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quired it. So far as we have been informed, or from our personal observation, we believe that no neces- sity has existed to require an increased number. Furthermore, we have reasons for believing that the town has not for years been more quiet and orderly than in the past year. Now and then reports were made that some of the younger persons are accustomed to meet on the side- walks, and more especially in front of " Norris' Block," and remarks unbecoming or insulting are frequently heard by those passing. As a. portion of the sidewalk in front of the Block is private property, and as the occupants of these premises make no com- plaint, we took particular pains to gain, if possible, correct information as to the correctness of the re- ports, from inquiry of those who are in that vicinity most of the time, and by our own personal observa- tion, and we are inclined to believe the nuisance exists more in imagination than in reality. We feel safe in saying that, everything considered, the condition of the town, in point of good order and freedom from rowdyism, is as satisfactory as should reasonably be expected. The number of arrests the past year was 19. Tramps, 6; disturbing the peace, 4; assaults, 3; drunkenness, 4; bastardy, 1; disturbance on a rail- road train, 1. STREET LIGHTS. A few lamps have been added to the farmer num- ber during the year: of the number broken, three were by runaway teams, and the others by parties driving through the streOts in the night. In justice to those having charge of the lamps, we can say, they have performed their duty acceptably. The care they have taken of the lamps, and the promptness in lighting, have not passed unnoticed. • When the new Flag Staff was erected on the Com- mon, the old one was taken to East Lexington, and placed in front of the Village Hall Building, by the firm who furnished the new one. Owing to a defec- tive brace, it blew down in October last, and destroyed the topmast and crosstree; also injured property ad- joining, which has been repaired at an expense of about $25. A new topmast and crosstree was at once ordered of the firm who erected it, and who acknowledged the cause of its falling, and who will undoubtedly make proper restitution. The delay occasioned by the pressure of business of the firin . prevented the finishing • of the mast and crosstree before the freezing of the ground, which would in- crease the expense of excavating so much that it was deemed best to defer replacing it until early in the Spring. The departure the past year from the usual cus- tom, of not making an appropriation for contingen- cies, necessitated the payment of such expenses from unappropriated money in the treasury. The Treas- urer's statement will show that $2,026.30 has been taken from these funds; of this amount, all except between three or four hundred dollars has been drawn by transfers, or expenditures authorized by a vote of the town. The amount taken to meet contingent