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As Warden I have spent about $250 for articles for fighting fires.
At present there are two deputies in each ward, except Ward Three, as follows :
Ward One .- Joshua H. Shaw, Walter J. Sladen.
Ward Two .- H, Frank Holmes, W. H. Cushing.
Ward Three .- James R. South.
Ward Four .- Louis H. Ells, Willie F. Tirrell.
Ward Five .- Frank N. Proctor, Albert W. Shaw.
Respectfully submitted,
E. S. WRIGHT, Fire Warden.
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REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF LIVE ANIMALS.
SOUTH WEYMOUTH, Jan. 19, 1914.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen of the Town of Weymouth :
I hereby submit my report for year of 1913, as Inspector of Live Stock :
I find the stables where cattle are kept improving in sanitary methods and more care is taken to keep them in clean condition.
Whole number of cows
685
Young stock
54
Bulls
23
Oxen
6
Swine .
265
Glandered horses killed
6
Rabes in dogs
.
4
Tuberculous cows
.
6
Respectfully submitted,
F. WILBUR LOUD,
Inspector of Live Animals.
REPORT OF BURIAL AGENT.
WEYMOUTH, Mass., Dec. 31, 1913.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen of the Town of Weymouth :
GENTLEMEN-
I respectfully submit the following list of indigent soldiers, wives and widows buried under my direction during the year end- ing December 31, 1913 :
Mary A. Poole, Elizabeth F. Lee,
Henry A. Stoddard, ' Charles C. Sloan.
Respectfully submitted,
WALDO TURNER,
Burial Agent.
TUFTS FUND.
. Receipts and payments on account of the several objects for which the fund was donated by the late Quincy Tufts.
LECTURE FUND.
Depositedwith the Mass. Hospital Life Insurance Co. $5,000 00
Jan. 1913. Balance on hand . $1,575 98
Paid out.
Jan. 13, 1913. Lt. A. W. Wyndham $50 00
Feb. 5, " E. L. Ovington 60 80
5, Music . 10 00
66
5, R. B. Dexheimer 15 00
5,
Use, Foggs Opera House 20 00
"
19, 66 Weymouth Times . 12 60
20, Chas. E. Furlong 50 60
Mar. 7,
66 Pilgrim Church
20 00
7, 66 Anna T. Alden, music 10 00
7, 66
Rev. Wm. W. Rose 40 00
66
20, 66 Bates Opera House 25 00
314 00
.
$1,261 98
Jan. 8. 1914.
Received from income . 66 ،، Weymouth Savings
212 50
Bank, int.
57 39
66 1 66
Balance on hand.
$1,531 87
READING ROOM FUND.
Deposited with Mass. Hospital Life Ins. Co.
$2,500 00
Jan. 8, 1914. Received from income . 106 25
66
66 Paid F. M. Drown, treasurer .
106 25
66
201
LIBRARY FUND.
Deposited with Mass. Hospital Life Ins. Co.
$2,500 00
Jan. 8, 1914. Received from income . 106 25
66 66 Paid F. M. Drown, treasurer 106 25
CEMETERY FUND.
Deposited with Mass. Hospital Life Ina. Co. $500 00
Jan. 8, 1914. Received from income . 21 25
66 Paid Russell H. Whiting, treasurer 21 25
SHADE TREE AND SIDEWALK FUND.
Deposited with Mass. Hospital Life Ins. Co. ·
$2,000 00
Jan. 1, 1913. Balance on hand . 255 07
Paid out.
July 26, 1913. J. R. South, labor . $40 48
Oct. 16, " Town Weymouth .
98 57
Dec. 30, " Town Weymouth 50 00
189 05
Balance
$66 02
Jan. 8, 1914. Received from income .
85 00
66 Balance on hand .
$151 02
EDWARD W. HUNT,
Chairman Board of Selectmen.
JURY LIST ..
The following list of persons proposed for jury service is sub- mitted by the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Weymouth :
NAME AND OCCUPATION. STREET
Abbott, Charles H., shoeworker,
73 Chard 292 Bridge
Aldridge, John, agent,
19 Front
Alexanderson, Hans M., boatbuilder,
64 Bridge
Bailey, Bernard C., skiver,
644 Broad
Bailey, Charles T., watchman,
Broad
Bailey, Fred L., ice dealer
4 Pond
Baker, Howard, pedler,
328 Union
Baldwin, Charles D. B., driver,
72 Main
Barlow, Robert, painter,
135 East
Bass, George H., finisher,
8 Station avenue 79 Webb
Batchelder, Garth, salesman,
Bates, Abbott C., trader,
45 Charles
Bates, Earl W., clerk,
67 Union
Bates, Leavitt W., salesman,
150 Middle
Belcher, Elmer E., dairyman,
/ 485 Randolph
Belcher, Percy W., grocer,
Bicknell, George E., manufacturer,
Binnian, William H., farmer,
Blanchard, Franklin, janitor,
728 Commercial
Boyle, Thomas E., woolsorter,
Bradford, Edwin S., shoeworker,
Brady, Thomas F., laborer,
Briggs, Frank E., printer,
Brown, Edward, agent,
Brown, Paul F., illustrator,
Burke, William J., shoeworker,
Burns, Edward, foreman,
Burrell, Andrew F., painter,
Burrell, Samuel W., shoeworker,
4 Hollis 24 Prospect Commercial
12 School 830 Commercial 20 Pond 53 Raymond 72 Sea Hunt's Hill
488 Pleasant 95 Union 150 Washington 30 Cedar
Alden, Arthur H., merchant,
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NAME AND OCCUPATION
Callahan, Lewis W., decorator,
Carley, James, plumber, Carter, John A., salesman, Cate, Melville F., manufacturer,
Chubbuck, Charles H., Jr., insurance agent,
Clapp, F. Everett, motorman,
Clark, Howard M., carpenter,
Clark, Frederick M., shoeworker,
Coleman, James H., engineer,
Cook, Frank M., painter,
Crawford, Alfred O., superintendent,
Crawford, David N., printer,
Crawford, George O., operator,
Cushing, Frank B. A., merchant,
Desmond, Timothy, teamster, Donlan, James H., blacksmith,
Ducker, August J., driver,
Dwyer, Frederick B., waiting room,
Dyer, H. Wilbur, laundry proprietor,
Estes, S. Ozro, salesman,
Farrington, Henry A., shoeworker,
Farrington, Howard L., clerk,
Ford, Edwin W., bookkeeper,
Ford, James B .. motorman,
French Bela P., farmer,
French, George H., bookkeeper,
Gardner, Arthur N., printer,
Gardner, Everett W., shoeworker,
Gardner, Nelson W., mason,
Garey, Minot P., real estate agent,
Gifford, William H., shoeworker,
Gilligan, Daniel W., shoeworker,
Gilmore, Robert S., contractor,
Gladwin, Leland L., manufacturer, Goodspeed, James Q. B., shoeworker, Grant, Nicholas J., carpenter,
Hall, Fred H., manufacturer,
Halloran, Richard, shoeworker,
Harris, Wallace A., shoeworker,
STREET Mill 124 Pleasant 106 North
133 Washington 34 Charles 546 Broad 20 Tremont Burton terrace 443 Bridge 10 Bates avenue Central Tower avenue 59 Columbian 43 Athens 691 Front 510 Broad 100 Main 324 Washington 518 Main 80 Neck 31 Sea 224 Washington 67 Raymond 210 Middle 925 Commercial 190 Essex 76 Cedar
55 Tower Ave. 45 Myrtle } 45 Randall Ave. 350 Middle 363 Pleasant Squanto Road 62 River Hawthorne 32 Linden Pl. 345 Front 190 Main Burton Terrace
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NAME AND OCCUPATION
Hayden, Wilfred E., leatherworker,
' Healey, Robert H., cutter,
Hersey, Wallace R., real estate agent, Hewett, Benjamin W., clerk,
Hobart, Bertie T., carpenter,
Hobart, Frank F., real estate agent,
Holbrook, Arthur M., insurance agent,
Holbrook, C. Sumner, cutter,
Holbrook Willard H., shoeworker,
Hollis, Charles J., stablekeeper,
Horace, Richard, mason,
Howe, W. Abbott, clerk.
Hughes, Peter F., shoeworker,
Hunt, Edward W., grocer,
Jones, James B., salesman,
Jordan, Edward T., insurance agent,
Kavanaugh, Edward H., monumental work,
Kearns, David F., motorman,
Kelley, Charles H., string manufacturer, Kelley, John L., finisher,
Kellham, Riston C., farmer,
Killeen, John B., writer,
Kittredge, Frank M., shoeworker
Knox, James, shoeworker,
Lamrock, George S., salesman,
53 Cain Avenue 548 Randolph 30 Broad
Leavitt, Charles E., music teacher,
Litchfield, Lawrence H., shoeworker,
Loud, Bertie T., motorman,
11 Linden Place 75 Pleasant 714 Main
Loud, Willie B., clerk,
Lovell, Henry L., retired,
35 Station
Manuel, Frank A., shoeworker,
1210 Commercial
Marr, Sidney F., motorman,
Martin, Hugh, driver,
6 Lincoln 678 Washington 96 Park avenue Cedar
Martin, Josiah F., retired,
Maynard, George C., conductor,
McCristle, Thomas, painter,
72 Main
McCue, Thomas F., laborer,
Beals
McEnroe, Joseph H., clam merchant,
Culley's Beach
STREET 15 Canterbury 291 Union Ave. 434 Main 191 Washington 77 Park Ave. 33 Prospect 321 Union 317 Pleasant 398 Pleasant 143 Washington 41 Derby 40 Pleasant 496 Broad 55 Front 437 Commercial 27 Washington King Cove 1096 Pleasant 731 Front 67 Park Ave. 158 Summer
63 Sea 43 Shaw 412 Broad
Laskay, Edward H., carpenter,
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NAME AND OCCUPATION
McIsaac, John T., operator, Merchant, Charles E., shoeworker,
Merchant, Clayton B., moth worker, Mowry, Charles B., cutter, Mulligan, Austin B., {shoeworker, Murphy, Edwin H., shoeworker,
Murray, George A., laborer,
Murray, Gideon, car repairer,
Nadell, Warren F., pedler, Nash, Bertram N., conductor,
Nason, Dwight J., retired,
Newcomb, Silas W., laster,
Norton, John J., laster, O'Connell, David, motorman,
Our, Winfield S., carpenter,
Peare, William C., shoeworker,
Pettee, Arthur C., butter dealer,
·Pratt, Francis A., salesman,
Pratt, Herman S., shoeworker,
Pratt, Howard V., jobber,
Pratt, Seth A., general agent,
Pratt, Stephen F., bookkeeper,
Pratt, Walter W., grocer,
Pray, George L., leatherworker,
Rafferty, John F., leatherworker,
Raymond, Almon B., meat dealer,
Reid, James H., carpenter,
Reidy, Daniel, blacksmith, Richards, Frank A., farmer,
Richards, Frank W., carpenter,
Richards, Fred L., salesman,
Richards, Howard, leatherworker,
Richards, Louis E., clerk, Rockwood, George C., laborer, Rogers, Chester H., expressman, Ryan, Edward T., cutter,
Saunders, Herbert H., laborer, Simmons, George S., shoeworker, Smith, Elmer A., electrician,
STREET 97 Cedar 96 Hawthorne 912 Commercial 608 Union 154 Lake 510 Commercial 419 Main 91 Putnam 464 Summer 253 Front 380 Bridge 819 Washington 58 Webb 57 Richmond 33 Norfolk 39 Hawthorne 672 Commercial 62 Putnam 769 Broad 168 Pine 426 Bridge 89 Central Washington 298 Washington 58 Granite 46 Pleasant 46 Randall Avenue 1205 Pleasant 40 East 30 Walnut Ave. 30 Walnut Ave. 382 Front 92 Broad
47 Reed Ave. 22 Commercial 24 Bryant Ave. 505 Pleasant 820 Commercial 65 Front
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NAME AND OCCUPATION
Smith, George S., blacksmith, Smith, George W., motorman, Soule, Otis L., conductor, South, James R., foreman, Souther, Lorenzo, painter, Spear, Charles A., florist, Spear, Horace W., merchant,
Stowell, Winfred L., grocer,
Strang, Lewis C., C. S. practitioner,
Taylor, Charles M., draughtsman,
Taylor, John, boatbuilder,
Thayer, Fred A., clerk,
Thayer, Henry L., ice dealer,
Thomas, John W., retired,
Tirrell, Frank E., edgesetter,
Tirrell, Reuben, cutter,
Tisdale, Harry D., foreman,
Tobin, John H., shoeworker, Torrey, Alfred F., cutter,
Torrey, Charles A., clerk,
Torrey, Frank H., assessor,
Torrey, George C., insurance agent,
Torrey, Will S., real estate agent,
Upton, John, laborer,
Welch, John F., shoeworker,
Welch, Patrick J., laundryman,
White, George A., mechanic,
Wilder, Albert, music dealer,
Wolfe, David F., shoeworker, Wood, Frank H., salesman,
STREET 65 White 25 Phillips 17 Burton terrace 111 Broad 1231 Commercial 828 Broad 42 Bates ave. 412 Main Off East street 363 North 12 Shaw Front 530 Washington 426 Bridge 505 Pleasant 81 Front 824 Washington 70 Lake 252 Pleasant 634 Main 15 Lovell 50 Torrey 29 Lovell 80 Shawmut 14 Reed Ave. 187 Union 271 Washington 25 Shawmut 14 Newton 624 Main
EDWARD W. HUNT, BRADFORD HAWES, GEORGE L. NEWTON, WILLARD J. DUNBAR, HENRY E. HANLEY,
Selectmen of Weymouth.
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
To the Citizens of Weymouth :
The Board organized, viz. :
George E. Emerson
Chairman.
Nelson B. Gladwin Secretary.
General health condtiions have been satisfactory throughout the year.
The premises surrounding our water supply have been thorough- ly inspected twice during the year, and we can report that regula- tions of both the Health and Water departments are being care- fully followed.
All but a few of our dairys are in first class order. We realize the fact that old stables are a drawback and that we cannot ex- pect new ones, nevertheless we know that it is possible to produce the very highest grade of milk under these conditions. It is be- ing done in one of the oldest stables in town.
Care and cleanliness are all that is necessary for the production of pure milk.
Where anyone is collecting garbage we urge the residents to take advantage of this opportunity for disposal, as it encourages this industry.
The Board will grant permits for collecting garbage, &c., in cer- tain districts, and will see that their territory is not encroached upon. Our town is so divided as to make collection by the Health Department impossible at present.
Drainage in several parts of the town is a serious proposition, but one that will have to be met in the future. Residents should bear with one another where it is poor, until such time as a remedy is provided.
Sewers will come eventually, but at present we do not feel as if the town was quite ready to undertake a proposition of this nature.
We must call attention of citizens and residents to the law which requires the householder as well as the physician to report
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contagious diseases to the Board of Health. It is the duty of the Board to provide for the needy cases.
A hearing was held at the State House in November regarding Weymouth not having complied with the law, requiring a hospital for the care of tubercular patients.
The city of Quincy have plans prepared and accepted for a hospital of this nature. Provisions are made for the care of nearly twice as many patients as they would naturally have, and we are assured the Weymouth cases will be cared for at this hos- pital. This arrangement in other towns has been satifactory to the State Board of Health, and no doubt will be in this case, thereby relieving Weymouth of the cost of maintaining such an institution.
Report of diseases dangerous to the public health during the year :
Diphtheria
6
Measles .
33
Ophthalmia Neonatorum
.
.
5
Scarlet fever
.
17
Tuberculosis
10
Varicella
2
Total .
73
REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF PLUMBING.
To the Honorable Board of Health of the Town of Weymouth :
GENTLEMEN-The amount of plumbing work done in the Town of Weymouth during the past year has been far greater than was expected ; $35,000 would be a very conservative estimate of the cost of the sanitary work installed This includes over 200 bath- rooms in new and old houses, factory and schoolhouse work, and a vast amount of alteration work in old buildings, all of which was closely inspected and tested. Nearly all the local journeymen plumbers have passed the necessary State examination, and are now licensed to work in any part of Massachusetts.
Respectfully yours,
JOHN T. WARSAW.
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REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF SLAUGHTER HOUSES. To the Honorable Board of Health of the Town of Weymouth : SOUTH WEYMOUTH, Mass., January 5, 1914.
GENTLEMEN-I submit herewith my report as Inspector of licensed slaughter houses for the year 1913 as follows :
Swine
454
Calves · . .
. .
102
Cattle
. 20
1
Total number inspected
576
Number condemned .
2
Respectfully submitted
GEO. B. BAYLEY,
Inspecior.
(Signed) GEORGE E. EMERSON, Chairman, N. B. GLADWIN, Secretary, J. S. WILLIAMS, Board of Health.
REPORT OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
WEYMOUTH, January 1, 1914.
To the Honorable the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Weymouth :
GENTLEMEN :- I submit herewith my report for the year ending December 31, 1913.
Scales of all descriptions, tested and sealed 300
Weights of all descriptions, tested and sealed 800
Dry measures of all descriptions, tested and sealed 17
Wet measures, including pumps, of all descriptions, tested and sealed 412
Yard sticks, tested and sealed
31
Number of scales condemned
5
Number of wet measures condemned .
14
Number of dry measures condemned
.
3
Number of yard sticks condemned
4
Weighing and reweighing of coal .
·
9 times
Total amount of fees collected
. $124.26
·
·
F. D. SHERMAN,
Sealer of Weights and Measures.
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REPORT OF TAX COLLECTOR FOR THE YEARS 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen of the Town of Weymouth :
I present to you my report of taxes, interest, B. T. and G. M., Street Watering and Sidewalk tax collected for the years 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, ending December 31st, 1913, and paid over to John H. Stetson, Town Treasurer.
1910 Taxes collected
$10,681 04
Interest collected .
1,098 27
G. M. and B. T. collected
147 50
Street Watering collected
228 98
1911 Taxes collected
$16,869 99
Interest collected .
1,443 42
G. M. and B. T. collected Street Watering collected
154 30
225 39
1912 Taxes collected
$43,981 59
Interest collected .
1,228 61
G. M. and B. T. collected
344 30
Street Watering collected
.
625 94
Sidewalk tax collected .
597 10
1913
Taxes collected
. $144,608 12
Interest collected .
97 02
G. M. and B. T. collected
1,336 34
Street Watering collected
1,670 82
Sidewalk tax collected .
248 74
$147,961 04
Respectfully submitted,
WINSLOW M. TIRRELL.
Tax Collector.
€ .
.
$12,155 79
$18,693 10
$46,777 54
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REPORT OF THE REGISTRARS OF VOTERS.
JANUARY 1, 1914.
Gentlemen of the Board of Selectmen :-
The Registrars of Voters respectfully submit the following report :
Number of voters at opening of polls at election November 4, 1913, 3047. 1
Assessed polls, 4021.
By precincts as follows :
Assessed polls by preeincts as follows :
647
66
2, 479
66
3, 675
4,
365
486
5,
571
719
6,
508
700
Number of women voters, 615.
By precincts as follows :
Precinct 1,
89
Precinct 4, 30
66
2,
83
66 5,
78
3,
231
66
6,
104
Respectfully submitted,
BENJAMIN F. SMITH, JOHN A. RAYMOND, MARSHALL P. SPRAGUE,
PATRICK A. CORRIDAN,
Registrars of Voters.
Precinct 1, 449
618
851
REPORT OF SURVEY OF TOWN.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen of the Town of Weymouth :
GENTLEMEN :- I submit herewith my seventh annual report on the town survey.
Continuing the policy previously adopted by your Board the work was extended toward the south, about 1,500 acres of new work being done the past year. In the report of 1912, referring to an index map made in 1911, it was stated that it was the in- tention to supply the Assessors with 6 additional sheets numbered 45, 47, 48, 49, 50 and 51 for the 1912 work. This was modified slightly, 8 sheets instead of 6 being furnished, sheet numbered 51 being omitted and sheets numbered 52, 56 and 60 substituted in its place, by this latter arrangement embracing the whole of Wey- mouth Great Pond.
The field work for 1913 covers 7 sheets, numbered 51, 53, 54, 55, 57, 59 and 61, and these are now in process of construction both as regards field work and office work. There are at present, omitting the 1913 work, 53 sheets completed, all of which have been corrected to the date of assessment for 1913 and prints fur- nished the Assessors. There will be in all 65 sheets, and the work of covering the entire town (excluding its islands) should be com- pleted with the appropriation, if one is made, for 1914. While it will be necessary to use a considerable portion of said latter appropriation to revise the 53 sheets above mentioned to date of April 1, 1914, and also to complete the 7 sheets now being made, I am of the opinion that an appropriation of $2,500, similar to that of the past few years, should be sufficient to cover both the above revision and also the remaining new work. Whatever the intention at the beginning, this work has developed with the growth and needs of Weymouth, and in accordance with the prac- tice in other towns, into a system of Assessors' sheets corrected yearly to April 1, the present date of assessment.
The question of maintenance after the survey is complete, that is subsequent to 1914, would perhaps be more properly discussed
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in the report for that year. It is an important question and will probably make advisable an annual appropriation either for that purpose alone or for general engineering work. Thus far the cost of all maintenance has been taken from each annual appro- priation.
The mapping of towns (in varying degrees of accuracy and completeness) even in the more remote suburban districts is rapidly increasing. In our own district I would cite Scituate and Han- over as having had similar work done during the past year ; Dux- bury is having plans made along the same lines ; Hingham and Abington are having their local surveyor work in this direction, and as I write this report I am in receipt of a request from an engineer in Hanson, who is also a member of the town committee, requesting if possible a letter from the Weymouth Assessors in regard to the value of the town survey sheets from their view- point, as his town is considering the matter of starting a similar survey.
The transfers this year show a decrease from the previous year, the number recorded being approximately 550, as against 600 in 1912. There have been several plans registered in the land cou.It during the year ; the total number, of land in Weymouth, at this writing being 21. During 1913 the land court issued a "Manual," superceeding all previous instructions from their office, in regard to plans presented for registration, a copy of which I am sending herewith to your Board. This is much more complete than those previously printed, and also somewhat more exacting, and a num- ber of plans have come to my attention which were rejected after examination by the surveyor for the court, and a new survey re- quired. While any one of the above plans (although inaccurate) would have been accepted by any Registry of Deeds, the require- ments of the court are wholly reasonable, and are only sufficient to definitely locate the parcel rgistered. Page 9 of said "Manual" refers to the marking of points of curvature, etc., on all streets laid out, by permanent bounds ; and it would seem wise to apply this to new streets when same are accepted by the town.
Subsequent to my report for 1912 I have sold for the town prints amounting to $42. Of this amount $39 was received from the sale of 39 prints of town survey sheets at $1.00 each, and the balance from the sale of one copy of the index map above re- ferred to.
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It might be interesting to note that taking the eleven sheets done in 1907 (in Ward One) and comparing the houses on same with those on said sheets as revised to April 1, 1913, there is shown an increase in the number of approximately 250.
Aside from the town survey I would note herewith other engi- neering work or surveying for the town that has come under my direction or observation during the year past. Through the efforts of the Chairman of your Board, Washington square has been greatly improved. A profile was established, the street railway company requested to raise their tracks to correspond to same, and the whole square regraded by the Superintendent of Streets. The staking of drains and curbstone, measurement of new tar concrete laid, measurement of the street oiling through- out the town, making various plans for hearings on streets peti- tioned for or proposed, and the preparation of plans with accom- panying description for record of such streets as your Board deemed wise to report to the town for acceptance indicate some of the work done.
It would be desirable to have at some future time, in connec- tion with the town survey, a system of levels run throughout the town, and an elevation at each street intersection, top of hill or bottom of hollow in said streets shown and marked on the town sheets ; also the elevation of each hydrant could be indicated as these have already been located. The value of these elevations in the study of drainage, etc., is of course apparant. They should also be of use to the water department and would be available when the question of sewers for Weymouth is taken up seriously.
I would mention the fact that a complete set of town survey sheets, so far as printed, is on file at the Assessors' office ; also the index map, should anyone be interested to look over the plans in general or any particular parcel of land.
In conclusion I would refer as in former reports to temporary omissions, due to the lack of information obtainable from any source yet found, in regard to the present owners or boundaries on various sheets. These I hope will be gradually eliminated. Many persons have been visited or interviewed during the past year, and I wish to extend herewith my thanks both for the uni- form courtesy accorded me and my assistants, and for the in- formation furnished.
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Two of the men who were on this work in 1911 and 1912 have remained with me during the past year, Mr. Libby continuing as first assistant ; a considerable portion of his time being given to the town work.
As I have stated each year my office is open to anyone inter- ested in the town survey, and I should be glad to talk over with auyone, any boundary line or location not yet determined, which may be of interest or value to the town.
For the continued confidence and courtesy shown me by your Board, and by other town officers, I wish to thank you.
Respectfully submitted,
RUSSELL H. WHITING,
Civil Engineer.
REPORT OF THE FIRE ENGINEERS.
To the Selectmen of the Town of Weymouth :
GENTLEMEN-The report of the Fire Engineers of the Town of Weymouth ending December 31, 1913, is as follows : -
The department as organized is under control of five Engineers as follows : John Q. Hunt, Chief ; Walter W. Pratt, Clerk ; Matthew O'Dowd, Charles W. Baker, Philip W. Wolfe.
One hundred and fifty men compose the working force, divided into seven hose companies, four hook and ladder companies, one chemical and two steamers, also one auto combination.
HOUSES AND APPARATUS.
The houses in Wards One, Two. Three and Five have been painted two coats this summer, the work being done by contract. The house in Ward One has been repaired by putting in a new front sill, and now needs a small addition in the rear for storage of wood and coal. In Ward Two house the bell tower has been rebuilt, new gutters put on and the platform at the side entrace rebuilt. In Ward Three the house has been resilled all around, it having been found in very bad condition. The new rear entrance and stairway have been completed, this work being done / by special appropriation. Hose 6 house needs to be shingled on the tower and other minor repairs. Hose 7 house is in need of shingling and other small repairs. Ward Five house has been repaired by putting in new sills and thresholds in front. The apparatus in the several houses is in fair condition. The engines in both Wards Two and Three have been repaired this year, Steamer 2 having had a thorough overhauling in both steam and water ends, the work being done by J. L. Damon of Milford. Steamer 1 has had repairs to air chamber and other small repairs. We can report them in good condition, both having been tested within the month.
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