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Letters and memories
td221.84
Two years ago
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Westward ho!
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Yeast ; Poems
tdK613.8
Lever. Harry Lorrequer
tdL575.7
Lord, Trenor & Barrows. Italian in America. 1905
td315.222
Macaulay. Critical, historical, and miscellaneous essays and poems. 3v.
td114.3
McCarthy. History of our own times. 5v. History of the four Georges. 4v. . td623.37
td624.24
Title page of v. 3-4 reads, A history of the four Georges and of William IV, by Justin McCarthy and Justin Huntly McCarthy.
An Irishman's story. 1904 td917.184
Portraits of the sixties
.
td917.20
Reign of Queen Anne. 1902. 2v. .
td622.35
Reminiscences. 2v.
td217.121
MCKINLEY. Townsend. Memorial life of William Mckinley ... including the life of President Roosevelt. [1901]
McMaster. History of the people of the United States, from the revolution to the civil war. Vols. 1-5
td917.186
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Massachusetts - Commission on Andersonville monument.
Report. [1902] · · Mead. Irrigation institutions. 1903 · Meyer. Government regulation of railway rates. 1905 .
td617.110
td726.244
td314.170
MINER. Emerson. Life of Alonzo Ames Miner.
1896
td917.185
Motley. Correspondence of John Lothrop Motley ; ed. by G. W. Curtis. 2v. td217.61
History of the United Netherlands. 4v. td615.4 Life and death of John of Barneveld. 2v. td615.8 Rise of the Dutch Republic. 3v. td615.1
National lumber manufacturers' association. Official report : Eighth annual convention held in New Orleans, Louisiana, April 19 and 20, 1910 td726.242 Noble. Russia and the Russians. 1900 td617.16
Nye. Bill Nye's sparks td123.30
Parkman. Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian war after the conquest of Canada. 2v. td613.8
Count Frontenac and New France under ·
td613.13
Half-century of conflict in the seventeenth cen- tury. 2v. 1694-1748 td614.94
Jesuits in North America td613.11
La Salle and the discovery of the great West td613.10
Montcalm and Wolfe. 2v. td615.32
Old régime in Canada
td613.14
Oregon trail; sketches of Rocky-mountain life
td224.12
Pioneers of France in the new world. 1903
td613.12
Farnham. Life of Francis Parkman
td913.70
td624.27
Pepys. Diary and correspondence. 4v. Murders in the Rue Morgue, and other tales Poe.
tdP755.2
Rankin. American transportation system. 1909 td315.216 Reber. Manual of photography ... for the use of the U. S. army. 1896. (Signal office. War Dept. doc. 5.) td724.255
Rhodes. History of the United States from the compromise of 1850 to . . 1877. 7v. 1904-1906
td615.98
Louis XIV.
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2
258
Robertson. History of the reign of the Emperor Charles the fifth; with an account of the Emperor's life after his abdication, by W. H. Prescott. 3v.
Ruskin. Arrows of the chace
Crown of wild olive; Munera pulveris ; Pre- Raphaelitism ; Aratra Pentelici
td311.47
Ethics of the dust; Fiction-fair and foul; Ele- ments of drawing .
td116.25
Fors clavigera; letters to the workmen and labourers of Great Britain. 4v. td311.46 td136.117 td723.3
King of the Golden river ; Eagle's nest ; Deucalion Modern painters. 5v.
Mornings in Florence; Time and tide; Art of . England
td722.100
"Our fathers have told us"; Laws of Fésole ; "A joy for ever," etc. .
td722.242 Poems ; Poetry of architecture; Giotto and his works in Padua . td826.66 Proserpina ; Ariadne Florentina; Opening of the Crystal palace.
td735.150
St. Mark's rest; History of Venice ; Lectures on · art ; Elements of perspective. · Sesame and lilies ; "Unto this last"; Queen of the air ; Storm cloud of the nineteenth century. Seven lamps of architecture ; Lectures on archi- tecture and painting.
td633.40
td116.26
td723.8
Stones of Venice. 3v.
td723.9
Two paths; Love's meinie; Relation between Michael Angelo and Tintoret ; Val d'Arno ; Pleasures of England. . . td722.243
St. Louis. Louisiana Purchase Exposition, 1904. Board of Lady Managers.
Report to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition commission. [1905] . · Scidmore. China, the long-lived empire. 1900 . td235.97 STANTON. Flower. Edwin McMasters Stanton. [1905] td917.183
· Stevens. History of Methodism. 3v.
[1858]
td616.18 td121.10
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Stevenson. Amateur emigrant ; Across the plains ; Silverado squatters. 1897 .
td230.127 Black arrow ; Misadventures of John Nicholson ; Body-snatcher. 1897. tdS848.1
David Balfour. .
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Dynamiter (written in collaboration with Mrs. Stevenson) ; Story of a lie. tdS848.13
Familiar studies of men and books; Miscellane- ous papers. 1895 td127.11
Inland voyage; travels with a donkey ; Edin- burgh. 1897
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Kidnapped.
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Master of Ballantrae. tdS848.5
Merry men and other tales and fables ; Strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. tdS848.7
New Arabian nights. tdS848.8
Prince. Otto; Island nights' entertainments ;
Father Damien. .
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Treasure island.
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Virginibus puerisque ; Memories and portraits.
1897
td134.30
& Osbourne. The wrecker.
tdS848.15
Wrong box ; Ebb tide.
tdS848.16
SUMNER. Pierce. Memoirs and letters of Charles Sumner. 4v. 1881-1893
td217.13
Sutherland. Ireland, yesterday and to-day. 1909
td625.30
Thackeray. Adventures of Philip; to which is now prefixed A shabby genteel story
tdT324.1
Book of snobs; Sketches of life and character, etc.
td136.41
Catherine ; Lovel the widower; Denis Duval ; Ballads, etc.
tdT324.2
Christmas books of Mr. M. A. Titmarsh ; Mrs. Perkins's ball, etc.
tdT324.3
History of Henry Esmond and Memoirs of Barry Lyndon
tdT324.5
History of Pendennis
tdT324.8
History of Samuel Titmarsh and the great Hoggarty diamond; Memoirs of Mr. C. J. Yellowplush ; and Burlesques tdT324.6
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Thackeray .- continued.
The Newcomes tdT324.7
Paris sketch book; Irish sketch book; and Notes of a journey from Cornhill to Grand Cairo td226.4
Roundabout papers ; Four Georges ; and Eng- lish humourists td136.32 tdT324.10 tdT324.11
Vanity fair · The Virginians
Two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the settle- ment of the Jews in the United States, 1655- 1905. Addresses delivered at Carnegie Hall, N.Y., on Thanksgiving Day, 1905
Tucker. Public mindedness. 1910 U. S .- Continental congress.
td711.53 td315.211
Journals of the Continental congress, 1774-1789 ; ed. from the original records in the Library of congress by Worthington Chauncey Ford. 1904-1909. Vols. 1-14 tdR
Rolls and library bureau.
Documentary history of the constitution of the United States of America, 1786-1870. 1894-1900. Vols. 2 & 3 . . Weeden. Economic and social history of New England, 1620-1789. 2v. 1891
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Weyman. House of the wolf
td613.57 tdW546.4 Weymouth historical society.
[No. 2] Historical sketch of the town of Wey- mouth, Mass., from 1622-1884; compiled by Gilbert Nash. 1885
[No. 3] Wessagusset and Weymouth, an his- torical address by Charles Francis Adams, jr. Weymouth in its first twenty years . . . by Gilbert Nash.
Weymouth thirty years later by Charles Francis Adams, jr. td613.95
WINTER. Tribute to William Winter. [Dinner in honor of William Winter at the National Arts club of New York city, Dec. 15, 1909.] td917.190
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APPENDIX E .- PERIODICALS.
b bi-monthly
m
monthly
S
semi-monthly
d daily
q
quarterly
W
weekly
+ gift
American boy. m.
American historical review. q
American homes and gar-
dens.
m
American library association booklist. m
American machinist. w
American poultry advocate. m
+Arts and decoration. m Atlantic monthly. m
Bookman. m
Bulletin of bibliography. q
Cassell's little folks. m
Catholic world. m
Century. m +Christian endeavor world. W Christian science journal. m
+Christian science monitor.
d
Life.
w
+Christian science sentinel. W
+Church militant. m
Collier's weekly.
+Congregationalist.
W
Country life in America.
Craftsman.
m
Cumulative book index. b
Current opinion. m
Munsey's magazine. m
Delineator.
m
Dial. S
Educational review. m
Electrical world.
w
Engineering magazine.
m
Engineering news.
w
Etude.
m
Everybody's magazine. m
Forum. m
Garden magazine. m
Good housekeeping.
¡Gospel trumpet.
W
Harper's bazar.
m
Harper's magazine.
m
Harper's weekly. House beautiful. m
Illustrated London news.
Independent.
w
International marine engineer-
ing. m
International studio.
m
Journal of American history. q
Journal of education.
W
Keramic studio. m
Ladies' home journal. m
Leslie's weekly. w
Library journal. m
Lippincott's magazine. m Literary digest. w
Little folks.
m
Living age. w
m
McClure's magazine. m
Modern mechanics.
m
Modern Priscilla. m
¡Museum of fine arts bulletin, Boston, Mass. b
Musician.
m
Nation.
w
¡National geographic maga- zine. m
North American review.
m
+Nurse. m
¡Our dumb animals.
m
tOur fourfooted friends.
m
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Outing.
m
Outlook.
W
Photo era.
m
Political science quarterly.
q
Popular mechanics.
m
Popular science monthly.
m
¡Protectionist.
Public libraries.
m
Publisher's weekly. w
tRâja Yoga messenger. m
Readers' guide. m
+Record [Insurance ].
m
Review of reviews (American).
.m
St. Nicholas.
m
School arts magazine.
m
Scientific American & Supple-
ment.
W
Scribner's magazine. m
Sunset.
m
Survey. W
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Technical world. m
+Theosophical path.
m
+Universalist leader.
w
+Weymouth gazette and tran- script. W
+Weymouth times. w
Woman's home companion. m
World's work.
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Youth's companion. w
APPENDIX F .- DONORS.
Alexander, Mrs. S. H.
Atlantic deeper waterways as- sociation. - Bicknell, Mrs. Abbie J.
Boston university.
Bowdoin college, · Brunswick, Me
Carnegie endowment for inter- national peace.
Carnegie hero fund commis- sion.
Christian endeavor society, U. R. S., W. & B. Church militant, Pub. of. Electric railway journal. First church of Christ, Scien- tist, Quincy, Mass. Firth, F. J., family of. French, Mrs. Alice B. (Loud) . Home market club, Boston, Mass. Humane society, Kansas city, Mo.
Hunt, E. W. Indian rights association, Phila- delphia, Pa.
King, Mrs. Mary Fifield.
Lake Mohonk conference of friends of the Indians and other dependent peoples.
Lake Mohonk conference on international arbitration.
Loud, Miss Annie F. Loud, Miss Martha A. Massachusetts (public docu- ments).
Massachusetts agricultural col- lege, Amherst, Mass. Massachusetts civic league. Massachusetts forestry asso- ciation.
Massachusetts institute of tech- nology.
Massachusetts society for the prevention of cruelty to ani- mals.
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Mission circle of the First Uni- versalist church, Weymouth. Museum of fine arts, Boston, Mass. Our fourfooted friends.
Rockefeller sanitary commis- sion, Washington, D. C. Savage, Emma J. Simmons college, Boston, Mass.
Smithsonian institution, Wash- ington, D. C. Soldiers' home in Massachusetts at Chelsea. Southworth, H. W.
Testimony pub. co., Chicago, Ill. Thompson, Slason. United States (public docu- ments). Weeks, J. W., senator.
Wentworth institute, Boston, Mass. Weston, Warren. Weymouth gazette & transcript co. Weymouth times, Pub. of. Wilde, W. A. co., pub.
LIBRARIES.
Andover, Mass., Memorial hall Baltimore, Md., Enoch Pratt. Belmont, Mass.
Boston, Mass.
Brockton, Mass.
Brookline, Mass.
Cambridge, Mass.
Canton, Mass.
Cleveland, O.
Erie, Pa. Grand Rapids, Mich. Groton, Mass.
Hartford, Conn.
Haverhill, Mass.
Hopedale, Mass., Bancroft memorial.
Louisville, Ky., Free. Lynn, Mass. Malden, Mass. Marblehead, Mass., Abbot.
Massachusetts, Free public library commission.
Milford, N. H., Free. Milton, Mass. Minneapolis, Minn. Natick, Mass., Morse insti- tute. Newton, Mass., Free.
Northampton, Mass., Forbes. Omaha, Neb.
Pawtucket, R.I., Deborah Cook Sayles. Providence, R. I.
Quincy, Mass., Thomas Crane. Salt Lake city, Utah.
Somerville,[ Mass.
Stoneham, Mass.
Washington, D. C., Library of Congress. Waterbury, Conn., Bronson.
Wilkes-Barré, Pa., Osterhout free. Winchester, Mass. Winthrop, Mass.
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REPORT OF THE TREASURER OF THE TUFTS LIBRARY FOR THE YEAR ENDING DEC. 31ST, 1914.
RECEIPTS.
Balance on hand January 1, 1914
$461 86
Account of town appropriation ·
2,300 00
One half dog tax
691 98
Income from rent-
Weymouth Post Office
650 00
Weymouth Pharmacy 400 00
Income from Tufts fund
106 25
Income from Reading Room fund
106 25
Income from Augustus J. Richards fund
200 00
Income from Susannah Hunt Stetson
fund
100 00
Income from fines collected by the
Librarian ·
134 13
Income from books sold
9 46
Income from books lost and damaged .
19 30
Income from class lists sold
5 20
Income from donation
1 00
$5,185 43
EXPENDITURES.
For books :
W. B. Clarke Co.
$1,195 30
Marion Farwell
184 30
Est. Margaret Holmes
70 00
Thomas Nelson & Sons
10 00
R. R. Bowker Co. .
8 00
R. H. White Co. ·
4 25
Library Art Club ·
6 00
H. W. Wilson Company ·
6 00
Dodd, Mead Co.
4 96
L. L. Knight .
3 20
The Boston Book Co.
2 00
Sundry books
1 50
A. L. A. Publishing Co.
1 00
$1,496 51
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Amount brought forward $1,496 51
For Annual Dues :
American Library Association 5 00
For Librarian and Assistants :
Abbie L. Loud
$600 00
Alice B. Blanchard
400 00
Louisa C. Richards
400 00
Emma F. Thayer
50 99
Wallace Whittle
14 40
Phyllis Palmer
14 15
1,479 54
For Janitor Services and Expenses :
Frank D. Sherman 400 50
For Electric Lights and Fixtures : Weymouth Light and Power Co.
211 75
For Wood and Coal :
A. J. Richards & Son
167 48
For Insurance :
A. S. Jordan & Co.
$66 10
R. B. Worster
15 00
81 10
For Transportation of Books :
Walter W. Pratt $55 00
J. W. Bartlett & Co.
52 00
J. P. Salisbury Co.
52 00
Loring Tirrell 52 00
W. J. Sladen
43 00
Bates & Humphrey
25 00
For Water :
Town of Weymouth
47 00
For Binding Books :
F. J. Barnard & Co.
265 44
For Notes and Interest :
Weymouth Savings Bank
317 25
Amount carried forward
$4,750 57
.
279 00
D
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Amount brought forward
$4,750 57
For Supplies :
F. W. Stewart
$25 67
Carter, Rice & Co. 19 00 .
Ford Furniture Co.
24 65
Rhines Lumber Co.
15 36
Library Bureau
13 56
Gaylord Bros.
11 15
Adams, Cushing & Foster
10 92
C. C. Jordan
9 00
F. W. Stewart
9 10
H. W. Wilson Company .
12 00
Library Bureau
7 45
H. J. Dalman Company .
6 00
A. L. A. Publishing Co.
5 40
C. H. Smith
5 25
F. D. Sherman
4 75
E. W. Hunt .
2 45
J. E. Ludden
2 55
L. C. Smith & Bros.
1 50
F. J. Barnard & Co.
1 00
P. F. Landry
1 00
L. F. Bates Co.
85
Sundries
1 92
190 53
For Expressing :
Adams Express Co.
$24 26
Fogg's Express Co.
2 45
26 71
For Repairs :
James Peers .
$9 00
W. H. Williamson .
5 25
J. E. Ludden
1 13
15 38
For Post Office Supplies :
Weymouth Post Office
11 40
For Printing :
Weymouth Gazette & Transcript Co.
53 63
Amount carried forward
$5,048 22
267
Amount brought forward
For Messenger Service
$5,048 22 65
For Telephone :
New England Tel. & Tel. Co.
20 25
For Carting Ashes :
J. R. South 6 50
For Incidentals :
Reg. of Deeds. Power of attorney
for Trustees
$1 75
Recording of lease for Post Office
2 44
Sundries
6 16
For error in report of 1913
2 99
13 34
$5,088 96
RECAPITULATION.
Receipts
$5,185 43 .
Expenses
5,088 96
Balance on hand January 1, 1915 $96 47
FRANCIS M. DROWN,
Treasurer.
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen of the Town of Weymouth : GENTLEMEN :-
The members of the Board of Health met and organized March, 1914.
The following officers were elected :-
G. E. Emerson, M. D. Chairman.
F. L. Doucett, M. D. . Secretary.
During the year fourteen meetings were held, and a great deal of work has been done, and at the present time we feel that con- ditions in every part of the town are much improved, especially in our milk supply.
The following regulations have been adopted in the following contagious diseases : Scarlet fever, typhoid fever, diphtheria, septic sore throat, whooping cough, measles :
No milk bottle shall be received into a house or taken out of a house where such diseases are known to exist. The householder must provide some suitable container into which the milk can be placed.
The Board request the family to report any failure on the part of the milkman to observe the above regulation.
No case of diphtheria can be released until two negative cul- tures have been obtained, the first of said negative cultures to be at least one week from date of positive culture.
The minimum period of quarantine in all cases of scarlet fever shall be at least four weeks, and as much longer as may be nec- essary for the completion of disquamation. All cases must be inspected by a physician of the Board of Health before released.
All the excreta of patients suffering from typhoid fever shall be covered with unslacked lime in an earthen jar, to which hot water is to be added and let stand at least two hours before emptying.
The amount of lime should equal one-fourth the bulk of the excreta.
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During the year there were 112 cases of contagious diseases re- ported as follows :
Ophthalmia monatorum
1
Meningitis
.
.
·
1
Diphtheria
.
7
Scarlet fever
28
Typhoid fever
34
Measles
18
Tuberculosis
12
Whooping Cough
11
Total
112
Weymouth was unfortunate in having two quite severe epi- demics : Scarlet fever and typhoid fever, both in the north part of the town, there being no deaths.
During the year there were twelve cases of tuberculosis re- ported. Most of these cases have been admitted to one of the State sanitoriums as soon as there was a vacancy, others were taken care of at the Hospital for Tuberculosis at Cambridge at an expense to the town of $12 per week, and a few were allowed to remain at home.
The Town of Weymouth comes under the State law requiring all towns of 10,000 or more inhabitants to maintain a hospital or dispensary for the care of people afflicted with tuber- culosis. So far nothing has been done but the call is so great and the State so insistent that some action on this matter must be taken up this year.
At present it means a long wait of several weeks before a case can be admitted to one of the State sanitoriums, and in the mean while this Board is obliged to care for these cases, some of them at private hospitals at great expense to the town.
A plan has been submitted to the State Board of Health and the State Board of Charity whereby such a dispensary can be maintained if said plans are accepted and an increased appropria- tion granted the Board.
THE MILK SUPPLY.
This is better than ever before. A great deal of work has been done by the Board in this direction, and on several occasions members of the Mass. State Board of Health have come to Wey- mouth and looked over some of the dairies and made suggestions
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as to how to improve our milk. These suggestions have proved a great benefit to the Board. There is nothing of greater im- portance to the welfare of any community than pure milk, and much that the Board would like to do and work that is very necessary has been passed over for lack of funds. A small in- crease in the appropriation for health work in this town will bring about well paid returns, but we feel confident in saying the dairies all over town are in better shape than ever before.
THE COLLECTION OF GARBAGE.
During the summer months a garbage team was run regularly twice a week covering North Weymouth, and this winter the same team has covered South Weymouth and Weymouth Landing. This coming year arrangements have been made by the Board for the collection of garbage in every part of the town. The work to be carried on by parties licensed by this Board and in properly constructed teams.
The drainage in several parts of the town is a serious problem and it is the intention of the Board to take up all complaints and try and solve them to the satisfaction of every one. In some of the thickly settled parts of the town nothing will be efficient ex- cept sewerage.
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 Wey- mouth for the past nine months has been as follows : 127 water closets ; 69 bath tubs with wash bowls, sinks and set tubs, in new and old houses, at a very conservative estimate of $25,000.
All the work has been thoroughly inspected and tested accord- ing to the plumbing laws of the State of Massachusetts.
Respectfully yours,
MATTHEW R. LOUD.
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REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF SLAUGHTER HOUSES. To the Honorable Board of Health of the Town of Weymouth :- January 5, 1915.
GENTLEMEN :
I submit herewith my report as Inspector of Licensed Slaughter Houses for the year 1914 as follows :
Swine
294
Calves
·
·
205
Cattle
.
.
9
Sheep
7
Total number inspected 515
515
Condemned
4
Parts condemned
5
Respectfully submitted, GEORGE B. BAYLEY,
Inspector.
(Signed) GEORGE E. EMERSON, M. D., Chairman, F. L. DOUCETT, M. D., Secretary, JOHN S. WILLIAMS,
Board of Health.
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REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF LIVE STOCK.
SOUTH WEYMOUTH, January 1, 1915.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen of the Town of Weymouth :
I hereby submit my report for the year of 1914. I am pleased to report the condition of stables and all places where cattle are kept as being in a greatly improved condition. There have been six cows killed for tuberculosis, six dogs for rabies, one heifer for rabies, all of which have been properly disposed of.
The full number of cows inspected, 648; young cattle, 86; swine, 165; bulls, 29; oxen, 4, and goats, 6.
Upon the outbreak of the foot and mouth disease in the fall, I received instructions from the State Cattle Bureau to inspect the animals in this town for the disease. These instructions were carefully performed, and I am happy to report that, as a result, no indications of any cases of the disease were found in our town. The cost of this inspection was $52.50.
F. WILBUR LOUD,
Inspector of Live Stock.
BUILDING INSPECTOR'S REPORT.
SOUTH WEYMOUTH, Mass., Jan. 1, 1915.
To the Board of Selectmen :
GENTLEMEN :- I hereby submit my report for the years 1913 and 1914 :
The tenement houses that have been built or remodeled during the last few years have been inspected, and many of them are in very good condition.
Work on some houses that the owners have started to alter in such a manner as to conflict with the Tenement House Act (Chap. 635, Acts of 1912) has been discontinued.
Respectfully yours,
MATTHEW R. LOUD.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF
WATER COMMISSIONERS
OF THE
TOWN OF WEYMOUTH, MASS.
1914.
WATER COMMISSIONERS.
FRANK H. TORREY, Chairman.
GEORGE E. BICKNELL, Clerk. ROBERT S. HOFFMAN. JOHN H. STETSON, Treasurer. EDWARD W. HUNT.
FRED O. STEVENS, Superintendent. CHARLOTTE E. BRIGGS, Clerk. GEORGE W. SARGENT, Engineer.
Office at East Weymouth, Mass.
WATER COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.
JANUARY 1, 1915.
The Board organized March 10, 1914, by the choice of Frank H. Torrey, chairman ; George E. Bicknell, clerk; John H. Stet- son, treasurer.
Miss Charlotte E. Briggs continues as clerk at the office at a salary of $600.
George W. Sargent continues as engineer at pumping station at a salary of of $1,050.
F. H. Torrey was appointed register and collector at a salary of $250 and expenses, the Commissioners to furnish his bond.
At a joint meeting, on March 19, of Selectmen and Commis- sioners, Charles B. Cushing was appointed Town Accountant, the Water Department to pay $250 and the Selectmen to pay $850.
April 3, numerous applications were received for the position as superintendent, and after due deliberation Mr. Fred O. Stevens was appointed at a salary of $2,000, he to furnish his own con- veyance.
At the annual town meeting held March 4, 1914, it was voted that a sum not to exceed $10,000 be spent for the purpose of extension of the system as recommended in the report as sub- mitted by Mr. Miller, also $5,000 for the further construction of the system as might come before us. Acting in accordance with said votes, we have laid 2,787 feet of 10-inch pipe from Spring Street to Middle Street, 933 feet 10-inch pipe from Essex Street to Broad Street, 1,357 feet 6-inch pipe on Forest Street, 60 feet 6-inch pipe on Front Street, 349 feet 6-inch pipe on Fogg Road, 108 feet 6-inch pipe on Howard Street and 156 feet 4-inch pipe on Wachusett Road. It was also voted that we be instructed to continue the system from the residence of Ernest W. Clark on West street to the residence of Uno Kronman on Summer Street.
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As no appropriation was made for this extension we were obliged to take the money from what funds we found available and did extend the service 1,134 feet with 6-inch pipe.
Realizing the very little fire protection existing at "Wessa- gussett," North Weymouth, we have taken up 324 feet of 12-inch pipe on Pilgrim Road and replaced with 6-inch pipe and hydrant service, 460 feet of 2-inch pipe on Wessagussett Road and re- placed with 6-inch pipe and hydrant service, 330 feet 1-inch pipe on Pecksuot Road and replaced with 6-inch pipe and hydrant service.
The coming year we must do as much if not more of a similar nature until all the small pipes have been taken up and replaced by pipes large enough to insure a reasonable fire protection.
Linden Place has always received its water through a 1}-inch pipe which has proven unsatisfactory and, acting upon a petition, we have taken up 288 feet and replaced with 4-inch pipe and hydrant service.
Petitions for extension of the system are continually brought before us and, while they all have merit in them, yet we find ourselves often in the position where we cannot comply with the request. With co-operation we can enlarge, but we are not in a position to develop land companies or the land of private indi- . viduals ; some financial assistance should come from them.
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