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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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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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