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Elisha Peterson, returning deaths,
11 25
J. J. Shepherd, returning deaths,
75
C. W. Bartlett, returning births,
2 50
N. K. Noyes, returning births,
8 50
Duxbury Coal & Lumber Co., coal, 45 00
James W. Ellis, police duty,
2 00
William J. Turner, police duty,
2 00
Fred W. Wadsworth, police duty,
2 75
H. A. Fish,'police duty, 2 00
James T. Ryder, police duty,
2 00
Percy L. Walker, police duty,
2 00
Wm. M. McNeil, police duty,
2 00
Guy A Stearns, ballot clerk,
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James A. Smith, police duty, 2 00
Charles M. Hayden, police duty, 2 00
Abbott W. Simmons, police duty,
10 39
Harry W. Glass, police duty, 2 00
Lena M. Freeman, opening school house for registrars, 1 00
A. H. Bartlett, printing, 60
David S. Goodspeed, posting warrants, 6 00
Little, Brown & Co., supplies, 5 00
Samuel Ward Co., supplies,
15 48
W. and L. E. Gurley, supplies,
1 65
Henry Shaw, supplies,
3 18
Hobbs Warren Co., supplies,
32
John J. Hargrove, supplies,
2 50
Boston Badge Co., supplies,
12 50
Roger Job Print, supplies,
1 75
Frank H. Dawes, painting signs,
3 00
Hill Smith & Co., supplies,
2 29
Wm. T. Way, services in Lucas case,
10 00
Levi H. Cushing, wood,
6 50
Sweetser & Arnold, supplies,
30
Jerusha Holliday, interest on E. J. Smith mortgage, 6 52
Harry B. Loring, water for water trough at Island Creek, 1908, 13 00
Robert Tammett, cleaning grounds at Town Hall, 4 50
A. L. McMillan, returning births, 25
Maurice L. Chandler, team for sealer of weights and measures, 6 00
James L. McNaught, express, 8 48
John B. Washburn, copying probate records, 3 70
Plymouth Electric Light Co., lights, 1 00
George H. Stearns, tax on E. J. Smith property, 3 45
Oscar W. Swope, returning births, 1 75
Roger Spalding, returning births, 75
Winslow Cushing, team,
1 50
John E. Josselyn, care and doctoring cow at Almshouse, 5 00
James W. Baker, carting liquor from
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August Landry's, 1908, 1 50
Bounty on hawks and crows, 48 60
State Treasurer, 25 per cent., liquor license, 25
Interest on temporary loan,
903 76
Repairs of Gurnet Bridge, 417 28
Paid interest on Gypsy Moth Loan,
16 00
Unexpended,
$4,539 23 1,189 84
$5,729 0%
Received-
Unexpended balance 1908,
$2,750 43
Balance Corporation, tax, 1908,
144 33
Corporation tax, 1909,
1,567 89
Bank tax,
294 01
District Court fines,
17 81
Licenses, pedlers, butchers, etc.,
47 00
Received on account, cattle inspection,
45 00
Overlayings on taxes,
238 81
Interest on taxes,
279 84
Use Town Hall for Basket Ball,
5 00
Received from Rocky Point Oyster Co.,
280 00
Added taxes, 58 95
$5,729 07
Due from Rocky Point Oyster Co., $140 00
Due from Town of Pembroke, one-half town line, $8 00
Due from State on account of Cattle Inspection, $45 00
PAYMENT FOR STATE AID.
Chapter 381, Acts of 1904.
Abbott, Lewis B.,
$72 00
Alden, Thomas,
72 00
Bradley, John R.,
48 00
Brown, Oscar H.,
24 00
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Brewster, Melzar,
22 00
Bartlett, Emma J.,
48 00
Bailey, Louis M., 48 00
Chandler, Mary L.,
48 00
Chandler, Mary S.,
48 00
Chick, Christina L.,
48 00
Dunham, William J.,
60 00
Damon, Laura A.,
36 00
Delano, Elizabeth F.,
24 00
Foster, Caroline
48 00
Foster, Mary D.,
48 00
Foster, Hiram,
48 00
Fitts, Lyman B.,
22 00
Friend, Mary B.,
48 00
Freeman, Helen M.,
48 00
Frost, Edward F.,
22 00
Gullifer, Bailey,
48 00
Gullifer, Emeline T.,
20 00
Glass, Lizzie H.,
48 00
Gardner, Leander R.,
72 00
Haverstock, Adeline P.,
48 00
Hunt, Charles W.,
48 00
Hathaway, Nelson F.,
72 00
Josselyn, John E.,
36 00
Lewis, Josephine R.,
48 00
Leach, Rodney M.,
48 00
McNaught, Thomas T.,
72 00
McNaught, Juliett,
12 00
Mack, Joseph H.,
12 00
Presby, Charles E.,
10 00
Ryder, Sarah B.,
48 00
Ryder, George F.,
72 00
Randall, Jason H.,
72 00
Randall, Julia W.,
24 00
Randall, Francis J.,
72 00
Randall, Harriett A.,
24 00
Rogers, Teresa C.,
20 00
Soule, Sarah A.,
48 00
Soule, Samuel P.,
12 00
Soule, Louisa A.,
20 00
Soule, Joseph A.,
72 00
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Stearns, Aroline A.,
48 00
Thomas, William H.,
48 00
Thomas, Hannah P.,
48 00
Wadsworth, Hamilton,
72 00
Weston, Georgiana M.,
48 00
Weston, Lucia S.,
48 00
Weston, James S.,
72 00
Waterman, Harriett E.,
48 00
$2,542 00
RECEIVED FROM STATE.
Amount due to Dec. 1, 1908, $2,639 00 Due from State from Dec. 1, 1908 to Dec. 31, 1909, $2,754 00
WATER CART APPROPRIATION.
Paid- The Dyar Supply Co., $317 20
N. Y., N. H. & Hartford R. R. Co., 32 80
Received- $350 00 Appropriation, $350 00
ASSESSORS' MAP.
Paid- Thomas W. Bailey, services, $500 00 Received- Appropriation,
$500 00
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TOWN LANDINGS.
Paid-
E. W. Soule, labor,
$97 00
Walter Cushing, labor,
57 00
Arthur F. Loring, labor,
55 00
William C. Baker, labor,
27 25
Frank Baker, labor,
17 25
Otis W. Baker, labor,
17 25
Matthew Crotty, labor,
35 25
Frank Pratt, labor,
22 00
Ernest H. Bailey, labor,
10 50
Alfred Churchill, labor,
10 00
Duxbury Coal & Lumber Co., supplies,
14 00
Joshua B. Weston, land damage,
25 00
David H. Chandler, land damage,
10 00
Unexpended,
102 50
$500 00
Received-
Appropriation, $500 00
TOWN LIABILITIES, DEC. 31, 1909.
Natick Five Cents Savings Bank,
$10,500 00
Balance on note hired in anticipation of taxes,
16,500 00
Outstanding bills, estimated,
300 00
$27,300 00
Resources.
Cash in Treasury,
$ 828 99
Uncollected taxes, 1909,
8,673 42
Uncollected taxes, 1908,
3,778 57
Uncollected taxes, 1907,
1,481 24
Uncollected taxes, 1906,
198 40
Uncollected taxes, 1905,
44 51
$397 50
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Uncollected taxes, 1903, 4 60
Due from State Aid, Chapter 79 revised laws, Dec. 1, 1908 to Dec. 31, 1909, 2,754 00
Bills receivable, 1,407 50
$19,171 23
Total indebtedness $8,128 47 HENRY H. LEWIS, THEODORE W. GLOVER, SIDNEY C. SOULE, Selectmen of Duxbury.
AUDITORS' REPORT.
We have examined the accounts of the Selectmen and find them properly vouched and correctly cast.
ERNEST H. BAILEY, WILLIAM S. MOORE, Auditors.
ASSESSORS' REPORT.
Value of buildings assessed,
$1,279,085
Value of land assessed,
616,869
Total value of real estate, assessed
1,895,954
Total value of personal estate, assessed,
308,082
Total valuation,
2,204,036
Real estate increase from last year,
39,237
Personal decrease from last year,
133,661
Rate of taxation, $14.70 per $1,000,
Number of houses assessed,
750 1-2
Number of acres of land assessed,
13,014 7-8
Number of horses assessed,
350
Number of cows assessed,
195
Number of sheep assessed,
6
Number of neat cattle, other than cows assessed,
54
Number of swine assessed,
37
Number of fowl assessed,
3,517
Number of persons assessed on property,
1,139
Number of residents assessed on property,
666
Number of non-residents assessed on property,
413
Number of polls assessed,
506
State tax,
$2,655 00
State tax for repairs of State highways,
223 50
County tax,
2,788 51
HENRY H. LEWIS, THEODORE W. GLOVER, SIDNEY C. SOULE,
Assessors of Duxbury.
REPORT OF OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
Expense at Almshouse.
Paid-
Elijah Reed, on account of salary,
$181 68
Duxbury Coal & Lumber Co., coal,
134 69
H. E. Merry, meat,
57 84
Edgar W. Chandler, butter, cheese, etc.,
46 27
Isaac L. Rich, butter, cheese, etc.,
60 15
W. O. Peterson, groceries,
79 92
Sweetser & Arnold, groceries,
153 64
N. Ford & Sons, groceries,
135 63
Myron M. White, groceries,
50 36
E. Burton Freeman, fish,
48 00
Rufus Holiday, fish, 5 91
Herman H. Delano, hay,
28 50
Claud C. Cushing, ice,
14 91
Henry F. White, vegetables,
4 01
L. A. Peterson, vegetables,
3 83
H. A. Peterson, vegetables, 1907-8,
6 56
Henry A. Fish, fertilizer,
1 75
David H. Thomas, milk,
8 88
Thaddeus W. Chandler, wood,
4 50
Miley Soap Co., supplies,
11 25
Charles W. Delano, M. D., attendance to cow,
4 00
John K. Parker, services of Daniel,
1 00
Overseers of the Poor, general services,
15 00
$1,073 29
EXPENSES OF OUTSIDE ALMSHOUSE.
Mrs. Mary W. Boylston, aid to James H. Reed, $ 87 00
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Horace Atwood, board, etc., Ingliss family, 212 00 Town of East Bridgewater, aid to Ingliss family, 1907-8, 387 89
Town of Pembroke, aid to Mrs. William Gardner, 19 25
Town of Plymouth, aid to Sarah Brown, 104 00
City of Marlborough, aid to Zoeth P. Freeman, 65 50
City of Brockton, aid to Ida Goldbarg, 1 30
City of Boston, aid to Edwin F. Josselyn, 102 86
Massachusetts Hospital School, aid to
Earle Freeman, 52 00
Levi H. Cushing, wood for John M. Winsor, 5 75
N. Ford & Sons, groceries for Annie Roush and family, 86 24
W. O. Peterson, groceries for John M. Winsor, 3 26
Ellis & Clark, gravestone for Sarah Snow, 65 00
N. K. Noyes, M. D., attendance, Reynolds family, 1908, 18 00
N. K. Noyes, M. D., attendance, Fernando Wadsworth, 1908, 35 25
N. K. Noyes, M. D., attendance, James H. Reed, 1908, 24 00
N. K. Noyes, M. D., attendance, John Oben, 1908, 6 50
N. K. Noyes, M. D., attendance, John Barbosa, 1908, 2 00
N. K. Noyes, M. D., attendance,
Mrs. Charles L. Soule, 1909, 22 75
N. K. Noyes, M. D., attendance, Edward Hansen family, 1909, 38 75
N. K. Noyes, M. D., attendance, Mrs. Fernando Wadsworth, 1908, 7 25
N. K. Noyes, M. D., attendance, Frank W. Davis, 1908, 11 00
A. O. Belmore, M. D., Ingliss family, 1908-9, 76 00
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Elisha Peterson, burial two Hansen children, 20 00
Levi H. Cushing, team for Overseers, 2 50
Edwin C. Estes, team to Bridgewater, 5 00
Henry H. Lewis, services as Overseer, 8 15
Theodore W. Glover, services as Overseer, 12 05
Sidney C. Soule, services as Overseer, 3 00
A. L. McMillan, M. D., attendance Ingliss family, 19 50
Duxbury Coal & Lumber Co., fuel for John M. Winsor and Annie Roush, 22 55
A. F. Peterson, milk for Annie Roush, 23 40
Antone Cory, provisions and care, 26 20
Inside,
$1,575 90 1.073 29
$2,649 19
AVAILABLE MEANS, SUPPORT OF POOR.
Received- Appropriation, $2,000 00
Unexpended, 1908,
18 76
From J. S. Cresto, sale of E. J. Smith
property, 129 16
Elijah Reed, farm sales, 41 00
Board of Geo. W. Childs,
162 00
Board of Mrs. Fernando Wadsworth,
144 00
Storage at Town farm,
5 00
Sale of Snow property,
50 00
State account Antone Cory,
26 20
Overdrawn,
$2,576 12 23 07
$2,649 19
Due from State,
$93 37
Due from Bridgewater,
22 75
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INMATES AND THEIR AGES.
Lucy B. Chandler, 62. Laura Burgess, 73. Inventory in Almshouse, $180 00
TOWN PHYSICIAN.
Paid-
Dr. N. K. Noyes, attendance, Perry Holmes, $58 00
Dr. N. K. Noyes, attendance, Fernando Wadsworth, 54 25
Dr. N. K. Noyes, attendance, Kimball Randall, 3 25
Dr. N. K. Noyes, attendance, inmates at Almshouse, 1 25
Dr. N. K. Noyes, attendance, H. J. Reynolds, 16 75
Dr. N. K. Noves, attendance, Mrs. Oscar Soule, 46 00
Dr. N. K. Noyes, attendance, Florence Randall, 3 00
Dr. Roger Spalding, attendance, John M. Winsor, 12 00
Dr. Roger Spalding, attendance,
Mrs. Fernando Wadsworth, 3 00
Dr. Roger Spalding, attendance, Jason H. Randall, 6 00
$203 50
Unexpended,
96 50
$300 00
Received- Appropriation, $300 00 HENRY H. LEWIS, THEODORE W. GLOVER. SIDNEY C. SOULE, Overseers of the Poor.
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We have examined the accounts of the Overseers of the Poor and find them correctly cast and property vouched.
ERNEST H. BAILEY, WILLIAM S. MOORE,
Auditors.
DUXBURY FREE LIBRARY.
Paid-
Plymouth Electric Light Co.,
$ 79 43
Sarah B. Higgins, librarian,
325 00
A. S. Burbank, periodicals,
54 55
F. J. Barnard, binding,
72 95
For insurance, 262 50
N. Ford & Sons, supplies,
11 02
Sweetser & Arnold, supplies,
4 74
Duxbury Coal & Lumber Co., coal and supplies, 116 25
Memorial Press, supplies,
22 95
Chas E. Lauriat Co., books,
80 57
Houghton, Mifflin & Co., books,
20 14
Gaylord Bros., supplies,
3 25
Office, Bank & Library Co., supplies,
13 25
Library Bureau, supplies,
12 30
Levi H. Cushing, wood,
33 50
Davis, Weston & Walcott, legal services,
10 00
Healy & Wyman Hardware Co., hardware,
5 80
Hathaway & Sampson, labor and stock,
2 25
Wm. F. Devereux, labor and stock, 1 25
Henry H. Bills, janitor service, 94 48
Henry H. Bills, delivery of books, 137 50
Henry H. Bills, extra services, 11 80
Adams, Cushing & Foster, acct. book,
2 60
Boston Transcript Co., newspaper, 3 00
John B. Washburn, register of deeds,
1 32
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Rent of box for securities, 2 50
Postage and stationery for treasurer, 2 50
$1,387 80
Appropriation,
1,000 00
Bal. paid from income of funds,
$382 80
HERBERT E. WALKER,
Treasurer.
AUDITORS' REPORT.
The Auditors of the Town of Duxbury have in compliance with the law, examined the bills and accounts of the Selectmen of the town, the vouchers, loans authorized by the town, and the incidental accounts of the Treasurer and the returns of the Tax Collector. We find all the accounts correct and we recommend the acceptance of the financial returns as set forth in the Town report.
Your Auditors believe that there should be an accounting for all money appropriated by the Town and we recommend that an order be passed by the Town that when an appropria- tion is made for a specified purpose that a report giving an itemized accounts shall be made to the Selectmen by Trustees, Boards or individuals who are responsible for the proper ex- penditure of each appropriation and that such reports shall be published in the Town report.
ERNEST H. BAILEY, WILLIAM S. MOORE,
Auditors.
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REPORT OF TREE WARDEN.
In making this report I will say that the condition of the young trees is about the same as last year, about the same num- ber die every year, owing to the places they are set in; our sandy soil and drouths do not permit of trees making much growth, mulching will not save them in certain locations. The Red Oak is about the only tree that seems to do well in these sandy places. To take up native trees for transplanting is risky as they have very poor roots and consequently it is hard to make them live. The lowest price I could get on trees this year was $1.00 each, with the little amount of money allowed me I thought it best not to replace any that had died.
Many young trees have been destroyed in different ways, some allow horses to gnaw the bark so that they are good for noth- ing. Others allow their teams to drive over them, and persons bend over young trees and break them off. On South Station street most of them have been ruined. I have sprayed the Elms in the eastern part of the town, with very good results, most of our fine Elms are owned by private parties, some who take care of their trees, while other owners do not feel able to do so. As our shade trees are a large asset to this Town, I will make this suggestion :- That the Town care for all shade trees that are on sides of streets. provided the owners are willing. The care of these trees would be the taking out of all dead wood and stopping up the decaved parts, and spraying for Elm beetles which are gaining in numbers every year.
I think money expended in this way is a good idea. I hope some way may be provided to stop this destroying young shade trees by any means, either through carelessness or by mischief. In conclusion I will say if what I have done has given satisfac- tion. all well and good, if not, give the position to some one who will do better.
Respectfully submitted. HENRY A. FISH, Tree Warden.
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REPORT OF FOREST WARDEN.
We have had numerous forest fires this year but they have been promptly extinguished and the money loss has been small. Three new wagons were bought and equipped in connection with the fire department and additional apparatus bought. The railroad has extended its fire lines and is considering with your warden plans for a more efficient protection, selecting this sec- tion for experiment. Our fire fighters are constantly getting more familiar with the modern methods and efforts are being made to reduce the fire danger. The adjoining towns of Pem- broke and Marshfield are co-operating well with Duxbury in giving us their aid.
The people do not yet fully appreciate the importance of care in connection with fire in the open air, and till there is a decided gain in this direction the risk in owning forest proper- ty will be unnecessarily great. I therefore urge all citizens, and especially parents, teachers and employers of help, to do all that they can to impress any over whom they have influence, with the danger of causing serious loss by lack of taking proper precaution to avoid starting a fire.
Up to the present time the forest warden's work has been connected with fire protetcion almost exclusively, but in the future it should include much more. About half of the area of the Town is covered with woods and other parts of it are ly- ing idle, but of all this land very little is producing a satisfac- tory crop. A farmer or gardener who so grossly mismanaged his land would be considered an exceedingly poor husbandman. Something should be done to bring about better results. Much of our land is well suited for producing wood and lumber, and by developing it properly the prosperity of the Town can be increased, the tax value raised, investments made more produc- tive and more steady employment secured.
The owners of small tracts can, without doubt, use to good profit, time that would be otherwise idle, in improving their lots. Larger owners can by conservative instead of destructive lumbering do much to enhance the value of their property. Small land owners and men who have not steady employment might by co-operation form a company to their mutual advan- tage if only they could be induced to act intelligently together. With the danger from fire and pests and the high price and too
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often poor quality of labor, it is doubtful whether an individual or corporation could earn satisfactory dividends by buying and improving the poorer part of the land, even at its present low price and the returns would be many years in coming; but this land ought to be developed, and your forest warden believes that it is within the province of the Town and would be a wise policy for it to gradually acquire a considerable area of wood- land to administer. Some Towns in Europe earn so much from their municipal forests that no taxes have to be levied on the people. I therefore recommend that any land, suitable for forest, sold for taxes be bid in by the Town if it goes at. a reasonable price and that an appropriation be voted for the purchase and improvement of this and other land.
I also recommend that from time to time tracts and road- side strips be purchased for park purposes. A considerable portion of the income of the town comes from the summer in- habitants or visitors so that it is a good investment as well as an advantage to the year round inhabitants to make our woods as attractive as possible. It is not wise to use for forest all of the land now wooded. Some of it is valuable for cranberry meadows, a good deal for farm, garden or orchard and the Town should encourage such use of these tracts.
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF FIRE DEPARTMENT.
The town has been very fortunate during the year of 1909, in having only four fires in buildings, and the money loss is estimated as $1,600 against $12,000 the previous year. The apparatus has been increased and kept up in a good state of efficiency and the two fire companies have shown that they are on the alert and ready for an emergency.
I believe that the time has come when it would be wise for the town or some of its residents to furnish a water supply to the more thickly settled portion of the town and therefore recommend that some action be taken at the March meeting, looking toward this movement. Such a water system with suf-
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ficient hydrants would be a great protection to all buildings within reach and would materially lessen the insurance rates.
F. B. KNAPP, Chief of the Fire Department.
CEMETERY TRUSTEES' REPORT.
Burials in Mayflower Cemetery, 39
Burials in Ashdod Cemetery,
1
Number of new lots transferred,
10
The trustees would like to call the attention of lot owners to the need of bound marks to their lots, especially in the new part of cemetery, where there are no paths between, and if of uniform size and bought in quantity, need not be expensive.
In April last the Ashdod lot owners voted to place that ceme- tery under the management of the Board, and there has been expended there this year, sixty dollars.
There is need of a receiving vault at that place, and if satis- factory arrangements can be made with owners of adjoining lands something of that kind will be done this year. And with balance now due from lot owners' account, together with amount that can be spared from annual appropriation, believe it can be done without special appropriation.
The Treasurer's account is herewith submitted.
Respectfully,
ELISHA PETERSON, Clerk.
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TREASURER'S REPORT. In Account With Cemetery Trustees. Dr
Cash brought up,
$ 34 61
Appropriation,
600 00
Subscription,
Gershom Bradford,
1 00
Sale of lot No. 888,
10 00
Sale of lot No. 885.
10 00
$655 61
Cr.
By cash paid postage,
$
4 62
By cash Thomas Gorham,
36 00
By cash John Ellis,
53 25
By cash Julius Strang,
44 00
By cash Everett Ryder,
38 00
By cash Alonzo F. Peterson,
54 00
By cash Henry F. White,
47 00
By cash Wm. J. Alden,
56 35
By cash Calvin Josselyn,
31 00
By cash F. B. Cain,
1 25
By cash R. W. Mellen,
6 29
By cash W. L. Caswell,
14 00
By cash Harvey Nickerson,
18 00
By cash Frank Sampson,
21 00
By cash D. C. & L. Co.,
5 55
By cash John Simmons,
6 80
By cash Washington Nickerson,
4 00
By cash Elisha Peterson, 102 86
By cash Sweetser & Arnold,
3 75
By cash Leslie C. Turner,
7 00
By cash Wm. J. Turner,
11 00
By cash A. M. Wadsworth,
9 00
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By cash Herbert White,
11 00
By cash Chester Bates, 11 00
By cash Edward Walker,
9 00
Cash carried to new account,
49 89
$655 61
Respectfully submitted, ELISHA PETERSON, Treas.
REPORT OF GYPSY MOTH DEPARTMENT.
The spread of the Gypsy Moth in Town is as expected by all who know the insect. Many colonies in Town show a decrease and many others show a large increase. All that can be ex- pected is to keep them down where they will not be in numbers sufficient to do any stripping. The largest colony found up-to- date has had 1705 nests creosoted. Next in size is 1110. Two other colonies have gained on us in the last year, while with the work that has been put in on these colonies this year, I look for a change for the better. In orchards we have found 95 places to date, 55 of which are new places; 34 places that had been from one to three years clear of them, and six places where we failed to get clear of them.
Old apple trees full of holes may not show any infection this year, but they are sure to show up later. Cut down your worthless apple trees and fix up the rest by cutting out the dead wood ,and tinning out the holes, then there is no place for the moths to hide in and fill up with egg clusters, and the next sea- son stock up the whole neighborhood. As it is this year, much unfavorable comment is heard in regard to our ways of doing. This comes usually from persons who really know very little of what has been done or the amount of places we have to take care of. Those who's business it is to know, say we have done well to handle the situation as well as we have, and today we have some over 140 wood colonies that we know of; yet not one of these begin to be as large as some in adjoining towns, and I do not intend to let them get that way if I can possibly help it, by doing
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the work as it should be done. All that is to be done this year is to go over all known colonies and creosote egg clusters and trim out on roadside colonies. In orchards the usual work is to be done.
Respectfully submitted, HENRY A. FISH, Local Supt.
REPORT OF ROAD SURVEYOR, 1909.
There has been 1,000 feet of stone road built on the road lead- ing from Tremont street, to South Duxbury Station. King Cæsar street has been connected with Powder Point ave. The most of the roads have been kept in very good repair. There is a small piece of stone road in the village that will have to be rebuilt. There will have to be a new bridge built on Border street, and the Blue River bridge is in very bad condition ; it is a matter that should be discussed at Town Meeting. The road has been built to the Town Landing on the Foote property and also partly built on Hick's point landing.
E. W. SOULE, Surveyor.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON TOWN DUMP.
In looking for a location for a dump three things were con- sidered : Convenience of access, a minimum danger from fires, and hidden from view. Such a location was found on May- flower street, an unwooded bottom surrounded by hills. This property proved to be parts of two estates, one of fourteen and one of six acres. Title could not be got of the six acre piece so the fourteen acre lot was purchased, so much of it as was needed. deeded to the town, and the balance sold to the Rural Society; their object being to save some pine timber growing on the State Road end of the lot mentioned.
The appropriation at disposal of committee was not enough
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to finish the work and a further sum will be needed to prepare signs, finish a road and a bank to dump from.
The question of disposal of refuse is so closely allied with clean streets, clean yards, fire risks, unsightly and unsanitary bunches of decomposed matter, I venture to suggest an appropri- ation be made and placed in the hands of Health Officer, Forest Warden or a committee with authority to establish receptacles for loose matter found about the more thickly settled portions of the town. Such persons having authority to prevent promis- cuous dumping wherever it seems most convenient for the individual, and control the conditions as they may be needed at both end of the line. Such an arrangement would be more economical in the end than promiscuous scattering moths, pest and refuse matter throughout our woods with spasmodic cleaning up at long intervals at a cost of many hundred dollars, and advance the natural beauty of our town.
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