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With suitable connection between Little South and Great South ponds and a similar connection between Boot and Great South ponds a much larger daily yield could be ob-
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tained from these sources without other material changes in the works,-possibly a yield as great as 1,500,000 gallons per day, including Lout Pond. (It would be practicable to obtain a greater yield, possibly as much as 2,000,000 gal- lons per day from these four ponds if provision should be made for drawing the water to a much lower leved.) This could apparently be done by providing a comparatively in- expensive pumping plant at Little South Pond and the neces- sary appurtenances to raise the water into the conduits lead- ing to the pumping station and by providing the necessary channels or other means of drawing down the water in Great South and Boot ponds.
The only definite information indicating the consumption of water in Plymouth is the result of observations made during two periods in the years 1905 and 1906, one period being in the month of August, 1905, and the other in the month of January, 1906. The results of these observations show that the consumption of water in the former case was 1,200,000 gallons per day and in the latter about 950,000 gallons per day. If these measurements are fairly repre- sentative, they indicate that the quantity of water now used in Plymouth is excessive, even allowing for the use of a large quantity of water by manufacturing establishments.
The policy of measuring all of the water supplied by the town, which the Board is informed you are about to inaug- urate by placing large meters on the mains, is a most impor- tant step toward the prevention of waste of water.
Even if the consumption of water is as great as is indi- cated by the observations mentioned above. the Board is of the opinion that the present sources of supply. including Boot Pond, are adequate to provide all of the water required for the present needs of the town if provision shall be made for making available a greater portion of the storage in the ponds than is practicable with the works as now arranged.
The Board would recommend that you make investiga-
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tions to determine the best practicable plan of securing a greater yield of water from your present sources of supply, including Boot Pond, and will give you further advice as to increasing your water supply when you have the results of further investigations to present.
By order of the Board. CHARLES HARRINGTON. Secretary.
SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.
To the Board of Water Commissioners-
Gentlemen .- I herewith submit the annual report of the Superintendent of the Plymouth Water Works for year ending December 31, 1906.
ACCOUNT OF PIPE LAID FOR YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1906.
LOCATION.
LENGTH IN FEET
SIZE IN INCHES
TOTAL COST
Rear Nelson St., houses of the American Woolen Co.
183.0
2
$69.35
Rear Standish Ave .. " 66 4. 66
226.0
2
107.96
Rear Alden St., house of Anthony McNamara
76.0
2
23.46
Samoset St., house of Joseph Fletcher
240.0
6
170.90
Robinson St., to Bradford & Kyles
382.0
11/2
115.56
Marjorie St. house The. Fogeron
283.0
2
107.69
Hayden's Mill
252.0
2
114.97
Newfields St.
81.0
6
90.60
1723.0
$800.47
*Howland St., Geo. Mabbett & Sons' mill
661
8
$1173.35
*Murray St., 6 in. H. S. connection for Puritan Mills
$850.27
$2023.62
Murray St., 1905 Pipe not paid for till Feb. 1906
$520.00
*Pipe laid to Geo. Mabbett & Sons mill and Puritan mills was laid at the expense of the mill owners.
LEAKS.
There have been twenty-five leaks repaired in main and distribution pipes during the year at a cost of $315.40.
This is a smaller number of leaks than we have had for 20 years.
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SERVICE PIPES.
Seventy-seven new service pipes have been laid at a cost of $520.45.
Eight service pipes have been renewed at a cost of $115 .- 85, and there have been fourteen leaks repaired in service pipes at a cost of $52.00.
RESERVOIRS.
The low service reservoir banks have been mowed and the slopes weeded at a cost of $40.00.
A new Page wire fence has been constructed around the high service reservoir to replace the picket fence formerly there, at a cost of $103.34.
PUMPING STATION.
At the pumping station 370 feet of paved gutter was laid at a cost of $72.00; a catch basin was built, cost, $11.50, and IIO of 6-inch tile drain was laid from the catch basin to swamp in rear of the station at a cost of $28.46. Making a total cost of $III.96 for these improvements.
Both pumps have been neatly painted at a cost of $67.65.
SHOP.
Our new shop on Howland street was occupied in April, 1906, and has been found a commodious and pleasant build- ing, and a great improvement over the one we vacated.
At the time the shop was built a barn that was on the lct was repaired for use, and an open shed connecting the barn and the shop was built. The whole property has been enclosed with a substantial picket fence.
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HYDRANTS SET. 1906.
STREET
POST OR FLUSH
HIGH OR LOW SERVICE
SIZE OF MAIN
Howland
2 Post
High
8 in.
Allerton
1
..
4 in.
South
1
66
4 in.
Clifford
1
4 in.
Vernon
1
.6
4 in.
The above table shows the number of hydrants set through the year, also the size of pipe that feeds the hy- drant, and whether high or low service.
Number public hydrants on high service,
147
Number public hydrants on low service,
37
Number private hydrants,
52
Total number of hydrants available,
236
TABLE SHOWING GATES ADDED.
Number
Size
I
12-in.
8-in. 2
2
6-in
I H In 5
4-in.
2-in.
I
I3-in.
I2
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SCHEDULE.
Showing number of feet of each size of pipe and number and size of gates.
Size in inches
LENGTH OF PIPE IN FEET
No. of Gates
No. of Check Valves
No. of Air Cocks
No. 10 in. B. O.
No. C in. B. O.
No. 4 in. B. O.
No. 2 in. B. O.
No. 11/2 in. B. O.
No. Hydrants
20
190
1
1
16
7515
2
1
1
2
12
11230
28
6
2
15
10
34275
52
2
8
1
3
31
8
8290
26
6
39484
91
5
3
181
3
49
4
84669
179
3
9035
17
2
44292
118
3
5
2
11/2
382
1
1
4
973
2
249941
529
3
38
2
9
9
18
1
183
POND LEVELS.
On plate I is shown the variation in elevation of Great and Little South Ponds for the year 1906. At the begin- ning of the year Great South was at about elevation, 104.05, it rose rather irregularly until about August 1, when it at- tained its maximum elevation of 105.30, and then fell until on Jan. I, 1907, it was at elevation 104.5. This shows a total gain for Great South of about .45 feet or 53 inches. higher on Jan. 1, 1907, than on Jan. 1, 1906.
In other words, Great South was 53 inches higher on Jan. I, 1907, than on Jan. 1, 1906.
Little South at the beginning of the year was at elevation 103.50, and it in turn rose till about August I, to elevation IO5.I. It then fell more rapidly than Great South, till about the middle of December, when it had reached eleva- tion 103.30. The new canal referred to in last year's report having become partially clogged with sand was then cleaned
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8252
6
1
8
2
13
69
1
1352
7
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out at an expense of about $20 and the pond rose rapidly and on Jan. I, 1907 was at elevation 104.25.
This is .95' or II I-2" higher than on Jan. 1, 1906. Con- sidering both ponds we have a total gain of from 60,000,000 to 65,000,000 gallons of water during the year.
RAINFALL.
On another page is shown the yearly rainfall since 1887 and the average rainfall for that time which is 45.96." It will be observed that the rainfall for 1906 was 50.55" or about 5 1-2" or 10 per cent. higher than the average for 20 years, and about 10" or 20 per cent. higher than the pre- ceding year.
This gives us the clue to the reason why our ponds were higher Jan. 1907, than Jan. 1906, for it is rainfall and rain- fall alone we are dependent upon to fill our ponds.
VENTURI METER.
In accordance with a vote of the Water Commissioners a "Venturi meter" has been purchased for measuring our gravity supply. By proper manipulation of gates this meter can be used for checking the capacity of our pumps or of measuring the "slip" and I feel sure it will be entirely satis- factory for both uses.
This meter will be set as soon as weather conditions per- mit, and will make an important and valuable addition to our system. For the record of this meter combined with our pumping station record will give us our total daily and annual consumption.
This is information which we have never been able to ob- tain accurately before, and will be valuable in showing whether our total and per capita consumption is large or small.
This knowledge of our total consumption from year to
1050
107.5
1070
103.5
1030
102.5
102.0
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th
Pişmo
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year, combined with rise or fall of our ponds, gives us an excellent and in fact the only method we have of determining the yield of our water shed.
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Table showing total rainfall since 1887, and monthly rainfall since 1891. Also annual variation from the average.
YEAR
JAN.
FEB.
MAR.
APRIL
MAY
JUNE
JULY
AUG.
SEPT.
Ост.
Nov.
DEC.
TOTAL
Per Cent. of Variation from Mean
6.1 Per Cent
1887
50.28
9.4
1888
49.14
6.9
1889
51.80
12.7
1890
2.9
1891
8.36
5.32
5.04
4.02
1.99
2.23
2.55
1.43
2.23
5.92
1.79
3.77
44.65
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- 17.5
1892
3.79
2.72
4.56
1.26
3.91
2.12
1.81
4.16
2.41
2.29
7.12
1.75
37.90
1893
2.88
6.66
6.17
4.45
4.39
2.50
2.71
5.80
1.73
2.16
3.29
5.59
48.33
5.1
1894
3 50
4. 85
1.56
3.97
4.35
1.54
1.08
0.73
2.37
7.97
4 98
5.78
42.68
-
7.1
1895
3.54
0.87
2.71
4.70
2.73
2.04
3.58
2.05
3 27
6.89
3.95
3.85
40.27
-- 12.3
1896
2.75
4.73
5.82
0.88
2.93
3.59
2.27
1.71
5.65
3.60
3.41
1.75
39.09
- 14.9
1897
4.24
2.08
2.31
4.28
3.65
2.99
2.88
2.91
1.42
0.87
6.42
3.27
37.32
- 18.7
1898
3.75
4.04
2.27
5.82
5.65
1.93
6.58
7.33
1.35
8.96
8.48
2.24
58.40
27.1
1899
6.52
5.23
6.77
1.18
1.40
3 62
3.79
1.17
6.92
3.03
2.28
1.60
43.51
-. 5.3
1900
4.86
5.35
3.62
1.95
5.11
2.29
1.37
3.28
3.10
5.40
5.36
3.15
44.84
: 2.4
1901
2.51
1.70
6.86
7.78
8.54
1.46
4.38
2.25
2.77
2.07
2.59
10.20
53.11
15.5
1902
2.22
5.53
7.82
2.98
1.52
3.68
1.89
1.43
3.65
5.32
1.72
6 77
44.53
-
3.1
1903
4.43
5.36
7.94
7.45
0.67
1.76
2.44
5.44
1.45
6.32
3.22
3.98
53.46
16.3
1904
5.44
3.61
2.47
9.11
2.23
2.58
4.02
3.52
3.18
1.85
3.53
4.10
45.64
0.7
1905
4.50
2.16
2.87
2.32
1.11
8.01
1.78
2.99
6.93
1.72
2.04
4.21
40.64
11.6
1906
4.05
5 33
8.69
2.34
5.28
2.36
6.42
2.02
2.98
4.50
3.45
3.13
50.55
10.0
Av.
4.20
4.10
4 84
4.03
3.46
2.98
3.09
3.01
3.21
4.30
3.98
4.07
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45.96
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43.14
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ACCOUNT OF TESTS.
Account of tests for leakage in 7,500' of 10" main and 10,400' of 14" and 16" main, on Billington street.
The method of making these tests was as follows :
By a suitable management of gates each section of pipe to be tested could be connected to the steel tank in our pump- ing station, and by closing the proper gates this section could then be tested independently from the rest of the sys- tem.
A hose was run from the faucet in the station to the tank and in this hose line was set a 5-8" meter. The tank was filled with water and the test began.
The meter was read and the height of water in the tank was observed every 15 minutes, and from these readings we were enabled to determine the approximate leakage.
Taking for example one set of observations made during the test of the 10" main.
At 5 p. m., the meter read 78.70 cubic feet and at 5:15 p. m., it read 94.62 cubic feet, showing that 15.92 cubic feet or 119.4 gallons of water had passed through the meter into the tank.
During the same 15 minutes the water in the tank had risen from 103.39 to 103.46 a gain of 20.3 gallons, since .I" of water in the tank is 29 gallons. ,
Therefore the difference between 119.4 and 20.3 gallons or 99.I gallons passed from the tank into the pipe being tested in 15 minutes, and was the leakage in the section be- ing tested assuming that our cut off was complete, that is that no gates leaked.
There is no ready way of determining this with absolute certainty, but I feel quite sure that there is no serious leak in our 10" main and positive that there is none in the 14" and 16" tested, for this section is low service and the pres- sure outside of the section could only be South Pond pres- sure on one side and low service reservoir pressure on the other.
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During the test of the 14" and 16" main the tank was kept about two feet higher than South Pond, therefore if there were any leaky gates the water went from the tank past these gates, out of the section being tested and none could have come in.
Of course all the water than went past the leaky gates reduces the amount of actual leakage at joints and elsewhere in the line.
Following is a tabulated statement of the tests and is simply a copy of the notes as they were taken during the tests.
Test of 7,500 feet 10-inch main, from pump station to South Pond.
TIME
METER
HT. OF WATER
IN TANK
AMT. THRO
METER IN GALS.
AMT. IN OR OUT
OF TANK
TOT'L LEAKAGE
GALS. PER MIN.
TOT'L LEAKAGE
GALS. 24 HRS.
REMARKS
4.15
30.85
103.22
120.0
-8.7
7.4
10660
4.30
46.80
103.25
119.6
-20.3
6.6
9500
4.45
62.75
103.32
119.6
20.3
6.6
9500
5.00
78 70
103.39
119.4
20.3
6.6
9500
5.15
94.62
103.46
119.5
20.3
6.6
9500
5.30
110.55
103.53
119.3
23.2
6.4
9220
5.45
126.45
103.61
119.3
26.1
6.2
8930
6.00
142.35
103.70
Av.
9550
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Test of 4,700 feet of 16-inch, and 5,660 feet 14-inch from gate station to gate near Plymouth Mills.
TIME.
METER.
BELOW
IN INCHES.
AM'T THRO
METER
IN GALS.
AM'T IN OR
OUT OF
GALS. Per MIN.
GALS. PER 24 HRS.
5.15
400.0
431/8
000
99
6.6
9500
5.30
400.0
471/4
000
102
6.8
9790
5.45
400.0
511/2
338
247
6.0
8640
6.00
445.0
411/4
000
102
6.8
9790
6.15
445.0
451/2
000
96
6.4
9220
6.30
445.0
491/2
000
90
6.0
8640
6.45
445
531/4
Av.
9270
Table showing High Service consumption by weeks since November 19, 1906.
BETWEEN WHAT DATES
TOTAL PUMPING GALS.
AVERAGE DAILY PUMPING
REMARKS.
Nov. 19 to Nov. 25
3,889,600
555,530
Elevation Lout Pond Nov. 19, low 181/2 in.
Nov. 26 to Dec. 2.
4,803,350
686,190
Dec. 3 to Dec. 9
5,542,650
791.800
Dec. 10 to Dec. 16
5,677,800
811,100
Dec. 17 to Dec. 23
5.695,250
813,600
Dec. 24 to Dec. 30
5,092,250
727,470
Dec. 31 to Jan. 6
5,275,600
753,660
Jan. 7 to Jan. 13
5,242,900
748,990
Jan. 14 to Jan. 20
4,845,050
692.150
Jan. 21 to Jan. 27
6,147,600
878,230
Jan. 28 to Feb. 3
5,520,850
788.690
Feb. 4 to Feb. 10
6,029,300
861,330
Elevation Lout Pond Feb. 12, 361% in. low.
Av.
759,060
1
TANK IN GALS.
LEAKAGE.
HT. OF WATER
TOP OF TANK
REMARKS.
6.00
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WATER ANALYSES.
The State Board of Health in accordance with its usual custom has made analyses of our water supply during the year, 1906, and a copy of these analyses will be found on the following page.
ENGINEER'S REPORT.
Following is the report of the engineer at the pumping station showing amount of water pumped, coal used, etc., at the pumping station.
In closing this report I wish to thank the Commissioners for their uniformly kind and courteous treatment.
All of which is respectfully submitted,
ARTHUR E. BLACKMER, Superintendent.
PUMPING RECORDS, 1906.
MONTHS
Hours run fuel used
pumped
Av. head
dynamic
Rain in inches
Average temperature Daily aver- age water pumped Max. Min. gallons
Daily aver- age fuel pounds
January
189
37,740
17,283,350
83
4.05
40.4
25.3
557,527.4
1217.4
February .
1451/2
30,325
12.039,550
5.33
36.3
19.7
429,983.9
1083
March
162
31.600
14,247,500
:
8.69
37.8
22.7
459,596.7
1019.3
April
1511/2
31,225
13,521,350
2.34
51.9
33.9
450,711.6
1040.8
May .
2001/4
38,600
17,255,550
5.28
65.7
42.5
556,630.6
1245.1
June .
2193/4
39,625
19,738,150
2.36
73.7
53.6
657,938.3
1320.8
July .
2063/4
38.200
18,331,400
66
6.42
74.8
60.8
591,335.4
1232.2
August
2341/4
39,225
20,666,250
2.02
77.
62.1
666.653.2
1267.2
September
2371/2
41,125
20,872,500
66
2.98
70.2
53.
695,750.
1367.5
October
2021/2
36.325
18,125,750
4.50
58.5
42.4
584,701.6
1171.4
November
1931/4
34,850
17,687,850
46
3.45
45.8
32.7
589,595.
1161.6
December .
2561/2
43,300
24,536,650
66
3.13
34.5
21.6
791,504.8
1396.7
23983/4
442,140
214,305,850
50 55
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Hours
Total lbs. Fuel used
No. gals. pumped
Av. No. gals. to 1 1b. coal
Average duty for year
New pump Old pump
19111/2 4871/4
357,540 84,600
176.408,400 37.897,450
493.3 447.9
34,106,268 30,967.358
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Total lbs. No. gallons
WATER ANALYSES, LITTLE SOUTH POND, PLYMOUTH.
Parts in 100,000.
DATE OF
APPEARANCE
RESIDUE ON EVAPORATION
AMMONIA
NITRO- GEN AS
No.
COLLEC- TION.
EXAMIN- ATION.
TURBID- ITY
SEDI- MENT
COLOR
TOTAL
LOSS ON
IGNITION
FIXED
FREE
TOTAL
IN SOL-
In Sus-
Nitrates
Nitrites
OXYGEN
CONSUMED
HARDNESS
59660
1906 Mar. 13
Mar. 14
V. Slight|Slight
.00
Faintly unpleasant Distinctly unpleasant Faintly unpleasant V. Faintly vegetable
Distinctly oily uroglena Earthy and an abaena Distinctly un- pleasant Faintly fishy
2.15 0.70 1.45 .0002 .0126 .0106 .0020 .63 .0000 .0000
.13 0.0
60970
June 12
June 13
None
V. Slight
.02
2.05 0.85 1.20 .0026 .0174 .0154 .00201.65 .0020 .0000
.08 0.0
62676
Sept. 11
Sept., 11
V. Slight V. Slight
03
2.85 1.20 1.65 .0006 .0176 .0154 0022 .71 .0000 .0000
.17/0.3
64247
Dec. 19
Dec. 19
V. Slight
V. Slight
03
2.60 1.10 1.50 .0010 .0134 .0116 .0018 .72 .0010 .0000
.12 0.0
ODOR COLD
ODOR HOT
ALBUMINOID
CHLORINE
UTION
pension
TOWN OF PLYMOUTH
REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
FOR THE YEAR
1907
IBRARY
OUT
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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN OF PLYMOUTH
FOR THE
Year ending December 31 1907
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PLYMOUTH, THE MEMORIAL PRESS. 1908.
PLYMOUTH PUBLIC LIBRARY
INDEX.
Abstract of Records
6
Public Library Report 88
Assessors' Report
49
School Department 117
Auditors' Report
48
Board of Health
96
Sealer of Weights and Measures 92
Cemetery Supt.'s Report
84
Selectmen's Report 15
Fire Department
81
Town Clerk's Report 55
Forester's Report
94
Town Officers 3
Inspector of Animals Report
87
Treasurer's Report
30
List of Jurors
165
Tree Warden's Report
103
Overseers of Poor Report
52
Park Commissioners' Report
100
Warrant for Annual Town Meeting 160
Police Department
107
Water Department 171
TOWN OFFICERS.
Selectmen-Frederick D. Bartlett, George W. Bradford, Dex- ter H. Craig, Charles W. Eaton, Charles C. Doten.
Town Clerk-Edward L. Burgess.
Town Treasurer-Edward L. Burgess.
Auditor-Frank D. Bartlett.
Collector of Taxes-Herbert W. Bartlett.
Clerk of Selectmen-Herbert W. Bartlett.
Assessors-John C. Cave, chosen 1905, for three years ; George Harlow, chosen 1906, for three years; James C. Bates, chosen 1907, for three years.
Overseers of the Poor-William T. Eldridge, chosen 1905, for three years; Herbert W. Bartlett, chosen 1906, for three years ; Charles A. Strong, chosen 1907, for three years.
Water Commissioners-Horace P. Bailey and Charles T. Holmes, chosen 1905, for three years ; Walter A. H. Jones and John W. Churchill, chosen 1906, for three years; John H. Damon, chosen 1907, for three years.
School Committee-Elizabeth Thurber and Joseph T. Colling- wood, chosen 1905, for three years; Eugene P. Rowell and J. Holbrook Shaw, chosen 1906, for three years; William W. Brewster and Increase Robinson, chosen 1907, for three years.
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Burial Hill Committee-Selectmen.
Agawam Fishery Committee-Frank Harlow, Alfred Holmes, Harrison O. Barnes.
Park Commissioners-Walter H. Sears, chosen 1905, for three years; George R. Briggs, chosen 1906, for three years ; Thomas R. Watson, chosen 1907, for three years.
Surveyors and Measurers of Lumber-Edward B. Atwood, Cornelius C. Holmes.
Sealer of Weights and Measures-Benjamin F. Snow.
Beach Committee-Selectmen.
Superintendent of Streets-Stillman R. Sampson.
Field Drivers and Fence Viewers-Hosea C. Bartlett, Charles H. Raymond, Lewis F. Smith.
Superintendent of Water Works-Arthur E. Blackmer.
Collector of Water Rates -- N. Reeves Jackson.
Pound Keeper-Hosea C. Bartlett.
Committee on Inland Fisheries-Edgar D. Hill, Lewis W. Edson, William C. Hathaway.
Harbor Master-Ellis Whiting Harlow.
Board of Registration-Herbert W. Clark, appointed 1905, for three years ; C. H. Sherman, appointed in 1907, for three years; Nathaniel G. Lanman, appointed in 1906, for three years; Ed- ward L. Burgess.
Superintendent of Oak Grove and Vine Hills Cemeteries, and Burial Hill-Edward F. Stranger.
Sexton-Thos. J. Kennedy.
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Superintendent of Almshouse-Russell L. Dixon.
Board of Health-Freeman Manter, chosen 1905, for three years ; Harry B. Davis, chosen 1906, for three years; Percy Lothrop, chosen 1907, for three years.
Board of Engineers-Ephraim D. Bartlett, Isaac L. Hedge, John E. Sullivan, James S. Kierstead and Alton D. Edes.
Superintendent of Chiltonville Cemetery-Chas. Rogers.
Superintendent of Manomet Cemetery-Geo. A. Manter. Superintendent of Cedarville Cemetery-Charles E. Kimball. Constables-Arthur R. Gledhill, Samuel Ferguson, Richard T. Hudson, Edward Manter, Freeman Manter, Augustine J. Hogan, William H. Goedecke, Herman W. Tower.
Chief of Police-Arthur R. Gledhill.
Committee on Sewerage-Selectmen.
Tree Warden-George R. Briggs.
Forester-Herbert Morrissey.
List of Deputy Forest Fire Wards, 1907- Henry O. Whiting, Nehemiah L. Savery, Nathaniel T. Clark, Gustavus G. Sampson, Frank L. St. George, assistant forester ; LeBaron R. Barker, D. Edson Raymond, Albert M. Haskell, George H. Blanchard, Andrew J. Cahoon, Henry L. Cahoon, Wm. F. Doten, Ziba R. Ellis, John T. Pierce, William C. Collingwood, Ernest L. Samp- son, Benjamin F. Raymond, Abbott A. Raymond, Charles E. Maker, George H. Pierce, John F. Raymond, Samuel Bradford, Nathan B. Perry, John W. Churchill.
ABSTRACT OF RECORDS OF 1907.
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March 23.
On motion of William S. Kyle :- Voted, that the Selectmen be requested to ascertain the cost of acquiring under the Park Act any and all rights of ownership or control not now possessed by the Town in the harbor shore between the property of D. H. Craig and the foot of Park Ave., and to report with their recom- mendations to the next annual Town meeting.
On motion of John B. Washburn :- Voted, that the report of the committee on auditing be accepted and placed on file.
On motion of Henry W. Barnes :- Voted, that the Selectmen be authorized to carry out the recommendations contained in the report of the committee on auditing, and to charge the ex- pense of the same to the contingent fund.
On motion of Henry W. Barnes :- Voted, that the salary of the Auditor be two hundred dollars for the ensuing year.
On motion of W. W. Brewster :- Voted, that the Moderator appoint a committee of three to whom the matter of the insur- ing of the buildings owned by the town shall be referred with in- structions to report at a future meeting.
On motion of Edward L. Burgess :- Voted, that the reports
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of the several boards of officers and committees of the Town be accepted and placed on file.
Moved that the following names be stricken from the jury list: Howard S. Avery, Willard W. Beaman, Maltiah B. Black- mer, John W. Leonard, Joseph Barnes, Charles E. Ames, Her- bert W. Clark, LeBaron R. Barker, Oliver L. Edes, Albert C. Barnes, Isaac T. Holmes, Elisha T. Nelson, Charles C. Sim- mons, and the motion was lost.
Voted, that the jury list be accepted.
Voted, that the town authorize the Treasurer, under the di- rection of the Selectmen, to borrow money in anticipation of taxes, and disbursement under the provisions of the law relating to State Aid and Military Aid, and to defray the expenses of the · Town after January 1, 1908.
On motion of Frederick D. Bartlett :- Voted, that the Treasurer's salary be increased to $1,000.00 per year.
Harry B. Davis moved to amend the recommendation of $1,800.00 for the Board of Health by substituting $2,000.00 and the motion was carried.
On motion of John B. Washburn :- Voted, that the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars ($150.00) be appropriated to pay the expenses of Memorial Day.
On motion of John B. Washburn :- Voted, that the dog fund amounting to thirteen hundred thirty-four dollars and 68-100 ($1,334.68) and the additional sum of one hundred sixty-five dollars 32-100 ($165.32) be appropriated for the use of the public library.
On motion of Edward L. Burgess :- Voted, that the Town authorize the Selectmen to renew any note or notes heretofore authorized, which are now due, or may become due the present year, for such time and on such terms as they may deem ex- pedient for the interest of the Town.
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On motion of John B. Washburn :- Voted, that the sum of 1 seven hundred and fifty dollars ($750.00) be appropriated for the care and improvement of the various public parks.
On motion of John B. Washburn :- Voted, that the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars ($150.00) be appropriated for the care and improvement of Training Green.
John B. Washburn moved that the Water Commissioners be and are hereby instructed to lay a new 16 inch water pipe from the pumping station to Market street, a new 14 inch water pipe through Oak street, and a new 18 inch water pipe from Little South Pond to the pumping station, and to install meters in such places as they may deem advisable; and that the sum of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) be appropriated for said purposes, not more than three thousand dollars ($3,000.00) of which shall be expended in installing meters.
Frank Thompson moved that the question of laying the water pipes and the installation of meters be divided, and the motion was carried.
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