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Robbins, H. F.
CALL FORCE
Engine 1 and 2-Central Station.
Captain, Lieutenant, John N. Holmes Andrews, William; Bradford, John A .; Crosby, Edward F .; Carr, Charles F .; Dunton, Ernest ; Donlevy, Frank H .; Gard- ner, Percy W .; Hurd, William E .; Knights, James; Manter, Freeman; Mayo, Arthur; Morse, Edward K .; Nutter, Edwin F .; Nauman, John; Nickerson, Alfred E .; Paty, Fred W .; Peterson, Valentine J .; Sampson, John; Sullivan, Daniel; Savery, Ralph.
Ladder 2-Central Station.
Captain, B. L. Thomas Lieutenant, Charles F. Paty Fraser, Charles; Hatton, Charles H .; Harlow, Arthur W .; Holmes, Kendall H .; Morse, Alfred; Reinhardt, Henry; Rob- bins, H. F .; Roy, Peter.
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Engine 3-North Station.
Captain, Henry T. Cash Lieutenant, Robert Thom Grandi, Charles J .; Hardy, Edward C .; Kendrick, George A .; Kendrick, James K .; Pierce, Wm. S .; Stephan, Nicholas ; Wolf, Bernard.
Ladder 1-North Station.
Captain, Lothrop Hedge Lieutenant, John Stephen
Bentley, Ralph R .; Cook, Ralph; Grandi, Joseph; Gray, Nor- man W .; Strassel, John; Tillson, Charles H .; Webber, Henry P .; Ruprecht, Joseph.
During the year there have been four resignations, and one discharge from the organization. Two members attached to the Standish Guards were granted leave of absence, without loss of pay, during the time the Guards were under the U. S. Army orders.
APPARATUS.
The Apparatus and location of same remains as the pre- vious year.
Central Station.
Combination A-Hose and Chemical; Engine 1; Engine 2; Hose 1; Ladder 2; Chemical 1.
North Station.
Engine 3; Reserve Engine; Hose 3; Ladder 1.
New rubber tires have been fitted to the rear wheels of the Combination Hose and Chemical Truck, but it will be neces- sary to have this machine thoroughly overhauled, as soon as possible after the new chemical truck is put into commission. Considerable work has been done on Engine 1, and this ma- chine, which met with an accident while responding to an alarm of fire in the early part of the year, is now in good
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working order. When the new apparatus is in commission it is planned to assign Engine 2 to the North Station and dispose of the present Ladder 2 truck and Hose 1 wagon, plac- ing the new ladder truck, the new chemical combination and the new pumping engine in the Central Station.
With the new motor apparatus in service the horses used in the past will not be required except for a second or third alarm fire. It will be necessary, however, to provide enough horses to haul the second alarm apparatus until such time as another motor driven pumping engine is purchased.
NEW APPARATUS.
The delivery of the three motor driven pieces of apparatus covered by the appropriation voted at the March meeting of the town has been delayed, due to the unsettled manufactur- ing conditions throughout the country. A very careful investi- gation was made of the different types of pumping engines, as this appeared to be the most important piece to be pur- chased, and a pump of the centrifugal type, made by the Sea- grave Company, was selected as best adapted for the work of the department. It was felt that if all three pieces could be of the same make, provided the workmanship and perform- ance were satisfactory, it would simplify the handling and care of the same. A contract for the motor driven pumping engine and hose wagon, city service ladder truck, and chassis, upon which will be mounted the chemical tanks now on the horse drawn chemical, was, therefore, awarded to the Seagrave Company of Columbus, Ohio. It is confidently believed that the purchase, when delivered, will meet with the approval of the citizens of the town.
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HOSE.
The department has on hand 4,250 feet of 21/2 inch hose in good condition, and it will not be necessary to purchase any
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new hose the coming year unless some unforseen accident oc- curs.
During the year a combination hose testing and coupling machine has been installed, and repairs to damaged hose and the testing for leaks can be more easily handled than hereto- fore.
HYDRANTS.
Twelve new hydrants at new locations have been added dur- ing the year making a total of 212 distributed throughout the town. It has been necessary to replace three old hydrants with new ones and re-set one old one.
The reservoir on High Street has been thoroughly overhauled and new connections made with the new service pipes laid during the month of November.
A careful inspection of each hydrant was made during the month of November, and all were properly drained, to pre- vent freezing during the cold weather.
FIRE ALARM SYSTEM.
The fire alarm branch of the department has received the usual care and attention necessary to maintain this important aid to the fire fighting force.
A re-winder for the punch register in the Central Station has been added, which will assist in maintaining a proper rec- ord of the alarms.
A new line over Warren Avenue has been laid to follow the new pole locations due to the alterations on the highway.
The Universal transmitter box, from which any alarm may be sounded on the bells and whistles, was removed from the central telephone station to the Central Fire Station in the month of May. It is believed less chance of a mistake in re- ceiving and sending alarms will occur under this arrange-
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ment, and the responsibility is directly with the department. A dial for the "No School" signal has been added to the box and is used under the direction of the School Committee.
One new regulation box has been added to the system and there are at present, 37 boxes distributed throughout the town. In addition to these, there are 20 box locations, or "phantom boxes," so-called, which are covered by the universal trans- mitter box in the Central Station. These "phantom boxes" are located in parts of the town where it was thought not nec- essary to install a regulation box. When a fire is discovered in a locality near which no box is handy, a telephone message to the Central Station, giving the part of the town where the fire is in progress, will cause the alarm to be given for one of the "phantom boxes" and by the aid of the universal trans- mitter, an alarm can be sounded on the bells and whistles calling the department to this box location.
It is planned to rearrange the overhead wires in a part of the North section of the town the coming year, as these cir- cuits are in a more or less hazardous condition and should be protected so as not to cause trouble during stormy weather.
BUILDINGS.
The buildings under the care of the Department have had necessary repairs made and are now in good order. The heat- ing systems at both the North and Central Stations have been repaired and put in safe working condition.
To care for the additional members of the permanent force, required to operate the motor driven apparatus, the room over the stable at the Central Station used as a hayloft, is being altered to provide two rooms. One of these rooms will be used for sleeping quarters and the other for the Commissioner. The room at present used for the office of the Commissioner will also be used as additional sleeping room.
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INSPECTIONS OF BUILDINGS, ETC.
Inspections of the hotels and lodging houses, as required by the State Police, have been made, and reports returned, stating condition as regards life saving appliances, exits, etc.
During the year 373 inspections of cellars and basements were made by members of the permanent force and arrange- ments made for removal of rubbish, etc.
The inspections of garages for the year number 124. In
a large number of these garages but little attempt had been made to follow regulations as prescribed by the State Police and the department found it necessary to request altera- tions to meet the requirements of the law.
Permits to sell fireworks, firecrackers, etc., were granted to 10 applicants.
FIRE RECORD.
During the year the department has responded to 39 bell alarms, and 68 still or telephone alarms, making a total of 107. Of this number 6 were for the pulmotor.
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The causes of fires and alarms were as follows :
Out of town,
2
Automobiles,
1
Brush and rubbish,
9
Lamps, etc.,
1
Pipes, cigarettes,
2
Chimney soot,
13
Defective chimney and pipes,
14
Pulmotor,
6
Overheated furnace,
1
Set by boys,
8
Incendiary and supposed,
13
Spontaneous combustion,
8
Starting fire with kerosene,
1
Clothes near stove,
2
Grease on stove,
1
Electric wires,
2
Tar boiling over,
1
Lightning,
1
Unknown,
3
False or needless,
18
Total,
107
HOW EXTINGUISHED
Months
Extin- guishers
Chemical Engine
Hydrant Streams
Steamer
No Action
Pul- motor
January
2
3
1
3
February
6
2
2
2
March
2
4
1
April
2
1
1
2
3
May
1
1
1
1
June
3
July
4
2
5
2
11
August
1
1
1
2
September
1
4
1
1
1
October
1
2
4
1
November
4
1
1
1
December
2
4
1
1
3
Totals
15
31
18
10
27
6
ALARMS-FIRE LOSSES-INSURANCE.
ALARMS
VALUES INVOLVED
INSURANCE
MONTHS
| Still
| Bell
| Pulmotor
Total
Values of Buildings
Loss on Buildings
Value of Contents
Loss on Contents
Total Values Involved
Total Loss on Values Involved
Buildings
Contents
JANUARY FEBRUARY
5
1
3
9
$ 2,500.00
20.00
$
$
$ 2,500.00
20.00
$ 1,500.00
4
11
31,500.00
10,155.00
12,800.00
5,889.66
44,300.00
16,044.66
22,300.00
10,400.00
MARCII
4
3
7
17,000.00
1,191.00
6,100.00
605.00
23.100.00
1,796.00
12.908 64
3,050.00
APRIL
6
5
11
15,400 00
758.00
7,350.00
550.00
. 22,750.00
1,308.00
12,500.00
5,000.00
MAY
3
1
4
35,000.00
3,030.00
46,000.00
24,500.00
81,000 00
27,530 00
19,500.00
33,300.00
JUNE
3
3
14,450 00
500.00
1,500.00
1,000.00
15,950.00
1,500.00
14,800.00
JULY
11.13
24
7,400.00
1,830.00
5,650.00
780.00
13,050 00
2,610 00
4.700.00
900.00
AUGUST
4
1
5
5,100.00
1,200.00
3,700.00
400 00
8,800.00
1,600.00
3,000.00
800 00
SEPTEMBER
6
2
8
15,100.00
425.00
9,300.00
55.00
24,400.00
480.00
11.600.00
5,300.00
OCTOBER
5
1
225.00
55.00
2,005.00
2.00
2,230.00
57.00
1
7
22,200.00
275.00
16,900.00
555.00
39,100.00
830.00
17,800.00
12,800.00
DECEMBER
4
11
21,200.00
452.00
8,500.00
150.00
29,700.00
602.00
14,708.64
2,600.00
TOTALS
62:39
107
187.075.00
19,891.00
119,805.00
34,486.66
306,880.00
54,377.66
135.317.28
74,150.00
1
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NOVEMBER
1
6
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During the month of July the department received 11 false or needless alarms. All of these were received during the eve- ning of July 3rd and the early morning of the 4th, and it is to be regretted that the department should be called upon to answer such alarms, and thus lower the efficiency of the or- ganization should an alarm of real importance be received.
EXPENDITURES.
The expenditures for the maintenance of the department for the year 1916 were as follows :
Appropriation for the year,
$15,100 00
Salaries and wages-
Engineers,
$821 14
Permanent Force,
5,487 76
Call Force,
3,057 71
Other employees,
311 91
Total salaries and wages,
$9,678 52
Horse and auto hire,
1,804 50
Equipment and repairs,
920 24
Hydrant service,
248 22
Maintenance, buildings and grounds,
1,157 62
Fuel and light,
1,004 98
Other expenses,
280 92
Total expenditures,
$15,095 00
Balance unexpended,
$5 00
APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1917.
The department will require an appropriation of $16,985.00 for the usual running expenses during the year 1917; and an additional appropriation of $500.00 to cover the necessary expenses due to the changes and alterations in the Central Station to accommodate the new apparatus and additional men of the Permanent Force.
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Salaries and Wages-
Chief,
$1,200 00
Permanent force,
8,500 00
Call force, May 1, 1917,
2,700 00
Call force, May 1-Dec. 31,
1,200 00
Total salaries and wages,
$13,600 00
Horse and auto hire,
350 00
Equipment and repairs,
1,100 00
Hydrant service,
225 00
Fuel and light,
1,000 00
Maintenance, buildings and grounds,
450 00
Other expenses,
260 00
$16,985 00
I would recommend, also, that the unexpended balance from the new motor apparatus account be transferred to the regu- lar fire department appropriation and this amount be used to pay for repairs to the Pope Hartford machine.
It will be noted that an appropriation is called for to cover the wages of the call force from May 1, 1917, to December 31, 1917. This is explained by the fact that it has been the cus- tom in the past to pay the Call Men on May 1st for the year ending this date. The 1916 appropriation, therefore, covered the amount due the members from May, 1915, to May, 1916, but did not include the balance of the year. It is now neces- sary to call for an appropriation for the balance of the year 1916, as well as the full year of 1917, so that the pay of the men will agree with the financial year of the town.
I would recommend, therefore, a total appropriation of $17,- 485.00 and the unexpended amount from the special motor apparatus account.
FIRE PREVENTION.
The co-operation of the citizens is earnestly requested in all matters that will assist in the prevention of fires. Inspec-
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tions by members of the department are made at regular inter- vals, but the citizens themselves must give careful attention to the removal of rubbish and other accumulations of waste material in which fires are liable to occur. There are many old and deserted buildings throughout the town serv- ing no good purpose, which offer excellent material for a serious conflagration. During the past year, the department has been called many times to one building in particular, which is of no value except as kindling wood, and which showed unmistakable signs of having been set. The citizens will realize, of course, that when the department is attending needless calls of this nature, the rest of the town is without the protection of the apparatus called on this alarm. The attention of the citizens is also called to the number of false and needless alarms that have hap- pened during the year. Many of the false alarms are but fool- ish pranks of mischievous boys, who apparently delight in see- ing the department respond, but if the citizens would lend their assistance when the alarms occur, it is believed this evil would very soon be corrected.
RECOMMENDATIONS.
The purchase of the new motor apparatus will add in a large degree to the efficiency of the department, and with the horse drawn equipment, which will be retained in service, is expected to provide sufficient protection to the town for some time to come.
The chassis upon which will be mounted the chemical tanks from the horse drawn truck, however, will be provided with prop- er gears, etc., to accommodate a pump of about 350 gallons ca- pacity, and the purchase of this pump at a cost of about $750, installed, is recommended by the Commissioner, although not called for in this year's appropriation. This combination would provide another pumping engine at a nominal cost and one that would be of valuable service to the town.
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It will be necessary within a short time to replace the present wood floor at the Central Station with concrete to meet the requirements of the State law.
The fire alarm apparatus should be housed in a fire-proof building. While we have an excellent arrangement in the Central Station, it is not a fire-proof installation, and the In- surance Exchange will require same to be located in a fire-proof structure before the town can expect much of a reduction in the insurance rate.
The establishing of a set of building regulations is sincerely recommended. The town has been exceedingly fortunate as re- gards serious conflagrations, but this condition cannot forever continue, and serious thought should be given to the subject.
CONCLUSION.
The members of the present Fire Department organization have accepted the new form of government in a manner that is highly pleasing to the Fire Commissioner. The rules cover- ing the habits of the men, especially the permanent force, and those relating to loafing in quarters, and on the apparatus floor, are especially severe in view of the fact that in the past such regulations were never in order. Therefore, it is a pleas- ure for the Commissioner to report to the citizens that they have a department made up of individuals who can appreciate that such rules and regulations as govern the force are for the betterment of the service, and mean a department which will be capable and efficient in time of emergency.
The Commissioner appreciates the help and advice he has received from the members of the Board of Selectmen and the other departments of the town, and extends his thanks to them and to the officers and men in the organization who have assisted in the work of the department.
Respectfully submitted,
ROBERT C. HARLOW,
Fire Commissioner.
TWENTIETH ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
CHIEF OF POLICE
OF THE
Town of Plymouth
FOR THE
Year Ending December 31,
1916
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POLICE DEPARTMENT.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :-
Gentlemen : I have the honor to respectfully submit to you the following report of the Police Department for the year ending December 31, 1916.
ORGANIZATION.
John Armstrong, Chief.
Patrolmen.
Joseph W. Schilling, Lincoln S. Wixon, Jacob E. Peck, John Gault, George H. Bell.
Constables.
John Armstrong, Joseph W. Schilling, Lincoln S. Wixon, John Gault, Jacob E. Peck, George H. Bell, Freeman Manter, Samuel Ferguson, William E. Baker, James M. Cameron, Harrison B. Sherman, Herman W. Tower, Edward D. Dunton.
Special Police Officers.
James M. Cameron, Harrison B. Sherman, James M. Downey, Russell L. Dickson, George W. Young, Thomas W. Regan, John Bodell, James W. Lewis, John H. Geary, John B. Finney, Fred L. Sears, Charles J. Grandi, J. Murry At- wood, Nicholas Stephan, Alfred Holmes, Roscoe A. Jewell, Freeman Manter, Frank H. Cushman, Thomas J. Kennedy, Charles Webber, Harry L. Sampson, John Nauman, Valentine Peterson, John H. Morris, Michael H. McGovern.
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Fire Police. James M. Downey, Patrick C. Connely, Charles H. Raymond.
Janitor and Keeper of Police Station. Thomas J. Kennedy.
Special Police for Limited Territory.
Edward F. Stranger, cemeteries and Burial Hill; Bertram H. Wilbur, Pilgrim Monument; Benjamin F. Walker, High School; William H. Raymond, Mount Pleasant School; Louis B. Howland, Pilgrim Hall; Martin W. Holmes, Burial Hill; Horace Anderson, Fresh Pond; Geoffrey D. Perrior, Eagle and Red Men's Hall ; Charles F. H. Harris, South Pond; William S. Fuller, South Pond; Charles S. Pearson, G. A. R. Hall ; Paul J. Smithson, Boys' Club ; Ralph F. Paulding, Jabez Cor- ner; John H. Damon, Plymouth Beach; Frank Thomas, R. B. Simmington's Estate; Ernest Ranta, R. B. Simmington's Es- tate; Julius Lammpi, R. B. Simmington's Estate; Otto Teit- tinen, R. B. Simmington's Estate; Hjahnar Yrjonen, R. B. Simmington's Estate; George A. Burgess, Mount Pleasant School.
Arrests by the Month.
Males
Females
Total
January,
38
0
38
February,
27
0
27
March,
27
3
30
April,
26
2
28
May,
30
5
35
June,
30
2
37
July,
59
2
61
August,
25
3
28
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September,
38
1
39
October,
36
2
38
November,
38
5
43
December,
35
5
40
409
35
444
Business of Police Department.
Total number of arrests,
444
Males,
409
Females,
35
Residents,
315
Non-residents,
129
Amount of fines imposed,
$1,505.00
Number of fines imposed,
45
Appealed cases,
23
Complaints dismissed,
22
Continued,
68
Discharged,
45
Released without arraignment,
95
Place on file,
49
Probation,
42
Taunton Insane Hospital,
10
Bridgewater State Farm,
5
House of Correction,
14
Bound over to Grand Jury,
5
Suspended sentences,
4
Shirley School,
2
Walpole Training School,
1
Foxborough,
2
Defaulted,
·4
Arrested for out of town officers,
Sherborne,
3
Total,
444
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Offences.
Males
Females
Total
Assault and battery,
43
0
43
Adultery,
3
3
6
Annoying girls on street,
6
0
6
Arson,
1
0
1
Attempting to set fire to building,
2
0
2
Bastardy,
6
0
6
Breaking and entering,
12
0)
12
Begging,
2
0
2
Concealed weapons,
2
0
2
Carrying revolver,
2
0
2
Delinquent,
5
4
9
Drunkenness,
149
4
153
Disturbing the peace,
36
1
37
Disorderly house, keeping,
1
1
2
Dipsomantic,
2
0
2
Default warrant,
3
0
3
Enticing girls away from home,
2
0
2
Fornication,
0
1
1
Game of chance,
2
0
2
Giving liquor to prisoners,
2
0
2
Habitual absentee,
1
0
1
Insane,
5
4
9
Intimidation,
1
0
1
Idle and disorderly,
2
2
4
Keeping child away from school,
0
1
1
Larceny,
14
2
16
Lewdness,
0
2
2
Malicious mischief,
4
0
4
Non-support of wife and children,
16
0
16
Non-payment of taxes,
1
0
1
Neglect of children,
1
1
2
Neglected children,
3
2
ɔ̃
Obtaining money under false pretenses, 2
0
2
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Obtaining board under false pretenses, 1 Obstruction, 1
0
1
0
1
Peddling without a license,
4
0
4
Playing cards on Lord's Day,
1
0
4
Runaway child,
1
0
1
Receiving stolen property,
1
0
1
Stubborn child,
0
1
1
Setting fires,
4
0
4
Surrendered by bondsmen,
3
0
3
Threatening language,
4
0
4
Trespass,
3
0
3
Tramp,
1
0
1
Truants,
2
0
2
Unnatural act,
1
0
1
Undecent exposure,
2
0
2
Violating liquor laws,
30
3
33
Violating motor vehicle laws,
11
0
11
Violating town by-laws,
3
0
3
Violating probation,
2
0
2
Wayward children,
1
1
2
Watered milk,
1
0
1
411
33
444
Children reported lost and found,
14
Strayed teams lost and returned to owner,
5
Doors found open and locked by night officers,
95
Nights lodging given to
7
Complaints made and investigated,
1,116
I recommend an appropriation of $9,000.00 for the year 1917.
Respectfully submitted, JOHN ARMSTRONG,
Chief of Police.
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REPORT OF CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31st, 1916.
The Board of Cemetery Commissioners respectfully submit their report for the year 1916, and recommendations as follows :
OAK GROVE AND VINE HILLS CEMETERIES.
Appropriation,
$5,000 00
Income from Funds for care,
478 29
Refund from insurance,
3 92
$5,482 21
Expenditures.
Superintendent's salary, $705 00
Labor and material for general repairs,
burials, care and building of lots,
4,356 66
Telephone, 18 25
Tools and repairs,
101 38
Stationery, printing and clerical serv-
ices,
84 10
Gypsy moths,
130 35
Miscellaneous,
4 25
$5,399 99
Unexpended,
82 22
$5,482 21
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Receipts.
Sale of lots, .
$420 10
Burials,
439 00
Care and making of lots,
1,927 08
Miscellaneous,
11 59
$2,797 77
We recommend that the sum of $5,000.00 be appropriated for the year 1917.
SPECIAL APPROPRIATION FOR LAYING OF WATER PIPE IN OAK GROVE AND VINE HILLS CEMETERIES.
Unexpended, from 1915,
$6 41
Appropriation, 1916, 200 00
$206 41
No work has been done under this appropriation.
BURIAL HILL.
Appropriation,
$1,000 00
Income from Funds for care,
44 59
$1,044 59
Expenditures.
General care,
$760 46
Burials,
11 78
Care and making of lots,
50 92
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Superintendent's salary,
85 00
Police,
61 80
Tools and repairs,
44 40
$1,014 36
Unexpended,
30 23
$1,044 59
Receipts.
Care,
$66 69
Burials,
5 00
$71 69
We recommend that the sum of $1,000.00 be appropriated for the year 1917.
Some of the oldest stones upon the Hill need attention in the way of preservation and restoration, and, having in mind the added interest that is being taken in everything pertaining to the old burials, your Commissioners recommend an appro- priation of three hundred dollars for this purpose.
APPROPRIATION FOR REVOLUTIONARY MARKERS.
Unexpended from 1915,
$62 15
No occasion has arisen for any expenditure under this ap- propriation during the year.
CHILTONVILLE, MANOMET, CEDARVILLE AND SOUTH PONDS CEMETERIES.
Appropriation,
$150 00
Expenditures.
Chiltonville, general repairs,
$76 70
Chiltonville, care of lots,
5 00
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.
Manomet, general repairs,
18 05
Manomet, care of lots,
5 00
South Ponds, care of lots,
3 15
$107 90
Unexpended,
42 10
$150 00
Receipts.
Sale of lots, Chiltonville,
$29 48
Sale of lots, Manomet,
7 60
$37 08
We recommend that $150.00 be appropriated for the year 1917.
SPECIAL APPROPRIATION FOR ADDITION TO MANOMET CEMETERY.
Appropriation,
$475 00
Expenditures.
Land, Robert McDonald,
$175 00
Recording deed and plan,
1 65
Labor, clearing land,
122 26
$298 91
Unexpended,
176 09
$475 00
Under the above appropriation a lot of land lying adjacent to the present cemetery upon the White Horse Road and con- taining approximately three acres, was purchased from Robert McDonald. The rear of this lot, which is well adapted for the purpose, connected with the present cemetery, will provide
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for the requirements of this locality for many years. The lot has been partly cleared, but it will be necessary to lay out the part to be used, and build roads and fences. For this purpose we recommend an appropriation of three hundred dollars, to be added to the amount now on hand.
The Town Accountant, in his report, gives the entire list of funds for perpetual care. During the year nine funds have been established, amounting to $975.00.
GEORGE MABBETT, HENRY W. BARNES, HORACE M. SAUNDERS, Board of Cemetery Commissioners.
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REPORT OF OVERSEERS OF THE POOR
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1916.
The total appropriation for the use of this department dur- ing the year 1916, exclusive of that made for mothers with dependent children, which appears elsewhere, was $15,432.00, to which is added $100.08 for income at our disposal derived from certain trust funds. We have spent $13,958.49, deduct- ing our reimbursements of $1,751.70 from this shows that the net cost for the year was $12,206.79. Comparing the net cost of 1915 with that of the past year gives $1,412.41 less money than in 1915. The number of persons aided was considerably smaller this year, but 225 altogether having outside aid, and 23 of this number were aided by other towns and cities. We attribute as the reason for the much lessened number of those aided the past year, the fact that work was to be had by everybody who was capable of work, thus eliminating all ex- cept the old, the weak, those sick, both mentally and physically, etc., who will probably always be with us.
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