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Total Fund
$29,500.00
.Receipts.
Balance of Income Account January
1,1913
$2,094.94
Receipts from investments for the year 1912:
Henderson Street Loan
420.00
Locke School Addition Loan
300.00
Water Loan of 1910
160.00
Water Loan of 1909
10.00
Summer Street Loan of 1908
40.00
Savings Bank deposit 6 months to July 1
44.88
Savings Bank deposit 6 months to Janu- ary 1, 1914
6.98
One year's interest on Tax Note dated
December 30, 1912, $3500 at 4% 140.00
$3,216.80
Expenditures.
Paid Town Treasurer for care of Cemeteries
$700.00
Balance of income account 2,516.80
Total Fund and accumulated income
$3,216.80
Investments.
Henderson Street Sewer Loan Note dated December 31, 1903, due December 31, 1923; 4% $10,500.00
Three Locke School Addition Loan Notes dated December 31, 1908, due De- cember 31, 1924, 1925, 1926; $2500 each; 4% 7,500.00
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One Summer Street Loan Note dated December 31, 1908, due December 31, 1914; 4% $1,000.00
One Town of Arlington Tax Note dated July 7, 1913, due July 7, 1914; Int. 4% One Town of Arlington Tax Note dated December 30, 1913, due December 30, 1914; 4%
5,000.00
4,000.00
Four Town of Arlington Water Loan Notes of 1910 dated December 1, 1910, due one December 1, 1922, and one December 1 in each of the three suc- ceeding years, $1000 each; 4%
4,000.00
Deposit in Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank 16.80
$32,016.80
SOLDIERS' MONUMENT FUND.
Amount of Fund January 1, 1913
$2,000.00
Accumulated income January 1, 1912 $1,219.66
Interest on Water Loan of 1908 80.00
Interest on enlargement of Locke School Lot Loan 20.00
Interest on deposit in Arlington Five
Cents Savings Bank 33.98
$1,353.64
Expenditures.
Paid Town of Arlington 73.73
Balance of Income Account 1,279.91
Total Fund and accumulated income January 1, 1914
$3,279.91
Investments.
One Water Loan Note of 1908 dated December 31, 1908, due December 31, 1914; 4%
$1,000.00
Deposit in Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank
2,279.91
$3,279.91
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SAMUEL C. BUCKNAM FUND.
Amount of Fund January 1, 1913
Accumulated income January 1, 1913
$105.33
Interest on Water Loan of 1910 40.00
Interest on Crosby School Additional Loan Note
20.00
Interest on Savings Bank Deposit
28.28
$2,000.00
$193.61
Expenditures ..
Paid Town of Arlington $80.00
Balance of Income Account $113.61
Total Fund and accumulated interest
$2,113.61
Investments.
One Water Bond of 1910 dated December 1, 1910, due December 1, 1921 $1,000.00
One Crosby School Additional Loan dated December 1, 1910, due December 1,1920 500.00
Deposit in Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank 613.61
$2,113.61
ARLINGTON, February 2, 1914.
I hereby certify that the above amounts of receipts and ex- penditures agree with the Auditor's books and that I have exam- ined the investments as reported and find the same correct and agreeing with my books.
GEORGE McK. RICHARDSON, Town Auditor. WARREN A. PEIRCE, GEORGE G. PEIRCE, J. EDWIN KIMBALL, Commissioners.
LIST OF JURORS.
LIST OF JURORS OF THE TOWN OF ARLINGTON, REVISED BY THE SELECTMEN, JANUARY 1914.
Name Occupation
Residence 1
Adams, Frank H.
Creamery
441 Mystic St.
Ahern, John J Plumber 17 Beacon St.
Allen, W. Stuart.
Manager
.15
Court St.
Averill, George H. Fish Dealer
41 Wollaston Ave.
Aylward, William P Merchant. 10 Trowbridge St.
Bacon, Major . Mason 8 Bacon St.
Ballard, James E.
Master Mariner 3 Tanager St.
Barnes, Charles A . Painter 20 Henderson St.
Barr, Russell W Carpenter . 53 Lancaster Rd.
Baston, James W Wood Carver 9 Court St.
Bean, Harlan B Salesman. . 1218 Massachusetts Ave.
Beers, W. Warren Machinist. . 404 Massachusetts Ave.
Benham, John H
Police Officer. .... 49
Norcross St.
Bevins, James J.
Restaurant. . 606 Massachusetts Ave.
Birch, Arthur
Bond, Everett P
. Clerk :
18
Linwood St.
Brooks, Ernest R.
Dentist.
103 Claremont Ave.
Brooks, William A.
Commissioner .
78 Jason St.
Brown, Henry K. Shoemaker ... 52 Westmoreland Ave.
Buckley, Jeremiah . Superintendent 28 Beacon St.
Bunton, William E
Draughtsman 168 Park Ave.
Buttrick, David. Merchant. 15 Swan St.
Callahan, Frank E. Machinist. 103 Franklin St.
Campbell, Clarence H Real Estate. 108 Broadway
Carens, George C Reporter 15 Windsor St.
Chase, Fred M.
Garage .... 743 Massachusetts Ave.
Clark, Merton R. Bookkeeper 20 Russell Ter
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Biggs, Douglas S.
Machinist 74 Wollaston Ave.
Bott, William G.
Salesman
158 Pleasant St.
. Civil Engineer 17 Hillside Ave.
Bridgham, Arthur L
Printer .8 Florence Ave.
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Name Occupation Residence
Clark, George.
Stablekeeper . . . .. 30 Mystic St.
Clifford, Daniel I.
Letter Carrier.115 Westminster Ave.
Connor, Fred Paul Salesman. 36 Draper Ave.
Cotton, A. Eugene
Mason .... 1054 Massachusetts Ave.
Crosby, Edgar . Farmer 85 Lake St.
Curry, Fred H.
Engineer 16 Cliff St.
Cutter, Waldo R
Farmer
151 Summer St.
Dacey, John A.
Chemist. .. 1263 Massachusetts Ave-
Dale, David T. Rope Maker 32 Lewis Ave.
Deering, Edwin F
Marketman
11
Avon Pl.
Dick, John M .
Investments.
190
Pleasant St.
Dinsmore, Robert S
Conductor
52
Mystic St.
Doane, Foster P
Salesman
243 Lowell St.
Doane, Warner S
Clerk
44 Lombard Ter.
Doe, George I. Retired
.44 Jason St.
Downing, Edward I.
Salesman
149 Hillside Ave.
Drouet, William C Salesman
56 Florence Ave.
Duff, Frank J. Spring Mfr 12 Henderson St.
Duncan, David W.
Florist.
133
Mystic St.
Durgin, Winfield S
Ice Dealer. . 301 Massachusetts Ave.
Eaton, Joseph H. Produce. ... 97 Paul Revere Rd.
Finley, Henry . Piano Maker. 71 Wollaston Ave.
Fitzpatrick, William A Clerk. 27 Central St.
Fowle, George M
Bookkeeper . 355 Massachusetts Ave.
Gardner, John P
Saw Filer
61
Lowell St.
Giles, Harvey E. Barber 14 Whittemore St.
Goddard, Joseph V. Clerk 147 Forest St.
Goodwin, Lyndon R. Fish Dealer
Grannan, William D.
Undertaker. . 378 Massachusetts Ave.
Guarente, Raffaele D
Barber
29
Chestnut St.
Higgins, Charles H. Forester 7 Swan St.
Hildreth, Nathan L. Insurance. 104 Medford St.
Draughtsman 25 Aerial St. Hill, Horace H.
Hill, George H. Wood Turner 38 Brattle Lane
Hurley, Timothy Expressman 20 Grove St.
Jenkins, Richard O Case Maker 19 Harvard St.
Donahue, John J
Forester 5 Brattle Ct.
Drew, Harry O.
Manufacturer. 185 Westminster Ave.
6 Park Ter.
415
LIST OF JURORS
Name
Occupation
Residence
Kelly, John .
Farmer
83 Highland Ave.
Kimball, Roscoe C
Foreman 21 Linwood St.
Kimball, Samuel E.
Retired
121 Lake St.
Kittredge, George E Chemist 211 Mystic St.
Lusk, John T. . Compositor. . 22 Crescent Hill Ave.
Mann, J. Merrill
. Insurance 15 Medford St.
Marsters, William T
Printer 46 Magnolia St.
Marvin, Louis G.
Printer .
17 Norcross St.
Miller, George H.
Jeweler . 66 Walnut St.
Myers, Alfred E.
Merchant. 19 Lombard Rd. Insurance .. 231 Massachusetts Ave.
Muller, William A
Mason. 56 Palmer St.
O'Brien, Timothy Parker, Charles A
Foreman.
135 Lake St.
Puffer, James P
Clerk. 100 Broadway
Reynolds, Deane S.
Manager 30 Addison St.
Russell, Frank F. Sexton 28 Russell St.
Russell, George O
Insurance. 55 Jason St. .
Sawyer, George A.
Carpenter 5 Wyman St.
Sawyer, John H
Furniture. 24 Maple St.
Sawyer, Walter D.
Salesman. 103 Bartlett Ave.
Sanborne, Charles E Forester .6 Court St. Pl.
Schnetzer, Florentine, Jr .
. Jeweler
184
Appleton St.
Schumacher, Fred W Teamster. 105 Crescent Hill Ave.
Smith, Fred S .. Agent. 10 Jason St.
Snow, Ernest A.
Architect .15 Lincoln St.
Storey, Orville L. Artist 10 Devereaux St.
Stratton, George C. Salesman 17 Orchard Ter.
Stinson, George H. Retired. 48 Lombard Ter.
Sunergren, Adolph F
Illustrator 15 Glen Ave.
Swadkins, Jason A
. Engineer
22
Marion Rd.
Swett, Warren P Salesman . 56 Claremont Ave.
. . 269 Massachusetts Ave. Tappan, Daniel L. Farmer. .
Bookkeeper . . 45 Claremont Ave. Tewksbury, George C
Thorpe, William H . Superintendent. 30 Russell St.
Trow, Albert W Retired. 21 Russell Ter.
Viano, John J. Merchant. . 185 Massachusetts Ave.
Purcell, Edmund J
Farmer 109 Broadway
Roop, William T
Merchant 32 Paul Revere Rd.
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Name
Occupation
Residence
Waage, John C.
Painter 16 Central St.
Wilder, Frederick G.
Clerk
15 Jason St.
Willis, Harold N.
Broker 16 Jason St.
Woodend, John E
Jeweler 72 Crescent Hill Ave.
Woodman, Charles W.
Lumber ... 1140 Massachusetts Ave.
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GYPSY AND BROWN-TAIL MOTH DEPARTMENT.
ARLINGTON, January 1, 1914.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen: I respectfully submit my report of the Gypsy and Brown-tail Moth Department, for the year ending December 31, 1913.
The work of this department has been carried along on practi- cally the same lines as in previous years.
GYPSY MOTH.
Owing to the vigorous fight which has been waged against this pest in the past the infestation of the gypsy moth, particularly in the residential section, is very slight. So slight, in fact, that they are hardly noticeable, and would perhaps lead the average citizen to believe that they were wholly exterminated. Regardless of how carefully and thoroughly the Town might be gone over in searching for these egg clusters it is impossible to find all of them, and with each cluster containing from two hundred to five hundred eggs it can readily be seen that if left unmolested they would rapidly multiply, which would mean the undoing of all the time and money expended during the past ten years. This would be a very unwise course to pursue and I should advise for the present at least sufficient appropriation for the employ- ment of a small force of four or five men thoroughout the year.
BROWN-TAIL MOTH.
About ninety per cent of the money expended during the winter months is charged to the cutting off and burning of the Brown- tail webs. With the outlying sections left neglected and uncared for, the extermination of this pest in the near future is not en- couraging.
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ELM LEAF BEETLE.
The infestation of this pest is general throughout the Town. While they do considerable damage they can be and are held in check by a thorough spraying of the foliage with arsenate of lead.
LEOPARD MOTH.
The injury to trees caused by the ravages of this pest is greater than all other insects combined. Many of the large trees on the highways, particularly the elms, have, as a last resort, been cut back in endeavoring to save them. In some instances this has proved partially successful. Yet the treatment is of such a severe nature and with results uncertain, make it far from satis- factory.
EQUIPMENT.
The department is well. provided for in regard to tools, etc. One new power spraying machine was purchased the past year, also our old woodland machine rebuilt and equipped with new engine and pumps. This with hand pumps is sufficient to take care of this feature of the work for a number of years.
RECOMMENDATIONS.
I would recommend that the sum of $5500 be appropriated for the ensuing year. About $4000 of this amount to be ex- pended in caring for Town trees, and the remaining $1500 to be used in financing the work on private property. On each private estate where work of this nature is performed an assess- ment is levied for the actual cost of labor and material, and said assessment is paid into the Town treasury.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM H. BRADLEY, Superintendent.
REPORT OF TREE WARDEN.
To the Citizens of the Town of Arlington:
The general interest manifested in shade trees is well illus- trated by the amount of money expended on them, and their esthetic value cannot be estimated in dollars and cents. Shade trees also add to the desirability of a community as a place of residence and should be cared for accordingly. Many of our trees are disfigured and oftentimes permanently injured by the mischievousness of boys and the carelessness of drivers of vehicles.
With the modern spraying machine now in use, not much anxiety is felt in regard to the gypsy and brown-tail moths, elm leaf beetle or in fact any leaf-eating insect, as these can easily be kept in check by a thorough spraying of the foliage with arsenate of lead at the proper time.
The ravages of the leopard moth, however, continue unabated. The nature and destructive habits of this pest have been explained in previous reports, and without aid from some unforeseen source, it would seem more than probable that the large trees, particu- larly the elms, must succumb within a very few years. The cutting away of the crown of some of the trees has been tried as a last resort in endeavoring to save them. While this has to some extent proven partially successful in checking them, the sacrifice is so great, and with results uncertain, make such treat- ment on the whole unsatisfactory.
RECOMMENDATIONS.
Last year $1000 was appropriated to be expended under the direction of the Tree Warden; $500 of this amount was specified to be used in suppressing the elm leaf beetle, the remaining $500 to be expended in the maintenance of the department. I would recommend that the sum of $1500 be appropriated for the ensuing year; $500 of this amount to be expended in suppressing the elm leaf beetle, and $1000
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to be used in purchasing and planting young trees, the necessary trimming of the larger ones, and the removal of dead trees. For receipts and disbursements see Auditor's Report.
Respectfully, WILLIAM H. BRADLEY, Tree Warden.
REPORT OF BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS.
ARLINGTON, January 20, 1914.
The Board of Park Commissioners respectfully submit the following report:
The work of the Commission the past year has been as formerly in the nature of supervision of the parks under its charge.
At Menotomy Park the seedlings planted the past few years have taken a good start, and if left alone by the children and unthinking older ones, they will make a good showing in a few years' time. One hundred white pines four to five feet high have been planted this year in clusters in various parts of the Park and give life to the vacant places made by cutting out of the dead trees.
The matter of a boulevard between the junction of Mystic and Summer Streets and Medford Street at the West Medford Bridge was left by the March Town Meeting to the Park Com- mission to report at some later meeting. In this connection it might be well to say that at our request the Metropolitan Park Commission is making studies of this location and their findings are expected to be received this spring, after which time this Board will be prepared to report on the subject.
The Commission will endeavor the coming year to do some planting on the various triangles at junctions of streets, under its supervision.
Respectfully submitted,
C. H. GANNETT, C. H. HIGGINS, WILLIAM E. LLOYD.
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REPORT OF TOWN COUNSEL.
ARLINGTON, January 1, 1914.
To the Honorable the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works:
Gentlemen: I have the honor to submit herewith my report as Town Counsel for the year ending December 31, 1913.
At the close of the year 1912 there were no suits pending against the Town. During the year 1913 there was but one suit entered, which is still pending, and is the appeal of the Suburban Land Company from the award of the Park Commission and the Board of Public Works for land takings on Turkey Hill for water and park purposes.
During the year we have had four suits in which the Town was named as Trustee, in which an appearance and answer for the Town as Trustee was filed. These are not matters, how- ever, that affect the Town particularly.
The Legislative work has been important this year. The principal bill which affected the Town was the Bill for the Re- imbursement of Smallpox Expenses. This bill was opposed in the hearing before the Committee and later during its passage through the Legislature by the State Board of Charity. We were successful in having a bill for $1200 recommended by the Committee, which passed both branches of the Legislature, only to be vetoed by the Governor. The Senate passed this bill over the veto of the Governor, but the Governor's action was sustained in the House. Another attempt to get this bill through will be made this coming year.
The bill to allow the Town to use water for mercantile, me- chanical, and municipal purposes from its own water supply without having it considered a part of the consumption in the assessment of the Metropolitan Water was successfully passed, although filed late. This enables the Town to use water taken from the old reservoir for the streets, for irrigation, and for the
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fountain near the new Town Hall, and also for irrigating the cemeteries. The saving to the Town is $40 per million gallons of water used.
The Board was represented before the Public Service Com- mission in regard to the condition of the tracks of the Bay State Street Railway Company on Mystic Street and, after a hearing, the Company were ordered to make extensive repairs.
The Town was also represented before the Public Service Commission in regard to better safeguards at the Mill Street Crossing, and an order was handed down from the Commission calling for guarding the Crossing until the last train at night, and slowing the speed of the trains to eight miles during the rest of the time the Crossing was not protected.
The Board of Health has had at times complaints for the main- tenance of the manure pile on the Allen Farm on Lake Street, but after a conference with the owners and the Board the matter was amicably adjusted and a new location designated which should not be a nuisance to any one.
The Board was represented before the County Commissioners relative to the relocation of Massachusetts Avenue in the vicinity of the new Town Hall and the lines were relocated by the Commissioners.
A very considerable number of opinions were rendered to the Town during the last year, some of them being of considerable importance and requiring a vast amount of time in the preparation.
The work of the Town Counsel's office has increased materially in the last few years and in all probability will continue to increase more and more. As the Town grows larger we have more and more perplexing questions arise, coupled with the fact that the Legislature is constantly changing the law relative to municipal government, so that it becomes necessary for the Town Counsel to be in close touch with most of the officers of the Town con- stantly. At the present time the Town Counsel attends all the meetings of the Board of Selectmen and of the Joint Board and attends at the request of other Boards.
Respectfully submitted,
PHILIP A. HENDRICK.
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS.
ARLINGTON, MASS., January 1, 1914.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Arlington, Mass .:
I herewith submit my report of the inspection of buildings for the year ending December 31, 1913. Two hundred and nine permits have been issued, classified as follows:
Dwellings, one-family
57
$150,400
Dwellings, two-family
74
374,400
Additions and alterations
21
20,025
Garages
31
11,327
Sheds
8
1,275
Milk house
1
1,000
Henhouse
1
200
Manufacturing buildings
2
4,000
Tool houses
2
650
Rebuilding burnt barn
1
Blocks of stores
2
3,200
Sleeping porch
1
300
Ice houses
2
35,000
Blacksmith shop
1
450
Office, laboratory, station meter room and storeroom
1
14,000
Water gas building
1
13,500
Oil storage tank
1
1,800
Gas holder
1
12,000
Replacing office wrecked by explosion
1
550
209
$644,077
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM GRATTO, Inspector of Buildings.
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REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF WIRES.
ARLINGTON, MASS., February 16, 1914. To the Honorable Board. of Selectmen and Board of Public Works:
Gentlemen: I respectfully submit my fourteenth annual report as Superintendent of Wires for the year ending De- cember 31, 1913, with such recommendations as are considered essential for the coming year.
POLES AND WIRES.
On January 31, 1913, the Wire Department completed the removal of all poles and wires formerly owned by the Atlantic Telegraph Company on Mystic, Summer, Grove, Dudley and Lowell Streets. This line of wires, being not in use and in an unsafe condition, were removed for the public safety in accordance with authority given under Chapter 337 of the Act of 1899. The question of ownership of the franchise granted to the Atlantic Telegraph Company in 1887 being thoroughly investigated in 1912 by Town Counselor Philip A. Hendrick and the Superintendent of Wires, and as no owners or other parties could be found who would assume any responsibility or liability of said poles and wires, same were condemned by the Wire Department and removed. Thirty-six (36) poles and forty-one thousand feet (41,000) of wire were removed from the above specified streets, this work being done at the expense of the Town.
Forty-four (44) new poles were set on the highways in accordance with locations granted as follows:
EDISON ELECTRIC ILLUMINATING COMPANY.
Dudley Street Eleven (11) Poles
Grove Street Nine (9) Poles
Lakeview Avenue Two (2) Poles
Lowell Street, south of Westmoreland Avenue Five (5) Poles Park Avenue, south of Cedar Avenue Three (3) Poles
Park Avenue at Linden Street One (1) Pole
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JOINT LOCATIONS .- EDISON COMPANY AND BOSTON ELEVATED RAILWAY COMPANY.
Massachusetts Avenue, west of Court Street Two (2) Poles
JOINT LOCATIONS .- TOWN OF ARLINGTON AND BOSTON ELEVATED RAILWAY COMPANY.
Massachusetts Avenue, between Pleasant and Academy Streets, eleven (11) iron poles to replace eleven (11) wood poles removed by the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company.
One hundred thirty-nine (139) poles were replaced and twenty-two were removed on the highways by the following companies:
Edison Company Replaced 74
Removed 11
New England Telephone and Telegraph Company
Replaced 55
Removed 1.1
Bay State Street Railway Co.
Replaced 10
Totals
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UNDERGROUND CONDUITS AND WIRES.
The Edison Electric Illuminating Company of Boston were granted permission on May 12, 1913, to construct a system of underground conduits on Mystic Street from Russell Street. to the Winchester line. This work was completed very quickly and in a most satisfactory manner, all work being finished about June 1. In this system of underground conduits are installed the high potential transmission wires supplying current to the Woburn Station of the Edison Company, these high power wires connecting with the main power plant of the Edison Company at South Boston. With the completion of the underground system of conduits, all high power wires of over 5000 volts are now removed from poles, this entire system of transmission wires being underground from the Somerville line to Winchester.
The Edison Company were granted, on May 12, 1913, loca- tions for constructing underground conduits and wires on Massachusetts Avenue, between Pleasant and Academy Streets,
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and Academy Street, from Massachusetts Avenue to Maple Street, for the "Ornamental Street Lighting System," which was built by the Town, also for supplying underground serv- ices to such buildings requiring light and power services heretofore supplied from overhead wires; all poles being re- moved with the installation of the underground system.
The New England Telephone and Telegraph Company were granted on May 12, 1913, permission to construct underground conduits on Academy Street, from Massachusetts Avenue to Maple Street. This system of conduits was required on account of the removal of all poles on this street between the above specified points in conjunction with the building of the ornamental street lighting system.
On December 26, 1913, a letter was received from the Edison Electric Illuminating Company of Boston stating that this company would remove all poles and wires on Massachusetts Avenue between the Soldiers' Monument and Mill Street; this work to be done in the years, 1914 1915 and 1916 at a cost of about thirty-five thousand (35,000) dollars. This question of the removal of all poles and wires in the business section of the Town was submitted to the Edison Company by this Department and the Town is to be congratulated that the Edison Company are willing to carry out such an important improvement as will soon be made, which should tend to enhance the value of all property in the central section of the Town, especially when a new system of street lighting will be installed which will be connected to the underground wire system. With the completion of this proposed system of underground wires the only poles that will remain on the highways will be the iron posts supporting trolley wires and the street lighting posts.
All of the electrical construction that has been installed on the highways during the past year by the Edison Company and the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company has . been of the highest class and has met the approval of the department in every particular. Prompt and efficient service has been rendered by the above companies in times of emer- gency to safeguard the public from broken wires, poles, etc.
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STREET LIGHTING.
The street lighting service as furnished by the Edison Company during the past year has been satisfactory, and very few interruptions were experienced. Changes were made in the location of several lights heretofore located, with the view of getting more even distribution of light. Several arc lights were removed and were replaced by incandescent lamps, which seem to give more satisfaction, especially when the new incandescent lights are distributed over a larger territory than covered by any one arc light. In the center of the Town on Massachusetts Avenue, between Pleasant and Acadamy Streets, and on Academy Street, from Massa- chusetts Avenue to Maple Street, eleven (11) incandescent and one (1) arc lights were removed, being replaced by lights on iron poles of the ornamental lighting system.
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