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Gas and light.
729.16
Janitor's supplies . .
135.33
Repairs
108.00
Water and ice .
117.00
Miscellaneous
209.12
$2,081.61
- As follows:
Water Dept. $25.82
Supplies . .26.80
Express
.7.50
Equipment. : 133.00
Other labor .: 16.00
$209.12
1
Insurance $1,364.40
Extraordinary repairs:
Repairs - Roof . of
Portico and Front
Porch .
$594.48
$6,084.49
Total for General Government.
$19,967.26
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY.
Police Department.
"Salaries and wages:
Chief .
$1,825.00
Patrolmen
9,419.33
Special officers.
1113.50
Traffic
Officers,
Quincy. Ave. Bridge '487.50
$11,845.33
87
. Equipment and repairs: Gasolene, oil and
grease . . $222.60
Repairs on auto and motorcycle 187.57
Equipment for men 41.58
Tires and tubes . . .
101.80
553.55
Other expenses:
Auto hire.
$30.60
Telephone . 182.77
Printing, postage . 8.37
Insurance .
79.65
· Care of prisoners
and use of lock-up 41.45
Storage and rent for auto
21.00
Enforcement of
liquor laws. 180.60
Medical £ aid (acci-
dents) 14.00
Expenses officers . . 35.67
Expense on dogs. .
20.00
All other
97.34
$711.45
Equipment.
33.92
$13,144.25
Fire Department.
Salaries and wages:
Chief $2,000.00
Permanent men .
. .
6,240.00
Deputy and Asst.
Deputy 150.00
Captains (3) 150.00
Call men
1,923.27
88
Forest Fire War- dens (6) 150.00
$10,613.27
Extra pay of firemen $1,362.79
Qualey's truck and man
1,300.00
Superintendent of Fire Alarm
225.00
Equipment and repairs:
Apparatus
$953.98
Equipment for men
277.47
Gasolene, oil and
grease . . 453.85
Tires and tubes. 290.50
$1,975.80
Hydrant Service
500.00
Fuel
634.67
Light.
88.80
Buildings and grounds :
Repairs .
$267.48
Furnishings 38.25
Water ($64.09) new service)
94.09
All other
68.25
$468.07
Other expenses:
Supplies .
$366.61
Telephone.
148.26
Stationery, printing and postage. .
20.29
Express and cartage
15.35
Lungmotor outfit,
complete .
210.70
Life-saving machine
180.00
Insurance
5.20
Auto hire
8.50
$954.91
89
: Hook and Ladder Truck
$8,500.00
Insurance, Engine Houses
193.20
Fire Alarm Maintenance:
Construction.
and
repairs
$1,242.09
Labor
622.90
Power
61.80
Miscellaneous
4.77
$1,931.56
Repairs, Engine Houses:
Precinct One
$206.22
Precinct Two
393.78
$600.00
$29,348.07
Weights And Measures.
Salary .
$500.00
Other expenses :
Advertising $45.25
Insurance .
11.40
Equipment
82.62
Expenses
78.65
Gasolene and oil . . 22.60
All other
8.00
$248.52
$748.52
Forestry.
Gypsy Moth:
Labor
$2,881.11
Autos . 1,075.20
Insecticides 554.85
Repairing sprayer 951.40 1
Gasolene and oil. .
105.51
Hardware and tools
513.89
Printing
12.00
All other
45.00
$6,138.96
2
90
Care of trees:
Labor
$968.00
Autos and teams. .
114.50
Hardware and tools
19.00
$1,101.50
$7,240.46
Total for Protection of Persons
Property
$50,481.30
Health.
General Adminstration:
Salaries .
$600.00
Secretary
100.00
Printing and Adver-
tising
133.50
Supplies and pos-
tage .
14.81
Telephone
28.75
Miscellaneous
.60
$877.66
Fumigation . 207.75.
Collection of Garbage
1,400.00
Care of Dumps.
301.25
Inspection of Plumb- ing. 449.00
Quarantine and Contagious Diseases:
Drugs and medicine $303.75
Aid in Hospital . . . 236.00
Police duty
Quarantine
9.75
549.50
Tuberculosis:
Board and treat-
ment .
1,196.10
91
Vital Statistics:
Return of Births. .
$13.50
Return of Deaths 8.75
22.25
Other Expenses All other
78.50
Inspection : Animals . . $100.00
Meat, provisions. .
350.00
Milk 100.00
550.00
Norfolk County Hospital
5,556.33
Dental Clinic:
Dentist, Services. . 739.00
Tuberculosis Clinic:
Visits and Cleri- cal help
245.50
Total for Health
$12,172.84
Highways.
General Adminstration.
Salaries :
Highway Surveyors $ 142.30
Superintendent of
Streets
2,600.00
Clerk
210.00
Telephone
74.63
All Other
64.94
$3,091.87 -
Repairs.
* General:
Labor $7,080.23
Teams and trucks 681.89
Materials .
3,522.49
Equipment, repairs
3,235.07
14,519.68
92
Street cleaning
856.37
Tarvia:
Labor
5,967.77
Trucks .
267.05
Materials
9,416.81
15,651.63
Resurfacing:
Labor
$6,419.64
Trucks
358.19
Materials
2,851.98
$9,629.81
Drains and Catch Basins:
Labor
$1,381.70
Stock .
2,520.40
$3,902.10
Guard Rails and Fences: Stock.
$83.65
Miscellaneous .
$937.68
New Equipment: Auto
$425:00
Tractor
598.00
Boiler and ma-
terials
756.30
Garage.
907.50
Miscellaneous
437.08
$3,123.88
Repairs, Washington Street:
Labor
$1,378.18
Teams and trucks. 30.45
Materials
791.37
$2,200.00.
Repairs, Liberty, Union and Commercial Sts.
Labor
$315.08
Teams and trucks.
245.68
Materials
1,539.24
$2,100.00
1
93
Repairs, Arborway Drive:
Labor .
$674.85
Teams
55.60
Materials .
469.55
$1,200.00
Repairs, Standish Avenue:
Labor
$887.19
Teams
96.06
Materials
516.75
$1,500.00
Removal of Snow:
Labor $8,443.70
Teams and trucks . 3,098.59
Sand and gravel 48.95
Equipment.
280.56
Repairs on equip- ment.
446.56
Gasolene and oil
521.77
Materials
389:57
Miscellaneous
19.90
$13,249.60
Street Lighting . .
$7,110.00
Relocation, Franklin
and Washington Sts.
126.25
$76,190.65
Total for Highways .
$79,282.52
Charities.
Overseers of the Poor:
Salaries
$569.23
Clerk .
210.00
Visitor and expenses 668.93
Stationery
and
printing 14.06
Miscellaneous:
672.00
$2,134.22
94
Ford Coupe $590.00
Insurance 62.00
Registration
1923-1924
20.00
Outside Relief by Town:
Cash aid $3,416.50
Groceries 457.68
Coal and wood .
286.55
Board and care . 14.00
Medicine and med- cal aid
160.53
Rent.
872.80
Clothing . 71.57
Hospitals and State
Institutions 1,084.79
All other
50.00
$6,414.42
Relief by other Cities and Towns Mothers' Aid:
$793.36
Cash aid .
$6,630.50
Rent.
610.52
Medicine and med-
ical aid
150.42
Fuel .
456.90
Groceries
147.44
' Clothing
15.25
Hospital . 46.35
Miscellaneous
42.61
$8,099.99
Relief by other Cities and Towns Braintree Home:
$900.01
Salary
of Super-
intendent .
$900.00
Other regular
em-
ployees .
702.25
Groceries and pro-
visions .
2,155.96
95
Clothing .
77.73
Fuel and light.
560.00
Hay and Grain
976.01
Medicine and medi- cal aid
84.50
Repairs and equip-
ment.
73.24
Building, shingling,
etc.,
416.50
Telephone
49.30
Miscellaneous
341.44
$6,336.93
Insurance, Braintree
Home
$256.80
$24,935.73:
Soldiers' Benefits.
State Aid:
Aid, Civil and World
Wars.
$1,326.00
Soldiers' Burials . .
49.30
Military Aid:
Aid, German War
149.82
Soldiers' Relief:
Cash aid .
637.00
$2,162.12
Total for Charities and Soldiers' Benefits
$27,.097.85%
EDUCATION. General Expenses.
Salary of Supt.
$3,570.00
Clerk.
972.30
Attendance Officer .. 495.00
Printing, stationery and postage. 225.61 Telephone 410.84
96
Traveling expenses 515.82
School census.
130.00
Office equipment .
22.32
Miscellaneous
280.25
$6,622.14
Instructional Expenses.
Teachers Salaries:
High
$25,098.00
Elementary .
80,495.00
Music, Drawing and Domestic Science 5,352.50
Text Books and Supplies:
High .
2,873.65
Elementary
6,115.85
$119,935.00
Operating Expenses.
Janitors' Services:
High .
$1,150.00
Elementary . .
6,698.88
Fuel and Light:
High and Elemen-
tary . .
8, 336.13
Janitors' Supplies:
High and Elemen-
tary .
11.10
Miscellaneous:
High and Elemen-
tary .
2,091.17
$18,287.28
Maintenance .
Repairs:
High and Elemen-
-
tary .
$11,925.17
97
Auxiliary ..
Nurse .
$1,110.00
Transportation 3,300.00
Tuition :
High and Elemen-
tary
1,941.61
Graduation
Exer-
cises . 188.20
Noon
services
(Teachers)
422.50
All other
1,070.99
Outlay
1,078.28
$9,111.58
Continuation School.
Salary superintendent $30.00
Teachers' Salaries .
3,225.35
Clerk .
7.70
Attendance Officer 5.00
Janitor's services
199.92
Instruction 553.51
Maintenance. 25.71
Operating
200.82
Outlay
241.71
$4,489.72'
Smith-Hughes Fund :
Salaries
(Continu-
ation School) . .
$174.65
Insurance .
$242.76
Land, Monatiquot
School
$1,800.00
Gift-Penniman School
(White)
$230.80
Thomas A. Watson School.
Architects
$1,093.92
Contractor
45,579.76
98
Survey of land
50.00
Insurance .
175.00
Furnishings
4,717.15
$51,615.83
Total for Education
$224,434.93
Library.
General expenses
$2,750.00
Janitor
300.00 .
$3,050.00
Recreation.
Parks and Playgrounds:
Equipment
$143.44
Labor
459.75
Loam and sand . .
31.50
Printing .
11.25
Miscellaneous
3.25
Insurance
20.63
$669.82
Total for Recreation $3,719.82
Unclassified.
Legislative:
Appropriation Committee:
Reports . $85.00
Stenog. work 40.00
Postage and ad-
vertising .
7.20
$132.20
Printing Building By-laws
$114.00
Town Reports:
Printing $1,206.00
Delivering 70.56
Express
3.00
$1,279.56
99
Financial:
Care and supplies
for Adding Machine
$22.12
Ink .
5.02
Adjusting
type-
writer
20.74
License book.
.60
$48.48
Selectmen
Insurance-Boilers . $673.24
Ins. Hollis-House .
61.00
Repair, Hollis House
37.25
Entry fees on Peti- tions
18.00
Badges (3)
7.60
Printing and ad-
tising
101.80
Lights (Quincy Av-
enue Bridge)
7.50
Painting (Quincy
Avenue Bridge)
475.00
$1.381.39
Treasurer:
Certification of notes
30.00
Highways:
Fence (Pond St.)
$12.00
Recording
taking
and plans.
16.22
$28.22
Unclassified :
License.
.25
Damage to Persons and Property :
Persons
(Mellen
case) .
$1,500.00
Property
398.50
$1,898.50
$4,912.60
100
Engineering Dept. . . .
499.80*
Tax Sales 833.74
Memorial Day:
Post 87, G.A.R. . $200.00
American Legion . . 100.00
$300.00
Compensation Law . .
$1,417.63
District Nurse. : ...
350.00
Land, Pond & Wash- ington Streets
(Dyer)
$2,000.00
Plain Street Cemetery :
Superintendent
$50.00
Labor,sundry persons 292.94
Water
6.00
$348.94
$5, 750.11
Total for unclassified .
$10,662.71
Interest :
General
$140.00
Playgrounds
172.51
Schools .
5,.155.00
Town Hall
760.00
Tuberculosis Hos.
585.00
51
Anticipation of
Revenue
.....
5, 743.74
Municipal Indebtedness:
General .
$1,750.00
Playgrounds
3, 000 .00
Schools .
13,500. 00
Town Hall .
2,000.00
Tuberculosis Hos.
1,000,00
:
$12,556.25
$21,250.00*
5:2
101
.Anticipation of Revenue
$300, 000.00
Water Department.
60,686.29
Electric Light Department .
149, 454.08
Metropolitan Park Assessment
$9,933.83
State Assessment
26,040.00
County Tax
19,931.48
National Bank
383.38
State Highway Tax
1,506.74
Municipal Lighting Plant.
32.69
Municipal Auditing .
33.37
Civilian War Poll Tax:
1923
9,825.00
1922
15.00
· Corporation Tax .
815.62
$68,517.11
Refunds:
Taxes, 1923
$39.00
Taxes, 1922
7.50
Total Payments.
$46.50 $1, 040,329.46
Transfers
Cemetery, Plain St., to Highways
$102.00
Transferred from Reserve Fund to
Salaries Police.
$325.00
Expense Police
140.00
Miscellaneous.
2,631.50
Expense Collector
200.00
Highways, General
81.00
Highways, New Equipment
431.00
1
102:
Expense of Poor
500.00
Care of trees
301.50
Moth
139.86
Election and Registration .
102.70
$4,942.56%
$1,045,374.02:
Balance, January 1, 1924:
General Cash
$91,.070.37
Water Department
25,.716.95,
Electric Light Department. . .
2,336.35
$119,123.67
$1,164,497 .69
BALANCE SHEET, DECEMBER 31, 1923.
ASSETS
Cash, General
$91,070.37
Loans, Anticipation of Revenue $75,000.00
Overlay, 1923 2,835.71
Overlay, 1922. 2,124.83
$4,960.54
Reserve Fund
$1,314.72
Trust Fund Income:
School Fund.
$756.93
French Fund. .
90.12
Penniman Fund
44.50
:
Tax Titles
Tax Titles, 1921 Tax Sale.
$755.72
Accounts Receivable: Individual
$1,046.79
Departmental
6.00
Electric Light Dept. : Miscl.
1,269.21
Electric Light Dept. : Bal.
2,336.35
Electric Light Dept. : Revenue
3,226.55
Water Department : Services
499.62
Water Department : Balance.
25,716.95
Water Department : Revenue
6,085.19
Water Department: Rates.
$6,584.81
Excess and Deficiency
119,245.05
Special Appropriations: Relocation, Franklin and Granite Streets $606.76 Penniman School 26).20
Sidewalks, Franklin Street 4,000.00
Highways, Adams Street. 3,600.00
Thos, Watson School, Prec, No. 3
13,060.04
.
Taxes:
Levy, 1923
$106,610.11 28,846.38
Levy, 1922
$135,456.49
$392.71
Tax Title Revenue.
$891.55 $755.72
Electric Depreciation Fund.
Electric Light Dept .: Light
$11,486.54 217.09
103
$1,052.79
· Electric Light Department :
Power .
$4,712.85
LIABILITIES
Cash, Special
13,692.91
Cash, Electric Light.
2,336.35
Cash, Water Department.
25,716.95
$132,816.48
Thos. Watson School, Premium
125.25
Sidewalks
4,200.00
Additional Water Supply .
2,000.00
Town Hall, Extraordinary
905.52
$28,766.77
$281,771.85
$281,771.85
Cash and Securities
$35,978.16
Braintree School Fund.
$8,870.15
Charles Edward French Fund
2,000.CO
N. H. Hunt Fund.
24,276.99
Ann M. Penniman Fund.
500.00
Amelia C. Hanson Fund .
331.02
$35,978.16
$35,978.16
104
INDEBTEDNESS
Net Bonded Debt.
$146,250.00
Town Hall Loan.
$18,000.00
General Loan .
1,750.00
School Loan.
105,000.00
Playground Loan
1,500.00
School Land.
8,000.00
Hospital .
12,000.00
$146,250.00
$116,250.00
PROPERTY ACCOUNT
Real Estate .:: Personal Property. Water Works: Electric Light Plant. .
$461,927.74 68,177.06
Town Property .
$1,060.223.66
366,707.64
163,411.22
$1,060,223,66
$1,060,223.66
1
Repairs . .
TRUST FUNDS
AUDITORS' . REPORT RECAPITULATION
Approp. or Balance
Transfers or| Overdrafts Refunds
Account
Payments
Balance
$ 25.00
Moderator
$ 25.00
1,650.00
Selectmen, Salaries
1,565.38
84.62
685.00
* : Selectmen, Expenses
647.51
37.49
1,750.00
" Accounting Dept.
1,682.63
67.37
.. 150.00
'Auditors, Salaries
150.00
2,015.00
Treasurer's Dept.
1,998.72
16.28
1,810.00
200.00
Collector's Dept.
1,958.22
51.78
200.00
633.74
1 1:Tax Sales
833.74
1,800.00
Assessor's, Salaries
1,650.00
150.00
1,225.00
Assessor's, Expenses
1,169.89
55.11
800.00
.Law: 5
610.00
190.00
105
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
11,425.00
325.00
Police, Salaries
$11,731.83
$18.17
1,125.00
140.00
Police, Expenses
1,265.00
125.00
Special Police
113.50
11.50
35.00
Police, Equipment
33.92
1.08
8,240.00
Firemen, Salaries
8,240.00
99.70
1,500.00
Town Hall, Extraordinary Repairs
594.48
905.52
3,100.00
Town Hall, Maintenance
2,081.61
1,018.39
1,200.00
Town Clerk's Dept.
1,172.72
27.28
1,150.00
102.70
Election and Registration
1,252.70
900.00
Town Hall, Janitor
900.00
1,144.00
Town Hall, Ass't Janitor
1,144.00
1,464.10
Town Hall, Insurance
1,364.40
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GENERAL GOVERNMENT
(Protection of Persons and Property Cont. )
2,390.00
Pay of Firemen
2,373.27
16.73
1,500.00
Extra Pay of Firemen
1,362.79
137.21
4,130.00
General Expenses
4,122.25
7.75
500.00
Hydrant Service
500.00
1,300.00
Qualey's Truck and Man
1,300.00
193.20
Fire Dept. Insurance
193.20
600.00
:
Repairs, Engine Houses
600.00
8,500.00
H. & .L. Truck
8,500.00
$2,522.70
Fire Alarm Maintenance
2,156.56
365.44
750.00
Weights and Measurers
748.52
1.48
6,000.00
139.86
Gypsy and Brown Tail Moths
6.138.96
.90
800:00
301.50
Care of Trees
1,101.50
106
HEALTH AND SANITATION
700.00
Salaries
700.00
900.00.
: Expenses, Care of Dumps, etc.
765.16
134.84
1,400.00
Collection of Garbage
1,400.00
2,500.00
Contagious Diseases
1,745 60
754.40
449.00
Inspector of Plumbing
449.00
100.00
Inspector of Animals
100.00
100.00
Inspector of Milk
100.00
350.00
Inspector of Meats and Provision
350.00
60.00
Vital Statistics
22.25
37.75
800.00
Dental Clinic
739.00
61.00
:800.00
Tuberculosis Clinic
245.50
554.50
5,556.33
Norfolk County Hospital
5,556.33
HIGHWAYS
150.00
.96
Salaries, Surveyors
142.30
8.66
2,600.00
Salary,Supt. Streets
2,600.00
350.00
Expenses
349,57
43
44,800.00
780.92
Repairs
45,580.92
4,000.00
Sidewalks, Franklin St.
4,000.00
1,500.00
Standish Avenue
1,500.00
1,200.00
Arborway Drive, Etc.
1,200.00
3,600.00
Adams Street.
3,600.00
2,693.00
431.00
New Equipment
3,123.88
.12
4,200.00
Sidewalks ($1400. each prec.)
4,200.00
2,100.00
Liberty, Union and Commercial Streets
2,100.00
500.00
Engineering Dept.
499.80
. 20
13,250.00
Snow Removal
13,249.60
.40
7,110.00
Street Lighting
7,110.00
733.01
Damages, Franklin and Granite Streets
126.25
606.75
CHARITIES AND SOLDIERS' BENEFITS
600.00
3.84
Salaries
569.23
34.61
1,010.00
590.00
Expenses
1,564.99
35.01
8,000.00
20.00
Poor
7,207.78
812.22
·9,000.00
Mothers', Aid
9,000.00
3,500.00
3,416.50
Braintree Home
6,336.93
579.57
264.00
Braintree Home, Insurance
256.80
7.20
1,452.00
State Aid & Soldiers' Burials
1,375.30
76.70
100.00
49.82
Military Aid,Soldiers' Relief
149.82
656.00
Soldiers' Relief
637.00
19.00
107
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Washington Street (Square to Franklin Street)
2,200.00
SCHOOLS
117,000.00
5.00 .50
Teachers' Salaries
114,170.85
2,834.15 .46
56,200.00
General Expenses
56,200.04
290.00
Insurance
242.76
47.24
500.00
Penniman School Gift
230.80
269.20
1,800.00
Land, Monatiquot School
1,800.00
61,675.87
Thos. A. Watson School
51,615.83
13,060.04
LIBRARY
2,750.00 300.00
General Expenses Janitor
2,750.00 300.00
RECREATION
800.00
Parks and Playgrounds
669.82
130.18
UNCLASSIFIED
5,000 .. 00
Reserve Fund
4,942.56
57.44
2,300.00
.2,631.50
Miscellaneous
4,912.60
18.90
200.00
Memorial Day, Post 87, G.A.R.
200.00
100.00
Memorial Day, Post 86, American Legion
100.00
1,500.00
Employees Compensation
1,417.63
82.37
2,000.00
Dyer Property (Corner Wash. & Pond Sts.)
2,000.00
350.00
District Nurse
350.00
2,000.00
Additional Water Supply
2,000.00
450.00
.
94
Cemetery - Plain Street
450.94
108
( Unclassified Cont.)
15,849.62 21,375.25
-
Interest Maturing Debt
12,556.25 21,250.00
3,293.37 125.25
$497,427.38
Appropriation or Balance
9,089.28
Transfers - Credit or Refunds
684.50
Overdrafts Payments
$472,095.39
Balances
$35,105.77
$507,201.16 |
Totals
$507,201.16 -
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REPORT OF PLANNING BOARD
January 1, 1924.
As required by Section 71 of the General Laws The Planning Board presents it report for the year ending Decem- ber 31, 1923. 1
As recommended in last years report the Town has acquired the land at the corner of Washington and Pond Streets.
The Board is working on plans to eradicate dangerous places on Washington and Union Streets as stated therein, also on plans for extension of Grove Street. No action was taken by the Town during the year relative to improving the corner of Pearl and Liberty Streets. We recommend that the Town widen that portion of Washington Street from River Street to Storrs Avenue and Elm Street as laid out by the County Commissioners and believe the Town should take immediate action on this widening.
Also the relocation of Common Street and widening of same to forty feet and to carry it through to Sunnyside Park. [so calledį with a view to a future extension to Granite Street.
The bridge on Adams Street and the approaches to the bridge on Plain Street should be widened.
In further line of its duties the Board recommends that the Town at its Annual Meeting consider the following suggestions for the Health, Safety and Convenience of its citizens.
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Namely .: Place all highways in as safe condition as possible establishing a grade for each street which shall not be raised nor 'lowered without a vote of the Town.
Fencing the sides of streets where land adjoining is below grade of street.
Re-naming streets having duplicate names. The num- bering of all new streets to be done by the Supt. of Streets, »or by the Town Engineer, without expense to the owner.
Also, that the Selectmen be instructed to confer with the Trustees of the Eastern Massachustts Street Railway Co., to see if an arrangement can be made to remove the car tracks from all streets and they be given exclusive rights to ·operate motor busses in place of street cars. This would give seven additional feet which would be then available at all times for driving purposes.
For safety of drivers and pedestrians all main thorough- fares should have sidewalks as smooth and even as the streets they adjoin, especially on State highways.
A progressive plan for permanent walks should be adopted for all our main streets. Spaces between such walks already constructed and those in front of our public buildings should be given first consideration. In the resi- «dential district, sidewalk corners should be curbed. Shrubs within a distance of twenty feet from the corner should not be allowed to grow higher than three feet so that the vision "of the drivers of approaching vehicles will not be obscured.
Trees obstructing travel either on street or sidewalks should be removed. Young trees should be planted each year especially on new streets and parks in addition to replacing old ones. A suitable set of Assessors' plans :should be furnished. The town should appropriate a sum -of money each year for such plans until they are complete. They would then be the basis of all Town planning.
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For the public health, a dump should be procured in: each precinct and all miscellaneous waste material should. be dumped there allowing nothing but clean filling to be placed on any land adjoining the public streets. These dumps should be away from all dwellings and highways.
Permits should be issued to drivers of dumping vehicles . by the Board of Health which permits can be revoked at anytime for the violation of the rules stated thereon.
An up-to-date Code of By-laws should be adopted by the Town which will not only take care of matters stated herein but will provide for suitable traffic regulations by the Police Department. The safety of our citizens demands some rules for the regulation of the traffic at this time.
Respectfully, submitted, CHARLES O. MILLER, Chairman MERTON L. EMERSON, JAMES W. COLBERT, Members of the Planning Board ..
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REPORT OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Honorable Board of Selectmen, Town of Braintree, Mass.
Gentlemen: In compliance with your request, I sub- mit the following report of the Department of Sealer of Weights and Measures for the year ending December 31, 1923
I have tried most earnestly during the year just past to perform the duties of the office in an impartial and fair manner, and therefore be just to all parties concerned. I have found our merchants most courteous and willing to « comply with the laws in relation to the sealing of weights - and measures and inspections.
Appropriation $750.00
Expenses and Salary 748.52
Balance 1.48
Received and paid to Treasurer:
Sealing fees $107.26
Junk Licenses 250.00
Hawkers and Pedlers licenses 70.00
427.26
Inside or Office Work. No Fees Charged.
Surveyors' Tape. 3
Scales tested and found correct 167
Scales tested and condemned 46
Scales tested and adjusted . 22
Weights tested and found correct 68
Weights tested and condemned 34
Weights tested and adjusted . 96
Liquid measures sealed . 43
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Outside Work. Fees Charged
Scales tested and found correct 294
Scales tested and condemned 14
Scales tested and adjusted 34
Weights tested and found correct. 469
Weights tested and condemned.
8
Weights tested and adjusted 31
Liquid measures tested and found correct. 194
Liquid measures tested and condemned 41
Linear measures tested and found correct 22
Measuring pumps found correct 68
Leather measuring machine not sealed . . 1
Slot weighing machines sealed . 7
Slot weighing machines tagged for repairs 4
Oil pumps not sealed. 6.
Amount received and paid to the Treasurer
: in fees. $107:26
Number of Inspections Made from December 15, 1922. to December 15, 1923.
Coal reweighing while in transit
93
Coal reweighing in bags of less than 100 lbs 314
. Inspection in stores after scales tested of commodities . 811
Inspection of scales used by pedlers
64
Inspection of scales used by ice men 69
Inspection of jars on milk wagons
519
Inspection of junk dealers' scales
34
Inspection of coal teams for certificates 212
Milk jars, Mass. Seal 34,000
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In Conclusion
I have tried to make this Department a truly public- service department, and have earnestly endeavored to extend its influences in the closest manner possible to the people, thereby affording them every opportunity to pro- tect themselves against insufficient weight and measure.
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES S. HANNAFORD,
Sealer of Weights and Measures.
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REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS
"To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, of the Town of Braintree.
Gentlemen :
Having been appointed as inspector of Animals for the year 1923, and having been approved by the State Board of Conservation, I herewith make the following report.
I visited in making this inspection 139 different places. ·Quite a number of the places that I visited I found to be in *very good condition, and nearly all fairly clean. But there „are a few places where hogs are kept that are not as clean as they ought to be.
In the 139 places I visited I found 462 cows, 49 young cattle, 10 bulls, 2 oxen, 3 goats and 788 swine.
There is one piggery in the town of Braintree, kept by Antonio Johnson, who gathers a very large part of the garbage in Braintree. He keeps his piggery very tidy. The "other pigs in town are fed mostly on garbage coming from "out of the town.
During this Inspection I found one case of Tuberculosis, `I quarantined the cow, and notified the State Board of Animal Industry. It was killed and taken away by Wards "Rendering Co.
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There were two cases of Rabbies. One was that of a. little pet dog, known to be kept at home and never associated with any other dogs. No quarantine was made. The other was an airdale dog. I quarantined this dog. I notified the State Board of Animal Industry. They sent out an agent to examine it. Before he arrived the dog had died and had been buried. He had been buried so long, they thought it not worth while to dig him up. I quarantined nine dogs that were known to associate with this dog. The quaran- tine lasting 90 days and then they were released and there has been no trouble of this case since.
I have endeavored in making this inspection to try and find every place where cattle. pigs, sheep and goats were kept, so far as I can ascertain.
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