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completed mains valued at $26,000 which only cost Scituate $13,800, which was the cost of the material used. Another project now going forward on Grove Street will add a valuable extension and complete a loop to Mun- goc's Corner, which will have a worth equal to just double what it cost the department and the Town.
We have repeatedly been criticized by the State Board of Health for our apparent waste of water in Scituate. Your Board has also been much concerned over the cost of water used in supplying Humarock. In an effort to correct these conditions, meters were in- stalled for every water-taker in Humarock. Result: A drop in our water bill from Marshfield from $1,855 to $1,306; a clear saving of $549 to the Town.
The elimination of waste seems to point the way to another reduction in water rates. A judicious increase in meters may make this possible another year. Pre- venting a great waste of water saves money for the tax- payers and the Town. Locating an excessive use of water that is not being paid for by the user may enable us to reduce the cost of water to the householder now using less than the amount allowed on the minimum rate.
Our early study of this question seemed to indicate that 30,000 gallons per year was not quite enough for the average family, so the amount allowed each user on the minimum rate of $22 was increased for 1 )37 to 36,600 gallons per year. This also offers a saving to every metered service on excess water of about 18%.
It will be the policy of your Board to proceed in this matter with due care and an intelligent consideration of every angle.
The condition of some old cast-iron pipe lines, re- cently removed, confirms our belief in the wisdom of
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using transite pipe. This is particularly true of those areas where salt water causes a rapid deterioration of the iron pipe. The transite pipe is easier to lay and is not subject to corrosion and the resulting rust and scale, and therefore should give many more years of use- fulness.
We are still striving to discover another supply of ground water to give us a greater margin of safety dur- ing our peak load in the summer. The capacity of our new well at Cedar Street has been disappointing, but still helps, and that may be improved by increasing the depth of the well. Our efforts to discover a good supply of water at Humarock still continue.
In closing, we would direct your attention in our Superintendent's report to two things particularly done -one, that the cost of pumping water has dropped steadily since Scituate took the plant over in 1931, when the cost was $19,550, to the low point in 1936, of $8,937.13, which is a reduction in cost by Town management of $10,612.87; two, that we serve and keep up over 51 miles of water mains throughout your Town.
J. F. McJENNETT, Chairman, WILLIAMS B. JAMES, WILSON S. BROWN,
Water Commissioners.
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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1936
To the Board of Water Commissioners, Scituate, Mass.
Gentlemen :
Herein I beg to submit the Fifth Annual Report of the Water Department, which includes an account of the work carried on during the year 1936, and recom- mendations for future consideration.
A considerable part of the principal work performed during 1936 was the installation of water mains, wherein materials were bought and paid for by the Water De- partment and the labor was paid by the Federal Gov- ernment through the W. P. A.
The project for laying an 8" main on Kent Street and Driftway, which was started during the latter part of 1935, was finished in April, and provides a very im- portant link in the circuits that serve the Cliffs, both for domestic and fire purposes.
Immediately after the completion of the work on Driftway, a new project for the installation of an 8" main and hydrants for domestic use and fire protection, was started on Old Oaken Bucket Road.
This work was carried on all through the summer and the main was completed by the middle of December, thus affording a water supply to families that had been entirely without water during the hot summer months.
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Fortunately, the work did not stop at this point, but was continued along Grove Street toward Mungo's Cor- ner, through a grant of money for materials by the Board of Selectmen, and a project which the Water Commis- sioners were able to negotiate favorably by considerable personal effort. The extension of the main along Grove Street is now being carried on, and when done, will complete another very essential circuit in the system.
In April the shallow lines on Harvard, Revere, Oliver and Brunswick Streets, in Humarock, were replaced with deep mains. This work should be continued until the entire grid east of River and Central Streets is com- plete.
The increased development on Lawson Road required a short extension of the 8" main and this was also taken care of in April.
In connection with the development of some driven wells near Cedar Street, the main was extended easterly from Summer Street during May. This extension also provided service for several houses, and fire protection.
Lines through the marshes on Gilson Road and Kent Street, having been a source of leaks and trouble for some time, were replaced during the summer with new pipe.
Further extension of the line on Tilden Road was made in June, and this line should be carried on to com- plete the circuit through Egypt Avenue, to Hatherly Road, and also to a point near the old Proving Grounds to complete the circuit.
The main on Marion Road was extended still further this year and should be carried through to connect with the easterly end of the road.
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A grant of money from the Selectmen early in Decem- ber made it possible to complete three important lines before the last of the year. The small line on Whitcomb Road was replaced with a six inch main, making the loop from Grasshopper Lane to Hatherly Road. The dead end on Capt. Pierce Road was connected to the main on Country Way, and the dead end on Branch Street was connected with the main on Country Way. These three lines will serve essentially in the distribu- tion system.
The work of replacing shallow or small lines with adequate mains should be continued as a definite pro- gram.
Early in January a Fairbanks Morse Duplex pump was set up in the Beaver Dam Station and it has been doing very satisfactory and efficient work.
Prospecting for further water supply was carried on during the winter and spring months and resulted in the development of about 100,000 gallons per day, ap- proved by the Massachusetts State Board of Health, near Cedar Street. This supply was tested and pumped dur- ing the summer months of peak load.
Later in the year a well drilling outfit was purchased, capable of drilling holes several hundred feet deep. Work was started, late in November, with this rig, to locate a fresh water supply in Humarock if possible. It is expected that a fresh water supply, if found at this point, will be quite deep, the depth being desirable to exclude salt water near the surface.
During the latter part of July every service in Huma- rock was metered. A very apparent difference in the consumption of water was noticed at once. Inasmuch as the water used in Humarock is purchased from
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Marshfield through a meter, it is not only desirable to collect revenue for every gallon distributed, but particu- larly to obviate all waste.
Continued pumping on the wells in the Beaver Dam Meadow creates a very high vacuum, and this has caused air leaks that will require a complete overhaul- ing of the suction lines and wells in the near future. This condition is not unexpected, as the system has been in use for many years.
The system has been greatly improved during 1936 by the installation of new mains in important locations and the continued elimination of small and shallow lines is certainly in the right direction.
While we were able to supply the demand on peak loads without the use of water from Old Oaken Bucket Pond, we were very close to the limit of our under- ground supply. Our storage capacity is very small and any slight disaster might easily have forced the use of filtered water. A one-million-gallon storage tank is a needed addition. It is also advisable to continue pros- pecting for other sources of supply to supplement our limited available ground water as developed at present.
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Comparative Rainfall Table in Inches
Months
Actual Rainfall Scituate
Actual Rainfall Boston
Normal Rainfall Boston
Scituate Excess or Deficiency
January
6.60
7.58
3.85
+2.75
February
2.51
3.40
3.62
-1.11
March
6.28
7.10
4.09
+2.19
April
3.44
3.40
3.95
- . 51
May
1.97
1.69
3.55
-1.58
June
3.46
2.08
3.24
+ .22
July
3.04
1.68
3.57
- . 53
August
5.39
6.14
4.10
+1.29
September
9.22
6.06
3.56
+5.66
October
1.82
1.90
3.59
-1.77
November
1.39
1.56
3.94
-2.55
December
9.70
8.35
3.75
+5.95
Totals
54.82
50.94
44.81
+10.01
General Statistics
Population by census of 1930-3,118.
Construction of system started-1893.
Now owned by the Town of Scituate.
Valuation, December 31, 1936-$881,064.42.
Sources of Supply-Ground water from wells and the Old Oaken Bucket Pond.
Water is supplied to the system through pumps as shown.
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Pumping Statistics
1. Smith Vail Triplex pump electrically driven by 10 H. P. Century Motor.
2. Fairbanks Morse Turbine pump driven by 30 H. P. Fairbanks Morse electric motor.
3. Fairbanks Morse Duplex pump driven by 15 H. P. Howell Motor.
4. Dean Hill centrifugal pump driven by DeLa Vergne 130 H. P. diesel engine.
5. Smith Vail Triplex pump driven by DeLa Vergne 35 H. P. diesel engine.
6. Byron Jackson centrifugal pump electrically driven by 40 H. P. G. E. Motor.
7. Byron Jackson centrifugal pump electrically driven by 75 H. P. G. E. Motor.
8. Byron Jackson centrifugal pump electrically driven by 75 H. P. G. E. Motor.
9. Sterling deep well pump electrically driven by 10 H. P. U. S. Motor with Morris centrifugal booster pump driven by 10 H. P. G. E. Motor.
10. Sterling deep well pump electrically driven by 10 H. P. G. E. Motor with Morris centrifugal booster pump driven by 71/2 H. P. G. E. Motor.
11. Peerless deep well pump electrically driven by 15 H. P. G. E. Motor with Morris centrifugal booster pump driven by 71/2 H. P. G. E. Motor.
12. Fairbanks Morse deep well pump driven by 15 H. P. Fairbanks Morse Motor.
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All pumping is done by Diesel engines or electric motors.
Fuel oil purchased from the Gulf Refining Co.
Trade name, Gulf Solar Oil 33 degree Baume- 19,306 B. T. U. per lb.
Electric power purchased from the Edison Elec- tric Illuminating Co. Average price per K. W. H., $0.0164.
Total Fuel Oil used, 0.
Total K. W. H. used, 350,427.
Total water put into dist. system, 196,793,700 gals.
Average Dynamic Head, 67.7.
Average Static Head, 66.7.
Average number of gals. pumped per gal. fuel oil, 0.
Average number of gals. pumped per K. W. H., 561 gals.
Average cost per Million gallons, $45.41.
1
Maximum pumpage in one day (August 2, 1936), 1,114,800 gals.
Maximum pumpage in one week (July 29 to August 4), 7,096,000 gals.
Water pumped by Electric Power, 196,793,700 gals.
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Webster Meadow Output
Station No. 9
Pumped 4,646,000 gals.
Station No. 10
Pumped 32,653,000 gals.
Station No. 11
Pumped 88,845,000 gals.
Total 126,144,000 gals.
Beaver Dam Group of Wells
Station No. 3 Pumped 28,815,000 gals.
Station No. 1 Beaver Dam Spring Not Used
Cedar Street Wells
Station No. 6
Pumped 4,973,000 gals.
Kent Street Well
Station No. 2
Pumped
25,589,000 gals.
Bound Brook Well
Station No. 12
Pumped
11,272,700 gals.
Pond Water Filtration-None
Pumping and Maintenance Costs
Year
Total Cost
Cost per Mil. Gals.
Total Pumped
1930
$19,550.00
$102.46
190,893,300 gals.
1931
18,311.28
92.81
197,228,900 gals.
1932
14,124.04
81.08
174,220,000 gals.
1933
11,602.46
62.65
185,197,900 gals.
1934
10,743.75
52.66
204,221,800 gals.
1935
9,356.70
50.38
185,718,200 gals.
1936
8,937.13
45.41
196,793,700 gals.
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Kind of pipe, cast iron, Transite: extended 1936, 3,213 feet of 6" and 13,985 feet of 8".
Total 6" Diameter or over now in use. 12" 8,256 feet
10" 36,697 feet
8" 87,804 feet
6" 137,562 feet
Equals 270,319 linear feet or 51 miles, 1,039 feet. Number of hydrants in use, 289.
Range of pressure, 18 lbs. to 75 lbs.
1936 Main Extensions
Driftway Road
3,552 feet of 8"
Driftway Road
801 feet of 6"
Cedar Street
306 feet of 6"
Cedar Street
467 feet of 8"
Tilden Road
540 feet of 8"
Tilden Road
6 feet of 6" 203 feet of 6"
Marion Road
Whitcomb Road
1,309 feet of 6"
Old Oaken Bucket Road
7,866 feet of 8"
Capt. Pierce Road
588 feet of 6"
Branch Street
1,560 feet of 8"
Services
Kind of pipe, cast iron, cement line, copper tubing, and transite. Sizes 34" to 2".
Extended 1936, 900 feet.
No. of services, added 1936, 50.
Average length, 18 feet.
Average cost to Department, $19.89.
Total number of services, 2,515.
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Report of Water Department
WATER COMMISSIONERS SALARIES AND EXPENSES, AND HYDRANT RENTAL
Salaries:
J. F. McJennett
$200.00
W. B. James
200.00
James Turner
33.32
James W. Turner
16.67
W. S. Brown
150.00
$599.99
Expenses :
W. B. James
$48.96
John F. McJennett
12,85
W. S. Brown
33.24
95.05
Hydrant Rental:
Town of Scituate
26,459.51
$27,154.55
WATER DEPARTMENT
Salaries:
George Fleming
$2,146.50
Charles Fleming
1,908.00
Gladys Wheeler
954.00
William Sherman
2,385.00
Leonard Stickley
1,751.00
William Lumbert
2,499.84
$11,644.34
Trucks:
W. S. Harrub
$216.75
Walter S. Harrub
24.00
Wilson S. Brown
104.25
George Davis
18.00
William P. Jenkins
6.00
Norman C. Merritt
6.00
Donald A. Whittaker
12.00
Henry T. Cole
6.00
Howard H. Young
36.00
Ellery B. Hyland
12.00
441.00
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Labor:
Earl Beamgard
$681.70
Adelbert Olson
860.50
Charles Montanari
46.00
Mellie Meschini
12.00
Renie Jacobucci
61.25
Francis Curran
12.00
Francis C. Curran
4.00
Stanley Vickery
12.00
Frank Richardson
49.00
Douglas Graham
384.00
Albert Ainslee
339.75
Albert Ainslee, Jr.
371.50
Albert Ainsley
22.00
Albert Ainsley, Jr.
22.00
Matthew Squire
12.00
Albert Newcomb
112.75
David Manley
12.00
Ralph Conte
12.00
Walter Leighton
12.00
Duncan Graham
27.50
Blane Brown
21.75
John Sexton
21.75
William C. Curran
2.50
Charles Barce
12.50
Charles Bearse
17.25
James Dacey
21.75
Harold Merritt
23.25
Daniel Andrews
33.75
Herbert Clapp
10.00
John Rose,
21.75
Russell Keyes
23.25
William Brenchick
417.25
Roy Garland
5.25
Secondo Montanari
207.50
William Steverman
60.75
Charles Connolly
25.25
Aldiero Foniri
119.25
Harold Jenkins
8.00
Harold M. Jenkins
4.00
Walter Campbell
35.50
Rodger Kenney
106.00
Roger Kenney
18.00
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Report of Water Department
David Frasier
8.00
Daniel Leighton
22.00
Albert Reid
14.00
Julian Jacobucci
28.00
Julius Jacobucci
38.00
Julian Jaccobucci
13.50
George Litchfield, Jr.
48.00
Edward McCormick
41.50
Chase Abbott
18.50
Milton Bates
15.75
Eugene T. Brown
34.00
Matthew L. Brown
28.70
Merton S. Burbank
36.90
Frank E. Cook
8.00
Thomas P. Dowd
17.75
James H. Duffey
8.75
Harry-B. Ellms
22.25
John Fabello
14.00
Thomas P. Hernan
24.00
Richard N. Jenkins
22.75
Allan Lavange
22.80
Martin L. Mahoney
10.25
Stephen Mahoney
7.50
Ernest D. Whitmarsh
14.00
Kenneth S. Whorf
19.75
Edmund Fortier
4.00
Paul J. Gillis
4.00
Raymond Gillis
4.00
William Graham
4.00
Thomas H. Harris
4.00
William J. Jenkins
6.50
Frederick Kane
4.00
Joseph Lavoine
4.00
Carlton F. Merritt
8.00
John G. Rose
4.00
Leonard Wolff
7.25
Edward Durant
91.50
Phillip Martines
8.00
Norman C. Merritt
8.00
Peter Meschini
14.00
James McGovern
14.50
James E. Otis
12.25
Dennis F. Quinn, Jr.
23.50
.
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Report of Water Department
Leonard Richardson
8.00
Louis Servant
7.25
Clarence Shelton
21.75
Charles B. Timpany
6.00
Albert M. Vinal
6.00
Daniel E. Ward
2.00
Renny Jacobucci
13.50
John Sexton
13.50
Albert Ainslie
198.00
Albert Ainslie, Jr.
373.75
Winnie Keyes
13.50
5,709.60
Expenses :
Bound Brook Garage
$25.18
City of Brockton 27.59
Dyar Sales & Mchy. Co. 119.97
Eagle Oil & Supply Co.
10.85
Egypt Garage & Mch. Co.
108.42
Front St. Sales & Service Co.
1,154.99
William H. Harney
48.41
J. Comer Jones Power & Pump Co.
66.99
Liba F. Litchfield
134.75
Ralph M. Litchfield
180.37
Town of Marshfield
1,855.37
Mueller Co.
70.17
Perry's Filling Station
66.60
Perry's Service, Station
38.19
Frank Richardson 2.10
John A. Russell
305.38
Satuit Garage Co., Inc.
77.80
The Seaverns Store
55.60
Spaulding-Moss Co.
2.00
Walworth Co.
679.89
The Welch Co., Inc.
519.93
Whittaker Brothers
550.69
Commonwealth of Mass.
5,705.85
Merchants National Bank
49,746.25
J. Francis Bresnahan
12.47
Edison Elec. Ill. Co.
5,891.29
John S. Fitts
85.99
William J. Lumbert, Supt.
20.33
Merrill's Auto Express
52.15
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Report of Water Department
New Eng. Tel. & Tel. Co.
227.61
Arthur R. Sibley
42.00
Codex Book Co., Inc.
5.95
Hersey Mfg. Co.
5,993.59
John B. Washburn, Register
37.00
Addressograph Sales Agency
74.70
Boston Pipe & Fittings Co., Inc.
89.40
Boston Sand & Gravel Co.
22.17
Louis E. Cole
34.60
H. R. Prescott & Sons
2.44
A. E. Borden Co.
.50
Lewis W. Perkins
66.66
Standard Oil Co. of N. Y.
34.62
Frederic T. Bailey & Co.
11.10
Earl Beamgard
5.00
National-Boston Lead Co.
9.50
Parker, Danner Co.
12.66
Pierce-Perry Co.
344.13
Harry R. Prescott & Sons
254.13
Geo. A. Caldwell Co.
448.30
The Ford Meter Box Co.
64.76
Sanderson Brothers
196.55
J. F. McJennett 44.00
Hobbs & Warren, Inc.
27.54
E. L. LeBaron Fdy. Co.
496.37
Fairbanks, Morse & Co.
610.34
Fred A. Houdlette & Son, Inc.
11.20
Litchfield's Express .50
N. Y. N. H. & H. R. R. Co.
1,181.34
Johns-Manville Sales Corp.
12,545.08
John L. Rothery Co.
202.54
The Edson Corp.
20.70
General Elec. Supply Corp.
45.77
Sumner & Dunbar
761.71
Eddy Valve Co. 1,899.96
John F. McJennett
4.45
Union Water Meter Co.
67.96
Cement Lined Pipe Co.
148.98
Hancock Paint & Varnish Co.
35.58
Thomas R. Stearns 162.50
H. C. Whittaker
94.00
W. S. Brown
50.00
Warren Pipe Co. of Mass., Inc.
522.53
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Report of Water Department
Joseph Bonomi
10.50
Eureka Pipe Co., Inc.
132.78
Howe & French, Inc.
7.96
Ray's Repair Shop
68.70
Traffic Equipment Co.
23.25
H. G. Bolster Mfg. Co.
8.03
Chase Brass & Copper Co.
2.87
Greenbush Co.
3.50
Priscilla Turner, P. M.
161.92
Chas. D. Wainwright
2.40
Roger Kenney
28.00
The Boundbrook Press
19.50
Mathieson Alkali Works, Inc.
31.14
Rockland Transp. Co., Inc.
.50
Charles T. Fish
17.00
Town of Norwell
50.76
A. P. Billings
3.00
Reynolds Bros.
1.87
Lorenzo Jacobucci
1.50
John C. Moore Corp.
.60
The Garlock Packing Co.
4.20
Wilson S. Brown
42.00
Litchfield's Express, Inc.
.40
M. F. Shea
20.44
Trustees, The N. Y. N. H. & H. R. R. Co.
5.00
Morris Machine Works
21.89
Railway Express Agency
11.92
Bay State, Flag & Decorating Co.
5.00
Ludlow Valve Mfg. Co.
25.58
Nemasket Transp. Co.
4.25
Edward Blake Co.
10.11
Hedge & Mattheis Co.
27.88
J. S. Fitts
37.50
Bucyrus-Erie Co.
1,575.38
General Electric Co.
56.34
W. R. Schultz
115.00
Caleb T. Jenkins
10.73
Registry of Motor Vehicles
7.00
97,082.39
$114,877.33
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Report of Sealer of Weights and Measures
REPORT OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Dec. 31, 1936.
Selectmen, Scituate, Mass.
Gentlemen :
My report for the year ending December 31, 1936, is as follows : Adjustments recorded 56, sealed devices 603, non-sealed equipment 13, equipment unfit for use and condemned 18.
Numerous re-checking of devices, and many inspec- tions were made, of package goods and markings.
Pedlers were contacted to see if their papers were in order, and if they didn't have a license to peddle in Scituate, they were ordered to obtain same, or stay out of town when peddling.
Transient Vendors are still a class of people that will bear watching by the Board of Assessors.
All scales and other equipment should bear a 1937 seal (if in use). Easily moved scales, etc., should be brought to this office as soon after January 1, 1937, as possible.
Sealing fees collected $97.61, adjusting charges $3.02, total $100.63.
Paid to Town Treasurer $94.26, outstanding December 31, 1936, $6.37.
Respectfully submitted,
EUGENE H. LANE, Sealer of Weights and Measures.
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December 31, 1936.
Selectmen, Scituate, Mass.
Gentlemen :
My report is as follows :
Device
SCALES
Legal
Fees
+ Adjusted
Sealed
Not
Sealed
Condemned
Platform over 5,000 lbs. $1.00
Platform 100 to 5,000 lbs.
.50
6
21
3
Counter under 100 lbs.
.10
2
18
2
Beam 100 lbs. or over
.50
2
Beam under 100 lbs.
.10
1
Spring 100 lbs. or over
.50
8
Spring under 100 lbs.
.10
11
42
2
9
Computing under 100 lbs.
.10
17
37
3
Personal Weighing (Slot)
.50
6
Prescription
.10
3
WEIGHTS
Avoirdupois
.03
160
Apothecary
.03
37
CAPACITY MEASURES
Liquid
.03
83
1
Dry
.03
9
VEHICLE TANKS
Vehicle Tanks, 100 gal.
1.00
2
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AUTO. MEAS. DEVICES
Gasoline Pumps
X
14
1
Gasoline Meters
X
4
47
2
Kerosene Pumps
X
5
1
Oil Measuring Pumps
X
9
7
Quan. Meas. on Pumps ea.
.10
12
83
LINEAR MEASURES
Yard Sticks
.03
11
Sealing Fees
$97.61
Adj. Charges
3.02
Total
$100.63
Pd. Treas.
94.26
Outstanding
$6.37
EUGENE H. LANE, Sealer of Weights and Measures.
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Salary :
Eugene H. Lane
$387.50
Expenses :
Eugene H. Lane
$126.84
W. & L. E. Gurley
11,34
John B. Durant
2.00
Chadwick & Carr Co.
2.50
The Welch Co., Inc.
1.64
Hobbs & Warren, Inc.
13.33
157.65
545.15
VEHICLE TEST TANK
Moore & Kling, Inc.
350.00
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Report of Tree Warden
REPORT OF THE TREE WARDEN
To the Citizens of Scituate:
I have planted one hundred and nine shade trees, namely; Maple, elms and willows.
The elm tree beetle is very badly spread all over our town. The only remedy is to spray.
The Dutch Elm disease is in the southern part of our State, near the Connecticut line. Investigation shows that the disease may be in a tree for several years before the leaves wilt, which is the only outward evi- dence of its presence.
This makes early detection very difficult, and there- fore many isolated infections may be in existence even in Massachusetts, which will not be revealed for three to five years.
The only known effective means of eradicating the disease is to cut down all infected trees and burn.
It is carried chiefly by insects such as the elm beetle which is the chief offender.
The attention of the public is called to the fact that unscrupulous persons representing themselves as expert tree men have claimed to find the disease on private estates in hope of getting work. The disease has not been found in this State as yet.
WILLIAM F. FORD,
Tree Warden.
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Report of Tree Warden
TREE WARDEN
Salary:
William F. Ford
$300.00
Trucks:
William F. Ford
170.00
Labor:
Joseph Merritt
$25.00
Ralph Conte
136.00
Lorenzo Jacobucci
28.00
Harry Sylvester
16.00
John Ford
136.00
Fred Kane
28.00
Jerry Delay
20.00
Daniel Queeney
6.00
395.00
Expenses :
The Welch Co., Inc.
$96.37
Socony-Vacuum Oil Co., Inc.
13.97
John S. Fitts
17.23
127.57
$992.57 .
MOTH DEPARTMENT
Trucks:
William F. Ford
$1,047.50
Howard Young
16.00
$1,063.50
Teams:
Prescott Damon
$30.00
Fred Wheeler
10.00
40.00
Labor:
William F. Ford
820.60
Laurence Litchfield
338.00
Ralph Conte
730.00
John Ford
568.00
Lester Slade
52.00
Aubrey Totman
2.00
Thomas Hernan
28.00
288
Report of Tree Warden
Russell Tobin
2.00
Norman Merritt
2.00
Albert E. Reed
32.00
Harold Merritt
6.00
John Jacobucci
12.00
Daniel Leighton
28.00
Joseph Merritt
24.00
Harry Sylvester
34.00
Ernest S. Hill
13.50
Jerry Delay
16.00
2,708.10
Expenses :
The Sherwin-Williams Co. $530.83
Frost Insecticide Co. 115.84
Perry's Filling Station
65.66
Perry's Service Station 80.17
F. A. Bartlett Tree Expert Co.
15.00
N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. Co.
17.26
H. D. Bent Supply Co. 6.75
Surgeons' and Physicians' Supply Co. 10.18
Egypt Garage & Mch. Co.
1.25
Socony-Vacuum Oil Co.
1.63
Socony-Vacuum Oil Co., Inc.
33.79
Ralph M. Litchfield
1.60
Bound Brook Garage
21.66
Satuit Garage Co., Inc.
4.16
The Satuit Press
10.25
Acme Rubber Mfg. Co.
70.00
John A. Russell
3.39
Whittaker Brothers
20.82
Middlesex Chemical Corp.
78.75
Liba F. Litchfield
2.00
E. C. Atkins & Co.
6.39
Railway Express Agency
1.20
The Welch Co., Inc. 75.59
John S. Fitts 14.00
1,188.17
$4,999.77
289
Report of Tree Warden
ELM TREE BEETLE
Trucks:
William F. Ford
$80.00
Teams:
Prescott Damon
$70.00
Howard Young
60.00
130.00
Labor:
William F. Ford
$70.40
Ralph Conte
64.00
John Ford
64.00
John B. Jacobucci
8.00
Joseph Merritt
24.00
230.40
Expenses :
N. Y. N. H. & H. R. R. Co.
$1.57
Liba F. Litchfield
6.80
Prescott A. Damon
17.07
Standard Oil Co.
3.30
Frost Insecticide Co.
30.50
59.24
$499.64
290
Report of Forest Fire Department
REPORT OF FOREST FIRE DEPARTMENT 1936
To the Board of Selectmen, Town of Scituate:
During the year 1936, 189 permits were issued and 67 alarms were answered by this department.
A detailed account of the forest fires will be found in- corporated in the report of alarms under Fire Depart- ment.
We were fortunate in having no serious fires this year and credit is due the citizens for their care and early notification of small fires which made it possible to extinguish them promptly.
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