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evening and domestic art schools
677072
Wilkinson. Story of the cotton plant. 677W 68
Tracy. Studies in invalid occupation 680T761
Weed.
Farm friends and farm foes
682W 394
Raeth.
Home furniture making
684R135
Wheeler.
A shorter course in woodworking
694W563.2
Starbuck.
Standard practical plumbing.
.696S795
Galloway. Staining, varnishing and enamell-
ing
698G174
FINE ARTS
Horticq. Art in France 709H822
Solotaoff. Shade trees in towns and cities 715S68
Barnes.
House plants.
1 716B261
Ely.
The practical flower garden
716E52.2
Tabor and Teall. Garden primer. 716T114
Wallis .· How to know architecture 720W214
Comstock. Garages and motor boat houses. 728C739.1
Priestman. Handicrafts in the home 745P949
Cox. The classic point of view 750C877
Dickinson. Education of a music lover 780D553
Krehbiel.
Pianoforte and its music
786K92
196
REPORT OF LIBRARY COMMITTEE
AMUSEMENTS
Bancroft. Games for the playground, home,
school and gymnasium.
793B213
Gulick. Healthful art of dancing 793G972
Hofmann. Games for everybody 793 H697
Hoek. How to ski 796H693
Rickmers. Ski-ing for beginners 796R539
White. The cabin.
796W 58.2
Whitlatch. Golf for beginners 797 W 61
Camp. Fine art of fishing 799C186
LITERATURE
Schauffler, ed. Memorial day 808S313.2
How to celebrate Washington's birthday .... 808.2P412
Shoemaker.
Classic dialogues and dramas .... 808.2S55
Shoemaker.
Choice dialect.
808.7S55
Shoemaker.
Choice humor for reading and rec-
itation
808.7S55.1
Shoemaker.
Humorous dialogues and dramas
808.7S55.2
Wood.
Good humor for reading and recitation
808.7W 87
Van Dyke. Poems
811V248.2
Howells.
Parting friends
812H859.3
Dunne.
Mr. Dooley says.
817D923
Milton.
Complete poetical works
821M662.3
Baring.
Diminutive dramas.
822B253
Harding.
Corner of Harley street.
824C81
Phelps.
Essays on Russian novelists
891P539
TRAVEL
Bates. Touring in 1600 914B329
Meriwether.
Seeing Europe by automobile ... 914M54
197
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DeMilt. Ways and days out of London .... 914.2D381
Murphy. In unfamiliar England 914.2M978
Berry. Germany of the Germans 914.3B53
Monroe. Bohemia and the Cechs 914.37M75
Morison. An adventure. 914.4M86
Forman. Ideal Italian tour 914.5F724
Sale. A Paradise in Portugal 914.69S163
Meldrum. Home life in Holland 914.92M518
Stevenson. Spell of Holland 914.92S84
Holland. The Belgians at home 914.93H73
Baedeker. Switzerland 914.94B139
Wood. An Oberland chalet. 914.94 W874
Collier. The West in the East from an Ameri-
can point of view 915C69
Hart. The obvious Orient 915H325
Adam. Behind the screens. 915.2A193
Vassal. On and off duty in Annam 915.98V33
Shoemaker. Islam lands 916.1S559
Slade. Queer things about Egypt 916.2S631
Leeder. Desert gateway, Biskra and there- abouts 916.5L484
Forbes. Land of the white helmet 916.6F693
Ward. A voice from the Congo 916.75W 25
Griffith. Dominion of Canada.
Creelman. Diaz, master of Mexico 917.1G853
917.2C913
Wright. Cuba 917.29W949
Crawford. Romance of old New England roof trees 917.4C899.1
Grinnell. Trails of the pathfinders 917.8G868 Strahorn. 15,000 miles by stage 917.8S896
Chase. Yosemite trails 917.94C487
198
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Hitael.
Adventures of James Capen
Adams
917.94H676.1
Sheldon.
Wilderness of the Upper
Yukon
917.98S544
Bingham. Across South America 918B613
Gunn. We of the Never-Never 919.4G976
London. Cruise of the Snark. 919.6L847
Borup. A tenderfoot with Peary 919.8B739
Bruce. Polar exploration. 919.9B83
HISTORY
Hazen. Europe since 1815. 940H429
Belloc. French revolution 944B41
Griffis. China's story, in myth, legend, art and annals. 951G852
Currey. Sea wolves of the Mediterranean ... 961C93
Hodge. Handbook of the American Indian, v. 2,gift 970.1H69
Hart. American history told by comtempora- ries, v. 3-4 973H325
Hart. Formation of the union 973H325.2
Wilson. Division and reunion 973W 742
French. Siege of Boston. 973.3F873
Mann. History of the 45th regiment, M. V. M., gift 973.7M41.9
Roe. Fifth regiment, M. V. I., gift .973.7M41.10
French. New England, what it is and what it is to be. 974.11F88
Mass. historical collections. Ser. 7. v. 7. Diary of Cotton Mather. 974.4M414
FRENCH BOOKS
Audoux.
Marie-Claire
F A914
199
REPORT OF LIBRARY COMMITTEE
Barron. La Seine. F B277
Daudet. Lettres de mon moulin F D26.9
Desrosiers & Fournet. La race Française en Amérique. F D474
Dugas. Un voyageur des pays d'en haut F D866
Fabre. Mon oncle Célestin F F123.1
Frechette. Originaux et détraques F F851
Gautier. Le capitaine Fracasse
F G23.4
Hugo. Han d'islande. F H87.19
Masson. L'impératrice Josephine.
F J83
Lamy.
Voyage du novice Jean Paul à travers
la France d'Amérique .. F L242
Lesperance. Les Bastonnais. F L637
Margueritte. Le cuirassier blanc.
F M331.5
Marmette. François de Bieville
F M351
Rod. Les roches blanches.
F R685.3
Uchard. Mon oncle Barbassou F U17.1
Loti. Ramutcho F V65.5
Woelmont. Souvenirs du Far- West. F W 842
REFERENCE
Dewey. Relative index R 025.4D51
Catholic encyclopedia, v. 1-12, gift R030C363
Wright. New century book of facts R 031C39
Scott stamp and coin Co.
Scott's standard
postage stamp catalogue. R 383S42
Century dictionary supplement, 2 v.
R 423C1
Cattell.
Lippincott's new medical dictionary
R 610C368
Towers. Dictionary of operas. R 782T739
Cram's modern new census atlas
R 912C889
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
FIRE ENGINEERS
The Board of engineers in compliance with law and custom submit the following as their report for the period beginning Feb. Ist and ending Dec. 31st 1911, and as the report of the Auditors gives a complete ac- count of our financial affairs, we deem it unnecessary to have it appear here. Suffice to say that we have a balance of $959.29. We have had 57 calls in all, 35 still alarms, 11 ordinaries, 8 general and 3 false alarm.
Roll Call of Fire Department
Bazile J. Proulx, Cheif. District Cheifs-Joseph E. Duchesneau. George W. Laughnane, Louis Lamothe, John J. Hogan, Clerk. STEAMER AND HOSE COMPANY NO. 1
Adelard Delage, Joseph Brouillette, Daniel T. Morrill, N. E. Putney, Clement Potvin, Joseph Bebo,
Captain Lieutenant Clerk
Engineer Assistant Engineer Stoker
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HOSEMEN
Isidore Duchesneau. Alex. Langevin, Michael F. Maloney.
Robert Moore,
Charles Martel Thomas Halpin Ferdinand Lemoine John Bouchard
Joseph Lafleche.
SUBSTITUTES
Alfred Langevin, Arthur Durocher
HOOK AND LADDER, COMPANY NO. 1.
Louis Peloquin, Joseph Lucier, Leandre Couture,
Captain Lieutenant Clerk
LADDER MEN
Olivier Paul, Napoleon Garceau. Phileas Dufault,
Henry Lusignan John B. Lippe Isidore Leblanc
Alfred Boucher.
SUBSTITUTES.
Joseph Morin,
Alfieri Duplessis
STEWARD NO. 1 HOUSE. Napoleon Garceau.
STEAMER AND HOSE COMPANY NO. 2.
James Pollard, Edward Splaine, George Simpson, John Splaine, William H. Walter,
Captain Lieutenant Clerk and Engineer Assistant Engineer Stoker
HOSEMEN.
Joseph Dufault,
John E. Splaine
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REPORT OF FIRE ENGINEERS
Monroe Walters, Adelard Dumas, Hector Collette, A. N. Badger,
Louis Brunell John F. Power George Largess William J. Fitzpatrick
SUBSTITUTES
Paul Potvin, John Mallinson
HOOK AND LADDER COMPANY NO. 2.
John Brennan, Hosea Weld, John W. Smythe,
Captain Lieutenant Clerk
LADDER MEN.
Patrick May, Charles Wright, Napoleon B. Loranger,
Collis Boucher Joseph H. Girard Thomas Thimblin
Joseph Power.
SUBSTITUTES.
Edward McGrath, Frank J. Walsh
STEWARD NO. 1 HOUSE. Joseph Lariviere.
ELECTRICIAN. J. N. A. Langevin.
List of Fires
Feb. 2, 1911-Box 42, alarm 8.10 a.m., general alarm, recall 1.30 p. m. Fire in tenement block owned by Mrs. Kate McGuirk on Morris street. Cause, over- heated stove. Damage to building, $5,000. In- sured.
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Feb. 25-Box 24, alarm 8.50 a. m., recall 9 a. m. Fire in dwelling owned by Hamilton Woolen Co., on West Main street. Cause unknown. Slight damage.
March 2-Box 36, alarm 8.10 p. m., recall 8.30 p. m. Fire in Signal house on Central street owned by N. Y. N. H. & H. R. R. Cause, overheated stove, loss $25.
March 2-Box 34, alarm 11.10 p. m., recall 12. 10 p. m. Fire in tailor shop, 136 Main street, owned by Whitford estate. Cause, hot ashes, loss $300, insured.
March 23-Box 42, alarm 7.35 a. m., recall 8.30 a. m. Fire in store owned by Joseph Quevillon on East Main street. Cause, defective chimney, loss $1,000, insured.
March 27-Box 47, general alarm, recall March 28,2.30 a.m. Fire in bakery on Worcester street owned by Edward Demers. Cause unknown, loss $4,000, insured.
March 29-Box 25, alarm 7.30 p.m. general alarm, re- call 8 p.m. Fire in wooden building on Cross street owned by Jean Proulx. Cause unknown, loss $200, insurance paid $100.
April 6-Box 26, alarm 3.10 p. m., recall 3.30 p. m. Fire in house on Pleasant street owned by J. B. Arseneault. Cause, defective chimney, loss $1,000, insured.
April 12-Box 42, alarm 12.45, false alarm.
April 18-Box 47, alarm 11.40, false alarm.
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April 21-Box 24. Fire in barn of P. F. McGrath, Sturbridge road, slight damage. No. 2 companies responded.
April 23-Box 34, alarm 7.40 a. m , general alarm, re- recall 9 a.m. Fire in Y.M.C.A. building on Main street. Cause unknown, loss $4,000, insured.
May 6-Box 36, alarm 5 p. m., recall 5.05 p. m. Fire in wood shed of Thomas Adamitis, Foster street owned by Central Mills Co. Cause unknown, loss $15, insured.
May 13-Box 47, alarm 10.30 p.m., general alarm, re- call 12 p.m. Fire in house owned by John Tully on Worcester street. Cause, incendiary, total loss. June 15-Box 42, alarm 7.40 a. m., recall 7.50 a. m. Fire in house of Victor Daviau on Morris street owned by F. O. Letcher. Cause, child playing with matches, loss $25, insured.
June 23-Box 71, false alarm.
July 11-Box 38. alarm 10 p. m., recall 10.03 p. m. Fire in house owned by Simeon Arick on Elm street. Cause, child with candle, loss $25, insured. Oct. 4-Box 37, alarm at 7.35 p. m., recall 7.42 p. m. Fire in house owned by F. A. Sandberg on Dres- ser street. Cause, boy with magic lantern, loss $50, insured.
Oct. 9-Box 43, alarm 6.05 p. m. Fire in South- bridge Printing Co., plant in Sandersdale. Cause spontaneous combustion, slight damage.
Oct. 29-Box 26, alarm 4.32 p.m., general alarm, recall 5.10 p. m. Fire in house of Thomas Chouinard
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owned by the Hamilton Woolen Co. Cause, de- fective chimney, loss $3,000, insured.
Nov. 7-Box 34, alarm 3 p. m. Fire in tailor shop owned by M. Green in Hartwell's block. Cause, alcohol and water, slight damage.
Nov. 30-Box 42, alarm 7 p. m., general alarm, recall 10 p.m. Fire in house of Hormidas Reno on East Main street owned by A. B. Wells. Cause, defec- tive chimney, loss $3,000, insured.
Dec. 8-Box 32, alarm 11.30 a. m., general alarm. Fire in shop on Hamilton street owned by Joseph Ouimette. Cause, sparks from boiler, loss $1,387.00.
The board of engineers on entering upon their duties last May, found the equipment of the depart- ment in very poor condition. We had to purchase rubber boots, coats, hats, etc., for the men, hose, lan- terns and other supplies.
The appropriation for the fire alarm box on the Eastford road was not half sufficient These and other items took considerable money from our fund, and much, that we desired to do had to go over as we did not want to overdraw our account.
We earnestly request the citizens of this town to consider a better way of reaching fires than the present one (and in passing will say that the service given by the owners and drivers of horses, has been as good as could be under the circumstances) as everybody know that the efficiency of any fire department depends in a measure upon the quick arrival of the appartus to the scene of the fire.
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We recommend an appropriation of $1,200 for the installation of a four circuit storage battery to replace the present gravity battery that caused us so much an- noyance and considerable expense last year. The cost for maintaining the present one is $175.00 a year, and the cost for maintaining the storage battery would be $30. This in itself is a business proposition that we feel will meet the approval of the voters, to say nothing of the more reliable and up-to-date method of furnishing cur- rent for our fire alarm. At present we have no way of accurately testing for grounds, nor do we ever know the voltage and amperage of our lines, by means of this storage battery we can tell at all times the condition of each circuit and regulate the amperage on each one, also test for grounds and escapes which is impossible under the present system.
This four circuit board would be large enough for our town for years to come as the insurance rules allow from 20 to 25 boxes to a circuit. We recommend the same appropriation, $3,500.00 as last year for running expenses.
It will be necessary next year to overhaul the whole wiring system as this has not been done in five years. Most of the apparatus needs painting and also the fire alarm boxes.
The department contemplates holding a muster next fall and respectfully asks the co-operation of all the people.
We want to thank the firemen for their obedience and good work, the owners and drivers of horses for
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their services and the citizens for the support and en- couragement and hope to merit a continuance of the same.
BAZILE J. PROULX, Chief, JOSEPH E. DUCHESNEAU, GEORGE W. LAUGHNANE, LOUIS LAMOTHE, JOHN J. HOGAN, Clerk.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
TOWN CLERK
Insurance on Town Property
Town Hall building and contents, $80,000 00
Boiler in Town Hall, 6,000 00
Boilers in Marcy street school, 4,100 00
Armory and contents, 7,500 00
Engine house and contents, Elm street, 15,000 00
Alms house, barn and contents,
12,312 00
School house, Marcy street, and contents,
37,500 00
School house, Main street, and contents, 5,000 00
School house, Pleasant street, and contents, 3,700 00
School house, School street, and contents, 3,000 00
School house, Corner of Morris street, · 1,500 00
School house, Sandersdale, and contents, 2,000 00
School house, Elm street, and contents, 1,600 00
School house, Dennison district; and contents, 400 00
School house, Hooker district, and contents, 600 00
School house, Bacon district and contents, 600 00
School house, Mechanic street,and contents, 10,000 00
Storage barn and contents, Goddard court, 1,100 00
Library building,
3,750 00
Boilers in steam engine houses,
3,000 00
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Hook and Ladder truck, $800 00
Police station and steam boiler Elm street, 3,500 00
Printed books, paintings, furnishings, etc., library building, 15,200 00
Vital Statistics
For year ending December 31, 1911.
Number of marriages,
133
Number of deaths,
173
Number of births, 387
Number of Dog Licenses issued in 1911:
Males,
388
Females,
35
Total, 423
Respectfully submitted,
W. W. BUCKLEY, Town Clerk.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
OVERSEERS OF POOR
For Year Ending January 1, 1912
It is with pleasure and satisfaction that we submit the following report of our department.
Mr. and Mrs. Honore Dorval, warden and matron who have had management of the almshouse, the Over- seers have secured their services for the ensuing year.
Inventory of Personal Property
AT ALMSHOUSE DECEMBER 27, 1911.
Class 1, Stock,
$2,010 00
2, Hay and grain, 970 00
3, Carts, wagons, harnesses and farm tools, 1,525 00
4, Household furniture and family supplies, 1,435 18
$5,940 18
Inventory of 1912 is one thousand, one hundred and forty-four dollars and twenty cents more than 1911.
ARTHUR HOWARD, V. W. LAMOUREUX, JOHN HALPIN,
Appraisers.
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Farm and Almshouse
Whole number of inmates during the year, thirty- three, with an average of twenty-two.
The net cost of three dollars and forty-five cents per week including services of Superintendent, Matron and hired help. For the ensuing year we recommend an appropriation of three thousand dollars.
Account of Cash
RECEIPTS.
Balance to credit of account Feb.
1,1911,
$471 09
Appropriation,
3000 00
Sale of produce,
660 50
Sale of horse,
130 00
For board of Mrs. Jacob Pinson-
neault, 171 83
$4,433 42
EXPENDITURES.
Orders drawn,
$3,951 74
Balance Jan. 1, 1912,
$481 68
Outside Poor
RECEIPTS.
Balance to credit of account Feb.
1, 1911,
$178 75
Appropriation,
7,000 00
Town of Milford,
20 00
Town of Sturbridge,
12 00
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Town of Oxford,
$7 50
Town of Monson, 1 00
Commission for the blind, 1908 bill, 4 00
City of Worcester,
96 50
Overpaid order,
57
Re-embursed by Board of Health,
113 71
State Treasurer, 366 00
1
$7,800 03
EXPENDITURES.
Worcester City hospital,
$189 96
St. Vincent hospital,
220 95
Holyoke hospital,
38 71
State infirmary,
218 40
E. D. Hewins,
145 00
Boston hospital,
55 72
Paid other towns - for persons
having a settlement in our town, 1,052 63
Paid for persons having a settle- ment in other towns, 575 50
Paid for unsettled persons,
308 90
Paid persons in our town,
3.927 11
Paid J. A. Genereux, M. D.,
Medical services, 219 55
Paid W. S. Conway, M. D., 10 00
Orders drawn, $6,962 43
Balance Jan 1, 1912,
$837 60
For the ensuing year we recommend an appropria- of seven thousand dollars.
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Repairs on Farm Buildings
RECEIPTS.
Balance Feb. 1, 1912,
$18 81
Appropriation, 300 00
$318 81
EXPENDITURES.
Expenditures,
$247 94
Balance Jan. 1, 1912, $70 87
For the ensuing year we recommend an appropria- tion of two hundred dollars.
D. T. MORRILL,
GEDEON PINSONNEAULT, JR., NAPOLEON GIROUX,
Overseers of the Poor.
Baseball Fund Report
RECEIPTS.
Cash received from promoters of
game,
$55 00
Contribution from a member of the Board,
1 00
The Edwards Co.,
5 00
H. T. Hyde, 5 00
$66 00
EXPENDITURES.
H. L. Bedard, supplies, $9 85
The Edwards Co., supplies, 3 00
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REPORT OF OVERSEERS OF POOR
Globe Shoe Co., supplies,
$4 50
A. H. Wheeler, supplies,
14 00
J. D. Blanchard & Co., supplies,
3 25
F. A. Wald, glasses,
2 50
N. T. Hurlbut, supplies,
7 25
F. A. Sansoucy, supplies,
2 00
P. Lafortune, glasses, 3 50
Joseph Lariviere, supplies, 25
Desaulniers & Blais, supplies.
2 90
J. W. Cahill, M. D., services, 3 00
The Edwards Co., supplies, 5 00
H. T. Hyde, supplies,
5 00
$66 00
00 00
Respectfully submitted, OVERSEERS OF POOR.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Report of the Chief of Police
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen of Southbridge: GENTLEMEN :-
In compliance with the town ordinance, I here- with submit for your consideration the second annual report of the police department for the year ending December thirty-first in the year nineteen hundred and eleven.
The organization of the police department at the close of the fiscal year. December 31, 1911, was as fol- lows :-
CHIEF-Jesse F. Coombs.
PATROLMEN.
Andrew M. Higgins, Oliver Paul, Jr. Pierre A. Cormier Joseph Paquin
James Coughlin, Patrick Donnelly,
JANITOR AND ASSISTANT LOCKUP KEEPER.
Louis Peloquin.
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SPECIAL POLICE WITHOUT PAY.
John E. Hefner, Roy Sanders,
George Hebert,
Thomas Welch,
D). A. Kenney Thomas Nichols
Thomas 'Troy,
Daniel Blute, Arsene Girard
H. S. Freeman, I. R. Apte, Julius Theriault
George H. Chaffin, Julius Blair, G. E. Lamoureux Thos. Comberbach, Alfred Langevin, John Farquhar Waldo Heck, Jeremiah Wilcox, Geo. O. Severy Napoleon Garceau, Patrick Sheridan, Jos. Berthiaume Henry Duval, Napoleon Boiteau.
CONSTABLES.
A. M. Higgins,
P. M. Donnelly, P. Laughnane,
Peter Caplette, Joseph Paquin, L. Lamothe,
Marcus L. Dillaber.
Business of the Police Department
Business performed by the department for the term expiring December 31, 1911: Total number of arrests, 302; arrests on warrants, 53; arrests without warrants, 249; males, 296; females, 6; non-residents, 111; residents, 191 ; minors, 40.
OFFENCES.
Adultery, 3; affray, 6; assault, 25; arson, 1; break- ing and entering, 11; bastardy, 3; breaking parole, 1; carrying concealed weapons, 2; criminal trepass, 18; disorderly house, 1; delinquents, 2; disturbing the peace, 4; fraud, 1; held for other officers, 2; insane, 2; interfering with officers, 1; keeping liquor, 1; larceny, 17; lewdness, 3; malicious mischief, 6; maintaining a gambling place, 1; non-support, 2; overdriving a horse,
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1; peddling jewelry, 1; perjury, 1: rape, 2; receiving stolen goods, 1: runaway boys, 2; selling leased goods, 1; stubborn child, 2; threatening to kill, 1; violating the meat law, 1: vagrancy, 12; obstructing the side- walk, 1.
OCCUPATIONS.
Bartenders, 1: clerks, 1: carpenters. 5; dyers, 3: farmers, 11: grinders, 2: hostlers, 7: house-keepers, 5: laborers, 200: painters, 4; no occupation, 17: shoe makers, 2: spinners, 4; teamsters, 7: weavers, 9; ice dealers, 1; merchants, 1: junk dealers, 2; plumbers, 1 : waiters, 2; tool makers, 1: bakers, 2; bleachers. 1; iron molders, 5; jewelers, 1: brick makers, 1; brick layers, 2: steam fitters, 1; harness makers, 2; firemen, 1.
NATIVITY OF PRISONERS.
America. 182, Canada, 47, Ireland, 18, England, 4, Austria, 1, Greece, 3, Russia. 14, Scotland 2, Poland, 8, Italy, 10, Sweden, 5, Albania. 2, Turkey, 4, Ger- many, 2.
DISPOSITION OF CASES.
Discharged, 19, held for grand jury, 9, house of correction, 48, insane hospital, 2, fined, 105, released, 43, settled out of court, 2, Lyman school, 2, probation, 27, held for other officers, 7, state farm, 12, Sherborn. 2, boys sent home, 2, placed on file, 22.
FINES PAID.
Two persons paid fines of $50, five persons paid a fine of $25, five pesons paid a fine of $20, seven persons paid a fine of $15, one person paid a fine of $12.50, 13 persons paid a fine of $10, five persons paid a fine of
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$8, one person paid a fine of $7.40, 20 persons paid a fine of $6, 25 persons paid a fine of $5, four persons paid a fine of $3, two persons paid a fine of $1.20, one per- son paid a fine of 60 cents. The fines paid on various charges reach the total of $884.90.
Committed to house of correction for non-payment of fines :- six persons, $20, three persons, $10, five per- sons, $6.
COMMITTED TO THE HOUSE OF CORRECTION.
Committed for the term of 18 months, 1, six months, 1, four months, 4, three months, 8, two months, 25, one month, 1.
PROBATION.
Probation for six months, 16, three months, 8, one week, 1, one year, 1.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Number of lights reported out, 123, number of doors found open leading to stores and public buildings, 69, value of property reported lost, $128, value of property reported lost and recovered, $97, number of accidents reported and investigated, 12, number of men placed on blacklist, 25, number of persons committed to insane asylum, 2, lost children found and returned to their respective homes, 10, written communications received by the department, 233, communications an- swered and other official letters sent out, 408, postal cards sent out 75, complaints received by the police, 507, complaints investigated, 420, number of calls re- ceived in connection with the telephone system, 28,766.
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STATION.
The condition and inconveniences of the build- ing in which the police headquarters are located are too well known for me to comment on at length and in view of the proposed renovations of the building it is well to state that when the age of the building is taken into consideration it is in fair condition. £ During the past year an exceptional effort has been made to keep the cell room and other parts of the building in a good sanitary condition and I believe that the efforts have been met with success, in as far as it is possible under the existing difficulties.
The repapering and painting of both the office and officers room have done much toward adding to the cheerfulness of appearance, and toward increasing the sanitation and healthfulness of the rooms.
The addition of two stretchers, which were the gifts of an unknown party, as accessories in the equip- ment of the department were thankfully received as something which had long been needed by the depart- ment. In compliance with the request of the donor one of these stretchers is kept at the Central- street police station while the other is kept at the No. 2 fire department station at Globe Village.
The plans as have been submitted by an architect for the renovating of the building are of a very satisfac- tory nature and embody both the police headquarters and the court room in one building. Instead of having the police quarters on the second floor, as is the case at the present time, the plans provide for the devoting of the entire first floor for the purpose.
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The front part of the building will be devoted for the offices of the department and for an emergency room, which in itself is a feature that has long been advocated in Southbridge. The rear of this same floor will be arranged for a cell room in which will be locat- ed eight of the most improved and sanitary cells, which afford excellent ventilation throughout the room.
Leading from the main cell room the plans ar- range for a corridor off of which are two cells, one to be used as a woman's cell and the other a padded cell. On the opposite side of the building from the main cell room is located a lounging room for the officers. There are two flights of stairs from this floor leading to to the floor above, one for the use of the officers and another leading from the cell room by means of which the prisoners may be taken to the court room without disturbance.
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