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The making of maps showing the subdivision of Ward five into precincts five and nine; the giving of many street lines ordered by your Board at the request of abutting owners; a survey and plan for court purposes (if needed) of an accident on the Fore River Bridge ; staking and giving grades for Lake Shore Drive, Intervale Road,
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Glen Road, Pine Ridge Road, Circuit Avenue, Upland Road, Robins- wood Road, Hunt Avenue, Seminole Avenue, Hibiscus Avenue and Westminister Road, and setting stone bounds on same as listed above; survey and plans for various easements for drainage purposes ; stak- ing lots owned by the town from which wood could be cut; staking and giving grades for Ells Avenue; staking and giving grades for curb stones ; staking and giving grades for permanent sidewalk construc- tion; staking property line (in part) of Legion Field, of land from which the town was removing gravel, and of land near Weymouth Great Pond; taking profiles on various streets and elsewhere for the study of drainage; drawing plans of land takings with accom- panying descriptions; staking and grades for ball field and tennis court at Weston Park; staking and grades for road from bathing beach to the summit of Great Hill Park; taking profiles, establishing grades, staking and giving grades for drains on Commercial Street, Wilson Avenue, Presidents Road, Coolidge Avenue, Broad Street, Union Street and Pond Street; staking and giving grades for a large drain extending from the dam in Weston Park to Washington Street; staking garage in rear of High School building; staking the town boundary line between Weymouth and Braintree just north of Com- mercial Street for the purpose of building a wall on the Weymouth bank of the brook.
These drains were a major part of the work done under the Civil Works Administration for which work plans had to be made and sub- mitted for approval.
Also a survey and plan was made for a relocation of a part of North Street, Norton Street and East Street, at their intersection near the North Weymouth Cemetery with the intention of removing a con- stant danger at this junction, if said relocation was accepted by the town.
This with others will be presented to the town for action at the annual meeting in March, 1934.
Included in the above list is work done for your Board, for the street department, water department, park department, school depart- ment and those in charge of the welfare department.
I wish in closing to extend to your Board, to all town officials, and to every citizen my thanks for any help given or any courtesy shown to me or to my assistants in our work throughout the town during the past year.
Respectfully submitted,
RUSSELL H. WHITING, Civil Engineer.
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REPORT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Gentlemen :
I herewith submit the annual report of the services rendered by the police department for the year ending December 31, 1933.
CAUSES FOR ARRESTS :
Crimes against the person
66
Crimes aginst property
103
Crimes against public order, etc.
819
Violation liquor laws :
Keeping and Exposing
10
Unlawful Sale
6
1004
Out of town arrests
176
Total arrests for the year Miscellaneous report :
1180
Six raids for intoxicating liquors
Five raids for gaming
Complaints investigated, 720
Doors and buildings found open and secured, 516
Street lights reported out, 334
Wagon calls, 198
Ambulance calls, 126
Animals killed, 38
Messages delivered, 213
Fires reported, 10
Defective streets, 26
Lost children found, 16
Property recovered, $8458.35
Respectfully submitted,
EDWARD F. BUTLER,
Chief of Police.
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF SIGNAL SYSTEM To Chief Edward Butler,
Weymouth Police Department,
I respectfully submit the following report of the Police and Traffic Light systems.
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The outside wire is in excellent condition, and but minor trouble has been experienced. Electric storms have been the greatest cause, being confined mostly to the controller boxes and arrestors.
The traffic lights have been a great deal of care due to the lamps burning out. It was necessary to renew some 200 lamps in order to keep the system to standard.
I wish to extend my thanks for the generous cooperation shown at all times.
Respectfully submitted, Supt. of Police and Traffic Signals, C. F. COOLIDGE
REPORT OF THE ELECTRIC LIGHTING COMMITTEE
Weymouth, Mass., Dec. 30, 1933 To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
The principal duty of this committee during the past year was the revision of our building schedule in order to keep within the budget voted by the Town. Our appropriation was reduced from $39,600 to $36,000. This necessitated, for the remainder of the year, from April to November, the lowering of our monthly bill from $3300 to $2850 and was accomplished by the removal of the flood lights on the Cross at the High School, and also by the removal of nine 1000 C. P. lights. The candle power of the remaining 1000 C. P. lights was reduced to 600 C. P. and the power of almost all of the smaller lights was lowered about twenty-five percent. There was no provision for lights on the newly accepted streets or elsewhere.
Many of these changes have been made in the billing schedule only, as the Power Company has seen fit to carry out, for the re- mainder of the year, much of the old schedule rather than make the changes.
The coming year we hope to revise our schedule and repair some cf the damage done and also light the new streets accepted last year and those proposed for this year. This we can do with the following bud- get which is about $300 smaller than that of last year.
Maintenance of present service $34,583.24
70 new lights (six months service) 686.00
Increase in candle power of lights 452.08
at various important locations
$35,721.32
Respectfully submitted, JOSEPH KELLEY, Chairman ALFRED S. TIRRELL WILLIAM B. NASH, JR. L. HENRY GODIN J. HERBERT LIBBEY, Clerk
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ASSESSORS' REPORT FOR 19333
East Weymouth, Mass. January 9, 1934
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
We have assessed upon the polls, old age assistance, motor vehicle excise and estates of all persons liable to taxation, the sum of $1,270,950.01, and have committed the same to Frank W. Holbrook, Esq., the duly elected Collector of Taxes, with our warrants in due form of law, for the collections and payments, in accordance with the votes of the town and warrants of the County of Norfolk and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Commitment February 1, 1933
$ 399.18
Commitment April 1, 1933
15,335.93
Commitment June 15, 1933
7,627.79
Commitment July 10, 1933
13,532.00
Commitment July 10, 1933
6,824.00
Commitment July 28, 1933
100.80
Commitment August 15, 1933
6,382.09
Commitment September 1, 1933
3,471.37
Commitment October 2, 1933
1,214.523.63
Commitment October 4, 1933
271.20
Commitment October 26, 1933
51.00
Commitment
October 26. 1933
102.00
Commitment December 1, 1933
2,329.02
Commitment Decembe : 00. 1933-
113.10
Commitment December 28 1933
148.00
Commitment December 28, 1933
74.00
$1,271,285.11
Divided as follows :
Real Estate
$ 936,750.51
Personal Estate
276,753.72
Motor Vehicle Excise
35,545.53
Old Age Assistance
6,949.00
Poll
13,782.00
Moth
1,504.50
$1,271,285.11
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STATE LIABILITIES
State Tax, Chap. 369, Acts of 1933
Charles River Basin Tax, Chap. 92
$58,770.00 3,960.47
G. L. Sec. 54-58 Incl.
Metropolitan Planning Tax, Chapter 399, 198.51
Acts of 1923
Abatement of Smoke Nuisance, Chap. 651 410.19
Metropolitan Parks Tax, Chap. 92 19,980.25 G. L. Sec. 54-59 Incl.
Hospital or Home Care, Chap. 340, Acts of 1929 120.00 West Roxbury-Brookline Parkway, Chap. 420, 2,363.39 Sec. 4
Canterbury Street Highway, Chap. 420, Sec. 2. Acts of 1930
268.64
Ways in Malden, Braintree, Weymouth and 782.98 Hingham, Chap. 364, Acts of 1929
Ways in Malden, Braintree, Weymouth and 9.80
Hingham, Chap. 364, Acts of 1929
Ocean Avenue, Revere, Chap. 445. Sec. 3, 529.71
Acts of 1931
Land-takings on State Highway, Revere, 524.23
Chap. 445, Sec. 6, Acts of 1931
Auditing Municipal Accounts Tax, 817.57
Chap. 44 G. L. Sec. 41
Metropolitan Sewerage-South System 18,243.43
Chap. 419, Acts of 1930
South Metropolitan Sewerage Tax
30,697.57
Chap. 92 G. L., Sec. 5-7 Incl.
Metropolitan Sewerage South (assessment of 1932) Chap. 419, Acts of 1930 18,243.43
South Metropolitan Sewerage Tax (assessment 25,569.29 of 1932) Chap. 92, Sec. 5-7 Incl.
Metropolitan Sewerage South (assessment of 18,243.43 1931) Chap. 419, Acts of 1930
South Metropolitan Sewerage Tax (assessment 21,887.15 of 1931) Chap. 92, Sec. 5-7 Incl.
$221,620.04
Old Age Assistance
6,824.00
Judgement-Thompson-Mathewson
4,350.72
Overlay-Deficit 1931
732.91
$ 11,907.63 $233.527.67
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COUNTY LIABILITIES
County of Norfolk Tax Chap. 322, Acts 1933
$35,104.62
EXPENDITURES AUTHORIZED BY THE TOWN OF WEYMOUTH
to be provided for in the Tax Levy of 1933
Authorized at the Annual Town Meeting-March 6, 8, and 9, 1933 :-
Appropriation Committee
$ 600.00
Selectmen's Department
6,341.66
Accounting Department
6,200.00
Treasurer's Department
2,746.00
Collector's Department
7,200.00
Assessors' Department
8,960.00
Legal Department and Damages
7,287.40
Town Clerk's Department
2,925.78
Elections and Registrations
2,054.00
Engineering Department
4,045.00
Planning Board
50.00
Town Hall and War Memorial
7,315.00
Civil War Soldiers' Monument and King Phillip's War Memorial
100.00
Police Department
68,054.00
Fire Department
63,910.27
Building Inspector's Department
2,530.62
Sealer of Weights and Measures
1,425.00
Moth Department
5,755.00
Tree Department
2,425.00
Street Lighting
36,000.00
Harbor Master
275.00
Health Department
10,575.00
Nurses
2,000.00
Maintenance Norfolk County T. B. Hospital
12,212.24
Garbage Removal
6,000.00
Charities
152,980.00
Old Age Assistance
45,000.00
Pensions
1,575.00
Soldiers' Benefits
22,200.00
Highway Department
104,764.00
Snow & Ice Removal
10,000.00
Sidewalks
4,000.0
Support of Schools
414,250.00
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Tufts Library and Branches
19,576.00
Fogg Library Reading Room
1,500.00
Observance of Memorial Day
700.00
Parks and Playgrounds
4,787.50
Miscellaneous Expenses
1,660.20
Unpaid Bills
6,354.26
Overdrafts
8,369.95
Alewife Fishery
350.00
Care of Soliders' Graves
1,400.00
Interest and Discount
55,000.00 1
Note and Bond Retirement
80,000.00 ~
Municipal Buildings Insurance Fund
1.00
Insurance
14,373.00
Reserve Fund
25,000.00
Discharging Incumbrances
1.00
Easements-Streets etc.
2,514.00
Bronze Tablet-Ralph Talbot-Memorial Wall
50.00
Care of Old Cemeteries
600.00
Traffic Signal System-Bridge Street
1,399.50
Mosquito Control
155.44
$1,245,547.82
Authorized at Special Town Meeting-May 3, 1933 :-
Highway Department-Middle Street
$15,000.00
Unpaid Bills
370.55
$15,370.55
Authorized at Special Town Meeting-June 20 and 23, 1933 :-
Highway Department
800.00
Charities
95,000.00
Soldiers' Relief
15,000.00
$110,800.00
$1,371,718.37
CREDITS
Estimated Receipts :
Income Tax
68,482.03
Corporation Tax
77,228.03
Federal Relief Act
24,955.55
47,518.14
22,562.59
Free Cash-Voted by Town to Offset
83,943.30
Sewerage
166
Refund Old Age
14,000.00
Interest
Licenses and Permits
6,000.00
Fines and Forfeits
300.00
Grants and Gifts
1,200.00
Moth Assessments
30,000.00
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes
12.62
Inspection
10.00
Forestry
1,301.57
Health and Sanitation
1,500.00
Charities
41,000.00
Soldiers' Benefits
1,800.00
School Department
3,000.00
Libraries
700.00
Public Service Enterprise
275.30
National Bank Tax
33.39
Trust Co. Tax
1,327.67
Old Age Assistance Warrant
6,824.00
Poll Tax Warrant
13,532.00
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$435,186.62
Summary-1933 Account
Appropriations :
Town Meeting-March 6, 8 and 9, 1933 $1,245,547.82
Special Town Meeting-May 6, 1933 15,370.55
Special Town Meeting-June 20 & 23, 1933 110,800.00
$1,371,718.37
State Liabilities
233,527.67
County Liabilities
35,104.62
$1,640,350.66
Credits
Estimated Receipts
$315,453.91
Poll Taxes
13,532.00
Old Age Assistance Taxes
22,257.41
Free Cash-Voted by Town to Offset Sewerage
83,943.30
$435,186.62
Balance
$1,205,164.04
19,465.16
General Government
300.00
Highways
15,433.41 -
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VALUATION OF THE TOWN OF WEYMOUTH
Tax Rate for 1933 :
Real and Personal Estate
$26.00
Motor Vehicle Excise
31.55
Valuation for 1933 :
Real and Personal
$46,658,932.
Motor Vehicle Excise
1,328,771.
Number of Polls assessed :
July 10, 1933
6,766
October 26, 1933
51
December 28, 1933
74
Total number of polls assessed
6,891
Number of Old Age Assistance assessed :
July 10, 1933
6,824
October 26, 1933
51
December 28, 1933
74
Total number of Old Age assistance 1
6,949
Number of Autos assessed :
February 1, 1933
184
April 1, 1933
2,633
June 15, 1933
1,351
August 15, 1933
1,158
September 1, 1933
874
Deecmber 1, 1933
723
Total number of autos assessed
6,923
Number of Polls exempted by law or otherwise
58
Number of Residents assessed on property
6,911
Number of Non-Residents assessed on property
2,579
Number of horses assessed
65
Number of cows assesed
258
Number of sheep assessed
120
Number of other cattle assessed
5
Number of swine assessed
14
168
Number of fowl assessed
Number of dwelling houses assessed
Number of acres of land assessed
7,347
7,375
8,8951/2
Respectfully submitted, CHARLES W. BURGESS
JOHN F. DWYER, OTIS B. TORREY HARRY E. BEARCE JULIAN R. MERCHANT
Assessors of Weymouth.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COLLECTOR OF TAXES
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen of the Town of Weymouth :
I am pleased to submit to you, and through you, to the Citizens of Weymouth, my annual report of the Taxes and Interest collected by me, as Collector of Taxes, during the year 1933. These collections, as made and paid over to the Town Treasurer, apply to the several lists as committed to me for the years 1931, 1932, and 1933, and include assessments of Real and Personal Property, Moth, Polls, Old Age Assistance, and Motor Vehicle Excise.
1931 TAXES
Balance outstanding Jan. 1, 1933 (including all 1931 taxes) $50,410.98 Interest Charged and Collected during 1933 :
Personal and Real Estate $3,171.58
Motor Vehicle Excise 23.73
Additional Charge on 1931 Real Estate
Commitment 124.92
3,320.23
Total
$53,731.21
Less Collections on 1931 Taxes :
Personal and Real Estate
$40,604.16
Moth
45.50
Motor Vehicle Excise 203.98
169
Interest on above 3,195.31
Total $44,048.95
Less Abatements and Tax Title Credits on 1931 Taxes : Personal and Real Estate Abatements $1,851.47 Personal and Real Estate Tax Title Credits 7,430.17 Moth Abatements 3.25
Moth Tax Title Credits 6.25
Motor Vehicle Excise 391.12
$9,682.26
Total Collections, Abatements, and Tax Title Credits
$53:731.21
Balance Outstanding December 31, 1933 None
1932 TAXES
Balance Outstanding Jan. 1, 1933, (including all 1932 Taxes) $328.254.07 Interest Charged and Collected during 1933 :
Personal and Real Estate
$10,091.95
Motor Vehicle Excise
268.61
Polls
57.04
$10,417.60
Commitment No. 5-1932 Motor Vehicle Excise
$399.18
Commitment No. 4-1932 Real Estate 100.80
Commitment No. 4-1932 Real Estate
271.20
771.18
Total
$339,442.85
Less Collections on 1932 Taxes :
Personal and Real Estate
$218,029.37
Moth
435.50
Motor Vehicle Excise
9,006.63
Polls 804.00
Old Age Assistance
1,079.00
Interest on above
10,417.60
Total $239,772.10
Less Abatements and Tax Title Credits on 1932 Taxes : Personal and Real Estate Abatements $9,313.09
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Personal and Real Estate Tax Title Credits 10,546.91
Moth Abatements
2.50
Moth Tax Title Credits
4.50
Motor Vehicle Excise
1,619.81
Polls
900.00
Totals
$22,386.81
Total Abatements, Collections and Tax Title Credits $262,158.91
Balance Outstanding December 31, 1933
$77,283.94
Summary :
Personal Real Estate and Moth
$75,653.19
Motor Vehicle Excise
1,507.75
Polis
80.00
Old Age Assistance
43.00
Total $77,283.94
1933 TAXES
Commitments of 1933 Taxes to Collector by Assessors :
Polls :
July 10, 1933
$13,532.00
Oct. 26, 1933
102.00
Dec. 28, 1933 .
148.00
$13,782.00
Old Age Assistance :
July 10, 1933
6,824.00
Oct. 26, 1933
51.00
Dec. 28, 1933
74.00
6,949.00
Motor Vehicle Excise :
April 1, 1933
$15,335.93
June 15, 1933
7,627.79
Aug. 15, 1933
6,382.09
Sept. 1, 1933
3.471.37
Dec. 1, 1933
2,329.02
35,146.20
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Personal and Real Estate :
Oct. 2, 1933 Dec. 20, 1933
$1,213,019.13 113.10
1,213,133.23
Moth :
October 2, 1933 1,504.50
Total of all 1933 Commitments
$1,270,513.93
Interest Charged and Collected during 1933 :
Personal and Real Estate
256.14
Motor Vehicle Excise Polls
34.80
469.56
Total
$1.270,983.49
Less Collections on 1933 Taxes
Personal and Real Estate
$863,379.93
Moth
930.75
Motor Vehicle Excise
27,433.18
Polls
10,894.00
Old Age Assistance
5,596.00
Interest on above
469.56
Total $908,703.42
Less Abatements on 1933 Taxes :
Personal and Real Estate
$3,436.87
Motor Vehicle Excise Polls
416.00
Total
$5,199.29
Total Collections and Abatements
913,902.71
Balance Outstanding December 31, 1933
$357.080.78
Sumary :
Personal, Real Estate and Moth
$346,889.18
Motor Vehicle Excise
6,366.60
Polls
2,472.00
Old Age Assistance
1,353.00
Total $357,080.78 Respectfully submitted, FRANK W. HOLBROOK. Collector of Taxes.
1,345.42
178.62
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REPORT OF THE SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES To the Honorable Board of Selectmen of the .Town of Weymouth : Gentlemen : December 31, 1933.
ยท I herewith submit my annual report for the year 1933 with the sealing fees amounting to $321.02.
There were three convictions made during the year as follows : Two for peddling without a license as required by law, of which they paid fines and the other for using an unsealed and false scale to which the defendant paid a fine.
My general work for the year is as follows :
Sealed 3280 Weighing and Measuring Devices
Not Sealed 154 Weighting and Measuring Devices
Condemned 24 Weighing and Measuring Devices
Sealed 252 Gasoline Pumps
Reweighings
452 Food Packages
Respectfully submitted, CHARLES W. BURGESS,
Sealer of Weights and Measures.
REPORT OF PARK COMMISSIONERS
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen,
Gentlemen :
December 31, 1933.
BEALS PARK
On this park was built two shuffle-boards this last year and seemed to be enjoyed by all, especially by the older people,. The grounds were kept mowed, and some regrading was done on the northerly side of the park by the unemployed.
GREAT HILL PARK
The beach was cleaned and considerable work was done on the beach from the damage of the storms of last winter.
Now of one more of the services rendered by the Park Commis- sioners this last summer at the municipal bathing beach were the services of an attendant having passed all the Red Cross tests in swimming who gave swimming instructions and we want to express our appreciation to Mr. George Monroe in his efficient services during the three days a week at the beach and we hope to continue thesc services next summer.
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We still contend that money spent at the bath house and bathing beach is a good investment for the people of this town.
WESTON PARK
We are glad to report that the new ball field so long under con- struction is practically complete. It is the pride of the local baseball lovers. Located as it is between the hills makes an ideal setting to view as well as play the game. If you haven't afforded yourself the opportunity of visiting the park do so and you will be well repaid for your walk.
A new field house has been erected with an opportunity for a dressing room tool room and concession stand. Through the courtesy of the Weymouth Lumber Co. and Cote Brothers Garage we were able to erect a scoreboard that is plainly visible from all sides of the park.
The shuffle board near the Front Street entrance became so popu- lar it was decided to build another near the Broad Street side. Both are in constant use when weather permits.
The sidewalks were all regarded and two new ones constructed.
The children's playground was relocated and graded. Additional swings-a gift of the Hunt School-were put into use and with a cement sandbox afforded a shady, well-equipped playground.
The task of trimming the many trees that needed it, both from a point of beauty and safety was started early in the spring and is now being carried on under a C. W. A. project.
Fences were erected around one end of the park to afford the abutter some protection and it is hoped more can be done this year. A backstop was erected and as new fence on one side of the tennis court to replace one that blew down during a winter storm.
The garden looked as beautiful as ever, thanks to Mr. William Craig, horticulturist.
The firemen at the Ward 3 Station donated fifty flowering shrubs and they were set out around the park.
A new stone wall was erected at the Franklin Street entrance add- ing to the beauty of the park.
The Park Commissioners were able to get a C. W. A. project and decided to try to fix the long disputed skating pond and complete the open drain.
WEBB PARK
It has been the policy of the Park Commissioners to keep this park presentable and clean for the citizens to enjoy. This year the dump which has been created there by some of our townspeople has been cleaned up and we are in hopes this will not occur again.
The seats around the bandstand have been repaired and also painted.
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A new backstop has been erected on the ball field.
SUPERVISED PLAY
The 1933 playground season opened on July 3, 1933, and continued six weeks under the direct supervision of the Park Commissioners. Because of the cut appropriation it was necessary to close several of the playgrounds. It is hoped this will not be necessary another year. The playgrounds open were Pond Plain Lovells Corner, Lake Street, Weston. Park and Bicknell School grounds. Those closed were Stetson Field, Webb Park and Beals Park.
Young people who were unable to secure positions during the year yet were trained and fitted as to character and experience were placed in supervisory positions.
The attendance this year was good throughout the town and in- creased threefold at the Pond Plain ground.
Very little new equipment was added to the grounds but it was the desire of the commissioners to replace and repair what it had on hand so as not to let the equipment deteriorate.
Handwork was not carried on as extensively as in other years because of the lack of funds to buy materials.
The children were taught to enjoy play for play itself and to have the proper spirit and show good sportsmanship in all their games.
It is our purpose to train children in the right use of leisure. Every boy and girl ought to know a limited number of games for use out- doors and indoors so that there will never be occasion for any boy or girl to say that he cannot think of anything to do.
It is hoped to have activities that will interest all ages. The shuffle boards and tennis courts that are on some of the grounds take care of adult play. It is surprising to find the number of adults enjoying the twilight baseball games.
When our parks are constantly in use and by all ages of people we will feel that our goal has been reached.
As usual senior and junior baseball leagues were organized and inter-playground games held regularly. Tennis, paddle tennis, volley ball, quoits and croquet tournaments were held and champions of each ground proclaimed.
Having a special activity day each week has always been success- ful. Some of the most popular events were doll carriage and cart parades, horrible, vehicle, character representation parades and ath- letic meets.
Posters of the Safety Patrol were distributed and through the co- operation of the Massachusetts Automobile Rating and Accident Pre- vention Bureau material was secured for posters, cut-out work and plays which the children thoroughly enjoyed.
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The annual picnics to Weymouth Town Beach is looked forward to from year to year. The children were taken by bus and were given an opportunity to take advantage of the town bath house and enjoy water sports.
The Park Commissioners wish to avail themselves of this oppor- tunity to thank those who carried on our program and the newspapers who gave generously of paper space.
LOVELLS CORNER PLAYGROUND
This has been a very successful year at the Lovells Corner Play- ground, giving enjoyment to hundreds of young people and also adults. Its fine baseball field, tennis court, and playground equipment were used to full capacity. The grounds, under the supervision of Mr. Ed- wards, who lives opposite, have been kept in fine condition, and regu- lations have been enforced. We wish to thank Mr. Edwards for his fine work.
This year a noticeable interest has been shown in the parks of Weymouth by the other departments of the town. Mr. Stevens, Mr. Kelley, Mr. Lyons, and the Police Department have all co-operated in trying to make our parks attractive. Early in the spring Mr. Kelley designated some of the welfare men for work at Lovells Corner. The Park Commissioners furnished supervision, and excellent work was done by the men.
A lot in Hawes Grove was chosen for the laying out of the tennis court. It was a wild looking place of rocks and some trees, but an excellent place when finished. The loam was utilized in grading the ball field, the stone in building a five-foot wall on the northwest side and in building a retaining wall at the end of the field, and in filling in the low end. The cement seat on the inside of the tennis court was moved to the outside. Some of the playground equipment was moved from the field to Hawes Grove for the purpose of protecting the chil- dren from getting hit by balls. The fence at the west end of the field has been repaired, some posts removed and wire replaced. The work at Hawes Grove speaks for itself. It has been thoroughly cleaned of roots and scrub brush, leaving a cleared pine grove which in years to come will be a valuable asset to our town.
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