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At the close I desire to thank the Board of Selectmen for their kindness and ready co-operation, also the employees for their assistance and zeal in serving the interests of the town.
Respectfully submitted, IVERS M. LOW,
Superintendent.
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REPORT OF THE LIGHTING COMMITTEE.
WEYMOUTH, January 1st, 1908.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
The Lighting Committee respectfully submit the following re- port :
At the Annual Town Meeting, held March, 1907, it was
· Voted, to raise and appropriate the sum of $7,500 for electric lighting, to be expended under the direction of the following com- mittee .:
RUSSELL B. WORSTER, WINSLOW M. TIRRELL, MATHEW O'DOWD, A. FRANCIS BARNES, WILLIAM J. COLEMAN.
Your Committee contracted with the Weymouth Light & Power Company to light the streets of the town by electricity on a basis of 33 arcs and 304 incandescent lights for the sum of six hundred and twenty-two dollars and sixty-six cents a month ($622.66) (the same rate as in previous years, i.e., $70.00 for arcs and $17.00 for the incandescents, less rebates for poor lights and lights not burning).
The matter of installing lights, as called for in the different articles of the Town Warrant, the Town voted to refer to the Committee, and your committee with due consideration after visiting the different places, decided to put in the following new lights :
One incandescent on Reed Avenue, 66 66
" Franklin Street,
Two
" Essex 66
One
" Raymond
so that with these additional lights the price is $630.25per mouth.
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We also installed two arc lights in the summer cottage district in No. Weymouth as was done the summer before, from June 15th to Sept. 15th, one at Bayside, and one at Wessagussett.
The company has had considerable trouble during the storms, but the committee have tried to be reasonable and have at all times investigated the same and have found it to be generally a pole blown down by the high winds. The trees also have caused trouble but the company have always acted promptly in adjusting matters ; we are still rebating for lights that do not burn and work of the committee would be more satisfactory and effective if people would notify the committee of lights not burning. The company has furnished the committee with an automobile at any time we desired to patrol, which has been done regularly by some member of the committee ; we have also this winter burned lights from 5.15 oclock a. m. until daylight which is appreciated by the working men leaving town. The appropriation of $7,500 with a little unexpended balance accumulated from rebates will carry us through the coming year.
(Signed) RUSSELL B. WORSTER, Chairman.
MATTHEW O'DOWD, A. FRANCIS BARNES, W. J. COLEMAN, WINSLOW M. TIRRELL.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
Unexpended balance Januury 1, 1907
$2,254 08
Appropriation at March meeting . 7,500 00
$9,754 08
Less amount for bills paid for 12 months ending
January 1, 1908 .
7,558 33
$2,195 75
The following bills were approved :
January 1907
$623 16
February "
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620 00
March
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623 16
April
618 52
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Amounts carried forward
$2,484 84
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Amount brought forward
$2,484 84
May
66
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623 16
June
66
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630 17
July
66
659 17
August
635 05
September "
635 76
October
630 25
November “
630 25
December
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629 68
$7,558 33
W. M. TIRRELL,
Clerk.
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REPORT OF THE ENGINEERS OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
To the Selectmen of the Town of Weymouth :
GENTLEMEN :- The report of the Board of Engineers of Wey- mouth to Dec. 31st, 1907 is as follows :
The Department as now organized is under the control of five Engineers as follows : W. O. Collyer, Chief; W. W. Pratt, Clerk, E. E. Orr, J. R. Walsh, M. O'Dowd.
One hundred and sixty eight men compose the working force of the Department, divided as follows : three men for each steamer, five for the Chemical, seven Hose Companies and four H. and L. Companies of fifteen men each.
THE APPARATUS.
H. and L. No. 2 has been painted this year and H. and L. No. 5 is at present in the paint shop and we would recommend the var- nishing of H. and L. No. 3 and No. 1, and Hose No. 1.
HOUSES.
Hose No 7 House is still in need of paint and one side of the roof of Engine House in Ward 5 needs shingling. The rest of the houses are in good repair.
FIRE ALARM.
On the first of May, Henry L. Humphrey, who had served as Superintendent of the fire alarm from the time it was installed, served his connection with the Department and the Board secured the services of C. F. Coolidge to fill the vacancy who has per- formed tnat duty in a very satisfactory manner.
The following is his report :
There has been some trouble on the line as the wires are very poor in some places, and should be replaced by new wire. I should say two or three miles each year. Other than that, every- thing is in good repair.
There has been some new wire run, as the Telephone Company have set some new poles.
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The Fire Alarm boxes should also be painted.
There has been, the past year, forty-nine alarms, three of which were false.
Ward One, 9 ; Ward Two, 14; Ward Three, 12; Ward Four, 6; Ward Five, 8. No school, 5.
FIRES.
No serious fires have occurred this year, but one expensive woods fire occurred in Ward 4.
$42,050 00
Damage of building .
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2,244 50
Value of Contents
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2,475 00
Damage to contents of buildings . .
773 00
ESTIMATE OF EXPENSES FOR YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1908.
We would recommend the following salaries :
$130 00
171 Firemen
1,710 00
Taxes of firemen
342 00
Superintendent of fire alarm
200 00
Stewards
475 00
Expenses of fire alarm 350 00 .
Engine houses, expenses and fires
.
1,800 00
Woods fires
500 00
In closing we desire to extend our thanks to your Board for the interest you have taken in our department during the past year, to the members of the different companies for their prompt responses to duty whenever called upon, to the many citizens of the Town for their words of praise for the work we have done and we most cordially invite the citizens of the Town to visit our engine houses and inspect our apparatus and especially our bat- tery room in Ward 2 where our Superintendent Mr. Coolidge will be ready to explain the workings of that department.
W. O. COLLYER,
W. W. PRATT, J. R. WALSH, E. E. ORR, M. O'DOWD, Engineers.
C. F. COOLIDGE,
Supt. of Fire Alarm.
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Value of buildings
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Engineers
REPORT OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
WEYMOUTH, January 1, 1908.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen of the Town of Weymouth.
GENTLEMEN : - I herewith submit my report for the year ending Dec. 31st 1907.
Scales of all descriptions tested
273
Weights
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· 643
Dry Measures
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176
Wet measures tested including milk jars
700
Yard Sticks tested
51
Number of Scales condemned
4
Wet Measures condemed
11
F. D. SHERMAN, Sealer of Weights and Measures.
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF LIVE ANIMALS.
South Weymouth, January 1, 1908.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen of the Town of Weymouth.
I hereby submit my report as inspector of live animals, for the year 1907.
I am pleased to be able to report that I find the sanitary con- ditions of stables to be somewhat improved, but in many cases there is a chance for still greater improvement.
There have been four cows condemned for tuberculosis ; six horses, for glanders and farcy ; and four dogs for rabies ; all of which were killed and properly buried.
The whole number of animals inspected is as follows : Cows, 673; Young stock, 46 ; Bulls, 14; Sheep, 12; Goats, 11; Oxen, 4; Swine, 210.
Respectfully submitted, F. WILBUR LOUD, Inspector of Live Animals.
ASSESSORS' REPORT.
The undersigned Assessors of the Town of Weymouth here- with present a statement of their work for the year ending Dec- ember 31, 1907.
We have assessed upon the polls and estates of all persons and corporations liable to taxation, in the sum of $180,156.25, and have committed the same, with the uncollected gypsy and brown tail moth tax of $1,001.12, to Frank H. Richards, the duly elect- ed Collector of Taxes, with our warrant in due form of law, for collection and payment in accordance with the vote of the town, and the warrants of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
The sum of $159,085.48 was assessed for the Town tax, $8,480.00 for the State tax, $4,951.23 for the County tax, $3,229.27 for the Metropolitan Park tax, $239.90 for the State Highway tax, $3,458.51 Street Railway tax, and $711.86 for the non-resident Bank tax.
Commitments, 1st
. $176,566 75
66
2d
1,122 21
66
3d
.
3,468 41
$181,157 37
Town
. $159,085 48
State
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8,480 00
County
4,951 23
Park
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239 90
Highway ·
711 86
Non-Resident Bank
1,001 12
Moth
Railways
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3,458 51
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3,229 27
$181,157 37
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VALUATION OF THE TOWN INCLUDING SUPPLEMENTARY ASSESSMENTS.
WARD.
Number of Polls
Assessed.
Number Assessed
for Poll Tax Only.
Value of Personal
Property Assessed.
Value of Real Prop-
erty Assessed.
Total Value of Real
and Personal As-
sessed.
Value of Property
Exempt from Tax-
Total Valoation.
Amount of Remit- tances and Abate-
ments.
1
515
$196,138
$1,445,297
$1.641,435
$29,905
$1,671,340
2
1101
410,215
1,621,480
2, 31,695
69,615
2,101,310
3
719
261,832
1,198,866
1.460,698
46,505
1,507,203
4
430
85,041
576,916
661,957
37,155
699,112
5
568
310,284
1,210,395
1,520,679
43,365
1,564,044
Total
3333
2156
$1,263,510
$6,052,954
$7,316,464
$226,545
$7,543,009
$964,35
Resident Bank Stock Assessed .
$73,900
Total Valuation .
$7,616,909
Number of Residents Assessed on Property. In-
dividuals
1912
All others
307
Number of Non-residents Assessed on Property
809
All others
76
Number of Horses Assessed
682
Number of Cows Assessed
528
Number of Neat Cattle other than Cows Assessed
35
Number of Swine Assessed
39
Number of Fowl Assessed
2800
Number of Houses
2825
Rate per $1,000,
$22.90
Respectfully submitted,
GILMAN B. LOUD,
JOHN W. BATES,
GEORGE C. TORREY,
JOHN F. DWYER,
H. WALKER PRATT,
Assessors of Weymouth.
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FINAL REPORT OF THE BUILDING COMMITTEE NEW SCHOOLHOUSE WARD TWO.
In making this our final report we would respectfully call the attention of the tax payers to the partial report published in the town report of 1906 and add that the results, in our opinion, prove that we made no mistake in the choice of the architect, Mr. Bradford Hamilton, of Boston, or in awarding the contract for the building to J. M. and C. J. Buckley of Worcester, and the contract for the heating system to Walter B. Ross of Boston. Chief Inspector of boilers for the State pronounced the heating system first class in every particular. The furniture was sup- plied by the American Seating Co. of Chicago aud owing to a press of business on its part there was some delay in delivery so that the building was not ready for occupancy till Sept. 10.
The excavating and grading was done by local contractors viz. J. F. and W. H. Cushing and Harry Morton.
Every detail of the several contracts was carried out to the letter without any friction. For an account of the expenditures we refer you to the statement of the Town Accountant, Mr. C. B. Cushing.
We believe that our method of proceeding was for the best and feel that no apparent reasonable material recompense can repay us for our strennos efforts to give the Town full value for money expended, therefore, we are satisfied to take such reward as an appreciative people may grant us in expression of gratitude that we kept within the limits of the appropriation.
Hoping for a favorable acceptance of our stewardship we respectfully submit this report.
JOSEPH A. CUSHING, Chairman. W. C. EARL, Secretary. NELSON W. GARDNER, WM. TOBIN,
D. M. EASTON, H. B. REED.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON REMOVAL OF TOWN HOUSE.
The committee will not attempt an extended report, but simply state that they have endeavored to carry out the wishes of the town as expressed at the annual town meeting, and have expend- ed the balance which was on hand a year ago, as well as the ad- ditional appropriations, to the best of their ability.
The work has been practically completed according to the or- iginal plan; the hall, banquet room and kitchen have been suit- ably furnished ; a first-class Howard clock has been placed in the tower; and other improvements which the committee were in- structed to make have been attended to.
It was the desire of the committee to have all bills settled in full, and submit a final report at this time, but we were unable to do so before the Treasurer's books were closed, though all mat- ters have since been settled as will appear in the supplementary report which will be presented at the next annual town meeting.
The expenditures in detail will be found elsewhere, in the Town Accountant's report, on page 117.
J. CLARENCE HOWE, WALTER W. PRATT, ARTHUR W. BARTLETT, Committee.
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF LICENSED SLAUGHTER HOUSES.
SOUTH WEYMOUTH, January 1, 1908.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Town of Weymouth.
GENTLEMEN :- I herewith make my report for the year ending December 31, 1907, as Inspector of licensed slaughter houses.
Whole number killed 1515, classified as follows :
Cattle, 729; Calves, 411, Swine, 370 ; Sheep, 5. Condemned, 19.
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE B. BAYLEY,
Inspector.
FINAL REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON SCHOOL HOUSE AT LOVELL'S CORNER.
To the Citizens of the Town of Weymouth.
Your committee desire to make a final report of the builning of a four room school house at Lovell's corner.
The committee have faithfully and impartially carried out the desire of the citizens of the town of Weymouth, giving to our part of the town what we believe to be a commodious and artistic building that our people are proud of.
The committee realized from sale of Pratt and Holbrook houses seats, blackboards, stove etc., $1,168.48 ; appropriations $13,435. 00; total, $14,603.48 ; total expenditures, $14,546.92 ; unexpend- ed balance, $56.56 ; appropriated for flag pole, $50.00; balance, $6.56.
For detailed account of expenditures, see town accountant's report.
Respectfully submitted,
WALTER W. PRATT, CHARLES HAWES, ALONZO PRATT, H. B. REED, GEORGE L. BARNES, JOHN REARDON, JOHN HANLEY, CHARLES LOVELL,
FRANK W. REA,
Committee.
REPORT OF THE PARK COMMISSIONERS,
The Board af Park Commissioners has the honor to submit herewith its annual report for the year ending December 31, 1907.
Soon after the annual meeting in March, the new Board met at the residence of Louis A. Cook and organized by the election of Louis A. Cook as Chairman, Geo. L. Newton, Treasurer, and Wm. H. Clapp, Clerk. Following the custom of previous years, the care of the North Weymouth Parks was left to the member from that part of the town, and of Webb Park to the member from the Landing.
Webb Park has been maintained at its usual standard, the trees- and shrubbery have made a good growth and the grounds have been frequently gone over to remove any unsightly rubbish which the careless or thoughtless visitor may have thrown away, the play ground has been well patronized for ball games, while many others have visited the place to enjoy the beautiful views, pure air and refreshing summer breezes.
Following is a statement of receipts and expenditures at Webb Park :
RECEIPTS.
Balance on hand
$ 2 40
Town appropriation
50 00
Edw. P. Condrick for pasturage
10 00
EXPENDITURES.
H. A. Richards, 1 cord dressing
$6 00
H. A. Richards, carting rubbish
1 25
Jeremiah Coffey, 4 days labor at $2
8 00
Jeremiah Coffey, 42 days labor at $2 Jeremiah Coffey, 1} days labor at $2
9 00
3 00
Jere Delorey, 4 days labor at $2.25
9 00
J. Fogarty, labor mowing (machine) 5 00
J. Fogarty, labor carting dressing
2 50
$43 75
Balance unexpended .
$18 65
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$62 40
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Beals Park has been kept in good condition, the seats have been painted, free of charge.
The following statement shows receipts and expenditures ; RECEIPTS.
Balance on hand January 1, 1907
$205 81
Received from J. H. Stetson, Treas.
40 40
Received from Solomon Ford,
35 00
Received from Interest
17 63
$298 84
EXPENDITURES.
Paid Town Water Tax
$ 6 00
Paid Stephen Delorey
16 75
$ 22 75
Balance on hand Jan. 1, 1908
$276 09 Great Hill Park remains as last reported.
Respectfully,
LOUIS A. COOK,
GEO. L. NEWTON, WM. H. CLAPP, Park Commissioners.
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REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
Tee undersigned, Overseers of Poor of the town of Weymouth, respectfully submit the following report for the year ending December 31, 1907.
TOWN HOME AND FARM.
Joseph Cummings and wife have continued as superintendent and matron through the year, and their salary from April first was made $900.
As was to have been expected from past experience with their management the affairs of the house and farm have been con- ducted with faithfuluess and a wise economy.
The number of inmates for the whole, or portion of the year not including boarders and those having no settlement here has been forty-six, of whom twenty-four remain at the close of the year. There have been eleven deaths, as shown on the table of inmates ; which is, we think, the largest number occurring in any one year. While the sickness and death of these inmates has in no case required extraordinary outlay, the occurence of so many has added materially to the expense.
The net cost of the town's poor at the home was $4,739.50; being a very material increase over that of the preceeding year, occasioned by the increased cost of nearly all supplies used on the place and by a decreased production of the farm products, due to the long continued drouth of the summer.
By the increase in the net expense, together with the fact that the number of inmates' weeks was materially less than for the preceeding year the weekly cost per inmate has attained the un- usually high figure of $3.85.
There are certain fixed charges, such as superintendence, heat- ing, lighting, etc., which remain the same regardless of the num- ber of inmates.
There has been expended upon improvements of the real estate $150, which has sometimes been carried in a separate account but is this year included in the general account. The burial of in-
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mates to the amount of $150 is also in the general account. This has commonly been carried to the miscellaneous account. With these amounts deducted from the net cost, the weekly cost per inmate would show $3.60.
Superintendent Cummings and wife have spared no pains in making the house and grounds as neat and attractive as the cir- cumstances permit, and any of our citizens wishing to view the premises will be cordially welcomed.
A D OUT OF HOUSE.
There has been some increase in the cost of the town's poor out of the house, compared with that of 1906, but this has been off- set by a decrease in the amount paid other towns and cities and also the cost of those aided who have no settlement here.
The whole number of individuals benefited by outside aid has been two hundred and twenty, in one hundred and twenty-one families of one or more.
Of these numbers, forty-six individuals, in twenty seven fam- ilies, were aided by other towns and cities at an expense of $1,335.56, and seventy-three individuals, in twenty-six families, who had no settlement in Weymouth, were aided here at the cost of their places of settlement or of the state to the amount of $1,297.86.
The whole cost of the town's poor has been $12,915.06, an in- crease of $91.69 in comparison with that of the year 1906.
TOWN PHYSICIANS.
The following physicians were appointed for the year ending June 1, 1908.
Ward One and Almshouse, William A. Drake; Ward Two, John C. Fraser ; Ward Three, Franklin P. Virgin, Ward Four, Karl H. Granger; Ward Five, Edward M. Mayberry.
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INMATES OF THE ALMSHOUSE DURING THE YEAR 1907.
Date Ad- mitted.
NAME.
Age.
REMARKS.
Weeks.
Days.
4
66
1
Leavitt B. Torrey
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54
Continues. State case
52
1
1
Elizabeth C. Tirrell
55 Continues.
52
1 1
66
1
George A. Nash
39 Continues.
.
52
1
66
1
Warren Salisbury
63 Continues.
52
1
66
1
Erastus Loud .
74
Continues
52
1
1
Andrew F. Gilliver
6
Discharged Aug. 16, to custody of Supt. State minor Wards
32
3
66
1
Thomas J. Moran
19
Continues.
52
1
Oct.
1
John Handley .
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55
Discharged March 23
11
Jan. 1
Michael Carroll
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46
Discharged May 3 Continues
21
2
Jan. 1
John Russell .
68
Died March 14
10
66
1
John Leonard .
80
Continues
52
66
1
James C. Lovell
72
Continues
52
1
66
1
Catherine Connor
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73 Continues
52
1
66
1
Martin Flynn .
66
Continues
52
66
1
Henry H. Rosey
152 Died January 9
1
66
1
Daniel Gilligan
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43 Continues
52
1
66
1
Michael Daley Edith Reed
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31 Discharged May 23 .
20
4
66
1
Mary E. Reed .
1
Discharged April 25
16
4
1
Patrick Yourell
66
Continues
52
1
66
1
James Gumb
151
Continues
52
1 4
Mar. 30
Discharged May 3
4
6
Aug. 6
Discharged Sept. 10
5
Jan. 1
1
Martha White
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64 Died April 15
15
66
1
Josiah Holland
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91 Died January 11
1
66
1
William E. Nash
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63 Discharged Feb 8
5
66
1
Ann Daley
641 Died April 30
17
2
66
1
Michael Crowley
52 Discharged March 18
11
1
66
1
Nellie Noyes
47
Discharged January 11
1
4
66
1
Harry D. Noyes
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19 Discharged January 17 38 Continues
2
3
1
Mary Carey
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56
Discharged February 4
Aug. 12
David Peleran
63
Discharged August 23 Died April 11
1
5
Feb. 13 66
20
Catherine Maguire .
69
Discharged March 20
3
3
Mar.
Martha A. Knight
54
Discharged April 16, set- tlement, Boston
6
1
May 1
Leander Larmey
66
Died May 28
4
66
3
Dianthe Turner
71
Discharged May 29
3
6
July 13
Continues
24
4
May 6
Charles Smith
75
Discharged May 13 .
1
1
Jan. 1
Alonzo Tirrell
66| State case. Died Jan. 18.
2
1
Ida A. Davis .
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45 Continnes.
52
6 1 5
Aug. 5
.
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1 2
4
66
1
Peter Langford
40
Discharged Jan. 4
4
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54 61 Died Feb. 3 Continues
52
1
1
John L. Shaw
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52 5
1
1
James A. Hawes
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8
3
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75 Discharged June 13
23
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66
1
Mary B. Loyd
1 6
1 4
4
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Continues.
11
17
4 1
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INMATES OF THE ALMSHOUSE DURING THE YEAR 1907.
Date Ad- mitted.
NAME.
REMARKS.
Weeks.
Days.
July 28
Charles Smith
Continues
22
3
May 29
John Collins
45
Discharged June 5. State Discharged November 12
1
1
Nov. 9
June 26
Albert D. White
58
Discharged July 10. Set- lement, Randolph
2
1
July 25
John Meara
73
Continues
22
6
Aug. 2
Lydia Bowker
.
85 Continues
21
5
66 23
Harry Williamson
.
19 22 Discharged Sept. 3, State Died September 9
1
2 5 5
Nov. 3
James O'Brien
45
Discharged Nov. 12, State
1
3
Dec. 14
Thomas Kilfoy
59 Continues
2
4
Dec. 16
Daniel W. Crowley
54
Continues
2
2
Jan. 1
Mary F. Rosey
Continues. Soldiers wid- 71
Ow. Boarder.
52
1
Jan. 1
George Evans .
60
Continues. Boarder.
52
1
April
Albert Davison
72
Left June 7. Soldier
boarder.
9
4
April 6
Henry Loud
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75 Left August 29. Soldier
1
3
Sept. 15
Humphrey Coakley .
69
Died October 14. Soldier
4
2
Total weeks
1356
4
Less boarders and those having no settlement in Weymouth.
125
1
Town's poor
1231
3
.
48 Discharged December 12
18
Oct. 25
Quong Lee
50
Discharged Oct. 29, State
1
5
31
Charles Gumb
Michael Daly, 2
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90 Left May 14. Boarder .
5
4
Aug. 20
James Sullivan
boarder.
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boarder.
GORDON WILLIS,
BRADFORD HAWES, GEORGE L. NEWTON, EDWARD W. HUNT, WILLARD J. DUNBAR,
Overseers of the Poor of the Town of Weymouth.
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Age.
ANNUAL REPORT OF
WATER COMMISSIONERS
OF THE
TOWN OF WEYMOUTH, MASS.
1907.
WATER COMMISSIONERS.
DOUGLAS M. EASTON, Chairman. FRANK H. TORREY, Clerk. WENDALL B. CLAPP. GEORGE E. BICKNELL. JOHN H. STETSON, Treasurer. GORDON WILLIS.
IVERS M. Low, Superintendent. CHARLOTTE E. BRIGGS, Clerk. GEORGE W. SARGENT, Engineer.
Office at East Weymouth, Mass.
WATER COMMISSIONERS' REPORT. JANUARY 1, 1908.
The Board organized March 11, 1907, by the choice of Douglas M. Easton, Chairman ; Frank H. Torrey, Clerk; John H. Stet- son, Treasurer.
Charles B. Cushing was chosen Register and Collector at a sal- ary of $200.
Miss C. E. Briggs continues clerk at office at salary of $450.
I. M. Lowe continues as Superintendent at salary of $750.
C. B. Cushing continnes as Accountant at a salary of $200.
On C. B. Klingemann's resignation, G. W. Sargent was ap- pointed Engineer at Pumping Station at a salary of $1050.
At a joint meeting of the Selectmen and Water Board, George E. Bicknell was elected to fill the unexpired term of Wendall B. Clapp.
With the orderly and never-failing regularity and precision which characterizes the immutable laws of nature, another cycle of time has come and gone since we submitted for your consider- ation the last annual report of this Commission a twelve-month ago.
We lament the demise, in the early part of the year of our as- sociate, Wendall B. Clapp, whose many good qualities were highly appreciated by all who knew him and whose valuable services on the Board, will stand as a memento of faithful work well per- formed.
We asked last year for the appropriation of five thousand dol- lars to be used in the elimination of some of the dead ends, but after granting of the request, the town voted that we should take from the appropriation the amount called for in another article :- viz : To lay a pipe on Middle street to the house of Mr. Ross. This, with the emergency work which developed during the year, used up the amount, and the dead ends remain the same.
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By extensions, from time to time, in Ward 3, of that part of the service via. Main and Washington streets from South Wey- mouth, six inch pipe which composes part of the line will not give adequate service for fire protection, according to the judgement of the fire underwriters, who, late in the fall, advised the cutting out of the high service from Webb, Richmond and Phillips streets, which has been done.
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