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68
11
5,
Abby Bartlett,
81
-
3
Herbert L. Weston,
74
5
4
¥
12, 12,
Timothy E. Gay, Susan Taylor,
77
-
13
13,
Susan W. Simmons,
13,
Francis Bodell,
38
10
17,
Lothrop C. King,
88
5
8
Apoplexy.
Stillborn.
[Taunton.
Chronic dementia, died in
21,
Curtis Holmes,
62
8
Erysipelas, died in Taunton.
66
23,
Morton Robbins,
73
4
Apoplexia.
Sarah H. Rich,
88
29
Apoplexia.
Julia A. Harlow.
82
9
28
Cancer.
Betsey P. Whiting,
81
Old age.
Harriet E. Goddard,
75
6
17
Pyelo Nephritis.
1,
Arthur P. Roberts,
33
85
7
19
Old age and lagrippe.
Winslow and Charity Thomas. Luke and Hannah Hall. Cesari Bossalari
William and Abigail T. Chandler. Warren and Maria Nickerson. Seth and Caroline Joselyn. Ichabod and Patience Holmes. Jonathan A. and Augusta F. Swift. . John and Nancy Atwood. Joab and Lois Doten.
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Mark J. and Mary A. Belcher. Christopher and Caroline Galt. John and Nancy Hackett. William and Abiah Parsons. Henry R. and Alice W. Davis. William and Susan S. Bagnell. Bradley and Sally Raymond. Joshua and Priscilla Nathaniel and Sally Fisher. James and Sarah Craig. Obadiah and Hannah
Benjamin Drew
Isaac and Sarah C. Bartlett. Truman and Janette Allen. Benjamin and Patience Morton. Isaac and Lois Holbrook. Whiting
Bartlett and Betsey Paty. Daniel and Mary Finney. George and Lucy A. Davis. Josiah Varnum and
26,
Maria Warren Rickard,
Charles L. Jones,
27, 29,
Caroline Goddard,
82
2
6
Disease of kidney and bladder. Heart disease from grippe. Accidental drowning.
Influenza. [tions.
27 Cancer with heart complica- Caused by exposure while in- Stillborn. [toxicated. [man. Cerebral hem'age, d. in Whit- Lagrippe and heart failure, d. 17 General debility. [in Everett. Old age.
Convulsions, d. in Hyde Park. Cirrhosis of liver, d. in Bay- Chronic nephritis. [onne, N.J. Apoplexy, died in Lynn.
Apoplexy.
[Boston.
17 Pernissious anæmia, died in
84
14
Heart failure and old age.
Mary Harvey,
17, 19, 20, Isaac T. Bartlett,
23,
24, 27, March 1,
2,
Mary B. Dean,
26 Asthenia, died in New York. 16 Erysipelas.
15 Pneumonia, died in Brockton. 8 Pulmonary pbthisis.
31,
Maria S. Pierce,
4,
4,
6,
Katherine Hitchcock,
7,
48
81
8
28
73
1
Peritonitis, died in Boston.
1
22, 22, 25,
12
40
DEATHS-Continued.
AGE.
DATE.
NAME.
Years.
Months.
Days.
March 2,
John A. Richmond,
83
1
3
Enroci Magni,
26
3,
Avis Bassett,
47
24
5,
George N. Thomas,
60
6
5,
William H. Hoxie,
68
2
10,
Wilhelmina Herman,
72
5
22
20,
Lucien Perkins Nelson,
43
5
28
25,
Hannah Fitton,
65
11
12
27,
Caroline Pool,
74
1
1
28,
Lucy Swift,
95
31,
James Glynn, Abby M. Jones,
80
5
i
66
Sarah H. Litchfield,
17
11
1
7,
James W. Tinkham,
58
8
11
7,
Agnes J. Dolan,
33
4
28
Frederick Schiel,
49
8,
Ella J. Chase,
46
2
29
8,
John McDowell,
68
Phthisis, died in Boston.
..
12,
Lydia M. Holmes,
69
9
7
Bronchitis, died in Lynn.
Louis Peterson,
24
10
24 Nonclosure of foramen ovale. Stillborn. [man.
22,
Julia M. McCarthy, Betsey Baker,
16
1
84
6
-
CAUSE OF DEATH.
NAME OF PARENTS.
Alpheus and Abigail Simmons. Angelo and Maria Toberchi. Thomas and Abby Chase. George N. and Lucy Holmes. Abiathia and Lydia Clark. Mercaum
Siras and Susan Perkins. John and Mary Ann Widower. Ichabod and Mary Churchill.
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Michael and Catherine Flanegan. Consider and Sarah Clark. Charles I. and Rebecca Allen. James A. and Jane Swift. George and Rebecca Parks. Peter and Kate Young. Hansel and Harriet Irish. John and Mary Winslow and Lydia Burbank. Peter and Mathia Samuelson.
John H. and Kate Spillman. Stephen and Polly Simmons.
2,
Paralysis and old age. Paralysis from spinal injury. Menopaure convulsions.
Chronic Bright's disease. d. in Struck by lightning. [Camb'ge. Heart disease. [in Pittsfield. Pulmonary tuberculosis, died Acute Bright's disease.
Apoplexy. Senile gangrene.
28
10
Valvular disease of the heart. Pericarditis, d. in Rochester.
April
2,
Typhoid f'r, d. in Springfield. Cerebral thrombosis, died in E. Tubal pregnancy . [Bridg'w't'r. Pernicious anæmia.
Meningeal tuberculosis.
17,
¥
19,
22,
8 Consumption, died in Whit- Old age. [d. in Ellenville, N. Y.
April 22, Robert H. Barnes,
63
24
69
-
-
-
May
Patrick S. Rogan, Bridget Carr,
73
2
Kathleen M. Beytes.
10,
Lucy E. Powers,
37
6
18
Apoplexy, paralysis.
15,
Alma L. Snell,
32
-
15,
Alice Hawkyard,
10
6
19,
Leon Rossi,
1
13
20,
Francis A. Adams,
64
21,
Earnest A. Larson,
32
7
29
21,
Seth P. Clark,
77
5
39
3
24,
Rosina Raymond,
65
4
28,
Elizabeth Dugan,
74
Chronic nephritis.
28,
Sally A. Whiting, James M. Willis,
88
11
Exhaustion.
June 4, 4,
William Allen, Lucy Drew,
77
7
14
Chronic nephritis.
5,
Lawrence McDonald.
6,
Jerusha W. Damon,
71
Peritonitis.
James and Tattersall.
8,
Mary E. Coupe,
41
10
1
Measles, followed by pneu- 7 Phthisis.
10,
Herbert E. Bradford,
37
85
Old age.
15,
John A. Howland,
1
22
Membraneous croup.
19,
Mary E. Bartlett,
56
2
25
Consumption.
James M. Atwood,
58
3
25
Diabetes.
20, 24,
Mary Melo,
70
60
2
13
Consumption, died in Lynn.
27,
Michael Comizzi,
4
0
3
Accidental drowning.
Benjamin and Deborah David and Chancy M. and Bethia E. Leonard
John and Margaret Cassidy. Patrick and Ellen McDermott. Henry J. and Ida C. Lent. Warren and Lydia Manter. ?
Highland A. and Malessa Snell. Verity and Lydia M. Lee. Alceste and Eliza Berotti. Jeremiah and Charlotte Andrews.
Seth and Abigail Bartlett. Patrick and Elizabeth Olehen. John and Jedida Brailey . John and Mary
Solomon and Betsey Swift.
Ephraim and Mary Tower.
William and Betsey Holmes.
4,
Nellie McDonald.
-
3
Meningitis.
7,
John Crauory,
2
Marasmus.
[monia.
John and Em Olines. Valentine and Wil'mina Mercaum. Lemuel and Elizabeth Whiting.
12,
Mary Ann Kelly,
81
2
19
Apoplexy, paralysis.
83
8
Disease of heart.
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Elmer G. and Alice M. Cobb. Andrew and Mary E. Barnes. William and Harriet Morton. Antonio and Kath'rine Scagliarini. Benj. and Hannah L. Goodwin. Nicholas and Rachel Francious.
-
Disease of liver.
25,
Albert N. Bramhall,
9 3
Cardaic neumoses and pleurisy, 1 Carcinoma. Dystocia and congenital in- Stillborn. [firmities.
Cancer.
56
2
6
18 Chronic interstitial nephritis. Congenital disease.
Ovarian abscess, laparatomy, general peritonitis. [phritis. Chron. parenchymatous ne- Esythema, with local gang'ne. Carcinoma, died in Boston. Pneumonia. [oning.
5 Bright's disease, uræmia pois - 5 Pneumonia, died in Camden, Apoplexy. [ Me.
23, Richard Delaney,
26, 26, 27, 3, 4, 8,
Elizabeth Barnes, William Robbins,
2
DEATHS-Continued.
AGE.
DATE.
NAME.
Years.
Months.
Days.
June 28,
29
6
1
July
1,
Eugene F. Darling, Timothy Sullivan, Olive P. Olney,
6
1
28
76
4
6,
Henrietta A. Mayo,
7
10
23
7,
Eleanor T. Robbins, Rosa T. Wirzburger, John M. S. Peterson, Benjamin F. Caswell, Earl Leslie Parker,
67
8
7
11,
1
61
9
5
66
15,
John P. O'Neil,
33
-
4
6
Tubercular meningitis.
15,
Leroy L. Bartlett,
21
7
¥
16,
Lennie L. Nickerson,
23
-
17,
George W. Doten,
80
9
20
--
Annie Ohearn,
80
Elizabeth Gray,
69
5
24
Mary E. Hanna,
11
23
7
27
Arthur Williams,
15
3
73
10
14
CAUSE OF DEATH.
NAME OF PARENTS.
Edmund F. and Sarah H. Bartlett. Bartholomew and Annie Kelliher. William and Lydia Stetson. John A. and Margaret J. Cahill. Samuel and Jerusha Bearce. Edward and Annie Amend. Sylvester and Matilda Scattergood. Benjamin and Lydia M. Wood. Wm. H. and Elizabeth Bumpus. Samuel and Jerusha Bartlett.
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Charles E. and Mary Lane. Prino and Carrie George and Flora Holmes. Caleb F. and Sarah B. Clark. Stephen and Hannah Wright.
Patrick and Catherine Whalen. Ambino and Mary Edwin and Nora O'Connor. Jesse B. and Deborah Manter. George B. and Lydia L. Brown. Martin and Hannah Faunce.
Aug.
26, 1, 1, Lucy Harlow,
Consumption. [of Jungs. Lobular pheumonia, collapse Disease of brain. [elas.
Meningitis following erysip- Old age.
1
9
-
9,
47
-
10,
6
12,
John B. Chandler,
44
Pneumonia, died in Brockton. Acute delirium and heart fail- ure, died in Boston.
15,
Enis Fornicari,
11 Consumption, d. in Brockton. Accidental drowning. Chronic disease of kidneys, Stillborn. [paralysis.
17, 22, 24,
Old age. Carcinoma. [measles.
26,
Josephine Fountain,
79
1
7
8,
Measles and acute laryngitis. General paralysis, died in Dan - Apoplexy, Bright's dis. [vers. Meningitis.
6 Œdema of glottis following Tuberculosis. [in Cambridge. Cerebro spinal meningitis, d. Chronic nephritis.
4,
Aug. 2, Mary A. Sampson, Clark Finney,
24
3
81
5
24
3,
Clarence E. Sampson, Alice Zamboni, Victor Basler, Lydia A. Danforth, Curtis Davie, John Donley,
9
4
6
5
73
9
25 1
Senility, died in Hyde Park. Influenza, died in Kingston.
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18, 18, 19.
Frank J. Silva, Morris,
Annie Thomas,
27
Consumption.
20,
Kenneth N. Bourne,
2
2
Peritonitis.
20,
Edmond Mongi,
11
Meningitis.
-
1
4
Malnutrition.
Caroline Hipson,
55
10
1
Psendo lenkæmia.
Catherine Sauer,
1
10
Cholera infantum.
Carolina O. Sauer, Margaret Dries,
2
Cholera infantum.
Alice D. Morse, Antonio Pirani,
19
-
Appendicitis.
66
31,
Joseph H. Gloyd,
-
-
4
22
Tuberculosis.
Hannah C. Swan,
22
27
Tuberculosis.
"
3,
Jeanie M. Anderson, August Acorsi, Edwin W. Johnson,
19
Phthisis.
3,
Mary A. Winslow,
51
-
Exophthalmic goitre.
5,
Ellen Fitzgerald,
65
Disease of heart.
5,
Robert J. Plant,
61
Heart disease.
6, Rebecca Bass,
3
Internal hemorrhage.
8,
William H. Wall,
40
8
19
Typhoid fever.
Simon and Mary J. Gerrior. Elkanah and Lucy Morton. Ernest L. and Hattie E. Crapo. Peter and Mary Bentcora. Philip G. and Rosa Metz. Allen and Lydia P. Seaver. Ebenezer and Mercy B. Bradford.
Joseph J. and Filmena Lobauo. Frank and Mary Tonette. Frank and Isabelle Jacinta. Samuel and Mary M. Cornish. Herbert L. and Angie Howland. Antone and Caroline Mello. Alfonso and Rosa Brunchene. Edwin F. and Jennie W. Wood. Benj. F. and Maggie Buchannan. Maurice and Eunice Larkin. Jacob and Barbara Bechall. Jacob and Barbara Bechall. Jacob and Dorothy Masser. Charles A. and Alice W. Parker. ‘ Joseph and Anna Pioppi.
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Sidney H. and Ella M. Russell. Henry and Jerusha Paty. William and Margaret Fraser. Louis and Annie Petersoli. Nils and Caroline Yonson. Joseph and Sarah Cornelison. James and Mary O'Brien. Robert and Elizabeth Occleston.
Kasiel S. and Perlberg Annoha. William and Sarah Hatton.
.
16 Measles and pneumonia. 4 Heart disease and old age. Osteo sarcoma. Cholera infantum.
[ton. Gastro eulevitis, d. in Kings- Apoplexy.
71
11
85
5
8
15 Measles and bronchial pneu-
1
10 Feeble from birth. [monia. Gastric catarrh. -
20,
John Lowry,
10
Colitis.
21, 22, 22, 22,
Edwin F. Davis, Griswold,
3
Consumption.
23, 24, 25,
10
-
Tubercular meningitis.
27,
7
Congestion of brain.
Joseph A. and Leora Brown.
Kenneth O. Robbins,
67
1
9
Drowning, died in Somerville.
Sept.
31, 1,
2,
1
Congenital asthenia.
-
4,
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2
Hydrocepaloid.
22,
Clara Geberti,
9
1
19,
8, 9, 11,
13,
DEATHS-Continued.
AGE.
DATE.
NAME.
Years.
Months.
Days.
Sept. 13,
Ludwig W. Buchmann,
77
6
83
9
17
Cerebral pansis, died in Hyde
22,
Kenneth W. Cobb,
George W. Haskins,
54
1
23
Disease of heart.
29,
Rosa Anselonia,
40
--
30,
Ann O'Brien, Fletcher Collingwood,
5
5
Oct.
5,
7,
Lucy C. Peterson,
58
4
26
9,
Matthias Engbretsen,
84
11,
Margaret LeBlanc,
66
70
3
18
Apoplexy.
11,
Andrew W. Reed,
85
6
21
Old age.
12,
Stone,
2
2
Laryngitis.
Mary A. Musgrave,
7
10
17
Lewis Henry Brown,
63
26
Phthisis.
Julia A. Watts,
90
3
20
Old age.
[Kingston. Broncho pneumonia, died in
Nov.
Joshua E. Douglass,
44
4
14
49
-
-
Bright's disease.
NAME OF PARENTS.
Ludwig and Eliz'beth Kritzmaher. John and Busan Foster. John and Polly Briggs. William H. and Jane M. Robbins. Cyrus and Susan Makinster. Joseph and Teresa Rouerie. Thomas and Catherine McCarthy. James A. and Natalie H. Morton. John C. and Roxana L. Howard.
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Paul and Merriane Lavashe. William and Phoebe Dixon.
Joseph and Eliz& Williams. Alceste and Eliza Benotti. Francis and Barbara Sparling. Lewis and Caroline M. Wood. Charles and Deidamia Howland. William and Osupler Brenner. Amaza and Lizzie Neish. William and Sarepta Pierce.,
29,
30,
John Shappert,
2
-
-
7
Convulsions, died in Lowell. Heart disease.
Lars G. Johansen,
9
-
Convulsions.
Cerebral hemorrhage.
15,
Henry Walker,
20,
Isaac B. King,
5
4
Marasmus.
[Park.
23,
Peritonitis.
70
Heart disease. Pneumonia.
Heart disease. Old age.
Bright's disease, chronic.
11,
Winslow C. Barnes,
Stillborn.
2h
Unknown.
23, 23, 27,
Nando Rossi,
Strangulated hernia.
28,
15, 1, 3,
Earl Blackmer,
CAUSE OF DEATH.
9, Catherine W. Bagnell, Ezra Burbank,
74 72
1
1
3
4
11
-
35
21
Pulmonary tuberculosis, d. in Peritonitis. [Taunton.
Elizabeth Rose Delaney,
24,
Laura T. Whiting,
55
4
26,
Warrren Gibbs,
78
10 8
10
27,
Dec.
2,
Nancy Beytes,
82
7
4 24 Old age, died in Kingston. Eclampsia.
Lenokæmia.
9, 10,
James Simmons,
86
8
3
Old age.
16,
Ruth A. Plumb,
11
Meningitis.
16,
Gideon D. Brosnihan,
3
-
Capillary bronchitis. Paralysis.
17, 20,
George Freeman, Joseph C. Holmes,
54
5
2
Disease of brain.
21,
Annie Davie,
56
3
5 Diphtheria, d. in Hyde Park.
25,
Florina P. Thrasher,
52
1
18
Consumption.
31,
John Shannon,
62
9
2
Heart failure, d. in Brookline.
Lewis and Betsey Cushman. William and - Perkins. Nathaniel and Alice O'Brien. Gottlop and Anna Volk.
James H. and Mary B. Diman. Oliver and Etty Wood. Richard and Carrie A. Robinson. John T. and Betsey D. Thomas. Johathan and Olive Norcutt. A. N. Robinson - John and Esther Robbins. James H. and Nancy J. Thayer. John B. and Catherine Gots. William G. S. and Abbie P. Diman. George
Lawrence A. and Sylvia J. Alden. Andrew J. and Mary Maroney. Nathaniel and Betsey Drew. Joseph and Esther Cobb. Elisha and Phobe H. Chadbourne.
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Jonathan and Cynthia Manter. } David and Louisa -
.
9
7 Heart disease. General debility. 8 Laryngitis. Consumption. Stillborn.
John H. Chapman, Edith A. Ainley,
10 11 13
-
2 Heart disease, d. in Wakefield. Cerebral hemorrhage and heart Pneumonia. [disease.
Carrie A. Delaney,
34
36
7
2,
Lucy H. Bradford,
5,
Louis Wirzburger,
39
-
43
16
Burns.
Anna Lynn,
-
--
66
5
7
2 Premature birth.
12, 12, 22, 24,
Margaret F. Simmons, William F. Muellero,
10, 12, 12,
SUMMARY.
The following are the statistics of births, marriages, and deaths registered in Plymouth for the year ending December 31, 1899:
Births.
Number registered,
202
Males,
II6
Females,
86
The parentage is as follows :
Both parents born in- United States,
80
Italy,
22
Germany,
17
Sweden,
9
England,
8
Russia,
2
British Provinces,
9
Western Islands,
3
Ireland,
2
Austria,
2
Denmark,
I
Scotland,
I
Mixed, one American,
37
Mixed, neither American,
9
Marriages.
Number of marriages registered in 1899,
Both parties born in- United States, 50 Germany, 4
92
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Italy,
8
Sweden,
2
British Provinces,
I
Ireland,
I
England,
I
France,
I
· Russia,
I
Mixed, one American,
18
Mixed, neither American,
5
Deaths.
Number of deaths registered, 213, of which 49 occurred out of town, burial taking place in Plymouth.
Born in-
United States,
170
Scotland,
3
England,
6
Germany,
3
Sweden,
2
British Provinces,
7.
Ireland,
12
Italy,
5
Norway,
2
Western Islands,
I
Unknown,
2
ELEVENTH ANNUAL
REPORT OF THE PARK COMMISSIONERS.
To the inhabitants of the Town of Plymouth:
PARK ACCOUNT.
The undrawn balance from 1898 was $ 6 29
Appropriation, 500 00
39₺ cords wood sold on the lot to the Overseers of the Poor, $2.50, 98 75
$605 04
Expenses of Morton Park.
Building a path across the
cedar swamp to the source
of Town brook and by the shore of Billington Sea to the upland, length, 750 feet; width, five feet,
$175 77
Repairing roads,
62 85
Cutting wood,
99 85
Labor on woods path,
2 75
Trimming trees and burning brush, 158 91
Printing park reports,
7 50
Tools,
4 45
Repairing pump,
1 00
$513 08
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For Burton Park.
Planting trees, hoeing and trimming, $8 40
Wire for fence, 49
$8 89
For Bates Park.
Replacing board walk,
$1 92
Other labor for the care of this
park was donated.
For Beach Park.
Building timber and brush breakwater, $62 40
$586 29
Balance undrawn,
18 75
$605 04
TRAINING GREEN ACCOUNT.
Appropriation,
$180 00
Expenses.
Trimming trees broken by the gale
of 1898,
$13 95
Ashes,
I 50
Gravel walks,
19 68
Replacing board walks,
8 27
Painting settees,
5 00
Labor and care of B. E. Blackmer,
125 00
Undrawn,
6 60
$180 00
MORTON PARK.
The unusual height of water in Billington Sea in the sum- mer of 1898 overflowed the path across the cedar swamp and moved out of place some of the logs and plank with
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which the path was covered. This path skirts the brook a part of the way to its source at Billington Sea; thence crosses the swamp and upland in sight of Billington for several hundred feet to "The Landing;" it is the most direct foot path to that point, and important for the variety of the beautiful views it affords of brook, lake, swamp and upland.
The winter of 1898 freezing the swamp, the opportunity was used to cart gravel over it by which means the path was raised above high water mark for a distance of 750 feet, thus forming a permanent level path five feet wide.
The wood sold this year was cut from pitch-pine trees blown down in the gale of November 1898, and from coppice (sprout) growth of oak on the plan outlined in our report of 1898.
On the land between Billington Sea and the road leading west from Daniel's Neck, where Billington Sea and Little Pond come the nearest together, a specimen thinning of coppice growth was made this year, opening under and be- tween the trees, views of Billington Sea from the road and neighboring path.
The narrow strip of land between these two large bodies of water is a part of the land originally laid out to Daniel Dunham and was called Daniel's Neck in the deed of Mary Dunham to the Town in 1776.
The cost of filling brook path, trimming trees and burn- ing brush left barely enough money to spend upon the roads to keep them from being much washed by the rains.
Your commissioners feel that there is public need of further improvements to the roads and paths, and such treat- ment of the woods as will result in increased attractions for all who visit the park. They also feel that they may be just- ly censured for neglect of duty if they do not call the at- tention of the town to the need of larger annual appropria- tions for parks. Morton Park alone has about five miles of roads, three miles of paths, one hundred and forty acres of wooded lands, and about ten acres of open lands.
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Every man, woman and child who goes to our parks can feel that they have a share in their ownership, and may use them as their own as long as they comply with the simple regulations that are needed to preserve the ownership equal- ly well for one and all.
The paths and roads being well shaded are attractive to bicyclers, and would be a favorite resort for them if a good track were maintained throughout the park.
All persons are most earnestly requested not to take branches from the beech trees, nor to cut any pine, hemlock, or other variety of evergreen tree or shrub, the growth and increase of which is so much desired in many parts of the park.
BEACH PARK.
The gale of November, 1898, left a large quantity of bushes, parts of trees and other drift stuff in the vicinity of the park, offering a favorable time to experiment upon the ef- fect of constructing a barrier to lodge and hold the sands which are moved about by the winds and waves. A large number of railroad ties nearby, which cost only the expense of cartage, were used to enclose a part of the beach, about 350 feet long and 15 feet wide, just above the usual high water mark. The ties were mostly set two to four feet apart, about half their length in the sand. The part of the beach thus enclosed by posts was covered with the drift ma- terial above mentioned. There has been no severe north- easterly gale since this barrier was built, so that no high sea has as yet reached it. Sand moved by the wind has lodged somewhat within and around the barrier. About 60 feet nearer the water the sea has built up since the gale of 1898, a broad ridge of sand and drift several feet in height, which the next gale may move further up on the beach, and thus test the efficiency of the barrier.
The contract of parties to build a stone breakwater on the
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beach does not include all the beach. Stone breakwaters are no doubt desirable, but it is possible that the need of them can be largely reduced by precautionary measures. Some parts of the beach not covered by the present contract are high enough not to be overrun by the sea, but here and there are low places or gullies in the crest of the beach where the wind has blown away the sand. The placing of barriers of brush, seaweed, and other drift stuff in such gullies, would rapidly collect the drifting sand to be covered again by bar- riers until the crown of the beach the whole length would be raised enough not to be overrun by the sea.
The damage to the beach by any gale has been caused by the sea breaking over the low places first, and then widening out on both sides, thus sweeping away the higher parts also. As the general government limits its action largely to build- ing up the beach where it has been destroyed, may not the Town wisely use preventive means to save the beach from destruction ?
The highway through this park has been raised by the Town a few feet above the former level, giving better pro- tection against the sea to the land on the southerly side of the road, where it would be desirable to build a waiting room in place of the one that was washed away. Any structure to serve the purpose well would cost as much as $300.00. A simple foot bridge across Eel River, where the river now crosses the beach to the sea, would be a great public convenience. The probable cost would be about $150.00. Such a bridge might, of course, be liable to be destroyed in such rare storms as that which caused the diver- sion of the river.
BURTON PARK.
The shrubs planted in 1898 have become an attractive feature. The increasing interest the neighbors take in this park is an indication that it is improving in general appear- ance.
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BATES PARK.
About one-third of the surface of this park yet lacks suffi- cient depth of soil to maintain a good grass lawn. We have not succeeded in finding soil for this purpose which could be delivered at the park at a price within our means.
The brick gutters laid in 1898 have served to protect the part of the walk where laid. A continuation of this brick gutter nearly the whole length of the park is desirable.
TRAINING GREEN.
The rough spruce board walks with supports of 2x4 inch joists, 2 feet apart, which have been in use about nine years, have had but little repairs, and promise to serve their pur- pose many years longer without renewal. A dressing of ashes or other fertilizer is needed to help maintain the grass.
Money has been well spent in making Training Green a prominent ornamental feature of our town; yet there are men and boys who set fires there every Fourth of July, which do great damage. Similar and worse things are done on the same day at other places in the town.
The Selectmen have the authority and it is their duty to prevent this wanton destruction of property, which is a great disgrace to the Town and an educator for the young in the wrong direction. It is time for our people to give unhesitat- ing support to any means that may be used to overcome this bad use of a day which could be well filled with pleasure for all and harm to none.
We ask for the following appropriations :
$600.00 for parks.
$300.00 for waiting room, Beach Park.
$150.00 for foot bridge, Beach Park.
$200.00 for Training Green.
Respectfully submitted, NATHANIEL MORTON, WALTER H. SEARS, GEORGE R. BRIGGS, Park Commissioners.
PLYMOUTH, MASS., December 31, 1899.
PLYMOUTH PUBLIC LIBRARY.
REPORT OF DIRECTORS.
The directors of the library respectfully make the follow- ing report of the work of the library during the past year and of its present condition, viz. :
Bound volumes added for circulation in 1899, 368
Bound volumes withdrawn from circulation in 1899, 78
Total gain in volumes for circulation in 1899, 290
Bound volumes added for reference in 1899, 61
Total number of bound volumes added in 1899, 35I
Unbound volumes and pamphlets added in 1899, 49
Total number of additions in 1899, 400
Number of volumes for circulation January 1, 1899, 10,212 Number of volumes for circulation added during 1899, 290
Total number of volumes for circulation,
10,502
Volumes in reference department January 1, 1899, 2,263
61
Volumes added in 1899,
Total number volumes for reference, 2,324
Total number of bound volumes in library,
12,826
Books given out for circulation during 1899- History, 1,115
Biography,
749
Travel, 965
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Poetry,
464
Literature,
1,844
Fiction,
29,459
Science,
842
Theology,
161
Miscellaneous,
432
Total circulation for the year, 36,031
The following magazines and periodicals are provided in the reading room for the use of the public, viz. :
Harper's Monthly.
Harper's Weekly.
Atlantic Monthly.
Century Magazine.
Scribner's Magazine.
New England Magazine.
McClure's Magazine.
Engineering Magazine.
St. Nicholas.
Review of Reviews.
North American Review.
Forum.
Popular Science Monthly.
Scientific American.
Cosmopolitan.
Youth's Companion.
New York Tribune.
Plymouth Free Press (gift of publishers).
Union Signal (gift of local W. C. T. U.).
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