Town annual reports of the officers of Southbridge for the year ending 1913-1916, Part 19

Author: Southbridge (Mass.)
Publication date: 1913
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 1264


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Bell. Rembrant Van Rijn B R385. 1


PHILOSOPHY.


Olcott. The children's reading 028.5043


Bergson. Creative evolution 113B49


Walton. Calm yourself. 131W 239.2


Bennett.


The plain man and his wife


170B47.2


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Eucken. Meaning and value of life 171E86


Hyde. The quest of the best 173H993


McKeever. Training the boy 173M154


Van de Water. Little talks with mothers of little people. 173V244


Harris. Letters to a young lawyer 174H313


Marden. Training for efficiency 174M322


RELIGION.


Kent. The life and teachings of Jesus. 226K37


Dinsmore. The new light on the old truth ... 230D587


Jewell. The great adventure. 236J59


Christian. Other sheep I have, gift 280C55


Carpenter.


Comparative religion


290C295


SOCIOLOGY.


Lee. Crowds. 304L477


Fowler. How to obtain citizenship: English and


and French 325F787


Roberts. The new immigration. 325R643


Wilson. The new freedom 330 W 75


Dodge. Survey of occupations open to the girl of 14 to 16 years. 331.4D64


Laselle. Vocations for girls 331.4L33


Popp.


The autobiography of a working woman


331.4P831


Nitchie.


Lip reading principles and practice


331.92N63 Van Antwerp. Stock exchange from within ... 332V21 Eaton. Free trade vs. protection 337E14


Farrand. Framing of the Constitution of the U. S 342.7F242


U. S. Civil service commission.


Manual of exam-


229


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inations, gift 351.3C58


McVey. The making of a town 352M176


Neeser. A landsman's log. 359N382


Coulter. The children in the shadow 364C855


EDUCATION


Colvin. Human behavior 370.1C727


Smith. The Montessori system in theory and


practice.


371S662


Bancroft. The posture of school children ... 371.7B213 Johnson. Education by plays and games ..... 371.7J69 Partridge. Story-telling in school and home .. 372P275 Smith. The home-made kindergarten. 372.2S655


Kingsland. The book of good manners 395K55


Ordway. The etiquette of today. 395065


Zeyneb.


A Turkish woman's European impres-


sions.


396Z63


SCIENCE


Burroughs. Time and change 504B97


Lankester. Science from an easy chair. Series 2.


504L27.1


Merriman.


Elements of hydraulics


532M571


Brown. The optician's manual 535 B877


Hayward. Practical aeronautics .533 H42


Poppe. House wiring 537 P831


Gregory. Making of the earth 550G81


Martin. Our own weather. 551.5M379


Peabody.


Elementary biology


570P351


Keith. Man, a history of the human body. .573K28


Marett. Anthropology 573M326


Ellis. The task of social hygiene.


575.6E47


Fabre. Social life in the insect world 595F123


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Fabre. The life of the spider 595F123.1


Forbush.


Game birds, wild-fowl and shore birds,


gift


598F696.1


Roberts.


The feet of the furtive


599 R64.4


USEFUL ARTS


Smith. The three gifts of life 612.6S655


Woodworth. The care of the body 613W 912


Hall. Nutrition dietetics 613.2H174


Latimer. Girl and woman 613.06L34


Lundgren. Successful drills 613.71L96


Hutchinson. Common diseases 616H978.1


Whitman. Gas engine principles 621.4W 614


Corbin.


The romance of submarine engineering


623.9C79


Good roads year book, 1912-1913. 625A512


Page. The modern gasoline automobile .. 625P133


Root.


Automobile troubles and how to remedy


625R783


Bowsfield. Making the farm pay 630 B788


Carleton. New lives for old. 630C281


Hunt. The young farmer; some things he should know 630H93.1


King. Forty centuries of farming 630K52


Agee. Crops and methods for soil improvement


631 A265


King.


The soil; its nature, relations and funda-


mental principles of management


631K52


Favor. The fruit grower's guide-book 634F275 Fernow. A brief history of forestry 634F366 Seton. The forester's manual. 634S49 Wilkinson. Modern strawberry growing .. ... 634 W 686


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Hawley. Forestry in New England . 634.9H396 Plumb. Beginnings in animal husbandry .. :.. 636 P734


Robinson. Principles and practice of poultry culture. .. 636 R662


Sando. American poultry culture. 636S218


Valentine. How to keep hens for profit. 636V158


Burns. A year with a whaler


639B967


Baxter. Housekeeper's handy book 640B355


Bruere. Increasing home efficiency 640B889


Frederick. The new housekeeping 640F241


Burrell. Easy meals. 641B969.1


Farmer. A new book of cookery 641F233.1


Neil. Candies and bonbons and how to make them ... 641N398


Hall. Candy-making revolutionized 642H175


O'Donnell. The family food 643026


Vollmer. A book of distinctive interior 645V924


Dennett. The healthy baby 649D399


George. Rules of Isaac Pitman shorthand .. 653P685. 1


Harrison. Making wireless outfits 654H319


Cole. Accounts, their construction and interpre- tation 657C689


Banks. Correct business and legal forms .. ... 658B218 M'Cool. Twentieth century business letters and forms 658M129


Redfield. The new industrial day 658R315 Cherington. Advertising as a business force ... 659C52 Rogers. Industrial chemistry for the student and manufacturer . 660R725


Griffith. Advanced projects in woodwork ... 674G854 Walton. The story of textiles 677 W 239


Crawshaw.


Problems in furniture making ... 684C894


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Saylor. Making a fireplace 697S275 ....


FINE ARTS


Thomas. Indoor gardening in room and green-


house


716T456


Ver Beck. Let's make a flower garden 716V58


Eberlein. Making and furnishing outdoor rooms and porches 728E16


Hooper. Reclaiming the old house 728H785


Newson. Homes of character 728N558


White. Successful houses. 728 W 583


Robie. By-paths in collecting 738R654


Koch. Pencil sketching. 741K76


Klickmann. The home art crochet book 746K65


Klickmann. The art of the crochet hook .. .746K65.1


Klickmann.


The home art book of fancy stitchery


745K65.2


Brown. Book of home building and decoration 749B87 Dimock. Outdoor photography 778D582


Esenwein. Writing the photoplay 778E75


AMUSEMENTS


Burrell. Fairs and fetes 791B969


Burchenal.


Folk dances and singing games ... 793B947


Burchenal. Dances of the people 793B947.1


Kastman. Swedish song games 793K19


Work. Auction of today 795 W 926


Marks. Vacation camping for girls. 796M346


Spalding. Hand ball, gift. 797S73


Stange. How to play baseball. 797S784


Hornaday. Our vanishing wild life. 799H813


Studley. Journal of a sporting nomad. 799S933


Sutherland. Adventures of an elephant hunter 799S96


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White. African camp fires. 799W 59.1


LITERATURE


Brewster. Writing English prose. 808B848


Eastman. Enjoyment of poetry 808.1E13


Winter. Public speaking


808.5W 785


Peabody. The singing man 811P352


Service.


The spell of the Yukon 811S491


Martin. Reflections of a beginning husband. 814M379 Woodbridge. Jonathan papers. 814W 883


Lang. History of English literature from


"Beowulf" to Swinburne 820.9L269


Garrison. The earth cry and other poems ..... 821G242


Masefield. The story of a round house and other


poems. 821M396


Noyes. Poems. 821N952


Noyes. The enchanted island 82IN952.1


Thompson. Selected poems. 821T475


Fulton. British and American eloquence. 825F974


TRAVEL.


Grosvenor. Scenes from every land .910G87


Hedin. From Pole to Pole. 910H454


Stock. The confession of a tenderfoot. 910S864 Faser. Reminiscences of diplomat's wife .... 914F842.1


Hale. Motor journeys. 914H162


Osborne. Picture towns of Europe. 914018


Osborne. Finding the worth-while in Europe 914018.1 Birmingham. The lighter side of Irish life 914. 15B619 Addison. The spell of England 914.2A225


Marks. Gallant little Wales. 914.29M34


Collier. Germany and the Germans. .914.3C699


Pratz. France from within 914.4P917


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Bagot.


My Italian year


914.5B148


Leary.


Andorra, the hidden republic.


914.67L43


Reynolds. My Russian year. 914.7R463


Stevini. Things seen in Russia. 914.7S84


Young.


Finland : the land of a thousand lakes


914.71Y71


D'Auvergne.


Switzerland in sunshine and snow


914.94D24


Kendall. A wayfarer in China. 915.1K33


Macgowan. Men and manners of modern China


915.1M146


Powell. The last frontier 916P88


Betham-Edwards. In French Africa


916.1B562


Stevens.


My Sudan year.


816.6S944


Kitching.


On the backwaters of the Nile. ... 916.7K62


Talbot. Making good in Canada.


917.11T138


Johnson.


Highways and byways from the St.


Lawrence to Virginia.


917.3J69


Bullard.


Historic summer haunts from New-


port to Portland


917.4B93


Kephart.


Our southern Highlanders


.917.5K38


Ripley.


Social life in old New Orleans ... . 917.63R589


Bostwick. The different West


817.7B74 Laut. Through our unknown Southwest. 918.91L389 Williams. Guardians of the Columbia. . 917.9W 723.1 Chase. California coast trails. 917.94C487.1


Saunders. Under the sky in California. .917.94S257


Tomlinson. The sea and jungle 918.1T659


Greely. True tales of artic heroism in the new


world


919.8G79


Amundsen.


'The South Pole


919.9A529


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HISTORY.


Webster. Ancient history 930 W 379 Howe. Essentials in early European history.940H855 Walsh. The thirteenth greatest of centuries, gift


940W 225


Hudson. The story of the renaissance. 940.6H886


Headlam. France


944H433


Ashmead-Bartlett.


With the Turks in Thracd


949.6A827


Baker.


The passing of the Turkish empire in


Europe


949.6B167


Brown. The Chinese revolution 951B881


Cantlie. Sun Yat Sen and the awakening of China. 951C23


Howard. My life and experiences among our hostile Indians .. 970.1H83


McMaster. A history of the people of the U. S. v. 8 973M167v.8


Crawford. Romantic days in the early republic


973.4C89


MacDonald. From Jefferson to Lincoln .. 973.6M135


Beymer. On hazardous service 973.7B573


Rhodes.


Lectures on the American civil war


973.7R476


Quinebaug Historical Society.


Leaflets.


v. 2


974.4S63 v.2


Lindsay. Panama and the canal today 986F693


Franck. Zone policeman 88 986F822


Scott. The Americans in Panama 986S431


REFERENCE


Baker.


Guide to the best fiction


R028.8B167


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Cleveland Public Library. Reading lists for spe- cial days R028.8C635 Dyer. A compendium of the war of the Rebel- lion R973.7D996 Patterson's American educational directory, 1912 R378P317


FRENCH BOOKS


Bordeaux. La robe de laine F B727.1


Charot. Jacques Dumont. F C483


Cherbuliez. Le secret du précepteur. F C52.6


Chantepleure. Ma conscience en robe rose ... F C459.2


Dubois. La vie au continent noir F D815


Dumas. Le capitaine Pamphile F D89.10


Dumas. Le collier de la reine.


F D89.9


Cherance. Saint Francois d'Assisi F F825 Fréchette. La Noël au Canada F F851.1


Fromentin. Dominique. F F931


Gebhart. Autour d'une tiare F G293


Gerard. Le tueur au lion.


F G357


Higginson.


Histoire des Etats-Unis racontée a


la jeunesse. F H637


Kistemaeckers. Monsieur Dupont chauffeur. .. F K61


LeBraz. Le gardien du feu F L451


Malot. Un curé de province F M29.6


Monnier. La romance de Gaston Renard. F M749


Navery. Les contes de Sainte Catherine ... F N32.5 Ollendorff. Nouveau cours de langue anglaise. . F O49 Renard. Croquis champêtres. F R394


Sarcey. Le piano de Jeanne. F S243


Annual Report


of the


HIGHWAY SURVEYOR


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Citizens and Taxpayers :-


I respectfully present you my annual report as Highway Surveyor, for the year ending Jan. 1, 1914.


The total appropriation was $8,900.00, plus the excise tax $1,427.81. Balance overdrawn from previ- ous year $1,526.97. I have a balance of $7.56.


Mostly all the roads and streets were in great need of immediate repair. The heavy rainfall that we had during the spring, rendered many of our country roads impassable. The committee on Good roads, together with the board of selectmen, took a survey of the con- dition of roads and streets in our town, and with their help, I have endeavored to remedy all troubles, mak- ing improvements in the most practical way, and to the best of my ability. I have kept a close account of the expenses done under this account and the follow- ing will show you in detail the expenditures under the different divisions of roads and streets.


West Dudley and Charles Blackmer's road : Hill cut down, road leveled and


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repaired from Brissette's to watering trough, scraping and filling the road into good condition, $690 00


This amount includes the con- struction of two culverts at a cost of 180 00


Hauling of ashes,


45 00


Scraping and filling the road


from Sandersdale to both lines, Blackmer and Dudley, 185 00


Dudley road from the red bridge to the line, leveling, scrap- ing and cleaning, 50 00


Blasting and repairing culvert, 71 44 Charlton town road from Mec- anic street beyond Roberts, to the line, leveling, scrap- ing and cleaning, 80 46


Old Charlton road, beyond Geo. Lyons' place to the line. by Wadleigh's to the Charlton town road at Three Cor- ners, cleaning culverts, re- shaping and filling, 48 75


Old Charlton City road from St. Mary's Cemetery, through S. Donais' to the line, scrap- ing, cleaning culverts and gutters, 31 60


Sandersdale, Keenan's road from


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red bridge beyond Keenan's up to the line, blasting, $7 40


Hauling stone, scraping and filling. 58 75


North Woodstock road from Cheney's place through


Morse's land up to the line, scraping, tearing stone, hoe- ing, cleaning culverts, 53 00


Poor farm road, Cross road be- yond Haskell's to Dudley line, tearing stone, scraping, filling holes, cleaning cul- verts,


From Cohasse brook to Sam Ide's hill through Andrew Clarke's place to Lebanon hill beyond Poor farm to the line, care of washout, Scraping and leveling the road, Brickville road, from Geo. Mo- relli's through Brickville to the line, scraping, filling holes, cleaning gutters,


Washout at Laliberte's Mar. 31, 1913, South Westville road from Shuttle shop to Lali- berte's, then to the line through Darling's to J. Ma- son's corner, then to East Westville road, by Bou-


84 75


40 00


98 00


58 60


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cher's place, Morse's, Mar- bles down to the Four cor- ners at South and West streets, labor, men and teams, E. Laliberte, 40 loads gravel, Scraping and leveling the


$324 00


8 00


above roads, 83 00


Blasting from Laliberte's be- yond Darling's, 64 00


Repairing crossroads from Bous- quet's place to Lataille's around the hill to the road going up, tearing stone, lay- ing sand and filling the road in good passable condition, 38 00


From Chicoine's up to Durfee's, leveling, filling and blast- ing, 33 00


Breakneck road, Westville


through Pontbriand's to the line, tearing stone, scrap- ing, grading, filling with gravel, 89 90


South street, from Highland to Westville, leveling, scrap- ing and hauling ashes, 82 00


Washout at Mckinstry's, Pleas- ant street, 40 00


Clarke and Cliff streets, in very poor condition, labor, men and teams, scraping, clean-


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ing and leveling, $214.25


Sturbridge road, Farquhar's place, tearing stone, clean- ing, leveling, hauling ashes and filling, 135 00


Shaping Worcester street bank,


from corner of Charlton street towards Paige hill, 10 44


Filling Fiske and Gilmore streets, no charge for ashes and gravel, 65 loads. Cul- vert at River street re- paired,


223 27


Here follows an etemized account of the cost of machinery, tools, supplies and other expenses, under this department :-


Cleaning streets, including the Sunday labor, $1,259 00


G. Pinsonneault, removing dirt with hand brooms, 150 00


A. R. Webster, sprinkling, 73 00


Sand over Worcester street ma cadam, 23 00


Repairing a piece of Carmarco's work, Worcester street, 60 00


(about 2/3 of this amount


charged to S. W. Co., Sew- er Dept. and W. & S. Gas & Electric Co.)


Repairing paving on Hamilton street, alongside of track, 43 00


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Akron pipe Culvert on Central, one at the bridge, $140 00


One at. Foster street, 43 00


The pipes were broken and the culverts clogged up.


Cleaning catchbasins, 1,200 00


Road oil,


191 03


Teams for the same


24 67


Moving stone crusher,


262 93


Cleaning steam roller,


18 00


Inspection of steam roller,


5 00


One Standard scale,


115 00


Stone, gravel. sand, used in fill-


ing streets, on crossings and crosswalks,


432 58


Blasting,


100 00


Dynamite,


48 38


Machinery-One scraper,


145 00


tools, pipes, cement (about


10 bbl. used in patching) and other supplies,


490 88


Blacksmiths-Sharpening tools, repairing scraper, new grates and frames, culverts, 347 79


Rubber boots and coats, (used in cleaning catchbasins and on stormy days.)


60 00


Kerosene,


10 00


Printing, letterheads and envel-


velopes, 24 25


Telephone, 27 00


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$68 00


Taxes,


$5,361 51


To this total of $5,361.51 add the Highway Sur- veyor's salary $1,200.00, also the amount overdrawn from previous year, $1,500.00, it will give a total of $8,061.51 for the cost of miscellaneous besides the road building as stated in the first part of this account. Deducting the amount $8,061.51 from the total amount on hand $10,327.81 it gives a balance of $2,266.00 to be applied on approximately 68 miles of highway. At the average cost of $12,000.00 for one mile of road, you may judge if amount was sparingly distributed.


During the year 75 permits to open streets were granted.


Southbridge Water Supply Co., construction ser- vices and repairs, 42


Webster & Southbridge Gas & Electric Co., for gas main services. 21


Telephone & Telegraph Co .. for connections. 3 John Marsch Construction Co., laying track, ex-


cavating 4


Miscellaneous .5


As for improvements for the coming year I could suggest many, but will leave the matter under the di- rection of the Committee on Good Roads and Finan- cial committee. I would mention that immediate at- tention should be given to Elm street, North, Everett, Mechanic, Charlton, Chapin, Plimpton and West streets.


Thanking all those that have helped me in my


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work, I remain,


Restpectfully yours,


AIMEE LANGEVIN, Highway Surveyor.


Forest Fires


I herewith present you my report of Chief Fire Warden for the year ending Jan. 1, 1914. There were 14 brush fires the past year, and only two rather ex- tensive ones. The total cost of men and teams was $570.03, supplies $58.25. I realize that prevention and early extinguishment are fundamental to success in lessening forest fires. Forest fires under control mean the saving of thousands of dollars each year.


Warning posters have been placed in all directions. I have issued 19 fire permits to burn brushes in the open air. This conforming to the law that it is unlaw- ful within any city or town, for any person to set a fire in the open air, between the first day of March and the first day of December, except by written permis- sion of the chief fire warden.


Thanking the deputy fire wardens for their kind assistance, I am


Respectfully yours, AIMEE LANGEVIN, Chief Fire Warden.


Fire wardens for the year ending 1913, appointed yearly: Frank Brissette, George H. Clemence, Chas. F. Blackmer, A. O. Giroux, Adelard Bouchard, John J. Keenan, Alex. L'Heureux, Dennie Langevin, Louis Pontbriand, W. J. Wadleigh, Joseph Payant.


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Sidewalk Repairs


Of the appropriation of $2,000.00 for sidewalk repairs, I have a balance of $4.22. New strips laid and repairs done chiefly on the following streets : Main, Hamilton, Pleasant, River, Worcester, Me- chanic and Charlton streets.


New crosswalks were laid on Mechanic, Charlton and River streets.


For the coming year curbs need to be reset in a good many places, especially on Main street, where new walks are badly needed.


Railings


Appropriation $400.00. Balance left $236.53


Most all railings were in immediate need of repairs. New railings were put on the Sandersdale road and from Fort Sumpter to Morse neighhorhood. The labor, men and teams amounted to $236.34, lumber $262.79, painting $83.15, miscellaneous supplies $54.25.


I have a balance of $13.42. An appropriation of about $250.00 would be sufficient for the care of the railings the coming year.


Brown Tail Moths


As in previous years I have attended to the ex- termination of brown tail moths. These moths seem to become more numerous every year. They are great fliers and sometimes are carried in the wind many miles, and it is for this reason that they spread so. The


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method of treatment is clipping off the winter nests, and burning them. Last year 1800 nests were de- stroyed, and this year over 3,500 nests have already been found, and all the sections have not yet been vis- ited.


I would suggest that an apporpriation of about $250.00 would be sufficient to cover the expenses. -


Bridges


There was an appropriation of $2,650.00 to be added to to a balance of $83.33. I have on hand a balance of $2.44. Four cement bridges were con-


structed. One at Elm street, a 16 foot clear span cement bridge, and one at Pleasant street, a 20-foot clear span. Two others, one on Goddard street and one on Eastford road, near J. Mason's land. The Sanders- dale bridge between Sandersdale and Fort Sumpter and the Mechanic street bridge were replanked. Other bridges were patched and cared for according to the demands.


I would recommend that the Sandersdale bridge and the one between Fort Sumpter and Sandersdale be repaired with cement slabs. The side abuttments are in good condition. The bridges at the A. O. Co., Vinton street and Brookside are also in great need of repairs. 'The rest of the bridges are in pretty fair con- dition.


I will leave the amount to be appropriated in the hands of the committee on good roads, and the finan- cial committee.


Annual Report


of the


Sinking Fund Commissioners


To the Citizens of Southbridge:


We respectfully submit our report for the year ending Jan. 1, 1914, and recommend that the town appropriate for the ensuing year the sum of $750.00.


The funds are deposited in the following banks: Leicester Savings Bank,


$699 64


Southbridge Savings Bank, 1,781 67


Amherst Savings Bank, 795 90


Clinton Savings Bank,


861 46


Worcester People's Savings Bank,


895 92


Salem Five-Cent Savings Bank,


828 02


Fitchburg Savings Bank,


727 88


Worcester Mechanic Savings Bank, 679 14


Leominster Savings Bank, 1,020 00


Worcester Five-Cent Savings Bank,


750 00


Worcester County Institution for Savings, 640 00


City of Augusta Water Bonds,


16,000 00


Total, $25,679 63 We invested $750.00 in the Worcester Five-Cent


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Savings Bank and $640.00 in the Worcester County Institution for Savings.


Respectfully submitted,


ISIDORE LEBLANC, EPHREM CHICOINE, LOUIS G. DUPUIS, Sinking Fund Commissioners.


Report of ROAD COMMITTEE


Appointed at the Annual Town Meeting March, 1913


At the annual town meeting. held March, 1913, a committee was appointed to take charge of the construc- tion of improved roads on South street, Crane street, Main street, Eastford and North Woodstock roads.


In carrying out this work, the committee been greatly handicapped by being obliged to change en- gineers continually. From the time the work was started on the different roads, until its completion, five different engineers were employed. This complicated matters not only for the committee but also for the contractors, and is another demonstration of the fact that the town make different arrangements for its en- gineering work in the future.


The committee believe that it would be more economical for the town to employ an engineer by the year and we know that the total cost to the town for the past year would have been materially less had this plan been in operation.


The following is a detailed report of the work done by the committee :-


SOUTH STREET.


The work on South street was done by contract.


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After advertising for bids, the Hassam Paving Com- pany of Worcester was awarded the contract, they being the lowest bidder.


The following method of construction was deemed advisable. Upon a prepared sub-grade, native broken stone was laid, which after rolling was four inches in depth. Upon this course was laid a wearing surface of smaller stone, which after rolling was two inches thick. Water was eliminated from this course, but it was rolled until it presented an unyielding surface. Upon this course, or wearing surface an application of bitu- men, heated to a tepmerature of 200 degrees Fahren- heit, was evenly spread at a rate of not less than one and one half gallons to the square yard. This bitumen completely coated the stone and penetrated to the bot tom of the course. Immediately after the application of this bitumen, broken stone of the size known as No. 2 was spread evenly and thickly, completely filling the voids. Rolling was continued until the surface pre- sented was smooth, and showed no signs of further compressibility. Upon this surface, a thin layer 14 inch thick of mixed asphalt and sand was spread.


The total appropriation for this work was $5, 169. 58. Of this amount $4,931.08 was paid to the contractor and the balance for engineering and supervision.


CRANE STREET.


Before actual work was begun on this street, the survey showed that the corner of the freight depot of the N. Y. N. H. & H. R. R. was in the street loca- tion. This matter was taken up with the Railroad Company and after a number of conferences an agree-


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REPORT OF ROAD COMMITTEE


ment was reached whereby, if acceptable to the voters, the town would relocate the street in such a manner as to bring the street line just outside the building, in consideration of which the Railroad Company would pay the town $1,500 to be expended for a cement road- way in front of the depot.




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