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Lynnfield
Aug. 24
Lynnfield
George Ivison Dana
Canton
Gertrude Marion Bond
Lynnfield
Sept. 1
Lynn
Chester Allen Guppey Marie Louise Houde
Salem
Sept. 3
Lynn
George Linwood Marten
Lynnfield
Laura Irene Stewart
Lynnfield
Sept. 8
Lynn
Samuel Caldwell Armstrong
Lynn Lynnfield
Sept. 15
Cambridge
Lawrence Summer Carlton Olive Hayes
Hartford, Conn. Lynnfield
Oct. 5
Weymouth
Paul E. Dickenson
Lynnfield
Ruth S. Freeman
E. Weymouth
Oct. 12
Boston
Albert Frank Newhall
Somerville Lynnfield
Oct. 27
Lynnfield
Robert Gibson
Swampscott Lynnfield
Oct. 29
Lexington
Kenneth Howard Foskett
Lynnfield
Lynnfield
Oct. 29
Lexington
Lynnfield
Fannie Leticia Andrews
Lynnfield
8
Providence R T
John William Repo
T.vnnfield
Lynnfield
16
Myrtle Bradbury Hayward
Mabel Florence Harding
Jane Lydia Bartlett
Martha Andrews Moore Harold Bertron Clark
Lynn
Lynnfield
Emma Caroline Payzant
DEATHS RECORDED IN LYNNFIELD, 1923
Date
Name of Deceased
Y
M
D
Cause
1922
Nov. 25
Homer S. Hasty
51
7
1
Internal Injuries
1923
Jan. 28
John L. Hamilton
49
5
5
Appendicitis
Jan. 30
Abner Harold Barker
47
10
10
Nephritus
Feb. 14 Frank Follinsbee Butman
73
5
30
La Grippe
Feb. 20
Michael F. Donovan
62
6
8 General Septicaemia
Mar. 9 Orlando Chester Guppey, Jr.
62
6
8 Heart Disease Natural causes
Mar. 25 Ellen G. Russell
90
2
21
Senile decay Heart Disease
Mar. 26
Mary Ann Reynolds
60
Apr. 8
Stella Adeline Makepeace Wight
77
4
22
Arteriosclerosis
May 12 Arthur D. Upton
55
4
27
Bronchopneumonia
May 13
Marianna Poor
63
0
24 Anaemia
May 24
Henry M. Hill
81
7
21
Appolexy
June 13
Anstis Cummings Hooper
69
9
28
Arteriosclerosis
June 16
Thomas Edward Wellwood
38
9
Fracture of skull
June 17
Gustave A. Matson
63
9
10
Eucephalitio
June 20
Enoch George Russell
83
9
15 Bronchopneumonia
June 21
J. Joseph Doherty
45
5
10 Pernicious anaemia
June 22
Martha S. Flagg
88
July 15 Armanella Coffill
66
15 Arteriosclerosis Heart Disease
Aug. 4
Corenna Victoria Currier
65
3
15 Carcinoma of Liver
Aug. 29
Stillborn
64
Mar. 19
James S. Roache
17
..
Sept. 9 William E. Cass
37
6
Angina Pectoris
Sept. 10 Elizabeth Little Law
73
10
29
Enteritis
Sept. 12 Henry Gove
71
6
20 Carcinoma of Stomach
Sept. 13 Edward Doyle
83
6
28 Cerebral Hemorrhage
Sept. 27
Mary E. Bowler
62
7
5 Cerebral Hemorrhage Septicaemia
Sept. 28
Theresa Rogers
63
Oct. 16
Benjamin Finney Keyes
79
9
15 Loco Ataxia
Oct. 17 Marjory Alice Watson
1
10
Intussusception
Oct. 19 Charles S. Wood
92
7
17 Arteriosclerosis
Oct. 22
Rosanna Louise Derby
78
6
8 Carcinoma of Stomach
Nov. 13
Charles Jerome Bolton
74
9
28 Carcinoma of Mouth
Nov. 25 Caroline Stetson Currier
79
1
13 Cerebral Thrombosis
Nov. 28 Joseph Gray, Jr.
4
5
5 Diphtheria
Nov. 29
Walter C. Harris
59
4
12 Asphyxiated by Gas
Dec. 3 David A. Fullerton
42
10
2 Tuberculosis, Pul.
Dec. 31
. Stillborn
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REPORT OF TREASURER
Lynnfield Centre, Jan. 1, 1924
To the Citizens of the Town of Lynnfield:
Herewith I submit my twenty-first annual report, showing money received during the fiscal year ending December 31, 1923, also ac- counting for funds held in trust by the Town:
TRUST FUNDS
Cemetery Endowments with accrued interest $ 6,722.98
Mary U. Nash Improvement with accrued interest 2,563.87
George N. Blake Library Fund 4,000.00
Mary U. Nash Library Fund
1,000.00
George L. Hawkes Library Fund
500.00
Adelia J. Clough Library Fund . . . 300.00
Suntaug Fund
. 61.49
Liability Insurance Fund
977.13
$16,125.47
Dividends earned. Amount expended and how invested.
GEORGE L. HAWKES LIBRARY FUND
On deposit December 31, 1922
$ 500.00
Dividends for year to Oct. 1, 1923 21.25
$ 521.25
Dividends withdrawn expended by Library .. $ 21.25
On deposit Suffolk Savings Bank Dec. 31, 1923 500.00 $ 521.25
MARY U. NASH LIBRARY FUND
On deposit December 31, 1922 $ 1,000.00
Dividends for year ending Nov. 1, 1923
45.00
$ 1,045.00
Dividends withdrawn, expended by Library . .
$
45.00
On deposit Dec. 31, 1923, Med. Sav. Bank .. 1,000.00
$ 1,045.00
GEORGE N. BLAKE LIBRARY FUND
Amount as reported Dec. 31, 1922
$ 4,000.00
Dividends for year ending Dec. 31, 1923 230.00
$ 4,230.00
Dividends Expended by Library
$ 230.00 Investment in Bonds 4,000.00
$ 4,230.00
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ADELIA J. CLOUGH LIBRARY FUND
On deposit December 31, 1922
$ 300.00
Dividend to August 1, 1923
7.89
$ 307.89
Dividend expended by Library $ 7.89
On deposit Wake. Sav. Bank Dec. 31, '23 300.00 $ 307.89
MARY U. NASH IMPROVEMENT FUND
On deposit Dec. 31, 1922
$ 2,457.12
Dividend Wildey Savings Bank
46.70
Dividend Wakefield Savings Bank
43.13
Dividend Mechanics Savings Bank
. . .. .
16.92
$ 2,563.87
On deposit December 31, 1923
Wildey Savings Bank
$ 1,202.90
Wakefield Savings Bank
991.66
Mechanics Savings Bank
369.31
$ 2,563.87
SUNTAUG PARK FUND
Amount of Fund December 31, 1922 $ 2,196.59
Earnings for year 1923 61.49
$ 2,258.08.
Paid School Note
$ 1,000.00 1
Appropriation for Library Building
1,196.59
On deposit Dec. 31, 1923
61.49
$ 2.258.08
LIABILITY INSURANCE FUND
On deposit December 31, 1922 $ 500.63
Added Appropriation of 1923 500.00
Dividend
26.50
$ 1,027.13
Withdrawn and expended $ 50.00
On deposit Wakefield Savings Bank
977.13
$ 1,027.13-
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CEMETERY TRUST FUNDS
Six lots were endowed during the year as follows: May 10. From Josephine Mansfield to endow lot No. 20 of George J. Mansfield in Willow Cemetery. Deposited Wildey Savings Bank, May 12, 1923 $ 100.00*
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June 6. From Annie S. Perkins of Wakefield and Clara A. Cheney of Wakefield to endow lot of John Perkins in Forest Hills Cemetery.
Deposited Mechanics Sav. Bank, Reading, June 10, 1923. . $ 200.00 July 10. From Viola E. McNeil of Waverly, one hundred dollars to endow lot No. 199 in Forest Hill Cemetery. Deposited in Wake- field Savings Bank, July 17, 1923.
July 27. From Emma F. Hobson, one hundred dollars to endow lot No. 56 of Joseph H. Hobson in Willow Cemetery. Deposited in Wakefield Savings Bank, Aug. 1, 1923.
Oct. 12. From Winifred Munroe, one hundred dollars to endow lot No. 219 of A. Brigham Munroe in Forest Hill Cemetery. Deposit- ed in Wakefield Savings Bank, Oct 15, 1923.
Nov. 3. From Clara N. Herrick, one hundred dollars to endow lot of George Edmund Herrick in Forest Hill Cemetery. Deposited in Mechanics Savings Bank, Nov. 5, 1923.
Amount of funds and accrued interest
reported December 31, 1922
$ 5,944.82
Endowments received during year 1923
700.00
Interest earned · 271.41
$ 6,916.23
Withdrawn and paid for care of Endowed lots
193.25
$ 6,722.98
Invested as follows:
Wakefield Savings Bank
$ 3,543.71
Mechanics Savings Bank
1,699.31
Wildey Savings Bank
1,178.06
Liberty Bonds
300.00
Cash in Treasurer's hands
1.90
$ 6,722.98
INCOME EXPENSE AND BALANCE OF EACH FUND
On Deposit 12-31 '22
Income 1923
Expenses On Deposit
1923
12-31-'23
Henry Bancroft
$ 292.23
$ 14.03
$ 4.50
$ 301.76
Warren Bancroft
100.90
4.25
4.00
101.15
Thomas D. Blake
118.77
5.37
3.00
121.14
Albert R. Bryant
109.56
4.97
3.00
111.53
John Bryant
84.27
4,04
3.00
85.31
Jonathan Bryant
103.29
4.67
4.00
103.96
Matthew Cox
122.22
5.53
3.00
124.75
Jeremiah Coney
159.41
6.42
7.50
158.33
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Sarah J. Coney
110.84
4.46
4.00
111.30
Daniel P. Cook
100.00
4.25
4.25
100.00
George S. Danforth
102.31
4.63
4.00
102.94
John M. Danforth
99.88
4.52
4.00
100.40
Mary A. Danforth
112.63
4.52
4.00
113.15
Eward Downing
104.35
4.73
4.00
105.08
Oliver, Downing
104.35
4.74
4.00
105.09
William C. Duncanson
100.50
4.25
4.00
100.75
Adelia C. Emerson
75.20
3.39
3.00
75.59
Emerson & Orne
85.09
3.87
3.00
85.96
Lucy E. Gowing
51.70
2.45
3.00
51.15
Esther W. M. Gilman
225.55
10.24
4.00
231.79
Endicott Hart
51.70
2.45
3.00
51.15
John E. Hastings
108.95
5.20
4.00
110.15
Mary B. Hawkes
108.59
4.93
3.00
110.52
George Edmund Herrick
100.00
Joseph H. Hobson
100.00
Joshua Hewes
102.99
4.14
3.00
104.13
Jacob Hood
110.62
5.01
4.00
111.63
Joseph Hart
154.64
7.02
5.00
156.66
George J. Mansfield
2.00
102.00
R. and M. Mansfield
105.98
4.79
3.00
107.77
Viola E. McNeil
100.00
A. Brigham Munroe
100.00
Daniel Needham
116.65
5.29
3.00
118.94
Helen D. Newcomb
108.34
4.36
3.00
109.70
James H. Newhall
113.78
5.15
4.00
114.93
Joseph Newhall
85.98
3.87
2.00
87.85
Warren Newhall
104.86
5.01
4.00
105.87
Wright Newhall
106.93
4.83
4.00
107.76
James Norwood
100.66
4.55
4.00
101.21
David F. Parsons
109.68
4.40
4.00
110.08
Israel Parsons
109.68
4.40
4.00
110.08
Ebeneezr Parsons
123.82
5.92
3.00
126.74
Esther R. Perkins
108.17
5.18
4.00
109.35
John Perkins
3.75
203.75
M. C. Pope
104.77
4.75
4.00
105.52
Charlotte Ramsdel
133.63
6.05
3.00
136.68
Herbert Richardson
82.63
3.73
3.00
83.36
Moses Richardson
116.63
5.29
3.00
118.92
John W. Ross
101.50
4.59
4.00
102.09
Nathaniel Ross
101.13
4.59
4.00
101.72
Elbridge Russell
227.08
10.90
6.00
231.98
Lois Shute
101.69
4.59
4.00
102.28
George Skinner
103.20
4.67
4.00
103.87
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Herbert A. Skinner
108.41
5.20
4.00
109.61
William Skinner
153.73
6.18
6.00
153.51
Amanda Wiley
111.17
5.32
4.00
112.49
Jacob Wiley
104.58
4.20
3.00
105.78
Mary E. Wiley
3.77
103.77
$ 5,944.82
$ 271.41 $ 193.25
$6,722.98
TREASURER'S FINANCIAL REPORT
Cash on hand and on deposit January 1, 1923
$ 11,130.82
Loans in anticipation of Revenue
30,000.00
Various persons, Licenses and Permits
73.00
Dog Tax refunded by County Treasurer
253.55
Interest George N. Blake Library Fund
-
230.00
Interest Mary U. Nash Library Fund
45.00
Interest George L. Hawkes Library Fund
21.25
Interest Adelia J. Clough Library Fund
7.89
Fines collected Main Library
19.15
Fines collected South Library
38.56
Interest Cemetery Trust Funds withdrawn
193.75
Wood sold Willow Cemetery
35.00
Wood sold F. H. Cemetery
5.00
Cemetery Lots Sold
65.00
Rent Town Hall
166.00
Rent South Hall
143.00
Fees Sealer of Weights and Measures
17.87
Sale of Fire Wagon
20.00
Sale of Wood from Park
12.00
Town Wakefield, one-half expense Setting Bounds
59.50
Sale of Lead
1.40
Collections by Moth Supt.
392.00
Moth Tax collected
72.75
N. B. Todd, loam Centre School
5.00
E. L. Phillips, Memorial Day bal returned
5.00
Merrimac Chemical Co., Carboys returned
10.50
F. Bryant, for advertising
2.12
Essex County, Dog damage
14.00
Essex County, Court fines
60.00
Suntaug Fund, Sale of Bond
1,000.00
Suntaug Fund, Appropriation for Library
1.196.59
Compensation Fund, expense for year
50.00
School Dept., Rebate on Shingles
1.88
Parents, Tuition
49.73
City Lynn, Tuition
150.00
City Peabody, Tuition
100.00
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School Dept., Retirement Fund
492.50
Commonwealth of Massachusetts:
State License
6.00
Inspector Barns and Cattle
25.00
State Aid
240.00
Soldiers' Exemption
26.31
Supt. School Salary
277.91
·High School Transportation
2,675.56
Tuition
960.81
Corporation Tax 1922
849.84
Highway Moth
50.30
National Bank Tax
75.58
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Income tax 1922
157.50
Income tax 1921
117.00
Income tax 1923
2,860.00
Collector of taxes
Tax of 1923
39,168.20
Tax of 1922
13,356.70
Tax of 1921
6,403.79
Poll tax 1923
1,656.00
Poll tax 1922
31.00
Interest 1921 tax
642.25
Interest 1922 tax
344.22
Interest 1923 tax
10.09
Tax Title Sold
32.91
Wakefield Trust Co., Interest daily balance
126.50
$116,233.28
Treasury Warrants Paid
$115,699.96
On deposit Wakefield Trust Co.
533.32 $116,233.28
FRANKLIN W. FREEMAN, Treasurer
REPORT OF SELECTMEN
To the Citizens of the Town of Lynnfield:
The first meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held on March 19, 1923.
Organization, F. C. NEWHALL, Chairman W. W. MONROE, Secretary CARL H. RUSSELL
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The yearly appointments were made at this meeting. HIGHWAY WORK
The work of the highways has been done under the supervision of Ralph E. Cox. Locust Street has been put in fine shape but the Salem Street pavement has not as yet been taken over by the State. The Square has been improved and we hope to have an appropriation to install curb around the square.
LOCATION OF POLES
A location for five poles on Walnut Street was granted New Eng- land Telephone and Telegraph Company.
PERAMBULATION OF TOWN BOUNDS
In accordance with provision of General Laws requiring examina- tion of town bounds every three years the bounds between Lynnfield and Reading were perambulated Nov. 3, 1923, between Lynnfield and Wakefield Nov. 17, 1923, and Lynnfield and North Reading Dec. 1, 1923.
CHARITIES
Requirements for charities remained about the same as last year, complete financial statements appear elsewhere in this report.
REPAIRS TO TOWN BUILDINGS
The Committee appointed at March meeting to investigate heat- ing system at Town Hall reported that the present system was ade- quate and preferable to either hot water or steam but the present sys- tem needed some repairs. These repairs have been taken care of and will now serve for several years. The old meeting house was repair- ed and painted inside, also the main library building has been re- painted.
INSURANCE
The insurance on all Town property has been increased and an even amount falls due each year.
Respectfully submitted, WESLEY W. MUNROE, Sec.
Lynnfield, Mass., July 12, 1923 To the County Commissioners for the County of Essex:
We, the undersigned, Selectmen of the Town of Lynnfield, for and in behalf of the inhabitants thereof, hereby respectfully petition your Board to discontinue as a public highway a certain parcel of land situated at the northeast corner of Salem Street and Broadway in said Lynnfield for the reason that common convenience and neces- sity no longer requires said land as a public highway, that portion
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of said highway to be discontinued being the same premises laid into the highway by decree of said County Commissioners under date of December 29, 1922 and comprising all the land lying between the state highway lines of said Salem Street and Broadway as they ex- isted prior to said taking and the line of said taking as hereinafter described, to wit :-
"Beginning at a point on the northerly line of the state high- way known as Salem Street in the Town of Lynnfield at a point. bearing North (magnetic) 87 degrees, 36 inches, 00 feet West, Thirty-eight and thirty-eight one hundredths (38.38) feet meas- ured along said state highway line from the center of the back of a stone monument marking an angle in the line of said state highway and thence running westerly, northwesterly, and north- erly turning to the right one hundred fifty-two and nineteen one hundredths (152.19) feet on an arc of a circle tangent to said line and having a radius of seventy-one and ninety-two one hundredths (71.92) feet to a point on an arc of a circle mark- ing the easterly boundry of the state highway known as the Newburyport Turnpike, said point being distant southerly meas- ured along said arc eighty and one one hundredth (80.01) feet from the northerly end thereof as marked by a stone monument. Said described line being the northeasterly line of said highway as established by said decree, and shown on a plan filed and de- posited in the office of the County Engineer bearing the record. number 2298."
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FRANK C. NEWHALL CARL H. RUSSELL WESLEY W. MUNROE
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Selectmen of Lynnfield
Essex, ss.
Court of County Commissioners
August term, A. D. 1923, held by adjournment at Salem.
The Selectmen of the Town of Lynnfield for and in behalf of the' inhabitants thereof by their petition to said Commissioners repre -. sent that common convenience and necessity no longer require as a public highway the land lying between the state highway lines of Salem Street and Broadway in said Town and the line of Salem Street as established by the County Commissioners by their decree of Decem- ber 29, 1922, and they respectfully petition the Commissioners to dis- continue as a public highway this land situated at the northeast cor- ner of Salem Street and Broadway of said Town.
This petition was entered at the July term, A. D. 1923, when no -.
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tice was ordered given to all persons and corporations interested there- in of the time and place when and where the Commissioners would meet for purpose of viewing the premises and hearing the parties, as by their order of notice on file and of record will more fully appear.
It having been made to appear that all persons and corporations interested therein had been duly notified of the time and place of meeting, we the County Commissioners for said County did on the 14th day of September A. D. 1923 meet at the Court House in Salem, when and where the parties appeared and no person interested appeared to object.
Having heard the parties, we did adjudge that common conven- ience and necessity require that the portion of the highway at Salem Street in the Town of Lynnfield bounded on the northeast by the curved line established by the County Commissioners December 29, 1922, on the south by the line of the state highway on said Salem Street and on the northeast by the line of the state highway on said Broadway or the Newburyport Turnpike, so called, all as shown on the plan accompanying the decree above referred to, be discontinued.
And we did adjudge and determine that the damages occasioned by a discontinuance and the benefits accruing therefrom are equal and consequently no damages are awarded.
In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands this 18th day of September in the year of our Lord One Thousand Nine Hun- dred and Twenty-three.
ROBERT H. MITCHELL RAYMOND H. TREFRY FREDERICK BUTLER County Commissioners.
Essex, ss. Court of County Commissioners, August term A. D. 1923. The foregoing report is filed and accepted and thereupon it is ordered that the same be recorded that the portions of said highways. as set forth be discontinued forever.
ALBERT HAROLD E. THURSTON, Deputy Asst. Clerk A true copy attest :
HAROLD E. THURSTON, Deputy Asst. Clerk.
REPORT OF FIRE DEPARTMENT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
During the year 1923 this Department responded to forty-eight. (48) calls, twenty-six (26) of which were for grass and brush fires.
Quite a few calls were for chimney fires and I would recommend
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that every householder clean the inside of his chimney at least once a year.
The fire alarm system was extended to include one additional box. I hope for a further extension the coming year.
Respectfully submitted, EDWARD A. RUSSELL, Chief Engineer
REPORT OF FOREST WARDEN
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen :- During this last year the Town has been fortunate in not having had only two forest fires of any great size considering the very dry season.
I feel that the forest fires will promptly and efficiently be taken care of this coming year under the new forest warden Mr. Edward Russell.
Respectfully submitted, RALPH E. COX, Forest Warden
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen :- I have tried to keep the holes in the streets patched this last year.
The mixer which was bought in the spring for mixing the mater- ial has proved to be a great labor and time saver. It was a good investment.
Tarvia and oil were applied to main traveled streets.
Grading was done on Bay State Road and Locust Street and Middleton Hill.
Part of the sidewalks in the Centre were resurfaced with stone- dust. This material is proving very satisfactory. It will be well to do more this coming year.
Inventory January 1, 1924.
One road machine, 4 horse
One road machine, 2 horse
One drag seraper
One drag scraper One drag scraper (worn out)
One tar kettle
One gasoline tar patch mixer
One V shaped truck snow plow
Four sidewalk plows
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12 shovels, snow (new)
Two picks, six shovels, (gravel), two rakes, one hoe, two lan- terns, badly worn out.
Respectfully submitted, RALPH E. COX, Supt.
REPORT OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen :- I herewith submit the following report for the year ending Dec. 31, 1923.
Sealed
Platform scales over 5,000 lbs.
2
Platform scales under 5,000 lbs.
4
Counter scales
5
Beam scales ...
4
Spring scales
.
9
Computing scales platform
4
Computing scales hanging
0
Weights avoirdupois
44
Liquid measures
32
Gasoline measuring pumps
13
Gasoline quantity stops
.
68
Oil measuring pumps
9
Oil quantity stops
25
Yard measures
Total fees collected $17.87
Respectfully submitted, RALPH E. COX, Sealer of Weights and Measures
REPORT OF TREE WARDEN
To the Citizens of the Town of Lynnfield:
At the last Annual Town Meeting an appropriation was made to take care of the shade trees. This appropriation is very small com- pared to the amount of work to be done.
There were 25 Norway maples planted this year which are doing fine.
Owing to complaints about the low branches on the trees which interfered with automobiles it was necessary to go over and remove them, which used up a large amount of the appropriation.
There are a great many dead trees which should be removed along the roadside which are dangerous to the public. I hope the appropri- ation will not be so small this coming year.
Respectfully submitted,
LYMAN H. TWISS, Tree Warden
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REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen :- I herewith submit my report of Police Department for the year ending December 31, 1923.
There have been nine arrests as follows: One for driving under the influence of liquor, fined $100.00, one for assault, fined $25.00, one for automobile accident, fined $25.00. A number of others for var- ious things that were discharged.
There have been sixteen summonses served.
There have been a number of places broken into, the Lynn and State Police have helped out all they could in trying to locate the guilty parties.
There have been a good many accidents this year which have kept us quite busy looking after them.
Officers have been on duty Sundays and Holidays, also doing duty as Traffic Officers on the Turnpike.
Respectfully submitted,
ALBERT G. TEDFORD, Chief of Police
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen :- The work during the year was about the same as last year. There were no serious diseases found and most stock was in good condition.
Respectfully submitted,
WALTER GRAY, Inspector of Animals
REPORT OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES
In submitting our report for the past year we feel that the most important fact to be mentioned is the satisfactory accommodations now provided for the Branch Library. The building erected under the direction of the Special Committee appointed at the Town Meet- ing a year ago, is proving entirely suitable, and adapted to all needs. The building committee erected for the Town a remarkably well con- structed library for the amount of money with which they had to work. The installation of a gas-steam heating unit at a cost of $167.00 and the screening at $20.00 were taken care of from the regular funds.
During the coming year the trustees should be able to place more new books in the libraries, as there should be fewer unplanned for ex- penses.
Respectfully submitted, GEO. E. LAMBERT, JR., Chairman
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REPORT OF MAIN LIBRARY
To the Citizens of the Town of Lynnfield:
Number of books loaned
3542
Number of patrons 221
Number of magazine patrons 16
Number of magazines loaned . .
191
Number of books added to library . 189 .
177 new books bought.
Four magazines are subscribed for by the Library.
$19.15 received from fines.
$1.25 received from magazines.
$1.17 miscellaneous expenses.
Gifts have been received from the following:
Miss Mary W. Tileston 2 books
Rev. Alexanda Stewart 3 books
W. J. Bond 2 books
Wm. S. Hart
1 book
State
4 books
Mrs. F. W. Freeman, magazines.
Miss Alice Bartlett, magazines.
Mr. Chas. Haywood, picture of Henry W. Longfellow.
Two sets of pictures were loaned us by the Woman's Education Association.
Respectfully submitted,
ELIZABETH W. GREEN, Librarian
REPORT OF BRANCH LIBRARY
To the Citizens of the Town of Lynnfield:
Number of book patrons
289
Number of books loaned
5309
Number of magazine patrons
110
Number of magazines loaned 1063
Received in fines
$ 33.85
Received from old magazines
4.71
Total
$ 38.56
Miscellaneous expense
$ 4.92
Books bought by Town
56
Magazines subscribed for
9
Received in gifts :
Mr. Phillip Lane, Sr.
4 books
Mrs. Arthur Bryant
1 book
Clifford Hunt
2 books
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Mr. Archie Hurlburt
10 books
Mrs. A. D. MacGregor
1 book
Internation Magazine Co.
1 book
Sherman Harding
11 books
Mrs. L. J. Cowan
3 books
A friend
12 books
Harry C. Maynard
6 books
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hoffman
16 books
Books have been loaned by :
Woman's Education Association.
Magazines have been received from:
Mrs. George Gove
Mrs. Charles Dewing.
Clifford Hunt.
Sherman Harding.
Mrs. William Abbott.
Mrs. George Dewing.
Estate of Rebecca and Mary Mansfield.
Department of Public Health.
Commonhealth Magazine.
Respectfully submitted,
GERTRUDE A. CHIPMAN, Branch Librarian
REPORT OF CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS
To the Citizens of Lynnfield:
We have endeavored to keep the Town cemeteries cleaned up and have them present a respectable appearance. To accomplish this we have had the grass, weeds and bushes cut and cleared up on uncared for lots and grass avenues.
Some areas have acquired a second cutting and cleaning up.
Of the young trees planted in Forest Hill and Willow Cemeteries a few have failed to live, and will have to be replaced.
There have been several lots endowed, the past year, for per- petual care in the regular endowment sum of One Hundred Dollars per single lot.
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