
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