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Hirt, Edward
30
West
Draughtsman
Hodgdon, George R.
171
White
Shoeworker
Holbrook, Charles H.
23
Curtis Avenue
Shipper
Hollis, Charles J.
143
Washington
Garage Prop.
Hollis, Sanford J.
949
Main
Salesman
Humphrey, Albert R.
111
Hawthorne
Clerk
Jones, George W.
378
Broad
St. Car Operator Carpenter
Joyce, Willard N. Jr.
655
Summer
Shoeworker
Kearns, David F.
94
Hawthorne
St. Car Operator
Kemp, Emory L.
1147
Commercial
Refrigerator Eng.
Leach, Charles A.
846 Pleasant
Printer
Leary, Frederick J.
1156
Pleasant
Salesman
Leonard, Byron
1720
Commercial
Manufacturer
Litchfield, Edwin S.
330
Bridge
Merchant
Lohnes, Arthur R.
59
Vine
Real Estate Machinist Carpenter
Loud, George G.
11 Loud Avenue
Lovell, Carl G.
11 Sanderson
Shoeworker
Loud, Merton L.
5 Park Avenue
Shoeworker
Lothrop, Robert W.
24 Oakden Avenue
Draughtsman
Lukeman, William H.
391
Summer
Farmer
MacDonald, John J.
18 Vine
Elec. Pole Contractor
MacFaun, Herbert T.
731
Pleasant
Shoeworker
Mackey, William R.
9 Field Avenue
Marr, Sidney F.
535 Bridge
Martin, Josiah F.
96 Park Avenue
Shoeworker Laborer Retired
McGonigal, James
24 Richmond
McLeod, John R.
208 Winter
Quarterman Elevator Worker
Gladwin, Nelson B.
23
Lovell
Fisher, John P.
287
Commercial
262
Main
Ducker, Augustus J.
Longuemare, Theodore A. 11
Franklin
Keefe, William P.
174 Washington
137
McNamara, Edward P. 217
Neck
McNeil, J. Frederick
220 Washington
McPhee, William P.
34 May Terrace
Melcher, Nathaniel E. 174 Central
Melville, James L. 568 Main
Melville, Thomas H. 568
Main
Merrick, Charles T.
174 West
Merrill, Fredrick T.
670
Main
Milette, Elie
34 Narragansett Avenue Shoeworker Retired
Metcalf, Charles H.
1 Shore Drive
Moore, James
82 Kensington Road
Carpenter Shoeworker
Nightingale, Irving R.
35 Laurel
Salesman Inspector
O'Brien, Henry T.
65 Keith
Gas Inspector Leather Worker Pedler Carpenter Snoeworker Machinist
Parker, Murray G.
24 Pierce Court
Perry, George E.
505
Pond
Ice Cream Mfg. .
Pratt, Harold C.
23 Lafayette Avenue
Electrician Mechanic
Pray, William E.
93 Front
Price, John F.
779
Front
Reed, Albert H.
889
Main
Reilly, Henry
302
Pleasant
Painter
Remick, Joseph E.
215
Washington
Machinist
Rideout, Crus B.
46 Summer
Fore River
Ripley, Winfred F.
off Union
Painter
Robertson, Andrew K.
51 King Avenue
Fore River
Rudolph, Joseph J.
544
Bridge
Fore River Manager
Ryerson, Walter F.
59 Cain Avenue
Machinist
Salzgerber, John H.
17 Grant View Roat
Automobile Aft.
Santry, Daniel B.
202
Pond
Operator
Santry, John P.
87 Union
Laborer
Saunders, Ernest L.
121 Pilgrim Road
Inspector Retired
Senior, Edwin
20 Tremont
Draughtsman
Shaw, Charles E.
257
Middle
Manager
Shaw, Albert W.
240 Union
Farmer
Shea, Thomas E.
21
Granite
Chauffeur
Slattery, Dennis J. 43 Granite
Fore River
Smith, Ernest A.
1141 Commeriial
Salesman
Spear, Theodore F.
636 Main
Salesman
Sproule, Matthew C.
425 Columbian
Artesan Well Borer
Sprague, Marshall P.
1 Liberty Square
Clerk
Stackpole, Lester C.
201 Randolph
Printer
Stiles, Charles E.
30 Pierce Court
Salesman
Stiles, Clifford E.
30 Pierce Court
Salesman
Sturtevant. Chares E.
40 Highland Place Lumber Mill
Sullivan, Herbert I.
15 Rosemont Road
Elec. Engineer
Sweeney, Thomas
12 Franklin
Janitor
Taylor, John
12 Shaw
Thomas, John F.
233
Randolph
Carpenter Operator
Noonan, Edward P.
19 Front
O'Connell, Cornelius
371 Washington
O'Rourke, Michael H.
21 Linden Avenue
Our, Ellsworth J.
32 Cain Avenue
Parker, Edward W.
46 King Cove
Pray, Roger E.
34 Phillips
Manufacturer Manufacturer Shoeworker
Rounds, Clarence P.
24 Sherwood Road
Seabury, John W.
589 Main
Prop. Gas Station Fore River Carpenter Fireman Laborer Shoeworker Shoeworker Salesman
Murray, Gideon
74 Putnam
138
Tirrell, Charles Q.
318
Pleasant
Tirrell, Frank E.
60 Grove
Tobin, John H.
1007 Pleasant
Librarian Machinist Printer
Tonry, James H.
79
Chard
Manuacturer
Trainor, James L.
19
Sterling
Clerk
Trudell, Joseph A.
1025
Pleasant
Shoeworker Newsdealer Painter
Waberton, Henry B.
32
Granite
Wagner, William A.
153
Central
Walsh, John D.
487
Pond
Shoeworker
Welch, Phillip M.
17
Worster Terrace
Shoeworker
White, John F.
160
Front
White, Walter
21
Baker Avenue
White, William H.
562
Union
Whyte, William F.
24 Cedar
Williams, Charles R.
104 Front
Wright, Edwin C.
FRED E. WAITE, WINSLOW M. TIRRELL, H. FRANKLIN PERRY, EDWIN R. SAMPSON WILLIAM B. CHALKE, Jr. Selectmen of Weymouth, Mass.
JURORS DRAWN DURING THE YEAR
Clement W. Bates
William E. Beach
George W. Bean
George E. Bicknell
Leo Burke
J. Clifford Ford
Timothy L. Gannon Arthur . Hiatt
Willard H. Holbrook
Charles E. Leavitt
John H. Leighton
Henry S. Litchfield
James Moore Ellsworth J. Our Horace M. Randall
Harry Rappaport
Joeph E. Remick Daniel Reidy, Jr. Cyrus B. Rideout
Chester H. Rogers Joseph JJ. Rudolph William T. Seabury John H. Salzgeber John P. Santry James C. B. Sowden Lester C. Stackpole Charles E. Stiles Thomas D. Sweeney John H. Tegg Elmer W. Thayer Alfred S. Tirrell Marcus L. Tirrell John H. Tobin Joseph N. Trudell Louis Vallas Emery E. Welch William H. White William F. Whyte
Farmer Painter Agent
Truax, William A.
512
Main
Tolman, Fred P.
15
Kensington Road
Turner, Charles N.
84
Broad
Vallas, Louis
266
Pleasant
Claim Agent Shoeworker Machinist
Welch, Emory E.
20 Reed Avenue
Shoeworker Fore River
Harness Maker
Wilder, William W.
25 Lincoln
Motorman Shoeworker Clerk
1080 Washington
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TOWN CLERK'S FINANCIAL REPORT
Hunting and Fishing Licenses for the Year 1927 Number of Licenses isued-550.
500 Resident Sporting Licenses @
$2.25
$1,125.00
12 Resident Trapping Licenses
@
2.25
27.00
1 Alien Resident Sporting License
15,25
25.25
23 Minor Trapping Licenses
.75
17.25
4 Duplicate Licenses
@
.50
2.00
10 Resident Lobster Licenses
1.00
10.00
550
$1,196.50
Less fees retained under provisions Chapter 295, Sec. 9
139.50
Paid Division of Fisheries and Game
$1,061.00
Dog Licenses for the Year 1927
Jan. 1, 1927, Cash on hand from 1926 licenses:
13 Males
@
$2.00
$26.00
1 Female
@
5.00
5.00
2 Spayed Females
@
2.00
4.00
859 Males
$2.00
$1718.00
187 Females
@
5.00
935.00
128 Spayed Females
@
2.00
256.00
2 Kennell
@
50.00
100.00
2 Kennell
25.00
50.00
$3059.00
1194
$3094.00
Less fees retained under provision Chap. 140, Sec. 147
238.80
Paid to Norfolk County Treasurer
$2855.20
$35.00
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REPORT OF TOWN COUNSEL
Weymouth, January 1, 1928.
To the Honorable the Board of Selectmen:
For the two years that I have been the town counsel my plan has always been to be in close touch with the several town authori- ties. and by keeping them constantly advised as to the legal as- pects of matters before them prevent the Town being involved in litigation.
Although this policy involves putting in a considerable amount of time, I believe it is, in the long run, the cheapest policy for the Town and the most satisfactory for the Town Counsel himself, as expenses of court proceedings, which are not included in the an- nual salary of the Town Counsel, are thereby avoided, and the final results are better for all concerned, as is shown by the fact that in the last two years the total payments for court work have amounted to only $205.00, and the only litigation which has been brought against the Town growing out of any occurences during the past two years have been land damage and highway cases, a certain amount of which are of course unavoidable in a town of this size.
The following litigation by and against the Town has been disposed of since my last report:
Mary E. Bessette vs. Inhabitants of Weymouth, No. 14,043, Norfolk Superior Court.
Eugene E. Bessette vs. Inhabitants of Weymouth, No. 14,044, Norfolk Superior Court.
These cases, growing out of an alleged defect in Broad street have, under an order of the court, been dismissed for want of prosecution.
Edgar C. Linn vs. Inhabitants of Weymouth, No. 18,011, Nor- folk Superior Court, petition for land damages growing out of the Weston Park taking.
This case has been settled by the conveyance of certain land adjoining Weston Park in consideration of the Town taking care of the taxes which have accrued thereon. As the conveyance could not be made directly to the Town in the absence of a vote author- izing it, this land was deeded to me in trust for the Town and an article in the warrant for the Annual Town Meeting covers the necessary authority for the Town to accept a conveyance from me.
Inhabitants of Weymouth vs. Gustave B. Bates, No. 12,209, Norfolk Superior Court.
This is an action for water rates and has been settled by the payment of $84.82.
Gustave B. Bates vs. Inhabitants of Weymouth, No. 11,925, Norfolk Superior Court.
This was an action for flowing the plaintiff's land near Lov- ell's Corner and ruining his garden crops some years ago. The case has been settled by the payment of $50 by the Town.
Annie M. Bates vs. Inhabitants of Weymouth, No. 11,926, Norfolk Superior Court.
This was an action for damages for shutting off the water from the plaintiff's property. This case has been dismissed by agreement.
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Selectmen of Weymouth, Petitioners: This is a petition to the County Commissioners, under vote passed at the last Annual Town Meeting, for discontinuance of Broad Street as a county way on the same being laid out as a Town way. This petition has been dismissed.
Edward C. Beck vs. Inhabitants of Weymouth, No. 187,898, Suffolk Superior Court.
This is an action growing out of the redecorating of the Tufts Library. This case was settled by payment of $1189.22.
Inhabitants of Weymouth vs. City of Boston, Norfolk Super- ior Court, No. 14,457.
This was an action for support given under the poor law to a family whose legal settlement was in the defendant city. On July 2, 1927, the Supreme Judicial Court rendered a decision written by Chief Justice Rugg sustaining the decision of Mr. Justice Qua, . and the amount of money for which he found in favor of the Town has been paid by the City of Boston.
Peter B. Bradley and Robert S. Bradley, Appellants, vs. As- sessors of Weymouth, No. 16,794, Norfolk Superior Court.
This is an appeal from the decision of the assessors refusing to abate taxes on Weymouth Great Hill. Dismissed as part of the settlement of land damages for the addition to Great Hill Park.
Simon Delorey vs. Inhabitants of Weymouth, No. 7,064, Dis- trict Court of East Norfolk.
This is an action of tort for damages alleged to have been caused by a drain. Dismissed for want of prosecution, July 12, 1927.
Only four cases brought before January 1, 1927, are still pending against the Town:
Mary A. Donovan vs. Inhabitants of Weymouth, No. 17,234, Norfolk Superior Court.
This is a petition for the assessment of damages for the land taken for the Bicknell School Playground.
Hall vs. Inhabitants of Weymouth, No. 16,470, Norfolk Su- perior Court.
Fay vs. Inhabitants of Weymouth, No. 16,469, Norfolk Su- perior Court.
These are actions of tort brought under the highway act ror an alleged defect on Forest Street.
Harold A. Billings vs. Inhabitants of Weymouth, District Court of East Norfolk, No. 3380.
This is an action of tort for damages alleged to have been caused by blasting on Front Street.
The following cases have been brought against the Town since January 1, 1927, and are still pending:
Ernest Del Becchio vs. Inhabitants of Weymouth, No. 17,756, Norfolk Superior Court.
Albert Ferullo vs. Inhabitants of Weymouth, No. 17,754, Norfolk Superior Court.
Theodore Ferullo vs.Inhabitants of Weymouth, No. 17,755 Norfolk Superior Court.
These are actions for an alleged defect on Middle Street.
Alonzo B. Aldrich vs. Inhabitants of Weymouth, No. 17,904, Norfolk Superior Court.
This is an action under the highway act growing out of an alleged defect on Columbian Street.
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Annie E. Richards vs. Inhabitants of Weymouth, No. 18,010, Norfolk Superior Court.
This is a petition for the assessment of damages growing out of the Weston Park taking.
Wm. S. Youngman, State Treasurer vs. Inhabitants of Wey- mouth, No. 197,503, Suffolk Superior Court.
This is an action for the support of an inmate of the Lake- ville Sanitorium who was alleged to have settlement in Weymouth.
Henry S. Moody, Tr. vs. Inhabitants of Weymouth, No. 198,254, Suffolk Superior Court.
This is an action to recover a deposit given the Town as se- curity for the installation of water mains in private ways.
Charles D. Sheehy, Adm. vs. Inhabitants of Weymouth, No. 18,412, Norfolk Superior Court.
This is a petition for assessment of damages for the taking of land formerly belonging to Michael Sheehy, deceased, and now forming a part of the high school site.
Stanley Marple vs. Inhabitants of Weymouth, No. 18,799, Norfolk Superior Court.
This is an action of tort to recover for an alleged defect in North Street near the Weymouth Heights bridge
The following case has been brought by the Town and is still pending:
Selectmen of the Town of Weymouth, Petitioners.
This is a petition for the discontinuance of a portion of Front Street under vote of the Town passed October 3, 1927. This case was held before the County Commissioners on December 20, 1927, and no decision has as yet been rendered.
The amount of legal work in the Town is increasing. With the increase in population and the growth in complexity of the gov- ernmental functions of the Town, it is believed that when the new Town office building is completed, the Town Counsel should have regular office hours there at least once a week, when Town officials may consult him on matters connected with their official duties.
In the discharge of my duties I have had cordial co-operation from the members of your Board and the other Town officials with whom I had to deal, and I desire to express my appreciation therefor.
Respectfully submitted, FREDERIC GILBERT BAUER,
Town Counsel.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON NEW TOWN OFFICE BUILDING
AND WAR MEMORIAL Weymouth, Massachusetts, January 16, 1928.
To the Honorable the Board of Selectmen:
At the Special Town Meeting held last October this Commit- tee reported in detail the results of our work extending over six months, in regard to the location and general plan for a new Town office building, and some general suggestions regarding an open air auditorium and War Memorial in connection therewith, and the Town Meeting Members by a unanimous vote approved
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our recommendations, instructed us to go ahead with the plans and let the contracts for the New Town Office Building, subject to the money being. made available at the Annual Town Meeting, and also directed us to bring in recommendations regarding a Memor- ial to Weymouth's soldiers in all wars in the Town's existence.
As our committee was representative of all parts of the Town and all the principal shades of opinion on the subject, and as our report and recommendations were the result of long and careful study of the subject and of the most full and free discussion, and, as finally presented to the Town, represented the unanimous con- sensus of opinion of the Committee Members as the best and most practicable plan under all the circumstances, it was perhaps to be expected that the Town Meeting, where the same shades of opin- ion were represented as on the Committee, should approve our rec- ommendatons, but that it would do so by a unanimous vote ex- ceeded our most sanguine expectations, and we desire to express our appreciation of the decisive vote of confidence thus given us. It has made us all the more sensible of the duty laid upon us, to produce something worthy of the trust thus reposed in us, and we hope that a careful study of the plans as outlined in this report will justify the expectations of our fellow-citizens as expressed in their votes last October.
Work on the plans is progressing rapidly and before the An- nual Town Meeting we shall distribute to the Town Meeting Mem- bers and any others who desire them a supplemental report giv- ing the exact cost as determined from the bids which will be in our hands before that time.
Our report at the present time can be conveniently divided into two parts-the Town Office Building and the War Memorial.
TOWN OFFICE BUILDING
Over a dozen architects of high standing in their profession, some of whom have built buildings of national reputation, have been in touch with the Committee. Our task, therefore, was only to choose from so many thoroughly competent men the one whom we considered it would be for the Town's best interest to put in charge of the work. Our choice was the well-known firm of Mc- Laughlin & Burr of Boston, and our dealings with them have fully justified our choice. The members of the firm and their subordinates have shown a personal interest in the work, which augurs well for a building which will be a success from every point of view. For heating and ventilating engineer we selected our fellow-citizen, Mr. Leslie Clough, who has given such satis- faction in our new school buildings.
As stated before, the building will be fire-proof, and is so planned as to take care of any probable growth of the Town without enlarging the building.
In one respect we considered it wise to vary slightly our or- iginal plans. The width of the Old State House (38 feet) is not sufficient to give the best division for office purposes, as if a corridor is run through the middle, the offices on each side will be too narrow for economical arrangement of space and furniture. We have accordingly enlarged each dimension of the building one- fifth. This preserves the appearance of the original building in every detail, and enables us so to arrange the offices that there is no space wasted and all departments are given sufficient space for probable growth without changing the rooms in any way.
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ENTRANCES. There will be entrances to the first or ground floor from all four sides of the building. This will enable persons coming by street car, on foot or by automobile to enter the build- ing without taking unnecessary steps, as they can find a door open- ing on Academy Avenue, Middle Street, the High School Driveway, or the parking space in the rear of the office building There is a service entrance to the basement from Academy Avenue, and also an entrance from the High School Driveway to the basement, which on this end ia lmost entirely above ground, thus forming an extra story. This last entrance will give direct access to the rooms available for health clinics or as a ward-room without going through the rest of the building.
VENTILATION AND LIGHT. All the larger offices have windows on two sides, and the arrangement of the central stair hall is such that it saves the necessity of expensive artificial ven- tilation for the offices.
CONVENIENCES. Although it is not planned to install an elevator at present, an elevator shaft has been provided, and the space floored over temporarily and used for closets, so that when an elevator is needed nothing will have to be done but cut out the temporary floors and install the elevator itself. A bubbler drink- ing fountain and wash-bowls are provided on each floor. In the basement are public toilets for men and women and locker rooms with lavatories and toilets for men and women for those working in the building. Vaults for records are provided on each floor, and an interior stairway connects the Town Clerk's vault for current records with the large vault in the basement for records little used. The vault space should be sufficient for the Town's records for one hundred years to come.
ARRANGEMENT OF OFFICES. In planning the arrange- ment of the offices each Town Department has been invited to submit its needs for the present and probable future, and in every case they have been given all the facilities for which they asked.
In the basement in addition to storage and service rooms, a large vault, and toilets and lockers, there is a work-room for the engineer of the Water Department, Laboratory and examining room for the Health Department and Clinic, with a large waiting- room which an be utilized as a ward room on election days and for the recount of ballots, and a room for the Sealer of Weights and Measures.
On the ground floor are offices for the Town Clerk, Town Treasurer, Town Accountant, Tax Collector, Water Department, Board of Assessors, and Clerk of the Selectmen, each arranged to suit the officials who occupy them and large enough to provide for growth. These offices are so arranged that if one official is out another can conveniently meet persons desiring to see him and take telephone calls.
On the second floor a large hearing room occupies the entire south end of the building. This room is a copy of the historic Council Chamber in the original building on which ours is mod- elled. It has two connecting ante-rooms and is large enough to accommodate the largest hearing's held by the Selectmen, Appro- priation Committee or any other Town Board. If the Town sees fit it could be used for meetings of the Veteran and Hereditary Or- ganizations of the Town, and the room in the basement which we
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have provided for a waiting and ward-room would answer for serving light refreshments.
At the opposite end is the Selectmen's Room, connected by double doors with a committee room. This latter being used for meetings of Town Committees will serve as a waiting-room for persons desiring to see the Selectmen, and for small hearings, the doors connecting the two can be thrown open.
The Law Library with a room where the Town Counsel can have a desk connects with the Selectmen's Room. Between the Committee Room and the Hearing Room are offices which can be used by the Superintendent of Streets and other officials who may be quartered in the building and an office for the Town Engineer. This last is so arranged that when the Town is obliged to employ a full-time Engineer, he will have direct access to a drafting room on the third floor.
The third floor is empty and will be left unfinished to allow for future growth.
Provisions for Future Growth. It is confidently believed that the space now provided for the various departments will care for the near future. When more space is needed, the third story can be finished off. Nearly all offices are connected by doors, so that they can be thrown together or shut off, should a radical re-allot- ment of space become necessary in the future, and all transverse partitions are non-bearing, so that they can be moved, should it become necessary without other expense than refinishing the rooms involved.
Should Weymouth ever become a city, the Hearing Room would be tlie meeting place of the City Council, the Selectmen's Room and Committee Room the Mayor's private and public office res- pectively.
Should we adopt the Town Manager form of government the room now allotted to the Superintendent of Streets would make an ideal office for him, and space for the Street Department is available elsewhere.
In short we have tried to provide for the possible as well as the probable future of the Town, and we confidently expect that with this building the Town Government will be adequately housed for a century to come.
Artistic Features. As this is a working office and not a museum, we have spent no unnecessary money on ornamentation. The building itself is plain and dignified, and impresses the eye with its simplicity and good taste. Certain utilitarian features, however, present artistic possibilities, which can be utilized at no great expense and will add beauty and impressiveness to the building.
The central stair hall and the hearing room offer excellent opportunities for mural paintings, pictures of men who have made Weymouth's history, and for displaying documents and other small articles connected with the Town's past. The Chairman of the Committee has already secured without expense to the Town photographic copies of muster-rolls in the government archives at Washington, which will be of great value to future generations in telling them what their ancestors in Weymouth did for their country in years gone by. These and others which can be no doubt secured should find a fitting place on the walls of the new building.
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The Tower will' offer a good view of the surrounding country, and we plan a map of Weymouth and its environs there for the benefit of those who wish to get the view thus afforded.
WAR MEMORIAL
In addition to going ahead with the plans for the Town Of- fice, the Committee was instructed to bring in plans for a Mem- orial to Weymouth's Soldiers and Sailors in all the wars since the settlement of the Town. We have no War Memorial of any kind except the Civil War Monument at the Old North Cemetery, which is disintegrating so rapidly as to be already unsafe. This is certainly not creditable for a Town which has had three battles fought on its own soil, and whose citizens have responded to every call of their country in over three hundred years.
As in the matter of the Town Office so here we desired to get a general roncensus of opinion of those interested, so that our recommendations would carry the weight of a united public sen- timent. With this end in view we asked all the Veteran and Hereditary Organizations represented in the Town to consider the matter and to appoint delegates to meet with us and consider the ubject fully and freely. At this meeting there were present members of the folowing organizations repreenting the various wars:
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