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In addition to the above we have had several still alarms and a few false. While the Underwriters were making the test of Engine No. 2 we thought it might be well to have Engine No. 1 checked up. It was put through the test and found it was making its full capacity. It was then put in paint shop, touched up and revarnished, and when it was returned it was as good as new. At present we have no street boxes, and numbers are what we call phantom. It is hoped, however, this year we might be able to make an addition to the present alarm system. We also recommend appropriation sufficient to purchase a piece of apparatus for Hose No. 2, the present one being unsafe, and we wish it might be replaced be- fore another tragedy occurs. It is with deep regret we have to report the first fatality that has occurred in the Department. The overturning of Engine No. 1, on December 24, shortly before 3 A. M., while responding to
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a call from Norwell, caused the loss of three lives. They gave their all.
We wish to thank the citizens for their co-operation the past year, especially the good work of the Police in assisting at Fires.
Respectfully submitted,
ERNEST R. SEAVERNS, MAURICE O'HERN, LOUIS E. COLE, ALBERT F. TURNER, PHILIP L. SCHUYLER.
FOREST FIRES
The number and location of Forest Fires will be found in the Fire Department report.
There is still a little carelessness shown by the burn- ing of rubbish, and many dollars could be saved the Town by exercising a little more caution.
ERNEST R. SEAVERNS,
Forest Warden.
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REPORT OF POLICE DEPARTMENT
Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
The report of the Police Department for the eight months beginning the first day of May and ending Decem- ber 31, 1925, is hereby respectfully submitted for your consideration.
Number of arrests 89
Causes of Arrest
Auto laws, violating :
Operating so as to endanger 3
Operating after license had been revoked . 1
Operating not being licensed 2
Operating under influence of liquor 4
Operating unreasonable speed
2
Refusing to stop on signal of Officer
2
Assault and battery
5
Assault on Police Officer
1
Breaking and entering
10
Cruelty to animals
2.
Drunkenness
9
Disturbing the peace
5
Gaming Laws-violation of
6
Hawker and Peddler-no license
4
Intierant Vendor-no license
3
Insane
1
Illegal sale of liquor
3
Keeping and exposing for sale.
2
Larceny
10
Neglect to provide support for family
3
Scales-not sealed
1
Sale of goods-false pretense
1
Traffic rules-violation of
7
Violation of parole 2
Total 89
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Disposed of as follows:
Shirley school-sentence suspended
2
Lyman schools-sentence suspended 1
House of correction
2
Placed on probation
10
Held for Grand Jury
6
Placed on file-costs paid.
10
Dismissed for want of prosecution
3
Found not Guilty
1
Turned over to parole board
2
Turned over to Sheriff-capias
1
Defaulted 2
Fines imposed
44
Released-first offenders drunkenness
5
Total 89
Miscellaneous
Amount of fines imposed . . $1,380 00
Amount turned over to Common-
wealth-automobile fines $500 00
Amount turned over to M. S. P. C. A. 75 00
Amount turned over to Common- wealth-Dept. of Standards 20 00
Fines appealed 285 00
Total $880 00
Number of auto accidents investigated ..... 31
Number of autos tagged-improper parking 104
Number of complaints investigated 362
Number of summons served for other Police Department 73
Liquor search warrants used. 6 Amount of liquor seized 1,954 gals.
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Forfeited to Commonwealth 1,536 gals. Turned over to U. S. Customs 418 gals.
Remarks and Recommendations
The summary above is submitted to show the extent of matters handled by your Police Department, most of which terminated in the courts, but is not a comprehen- sive report of the activities of the Department.
It is an old maxim (and a true one) that a police offi- cer's efficiency is not to be judged by the number of arrests which he makes, but rather by the absence of crime in the district over which he has supervision.
The present organization started to function in May of this year under somewhat of a handicap; financially, and because your present Chief of Police came a stranger to your town, its people and its needs. But withal we feel that the department has rendered a good account of itself and that honest effort and loyal co-operation with- in its ranks have proven successful in matters pertaining to police work in Scituate.
The assistance and confidence of all law abiding citi- zens is essential at all times in the efforts of your police to maintain a peaceful community. Encourage your police department by giving them your confidence and you may rest assured that it will be too deeply appreci- ated to be needlessly violated. Honest criticism is always welcome and is productive of much good.
The establishing of headquarters with office rooms, we believe, has proved its worth, but further repairs are needed badly. The building should be painted and a heating plant installed. A set of the General Laws of Massachusetts with the acts and resolves to date and such other books of instruction as are of aid in police work should be added to the office equipment.
The motorcycles now in use are fast depreciating, and we believe it would be good business economy to ex- change them for lighter machines.
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We recommend another full time motorcycle officer during the summer months. This appointment would aid materially in the handling of the ever increasing traffic jams and would permit us to have two men in the harbor to handle the traffic evenings.
We feel that the addition of the extra day officer has been of invaluable aid in the suppression of crime, and particularly in the prevention of vandalism among the cottages of the summer residents, left untenanted during several months of the year. This officer has also been of great assistance in the handling and directing of traffic at the Jenkins School each day, and undoubtedly prevented, or at least minimized, the possibility of accident to the children attending this school.
It is a fortunate circumstance that with the number of auto collisions in town during the past summer, no per- son was reported seriously injured. In this connection, however, we feel that some thought should be given to a first aid station. The present police station might be fit- ted up for such a purpose without any great expense, but some arrangements should be made for conveyance to serve as an ambulance; possibly with local garage owners.
Immediate steps should be taken to install a police signal system in town. As matters now stand, it is diffi- cult to get in touch with night patrolmen at North Scituate, Minot and the Harbor, especially in case of an emergency. We should recommend a red light system, lights to be suspended over the highways at these points, said lights to be operated from the fire stations where a man is constantly on duty.
We would suggest that your Board take some action toward causing the existing Town by-laws to be compiled and published and new ones added when it appears ex- pedient. We would also suggest that the Board should consider some rules-in accordance with Article 2, Sec- tion 2 of the Town by-laws - to regulate the coasting on
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the highways. If some place wa's designated where coasters might enjoy the sport we should be glad to detail officers for their protection.
The police budget or appropriation for the past year was entirely inadequate to meet the needs of the depart- ment. Money available on May 1st was insufficient to pay the salaries of the regular officers, with the approach of the summer season and the necessarily heavier expense attendant.
The budget for the year 1926 will call for a greater sum, which will be itemized to show how it is intended to be spent.
In conclusion we wish to extend our sincere thanks to your honorable Board for the invaluable aid and courtesy extended us at all times; to the Town Account- ant for the many obliging and willing acts of kindness in doing the typewriting for the department, and also to the police officers of this department for their loyalty and zealousness in the discharge of the duties imposed upon them.
Respectfully submitted,
M. E. STEWART,
December 31, 1925.
Chief of Police.
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SCITUATE PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING SERVICE
Report from January 1, 1925-December 31, 1925
Number of patients cared for. 132
Number of nursing visits 984
Number of free nursing visits 125
Number of infant welfare visits 424
Number of visits to children of pre-school age. 75
Number of prenatal visits 50
Number of tuberculosis visits 49
Number of visits to schools
267
Number of visits to homes of school children 113
Number of visits to dental clinic 54
Number of friendly visits 176
Number of other visits 297
(Other visits include, visits, made for Select- men Board of Health, to give information, to carry supplies to sick, follow up work for hospitals and clinics, conferences and meet- ings).
Number of night calls. 19
Total number of calls. 2,559
Fees collected $415 55
Respectfully submitted, ALICE M. GAFFNEY, R. N.
SECRETARY'S REPORT
During the past year the work of the Scituate Public Health Nursing Service has been carried on in the usual efficient manner by the various committees.
A membership drive was conducted and 600 mem- bers secured with fees amounting to $183.55. There were three sustaining members, Miss Madeline Ellis, Miss Annie Pierce, and Miss Colin Hunter.
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Public Health Nursing Service
Generous contributions were made to the Service by the Scituate Branch of the Red Cross, Scituate Woman's. Club, North Scituate Welfare League, and the Congrega- tional Serving Circle.
The proceeds of the Moving Picture put on during the summer were $64.75.
It was decided to spend the net proceeds of the Christmas Seal Sale for Welfare Work in Scituate. £
Of that sum $64.00 was expended for care of a child at Sun- light Hospital. The balance ($103.55) will be used as needed for under-nourished patients.
Our efficient Public Health Nurse, Miss Alice M. Gaffney, is doing splendid work among the school chil- dren and the townspeople.
ANNIE J. LITCHFIELD,
Secretary ..
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TREASURER OF THE SCITUATE PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING SERVICE
December 31, 1925
Cash on hand December 3, 1924 $1,237 92
Received as follows :
Fees from Nurse. .
391 05
Fees from Norwell Nursing Association
24 00
Interest on deposit
13 29
Memberships 183 55
Christmas Seal Sale
167 55
Contributions
137 00
From Entertainment 64 75
Sale of Toothbrushes
11 71
$2,230 82:
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Public Health Nursing Service
Payments :
Nurse's salary
$391 63*
Insurance (Nurse and car)
91 68
Rent of Garage
60 00
Telephone
11 95
Nurse's supplies 36 16
Up-keep of automobile
162 96
Registration of car for 1926 .
10 00
Norwell Nursing Association
substituting
60 00
Sunlight Hospital
64 00
Membership Mass. P. H. Direc- tors
2 00
Membership National P. H.
Association
5 00
Printing
11 45
New Automobile by exchange. .
415 00
1,321 83
Balance cash on hand, December 11, 1925
$908 99
Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM F. SMITH,
Treasurer.
¥ Balance of Nurse's salary was paid by Town Treasurer as required by law.
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REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH
Scituate, Jan. 15, 1926.
To the Citizens of Scituate:
We present the following report for 1925:
Contagious diseases
Tuberculosis, three cases.
Scarlet Fever, six cases.
Diphtheria, two cases.
There were a few cases of Measles. There was not a case of Typhoid Fever reported, which is most unusual in a town of this size, and speaks well for the handling of milk and other food which might carry germs.
There has been the usual number of complaints to attend to. We find a better condition in the case of cow barns and dairies on each inspection.
WILLIAM P. GROVESTEIN, GEORGE T. OTIS, JOHN W. BURKE.
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REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF PLUMBING
January 8, 1926.
Board of Health, Town of Scituate.
Gentlemen :
Following is the report of the Inspector of Plumbing for the year 1925 :
Number of permits issued.
130
98
Number of jobs completed. Respectfully submitted,
PHILIP S. BAILEY,
Inspector.
WM. H. HARNEY,
Asso. Inspector.
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REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF SLAUGHTERING
North Scituate, Mass., January 1, 1926. To the Scituate Board of Health. Gentlemen :
During 1925 I examined all slaughtered animals called to my attention and found all of them fit for human consumption.
Respectfully yours,
J. F. BRESNAHAN, Inspector.
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REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF MILK
To the Citizens of Scituate:
There were thirty-six licenses in the year 1925. This is quite an increase over former years.
I have visited the dairies and found them, as a whole, clean and in good condition.
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE F. OTIS, Inspector of Milk.
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REPORT OF THE CLEAN-UP COMMITTEE
To the Citizens of Scituate :
In accordance with the vote of the Town at the last annual meeting a Clean-Up Committee consisting of three members of the Scituate Woman's Club and two members of the Village Brotherhood at North Scituate was appointed and organized early in April. The Com- mittee made its plans and through the co-operation of the pastors of the various churches, the local paper, and the management of the motion picture house in advertis- ing the dates and arrangements for the work, excellent results were obtained in having the winter accumulation of rubbish carted away. However, much better work can be done by the contractors removing the rubbish if all wishing the service will co-operate in having the con- tainers ready on the dates advertised.
Two or three new cans should be purchased during the current year and placed where they will do the greatest good. However, without the co-operation of the citizens the papers cannot be kept off the streets and we urge increased energy in this direction that our villages may be kept as tidy looking as possible.
The increasing number of visitors coming to our town makes the work of the Clean-Up Committee more important and the expense of the service has increased slightly so that the appropriation asked for this year is $300.
The report of the Treasurer:
Receipts :
From Samuel A. Agnew, former treasurer .... $10 10
Payments :
David O'Hern, care of rubbish barrels and labor 3 90
Cash balance on hand $6 20 Town Appropriation $200 00
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Payments :
June 11: David O'Hern, removing
rubbish .$95 40 June 11: Mitchell Bros., removing rubbish 52 50
Nov. 19: David O'Hern care of cans for summer 31 10
Nov. 19: Bessie W. Prouty, care of
cans for summer 21 00 $200 00
ALAN D. CREELMAN, Treasurer.
Respectfully submitted,
Scituate Clean-Up Committee,.
ROSEANNA SMITH,
Chairman ..
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REPORT OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
To the Selectment, Town of Scituate, Mass.
Gentlemen:
My report for the year (1925) as Sealer of Weights and Measures is as follows :
Sealed
Adjusted
Con- demned
Platform scales over
5,000 pounds
4
1
Platform scales under
5,000 pounds
25
1
Counter scales over 100 pounds
1
Counter scales under
100 pounds
36
1
Beam scales
1
1
Spring scales over 100 pounds
16
2
'Spring scales under 100
pounds .
56
11
1
Computing scales
20
2
1
Personal weighing
scales
3
Prescription scales
3
Avoirdupois weights
258
4
Apothecary weights
37
'Liquid measures
124
16
Glass graduates
13
3
Dry measures
8
1
'Gasoline and Oil Pumps
59
12
8
Stops on above
218
Yard measures
14
1
Sealing fees .
$80 17
Adjusting charges
3 56
$83 73
$4 30
Unpaid January 11, 1926
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Sealer of Weights and Measures
In addition to above report, I have made many trials of gasoline and oil pumps, foodstuffs, etc., inspection of licenses of peddlers, and the use of illegal scales and measures.
Respectfully submitted, EUGENE H. LANE, Sealer, 1925.
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REPORT OF SCITUATE WATER COMPANY
ASSETS AND LIABILITIES January 1, 1926
Assets
A/C Receivable.
$493.86
A/C Receivable from Filter
Const.
1,222.09
Cash
664.00
Fixed Capital.
510,716.32
Notes Receivable .
1,200.00
Materials and Supplies
8,456.72
$522,752.99
Liabilities
A/C Payable
$2,201.79
Bonds .
200,000.00
Capital Stock .. 250,000.00
Depreciation Reserve
28,169.82
Notes Payable.
37,000.00
Interest Accrued 1,250.00
Profit and Loss.
4,131.38
$522,752.99
REPORT OF TREASURER FOR YEAR 1925
Receipts
Cash on Hand January 1, 1925 $4,121.91
Commercial Revenues.
52,674.38
Hydrant Revenues.
14,618.75
Metered Revenues.
3,224.86
Services
2,483.97
Miscellaneous Revenue.
204.98
Interest Received 150.24
Notes Payable.
30,000.00
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$107,479.09
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Expenditures
Accounts Payable.
$12,759.03
Construction, (miscellaneous) . .
290.38
Construction Pipe Line to Filter
24.05
Construction 6" Line Scituate Ave.
28.47
Construction 6" Line Turner
Ave.
1,518.57
Construction 6" Line Hatherly Rd.
793.26
Construction Pump and Station.
13.00
Construction Filter
7,546.68
Construction Generator
78.60
Norwood Engineering Co. a/c. Filter Const ..
1,222.09
Const. Shallow Line
331.55
Const. Water Storage
32.37
Const. Well.
589.62
Dividends
5,000.00
Electric Power Purchased.
576.51
Fixed Capital: Structures .
612.41
Fixed Capital : Pump. Pl. Equip.
279.16
Fixed Capital : Misc. Pl. Equip.
21.94
Fixed Capital : Consumers'
Meter Inst ..
85.23
Fixed Capital: Hydrants.
265.66
Fixed Capital : Office Equipment
748.91
Boiler Fuel.
710.65
Insurance
223.85
Interest
1,442.86
Interest on Bonds.
13,000.00
Legal Expenses.
336.08
Maintenance, Ftns. and Troughs
.82
Maintenance, General Struc-
tures
10.40
Maintenance, Hydrants
147.61
Maintenance, Meters. 82.80
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Scituate Water Company
Maintenance, Power Pump
Bldgs.
481.36
Maintenance, Misc. Pump Plant
Equip.
12.35
Maintenance, Pumping Equip- ment
458.34
Maintenance, Purif. Bldgs. and Fix.
37.72
Maintenance, Purif. Equipment
23.70
Maintenance, Services.
209.71
Maintenance, Trans. and Dist. Mains
753.21
Maintenance, Storage Reser.
Tanks, etc.
49.70
Maintenance, Grd. Sce. Water Sup. Fac ..
5.48
Maintenance, Surf. Sce. Water Sup. Fac. 36.38
Miscellaneous Expense.
1,116.96
Miscellaneous P. S. Sup. and Fix.
676.51
Notes Payable.
20,000.00
Misc. Trans. and Dist. Sup. and Ex.
394.09
General Office Sup. and Exp
2,515.00
Pumping Labor
883.23
Purification Labor.
1,983.01
Purification Supplies and Exp .. .
446.85
Salaries Gen. Off. and Clerks .. .
3,844.38
Materials and Supplies. 8,390.06
Taxes, Federal.
1,531.31
Taxes
12,983.92
Transportation Expense. 1,209.26
Cash on Hand Dec. 31, 1925 .
664.00
$107,479.09
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REPORT OF TREAS. OF PEIRCE MEMORIAL LIBRARY FOR YEAR ENDING DEC. 31, 1925 Receipts
Balance Jan. 1, 1925.
$581 60
Received from Town of Scituate
798 45
Received from Secretary (Dues)
71 00.
Received from Librarian (Cards)
48 00,
Received from use of Library .
24 00;
Received from credit on books.
16 24
Transferred from Konohasset Boat Club Fund
58 31
Insurance dividend
1 58:
$1,599 18
Expenditures
Librarian
$175 00
Janitor
114 00
Fuel
149 00
Light
28 95
Water
8 40
Insurance
60 51
Books
475 57
Periodicals
59 60
Printing
32 75
Repairs
102 26
Binding
41 42
Miscellaneous
14 55
$1,262 01
Balance January 1, 1926.
337 17
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REPORT OF THE PARK COMMISSION
To the Citizens of Scituate
We hereby present our annual report for the year 1925, which we feel has been a very successful year.
The plots around town have been mowed and kept in as good condition as possible although some are not as smooth as we would like to have them owing to their being cut up by automobiles running over the corners.
We are in hopes to have money enough this coming year to put a curbing around some of the principal ones as that is the only way we can protect them.
The curbing around Lawson Park has been com- pleted and we think this time next year the Park will look better than it ever has before.
Through co-operation with the Board of Health we have filled in a large part of the pond back of the Park- ing space at Minot, thereby converting an unhealthy, un- sightly dump into a useful addition to our Parking Space.
We found that our taking of Pegotty Beach in Nov. 1924, was not legal, so in accordance with a vote taken at a special town meeting in Nov. 1925 we have now legally taken the beach and it is so recorded in Plymouth. We feel that this town needs several public bathing beaches and would recommend that the town take all available land for such purposes.
The Park Commission feel that, with their ever in- creasing work, this department will soon be one of the most important in town and would ask the citizens to co-operate with us and try to make Scituate the most at- tractive town on the South Shore.
LOUIS E. COLE, Chairman, JOHN F. DALBY, W. E. GARDNER.
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REPORT OF SPECIAL ROAD COMMITTEE
A public hearing was held April 13, 1925 on all Articles in the Town Warrant referring to road repairs and new construction. After viewing the roads in question, the Committee recommended that the Ap- propriation of $30,000 be expended as follows:
Number of Feet built
Commit-
Name of Street
Central
1,750
Macadam
tee's Estimate $5,000
Cost $4,894
Front
1,000
Macadam
6,000
7,210
Collier Road
2,500
Gravel
2,500
2,325
Kent
2,100
Gravel
1,500
1,620
Parker Avenue
500
Gravel
800
780
Kenneth Road
2,100
Gravel and
Drainage
750
1,870
Marion Road
Gravel and Drainage
750
Otis Road.
1,200
Gravel
2,500
2,730
Tichnor Court.
1,300
Gravel and
Drainage
1,500
1,350
Cornet Stetson Rd. 1,000
Macadam
2,000
2,153
Branch
700
Macadam
1,114
15,780
27,300
30,000
The committee recommends: widening and straight- ening Border Street; rebuilding First Parish Road from Lawson Park to Scituate Railroad Station; and the con- tinuation of work improving Hatherly Road.
Respectfully submitted,
ERNEST R. SEAVERNS, HERBERT G. SUMMERS, NATHANIEL TILDEN, WALTER HAYNES, ARCHIE L. MITCHELL.
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Curtis
1,630
Macadam
4,000
3,954
Construc- tion
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REPORT OF THE LIGHTING COMMITTEE
The committee met at the town hall on April 27th: and organized by the election of Frederic T. Bailey as chairman and Walter Haynes as secretary, neither of whom was present.
It was thought best to divide the committee into two sub-committees for better work, one on Legislation and Rates, and the other on Locations of lights.
Since the efforts of the committee last year seemed unavailing so far as a sweeping reduction in rates was concerned, it was decided to suspend further action until the experiment of the Electric Light Company with a new basis for charges had been tried out. This would put a slightly heavier charge on the small user, as the company claims that every one of these had been served at a loss, and a reduction in rate to the larger user. However, each user was given the choice as to which plan he desired to be served under.
The Location committee received a number of appli- cations for lights, and the Chief of Police was asked for- suggestions as to better locations of lights to accommo- date traffic. The ground was gone over and such changes. and additions made as seemed wise. The cost of light- ing is shown in the financial reports.
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