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At the Almshouse but three inmates have been added to the 13 reported on the first of January, 1916, and as two inmates were discharged during the year we have 14 as the present number. The figures for the cost of support will be found be- low under their proper headings. We do not have, as do many places, a large farm connected with our Almshouse, the pro- ceeds from the sale of produce from which is used to reduce the per capita cost of the inmates, but all our available land is cultivated and the product used at the house. Our Superin- tendent the past season, with some hired help, supplemented by
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the labor of such of the inmates as were able to labor, have grown the usual summer garden truck, also 48 bushels of nice potatoes, 40 bushels shelled corn, 11 bushels of onions, 5 bushels of rye and several barrels of cabbage, besides harvesting hay and fodder enough to winter the two cows and two heifers that are kept at present.
For use of the department for the year 1917 we recommend an appropriation of $14,500.00.
MOTHERS WITH DEPENDENT CHILDREN.
Out of the $4,000.00 which the town voted for this branch of our department we have spent $3,366.66, and have received from the Commonwealth as reimbursement $1,821.91, leaving the cost to the town for this aid the sum of $1,544.75. We now have 8 families numbering 32 children that are receiving this form of relief.
We recommend an appropriation of $4,000.00 for use during 1917.
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Receipts credited to Estimated
Receipts, $1,751.70
Appropriated Jan. 15 for 1915 bills,
$432.00
Appropriated March 25, 15,000.00
Income from Trust Funds,
100.08
Total,
$15,532.08
Payments-
General Administration-
Salary of Chairman,
$50.00
Salary of Secretary,
250.00
Printing, Stationery and Postage, 16.30
All Other, 23.84
Total General Administration,
$340.14
Almshouse-
Salary of Superintendent,
$611.09
Other Salaries and Wages,
855.15
Groceries and Provisions, 1,557.65
Dry Goods and Clothing,
221.30
Building, 292.07
Fuel and Light,
763.24
Equipment,
117.25
Hay and Grain,
732.33
All Other,
238.82
Total Almshouse,
$5,388.90
Outside Relief by Town-
Cash,
$1,350.75
Rent,
1,231.00
Groceries and Provisions,
3,129.20
Coal and Wood,
668.00
Medical Attendance and Medicine,
639.65
Burials, 85.00
State Institutions,
203.14
Other Institutions,
95.72
All Other,
89.34
Total Outside Relief,
$7,491.80
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Relief Given by Other Cities and Towns, All Other Expenses, Total Payments,
735.00
2.65
$13,958.49
Balance to Excess and Deficiency,
$1,573.59
MOTHERS' AID.
Receipts Credited to Estimated
Receipts,
$1,821.91
Appropriation,
$4,000.00
Payments-
Cash,
$3,186.50
Rent,
102.10
Fuel,
52.25
Medical Attendance,
16.00
All Other,
9.81
Total Payments,
$3,366.66
Balance to Excess and Deficiency,
$633.34
CHARLES A. STRONG, WILLIAM T. ELDRIDGE, HERBERT W. BARTLETT,
Overseers of Poor.
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ASSESSORS' REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1916.
Apr. 1. Personal property as-
sessed,
$3,989,820 00
Dec. 20. Personal property as- sessed, 24,125 00
Apr. 1. Real property assessed, 11,278,475 00
Dec. 20. Real property assessed,
600 00
-$15,293,020 00
Exempted, Clause 9, 10, 14, R. L.,
101,825 00
Available for taxation,
$15,191,195 00
Buildings assessed, $7,349,325 00
Land assessed, 3,929,750 00
Personal assessed, excluding
resident bank stock,
3,794,625 00
Personal assessed, resident
bank stock,
219,320 00
$15,293,020 00
Buildings exempted, Clause 14, R. L., $43,125 00
Land exempted, Clause 14, R. L., 9,575 00
Buildings exempted, Clause 9 and 10, R. L., 33,900 00
Land exempted, Clause 9 and 10, R. L., 15,225 00
$101,825 00
.
$15,191,195 00
3.60
3.3
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Rate, $18.40 on $1,000.00,
Tax on personal,
Tax on real,
$ 73,856 59 205,661 40 7,146 00
Tax on polls,
$286.663 99
Gain on personal,
$148,330 00
Gain on real,
743,250 00
$891,580 00
State warrant,
$24,080 00
State warrant, highway,
1,824 35
County warrant,
17,052 05
County warrant, Gurnet Bridge,
325 50
Town warrant,
240,210 84
Overlay, 2,555 35
$286,048 09
Non-Resident Bank Tax,
4,746 83
Moth,
575 54
Street Railways Excise Tax,
636 96
Reassessed,
82 96
Additional Dec.
532 94
Warrants to Collector,
$292,623 32
Property Exempt from Taxation.
Charitable, literary, etc.,
$619,282 00
County of Plymouth, 350,250 00
Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
32,050 00
Houses of religious worship,
317,850 00
Town of Plymouth,
917,550 00
United States of America,
90,000 00
Individuals assessed on property, residents, 1,870
All others assessed on property, residents, 624
Individuals assessed on property, non-residents, 783
All others, assessed on property, non-residents. 121
Persons assessed on property, 3,398
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Persons assessed on poll only,
2,471
Persons assessed on poll and property, 5,869
Polls assessed, 3,572
Polls exempt, Clause 14, R. L., 16
Polls and property exempt, Clause 14, R. L., 32
Polls exempt, Clause 9 and 10, R. L., 17
Polls and property exempt, Clause 9 and 10, R. L., 13
Horses,
604
Cows,
437
Neat cattle,
21
Sheep,
54
Swine,
12
Fowl,
4,700
Dwelling houses,
3,241
Acres of land,
50,269
Abatement Account.
1914. Levy.
Dec. 31, 1915. Undrawn,
$1,923 93
Dec. 30, 1916. Abatements,
1,025 71
$898 22
1915. Levy.
Dec. 31, 1915. Undrawn,
$4,823 90
Dec. 30, 1916. Abatements,
57 15
$4,766 75
1916. Levy.
1916. Overlay,
$2,555 35
Dec. Added (reassessed.)
82 96
$2,638 31
Dec. 30. Abatements,
563 14
$2,075 17
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Reserve Fund.
Dec. 31, 1915. Undrawn,
$2,170 08
Dec. 1916. Added, 8 92
Dec. 20, 1916. Additional assessment,
532 94
Dec. 30, 1916. Undrawn balance, Levy 1914,
898 22
$3,610 16
Mar. 1916. Voted at the Annual Town Meeting,
to apply to Levy of 1916, $2,100 00
$1,510 16
We recommend an appropriation for services and expenses of the assessors for the year 1917, the sum of ($2,800.00) twenty-eight hundred dollars. Also the sum of ($1,000.00) one thousand dollars to continue the survey and plan of the town. We also recommend that the sum of ($1,400.00) fourteen hun- dred dollars of the reserve fund to be applied to Levy of 1917.
JAMES C. BATES,
GEORGE HARLOW,
NATHANIEL G. LANMAN,
Assessors.
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BOARD OF HEALTH.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of Plymouth :
We submit herewith a summary of the work of the Board of Health for the year ending December 31, 1916.
The last report of the Board dealt largely with the require- ment governing the sale and production of milk and the new law compelling the Board to provide a suitable dispensary for the treatment of tuberculosis.
The problems concerning both these subjects, at least so far as legal requirements existing at the last Town Meeting, have been satisfactorily met, although more and more is constantly being exacted both by the Commonwealth and progressive local public opinion.
The work of dairy inspection has been carried on in an effi- cient manner by Walton E. Briggs who was appointed Milk In- spector by the Board eight months ago. In our opinion, he has earned not only his salary but the respect of the dealers and producers with whom he has worked to improve conditions under which milk is produced and distributed.
A recent Act of the Legislature (1916), seems to make it necessary not only for the Board to inspect places of milk pro- duction, but the product itself. This means that the work of the Inspector will greatly increase, and the cost for appa- ratus will be considerable, probably not less than $150.00 if fat and sediment tests are made and from $350.00 to $500.00 for necessary implements and supplies for bacteriological tests, while the salary item would also be materially increased.
The Board firmly believes that all the above methods of inspection will eventually be adopted and that it is largely a, question of funds available as to whether all the expense is
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incurred this year or only a beginning made. We recommend to the voters of the Town the complete report of the Inspector of Milk for their careful consideration and such appropriation for the purposes therein set forth as may be spared in view of the demands of other departments of the Town.
The work of arresting and curing cases of tuberculosis through the medium of a local dispensary has been carried on during the past year according to both the letter and the spirit of the requirements of the Commonwealth.
The rooms in the Governor Bradford Building used for the work, have been open each week Thursday forenoon and eve- ning, except Thanksgiving Day.
According to Dr. J. Holbrook Shaw, the physician in charge, the total number of visits for examination have been one hun- dred thirty-eight. There are now six patients under observa- tion and treatment, and five patients in Sanatoria; one eachı in the State Sanatoria at Lakeville and Westfield, one in Dr. Millet's Sanatorium in East Bridgewater, one in the House of the Good Samaritan in Boston, and one in the Huntress House, Rutland, Massachusetts.
The nurse has made visits when necessary and given much useful information and advice besides making arrangements relative to removal of patients to hospital and sanatoria.
The report of the Town Accountant shows in detail the ex- pense of the Department.
During the past year Michael D. Welsh and Arthur A. Sampson have continued to act as Inspectors of Plumbing, and their reports submitted to the Board, show a total of one hundred thirty-eight permits granted for plumbing work and one hundred ninety-six inspections made. Of the number of permits one hundred sixteen were for work in old buildings and twenty-nine in new buildings.
Inspector Freeman Manter reports fumigation by direction of the Board in fifteen cases of scarlet fever, twenty-seven of diphtheria, six of tuberculosis and fifteen other cases of fumi-
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gation, also that he has examined the bill of health and general condition of eight vessels from foreign ports as well as at- tended to all complaints, some two hundred in number, made or referred to him by the Board or individuals.
During the past year the general methods of taking care of rubbish and waste matter has remained unchanged. A man has been employed constantly at the public dump and substantially all the refuse and waste matter have been burned daily.
The Obery dump is now temporarily closed, as the Park Commissioners desired to secure filling material for the Ste- vens Playground site, while the Standish Street dump supplies a convenient place for people in the north end, and has made unnecessary the use of the $200.00 voted the Board for a dumping site. We, therefore, recommend that the same be re- funded to the Town.
There has been a total of 268 cases of contagious disease as compared with 158 cases of the year 1916.
The following tabulation from the records of the Board will show the contagious disease most prevalent during each of the past twelve months.
| Jan.
| Feb.
Mar.
April
May
| June
| July
/ Aug.
| Sept.
Oct.
1 | NOV.
Dec.
Total
Diphtheria Measles
7 413
1
1
5
1 33
40 38 69 29
180
Scarlet Fever
1
2
7
2
1
13
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
2
1
3
1
1
5
2
3
3
21
Tuberculosis, other forms
1
2
1
1
5
Typhoid
1
2
2
5
Ophthalmia
1
1
Trachoma
1
1
2
Chicken Pox
1
1
Anterior Poliomyelitis
1
German Measles
2
2
Whooping Cough
1
1
Septic Sore Throat
3
3
Total Cases, 268
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Thirty cases have been reported as indigent, nine of these were tubercular, eleven were infected with diphtheria, four had scarlet fever, four measles, one opthalmia and one child was held in quarantine because of suspected infantile paralysis. In this last case the Board was obliged to bear the expense be- cause of holding the same for fuller developments, which fort- unately proved the case harmless in so far as public health was concerned.
In the twenty-nine other cases whatever was necessary for the well being of the patient has been furnished by the Board. In such cases wherever a settlement could be determined in other cities or towns of the Commonwealth or where visible means of maintenance have been found at some later date, reimbursement has been demanded and in most cases secured for any expense incurred in the care of the affected individual.
On July 27, 1916, one positive case of infantile paralysis was reported at White Horse Beach. By advice of the Board the case was removed within a few hours to Worcester, travel- ing by way of a motor ambulance; the house was immediately disinfected and no other case was reported during the year.
It was about this time that the alarming increase of the dis- ease throughout the whole Commonwealth made it necessary to establish a watch on all incoming travel.
Through the courtesy of the Police Department, officers were at hand at all in-coming trains and boats and no person ac- companied by children was allowed to enter the Town without making themselves known and their destination. Returns were made daily to the Health Department and watch was kept on new arrivals for a period of two weeks.
In all cases of the more dangerous contagious disease quaran- tine has been enforced as in the past.
Infected individuals, in so far as the Board has been able, have been removed to the Jordan Hospital. Here most excel- lent facilities have been provided for their proper quarantine and treatment.
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Disinfection has been carried out under the personal super- vision of an experienced officer, no second infections have been reported and the work for the year has been satisfactory to the Board.
The various serums and vaccines have been furnished through- out the year to physicians free on request. Cultures, blood and sputa have been received for examination and accurate reports have been furnished the local physicians in a minimum time from the State Laboratories.
On two occasions it has been necessary to summon an ex- pert consultant. Once a suspected case of smallpox made its way into the Jordan Hospital and at another time, a case be- lieved to be typhus fever was discovered in a block at the North End.
In view of the present needs of the Board we recommend an appropriation of $8,500.00, of which sum $1,000.00 is to be used to buy the necessary apparatus for, and the carrying on of, milk inspection work.
Respectfully submitted, GEORGE H. JACKSON, FREEMAN MANTER, HARRY R. TALBOT,
Board of Health.
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REPORT OF PARK COMMISSIONERS.
The various parks of the town have been cared for as usual and improvements have been made to a great extent in several places.
In Morton Park a variety of trees and shrubs have. been planted to take the place of the old growth of oak now exist- ing but which is fast dying out.
The bath house at Nelson Street, and especially the one at Beach Park have been very much appreciated.
The $200.00 which was appropriated for the improvement of the Indian Land at Manomet has been expended by putting a new fence around the Indian burying ground and cleaning up the underbrush, etc., on a greater part of the land there owned by the town.
Your Park Commissioners still insist on asking for an ap- propriation of $1,000.00 for granolithic walks on Training Green, and trust this may meet with the approval of every voter interested in public improvements at our next Town Meet- ing.
A new fence has been erected around a portion of the Stephens Field Playground and arrangements have been made with the Board of Health to have the public dump there, thereby giv- ing the town the benefit of every load of good filling material that has usually gone to waste.
We believe that in a few years hence this will be one of the most desirable locations the town has on its shore frontage.
We ask for the ensuing year an appropriation of $1,150 for parks, $250 for care of Beach Park Bath House, $150 for care of Nelson St. Bath House, $200 for care of Training
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Green, $1,000 for granolithic walks on Training Green. Also the unexpended balance of $90.98 left over from last year's appropriation for Stephens Field Playground to be used for drain pipe, labor, etc.
REIMBURSEMENTS
Beach Park Bath House, 1916,
$186 70
Nelson St. Bath House, 1916,
39 93
$226 63
Appropriation, 1916,
$1,900 00
Income from Morton Fund, 1916,
101 25
Appropriated from Reserve,
15 59
Total,
$2,016 84
PAYMENTS
Park Department.
General,
Salaries and wages,
$1,094 96
Teams,
188 14
All other,
313 58
Bathing Beaches,
420 16
Total payments,
$2,016 84
Training Green.
Appropriation,
$200 00
Salaries and wages,
168 90
Teams,
6 00
All other,
8 00
Total payments,
$182 90
Unexpended,
$17 10
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Stephens Field Playground.
Appropriation,
$300 00
Total payments.
$209 02
Unexpended,
$90 98
Respectfully submitted. BENJ. F. RAYMOND, JOHN RUSSELL.
Park Commissioners.
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GYPSY AND BROWN TAIL MOTH ACCOUNT
Dr.
Jan. 15., appropriation for 1915 bills,
$ 5 66
March 25, appropriation,
5,000 00
$5,005 66
Cr.
Superintendent,
$649 50
Labor,
2,710 80
Horses and truck,
756 60
Insecticides,
719 25
Hardware and tools,
71 23
Telephone,
28 52
Miscellaneous,
69 62
Balance unexpended,
14
$5,005 66
During the past year, the work of this department, aided by the natural enemies of the Gypsy Moth, (including the im- ported parasites, especially the Calosoma Beetle) has served to greatly reduce the moths in many badly infested localities. This is particularly true in sections that have been infested longest. The beetle mentioned above was first liberated in Plymouth in 1911, on the estate of B. M. Watson. Only twenty- one beetles and one hundred and thirty-five beetle larvæ were liberated, and now the beetle is so abundant over the entire town that it is noticed by many residents who are familiar with its appearance and methods of destroying the Gypsy.
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The usual amount of creosoting has been done, and spray- ing carried to the limit, with good results considering the poor season for this work. Several miles of roadside have been clean- ed between Bourne and Plymouth, which makes it much easier to cope with the moth situation, and also makes a fire guard.
The work of the department together with the different para- sites and fungus disease have put the Browntail Moth nearly out of commission. It is necessary, however, that aggressive methods be continued in order to keep the pests under control.
I wish to thank the property owners for their much needed aid in this work.
I respectfully recommend an appropriation of $5,000.00 for labor and supplies for this department for the ensuing year.
A. A. RAYMOND, Moth Superintendent.
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TREE WARDEN.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
I hereby submit the report of my department for the year ending December 31, 1916.
Dr.
To appropriation, Jan. 15, for 1915 bills, $22 90 To appropriation, March 25, for 1916, 1,200 00
Total,
$1,222 90
Cr.
By salaries and wages-
Tree Warden,
$368 25
Labor,
388 65
Total,
$756 90
By other expenses-
Teams,
$220 34
Hardware and supplies,
59 37
Insecticides,
147 50
Trees,
3 50
Telephone,
22 10
All other,
13 18
Total,
$465 99
Total payments,
$1,222 89
Balance to excess and deficiency,
$ 01
The shade trees of the town have been properly taken care of, dead limbs removed and otherwise trimmed and branches
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thinned out wherever it was necessary for the benefit of such trees.
Several trees have been removed which were practically dead or had become a source of danger to public travel.
The spraying was done as usual for the elm beetle and other insects ; however, there has been more or less evidence on some of the trees this season of the egg clusters of the gypsy moth, but precaution has been taken by treating the same with creo- sote which will prevent any further infestation which might injure the trees or otherwise become a nuisance. Dead limbs are constantly appearing in most all of the trees, especially the older ones: There are many such limbs at the present time which will have to be cut out and also cavities to be filled with cement.
In conclusion I respectfully recommend an appropriation of $1,200.00 for the ensuing year.
CALVIN S. MIXTER, Tree Warden.
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REPORT OF FOREST WARDEN.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
I submit the following report for 1916 :
Fewer fires occurred in 1916 than for a number of years past. Less than 50 acres were burned over and these consisted mostly of underbrush; no real damage was done. Not a single railroad fire was reported during the year. A large fire in Bourne in May was reported as coming toward Cedarville and word was sent to this town for help. Several teams and automobiles were sent with men at an expense of $70.00. That amount was later collected from the town of Bourne and placed in the contingent fund. The fire tower which was built in 1908 and was thought to be in an unsafe condition has been thoroughly overhauled and repaired, all rods and bolts being replaced with new ones. It has been twice broken into and smashed up by hoodlums. That and other repairs amounted to over $400.00. The total expenditures have been $1,479.06, leav- ing a balance on hand of $1,020.94. The accidental death of D. Edson Raymond last May was a decided loss to this de- partment. He was one of the most interested and energetic of the Deputy Wardens and his loss is deeply regretted.
I recommend an appropriation of $2,500.00 for the present year.
Respectfully, IRA C. WARD, Forest Warden of Plymouth.
List of 1916 Deputy Forest Wardens.
F. L. St. George, L. B. R. Barker, W. F. Doten, Wallace J. Miles, A. A. Raymond, John F. Raymond, Elmer Raymond, J. W. Churchill, B. Hedge, E. P. Bartlett, J. W. Hazen, J. H. Nixon, B. F. Raymond, Geo. W. Douglass, Seth C. C. Finney, Aaron Sampson, Henry Ware.
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SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
Gentlemen: In compliance with the public statutes I here- with submit my report for 1916 as Sealer of Weights and Measures.
Property of the Town in the Department.
One brass beam scale and cabinet.
One each 50-lb., 25-1b., 20-1b., 10-lb., 5-lb. weights, nickel.
One each 4-1b., 2-1b., 1-1b., 8-oz., 4-oz., 1-oz., 1/2-oz., 1/4-OZ., 1-6-oz., brass.
Dry measures, 1/2 bushel, I peck, 1/2 peck, 2 quarts, 1 quart, iron.
Linear measures, one steel tape, one yard measure, steel, one yard measure, brass.
Working Set.
Nineteen 50-lb weights, iron; 4-1b., 2-1b., 1-1b., 1/2-1b., 4-oz., 2-oz., 1-oz., 1/2-oz., 1/s-oz.
Dry measures, 1/2 bushel, 1 peck, 1/2 peck, 2 quarts, wood.
Liquid measures, one 5-gallon, one 3-gallon, one 2-gallon, one 1-gallon, one 2-quart, one 1-quart, one pint, one 1/2-pint.
One portable balance with case.
One hanger weight, nickel.
One sealer's case with tools.
One hand press seal.
One sealing clamp.
Wire and paper seals, rubber stamp, marking acid, record book, steel alphabet dies and safe.
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Scales, Etc., Tested.
Sealed
Adjusted
Condemned
Platform scales over 5,000,
12
1
Platform scales under 5,000,
145
14
1
Counter scales,
61
1
Beam scales,
21
Spring balance,
126
5
Computing scales,
26
2
Avoirdupois weight,
884
145
Apothecaries' weights,
40
2
14
Dry measure,
13
8
Milk jars,
112
12
Ice cream cans,
12
Cartons,
142
2
Yard sticks,
16
Correct Under
Over
Coke and charcoal in bags, tested,
250
210
13
27
Coal in wagon, tested,
10
1
9
Reweighed 120 loaves of bread,
120
9
111
Reweighed packages in stores,
483
27
65
294
Funds collected and turned in to the Treasurer,
$128 20
I recommend an appropriation of $800.
F. L. ST. GEORGE, Sealer of Weights and Measures.
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HARBOR MASTER'S REPORT.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :-
Plymouth, Mass.
There has been very little trouble with the visiting yachts during the past season. The dredging of the two basins gives ample room for barges and other vessels to come to our docks and most of the boats anchor a reasonable distance from the wharves. A few have had to be instructed to move off shore. There have been no complaints from Captains of tugs dock- ing their barges although it has occasionally been close work.
I think marking the edge of the dug basin with bush stakes for the coming season would be an improvement.
Respectfully submitted, ALFRED HOLMES,
Harbor Master.
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REPORT OF SUPERVISOR OF SHORES.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen,
Plymouth, Mass.
I herewith submit the following, report :
The clam industry has been very prosperous during the past year and it is safe to say fully 33 per cent. better than in 1915. The prospects for 1917 are very encouraging. The large clams have been thinned out along the shores but there is a good set of small clams which will be large enough to dig for the sum- mer trade.
The following is an estimate as far as I can figure it of the clam business for the year 1916 :
Shipped out of town, bushels,
3,074
Public and private use in Plymouth, bushels, 5,788
Total, 8,862
This I consider a low estimate of the clams taken from the shores and flats.
The State Fish and Game Commission estimate 5,000 bush- els dug during the year 1879.
Respectfully submitted, ALFRED HOLMES,
Supervisor of Shores and Flats.
Plymouth fourteen
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REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS.
On January 27, 1916, the inspectors of animals of the differ- ent towns in Massachusetts were requested to begin the in- spection of cattle and other animals in their respective towns, for any contagious disease.
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