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Cemetery Department,
158 44
Particular Sewers,
328 85
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ENGINEER'S REPORT.
Fire Alarm, $10 30
Public Schools, 4 56
Board of Health,
2 64
Incidentals,
649 17
$2,903 75
The incidental expenditures are sub-divided as follows : Board of Survey : Surveys and plans of pro-
posed new street lines and grades as directed, and the examination of all plans submitted to the Board for approval, $130 35
Street Numbering : Revising the entire number- ing system, making fifty-five new plans of streets, locating and plotting all building on both new and old plans, in accordance with the by-law approved April 22, 1901, 304 32
Town Lines : Relocating and setting new bounds on Massachusetts Avenue, Hibbard Street and Westminster Avenue, at the Lexington line, 21 63
Surveys and plans for conveyance of a portion of the Almshouse lot to the Trustees of Symmes
Hospital, including location of right of way 36 68 Indexing and arranging of plans and records in Town Clerk's office, 15 61
Copying plans of property from Registry at East Cambridge, 33 54
Surveys, plans and photographs and attendance at court on cases pending, 13 24
Plans, studies, estimates for various committees. including plans and profiles of Tanager street and Crescent Hill avenue, and Jason street School District 93 80
$649 17
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ENGINEER'S REPORT.
STORM DRAINS.
Drains for the removal of surface water were laid in Kens- ington park from Pleasant street to Kensington road, also in Appleton street from Oakland avenue to Florence avenue, and across Massachusetts avenue, opposite entrance to Boston & Maine Railroad and at Hobbs court. Catch-basins were placed at suitable points to receive water from the street gutters and were provided with hoods over the outlets to prevent debris from passing over into the main pipes. In the case of Kensington park much ledge was encountered which added considerably to the cost of the work. The total length of storm drains now in use in the Town which have been built under systematic and improved methods is 5.5 miles.
The line of Forest street at Old Bow street has been changed . by the County Commissioners to agree with the lines of the work of separation of grades by the Boston & Maine Railroad. The Commissioners have also established new lines for Bow street to connect with the new street built at the time of the separation of grades, making thereby a street forty feet in width from Forest street to Lowell street. These new lines have been permanently defined by stone bounds. Lines for location of poles have been given the Somerville Electric Light Company on Lake street, from Massachusetts avenue to Cross street and Bow street, from Forest street to Lowell street. Also lines of accepted streets have been given to property owners when requested on accepted streets.
BOARD OF SURVEY.
Under the direction of the Board, surveys and plans were made of Tanager street, Park circle, Woodland street and Bartlett avenue, from Gray street to Woodland street, showing
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new lines and grades. Plans and profiles of the following streets which were received with petitions for location from the owners of abutting property were examined and reported.
From
TO Distance
Gloucester St.
Mt Vernon St.
Highland Ave. 730 ft.
Windemere Ave.
Bartlett Ave.
H. J. Locke's land 350 “
Orchard Terrace
Medford St.
Webcowet Road
375 “
Gardner St.
Broadway
Fremont St.
1,000 “
Rangeley Ave.
Mystic St.
Glen Ave.
625 “
Glen Ave.
Mystic St
Walnut Ave
500 “
Summer St.
Pine St.
Lansdowne Road
550 “
Lansdowne Road
Summer St.
McManus land
775
Rockland Ave.
McManus land, southerly
700 “
Millett St.
Lansdowne Road
Brattle Park
275 “
Willow Ct.
Mass. Ave , northerly
170 “
Arnold St.
Dundee Road
Ilibbert St.
750 “
Williams St.
Arnold St , northerly
782
Total,
7,582 "
A survey, plan and profile was made of Cresent Hill avenue from the Lexington line to Park place. This street was accepted by the Town December 1, 1902, and an appropriation of $2,500 voted for construction.
WATER DEPARTMENT.
Lines have been given for the extensions of the Water Works System and all new gates, specials and hydrants have been located and plotted on the plans of the Department. The ser- vice boxes or shut-off gates for buildings have all been located and are being recorded. New and complete plans should be compiled showing boundaries and location of the Water Works property at East Lexington.
CEMETERIES.
The portion of Mount Pleasant Cemetery which was graded in 1901 has been completed by the building of the new avenues.
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ENGINEER'S REPORT.
A contract was made by the Board of Cemetery Trustees with Michael Kelly for furnishing the material, excavating, etc.
The following are the quantities of the work done under this- contract, the Water Department having first laid about 800 feet of six inch main pipe in the avenues for future use in the care of the cemetery.
298 cubic yards Blue gravel.
26 66
Screened gravel.
38 66 66 Light macadam.
111 66 66 Sub-grading.
17 65 66 Brick work in catch-basins.
745 66
66 Tar concrete for gutters.
453 lineal feet, 8-inch, 12-inch and 18-inch pipe laid :for catch-basins.
All surplus excavated material was deposited on Meadow Brook Park for filling.
SEWERS.
All new construction this year was done by day labor with the exception of Gray street which was built under contract with H. A. Hanscom & Company, on account of the large quantity of ledge to be excavated.
The methods employed in caring for the sewerage system are the same as last year. The sewers have been thoroughly cleaned and found to be in good condition.
The following table will show details of construction by streets in 1902 :
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TABLE SHOWING COST OF SEWERS BY STREETS, 1902.
Cost of
Size.
Length.
Total Cost.
Amount of Assess- ments.
Cost per foot.
Average Cut.
Character of Soil.
Labor.
Material.
Bartlett avenue (Woodland street to summit manhole)
6
187
$141 91
$50 82
$192 73
$170 70
$1 03
6.5 ft.
Ledge and gravel.
Bartlett avenue (Extension to Gray street) ..
8
63
53 44
12 10
65 54
1 04
8.5 ft.
Blue gravel and boulders.
Forest st., Massachusetts ave. to Peirce st ..
8
347
368 45
114 88
483 33
397 60
1 40
8.5 ft.
Coarse gravel and ledge.
Gray street (Extension to summit manhole) Irving street .
8
14
29 49
25 00
54 49
3 89
7 ft.
Boulders and wet loam.
8
125
116 04
46 33
162 37
149 07
1 30
7.5 ft.
Loam and boulders.
Jason street . Extension to Woodland street) Lowell st. (Westmoreland ave., 314 ft north)
8
314
220 51
94 47
314 98
404 92
1 00
8 ft.
Blue gravel.
Mount Vernon.
8
269
230 63
127 74
358 37
337 42
1 33
7.5 ft.
Blue gravel and ledge.
North Union street.
6
141
85 43
30 65
116 08
80 22
82
8.5 ft.
Sand and gravel.
Peirce street ( Forest street to Clark street) .
8
473
541 17
220 68
761 85
478 85
1 61
9
ft.
Warren street (Palmer to Wyman).
8
223
165 09
S1 29
246 38
223 87
1 10
9.5 ft.
Coarse gravel. Sand.
Westminster ave. (Montague st. to Lexing- ton line) ...
8
305
629 86
127 53
757 39
378 91
2 48
9.5 ft.
Ledge and blue gravel.
8
302
186 35
78 27
264 62
333 01
88
5 ft.
Blue gravel and boulders.
Wollaston ave. (West st. to Wachusett ave.) Woodland st. (Jason st. to Bartlett ave.) ....
8
284
477 18
112 77
589 95
327 65
2 09
8.5 ft.
Ledge loam and boulders.
Total construction, 1902. .. 3,512 feet, or 0.67 miles.
Total length of sewers December 31, 1902. 22.05 miles. Sewers owned by Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 3.47 miles.
ENGINEER'S REPORT.
Ledge and blue gravel.
8
465
1,187 60
140 87
1,328 47
458 14
2 86
7.5 ft.
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ENGINEER'S REPORT.
TABLE SHOWING BUILDINGS ON LINES OF SEWERS.
Street.
Total Build- ings.
B'Id'gs Con- nected.
Street.
Build.
Total B'Id'gs Con- ings. nected.
Academy
19
17
Moore pl.
6
6
Addison
13
11
Mt. Vernon
16
9
Appleton
11
5
Mystic
32
17
Ashland
5
1
Palmer
18
14
Avon pl.
10
6
Park av.
24
14
Bacon
9
4
Park
27
5
Bartlett av.
26
23
Park st pl.
4
4
Beacon
33
8
Paul Revere road
8
6
Belnap ·
8
2
Peirce
3
3
Broadway
41
21
Pelham terrace
7
7
Central .
16
9
Pleasant .
51
32
Chapman
2
2
Pond lane
.
1
1
Chestnut
4
3
Prescott .
3
1
Claremont av.
23
11
Ravine
2
2
Cleveland
10
8
Right of way, (Swan st.)
1
1
Cliff
2
1
Robbins road .
9
8
Cottage av.
14
4
Russell
14
8
Court
10
6
Russell terrace
6
5
Crescent Hill av.
17
6
Sawin
8
6
Cross
4
2
Schouler court
14
9
Decatur .
15
5
Swan
4
1
Devereaux
1
1
Swan pl.
12
5
Elder terrace
3
2
Tanager
13
11
Florence av.
6
3
Teel
30
26
Forest
6
.
1
Teel st. pl.
4
Franklin
27
18
Wachusett av.
2
2
Gray
17
16
Walnut
9
4
Henderson
43
22
Walnut ct.
7
5
Hillside av.
22
13
Warren
13
6
Irving
8
8
Water
11
7
Jason
.
43
30
Webster .
16
6
Lake
9
3
Wellington
9
6
Lakeview
1
1
Westmoreland av.
9
3
Lewis av.
18
11
Westminster av.
18
13
Linwood
3
1
Whittemore
9
7
Lowell
23
14
Willow pl.
3
1
Lowell st. pl.
8
5
Winter
9
5
Maple
10
8
Wollaston av.
18
15
Marathon
5
5
Woodland
3
1
Massachusetts av.
260
142
Wyman .
16
7
Medford
28
14
Mill
.
6
3
Montague
6
3
1,314
768
.
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ENGINEER'S REPORT.
PARTICULAR SEWERS.
The labor and materials on Particular Sewers have been fur- nished by the Sewer Department as in previous years. The cost of the work this year is less per foot than any year since the work began in 1896.
LIST OF PARTICULAR SEWER CONNECTIONS TO JAN. 1, 1903.
Buildings Connected.
Number of Connections.
Length
Average Cost per foot.
1896
116
114
8,341
.68
1897
132
122
7,633
.69
1898
110
115
7,397
.61
1899
128
125
7,178
.58
1900
89
90
5,228
.61
1901
97
94
6.467
.53
1902
96
91
5,437
.51
Totals,
768
751
47,681
Total cost of Particular Sewers to date
$32,579 58
Total receipts for Particular Sewers
32,344 77
Balance
$ 234 81
Amounts due the Town from unsettled accounts,
$247 75
The Engineering Department is now well equipped with the necessary instruments for handling the engineering work of the Town in an economical manner. A part, however, of the instruments were purchased by the Sewer Department for use on sewer construction and should be. transferred by an appro- priation to the Engineering Department, as they are now used on general Town work for all departments.
The new vault which has been provided in the basement of the Town Hall has relieved the crowded condition of the old vaults and allows much needed space for the accommodation of the plans and records not in daily use.
Respectively submitted,
ROBERT W. POND,
Town Engineer.
REPORT OF SEWER COMMISSIONERS.
The Sewer Commissioners submit the following statement as showing the condition of the Sewer Department at the end of the year 1902, the details of the work for the year will be found in the report of the Town Engineer.
SEWER DEPARTMENT STATEMENT JAN. 1, 1903.
Cr. Dr.
Total assessments levied to Jan. 1, 1903
$128,594 90
Assessments abated
$1,036 89
Assessments levied on cemeteries and Town property and deemed not collectable .
2,784 95
Assessments levied on church prop- erty, etc., deemed uncollect- able
1,404 99
Assessments levied on sewers built by Metropolitan Sewer Com- mission and to be paid the Commonwealth
4,261 03
Appropriation for Henderson street district sewers 10,500 00
Bond issue 1896 for sewer con- struction
100,000 00
Amounts carried forward,
$9,487,86 $239,094 90
.
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SEWER COMMISSIONERS.
Amounts brought forward, $9,487 86 $239,094 90
Sale of main sewer to Common- wealth of Massachusetts, less collectable assessments .
42,400 13
Amount expended for sewer construction and maintenance (including Henderson street district sewers) as per Town Treasurer's balance, Jan. 1, 1903 .. 267,212 34
$276,700 20 $281,495 03 276,700 20
Balance
$4,794 83
Stock and materials on hand for new construction ·
776 58
Amounts due from other depart- ments and individuals . ·
275 88
Balance for new construction
$5,847 29
Tools, instruments, storehouse, horses, teams and equipment Estimated value of sewer assess- ment plans .
$3,246 70
8,500 00
$17,593 99
We desire to call the attention of the Town to the fact that nearly all the instruments now in general use by the Engineer- ing Department were bought from the funds of the Sewer Department, at a cost of $557.46, for sewer construction pur- poses ; also that the assessments on public property, including
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SEWER COMMISSIONERS.
schools, Town buildings, parks and cemeteries, amounting to $2,785.95 represent an amount of expenditures that have materially reduced the funds available for new construction. We ask that an appropriation to cover these amounts be made at the annual Town meeting to reimbuse the department ; by so doing the work can be continued without further appropria- tions for a period of at least two years. We again recommend that $500 be allowed annually for the care and maintenance of existing sewers.
Respectfully submitted,
EDWARD S. FESSENDEN, WINFIELD S. DURGIN, WARREN W. RAWSON, Sewer Commissioners.
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
For the year ending December 31, 1902, the general health of the Town has been exceptionally good.
The entire number of cases of contagious diseases reported to the Board of Health was 123.
Of this number 103 were measles, 3 diphtheria, 4 scarlet fever, 6 typhoid fever and 7 small-pox.
Of the seven cases of small-pox, four were probably infected in Boston, Cambridge and Somerville, and the remaining three, all in the same family, took the disease from one of the four above named.
In all cases the patients were at once removed to the Somerville Small-pox Hospital, and the remaining members of the family thrice vaccinated, and quarantined for two weeks.
The second case occurred in the thickly settled district of Lewis avenue, and it seemed best to vaccinate all people in that vicinity who had not been recently vaccinated. The vaccination was done by Dr. Keegan.
This included practically all residents of the section bounded by Warren, Franklin, Hamlet and Medford streets.
Cases three, four, five and six were in one house on Teel street.
With the exception of the first case on Teel street, which was practically well when discovered, all were removed to the Somerville Small-pox Hospital as soon as the diagnosis could be definitely made.
A woman was found on Henderson street in the pustular stage of small-pox, she having escaped from a quarantined
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house in Cambridge. The Cambridge Board of Health imme- diately removed the patient to Cambridge.
All the residents of the Teel and Henderson street district, who had not recently been vaccinated, were at once vaccinated by Doctors Keegan and Hooker, by request of the Board of Health. No new cases developed.
All these cases above mentioned had settlements in other towns and municipalities, and it is expected that their officials will meet the expenses incurred in the care of patients, and quarantine of other members of the several families.
While such extensive vaccination caused considerable expense, it seemed best to take every precaution to prevent the spread of this dread disease in Town.
The practicability of such radical measures may be seen, for with such an opportunity of exposure, no other cases developed, the only spread of the disease being among members of the same family.
The Medical Inspector has made daily visits to the various schools, and the following is his report.
The total number of children examined during the year 1902 was 1,212, of which number 109 were sent home for the follow- ing causes : -
Pediculi,
46
Chicken-pox, 3
Vaccination,
18
Favus, 2
Sore Throat, 19
Ivy poisoning, 2
Measles,
4 Stye, 3
Ringworm,
4 Erysipelas, 1
Pink Eye, 3
Whooping-cough, 1
During the fall term 270 children were examined for vaccina- tion, of whom only 18 were found unvaccinated. The latter were afterwards vaccinated and duly inspected.
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BOARD OF HEALTH.
In a number of suspected cases of whooping-cough the chil- dren have been requested to remain at home. These cases are not included in above list.
Several requests have been made to parents to have children's eyes tested for glasses, which requests have been complied with, with good results
Upon request of the Board of Health, Mr. Harold L. Frost kindly submitted specimens of varieties of weeds, taken from Spy Pond, to Professor G. E. Stone of the Massachusetts Agricultural College.
Professor Stone states that the vegetable growth seen on and close to the shores of the pond is a species of Algae, whose growth is favored by the lowering of the water of the pond, thereby permitting the material to dry.
The remedy proposed by Professor Stone is to sand the entire shore.
The other growth found in the deeper water is of a decided weedy type, and can only be removed by an exhaustive and complete system of dredging.
Because of the increasing growth of the weeds in the deeper waters of the pond, and its unpleasant appearance on the sur- face of the water during the summer season, we earnestly recommend that the Town make a greater effort to exterminate this growth by a more extensive system of dredging during the coming summer than has been carried on in the past.
PLUMBING INSPECTIONS.
During the year ending December 31, 1902, one hundred and ten plumbing permits were applied for and duly issued. These permits covered a large amount of plumbing. Under some of said permits a portion of the plumbing was done in violation of our Town regulations relating thereto. Defects complained of
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BOARD OF HEALTH.
were remedied, but in some cases after considerable contention had resulted therefrom.
Increase in cost of plumbing the past year has caused much controversy by contractors slighting work to avoid expense in the execution of their contracts.
Enforcement in our Town of the new by-laws relating to the construction of buildings facilitates the inspection of plumbing.
Signed,
EDWARD S. FESSENDEN, EDWIN P. STICKNEY, M. D., EDWIN MILLS,
Board of Health.
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BOARD OF HEALTH.
DEATHS REGISTERED DURING THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1902.
AGE.
NAMES.
DATE OF DEATH.
Years.
Mos.
Days.
William Colgen ..
Jan.
1
37
. .
Olena Clara Hall.
66
5
42
6
29
Elizabeth Sweeney
7
5
2
28
Deborah R. Monroe.
66
S
60
4
22
Julia Streb.
6
68
4
19
Thomas Williams.
15
40
.
. .
Mary S. Carter.
16
71
9
1
Benjamin Ceverg.
17
60
..
..
Eliza H. Manchester
..
26
80
9
19
George E. Crandall
66
27
65
:
..
Johannah Callahan. .
27
78
.
. .
66
31
85
6
21
John A. Plummer
Feb.
7
21
9
22
Mary E. Eveleth
66
7
76
:
. .
66
8
48
..
Sherman E. Kimball.
17
1
1
26
Edward Donahue.
66
18
14
1
25
Mead .
23
28
56
3
McGrevy .
March
2
65
20
Cook.
66
3
:
1
4
Catherine McFarlane.
12
73
. .
. .
Alfred LeRoy Main
19
4
8
Kate Rockwood.
22
40
5
25
Unknown
Dec.
17
..
:
..
Mary A. Cutter.
March
28
89
8
29
Russel B. Greenleaf
66
28
.
11
28
Maria E. Smith ..
66
28
65
8
Emily R. Grossmithi.
66
31
26
4
22
Alice Ruth Easter.
4
10
8
17
Harriet L. Kimball ..
5
69
10
26
Elizabeth McCormack.
66
9
8
19
Bridget Foohey.
12
40
21
80
5
20
Angelo Caterino
25
4
8
12
60
25
..
:
. .
Stingel.
66
25
. .
.
..
Bernard McGowan.
30
70
3
10
Isabel J. Fitzgerald.
60
·
66
5
10
5
19
Mary A. Robinson
7
32
S
7
Phillip J. Ahern
8
. .
8
73
11
11
Hugh T. Elder .
66
10
57
2
. .
Frederick Godfrey
66
15
55
4
4
Thomas E. Thorpe.
19
85
6
9
William A. Seavey
19
46
.
12
Anna Avitabile .
21
27
3
:
66
18
.
.
. CZ
. .
Sarah E. Nourse
Jane F. Beals
66
4
37
66
66
1091
April
James Muldoon
5
56
..
Cynthia P. Edgerley.
Stingel.
28
83
4
6
Mary Rouse.
May
2
62
2
7
Harriet E. Hill.
66
3
William N. Andrews
66
66
. .
Martha A. Teele
1962
Thomas Doherty
. .
Marguerite H. Hughes
21
Elizabeth R. Fifield
Ellen Toomey ..
1902
.
BOARD OF HEALTH.
DEATHS-Continued.
NAMES.
DATE OF DEATH.
Years.
Mos.
Days.
Andrew Robinson.
May
19
32
5
19
Frederick E. Barrett
April
3
20
9
14
William Volar ..
May
17
56
..
Robert Dinsmore.
June
6
60
..
. .
66
13
43
..
..
66
23
64
6
·
66
27
25
10
13
Angelo Dottole.
66
27
3
9
S
Margaret Roach
July
61
·
..
66
3
76
4
20
Mary S. Knowlton.
66
S
81
Catherine C. Gaddis
S
65
3
21
Eleanor R. Mead.
9
25
3
21
Ellen Murray
66
12
25
11
19
Margaret Bemis
66
16
60
..
. .
- Knowles.
16
..
..
.
Ellen W. Blandy
16
63
11
10
Anna E. Blake. .
17
62
G
18
Margaret Alice O'Hara.
19
43
4
27
Fannie B. Lane.
66
73
5
20
Clara W. Smith.
22
58
·
·
66
24
29
1
20
James E. Whitten ..
27
1S
3
27
Caroline E. Holmes
29
S9
9
29
Maria B. Bassett ..
66
30
47
10
12
Josephine C. Drew
31
68
S
17
Waldo W. Forbush
5
39
4
1S
William Mead ..
6
50
. .
. .
James H. Fermoyle
66
9
26
10
2
-O'Leary
66
15
72
4
29
Henry Harris ..
66
17
73
5
7
Sophia Hill Langdon
66
19
84
5
19
Sarah C. C. Darling.
66
31
79
S
16
Eleanor G. Godfrey.
66
31
81
10
30
Chas. B. Whittemore
S
82
3
17
Annie Toomey
Aug.
22
10
..
..
Daniel J. Mulqueeny.
Sept.
9
27
9
13
Elizabeth Mccluskey
19
33
1-
66
19
63
6
13
Sarah C. Crane
66
21
59
5
6
James Hurley
16
24
21
6
22
James J. Loftus.
66
28
67
. .
1890
Elvira J. Butman.
Sept.
27
54
. .
. .
Frederick Allen
Sept.
29
75
5
Charles F. Gurnsey
Oct.
4
23
16
Daniel F. Grant.
6
54
Mary O'Brien.
66
15
. .
. .
60
William Canty
16
8
38
3
David Mahoney
Jane Stingel ...
Josie E. Le Baron
3
3
1
19
Dan G. Drew.
. .
Sophia Brennan.
66
77
3
21
Charles A Davies.
29
9
42
.
1
Annie Keaney
66
11
. .
..
..
11
..
Arthur Swenson
66
George W. Townsend.
66
22
6
22
Lottie D. Higgins
28
34
Catherine Rowe
1902
8 1.00: 00 6
..
AGE.
1902
Samuel H. Smith.
Catherine Sullivan
66
66
Monica M. Hennessey
Aug.
Clara Schwamb
Sept.
90
85
86
BOARD OF HEALTH.
DEATHS-Concluded.
NAMES.
DATE OF DEATH.
Years.
Mos.
Days.
Mary E. King
Oct.
25
6
8
18
Mary A. Hennessey
Nov.
1
1
60
..
..
5
23
5
5
Edith M Roop ..
11
3
1
1
Mary A. Packard.
66
14
78
10
9
Mary E. Dacey
14
25
3
20
William A. Brown
6.
21
1
5
15
John W. Macon .
.¢
21
. .
5
21
Hubbard Foster.
23
89
10
23
Gerald E. Utting.
23
::
5
2-2
Alice Raymond.
66
30
32
Oliver L. Perkins.
Dec.
4
47
.
27
Daniel F. Sullivan
6
1
5
24
Agnes W. Prendergast.
66
6
1
5
5
Daniel Leary.
66
8
69
Mary Hill.
66
17
22
5
John O'Leary
66
20
52
Ella M. Spencer.
20
34
..
13
Lucy A. Bartlett.
23
83
3
17
Francis S. Frost.
26
77
9
2
Jeremiah Ryan
66
29
36
.
·
Whole number of deaths
141
Males. ..
Females ..
79
Number under five years of age.
34
between five and ten years of age. 66 ten and thirty
20
thirty and sixty years of age.
36
66
sixty and seventy
"
21
66 seventy and eighty “
66
13
66
over ninety years of age.
0
American parentage
51
Foreign parentage ..
58
Mixed .
15
Unknown ..
17
SOME OF THE DISEASES OR CAUSE OF DEATH.
Pneumonia
13
Meningitis.
5
Phthisis .. .
12
Bronchitis.
1
Heart disease.
11
Diphtheria ..
1
Carcinoma
3
Cancer.
9
Consumption
1 Tuberculosis.
6
1
9
..
. .
Gladys W. Byram
5
.
9
James A . Hagan.
7
48
Catherine E. Carey.
66
40
20
..
..
. .
Bernard McGeary
66
20
. .
1
10
Ida A. Lawrence
24
47
8
25
Alexander Gordon
1902
- Brackett.
25
..
Kate M. Dickson ..
6.
30
Margaret T. Grannan.
..
- McCarthy
62
2
15
eighty and ninety 66
AGE.
REPORT OF PARK COMMISSIONERS.
The maintenance of the park areas in charge of the Park Commissioners is about all the work which has been done during the past year.
At Menotomy Rocks Park a caretaker has been employed throughout the summer season as has been customary in years past. Under the direction of Mr. Harold Frost the trees which were most badly infested with the gypsy moth were burlapped and during the season that the caterpillar is most active these were watched and the caterpillars removed by the caretaker. During each year a considerable number of the trees in this Park die and have to be removed and it is almost impossible to grow new ones to take their places. In the opinion of the Board and the experts whom they have consulted, this is due largely to the loss of nourishment due to removing the leaves which drop in the fall At the present time these are removed by the neighboring farmers to be used as covering, without expense to the Town. The reason for allowing this is that if the leaves remain on the ground they are liable to take fire and cause the destruction of the trees. The nourishment thus lost must be furnished in some way and in the opinion of the Board this could be done by allowing the leaves to remain and rot, but in order to do this safely it would be necessary to have the Park policed for a much longer time each year in order to extinguish any fire which might be started, necessitating a con- siderable increase in the appropriation for maintenance, but it seems to the Board that the money expended for this purpose
88
PARK COMMISSIONERS.
is a good investment as it will tend to preserve the trees and the beautiful appearance of the Park.
At Meadow Park very little filling has been deposited during the year. Early in the season by agreement between the Selectmen, the Board of Health and the Park Commissioners, the ashes collected near the center of the Town were dumped on the private land lying between the park land and Mystic street, near Chestnut street, to fill up a low area which was becoming a nuisance detrimental to the public health. As soon as the appropriation was made at the annual meeting for the maintenance of the parks, two men were employed to remove brown tail moth nests from the trees in Meadow Park which were badly infested, but very little could be done as the worms began to leave the nests about the time the appropriation was made.
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