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tolls
266 07
Water Depart., counsel (Coughlan Bros.) 3 00 ·
$349 57
CHARITIES
Board at Alsmhouse $410 18 Charles Wyatt, planting with machine 29 00
Milk and produce sold 3,428 87
Cows sold from Town Farm
533 00
Other towns and Cities, aid refunded 642 06
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Other towns and cities, Chap. 763,
Mothers' Department Account 286 67
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Chap. 763, Mothers' Dept. Account 229 37 Poor Refund I35 53
Aid refunded by individuals 26 79
Second District Court, non-support. cases 19 00
$5,740 47
UNCLASSIFIED
C. J. Higgins, information on tax
assessment $1 00
Teachers, collection for Retirement
Board 320 00
$321 00
Total payments
$302,105 45
Cash Balance on hand Jan 1, 1915
34,571 57
$336,677 02
PAYMENTS
Agency: (Temporary Accounts)
Commonwealth of Mass., State
tax
$12,090 00
State hghway tax
665 55
Fire Prevention tax 50 96
County Treasurer, County tax 6,950 51
$19,757 02
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TOWN OF ROCKLAND
MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS
Town notes in anticipation of reveue, paid : $125,000 00
Bureau of Statistics, certifying notes 20 00 Floating Debt, Note No. 10, last note
1905 $3,000 00
High School Bond, No. 19 to 21, $1,000 each 3,000 00
Lincoln School Bond, No. 4, 1,000 00
Refunding Bond No. 3 3,500 00
Rockland Trust Co., certifying Ma-
cadam Bonds 28 75
$135,548 75
INTEREST
Anticipation of Revenue loans
$2,927 97
Permanent Loans 3,244 71
$6,172 68
ABATEMENT OF TAXES
Assessors' Orders, Tax 1912 $32 00
Assessors' Orders, Tax 1913 6,253 63
Assessors' Orders, Tax 1914 1,024 3I
$7,309 94
UNCLASSIFIED
Teachers' Retirement Board $320 00
Selectmen's Orders, paid No. I to I245 $80,681 41
Overseers of Poor Orders paid, No. I to 1490 19,946 70
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School Committees' Orders paid, No.
I to 322 41,843 99
$142,472 10
Total payments
$311,580 49
Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1916
25,096 53
: $336,677 02
PERMANENT LOANS: OUTSTANDING
High School Bonds, No, 22 to 60, $1,000 each $39,000 00
Lincoln School Bonds, No. 5 to 12, $1,000 each 8,000 00
Refunding Bonds, No. 4 to 10, $3,500 each 24,500 00
Macadam Bonds, No. I to 15
15,000 00
$86,500 00
LIABILITIES AND ASSETS
Liabilities
39 High School Bonds, due $3,000 annually $39,000 00
8 Lincoln School Bonds, due $1,000 annually 8,000 00
7 Refunding Bonds, due $3,500 an- nually 24,500 00
Macadam Bonds, due $3,000 an- nually 15,000 00
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TOWN OF ROCKLAND
Town Notes in anticipation of reve-
nue, 1915
55,000 00
Accrued interest on bonds
708 33
Total liabilities
$142,208 33
Assets.
Due from :
Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
State Aid 1915
$4,880 00
Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
Burial of idigent soldiers
150 00
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 763 cases
315 92
Cities and towns, aid to poor
3,006 61
Highway Dept., material sold
I2I 34
Highway Dept. tar bbls. return
31 50
Highway Dept. concrete work
13 30
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Individuals telephone service & tolls
14I 49
Soldiers' Relief to other towns
25 25
Interest accrued on unpaid taxes
1,619 96
Uncollected Taxes of 1910
91 20
Uncollected Taxes 19II
114 58
Uncollected Taxes 1912
106 06
Uncollected Taxes 1913
127 50
Uncollected Taxes 1914
16365 61
Uncollected Taxes 1915
47027 76
Previous years
3155 25
Cash on hand Dec. 31, 1915
25096 53
Total assets
$102,389 86
Balance against the town
$39,818 47
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WATER DEPARTMENT
Rockland Account :
Received from Supt. water rates $15,777 80
Received from Supt. construction I207 19
Received from Supt. meter receipts 495 75
Received from Supt. meters sold joint
takers 406 30
Received from Abington amount due
Jan. 1, 1915 1,140 8I
$19,027 85
Rockland and Abington Joint Works;
Received from Abington on account joint Maintenance $2,025 72
W. S. Perham, joint water rates 917 32
W. A. Studley joint water rates 16 42
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$2,959 46
Total receipts
$21,987 31
Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1915
3313 16
$25,300 47
Paid-Rockland Account :
4 Water bonds No. 113 to 116 inc. $4,000 00
I Water bond No. 148 1,000 00
I Stand-pipe bond No. 5 1,000 00
1 Meter bond No. I 1,000 00
53 Coupons on above bonds 1,060 00
Rockland Commissioners orders 7,815 08
$15,875 08
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Paid-Abington and Rockland joint account :
Joint water Commissioners orders $6353 57
Abington water works } joint rates 1914 395 52
Abington water works } W. Studley 1914 II 93
Abington water works } material
sold 1914 30 50
Abington water works } joint
rates 1915 466 87
Total
$7,258 39
Total Payments Rockland and Abington and :
Rockland accounts $23,133 47
Cash on hand Dec. 31, 1915
2,167 00
$25,300 47
Due from Abington water works
on account joint maintenance $1,151 06
ROCKLAND WATER BONDS OUTSTANDING
First series 4 bonds, No. 117 to 120 $1,000 each $4,000 00
Second series 2 bonds No. 149-150 $1,000 each 2,000 00
13 Standpipe bonds No. 6 to 18, July 1916-28 13,000 00
3 meter bonds No. 2 to 4 Nov. 1916 to 18 3,000 00
$22,000 00
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February 2, 1916.
We have audited the books of the officers of the town and find all receipts correctly accounted for, and all' ex- penses properly vouched for.
JOHN G. OWENS, H. C. SMITH AMOS A. PHELPS Auditors.
TOWN OF ROCKLAND, TRUSTEE: . FUNDS FOR CARE OF BURIAL LOTS
NAME
BALANCE LAST REPORT
INTER- EX- BALANCE CEMETERY
EST
PENDED DEC.31,'15
Fidelia Estes
$277 57
$5 46
$60 10
$222 93
Mt. Pleasant
Albert Phillips
51 14
51 14
Maplewood
Joseph A. Battles
214 19
4 28
2 00
216 47
Beal
Nicholas O'Donnell
IOI 14
4 59
4 00
IOI 73
St. Patrick
Katherine Crowley
202 32
61 6
8 00
203 5I
St. Patrick
Michael Sullivan
IOI 12
4 59
4 00
IOI 71
St. Patrick
Adah F. Davis
158 82
7 18
166 00
Maplewood
F. N. & G. F. Lawrence
104 59
4 68
2 50
106 77
Mt. Pleasant
Est. of I .. E. & Isora F. Litchfield
103 27
4 68
2 00
105 95
Mt. Pleasant
Elbridge Whiting j
50 27
2 27
52 54
Maplewood
D. W. Jacobs Est.
100 00
4 55
104 55
Mt. Pleasant
Zenas Jenkins Est.
100 00
3 52
103 52
Spring Lake
$1,564 43
$54 99
$82 60
$1538 82
JOSHUA S. GRAY,
Treasurer,
TOWN OF ROCKLAND
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Assessors Report
The Assessors have assessed upon the polls and estates ot the persons and corporations liable to taxation in this town, the sum of $127.973.21, and have committed the same to . the Collector for collection.
Town Appropriations
$1II,675 00
State Tax
12,090 00
County Tax
6,950 51
State Highway Tax
665 55
Fire Prevention Tax
50 96
Overlayings
1,106 56
$132,538 58
DEDUCT
Corporation Tax (Business)
$5,589 27
Corporation Tax (Public Service)
425 83
National Bank Tax
188 55
Added Taxes of 1914
406 92
$6,610.57
$125,928 0I
Street Railway Excise Tax
1,935 25
Added Taxes of 1915
109 95
Amount given to Collector
$127,973 21
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TOWN OF ROCKLAND
Value of Real Estate
$4,095,023 00
Value of Personal Estate
1,382,635 00
Total valuation
$5,477,658 00
Rate of Tax per thousand $22.20
Number of Polls assessed (April and Dec. ) 2,192
Number of Horses assessed, 254
Number of Cows assessed, I72
Number of Swine assessed
58
Number of Fowl assessed
2, IIO
Number of Dwellings assessed,
1563
Number of Persons assessed polltax only, 1407
Number of Non-Residents assessed, 295
MICHAEL A. KEEGAN GEORGE W. WOOD JAMES F. O'CONNOR Assessors of Rockland.
Report of Collector of Taxes
1910
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1916 $91 20
I9II
Outstanding Jan 1, 1915
$148 18
Collected during the year 33 60
Balance uncollected Jan. 1, 1916 $114 58
1912
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1915
$637 98
Collected during the year 531 92
Balance uncollected Jan. 1, 1916 $106 06
1913
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1915
$24,485 17
. Collected during the year
24,357 67
Balance uncollected Jan 1, 1916 $127 50
1914
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1915
$63,797 95
Collected during the year
47,432 34
Balance uncollected Jan. 1, 1916 $16,365 61
1915
Amount of the Warrants
$127,997 80
Collected to Jan. 1, 1916
80,970 04
Balance uncollected Jan. 1, 1916
$47,027 76
C. J. HIGGINS,
Collector.
Report of Chief of Police
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
Gentlemen :-- I submit herewith the following report of the police department for the year ending December 31. 1915.
Number of arrests
I64
Males
156
Boys
3
Females
5
Total
164
CAUSES OF ARRESTS.
Adultery
2
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Assault and battery
14
Bastardy
J
Delinquent children
3
Disturbing the peace
19
Drunkenness
93
Neglected children
7
Non-support of family
II
Rape
I
Refusal to support parent
I
Stubborn child
I
Tramps
2
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Violation of the liquor laws Violation of school laws
8
I
Total
164
DISPOSITION OF CASES.
Dismissed (by agreement of parties) IO
Discharged (found not guilty) 2
Held for grand jury 3
Number of cases in default
I8
Number of cases filed
23
Number of cases pending
23
Number of persons fined
25
Sentence to House of Correction
30
Sentenced to Shirley School for Boys
I
Sentenced to State Farm
2
State Board of Charity
1
Suspended sentence-number imposed
20
Warrants not served
3
Total 164
CASES APPEALED TO SUPERIOR COURT
From sentence to House of Correction IO
From cases where fines were imposed 4
MISCELLANEOUS
Committed to Insane Hospital 4
Number of stores found open by night watch 14
Number of liquor search warrants used 4
Arrested for other police departments 2
After the other elected officers had refused to be candi- dates for chief of police, I accepted the position when it was offered to me because I felt that one of the men chosen at the polls should assume the responsibility.
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TOWN OF ROCKLAND
Departing from the custom of previous years, I told each officer, both regular and special, that he had full authority to act on violations of the law without first being obliged to consult the chief, and that due credit would be given for individual work. In the division of police duties, no favoritism has been shown to any officer.
Since I took office the door of the police headquarters has always been open, and instructions have been left there stat- ing where an officer could be found night or day. Citi- zens with just complaints have always been welcome, and I have endeavored to see that all police work required was done without unnecessary sensation, in a way to give no one just cause for dissatisfaction.
I would recommend that the pay for police work be in -. creased from twenty-five to thirty cents per hour; since it does not seem unreasonable to me to feel that the work of the members of the police department should be worth as much to the town, as that done by employees of other town departments.
Although there were 1914 bills amounting to $103.10 paid out of the appropriation for this year, as itemized else- where, with every 1915 bill settled there is a balance re- maining to the credit of this department.
I thank your board, the officers and citizens for all assist- ance given me the past year.
Respectfully submitted.
DAVID J. BURKE.
Chief of Police.
Report of Board of Health
The Board of Health herewith submits its report for 1915.
Cases of reportable disease reported to the Board of Health :
Diphtheria
2
Scarlet Fever 8
Tuberculosis 4
Whooping Cough 20
Measles
8
Chicken Pox 6
With the exception of whooping cough our contagious disease record is very creditable for a town of 7,000 people.
Only 20 cases of whooping cough were reported while there must have been at least several hundred cases. Four years ago we had an extensive epidemic of this disease and practically all had the disease who attended school and also many younger children not attending school.
The present epidemic began about the time school opened in September and rapidly extended throughout the town. Few, if any, attending school have escaped and many too young to attend school have also had it.
Parents have not reported the disease as the law requires. In many cases it was light and the parents were in doubt about the nature of the disease and did not call a physician.
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TOWN OF ROCKLAND
The public look upon it as a light disease and consequently it spreads rapidly when once in the town. The disease lowers the child's vitality and makes it subject to pneu- monia and perhaps is the forerunner of tuberculosis in some cases. More care should be taken in the future than in the past. We have given the same advice before and it seems with little or no results.
Piles of refuse in the rear of buildings, especially in the business district, have given the board trouble. Owners are not willing to remove the same unless notified several times about the nuisance and in several weeks it is about as bad as ever. There should be some systematic method employed in regard to this matter. In some cases there has been an improvement and no refuse has been allowed to accumulate. Let us hope that all will see the necessity of being rid of piles of refuse and ashes.
The sewerage disposal question is always with us. There is little need for us to say much as the public now see the great need of some united action on this most important question.
We trust that some action will be taken at the next town meeting on the tenement house problem. If properly met it will to a large extent determine the character of the town a few years hence. The town with cheap buildings attracts the least desirable people, many of whom become a charge upon the town for contagious disease, police work, and help from the poor fund. Perhaps no other question needs our immediate attention more than this and it will cost practi- cally nothing, whereas a sewerage system will tap our pockets rather deeply.
The public dump on Forest street has been used more than usual and we wish even a greater use for it.
Report of Plumbing Inspector for 1915
To the Board of Health, Rockland, Mass. :
Gentlemen :- The following sanitary fixtures were in- stalled during 1915:
Water Closets
I14
Sinks
45
Bath Tubs
36
Lavatories
45
Set Tubs
I8
Urinals
4
Very little defective work was noted as the laws are be- ; ing complied with in the proper spirit.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN T. WARSAW.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM H. BOWLER, JOSEPH FRAME, C. E. KNIGHT,
Board of Health.
Report of Board of Fire Engineers
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
Gentlemen :- We herewith respectfully submit the re- port of the Board of Fire Engineers for the year ending Dec. 31, 1915.
FORCE OF DEPARTMENT
One Chief and four Assistant Engineers.
Two Engineers for the steamer.
Two Stokers for the steamer.
Twenty-nine members for the Hose Companies.
Fifteen members for the Hook and Ladder Company. One Chauffeur and One Assistant for the Auto Truck. One Superintendent of Fire Alarm system.
Total number of men in department, fifty-six.
APPARATUS
We have in service one hose wagon, one hook and ladder, one steamer, one two-horse pung and one auto truck. We also have in storage 'the King Philip hand engine, and one hose wagon which we keep loaded with hose for emergency. We have 4,000 feet of reliable hose and 1,500 feet unreliable.
We consider the apparatus in good condition having replaced two of the old ladders with two new ones of mod- dern type.
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AUTO FIRE TRUCK
The auto has responded to 46 alarms during the year. an increase of 7 over 1914.
The cost of maintenance exclusive of the drivers was $79.58.
FIRES AND ALARMS
During the year the total number of calls has been 46, of which 9 were bell alarms and 37 still alarms and tele- phone calls. There was one out of town call and were obliged to call upon North Abington once for help.
The following is a list of calls during the year :
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FIRES IN ROCKLAND DURING 1915
Date
Box No.
Location.
Loss.
Jan. 4
Still
M. C. Carrall, Centre Ave.
$10 00
Covered by Ins.
Feb. 15
16
Crowley's Block, Union St.
$2562 00
Covered by Ins.
19
Still
Grass Fire, Market St.
20
Still
Woods Fire, E. Water St.
Mar. II
Still
Woods Fire, Beech Hill
12
Still
Woods Fire, E. Water St.
13
Still
Woods Fire, Pond St.
13
Still
Woods Fire, E. Water St.
13
Still
Grass Fire, No. Ave.
15
Still
Grass Fire, Market St.
15
Still
Woods Fire, Market St.
19
Still
Woods Fire, No. Ave.
20
Still
Woods Fire, Dublin Row
20
Still
Mrs. S. Smith, Central St.
No Damage
23
Still
Woods Fire, Salem St.
23
Still
Wods Fire, Oregon Ave.
TOWN OF ROCKLAND
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FIRES IN ROCKLAND DURING 1915-Continued
Date
Box No.
Location.
Loss.
24
Still
Woods Fire, Hartsuff St.
26
Still
Woods Fire, W. Water St.
26
Still
Woods Fire, Pond St.
29
Still
Grass Fire, Centre Ave.
29
Still
Woods Fire, Salem St.
29
Still
Woods Fire, No. Ave.
31
Still
Brush Fire, Market St.
Apr. 3
Still
Marcus Darling, Union St,. Chimney
$85 00
Covered by Ins.
13
Still
Grass Fire, Summer St.
May
6
Still
Brush Fire, Cliff St.
7
Still
Flag Shanty, Howard St. .
No Damage Covered by Ins.
I2
Still
Mrs. W. Foley, N.Union St., chimney
$50 00
June 4
Still
Mrs.Sarah Stockbridge, W.Water St.
No Damage
12
16
Crowley's Block, Union St.
No Damage
I7
63 C. W. Briggs Garage, Market St
$2000 00
No Ins.
28
5I
Bates Factory, Union St.
$5000 00
Covered by Ins.
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FIRES IN ROCKLAND DURING 1915-Concluded
Date
Box No.
Location.
Loss.
July
5
Still
H. A. Baker, Prospect St., lumber ....
$25 00
No Ins.
9
14
Cong'l Church, Union St., cross wires
No Damage
IO
Still
John Tracy, Reed St., chimney
No Damage
18
16
Crowley Block, Union St.
$738 75
Covered by Ins.
26
67
John F. McCabe, Central St.
$980 55
Covered by Ins.
28
47
Out of Town, Hanover
Aug. 20
Still
Car Fire, Union St.
Oct. 18
7I
Rice & Hutchins, Plain St., house and
barn
$535 00
Covered by Ins.
25
Still
Leaves in Gutter, .E Water St.
30
Still
Leaves in Gutter, E. Water St.
Nov. 13
Still
Brush Fire, Spring St.
18
Still
E. T. Wright & Co. Factory, Web- ster St.
$215 25
Covered by Ins
Dec.
4
Still
Tar Pot, Market St.
7
Still
Angelo Umbriano, Salem St.,chimney
$15 00
Covered by Ins.
TOWN OF ROCKLAND
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FIRE ALARM SYSTEM.
The Universal Fire Alarm Box was installed in the Central Station and we also have installed two new tappers, one at the driver's residence and the other in the library cellar. We now have 32 boxes, 2 outside bells, I outside whistle, 20 tappers, I indicator, 96 storage batteries, I switchboard and one Universal Box.
During the year we had the test alarm and no school signal moved to the Central Station so as to have them under the supervision of the Superintendent of Fire Alarm System and also do away with the danger of having them in the different buildings in case of fire which might put the whole fire alarm system out of order.
The cost of this department was $560.93 including the salary of the Superintendent which is $350.00.
REMARKS
We have placed the Hose Co. No. 2 House in repair, having shingled and painted it at a cost of $153.89.
After the fire of June 28 and testing more of the hose we thought it advisable to purchase an extra 1000 feet of hose at a cost of $650 which was $500 over the appropriation.
The committee appointed to install a new heater in the library to heat the Central Station have done so and we are now using the same. Although it is doing the work we find that there are numerous leaks and that it will use up about a ton of coal a week.
RECOMMENDATIONS
We recommend an appropriation of $5,000 for the maintenance of the department for the ensuing year. We also recommend that $650 be appropriated for new hose, $600 for the use of horses and $365 for the fire whistle.
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TOWN OF ROCKLAND
That the town consider the advisability of installing a fire alarm whistle, and appoint a committee for the same, We believe that there should be some improvements made in the central station to make more room in the lower floor.
We also believe that the time has come to purchase :: Triple Combination Auto Truck, by trading in the pres- ent Auto Truck and Steamer.
CONCLUSION
In conclusion we wish to thank the Selectmen for the courtesies received, the members of the department for their willing response to duty, also the many citizens who so willingly helped us on different occasions.
FRED W. CHAPMAN, JOHN P. BARRY, LUKE MULREADY, THOMAS H. CAPELES, CLYSON P. INKLEY, JR.
Fire Engineers.
Report of Burial Agent
To the Board of Selectmen: Gentlemen :
I have to report the death of two soldiers' widows and one soldier of the Civil war:
Mrs. Lydia E. Mclaughlin, widow of John Mclaughlin, died January 4, 1915.
Jeremiah Shea, Co. I, 2d Mass. Heavy Artillery; Co. D, 17th Mass. Infantry, died May 1, 1915.
Nancy A. Morton, widow of George H. Morton, Co. D, 38th Mass. Infantry, died Sept. 25, 1915.
Respectfully submitted, -
WILLIAM R. GROCE, Burial Agent.
Care of Soldiers Graves
To the Board of Selectmen :
Gentlemen :- I herewith report that, acting under Chap- ter 122, Section I, of the Acts and Resolves of 1914, I have cared for the graves of seventeen deceased soldiers and the expense of this work was $37.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM R. GROCE,
Agent.
Report of Sealer of Weights and Measures
To the Board of Selectmen :
In the performance of my duties as sealer, I have visited 88 places of business, making a thorough inspection of scales, weights and measures found therein.
As will be seen by the following report of work done, sev- eral old scales have been condemned and all weights used have been made to conform with the state standards.
The merchants of the town have given their hearty co-op- eration in the work, realizing its importance both to their customers and themselves, as in quite a number of instances their weights were too heavy, thereby causing a loss to themselves.
Let me again call attention to the provisions of the law that Net. Weight Must Be Given, and allowance made for wooden trays, bags, and all containers of merchandise sold.
INSPECTIONS
Adjusted
Con- demned
4 Platform scales over 1000 lbs.
82 Platform scales over 5000 lbs.
21 Computing scales 2
I
116 All Other scales IO
I
647 Weights
80
I
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96 Liquid Measures
IO
6 Oil and Kerosene Pumps 4 Leather Measuring Machines 5 Dry Measures
54 Yard Sticks
-
1035
92
I3
Sealer's fees
$76 77
Adjusting fees
4 84
$81 61
Received
63 95
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1915
$17 66
J. S. GRAY,
Sealer.
Report of Forest Warden
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen :- I herewith submit my report as forest warden for the year ending December 31, 1915.
There were 37 fires during the year. This is a large number as compared with previous years and is owing chiefly to the drought during the spring. There were II grass fires, 9 fires of brush and trees of no value, 8 fires of trees not yet merchantable, 5 fires in which trees large enough for cord wood were burned and 4 fires in which trees large enough for lumber were burned.
The fires which occurred were:
Feb. 19, II a. m., Market street : Feb. 20, 3 p. m., East Water street : March 5, 12.10 p. m., No. Union street ; March II. 10.45 a. m., Market street; 2.30 p. m., Beech street; March 12, 12.50 p. m., East Water street;2.45 p. m. East Water street; March 13, 4.20 p. m., Pond street; March 15, II.15 a. m., Market street; 1.45 p. m., Market street; March 19, 2.30 p. m., No. Avenue; March 20, 1.50 p. m., North aevnte; March 22, 1.30 p. m. Summer street; March 23. 1.30 p. m., Salem street ; 2 p. m., Plain street; 4 p. m., Greenwood street; March 24, 12.45 p. m., Hartsuff street; 2.30 p. m., Centre avenue; March 26, 1.10 p. m., West Wa- ter street; 9.45 p. m., Pond street: March 29, 2.15 p. m., North Union street; 2.25 p. m., Salem street; 3.10 p. m., No. ave .; 3.30 p. m .. Center ave. : Mar. 31, 1.15p.m., Forest
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street; 3 p. m. Market street; April 1, 1.10 p. m., Forest street; April 2, 11.45 a. m., East' Water street; April 13, 2 p. m., Summer street; April 20, 2.10 p. m., Forest street; May 4, 2.30 p. m., Wyoming ave .; May 6, II. a. m., Cliff street ; May 7, 3.15 p. m., Salem street; May 16, 4 p. m., Centre ave; June I, I p. m., Payne's Lane; Nov 7, 1.30 p. m., Greenwood street; Nov. 13, 6.30 p. m., Spring street.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN H. BURKE, 1
Forest Warden.
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Report of Local Gypsy Moth Superintendent
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To the Board of Selectmen :
Last year the town voted $800 for the purchase of a spray pump, but the state gave us the pump and all the equipment . and 8500 pounds of arsenic of lead, on condition that the town should spend the money for the work that needed to be done.
We sprayed nearly all the trees in the highway, and most of those adjacent, also most of the small groves in town. We also sprayed a large tract on Pond street around the summer camps. Some of the campers had planned not to come to spend the summer, but after spraying they con- cluded to come. We used about four tons of arsenic of . lead.
Last year we made a campaign against the tent caterpil- lar by cutting down the wild cherry around town. This was a great help.
The best way to fight the gypsy in the woods is to cut down the gray birch and oak, as the gypsy feeds mostly on these and in time would change the character of the growth.
I have trimmed a strip about fifty feet wide each side of Forest. Hingham, Pond and Pleasant streets, cutting out the gray birch and most of the white oaks, mowing the bushes and burning the brush.
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FORTY-SECOND ANNUAL REPORT
If you find the beetles the size of a June bug, irri- descent on the back, and hard shelled, do not kill them as they prey upon the gypsies.
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