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1905 2253
Males
IIIO
Females
1143
A gain of 61 or 2.78% as compared with 1895.
Number of male polls assessed
574
Taxation on each poll
$2.00
Valuation of personal property
$1,311,477.00
Value of real estate
$1,671,425.00
Total valuation
$2,982,902.00
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Tax for State, County and Town Purposes, including Overlaying.
Personal tax
$14,426 24 18,385 67
Poll taxes
1,148 00
$33,959 52
Abatements under Veteran
Act of 1906
252 50
$33,707 02
Number of residents assessed on property
459
Firms, corporations, trustees' estates, etc.
87
Total
546
Number of non-residents assessed on property Firms, etc.
70
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Total
100
Total number assessed on property
646
For poll tax only
244
Total number assessed
890
Tax rate per thousand, $ 1 1.00.
Number horses assessed
454
COWS
757
sheep
68
neat cattle other than cows
230
swine
157
dwelling houses
485
acres of land
20,343
fowl
2,786
JEREMIAH F. RYAN, WILLIAM H. WHITEHILL, FRANK A. TORREY,
ASSESSORS OF GROTON,
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Real estate
GENERAL ROAD ACCOUNT.
Allotment
$500 00
Overdrawn
27 57
$527 57
Fred H. Torrey, box rent and stamps $1 80
Charles B. Shattuck, snow-old bill 1I 20
E. C. Williams, snow-old bill 7 20
Nesbit L. Woods, snow-old bill
3 55
Samuel L. Blodgett, snow-old bill 7 00
Herbert C. Rockwood, snow-old bill 16 11
George L. Smith, snow-old bill
4 40
Fred S. Gale, snow-old bill
7 20
Henry H. Gay, snow-old bill
6 00
E. H. Clark, snow-old bill 10 00
W. H. Whitehill, snow-old bill 2 40
George H. Floyd, snow-old bill 6 00
James Fitzpatrick, snow-old bill 2 00
Howard L. Gilson, snow-old bill
6 00
Howard L. Gilson, watering streets 30 50
H. W. Flavell, snow-old bill 4 90
Nesbit L. Woods, storage road scraper I year 5 00
Groton Water Co., water for streets 40 75
Howard L. Gilson, watering streets 20 75
Mrs. Charles Williams, storage sand 2 years 8 00
Nutting Bros., snow-old bill
8 15
Nutting Bros., guide posts, board and lumber IO 27
E. L. Blood, snow-old bill 3 52
R. E. Sargent, snow-old bill 3 90
Arthur C. Tuttle, snow-old bill
3 25
Howard L. Gilson, watering streets 39 50
Groton Water Co., water for streets 37 75
J. H. Sheedy & Co., supplies and tiling 37 80
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Burpee Blakney, labor on catch basin $41 25 J. B. Raddin, snow-old bill 9 00
Burpee Blakney, cleaning streets and basins 54 50
J. H. Sheedy & Co., nigger heads 6 75
Shattuck's store, supplies II I5
Thomas Bywater, repairs 5 81
W. H. Whitehill, clerking
15 00
Town of Pepperell, planking bridge 29 2I
F. A. Torrey, retainer 10 00
$527 57
Total appropriation
$4500 00
Total amount of orders
3830 02
Balance in favor of the town
$669 98
WILLIAM H. WHITEHILL, HERBERT C. ROCKWOOD, BURPEE BLAKNEY,
ROAD COMMISSIONERS.
ROADS AND BRIDGES.
REPORT OF H. C. ROCKWOOD SECTION.
Allotment $1000 00
20 65
Overdrawn
$1020 65
H. C. Rockwood, 52 days, 8 hours $134 61
Two horses, 52 days, 8 hours
105 70
G. T. Eddy, 52 days, 8 hours
105 70
D. P. Keyes, 42 days, 24 hours
86 54
T. Crowley, 42 days, 24 hours 84 50
. F. F. Thompson, 23 days, 3 hours 64 16
Arthur Tuttle and team, 5 days 20 00
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James Hill and team, 6 days, 42 hours $26 00
R. Sargent and team, 21 days 84 00
E. Sargent and team, 2 days 8 00
G. Sargent and team, II days 44 00
Wm. Parkhurst and team, 7 days W. V. Bixby and team, I day 4 00
21 00
G. Keating and team, 5 days 20 00
E. L. Blood and team, 13 days, 24 hours 45 00
William Beck, I day, 24 hours 2 50
W. Souther, 6 days, 42 hours 13 00
C. & G. H. Bixby, 50 ft. 10 in. tile pipe 16 25
Mr. Berquist, 12 loads gravel
3 75
A. P. Blood, 25 loads gravel
I 80
H. C. Rockwood, 314 loads gravel
47 IO
H. C. Rockwood, 71 posts
8 52
H. C. Rockwood, bridge plank
I 65
H. C. Rockwood, 784 ft. railing
12 87
A. H. Thompson, bridge plank I IO
James Culver, 404 loads gravel
40 40
Solon R. Dodge, 32 days and team
$1010 15 10 50
$ 1020 65
Distance covered is about 20 miles.
BURPEE BLAKNEY SECTION.
Allotment
$1000 00
Overdrawn
94 48
$1094 48
Burpee Blakney, team and labor
$212 07
S. Blodgett, team
28 85
J. Woods, team and labor
15 85
E. Gilson, labor and gravel
IO 25
E. Williams, team
78 00
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F. Lewis, team $4 00
C. Shattuck, team 2 00
S. Fletcher, labor 71 13
J. Crowley, labor 80 55
Buhanan, labor
11 55
F. Rodgers, labor
26 00
W. Souther, labor
79 12
C. Corey labor
6 00
F. Reynolds, labor
11 55
K. Fletcher, team and gravel 78 50
D. Toomey, labor 1 50
A. Smith, labor
15 12
P. Connolly, labor
2 00
G. Knapp, labor
2 50
J. Hill, team
16 00
Mr. Pelkey, labor
2 00
F. Moulton, labor
14 00
G. Bailey, labor
9 00
F. Stone, labor
12 00
R. Fletcher, labor
18 44
N. Woods, team
28 00
W. Whitehill, team
43 00
H. Gilson, team and gravel
46 05
F. Gale, team
20 00
N. Carkins, labor
16 00
P. Benedict, gravel
6 30
Mrs. Nutting, sand
60
A. Saunders, tecm
16 00
J. H. Sheedy & Co., tile and supplies
36 72
Shattuck's Store, cement 39 81
Nutting Bros., lumber
8 52
G. Smith, team and labor
25 50
$1094 48
Distance covered by above is from 25 to 27 miles.
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WILLIAM H. WHITEIIILL SECTION - FOREMAN, SAMUEL L. BLODGETT.
$1000 00
Chester L. Blodgett and team, 1712 days $140 00
William Blodgett, 1712 days 35 00
Samuel L. Blodgett, 2012 days 51 25
Solomon Fletcher, 20 days 40 00
Walter Bennett, 81/2 days 17 00
William H. Whitehill, 212 days 5 00
Nesbit L. Woods and team, 612 days
26 00
George Cotterell, 31/2 days
7 00
A. Orange, 15 days
30 00
John Deharmia, 13 days
26 00
M. Martin, 4 days
8 00
Charles Blodgett and team, 4 days
16 00
Fred Reynolds, I day
2 00
M. Smith, I day
2 00
Howard L. Gilson and team, 11/2 days
6 00
Samuel H. Raddin and team, 3 days
12 00
Raddin's hired man, 412 days
9 00
John Crowley, 7 days
14 00
Charles Flavell, team, 2 days
8 00 -
John H. Blood, 4 days 8 00
H. H. Gay and team, I day 4 00
James Fitzpatrick, team, I day 4 00
George Floyd, team, I day 4 00
Warren H. Whitehill, team, 61% days 26 00
Fred Blodgett and team, 5 hours 2 25
$502 50
WILLIAM H. WHITEHILL SECTION.
Warren Whitehill, 13 days $26 00
Solomon Fletcher and team, 3212 days on railings 76 75
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Allotment
Nutting Bros., railings and posts $65 12 Thomas Bywater, repairs and supplies II 70 Shattuck's Store, tools and supplies 12 15
Arthur W. Shattuck, railings 17 12
William H. Whitehill and team, 7} days 30 25
Burpee Blakney and team, I day 4 00
Kennie P. Fletcher, team, I day 4 00
K. P. Fletcher, 31 loads gravel 4 65
Howard L. Gilson and team, 2 days. 8 00
Howard L. Gilson, 34 loads gravel 5 10
A. A. Carkin, I day 2 00
John Crowley, I day
2 00
Robert E. Sargent, team
12 95
$281 79
$784 29
Unexpended balance
215 71
$1000 00
Estimated distance from 33 to 35 miles.
SNOW BILL-H. C. ROCKWOOD SECTION.
H. C. Rockwood, 62 hours $16 74
Two horses, 34 hours
7 48
George Eddy, 59 hours
12 98
One horse, 28 hours
3 08
Repairs on snow plow
I 75
E. L. Blood and team, 15 hours
6 67
One man, 15 hours
3 30
Three men, 7 hours
4 62
R. Sargent, 8 hours
I 78
One man, 62 hours
I 44
Team, 8 hours
I 78
.
Mr. Keating and team, 10} hours
4 75
Three men, 4 hours
2 64
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One man, 2} hours $ 55 Charles Shattuck, labor and cash paid for labor Broad Meadow road 38 75 $108 31
REMOVING SNOW-BURPEE BLAKNEY SECTION.
Everett C. Williams, cash paid $24 85
Edwin A. Shattuck 7 20
Nutting Bros. 39 75
Frank D. Lewis
42 40
J. A. Sanderson
24 80
Charles B. Shattuck
15 50
$154 50
REMOVING SNOW-WILLIAM H. WINITEHILL SECTION.
Nesbit L. Woods
$18 96
James Fitzpatrick 8 40
Henry H. Gay
4 80
George A. Floyd
16 30
Arthur C. Tuttle
20 06
Samuel L. Blodgett
8 30
W. H. Whitehill
13 80
Samuel H. Raddin
26 00
H. W. Flavell
23 60
$140 22
REMOVING SNOW FROM SIDEWALKS.
Appropriation
$200 00
B. Blakney, team and labor $73 60
J. Crowley 24 85
S. Fletcher
9 50
E. Eaton
2 00
Mr. Baker
7 00
F. Rodgers 88
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Mr. Merriman M. Souther Mr. Hickey D. Dilbert
$3 32
1 00
2 00
I 00
Old bill
$125 15 23 40
$148 55
Unexpended balance
51 45
$200 00
SIDEWALKS IN WEST GROTON.
Appropriation
$500 00
Abutter's tax
39 00
$539 00
H. C. Rockwood, 27 days, 73 hours $57 08
Two horses, 22 days, 73 hours
45 65
Geo. Eddy, 21 days, 72 hours
43 65
F. F. Thompson, 13 days, 6 hours
27 33
T. Crowley, 12 days, 6 hours
25 33
D. P. Keyes, 11 days
22 00
M. Glennon, 6 days, 3 hours
12 66
Robert Sargent and team, I day
4 00
W. V. Bixby, 6 loads of stone
6 00
Mr. Jarvis, sand
12 00
C. H. Hill, hay
3 45
C. G. H. Bixby, 66 bbls. cement
118 80
C. G. H. Bixby, cement bags
38
A. H. Thompson, lumber
22 92
C. G. H. Bixby, hardware and tile
5 49
$406 74
Unexpended balance
132 26
$539 00
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NEW CEMENT SIDEWALK ON MAIN STREET.
Appropriation
$300 00
Abutters' tax
41 00
$341 00
B Blakney, team and labor
$45 .00
J. Hill, team
16 00
W. Souther, labor
24 00
J. Crowley, labor
24 00
S. Fletcher, labor
24 00
A. Smith, labor
6 00
Mr. Pelkey, labor
15 00
Nutting Bros., lumber
19 09
Shattuck's Store, cement
132 10
P. Benedict, sand
4 20
Mrs. Nutting, sand
4 50
$313 89
Unexpended balance
27 II
$341 00
WEST STREET SIDEWALK.
Appropriation
$75 00
B. Blakney, team and labor
$33 75
J. Hill, team 9 00
E. Williams 8 00
W. Souther
6 00
S. Fletcher
2 00
P. Benedict, gravel
5 55
A. Smith
6 00
$70 30
Balance unexpended
4 70
$75 00
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GUIDE POSTS AND BOARDS.
The undersigned, Road Commissioners of the Town of Groton, respectfully submit the following report of all places where guide posts and boards are erected and main- tained within said town :
At the fork of the roads, near the following houses : Moses E. French, Hollingsworth & Vose's Paper Mill, West Groton Depot, Dana School-house, Charles H. Hill, F. Lawrence Blood Farm, George F. Bailey, Lawrence Farmhouse, Lawrence School-house, Amory Lawrence, Albert W. Hartt, Charles Powell, Moors School-house, Levi W. Stone, Floretta Vining, Fannie E. Woods, Mrs. Lowe, Ridge Hill Tavern, East and West of James Sherburn's house, Frank Moulton, H. H. Gay, Howard Gilson, N. Dinan, P. J. Benedict, Charles Gerrish, Phineas Johnson, Thomas Lacy, East and West of Q. Lafavor's house, William Fullick, Henry C. Corey, D. R. Steere, Myron B. Swallow, Mrs. Daniel Needham, George W. Lewis, Chas. H. Woodward, William Ruppender, William Spaulding ; also, near Sand Hill and Cold Spring, and near house of Mrs. Willie F. Kemp. The posts and boards are in good condition.
WILLIAM H. WHITEHILL, HERBERT C. ROCKWOOD, BURPEE BLAKNEY,
ROAD COMMISSIONERS.
The undersigned Auditor of the Town of Groton has examined the books and accounts of the Selectmen, Assessors, Overseers of the Poor, Tax Collector, Trustees of Dalrymple Fund, and Fourth of July Committee, and find them properly cast and vouched.
HENRY W. WHITING, Auditor.
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE LUTHER BLOOD FREE PUBLIC LECTURE FUND.
Your trustees respectfully submit the following report for the year ending March 15, 1907 :
Said trustees charge themselves with-
Cash on hand March 15, 1906 $100 02
May 15, 1906, six months' interest to date 100 00
Nov. 15, 1906, six months' interest to date 100 00
$300 02
And credit themselves by --
Amount paid lecturers $204 35
Amount paid for railroad tickets and carriages
21 95
Amount paid for printing
26 00
Amount paid for hotel bills
27 25
$279 55
Cash on hand
$20 47
THOMAS L. MOTLEY, FRANK M. BLOOD, FRANK LAWRENCE BLOOD,
TRUSTEES.
REPORT OF TRUSTEES OF DALRYMPLE FUND.
FUND AS INVESTED MARCH 6, 1907.
Note of Geo. N. Wood, Wakefield, (secured by mortgage) $1500.00 at 5%, $75.00.
Note of Marshall Swallow, Groton, (secured by mortgage) $ 1000.00 at 5%, $50.00.
Amount of fund, $2500.00 ; income, $125.00.
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Dr.
To balance on hand $5 49
I year's interest from Geo. N. Wood 75 00
I2 years' interest from Mar- shall Swallow 50 00
$130 49
Cr.
By paid David Downing
$4 00
Frank Swinington
5 00
Esther Gilson
2 00
Julia Brady
2 00
Mrs. Leonard
2 00
Mary McGrady
2 00
Mary E. Greenwood
4 00
Mrs. C. E. Greenwood
5 00
Warner Souther
6 00
Elizabeth McCarthy
11 50
Adolph Hieber
5 00
Mrs. William Lury
8 00
Lucilla Geary
5 00
Mrs. Dennis Coughlin
5 00
Mrs. Odber Folkins
6 00
Mrs. Elizabeth Parker
3 00
Mary E. Woods
8 50
Annie E. Woods
8 50
Frank Mason
2 00
Florence Mason
2 00
Solomon Fletcher
3 00
Julia Fitzgerald
8 00
Mrs. Lucy Geary
7 00
Marion Moulton
4 50
Martin J. O'Leary
10 50
$129 50
Cash on hand to balance
99
$130 49
EVERETT B. GERRISH, Treasurer.
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COLLECTOR'S REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCHI 14, 1907.
Due March 15, 1906, on 1904 tax $289 98
Due March 15, 1906, on 1905 tax
3,165 47
Amount of 1906 tax
33,707 44
Interest collected
55 93
-$37,218 82
Paid in full on 1904 tax
$289 98
Paid in full on 1905 tax
3015 12
Paid in full on 1906 tax
30,616 62
Paid interest
55 93
$33,977 65
$3,241 17
AMOUNT DUE.
Due on 1905 tax
$150 35
Due on 1906 tax
3,090 82
$3,241 17
Respectfully submitted,
SAMUEL P. WILLIAMS, Collector.
Groton, March 14, 1907.
GROTON, March 14, 1907.
The undersigned Auditor of the Town of Groton has examined the books and and accounts of the Tax Collector and find them correctly cast and properly vouched. .
HENRY W. WHITING, Auditor.
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LIST OF JURORS
AS REVISED AND POSTED BY THE SELECTMEN MARCH 12, 1907.
Ames, Amos L., Jr.,
Baker.
Benedict, Percy J.,
Farmer.
Blodgett, Samuel L.,
Farmer.
Boutelle, Clinton T.,
Farmer.
Blood, Andrew J.,
Clerk
Clough, Thomas J.,
Farmer.
Coburn, Moses B.,
Carpenter.
Culver, James F.,
Farmer.
Donahue, Thomas F.,
Carpenter.
Donahue, Thomas F., Jr.,
Clerk.
Fernald, William H.,
Farmer.
Gay, Henry H.,
Farmer.
Gilson, Howard L.,
Farmer.
Graham, Daniel,
Wheelwright.
Haley, Patrick,
Laborer.
Harrington, Charles A.,
Painter.
Hill, James T.,
Farmer.
Hodgman, George E.,
Provision Dealer.
Hunkins, J. Hoit,
Retired.
Lane, Warren F.,
Teamster.
Lindall, Henry C.,
Farmer.
Moore, William A.,
Merchant.
Palmer, Frank H.,
Farmer.
Raddin, Samuel H.,
Farmer.
Rockwood, Herbert C.,
Farmer.
Shattuck, Arthur W.,
Farmer.
Sherwin, Frederick A.,
Coal and Grain.
Smith, George L.,
Farmer.
Souther, Morton A.,
Painter.
Stevens, George T.,
Baker.
Strand, Lawrence G.,
Blacksmith.
Torrey, Fred H.,
Postmaster.
Williams, Everett C.,
Farmer.
JEREMIAH F. RYAN, WILLIAM H. WHITEHILL, FRANK A. TORREY,
SELECTMEN OF GROTON,
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TREE WARDEN'S REPORT.
The principal work of the past season has been the trimming off and removal of the dead wood from the pub- lic trees of the Town. The large elm trees that line Main Street, and are also present in other parts of the town, had not been trimmed for years, and many of them were filled with dead limbs of large size overhanging the street and sidewalks, the fall of which might cause a serious acci- dent. To remove these required the employment of expert tree climbers. These were employed and the work done as far as in the judgment of the Tree Warden the amount of the appropriation justified.
At the call of the Road Commissioners and the Select- men, together with the requests of citizens a large amount of road trimming has been done, and still more is neces- sary. During the season in all the work done on trees and roadsides, but one gypsy moth was found, but a scout- ing party of seven men of the State force after a three weeks' canvass of the town reported as finding five gypsy moth nests and one pupæ (empty), all on private property.
The elm beetle made its appearance again this year, and although not to so large an extent as in former years, yet enough to render the spraying of some of the trees on Main Street and others necessary, which was done.
In making his expenditures during the season the Tree Warden in his judgment had reserved enough of the appro- priation to go over the roads and secure the brown tail moths, and work on this was commenced as soon as the leaves were off the trees so as to get at them, but it was found that owing to the increase in the moths, with the higher rate of wages for labor, that the amount reserved was not sufficient, so the appeal to the town for more was appropriate.
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I would recommend the appropriation of such a sum as will continue the work of trimming the dead wood out of the large trees as well as the trimming of the roadside of brush and wild cherry trees which afford a breeding place for all the insect pests we are troubled with.
Respectfully submitted, CHARLES WOOLLEY,
TREE WARDEN.
REPORT OF JULY FOURTH COMMITTEE.
The committee appointed at the last annual Town Meet- ing for the purpose of expending the appropriation made under Article 17 in the warrant reports as follows :
The amount of the appropriation did not justify the com- mittee in attempting the usual observance as conducted in recent years. It was decided that the entire appropriation for the occasion be expended for fireworks, and a contract was made with the well-known firm of Masten & Wells Fireworks Manufacturing Company, they to assume all responsibility and furnish the display for the amount of the appropriation, namely, $ 100.00.
The committee having in charge the band concerts for the season kindly arranged with the Groton Cornet Band to furnish music during the evening, their services to be considered as one of the regular concerts of the season.
Amount of appropriation $100 00 Contract with Masten & Wells Fire-
works Mfg. Co. $100 00
MICHAEL SHEEDY, JR. HENRY W. WHITING, COMMITTEE.
Groton, Mass., March 9, 1907.
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BOARD OF ENGINEERS. -
The Board of Engineers respectfully submits the follow- ing report for the year ending March 11, 1907 :
The Board organized with a choice of James B. Harring- ton Chief, John H. Sheedy Ist Assistant, Michael McGowan 2nd Assistant.
The property of the department is in good condition.
FIRES RESPONDED TO BY COMPANY NO. I.
April 3, 1906, brush fire near Hazel Grove.
April 17, grass and brush fire on land of Mr. E. Clark. April 17, 1906, grass fire, Lawrence playground. May 4, 1906, brush fire on lann of Condon heirs.
May 16, 1906, an alarm at 4.30 a. m. for building owned and occupied by Mrs. Albert Munroe. Owing to the delay in giving the alarm the buildings were entirely destroyed.
May 19, 1906, an alarm for fire on woodland owned by J. B. Raddin near town farm, responded to by Companies No. I and No. 2.
Sept. 3, 1906, a small building owned by Mrs. Augustus Woods was burned. No alarm given.
Oct. 14, 1906, an alarm at 2 P.M., for fire at the Groton Inn. Company responded very quickly; fire was soon put out.
Oct. 14, 1906, brush fire on land owned by Nutting Bros. and H. P. Tainter.
Feb. 19, 1907, an alarm at 12 o'clock, noon, fire in Bap- tist church ; had not gained much headway when discovered ; was soon put out.
There have been a number of chimney fires attended to by members of the Department without a general alarm.
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FIRES RESPONDED TO BY COMPANY NO. 2, WEST GROTON.
April 18, 1906, forest fires on land of H. C. Rockwood, Mrs. Hartwell and F. R. Hardon.
Oct. 17, brush fire on land of H. E. Kemp.
Nov. 7, 1906, fire on land of W. V. Bixby and H. E. Kemp.
JAMES B. HARRINGTON, JOHN H. SHEEDY, MICHAEL F. McGOWAN, BOARD OF ENGINEERS.
BOARD OF HEALTH.
The Board of Health respectfully submits the following report for the year ending March 1, 1907 :
The number of contagious diseases reported to the Board during the year were as follows :
Diphtheria 2 cases
Scarlet fever 3 cases
Measles 98 cases
In addition to these there were many cases of measles which were not reported, as they should have been accord- ing to law. Throughout the spring there were also many cases of whooping-cough and chicken-pox.
According to a recent law all animals slaughtered for food which are to be taken into another state must be inspected and approved by the local Board of Health. Nine such inspections were made by a representative of the Board, and in each case the meat was found free from disease.
SOLON R. DODGE, HERBERT B. PRIEST, HERBERT C. ROCKWOOD,
BOARD OF HEALTH.
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REPORT OF PARK COMMISSIONERS.
The Lawrence Playground has been used during the past season to as full an extent as possible in its present condition. A plot of ground was appropriated for the school gardens that have been so successfully conducted in past seasons. The Tennis Court was put in condition early in the season and was in constant use until early Autumn.
The great need of the playground is a suitable base ball field. Interest in the national game does not appear to lag, as is evidenced by the large attendance at the games on Shumway Field, which, since its completion, has been used by the townspeople when not in use by the students of Lawrence Academy. This arrangement, however, is but temporary and may be terminated at any time. The Commissioners believe the town should seriously consider the advisability of making an appropriation sufficient to put the Lawrence Playground in such condition that those results anticipated by the donor of the land will be realized.
Mention should be made in this report of the good work that is being accomplished by the Village Improvement Society. Their interest in the public grounds and school yards is commendable, and their activities and good works should stir our citizens to greater effort in the direction of more public improvements and greater and larger public spirit, to the end that this beautiful town of Groton may not be lacking in those essentials that appeal to a traveler passing through our streets, or to the seeker of a home who looks beyond the city limits or suburban sleeping places.
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We regret to report that the Memorial Tablet opposite the residence of F. M. Boutwell was badly disfigured dur- ing the year. Complaint was made of the culprit, and he was brought before the District Court where, in view of his age and other circumstances he was placed on probation. Later the same offender was before the Court on another charge and he has been placed in' a suitable institution where delinquent and wayward children are properly cared for. Arrangements have been made for putting the tablet in proper condition at an early day.
The unexpended balance will be required for the comple- tion of the roadway from Main Street to the playground, and the repairs on the Memorial Tablet. Commissioners recommend that $ 100.00 be raised and appropriated and that the revenue from the playground be placed at their disposal.
MICHAEL SHEEDY, JR., BURT M. BRISTOL, LAURENCE E. BLOOD,
PARK COMMISSIONERS.
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REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK.
BIRTHS IN 1906.
DATE. NAME. PARENTS.
Jannary.
12 Effie Agnes Gaetz,
Walter and Mary J. (('ubby).
February.
10 Illegitimate.
24 Roger Franklin Reid,
27 Stillborn.
Frederick Leand Ada E. (Hartwell).
March.
1 Dorothy Lucille Kelley,
6 Robert Moison,
15 Eugene C'linton Bontelle,
16 HIollis Samuel Harrington,
19 Illegitimate.
April.
2 Mary Josephine Raddin,
7 Effie Adeline Carkin,
29 George C. Gould,
May.
20 Katharine Bridget Freeman, 28 Grace Brown Davis,
July.
22 Joseph Warren Lawrence,
30 Mabel Elizabeth Mansur, August.
3 Carl Leroy Sawtell,
20 Bernice Butler Souther,
25 Albert Leroy 'Trefethen,
25 Joseph Levesque,
September.
1 Eleanor Palmer,
3 Joseph Henry ( 'hatrand,
14 Stillborn.
llenry D). and Ava L. (Lancey).
George L. and Mabel C. (Raddin).
('linton T. and Eliza J. (Lyon).
George A. and Sarah A. (Richards).
Charles M. and Mary (Devine). Albert N. and Laura M. (Gilson). George B. and Grace (Inbbard).
John C. and Annie (White). Walter M. and Emma F. (Brown).
Charles and Sarah E. (Seavey). Charles and Fanny (Short).
William E. and Altah A. (Anderson). Iloward B. and May (Potter). Francis L. and Edith M. (Harrington) . Joseph and Ida (Leflamme).
Frank H. and Edda M. (Blakney). William C. and Mary (Lucier).
54
DATE. NAME.
PARENTS.
October.
23 Stillborn.
November.
19 Harold Spaulding Green, } Hazel Green,
Arthur K. and Jessie A. (Spanlding).
December.
4 Elizabeth May Bates,
+ Walter Gordon Collyer, Albert E. and Annie (Moran).
31 James Hatch Sherwin,
31 Margaret Moylan,
Daniel A. and Elizabeth M. (Bywater). Dennis and Margaret (Colman).
1902. PREVIOUSLY OMITTED.
January.
18 Dwight Theodore Flavell,
Herbert W. and Bessie G. (Sherburne).
1905.
April.
22 Vivian Josephine Bontelle,
Clinton T. and Eliza J. (Lyon).
MARRIAGES IN 1906.
DATE. NAME.
AGE. RESIDENCE.
January.
10 John Lincoln Gilson,
28
Groton.
Alice Clarke,
26
Groton.
23 Alfred Joseph LaPlante, Mary Julia Brennan,
24
Lawrence.
21
Groton.
March.
5 Joseph Carter,
26
Lowell.
Matilda Wimsey,
25
Groton.
17 Forest E. Stiles,
22
Lowell.
Ellen L. Baker,
22
Groton.
April.
12 Frank Walter Davis, Emma Gates,
19
Groton.
15 Bartholomew James Crowley, Katharine Agnes Powers,
37
Boston.
28 Fred Moulton, Margaret Rosanna Gates,
17
Groton.
May.
14 Augustus Noah Moulton, Ellen Arvilla Blood,
25
Groton.
18
Groton.
38
Groton.
34
Groton.
18
Groton.
55
Arthur F. and Mary E. (Jarvis).
DATE. NAME. AGE.
RESIDENCE.
May.
30 John Edward Carey, Katherine Train,
22
West Groton. West Groton.
June.
1 Edmund Derby Collier,
25
Groton.
Grace Barnes Gilman,
22
West Somerville.
ti William Sidney Nutter, Annie Maria Lowe,
30
Groton.
G 45 William Varnum Bixby, Mary Matilda Rudolph, 26
34
Lawrence.
20 Charles Ilenry Choate, Mary Pauline Culver,
21
Groton.
30 Richard Schlott, Mary Wimsey,
26
Groton.
July.
2 Clarence E. Jackson,
53
Littleton.
Lizzie McLeod,
39
Littleton.
14 Joseph Fremont Small, Grace Adelia Culver,
37
Groton.
September.
1 Fred O. Parker,
30
Pepperell.
Mary C. Mason,
27
Groton.
] James llafer Elder, Mary Hall Oleson,
25
Groton.
3 Roy Adrian Cunningham, Effiie Fettyplace Lefavour,
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