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Sparks from chimney 2
Sparks from fireplace 1
Careless smoking 4
Defective electric wiring 1
Engine 1-500 gallon White Pump.
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Engine 2-1,000 Seagrave Pump.
Engine 3-White Combination Hose 2 Chemical.
Engine 4-G.M.C. Hose and Forest Fire Equipment. 1-Sanford Hook and Ladder Truck.
1-40 gallon Chemical Tank at Little Neck. 24-Fire Alarm Boxes.
800 ft .- Chemical and Booster Line Hose.
4,400 ft .- 21/2-in. Double Jacket Hose.
400 ft .- 11/2-in. Single Jacket Hose.
All our apparatus and equipment is in first class con- dition at the present time.
We are pleased to report a very small loss caused by fire this year, $8,079.40 as compared with an average loss of the five previous years of $54,094.00.
The purchase in April of this year of the 1000-gal- lon Seagrave pumper which went into commission in July, proved a very valuable addition to our fire fighting equipment.
The C.W.A. projects this year at the Central Fire Station cement floor and painting of the building inside and out, and new electric light fixtures, cost the Depart- ment about $400.00 as their share of the expense.
Our local administrator of the E.R.A. funds took advantage of the opportunity offered this year to build water holes, so-called, in the outlying sections of the town beyond the hydrant service, so as to give fire pro- tection to the citizens of those localities. Under the su- pervision of the Chief Engineer of the Fire Department five were built in the Linebrook section, one at Bull Brook, one at the foot of Garrett's Hill (South West End), one at the Turft ditch just across the Turnpike near Spiller's corner, one near the Plains Road nearly opposite the Linebrook Church, and one just beyond the old cemetery in Linebrook near the main road. In the Argilla section, water was piped from the Rantoul Pond, a distance of
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200 feet, to a brick cistern built along side of the road. At the present time one is being built just outside the entrance to Little Neck, and will be completed within a short time. All of these holes can be easily reached by our pumping engines, and contain enough water to put out any fire that might occur in their vicinity.
Before these holes were constructed we had nothing to work with, but now we can use our engines. We are in hopes of having some more built as we have chosen locations for them.
We desire this year to purchase new service coats for the firemen, and a deluge gun so that it will be pos- sible to have a heavy concentrated stream if needed. At the present time we have nothing of the kind.
We are also asking for 500 feet of 21/2-in. hose as we bought none the past year, and it is really necessary to add new hose to our equipment as some that we now have is quite old and will soon have to be replaced.
Respectfully submitted,
EDWARD H. SMITH, GEORGE W. BROWN, SAMUEL W. ATHERLEY,
Engineers of the Fire Dept.
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REPORT OF CLAM COMMISSIONERS
To the Citizens of Ipswich :
The Clam Commissioners submit the following re- port.
We wish first to call to your attention the import- ance of this industry. There has been a disposition in the past to overlook the value of it to the town. There is no reason why clams should not bear the same relation to Ipswich as fish does to Gloucester.
For the last few years clamming in Ipswich has been at a very low ebb. Perhaps lower than ever before. A great deal of this was undoubtedly caused by the preval- ence of the green crab. Last town meeting appropriated $750.00 to be used in connection with money from the state to exterminate them, but we did not have to use it as the extreme cold of last winter completely wiped them out. The result of the elimination of the green crab is clearly shown when we find last summer a great natural seeding (the first for several years), so that practically every flat is full of small clams. Evidence that the crabs did destroy the seed in years back.
The problem for the coming year is to see that we get the most out of our flats and bar the digging of the small clams. If the situation is handled right we should have good clamming in Ipswich for years to come.
The Commissioners tried to get the State law changed to 21% inches insted of 2 inches, but we were told that on account of conditions on the South Shore it was not feasible at this time.
Last summer under the E.R.A. 120 barrels of clams from polluted areas were placed in the back river. These helped out in the late fall and winter clamming. The
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seeding was done under the supervision of a member of the Commission and furnished work for a number of in-town men.
In the spring the seed was so thick on some flats that it was taken and put in some other flats that were not so well covered. This also furnished work for a num- ber of the clammers.
During the summer a large area in the back river was closed, including most of the shore fiats to protect them from out of town diggers. This necessitated a good deal of supervision.
In view of the large number of small clams in the flats it requires a lot of watching if we are to get the most out of our flats and prevent wrecking of them by indis- criminate digging.
The Commissioners recommend that a fee be charged for a permit this year and that a suitable amount be raised to secure a reasonable amount of supervision. There will be no need for any seeding this year, but a lot of police work will have to be done if we are to avoid the mistakes of the past and get the most out of our flats.
There is no reason why with proper care clamming should not be a permanent source of income to a large part of our people.
HENRY S. BOWAN,
THOMAS R. ROBERTS, CHARLES E. POOR,
Clam Commissioners.
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LIST OF JURORS
Amory, Harcourt, County Road Atherly, Samuel W., 18 Fruit Street Brown, Alonzo L., 59 East Street Brown, Walter G., 109 High Street Bayley, Samuel S., 28 Water Street Boylan, Arthur E., 80 Central Street Claxton, Joseph F., Jr., 68 East Street Chapman, Albert W., Pine Swamp Road Cronin, Frederick E., Maple Avenue Damon, Edwin H., 36 East Street Davis, Benjamin H., 17 South Main Street Dolan, Harry M., 4 Hovey Street Dodge, Raymond L., 6 Hovey Street Dupray, Wilbur E., 90 High Street Earley, Charles E., 5 Argilla Road Fairfield, Robert T., 30 East Street Farquhar, John, 7 Spring Street Goodale, Geoffrey D., Argilla Road Greenache, Joseph A., High Street Heard, Roger A., Linebrook Road Henderson, Walter C., 64 Central Street Henderson, Walter E., 6 Warren Street Hall, Albert, 7 Liberty Street Halligan, Albert N., 9 County Street Hathaway, Walter H., 71 Spring Street Hebb, Horace E., 71 High Street Hodgkins, George E., 80 East Street Hodgkins. Richard S., 76 East Street Holland, Edgar I., 57 East Street
Haskell, Harold K., 16 North Main Street Horsman, Thomas W .. 4 Brown Street Howe, F. Lincoln, High Street Hills, Henry F., 41 High Street Jewett, Everett D., High Street Jewett, Maynard C., 19 Fruit Street Keenan, Patrick A., 37 Central Street Knight. Philip M .. 36 North Main Street Kyes, Frank W., 26 High Street
Banker Salesman Fisherman Gardener Fisherman Clam Dealer Restaurant Chauffeur Grocer Foreman Merchant Salesman Painter Produce Chauffeur Painter Chauffeur Farmer Salesman Farmer Upholsterer Salesman Janitor Fisherman Shoe Worker Carpenter Insurance Clerk Grocer Chauffeur
Mill Operative Laborer
Clerk
Clerk
Clerk
Orderly
Clerk
Dentist
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Langdon, Mrs. Mary S., Pleasant Street Marlin, Daniel J., 8 Locust Street Mayes, George H., 25 Topsfield Road Marceau, Charles P., Lafayette Road Mosher, Albert E., 10 East Street Moody, Chester H., 7 Ward Street Manthorn, Frederick C., 53 East Street McGilvary, Fred, 41 Summer Street McInnis, James A., 11 County Street Nason, Mrs. Susan M., 7 Maple Avenue Page, Fred W., 84 Central Street Ross, Walter P., 51 East Street Ross, Francis G., 2 East Street Roberts, Thomas R., 53 East Street Ryan, Michael, Linebrook Road Shaw, Henry, 70 East Street Sheppard, Lionel, Labor-in-Vain Road Stevens, Frank A., Mt. Pleasant Avenue Wade, Alfred E., 82 County Road Worcester, William C., High Street Wallace, Brainard C., 122 High Street Whittier, Ross H., 10 Linden Street
Housekeeper Liquor Dealer Foreman Mill Operative Machinist Meats Fisherman Fisherman Salesman Housekeeper
Retired Crossing Tender Salesman Fisherman Farmer Fisherman Manager Plumber Knitter Shoe Cutter Sanitary Inspr. Collector
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REPORT OF TRUST FUND COMMISSIONERS
To the Citizens of Ipswich :
We submit the following report of the funds which are under our supervision as Trust Fund Commissioners.
EUNICE CALDWELL COWLES FUND
Amount of fund Jan. 1, 1934
Interest received to Jan. 1, 1935
$10,101.28 356.62
Total
$10,457.90
Cash paid for scholarships in 1934
400.00
Total fund Jan. 1, 1935
$10,057.90
Securities Comprising Fund
Deposit in Salem Savings Bank $ 5,051.52
Deposit in Inst. for Savings, Newburyport
5,006.38
Total
$10,057.90
MARIANNA T. JONES FUND
Amount of fund Jan. 1, 1934-cash
$27,718.21
Interest received to Jan. 1, 1934
733.34
Interest received to Jan. 1, 1935
870.84
Total
$29,322.39
Less cash voted by town for School Plans
5,000.00
Total
$24,322.39
Securities Comprising Fund
Deposited in Ipswich Savings Bank $17,322.39 Town of Ipswich, notes 7,000.00
$24,322.39
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MARTHA I. SAVARY FUND
Amount of fund Jan. 1, 1934
$255.21
Income from interest 8.99
Total deposited in Ips. Savings Bank $264.20 During the year 1934 the sum of $400.00 for scholar- ships was the only money paid from the Cowles Fund.
No payments were made from the Savary Fund.
The Town voted to appropriate the sum of $5,000 from the Jones Fund for the use of the New High School Committee and this was done. The Committee used only $2,720.00 of this appropriation and on Jan. 2, 1935, at a special town meeting, it was voted to transfer back to the Jones Fund the unused balance of the appropriation, the sum of $2,280.00. This will increase the Jones Fund to $26,602.39 instead of the sum of $24,322.39 shown in the report.
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE A. SCHOFIELD, CHARLES M. KELLY, CHARLES E. GOODHUE, Trust Fund Commissioners.
Ipswich, Mass., Feb. 1, 1935.
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ASSESSORS' REPORT
In making this, the annual report of the Board of Assessors, there has been included the work sheet that is used in computing the tax rate, and tables of aggregates covering the work of this Department.
It is needless for us to recall the increase in tax rate for 1934, but perhaps a few figures would be interesting to the tax payer.
Our appropriations in 1933 were $316,538.22 against $372,855.04 for 1934, an increase of $56,316.82.
Available funds and special distributions in 1933 were $38,035.00; in 1934 these same accounts were $6,763.48, a loss of $31,271.52.
Income from State in 1933 was $23,998.70 and amount authorized by Commissioner in 1934 was $28,693.66, but amount actually received was $26,591.67.
In spite of loss from State authorized funds for use and amount received, by using a conservative amount for local receipts, we had a credit balance at end of year of over $5,000.00. Therefore a true tax rate.
Our valuation in both Real and Personal was $221,280.00 less than previous year, which compares very favorably with other municipalities.
A few were able to reduce their rate, a large ma- jority were faced with an increase and many a larger amount than Ipswich.
Respectfully submitted, C. CHESTER CALDWELL, JOHN E. NORMAN, WORTHINGTON H. MANSFIELD,
Assessors of Ipswich.
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WORK SHEET, 1934
Town Appropriations
$372,855.04 10,700.00
Auditing Municipal Accounts
1,288.41
State Parks and Reservations
69.60
Municipal Lighting
15.12
County Tax
8,692.80
Overlay
3,821.94
$397,442.91
Estimated Receipts
Income Tax
$26,323.93
Corporation Tax
1,444.11
Bank Tax
925.62
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax
7,693.65
Licenses
3,000.00
Fines
200.00
Special Assessment,
Moth
$1,810.83
Sidewalk
600.00
2,410.83
General Government
750.00
Protection of Property
300.00
Health and Sanitation
34.00
Charities
9,500.00
Old Age Assistance
2,535.00
Soldiers' Benefits
660.00
Schools
5,000.00
Public Service (Water Dept.)
25,000.00
Cemeteries
600.00
Interest on Deposits
106.41
Interest on Taxes
4,200.00
Federal Welfare Distribution
3,905.48
All others
2,045.00
$96,634.05
Available Funds
2,858.00
99,492.05
$297,950.86
State Tax
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Number of Polls 1,815 @ $2.00 3,630.00
Total Valuation $6,966,173.00 ; Tax Rate $42.25 Equals $294,320.86
Total amount of all Taxes in commitment list
$297,950.86
TABLE OF AGGREGATES
Number of Persons Assessed on Property
1,653
Number of Polls Assessed
1,815
Valuation of Personal Estate
$ 581,803.00
Valuation of Real Estate
6,384,370.00
Value of Assessed Real Estate :
Buildings, excluding land
4,665,785.00
Land, excluding buildings
1,718,585.00
$6,384,370.00
Amount raised on Personal Estate
$ 24,581.17
Amount raised on Real Estate
269,739.69
Amount raised on Polls
3,630.00
$297,950.86
Rate
$42.25
Number of horses assessed
176
Number of cows assessed
434
Number of neat cattle other than cows
114
Number of swine
16
Number of fowl
4,400
Number of dwelling houses
1,568
Number of acres of land
17,730
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REPORT OF PLAYGROUND COMMITTEE
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
Following is the report of the Playground Com- mittee :
The committee has worked this past year to get the Linebrook grounds into a better condition. With the appropriation that is given us, we are unable to carry on an educational program. We believe that if an in- structor could be there for a few hours a day it would be a great asset to the younger children of the commu- nity, but owing to the financial conditions we do not recommend this step this year.
Through the E.R.A. we have put the tennis courts into a very good condition. The rink has been cleaned out and filled with beach sand. The field in general has been renovated and gravel has been put in to eliminate the mud that is troublesome in wet weather.
The bleachers and backstop, which were in very poor condition and very dangerous, were removed. We hope that through the efforts of the E.R.A. and Unem- ployment we shall be able to replace them and also con- tinue general improvements. Some of the playing equip- ment has been damaged and should be replaced this year.
Respectfully submitted, JOSEPH THOMAS, Chairman, EARL M. EWING, Secretary, CHARLES MARCEAU, FRANCIS CAREY, *ERNEST PICKARD,
Playground Committee.
*Deceased.
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REPORT OR SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
Gentlemen :
I have the honor to submit to you the report of the Department of Weights and Measures for the year end- ing December 31, 1934.
Platform Scales over 5000 pounds sealed 4
Platform Scales under 5000 pounds sealed 24
Counter Scales over 100 pounds sealed 1
Counter Scales under 100 pounds sealed 18
Spring Scales under 100 pounds sealed 36; condemned 2 Computing Scales under 100 pounds sealed 28
Personal Weighing Scales sealed 11;
condemned 1
Prescription Scales sealed
3
Avoirdupois Weights sealed 149; adjusted 30
Apothecary Weights sealed 26
Metric Weights sealed
8
Troy Weights sealed
14
Liquid Measures sealed
44
Dry Measures sealed
1
Gasoline Measuring Pumps sealed 34; Non-sealed 17
Gasoline Measuring Meters sealed
33
Kerosene Measuring Pump sealed
11
Quantity Measures on Pumps sealed
180
Yard Sticks sealed
15
Fees and adjusting charges collected and paid to Town Treasurer $76.30
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM A. STONE,
Sealer of Weights and Measures.
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Some interesting points of Masaschusetts Weights and Measures laws, by John P. McBride, Director of Standards of Massachusetts :
Hawkers and Pedlers
From interpretation of this statue it will be noted that the offense is described in Sec. 13 as selling, carrying for sale, or exposing for sale and that there must be a going from place to place. A great source of trouble in the enforcement is experienced by reason of the so-called orders for future delivery. Our attitude in relation to this phase is that at least one day shall elapse from the time of taking the order and delivery thereof. This reason rests on the ground that such construction is the only fair manner to prevent circumvention of the law, and runs back also to the main question as to whether there is a carrying for sale. If the merchandise is present at the time of the solicitation we have a carrying for sale. In those instances where the operator has a source of supply other than in a vehicle or his person, as the case of the ordinary grocery store or a coal man, and receives telephone orders or mail orders or solicits the business filling orders from his permanent source of supply, such method of operation would not be construed as peddling even though fulfillment of the order occurs on the day of its receipt.
Transient Vendors
The difficulty with this law lies in the shifting of the burden. Heretofore this law was construed to place the burden on the alleged transient opening after April 1st. It now becomes necessary by reason of the Attorney Gen- eral's opinion that the government assumes the burden of showing by all the facts the transient nature of the busi-
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ness. This, of course, is in accord with the theory of law and is in line with the opinion of the Attorney General. This opinion, however, does not mean that there are no transient vendors, but rather means that it is more diffi- cult to prove the issue and opens wide the possibilities of avoidance. We were able to obtain convictions before the time clause was inserted in the law and the issue turned on the permanent or temporary character of the busi- ness as determined by the facts. After all it must be admitted that the man in business has certain privileges and our activities along these lines must now be directed to stores doing seasonal business and stores coming in for a special sale for limited duration. This may have been the real reason for the enactment of this law as the Supreme Court has said that it is not a revenue statute but is primarily for the purpose of preventing fraud and is, therefore, an exercise in its licensing requirement of the police power. You may differ with the opinion of the Attorney General, and the courts likewise may differ with this opinion but it is the duty of the State office to accept the guidance of the Attorney General as the chief law officer of the Commonwealth and with this opinion we have no quarrel.
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REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH
The Public Statutes requires that all diseases dan- gerous to the Public Health shall be reported to the Local Board of Health. Below is given a list of such diseases reported to this Board in 1934.
Measles
42
Chicken Pox
1
Mumps
4
German Measles
1
Scarlet Fever
34
Pulmonary Tuberculosis
1
Whooping Cough
2
Titanus
1
Total
86
The number of these diseases vary from year to year. In 1930 there were 308 cases. While the past year there has been but 86. The expenses of the department de- pends largely upon the number of cases of contagious and infectious diseases and Tuberculosis.
The department expenses for the past year were the lowest in thirty years. The balance was $726.29. Be- low is given a list of expenditures for 1934.
General Administration $1,106.14
Inspection
1,522.20
Quarantine & Contg. Diseases
459.70
Tuberculosis 259.20
Child Hygiene and Tuberculosis
250.00
Expended
$3,597.24
Unpaid Bills
431.97
$4,029.21
1934 Appropriation
$4,755.50
Balance $ 726.29
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We hope the expenses will remain low for the com- ing year, but we cannot promise it, we can only promise to do our best to keep them down. If the number of cases of Tuberculosis and Contagious and Infectious dis- eases increase the department expenses will increase as a result. It is to be hoped that there will be no increase ยท in these diseases.
Respectfully submitted, GEORGE E. MacARTHUR, M.D., CHARLES T. AMES, M.D., JOSEPH SALTZBERG,
Board of Health.
Ipswich, February 1, 1931.
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SANITARY AGENTS REPORT
Ipswich, Mass., January 2, 1935.
Board of Health,
Ipswich, Mass.
Gentlemen :
I submit herewith my report for the year ending December 31, 1934.
Complaints received and investigated 75
Milk Producers permits issued 43
Number of bakeries registered 10
Pasteurizing licenses issued
3
Cesspool and vault licenses issued
2
Tallow and soap grease licenses issued
4
Contagious cards posted
58
Respectfully submitted,
BRAINARD C. WALLACE,
Sanitary Agent.
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MILK INSPECTOR'S REPORT FOR YEAR 1934
To the Board of Health,
Gentlemen :
I submit the following report for the year 1934:
Number of licenses issued to milk dealers 47
Number of licenses issued for sale of ice cream 35
Number of licenses issued for sale of oleomargerine 4
Number of samples of milk tested for butter fat 168
Number of samples of milk tested for bacteria 49
Number of samples of milk tested for sediment 90
Number of times Pastuerizing Plants inspected 60
Respectfully submitted,
EBEN B. MOULTON,
Milk Inspector.
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF SLAUGHTERING
Number of hogs slaughtered and inspected 2
Number of calves slaughtered and inspected 2
Respectfully submitted,
EBEN B. MOULTON,
Inspector of Slaughtering.
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IPSWICH BEACH COMMITTEE REPORT
To the Citizens of Ipswich :
In a previous report made by this Committee to the town it was unanimously recommended "that the Com- mittee should be authorized to enter into an agreement with the owners of the Crane property to establish a reservation at the Beach - the care and control of the reservation to be placed in the hands of this Committee, giving them full authority to make rules and regulations concerning the use of the property."
It was also recommended that such an agreement should be made "only upon the full and complete recog- nition on the part of the owners of the Crane property and of the town that the fact of having entered into this agreement shall not be used by either of the parties in any way to bolster up any claim of ownership that either may have."
Both these recommendations were accepted and this Committee was authorized to act under them. Acting under this authority, meetings were held by the Com- mittee with the representatives of the Crane property and as a result of such meetings a certain area of land was agreed upon and your Committee received from the attorney for the Crane people a letter, now on file, which states as follows :
"They (the Crane people) have authorized me to write you stating that they entirely approve and will cooperate with you in securing orderly parking and proper policing of the premises. This approval extends not only to uplands and Beach in which the Cranes or the Crane estate claim ownership but the Government property, of which Mrs. Crane is at present the licensee.
As I understand it, you desire to make a charge in connection with parking and other facilities and for this purpose desire to use certain parts of the
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Crane property which you have designated in your conference with me. This will confirm the authori- zation which I gave you at that time to use such fa- cilities and make such charges provided it is under- stood that this arrangement is entirely temporary and may be terminated by either party, it being only intended to provide a workable plan pending more permanent arrangements.
In this connection I should like to say that I am advised that there are no persons who have been given any permits by any of the Crane family to maintain refreshment stands or other edifices on the beach or upland, nor have any concessions been granted by them.
I further understand that you will endeavor to confine the parking to certain areas and to avoid congestion on the road leading to the Crane property and to the beach, and that you also intend to collect parking fees and to control all concessions and the erection of sanitary facilities and will do so in such a way that any concession granted will be temporary and such as may be terminated in the event of notice of termination of this agreement.
It is also my understanding that the town will undertake on its own responsibility to police the property, prosecute for disorderly conduct or other misdemeanors committed on the premises, and to exclude and eject undesirable persons from the area.
Finally it is understood on the part of both the town and the Crane family that this agreement is entirely without prejudice to any rights or claims of title made either by the town or the Crane family to any part of the beach and that neither party by entering or acting upon this agreement waives or relinquishes any rights or claims of title which either may have."
Very truly yours, LOTHROP WITHINGTON, for Mrs. Richard T. Crane . and Cornelius Crane.
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Acting under the above arrangement, your Com- mittee turned over to William E. Garrett, Chief of Police of Ipswich and a member of the Committee, the work of putting the reservation in the best possible order and the work of making collections for parking and policing the reservation. This work started about July 1st and ended Sept. 26th so far as the collections for parking were concerned. A fee for parking was established as follows: On Sundays and holidays out of town cars, fifty cents; local cars, twenty-five cents. On all other days out of town cars, twenty-five cents ; local cars, free. The following table will show the total receipts and expendi- tures for the three months covered :
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