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20 00
Appropriation
$200 00
$200 00
Reserve Fund - 1935
Transferred to Town Hall and Public Grounds
$295 43
Transferred to Cemetery Account. 218 07
Transferred to Welfare Account
136 42
Transferred to Police Account
97 58
Transferred to Insurance Account
..
52 50
Appropriation
$800 00
$800 00
Middlesex County Tuberculosis Hospital Payment
Middlesex County, Tax for Tuberculosis Hospital
$362 86
Appropriation $362 86
Overlay Reserve
Transferred from 1930 Overlay Account
$258 17
Transferred from 1931 Overlay Account
2,108 31
Total
$2,366 48
Overlay Account 1932
Overlay 1932 Assessment.
$1,225 03
Abatements to Dec. 31, 1933
$383 45
Abatements in 1934
400 00
Abatements in 1935
152 69
936 14
Balance
$288 89
1933
Overlay 1933 Assessment
$2,995 18
Abatements in 1933
$259 80
Abatements in 1934
2 00
Abatements in 1935
72 50
$334 30
Balance
$2,660 88
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AUDITOR'S REPORT
1934
Overlay 1934 Assessment. .
$3,108 69
Abatements to Dec. 31, 1935
221 00
Balance
$2,887 69
1935
Overlay 1935 Assessment. .
$1,840 40
Abatements to Dec. 31, 1935
31 50
Balance
$1,808 90
John H. Pierce Fund Payments
Services:
Robert B. Brigham Hospital.
$767 00
Waltham Hospital
481 85
Massachusetts General Hospital
199 95
Emerson Hospital
175 60
Deaconess Hospital
127 46
Faulkner Hospital
92 00
Parkway Hospital
66 57
Massachusetts Memorial Hospital
27 00
Boston City Hospital
3 92
Dr. John Sheehan
154 00
Walter Barthel
100 00
Dr. R. F. Johnson
29 00
$2,224 35
Supplies:
City of Waltham
$56 50
David Mann
64 50
Little Gardens
37 00
$158 00
Labor:
John B. Lennon
$33 25
Joseph Frazier
4 00
$37 25
Total
$2,419 60
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TOWN OF LINCOLN
Recapitulation Payments
Schools
$37,933 40
Highways.
18,946 90
Highway, Chapter 90
7,557 74
Public Welfare
4,136 42
Salary Account
3,541 79
Street Lights
3,221 25
Board of Health
2,178 81
Town Hall and Public Grounds
2,295 43
Police Department
2,022 58
Fire Department
1,771 36
Library Account
1,318 21
Miscellaneous
1,245 50
Vocational Account
1,500 47
Moth and Tree Work
1,038 62
Insurance
834 74
Cemetery
924 68
Middlesex County Hospital
362 86
Veterans' Aid
180 00
Overlay Account
130 00
Interest
100 10
Election Expenses
60 35
Reserve Fund
800 00
$92,101 21
Water
$12,519 04
John H. Pierce Fund
2,419 60
COMMISSIONERS OF SINKING AND TRUST FUNDS 61
REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF SINKING AND TRUST FUNDS
Charles S. Smith Legacy for High School
1935
Dr.
Jan. 1 Balance $61,774 43
Bank Interest
1,120 17
Coupons U. S. Treasury 314s 1945
325 00
Coupons Boston Metropolitan District 43/4s 237 50
Coupons U. S. Treasury 3s 1948
225 00
$63,682 10
1935
Cr.
Dec. 31 The Fund is invested as follows:
Middlesex Institution for Savings
$12,643 71
Suffolk Savings Bank
5,162 16
Warren Institution for Savings
11,532 57
Boston Five Cents Savings Bank
11,823 35
10,000 U. S. Treasury 314s 1945
10,000 00
5,000 Boston Metropolitan District March 1, 1949
434s due
5,000 00
7,500 U. S. Treasury 3s 1948
7,520 31
$63,682 10
Abbie J. Stearns Fund for Silent Poor
1935
Dr.
Jan. 1 Balance
$2,248 93
Bank Interest
56 64
$2,305 57
1935
Cr.
Dec. 31
Balance on Deposit Income a/c
$1,080 52
Balance on Deposit Principal a/c 1,225 05
$2,305 57
The Fund is deposited as follows:
Middlesex Institution for Savings $1,930 91
First National Bank of Boston 374 66
$2,305 57
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TOWN OF LINCOLN
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
Balance
$684 05
Interest 1935 $20 67
John H. Pierce Legacy to the Lincoln Library
Balance
$1,114 57
Interest 1935. 33 68
George Russell Legacy to the Lincoln Library
Balance
$415 74
Interest 1935. 12 55
George G. Tarbell Legacy to the Lincoln Library
Balance
$3,138 43
Interest 1935.
94 85
Interest 1933 05
Abbie J. Stearns Fund for Lincoln Library
Balance
$1,430 00
Interest 1935. 43 22
Interest paid Treasurer Lincoln Library
$205 02
Abbie J. Stearns Fund for Town Hearse
1935
Jan. 1 Balance
$2,068 35
Bank Interest 62 51
Dec. 31 Balance on deposit $2,130 86 The Fund is deposited in the Middlesex Institution for Savings, Concord, Mass.
Donald Gordon Recreation Fund
1935
Dr.
Jan. 1 Balance
$5,268 24
Bank Interest 156 98
$5,425 22
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COMMISSIONERS OF SINKING AND TRUST FUNDS
1935
Cr.
Fireworks expenditure .
$150 00
Dec. 31 Balance on Deposit Income a/c 80 47
Balance on Deposit Principal a/c 5,194 75
$5,425 22
The Fund is deposited in the Middlesex Institution for Savings, Concord, Mass.
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TOWN OF LINCOLN
THE BEMIS LECTURE FUND TRUSTEES In Account With The Bemis Lecture Fund PRINCIPAL ACCOUNT
1935
Dr
Jan. 1 Balance
$831 68
Oct. 31 $1,000 U. S. Liberty 4th 414s 1938 (called) 1,000 00
$1,831 68
1935
Cr.
Nov. 5 $1,000 U. S. Treasury 112s 1940
$1,000 00
Dec. 31 Transferred to Income Account 68 55 Balance, Cash on hand 763 13
$1,831 68
INCOME ACCOUNT
1935
Dr.
$105 28
Dividends Boston & Albany R. R.
176 00
Dividends Boston & Providence R. R.
85 00
Dividends Pennsylvania R. R.
30 00
Interest, Am. Tel. & Tel. 5s 1946
150 00
Interest, Atchison Topeka & Sante Fe 4s due 1995
120 00
Interest, Louisville & Nashville 4s 1955
120 00
Interest, Consolidated Gas N. Y. 5s 1957
150 00
Interest, U. S. Treasury 212s 1938
25 00
Interest, U. S. Liberty 414s 1938
42 50
Interest, U. S. Treasury 314s 1946
325 00
Interest, U. S. Treasury 112s 1940
7 50
Dec. 31 Transferred from Principal Account
68 55
$1,404 83
1935
Cr.
Jan. 3 Stenographic Services 1934
$5 00
9 Postal Cards
2 70
18 Maurice Hindus, Lecture.
250 00
Feb.
1 Postal Cards
2 70
2 Lincoln Press Printing
1 75
5 T. J. Williamson, Labor
2 00
J. S. Ryan, Labor
2 00
9 Albert W. Stevens, Lecture
75 00
Jan. 1 Balance
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THE BEMIS LECTURE FUND TRUSTEES
18 Tapley String Quintette. Court Square Press, Printing
$135 00
3 85
Mar. 4 Lincoln Press 1 75
19 First National Bank, Rent of Safety Dep. Box J. G. Reynolds, Lecture
50 00
April 15 Mrs. Claude U. Gilson, Lectures
210 92
July 10 Concord Legion Band
130 00
Oct. 17 Stamps 5 00.
18 Siberian Singers
300 00
Nov.
1 Thomas Todd Co., Printing
34 30
5 90
5 Accrued Int. U. S. Treasury 112s 1940 Premium U. S. Treasury 11/2s 1940
7 81
15 C. Ray Hanson, Lecture 100 00
Dec. 20 Brayton Eddy, Lecture 69 15
$1,404 83
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.
10,000 U. S. Treasury 314s 1946.
1,000 U. S. Treasury 212s 1938.
1,000 U. S. Treasury 112s 1940. 16 shares Boston & Albany R. R.
10 shares Boston & Providence R. R.
60 shares Pennsylvania R. R.
E. RUSSELL DAVIS, F. WINCHESTER DENIO, EDWARD F. FLINT.
10 00
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TOWN OF LINCOLN
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS
To the Board of Selectmen:
I hereby submit the following report for the year ending December 31, 1935.
It is again my duty to make out my annual report and am glad to say that practically all the bills are paid up to the first of this year. Last year at this time there were bills outstand- ing to the amount of about $4,500.00. And for Snow Work in January nearly $3,000.00 totaling $7,500.00 which made amount available for the road work very short; but by doing the work that was most needed and leaving quite a number of roads untreated this year we managed to pull through very well. The work of the Highway has been carried on about the same as usual.
The first three months of the year were spent mostly on snow work and sanding the roads and working with the ERA men teaming gravel, etc. on the ball field and also working on the Flint Road and on the South Great Road.
We worked with the ERA men twenty-seven days, and on snow work twenty-six days, and on teaming gravel about twenty-three days.
We also worked with the ERA men twenty-three days in April with one truck and part of the men, also in teaming gravel to the Flint Road, etc.
May and June was spent on the Flint and Bedford Roads and in scraping out the gutters and cleaning up most of the roads in town.
The first part of July we worked on the Chapter 90 Mainte- nance work, teaming sand for oil on the shoulders on the roads in the South part of the town and in oiling the same. The last of the month we widened out the Sandy Pond Road where it was needed most.
In August we teamed sand to cover oil which we put on in places where it was needed the most, and the last of the month we went to work on the South Great Road near the Weston line blasting out ledge and digging out on the curves to widen the same. Then it was resurfaced with broken stone and asphalt and put up guard rail fence.
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REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS
The greatest part of the time for the rest of the year was spent on the South Road and in putting in culverts on Trapelo and Neville Roads and in putting up snow fence for winter.
The Highway Department is in about the same condition as last year. I would recommend the sum of $2,500.00 for the Chapter 90 work and nineteen thousand dollars for the High- way Department for the coming year.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM H. SHERMAN, Superintendent of Streets.
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REPORT OF WATER COMMISSIONERS
The new centrifugal pump has given perfect satisfaction, and pumping requirements should be well supplied for several years. The Water Works system could supply domestic water through the present pipes for many years, but for the sake of better fire protection the Board recommends that a substantial part of the surplus cash be used yearly to renew the pipes which need it most. If payment of water bills becomes much tardier there will soon be no surplus with which to do anything.
The Board recommends the following budget for 1936:
Power $2,200 00
Salaries 875 00
Miscellaneous 250 00
Maps 250 00
Repairs and Renewals 6,425 00
$10,000 00
Respectfully submitted,
SUMNER SMITH, JOHN J. KELLEHER, ROBERT R. HUNTER.
Statistics Relating to Distribution System
Mains
1. Replaced 3,000 ft. of 4-inch pipe with 8-inch pipe from Farnsworth Corner to Bent's Corner on South Great Rd.
2. Replaced 96 ft. of 6-inch pipe with 10-inch pipe on Lincoln Road at Farnsworth's Corner.
3. Discontinued-none.
4. Total now in use, 28.567 miles.
5. No. of hydrants discontinued, 1.
6. No. of hydrants replaced, 5.
7. No. of hydrants in use, 141.
8. No. stop gates renewed, 5.
9. No. of stop gates added, 1.
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REPORT OF WATER COMMISSIONERS
10. No. of stop gates now in use, 168.
11. No. of blowoffs, 31.
12. Range of pressure on mains, 40-100 lbs.
13. Total No. gals. pumped, 104,000,000.
Services
14. Renewed, 21, discontinued none.
15. No. service taps added during year, 11.
16. No. now in use, 438.
17. Meters added during year, 1.
18. Meters now in use, 15.
Result of State Survey
Surface area of Sandy Pond 0.25 sq. miles.
Elevation 221 ft. above sea level at overflow.
Total Storage Capacity, 300,000,000 gals.
General Sanitary conditions found by State : "Excellent."
WATER REPORT
Receipts and Expenses for Year Ending December 31, 1935
Receipts
Expenditures
Balance on hand January 1, 1935
$13,577 41
Selectmen's Orders $12,519 04
Collector
9,881 04
Balance on hand December 31, 1935 10,939 41
$23,458 45
$23,458 45
Operating Account for Year Ending December 31, 1935
Receipts
Expenditures
Rates
$9,460 51 420 53
Power
$2,238 56
Salaries .
625 00
Repairs and Renewals
8,165 54
$9,881 04
Miscellaneous .
1,489 94
From Surplus
2,638 00
$12,519 04
$12,519 04
Capital Account
Assets
Liabilities
Construction
$206,358 32
Cash in lieu of service bond
$250 00
Bills uncollected
9,598 85
Surplus ...
226,646 58
Cash on hand
10,939 41
$226,896 58
$226,896 58
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TOWN OF LINCOLN
WARWICK V. HARRIS,
Treasurer.
Meter
71
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH FOR 1935
On March 21 the Board met and Dr. DeNormandie was elected chairman and Mr. Conant clerk for the ensuing year.
Mrs. Ober was appointed nurse and agent, and Dr. McGlin- chey milk inspector. Mr. J. J. Kelleher was nominated as inspector of slaughtering to the Department of Public Health. Later this nomination was confirmed. Dr. DeNormandie was appointed to the Nursing Committee.
During the spring of the year there was an epidemic of German measles which, though troublesome and annoying, was not serious. One hundred and ten cases were reported. The other diseases dangerous to the public health which were reported were as follows: Lobar pneumonia, 1; mumps, 1; dog bite, 3; measles, 5; scarlet fever, 6; gonorrhea, 2.
The town was obliged to pay for the hospitalization and care of one case of nasal diphtheria. The bill amounted to $128. Had this child been immunized against diphtheria the expense would not have occurred. Diphtheria is a preventable disease and the Board urges that all parents have their children im- munized against it. The best time for this immunization is when the child is between six months and a year of age. Im- munization is not mandatory by statute. It should, however, be done in all cases and if done saves much unnecessary suffer- ing and expense.
Three residents were in contact with a rabid dog and they were at once inoculated against rabies.
The Board recommends that all dogs be inoculated each year against rabies. It agrees with the Selectmen that the most efficient way to accomplish this is for the town to pass a by-law for this purpose.
Permits to sell denatured alcohol were granted to two garages.
Licenses were granted to the following farms and companies to retail milk: Woodridge Farm, Glendale Farm, Grassland Farm, DeNormandie Farm, Cedar Hill Farm, H. L. Stone Company, Whiting Milk Company, and Foster Bunker. Licenses were also granted to the following stores: Mildred Horn, A. Danosky, J. H. Corliss, Log Cabin Grill, Ruth's Stand, Fernald's Road Stand, and Dud's Place.
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Two pasteurizing plants were relicensed.
Monthly samples of milk were taken from all dealers retail- ing milk in the town, and the samples were all found to be satisfactory.
Eight licenses were granted to transport garbage through the town.
Licenses were granted to the following piggeries: Manuel Silva, 500; Cornelius Shea, 400; Boyce Brothers, 100; John Wilson, 100; E. S. Coburn, 75; John McHugh, 50.
The license of one piggery was withheld because of constant disregard of the regulations of the Board of Health. With the consent of the Selectmen, legal measures were instituted against this piggery. The matter is still before the courts for settlement.
The license of another piggery was withheld because of unsatisfactory conditions. One piggery has been discontinued.
To those citizens of Lincoln who maintained piggeries we give warning that they must live up to the letter and spirit of the regulations; otherwise legal measures will be taken against them.
Respectfully submitted, ROBERT L. DENORMANDIE, RICHARD K. CONANT, ROBERT D. DONALDSON.
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REPORT OF CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS
REPORT OF CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS (1935)
In addition to the usual general care of the three cemeteries in Lincoln, work was done during the year 1935 as follows:
At the New Cemetery 800 feet of 114 inch pipe were laid extending to the northwestern side, and two additional hose faucets and one fire faucet were installed. The stone wall on the southwestern side was repaired. These two projects were accomplished under ERA grants. 125 evergreen trees were planted, and the large trees near the entrance were trimmed and all dead wood removed. The roadways were scraped and the brook near the entrance was cleaned out. The entrance gates were repaired and painted.
The trees in the cemetery at the Town Hall were carefully trimmed and the cemetery thoroughly raked and cleaned. 35 headstones in this cemetery and the Arbor Vitae Cemetery were straightened and reset.
It is planned to plant 150 more evergreen trees in the New Cemetery this spring.
We recommend that the main roads in the New Cemetery be scraped and oiled this coming year.
For general care in the three cemeteries during 1936 we ask for an appropriation of $600.00.
EDWARD F. FLINT, GEORGE E. CUNNINGHAM, ALFRED C. COUGHLAN.
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TOWN OF LINCOLN
TOWN TREASURER In Account With The Lincoln Cemetery Commission
1935
Dr.
Jan. 1 Balance
$2,055 91
Interest
62 12
Deposits a/c sale lots
180 00
$2,298 03
1935
Cr.
Paid on Selectmen's Orders.
$81 61
Dec. 31 Balance on deposit
2,216 42
$2,298 03
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.
Paid 1935
Dec. 31, 1935 Balance on Deposit
Orilla J. Flint Fund
$5 25
$381 96
Samuel Hartwell Fund
43 75
336 22
Annie A. Ray Fund
32 25
357 11
John H. Pierce Fund
17 54
563 09
Maria L. Thompson Fund
65 25
572 37
George F. Harrington Fund
2 00
105 90
Francis Flint Fund
14 50
312 91
William W. Benjamin Fund
49 00
588 90
Abijah G. Jones Fund
2 75
379 75
Ellen F. Whitney
3 00
112 04
E. H. Rogers Fund
39 25
275 61
Ellen T. Trask Fund
3 50
250 42
Thomas Huddleston Fund
7 75
219 86
Joe Pacewicz Fund
73 25
418 33
Mary S. Rice Fund
3 50
91 42
Julia A. Bemis Fund
3 50
396 39
Donald Gordon Fund
7 00
380 78
Elizabeth S. Chapin Fund
3 50
352 55
Sarah J. Browning Fund
2 25
206 70
The following on deposit in Suffolk Savings Bank, Boston.
J. Waldo Smith Estate
5 00
300, 26
Charles Sumner Smith Estate
4 50
300 76
WARWICK V. HARRIS,
Treasurer.
Lincoln Fire Alarm, 1936
Chief, MATHEW H. DOHERTY
Engineers: John J. Kelliher, Harold S. Cousins, Herbert G. Farrar Andrew J. Dougherty, Thomas J. Dee, Sidney MacRae
12 North Fire Station
15 State Road, near Cunnerts-Mill
16 Corner State Road and Brooks Road
112 Corner State Road and Mill Street
113 Mill Street
121 Bedford Line
123 Virginia Road, Concord Line
21 Corner Bedford Road and Cambridge Turnpike
23 Corner Cambridge Turnpike and Brooks Road
24 Cambridge Turnpike, Concord Line
212 Corner Lexington Road and Cambridge Turnpike
213 Corner Mill Street and Lexington Road
214 Corner Cambridge Turnpike and Lexington Line
31 Bedford Road and Hilliard Road
32 Lincoln Centre
34 Corner Trapelo Road and Lexington Road
35 Corner Trapelo Road and Page Road
36 Corner Trapelo Road and Mt. Tabor Road
37 Page Road
312 Sandy Pond Road and Walden Road
313 Walden Road, near Storrow's
314 Corner Walden Road and Concord Line
315 Lake Walden, Concord Line
321 Sandy Pond Road, Concord Line
41 Corner Station Road and MacIntosh Lane
42 Corner Station Road and Pierce Hill Road
43 Corner Tower Road and Beaver Pond Road 45 Kidder's Corner
46 Corner Weston Road and Conant Road
412 Winter Street, near J. Coan
413 Winter Street, Waltham Line
431 Tower Road, near Calkins
5 South Fire Station
51 Corner Lincoln Road and South Great Road
52 South Great Road at Railroad Crossing
53 Corner South Great Road and Tower Road
54 Corner South Great Road and Weston Line
56 Weston Road, Weston Line
57 Conant Road, Weston Line
512 Codman Road, near Hathaway's
513 Tower Road, Weston Line
521 Sherman Road, near Boyce's
61 Lincoln Road, near Wayland Line
62 Concord Road, Wayland Line
63 Corner Concord Road and South Great Road
64 Corner Concord Road and Codman Road
65 Baker's Bridge
67 Near C. F. Adams
612 South Great Road, Concord Line
621 Ox Bow Road, Wayland Line 1-1-1-1 Police Department
1-1 Test Blow, 12 noon. Two blows after an alarm, all out.
2 rounds of box number, Forest Fire.
4 rounds of box number, Building Fire.
No School Signal at 7.30 3-3-3 7.35 3-3-3
5-5-5 Out of Town
AN ACT TO PROHIBIT THE DRIVING OF VEHICLES OVER MUNICIPAL FIRE HOSE 1926, Chapter 278
Section 7A. Upon the approach of any fire apparatus which is going to a fire or responding to an alarm, every person driving a vehicle on a way shall immediately drive said vehicle as far as possible toward the right-hand curb or side of said way and shall keep the same at a standstill until such fire apparatus has passed. No person shall drive a vehicle diver a holo of a fire department without the consent of a member of such department. No person shall drive a vehicle within three hundred feet of any fire apparatus going to a fire or responding to an alarm, nor drive said vehicle, or park or leave the same unattended within six hundred feet of a fire or within the fire-lines established thereat by the fire department. Violation of any provision of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than twenty -five dollars. (Approved April 28, 1926.)
Remain at box until apparatus arrives. Investigate your chimneys and keep them clean. Do not throw lighted cigarettes .. Traffic siren means pull out and stop. Oil stoves need to be inspected and cleaned frequently. Drive 300 feet from fire apparatus.
Remain 600 feet from fire.
A permit is required for all open fires.
False alarms are punishable by fine or imprisonment.
When calling headquarters by telephone for fire -peak - calmly and distinctly, giving street, location on street, and name of person calling ; this will insure more prompt response by the firemen.
Do not allow rubbish, paper, or any inflammable material to accumulate in or about your property.
Always call the Department before attempting to extinguish a fire yourself.
The Fire Department will be enabled to render better service if these instructions are followed.
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REPORT OF THE LINCOLN FIRE DEPARTMENT
REPORT OF THE LINCOLN FIRE DEPARTMENT
To the Board of Selectmen:
The Board of Fire Engineers herewith submit their twenty- eighth Annual Report ending December 31, 1935.
Force
The Fire Department consists of the following: one chief, six engineers, twenty-three call men.
Apparatus
The apparatus belonging to the department is as follows: One 600-gallon pump with a 125-gallon booster tank, one com- bination 350-gallon pump and forest fire truck, with a 185- gallon booster tank - and one hose truck, eight extinguishers, eight ladders, 2,150 feet of 212-inch hose, 600 feet of 172-inch hose, 1,100 feet of 1-inch hose.
Location of Apparatus
Number 1 Pump and Number 2 Pump and Combination Forest Fire Truck at Doherty's Garage, South Lincoln, and Number 3 truck at T. J. Dee's North Lincoln.
Fires
Sixty-eight alarms have been answered - fifty-three grass and wood fires - three chimney - one auto - one gasoline truck - dump - nine buildings.
Loss $4,900.
The Fire Engineers recommend the purchase of a combina- tion pump and forest fire truck to replace the hose truck at North Lincoln.
M. H. DOHERTY, Chief, JOHN J. KELLEHER, A. J. DOUGHERTY, Jr.,
S. G. MACRAE,
H. S. COUSINS, H. G. FARRAR.
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TOWN OF LINCOLN
TREE WARDEN'S REPORT
I herewith submit my report for the year 1935. The work of this department has been carried on as in past years cutting brush and removing dead limbs and trees from the roads. We were able to obtain ERA and WPA projects for cleaning up the roadsides and trimming trees. By means of these pro- jects it has been possible to do a thorough job on cutting brush in those sections ordinarily receiving little attention because of limited funds. In addition to the above projects another project for scouting the roadside shade trees, especially the elms, was obtained by this department. Four men scouted the entire town and collected samples of trees which appeared to be diseased. These samples were tagged indicating the owner of the land and the location of the tree. The samples were then all grouped for delivery to the Mass. State College. As yet no reports have been received as to the results of the examination of these specimens. However, it is reasonable to assume that if any real danger existed we would have been informed long ago. The trees were all in good shape but at the time the scouting was done we had a continued dry spell which was reflected in the appearance of the trees. As a result of this survey it can be stated that the Dutch Elm Disease is non- existent in Lincoln.
The work of the gypsy moth control was carried on in the same manner as in the past. This consisted of creosoting gypsy moth egg nests along the roadsides and in woodland where infestations were found. It has been noted that there has been a material increase of infestation in all sections of the town. There are 5,000 acres of woodland in Lincoln and it has been found that with past appropriations that the amount was not sufficient to scout through these woodlands.
The spraying for the Elm Leaf Beetle was continued this year with very good results. However, new outbreaks on sec- tions not covered have been discovered and in 1936 the spray- ing will need to be extended to these sections.
In view of the increase of both the Gypsy Moth and Elm Leaf Beetle it will be necessary to spray a much larger area this year. The present spraying equipment consists of two
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sprayers, one of which was bought in 1913 and the other in 1916. These sprayers are antiquated and to repair one it is necessary to take the good part from the other. Accordingly, in the past few years much time has been spent in keeping one of the two sprayers in working order. Now with an increase of spraying to be done this department recommends that a new sprayer be bought, at a cost of $850.00. This sprayer is one recommended by the State Forestry Department. The life of a sprayer is from 10 to 15 years and though the cost is borne in one year it is to be remembered that this apparatus will be used in the following years at little or no further expense.
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