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Respectfully submitted,
EDGAR S. WRIGHT,
Forest Warden.
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REPORT OF THE TAX COLLECTOR FOR THE YEARS, 1911, 1912, 1913 1914.
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 Waterlng and Sidewalk Tax, collected for the years, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, ending December 31st., 1914, and paid over to John H. Stetson, Town Treasurer. 1
1911 Taxes collected
$4,334 44
Interest collected .
381 50
G. M. and B. T. collected
54 99
Street Watering collected
130 79
$4,901 72
1912 Tax collected
$17,079 79
Interest collected
1,376 30
G. M. and B. T. collected
146 42
Street Watering collected
330 81
Sidewalk collected
121 71
1913 Tax collected
$45,542 38
Interest collected
1,420 08
G. M, and B. T. collected
399 56
Street Watering collected
625 02
Sidewalk collected
419 79
$48,406 83
1914 Tax collected
$153,696 84
Interest collected
132 21
G. M. and B. T. collected
882 54
Street Watering collected
1,668 06
Sidewalk collected .
506 09
.
$156,885 74
Respectfully submitted,
WINSLOW M. TIRRELL,
Tax Collector.
$19,055 03
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REPORT OF THE REGISTRARS OF VOTERS.
JANUARY 1, 1915.
Gentlemen of the Board of Selectmen :-
The Registrars of Voters respectfully submit the following re- port :
Number of voters at opening of polls at election Nov. 3, 1914, 3097.
Assessed polls, 4043.
BY PRECINCTS.
Voters
Polls
461
623
500
651
66
3
·
4
.
390
527
66
5
586
738
66
6
503
707
3,097
4,043
Number of women voters, 618.
BY PRECINCTS.
Precinct 1
90
2
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83
66.
3
·
66
4
.
31
66
5
82
66
6
105
618
Respectfully submitted,
BENJAMIN F. SMITH,
JOHN A. RAYMOND,
MARSHALL P. SPRAGUE,
PATRICK E. CORRIDAN,
Registrars of Voters.
,
Precinct 1
·
66
2
.
657
797
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TUFTS 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 Ins. Co.
$5,000 00-
January, 1914. Balance on hand
$1,531 87
Paid out.
Nov. 17, 1914.
Howard's Orchestra $80 30
" 20, C. W. Furlong . 50 00
" 20, Gazette Pub. Co. 11 50
Dec. 19, Beane, High School
janitor 2 00
66
19, 66 Dexheimer, use lantern 7 50
66
19,
. 6 Foggs Opera House
25 00
19, 66 Use Baptist church
15 00
19,
Howard's Orchestra
81 00
24, C. E. Mayo, treasurer /
Paegant Committee . 50 00 322 30
$1,209 57
212 50
Jan. 7, 1915. Received from income Interest from Savings Bank
62 43
" 7, " Balance on hand
$1,484 50
READING ROOM FUND.
Deposited with Mass. Hospital Life Ins. Co.
$2,500 00
Jan. 7, 1915. Received from income
106 25
66 Paid F. M. Drown, treasurer
106 25
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LIBRARY FUND.
Deposited with Mas. Hospital Life Ins. Co.
$2,500 00
Jan. 7, 1915. Received from income 106 25
66 66 Paid F. M. Drown, treasurer 106 25
CEMETERY FUND.
Deposited with Mass. Hospital Life Ins. Co. $500 00
Jan. 7, 1915. 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, 1914. Balance on hand $151 02
Jan. 7, 1915. Received from income . 85,00
$236 02
Paid out.
July 7, 1914. C. L. Merritt, for trees $50 00
66 J. R. South, labor and
material 29 16
Jan. 7, 1915. J. R. South, labor and .
material 80 59
159 75
Jan. 7, 1915. Balance on hand $76 27
EDWARD W. HUNT, Chairman Board of Selectmen.
REPORT OF THE FIRE ENGINEERS.
To the Selectmen of Weymouth :
GENTLEMEN :- The report of the Fire Engineers of Weymouth for the year ending December 31, 1914, is as follows :-
The department organized May 1, 1914, is under the control of Fire Engineers as follows : W. W. Pratt, chief ; John Q. Hunt, clerk ; M. O'Dowd, Philip Wolfe, Russell B. Worster.
One hundred and forty-five men comprised the working force to January 1, 1915. The Engineers thought that with up-to-date motor trucks they could reduce the force to one hundred and six men.
The department comprises seven companies : twenty-one men each at Combinations One, Two, Three and Five; Hose Seven has six men ; Hose Four and Six have eight men. The houses contain :- Ward 1-one combination, one hook and ladder truck, one hose wagon at Hose Seven house; Ward 2-one triple com- bination, one steamer, one hook and ladder truck; Ward 3- one combination, one steamer, one hose wagon, one hook and ladder truck; Ward 4-two hose wagons; Ward 5-one triple combination, one horse-drawn chemical, one hook and ladder truck. There are three hose wagons stored not in use by the department.
Telephones have been installed in Hose-houses One, Two, Three and Five. A universal box has been installed at Hose Two house.
HOUSES AND APPARATUS.
The houses in Wards 1, 2 and 5 have been repaired and steam heat installed to meet the requirements of state laws when motor apparatus is used. Hose-houses Six and Seven have been re- paired.
The Engineers recommend selling the wagons that are not in use by the department.
Combination Three has given the town the utmost satisfaction, the last year answering fifty-six calls.
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FIRE LOSSES.
Value of buildings
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.
. $121,910 00
Damage to buildings
.
.
.
43,915 00
Value of contents
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· 44,174 79
Damage to contents
19,943 47
RECOMMENDATIONS.
We would recommend the following appropriations for salaries, fire alarm and other expenses :-
Engineers-chief, $100; clerk, $75; engineers, $50. Coal and wood, $750; electric lighting, $378; gasolene, $200; house expenses and heater for Ward 3 house, $1,300; horses, $400.
The Engineers recommend four permanent men, salaries $900 each, and one substitute at $2.50 a day when on duty. The permanent men have one day off in seven.
Engineers
$325 00
Firemen salaries .
.
·
2,200 00
Superintendent fire alarm
.
300 00
Stewards
150 00
Expense, fire alarm
450 00
House expenses . .
3,000 00
New hose .
1,200 00
Permanent men
4,100 00
In conclusion, we wish to extend our thanks to your Board' for your assistance to the department and to the officers and members of the department.
WALTER W. PRATT, Chief,
JOHN Q. HUNT, Clerk, M. O'DOWD, PHILIP WOLFE,
RUSSELL B. WORSTER,
Fire Engineers.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO PURCHASE FIRE TRUCKS,
At a special town meeting held July 22, 1914, a committee consisting of the Fire Engineers, R. S. Hoffman, F. E. Loud and D. M. Kidder, were appointed to carry into effect three articles in the warrant pertaining to the expenditure of $24,500 for fire apparatus, and several improvements to be made in the fire houses and expense of permanent men. After several meetings and the committee inspecting the several manufactories of fire apparatus and having several hearings before agents, a majority showed a preference in favor of the Knox Motor Company of Springfield, Mass., and we purchased three pieces of motor ap- paratus, one combination wagon for North Weymouth, one triple- combination for East Weymouth, and one triple-combination for South Weymouth, the price belng $22,000 less 3% with a $6,000 bond guarantee for (two) 2 years.
We have installed three steam heaters in the respective houses as we were compelled to do the same to comply with State laws. After voting to procure the apparatus two of the committee, F. E. Loud and D. M. Kidder, resigned. The apparatus is working satisfactorily and we feel that the town is well protected from fire. We do recommend that enough money be given the En- gineers to provide a permanent man to be stationed at Weymouth (Ward Three).
After providing for necessary repairs and improvements to the various fire houses your committee then appointed permanent men for Combinations 1, 2 and 5, and further appointed a substi- tute to serve when regular driver was absent on leave or on ac- count of sickness. We found we had unexpended funds suffi- cient to pay salaries until May 1st, 1915.
We fixed the salary for each permanent man at $900 per annum with one day off in seven the salary of the substitute to be $2.50 per day.
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We believe that the ten appointed to those positions are all very capable and that the town is fortunate in securing their ser- vices. We recommend their continuance for the ensuing year and that the town appropriate sufficient funds to meet the expense.
WALTER W. PRATT, JOHN Q. HUNT,
ROBERT S. HOFFMAN,
PHILIP W. WOLFE,
MATTHEW O'DOWD, RUSSELL B. WORSTER.
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF FIRE ALARM
To the Board of Engineers"
GENTLEMEN :- During the past year there hrve been seventy alarms, as follows :
Ward 1
23
Ward 2
·
23
Ward 3 .
8
Ward 4
4
Ward 5
12
One new box has been installed, No. 37. This box was put in the place of 34.
Box 34 have been installed on Front street above Federal.
There has been 150 new cross-arms replaced, and three miles of new wire has also been run.
We have also added 24 new batteries to the system.
I should advise the boxes being painted this year, and that $450 be had for renewing wire, arms, etc.
There has been a universal box installed in Ward Two Engine House, by which any box can be rung in from that.
Respectfully,
C. P. COOLIDGE,
Superintendent of Fire Alarms.
ASSESSORS' REPORT.
JANUARY 1, 1914.
We have assessed upon the polls and estates of all persons and corporations liable to taxation the sum of $240,978.72, and have committed the same to Winslow M. Tirrell, Esq., the duly elected Collector of Taxes, with our warrant in due form of law for col- lection and payment in accordance with the vote of the town and the warrants of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Commitment Aug. 12, 1914
$5,112 00
66 Sept. 22, 66
.
.
226,130 40
66 Oct. 6, .
2,024 43
Nov. 12, 66
.
5,589 92
60 Dec. 19, 66
2,121 97
$240,978 72
State tax .
.
$20,475 00
County tax
7,841 82
Metropolitan Park tax
2,723 59
State Highway tax .
458 12
Charles River Basin tax
844 28
Street Railway tax. .
4,751 11
Town tax (including overlay)
197,114 63
Moth tax .
1,427 33
Street Oiling tax
2,714 33
Walks tax .
.
2,024 43
Non-resident Bank tax
604 08
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$240,978 72
VALUATION OF THE TOWN, $12,132,355 00.
Number of polls assessed 3,893
Number of residents assessed on property 2,406
All others . 433
.
227
Number of non-residents assessed on property
1,036
All others .
123
Number of horses assessed
.
.
557
Number of cows assessed
545
Number of cattle assessed
39
Number of swine assessed .
40
Number of fowl assessed
6,575
Number of houses assessed
.
.
3,695
Number of acres of land assessed
.
9,371
Rate per $1,000, $18.25.
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Respectfully submitted,
JOHN F. DWYER,
WALDO TURNER,
FRANK H. TORREY,
, LEWIS W. CALLAHAN,
CHARLES H. CLAPP,
Assessors of Weymouth.
REPORT OF THE LIGHTING COMMITTEE.
WEYMOUTH, January 1, 1915.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen : -
The Lighting Committee respectfully submit the following. report :
At the annual town meeting in March, 1914, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of 10,700 for electric lighting and the following committee was appointed : Russell B. Worster, Matthew O'Dowd, Winslow M. Tirrell, Walter W. Pratt, Sidney G. Dunbar.
We have installed 62 new incandescent lights the last year and with the increased appropriation about the same number can be installed this year.
(Signed) RUSSELL B. WORSTER, MATTHEW O'DOWD, WALTER W. PRATT, SIDNEY G. DUNBAR. WINSLOW M. TIRRELL,
Committee.
REPORT OF THE PARK COMMISSIONERS.
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DEC. 31, 1914.
The Board organized with Louis A. Cook as chairman, William H. Clapp as clerk, and Eben Bean as treasurer.
Webb Park at the Landing has been greatly changed for the better. There has been laid out and nearly completed a very
satisfactory ball field. In order to do this a portion of a large ledge of stone had to be moved and the large knoll in the middle of the field had to be graded down. When finished the park will not only be a place of beauty but a pleasure ground for young and old. There are several shady nooks in this park where oue can rest and take solid comfort.
The Board hereby acknowledges with pleasure the interest taken and the work done in this park by the Citizens Association and those gentlemen who gave of their time and money to help bring about such desirable results.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
Balance unexpended last year $136 57
Town appropriation for parks 50 00
$186 57
WEBB PARK DEPARTMENT.
EXPENDED.
1
J. Ross South
$22 00
J. Ross South, horses
18 38
William F. McNair
20 00
J. Howard Farrington
12 50
Hugh P. Coyle .
10 00
Hugh P. Coyle, horses
14 00
Edward Rogers .
5 00
Theodore Raymond, horses
7 00
Cornelius White
2 50
Thomas Tracey .
.
18 44
Patrick Quinn
12 50
Robert B. Nash
17 50
Eugene O'Connor
2 50
T. Raymond, removing part of ledge
24 25
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.
$186 57
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Beals Park at North Weymouth remains the same as last year. The Sea Street side of this park with its gravel walks, shrubbery and flower beds is very attractive. The Athens Street side is used by the children for a play ground and affords them much pleasure.
Great Hill Park remains the same as last reported, the unex- pended balance of last year having been used upon earnest ap- peal of the citizens of Precinct III upon Webb Park. The sur- viving members of the Board desire to record their appreciation of the valuable services of their late fellow member, Mr. William H. Clapp, who died July 6, 1914, and who for twenty-five years faithfully served the town on the Board and as Secretary of the Board, and to say that by his death the town has lost an up- right and valuable citizen.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
RECEIPTS.
Jan. 1, 1914.
Cash on hand in bank.
$350 27
Apr. 10,
66
Interest
6 96
June 19, 66 Rent Great Hill Park,
S. Ford
35 00
July 25, 66
Interest E. S. Beals
fund
40 40
Interest .
·
$439 28
EXPENDITURES.
April 23, 1914.
Water Tax
$6 00
May 26, "'
W. B. Dasha, plants
7 00
June 1, «
W. E. Beane, sign and
expense
4 50
June 12,
G. H. Manuel, labor
15 25
Sept. 8 66
G. H. Manuel, labor
19 00
Sept. 5 66
H. Nadel, labor
2 00
53 75
Balance in bank, Jan. 1, 1915
$385 53
Respectfully submitted,
LOUIS A. COOK, WILSON E. BEANE, Park Commissioners.
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6 65
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Trustees of
THE TUFTS LIBRARY
WEYMOUTH, MASS.
1914
TRUSTEES.
Louis A. Cook, William A. Drake, Francis M. Drown, James H. Flint,
Joseph E. Gardner, William F. Hathaway, John B. Holland, Frederick T. Hunt, Clarance P. Whittle.
SELECTMEN, EX-OFFICIO.
Henry E. Hanley, Bradford Hawes,
Edward W. Hunt, George L. Newton.
OFFICERS.
Clarance P. Whittle, President. Francis M. Drown, Secretary and Treasurer.
LIBRARIAN.
Abbie L. Loud.
ASSISTANTS.
Louisa C. Richards,
Alice B. Blanchard.
JANITOR.
Frank D. Sherman.
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INFORMATION.
The library is for the use of all residents of Weymouth. Temporary residents are entitled to the same privileges as residents.
The library is open every day excepting Sundays, Legal holi- days, New Year's day and June 17th.
Library hours: 2 to 8 p.m .; Wednesday, 2 to 5 p.m .; Saturday, 2 to 9 p.m.
Summer hours : July and August, 2 to 6 p. m. ; Wednesday and Saturday as above.
Two cards are issued to each borrower over twelve years of age. A white card for general use and a green special card for non-fiction, including magazines and music scores.
A white card is given to each child between nine and twelve years of age if the application is signed by a trustee of the library.
Teachers and students are given cards which permit the taking of ten or more books, other than adult fiction, for twenty-eight days.
The vacation privilege allows a borrower, when away from home, to take several books, not recent publications, for an ex- tended time.
All books from the circulating department, even the new fiction, may be kept for fourteen days. Recent numbers of magazines are limited to seven days with no renewal.
A book cannot be transferred from one card to another, but may be renewed by mail or *telephone, unless stamped THIS BOOK CANNOT BE RENEWED. The shelf number or title of the book and the borrower's name should be stated when the request for renewal.is made.
* Telephone Weymouth 112-W .
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A fine of two cents a day will be incurred for each day's detention of a book after it is due. When a book is sent for by the librarian it will be at the expense of the borrower.
Signs and abbreviations used in booklists :
R Reference.
+ Gift.
Not loaned without permission.
j Juvenile.
jj Very juvenile.
Cases of contagious diseases are reported to the library by the Board of Health and exposed books are burned.
For the convenience of residents living in different parts of the town, books are exchanged through the delivery stations once a week as follows :
Lovell's Corner W. W. Pratt Tuesday
East Weymouth J. P. Salisbury Co.
Wednesday
Weymouth Center
Bates & Humphrey Wednesday
South Weymouth Fogg Memorial Library Thursday
South Weymouth
Marshall P. Sprague Thursday
North Weymouth -
Weymouth Heights
W. J. Sladen
J. W. Bartlett & Co. Friday Friday
Application for borrowers' cards may be made at the delivery stations. Class lists and book lists may be consulted or pur- chased at these stations.
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE TUFTS LIBRARY.
The thirty-sixth annual report of the Board of Trustees of the Tufts Library is respectfully submitted as follows :
The library has been open 303 days for the delivery of books during the year 1914. The total circulation for the year has been 55726, an average of 184-a day. 25650 of the total num- ber have been delivered through the schools and the delivery stations. The largest number issued on any day was 495 on March 4 and the smallest was 40 on August 15.
The number distributed through the several delivery stations was as stated below :
PRECINCT.
DELIVERY STATION.
LOANS.
1
J. W. Bartlett & Co.
5692
1
W. J. Sladen
2050
2 & 6
J. P. Salisbury Co.
5681
2 & 6
Bates & Humphrey
2934
4
W. W. Pratt .
1142
4
Marshall P. Sprague
771
5
Fogg Memorial Library
1250
CLASSIFICATION OF CIRCULATION.
CLASS.
LOANS.
PER CENT.
Arts
1875
3.36
Biography
789
1.40
Fiction
39095
70.16
History
2664
4.78
Literature
958
1.72
Natural.science
1271
2.28
Poetry
574
1.03
Social science
1125
2.02
Theology
160
.29
Travels
1569
2.82
Periodicals
5646
10.14
55726
100.00
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7 SCHOOLS, including one Sunday school, have received 6130 books, pupils as well as teachers expressing their grateful ap- preciation.
74 STUDENT'S CARDS have been used during the year, on which 744 books have been loaned.
6 VACATION CARDS have been issued, on which 55 books have been loaned.
Through the INTER-LIBRARY loan system a neighboring library has borrowed a book from us for one of its patrons.
The REGISTRATON OF BORROWERS shows that there have been 355 applications for cards during the year, making a total of 3399 since the beginning of the present registration in April, 1909.
The ANNUAL EXAMINATION Of the books show that 45 have been lost. Only 5 of these were loaned this year. The others, with the expectation that they might be returned to the library, were not reported lost last year. 10 books have been burned on ac- count of contagious diseases and 129 have been discarded be- cause unfit for circulation. 4 of the books previously reported lost have been found. 13 were unaccounted for at the close of of the year.
The ACCESSIONS numbered 1268 volumes, of which 454 were donations (including the Tirrell Donation of 347 volumes), 82 replacements and 96 bound periodicals. 5 of these periodicals were gifts presented in separate numbers. 424 volumes have been rebound. The total number of accessions since the beginning of the library in 1879 is 32180.
A list of books, outside of fiction, purchased during the year, except those listed elsewhere in this report, may be found under General literature in Appendix B.
For a list of books purchased from the Susannah Hunt Stetson fund and the Augustus J. Richards Fund see Appendix C.
THE READING AND REFERENCE ROOM has been constantly used by our townspeople and other visitors. The reference department has received : American year book, 1913 ; Catholic encyclopedia, 15v. ; Monroe's Cyclopedia of education, 5v. ; Statesman's year- book, 1913, 1914; Tribune almanac, 1914; Vital records of Massachusetts, including Abington, 2v., Brockton, Dunstable, Kingston, Reading, Tewksbury, Wakefield, West Bridgewater;
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Walsh's Handy book of curious information; Whitaker's almanack; Who's who, 1914; Who's who in America, 1914- 1915; World's almanac, 1914.
The list of periodicals as seen in Appendix E shows a few changes as follows :
The Engineering news and The Survey have been added by subscription, The Congregationalist and The Nurse by gift. Our message is no longer received from the donor.
The ART EXHIBITIONS have included 15 collections of pictures from the Library Art Club, a list of which is given below : Pictures by American artists from the Museum of fine arts, Boston ; Pictures in Buckingham palace and Windsor castle, Pt. V. Dutch ; Mining of coal and manufacture of coke; Days near Rome, Pt. 1; New York city, Pt. 1; Pictures for children by Randolph Caldecott ; Medici family in Florence ; Ireland, No. II ; Bridges ; Venice, No. VI. St. Marks ; Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in the Fenway ; Example of Japanese textile fabric in color, Pt. 1; Pictures in Buckingham palace and Windsor castle, Pt. III. Dutch; City of Pisa ; Group of dates, 1452, 1483, 1564.
There was also exhibited a number of maps which proved of much interest to visitors at the library.
These maps, lent by Mr. George H. French, were drawn in 1816-1820 by Phebe, Sally and Elizabeth Humphrey, pupils of the Weymouth schools, between the ages of eleven and eighteen, who were daughters of Joseph and Rebecca Humphrey, ancestors of Mr. French.
Among the GIFTS of the year have been books and pamphlets from various donors, also bulletins and other publications from various libraries. Public documents have been received as in previous years.
Copies of early Weymouth town reports together with a number of New England magazines have been presented by Mrs. Alice B. (Loud) French and Miss Annie F. Loud.
Mrs. Abbie J. Bicknell also has given to the library early town reports, among which is a written report of the schools for the year ending March, 1843, signed by Joshua Emery, a member of the school committee at that time.
It may be interesting to the residents of the town, who do not remember the Reverend Joshua Emery, to know that he was for
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thirty-five years, 1838-1873, the pastor of the First Church in Weymouthı (The Old North Church) . It is also interesting to note that the well known author, Robert Herrick, is a grandson of Mr. Emery.
Mrs. Mary Fifield King has donated to the library an oak cabinet for the exhibiting and safe keeping of the Fifield Collec- tion. This cabinet, containing numerous papers aud relics per- taining to the social life and history of Weymouth, has been placed in the Reading room. Above it are hung several pictures and framed papers which are a part of the Fifield memorial.
This collection, to which Mrs King is adding from time to time, has elicited much interested comment, not only from the older residents and their children, but also from those who have recently become citizens of the town.
The trustees acknowledge these gifts and thank the donors whose names may be found in Appendix F.
We report with pleasure that the valuable books, given to the library by the will of the late Charles Q. Tirrell as a memorial to his father, Norton Q. Tirrell, a former physician of Weymouth, have been catalogued and, in accordance with the terms of the will, have been placed on shelves "apart by themselves." These books are now ready for circulation.
As stated in a previous report, Mr. Tirrell's gift included a fund, the income of which is to be applied to the purchase of other books to be added to this collection which is to be known as "The Tirrell Donation." No additions have been made this year, therefore the list, which may be found in Appendix D, is a list of the original collection only.
It will be noticed by reference to earlier reports that a change in form has been made in this report. The page of Information is intended to call the attention of the people of Weymouth to their privileges in the library. A Table of Statistics, based on the form suggested by the American Library Association may be found in Appendix A.
Appendix A. Table of Statistics.
Appendix B. General Literature.
Appendix C. Susannah Hunt Stetson Fund and Augustus J. Richards Fund.
Appendix D.
Tirrell Donation.
Appendix E. Periodicals.
Appendix F. Donors.
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A large flag (6 ft.x10 ft.) has been purchased this year and has been unfurled on occasions calling for an expression of patriotism or of interest in special local events.
Most of the window-shades have been renovated and new green shades have been placed at the semi-circular tops of the windows on the south side of the building.
The advisability of substituting steel stacks for the oak ones now in use, as a means of gaining more shelf room, was consid- ered by the trustees, but, as the proposed change would require an expenditure of about twenty-five hundred dollars, it was decided to relieve the congested shelves temporarily by moving some of the books in least demand to the hall above and by placing in the delivery room, which is also the children's reading room, many of the juvenile books now shelved in the general stack room.
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