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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1915-Annual ReportREPORTS OF THE TOWN OFFICERS OF THE TOWN OF LEXINGTON For the Year 1915 THE ESTABROOK PRESS, PRINTERS BOSTON AND MARLBOROUGH, MASS. 1916 TOWN OF LEXINGTON LIST OF TOWN OFFICERS FROM March 1915 to March 1916 Town Clerk CHARLES W. SWAN Selectmen EDWARD W. TAYLOR (Chairman) S. MYRON LAWRENCE GEORGE H. CHILDS Overseers of the Poor S. MYRON LAWRENCE (Chairman) EDWARD W. TAYLOR GEORGE H. CHILDS Surveyors of Highways GEORGE H. CHILDS (Chairman) EDWARD W. TAYLOR S. MYRON LAWRENCE Board of Survey EDWARD W. TAYLOR (Chairman) GEORGE H. CHILDS S. MYRON LAWRENCE Assessors GEORGE H. JACKSON (Chairman) Term expires 1917 HENRY E. TUTTLE Term expires 1918 FREDERICK J. SPENCER Term expires 1916 Town Treasurer GEORGE D. HARRINGTON Collector of Taxes BYRON C. EARLE Cemetery Committee S. MYRON LAWRENCE GEORGE W. SPAULDING ARTHUR A. MARSHALL Term expires 1916 Term expires 1917 Term expires 1918 Auditor CHARLES F. PIERCE Board of Health DR. WM. L. BARNES (Chairman) JAMES F. McCARTHY WILLIAM B. FOSTER School Committee JAY O. RICHARDS (Chairman) ROBERT L. RYDER HALLIE C. BLAKE Term expires Term expires Term expires 1917 1916 1918 Term expires 1917 Term expires 1916 Term expires 1918 Park Commissioners DR. J. ODIN TILTON (Chairman) Term expires 1916 WILLIAM E. MULLIKEN Term expires 1918 *AUGUSTUS E. SCOTT Term expires 1917 Water and Sewer Commissioners GEORGE E. BRIGGS (Chairman) ALBERT B. TENNEY EDWARD H. MARA Term expires 1918 Term expires 1916 Term expires 1917 Trustees Public Trusts F. FOSTER SHERBURNE FRANK D. PEIRCE JOHN F. TURNER Term expires 1920 Term expires 1916 Term expires 1918 Tree Warden ALFRED E. ROBINSON Moderator EDWIN A. BAYLEY Constables CHARLES H. FRANKS PATRICK J. MAGUIRE Fence Viewers FRANK P. CUTTER CHARLES E. WHEELER Field Drivers WILLIAM F. FLETCHER PATRICK J. MAGUIRE Surveyors of Lumber FRANK P. CUTTER EDGAR W. HARROD * Deceased. APPOINTED OFFICERS Fire Engineers EDWARD W. TAYLOR (Chief) WM. S. SCAMMAN BYRON A. RUSSELL Police Officers CHARLES H. FRANKS (Acting Chief) PATRICK J. MAGUIRE THOMAS C. BUCKLEY JAMES J. SULLIVAN WALTER H. KEW JAMES IRWIN JOHN C. RUSSELL WILLIAM F. FLETCHER EDWARD C. MAGUIRE Park Police JOHN J. GARRITY Special Police FRANK E. CLARK JOHN CAMPBELL FRED W. JOHNSON CHARLES E. HADLEY CHARLES A. MANLEY CLIFTON E. WALKER THOMAS F. GRIFFIN OLIN L. PHELPS GEORGE S. TEAGUE WILLIAM S. SCAMMAN WILLIAM P. WRIGHT HENRY J. McNIDER MARK DODD GEORGE L. PEIRCE GEORGE CRAWFORD EDGAR L. WHITE Constable CHARLES E. WHEELER Keepers of Lockup CHARLES H. FRANKS THOMAS C. BUCKLEY Assistant Town Clerk MISS HELEN C. GALLAGHER Trustees of Gammell Legacy Income acting with the Overseers of the Poor MISS ROSE M. TUCKER MRS. WILLIAM W. REED Board of Trustees of Cary Memorial Library Consists of THE SELECTMEN THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE AND SETTLED CLERGYMEN OF THE TOWN Treasurer of Cary Memorial Library ROBERT L. RYDER Librarian of Cary Memorial Library MISS MARIAN P. KIRKLAND Assistants MISS HELEN E. MUZZEY MISS BARBARA MACKINNON MISS EMMA O. NICHOLS (East Lexington Branch) Trustees Bridge Charitable Fund F. FOSTER SHERBURNE FRANK D. PEIRCE JOHN F. TURNER Superintendent of Scales and Public Weighers WILLIAM E. DENHAM (Supt. Town Scales) GEORGE S. TEAGUE WILLIAM E. MULLIKEN GEORGE F. TEAGUE WILLIAM E. DENHAM Weighers of Hay and Grain CHARLES F. SPAULDING WILLIAM B. PORTER FRED GIVEN z Sealer of Weights and Measures CHARLES E. HADLEY Weigher at Stone Crusher MISS L. T. WHITING Measurers of Wood and Bark EDGAR W. HARROD GEORGE S. TEAGUE Superintendent of Water Department EVERETT S. LOCKE Clerk of Water Department EDWIN B. WORTHEN Supervisor of Streets ROBERT H. WHITE Forest Warden ROBERT WATT Superintendent of Moth Department OSBORNE J. GORMAN Superintendent and Matron of Almshouse MR. AND MRS. ROBERT H. WHITE Inspector of Animals DR. HARRY L. ALDERMAN Inspectors of Slaughtering DR. HARRY L. ALDERMAN CHARLES H. BUTTERFIELD Inspector of Buildings WILLIAM GRATTO Inspector of Plumbing ANDREW BAIN Town Physician DR. HENRY C. VALENTINE Janitor of Town Hall EDGAR L. WHITE Janitor of Cary Memorial Library FRANK E. CLARKE Janitor of Village Hall WILLIAM P. WRIGHT Janitor of Stone Building JOHN E. GARMON Registrars of Voters CHARLES F. NOURSE (Chairman) Term expires 1917 DAVID F. MURPHY Term expires 1918 BARTHOLOMEW D. CALLAHAN Term expires 1916 CHARLES W. SWAN (Clerk) Undertakers ARTHUR A. MARSHALL JAMES F. McCARTHY D. W. GRANNAN & SON Fumigator ARTHUR A. MARSHALL Charge of Odorless Cart ERNEST W. MARTIN Agent of Board of Health to Issue Burial Permits CHARLES W. SWAN Burial Agent ARTHUR A. MARSHALL Milk Inspector DR. LAURENCE L. PEIRCE 9 COMMITTEES APPOINTED AT VARIOUS TOWN MEETINGS By -Laws Appointed April 29, 1911 EDWIN A. BAYLEY ARTHUR L. BLODGETT CHARLES W. SWAN Committee on New Cemetery Appointed March 11, 1912 ALONZO E. LOCKE EVERETT S. EMERY ARTHUR A. MARSHALL S. MYRON LAWRENCE GEORGE H. JACKSON JAMES F. McCARTHY HERBERT L. WELLINGTON Finance Committee Term expires in March, 1916 DANIEL W. WEEKS DAVID F. MURPHY EUGENE T. BUCKLEY JOHN E. A. MULLIKEN EVERETT S. EMERY Term expires in March, 1917 LESTER T. REDMAN RALPH L. STEVENS CHARLES H. RUDD DANIEL B. LEWIS JOSEPH N. LEONARD 10 Term expires in March, 1918 WILLIAM W. REED CHARLES H. MILES FRANK H. LOCKE A. INGHAM BICKNELL CHARLES J. DAILEY Committee on Increased School Accommodations ARTHUR L. BLODGETT AUGUSTUS E. SCOTT* CHARLES S. CLAPHAM DWIGHT F. KILGOUR AND THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE Moth Committee WILLIAM S. SCAMMAN EDWARD WOOD HENRY L. WADSWORTH ' Deceased. 11 TOWN RECORDS WARRANT FOR A TOWN MEETING January 6, 1915 Town Warrant Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Middlesex, ss. To either of the Constables of the Town of Lexington, in said County, Greeting: In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are directed to notify the inhabitants of the Town of Lexington qualified to vote in Town affairs, to meet at the Town Hall in said Lexington, on Wednesday, the sixth day of January, A. D., 1915, at 7.30 P. M., then and there to act on the following articles: Art. 1. To receive the report of any Board of Town Officers or of any Committee of the Town for action thereon, and to appoint other Committees. Art. 2. To see if the Town will authorize their Treasurer, under the direction of the Selectmen, to bor- row money for any necessary purposes, in anticipation of revenue for the current year, the same to be repaid directly from the proceeds of said revenue, or act in any manner relating thereto. Art. 3. To see if the Town will vote to transfer any unexpended balances remaining in the treasury to the 12 credit of any department the work of which is practi- cally closed, to other departmentg showing an over- draft, or act in any manner relating thereto. Art. 4. To see if the Town will make an appro- priation to meet the expense of preserving the plans or maps of the Town in accordance with the orders of the Commissioner of Records. Art. 5. To see if the Town will make an appro- priation to provide for the purchase of additional steel fittings for the Town vault. Art. 6. To see if the Town will appropriate and assess a sum of money to meet the overdraft in the account for the Extinguishing of Forest Fires, or act in any manner relating thereto. Art. 7. To see if the Town will appropriate and assess money to meet the expense of the removal of snow. Art. 8. To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Selectmen to make takings of land for the purpose of extending a street from the Arlington line to a point on Lowell Street in accordance with a plan now on file at the Town Clerk's office and appropriate and assess money for this purpose, or act in any manner relating thereto. Art. 9. To see if the town will authorize the Audi- tor to approve and the Town Treasurer to pay town employees for services rendered in anticipation of receipts or an appropriation, or act in any manner relating thereto. Art. 10. To see if the Town will make an appro- priation for the suppression of Gypsy and Brown Tail 13 Moths in accordance with Chapter 3S1, Acts of 1905 and amendments ttiereto; or act in any manner re- lating thereto. Art. 11. To see if the Town will accept and allow a new Town way, laid out by the Selectmen, running from the junction of Massachusetts Avenue and Pleas - and Street, to a point on Middle Street between the estates of Moulton and Mongeon ; and to take any other or further action in relation to establishing and naming such new way. The lay -out of the way, with the boundaries and admeasurements thereof may be seen at the office of the Town Clerk. Art. 12. To see if the Town will vote to make a part of its water distribution system the new 8 -inch main which has been laid at the expense of abutters in the contemplated new street or way referred to in the foregoing article, and reimburse them the cost of said main ; to appropriate a sum of money, not to ex- ceed eleven thousand dollars, necessary for such reim- bursement, and provide for raising the same by bor- rowing or otherwise ; and to take any other or further action relative to said water main. Art. 13. To see if the Town will amend the vote passed by it March 9, 1914, relative to a contemplated issue of bonds in serial form to the aggregate principal amount of eight thousand five hundred dollars ($8- 500) , so as to make the authorized rate of interest not more than four and one-half per centum (4}%) in- stead of four per centum (4%) as in said vote pro- vided, and so as to bring the maturities of the bonds all within five years as required by law; or act in any manner by way of amending said vote and facilitating the issue and sale of bonds for the purpose therein expressed. 14 Art. 14. To see if the Town will appropriate and assess a sum of money for the Contingent Account, or act in any manner relating thereto. Art. 15. To see if the Town will vote to raise the pay of the call men in the Fire Department and appro- priate and assess money for this purpose, or act in any manner relating thereto. Hereof, fail not, and make due return of this War- rant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, on or before the time of said meeting. Given under our hands, at Lexington, this twenty- sixth day of December, A. D., 1914. GEORGE H. CHILDS, EDWARD W. TAYLOR, S. MYRON LAWRENCE, Selectmen of Lexington. Lexington, December 31, 1914. To the Town Clerk: I have notified the inhabitants of Lexington by post- ing duly attested copies of the foregoing Warrant in six public places in the Town, and by mailing a duly attested copy of the same to every registered voter in the Town, seven days before the time of said meeting. Attest: CHARLES E. WHEELER, Constable of Lexington. A true copy of the Warrant and the return of the Constable. Attest: CHARLES W. SWAN, Town Clerk. 15 TOWN MEETING, JANUARY 6, 1915 The meeting was called to order by the Moderator and the Warrant and return read by the Clerk. Art. 13. Water Department Loan. On motion of Daniel B. Lewis, the following vote was passed unanimously:— Voted, That the vote passed by the Town, March 9, 1914, relative to an issue of bonds in serial form to the aggregate principal amount of eight thousand five hun- dred dollars ($8,500) is hereby amended in the follow- ing particulars: First, by changing four per centum (4%) to four and one-haIf per centum (42%), and, second, by striking out the provision as to maturities and substituting therefor the following, viz : "with ma- turities so arranged that two thousand dollars ($2,000) of principal will fall due and payable in each of the years 1915 to 1918 inclusive and five hundred dollars ($500) of principal in the year 1919," so that said vote will read: "Voted, That for the purpose of providing funds for extension of Water Mains, the Town Treasurer be, and he hereby is, authorized to issue and sell, under the direction and with the approval of the Selectmen, negotiable registered or coupon bonds of the Town in serial form to the aggregate principal amount of eight thousand five hundred dollars ($8,500), bearing in- terest at a rate not exceeding four and ane -half per centum (41%) per annum, payable semi-annually, and payable both principal and interest, in gold coin of the United States of America of the present standard of weight and fineness, such bonds to be signed by the Treasurer and countersigned by a majority of the 1h Selectmen with maturities so arranged that two thou- sand dollars ($2,000) of principal will fall due and payable in each of the years 1915 to 1918 inclusive, and five hundred dollars ($500) of principal in the year 1919." Art. 2. Loans in Anticipation of Revenue. On motion of Edwin A. Bayley it was voted to lay Article 2 on the table. Later in the evening on motion of Frank D. Pierce, the article was taken from the table. On motion of William C. Stickel, the following vote was passed :— "Voted, That the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to bor- row money from time to time in anticipation of revenue of the present municipal year to an amount not exceed- ing in the aggregate $125,000, and to issue a note or notes therefor payable within one year. Any debt or debts incurred under this vote to be paid from the revenue of the present municipal year." Arts. 3-6, 7-14. Transfers. Under these articles, Daniel B. Lewis offered the fol- lowing motion:— "Voted, To transfer the sum of $400 from the De- partment of Inspection of Meats and Provisions back to the Board of Health, the transfer from Omitted As- sessments Account to the Department for Extinguish- ing Forest Fires of $436.26, the transfer from Omitted Assessments Account to the Department for Removal of Snow of $159.67. 17 A "The transfer from Omitted Assessments Account to the Contingent Fund of $150." And it was so voted. On motion of George H. Childs the following votes were passed: - 1. "Voted, That the amount of $186.02 be appro- priated to meet an overdraft in Sidewalk Account in 1914, and to meet this appropriation the sum of $186.02 be transferred from the Account of Omitted Taxes for 1912." 2. "Voted, That the amount of $150 be appro- priated to meet an overdraft in 1914 in Town Hall Ac- count, and to meet this appropriation the sum of $150 be transferred from Omitted Assessments, 1913." 3. "Voted, That the amount of $75 be appropri- ated to meet an overdraft in Village Hall Account for 1914, and to meet this appropriation the sum of $75 be transferred from Omitted Assessments, 1913." 4. "Voted, That the sum of $380.61 be appropri- ated to cover an overdraft in the Highway Account for 1914, and to meet this appropriation the sum of $180.61 be transferred from Street Watering and Oil- ing Account and $200 from Account of Omitted Assess- ments for 1912." Art. 11. Acceptance of Follen Road. The Chairman of the Selectmen submitted the fol- lowing written report:— Lexington, January 6, 1915. The Selectmen respectfully report to the Town the laying out by them of a new street or Town way 60 18 feet wide and about 4,800 in length running from the junction of Massachusetts Avenue and Pleasant Street to Middle Street, as shown by an order of the Selectmen, dated December 26, 1914, on file in the office of the Town Clerk, with the boundaries and measurements of the way. It is completed to a grade approved by the Board of Survey; has a traveled way 21 feet wide, of which 15 feet is of macadam, six inches thick, bound with tarvia. And the Selectmen recommend that said laying out be accepted and allowed by vote of the Town, to the end that said street or way be established as a public way. GEORGE H. CHILDS, EDWARD W. TAYLOR. Frank D. Peirce offered the following motion:— "Voted, That the Town hereby accepts and allows the laying out of a new street or Town way as shown by an order of the Selectmen dated December 26, 1914, making the lay out, on file in the office of the Town Clerk, with the boundaries and measurements of the way, and reported by the Selectmen to this meeting, which street or way runs from the junction of Massa- chusetts Avenue and Pleasant Street to Middle Street; and that the way be called Follen Road." And the meeting so voted. Dr. J. O. Tilton, Dr. James J. Walsh, Fred H. Moul- ton, J. Alexander Wilson and Arthur E. Horton ob- jected to the acceptance, and George H. Childs, Edwin A. Bayley and Robert P. Clapp urged the Town to ac- cept the street. 19 Frank D. Peirce gave an account of what had been done by the owners and stated that nearly $24,000 had been spent on the road. During the discussion a motion was made to adjourn for one week, but the meeting refused to do so. At 10.40 P. M. it was voted to adjourn to Wednes- day, January 13, at 7.30 P. M. A true record. Attest: CHARLES W. SWAN, Town Clerk. ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING January 13, 1915 The meeting was called to order by the Moderator at 7.55 P. M. Art. 12. Water Main in Follen Road. On motion of Frank D. Peirce, it was voted that ac- tion under this article be indefinitely postponed. Art. 1. Committee Reports. Dr. Fred S. Piper made a written report for the Com- mittee having charge of the printing and distribution of the Proceedings commemorative of the 200th Anni- versary of the Incorporation of the Town. It was voted that the report be accepted and the Committee discharged. 20 Art. 3. Transfers. On motion of Clarence P. Johnson it was:— "Voted, To transfer from Omitted Assessments 1913 to Bank and Corporation Tax $1,200. From Omitted Assessments 1913 to Insurance $161.- 72; 161:73; from Discount on Taxes to Insurance $38.27. From Discount on Taxes to Outside Aid $200. From Discount on Taxes to Interest $20. From Publishing Records 200th Anniversary to Pre- mium on Bonds $10.80; from Discount on Taxes to Premium on Bonds $5.20." Art. 11. William F. Green offered the following resolution :— "Resolved, That the voters of the town of Lexington in meeting assembled instruct its Park Commissioners to take such means as are possible to secure the re- - moval of the triangular park together with the trees thereon at the junction of Massachusetts Avenue and Pleasant Street. And that a copy of this resolution be mailed by our Town Clerk to said Commissioners." After some discussion it was voted that the Mod- erator appoint a Committee of three persons to inves- tigate and report as to the status of the triangle, and that the resolution be referred to that Committee. The Moderator appointed the following as a Com- mittee :—Frank D. Peirce, Robert L. Ryder, William Roger Greeley. Art. 3. Transfers. 21 On motion of Edward W. Taylor it was:— "Voted, That the amount of $579.65 be transferred to the credit of Fire Department to meet the balance of the pay -roll due the call men, $20.71 of this amount to be taken from New Adams School House Account, $18.32 from Fire Alarm Box Account, and $540.62 from the New Fire Equipment Account." Art. 10. Moth Appropriation. On motion of Clarence P. Johnson it was :- 1st. "Voted, That the sum of $3,605.05 be appro- priated and assessed to cover the "town liability" for the cost of Gypsy and Brown Tail Moth work for the current year and that a further sum of $1,200.00 be appropriated and assessed to be expended for the same purpose under the provisions of Chapter 381, Acts of 1905, and amendments thereto." 2nd. "Voted, That all money appropriated for the suppression of insects for the year 1915 be expended under the direction of a committee of five to be ap- pointed by the Moderator of this meeting." The Moderator appointed the following Committee : Frederick R. Galloupe, Wm. S. Scamman, Joseph N. Leonard, Henry L. Wadsworth, Edward Wood. Art. 4. Preservation of Plans. On motion of George H. Childs it was:— Voted, That the sum of $240 is hereby appropriated and assessed to meet the expense of preserving plans of the town as ordered by the Commissioner of Records. 22 Art. 9. Payment of Town Employees. Clarence P. Johnson offered a motion intended to provide for prompt payment of employees in the de- partments of Forest Warden and Removal of Snow. After some discussion it was voted to lay the article on the table. Later on it was voted to take the article from the table and Mr. Johnson offered the following motion :— "Voted, That the Town Auditor be instructed to audit and the Treasurer to pay a sum not to exceed $250 to each of the following departments, namely the Forest Warden's Department and the Highway Department for the payment of employees of these departments in anticipation of receipts or appropriations for those departments." On motion of Robert P. Clapp it was voted to substi- tute the word "authorized" for "instructed." The amended motion was then voted on and was declared lost. Messrs. Childs and Johnson explained that some provision should be made to provide for the payment of men for extinguishing Forest Fires and removing snow after the appropriation has been exhausted, and not oblige the employees to wait until the transfers are made in January. The motion was opposed by Messrs. Lewis and Ryder. Art. 5. On motion of Clarence P. Johnson it was "Voted, That the sum of $1.65.00 is hereby appropri- ated and assessed for the purpose of purchasing addi- 23 tional steel fittings for the town vault, the money to be expended under the direction of the Selectmen." Art. 8. Extension of a new street known as Sum- mer Street in Arlington, to a point on Lowell Street. On motion of Clarence P. Johnson it was voted to refer this article to the Selectmen with instructions to consult with the town officials of Arlington and with the State Highway Commissioners, and report at the next town meeting. Art. 15. On increase of pay of Call Firemen. Edward W. Taylor offered the following motion:— "Voted, That the town authorize an increase of the pay of the call men in the Fire Department from $50 per year to $75 per year, same to take effect Jan. 1, 1915." On motion of Robert P. Clapp, it was voted that the matter be committed to the Finance Committee for in- vestigation and with instructions to determine if it is lawful for the town to fix the amount of pay, and report at the March. meeting. Art. 1. George H. Childs enquired when the town might expect a report from the Committee on By -Laws appointed some time ago. Edwin A. Bayley stated that the committee is making progress, and on motion of Mr. Bayley as amended by Mr. Childs, it was voted : "That the Committee on New By -Laws be authorized to have their report printed and circulated among the voters of the town and that the expense incidental thereto be paid out of the contin- gent fund, the amount not to exceed one hundred dollars." 24 • At 9.26 o'clock it was voted to dissolve. A true record. Attest: CHARLES W. SWAN, Town Clerk. Lexington, Mass., January 18th, 1915. In Board of Selectmen: Whereas the present Town Treasurer, George D. Harrington, is unable to perform his duties. Now, therefore, we the Selectmen of Lexington here- by appoint Arthur B. Howe of 34 Hancock Street, Lex- ington, Treasurer pro -tempore. GEORGE H. CHILDS, EDWARD W. TAYLOR. A true copy. Attest: CHARLES W. SWAN, Town Clerk. WARRANT FOR A TOWN MEETING February 10, 1915 Town Warrant Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Middlesex ss. To either of the Constables of the Town of Lexington, in said County, Greeting: In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are directed to notify the inhabitants of the Town 25 of Lexington qualified to vote in town affairs, to meet at the Town Hall, in said Lexington on Wednesday, the tenth day of February, A. D. 1915, at 7.30 P. M., then and there to act on the following articles :— Art. 1. To receive the report of any Board of Town Officers or of any Committee of the Town for action thereon, and to appoint other Committees. Art. 2. To receive and act upon a report by the Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners relative to proposed construction of sewers. Art. 3. To see if the Town will accept "An Act relative to the sewerage system in the town of Lexing- ton," approved March 21, 1913, the same being Chap- ter 322 of the Acts of that year. Art. 4. To authorize the laying out, construction, maintenance and operation of a sewerage system, and provide for the raising of funds therefor by authorizing the issue and sale of bonds to the aggregate principal amount of one hundred thousand dollars; and to take such further or other action relative to the introduc- tion, construction, maintenance, operation and use of sewers, .the appropriating of money and the incurring of indebtedness therefor, including the authorization of notes or bonds or both, as may be deemed best. Hereof, fail not, and make due return of this War- rant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk on or before the time of said meeting. Given under our hands, at Lexington, this twenty- ninth day of January, A. D., 1915. GEORGE H. CHILDS, EDWARD W. TAYLOR, S. MYRON LAWRENCE, Selectmen of Lexington. 26 Lexington, February 4, 1915. To the Town Clerk :— I have notified the inhabitants of Lexington by posting duly attested copies of the foregoing Warrant in the Post Office and in eight other public places in the Town, and by mailing a duly attested copy of the same to every registered voter in the town, seven days before the time of said meeting. Attest: CHARLES E. WHEELER, Constable of Lexington. A true copy of the Warrant and the return of the Constable. Attest: CHARLES W. SWAN, Town Clerk. TOWN MEETING, FEBRUARY 10, 1915. The meeting was called to order by the Moderator at 7.40 P. M. The Warrant and the return of the Con- stable was read by the Town Clerk. Art. 1. Reports of Committees. Frank D. Peirce, chairman of a committee chosen January 13 to consider the ownership of a triangular park at the junction of Pleasant Street and Massachu- setts Avenue, made a report giving a history of this piece of land and recommending "the passing of the resolution offered January 13, 1915, which was re- ferred to this committee." 27 No further action was taken. Arts. 2, 3, 4. Installation of Sewers. It was voted that Articles 2, 3 and 4 be taken up together. Under Article 2, on motion of George E. Briggs, chairman of the Water and Sewer Commissioners, it was voted to accept the report of the Commissioners dated January 18, 1915, which had been printed and distributed to the voters. This report contained an explanation of the method of asssessment, an estimate of the cost and a map show- ing the area in which it is now proposed to construct the sewer, and to which additions may be made when occasion requires. Under Article 3, Mr. Briggs made a brief and com- prehensive statement of the sewer question. On motion of Mr. Briggs it was voted unanimously to accept Chapter 322 of the Acts of 1913, being "An Act relative to the Sewerage system in the Town of Lexing- ton." Under Article 3, Mr. Briggs offered the following vote: "Voted that the Board of Water and Sewer Com- missioners is hereby requested, in case the town shall have a sewerage system, to establish agreeably to the provisions of Revised Laws, Chapter 49, Section 6, just and equitable charges for the use of the common sewers by persons who enter their particular sewers therein, such annual rental to be in addition to the betterment assessment of fifty cents a running front foot upon their abutting lands; and that until otherwise 28 voted by the town, the Commissioners are requested to make the rental approximately 25% of the yearly water rates of such persons after making a deduction therefrom representing the water used through lawn or garden hose, but with provision for a minimum yearly charge of three dollars." And the meeting so voted. Mr. Briggs then offered, under Article 4, the fol- lowing motion :— "Voted that the Board of Water and Sewer Commis- sioners is hereby authorized and requested to proceed, under the provisions of Chapter 504 of the Acts of the year 1897 as amended by Chapter 322 of the Acts of the year 1913 and the Acts referred to in the first sec- tion thereof, to lay out, construct, maintain and operate a sewerage system, constructing initially the trunk or out -let sewer and lateral or connecting sewers substan- tially as and to the extent recommended by the Com- missioners in their printed report dated January 18, 1915; and that for said purposes there is hereby appro- priated the sum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), the money to be raised by the issue of negotiable registered or coupon bonds of the Town in serial form to the aggregate principal amount of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), bearing interest at a rate not exceeding four and one-half per centum per annum payable semi-annually. Both principal and interest shall be payable in gold coin of the United States of America of the present standard of weight and fineness, with the maturities of principal so arranged that four thousand dollars ($4,000) thereof will fall due and payable annually in the period beginning one year after the date of issue 29 and ending ten years therefrom, and three thousand dollars ($3,000) annually in the period beginning eleven years after said date of issue and ending thirty years therefrom. Said bonds shall all bear the same date of issue; they shall when issued state upon their face that they are exempt from taxation in Massachu- setts, and bear thereon the words "Town of Lexington Sewer Loan, Act of 1913"; and they shall be signed by the Treasurer of the Town and countersigned by a majority of the Selectmen and by the Water and Sewer Commissioners. The Town Treasurer is hereby au- thorized to cause the bonds to be prepared and exe- cuted in such form and with such terms and provisions therein, not in conflict with the provisions of law or of this vote, as the Selectmen and water and Sewer Com- missioners shall approve, and to sell the same at such time or times and upon such terms and conditions as he and said officers may think best, but for not less than their par value and agreeably to all other requirements of law." On motion of Edward P. Merriam., it was voted "that when the vote be taken, it be taken by polling the house with the use of the check list and that the affirma- tive and negative votes be taken separately," and the vote on Mr. Briggs' motion was so taken, 215 voting in the affirmative and 61 in the negative. Messrs. Kraetzer, Nichols, O'Connell and Locke acted as Tellers in checking and counting voters. Previous to the passage of the vote, Dr. Piper offered a written statement signed by the practicing physicians in the town testifying to the urgent need of sewers and commending the adoption of the plans and provisions recommended in the commissioners report dated Janu- ary 18, 1915. 30 4 Mr. Briggs and Mr. Tenney explained matters and answered questions. Arthur E. Horton made extended remarks in oppo- sition to the plan of the Board. Rev. Samuel • Knowles opposed the motion on the ground of unfairness in method of assessing the cost, Patrick Flynn thought that the work should not be undertaken at present. Arthur F. Hutchinson offered a motion to the effect that any money in excess be directly assessed, upon the abutters in the sewer district. The Moderator refused to entertain this motion because it conflicted with the terms of the Act already accepted. Meeting dissolved. A true record. Attest: CHARLES W. SWAN, Town Clerk. TOWN WARRANT Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Middlesex, ss. To either of the Constables of the Town of Lexington in said County, Greeting: In the name of the'Comrnonwealth of Massachusetts, you are directed to notify the inhabitants of the Town of Lexington, qualified to vote in elections and in town affairs, to meet in the Town Hall in said Lexington, on 81 Monday, the First day of March, A. D., 1915, at seven o'clock A. M., then and there to act on the following articles: Art. 1. To choose by ballot the following town officers: One Town Clerk for the term of one year; three Selectmen for the term of one year; three Over- seers of the Poor for the term of one year; three Sur- veyors of Highways for the term of one year; one As- sessor for the term of three years; one Town Treasurer for the term of one year; ane Collector of Taxes for the term of one year; one Auditor for the term of one year; one Water and Sewer Commissioner for the term of three years; one member of the Cemetery Committee for the term of three years; one member of the School Committee for the term of three years; one member of the Board of Health for the term of three years; one Park Commissioner for the term of three years; one Tree Warden for the term of one year; two Constables for the term of one year; one Moderator for the term of one year. Art. 2. To see if the Town will vote for or against granting licenses for the sale of intoxicating liquors, in answer to the question: "Shall licenses be granted for s the sale of intoxicating liquors in this town?" Art. 3. To see if the Town will accept Chapter 795, Acts of 1914, being "An Act to provide for the better prevention of fires throughout the Metropolitan District." The election officers will receive votes under Articles 1, 2 and 3 on the official ballot prepared by the Town Clerk. The polls will be opened as soon as possible after the organization of the meeting and will be kept open until 5 P. M. 32 In compliance with Article 3 of the By -Laws as amended January 29, 1900, business under the follow- ing Articles will be transacted at an adjourned meet- ing to be held Monday evening, March 8, 1915, unless the adjourned meeting shall by unanimous vote, be ordered for some other specified time. Art. 4. To receive the report of any Board of ,Town Officers or of any Committee of the Town for action thereon, and to appoint other Committees. Art. 5. To choose such Town Officers as are re- quired by law and are usually chosen by nomination. Art. 6. To see if the Town will make an appropria- tion for the proper observance of Memorial Day, to be expended under the direction of Post 119, Grand Army of the Republic. Art. 7. To provide for the support of the Public Schools the ensuing year, and grant money for the same. Art. 8. To provide for the support of the Poor at the Alms House the ensuing year, and grant money for the same. Art. 9. To provide for the support of Outside Poor the ensuing year, and grant money for the same. Art. 10. To provide for the support of the High- ways the ensuing year, and grant money for the same. Art. 11. To provide for the support of the Street Lights the ensuing year, and grant money for the same. Art. 12. To provide for the support of the Fire Department the ensuing year, and grant money for the same. 33 Art. 13. To see if the Town will make the appro- priations for Town expenses the ensuing year, as sub- mitted by the Selectmen, or act in any manner relating thereto. Art. 14. To see what measures the Town will adopt in relation to the collection of taxes the ensuing year, or act in any manner relating thereto. Art. 15. To see if the Town will make an appropri- • ' ation to construct sidewalks with concrete or other materials where the abutters will pay one-half the expense thereof. Art. 16. To see if the Town will make an appro- priation sufficient to meet the expense of placing new insurance and renewals for the ensuing year, or act in any manner relating thereto. Art. 17. To see if the Town will make an appro- priation for the care of the Cemeteries for the ensuing year. Art. 18. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for the use of the Finance Committee, or take any action relating thereto. Art. 19. To provide for the support of the Public Parks for the ensuing year and grant money for the same, or act in any manner relating thereto. Art. 20. To see if the Town will make further appropriations of money for the suppression of insects, or act in any manner relating thereto. Art. 21, To see if the Town will accept Chapter 575 of the Acts of 1913, entitled "An Act to authorize Cities and Towns to provide free meals for School children." 34 Art. 22. To see if the Town will make an appropri- ation for the purpose of planting shade trees in the Town, in accordance with the recommendation of the Massachusetts Forestry Association, or act in any man- ner relating thereto. Art. 23. To see if the Town will adopt a plan whereby all Town Labor will be paid on a basis of $2.50 a day of eight hours work and that citizens of the Town of Lexington will have the preference of the Town work, or act in any manner relating thereto, Art. 24. To see if the Town will vote to appropri- ate the sum of seven hundred and twelve dollars and forty-three cents ($712.43), the same to be taken from Omitted Assessments of 1914; this to remove from Tax Liens Account defective or valueless liens accumu- lated many years prior to the incumbency of present Tax Collector. Art. 25. To see if the Town will grant the em- ployees of the Moth Department an increase in wages, or act in any manner relating thereto. Art. 26. To see if the Town will purchase of Rich- ard G. Tower and Frank D. Peirce and make a part of its water distribution system, the eight -inch main laid in Pollen Road and owned by them, and to this end to authorize the making of a contract with Messrs. Tower and Peirce in substantially the form of the printed draft which accompanies the warrant for this meeting or to take any other or further action relative to the pur- chase and use of said water. main. Art. 27. To see if the Town will appropriate and assess a sum of money for the purpose of purchasing and erecting a new flag pole on the Common, or act in any manner relating thereto. 33 • Art. 28. To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Selectmen to make takings of land for the purpose of extending a street from the Arlington line to a point on Lowell Street in accordance with a plan now on file at the Town Clerk's Office and appropriate and assess money for this purpose or act in any manner relating thereto. Art. 29. To see if the Town will vote to appropri- ate money to widen and deepen the brooks in the Town so as to obtain better surface drainage, the same to be expended by the Water and Sewer Commissioners, or take any other action relating thereto. Art. 30. To appropriate money for the use of the Water Department. and vote to issue Bonds or Notes therefor, or otherwise determine the method of raising the money so appropriated, and to take any other or further action relative thereto as may be deemed best. Art. 31. To receive and consider the report of the committee appointed to prepare a new code of By -Laws for the Town, or act in any manner relating thereto. Hereof fail not, and make due return of this War- rant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk on or before the time of said meeting. Given under our hands at Lexington, this twelfth day of February, A. D. 1915. GEORGE H. CHILDS, EDWARD W. TAYLOR, S. MYRON LAWRENCE, Selectmen of Lexington. 36 Lexington, February 23, 1915. To the Town Clerk: I have notified the inhabitants of Lexington by post- ing duly attested copies of the foregoing Warrant in the Post Office and in ten (10) other public places in the town, and by mailing a duly attested copy of the same to every registered voter in the town, nine days before the time of said meeting. Attest: CHARLES E. WHEELER, Constable of Lexington. A true copy of the Warrant and the return of the Constable. Attest: CHARLES W. SWAN, Town Clerk. ANNUAL TOWN ELECTION March 1, 1915 The meeting was called to order at 7.00 A. M. by the Moderator. The Clerk proceeded to read the Warrant, but upon motion of Louis L. Crone it was voted that the further reading of the warrant be omitted. The Return of the Constable was then read by the Clerk. The Moderator gave his receipt to the Town Clerk for a package said to contain 1600 ballots for male voters and 600 ballots for female voters, and also for two voting lists. 37 • The ballots and one list were given to Fred G. Jones and James A. Hurley who had already been sworn as Ballot Clerks. Charles G. Kauffmann, Daniel J. O'Connell, Eugene G. Kraetzer and Louis L. Lawrence were sworn as Deputy Ballot Clerks. The ballot box was shown to be empty, was then locked and the key given to the Constable, and the polls declared open. The Moderator was obliged to leave the hall and called Joseph R. Cotton to act as Moderator pro tempore. Patrick F. Dacey, Nathaniel Nunn, William C. O'Leary, Samuel B. Bigelow, Allston M. Redman, Ralph H. Marshall, Fred E. Butters and Leonard W. Wiley were sworn to the faithful discharge of their duties as Tellers. At 9.10 o'clock 350 ballots were taken from the box; at 11.20 A. M. 150 ballots were taken out. At 2.30 P. M. 250 ballots were taken out. At four o'clock 150 ballots were taken out, and at the close of the polls at 5 o'clock, 64 ballots were taken from the box, mak- ing a total of 964 ballots which agreed with the number recorded on the dial of the box and also with the num- ber of names checked on each list. 110 ballots were cast by female voters for School Committee, and this number agreed with the number of names checked on each list. After the tellers had counted the votes, the Town Clerk announced the result at 7.25 o'clock as follows: Total number of votes by male voters 964 Total number of votes by female voters 110 88 TOWN CLERK Charles W. Swan Blanks Patrick Doyle Charles W. Swan was declared elected. SELECTMEN George H. Childs Louis L. Crone S. Myron Lawrence William C. Stickel Edward W. Taylor William H. Whittaker Waiter B. Wilkins Patrick Mulvey Blanks 663 300 1 429 368 505 253 658 221 54 1 403 George H. Childs, S. Myron Lawrence and Edward W. Taylor were declared elected. OVERSEERS OF THE POOR George H. Childs Louis L. Crone S. Myron Lawrence William C. Stickel William H. Whitaker Walter B. Wilkins Edward W. Taylor Patrick Mulvey Blanks 429 365 497 247 218 62 649 1 424 George B. Childs, S. Myron Lawrence and Edward W. Taylor were declared elected. SURVEYORS OF HIGHWAYS George H. Childs Louis L. Crone S. Myron Lawrence William C. Stickel Edward W. Taylor William H. Whitaker Walter B. Wilkins Patrick Mulvey Blanks 426 355 493 250 645 224 54 1 444 George H. Childs, S. Myron Lawrence and Edward W. Taylor were declared elected. ASSESSOR FOR THREE YEARS Henry E. Tuttle Blanks Henry E. Tuttle was declared elected. TOWN TREASURER George D. Harrington Chas. W. Swan Blanks George D. Harrington was declared elected. COLLECTOR OF TAXES Byron C. Earle Blanks Byron C. Earle was declared elected. 757 207 791 1 172 804 160 MODERATOR Edwin A. Bayley 475 James P. Prince 424 40 1 Mr. Horton Blanks Edwin A. Bayley was declared elected. CEMETERY COMMITTEE Arthur A. Marshall Timothy Shea John Brown Blanks Arthur A. Marshall was declared elected. AUDITOR Charles F. Pierce Blanks Charles F. Pierce was declared elected. BOARD OF HEALTH FOR THREE YEARS William B. Foster John McLeod Blanks William B. Foster was declared elected. SCHOOL COMMITTEE FOR THREE YEARS Samuel Lewis Barbour Hallie C. Blake Blanks Hallie C. Blake was declared elected. 1 64 717 1 1 245 713 251 691 1 272 219 744 111 WATER AND SEWER COMMISSIONER FOR THREE YEARS George E. Briggs Clifton P. Ashley 41 724 1 Blanks George E. Briggs was declared elected. CONSTABLES Charles H. Franks Patrick J. Maguire James Walmley Dennis Reardon Blanks 239 699 679 1 1 548 Charles H. Franks and Patrick J. Maguire were declared elected. TREE WARDEN Alfred E. Robinson Blanks Alfred E. Robinson was declared elected. 688 276 PARK COMMISSIONER FOR THREE YEARS William E. Mulliken 687 Blanks 277 William E. Mulliken was declared elected. Shall license be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this town? • Yes 287 No 573 Blanks 104 The town voted "No License." Shall Chapter 795 of the Acts of 1914 being "An Act to provide for the better prevention of fires 42 throughout the Metropolitan District" be accepted by 'this Town? Yes No Blanks And the Town accepted the above Act. 475 74 415 The Moderator declared the meeting adjourned to Monday, March 8, 1915, at 7.30 P. M. A true record. Attest: CHARLES W. SWAN, Town Clerk. Lexington, March 4, 1915. This is to certify that I have this day appointed Helen C. Gallagher, Assistant Town Clerk of Lexing- ton, and that she has been duly sworn to perform the duties of said office to the best of her knowledge and ability. Attest: CHARLES W. SWAN, Town Clerk. In Board of Selectmen: Lexington, Mass. March 2, 1915. Whereas, the present Town Treasurer, George D. Harrington, is unable to perform his duties; 43 Now, therefore, we, the Selectmen of Lexington, hereby appoint Arthur B. Howe of 34 Hancock Street, Lexington, Treasurer pro tempore to serve until an- other is elected or appointed, or until the said George D. Harrington is able to resume his duties. EDWARD W. TAYLOR, S. MYRON LAWRENCE, GEORGE H. CHILDS, Selectmen of Lexington. A true copy, attest: CHARLES W. SWAN, Town Clerk. ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING March 8, 1915 The meeting was called to order by the Moderator at 7.34 o'clock P. M. Art. 4. Committee Reports. The committee chosen March 9, 1914, to "investi- gate the matter of providing increased school accom- modations" made a report stating that they held one meeting with the School Committee, and had made some investigations. The committee stated that the vacancy in its mem- bership should be filled. It was voted that the report be received and placed on file. 44 Art. 15. Sidewalk Appropriation. On motion of George H. Childs, it was:— "Voted, That the sum of $574.60 be appropriated for the purpose of constructing Sidewalks with concrete or other material where the abutters will pay one-half of the expense thereof, to be made up as follows: Un- expended balance $74.60 and the sum of $500.00 to be assessed." Vote passed at 7.42 P. M. Art. 8. Alms House Appropriation. Under this Article Henry L. Stone offered the follow- ing motion :— "Voted, That the Almshouse be abolished, discon- tinued and no longer maintained; that the inmates be boarded or otherwise provided for; and that the Alms- house property immediately be sold." The Moderator ruled that this motion was not in order as it was not in accordance with the Article. S. Myron Lawrence offered the following motion :— "Voted, that the sure of $1,526.15 be appropriated for the Support of the Poor at the Poor Farm for the ensuing year, to be made up as follows: Unexpended balance $776.15 and the sum of $750.00 to be as- sessed." Mr. Stone offered the following as a substitute mo- tion : "Voted, that the Town no longer maintain its poor at the Almshouse, but board them or make other provision for their maintenance elsewhere." 4; On a vote being taken, the substitute motion was lost, and the motion of Mr. Lawrence providing for the ap- propriation of $1,526.15 was carried by vote at 8.22 P. M. Art. 16. Insurance Appropriation. On motion of George H. Childs it was "Voted, That the sum of $1,200.00 be appropriated for Insurance during the ensuing year, to be made up as follows: Unexpended balance $11.61 and the sum of $1,188.39 to be assessed." Vote passed at 8.24 P. M. Art. 9. Outside Poor Appropriation. On motion of •S. Myron Lawrence, it was "Voted, That the sum of $3,200.00 be appropriated for the aid of Outside Poor, to be made up as follows: Unex- pended balance $109.76, and the sum of $3,090.24 to be assessed." Vote passed at 8.28 P. M. Art. 10. Highway Appropriation. George H. Childs offered the following motion :— "Voted, That the sum of $27,000.00 be appropriated for the maintenance of Highways during the ensuing year to be made up as follows: Unexpended balance $383.05 and the sum of $26,616.95 to be assessed." Frank H. Holmes offered the following as a substi- tute motion: "That $15,000 be appropriated and as- sessed for the Highways." 46 The substitute motion was defeated, and the motion of Mr. Childs providing $27,000 for the department was carried at 8.41 P. M. Art. 23. Wages for Town Employees. Eugene D. Buckley offered the following motion:— "Voted, That the heads of departments be author- ized that daily labor under the several departments employing labor shall be paid at the rate of $2.50 a day of 8 hours and that citizens of the Town of Lexing- ton will have the preference of Town work and when the vote be taken the voters will pass before the chair and be counted." On motion of Clarence P. Johnson, it was voted that action on this article be indefinitely postponed, 136 voting in favor of postponement and 86 against. Art. 27. New Flag Pole. Under this article Robert P. Clapp read the following letter: --- Boston, Mass., March 3, 1915. To the Citizens of Lexington : As you all know, the flag pole upon the Common was recently destroyed, and I notice an Article in the War- rant to provide funds for the purchase of a new one. It would give me a great deal of pleasure if the Town Would accept a new flag pole from me personally. Therefore, if you will have the Article in the Warrant dismissed, have the new flag pole erected, and send the bills to me, I shall appreciate it. 47 With kind regards, I am Very truly yours, GEO. W. TAYLOR. It was unanimously voted to accept the gift, and the Town Clerk was directed to notify Mr. Taylor of the action taken by the meeting. Art. 19. Parks Appropriation. On motion of William E. Mulliken, it was "Voted, That the sum of $3,302.59 together with any income accruing to the Department up to the amount of $200.00 be appropriated for the support of the Park Department to be expended under the direction of the Board of Park Commissioners." Balance, $2.59; as- sessed, $3,300.00. Vote passed at 9.11 P. M. Robert L. Ryder urged that a fair portion of this amount be used on the Adams School Play Ground. Art. 7. School Appropriation.. On motion of Robert L. Ryder, it was "Voted, That the sum of $51,417.02 be appropriated for the Support of the Public Schools for the ensuing year to be made up as follows: Balance unexpended Jan. 1, 1915, $1,417.02, and the sum of $50,000 to be assessed." Vote passed at 9.13 P. M. Art. 28. New Street off Lowell Street. 48 On motion of George H. Childs, it was unanimously "Voted, That the Town approves the laying out by the Selectmen of a new street from the Arlington line to a connection with Lowell Street in substantial accord- ance with a plan therefor now on file in the office of the Town Clerk; and that to meet the estimated ex- pense of making the necessary takings of land for such street the sum of five hundred and one and 47/100 dol- lars ($501.47) is hereby appropriated, the same to be assessed the current year." Vote passed at 9.27 P. M. Art. 11. Street Light Appropriation. On motion of Edward W. Taylor, it was "Voted, That the sum of $10,144.50 be appropriated to cover ex- pense of Street Lights the ensuing year to be made up as follows: Unexpended balance $44.50 and the sum of $10,100.00 to be assessed." Vote passed at 9.31 P. M. Art. 21. Acceptance of Act to Provide School Lunches. On motion of Robert L. Ryder, it was "Voted, That the Town adopt chapter 575 of the Acts of 1913, en- titled, "An Act to Authorize Cities and Towns to Pro- vide Free Meals for School Children." Vote passed at 9.54 P. M. Previous to the voting, the Act was read by the Mod- erator, and the Town Clerk stated that the petition had been filed the required thirty days and contained the necessary number of signers. 49 Meeting adjourned to Monday evening, March 15, 1915, at 7.30 o'clock. A true record. Attest: CHARLES W. SWAN, Town Clerk. ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING, MARCH 15, 1915 The meeting was called to order by the Moderator at 7.35 P. M. Art. 12. Appropriation for Fire Department. On motion of Edward W. Taylor, it was "Voted, That the sum of $11,256.72 be appropriated for the support of the Fire Department, to be made up as fol- lows :— Balance unexpended, Jan. 1, 1915 To be assessed $ 204.12 11,052.60 $11,256.72 to be expended under the direction of the Board of Fire Engineers." "And further voted, That the sum of $400 be ap- propriated for the purchase of new fire hose, to be made up as follows:— Balance unexpended, Jan. 1, 1915 To be assessed 50 $ 18.45 381.55 $400.00 Mr. Taylor made a comprehensive statement giving reasons why the Fire Department appropriation was overdrawn in 1914, and why the amount asked for in 1915 is necessary. Vote passed at 7.58 P. M. Art. 29. Appropriation for Deepening Brooks. On motion of Albert B. Tenney, it was "Voted, That the sum of $1,522.56 be appropriated, to be expended under the direction of the Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners, for the purpose of deepening, widen- ing, and straightening the various brooks of the Town or any of them; to be made up as follows:— Balance unexpended, Jan. 1, 1915 To be assessed $ 22.56 1,500.00 $1,522.56 Art. 30. Appropriation for Water Department. On motion of Albert B. Tenney, it was "Voted, That the sum of $8,732.33 be appropriated for the main- tenance of the Water Department for the ensuing year, to be made up as follows:— Balance unexpended, Jan. 1, 1915 To be assessed $6,232.33 2,500.00 $8,732.33 Vote passed at 8.12 P. M. Art. 22. This article, calling for an appropriation for the purpose of planting shade trees, was indefi- nitely postponed on motion of Clarence P. Johnson. 51 k Art. 4. Committee Reports. Under this article, William P. Martin on behalf of the Committee chosen March 9, 1914, to consider the question of increased school accommodations, offered the following motion:— "That the Committee to investigate and report on future school accommodations have further time, and that the vacancy in the Committee caused by the re- moval from the Town of Rev. Michael J. Owens be filled by the Moderator." And it was so voted, at 8.15 P. M. To fill the vacancy the Moderator appointed Arthur L. Blodgett. Art. 26. On Purchase of Water Main in Follen Road. Frank D. Peirce made a statement in explanation of this article. The agreement which it was proposed to make between Messrs. Tower and Peirce with the Town was read by the Moderator. Mr. Peirce then offered the following motion: --- "Voted, That the Board of Water and Sewer Commis- sioners are hereby authorized and requested in behalf of the Town to enter into an agreement with Richard G. Tower and Frank D. Peirce in substantial accord- ance with the draft agreement read at this meeting, the same relating to the purchase by the Town of the eight -inch water main Laid in Fallen Road, and that to meet the stipulated initial payment the sum of $721.29 is hereby appropriated, the same to be assessed the current year." 52 Clarence P. Johnson moved "That action on this ar- ticle be indefinitely postponed," and the meeting so voted at 8.59 P. M. Mr. Peirce's motion was supported by Messrs. Ten- ney of the Water Board, Bliss and Clapp, and opposed by Messrs. Horton and O'Connell. Art. 25. This article, asking for an increase of pay for the employees of the Moth Department, was in- definitely postponed on motion of John F. Welsh. Art. 20. Appropriation for Elm Beetle. William S. Scamman offered the following motion: —"Voted, That the sum of $800 be appropriated and assessed for the suppression of the Elm Leaf Beetle and other insects during the ensuing year, and that the same be expended under the direction of the Moth Committee." Arthur E. Horton moved that the matter be indefi- nitely postponed. The meeting refused indefinite postponement, and at 9.20 P. M., the above motion offered by Mr. Scam - man was carried by vote of the meeting. Art. 24. This article, relative to Tax Liens, was in- definitely postponed on motion of Clarence P. Johnson. Art. 17. Cemetery Appropriation. On motion of S. Myron Lawrence, it was "Voted, That the sum of $750 be appropridted for the care of 53 Cemeteries for the ensuing year, to be made up as fol- lows:— Transfer from Cemetery Pipe Account Unexpended balance Sum to be assessed Vote passed at 9.22 P. M. $ 10.96 86.11 652.93 Art. 18. Appropriation for Finance Committee. On motion of Clarence P. Johnson, it was "Voted, That the sum of $140.28 be appropriated for incidental expense of the Finance Committee, to be made up as follows:— Balance ollows:— Balance unexpended, Jan. 1, 1915 $10.28 and the sum of $130 to be assessed. Vote passed at 9.24 P. M. Art. 14. Collection of Taxes. On motion of Clarence P. Johnson, it was "Voted, That in accordance with the State law passed May 20, 1913, to take effect January 1, 1915, all taxes shall be due October 15th in the year they are assessed, and paid on November lst. If paid on November 1st no in- terest shall be charged, but if paid after November lst interest at the rate of 6% per annum shall be charged from October 15th. No discount on taxes is to be al- lowed. The tax collector is instructed to collect taxes by December 31, 1915." Vote passed at 9.39 P. M. Art. 6. Memorial Day. 54 On motion of Clarence P. Johnson, it was "Voted, That the sum of $250 be appropriated and assessed for the proper observance of Memorial Day, the same to be expended under the direction of Post 119, Grand Army of the Republic." Art. 13. Miscellaneous Appropriations. On motion of Clarence P. Johnson, the following amounts were appropriated for the accounts or depart- ments specified, viz :— April 19th "Voted, That the sum of $200 be appropriated for the April 19th Celebration Account, said sum to be made up as follows:— Unexpended balance Sum to be assessed $ 27.00 173.00 Assessors "Voted, That the sum of $1,800 be appropriated for the Assessors' Department for the following purposes: Assessors' Salaries, $1,400, provided the card system is continued; Incidentals, $400; to be made up as fol- lows :- Unexpended balance Sum to be assessed Auditor $ 203.33 1,596.67 "Voted, That the sum of $725 be appropriated for the Auditor's Account; for Salary, $700; Incidentals, $25; to be made up as follows: - 55 Unexpended balance Sum to be assessed Board of Health $ 34.80 690.20 "Voted, That the sum of $1,772.72 be appropriated for the use of the Board of Health, to be made up as follows :— Unexpended balance Sum to be assessed $ 184.71 1,588.01 That no portion of said appropriation be expended for the payment of any bill or bills for services of coun- sel rendered to the Board of Health, and that the ap- pointment of a Health Officer and a Fumigator to be supported by a salary at the Town's expense be in- definitely postponed." • Board of Survey "Voted, That the sum of $257.17 be appropriated for the Board of Survey for Incidentals, to be made up as follows:— Unexpended balance Sum to be assessed $157.17 100.00 Cary Memorial Library "Voted, That the sum of $3,650 be appropriated for the Cary Memorial Library Account, for the following purposes: Salaries, $2,650; Incidentals, $1,000; to be made up as follows: --- Unexpended balance Sum to be assessed 56 $ 235.61 3,414.39 Clerk of School Committee "Voted, That the sum of $50 be appropriated and assessed for the Salary of the Clerk of School Com- mittee." Clerk Trustees Public Trusts "Voted, That the sum of $71.48 be appropriated for the Clerk of the Trustees of Public Trusts Account; for Salary, $50; Incidentals, $20; to be made up as fol- lows :— Unexpended balance $ 1.48 Sum to be assessed 70.00 Collector of Taxes "Voted, That the sum of $1,400 be appropriated for Collector of Taxes Account; for Salary, $1,100; Inci- dentals, $300; to be made up as follows:— Unexpended balance Sunt to be assessed $ 72.82 1,327.18 Contingent "Voted, That the sum of $1,300 be appropriated for the Contingent Fund, to be made up as follows:— Unexpended balance Sum to be assessed $ 78.35 1,221.65 Elections and Registrations "Voted, That the sum of $546.60 be appropriated for Elections and Registrations Account; for Salaries, $105 ; Incidentals, $441.60 ; to be made up as follows: - 57 Unexpended balance Sum to be assessed $ 46.60 500.00 Extinguishing Forest Fires "Voted, That the sum of $800 be appropriated for the Extinguishing of Forest Fires Account, to be made up as follows:— Unexpended balance Sum to be assessed $305.27 494.73 Hydrants "Voted, That the sum of $1,700 be appropriated and assessed for the Maintenance of Hydrants for the en- suing year." Inspector of Buildings "Voted, That the sum of $600 be appropriated for Inspector of Buildings Account; for Salary, $500; for Incidentals, $100; to be made up as follows:— Unexpended balance $168.30 Sum to be assessed 431.70 Inspector of Cattle "Voted, That the sum of $400 be appropriated for Salary of the Inspector of Cattle, to be made up as fol- lows :— Unexpended balance Sum to be assessed $200.00 200.00 Inspector of Meats and Provisions "Voted, That the sum of $450 be appropriated for the Inspector of Meats and Provisions; for Salary, $450; to be made up as follows:— Unexpended balance Sum to be assessed Interest $164.00 286.00 "Voted, That the sum of $6,602.05 be appropriated for Interest Account, to be made up as follows:— Unexpended balance Sum to be assessed Overseers of the Poor $ 2.05 6,600.00 "Voted, That the sum of $300 be appropriated and assessed for Salaries of the Overseers of the Poor." Police Department "Voted, That the sum of $8,142.39 be appropriated for the Police Department, for the following purposes : Salaries, $7,760; Incidentals, $382.39; to be made up as follows:— Estimated income Unexpended balance Sum to be assessed $ 150.00 304.38 7,688.01 Sealer of Weights and Measures "Voted, That the sum of $189.72 be appropriated for the Account of Sealer of Weights and Measures; for Salary, $100; for New Seals and Weights, $40; for In- cidentals, $49.72; to be made up as follows:— Unexpended ollows: Unexpended balance Sum to be assessed 59 $ 89.72 100.00 Selectmen "Voted, That the sum of $1,400 be appropriated for the Selectmen's Account, for the following purposes: Salaries of Selectmen, $400; Incidentals, $480; Stenog- rapher's Salary, $520; to be made up as follows:— Unexpended balance $ 198.32 Transfer from Stenographer's ac- count 16.17 Sum to be assessed 1,185.51 • During the discussion on the appropriation for the Police Department, Frank H. Holmes made charges of intoxication against the Chief of Police. On motion of Frank D. Peirce, it was "Voted, That in consequence of the nature of the charges made by Frank H. Holmes in open Town Meeting against Charles H. Franks, acting Chief of Police of this Town, a Committee of five citizens be appointed by the Mod- erator to investigate the facts relating to said charges and to make an early report to the Town." The follow- ing Committee was appointed : George E. Briggs, Edward H. Mara, William P. Martin, Jay 0. Richards and Robert L. Ryder. It was then voted to lay Article 13 on the table and adjourn the meeting to Monday evening, March 22, 1915, at 7.30 o'clock. A true record. Attest: CHARLES W. SWAN, Town Clerk. 60 ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING March 22, 1915 The meeting was called to order at 7.35 P. M. by the Moderator. Art. 5. Minor Town Officers. Under this article the following men were elected to the following offices, respectively:— Fence Viewers Frank P. Cutter Charles E. Wheeler Field Drivers William F. Fletcher Patrick J. Maguire Surveyors of Lumber Frank P. Cutter Edgar W. Harrod Art. 4. Committee Reports. Under this article, Frank H. Homes presented a writ- ten statement to the meeting in which he apologized for the charges he made against Charles H. Franks in open Town Meeting. George E. Briggs, Chairman of the Committee chosen at the last meeting to investigate these charges, made a report stating that a hearing had been held which resulted in the retraction of the charges made by Mr. Holmes. On motion of Mr. Briggs, it was unanimously voted that the statement of Mr. Holmes be incorporated in 61 the report of the Committee and that the report be re- ceived and placed on file. On motion of Daniel B. Lewis, it was voted to accept the report of the Finance Committee. Art. 13. Miscellaneous Appropriation. By vote of the meeting Article 13 was taken from the table, and on motion of Clarence P. Johnson, it was voted that the following amounts be appropriated for the accounts specified :— Removal of Snow "Voted, That the sum of $502.50 be appropriated for the Removal of Snow Account, to be made up as follows :— Unexpended balance Sum to be assessed Soldiers' Relief $ 2.50 500.00 "Voted, That the sum of $136.29 be appropriated for Soldiers' Relief Account, to be made up as fol- lows:— Unexpended balance $136.29 Stone Building "Voted, That the sum of $848.91 be appropriated for Stone Building Account; for Salaries, $425; Inci- dentals, $423.91; to be made up as follows:— Unexpended balance $ 48.91 Sum to be assessed 800.00 62 Surveyors of Highways "Voted, That the sum of $300 be appropriated and assessed for Salaries of the Surveyors of Highways." Town Clerk "Voted, That the sum of $1,300.18 be appropriated for Town Clerk, for the following purposes: Salary, $1,000; Incidentals, $300.18; to be made up as fol- lows:— Unexpended balance Sum to be assessed $ 300.18 1,000.00 provided that all fees received or collected by the Clerk are turned over by him into the Town treasury." Town Hall "Voted, That the sum of $1,725.40 be appropriated for the Town Hall Account; for Salary, $900; Inci- dentals, $825.40; to be made up as follows:— Unexpended balance Sum to be assessed $ 75.40 1,650.00 Town Physician "Voted, That the sum of $75 be appropriated and assessed for the Salary of the Town Physician for the ensuing year." Town Treasurer "Voted, That the sum of $1,200 be appropriated for the Town Treasurer's Account; for Salary, $1,200; for Incidentals, $200; to be made up as follows: 63 Unexpended balance Sum to be assessed $ 53.80 1,146,20 Treasurer of Cary Memorial Library "Voted, That the sum of $50 be appropriated and assessed for Salary of the Treasurer of Cary Memorial Library." Tree Warden "Voted, That the sum of $800 be appropriated for the Tree Warden Account, to be made up as follows: --- Unexpended balance Sum to be assessed $ 4.80 795.20 $125 of this appropriation to be spent for the plant- ing of trees in such a manner as will permit the Town to enter a contest conducted by the Massachusetts For- estry Association." Village Hall "Voted, That the sum of $350 be appropriated for the Village Hall Account, to be made up as follows:— Unexpended balance Sum to be assessed $ 4.12 345.88 Watering Troughs "Voted, That the sum of $100 be appropriated and assessed for the Watering Troughs Account." 64 Hastings' Park "Voted, That the sum of $17.52 be appropriated for the Hastings' Park Account, to be made up as fol- lows :— Unexpended balance Sum to be assessed "That the amount to be assessed shall be $24,121.46, and there shall be transferred from Omitted Assess- ments of 1914 $5,926.04." A. Ingham Bicknell raised a point of order that under the article no transfer of money could be made. $12,52 The Moderator ruled the point well taken and his 5.00 ruling was sustained by the house. After the above votes had been passed, Mr. Johnson made the following motion :— "Voted, That the sum of $30,250 be appropriated for the Town Debt Account, to be made up as fol- lows :— Transfer from unappropriated revenue $11,129.21 Transfer from omitted assessments 5,870.79 Unexpended balance 106.25 Sum to be assessed 13,143.75 Alonzo E. Locke offered the following amendment as a substitute :-- "That the sum of $30,250 be appropriated for the Town Debt Account, to be made up as follows Unexpended balance Sum to be assessed $ 106.25 30443.75 Elwyn G. Preston offered the following as an amend- ment to Mr. Locke's motion:— Edward P. Merriam then offered the following motion:— "Voted, That the sum of $30,143.75 be appropri- ated for the payment of the town debt to be made up as follows: Unexpended balance $106.25, $30,037.50 to be assessed during the current year." Daniel B. Lewis moved that the matter be indefinite- ly postponed, and it was so voted. The various motions and amendments regarding an appropriation for the town debt caused considerable discussion. The proposition to use a large part of the unappropriated revenue towards the payment of the town debt was favored by Mr. Lewis and Mr. Johnson who stated that it seemed fair that the voters should receive some benefit from the accumulated funds now in the treasury and thus reduce the tax rate for the ensuing year. Messrs. Locke, Preston, Bicknell and Merriam felt that this fund should not be disturbed but allowed to remain as a working capital. The Moderator was obliged to leave the meeting and called upon George E. Briggs to act as Moderator pro tem. Art. 31. On motion of Clarence P. Johnson, it was voted that action under this article be indefinitely post- poned. Robert P. Clapp offered the following resolution which was rejected by vote of the meeting :— "Resolved, That it is expedient to change the present method of caring for paupers, so that they may be boarded somewhere at the expense of the Town instead of being maintained at the poor farm." Frank H. Holmes stated that it is poor policy for the Town to maintain the Alms House as the inmates could be boarded elsewhere at less expense. At 9.38 P. M. it was voted to dissolve the meeting. A true record. Attest: CHARLES W. SWAN, Town Clerk. 67 RULES AND ORDERS FOR THE REGULATION OF CARRIAGES AND VEHICLES IN THE TOWN OF LEXINGTON MADE BY THE SELECT- MEN UNDER AUTHORITY OF SEC- TION 24 OF CHAPTER 25 OF THE REVISED LAWS It is hereby ordered that the following Rules and Orders be established in the Town of Lexington, the same to be in force on and after June 15, 1915. 1. Every hack, coach, omnibus, cab or other vehicle, whether on wheels or runners, drawn by one or more horses, or other animal power, and every auto- mobile, which shall be used in the Town of Lexington for the conveyance of persons for hire, shall be deemed a public carriage, within the meaning of these regu- lations. 2. No person shall set up, use or drive in the Town of Lexington, any public carriage for the conveyance of persons for hire without a license from the Board of Selectmen, under a penalty of not more than twenty dollars, every time such public carriage is used. 3. The Selectmen may from time to time grant licenses to such person or persons and upon such terms as they shall deem expedient, to set up, use or drive public carriages for hire within the Town of Lexing- ton, and they may revoke such licenses at their dis- cretion. 4. No such license shall be granted to any person who is not a citizen of the United States, and who is not of the age of twenty-one years. 68 5. All licenses granted shall expire on the fifteenth day of June next after the date thereof, and no license shall be sold, assigned or transferred, without the con- sent of the Selectmen endorsed thereon. 6. The person in whose name a license is taken out for a public carriage shall, for all the purposes of these regulations, be considered as the owner of the same, and liable to all forfeitures and penalties herein contained, unless upon the sale of his carriage, notice be given to the Selectmen, and the license delivered up to them. 7. Each license may specify the location or stand that shall be occupied by such carriage, and no licensee shall allow his carriage to stand or remain in, nor solicit business in any place or highway other than that specified in his license, under a penalty of not more than $20.04 for each violation of this rule. 8. Every person who may be licensed as aforesaid, shall pay, for the use of the Town, for each public carriage which such person shall keep for hire, the sum of $1.00, and a like sum for the renewal of the license. By order of the Selectmen. EDWARD W. TAYLOR, S. MYRON LAWRENCE, GEORGE H. CHILDS, Selectmen of Lexington. Lexington, May 28, 1915. A true copy. Attest: CHARLES W. SWAN, 69 Town Clerk. TOWN WARRANT Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Middlesex, ss. To either of the Constables of the Town of Lexington, in said County, Greeting: In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are directed to notify the inhabitants of the Town of Lexington qualified to vote in Town affairs, to meet at the Town Hall, in said Lexington, on Monday, the fourteenth day of June, A. D., 1915, at 7.45 P. M., then and there to act on the following articles :--- Art. 1. To receive the report of any Board of Town Officers or of any Committee of the Town for action thereon, and to appoint other committees. Art. 2. To see if the Town will make an appropri- ation to meet the overdraft in the account of Removal of Snow, or act in any manner relating thereto. Art. 3. To see if the Town will make an appropri- ation to meet the overdraft in the Forest Wardens Department, or act in any manner relating thereto. Art. 4. To see if the Town will make an appropri- ation to defray the expense of laying a cork carpet in Cary Memorial Library, or act in any manner relating thereto. Art. 5. To see if the Town will make an appropri- ation to defray the expense of maintaining the "Village CIock" at East Lexington, or act in any manner relating thereto. Art. 6. To see if the Town will vote to use or apply any part of the amounts now standing to the credit of 70 unappropriated revenue account and omitted assess- ment account being approximately $20,920 in the whole, to the payment of the debt of the town, matur- ing the current year, or make any other application of the same or act in any manner relating thereto. Art. 7. To see if the Town will make an appropri- ation for the purpose of widening Massachusetts Ave- nue in accordance with the vote of the Town passed March 24, 1913, and to vote to issue Bonds for the pur- pose of raising the money so appropriated, or act in any manner relating thereto. Art. 8. To see if the Town will accept and allow a town way as laid out by the Selectmen, about fifty feet wide, beginning on the southeasterly side of Lowell Street at a point approximately opposite the cottage house owned by Frank H. Reed and extending in a gen- erally southeasterly direction to the Lexington -Arling- ton line, the same forming a continuation into Lexing- ton of a new road laid out in Arlington as an extension of Summer Street; or to act in any manner relating to such town way. The laying out, with the boundaries and measure- ments of the way, is on file in the office of the Town Clerk of Lexington. Art. 9. To see if the Town will appropriate money to complete the grading of the East Lexington Play- ground, or act in any manner relating thereto. Art. 10. To see if the Town will Accept and allow a town way as laid out by the Selectmen beginning on the easterly side of Waltham Street and running to an extension of Highland Avenue through land of Augus- tus E. Scott, said way being known as Vine Brook Road, 71 or act in any manner relating to such town way. Plan showing lay -out is on file at the office of the Town Clerk. Art. 11. To see if the Town will accept and allow a town way as laid out by the Selectmen, said way run- ning easterly and southerly from Somerset Road to Somerset Road near its junction with Merriam Street following substantially the way now known as Olive Road, or act in any manner relating to such town way. The laying out, with the boundaries and measurements of the way, is on file in the office of the Town Clerk. Art. 12. To see if the Town will make an appropri- ation to be met by the issuance of bonds or otherwise to meet the requirements of the Water Department in making extensions of water mains, or act in any other manner relative thereto. Art. 13. To see if the Town will vote to add to the Munroe School four rooms and otherwise reconstruct the present building approximately in accordance with plans submitted by Mr. Willard D. Brown, and also vote to secure at North Lexington a suitable site and construct thereon a two or three room brick building to be used for school purposes, or take any action in relation thereto. Also, to authorize an issue of bonds for the purpose of raising moneys necessary to meet expenditures authorized under this article; or to make provision in any way that may be deemed best for the raising of such moneys. Art. 14. To see if the Town will make an addi- tional appropriation to meet the expenses in the ac- count of Outside Poor, or act in any manner relating thereto. Art. 15. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners to install a six inch water main in Baker Avenue from its present terminus southerly for a distance of about nine hundred feet, and that the sum of $500 be appropriated and assessed for such purpose. Art. 16. To see if the Town will vote to abolish, discontinue and cease maintaining the Almshouse and make provision for the support of the inmates else- where, or act in any manner relating thereto. (Art. 16 inserted by request of Francis H. Holmes, Samuel G. Kingsbury, Hiram G. Janvrin, W. Foster, Michael Carroll, Jno. E. Hubbell, R. A. Ryder, William W. Ferguson, W. T. Wadman, E. W. Hutchinson, D. F. Hutchinson, S. Kramer.) Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk on or before the time of said meeting. Given under our hands at Lexington this fourth day of June, A. D., 1915. EDWARD W. TAYLOR, S. M. LAWRENCE, GEORGE H. CHILDS, Selectmen of Lexington. Lexington, Mass., June 12, 1915. To the Town Clerk: I have notified the inhabitants of Lexington by post- ing printed copies of the foregoing warrant in the Post 78 Office and in eight other public places in the Town, and by mailing a printed copy of the same to every registered voter in the Town seven days before the time of said meeting. Attest : CHARLES E. WHEELER, Constable of Lexington. A true copy. Attest : CHARLES W. SWAN, Town Clerk. TOWN MEETING, JUNE 14, 1915 The meeting was called to order by the Moderator at 7.49 P. M. The Warrant and return of the Constable thereon were read by the Assistant Town Clerk. It was voted upon motion of Arthur L. Blodgett that Article 1 be considered before the house when no other matter was being considered. Mr. Blodgett in behalf of the Committees on In- creased School Accommodations presented a written report, copies of which report had been circulated with the warrant for this meeting. On motion of Edward P. Merriam it was voted that the report be accepted and placed on file. Arts. 6 and 13. Arthur L. Blodgett then moved that Article 6 and Article 13 be taken up together since they were closely related. 74 Daniel B. Lewis enquired why they were related. Mr. Blodgett stated that under Article 6 they wanted to see if the Town desired to use some of the unappro- priated revenue for school purposes under Article 13. It was voted that Articles 6 and 13 be taken up together. Under Article 13, Mr. Blodgett offered the following vote :— "Voted, That the Town proceed to add to the Mun- roe School four rooms and otherwise reconstruct the present building approximately in accordance with plans submitted by Mr. Willard D. Brown; also pur- chase at North Lexington a suitable site and construct thereon a two or three room brick building to be used for school purposes, and appropriate the sum of sixty thousand dollars ($60,000) as a "School House con- struction appropriation" to meet the necessary ex- penditures under this vote. All the above work to be carried into effect by a building committee of seven members, to consist of the School Committee, the mem- bers of the Committee on Increased School Accommo- dations reporting at this meeting, and one member to be appointed by the moderator. And it was so voted at 8.05 P. M. 112 in favor and 0 against. Mr. Blodgett then offered the following vote :--- "Voted, That in order to provide sixty thousand dol- lars ($60,000) appropriated by a previous vote under this article, designated as a `Schoolhouse Construction 75 Appropriation,' to be used for adding to and recon- structing the Munroe School building and to secure a site and construct a school building at North Lexing- ton, fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) be paid from unappropriated money in the treasury, namely: from the balance to the credit of `Special Revenue Account' of $13,129.21, there be applied on the above appropri- ation $8,300, and from the balance to the credit of `Omitted Assessments of 1914' of $7,796.83 the sum of $6,700." These accounts as shown on the General Ledger of the town as of January 1, 1915. Also, in addition to the above sum of $15,000 and for the same purpose it is hereby "Voted, That there be issued the negotiable serial bonds of the Town to be designated on their face `Schoolhouse loan of 1915,' in the principal sum of forty-five thousand dollars ($45,000) in coupon or reg- istered form of one thousand dollar denominations, or in multiples thereof, bearing interest at the rate of not exceeding four and one-half (4 i-) per cent per annum, payable semi-annually, both principal and interest pay- able in gold coin of the United States of the present standard of weight and fineness. Said bonds are to be made payable $3,000 annually in the years 1916 to 1920 both inclusive, and $2,000 annually in the years 1921 to 1935 both inclusive. These bonds shall be signed by the Town Treasurer, countersigned by a majority of the Selectmen, and sold at public or private sale at not less than par value and accrued interest by the Treasurer, under the direction and with the ap- proval of the Selectmen." Daniel B. Lewis in behalf of the Finance Committee stated that the Finance Committee was heartily in favor of the appropriation but that it was not in favor of the 76 transfer of $15,000 from the Unappropriated Revenue Account. A. Ingham Bicknell stated that he disagreed with the other members of the Finance Committee and that he thought the unappropriated revenue should not be used for the Town debt. Alonzo E. Locke made a motion that Mr. Blodgett's vote be divided so that the taking of the $15,000 of the unappropriated revenue could be voted for under Article 6 and the raising of bonds under Article 13. And it was so voted. Francis S. Dane then stated that this brought the vote before the Town in a manner satisfactory to the Finance Committee and that it was now in shape so that if the voters wanted the money for the Town debt they could so vote. Robert L. Ryder also spoke in favor of using this money for the School appropriation. At 8.30 on motion of Mr. Blodgett it was Voted, "That in order to provide sixty thousand dollars ($60,000) appropriated by a previous vote under this article, designated as a `Schoolhouse Construction Ap- propriation' to be used for adding to and reconstruct- ing the Munroe School building and to secure a site and construct a school building at North Lexington, fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) be paid from unappropri- ated money in the treasury, namely: From the bal- ance to the credit of `Special Revenue Account' of $13,129.21, there be applied on the above appropria- tion $8,300, and from the balance to the credit of 77 `Omitted Assessments 1914' of $7,796.83, the sum of $6,700." These accounts as shown on the General Ledger of the Town as of January 1, 1915. It was then voted: "That there be issued the nego- tiable serial bonds of the Town to be designated on their face `Schoolhouse loan of 1915,' in the principal sum of forty-five thousand dollars ($45,000) in coupon or registered form of one thousand dollar denomina- tions, or in multiples thereof, bearing interest at the rate of not exceeding four and one-half (41) per cent per annum, payable semi-annually both principal and interest payable in gold coin of the United States of the present standard of weight and fineness. Said bonds are to be made payable $3,000 annually in the years 1916 to 1920 both inclusive, and $2,000 annually in the years 1921 to 1935 both inclusive. "These bonds shall be signed by the Town Treasurer, countersigned by a majority of the Selectmen, and sold at public or private sale at not less than par value and accrued interest by the Treasurer, under the direc- tion and with the approval of the Selectmen." 146 in the affirmative and 0 in the negative. Under Article 6, Mr. Lewis then offered the follow- ing vote :— "Voted, That the sum of $30,250 be appropriated for Town debt maturing in the current year, this ap- propriation to be made up as follows :-- Balance on hand To be assessed $ 106.25 30,143.75 Total $30,250.00 78 • James P. Prince raised a point of order that the motion as offered by Mr. Lewis of the Finance Com- mittee was not written in accordance with the article in the Warrant under which he was offering the mo- tion. The Moderator ruled the point well taken, and the vote presented by Mr. Lewis was out of order. Art. 16. Frank H. Holmes moved that Article 16 be taken up. Under this article Daniel B. Lewis of the Finance Committee offered the following motion:— "Voted, That the Chairman of the Board of Select- men, the Moderator and the Chairman of the Finance Committee be instructed to serve as a Committee of Appointment; said committee to choose a committee of three persons to investigate the affairs at the Alms- house with special reference to the abolishing of the same and to report to a future Town Meeting." And it was so voted at 8.44 P. M. The following committee was appointed : George H. Childs, Clarence P. Johnson and Edward H. Mara. Art. 8. On motion of George H. Childs, Article 8 was taken up. Under this article Mr. Childs read a report of the Selectmen recommending the acceptance of Summer Street extension (so called) running from Arlington line to Lowell Street. Mr. Childs then offered the following vote :— "Voted, That the report of the Selectmen be accepted and placed on file ; and further voted that the Town 79 accepts as a public way the street therein mentioned as laid out by them the same being a street about fifty feet wide, beginning on the southeasterly side of Lowell Street at a point approximately opposite the cottage house owned by Frank H. Reed and extending in a generally southeasterly direction to the Lexington - Arlington line, the same forming a continuation into Lexington of a new road laid out in Arlington as an extension of Summer Street. "The laying out by the Selectmen of the above men- tioned street was affected by an order signed by them under date of March 19, 1915, and the same is hereby referred to and made part of this vote of acceptance." And it was so voted at 8.45 P. M. Under this article Mr. Holmes made inquiries rela- tive to the maintenance of the road, and the estimated cost of building said road. Mr. Childs, of the Selectmen, stated that the total cost would be something like $4,000, and that when the road is built to the grade, the State will surface and maintain the same as a State highway. Art. 9. On motion of William E. Mulliken, Article 9, was taken up. Mr. Mulliken offered the following vote : --- "Voted, That the sum of six hundred ($600) dollars be appropriated and assessed to complete the grading of the East Lexington playground. This money to be expended under the direction of the Park Commis- sioners." 80 And it was so voted, unanimously, at 8.48 P. M. Art. 7. On motion of Mr. Childs, Article 7 was taken up. Mr. Childs offered the following vote "Voted, That the sum of $7,000 be appropriated for the purpose of widening Massachusetts Avenue on the northeast side from the Valentine Building to Woburn Street in accordance with the vote passed by the Town on March 24, 1913, and in accordance with the layout as submitted by the County Commissioners; and that for the purpose of meeting such cost the Town Treas- urer is hereby authorized to issue and sell, under the direction and with the approval of the Selectmen, nego- tiable registered or coupon bonds of the Town in serial form to the aggregate principal amount of seven thou- sand dollars ($7,040) bearing interest at a rate not ex- ceeding four per cent (4;0 per annum, payable semi-annually, and payable, both principal and in- terest, in gold coin of the United States of America of the present standard of weight and fineness, such bonds to be signed by the Treasurer and countersigned by a majority of the Selectmen, with the maturities so ar- ranged that $1,000 of principal will fall due and pay- able in each of the years 1916 and 1922 inclusive." The above vote was passed by two-thirds vote of the meeting, 71 in the affirmative and 32 in the negative. Under the above article a general discussion was participated in by F. S. Dane, C. B. Davis, E. P. Bliss, F. H. Holmes, F. F. Sherburne, W. T. Wadman, F. D. Peirce, D. B. Lewis and W. C. Stickel. 81 Art. 5. Mr. Lawrence moved that Article 5 be taken up. Under Article 5, Mr. Lawrence offered the follow- ing vote:— "Voted, That the sum of $100 be appropriated and assessed to defray the expense of maintaining the `Vil- lage Clock' at East Lexington for the ensuing year." Frank H. Holmes moved that the Article be indefi- nitely postponed; this the meeting refused to do by a vote of 46 to 47. Francis S. Dane stated that the Finance Committee did not recommend this appropriation. Edward P. Bliss then offered the following amend- ment:—"provided said clock is duly presented to and accepted by the Town." After a general discussion Mr. Bliss asked unani- mous consent to withdraw his amendment which was granted. Mr. Lawrence then asked consent to with- draw his motion and the original motion as offered by Mr. Lawrence was withdrawn. Art. 15. Francis S. Dane moved that Article 15 be taken up, and it was so voted. Under this article Mr. Dane offered the following motion:— "Voted, That the Board of Water and Sewer Com- missioners be and they hereby are authorized to lay a suitable water main in Baker Avenue for a distance of approximately nine hundred (900) feet, and connect 82 the same with the water main in Taft Avenue at an expense of not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500), and the sum of five hundred dollars ($500) is hereby appropriated and assessed for that purpose to be ex- pended from the general appropriations of the Town; provided that the laying of said water main shall not be done until a suitable trench therefor shall have been excavated without expense to the Town and until, in the opinion of the Board of Water Commissioners, the Town has received from interested property owners satisfactory releases from all liability for any damages that may result from the laying and maintenance of said water main and satisfactory assurance that said trench will be filled at no expense to the Town. The aforesaid action, if taken, is not to be construed as a precedent for like action in the future." And it was so voted at 10.09 P. M. Art. 4. On motion of George H. Childs, Article 4 was taken up. Under this article Mr. Childs offered the following motion: "Voted, That the sum of $200 be appropriated and assessed to cover the cost of laying a cork carpet in the Cary Memorial Library." Mr. Holmes' motion to indefinitely postpone the above motion was lost. The motion offered by Mr. Childs was passed at 10.12 P. M. Art. 12. Under Article 12 Mr. Briggs offered the following motion :— "Voted, That for the purpose of providing funds for the extension of water mains, the Town Treasurer be, and hereby is, authorized to issue and sell, under the direction and with the approval of the Selectmen, nego- tiable registered or coupon bonds of the Town in serial form to the aggregate principal amount of $4,000 bear- ing interest at a rate not exceeding 4% per annum, pay- able semi-annually, and payable, both principal and interest in gold coin of the United States of America of the present standard of weight and fineness, such bonds to be signed by the Treasurer and countersigned by a majority of the Selectmen, with maturities so ar- ranged that $1,000 of the principal will fall due and payable in the years 1916 to 1919 inclusive." And it was so voted at 10.17 P. M., unanimously. Art. 3. Under Article 3 Francis S. Dane offered the following motion :— "Voted, That the sum of $1,000 be appropriated and assessed to meet an overdraft and to provide for the maintenance and support of the Forest Warden's De- partment for the balance of the ensuing year." And it was so voted at 10.18 P. M. Art. 2. Under Article 2 Mr. Childs offered the fol- lowing motion "Voted, That the sum of $500 be appropriated and assessed to meet an overdraft and to provide for the removal of snow for the balance of the ensuing year." And it was so voted at 10.20 P. M. 84 Art. 14. Under Article 14 Mr. Lawrence offered the following motion:— "Voted, That the sum of $2,000 be appropriated and assessed for the support of the Outside Poor." And it was so voted at 10.23 P. M. Art. 10. On motion of Francis S. Dane, Article 10 was taken up. Under this article, George H. Childs in behalf of the Selectmen read a report recommending the acceptance of Vine Brook Road as a" public way from Waltham Street to Highland Avenue (so called). Mr. Childs then offered the following motion:— "Voted, That the report of the Selectmen relative to the layout of Vine Brook Road be accepted, and further voted that said road be accepted and estab- lished as a public way when the same is satisfactorily deeded to the Town." Frank H. Holmes moved the indefinite postponement of this motion. Edward P. Bliss spoke in favor of the acceptance of the street. Mr. Holmes' motion to indefinitely postpone was lost, and the motion as offered by Mr. Childs was passed by vote of the meeting at 10.38 P. M. A deed releasing all claim to the Town of Lexington has been received from Mary O. Tuttle, owner of land through which this road runs. • 85 • Art. 11. On motion of Francis S. Dane, Article 11 was taken up. Under this article George H. Childs read a report of the Selectmen relative to the layout of Franklin Road and recommended its acceptance from Somerset Road to Somerset Road. Francis S. Dane then offered the following vote :— "Voted, That the report of the Selectmen relative to the layout of a town way, said way running easterly - and southerly from Somerset Road to Somerset Road near its junction with Merriam Street, following sub- stantially the way now known as Olive Road, be ac- cepted and that said road be accepted and established as a public way to be called Franklin Road when the same is satisfactorily deeded to the town." It was so voted at 10.40 P. M. Meeting dissolved at 10.42 P. M. • A true record. Attest: HELEN C. GALLAGHER, Assistant Town Clerk. WARRANT FOR A PRIMARY September 21, 1915 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Middlesex, ss. To either of the Constables of the Town of Lexington, Greeting: 86 In the name of the Commonwealth you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of said Town who are qualified to vote in Primaries to meet in the Town Hall, Tuesday, the twenty-first day of Sep- tember, 1916, at two o'clock P. M., for the following purposes:— To bring in their votes to the Primary Officers for the Nomination of Candidates of Political Parties for the following offices:— Governor for this Commonwealth. Lieutenant -Governor for this Commonwealth. Secretary of the Commonwealth for this Common- wealth. Treasurer and Receiver General for this Common- wealth. Auditor of the Commonwealth for this Commonwealth. Attorney -General for this Commonwealth. Councillor for 6th Councillor District. Senator for 5th Senatorial District. One Representative in General Court, 29th Representa- tive District. County Commissioner for Middlesex County. County Treasurer for Middlesex County. Sheriff for Middlesex County. And for the Election of the following officers: - 87 District Member of State Committee for each political party for the 5th Senatorial District. Members of the Democratic Town Committee. Members of the Republican Town Committee_ Members of the Progressive Party Town Committee. Delegates to State Conventions of Political Parties. All the above candidates and officers are to be voted for upon one ballot. The polls will be open from two to eight P. M. And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting printed copies thereof and by mailing printed copies thereof to every registered voter in the Town, seven days at Ieast before the time of said meeting as di- rected by vote of the Town. Hereof, fail not, and make due return of this War- rant, with your doings thereon, at the time and place of said meeting. Given under our hands, this third day of September, A. D., 1915. EDWARD W. TAYLOR, S. MYRON LAWRENCE, GEORGE H. CHILDS, Selectmen of Lexington. Lexington, Mass., Sept. 13, 1915. To the Town Clerk :— I have notified the inhabitants of Lexington by post- ing printed copies of the foregoing warrant in the Post 88 Office and in eight other public places in the Town and by mailing a printed copy of the same to every registered voter in the Town, nine days before the time of said meeting. Attest: CHARLES E. WHEELER, Constable of Lexington. A true copy. Attest: CHARLES W. SWAN, Town Clerk. STATE PRIMARY September 2L 1915 The meeting was called to order at two o'clock by Edward W. Taylor, Chairman of the Board of Select- men. The Warrant and the return of the Constable thereon was read by the Town Clerk. Frederick G. Jones, James A. Hurley, Clifton P. Ashley and G. Irv- ing Tuttle were sworn as Ballot Clerks and the polls were declared open. The polls were declared closed at eight o'clock P. M. and 338 ballots were taken from the box, and this num- ber agreed with the number of names checked on each voting list. The dial on the ballot box registered 339. REPUBLICAN PARTY Total vote 280 GOVERNOR Grafton D. Cushing of Boston 80 Eugene N. Foss of Boston 10 Samuel W. McCall of Winchester 187 Blanks 3 LIEUTENANT -GOVERNOR Calvin Coolidge of Northampton 152 Guy Andrews Ham of Milton 115 Blanks 13 SECRETARY Albert P. Langtry of Springfield Blanks TREASURER Charles L. Burrill of Boston Blanks AUDITOR 248 32 246 34 Edward C. R. Bagley of Boston 74 Nathaniel Nunn, Cornelius F. O'Connor, Fred E. Alonzo B. Cook of Boston 133 Butters, Allston M. Redman, Samuel B. Bigelow, Pat- Samuel W. George of Haverhill 50 rick F. Dacey, Harry B. Wiley and Charles G. Kauff- Blanks 23 mann having been sworn as Tellers, proceeded to sort and count the ballots, and at 11.30 o'clock the Clerk ATTORNEY -GENERAL announced the result as follows: -- Total ballots cast by all parties 338 Henry C. Attwili of Lynn 241 Marked as defective 1 Blanks 39. 89 90 COUNCILLOR—SIXTH DISTRICT Henry C. Mulligan of Natick Blanks SENATOR—FIFTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT Nathan A. Tufts of Waltham Blanks REPRESENTATIVE TWENTY-NINTH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT Jacob Bitzer of Arlington Blanks COUNTY COMMISSIONER John Lathrop Dyer of Cambridge Harry A. Penniman of Cambridge Chester B. Williams of Wayland Blanks COUNTY TREASURER Joseph O. Hayden of Somerville Harold David Wilson of Somerville Blanks SHERIFF John R. Fairbairn of Cambridge Adelbert B. Messer of Concord Blanks STATE COMMITTEE FIFTH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT Edwin A. Bayley Allen C. Smith 91 241 39 250 30 247 33 73 28 151 28 215 33 32 225 47 8 3 1 Edward P. Merriam Warren Parks Blanks DELEGATES TO STATE CONVENTION Arthur W. Hatch Everett S. Emery Frank D. Peirce Edwin A. Bayley George H. Childs Edward W. Taylor James P. Prince Louis L. Crone Robert L. Ryder Blanks TOWN COMMITTEE Robert L. Ryder Charles E. Hadley William S. Scamman Edward L. Child Charles F. Bertwell Louis L. Crone Arthur W. Hatch A. Ingham Bicknell Wesley T. Wadman S. Myron Lawrence Arthur L. Blodgett Lewis C. Sturtevant Sidney R. Wrightington Howard M. Munroe George H. Childs Frank Peirce Blanks 92 1 1 274 234 229 226 221 227 1 1 1 1 259 229 223 227 G21 GG0 232 232 223 219 228 228 226 224 229 228 1 810 PROGRESSIVE PARTY Total vote GOVERNOR Nelson B. Clark of Beverly 10 10 LIEUTENANT -GOVERNOR Guy Ham 1 Blanks 9 SECRETARY Blanks 10 TREASURER Blanks 10 AUDITOR Blanks 10 ATTORNEY -GENERAL Blanks 10 COUNCILLOR—SIXTH DISTRICT Blanks 10 SENATOR—FIFTH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT Blanks 10 COUNTY COMMISSIONER George A. Goodwin of Cambridge 10 Blanks 0 COUNTY TREASURER David A. Keefe of Cambridge Blanks SHERIFF Albert Messer Blanks 8 2 1 9 STATE COMMITTEE FIFTH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT Blanks 10 DELEGATES TO STATE CONVENTION Blanks 40 Blanks Total vote TOWN COMMITTEE DEMOCRATIC PARTY GOVERNOR 10 47 REPRESENTATIVE Frederick S. Deitrick of Cambridge 2 TWENTY-NINTH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT David I. Walsh of Fitchburg 42 Blanks 10 Blanks 3 93 94 LIEUTENANT -GOVERNOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER Edward P. Barry of Boston 40 Michael M. O'Connor of Cambridge 31 Blanks 7 Blanks 16 SECRETARY COUNTY TREASURER Edwin A. Grosvenor of Amherst Blanks TREASURER Henry L. Bowles of Springfield Blanks AUDITOR Jacob C. Morse of Brookline Blanks ATTORNEY GENERAL 35 12 37 l0 37 10 David A. Keefe of Cambridge Blanks SHERIFF 34 13 John J. Donovan of Lowell 30 George A. Ferris of Woburn 7 Blanks 10 STATE COMMITTEE FIFTH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT Bernard W. Stanley of Waltham 31 Joseph Joyce Donahue of Medford 31 Blanks 16 Harold Williams, Jr., of Brookline 7 Blanks 9 DELEGATES TO STATE CONVENTION COUNCILLOR ----SIXTH DISTRICT Joseph H. McNally of Watertown BIanks SENATOR—FIFTH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT Patrick Duane Blanks REPRESENTATIVE TWENTY-NINTH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT James D. Collins Blanks 36 11 1 46 1 46 Bartholomew D. Callahan 28 Blanks 19 TOWN COMMITTEE Bartholomew D. Callahan 31 William C. O'Leary 30 James Michael Ahearn 27 David F. Murphy 30 Arthur O'Leary 30 Arthur A. Mitchie 29 John J. Garrity 29 John J. Roach 26 Daniel J. O'Connell 28 95 96 Eugene T. Buckley 82 Blanks Meeting dissolved at 11.35 P. M. A true record. Attest: CHARLES W. SWAN, 178 Town Clerk. WARRANT FOR STATE ELECTION Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Middlesex, as. To either of the Constables of the Town of Lexington in said County, Greeting: In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are directed to notify the inhabitants of the Town of Lexington qualified to vote in State and County affairs, to assemble at the Town Hall, in said Lexing- ton, on Tuesday, the second day of November, A. D., 1915, at six o'clock in the morning to cast their ballots for the following State and County Officers:— Governor, Lieutenant -Governor, Secretary, Treas- urer, Auditor, Attorney -General, Councillor for Sixth Councillor District, One Representative in General Court for Twenty -Ninth Middlesex District, Senator for Fifth Senatorial District, County Commissioner for Middlesex County, County Treasurer, Sheriff. Also to bring in their votes on the following ques- tions:— Shall Chapter 129, Resolves of 1915, entitled "Re- solves to provide for submitting to the people the article of amendment of the Constitution empowering the General Court to authorize the taking of land to relieve congestion of population and to provide homes for citizens," be accepted by this Town? Shall Chapter 130, Resolves of 1915, entitled "Re- solves to provide for submitting to the people the arti- cle of amendment of the constitution striking the word "male" from the qualifications of voters," be accepted by this town? Shall Chapter 140, Resolves of 1915, entitled "Resolves to provide for submitting to the people the article of amendment of the constitution relative to the authority of the general court to impose taxes," be ac- cepted by this town? The election officers will receive votes for the above all on the official ballot prepared by the Secre- tary of the Commonwealth. The polls will be opened immediately after the organization of the meeting, and will be kept open until four o'clock P. M., and as much longer as the meeting may direct, not to extend beyond eight o'clock P. M. Hereof, fail not, and make due return of this War- rant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, on or before the time of said meeting. Given under our hand at Lexington, this fifteenth day of October, 1915. EDWARD W. TAYLOR, S. MYRON LAWRENCE, GEORGE H. CHILDS, Lexington, Mass., October 28, 1915. To the Town Clerk: I have notified the inhabitants of Lexington by posting printed copies of the foregoing Warrant in the Post Office and in seven other public places in the town, and by mailing a printed copy of the same to every registered voter in the town, ten days (10) be- fore the time of said meeting. Attest: CHARLES E. WHEELER, Constable of Lexington. A true copy. Attest: CHARLES W. SWAN, Town Clerk. STATE ELECTION. November 2, 1915. The meeting was called to order at six o'clock in the morning by Edward W. Taylor, Chairman of the Selectmen. The Warrant and the Return of the Constable was read by the Town Clerk. Fred G. Jones, and James A. Hurley were sworn to the faithful discharge of their duties as Ballot Clerks, and Clifton P. Ashley, Frank E. Burke and 99 Charles G. Kauffmann as Deputy Ballot Clerks, and the polls declared open. Nathaniel Nunn, Fred E. Butters, Allston M. Redman, Cornelius F. O'Connor, Samuel B. Bigelow. Patrick F. Dacey, Louis H. Lawrence and William C. O'Leary were sworn as Tellers. The ballot box was opened from time to time, and ballots taken therefrom as follows: - 9.10 o'clock, 200 taken out. 10.10 o'clock, 200 taken out. 11.20 o'clock, 150 taken out. 12.15 o'clock, 50 taken out. 2.15 o'clock, 200 taken out. 3.48 o'clock, 100 taken out. 4.21 o'clock, 50 taken out. At the close of the polls twenty-four ballots were taken from the box, making a total of 974 ballots cast at the election out of a registered vote of 1178, At 11.50 o'clock, on motion of Arthur W. Hatch, it was voted that the polls be kept open until 4.30 P. M., and at 12.18 o'clock, on motion of George H. Childs, it was voted that the time of closing be ex- tended to 4.45 o'clock P. M. The dial on the ballot box registered 974, and 974 names were checked on each list. After the Tellers had completed the work of counting, the Town Clerk announced the results as follows at 5.45 o'clock. Total votes cast 974 100 GOVERNOR James W. Holden 0 Nelson B. Clark 32 Henry C. Iran 6 Walter S. Hutchins 3 Jacob C. Morse 268 Samuel W. McCall 615 William G. Rogers 13 Peter O'Rourke 0 Blanks 67 William Shaw 12 David I. Walsh 306 ATTORNEY -GENERAL Blanks 6 Henry C. Attwill 668 Frank Auchter 17 LIEUTENANT -GOVERNOR Joseph Joyce Donahue 243 Edward P. Barry 261 John McCarthy 5 Calvin Coolidge 649 William Taylor 1 Alfred H. Evans 10 Blanks 40 James Hayes 1 • Chester R. Lawrence 29 COUNCILLOR, SIXTH DISTRICT Samuel P. Levenberg 5 Joseph H. McNaIly 264 Blanks 19 Henry C. Mulligan 639 SECRETARY Edward C. Stone 1 Blanks 70 Edwin A. Grosvenor 261 Albert P. Langtry 655 SENATOR, 5TH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT Thomas J. Maher 3 Patrick J. Duane 247 Marion E. Sproule 4 Nathan A. Tufts 669 Willard O. Wylie 12 Blanks 98 Blanks 39 TREASURER Henry L. Bowles 256 Charles L. Burrill 649 Charles E. Fenner 4 William E. Marks 13 Jeremiah P. McNally 2 Blanks 50 Alonzo B. Cook AUDITOR 101 620 REPRESENTATIVE Jacob Bitzer 727 Dave Murphy 1 Daniel O'Connell 1 Blanks 245 COUNTY COMMISSIONER Alfred L. Cutting 607 John Lathrop Dyer 27 George A. Goodwin 38 Michael M. O'Connor 214 102 William H. Walsh Blanks COUNTY TREASURER DeWitt Clinton Clapp Joseph 0. Hayden David A. Keefe Blanks SHERIFF John J. Donovan John R. Fairbairn Blanks 29 59 33 634 237 70 230 677 67 Shall the proposed amendment to the Constitution, empowering the General Court to authorize the taking of land to relieve congestion of population and to pro- vide homes for citizens be approved and ratified? Yes No Blanks 488 298 188 Shall the following proposed amendment to the Con- stitution, enabling women to vote, be approved and ratified? Article of Amendment Article three of the articles of amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth is hereby amended by striking out in the first line thereof the word "male." Yes No Blanks 103 280 638 56 • • • Shall the following proposed amendment to the Con- stitution, relative to the taxation of incomes and the granting of reasonable exemptions, be approved and ratified? Article of Amendment Full power and authority are hereby given and granted to the General Court to impose and levy a tax on income in the manner hereinafter provided. Such tax may be at different rates upon income derived from different classes of property, but shall be levied at a uniform rate throughout the Commonwealth upon in- comes derived from the same class of property. The General Court may tax income not derived from prop- erty at a lower rate than income derived from prop- erty, and may grant reasonable exemptions and abate- ments. Any class of property the income from which is taxed under the provisions of this article may be ex- empted from the imposition and levying of propor- tional and reasonable assessments, rates and taxes as at present authorized by the Constitution. This article shall not be construed to limit the power of the General Court to impose and levy reasonable duties and excises. Yes No Blanks 591 188 195 Meeting dissolved. A true record. Attest : CHARLES W. SWAN, Town Clerk. 104 COMMITTEE REPORTS REPORT OF COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO CONFER WITH THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE AND OTHER- WISE CONSIDER THE MATTER OF IN- CREASED SCHOOL ACCOMMODATIONS To the Citizens of Lexington : Your committee appointed to confer with the School Committee and otherwise consider the matter of in- creased school accommodations has given the question its careful consideration, and calls to your attention these conclusions and recommendations: We find the present grade buildings filled with pupils practically to the extent of the seating capacity, with the exception of some of the upper grade rooms at the new Adams building, and at all buildings a very full present attendance in the first and second grades, with a much increased enrolment in prospect for September of the present year. It is now necessary to transport more than twenty pupils of all grades from North Lex- ington to East Lexington in place of nearer accommo- dation, and the present large attendance in the first grades is provided for by a one -session plan. At the Munroe School it is necessary to teach two grades in each room, with the exception of the first and 106 second classes, with no convenient place for the teach- ing of sewing or manual training. In our judgment immediate increased building ac- commodations are necessary, and must be provided either by a plan of progressive and well -considered construction, or in some temporary manner. We be- Iieve in a matter of this importance the town should consider the probable demands for a future period and in expending its money work to some definite plan, that will develop a satisfactory result, and so arranged as to require the expenditure of money slightly in advance of actual demands for building accommodation. On this basis we unanimously recommend the imme- diate addition to the Munroe building of four rooms, and that the Town secure at North Lexington a suitable location of ample size and construct at once on a part of the same a two or three-room structure of artistic design to be used for the early grades, and as time shall develop the necessity for further accommodation at this point, construct on the same location such accom- modation as may be required. We present herein floor plans and a sketch of the proposed addition to the Munroe School as developed after careful study of the problem by Mr. Willard D. Brown, the architect of the present building, also a cut of a proposed building for the North Lexington location. All of the proposed buildings must now, according to provisions of our building laws, be constructed of brick or similar material. As will be noted by an examination of the plans, it is proposed to extend the Munroe building about 106 twelve feet on each end, and construct two sets of two rooms on the front, not disturbing the present en- trances, offices, corridors or stairways; the walls to be of brick and with brick replacing the clapboards across the front, producing a brick school building with slated roof and of harmonious design containing ten class rooms, two of which are so arranged as that they may be opened into each other for school assembly purposes. The addition of these four rooms would allow of two first -grade rooms, a re -arrangement of all other grades in the building with a single grade in each class- room, a room for the teaching of sewing, and a capa- cious basement for manual training. The building proposed for North Lexington is similar to a building recently built by the City of Waltham to meet a like need; the construction of this building would provide for more than fifty of the youngest chil- dren of this section, making it possible for them to be at home at dinner each day, and saving to the Town exceeding six hundred dollars each year for transpor- tation. From figures secured by us from reliable sources we estimate that the sum of sixty thousand dollars will be necessary to carry into effect the project as outlined by us. We have well considered the subject from many angles, we believe it is the wish of every citizen of Lex- ington to provide in the most efficient manner for the 107 is T4. I, W CU= 1,,c‘•,. CL A55 XS... ; k +' Li ,i111 II I I F1F T YLOO1, PLAN. NOLA Fr crAT T NEW CLAW 1 CL•J.] FC9.M. 'LziiL Via. ■urs NEW CLAb "neon. ,_,:ti r -1--. 7 1 - 77 'r_�r7_,I ,s._ -.-.r..-_, L 1-_-_� :-3 •i. 17LCOND ri FLAB. CLA a NEW f1A}3 iIpt111. es • 1/X9NT zurvATION ..sur,GesrED /i trrrONs -m NUNROE ,SCHOOL, L N=1,r PROPOSED BUILDING FOR NORTH LEXINGTON LOCATION education of our children, and that a study of the prob- lem presented will convince that the solution offered by us will make more effective the money now being expended for general educational expenses. With later construction at North Lexington and a future addition to the new Adams School at East Lexington, the plan will, in our judgment, provide for our school popula- tion for a period of some years. Respectfully submitted, ARTHUR L. BLODGETT, AUGUSTUS E. SCOTT, CHARLES S. CLAPHAM, Committee. The above plan has been developed by continual consultation with us, and we heartily and unanimously concur in the recommendations given. JAY O. RICHARDS, ROBERT L. RYDER, HALLIE C. BLAKE, Lexington, June 1, 1915. 110 School Committee. • REPORT OF SELECTMEN ON ACCEPTANCE OF SUMMER STREET FROM ARLINGTON LINE TO LOWELL STREET Lexington, June 11, 1915. The Selectmen herewith report to the Town, the laying out by them of a new street or town way known as Summer Street extension, about fifty (50) feet wide beginning at a point approximately opposite the cot- tage house owned by Frank H. Reed and extending in a general southeasterly direction to the Lexington - Arlington line, the proposed way forming an extension into Lexington of a new highway, about fifty feet wide, expected to be laid out in Arlington as an extension of Summer Street, as shown by an order of the Selectmen dated March 19, 1915. 41. The Selectmen now recommend that said laying out be accepted and allowed by vote of the Town to the end that said street or way may be established as a public way. EDWARD W. TAYLOR, S. MYRON LAWRENCE, GEORGE H. CHILDS, Selectmen of Lexington. Voted, That the above report be accepted and placed on file. 111 4 OR REPORT OF SELECTMEN RECOMMENDING AC- CEPTANCE GCEPTANCE OF FRANKLIN ROAD Presented at Town Meeting, June 14, 1915 Lexington, June 11, 1915. The Selectmen herewith report to the Town, the laying out by them of a new street or Town way fifty (50) feet wide running from a point on Somerset Road in an easterly and southerly direction to Somerset Road near its junction with Merriam Street, as shown by an order of the Selectmen dated April 23rd, 1915. It has been built to the grade shown on the plan approved by the Board of Survey. The Selectmen now recommend that said laying out be accepted and allowed by vote of the Town to the end that said street or way may be established as a public way to be called Franklin Road. EDWARD W. TAYLOR, S. MYRON LAWRENCE, GEORGE H. CHILDS, Selectmen of Lexington. The above report was accepted and placed on file. 112 REPORT OF SELECTMEN RECOMMENDING AC- CEPTANCE OF VINE BROOK ROAD Presented at Town Meeting, June 14, 1915 Lexington, June 11, 1915. The Selectmen herewith report to the Town, the lay- ing out by them of a new street or town way forty-two (42) feet wide running from a point on Waltham Street southeasterly to Highland Avenue, as shown by an order of the Selectmen dated June 11, 1915. It has been built to the grade shown on the plan approved by the Board of Survey. The Selectmen now recommend that said Laying out be accepted and allowed by vote of the Town to the end that said street or way may be established as a public way to be called Vine Brook Road. EDWARD W. TAYLOR, S. MYRON LAWRENCE, GEORGE H. CHILDS, Selectmen of Lexington. The above report was accepted and placed on file. 118 REPORT OF COMMITTEE APPOINTED JANUARY 13, 1915, TO INVESTIGATE AND REPORT AS TO THE STATUS OF THE TRIANGULAR PARK AT THE JUNCTION OF MASSA- CHUSETTS AVENUE AND PLEASANT STREET Submitted February 10, 1915 At an adjourned Town Meeting held January 13, 1915, a resolution was presented to instruct the Park Commissioners to remove the triangle at the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Pleasant Street, following which a vote was passed to appoint a committee to in- vestigate as to the status of the triangle, and that the resolution be referred to that committee. The committee appointed submit the following re- port:— In searching the Town Records it was ascertained that in 1858, upon a petition of a number of the citi- zens, the County Commissioners made a relocation of the line of Pleasant Street at the corner of Main Street, now Massachusetts Avenue, taking and awarding dam- ages for land taken to the Robbins Heirs and others, and referring to the triangle as a piece of "common land." In 1867 the line of Pleasant Street at this point and beyond was again relocated by the County, at which time the triangle became a part of the highway as de- fined by the sidelines at that time, and damages for land taken were awarded to Abner Stone, Francis Brown and others. 114 In 1870 the Town had under consideration the in- stalling of a new pump and watering trough at an ex- isting well in the triangle which was protested against by Ellen A. Stone as an unwarranted appropriation of private property. In 1871 a committee reported rec- ommending that a new well be dug and a pump and trough installed, which was the cause of another pro- test from Abner and Ellen A. Stone, they claiming that the triangle was a part of their property. In 1872 the Selectmen, under a vote of the Town, made an investigation, the conclusion of which was that the triangle was a part of the highway, and in 1873 a well was dug and a pump and trough installed at an expense of $363.50, and was maintained and cared for by the Highway Department up to March 10, 1913, at which time the Town accepted the first four- teen Sections of Chapter 28, R. L., which relates to Public Parks, and passed a vote : "to put the Com- mon all open spaces at the junction of streets, and all other lands given to or held by the Town for park pur- poses, in the care and control of the Park Commis- sioners." There is no doubt in the minds of this committee but that the triangle belongs to the Town as a part of the highway and being an open space at the junction of streets, was, under the vote passed March 10, 1913, without doubt placed under the care and control of the Park Commissioners. We therefore recommend the passing of the resolu- tion offered January 13, 1915, which was referred to this Committee and which reads as follows:— "That the voters of the Town of Lexington in meet- ing assembled instruct its Park Commissioners to take 115 such means as are possible to secure the removal of the triangular park together with the trees thereon at the junction of Massachusetts Avenue and Pleasant Street." And that a copy of this Resolution be mailed by our Town Clerk to said Commissioners. FRANK D. PEIRCE, ROBERT L. RYDER, W. R. GREELEY. REPORT OF COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE CER- TAIN CHARGES MADE AGAINST THE CHIEF OF POLICE Presented in Town Meeting March 15, 1915 Voted, That Mr. Holmes' statement be incorporated in the report of the committee, and that the report be received and placed on file. Report. Lexington, Mass., Mar. 22, 1915. To the Citizens of Lexington in Town Meeting as- sembled :--- Your committee appointed to investigate the charges made in open Town meeting, Monday evening, Mar. 12, last, by F. H. Holmes against the character of Acting Chief C. H. Franks has attended to its duty. A hear- ing has been held, the charges heard, witnesses exam- ined all of which resulted in the retraction of the charges by the said F. H. Holmes. 116 The committee asks that Mr. Holmes' written state- ment of retraction be made and accepted as a part of this report and that the committee be discharged. GEORGE E. BRIGGS, Chairman. EDWARD H. MARA, W M . P. MARTIN, J. O. RICHARDS, R. L. RYDER. STATEMENT OF. F. H. HOLMES To the Citizens in Town Meeting assembled:— On last Monday evening, March 15th, 1915, I made certain charges in open Town Meeting against the per- sonal habits of acting Chief Charles H. Franks. 1 spoke on the spur of the moment with no premeditation what- ever and made the statement fully believing it was a true one. Since that time I have had an opportunity of investi- gating the charges which was not of my own personal observation but based entirely on report of others to me and I learn that I unintentionally misrepresented the incidents referred to in my remarks. I now want to retract all I said just as openly as I made the charges and hereby apologize to the Town and acting Chief Franks for my reflections on his character. FRANCIS H. HOLMES. 117 Lexington, March 22, 1915. A true copy of the report and statement. Attest: CHARLES W. SWAN, Town Clerk. ACTS OF THE GENERAL COURT ACCEPTED BY THE TOWN DURING THE YEAR 1915 Chapter 322, Acts of 1913 An Act Relative to the Sewerage System in the Town of Lexington Be it enacted, etc., as follows:— Section 1. The owners of lands benefited and abutting on streets or ways, public or private, in which sewers shall be constructed in the town of Lexington under the provisions of chapter five hundred and four of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and ninety- seven, as amended by chapter three hundred and fifty- nine of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and six, and by chapter two hundred and one of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and eleven, shall pay to the town as a tax in return for the special benefits received by such abutting lands an assessment or charge of fifty cents a running front foot, to be assessed by the com- sioners in the manner and with the effect herein and in sections six, seven, eight, nine and ten of said chapter three hundred and fifty-nine provided. In cases of corner lots the commissioners .shall exempt from assess- ment so much of the frontage upon one of the streets 118 or ways concerned as they shall consider just and equitable. In the case of each abutting estate the tax shall be considered as assessed upon the specified lot to the extent of its whole depth, if the same nowhere extends back from the side line of the street or way more than one hundred feet, otherwise upon so much of the lot as lies between such side line and a line drawn parallel with and one hundred feet distant therefrom; and only the land upon which the tax is so assessed shall be subject to the lien arising therefrom. No land shall be taxed or assessed hereunder more than once. No drain or sewer from an estate or a part of an estate not already assessed or not at the time liable to assessment, as herein provided, shall be entered into a common sewer except upon the payment of such an assessment or charge, and upon such other terms and conditions, as the commissioners shall determine. Section 2. Said town, for meeting necessary ex- penses and liabilities incurred or to be incurred under the provisions of said chapter five hundred and four as amended, may issue from time to time bonds or notes to an amount not exceeding the amounts heretofore authorized by law to be issued by said town for sewer- age purposes. Bonds or notes issued under authority of this act shall bear on their face the words, Town of Lexington Sewer Loan, Act of 1913; shall be pay- able by such annual payments, beginning not more than one year after the respective dates thereof, as will ex- tinguish each loan within thirty years from the date thereof; but the amount of such annual payment of any loan in any year shall not be less than the amount of the principal of said loan payable in any subsequent year. Each authorized issue of bonds or notes shall constitute a separate loan. Said bonds or notes shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding four and one-half 119 • per cent per annum, payable semi-annually, and shall be signed by the treasurer of the town and counter- signed by the water and sewer commissioners. The town may sell such bonds or notes at public or private sale, upon such terms and conditions as it may deem proper,but they shall not be sold for less than their par value. Section 3. Said town shall at the time of authorizing said loan or loans provide for the payment thereof in accordance with section two of this act; and when a vote to that effect has been passed, a sum which with the income derived from assessments, rates, or charges in lieu thereof, will be sufficient to pay the annual ex- pense of operating its sewerage system and the interest as it accrues on the bonds or notes issued as aforesaid by the town, and to make such payments on the princi- pal as may be required under the provisions of this act, shall, without further vote, be assessed by the assessors of the town annually thereafter, in the same manner in which other taxes are assessed, until the debt in- curred by said loan or loans is extinguished. Section 4. In the application of sections thirty-one to thirty-four, inclusive, of chapter forty-nine of the Revised Laws to said town, and generally in the matter of connecting estates with sewers, the commissioners may, so far as that part of the connection which lies between the property line and the entrance to the sewer is concerned, establish and alter from time to time as to each street or way a scale of estimated aver- age costs, the calculations to be made as if the public sewer concerned were laid in the centre of the street or way, to the end that owners may have or suffer no advantage or disadvantage by reason of the fact that 120 the sewer may be on one side or the other of the cen- tre; and the amount to be paid by or assessed to an abutting owner shall, as regards said part of a con- nection, be determined by such estimated average cost and not by the actual amount thereof. Section 5. The terms "sewer commissioners" and "commissioners" found in said chapters three hundred and fifty-nine, two hundred and one and herein shall be construed as meaning the consolidated board of water and sewer commissioners in said town estab- lished by chapter two hundred and seventy-seven of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and nine. Section 6. Section ten of chapter five hundred and four of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and nine- ty-seven, sections two, three, four and five of chapter three hundred and fifty-nine of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and six, and section two of chapter two hundred and one of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and eleven are hereby repealed. Section 7. This act shall take effect upon its ac- ceptance by vote of a majority of the voters of the town of Lexington present and voting thereon at a legal meeting called for the purpose. Approved March 21, 1913. Chapter 575, Acts of 1913. An Act to Authorize Cities and Towns to Provide Free Meals for School Children Be it enacted, etc., as follows: Section 1. The city council of a city and the select- men of a town may provide meals or lunches free or at 121 such price, not exceeding the cost, as they may fix, for children attending its public schools, and cities and towns may appropriate money for this purpose. Section 2. This act shall be submitted to the voters of any city or town at the municipal election in any year if a petition to that effect, signed by not less than five per cent of the voters, is filed with the city clerk or town clerk, as the case may be, not less than one month before said election; and if accepted by a majority of the voters voting thereon it shall take effect in such city or town. Otherwise this act shall not take effect. Approved May 2, 1913. Chapter 795 An Act to Provide for the Better Prevention of Fires Throughout the Metropolitan District Be it enacted, etc., as follerws: Section 1. The words "metropolitan district," as used in this act, mean the following cities and towns and the territory comprised in them, to wit:—Arling- ton, Belmont, Boston,' Brookline, Cambridge, Chelsea, Everett, Lynn, Malden, Medford, Melrose, Milton, New- ton, Quincy, Revere, Saugus, Somerville, Waltham, Watertown, Winchester, Winthrop and Woburn. The words "heads of fire departments," as used in this act, mean the fire commissioner or board of fire commis- sioners in those cities in the metropolitan district that have such an official or officials; the commissioner of public safety in Cambridge; the chief executive officer of the fire department of each of the other cities and towns within the metropolitan district, and the chief 122 executive officer of the fire department of any fire dis- trict now existing or hereafter created in any one or more of said cities or towns under the provisions of sections forty-nine to seventy of chapter thirty-two of the Revised Laws or any similar statute. All the pro- visions of this act relating to cities and towns shall apply to such fire districts. The word "commis- sioner," as used in this act, means the fire prevention commissioner provided for in section two. Section 2. The governor, with the advice and con- sent of the council, shall appoint a citizen of the com- monwealth who shall have resided within the metro- politan district for at least three years, to be called the fire prevention commissioner for the metropolitan dis- trict, and for such cities and towns as may accept the provisions of this act as hereinafter provided. The governor, with the advice and consent of the council, shall appoint a citizen of the commonwealth who shall have resided within the metropolitan district for at least three years, to be called the deputy fire preven- tion commissioner for the metropolitan district and for such cities and towns as may accept the provisions of this act as hereinafter provided, and who, in the ab- sence or disability of the commissioner, shall exercise all of his powers and who at all other times shall per- form such inspection or other duties as the commis- sioner may direct. The commissioner and deputy com- missioner shall be sworn to the faithful performance of the duties of their office before entering upon the same. The term of office shall be three years from the first Monday of August in the year nineteen hun- dred and fourteen. The commissioner or deputy com- missioner may be removed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the council, for such cause as the governor shall deem sufficient, and the cause shall be 123 stated in the order of removal. The commissioner shall appoint a secretary, who shall be sworn to the faith- ful performance of the duties of his office, and who shall keep a record of all proceedings, issue all notices and attest such papers and orders as the commissioner shall direct. His term of office shall be three years, but he may be removed by the commissioner for such cause as the commissioner shall deem sufficient, which shall be stated in the order of removal. The commis- sioner, deputy commissioner, and the secretary shall devote all of their time to the work of their respective offices. The commissioner shall receive a salary of thirty-five hundred dollars a year, and the deputy com- missioner and secretary shall each receive a salary of twenty-five hundred dollars a year. Subject to the approval of the governor and council, the commissioner shall be provided with suitable offices suitably fur- nished and equipped for the performance of his duties. Subject to the approval of the governor and council, the commissioner may employ such clerks, stenograph- ers and office employees, engineering and legal assist- ance as he may deem necessary. Section 3. All existing powers, in whatever officers, councils, bodies, boards or persons, other than the gen- eral court and the judicial courts of the commonwealth, they may be vested, to license persons or premises, or to grant permits for or to inspect or regulate or re- strain the keeping, storage, use, manufacture, sale, handling, transportation or other disposition of gun- powder, dynamite, nitroglycerine, camphine or any similar fluids or compounds, crude petroleum or any of its products, or any explosive or inflammable fluids or compounds, tablets, torpedoes, rockets, toy pistols, fireworks, firecrackers, or any other explosives, and the use of engines and furnaces described in section 124 seventy-three of chapter one hundred and two of the Revised Laws, are hereby transferred to and vested in the commissioner. Section 4. Power is hereby given to the commis- sioner to delegate the granting and issuing of any licenses or permits authorized by this act or the car- rying out of any lawful rule, order or regulation of the commissioner or any inspection required under this act, to the head of the fire department or to any other designated officer in any city or town in the metropoli- tan district. Section 5. All the powers and duties of mayors, aldermen, city or town clerks and other officers within the metropolitan district under sections seventy-three to seventy-seven, inclusive, of chapter one hundred and two of the Revised Laws are hereby transferred to and vested in the commissioner. Section 6. No paint, oil, benzine, naphtha, or other inflammable fluid shall be kept or stored in bulk or barrel otherwise than in the tank of an automobile or motor boat or stationary engine in total quantity ex- ceeding ten gallon"s in any part of any building used for habitation, or within fifty feet of any building used for dwelling purposes, unless such paint, oil, or other in- flammable fluid is enclosed within a fireproof room or structure, constructed and arranged to the satisfaction of the commissioner, and no paint, oil, benzine, naph- tha, or other inflammable fluid, except for domestic purposes shall be kept, used, stored or sold in any part of any building used for habitation, unless a permit therefor has first been obtained from the commissioner under such terms and conditions as he may prescribe. 125 Section 7. No part of any building used for habita- tion, nor that part of any lot within fifty feet of any building so used, shall be used for the storage, keeping or handling of any combustible article for other than domestic purposes, or of any article or material that may be dangerous to the public safety as a fire menace, unless a permit has first been obtained therefor from the commissioner. No part of any such building shall be used as a carpenter's shop nor for the storage, keep- ing or handling of feed, hay, straw, excelsior, shavings, sawdust, cotton, paper stock, feathers, or rags, except under such terms and conditions as the commissioner may prescribe. Section 8. The commissioner, or such person or per- sons as he may designate, may require the removal and destruction of any heap or collection of refuse or debris that, in his opinion, may become dangerous as a fire menace. Neglect on the part of either the owner or occupant, or both, to remove the cause of complaint under the provisions of this or the preceding section, after notice thereof has been served, shall be deemed a refusal, and the commissioner or the person. or persons whom he may designate, may at any time thereafter enter upon the premises and remove such material or article and the containers thereof as may be covered by or mentioned in the notice issued. The material or articles removed, if of no substantial value shall be destroyed, otherwise they shall be placed in storage, and the total costs attending such action shall be collected in the manner provided in sections sixty-seven, sixty-eight, and sixty-nine of chapter seventy-five of the Revised Laws. 126 Section 9. No salamander or stove for drying plastering shall be used in any building except under such conditions as may be prescribed by the commis- sioner, and no such salamander or stove shall be set upon a wooden floor unless it be raised above the floor at least four inches and set upon brick or other incom- bustible material in a bed of sand at least two inches thick, spread upon the floor and covering an area of at least two feet in all directions larger than the area of the salamander or stove. Section 10. Any building within the metropolitan district used in whole or in part for the business of woodworking, or for the business of manufacturing or working upon wooden, basket, rattan or cane goods or articles, or tow, shavings, excelsior, oakum, rope, twine, string, thread, bagging, paper, paper stock, cardboard, rags, cotton or linen, or cotton or linen gar- ments or goods, or rubber, feathers, paint, grease, soap, oil, varnish, petroleum, gasoline, kerosene, benzine, naphtha, or other inflammable fluids, and any building in the metropolitan district used in whole or in part for the business of keeping or storing any of such goods or articles, except in such small quantities as are usual for domestic use, or for use in connection with and as incident to some business other than such keeping or storing, shall, upon the order of the commissioner, be equipped with automatic sprinklers: provided, how- ever, that no such order shall apply to any building unless four or more persons live or are usually em- ployed therein above the second floor. Section 11. The basements of any buildings within the limits of the metropolitan district shall, upon notice in writing by the commissioner to the owners of the 127 buildings, be equipped with such dry pipes with out- side connections as the commissioner may prescribe. Section 12. Owners of buildings in the metropolitan district who, within six months after having received written notice from the commissioner under sections ten or eleven, fail .to comply with the requirement of such notice, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars. Section 13. In addition to the powers given by sec- tions one to twelve, inclusive, the commissioner shall have power to make orders and rules relating to fires, fire protection and fire hazard binding throughout the metropolitan district, or any part of it, or binding upon any person or class of persons within said district, lim- ited, however, to the following subjects: -- A. Requiring the keeping of portable fire extin- guishers, buckets of water or other portable fire ex- tinguishing devices on any premises by the occupant thereof, and prescribing the number and situation of such devices. B. Prohibiting or regulating the accumulation, and requiring the removal, of combustible rubbish, includ- ing waste paper, cardboard, string, packing material, sawdust, shavings, sticks, rags, waste leather and rub- ber, boxes, barrels, broken furniture and other similar light or combustible refuse. C. Prohibiting or regulating the setting or burning of fires out of doors. D. Causing obstacles that may interfere with the means of exit to be removed from floors, halls, stair- ways and fire escapes. 128 E. Ordering the remedying of any condition found to exist in or about any building or other premises, or any ship or vessel in violation of any law, ordinance, by-law, rule or order in respect to fires and the preven- tion of fire. F. Causing any vessel moored to or anchored near any dock or pier to be removed and secured in some designated place, provided that such vessel is on fire or in danger of catching fire, or is by reason of its con- dition or the nature of its cargo a menace to shipping or other property. G. Requiring and regulating fire drills in theatres, public places of amusement, and public and private schools. H. Requiring the cleaning of chimney flues and vent pipes. I. Requiring proper safeguards to be placed and maintained about or over roof skylights. J. Prohibiting or regulating smoking in factories, workshops and mercantile establishments. K. Requiring that all signs and advertising devices erected on buildings shall be approved by said com- missioner. L. Causing to be made public all violations of fire prevention laws by posting placards on buildings or premises, and by publishing in the daily newspapers the names of the owners and specifying the buildings in which the violation occurs. 129 M. Defining the classes of buildings to be equipped with sprinkler protection under the authority of this act. Section 14. The commissioner may provide that any of its rules shall apply generally throughout the metro- politan district or to any specified part of the district, or to any class or description of premises. No such rules applicable to the whole or any part of the met- ropolitan district or to any class of premises shall be established until after a public hearing of which notice shall have been given by publication in at least two suc- cessive weeks in at least two daily newspapers pub- lished in Boston and in two newspapers published in the metropolitan district outside of Boston. Section 15. The commissioner is hereby authorized to require and order the heads of fire departments to investigate, observe and report to the commissioner all matters relating to fire hazard and fire prevention that he may designate, especially all violations occurring within their respective cities or towns of laws, ordin- ances, by-laws, rules or orders now in force or hereafter enacted by the general court or by the various cities and towns, or by the commissioner, relating to fires, fire hazard and fire protection. Section 16. If any city or town or any head of a fire department or any officer, servant or agent of the com- monwealth or of any city or town refuses or unreason- ably neglects to obey any lawful rule, order or regula- tion of the commissioner such city or town upon infor- mation presented by the commissioner, shall be Liable to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, and such head of a fire department or other person shall be 130 guilty of a misdemeanor and liable to a fine not exceed- ing fifty dollars for each offence, and the rule or order may, upon application of the commissioner, be en- forced either by the supreme judicial court or by the superior court by writ or mandamus or otherwise. Vio- lation or unreasonable -neglect of such rules or orders by any person, firm or corporation, other than as afore- said, shall be a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine not exceeding ten dollars for each day during which such violation continues after notice to the per- son or persons violating such rule or order. Such no- tice may be given by personal service or by posting the same in a conspicuous place on the premises affected thereby. Section 17. The commissioner, or any person to whom the commissioner may delegate the authority, is hereby authorized to enter at any reasonable hour any building or other premises, or any ship or vessel to make inspection, or in furtherance of the purpose of any provision of any law, ordinance, or by-law, or of any rule or order of the commissioner, without being held or deemed to be guilty of trespass: provided, that there is reason to suspect the existence of circum- stances dangerous to the public safety as a fire menace. Section 18. The commissioner shall hear and deter- mine all appeals from the acts and decisions of the heads of fire departments and other persons, acting or purporting to act under authority of the commissioner, done or made or purporting to be done or made under the provisions of this act, and shall make all necessary and proper orders thereupon, and any person ag- grieved by any such action of the head of a fire depart- ment or other person shall have an absolute right of appeal to the commissioner. iai Section 19. The beads of fire departments within the metrop.olitan district shall investigate or cause to be investigated, the cause, origin and circum- stances of every fire occurring in their respective cities, towns or fire districts by which property has been destroyed or damaged, and, so far as is possible, determine whether the fire was the result of carelessness or design. Such investigation shall be begun immediately upon the occurrence of the fire by the head of the department in whose territory the fire occurred, or by some person delegated by him, and if after making such investigation it appears to the head of the department that the fire is of suspicious origin, he shall immediately notify the commissioner of the fact. Every fire occurring in the metropolitan district shall be reported in writing to the commis- sioner within three days after the occurrence of the same by the officer in whose jurisdiction the fire oc- curred. Such report shall be in the form prescribed by the commissioner and shall contain a statement of all facts relating to the cause and origin of the fire that can be ascertained, the extent of damage thereof, the insurance upon the property damaged, and such other information as may be required. The officials in any existing building department shall not be required to investigate the cause, origin or circumstances of any fire occurring in their respective cities, towns or fire districts. Section 20. The commissioner may require every fire insurance company authorized to transact business in the metropolitan district to report to the commis- sioner through the secretary or some other officer of the company designated by the board of directors for that purpose, all fire losses on property insured in such company, giving the date and location of the fire. 132 Such report shall be mailed to the commissioner within three days after loss on each fire, and the character of property destroyed or damaged, and the supposed cause of the fire shall be reported within ten days after adjustment is made. The report shall be in addition to and not in lieu of any report or reports which such companies may be required by law to make to the in- surance commissioner or other state officer. Section 21. The commissioner shall keep in his of- fice a record of all fires occurring in the metropolitan district and of all the facts concerning the same, in- cluding statistics as to the extent of such fires and the damage caused thereby and whether such losses were covered by insurance, and, if so, in what amount. The record shall be made daily from the reports made by the heads of fire departments and shall be public. Section 22. In any case where buildings or other premises are owned by one person and occupied by another under lease or otherwise, the orders of the commissioner shall apply to the occupant alone, ex- cept where such rules or orders require the making of additions to or changes in the premises themselves, such as would immediately become real estate and be the property of the owner of the premises. In such cases the rules or orders shall affect the owner and not the occupant, and, unless it is otherwise agreed between the owner and the occupant, the occupant whose use of the premises has caused the making of such additions or changes, in addition to his rent or other payments shall, after the additions or changes are made, pay a reasonable per cent. of the cost thereof annually to the owner of the premises. No rule or order shall be made or enforced which requires an expenditure by the owner or occupant of more than five per cent. of the 133 last annual assessed valuation of the land and build- ings to which such rule or order relates. Section 23. The commissioner shall annually, on or before the first day of August, transmit to the Gov- ernor a full report of his proceedings under this act and such statistics as he may wish to include therein, unless some other time for reporting is fixed by law; and shall also recommend any amendments of the law which in his judgment would be desirable. Section 24. It shall be the duty of the commissioner to study fire hazard and fire prevention and all matters relating thereto, to hear suggestions and complaints from all persons and from all cities and towns in the metropolitan district, to advise with the officers of such cities and towns, and from time to time to make sug- gestions to the general court and to the cities and towns looking to the improvement of the laws, ordin- ances, and by-laws relating to fire departments, con- struction of buildings, building or fire limits, use and occupation of buildings and other premises, protection of existing buildings, fire escapes and other life-saving devices, segregation and licensing of trades dangerous by reason of fire hazard, and all other matters relating to fire prevention and fire hazard. Section 25. The salaries of the commissioner and deputy commissioner and of all persons appointed or employed by them, the rent and office expenses and other proper expenses and charges incurred by the commissioner in the discharge of his duties shall be paid by the treasurer of the commonwealth upon the requisition of the commissioner and shall be appor- tioned annually among the cities and towns in the met- ropolitan district, one half in proportion to their last 134 annual taxable valuation and one half in proportion to the population as determined by the next preceding federal or state census. The amount so apportioned shall be added to their proportion of the state tax. Section 26. The provisions of this act shall apply and extend to any and all such cities and towns in this commonwealth as, in the case of a city by a two thirds vote of its city council present and voting, and in the case of a town at any regular or special meeting called for that purpose, by a majority of its voters present and voting, may vote to accept the provisions hereof ; and the words "metropolitan district" wherever they may occur in this act shall apply to and include every city and town so voting. Section 27. Except as is otherwise hereinbefore pro- vided, any person violating any provision of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and liable to a fine of fifty dollars for each offence, or, in case of a continuing offence after notice of such violation to a fine, not ex- ceeding ten dollars for every day during which the vio- lation continues. Section 28. The provisions of this act shall apply only to the metropolitan district and to such cities and towns as shall accept the same in the manner herein- before provided. Section 29. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed. Section 30. This act shall take effect on the first day of August in the year nineteen hundred and fourteen. [Approved July 7, 1914.] 135 TOWN CLERK'S REPORT MARRIAGES Whole number of marriages recorded for the year 1915, 48. Males: native born, 31; foreign born, 17. Females: native born, 28; foreign born, 20. Date Name Jan. 6 Charles Augustus Dooley Mary Genevieve Hurley Jan. 19 John Allison Murphy Margaret Fraser Feb. 6 Anthony Janushas Antonina Civilis Feb. 15 John Stearns Buffum Olive Maude Sawyer Feb. 21 Robert John Balmer Hannah Margaret Keith Mar. 7 Everett Curtis Wellington Abbie Louise Fletcher Mar. 10 John Cummings Graham Esther Page Wilkinson 136 Resilenee Lynn Lexington Lexington Lexington Lexington Lexington Lexington Boston Lexington Lexington Lexington Lexington Lexington Lexington Apr. 6 Alfred Fubert Durgin Alma Irwin Houston Apr. 10 Robert Dority Isabelle McPhee Apr. 12 Apr. 18 May 12 Roy Edmund Kimball Josephine Elizabeth Loving May 16 June 1 Matthias Joseph MeNamara Emma Mary Knight June 8 Lauriston Blaine Davis Elizabeth Eaton June 9 Howard James Kennedy Margaret Teresa Ryan June 9 George Leonard Turnbull Annie Agnes Hern Harvey Chase Stocking Cornelia Natalie Door Forks, Me. Lexington Everett Boston Arlington Lexington Brooklyn, N. Y. New York City Melrose Lexington Ivari Peltonen West Barnstable Karin M. Gustafson Boston June 15 June 16 June 26 July 7 Lexington East Boston Friendship, Me. Lexington Arlington Lexington Frederick Burns Parker Malden Frieda Mildred Dingwell Lexington Clayton Ray Steely Cambridge Margaret Ruth Downs Lexington Edward Isaac Hart Lexington Mabel Mack Lexington Carl Roy Brown Stearns Lexington Edith Walker Mason So. Boston William Cornelius O'Leary Lexington Roxbury Helen Christania McGarry 137 July 14 July 18 Sept. 1 Sept. 4 Oct, 12 Oct. 12 Oct. 12 Oct. 12 Oct. 16 Oct. 16 Oct. 21 Oct. 31 Nov. 3 Nov. 6 Charles Albert Hossfield Arlington Heights Anna Isabel' Haynes Lexington Ervin Leroy Grant Lexington Vera Gean Arthur Lexington Herbert Ayer Flint Lexington Frances Vera Cobb Lexington George Albert Jaynes Lexington Mary Frances Richards Mansfield Cornelius James O'Leary Lexington Marie Fredericka Canisius Lexington Frank McArdle Boston Annie McCarron Lexington Alderie Calixte Arthur Roy Lexington Anna Matilda Thoresen Lexington John McLaughlin Cambridge Bridle Barry Lexington William John Dryden Robertson Arlington Jessie Dodds Anderson Lexington Ralph Strong Hooper Arlington Lillian Corbett Somerville Charles Freeman Nourse Lexington Elizabeth Raymond Smith Lexington Adolf William Fellman Lexington Hildur Ottilia Henrikson Lexington Calvin Way Childs Lexington Josephine Galloupe Lexington Hjalmar Justus Anderson Medford Viola Bean Lexington 138 Nov. 6 Vincenzo Santo Carmelo, Brozzese Nov. 17 Patrick Brady Elizabeth Agnes Keyes Nov. 19 Freeman Conant Doe Ruth Nancy Wilder Nov. 22 Harold Edwin Fogg Ethel Manning Nov. 23 Leo McKenzie Alice McNeil Nov. 24 John Frederick Collins Abbie Magee Nov. 24 Michael Joseph Keane Bridget Kelley Dec. 1 Eric Edwin Soderquist Marion Ivernia Frost Dec. 11 Axel Ivan Eriksson Ellen Johnson Dec. 12 Leon Winfield Dunbar Agnes Gertrude Smith Dec. 19 Calvin C. Knight Eunice A. Hardy Dec. 28 Timothy Kinneen Elizabeth Agnes Sullivan Dec. 30 Ernst Lager Karin Schyberg 139 Lexington Waltham Lexington Lexington Lexington Lexington Lexington Lexington Lexington Lexington Lexington Arlington Lexington W. Newton Arlington Heights Lexington Lexington Wellesley Hills Worcester Lexington Lexington Lexington Lexington Cambridge Waltham Lexington • • aomaot••• 01 01 0 0 eo a) 0 0 0 m 0 E Q `4 cp 0 .0 P• x3 ▪ No .0.y00 0 0 z O 0 a Oat ca 0 a1 0 0 o?`d O 75 .11 0 'z F 0 07 a 0+ -< Aa m U • a 0 0 0 0 N EI 0,ca m U .-. g 0 a fay 0 pia T. 4 .w ' 'i ta a ,-0 O ,) • U 0 a) ❑ rn a 0 0 A 0 +0 :x cc • d 0 x OS < 5) 0 •U U g C] : 0 a 0• A g -I 0 Ts A O • CL's. cd A A co o 0Q ww m V E. 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(Harper) Hardy Joseph L. and Mary E. (Walsh) McDonald John L. and Flora A. (Gillis)'Murry Arthur and Anna A. (Hauser) Franz William H. and May (Bigelow) Ballard Pellegrino and Filomena (Carbone) Lepore Robert E. and Ethel L. (Mulliken) Bryant William L. and Esther R. (Wyman) Barnes Sebastiano and Anna (Cardia) Nici Gordon W. and Agnes (MacDowell) Wolfe Gardner A. and Helen M. (Eveland) Callanen Sebastian and Jeneva (Orifice) Terestra John W. and Gladys M. (Platt) MacLeod Augustus J. and Lillie F. (Sears) Silva John A. and Florence M. (Boles) Wiggin Harry M. and May D. (Brown) Aldrich George T. and Mary E. (Rose) Wilson Joseph N. and Mary (McBride) Brown Bennett G. and Wilma E. (Steele) Williams Parents George E. and Bessie E. (Sharp) Perkins Charles A. and Sarah J. (Buckle) Leishman George W. and EIIen M. (Keating) Ingram Charles A. and Gladys P. (Thompson) Watson Gustaf and Vanga (Smith) Julin Haskell and Vivien B. (Vickery) Reed Arthur E. and Christine G. (Hansen) Wheeler Carmelo and Angela (Burns) Faugno Leon E. and Murtice L. (Gray) Berry Romaldo and Angelina (Chesmondi) Dattoli Joseph Z. and Hortense (Kennedy) Ready Patrick and Mary (McCann) O'Leary George L. and Della M. (White) Stevens John A. and Daisy G. (Parsons) Wilson Bertram S. and Nina B. (Smith) Doane Donald and Janet (MacMillan) Cameron Carmelo and Concenta (Clolovagna) Casella Carl F. and Georgie (Peters) Saunders Tropeano and Susanna (Congwello) Csimo George E. and Margaret I. (Rood) Custance John and Mary (Di Ripueci) Gruziano Date 15 16 20 22 28 28 July 11 11 14 14 16 25 27 Aug. 1 4 9 14 15 17 18 19 Date 22 22 23 25 Sept. 3 6 9 9 10 17 17 17 19 19 19 20 23 24 24 29 30 Name Charles Edward McLalan James Camelia Ellen Sherburne William H. Burt Louise Denison Mary E. Phippen Milner DeM. Melody Curtis F. Wellington Louisa Bean Milicent M. Fogg Thomas Peake Howard Armstrong Mary Quinlan Edward Modugno Arthur V. Boyce Florence Pedulla Dorothy E. Pratt Esther M. Kenney Name Carl V. MacPhee Carolina Santosuosso Howland G. Taft Dominic Defalice Josephine Ahearn Catherine Walsh Joseph M. Dutra Charles M. Callahan Margaret Vincenzia John E. McIver Dorothy A. Fitzgerald Helen Cassella Catherine E. Graham John J. Kelley Pauline Chamberlin Catherine Ellen Prescott John Bottino Spiniello Spiniello Hazel Stymist Donald F. Hinchey Parents Aubrey B. and Elizabeth A. (Cavanaugh) McLalan Antonio and Rosa (Padilina) Casselle Warren and Beulah (Locke) Sherburne William R. and Bertha E. (Gammon) Burt Guy E. and Harriet L. (Millard) Denison Arthur and Alice D. (Bowden) Phippen William H. and Caroline B. (Magarvey) Melody Everett C. and Abbie L. (Fletcher) Wellington James A. and Louisa G. (Teague) Bean Chester A. and Bernice H. (Hovey) Fogg James W. and Minnie A. (Dean) Peake Silas J. and Annie (Corbett) Armstrong Thomas and Bridget A. (Cavanaugh) Quinlan Dominic and Asunda (Picarillo) Modugno George W. and Mary E. (Hume) Boyce Patsy and Rose (Calacaco) Pedulla Harris P. and Marie C. (Wilson) Pratt John H. and Margaret E. (Kelley) Kenney Parents Clarence E. and Jessie O. (Custance) McPhee Benny and Mariegrazia (Luongo) Santosuosso Fletcher W. and Margaret W. (Guild) Taft Joe and Teresa (Spat) Defalice James M. and Ellen (O'Rourke) Ahearn James J. and Lucy D. (Hurley) Walsh William J. and Philamina (Rabello) Dutra Charles H. and Ellen G. (McAndrews) Callahan Moligrani and Marie G. (Penta) Vincenzia Donald and Eliza (Power) McIver John G. and Helen K. L. (Rooney) Fitzgerald Guiseppe Cassella and Treppoli (Caterino) Cassella John C. and Esther P. (Wilkinson) Graham John J. and Alice B. (Scannell) Kelley William C. and Neva (Ricker) Chamberlin Francis J. and Theresa (Fogarty) Prescott Frank and Eliza (Moscardelli) Bottino Carmine and Alice (Mavello) Spiniello Carmine and Alice (Mavello) Spiniello Francis P. and Lena B. (Moore) Stymist Dennis F. and Mary T. (Corcoran) Hinchey Date Name Oct. 4 6 7 10 13 23 24 25 25 25 29 30 Nov. 1 9 9 13 30 Dec. 2 7 7 16 Date Nellie Krumen Diran Semonian Richard J. Doran Lloyd N. Kelsey William F. Howland William Callahan Sabina I. Anderson Gladys D. Smith Flora May Smith Leslie L. Robinson Charles R. Rudd Edward J. McCaffrey Ralph H. Delfino Mary E. E. Dion Zilpha S. Mills John H. Harkins George U. Mandigo Mary Balmer Francis Manley Frank S. Abbott Name 17 Marjorie L. Winlock 19 Elizabeth G. Mara 20 Lois M. Cheever 20 Herbert C. Mawhinney 22 Catherine Coera 23 Margaret Elinor Prest 30 Mary Ormond Parents Russell and Jennie (Bosbarus) Krumen Peter and Haiganush (Nahigian) Semonian William E. and Bertha (Downs) Dorah Harry S. and Mabel M. (Todd) Kelsey Herbert F. and Lois (Page) Howland George and Mary A. (Croke) Callahan William E. and Mary A. (Kearns) Anderson James A. and Pauline R. (Raymond) Smith James A. and Pauline R. (Raymond) Smith Henry T. and Jessie F. (Livingston) Robinson Charles H. and Blanche E. (Thayer) Rudd Louis J. and Ellen T. (McCarthy) McCaffery Raphael F. and Lavinia (Genetti) Delfino Frederick H. and Delia A. (Marquis) Dion Harold E. and Tena W. (Brenton) Mills Edward J. and Annie S. (Nolan) Harkins John J. and Carrie E. (Higgins) Mandigo Robert J. and Hannah M. (Death) Balmer Michael J. and Mary F. (McCarthy) Manley George W. and Stella M. (Shepard) Abbott Parents Harvey F. and Mabel (Grebenstein) Winlock Edward H. and Gertrude H. (Dacey) Mara Louis M. and Lillian L. (Rose) Cheever Andrew and Sarah (Carson) Mawhinney Jesse and Mary (Grace) Coera Burris E. and Lillie M. (Nallsen) Prest Frederick S. and Isabella M. (Spencer) Ormond . • DEATHS RECORDED FOR THE YEAR 1915 Whole number recorded for born: Males, 45 ; Females 34. Date Name 1915, including still births recorded as deaths, 103. Native Foreign born: Males, 11; Females, 13. Age Birthplace m. Jan. 6 Frances A. Pierce 6 Edith F. Beardsell 13 Marcus Tighe 16 Vesta Capen Bayley 21 Catherine Montague r. Feb. 1 Elizabeth Desmond 1 Mary Ellen Logan ... 4 Mary A. Robbins 5 Frank Flanagan 12 Jane M. Wheaton 14 Laura Esther HaIl 15 Robert Henry Bellamy 22 Timothy McCarthy 25 Stuart Benjamin Thom 27 Jane J. Hanscom Mar. 2 Annie S. Leland 3 Ellen Jane Watt Date Mar. 6 6 10 10 11 11 14 14 18 19 24 30 Apr. 1 2 4 4 6 7 9 9 18 Name Maria Coffin Wentworth Willis L. Wright Elisa Marshall ... Harriet Stacy De Forest Charles A. Alderman Timothy Whooley ..... Patrick Costello Michael Costello George Osgood Bean Dorothy Marion Watts Charles E. Higgins Elizabeth L. Harrington Sebastian Connotropo George Otis Davis Julia Ann Tower Harry E. Simonds .... Susan P. Munroe Domenico DeFelice James Stephen Doe Georgianna W. Emery y. d. 91 3 34 5 16 48 88 2 23 22 9 25 85 12 66 6 27 35 86 3 15 78 7 2 69 4 18 70 2 7 93 7 4 70 11 14 61 6 19 Age y. m. d. 81 1 7 73 72 75 6 6 61 2 5 62 68 63 55 7 6 1 17 26 3 9 77 10 10 1 24 83 1 18 87 10 29 52 10 3 86 7 _ 15 32 58 7 31 75 2 25 Lexington Cambridge Watertown Dorchester Lexington Ireland Lexington St. John, N. B. Brookline Boston Hartford, Vt. Auburn, Me. Ireland Brighton Gilmanton, N. H. Boston Scotland Birthplace Harrington, Me. Washington, N. H. Sussex, N. B. Concord Binghamton, N. Y. Ireland Ireland Ireland Dexter, Me. Lexington West Newton Rochester, N. H. Lexington Boston Waterbury, Me. Somerville Charlestown Italy Hebron, Me. Portland, Me. Date Name May 5 6 11 18 23 24 27 June 1 13 13 15 16 27 30 July 1 6 10 10 12 18 22 Date Aug. 6 6 15 15 17 18 18 20 27 31 Sept. 1 9 11 13 18 21 24 26 27 28 Leonard A. Jellis Catherine E. Shields Frederick C. Lyon Hannibal H. Osgood Mary Esther Dacey Catherine Daley Angus Mackenzie Mary Mansfield Martha Wallace Mollie Clohessy Y- 1 62 81 68 37 60 64 60 89 20 George Oliver Whiting 74 Patrick Ryan 95 Laura Muzzey Brigham 78 James Deacon 78 Andrew Gilman Smith 78 William H. Murray, Jr. 33 Josiah N. Rogers 23 Annie Brown 58 James C. Bartlett 74 Name Addison J. Woodbury Fred E. Stacey Elman C. Hunter Rexford C. Sanford Thomas Peake Horace C. Caswell John McDonnell Catherine A. Pero Dennis Hinchey Edward James Prescott Niles Nelson Shea Viola Young George W. Jameson Philip J. Corbett Leander J. Wing Carl Vinton MacPhee Ellen M. Lane Earl Crosby Minnie Sigel Age m. d. 11 4 2 23 15 26 1 5 5 16 9 14 10 6 9 5 3 15 11 11 6 11 11 10 2 22 7 28 3 2 Age y. m. d. 7 4 58 2 19 20 11 16 23 2 20 27 59 11 9 42 8 10 40 3 12 76 4 1 22 20 4 18 17 8 24 83 47 5 18 81 11 22 28 36 2 1 19 6 20 30 Birthplace Lexington Canton Newton Lower Falls Bradford, Me. Lexington Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island Lexington Heath Ireland Wilton, N. H. Ireland Lexington Ireland Waterville, Me. Cambridge Chatham Nova Scotia Blue Hill, Me. Birthplace Lexington Porter, Me. Somerville Boston Lexington Augusta, Me. Florida, Mass. Ireland Ireland Lexington So. Portland, Me. Lexington Windsor, Me. Northfield, Vt. Rochester, Vt. Lexington Cambridge East Cambridge Russia Date Name Age Birthplace y. m. d. 28 Tomasso Gratziano 52 6 21 Italy 29 Margaret E. Amsden 64 3 8 Southbridge 30 Mary Quinlan 1 26 Lexington Oct. 7 Anna Welsh Unknown Ireland 19 Alma W. Lawrence 61. 2 18 Rawdon, N. S. 19 Emma Frances Keenan 47 Boston 23 Florence E. Pekins 6 1 Lexington 27 George Albert Costello 45 4 11 Lowell 29 Nov. 4 Lydia Antonett Putney 71 8 18 Ashby 19 Willard S. Cooke 76 2 4 Granby, Mass. 19 Augustus Elwin Scott 77 3 1 Franklin 22 FIora Smith 27 Lexington 30 Josiah Hovey Ingalls 73 2 20 Boston Dec. 8 GIadys Smith 1 12 Lexington 10 Esther Helen Burbank 84 6 18 Fairfield, Me. 11 Julia Crowley 75 Ireland 11 Allen Hayward 1 0 15 Boston 13 Andrew J. Philbrick 84 11 1 Weare, N. H. 14 Elizabeth Kilham Mears 80 2 2 Boston Date Name Dec. 16 Kaziah Etta Henry 25 Gennaru Luango 30 Edith Mandigo 30 Anna Garfield Russel Age y. m. d. 75 Boston 68 9 19 Italy 72 3 8 Canada 68 10 24 Boston Birthplace DOGS LICENSED. Whole number of dogs licensed from Dec. 1, 1914, to Dec. 1, 1915, 401. Males, 367; females, 34; breed- ers, 0. Amount sent to County Treasurer June 1,1915, $543.00 Amotintsent to County Treasurer Dec, 1, 1915, 280.80 $823.80 HUNTERS' LICENSES. Issued during the year 1915, 209. 208 to resident hunters and one to non-resident hunter. Respectfully submitted, CHARLES W. SWAN, Town Clerk. 153 REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN, SURVEYORS OF HIGHWAYS AND OVERSEERS OF THE POOR The Selectmen herewith present their report for the year ending Dec. 31, 1915. Since our report of a year ago the census has been taken by the Commonwealth and this shows the pop- ulation at the present time to be 5538, making a growth of over five hundred in the past five years. While this growth is not large, we believe it is composed of people who will make good citizens for our Town. The following statistics will give the citizens an op- portunity to compare our population, valuation, town grants, state and county tax for the past fifteen years. Tax Town State County 'Year Population Valuation Rate Grant Tax Tax 1900 3,831 $5,182,060 $15.00 $ 78,571.16 $ 2,595.00 14,630.43 1910 4,918 7,826,980 18.50 141,885.08 11,605.00 8,048.44 1911 4,918 8,000,000 19.20 147,634.94 11,605.00 7,409.00 1912 4,918 8,106,015 20.10 157,818.65 13,187.50 7,258.17 1913 4,918 8,562,600 21.80 181,146.10 16,080.00 8,112.12 1914 4,918 9,012,636 21.00 182,690.04 17,587.50 9,645.00 1915 5,538 9,814,378 20.80 192,341.70 19,597.50 10,189.20 In March, 1915, the Town voted to accept Chapter 795 of the Acts of 1914, being an Act to provide for the better prevention of fires throughout the Metropolitan District. In carrying out the regulations of the Fire Preven- tion Commissioner much additional work was thrown on the Selectmen in inspecting garages and issuing 154 licenses to maintain the same. We believe the garages are now arranged to meet the requirements of the Law. Pursuant to a vote of the Town the Board petitioned the County Commissioners to widen Massachusetts Avenue from the Hunt Building to Woburn Street. Work on this widening was started late in the fall and operations continued as long as the weather per- mitted. The old curbing has been set back and new curbing set to continue to near the junction with Woburn Street. The wooden poles and wires are to be removed from the northeasterly side of this section of the Avenue, and iron poles installed to support trolley wires only. Small poles are to be erected on which are to be placed the electric lights. The Board has been criticised for removing a num- ber of old trees. We think the citizens should remem- ber that the Board acted under a vote of the Town in asking for this widening and if certain trees were found to interfere with the new lay -out, it was not the fault of the Board if they had to be cut down. The Board intends to set out new trees along the sidewalk where the abutters may desire. After giving the matter much thought it was decided that it would be for the interest of the Town to make a change in the office of Superintendent of the Moth Department and accordingly Osborne J. Gorman was appointed to the position. In view of the large number of automobiles, both private and public which were expected to use our streets during the pageant week in June, the Board deemed it necessary that some rules be established for 155 the control of public carriages in the Town, and cer- tain rules were established by the Board for this pur- pose. (The regulations may be found in full on another page in this book.) Additional street lights have been installed in vari- ous sections of the Town so far as the appropriation would permit. The Board was obliged to deny other petitions for extensions on account of a lack of funds. The candle power of the lights at the junction of Waltham Street and Massachusetts Avenue was doubled and extra and more powerful lights installed at the crossing of Lincoln Street and the State Road, the Board deeming these two localities to be the most dangerous corner in the Town. The grass plot at the junction of Pleasant Street and Massachusetts Avenue was removed in the fall. The Board acted under the advice of competent and disin- terested attorneys before proceeding in this work as the claim had been made that this grass plot was under the jurisdiction of the Park Commissioners. The Law- yers whom the Board consulted furnished an opinion that this triangle was a part of the highway and conse- quently under the jurisdiction of the Surveyors of High- ways. The Wellington memorial tablet has been relocated on the lot at the foot of Fallen Road, a Location for it having been given by the owner of the premises. 156 The entire area occupied by the grass plot has been macadamized making a decided improvement at this point as well as removing an area which encroached upon and narrowed Pleasant Street at its intersection with Massachusetts Avenue. Several catch basins were installed in this square and connected with a pipe of sufficient size to carry away the surface water from Pleasant Street, Massachusetts Avenue and Fol - len Road, and this pipe was laid in Massachusetts Ave - nut from its junction with Pleasant Street to connect with Sickle Brook. We desire to renew the recommendations made in last year's report relative to a Town Engineer, and urge an appropriation for this purpose. We also feel that it would be a good investment for the Town to make an appropriation for a Town Counsel. Last year we called attention to the unsightly con- ditions in the rear of the Town Hall. We recommend that a suitable appropriation be made to enable us to improve the appearance of the grounds. In the early part of the year a petition was presented to the Board requesting that a permit be issued to allow the erection of a building to be used for mechanical or manufacturing purposes in a residential section of the Town. In accordance with the building laws, Article 10, Sec. 5, a public hearing was held. The Board after due consideration decided to give the applicant leave to withdraw the above mentioned petition. Later in the fall another petition was presented to the Board by the same person. By agreement of at- torneys representing the Town and the petitioner, a 157 public hearing was omitted. Subsequently the permit was refused, and the case carried to the Supreme Court and later to the full bench. A decision is expected about April first. Perambulations of the Town boundary lines have been made in company with the officials of adjoining towns as required by law. It was brought to the attention of the Board that in case of absence of any of the regular police officers of the Town on account of illness or vacations, the police department had no men to fill the vacancy who had passed a civil service examination. The Civil Service Commission informed us that special officers appointed by the Selectmen were not eligible to perform regular police work, and as a result of a request from the Board, the Civil Service Commissioners conducted an examination, and Walter S. Kew and Edward C. Ma- guire were appointed police officers of Lexington, they having successfully passed the examination. These men are not regularly employed on the police department, but are only called upon in emergencies or to fill temporary vacancies. Acting under authority of the law, the Board has laid out and established the lines of Summer Street exten- sion (so called) from the Arlington line to Lowell Street, and when this road is built to grade the State will macadamize and maintain it. The lines of Franklin, Follen and Vine Brook Roads have also been established, and all of the above roads have been accepted as public streets by vote of the Town. 158 In the early part of the fall, or as soon as practical after the sewer mains had been laid in Massachusetts Avenue, from the Arlington Iine to Bow Street, the northerly side of the street was reconstructed, using tarvia as a binder, from the Arlington line to Pleasant Street. During the year we have paid some attention to sur- face drainage. One of the worst conditions has been relieved by installing two new catch basins and Iaying two fifteen inch pipes from the same for the purpose of conducting the surface water from Massachusetts Avenue near the corner of Bloomfield Street to two large dry wells located at the rear of the Munroe School Building. The Board recommends that a Building Line be established on many of our streets, and on all streets that may hereafter be accepted, the Town having voted, at a meeting held December 1, 1902, to accept the Act allowing this to be done. We have made arrangements with the various com- panies to remove their respective poles and wires on the northeasterly side of Massachusetts Avenue from the Town Hall to the Hayes Fountain, and on the easterly side of Bedford Street from the fountain to Elm Avenue. In the early spring iron poles will be set in these sections to carry the trolley wires. BOARD OF SURVEY The Board has approved the plans showing the lay- out and grades of the following streets: Oak Street Extension ; Baker Avenue, from Oak Street to Taft Avenue; Taft Avenue from Baker Avenue to Charles Street; an extension of Forest Street on to land of Wm. 159 W. Ferguson, also a street to be called Abbott Road leading across the property of Arthur C. Whitney from Merriam Street to an extension of Oakland Street. Through the efforts of the Board and the citizens living in that part of the Town which is reached by Bow Street, arrangements have been made to change the location of a portion of Cliff Avenue, so as to make the grade more acceptable, and to carry this scheme into effect the deeds have been received from the J. W. Wil- bur Land Company and the Town of Arlington. We wish to call the attention of the citizens to the regulations established by the Board one year ago rela- tive to the size of plans, namely that they shall be of the scale of 40 feet to one inch, and on sheets either 18 by 28 or 28 by 38 inches. OVERSEERS OF THE POOR The Board has no recommendations to make relative to the Almshouse appropriation, deeming it wise to await the report of the special committee which is in- vestigating the matter. There are now six inmates in the Almshouse, and we believe that they are being well cared for by the Super- intendent and Matron. The calls for aid the past year have been steadily increasing. The Board has done much work in inves- tigating the circumstances of each applicant before granting aid. A number of cases have been taken up with the State Board of Charity and the local Board has been guided in a great measure by the advice re- ceived. Visitors from that department have investi- gated many cases at the request of the local Board, and 160 in connection with these eases we have claims amount- ing to $35.50 in cash per week which the Town is under obligation to meet. In many eases aid has been increased under the recommendation of the State Board of Charity. We have also eases of incurables and cripples now in hospitals which are costing the Town in the neighborhood of $20 per week. The Board is often confronted with applications where the parents, particularly the father, are un- worthy, but aid has been granted in order to keep lit- tle children from going hungry. In connection with these cases two men have been put into Court, and were ordered to contribute to the support of their fam- ilies. There are other cases of like nature under con- sideration. The Board has been considering whether it is pos- sible to take some action under the law recently en- acted which provides that any person above the age of twenty-one years may be compelled to support his or her parents who have become unable to support themselves. The Board is considering some cases of this nature to determine whether it is advisable to take action under this law. The voters should bear in mind that the Board is, in many cases, called upon and obliged to stand the expense of aid furnished to people not living in Lexing- ton, but whose legal settlement is in the Town. We have cases where single men or families have finally drifted into Boston or elsewhere and through misfor- tune have been obliged to seek relief. The investiga- tions of these cases have been as thorough as the cir- cumstances will permit and the settlements in many 161 cases have been denied and the Town has escaped pay- ment. In other cases we find that the Town is legally responsible for the bill and is therefore bound to pay it. The following lists show the property belonging to the Almshouse and Highway Departments respec- tively. PROPERTY BELONGING TO THE TOWN FARM Canned goods Carriages, wagons and pung Coal Contents of pantry and closet Contents of lockup Corn Corn planter Cows, five Farm implements Fire extinguishers, three Furniture in house and linen closet Grain Harness, blankets, etc. Hay and rowen and straw Horses, two Manure, 28 cords at $6 per cord Pigs, sixteen Poultry Produce Vinegar Wood 162 $52.00 125.00 60.00 30.00 5.00 12.00 9.00 300.00 150.00 10.00 100.00 58.00 30.00 296.00 150.00 168.00 121.00 80.00 100.00 9.00 80.00 $1,945.00 PROPERTY OF THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT Blankets, twenty-four Bound stone Carts, four doubles, two singles Chains, pails and lanterns Collars, fifteen Crusher, engine, boiler and scales Eveners and whiffietrees Feed bags, netting and halters Gravel screens, seven Grain in chest Harness, eight double sets, three Horses, twelve Jiggers, two Oil and waste Paving stones Ploughs, four Trailer, one Spring tooth harrow, one Gasoline Engine and pump, one Power oil spraying wagons, two Pulleys and ropes Pung Road machine and set of runners Scraper, macadam Snow plows, ten Steam roller Sleds, four Stone hammers, fifteen; steam drill Stone drags, two Street roller Street sweeper Tar kettle Tools and chest Watering carts, three $36.00 15.00 400.00 50.00 28.00 495.00 12.00 35.00 32.00 28.00 saddles 245.00 2,000.00 50.00 25.00 10.00 45.00 25.00 12.00 200.00 1,000.00 40.00 30.00 35.00 90.00 285.00 1,500.00 125.00 30.00 10.00 50.00 100.00 90.00 135.00 250.00 165 Wagon, Concord Wheelbarrows, two Bales, bedding, twenty-five Non-skid chains Respectfully submitted, 50.00 4.00 6.00 18.00 $7,591.00 EDWARD W. TAYLOR, GEORGE H. CHILDS. 164 LIST OF JURORS AS SUBMITTED BY THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN OF THE TOWN OF LEXINGTON, 1915 Name Ashley, Clifton P. Bacon, William H. Bailey, George J. Ballard, Ernest K. Ballard, William H. Barnes, John E. Belcher, Horace A. Bigelow, Samuel B. Blodgett, Charles S. Boinay, Joseph V. Breed, Ezra F. Buffum, Fred A. Butters, Fred E. Callahan, Bartholomew D. Champney, Walter R. Clark, Richard A. Coburn, Frank W. Crawford, George Currier, Charles H. Cutter, Frank P. Dacey, Patrick F. Denison, Guy E. Dodd, Mark Doe, Chester W. Doran, Levi Ferguson, William W. Fisher, Martin F. Fletcher, Fred B. Foster, Whitney Glass, Elbridge W. Occupation Carpenter Farmer Farmer Farmer Real Estate Plumber Farmer Salesman Clerk Carriage Manfg. Plumber Carpenter Clerk Stone Mason Tea Broker Clerk Stationer Farmer Produce Surveyor Mason Bookkeeper Janitor Shipper Farmer Clerk Paper Hanger Teamster Farmer Farmer 165 Residence Highland ave. Middle st. East st. Wood st. Hastings rd. 165 Mass. ave. Bow st. Hastings ter. 80 Hancock st. Pleasant st. Mass. ave. Shirley st. Bedford at. Cottage at. Winthrop rd. Bedford st. Percy rd. Lowell A. Woburn st. 5 Hancock ave. Muzzey st. 4 Jackson et. 14 Sherman st. 52 Fletcher ave. East st. Forest st. Fletcher ave. 19 Curve at. Concord ave. Concord ave. Name Glenn, William F. Graves, Arthur L. Harrington, Charles H. Hendley, Eugene D. Kendall, Francis E. Kraetzer, Eugene G. Lawrence, Louis H. Lynah, George C. Maguire, Hugh J. McKay, George C. Montague, Edward Moulton, James A. Needham, Oscar Norris, John L. Nunn, Nathaniel Reed, George F. Riley, William J. Sefton, Charles H. Smith, Charles F. Smith, J. Murray Southall, Joseph A., Sr. Spencer, Frederick J. Stone, George E. Swan, Joseph Tobin, John F. Tucker, Arthur F. Whiting, Thomas G. Wiley, Harry B. Wilson, James A. Worthen, George E. Occupation Carpenter Clerk Painter Carpenter Farmer Clerk Railroad Starter Clerk Farmer Carpenter Carpenter Clerk Clerk Real Estate Salesman Salesman Clerk Painter Farmer Farmer Produce Merchant Clerk Real Estate Painter Clerk Contractor Shipper Clerk Machinist Residence Forest A. Wallis pl. Grant st. Mass. ave. Bedford st. Mass. ave. Waltham st. Manley et. Wood st. Sherman st. Maple st. Sherman st. Mass. ave. Mass. ave. Mass. ave. Parker st. Revere st. Fair View ave. Bedford st. Middle st. Franklin ave. East A. 12 Bloomfield st. 16 Bedford st. 59 Woburn st. Merriam st. Waltham A. 32 Fern st. Bow A. Maple st. EDWARD W. TAYLOR, S. MYRON LAWRENCE, GEORGE H. CHILDS, Selectmen of Lexington. 166 tir REPORT OF BOARD OF FIRE ENGINEERS Lexington, Mass., January 1st, 1916. Honorable Board of Selectmen, Lexington, Mass. Gentlemen :—We beg to submit the following re- port for the year 1915. The Department has responded to 138 alarms,—an increase of 13 over the preceding year. The Engineers wish to bring to your attention the fact that several of these alarms were for brush fires, some of which proved to be very serious. One fire which started near the Bedford line and was caused by burning rubbish destroyed one house and barn in Lexington, and, in Burlington, one factory, large ice- house, and several houses, barns and other buildings. This fire extended in Lexington a distance of about three miles, destroying hundreds of cords of cut wood and acres of standing timber. A conservative estimate of the damage is $30,000. Assistance was summoned from Arlington, Waltham and Belmont. These towns and cities responded promptly to our call, and we wish to express our sincere appreciation of their efforts in helping us to subdue this fire. In spite of tine efforts of seventy-five firemen and several citizens from the vari- ous towns, it was necessary to fight the fire for several hours before it was put out, as there was an extremely high wind which caused sparks to fly at times for a distance of at least one-half a mile. 167 There were also other serious brush fires; all of which were due either to carelessness or malicious intent. The Engineers the past year have been extremely lenient with those who have disregarded the law in regard to setting of out -door fires, inasmuch as many of the Rules and Regulations in the Metropolitan District were not widely known or understood. But, now that we have all become familiar with the laws, we feel that it will become our duty to rigidly enforce the Rules and Regulations which apply in our district. About 90% of alarms come into Headquarters over the telephone, and the Engineers here desire to impress upon those who call for our assistance to give Head- quarters full information as to location and type of fire,—whether it is a chimney fire, brush fire or build- ing. It is the opinion of the Engineers that had it not been for the motor apparatus more than one building would have been destroyed; but, with the present equipment a fire can be reached at almost any part of the Town within a very few minutes, thereby often allowing the use of chemicals instead of water. The Department has laid and cared for 14,650 ft. of hose, used 2550 gallons of chemical and raised 620 ft. of ladders,—being an increase over last year of 3000 ft. of hose, 582 gallons of chemical and 80 ft. of ladders. FIRE ALARM SYSTEM. Fire Alarm wires have been removed from Merriam Street to the junction of Bedford Street and Elm Avenue and through Elm 168 Avenue to Massachusetts Avenue,—the new line run- ning on the southerly side of the Common from the junction of Elm Avenue and Massachusetts Avenue to a pole on the southerly side of Massachusetts Avenue opposite Merriam Street. This work was done in line with the removal of all wires other than railroad wires around the Common, thereby permitting the removal of five poles. The plates of the batteries in the Fire Alarm Room at Headquarters have been renewed. This becomes necessary every five yars. Previous to this year, the Engineers have been obliged to have all repairs and new construction in the Fire Alarm System done by contractors. This year, however, the Fire Alarm System has been in charge of William L. Moakley, one of the permanent men. This not only means a considerable saving in respect to labor charges, but also means better service, as at times when it was most essential to have repairs made in order that the Fire Alarm System could operate, it was almost impossible to get linemen to do the work. As it is now, there are three linemen connected with the Fire Department, besides Mr. Moakley, so that any damage caused to our lines by storm, or by any other source, can be immediately repaired. There are 42 miles of overhead construction and approximately 3 miles of underground. There are 42 fire alarm boxes with keys under glass covers, and 16 boxes where keys are placed in nearby houses. The Engineers found that in order to eliminate the many false alarms from boxes placed in the outlying districts, it was necessary to distribute these keys in houses nearest the boxes. 169 Since the town entered the Metropolitan District, the Engineers have been extremely busy inspecting various fire hazards, including garages, hotels, stores, factories, school buildings, and all places where in- flammable fluids are handled; and we wish here to thank the citizens of Lexington for their cooperation in complying with the Regulations of the Metropolitan District. Special attention was given by the Chief to the con- ditions existing in our school buildings, and copies of a detailed report of the conditions there existing and recommendations and demands for the improvement of these conditions to safeguard, not only the town's property, but the lives of the school children, were handed to the Chairman of the School Committee, the Superintendent of Schools, Acting Chief, George C. Neal of the State Police and Fire Prevention Commis- sioner John A. O'Keefe. 54 Garage Licenses, 86 Gasoline Licenses and 93 Permits for burning brush have been granted during the past year. The members of the Department have co-operated with the Engineers in the maintenance of discipline, and have improved themselves in their knowledge of their work at every opportunity; and, as practically no changes have been made in the personnel . of the De- partment, these men have had an additional year in which to become more proficient. The attendance at fires and the work of the men has been excellent. The Department has responded to one out-of-town call as follows:— November 9th, Woburn. 170 The auto apparatus has proved as efficient as in former years, and, at the present time, is in excellent condition. Constant attention is necessary in order to have these machines in good repair, and the men hav- ing them in charge have been faithful in this duty. The axles and wheels of Ladder One have been re- paired, but tris piece of apparatus, which was pur- chased from the Town of Framingham some twenty years ago, at a cost of $100, and which has been in service ever since, has long ago outlived its usefulness and efficiency as a piece of fire apparatus. At present all still alarms for small fires (principally for chimneys) are answered from Headquarters by Combination "B" (the Knox Truck) . To run this piece of apparatus to these trifling fires, in the course of a year, means a considerable expense in wear and tear on the machinery and tires. Chemical One, which is located at Headquarters, is a horse-drawn piece of apparatus. For an expense of $800 to $1000, the tanks of this apparatus and the ladders thereon could be mounted on a chassis. This would make a piece of apparatus which would be fast and light and which could answer, not only the calls for chimney fires, but for brush fires also, and save the expense of answering these calls with a piece of apparatus which weighs ap- proximately 14,000 lbs. There has been no change in regard to the schedule of the apparatus in answering alarms. There is at present in the Department 5,200 ft. of hose which has been tested to 250 lbs. pressure per square inch, and is in good condition. 171 A new floor has been laid in the main room on the Massachusetts Avenue Station, a sleeping room has been added, and some other minor repairs have been made. The Engineers have kept the buildings in as good condition as possible with the amount of money grante d. The City of Waltham and the Town of Arlington have for the last two years urged Lexington to join them in the interchange of alarms. This is in line with recommendations made by the Fire Prevention Com- missioner, and means that in our Headquarters we would get the alarms from these two places, and at their Headquarters, they would receive our alarmt4. The obvious benefit of this system would be that people who live near the border Iines of these two places would get much better fire protection than as arranged at present. With this system in operation, should an alarm be rung from Box 63, corner of Concord Avenue and Wal- tham Street, both Waltham and Lexington would respond ; and should an alarm be rung from the box which is just across the line in the City of Waltham, Lexington would respond with Waltham. The same situation would apply on the line boxes between Arlington and Lexington. Furthermore, on second alarms in Lexington, which takes all the apparatus from the houses, Arlington would cover in at Massachusetts Avenue station, and Waltham would cover the station on Merriam Street, and, we, in. turn, when they required it, would cover 172 in at Waltham or Arlington. The Engineers are of the opinion that the Town of Lexington would get the best end of the bargain. The Engineers herewith beg to submit extracts from letters addressed to the Board of Selectmen from Fire Prevention Commissioner John A. O'Keefe. "Boston, Mass., Oct. 9, 1915. "I recommend that one more permanent man be appointed so that it will not be necessary to close Com- bination "A" house when the one man on duty goes to meals; that an automobile ladder truck be purchased to take the place of the one now in service. A ladder truck is the principal piece of apparatus for saving lives as it is the portable fire escape in case of fire and should be maintained with the greatest efficiency. It is also valuable in fighting fires as it can be placed so as to reach the heart of the fire. The ladder company, as now equipped with ladders, falls short of meeting requirements to safeguard life and property. I also recommend that the horse drawn hose wagons be dis- continued and in their place be substituted a motor driven frame upon which, could be mounted the tanks of Chemical One, and a line of 21 in. hose. This change could probably be made for $800, which would soon be offset by the saving of expense that is in- cidental to the use of horses, The substitution of motor apparatus for horse drawn apparatus also increases the number of men available for fighting a fire by mak- ing it unnecessary for men to hold the horses during the fire. "The piece of apparatus of which I have just spoken would respond to brush and chimney fires, thereby 173 saving the wear and tear of the auto combination ap- paratus. "I especially recommend that the room used as fire alarm headquarters be made fireproof." Yours very truly, (Signed) JOHN A. O'KEEFE, Fire Prevention Commissioner for the Metropolitan District." "Boston, Mass., January 21, 1916. "Honorable Board of Selectmen, "Lexington, Mass. "Gentlemen :—October 9th, 1915, I sent a communi- cation to the Honorable Board concerning conditions in the Lexington Fire Department, and especially con- cerning the need of further equipment. "Will your Board pardon me if I write again on the same subject? I desire all the more to do this because I notice from the report that the number of call and still alarms in the Town of Lexington is relatively very large. This indicates nothing as to the efficiency of the Fire Department, but it does indicate a great deal as to the liability to fires. Many of these alarms, it is true, have been of small consequence, but any one of them contains the possibility of a serious conflagration. To meet that condition of things, it is essential that great thought should be given to putting the Fire De- partment in a condition where it will be ready to cope with the demands made upon it, For this reason, I am again making the following suggestions: 174 "1. Lexington has a population of 5,600 people. The ratio between the number of permanent men and the population should be not less than one for every 1000 people, or a majority fraction thereof. According to that ratio, Lexington should have 6 permanent men. This becomes all the more necessary when we bear in mind the fact that the permanent men have one day off in seven; that they are away for meals; and that at fires it is necessary for one of them to take care of the horses. Even in communities that are equipped with motor apparatus, the ratio should be one permanent man for every 1000 people. I strongly urge on your Honorable Board the necessity of appointing 2 more permanent men. "2. The fire alarm headquarters should be in a fire- proof building. If the building in which the fire alarm headquarters are stationed burns down, the entire system is put out of commission. This may result in very great disaster. The expense of providing such a building is not large ; the amount involved is very large, and I recommend that provision be made as soon as possible for such a building. "3. I recommend that an automobile ladder truck be purchased to take the place of the one now in use. A ladder truck is the principal piece of apparatus for saving lives; inasmuch as it is the portable fire escape in case of fire ; and should be maintained with the greatest efficiency. It is also valuable in fighting fires as it can be placed so as to reach the heart of the fire. "4. The horse drawn hose wagons should be dis- continued and in their place there should be substituted a motor driven frame upon which could be mounted the tanks of Chemical One and a line of 2i- in. hose. 175 This change could probably be made for $500, which would soon be offset by the saving of expense that is incidental to the use of horses. The substitution of motor apparatus for horse drawn apparatus also in- creases the number of men available for fighting a fire by making it unnecessary for men to hold the horses during the fire. This piece of apparatus would respond to brush and chimney fires, thereby saving the wear and tear of the auto combination apparatus. "This department is especially pleased with the en- thusiasm shown by the Chief and men of the Lexington Fire Department. They have worked hard and in- telligently to put the Department on an efficient basis, and I feel certain that your Honorable Board will show its appreciation of their meritorious work by giving them the means for making the Lexington Fire Depart- ment one of the most efficient in the Metropolitan Fire Prevention District. "Very respectfully yours, "(Signed) JOHN A. O'KEEFE, "Fire Prevention Commissioner for the Metropolitan District." The Engineers fully agree with the Fire Prevention Commissioner that the Battery Room should be in a fire -proof building and recommend that this be done. The Board also recommends that a new switch board be installed in this room, as the one in. use at present is of dangerous construction, and of a type long since obsolete. The Board of Engineers has for the past three years fully realized the necessity of having a sufficient num- ber of permanent men so that it would not be necessary 176 at any time to close the Massachusetts Avenue Station. The Fire Prevention Commissioner on his first inspec- tion noted thatit was necessary to close the Massachu- setts Avenue Station certain days during every week from lack of sufficient permanent men. This condition should not exist, and we, therefore, concur with the Commissioner in his recommendations that two more permanent men be appointed. This will relieve the situation. The Board also recommends that a small city service type motor ladder truck be purchased by the town at an early date, as the truck now in service is not only practically useless, but is not a safe piece of apparatus to run to a fire. We recommend that the Fire Alarm System which is now overhead construction, from the Russell House on Massachusetts Avenue to the junction of Massachu- setts Avenue and Parker Street, be placed underground at the earliest possible moment. As the New England Tel. & Tel. Company already have their wires under- ground from Massachusetts Avenue to the Parker Statue on the Common, and, as they contemplate con- tinuing their conduits from this point to Parker Street along Massachusetts Avenue, it will be a simple matter for the Fire Department to run their lines in a conduit which the New England Tel. & Tel. Company supply without charge. The overhead construction, from the junction of Massachusetts Avenue and Woburn Streets along Woburn Street to Lowell Street, and a portion of Lowell Street, will have to be renewed, as will also the overhead construction from Massachusetts Avenue to Watertown Street on Pleasant Street. The Engineers take this opportunity to again urge the Town to authorize the School Committee to place 177 on each of the school buildings a Fire Alarm Box, thereby guarding against any possible delay of the Fire Department in locating the fire. Again we would suggest that a box be installed at the Town Farm. The citizens of the Town are invited to inspect the Fire Stations any day between the hours of 10 A. M. and 10 P. M. Respectfully submitted, BOARD OF ENGINEERS, W. S. SCAMMAN, Clerk. 17S REPORT OF POLICE DEPARTMENT Report of the work done by the Police Department for the year ending Dec. 31, 1915: To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Gentlemen:—I have the honor to submit the follow- ing report: Number of arrests, Females, Males, Residents of the town, Non Residents, Native born, Foreign born, Married, Single, The offences for which arrests were made: Assault and battery, Assault with revolver, Assuming to be an Innholder, Bastardy Carnal knowledge of a female child, Disturbing the peace, Drunkenness, Dipsomaniac, Detaining a child unlawfully, Default, Escaped prisoners, Gaming, 179 207 4 203 99 108 125 82 63 144 18 1 1 1 1 5 64 1 1 5 3 7 Hunting unlawfully, Insane, Larceny, Lewd cohabiting, Malicious mischief, Non support, Not displaying light on vehicle, Profanity, Riding bicycle on sidewalk, Suspicious persons, Trespass, Tampering with fire alarm, Using milk bottles not his own Unlawfully running automobile, Violating liquor law, Vagrants, Disposition of cases: Fined, Probation, Committed House of Correction, Committed for not paying fine, Committed to jail, Committed to State Farm, Committed to Hospital at Norfolk, Committed to Insane Hospital, Defaulted, Discharged, Placed on file, Put under bonds to keep the peace, Released by Probation officer, Released by Police, Now pending in Court, Nal prossed, Turned over to out of town officers, Given to friends to take home, 180 10 3 10 2 16 7 16 1 1 5 4 3 2 6 4 8 74 25 8 1 1 5 2 3 6 14 16 8 14 10 6 1 7 6 Miscellaneous Work: Aggregate amount of fines imposed, Aggregate amount of sentences imposed, Amount of property reported stolen, Amount recovered, Buildings found open and locked, Dogs killed, Dangerous places in streets reported, Dead bodies taken charge of and medical ex- aminer called, Extra duties done by the Police Officers, Police Officers days at Court, Fire Alarms responded to, Lanterns hung in dangerous places, Lost children cared for, Leaks in water pipes reported, Leaks in gas, Street obstructions removed, Street lights reported out, Search Warrants served, Stray animals cared for, Sick persons cared for, $788.00 4 years $321.09 $55.00 12 6 11 10s 175 93 25 4 4 1 2 55 3 10 3 CONCLUSION I wish to thank the Selectmen for the kind manner in which they have treated me, and the assistance they and all others who by their co-operation and good wishes assisted in the work of the department and I wish to thank the Police Officers for the excellent work they have done. By their good work they have pre- vented much crime from being committed. There is not any Police Department in any city or town that has done better work. CHARLES H. FRANKS, Acting Chief. 181 REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH Lexington, Mass., Dec. 31, 1915. To the Citizens of Lexington : The Board of Health submits the following report for the year ending Dec. 31, 1915:— The 915: The Board organized in March with Dr. Barnes as chairman, Jas. F. McCarthy and W. B. Foster. The following reappointments have been made :— Inspectors of Slaughtering: Dr. H. L. Alderman and Chas. H. Butterfield. Inspector of Plumbing: Andrew Bain of Arlington. Inspector of Milk : Dr. L. L. Pierce of Arlington. In charge of Odorless Cart: E. W. Martin. Fumigator: A. A. Marshall. The Chairman of the Board was appointed Health Officer or Quarantine Officer to see that all cases of contagious disease requiring strict quarantine and not sent to a hospital were properly quarantined and were not discharged from quarantine until in a fit condition to be turned loose in the community. This is the cus- tom in all cities and many towns, and tends to make everyone concerned more careful. 182 The recommendation of the Board that the fumi- gator be paid an annual salary of $80.00 was not approved by the Finance Committee, and fumigating done by the Board had to be paid for by the job, costing the town over a hundred dollars and this in a year when we did not have as many contagious diseases as usual. It is of interest to note that the Boards of Health of several of the large cities have given up fumi- gation with formaldehyd in favor of a thorough scrub- bing up and renovation after contagious diseases, and employ a regular gang to do the work. The difficul- ties of such a procedure in a small town are obvious, and until fumigation is more generally discarded be- cause of better results from scrubbing up and the town is willing to spend more money for such a procedure, the Board considers that it would be better to con- tinue fumigating. Contagious diseases reported during the year:— Scarlet Fever Diphtheria Typhoid Measles German Measles Chickenpox Whooping Cough Ophthalmia Nonatorum Mumps Pulmonary Tuberculosis Other forms of Tuberculosis Dog Bite requiring Antirabic Treat- ment 183 8 1 9 4 1 8 20 1 1 20 1 1 75 The attention of the residents of the town is.again called to the State law requiring them to report cases of contagious diseases, as follows:— Section 49 (as amended by 1905, 251, 1; by 1907, 480; by 1910, 269, and by 1914, 177). "A householder who knows that a person in his family or house is sick of smallpox, diphtheria, scarlet fever or any other in- fectious or contagious disease declared by the State Board of Health to be dangerous to the public health shall forthwith give notice thereof to the Board of Health of the town or city in which he dwells Whoever violates the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars If Ignorance of the law does not excuse, and because a neighbor fails to report a case does not excuse. The Board has not as yet prosecuted any cases, but the law must be obeyed, for it is only by so doing and by proper isolation of infected persons that the spreading of such diseases can be prevented. We trust that in the future parents will co-operate with the Board to the end that we may be spared any such epidemics as have visited the town in years past, for it is due to the carelessness of parents in not keeping their children who have con- tagious diseases not requiring strict quarantine away from other children that epidemics get started. The placarding of houses where cases of contagious disease existed but strict quarantine was not required by law, as in measles, mumps, whooping cough and chickenpox, has apparently served its purpose in warn- ing others to keep away, for there have been fewer cases of these diseases and what bid fair to be an epi- demic of whooping cough was nipped in the bud just 184 before school opened in the fall, by the rounding up of a number of cases that had not been reported by their parents and had no physician in attendance to report them, but had already been the means of spreading the disease to neighboring families. As soon as the houses where these cases resided were placarded and the parents warned to keep their children by them- selves the disease stopped spreading. When school opened the school physician co-operated with the Board by sending home all children with suspicious cough, and they were not allowed to return to school till they were either well of the disease or found not to have had it. In this way we believe that an epi- demic of this dread disease was prevented. Lexington had another typhoid scare this year, the first four cases being reported almost simultaneously and being on one milkman's route. The State Board of Health Agent for this district was at once called in and with him a thorough investigation was made of all the persons handling milk on the various farms in- volved, but no typhoid carriers found. This satisfied us that milk was not the cause of these cases, and this conclusion was borne out by the fact that the rest of the cases reported were on as many different milk routes. Many people advanced the theory that the dis- ease was due to the digging of the town sewer, and if this was the case it could only be through the interme- diate agency of flies as carriers, getting their feet soiled with typhoid germs from sewage -saturated soil and then crawling on food. Flies were unusually numerous this past summer and got into the houses more than ever just prior to the outbreak of typhoid in the town. It is now possible for anyone to be immunized against typhoid, the immunity lasting from two and a 185 half to three years, and if everyone should be immun- ized against typhoid every three years as they now are against small pox, typhoid would practically disappear from the country as it has in the U. S. army since im- munization has been compulsory. Many of our towns- people have been immunized and the Board strongly recommends this as the only sure way of prevention. We should at all times consider every fly as a deadly enemy and kill off as many as possible, especially early in the season before they breed. As the population of the town of Lexington now exceeds 5,000, being 5,538, the law requires the Board of Health instead of the Seleetmen hereafter to grant licenses for slaughtering. Your attention is called to the reports of the officers acting for the Board of Health, and to the fact that in- spection in their departments is now so rigid that defective plumbing dangerous to the public health, dis- eased meat and dirty milk cannot any longer get by. Milk produced within the town limits, and most of the milk used by residents of the town is produced right here, is produced under very satisfactory conditions. Many of our townspeople doubtless are not aware that Lexington now has within its limits one of the best dairies in the State, and anyone interested in the pro- duction of clean milk should visit Kelsey Ranch, where milk is produced under almost ideal conditions. The Board appreciates the co-operation of towns- people in all matters concerning the public health, and, while it wishes the fact distinctly understood that it is not a clearing house for trivial neighborhood rows, it 186 is glad to receive notice in writing, properly signed, of any condition that jeopardizes the health of the com- munity. Respectfully submitted, WM. L. BARNES, M. D., Chairman. JAMES F. McCARTHY, WILLIAM B. FOSTER. 187 REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF PLUMBING. Lexington, Mass., December 31, 1915. To the Board of Health of the Town of Lexington, Gentlemen :—I herewith submit my report as Inspec- tor of Plumbing for the year ending December 31st, 1915. Number of applications filed and permits granted, 88. Number of calls made in connection with tests, in- spections and information, 210. Number of applications received on which work has not been completed, 6. Several complaints have been brought to my atten- tion where cesspools were overflowing and running on adjoining property. It was necessary on two occasions to dig temporary leaching drains filled with loose stone to take care of them for the present, until proper connection can be made with the sewer that is now being installed in the Town. Respectfully submitted, 188 ANDREW BAIN. REPORT OF FUMIGATOR. To the Board of Health, Town of Lexington, Gentlemen :— 1 hereby submit my report as fumi- gator for the year ending December 31, 1915. Whole number of cases fumigated (13), requiring the fumigation of (98) rooms. Eight (8) cases of scarlet fever, requiring the fumi- gation of (73) rooms. One (1) case of diphtheria, requiring the fumigation of (10) rooms. Four (4) cases of tuberculosis, requiring the fumiga- tion of (15) rooms. Respectfully submitted, ARTHUR A. MARSHALL. 189 ODORLESS CART REPORT. January 1, 1916. The Board of Health, Town of Lexington, Gentlemen :—I herewith submit report of cesspools and vaults cleaned in the year 1915. January 20 cesspools 55 loads 1 vault 2 February 18 cesspools 45 March 26 cesspools 65 2 vaults 3 April 32 cesspools 74 4 vaults 5 May 43 cesspools 90 16 vaults 12 June 26 cesspools 78 9 vaults 17 July 22 cesspools 52 4 vaults 7 August 16 cesspools 29 1 vault 1 September 20 cesspools 58 3 vaults 5 October 21 cesspools 58 2 vaults 2 November 23 cesspools 50 December 24 cesspools 67 5 vaults 5 291 cesspools 721 loads 47 vaults 60 loads Total cesspools & vaults 338 781 loads 190 There were also 2 loads taken from Town Buildings free of charge. Respectfully submitted, ERNEST W. MARTIN. REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF MEAT. Lexington, January 1, 1916. To the Board of Health: Gentlemen :—My work as Inspector this year has been confined to two houses, only. I have stamped 1515 animals. Bunzel Young Swine 875 Swine 165 Veal 394 Veal 26 Beeves 33 Beeves 8 Sheep 14 These animals were collected around the neighbor- ing country and were for the most part of good qual- ity. There was a great scarcity of veal. All the ani- mals inspected were in good condition. C. H. BUTTERFIELD, Inspector. 191 192 REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF MEATS AND PROVISIONS To the Board of Health of Lexington, Gentlemen :—The stamping of meats at the slaugh- tering places in the town done by me, has been con- fined mainly to Holman, Young and Whiting. Holman has had stamped during the year from Jan. 1, 1915, 416 swine, 241 veals and 2'i beeves. Young has had stamped, 161 swine, 62 veals and 10 beeves. Whiting has had stamped, 39 swine. People slaughtering their own animals, 1 beef, 184 swine. Six beeves, 6 veals and 4 swine have been con- demned. H. L. ALDERMAN, D. V. S. 193 REPORT OF ANIMAL INSPECTOR January 1, 1916. Board of Selectmen of Lexington, Gentlemen :—The inspection of animals of the Town began Jan. 22, as foot and mouth disease was believed to be under control. On Feb. 8, inspectors were noti- fied by the Animal Industry to discontinue their work as there was an additional outbreak of the disease in different parts of the State. Several farms in Lexing- ton had its cows and swine affected by the disease; the places were strictly quarantined by the Town, State and Federal authorities, the Animals destroyed and premises thoroughly disinfected, later the owners were remunerated, the quarantine removed and new stock allowed to be handled. Three cases suspicious of glanders were reported and all proved positive upon test. The horses were de- stroyed and stables and blacksmith shops disinfected. Several carloads of cows have been brought into the Town from out of the State. They either came in tested or were later tested by the Animal Industry. Seven were condemned and on Post Mortem proved tuberculous. Five cows have been condemned upon physical examination, reported, and taken by the State. Two cases of rabies were reported, the heads of the dogs sent for examination and positive reports in both cases came back, yet no cases have since developed. H. L. ALDERMAN, D. V. S. 194 REPORT OF CEMETERY COMMITTEE December 31, 1915. Honorable Board of Selectmen:— Your committee in submitting their report, again wish to call the attention of the town to the urgent necessity for the purchase of ]and suitable for a new cemetery; immediate action should be taken, as it will require time to lay out and develop the same. We ask for $500 for the general care of the cemetery for the ensuing year. Respectfully submitted, ARTHUR A. MARSHALL, Supt., S. MYRON LAWRENCE, GEORGE W. SPAULDING, Cemetery Committee. 195 REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS Lexington, Mass., January 1, 1916. To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Lexington, Mass.: --- I herewith submit my report of the inspection of buildings for the year ending December 31, 1915:— Number of applications filed and permits granted Number of calls made in connection with ap- plications and information. Buildings are classified as follows:— Dwellings, 1 family Dwellings, 2 family Dwelling and store Remodel 1 -family into 2 -family Additions and alterations Garages Stores Porches Stables and sheds Henhouses Coal bins Bottling plant Manure pit Add to Munroe School 196 103 400 32 $93,950 2 7,000 1 1,500 1 2,000 23 25,555 18 16,735 1 400 4 1,800 10 2,150 7 875 1 650 1 1,500 1 600 1 103 $154,715 1 wish to thank the Board of Selectmen and the builders of the Town for the hearty co-operation ac- corded to me during my term this past year. Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM GRATTO, Inspector of Buildings. 197 REPORT OF MILK INSPECTOR Lexington, Mass., Jan. 1, 1916. The Board of Health, Lexington, Mass. Gentlemen:—I wish, herein, to submit to you my annual report as Inspector of Milk, for the Town of Lexington, for the year ending Dec. 31, 1915. This year I have licensed forty-nine milk dealers to sell milk. I have examined milk, not only for standard, but for strepticocci and pus, visible dirt, and for water. On the whole, the milk has been of very good standard, and in those few cases where of low standard it has always been corrected when drawn to the attention of the dealer. I have had occasion to prosecute one man for adulteration by addition of water. There was one case where pus was found to exist in the milk which was corrected inside of twelve hours. One dairy, only, was found to be in a filthy con- dition; this was corrected. As near as I can estimate, the town consumes be- tween 1,600 and 1,800 quarts of milk per day. Very truly yours, LAURENCE L. PEIRCE, M. D. V. Inspector of Milk. 198 REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF CARY MEMORIAL LIBRARY The circulation of a library, by which is meant the number of volumes given out annually for home use, is always the most important single evidence of its use- fulness. Our library has had for years a notable repu- tation for its circulation, and the past year has been marked by an increase in circulation of 2795 volumes, raising the total for 1915 to the large amount of 48,690. This represents a high degree of service rendered to our population of 5000 persons, and an intelligent re- gard on their part for the opportunities afforded by this institution. It should be emphasized, however, that this is only part of its contribution to the life of the town. Quite as important, though not possible to express by statistics, is the valuable service of the build- ing itself as a place of resort, for recreation, study, con- ference, and research. As an auxiliary to the schools of our town, the library with its enthusiastic staff of workers, is growing in significance and helpful influ- ence for educational progress. It is surely no small element in education to learn to use a collection of books like our library with intelligence and confidence, and the whole atmosphere of our institution is charged with the spirit of praetical helpfulness to those who avail themselves of its privileges. It is necessary from time to time to take from the shelves discarded, worn out books, and others whose 199 usefulness has long ceased must also be rejected and withdrawn from the shelves and the catalogue. In this way, dead matter is removed to give place to things really serviceable, and the library is kept alive both by the useless things discarded and the fresh books added. It has happened in 1915 that a large mass of material never called for or referred to by any readers was taken out of our library and returned to Washington, namely, the public documents issued by the departments of government, of which we had 623 volumes. This removal of dead material made room for the accessions of new books which our readers are calling for, but causes the library to seem to grow in number of volumes rather slowly. Because, while new accessions to the number of 923 have been added to the Main Library and the Branch in the past year, the withdrawal of the public documents together with the usual proportion of other works annually discarded, reduces the net gain of volumes to only 191. The size of our library is at present 28,577 volumes. The trustees wish to render the library as widely useful as possible and are disposed to respond favor- ably to any suggestions or requests from individuals or societies and organizations needing literary material or reference works. If at times such requests are not sat- isfactorily met, it will usually be due to the limited resources of funds at their command. It is not possible to buy every book suggested even though it is suitable and worthy, because the needs of the general public have to be considered, and a fair apportionment made between the diverse interests of readers of all kinds, who justly look to the library to supply their require- ments. The board of trustees is large in number, since it consists of all the regularly settled clergymen in the town, with the selectmen and the members of the 200 school committee. Here is represented a wide variety of opinions which fairly matches the diversity of in- terest among our citizens as a whole, and it is reason- ably to be expected that action ratified by this body is well -considered and painstaking. We seek to justify this reasonable expectation by inviting the co-operation of our fellow -citizens through requests for books and suggestions for the betterment of our library in any practicable way. For the convenience of our High School pupils and especially to facilitate their research work, one row of stacks has been moved from the basement stack room, to furnish space for reading tables at which they may work. By this means a quiet room separated from the rest of the library is provided for those wishing to refer quickly to the periodicals in the basement stacks, or where conferences may be held in preparation for debates. The librarian ventures the prophecy that the steady increase of the work with children in the library will require at no far distant date ampler accommodations and even a special librarian for children in addition to the present staff. Surely the children's room is now not equal to the demands put upon it and the growing proportion of children in the town foreshadows a strain upon the resources and equipment of the library that will demand .an expansion and readjustment of its activities which will have to be made if it isto keep pace with the normal progress in the rest of our com- munity life. It is a pleasure to note a more active year at the Branch Library as shown by its statistics of circulation. 201 Above all, we justly feel gratified that in all depart- ments of our library there is steady growth with none of the fluctuations that sometimes prevail in public libraries. Respectfully submitted, 202 JOHN M. WILSON, Chairman. REPORT OF LIBRARIAN OF CARY MEMORIAL LIBRARY Statistical Report, 1915 Main Library: Accessions by purchase: New books Music scores Books to replace old copies Periodicals Accessions by gift Books discarded and with- drawn Public documents returned to Washington Net increase In Library, Dec. 31, 1914 656 7 108 35 31 108 623 Branch Library: Accessions by purchase : New books 36 Books to replace old copies 1 Periodicals 7 Accessions by transfer from Main Library 2 Accessions by gift 42 208 837 731 106 25,616 25,722 88 Books discarded and with- drawn Net increase In Library, Dec. 31, 1914 Total number of volumes in Main Library and Branch CIRCULATION, 1915 General works Periodicals, bound Periodicals, unbound Philosophy and Religion Biography History Travels and Description Social Sciences Natural Sciences Arts, useful Arts, recreative Arts, fine **Stereographs (Sets) Music scores Language and Literature Fiction Poetry Home use Town 2 332 3,578 509 928 1,319 944 757 494 720 330 319 189 533 1,119 29,513 590 42,176 Total circulation Main Library Total circulation Main Library and Branch Total circulation from Children's room 1 87 2,768 2,855 Home use through Branch 28,577 Home use from shelves of Branch 2 57 270 11 58 69 87 16 29 45 32 4 13 32 53 26 18 16 34 20 13 4 45 2,905 11 44 2,578 22 3,192 3,322 45,368 48,690 11,553 " Representing 16,802 pictures. 204 Number of days Library was open: Main Library Branch Library Registration : Main Library : Adult registration, 1915 2,249 Juvenile registration, 1915 575 Temporary registration, 1915 232 Withdrawn : Adult 213 Juvenile 10 Temporary 118 Registration Main Library, Dec. 31, 1915 Increase in number of borrowers regis- tered at Main Library during 1915 Registration: Branch Library: Adult registration, 1915 361 Juvenile registration, 1915 245 Withdrawn : Adult Juvenile 16 22 304 252 3,056 MISCELLANEOUS Main Library : Periodicals subscribed for Periodicals donated Newspapers subscribed for Newspapers donated Books rebound Books repaired Periodicals bound Postals sent delinquents Number of overdue books for which cards were sent Postals sent for books reserved 341 Stereographic pictures used in Children's room (Friday afternoons only) 2,715 Branch Library : Periodicals subscribed for 209 Periodicals donated Newspapers subscribed for Newspapers donated Books rebound Periodicals bound Books repaired 606 Pastels sent for books reserved 38 Registration Branch Library, Dec. 31, 1915 Total registration Main Library and Branch, Dec. 31, 1915 Increase in number of borrowers regis- tered at Branch Library during 1915 39 206 66 8 4 3 432 2,131 34 1,226 1,408 680 18,132 23 . 3 1 1 28 8 112 12 EXHIBITS IN ART ROOM OF MAIN LIBRARY FROM MASSACHUSETTS LIBRARY ART CLUB Verona I—Balloons—California Missions—Indians —Venice, Ducal palace—New York, I—Fenway court 568 ----Niagara Falls—Buckingham, 888—Van Dyck—Vil- lage homes of England—Dante. 3,283 Respectfully submitted, MARIAN P. KIRKLAND, Librarian. 206 REPORT OF THE TREASURER OF CARY MEMO- RIAL LIBRARY 1915 Jan. 1 Balance on hand $287.38 Dog tax 868.30 Interest on deposit 8.05 Investment committee interest 549.62 Fines 198.98 Postals 6.92 Binding and Books lost 3.20 Newspapers sold 8.00 Old books sold 29.50 Account error in check .10 $1,960.05 Expenditures Binding $218.74 Books 981.77 Express 13.52 American Library Asso- ciation 5.00 Library Art Club 6.00 Periodicals and News- papers 225.00 Postage 49.63 Printing and supplies 99.05 Laundry 3.93 Deposit box 10.00 Library of Congress 25.00 Sterographs 84.34 Music 31.51 Sundries 8.48 $1,761.97 Balance 198.08 EAST LEXINGTON BRANCH 1915 Jan. 1 Balance on hand $10.42 Investment Committee, in- terest 44.44 Expenditures Books $28.13 Balance in bank 26.73 Examined and approved. 207 208 $54.86 $54.86 R. L. RYDER, Treasurer. CHARLES F. PIERCE, Auditor. REPORT OF TRUSTEES CARY MEMORIAL LIBRARY INVESTMENT COMMITTEE 1915 Jan. 1 Balance : Principle Funds Dec. 31 Income for the year: Interest a n Bonds $455.00 Interest o n Say. Bank Deposit 139.06 Total $14,442.50 594.06 $15,036.56 Payments: Robert L. Ryder, Treas. 594.06 Balance, Dec. 31, 1915 Accounting, viz.: Bonds B. & M. 4-M, due 1929 Nos. 77, 78, 79 West End 4%, due 1932 Nos. 69, 70, 71 B. & A. 4%, due 1933 $3,000.00 3,000.00 2,000.00 $14,442.50 No. M79, M80 Am. T. & T. Co. 4%, due 1929 Nos. 67742, 68799, 67832 3,000.00 Deposit at Lexington Savings Bank: Book 1476 100.00 Book 1522 1,000.00 Book 2235 1,000.00 Book 5123 1,000.00 Book 6940 Inc. Resrv. 342.50 $14,442.50 HALLIE C. BLAKE, JOHN M. WILSON, S. MYRON LAWRENCE, Investment Committee, Trustees Cary Memorial Library. Examined and approved. CHARLES F. PIERCE, Auditor. 210 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF WATER AND SEWER COMMISSIONERS The Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners here- with present their report of the operation of their departments for the year 1915. WATER DEPARTMENT General Summary of the Finances for the Year ending December 31, 1915 MAINTENANCE AND OPERATING ACCOUNT 1914 Balance brought forward Revenue Received: Schedule "A" (detail of rev- enue) 1914 items Schedule "A" (detail of rev- enue) 1915 items Total $214.87 22,726.30 Expenditures: Schedule "B" (detail of main- tenance expense) Balance Transferred to Construction Account $2,500.00 22,941.17 $25,441.17 20,208.97 $5,232.20 2,732.20 Balance, Working Capital for 1916 $2,500.00 211 CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT Balance from 1914 brought for- ward From 1915 Operating Account, forward Appropriation Bond Issue Special Appropriation, Baker Ave., Extension $3,732.33 2,732.20 2,500.00 4,000.00 500.00 $13,464.53 Less Expenses, Construction Ac- count, Schedule "C" 11,864.22 Balance $1,600.31 1,600.31 Total cash in hands of Town Treasurer applied to 1916 operations $4,100.31 212 SCHEDULE "A" Detail of Revenue from Water Rates and Miscellaneous Accounts Total Collected Rebated Unpaid Committed 1914 Water Rates $39.88 $39.88 1914 Miscellaneous 174.99 $56.53 $19.00 250.52 $214.87 $56.53 $19.00 $290.40 1915 Water Rates $20,087.61 $181.19 $16.64 $20,285.44 Guarantees 437.62 200.84 638.46 Hydrants 1,680.00 1,680.00 W't'ng Troughs 100.00 100.00 Repairs to Ser- vices 271.78 9.22 281.00 Permits for Spraying 5.63 14.37 20.00 Miscl. Sales of Water 27.63 27.63 Street Watering 37.87 37.87 Turning on Water 1.00 1.00 Accrued Interest 23.56 23.56 Miscellaneous 53.60 .60 54.20 $22,941.17 $252.09 $246.30 $23,439.56 213 SCHEDULE "B" Detail of Expense of Maintenance and Distribution Metropolitan Tax Interest Labor Maintenance of Horse Stock Freight Legal Expenses Plans of Water Mains Teaming stock to rear Town Hall Repairs to Standpipe Repairs to pipe casing at Pierce's Bridge Miscellaneous $8,437.21 6,944.63 1,686.13 and Wagon 303.25 152.82 17.53 101.30 106.50 50.00 255.00 27.16 91.56 $18,173.09 Salaries 1,750.00 Office Expenses 285.88 $20,208.97 214 SCHEDULE "C" Detail of Construction Expenses Labor Iron Pipe Other Stock Meters Lead Pipe Hydrants Gates Teaming Tools and Repairs Engineering Insurance Rock Drilling and Freight Total $5,351.18 3,449.65 1,494.88 774.64 243.52 539.62 306.81 225.10 114.95 9.00 244.51 Blasting 202.98 49.65 Less Receipts from Inst. Main on Locust Ave. MaterialsSold, etc. $125.23 Less Unpaid 26.00 Inst. Services Less Unpaid Balance 620.26 18.00 $13,006.49 $440.78 99.23 602.26 1,142.27 11,854,22 $13,006.49 215 13,006.49 $13,006.49 DETAIL OF UNPAID ITEMS In obedience to a vote of the Town passed in 1907, a complete List of those who have failed to pay their bills is given herewith, being the total amount so out- standing at the close of the books of the Department, Dec. 31, 1915. Water Rates: Albert E. Scott, balance $11.07 W. C. Roache 2.00 Charles E. Patch, balance 1.57 Dennis Reardon 2.00 Guarantees: Charles A. Gleason Mary Basher Francesca Traverse Francesca B. Scamman Timothy Kinneen A. J. Lima Est. of G. 0. Wellington Louis Lawrence Repair Account: H. Bornstein Installing Services: Item billed Dec. 31st, Item paid since books closed Miscellaneous: J. H. Fitzgerald Co. Paid since books closed 216 $8.85 29.99 29.99 72.06 31.33 10.81 10.81 7.00 $9.22 $8.05 9.95 $26.00 .60 $16.64 $200.84 $9.22 $18.00 $26.60 1914 Unpaid, Forward: Louis Lawrence, balance Total 19.00 EXTENSION OF MAINS The following 1915. Name of Street Berwick Road Pleasant Street Lowell Street Concord Avenue Vine Street $19.00 $290.30 extensions of mains were made in Size Cost of Pipe. Length. Total Coat. per Ft. 6 in. 275 ft. $459.80 $1.67 6 in. 2,218 ft. 2,275.44 1.02 6 in. 1,012 ft. 824.67 .81 6 in. 3,423 ft. 3,860.10 1.13 4 in. 514 ft. 435.75 .85 LENGTHS OF DIFFERENT SIZES OF WATER MAINS, EXCLUDING SERVICE PIPES, DEC. 31, 1915 Diameter Length 12 inches 9,000 feet 10 inches 4,879 feet 8 inches 30,643 feet 6 inches 106,798 feet 4 inches 27,794 feet Smaller sizes 4,209 feet This does not include extensions in Private Ways, a list of which is given herewith. Year Made 1911 1913 Location Wilbur Properties Marriott Street, Hayes Est. 217 Size Length 6 in. 5,000 ft. 6 in. 537 ft. .• 1914 York Street, Hayes Est. 1914 Webb Street, Hayes Est. 1914 *Pollen Road, 1915 Baker Avenue, 1915 Locust Avenue, *Not yet acquired by the Town. WATER METERS. 6 in. 622 ft. 6 in. 373 ft. 8 in. 4,790 ft. 6 in. 912 ft. 6 in. 410 ft. In obedience to the Law of the Commonwealth all new services installed and placed in use during the year were equipped with meters. Th following table shows the progress made since 1906 in the installation of meters: Total Services, Dec. 31st., 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 702 738 780 838 910 961 1063 1113 1156 Of which there were metered, 96 245 362 475 615 752 843 947 1063 Average gross income, per service, per year: 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 $21.40 $20.54 $21.60 $22.20 $21.36 1912 1913 1914 1915 $19.38 $18.18 $18.70 $17.37 Average consumption per day, per capita, in gallons: 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 73 71 68 78 75 75 67 67 64 Number of meters installed in 1915, 116 218 MONTHLY AVERAGE DAILY CONSUMPTION OF WATER IN GALLONS PER CAPITA. Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 1906, 71 1907, 68 1908, 48 1909, 48 1910, 58 1911, 63 1912, 70 1913, 52 1914, 59 1915, 61 73 70 68 74 74 96 88 72 73 70 72 82 85 105 56 51 58 75 109 105 83 52 59 64 69 84 101 90 65 59 72 78 73 119 94 64 64 67 82 80 115 93 75 79 80 83 101 107 74 55 55 63 60 68 86 82 60 58 60 77 93 73 63 58 58 60 63 80 63 63 HYDRANTS. 76 76 91 75 85 81 66 76 75 70 74 65 70 62 84 75 57 66 66 68 65 62 65 55 71 77 56 63 63 62 54 51 51 50 75 62 56 60 60 60 The following hydrants were in service on the dates given: Jan. 1, 1915, Public, 168 Private, 19 Jan. 1, 1916, Public, 184 Private, 23 COST OF THE WATER WORKS. The cost of the water works and the debt movement up to the present time are as follows: WATER DEBT, 1896 to 1915, INCLUSIVE. Added 1896, original bond issue, 1896, $10,000.00 1897, 1898, 10,000.00 1899, 1900, 1901, 10,000.00 219 Paid Annual Debt $200,000.00 210,000.00 209,000.00 218,000.00 216,000.00 214,000.00 222,000.00 $1,000.00 1,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 :.• 1902, 5,000.00 3,000.00 224,000,00 1903, 53,000.00 4,000.00 273,000.00 1904, 8,200.00 264,800.00 1905, 5,200.00 8,200.00 261,800.00 1906, 2,000.00 19,300.00 244,500.00 1907, 18,300.00 226,200.00 1908, 13,000.00 15,700.00 223,500.00 1909, 8,600.00 16,700,00 215,400.00 1910, 17,900.00 197,500.00 1911, 16,000.00 17,900.00 195,600.00 1912, 32,000.00 18,900.00 208,700.00 1913, 4,800.00 21,700.00 191,800.00 1914, 8,500.00 22,900.00 177,400.00 1915, 4,000.00 19,400.00 162,000.00 SUMMARY. Original debt, Total additions, Total indebtedness incurred, Total payments made, Balance of debt, Dec. 31, 1915, VALUE OF THE PLANT $200,000.00 182,100.00 $382,100.00 220,100.00 $162,000.00 The estimated value of the plant at the close of 1914, as given in the report of that year, was $245,000.00 Additions in 1915, 11,864.22 Less depreciation, $256,864.22 6,864.22 Value Dec. 31, 1915, $250,000.00 STOCK AND TOOLS ON HAND Stock, valued at Tools, valued at Horses, wagons, etc., valued at $1,375.00 100.00 375.00 $1,850.00 During the year 1915 two important extensions of the water system were made, one on Concord Avenue from a point near Waltham Street to a point 100 feet beyond the corner of Concord Avenue and Pleasant Street; the other on Pleasant Street from the corner of Fern Street to the corner of Watertown Street. A short extension was made on Berwick Road, thus doing away with two dead ends, one on Berwick Road and the other on Merriam Street. The department also replaced a 11 inch pipe on Lowell Street serving the properties of Robert Porter and August Young, with a 6 inch main, as the It inch pipe was inadequate for ordinary service or fire protection, and the 4 inch pipe on Vine Street was continued as far as the Leary prop- erty. Two extensions were made on private property, one of 912 feet on Baker Avenue as per special vote and appropriation of the Town, the other continuing the main on Locust Avenue so that a service could be had to the new house being built by Mr. E. T. Hartman. Eighteen hydrants were added to the distributing system during the year, and two, broken by automo- biles, were replaced. The department has completed the work of installing the gates in front of the hydrants and made material progress in the installation of meters on old services. The department expects in 1916 to meter all services where more than ane faucet is used as well as to care for all new services. The 221 i. Commissioners plan also to take up the work of install- ing additional gates along the water mains so that in the event of breaks, repairs, etc., the department will find it unnecessary to shut off the water from so many houses, and will have better control of the distributing system. This work will be carefully laid out and a beginning made during the summer months. The concrete standpipe has required considerable of the Board's attention, due to an excessive amount of seepage through the concrete walls. This condition obtains more or less in all standpipes built of concrete and is particularly noticeable in standpipes as high as this. The actual amount of water that escapes, how- ever, is extremely slight. Your Commissioners have consulted the best expert advice obtainable in their endeavor to overcome this trouble. They found that with inside patching and stopping slight leaks the con- ditions could be temporarily improved, but the stand- pipe could not be made permanently tight without going to a large item of expense which in the judgment of the Board was unwarranted at this time. The Commissioners employed as consulting engineers the firm of Messrs. J. R. Worcester Co., who, with the co-operation of the contractors who built the stand- pipe, made repairs to the most serious spots where the concrete had become dislodged. This should postpone any heavy expenditure until another winter has passed, thus allowing sufficient time to elapse to permit all weak spots to appear. Then the Board will undoubted- ly recommend to the Town that steps be taken to put the standpipe in a permanently tight condition. The Commissioners have continued their policy of insisting upon prompt payment of water -rates and the 222 unpaid items ($16.64) at the close of the books is the best showing which has ever been made. Further, the total amount of all outstandings ($290.30) is the small- est ever shown. The unusually wet summer not only resulted in a con- siderable reduction in sales of water, but probably was responsible for fewer requests for extensions of the water mains to out -lying districts; but if 1916 should prove to be a dry year it is probable that the Board will be requested, during the summer months, to make con- siderable extensions. To be prepared to meet such legitimate demands the department must be kept in sufficient funds so that these emergencies can be met without the necessity of calling extra Town Meetings. The Commissioners present the following estimate of receipts and expenditures for the year 1916. MAINTENANCE, ESTIMATED INCOME 1915 Unpaid forward 1916 Water Rates Guarantees Hydrants Troughs Repair Work Miscellaneous $290.30 20,500.00 500.00 1,840.00 100.00 250.00 150.00 $23,630.30 MAINTENANCE, ESTIMATED EXPENSES Metropolitan Water Tax $8,750.00 Interest on Bonds 6,265.38 Labor 1,700.00 Stock and Tools 550.00 223 Maintenance of Horse and Wagon Plans of Mains Office Expenses Legal Expenses Salaries Miscellane ous 350.00 100.00 350.00 100.00 1,750.00 250.00 $20,165.38 Est. balance available for new construction $3,464.92 CONSTRUCTION, ESTIMATED EXPENSES Hydrants Gates Meters Labor Small Stock and Tools Insurance Extension of main, Con- cord Ave. Other Extensions $400.00 500.00 1,250.00 2,000.00 450.00 250.00 1,750.00 2,000.00 $8,600.00 Dec. 31, 1915, Cash on hand $4,100.31 Working Balance 2,500.00 $1,600.31 Net Amount to be provided 1,600.31 3,534.77 $8,600.00 $8,600.00 To meet this amount the Department will ask for an appropriation of $3,500. 224 "BROOKS" As outlined in our report for the year 1914 we recom- mended, and later received, an appropriation for 1915 of $1500, the greater part to be spent on Clematis Brook, so called, and the balance in keeping the chan- nels of the other brooks clear. It was the Board's in- tention to defer work on Clematis Brook until well into the fall, but the excessive rains in the summer months followed by the urgent appeals from the property own- ers in the south part of the Town, addressed to both the Selectmen and the Commissioners, led the Board to un- dertake the work at an earlier date in order that the property owners might be relieved of an excessive amount of water, which in many cases covered their crops from two to six inches for an extended area. Work was begun at the site of the old dam on the Sidney Lawrence Farm off Watertown Street. From this point down stream toward Belmont it is useless to do any work as the grade is controlled by the fall of the Iand in Belmont, and no benefit to the property owners in Lexington can be obtained until Belmont or the Metropolitan Park Commissioners decide to lower the brook where it runs through the Town of Belmont in the rear of the farm buildings connected with the McLean Asylum. The remains of the old dam were removed and the bottom of the brook brought to the new grade from this point back to Pleasant Street. There remains, however, a number of big rocks which will have to be blasted in order to open out the chan- nel to its proper width. The culvert under Pleasant Street was not found in good condition. The abutment on the east side had fallen away from the cap stones and the abutment on the west side had fallen into the bed of the brook, completely filling the channel. 225 From Pleasant Street up stream to the Whalen meadows the digging varied to a considerable extent. For the most part, however, the digging was soft, but as there were a number of small stone embankments and culverts, which had to be removed, or relaid, the work took longer than was anticipated. Through the Whalen meadows the digging was very soft being very similar to the soil encountered on parts of Vine Brook near the race track. Where the brook passes through the Haley land there is every indication that the brook was artificially constructed as it has been dug through the side of a knoll and the older water course through the meadow some 300 or 400 feet south and has gradually filled in and been abandoned. Throughout this side hill for a number of hundreds of feet the dig- ging was the hardest which the department has ever encountered. From the Haley land to the culvert un- der the old Waltham Road the cut averaged nearly three feet. From this point to Waltham Street the bot- tom of the brook was simply brought to grade as most of the excavating had been done last fall. The culvert at Waltham Street was found to be in a very unsatisfactory condition due primarily to the fact that the foundations are not carried down sufficiently through the soft land to withstand the jar of the elec- tric cars and heavy trucking which passes over the road. Continual vibration had dislodged a number of the stones, and the culvert was completely blocked by two large rocks, one of which could not be removed as it served as a rest for the foundation walls on both sides of the culvert. It was broken up sufficiently to bring the bottom of the culvert down to the new level. This culvert was so small that it was impossible to clean it in the usual fashion, and it was necessary to remove the cap stones. These were carefully replaced and the joints cemented. This is a culvert which it would be well for the town to rebuild at an early date. The result of this work proved most satisfactory and the water was all drawn off from the brook and meadow to the south of Waltham Street. We have every reason to believe that the conditions throughout this great area will be much better than they have ever been. Vine Brook and North Brook were carefully gone over, the channels cleared of all obstructions and the banks replaced where any washing had occurred. SUMMARY Clematis Brook approximately 8,000 feet at the cost of $1,263.40, cost per running foot, 15c. Cleaning Vine Brook, $153.13 Cleaning North Brook, 74.76 The Board feels that an appropriation sufficiently large to keep the channels of the main brooks open should be made this coming year and in fact every year. In this way the value of the work which has been done will not be lost, but if the brooks are neglected even for one year, serious obstructions will occur which will soon nulify the value of that which has been accomplished. The Board therefore recommends an appropriation of $500 for 1916. 227 1915 --LOWERING BROOKS -1915 Financial Statement Jan. 1. Balance brought forward, $22.56 Appropriation, $1,500.00 Expenses Pay roll, $1,335.16 Fiske Bros., rubber boots, 5.00 B. Aaronson, repairs, 6.50 Boston Rubber Shoe Co., rubber boots, 35.58 Est. H. V. Smith, rubber boots, 4.75 L. Laurence. tools, 27.94 E. W. Harrod, tools, 1.40 W. H. Burke, tools, 1.00 G. W. Spaulding, tools, .85 H. Sorensen, teaming, 8.50 L. C. Sturtevant, teaming, 3.00 F. P. Cutter, engineering, 59.00 Lexington Lumber Co., stakes, 2.61 Balance, cash on hand, Dec. 31, $1,522.56 $1,491.29 $31.27 SEWER REPORT Under the date of Jan. 18, 1915, this Board issued to the citizens of the town a pamphlet reviewing briefly the history of Lexington's attempt to construct a sewerage system. In this report the Board made two definite recommendations : 228 First: To accept the Legislative Act of 1913. Second: To authorize this issuance of $100,000 thirty year gold bonds at a rate of interest not to exceed four and one-half per cent per annum. Under the Act of 1913 provision was made so that the assessment against each owner would be only fifty cents per linear foot of abutting proper to a depth not exceeding one hundred feet, due allowance being made for corners so that no land would be assessed twice. The plan contemplated by the Board provided first for divisions of the town into Sewer Districts and secondly for the immediate construction of a trunk or "outlet sewer" connecting with the Metropolitan System at Arlington Heights with laterals in the streets in Lexington Centre, which district was described as Section "D" in the report. The plan is such that Sections "B" (East Lexington), "C" (Mun- roe Dist.), "E" (Hancock and Meriam Sts., etc.), and "F" (remaining territory) can be added to this sewer system when there shall be a need therefor which may be done without interfering with or disturbing this initial installation. At a special Town Meeting on Feb. 10, 1915, called for the purpose of acting upon the above recommenda- tions, the town voted as follows: "Voted that the Board of Water and Sewer Com- missioners is hereby authorized and requested to pro- ceed, under the provisions of Chapter 504 of the Acts of the year 1897 as amended by Chapter 322 of the Acts of the year 1913 and the acts referred to in the first section thereof, to lay out, construct, maintain and 229 operate a sewerage system, constructing initially the trunk or out -let sewer and lateral or connecting sewers substantially as and to the extent recommended by the Commissioners in their printed report dated January 18, 1915; and that for said purposes there is hereby appropriated the sum of one.hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), the money to be raised by the issue of negotiable registered or coupon bonds of the town in serial form to the aggregate principal amount of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), bearing interest at a rate not exceeding four and one-half per centum per annum payable semi-annually. Both prin- cipal and interest shall be payable in gold coin of the United States of America of the present standard of weight and fineness, with the maturities of principal so arranged that four thousand dollars ($4,000) thereof it l fall due and payable annually in the period be- ginning one year after the date of issue and ending ten years therefrom, and three thousand dollars ($3,000) annually in the period beginning eleven years after said date of issue and ending thirty years therefrom. Said bonds shall all bear the same date of issue ; they shall when issued state upon their face that they are exempt from taxation in Massachusetts, and bear thereon the words "Town of Lexington Sewer Loan, Act of 1913;" and they shall be signed by the Treas- urer of the town and countersigned by a majority of the Selectmen and by the Water and Sewer Commis- sioners. The town Treasurer is hereby authorized to cause the bonds to be prepared and executed in such form and with such terms and provisions therein, not in conflict with the provisions of law or of this vote, as the Selectmen and Water and Sewer Commissioners shall approve, and to sell the same at such time or times and upon such terms and conditions as he and sid officers may think best, but for not less than their 230 par value and agreeably to all other requirements of law." To accept Chapter 322 of the Acts of 1913, being "An Act relative to the sewerage system in the town of Lexington," as follows: Section 1. The owners of lands benefited and abut- ting on streets or ways, public or private, in which sewers shall be constructed in the town of Lexington under the provisions of chapter five hundred and four of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and ninety- seven, as amended by chapter three hundred and fifty- nine of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and six, and by chapter two hundred and one of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and eleven, shall pay to the town as a tax in return for the special benefits received by such abutting lands an assessment or charge of fifty cents a running front foot, to be assessed by the com- missioners in the manner and with the effect herein and in section six, seven, eight, nine and ten of said chapter three hundred and fifty-nine provided. In eases of corner lots the commissioners shall exempt from assessment so much of the frontage upon one of the streets or ways concerned as they shall consider just and equitable. In the case of each abutting estate the tax shall be considered as assessed upon the speci- fied lot to the extent of its whole depth, if the same nowhere extends back from the side line of the street or way more than one hundred feet, otherwise upon so much of the lot as lies between such side line and a line drawn parallel with and one hundred feet distant therefrom; and only the land upon which the tax is so assessed shall be subject to the lien arising therefrom. No land shall be taxed or assessed hereunder more than once. No drain or sewer from an estate or a part 231 of an estate not already assessed or not at the time liable to assessment, as herein provided, shall be en- tered into a common sewer except upon the payment of such an assessment or charge, and upon such other terms and conditions as the commissioners shall de- termine. Section 2. Said town, for meeting necessary ex- penses and liabilities incurred or to be incurred under the provisions of said chapter five hundred and four as amended, may issue from time to time bonds or notes to an amount not exceeding the amounts hereto- fore authorized by law to be issued by said town for sewerage purposes. Bonds or notes issued under authority of this act shall bear on their face the words, Town of Lexington, Sewer Loan, Act of 1913; shall be payable by such annual payments, beginning not more than one year after the respective dates thereof as will extinguish each loan within thirty years from the date thereof; but the amount of such annual payment of any loan in any year shall not be less than the amount of the principal of said loan payable in any subsequent year. Each authorized issue of bonds or notes shall constitute a separate loan. Said bonds or notes shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding four and one-half per cent per annum, payable semi-annually, and shall he signed by the treasurer of the town and counter- signed by the water and sewer commissioners. The town may sell such bonds or notes at public or private sale, upon such terms and conditions as it may deem proper, but they shall not be sold for less than their par value. Section 3. Said town shall at the time of authoriz- ing said loan or loans provide for the payment thereof in accordance with section two of this act; and when 232 a vote to that effect has been passed, a sum which with the income derived from assessments, rates, or charges in lieu thereof, will be sufficient to pay the annual expense of operating its sewrage system and the interest as it accrues on the bonds or notes issued Ls aforesaid by the town, and to make such payments on the principal as may be required under the provi- sions of this act, shall, without further vote, be assessed by the assessors of the town annually thereafter, in the same manner in which other taxes are assessed, until the debt incurred by said loan or loans is extinguished. Section 4. In the application of sections thirty-one to thirty-four, inclusive, of chapter forty-nine of the Revised Laws to said town, and generally in the matter of connecting estates with sewers, the commissioners may, so far as that part of the connection which lies between the property line and the entrance to the sewer is concerned, establish and alter from time to time as to each street or way a scale of estimated average costs, the calculations to be made as if the pub- lic sewer concerned were laid in the centre of the street or way, to the end that owners may have or suffer no disadvantage by reason of the fact that the sewer may be on one side or the other of the centre; and the amount to be paid by, or assessed to an abutting owner shall, as regards said part of a connection, be deter- mined by such estimated average cost and not by the actual amount thereof. Section 5. The terms "sewer commissioners" and "commissioners" found in said chapters three hundred and fifty-nine, two hundred and one and herein shall be construed as meaning the consolidated board of water and sewer commissioners in said town estab- 238 lished by chapter two hundred and seventy-seven of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and nine. Section 6. Section ten of chapter five hundred and four of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and ninety-seven, sections two, three, four and five of chap- ter three hundred and fifty-nine of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and six, and section two of chapter two hundred and one of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and eleven are hereby repealed. Section 7. This act shall take effect upon its ac- ceptance by vote of a majority of the voters of the town of Lexington present and voting thereon at a legal meeting called for the purpose. "Voted that the Board of Water and Sewer Commis- sioners is hereby requested, in case the town shall have a sewerage system, to establish, agreeably to the pro- visions of Revised Laws Chapter 49, Section 6, just and equitable charges for the use of the common sewers by persons who enter their particular sewers therein, such annual rental to be in addition to the betterment assessment of fifty cents a running front foot upon their abutting lands; and that until otherwise voted by the town, the Commissioners are requested to make the rental approximately 25% of tile yearly water rates of such persons after making a deduction therefrom representing the water used through lawn or garden hose, but with provision for a minimum yearly charge of three dollars." Immediately following this meeting the Board after careful investigation engaged as engineers the firm of Messrs. McClintock & Woodfall. Carefully drawn plans and specifications covering every phase of the 234 work were then submitted to contractors for bids on a per foot basis. On May ist the eleven bids received were opened and the contract was subsequently awarded to the lowest bidder, Mr. W. B. Byrne, of West Medford, who, at the request of the Board, fur- nished bonds to the amount of $50,000.00 in the Casualty Company of America. Specifications were also issued for bids on all vitrified pipe, iron pipe and manhole -covers, and the awards were subsequently made to the lowest bidder in each instance. On May 24th the first spadeful of earth was removed on Mas- sachusetts Avenue at the Lexington -Arlington Line. The Trunk Line follows from this point up Massachu- setts Avenue to Bow Street, thence down Bow Street to the junction of the railroad track and Bow Street, then to the East Lexington railroad station following a line to the West of the Boston & Maine Railroad tracks. Just above the station the line crosses under the track into the meadows, crossing Maple and Wo- burn Streets, and imerging at Grant Street at the foot of Granny Hill. In addition to the work on the outlet sewer excellent progress has been made on the street sewers in the center of the town. The unprecedented fall of rain during June, July and August introduced a source of delay in the work that could scarcely have been anticipated. The con- stant rains during the day made it impossible to work advantageously, while the extremely heavy rains at night made havoc in the trenches undoing the work of the previous day, thus necessitating constant pump- ing, requiring sheeting in shallow cuts and in every way retarding the work as well as increasing the cost of operation. The contractor also found an unusual amount of ground water in all sections of the town even after the rainy season had passed. Quick -sand 235 was discovered again and again, thereby slowing up the work until the ever shifting sand could be held in place sufficiently to lay the pipes. A great amount of ledge and rock appeared throughout the entire line. Especially was this true in Sherman and Sheridan Streets, where the ledge in places "came practically to the surface of the ground. Because of this constant drilling and blasting only a small gang could be worked efficiently and as a result the work in this loca- tion moved along at a tediously slow rate, not due, however, to any fault of the contractor but rather to the natural obstacles which were difficult to overcome. The Board would take this occasion to record its ap- preciation of the great patience exhibited by the citi- zens in this region who suffered long and silently. Many of the difficulties encountered in the construc- tion of sewers may be reasonably anticipated, but Lex- ington underground offers a problem that tests the courage of any contractor. Delay was inevitable under such circumstances and consequently the Board is not prepared to report as much work actually accom- plished as it had hoped to do at this time. The work on the streets had to be abandoned in December, owing to the winter conditions which pre- vailed at that time making street excavation imprac- ticable. With the completion of the remaining street sewers in the Center, together with the work on the Trunk Line which is now in progress, the Board will have finished its task of constructing the initial sewer installation under the vote of the town on February 10, 1915. It will be noted in the financial statement that the Board has reserved 15% of the moneys due the con- tractor, for work already done, to insure full satisfac- tion in the completion of the work; in particular the proper re -surfacing of the streets, which under the con- tract, must be put in condition equally as good as that which obtained before excavation. In general the Board does not anticipate any sub- stantial increase in damage costs over the estimate made by the Board in its report to the town on Febru- ary 10th, but the situation surrounding the construc- tion of the "Outlet Sewer" through the property of the Munroe Estate leased by the Breck-Robinson Company presents a case of Land damage settlement that may exceed the Board's former estimates owing to the very large damages which the Breck-Robinson Company and the Munroe Estate believe will be due them as a result of the sewer passing through their property. The amount can only be a conjecture at this time, as only the completion of the work will tell what actual damage has been done to the nursery stock; to the land values as a result of the "land taking," the dam- age to the land adjoining the trench, and to the dis- turbance of business operations during the time of construction. This situation has been to the Board the greatest problem in the entire work of sewer construction. Many months have been spent in studying other routes through this property in order to reduce actual dam- ages. Experts have been called in for advice concern- ing the question of the ground water in relation to the brook along which the "Outlet Sewer" passes, as to the value of nursery stock, and also as to the real land values in this region. The result of all this study aided by many conferences and hearings with the parties interested has led the Board to finally adhere to its original line (now under construction) as the line in their judgment less liable to damages than any 237 compromise line that could be considered. What the outcome of this problem will be no one can forecast, but as the work has progressed through. the Munroe property the Board has thus far failed to discover any development which causes them to doubt the wisdom of the position which they have taken on behalf of the town. The Board confidently hopes that in Iate spring or early summer the sewer in the congested center of the town will be in operation and that after these many years of waiting Lexington shall have at last a modern sewer system of such a capacity as to care for the sewage of the town for many years to come. 1915—SEWER DEPARTMENT -1915 Financial Statement Jan. 1. Balance brought for- ward, Receipts B. & M. R. R. refund on freight, H. Sorensen, sale of wood, H. C. Blake, inst. sewer connec- tion, Proceeds of Bond Issue, Expenses Office expenses, Printing Johnson, Clapp & Underwood, recording takings, 238 $42.55 174.25 35.82 $216.63 4.83 6.00 15.90 100,000.00 $100,243.36 B. & M. R. R. rent of land for storage, Liability insurance, Desmond Fitz Gerald, services, Water Department, repairs, Water Department, making sewer connection, B. & M. R. R. land damages E. Lex. station, Waldo Bros., clay pipe, as per contract A, Sessions Foundry Co., manhole covers, as per contract A, R. G. Wood & Co., iron pipe, as per contract, A B. & M. R. R. freight, W. B. Byrne, as per contract, $40,044.29 less 15% reserve B, 6,006.64 McClintock & Woodfall, as per contract, 99.68 105.00 300.00 88.04 15.90 45.18 6,501.83 964.55 15,844.66 2,297.11 34,037.65 6,920.53 $67,472.75 Balance, cash on hand, Dec. 31, $32,770.61 "A"—Includes materials on hand sufficient to com- plete the work. "B"—After deducting the 15% reserve, or $6,006.64, due the contractor to date, the actual balance available for completion of the work is $26,774.14. 239 SEWER CONSTRUCTION Work Done in 1915 Main Sewer Size Feet Laid Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington Line to Bow St. 20 in. Vit. 719.8 St. 0 to St. 719.8 Bow Street, Mass. Ave. to near R. R. tracks 20 in. Vit. 162.8 St. 0 to St. 162.8 Private Land, Bow St. to above E. L. Station 20 in. Vit. 1,889.0 St. 162.8 to St. 2,051.8 Above E. L. Station to Maple St. 20 in. Iron 4,285.6 St. 2,051.8 to St. 6,337.4 Maple St. to Munroe's Pond 18 in. Iron 1,762.6 St. 6,337.4 to St. 8,100 8,819.8 Street Sewers Massachusetts Avenue, Woburn St. to near Mr. Fitch's 8 in. Vit. 883.3 St. 4,155.9 to St. 5,039.2 Woburn St. to Vine Brook 8 in. Vit. 870 St. 4,155.9 to St. 3,285.9 12 in. Vit. 102 Vine Brook to Merriam St. 10 in. Vit. 1,166.4 St. 3,222.3 to St. 1,953.9 Sheridan Street, Vine Brook to Sherman St. 15 in. Vit. 311.7 St. 1,050.0 to St. 1,361.7 240 Fletcher Avenue, Sherman St. to Mass. Ave. St. 0 to St. 463.5 Sherman St. to near McKay's St. 0 to St. 339.4 Sherman Street, Sheridan St. to Fletcher Ave. St. 0 to St. 265.5 Sheridan St. to DeVeau's Land St. 1,361.7 to St. 1,776.3 Private Land, Emily DeVeau, Sherman St. to Grant St. St. 1,776.3 to 2,050.6 Grant Street, DeVeau's Land to Mass. Ave. St. 2,050.6 to St. 2,520.9 Slocum Road, Mass. Ave. to near Mr. Eng- strom's St. 0 to St. 623.5 Winthrop Road, St. 0 (Mass. Ave. to St. 697.4 St. 697.4 to St. 882.1 (near Mr. Brown's) Private Land -Mass. Ave. to Waltham Street, Mass. Ave. to Waltham Street St. 0 to St. 1,317.7 Vine Brook Road, Vine Brook to near Mr. Taft's St. 0 to St. 583.8 Waltham Street, Vine Brook to Forest St. St. 1,317.7 to St. 1,378.3 241 Size 8 in. Vit. 8 in. Vit. Feet Laid' 463.5 339.4 Forest St. to Mass. Ave. St. 0 to St. 802.3 Forest Street, Waltham St. to Clarke St. St. 0 to St. 978.5 8 in. Vit. 265.5 Forest Street Extension, Clarke St. to near Mr. Glenn's 15 in. Vit. 414.6 St. 978.5 to St. 1,354.0 Forest Court, St. 0 (Forest St.) to St. 237.5 15 in, Vit. 274.3 Muzzey Street, Forest St. to Mass. Ave. St. 0 to St. 899.0 15 in. Vit. 470.3 Raymond Street, Muzzey St. to CIarke St. St. 0 to St. 362.2 Clarke Street, 8 in. Vit. 623.5 Forest St. to Parker St. St. 0 to 'St. 489.3 Forest St. to Raymond St. 6 in. Vit. 697.4 St. 0 to St. 374.7 Raymond St. to near Mass. 8 in. Vit. 184.7 Ave. St. 374.7 to St. 659.7 Parker Street, 12 in. Vit. 1,317.7 Clarke St. to near Mr. Burgess' St. 0 to St. 750.0 Merriam Street, 6 in. Vit. 583.8 Mass. Ave. to near R. R. tracks St. 0 to St. 268.3 8 in. Vit. 60.6 Size Feet Laid 8 in. Vit. 802.3 8 in. Vit. 978.5 8 in. Vit. 375.5 8 in. Vit. 237.5 8 in. Vit. 899.0 8 in. Vit. 362.2 8 in. Vit. 489.3 8 in. Vit. 374.7 6 in. Vti. 285.0 8 in. Vit. 750.0 10 in. Vit. 268.3 Total, Feet 23,670.8 • Miles 4.483 242 SEWER INSTALLATION TO BE DONE Main Sewer Private Land, Munroe's Pond to Munroe Barn St. 8,100 to St. 8,664.5 Munroe Barn to Grant St. St. 8,644.5 to St. 13,188.0 Total Street Sewers Grant Street, Main Sewer to Sheridan Street St. —9.2 to St. 664.4 Sheridan St. to Sherman Street St. 0 to St. 808.1 Sheridan Street, Grant St. to Vine Brook St. 664.4 to St. 1,050.0 Parker Street, Near Mr. Burgess' to Mass. Ave. St. 750.0 to St. 1,418.0 Massachusetts Avenue, Parker St. to near Clarke St. St. 0 to St. 1,770.0 Size Feet 18 in. Iron 564.5 16 in. Iran 4,523.5 5,088.0 12 in. x 15 in. Vit. 673.6 6 in. x 8 in. Vit. 808.1 12 in. Vit. 385.6 8 in. Vit. 668.0 8 in. Vit. 1,770.0 Elm Avenue, Mass. Ave. to near Bed- ford St. St. 730.0 to St. 170.0 Rear Buckman Tavern, Merriam St. to Bedford Street St. 268.3 to St. 950.0 Easterly Entrance to R. R. Station, St. 0 (Mass. Ave.) to St. 153.0 Total, 8 in. Vit. 560.0 10 in. Vit. 682.7 8 in. Vit. 153.0 Feet 10,789.0 Miles 2.043 Respectfully submitted, GEORGE E. BRIGGS, ALBERT B. TENNEY, EDWARD H. MARA, Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners. • REPORT OF MOTH DEPARTMENT To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Gentlemen:—The work of the Moth Department has been carried on this year under the direction of a new Field Superintendent but one who has had much experi- ence in the work and whose labors have proved very satisfactory in every way. The work of protecting the trees on the highway and on private estates has been done very successfully and although the cost was larger than the previous year this was caused partly by the greatly increased numbers of the nests destroyed and by t slight increase in the pay of the men of the department. The committee feels that the citizens are not familiar with the appearance and habits of the "Calosoma sycophanta" or, in other words, the Calosoma beetle which is a great destroyer of the caterpillar. We feel that every one should have sufficient interest in the moth work to protect this valuable predatory insect, thereby insuring a greater natural destruction to the Gypsy and Brown -tail Moths. During the year a small power sprayer has been pur- chased which has proved to be an excellent addition to the equipment and it seems advisable to add another during the next year. In the early spring the Town was fortunate to receive a share of the State appropriation for the unemployed 246 and with this money the department was able to give employment to some of the citizens of the Town, in thinning out a great deal of brush and undergrowth, especially on the Town property, greatly improving the appearance of the same. The work of spraying to destroy the elm -leaf beetle was carried on as usual but owners of elm trees should give the matter careful attention as this pest is very destructive and the beautiful elms throughout the Town should be given all the protection that is possible. The department will carefully clean and destroy the nests of the Gypsy and Brown -tail moths on the prop- erty of any owner who desires to have the work done and will notify the Superintendent. Respectfully submitted, January 1, 1916. 246 W. S. SCAMMAN, Chairman. • REPORT OF TREE WARDEN The carelessness of horse owners has caused damage to quite a number of street trees during the past year. Letters of caution with a copy of the revised shade tree laws were sent to owners of express and merchant's delivery teams early in the year, but out-of-town team- sters and contractors are, we find, most difficult to reach, and it is by these that the greater damage has been done. We would call the attention of our towns- people to certain sections of the codified shade tree laws of 1915. Any person furnishing information which may lead to the identification of offenders of these provisions will render valuable service to the town. It will be noted that under Section 12, ane - half the forfeit money obtained shall be for "the use of the complainant and one-half to the use of the city or town." Chapter 145, Acts 1915. Section 9. "Whoever af- fixes to a tree in a public way or place a play bill, picture, announcement, notice sign, advertisement or other thing, whether in writing or otherwise, or cuts, paints or marks such tree, except for the purpose of protecting it or the public and under a written permit from the officer having the charge of such trees in a city or from the tree warden in a town, or from the Massachusetts highway commission in the case of a state highway, shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars for each offence. Tree Wardens shall enforce the provisions of this section: provided, however, that in case of the failure of a tree warden 247 to act in the case of a state highway within thirty days after the receipt by him of a complaint in writing from the Massachusetts highway commission, said commis- sion may proceed to enforce the provisions of this section." Section 10. "Whoever without authority trims, cuts down or removes a tree, shrub or growth, within the limits of a state highway or maliciously injures, defaces or destroys any such tree, shrub or growth shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than six months or by a fine of not more than five hundred dol- lars, to the use of the commonwealth." Section 11. "Whoever wilfully, maliciously, or wantonly cuts, destroys or injures a tree, shrub or growth, which is not his own, standing for any useful purpose, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than six months or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars." Section 12. "Whoever wantonly injures, defaces, or destroys a shrub, plant or tree, or fixture of orna- ment or utility, in a public way or place or in any in - closure, or negligently or wilfully suffers an animal driven by or for him or belonging to him to injure, deface or destroy, such shrub, plant, tree or fixture, or whoever by any other means negligently or wilfully injures, defaces, or destroys such shrub, plant or tree, or fixture, shall forfeit not more than five hundred dol- lars, one-half to the use of the complainant and one- half to the use of the city or town in which the act was committed; and shall in addition thereto be liable to said city or town or other person interested in said tree for all damages caused by such act." 848 We have lost quite a number of our large trees this year: some, because of their decayed condition were deemed a menace to public safety, and others, by order of the highway commission were removed to permit the widening of public ways. There are three or four other very large trees that should be taken down very soon, and an appropriation sufficient to cover the ex- pense should be granted. Two hundred and seventy-five new trees have been planted this year. They were placed where needed along Massachusetts Avenue from the Arlington line to the Common, and from the Common along Bedford Street to near Bedford line. An equal number should be planted in 1916 on principal streets leading from Massachusetts Avenue. A line of larger sized trees should also be planted along the avenue, from Woburn Street to the town hall, where so many large trees were recently removed on account of widening the street. The trimming and tree repair work begun last year has been continued this year. The work has been con- fined to main thoroughfares leading in either direction from Massachusetts Ave. Inasmuch as the town now has considerable land which will not be immediately required for park pur- poses, the tree warden recommends that the town adopt the suggestion of the Massachusetts Forestry As- sociation, and establish a town nursery. He would suggest planting therein two or three thousand younr shade trees of the most suitable varieties for street and park planting. These trees will be needed by the town within the next ten years and can be produced on sow,— of this non-productive park land at a very moderato 249 expense. The project could be made one of both con- venience and economy. The tree warden respectfully asks that the same amount be appropriated for the work of 1916 as was granted this year. 250 A. E. ROBINSON, Tree Warden. REPORT OF FOREST WARDEN Lexington, Mass., Dec. 31, 1915. Honorable Board of Selectmen, Gentlemen :—I beg to submit the following report for the year 1915. There has been expended for the extermination of forest fires for the year of 1915, the sum of $1,620.74. The fires started early in the spring, owing to the unusually dry month of March, and continued along into April in which month we had a bad fire which started over the Bedford line and, carried by a high wind, swept through the northerly part of our town through the southerly part of Burlington to the Woburn line, destroying one house and barn in Lexington and one house and two barns in Burlington. The Department at this time was compelled to call help from the adjoining towns, which responded very promptly. During the fall months the Department was very fortunate, having very few fires, owing to the changed conditions from the previous fall. The attention of the citizens is again called to the law requiring a permit for all fires in the open air, which all good citizens should abide by. Respectfully submitted, ROBERT WATT, Forest Warden. 251 REPORT OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Lexington, Mass., Jan. 1, 1916. To the Honorable Board of Selectmen : Gentlemen :—I have the honor to submit the follow- ing report. Tag Sealed incorrect Scales sealed weighing over 5,000 lbs. 5 Scales sealed weighing under 5,000 lbs. 23 Computing scales 21 2 All other scales and balances 64 1 Number of weights tested 273 Number of dry measures 1 Pumps tested 19 Linear measures ti Slot weighing machines 1 PROPERTY IN THE OFFICE OF THE SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Twenty 50 -ib. weights. Two 10-1b. weights, brass. One 4-1b. weight, brass. One 2-1b. weight, brass. One 1-1b. weight, brass. One 25-1b. weight, brass. One 54b. weight, brass. One 8 -oz. weight, brass. One 4 -oz. weight, brass. 252 One 2 -oz. weight, brass. One 1 -oz. weight, brass. One -oz. weight, brass. One +-oz. weight, brass. One i} -oz. weight, brass. One 1 -16 -oz. weight, brass. Three balances in case. One drilling machine, drills, steel stamps. Two 4 -qt. measures. Two 2 -qt. measures. Two 1 -qt. measures. Two 1 -pt. measures. Two i -pt. measures. One yard -stick in case. Paper seals, wires and lead. Two brass rules for measuring. One record book. Six receipt books. Six test weighing books. Fees charged for sealing and adjusting Turned into the Treasurer Due the Town $31.57 30.89 4.76 There have been 63 test weighings in the different stores. 17 weighings of sugar 3 were over weight, 22 weighings of butter, 3 were over weight, 14 weighings of potatoes, 3 were over weight, 12 were correct, 2 were under weight. 16 correct weighings, 3 were under weight. 7 correct weighings, 4 were under weight. Pedlers and junkmen's scales have been inspected and found correct. CHARLES E. HADLEY, Sealer of Weights and Measures. 253 ASSESSORS' REPORT The Assessors hereby render their annual report:— Real estate of resident owners $5,806,410.00 Real estate of non-resi- dent owners 1,272,820.00 Personal estate of resident owners 2,147,890.00 Personal estate of non-res- ident owners 587,258.00 Total valuation Gain on real estate Gain on personal estate ' $9,814,378.00 303,380.00 498,372.00 Total gain Town grant 189,952.26 State tax 19,597.50 Fire prevention tax 51.67 County tax 10,189.20 Highway tax 1,216.68 Metropolitan sewer tax 4,777.67 Metropolitan water tax 8,437.21 Overlay 2,389.44 Amount to be raised From which deduct Amount taken from bank and corporation tax Tax on land taken by Cambridge for water Tax on land taken by Ar - 254 20,000.00 243.10 $801,752.00 $236,611.63 lington for water Water income Amount committed to Col- lector Rate of taxation, $20.80 on $1,000 on a valua- tion of $9,814,378 1,759 polis at $2.00 each 274.26 8,437.21 204,139.06 3,518.00 Tax on omitted assessments, Dec. 18th, 1916 Number of residents assessed on property Number of non-residents assessed on prop- erty Whole number of persons assessed on property Number assessed for poll only Number assessed for poll and property Whole number assessed for poll Number of cows assessed Number of horses assessed Number of neat cattle other than cows assessed Number of swine assessed Number of fowls assessed Number of dwelling houses assessed Number of acres of land assessed Value of real estate exempt from taxation Value of real estate belonging to town Value of personal property exempt from taxation 28,954.57 207,657.06 $207,657.06 $4,447.01 1,261 1,191 2,452 1,134 3,586 1,759 927 537 139 488 7,250 1,274 9,242 $117,460.00 419,312.56 21,500.00 GEORGE H. 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In making this, a third, annual report to the citizens of Lexington, the Board of Park Commissioners realize all the more keenly the great loss that they share with the Town of Lexington in the death of the senior mem- ber of this Board, Mr. A. E. Scott. To those who have served with Mr. Scott the past three years is given the knowledge that in his death the Town has lost a most earnest and devoted worker for its parks and play- grounds. For many years, even before this Board was created, Mr. Scott had methodically worked and planned with the ultimate object of giving Lexington a system of parks and playgrounds that would rank with the best in the State, only to be taken away when he saw his hopes and dreams gradually being realized through individual generosities and the hearty co-operation of the citizens of Lexington. As his personal contribu- tion towards this end, Mr: Scott last spring deeded to the Town about thirty acres of land adjoining the playground, thereby extending the park property in the Center from Waltham Street back to the woods of his estate, and from there to the Lincoln Road, with additional entrances from Forest and Clark Streets, to be forever an open space for the pleasure and rest of the citizens of Lexington. This was his second gift and but the precursor of others had he lived to carry out the plans outlined to the Board. 259 Your Board of Park Commissioners the past year has worked along the Iines of the plan of general de- velopment with the definite idea that whatever was done should be of a permanent nature, and to this end the bulk of its appropriation has been spent on or about the two playgrounds. In the spring, bids were called for and a contract awarded to complete the grading of the East Lexing- ton playground. This contract called for the removal of the knoll and the use of this material in raising the grade of the entire playground so as to give us a level area of about 2 1/3 acres. Unfortunately for us, as well as the contractor, instead of gravel, the mound proved to consist of nearly four-fifths stones and boulders, leaving but a small amount of sand and gravel to cover them. One large boulder in the mid- dle of the mass had to be blasted away and disposed of. Consequently the field at the present time, while prac- tically brought to a level, is in a poor condition for sports and games, and will need this coming year about one hundred loads of fine material for a top dressing. At the Center playground, we were early confronted with several problems. For several years we have used an approach to the playground from Clark Street over private land, but were notified last spring that this was to be fenced up unless we cared to buy the land. Negotiations were begun to this end, but the price asked was so large that we gave up the idea. Fortunately with the gift of Mr. Scott, there reverted to the town a 25 -foot right of way to Vine Brook from the foot of Clark Street, and we decided to build a road along this right of way, across Vine Brook and over our newly acquired land to join the 260 road we had previously constructed from Lincoln Street. This necessitated the construction of three cement bridges with substantial stone abutments and some nine hundred feet of road. Much of the ma- terial for constructing this road came from generous citizens of the town. This work was rushed and a passable roadway from Parker and Clark Streets, across Vine Brook, through the meadow, to the Lincoln Road, was completed in time for use during the active season on the playground. A second problem confronting the Board was the complete destruction of the dam at the wading pool caused by the spring freshets. Realizing the impor- tance of this pool to the success of the playground dur- ing the summer months, we had a plan for a perma- nent concrete dam drawn by competent engineers, and awarded the contract for its immediate erection. At the same time we deepened and widened the pool to nearly twice its former size so that all that is now needed to make this an ideal place is to arrange for a direct water supply from the old water system, and this we hope to accomplish the coming season. The next problem considered was the permanent Location of the athletic field, and this was settled by moving the grandstand to a location backing on the road from Lincoln to Clark Streets. A quarter -mile track was then staked out, and the base -ball and foot- ball ootball field located inside this area. Nearly six hundred cubic yards of earth were taken from the bank on the Parker Street side of the field and used to bring up to grade the area necessary for this purpose. Suf- ficient soft coal cinders were obtained from the schools and churches to construct about half the quarter -mile track, and we expect to obtain enough this winter to complete it. 261 This arrangement, allowing as it does parking space for automobiles and carriages and furnishing seats for witnessing base -ball, foot -ball, field hockey, and track sports, caused much favorable comment from visiting teams, and was even used as an editorial plea for bet- ter accommodations on the Winchester athletic field. This arrangement, removing the playing field intended primarily for the older children to a distance from the smaller children's playground and sand -boxes permit- ted the building of two fine tennis courts along the Parker Street side, and made room for two more toward which a fund has already been contributed. There has been considerable further grading done on the playground and about the locker building, and over four hundred feet of sidewalk constructed. Along the road and brook, we have planted many trees, vines, and shrubs, and the playground was adorned in September with a handsome flagpole and flag, the gift of generous public benefactors. The playgrounds were again placed in charge of supervisors during the summer vacation, and the re- sults were even more gratifying than in the previous two years. At East Lexington we installed a set of playground apparatus duplicating that at the centre and placed Miss Mildred Green in charge. Although handi- capped by the lack of a swimming pool and the poor condition of the playing field, Miss Green had a very successful season, 131 children registering with an av- erage daily attendance of 70. Two afternoons a week the assembly hall of the Adams School was used to teach folk -dancing and on Thursdays the children were transported by barge to the Centre playground for a day of competitive games and instruction in swimming. 262 On the Centre Playground, Miss Eloise Butterfield was again in charge ably assisted by Miss Dorothy Teague. The enlarged swimming pool and a new slide ending in the water were the added attractions and the attendance frequently ran over 200 daily; 238 different children being the actual number who registered with the supervisor. The following definite program was adopted last year and closely adhered to with excellent results. 9-10 10-11 11-12 12-1.30 1.30-2 3-4 4-5 Games --Basketry on Saturday. Swimming for older children. Games for older children. Luncheon period. Falk dancing—Tuesday and Friday. Basketry—Monday Wednesday and Thursday. Swimming for older children. Games for older children. Games for little ones. Quiet games and stories for little ones. Games for 1ittlechildrem Singing games for little children. Free play 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. Swings. Teeters. Slides. Giant Stride. Base Ball. Basket Bail_ Cricket. Tennis Sand Boxes. On the common, in addition to the care and atten- tion necessary to make this historic spot a source of pleasure and pride to the citizens, it was found neces- sary, on the advice of experts, to thoroughly fertilize in order to save the trees. Another much needed im- provement was made in the laying of a granolithic walk along the easterly side of the Common, which un- doubtedly is the most traveled stretch of sidewalk in the town. A disastrous storm last winter destroyed the flagpole on the common, but a generous citizen of the town came forward and bore all the expense of a 263 new and much more imposing pole and flag, the dedi- cation of which was made the occasion of a memorable celebration an the 19th of April. At the base of the pole has been deposited, or buried, a copper box con- taining many articles of historic interest, coins, news- paper proceedings of the day, etc. A community Christmas tree was again held this year, and the illumination, with the candles in the win- dows of the surrounding houses, star suspended in mid-air, and the singing of carols, made the occasion an even greater success than the previous year. On Buckman Park, with the exception of the re- moval of a part of the wall, but little work has been done owing to the fact that the sewer is to pass through the grounds and that a plan has been agreed upon be- tween this Board and the Board of Selectmen calling for the widening of the street in front. This work we expect to see begun at any time. Hastings Park was again utilized for the toboggan slide, and the grounds received a thorough treatment with fertilizer. The various triangles received their usual attention, that at the junction of Woburn Street and Massachu- setts Avenue having much of the dead shrubbery re- placed. A question of jurisdiction has arisen over these triangles since last September, when the Board of Highway Commissioners surreptitiously removed the triangle at the junction of Pleasant Street and Massachusetts Avenue. The legality of this action is questioned, and at the time of his death, Mr. Scott was looking up the law covering this paint. The matter has since been given to competent authorities to render us an opinion. 264 A movement toward the beautifying of Belfry Hill was taken the past year, when a number of trees, shrubs and vines were planted in carefully selected spots, and much competent advice obtained as to the needed weeding out and pruning of the bushes and vegetation that has been growing thereupon. TREASURER'S REPORT Receipts Balance on hand, January 1, 1915 General appropriation Special Highway Department School Trustees of Public Trusts Rent of cottage Ice privileges on reservoir Sale of hay Collection of ashes Donations Expenditures Payroll Teaming Grading contract (East Lexington) Dam Sidewalk Shrubs, grass -seed and fertilizer Supervision • Tennis court 265 $ 2.59 3,300.00 600.00 100.00 100.00 147.00 120.00 100.00 70.00 8.50 455.39 $5,003.48 $1,622.52 961.33 500.00 290.00 235.00 229.85 224.00 148.00 Mason work Carpenter work Apparatus Flagpole Playground supplies General supplies Horse hire Lumber Moving grand stand Miscellaneous Cash on hand, January 1, 1916 SUMMARY Grading Roads Dam Summer playgrounds Stone abutments Tennis courts Base -ball field Swimming pool Apparatus Flagpole Sidewalk Common Running track Toboggan slide General care and supervision Cash on hand 266 102.00 95.52 100.00 100.00 82.66 51.18 37.00 35.44 30.00 55.31 103.67 $5,003.48 $737.50 722.81 416.39 381.76 297.30 318.26 76.13 80.00 100.00 100.00 235.00 206.55 96.79 42.48 1,088.81 4,899.81 103.67 $5,003.48 It has been most pleasing and gratifying to your Board the past year to note the increasing interest shown by the people of Lexington in this department as evidenced by their aid in the work of the depart- ment both financial and in other ways. Not only have those who contributed in the past come forward again this year, but numerous others have joined the list. In closing this report we wish to go on record as be- ing especially indebted to the following this past year: Mrs. E. P. Bliss Mr. and Mrs. G. O. Whiting L. S. Brown F. P. Hazen A. J. Moody Miss Moody Mrs. Richard Tower A. E. Scott G. W. Taylor H. C. Blake Miss Frances O. Robinson Lyman Lawrence John Rose Charity Bridge Club. J. O. Tilton, Chairman W. E. Mulliken 267 FINANCIAL REPORT, TRUSTEES OF THE PUBLIC TRUSTS, 1915 Dec. 31 Eleanor S. Beals Legacy, Principal Account Principal of fund invested in $2,000 City of Lynn 4s $2,000.00 2,000.00 ELEANOR S. BEALS LEGACY—INCOME ACCOUNT Receipts. Apr. 1 Cash received for cou- pons on $2,000 City of Lynn 4s $40.00 May 3 Credited by Lexington Savings Bank for inter- est on account 17.64 Oct. 1 Cash received for cou- pons on $2,000 City of Lynn 4s 40.00 20 Credited by Lexington Savings Bank for inter- est on account 17.24 Disbursements. Cash paid at various dates for charitable ob- jects $114.88 166.14 Excess of disbursements over receipts 51.26 Balance of income Dec. 31, 1914 918.93 Balance of income Dec. 31, 1915 on deposit in Lexington Savings Bank, book number 2569 $867.67 SAMUEL J. BRIDGE GIFT—PRINCIPAL AC- COUNT $4,000. Principal of fund invested in $2,000 City of Quincy 4s $2,000.00 Mortgage of Caroline Wellington, Trustee 2,000.00 $4,000.00 SAMUEL J. BRIDGE GIFT—INCOME ACCOUNT. Feb. 1 Apr. 6 22 Receipts. Cash received for cou- pons on $2,000 City of Quincy 4s Cash received for interest on note of Caroline Wellington, Trustee Credited by Lexington Savings Bank for inter- est on account las $40.00 62.50 17.14 May 3 26 Aug. 1 Oct. 5 20 Nov. 6 Cash received for interest on note of C. & E. DeVeau Cash received for rent of Gerry land Cash received for coupons on $2,000 City of Quin- cy 4s Cash received for interest on note of Caroline Wellington, Trustee Credited by Lexington Savings Bank for inter- est on account Cash received for interest on note of C. & E. DeVeau Disbursements. Cash paid at various dates for charitable objects Excess of disbursements over receipts Balance of Income De- cember 31st, 1914 Balance of Income De- cember 31st, 1915 Invested as under: Mortgage note of Caro- line Wellington, Trus- tee 270 42.00 24.00 40.00 62.50 17.68 42.00 $500.00 $347.52 383.39 35.57 2,861.66 $2,826.09 Mortgage note of C. & E. DeVeau 1,400.00 Cash on deposit in Lex- ington Savings Bank, Book No. 3187 926.09 $2,826.09 HARRIET R. GILMOR LEGACY—PRINCIPAL AC- COUNT, $500 Principal of fund depos- ited in Lexington Sav- ings Bank, book No. 6949 $500.00 HARRIET R. GILMOR LEGACY—INCOME AC- COUNT Apr.15 Oct. 20 20 Receipts. Credited by Lexington Savings Bank for inter- est on account Credited by Lexington Savings Bank for inter- est on account Credited by Lexington Savings Bank for inter- est on account 271 $6.32 20.20 6.28 Disbursements. Cash paid at various dates for charitable purposes Excess of disbursements over receipts Ealance of Income De- cember 31st, 1914 Balance of Income De- cember 31st, 1915, on deposit in Lexington Savings Bank, book number 3913 45.77 12.97 324.53 $311.56 CHARLES E. FRENCH LEGACY—PRINCIPAL AC- COUNT $4,000 Principal of fund invested in $4,000 Town of Lex- ington 4s $4,000.00 CHARLES E. FRENCH LEGACY -----INCOME AC- COUNT (CEMETERY) Receipts. Apr. 1 Cash received for inter- est on $2,000 Town of $32.80 Lexington 4s 272 $40.00 Oct. 1 Cash received for inter- est on $2,000 Town of Lexington 4s 20 Credited by Lexington Savings Bank for inter- est on account Oct. 1 Cash received for interest on $2,000 Town of Lex - 40.00 ington 4s 20 Credited by Lexington Savings Bank for inter - 17.94 est on account Disbursements. Oct. 27 Cash paid to A. A. Mar- shall Excess of receipts over disbursements Balance of Income De- cember 31st, 1914 Balance of Income De- cember 31st, 1915, on deposit in Lexington Savings Bank, book number 7375 $97.94 $75.00 22.94 424.88 $447.82 CHARLES E. FRENCH LEGACY—INCOME AC- COUNT (SCHOOL) Apr. 1 June 7 Receipts. Cash received for inter- est on $2,000 Town of Lexington 4s Credited by Lexington Savings Bank for inter- est on account 273 $40.00 4.90 40.00 4.80 Disbursements. June 7 Cash paid to William C. Dorrety, for medals Excess of receipts over disbursements Balance of Income De- cember 31st, 1914 Balance of Income De- cember 31st, 1915, on deposit in Lexington Savings Bank, book number 7374 $89.70 $50.00 39.70 245.38 $285.08 JONAS GAMMELL LEGACY—PRINCIPAL AC- COUNT $500 Principal of fund on de- posit in Lexington Sav- ings Bank, book num- ber 7044 274 $500.00 JONAS GAMMELL LEGACY ----INCOME ACCOUNT Receipts. Oct. 20 Credited by Lexington Savings Bank for inter- est on account Disbursements. Cash paid on account of almshouse inmates, as under: Jan. 8 Lester E. Smith M. Stevenson & Co. A. M. Tucker F. H. Dion Fiske Bros. H. V. Smith Oct. 27 M. Stevenson & Co. F. H. Dion Dec.31 H. V. Smith Fiske Bros. John Fratus M. Stevenson & Co. Lester E. Smith A. M. Tucker $2.73 3.34 8.25 1.17 2.00 2.60 .97 4.22 2.60 1.25 .75 3.81 3.99 5.53 Excess of disbursements Balance of Income De- cember 31st, 1914 Balance of Income, De- cember 31st, 1915, on deposit in Lexington Savings Bank, book number 6808 275 $27.50 43.21 15.71 201.28 $185.57 CEMETERY TRUST FUNDS Receipts. June 30 Edward A. Robbins, lot 237 Amount of funds Decem- ber 31st, 1914 Amount of funds Decem- ber 31st, 1915 $100.00 16,260.00 $16,360.00 CEMETERY TRUST FUNDS—INCOME ACCOUNT Receipts. Credited by Lexington Savings Bank for inter- est on accounts $674.42 Disbursements. Cash paid to A. A. Mar- shall, as under: Apr. 22 July 21 Dec. 31 Excess of receipts Balance of Income De- cember 31st, 1914 Balance of Income De- cember 31st, 1915, on deposit in Lexington Savings Bank, book number 7045 276 $200.00 200.00 28.27 428.27 246.15 1,333.17 $1,579.32 GEORGE O. SMITH LEGACY—PRINCIPAL AC- COUNT $2,500 Principal of fund in- vested, as under: $2,000 Chicopee 4s $2,000.00 Deposited in Lexington Savings Bank, book number 5887 500.00 2,500.00 GEORGE O. SMITH LEGACY—INCOME ACCOUNT July 1 Oct. 20 Dec. 7 Receipts. Cash received for inter- est on $2,000 Chicopee 4s $ Credited by Lexington Savings Bank for inter- est on account Cash received for inter- est on $2,000 Chicopee 4s 40.00 21.70 40.00 Disbursements. Oct.27 Cash paid Field & Gar- den Club Excess of receipt Balance of Income De- cember 31st, 1914 277 $101.70 $100.00 1.70 42.25 . Balance of Income De- cember 31st 1915, on deposit in Lexington Savings Bank, book number 7377 $43.95 HAYES FOUNTAIN FUND --PRINCIPAL ACCOUNT $862.72 Principal of fund on de- posit in Lexington Sav- ings Bank, book num- ber 5260 $862.72 HAYES FOUNTAIN FUND—INCOME ACCOUNT Receipts. Oct. 20 Credited by Lexington Savings Bank for inter- est on account Disbursements. Jan. 8 Cash paid for care of fountain $25.00 Oct. 6 Cash paid for granolithic work 135.00 20 Cash paid for labor 18.24 Dec.31 Cash paid for care of fountain 12.00 Cash paid for repairs to fountain 8.95 $39.42 199.19 Excess of disbursements 159.17 278 Balance of Income De- cember 31st, 1914 Balance of Income De- cember 31st, 1915, on deposit in Lexington Savings Bank, book number 7376 FRANK D. PEIRCE, F. FOSTER SHERBURNE, JOHN F. TURNER, 206.18 $46.41 Trustees of the Public Trusts. Examined and approved. CHARLES F. PIERCE, Auditor. 279 REPORT OF TAX COLLECTOR I herewith submit my report as Collector of Taxes for the year 1915. All taxes have been collected previous to 1915. The attention of Tax Payers is again called to uni- form Tax Laws which went into effect, January 1, 1915, and read as follows:— Chapter 688, Acts 1913, Section 71. Taxes shall be payable in every City and Town, and in every fire, water, watch or improvement district in which the same are assessed, not later than the fifteenth day of October of each year, and on all taxes so assessed re- maining unpaid after the first day of November interest shall be paid at the rate of six per cent per annum from the fifteenth day of October until such taxes are paid. Section 3. Cities and Towns shall not allow any discount to persons or corporations making payment of their taxes. Tax bills are sent to all listed taxpayers and on the face of bills printed instructions are placed each year. Many are laid aside and never read, in fact are lost, thereby a duplicate bill has to be sent. The Public Book made up by the Assessors does not show items on Personal Property and those who do not 280 understand how such taxes are made up should, on re- ceipt of bill, at once take the bill to the Board of Assessors. Real Estate items are on the Public Book and can be seen during office hours at the Town Hall. A careful reading of State Law will convince all that after November lst of each year it is the duty of the Collector to ask for settlement with interest from October 15th. 1914 TAX Uncollected January lst, 1915 $27,871.14 Collected in 1915 $26,543.44 Abatements in 1915 1,080.05 Tax Liens held by Town 247.65 $27,871.14 1915 TAX Amount committed, Sept. 2nd, 1915 Omitted Tax committed, Dec. 19th, 1915 Total Collected to January 1916 Abated on Regular Tax Abated on Omitted Tax Tax Liens held by Town $207,657.06 4,463.01 $212,120.07 lst, $175,114.99 2,427.47 50.96 170.09 Uncollected January 1st, 1916 34,356.56 281 $212,120.07 GYPSY AND BROWN TAIL MOTHS TAX, 1914 Uncollected January lst, 1915 Collected in 1915 Abated in 1915 $212.51 9.69 $222.20 $222.20 GYPSY AND BROWN TAIL MOTHS TAX, 1915 Amount committed, Sept. 2d, 1915 $1,220.43 Collected to January 1st, 1916 $972.45 Uncollected January lst, 1916 247.98 $1,220.43 SPECIAL DRAINAGE TAX, 1914 Uncollected January lst, 1915 Collected in 1915 $1,226.25 Abated in 1915 135.00 $1,361.25 $1,361.25 BYRON C. EARLE, Collector of Taxes. 282 STATEMENT OF TOWN DEBT January 1, 1916 Metropolitan Water Loan 31-% Registered Water Loan, 4% New Munroe School Loan, 3i% Extension Water Main Loan, 3.65% Improvement Town Hall Loan, 4% Public Trust Fund Loan Registered, 4% Public Trust Fund Loan Coupon, 4% Extension of Water Main Loan, 4% Engine House and Fire Equipment Loan, 4% Extension of Water Main Loan, 4% Stand Pipe and Extension of Water Main Loan, 4% New Adams School House Loan, 4% New Adams School House Loan, 41% Fire Equipment Loan, ft% Public Park Loan, 4i% Extension of Water Main Loan, 4-i% Extension of Water Main Loan, 4-% Sewer Loan, 4% Widening Massachusetts Avenue Loan, 4% Extension of Water Main Loan, 4% School House Construction Loan, 4% $17,600.00 100,000.00 12,150.00 1,000.00 500.00 8,000.00 12,000.00 6,000.00 6,000.00 2,000.00 22,500.00 45,000.00 3,000.00 6,000.00 28,000.00 2,400.00 6,500.00 100,000.00 7,000.00 4,000.00 45,000.00 $434,650.00 GEORGE D. HARRINGTON, Town Treasurer. 283 TOWN TREASURER'S REPORT Cash Receipts, 1915 Cash on hand, Jan. 1, 1915 Board of Health Corporation Tax Bank Tax Street Railway Tax County Treasurer, Dog Licenses Cemetery Trust Funds Cemeteries Collector of Taxes Contingent Interest on Taxes Suppression of Moths Fire Department Highways Insurance Interest Land taken for Water purposes Outside Aid Police Department Premium on Bonds Public Parks Schools Sealer of Weights and Measures Sidewalks Special Drainage Tax State Aid Stone Building Street Lights 284 $34,571.82 24.50 14,792.38 2,921.16 337.42 868.30 100.00 838.50 3.00 242.67 718.72 3,183.73 612.99 3,603.24 12.19 2,351.49 512,43 450.45 397.90 1,234.40 716.39 1,148.95 31.51 88.67 1,253.75 581.00 22.00 21.00 Support of Poor School House Construction Taxes Tax Titles Temporary Loans Town Clerk Town Hall Village Hall Water Department Sewers Widening Massachusetts Avenue Cash Expenditures, 1915 Assessors Auditor April 19th Board of Survey Board of Health Cary Memorial Library R. L. Ryder, Treasurer, Dog Licenses Trustees of Public Trusts Cemeteries Clerk of School Committee Clerk, Trustees of Public Trusts Collector of Taxes Contingent County Tax Edgestones Elections and Registrations Suppression of Moths Extinguishing Forest Fires Finance Committee Fire Department 285 2,283.00 45,000.00 201,658.43 186.45 90,000.00 167.28 434.95 20.25 28,583.44 100,026.73 7,000.00 $547,001.09 $1,789.15 710.20 176.50 75.25 1,791.24 3,759.12 868.30 100.00 1,286.83 25.00 66.00 1,371.60 1,528.66 10,189.20 62.72 508.65 8,401.33 1,620.74 128.48 11,512.84 Fire Prevention Tax Hayes Fountain Highways Hydrants Inspector of Buildings Inspector of Cattle Inspector of Meat and Provisions Insurance Interest Memorial Day New Fire Hose Outside Aid Overseers of Poor Police Department Premium on Bonds Public Parks Preservation of Town Plans Schools Sealer Weights and Measures Selectmen Sewer Tax Sidewalks Soldier's Relief Special Drainage Tax Removal of Snow State Aid State Highway Tax State Tax Stone Building Street Lights Support of Poor Surveyors of Highways Steel Fittings Town Vault School House Construction Temporary Loans Town Clerk 286 51.67 41.76 30,564.05 1,680.00 481.67 183.33 346.00 1,206.83 9,379.87 250.00 385.00 5,645.61 300.00 8,966.43 238.50 4,515.31 234.09 50,916.76 184.14 1,136.39 4,777.67 305.64 20.00 1,603.39 902.51 571.00 1,216.68 19,597.50 827.39 9,949.49 3,342.51 300.00 153.50 28,006.21 120,000.00 1,148.50 Town Debt Town Hall Town Physician Town Treasurer Tree Warden Treasurer Cary Memorial Library Village Hall Water Department Lowering Brooks Watering Troughs Sewers Water Pipe, Baker Ave. Widening Mass. Ave. Cash on hand, Jan. 1, 1916 30,250.00 2,269,58 75.00 1,153.34 763.82 25.00 359.12 33,215.46 1,491.29 100.00 67,472.75 500.00 6,361.12 47,563.40 $547,001.09 GEORGE D. HARRINGTON, Town Treasurer, 287 AUDITOR'S REPORT ABATEMENT OF TAXES Receipts Balance unexpended, 1914 Overlay, 1915 Amount expended Balance unexpended $754.26 2,389.44 $3,143.70 $2,822.88 320.82 $3,143.70 Expenditures Per abatement slips $2,822.88 APRIL NINETEENTH Receipts Balance unexpended, 1914 Appropriated and assessed, 1915 Expenditures Ye Paul Revere Tavern, din- ners for police $4.50 Waltham Watch Co., Band, services 110.00 Lexington Drum Corps, serv- ices 50.00 DeVeau Bros., putting up and removing bandstand 12.00 Balance unexpended 23.50 288 $27.00 173.00 $200.00 $200.00 ASSESSORS Receipts Balance unexpended, 1914 Appropriated and assessed, 1915 Amount expended Balance unexpended $1,789.15 10.85 Expenditures Geo. H. Jackson, salary $433.33 Henry E. Tuttle, salary 533.34 Fred J. Spencer, salary, in part 397.21 Lexington Post Office 4.32 Hobbs & Warren, stationery 12.72 E. Wentworth Prescott, serv- ices 183.64 Estate H. V. Smith, stationery 1.25 C. E. Wheeler, printing 61.75 John Rose, carriage hire, 16.50 L. L. Applin, registry of deeds 55.59 W. H. Burke, pencil sharpener 4.50 Crocker Pen Co„ 1-50 D. pen 5.00 Library Bureau, office supplies 5.00 Jackson and Tuttle, writing public book for 1915 75.00 Unpaid bills, $304.33 289 $203.33 1,596.67 $1,800.00 $1,800.00 $1,789.15 10 AUDITOR Receipts Balance unexpended, 1914 Appropriated and assessed, 1915 Amount expended Balance unexpended $710.20 14.80 Expenditures Chas. F. Pierce, salary Alice N. Morse, clerical serv- ices C. E. Wheeler, stationery Chas. F. Pierce, stamps, sta- tionery, etc. $700.00 5.00 .80 4.40 BANK AND CORPORATION TAX Receipts Balance unexpended, 1914 State of Massachusetts, cor- poration tax, 1915 State of Massachusetts, bank tax, 1915 State of Massachusetts, street railway tax, 1915 Excess of expenditures over receipts 290 $34.80 690.20 $725.00 $725.00 $710.20 17.05 14,792.38 2,921.16 337.42 1,931.99 $20,000.00 . Expenditures Deducted by Assessors BOARD OF HEALTH Receipts Balance unexpended, 1914 Appropriated and assessed, 1915 Dr. Laurence L. Peirce, milk licenses Amount expended Balance unexpended $1,791.24 5.98 Expenditures Laurence L. Peirce, M. D. V., salary as milk inspector Laurence L. Pierce, M. D. V., expenses for evidence of court case W. H. Burke, repairing exca- vating pump Wm. L. Barnes, M. D., serv- ices as quarantine officer Carmello Sembo, burying dog Peter Leary, burying dogs Arthur A. Marshall, fumi- gating •Ezekiel Pratt, M. D., labora- tory examinations C. E. Wheeler, printing Amount carried forward, 291 $233.32 5.00 53.95 63.00 1.00 2.00 105.00 47.00 8.75 $519.02 $20,000.00 $184.71 1,588.01. 24.50 $1,797.22 $1,797.22 Amount brought forward, $519.02 Wm. L. Barnes, M. D., salary, in part 12.50 C. H. Spaulding, salary 12.50 James F. McCarthy, salary, in part 12.50 Lakeville State Sanatorium 113.48 P. J. Maguire, burying dogs 3.00 Andrew Bain, salary, plumb- ing inspector, 499.98 Estate H. V. Smith, envelopes 1.00 Hobbs & Warren, stationery 7.29 Geo. D. Lexner, repairing wagon 23.48 Massachusetts Homeoptahic Hospital 474.00 O. G. Seeley, pharmacist 20.48 Boston Association for the Re- lief and Control of Tuber- culosis 12.00 John Drury, filling in ditch 2.00 J. F. McCarthy, auto service 8.00 Boston & Maine R. R., freight .25 Edward L. Kelley, burying dog 1.00 Revere Rubber Co., suction hose 46.40 American Express Co. .28 Mary Gaffney, burying cat 1.00 Wood Bros., Arlington Ex- press .25 Chas. W. Swan, services as agent to issue permits 20.83 Unpaid bills $218.76 Estimated reimburse- ment 231.00 292 $1,791.24 BOARD OF SURVEY Receipts Balance unexpended, 1914 Appropriated and assessed, 1915 Amount expended $75.25 Balance unexpended 181.92 Expenditures Frank P. Cutter, surveying C. S. Parker & Son, printing $71.25 4.00 $157.17 100.00 $257.17 $257.17 $75.25 CARY MEMORIAL LIBRARY (EXPENSE ACCOUNT) Receipts Balance unexpended, 1914 $235.61 Appropriated and assessed, 1915 3,414.39 Appropriated and assessed for cork carpet 200.00 Amount expended Balance unexpended $3,850.00 $3,759.12 90.88 Expenditures Water Department $12.33 F. E. Clark, janitor 700.00 Marion P. Kirkland, librarian 800.00 Barbara Mackinnon, assistant librarian 550.00 Amount carried forward, $2,062.33 293 $3,850.00 Amount brought forward, Helen E. Muzzey, assistant librarian L. C. Sturtevant, cartage N. E. Tel. & TeI. Co. Edison Electric Illuminating Co. of Boston McKenny and Waterbury, electric lamps Shepard, Norwell Co., germi- cide H. I. Dallman Co., janitor's supplies Bertha E. Whittaker, assist- ant service Lexington Coal Co. The Bradford -Browne Co., aromatic mist 3. B. Hunter Co., slides and repairs Geo. W. Day, repairing roof Fiske Bros., sharpening lawn- mower Lyman Lawrence, hardware G. D. Dolge Co., disinfectants G. W. Spaulding, supplies Childs, Sleeper & Co., lawn dressing Woburn Carpet Cleansing Works, cleaning rugs C. C. Bailey Co., cork carpet, brass nosing, and wood moulding P. F. Dacey, mason work Amount carried forward, 294 $2,062.33 600.00 17.37 32.63 293.46 8.05 1.78 3.98 20.70 284.35 3.00 6.06 17.38 1.50 5.92 5.30 2.92 8.00 4.00 206.65 17.76 $3,603.14 Amount brought forward, B. E. Wliitcher, substitute jan- itor Edward H. Mara, painter A. G. Davis, ice Chas. J. O'Connor, electrical repairs Alden R. Davis, trash wood King Oxygen Valve Co., valve on boiler Somerville Brush Co., brush DeVeau Bros., book case $3,603.14 27.00 5.4.00 3.85 2.75 3.50 30.00 2.50 32.38 $3,759.12 Unpaid bilis $2.76 CARY MEMORIAL LIBRARY (DOG TAX) Receipts County Treasurer, dox tax $868.30 Expenditures R. L. Ryder, treasurer $868.30 CEMETERIES (GENERAL APPROPRIATION) Receipts Balance unexpended, 1914 $86.11 Appropriated and assessed, 1915 652.93 Transferred from Cemeteries (special appropriation for pipe) 10.96 Care of lots 482.50 Mrs. Albert Carson, lot 55.00 Charles Watt, lot 376 50,00 Geo. W. Perkins, grave o.U0 F. F. Serburne, lot 377 M 50.00 E. A. Robbins, lot 337 G 60.00 Amount carried forward, $1,452.50 295 Amount brought forward, August Young, lot 379 0 Alfred Crosby, lot 2234 D. DeFilece, grave John Wilson, grave Interments Amount expended Balance unexpended $1,452.50 50.00 20.00 5.00 5.00 56.00 $1,588.50 $1,286.83 301.67 Expenditures C. E. Wheeler, printing $3.00 Pay roll 929.62 Geo. D. Lexner, sharpening tools, etc. 4.40 Water Department 37.25 H. A. Burgess, loam and stone 54.00 J, P. Dailey, loam 7.00 Thomas Forsyth, cartage .50 A. S. MacDonald, florist 3.50 Wood's Greenhouses, florists 12.65 Jeremiah Murphy, care of East Lexington Cemetery, 1915 4.50 W. H. Burke, pipe and labor 7.92 Lyman Lawrence, cement, etc. 8.54 G. W. Spaulding, lawn -mow- er, fertilizer, etc. 61.95 Helen E. Muzzey, stove 2.00 Arthur A. Marshall, salary, superintendent 150.00 Due the town from individuals, $86.25 $1,588.50 $1,286.83 CEMETERIES (SPECIAL APPROPRIATION FOR PIPE) Receipts Balance unexpended, 1914 $10.96 Expenditures Transferred to Cemeteries (General Appropriation) $10.96 CEMETERY TRUST FUNDS Receipts E. A. Robbins $100.00 Expenditures Trustees of Public Trusts $100.00 CLERK OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE Receipts Appropriated and assessed, 1915 $50.00 Amount expended $25.00 Balance unexpended 25.00 $50.00 Expenditures Robert L. Ryder, salary $25.00 Unpaid bill $25.00 297 • CLERK, TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC TRUSTS Receipt; Balance unexpended, 1914 Appropriated and assessed, 1915 Amount expended $66.00 Balance unexpended 5.48 Expenditures Genevieve Walker, typewrit- ing Union Safe Deposit Vaults, rent of safe Frederick R. Galloupe, salary $6.00 10.00 50.00 COLLECTOR OF TAXES Receipts $1.48 70.00 $71.48 $71.48 $66.00 Balance unexpended $72.82 Appropriated and assessed 1,327.18 Certificates 3.00 Amount expended Balance unexpended 298 $1,371.60 31.40 1,403.00 $1,403.00 Expenditures Byron C. Earle, salary H. C. Derby, stamps Hobbs & Warren, stationery American Surety Co. of New York, bond C. S. Parker & Son, printing Lexington Post Office L. C. Sturtevant, carriage hire Leone P. Welch, services at Registry of Deeds H. A. Davis, Jr., & Co., print- ing $1,100.00 1.20 26.01 50.00 1.25 148.68 8.00 5.21 31.25 $1,371.60 COMMITTEE ON NEW CEMETERY Receipts Balance unexpended, 1914 $62.78 CONTINGENT Receipts Balance unexpended, 1914 Appropriated and assessed, 1915 Garage licenses W. E. Denham, weighing fees, town scales Common carriers' licenses American Express Co., liquor permit Wood Bros., liquor permit Amount carried forward, 299 $78.35 1,221.65 28.00 41.64 71.75 1.00 1.00 $1,443.39 Amount lfro'ught forward, Wright's Express, liquor per- mit Norumbega Park Co., license Lexington Park, season 1915 Amos Holman, slaughtering license G. A. BunzeI, slaughtering license A. Young, slaughtering license Pool room licenses, Copy, vital statistics State of Massachusetts, reim- bursement on taxes J. T. Benson, Sunday permits, Lexington Park French Bros., liquor permit T. G. Whiting, slaughtering license Amount expended Balance unexpended $1,528.66 14.01 Expenditures City of Boston, tuition, trade school J. Henry Hartwell & Son, re- turning death certificates Lyman Lawrence, padlock City of Somerville, vocational school, tuition $9.00 .75 .85 107.50 Amount carried forward, $118.10 300 $1,443.39 1.00 25.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 8.00 .50 52.98 11.80 1.00 1.00 $1,542.67 $1,542.67 Amount brought forward, James F. McCarthy, return- ing death certificates, 1912, 1913, 1914 C. E. Wheeler, printing The Estabrook Press, print- ing town reports L. C. Sturtevant, delivering town reports Arthur B. Howe, services as town treasurer, pro tem Frances V. Kelley, stenogra- pher Joseph S. Hart, M. D., return- ing birth certificate Johnson, Clapp & Underwood, professional services R. H. Meikle, M. D., returning birth certificate W. E. Muliken, expense re- cording deed C. S. Parker & Son, printing F. W. Barry, Beale & Co., stationery The Adder Machine Co., rib- bon James Irwin, serving dog warrants Lexington Post Office Ropes, Gray, Boyden & Per- kins, legal services H. C. Valentine, M. D., re- turning birth certificates Amount carried forward, 301 $118.10 4.50 12.75 675.20 30.00 275.05 10.00 .25 225.00 .25 1.79 10.25 3.20 1.00 25.00 5.00 100.00 5.25 $1,502.59 Amount brought forward, Arthur A. Marshall, returning death certificates Lexington Lumber Co., lum- ber for Town Scales Unpaid bills $7.75 Assessed, 1915 County Treasurer $1,502.59 12.50 13.57 COUNTY TAX Receipts Expenditures DISCOUNT ON TAXES Receipts Balance unexpended, 1914 B. C. Earle, collector, interest on taxes EDGESTONES Receipts Balance unexpended, 1914 Expenditures Mary E. Newell, half cost of granite curbing Austin Ford & Son, edgestone 302 $26.00 36.72 $1,525.66 $10,159.20 $10,189.20 $270.79 718.72 $989.51 $62.72 $62.72 ELECTION AND REGISTRATION Receipts Balance unexpended, 1914 Appropriated and assessed, 1915 Amount expended Balance unexpended $508.65 37.95 Expenditures Ballot clerks and tellers Conant and Newhall, printing C. S. Parker & Son, printing Ye Paul Revere Tavern, meals for election officers C. E. Wheeler, printing P. T. Gillooly, labor on booths B. D. Callahan, salary as reg- istrar David F. Murphy, salary as registrar Chas. F. Nourse, salary as registrar Lexington Post Office Edgar L. White, labor on booths F. H. Dion, lunch John Moakley, booth lights Unpaid bill $5.00 308 $183.00 4.50 67.25 35.75 85.75 2.25 35.00 35.00 35.00 10.50 2.50 3.70 8.45 EXTINGUISHING FOREST FIRES Receipts Balance unexpended, 1914 Appropriated and assessed, $46.60 1915 500.00 $546.60 $546.60 Amount expended Balance unexpended $305.27 1,494.73 $1,800.00 $1,620.74 179.26 Expenditures Pay roll $1,089.40 Lyman Lawrence, steel push brooms 5.50 Fire Department use of ap- paratus, horse hire, chemi- cals, etc. 472.30 Ye Paul Revere Tavern, lunches 5.00 John Rose, horse hire 8.00 G. W. Spaulding, steel rakes 3.00 N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co. 37.54 FINANCE COMMITTEE Receipts Balance unexpended, 1914 Appropriated and assessed, 1915 Amount expended $128.48 $508.65 Balance unexpended 11.80 304 $1,800.00 $1,620.74 $10.28 130.00 $140.28 $140.28 Expenditures Anchor Linotype Printing Co., printing $85.50 C. E. Wheeler, printing 5.00 C. P. Johnson, stamped envel- opes, stenographer's serv- ices, etc. 22.98 Wm. P. Martin, legal services 15.00 FIRE DEPARTMENT Receipts Balance unexpended, 1914 Appropriated and assessed, 1915 Extinguishing Forest Fires, for use of apparatus, horse hire, chemicals, etc. W. W. Reed, labor and ex- pense on wires M. Rodman, horse sold Filling extinguisher Amount expended Balance unexpended $128.48 $204.12 11,052.60 472.30 9.59 130.00 1.10 $11,869.71 $11,512.84 356.87 Expenditures Selon A. Cook, services as driver Frank McDonald, driver of combination 13 Amount carried forward, 305 $1,472,50 1,072.50 $2,145.00 $11,869.71 Amount brought forward, Wm. L. Moakley, services as driver Wm. P. Wright, services, driver combination A Henry M. McCaffrey, services Chas. G. Savage, services Frank Mossman, carpenter work, Centre Engine House Wm. J. Walsh, services J. Chisholm, repairs on har- ness Colonial Garage, Presto Lite tanks and cells Geo. W. Day, new boiler and repairs Fiske Bros., supplies P. T. Gillooly, painting and furnishing fire alarm signs J. W. Griffin, repairs D. H. Maclntosh, harness re- pairs John Moakley, electrical re- pairs American Express Co. American Oil Products Co., carbon remover W. H. Burke, pipe, shellac, etc. Cambridge Laundry Jordan, Marsh & Co., furni- ture and bedding Knox Motors Co., supplies $2,145.00 1,072.50 1,072.50 25.00 5.66 24.00 12.50 1.40 21.38 276.52 9.41 9.45 63.47 17.95 18.80 3.81 1.00 48.59 23.12 72.75 124.78 Amount carried forward, $5,049.59 306 Amount brought forward, Lyman Lawrence, hardware supplies Lexington Grain Co., feed Lexington Lumber Co., lumber The Lexington Tailor, clothes repaired E. W. Harrod, oil sulphur, etc. Lexington Garage, gasoline Geo. D. Lexner, repairs E. B. McLalan, horse shoeing Edward H. Mara, tinting ceil- ings, etc. M. H. Merriam & Co., pack- ing case Menotomy Garage, burning carbon Minute Man Laundry Chas. J. O'Connor, charge of liquid for pyrene Wood Bros., Arlington Ex- press Henry A. Barnes Co., sup- plies Edison Electric Illuminating Co. of Boston Middlesex & Boston Street Railway Co., power for blowing fire whistle N. E. Tel & Tel. Co. Est. H. V. Smith, stationery A. M. Tucker, blankets, com- forters, etc. Amount carried forward, 807 $5,049.59 105.08 522.75 42.87 4.50 18.08 24.20 6.40 66.78 27.25 1.00 4.00 5.60 1.00 19.00 346.07 159.79 85.00 112.07 2.70 37.90 $6,641.63 - - Amount brought forward, Fellowship of Charities, serv- ices of District Nurse B. A. Russell, horseshoeing Lester E. Smith, oil, etc. S. M. Spencer Mfg. Co., let- tering badge M. Stevenson & Co„ gasoline G. W. Spaulding, gasoline, polish, sponges, etc. Whittaker Chain Tread Co., supplies American La France Fire En- gine Co., inc., supplies W. A. F. Estes, clock John Rose, use of horses H. L. Alderman, D. V. S., professional services Louis W. Bills, supplies, re- pairing system Lexington Post Office C. F. Ciampa, grinding clip - p ers C. A. Boutelle, D. V. S., pro- fessional services 0. G. Seeley, medicine Pay roll, combination B Byron A. Russell, services as engineer, balance of 1914 and 1915 W. S. Scammon, services as engineer and clerk, balance of 1914 and 1915 $6,641.63 10.00 37.40 36.24 .35 15.74 130.56 5.25 409.78 2.50 261.00 6.00 730.53 5.43 1.00 5.00 3.45 839.58 95.83 137.49 Amount carried forward, $9,374.76 308 Amount brought forward, Edward W. Taylor, services as engineer, balance of 1914 and 1915 The Dayton Tire Co., tires The Goodyear Tire and Rub- ber Co., repairs Jefferson Union Co., fibre board R. S. Gaffney, labor on wires C. R. Gorman, labor on wires H. P. Loutelle, rent of land, 1914 Water Dept., water rates Pettingill-Andrews Co., car- bon lamps F. H. Dion, coffee and sand- wiches The Firemen's Standard, sub- scription Ernest W. Martin, cleaning cesspools C. E. Wheeler, printing Chas. Callahan, services as overseer, tree -trimming Pay roll, Combination A Pay roll, Hook and Ladder, No. 1 Wm. P. Martin, legal services Breck-Robinson Nursery Co., plants Gamewell Fire Alarm Tele- graph Co., adjusting fire alarm system Amount carried forward, 309 $9,374.76 95.83 303.86 4.74 .18 35.00 35.00 30.00 34.00 37.46 1.60 1.00 12.00 3.50 15.00 437.50 562.50 10.00 1.50 179.60 $11,175.03 • Amount brought forward, $11,175.03 H. W. Johns -Manville Co., cable for speedometer 2.50 Knox Motors Associates, sup- plies 64.53 Lovell and Hall, door 5.75 Standard Oil Co. of New York, mobiloil 9.10 L. C. Sturtevant, cartage 1.00 F. T. Lord Polish Co., polish 5.00 C. F. Young, tarring shed roof 5.00 P. F. Dacey, repairs, engine house 47.21 A. H. Morse, repairing harness 1.25 Pyrene Co., of New England, pyrene liquid 1.80 Winchester Laundry Co. 15.92 The Wonder Mist Co., won- der -mist and sprayer 20.00 W. F. Sim, labor 26.00 LIoyd Cook, hauling stone 3.00 King Oxygen Valve, Inc. No. 10 valve 18.50 C. M. Collins Sr Co., rubber packing .60 Lexington Coal Co., coal 110.65 FIRE PREVENTION TAX Assessed, 1915 State Treasurer Receipts Expenditures 310 $11,512.84 $51.67 $51.67 HASTINGS PARK (CARE OF) Receipts Balance unexpended, 1914 Appropriated and assessed, 1916 HAYES FOUNTAIN Receipts Balance unexpended, 1914 Expenditures B. J. Harrington, repairs on fountain HIGHWAYS Receipts Balance unexpended, 1914 Appropriated and assessed, 1916 Bound stones and posts sold Crushed stone sold. Boston & Maine R. R., refund Middlesex & Boston Street R. R. Co., excise tax Barrett Mfg. Co., refund Old lumber and junk sold Amount carried forward, 311 $12.52 5.00 $17.52 $41.76 $41.76 $383.05 26,616.95 $27,000.00 $42.26 246.76 7.24 2,139.00 2.45 15.12 $29, 452.83 Amount brought forward, Sidewalks, labor, teams and stone dust Widening Massachusetts Ave- nue, use of teams and roller H. S. Kelsey, use of roller Amount expended Balance unexpended $29,452.83 275.41 818.00 57.00 $30,603.24 $30,564.05 39.19 $30,603.24 Expenditures Wm. H. Bacon, stone J. BeIcastro, stone M. Carroll, stone F. B. Fletcher, stone and use of teams E. W. Glass, stone Mrs. F. P. Kendall, stone M. Sorensen, stone Pay roll J. Loring & Co., horse feed A. J. Berrington, stone Lexington Grain Co., feed Geo. D. Lexner, repairs E. B. McLalan, horse -shoeing Morgan -Bond Co. B. A. Russell & Son, horse shoeing and sharpening tools 11.10 J. A. Terhune, horse shoeing 55.75 Ames Implement and Seed Co., lead chains 7.61 $22,71 28.95 143.42 163.48 100.04 283.66 304.51 12,359,84 886.03 100.93 1,144.43 1,8.22 338.16 3.90 Amount carried forward, $16,152.74 312 Amount brought forward, W. J. Haley, stone L. T. Whiting, weigher at crusher Geo. Hill, gravel Peter J. Kinneen, gravel, etc. G. W. Taylor, sand H. A. Burgess, street water- ing and stone Boston & Maine R. R. J. W. Griffin, repairs to wag- ons, etc. Est. of F. P. Kendall, rent of land for stone crusher, for 1914 C. B. Meek, stone J. P. Nelligan, stone New England Road Machin- ery Co. Wood Bros., Arlington Ex- press Henry C. Mulligan, land dam- ages, Woburn St. F. Strangio, stone Geo. 11. Harlow, land dam- ages, Woburn St. Thomas G. Whiting, repairs, stone and labor Ernest W. Martin, use of teams Laura M. Webb, land dam- ages, Woburn Street C. A. Gustin, stone N. Cotono, stone Amount carried forward, 318 $16,152.74 91.20 318.00 13.10 41.55 98.25 509.48 313.71 155.40 40.00 9.49 5.88 1,035.84 10.80 60.00 16.52 75.00 74.52 156.50 20.00 54.08 25.21 $19,277.27 Amount brought forward, John Ricci, stone Theodora Robinson Ballard, land damages Robert E. Homans, land dam- ages F. W. Barry -Beale Co., sta- tionery Wm. Bean, use of team Buffalo Steam Roller Co., sup- plies W. E. Denham, weighing Chas. 3. LaFrank, stone and use of team The Waltham Forge, repair- ing and sharpening tools Water Department Franklin L. Phillips, land damages John A. Finigan, bay horse G. W. Bean, use of team P. H. Stevens, stone and use of team Barrett Mfg. Co., tarvia Geo. W. Day, repairs Lyman Lawrence, supplies Lexington Coal Co., coal D. Monella, stone Wm. Ludden, land damages J. Chisholm, harness repairs A. J. Lima, stone Headley Good Roads Co.,,oil Robert H. White, salary, su- pervisor of streets Amount carried forward, 314 $19,277.27 76.62 10.00 20.00 4.50 12.00 15.35 11.22 18.70 21.25 99.74 75.00 360.00 108.00 134.92 4,989.68 18.53 34.32 304.36 22.86 15.00 136.70 27.70 240.11 500.00 $26,533.83 Amount brought forward, W. H. Whitaker, use of teams American Express Co. F. W. Bogie, carriage paint- ing Peirce & Winn Co., coal Waltham Trap Rock Co., stone John Baker, Jr., road oil J. P. Dailey, mason work, blasting, etc. David Farquhar, stone Monitor Oil and Refining Co., neatsfoot oil F. P. Reynolds, use of team P. T. Gillooly, signs John Mackinnon, carpenter work G. W. Spaulding, gasoline, oil, etc. New England Metal Culvert Co., culverts O. G. Seeley, horse medicine Waterman & Leavitt, signs Simpson Brothers Corpora- tion, granolithic walk, Cary Memorial Library James J. Walsh, repairs on auto Frank P. Cutter, surveying James F. McCarthy, auto service Daniel Russell Boiler Works, Inc., repairs on boiler Amount carried forward, 315 $26,583. 83 105.00 4.66 11.00 5.75 39.60 462.42 542.02 31.04 9.00 123.00 22.50 56.25 20.14 65,52 4.50 15.70 42.00 11.36 84.50 20.00 30.22 $28,240.01 Amount brought forward, Wm. P. Martin, legal services W. H. Burke, shovels Davis & Farnham Mfg. Co., catch basin grates Lexington Lumber Co., lum- ber, cement, and drainpipe E. W. Harrod, supplies DeVeau Taros., carpenter re- pairs A. M. Tucker, cap H. L. Alderman, D. V. S., pro- fessional services Public Parks and Play Grounds, granolithic walk, on Common Daniel Gorman, hay Howard M. Munroe, gravel J. P. Munroe, gravel Henry Neville, gravel Estate H. V. Smith, gravel Clarence H. Cutler, gravel Breck-Robinson Nursery Co., cement and labor on trees Timothy Leary, use of team M. A. Pero, iron for sign, etc. Austin Ford & Son, edgestone S. J. Ricci, stone P. F. Dacey, mason work C. E. Hadley & Son, labor on trough M. Stevenson & Co., lard Geo. G. Whiting, stone H. S. Kelsey, stone Amount carried forward, 316 $28,240.01 3.65 6.00 55.83 864.73 7.31 51.50 .60 33.00 100.00 39.65 4.50 18.00 4.50 18.75 7.50 16.88 36.00 2.00 112.40 108.97 19.45 2.90 1.75 2.75 96.15 $29,854.68 Amount brought forward, $29,854.68 INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS B. J. Harrington, setting curbs 34.26 J. W. Caughy, stone 6.14 Receipts Wm. E. Fowler, pea stone 13.52 Lexington Garage, batteries 2.10 Balance unexpended, 1914 $168.30 Thomas Forsythe, clipping Appropriated and assessed, horse 3.00 1915 431.70 J. H. Pattee, painting sign 3.00 David Hennessey, labor 20.60 $600.00 Support of Poor, board of Amount expended $481.67 highway horses 600.00 Balance unexpended 118.33 James Forgie's Sons, emergen- $600.00 cy shoes 19.00 C. S. McEnroe, chestnut posts 4.00 Expenditures John Weizil, gravel 3.75 $30,564.05 Wm. Gratto, salary $466.67 Unpaid bills $308.85 Wm. P. Martin, legal services 5.00 Due the town from C. E. Wheeler, printing 10.00 individuals 160.74 $481.67 HYDRANTS Receipts Appropriated and assessed, 1915 Water Department Balance unexpended INSPECTOR OF CATTLE Receipts Balance unexpended, 1914 Appropriated and assessed, 1915 $1,700.00 Expenditures Expenditures 817 $1,680.00 20.00 $1,700.00 11. L. Alderman, D. V. S., 1914 $183.33 Balance unexpended 216.67 818 $200.00 200.00 $400.00 $400.00 INSPECTORS OF MEAT AND PROVISIONS Receipts Balance unexpended, 1914 Appropriated and assessed, 1915 Expenditures C. H. Butterfield, inspections H. L. Alderman, D. V. S., in- spections Balance unexpended $138.00 208.00 104.00 INSURANCE Receipts Balance unexpended, 1914 Appropriated and assessed, 1915 Geo. H. Brown, refund Amount expended Balance unexpended 319 $1,206.83 5.36 $164.00 286.00 $450.00 $450.00 $11.61 1,188.39 12.19 $1,212.19 Expenditures Edwin B. Worthen, premiums Geo. L. Harrington, premiums Arthur A. Marshall, premi- ums Elmer A. Lord & Co., premi- ums Geo. W. Taylor & Son, pre- miums B. F. Brown & Sons, pre- miums Russell & Fairchild, premi- ums Blake, Newell & Vedeler, premiums Unpaid bills $352.57 $237.00 132.00 375.80 46.68 72.00 247.35 60.00 36.00 $1,206.83 INSURANCE CARRIED BY THE TOWN Blanket insurance as follows: On buildings On contents INTEREST Receipts Balance unexpended, 1914 Appropriated and assessed, 1915 $299,800.00 100,200.00 $400,000.00 $2.05 6,600.00 $1,212.19 $6,602.05 320 Tax titles Fourth Atlantic National Bank Commonwealth Trust Co. Lexington Trust Co. Accrued interest on bonds Excess of expenditures over receipts 1 Expenditures Coupon bonds Registered bonds Loans for revenue State of Massachusetts Interest unpaid $100.00 $6,178.75 320.00 2,283.50 597.62 7.70 241.37 421.48 1,190.83 490.11 $8,953.54 426.33 $9,379.87 $9,379.87 LAND TAKEN FOR WATER PURPOSES MEMORIAL DAY Receipts Appropriated and assessed, 1915 Expenditures John N. Morse, Q. M., Post 119, G. A. R. $250.00 NEW FIRE HOSE $250.00 Receipts Balance unexpended, 1914 $18.45 Appropriated and assessed, 1915 381.55 Amount expended Balance unexpended $385.00 15.00 Receipts Expenditures Balance unexpended, 1914 City of Cambridge Town of Arlington Amount expended Balance unexpended Taken by Assessors $517.36 41.97 Expenditures 821 $46.90 271.66 240.78 $559.33 $559.33 The Gutta Percha and Rub- ber Mfg. Co., fire hose $385.00 OUTSIDE AID Receipts Balance unexpended, 1914 Appropriated and assessed, 1915 $400.00 $400.00 $109.76 5,090.24 $517.36 $5,200.00 11 822 Reimbursement, account of aid State of Massachusetts, reim- bursement, Mother's Aid Amount expended Balance unexpended 44.00 406.45 $5,650.45 $5,645.61 4.84 Expenditures Aid furnished sundry persons Water Department, water furnished Massachusetts General Hos- pital, ambulance service J. F. McCarthy, auto service Holy Ghost Hospital, Cam- bridge Arthur A. Marshall, ambu- lance service and services as undertaker Waltham Hospital Massachusetts Hospital School Winsor M. Tyler, M. D., pro- fessional services Mother's Aid Hobbs & Warren, stationery State Board of Charity City of Cambridge (Mother's Aid) Town of Swansea City of Boston City of Chelsea H. C. Valentine, M. D., medi- cines and dressings 323 $2,403.68 12.00 27.00 • 18.00 439.00 85.20 27.00 139.43 16.00 1,513.65 10.25 192.50 531.72 30.00 163.28 15.50 21.40 $5,650.45 $5,645.61 Unpaid bills $577.68 Estimated reimburse- ment 1,033.08 OVERSEERS OF THE POOR Receipts Appropriated and assessed, 1915 Expenditures George H. Childs, salary Edward W. Taylor, salary S. Myron Lawrence, salary $100.00 100.00 100.00 POLICE DEPARTMENT Receipts Balance unexpended, 1914 Appropriated and assessed, 1915 Court fines, Concord H. E. Tibbetts, telephone calls Pageant of Lexington, for police service Excess of expenditures over receipts Amount expended *See Section 16, Chapter 719, Acts 1913. 324 $300.00 $300.00 $304.38 7,688.01 271.55 3.05 123.30 *576.14 $8,966.43 $8,966.43 Expenditures C. H. Franks, salary P. J. Maguire, salary James Irwin, salary T. C. Buckley, salary J. J. Sullivan, salary J. C. Russell, salary W. F. Fletcher, salary McLellan, Carney & Brick- ley, legal services N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co. Edison Electric Illuminating Co. of Boston Auto List Publishing Co., sub- scription, 1915 John Rose, carriage hire C. H. Franks, meals for pris- oners, stationery, etc. A. McArthur Co., chair J. F. McCarthy, auto hire C. E. Wheeler, printing James Irwin, killing dogs S. M. Spencer Mfg. Co.,badges W. F. Fletcher, auto hire Geo. L. Pierce, services Town of Arlington, police service City of Newton, police serv- ice City of Somerville, police service City of Woburn, police serv- ice Amount carried forward, 325 $1,189.75 1,095.00 1,095.00 1,095.00 1,095.00 1,095.00 1,095.00 25.00 149.72 59.50 13.00 9.25 21.29 5.00 48.50 3.75 2.00 7.68 13.50 2.50 67.60 133.20 158.70 36.00 $8,515.94 4f Amount brought forward, City of Waltham, police serv- ice Town of Watertown, police service John E. Kelly, services Chas. J. LaFrank, services Cornelius T. Shea, services George A. Spencer, services Walter H. Kew, services E. C. Maguire, services F. H. Dion, coffee and sand- wiches Lyman Lawrence, Lanterns Lexington Post Office G. W. Spaulding, oil and towels Union Publishing Co., direc- tory Wm. Read & Sons, police clubs Barbour, Stockwell Co., traf- fic signs S. R. Wrightington, legal services Unpaid bills, $103.58 $8,515.94 92.40 43.80 7.50 34.00 10.00 33.75 110.50 27.00 17.45 1.30 10.72 9.07 2.00 6.00 35.00 10.00 PREMIUM ON BONDS Receipts Premium on Sewer Bonds Premium on Schoolhouse Con- struction Bonds 326 $8,966.43 $770.00 464.40 $1,234.40 Expenditures H. L. Thatcher & Co., print- ing $132.50 Commonwealth of Massachu- setts, certifying 6.00 Johnson, Clapp & Under- wood, legal services 100.00 Transferred to Town Debt 995.90 $1,234.40 PRESERVATION OF PLANS OF THE TOWN Receipts Appropriated and assessed, 1915 $240.031 Expenditures Emery Record Preserving Co., mounting and binding three volumes plans $228.00 Library Bureau, index cards 6.09 Balance unexpended 5.91 $240.00 PROTECTION OF BURIAL GROUNDS Receipts Balance unexpended, 1914 $222.00 PUBLIC PARKS AND PLAY GROUNDS Receipts Balance unexpended, 1914 $2.59 Appropriated and assessed, 1915 Appropriated and assessed for Adams School Play Ground 327 3,300.00 $600.00 $3,902.59 J. J. Garrity, rent of cottage A. G. Davis, ice privilege Collection of ashes P. H. Stevens, grass Highway Department, ac- count of walk on Common School Department, for ath- letic apparatus Trustees of Public Trusts, walk for Hayes Fountain Sundry donations J. J. Garrity, reimbusement Amount expended Balance unexpended 120.00 100.00 8.50 70.00 100.00 100.00 135.00 70.89 12.00 $4,618.98 $4,515.31 103.67 Expenditures Pay roll $1,609.52 P. H. Stevens, labor 658.83 Breck-Robinson Nursery Co., manure, loam, grading, etc. 214.55 P. J. Kelley, horse hire 2.00 Water Department 11.00 John F. McKearney, horse hire 25.00 Custance Bros., carpenter work and putting in dam 364.32 Lyman Lawrence, supplies 25.73 Geo. D. Lexner, repairs 2.20 M. J. Cassidy, mason work 115.00 Dr. J. O. Tilton, use of horse 5.50 Frank P. Cutter, surveying 6.00 Amount brought forward, $3,039.65 328 $4,618.98 Amount brought forward, Lexington Lumber Co., lum- ber and pipe The Lexington Tailor, repair- ing flag Locke, Stevens & Co., plumb- ing supplies D. H. Macintosh, harness re- pairs G. W. Spaulding, soap, tow- els, seeds, etc. W. E. Wormwood, lettering cards W. H. Whitaker, moving building and building cess- pool Coffin Valve Co., bronze shear gate Fred A. Houdlette & Son, pipe Edward H. Mara, finishing cabinet in Town Hall Eloise Butterfield, instructor Mildred Green, instructor Dorothy Teague, instructor J. W. Brine Co., athletic goods J. P. Dailey, labor Denham's Express Ernest W. Martin, labor L. C. Sturtevant, horse hire and cartage Wrn. E. Mulliken, stamps, tel- ephone calls, etc. Amount brought forward, -329 $3,039.65 27.90 .50 8.73 .60 18.45 1.00 91.75 16.00 4.00 4.00 90.00 72.00 40.00 6.40 184.25 6.00 50.50 2.50 3.28 $3,667.51 Amount brought forward, H. A. Burgess, grading East Lexington Play Ground Simon Latter, horse hire and labor Lexington Coal Co., lime and cement Narragansett Machine Co., playground apparatus Simpson Bros. Corporation, granolithic walk on Com- mon J. L. Hammett Co., stain E. B. McLalan, machining Unpaid bills Due the town from individuals $864.44 31.50 $3,667.51 500.00 2.00 8.05 100.00 235.00 2.00 .75 $4,515.31 PURCHASE OF ADDITIONAL STEEL FITTINGS FOR TOWN VAULT Receipts Appropriated and assessed, 1915 Expenditures Brown -Howland Co., steel fit- tings $152.34 Boston & Maine R. R. 1.16 Balance unexpended 11.50 330 $165.00 $165.00 SCHOOLS Receipts Balance unexpended, 1914 Appropriated and assessed, 1915 Town of Bedford, tickets Town of Bedford, tuition City of Boston, tuition Arthur H. Carver, superin- tendent, tickets Town of Burlington, tuition State of Massachusetts, tu- ition J. Walter Nelson, tuition Amount expended Balance unexpended $1,417.02 50,000.00 $51,417.02 45.60 148.50 40.00 543.30 180.00 139.50 40.00 $52,553.92 $50,904.71 1,649.21 $52,553.92 ADAMS SCHOOL Expenditures Katherine T. Gregory, in- struction $840.00 Roxie M. Smith, instruction 610.00 Mabel C. Pond, instruction 660.00 Arlie M. Beals, instruction 560.00 May L. Benjamin, instruction 635.00 Etta M. Taylor, instruction 610.00 Carrie M. Fiske, instruction 587.50 Massachusetts Teachers' Re- tirement Board (pay roll) 84.00 Amount carried forward, $4,586.50 331 • 4 Amount brought forward, May L. Benjamin, supervisor of dinner pupils Margaret B. Noyes, substi- tute Geo. L. Peirce, janitor Mabel C. Pond, supervisor of dinner pupils Etta M. Taylor, supervisor of dinner pupils Water Department Carrie F. Fiske, supervisor of dinner pupils Katharine T. Gregory, super- visor of dinner pupils Gertrude Pierce, substitute Mrs. Samuel Underhill, sub- stitute Andrews Paper Co., paper Edward E. Babb & Co., school supplies Edison Electric Illuminating Co. of Boston Ginn & Co., books J. L. Hammett Co., school supplies Howe & French, formalde- hyde Little, Brown & Co., books N. J. McDonald, carpenter work Chas. E. Merrill Co., books Chas. Scribner's Sons, books Amount carried forward, 832 $4,586.50 23.50 276.25 800.00 15.00 - 15.00 75.00 15.00 14.50 5.00 18.75 11.90 76.51 112.26 27.74 111.81 3.35 19.66 42.75 6.57 20.24 $6,277.29 Amount brought forward, E. W. Harrod, janitor's sup- plies J. E. Barnes & Co., plumbing repairs Lexington Lumber Co., lime Wright & Ditson, athletic supplies Milton, Bradley Co., school supplies Marion Pfeiffer, substitute Bertram F. Allen, tuning piano Eleanor Morris, substitute Pauline E. Davis, substitute Fiske Bros., sharpening lawn mower Hydro -Carbon Chemical Co., floor enamel, etc. L. C. Sturtevant, cartage Boston & Maine R. R. H. A. Burgess, teaming coal Houghton, Mifflin Co., books C. B. Meek, teaming ashes C. H. Sprague & Son, agents, coal American Book Co., books Dexter Bros. Co., varnish and shellac Educational Publishing Co., books Boston Sawdust & Shavings Co., pine sawdust Bumpus & Cook, grinding edge tools Amount carried forward, 333 $6,277.29 9.48 155.68 2.70 24.93 51.13 1.25 2.50 7.50 2.50 1.50 21.00 .75 42.16 30.74 .85 22.30 227.75 47.27 8.89 1.32 2.10 4.74 $6,946.33 Amount brought forward, Decatur -Caddick Co., manual training supplies Edward IL Mara, painting E. Isabel Monahan, instruc- tion Oliver, Ditson Co., records and repairs Public Parks and Play Grounds, share of appara- tus on Adams School Play Ground Heywood Bros. & Wake- field Co., ink -wells Lyman Lawrence, supplies Geo. L. Pierce, damper wire Arlie M. Beals, supervisor of dinner pupils Margaret Lusk, substitute Florence Mackinnon, substi- tute T. B. Streeter, reseating chairs Rita Veinotte, substitute Vernon C. Page, putting in halyards Lexington Flag -staff Co., flag rope B. J. Harrington, building cesspool T. R. Dwyer, Wilton carpet Leonard & Co., chairs The MacMillan Co., books 834 $6,946.33 40.22 38.70 226.00 4.25 100.00 11.10 7.91 .60 5.00 7.50 3.75 2.00 3.75 2.00 1.95 46.80 15.00 11.00 4.99 $7,478.85 HANCOCK SCHOOL Henry T. Prario, instruction Lu E. Lusk, instruction Harriet S. French, instruction Emma E. Wright, instruction Neva G. Mitchell, instruction Hattie E. Baker, instruction Jennie F. Blodgett, instruction Marion L. Rogers, instruction Massachusetts Teachers' Re- tirement Board (pay roll) Jennie F. Blodgett, supervisor of dinner pupils Chas A. Manley, janitor Emma E. Wright, supervisor of dinner pupils Water Department, rates and repairs Mrs. Samuel Underhill, sub- stitute American Book Co., books Edward E. Babb & Co., school supplies Boston & Maine R. R. Geo. W. Day, plumbing re- pairs Ginn & Co., books J. L. Hammett Co., school supplies Harrington King & Co., cot- ton Lewis Mfg. Co., gauze Lexington Gas. Co. Amount carried forward, 385 $1,350.00 390.00 585.00 552.50 660.00 600.00 625.00 625.00 189.00 55.80 900.00 22.80 183.06 67.50 45.31 69.54 15.97 291.50 49.54 127.34 1.96 13.21 18.61 $7,438.64 Amount brought forward, Ernest W. Martin, cleaning cesspool W. L. Burrill, window shades Katharine Buck, substitute Lu E. Lusk, supervisor dinner pupils 11. A. Burgess, teaming Edison EIectric Illuminating Co. of Boston Wright & Ditson, athletic supplies C. H. Sprague & Son, coal Theresa McDermott, substi- tute W. A. F. Estes, repairing and cleaning clocks Lexington Coal Co., coal Timothy H. O'Connor, car- penter work Harriet S. French, supervisor of dinner pupils American Express Co. L. C. Sturtevant, cartage Fiske Bros., repairing athletic goods John Moakley, electrical re- pairs G. W. Spaulding, janitor's supplies Masury-Young Co., Nodusto Andrews Paper Co., paper Amount carried forward, 336 $7, 438.64 10.00 62.92 12.50 3.00 13.32 26.70 27.53 89.96 17.50 13.75 681.96 5.60 24.00 .42 .50 2.05 2.00 9.80 36.00 5.75 $8,483.90 Amount brought forward, A. E. Burton Co., floor brushes Thomas Forsyth, cartage J. W. Griffin, repairs Houghton, Mifflin Co., books Little, Brown & Co.,. books Benj. H. Sanborn & Co., books Silver, Burdett & Co., books Spatula Publishing Co., print- ing Chas. Scribner's Sons, books Bumpus & Cook, grinding tools Decatur -Caddick Lumber Co., manual training supplies Edward H. Mara, painting Ella M. Green, instruction Chas. E. Merrill Co., books Bay State Clean Towel Co., towels Heywood Bros. & Wakefield Co. ink -wells John H. Fitzgerald Co., fur- nishing and installing water regulator in connection with fire service pipe Laskey & McMurrer, install- ing stand piping Milton Bradley Co., school supplies Lexington Flag -staff Co., low- ering and lashing flag -staff and repairs Amount carried forward, 337 $8,483.90 6.25 6.00 2.00 12.94 10.39 20.91 6.67 4.73 7.35 5.10 40.30 40.09 226.00 1.08 13.43 72.65 60.00 279.00 51.30 8.80 $9,358.89 Amount brought forward, Lyman Lawrence, supplies W. T. Wadman, labor $9,358.89 21.46 21.19 $9,401.54 HIGH SCHOOL Arthur H. Carver, instruction Grace P. French, instruction Elsa W. Regestein, instruction Marion A. Guilford, instruc- tion Minnie Packard, instruction Ulrica E. Benson, instruction Helen W. Brown, instruction Aimee E. Currier, instruction Sarah E. Tracey, instruction Charlotte E. Phinney, instruc- tion H. J. McNider, janitor Massachusetts Teachers' Re- tirement Board (pay roll) Clifford Muzzey, substitute Frederic L Kelly, substitute Fred C. Ball, instruction Water Department Thomas A. Walton, tion Mrs. Grace L. Crockett, sub- stitute American Book Co., books Edward E. Babb & Co., school supplies instruc- Amount carried forward, 338 $1,900.00 855.00 855.00 855.00 807.50 870.00 900.00 820.00 820.00 820.00 1,000.00 277.50 14.00 100.00 1,107.36 75.00 612.64 10.50 185.55 66.68 $12,951.73 Amount brought forward, Milton, Bradley Co., school supplies Geo. H. Buckminster Co., electrical supplies Carpenter -Morton Co., paints and varnish A. W. Chesterton Co., en- gineer's supplies Edison Electric Illuminating Co. of Boston Ginn & Co., books 3. L. Hammett Co., school supplies L. E. Knott Apparatus Co., scientific supplies McKinley Publishing Co., books The A. N. Palmer Co., books Carl A. Page, assistant to janitor Remington Typewriter Co., machines in exchange Royal Typewriter Co., balance in exchange for machines Standard Carbon & Ribbon Co., carbon paper Underwood Typewriter Co., ribbons Lexington Gas Co. A. & E. Burton Co., janitor's supplies American Express Co. Amount brought forward, 339 $12,951.73 31.43 38.16 12.60 18.24 108.50 81.09 214.36 125.70 5.22 .35 180.82 79.42 23.25 6.00 8.00 29.40 48.34 .89 $13,963.50 Amount brought forward, Wright & Ditson, athletic supplies F. 3. Spencer, baseball mit C. W. H. Moulton, ladders Chandler & Farquhar Co., re- pairing doorcheck W. B. Clarke Co., diplomas Bertram F. Allen, tuning piano Houghton, Mifflin Co., books Pauline E. Davis, services as clerk and substitute Walter M. Lyon, services as cadet drill master Andrews Paper Co., paper Fiske Bros., labor on lawn- mower Library Bureau, office supplies H. V. Smith Estate, base -balls and bats Spatula Publishing Co., print- ing Atkinson, Mentzer & Co., supplies Bay State Paper Co., index paper and cards Ward's engraved invitations Lyman Lawrence, janitor's supplies L. C. Sturtevant, cartage Edward A. Lavin, base -ball coach Amount carried forward, 340 $13,963.50 10.89 4.50 13.00 2.50 12.40 6.00 14.32 30.69 3.00 5.75 3.40 5.00 19.17 10.22 20.18 14.97 10.73 25.29 4.50 30.00 $14,210.01 Amount brought forward, Geo. W. Day, plumbing re- pairs Edgar L. White, use of piano Automatic Pencil Sharpener Co., Dexter pencil sharp- pener Boston Plate _and Window Glass Co. Hydro -Carbon Chemical Co., floor enamel, etc. C. S. Parker & Son, printing Ernest W. Martin, cleaning cesspool Allyn & Bacon, books Boston & Maine R. R. Bumpus & Cook, grinding tools H. A. Burgess, teaming coal A. B. Dick Co., stencil paper D. C. Heath & Co., books Neostyle Co., ink and pads The Phonographic Institute Co. Isaac Pitman & Sons, books Schoenof Book Co., books C. H. Sprague & Son, agents, coal W. L. Burrill, window shades Benj. H. Sanborn & Co., books Edmund Ketchum, instructor in drawing Amount carried forward, 341 $14,210.01 3.18 ,4.00 2.97 1.45 60.00 11.75 6.00 90.65 36.11 4.81 31.11 1.86 60.52 5.08 21.39 10.95 13.45 209.98 22.77 6.58 120.00 $14,934.62 Amount brought forward, Josephine P. Nicholson, in- structor in sewing Carrie E. White, instructor in music D. Appleton & Co., books John J. Sullivan, foot -ball coach Oliver, Ditson Co., books Cleghorn Co., retubing two boilers The Harding Uniform & Re- galia Co.; manual drill reg- ulations The E. Howard Clock Co., repairs Lexington Flag -staff Co., low- ering and lashing top -mast R. H. White Co., rugs Wood Bros., Arlington Ex- press Anson K. Cross, drawing glass and crayons Thomas Groom & Co., sta- tionery Lewis Mfg. Co., gauze A. M. Tucker, dry goods American Type Founder's Co., printing outfit W. H. Burke & Co., shears and scissors School -voters League, book Silver, Burdett & Co., books Amount carried forward, 342 $14,934.62 80.00 120.00 2.50 45.00 23738 454.30 3.61 18.62 7.50 24.50 .50 3.00 4.75 13.69 6.48 310.00 4.30 .50 8.00 $16, 065.25 Amount brought forward, $16,065.25 Rev. Harold Pickett, substi- tute 3.50 Edward F. Reed, flag 4.00 Chas. J. O'Connor, installing Iights, etc. 18.08 $16,090.83 MUNROE SCHOOL Mary C. Lusk, instruction Joanna M. Kilmain, instruc- tion Mary E. Purcell, instruction Winifred A. Briggs, instruc- tion Mary V. Tewksbury, instruc- tion Amelia M. Mulliken, instruc- tion Massachusetts Teachers' Re- tirement Board (pay roll) Katharine Buck, substitute Dennis H. Collins, janitor Joanna M. Kilmain, super- visor of dinner pupils Amelia M. Mulliken, super- visor of dinner pupils Mary E. Purcell, supervisor of dinner pupils Mrs. Samuel Underhill, substi- tute Water Department Amount carried forward, 343 $970.00 635.00 390.00 635.00 557.50 625.00 49.00 2.50 720.00 19.60 12.00 8.00 36.25 62.50 $4,722.35 Amount brought forward, Winifred A. Briggs, super- visor of dinner pupils Mary V. Tewksbury, super- visor of dinner pupils American Book Co., books Edward E. Babb & Co., school supplies Dennison Mfg. Co., paper napkins Edison Electric Illuminating Co. of Boston Ginn & Co., books S. L. Hammett Co., school supplies Chas. J. O'Connor, installing fire alarm gong, etc., Thomas Forsyth, removing ashes Pauline E. Davis, services as clerk George B. Stone & Son, drum Wright & Ditson, athletic supplies Lyman Lawrence, supplies Lexington Lumber Co. Fiske Bros., sharpening lawn- mower, etc. G. W. Spaulding, janitor's supplies Lexington Coal Co. Dennis 11. Collins, extra labor car fares, etc. Carl A. Page, labor Amount carried forward, 344 $4,722.35 10.00 10.00 37.89 74.98 38.28 7.25 43.54 156.60 29.33 18.75 16.80 7.50 25.33 11.09 1.75 3.75 .22 528.89 17.00 2.25 $5,763.55 • Amount brought forward, $5,763.55 Roland E. Garman, work in old Adams School 40.00 E. W. Harrod, janitor's sup- plies 3.97 D. C. Heath & Co., books 1.33 Houghton, Mifflin Co., books 6.84 Library Bureau, office supplies 1.26 Little, Brown & Co., books 6.55 Chas. E. Merrill Co., books 6.26 Benj. H. Sanborn & Co., books 11.15 Spatula Publishing Co., print- ing 3.72 W. T. Wadman, labor, re- pairs, etc. 210.28 Chas. Scribner's Sons, books 14.05 Decatur -Caddick Lumber Co., manual training supplies 48.82 Waltham Laundry Co. .63 Lucy A. Sawyer, instruction 240.00 Lena B. DeLoura, instruction 240.00 Blanche Whelpley, instruction 206.00 Milton, Bradley Co., school supplies 41.83 J. E. Barnes, repairs 6,01 H. A. Burgess, teaming coal 12.25 Geo. 11. Young, janitor serv- ice and charcoal 17.76 Breck-Robinson Nursery Co., trimming trees 17.86 Vernon C. Page, removing ashes 4.00 Andrews Paper Co., paper 5.90 Amount carried forward, $6, 910.02 345 Amount brought forward, W. A. F. Estes, repairing clocks Follen Church, coal for heat- ing vestry for school chil- dren Fred H. Tullar, labor First Baptist Church, rent social room Lena M. DeLoura, supervisor of dinner pupils Mary C. Lusk, supervisor of dinner pupils Lucy A. Sawyer, supervisor of dinner pupils Blanche Whelpley, supervisor of dinner pupils $6,910.02 4.00 18.75 9.00 165.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 $7,146.77 COMMON TO ALL SCHOOLS Arthur H. Carver, superin- tendent, salary Arthur H. Carver, National Ed ucational Association trip, etc. Blanche L. Davis, secretary Pauline E. Davis, services as clerk, and substitute Edmund Ketchum, instructor of drawing Walter M. Lyon, instructor of manual training and mil- itary drill "Amount carried forward, 346 $500.00 100.86 548.40 79.10 530.00 800.00 $2,558.36 • Amount brought forward, Patrick J. Maguire, attend- ance officer Carrie E. White, instructor of music Josephine G. Nicholson, in- structor of sewing Wm. E. Eaton, transportation Bumpus & Cook, grinding tools A. F. Dinsmore, filling diplo- mas Lexington Post Office, stamps Middlesex & Boston Street Railway Co., transporta- tion New England Tel. & Tel. Co. John Rose, transportation Spaulding Print Paper Co., paper Waltham Laundry Co. The Estabrook Press, print- ing Spatula Publishing Co., print- ing Chandler & Barber Co., man- ual training supplies O. G. Seeley, chemicals Wright & Potter Printing Co., printing Decatur -Caddick Lumber Co., manual training supplies Milton, Bradley Co., books Amount brought forward, 347 $2,558.36 75.00 520.00 360.00 546.00 3.90 .44 40.00 2,475.00 190.64 2,731.00 .93 66.66 24.00 3.00 10.05 2.47 9.27 24.04 6.25 $9,647.01 Amount brought forward, Thomas Groom & Co., diplo- mas Jordan Marsh Co., ribbon and bunting G. H. Worcester & Co., jani- tor's supplies J. L. Hammett Co., school supplies 10.54 L. C. Sturtevant, cartage 5.00 India Alkali Works, savogran 5.90 Masury-Young Co., Nodusto 36.00 Edwin A. Lavin, base ball coach 105.00 The Electric City Engineering Co., zinc 1.37 Lyman Lawrence, supplies 4.94 Fred C. Ball, school census enumeration and lettering diplomas 59.20 Dennison Mfg. Co., napkins 38.28 Badger Fire Extinguisher Co., Inc., charges 3.25 Silver, Burdett & Co., books 13.00 Wood Bros., Arlington Ex- press 1,95 F. B. Fletcher, cratage 3.75 Houghton & Dutton Co., ma- chine needles .75 C. S. Parker & Son, printing 4.50 H. A. Wales Co., American flags Minnie E. Reynolds, instruc- tor of penmanship $9,647.01 4.75 13.29 32.40. Amount carried forward, 348 8.00 100.00 $10,098.88 Amount brought forward, The A. N. Palmer Co., books The School Arts Publishing Co., art magazine Edward E. Babb & Co., books H. V. Smith Estate, foot balls John J. Sullivan, foot ball coach A. M. Tucker, dry goods W. F. Caldwell, teaming Magrane, Houston Co., linen Frank E. Fitts Mfg. and Sup- ply Co., oily waste cans American Express Co. Michael J. O'Brien, Grinnell Sprinkler heads Dr. J. O. Tilton, salary as school physician Margaret K. Lusk, substitute Florence Mackinnon, substi- tute Thomas Forsythe, cartage American Book Co., books The A. S. Barnes Co., books Chas. E. Merrill Co., books Adams School Hancock School High School $10,098.88 61.27 6.00 27.92 12.70 105.00 14.82 .35 2.63 13.50 .86 42.16 300.00 7.50 1.25 43.75 20.25 22.08 5.80 $10,786.72 SUMMARY $7,478.85 9,401.54 16,090.83 Amount carried forward, $32,971.22 349 Amount brought forward, Munroe School Common to All Schools Contracts and un- paid bills $1,098.74 $32,971.22 7,146.77 10,786.72 $50,904.71 SCHOOL HOUSE CONSTRUCTION Receipts Transferred from Special Rev- enue Account Transferred from Omitted As- sessments, 1914 Proceeds of Bonds Amount expended Balance unexpended $8,300.00 6,700.00 45,000.00 $60,000.00 $28,006.21 31,993.79 Expenditures Seaver -Howland Press, print- ing Suffolk Engraving & Electro- typing Co., printing Heywood Bros. and Wakefield Co., desks, inkwells, etc. Alfred S. Kellogg, engineering services Wm. H. Whitaker, foundation and stone work, additions to Munroe School Amount carried forward, 350 $18.50 6.25 382.50 395.52 850.00 $1,652.77 $60,000.00 Amount brought forward, Laskey & McMurrer, heating and ventilating Munroe School Marshall -Rogers Co., erection of additions to Munroe School B. F. Brown & Sons, insur- ance Willard D. Brown, architect Frank P. Cutter, surveying Dennis H. Collins, service as night watchman at Munroe School Barnes -Pope Electric Co., electric wiring, Munroe School John H. Fitzgerald Co., plumbing, Munroe School The E. K. T. Co., gozin Johnson, Clapp & Under- wood, legal services Lexington Gas Co. $1,652.77 4,677.89 18,590.74 210.00 690.00 37.00 337.05 585.23 1,106.00 39.98 25.00 54.55 $28,006.21 SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Receipts Balance unexpended, 1914 Appropriated and assessed 1915 Amount carried forward, 351 $89.72 100.00 $189.72 ■ r Amount brought forward, Edison Electric Illuminating Co. C. E. Hadley, sealing weights and measures Amount expended Balance unexpended $184.14 37.09 Exp en ditures S. M. Spencer Mfg. Co., steel stamps $4.85 Hobbs & Warren, books 10.50 Sexton Can Co., tin measure 3.15 W. & L. E. Gurley, sets of weights 47.54 C. E. Wheeler, printing 3.00 Chas. E. Hadley, salary 100.00 John Rose, carriage hire 4,24 C. E. Hadley, car fares 1.86 Joseph V. Boiney, carriage hire Due the town from individuals 4.76 9.00 SELECTMEN Receipts Balance unexpended, 1914 Appropriated and assessed, 1915 352 $184.14 $189.72 .62 30.89 $221.23 $221.23 $198.32 1,185.51 $1,383.83 Amount expended Balance unexpended $1,120.22 263.61 $1,383.83 Expenditures F. W. Barry, Beale & Co., stationery $2.56 C. E. Wheeler, printing 125.00 Geo. H. Childs, salary in part 50.00 Edw. W. Taylor, salary in part 25.00 S. Myron Lawrence, salary in part 25.00 Lexington Post Office, stamped envelopes 84.62 Helen C. Gallagher, stenog- rapher 438.33 Hobbs & Warren, stationery 6.06 C. S. Parker & Son, printing 9.73 Wm. P. Martin, legal services 295.00 Colonial Garage, driving 4.80 Transferred from Town Ste- nographer 54.12 Unpaid bills $335.11 Assessed, 1915 State Treasurer $1,120.22 SEWER TAX Receipts Expenditures 353 $4,777.67 $4,777.67 SIDEWALKS Receipts Balance unexpended, 1914 Appropriated and assessed, 1915 Received from abuttors Amount expended Balance unexpended $305.64 357.63 Expenditures Highway Department, labor, teams and stone dust 3. P. Dailey, blasting $275.41 30.23 $305.64 SNOW (REMOVAL OF) Receipts Balance unexpended, 1914 Appropriated and assessed, 1915 Amount expended $902.51 Balance unexpended 99.99 354 $74.60 500.00 88.67 $663.27 $663.27 $2.50 1,000.00 $1,002.50 $1,002.50 Expenditures Pay roll $521.09 New England Road Machin- ery Co., snow -plow and shovels 84.75 H. A. Burgess, labor 54.75 G. W. Bean, labor 28.50 J. W. Griffin, repairing and painting snow -plow 11.60 P. H. Stevens, labor and sand 78.00 M. Carroll, labor 6.00 J. P. Dailey, removing snow 83.25 P. J. Kinneen, labor 14.80 Geo. D. Lexner, repairs on snow -plow 16.75 Boston & Maine R. R. 3.02 $902.51 SOLDIERS' RELIEF Receipts Balance unexpended, 1914 Amount expended Balance unexpended Aid furnished $20.00 116.29 Expenditures $20.00 $136.29 $136.29 SPECIAL DRAINAGE ASSESSMENT Receipts Balance unexpended, 1914 $288.75 B. C. Earle, collector 1,226.25 Drain pipe sold 27.50 Abatement 135.00 $1,677.50 865 Amount expended Balance unexpended $1,603.39 74.11 $1,677.50 Expenditures Francis J. Mague, installing drainage system $1,145.00 Rowland H. Barnes, civil engineer 175.00 Waldo Bros., pipe and fittings 278.39 Boston & Maine R. R. 5.00 $1,603.39 STATE AID Receipts State of Massachusetts, reim- bursement, 1914 Less overdraft, 1914 Expenditures Aid furnished, 1915 $571.00 STATE HIGHWAY TAX Receipts Assessed, 1915 Expenditures State Treasurer STATE TAX Receipts Assessed, 1915 State Treasurer Expenditures $19,597.50 856 $581.00 581.00 $1,216.68 $1,216.68 $19,597.50 STONE BUILDING Receipts Balance unexpended, 1914 Appropriated and assessed, 1915 Rent Amount expended Balance unexpended $827.39 43.52 Expenditures Water Department $12.00 Emma Ostrom Nichols, libra- rian 300.00 Edison Electric Illuminating Co. of Boston 73.86 New England Tel. & Tel Co. 23.59 C. E. Hadley & Son, plumbing repairs 29.80 Lexington Coal Co. 125.55 W. F. Caldwell, cartage 1.00 N. J. McDonald, carpenter work E. W. Harrod, janitor's sup- plies P. T. Gillooly, janitor J. E. Garmon, janitor Emma I. Fiske, substitute li- brarian Lexington Garage, sharpening lawn -mower Amount carried forward, 857 25.55 11.05 52.08 72.92 14.25 $48.91 800.00 22.00 $870.91 $870.91 Amount brought forward, C. B. Meek, teaming ashes J. E. Barnes & Co., plumbing repairs Carlisle -Ayer Co., windows, blinds, etc. Lexington Lumber Co., lum- ber Wood Bros., Arlington Ex- press John Moakley, electrical re- pairs Jordan Marsh Co., shades J. H. Pattee, repairing ceiling Lyman Lawrence, paint Somerville Brush Co., brushes $742.65 7.80 36.97 4.96 13.91 .95 1.50 10.80 2.25 2.00 3.60 $827.39 STREET LIGHTS Receipts Balance unexpended, 1914 Appropriated and assessed, 1915 R. Engstrom, reimbursement Edison Electric Illuminating Co. of Boston, refund Amount expended Balance unexpended $44.50 10,100.00 6.00 15.00 $10,165.50 $9,949.49 216.01 1.00 Expenditures Edison Electric Illuminating $742.65 Co. of Boston $9,949.49 358 $10,165.50 SUMMER STREET EXTENSION Receipts Appropriated and assessed, 1915 SUPPORT OF POOR Receipts Balance unexpended, 1914 Appropriated and assessed, 1915 Reimbursement for board Sale of produce Sale of cows and calves Sale of poultry, pigs and hogs Boston & Maine R. R., refund Board of Highway Dept., horses Amount expended Balance unexpended $3,342.51 466.64 Expenditures Water Dept., water rates T. G. Whiting, sawing wood J. Loring & Co., dairy feed, pig meal, etc. Boston & Maine R. R. W. L. Burrill, upholstering Amount carried forward, 359 $52.04 12.75 221.30 12.23 33.45 $331.77 $501.47 $776.15 750.00 $1,526.15 339.38 1,058.22 75.00 210.05 .35 600.00 $3,809.15 $3,809.15 Amount brought forward, Lexington Fish Market, fish C. G. Eaton, groceries Edison Electric Illuminating Co. of Boston Lyman Lawrence, hardware Lexington Grain Co., feed N. E. Tel. & Tel Co. O. G. Seeley, medicine Lester E. Smith, groceries and provisions G. W. Spaulding, groceries and paint M. Stevenson & Co., groceries and provisions A. M. Tucker, dry goods James P. Munroe, standing wood Robert H. White, straw Robert H. White, house Robert H. White, superin- tendent, salary A. Young, cow C. W. H. Moulton, pole lad- ders Chas. J. O'Connor, electrical repairs Augustus Thurgood, wall paper Geo. W. Day, plumbing P. H. Stevens, cutting wood Lexington Lumber Co. Estate H. V. Smith, papers help in Amount carried forward, 360 $331.77 57.68 41.87 65.60 82.12 758.84 77.22 8.95 91.77 190.47 132.79 45.24 18.00 9.38 74.30 600.00 100.00 6.60 4.08 9.49 20.20 11.25 19.29 3.60 $2,760.51 Amount brought forward, Daniel Gorman, rowen Frank O. Nelson, shoes J. W. Griffin, repairs E. W. Harrod, groceries and provisions Lexington Coal Co., coal T. M. Norton, special mixture Ames Implement and Seed Co., harrow J. R. Ellis & Sons, groceries Peirce, Billings Co., clothing Clark & Little, crackers A. G. Davis, ice A. S. MacDonald, plants Lexington Creamery, gro- ceries Joseph Breck & Sons, agri- cultural supplies DeVeau Bros., carpenter re- pairs H. L. Wellington, stone J. A. Bean, skim milk Breck-Robinson Nursery Co., cabbage and celery plants Hale Supply Co., step -ladders Amos Holman, dressing pigs Bailey Bros., painting Jordan, Marsh Co., mattress and pillows Wood Bros., Arlington Ex- press Fiske Bros., rubbers 361 $2,760.51 13.28 8.60 14.35 150.28 116.05 37.50 12.35 67.64 11.15 3.00 16.61 6.50 29.66 2.05 43.91 4.50 15.70 2.00 1.75 10.12 7.35 6.50 .50 .65 $3,342.51 Unpaid bills $15.68 Due the town from individuals 14.39 SUPPRESSION AND EXTERMINATION OF INSECTS Receipts Appropriated and assessed, 1915 Expenditures Transferred to Suppression of Moths SUPPRESSION OF MOTHS Receipts Balance unexpended, 1914 Appropriated and assessed, 1915 (liability) Appropriated and assessed, 1915 State of Massachusetts, reim- bursement, 1914 and 1915 Byron C. Earle, collector Old hose, sold Massachusetts Highway Com- mission, reimbursement, work on State Highway Amount carried forward, 362 $800.00 $800.00 $217.79 3,605.05 1,200.00 $5,022.84 1,898.57 1,184.96 3.40 88.85 $8,198.62 Amount brought forward, Barrels sold Creosote and arsenate of lead sold Transferred from Suppres- sion and. Extermination of insects Amount expended Balance unexpended $8,198.62 4.30 3.65 800.00 $9,006,57 $8,401.33 605.24 Expenditures Pay roll A. P. Howe, sundries American Express Co. Boston & Maine R. R. M. A. Fiske & Co., daubers, etc. L. C. Sturtevant, cartage John Rose, carriage hire Allen Bros., rubber stamps C. E. Wheeler, printing A. P. Howe, clerical work Wood Bros., Arlington Ex- press D. H. McIntosh, spur straps G. W. Spaulding, gasoline Standard Oil Co., of New York, gasoline Ernest W. Martin, team on sprayer Amount carried forward, 363 $7,682.06 1.84 2.02 4.76 3.50 8.00 223.00 .87 12.75 66.67 2.40 4.00 4.25 23.09 152.00 $8,191.21 $9,006.57 Amount brought forward, Water Department Fiske Bros., battery, etc. Chas. W. Swan, services as clerk Helen C. Gallagher, clerical services Library Bureau, office supplies Lexington Post Office, stamped envelopes Southborough Print Shop, printing W. H. Burke & Co., supplies and repairs on pump Lyman Lawrence, daubers $8,191.21 24.49 .50 75.00 75.00 2.82 16.62 4.50 2.24 8.95 $8,401.33 Due the town from individuals $247.98 SURVEYORS OF HIGHWAYS Receipts Appropriated and assessed, 1915 Expenditures Geo. H. Childs, salary Edw. W. Taylor, salary S. Myron Lawrence, salary TAXES Receipts Byron C. Earle, collector, 1914 Byron C. Earle, collector, 1915 364 $100.00 100.00 100.00 $300.00 $300.00 $26,543.44 175,114.99 $201,658.43 TAX TITLES Receipts Tax titles redeemed TAX TITLE SUSPENSE Receipts Balance unexpended, 1914 $186.45 $77.36 LOANS FOR REVENUE (TEMPORARY LOANS) Receipts Jan. 1, 1915, outstanding Feb. 15, 1915, borrowed Jan. 22, paid Feb. 7, paid Nov. 5, paid Nov. 26, paid Dec. 24, paid Expenditures $30,000.00 90,000.00 $120,000.00 $15,000.00 15,000.00 30,000.00 30,000.00 30,000.00 $120,000.00 TOWN CLERK Receipts Balance unexpended, 1914 $300.18 Appropriated and assessed, 1915 1,000.00 Chas. W. Swan, town clerk, copies Vital Statistics 1.58 Chas. W. Swan, town clerk, dog license fees 80.20 Chas. W. Swan, town clerk, recording mortgages, fees 21.50 Chas. W. Swan, town clerk, recording pole location, fees 15.00 Chas. W. Swan, town clerk, marriage license fees 48.00 Chas. W. Swan, town clerk, certified copies 1.00 Amount expended Balance unexpended $1,467.46 $1,148.50 318.96 Expenditures Chas. W. Swan, salary $1,000.00 American Express Co. .83 F. W. Barry, Beale Co., paper 3.60 H. B. McArdle, office supplies 3.75 Lexington Post Of ice, stamped envelopes 21.00 Amount carried forward, $1,029.18 365 366 $1,467.46 Amount brought forward, Chas. W. Swan, recording marriages, births and deaths Hobbs & Warren, stationery P. B. Murphy, printing American Surety Co., of New York, bond C. E. Wheeler, printing Wood Bros., Arlington Ex- press Webster Loose-leaf Filling Co., binder and gauge Union Publishing Co., direc- tory Library Bureau, office sup- plies Unpaid bills $3.56 $1,029.18 81.50 1.81 4.75 4.00 12.50 .75 1.85 2.00 10.16 $1,148.50 TOWN DEBT Receipts Balance, Jan. 1, 1915 Assessed, 1915 Transferred from Premium on Bonds Amount expended Balance unexpended 367 $106.25 30,143.75 995.90 $31,245.90 $30,250.00 995.90 $31,245.90 Expenditures State of Massachusetts, Met- ropolitan Water Loan $2,200.00 State of Massachusetts, Mun- roe School Note 1,350.00 Public Trust Bond 1,500.00 Coupon Water Bonds 4,000.00 Automobile Fire Equipment Bond 1,000.00 Stand Pipe and Extension of Water Mains Bonds 1,500.00 State of Massachusetts, Ex- tension of Water Mains Notes State of Massachusetts, New Adams School House Note 1,000.00 Improvement Town Hall Bond Engine House and Fire Equip- ment Bond 1,000.00 New Adams School House Bonds 3,000.00 Buckman Tavern Bond 1,000.00 Registered Water Bonds 10,000.00 1,700.00 1,000.00 $30,250.00 TOWN HALL Receipts Balance unexpended, 1914 Appropriated and assessed, 1915 368 $75.40 1,650.00 $1,725.40 Simon W. Robinson Lodge, rent Rent, Town Hall Simon W. Robinson Lodge, damage Old junk sold Excess of expenditures over receipts Amount expended 225.00 195.50 12.50 1.95 *109.23 *See Section 16, Chapter 719, Acts of 1913. Expenditures Water Department, water rates $27.05 Wm. F. Glenn, carpenter re- pairs 43.57 Edgar L. White, labor 3.25 A. G. Davis, ice 28.05 Lexington Gas Co., 6.40 Edison Electric Illuminating Co. of Boston 137.44 Lyman Lawrence, janitor's supplies 23.50 N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co. 115.28 , Anthony Faugno, substitute janitor 17.50 John Moakley, electrical work 6.75 P. T. Gillooly, janitor 300.00 Lexington Flag -staff Co., can- opy complete, with fittings 200.00 Amount carried forward, 369 $908.79 $2,269.58 $2,269.58 Amount brought forward, Brown -Howland Co., steel cabinet W. H. Burke, repairs Geo. B. Dennett, use of piano L. C. Sturtevant, cartage John Doyle, labor on lawn Edward H. Mara, painting Timothy H. O'Connor, build- ing cabinet John Moakley, electrical re- pairs R. W. LeBaron, electrical re- pairs Edgar L. White, janitor Lexington Coal Co. The Lexington Tailor, repair- ing flag John McKay, contract on basement stairs Wood Bros., Arlington Ex- press Unpaid bills $381.84 $908.79 41.20 45.22 5.00 1.25 4.00 111.00 45.00 6.10 3.37 600.00 483.00 .25 15.00 .40 $2,269.58 TOWN PHYSICIAN Receipts Appropriated and assessed, 1915 $75.00 Expenditures H. C. Valentine, M. D. $75,00 870 TOWN STENOGRAPHER Receipts Balance unexpended, 1914 Transferred to Selectmen Expenditures Helen C. Gallagher, salary $66.67 Pauline E. Davis, substitute 3.62 $70.29 TOWN TREASURER Receipts Balance unexpended, 1914 Appropriated and assessed 1915 Amount expended Balance unexpended $16.17 54.12 $70.29 $53.80 1,146.20 $1,200.00 $1,153.34 46.66 Expenditures George D. Harrington, salary, in part Lexington Post Office, stamped envelopes F. W. Barry, Beale & Co., ledger Amount carried forward, 371 $916.66 63.00 19.54 $999.20 $1,200.00 Amount brought forward, Thorpe & Martin Co., check books American Express Co. A. B. Howe, treasurer pro tern, sundries C. E. Wheeler, printing Geo. D. Harrington, sundries American Surety Co., of New York, bond Hobbs & Warren, stationery Unpaid bill $83.34 $999.20 37.00 .23 1.21 10.75 24.52 80.00 .43 $1,153.34 TREASURER, CARY MEMORIAL LIBRARY Receipts Appropriated and assessed, 1915 Expenditures Robert L. Ryder, salary Balance unexpended $25.00 25.00 Unpaid bill $25.00 TREE WARDEN Receipts Balance unexpended, 1914 Appropriated and assessed, 1915 Amount expended Balance unexpended 872 $763.82 36.18 $50.00 $50.00 $4.80 $795.20 $800.00 $800.00 Expenditures W. H. Whitaker, labor and planting trees Breck-Robinson Nursery Co., trees and trimming trees Pay roll A. E. Robinson, removing trees Lyman Lawrence, pruning saws, paint, etc. Geo. 13. Lexner, filing saws Unpaid bills $76.00 $157.00 273.00 231.43 91.64 8.75 2.00 $763.82 VALENTINE LAND Receipts Balance unexpended, 1914 VILLAGE HALL Receipts Balance unexpended, 1914 Appropriated and assessed, 1915 Rent, 1914 and 1915 Amount expended Balance unexpended 373 $359.12 11.13 $550.00 $4,12 $345.88 20.25 $370.25 $370.25 Expenditures F. Lundergan, plastering room Wood Bros., Arlington Ex- press Edison Electric Illuminating Co. of Boston J. E. Barnes & Co., plumbing and heating repairs Lexington Lumber Co., lum- ber and cement 158.38 E. W. Harrod, floor brush 4.50 Lexington Coal Co. 122.14 Lexington Flag -staff Co., labor on flag -staff 32.50 Lyman Lawrence, paint and varnish 1.20 G. W. Spaulding, dustbane 1.75 $15.00 1.25 8.90 13.50 $359.12 WATER DEPARTMENT Receipts Balance unexpended, 1914 Appropriated and assessed, 1915 Everett S. Locke, registrar Proceeds of bonds Accrued interest on bonds Amount expended Balance unexpended 374 $6,232.33 2.500.00 24,559.88 4,000.00 23.56 $37,315.77 $33,215.46 4,100.31 $37,315.77 Expenditures CONSTRUCTION National Meter Co., meters $193.24 Ernest W. Martin, teaming, etc. 225.88 Pay roll 5,351.18 Boston & Maine R. R. 177.46 Chadwick -Boston Lead Co., pipe and lead 314.24 Builders Iron Foundry, sup- plies Locke -Stevens & Co., pipe H. Mueller Co., supplies Walworth Mfg. Co., supplies Wood Bros., Arlington Ex- press David W. Lewis Co., pipe National Lead Co., lead Neptune Meter Co., meters Rensselaer Valve Co., valves H. A. Burgess, rock drilling Harold L. Bond Co., supplies The Chapman Valve Mfg. Co., supplies Jefferson Union Co., supplies Harold B. Wells, receiver, Pipe American Express Co. Frank P. Cutter, surveying The Ludlow Valve Co., hy- drants - Richards & Co., Inc., lead Amount carried forward, 375 122.87 172.25 336.96 41.43 7.55 47.25 88.13 504.00 737.05 110.60 63.33 95.04 4.54 905.14 3.58 9.00 81.82 389.79 -- $9,982.33 • Amount brought forward, $9,982.33 A. M. Byers Co., pipe 39.45 The Ford Meter Box Co., meter box covers 102.00 Pageant of Lexington, Inc., lanterns with oil 6.30 The Warren Foundry and Ma- chine Co., pipe 2,379.90 J. P. Dailey, blasting 92.38 Hersey Mfg. Co., meters 27.40 Lyman Lawrence, gasoline and kerosene 2.92 Frank O. Nelson, rubber boots 3.50 Geo. D. Lexner, sharpening tools 38.50 Fred A. Houdlette & Son, Inc., C. I. plugs 4.85 G. W. Spaulding, lanterns 4.00 Thompson Meter Co., meter 50.00 E. W. Glass, labor and gravel 16.45 Edwin B. Worthen, insurance 244.51 W. H. Burke, supplies 12.00 $13,006.49 MAINTENANCE Pay roll $1,686.13 C. E. Hadley & Son, repairs 7.10 Hersey Mfg. Co., supplies 6.60 Everett S. Locke, registrar, salary 1,200.00 National Meter Co., supplies 15.38 Neptune Meter Co., supplies 7.55 Amount carried forward, $2,922.76 376 Amount brought forward, Thompson Meter Co., supplies American Express Co. Chadwick -Boston Lead Co., Iead pipe Frank P. Cutter, surveying Mrs. Irene M. Hawes, maps, notes, records, etc. Lyman Lawrence, supplies Lexington Grain Co., feed H. B. McArdle, office supplies C. E. Wheeler, printing Edwin B. Worthen, salary Edwin 13. Worthen, sundries Henry R. Worthington, sup- plies Interest Geo. D. Lexner, repairs Lexington Post Office E. S. Locke, stable rent D. H. Macintosh, harness repairs E. B. McLalan, horseshoeing H. Mueller Mfg. Co., supplies Daniel J. O'Connell, legal ser- vices John Rose, horse hire F. W. Barry, Beale & Co., stationery W. H. Burke, supplies Harvard Book Bindery Wood Bros., Arlington Ex- press American Water Works As- sociation, reports $2,922.76 1.46 4.92 12.60 106.50 18.00 32.40 199.85 5.30 48.25 550.00 9.29 4.80 6,944.63 41.39 115.18 75.00 1.30 20.45 1.99 Amount carried forward, 377 37.00 11.92 13.19 46.24 7.00 6.05 .75 $5,238.22 Amount brought forward, Town of Arlington, testing meter Katherine O'Leary, typewriting Transo Paper Co., envelopes J. R. Worcester & Co., inspec- tions of and reports on Lex- ington Stand Pipe Edson Mfg. Co., supplies Jefferson Union Co., labor The General Fireproofing Co. H. V. Smith, estate, rubber boots Ernest W. Martin, cartage Boston & Maine R. R. Helen Reed, typewriting B. A. Russell & San, horse - shoeing Library Bureau, office sup- plies M. A. Pero, horse -shoeing Lexington Lumber Co., cement State of Massachusetts, Met- ropolitan Water Nightingale & Childs Co., mineral wool Concordia Printing Co., print- ing Ward's, account books Edward Montague, repairs Johnson, Clapp & Underwood legal services E. S. Locke, sundries Amount carried forward, 378 $5,238.22 .50 1.40 9.75 255.00 26.10 1.00 30.47 3.75 50.00 5.88 3.55 1.50 16.00 1.00 .60 8,437.21 4.20 15.00 5.00 27.16 64.30 5.63 $14,203.22 Amount brought forward, John McKay, carpenter re- pairs Dorothy Teague, clerical serv- ices SUMMARY, Construction Maintenance $14,203.22 3.75 2.00 $20,208.97 WATER DEPARTMENT, TURES Unpaid bills $15.25 Due the town from individuals 290.30 $13,006.49 20,208.97 $33,215.46 EXPENDI- WATER MAIN (BAKER AVENUE) Receipts Appropriated and assessed, 1915 Expenditures Water Department $500.00 $500.00 WATER AND SEWER COMMISSIONERS (Lowering of Brooks) Receipts Balance unexpended, 1914 Appropriated and assessed, 1915 379 $22.56 1,500.00 $1,522.56 Amount expended Balance unexpended $1,491.29 31.27 $1,522.56 Expenditures Pay roll Lexington Lumber Co. Fiske Bros., rubber boots Lyman Lawrence, hardware B. Aronson, tapping boots Boston Rubber Shoe Co., boots E. W. Harrod, iron rakes H. V. Smith, Estate, rubber boots Hans C. Sorensen, cartage L. C. Sturtevant, cartage Frank P. Cutter, surveying W. H. Burke & Co., crowbar G. W. Spaulding, bog hook $1,335.16 2.61 5.00 27.94 6.50 35.58 1.40 4.75 8.50 3.00 59.00 1.00 .85 $1,491.29 WATER AND SEWER COMMISSIONERS (Sewers) Receipts Balance unexpended Proceeds of bonds Wood sold Amount carried forward, 380 $216.63 100,000.00 6.00 $100, 222.63 Amount brought forward, Boston & Maine R. R., refund, freight Hallie C. Blake, sewer put in Amount expended Balance unexpended $100,222.63 4.83 15.90 $100,243.36 $67,472.75 32,770.61 $100,243.36 Expenditures Lexington Post Office Geo. E. Crosby Co., printing Boston & Maine R. R., freight Thomas Groom & Co., record book C. E. Wheeler, printing The Dunbar -Kerr Co., print- ing Heulings Lippincott, receiver, Camden Iron Works, pipe McClintock & Woodfall, en- gineering and inspection, sewer construction The Sessions Foundry Co., Inc., frames and covers Waldo Bros., pipe and fit- tings E. B. Worthen, insurance W. B. Bryne, sewer construc- tion Boston & Maine R. R., rent of land $23.00 91.45 2,297.11 2.95 7.00 74.00 11,813.61 6,920.53 964.55 6,501.83 105.00 34,037.66 99.68 Amount carried forward, $62,938.36 381 Amount brought forward, Harold B. Wells, receiver, Florence Iron Works, pipe Associated Architects Print- ing & Supply Co. of Mass., printing Water Department, pipe, in- stalling service, etc. Desmond Fitzgerald, consult- ing engineer Helen Reed, typewriting Hoffman Seal Stamp and En- graving Co. Boston & Maine R. R., for permission to construct and maintain sewer through land of B. & M. R. R. Wards', sheet holders Johnson, Clapp & Under- wood, recording deeds Unpaid bills $17.60 Appropriated 1915 $62,938.36 4,081.05 8.80 103.94 300.00 2.50 .80 45.18 6.30 35.82 $67,472.75 WATERING TROUGHS Receipts and assessed, Expenditures 382 Water Department $100.00 $100.00 WIDENING MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE Receipts Proceeds of bonds Amount expended Balance unexpended $6,361.12 638.88 Expenditures Curtis J. Judd, damages, relo- cation, Massachusetts Ave. Heirs of Emily J. Plumer, land damages Pay roll B. J. Harrington, setting curbs Lexington Lumber Co. J. P. Dailey, labor, etc. J. W. Griffin, filing tools Lexington Coal Co., soft coal Austin, Ford & Son, edge - stones Geo. D. Lexner, rail posts, etc. E. Schoepfiin & Co., mirror W. H. Whitaker, use of team Highway Dept., use of teams and roller Carnegie Steel Co., steel DeVeau Bros., carpenter work Simpson Bros., Corporation, granolithic sidewalk Unpaid bills $1,101.00 Due from Middlesex County 1,000.00 888 $45.00 419.00 2,513.70 158.58 87.02 512.11 6.65 13.35 681.51 7.54 1.10 39.00 818.00 14.35 17.30 1,026.91 $6,361.12 7,000.00 $7,000.00 • • RECAPITULATION Cash Receipts, 1915 Cash on hand, Jan. 1, 1915 Eank and corporation tax Board of Health County Treasurer (Dog Li- censes) Cemeteries Cemetery Trust Funds Collector of Taxes Contingent Discount on Taxes (interest on taxes) Fire Department Highways Insurance Interest Land taken for Water Pur- poses Outside Aid Police Department Premium on Bonds Public Parks and Playgrounds Schools Sealer of Weights and Meas- ures Sidewalks Special Drainage Tax State Aid Stone Building Street Lights Support of Poor Suppression of Moths Amount carried forward, 884 84,571.82 18,050.96 24.50 868.30 888.50 100.00 3.00 242.67 718.72 612.99 3,603.24 12.19 2,351.49 512.43 450.45 397.90 1,234.40 716.39 1,136.90 31.51 88.67 1,253.75 581.00 22.00 21.00 2,283.00 3,183.73 $73,911.51 Amount brought forward, School House Construction Taxes Tax Titles Temporary Loans (loans for revenue) Town Clerk Town Hall Village Hall Water Department Water & Sewer Commission- ers (Sewers) Widening Massachusetts Ave. Expenditures, 1915 April Nineteenth Assessors Auditor Board of Health Board of Survey Cary Memorial Library R. L. Ryder, treas. (dog licenses) Cemeteries Trustees of Public Trusts (Cemetery Trust Funds) Clerk of School Committee Clerk, Trustees of Public Trusts Collector of Taxes Contingent County Tax Amount carried forward, 385 $73,911.51 45,000.00 201,658.43 186.45 90,000.00 167.28 434.95 20.25 28,583.44 100,026.73 7,000.00 $546,989.04 $176.50 1,789.15 710.20 1,791.24 75.25 3,759.12 868.30 1,286.83 100.00 25.00 66.00 1,371.60 1,528.66 10,189.20 $23,737.05 13 r:1: • ES Amount brought forward, Edgestones Election and Registration Extinguishing Forest Fires Finance Committee Fire Department Fire Prevention Tax Hayes Fountain Highways Hydrants Inspector of Buildings Inspector of Cattle Inspectors of Meat and Pro- visions Insurance Interest Memorial Day New Fire Hose Outside Aid Overseers of the Poor Police Department Premium on Bonds Preservation, Plans of the Town Public Parks and Playgrounds Steel Fittings for Vault Schools School House Construction Sealer of Weights and Measures Selectmen Sewer Tax Sidewalks Snow (Removal of) Amount carried forward, 386 $23,737.05 62.72 508.65 1,620.74 128.48 11,512.84 51.67 41.76 30,564.05 1,680.00 481.67 183.33 346.00 1,206.83 9,379.87 250.00 385.00 5,645.61 300.00 8,966.43 238.50 234.09 4,515.31 153.50 50,904.71 28,006.21 184.14 1,066.10 4,777.67 305.64 902.51 $188,341.08 Amount brought forward, Soldiers' Relief Special Drainage Assessment State Aid State Highway Tax State Tax Stone Building Street Lights Support of Poor Suppression of Moths Surveyors of Highways Temporary Loans (loans for revenue) Town Clerk Town Debt Town Hall Town Physician Town Stenographer Town Treasurer Treasurer, Cary Memorial Library Tree Warden Village Hall Water Department Water and Sewer Commis- sioners (Lowering Brooks) Water and Sewer Commis- sioners (Sewers) Watering Troughs Widening Massachusetts Ave. Water Main (Baker Avenue) Cash on hand, Jan. 1, 1916 $188,341.08 20.00 1,603.89 571.00 1,216.68 19,597.50 827.39 9,949.49 3,342.51 8,401.33 300.00 120,000.00 1,148.50 30,250.00 2,269.58 75.00 70.29 1,153.34 25.00 763.82 359.12 33,215.46 1,491.29 67,472.75 100.00 6,861.12 500.00 47,568.40 $546,989.04 CHARLES F. PIERCE, Auditor. 387 Amt. brought forward, $2,721.19 Hydrants 20.00 Inspector of Build- ings 118.33 Inspector of Cat- tle 216.67 Inspectors of Meat and Provisions 104.00 Insurance 5.36 Land taken for Water Purposes 41.97 New Fire Hose 16.00 Outside Aid 4.84 Preservation, Plans of Town 5.91 Protection of Burial Grounds 222.00 Public Parks and Play Grounds 103.67 Steel Fittings for Safe Schools School House Con- struction Sealer of Weights and Measures Selectmen Sidewalks Snow (Removal of) Soldiers' Relief Special Drainage Tax Stone Building 11.50 1,649.21 31,993.79 37.09 263.61 357.63 99.99 116.29 74.11 43.52 Amt. carried forward, $38,225.68 390 Amt. brought forward, $38, 225.68 Street Lights Summer Street Ex- tension Support of Poor Suppression of Moths Tax title suspense Town Clerk Town Debt Town Treasurer Treasurer, Cary Me- morial Library Tree Warden Valentine Land Village Hall Water Department Water and Sewer Commission- ers ommission- ers (Lowering Brooks Water and Sewer Commission- ers (Sewers) Widening Massa- chusetts Ave. 216.01 301.47 466.64 605.24 77.36 318.96 995.90 46.66 25.00 36.18 550.00 11.13 4,100.31 31.27 32,770.61 638.88 Sundry Trust Funds Cemetery Trust Funds Trust 391 $79,617.30 $82,880.14 $28,462.72 16,360.00 $44,822.72 a• Water Works Bonds Payable, account Water • Works: Coupon Water Bonds '$31,000.00 Registered Water Bonds 100,000.00 Notes Payable, account Water Works: Extension Water Mains Metropolitan Water Loan Sundry 13,400.00 17,600.00 $162,000.00 Bonds, Payable, viz.: Public Trusts $20,000.04 Improvement Town Hall 500.00 Engine House and Fire Equip- ment 6,000.00 New Adams School 45,000.00 Automobile Fire Equipment 6,000.00 Buckman Tavern Property 28,000.00 Widening Massachusetts Ave. 7,000.00 School House Construction 45,000.00 Sewer Bonds 100,000.00 Notes Payable, viz.: Munroe School New Adams School Omitted Assessments, 1914 (paid) Omitted Assessments, 1915 (paid) Omitted Assessments, 1915 (unpaid) Total Iiabilities 12,150.00 3,000.00 $272,650.00 $412.19 160.97 4,251.08 $567,177.10 Revenue Account, 1915 Balance, Dec. 31, 1914 $13,129.21 Income From Tax Levy $207,657.06 Cambridge Land Taken 243.10 TOWN DEBT—WHEN DUE Arlington Land Taken 274.26 Bank and Corporation Tax 20,000.00 Year Water Sewer Trust Funds Other Debt. Total Omitted Assessments, 1915 4,463.01 1916 $20,400.00 $4,000.00 $1,000.00 $12,850.00 $38,250.00 1917 20,400.00 4,000.00 1,000.00 12,350.00 37,750.00 $232,637.43 1918 17,700.00 4,000.00 1,000.00 12,350.00 35,050.00 1919 16,200.00 4,009.00 1,000.00 11,350.00 32,550.00 1920 14,700.00 4,000.00 1,000.00 11,350.00 31,050.00 $245,766.64 1921 14,700.00 4,000.00 1,000.00 10,350.00 30,050.00 1922 13,700.00 4,000.00 1,000.00 8,350.00 27,050.00 1923 13,700.00 4,000.00 1,000.00 '6350.00 26,050.00 Expense 1924 111,500.00 4,000.00 1,000.00 7,350.00 23,850.00 1925 11,500.00 4,000.00 1,000.00 6,000.00 22,506.00 For appropriations $225,784.98 1926 1,500.00 3,000.00 1,000000;0000 6,000.00 11,500.00 2,389.44 1927 1,500.00 3,OOOAO 6,000.00 11,600.00 Overlay 1928 1,500.00 3,000.00 1,000.00 6,000.00 11,500.00 Abatement, Moth Tax, 1914 9.69 1929 1,500.00 3,000.00 1,000.00 6,000.00 11,500.00 Transferred to School House 1930 1,500,00 3,000.00 1,000.00 6,000.00 11,500.00 Construction 8,300.00 1931 3,000.00 1,000.00 3,000.00 7,000.00 1932 3,000.00 1,000.00 3,000.00 7,000.00 Abatement, Special Drainage 1923 3,000.00 1,000.00 3,000.00 7,000.00 1934 Assessment 135.00 1935 3,000.00 1,000.00 3,000.00 7,000.00 Transferred to Omitted As- 1936 3,000.00 1,000.00 4,000.00 sessment Account, 1915 4,463.01 1937 3,000.00 1,000.00 4,000.00 1s3s 3,400.06 1,000.60 4,000.00 Abatement, Sidewalks, 1914 7.13 1939 3,000.00 1,000.00 4,000.00 Adjustments, cash to revenue 1940 3,000.00 1,000.00 4,000.00 1941 3,000,00 1,000.00 4,000.00 basis 1,414.55 1942 3,000.00 1,000.00 4,000.00 $242,503.80 1943 3,000.00 1,000.00 4,000.00 1944 3,000.00 3,000.00 1945 3,000.00 3,000.00 Net revenue, unappropriated $3,262.84 898 $162,000.00 $100,000.00 $20.000.00 $152,650.00 $434,650.00 394 REPORTS OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE AND SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS OF THE TOWN OF LEXINGTON For the Year 1915 THEIESTABROOK PRESS, PRINTERS BOSTON AND MARLBOROUGH. MASS. 1916 SCHOOL COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION Jay O. Richards, Chairman, 31 Hancock Street Tel. Lex. 90 (Term expires March, 1917) Robert L. Ryder, Secretary, 108 Maple Street Tel. Lex. 157W (Term expires March, 1916) Hallie C. Blake, Treasurer, Oakmount, Merriam Street Tel. Lex. 437W (Term expires March, 1918) Superintendent of Schools Arthur H. Carver, 10 Parker Street Tel. Lex. 402M Office: High School Building—Tel. Lex. 277 Superintendent's Secretary Blanche L. Davis, Bedford Street Tel. Lex. 143M School Physician Dr. J. O. Tilton, 1 Elm Avenue Tel. Lex. 15 Attendance Officer Patrick J. Maguire, Bedford Street Tel. Lex. 28-1 Regular meetings of the School Committee are held on the first Tuesday in each month at Cary Memorial Library at 8.30 P. M.; also on the third Tuesday in each month at the High School at 7.45 P. M. 3 SCHOOL CALENDAR 1916-1917 School opens January 3, 1916. Closes for winter recess, February 18, 1916. Opens February 28, 1916. Closes for spring recess, April 14, 1916. Opens April 24, 1916. Closes for summer vacation, June 21, 1916. School opens September 6, 1916. Closes for Thanksgiving recess, November 29, 1916. Opens December 4, 1916. Closes for Christmas recess, December 22, 1916. Opens January 2, 1917. Closes for winter recess, February 16, 1917. Opens February 26, 1917. Closes for spring recess, April 12, 1917. Opens April 22, 1917. Closes for summer vacation, June 19, 1917. REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE Lexington, Mass., January 1, 1916. To the Citizens of Lexington: The work of the School Department during the lash year has been carried on under great difficulties owing to the unusual increase in school population, approxi- mately ten (10) per cent., and the fact that the remod- elling and enlarging of the Munroe School could not be Completed for the opening of the fall term. Although the whole department was handicapped by the enforced closing of the Munroe School, the work was carried on with very little loss in efficiency. The many inconveniences due to the remodelling of the Munroe School were borne by the teaching force and pupils of the school cheerfully and we wish to express our appreciation for their helpful cooperation. The inconveniences of the temporary and more or less cramped quarters were speedily forgotten, however, in the enjoyment and appreciation of all, upon the re- occupation of the spacious quarters now provided in the practically new building. As reconstructed the building has eight rooms sub- stantially new throughout, two of the old rooms re- maining intact, making this school a ten room build- ing. By means of folding partitions two of the rooms can be readily turned into an assembly hall, a long needed addition. A new heating and ventilating sys- tem were installed and a Manual Training room, Boys' playroom and Girls' playroom were made possible by the new construction as well as many other minor im- provements, so that the Committee feel that the com- pleted building compares favorably with any other building in the town. We wish to take this opportunity to express our grateful appreciation to those members of the building committee chosen by the town to act jointly with the School Committee 'and who gave so unsparingly of their time and services thereby making it possible for us to occupy the new building at the close of the Thanksgiving vacation. The Peabody the called to our attention the fact that many improvements could be made in our school build- ings for the better fire protection of all concerned. We bad already installed a standpipe in the Hancock School, connected with a 4 inch main for fire protec- tion, and we have since taken steps for fire -proofing basements of all the buildings and the installation of sprinkler systems, with the exception of the Adams School where such a system was not necessary. Brick partitions have been substituted for the wooden and all inflammable materia] has been covered with galvan- ized iron and all openings with metal doors, frames and windows. The Munroe School was brought up to a high stand- ard of fire protection while being remodelled. We believe that our buildings are all in better physi- cal condition today than they have ever been in the past and especially so from the standpoint of fire and other hazards. At the opening of the next fall term we hope to have the proposed new school at North Lexington completed which should partially at least take care of the grow- ing school population in that section of the town. This addition to our school facilities should greatly relieve the congestion experienced in recent years in the lower grades of the Hancock and Munroe Schools. The Department has been under considerable -added expense this year due to the fact that the Munroe School was closed for practically three months of the school year, during which time we were compelled to provide temporary quarters elsewhere in the town, as well as transportation for a great many more pupils than usual. We were obliged to use the old Adams School building for four grades and it was necessary to do considerable work on the building before it could be occupied. Owing to the large amount of soft coal used by the School Departmentand the limited facilities for stor- ing the same, we would suggest that the town make arrangements for a siding for storing soft coal on some land adjoining the Boston and Maine Railroad at a convenient point of distribution for the several schools. We would then be in a position to always take advan- tage of the lowest market prices. As we are obliged to team the coal from the cars, it would be no addi- tional expense to team it from a source of main supply. The expense necessary to establish and maintain a sat- isfactory coal pocket or station would not exceed in our opinion the expense that will be necessary to con- struct additional coal bunkers at the High, Hancock and Munroe Schools. If we carry only a limited amount of the year's supply in the school bins, the fire hazard would also be much less. 7 While we have closed the year with a substantial balance, owing to the fact that contracts let for fire prevention work have not yet been completed and ac- cepted, we still have outstanding bills to the amount of $1,098.74 that must be paid out of this year's appro- priation. The expenditures for the year are as fol- lows: FINANCIAL STATEMENT, 1915 Balance unexpended from 1914 Appropriated 1915 Income 1915 Expenses 1915: Salaries Operation and Janitor supplies Repairs and New Construction Text Books and Supplies Athletics Health Superintendent and Enforce- ment Law Supervision of Children Transportation School Physician Contingent Balance unexpended Bills unpaid, $1,098.74 (Uncompleted Contracts) $1,417.02 50,000.00 1,136.90 $52,553.92 $29,887.12 7,067.84 2,180.06 3,146.77 514.80 157.78 1,486.48 301.95 5,752.00 300.00 109.91 $50,904.71 1,649.21. $52,553.92 rs. ESTIMATED REQUIREMENTS FOR 1916 Salaries Operation Janitor Supplies Repairs and New Construction Text Books Athletics Health Superintendent and Enforcement Law Supervision of Children Transportation School Physician Contingent $32,500.00 7,000.00 500.00 2,000.00 3,500.00 500.00 300.00 Net Balance Estimated Income To be appropriated 1,600.00 300.00 5,000.00 300.00 950.47 550.47 900.00 58,000.00 Respectfully submitted $54,450.47 $54,450.47 JAY O. RICHARDS, ROBERT L. RYDER, HALLIE C. BLAKE. REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS Lexington, Mass., January 1, 1916. To the Lexington School Committee : My third annual report as Superintendent of the Lexington Schools is hereby respectfully submitted for your consideration. This is the thirtieth in the series of such reports for this Town. Each succeeding annual school census shows a marked increase in the number of children for whose education our local school system is responsible. Not only is this increase numerically Iarger each year but it is likely to continue so for some time to come. The growth of the City of Boston affects the population of its suburban towns in inverse ratio to their distance. Until quite recently Lexington was scarcely conscious of being within the zone of such influence. Now, how- ever, with the rapid growth of Arlington to give addi- tional emphasis, we are confronted with the startling fact that not only must we play our part in the absorp- tion of Boston's increasing overflow but we have already begun to do so. The first attempt toward an adjustment to meet such conditions is always found in the enlargement of the material equipment. Problems of housing thrust them- selves forward with an urgency that. brooks no delay. To prophesy that a school plant which is today more than ample will provide suitable accommodations for a definite term of future years is to invite complica- tions later on. So long as the number of children to be educated continues to increase, that long must we inev- itably expect to continue the expansion of our housing facilities. 10 • But the problem is by no means wholly one of ma- terial equipment. Questions of transportation become correspondingly complex. The advantages of central- ized schools are so overwhelmingly apparent that a return to the old district school plan is out of the ques- tion. Yet the process of providing satisfactory means of moving children from the outlying parts of the town to our grade schools presents increasing difficulties as it grows in magnitude. It may be well, therefore, at this time to call the at- tention of our citizens to the modern form of school organization which is spreading so rapidly through the Middle West and into the more conservative East as well. The so-called "Six and Six" plan, already tried out to the point where its worth has been abundantly demonstrated, has developed to a degree where it is no longer to be considered a mere experiment. It is like our own system in that it provides for twelve years of education for each child at public expense. Six of these years, however, are under the present grade school form of organization, and the remaining six are divided equally between a junior and senior high school. The plan is based upon the pedagogic fact, long suspected but only recently recognized, that the natural point in the development of a child where it begins to respond better to a more varied type of edu- cational administration comes at the beginning rather than at the middle of the adolescent period. For many years the decrease in interest of the pupil in the seventh and eighth grades with its accompanying retardation of progress has been noted. Various devices have been tried for overcoming this condition with little real success until the advent of the "Six and Six" plan. The junior high school seems to meet the need. It provides for instruction by specialists in each branch of the cur- riculum instead of having pupils under the single con - 11 trol of one individual. Varied contact with different personalities is introduced at the time when the child's mind is beginning the struggle to emerge from an atti- tude of naive acceptance of fact to an understanding of itself. Promotion by subject rather than by grade stimulates interest and avoids a considerable amount of retardation. A limited opportunity for the election of certain subjects may be offered without rendering the pupil ineligible to pursue any of the senior high school courses. Graduation and the receipt of a junior high school diploma become objects of interest which holds the restless pupil in school during the years when he is most likely to drop out. Moreover, having se- cured it, he is but three years removed from a senior diploma and has already bridged the most serious gap in his educational scheme. More truly it may be said that such a gap has quite largely ceased to exist. The ultimate adoption of such a plan in Lexington is in line both with our present progress in increasing the capacity of our grade buildings and with the relief which the fast approaching High School congestion will soon demand. To be sure, the new method of ad- ministration will require adjustment and cannot be un- dertaken hastily. For this reason it is well to get the idea before us in advance of the time when High School conditions begin to call for serious attention. A survey of the present condition of our schools discloses many interesting and instructive facts. The table in the appendix, showing the number of pupils actually attending the various grades and the High School, gives evidence of our steady growth and throws light upon what we may expect in the near future. The extent to which pupils drop out of the High School together with the causes and results of this proceeding 12 are seen from the figures included in the following table covering the past three years :— TABLE OF CAUSES AND RESULTS OF LEAVING HIGH SCHOOL Other Schools 3 5 8 0 0 0 0 Working Lack of Interest 16 Lack of Ability 10 Parents' Choice 0 Desire to Work 7 Financial 7 Ill Health 3 Miscellaneous 1 Total Idle 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 Miscel- laneous Total 2 25 0 18 1 9 1 8 0 7 0 3 2 3 44 16 7 TIME OF WITHDRAWAL First year Second year Third year Fourth year 6 38 25 4 Total 73 6 73 It should be noted that the ratio of such cases to the whole number of scholars in Lexington is far below the average throughout Massachusetts towns; that a large percentage of these cases occur in the second and third years; that most pupils are beyond the nor- mal age when they drop out; that lack of ability or of interest in the courses offered is the most common cause; and that the majority have entered employment of some kind. Forty-two were boys, thirty-one were girls, and forty-two were beyond the normal age at the time of withdrawal. 13 OCCUPATIONS OF THOSE ENGAGED IN WORK Lexington Boys Girls In stores 2 3 Office work 0 0 Driving teams 3 0 Heip'g parent 1 1 Factory 1 0 Farming 4 0 Carpentering 2 0 Plumbing 2 0 Telephone 0 2 Dressmaking 0 1 Electrician 1 0 Errands 1 0 Cafe 0 0 Bank Mes- Greater Boston Total Grand Boys Girls Boys Girls Total 4 1 6 4 10 1 4 1 4 5 1 0 4 0 4 1 0 2 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 o 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 senger 0 0 1 0 1 0 1. Odd jobs 4 2 0 0 4 2 6 Total 21 9 9 5 30 14 44 The shifting nature of our school population appears in the next table, about one-third of all our pupils hav- ing received their education in other communities. It would seem natural to find the proportion growing larger in the later years of school life. That such is not the case illustrates an interesting fact regarding the economic factors which influence change of residence. The tendency to change the place of habitation gradu- ally disappears as people grow older and as families increase in size, thus rendering the bonds of attach- ment to the place of abode both stronger and more numerous. Most of our increase in population Ls made up of families in which the children are quite young, 14 thus accounting for the more rapid proportionate growth of the lower grades. PUPILS WHO HAVE ATTENDED SCHOOLS RISE - WHERE THAN IN LEXINGTON Seniors 12 Grade Grade Grade Grade Grade Grade Grade Grade High School Sophomores 20 Hancock 17 19 15 15 17 14 8 4 Juniors 19 Adams VIII 12 VII 16 VI 12 V 25 IV 19 III 16 II 8 I 1 Freshmen 34 Munroe 4 12 8 17 12 13 7 0 Total 85 Total 33 47 35 57 48 43 23 5 Total 109 109 73 291 Grand Total, 376 A third place where investigation throws much light is in the matter of double promotion and retardation in the grades. The figures show that about one-third of those who receive double promotion fail to hold the advantage thus gained. Moreover, the ones who do are seldom found among those maintaining excellent scholarship when the High School is reached. There are enough individual exceptions to indicate that double promotions may sometimes be very desirable and successful; but in an eight grade system the effect is likely to be that the pupil reaches High School at an immature age for successful work. In general it seems safe to say that double promotions are inadvisable un- less the pupil has entered school somewhat over age and has excellent health. 16 DOUBLE PROMOTIONS (The investigation includes all double promotions which have at any time occurred among the pupils now in the Lexington schools.) Grade Omitted High Adams Hancock Munroe Total 1 5 1 8 2 16 II 9 4 8 8 29 III 5 1 6 2 14 IV 8 5 2 0 15 V 1 0 1 1 3 VI 2 0 0 0 2 VII 2 0 0 1 3 VIII 3 0 0 0 3 Total 35 11 25 14 85 Retardations are more numerous than double pro- motions and, unlike them, are of more frequent occur- rence in the upper grades. This follows naturally from the practice of giving the benefit of the doubt to the pupil in lower grade promotions. His deficiency becomes cumulative, so that by the time he has reached the upper grades retardation is inevitable. It is the most potent factor in producing discontent, bad be- havior, and desire to drop out of school, and is avoided by the teachers except in eases of the most pressing RETARDATION Grand Adams Hancock Munroe Total Total Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Total number retarded 22 11 11 23 19 16 52 50 102 Retarded twice 5 4 4 6 $ 14 17 24 41 16 Retarded three times 6 4 1 6 4 0 11 10 21 Retarded four times 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 Among the High School pupils there are forty-nine who have been retarded at some time during their course in the grades. Of these twenty-five are boys and twenty-four are girls. THE GRADES Details concerning the progress of the past year in the grades may be briefly stated. The opening of school last September found us without the services of two teachers who had given the town faithful and ef- ficient service. The vacancy in the seventh grade at the Hancock building caused by the removal of Miss Lu Lusk to Wellesley is being filled acceptably by Miss Ella M. Greene. Miss Lena DeLoura took the fifth grade position at the Munroe School, made vacant by the marriage of Miss Purcell. Two new teachers were added to the force at this building, namely, Miss Blanche Whelpley and Miss Lucy Sawyer, thus raising the number of instructors to eight as in the other build- ings. At the Adams School Miss Isabel Monahan was secured to fill the seventh grade position. All of our new teachers are normal graduates who have had pre- vious experience in actual service. Systematic penmanship supervision was begun last February under the guidance of Mr. Thomas A. Wal- ton. Its need was so apparent and its benefit so marked that it was continued on a larger scale when the new school year opened. In common with the ma- jority of public schools in the East we are using the Palmer method under the direction of Miss Minnie Rey- nolds who gives personal supervision throughout the 17 i grades two days each week. Her work is done with both pupils and teachers. For the first time in yc,ars we may feel that proper attention is being paid to this important subject. Parents should remember that a free arm muscular movement, such as alone can pro- duce good penmen, is of slow growth and does not yield as accurate a formation of characters during the earlier years as the old finger movement in which the letters are really drawn at a slow rate of speed rather than written. Great assistance may be rendered at home if children are required at all times to use care in the ap- pearance of their handwriting and in the method of producing it. Spelling is another subject which is receiving special attention this year. Teachers are appealing to both eye and ear in the effort to produce an ability to spell not merely the words which have been studied but new words as well. The old fashioned oral spelling match has been revived with good results. The frequent crit- icism that young people of today do not spell as well as their parents and grandparents did is probably just. This fact can be accounted for, however, by the greatly decreased time which the present curriculum, enlarged to meet the public demand, allows for this subject and by the enormous number of words which have lately been introduced into the language, most of which are not easily spelled. The questionable movement toward "simplified" spelling has also contributed heavily toward rendering the problem more complex, paradox- ical as such a statement may sound. Grade athletics and supervised play are receiving their attention and are yielding large returns in the pro- motion of self reliance, obedience, respect for the rights of others, physical development, and an invaluable real- ization of the advantages gained from sinking individ- 18 ual interests in the ,interests of team work. The play- ground activities conducted by the Park Commission are so closely related to those of the school along this line that their splendid achievements deserve mention here. Finally, let us call attention to the fact that our eight grade system is producing excellent results in prepar- ing our pupils for further work in the High School. The number of Grammar School graduates who do not con- tinue their education in our own school system is almost negligible. For the support which parents are con- stantly giving us we are very grateful. Particularly does the writer desire to express his thanks to those in the Munroe district for their cordial acceptance of the various temporary hardships which had to be en- dured during the weeks when we were unable to use the Munroe building. The splendid accommodations which the children now are enjoying will, it is to be hoped, amply make up for the inconveniences of that period. THE HIGH SCHOOL Somehow' the feeling seems to exist in certain quar- ters that the writer does not encourage visitation by parents in the case of the High School. Reference to the concluding sentence of my last report should serve to clear up this point. If every parent would visit the School at least once a year it would serve as a stimulus to both pupils and teachers and would furnish a means of arriving at a solution of many individual problems. The introduction of military drill as an elective subject, the expansion of the work in mechanical draw- ing and sewing, the beginning of a plan by which gen- eral course pupils may receive credit toward gradua- tion for work in music carried on outside of school, and 19 the installation of a printing outfit are the principal new features of the work of this year. Of the first it may be said that the generous equip- ment supplied by Mr. Hallie C. Blake has made possible the establishment of two military companies under the competent instruction of Commandant Walter M. Lyon. It affords a form of healthful physical exercise for many who do not take part in athletic sports. The fact that it is not compulsory eliminates any possible ob- jection on the part of those who do not care to have their sons imbibe a military atmosphere at this time. It is intended for exercise and discipline, not as a prep- aration for war. General Course pupils who take vocal or instru- mental music lessons outside of school may receive two points credit toward graduation each year. To obtain this credit the pupil is expected to take at least one such music lesson a week throughout the school year under a teacher of recognized standing and success- fully pass a course in music appreciation given once a week under the supervision of Miss White, assisted by Miss French. A number are already taking advantage of this opportunity. More of our girls should be receiving the benefits of the excellent graded course in Sewing given by Miss Nicholson. The instruction is entirely individual, thus making rapid progress possible in all cases where in- terest and ability are shown. This work is open to all general course girls and to others as well under certain conditions. The addition of a complete printing outfit to the High School equipment will shortly lead to a systematic vo- cational course being opened to a limited number of boys. All of the printing for school purposes is now sU being done in this department at so great a saving and expense that the cost of equipment will be met in less than three years. Debating has developed rapidly into one of the most valuable forms of High School activities. A trophy for the winners of an interclass series was presented to the school by the Class of 1915 upon graduation. So suc- cessful has been the interscholastic debates held within the last two years that it has been deemed advisable to expand the work along this line so as to increase the number of such contests and open them up to the girls. Debates with boys' teams from Arlington and Cam- bridge have been arranged for this year; also a girls' debate with Arlington. A healthful spirit has been fostered by the social and athletic activities of the schools. In this connection our thanks are due to many for their cordial assistance. Wherever an opportunity has presented itself for fur- thering the interests of our boys and girls it has met with an immediate response. The spirit of Lexington mothers has continued to manifest itself in the pro- vision of school lunches, the purchase of blankets for the football team, and other acts of thoughtfulness which have been highly appreciated. For all of these things we make grateful acknowledgment and ask for a continuation of that moral support without which we cannot hope to achieve the fullest measure of success. Yours respectfully, ARTHUR H. CARVER. 21 • APPENDIX LIST OF TEACHERS, JANUARY 1, 1916 Name Elected Years ofExperience preparation HIGH SCHOOL . Arthur H. Carver, A. M. Principal 1913 13 Dickinson College. Fred C. Ball, Sub -Master 1911 26 Chamberlain Institute. Elsa W. Regestein.... Grace P. French 1908 1911 I! 15 Mt. Holyoke College. Wellesley�College. Ulrike E. Benson 1913 6 Boston University. Minnie Packard 1913 6 Wellesley College. Marion A. Guilford 1913 6 Radcliffe College, Helen L. Brown 1913 5 Boston University. Aimee E. Currier 1914 7 Tufts College. Sarah E. Tracy 1914 12 Swarthmore College. Charlotte E. Phinney 1914 4 Boston University. ADAMS SCHOOL Katherine T. Gregory, Principal . 1912 7 Farmington Normal, Me. E. Isabel Monahon 1915 3 Gorham Normal, Me. Roxie M. Smith 1913 8 Biddeford, Me. May L. Benjamin 1910 10 Truro Normal. Arlie M. Beals 1914 6 Farmington Normal, Me. Mabel C. Pond 1907 14 Bridgewater Normal. Etta M. Taylor 1913 15 Voohree's Normal Kindergar- Carrie F. Fiske 1872 43 Holt Normal. [ten. HANCOCK SCHOOL • Henry T. Prario, Principal 1911 6 Bridgewater Normal. Ella M. Greene 1915 2 Plymouth Normal, N. 11. Harriet S. French 1914 11 North Adams Normal. Emma E. Wright 1877 43 Holt Norma]. Neva G. Mitchell 1902 25 Quincy Training School. Hattie E. Baker 1911 5 Perry Kindergarten School. Jennie F. Blodgett 1894 21 Bridgewater Normal. Marion L. Rogers 1902 17 Symonds Kindergarten School MUNROE SCHOOL Mary C. Lusk, Principal 1911 9 Missouri State Normal. Lucy A. Sawyer 1915 7 Plymouth Normal, N. H. Joanna M. Kilmain 1910 8 Framingham Normal. Lena M. DeLoura 1915 4 Framingham Normal. Blanche Whelpley 1915 1 Salem Normal. Winnifred A. Briggs 1912 12 Gorham Normal. Mary V. Tewksbury 1914 5 Wheelock Training School. Amelia M. Mulliken. 1878 36 Boston Normal. SPECIAL TEACHERS Edmund R. Ketchum, Drawing 1907 13 Boston Normal Art School. Carrie E. White, Music 1913 4 Northampton Inst. of Music Walter M. Lyon, Manual Training Pedagogy. and Military Drill 1914 2 Larsson Sloyd School. Josephine G. Nicholson, Sewing . 1913 8 Boston Domestic Science [School.' Minnie E. Reynolds, Penmanship 1915 12 Cedar Rapids Business College. • NUMBER OF PUPILS IN GRADE SCHOOLS ADAMS SCHOOL Grade Boys Girls Total Teacher 8 13 8 21 Katherine T. Gregory 7 15 8 23 E. Isabel Monahon 6 16 14 30 Roxie M. Smith 5 16 16 32 May L. Benjamin 4 17 15 32 Arlie M. Beals 3 26 18 44 Mabel C. Pond 2 26 23 49 Etta M. Taylor 1 25 27 52 Carrie F. Fiske 56 154 129 283 62 HANCOCK SCHOOL Grade Soya Girls Total Tec her 8 15 24 39 Henry T. Prario 7 14 24 38 Ella. M. Greene 6 22 15 37 Harriet S. French 5 21 23 44 Emma E. Wright 4 24 22 46 Neva G. Mitchell 3 18 22 40 Hattie E. Baker 2 24 18 42 Jennie F. Blodgett 1 30 23 53 Marion L. Rogers 56 168 171 339 62 MUNROE SCHOOL Grade Bays Girls Total Teacher 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 12 19 18 19 21 22 24 29 164 11 14 19 24 17 20 18 22 145 23 33 37 43 38 42 42 51 309 Mary C. Lusk Lucy A. Sawyer Joanna M. Kilmain Lena M. DeLoura Blanche Whepley Winnifred A. Briggs Mary V. Tewksbury Amelia M. Mulliken 23 14 SUMMARY OF PUPILS IN LEXINGTON SCHOOLS Grade Boys Girls Total High School Seniors 16 28 44 High School Juniors 27 32 59 High School Sophomores. 33 24 57 High School Freshmen .... 31 26 57 High School Specials 3 4 7 High School Post -Graduates 1 4 5 Total in High School, 111 118 229 Eighth 40 43 83 Seventh 48 46 94 Sixth 56 48 104 Fifth 56 63 119 Fourth 62 54 116 Third 66 60 126 Second 74 59 133 First 84 72 156 Total in Grades 486 445 931 Grand Total 597 563 1160 24 HONOR LIST The following pupils have not been absent or tardy for the time indicated, years being computed from January 1st to December 31st: HIGH SCHOOL Three Years Dana Pulsifex Alice Spaulding Carl Terhune Bertha Cairns Richard Johnson Grace Mitchie Alan Pulsifer Lionel Bartlett Ruth Bryant Ethel Butcher Ruth Donahue James Drury Fred Fox Charles Blake Kenneth Blake Eugene Bramhall Thomas Breslin Dorothy Buck Laurence Burnham Margaret Cochran Eldred Cheney Elizabeth Cosgrove Mark Dodd Georgina DeVeau Alden Kelly Donald Love Two Years Sarah Ferguson Hazel Richardson William Samuel Lee Staples Millicent Switser One Year Mary Martin Barbara Parks Lilian Roberts Warren Russell Waldo Saul Emil Savage Oscar Sorenson John Valentine Frances Whittaker Helen Wilkinson Dorris Wilson Stanley Wilson 2 ADAMS SCHOOL Three Years Marion Wilson, Grade III Two Years Harold Wellington, Grade VIII One Year Muriel Sim, Grade VIII Harold Tyler, Grade VI Lillian Fletcher, Grade VII Howard Fligg, Grade III Elmer Lowe, Grade VII Clifford Fletcher,Grade II HANCOCK SCHOOL Two Years Louise Spellenberg, Grade VIII Delle Terhune, Grade VI One Year Frances Ballard, Grade Eloise Hubbell, Grade VI VIII Cecil Bruce, Grade VIII Kathryn Martin, Grade VIII Emily Nelles, Grade VIII Clara Bunzel, Grade VII Violet Nichols, Grade VH Norman O'Sullivan, Grade VII Mildred Spidel, Grade VII Harold Phelps, Grade VII Barbara Ballard, Grade VI Fred Newhall, Grade VI Roger Bruce, Grade V Elizabeth Ballard, Grade IV Alexander Calder, Grade IV Catherine Graham, Grade IV Otis Mulliken, Grade IV William Bramhall, Jr., Grade III MUNROE SCHOOL One Year Elroy Dalrymple, Grade Mary Blodgett, Grade VII VIII Damon Valentine, Grade Ida Blodgett, Grade VIII VI Alan Adams, Grade VII Elwyn Preston, Grade V 26 AWARD OF PRIZES HIGH SCHOOL, 1915 Clapp Written Prize George Woodman Emery Clapp Oral Prize Mary Carolyn Ball George O. Smith Prizes Elizabeth Claire Ball George Woodman Emery French Medals—High School John Dudley Love Mary Carolyn Ball Marjorie Steele Smith Winners of French Medals ---Grade Schools ADAMS SCHOOL Richard Robert Wiggins Margaret Ingeborg Peterson Rose Kaplan HANCOCK SCHOOL Rosalind Elizabeth Hubbell Edwin Robinson Richards Lee Everett Staples MUNROE SCHOOL Alfred Pierce, Jr. John Sherburne Valentine Albert Pherson 27 HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES Class of 1915 Elizabeth Claire Bali, Lexington Mary Carolyn Ball, Radcliffe College Frederick Schall Britton, Massachusetts Institute Tech- nology Helen Louise Brown, Lexington Samuel Winthrop Dean, Harvard College Catherine Anna DeChamp, Nova Scotia George Woodman Emery, Harvard College Roland Edgar Garmon, East Lexington Earle Lincoln Hadley, Business Richard Van Arsdale Hubbell, Post Graduate Dorothy Abbie Hulbert, Wheaton College Arthur Kenison, Massachusetts Institute Technology Ervin Montague Kenison, Massachusetts Institute Tech- nology Miriam Knowles, South Easton Sarah Helen Little, Burlington John Dudley Love, Harvard College Alice Gertrude Manley, Salem Normal School William Frye Martin, Bowdoin College Anna Gertrude McInerney, Post Graduate Clayton Monroe Morse, Post Office, Bedford Harold Macy Nunn, Massachusetts Normal Art School Katherine Grace O'Leary, Business Florence Mildred Oliver, Somerville Marjorie Steele Smith, Smith College Dorothy Teague, Post Graduate Hugh Campbell Tupper, Lexington Gas Company Dorothy Vickery, Lexington Melissa Otis Whiting, Business Dorothy Wilson, Post Graduate Louise Achsah Wright, Business 28 GRADUATION PROGRAM Music Graduation March Invocation "My Dream" CLASS OF 1915 Orchestra Orchestra Rev. John M. Wilson Waldteufel High School Chorus History of the Lexington High School John Dudley Love Mary Carolyn Ball William Frye Martin The Spirit of the Pageant Presentation of Class Gift War—A Necessity to Progress George Woodman Emery Orchestra Music Address Rev. George L. Perin, D. D. President Franklin Square House "The Lotus Flower" "Three Fishers" High School Chorus Award of Prizes Mr. Robert L. Ryder of the School Committee Conferring of Diplomas Music Schumann Hullah Mr. Robert L. Ryder Orchestra GRAMMAR SCHOOL GRADUATES ADAMS SCHOOL Frederick Dingwell Rose Kaplan Ruth Lassof Mary McGarry Katherine McGilvray Helen Meek Cecilia O'Neil Margaret Peterson Hazel Reynolds Ralph Roberts Alice Stoney Robert Tucker Richard Wiggins HANCOCK SCHOOL Alfred Ball Alden Kelly Haig Bashian Alice McDevitt Kenneth Blake Norman McIntosh Cecilia Brenton Grace Mitchiz Wendell Buck Wesley Nichols Kenneth Clarke Helen Ready Margaret Cochran Edwin Richards Phyllis Day Helen Ryan Ruth Dwyer William Samuel Sarah Ferguson Lee Staples Edith Hill Carl Terhune George Hinchey Madeline Viano Margaret Hoiden Elizabeth Webster Rosalind Hubbell Morris Wood MUNROE SCHOOL Edmund Corbett Albert Pherson Owen Fligg Alfred Pierce, Jr. Richard Kelley Ethelyn Richardson Ernest Lunderville Hazel Richardson Laura McKenzie John Valentine John O'Connor Earl Young 30 REPORT OF THE SCHOOL PHYSICIAN January 1, 1916. To the Superintendent of the Public Schools, Dear Sir :—Although the number of pupils in the schools increased largely during the past year, the number of dismissals for sickness or contagious affec- tions was the least since the introduction of the school physician. Parasitical cases nearly disappeared from the schools. Sporadic cases of whooping cough and measles were the only troublesome conditions aside from common colds. At the beginning of the year with a large increase of attendance and the necessity of changing around the pupils of the different schools to allow for the repair- ing and rebuilding of school houses, the work of ex- amination was rendered much easier by the assistance of a school nurse furnished by the Associated Chari- ties. The cases referred home and suspected cases of contagious troubles were taken in charge by the nurse, who in many instances followed the pupils to their home and instructed the parents in methods of treatment. There was no epidemic of any kind during the year. Some accidents and sudden illnesses were eared for and the pupils taken to their homes. The assistance of the nurse was thoroughly appreciated and highly com- mended. It is refreshing to note the difference in her reception by the parents from that of a former school 31 nurse several years back, when the assistance of a policeman was required to enable her to enter some of the homes to which she was sent. In the present case, the school nurse was not only welcomed but was sum- moned on several occasions to come to the house and give advice. Only lack of funds prevents the employ- ment of a school nurse all the year round. Apropos of contagious diseases, such as scarlet fever and diphtheria, it is well for those parents who, at the first report of a contagious case, whether in the school or town, make the telephone to the School Committee and teachers hum with discordant advice about fumi- gation or the closing of school, to understand that fumi- gation has been proved by prominent physicians in dif- ferent parts of the country to be of very slight value. In New York and Baltimore children in some wards were allowed to return to apartments in which there had been cases of a contagious nature without fumi- gation, while in others strict fumigation was carried on, and the number of contagious cases resulting was com- paratively the same. Such experiments by these physicians have shown that there was no increase in the number of contagious cases in the cities where there was no fumigation over those cities that had been and were practicing the most particular kind of fumigation. Providence, Boston, Brooklyn, and New York City, and other large cities have entirely discontinued the practice of fumigation of school houses or of private homes with no increase up to the present time of their contagious diseases. Many of the Iarge towns have also stopped entirely, thus saving in one way the large cost of disinfection which has proved to be of very small value. Other health officials would like to discontinue what they 32 believe to be a useless process to which they are held, however, by public sentiment. The same may be said in regard to the closing of school houses. Children are safer in the school room under the inspection of teachers and school physician than outside where they are more likely to be in the street playing in close contact with other children ill with the prevailing distemper. In regard to the use of school books and of library books the situation is much the same. Yale College had occasion to move the books of its great library some time ago, during which time the dust, which for years had accumulated on the books and shelves, was examined in hundreds of cases without the discovery of a single instance of any contagious germs. Also something might be said regarding the taking of children from school for fear of catching some con- tagious disease. In one town a parent was fined for doing this and ordered to send back his children to the school. The usual examinations and the daily visits have been made by the School Physician during the year. The school houses have been most carefully looked after, and the teachers and Committee have all co- operated in keeping the Lexington schools in the front rank of the schools of the State. We wish to express our thanks for their co-operation. Respectfully submitted, J. O. TILTON, School Physician. 33 REPORT OF ATTENDANCE OFFICER Lexington, January 1, 1916. To the Superintendent of the Lexington Schools, Dear Sir:—I wish to submit the following report for the year ending December 31, 1915. I,have received fifty calls and have investigated each case. I found the following reasons for absence: Kept home by parents Sickness Truants Unsuitable clothing Left town Hot weather Expected to enter Industrial School Respectfully yours, PATRICK J. MAGUIRE. 34 20 13 9 3 2 2 1 CONTENTS Assessors, Report of Auditor, Report of • Abatement of Taxes April Nineteenth Assessors . Auditor Balance Sheet, Dec. 31, 1915 Bank and Corporation Tax Board of Health Board of Survey • Cash Expenditures . Cary Memorial Library (Dog Tax Account) Cary Memorial Library (Expense Account) Cemeteries Cemeteries (Special Appropriation for Pipe) Cemetery Trust Funds . Clerk of School Committee Clerk, Trustees of Public Trusts Collector of Taxes Committee on New Cemetery Contingent County Tax . Discount on Taxes Edgestones Election and Registration Extinguishing Forest Fires • Finance Committee . Fire Department . Fire Prevention Tax . Hastings Park, Care of Hayes Fountain Highways Hydrants Inspector of Buildings Inspector of Cattle . Inspector of Meats and Provisions Interest Insurance . Insurance Carried by the Town • • • • 254 288 288 288 289 290 388 290 291 293 385 295 293 295 297 297 297 298 298 299 299 302 302 302 303 304 304 305 310 311 311 311 317 318 318 319 320 319 320 • Auditor --Continued Land Taken for Water Purposes Loans for Revenue (Temporary Loans) Memorial Day . New Fire Hose Outside Aid . Overseers of Poor Police Department . Premium on Bonds . . Preservation of Plans of the Town . Protection of Burial Grounds Public Parks Purchase of Additional Steel Fittings for T• own Vault Recapitulation . , . , Removal of Snow Schools High School Adams School . Hancock School . Common to All Schools Monroe School Summary • , School House Construction Sealer of Weights and Measures Selectmen Sewer Tax Sidewalks Soldiers' Relief . Special Drainage Assessment State Aid State Highway T▪ ax State Tax Stone Building Street Lights . Summer Street Extension Support of Poor Suppression of Moths . Suppression and Extermination of Insects Surveyors of Highways Taxes . Tax Titles Tax Title Suspen▪ se Tree Warden . Town Clerk . • • • • • • • • • • 321 365 322 322 322 324 324 326 327 327 327 330 384 354 331 338 331 335 346 343 349 350 351 352 353 354 355 355 356 356 356 357 358 359 359 362 362 364 364 365 365 372 366 Auditor—Continued Town Debt . Town Debt, when Due . • Town Hall . Town Physician . Town Stenographer . Town Treasurer . Treasurer of Cary Memorial Library. Valentine Land . . Village Hall . . . Water and Sewer Commissioners Water Department . . Water Main (Baker Avenue) . • . Watering Troughs . Widening Massachusetts Avenue . Board of Health, Report of . . Cary Memorial Library, Librarian, Report of Cary Memorial Library, Treasurer, Report of Cary Memorial Library, Trustees, Report of Cary Memorial Library, Investment Com., Report of Cemetery Committee, Report of - Committees Appointed at Various Town Meetings by Selectmen . Fire Engineers, Report of . Forest Warden, Report of Fumigator, Report of . . Inspector of Animals . Inspector of Buildings . Inspector of Meat, Report of . Inspector of Meats and Provisions, Report of Inspector of Milk Inspector of Plumbing, Report of . . Jurors, List of . Lexington Town Records . Warrant for a Town Meeting, Jan 6, 1915 Town Meeting, Jan. 6, 1915 Adjourned Meeting Jan. 13, 1915 Warrant for a Town Meeting, Feb. 10, 1915 . Town Meeting Feb. 10, 1915 Warrant for a Town Meeting, March 1, 1915 Annual Town Meeting, March 1, 1915 . Adjourned Meeting, March 15, 1915 . Adjourned Meeting, March 22, 1915 Warrant for a Town Meeting, June 14, 1915 Town Meeting, June 14, 1915 . . 367 394 368 370 371 371 372 373 373 379 374 379 382 383 182 203 207 199 209 195 10 167 251 189 194 196 192 193 198 188 165 12 12 16 20 25 27 32 37 50 61 70 74 Lexington Town Records—Continued Warrant for a State Primary, Sept. 21, 1915 . State Primary, Sept. 21, 1915 Warrant for State Election, Nov. 2, 1915 State Election, Nov. 2, 1915 . . Committee Reports . . Acts of the General Court Accepted by the Town during the Year 1915 . . 118 List of Town Officers . . Officers Appointed by the Selectmen Moth Committee, Report of . Odorless Cart Report . Park Commissioners, Report of . Police Department, Report of . Sealer of Weights and Measures, Report of . . Selectmen, Highway Surveyors, Overseers of Poor, Report of Statement of Town Debt • Tax Collector, Report of Tax Statistics . Town Clerk, Report of . Births Deaths . Dogs . Hunters' Licenses . Marriages Town Treasurer's Report Tree Warden, Report of Trustees of Public Trusts, Report of Water and Sewer Commissioners . SCHOOL REPORT Appendix . Award of Prizes Grammar School Graduates High School Graduates . High School Graduation . Report of Superintendent Report of Attendance Officer Roll of Honor Report of School Physician School Committee's Report 86 89 97 99 105 3 6 245 190 259 179 252 154 283 280 256 136 140 147 153 153 136 284 247 268 211 22 27 30 28 29 10 34 25 31 5