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MALARIAL DISEASE.
. We feel that we ought not to omit to mention somewhat fully a matter which has been before the boards of late years, as there is a possibility that it may, sooner or later, occasion considerable
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outlay by the town. As far back as the year 1902, complaint was made to the board of that year, alleging the prevalence of malarial disease in the vicinity of Whitman's pond, by reason of the water being drawn down during the summer so as to expose the mud flats. Similar complaint was forwarded to the State Board of Health. The remedy sought by the complainants was the adoption of some means to preaent this drawing down of the water. This complaint has been renewed from time to time, and the State Board has made inquiries as to the number and location of cases of the disease in our town. They have also had the pond visited by their engineer, though his visits have not, as we are informed, been at times when the conditions were worst.
This pond is a beautiful sheet of water, when not more than two or three feet below high water mark, and adds much to the attractiveness of our town, and the keeping up or the water would undoubtedly be a most desirable thing to do; there is, however, no power conferred upon a board of health to enforce such a remedy.
The following opinion was prepared by the late Judge Hum- phrey, after a careful research of the whole matter in all its bear- ings, for the Board of the year 1902, and as it treats so com- pletely of the whole problem we print it in full :
To the Selectmen of the Town of Weymouth :
I have examined the Statutes and various decisions of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts relating to the rights and duties of Municipal Boards of Health in abating public nuis- ances existing within the limits of their respective cities and towns, with especial reference to the powers granted to, and the duties imposed upon your Board, acting as the Board of Health for this town, in the case of the application of Wm. H. Mace and others for the abatement of an alleged nuisance on the western border of Whitman's Pond, resulting from the withdrawal or evaporation of its waters during the summer months, to such extent as to leave large surfaces of wet meadow or swamp land exposed to putrify in the hot rays of the sun for a term of many days, and sometimes of weeks, without alleviation from rains, or even from clouds, and thus causing unwholesome exhalations, which affect unfavorably the health of residents in the vicin- ity.
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The powers and duties of Boards of Health are defined by Chap. 80 of the Public Statutes, as amended by numerous subse- quent statutes ; but those which relate to public nuisances are Chap. 338, of 1887; Chapters 108 and 193 of 1889; Chap. 460 of 1833 and Chap. 148 of 1899
The petitioners, in the case under consideration by your Board, suggest the restraining of the owners of the water power from using the water to such an extent as would uncover this swamp land, but I find nothing in the language of the statute, or in its construction by the Court to induce the belief that a Board of Health has any authority to issue such order, or any power to enforce it if it should issue it.
If, in the judgment of your Board, the existing conditions in Whitman's Pond constitute a public nuisance, seriously dangerous to the public health, you can, upon an application in legal form, notify the parties maintaining it, to abate the nuisance, but you have no power to prescribe the manner in which they shall do it. If these parties neglect to abate such nuisance within such reas- onable time as you shall have named in your order, you may, if you deem it expedient, and are reasonably satisfied that the expense of abating such nuisance will not exceed two thousand dollars, proceed to do the necessary work at the cost of the town and collect that expense from the parties liable for its existence, provided that such parties shall not have seasonably appealed from your order to abate it, to the proper Court, in which case you must await the action of the Court.
If your judgment shall be that the abatement of the nuisance will cost more than two thousand dollars, you must postpone action until the town shall have made an appropriation sufficient to meet the estimated expense.
If upon petition, view and hearing you shall determine that the swampy lands which become exposed in summer by reason of the evaporation and drawing off of this pond at the points complained of, constitute a public nuisance, it will in my opinion, be your duty to consider whether like conditions exist in any other por- tions of the margin of the pond, and if any such are found, to include the estimated expense of their removal as a part of the cost of abating the nuisance complained of, and if such estimated cost shall exceed $2,000, to defer action until the necessary appropriation is made. Otherwise, any nuisance resulting from
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the same causes, could be divided into sections and the prohibi- tion of the statute rendered ineffective.
Respectfully submitted, JAMES HUMPHREY.
Weymouth, Aug. 22, 1900.
We also print in part a recent communication from the State Board of Health, by which it will be seen that they still have the matter under consideration.
"The condition of the pond when examined was much the same as when the previous examination was made in 1902. In most places the shores and bottom where exposed were clean and dry. In the westerly arm of the main pond bordering the easterly side of Middle street a considerable quantity of organic matter was exposed by the drawing down of the pond. While the condition of this arm of the pond appears to be one requiring improvement, the information submitted to the Board does not show that there has been a marked increase in the number of cases of malarial disease in the town recently, as compared with previous years, nor does this evidence show that malaria has been more prevalent in the neighborhood of the pond than in other sections of the town.
The Board would recommend that a careful record be kept in future of cases of malarial disease occurring in the town, and if it is found that sickess is cansed by the condition of the pond when the water is drawn down, the necessary improvement should be made. It is probable that the objectionable condition in the part of the pond bordering Middle street could be removed by thorough ditching."
The Suits at Law appear on another page.
JURY LIST.
The following list of Jurors is hereby submitted for the action. of the town at its annual meeting to be held March 5, 1906.
NAME.
OCCUPATION.
Allen, Z. Merton
Bailey, Harry A. Bailey, Calvin W.
Salesman
Post Office Clerk
Reporter
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Barnes, W. Carlton
Heating Engineer
Bates, George L.
Cutter
Bates, Everett E.
Edger
Battles, Wendall P.
Real Estate Dealer
Bass, George H.
Shoeworker
Bean, Wilson E.
Janitor
Bearce, Charles H.
Operator
Belcher, S. Wilson
Shoemaker
Belcher, Elmer
Farmer
Belcher, Waldo H.
Shoemaker
Bicknell, Charles E.
Leatherworker
Bicknell, Wallace B.
Stitcher
Binney, Asa K.
Cutter
Binney, John F.
Cutter
Blanchard, Arthur L.
Conductor
Bond, William A.
Cutter
Briggs, Frank E.
Printer
Burgoyne, Stephen C.
Shoeworker
Burke, William J.
Cutter
Burrell, Andrew F.
Painter
Cadman, Alfred W.
Foreman
Cain, Francis J.
Fisherman
Cash, Charles H.
Carpenter
Campbell, James F.
Shoe worker
Chamberlain, George W.
Coffey, Jeremiah
Crimper
Condrick, Edward P.
Motorman
Condrick, James
Operator
Cook, Arthur H.
Retired
Connor, James L.
Shoeworker
Coolidge, C. Francis
Cutter
Clapp, Charles H.
Salesman
Croker, Thomas
Stitcher
Crosby, Frank H.
Marketman
Crosby, Albert F.
Salesman
Culley, Andrew
Upholsterer
Cushing, Charles M
Retired
Cullen, Edward F.
Shoeworker
Curtis, John W.
Jobber
Curtis, Job E.
Salesman
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Daly, D. Frank
Leather Dealer
Denbroeder, Louis M.
Merchant
Desmond, Daniel
Laborer
Donovan, John W.
Cutter
Donovan, Terrence T.
Operator
Donlan, James H.
Blacksmith
Dowd, Frank J.
Sole Cutter
Draper, George H.
Shoeworker
Driscoll, John F.
Shoeworker
Drown, Francis M.
Postoffice Supt.
Dunbar, Howard L.
Engineer
Duffey, Cornelius F.
Shoeworker
Dwyer, John F.
Contractor
Fallon, Thomas
Wool Sorter
Fearing, Clarence W.
Insurance Agent
Ford, Joseph P.
Florist
French, George H.
Clerk
Ford, Elbert
Cutter
Ford, J. Clifford
Cutter
Gardner, Henry W.
Tinsmith
Gardner, Nelson W.
Mason
Geisler, Walter J.
Retired
Gardner, Everett W.
Shoeworker
Gibson, Charles D.
Cutter
Gladwin, Albert L.
Broker
Gloster, Patrick, Jr.
Shoemaker
Grant, Nicholas J.
Carpenter
Griffin, Thomas
Leather Worker
Gunville, Frank H.
Shoemaker
Harrington, Charles
Dry Goods Dealer
Harrington, Charles A.
Poultry Dealer
Hayden, Henry W.
Salesman
Hall, Willard F.
Shoeworker
Halligan, T. Henry
Shoeworker
Harris, James A. Hanley, John
Foreman
Shoemaker
Hersey, Wallace
Clerk
Healey, Peter A.
Clerk
Higgins, John J.
Teamster
Hiatt, George H.
Operator
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Holbrook, Frank W.
Cutter
Howe, W. Abbott
Clerk
Hunt, John Q.
Operator
Hunt, Carlton R.
Civil Engineer
Hunt, Eldridge G.
Salesman
Hunt, George A.
Stablekeeper
Houghton, Howard
Salesman
Inkley, John E.
Jobber
Jenkins, Walter L.
Author
Jesseman, Henry C.
Hardware Dealer
Jones, James B.
Retired
Joy, Howard H.
Printer
Kaler, Charles H.
Piano Salesman
Kelley, Joseph
Box Manufacturer
Keene, George M.
Shoeworker
Kitteredge, Frank M.
Cutter
Knox, James
Crimper
Lincoln, James L.
Cutter
Loring, Israel
Shoeworker
Loud, F. Wilbur
Farmer
Loud, Arthur G.
Cutter
Loud, P. Webster
Cutter
McCarty, Frank
Trader
McCormack, William P.
Shoeworker
McIsaac, John T.
Carpenter
McIntosh, Henry T.
Painter
Mclaughlin, Philip J.
Salcsman
Moore, Thomas F.
String Maker
Murray, George A.
Laborer
Nadell, Warren F.
Tin Peddlar
Nash, Bertram M.
Conductor
Nash, Charles C.
Conductor
Newton, George L.
Painter
Nevin, Edward B.
Merchant
Niles, George P.
Solecutter
Norton, John J.
Laster
Newton, Herbert A.
Bookkeeper
Orcutt, Moses S.
Cutter
Osgood, Albert J.
Stitcher
O'Dowd, Matthew
Barber
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Packard, James H.
Clerk Paper Hanger
Parkhurst, William E.
Pierce, David J.
Real Estate Dealer
Poole, John F.
Poultry Dealer
Phillips, Walter A. Poulin, Joseph
Blacksmith
Pratt, Gustavus M.
Builder
Pratt, Preston
Farmer
Pray, William E.
Box Manufacturer
Rand, Willis M.
Agent
Raymond, Frank K.
Shoeworker.
Reed, Quincy
Civil Engineer
Reed, Albert H.
Shoeworker
Reid, James H.
Carpenter
Reamey, William M.
Bookkeeper
Ruggles, George
Cutter
Ryan, Edward T.
Cutter
Saunders, Herbert H.
Laborer
Shaw, Augustus E.
Shoeworker
Shaw, George H.
Farmer
Sheehy, James E.
Operator
Sherman, Joel F. R.
Surveyor
Sherman, Frank D. Shields Robert M.
Currier
Slattery, Dennis J. Smith, Benjamin F. Stetson, Charles
Treer
Spear, Harry P.
Coachman
Sullivan, John F.
Operator
Sulis, Frederick A.
Merchant
Taylor. Joe Taylor, John
Ship Joiner
Thomas, John W. Tirrell, Cassius
Laborer
String Manufacturer
Tirrell, Reuben
Cutter
Tirrell, Leonard V.
Retired
Tobin, John H.
Shoeworker
Torrey, George C.
Insurance Agent Cutter
Torrey, J. Forrest Trask, Charles B.
Laborer
Janitor
Shoemaker
Druggist
Jobber
Leatherworker
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Turner, Waldo
Carpenter
Upton, John
Laborer
Vinal, Joseph B.
Engineer
Vining, James A.
Teamster
Vining, Seth C.
Operator
Vining, Herbert F.
Salesman
Vinson, John W.
Shoeworker
Vogel, Harry W.
Salesman
Walker, J. Walter
Barber
Welch, Patrick J.
Laundryman
Wildes, James L.
Piano Tuner
Willis, Gordon
Grocer
Williams, Charles H. Wolfe, Philip
Shoemaker
Shoemaker
Woodbury, Harry W.
Foreman
Worster, Russell B.
Real Estate Dealer
Wright, Marshall R.
Carpenter
GORDON WILLIS,
BRADFORD HAWES, ROBERT MCINTOSH, EDWARD W. HUNT, Selectmen of Weymouth.
REPORT OF OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
ALMSHOUSE.
William T. Brown and wife severed their connection with the Almshouse at the close of their year ending March 31, 1906, to accept a like position in the City of Brockton at a larger salary. We received nineteen applications for the position, from among which number we elected Joseph Cummings and wife as Superin- tendent and Matron, at a salary of $800, the town to pay for needed help. Mr. and Mrs. Cummings having occupied the posi- tion formerly for a number of years to the acceptance of the town and being well known to the citizens generally, it seems hardly necessary to state that they have entered upon their duties with a determination to give satisfactory service. The whole number of inmates at the house for the whole or a portion of the year, not including boarders and those having no settlement in this town is forty-six, of whom thirty remain at the close of the year.
There have been three deaths, as follows :
Elizabeth Russell, 73 years of age, died February 19. . Leroy S. Tirrell 63 years of age, died Sept. 11. George W. Hayden, 61 years of age, died Nov. 23.
The net cost for the maintenance of the house has been $4,412.07. The cost per week for each inmate has been $3.09.
There has been of late years an increase, more apparent than real, in the per capita cost, occasioned by the largely decreased number of tramps lodged, as while they are included in the total number of weeks their actual cost has been very much less than that of the inmates; especially is this true of the time before · which labor was required of them, when the yearly number ran into the thousands. Under an act passed by the last Legislature, conferring power on the State Board of Health to establish regu- lations governing the lodging of tramps, such a regulation was issued requiring that where tramps are lodged at almshouses, it must be apart from inmates, that a bath be provided, and that night shirts be supplied for all. We thought that rather than comply with these requirements it was better to discontinue lodg- ing them altogether, which was done.
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No doubt the object of the law was to discourage tramping as a profession, and it is apparently having this effect.
POOR OUT OF HOUSE.
The whole number of individuals benefitted by outside aid, in- cluding those with a settlement here who had been aided else- where, has been 255 individuals in 135 families of one or more. Of this number, 37 individuals in 23 families had no settlement in Weymouth.
There has been no material change in the number of those receiving outside aid as compared with the previous year.
The cost of the town's poor out of the house has been $8,820.64.
The whole cost for the town's poor has been $13,282.71.
For those having a settlement in other places and state poor $2,116.76.
One of the expenses of the department which it is found most difficult to keep within bounds is that of fuel. The expense of our town on this account is no doubt larger than the average of towns and cities in the state. In one city near Boston the outside poor are limited to one-fourth of a ton of coal every six weeks, from October first to April first. In a number of others the allowance is one-half ton in the same time.
In a general way it has been our purpose not to exceed three tons of coal and three cords of wood in a family for the year. This amount of fuel is more than many tax payers are able to secure for themselves. In a number of cases this has been exceeded.
We find it to be true in many instances where relief is required of the town, that the trouble is not so much that the applicant has not as much to do with as many persons who are self sup- porting, as it is a want of faculty to use wisely and economically the resources they have.
The following physicians were appointed to attend the town's poor for the year ending June 1, 1906, with the same duties and compensation as heretofore :
Ward One and Almshouse, W. A. Drake $100 00
Ward Two, John C. Fraser 60 00
Ward Three, Granville W. Thompson .
50 00
Ward Four, Karl H. Granger 40 00
Ward Five, Edward N. Mayberry . · 50 00
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INMATES OF THE ALMSHOUSE DURING THE YEAR 1905.
Date Ad- mitted.
NAME.
Age.
REMARKS.
Weeks.
Days.
Jan.
1
Alonzo Tirrell
64
Continues.
State case
52
1
1
Leroy S. Tirrell
.
63
Died Sept. 11; State case
36
2
1
Leavitt B. Torrey
.
52
Continues.
State case
52
1
1
Elizabeth C. Tirrell
.
53
Continues
52
1
1
Ida A Davis
43
Continues
52
1
1
George A. Nash
37
Continues
·
52
1
1
Harriet N. Maxim
.
81
Continues
52
1
1
Martha J. Blanchard
52
Continues
52
1
1
Warren Salisbury
61
Continues
52
1
1
Mary F. Rosey
.
69
Continues. Soldier's wid- ow, boarder
52
1
1
Erastus Loud
72
Continues
52
1
1
Andrew F. Gilliver
4|
Continues
52
1
1
Thomas Moran
17
Continues
52
1
1
Maria Kelley
48|
Discharged
March 31.
12
6
1
Jolın Handley
53|
Discharged Jan. 9; re-ad- mitted Jan. 22; dis-
charged March 6; re-
admitted April 5; dis-
charged May 6; read-
mitted Nov. 15. Con- tinues
18
6
1
Michael Carroll
44 ·
Discharged Jan. 21; re-
admitted Feb. 4; dis- charged March 4; read- mitted Oct. 7. Con- tinues
19
2
1
John Russell
66
Continues
52
1
1
Michael Craven
69
Continues
52
1
1
Jolin Leonard
78
Continues
52
1
1 James C. Lovell
70
Continues
52
1
1
Elizabeth Russell
75
Died Feb. 19
7
1
1
Albert Perrigo
53
Discharged March 3; re- admitted March 20; dis- charged April 10 .
12
0
1
Catherine Connor
·
71
Continues. Settlement in Boston .
52
1
1
Michael Daley 2d
46
Discharged Feb. 27; re- admitted July 4, dis-
charged Sept. 8; re-ad-
mitted Sept. 28, dis-
charged Dec. 4; re-ad- mitted Dec. 16. Con- tieues · ·
29
4
1
Simon Clark
34
Discharged Jan. 9; re-ad- mitted January 18, dis- charged April 26; re- admitted Sept. 15, dis- charged Dec. 6; re-ad- mitted Dec. 29. Con- tinues
1 1
Martin Flynn . George N. Briggs
·
64
Continues
27 52
1
. 59
Discharge Jan. 22; re-ad- mitted July 6, dis-
charged Nov. 26 .
23
5
.
·
.
.
·
Settlement in Braintree.
.
.
·
.
·
.
5
1
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INMATES OF THE ALMSHOUSE DURING THE YEAR 1905.
Date Ad. mitted.
NAME.
Age.
REMARKS.
Weeks.
Days.
Jan. 1
John W. Barrett
38
Discharged Jan. 9; re-ad- mitted May 1, dis-
2
3
1
Henry H. Rosey Edward Connell
47
Discharged May 16
19
3
1
Albert Davison
.
70
Discharged June 4; re-ad- mitted June18, discharg- ed July 19. Soldier, boarder
26
5
16 23
Daniel Gilligan Charles Smith
.
73
Discharged April 3; re- admitted June 13, dis- charged Oct. 5
26
4
Feb. 3
Michael Daley .
Discharged March 27; re- admitted July 11. Con- tinues
32
3
18
Ellen Sullivan
67
Discharged April 12
7
5
24
Charles Daley
23
Discharged March 13
2
4
26
Margaret McDonald
.
·
2
3
Mch. 4
Thomas Curran
.
130 Discharged March 10
1
0
19
William Nash .
· 61 Discharged May 1 .
6
2
Apr. 18
James D. Kimball
57
Discharged May 15. Sol- dier boarder .
4
0
28 George W. Hayden .
61 Died Nov. 23
30
0
May 12
Karl B. Loud
8
Discharged July 20
11
3
12
Charles F. Loud
.
7 Discharged July 20 .
11
3
12 Harold L. Loud
.
Discharged July 20 5
11
3
13 Joseph Cunares
50 Discharged June 7 State
3
5
June 21
Albert L. Porter
49
Discharged July 6, sett.
2
2
29 Edith E. Reed .
.
7 Discharged Oct. 30 .
17
4
Sept.28
Thomas Kilfoy
. 57 Continues
13
4
Oct. 16
Peter Langford
. 38 Discharged Nov. 15 .
4
3
16
Jeremiah Doran
. 42 Discharged Nov. 14 .
4
2
24
Patrick Yourell
. 65
Continues
9
6
27
George Evans . Maria Gerald
57 Continues
8
6
Nov. 24
James Gumb
. 49 Continues
5
3
24
Charles Gumb
.
20 Continues
5
3
Dec. 17
Mary E. Reed .
B, Continues
2
1
17
John Dunn
76 Continues.
Boarder
2
1
-
-
1539
4
329 tramps 1 day each
47
0
Total weeks
1586
4
Less boarders and those
having no settlement in Weymouth
159
3
Town's poor. . ·
1427
1
.
50
Continues .
52
1
1
·
Continues 42
50
0
·
.
.
30 Continues [Stoughton.
26
3
29 Norman Reed .
.
58
Continues.
Boarder
9
3
.
31
.
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.
.
23 Discharged March 14
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.
GORDON WILLIS, BRADFORD HAWES, GEORGE L. NEWTON, ROBERT MCINTOSH, EDWARD W. HUNT, Overseers of the Poor of Weymouth.
·
charged May 8
TUFT'S FUND.
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ON ACCOUNT OF THE SEVERAL OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE FUND WAS DONATED BY THE LATE QUINCY TUFTS.
LECTURE FUND.
Deposited with Mass. Hospital Life
Insurance Company $5,000 at 4% interest
January 14, 1905. Balance . $280 17
January, 1906. Received from income 200 00
January, 1906. Received Savings Bank
interest . 10 54
January 10, 1906. Balance on hand . $490 71
READING ROOM FUND.
Deposited with Mass. Hospital Life Insurance Company $2,500 at 4% interest.
January 14, 1905. Balance
$
30
January, 1906. Received from income 100 00
$100 30
January, 1906. Paid W. H. Moore,
Periodicals 99 60
January 10, 1906.
Balance on hand
$
70
CEMETERY FUND.
Deposited with Mass. Hospital Life Insurance Company, $500 at 4% interest.
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January, 1906. Received from income $20 00
January, 1906. Paid North Wey-
mouth Cemetery Association 20 00
LIBRARY FUND.
Deposited with Mass. Hospital Life
Insurance Company, $2,500 at 4% interest.
January, 1906. Received from income $100 00
January, 1906. Paid Charles P. Hunt,
Treasurer
100 00
SHADE TREE AND SIDEWALK FUND.
Deposited with Mass. Hospital Life
Insurance Company, $2,000 at 4 % interest.
January 14, 1905. Balance $85 06
January, 1906. Received from income
80 00
$165 06
November 18, 1905. Paid John F.
Dwyer, labor
$67 75
January 6, 1906. Paid Henry A.
Baker, labor .
25 00
92 75
.
January 10, 1906. Balance on hand . $72 31
Vouchers for payments on account of the Tufts Fund are held by the chairman of the Selectmen by whom payments were made.
GORDON WILLIS, Chairman Selectmen, Weymouth.
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF LIVE STOCK.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen of the Town of Wey- wouth.
GENTLEMEN :
During the year ending January 1st, 1906, I have carefully visited all places where cattle are kept, and have not found any cases of tuberculosis.
There has been one case of glanders, and also a case of a dog with hydrophobia, which bit other dogs and also two good horses which are still in Quarantine.
I would suggest for the good of the townspeople that men hav- ing cows take more pains in the sanitary care of stables and other buildings where cattle are kept, as I find some of them wholly unfit for the healthy production of milk in their present condition.
Whole number of cows inspected
688
of young stock inspected
53
66
66 of oxen inspected
·
·
4
of sheep inspected
·
2
of goats inspected
.
13
66
66 of hogs inspected
610
F. WILBUR LOUD,
Inspector of Live Stock.
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF LICENSED SLAUGHTER HOUSES.
January 20, 1906.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Town of Weymouth :
GENTLEMEN :- I herewith submit my report for the year ending December 31, 1905.
I have called when notified on all licensed slaughter houses and have inspected all animals killed. I have to report all places as being kept clean as possible and all refuse is disposed of properly.
Number inspected : calves, 71; cattle, 8; swine, 408.
Respectfully submitted,.
GEORGE B. BAILEY,
Inspector.
66
66 of bulls inspected
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TAX COLLECTORS REPORT.
EAST WEYMOUTH, JAN. 1, 1906.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen of the Town of Weymouth :
Herein you will find my report of taxes and interest collected: for the years 1902, 1903, 1904 and 1905. Ending Dec. 31, 1905 and paid over to J. H. Stetson, Town Treasurer :
1902 Taxes due unpaid Jan. 1, 1905 Tax Collected to Dec. 31, 1905 . Interest collected
$198 64
$198 64 8 78
1903 Taxes due unpaid Jan. 1 1905
16,016 66
Tax collected to Dec. 31, 1905
15,746 92
Interest collected
1,553 68
Bal. uncollected Jan. 1, 1906
269 74
1904 Taxes due unpaid Jan. 1905
. 43,319 48
Tax collected to Dec. 31, 1905
29,582 24
Interest collected
1,016 39
Bal. uncollected Jan. 1, 1906
. 13,737 24
1905 commitment
.165,407 32
Taxes collected to Dec. 31, 1905
120,044 54
Interest collected
70 67
Bal. nncollected Jan. 1, 1906
45,362 78
Total of Taxes and interest collected
$168,221 86
Respectfully Submitted, W. J. DUNBAR, Collector of Taxes.
REPORT OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
WEYMOUTH, January 29, 1906.
Selectmen of Weymouth.
GENELEMEN :
Scales of all descriptions tested
272
Weights tested .
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660
Dry measures tested
187
Wet measures, including milk jars tested
.
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890
Yard sticks tested
50
Number of scales condemned
5
Wet measures condemned .
10
F. D. SHERMAN, Sealer of Weights and Measures.
REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen of the Town of Weymouth : GENTLEMEN :- I herewith submit the fourth annual report of the doings of the Police Department of the town of Weymouth for the year ending Dec. 31, 1905.
Total number of arrests, 274.
CLASSIFICATION OF CRIME.
CRIME AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER :
Drunkenness, 119.
Disturbing the peace, 16.
Unlawful keeping and exposing intoxicating liquor, 7.
Keeping liquor nuisance, 2.
Malicious mischief, 1.
Insane, 4.
Vagrant, 1.
Violation of the town by-laws, 7.
Violation of the fish and game law, 5.
CRIME AGAINST PERSON :
Assaults, 21.
Threatening assault, 5.
Assault with a dangerous weapon, 6.
Stubborn child, 1.
Neglected children, 5.
· Bastardy, 1. Adultery, 4. Bigamy, 1. Non-support, 2. Larceny, 12.
CRIME AGAINST PROPERTY : Breaking and entering in the night time, 4. Trespass of fowl, 1 ..
148 .
CRIME AGAINST GOOD ORDER :
Exceeding speed limit with automobile, 32.
Keeping a disorderly house, 1. Held as a witness, 1.
Eavesdropping, 1. Unlawful gaming, 4.
Truant, 1. Deserter, 1. Common nuisance, 1.
DISPOSITION OF CASES.
DRUKENNESS :
Paid fine of $3.00 each, 22.
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