Town annual report of Braintree, Massachusetts for the year 1915, Part 12

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Balance January 1, 1915 $167.43


W. L. Gage, Collector 26,859.73


Interest, Merchants National Bank . . 34.14


Town of Braintree, 258 hydrants, $25 .


6,450.00


5,000.00


Loan for Liberty Street extension . . Town appropriation for Liberty St. extension


4,000.00


Paid 261 orders $29,517.26


Coupons to Dec. 1, 1915, on bonds, $129,000 5,160.00


Interest on Dec. 1, 1915, on registered, $21,000 840.00


Interest to Jan. 1, 1916, on registered $28,000 1,120.00


Coupons to Jan. 1, 1916, on $72,000 . .


2,880.00


Interest to Aug. 1, 1915, on $6,000, 1926 note 240.00


Interest to July 15, 1915, on serials, $5,000, Mayflower Park 200.00


Coupons to Oct. 1, 1915, on serials ex- tension, $10,500


420.00


Exchange


.20


Bonds due Oct. 1, 1915, No. 78


1,500.00


Balance in Merchants' National Bank


633.84


$42,511.70 $42.511.70


We have examined the above account and find it correct and properly vouched.


Balance, $633.84, on deposit in Merchants' National Bank, Boston.


C. FREDERICK TARBOX, FRANK W. COUILLARD, Auditors, 1915.


NUMBER, LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION OF VALVES SET IN CONSTRUCTION DURING 1915.


W. E. MAYBURY, SUPERINTENDENT.


Valve No.


Street.


Location and Position.


6 4


11/2


460


Smith Terrace


On south line, Smith St.


1


1461


B. V. French St.


On east line, Middle St.


1


462


Carter Ave.


On south line, Pond St.


1


x463


Carter Ave.


On 12-inch main as a part of tap; open to right; no box


1


464


Georgianna St.


On east line, Washington St.


1


465


Georgianna St.


On 10-inch main as a part of tap; open to right; no box


1


466


Ferncroft Road


On north line, Glenrose Ave.


1


x467


Vinedale Road


On south line, Glenrose Ave.


1


468


Liberty St.


In main 14 ft. 9 in, north of hydrant at Wm. Buker's barn


1


469


Liberty St.


In main 8 ft. 11 in. south of hydrant at F. E. Cross' residence


1


470


Liberty St.


In main on north line, Middle St.


1


471


Liberty St.


In main on south line, Middle St.


1


472


Liberty St.


In main on south line, Pearl St.


1


473


Liberty St.


In main, on south line, Plain St.


1


242


Valve Size.


476 477 478 479


Liberty St.


Liberty St. Liberty St.


Arborway Drive


480 481


Ferncroft Road


482 Ferncroft Road


483 484


Inglewood St.


485


Webster Road


486


Webster Road


Franklin St. at Engine House No. 1 Commercial St. at Union Con- gregational Ch.


In blow-off branch 225 ft. north of hydrant at -


Otto W. F. Schrader's and 7 ft. east of west line of Liberty St.


In main on north line of Division St.


In main 8 ft. north of hydrant at Joseph L. Ho- bart's residence


On east line, Quincy Ave.


On west line, Ferncroft Road


1


1


1


1


1


1


On east line, Washington St. In 10-in. main as a part of tap; open to right; no box


1


In hydrant branch, bolted to hydrant, 1 ft. off


1


243


1


1


1


1 1


Pleasant View Ave.


On south line, Pleasant View Ave.


On north line, Audubon Ave.


Ferncroft Road


On north line, Inglewood St.


On east line, Ferncroft Road


487


488


In hydrant branch, 2 ft. off


244


CONSTRUCTION.


Turn to Open.


Bell or Spigot.


Makers.


Left


i Left


x Right


Bell Screwed Bell and Flange


Rensselaer Valve Co. Chapman Valve Co. A. P. Smith Co.


NUMBER, LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION OF HYDRANTS SET IN EXTENSIONS IN 1915.


Hydrant Number.


Street.


Location and Position.


Nozzle


2 Hose


Nozzle


2 Hose


Length of Hydrant


Branch


262


Wilson Ave.


On end of main 334 ft. east of Middle St.


1


6


0


269


Liberty St.


1


7


8


270


Liberty St.


At res. of F. E. Cross


1


4 6


271 Liberty St.


At Miss Mary C. Thayer's


1


4


6


272 Liberty St.


Cor. Middle St.


1


4


8


273


Liberty St.


Opposite Strather residence


1


7


6


274


Liberty St.


At Wentworth barn


1


4


0


275


Liberty St.


On end of main at Otto W. F. Schrader


1


6


6


276


Liberty St.


75 ft. South of Orin H. Belcher's


1


7


0


277


Liberty St.


At res. of Joseph L. Hobart


1


5


3


278


Liberty St.


At res. of J. H. Lake


1


6


6


279


Liberty St.


On end of main at res. of S. F. Hawes


1


.6


6


280


Arborway Drive


814 ft. East of Quincy Ave.


1


1


7


0


281


Ferncroft Road


Cor. of Trefton Road


1


7


0


282 Inglewood St.


Cor. of Ferncroft Road


1


6


0


283


Inglewood St.


End of main near shore


1


7 0


284


Webster Road


695 ft. East of Washington St.


1


8


0


CONSTRUCTION.


Turn to Open.


Bolted or Bell.


First Case.


Maker.


Left


Bell


No


Rensselaer Valve Co.


Total number of valves in operation Dec. 31, 1915. 486


Total number of hydrants in operation Dec. 31, 1915. 284


1 Steamer


Relo- cated. Ft. In


Original No. 262


At barn of Wm. Buker


245


PUMPING RECORD FOR 1915.


Gallons Pumped at G. P.


Time at G. P.


Coal Used at G. P.


Gallons Pumped with 100 Ibs. of Coal.


January


14,788,051


227-30


59,120


25,014


February


12,519,633


195-10


50,845


24,622


March


14,342,160


236-25


53,865


26,626


April


13,651,743


266-15


48,675


28,046


May


16,744,686


276


59,105


28,330


June


16,149,361


262-35


55,780


28,952


July


14,156,247


231-45


51,585


27,442


August


15,252,405


249-25


55,715


27,375


September


14,881,335


238-50


53,785


27,709


October


15,574,305


259-35


57,255


27,704


November


15,673,812


256-45


56,990


27,502


December


17,752,497


289-15


63,855


27,801


Total


181,666,235


2,989-30


666,575


Daily Average


497,713


8-11


1,826


27,243


Largest day's pumping, November 4, gallons 924,567


Smallest day's pumping, August 1, gallons 333,409


J. W. MULCAHY, Engineer.


METER RECORD. Meters in Use December 31, 1915.


Kind and Size.


5/8 "


3/4 "


1 1/2"


9


3


2


1


1


67


Crown


48


3


Empire


1749


16


Gem


1


Worthington


1


4


Hersey


4


1


Lambert


1


1754


64


3


9


9


2


1


1 1


1843


i


Sixty-one meters set in 1915.


4"


1765


5


5


246


WATER REGISTRAR'S REPORT FOR YEAR 1915.


Water rates charged Jan. 1, 1915, to


Dec. 31, 1915 $25,398.64 Pipes, labor, etc., charged Jan. 1, 1915, to Dec. 31, 1915 1,939.60


Water rates outstanding Jan. 1, 1915 2,222.48 Pipes, labor, etc., outstanding Jan. 1, 1915 522.02


Summonses collected, 1915 23.75


Total amount collected 1915


$27,041.28


Water rates outstanding Dec. 31, 1915


2,399.45


Pipes, labor, etc., outstanding Dec. 31, 1915


634.35


Abatements


30.91


$30,105.99 $30,105.99


COLLECTOR'S REPORT.


Dr.


Cash balance on hand, Jan. 1, 1915 . . $152.06


Total collections, 1915 27,041.28


Cr


Paid to Treas, as per receipts on file


$26,859.73


Cash balance on hand Dec. 31, 1915 . . 333.61


$27,193.34 $27,193.34


We have examined the foregoing report of the Registrar and Collector, comparing it with the Treasurer's receipts and vouchers and approve the same.


On account of the great amount of time and detail re- quired the income of this department has not been audited.


C. FREDERICK TARBOX, FRANK W. COUILLARD, Auditors for 1915.


247


SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.


To the Honorable Board of Water Commissioners of the Town of Braintree,


Gentlemen : The Superintendent of the Water Depart- ment respectfully submits his annual report for the year ending December 31, 1915.


Eighty-nine service pipes were laid during the year. Kind of pipe, size and number of feet laid as follows :


Ft. In.


Five-eighths-inch lead pipe


3308 10


Three-fourths-inch lead pipe


64 8


Three-fourths-inch galvanized iron pipe


1090


2


One-inch galvanized iron pipe


1611


2


One and one-half-inch galvanized iron pipe


1520


0


Two-inch galvanized iron pipe


30


0


7,624 10


Total service pipe in system Dec. 31, 1915, 144,493 feet, 8 inches, or 27 miles, 1,933 feet, 8 inches.


SERVICES RENEWED.


Pipe used as follows :


Ft. In.


Five-eighths-inch lead pipe


732 2


Three-fourths-inch galvanized iron pipe


54 0


EXTENSION OF MAINS FOR 1915.


One-inch galvanized iron pipe in Prospect Ave., running east from dead end to dead end ... One-inch galvanized iron pipe in Thayer St., run- ning west from dead end to dead end ... One and one-fourth-inch galvanized iron pipe in Standish Ave., running east from dead end to dead end


61 3


72 0


204 0


Four-inch cast iron pipe in Wilson Ave., running east from dead end to dead end 109 0


248


Four-inch cast iron pipe in Smith Terrace, run-


ning south from Smith St. to dead end ...... One and one-half-inch galvanized iron pipe in B. V. French St .. running east from Middle St. to dead end


122 6


331


6


Four-inch cast iron pipe in Carter Ave., running south from Pond St. to dead end


103


0


Six-inch cast iron pipe in Georgianna St., running east from Washington St. to dead end


183


6


Four-inch cast iron pipe in Ferncroft Road, run- ning north from Glenrose Ave.


25


0


Two-inch galvanized iron pipe in Ferncroft Road, running north from four-inch pipe


21 0


One-inch galvanized iron pipe in Ferncroft Road, running north to Harbor Villa Ave.


200 0


One-inch galvanized iron pipe in Harbor Villa Ave., running west from Ferncroft Road to dead end


33


0


Four-inch cast iron pipe in Vinedale Road, run- ning south from Glenrose Ave.


32


6


One and one-half inch galvanized iron pipe in Vinedale Road, running south


120 6


Two-inch galvanized iron pipe in Vinedale Road, running south


21 0


One and one-fourth inch galvanized iron pipe in Vinedale Road, running south to Pleasant View Ave.


63 6


One-inch galvanized iron pipe in Pleasant View- Ave., running west from Vinedale Road to dead end


101


6


One-inch galvanized iron pipe in Bellevue Ave., running east to Phillips St.


155 6


One-inch galvanized iron pipe in Phillips St., run-


ning south from Bellevue Ave. to dead end . . 154 6 Six-inch cast iron pipe in Liberty St, northerly section, running south from Wm. Buker's to dead end at Otto W. Schrader's. 4740 0


Ft. In.


249


Six-inch cast iron pipe in Liberty St., southerly section, running northerly from Division St. to dead end at S. F. Hawes


Ft. In.


2480 0


Six-inch cast iron pipe in Arborway Drive, run- ning east from Quincy Ave. to dead end ... 833 6


Six-inch cast iron pipe in Pleasant View Ave., running east from Lot 777 to Ferncroft Road Six-inch cast iron pipe in Ferncroft Road, run- ning south to Audubon Ave.


512


0


Six-inch cast iron pipe in Ferncroft Road, run- ning south to Inglewood St.


221 0


Six-inch cast iron pipe in Inglewood St., running east to dead end


655


0


Two-inch galvanized iron pipe in Inglewood St., running westerly from Ferncroft Road to dead end


91


8


Six-inch cast iron pipe in Webster Road, running east from Washington St. to dead end 730 0


HYDRANT BRANCHES.


Six-inch cast iron pipe in branches 115


BLOW OFF.


Four-inch cast iron pipe in blow offs 13 0


DISTRIBUTION OF MAINS IN OPERATION DECEMBER 31, 1915.


Sixteen-inch cast iron pipe


741


0


Fourteen-inch cast iron pipe


137


0


Twelve-inch cast iron pipe


13,325


6


Ten-inch cast iron pipe


10,502


0


Eight-inch cast iron pipe


19,250


6


Six-inch cast iron pipe


138,994


3


Four-inch cast iron pipe


26,239


1


Two-inch galvanized iron pipe


7,953


8


195 6


Six-inch cast iron pipe in Audubon Ave., run- ning west to Ferncroft Road. 60


4


7


250


Ft.


In.


One and one-half-inch galvanized iron pipe ..


948


6


One and one-quarter-inch galvanized iron pipe


3,156


1


One-inch galvanized iron pipe


11,271 2


Three-fourths-inch galvanized iron pipe


954


10


233,473 7


Forty-four miles, 1153 feet, 7 inches.


I desire to call your attention to the large amount of six-inch cast iron pipe laid in the H. S. Moody Land Com- pany's property in Pleasant View Ave., Ferncroft Road, Inglewood Street, Audubon Avenue and Arborway Drive.


All of the above has been done at the expense of the H. S. Moody Land Co., under the direction of the Water Department.


Respectfully submitted,


W. E. MAYBURY, Superintendent.


251


JURY LIST


As prepared by the Selectmen, February 1, 1916.


Akerstrom, John, 130 Hayward street, harnessmaker. Anderson, George L., 358 Elm street, salesman. Andrews, George W., 43 Pleasant street, salesman. Atkinson, Courtenay, 46 Academy street, clerk. Barclay, Willard S., 84 Academy street, carpenter. Bates, Louis F., 71 Commercial street, plumber. Bates, William, 37 Franklin street, shoeworker.


Bond, Francis D., 35 Spruce street, clerk. Bridgham, Oakes A., 985 Washington street, merchant. Bridson Thomas E., 25 Taylor street. Burke, Jeremiah, 75 Plain street, car inspector. Cain, Ralph C., 2070 Washington street, farmer. Carson, Walter, 46 Hollis avenue, salesman. Catlin, Seth, Jr., 381 Washington street, broker. Chamberlain, Frank A., 20 Frederick road, shoeworker. Coleman, Daniel H., 85 Hillside road, clerk. Cook, Alfred A., 40 Mt. Vernon avenue, tile mason.' Cotter, James H., 58 Victoria avenue, shoeworker. Crocker, Fred M., 25 Liberty street, machinist. Cushman, Henry T., 4 Hall avenue, shoeworker. Dobson, George R., 125 Hayward street, carpenter. Dow, M. Alva, 87 Middle street, electrician. Drake, William R., Highland avenue, poultry dealer. Drinkwater, Joseph S., 11 Jersey avenue, bookkeeper. Drollett, Arthur W., West street, R. F. D. carrier. Dutton, Worthen S., Dearing avenue, salesman. Dyer, F. Eugene, 1102 Washington street, bank treasurer. Dyer, John B., 27 Academy street, clerk. Ellsworth, George G., 117 Adams street, clerk. Emerson, Merton L., 135 West street, superintendent. Field, William E., 14 Elm Knoll road, architect.


Folsom, James E., 49 Mt. Vernon street, superintendent.


252


Gazan, Samuel E., 30 Oak street, salesman. Gould, Thomas H., 1461 Washington street, painter. Hagan, Hans, Hayward street, carpenter. Harrison, William C., 23 Thayer avenue, draftsman. Hastings, Arthur H., 70 Ash street, clerk. Hathaway, Charles M., 408 Commercial street, electrician. Hawes, Benjamin, 516 Middle street, carpenter. Hayden, Nelson E., 305 Pond street, shoeworker. Hobart, Charles A., 691 Washington street, painter. Hobart, Sanford W., 699 Washington street, carpenter. Holbrook, Alfred H., Cleveland avenue, carpenter. Hollis, Henry M., 157 Middle street, farmer. Holmes, George W., 22 Myrtle street, gardener. Hunt, Charles Q., 385 West street, farmer. Illingworth, John W., 1724 Washington street, lineman. Jennings, George W., 317 Washington street, engineer. Jordan, Charles G., 155 Allen street, grain dealer. Jordan, Frank H., 210 Commercial street, grocer. Keating, Gordan M., 132 Cedar street, clerk. Kingsbury, George D., 115 River street, bookkeeper. Kinna, James T., 159 Hollis avenue, foreman. Kirby, John H., Jr., 81 School street, carpenter. Kjellander, Edward, 401 Union street, carpenter. Knight, Bradford Y., 193 Shaw street, carpenter. Landrey, Urban T., 110 Pond street,piano worker. Leben, L. Francis, 76 Howard street, machinist. Leonard, Fred A., 508 Elm street, builder. Loring, George B., off Allen street, boat builder. Lothrop, Charles M., 12 French avenue, merchant. Ludden, George E., 226 Shaw street, leather worker. Macomber, Ellwood G., 16 Highland avenue, machinist. McInnis, George A., 169 Hancock street, carpenter. McManus, John P., 12 Thayer place, R. R. employee. McRae, Augustus, 30 Sheppard avenue. carpenter. Miller, Charles O., 38 Liberty street, insurance. ยท Morgan, Frank H., 125 Allen street, druggist. Newcomb, Willie A., 1151 Washington street, shoeworker. Nickson, William, 685 Union street, mill hand.


253


Osborne, Walter S., Liberty street, shoeworker. Pack, Fred P., 16 Brookside road, undertaker. Pettendreigh, William, 8 May avenue, machinist. Poore, Walter A., 94 Claremont street, grocer. Potter, Norton P., 40 Tremont street, salesman. Pratt, Stillman F., 365 Washington street, editor. Reed, Bert H., 17 Academy street, agent.


Roobenian, Neshan, 55 Hobart avenue, shoeworker.


Remick, George A., 20 Lisle street, pattern maker. Ryan; Henry L., 285 Liberty street, florist.


Ryan, John A., 117 Liberty street, carpenter. Saunders, Howard M., 21 Franklin street, shoeworker. Scollard, Nicholas F., 11 Bowditch street, shoe dealer. Shepard, John L., Shepard road, shoeworker. Sheppard, Charles G., 120 Quincy avenue, coal dealer. Simonds, Walter E., 55 Tremont street, shoeworker. Singleton, James, 60 Harrison avenue, superintendent. Slade, George H., 454 Washington street, shoeworker.


Stone, George E., 26 Frederick road, shoeworker. Sullivan, John F., 36 Oak street, painter.


Sullivan, Michael L., Division street, milk dealer. Summers, William B., Norfolk road, draftsman.


Swallow, Fred A., 45 Fountain street, shoeworker. Vaughan, Ernest MI., 36 Quincy avenue, merchant. Watkins, Edwin F., 569 Washington street, R. R. employe. Watson, Fred B., Union street, shoeworker.


Welch, George, Jr., 105 Tremont street, shoeworker.


White, Hartley L., 40 Maple street, civil engineer. Wilken, Andrew, 259 Union street, printer.


INSURANCE ACCOUNT


Schoolhouses


Buildings


Total


Abraham Lincoln


$18,500.00


Contents $1,500.00


$20,000.00


Monatiquot


27,000.00


1,500.00


28,500.00


Noah Torrey


30,000.00


2,000.00


32,000.00


Jonas Perkins


27,000.00


3,000.00


30,000.00


Penniman


13,000.00


1,000.00


14,000.00


Union


8,000.00


8,000.00


Pond


7,800.00


700.00


8,500.00


South


1,000.00


200.00


1,200.00


South West


1,000.00


200.00


1,200.00


Hollis


45,000.00


2,500.00


47,500.00


$178,300.00 $12,600.00 $190,900.00


Town Hall


60,000.00


4,500.00


64,500.00


Alms House


10,000.00


1,200.00


11,200.00


Alms House Barn


1,100.00


650.00


1,750.00


Union Engine House


1,800.00


1,800.00


Butcher Boy Eng. House


1,000.00


1,000.00


Wampatuck Engine House


1,000.00


1,000.00


Thayer Public Library ..


17,699.00


12,301.00


30,000.00


Electric Light Dept. :


Station and Contents ...


31,250.00


Office Bldg. and Contents


5,250.00


Boiler Insurance


20,000.00


Fly Wheel Insurance


40,000.00


Water Department :


Great Pond Sta. Boilers .


10,000.00


Great Pond Sta. Boilers .


3,000.00


7,000.00


10,000.00


Little Pond Sta. Boilers .


20,000.00


Town Hall and School-


houses, Boiler Insurance


30,000.00


$273.899.00 $38,251.00 $468,650.00


The Water Department, Electric Light Department and Town carry Employers' Liability Insurance.


The above list comprises all the insurance on Town property which we have found to be in force.


C. FREDERICK TARBOX, FRANK W. COUILLARD. Auditors for 1915.


TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1915


Moderator. BENJAMIN H. WOODSUM. Selectmen, Highway Surveyors and Overseers of the Poor. GEORGE H. HOLBROOK, HENRY M. STORM,


B. HERBERT WOODSUM. Assessors.


ALBION C. DRINKWATER, Term expires 1916


HENRY W. MANSFIELD,


Term expires 1917


HENRY M. STORM,


Term expires 1918


Auditors.


FRANK W. COUILLARD, OTIS B. OAKMAN (resigned), C. FRED TARBOX.


Water Commissioners and Commissioners of Sinking Funds. WILLIAM C. HARRISON,


JOHN KELLEY,


JAMES T. STEVENS


Term expires 1916 Term expires 1917 Term expires 1918


Municipal Light Board.


ALEXANDER A. CARSON,


Term expires 1918


CHARLES T. CRANE,


Term expires 1916


NORTON P. POTTER,


Term expires 1917


Board of Health.


JOSEPH G. BAILEY, F. HERBERT GILE, WALTER B. SKINNER,


Term expires 1918


Term expires 1917


School Committee.


ANN M. BROOKS,


Term expires 1916


JAMES E. FOLSOM,


Term expires 1916


WILLIAM W. GALLAGHER,


Term expires 1917


BENJAMIN HAWES,


Term expires 1918


CARRIE F. LORING,


Term expires 1917


FRANK A. REED,


Term expires 1918


Trustees of the School Fund. Term expires 1916.


GEORGE H. ARNOLD,


BENJAMIN F. DYER,


ELMER E. ABERCROMBIE, ARTHUR L. HALE, OTIS B. OAKMAN,


B. HERBERT WOODSUM. Trustees Thayer Public Library.


ALBERT E. AVERY, BENJAMIN F. DYER,


ALVA MORRISON.


WILLIAM GALLAGHER, Term expires 1917


WILLIAM C. HARDING, Term expires 1917


Fence Viewers.


GEORGE E. FOGG, CHARLES S. HANNAFORD,


EUGENE T. NOLTE. Tax Collector, FRANK A. SMITH. Tree Warden, CLARENCE R. BESTICK.


HERBERT F. KNEELAND,


Term expires 1916


Constables.


CLARENCE R. BESTICK, JOHN KELLEY,


JEREMIAH F. GALLIVAN,


WILLIAM E. MAYBURY,


CHARLES A. HOBART,


HORACE F. HUNT,


JOHN W. ILLINGWORTH,


AUGUST JOHNSON,


ISAAC L. JONES,


'JOSEPH F. MOHAN, JAMES R. QUALEY, JOHN P. SHAY, THOMAS SLAVIN, EDWARD F. STARR, ..


HARRY S. TARBOX. Surveyors of Wood and Weighers of Hay. J. MARCUS ARNOLD,


CHARLES G. SHEPPARD,.


WILFORD F. WOODSUM. Surveyors of Lumber.


HERBERT W. BORDEN, GEORGE H. HOLBROOK,


CHARLES O. MILLER. OFFICERS APPOINTED. Police. JEREMIAH F. GALLIVAN, Chief.


HORACE F. HUNT (resigned),


GEORGE W. REVIERE,


AUGUST JOHNSON, JOHN P. SHAY.


Extra Patrolmen.


PHILIP J. KROHN, THOMAS F. O'MALLEY,


GEORGE W. REVIERE (resigned), PETER J. WARD.


Measurer of Leather, EDWARD H. DRINKWATER. Field Drivers.


CLARENCE R. BESTICK, CHARLES . W. MATTHEWS,


JOSEPHUS SAMPSON. Engineers of Fire Department.


J. SAMUEL HILL, GEORGE H. HOLBROOK,


FRED .A. TENNEY, HENRRY M. STORM,


FRANK O. WHITMARSH, B. HERBERT WOODSUM. Superintendent of Fire Alarm, FRED B. LAWRENCE. Board of Registrars.


WILLIAM ALLEN, Term expires 1917


CHARLES B. CUMMINGS, Term expires 1916 WALTER R. MCKEAN, Term expires 1918 Sealer of Weights and Measures, CHARLES S. HANNAFORD. Inspector of Animals, JOSEPHUS SAMPSON.


Inspector of Meat and Provisions, EDWARD O. PIERSON. Inspector of Plumbing J. EDWARD LUDDEN. Forest Warden, JAMES M. CUTTING. Local Moth Superintendent, CLARENCE R. BESTICK. Superintendent of Plain Street Cemetery, JAMES M. CUTTING. Burial Agent, HENRY A. MONK. Superintendent of Braintree Home.


DANIEL JAMES, Keepers of Lockup. DANIEL JAMES,


AMOS L. JOHNSON.


AMOS L. JOHNSON.


Pound Keepers.


DANIEL JAMES,


AMOS L. JOHNSON.


INDEX.


Animal Inspector's Report


176


Assessors' Report


67


Auditors' Report


178


Births in 1915


47


Board of Health, Report of


171


Braintree School Fund


139


Deaths in 1915.


59


Dog License Account


46


Electric Light Department, Report of


149


Fire Department, Report of 160


133


Funded Debt of the Town


136


Hunt Trust


131


Hunters' License Account


46


Insurance Account


254


Jury List


251


Library, Report of Trustees of Thayer


141


Marriages in 1915


53


Municipal Light Board


134


Park Commissioners' Report


165


Penniman Trust


134


Police Department


162


Recapitulation


118


School Committee, Report of


195


School Investigating Committee 218


Sealer of Weights and Measures


156


Selectmen, Report of


65


Sinking Funds Account


127


Tax Collector's Account


122


Town Clerk's Report


3


Town Officers


255


Treasurer's Report


123


Union School, Report of Committee 164


Warrant for Annual Town Meeting of 1916 184


Water Commissioners. Report of 225


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