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Repairs and clear- ing of culvert and lowering of pipe across High street.
210 75
1308 ft. R. R. yard to East- 843
ern avenue.
29 ft. Across Eastern
Clearing culvert. 10 00
avenue.
338 50 .**
2685 ft. Eastern avenue to 1354
Wigwam Pond.
1500 ft. Across Wigwam Pond.
2600 ft. Wigwam Pond to 950
237 50
N.Y. & N.E.R.R.
New culvert. 200 00
100 ft. N.Y. & N.E.R.R. across tracks.
720 ft. N.Y. & N.E.R.R. 725
181 25
to Little Wigwam Pond.
11,220 ft
4850
1,500 00
$3,048 50
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Of this amount there is chargeable to
· Old Colony Division, N. Y. & N. E. R. R., $1,500 00
To N. Y. & N. E. R. R., . 200 00
To various property owners,
1,212 50
Town of Dedham, . 136,00
Making the total of
$3,048 50
I submit with this report the following plans :
A. A'map on the scale of 100 feet per inch, showing Dwights or Wigwam Brook from Charles River to Little Wigwam Pond, including Wigwam Pond and a considerable portion of the meadows and surrounding territory ; upon the map the proposed improvements of waterways recommended in this report are shown in red. A profile of the brook, showing all present culverts, waterways and ponds, is shown upon the same sheet ; the proposed lowering of water level and new elevations are shown in red.
B. A plan and profile of the route surveyed from Little Wigwam Pond southerly across East street to Green- lodge street. The route of canal on the map and neces- sary grades and elevations on the profile are shown in red.
C. A plan and profile of the proposed route from the meadows above railroad yard to Maverick street ; all changes and necessary new work to carry out the plan, . and the grades and elevations incident thereto, being shown in red.
I also transmit a series of Bench Marks, which have been taken at the various points along the route surveyed, and which are valuable for preserving a record of the eleva- tions of water surface at the various points from time to time. This benches are so located that a simple measure- ment can be made to the water surface by means of an ordinary rod or pole. The datum used on these benches is the same as that used in the Dedham Water Company's levels, and also in the plans prepared in 1887 in relation to street grades. The bench marks are as follows :-
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At the Charles River, Ames Street Bridge, a red paint spot on parapet over second arch, south side of street, 90.129
Top of culvert, at brook crossing Washington Street, north side of street, 84.845 Top of culvert, Williams Street, hear High Street, 83.150
Head of culvert, above railroad, 86.094 Abutment of bridge over brook west side Eastern Avenue, 83.347
On upper end of ice runway at ice-houses at Wig- wam Pond, . 82.259
West end of culvert, Dedham Junction, N. Y. & N. E. R. R., 88.571
Railroad bridge abutment, near Endicott Station, East Street, 98.847
South end of culvert, East Street, near Hartnett Place, 92.00
Spike in blazed tree, south side of Little Wigwam Pond, 87.066
Top of culvert, East side Greenlodge Street, foot of Smith's hill, .
41.974
Top of stone retaining wall at wasteway, near cor- ner of Colburn and Maverick streets, northeast side,
80.138
Respectfully submitted,
E. WORTHINGTON, JR., & Co., Civil Engineers.
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
To the Town of Dedham :-
The Library has been open to the public 291 days dur- ing the year.
21,314 books have been issued, including 744 to West Dedham.
There are now 2,551 names on the Register, an increase- of 351 over last year.
582 volumes, including 244 presented by friends, have been added, making a total of 11,915.
There has been a remarkable increase in the use of the: library by students in the public schools during the year, and the Trustees purpose to do all in their power to meet and encourage this new demand.
The report of the Treasurer and a list of added books. accompany this report.
For the Trustees,
J. R. BULLARD,
Chairman.
February 1, 1894.
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A LIST OF BOOKS
Added to the Library for the year ending January 31, 1894.
HISTORY.
Bernard, George S .- War Talks of Confederate Veterans ... 973. g95 Boston Record Commissioners, 23d Report. 974. b6
Brown, Horatio F .- Venice; an historical sketch. 945. 3. B Columbian Tribute,-City of Worcester 974. W2 Drake, Samuel Adams-The Making of Virginia. 975.5.D
Earle, Alice Morse-Customs and Fashions in old New England. 974. E1
Esquemeling, John-Buccaneers of America 970. E6
Famous Adventures and Prison Escapes of the Civil War .. 973. g68 Joyce, P. W .- Short History of Ireland. 941. 5. J
Latimer, Eliz. W .- France in the Nineteenth Century 944. g3
Livermore, Mary A .- My Story of the War
973. g72
Lummis, Charles F .- The Spanish Pioneers. 970. L9
Maunder, Samuel-History of the World-2 vols. 909. M4
Morfill, W. R .- Story of Poland (Story of the Nations). 943. 8. M Morris, Charles-Half-hours with American History-2 vol. 970. M8 Rhodes, James Ford-History of the United States-2 vols. from the Compromise of 1850 973. R6
Ropes, John Codman-Campaign of Waterloo 944. e4
Smith, Goldwin-Political History of the United States. 973. S5
Soley, James Russell-Sailor Boys of '61. 972. g52
Wharton, Anne H .- Through Colonial Doorways 943. c15
TRAVELS AND DESCRIPTIONS.
Aldrich, Thomas Bailey-An old Town by the Sea. T74. p1
Ballou, Maturin M .- Malta- T45. 8. B
Bates, Mrs. D. B .- Four Years on the Pacific Coast. T78. B3
Bishop, Wm. H .- House-hunter in Europe. T40. B54
Brooks, Philips, Rev .- Letters of Travel. T40. B77
Buel, J. W .- America's Wonderlands-special T73. BS
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Butterworth, Hezekiah-Zigzag Journeys in Australia ...... T94. B8 Champney, Eliz. W .- Three Vassar Girls in the Holy Land, T56. 9. C Crowe, Eyre-With Thackeray in America. T73. C8 Custer, Mrs. Eliz. B .- Tenting on the Plains T78. C6
Davis, Richard Harding-Rulers of the Mediterranean. T46. 9. D
Drake, Samuel Adams-Our Colonial Homes T74. D9
LeFanu, W. R .- Seventy Years of Irish Life. T41. 5. L
Lummis, Charles F .- Land of Poco Tiempo T78. 9. L
Ober, Fred .- A. Knockabout Club in the Spanish Main T46. 02
Peary. Mrs. Josephine-My Arctic Journal. T98. P3
Ralph, Julian-Our Great West. T78. R1
Ragamey, Felix-Japan in Art and Industry T52. R2
Rogers, T. L .- Mexico T72. R6
Russell, W. Clark-The British Seas. T42. R9
Sanborn, Kate-A Truthful Woman in Southern California T79. S19
BIOGRAPHY-Collective.
Burns, Jabez-Mothers of the Wise and Good. B07. B9
Church, Rev. A. J. - Roman Life and Story. B00. 3. C
Eminent Persons, Lives of-4 vols .- Reprinted from "The Times" B00. 1. X
Harrison, Fred. G .- Pre-Eminent Americans-4. vols. B00. 7. H Men of Achievement Series-4 vols.
1. Explorers and Travellers-Gen. A. G. Greeley B39. 1
2. Inventors-Philip G. Hubert. B60. 7
3. Men of Business-Wm. O. Stoddard. B38. 9
4. Statesmen-Noah' Brooks B32. 7
Saint-Amand-Women of the Valois and Versailles Court. 4 vols.
1. Women of the Valois Court. B31. 44
2. Court of Louis 14th B31. 44
3. Court of Louis 15th. B31. 45
4. Last Years of Louis 15th. B31. 45
Individual Biography.
Agassiz, Louis-Charles Fred. Holder . B59. A29
Blaine, James G., Life and Works of-J. C. Ridpath B32. B59
Blaine, James G .- Memorial Addresses B32. B57
Berry, Duchess of-Saint-Amand. B31.M30
Revolution of July, 1830.
Booth, Edwin, Life and Art of-Wm. Winter B 79. B63
Corey, Arthur Deloraine -- A Memorial. B81. C81
DeFersen, A Friend of the Queen (Marie Antoinette), Paul Gaulot B32. D36
Ebers, Georg-Story of My Life.
B83. E18
Emerson and Motley-O. W. Holmes B81. 4
99
Grant, U. S .- Wm. A. Crafts B31. G75
Hale, Ed. Ev .- A New England Boyhood B81. H13
Hamlin, Cyrus-My Life an.l Times. B26. H18
Hawthorne, Personal Recollections of-Horatio Bridge. B81. H32 Houston, Sam, and the War of Independence in Texas. B35. H81
Jay, William - Bayard Tuckerman - (The Abolition of Slavery) B34. J33
Jefferies, Richard-H. S. Salt. B82. J38
Leland, Charles G .- Memoirs. B81. L53
Lincoln, Abraham-2 vols .- John T. Morse, Jr. B31. L70
Macdonald, Marshall, Recollections of-Camille Rousset . B35. M14
Milnor, James-Rev. John C. Stone. B28.M63
Pasquier, Chancellor, Memoirs of, vol. 1, D'Audiffret Pasquier .. B32. P26
Ruskin, John, Life and Works of-2 vols .- W. G. Colling- wood. B82. R88
Shakspeare-Daniel W. Wilder B82. S39 Sumner Charles, Life and Letters of-2 vols -Ed. L. Pierce B32. S93
Wagner, Richard-Henry T. Finck-2 vols B78.W11
-Franz Munckler B78. W 75
POETICAL WORKS.
Crabbe, George, Poetical Works of. 821. C85
Hood, Thomas-Miscellaneous Poems 821. H77
Mills, Joanna-Old and New 811. M63
ESSAYS, LETTERS, ETC.
Bolles, Frank-Land of the Lingering Snow. 814. B63
-At the North of Bearcamp Water 814. B64
Curtis, George Wm .- Other Essays from the Easy Chair. 814. C94 Emerson, Ralph W .- Natural History of Intellect. 814. E56
Fraser, Sir Wm .- Hic et Ubique. 824. F86
Galaxy of Wit and Humor-(Humorous sayings of Hood, Jerrold, Coleman, and others). 817. H76
Grant, Robert-The Opinions of a Philosopher. G760
Gray, Jane Loring-Letters of Asa Gray-2 vols. 816. G78
Hunt, Leigh-A Day by the Fire.
828. H92
Martin, Ed. S-Windfalls of Observation. 814. M76
McMahan, Anna B .- Best Letters of Wm. Cowper. 826. C83 Norton, Charles E .- Letters of James Russell Lowell-2 vs. 816. L95 Smith, Goldwin-Essays on Questions of the Day. 824. S61
Spurgeon, C. H .- Feathers for Arrows. 828. S93
Wendell, Barrett-Stelligeri. 814. W 48
Wilson, Woodrow-An Old Master. 814. W 69
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FICTION.
Aldrich, Thom. B .- Two Bites at a Cherry A33T
Allen, Grant-The Scallawag. A40S
Almost a Duchess. A60
Balzac, Honora D .- Great Men of the Provinces in Paris -The Village Rector B218V
B218G
Barr, Amelia E .- Bow of Orange Ribbon
B27B
Barrie, J. M .- Two of them
B273T
Bayly, E. F. (Edna Lyall)-To Right the Wrong
B44D
Black, Wm .- Wolfenburg
B56W
-The Handsome Humes
B56H
Burnham, Clara Louise-Dr. Latimer
B935D
Burnett, Mrs. E. H .- The One I Lnew the Best of All
B930
Campbell, Helen-Dr. Martha Scarborough. C15D
Carey, Rosa Nouchette-Little Miss Muffet
C18L
Chaplin, Heman White-Five Hundred Dollars, and other Stories. C365F
Clarke R. S. (Sophie May)-In Old Quinnebasset. C560
Clemens, S. L. (Mark Twain)-The £1,000,000 Bank Note. C59BN
Crawford, F. Marion-Children of the King. C856CK
-Don Orsino CS56DO
-Marion Darche. C856MD
-Pietro Ghisleri.
C856P
Deland, Margaret-Mr. Tommy Dove
D374T
Dole, Nathan H .- Not Angels Quite
D72N
Doyle, A. Conan-My Friend the Murderer -The Refugees D77R
D77MF
Dougall, L .- Beggars All -What Necessity Knows. D77W
D74B
Duncan, Sara J .- Simple Adventures of a Memsahib. D898
Frederick, Harold-The Copperhead . F876
French, Alice (Octave Thannet)-Stories of a Western Town F88S
Fuller, Henry-The Cliff Dwellers F951
Garland. Hamlin-Main-Travelled Roads G16M
Gissing, George-The Odd Women. G443
Grande, Madame Sarah-The Heavenly Twins. G 75H
Harte Bret -- Sally Dows. H253SD
Hibbard, George A .- Nowadays and Other Stories. H52N
H835 WC
Howells, Wm. D .- World of Chance -The Coast of Bohemia H835CB
Ingelow, Jean-A Motto Changed .. I63M
Ingraham, Rev J. H .- Prince of the House of David. I47P
Janvier, Thomas A .- Uncle of an Angel J251
Jewett, Sarah Orne-A Native of Winby J55N
King, Capt. Charles-Foes in Ambush. K581F
Kipling, Rudyard-Many Inventions K620M
B345T Benson, E. F .- Dodo.
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Macdonald, George-Heather and Snow M14H
Mackenzie, Henry-The Man of Feeling. M196M
Marshall, Emma-Penhurst Castle. M357P
Meredith, George-Ordeal of Richard Feverel M54OR
Meyer, Annie N .- Helen Brent, M. D. M57H
Murray, David C .- Time's Revenges M 961T
Musick, John R .- Braddock. M97B
A Story of the French and Indian Wars.
Nedell, Mrs. J. H .- Lucia, Hugh and Another N29L
Ottolengui, Rodrigues- - A Conflict of Evidence. 085C
Peacock, Thomas L .- Nightmare Abbey P314N
Phelps-Ward, Eliz. S .- Donald Marcy. P51DM
Russell, W. Clarke-Tragedy of Ida Noble -Wreck of the Grosvenor R91W
R91M
Sherwood, Mrs. John-A Transplanted Rose
S52T
Sienkiewicz, Henry K .- Pan Michael.
S55P
-Without Dogma
S55 W D
Stevenson, Robert Louis-David Balfour
S87D
-Island Nights Entertainment.
S87I
Sullivan, T. R .- Tom Sylvestre S95T
Verne, Jules-A Field of Ice
V59FI
Wallace, Lew-Prince of India-2 vols
W16P
JUVENILE FICTION.
Butterworth, Hezekiah-Boyhood of Lincoln . B96B
Ellis, Ed. S .- From the Throttle to the President's Chair .. E49T
Fields, Adele M .- Chinese Night's Entertainments F44C
Grant, Robert-Jack in the Bush G 76JB
Harris, Joel C .- Evening Tales H243E
Henty, G. A .- A Jacobite Exile
H39J
-St. Bartholomew's Eve H39S
Lang, Andrew-The True Story Book L25T
McIntosh, M. J .- 6 vols.
-Blind Alice M18B
-Ellen Leslie. M18E
-Emily Herbert M18EH
-Florence Arnott.
M18F
-Jessie Graham.
M18J
-Rose and Lillie Stanhope.
M18R
Munro, Kirk-Raftmates
M925R
Saxby, Jesse M. E .- The Viking Boys
S89U
Wiggin, Kate D .- Polly Oliver's Problem
W 634 P.
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FINE ARTS.
French, Alice, (Octave Thanet)-An Adventure in Photo-
graphy .. 770. FS
Jewett and Hall-Stately Homes of England .- 2 vols. 729. J5
Roosevelt, Theodore-The Wilderness Hunter. 799. R67
Sturgis, Root and Others-Homes in City and Country 728.89
USEFUL ARTS.
Blaikie, Wm .-- How to get Strong. 613. B6
Call, Annie Payson-Power through Repose 613. C13
Campbell, Helen-Easiest Way in Housekeeping and Cook- ing 641. C1
Field, Henry M .- Story of the Atlantic Telegraph 654. F3
Holmes, O. W .- Medical Essays. 610. HS
NATURAL SCIENCE.
Ballard, Julia P .- Among the Moths and Butterflies. 595. B1
Bamford, Mary E .- Talks by Queer Folks. 590. B2
Bonney, Prof. T. G. Editor-Year Book of Science. 505. B6
Creevey, Caroline A .- Recreations in Botany . 581. C8
Dana, Mrs. Wm. Starr-How to Know the Wild Flowers 580. D1
Fisher. A. K .- Hawks and Owls of the United States 598. 9. U Newhall, Charles S .- Shrubs of Northeastern America 582. N4
Parker, Win. H .- Familiar Talks on Astronomy. 520. P2
SOCIAL SCIENCE.
Blain", James G .- Twenty Years of Congress .- 2 vols. 329. B5
Berkry, Wm. A .- The Money Question. 332. B4
Brackett, Anna C .- Woman and the Higher Education. 396. B8 Campbell, Helen-Women Wage Earners. 396. C1 Crepaz, Adele-Emancipation of Women. 396. C9
Gilman. Nath. P .- Socialism and the American Spirit. 330. G4 Gould, Robt. F. and others-History of Free Masonry-4 vs. 366. G7 James, George L .- Handbook of University Extension. . .. . 379. 4. U Lucey, Henry W .- Diary of the Salisbury Parliament-2 vs. 329. B5 Mercantile Failures. 332. X
Scott, Wm. A .- Repudiation of State Debts 336. S29
RELIGION AND MYTHOLOGY.
Bailey, Samuel W .- Nahbion; The Bible and the Poets 220. B1 Baring-Gould, S .- Curious Myths of the Middle Ages 291. B2 Bradlee, Caleb D .- Sermons for the Church 251. B72
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Greenwood, Rev. Charles-The Child and the Man. 268. G7 Memorial Volume of Essex St. Church. 277.M.b1
Moody, D. C .- Sermons, Bible Readings, Etc. 252. M66
Mozoomdar, P. C .- Heart Beats 242. MS
PHILOSOPHY.
Hudson, Thomas Jay-Law of Physic-Phenomena. 130. HS
Matthews, Wm .- Getting on in the World. 170. M2
Spencer, Herbert-Synthetic Philosophy-vol. 2. 140. S7
Sunny Days of Youth. 177. X1
Wagner, Charles-Youth 170. W13
The following donations have been received during the year :
Vol. Pam- phlet. 1
Amherst College
Baker, Dr. Henry, Michigan
1
1
Boston Public Library
1
Boston Record Commissioners
1
Bradley, Rev. Caleb D.
1
Bridgewater Normal School. 1
British Section of World's Fair Exhibition.
1
Brookline Public Library
1
Burdett's Business College-One Calendar.
1
Church, Edward H 123
Commissioner of Argentine Republic-World's Fair
2
Corey, Deloraine P.
1
Daggett. Sam, B.
1
Everett Public Library.
2
Fisher, John B.
2
Hill, Don Gleason
2
Hill, Nath. P., Denver
1
Jones, Mrs. Abbie E
1
Mass. Free Public Library Commissioners
1
Melrose Public Library.
1
Mexican Central Railway Co
1
Millicent Public Library, Fairhaven
2
Newton Public Library 1
Nichols, John H .- " Public Opinion "-unbound papers .. Paul, Ebenezer,-"The Congregationalist,"
3
Pope Manufacturing Co .- Pad Calendar
Providence Public Library 1
Public Ledger, Phil. 1
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Salem Public Library 1
School for Feeble-minded. 1
Seaver, Edwin P. Secretary of State
11 1
Smithsonian Institute.
2 11
Starr, Rev. Reginald-"The Churchman,"
Temporary Asylum for Women, Dedham
1
Trustees of Public Reservation. 1
Unitarian Association. 1
1
University of Pennsylvania.
2
Waterhouse, S., St. Louis ..
6
Woman's Medical College, Penn.
1
Yale University
1
From Washington, D. C .:
Public Documents, including the 51st and 52d Congress, 1st and 2d Sessions SO
Bureau of Education 6
7
Bureau of Statistics
1
Commissioner of Labor 4 1
Consular Reports. 4
Department of Agriculture 1
Department of Interior 2 3
Department of State 3 3
The following Magazines and Papers have also been donated: Arena,
Ave Maria,
Manifesto,
Social Economist,
Home Market Bulletin,
Our Dumb Animals,
Our Great Northwest.
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REMARKS.
The Selectmen have presented in the foregoing pages their report of the payments of the Town of Dedham, for the year ending January 31st, 1894.
The following sums were granted at the annual meeting, 1893, as appears by the Town Clerk's certificate on file :
Schools,
$38,550 00
Poor,
7,000 00
Insane,
2,300 00
Lockup,
700 00
Fire Department,
4,000 00
New Hose,
650 00
Horse for Hose Company, No. 3,
300 00
Addition to Steamer House,
2,300 00
Dedham Water Company,
5,235 00
Highways,
11,500 00
Alpine street,
450 00
New street off Sprague street,
500 00
Mill Lane bridge,
1,200 00
Needham street bridge,
450 00
Improvement of sidewalks,
5,000 00
Draining Village avenue and Court street,
500 00
Removing snow,
2,000 00
Superintendent of streets,
1,400 00
Lighting streets,
8,024 00
Memorial Hall,
3,000 00
Piano for Memorial Hall,
300 00
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Police and constables,
$3,000 00
William F. Drugan-award,
108 50
Printing, advertising and stationery,
1,000 00
High School note and interest,
3,300 00
Cemeteries
1,050 00
Public Library,
2,250 00
Decoration of Soldiers' graves,
200 00
New Almshouse,
16,000 00
Town officers,
4,200 00
Abatement of Taxes,
1,500 00
Miscellaneous.
1,200 00
Total,
. $129,168 00
Selectmen's orders drawn on the Treasurer,
. $139,524 38
Outstanding orders,
51 26
$139,473 12
ESTIMATES OF EXPENSES FOR THE ENSUING YEAR.
Town officers,
$4,100 00
Police,
3,500 00
Printing, advertising and stationery,
1,150 00
Poor, in and out of the Almshouse,
7,500 00
Insane,
2,500 00
Lockup,
700 00
Memorial Hall,
2,000 00
Abatement of Taxes,
1,200 00
Lighting streets,
8,000 00
Water,
5,270 00
High School note,
3,000 00
Interest, .
120 00
Removing snow,
1,500 00
Highways, sidewalks, bridges and culverts,
11,500 00
Board of Health, 750 00
Decoration of Soldiers' graves,
200 00
Miscellaneous,
1,200 00
Almshouse note and interest, . 2,575 99
Furnishings for Almshouse and Farm,
1,200 00
.
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MEMORIAL HALL BUILDING.
The town appropriated $3,000 at the annual meeting for the building. A contract was made with Braman, Dow & Co. of Boston to furnish and set a 38 horse power horizontal steam tubular boiler. The work was done to our entire satis- faction, but we found upon starting it, three weeks before the November election, that the chimney would not draw, having been built originally for stove connection. We were obliged, therefore, to at once build a new one, which was done by Lyman D. Willcutt & Son, and is of the same material as the rest of the building, thus preserving the sightliness of its exterior. For cost, see Memorial Hall sta- tistics, page 14. This work prevented the board from making needed changes on the first floor to better accommodate the several boards of officers, and we would recommend that the town make sufficient appropriation to meet those needs at the next meeting.
An appropriation of $300 was also made for a piano for the hall. After looking about somewhat we found the amount. too small to procure as good a one as we thought should be put there, but, fortunately, Messrs. William H. Ivers & Son had a " Baby Grand " which had been used a little, the original cost of which was $600, which we secured for $400, and competent judges say it is a bargain.
It will be noticed that the miscellaneous account has been overdrawn about $700. This is due to the payment of the reward of $500 offered by the Selectmen June 4, 1891, - for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the murderer of Mary Emerson. The money was paid to R. H. O. Shulz, Esq., attorney for Joseph Gantefohr, it being clear that the information furnished by the latter resulted in the arrest and conviction of August Langner.
Other items of expense new to our accounts and charge- able to this appropriation are : salary of inspector of pro- visions, of dairy, cattle, and cattle intended for slaughter, $250. Payment of ballot clerks and tellers at elections, $130.
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In this account will be found entries for two drinking fountains, one of which was placed at the Common, Upper Village, the other was intended for use in Memorial Hall square, but owing to the interruption of our plans for the improvement of the latter place, we thought it could not be properly placed there under existing conditions. It is stored for the present at the tool house.
RIVER STREET CROSSING.
The Old Colony Railroad Company instituted proceed- ings in the Superior Court, in March last, to change the ap- proaches and grade of River street and abolish the level crossing, under the terms of Chap. 428, Acts 1890. By de- cree of the Court the town was required to direct the water . courses through land of Mrs. L. M. Morse and William Ovens, and to perform all the labor required to make the change of grade, outside the railroad location. A satisfactory contract to do all this in conformity with the decree was made with Mr. Thomas Corrigan, of Hyde Park, and the work has been so far finished that the street at the new grade is open for travel. A small amount of surfacing is put off until spring on account of the lateness of the season. By the decree of the Court the Railroad Company pays 65 per cent., the Commonwealth 25 per cent. and the town 10 per cent. of the total cost. It is estimated that the share of the town will be less than $2,500.
LITIGATION.
A suit which was brought against the town last June for personal injuries received by Mrs. Annie K. Cartwright on Washington street on December 30, 1892, was tried before a jury last January. The town was ably represented by A. B. Wentworth, Esq., and the jury found for the town. There is another action pending for personal injuries received by a minor son of John P. Coady on the new Mill Lane bridge.
Owing to the stringency in the money market during the time when it was necessary to borrow in anticipation of the
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taxes we had to pay as high as seven per cent. for money, . but in that respect we were more fortunate than some other towns, the local banks favoring us considerably.
The total sum borrowed was $31,000. The interest paid on the same averaged slightly more than six per cent. It is . a fact that paper which in ordinary times sold for 3} and 4 per cent., during this period brought as high as 12 per cent. and with many towns the question was not what rate they would pay but where they could get the money. The interest . on the loans amounted to $549.41, for which there was no appropriation. This is offset to some extent by the interest allowed on our deposit, amounting to $158.58.
APPOINTMENTS.
The board in April reappointed as patrolmen officers Drugan, Barrett and Donley, the first named as chief. We will content ourselves with saying that they continue to render the same service which called forth words of com- mendation from our predecessors. During the summer months we were obliged to employ additional police service Saturday and Sunday afternoons and evenings, which in- creased the expenses of this department somewhat.
We also continued Mr. Philip Putnam in office as Super- intendent of Streets, and believe that the work of this de- partment has been directed wisely and economically.
At the request of Mr. Edmund H. Lyons, for whose father Lyons street was named, we repaired and put said street in good condition. Lyons street is the infrequently used street which leaves Common street at right angles in a . southerly direction, near Lyons Bridge, close to the Needham line. The cost of the work, amounting to $203, was borne : by Mr. Lyons, which action is a clear manifestation of true public spiritedness.
The unexpended balance of the street appropriation is therefore, to the extent of this sum, larger than appears in the report.
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It seems hardly necessary to make any explanation for the work done in draining High and Common streets. The conditions there were such that if a remedy was not provided the town would be involved in litigation. The work was done in a thorough manner, contemplating the future needs as to drainage of Chestnut and Bullard streets, and was done at a time when the laborers of the town were sorely in need of the work afforded by it. There being no appropriation for it, the cost, $2,039.68, was taken from the highway appropri- tion, which accounts for the small balance of the same now at our disposal.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
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