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ORDER OF EXERCISES
Prayer
Rev. Arthur G. Cummings
Salutatory and Essay
The Human Side of Woodrow Wilson
Arthur Leonard Holden
Girls' Glee Club Fairies' Revelry Gabriel-Maria
Reading, A Pleasant Half Hour on the Beach Cooke
Thelma Louise Platt
Class Statistics
Mabel Irene Guidoboni
Vocal Solo, Fairy Roses E. Coleridge-Taylor
Mildred Scholtz Sherman
Essay The Progress of Submarine Engineering
Forrest Seymour Smith
Piano Solo, Polonaise in A Major
Chopin
Millard Fillmore Spooner
Reading, Jean Desprez Service Madeleine Dorothy Coombs
Essay The Story of Rubber
Dorothy Olivia Stiles
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M. H. S. Boys' Quartette, 'Tis Morn Geibel
Class Prophecy
Adnah Hayward Harlow John Martin Callan Essay and Valedictory, What All the World is Needing Doris May Hulsman
Singing of Class Ode Written by Millard Fillmore Spooner
Presentation of Diplomas
George W. Stetson, Chairman of School Committee Benediction
CLASS ODE-1924
Come! "Class of '24." Now that our four years' work is o'er, Let us be brave. We'll keep our honor bright, And work with all our might, Always for what is right, Until the end.
No matter where the road May run, or what the load. We'll carry on. Always a smiling face, Each of us in his place, Eager to win the race, For M. H. S.
Now, Alma Mater, dear. Send us a word of cheer In this great hour. Come, and thy students bless, Give all our deeds success, Spirit of helpfulness, On us descend.
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CORPS OF TEACHERS
Paul S. Nickerson, A. M., Principal
Leonard O. Tillson
Flora B. Lyons Chrystal M. Chase Helen E. Nash Harold C. Sears
J. Grace Allen Priscilla Alger Mabel J. Wall
Mildred G. Cleveland Emily Kelley
Wirt B. Phillips, Instructor of Music Evelyn B. Wells, Instructor of Drawing
CLASS OF 1924 ENGLISH-LATIN COURSE
Robert George Butler, Jr.
Katherine Munro Caswell*
Adnah Hayward Harlow Annie Clara Hastings* Arthur Leonard Holden ** Doris May Hulsman ***
Joseph Raymond Hyman* Arthur Lawrence Logan Robert Thomas Roht
Forrest Seymour Smith*
Ralph Martin Soule Ralph Waldo Wilbur
Lorenzo Wood, Jr.
ENGLISH COURSE
Priscilla Alden Bass Ella Bassett Ruth Valborg Berentsen* Helen Louise Boardman Thomas Francis Boucher, Jr. Viola Mary Boutin John Martin Callan Howard Thomas Caswell* Caroline Chavez
Floyd Allen Hardy Roger Miils Hawthorne* Edwin Arthur Jenney Milton David Jenney Gertrude Eleanor Kennedy
Doris Pierce Kinsman
Mabel Southworth McCrillis
Arthur Robert Phillips Thelma Louise Platt*
Madeline Dorothy Coombs
Raymond Leonard Draghetti Herbert Wilbur Farnum Ora Mae Gabrey Mabel Irene Gudioboni* Clayton Edward Gifford William Lawrence Greene Ruth Louise Gregory
Chester Rice Edwin Miller Ryder
Millard Fillmore Spooner Mildred Scholtz Sherman*,
Dorothy Olivia Stiles Francis John Sylvia
Arthur Winslow Tripp Marion Anne Weeman
Claudia Maybelle Young
** Valedictorian. ** Salutatorian.
*Honor Students: highest average for the four years
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GRADUATION EXERCISES 1924
MIDDLEBORO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
Thursday, June Nineteenth, at two o'clock Town Hall
PROGRAM
. March of the Graduates "The Cycalist" Von Lenz School Street Orchestra
Chorus, "Rejoice, Ye Pure in Heart" Plumptre
Invocation Rev. John P. Garfield
Response by Chorus
Recitation, "Tom Comes Home" Extract from "The Mill on the Floss" Eliot
Madelyn Elsie Shaw
Recitation, "Joan of Arc" DeQuincy
Doris Mildred Lamoureux
Boys' Chorus, "Joshua" Chadwick
Recitation, "The Bishop and the Caterpillar" Anon
Hazel Evelyn Farrington
Recitation, "The Ballad of Sweet P" Cloud
Melba Leonard Platt
Chorus, "O, For the Wings of a Dove" Mendelssohn
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Dramatization, "Lady of the Lake"
Scene from Canto V. Scott
Prologue and Interlude
Matthew Wesley Hanscom
Roderick Dhu
Sheldon Lester Phinney
James Fitz-James Thomas Weston
Vocal March, "Under the Banner of Victory" Wilson
Presentation of Diplomas
Mr. George W. Stetson, Chairman School Committee Singing, "America" Smith
Audience and Chorus
Benediction
CLASS OF 1924
Alma May Baldwin Fletcher Lawton Barrows, Jr.
Robert Ivan Belmont
Alvin Joseph Bissonnette Cecil Clements Bissonnette Russell Edward Cahill
Katherine Nava
Edward Neville
Evelyn Mary Casey Olive Althea Chamberlain Constance Chase Ethel May Clark
Everett Francis Newton
Esther Eleanor Nielson
William Arthur Norris
Nora O'Neill
John Alfred Parkkonen
Ruth Evelyn Paun
Sheldon Lester Phinney
Melba Leonard Platt
Malcolm Everett Porter
Barbara Pratt Daniel Dante Preti
Hazel Evelyn Farrington
Joseph Howard Ferraguto
Helen Louise Redlon
Everett Maker Robbins
Herbert Wendell Finn Walter Wellesley Finn John Gasunus Allan Miller Goodwin
Eleanor Margaret Roberts Annie May Rogers Eleanor Shaw
Robert Eugene Goodwin Alice Veronica Grant Matthew Wesley Hanscom
Madelyn Elsie Shaw
James Frederick Shurtleff Thelma Mae Sloan
Dora Louise Cobb
Doris Mae Davoll
Edna Baker Dunham
Beryl Roselin Dupont Algesa Falconieri Elmer Scott Fanjoy Ruth Irene Farnum
Marianna Augusta Medeiros
Albert Chessman Merrihew Stanley Andrew Moles Catherine Ellen Morrison Alice Miszkinis
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Vera Anne Hartling Alexander Heath, Jr. Myrtle Wendella Hulsman Clare Hyman
Herbert Francis Johnstone Richard McLearn Kinsman Gladys May Kraus
Doris Mildred Lamoureux Gordon Everett MacNeill
Dorothy Mary Malaguti
Winthrop Ritter Manwaring Burton Harvey Matheson
Edward Joseph Mccarthy
Merton Ellsworth Snowdon Staesia Elizabeth Strojny John Sukus, Jr.
Violet Theresa Sward
Newman William Thibault
Lloyd Eugene Thomas
Walter Oliver Thompson Evelyn Theresa Ward
George Elmer Weeman
Walter Russell Weeman
Samuel George Wells Thomas Weston Anna Helen Wolski
William Churchill Westgate, Jr.
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TENURE LIST 1925
Charles H. Bates, Superintendent of Schools.
Leonard O. Tillson, High School. J. Grace Allen, High School. Chrystal M. Chase, High School.
Martinia K. Donahue, School Street School.
Harold C. Sears, High School.
Faye H. Deane, School Street School.
Bessie B. Bailey, School Street School. Edith Frost, School Street School.
Lucy E. Merrihew, School Street School. Mary H. Head, School Street School.
Elizabeth H. Benson, School.Street School.
Olive M. Kidd, School Street School. Anne R. McFarlin, Town House School. Hattie M. Jones, West Side School. Etta W. Toothaker, West Side School.
Nellie B. Sawyer, West Side School.
Annabel Ryder, West Side School. Rose Maley, West Side School.
· Eleanor A. Barden, Union Street School. Lottie N. Lang, Union Street School. Alice R. Begley, Union Street School. Sara E. Thurston, Union Street School. Flora M. Clark, Forest Street School. Mary D. Begley, Forest Street School. Maude DeMaranville, Pleasant Street School. M. Alice Jones, Rock School. Henry B. Burkland, South Middleboro, School. Elena Manley, Waterville School. Wirt B. Phillips, Supervisor of Music.
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MEMBERS OF MASSACHUSETTS TEACHERS' RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION 1925
Charles H. Bates, Superintendent of Schools.
Paul S. Nickerson, High School.
Leonard O. Tillson, High School.
Harold C. Sears, High School.
Grace Allen, High School. Chrystal M. Chase, High School.
Thalia Stetson, High School.
Alice R. Begley, School Street School.
Edith Frost, School Street School.
Mary H. Head, School Street School.
Sara E. Thurston, Union Street School.
Mary D. Begley, Forest Street School.
Rose Maley, West Side School.
Nellie B. Sawyer, West Side School.
M. Alice Jones, Rock School. Esther M. Spooner, Green School.
Henry B. Burkland, South Middleboro School.
Wirt B. Phillips, Supervisor of Music.
Evelyn B. Wells, Supervisor of Drawing.
Dorothy H. White, High School.
Florence Culhane, High School.
Mae Drescher, High School.
Mirian E. Ford, High School.
Edith A. Leach, High School.
Velma Sweet, High School.
George W. Emerson, School Street School.
Flora M. Zwicker, School Street School.
Dorothy B. Robinson, Plymouth Street School.
Marjorie McClusky, Purchade School.
Mary W. Hammond, Soule School. Margaret E. Croutworst, Thomastown School. Louise C. Shankle, Union Street School. Florence MacDonald, Wappanucket School. Eleanor A. Barden, Union Street School.
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CHANGES OF TEACHERS
January 1, 1924 to December 31, 1924
WITHDRAWALS
High School
Flora B. Lyons
Helen E. Nash
Mabel J. Wall Mildred G. Cleveland
Emily Kelley
Central Elementary Schools
George N. Hazard, Prin. School Street School
Esther M. Thomas, Union Street School
Margaret T. Sander, Union Street School
Suburban Schools
Cecilia Denning, Purchade School
Esther A. Zeman, Soule School
Mary R. Burke, Green School
Alberta Hathaway, Wappanucket School Supervisor Frank A. Crosier, Supervisor of Physical Training.
APPOINTMENTS
High School
Dorothy White Florence Culhane Velma Sweet Edith A. Leach Miriam E. Ford Mae Dreschre
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Central Elementary Schools
George W. Emerson, Principal, School Street School Flora M. Zwicker, School Street School
Louise C. Shankle, Union Street School
Suburban Schools
Dorothy B. Robinson, Plymouth Street School
Marjorie McClusky, Purchade School
Mary W. Hammond, Soule School
Margaret T. Croutworst, Thomastown School Alberta Hathaway, Wappanucket School
Florence Macdonald, Wappanucket School
TRANSFERALS
Olive M. Kidd, from Thomastown School to School Street School.
Margaret T. Sander, from School Street School to Union Street School.
Esther M. Spooner, from Wappanucket School to Green School.
LIST OF TEACHERS, JANUARY 1, 1925 High School
Paul S. Nickerson, Principal, 33 Pearl Street.
Leonard O. Tillson, Sub-Master, 11 North Street.
Harold C. Sears, 36 Forest Street. J. Grace Allen, 65 Pearl Street. Chrystal M. Chase, 41 School Street.
Thalia Stetson, 118 South Main Street.
Dorothy H. White, 25 Bourne Street.
Mae Drescher, 25 Bourne Street. Miriam E. Ford, 25 Bourne Street.
Velma Sweet, 3 Rock Street. Florence Culhane, 33 Pearl Street. Edith A. Leach, 10 Webster Street.
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School Street School
George W. Emerson, Grade 9, Y. M. C. A. Building. Elizabeth H. Benson, Grade 9, 12 Benton Street. Lucy E. Merrihew, Grade 8, 22 East Grove Street. Mary H. Head, Grace 8, 4 Reland Street. Martinia K. Donohue, Grade 7, 6 Reland Street. Faye H. Deane, Grades 6-7. 63 Oak Street. Olive M. Kidd, Grade 6, 26 School Street.
Flora M. Zwicker, Grades 4-6, 4 Reland Street. Edith Frost, Grade 4, Wood Street.
Town House School
Anne R. McFarlin, Principal, Grade 5, 95 South Main Street. Alice R. Begley, Grade 5, 7 Benton Street.
Union Street School
Eleanor A. Barden, Principal, Grade 2, 85 Pearl Street.
Lottie N. Lang, Grade 3, Union Street.
Louise C. Shankle, Grade 4, 23 Webster Street.
Sara E. Thurston, Grade 1, 32 Peirce Street.
Forest Street School.
Flora M. Clark, Principal, Grade 1, 18 Forest Street.
Mary D. Begley, Grade 2, 7 Benton Street.
Bessie B. Bailey, Grade 3, 23 Forest Street.
West Side School.
Nellie B. Sawyer, Principal, Grades 6-7, 361 Arnold Street, New Bedford.
Hattie M. Jones, Grade 5, 56 Everett Street.
Rose Maley, Grade 4, Sandwich.
Lillian M. Tinkham, Grade 3, Rock.
Etta W. Toothaker, Grade 2, 29 Oak Street.
Annabel Ryder, Grade 1, North Street.
Suburban Schools Pleasant St. School, Maude DeMaranville, Lakeville, R.F.D.
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Plymouth Street School, Dorothy B. Robinson, 41 Lovell Street.
Purchade School, Marjorie McClusky, 106 Pearl Street.
Thompsonville School, Blanche K. Howell, Thompson Street, R. F. D.
Soule School, Mary W. Hammond, Middleboro, R. F. D.
Waterville School, Elena Manley, Plympton
Green School, Esther M. Spooner, 12 Clifton Street.
Rock School, M. Alice Jones, Rock.
. Thomastown School, Margaret E. Croutworst, Rocky Meadow, R. F. D.
South Middleboro School, Henry B. Burkland, South Middle- boro.
Wappanucket, Florence M. Macdonald, Marion Road,R.F.D.
Pratt Free School, Evelyn B. Robinson, North Middleboro.
Supervisors
Music, Wirt B. Phillips, 13 Crawford Street, Roxbury Drawing, Evelyn B. Wells, 48 North Main Street.
Penmanship, Harold C. Sears, 36 Forest Street.
Principal Emeritus, High School
Walter Sampson, 28 School Street.
SCHOOL SESSIONS
High School from 8.10 to 1.25
Central Elementary Schools from 9 A. M. to 11.45 A. M. and from 1.15 p. m. to 3.30 p. m.
Half time plan from 9 a. m. to 11.45 a. m. and from 1.15 p. m. to 4 p. m.
Platoon Plan from 8.30 a. m. to 10.30 a. m. and from 12.30 p. m. to 2.30 p. m .- one division and from 10.30 a. m. to 12.30 p. m. and from 2.30 p. m. to 4.30 p. m .- the second division.
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FIRE DRILL SIGNAL
Two strokes of gong-pupils will march out-without hats and coats.
Two strokes followed by one-pupils will march out with hats and coats.
Fire drills shall be given at least once a week in buildings of more than one story.
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HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
This department met with a loss on July 1st, 1924, when Ichabod B. Thomas felt obliged to resign because of poor health. Mr. Thomas had long been employed in the Highway Department, and had been its Superintendent since April 1921. He was honest and conscientious and gave of his best at all times, which resulted in many improvements in the department.
Herbert B. Ramsdell, who had been for a number of years Superintendent of Highways for the town of Halifax, was secured as head of this department, and his work has proved very satisfactory.
With the steadily increasing appropriations in this depart- ment, have been enabled to make many needed improvements, notably the reconstruction of a portion of Plympton Street from the railroad bridge at the Green, toward Eddyville. This road surface was originally built of water bound macadam, but had become so thin that it was impossible to maintain its surface with oil. At the annual meeting in February, $15,000 was appropriated by the town, provided an equal amount would be given by the State. This the State agreed to do, with the result that a contract was let by the State, to Byron C. Jordon of Providence, R. I., on August 27th. Work was be- gun immediately, and the road completed the first of Decem- ber. This road is 6000 feet long and 20 feet wide of the asphalt penetration type. We hope that the town will make the appropriation asked for this year, in order that the resurfacing of this road can be completed.
Another much needed improvement, was the resurfacing of Cushman and Miller Streets from Wareham Street to Rock Station. This road was reconstructed with a six inch coat of gravel, and after being thoroughly compacted by the use of
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water and roller, was given a coat of tar, after which a coat of heavy asphalt oil was applied, and should give good service for several years. Its length is 0.9 miles, and cost $3,699.84, the · money being provided by the Peirce Trustees.
Plymouth Street from Murdock Street to Bedford Street was reconstructed in a manner similar to Cushman and Miller Streets, with a like oil surface, and has provided an all the year road to this section of the town, a convenience much needed, as in the spring of the year it has been necessary for auto travel to go by way of the State Farm, in order to reach the center of the town.
Plymouth Street from Nemasket Street to Nemasket Hill Cemetery has been given a heavy coat of gravel, thus putting this piece of road in such condition that it can be used with comfort all the year. For years this piece of road has been all but impassable during certain seasons, and was a great source of inconvenience to those who were obliged to use it. The cost of doing this work was $1,887.39.
The bridge over the Taunton River at North Middleboro is at last completed. The original contract was let to Bert- ram L. Thomas, Nov. 21, 1922, and assigned to James A. Thomas Co., April 30, 1923. The work progressed so slow under these contracts that it was decided to take the work away from them and request the Bonding Company to com- plete the bridge. A new contract was therefore made with Walter H. Barker of Taunton Aug. 8th; 1924, and the last of the concrete was poured about December 1st. This bridge was built under an agreement with Bridgewater, the County and Middleboro, each to pay one-third of the cost of the bridge proper, and each town is to do the grading on its side of the bridge, and also construct its road. The rough grading has been done, the road surfacing to be completed the coming year. Middleborough's share of this work is being paid by the Peirce Trustees.
The $1,000.00 appropriation for cutting brush on the country roads has been spent where most needed in the various sections of the town. Work has been done on fourteen roads,
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and the corners of six street intersections have been cleared.
The experiment tried out this year of providing one man with a truck and tools to take care of a certain section of the town, has proved satisfactory, and much has been accomplish- ed in these sections, which otherwise would not have been done.
A much larger sum than usual has been spent on patching and oiling, $3,977.17 was spent in the former account, and $5,324.68 in the latter. The large increase in automobile traffic demands that this work be done.
SIDE-WALKS
More attention has been paid to side-walks this year than for some years past. Several new ash walks with stone dust surfacing have been built, and tar walks on six streets have been re-dressed.
The policy initiated last year of building some new cement walks each year has been pursued this year. This type of walk was laid in So. Main Street from Nickerson Street to Center Street, on the southerly side of Center Street from So. Main Street to Oak Street, and on the northerly side of Center Street from Pearl to Oak, and from Forest Street to Everett Street, on the easterly side of No. Main Street between Jackson and Wareham Streets, and a short piece on the northerly side of Wareham Street. One-half the cost of this work is assessed to the abutters. We hope that this policy can be pursued for a few years in order that the walks on our main streets at least can be put into proper condition.
The subject of roads, good and bad, is always a live topic with the automobilist, and he, like every one else, feels that he is carrying more than his share of the burden. He pays a small fee to the State for the privilege of traveling where he pleases, and when he pleases. Then he is taxed a small sum by his own as a personal tax. The Assessors have compiled some very interesting figures on the amount of tax the automobilist of this town pays.
There were registered and assessed in this town on April 1st, 1631 automobiles, at a total value of $473,550.00; an
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average value of $290.00 each. These automobiles paid a tax into the town of $14,680.00, which sum is less than one-half the cost of the short piece of new road constructed this year on Plympton Street. The registration fees which these same cars paid to the State were less than $20,000.00, so that as the State provided $15,000.00 toward the construction of this road, it is fair to say that the total sum paid by the automo- biles of this town, including both local tax and registration fees, was spent in constructing 6000 feet of road on Plympton Street, and the new concrete bridge on Summer Street, locally known as Woodward's bridge.
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen.
Gentlemen.
I hereby submit the sixteenth annual report and detailed statement of the duties performed by the Police Department for the fiscal year ending Dec. 31, 1924.
The past year has been an unusually busy one. The con- stantly increasing number of automobiles, has kept the Police Department very busy, the thirty minute parking signs on Center St., has been a great help in handling traffic, also the signs, detouring New Bedford traffic from Everett Sq., through High St., to Oak St., and Courtland St., has helped to relieve the congestion at the center.
The condition of the Police Station has been improved on the out and inside with paint which helps to make it more sani- tary, but we still have a fire trap. Should a fire start when there are prisoners in the cells, and the Officers are on their beats there is every possibility that lives would be lost, as the appropriation made for this department does not warrant the keeping of an officer on duty at the station all the time. The Mass. State Patrol and Officers from the towns of Carver and Lakeville are constantly bringing in prisoners and locking them in the cells.
The available parking space on the streets is constantly crowded, and I would recommend that a vacant lot near the center of the town be obtained for this purpose.
I would recommend that a motor-cycle be added to the department, which would be of great value in handling traffic.
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CHIEF OF POLICE Alden C. Sisson
PATROLMEN
Alton R. Rogers Charles H. Rogers
William Murdock, Jr. Thomas L. Pittsley
SPECIAL OFFICERS
Paul F. Anderson
Warren Jefferson
James E. Keegan
Harry Moore
Alton Tremaine Smith Samuel Hathaway Ralph Sampson
S. Edward Mathews
Louis C. Littlejohn
Jesse C. Wilbur
E. Kimbal Harrison
Frank H. Harrington
James J. Vigers Arthur B. Caswell
OFFENCES
Male Female Total
Assault and battery
10
1
11
Assault with a dangerous weapon
2
0
2
Attempt to break and enter
1
0
1
Breaking and entering and larceny
4
0
4
Breaking and entering in night-time
1
0
1
Capais
12
0
12
Carrying concealed weapons
2
0
2
Drunkeness
96
1
97
Disturbing the peace
5
0
5
Destroying Property
4
0
4
Gaming on Lord's Day
7
0
7
Illegitmate child act
1
0
1
Keeping a liquor nuisance
4
0
4
Keeping liquor with intent to sell
10
1
11
Larceny
20
5
25
Lewd and lascivious cohabitation
2
1.
3
Neglect of family
7
0
7
70
Operating motor vehicles under in- fluence of liquor
20
0
20
Posting bills
1
0
1
Stubborn child
1
0
1
Threat to commit a crime with a dangerous weapon
1
0
1
Unlawful sale of securities
3
0
3
Vagrants
3
0
3
Violation of milk laws
1
0
1
Violation of motor vehicle laws
139
1
140
Violation of fish and game laws
3
0
3
Totals
358
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STATISTICAL REPORT OF POLICE DEPARTMENT
Number of arrests during year
222
Males
214
Females
8
Minors
6
Non-residents
101
£
Native born
134
Foreign-born
88
Amount of fines imposed in Middleboro Court
$6,252.00
Number of commitments
37
Number of adult cases in Middleboro Court
457
Number of minor cases in Middleboro Court
8
Cases investigated
336
Buildings found open
242
Disturbances quelled without arrest
14
Lost children restored
4
Nuisances
7
Automobile accidents investigated
143
Sale of second-hand automobiles reported
1,370
Defective sidewalks reported
5
Defective streets reported
4
Defective water pipes reported
2
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Defected streets lights reported
57
Street obstruction removed 13
Warning tags placed on automobiles to report to Police Station
50
Summons served
107
Search warrants for property served
1
Arrest for out of town officers
15
Lodgers
27
Runaways returned home
2
Dogs shot
6
Liquor search warrants served
15
Liquor seizures
15
Liquor notice served and posted
15
Value of stolen property recovered and restored
$1,575.00
Ambulance calls 10
CONCLUSION
I wish to express thanks and appreciation for the assistance, that the operators of motor vehicles have given me in the past year, for there was not a fatal accident in Middleboro during the twelve months of 1924.
I wish to express thanks and appreciation for the assistance and co-operation given me by the Honorable Board of Selectmen, the Fourth District Court, the people of the town of Middleboro, and the officers of the Department who have helped to make the administration of this department a success.
Respectfully submitted,
ALDEN C. SISSON,
Chief of Police
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WATER DEPARTMENT
The careful attention which has been paid during the past four years to the condition of the meters, pipe lines, and other appurtenances to the water system, is shown in the increasing receipts of this department each year; although for the present year the receipts from metered water, have been $5,212.00, less than last year , by reason of the removal of the N. Y. N. H. & H. R. R. Freight Transfer from Middleboro to Brockton. For this reason our water department will show a loss in this year's operation, although the total profit of the past four years under the present form of government is $7,293.57, as against a loss in the preceding four years of $13,596.83. New provisions have been made for the operation of this depart- ment for the coming year, so that it will be able to meet all its operating expenses from its income.
The conditions at the Pumping Station still continue to improve. The efficiency with which the new electric pumps continue to operate, fully justifies the care with which they were selected, and show a saving of operating costs over the steam units, which had previously been used.
The cleaning and painting of the station have been com- pleted, and we hope that during the coming year we shall have the money available for beautifying the grounds. This, to some, may seem a waste of money, but the purity of the water supplied by a water system is always judged by the condition surrounding the source of its supply; therefore we feel justified in making the small expenditure necessary to make the grounds at the Pumping Station attractive.
Mr. James McCarthy, who had been foreman in this de- . partment for a number of years, resigned December 18th, 1924.
Respectfully submitted,
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