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Condrick, Charles R. Condrick, Cornelius F.
Condrick, David F. Condrick, William
Connell, Charles J. Connell, William A. Connihan, Michael Cope, LeRoy
Corridan, Edward R.
Costa, John Cossaboom, Gordon
Cositore, Antonio E.
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Christie, Arthur
Desiderio, James
Christiè, Arthur H.
Desmond, David F.
Cicchese, Arthur
Desmond, Walter D.
Christensen, James A.
Desmond, William F.
Chase, Ralph P.
Dessendo, Dominick
Cirigliano, Joseph
Durant, David M.
Cullen, Christopher
Dwyer, Frederick E. Dexheimer, Frederic J.
Crouse, William
De Young, Bertie F.
Crowley, Patrick
De Young, Ernest
Daley, Frank
De Fazio, Oreste
Dallard, Dual R.
Dizer, Norman E.
' Datto, Michael
Doble, Burton L.
Daniels, Louis V.
Dominick, Frederick M.
Danubis, Joseph
Dondero, James A.
Davidson, J. Ernest
Donovan, Francis A.
Davis, Albert F.
Donovan, Francis F.
Davis, Arthur E.
Donovan, Thomas F.
Davis, Harold L.
Dowd, Edwin L.
Davis, Jesse G.
Dowd, John L.
Davis, Robert E.
Draper, William L.
Davison, William A.
Drown, Edward H. .
Deane, Almon
Ducca, Waldo
Deane, James Norman
Duffy, William
DeCoste, Arthur .
Dunn, Fred H.
Delorey, Charles A.
Dwyer, J. Henry
Delorey, Henry M.
Dwyer, Jeremiah J.
Delorey, Frederick L.
Dwyer, Jeremiah F.
Delorey, Joseph A.
Dwyer, Patrick H.
Delorey, Joseph A. 2
Dwyer, William R.
Delorey, Joseph
Dyer, Frederic W.
Delorey, Samuel F.
Eacobacci, John
Delorey, Theodore J.
Easton, John G.
Delvecchio, Ernest
Elwell, Halsey, Lieut.
Dennison, Francis P.
Elwell, Henry R.
Dentonio, Henry
Ernst, Edric R.
De Rusha, J. Francis De Rusha, James L.
Eastbrook, Alton E.
Everett, W. H.
Cushing, Clarence W.
De Young, Simon
Daly, Francis J.
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Ewell, George E.
Gannon, John T.
Fahey, Alton L.
Garey, Herbert
Farren, Parker S.
Gardner, Clement N.
Farren, Ray H.
Gardner, Edward F.
Farrar, Frederick H.
Gardner, Everett T.
Fearing, Allen C. -
Gardner, Herman A.
Fearing, Justin L.
Garofalo, Alberigo A.
Fearing, Edward W.
Garofalo, Nicholas
Fearing, Sumner E.
Garvey, William H.
Fillian, Michael B.
Galusha, Thorot L.
Fitzgerald, Garrett J.
Gay, Robert R.
Fitzgerald, Martin
George, Joseph
Fogarty, James
Gilligan, Alfred A.
Fletcher, Harold R.
Gilligan, James L.
Ford, David E., Dr.
Gilmore, Reginald
Ford, Leo J., Lieut.
Glengroos, James C.
Ford, William R.
Gloster, George F.
Fox, Archer D.
Gorman, Vincent
Fraher, Donald C.
Gorman, Patrick
Fraher, Leo B.
Gorman, William
Fraher, William T.
Goodwin, William
Francis, Warren C.
Graffan, William H.
Francis, Donald B.
Gourley, Arthur G.
Fraser, Somers, Dr.
Grande, Albert
Fraser, Archie McK., Dr.
Granger, Frederic G.
Frawley, Charles S.
Granger, Harry I.
Frazier, Augustine
Grande, Nicholas
Frazier, Daniel
Greenwood, Philip H.
French, Charles H.
French, Samuel
Griffin, Herbert L. Gripenau, Frank
Frost, Everett
Guardin, Victor
Frost, Fred H.
Guidice, Joseph
Fryer, Nathaniel E.
Guidice, Jacko
Furtau, Alson E.
Guidice, Joseph
Gabriel, Edmund Gage, Elliot H.
Gunn, Charles A., Lieut.
Gagion, Donald
Gagion, Michael
Gallant, Lawrence E.
Gunn, Alexander Hackett, John J., Jr.
Hackett, William W.
Hackett, Joseph A.
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Hanaford, Arthur W. Hannifan, Timothy F. Hanaford, Thomas H. Hannifan, James
Hanley, James H. Hanson, John F.
Hunter, Lawrence B.
Hall, Leo Thomas
Hunter, Norman
Hurley, Arthur B.
Hyland, Harold D.
Haviland, Donald F.
Hussey, William
Hawkes, Alton C.
Hutchinson, Earl M. Iliffe, William G.
Heald, Stanley, Lieut.
Iliffe, Thomas H.
Healy, Chester
Jermyn, Lawrence L.
Healey, Robert C.
Jesse, Herman J. Johnson, Albin
Heffernan, Archibald F.
Johnson, Harold
Hegarty, Matthew W.
Johnson, Irving E.
Hegarty, Clarence D.
Johnson, Frederic P.
Hegarty, George H.
Johnson, William E.
Henry, Ene K.
Johnston, Roy C. Jones, Parker B.
Henson, William
Hersey, Roger W.
Jubett, Ernest
Hersey, Stanley
Kay, Clifford
Holbrook, Earl W.
Keefe, Joseph P.
Holbrook, Kenneth
Keefe, Henry L.
Holbrook, William A.
Keefe, William E.
Horgan, Daniel H.
Horgan, Francis R.
- Keene, Arthur C. Kelliher, James P. Kelliher, Martin J. Kelley, J. Leo
Howe, Harry E.
Kendall, Arthur P.
Howley, Thomas L.
Kennerson, Everett S.
Hudson, Alden S.
Kennedy, Raymond
Hughes, David
Kennedy, Clarence E.
Hughes, John
Kennedy, Edward
Humes, William
Klingman, Harold B.
Kelso, Gerald E.
Lane, Herbert F.
Humphrey, Albert R. Humphrey, Ward I.
Hunt, Charles B.
Hunt, Edward A. Junt, John C. Hunt, Louis C.
Hunter, Irvin
Halloran, J. Francis Hyland, Harold D.
Haviland, Roland H.
Healey, Walter J.
Horne, Kenneth House, John
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Laskey, George
MacIntosh, Robert, Jr.
Lourie, John J.
Madden, Edward L.
Lowell, Henry
Madden, Henry J. Madden, John J.
Le Blanc, George A.
Le Cope, Roy L.
Mahoney, Joseph W.
Leinonen, Eino W. 1
Mahoney, William H.
Leonard, Bryan
Maloney, Dennis E.
Lincoln, Charles H.
Manuel, Ralph
Lincoln, Fay S.
Manuel, Theodore R.
Lincoln, Roger C.
Marden, Dwight H.
Martin, Alfred K.
Litchfield, B. E. Litchfield, Benjamin E.
Martin, Robert R.
Litchfield, Henry S.
Mason, Alvardo
Lonergan, Bartholomew
Masterson, Wm. H.
Lonergan, Edward P.
Mattson, Harry A.
Lonergan, John
Matthewson, Minot L.
Lonergan, Thomas
Manse, Dominic Mayer, George F.
Lester, Thomas F.
McCarthy, Joseph M.
Laskey, George W.
McCarthy, Thomas T.
Lotterhand, Fred W.
McCarthy, William L.
Loud, Franklin G.
McCue, Patrick J.
Loud, Edward C.
McDonald, Earl L.
Lyons, M. Francis
McNalley, Thomas
Lyons, Flurance I.
McIsaac, W. Stewart
Lyons, Thomas A.
McKenna, Lyman F. 1 McKinnon, Robert
Linon, Arthur
McLean, Walter
Loud, Frank E., Jr.
McPhee, Frank L.
Loud, Roy E.
Meehan, Joseph
Lyons, John M.
Meigs, Martin
Lyons, Richard T.
Melville, John W.
Liley, William L.
Merchant, Julian R.
Lowell, Henry A.
Merluzzo, Christie J. '
Laycock, Harold B.
Merluzzo, Salvatore
McBride, Edwin T.
Merrill, Stanley
MacNamee, Arthur
Miller, Eugene F.
Macauley, Stewart
Miller, John H.
MacDonald, Thomas J.
Miller, Percy O.
Libby, J. Herbert, Dr.
Lyons, Michael G.
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Miller, Philip B.
Miller, Merton H.
Minassian, Harry
Monahan, Francis M.
Monteith, Ambrose E.
Monteith, William A. R.
Packard, Irving
Montgomery, George H. Morrison, George L.
Page, Clarke S.
Palmer, Charles S.
Morse, Harold E.
Palambo, Peter
Mowry, Ernest B.
Pardo, Salvatore
Passiro, Pasquale A.
Patterson, Daniel
Nash, Arthur
Patterson, William B.
Nash, Clayton
Pease, Lewis W., Dr.
Nash, Edward E.
Peavy, Newall A. Pecoraro, Frank
Nash, William B., Jr.
Peers, John F.
Nash, Reginald
Peers, Sumner H.
Nelligan, Henry L. Nicodemus, Tudo
Perrault, William
Nelligan, John W.
Perry, John H.
Pettzi, Carmine
Newcomb, Stanton A.
Pettzi, Dominic
Pettzi, Frank W.
Nolan, H. Louis Nolan, Urban R.
Pettzi, Louis
Nosiglia, Victor L.
Phelan, Edward P.
Nugent, Francis L.
Philbrick, Frederick B.
Nugent, John T.
Phillips, Fred W.
Nugent, Lawrence F.
Phinney, Leon H.
Nuss, Frank
O'Connell, Francis J.
O'Connor, Edward M. O'Halloran, William, Dr.
O'Leary, Eugene F.
Oliver, Matthew Olsen, Gustave
Olsen, Henry M.
O'Neil, James
Orcutt, Charles W. -
Piccuito, Dominic Pratt, Allison F.
Pratt, Charles H.
Pratt, Edward E. 1 Pratt, Lawrence F.
Preston, James E.
Proctor, Harold L.
Proctor, Raymond H.
Prouty, Howard M.
Purchase, Harry J.
Mullen, James F.
Murphy, Arthur
Nash, Joshua
Peers, Walter I.
Nesbitt, George F.
O'Rourke, John F. O'Rourke, Thomas J. O'Toole, Patrick J. O'Toole, Thomas M. Our, Ellsworth J.
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Putney, Willis R.
Quinn, Frederick C.
Santacroce, John
Quinn, Robert E.
Santacroce, Pasquale
Rago, Frank T.
Santry, Daniel B.
Rand, Frank L.
Santry, John J.
Rand, Willis L.
Saunders, Ralph E.
Raymond, Arthur H. -
Sears, Eric W.
Reed, Arthur M. 2
Sawyer, Webster M.
Reed, Walter V.
Shaw, Leon B.
Reid, John F.
Sheehy, Alfred C.
Reid, William
Sheehy, Edmund F.
Sheehy, Edward F.
Sheehy, Vincent H.
Reis, John C.
Sheldon, E. C. Shephard, Arthur B.
Richards, Lester E.
Sherman, Norman A.
Richards, Walter C.
Sherrick, Warren F.
Riley, Russell S.
Riley, Thomas W.
Rinn, Alfred R.
Rix, Merton F.
Rix, William J.
Roberts, Arthur
Slattery, Thomas
Robinson, Edward W.
Slattery, William E.
Robinson, Vincent B.
Small, E. W., Dr. Smith, Cornelius
Rockwood, Alvin
Smith, Eugene E.
Rockwood, Herbert
Smith, George C. 2
Rogers, Edward S.
Smith, George C.
Rogers, Harry I.
Smith, George H., Jr.
Rosnell, John E.
Smith, Richard C.
Smith, Thomas J. Sohikian, Kachadon
Soule, Harold G., Lieut.
Spaulding, William P.
Ryan, Edward F.
Ryan, Michael J., Lieut. Saccamano, Angelo A. Sampson, Arthur G.
Spear, Theodore F.
Spillaine, Joseph D. Sprague, A. Bryant
Reed, Arthur M.
Sewall, Joseph D.
Reidy, Dennis F. Reis, Marshall
Remick, Arthur L.
Shonk, George F. Sjostedt, Charles A.
Simmons, Jedediah R. Simpson, Charles H. Skeffington, Christopher
Roccia, Lewis
Ross, Albert A. Rousseau, Silas D. Rubbo, Nicholas Ryan, William
Sanders, Edward A.
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Sprague, Grover
Sprague, Stanley A.
Tooher, Dennis E.
Starrett, Arthur N.
Tooher, Joseph F.
Stiles, Clifford B.
Tooher, William L.
Torrey, Kenneth .
Torrey, Henry A.
Stitt, John
Torrey, Samuel
Stowell, Preston
Torrey, S.
Studley, Norman H. T.
Totman, Joseph W.
Tower, Louis M.
Sullivan, John A.
Tracy, George T.
Trask, Harold J.
Sullivan, John F. Sullivan, John S. Sullivan, Joseph F.
Turner, Horace H.
Sundquist, George E.
Turpel, Albert W.
Sweeney, Edward N.
Tyler, Carlton P.
Sweeney, Michael T.
Vary, Philip O.
Sweeney, Thomas
Vary, Raymond G.
Sweet, Edward D. Sweet, Leslie F.
Ventre, Dominic
Ventre, Frank L.
Swift, Chester H.
Ventre, George W.
Sylvester, Everett H.
Vinal, Albert, Ensign
Talbot, John O.
Vinal, Fred L. Vincini, Biaso
Talbot, Ralph Tanguy, Alexander B.
Vincini, Bioggio
Tanguy, John C.
Vineau, John A.
Taylor, Alphonso
Vining, Ralph E., Lieut.
Vinson, John B.
Taylor, Harold
' Virgin, Charles L.
Thomas, J. Perry
Thomas, Alfred R.
Thomas, Ralph W.
Thompson, Alfred A.
Tingley, Harold E. Tirrell, Arleigh
Warren, Basil S.
Walsh, John D.
Tirrell, Charles E.
Tirrell, Loring V., Lieut.
Tirrell, Marcus L.
Walker, Norman A.
Wall, William T. Watson, Cedric D.
Terry, Thomas J.
Vogel, William E.
Taylor, Frank
Voorhees, Leighton S. Vuolo, Alfonso
Wainwright, Cyril Waite; Leslie O.
Stiles, Russell A.
Tonry, James E.
Stiles, Edgar W.
Sullivan, Charles A.
Tufts, Russell D.
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Wagner, Otto T.
Whittle, Clarence P.
Webber, George A.
Whittle, Wallace L.
Webber, W. Walter
Wilbar, Waldo M.
Welch, Thomas
Williams, Augustus I.
Weston, Richard W.
Williams, Everett
Weston, Russell W.
Williams, Ellis L.
Weston, Walter L.
Williamson, Walter
Whall, Joseph H.
Wolfe, Lester
Wheaton, Charles E.
Worledgi, Victor B.
Wheaton, Hiram E.
Worthen, Alfred R., Ensign
Wheeler, James
Wright, Wesley G.
White, Arthur W.
Young, Andrew
White, Howard W.
Young, Andrew E.
White, Nye A.
Young, George R.
White, Robert G.
Yourell, John J. .
White, Vernon M.
Zeoli, Frank
White, Harold W.
Dyer, Frederick E.
It is lamentable but inevitable that in the prosecution of a war of the magnitude of that in which we have been en- gaged, that there should be a long casualty list.
All of our young men who have gone out from us to the war, went with the full realization that they might be called upon to make the supreme sacrifice for the betterment of the world, and they accepted that condition with a cheerful cour- age. Some of them will return to us no more .. We lament their loss, but we have the consolation that they laid down their lives in defence of the most righteous cause . for which war was ever waged on our earth, and we would pay this feeble tribute to those we could ill afford to lose. We quote reverently from Lincoln's Gettysburg address, paraphrasing to suit the world conditions: "From these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion-that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain-that the world, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom-and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."
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The list of deceased is as follows :
Baker, George A.
Johnson, William E.
Bresnahan, Daniel
Klingman, Harold B.
Cate, Lawrence A.
Monteith, William A. R.
Corridan, James
Mowry, Ernest B.
Donovan, Thomas F.
Nesbitt, George F.
Gorman, Vincent
Ross, Albert A.
Healey, Walter J.
Sprague, Grover
Hyland, Harold D.
Talbot, Ralph
Hurley, Arthur B.
Whall, Joseph
Jones, Parker C.
The following have served in the Naval Department as yeowomen :
Condrick, Margaret
Coffey, Edna
Corridan, Helen
Smith, Mary E.
Howley, Catherine B.
Spillane, Margaret
Leighton, Dorothy
Tonrey, Alice
Emma S. Vary served as a nurse in the American Expe- - ditionary Army.
Nellie C. Looney served as Army Field Clerk.
The following are serving enlistments in Co. A, 14th Infan- try Regiment of the State Guard :
Burgoyne, Harold G. Pratt, Franklin N.
Burgoyne, Roger M.
Rauch, Edgar J.
Rockwood, Herbert F. W.
Schofield, Lawrence
Smith, Anthony J.
Tobey, Elliott L.
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Chubbuck, Charles H., Jr. Cipulo, Frank, Jr. Deldonno, Joseph J. Hunt, Irving E. Loring, Lewis D.
Leslie, Carolyn V.
Neal, Esther
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Woman's Work in the War.
While recording the names of those who have served in the military or naval service of our country, we feel that special recognition is also due to the great number of patriotic women of our town who have by their devoted efforts to ease the con- ditions of our men in camp and field and on the sea, rendered conspicuous assistance in bringing the war to a successful close. .
· When the history of the war is written, it will be incom- plete without emphasizing the great work accomplished by the women of our land through the Red Cross and Special Aid Societies. The vast amount of work these women accom- plished by knitting garments for the comfort of the soldiers and sailors, in preparing surgical dressings for the wounded and in various other labors connected with the successful pros- ecution of the war entitle them to our most cordial thanks. It is not possible here to give the names of all of these devoted women : their greatest reward must be in the consciousness of a great duty nobly done.
Suits at Law. 1
No new suits against the town have been brought during the year.
The petition of Louis A. Cook for assessment of damages for taking of land to widen Pleasant Street has been settled with his estate.
The only cases now pending are that of Herbert A. Billings for damages alleged to have been occasioned by blasting in the repair of Front Street and that of Johanna Burke to re- cover damages for personal injury claimed to have been sus- tained in consequence of an alleged defect on Neck Street.
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Bay State Street Railway Company.
The Bay State Street Railway Company has given the Board more or less concern throughout the year, in an en- deavor to see that the Town did not fare any worse, at least, than other communities similarly situated.
On July 11, 1918, the Public Service Commission decided rate cases of the Bay State Street Railway Company (P. S. C. 1858, 1953, 2095), so far as they affected Weymouth, on the following basis :
The country lines, outside of the city zones, were arranged on a mileage basis, with a varying rate, dependent upon traf- fic density, of 2 cents, 21/2 cents and 3 cents per mile.
On a number of routes, workingmen's tickets are sold at about 70 per cent of the regular rate.
On December 12, 1918, the Commission made a finding on a proposed tariff of the company (P. S. C. 2300), which elimi- nated all tickets, including the workingmen's tickets, estab- lishing city zones substantially equivalent to the previous inner and outer zones combined, with a uniform fare of 10 cents, dividing the country lines into zones, about 2 miles in length, with a minimum fare of 10 cents, good for 2 zones, and 5 cents for each zone thereafter.
In deciding this case, the Commission allowed the com- pany's schedule to combine the inner and outer zones on the city lines into one area, charging a 7-cent fare by the sale of 5 tickets for 35 cents, with a 10-cent fare if the fare is paid in cash.
On the country lines the Commission allowed the com- pany's schedule, except that on such lines which the company proposed to continue operation the 10-cent minimum rate was disallowed, and the company was given the option of making the minimum rate 5 cents or follow the same plan outlined for the cities, by selling tickets good for a single zone ride at the rate of 5 for 35 cents. .
Workingmen's tickets between certain points were author- ized to be sold at a rate not higher than 70 per cent of the reg- ular cash fare.
The lawfulness of the findings of the Commission has been
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carried to the Supreme Judicial Court by the Receiver.
Since December 12, 1917, the company has been in the hands of a receiver appointed by the Federal Court. On November 18, 1918, the Receiver filed in the Federal Court a petition for permission to discontinue service upon a sub- stantial portion of the railway on account of failure to earn operating expenses.' There was scarcely any section of the territory served by the Bay State which did not contain lines included in this petition. The result was a general protest by substantially all the municipalities affected, and a uniting of effort in urging that the system as a whole should be kept in operation or that reorganization of the company should take place under the provisions of a special act passed by the Legislature of 1918 (Chap. 188), which provided, among other things, for the rehabilitation and continued operation of all its lines by the guarantee of the Commonwealth of the bonds of the new company to the extent of $4,000,000. In return for this extension of State credit, full control over manage- ment and operation was to be placed in the hands of five trus- tees, to be appointed by the Governor, for the period of ten years and that the fares should be established by the trustees and automatically regulated from time to time upon the so- called "Service at Cost" plan.
The hearings in the Federal Court on the Receiver's peti- tion resulted in the Court refusing to approve of discontinu- ance at present of any lines, simply because they did not earn operating expenses.
In November the Receiver gave notice that service would be discontinued on Pleasant Street between Jackson Square and Columbian Square on December 1st, and on the Main-Front Street line between Columbian Square and Lincoln Square on December 15th, both upon the grounds that operation on these lines was unsafe.
As the result of conferences the Receiver did not discon- tinue service on Pleasant Street on December 1st as he pro- posed, but agreed to continue same from day to day, weather permitting, until December 15th. The Receiver offered to continue service indefinitely on these lines providing the Town would raise and appropriate $13,500 for the purpose of put-
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. ting the tracks in a safe condition ; $2000 was to be expended on Pleasant Street and $11,500, less the cost of a certain quan- tity of rails estimated at about $3000, was for the improve- ment of the track on Main and Front Streets.
The Legislature of 1918 having provided (by Chap. 288), that towns and cities might contribute to the cost of operation and fixed charges within such town or city of any line or lines of a street railway company, a special town meeting was called to consider the situation, with the result that no money was appropriated for the above purpose, and on December 15th service was discontinued on both lines in accordance with the earlier notice by the Receiver.
All the lines in Weymouth except that from East Wey- mouth to Quincy via Thomas' Corner, were included in the Receiver's proposal to discontinue because their operation did not pay expenses.
We are satisfied the people of the Town want street rail- way service and much better service, too, than they have been receiving in the immediate past. It seems doubtful, however, if this can be had if the entire expense is to be borne by the car rider. There appears to be a limit to what the people will stand in the way of fares. When these are too high they tend to discourage riding and it has been found in practice that the net revenue received by the company as a result of in- creased fares is in no way commensurate with the amount of the increase. As long as conditions relating to cost of opera- tion remain as at present, some method of public support, aside from the contribution of the rider in the form of fares, appears inevitable.
The above is the street railway situation at the close of the year. We still have strong hopes that a way will be devised whereby passenger traffic will be resumed on the discontinued lines in the near future.
Financial Statement.
For a statement of the expenditures under the various ap- propriations we refer to the report of the Town Accountant.
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JOSEPH KELLEY, BRADFORD HAWES, GEORGE L. NEWTON, HENRY E. HANLEY, ALFRED W. HASTINGS,
Selectmen of Weymouth.
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REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
To the Inhabitants of the Town of Weymouth :
Town Farm.
In the absence of any instructions from the town as to what should be done with the farm for the year, the Board con- sidered that the wisest course would be to have it run practi- cally as it had been of late years. We accordingly contracted with James W. Eldridge to remain as superintendent of the farm and he to hire all needed help, for eighteen hundred dol- lars.
Owing to the peculiarly difficult labor conditions existing through the year Mr. Eldridge had great difficulty in secur- ing and keeping the necessary help, but by hard labor on his own part the operations of the farm were conducted about on the usual scale, except that no effort was made to keep up the herd to the number of previous years.
On September thirtieth Mr. Eldridge tendered his resig- nation, to accept a position at the Town Home and Farm of Milton. The resignation was accepted with the condition that he was to remain to complete the harvesting and market- ing of the crops, to which he readily acceded. Mr. Eldridge was advised to dispose of the live stock with the exception of two horses, which he did.
Arrangement was made with Mr. Parker Condrick to act as care taker through the winter and to attend to the wood de- liveries. As the stock of wood was running low and it was difficult to procure any considerable quantity in town, we purchased seventy-five cords of Mr. Percy Dwelley, in North Hanover, which in our opinion will be an adequate supply for a year.
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Inmates.
We contracted with the Overseers of the Poor of Braintree to board our inmates at their institution for five dollars a week each until the first of December. From December first to April first, 1919, we shall have to pay seven dollars a week. This does not include clothing and bedding.
We cannot urge too strongly that definite action be taken at the next annual meeting of the town for rebuilding the Town Home.
The number of inmates boarded in the Braintree Home for the whole or part of the year was twenty-one, of whom sixteen were males and five were females.
The ages were as follows :
Between 50 and 60 4
Between 60 and 70 5
Between 70 and 80
7
Over 80 5
Only one death has occurred among the inmates during the year, it being that of a male seventy years of age.
One of the present inmates is a man, who, if he lives to the eighteenth day of February next will have 'attained the age of one hundred years. This man is in a fair degree of health and in full possession of his faculties.
The cost of the inmates, including clothing, etc., was $4,794.31.
We have supported in city and state hospitals for longer or shorter periods, fourteen patients, and have aided of the town's poor in homes, in this town and in other towns and cities one hundred and seventy-eight individuals in seventy- five families of one or more at a cost of $12,013.55.
We have also aided, of those resident in this town but hav- ing no settlement here, fifty-three individuals, in thirteen families of one or more, at a cost of $2,570.93.
. The number aided out of the house shows a decrease of eighty from the preceding year, but no corresponding de- crease in the cost; in fact, the per capita cost was about eight per cent in excess of the previous year, which is readily ac-
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counted for by the increased price of most of the commodities which enter into living expenses.
TOWN PHYSICIANS.
The town physicians appointed to attend the poor are : for Ward One and the Braintree Home, Dr. William A. Drake; for Ward Two, Dr. John C. Fraser; for Ward Three, Dr. Ru- dolph Jacoby; for Ward Four, Dr. Karl H. Granger; for Ward Five, Dr. George E. Emerson.
JOSEPH KELLEY, BRADFORD HAWES, GEORGE L. NEWTON, HENRY E. HANLEY, ALFRED W. HASTINGS ..
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REPORT OF TRUSTEES OF FORE RIVER BRIDGE FOR YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1918.
Receipts.
Balance from 1917 $123.43
City of Quincy, assessments, numbers 52 to 86 4,785.00
Town of Weymouth, assessments, numbers 52 to 80 1,450.00
Town of Hingham, assessments, numbers 52 to 80. 1,595.00 Town of Cohasset, assessments, numbers 52 to 80. 870.00
Town of Scituate, assessments, numbers 52 to 80. .
290.00
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