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1898 Annual Watertown Report
RTOWN PUARY � NIMdANEro�1➢�VR�II�W�I�tl�V'IE 868 0 590 1566 WARRANT T FOR TOW 1 1.9 MH 1 G. To A,,O, Con t fal le of Me Town of k alerto-aw, GREETING : In the name of the Commonwealth of 7.1,Iassachusetts, you are hereby required to notify* and warn the legal voters of V4Watertowil to meet in the Town hell, on Monday, the fOUTteenth day of jNlarch next, :et 5.45 o'clock A. NI., to act on the following articles, namel)� AR-rICLE i. To choose a inuderator for said ineeting. ARTICLE 2. To choose all necessary Town Officers for the ensuing year, the following to be printed and chosen on one ballot, to tvit One; Town Clerk for one year. Three Selectmen for one year, who shall also be {Overseers of the Poor, Surveyors of Highways and Appraisers. One 'Town Treasurer for one year. Three Assessors of Taxes for one year. One Auditor for one year. Three Constables for one year. Two members of the Board of School Committee for three years. One Collector of Taxes for one yeear. Two members of the Board of Trustees of the Free Public Library for three years. One member of the Board of Health far three years.. One member of the Hoard of Park. Cocrznaissioners for three years. Also on the same ballot : Shall Licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this town the ensuing year? The vote on this questi+an will be, Yes, and 1�,=o. ARTICLE ,3... To choose all athe"r necessary To%vn Officers in such manner as the Town may direct. The Palls will open at 6 o'clock A. M., and may remain open eczetil 4 o'clock P. M. ARTICL$ 4. To ]tear the reports of the Town 4flicers as printed, and to hear the report of any committee, heretofore rippointed, and act thereon. ARTICLE ,. To grant such sums of money ns may be thought necessary for the uses and expenses of the rorwrn the ensuing year, and for paying a portion of the town debt, direct how the same shill be raised, or take any action relating thereto. ARTICLE G. To see what method the 'Town wvill aLdopt for the collection of taxes the en°suillg year, and fix the compens.a- tion for the services of the Collector, or act thereon. ARTIICI-F 7. To see if the Town will vote to adopt the list of Jurors as subinitted by the Selectmen, or act thereon. ARTICLE S. To see if the Town will grant a slim of rzioney for the care of the grounds around the Soldiers' 1Mununient, and to defray the expenses of decorating the graves of deceased soldiers on the next Memorial Drry and authorize Isaac B. Patten Post SI, C. A. R., to expend the same, direct hose the sane shall be raised, or Tact thereon. ARTICLE 9. To see if the Town will acith.oria.e the Town. Treasurer, under- the direction of the Seiectmen, to borrow such ;surns of money for the use of the Town its May the necessary in anticipation of taxes, of the current year, and issue: the notes of the Town therefor, the indebtedrress of the Town, under author- ity of this article not to exceed the suni of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($r jo,00v), and all indebtedness incurred by authority of this article shall be payable from sand taxes, or act t lie reon. ARTICLE Ia. To see if the Town will vote to instruct tine Selectmen to lay out and construct a street, over and through land owned by the Town, from the northerly termirwus of Sidney street, in a northwesterly direction to Orchard street, appropriate the necessary sum of money to pay the cost of the s une, direct how it shall be raised, or act thereon. ARTICLE I I. To hear the report of the corninittee appointed at the last annual meeting to select a site and obtain plans for a new school House, and act thereon. A.RTICLE ra. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Selectmen to take certain lots of land, which may be selected by the committee appointed, for a ,site for a new school house, appropriate the necessary surn of money to pay the cost of the sarne, clirect how it shall be raised, or act thereon. ARTICLE 1.3. To see if the 'Town will vote to :appoint .n com- mittee to conrcr acid Pict with the Metropolitan Park C€antmission in regard to proposed river improvements, or act thereon. ARTICLE 14. To see if the Town will vote to pay its laborers 61e SUM of two dollars tier day, or aet thereon. ARTICLE 15. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of one thousand dollars for the purpose of colnstrtmcting a shed on the Town farm, to provide for the proper care of the tools and equipmnem-it of the several departments, direct how the sa2ne :Tall be raised, or act thereon. ARTICLE a6. To see if the Town will vote to pay to Bridget Reilly, Mary F. Reagan, juhn P. Reagan and Cornelius Coffey the sum of two hundred dollars, to settle their claim tier damages in conserluence of flowage of rater from the highway, across their lands on Forrest and Summer streets, appropriate the neces- smtrs- SUM of money for the same, direct how it shall be raised, or act thereon. AnxICLE I{. To see if the Town will Grote to instruct the Board of Selectmen to petition the Legislature for authority to refund the whale or any portion of the 'Town debt, or act thereon. ARTICLE i$. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Board of Selectmen to pet Lion the legislature for such authority as may enable the to►ti a to borrow ai)y, sua-i of money in excess of the debt limit, that may be necessary for the purchase of land for a site and the erect on of it new 1 own Hall thereon, or act thereon. ARTICLE ig. To see if the Town will vote to accept the pro- vision of Section i I of Chapter 481 of the Acts of the year 1894, for the purpose of adopting ley-laws concerning the regulation and inspection of buildings, or act thereon. ARTICLE 2o. To see if tine TOwn Will vote to adopt by-laWS f02- the regulation and inspection of buildings under Authority or Section I t of Chapter 48a of the Acts Or the year 1894, or~act thereon. ARTICLE az. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the necessary strain of money to be exjx!n lcd under the direction of the Selectmen for the purpose of extending the sewer system into Purvis street; authorize the Selectmen to tape said street for sewez• purposes, direct how the money shall be raised, or act thereon- ARTICLE '-3. To see if the Town will vote to atppropriate the necessary sufn of money to settle unpaid claims for land daan- a-es or other necemaary expenses on account of the widening of Mt. Auburn street, direct haw the same shall be raised, or .act thereon. A RTICLL 24. To see if the: Town gill consent to the tak1ng of certain land of the propril;tors of the Cemetery of Mount Au- burn by the city of Cambridge in accordance with authority, recently given therefor by the legislrature, or act thereon. ARTICLZ z5. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Selectmen to sell at auction or private sale the lot of land and old Francis schoolhouse on Mt. Auburn street, or .act thereon, ARTICLE s . To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Board of Selectmen or ]Board of Health to abate any nuisance existing :at the town farm, or :act thereon. ARTICLE 27, To see if the. Town will vote to establish lay- laws to provide for the reanoval of snow and ice, to such an ex- tent .as may be thought expedient, from sidewalks, within the limits of the highways, or town-ways of the town, or act thereon. And you will notify and warn the legal voters of Watertown to rneet at the table and at the pincc herein mentioned, by leav- ing at every inhabited hoarse in town, a printed copy of this war- rant, and also by posting t%vo} or more of saicl copies in conspicu- oats public places in town, seven days prior to the time of staid meeting. Hereof hail not and anaalice return of this warrant with your doings thereon, into the office of the TownClerk, on or before the time of said meeting. Given tender our hands this twenty-sixth day of February,. A. D. t S9 . j.AMES D. EV MNS, jAjgES B. L. COON, jJAIVIES N. VAHEY, Selectmen o_f Watertown. A true eo iv. Attest GEORGE P1-LRKBR, Constable of 14 atertown- ANNUAL REPORTS UY THE OFFICERS 4F THE TOWN OF WATERTOWN5 FOR THE 267th YEAR YEAR ENDING JANUARY 31, 1898, y_t.6, lJ Rf 4 1 WATERTC)WN FREDM. G. BARKER, PRINTER. 1899. POPULATION, The whole number of inhabitants in the town of Watertown, per State Census of 1895, 7,78S. TORN OFFICERS FOR 1897, Setect men, Overseers of the .hoar, Appraisers and Suraegors of Highways. ys. JAMES D. EYANS, Chairman, JAXES II. L. COON, Clerk, JAMES H. VAHEY. ORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD. JAMES 17. EVAN& IIl9lawaYs, Bridges and CulvetU. Intorest, 11ouee conneainns, Sewer Maintenance, and Etten®lon,Couerew Walks,Park CommIssion,'Town Debt, JAMES 11. L.COON, Police,Almshouse,Outaide Aldi State Alai, Health.11111Itarp Ald, Saldlor�„ Relief,'.1 own Hall,Insumnee, JAMES 11. VAIIEY. Fire Department,Contingeut,Street C,1glits, Fuel, C:sttle Inapeotlan,Schoola, Legal Services,IIydrauta, 1'rlutlnbr, Salakrlem, Public,Library, Amessora Expenaes. J.D.EVANS, J. IT,L.COON, J. 11.VA 11EY. Street S}atering, Town Clerk FREDERIC R. CHYrO IETT. Town Treasurer, SAMUEL S. GLEASON. As..essors of axes, JAMES H. N'OR.CROSS, Chairman. FREDERIC E. CRITCHETT, Clerk. THOMAS C. BANKS. Collector of Taxes. WILLIAIA E. FARWELL. 4 TOWN OFFICERS. School G�nrrarraittee. HENRY R, SNINNER Chairman, Term expires hfarnh, 1898 ��1yy1.�11l�.1T}�IIT.'�I' A 111+r;1A.�1/151})E COOLIDGE,, Clark, °' ;i �� 1�S+JIM. C 11:5 Id l�J��'T F, MASON, 1L 4a ii 181is. 11A€I: H. VAHEY, 'a :' a 18911. 1J]n IV IUUU. S. ADIELAIDE HALL, at cc 190G. A as editor. (113ORGE S. 1'ARKEII. Tr iestees of Me Free Paabdie Library. AGED RGE E.. i IUMST, Chainnan, Terrn expires March, 1898. C11A1 LL:S RRIGIIAM, °° it L. 189S. HEII1 EItT C:OOLIDGE, as + 1899. WILLIAM H. BUSTIN, IF3fli). JIMIAN A. :k• EA.D, 'a 1000. WALTER B. SNOW, .c 1900. TERFb1IA11 .1. SULLIVAN, elected to fill the unexpired term of George R. Priest. Board of Ifealfh. Du. JULIAN A- M VA 1), Chairman, Term expires March, 1898. T'VELLTER C. STi 1N V, Clerk, it c° e c 1900. Dtc. 131,,�NI•TTF. 1).l' S'NPORT, 14 1899. 111111AP P, CONNDALY, Agent. Constables. G1;OR E PAR KE11, DA.=L L II. COONEY, LINU5 A. SHA FT. Board of Park Cowntissioners. WILBUR. F. I,EARNE'D, Term exlalres March, 18B8. ARTHUR F. GRAY, co is It 1809. RENNET'I' F. IDAVT.NPORT, it it it 1.9110. Rugaataar Police Officers, Keger of Lock-up, GEORGE PARKER, .7mpector, LINUS A. SHAW, Captain, THOMAS F. LYONS. Yatrobnon. DANIEL 11. COONEY, .TO T F. DWYER, JOSEPH B. WHIM T)eceaeed. TOWN OFFICER$. 5 S,peclal Police Qft£ex3.ZDoi7tg Re+grdar Duty. FRANK If. CALLAHAN, WILL AM P. CO1,1.-11i1 N, ORRIN W. GOSS, .TAMES 7. MADDEIN. Spec ai Potice toilh Pwg T{Gten an Duty, ORRIN W. GOSS, FRANK Il. CALLAIIAN, WILLIAM P. COLEMAN, .JAMES F. MADDEN, T. FRANK HOLMES, rJAMES P. BURKE, JAMES R. HARRISON, GEORGE It. HUDSO , ,TORN REED, EDWARD J. NOONAN, at IT. it. Sawyer's fectory. GARD ER N. PRIEST, at the Unitarian Church. QUINCY A. GREEN , at the Walker Estate. ANDREW J. DE.LCRE'Y, at Bemis Mills. JAMES McGUIR,E, FR.ED W. MES81 li,R, at A"tila Nfillii. 1)Ei`Ih'IS J. SULLIVAN, dart of icer. Special ,Police at Irt. Autrurn (ewetery. .IAME8 C. SC ORGI , JOHN M. DAY, GEORGE R. HILLIEU, WILLIAM L. LYE]N, CHAS. A. DAY, NATHAN W.SALISBURY, ROBERT JOHNSTONE, OLE TH03080N, WILLIAM RICHARD& ,fandor of Me Town ffedl. JAMES R. HARRISON. PuOlic )Vdgher[caul Superintendent of Town Scales. D. J. MAFlONEY. Measure), or Grain. HENRY CI. JACOBS. Public Ifeigh6m of Coal, Lace Stock and hrisceilaneous Xferchandi�e. MICI AEL IIAMROCK, RICIIARD JOY, S. M. 1'l+1ITCHE;LL, S. "I3''. LIBBIE, WILLARD B. A5I3LEY, W. If. PEVEAR. +St+uperintendmt of Cemeteries. GEORGE H. GR-3GG. Ageitt for the Barial of Deceved.goldiers, F REDERIC E. CRITCHI 'I'T. Fence Irieweri. GEORGE PARKER, '.l'kIOMAS ff. WICKS, MOSES WRITING. TOWN OFF IC7;R3. Field Drivers. T-110211AS F. LYONS, DANIEL Ei. COONEY, JOHN REED, JOHN F. DWYER. Argent n( Merz wsr Qf the Prior. it M AM McGLAUFLIN. Sealer of lVeirghts and 3leasures. FREDl'RIC H. CRITCHETT. Measurers of Tlrf)od and Bark. CHESTER SPRAGUE, `i°4'ILLIAM H. PEVEAR, WILLARD B. ASHLEY. pnspector of tiltlk mod Provision-S. PUTLIT' T. CONINTALY. Iraspec€ar of.A i-mats iatended for Sta urilrter or kapt far the production of Milk. GEORGE WY PC}PB, Z eterinacry Surgeon. Keeper of 11lmhousc land .1"Oudd. ,IOFL�T REED. Board of Erviineers of Me Fire Departmcnt. FII I;Iiuwr A. PUILBROOK, HERI3I+;RT .l. LIVERINIORi?, SfiICHAEL 13. COLIAGAN. Town. Physician. GEORGE A. TOWER. Registrars of Voters, GEORGE E. TEELE, Term expires 1893. J-AAfES D. MQN1tHA Nr, f' L{ 1898. PEREZT. SHURTLEFF, {L " I'400. FREDERIC E. CRITCIIETT, liter . Inspector of Plumbing by cappuinimant of the Board of Heultli. PHILIP P. CONNEALY. SELECTMUS REPORT, Adhering to a custom established by successive boards of town officers, the Selectmen herewith submit to the town the annual report or statement. The number of new structures within the last twelve months in the town occupied as dwellings, is fifty-Five ; for business, new in the town, is one large faa tory constructed by the Walker & Pratt Manufacturing Company, one of the finest plants of the kind to be found in the world; which speaks very highly for this ewnterp6sing firm and is as great credit to the town, This plant and the one owned by the Hood Rubber Company, together with about fifty new houses, shows very plainly that in the future rraore attention is needed for the expenditure of money in the east section of the town, where streets should be built and properly lighted for the safety and carivenienee of the public. Melindy avenue should be laid out and built from Mount Auburn street to a paint -where it is :already accepted west of Nichols avenue, at the etpense of the town. There are about 37 aniles Of ways taken for sewer use; also 22.83 Miles of sewer constructed in the Last twelve anonths, and r53 buildings connected with the public sewer the past year, making, together with previous years, 95o connectiot,s. Owing to the long standing and neglected order of the County Commissioners concerning ;arsenal street, the present Board was ordered to appear before the County Commissioners to show cause why their order had not been carried out. The matter was left to one of the mernbers of the Booar€1, and on his recommenda- tion, an article was put in the warrant for a town meeting held SHLECTAMN'S REPORT. Dec. T6, 1897. A cominittee was appointed to confer with the County Commissioners and to report at the anneal town mneet- ing the result of the conference. Arsenal and North Beacon street bridges over the Charles rivet- require almost monthly expenditure of money for the safety of the public travel. The expense of n3aintenanee of these bridges is shared by the City- of Boston, yet the opening and closing of the draw on Arsenal street bridge is a large expense to the town each year. During the past year, North Beacon street Fridge has been newly planked and the United States Government has con- structed a fence on the south Bide which is a credit to the street. ,A large amount of n-loney will he needed the corning; year to put .Arsenal street in suitable condition for public use, it having been left unsafe by the construction of the Bast End sever. It has cost the town this year nearly $1,200 to put the streets disturbed by the sewer in the East end in passable conditiop—this was not taken into consideration when the nrinual appropriation was made. The Newtonville & Watertown Street Railway was granted a location on North Beacon street to the Charles river bridge, The Metropolitan rark Commissioners, in order to carry otit their idea for a parkway along the river, have deemed it wise to tape the Walker c`G Pratt Manufacturing; Company's plant, as. well as time Ross and other estates, which we consider will, in the near future, be a great benefit to our town. Preliminary steps have been taken to relieve the flaw of water in the drain, in the westerly part of Summer street, it being in such a condition at the present tine that it overflows and causes damage to the abutters. The Board would recommend a wider and deeper culvert under Summer street, and to deepen and broaden the drain through the lands of Coffee and Regan to the Fitchburg railroad. A petition for the widening and grading of Waltham street from the Fitchburg railroad bridge to Stanlcv avenue was received P SETi,ECV,11 'IT'S REPORT. �! from the citizens. A hearing was granted, and at ar toNw'at n,e(:r- itig held Dec. 16, 1897, it wvas voted to appropriate at the annual lWarch meeting, $3,000 for carrying on the work. Can petitiOL) of the West End Strect Railway Company for two tracks on Galen street, a hearing_ wits granted, and the Board voted to grant the petition for a double trade on consideration that the West End Street Railway Company lave Galen street from curly to curb from Main street square to Morse street with granite block laving. This they declined to do. The Board did not think it wise to grant a location for two tracks on so narrow street CCt unless entire roadway COUld be used ; and 'befrrre this additional track is granted we think the street should be widened to eighty feet ; this may be d€ ac in the near future. The old iron drinking fountains have always been a Source of expense and were constantly in need of repair ; we have this year placed two substantial watering troughs one in Beacon square and the other- at the junction of 1-bunt Auburn and Con-u-non streets. Each is a solid block of granite weighing respectively seven and twelve torts. They will List a long time_ Time departr1et7t of streets until Atig. r, t 89 f, was under the -Marc of Mr. H. G. Peckham, who was not appointed for the position until abortt the first of Jane, although the streets were under his immediate supervision from Match r, from the fact of his occupying that office. About the first of ,August the Board saw fit to make a change to this department by tke selection of Mr. W. F. Learned, cne of our citizens, who I-Las had extensive experience in the Engineering; Department or the City of Boston. His report will be found giving in detail the expenditure of all mcmey entrusted to his care for the six months ending Jain. 31, 1898. Engineering implements wwbich were much steeled have been purchased for the equipment of the department. The ex- pen6iture of money would not have been made, had it not been neccssair)' in making the settlement with our former superintend- ent, I4r. Peckhanr. One year ago the town had no broken stone material with which .CTAIE S REPORT. 10. to commence the re-surfacing of the streets, and the department was obliged to work at a disadvantage as the crusher was kept at work making material for Mount AL%burn street. At the present time we 11"ve al)aaat 4,2oo hundred togas of stone in our town ytard, of tvlaich Soo tolls is crashed ready for spring use. This stone has been Iaauled during the past season and neatly piled, as it was nitich easier to handle in the frill and winter than in the spring. If we bad waited for stone to be hauled in the sprint;` we should have been without material at a time when it would have been much needed. Permission was given parties to- laraul this stone with the express understanding that the town would pray for it when it is needed for use. During the year the town purchased f"roni the Watertown Water Supply Company their plant, although the price has not is yet been agreed upon. It is hoped that aan ainic«able settlement will be perfected by the committee wvith the water company. With the steady growth or the town there will he ra constant demand in the increase of expenditures. We need public build- ings, but we are obliged to do without them, owing to the finan- cial condition the town is in at the present time. If the town had provided for the payment of such improve- ments as the Francis school, INIoant Auburn street and the sewer, instead of exhrtatstin,- the town's borrowing capacity, we should to-day be in as positiDn to provide for such needed improvements as the town might desire. The Berard, after the unplensrant experience in the crarly part cYf the administration, realized the necessity of a change in the aneth- ods of keeping, the accounts of the highway and Dthur construc- tional departments whereby accurate information in regard to the pay-roll or the cost of any work however small, might be ascer- tained, consequently the adoption of as system is part is now in farce and the-completion of the same will be in readiness for the new administration- These books will show anyone at a glance for what purpose and whcre every cent is expended, acid will be accessible at any time. SELFiXT?4iEN's Tnpo.lm 11 REMOVAL OF FREIGHT YARDS. As directed by vote at the last annual meeting, the Selectmen,. after organization, designated the Chairman to confer with the Fitchbt:rg Railroad Company with reference to the removal of the freight yards, and the improvement of the surroundings at the depot. Negotiations were pending for sorne three, and a let- ter was directed to the railroad company in the summer, setting forth the reasons for the desired removal, and requesting early consideration. The matter was receiving tine attention of the company, through its president, when the latter died, and nego- tiatimis were suspended, pending the election of his successor. No progress having been made, it was determined to petition the Railroad Commissioners for a hearing upon the matter. This was done October xa, I897. A hearing, which was ad- journed twice, was given by the Railroad Commissioners, and the caisc was Fairly and fully* presented on the part of the town. Objection was made by the large shippers here that it would seriously daamrige the business imerests of the town if the contem- plated ren-iovai was compelled. The decision of the Railroad ComanissiOners, bang since made public, wits that the railroad company should remove all the tracks north of the station, but that the tracks soeath of the station should be permitted to remain. We des not think that this will furnish the desired relief, brat-in view of the recommendations of the Railroad Commissioners, recommend that a fair trial be given, and if not satisfactory that the Railroad Commissioliers he again sought to procure the necessary relief. We understand that the railroad company will at once commence the removal of the tracks north of the station. TOWN ,DEBT. The present condition of the to wn's finances dernatnds serious ;and caareftil consideration. The -IMOUTIt of the present debt is about $y 3,wo• The limit to which our municipal indebtedness can go, is three per cent of the last preceding valuation. The 12 SELEC7`IktF.)5 RD,PORT. last preceding valuation was $9,785,Dco. We have, therefore, reached the limit of our indebtedness, and are unable to borrow ally more Motley, except in anticipation of tastes, without author- ity from the Legislature. The legislature can give us authority to borrow in excess of our debt limit, which seems to be undesirable, except in extra- ordinary cases, or it can five us authority to refund our town debt in one of two ways. As above incaitioned, our indebtedness is $293,000, divided as follows: — New Alois House, $5600 00 Arsenal Street bridge, r5t000 00 Watertown street, 5,000 00 Refunding town debt, r0,o00 00 Sever extension, 11,000 oa Sewer construction, 134600 00 Schoolhouse,, 45,000 00 Mt. Auburn street widening, 57,aov 00 By examination of the Treasurer's report it will be observed. dll Lt all but sixteen thousand dollars is clue in the year t oG, or earlier, or in other words, two hundred and seventy-seven thou- sand dollars of the entire debt is left to be paid in the next nine }fears, including this year. If this sure were divided into nine annnal payments, it would make approximately thirty-one thou- sand dollars to be raised each year by taxation. As the dent now stands, in i ot, forty-nine thousand dollars became due, and hi ago6, fifty-five thOUSand dollars become: due. It can readily be seen that if these sums ivere to be paid when they beco ne clue, the effect on the tax rate would be to raise it to such apt extent that it would be a serious disadv:Yntage to the town. The tax rate should not be; higher tban $i6.00. It probably could not be placed mulch below $xS,uo, but a tax rate that is constantly fluctuating between fifle CH atild nineteen dollars is di5COUraging to the tax payers and detrimental to the town. SELECTMEN REPORT. 13- It is unnecessary to comment upon the undesirability of a fluctuating tax rate, as it must he apparent to every one. It is no less undesirable that the method of paying the town debt should continue in the present manner. As the law is at present, when a town debt is payable at a period exceeding ten years, the.. town is obliged to establish it sinking fund and contribute a suffi- cient sure annually, which must be raised by taxation, and that sum shall, ovith its accumulations, be sufficient to extinguish the debt at niaturity ; when payable at a period not exceeding ten years, we are obliged to raise annually, by taxation, not less than eight per cant. of the principal nle bt, and shall set apart the same for a sinking fund, and are obliged to raise any balance necessary for extinguishment, in the yer;r before the maturity of the debt The only exceptions to these rules are in the cases of school- houses and public buildings, the debts for which are payable at a period not exceeding twenty years, and water and sewers, the debt for which are payable at a period not exceeding thirty rears. i Instead of establishing; a sinking fund for the payment of its indebtedness, as above provided, the town may, by a majority vote, provide for the payment of such indebtedness in such Ztn- nual proportionate payments as will extinguish the 4ebt "vithin the periods and for Ole purposes above mentioned. Of course these provisions are applieftble to the time when the debts arose, and cannot be availed of now. We therefore have the problem of disposing of the town debt in its present confuses! condition. No other way except refunding in sonic ninnuer, ap- pears to be feasible. The town, by authority of the Legislature, cnrn n•erund its town debt in one of tNvo ways: i. The issuance of bonds or notes for a definite tune, a proportionate or specified part of which shall become clue each year, z. By the issuance of bonds or notes for a certain period of years, and the establishment of a sinking fiend to pay the debt at maturity. Taking into consideration the size of the debt, it ought to be 1=IL �ix' rtet� . distributed over a period of thirty years, in ardor not to create a great burden upon the taxes in any single year. The first method, although it has some merit, seems to be irn- practical, and We thillk sOMC difficulty would be experienced in prc)curing a loan for this length of time, without the establish- ment of a sinking fund, and it is more difficult to dispose of this class of obligations. Beside it is-thought some difficulty would lie experienced in procuring such legislation. The second method seerns, taking all the circumstances into account, the more feasible method of the two, and the best method for the town. It would appear that if the town had authority from the Legislature to refurrci its delat by the issuance of thirty-year bonds for its payment, and the establishment of a sinking fund to pay the bonds at maturity, that the desired end would be accomplished. If the town land such authority it Would be necessary to raise each year the interest an the bonds, and a sum which would be approximately sixty-five hundred dollars to be paid into the sinking fund. Most towns mid cities in the state have sinking funds. The Commonwealth has about fifteen. The Legislature would prob- ably riot give us authority to refund our debt, without the establishment of a sinking fund. The advantages of it are mani- fest. The credit of the town is pledged to the investors in our obligations, to pay into the sinking fund a sum which, with its accumulations, would sink the debt at maturity. The town will be able, in all probability, to dispose of its bonds at a prernium, but the greatest advantage of all is that each succeeding board of town officers will know the exact amount to be paid each year, and thereby be able to determine upon some policy in the per- formance of which the outlay of any particidar sum of money is necess try. Just now we can not incur any extraordinary ex- pense, and, like an individual, it is well for the town to consider- its financial condition before making any great outlay. It would not be safe to make the bonds at a rate of interest less than four per cent, even though this would increase the interest 61,L CTAIEN'6 REPORT. 16 -each year somewhat. Approximately, ninety thousand dollars of our debt is at four and one-half per cent, gas the Treasurer's re- port indicates. Ninety thousand dollars in four and one-half per cent notes, can not be taken up with ninety thousand dollars in four per cent bonds, unless the investors are willing to sacrifice a short term greater investment for a long term smaller invest- ment. So that bonds could not probably be issued for these notes until they become clue, which is in i9co3, or earlier. If time should procure a premium on our bonds, and this would seern likely if the money were farrowed now, according to the present state of the money market, such preinium, together with the annual contribution, to the sinking fund, would sink the debt tang before maturity, and several rannua] payments could be dis- pensed with. e thevref€ iu urge upon the town the necessity of irnmediate action in this matter, and recommend that the incoming board of selectmen be instructed to petition the Legislature for such authority as may be necessary to refund the debt as above sug- ested. STREET LIGHTS. All the lights in town were re-counted by the )electric Light Company a short time before the bCgiruai11g Of the fiscal year r rarlirag Feb. r, a It Nvas discovered that for a year the Elec- tric Light Company had been lighting nineteen electric lights that it had made no charge for. This bill Nvas presented at the first hill night of the present year, without suggesting any reason for the increase, and until the bast bill night the difference in the expenditure ;and the appropriation had not became apparent. Upon examination the above fact was elicited, so that there has been included in this year's expenditures, $256.50 which should have been included in last year's account. There is still a con- siderable discrepancy between the amount expended this year and the amount expended last year, and this has not yet been satis• factorily explained. The amount of the expenditure as it will -appear in this Veal-'s -rcevanats will be for eleven months, because 16 SELECTMEN'S REPORT. the last bill of the year was kept out for the pin-pose of adjusting- this matter, and is still imsettled. There have been added during the year, two are lights, one in the Saltonstall park and the miler an Main street at the corner of Myrtle , also twelve incandescent lights. It will be necessary during the conning year to extend the elec- tric light service near Union Market. The town having accepted various streets there, it will become necessary to properly light thenz therefore, scare increase must be made in the appropria- tion. An arrangement has been made with the Electric Light Com- pany by which the arc lights, beg nning with the first of 1:;elaru- ary of this year, will be lighted all night and every night for the same price, viz., rage hundred dollars a year. Numerous complaints have been heard during the year con- cerning the electric light service. So far as we know, the com- pany has at all titres been prompt in attending to the matters reported, and we feel scare that if the townspeople would report to the police department promptly, or to ai-iy member of the Board of Selectmen, anything improper in the electric light- service, it would be remedied. LEGAL SERVICES. At the beginning of the year John B. Goodrich., Esq., was retained as counsel for the town in matters then pending and likcly to .arise, at a salary of $400.00. The cold case .arising oat of the original sewer contract has laeen heard by an atiditor. A report of this ease is appended hereafter. During the: year two cases against the town have been tried. In one, Doherty v. The 'Town of Watertown, a verdict for the defendant was procured. In the other case:, Barry v. The; town of Watertown, a verdict was procured against the town for $ioo.00, on account of a de- fect on Watertown street. SELECTMEN 38 REPORT. 17 After a consultation with the Superintendent of Streets, the town counsel and a physician, who examined the plaintid'for the town, Dr. Julian A. Mead, an offer was made to the plaintiff of $300.00, the Selectmen feciing that that was all the case war- ranted. The offer was declined anti a verdict was procured as above. The defect was immediately remedied. The suit of Alice Lawn against the town, which came over fron7 another year, was settled on the advice of coup el for $�-So.00. The case was about to be reacher] on the trial list and immediate action was necessary. Other than as above stated, no inoneyP has been paid for dam- ages, or from the law department, for any other claim. There are now pending against the town several suits, a state- nxent of which in detail is herewith presented. The custon-i has been to refer notices of a+cciclent to the police department for investigations, and thereafter to refer there to the town counsel for advice. We urge the citizens who-may know about any of these cases, to place whatever information they can at the disposal of the police department. It is Oftentimes difficult for the police department to procure information with reference to these claims. We recommend that the Board of Selectmen be instructed to employ one attorney, Who shall act as town counsel, and who shall be appointed annually. We also recommend that he shall have the entire charge of the law business of the town, and shall be accessible to the different departments, boards, officers and committees. We also reeommend that tht dii9erent departments, boards, officers and committees of the town shall employ no other counsel. This would seem justified by the experience of the town in the past, of having its l tw business conducted through various persons at the same tiEne, resulting in confusion. We know of no other place of our size in which this state of affairs exists. The following actions are now pending against the town t. Sitit of Michael Sullivan to recover balance (claimed to be 18 SELECT tEN's REPORT, about $r5loco) alleged to be due on sewer construction CDn- tr•act with the tout. This case has been referred to William B. Durant, Esq.� as auditor, by whom the case has been hinard, Mid whose report has not yet been stibmitted to the court, 2. Suit of Daniel Callaway of Cambridge:, for i3ci°sonal lniu- rieys received by reason of ae t'ock fallin:; Upon him while at work near corner of Xlt. Auburn and Coentnon streets, Jan. 34, 1897- Suit of Phillip Gafliiey for persanat iz7iuries received by 1)eing till-owl, from his wagon by collision with a pile of stones on Mt. Auburn 8LVCCt never bailey road, in October, 1897- In this case if any liability exists, the town looks to the contractor who placed the stones there, for indemnity, and the toNVII COUnsel has been instructed to have llinl surnmoned in to defend. 4. Suit of Teresa Flynn of Cannbridge, for personal irljelries received on account of alleged defect in street crossing near Coe's clrtig store at Mt. Auburn, in 1897. ti. Suit of William H. Easter of Cambridge, for personal in- juries received by being thro+vn from a 'bicycle an 1 1t. A.nbcerls street by collision with a pile of stones on Mt. Auburn street. The claim is that tiler piles of stones was not propet- lighted. 6, Suit of Clarence V. Reynolds of Boston, fur personal in- juries received on account of arl allegcd defect in the Main street bridge in April, 1897. The plaintiff fell through the bridge onto the railroad tracks while: the Yitc hburg Railroad Co. was repair- in- the bridge. The notice was not sea%,ed can the town tnitil after the tune required by law, so that there is tic) liability on the town whatever. If there, 4ve:re the Fitchburg Railroad Co. could lac sun111zoned in to defend. POLICE. There has been no change to the personne-1 of the police fol-ce or 1n the rules for their government. "Tilde department is under good discipline, iefid 1s the duties, of the officers are clefined, no Friction exists. All have promptly performed their duties to the satisfaction of the Board. SE`.LH-CrT'1'IC.EN'S REPORT, 1-9 One of the cells has been padded for the temporary confine- inent of insane persons , all ells have been thoroughly lii nc- washed and are kept In as neat Condition. It is :necessary to isolate the tramps. iv :a separate roonn ; nnost of tlaetn .are unclean, and it requires constant attention to keel) the vermin out. The town has been remarkably free froin crime punishable as felonies, notwithstanding their frequency in adjacent cities and towas. We recommend an increase; in the force of two regular patrol- men—one for day and one for night duty at the Last egad .and Union Market, At present, one night officer has charge of the whole district between Charles river and Belmont street, east of N-Valntat. It is aatterly Impossible for one to perform the duty- of a patrolman net the present time owing to the growth in this sec- tion of the town- Inspector Shaw performs the double duty of patrolman and inspector for the whole town during the dad*. It is therefore i mperatiVe lot' the good order of the town that the force be increased. Arrests for Me rear Ending- JaT t. ,fir, Drunkenness, I d 3 Assault and battery. 35 Disturbing the peace, 21 Larceny, 13 Gaming on the Lord's Day, 9 Breaking .and entering, 5 Insane Pei-sons, 4 NON-suPpoafi of f3anitV, Idle and disorderly, 2 Cruelty to animals, y Obtaining money under false pretense, z Immoral conduct, x Search warrants, 2 ViDlatioIa rules of Board of Health, I 13MM11 of trust. I Stubborn child, I{ 20 .SELECTMEN'S REPORT. Violation terms of probation, I Trespass, I Assuming to he a police officer, � Vagrancy, I Slaughtering cattle without license, r Riding bicycle on sidewalk, I Illegal keeping intoxicating liquors, I 2II Lost children restored, 4 Stray teams cared for, 3 Injured and sick{ persons assisted, 9 Buildings found open after owners had left the premises, 8 Defects in streets and sidewalks reported, 25 Incandescent lights reported out, g¢ Arc +4 cc cc 71 TRAMPS LOD(;F.D IN POLICY 5"i"ATIO3ti. For year ending Ja.n. 31, x896, 11,422 it 1897, 77S c c 1898, 439 TOWN HAIL. For many years the question of a new town hall has been dis- cussed by our citizens in all its p:trti,culars. The necessity for such It building seems more apparent than ever, yet we appear further away from this desired abject than ever before. We cer- tainly cannot paint with bride to our present building. The conditions under which the officials Of the town are compelled to transact business arc deplorable in the least. vie Selectmen and Assessors occupy the s2mw room. The Collector of Taxes has no proper place in which to transact business, although during; the past year the Board has :arranged a small corner where lie can feel secure for the titne being, as the custo- dian of thousands of dollars of the tow n's money. The Almoner as the distributor of money for the Overseers of SELECTNT N'S REPOnT. 21 the Boor has a desk M what may practically be called a passage- way to the Selectmen's roomy not permitting that privacy which should pertaiax to his office. The Board of Hcalth occupy an ante-room of the Town fall. The Town Clerk .and Treasaarer are obliged to use their private offices and safes in which to transact and to keep the records of the town. (They town hall safes are completely filled). It was thought that the town aright repair for temporary use the cold Francis School building for town offices, but declininb to do this, the Selectmen Were compelled to engage outside rooms for the Superintendent of Streets and Inspector of Buildings, :and for these officers suitable rooms were secured in Otis Black. The basement of the town building contains cells for the use of the police (who have a small room on the first floor) a tramp room so called, and a supply and storeroom for the Highway department. The building in its construction extends into the fire department house with no lire wall between or in any way separating it; practically snaking of the two but one building. The upper Town Fall, so called, w'as condemned many years ago by the State as not having sufficient means of egress. It was therefore abandoned foa• public purposes. The seating capacity of the wain hall is limited to 45o persons. This is the condition existing In one of the largest and most thriving towns in tlae Commonwealth, with a voting population of more than t -500 persons. The law Under which the State limits the capacity of public baaiWings is Chaptcr V6 Acts of 1888. This laws makes it com- pulsory upon the owners of such hu' ildings,as are mentioned in the :act, to comply with its pi oti�isicans under a penalty and also makes such owners liable; for all cla:mage caused by any violatiQaa of the act. 'The .Selectmen can clause a compliance with its provisions by refusing ail mittancc to a. larger fturnber than ilarned on the cer- tificate, but cannot when such meetings are for the assembling of cztizeats in town meetings under the call of as Warrant. It is a serious question for the citizens to consider, particularly the tax 22 SLt.EC'rrmEN'S REPORT. payers, whether they prefer to risk the danger that night occui- anc] suffer heavy damages in case of fire in the building, when occupied ; or -in alarm of fire whereby people assembled. might suppose their lives in danger, and thus cause a stampede result- ing in death or accident, or proceeding forthwith to the erection of a buil€3ing of slow burning construction of sufficientsize to accorn- modatc all persons who desire to assemble,at town meetings or socil 1 g',Ltherings. Considering the fact that the town is not in a financial con- dition to pay FQI' :L building such as will be adapted to its uses, owing .to the limit of its inclebtedness, and there being no apparent prospect for many }ears to came of acconiplishing this purpose withmit additional authority, we are therefore coil- strained to recommend that inurnediate action be taken to obtain the necessary legislative authority to borrow bey nd otir debt limit for this special purpose, and if granted proceed forthwith to replace our present town building with a larger and more niodern structure. JAMES D. EVANS, seleclanen DAMES H. L. COON, O JAMES IT VAITE , Wat rlown. ItEPOTU OF OJT ERSEERS OF THE POOR. The Almshousc and Town Farm Confinuc under the IIIaLwgia- sntsYt Of Mr. and John Reed, and the distribution of otitside aid by I-kraal, mcGiattflin, as Almoner. Their duties have been performed to the satisfaction of the Overseers of the Pool', pl7tametal Statment for the Year 189 7. Ri:CEzFrVI. Balance from last year, $ 8 49 For SerViCeS �It the crUSher, 14-2 c8 Sale of prodlice, i,o36 t5 Total, $11,186 73 }-Xr'ENi ITI'SaES. Michael Griffin., cutting wood, $24 00 Thonxas Flynt), 7 50 ;� iGhacl k'etanc}°r ,� 7 50 Dennis J, Regall, 35 Ronald Frazer, lahor rail t:tr,tl, T32 as Labor, pickillb beans and pens, 87 67 John, E. >`+i field, for seed, 6S oo l iscellancc_oak5 articles, aS 03 Transferring inmites to St, tc 7 a7 - - $362 42 $824 30 Paid Town Treasurer, 808 8,3 Cash balance oil hand, $I] 46 Irat#WOR i'z Ahrt$hou8e for the Entire Yeeaar., Agc a�hc. Jerry Hager, 69 Nears. Tulin '4'C131,, 87 Abraham johnson, 78 Charles Philbrook, 68 Anthony O'Connell, 49 Elizabeth Swan, 68 ;4 Bridget Hannigan, 78 Ct Margery Flynn, 62 �. Harriet ButterReid, 52 4. Bridget O'Connell, 61 e� .F'or ra Portion of the Year. Patrick Loftus, (died October 3oth), 65 years. Charles McCabe, (diedSeptember z5th), 4Kt+ JILMCs McDonnald, (died December a$th), 41 4i Frank Brown, (removed to State Ahi1sltotIse), 53 e� Lirzie Hogan, (Imnate for G months), a Blanche Golden, (inninte for g months), I I-Tope Hathaway, (itYtnate for 7 days), 15 mths. Joseph Rooney, (inmate 7 clays), 26 vears. .Jt State Institutio-ns SUPPOrted Ltf the Town. Louisa F. Welsh, at Danvers. .Amelia Ford, ii Worcester. Mary .Abbas, 49 Michael Delay, Medfield. Lizlie Skinner, cc The mother of Blanche Golden (who is deuf, cluYrtb, deformed. and simple inindedl), having resid]cc] in Watertown live years, thereby ,acquiring a settlement, abandoned her daughter and has disappeared. All the himates at the Ahushouse are invalids. During the year the Town Physician has Visited the State Asylums fflld nuade 4 REPORT OF [33PERSE'TitS ()F Tifl: .110Clrt. 5 a personal examination as to the condition of the Tow'n's Insane. His report to the Board is such as warrants us in saying that thoge now confined and herein named are incurable and will be a pera-aanent charge to the town during life. The appropriation For the AImeliause has been heavily drawn upon for outside aid, many families have been assisted whose settlement is elsewhere, and when the Town is not ploniptly reimbaarSed for this expenditure of money it tends to emb arras us somewhat to keej) within the ippropriation. The ordinary repairs have been made on the Almshatise. A storage room has been arranged so that the product of the farm sufficient for home consumption may be kept for winter use, heretofore from lack of properly constructed storerooms it has beeaa necessary to purchase produce in winter. A new portable ice chest has been purchased at a cost of $So, and it has nu arly panel for itself in the saving of ice during the past season. Respectfully vuhmitted, JAIVIES D. EVANS, Ove.,see►-a ]AMES H. L. COON. 'If JANIES H. VAHEY. the Poor. A PRAT JEy, ENT, Pertaining to and used on highways, $9,462 75 Live stock furnitILn•e and provisions at uli ;II0USe, 3,2,6o 72 ;Mock of pipe material and tools used on Mouse conneetion*, 963 35 $13,687 0z For items of accounts see tppraisa] oii book in Town Clerk's office. AINIES D. EVANS, � Selectmen AMES H. L. COON. . Of J AMES H. VAHEY. �Vaferlo lt. SCHEDULE AND VALUATI0N OF TOWN PROPERTY. - Town 1*urin. New 111111shcuse, $I z,000 00 A acres of land, 18,500 00 Buildings au the same, as follows, viz.. . Shed, 400 00 Barn, 13,s00 00 110SPAIIl.. 500 00 offal 110ttse, 200 00 34,100 00 Personal property, as per apprisement, $3,26o qz Used on roads, 9.g63 75 House connections, etc., 963 3 $13,687 02 To,;vn House and Lrtnd, artd Engine Hoase. ta,r)eo feet of land, $1.0C, $12,920 00 'own house and engine house, 15,000 00 Furniture in town house, hICIucling lae.atill Aj)p2aratus, 500 00 $28,420 00 phiffi�ps (Dial-) SC/1ooll orr, e. 57,010 feet of lend, $7,000 00 High schoolhouse and fUI'I)iturc, 23,000 00 $'30'000 0cx Philosophical apparatus, $1,500 00 Library and pinno, 500 00 —� $2,000 00 Carried for"wai-d, $109,207 0Z 28 SMEDULF, ASD VALUATrow 4g TOWN' PROPERTY. ff9'ought forward, $108,207 0 Francis (Coni're) Schoolhouse. 15,318 feet of land, $4,595 4° Sc1S001110LIse an([ furniture, 3 ,000 DO •- $5,595 40 Coolidge (East Schoolhouse.) 27,378 feet of land, $1,3oo 00 SchODII)ause and furniture, 7,000 00 Piano, 50 00 Engine house, 500 00 $8,850 00 Spring ( PK*st) Schoolhouse. 21,500 feet Of hind, $t,400 coo Schoolhouse and furniture, o0 Piallo, ;0 00 --— $[C',450 m Bemis ( Wcsf) Schoolhouse. 48,120 feet of land, ;,i 00 00 SchoolhOl:se and furniture, , o0 00 �- - $5,000 Go Parlor (South) Schoolhouse. 117830 feet of land, at 15 cents per Foot, $[,775 00 Gieason hand adjoining, 4,OOD 00 Schoolhouse 'MId fUrlliLUfU.. 5,000 00 $10,825 00 Lowell Schoolhouse. t 5,6q.8 feet of land, $450 00 Schoolhouse and furniture, x,500 00 $�,950 00 Carried forwarrl, $1 a 1,877 42, SCHEDULE AND VALUATION OF TOWN l'7;OVERT1. 29 r �tglat far c��r�• ', $151,877 4z Grani Schoolhouse. 34,E feet of hin(l, $+,000 00 Schoolhouse and furniture, 12,500 00 $s 6,5oo 0o New Arancrs Schoolhouse. Land, $b,400 00 Schoolhouse and furniture, 49,000 00 $55,400 00 AfifiarahtS used by Fire Daparlynent. Steam fire-engine and hose carriage, $3,000 00 Eight horses for engine and hose carrige, 1,200 00 Moss, harnesses and furniture, 1,800 00 Soo feet new hose, 400 00 Hoak and ladder truck, faao 0o Bangor ladder, 12,5 00 Tender-wagvaa and €quipment, 50 00 No. i Hose wagon, 400 00 No, z Hose wagon, 250 00 PaeMiv Li rary. Lamed, $10,000 00 Building, 20,000 00 Library and furniture, 20,000 00 $j0,oco 0o Miscellaneous. Furniture in Selectmen's room, $--00 00 Hay-scales, 100 00 13acon lull lot, r'� acres of land, 1,000 00 Park lands, 20,000 no << k� White's hall, 7,500 00 I3;ath house, 500 00 29,3C O OD Total value of town Property, $311,102 42- REPORT OF HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT. To Me Hwtorable Board of ,Selerhmen The following report of the (money expended and work done in the Highway Department f-onz Aug. r, 1897 to Feb. 1, I g8, with a report of the condition of the streets, besides certain rec- �omrnendations is herewith subinittell. State7nent of Receipts and Expenditures in Highway Department froin Azag. I, 1897 to Peb. 10 1898. Bal1IIice of Appropriation Aug. 1, I897, $2,646 S Transferred from Mt. Auburn Street, for labor, 1,309 93 Received from lXassacllusetts Highway Can - mission, labor on State Road, 41 59 Received from sundry persons, labor and mate- rials, 282 85 Total, 42,81 25 Exficndi ores. For labor, superintendence, $6 463 35 Classi§ed as follows: Labor, $3.oI2 16 Ulay and grain, 430 74 Shoeing, harness and professional service, 132 19 Repairs, I wq 68 Hardware :and castings, 15e9 16 Ui and lighting, 34 90 Superinten(lence, 501 65 surveying, 115 30 Broken stone, I,003 16 Gravel and teaming, 132 00 Lumber and carpentry, 163 08 Crosswalk,i and bricks, 322 IS Catch basins, 78 54 Printing and stationery, 25 36 REPORT OF HIGHWAY DEPA.nTHENT. 31 -C;arriage hire and transpvrtatioti, 39 21 Office rent and supplies, 5a 31 Expressage, 9 30 Draw tending, 1o6 oo Farm scales, repairs. 16 37 Total, $6,463 35 Classi.fleation o,f La6or-. Labor accatant, $3,01 z 16 Cleaning catch basins Mid culverts, $46 oo Cleaning streets, 109 42 Mason work, catch basins, 20 ace L!Lbor- on state road, 41 59 Repairing culverts and drains, 7 21 Paving gutters, 33 oQ Highw�iy I)epartment tearns, Mt. Au- lauria street, 500 00 P{atral cart, Galen, Main, Spring, Church, Palfrey, No. Beacon and Arsenal streets, f95 00 .i ayiatg drain, C1C1lC� -EWC lll�:, 37 5 Flushing drains, 56 78 $?1179 59 Refia rs. Arsenal street, $24 86 Beacon square, 138 61 Chestnut street, 8 28 Cuba street, 10 -5 Cross street, a 07 Church street, 8_5 66 Centre street, 4 66 Coolidge avenue, 3 31 Common street, 9 32 Cottage street, 9�3 92 Franklin street, 9 3 Fayette street, 9 37 Forest street, 1 a8 Galen street, 19a 17 'Garnet street, 1 0q. 32 RRPORT OF HIGHWAY DZPARTMENT. Grove street, 2 74 Green street, S 28 Howard street, 7 42 Irving street, 131 SI Irving -Park streets, z: 65 Lincoln street, Io as Jewett street, 5 c)o Maintenance, 179 73 Myrtle street, rS 96 Middla street, 30 as Marion road, I 04 A,Iarshall street, 2 07 Main street, 147 78 No. Beacon SLruut, I2 42 Oliver street, I 0 Orchard street, 24 25 Parker street, incluLiing two weeks pay roll on drams, 164 oS Pleasant street, 54 07 Palfrey street, 7 65 Phillips street, 3 6cg Patten street, 9 ID Riverside street, 33 00 Russell avenue, 23 II. Royal street, 10 50 Summer street, wS 21 Spring street, ID 35 1'C ney street 1 04 w11Ite avenue, 37, 65 Watertown strut, 4 70 WILIU111111 street, 48 30 W,.tlnL%t street, S a$ Washburn street, 5 69 Winter street, 4 I4- Sandin , 59 0 Snow, III S3 Treadaway brook, 12 02 $I+ 32, 57 $3,oiz 16 RETORT of H[GI-iWAV DEPARTMENT. 33 REPAIRS ON STREETS. The work on the streets since Aug. r, 1$97 has been bone where it was believed to be absolutely necessary. Other streets, though needing repairs at consider ble expense, were left for another season or when the state of the I-lighwaay appropriatiara would justify shell expenditure. Tile first work done was a general cleaning of all the streets within a half mile radials from the 'Down Hull, and a cleaning out of all the drains and catch- basins. Nfain street fronn Galen to Mt. Auburn street, and Galen street north of the street rallway tracks from Water to Capitol street %vere repaired with broken stone obtained from Otis and Spraagtic's ledge. Church street fronj Suaranjer street to the rail- road crossing was covered with gravel from the town pit, and Summer street from Staring to Dana terrace was covered with road rnateriail from Mt. Auburn street. Cottaagc street, including sidewalks, has been thoroughly repaired for its whole length with gravel obtained from Stone°s pit, and now is !it good condition, Fatten street from the railroad bridge to Mt. Auburn street re- ceived a coating of road material taken from the excavations on Mt. Auburn street, and nearly all .the streets connecting witty said street were patched with material taken frorn the widen- mg, and in several structs the grade was changed -and the ap- proaches improved. Orchard street was improved by the cleaning out of two stone culverts, giving a tree flow to the surface Avater, and the cleaning of the gutters from Common street to the town farm. Waalthnin street between Bridge street and the new street on private lands called Rutland street, rrrxived a heavy, coating of gravel on it grade in conformity with tlae proposed widening. Irving street from North Beacon to Riverside street, North and South Irving park a lid Royal street from Nortla Irving park to North Beacon street have been repaired with mate- rial taken from the excavations of the trench of the water pipe laid in Irving street by the Metropolitan Water Board. Work of less importance has been done on Riverside street, Parker, : =� REPORT OF tI[C+HWAY D9PART31H'NT. Washburn, Franklin, R.zissell avenue, Howard, Myrtle, Middle, Pleawnt, Boyd asacl Park streets. S UGG EST 10 N S. Of the thirty miles of streets within the limits of our town about case-fourth are thoroughfares with heavy travcL requiring the best construction and constant ettre to keep them in good con- dition. Many of [lie streets should be repaired at once, and in some crises thoroughly repaired. The: essential fe,ttelrc of nll streets is proper drainage, without it they become muddy and soon wear out. Not only should there be catch-basins with con- necting drains, bILt in clayey places there should be under drains le2iding into the catch-basins and the whale system extending to an outlet, In addition, the surface slopes should be such as to stied quick- ly the water falling upon the streets into the gutters, and all streets with inclinations of two feet per 100 :ttid ,greater should be paved in order to prevent (lie sides of the streets being l ullied. The heavy travel Massing in and Gaut of our tow" clftily, fre- quently with a torn or more to each wheel, and that on a sur- face less than four srcluare inches is self Gent to tax to the ut- most the hest built Streets; and that short piece of Main street from Galcn to Mt. Auburn street, which receives all the travel passing- through the centre of tliei town should be built of other than broken stone. Outside the thoroug11farCS We have the gravel streets. Many of these, especially on slopes, need re- pairing, not only street surfaces but gutters also. Some of the streets which now are built of graval may with economy be re- paired with broken stone and thus in a few years by repeated ad- ditions become macadamized streets. Our town is gnawing rapidly, tine are fast becoiniain a cite. As iiew streets and houses are built with adjoining grounds graded to sheet the water quickly:, larger quantities of water are loured into the streets and nearest water courses yearly. The sts•ects are thus floodecl at times of heavy rainfall and drains through private lands are surcharged i because our system or lack REPORT OF HIGHWAY DEPARTMEWT. 35 of systern has been to provide for f:xisting conditions only. 'What will be required in the thickly settled portions of Our town in the near future is, an adequate System of draillage built with ref+er- encc to the quantity of rain filling upon such districts. To can.- struct at nnrre the drains for zr single district, ever, would entail a la rge expense not justified by our present condition of finances ; but as a first step in the right direction, a plan should be made showing the lines and sizes required in circler that when it becomes necessary to build drains for any of our streets, ar to rebuild ex- isting drains, the new work Wav be clone on scientific princi- ples and he adequate for tht fixture. LINES AI;D GRADES OF STREETS. Many applications have been made at this office for lines and grades of streets. In all cases these have been givers, many times frorn the }pest data obtainable, and frequently frorn judgment of existin conditions. The town through its Board of Selectmen should estabiks i the lines of nil the streets within a half natle radius of the ` own Hall by permanent stone monurne its, and the grades of the streets should be established on official plans in order that new buildings may be built and the grounds ,graded with reference to the streets which they ndjoin. STREET SIGN%. There -rre 4= lazrblic street` and 5.3 private ways requiring signs, some only cstic, others requiring two. The total number of signs required for public streets is 4, the total number of signs for private ways is 64. The cost of double face woad signs of ar- tistic patterI] painted and sanded and erected complete %vould be $4.6ocach. The single face signs would be$4.I0 each; Double Face signs of malleable iron, with wood bast, set complete, $5.00 each. STRL WATERING. 6.2z miles of streets have been watered daily during the Iate warm months at an expense of $2.6o per mile per c.aV. If this 86 REPORT OF HIGHWAY Dh'jPART.MV'NT- amount were the only expense to the town for street watering of the only paint to be considered, the cast of this department might be considered nominal, but the damage done to the streets by tile: washing eiutaf the binding material,when drivers are oblivious of everything except to drench the streets with water, is .in indirect expense that equals the cost of watering. Sta'eets should not be drenched with water, neither should shaded portions have as much water applied as parts open to the sun. Only such quan- tity of water should be applied as will beep the dust in place and the streets in good condition. This work should be clone by competent inen who would conscientiously carry out the require- ments necessary to keep the streets in good condition. TOWN YAIM The equipment of the Highway Department consists of 3 dou- ble carts, i single cart, i street sweeping machine, i street scrap- CT, i steam roller, i horse roller, i single sled, i double sled, 9 snow plows, S tool chests, 6 watering carts, IU street guards, and i road wagon, besides tools for Street and sewer work. Our pres- ent facilities for storing the above stock and materials is very limited. The present shed adjoining the born is trio small for this purpose. The street sweeping machine is now stored under the barn where it is dnaip and removed from sunlight, while the street scraper is stored under the dins used for broken stone. We need a new shed at least ico feet in, length, arranged for the Street Department and Sewer Department in separate apartments. Such an arrangement is becoming more and more imperative yearly. The tools and stock of one department should be kept separate from the other. At present it is nearly impossible to keep the tools separate ; and with the: proposed system of keep- ing separate accounts of the street .end sewer departments in de- tail, it will be necessary to have a strstcture Of some kind where all the materials of one department may be kept apart from the other. The cost of a shed zoo feet in length, built in all respects like the present shed,including grading, etc., would be $i,2oo. REPORT OF HIGHWAY DE.P-M'MNIEN T. 3 If STONE CRUSHING PLANT. The new stone crushing plant erected daring the past year is is good condition and is adequate for our needs. A hundred tons of stone can he crushed daily �y the new mitchine without overloading the engine. In view of the requirement for it large arnotnat of stone for- street repairing during the coming year it was deemed advisable to store in the yard %ll the stone that could be conveniently handled when the haruling was goad ; the creditors being willing to wait for their pay until an appropriation was tirade therefor. We hive on hand 4-,200 tons of field stone, 300 tons of broken stone and a[ r torts stone dugt. CONDITION OF STREETS. AnSENA . STREIM Arsenal street from Brighton bridge to Prospect street is in poor condition. Frcrrn P rospe ct stree t to Beacoa square the :str°eet is in Fair condition but steeds repairing, especially that purtiorx between Patten and Taylor streets, which is frequently very muddy even in at dry season, clue in ra large measure to the shade trees can the south side and to improper drainage. To remedy the defect the branches of the trees should lie thinned out and the present road surface removed to the depth of el-lit inclres and a aiaarcRda m road built in conformity with methods of the present (lay. The street at this locality is level and should have better surface drainage by the addition of catch-bat-sins with drains. con- necting Nvith and exnptying into the North Beacon street drain which was designed for this purpose. IMAIN s"rREET. Main street from Cress street to the railroad bridge is generally in Fair condition. There are some places, however, such as at crosswalks where depressions always form, that require mending. The paved gutters and granite curling should be continued on Frith sides as far a the brow of the Bill apposite the Whitney 38 REPORT OP HIGHWAY DI?,I°Ait:VNLENT. estate, thus dispensing with the iron pipe culverts under the ap- proaches to the streets and ways leading out of Main street. This method of construction MIS Undoubtedly convenient and economical at the time the pipes were laid but they fill with sand from-) the gutters and thus divert the water into the street which becomes Bullied,subsequent repairs being required. The portion of Main street between Galen and Spring streets is a {' Tel- ford liLaud." That is, the roadbed consists of field stones from 15 inches to a3 inches in depth, placed on edge with the surface: cavities filled with broken stone to the depth of, three or snore inches, with the requisite binding material on top. As the surface wears off and becomes rutted additional braken stone is applied and the operation repeated as occaasir)n requires. During the intervals of repairing, the street is fre- quently very muddy owincr to the comparatively large anicunt of binding material requited to beep in place the thin coating of broken stone which rest can the: field stone, and partly to the ex- cessive travel which is continually grinding the: binding material to powder. While as Telford or Macadarn road are first-class roads ill Certain localities and under certaain conditions, this portion of Maairr street should be built of the hardest material. There .are three kinds of pavement that may be consiclered in this connection, namely : Bricks, Granite blocks and Asphaal- tarrn. BRICK PAVEMENTS. Paving bricks are now being made especially far this purpose}, and are used extensively in the West. In this portion of the country the use of bricks for pa{venient is comparatively new, and the length of time they have been laird has not been of sufficient duration l`or ar judgment without prejudice. It is said, however, that in streets with heavy travel the life of the pavement is about three years when they commence to disintegrate and repairs are needed. They are friable :and next to wood for slipperyness. The cost of brick pavement is $2.65 per square yard laid on a RFlOUT OF HIGHWAY DEPARTMEWT. 39 concrete lase. If this paveraent were adopted it would involve the rernvval of the present Telford base and the construction. of :L foundation which would cost 7S cents per square yard addi- tional. GRANITE BLOCK PAVEMENT. Granite block pad}errient is too well known in this locality to require much description or explanation. The lire of granite block pavement depends on the amount of travel arld may be stated at ten years. Frequent patching and repairin;; being re- quired within that time. When laid on a concrete }arise the cost per square yard for the best work is $4.00. Laid on a gravel fOU1111ti011 the cost is $3.?, per square Yard. In either case: if granite blocks were adopted the Telford b:ise would have to be removed and a fOUndation }milt as in the ease for a brick pave- 171ent. ASPHALT PAVEMENT. Asphalt pavement is Used exteslsively all over the gauntry-. Ten mites of it are laid in Roston and roo miles in Buffalo, N.Y. The life of this pavement is rnach longer than for granite blocks and rmay be stated at twenty years. la.ilby street, the second. street in Boston for heavy travel, was laid with it in ISSui, and is in good condition although subjected to the laying of water ]pipes, sewers, telephone wires, etc., within that time. It does not disintegrate. and is not slippery ,vhen kept clean either in wet or dry we=Lther. The cost of this pavement is $z.5o per square yard laiid on the Telford base for a foundation, with a written guarantee to keep the pavement for five: years in first-class con- ditinn at the expense of the contractors. STATE ROAD. The line of Main street north of the railroad bridge, as laid out by the iNIetropolitan Highway Commission, extends from a point near the northeast corner of the bridge can a curve line for a dis- tettce Of 375 feet, tak-ing fram the Bemis prealises approximately 3,000 square feet. At present the sidewalk built outside the line 40 REPORT OF HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT. of the old retaining wvaIl which marked the foriner line of the street, consists of a temporary platformn supported on posts with a light, temporary fence which requires frequent repairing. To complete the widening of Main street, :at this point, the old Wall should he rebuilt on the now line and the intervening space should be filled. The drainage should be built in conformity with the widening and a new fence built on the line of the street. PLEASANT STREET. This street from the square to Gross street should have the gttt- ters graded to facilitate the flow of water to the catch-basins. From Cross to Green street Pleasant street is in fair condi- tion, it having been repaired within a year. From Green street to the Waltham line the street needs repairing; many parts of it are in need of thorough repairs at once, and being a thoroughfare with heavy travel upon it daily, should be kept in as good con- dition as the street is kept in Walthain. GALRNI STREET. Galen street an the south .side fronn Water street, and on both Bides from Capitol street to the Newton live should be repaired. The gutter on the north side from Watertown street to Capitol street should be paved., while the gutter on the south side should be repaired. .NORTH BEACON STfi E KT. From Prospect street to the brow of the hill on the village side this street is generally flat. The gutters on the hill opposite the Stickney place are obliterated, while the gutters from Irving street to Beacon square in matey glades are filled wvith dirt crowd- ed over by heavy teanis. Repairs will be required on this :street. ARLINGTON STREET. Arlington street from Mt. Auburn to Belmont street should receive- repairs by cleaning out the gutters and giving the street a good Crown. REPORT OF EuGH.wAY DEPARTMENT. 41 GROVE STRUET. Grove street is flat for its whole length and should be repaired with a thick coating of coarse gravel in order to withstand the heavy tearning. The glitters also should receive attention. COOLIDGE AVENUE. This street also is flat transversely. The gulters .are filled with -earth and the water Stands an the Middle of the street without channels for draining. Extensive repairs are needed on this street. PALFREY STREM The gutters on this street from Church street to the trap of the ]till have gullied badly. Extensive repairs should be made here. ORCHARD STREET. Orchard street from the Town Farm to Common street has been in very poor condition during the past year. Only such repairs have been made !LS NVCre necessary, because during the present year the'Nfetropolitan Water Board will lay pipes through Palfrey, Spring, Common and Orchard streets to Belmont street. After this work is done Orchard street should be macadamized and a system of drainage built. DRAINAGE. The drainage of Summer street north of White avenue is dis- charged into a stone drain extending from Summer street through private lands to the location of the Watertown Branch of the Fitchburg Railroad. This drain is much too small for present needs, being in many places clugged with earth, causing overflow .and flooding of adj.acOnt lands at times of heavy rainfall. The drain should be rebuilt of sufficient size! to convey the water quickly away without damage to arijoinin,g property. It should be said in this connection that this subject of drainage should be studied not only with reference. to the grounds through which it now passes, but with reference to the whole district within this 42 REPORT OP HIGH1i.&Y DEPARTMENT. particular drainage area which comprises ,,io acres, and has all cutlet through the west branch of Tre.adaw:ay Brook. Whether this drain should be relaid with a view ultimately of building a covered channel on the present line of the brook with all the attencling damages incident thereto, or whether it should be built on new limes, is a Subject worthy of consideration and stUdy. In the above report on the conditioia of the streets I have en- deavored to lay before you in a concise way the needs of the more important streets, realizing that many of the intersecting streets need light repairs, and that many slopes should have paved gut- ters. Whether all or part of the streets reported on should re- ceive your nttention is at matter for you to decide, but I would respectfully call Your attention to the general subject: of drainage and Of paavcd `gutters an many of our important :streets, also to the subject of lines and grades of streets, besides additional storage facilities tat the Town Yard. The following estimate of cost of repairs for the streets naarned is given for your information in order that you may have as basis upon which to decide the aaniount of the appropriation for the Street Department for the ensuing year. Table of Estliracated Fast of Repea )•e (tntl ring *ove)raeraes. STREET LINES AND Ca ADF-S. Estimated cost of monuments, $400 00 Estiratattecl cost Of srarve}•s For lines anti grades, Goo ov 1 ,000 00 STREET SEGV5. Double face wood signs—wood posts, 5 4= 00 if ILL iron ii ci bi 590 00 SHED. New shed at Farm, $1 ,2oo 00 BROKEN' STONE. AmDUnt of bills unpaid to TI, 27, 189s, $3,070 21 REPORT QP HIGHWAY DEVARTMES- C. 1 REPAIRS. Arsenal street, `9,--40 00 .Main street,AsphaltUftl 13iIvenie.•nt from rom South line of Alen street to south line of Spring street, $2,400 00 From north line of Galen street to point of-)posite Hartford's store, 5,t23 00 Widening on Bemis property, I1500 OD Paved glitters, 950 00 Ctirhstones, 825 00 10,800 00 P1e.1sant street, 4,207 oo Galen street, repairs, 490 00 845 00• Paved ;utters, 3i5 00 North Beacon street, 1 ,500 00 Arlington street, gravel, 200 00 Grove street i30 00 Coolidge .avenue, fi,jx oo Palfrey' street, paved ,gutters, Sao 00 Orchard street, 670 cc Summer street drain, l rilv.ate crotlilds, 250 00 Hay and grain, 11200 Oa Shoeing, 200 W Draw teaidinL-3 200 00 Repairs of rolling stock:, etc., 200 ao Respectfully submitted, W. k'. LEARNED, Superintendent ay f'Sircels. ER.kGE DEPARTMENT AND HOUSE CONNECTIONS, To the Honorable Bogard ref S'electrnex:— . Three: thousand six hundred and seventy-seven lineal feet of sewers have beex-r built in the II-Arsenal District" since August tst, 1897, under the direction of the Board of Health and Board of Selectmen. Dr. Julian A. Mead, chairman of the committee on sewers, in they East Watertown District, will report to the town in regard to the sewers allude d to, arrd Mr. H. 11. Sawver, chair- man of the former cominittee on sewers in the ti East ]gild Dis- trict," will report on work done at . the outfall, which came directly Under his directum. Nearly all the seweri have been flushed (luring the past month. Those on the "South Side"were found to he in an extremely bad condition, also certain lines at Al tn€r Mills District and some of the Bites in the village were found practically full of sewage. In many cities and towns automatic flushing tanks are used at ends of lines to keep the sewage in constant motion. Such devices give satisfactory results, but are expensive at first cost. A similar arrangement, though not automatic, should be adopted in this town at the aFdead ends," particularly where the sewers �on the higher lines are laid on flat inclinatioris by corner-ting the inspection manholes with the water pipe Systern, and ilushing all the Sewers regularly once in three months, or oftener if necessary. Our present spystern of connecting the manholes with the: nearest hydrant by a two true] oric-half inch hose, though sirnplu and economic at first cost, is expceisive in the end, requiring thr°ec men and teaSll about twelve clays, according to the state of the the sewer. There axe fifty inspuc.t'ion manholes at ends of sewer lines SEWERAGE AIND ROUSE CONNECTIONS. 4 where connection with the water pipe system by a rave and one-half inch pipe with valve should be made. The estimated expense would be $r,000. One hundred and thirty-four dwelling houses and two large manufacturing establishments have been connected with the sew- ers, aad fourteen stoppages have occurred since August ISt, 1897, due in most cases to imperfections of the connections, arising from local conditions. The principle of building sewers, in order to he under complem control} is now adopted with the house connections by inserting clean-outs at every change of line within private premises. At one dwelling on Spring street, where stoppage had occur- red twice within four months, it was necessary to build a man- hole where there was a curve, in order to central the line.. The length of sewers required to be built during the year is a problem of difficult solution ; but as a guide in the right direc- tion for determining the amount of appropriation, I would say that the estimated cost of sewers within the "Arsenal District" necessary to complete the system is as follows : — Cyrpress street, $1,215 Laurel avenue, 971 Hazel avenue, 158 Melendy avenue, 272 School street, 1,966 Deter avenue, 1,078 Walnut street, (to Union Market hotels 74 Arsenal street, 3,z65 Elrra street, 1,o63 $10,736 The Board of Selectmen probably will be called upon eariv in the Spring to build a seiner on Prentiss street, as an application has been made at this office for that purpose, The estimated expense is $1,800. Respectfully submitted, . F. LLr RNED. REPORT OF THE FIRE ]ENGINEERS. WArERTOW , Feb. I, I89S. To lire Board of Selactmen.— Gentl+emen; In compliance with the town by-lawn the Beard -of Engineers herewith respectfully submit their annual report of the condition and operation of the department during the year ending Jan. 31, IS98- You Nvill filed annexed a statement of fires :and alarms which have occurred during the past year, with the aaniount of loss and insurance, as nearly as could be atscer- tnined. FIRE RECORD. During the past year the department has answered twenty-one alarms; twelve were bell alarms and nine were still alarms. The lass, insurance and insurance Maid, as nearly as could be ascertained, were Valuation of buildings and contents, $237,.567 oo Loss on buildings a11d contents, f, 48 GI Insurance on buildings and contents,, 170,425 00 Insurance paid, 4,848 da a1A uAI. FORCE. This department consists of thirty-four men, divided as follows One Chief Engineer, t'wvo Assistant Engineers, sixteen hose men, ten hook and hadder men, one engineer of stearner,one stoker and three drivers of apparatus. Of this number four are perrna- nently employed and devote their whole time to the interests of the department. The balance, thirty men, are only required to perform fire duty when called by the fare alarm. REPORT OF THE FIRE ENGI-NEERS 41 APPARATUS. The apparatus in service is as follows : One hook and ladder truck, two hose wagons, one steam fire engine, one supple wagon, one Horse: hose recl, two hand hose reels, six uotierwriter's fire extinguishers. ItOSE. The total amount of base in use. In this department is 3,2oo feet of cotton seamless fire hose in good condition. This arm of the service milli he kept in good condition, for can it our efforts largely depend. We would recommend that five hundred feet of new hose he purchased. HORSES. We have in service in dais department eight horses. During the year four new horses were purchased to take the place of four that were unfit For the service. The cost to the department in purchasing the new horses to take the place of those which were sold was forty dollars. 11ARNESSES. There are three sets of doulalo harnesses, two sincele Harnesses and two sets of double harnesses which are used in a rsnrseetion Nvith the watering Carts, HYDRANT SERVICE. By the report of the Superintendent of the Water Works for the year ending jan- 31, ESA we End that nineteen hydrants have been added the past year, making a total of who which can be used for fire service. For further particulars in regard to water service Ave would refer you to the report of the Superintendent. FIRE AL.ARINI TELEGRAPH. During the past year one new box has been added to the line, making a total of twenty-two boxes, which, under the care of Engineer john H. Holt, have givers good satisfaction. 48 REPORT OF THE FIRE E;aGIP EERS. RECOMMENDATIONS. The Engineers woulml renew their recommendation of last year for the purchase of the storage battery for fire alarm purposes. At present it costs for retit;al $So.00 per year. If the town should purchase it the cost of running it is practically nothing. Tt can be purchased for time sum of$57 .00. APPm101'M TIONs. The Engineers would recommend the following amounts for the coming year. The sum of$7,000 for running expenses. This will include salaries, hay, grin, horse shoeing, care of fire alarm telegraph, repairs and incidetitals. Also that a special appropriation of$+So.00 be MIMIC to pay for repairs on Fire aIamrm boxes, rewiring rand general repairs to the fire alarm systemn which was caused by the severe stone-i on the night of Jan. 31, 1898. There were semen fire alarun bores and MO ala11•111 tappers burnt out, and quite a number of pales and about three miles of wire blown dawn. Appropriation, $6,z50 0® Credits, 480 on Expenditures, 61937 86 CONCLUSION.. In closing this report we would respectfully thank the m em- bers of the Board of Selectmen for favors shown this depart- nient, and also the Police department for services rendered at fires. We commend the officers and ruenibers of this depart- ment for their faithful perform;:ance of duty at all times. H. A. I'l=lfLDROO , ,K P. COLLIGAN, erg rrz��rs. H. J. LIVERMORE$ REPORT OF COAMMITTEF ON MY AU13URN STREET WIDENING. On June r-, t896, the Count- Commissioners of Middlesex County made an order that the inhabitants of Watertown should, on or before the first day of January, 699, lay, open, construct and complete NIt. Auburn street in accordance with a plan on file with the County Commissioners, and the order on file with the 'Town-Clerk, a copy of which is appended and made a part of this report. The order was referred to a1 committee of thirteen, at a special town meeting belt] on, the twenty-ninth day of June, 1896; and at an adjourned meeting held upon the thirte:c.tzth of July, 1896, this committee recommended the acceptance by the town of the order and return of the County Commissioners and the construc- tion of the street in accordance with the terms therein named, together with an increased. award for land damages Of$3,7 4.00. '.1"he report was accepted and recommendations adopted by an almost unanirnous Grote. A committee of severs, including the Selectmen, A. L. Rich- . ards, James D. Evans, J. H. L. Coon, together with J. E. Ab- bott, Thomas Gavin, Frank Coolidge and Horace W. Otis was :appointed to carry into effect said order. The committee was organized by the choice of A. L_ Rich- ards as chairman and J. E. Abbott as secretary. Mr. H. b. Pcckham was employed as engineer. The e:onstru 6011 of the street -was referred to a sub-committee consisting of J. H. L. Coon, H. W. Otis and 'Thomas Gavin. By reason of his lung experience and familiarity with this sort of work, Mr. Gavin was appointed saaperinteadent of construction, but was unable to continue in this capacity except for a short time can account of illness. Afr. Gavin diecl Oct. r8, 1897, and .50 REPAIR ON M'1:. AUBUItN STREET WIDENING. the committee wishes to express its appreciation of his worth. His generous disposition and intense loyalty to the interests of the town, tog. etlaer with his honest} and fairness, commanded the respect of the entire committee. Al er Mr. Gavin's resignationi, '-,%Ir. Peckham was appointed superintendent, continuing in this capacity until JUly 24, 1897, when lie resigned, and Mr. Wilbur F. Learned Nvas appointed as engineer and superintendent. In March, r897, fire term of service of Mr. A. L. Richards a: ai member of the board of Selectmen having expired, and as Messrs. J. E. Abbott and Horace W. Otis had resigned, the co ninittee was re-organized by the chaise of J. H. L. Coon as chairman and J. I1. VaheyF as secretary, the latter having been elected to the board of Selectmen. Mr. W. F. Learned was ap- pointed to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of 1fr. Ab- bott, as authorized by the vote of the town. Mr. J. E. Abbott was employed as counsel for the committee_ During most of the period of construction, 'Thomas J. Gavin and George H. Latid acted as foremen. The committee fixed the following rate of wages : Double teams, $4.50; single tcarizs, $-.25 ; resident labor, $t.75 , non-resident labor, $i.5o; I alian labor, 1.35 ; all per dal' of nine hours. Twelve feet on each side of the street have been reserved For concrete walks and planting shade trees. The work of changing the lines and grades of the street was commenced Oct, I, iS96, after due notice had been given to the abutting property owners to retrieve tail walls and fences. Some work was dome vn the street as early{ as August. Construction was vigormisly ;pt'osecatted until December, I g6, when all work ceased, except that the town stove crusher was operated con- tinuously ,during the winter, and several thousand tons of crushed stone accumulated for the spring work. It was necessary during the -winter :nontlis to keep :about one mile of street well lighted. During this time no accident oc- REPORT ON AIT. AI7I3MS $Ti'EE"r WIDENINf7. 51 curred• that resulted in any snit against the: town, through any neglect of the committee. 1"lie magnitude of the Mork can be realized when it appears that in a street ahotat ten thousand feet long, it was necessaq to change the lines for 7,990 feet on the north side, and 9,z,7o feet art the south side, in varying distances from seven inches to " enty- live feet, taking in an increased area of about one hundred and forty thousand Square feet of land ; moving and relaying several thousand linear feet of stone wall; making and re-constructing new sidewalks for about seventeen thousand Feet; providing a proper system of drainage, with numerous underground drains and catch basins; changing grades of adjoining property, inter- secting streets, or private ways, caused by widening; loaming and seeding the reservation between the concrete walk and the gutters on both sides of the street; providing edge stones .it nearly all intersecting street corners ; retnovinpg as large nuanber Of Shade tt•ets, itaeluding roots, and re-laying several thousand square yards of concrete walks. Excepting the street on the south side of the electaic railroad tracks from W',1lt1tat street to Phillips street, .and on the north skier from Common to Palfrey street, the entire road bed is prac- tically new, constructed with a goad sub-grade of stone or gravel, and covered with front six to eight inches of crushed stone, most of which was of our own production. The excavation of much soft material several inches below sub-grade, and re-filling with stone and gravel was necessary to make proper construction. We have saved as many shade trees as possible where they caaane within the reservation, and in some Cases, viz., in fl"ont of the 1'vlaarch estate, Common Street cemetery and Baptist church, have permitted them to remain though they were partially in the gutter. We think that there is no obstruction to vehicles or travel on this account. All edge stones were purchased from S. & R. J. Lombard, of Boston, who gave the lowest bid, viz. : Straight Stone, 7 x a$ 52 REPORT ON MT. AUBURN STREET IV"iL ENIN0. inches, 45 cents; circles, 7 x 18 inches, 62 cents per lineaar foot ; small corner }clocks, $,z.35 ; large carrier blocks, $3.35 ;' all de- livered on the street. ]wring the bast summer the town stone crusher broke down completely, having been in use .for a great many years, and while a new plant was being erected, it was necessary to pur- chase crushed stone, on accQunt of sea barge an area'of street be- ing open. The Necessary stone was procured from the Otis & Sprague Land Company, at $a.a 5 per tan at the crusher on Galen street. This price was an atdvnnce over that for which it crauld be produced by the town. Immediaately capon the corn- plution of our own plant, stone was produced .at ,inestimated cost of about eighty cents per ton at the cruslac:r. In any case where it has appeared to the Committee, after the street had beat widened, that greater damage had been caused to abutting property owners. than had been anticipated, {after clue hearing, the Corntnitteu has adjusted to a fats' and equitable man- ner, as permitted by Grote of the town, the iaacreaased darringe to such estates. In no ease, however, has the Committee felt justi- fied in changing the ;award where such increased damage was not manifestly present. We have enc moored to meet the wishes of land owners, where they did not conflict with the interests of the town, in the chang- ing of the grades necessitated by the: widening. The most im- portant work elope in this connection has been on the Guy Smith property, Stearns' driveway, Bailey road, Garfield and Summer streets, and the south stele of the street from Patten street to the Fitchburg railroad. The: change of grade of Summer street Cnaadu it necessary to raise the chvullings owned by Charles R. Lougee: and Mrs. Miry L. Noyes, located on Summer street. The Committee aidjUsted the d,LMagC at a cast of $885.71. The entire line of the street at the Common Street cemetery-, be- ing identical with the line of lot owners, necessitated the removal of the entire stone wall. In order to make a satisfactory finish, the old cap stories were cut in form of edge: stones and set as as REPORT ON NIT. AUBURN STREFAT WIDENTNG. 5,j border, the ends tied with iron clamps leaded, and a wrought; iron Felice with proper gates was plalced the whole length of the cemetery oil top of, and l n-ycrly secured to the edge stones. We think this is an ;idv anLanc: over the old stone wall. New coalcrete walks have been lalaced across Mt, Auburn street at Paitten, Irvin;, Franklin, Walnut, Parker and Palfrey streets. New walks ha-ve been placed across Adams nvenue, Adams, Prentiss, Arlington, School, Patten, Summer, Parker. Phillips, Common and Garfield streets, Dexter and Rlassell avenues and Bailey road. The following named persons and estates contributed laud to the town for the purpose of widening: — The est:ltC Of John Coolidge, S,Sc90 square feet trustees of Langmaid estate, 1,055 square feet; George A. Stearns, 375 square feet; estate of Alvin Adams: 38t95-- square feet; Charles H. Stone, 1,580 square feet ; widow and heirs of Delano March, 6,7oo square feet; Charles Brigham, Soo feet ; C. D. Crawford, 6,434 square feet, Joseph 11. Stone, i 3'o square feet Dr. G. A. Tower, 65 feet ; William T. Pierce, 1] feet ; Catholic church, Mt. AuburiI, S7 feet; Coolidge School lot,405 feet ; Francis School lot, Sfca feet ', Arlington Street cemetery, 477 feet; Common Street cemetery, 2,625 feet. 01, Nov. 30, 1897, the County Coin missioners passed an order accepting I4it. Auburn street. They have paid one-half of the amount of damages awarded to the town and the other half will be paid aS soon as the Legislature makes the County appropria- tions. The Committee thinks the tawil has ogle of the hest roads ill the suburbs of Boston. An enormous amount of heavy teaming has been diverted to this street, and with the narrow tired %,heels now in vogue, a goael dell of damage is caused to the road lied. Doubtless this will ii}crealse; year by year, and will necessitate constant watching and attention. ft is unnecessary for the Committee to pieture the benefits to the town frorl7 the outlay of money in the improvement of this 54 REPORT WN MT. AUBURN STREET WIDE TN(,. thoroughfare, The sentiment in favor of it was practically unanimous, The people who patronize the electric cars, .it a reduced F..are, With exe:ellent service, or h.eve occasion to drive over its surfaee, apl)ree:iate the cherrage. In a feet years, when the newly PI.L ated trees h.tvc gown t() z Sufficient sire to add to the appearance of the street, and the adjoining land is hnp1•0NrCCl, we are of the opinion that no street in the subLrrbs of Boston Neill be superior to 11 t. Ykuburri street in beauty and attreactivCness. Some rna tern still retrain Lindmie, viz. - The bridge over the railroad track at Mt. Auburn is yet to be widened. The contem- plated improvenleent of the street by taking a portion of the Mt. . Auburn cernetery land is shortly to e:arrne up before the Legisla- ture. The grade of the street railway track at Arlington street should be raised materially, it heaving settled at the tin][: the drains and sewer pipes were ptA in, the town being unable to procure from the W.rtur company water for the purpose of pud- dling the earth. A concrete walk across Mt. Auburn street at Arlington street should be made after the grade has becii raised, and a new concrete walk shoetld be made at the Mt. Auburn bridge. A few more trees should be planted west of Palfrey street and the reservation should be seeded where necessary. Aside from these :and some minor matters, the street is com- pleted. We append a sumra-r.ary of the work and also a report of -coun- sel on tlae legal matters involved in, the widening of the street, together with the names of all persons or firms with whom the e:eaMMittee had dealings. SUMMARY OF WORK, Linear feet of stone: wall taken clown, moved and relaid, 6,79 Linear feet of fences moved and rebuilt, 1,120 Linear feet of wrought iron fence at cemetery, (not in- cIuding gate), 351 E-2 Linear feet of edge stones set, Linear feet of sidewalk made and remade, 17,000 REPORT ON NIT. 'AUBURN ,STREET 34IDEN31w(;. 55 Concrete walks replaced, Shade trees cut down and ren-loved, 49 Stone walls-taken down and remDved, rlUm ber perch, 441 CrUSIMl stone purchased, rtbUL t 3,500 tons Stone crushed at Town Farm, a bo "t 7,100 tons Concrete Nvalk relaiil, jo,941, :sqt#itre yards Number of trees set out 1:�v Park Commissioners, 236 Catch imsins constructed, 31 JAMES H. L. COON, JAMES D. E V-A S, FRANK E. COOLIDGE, JAMES H. VAUEY, WILBUR F. LEARNED, Committee. DECREE OF THE COR TY COMMISSIONERS, CON,Bf ONWEALTH OF MASSACH[JSMTTS. NI1DDLESEA, SS. At a meeting of the C0ttnt3• Commissioners for the County of Middlesex, holderl at Cambridge, within and for said County, an the first Tuesday of June, i11 the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six. The Selectmen of Watertown and others in said county, by their petition to said Commissioners—among other 111atters--pray that Mt. Auburn street in said town, from the boundary line of the city of Cambridge westerly to the junction of Main street its .said town may be relocated•—as will More firlly appear, reference being had to the petition filed of record in the case. The petition was presented to the County Commissioners, at their ]neeting holden tit Cambridge, within and for said county, on the first Tuesday in January, A. D. 1$93—when rind where said Commissioners causes] notice to be given to all persons and corporations interested therein of the time alld place when and where they would meet for• the purpose of viewing the premises and hearing the parties, ;is by their order of notice on file and of record in the case will more fully appear. Thence s{yid petition ryas continued to the then next meeting of said Corricnissioners holden at said Cambridge on the first Tuesday of June, A. D. 1893, when and where said Commissioners adjudged said alterations to be of common convenience and necessity. And thence said peti- tion bath been continued to this time. And now the said Cont- anissioners make return of their proceedings in the premises, as follows: The County Commissioners for said county, having given notice as the law directs, met at the Selectmen's room iri Watertown in said county, on the twenty-seventh clay of July, REPORT ON AM AIJBLtwN STREET WIDEMING. 57 in the year eighteen 1111aldred and ninety-three, when and where the parties appeared, to wit, the petitioners by mernba rs of the Board of Selectmen, and others, and the respondent by P. J. Keenan, C. W. Stone, and others. And the premises having been examined, and all parties fully Beard, said Commissioners proceeded to Iay out said street as prayed if ono- said petition, and the following description is a true description of said street as hereby laid cart anal ordered : The Northerly line beginning at an iron bolt on the northerly line of said street near it's junction with Belmont street, said bolt being distant one tenth of a foot frown the southeasterly corner of the wooden block or building belonging now or formeriv to Emma F. Keenan ; thence S. 790 32' W. passing the southerly sick: of said building and closely adjoining the same, six hundred thirty-seven and sixty-fine hundredths (637.65) feet to a stone bound apt station 6+37.65 ; thence on a curve of nineteen hun- dred thirty-seven and fifty-Four hundredths (1937.54) feet raadi1.15, Dearing to the left two hundred three and forty-live hundredths 0-03-45) feet to a .stone bound at station +_�i .a ; thence S. 73" 31' W- eight hundred twenty and four tenths (820.4) feet to a stone bound at statical r6+61.5 ; thence on it CU1_V Of eight hual- dred sixty-two and seventy-nine hundredths (862.79) feet radius, bearing to the right 111nety-nine and eighty-live hundredths .(99.85) feet, to a stone >a0tta1d at station) 17+61.35 ; tlaeuace S. So' $' 30" W- one hundred seventy-nine and ci;ht tenths (179.8) feet, to a stone hound at station 19+41.15 ; thence S. 57' 38' 30" W. six: hundred seventy-three and twenty-two hundredths (673.23) feet to as stone bound at station z6+14.37 ; thence on a curve of five hundred ninety-six and seventy-fotir hundredths (a96.74) feet radius, bearing to the right flvc hundred fifty-seven and fifty--eight hundredths (557.58) feet to a point at station 3r+ 71.95 ; thence on n curve of forty-four hundred thirty-seven and ninety-six hundredths (4437.96) feet radius, bearing to the right ,51x hundred seventy-six and four tenths (676.4) feet to a stone ,bound at station 38+48,35 ; thence N. 6o° 61 W. sixty (6o) feet 68 REPORT ON AM ATTBU.N STREET WID-PMENG. to a stone bound at station ?9+ .,5 , thence on a curee of six. hundred six and fourteen hundredths (6o6.14) feet radius, bear- Ing to the left two hundred and ninety (zgo) feet to a stone bound at statiola 41+98.35 ; thence N. 87' 30' W- one hundred fifteen Ind fifty-five hundredths (115.55) feet to ra stone bound ;at station 43+13.90 ; thence S. 7z° 09' 30" W. one hundred eighty-eight and three tenths (188.3) feet to a stone bound at station 45+02.20 ; thence S. 7:3° 2S' 30" W- ttvo hundred eighty-five and twenty- seven hundredths (-z85.2,) feet to as stone bound at station 47+87.47 ; thence on a curve of four hundred fifty-eight and t1' ellty-three hundredths (45S.23) feet radius, bearing to the right tWO latandred forty-three and scventy-five hundredths 043.75� feet to a. stake buLl"d oat st"tian 50+31.22 ; thence N. 76' W. one. thousand twenty-six and sixty-five hundredths (I026.65) feet to as stone bound at station 6o+57—S7 ; thence on a curve of five hun- dred eighty-two and fifty-nine llundrcadths (582.59) feet radius, bearing to the left two hundred eighty-four and five hundredths (284.05) feet to a stone bountl at station 63+41.92, ; thetaCC S. �64 4' W. faur laaandred sixty and one tenth (46o.1) feet to an iron bolt at station 6S+o2..az ; thence S. 71' 17' 30" W. three- hundred forty-three :and sixty-three hundredths (343.63) feet to a stone bound at station 71+45.65 ; thence on as carve of three hundred eighty-seven and sixty-three hundredths (387.63) feet Nldiaas, bearing to the right nine ty--nine and foz•ty-five 1a11aadredths (99.45) feet to a stove bound at station 72+45-10; thence S. 85° 59' W. two liundred sixty-one and fourteen halndredths (z61.i4) feet to a stcane bOUnd at st:ati0ar 5+06.24 ; thCnCC On as curve of seven hundred fifty-t%vo and seventy-eight hundredths (75z•73) feet radius, bearinc, to the right ninety-nine and eighty-four (99.84) feet to a stone bound at station 76+06.oS ; thence N. 86' aS' 30" W. two hundrecl twenty-four :and ninety-two hun- dredths (2224.92) feet to a stone bound at st4ati011 7 +31,00, at the boundary line between the land of the estate of Louisa Rus- sell and the CelncteryF. Then beginning at a stone bound on the northerly line of said street near the middle of Common street,, REPORT ON :fix. -lUkUR_N` STREET WIDEN L G. 59 said bound being distant S. 85° a51 301 E. forte-six and eighty- five hundredths (46.S5) feet from the southeasterly corner near- est said Mt. Auburn street, of the house of Joseph H. Stone; thence S. 68° 40' 3a" W. four hundred seventy-two and seventy- seven hundredths (472.77) feet to a stone bound ; thence on a curve of one thousand six hundred and twelve and fifty-four hun- dredths (16r2.5q.) feet radius, bearing to the left two hundred ten and thirty-five I'll siciredtI s (210.35) feat to a stone bound; thence S. 6t° i:!' P" W. one hundred sixty-seven and five hun- dreciths (167.05) fLeCt to a stone bOL111cl ; thence on a curve of eleven hundred forty-two ind eighty-eight hundredths (i i42.5$) feet raa,�lius, hearing to the right three hundred seventy-Light and fifteen hundredths (378-15) feet to as stone bound thence S. Soy rn' W. one hundred twenty-one and eighty-severe hundi-edths (I29.87) feet to a stone wound; thence on ai curVa: of thirteen hundred four and six tenths (i3o,;.6) feet radius, bearing to the left three hundred fifty-four and sNty-nine hundredths (354.69) feet to a stone bound ; thence S. 64r 35' W. one hundred fifty- eight and four tenths (158,4) feet to a stone bound. The Southerly" line beginning at a stone bOUnd ;At the property line between the Nit. Auburn Cemetery sand the Fitchburg Rail- road Company, is thence S. 794 32' W. one hundred forty-three and ninety-five hundredths (145.95) feet to a point opposite sta- tion 0 of the above described northerly lime and eighty (So) feet distant therefrom, thence parallel to the above described north- erly line and eighty (So) feet distant therefrom, to a point oppo- site station t 6+6r-5 of said northerly li ne ; thence S. 73' 3 11 W. forty-tkvo aria twenty-two hundredths (42.22) feet to a stone bound at the wall between the Coolidge estate and the cemetery. The Southerly line beginning agaiai at a stone hound distant S. S° 36' E. one hundred twelve and ninety-seven hundredths (Irx.97) feet fr0n" the stone bound at stati€l 19+41.15 of said northerly line, is thence S. 66' 4 r' 30" W. seventy-four and seven tenths (74.7) feet to a stone bound ; thence on a curve of nine hundred forty-seven and sixty-eight hundredths (947.68) feet 60 10',',P0ItT 44N MT. AUBURN STREWS WIDENING. radius, bearing to the left one hundred forty-nine and seventy- FGur hundredds (149,74) feet to a stone bound ; thence parallel to said northerly lisle, and eighty (So) feet distant therefroin, to 21 point opposite the stone bound at station 41+98.35 of said northerly line ; thence on n curve of fine hundred twenty-six and fourteen hundredths (5 6.14) feet radius, bearing to the left one hundred seventy-four and thirty-six hundredths (174%36) Feet to a stotie bound ; thence S. 73' 28" 30" W. one hundred and forty- three hundredths (ioo.43) feet to a paint opposite station 45+02.2,0 of said northerly line, and eighty (8o) feet distant therefrom ; thence parallel to said northerly line and eighty (So) feet distant therefrom, ton stone bound apposite station 96+49.69 cif said northerly line ; thence on a curve of eleven hLindred nine- t r-nine and txventy-eight hundredths (i r q.2S) feet radius, bear- ing; to the left ninety-nine an(I ninety-five. hundredths (99,95) feet to a stone bound ; thence S. 7" r 7' 3a" W. orie hundred seventy_ Six and sixty-three hundredths (z76.63) feet (parallel to said northerly ling and Mighty (So) feet distant therefrom) to a stone l)Ound; thence. S. 61' 46' 30" W— one hundred seven and tbirt_y lour hundredths (107.34) Feet to a stone bound ; thence S. 85' 59' W. four hundred seventy and three hundredths (4 f0.03) feet (in part ,parallel to said northerly line and eighty, (So) feet dis- tant therefrom) to ar stone bound ; thence on a curve of seven ' hundred thirty-seven and three tenths (7,37.3) reek radius, bear- ing to the right rune hundred forty-nine and forty-seven hun- dredths (149.47) feet to a stone bound ; then N. Sz' aSr 30" W. twenty-cane and two tenths (21.2) feet to a stone bound ; thence can a curve of twenty-eight hundred twenty-eight and twenty.-nine hundredths (zSzS. c9) feet radius, bearing to the left oI1C hundred ninety-nine and ninety-three hundredths (r99.93) feet to a. stone bound ; thence N. 86' 25' 30" W, one hundred forty-three and thirty-five hundredths (143.35) feet to a stone bound; thence on a curve of five hundred eighty-c:ig ht Ln(.1 eighty-eight hundredths (588.8$) feet radius, hearing to the left two hundred fifty-five and eighty-seven hundredths (25.S7) feet to a stone bound REPORT ON IMT. ALUBUAN STkiZET WIDENUSG. 61 thence parallel to said northerly line and eighty (So) feet distant therefrorrr, to a stone bound distant S. 59' 25l E. ninety-six and five tenths (96.$) feet from the stove bound marking the terminus of the above described northerly line ; thence S. zj' zz` W. forty- seven and seventy-five hundredths (47.75) feet to a stone bound in the northerly lure of Arsenal street. The above courses are reckoned fronn the magnetic meridian, and the description is intended to conform to a plan signe:cl by F. H. Kendall, and darted rS96, on which the above described lines titre shown in rcd. And the said Commissioners detern-tine and carder that the inhabitants of the said town of Watertown shall, on or before the first day of January which will be in the year 1899, lay, open, construct and complete said highway so that So feet throughout the whole, exclusive of gutters on the side, shall be safe for the passage of tennis of every description With customary loads. The surface of said roar] shall consist of gravel or other material which shall he permancntly hard. Said roadway shall be properly graded, drained, and ,gutters properly constructed at the sides. Permanent .stone montiments shall be placed wherever it is necessary to properly mark the said described limes. Where excavations are necessary, the bariks on the sides shall be sloped evenly, or retaflning walls built to support said banks. Railings shall be erected at all steep and dangerous places, and all walls and fences which serve to IIIU ` the old lines of street, except where such walls serve the purpose of retaining walls and are in such position as to properly remain And can- form to the new construction. And the proprietors or occupants of the land over which said highway is thus laid out, are allowed until the first duty of Octo- ber next to remove therefrom any woad, timber, trees, or build- ings. And said Commissioners having heard the proprietors of said lands by themselves or their agents, on the subject of damages by them sustained by reason of laying out said highway, have esti- mated the same as follows, to wit Reuben Puffer, $--'000 ocr Mrs. J. E. Flagg, Goo 00 Patrick Turk estate, 1.300 CHD Nfaria M. French, 106o eao Mrs. Andrew McArthur, 285 Jonathan Bigelow, 100 00 Ephraim Male, 55 00 Celia A. Reed, 42 70 Jahn F. O'Brieu, 230 00 Guy Srtiith, 865 oa Dorcas A. Langaiiaid estate, 113 00 Mrs. M. T. Favor, 155 coo P. J. Keenan, 73 00 Emery M. I\Iaayo, 63o oar Estate of Arad I3aailcv, woo 00 Estate of Emma W. Hall, t 12 00 Edwin F. Nohle or owners unknown, lets 3, 41 5, G, 38 80 Episcopal Church, 272 00 Livira Sprague, '90 Go 11Irs. E. M. Coffin, 41000 00 Charles W. Stoller ic6 75 job W. 'Carter, 257 50 Arena M. J. Coolidge and Eliza Fernald, 291 50 Mrs. Miles Pratt, 35 ;c� John K. Stickney, 2,300 00 Ltacy A. Train and F. A. Parris, 127 00 Jesse F. Wheeler, tat 15 Methodist Church, 3cO 00 Lachlan McDonald, ?"000 00 Baptist Church, 868 25 S. T. Sharp, 196 coo George E. Teele, 181 75 Charles Caammings, 81 00 Thomas Berry, 40 75 George Day, rA 25 REPORT O' ).M AUBURN STREET WIf)ENING. its Margaret Doyle, 550 Oo Sarnh A. Bartlett, 95 rO Estate of Horace Wheeler, 500 ota Estate of P. J. Kelly, 2,S25 00 Estate of Louisa Russell, 147 00 'James W. 'Ma"'Ce, 141 lea James H. Norcross, 220 "5 joseph G. Barker, 104 z5 Congregational Church, 359 00 Estate of Olk,�r Shaw, 28 50 Afrs. Hannah Sailer, 50 The saiel CeaaninissiDners further order and determine that the sum cf ten thousand dollars ($io,000) is a fair and Jaast propor- tion ot' the e%peuses of said alterations to be paid by the County ; and said suai shall be laid out of the Coeanty Treasury into the Town Treasury of Watertown whenever the Selectmen of said town shall present a certificate certifying that all claims by rea- son of said alterations have been settled and said street shall be -completed t0 the acceptance of said Commissioners. And the said Commissioners further determine :and order that the said town 0f Watertown di all P.-iv all daniaages, costs anll ex- penses (if MIN 110t inClUded ill the .above award, that any party may by legal process obtain it] Consequence of said location and -construction throughout the whole: of said highway, as hereby widened, straightened, altered, :and established. And the said Corninissioners furtlmr order that the highways described in said return be, and the same is hereby established :as and for a1 public Highway, Find that the saaine be recorded to the end that the same anay hereaafter be known ,a� such. And the said C:oinmissioners further order that the said several suns of money estimated as d.aniages to the said persons, by rea- son of the premises, be paid to them respectively out of the towel treasury, when they shall present to the town treasaarer a certificate signed by the Selectmen of the town in which the land lies, that the land over which said highway is located has been 64 4i.BPORT ON MT. AUI3iTRN STREET WIDENING. entered upon. and possession taken for the purpose of constructing said highway. In Witness whereof, We, the said County- Commissioners, have hereLIntO set our hands this thirteenth day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six. J, HENRY REED, SAML. 0. UPHAM, FRANCIS BIGELO . A true copy of record. Attest: (Signed,) RALPn N. SATITH, AS* Clerh. ]REPORT OF COrNSEL. WATERTOWN, Feb. 1, 1898. ]. H. L. COON, Esek., Ch airvi an of Gvrr:mitlee on Widening of h1l. Auburn street. Dear Sir:—In compliance with your request, I submit here- with a report in regard to land damages of abutters on Mt. Au- burn street, shoving in detail the payments which have been made, the 'c:laims which have not yet been settled but on which no suits have been brought, and the suits which are pending. In each of the cases where payment has bten made,;the owners of the land taken ror the widening of the street have executed a proper conveynnee to the town and as release Of daainagcs. • PAYMF-NTS OF LAND DAMAGES. Frank M. Bailey, et al., $335 00 Sarah A. Bartlett,, Igo ao Joseph G. Basnc�ff, 175 00 Jahn W. Carter, 515 00 Emily M. Cof 11' et sal,, 4,000 too Mary A. C;urnmings, et at., 129 fro Patrick Doyle and wife, 13500 00 Eliza H. Fernald, et at., 400 00 James 13. Flagg ;and wife, goo 00 First Orthodox fairish in Watertown, 359 00 Jarrles W. maagce, 14r 50 Lachlan Macdonald, 2400 00 E. AT- Mayo, 659 oo Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church,300 00 Jaarnes H. Norcross and wife, 220 75 Parish of the Church of the Good Shepherd, 2_72 00 66 R 13O T ON `1T. A'(5'i3lTRN STREET Reuben Puler, $2,52D 00 Hannah L. Sanger, 40 00 S. T. Sharp, 492 00 Gaty Smith and wife, 865 t Chester Spragate, et ral., So PO John K. Stickney, 2,800 DG C. W.. Stolle, et al., IM 78 George E. Teele, 3( 3 50 Otis A. Train, et al., 250 00 Jesse F. Wheeler, 200 00 _.. $20,243 13 CLAIMS UNSETTLED BUT NOT IN SUIT. Atm. rltvarded. Thumas Berry, $40 75 jonitthuaaa Bigelow. 100 00 George A. Day. 14 25 Martha T. Favor, 155 00 Estate of E, mma W. Hill, 140 00 Estate 0f E. N. Noble, 46 56 John F. O'Brien, 330 00 Estate of Miles Pratt, 50 00 Celia A. Reed, j j t Estate of Louisa J. Russell, 1,17 00 Ephria ai Sale, 55 OD Estate of Oliver Shaw, *S 50 Estate of Horace Wher:ler, taoo 00 -- - $1,702 o6 Most of these unsettled claims can probably be settled within a few weeks. In soine of theirs, special authority has to be ob- tained Prom the probate court before :a cr,taveyaraee nr settletiaeut can be made. In others, partial releases of mortgages must he procured. Its others,—uottably in regard to the estate of E. N. Noble,--there is much uncertainty both as to the title .and as to the boundaries of the Baal. In still uthet•s, the parties are not willing to accept the award which was made by the County REPORT OX ;ITT. AUBU1iN STREET WIDZ-.`7tN"C>. 6 Commissioners, as revised by the coinrnittee appointed by the town. The F irss Baptist Church brought .a suit, which is still l cnd- ing; but it has been agreed that this suit shall be discontinued, trn[l a deed leas been e:Xectated by the Deacons of the Church, who hold the titic to its property, and the deed is rvady to be de- livered to they town at an carly elate, upon payment of the sum originally awarded, $86S z5. A suit brought by the heirs of ,John W. Coffin has been dis- contitrtted and settlement made for the ainount of the award originally made:. I't?Ni ING SUITS. Amt. Awarded. Charles Kenney. e}t .el., (Dorcas L.,ang— nudd Est.) $r.3S 6o Heirs of Patrick Turk, 2,070 00 Heirs of P. J, Kelly, 3,825 00 Heirs of S. P. Langm aid, (fear benefit of P. J. Keenan). Nothing awarded. Maria M. French. 11392. Go f. J. Keenan, 7,3 00 Beatrice* M. McArthur, a85 00 Proprietors of Mt. Auburn Ce}metery, $7,1 r I 60 The heirs of S. P. Lan-maid :agreed to give their land, so far- In as it was required for the widening-of Mt. Auburn street. .after the widening of the street had been finished opposite their re- maining land, they; sold their remaining land to Mr. Keenan, and they conveyed trr hirer whatever right they had to recover dam- ages. Mr. Keenan brought suit in the name of the heirs to re- cover damages, but his suit was not brought in season, and this objection was seasonably made in the court. The claim of the proprietors of Xft. Auburn Cemetery is for about r,z5o feet of1and lying between the locution of the Water- town branch of the Fitchburg railroad and the fence which en- 68 REt.OUT ON MT. AUBURN STItEFU WID .,NING. closes that part of the cemetery in which ljurials are made. Until recently tlic ownership of this parcel was its dispute. The small strip of this disputed land which was regnired to be taken by the order of the County Commissioners widening the railroad bridge at Mt. Auburn, is about forty-two feet long and about thirty feet wide. The suit brought to have the vatlue of the lend deter- mined can probably be settled for €t small stun. It has been intirnated to nie that some of the other pending suits can probably be settled on very favorable terms to the town. In view of the experience of the city of NIewton in the widen- ing of Washington street, and the large number of expensive suits which re.sttited from that widening, f think that the town of Watertown is to be congrati.tltited that there has been so little litigation caused by the widening of Alt. Aubura street. JOHN E. ABIOT1'. SCREDULF OF BILLS. Paid on Mt. Auburn Street September, 189E to January, 1898, inclusive. Sefitenzher•, rb96. R. H. Paine, tools, $ r 80 George E. T'eele, hardware, 7 27 IL 0. Peckham, phins, $22.50 ; profiles, $37.50; lines and grades, 62, 1z:; 00 I,'. C. Harthertz, sharpening tools;, 2 6j 0dobeo-, McLa uthlin & Co., pay envelopes, 45 Henry 0. Peckham, limes and grades, [ID 30 Porter Shuttle & Bobbin Cc)., 400 grade stakes, is oo George E. Teele, dr,1111 pipe, 869 41 Guy Smith, land damabes, 865 00 Frank M. Bailey, land damages, 335 00 November, .496. Highway Department, crushed stone, 337 30 Walter W. Field, labor Q11 hoisting engille, 1 45 A. C. Fletcher, hardware, 5 76 William Haddow, machine work and material, 59 tz T. F. Kelly & Co., 310 tans stone at 6o cts. per ton, t86 oo F. C. Harthertz, repairing tools, 6 21 F. C. Harthertz, io 73 Henry Q. Peckham, engineering and superintend- Chester Sprague & Co., lumber, $1 w.8g, cement, $20-70, 33 79 Chester Sprague & Co., lumber, $9.vg , cement, $z3.0o, 32 08 S. F. Stearns, labor and material, io8 16 W. H. Pevear & Co., coal. and %voocl, 1 aC 15 74 REPORT ON MT. AIJBUIiN STREET WIDR.1+fNQ- . H. Pevear & CO., 3,000 hard brick, $24 00 Peter J. O'Malluy, stone for crusher, 14S 71 ]arises H. Jackson, stone for cr-ushUr, 228 00 I3eceynber, .r896. Ames Flaw Co., gravel screen and expressage, 7 ao .fames J. Barnes, teaming, 4" 25 Thonnas Gx Lvin, coal for crusher, g 45 Fitchbairg R. R. Co., freight on castings, 2 47 Kimball, Freed & Co,, I barrel engine oil, 27 25 Porter Shuttle and Bobbin Co,, Zoo heavy stakes 10 00 George )E. Teele, hardware, 51 50 George E. Ttele, << 6 75 Teele 8. Pratt, repairing tools, 40 z5 Chester Spr:igaac: & Co., lumber, 77 cts. ; cement, $6,z5, 7 02 McLauthlin & Co., pay envelopes, go T. F. Kelly & Co., stone for crusher, 6 og P. COndc)n & Sons, wail and wood, 27 03 George E_ `1'ecle, hardware, 81 Thomas I-I. Klic:elaancl, repairing tools, 34 00 George A. Page, labor setting glass, damage, 2 50 W. H. Pevc:aar & Co,, coal, $z Ig.78 wood, $8.00 bricks, $241 I S I 78 H. O. Peckham, superintenclence, $go ; en-Ineer- ing, $roS.5o, assistant, $69, 267 50 P. A. Yerxa, oil, 45 Walker &_ Pratt Mfg. Co., labor and material, tcg 65 Otis & Sprague Land Co., 99 Wits stone '-at 50 c:ts., 49 50 A. J. Wellington, steel jakys for crusher, 135 ag Roberts Iron Works Co., I goats 34 Inch diameter, .3 15 Emery Mayo, wall oil Mt. Auburn street, 100 00 S. & R. J. Lombard, edge and corner stones, 638 zg Sewer E xtension Department, drains on Arlington and Mt. Auburn Streets. 362 46 Chester Spragvac & Co., cement, 16 25 David F. Tripp, 1,491 yards concrete, 1,043 70 William H. Ahearn, stone for crusher, 11 94 REPORT ON NIT. AUBURN STREBIT WIDENIN(i. 71 jarnes 11. Jackson, stone for crusher, 75 10 A. C. Fletcher, hardware, 3 S3 Walker & Pratt Mfg. Co., labor and material, 20 20 Emery M. Mayo, land damage, 659 oa John W. Carter, plaid damage, 515 00 First Orthodox Parish, land damages, 359 00 House Connection Department, labor, 100 CO ,Ja,"UarY, 1897- Waltham Foundry Co., catch basin gyrates, 16l 48 John Burke, p11,mhing, 1 00 W. H. Pevear & Co., brick, $16; coal, $49.44, 65 44 ilii:►m 1-I,tddow, labor and rnatcriail, 37 3z Lovell Bras., horn for crUS11 r, 102 48 George Brown, stone for crusher, 21 zS Thornas Kneeland, repairin- tools, 22 55 American Steam Gauge Co., one steam gauge, 2 00 A. C. Fletcher, hardware, Ga D. W. Kinsman, rcpatiring tools, I Coo Teele & Prau, rewiring tools, 12 65 James H. jach—son, stoi)e for crusher, 129 00 W. F. Glynn, .. ;' I ;i 00 H. 0. Peckham, superintendence, $54 ; engineering, s64.8o, 113 So fames .1. Barnes, tcatnI1119, 29 95 Joshua C. Stnnc, gravel, S3 65 W. 11. Ahearn, stone for crusllel•, 51 go Watson GOUld, stunt for crusher, 39 45 Moses Whiting, labor and rnnterials, 5 ' Walker & Pratt Mfg. Co., labor and materials, 4 34 Pehr2rarj% 1897. Mrs. James O'Brien, stone for crusher, S 45 Thomas Griggs, `` 33 is A. Brown, stone for crusher, 53 55 James H. Jackson, stone for crusher, 32 40 Chester Sprague & Co., ccn-lent, j 50 Thomas F. Dwyer, stone for crusher, 51 21 72 RBPORT ON MT. AUBURN STREET WIDENING. Moses Whiting, lalaor and waterinl, $10 Moses Whiting, lnl}or and material, 46 68 Chester Sprague & Co., lumber, 7 68 P. J. Madden, stone for crusher, 7 81 Stellar McGlalllfin, clerical service, 2 00 Chester Sprague & Co., lumber, 29 89 1r'If. H. Pevear & Co., coal for crusher, 68 63 }� John E. Flfield, hardware, 4 97 P. A. Y erxa, oil, 45 Watson Gould, stone for eraisher, 7 61 William Haddow, labor and material, 28 58 J. H. Ladd, stone for crusher, 35 89 James J. Barnes, tea rning, 26 oo H. A. George, stone for crustier, 30 39 J. H. Critchett & Son, expressing, 15 George Brown, stone for crusher, 89 07 Peter Brown, stone for crusher, 142 88 P. Con6on & Sons, stone for crusher, 11 31 I:VIcLauthlin & Co., pay envelopes, 45 Howard Ice Co., stone for crus13er, 33 15 Watertown Water Supply Co., repairing hydrant. 4 42 William H. Ahearn, stone for crusher, 59 70 John Melody, 45 c? 26 4 George Willard, °• 4, 83 50 D. B. V ittinii, C 4 24 00 Peter J. O'Malley, " " 1-0 94 J. H. Crossmall, ., a 3 71 Tirn tlzy r'' . Kelly, cc c6 39 Io A. McGilvery, ec 44 4 A. W. Harrington, iz it 3 82 J. R. Laker, 46 41 39 84 Lovell Bros., ea6L so 76 John W. caughey, I 41 Henry O. Pecklia ni, engineering, 132 5o Afarch, z897. P. Roach, stone for crusher, 8 50 B. M. Pierce, stone for crusher, 66 ao Church of the Gomel Shepherd, land damage, a72 00 A iri1, 1$97. J. Laker, stripe for crusher, $ 30 03 M. J. Kellv, M. D., professional services, 10 00 J. FT. Jaacl{son, stone for crusher, 3 98 R, Gillespie, stance for crusher, 13 63 Henry 0. Peckhalin, superintendence, $22.50, en- gis7eerh1g, $63: 85 50 P. J. O'Malley, stone for crusher, 21S 65 George Bro%vn, 32 0S A. McGilvery, " " 32 37 John Melody, '4 4` 42 00 Chester Sprague & Co., lumber, 86 George A. Page, labor caused by blasting, f 75 McLaughlin & Co., Pay eelvelopes, 45 Watson Gould, stone fbr crusher, 48 67 A. C. Fletcher, hardware, a 39 J. H. Crossi-nan, stone for crusher, 13 45 Peter Burns, stone for crusher, 7' Z4 James J. Barnes, teatniog, 49 47 W. II. Abealm, stone for crusher, 15 11 'Irk'. IT. Ahearn, stone for crusher, 17 64 f. Condon & Sons, coal and wood, 103 4 P. Condon & Sons, shine for crusher, 3 36 Thonas F. Dwyer, " tg 12 Lovell Bras— ', " 51 38 George E. Teeel.e, hardware, 4 70 W. Glynn, stone for crusher, 17 E6 B. Ij. Peirce, store for crusher, 15 98 P. A. Yerxa, ail, 30 D. B. Vittuin, stove for crusher, 62 70 Patrick Coffey, stone for crusher. 21 Go h-Ioses Wi7iting, laabor and materials, 12 98 Henry Q. Peckham, office work on plans, 24 O0 Crescent Tool Co., repairing tools, 20 a5 W. H. Peveaxr & Co., crap, 29 82 Charles Diver Iran Works, repairing old crusher, 1 1 a 28 74 REPORT ON AIT. AUBURN STREET WIDENINI-j. )VaY, 7897- Arnes Plow Co., tools, 6 75 Crescent Tool CO., repairing tools, 12 Go Highway DepaTtIlICnt, Wafflhlg, etc,, 55 25 Thomas J. Grey, cme plow, 23 00 Chester Sprague &r Co., cernent, 3 75 A. C. Fletcher, hardware, 47 65 Stella L. McGlauffin, clerical service, 3 00 James J. Barnes, Lea arning ruing, 32 So W- 1-1. ?ev"1' & CO-, Soo hard bricks, 4 DO Porter Slitittle and Bobbin Co., grade stakes. 30 00 W. H. Pevear & Co., wood and coal, 46 9,4 Moses Whiting, I-Lbor and material, 59 30 jime, 1897- A L. Wishart, repairs, 51 75 Dtis S. Sprague Land CO-,9381 tans CrUshed stone, 1,079 27 RCLzben Pufltr, stone frojil cellar., 10 00 J. Laker, stone for crasher, 2 910 Lovell Bros., stone for crusher, 31 65 W. Gould, 13 78 P. Roach, 2 30 A. McGlIvery, stonq for crasher, 4 02 Jamcs W. Magee, land darnage, 141 30 N-Linfarct Dovie, land dimage, I ,50D 00 John Melody, stone for CITShCr, 51 51 211. XkNulty, stone for crusher, 8 91 P. A. Ycrxa, oil, go Walker &: Pnitt Co., Inhor and material, 1,4 16 Watertmvii NA.atei-Supply Co., repairing leAs, 1 25 David F. 533 yards concrete, 373 10 T. F. Kelly & Co., stone ror crusher, 5 23. P. O'B rien, a c 13 67 R. Gillespie, 6 27 4?, J, H. Crossman, At 36 07 D, 13. Vitturn, 4k IL 84 .32 Henry Q. Peckham, engineering for May, $7.22i superintendence, $40, z62 00. ItF,PORT ON ATT. AUBURN STREET W DEL Iwrr. !rt lienry 0- Peckham, enginecring for Apri1,$234.40 Superintendence, $S7, $31 t 40 Waltham Foundry Co., mail-'hole frames and catch basitt covers, etc., 1.36 0a Thomas H. Kneclaud, repairing tools, 49 25 P. J. O'Malley, stone for crusher, 227 92 Jahn E. Fifield, hardware, 90 P. Nally, stone for crasher, 17 38 P. Coffey, stone for crusher, I j o6 ThomasGavin, stat1C for crusher, 12 'r W. Glynn, stone for crusher, 12 IS Davis cr Farnum Mfg. Co., repairs o►7 horse roller, 31 96 S. Lk R. J. Lombard, edgestones, 4 t 6 48 Charles L. Iveson, belting, 9 20 W. H. Pevear & Co., wood antl coal, 30 a Porter Shuttle and Bobbin Co., m-ndt stakes, t i no W. I.1. P'evear 4% Co., coal for crusher, 5 63 Thomas QuIrk3 stone for crusher, 17 37 Patrick Condon, stone for crusher, 12 62 W. Ahearn, stonc for crusher, =6 32 P. Condon S, Sans, t 00d and coal, 18 04 Hinckley Bros. & Co., rope and blocks, 10 73 I-lighway Department, labor, 15 53 Portland Stone '4 are Co,, i2-inch pipe, Si ❑f l?ortkind Stone Ware Co., t y and 15-islcll pilau, 162 30 D. %V. Kinsman, rep.tirinr; tools, 5 0{) J. C. Stone, gravel, 14 30 Teele & Pratt, repairing tools, rS 6o Tecle & Pratt, relaah-big tools, 28 45 H. H. Russell, stone fOr crusher. 6 a )3 A. C. Fletcher, hardware, 3 64 John Burke, work•Ott crusher-, 3 50 P. Burns, stone for crLzslter, 6 70 George Brown, stone For crusher, 43 93 Stella L. McGlauflin, clerical service, 3 Ou -James H. Norcross, land dawagc, 220 7-5 Lachlan McDortaid, land damage, 21400 00 John K. Stickncy, Iand damage, 2,800 00 76 REPORT 09 3ff. AUBURN STILE,MT WITIENINNG. S. T. Sharp, land damage, $492 ao J. H. Jackson, stone for crusher, 31 61 J. H. Ladd, stone for crusher, 2,3 62 lr{arrell Foundry & Machine Co., labor on crusher, 26 90 wrn. Finnerty, ail, 11 25 Wr11. Finnerty. oil, 6 75 J. J. Barnes, teaming, 65 00 W. H. Pevear & Co., z,000 hard brick, r6 oo W. H. Pevcar & Co., 23,5oo hard brick, 188 00 W. 11. Pevear & Co., coal, 13 v Teele & Pratt, repairing tools, I6 oo Reuben PuflI r, stone from cellar, 10 00 Chester Sprague & Co., 71 casks cement, 88 75 Jesse F. Wheeler, land damage, 200 00 Lucy A. Train and Frances A. Parris, land damage, 250 00 Chester Sprague & Co,, i5 casks cement, 18 75 George E. Toole, hardware, 16 5o P. Condon & Sans, coal, 28 94 David F. Tripp, 2,4 8-8 yds. concrete, 1,675 I3 A. C. Fletcher, hardware, 13 6 Kelly & Ivicany, repairing tools, j 715 John E. Abbott, legal services, 125 00 Watertown Water Supply Co., labor, lowering; hydrants, 3 va Watertown Water Supply Co., use of water, too .31 John A. Starr, engineering, I zS 00 Henry 0. Peckham, superintendence, 40 00 Thomas H. Kneeland, repairing tools, z6 av George E. Teele, hardware, 41 44 L TII. Finnerty, oil, 5 40 August, r897. Otis& Sprn-tie Land Co., crushingstone, 1,499 tons, 1,723 85 Moses Whiting, labor and t1tatcrials, roller, 6 8z Bbrry & Moody, F{ ai 2 38 Roberts Iron Works Co,, grates for crusher, 13 41 REPORT 4N MT. x UBURN STREET WMFaq-[NG. 77 P. J. Naaily, chains, $ 90 Te:ele: & Pratt, repairing tools, 6 30 D. F. Tripp, 1,237.8 yds. concrete, 844 1 r W. H. Fevear & Co., brick, $24 ; coal, $13.51D, 37 50 Patrick Condon & Sons, coal, Z t 4'= Chester Sprague: & Co., 9 casks cement, 11 25 Hannah S. Sanger, land damage, 40 vo J. A. Starr, engineering, a i 6v J. A. Starr, &L So 00 Wni. Finnerty$ oil, Io 35 Alex. McDonald & Son, labor on curbirsg, 1157 55 SCI ember, J897. Anna INI. J. Coolidge and Eliza H. Fernald, land damage, 400 00 Sarah A. Bartlett, land damage, ago 00 Reuben Puffer, it 2,520 00 George; R. Teelc:, ;s LL 363 50 Chester Sprague & Co., to casks cement, it 50 M. W. Kivell, mason work on Noyes house, rag c)o M,,trtin Ellis & Co., MisiMf louse, bo ou C. F. Lougee, labor and materials, 38 38 Thomas Galvin, stone for crusher, 6 42 Kelly' & Meany, repairing teals, f 10 W aLr & Pratt MfI -. Co., labor and materials, to 98 W. F. Learned, superintendence, 156 z5 Thos. H. Kneeland, repairing tools, 4 55 S. and R. J. Lombard, edge and earner stane, 577 82 Thos, H. Kneeland, repairing tools, 8 6o S. & R. J. Lombard, S large corners, 17 50 S. & R. J. Lombard, curbstones, 175 72 Highway Department, ii 98 Z5 J. H. Houghton, belts for crusher, 3 t5 Buff& Berger, repairing transit, 6 6a W. H. Pevear & Co., caul, .$2.45 ; brick, $i2.8o, 15 23 Patrick Condon, coal, 13 81 Marss, Broken Stone Co., 4o,o0o lbs. red dust. 24 on Patter's Stable, Incorp., horse hire, 2 00 78 RE11011 ' ON MT. AUBURN STREET WIDENING. Otis & Sprague land Co., rough and face Stone, t 8 84 Kimball, Freed & Co., 5o lbs. waste, 4 ov Perrin, Seamans & Co., E steel paving rammer, 6 So T. F. Vahey, time books, 1 00 George E. Teele, hardware, 26 53 H. H. Sawyer, gravel, :4 7 Walthain Foundry Co., ro. h. rings and grate, 40 OD Otis &, Sprague Land Co., 788.E c. stone, rah 89 Otis &r Sprague Land CO., 239 k4 i4 274 9 J. J. Bnrnes, teaming, 38 51 McLauth in S: Co., pay envelopes, 45 .J. A. Starr, engineering, 38 So OCIOber, 1897. F'raances�r�M. Stone, land damage., 135 78 Joseph G. Barker. 44 4 k 1 l g 00 Mary L, Bord, 4 k 4 4 8o 00 John A. Starr. cngincering, g 06 Thos, F. Dwyer. stone for crusher, 6 48 Thos. Qpir i, 44 44 44 to 15 Chester Sl)I_ag C' & CO., 14 casks cement, 16 io Fred. G. Barker, printing, t 1 ov Teele & Pratt, repairing tools, 5 82 Kimball, Freed fit Co., 5 gals. cylinder coil, z 75 Michael Ce1#7ey, stone for° crusher, 23 52 J. H. White, engineering, 17 03 George E. Teele, pipe and brush, 19 87 Teele & Pratt, repairing tools, 2 00 Watertown Patent Dust Bag Co., repnirs on roller, g 65 Watertown Patent Dust Bag Co., kLCing for roller, coo Patrick Condon, stone for crusher, 5 74 WI-0. H. Ahearn, 14 4. 4k r6 oo Watertown Patent Dust Bag Co., repairs on crusher, q 86 T. Stuart & Son, stone for crusher, 7 00 J. 1-1. Houghton, repairs on roller, 9 50 National Express Co., expressage, 6o National Express Co., 4, 6 25 Water Department, labor on hydrants and services, 43 00 REPORT ON ntT. Autiux2N STREET WMnWING. 79 Tinos. H. Kneeland, repiring tools, Z 50 Waltham Foaindry Co., iron rings, covers, and gr;Ltes, t68 oo Waltham Foundry Co., in. 11. Covers, etc:.. za ao Peter J. O'Malley, stone for crasher. 67 47 Kelly & Me,any, i'ep.-dring tools, 3 15 Patrick Condon, coal, :17 '+ D;wls Lr FaMIa113, labor and material, zz 23 H, H. Sawy°er, g-avel, 75 W. H. Pevea+r & Co., coaal. 39.15 ; brick, 59 15 Teele &' Pratt, repairing tools, io 66 P. A. Yerxaa, oil, 75 P. A. Yer-".aa, oil, 45 ohn A. Stara, expenses, 2 40 George E. Teele, hardware, I 44 Charles F. Lougee, work on Noyes house, 258 37 Charles F. Lougee, work. on Lougee house, 371 ra Kimball, Freed & Co., coil, 4 50 Arozr,Mb,a', 1897, FitelIbUrg R. R. Co., freight on caaStings, t 68 James H. Jackson, stone for crusher, 140 40 David F. Tripp, 3,911-5 y ds. concrete, 1, 75 6; Teele tC Pratt, repairing toed", 3 90 1NI. 11. Pevear & Co., cord, $8S.zg i brick, $S.00, 9, Y9 1). W. Kansmm n, repairi119 tools, r 00 J. H. Houghton, t bolt for roller, 35 Porter & 'Co.a gm de stakes, 25 q Teele & Pratt, repairing tools. 4 27, J. yr . Makency, oil fnr crUsher buildialg, t 50 L:iiester Sprague & Ca., z6 caries cement, zc9 9° Thonias F. Dwyer, stone for crusher, 9 6 T, F. belly &. Co., ii 70 34 kicorge Brow175 cc +C C4 44 41 Berry & IMoody, lalaor .anti material, 30 38 Rally & Meany, repairing tools, 70 Nan. Finnerty, oil, 8 -- J. H. 'Critchctt & Son, expressage, 5 95 J. H. Wbite, engineering, 36 Go U WRPORT ON MT. AUDURN STREET WrDENINC. W. F. Learned, superintendence,$t a5 ; ClIg. $2-50, $127 50 Thos. Quirk, stone for crusher, 58 67 M. Cofley, &1 6 q2 erxa's Branch, oil, I 20 Waltham Foundry Co., c. b. frames and grates, 16 00 Jas. R. Griswold, advertising (stone), 3 75 Wm. H. Ahearn, stone for crusher, 86 82 J. J. Connell, if E4 2 13 A. C. Fletcher, hardware, 3 Charles E. Lougee, work nn fence, 13 50 Charles Currimings, land damage, 129 60 Decezulmr, 1897. J. H. Houghton, pin for the roller, 3 00 T. Stuart & Son, removing stump, 3i 00 D. F. Tripp, 1,331.2 yds. concrete, 1,062. co J. H. White, engineering, 36 x5 George E. Teele, hardware, 53 George F. Teele, cc 73 Fred. G. R arker, advertising, 3 75 Thus. H. Kneeland, repairing tools, 14 20 Kelly & Menny, 44 +E xS 75 Andrew M. Pratt, i' 9A 2 24 Chester Sprague A-- Co., r2 casks cement, t3 80 Chester Sprague & Co., 5 5 75 P. A. Yerx.a, oil, r 35 C. A. Harrington, S cask cement, 1 20 Priest, Page & Co., repairing scales, 2$ 73 J. H. Critchett & Sian, expressage, 2 50 Emily M. Coffin, hand darnnge, 4,00o 00 W. H. Pevear & Co., brick. $i 2.8o ; coal, $30.r9, 42 99 Andrew M. ,Pratt, repairing; tools, 55 Andrew M. Prn tt, it 41 13 18 S. & R. J. Lombard, 2 f;rallite steps, 31 80 S. & R. J. Lombard, edge and Corner stones, 178 clI S. & R. J. Lombard, steps ind edgestones, 2O7 30 S. R. J. Lombard, edgestones, 34 72 Highway Department, labor, 3 69 REPORT ON INIT. AUBURN STREET WIDENING. 81 jcanmai y, -r89$. Aaron R. Gay fi: Co., stationery, $i z3 Farrell. Foundry and Mch. Co., cast iron plate;, 40 as Potter's Stable, Incorp., horse Girt;, 37 cav Berry & Moody, carpentering, i g 61 George Brown, teaming, 6 a_5 A. C. Fletcher, hardware, ro P. A. 7c'erxa, oil, I 30 J. H. White, engineering, SS IcLauthIin &- Co., stationery, 13 Kimball, Freed Co., ail, 20 So S. rind R. J. Loiribard, curbstones, 31 4S Berm- & Moody, labor and material (scales), 46 73 filed-10dist EpisevPal Church, Land damages, 300 00 -'ecru ary, 1898. Joshua G. Stolle, gravel, 76 35 T. P, Halt, iron fence, 534 OS A. M. Pratt, repairing teals, 2 25 Vest End Street Railway Co., cobble stones, 14 96 J. H. white, surveying, 13 Sx T. F. Vahey, clerical service, r ra 00 Alms Housc Department, teaming, 6 oo J. E. Flagg, hand damage, goo 00 John E. Abbott, legal services, 6u,; aS NAMES AiND AIWOU.N T PAID EMPLOYEES ON All AUBURN STREET, Fbi-cillen. Andrews, IV. S. 30 oa Colligall, Chas. E. 24 Go G avin, Thonlas 29S 40 Grimm, Thos. J. 441 ".:. Harrison, ernes R. 27 92 1IilI, J.rnies F. 58 50 Jackson, Chas. F. 62 50 Lyons, Al. W. 8 Sg 1.oml, George 11. 413 97 McNamara, John H. : 00 Pullcr, Retibon t64 Ct Guinn, Patrick 140 00 R.attigan, Bgan 155 19 Reed, John J. 278 63 Twahig, Jaaanes T 74 js }errr�rrrr�•. Ahearn, Wrn. 1�1. 3e 50 Almshouse Department, zoo} 95 Barnes, games T. 15I 47 Brown, George 401 50 Callahan, P. J. 439 S2 Clifford, Jeremiah 115 63 Condon, Patrick .�86 oo Crll•lev, P. J. 61 go Doody, Patrick 185 78 Doody, Henry 139 or Dardis, P. H 261 50 Downing, Richard 39 3b Dwyer, Tho.q. F. 635 75 Elkins, John 7 50 REPORT ON MT. AUBURN STREET WTD71%rnN"Q. Sd Gabry, E. F. $ 2 11 Gnls'in. Patrick S. 269 38 Gavin, Tlaumas 1,830 SG George, IIerbert A. y9.4 75 High%vay Department, r,3cr 64 Jackson, James H. 356 Sa Belly & Co., T. F. S47 50 Lyons, John 184 50 falune a Allen, 333 00 McGann, Jlanies 93 83 Nally, Patrick 415 75 Navien, James 59 75 O'Connell, Owen 1-59 00 O'Bricn, Jaanes SS Sz O'BrIcn, Mrs. James 392 17 Peve ar, W. H. 95 5o Quirk, 'Thor. 644 f 8 Quaaall, Daniel So 89 Riley, J. Al. 75' ,50 fic Shea, Nha l T. 39 49 Sheehan, Bartholomew 224 Sz Stevens, Charles 321 38 Sullivan, J. P. 212 70 Afasans. Burke, Martin $125 85 Conway, John L. 244 53 Connors, N-fatthesv log 16 Cunnlf, Andrew 131 66 Drohan, Patrick 98 83 GiIIII01-c' John IzO 84 Grracly, Maurice 14 4S Harris, Wn—i. 124 26 Haves, Jelin A. z coo linghcs, James 2S o6 Leavy, Thomas 110 3 Madden, John IS as Maguire, Christopher So 98 Martin, T. P. IS oo 84 RETORT ON INIT. AUBURN STREET WMENING. McCarthy, Martin $ 42 50 McGovern, Jaynes 399 73 1V 00acy, J01111 L52 24 Rowe, John 49 33 Shields, Patrick 75 00 Wi iams, Thomas 192 92 Williams, Thas, Jr. 13 6r Enffiheers, Pike, George E. 498 t6 Quinlan, Thomas I86 c16 Smith, DeWitt 7 50 Welch, Patrick 213 33 Clerks. Critchett, Fred. E. 43 aG Stone, J. W. 144 75 Vahey, Thomas F. 105 00 Pavers and Tenders. Burns, John 5= 44 O'Rourke, Bernard ICY: 92 Lu�r�re�'s. Abbate, Patrick 5 45 Beatty, Robert 96 54 Brennan, Jaynes 25 67 Bransfiield, Edward 536 35 Bulmer, Herbert 5.3 47 Burns, Fr-MIk IS 33 Burke, Martin 33 67 Burke, Michael 43 75 ]3ttrke, JohIY 2 33 Burke, W. J. 126 39 Callahan, -N-Echael 20 17 Callon, Thornas 67 50 C:alnan, Edwaral J. 4. 86 Caluan, W n. J. 73 51 Cady, Fatrick 37 34 Carr, Tho nas 29 97 Clancy, Michael 47 17 Clarke, Alfred T. 161 o6 RE WORT ON MT. AU13LURN STREET WIDENING. 85 Clarke, Ezekiel $75 II Coffey, Thomas 101 32 Coli`ey, John 27 SI Coleman, William a61 92 Colligan, Charles A. 24 75 Connelly, Patrick zi 67 Connelly, S. E. 58 7-� Connelly, Thomas 58 73 Corrig{tn, James ia4 29 Corrigan, John 176 'fir Carrigan, Michael 8 17 Corrigan, Thomas 34 S1 Corrigan, T. IS 47 Costello, Jeremiah 20,E 29 Connor, Patrick 66 32 Condon, John 355 07 Coop, D. 13 22 Conroy, Maurice F. 213 30 Cherry, wm. 9 53 Chester, Walter 7 00 Crawford, James SS 09 Cull, James 32 66 Curran, Charles 51 33 Crurr,-m, Thomas 65 72 Cunningham, Daniel ag 17 Cunnllf, Jahn 4 08 Daly, Daniel II 28 Daly, Jolm 15 17 Davis, James 20 50 Dempsey, Miles 6 17 Devanny, James 198 78 Devine, J. Io 50 Dolan, fames 16 5o Doyley John E. 44 53 Doyle, Patrick 32 4S Driscoll, Michael 705 97 Eagerty, William 125 96 Ea tan, H. A. 47 =5 86 RE13ORT ON SIT. AUBURN STREET WIDENING. Fahey, James $76 8o Faahey, P. 12 44 Fahey, Patrick 42 59 Fahey, Thomas,, zst 57 37 Fahey, Thomas, zd 3 50 Feeley, John z 92 Ferrins, John 15 00 Fitzgerald, C. 7 78 Fitzgerald, Edward 3z 36 Fitzgerald, John 93 SI Flynn, jDhn 156 73 Fli-nn, J. T. 21 00 Flvim, Thomas 47 06 Foley, ,Tames -4 50 Fraley, Jeremiah 4 28 Ford, John 93 7 Ford, Timothy 53 Foske:tt, George W. 77 58 Gabry, Victor 4 08 Gardner, jo�m 2 72 Garrey, Michael 8 67 Gilmore, T. 57 67 Gilroy, John 20 03 Gleason, David L9 84 Gleason, John 78 75 Glynn, Edward 1 75 Glynn, John 110 173 Goodwin, Thomas 21 34 Grace, Michael 2 r 1 37 Greg;cat}, r. 13 42 Grifliit, Michael 222 51 Grogan, George 22 50 Halloran, _ cremialx 24 67 Hamrock, J011.11 20 64 Handrillan, Michuel 19 00 Harrington, Thumas "0 45 Hart, Hugh 81 23 Healy, Thomas S5 94 REPORT ON BIT. AUBURN 9TEEET WIDFuYiI\U. 87 Hill, James F. $273 74 HollaIlrl, Patrick 38 39 Howard, ,John 12 67 Hughes, Jahn 45 49 Hughes, Michael 72 83 Hyde, ji ohn r6S 37 Jackson, Charles J. 13 e)3 Janson, Andrew 50 00 KeeCe-, Cornelius Se9 o6 Keegan, james ar 67 Kelly, john 38 27 Keenan, TIIamas 70 84 Kennedy, Andrew 37 17 Ke"nedy, John 3 50 Kennedy, Redmond 451 96 Kiley, Janes 27 55 Kilbricle, Peter 2S 20 Kane, 9 53 Labelle, Thomas q kS Lawn, Thomas 11.5 t I I-awn, William 23 n5 Le ach, John log 09 Loftus, Patrick 16 14 Lovt:[yr, Robert 63 00 Loral, Walter 53 58 Lyle, James 3 17 Lynch, Anclrew 195 69 Lynch, John 39 Mackie, J. 19 44 M:Ick, J. 49 20 Mahan, John 47 32 ialloney, Dennis 24 I I M;ihoncy, John 128 27 Malloy, Patrick 78 36 Maloney, John 220 So May, Jahn 25 33 McAuliffe, F. F. 240 24 McCarthy, John 2o5 65 1 S REPORT ON 111T. AU33URN STREET WMENlN'G. McCormick,joseph $ 9 14 McDermott, James 43 16 'McDonnell, Michael 6 oo McGinty-, Edward 198 7' McGinty, Frank 274 39 McGrath, lll. J- 102 39 McGrath, P. 13 03 McGuinness, john 4 08 NlcHu h, Peter 87 3z 1bMcLauffilln, James 63 43 McMackin, James 102 87 McNamara, fames 194 64 11lcSherrti., Martin 94 69 McVey, John 6 67 II,Iillmore, James F. 168 95 Ilillmorc, JamesH. 41 gz Millmore, Michael 2=4 78 illmare, Thomas 39 00 Moran, Joseplr 15 56 Moran, Patrick 29 75 Moran, Thorn is 80 70 Mullaheyr, Michael 39 86 Yulhearn, john r3 03 Murphy, Edward 128 15 Murphy, Owen 267 66 Murphy, Owen, Jr. 9 00 Murphy, . . 6 75 Mooney, John 96 74 Nerley, Michael 21 67 Norton, Thomas 7 97 O'Brien, Christopher r6 5o O'Brien, J. P. 45 42 O'Brien, James 6o z7 O'Brien, Martin 1 7.5 O'Brien, Patrick 11+ 66 O'Brien, Richard 4 08 O'Brien, Thomas 7000 O'Gorton, ELIO esle 97 34 REPORT ON TAT. AUBURN STREET WIDENING. 89 -O'Halloran, Michael G. $32 09 Q'Hear n, Tharnas 45 31 Olivettn, Frank 125 30 Pendergast, John 22 22 Pendergast, M. 71 36 Pendergast, P. 6 42 Powers, Richard 97 Pourers, Walter zg 75 Pratt, John 26 50 -Quinn. Daniel 5 4.4 Quinn, John 67 01MI11,111, James 146 oz Qpjnlan, Thomas 49 29 Quirk-, James a67 96 Rafferty, J. 75 Raattigan, B an 304 49 Rattigan, Patrick 13 Ja R.c$an, Dennis 1 r og Reardon,on, John 20 11 Reardon, Dennis 26 17 Renton, Frank 27 50 Riley, Patrick 27 00 Robinson, Alexander 16 33 Robbins, Dexter 6 o3. Rooney, Bernard 138 87 Rooney, Michael B. 242 IS Roonev, Michael 25 36 Rooney, John 95 28 Rowen, Jarnles 85 17 Ro en, Thomas 132 3 Ryan, Patrick 39 Scanlon, Timothy 5 11 Shea, Michael T. 7 78 Sheehan, D. 45 50 Sheehan, Michael 32 17 Sherman, Walter 27 61 Sheridan, Frank 23 14 ,Silver, Martin 84 84 90 REPORT OW MT. AUBII[iN STREET WIL) rNlN(.. Skehill, Owen 11 29 Slaillltl, John Ira 36 Slalllill, Josepli I I I7 S1an1ill, P. 90 2a Sl"amin, Thumas 46 Iq S1llaille, JnMUE; a4 61 Stacke, George Al. 34 SI Sullivan, Dennis 36o 69 SullivaI1, John 9,5 49� Sullivan, Johll, Jr. 7 00 Sullivan, J. T. 33 25. Swift, Jolln 78 Taylor, Herbert 99 54 Thurston, John 203 33 TrE'atoil, JaI1J cs 2S jO Tugl>, an, Jolin 94 90 TLIMeT, WilliaM 21 67 Twohig, J'anivs T. 128 33 # llti I i Miles 41 o6 Vallev, Michael 401 7 Walden, 701111 It 33 Wan-en, George Z 7 50 k ebb, John 28 1-0- Welsh, J=amcs, Ist 92 S4 Welsh, James, acl 77 21 Av lsh, John, ist Io3 68 N-Velsh. 3ohn, zcl 136 31 NN"elsh, Patrick 137 97 Welsh, Peter :45 zz Welsh, Thomas 6 83 %Vhifncy, George I-1 93 Wllitlley, Peter 152 83. 1bIlialls, 1,01 40 SUAMARY OF -ILIONTHLY EXPENDITURES. Sululuar'}f of MoIlthly Expenditures on Mt. Aub1 irn street, and amounts earned by individuals as per pay rolls, tlic "v-hole behi. the total expenditure incurred by the Alt. Auburn street widening, August, 1 896 to January, i89S, inclusive: i1farrhandise. Kara of Labor. Ang. 1896, $133 72 Forenicn, =,178 15 Sept. 196, 21198 16 Teaming, 12,393 2S Oct. I896, 1,514 76 llalsatjs, 2,151 SE Nov. 1896, 4X98 29 1'' n;ineers, 905 05 Dec. 1896, go?, 66 Clerks, 29.i 01 Jail. 1897, I,254 05 Parer au d Tender, 155 36 Feb. 1897, 346 50 Laborers, 1S?S36 o7 March, 1897, 1.188 aS April, 1897, 3414. ALLY, 1897, 11'4S 1 67 j unc, 1897, 3,131 36 .Jt11)', 1897, 2,9967 44 Aug. 1897) 6,213 94 Sept. 1897, 1,664 14 Oct. 1897, z,73 76 -NOV- IS97, 5,744 47 Dec. 1897, 5 Z7 1 I J.kt]. 1598', z,260 44 Total, $49747S 89 Total, $36,tg1 73 AI11i}nnt Cxpenderi in Bills, $4947,S -�9 Amount Expended in Labor, 36,91,E 73 Total Expentlittlre, $S669t 6t "12 -EPORT ON MT, AUDURN STREET WII7rNENG. Classilication of Expenditures as per foregoing list of bails L-And d amaguq, $20,243 I� Engineering, 1,643 69 Superintendence, 720 00 LUMber, 61 t7 Brick, 349 60 Cement, 274 45 Fuel, 907 k95 Oil, 104 75 Curhstones, etc,, 2,565 32 Concrete, v773 64 Stone for crusher, 4664 71 Rough ind face stone, 138 84 Crushed stone, 4,034 50 Hardware, 34-2 11 Repairing tools, � ,S 61 General rcpairs, - 557 71 Nliscellancous, 5,958 31 Total, $49,478 89 THIRD ANNUAL REPORT OF PARK CCMISICNFS, Watertown is destined to become in the near future one of the- most pleasant residential towns in the Charles Diver valley. Situated -,is it is, can it heautiful river which aneanders slowly throaagh the town, carrying %with its quietne,;s ininiense power and becoming at tunes of flood angry and destructive.; with un- dulating surfaces of hill and valley; with venerated cltais and ax forest of orik ; Lill conspird to make our tc vni a favorable place for residences. Already the preliminary work of improvement has begun. The Public Landing and lands adjoining, occupied' by the manufacturing company of Walker & Pratt, with other lands on the same side of the raVcr vxLendinig from the City of .Boston to the City of Waalth arn, also on the south side fa•orn Gallen Street bridlgc to the saanie city, lands have been Secured by tile Metropolitan Park Commissioners for purposes of improve- anent, which will innure to the toWll in a beneficial manner. With the removal of the manufacturing buildings. and other buildings used for store purposes, sittaaated between Main street and the river, and with stich artistic treatment of the borders of the river from Boston to Walthain as the Aletropolit,an Park Commissioners will make of the larnds taken, Watertown allay be. congratulated on its location. The subject of a full basin extend- ing from a proposed darn opposite St. Maary's street, in Brook- lilie, to the dam in Watertown, is now being :agitated nand recorn- mended by the Park Comanission+ers in Cambridge. Such a basin we believe would be for the interests of our town, M a sanitary way, at least, by the maintenance of €a uniforaia depth of water in the river at all times, and the Park. Commissioners de- 194 RIEPORT OF PARK COMMISSIONBUS. sire to erndor°se the opinion of the Cambridge Park Comniirsion- ers with reference to a full basin above: St. 'Mary's street. The cona:nrrence of the tarring of hands by the Metropolitan Park Commissioners was made by the Park Comr-russioners on the following dates: That of the Public Landing with the Ross property, July 29, x8c97. Th at of the Walker ►'C Pratt Maraaaf:tcttrring Company's land, Nov. 23, I897. That of the strip of land on either side of the river above the Great Bridge," Dec. 30, r 897. The Board of Purl: C:om w issioaacrs in considering the open spaces placed Luide;r their charge, soon realized the: importance .asad convenience of calling such spaces ley other thtaai local ra€anzes, car by the naines of the streets on which they were situated. While it might have been appropriate and eveta grateful to have named certain open spaces after persons more recently interested in such lands, yet it was deemed expea ient to consider only the earliest owners or public men of carly times. .Accordingly, the open space in the centre of our town locally called ti Main Street Park," was nanwed Saltonst:all Part., after Sir Richard Salton- stall, whase settlement on Charles river was first known as FSaal- tonstaall Plantation, arwcl subsequently changed to Watertown. The plot situated oil Pleasant street, formerly kiiown ns the Bacon loft, was named How Park, after Elder Edward I-low, a former settler .Uld owner. The opera area between Royal and Irving streets, was named Irving Park, as the streets bordering hither side: of floe r•eservar- tion beau that name in the records of the town. The small triangular spaces at the intersection of streets, Were called deluis ; the one at the jarnction of Lexington and Belmont streets was tamed Knowles Delta, after the Rev. John Knowles, the second minister of the town, and whose homestead tlren ad- " joined these grounds. The meeting haaase of which lie was first niiaaister stood on Lexington street between Orchard and Belmont .streets. EEPOR`.0 OF PARIi COMMISSIONERS, 95 Thee triangular plot at the junction of Spring and Common streets Wtcs nained Storer Delta, in honor of Rev. Seth Storer, the first Minister of the church on Common street. The wooded reservation locally called White's Bill, was nar»ed Whitney Hill Park, after John Whitney, the earlier set- tler and owner- of these and adjacent grounds. Metallic signs of artistic design, giving the muner of each of the public spacers, have lacen erected at all of the: nfatned parks and ' deltas. The amount expended was $37.io SA-LTONST.ALT, PARK. With the exception of aai arc light erected on the P irk to pre- 10 vent l.ewlessne:ss, a iiIy the general work of keeping these -routads in a presentable condition has been :attempted by the Coer mis- sloners, during the past year, bectaaese any artistic treatment or this open space is prevented by the presence of ka private d%ve.11ing house, surrounded by a high slat fence �:iirmounted with barb wire. Such a disfiguremeuk within a Bark is out of place and should be renlovecl. The Parr Cosumissioners renew with greater emphasis their recommenclation of last rear to remove the dwelling house which stands in the rear of the Soldiers' Monument and not far fr€ rn the Public Library. Such removal would permit the development and improve the apipear•aencee, of these groumis. They amount expended for general work, with some repairs to the concrete wall;, wns 298. IRVIWG PARK. The; treatment of this Park, as fear as the planting of shrubbery is concerned, is completed. The easterly end, adjGining Royal street, has been planted with shrubs, arrcaiiged in the saner gen- cral design as ��t the westerly end, living the Parr a symmetrical a13peaarasice. It is thought that with ra srraaall aniount -of grading of the interveninggrass ]dents, future expense at this park will -consist only of maintenance. 96 REPORT OF PARK C031 iISSIOXERS. The annatrnt expended for improving these grounds was $86.6a. H Q w PARK. This tract of land, formerly the site of the town gravel bank, has been covered Avith loa rn to :an average depth of eight inclies, at I 110111inal expearse. Ogle of our late respected citizens, pur- chased the adjoining lot and gave the loath for covering the Park for the cost of hauling. The loam was leveller] off without special regard to nice grading arnd covered with grass seed. The aanlount expended was $icg7.�S. No special improvements have been niaade to these deltas dur- ing the past year. The grounds have been kept in order and a few of the trees in Knowles Delta have been thinned out. The expense incurred wvas $13.37. TREES. Specifications yfor furnishing, planting and protecting trees on Mi t. AuburI7 street were prepared, and bids requested of three local nurseries. The requirements consisted of a specified girth and height of the following, kinds, namely:—American Elms, English Rims, European Lintlens, Sycamore, Sugar and Silver Maples, all wvaarr.r AM to live two years. The successful bidder Wars Shady Hill Nursery Company, of Bedford, at $r.75 each- The he Park C'.ornmissloners furnished the loans and protectors .and did the excavating. There were 2.3,6 trees planted on INTL Atr- burn street, besides five on Arlington stivet, nine on Coolidge Hill street, one on Otis street, one on Brigharn street, and seven :at the Parker School yard. The whale expense, including furnishing, planting and pro- tecting trees, firesides excavating, furnishing loans and painting protectors, was $6�7-88. The large Elm tree situated on Riverside street, adjoining land of heirs of Alfred Hoslner, was removed in order to prevent ac- REPORT OF PARK COMMISSIOXERS. 97 cident and damage, on account of the decayed ccridition of its tin-ibs and part of the trunk. A Iarge limb having blown down across the street was removed. The rernain ing li mbs bei ng quite as much decayed as the first, were also removed at the expense of the Commissioners. The trunk, which was at leaA 3 i-z feet in diameter a short distance above the ground, with its roots, formed a bullcy mass difficult to handle, and requiring heavy and strong appli ances# kvas removed by contract. The whole expense for removing the tree and repairing side- walk, together with .ill other incidental expenses, was 161..a3. The Commissioners would respectfully recommend an appro- , prIation of$t,000 for the coming year. Respectfully submitted, WILBUR E. LEARNED, BEN NETT F. DA'V"ENTPORT, ARTHUR F. GRAY. REPORT OF TOWN CLERK. Statistics of Births, Marriages and €lc aths registered in the town of Watertown, from Jean. s, 1897, tO Jan. a, IS . BIRTHS. Total number cif births, 211. Unknown, a Males, 1 a 2 F'ernales, 97 Born in Watertown, ry iL .+ Boston, c G Newton, 4 cc w� Framingham, I �t Et Cambridge, 3 cc ;` Maine, � cc +c Sherborn, I cc cc Waltham, I I �C ,c taly, - I Born of American parents, So re {I Irish parents, 43 Li `L Ainei•ican and Irish parents, €1 st i4 American and British Province parents, Ia American and English parents, 5 ;iAmerican and Scotch parents, 3 British Province parents, r7 English parents, 3 cc cs Irish and Canadian pareaats, a Irish and British Province parents, its Trish ;grid welsh pal`ents, 1 cc da Canadian parents, En-tish and Irish parents, ' Scotch parents, 3 '� " Swedish and British Province parents, i REPORT of TOWN CLERK. 99 Born of Scotch and Irish parents, 4 Italian parents, 5 `E s� Danish parents, I << " English and British Province parents, i< ac Swedish parcias, 2 .c �t GFerlr an parents, I Prussian and HLingarian parents, I 211 MARRIAGES. Whole number of marriages registered during the year eighty- eight (88). First marriage of both parties, 77 First and second rnarri<<ge of both parties, 9 Second marriage of both parties, 2 88 OCCUPATION OF GIaaQNIs. I bookkeeper, 8 clerks, Io laborers, i printer, 2 paper trill hands, I carriage iagent, I �vllai'<�li1�Cr, I dry plate maker, I mechanic, ? temusters, I wood carver, I Lawyer, I iron moulder, 2 painters, I farm hand, 3 coachmen, 2 steam fitters, I pattern maker, 2 snlesmen, I plumber, 2 cleaners, 4 carpenters, I fanai- er, 2 rubbercutters, I express1,11an, I shoe maker, I meat cut- ter, I foundry°ma.n, I insurance agent, i driver, r watchman, I wood finisher, I liotL�l I;eeper, I section hand, I merchant, t locomotive f rern an, I clergyman, I peddler, i gar&Lier, I fish dealer, i furniture dealer, I paper inzaker, I dyer, I shoe dealer, I surveyor, 2 physicians, I provision dealer, z machin- ists, I re{ai estate ,agent, i iron finisher, I engiacer, I black- smith, I weaver, 3 ratbber corkers, i stone mason, I janitor, I collector. ne~cUPA`I'ION aF BRIDES. 19 3t lidnie, G housekeepers, iS domestics, 6 cooks, I rubber Nvorker, 2 mill hands, I sorter, i bookkeeper, i stenographer, I laundry polisher, 6 teachers. i violinist, I tailoress, i sales 100 REPORT OF TOWN CLERK. ' wornan, I patent blacker, y milliners, 1 server in straw hat fac- tory, 4 dressmakers, I weaver, I bookbixider, I nurse, r finish- er, I shoemaker, rubber shop ; a mill operatives, z laundress, I lace finisher, i t tee designer, r I-Ady's maid, r librarian, I seamstress, i silk mill hnnd, i number•er. DEATHS. Total number of deaths registered one hundred and eighteen (1I8). Of these sixty 6c), were males, and fifty-eight (58), were females. CONDITION. Singlet Married, 29 Widower], is I1S Died in WaterE.{1wn, Io6 11 " Newton, 6 °; 11 Boston, 4 'c Marblehead, I Manchester, N. H. I 118 `TAME, AOE ADD CONDITION OF PERSONS DTI;CEASED, AGED SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS AND OVER. Marne. Yra. MOs. Days. Condition. Grace S. Atwood, 90 Single. Sarah Stearns, (Weston) Lincoln, 34 S 23 Widow. Mary A. Magnoui, 83 Single. William. Edwards, Sea 3 Widower. Mary C. Mason, 78 IT I r .Single. Caroline Cushman (Brigham) Ingraham, 76 9 8 Married. Catherine L. (Fairbanks) Ceiley, 76 5 11 Widow. REPORT OF TOWN CLERK. 101 Josiah T. Livermore, 75 10 I I Married. William Herbert, 75 Widower. Number of persons deceased tinder rive years of age �9 " it " i` between 5 and i o years of age x a ec ac Le ec cc ro and 20 2 c. cc cc cc cL 20 and 3o cc cc cc 8 4. Li ci L. iC 30 and 4o 9 cc tc cc cc cc 4.o and 50 cc ac c4 I1 ii ;5 6; So and 6o ii d4 is I Fi Lc La Cc ii 4 o and o 13 L. 46 cc .c cc 70 and 75 cc cc Fc 8 Number of persons 75 years of.age, 9 DOGS. The whole number of clogs IiCCIISed cIttring the year was t6a 153 males at $z.00 each, $3+o6 oo 9 females at $5.00, 45 00 $351 00 Less clerk's fees, 32 40 $318 60 EAST CAMDRIDGE, MASS., June 14, 1897. Received of Fred. E. Critchett, Town Clerk of Watertown, Mass., One Hundred Eighty-eight and Dollars, on accolant of Dog Licenses, Its per his return Of June 9, 1,897. $188.40. J. C. HAYDEN, County Treasurer. EAST CAaIBRIDGE, MASS., Dec. 13. 1897. Received of Fred. E. 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We recommend that the town adopt some regulation which will in- sure the payment of poll taxes. Each year the Assessors are called upon to abate a large number of poll taxes of persons whom the colfector reports gone. If some rule were adopted limiting the time which should be allawcd for the payment of poll taxes, we think this would be in a great measure overcome. STREET WATERING. At the last annual meeting it wars voted to assess the appropri- ation for street Watering on the abuttors on streets watered. This system has been foUnd not satisfactory- in all cases. We recom- mend that in future appropriations, one-half of the amount be as- sessed in the general tax levy and one-half upon the abettors, thus lessening the burden upon Doug lines of unoccupied lands. The Assessors have given mrich time and thought to the ques- tion of the equalization of the valuations of the real estate of the town, so that the burden of the taxes shall bear alike on all our property owners. We [rope that the voters at the next March town meeting, when they make the appropriations, will remem- ber that they are establishing the tax gates for the ensuing year. ' The plans for use in the block system have been completed, and a repository suitable for the same, placed in the Selectmen's room. The various lots according to the new survey have been arranged can thi? Assessors' books, and each lot indexed. We recommend that the sum of three hundred ($3oo.00) dol- lars be appropriated for the Assessors' expenses for the cooling year, this being the year in which wr- are required to make an extra copy of the valuation for the State. ASSE98ORS' REPORT. 105 The taxes levied were as follows: Town grants and appropriations, $734,025 00 County tax., 7,720 33 State tax, 5,705 00 Metropolitan sewer sinking funds and interests, 3,561 04 Overlay of taxes, -2,669 5 t $153,68o S8 Tax on $9,795,058, at $15.20, $148,884 88 Tax on 2,398 palls, at $r.aa, 4,796 6o $153,6So 88 As required by lim, the Assessors entered upon their duties May r, 1897, and present the fullowing as the result of their in- vestigations : Value of real estate, $8,1 S4,100 00 personal property, z,Gto,gSS 00 Total, $9,795,05S 00 There was an increase in the value of real estate of, $2-,6,,s5o co There was an increase in the value of personal es- tate of, $213,378 tea Showing a net increase of, $439,6z8 oo Number of acres of larkd taxed, i,88z acres, 36,o1cg Meet 64 '4 houses, 1,--734 it 41 horses, 68S ty " COWS. --46 t t - hulls, z tt cA swine, 46 Li Li fowls, 953 et 11 men assessed for poll tar, z,398 tt it children between live and fiftcen years, 11244 E Lt persons liable to military! duty-, 11679 xt it steam boilers returned, 56 Respectfully submitted., J-MMES H. NORCROSS, Assessors FRED. E. CRITCHETT, Of TH{]MAS U. BANKS. Wafertown. 106 ASSMsoRS' f O IC#SA ma 8 8 q a g tl,1•o^. r.y_.r.a 7 -qq p+.r`-}Cr P�>a r-�.-,�b o.7 e!�d'..- ,. : .: -+9 G3 i+ski EI iqppqW�rn•xa�r-,n-m+a..�e,�+�x - �O h L��!':°:e5 O 8 a a CS V•+.w C7 Sr'.V:`7 yl 9=n Iz L ,: � M � SR r+'•1}+I M f'Y rF '[ T u-1 r,ry rl.w W r+...ry.-..--r r-.i••S rq Ll cl +c-r��� �S � .. . . . :wei ci Cl ea wirvf-0.. 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U �8�t3G pCZ�C�3C�G"3 G�Ga GQC7�4C��� y r,cE cl CiN 44 C?1clNolcI-I M CI L4 M Ct C'i C7 C7 N._-1 G7 CLC=T H �, n;•;oatica�tyL-.mr-el..�..�,�ta�ac�.eax�+afrs P4 .+r 4.4 r•i c1 cr c3 ci of �J ��n v�'m�m a f7 ra C7 rl I.�. r* rvr ei e•t tia ee�e!is Ci � ac�imoa�nwaau�a�ramgdmoo- o� �povaz,, xoc fF COLLECTORS REPORT, -To the _zfditor of the town of Wuterlawn I herewith male ,ny report for the collection of taxes for the Yel-Irs 1892, 18931 1894, 1895, .Y 9b and i8g7. 1892. DR. Uncollected taxes, $6o6 io CR. By uncollected taxes, �6o6 io 18.93. Da. Uncollected tares, $1 348 32 Interest, 41 43 —� $1,389 75 CR. By cash paid Town 'Treasurer, $L L9 30 Uncollccted taxes, I,270 45 $1,3S9 75 189A. J)R. Uncollected taxes, $5,472 24 Interest, 114 88 $5,587 12 Cry. By cash paid Town Treascirer, $L,452 47 By uncollected taxesy 4,134 65 $5,587 1 108 COLUECTOR'S REPORT. 1895. DR. Uncollected taxes, $73,902 75 Interest, 890 8 $14,793 63 By cash paid Town Treasurer, $10,924 75 By uncollected tars, 3,568 88 $14,793 63 1896. Dtc. Uncollected taxes, $43,:!56 8o Additional taxes, 287 00 Interest, 569 11 - - $44,I r 2 91 Cit. By cash paid Town Treasut'cr, $22,o4g 6o By uncollected taxes, 22,063 31 --�-- $ ,I I 2 9 r 1897. Drt- Tres committed, $156,363 32 Additional taxes, 995 oQ . Bank tax, 852 23 Interest, 36 98 $158,247 53 CR. By cash paid Town Treasurer, $117,002 31 By uncollected taxes, 41�Z45 22 $r 58,247 53 WN1. E. FARWELL, Collector. The uncollected balances of Wm. E. Farwell, Collector, as above shown, are correct. GEORGE. S. PARKER, TREASURER'S REPORT, I respectfully submit the following as showing the business done in this department during the past year. It will be seen by the following figures that the amount received and expended by the Treasurer shows the usual increase Amount of cash received, $462,653 93. Amount of cash expended, 459,600 31 Cash7in treasury, $3,053 62 Notes against the town which have matured and been paid during the past year tare as follol s April i, iS97, on account oFanticipation, of taxes, $50,000 00 Jule z, t S97, on -tccount of sewer, 9,000 00 ' Aug. T, a$g7, on account of Mt. Auburn street, 3,0()o no Sept, S, 1897, on account of schoolhouse, 3,000 00 Sept- 30, 1397, on account Qf anticipation of taxes, 12o'000 W Oct. 1, 1897, on account of almshouse, 6,000 co Dec. 1, 1897, on account of steam roller, 3+000 o0 $193,000 00 Of this amount $go,000 was short-tirne notes for money bor- rowed in anticipation of taxes, and the balance, $2,3+0m, was a reduction of the town debt. The reduction in the actual indebt- edness of the town during the past year being $23,000, as shown by the notes paid July t, August i, September a, October i, and December i, The indebtedness of the town as it now stands, and showing on what account it was incurred, is as follows For Almshouse, $5,5 00 Sewers, 145,500 oo Refunding Town Debt, 204 ono ov 110 TR-V�,,LSURER S REPORT. For Watertown Street, $5,000 o0 Arsenal Street Bridge, I5,000 00 School House, 45,000 00 ' It. Auburn Streak, 57,000 00 Total, $293,000 00 Of this nmotint $go,5oo bears interest at the mite of 4j per -cent., and $202,500 --it 4 per Gent. per am iLm. The indebte-lness of the town matures as follows Year. Amount. Year. Amount. I , $15,000 00 1907, 3S,000 00 IS99, 20,000 00 1908, 21000 00 Igco, 15,000 00 11909, 21000 00 1901, 50,000 00 I910, 2t000 00 19021 20,OW 00 1911, ?,000 00 1903, 6,000 oo ygiz,- x,CWDQ 00 1904, 21'000 Co I9I31 2,OQ0 00 19051 I9P:, O 00 I9141 27000 00 T9O6, 75,040 dO -total, $2g ,00a 00 And in WIticipation of taxes in I8c9LS, $70,000- The notes which 'will fnnture daring the coming year are as follows : On acc ou[It of Sel ers, $4600; cline jtrly 1: 1898. Ot, acco tit of Mt. Auburn street, $3,000; due Aug. j , I898. On account of School Hotise, $2,ano; clue Sept, I, I 98. On account of A]mshouse, $56cx0; due Oct. 1, I898. Making a total of$151000. And on account of anticipation of taxes, $6o, ; due April 2, t8gS and $I4,000 cline April 9s I898. The notes issued by the town during the past year are as fol- lows: On account of widening Mt. Auburn street, $30'C<sa. On account of Sewers, $20,0m. The Mt. Atiburn street notes aro in amounts of$i soots each, clue: in 1907. The sewerage notes are all flue in z o6. TREA URER,'$ REPORT. �11 There was also borrowed, in anticipation of taxes, $T o,oOQ3 .Which was paid Sept, 30, i 9q ; and $6o,oco, which is due April x, j398, and $iu,000 which is due April 9, 1S98. It will be seers by above: report that the town owes notes due in April amounting to $70,c , ww•lrich was borrowed its anticipa- tion of taxes. These notes acre due and roust he !arid in April of this present year. If the taxes art: uncollected at that tinic the dotes must be paid frorn other funds, and this means a serious inconveiiie:nce to the town and its st'rw-ant who acts in the capacity of Treasurer. From the fact that these urrcollCCteri taxes represent Mast so iiauch funds as unavailable, the law allowing the Treasurer to only horrowv on uncollected taxes of the current year. Martha] Sanger Fund is in they Watertown savings bank. The balance oil !sand as per last year's report ww•is $56S.76. Divi- dends have been added dtlrilrg the year amounting to $22.91), alad the sum of $25,()0 has been pailcl out during the year, leaving the amount on hand at the present time $563.66. The Templeton Funs] is represented by ,A note of $2,5oo given by the Town Treasurer and held by the selectmen on which inter- est is paid it tlie: rate of i per cent, per annum. The Prartt tannds, alrrourlting tca $5,00o, are; in the panda of the Treasurer, and the COUI)MIS which became dLIC, during the ,gear have been delivered to _Mr. 1-1. W. Otis, who represents the icon-unittee in charge of this department. The accompanying tables give a list of the town's indebtedness in the nature of notes, and also of insurance policies held by the *bowl! TMELSUYer. The details of the business done by the Town Treasurer Nvill be found in the ,auditor's Report. SAMUEL S. GLEASON, Treasurer. The aaccaunts of San-inel S. Gleason, Treasurer,have been duly, examined by me, proper vouchers have been shown for e:xpeudi- tures, and the balance is Here given is correct. GEORGE S. PARKER, ..adAor. 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H Sv m 44 w co co c+ CG ri7 47 G G7 C7 G7 t7i [ i RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURVIS 11014 THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JAR(. 31, I1398. RECEIPTS. Cash in treasury, Feb. x, 1897, $1 j,,0t 11 $15,981 II Borrowed in anticipcttiMl of taxes, from F. S. Mosely & Co., -it %, $120,000 coo Borrowed from New England Trust Co., at 4 170, 6c,aco oo Borrowed from Union Mar•k t NationaI Bank, at 5 %, 10,000 M William E. Farwell, taxes, 1893, 77 S7 i.4 6L di di FS94, 1,337 57 LL di Li dL 1895, 10,033 S 1897, 116,965 33 $339,895 15 RECEIVED ON ACCOUNT OF THE F'OLLO;INC)i DEPARTMENTS Almshouse, $1,71I 93 Concrete walks, 146 13 Contingent, 14,194 0,S Crusher, 33 JC Fire department, 480 Qo Health department, 500 40 Highways, bridges and culverts, 1,351 IC) House connections, I,o96 9° Hydrants, 346 19 Interest, 3,9.56 og 120 AUDITOR'$ EI POI-U. Mount Auburn street, $30,947 -'t Military aid, Z20 as I$ relief, 55 05 Park Commissioners, 10 00 Police, 535 42 Printing Earlier Town Records, 47 50 Public Library, 535 31 Quarantine, 149 22 Schc)ols, I t oa State aid, 513 00 Street watering, 8 00 Sewer extension, 20,517 28 Templeton fund, t 5 00 Town debt, 6,000 00 Town hall, 700100 Water, 22,687 36 — $io6,777 67 $462,653 93 EXPENDITURES. Estabrook & Co., nave, Dec. I, tS96, $50,000 o0 F. S. Moseley & Co., note, Mar. 30, I S97, t 2€},©00 00 State tart, 5,705 00 County tax, 7,720 33 Sewer tax, 3,56 t o4 -� $66,986 37 FAIT? ON ACCOUNT OF THE FCILLOWE G DEPART- MENTS : Almshouse, $7,839 35 Block system For Assessors, 233 S4 Concrete walks, I,305 24 Contingent, 10,235 81 Crusher, 3,00 41 Discounts and abatemeias, . 6,443 03 Fire department, 6,937 86 Health clepartmcnt, 3,754 76 AUDITOR'S B F-1 ORT. 121 Highways, bridges and milyerts, $18,033 30 13ouse ccnnectiOLIS, etc., S, 85 61 Hydrant service, 10,192 3s Insurance, 46 50 Interest, r4,+66 66 Isaac B. Patten Past St, G. A. R.r =i5 00 Military aid, Chap. 2-79, 304 00 is relief, Chap. z98, 131 97 Park commissioners, 1,50a 05 Police, 6,Sto 71 Printing, 881 58 46 Earler Town Recoids, 26 69 Public library, 3,784 =o Quarantine, .635 61 Salaries$ 4,200 ago Schools, 35,013 6-0 Sewer extension, East Watertown, 19,3%8 4-- State aid, 683 c o ,Street lights, 6,861 z5 ,Street Watering, 3,261 73 Templeton fund, 125 00 Town debt, 23,000 00 Town hall, 1,075 31 Widening 1 OUnt Auburn street, 6o,S51 7o Water, 11,880 35 $z7",613 94 $459,600 31 Cash in treasury, Feb. I, 1898, 3,053 6a $46',653 93 122 AUDITOR'S REPORT. RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES IN DETAIL_ ALM8110USE. Receipts. Appropriation, $6,000 coo Abram Johnson, board, 96 oo Jahn Reed, sale of prodLace, 740 00 Mount Auburn street, Ga 83 City of Newton, aid tendered, 70 38 ii Boston, 44 t42 y2 41 Chelsea, 81 55 Town of Belmont, 125 oa " Danvers, 87 go State of Massachusetts, zoS 75 Board of Bridget Riley, 36 So 69 Calvin R. baker, 146 oo John McDonough, 3 CO Clara Hooper, 5 ao Mount Au bunt StreetDepartment, 6 oo Cailtingent transfer, $7,711 93 $7,839 35 E'xpendilnrC 4. SALARIES. John Reed, keeper, $500 as John Uillahan, zero 00 .Annie Fraser, 193 50 -Nlaggie Ryder, 59 oca $1,021 50 GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS. YLynch Brothers, $67 Go J_evelley Brothers, 9z 72 Hackett Brothers, 79 98 AU-MOR}S REPORT. ?* H. P. %I.gson, $23 48 J. H. Snow, 35 31 J. D. Monahan, 49 94 Estate of E. A. Benton, ;groceries, 83 Z3 Thomas Gavin, assignee, Hackett Bros., t3 87 John Nlonahan, pigs, 10 00 J. H. Carroll, provisions, 61 29 H. J. Livermore,e, 117 42 J. A. Harding, fish, 17 88 N. B. Hartford, 122 94 E. C. Hall, 104 56 W. H. Lyman, SS 08 Nahant Fish Market, 17 75 Howard .lice Co., ice, 33 9S 1,040 03. II.yAY AND GRAIL;. S. B. Greene & Co., $135 47 !— $135 47 DRY GOODS .AND Cl.GT111ING. Join J.. York, shoes, $i,+ IQ Otis Brothers, dry goods, 37 4S Mrs. J. F. Regan, dry goods, 6s Watertown Clothing Co., S 00 :L. D. Drew, shoes, 10 00 $145 20 BLACKSMITHING AND REPAIRS. Nolan Bros., shoeing, $37 25 Teele Se Pratt, repairs, 5 70 F. C. Harthertz, repairs, S 00 Wnikcr & Pratt 'Manuf'ng Co., repairs, 43 94 F. A. Lennon, carriage painting, I9 coo D. J. NInhoney, farness repairs, IG So John Burke, 10 53 D. F. Keefe, plumbing z Go : . N- . Pratt, S S3 '149' 67 124 AUDITOR'S REPORT. MISCELLANEOUS. Labor, pay roll, $w7 00 Houghton &-, Dutton, furniture, 24 rg Gera. E. Teele, hardware, 45 23 John E. Fificld, 11 113 36 Chester Sprague & Co., lumber, 40 77 Moses Whiting, carpenter work, 77 34 Geo, A. Page, painting, G oo B. E. Potter, carriage hire, 4 50 . Condon & Solis, fuel, 136 75 L. Bent & Co., furniture, zG 28 A. C. Fletcher, hardware, 15 99 5hawr, & R,enfree, falser hanging, 5 4:1 Watertown Water Supply Co., 25 oa D. Eddy & Sons, refrigerator, So 00 J. L. Nfott Iron 'Forks, 5 30 NN'a)ker & Pratt Manuf ng Co., repairs, 35 Walter A. Clatiin & Co., medicines, 13 17 water Supply Co., 12 00 Geo. F. Butler, medicines, 17 r 8 W. A. Cox, carriage hire and manure, 22 00 William Finnerty, oil, 7 20 J. Lackey, pigs, 42 70 G. P. Danforth, rnedie nes, to 15 C. A. Raymond, burial Chris. McCabe, 20 00 C. H. Keefe, manure, 8 oo 'I`ha nas Gavin estate, fuel and manure, 163 53 Metropolitan LaundiT, i antire, 17 00 Water Department, 25 00 Geo. H. Gregg, burial Patrick Loftus, zo 00 Estate E. A. Benton, trrallure, 20 00 Fire Department, 35 CO Alich el Fahey, labor, 4 50 James Fahey, 's 4 50 Dennis J. Regan, 4 5a Herbert Taylor, s' 3 =5 Michael C. Byrne, '4 9 oa Dennis Maholrey, 15 75 AUDITOICS REPORT. 1`25 Robert Beaty, labor, $ 6 00 John Hughes, 10 50 Patrick E. Vahey, 1 50 $1,130 91 Ct1TSIDR AID. John Nally, $41 75 II-Sartin McDonough, 87 50 Charles DOUghLy, 40 00 John Ring, -1.0 00 John U-Neil, 13 65 Bridget Valley, 1,4 50 Richard Wemnouth, 45 20 Robert Beaty, 50 95 Bridget Hunt, .38 15 E. N. Howard, 13 00 Amanda Hall, 12 15 AIa1-3- J. O'Neil, 105 90 I;m nia Pyle, 46 95 Kate Patterson, 16 co John Flynn, 2 00 Elicabetll Rooney, 103 30 Annie Smith, 32 00 M. C. Bvrne, 25 j I XIichacl Farraher, 3 31 Mary Gallagher, S 40 Catherine Corcoran, 96 co Agnes C. GM en, 20 0O H. L. Butterfield, 36 oo Je,inette MclDonald, 34 36 Kittle Dalton, 5{0 00 1'nnolia Ford, 169 46 Lmiiisa F. Walsh, 16q 47 �vfary Abban, 169 46 LLicy E. Sl{imier, _46 oo Bridget Riley, 146 coo Michael E. Delay, 146 oo 126 AUDITOR F1 REPORT. Calvin R. baker, $146 cro J. O'Brien, 33 05 A. O'Connell, Si 0. B. Alden, 1 60 P. Nally, 31 3o 11Irs. John Coleman, 12 +00 William O'Brien, 35 00 John F- Jacobs, II 00 Chas. H. Cave, 33 go Thomas O'Brien, 49 14 1 liz,abctli Hef}crnan, 44 11 Nfn jars• l l}zin, 3 ass Eliza A. Payne, 23 00 oseph A. Fowler, a$ aca Ed ward OH ern, 6 w )ohn Corrigan, 12 7 J. I'. Highby, 10 30 Jahn Burns, 7 22 George Howes, 7 00 Victor Gathrey, a 00 T. Peters, 5 6o I-1. Gurlev, 4 95 Mrs. Chas. 1-1. II.cCabe, r 50 iMis. L. Burke, 16 oo C.10ICriaye Burke, 93 02 'Mrs. Peter Kennev, a Z av 11rrid et Beaker, 36 o0 ear. W. Norcross, 39 45 ir. _]. Burke, 24 00 Mary Norcross, 15 90 B. Burke, ; r3 Dennis J. Recan, 17 ao NN.7illis S. Harris, 119 79 Ellen Shea, 93 34 li". ,j. Chart, 7 wg Mrs. He'l- rcrt "1'u� lr.}r. 5 ov $3,,1 S 3 J0 AUDITOR'S REPORT. 127 MISCELLANEOUS. A. W. Brownell, ledger, etc., $6 50 Newton City Hospiul, board, A. M. NNraters, 13Z S'7 F. S. Griffin, M. D., Prof'[ services, 33 iu Henry R. Spinner, legal services, 00 Charles A. Raymond, burial of Alary F. Dm-nas, 15 00 Burial of Georgiana Gurley, 20 00 46 Clara Hooper, 10 00 City of Somerville,burial of NMargaret Conen, 10 00 -NN in. I I. Cox, carriage ]lire; i 2 3 Geo. F. Black, 63 J. B. Wood"-ard, medicine, L 05 G. A. Tower, professional services, 259 50 Thomas Anderson, prof'l !F 43 2 Hiram J'1'T+cGlaullin, expenses, 25 00 Hiram ATcGlauf n. almoner, 150 o0 •1733 37 $7,839 .? BLOCK SYSTEM. Receipts. 1' pprol)I-NA1011, $500 00 s C]4 00 John J. Burns, engineering. $50 00 Union Desk Co., 85 Go Addie B. Berr►~, clerical services, Go 00 Library Bureau, 3S 8 $233 84 Balaia ce to contingent, 266 16 $300 00 128 AUDITOR'S RE,PORT. CONCRETE WALKS. 11'ecei�ts. Aprop�'iatitn, $1,500 00 Assessments collected, 146 r3 $1,646 13 Exfientlitures. D. F. Tripp, $1605 24 Balance to contingent, 31-0 89 $t,646 13 CONTINGENT. Receipts. AppropriatiDn, $2,500 oa ii bond for Treasurer, 150 00 'y election expenses, ;oo 00 ` Cattle inspection, 200 00 ` telephones, 250 00 ec 1 $Sessors' expenses, 250 00 c` legat Services, 5co 00 -appropriation of i898, 1,200 00 Druggist licenses, 6 oo John E. Cassidy, sole of land, 46o oo L. A. Shaw, lumber burned July ,[, 1�5 oo D. W. Bailey &- Co., merry-go-'rutin 1, 27 8 M. L. Foley, intelligence office., 2 0c County of Middlesex, Mt. Auburn St., 5'W0 00 Corporntion tax, 7,692 2S Nat'l Banff, 11 929 40 Overlay 64 1t237 94 Pool mom licenses, 6 oo D. J, Mahoney, weighing fees, 55 5 $21,7s2 oa AUDITOR'S REPORT. 129 U-NE_XPENDED BALANCES. Bloc- system. S266 16 Concrete walks, 340 'S9 Health 1r epartment, 345 64 Public library, I I I Military relief, 173 cis tt aid, 416 00 Park Commissioners, 7 95 Police Department, 224 71 Printing, 117 42 Sever extension, 129 28 State aid, 330 Qv Street lights, 1.3 75 Insurance, -3 50 $2,494 49 $24,a76 51 glance, 39,215 23 $61,49 v 74 ExPendifures. ASSESSORS" EXPENSFS. Otis Brothers, scissors, $ 50 Addie B, Berry, clevic for assessors, 76 no McLauthlin, statiollt: y' 5 15 National Express Co., 45 Library Bureau, cards for assessors, 75 B. E. Patter, carriage Hire, 34 00 $zz6 $S TI;LEPI LON ES. New England Telephone and Tele- graph Co., $204 5z $204 52, +CAT,rL]- iNSPECTION. George W. Pope, $193 75 $193 75 130 AUDITOR 8 RHO PORT. RLECTION EXPENSES. McLautblin &- Co., printing, $20 45 H. L. Wiley, ve6-cshvnents' 56 co F. G. Barker, printing, 90 25 S. F. Stearns, on booths, 23 92 Election officers md tellers, 148 00 $33S 6z 330SID Fort TOWN TREASURER. Ellison Coolidge Co., $15c) 00 LEGAL SERVICES. J. 11. valley, $25 00 John B. Goodrich, 450 00 john E. Abbott, 225 00 — $ coo 0o MISCELLANEOUS. F. E. Critchett, returning births, etc., $1 [7 90 Geo. 11. Tarleton, accountant, 30 00 Charles M. Abbott, ringing bell, 1 50 Gcome R. Stratton, 00 01-a K. flinkley, 00 13. E. Potter, carriage him, 24 00 J01111 1C. F"Ifield, hardware, 86 'Moses Whiting, carpenter work, T 1.52 7$ W, G. Morgan, care of town clock, 50 00 F. G. Barker, stationery nod advertising, 329 03 Boston Daily Advertiser, advertising, go w Sam Bowen, abstract of deeds, 49 6S W. 14. Lyons, delivering warrants, 7 50 McLauthiin &- Co., stationery, etc., 134 50 National Express Co., expressage, I So State Treasurer, corporation tax, 148 34 h, 44 Nat'l Bank tax, I 63 M. J. Green, stamps, 50 AUDITOR'S REPORT. 1;1 L, Bent tiS Co., repairing chairs, 4 75 Harry D. Roberts, ringing hell, G oo Boston Transcript, advertising, $13 80 Alice Lawn, damages far injury, 250 as Suite of Massachusetts, druggists' li- censes, io A. C. Hauck, ringing bell, 6 coo W. J. Caswell, carriage hire, 1 50 T. P. Emerson, e%pressa e, 7 30 F. H, Callahan? delivering town books, 27 so Jahn J. BUMS, DUmbering houses, 25 00 Tyr. J. A. Boucher, returning births, 12 25 S. F. Stearns, carpenterwork, z _-5 Lulu Underwood, typewriting, 2 6o Col. Beals Decorating Co., 35 00 F. M, Kelly, treats. q.th of JLilt' caM- mittee, 200 00 E. W. Sowditch, engineering, 292 24 G. N. Priest, ringing 'hell, 3 Boston Herald, advertising, 50 Berry &- Nloodv, carpenter work-, r 10 Newton & Watertown Gas U,;ht GD., 5 00 E. Howard Watch and Clock Co., repairing clock, 13 G,_ 'I hornas Quirk, drillkin- foLSriLIMS, .3y5 CIO T. 13. WislMrt. plumbing, 48 at l Ii. Cox, C01'-iage hire, 3 m `I'LLmer _II[IIUI"ICLL riIIC' CO., stamp, r) 40 Sampson, 'IN-lurclock & Co., directory, S 00 John Burke, plumbing, 4 35 W. A. Carrie & Co., Stationery, z6 oo F. G_ Danfurth, directory, z 00 George Field, bicycle, 35 Cx7 A. W. Ri;bee, expert service:, 107 o0 J. 11. Critchett 'k Sall, expressage, a 70 J. A. Mead, expert testimony, 75 coo J. F. Lyons, darnilges, Barry case, ti80 George E. 'rec:le, linear twine, 4 132 AUDITOR'S REPORT. J. A. White, engineering, $8 co Charles A. Raymond, return of dentlis, 8 50 C. C. Hoffman &- Co-, rubber stamp, 1 00 W. E. Farwell, stamps and sundries, 14 03 Mt. Auburn street, purchasing en- gineering plant, 334- :!G Highway Department, purchasing en- gineering plaint, 166 0a Douse connections, purchasing en- gincoring plant, 88 oo Sewer extension, purchasing engineer- in- Plant, So 86 Stone crusher, purchasing cnginecr- irig plant, 15 ()0 Engineering plant and supplies, 1.9 56 1-I. B. McIntire, N1. D., returning 1)i rths, 1 00 Gilimm Calby,I%I.D.,rettimingbirths, x 00 A. F. Haynes, plain Francis school, 35 00 D. J. Mahoney, weighing fees, 77 78 State Treas.,!Nattional Bank itax, 1897, 85© 75 cc sewer tax, 3,629 35 eneral :ippra}}r•iations, 10,000 oc 'Nlount Auhurn street, 30,000 oo Sawer, Lexington street, f°D as Bailey road, 500 00 Stone crushing plaint, 3,004 52,732 07 $54.435 81 DErARTINIENTS OVERDRAWN. Almsbouse, $127 42 Stone crushing plant, 446 gr Discotants and abatements, 1,443 cz Fire department, 207 86 Highway department, 3,1 Sa zo Mouse connections and sewer main- tenance, 688 71 AtrIMOR'S t.EP01M 133 Interest, 5ra 57 Q-11a " ine, 6 M 39 School ilepartillelit, 75x 63 Street watering. 139 72 Town ball, 17S 31 Town debt, 2'ow 00 $9,056 93 $6149:2 74 DISCOUNTS �,r1�.ND ABATEMENTS. Appropriation, $5,00o ao Contingent transfer, 1 r 43) 02 $6,443 o2. Expenditures. W In. E. Farwell, discounts, iS97, 6,246 o:! Sundry permits, 197 00 $6,443 U2. FIDE DEPARTMENT. Recei fits Appropriatian, $6,:5o oo Sewer extension, lose, 3a 00 House connections, base, 75 00 A. H. White, horses, '50 too Water Department, 40 oa Alnislionse Department, sale of manure, 35 00 $ ,73a co Contingent: transfer, 207 86 $6,937 86 134 AUDITOR'S RrPO-RT, PAY ROLLS. Board of Engineers, $373 00 Steam Fire Engine Co., 560 cxo Hook and Ladder Co., 510 00 Hose Co. No. s, .115 00 John H. Holt, en inter, r,clor Cal Gilbert Nichols, dr1VCr, 721 51 GeG. R. Howard, 721 51 Thomas E. Stanley, 721 ]1 -- $4,876 20 IIAY, GRAIN AND STRAW. Perkins &- Co., $478 61 S. B, Green &- Co. SS 54 $567 15 FUEL AND LIGHTS. Thomas Gavin, fuel, $Ig 6o W. 11. Pevear iI',- Co., 107 6z i1 2 7 2 SHOEING AND IIARNI;SS REPAIRS, T. H. Kneeland, Shoeing, $6o 89 P. F. Keefe, shoeing, 6 36 Nolan Bros., 83 6S F. C. harthertz, repairs, 22 15 Kelley & Me"Incy=, $6 25 D. J. Mahoney, 28 65 T. F. Kelly 5 1ISCELLA,ROTES. T. P. Emerson, expressage:, $ 45 J. H. Critchett i- Son, expressage, 60 J. 1-1. Wentworth, plaid:, 12 24 Tuele X-, Pratt, repairs, 35 35 AUDITOYOS REN 11T. Geo. E. Teele, liar€waire, $3 99 John E. Fifield, hardware, 17 34 A. C. Fletcher. 4 59 Boston Woven Hose Drabber Co., 7 00 Boston Electric Co., supplies, 3 65 Electric Equipment Co., battery, So as Thomas P. Emerson, exlaressage, 2 10 N atiotuil Ex. Co., 6 25 A. J. Wilkinson Co., 36 New Eng. Gamevvell Co., sa:pPlies, 64 47 L. Bent & Co., 4 60 Dr. Geo. '4'4'. Pope, medicine. 5 50 Geo. F. Flack, ,nedicine, 1 58 Thomas O'Neal, dusters and sponges, 9 00 Geo. F. Make Mfg. Co., supplies, 4 68 Moses Whiting, carpenter w0rk, 58 83 Newton &C Watertown Gas Light Co., 100 32 Mrs. Dolan Derry, washing, 41 aD H. A. Philbrook, 7 00 Walker & Pratt Mfg. Co., repairs, 8 49 Estate E. A. Benton, gro�cerir:s, 33 84 J. B. Womlward, inedicirne, t go \T. C. Sanger & Co., screens, 10 50 1i1V'ater Suppiy Co., 7 50 Oak Hall Clothing Co., hoots, 45 00 F. A. Lemon, patititing steamer, So 00 Iiigrab.arn & Stone, insurance, 12 36 Jordan, Marsh ik, Cn,, Hag. 5 00 C. H. Batcheider & Co., canvas, 1 15 C. H. Bright, Junch, 5 00 ,john Burke, J)IL)rnbing, 3 23 Berry & i1NIoady, carpenter work, 6 55 J. H. Brown, lubricant, # 25 H. S. Harris & Co., horses, 176 ago Otis Brothers, blinkets, S 87 Edgar Snow, hearses, Igo 00 Walter A. Chaffin, medicine, t 05 Porter & Co., sllpplles, 1 25 136 AUDITOR'S REPORT. J. H. Critchett & Son, expressage, $1 20 Chester Sprague & Co., lumber, 3 42 Water Department, 7 50 S. C. Brown, clipping horses, 8 00 Ceo, F. Butler, medicine, 8 15 A. M— Pratt, repairs, Go W. A. Snow & Co., carpenter work, I() CCU $1,104 .3[ $6,937 SG HEALTH DEPARTMENT, Ptecec�ts. Appropriation, $3,600 coo P. F. Connealy, sale of swill, aar 65 Geo. I-I. Gregg, sale of cemetery lots, 28877 $4,T oo �0 Expendil7 'es. P. P. Connealy, agent, $11130 85 P. Condon & Sans, collector, 317 50 John Rend, labor 5a 00 Fred. G. Barker, stationery and printing, 56 7 Teele & Pratt, hardware, 67 35 J. A. Boucher, M.D., taking culture, 16 oo Nally &: Son, labor and expressage, 1 50 Joseph H. Hallida , typewriting, 75 Water Supply Co., 33 00 Melvin & Badger, supplies 95 95 P. J. Nally, collector, 1,433 85 S. F. Stearns, carpenter work, 6 oo Etha[Y A. Paddock, rep. tree protectors, 19 75 Thomas Gavin, labor, 49 00 Jahn Burke, plunilaing, 3 $5 Walter A. Clafiin, nnedicine, 5 15 Charles E. Cnlligait, keeper of lath house, 150 ao A. C. Fletcher, hardware, I 07 Hannah E. Flohr, services at bath house, 27 50 AUDITOR'!; RE-PORT. 137 Walter C. Store, legal services, $ro 00 A. M. Pratt, repairs, 5 00 Geo. H. Gregg, nitre of Cemeteries, =35 84 F_ E. Critchett, clerical service, 2,5 00 Geo. 1-1. Gregg, return of deaths, 8 50 J. J. Barnes, relnlavine clead animal, 1 00 $?„754 76 Balance to Ctailtifigrlt, 345 64 $4,I m 40 HIGHWAYS, BRIDGESI AND CULVERTS. peceifils. Appropriation, $a a,500 00 F$ Bridges and Culverts, 1.500 00 Mt. Auburn St., labor, I3503 44 Watering streets, z 00 State of Massachusetts, a6 78 .t 41 59 Walker & Pratt Mfg. Co., 83 0: Hollingsworth & Whitney, z I or Contingent Engineerin, Plant, 166 of Sundry persons, 17 24 -- $15,851 ICJ Contifigent transfer, 3,18Z 20 $t }033 30 . a-�caacirl rr�es. pay rolls, employees, $9,033 93 $9+°33 93 SUPERIITE-ND ENT . k . 0. Peckharal. $298 30 W. F. LaUrned, 50r 65 — $799 95 LABOR AND TEAMING. Patrick Doody, labor, $a 2 00 P. Condon, 65 25 AUDITOR'S REPORT. J. J. Barnes, $18 00 Thomas F. Nally, 4 50 Thomas Quirk, labor, 75 30 uart S11eehall, he 21 o0 $196 o5 STAY, GRAlN, AND STRAW. Perkins S-r Co., $419 51 S. B. Green & Co., 405 02 $S24 S SHOEING AND HLACKSMITHING. Nolan Bros., $71 73 P. F. Iteefe, 59 55 T. H. K11Ccla11d, =3 73 Kelley -'Lr Mcaney, 44 6o A. M. Pratt, 13 IS Thomas F. Kelly, 15 {So $225 59, liEPAIRS. CharlL-s River Iron Work, $75 08 ` ecle .and Pratt, 73 33 Gco. E. Hills, ro S5 Walker C Pratt Mfg. Ca,, :0 11 W. I. J01111ston, 1 50 F. A. Wendell, :18 Crescent 'fool Co., 16 00 D. J. Mahoney, 38 45 Wat. Pat. Dust Bag Co., 42 SS James Boyle s'4; 'San, --6 go Andrew M. Pratt, 31 35 Geo. W. Pope, professional services, 6 '5 $343 IS M ISCrLLA NrOUS. Geo. E. Teclel hardware, $74 72 Waltham Foundry Co., grates, ;6 Io N%'-11 0Vt11, Mfg;. Co., SLIpplle5, 3z 01 J. F. Jones S-7 Co., oil, 33 80 AUDITOR S REPORT. 1ST W. B. Finnerty, ail, $26 of W. H. Pevear & Co., brick and fuel, 113 [o B. E. Potter, curringe Dire, 43 CK) Chester Sprague & Co., lumber and ce- ment, roe} 6o Hackett Bros., tullow ., 30 M. J. Donahoe, raising draw, 196 oo Otis & Sprague Lend Co., stone, 3+396 Sr J. C. Stone, gravel, 59 90 Calvin A. Hoar, gravel, 9a 23 J. E. Fificid, h.ardwwo-are, 13 J9 A. C. Fletcher, hard�vare, 23 58 W. H. Wicks, carpenter wvork, 222 39 P. A. Yermi, groceries, 3 P Henry S. Harris & Co., horses, 3Q7 So Mt. ALIbUrn St., labor and supplies, 195 83 D. %V. Kinsman, filing saws, 25 P. Condon & Sons, Biel, 15 +S7 W. A. C1.111ill &Z Co., lllediciiles, 3 6o Moses Whiting, carpenter work, ioS 86 Davis L 1{`IMILIT11 Nlfg. CO., SUPplies, 3 Fitchburg R. R., transportation, 3 46 Water Supply Co., z6 coo John Burke, PlUmbing, 7 90 Geo. E. Teele, pipe, 399 26 Hill Street Sign Co., signs, 20 DO McLauthlin & Co., stationery, 9 3 Town of Belmont, pilN, 13 50 Perrin, Teaanoin & Co.. supplies, 79 94 H. E. Kay, Sharpening tools, r 50 Ames Plow Co., supplies, 51 is Thomas Gavin, fuel, 6 S9 Wilson & IIutchia15, 6 oo S. F. Stearns, 3 50 W. 11. Cox, Carriage hire, E 50 1'. J. Nt]1; , cllares5�rc, �cr J. A. Starr, Etigineering, 1 4S Geo. McQuestin & Co., lumber, 43 23 Kimball, Treed &- Co., supplies, ro 50 140 AVb[TCln S REPORT. A. R. Gay &- Co., stntioner}•, $14 2,S F. G. Barker, laruathig, ^ 00 Nellie M. Barry, gravel, G cat'} J. H. White, engineering, iq G Sewer Extension Dept., grates, 24 cw IT. R. J. Lombard, curbstone, 56 West End Street Railway Co., stone, x6 4o Priest, Page &-- Co., scales, 16 47 D. F. Tripp, concreting, 270 72 City of Newton catch basins, VS 54 Kenny's Express, expressage, 1 5o Berry & Moody, catch basic, gratings, 43 53 Otis Bros., rubber boots, 4 coca C . H. Boyle, gravel, zca 50 Frost & Adams, st<3tionery, G 98 T. P. Emerson, expressage., 3 80 H. W. & W. M. Otis, rent of office, 29 t7 Water Department, rob 04 $6.GoG 77 $18,033 30 HYDRANT SERVICE. l��cet�5ts. Appropriation, $91500 00 Wafter Department, 346 ag Contingent transfer, 346 tg -- - 10.19- 3S' Watertown Water Supply Co., $6,597 87 Water Department, 3,594 51 $ao,lg2 3 HOUSE CONNECTIONS AND SEWER MAINTENANCE. Recei j ts. Appropriation, $5,00o ors it Dana Terrace and Cush- man street, Soo ou AUDITOR'S REPORT. 141 .Appropriation, Lexington street, $700 00 at Bailey road, 500 00 Real estate assessments, ],coo 00 Sandry parties for labor, 7 10 Contingent engnicering plant, 88 t>o Sundry persons, x 80 $SIoQ6 go Contingent transfer,, 688, E $8,75,E 61 Pay Doll, employees, $6.368 3c� 1S1�C�LI.A;tiEOUS. H. 0. Peckham, superintendent, $t 10 00 A. C. Fletcher, hardware, 5 7° Gera. E. Teele, hardware and pipe, 426 89 Teele & Pratt, repairs, 13 35 Chester- Sprague &- Co., cement, 203 70 W. H. Pevear t4 Co., brick, 251 83 John F. Fi6eld, hardware, 26 75 Crescent 'Tool Co., repairing tools, IS 00 WnIthatm Foundry Co., covers, bo 00 Gera. 14. Sampson, battery, etc., 25 50 T. B. Wishart, plumbing, r 43 T. H. Kneeland, sharpening tools, 34 30 Fred. G. Parker, advertising, stationery, g 00 W. H. Ross, damages, g e Water Supply Co., g it G eo. A. Perkins, darnages, 3 50 Pry S. Andrews, engineering, 27 85 WM. Finnerty, oil, 27 27 Patter's Stable, 41 an Berry & Moody, carpenter work, i qj J. A. .Starr, engineering, 30 27 Itelly & Meany, sharpening tools, , 5z - John Burke, plumbing, I2 28 W. F. Leatned, harness, 15 00 Fire Department, horse, 75 00 McLauthlin &r Co., Stationery, I 70 J. H. WhitL, en gineering, 99 65 Moses Whiting, carpenter Nvork, 2 70 Server extension pipe, 372 47 . Z'. E. Critchett, clerical work, 54 40 A. R. Gay & Co., stationu i-, 15 45 W. F. Learnect, services, 54 00 R. M. Prakt, sharpening tools, 2 25 Waldo Bros., cement, 6 75 Gtib 13ros., cheese cloth, r to T. Stewart &- Son, use of pump, iG o0 Newton & Watertown Gas Light Co., use of boiler and engine, 36 7o H. D. Peckham, engineering plain, SS Do $5,7'S5 6 INSURANCE. Appropriatmil $50 (>0 $io CK) -E.rlbendilure5. W. B. Farwell, $4 5o Balance to contii5genL, 3 50 cs r;a INTEREST. Appropriation, $10,000 ao Prernitlm on sewer extension notes, 775 78 Mt. Auburn St. t{ I.'Zo So Union Market National baiik, Inter- est ou deposits, . 299 53 AUDITOR'S lREPORT. 143 _ W. E. Farwell, interest on taxes, $z,653 aS Watertown Savings hank, 20 00 $13, 56 0q Contingent transfer, 510 57 $14,466 66 I-FXpe nil ures. F. S. Moseley & Co., $2.010 00 Athol Savings bank, 340 00 coupon-S, 5,715 IS HUdson Savings bank, 450 GO T. rutna m Symonds, 1,305 0: State of'Massach usetts, 225 00 Interest can $6o,coo how, 1,213 13 Templetoll fund, 125 oo Union Nwlarkct National baulk, 83 33 $14,466 66 IS AAC B. PA'1`TEN POST Si. G. A. R. Ii erci'i1.s. Appropriatioli, $" 5 rx') �'ti�e�ar�iCrr-r•c�s. Isaac I3, Patten Post 81, G. A. R., $=ii o0 MILITARY AID, Receipts. Appropriation, 500 00 State Treasurer, ?120 00 — $720 00 .L.tr,rr.c�dlr�res. - Abram ,Johnson, $96 oo Thomas O Brien, 96 sx) 144 AUDITOR'S REPORT. Hiram B. Tilson, 4 00 Charles C. Philbxook, 48 00 $304 00- Balance to contingent, V 6 co :ears are MILITARY RE, LIEF. Receipts. Appropriation, $2,50 CK) Town of Northfield, 55 05 p+ $305 05, Nary L. S %vtelle, aid, $72 CO Watson fainily, dry goo8s, rG 99 Ellen Mend, fuel, 7 98 ,John Flood, burial Daniel Ilerlihy, 35 00 Balance to contingents 173 0 $305 05 PARK CO�1<INKSSION. Recei ts. Appropriation, $1,500 00 John F. Abbott, 10 00 $E,510 00 Expenditpr.res. Pay roll, employes, $95 73 Berry Se ]NMcody, carpenter work, 7 71 F. G. Barker, printing, r 75 11. 0. Peckham, engmeerilig, 10 40 Anthony Connelly, labor, 240 63 A. C. Fletcher, harry iffC, IY 48 Walter Slacrm nn, labor, 49 4.3 J. L. Robbins, 7; 88 AUDITOR 18 REPORT. 145 1Yla1tthew Prior,sharpening lawn :dower, $6 v5 B. E. Potter, carriage hire, 5 30 Teele & Pratt, repairs, 3 95 Thomas H. Wicks, carpenter work, G 75 i. N1. Thompson, stenographer, 1 75 H. H. George, labor, 35 00 Tho nas Gavin, t# 284 !0 Shady Mill Nurseries, 478 73 F. H. Chapman & Co., painting, 35 00 A. W. Lathrop, labor, r 00 Watertown Pat. Dust Bag Co., sharp- ening lawn mowers, a 00 Chester Sprague & Co., lumpier, 7 13 T. Stewart Lic Son, labor, 6o o0 Moses Whiting, ca t6 ga John E. Fifield, 11.a1rdware, 75 Gco. E. Tecle, 2, 95 Alex. l+IcKillups, 7 10 Hill Street Sigh Co., signs, 30 00 William Finnerty, oil, as D. F. Tripp, 23 65 I,5O?, 0 Balance to contingent, 7 95 $j,j10 00 POLICE. Receipts. .Appropriation, $6600 00 J. R. Faairbairn, roaster, pines, 172 00 Second Middlesex District Court, 463 42 $7,035 4: Ex���adi�rrres. REGULAR POLICE. Linos A. Shaw, $954 72 George Parker, 758 75 D. H. Cooney, 8k3 13 146 AUDITORS REPORT. T. F. Lyons, $966 71 J. F. Dwyer, 885 00 J. B. White, 6s8 75 $5,I I'7 o6 SPECIAL, POLICE. F. H. Callahan, $588 12 0. W. Goss, r 33 75 A-Villiam P. Coleman, 131 50 James F. Madden, 390 00 D. J. Sullivan, t13 75 James H. Hill, 3 75 Jahn Robbins, 5 00 James H, Jackson, 5 00 Burt L. Hudson, 5 00 James Hoey, 5 00 W1111am J. Koslnall�-, 3 75 Thomas J. Gavin, 5 00 Charles H. Glover, j 00 R, H. Sevier, 5 00 John Milmore. 5 ace M. Ham rack, 2 50 James B. Murphy, z 50 james Twohig, 5 00 $I,35O 62 MISCELLANEOUS. W. A. Sharp, bicycle, $53 0® cLauthlin & Co., printing, 7 65 A. C. Fletcher, hardware, 5 ;a W. H. Cox, carriage hire, 30 75 B. F. Potter, 36 0Q P. A. Yerma, groceries 83 Dudley Roberts, clerk, 4- 85 Newton & Watertown Gas Light Co., 58 19 M. J. Kelly, M.D., professional services, 13 ate Otis Brothers, towels, 7 13 F. G. Barker, printing MId stationary, 2 75 H. L. Coe, telephone tolls, G 15 f AUDITOR 18 REPORT. 147 L. A.. Shaw, incidentals, 23 29 F. W. Barry Beale Co., stationary, S 50 National Express Co., express, 40 . George Parker, i116denn1s, 13 55 Daniel C�uinn, moving furniture, 3 00 Moses Whiting, carpenter work, 4-6 jr John Burke, plumbing, I 40 L. Bent, repairs, 1 00 W. A. Cla afro &- Co., medicines, 15 J. f. Barnes, burial of dogs, 00 John Wood Anns and Cycle Co., rifle, Ig 6' Thomas F. Lyons, incidentals, 00 $343 03 Buiaince to c.ontillgerat, 224 71 $7t035 4z PRINTING. Receipts. Appropriation, $1,000 40 Exfien hires. McLauthlin & Co., $107 03 F. G. Barker, 775 35 $925 Balance to contingent, 117 43 $I,000 00 PR NTING EARLIER TOWN RECORDS. Receipts. Balance for I897, $r5i 46 Appropriation, boot] 00 Chas. F. Fitz, sale of boobs, 28 00 F. E. Critchett, t, 19 50 148 AUDITORS REPORT. Is'x re dilnres. W. Al. Russell, copying records and typewriting, $104 28 F. G. Barker, printing, r58 41 —�— $x5a 69 Balance Feb. x, 1898, 936 27 $1098 96 PUBLDC LIBRARY. Reeci fits. Appropriation, $3,250 00 Do- Tax, 384 f 5 Solon F. Whitney, sale of cntalog;lacs, fines, etc., 150 76 "'I'l TS_7 .7 r Bven it?Lres. SALARIES. Solon F. Whitney, librarian, $750 00 Jane Stockwell, assistant, 505 40 Mabel F. Learned, 11 39: 92 Lois G. Fitch, cl 15S 95 L. Louise Tarleto►a, 20 00 William McCafferty, janitor, 222 00 $` 049 27 BOOKS. Ezra Marble, $5 95 Charles Scribner Sans, 8 00 Wtn. G. Cornstock, 2 00 Darnrell & Upham, a09 49 Balch Bros., 28 00 Estes & Laureatt, 239 34 Library Bureau, supplies, 12 00 Little, Brown & Co., 76 13 Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1 00 Bridgewater Savings Bank, 3 00 Burrows Bros., 41 20 Rand, McNally & Co., 23 50 AUDITOR I S REPORT. 149 J� B. Millet Co., $72 00 Geo. E. Littlefield, 3 00 C. A. M. Spencer, 2 00 Commissioners of Patents, 108 00 Chas. F. Libby & Co., 3 50 Win. Kelthl •F 50 Solon F. W hitne:v, sundry bills, io2 16 $882 77 MISCELLANEOUS. Newton and Watertown Gets Light Co., gas, $301 47 Edn'lUtid Rydberg, bill ling, 3 20 Fred. G. Barkcr, printing, 25 75 F. Ha,llings & Co., 15 65 '\,Bttllew Prior, s -Lar elfin lawn mower, 50 D. W. Kinsman, earl)enter work, 26 26 Enoch Robinson, �brass slates, etc. 36 oo & David FargLih Ir, binding, V 83 Salon F. Whitlrey, periodicals, 158 00 John B. Permilt, printing, 75 0O H. C. Dimond L� Co,, supplies, z go W. W. Pratt, curtains, 14 15 T. P. Emerson, expressage, 4 20 $Sj2 r $3,734 20 Balance to contingent, I it $3,7S5 31 QUARANTINE. li ecel'�ts. Appropriation, $450 ors Town of Boxford, 149 Y2 $599 zz Contingent transfer, 36 39 $635 61 150 _UDITOWS REPORT. Expendltieres. Dr. F. S. Griffin, attend ng+Gurley family, $z7 a0 N. B. Hartford, groceries, 10 00 Newton Hospital Board, Sundry PersOns, 510 55 Thomas Gavin, fuel and rent, 21 25 W. A. Claifin & Co., medicines, 2 I i Goo. W. Bush, hacks, 26 5o F. CoI7clon & Sots, fuel, : 56 E. T. Field, groceries, 10 00 C. A. Raymond, burial John Coleman, i ti oc Edwin Hansalpecker, aicl, to 00 61 SALARIES. Receipts. Appropriation, $4,200 00 200 DO . 'x'senditures. 13DA111a OF SEI.ECTl3EN. J. D. Evans, $300 00 J. H. E. Coon, 300 00 James H. Vahey, '300 00 $900 00 ASSESSORS. J. 11. Norcross, $325 00 F. E. Critchctt, 375 00 Thos. G. Banks, 300 00 1,000 00 SCHOOL COMMITTEE. Henry R. Skinner, $50 00 Miss H. Adelaide Coolidge, 50 00 James H. 'Fahey, 50 00 Mrs. S. Adelaide Hall, 5[} 00 Edwin Stockin, 50 00 Charles F. Mason, 50 00 $300 00 AITI)ITOR'S REPORT. TOWI~I 'rREAsuaEtt. S. S. Gleason, $600 o0 $600 o0 TOWN CLERK. F. E. C:ritchett, $350 00 - — $ 50 as TOWN AUDITOR. Geo. S. Parker, $3oa 00 $300 00 COLLECTOR. W. G. Farwell, $450 00 $450 00 J30ARD OF REGISTRARS. C. D. Regan, $36 z5 J. I]. Monahan, 77, 50 F, E. Critchett, 8z 50 Gear. E. Teele, 72 50 P. T. Shurtle1r, 36 z5 - $300 aO $4,200 00 .Nppropriation' $33,250 oa Appropriation For repairs, 1,000 00 Bor,ton Schoul Supply Co., S Do Mrs. M. C. Byrne, 3 00 $34+261 cx7 Contingent transfer, 752 63 $35,m3 63 Ex,henrl'it ures. SALARIES OF TEACHERS. Frank W. Whit"ey, $I,000 00 Frank H. Beetle, I,ono oa Charles G. Hai-n, 11900 00 Arnold Z6111g, 681 75 152 AUDITOI. 8 REPORT. Mary R. Byron, $800 00 Abby M. Fitz., 350 00 E. P. Skinner, boo 00 Minna E. Tenney, boo co Anna. D. Hall, 600 00 Etta B. Dadmun, boo 00 Alannie B. Patten, 6O0 Oa Hattie B. Johnson, 566 00 Florence A. Oliver, 275 00 Alice C. Bullard, 550 00 Beth W. Boward, 550 00 Joanna M. Riley, 550 coo M. D. Sullivan, 550 00 Maly E. Burns, 550 00 Christina Green, 550 cc Harriet M. Cutter, 550 coo S. Alice Moody, 27 5.0 Winnifrc(l H. Berry, 550 coo E. C. Gillen, Goo o0 A. Eula jcwell, '550 CO Helen M. Higgins, 33 00 Anna M. Grocock, 236 5a N. J. May, 4.67 o0 S. Henry Hadley and D. B. Brown, Goa oO Solvi Grevi, LD 00 Mathilde Heise, 215 00 Emily i'IrI. Drew, 25y 00 Helen A. Heusti s, 450 coo Lacy F. Luques, 550 CO Clara E. Dunlinin, 275 00 Florence Gould, 500 c)D Mary 11. Kn0a, goer 00 Faxnnv 11.1. hose,. 536 00 Annie E. Bragdon, Goo 00 Marie Benson, 45 00 Isla. B. l l urn_lerson, 425 00 Minnie~ L. Haicicctt, 92 00 Henrietta McCord, 6 oo Ada F. Hales, $-'5 coo 1-I. Applin, I 00 Edith Cale, I 00 Mary C. LV Orden, 275 0 Merry E. Patten, 250 00 Bessie Smiti7, 24 CO Emma A. Luques, 3 00 ,Adolph F. Ely, 318 75 jean K. Howell, 40000 jennie Adams, 2.1.0 00 Bessie II. Pike, 250 ao Agnes G. D'Arcy, 225 00 --. .. $22,91S i0 SLIPERINTEtiI)CXT. -George R. Dwellev, $7 0 00 $750 0a JANITORS. George F. Robinson, $7 9 Ij .Andrew H. Stone, 70S 30 John Ho;ant 167 S0 Nfrs. Ryan, 62 87 E. P. Walker, Cz 87 Date Patterson, 192 00 $I, 22 69 TRUANT OFFICERS. •Geoj,ge Parker, $12 00 Linus A. Shaw, 32 OIJ Daniel H. Cooney, 20 00 $64 CO KOOKS AND STATIONERY. McLauthlin & Co., $2,935 77 J. L. Harnmett, 94 L. E, Knott Apparntus C,., 7 48 A. E. Martell Co., 3 50 George ��S.�Perry{ & Co., 8 29 Abby M. Fitz, I 30 .Smith Premier Typewriter Co., 220 06 ]54 AUDITOR'$ P.EP011T. Rand, McNally & Co., $13 50 D. Appleton & Co., I co Library Bureau Supplies, t 20 Boston School Supply Co., 16 oa F VEL. W. H. Pevear & Co., $41 00 Tho nar Gavin, 1,099 29 $t,140 29, 'MISCELLANEOUS. Transportation. $1,254 to Otis Bros,, dry goods, 22 69 J. Allen, tuning pianos, 34 00 W. G. Morgan, repairing clock, 6 z5 G6orge A. Page, painting, 20 81 F. G. Barker, printing and advertising, 51 00 George: R. DwelleyF, expenses, z6 ig John M. Woods t- Co., lumber, 6 2q Hackett Bros., provisions, 3 48 Thomas W. Griffin, sawdust, �o Walker & Pratt Mfg. Co., furnace and repairs, 1,0]z Sr i ational Express Co., I I7 Ingalls & Kindricken, repairs, 4 97 Mrs. M. C. Byrne, lnbor, 37 15 A. C. Fletcher, hardware, 20 49 P. A. Yerxa, groceries, 51 54 Samuel F. Stearns, carpenter work, 48:z 21 Eva M. Torrey, typewriting, I CO George F. Robinson, cleaning Avindows, is 40 A. H. Stone, at tt z6 5o Erving P. Walker, t t ;t i 50 Nlrs. Ryan, r jo John Hagan, to 09 Oak all Clothing Co., flags, 7 65 E. C. Hall, groceries, 14 36 Teele & Pratt, repairs, i 5 22 D. F. Keefe, plumbing, 9 6v 9 AUDITOR7S iisroRT. J. E. Fitield, hardware, $2 45 M. J. Green, box rent, 4 50 Wilson & HutChins, carpenter work, 128 20 Newton and Watertown Gas Light Co., g$ r5 L. Beim & Co., Furniture, 15 goo B. F. `,.'turtevant&,Co., labor and supplies, 5 70 Walter A. Claflin & Co., chemicals, 50 Nally & Son, cartage, i 5o Water Supply Co., 215 2 Shady Hill Nursery Co., trees, 46 ram► H. Adelaide Coolidge, stamps, I 00 F. A. Wendell, plumbing, 14 34 George E. Tecle, hardware, 38 4 Dennis Shanahan, labor, 8 30 D. W. Kinsman, rep ors, rq66 Wetherbee & NVintney, repairing gong, 3 02 R. & J. Farquhar & Co., seeds, 4 15 Alfred Mudge & Son, diplomas, 35 17 Chester Sprague & Co., lumber, 27 John Burke, plumbing;, aG 7o MartthM Prier, sharpening lawn mowers, 3 15 Sulpho Nephol Co., 6 co A. M. Grcgoiy, drawings, G 50 S. Hadley, services of orchestra, 19 50 Chandler Chair acid Desk Co., repairs, 453 G County of Middlesex, 12, 96 Charles G. Ham, travelling expenses, 5 84 S. A. Dennison & Co., disinfectant, 5 OU W. 0. Hartshorn, engraving diplomas, 13 iD Col. Ben& Lecture Co., 30 cc> JolIn F. Sullivan, labor, 30 acr J. E. Bell, blackboards, 53 15 Thornas Ferden, painting, 79 17 P. H. O'Brien, mason work, 66 cc William F. York, mason work, 44 10 J. Bovle & Son, °d ce g 25 A. J. Wilkinson & Co., hardware, 5 82 M. Steinert & Sons, piano stool, 4 50 156 AUDITOR'S RBPORT. .Smith, Dawes & Co., ash barrels, $10 00 Ethan A. Paddock, tree protectors, 36 75 �C. F . Honey & Co., dry goods, 9 37 Berry e& Moody, repairs, 17 94 J. H. Critchett & Son, expressatge, z5 J. W. Scott, cleaning, 15 00 New England Publishing Co., paper- 7 50 R. 1-1. 'White & Co., scissors, 8 75 Water Department, [ To 83 H. A. George, mantire, 5 75 Kate Patterson, 9 00 Johnson Electric Service Co., ropairs,- 9 40 Kenny's Express, expressage, 9 5 5 Emerson's 2r 56 $5,979 17 $35,vr3 63 SEWER EXTENSION. Receipts. Notes, Blodgett, Merrill & Co., $2e,000 00 Waltham Foundry Co., 40 00 House connections, 372 42 -Contingent, englncering plaint, So 86 Highway Department, 24 00 $y0,5r7 28 x-fiendlzeres. Pav roll, employees, $7,346 81 $7,346 Si MISCELLANEOUS. Metropolitan Se WCJ-age COO., labor, $44823 27 J. 11. Carleton, pipe, r 05 Boston Dniiy Advertiser, 5 00 P. S. HLIckins & Co., lumber, 394 89 Sptiulding Print Paper Co., blue print, ` 6 io A. Brackett & Son, fuel, 3 20 Perkins & White, siphon work, $2,o6S 50 Otis Bros., cheese cloth, 5 07 W. II. Pevear & Co., brick, 2:19 45 Chester Spragaae & Co., lumber and ceeneaat, 455 75 F..1'V. Merrifield, Sharpening tools, 5 ro Moses Whiting, carpenter work, 27 70 H. O. Peckham, engincering, 136 50 S. E. Spencer, stamps, 90 T. F. Kelly, labor, r t8 S r William Finnerty, oil, 7 40 Daniel Quinn, labor, 20 45 Goo. E. Teele, hardware and pipe, i.,Ic6 gG A. V. Macksey, inspection of p!pe, 4 33 P. F. Lonergan, pipe, 15 45 R. D. Wood & Co., pipe, 213 98 John E. Abbott, legal services, is 00 A. C. Fletcher, hardware, Gr 54 Wilson & Hutchins, 5 91 W. F. Learned, engineering, 4r$ 7o J. A. Starr, cc 48 53 John E. Fifield, 3 30 Walcla Erns., cement, 13 75 Otis ,3,7 Sprague Land Co., stone, 7 75 William Finnerty, ail, 4 95 Fire Department, horse, $0 00 Boston Blue Print Co., 62 F. G. Macomber, insurance, 130 CO Thomas H. Kneeland, sharpening tools, 9 6o Charles Duncan, use of derrick, 134 00 T. F. Vaahey, time book, a 00 K e I I v S: lSeany, sfmrpenin g tools, 6 0c� Teele & Pratt, repairs, 15 9G Davis & F'arno n 3A•Innuf'aag Co., sup- plies, !4 62 Waltham Foundry Co., manholes, 246 ace Fitchburg R. R. Co., putting server under track, 32 5D $ AUD1T€ WS REPORT. J. H. White, engineerinng, $46 47 Fitchburg Railanad, transportation, q 80 James Ross, labor and material, 44-4 84 Watertown Pat. Dust Bag Co., labor, 9 �5 J. C. Stone, gravel, 37 Porter & ICU., supplies, 3 55 Berri' & Moody, carpenter work, 21 30 Potter's stalbles, carriage, 2 00 McLauth in & Co., envelopes, 4 Chapman Valve Co., value, 59 00 1-1. 0. Peckham, engineering plant, 8o 86 $r l,971 6t Account overdrawn Feb. t, t8g5, 1,069 58 Balance to contingent, 129 28 $2'-),517 28 STATE AID. Puecei fits. Appropriation, $500 W State Treasurer, 509 00 Adeline Widger, 4 oa $1,013 00 Ex,!6emdit ures. Henrietta M. Cutting, $48 00 Catherine F. Donlon, 48 00 F'estus Eagan, 36 oo Daniel Hurl+ev, rG oo Ellen McNamara, 48 00 Mary L. Sawtelie, 48 00 Charles J. Towle, 48 00 Aran M.Fifield, 24 ov Louis Letnrnins, 48 00 11-:11en Shugrue, 48 oa Louise Williams, 48 coo Owen Alonahau, 48 00 Ellen Mead, 4-8 00 AUDITOR 8 RIMP()RT. 159 Albert Melvin, $4-8 00 Alson R. Sumner, 38 00 A(leline Widger, 12 H. B. "`Filson} 9 oo Ellen Broughton, 12 00 Jtslia M. Torrey, 8 oo $683 a0 Balance to contingent, 330 ao $1,0113 00 STREET LIGHTS. -Reeel�pts. Appi-opriation, $t,ouc) oo Expenditures. Ncwton :md Watertown Gas Lt. Co., $6,86r 25 Balance to contingent, 138 ij — $7,0cxO 00 STREET WATERING. Ptecei�is. Appropriation, $3,1 14 01 Highway Depaa1°t1-11er1t, 5 00 $3,122 01 -Contingent transfer, 139 7a $3,261 73 -P. Condoji & Soil, labor, $546 oo Lally & Soil, <c 3a6 co A. H. White? ;` 434 00 J. L. & I-I. R. batter, sprinkling wagon, 375 00 Highvmy Department, 10 00 Water Supply, Co., 416 2� Thomas Qiiiirk, 246 0o -D. J. Mahoney, harness repairs, r8 6o Kelly & IMeany, repairs, 48 36 T eele &- Pratt, 66 [o 1 U AUDITOR 18 REPORT. J. J. Murphy, labor, $r io 72 Chapman Valve Mfg. Co., Vdve, 32, 6$ H. A. George, labor, 32 00 Water Deprtrtrrrent, 60v o0 $„26i 7,1 TEMPLETON FUND. Reccifits. Received for interest, $125 00 $125 00 Sxiendilures. Paid by the Selectmen in accordance 'With the terms of the bequest, $125 00 $125 Co. STONE CRUSHING PLANT. Receipts. Appropriation, $31000 00 J. H. L. Coon., IS go I'ron-1 contingent, engineering pll i 3t, is oo Contingent trarrefer, 446 gr $3,4 4 r Expetxditrcres. Pray roll, $309 11 G. McQuesten, lumber, 8 63 Boston Bolt Co., supplies, 3 r 13 A. C. Fletcher, har(IWIrre, 50 30 W, H. Pevear &: Ca., brick) 133 19 Wilson & Hutchins, carpenter work, 342 94 k-%% tdsworth, Howland & Co., paint, r2 50 Braman, Dow & Cof, pipe, 6 io Chester Sprague & CO., lutuber, 256 o3 A. M. Wood Llk Co., Iran ber, 5 rj Kimball, freed & Co., supplies, S 85 A. J. Wilkinson & Co., hardware, 10 13 George E. Teele, hardware, I so F. A. Wendell, plumbing, 1 41 Roberts Iron Works, supplies, 1 2- AUDITOR'S REPORT. 161 Jnlrn Burke, plumbing, $25 FitchbUr- R. R. Co., transportation, a 40 Walker ,C- Pratt Mfg. Co., repairs, 21 35 T. B. 'Wishart, plumbing, z¢ J. H. Houghton, contractor, 67, 93 J. E. Fifreld, 83 Teele &- Pratt, repairs, 4 00 Alexander McDonald & Sons, derrick, 13 00 Fourth of July Cr nimittee, lumber, 75 00 National Express CD., expressage, 3 95 Moses Whiting, carpenter work, 2 24 H. C. Peckham, eligincering supplies, 15 00 TOWN HALL. eceifils. _Appropriation, $800 00 J. R. Harrison, rent of hall, roo coo $900 00 Contingent transfer, 175 31 $1,075 3= Ex fiendiftores. Newton and Watertown Gas Lt. Co., zz6 37 P. C. Harthertc, slice bar, r 6o . 1L L. Wishart, lalUmbing, 8 50 John Burke, 19 90 Moses Whiting, carpenter work, too is George A. Page, painting, 19 72 George E. Teele, hardware, 90 James R. Harrison, janitor, 238 ou George F. Black, lime, :o A. C. Fletcher, 2 73 H. E. Johontiot, electric work, 95 Pater Welch, labor, 3 65 Loses White, labor, 2 50 St udird Mattress Co., couch, etc., 19 50 Thomas O'Callaghan, matting, z 30 I 162 e`4UDIPf-)R'6 RigpuRr. Estate of Thomas Gavin, $349 ()0 F. C. Hall, soap, 45 ohn R. Fifleld, hardware, 2 00 1-'alker & Pratt Mfg. Co., 1749 WATER D]Ll'ARTi1ll:NT. John 11. Perkins, supt, receipts, $18,193 48 Hydrm►rmt service, 3,594 51 Alrrmsbouse, =5 Q() Fire Department, 7 50 Health " 5 00 High .l Highway �� 108 e) Mt. Asibu`n Street, 43 00 School Department, 1 1❑ S3 Street watering, boo ov — $22,687 -46 Expenditures. Pay. roll, $2,747 38 Chadwick Lead Works, supplies, 33 17 A. N. Reynolds, 7 Scl Cornelius Callahan&Co., 5o Chapman Valve Co., i{ tzo 53 Walworth I'w!Ifg. Co., cc 195 03 Hersey Mfg. Co., meters, 656 tS George Woodman Co., supplies, 110 00 Davis & Farnum Mfg. Co., supplies, 137 48 Boston Lead Mfg. Co., k° 91 31 Boston Belting Co., " 6 77 I. T. Fletcher, s, 24S 98 J. E. Fifield, ;' S 07 McLauthlin & Co., stationery, 28 50 3' Dolan Brothers, 32 25 AUDITORS REPORT. 163 Watertown Pest. Dust Bxag Co., sharp- ening lawn s-nawer. $1 00 Jahn Burke, Plumbing, z 70 John Perkins, superintendent, 750 00 Jolm Perkins, incidentals, 99 7's Sumner c- Goodwin, supplies, 41 S1 Crosby Steam Gauge CO., 10 32 Perrin SeFarrians Co., 73 Geo. E. Teele,, hardware, 3 55 Non:atitLIM Coal Co., 773 70 Teele & Pratt, sharpening tools, 21 05 Kelly & Afeany, repairs, 7 41) Ludlow Valve Manuf'ng Co., supplies, 84 05 Builders' Iran FQLIndry, supplies, 16 87 A. C. Fletcher, 14 94 R. D. Wood E- Co., pipe, 5 20 6e Chester Sprague &- Co., lumber, 2 9, Hydrant department, 346 19 Fitchburg R. R., freight, SS 44 F. A. Leman, repairs, 3 50 1. W. Ti,rains, expressage, 2a 25 NT . E. Telegraph & Telephone Co., telephone, 36 20 Waldo Bros., supplies, 6 50 -Geo. E. Gilchrist, pipe, 34 28 W. H. Pevear S Co., fuel, a4 00 Fire department, hose, 40 00 C. A. Harrington, cement, r2 95 Walker & Pratt iv anuf'ng Co., I 00 -C;. C. Hoffman &- Co., rubber scan-ip, 4 00 A. M. Pratt, repairs, 5 40 Patter's stable, carriage, 5 00 btis. Bros., horse blankets and boots, 19 75 T. F. Kelly, repairs :and shoeing, 9 85 Nat'l Tube Works, repairs and pipe, 181 71 45. C. Wharf& Co,, valves, 16 S0 Neptune Meter Co., meters, 81 50 Deland Belting Co., vr.este, 7 95 New England Telephone Co., 36 S5 164 AUDITOR IS REPORT. D. J. Mahoney, Harness repairs, $7 65 Tames HL]ghes, mason work, 7 ca Estate Thomas Gavin, labor, z 25 Union Market Nat'l bank, rent, 121 6S Perce} M. Make expert services, 1,082 59 F. P. Rogers, plun-lbing, t a 0 Boston Woven Hose & Belting Co,, packing, M 00 T. P. EmersGn, expressage, asp 00 Moses Whiting, carpenter work, 14 t 1 Crescent Tool Co., repairs, 13 25 'I'cawn Belt-nont, sane-half receipts for water rates, 2,028 13 Tram Belmont, one-half hydrant re- ceipts, 3zz 52 I i,S8v 35 Balance Feb. I, 1898, 10,807 01 $2a,6S7 36 WIDENING 1IT. AUSiJFN STREET. By 'balance, $4,15 9 3' Notes of Joseph Parker & Co., 30,E 00 Highway Department, 73 '� Porter Shuttle and Bobbin Co., to oa F. Gregg, 34 26 J. F. Hamlet, 4 it Sundry persons, curbing, etc., 501 5S Contingent, taxes, i s}S, 20,000 DO County award (anticipated), 10,000 ao Contingent, engineering plant, 7,34 A $65,zca6 53 Ex,�ca�c�xt Frr��, Pay roll, e1x1ployces, $a?,,ar0 07 1-1[. O. Tleckhaln, engineering, 722 90 Episcopal Church land L a"Y-19cs, =72 00 AUDITOR-8 REPORT. 165 William H. Ahern, stone, $161 ig D. B. Viuum, 147 4-' Thomas F. Dwyer, 2S qS Peter Burns, " 7S 94 George Brown, t 26 67 Patrick Col-14, 36 o6 T. 1-I. Jackson, ;' 175 99 P. poach, <' 10 So P. Condon, cc 21 7 R. Gillespie, c 41 05 William :9 83 J. Loker, 3' gS John ;!!►'1.ellody, `s 93 j 1 B. F. Fierce, `` 15 9S W. Gould, cc 6:! 45 P. J. O'Malley, 514 o.{ Lovell Bras., " 83 03 J. H. Crossman, tc 49 5 A. McGilven-, " 36 39 Crescent Tool Co., repairing tools, 3" 25 W. H. Pevear L- Co., fuel and brick, 582 14 P. Condon Se Sons, fuel, 212 8- Charles River Iran IN"orks, repairs, of 11 2S P. A. Yer\a, oil, 6 75 William Finnerty, oil, 42 30 A. C. Fletcher, hardware, 71 34 Geor;e F. Teele, hardware and pipe, z t i 79 Moses Whiting, 79 10 cLauthlin & Co., stationery, 1 03 M. J. Kelley, professional services, To 00 Chester Sprague St Co., lut-aber, zoo 41 George A. Page, painting, 1 75 J. J. Barnes, care of lights, 17S IS Ames Plow Co., supplies, 6 75 Thomas J. Gray & Cu., plow, x3 00 Porter Shuttle and Bobbin Co., stakes, 70 i5 Highway Department, labor, r 7 2 7 Stella F. --NlcLauglylill, clerical. services, 6 oo Yk AiTD["x`OR'S EEPORT. John X. Stickney, Imid damages, $--,Soo 0r> S. T. Sharp, 4k << 492 00 J. H. Norcross, 44 220 75 Lachlan McDonald, 64 "i400 00 Margaret Doyle, L4 44 1.500 00 J. W. Magee, ter 50 William McNulty, stone, 8 91 J. H. Ladd, L4 -3 H. H. Fussell, 44 12 95 P. O'Brien, 4' 13 67 P. Nally, 17 3S ThomaaslGavin, ec iS Gr T. F. Kelley, 44 75 57 Thamas Quirk, i4 all 19 Davis & Farnham lffg. Co., supplies, 54 19 Hinckley Bros. & Co., 10 73 S. & L. J. Lombard, granite, 1,671 ?-?, Portland Stoneware Co., pipe, 243 36 Charles L. Ireson, belting, 9 wo Reuben PuSer, stone and lobar, zo as Waltham Foundry Co., covers, 3 0 00 Otis & Sprague Land Co., stone, 4,003 84 If. L. Wislialrt, plUmbing, ac 75 John Burke, 4c 3 50 Walker & Pratt Mfg. Co., 25 f4 Thomas II. Kneelaml, sharpening tools, 105 30 Teele &-, Pratt, repairs, 95 95 John E.+ Fifield, hardware, 90 D. F. Tripp, concreting, 5,719 94 D. W. Kinsman, repairs, 6 o0 W:#tCr SLLPP1y' CO., 150 56 +Stf)11C', �rEarel3 90 55 Lucy A. Train and F. A. Paris, land dam.1ges, 250 00 Jesse F. Wheeler, land damages, 200 00 Kelly tz Nlezany, sharpening tools 40 85 Farrell Foundry & Machine Co., supplies, 669 g J. E. Abbott, legal services, 15 00 AUDITOR'S REPORT. .167 John A. St.0 r, 0111-rinea:rit1g, $269 86 .A.le\. McDonald & Son, stone and labor, 157 55 Roberts Iron Works, supplies, 1' 41 Berry & 'XToody, carpenter work, 94 10 P. J. Nally, express, 90 Hnnnaali S. Sanger, lUnd damages, 40 00 Reuben Puffer, cc cc 2,520 00 Geo. E. Teele, 363 50 Sarah A. Bartlett, :c cc Igo ago Anna J. Coolidge and E. H. Fernald, land damages, 400 00 -Miss. Broken Stone Co., Stolle, 24 00 J. A. Houghton, supplies, 16 oo Terrill, Searnens .k Co., salPl)1ieS, 6 So Kimball, Freed & Co., 4t 32 05 H. H. Saw er,,gravel, 33 50 Martin Ellis &- Co., raisin 1a0a1s�e, 6o oo W. W. Kinell, 139 00 Buff& Badger, ettgincerin, 6 6o Thomas F. Vaiaev, time book. 1 00 W. F. Learned, superintendent, 283 75 Potter':t Stables-, carriage hire, 39 00 Chas. E. Lougee, carpenter Nvork, 681 37 J. G. Barker, land dainages, 175 00 "Mary E. Bond, c$ So oo Francis M. Stone, land dam ages, 135 q$ 'Michael Coffee", striate, 30 24 john F. Dwyer, 6 ¢$ Watertown Pat. Dust Bag Co., repairs, 28 49 T. Stewagrt& Sons,M11l0Vi1lg5haa1lPs, etc., 44 oak] F. G. Barker, stationery, 14 75 J. I *ltitay, engint'eriaag, 125 58 rational Express Co., 6 85 Chas. W. Cummings, Iand damages, 129 6o J. J. Carroll, Stolle, z 15 J. W. Blcakenuyr, fainting, 1 50 Fitchburg R. R., trinisportation, i 6S J. I1. Critchett, expressrage, 45 168 AUDITOR'S REPORT, J. R. Griswold, advertising, $3 75 Emily M. Coffin, land darn ages, 4,0 00 C. A. Harrington, cement, f 20 A. M. Pratt, repairs, 5 (4 Priest, Page kC Co., works on scales, a8 7 A. R. Gay & Co., stationery, 1 M. E. Church, land damages, 300 ran Josephine E. Flagg, land daarnages, goo 10 Thomas F, Valaey, services on report, 110 00 T. P. Holt, iron fence, 534 08 West B lad R. R. Co., stone, 14 gG John Read, engineer, 6 co H. G. Peckham, engineering plant, 334 26 $6o,S)i 7c) Balance Feb. 1, 1898, 4,254 S3 $65,10 53 STATEMENT OF ASSETS 1LNI] LIABILITIES TO FEBRUARY 1, 1898. Cash in treasury, Feb. 1, 1898, $31o53 62 Dtitstandinc; vexes, 1892, 6o6 ro Z6 �� 1893,. 1127e 45 l 6 c c I S94, 4,134 65 LL 64 1895, 3,S68 8S 16 iG 1896, 22..o63 31 4{ {` 1897, 41,245 22 Due from abutters on account of side- walks, 304 84 $76,547 °7 LIABILITIE'S. Towel debt, see Treasurer's statement, $29-.00c) 00 Amount due -New England Trust Co., borrowed in anticipation of taxes, 60,000 o0 Amount due Union Market Nat'l Bank, hcrrowed in anticipation of taxes, 10,000 00 A nount due Templeton Fund, :�500 00 Balance to the credit of Mt. Auburn -St. Department, Feb. 1, 1898, 4,254 53 Kilance to the credit of 11 Printing Earlier Town Records " Department, 936 27 Balance to the credit of Water Depart- ment, 10,807 OF Net Liability, $304,951 04 $381,49S 1 I $381,49S It Respectfully submitted, GEORGE S. € ARKER, Auditor. 170 AUDITOR'S REPORT. SUN€1LANY OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES FOR THE YEAR ENDING JANUARY :31, IS.}S. C[tLtltti 1J 3yL'S. includin f '' 111011nLi ended lnr nts 1} 11u1't11►en#s. I Ex eadect. � i CDrzr- Alfll ovrm- 1y 6a1aIIees. 3rawn, tlnn s. A 111;�i8i1{Fnr3a .............................. $;5,711 m $7.83915 .,_......... $1"y7 d'3 Asslstittlee in QLIMT11110110 .. ..... 699 :'21 015 lei Block `.lye1€11311cm.Asse21i01r ......... OW id, 84 Concrete 14 u1kit........................ 1,64f1 13 1.>i1>5 21 8 .......:.. C€islUngelit..................... ...... r1,762 U: 10,233 �-9 13.E 21 t;rttwller............. ....... ........... 3,038 54l S,4t0 ail ............ dos 91 Discounts and Abatemet1t$........... u,OOU 1}11 ! 6,$i8 0L '..__.._. ..- 1,443 (A Fire De 7&l tmellt...................... 6.730 oil 6,W7 A!, k 2O7 SS He11,lth >�.epairtment- ............. 4,100 44 3,7M 76 Ik.... :A5 tat . . WgIlWa%'s, 1111a gCh ueul 011V(.'rt.4—.. 15 831 10 18,033 90 I.... .•..I 2,192110 liullt#e 0011111 elkoils.... .............. 8,096 0 8,786 (F1 t.._..,,.... ' 088 11 13ydruuL Let N[+.1! ....................... 9,R0 10 10;1i12 ;i8 ............� 340 W lusurnuce . ........................ 50 DD 411 50 InWre st.................................. 1;i SO 00 14,4616 {ill ..........: Mule B. l'al tell P DA"�l............... :73 00 273 QO .............. militurl" f1Yii............................ "DO 00 3ili co S1E OU ,.......... 31ilitury Ktlu.r'.......................... som 05 131 V 173 VS .......... FLuk C01n1n1 ;ionlmss................. t.510 911 1,U00 all) 7 95 .......,.. Police................................... 3,W5 4y 1V 71 ''224 71 .......... Printing. .. .. 1,000 DO 32 b9 117 I� ....... 1'ri1tt11s L•".i.fer. ,F ; nE z rli .. ., 2.08 Ru 2W 01) too ....... Public LIbl11.ry......................... 317SA 31 8,784 20 1 1I St1151Pxes................................. 1,20(1 01) •1.`:00 00 _ .............. ......... 34.2ul 00 35,013 tat „» 5°"r3 Sewer 6xtt ttaitlls....................... 20,rr17 '3t1 :0,1121a3 On 1:'9 3 3 ,... St41te LICI.,.......:... ............,,.. 1,013 NJ m 60 ISO 06 .......... Street Lights..........................: 7.000 Oil 61661 S.5 186 75 1.., e . .. stroet lvtLtc.r1II......................... 3,12. D1 3,201 73 •........... 13117•Z TempItton Fmid....................... 125 DO 126 (Al ..... ...... ... Town Debt............................ 1,t()0 011 !:3,600 6o ... : TDwn Hill i.....:....................... 1i00 00 1,075 :11 17n 31 WIdenlali; .11t.Auburn street .......... 65,11N1 M $001 �1 i, 5i w'1 .... 7w4Tn#er......:........ 2'2,087 36 11,8*0 33 1u,tilFi Ol .......... .................. $29t,GW 4-0 $173.6S3 &2 sL"p38 51 ;.1,Usli !'3 1lrillancC U 31i1.. en led.................. 12u,1191 m .......... 20,1181 88 .......... 1$2713,#133 n9 $`L73,683 .5`_' 16 $9,053 93 GEORGE S. PARKER, Aurlilor. .A LIST OF JURORS, As prepared by the SelectincIl. S►lbm;ttcd t(> the town for con- �IC�C.T.ttr►U11. Ayer, P,nc.iu% :l. .T_ Lealrneri. IVilbur F. Bailey, Frank 0. Lucre., .Ilvml y W. Banks, #r1►owas C. Lxhtlgl►iry. l]anir] I-. Barry, William 1). Lyforei, Charles]). Bates. David 'M. Lvnch, Charles J. Benjamin, Will. 11. Lyons. tilidiael W, W3 rr}, Fnink.1. Madden, ,l me% P. � Bigelow, %Vni. F. McNamara, Ji,hm E. Boltou, Gihi►an B. Moody, George II. 'Bourm". Hatrna ba>Gs F.. Morse, Harry P. Brown, It. Wesley. -Newconah, John W. Burke, Win. 11. Jr. NLItLillg, :k lhh-cir P. Burns,s, .7useph A. W efl, ArLiatr I . Bustin, Vrancis 11. t►1s, wand M. Callahan, -Phillil) F. Parlin, -Tasepli li. Clarke, Charles H. 1 owt.ri, Jars es IL Cobb, Freenun % . Vorter, F.rI and F. colli►ls, Ifenry, Potter. willialll 11. Colligate, Michael 13. Quincy, William J. Col-son.. Mil. W. ltattiratn, Thou, V. Ctzsl,ftl�, �tiylvnnu� iI. Ilzaf.irl, clrr►laalilas C). Cauniff. Ifiakin .1, Re-al), ,.bean 1". Da►.vcllporl, r111lr1•1, M. linscov, Albert. Dimick, C trrul D. S11e111mil, chalrles I". L•'dgea mb, FiveTuan H. `shipt n. :1n►Muse .1. Gavin, Thomas J. Scelvji1 -r, Hicharcl 1I, f;ilkey' Royal. Skimir,r, l lir ilDt DJ f+ill, .1anles I.. ]-([Will f'. Glidden, Charles 11. Macy, Philetrinn. t tood}sin, Andrew. '1'hMiM7. Frcydericlk 11. (want, eluale€t H. Tart,,Tc m-pl1 31, liael;ctt, `Phr nl, a I;, ` %vohi_. J Lmes T. Muuruc'k, Michael. Vahey, Micha vi B. Hartford, Nathan S. Ma i.�rljoi►ae, Fr►utk 11. Hartwell, A. IL Whileclub, Frallick 1+'.. llmvet , Andrew. Whin, py, Solon F, ltatytles, AIberto K %viswall, George 11.. Iltldsciu, George I1, Wiley Harr• L. Kemw, Ja rvi,r B. lvilgoll. William 11. Kin5rn:ot, Va-vire 11`. Wright, (4-11r;~c S. Knox. Osw ar F. Ynrk, Charles A. Lat,thrilp, Albert W. York, John :1. I�l:►�. :i2�, 1dt18. APPROPRLMO 'S FOR 1897. Schools, $33,250 00 Repairs of Sehoolhasise,,:, 1100D 00 Highways, 12600 ❑o Bridges and Culverts, 1,50000 Fire Department, 6,z5o 00 Watering Highways, 3,000 oa Police, 6,5oo €o T+ewti Debt, 2,3,CO0 00 Ynsumnee, 50 00 Public Library-, 31250 00 Concrete Walks, 1 ,300 00 Street Lights, 7,000 00 Contingent, 2,500 ace Bond for Town Treasurer, 150 00 Election Expenses, 300 00 Cattle Inspection, 200 00 Telephones, --50 rx) Assessors Expenses, 250 00 Legal ,Services, 500 00 Printing, I.tacc 00 Sniaric:s, 4-2€0 W Discounts anal Abatements, 51000 00 Lighting and Care of Town Hall, Soo 0D I. 13, Patten Post Si, G. A. R., 27' 00 .State Aid Chap. joi, 500 c)O Military Aid Chap. 279, 500 00 .Soldiers Relief, 250 0O Health, 3,600 oo Assistance of persons qua ran titied by order of the Board. of Health, 450 00 HOUSe Connections, Sewer Maintenance and Extensiop, 5,000 00 Hvdrants, 9,500 00 Alciishouse and Outside Aid, G,000 coo Park commissioners, I T500 00 F3lncle SiTtem, 500 00 APPROPRIATIONS. 173 Interest, $10,000 00 lit. Auburn Street Widening, 10,000 00 Publishing Early Town Records, t,000 00 Extending Sewers in Danaa Terrace and Cushman Streets, Soo 00 63 Voted that the sum of one hundred and thirty-t%vo thousand. eiglit hundred and twenty-five dollars be assessed on the Pods and Estates in tOWTI, the current year, that the sum of ten thous- and dollars be laid from the contingent fund, and that the 'Town Trcasurer be authorised to borrow the swim of eighteen thousand dollars, and that the sum of $3oco appropriated for Street Watering be ,assessed on the abuttors along the streets watered according to the provisitans of Chapter a86 of the Acts of thL year 1895. At the Town Meeting, June j, aS9 , it was voted to construct In extension of the sewer system in Bailey Road, and that the saaan of FiVC hundred ($5co) dollars he and is hereby appropri- ated therefore, that this sun money shall be raiserl by tax levy on the Palls :and Estates in town in the year 1898. - Voted that the suni o[three thousand dollars be and the same is hereby aippropriated to be expended by the 'Board of Select- men for the purpose of purchasing' a new stone crushing plant, and that this sure of money be raised by tax levy on the Polls and Estates in town in the year 1898. VotL-d that the sum of two hundred dollars he and the sane is hereby appropriated for the purpose: of paying the cost of nn ap- propriate observance of Independence day, and that this sum of money shall be raised by tax levy on the Polls and Estates in town in the year i 89S. At the Town Meeting July 30, 1897 : Voted that the sung Of twenty thousand dollars be and the same is hereby approprintt rd for the purpose of completing Mt. Auburn street ;as ordered by the County Coin missloners ,and that the said sum be assessed and la~vied on the Polls and Estates in town in the year 1898. ESTIMITES FOR THE ENSUING YEAR, Repairs of Schoolhouses . . . . . . . . . . . . . S2,2v) 00 Schools . . . . . . . . . . . . 113.701) 00 Highways, Bridges and C alverts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l om) oo FireDepartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,001) 1)1) Watering lll-11wa.}'s - - - - - . 13,000 00 police . . . . . . . . . , 8,0M) 00 Town Belt , . . . . . 15,00(1 00 Insurance 400 00 P'ublio Lily ary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :3,750 00 Concrew Walks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,a{idl w) Street Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,500 00 Contingent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . '.:9Jir1 00 Treasurer's Band . . , . . . . . . . . . 150 00 Election Expenses es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 0 Cattle 113spectioll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 00 `relelrh€snes . . . . . . . . . . . 300 tHl x s esscs ' Expenses . . . . . . . . . :300 00 Legal Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500 00 Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,00() 0() Salaries . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . 4,2110 00 Miscount and A patent tints . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . 5,()00 Oil Lighting and Care of Town Hall , . . . . . . . . . . • 1,000 00 Post 81, G. A. R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2o45 00 State Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500 W) Military Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500 W Soldiers' Relief . .. . . _ . . . . . . 250 00 Health . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . 4,000 00 Quarantine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450 00 House Connections and Sewer Maintenance . . . 5,000 00 Hydrant Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,wo 90 Almahouse and Outside Aid . . . , . . . . . . . . 6,000 00 Park Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l,(}00 00 Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1`2,000 00 *Waltham Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3,0170 00 *Mt, Auburn Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,000 00 *For Now Stolle Crusher . _ - . . . . . . . . t1,WO 00 *For Seiler l,xtension in Bailey Road . . . . . . . . . . . 500 00 *Ind+ep'en{fence Day Celebration . . . . . 200 00 6181,"1 Go 01) *l'r#sviotialy appropriated,to lie€krseasetl on the pc 1la and eshte®,Jar the year 2 . REPORT OF TIDE EAST D1 TRf T E TEN IO SEWE R COMMITTEE. The Joint Coatimittee, composed of the Board of Selectmen and the Bogard of Health, to which was entrusted the extension of the sewer at the east end of the town, herewith submit a re- port of the manner in which it has fulfilled the trout committed to it by a vote of the town. The joint Cu-nimittee organized by choosing Julian A. Mead, Chairman, and James H. V alicy, Secretary. Mr. Wilbur F. Learned ~vitas chosen Engineer and Superintri-ident of the work. The Committee found in laying gait the work that sewerage was badly needed in Elm street, in the Union Market district, .and in the new settlement that has sprung; rile uetar Walker & Pratt's and Hood's factory. It was further found that only $6,767.31 was available for this work. As only a part of the required work could be clone with this amount of money, the Joint Committee decided to first take up the district that seemed likoh, to become a nuisance, and a menace to the public health. It was clear than Ilavd's factory should discharge its sewage into the public: sewer at the earliest appOrtUlllty. Mr. Learned was instructed to relieve this neighborhood first, and then, if any money Nv.gs left, to turn his attention to the anther districts. A complete report of his work will be found on the following; pages. It will be seen Lhaat severs have been laid in the blood district, and in a large pact of Elm and Arsenal streets. There still remain gSq feet ins Elm street, 1,125 feet in School street, 176 EAST DISTRICT SEWER :RXTENstON. 65o Feet in Walnut street, and 1'175 feet in Arsenal street that should be provided at once with a sewer. Mr. Learned estimates that this can he clone for $7,042. The Joint Committee, there- fore, recommends that the town appropriate the suns of seven thousand dollars, and empower the joint Committee to contintie the work as Above laid out. The Committee gladly takes this opportunity to express its ap- proval of the thorough, painstaking and scientific manner 1n which 'AIr. Learned has done the work. JULIAN A. MEAD, Cleairm an W1'TERTOWN, 1V Ass., DEc. zest, 1897. DR. l LtA . MEAD, Chairman Committee on East Dist. Sewerage Extension. TEAR tR: —T e following report of the work clone and inoney expended on the Last District Sewerage System, under the direction Of}otlr Committee is respectfttll_y submitted. The sewerage district referred to is a portion of the East sewerage district proper, which has an nutfall through the siphon. built by the Metropolitan Sewerage Commission, across Charles river opposite the Butchers' Slaughtering and Melting Associa- tion works, and comprises seventy-five acres located mainly in the vicinity of the Union Market railroad station, Walker &, Pratt Manufactuting, Company, and Hovel's Rubber Works. This sr-werage districtis sub-di%-lded into two separate areas hav- ing distinct channels of: sc%vcnage, one through Elm street and the other through Arsenal street, mecting at the junction of Elm and Arsenal streets, whem they combine ill a larger FIze sewer- and continue to Arlington street, meeting the attain trunk sewer WhiCh MIS built last year. The Elm Street sewer, so-gilled, extends froin Arsenal street to the junction of Cypress street and 1 ChLldy aven tic, a length-of EAST DISTRICT ICT SE11r>,t[ EXTENSION-, 177 i,883 feet. In Elea street and in land belonging to the heirs of Baker -McNeaar tile: sewer is a inches in diaasitetCl' for a cdistancc of 794 feet. It is theiz reduced to to iirches in diameter, and Coll- tinues through land owned by the heins of Tyler BiaeIow, paassitab under the tracks of the Fhchhttrg raailroaad corporation into land owned by the Mond Rubber Co., aataei land owned by Waltzer c- Pratt Maanufficturing Co., to the junction of Cypress street aattel Nleletadv att'eaanct as distance of 11089 fce:t. Thee sower frnial Cypress street to Oak street, through Merlindv aventae, c0115ists of ;M -inch diameter pipe 482. feet in letagtla, thence: in the extewslon of Oak street, to the ;rounds of the Hood R111")" C0119patat ', as lellf:tll Of 1,34 feel, by a -inch diameter pipe. Thee sewer in Cypress street cotasists of at 6-inch diaameter pipe for a length Of 578 feet, will-re it cc)atuects with the works of the Walker & Feat[[ Manufacturing Compiny. In [addition to the above: described sctitenq, there: have been built and paid for out of the House Comiection appropriation, sei� -ers in Oak, Latearel and Hazel streets, in order to connect w1i'la hoaases already built. The portion of the Arsenal Street sewer, Quilt this year, con- sists Of:e ao-itich piPta 547 feet in length, from the private wit), of the Union Carpet Linin- Company. Mmthole:s were built at every change of grade and line, and at intervals not greater tlaaati -so4 feast, for purposes of hispection and cleaning. The sewer in land belonging to the heirs of Tyler Bigelow was carried, by as niaasonry culvert, over da brook which drains this and an adjacent district mmprisimy aiii area of 14o acres, and for a le"01 Of ;boo feet tile sewer, thrDngl•a these ;rounds, and in the land of the Hood Rubber C;omp;any, for the same distance, was covered by all earthen embankment in order to protect it fi-naxa frost. The following table sbows the streets in which sewers Nvere built.. the sites of pipe, and the length of pipe laid. 178 EAST DIS'2STCT SEVER EXTE-19SION- Strcet. sizes. herb 4h, B1111, 1z inch, 79.� feet. c i Priv 1te -rounds, IO 1,089 Me11ndy avenLie, °` 482 " CYprresS, 5 cL 578 t� Walker & Pratt Company, 53 �c Extension of Oak street, 134 " Arsenal, 10 " 547 .� GENERAL sTATEJ BINT OV ErIK-PENDITURES. Outfall server, 932 64 Elm Street server, 3,316 26 Cypress Streetsewer, 469 34 Melindy Avenue server, 46z 14 Arsenal Street sewer, $1,671 48 On hand, value of pike, etc., L 7o 65 Transferred to House Connection and Highways for pipe, manhole covers and labor, $346 42 Schedule for L-nonth of N ovember, 331 02 Total, $7,699 95 Previously expe"clecl, 12,688 v5 Total expendirures, $z0,388 00 Appropriation, $20,000 04 From Waltham Foundry Co., $ 40 00 FTorn House Connections and Highways, 396 V From contingent, So 86 $5177 28 Total receipts, $20,511 28 Bi111T3ce, $t2Q 28 EAST DISTIUCT SEWT'M EXTENSION. 179 Stataraerat dui Detald of Expettditit)•es lar, East Disti,iet Siew&, Lxtensio7a. HIM St. Cypress. Mol.Ave. Amena.l. Totals. Utbor ...... .... $2.511 90 6271f 75 8295) 4S 1,27 7 21 $ ,361 `),1 Bricks .......... 711 00 40 (10 24 70 24 00 107 70 Lumlaer......... 9 3:1 . ... 17 316 54 u9 Cement. .... .... 7S `20 •;fG $Q 75 34 45 178 20 Fuel . ........... 11 25 ...... ...... Is 50 29 75 Pipe-. — . . .. 345 74 60 75 57 14 88 90 *934 60 Hiirdwiire....... 11 G3 ....1. ...... 1 35 12 N ail . ...... ...... 1 24 124 1 24 1 23 4 95 RepairingTools- 8 81) 3 15 3 00 13 41 28 36 Derrick. . ...... C2 00 . M ...... 72 00 134 00 Ezigineering .._. 91 {10 3200 23 00 32 36 178 15 31anhnte Covers. 5-1 on 24 00 24 0€4 S 00 4238 00 Buildiug 8LOne.. i 7 5 7 75 'iiseellan�eous .. -1-1 -42 ��•4�7.5 ..-4�83 .52 72 103 72 93,316 26 $4G9 34 8462 14 91,671 481,96.4311i 29 Schedule for-November, including prellmiuiary services 8 3:31 02 Amount expended ou Sewer System.... ...... .... .... 6,767 31 Expended at outfnll. ........... .... .......... .... .... 932 64 Orotal amount expended .... .... .... .... .... .... $7,698 95 As will be seem by the general stacaimit of money expended, We 11-1ve on 11--111(l 170 65, the vAuc of i,oco feet of io-inch pipe, su ficietit to build the sewer to Prospect street. We hive also On hand tools acid lurnber with which to begin work in the follow- ing season. The following table slows the streets in which sewers should be ktid in order to complete the system, and :also the length and sizes of the pipe with the estimated cost of construction. Ineluding transfers and stock ou hand, l ! EAST DISTRICT SSW EI. H X HNSION. k u qw J �a U Cypress, 1,0gr feet, 62 Bch, $w 113 Laurel avenue, So$ u w 971 Hazel, 144 6 6 !§S Mclindy ay@! , 26 © " 272 School, 1112 2 l g66 Dexter a miG m:oo 1 6 " 1,078 Walnut, 6So 6 74S Arsenal, 1 135 © Io ! 3,265 Total, $9,673 WR F. £EARNED, Engi ,rx, REPORT OF EAST AV ATE RTOWN COMHTTEE O'N SEWERS. Most of the work on this system was completed in iS96, details of %vhich, aaa-companied hy ma►l) :are givcn in report of that year. In the Spriaag of 2897, t1le work was carried to completion and on Septeniber 2oth, 1897, €aftca' ait vutniin ation and ap- proval by the state engineers, it becaaaae as part of the Met. ropolitan Systenn by formal acceptance of sawn-le by Board of l[etropolitnn Sewerage Commission, although house cannec- tions were made, and it was iaa actual. use :at a i-nach earlier date. At the river connection, additional requirements were de- manded of Lis by the Metropolitan Board, not originally can- templated, iviuch somewhat changed our approximate esti- niate of cost of completion, ,as given in our former report. It is our pleasury to say howe%,er, that the entire work has heen completed inside of the appropriation, leaving a bal- ance to be transferred to the new account. Rcsl)cctfully Stilimitted, THE PUBLICATION OF THE TOWN RECORDS. At the last annual muetlalg, t11Cre WEIS ulapropriaated the sum of one thousand dollars for the c011tialriccl ])aal3lia aatiatl of the town records. The Historical Society was aaaathorimi to carry out this vote of the town. The Socicty's PaaLliC-11 011 committee re- quested Messrs. C. F. Fate and B. F. Davenport to see that the records were prepared for publication and also sec6re as pub- lisher. Mr. W. M. Russell was subsequently engaged as copy- ist and Mr. F. G. Barker as publisher. The volume of the town records known as the third, has now been copied, and the date reacbed is Feb. A7 r7z7-8. The births, deaths mid marriages have also been copied tc the year 1728. In clue time, the work will be printcd and issued, and its price 1rlade ns reasonable as possible. III this publication of its records, the town honors itself as well as the memary of the fathers of our municipality. Thepreserva-- tion of the recordr, hereby is assured. Historical resoua'ces in 11c- cessible form are offered to all students of the past, while valu- able genealogical data are made available. It is hapeal that the town will continue this work of publication through the: period of the Revolutionary War and ultimately down to the close of the Civil War. ED4 ARD A. RAND, President of the Historical ,Society. ANNUAL REPORT or THE BOARD OF HEALTH, TOWN OF W TERTOW , FOR TIIEi YMR ENDING JANUARY 31, 1898. FRED. G. BARKER, PRINTER. �fig . REPORT OF TE BOARD HEALTI. At the organization Juliana A. Mead was chosen chairman, and Waiter C. Stone wns chosen secretary. Bennett F. Daven- port, Walter C. Stone and Philip P. iConnealy were appointed members of the Board of Examiners of Plumbers. Mr. Con- nealy was appointed Agent of the Board of Health and Inspector- of Plumbing at a sa.lar�y of eleven bUndred dollars. Mr. Fred. E. Critchett was appointed agent to issue burial Permits. The contract for the removal of swill, sashes, garbage and corn- mercial waste was awarded to Mr. P. J. Nally, who was the lowest bidder, for the surer of$1,6:5. Mr. Nally his carried out his part of the contract tea the entire satisfaction of the. Board. The Board has received a much less number of complaints than in former years, areal, therefore, concludes that the service has been satisfiactory to the citizens as to the Board. It was found necessary during the surnmer months to collect the swill each week at Bemis. It will be necessary the corning year to extend to the bWaverley district the same privileges as are en- joyed by the anther Darts of the tower. This will cost several hundred dollars. 13ATII HOUSE. The bath house has been opened as usual during the w arn7 months, and has been freely used by both sexes. Mr. Charles E. Colligan was appointed keeper. Mrs. Hannah Flohr has served its matron two afternoons each week at which time the house was reserved for women. REPORLT Or, = BOARD OF HEALTH. Mr. George H. Gregg has had charge of the cemeteries during the year, and has performed the duties intrusted to him to the satisfaction of the Board. NLISANCIEL AT 'OWN FARM. The board heard the residents of Whitinv, Park who had peti- tioned the Board to abate a nuisance tit the: Town Farm. After a thorough exchange of views it seemed to he the unanimous opinion that the nuisance was caused by the gigs under the barn, by the swill house and by the stagnant water at the 11 pit." The Board at once recognized the reasonableness of the complaint, and tool: immediate action to remove the causes of the nuisance. It will be seen by referring to the detailed report of the Agent of the Board that, while-there has been an increase in the ber of cases of c017tRgi0us diseases, the death rite, during the past year has been the lowest that has ewer been recorded in this town. DEPI-ITi-ERIA. Reports from all over the civilized world during the past year confirm the generally acccpte,d belief that in antitoxin we have a most efficient therapeutic remedy in the treatment of diphtheria. These reports still fulttier ernphasize the importance of its early administration. In the last report of the State Board of Health it is stated that no death from diphtheria Nvas reported in which the antitoxin was injected on the first day- of the dlisease. Parents should call a 1)hysician pit the first intimation of sere; throat, so that the patient may derive the full benefit of anti- toxin. If this was done in every case, and if antitoxin was injcctccl on the first clay, the mortality would be as low as it is in measles. The following streets are in need of sewers. The estimated cost of each is appended . ---- REPORT OF THE BO. F) OF HEALTH. � IYL-tin street, $4iv; Qharles street, $795 ; Purvis street, $677, and Gilbert street, $i,o 2 a, �2,gccx3 Fayette street, $3o4; Waverley avenue, $590, 894 School lane, [ w Arlington to St. Lukes, 566 Union, $4 18 ; Capitol, $308, j z6 Pa lfrey, 474 Arsenal to Clay l-Till, 881 Mt. Auburn street to Drakes, 873 Dexter avenue, aaorth, 1,247 Spruce, s31 $9,558 The Board takes this opportunity to express its appreciation of the valuable service of its competent Agent, Mr. Philip P. Cora- nertly. In his trying position he has shown the proper tact, firmness and ability. The Board recommends an appropriation of four thousand dollars for the gencral expenses of the coming year. JULIAN A. 11EAD, Chalrinan, Board BENNETT F. DAVENPORT, !l,f VtLTER C. STONE Clerk} Hectltlz. L REPORT OF I T PIA;GTOR OF PLM, ING AND AGENT BOARD OF HEALTH, CCentlenten of the Board of Hcallh: I have the honor to submit the following report of the business transacted during the past Year by the Undersigned as your In- spector- and Agent. The tables herewith appended show irti detail the extent and nature of the principal part of the work clone, In that of house connections with the sewer, it will be seen that one hundred and forty-seven applications were filed, being forty-seven more than i« 1896. Of these, sixty-six came from the East Watertown district and eighty-one froin other sections of the town. Of the applications rrratde froin East Watertown, sixty have been coanceted and seventy-six in other ptrrts, making atotal of one hundred tone] thirty--six connected. `These 'I lucle the two lame manufacturing plants at East Watertown, of WaIkcr & Pratt Co., and the Hood Rubber works. The number of permits issued to clo glurnbing work darting the Year figures up to two hundred ,arid thirty-two, being thirty- five more than in iS96. Of these, severity-three were for new buildings, being eight less than for the year" previous. One hun- its were for new work in andl dred and three perm fifty-six were for alterations or additional Fixtures in houses already fitted rip with PlUmbing work. The exarninatiflrr of premises and location of house connec- tions with the sewer, galled for more than the USUg1 I'IM01.111t Of work the bast year, owing to the mature: and construction of a tame number of the ]rouses co nesting with the sewer. Many of these were rxever intended nor designed for the reception and REPORT OF XNSPECTOR OF PLUMBING. 7 fitting up of modern snnitary arrangements, and as a consequence, my advice as your Agent, was required in fa laarge number of cases, to determine where nrid how to locate the necessary f x- tures before deciding upon the proper dace of entrance for the drains leading to the sewer. In this latter part of the Nvork, I am pleased to state that Mr. Wilbur F. Learned, the efficient Superintendent of Seivers, fully recognizing the anerits of the system of straight and direct connections from the house to the sewer, which I have sought to have established during the last three Years, has earnestly and cheerfully co6peraited wvith nnc can ever}' occasion. I :am .also pleased to record the fact that our local plumbers I,,-zve done excellent }work during the year and with much less fric;ton or conflict than formerly had been the case. The Board of Examiners of Plumbers appointed in March last consisted of Dr. Bennett F. Davenport, Chairman, Walter C. Stone and Philip P. Co nnealy. There were two examina- tions held, each being for a journeyman plumber. They bath passed successfully. amcl were duly licensecl. Following are the licenze€l plumbers in the town MASTER PLVAAIaEns Charles H. Rolliaas, Thomas B. Wish- art, Johan Burke, David F. Keefe, Homer R. Stratton, *James Boym an, Frank A. Wendell, -Michael T. Burke and 'Fred. P. Rogers. JOURNEYMEN PLVATB RS.—I`estus Eagan, Jr., William J. Murphy, Johan W. O'He.arn, Herbert Caching, john F. Rooney, Thomas F. 14Ialonev, John Dixon, Michael Dufl`y,, -Daniel T. Burke and AL F, Conroy. The increased number of cases of contagious discases reported during, the year occasioned much time and labor in attending to the quarantining and disinfecting of the premisr:s affected. In the endeavor to perform the duties required, I was materially assisted and encouraged by the advice iuicl itistructiorts given rate * Not located in business in the town-, tWaw!rley; IBelnkant. by your homored Chairman, ]fir. Julian A. Mead, who closely followed the history and progress of each individual case, thus relieving me or much anxiety and care in their managenicnt anti filial disposition. It is gnitifying try Mote that notwithstancl nPo; the large number of curses reported, the fatality was kept down to a comparatively low figure, Lind the death rite at large w ass reduced to the lowest paint shown in any preuiaus record in the town, being; r a.+ 7 per one thousand living. The relations between this office and the citizens of the town, have been of :gin agreeable and pleasant nature throughout the year. I return my sincere thanks to you, gentlemen, for the con- fidence placed in me and the generous s«pport accorded me in the performance of the duties or my office. Respectfully submitted, PHILIP P. CONNIrA<LY, Insfiector of Plumbing: Agent Brawl of Health REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF PLUMBLNG. .eipplicallatts Made for Sewer Gomteettons. 18912. 189-3. 1894-,18(}5.!16',}(3.'18107, ,6 4 "G E� w L3 Ar.3enal . . . . . . it e1 6 1 I 3 23 23 Adavis . . . . . , . . . . . a ii 1 5 Arline an . . . 1 1 1 Bacon . . . . . . 1 4 1 4 10 10 Bernard ak e . . . + 1 1 2 2 Boyd . . . . . . . 8 4 1 2 1 2 Bridge - liri�,11am 2 , 2 ley le rand . . . . . 1 I l 1 California . . . . . . . ! 1 +2T . 1 e3 Capitol . . . . . . . 11 1 12 2 14 Centre . . _ . 4 . -1 . 4 Cheater . . . . . . 2 G 2 9t1 Chestnut . . . . . 1 2 1 1 i IP G 0 Church . . . . 7 7 1 1 1'.l 1 18 Church Hill 1 3 1 1 1 7. I B Common . I 1 . 1 2 Cvtt,age . . . . . . . . . . 12 1'2 l 11 Crass . . . . . . 1 5 2 . 8 8 Cuba . . . . . . . 12 :3 4 1 1() 2 8 Cushman _ 1 1 1 Cypress , 3 3 Dexter ave Eltnn ave 4 a 4 Elliott . . . . . . 1 1 1 Fayette . . . . 7� 141 7 2 4 30 I 20 Fifield . . . 1 1 1 . 13 . 8 Fifth €tve . . . . . . 1 . 1 1 _� . 2 Foreat 2 4 -.5 2 13 . . 13 Franklin 8 .3 5 2 2 � 1 1-11 21 French . . . . . . 1 `d 2 1 2' 8 . 8 Galen . . . . . . 9 5 5 t; G 81 1 30 Garfehl 8 1 1 :3 1 12 1`.? Garnet . . . . . . 1 1 1 Gilkey court . . . 8 1 1 5 2 3 Green . . 8 2 2 1 1 9 11atvtltnrnet . . . . 2 1 3 . u 11nzel . . . . . . . . . 2 2 2 Hill I . . . 4 4 4 Ho%yarel . . 1 5 1 7 7 111uiL . . . . . . . 7 7 7 Irving . . . 8 3 2 2 18 18 Irving park . . . . 3 1 1 1i 5 3eNvett . . . . . . 2 2 1 5 5 10 ELPORT OF INSPECTOR OF PLUTABING. Applieeatiaal.s Mettle for Sewer Cwmvctioits—Conibmed. 18i}2. 18d1;3. 1.SS11. 18H. 1.8NI. 1897. .r G T.aclal 3 1 2 2 8 $ 1.trnel !3 0 2 :3 Lexington . . . . . . . al 4 2 2 Lincoln . . . . . . ] I 1 ? 2 Main , . . . . ID 14 4 1) ;3 6I 13x3 2 51 _Maple . . . . 3: 4 .1 T =2 . . 11 2 0 Marion read 1 1 1 "!F' 17 17 1.1"ITglcall . 11 1 1 1 2 11 27 3 24 _]WHIL+1a AVe . . . . 3 �i iilcll� . 3 1� 4 4 1Ts�r c fl C 1 3 2}' 23 Alt, A 1111ml-I 27 11 E3 ;3 5 19 ii8 :s 61 Myrtle . . . . 3 2 1 1 2 ii 1 8 \�chols ave . . . . 11 4 4 Nna•1.11 Beacon . 8 1 3 3 i ?0 20 North Beacon court , - 3 1 1 4 Oak . . . . . . . . 4 1 1 2 Oliver . . . . . . 1 1 :2 3 !1 1 3 Olney . . . . . . . fi 8 14 1•1 I'Ms . . . . . . 8 3 11 1 10 Palfrey . . . _ - 7 7 tr a . 'a' 25 3 22 1'aaker I 2 2 3 11 2 0 1°.cttr.c� 7 1 1 11 1 10 rearl _ _ . 1 2 2 6 3?1�iilips 2 ]F 1� 4 4 pleasant 4 17 13 3 3 .3 1! 43 4 30 Riverside . 10 P 1 1 11� 22 1 21 Royal . . . . . . . 0 3 1 2 12 1 11 1;"seil ave . . . 3 8 2 2 18 .2 16 Sidney . . . . . . 1 1 . 1 . 1 Spring . . . . . 10 15 1 2 -2 :30 2 28 Siatllq awt. . . . . . . 2 1 a p `~iumm--r . . . . . 11 9 1) 4 ! 7 5 41 1 40 Taylor 4 1V lt•Il�cia o . 7 2 15 1 14 Ww4hi14 m . . . 2 21* 1 fl fi NV-,It.eI. , . . . . 6 €1 14 . 2 12 M-lattrtown . . 4 1 1 1 1 8 2 0 White's ave Williams . . . . . 1 t3 s3 1 S S Winter . , . 1 «," . . . . 4 4 NVollitzer . , . . , 1 . . . . . 1 1 259 220 101 117 100 �147 953 04 880 ItEPOUT OF INSPECTOR OF PLM-1111ING. .Nui)zber of Fhuak&ing Fer)alts issued, Arem FlxtgreS COM- nectedp and Ingpections Made DuKuy Me Year Eudlity Jan. 31, 1898. New Balldingz!BU11.11119.� Permits; itwued for work conneethig with sewer 40 85 134 PerLuits Issuccl for work- connecting with cess- poul Permits issued for alterations and additional work . . . . . . . . . — 6o i 50 Total number of permits . . . . . . . 73 150 2 32) Water-closets conr:eaed ou sower work . 88 1)3 181 cessp(vl work . 40 1) 41) Shiks sewer work . . . 66 M 170 cesspool work .14 10 44 Wasli-timy sets sewer work j I 94 is cesspool work . 114 21 Wash-bowls sewer work . 1)[ 1 1 110 i i msvi)ol work 810 #1 .16 Bade-tubs sewer work - 5 1 15 W it cesspool work . 20 7 W Other Extures seiner work . . 13 :1 11; Total number of fixhir0s cailnected 40 45O Inspections made durin.- gettera.1 ennstniction 342 462 804 L C for mater and other testing 101 140 M ii fliml exaiiihimions 5 2 159 211 Totai number of lwyeetions 4D.5 131 1,25G 12 REYCliiT OF AGENT BOARD OF HEALTH. Number of Cases I7westifl aced, and Inspections Marle by Agent of Board of J,feaIM Dui hig the Year Ev.d.ing Jan. 31, 1898. €we& Inglice- li�u�. Locating work and,sewer Gomiections 127 17:3 Premises oriered to eoitnecst ivitli sewer . . . . . . . M 26 Promises with ticic.cLive drain connections . 6 to Uncleau tezwtuents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 18 it cellars, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 to t+ yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 `4 +t stables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 0 {+ privies and vaults . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 18 sL piggeries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 tt slatugliter Itouses . . . . . . . . . . . _ 1 6 i+ cesspools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 38 s+ brooks . . . . . . . 3 1) Removal and burial of de<ui;njimala . 10 10 L+ of 6-tirlago Utrown nu IdgIt► tyi . . . . . . 3 3 Premises placarded for contagious diseases . . 202 202 it rrisited dti lug illnem from coitLagious diseases . 62 02 e° fumiirmted on meount of contagious diseL es . 100 100 Miscellaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 16 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . • 603 746 RRPORT OF AGENT Ia ARD OF IMAIMI. �3 o�•tr tg Record of X r trar•ta$rrn, 885.carrd the #eat rs foLtolving. Yenrs. Gieter�tl 2yrnotic. Total. P4jsplatitsp Rate per Pooa. St'II Barn I]iseases. Additinnatt. ISS5 114 «1 135 *6,z38 21.64 4 1&96 82 15 97 6,41)5 I5.14 3 ISS7 88 11 9 6,572 15.00 4 ISSS 87 I2. 99 6,739 14 9 4 I889 101 t4 t t5 6.ga6 1&55 1 1890 lab 16 124 *7,073 17.67 IS91 112 13 12y 712z4 17.3;! 7 ISg: log Id tig 7?345 16.2a 8 1893 I y 14 1.36 7,496 I8.14 13 1894 rM I3 Erg 7,1537 t5.55 7 Igg JJ 104 4 I( *7,77g 13,83 12 I&Y6 103 tI Ii4 7,919 1413e9 11 IS97 67 t6 103 8,o6D 12.77 4 * Census figures, otheryears are estimated on the basis 4f increase shwwn. CoItta-910US.DIsMMS Rel) Pted,f'o?•1897. Totals, Diphtheria.......... .... ..... .} 14 2 p 3 5 1 r 11 1, _ 6 Scsirlet Fever... .. ..........s 5 E 1' .3 E 9 r 14 6 6 9 9 73 restsles ...... ...... .... ... . 11 L214z,21 F760 2 1 a 1 169 Typhoid Fever.......... ..... 1 1 4 3 z 2 1 14 Croup.. .. ..... .. . ............ I i 2 Total. '21-1 lj(}._' atj 6� to 9 iq zo 20 I,3 314 14 REPOET OF AGERT BOARD OF HEALTH. Caltses of Death. CONTAGIOM DI$F—ASRS. DISEASES. o Diphthta•ia........... ... z • ... it x o x r Scarlet fever . ......... r s .. 2 �I� .. 2i . �2 . .. 8 measles •..... ...... .... .. 1 ... .. 1 . .. . . . .. z Typha'sxlFever...... .... .. 'fatal.... .... ... I 1 2 1 2 �— 2 2 2 x 1 `i6 GENEI AL DISE SF S. rho 4 Accidental...... ....... I . s . 2 Appendicitis.... . . . I •. . .. . . . i AS,p yxi.0 ...... .... ... . . . . . I• . 1 Asthma. . . ........• - . `I • . • , • r 'right's Disease. t Bronchitis.... .... ....... i x . . ,_, 3 Cancer ... ............ .. I. . , ._. .Y. .. . . . x G Cerebral Discases.-. ••.• • .. . . .. I� ...• . 4 'U Dek,ient tality . ...... ••• . I . I Ervsielan ........ ...... •. . x. . ._ . . x 'Geatritia ...... ... .. • • �s. . . . 'I« 2 Heart Disease.•.•. •..... •• I •I• ... I x • x a . 7 I-lv[lrocephalus ...... •• . • +I I Liver, Disease of........ . . _ . . I+ . �r. .1` • . 3 maraF,m. us.. .....r ..... •.. . . . x ,I* I ,x. 5 Meningititis ............ •• .I, �x* 2 . x • •r� 7 Natur•tl Cause ...... .... •• . . . I. .• . s •Old Age........ .... .... .• , . . . I . ..i x Paralysis , . . .......... 1 — + '. . +- . I 2 Peritonitis .............. •. s 1t• ., . 3 Pleurisy .... ...,., .. ... •- r . . . , . r Pneumonia ..... ........ .. 1 .2, •1• . . .. •r, 7 PI'cm-L Wre Birtlt ........ •• . . .3. .. �2• . . , Remittant Fever .. ...... •• , . . `i• r Rheumatism...... Septicacmia ........ .... Suicide...... .... ...... Still Born .... .......... x �;. •2, 4 "Tuberculosis.. ..... ..... s s . ix. �1! 2r • s1� .2, . 3+ 12 ('Totals.......... �; � 10 7 5 10 7 7 9 7 8 6 101 gt REGULATIONS OF THE 130-ARD OF HEA13H. WATE TOWN, F'I 111. 1.,, 1803. [Fxt?-'acl frolra Pie We Slain IeS, C714PICP 80.] i`The Board of Health of a toms shall make such regulations as it judges necessary for the public health ;tad safety. * � Whoever vWaa+ any rxvch regulations shall forfeit a sum not ex. ceeding ONE HU-NUKED DOLLARS." , The Board of Health of Watertown, as authorized by the statutes, has made, and publishecl as is provided for in the sta1tL1tes, the following regulaLtions. ,The Boarcl most earnestly request the co6peration of all citizens in sectirin; the desirable sanitary condition, to prosnote which the followim— regulations are aan.ade, and re- quest to l)e notified of any existing nuisance, sourct of filth, or Cause of sickness ► ithin the town. The Selectmen have directed the police of the town to re- part to the Bonrd any violation of these regulations Nvhich angle come to their knowledge. They have ;also appointed the agent of the Board, Inspector of Milk and of Provisions. ASHES, STR}RR WASTE AND SWILL. Reg. . i. Owners Or Oecupants Of buildings shall place their ashes and store waste in barrels or other Toceptacles, .out Capon the sidewalk opposite theiv preirdses before seven -O'CloCk, A. M. on the days for the collection of such mate- rials in the different districts, and stach receptacles shell be removed by the owners from the sidewalks in the business centre of the town before ten o'clock, A. Ni., and in other parts of the town before sunset on the days of collectiOn. Stones, bricks, mortar and bUildin r bb;sh, tree and 4YaardCV1 'trinliiaings, clam and oyster shells in bulk From fish Ci liEGiMATIONS OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH. Stores, and otl.er such refuse must not be put into barrels or vessels with aashos, stare waste or swill. All such mate- riels shall be retnoved and disposed of by the parties upon. whose prenlises the same has accumulated. Owners or occupants of buildings are requested not to Get Dirt more than four barrels of ashes oil any one day for re- moval. Reg. z. Swill shall be kept in suitable covered receptacles :and the same put in as convenient places accessible to the collectors. No person shall colle=.ct swill or house offal in any street without a license fror n they Baird of Health, and no person ` Acting tinder such license slicall allow anyg vehicle used for collecting or conveying such mater"Eal, to be drawn over or stand upon any Sidewalk. No person, without as written license from the Board shall convey or cause to be conveyed through any street ill this town, any swill, house offal night soil, slaw liter 11O Se oF3al, or any Other decaying, noxious or offensive substaannce, and then only in such an efrectually covered all(] water-tight vehicle as is approved by the Board. Reg. 3. No persou shall throw into or leave in or upon any street, court, lane, public square or enclosure, or any vacant or occupied lot awned by the town or the public, or into any pond, canal, creek or stream of water within the limits of the town, any dead aninnal car vegetable. mutter, or waste-waster, rubbish or filth of allay kind, nor shall any person throw into or leave in or upon any flans or tide- waiter within the jurisdiction of this town, any dead animal or other fain 01' QffV1l5iVC .matter. All yards, passage-ways, inclosures and cellars, shall be kept in as clearily a condition as the 13oarcl shall direct. DRAINS Ain HnooKs. Reg. 4. No sink or waste-water shall be turned into or Upon the streets or gutters, or sidewalks of the town. REGITLATI'ONS OF THE BOARD of ]HEALTH, 17 All brooks, open drains and sluicewaays shall be kept free frown such obstructions as in the opinion of the Board n3ay endanger the public: health, and upon notice from the Board of Health, the owner or Occupant shall remove such within the time allowed by said Board. Reg. 5. No • person shall suffer any waste or statl;nant water to remain in any cellar or on any lot of land, or va- cant ground owned or occclpicd by him, so aas to become a nuisance, or offensive or dangerous to the public health. CFSSPOOLS AND PRIVY VAULTS. Reg. 6. The plumbing of every buildincr upon a street or passageway not provided with a public sewer skull be connected by a prober drain pipe and trap with a proper cesspool or vault. No cesspool or privy vatult shrill be al- lowed to be continued upon premises accessible to the public sewer without as special permit from the Board. No privy shall open directly froin any living or food storage room. Rang- 7. Every cesspool shall be substantially built, and ventilated in a manner approved by the Board. If -,vithin twelity feet of the fnundaation wall of a cellar, or one hun- dred and fifty feet of at well or other source of water supply used for culinary purposes, they shall be made absolutely water-tight to the m isfaaction of the Boarcl. Reg, 8, :Every privy vault shall be suhstautiaally built of hard bride and hydraUlie cerneait, and ventilated in a nlan- ner approved by the Boarcl. They shall be below the sur- face of the ground, water-tight, and hold not less than eighty cubic feet. They shall be situated at least two feet distant from any cellar wall, the line of any adjoining lot, street, tame, galley, court, square or public place, or pub- lic or private passageway, and shall be so constructed as to be conveniently approached, opcned anti cleansed. Reg. 9. Cesspools and privy vatalts shall be emptied and cleansed at least once a year, whenever filled to with- in one and a half feet of the surface of the ground, and at 18 REGULATIONS OF ME BOAttD OF 11HALTn. such other times as the Board of Health May require. If the occupant neglects to empty and cleanse any vault Gr cesspool within forte-eight hours after notice to do so, the Board of Health will have the Arne emptied and cleansed at the expense of the owner or occupant of the estate. Reg. Io. No cesspool or privy vault shall be opened and clearused at any time without a permit or license from the Board of Health. Froin the first clay of May to the first day of November, it shall trot be clone between sunrise and 9 o'clock P. za. DISEASED ANIMALS, SALTS OF FOOD, ETC. Reg. I i. No animal affected with an infectious or con- tagious disease shall be brought within the limits of the town. Reg. ia. No diseased animal or its flesh, shall be sold, offered or kept for sale, and no diseased, decayed, or ran- wholesome meat, fish, fruit, vegetable, or other article of food, shall be sold, of cred or kept for sale, and the Board of I3ealth may cause the seizure and destruction of all stich diseased or unwholesome animal, meat, fish, fruit, vegetable or ether article of food so sold, offered or kept for sale. SWINE. Reg. I3. No swine shall be kept in any part of this town without a license From the Board of Health, and then only in such place and manner as said Board shall pre- scribe. Ref;. 14. No person beeping swine, sfiaall so keep or lo- cate them as to cause a nuisance or create offensive odors whicli annoy or injure his neighbor or the public. SLAUGHTER HOUSES. Reg. 15. No new slaughter 1}cuse shall be established within the limits of this town. Those already established must be kept free from offensive smells, and all oflul iinust be removed or dispersed of daily. REGULATIONS OF T I M ]BOARD OF HEATATH. 19 Reg. T6. No melting or rendering house shall be estab— lished or used as Stich within the limits of the town, except by special permission of the Board, and with such restric- tions and regulations as they may judge best. Reg. 17. No manufacturing or other business giving rise to noisome or injurious odors shall he established or contin- ued within town limits, except in such locations and "Ilder such regulations as the Board shall assign. Reg. iS. No fish, slaughter house offal, pigs, feet, or other decaying matter shall be left upon land for purposes of fertilization, without being plowed in, or otherwise made inoffensive. VACCINATION. Reg. ig. All children must be vaccinated before attending public schools in this town. RES i'RICTIW 'OP DISEASE. Reg. 2o. The attending physician and any househoIder in whose dwelling there shall break Out a case of cholera, ty- phus, typhoid, or yellow fever, small-pox., scarlet fever, diphtheria, rnernbraneous croup, measles, whooping-cough, or any other disease which in the opinion of the Board, may endanger the public health, shall in-imcdiattely notify the Board of I3eaalth of the sa nie, and until instructions are re- ceived from the Board, sllatll not permit any clothing or other property that may have been exposed to infection to be removed &0111 the laoLase. Upon the dearth, recovery- or removal of any person sick with such a disease, the rooms Occupied and the articles used by him shall be disinfected under the direction of the agent of the Board. In case of death, the undertaker placed in charge of the 'body shall im- mediately notify the Board of the same. Reg, xz. No pupil shall attend the public schools while having whooping-cough, or while any member of the house- hold to which such pupil belongs, or occupant of the house in which lie dwells, is sick of small-pox, diphtheria, scarlet 20 P,,EGur,�4Tit]L S OF THE BO.ARD OF HEALTH, fever, mcisles, or any other disease which, in the opinion of the Board may endanger the public health. Nor shall any such pupil attend within a period of two weelcs after the recovery, death or removal of any such person, and the disinfection of the household to the satisfaction, of the Board. Recovery will not be deemed by the Board to have been es- tablished before at least two weeks have elapsed since the beginning of the attach in case of mea0cs, of four weeps iu case of small-pox or dipltheria, .and of six weeks in case of scarlet fever. Any pupil coming frorn such a household shall, before admission, present to the teacher of the schaal, a permit from the Board of Health, which permit will be granted only after the Beard has received a notice from the attending physician that it is now, in his opinion., safe to have the pupil attend school. Reg. 23. No person shall inter or cause to he interred, any dead body in a grave where the tap of the coffin is less than three feet frown the surface of the ground surround- ing the grave. Reg- 23. No body shall be disinterred between the first of Jane and the first of October, without permission from -the Board of Health. Reg. 24. At the direction of the Board, a flag or placard shall he displayed in a conspicuous place on any house iii which there is a case of small-pox, diphtheria, scarlet Fever or other disease which in the opinion of the Board may en- danger the public health. No person shall remove or in any sway meciclle with said flag or placard without permis- 51011 from. the Board of Health. Reg. 35. The body of,a person who has died of cholern, small-pox, vaarioloid, diphtheria, scarlet fever, or any other dis- ease which, in the opinion of the Board, may endanger the public heiltli, shall not be conveyed through the streets in any upholstered vehicle. Reg. 26. The body of any person dyiaag of cholera, 404 LATI[]NS OF THE BOARD OV HEALTH. 21 small-pox, varioloid, diphtheria, or scarlet fever, if placed in a receiving tomb, shall be enclosed in a metallic coffin hermetically scaled, or otherwise encased and prepared as the Board may direct. Reg. 27. No person except the immediate members of the frrnily, alld the persons necessarily concerned in the burial, shall enter a hawse where there is lying the body of u parson who has died of cholera, small-pox, varinicid, €liplltheria or scarlet fever. Reg. 28. The body of any person dying who has pre- viously and Withita twenty-four days from the date of death been reported by the attending physician to the Board of Health, as having had cholera, small-pox, diphtheria, or scar- lot fever, shall xithin twenty-four hours be interred, and shall be subject to regulation numbers twenty-six and twen- ty-seven. SAI.TItiG OF Slow AND ICE. Reg. 29. No person shall sprinkle, scatter or put upon any sidewalk, crossing or stI°eCt, or Ut)0" the rails, &witches or other appliances of a street railrvay in any street, any salt or mixture of salt, except in accordance with a per- mit front the Board of Health. PLUMBING REG-ULATIONS. [Bx1racts_from Chapter 455, Acts of 1894.1 Snc-rin-.% p. Each city or town of five thousand inhabitants Shall by ordinance or by-law * * '* * prescribe riles and regula- tions for the materials, construction, alteration and inspection of fixtures, by and through which waste water and sewa-e is used an'd car- ried. But nothing; in this section shall prevent boards of health from making such rules and regulations in regard to plumbing and house drainage hitherto anthorixed by law, which are not inconsistent with any ordinance or by-law." S-Eorra1& Any person violating any provision of this Act, or any ordinance, by-lain, rule or regulation made thereunder, shall be deemed guilty or a misderncnnor, iwd he subject to a fine not exceeding fifty dal- lass for each and every violation thereof, and if such persou has received a license under this Act, hip license may be revoked." The hoard of Health of Watertown, as autltorired by the Statutes, has made and hereby publishes the following regula- tions HOUSI: DRAINAGE AND CONNECTIONS. SECTION I. The Numbing work of every building upon a street or passage-way provided witli a public sewer, shall be separately and independently connected therewith, by a proper and SUfficient dt yin, in a manner approved of by the Board. On streets and places not provided with such sewer, buildings shall be, in. like manner, connected with a properly constructed cess- pool. QUALIFICATION OF PLUMBERS. SEC. 2. No person shall engage in, or work at the business of plumbing its a master or cmplrtying plumber in the town, unless he has sCtne recognized place of lousiness in this or son-ic other PLLTMII11IG REGULATIONS, 23 town or city in the State, and is duly licensed as such, in accord- ance with the laws of the iw>mniorlwealth. APPLICATION FOR PERMIT. SE . . Every p4imber, before doing any weak in a build- ing, shall, except in the case of repairs of leaks, file at the office of the Board of Health, upon blanks for the purpose, an applica- tion for a perinit to taro such work. Such application shall de- scribe in detail the material and fixtures proposed to be used, and a sketch of the work in position, and no such work shall be coin- rnenced in any buildin.- until the same is approved by the Board and a hermit issued therefor. The Inspector of Plumbing shall, if necessary, exani;ne the preir,ises before a permit is granted. Applications shell be signed by the plunnher, and endorsed by the owner or authorized Agent. INSPECTION AND TEST1,14G. Sr'-C. 4. No drain or pipes connecting therewith shall be covered or concealed from view until properly tested by the pluniber in the presence and to the satisfaction of the Inspector of Plumbing, who shalt examine the same within st reasonable time, not exceeding two working plays, after notification that the work is ready for inspection. On all new work, and can such old wort: as may be required, Late water test shall be used. When the test is applied, all iron pipe joints, and connections €f lead and brass with the iron must be completed, front the roof down to the lower erred of iron wipes outside the building. All iron hangers, clamps and ether necessary supports, must also be in position, and the pipes filled with water till they overflow at the roof. If, at the time of testing and examination, any leaks, defective or patched materials, improper connections, or evidence of url- skilled or inferior workmanship be found, the same shall be con- demned by the Inspector, and ordered by him to be removed or corrected, and no further progress shall be allowed on the work until the saute is effected .and the test renewed. If the test :and examination be satisfactory, the Inspector shall so certiN if de- sired, and he shall thereafter frorn tinter to time, examine the ;pork whiie in progress. When the work in a Building is sufficiently advanced that the water may be turned on to any or all of the fixtures, the plumber doing such work, shall within five days, notiFy the Inspector on the special postal card furnished by the Board. The Inspector shall, within two working clays, after the receipt of such notice, procced with the plumber or his workman and examine the work with the water turned on to the fixtures. If found satisfactory. and Cully completed, as certificate will be issued to this eflect if desired. Should the examination disclose any defects, the plumber shall be required to reinedy the :same without delay. and again notify the Inspector .as before. Should a phiniher holding a permit and notifiLaation card For work in a building, turn the water can to such and neglect to send the notification as required, or neglects to reinecly any defects that ntay have been foaind and pointed out to him 1y the Inspector, for a period of over five days, lye shall not be granted any further permits unti f lie shall have complied with these rules, or till action is t:akesi by the Board, and should such neglect be continued ten clays longer, the Inspector sli all file as complaint with the Board reriting .all the facts in the ease. The Board will then take such action as it may deem advisahlc. MA,rEKIAL AND 517E OF PIPE. SI:c. 5. All drain pilye°s connecting buildings with the sewer or cesspools, shall be at least of four inches internal diameter, and all connccting waste :and vent pipes shall be of sufficient sire: for the purposes requiret i. They .all, loth within and as far as at least three feet outside of the building, shall be of PLAIN EXTRA 11 AVY CAST IRO;,T WITHOUT PAINT OR TAR COATING TILL AF,rEM THE WATER " LST 1S APPLIED. Lead may be used for short connections between traps and the iron pipes. FL-VATU G RIa.OULA.TIO S. 'Sai(1 iron p1 yes shall be sound, free from stand holes, of riniform thicklicss throughout, and shall have tin average weight not less than that given in the following table; —iISCh Pipe . . . . . . . .... . . . . .. . . . . 5-5 lbs. per foot. 3 {{ el . ...• • .... . . . ... . . . ... . 9i 44 le el 4 " Ge . • . .•+ . ... . ib el •L 5 cl el . . . ... . ..., . . . . . .. . . i1 el a el 16 ei 4{ • , ... a . .. . ... .. . . . . .•,.�..o lL il. el .i . S ;e le . . . . ... . . ... . ... . . . . . ..31 it {{ Ll .l Io Ae ei . . . . . . . . .... . . . �45 4{ {e ll Iy li i{ . .. . . 0.. . . .. . ..a . 0 .... .54 ae ii el CONSTRUCTION, F-TC. SI:c. 6. Drain pipes running horizontally through any build- ing shall either be laid in trenches to uniform grade of not less than one-fourth of an inch Ball in each foot towards the sewer, suspended to floor timbers by strong iron hangers at seine grade, or properly secured to walls by strong iron clamps, or dogs, or -supported by brick piers, laid on solirl stone or grcaunl founda- tion, and graded in as similar rntinner. Vertical drain, soil or waste pipes shall be securely fastened to walls by strong iron .clanjps or other supports. Drain pikes shall be carried upwards and through the roof, open and uncitininished in size, and to a Height not less than two feet above the same, and not less than five feet above the top of windows or openings, into any build- ing, within fifteen feet of the pipe. Fi-r-rmc;s. Changes in direction of :all iron drain or waste pipes shall bc Made with full Y branches and eighth bends, or ether easily curved fittings. All branch connections shall be made through full Y brannchus, except that `P's may be used for vent piles, and T Y branches for single cQlanections of fiXtures only. Extra heavy brass fitungs, for lead and iron connections, shall be used in all cases. CLEAN-OUTS. Every drain, soil, waste and vent pipe shall have accessible cleasi-outs oat scacla points as shall be deemed. 6 PLUMBING REGULATIONS. necessary upon examination, and if not already provided for in the plans submitted they shell be so designated by the Inspector before the work shall be so far advanced as to prevent their at- tachment. A main clean-cut shall be located at or near the point where the drain leaves the building, and shall be so placed on the straight end of a full Y bra ucli as to be at all tinges acces- sible, and to allow the introduction of ogre-inch sectional. rods; in four-foot lengths, coupled or screwed together so as to reach the sewer or cesspool in cases of stoppage. The main clean-out shall not be placed below the surface of a cellar floor without the approval of the Inspector of Plumbing. When so placed, the plumber shall have as brick trench built, with moveable cover flush with the floor. This trench shall he at least four and a half feet long, and of sufficient width so that the clean-out can be easily opened. JOUNTs. joints are all iron ,pipes shall be made with oaken) and soft molten lead, thoroughly caulked and left clean, Witiioaat faint or cement of any kind, until approved of by the Inspector. joints on lead waste :and vent pipes, and on lead connecting with brass fittings, shall be of the kind known as i` wiped Joints," full sized in all cases. No cup, wiped carp, overcast or other such joints shall be ntade, except in places where they may be in full sight at all times, and between the fixtures and traps only. All connections of lead with iron pipes shall be made with brass ferrules, properly caulked into the Iron heal}, or with hea%ry socket brass nipples, into which the spigot crid of iron pipe shall he catulked, :as in joints of iron pipe. CASINGS, ETC. Iron drain pipes passing through stone walls shall be protected f-onx extern-al pressure by being run through earthen or other larger sized pipes set therein. All traps, waste .ailed water pipes, ieaust be protected against frost by proper cas- ing or covering, and in exposed places packed with mineral wool or some other such material. All drain, soil, waste and vent pipes shall be Iefl: exposed to PLUAIIIING REGULATIONS. 27 sight, where it is practicable, within the building. If not, the plumber shall be require to so arrange with the carpenter or builder, that the casings and floors which may cover them can be easily and readily removed for repair's ar examination, without disturbing the fixtures. nIP AND OVERFLOW WASTIs. All drip or overflow pipes from tanks, coolers, safes or fixtures shall be carried to some open sink or place where they may be at all times visible. Waste pipes fronn refrigerators, or other receptacles for the storage of food or provisions, shall be ruts to an open and accessible tank, titter] with standing overflow and waste plug, to connect with a vented tarp satisfactory to the Inspector. Tulin water conductors, steam exhaust or blowy-off pipes, drip or waste from sl.rtrghter house floors, or other such matter shall not be connected with the public sewer. 'rHAPS, 'WASTE AND AIR PIPES. rc. 7. E very new drain pipe, connecting; the Grid plumbing work in any building with the sewer, shall be furnished with a proper main running trap. This trap shall have one or two brass clean-out screws caulhed into it. If only one, it shall be on the house side of the dip, This trap may be placed either inside or OlItside of the building. If Oil the iirsirle, its outer elyd shall be connected to the arm of a Y branch, either direct or through a suitable bend, so that the maim clean-out for the drain can be placed on the straight run of the Y branch. On or near the inner end of this trap a suitable fitting shalt be placed to receive the fresh air inlet piper 'Finis pipe shall in all cases be attached to drain pipe having a main trap thereon, but will not be allowed to connect directly on to the trap itself. It shall be of four-inch extra licavy iron, and shall be carried through the wall to the outer nir, to some convenient point where the end can be made secure, standing some two feet above. the surface of the ZCFYOUnd, and at least ten feet away from all openings into any building, an(] finished with a perforated iron plug or strainer, 8 PLUMBING REGULATIONS. caulker] into or securely fastened to the end, or with a return band. Should the tarp be located outsitle of the building, a proper man-hale shall be constrticted for it, Nv th an iron cover, and the .,tit` pipes arranged in a manner satisfactory to the Inspector. When the pliuribing work in any building is all new, a main trtip is not required, and shall not be put in unless the owner, or *whoever is in control of the property, prefers to have it, in which case it shall be arranged in the sanie manner as provided for ion old work. Every sink, Imsin, bath tub, slop kopper, water closet, set of wash trays, or other fixture, shall bC furnisher] with a suitable and separate trap, placed within thirty inches of the 'lixtirre it serves. Except that where a sink and set of trays, or a basin and -path tub are located not more than five feet apart, then one five- inch round trap placed between their miry be used for loth. All traps shall have clean-out screws either oil time side or bottom, so as to bC Under the water seal, excepting; Nvuler closet and b;ith tub traps. The latter shall also be thus fitted, where a pocket -cart possibly be sonde in the batli room flans'. Where traps are located over ceilings, prober safes 41mll be placed under there. A grease trap shell he placed undcr or near the kitchen sank in hotels, restaurants, or such other places as may be required by the Board of Health. This and all other traps shall be so place(] that they can be readily opened for cleaning and inspection. WASTE PIPES, The waste pipes from traps of fixtures, other than water closets, shall be of not less than two-inch cast iron, .211d when placer] under cellar floors, sliall not be less than three inches. Short connections of lead pipe of not less than one and -one-half inch bore may run from traps to iron pipe, but such lead connections shall not iue branched into each other between the traps and iron pipe. AiR AND VE-,T PIPES. All traps of fixtures other than water closets shall be protected from siphon t e or stir pressure by special pipes of a size not less than the waste pipes of the some pLinrnrxa� REGULATIONS. 29. fixture. These special pipes sliall, whenever pos'sible, be the continuation (if the iron waste pipes, with prober branches for the trap outlets, and shall be: run direct and upwards through the roof, or to the mama line of soil pipe: abovc ,all iiai:tares. The trap for the upper fixture on a line of soil or waste pipe ; (if within two feet of the stack oil a horizontal line), shall not re- quire a spccial air pipe, unless the outlet should be branched into the stack more than twelve incites below the water line of the trap. Air pipes for water closet trips shall be of two inches, for dis- tances of thirty feet or less, and increased to three inches wheat stun for as longer distance. Bow venting is allowable only when it is impossible to ruaa direct. The bow must be run as high as the tap of fixture and return without being trapped. Air pipes of less than two-inch bare slxall be increased to that sire, if run beyond twenty feet. Lead pipe, when used for air pipes, shall not be run behind walls, sheathing, casings, gander floors or other places not folly exposed to view at all times. WATER CLOSETS. Sr:Lc. S. Every water closet shall be of a pattern satisfactory to the Board, and shall be supplied with water f om a tank hold- ing at least six galleons, .and having a flushing pipe of not less than one and one-quarter inch bore. A line of water closets ad- joining each other on the same floor inay be supplied from one tank, of sufficient capacity to hold six gallons of water for each closet it serves. Tanks for water closets, shall not be used for boiler supply or other purposes. Water closets situated ill exposed places rn-.y, be so arranged as to be supplied with water directly from the main, but in :all such cases the fixtures must be such as shall aneet tlae approval of the Board of Health. No water closet shall he placed in an apartment that has not sufficient light, and an opening of at least two square feet to the external air, unless there is as duct or pipe of at least six inches 30 PLUS 13MG REGULATIONS. leading through a heated flue to the external air, and opening under or near the seat. Each water closet and urinal shall have a local gent into a war111 flue or chimney above the ffxhire. Lead bends, when placed for water closet connections under a floor, may be used to receive the 4vrite l3ipe of ONE trap Which .serves for a bath tub, or a hasin, or both, adjoining, but no other connection of a waste pipe shall be permitted, and no sink or wash tray waste shall be allowed to enter or connect with such bends. Combination (so-called) oa- other water closets requiring a least bead connection under the floor shall have a cast brass floor plate, to be soldered on to the bend. The flange of the water closet shall be securely bolted to this floor plate, with a rubber gasket between, of sufficient thickness to insure a tight and solid joint, DEFECTIVE PLUMBING, ETC. Sa c. g. These regulations apply to all new plumbing work , hereafter constructed in the town. All alterations made in plumb- ing already in must, in the future, be in necord with these regu- lations, and such alterations will be ordered by the Board of Health whenever in their opinion they judge it necessary for the public health and safaty. It will lac so judged when after exaanY- ivation by the Inspector, any alcl plUnlbill is found to be defect- ive. Its such case the Inspector shall report to the Board the nature of the defects, and Furnish the owner with a copy of the saane. Should tha owner neglect to remedy, the defect pointed out in such report•within :4 reasonable tatme, the Board shall then set a time for a hearing, and give the owner at least three days' notice thereof, that he May attend .ind show cause why he shoaall not be required to make the alterations. :'after such hearing the Board will take definite action in the matter. The pipes and connections with vaults and cesspools of prem- ises connecting with the sewer, shall be uncovered OUTSME of the building, and be there disconnected and the ends solidly PLU.'s-IBING REGULATIONS. 31 cemented. The vaults and cesspools slud) also be discontintiecl and emptied within one month after the connections are made, and then filled up with proper material. Before they are thus filled up, they shall be inspected and approved of by the Agent of the Board. JULIAN A. MEAL), Chairman, Board BENNETT F. DAVENPORT, Of WALTER. C. STONE, Clerk, Health. PHII_IP P. C.ONNIFALY, 14geni, and Insf e-slor .of Plrrm binZ. WriTERTOWN, MASS., Nlarch, 1$98. THE Sixtieth Annual Report OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE OF TEl T W I , FOR 189 -1899. FRIHI►. G. HARKER, PRINTER, 1 8C)S. SCHOOL COMMITTEE 15 7--1898. 1 IEN11Y R. SKINNER, Chairmsan, 'Corn expires I898 I ltss H. ADELAIDE COOLIDGE, Sccre�aey. I$99 JAMES 7v S H. VAHEY, .Y I&jq EDWIIN OCKIN, 1900 MRs. S. ADELAIDE HALL. .. 1900 CI I A,R.L.Ea S F. MASON, �8g8 SUB-COMMITTEES, HIGH, THE WHOLE, BOARD PHILLIPS ANI] LOWELL. HENRY It. SKINNER GRANT, EDWIN STOCKIN F RANCIS, CHARLES F. MASON SPRING, JANIES H. VAHEY COOLIDGE, 'vltss II. A. COOLIDGE BE LMIS, ZANIES H. VAHEY PARKER. NIRS, S. ADELAIDE HALL Camprcillrron Finance. CHARLES F. MASON, REN aY R.SKI N N ER Gomenillre on Evaring, Srbovl. ` ls5 II.Aj)RLAIDE C4rjp_IDGE, JAMES II.VAIII.Y Cvmrnr tice on Texl Soohs and Svptlres. t;lA IN STOCKIN, liras H.ADELAIDR CC OLIDGI; Cam mitlre on Rej)airs. JA1iES H. VAHEY, Alas.S.ADRI.AIDE HALL, Cewmiller on Se-wing. Miss fl.ADELAIDE COOLIDGE, Mus,S. ADVE'LAIDE HALL Cony milfee an Cooking. 'fibs II. ADELAIDE COOLIDGE. lire.S.ADE'I,AII)I: IIALL Committee, an Nourr'nalion of Teachers. CHARLES F.MASON. HENRY It.SKINNER Canimi'Be•e are Manual Treinfng. JAMES H.VAHEY, EDWII1I STOCKIN Corxr infeton A7ndtrrq'r7rfrn.. flirts.S.ADELAIDE IIALL, miss H.ADELAIDE COOLIDGE .Safi r�•irr t r n d Pte t. CHARLES G, HAM, (?Mre: Town Hall. OI!kv Hours: Mondays and Fridays from 5 Us g A. hi,, and Tuesdays.Wedaesdriy9 and Thursdays from 4 10 S P.4i. W,tTrwrowN, MASS-, February 1898. In School C;onunittee, Voted, That the Chairman's Report of this date be acceptcd and adopted as the Annual Deport of the School Committee to the town, and voted to print for distrihtj- tion the Report of the Superintendent of Schools, Miss Coolidge dissenting, and Mr. Valiey absent. H. ADELAIDE COOLIDGE, Secretary. CHAIRMAN'S REPORT. T'o the School CoaramiUcct of Watcv- zou LADIES A1'D GENNTLEMEN,,—In the Superintendent's Deport :tncl the NUPplementary repoits which accompany the same, will be found a detailed account of the condition of the schools, This report NvilI Much only upon it few topics not embraced in those above riientio ied. SUPERINTENDENT. For the year ending in June last, the Phan of emplG}'in a superintendent for the first three: days of each week was tried. It did not work entirely tc the sati.0action of the Committee. Emergencies, such as the sickness of .a teacher. .arose not infre- quently during the last two school days of the weep. The fact than the superintendent was a non-resident, and, on that account, inaccessible, except foi- school hours three days a Nveek, aggrivated the difficulties or the situation. For this rea- son and others the Committee at the list alnnnal meeting elected Mr. Charles G. Hmi, St parintendent of Schools. Mr. Ham was .also elected principal of the Grant school. With the excep- tion of periods of two hours three days in the week spent in teaching and directing the work rat this school, lie devotes his en.tia•e th-11C to suPcriattendence. The Leaching force at the Grant was sUpplemented by an :additional Indy teacher, Miss Mary E, Worden.. This arrangement gives to the town as near- a1 full time staperiaitelldeiit as is practicable mider existing conditions. While the louver graacles have peen looked after more closely and effectively than heretofore, the high stsamlard of work at the Grant has been fully maintained. 6 CI'AIRMAN'S REPORT. At the close of the school year, Mr. Frank H. Beede resigned the principalship of the High school to accept a position as prin- cipal 'of the Melrose High school at an advanced salary. Mr. Frank W. Whitney of Dover, N. H.,was elected to fill the vacancy thus caused. For a more detailed account of the High school. reference: is made to Mr. Whitney's report. THE DnPARTAtENTAL SYSTEM AT THE FRANCIS SCHOOL. This school includes pupils of the fourth, fifth and sixth grades. Under the depslrtmental system, each teacher instructs mninly in a single subject throughout the above grades, the teachers chang- ing rooms at the close of each recitation. Under the method commonly is1 vogue, a teacher has charge of otie room and gives instruction in :all the branches of study naught in a ,given grade. The departmental system was introduced intro this school in Sep- tember, 1892. It was tried for .trout five years, It was abniished in March, 1897, by a unanimous vote of the Committee, with the approval of all the teachers in the school, and to the satisfaction, as far as known, of all the parents having chitdren in the grades affected. Many parents had proviously requested as return to the nld system, but the Committee were desirous of giving the method a full trial before abandoning it. The results obtained With us were not satisfactory. I know of no other place where the experiment has been tried in the above grades. Superintendents and educators are almost unaaaiMOLIS against speci:,liring in teaching below the seventh grade. Very many think there should be no specialization below the IIigh school. The Committee of Fifteen unanimously recommended that the system should not be carried below the seventh grade, and even there in part of the studics only. This committee was :Wade Lip or well-known educators, including W. T. Harris, Commissioner of Edut:a160n ; A. S. Draper, President of the University of Illinois; Supts. Tatrbell of Providence, and Salliet of Springfield, and ethers of equal standing. The part of the report made in 1895, relating to this subject is as follows (See page 7o of the: printed report) CH AIItMANIS REPORT. 7 - They would recommend that the specialization of teacher's work should not be attempted before the seventh or eighth year of the elementary school and in not more than one or two studies then. In the secondary school (High school) it is expected that .a teacher will teach one, or at most, two branches. In the elc- ment{ary school, for .at least six years, it is better, on the whole, to have each teacher instruct his pupils in all the branches that they study, for tlae reason that unly in this way can lie hold ail even pressure on the requirements of work, correlating it in such as wanner that no one study absorbs tandue aattenticrti. In this way the pupils prepare all their lessens under the direct supervision of the same teacher, and lad' their recitations show what defects of method of study there have been in the preparation. The ethical training is march more successful under this plan, because the personal influence of sa teacher is much greater when he or she knows minutely the entire scope of the school work. In the case of the spacial teacher the responsibility is divided and the opportunities of sl�cciaal -acquaintance with the character and habits diminished." Charles B. Gilbert of St. Paul, in a dissentirag report, goes even farther an this question than the other fourteen members of the Committee. He says: —- I would go farther than the ma- jority of the Committee and insist that, except in rare cases, there should be no specialization of the teaching force below the Nigh school, and thatt even in the first year of the High school, so far as possible, specialization should be subordinaated to as general Care of the child's welfare .arid oversight: of his method of study, which are impossible when a corps of teachers give instruction, each in one subject, and see the student only during the hour of rec.it:ation," In the seventh, eighth and ninth grades at the Grant, the sys- tem has worked admirably. A strong and permanent teaching force at this school has contributed unquestionably to this result. Above the seventh grade, where a teaching farce of life charac- ter can be had. the syFsteaix will prove its superiority over the old, CRArRmj3 's REPORT. Otae-rDO111 systern ; below this grade it wit[ be likely to prove a rhiltare. NEW {}3dAZWMAR SCHOOL. A new building for the grartimaar gravies is a present necessity. The overflow ftorn the Grant has this year deprived the High scliovl of one of its much needed rooms on the tower floor. Tlie High school in consequence has been compelled to send one department for recitations to the ball in the Francis. This division impedes the work of both schools. When the above arrange- ment was nnaade, it was supposed that it would be for this year only. It ought not to be continued longer, At the East end the Coolidge school is overcrowded nokv. It will not contain the pupils of that section next yenr. The new building should, therefore, be so located as to fornish relief to bath the Coolidge -in(] the Grant. The School Committee favor as site on the Adams land in the vicinity of School street, as the most available. . A building in this locality will take care of the gra ma-Laar grades in the easterly section of the town, while the Grant will provide f0a- those in the westerly section. This location is about the centre of the easterly section of the town. Mount Auburn street furnishes ready access frmn the taut canal the west, Sclatrol street fr0111 t`hC north and srDutla. For lauPiIs of the grarnrnarr grades, it is within walking distance of the Cambridge line on one side, and a district bounded by the lime, say, of Cornnion and Parker streets on the other. The saving of the East end transportation by this location will cairry more thati arse-half the interest on the cast of construction of the new building. It will be much nearer than thru Grant is at present to the dis- tl`ict about Union Market and the Arsenal. L pol)arlaus neigh- borhond is springing up about the Hood Rubber Company's ,works and the Walker & Pratt lllaanufactarring Company's new plant. The nearest primary schools to this new settlement are located in the new Francis at the centre and the Coolidge at the East. The distance is too great for children of five or six years Cf-rA11175TA.N'S REPORT. to walk to either of these schools. If they above named location is chosen, one room in the: new building wilt furnish as primary school for this district. In appointing a committee Ltt-t .lfnrch, the town het;an inane too early to cast about for $additicnj:i1 school rooms. The com- mittee is made tip as follows. — Edwiird F. Portcr, chairman ; O. W. Dirnick, secretary i Herbert Coolidge, George S. NVright and H. W. Otis. They organized rind began work early in the veaar. `I"hev will probably report at the .anneal ineeting on a site for a new building with complete plans, speciftaatioals -,raid esti- mates thereon. The construction of the new huileding should be begun as early as possible, and he ready for occupancy in the Fall. The School Committee have petitioned the LegiSI.LuIre for leave: to borrow the nioneay beyond the: deht limit. It should lien borrowed on at least thirty ye.ays' time. If the Legislatttn•e puss Ian act giving the to vn alathority to borrow the none., it Nvill be permissive only and to}t operative exre~pt lays vote of the town. The giving out of the boilers :at the Fligh school last spring used tap neaariv all of the $i,000 given the Committec last March for repairs. The old boilers had been in niore than twenty years and were pronounced, on examination, wom out and worthless. They were accordingly replaced by new ones. It is economy in the long run to keep school buildings like other buildings in brood rcpaair. The Committee accordingly 1'eile► s its recommendation of last year that the following special appropriation for school repairs be m.acie : — PARKIER Se;IIOOL. Laying nmv floors, $[40 00 Painting outside, two coats, 200 00 SPRING SCHOOL. Laying new floors, Zoo 00 Painting outside, two coats. 2Qo oa 14 CHAIRMAN'S RE'f.OKT. GRANT SCHOOL. Walls and ceilings, too 00 T'"M11.1PS SC1 00J.. Laying; new floors, F60 00 Tinting walls, main room, 100 00 New pupils' desks nand chairs, main room, 350 00 NEW FRANCIS SCHOOL. Concreting walks, 3135 GO Screezis for basement windows, and inside doors can north side, 140 00 COOLIDGE SCHOOL. Laying new floors, 100 00 Painting outside, two Coats, 200 00 Total, -$2,225 00, 'r.Hx CARE OF SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS. The rules and regulations for janitor service adopted last year have resulted in cleaner buildings and better kept grouiacls. Each principal of¢a building is expected to report monthly to the School Committee any failure to keep the building and ground neat and clean and. in ,good sanitary condition. The Francis school grounds have been improved during the year by the planting of:a number of beds of shrubs, and several trees. This beginning can be added to from time to time with good results. These grounds should be further improved by concrete walks on Spring and Common streets, and by cross- walks within the grounds. With a nicely kept lawn, goad side- walks anti a judicious .addition of shrubbery, this can be made one of the most attractive: spots in the town. In conclusion, I would express to the teachers the Committee's appreciation of their work. No vocation is or can become more CRAIR-MAN75 REPORT. honorable or more respo asitle than that of the teacher. To the free public schools of New England, nearly ;ill of us are deeply indebted. I-low can we better repay the obligation than by striv- ing as citizens, .as teachers or as committee to make the schools better year by year. Respectfully subn-fitted, HENRY R. SKINNER, Chairvian. , MINORITY REPOT. The Undersigned desire to be recorded as dissenting from the report of the majority of the Board on soiree matters, the se<rioUs importance of which is the austificration for this report. For several years the comnraittee has steadfastly adhered to the polio; that %v]aen the time was opportune, the interests of the schools demanded the seliaraation of the offices of principaI of the High School and Superintendent of Schools. The time: arrived for the oper-,ition of the policy, and the change was made Upon the recommendation of the School Committee, the personnel of which was the sank then .as now, with one exception. We think the wisclon-i of the change was apparent From the outset. Last year at the annuaal clection of superintendent and teachers, a ancaivrity of Lhe Committee determined upon .L cllallge of policy which was that the principal of the Grant Grammar School be also superintendent of all schools below the grade of the High School, and that there should be no superintendent of the High Schoen. Tile disadvantages of combining the two effaces had been frequently set forth during Mr.Dwelle 's occupation of theta, by the very members who lost not a moment after his dismis- sal in renewing the same arrangement under new heads. The Hi,h School is at present without superintendence or supervision, that can be called such, other than that given bar the principal of the school. Without any reflect oih upon the ability of the present principal, we maintain that in the High School the sairne necessity still exists for Official criticism, suggestion and co-operation, such as no member of a school hoard could be expected to give. It MINORITY RTMORT. 13 must ccihne from one Fitted lay training and experience as an adviser aalong the limes Crf secondary school work. In no other way cnn uniformity of standard and results be ensured. e also desire to be recorded as thoroughly disapproving the :action of the niaajority, in May last, in summarily removing from their positiUns an able aUperintendent, and an efficient high school assistant. In 'Mr. DwelleyF's case the fact was disregarded that he had for many years deviated his untiring energies to the best interests of our schools, and with marked success; that the high standir€l, generally admitted, of Watertown schools is attributable to him, who, by mature, culture and experience, was eminently fitted for the special line: of educational work in which he Was engaged ; lout we maintain that association with a community for years, in •.a relation like this, has a significance for value received which dollars and cents cannot convey. By common courtesy, lie was entitled to the same consideration from the Board whicli lie had ever shown throUghoaat his long service officially to every teacher in the ranks. Any consideration toward him Nvas strangely lack- ing, and heretofore, migdeu-jeanor or gross neglect of duty has not occasioned such as dismissal as lie received. In Miss Fitz's case the fact was disregarded that she was of utacluestioned ability, amply qualified to perform the dUtzes of her position ; that the thoroughness of her instruction was attested by the admission of all her pupils to Harvard College, without condition, in the laranelaes which she taught ; but we contend that if she was not entitled to consideration for these reasons, other considerations, her residence here, her education in our schools, her faithfulness, entitled her to courtuous treatinciit, and that we should put no blight capon her future by the method of her dis- missal. The public had the news of her non-election through the press before the secretary's notice could possibly reach 1wr. In neither of these cases had there been any deliberation by the board during the year. Of Miss Fitz, no criticism whatever r U NORITY REPORT. had been made ; of Mr. Dwelley, but the slightest. Ndt until the annual meeting and anoment for voting cage had we any knowledge that there was the slightest adverse criticism of Miss Fitz's work, but, as it appeared afterwarrl, the rnoveraaent had been predetermined elsewhere by a concerted majority sometime before the meeting for the election of teachers. Tile under- si;gned were not taken into account in the consideration of these m atters. A majority of the School Coninnittee has tine unquestioned right to make such changes in the teaching force of the schools as it thinks proper, and for such changes fairly and honestly :Wade, in a courteous and proper manner, no criticism should be made by us. A minority should not obtrude its judgment against that of the majority in the management of the schools, but we do protest against the line of procedure in these cases, and condemn that conduct of af3It ley which superintendent and teachers its any event, and particularly after faithful service, can be subjected to the indignity of abrupt removal without warning or due ind- m ation. The practice and policy of the committee for many years have been violated. In each of these cases a wrong has been inflicted that is not in the power of any one to remedy ; the committee has without just cause made the pursuit of their avocations, by Mr. Dwelley and bliss Fitz, extremely difficult and match less certain of suc- cess. The inevitable consequences of the injui:tice involved in the present instances to the individuals, and the use of that mower which usurps or ignores the common rights of others, compels ass to express publicly our dissent. Resepectfully subtuitted, H. ADELAIDE COOLIDGE, � Minority of DAMES H. VAHEY, School Committee. I EPOW OF FINANCE COMMIME Expenditures for Schools for the Year Ending LT anua•r y 3�st� 18�8. —.. ApproprLi. It SfiounL� fl,pnw. Expended. Salaries of Superintendent and Teachers .... $24,200 00 $23,668 5o Salaries of janitors rind Truant Officers...... 2,000 Qa 1,986 69 ,next-books .end Stationery ......... .... .... 2.000 Qo 20952 xr Repairs and Incidentals .... ...... .......... 2,1.00 00 3,Occa 64 Fuel .... . ...... . .... ........ ...... ...... 1,050 00 I,14c) '9 Transportation of Pupiis.. .. ... .... .... t<3o+n oo t,-34 30 Special Appropriation for RepEalm ...... .... T'000 00 11000 w $34,75L) 00 $35,ow 63 Amount of Appropriations, $34,250 00 _Received from Contingent Fund, 752 63 Total Expenditures, $35,ow 63 HENRY R SKINNER, .E-Irn ace CH.ARLES F. MASON. I Committee. Estimates for Appropriations for, 1818-99. `Salaries of Superintendent and Teachers, $23,750 00 Salaries of janitors anti Truant Officers. 2,100 00 Text-books and Stationery, 2,800 00 epairs and Incidentals, 2,100 too Ebel, t,650 00 Transportation, t=30a 00 $33,7 00 00 SUPERINTENDENT'S EPORT. To Me School iConi mtltee of Watertown LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,—Thc Superintendent of Schools herewith submits his 'first annual report, Itnd the seventeenth in the period of superintendence. Watertown has eight schools and twenty-five tuacbers that come under the stapervision of the present Superintcrident. These schools are the Grant, Francis, Coolidge, Parker, Spritig, Lowell, Bemis—classificd as elementary schools—and the Kindergarten. This report is, therefore, designed to he chiefly a record of the present condition of these schools, together with their compara- tive growth since the establishment of the Parochial school, its t SSS. `I'IM GRANT SCITOOL. This school consists of the three tipper gr,1111111 tr gr ules,� n melyF, the seventh, eighth, mid. ninth. In its orgiMIZation, it differs From any other school in town, being the only one that takes pupils above the sixth grade, and hCnCC the only Qne thrtt prepares pupils for the High school. In the school report of tSSc9-go (the first year the public schools felt the cfl :ct ref the parochial), the Grant school is credited with a total enrollment of 134 PLIJ) ls. Oil Noven-lber i, t g7, tile. number hail increased to 254 —a gai" Of almost per ce:lt, Meanwhile, the: nurnber of teachers has been increased from four to seven, or 75 per cent. Eight years ago the subjects taught here were reacting, wram-, spelling, language, arithmetic, geography, United States history, hygiene with special reference to effects of alcohol and tobacco, single entry book-keeping, 1-11e:sic' and sming. St71 1-:1.9"-t EINDEST'S REPORT. 17 In addition to the above subjects instruction is now given in ~algebra, geometry, physics, gymnastics, civil government, mzan- iaal training, and Latin. These new subjects, must of therm, were added to °c enrich the granina¢ar school course," in accordance with the views of Presi- dent Eliot and other prornin-ent ed:acators, whose influence recently led to a change in the curriculum of many elementary schools of the commonwealth :and throughout the country. The school has had the raregood fortune of infrequent ebanges in its corps of teachers, only one having resigned during the last eight years. This is clue partly to salary, which, compared with other towns inn cities in our neighborhood, males a more favor- able showing than clues that of our other elementary teachers, and partly to the one session plan, which, in the higher gram- Mar grades, considered from almost any standpoint, is much bet- ter for bath teachers and pupils. The appointment, last May, of the Principal of this school as Superintendent, made the services of another teacher imperative ; hence Miss Mary C. Worden of Newton was elected a teacher of the seventh grade. Miss Wor- den is a graduate of the Somerville High and of the Saalern Nor- mnZ school. She has also had seven Years' experience as a teacher in gnarnm ar school grades. At the Grant she has been eminently successful, both in the quality of her work and in her relations with teachers and pupils. The "overflow or that part of the seventh grade which, for lack of room, cannot be accommodated at the Grant building, is ,presided over by Miss Annie E. Brngdon, who, fortunately for Watertown, recently refused for the third time an offer of a school in our neighboring city of Newton at an advance in salary. Fast y oar the "overflow" was domicilwi at the Spring building, and while parents, for the most part, bore with little anurmuring the inconvenience of sending their children as long distance to school—in some instances directly past the Grant building and half a mile beyond—it was thought to be justly their clue that these children should he permitted to attend school at some point 18 SLrl'L.UL TE,ND NT'S REPORT. hearer their honnes. With this end in view, ;i morn in the Phillips building was tittt-d up, and about half the seventh grader was locatutl there. This change, while tarlording temporary relief to the Grant, could nut be effected witlimit more or less inconvenience and annoyance to the IIiglr sebool. The erection of as new school- house at some paint that will atllbrd general relief to the pupils of the Centre seems to be the only way to obviate ftarther difficulties of this character. Indeed, this course cannot be too strongly urged. Something must be done, and at sauce. The seventh grado wntains about [moo pupils, and i entitled to the serviees of another teascher. There is now no room For another class at the Centre, and unless such room be provided, a further division of this grade, which cannot lie put off longer than September neNt. will necessitate the sending of one third of these children—nobody knows where. There are, at present, only two .available school- roorns in town—tooth at the Spring building. From present indi- cations, heath of these will be needed by time: pupils of that district in the near future. Latin is tacaw a ra:gr.dats study' ill the highest grammar grade, it having been substituted For German, list Sepwmber. This change Nvaas made priiacipally for two rerasons (t) The teacher in Germain was a regular teacher at the High school. IIis coming to the Grant three tithes a week meant :a lass of his services to the High school, including; tirrrc sprint in going all(] coming, of ttt least three hours per week, or rza hours durinc, the school year. The teacher of Latin is a regular- teacher oat the Grant, and thus there is a saving to the High school, de- ducting recesses, of more than five weeks' service of one teacher. This is one eighth of the whole school year. r2) In most graminnr schools, Latin has hctn intro(iuc+ed whenever as foreign laanamige has been added. to the curriculum. This course has been taken, not so much to acquaint American claildrren with the: Latin language aas to aid these in acgariring a knowledge of their oven. In this respect—as an auxiliasr')F to SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT. 19 English—Latin is believed to have a greater educational value thin has any other foreign hinguaage. In the eighth mul ninth grades, and partially, in the seventh, this school is worlcing raricle;r• the departirientail plaii, which has its chief advantages in the two highest grairnrz ar graves. The: maainial training and the cooking room are in the batse melst -of this builcliaag. As to the Grant building itself, while in architectural structure it is generally admitted to have escaped by inure than :a hair's breadth being "a joy forever," still its interior is cornrortaahle and convenient, an] its rooms are pleasanter and more cheerful than are these of any tither school-house in town. FRAItiCIS SCH00J.. This school is 1-Mode rill of primary anti lower g7ammar grades —three teachers in the Fortner and hive in the Bitter. It educrates the pupils of the fiat six ,grades of the Centre,. the pupils of the fourth, fifth and sixth grades of Waverley, those: of the: fifth and sixth grades of West Watertown and Bern is, and those of the first six grades of the Arsenal district. Pupils of '4Vaverley, West Watertown and Bemis .are transported in barges. The school has two principals, Miss Hattie B. Johnson being at the head of the grammar department, and Miss 'tannic B. Patten the primary department. In r 5 9 the whole 31Limber enrolled in the gram mar grades was 138. The enrollment for the present year is zoo—a gain of a little niore tl}an 47 per cent. 'Meantime, the nurnber of teachers has been increased from 3 to ;, or 66 2-3 per cunt. This expan- sion of the teaching force, reducing the number 9f peaPiis to .Io for each teacher, has been of great value to the school. At the reopening of the schools in September, three of the five teachers in this department Megan work here for the first tune, Mary E. Patten was assigned to the fifth grade,Agnes G, D'Arcy to the fourth anti fifth, and Bessie H. Pike to the fourth grade. All are graduates of the High school, and of either normal or training schools, all have subsequently made good records as teachers, and all are now doing good work in the Francis school. In the primary department the number of pupils enrolled has increaser from 150 to i7o (luring the last eight years, while Elie teaching force has been reduced from fOUr to three. Thus, while the teachers here are blessed with single grades, they cannot be at their best with Eton' jj to 6o pupils in each graade. At the close of the schools in June, Mrs. Fannie M. Rose was transferred from the Lovell school to the Francis, taking charge of the first grade in SSepternber. here, as elsewhere, her labors have been crowned with success. Early in January, bliss Winifred H. Ben-yr of the second grade was-offereel a school in Newton at a teinpting advance in salary. As in the case of Miss Braxgdon, she did not accept, and thus Watertowit is to be congratulated on escaping for the present the loss of two of our eery }pest teachers. Miss Bessie Smith has been doing excellent work as Training teacher in this depart- ment. The grammar department of the Francis school has labored under great disadvantages in the past, prominent atrnong which are frequent changes in its corps of teachers. Nineteen of these changes have occurred during the last eight years. Since for three- fourths of this time there were only four teachers here, it will be seen that, on an average, snore than half the teaching force has changed annually. 'Success, with this experience, is manifestly impossible. Schools may exist but never thrive under conditions so unfavorable. Last April the departmental method, which had prevailed here since September, i8gz, was abolished, and subsequently these: grades have been under the class plan—e-ach teacher now laving charge of a class instead of a department. With a good corps of teachers; with the single ,grade system ; with forty pupils in at class; with each class under the guidance of one teacher; it would seem that permanency of service on the part of the teachers is the only thing needful to insure the future success of the Francis school. SUPERINTENDENT I S REPORT. 21 THE COOLIDGE SCHOOL. Like the Francis, the Coolidge school consists of primary and lower grammar grades. It accommodates pupils of East Water. town and Mt. Auburn as far east as the Cambridge line. In Superintendent D elley's excellent report of 1886, he spoke of this school as follows : it For the number of pupils taught, the cost of the Coolidge schools is great, and the cost of the school highest in rank espe- cially so. In fact, $Soo is now paid for the ednc.tti n of less than twenty-five pupils. As long as the building in which these schools are taught occupys its present site, this excessive outInyr is likely to continue. The school-house should be moved to some spot much nearer the village, and sufficiently near to accom- modate in its schools the children resident in the eastern part of the village." At the time this report was written, the Coolidge school con- sisted of all the elementary grades,—the seventh, eighth, and ninth being the grades above referred tons the +' school highest in rank." The total enrollment then was r 16, and four years later, in t8go, it was only io6. In September of the bitter year, the three upper grades were transferred to the Grant, and the pupils of these grades have since continued their education there, being transported nt the expense of the town. Of the rob pupils enrolled in r$90, 78 were: in the first six grades. The present enrollment in these grades. is i8o—a gain Of IO2, or more than r30 per cent., while the number attending tine Grant .school from this district is now 41, as against zr its YSgo. This shows a most wonderful growth in school popula- tion in a district whose numbers, by the records, were, until within a few years, actually diminishing. Instead of moving the Coolidge school toward the Centre, how- ever, as seemed wise counsel in 1886, the Centre now seems to be moving toward the Coolidge school. At any rate, this school has had a much more rapid growth tha o has any other in town, and 22 SUPERINTENDENT"' REPORT. we are now confronted with the necessity of speedily providing greater accommodations for the pupils of this district At prescrit there are only tht•ee rooms in the Coolidge building fit for occu- pancy—two on the lover, and one on the upper flour. The largo number of children in the first two grades there were 6o in November—made it necessary to furnish Miss Berns, the regular teacher here, with an assistant ; and so Miss May cQuesten was engaagcd, without expense to the town, as. ;training teacher" in these grades. Her work has been of is very satisfactory character. In addition to greater accommodations for the children, it will be necessary to add one, at least, to the number of regular teachers. in the fgill. The cost of transporting the higher grarnmar grades of this. district to and from the Grant school is a very important factor in considering the matter of increaser] accommodations. For the first fOUr months of the year beginning with September, t8go, the average cost per mouth of transporting 21 pupils was $27.71, while for the corresponding rnondis of 1897 the town paid an average of $67.16 per anonth for transporting 41 pupils. The- increase in ratio of cost to number of }pupils is explained by the fact that of the original number nearly Ralf were under iz years of Cage, while go per cent, of the present nurnber are obliged to pay full flare. Continxting the comparison, it is found that the total cost of transportation for the first year was $'j7•80, while the total cast last year was $61S.ro—an increase of$36o.30 in six years, or an average gain of$Go per year. Should this ratio of gain continue —and it now seems likely to increase rattler than diminish—the town will be paying $600 more for the transportation of these children three years hence than it pair] at the beginning. This is the present srlary of a regular teacher in the Grant school. 'r1dF PARKER SCHOOL. This is the third and only remaining school in town contain- ing the first six grades. In its organization it resembles the U 'tmIN'�TENDENT+S REPORT. 23 Cooliclbe, there lacing three teachers, cacti having; charge of two grades. It receives the pupils of the South side, or from the Newton line to the Charles river. Comparing the total enrollment of eight veers ngo with that of the present year, it is found that the number has increased from log to 134, Or a3 per cent. Tli4 gain in school population looked forward to as a natural consequence of the recent development of property in this district, has, -is yet, failed to rneet expectations. Indeed, the increase duritig the last year was only 5 1-2 per cent., while that of the year before was 13 1`3 per cent. Whether, in the end, 0111-fortrrer expect,1ti0ns art to 1}c re111iZCd hear, the future alone will determine. One thing, however, is certain. There need he no anxiety at present :as to the crowded condition of the schools in this building. The teachers here, while having a decided :advantage in sinall numbers, arc handicapped to a greater or less extent by the fre- quent changes in Iocation incident to an itinerant popuhition. Titus, while the total enrollment for the present year is t34, as already stated, the muncher belonging to the school November 1, 1897, w� 'S 01-11y 84. In coinp,aring the nurnber belonging Nov. I, 1897, with the total enrollment for the year, no other school its town having ran mar grades makes so unfavorable a showing :as this. T111-7 SPRING SCHOOL. This school .at present is composed of the first four grades— three primary- and one granini tr. The children of this district who have attained tiara fifth and sixth grades, its has already been stated, attend the Francis school. Eight years ago the whole saarrnber enrolled 4N'as 87, the school theca coniprising the first six grades, with three teachers. �To- vetnber r, 1897, the whole number erirolls:d WAS 122, while the number of teachers had been reduced to two, In April, 1894, the first year that the school was tinder the present organization, the total enrollment was 71. 'Compared with that number, the present shoes a gain of near]': 72 per cent. 24 SUPE ENTENDF'NT$S REPORT. The increase in numbers during the last three years is the natural outgrowth of the development of property in the western part of the town. Should the gain continue, as seems at present likely, the services of another teacher here will be necessary in the near fixture. In October, Miss Cutter, who has charge of the: first and second grades, registered 58 pupils. Fortunately for the health of the teacher and the general wel- fare of the school, Miss Gertrude Teele gave lien- services as "training teacher" in these gravies. Her work here has been very satisfactory. THE LOWELL SC1100L. This school aecornnl0dates the children of the Waverley dis- trict who attend the primary, grades. Formerly it comprised four grades—three primary and the lowest grammar. The members decreased from z8 hi l:887 8 to r6 in tSgo--gi, when the Lowetl school was discontinued wid its pupils distrib- uted among the schools of the Centre, being, transported both r ways ill barges. In the autumn of 1895, the Lowell school wits reopened and has since boon a primary of three graves. The total enrollment for the past year is, ?,g. The transfer of Mrs. Rose to the Francis caused a vacancy at the Lowell, which was filled by Miss Jennie Adams of New- buryport. Miss Adams is a graduate of the High and also of the training school of her native city. She was visited by the writer at Needham, where she was fOULid to be successfully- teaching a second grade. Her work in the Lowell school compares favora- bly with that of our other primary teachers. This is a well-equipped primary school, in it comfortable and convenient building. Its numbers are sinall, and its surroundings a rc not unpleasant; but it has three grades, and is located in a rural district,— the only public school so lacatcd in town. To most ;young teachers these are serious objections, especially the latter, as SU VE INTl;NDZNT''S REPORT. 25 ,under such conditions they are not only denied the companion- ship of those: whose: wider experience: is often of great value to them, but they are almost never visited at their work except by those directly interested in the school. 'rota: HEMIS SCHOOL. This, like the Lowell, is a primary school of three g jades, the gran-im ar-school children of the district being distributed among the Spring, Francis, and Greaiat schools. The highest total enrollment during the last eight years was .4,4 i the lowest, 31. During the ,past year the enrollment was 32. The school has been in charge of Miss Margaret L. Sullivan for the last twelve Nreaars. This is very fortunate for Bemis, as that section has thus been favored not only with an excellent pri- mary teacher, but with all the additional benefits derived from long-continued service of such Fa teacher. 'r11E KINDERGARTEN. This department of our public schools was established in 1895, and was referred to by the :Se:perintendent of Schools in his annual report of t$95—€96 as 'Ithe most important educational event of the year." In November, t897, it numbered 46 children. From the first the school has bee 11 tinder the careful managearaent of Miss Florence Gould, assisted by Miss Mary Knox. In his study of the nature of children, Froebel, the inventor of the "Kindergarten," found their chief characteristic to be rest- lessness, first of body- and secondly of mind. He satin that they delighted in constantly moving their linibs i that they were con- stantly curious about wli atever creme:within their range-of vision— anxious to touch, to handle, to alter so as to imitate known forms, all objects that ca:ne within their reach. He noon* that they were SOGiable, and nceded the sympathy' Off companions , that tlae;y had passions, aflections, conscience—attributes of a moral nature, .Which, in the process of growth, needed to be controlled, respond- .ed to, cultivated. Hence, to take the children before they are 26 SUPERUNTENDENT'S REPORT. ready for school life r to strengthen their bodily powers ; to ern- ploy the awakening mind , to exercise their senses; to exert .tt, influence over their whole being in correspond once with its nature"--these sire aniong the chief reasons given for the found- ing of the Kindergarten. That the advantages of this school are understood and appre- ciated by our citizens is evidenced by the request for its establish- ment in other sections of the town. East Watertown ernpli nsized its wvaants in this direction by sill earnest petition to the School ConimitteeIlt the closc of the schools in ,dune. The rapid growth of that Bart of the town makes such a request reasonable, and a Kindergarten should, aroad undoubt- edly will, be established there as soon as a suitable room for its occupancy is provide(]. The following reports of the special tearclaers will be rcattl with interest: DRAWING. MR. CII rtL s G. 1IAtt, Stc'iea•indelideaa# of Schoo r. I)HAR Siu—In reviewing the work of my department for the East year, I am pleased tea report a marked improvement, both ill the quality of the work and in the RMOUrit of interest shown by. the: pupils, It is 'low more fully recognized that the ability to draw well is not a gift possessed by a few, but a faculty which, to a cert;air, extent, may be trained in all. By this statement I do not intend to deny that one child nt,ay possess rnore artistic ability than another, but I wish to eniphatsixe the fact that ;all pupils, should be able to do neat, careful, and in as short time, ;artistic work. In the Primary school we open our school yertr with the study of color. The names of the diflcrent colors, then tints, shades, and hues, are taught, and the children are encouraged to look for color in the different objects around then. Next, leaves and grasses are arranged and drawn ; type solids studied and con- structed; designs drawn and cut from colored paper ; and objects SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT. 27 dra`vn. In the spring we return to drawing from leaves and grpsses. The time allotted to this subject in the Grammar grades has been divided into four parts. The first teas weeks :are spent in drawing from sprays of leaves, flowers, fruit, and vegetables. The next quarter in model :and object drawing. 24echnnical drawing is studied in the latter part of' the Avinter and early spring, leaving the last gUarter for design. During the year we have taken tip pencil shading with very satisfaactory results. The study of the works of great artists has also been introduced. The work of the High school includes drawing, of sprays of leaves and flowers, light and sliade from groups of objects and casts i .advanced work in design ; :and the use of Nv ater-color. Mechanical drawing is taken in the third and fourth grades. I regret that the time devoted to drawing in the High and Grammar schools is so limited. With an increase of title smelt could be accomplished that is now of necessity arnitted. There has been:a movement in various parts of the town toward beautifying the school-room. This deserves encouragement. A few good casts and pictures can the walls of the school-roosts would have a refining tancl elevating influence, and serve as an aid in developing mental and moral character. I desire to thank my fellow-teachers, the School board, and yourself, for hearty cod peraation with n}e in the work of this department. Respectfully submitted, ELIZABETH C. ALL EN, Watertown, Jan. zz, 1 Sy8. Sigter-visop, of Drawing. SEA IN' . MR. CHARLES G. HAIM, Suherintendeni of Schools DrzAu S111—Sewing is now taught the girls in four Grammar grades. The system in use combines great educational and indus- trial value. It teaches the girl to accomplish with her hands what she first counpreliends with her mind ; it develops the mental 28 $UYERINT'ENDENT#8 REPORT. faculties by leading the ebild to sec the close relation of one tiling to another i and, in the constant exercise of care, patience and industry, it hells to build character. A progressive course is laid out, in which arc used small models in practising the different stitches, all kinds of seams, and hems. Mending and patching in dif arent material, making of button- holes, sewing on of hooks and eyes, darning of stockings, etc.,— all these are taught in a systematic and interesting way. Neat- ness and exactness are required in all the work, and the child eels C11C0UVagCci at the continued PrOgrUSS she makes. Sewing is now recognized as aai, important .and essential factor in a girl's education, and one wonders, in the light of later events, why it was kept out of the public schools so long. It cannot fail to help a girl along the path to womanhood, to good citizen- ship, and to happiness, when she is thus better fitted to assume the in-ipm,t.ant duties of life. Respectfully submitted, MATT-ILDE 1FfRisn, Watertown, Jan. 17, r 9S. Teacher of Sewing,, COOKING. lift. C 11ARj.rs G. HA-M, Sieftrinlend nt of Schools: DEAR SiR---The class in cooking is at present made Lip of two divisions of fifteen pupils in each division. These thirty pupils are members of the eighth grade in the Grant School, and they receive thirty-five lessons of two hours each. The course em- braces the classification of foods, the chief elements of food, fuel,, etc., a system of Measalres, building and care of a fire, and care of kitchen and utensils. The forms of cooking taught .are boiling, baking, steaming, and so on. Vegetables, meat, Fish, and eggs, are cooked and warmed over. Soups, stews, and batters—graded from thin to heavy dough-- tea, coffee, chocolate, cake and ice-cream are made, and instruc- tion is given in the care of food and in sick-room cooking. It is attempted, also, to develop judgment with regard to the industrial need—the cost and buying of food materials, etc. House-keepers know that years are needed to produce any- thing like a skilled cook. Therefore, it will be readily seen that a course of only thirty-five lessons upon so wide a subject cannot be expected to turn out finished cooks. However, if, daring these lessons a moderate degree of proficiency has been attained, anrf with it a respect for the work, something has been accomp- lished. Respectfully submitted, ITEL-Mv A. HuHSTIS, Boston, Jan. 15, 1898. Teacher of Cooking-. MANUAL TRAINING. MR. CUARLES G. H.Ab1, Sz4eraaatc edent of Schools; DEAR SIR--The Sloyd work at the Grant School lads beer, carried on this year in a more satisfactory way than last, on account of the new launches with their end vises and facilities for holding the wood in place. The bench-stops have greatly aided in keeping the edge-tools in good condition, and, consequently, less grinding has been necessary. In order that the value of the new outfit might be appreciated, a lesson was given in sandpapering, shellacing and oiling the tops of the benches. Greater care was noticed can the part of the hays after this. The models made thus fair this year are the plant stick, pen- holder, tool rack, coat hanger, and sleeve board. One boy, who has had tool-work before, has made, in addition, a plant stand and hammer handle. As occasionally there is a boy to whom the regular course does not appeal, it is well to have some extra models from which a choice may be trade. For instance, one boy who was paxrticu- larly troublesome last year at the Francis School, asked this year if he might make a mail box. After making a driwing, he be- gan, but upon being shown the model of a mall box he came to the conclusion that he would rather wait trill he could do better 3t3 SUPERINTEN-DENT'S REPORT. work before snaking his. It was a wise conclusion.. He is now earnestly workirsf; at the re;uiar course, with the: Dope of making his mail box when lie is able. To have refused his request would have been disastrous. By means of this and other extra models it is hoped to gain a beeper interest than has yct been manifested on the hart of same of the boys. It is evident that too much whittling has hail the e[lcct ofblunt- inn the S#nsibIIInu's. NVIth the kit Ife, fiaialied Nvork c:arrliot allwaiys he insisted upon, mncl t1wrefore the boys grow accustonied to see- ing a lean trade of workmanship. Two boys who have recently copse into the class, free from a past history of coritinrinu:S whittling, gar€: entering Into the spirit of the work with -in enthusiasm delightful to sere. The knife-work at the Francis, Parker and Coolidge schools ls:ts consisted this year in making plant libel, teapot stand, pencil box, and boat. Spool stand and kc�y Board will follow. At the Parker and Coolidge, two grades lvn a been tZILIght, kite }younger boys making, pencil sliarpener, rule, silk winder, hexa� gonal stand, and other work in thin wood, Respectfully submitted, EMILY 2%1. DRrLw, Watertown, ears. 23, I898. Teacher gf';lfirnmal 7rainingr. Music. The Holt system of t»usic was introduced into our schools last September. This wits done through a series of t-nusic-renders ; called The Normal it USic Course. More time and attention are now given to Lhe reading of tnarsic, and there is a more careful study of its technique, cspccially in the higher grades. The improvement resulting from this course is already very marked, and the teachers are of lout one opinion—that the change w«s a Wise one. In 1879, the National Teachers' Association of Germany paused REPORT. 31 a number of resolutions concerning the instruction in music ill the elenjent:n-w• sclIools. From these are quoted the following, Which Seem to be eminently appropriate it this tillIC ( I) .. Exercises in rcitdina inusic should be a part of the sing- ing lesson all through the course." (z) LG In the teaching of even the simplest poPrilar song, the object must be to expressthat which poet and composer intended. The techniglle is not to be an aim, belt a triea115." VhRTICAI. WRITING. Watertown is one of the List tOW11S Of i it)PCrtarnce in the castern and Ina(lclle section of the state to adopt vertical writing. Tuts, in making the change, Watertown, for olrc:e, follows in the -%wake of its neighbors. To those UtIlIccirs101ned to the sight of vertical wS,rltiner, it is not so pleasin to the eve as is the slant ; but to those who have become Familiar with it from frequent observa- tion, the vertical is equrilly IF not more beautiful. The chief advantages of the system, however, lie not in its comparative beauty, but in the fiic1lity With which the gvcrage prlpiI learns to wtiPrite a good, legible hand. The I poor .%Friters" �alwwrl►°s ill .< srlfe rtwajority ill .ill schools—as a rtlle were unablr~ to write so well, under the slant systern, when they entered the seventh grade as when they left the third, three years before. That this statement is no exaggeration is well known to both teachers amd parents. `mic mason for this is found, chiefly, in the fact that the new subjects taught lit the grammar graces are thought to have a greater educational value thtin -writing ; there- fore, the latter doe: Iiot receive the care and attention here that it does in the primary graitles, iii which it is onQ of the chief studies. It is ilea el.riMed that the vertical systent will make excellent writers of all, but expmence has :dread)' proved it a great hell to those who write poorly, as they are enabled thereby, with little instruction from the teacher, to do their work in this line with a fair €legree of proficiency. 32 'SU1`KR tTFNDHNT',S REPORT. COURSE OF STUDY. The introduction of the Pollard system Of reading, together with various changes in text-books, bave necessitated a revision of the present course of shady for the elementary grades. Since September, the teachers have been working along the litre sug- gested by the course of study adopted in r892, making such changes as our new teat-books have called for, and also such others ;is time and experience have proved to be wise and judic- ious. This plan, however, is but temporary, and the Superin- tendent Dopes to submit a course of study in the near future- whi�ch will meet existim conditions, and which, if it receive the approval of the School Committee, will go into effiect next Sep- tember. SALARIES OF TnAcaaERS. Every city or town is entitled to the best set-vice in its public schools that can be secured for the moncy expended. 'There can be no difl`erence of opinion litre, and yet, fern cities or towns ever have such service, beCMISC of unfavorable: local conditions. For- tunately these conditions de not exist in Watertown, and there- fore they need not be discussed in this report. In the selection of teachers, it may be safely asserted that the Superintendent of Schools will seek for the very hest that are attainable. This is for his own interests, as well as for those of the community whose servant lie is. If, then, the salaries are as high, the sc1-1001-110uses as comfort- able and coo enient, and the work is ins'plensaant and agreeable, there Can be no good reason why the schools of one municipality should not be as good as are those of another. In its manifest interest in the public schools, in the social posi- tion accorded its teachers, and in the co6peration and sympathy tendered them in their work, Watertown is all that can reasona- bly be expected-of any comini:nity. But can the other hand, in the general condition of its school- houses and in the salaries laid its teachers, Watertown is not so fortunate whan compared with some of its neighbors. The on- • ���j�[;I�T�.�i�r1J L'��y� 1LEk'Olt'r. s�7 ward march of Time will undoubtedly compel the erection of new and better school-houses; but the question of salaries will probably be decided ill the future as in the past—lay the giiality of the service demanded in our public schools, measured by the ability of the town to pay for such service. It should be stated, however, in speaking; of our neighbors, that of the ten large gran-im ar schools of the city of'Newtoaa, five are housed in excellent, modern, brick buildings—two of which have been colnPleted titer' recently—unel the remaining Fire will no doubt, in tune, be equally well provided for. MGreaeer, the school committee of Newton recently voted to raise the salaries of its elementary t&achers from $6zo to $675. Should the city gcat�ea ttat a nt grant the: appropri:ttiaaia for this advance,'* Newton n will soon be paying $675 for the same grade teacher that Water- town now hires for 55o. Thus equipped, Newton would be :dale tO secure Illaaly of our nest teachers. CONTAG100S DISEASES. That there; should be occasional cases of scarlet fever and diph- theria among school children is probably winvoidable. At ally rate, all c:oana31unities supporting graded schools pare afflictcei to a greater or less extent with these dread diseases. It is natural that parents should be disturbed and anxious on such occasions, .and shoktld keep their children froin attending school fear fear of contagion. It is also perfectly tlatural that this disturbance and anxiety should become intensified whenever these diseases appear in a insalignant forth. Nevertheless, it should abate this feeling to know that the Board of Health, School Com- mittee, Superintendent, and teachers., are deeply impressed with their own responsibi]ities at such tines, and are therefore ever an the alert to detect and ccsutatcract<Rll such clanger. There have been, I regret to stay, three fatal cases of scarlet fever and two of diphtheria among the school children since Sep- *Since writing the above, it is ascertained that the appropriation has been granted. , 34 SUPERINTENDENT'S Ht-WORT. tember. In the eases of scarlet fever, all the children were mena-- bers of the Spring school ; in the cases of diphtheria, loth Nvcre members of the Francis school. There is no evidence to show that in any of these cases the disease had its inception in the schools; and yet on learning of these casualties, both buildings were irn1_necli;1.tC!1V close(] and thoroughly cleanses] by order of tlae• Schooi Committee. Thus, with the alertness of the hoard of Health, the watchful care of Elie teachers, Elie promptness of the committee, and the faithfulness of all, it is neXt to iMpossUc for a2ny c®nt-t&Las dis- ease to make ntuclr IreadMly through the nteditant of the schools. BARGE TRANSPORTATION. The cost of transporting the children of Bemis, Vilest Water- town and the Lowell district to and froaar the Francis scharal is four dollars ($4.00) larva- clay, which, allowing for holidays, vaca- tions and stormy weather when the barge sloes not run, will pi-nount to not far from $750 for the current year. Half of this s(rm is paid for transporting the children resident *in Bennis and West Watertown. Until the number of these children materially increatses,—there are 32 at PresUnt—it WOUld SeCIn WiSC to continue their educa- tion at the Francis school for two reawns . (r) They can be accommodated in these grades—the fifth and sixth---without iarconvenience and at the same tine receive the benefits of the single grade system. (x) The cost of another teacher- at [lie Spring school will exceed the cost of transportation by about one hundred and seveaaty-f ve dollars ($175). P OOh CT-USIO-N. In cmiclusion, I wish to bear testimony to, and express my grateful appreciation of, the faaithfulness and efficiency of the teachers, the confidence and support of the committee, and the c(a6 eratioh and goodwill of the patrons of the schools. These have been given without stint, and to them, in a ga-cat degree, is clue whatever of success has thus far :attended my efforts. " There- is no school," says a pronaiaaent educator, "unless the father, the. mother, the teacher, and the pupil keep school together:' Respectfully submittecl, CHARLES G. Hj-"I, Superintendent of Schools. Watertown, February a, E SqS. UPERI ITEYDEXT'S IMPORT. 35 .SUMMARY OP STATISTICS. I. Poj)ulatior�. Population of Waitcrtown, census of iS95, 7,788 Number of Children between S and 15 years of age, IVIay I, 1997, 1,714 II. Teachers. Number of Teachers in the High School, 5 ec Ls t; It Grammar Grades, 14 to ti at It Primary Grades, tI tt ti, 49 tt Kindergarten, 3 Number of Special Teachers (music, drawing, sew- ing, cooking, manual training, typewriting, and stenography), C Whole number of Teachers, 3S III. Pttpir*s. Whole number of Pupils enrolled, 1,290 Number over 15 years of age, 144 Average number belonging, 1,a3i ,Average daily attendance, 96S Fercentalgc of attendance (upon the number clongsng), 93.4 Truant [7#Jtcers. Daniel 1-1. Cooney, Salary, $4o co Linus A. Shaw, ct 40 00 Jaax•#�ar�. NM,IF. SCHOUL5. SALARY. Geurge F. Robinson . . ..... Phillips and F'rincis . .... .... $TjU 00 Andrew 1-I. Stone...... .... Parker, Spring, and Grant ... 7 0 00 _John Hogan . .......... .... Coolidge...... .......... ..,. L8a e0 Mrs. Ryan .... .... .... .... Beanis . . .... ............ .... 6i 00 E. P. Walker .......... .... Loire]]...... ...... .......... 6j aas Kate Patterson .... ... ..,. Francis. ................ .... 176 c0 sai 8UPEU NTENDENT'S ICHWORT. Mal: aa4 CG^�,'a �•5 rrj .. C� � v do � ran M M 14 Lo V u 41 b ° e^ nr er m p ro t+a s0 4 z # C 00 4'. �7 d7 9 ' ' Ln L i r. : . P4 cj vi 4-1 P: ka SUPERINTENDENT S RS.:I'OWT. sl rri OC} � rt �i C � n ,may L,s ar, tie, zn to) v; �r: s+ '1' rq e j Lr 'w �3 71 ^ •�. C17 M ell •� 71 >-� s �J `�° � :+ CIF rd � _ _ (?� 72 tA C� ` C� �� r u . . r y. zi • r=. W r a..f T2 p W .3$ SUPErVINTEtillE INT'S RKPORT. NA-MES OF PUPILS NEITHER ABSENT _NOR TARDY DURING THE YEAR. HIGH SCHOOL.—Ed ward Packard Cole, James Goddard, Lil- lian Beatrice Coldr ick, Mary Colligan, David Heald, Wendell Phillips Hudson, Carl Edwin Johnson, Raymond Ashley Fnney, George NVarvcn H aciclow, Robert Stack Keefe, Blanche Elias Moore. GRANT Sclrooi.—John D. C ui cy, Ethel Leighton, Mary C. Healey, J(.)hn Sullivan, Joseph H. Ladd,- Laud Lamont, Ethel S. Caney, C:rrric L. Cri.tclictt, Arthur C. Fletchcrr Frank C. Pollard, Charles Peterson, Pred. Norton, Everett Critche;tt, Eli- zabeth Goddard, Herbert F. Haddow, Ezra C. Il. I-Iatrtfe rcl, Bessie White, Anna Colliga n, Grace Phipps, Nellie Hogan, Elmer-Smith, Carrie Lamont. FRANczs Gr;AmMAR.—L"IU171 M. Dermon, Walter A. Dernicv Ethel H. Glover, Irene. O'Brien. COOLIDGE SCITOOL.---Beatrice A. Snow. Charles I'. Marshe I,. Walter Moore, Marry Sullivan, Margaret Ilogun. PARIGER ScIrOoL.—Earle Field, Amos "LkIurphy, Marguerite, Barnes. KA PORT OF THE HIGH SCHOOL PREI.VIIIAL.. To the .School CaY.M s ttee:— The Principal of the High School respectfully- submits the fol- lowing report for the year ending J;an, 31, 1898 :— The names of pupils who have been neither absent nor tartly dlaring the year, statistics relating to school attendance, and the number of books belonging to the town have been placed in the hands of the Superintendent of Schools and may be FOUnd ean- bodied in his report. Memberships Sept. 1896 . . . .. . . . .. . .... . 75. 6 June 1897 . .. . . . .. . . . 65. 66 Sept. 1897 . . . .. . . . .. . .. . . . 82. t� Feb. 1898 . . . .. . . ... . . . .. . 85. Twenty-seven of the twenty-nine Grammar Schoul graduates Of Junta, 1397, are in the l->igil School. Existing conditions Favor a farther increase in numbers and a mucia larger school in the near future. a They class graduating in ,wane numbered sixteen, seven boys and nine; girls. Seven of the class are pursuing a college course, two are sluing post-graduate work- in our High School and two are teaching'. It is due the t-eachers that I take this vpportunity to say that they, are exerting themselves in all possible ways to make our school a superior instita:tion and one that shall be ►ardly of the respect and support of the citizens. The pupils display a right spirit, are loyal to the school and true to their own interests as students. These are patent factors in determining the cliaraacter of a school and its development. 40 REPORT OF THE HIGH SCIWOL PRINCIPAL. The following table specifies.in detail the worl4 that the ptll)ils- acne doing. The absence of Physics and Chemistry from the pro- (71'atill-ne of the current year is due to a change in the time of the occurrence of these studies in the Course. Work of tht School, 1891-98. Number in each Class. STUDIES. Total. 1895. t 79co. T901. Engl[:;h ...... ...... ...... ...... .... I2 17 24 32 83 History ...... ............ .... ...I .. 17 24 32 73 Frencli. ...... ...... .... ........... S 11 ......l....... 19 German . ........... ...... ...... .... 12 14 30 6j Latin .... . ..... ...... ..... ...... xt 1-1 17 ' 46 Greek .......... .......... ..... ... 1 G 4 ..... 11 Algebra .......... ...... ............ 2 11 .... 32 43 Geometry ...... .... .......... ...... 2 9 23 ..... 34 Botany. .. .... ...... . ..... ...... .... 6f ..... 8 Zaiilogy...... ...... . ..... .... ...... 6 2 ... . ...... S Stenography. .... ...... ...... ...... r 6 it is 37 Type=writing . .... .... .... .... ..... y G 11 Is 37 Ltook-keeling ...... .... .... .... .... 4 13 .... 17 Drawing ...... ....... ...... .... 10 13 20 32 5 iusit .. . . . ..... ...... ...... ...... Ir 17 24 32 S Erni11t1:d. Frank W. Whitney. t897. Latin, Greek, Kathematias. Mary. K. Byron.... tSy . English, HistarY, Latin. Arnold Ziilli ..... i8gi. French, Gerinau, Greek. *Adolph C.Elv.... )+rencli, German, Greek. jean K. f lowch x$gp. Science, lrtathematics. I& B- Ilenrlerson.. IS96. Stenogrltphy, Tvpe-writing, Book-keeping. Elixabetli G. Alien. ISgi. DraA,hig. S. Henry Hadley .. 1882. I '.\Ius.ic. *SkibitiLULU for Mr.Lllllig� The Course of Study ndopted in J111y, 1897, extended the time for Shorthand and Typewriting to two years and made Book- keel)ing a second year study. Where is thr0ugh0Ut the c01111try tt.L''PORT OF THE H1G1i SCIT OL PR.11101PAL. 41 an increasing popular demand for these studies and their intro- duction into the curriculum is attracting many into the Hijrla School who otherwise ►vould have ended their public school edu- cation in the ninth grade. This is a great gain both for the school and for the pupils. They take a deep interest and are doing the wort, with credit and profit to themselves. They are at the same title securing the needed .and helpful training that comes front the study of Algebra, Geometry, English, History and German. Every effort should be made to have the boys asncl girls who are ambitious to earn their living in the business world feel that it is decidedly for their interest to tape the complete fOLLr years' coarse. Geed typewriters and stenographers are called upon more often than any other class of people to use and dis- play a thorough education. The business world employs talent of the highest order. Success and advancement are determined by the ability of the individual to progress, Tile fact that so many fail ill lusiness Must, to U great extent, be due to it lack of training and ability to grasp the underlying principles that de- termine success. The structure of business must he based upon .a broad intellectual foundation. Tile work of this department is much inconvenienced and re- tarded because the roams are not in the High School building, are not sufficiently heated and are not suitably equipped. The Science and Commercial Courses cannot he properly developed with the ,present. accommodations. The work for the corning school year will make it imperative that more space he allotted us and in the High School linilding, The pupils tinder the efficivnt direction of Mr. Hadley are pre- paring as public entertainment. We h aVe Musical t1delit of a high. order in the School and there is promise of a recital that will •connanaarad the presence of all lovers of good music in our com- munit_v. FRANK W. WHITNEY, Principal. THIRTIETH ANNUAL REPORT 11F THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY, of THE TOWN OF WATERTOWN, MA.�SA.CFiU�ETTS. 189 7. WATERTOWN PUBLISI-HED BY THE TOWN, THE LIBRARY AND READI G-ROOMS OPEN EVERY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 2 TO 9 O'CLOCK. The lower reading-rooni. is for the use of all persons who observe the common rules of good behavior. Newspapers, popular journals, mechanical, manufacturing ',ind building pe;ritAricatls may be found in places prepared for therm. Bound sets of Haarper's Magazine, of the Atlantic Monthly, of Popular SCielaCC Monthly, of sonic Cyclopwdias, an(] other books of reference may be found on the shelves. These inay be exaarn- ined freely and should be returned to their places in good order. ]Poole's index call be had ill either reading-rooan on application. The experiment will be triers this year of circulating as lianited number of the more popular periodicals for short periods of time (some for three days, a few for severs days) as soon as they are received. Almost all periodicals are bound as soon as the voiu mes are completed and are then circulated ns books. Minors of tht..'rtee n or niore years of age, properly reco n- mended by parent or others who will be responsible for them, may have cards and the full use of the Library. It is desired to emphasize the fact that persons looping for special information, not readily found, will on application, be gladly assisted to books by the Librarian, or may have for l nlited periods, special facilities in tlac Last of the resources of the Library. CATALOGUES, The CA-rALoGC7E of 1881, containing the larger portion of the looks of the Library, for sale at the desk, in paper covers, for 30 ccaxts. Copies of the aranua:l SLIpplements will be given as long as they last, to purchasers of the* C'.aataalogue. . Single supplements, 5 cents, The new Fiction Catalogue, in paper covers, to iF �in flexible cloth, � ,r BOARD OF TRUSTEES. 1597-9G. WALTER B. SNOW, Term expires irpa. JULIAN A. BEAD, id. D., 19ao. HERBERT COOLI'DGE, 1899. WILLIAM H. BU.STIN,Jiz., C' 1&)9 CH A.RLES BRIGHAM, 180. *GEORGE E. PRIEST, A. M., 1898. JEREMIAH J. SULLIVAN, from Oct. 1898. HERBERT COOLIDGE, Chairman. WALTER 13. SNOW, Secretary. "GEORGE E. PRIEST, Treasurer, CHARLES BRIGHAM, T'reasrcrer. t .Execalivc Comnliflee. HERBERT COOLIDGE, WALTER B. SNOW, *GEORGE E. P'RIEST, CH,ARLES BRI+GHA -1. t Committee on Books. HERBERT COOLIDGE, WNW. H. BUST1.N,JR., Da. JULIAN A. MEAD, Committee on Finance. *GEORGE E. PRIEST, WALTER B. SNOW, tCHARLES BRIGH-101, I JERE'.\IIAH J. SULLIVAN. Libra viaij. SOLON F. WHITNEY, A. �I. Assistrarrts. Miss JANE? STOCKWELL. Miss MABEL F. LEARNED, Mrs!; LOIS G. FITCH, in Pratt Reacting Room. *Deceased,July 23,ice. tr'rom July ZS,IS`7. 0-rum ec.f, IS4. officers of the Watertown n Free Public Library. FOR THE FIRST THIRTY YEARS. 1868-1898. "Ray.joijN WLI ss, L&68-1872, chairman, x868, 1869- *ALFRED Hui 4lf:lz, M.D., 1B68-IS79,secretary, 1868•1870, Chairman, z87 i, 1873-1876. *JOSIAFr S-r1C141q RY, 1868-187z. *Jasvvu BrRD, 1868, 1869. *J>ts r A. LOCKE, 1868-1873, chairman, 1870. *A131SL ABBOTT, tS63, Wig. tRxv.JA1bIE5 M. 131,.I.L, 1363, 'LIAVIn T. 1-IUCKINs, ; -D-, 1868 treasurer, 1868. *C11ARLES J. B-UtRY, z868, 1869, IS73-1883, secretary, ISM 1676, cbair- man, 1877-ISS3- JOSHUA CU ILiDGE, 1863-iS88, tr4 surer, 1871, chairman, 1872, 1883-1887, tGEORGE N. 4It►RCH, iMk)•1S87, secretary, 1871, treasurer, 1869, 1871), 1872, ISSN}, 1885-1887. 0GEGRor- K. 'S-zow, 1872-1884, secretary, 1877-1884. A. C. STOCKIN, 187z_I8Sa, secretary, 1873-1874, ('.rlARLES F. F ITT., 1879-1881. *REv. RolrrttT P. STAUSf, i882-iSq.I. treasurer, 1884. tW1I-LIAm CU5Ii1tiG, 188,1, secretary, 1884, RFv. EDWARi1 A. RA. n, ISS-J-ISS7. EDWARD E. Ar LLN, i835-z8gv, secretary, 68S, t8&6, treasurer, isgo. ALBER`I' 0, DAVIDSON, r885-iSgn, secretary, iSSs. tCHARLES S. ENstaNq I..i..L)., 1897-1 a, secretary. 1887, chairman, ISM, 1889. Hop.AcE W. OTt5, iSSS, treasurer, 1838. CLIARLE:S BRIGttA?M, M89-, treasurer, 1889, chairman, r3go-i894, secre- tary, 1895, treasuler. 780, i897, *G1:0RcE E. PRIEST, A. I., r8S9-i897, Secretary, 1889, i8go, treasurer, IS{)I-18c3, chairman, 1ST-r8g6, treasurer 1897. HERRIE T COOLIDGE, 1890-, secretary, 1394, treasurer,. 1895, chairman, T8g7. WILLIAM I-I, Bvs-riN,JR., 1890 -, treasurer, IS94, secretary, 18c)6. JULIAN A. MEAD, M I7., IS91--, Secretary, I891-1894. REV. J. S. CULLI?N, 1&)5-1S97. WALTI,iz B. SNOW, 18s)f•---, secretary, i897- JUK411IIAII J. SULLIVAN, ISg7- *D[:ccased, tr6loved finm Town. LIBRARIAN AND ASSIS'TAN rS. SoLonl F. Wvm1:Ev, A..`%-I., iihi°arian, zS6S-- N•i. AG-zz s GRi13&LE, assistant, 187�, zS73; nary Mrs. George 14. Chapin. NNELLIF HKADVI)RD, assistant, 1873-1877; now Mrs. Solrrin�on B. Stebbine. JANE STOCI-NNVELL, assistant librarian, 1877- ELLA SIIER1IAN, assistant' ssista 1t, 1S85-i888j now Mrs.jarneg E. Norcros-,. i3LL7N CUSHING, assistant, 1888; now teacher in Philadelphia. '17. E. MACURDY, assistant, 1889; now in Boston Public Library. L. LDuisE Win -my, catnlogtier, r$Sc)-i8g3; now Mrs. Lewis B. Tarltoll. NlAAF1. F. LLAKNED, assislant, X&P- I'LORA E. WISF, assistant, i8gt-iS93; now in the Newwn Library. NI,rK(j. RrT 13. WHITNEY, occasional assistant, iS<)O-i896; now hirs. R. G. Horde. Lots G. FiTcu, assistant in Pratt Reading Room, 1897- KE PORT OF TRUSTEES OF THE FREE PU13LIC LIBMY. By the death of Mr. George E. Priest in the middle of the year, the trustees and the town suffered the loss of an esteemed and respected member of this Board. fair. Priest Nvas elected to the Board in 1889, and throughout his term of service he was a conscientious and an enthusiastic worker for the people's library. His good jUdgMFUt in all matters pertaining; to the mariagert]ent of the library was hi15 ghly valued by his co-trustees. 1'+{Ir. J. J. Sullivan was elected by the Selectmen and the Trustees to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mr. Priest. In connection with their annual report to the town the Trustees of the Free Public Library desire to call special attention to the financial needs of the institution in their charge. As will appear by the table of statistics accompanying the Libranrian's report, the library uQw contains nearly 35,€00 volumes. That number dotr'htless would be considerably ex- ceeded if all pamphlets of acknowledged value were bound. Without reviewing the items of expense, and the incidental increase thereof -which a3 growing library entails, the Trus- tees would real-farm the opinion} advanced in pr•evioais reports, that no curtailment of the expense of maaintemUnce seems pos- sible without seriously impairing the usetulness of the Institu- tion. It is with regret therefore that attention is called to the fact that, the dog tax, as a means of support, appears to be REWORT OF THE T}.tUS'I`ERS. approaching extinction. From $728.46 received in iSgo, the receipts from the dog tax have dwindled to $384.75 in' 1897 ; and the sure available For 1898 will 6e but $305.86. In previous reports of the Trustees, and of the Librarian,- illusion has been made to the antiquated shelving, with which the library is equipped. It may not be generally known that as considerable portion of the pre"unt equipment consists of the bulky wooden cases that were in use when dies Li- brary was located in the town ]tall building. With this shelving, the storage capacity of the Library building will be exhausted in the ensuing year and it will be necessary to consider means for prDviding additional space. More room could be obtained by enlarging the building; and, while that remedy - has much to recou-anend it, the Trustees regard with more favor the substitution of modern steel stacks for the present heavy wooden cases. A. combination of loath methods would be productive of the nest rusults, but either method alone will call for the outlay of a considerable sum of money. Necessity, however, will compel the Trustees to claim the attention of the town for this matter in the near future. In the rnanagenzent of the interests entrusted to there, the Trustees desire to give usefulness the widest possible scope that the resources of the Board will :allow, and suggestions for the accomplishment of that end are cordially invited. The proposition, emanating from the Woman's Club, to open the reading ronan on Sunday afternoon has the approval of the Trustees; ctnd while the Board is empowered to snake this proposition operative, they would be pleased to have the approval of the citizens previously expressed by a vote in town meeting. It is the opinion of the Board that the increase of pop- ulation at the extreinities of the town now warrants the establishment of a few agencies, or delivery stations, through which citizens may draw looks from the library without the REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES. 7 inconvenience of making at personal vtstt to it. It is believed that such .agencies would materially increase the use of the hooks by citizens who, at present, are restrained by the y distance of their Moines from the library building. A large amount of binding requires to be done for which ,a special appropriation would be appropritate; lout, wvhile not requesting a special grWlt for that purpose, it is the opinion of the Board that, to prevent a furthcr ,accumulatim of books regaairing to be bound, and in view of the dirnimshed revenue frotri the clog tax, an a.ppropriatioa of Thirty-seven irty-seven hundred and fif , dollars, and the (Iog tax will be necessary for the caarrent expenses of the ensuing year. HIS RBERT CfOOLIDGE, C1trr.cmnam. 8 RE13UR.T Or, THE TRUSTERS. Stcatenient of the A2noillIt Eeeeiverl' and Expended by the Trustees for the Year 1897-18,98. Received from town appropriation, $51250 00 ii LL dog tax,ii ,�"� f J it sale of Cataloguea, 0 it to {roes, etc., I22 16 Paid out for Books, $763.66 ; binding, $3 t.98 ; periodicals, $i6o.ro, $975 74 Postage and P. 0. box, $i2.29; express, $r i.6o; supplies, $1 7.99, 41 5 Printing and stationerY, $33.46 ; crises and in- terior repairs, $6C.96, too a Painting and exterior repairs, 113 3 Duel, $145.25 ; electric 1"rbht and ",as, $301.47, 446 72 Care of building anti groutsds, $2Ga.c9o; extra labor, $15.6 , 27S 54 salaries, $1,337 27 $3,784 ao Unexpended balance, a 11 $3+i85 31 CIFARI.ES BRIGH.AM, Treasurer. Statevraent of the Condition of the Asa Pratt nz d. Amount invested, in liands of TI'tlstees, $5000 00 INCOME AND E PENDITVRES. ]3"1{11iee on deposit in tlie ' atertOWD SaV- ings Bank, Feb. I,1897, $1-J94 39 ltec'd interest on bond tr) Decen-fiber, 1897, 250 00 Rec'd irtterest can deposit in Watertown Savings Brink, 49 49 ---Paid S. F. "Alhitney, Librarian, for peri- $r}493 88 odicals, $175 00 Balance on deposit in Watertcwn Savings Bank, Fel). r, 1398, 1,318 88 $1,493 88 H. W. OTIS, Treasurer of 7rustee.s of Asa Pratt Fund. LIBRARIAN'S RETORT, To the .?'a-ustees a_,f`the Free Public Lih rary of Watet-town In making my thirtieth annual report, I may •carngratulate you on the continued prosperity which ch has attended the progress of our Libraty From its found.ttion in i86S, No disaster has fallen upon this institution since it 'was origin- ated in the generosity of citizens of the town and the free Ofler- in s of sons and daughters of foramter citizens of time town nearly a generation ago. No loss by fire, no considerable loss by theft to its treasures has befallen it, no boss by disease and death hits comet upon its immediate custodians. It is trace that almost all the: honcraable gentlemen who served they town as Trustees of the Library for the first ten years of its existence have either with the .floww of business like drifted beyond time limits of our town or with the a4vaancing years have been gathered to their reward, but with ripening years they should not be considered lost. They in spirit still encouriagc all who would create at demand for knowledge by promoting larger anel freer means for its pursuit and acquisition. In this hasty backward glance I cannot forget that of this list of honor of the first ten years, there still remain active in body and inspiring in spirit two whom may sa kindly old age bless with the reward of :seeing time fruits of their labors. Tor can I forget the paralyzing lass :among those who have come into this list of Trustees within time Last teat years, of one; who planned larger and better nica ns of extending the use of the Library with •caach added year of his service. 5o too, if I should sallower my mind to run over the long list of donors to the original fund or to the list of those wbo prompted the town to erect the new building by olf�ring of their own 10 LIBUAR-TA 'S REPORT.. means in advance full one-half its cost, I shoesld fiatd that they, too, have many of their gone to their reward. But here also, we find the names of a few whcm we delight to Honor, whom the memory of a good deed may still bless, and whose kindly spirit may yet in fuller measure encournge all efforts for the benefit of` this old town. EXTENT OF CIRCt;LATION. In the past year the home use of books lans been in slight ex- cess of the previous year. The use ficr capita has always been large, and it is a natter of congratulation than With the rapid in- crease in cheap reproducticrts of the more popular Literature, the number circulated has not diminished. It seems to nic that it would be possible at slight additional expense to greatly calatrge the circulation of books and to corn=sponciently increase the use- fulness of the Library. I will return to this subject later and ex- plain inure particularly modes of reaching out for such iatereased usefulness. The sta antics prepkrect with great care and presented in the appendixes shoeing the use, the service, and the accurritilation of the. Library for the past year, compared with the: nines pre- vious years, will no doubt receive that attention which their significance, demands. It will be seven by Appendix I that the increase in the hone use of books has been about as thousand volumes, thus making the largest number, except for one year, bi the history of the Library. The decrease in the number reported its having been consulted in the Library is, I fear, more a matter of accounts. than a re-ality. Books and periodicals found in the reading rooms- are not counted, those examined within the book-rooms have. been very imperfectly accounted for. C13ARACTER OF, CIRCULATION. The: character of those taken. home and of those accounted for as used in the Library, may be seen by Appendix II, which shows for each month the number of each class of books so far LIBI RIAN'S REPORT. 11 as we have been able to distinguish. It will be seen that the total numbers show about sixty per cent. of fiction and juveniles used. This percentage, larger than for several years, is partly the result of the'nose of the: new fiction list, of 'which more than. half the hummer printed have: been sold clurin the year. The- rise in percentage is full ten per cent., and yet I may say fifteen or twenty per Gent. smaller than to aTgny Libraries. OUR L11 iAIlY NOT ALL FICTION. It is the experience elsewhere as well as here, I may say in passim, that in-my readers consider only the works of fictiDll as worth their consideration. In our Library, historical, biographi- cal and geogrraphical works are quite as wvell represented. The arts and scienecs acid gcneral literature have also received special attention in making choice of books. Our Library began with a selected list of educational works, early received a crift of a small Wcll chosen library of religion and theology, liras been specially favored with a fund for the purchase of periodical literature %-v*lyich is constantly increasing our sets of valuable periodicals, especially in the direebotn of the useful art.-, and matnufactures. We have the entire set of the reports and other publications of the Patent Of-lice, while our shelves showy a good proportion of standard and rccunt: works of reference on all subjects. The numbers in any of these departments of literature would show a corresponding increase in use following they publication of a list for that class of works which has follow cd the publication of our fiction list. Sixteen supplements to a catalogue exhaust human patience. Appendix II, by comparison with other year's, is full of latent eloquence. NUMBER OF BOOKS AND X*AMPHLETS. Appendix I further shows that the full number of volumes now belonging to the Library is 24,361, almost the entire capa- city of the book room as explained in 1834, when the present structure was first occupied. The number of pamphlets and 11 LIBRARIAN'S REPORT. papers (28,6o4) is largely in ekcessof this number ; and this par tion of our accumulations, I may say in passing, presents a prob- Iem of great anxiety to your custodian when lie reflects upon the value and in its present unbound condition, the extreme perish- able nature of such a mass of initerials, the riccutnulaitiori in part of the past ten, twenty, and even thirty years. If these materials can 'be past into serviceable bindings, they will at once not only raise the number of bound volumes considerably nearer 25,000, but they will form an addition to the Library which will be ap- preciated by the students of all doming ycara,. The number of volumes purchased the past: year (qo9}, will be seen to be larger than for the year before, although not so large as in several other years. The tZumher given (126), is a fair average number, and shows a coast€ant berieficent source of growth. DONORS. By Appendix III will be seen the names of those who have contrihutcd during the past year to this increasing stare. It will he seen again in Appendix I that Besides the 126 voluriies re- ceived, we have also received 1,756 pamphlets and papers, be- sides the 3,435 purchased by the income of the As-a Pratt Fund. Among these bound volumes and imbound publications, some of them of great value, are gifts front the Smithsonian Institution, froizi the depairtmc:rits of our national government, And from the diRercnt clepart:i Baits of our own state goverJim rrt, some of then at the special request of our senators and representatives. We have received many €'axvors, incluc]ing two sets of current nurn- bers and a Bound volume at the close of the year, from the pub- 11dicr of the Watertown Enterprise, and fronn their various pub- lishers complete files of the Newton Journal, the Cambridge Tribune, the Walth}tan Free Press while published, Our Dumb Aninials, The New England TMessenger, The Christian Register, and in part the Woma n's Journal. The _Magazine Club has con- tinued its girt of current periodicals, which, while of use for im- niediarke circulation, will be of even greater benefit when bound into volumes. I,L131iAlli N"S REPORT. 13 It may be well to acknowledge the increase ira the amount of available revenue from the Asa Pratt Fund, which while it gives us annually For the coming five years, one hundred and seventy- five dollars instead of one hundred and fifty CIollars for periodicals For the Frait Rending Room, besides adding at least one hundred a nd twenty-five cic ll:ars annually to the permanent fund imposes ench year also an additional moral obligation u1jun us to preserve and prepare for future use this additional mass of literature. We have received no new gifts of Heaney during the pest year. The Union Paper Bag Company, however, has continued their annual coatribution, which is the same to us as money, of excel- lent covering paper for our molt used books. CURRENT PERIODICALS. .Appendix IV gives the Hiles of all periodicals received in the reading roonis and indicates the source from which they are de- rived. It also gives at the end, a list of periodicals w1iich are Put into circulation as soon as they are received. The record of the issues of each number proves that this experiment of trying to ineet the wants of our citizens in the circulation Of ri few of OUr best periodicals, is highly appreciated. As it becomes bet- ter known, the demand therefor will naturally increase. All periodicals are circulated can call as soon as a following number is received at the Library. PRATT READING IMOTM. I am pleased to report the unproved order and quiet and con- sequent satisfaction to all concerned frorn the presence in the Pratt Reading Room during the past winter of a constant attend- ant. There is a demand for the labor of such an :attendant in our ,,rowing Libya y besides the service at an information desk in the reading room, in inany ways. Here can be attended to certain clerical work besides the covering and preparation of books for circulation and the keeping of them in good sanitary condition. .appendix I reports the nuniber of books covered. 14 LIBRARL&N'S RBPORT. I would suggest the installation of a lift or some means of transporting books tticl information quickly and easily from one floor to the other. The attendant litre may thus co6perating with the attendant above easily, without leaving her place, answer caalls for books store€l ill the cases tail the ether floor. I would suit est, in this connection, since the experiments we have tried so fair have proved so successful, :ati increase in tine number of wall cases in this room, and a corresponding increase therein from our store of valuable an(l useful books of reference from the shelves above. This large and pleasant roam cyan be anade njore valuable let .an increasing number of people. We have many valuable works besides our bound sets of leading periodicals which from their sire or large cost are not expected to be taken hone, which tniglit be within easy reach of readers in this as in the tipper reading room. C.NTALOGUES. The public card catalogue placed in the delivery room,—as well as the office: card catalogue,— has been kept up during the year. A larger lot of miscellaneons lr:.Unphlets have also been catalogued during the past year. Searle preparation has been made to enter upon the formation of ca class catalogue of history and biography, i regret to acknowledge however that the com- pletion of this rnaach needed wort; must be suspended until some taecessary relief has been found to the cramped and crowded con. dition of our book shelves. It vvoulcl not be wise, as all can see, to publisli any new class list ,N itla the certainty of being obliged to rcarr ange, relocate, anil cousequently to renumber the books in the immediate future. YrICARLY SUPPLEMENTARY CATALOGUE. Among the additions made to the Library (luring the past year, -shown in tlae supplementary catalogue appended to this report, -one aright inentiooa the. Dater volumes of the Nationil Cyclopmdl t .of Biogrophy -(British), now numbering lifly-three volumes, and LIF3I ATUAN'S REPORT. 15 the first sixteen volumes of a valuable Nvork on the early history of our country, especially of the Northwest, 'i The Jesuit rela- tions and .allied dracuinents, travails of Jesuit aizis.sionarizes in New France, r'610—t791, edited by R. G. `I`ht+r'iaites, dautalishcd in the original French and Latin text and on apposite pages in an Eng- lish translation." The first fifteen VOIL ICS of Flarpet's lVeeltily, including Lhe years of the Civil War, (tB i—t865), for a Iong time out of print :and very scarce, have 1)een secured to Help complete our set of bottnd volumes of this graphic and interesting periodical. These volurnes are invaluable as material for contemporary history. The complete set of PiLtOtat 0MCC publications has been brought dawn to date by the purchase of the seventy-two large vialuar-Ies issued from December, 1893, of tl-le " Specifications and draw- hags of Patents." This is used by some of our manufacturers to the benefit of the twin, , bile it might be ma€dc more useful still by our younger men. The Supplementary Catalogue :also includes Rand & 1 aNgl- ly's Indexed Atlas of the World, in two folio volumes, bringing our geographical information down to elate; Slo rne's Napoleon, in four large, well illustrated volumes ; Wilson's New York, a monumental work can that metropolitan city ; Hurcd's Middiesex, in three large, quarto volumes, the part on Watertown contrib- 6uted by our own Historical Society,—the work a gift of one of Our own citizens, -ancl a large and beautiful work on Japan, the -work of Japanese editors and Japanese illustrators, some of whose work is most exquisitely done. Time WOUld fail to men- tion all of even the hest, but it is well to call .attention to the whole list by naming these. I have thus mentioned the principal things which I wish especially to call to your attention as thcy are summarized in the appendixes and supplementary catalogue. THE IDEAL LIBRARY. When the older men of the present day were youths, in the early days of the Boston Music Mill platform, there was delivered 16 LIBRARIAN 8 REPORT. in that hall a lecture on - The Inspiration of the Ideal." Many have found it a constant help to hold up before themselves an ideal of what it is desired to alcrarnpffih, and although for one in his own personal experience to confess it, it may betray weak— ness of will in the realization of the ideal, it cannot be doubted that for communities this elevation of the ideal is both wliole- soanc and helpful. What would tine ideal Library in this town demand in addition to or beyo11cl wit at we have at present In the first place, perhaps, better or fuller service on the part of:all persons employed in the Library. This gust come either by a change of personas employed for those of larger experielice or larger knowledge,--for I -, In certain that all now employed desire to do the best they can for those who use the Library car by a more hearty- co6peration of all takers or rea€lers of books. Possibly, if people were more ready to make their particular wants known, the employees would be able to render greater service. In the second place, the ideal library would require in addi- tion to what we have, meals of reaching people; whole it is no,,v not found possible to reach. Linder this licad agencies in the remote 1)arts of the t0w1- are naturally suggested. It would not cost much to express 11 lax of looks once or twice a week to Ni ft. Auburn, East Watertown or Bemis. That such a privilege would be priced is proved by an experiment tried by an individual the past year, until the burden provi• d too great for individual a:atcltanince. This person auks the town to bear the expense of a box each week by express. This expense could not be great, and the tow n by voting such a small amount would put itself in line with time city beyond, which has an agency on the other side of Belmont street. TIM IDEA1L. LIBRARY ALWAYS FOR USE. The i€teal library, like the ideal 5vater .supply, is always ready for Lase. If them' were sufEcient demand, the Library might be open more hours each day at a small additional expense. Or I,I13€ ARIA?ti'S RLaWORT. IT the Library might be open a portion of each Sunday or holiclati•. Perhaps certain people whose only leisure is at such tinics could and would get benefit from the Library which their employment now denies then. The employees of the Library, I ain certain, would heartily co6peraate in suc11 ext.anded opening as the Trus- tees and tlle town deeni best. The founders of the Library slid not wait for a demand for as library before ri-roving to establish one in this town. Ira their spirit we should be glad to hell) to create a demand for wholesome reading by any means at ottr command, and at any time. President McKinley, in his introduction to the ac Ilistory of the First Fifty Years of the SinithSO11 an Inn itaatlU13,"' quotes President George Washington as having said in his farewell ad- dress ; " Promote, then, as an object of primal')' itizpartallce, institutions for the general difl'ttsion of knowledge. In propor- tion as the structure of a government -ives farce to public opinio n, it is essential than public opinion should be enlightencd." Cer- tainly the town cannot go ,vrang if in answer to a caul from the Woman's Club, it votes to throw wide ripen the flood gates of knowledge, on Sundays or on all days. UNSATISFACTORY SHELVING. Not only floes the ideal condition of a library for service ask, but the daily actaMl needs of this Library in its regular work de- mands more shelving for its gooks. This rein-tins in an increas- ing sense the ;a most pressing need of the Library," as was stated in any last year's report. It cannot be necessary to go over this matter again. Your -wisdom must final some way to remove the difficulty. More shelving in the present space is possible, and more shelving on the walls of the Pratt Reading R.oum would be found exceedingly serviceable with, as at present, ,in attendant in that room. This additional and improved shelving in our book room would make possible the continued re-arrangement of books and so the continued re-cataloguing by subjects cf new portions of 1s LIBRARIAN IS REPORT. the Library, as commenced last year. This might be continued as previously suggested, by the re-arrange[nent find re-catalogu- ing next of our biographical aurcl historical works. Of course the must admit that the ideal library would have shore compact cases with shelves perfectly intercharngesible, and a5 1it most of the newer libraries would lra ve therm fire proof, in a. fire proof apartment. What a weight of amxiety would be taken frorn your ciistodian if the varic d and valuable collection, parts of which r-ozild Nvidl difficulty, V at all, be rcplaccd, if in the chAn;ea Which sr7ust be. made soon they COUld bC so nIaele as to rnakr- the boom.-morn cntirely fire proof. BINDING. WhRe some increase in the regular running expenses must be expected isi a l;a•oNVis11; library, and ours are low compared with other libraries of the same size, I deem it wise to ask for a special appropriation for binding the accunrulatiosi of periodicals of the last year and a half, and also for bisialing ai store of pamphlets and paapers, the accumY ilaation of many years, that common prudence requires should be put In serviceable binding, Cannot tin addi- tional appropriation, say of live hundred dollars, be obtained for this purpose i' _4 C131LDREN'S 1100M. In an ideal condition of our Library, we should be able to pro- vide for the younger children in some more fitting may than is at present passible. I feel that it is a good thing to encourage all children to form pleasant associations with books. They should, however, have brooks suited to their years and they should not be allowed to discourage by noise and confusion that soften comes simply from immaturity, active men and women froth fre- quenting the main reading rooms and from using the books and the periodicals which older readers alone can tappreci;ate. We need a children's room for children's use; this for themselves for their owsi arse and enjoyment, and for their elders, than the principal reading rooms may arflbrd the quiet and freedom frorn 1,11311AItIA 'S 1 A-,P0HT. 19 crowding which old(;r readers prize: and without which the: beat wort: of thoughtful minds is impassible. Thus with a Children's roam thv v arioats classes of readers might be provided for to the n3utuaal aadti,antage of each. AnT EtfiIDITS. I inight mention a movernent aainang the smaller libraries of this state in the directi€an of calling the attention of people more largely to works of art. Our Library was benefattecl recently by the display of as small collection of photographs representing the art t-if Venice, ;and by the presence of a committee of the Massa- chusetts Library Club to discuss the merits of such s collection and to make selections for :an e\hihition of photographs to l)e used successively in the di#lerunt libraries. I cOuld not help wishing 'we bad a better place to tiisplHy such pictarres. We are indebted to the publishers of the Youth's Companion. one of whom is one of our own citizens, fear the loan of two col- lections of original designs: of artists employed to illustrate their pages. These exhibitions were, as I have heard expressed many times, both useful and stianaalatiul;. Our woes young people cer- tainly can enjoy such worse, and more, perhaps will produce bet- ter ,work for having seen the draivings of the pvncil or the brush of sonic of our best artists. With these, :and following these, tiwe had an exhibition of works by artists -whose home is in our own town, to w1101e1 the thanks of the town are ciue. Some foreign cities are so wise as to pro vide free instruction in the highest ;arts. We cannot go wrong in helping in soane way to train eye and hand in the higher :arts that refine and beautify life. e have the promise of the loan of a Large collection of tine very best photographs of mountain scenery, both of the European Alps and of our lofty peaks and their beautiful slopes. BOOKS ON IWSIC. There is one other subject I would like to mention here. I have already reccivcd promise of help in the selection of proper 20 LIBRARIA''S REPORT. material for the nucleus of a sniaall musical library. Is there any one in town who Would like to contribute: means for such a purpose i' ADMTIONAS, xooNi DESIRABLE. Why might not some citizen of this town, or some former resi- dent of the town, be found who is aisle and willing to help this Library as some have helped other libraries in providing by will or otherwise for a much needed incrunse to our basil€ling. It is neither an ideal condition of things, tier sloes it seem fit- ting to ask the honorcd men of the town who are called without pay to give their time to the discussion of the deeds of the ideal library- to rneet In as little: crowdcd 'back room in the basement, next the boiler room. This is at present the only roam where they cin hold their discussions without interrupting readers. As has been suggested in former reports, and as I wish to hold up this matter for the continued consideration of saaane able to provide means, I Nvould again submit that -in addition to the building giving a room of moderate size, say 20 X'30 feet, op_ pvsite the Librarian's room, would answer well this purpose. Such an additional room would lac as proper location for our in- creasing collection of local history, it niit;ht have cases for works of art and for our more expensive illustrated books, including among other art works such a collection of musical works as I have al- ready anentioned :as desirable. Such as room might be made a fit meeting place not only for the Trustees, but also for occasional classes of the Woman's Club, or the ordinary meetings of the Historical Society-. It is the ideal service oi.as library like this to promote the objects of all such organizations in tl3e tovm, by helping to provide books and facilities for their examination . Such a room I am assured by competent .architects can be con- structed in ealtire har«wony -with the architecture of our present building, and it might yield on the ground Roor the desired chil- dreu's room which the ideal library would certainly provide. LEBRARIAN'S REPORT. 21 ALL CAN IIELP THE REPAL `FORK OF THE LIDnARY. While I nanlwe this appeal to the generositV, the patriotism of the wealthy, for rneans to provide sa greatly desired .addition to our present building and our other resources, I tivould also like to appeal to all good citizens to help, .as .any one can, the real Nvork of the Library by stinaialiatinn the young especially to a proper and sustained use of the Libl'ury and its contents. While son-je are getting great bood, some froin a want of personal influ- ence perhaps, .are not getting the best they inightf'ront seeing and reading the best books. Here is a field for personal labor with the young of all .ages, with lmn-iaturt ininds, where only personal labor applied to personal ends can secure the best results. This aid for which I wish I could awake so eloquent in appeal that all teachers {ai3d parents, and :all others would Linite their ef- forts, calls not for money, it calls for Itrore, it calls for personal hallor, for personal sacrifice of conveniunce fear a noble purpose. Thus would even our present Library-. though not yet the ideal, do a noble work in this community. CONCLUSION. Thus briefly, I have presented clriite a number of suhjects for yQtrr- cnitsidMition, and through you, by your court€:sy, I would suggest to the people of the town what appears, to me with my long experience here, the next most desirable things for our Library. I need not remind them that they are building up Ia plant of increasing valrlc and eflicioncy, .and :are furnishing it with nnuclrinery for great possible productiveness. With ilre highest Consideration for you personally, .acid for the honorable office which yott fill, this repoat of work accomplished, with suvoestions for future use is respectfully submitted. on SC}LON F. WHITNEY, Li6rarran. r ' I,113RARIAN'S RLPOUT. . 00 ^ram, f Cam'? 4�+� 1? 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AND I`A 1'F.lt G. :1Ili Tl mn Unitarian A-9,9miRtionr "Christian Register" 52 .ttuherst C,oIlege . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i Appleton k Co. . . . . . . . . . . . 1" Arumur fu4itule of 'I'ecli1101067, (311iCiago, I11. . 2 -Ba ldwin, Edward D., editor, ;r N[;wcon Graphic" . . 52 Barker, F. Cr., 11 Watertown Enterprise:" etc. . , L 28 Marry. Mrs. C. J., I Unitarian" . . . . . . . . . 12 Daum, Rev. Ii. Mason . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Bemis, Dr. G. V., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I Boston Board of Coiumis8ianem of t.lae Dept. of Parks . I Boston Book Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I Boston Public Library . . . . . . . . . 2 ai Boston Register of Deeds . . . . . . . . . . . . ;3 Bradlee, Rcv. C. D,, Family of _ . , - - - - - _ I Brown, Mrs. E- I . . . I Bustin, Williiiin I3., Jr. . . . . . . . . . . , . . y 'Cha,nning, Walter . . . . . . _ _ . . . . . . . I Charles Scribner's Sow , . . , . . _ . _ . . . . 4 Cuuniff, P. S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .' Di nveii. Peabody Institute . , . . . . . . . I Davenport, Dr. B. F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L I)avis, IIorme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Draper. Icon. Wm. F., ri Official Gazette of U. S.Patent Office," Priblic documents, err. . . . , . . . . 13 51 Elliott, Sterling, editor, 4a L. A. NV. Bull:tin and Good iRoud " . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Ensign, Ctiairles S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Farquhar, Dav!d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 26 LIBR,A1t.Ce!1N'S REPORT. Flagler, GLm. 1). W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Goodwin, Charlis 13. - . . . . . . Great Round World Publishing Cc. . . . . . . . . . 11 Gl iswold, W. M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Harvard University, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Kill, F. StAtth(ppt:, a ditur, 46 Cambridge Tribitn+e" . . 52 Hoar, Hon, i;ea. F . . . . . . . . . . . . . Home Market Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 11 one]it]it, 1-1. L Department of Foreign Affairs . 1 Ii Itnil Rights As,—,ociatlou . . . . . . . Kendall, .Jolla 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . King, Henry F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , , I Langle},, S. P,, See. of Smitlisonian Institution . . . . 1 Mumnis, Charles F.. erlitor, a'Land ref Sta315hhie" . _'a'IcCortni k, Cy m H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . l McCormick Harvesting ill;ueltine Go. , . . , . . . . 1 Macnlillall & Co.' 11ll€ok Reviews" . . . . Maim, Rev. Chas H., editor, "New Church ll me en- ter.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Mini. _1a icultural I.x1writnental Station . . . . . . _ 2 6 Mass. Civil Service Commisaion , . . . . . . . . . . 1 Mass. '(,'ommi.miml on Taxation . . . . . . . . . , . 1 )lass. Public Library Commission , , . I 2 az s& Secretary of the Commonwealth , . . . . . 41 `ll,t,,". Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals 12 Metropolitan fork Commission . . . . . . . . . 1 Haunt Holyoke College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nationn] 'Mimiciptil League . 1 iNe%Vtrs3t t7]li1'el'RtLICBt; Church . . . 1 Oliver Dittialt Co., I NIu Sic ai Reu-ord °f . . . . . . . . 12 Peabody, Peabody Institute . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Pierce, WIM11111 T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I Pierce Steam Heating Co. . . . . . . . . . 2 Pxutt, F. S. and C. 11. . . , . . . . . . . 1 Pratt, Geo. IL, a dit.ur, ;'Newtoal ,Itptimal" . . . 53 `Pratt Maitute, Brookly'n, 'N. Y. . . . . . . . Princeton Univen3ity . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . l Putnam's Sous, i4 XI otL's on New Book,;" . . . . . . :3 Robinson. Gem A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Shirley, list C. l,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . !1 Silsbee. Mtq. A. M. . . . . . . . . . . . l 1,I13RARfAN S IIEPORTr 2 Smiley, A. K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l Smithsonian Institattnll StIom', wa ltvr R. . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Society of Wavaxl ArchiWebs and Marine Eri inters Spirit of iG Publi.8hing Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1S SmAuck, Alex., editor, - Waaldlaln 1%lily I:reu Preis." 200 Stearns, Charles A., 1 iertric�al ,journals . . 1`?t} Ste aard, J. F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l Thurston, Lorr➢n A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 'Traveters' .inn-uraance Co., "Travelers' Rec+ml" . 12 Tufts Culleg;e . . . . . . . . . . :34 United Stales Bureau of F}W4a;Won 1-'niu rl States DellArtmelA of I.mhor . . . . . . . . . I ci Ilztitcd Stalws Director of tlm Alint . . . . . 2 United States Iuter3trat:e;("ouatateree C:ona117issiou . F United States Life Saving Service . . . . . . . . T United Stashes Uglttbouse Boasrc➢ . . United, States Superintendent of Documents , University of Pennnylvaluaa . . . . . . . . Unknown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l Walthunz CAN clerk . . . . . . . . . . - , - - - - l WtaCr own ]1 i :trisac CIn11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138I 11".ete'rt,]wn Woma8n's Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wells College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 W st.t eld Marble and Sandstone Co. . - 1 1i hitlloy, 51ri5.UwaW . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Whitney, Solar F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t4D Whimey, William m 11, . . . . . . . . . . . I 1 Whymper, E[l'SVard . . . . . . . . 1 Wlnthrop. Robert C., .Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . , I XYoma n',, hrlstLaan TeiuperFaueL°U16Ual, VIIiIQI SiUM:11", :tifF We Have received reporw from the public libraries (of thu ftvllD4vittg cities and towns :—Arlington (l{ohlii1)s Library); Baltimore, Ald. (EnOClt Pratt, Free Libraary); Bastolr; I3ruoLl n, N. Y.; Cambridge; Chelsea, (Fits: Public Library): Chicano, 111. (John Crerar Lil a T); Clakeliand, 0.; C'oncord- IWerartr; FItrlalatur ; Grand H apials, :Mich.; Indianapolis, Incl.; Lancaster; Lawrence: Leominster; I,ynn; Malden; Melrose; Minneapolis, hllastl.; Na- tick, (Morse IngtiLute Library); New Bedford; ,Newark, N. J.; Newton; N. orth amptou (Forbes Library); Patterson, N, I.- Poughkeepsie, N. Y.;. 28 LI-BR AIIIAN'.9 Id I'TORT— Providence, R. I.; St. Lords, Mo. (Mereantile Library As€ eiattion); fit. Louis, Mo.; .fit. Paul, Minn.; Scheneatfuly, V. Y.; Scrantou, Pa.; Spring— field; Syracuse, N. Y. (Central Abrary); Tauntoni Tokyo, Jalacn; IV,11- thant; Washington, D. C.; }1'qm(pun, (,rafts Library), Winchte.wr; Win- throp; Woburn; Worcester. We have received bulletins from the public libraries of the following cities and t sirrts :—I3nston; Brookline; Cambridge; Coneard; Fitchburg: Law- rairtei°; bl:inneapoli-. Minn.; Now I'nrk, R. Y. (Free Cixculatitl; Library); New York, -,%-. 1.; Nei ayk, N. ,T.; Sercttrton, Pa.; Springiie]tl; Waltham; Wilkes-Barre, N (Osteritotrt Free Library). 1,1L31t.ARU.,..N'S 111 PORT. 29� r"LPPENDIX TV. LIST OF PERIODICALS REGULARLY RECEIVED .AT THE LIBRARY. Those not foivmd b; the 17i eaatlxrag-roams may be called lvr at the Desk. American Historical Review. Littell's Living Age. A.renn. McClure's 11•Iagarine. Atherimum, London. Mass. Aggr. Exper. Station Reports. Atlantic Monthly. Musical Record. Blackwood's :Magazine. New Church Nlessenl er. Book Reviews. N.E. historical and Gen. Register. Boston Public Library Bulletins. New England Magazine. Brookline Public Library Bulletin. Newton Graphic. Cambridge Public Library Bulletin. Newton Journal. Cambridge Tribune. New World. Catholic World. Ninetccnth Century. Century `'Magazine. North American Review. Christian Register. Notes and Queries (London). Contemporary Review. Official Gazette of the U. S. Patent Cosmopolitan. Office. Dublin Review. Our Dumb Animals. Edinburg Review. Providence Public Library Bulletin. English Illustrated Magazine, Punch. Fliegende BiEtter. Qkiarterly Review. Fortnightly Review. Review of Reviews. F'orurn. St. Nicholas. Gaud Roads. Scribner's Monthly Magazine. Good Words. Specifieations and drawings or u. Harper's Magazine. S. Patent Office. Flaine Market Bulletin. Springfield Library Bulletin, Ladies' Hunae Journal. Travelers' Record. [,awrence Public Library Bulletin. Tuflonion. Laski of Sunshine. Tufts Weekly. Library Journal. Union Signal. Library News Letter. U. S. Dept. of Labor 13u lctin. Lire (N. Y.) Waltham Public Library Bulletin, Literary News. 'k ntertown EnterpriGe. Literary World. "~iaaman's Journal. 34 LIBIt A1RUIr'S RI WORT. ORT. PrRIGIDICAI.S GIvc'; Ise• TI3E WATERTOWN MAC.AZINE CLUB. Art Journal, London. Harper's Weekly. Atlantic Monthly. Life. Century. New England M a-azine. Forum. Review of ReviL-Avs. Graphic (London). st- N Mlollts. Harper's Bazaar. Scribner's Monthly. PFRIO DICALS FROM TIM 1\co` r OF T11E AsA PRATT Futin. Atnerican Architect. Journal of Education. American MaChinist. journal of Franklin Institute. American N aturulist. Kindergarten Magazine. Appalachia. Lancet (London). Art Arnateur. London Weekly Times. Birds. Mrassachusctts I'loughman. Boston Advertiser. Metal Worker. Mouton Globe. Nation (N. Y.) Boston herald (Evening Edition). New 11-ngla.nd Homestead. Boston Evening Journal. New York l Ierald, daily, including Boston Evening Transcript. the Sunday edition. Carpentry and building. New York Tribuaaa;, serni-weekly. +Chamber's Journal. OLIdng. Chautaauquan. Outlook. Decorator and Furnisher. Phowgraphic 'Times. Education. Popular Science Monthly. Electrical Engineer. Public L brirri". Engineering, London. Scientific American. Foundry. Scientific American, Builder's Ed. G.Lrteniaube.. Scientific American Supplement. [;rest hound World. Shoppell's Modern Houses. Harper's Matgarine. "Textile Manuracturer. I l;arper's Round `fable. What to Ent, Ilatrper's Weckly. Wool and Cotton reporter. I11tiagtra.ted London News. Youth's Compassion. (2 copies). PERIODICALS FOR HOMP US?. The following periodicals are isstleal as soon as received, for ]same reading, to the First persons calling for them. The tinic allowed duritil; the First month is three (3) days, after the first month seven (7) days. Atlantic. North American Review (A d(tY.{). Centery. (3 copies). Outing. Cosmopolitan. _ Popular Science Monthly (7 {;reat Round World. Review of Reviews. Harper's Magazine. ({ copies;). Saint Nicholas. McClure's 'Magazine. Scribner's Magazine. New England Magazine, WATERrroWN FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY. THE SIXTEENTH SUPPLEMENT TO SECOND CATAI-OGUE, 1898. W TERTOWN FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY. Sixteenth Supplement to Catalogue of Mi. The falfolriny list eanlains mast of the nelditions mode La Vie i1brury during I h:e i. nooba with no loclitioil number must be called for lry title. Abbreviation8 used are tlae same as in tLie Catalogue of iSS1. Books warked Ref. will be found in the cases tit they rqu1l#ng runin nr they inuy lies obtaln e4 try gplybig to the uttendanta At the desk. n1oks roar keel R.C• nmy ho consulted ]athe reftd 1tR rdrom by apply 1ng to atn one of the attendanta. Volumes of bound sets of periodieala named in Appendix III.,arnd eoine others,may be consulted by calling for tltelu by title and volume. So also sets of public doCuuicnU Will towel wid city.Mute and out lon. 11 stands for Pa mVhfeg orparrephlet Mae. Certntit UOferauce hooks,luolutiing treuttd ants of IlaLrper's inagazine and other ppert- otl is ale,may bo foiled on the open shelves of each reacting room. These ashould be carefully used and returned to their places. Those why gii d it lediou& looki lky Mt'01r Tr the 91XTEEN MIN TFIDSUPPd.E11HNT8 besides the prinled caltalogue Weif,artav fined at flit t ww—rf all nuthcgrs,titles,and subjeds arranged in ane ofphrrbel En Me CARD CA'IALOOUE in the dirfirery r"nt. A'linding list of all vicrius now belonging to the library has been prepared and is for sale at the nominal larks of t4un cerk"Kt kite irlbrury Delivery Desk. This has troth authors anti Iitlei arranged in one alphabetical geric3. A fetter cambined with,Rgtares is an easeast1*1 part of the riumber of some boosts,and should be given when caclling tar such i1cmired boa Aaron in the wildwoods. Harris, J. 0...... ...... .... ............ R814.11 Abbott, C. C. When the century was new: a hovel. Phil., 1897. 161. d131.5 Adams, Charles K. Manual of historical literature. N.Y., 1892.120. R.C. Afloat on the Ohio; histnrleal pilgrlmage of 1094 miles in a sniff' from Redstone to Cairo. Thivaltes, R. ia.... .......... .... ... 321.25 Africa. Joliustan, Sir H. H. British Central Africa....... ., . M7.34 Africa., Smith. Bigelow,Poultney.......... ...................... 305.43 Bryce, James, impressions of South Africa.... ................ 355.45 Garrett,Edmund, and Edwards, E.J. Story of at. African crisis. 88123 Schutz, A. and Hammer, A. The new Africa................. .. 355,44 Air and life. Varigny, f3. tie. (Smithsonian knife. col., v.39).... ... Air of ti WnS. Oohen, Dr. J. B. (Salithsonian Heise. col., v. 39).... Alaska Jackson, S. Education in Alaska, 1889-;15. (U. S. Bureau ofEducation) . ............. ................ .......... .... . T.L. lleport on introduction of domestic reindeer into Alaska. 1898. (U. S. Bureau of Education). ........... ..... ................ T.L. 4 Sixteenth Supple.mant-1898-o Alexander of ANcedon, Philip and. Hogarth, D. G........... .... 753.36 Alger, Abby L, in iadiau tents. Boston, 1897. 1y°...... ......... 434.45 Allen, James Lane. The choir invisible. N. Y., 18q7. 160........ A427.2 Alphabet. Itiicholsou, ► iu. An alphabet, [illustrated]. .... . ..... 4-47.27 America and the Amerleana. From a French point of view. .... .. 351.55 America. Discovery and Hist. LIEgtrange, R. Adventures, an watoblography, tr. by D. Daly.... .. .... .......... .... .... .... 354.61 American architect mid building news.Vo1s.1,0-66. B.1880-97.38v.41. American contributions to civilization, and other essays. Ellot, Charles Wnt;..... . ......... .... .... ...... ........ ...... ....... 101;3.23 American folklore gociety. Metna lrs, Vol. 1. Polk-tales of Angola.-w- ----w. .......... .... 435.32 " 2.. l}ousiauta folk-tales.... .... .... .......... .... 435,33 ►' 3. liahmoa sr+ngs acid stories.... ............ . 435.34 •F 4. Current auFaerstitibns. ,. .... .... . .....,., 435.35 .c 5. Navaho legends.......... .. ..... .... ..... 435.36 American highwaaya. dialer, ltif. 8.... ....... ............ .... .. 921.59 American history aeries. "Vol. 4. The middle period, 1817-1555. 131irgess, ,lr. YV......... ........ .... ....,..... .... .... .... ..... 822.61 Aaneriaan history told by contetnporarles, edited by A. R. Flurt. Vol. I. Era of cclonizat,ion. 1492-16S9..... .. .... ...... ... 875,23 ,American ideals, and other essays, social and political. Roosevelt, Theodore .... .. ...... ...... .... ...... ...... ...., ...... ... 1443.61 American lands and letters. Mitchell, Ronald G.. . .... ........ 475.39 American medical biography. `1'ht3achor, .fames, 2v•• ,...........728.17,18 Alnaestbesia, Sewl•centaunIFLI of. Oct. 101 1806.... .......... . . 958.5 Angot, Alfred. `i'he aturora borealis. N. Y., 1897. 121)............ 971.48 Appalachian mountain clula. Register. IS90, 93, 04, 06...... .... Arbor, Edward, cc?. Story or the Pilgrim fathers, 1600-11123, as told by tlaemselvea, their friends and thelr enemies. I.., 1857. 134.... 822.60 Arctic Nansen, Dr. Fridtiuf. Farthest North ............367.10,11 Araiold, T. IV. The preaching of Islam. Westminster. 1806. 8°. 526.35) An artist's letters Prong Japan. La FaaGrge, John. ........... ......., 377.13 Asia., western, A ride through. Brigham, Clive, L., 1897. 81, illus. 345 21 Atlases. Rand, McNally and co. Indexed atlas of the world. 2v.. Ref. Atmosphere In relation to human life and health. Russell, F. A. lt. {Smithsonian [Wise. cal., v. 39)...... .... ............ .... . Atomic weights, A recatleulation, of the. Clarke, F. W. Coneatauts of nature, Pt. 5� (Smithsonian misc. col., v. 38)......... ...... Audiences, suggestions to those who loop atnd listen. Holden,F,P. 441.31 Auroras b€3realls, Angot, Alfred. (International science series)... 4171.48 Authors and friends. Fields, Annie... .. ... .... ............ .. . 472.32 AutUrL. Harnerton, P. G, The Shunt; visit to the site of a Gaulish city on Sit. l3euvrny, with description or Autun. ..... .... .... . 871,33 Bacon, E. M. Walk& and rides In the country round about Boston. 'Boston, 1397. 160.... ............ ...... ........... . .... 342.32 Watertown Tublial ,Library Catalogue. 5 Bailay, L. I1. Garden-craft series. The horticulturist's rule-book. ....... .... ........ .... 922.52 Plant breeding. ...... .... ...... .......... ..... . ...4 022.53 The forcing hook. ............ .... ............. ..... 022.5-1 Bcjdwin, Wrn. J. Hot-wafter heating and fitting. N.Y., 181,10, Mus. 937.43 Balladry and barrack moan bnllaads. KIpling, ltudya.rd..... ...... .. 757.21 Baltimore, City gov°t of. (Johns I opkins nniV. studies, vol. 11).. 1056.3s Bassett, John S. Slavery and servitude In ?forth Carolina. (Jaahus Hopkins univ. studies, v. 1.1).......... .... .... .... ........... lUa$,3S Bain, L. F. Mother Goose In prose. Chicago, 180`7, 40. .......... 447.28 Board, J. C. Curious hoaxes and their tenants. N.Y., 1897. 120.... 921.62 Deoke, Louis. Pacific tales. N. Y., [18061, so.... ................ B394,9 Bell rock-, Building of the. (In Stevenson, R. L. %Vo rks. v. 18) ..-• - in445.41 Bellamy, Blaanc:ho W. Governor's Island. (Iri [list. New York)... S94.17 Bellamy, Edward, Equality. ('Sequel to "Looking Backward.")• 13436.2 Beach work in wood. Goss. W. F. R. Boston, ISSS. 1211......... 924.53 Ber$I?s, L. 11.,jolnt aughor. Some unrecogFaized laws of nature.... 936.52 Bergey-, D, H. Methods for deteraaination of organic matter in air. Wash., 1896, b°. (Smithsonian misc. col.).... . .... ..... BigejoW, Poultney. White man's Africa. N. Y., 1898, So........• 355.43 Bigham., Clive. A rldµ through western Asian. L., 1S97. 80....... 345.21 Biography. Stephen, Leslie, grid Yee, S., eds. Dictionary of na- tion,11 biography. Vols. 1-53........... ............ . Ref. Birds. Gibson, )Vm. 11. ISee h1s ,1iy sLudlo uelghbors.... .... .. .. . 947.2-3 Ifiller, H. M. Upon the tree-tops. U., 1897. 160, ions.... ..... 521.58 Parkhurst, H. P. Sang birds and water fowl. N.Y., 1897, illtrs. 921.63 1,right, 11*. 0. ant? Cones, B. Citizen Bird: scenes from bird-life in plain English for beginners. X. Y.,1897. 1.20, illat:s.... .... 9,36E 51 Also the t:ltatsdradeai periodical,Birds.... ........ ...... .... . ...... Bisland, Elizabeth. Old Greenwich. (Ire Historic N. Y). .... ..... 894.17 Blanc, 1lfarat. Whyca per, E. Chumouix, and the range of Mont Mane: a gulde. L., 1896. 12°, tufts., aga(;ps.... ...... •... ..••- 343.32 Blue fairy book. 1jang, Andrew, ed. L., 1505. 1210, illus .......... L269.7 Boissier, GasL01). Cicero Ruck his friends: a study of Roman society in the time of Cousaar. '1'r. by A. D. .lones. N. Y., 1897, 12-1.. 782.31 Balton,Charles Knowles. Brookline: the history of n favored town. Brookline, 1897. IF, f1his .... ...... .................. .... .... 880.20 Books and their makers during the uaiddle ages. Putumn, G. H. N. Y., 1SS6. 2 t. 90............ ...... ... .... .... . ..... ......446, 6,47 Bordor wars of New England, King William's and Queen A-nne's wars. Brake, S. A. N. 3.., 1807. 1"2.. .......... .... ......... $11.34 Bc)ston. Dept. of parks. Bd. of Com'rs. Annual report, 22d..... Boston.. Public Library. Annual list of now and inkporta nt hooks. 189GIU7. €3., 189S. So. ................ . .... . ..... .... Bowdoin and 'Veluple PuPers. Mass. lust. Society colleCtiGns, Gth series, v. 9, B., 1897. So...... ..........1. ... . ... ....... - Bra.dlee, Caleb Davis, 1831-1897. MiLn€rhester, Alfred. In mom. oriatcn. B., 1897. 12°. .... ...... .... ...... ....... .I..4. I... 782.10 6 Sixieenth Bradley, A. G. Sketches from old Virginia. L., 1807. 120...... .. B799.& Bridgewater, Xass. Xltebell, N. History of the early settlement of B. Including family register. 1897. S°.......... ........... 877.43 Briefs for debut+e on current political, economic, and social topics. Brookings, IV. DuR. and Ringtvtllt, E. C)., eds. N.Y., 1897. 12c. 472.33 Brinkley, Oapmff t F., Witor•. Japan, described and Illustrated by the Japanese. Written by entln-ent Japanese authorities and scholarrs. B. J. Millet ca. 1S97. •10, ithis., colored. Pau-ts 1-8. * Brinton, Il.G. My of the Now World. .3d ed. PhiI1k., 1R96. 120, 424.1 Religious of primitive peoples. N. 1., IS97. IT.. .......... .... 525.46 British Central Africa. Johnston, Sh-H. 11. N. Y., 1897. .10.... .. :357.31 Brookline, Moss. Bolton,C. K. Brookline, tho liWtorylof a fnvored town. Brookline, 18117. 1511...... ...... .... I... .... ......... 88020 Brooklyn, _fir Y. Pratt Institute. Report of the free library for year ending .Tune 30, 1807.... ...... .... .... .... .... .... ...... Brawn man's servant. Jacobs, IV.W. With The skipper`s wooing• J17.5 Browning, Elizabeth Barrett. Letters: edited by F. G. Ketiyon. N. Y., 1897. 2v. 12'...... .... ...... ...... .... .... .... .... ... 782.:.I:3,34 Brim, Samuel J. Tales of Lanl ued*c. San Francisco, 189U, So. Mus. $SN Bryce, ,fames. J`uspressions of South Africa. X. Y., IS9-1. SO-- 355.45 Buddha fields. Gleanings In. Hearn, L............ ...... ..... .... 351.56 Burgess, John W. ,Middle period, 1817-1858. (Atner. Min. ser). . .. 822.61 Caine,T. IT. H. The Christian. N. Y., IS97. 120, (4 ropies)...... C1:35.5 Calhoun. Ja11nCaldwell. Treut, Win. P. (In leis Southr-ru Mates- menof Ole old reglmo)...... .... ............ .... ............. 782.30 California., Mountains of. Muir, John. 111us.... .... .... ...... .. :352,507 Canada. Hist. Poberts, (Amries G.D. Hist. of Canada. B. 1897. 5°, 875.22 Thwaltes, R. G., ed. flee Jesuit relations And rallied doeuttlents. `travels of Jesuit missionaries In NPw Praore, 1610-174)1. +Cleve- 1:111tl, i$qli-`.1$. 1-1r. S° . ... ............. . ..... .... .... .... ....$7:3.21-34 Captains courHgeous:is story of the Grand Banks. Kipli ng,R. 2 col}. K573.9 Catherine 11. of Russia. Wrillszewskl, K. The romance of an empress .... .. .......... .... . ..... ...... ...... ... 792- 35 +Catherwood, Mary I-Ianwell. 'ne (Ir►vs of Joanne D'Are. N.Y., '97. C>36 3.3 The spirit of an Illinois town; and The little Henatilt. B., 4K. 160. C3B3. Ciortain accepted Heroes, and other essays. laodge, Henry Cabot... 132.46 Chamberlain, .sett. N. 11. Sainuel Sewall and the ►urld lie lived in. R., 1897. 124 port, Mus... .......... .... ...... .......... . 8VA4 Chambers, Henry E. Constltutioual histary of Hawaii. (Johns Ilt)pking u111v, studies, V. 14) .... ...... ...... ... ............. 1U56 :38 Chambers' journal. London, 1871276, So...... .... ...... ---_- C;han3puix. Whymper, B. Chamonix and the range of Mt. Blanes; a guide. L., 189G. 120. Alaps and other illu i .... .... ........ :343.32 Chandler, Juilan A. C. ReitresentaLioo 1n Virginia. -.----.- .I.... 1056.38 Chevalier d'Auriac. Yenta, S. Levert, N. Y., IS97. 124...... .... Y-11.1 Child of the Jagu. Xfarrison, Arthur..... ... ...... .... . ..... .... . N878.1 Ohild's garden of verses. StevenaDn, P. I..... .... ..... .. .. ...... 445.47 Watertown Pnbiic Library Catalogue. 7 Children. Meynell, Alios. N. Y., 1897. 16°.... .........• ....... .1!50.38 Children's ,rays. gully, James. X. Y., 11,iN. 120.... ............ T1 L.140 Choir invisible, The. 1%11en, James Lane...... .......... ...... ... Christian, The, Caine, T. H. Hall. (4 eoples).... .......... ..... Christian science. Eddy, Mary B. G. Miscellaneous rwrltitll s• 525.1.3 Christmas-tree, The first. 'gun Tyke, Uenry..... .... .......... . 525; 17 Church, Wm.C. U. S. Grant and the period of national pr•e ervittlon and reconstruction. N. Y., 1$97. 120, pore........ .... ...... .. 22.18 Cicero and his friends: a study of Homan society in the tine of €;cesar. Boissier, Gaston.... .... .. ..... . ..... .... .... ...... 752.31 Citizen Bird: scones from bird life, in plaln English for beginners. Wright, 31. G. and Coues, E........ ........ .................. 936.51 Clarke, F. AV. A recalculation of the Atomic ,,eights. Constaots of nature, pt. :i. (Smithsonian misc. col., v. 33.) .............. Clarke, J. F. Nineteenth Century questions. B., iS97. 120.... .... 533.12 Clemens, S. L. (,'1.{ark- T'traln). The prince and flip pauper.. ...... C625.6 Cleveland, Grover. The self ,nude inaa iu American life. N.Y., 120. 55165 Clodd, E: Pinueers of evolution, from Tholes to Huxley•- •>�• ••-• 021.60 Cobden club. Anuiversary (50tb) of the repeal of the corn laws. L., 1896. 160........... ...... ...... .... .. .. .... .... .... ...... 1010.27 Cohen, Dr. J. B. Air of towns. (Sruithsonian. Mlse. col.., v. 391).... Corot, John. Seebobrii, F. The Oxford reformers, John Colet, ErtLSmtls, and T.More.... .... ........ ........ .... .. ..... .... 183.3 Colvin, Sidney, Letters addressed to. (Ira Stevenson, R. L).... ... 4-15)-40 Co»aing people, The. Dole, Charles F. N. Y., 1897. 10°.... ...... 551.62 Comstock, J. R. and knna R. Mnnual for the study of iaisects. ICllaCar, 1 {lla. o.... .... .... .... .......... .... .... ........ .... 0:37.11 Cooley, H. S. Slavery in New Jersey •-•• .... ........... ..•. ....fn 1056-08 Cooper, Chas. A. An utlitor's retrospect,: )O yeare of newspaper work. L., 1R6. Sc . ............... ...... . ........ .... 46G,27 Corleone; it tale of Sicily, Crawford, F. 14[.. .......... .... ...... Corn laws, 5OLb anniversary of the repeal of the....... .... .... .... 1010.2 (Dones, Elliott, ed. Manuseript journals of Alex. Henry, ftir trainer of the Nnrthrvest co.; and of David 'Thompson, ci111el.d Keogra- 1--her of Elie same co. 17 DO-181.1. N. Y., 1807. •'3v. 8... ...... :3-15.1s.20 ,Taira✓-,author. Citizen Bird. See Wright, X. 0.... ........ ...... 930 61 Count of Nidecl , The. Erekmano, E. and Chatrimn, A.... .... .... El65A.3.5i Craik, 1).M. M. Fairy hook. ...... ... .... ...... .... ........ • C887.8 Crawford, F. X. Corleone, a tale of Sicily. N. Y., 1897. 2v. 12c. L 890.YS A rose of yesterday. N.Y., 1897, 12 .... .1.... 1::899.34 Creevey, C. A. Vlorvers of Held, hill and swamp. WK. 121. autos. 915.28 Crockett, S. R, Lads' love. N. Y., 18K. 12o ....... ... .......... C038,9 Cromwell's place in history. Gardiner, S. It..... .... ...... ...... 521-10 Crowd, "fire, a study of the populia mina. LeBon, G.... ......... 1051.50 CUrjoUe homes and their teriants. Beard, J. C.... .... .. .. .... . .. 921.83 Currier, John J. "Onld Newbury''': hilt. stud biog. sketches....... 97&61 8 Sixteenth Supplement-1 8g8--nf D'Axe, Jean tie. Catberwood, hI. H. The days of Jeanne D'A.rc.... C363.3 Monvel, B. de, Joan of Are. N. Y., IS% 40, colored Mus.... .. *447.20 Darkness and dawn ; an historic tale; scenes In the dins of Moro. Farrar, Frederick W ........ .... . .. ............ ...... ...... F242.9 Davis, R. Aucegtry of .lahn Davis and Bliza1 Bancroft: his wife, both of Worcester, A aasa3. San Francisco, 1S97. Sc .... .... ... 7:2S.1.9 Davis, Jefferson. Trent, Wm. F. (A leis Southern saYarteSfflen Of the oldr�.g rote)...... .............................. ...... .... .... 782.36 Davie, Richal-d Harding. Soldiers of fortuae. N. Y-, 1897. 120... D263.16 A year front n reporter's note book. N. Y.. 1898. 120,........... 351.67 Dawson, Emma F. An idneralnt house, rand other stories. San Francisco, 1897. 1611..... ............ .... ................ ... D272 DeVere, Aubrey. Recollections, N. Y., 1897. 511. pore. ......... .. 783.40 Dean, W., 0. Flora Of the 13iue Bills, Middlesex Fells, 'Stony Brook and Beaver Brook reservations. Preliminary edition, B., 1896. 80. pp. 1-4..... .... ...........I....... .I... ...... . 916.26 Debate, Briefs for, ou current political, economic, awl Social topics. Brookings, W. DuB. and Rinl;w:alt, H. C., editors..... .... ..... 472,:33 Decorative heraldry;it practical hand of its nrtiaatic treatment. Eve, G. NV........ ... ...... ...... .... . .......... .... ....... 2 41 .:i•l Dewey, Melvil ed. Papers prepared for the worlds'library congress, Columbian exposition. Wash.) 1896. 8. (U. S. Bureau of edue.) ----_- Dictionary of national biography. 7tel;11vn, Leslie~ and Lee. S., editors. Vols. 1-1. N. Y.i 1885-189g...... .... ............ ... Ref. Dols, Charles F. The coming people. N. Y., 1897. 16a........ .... M1.62, Dolomites, Through the. Robertson, Alex..... ............ ..... :3a1.5;3 lDoniestio service. Salmon, Lucy Al. 1897.................. ...., 1{144,40 Doyle, Arthur Conan. Uncle Bernne. N. Y,, 1697. 160. ldi'tts. ... . D7.5-1.11 '1.1e White company, a novel. N. Y., 1895. 12.. ....... ... ....... D75)4.1.2 Drake, Samuel Adams. The border wars of New England, Com- R10111y called king lVilliarn's and queen Anne's wars. N. Y., 1887. 120. Maps and Mus.... ....... ... .......... ........ ..... 841..%4 Dreams and ghosts, The book of. Lang, Andrew.... .......... ... L269.10 Dubois, Felix. Timbuctoo the. rngsterlousa. N. Y., 1898. 80, illus. 355.41 Durand,E.D. The city chest of New Amsterdam. (In Historic N, 894 17 Dyer, Mary, of R. I., the Quaker Martyr, haangod on Boston com- wou, ,Tune 1, 110. Prov. 19490. 120.......... ...... ........... 822.43 Marls, Alice Morse. The Stadt Buys of New Amstersla m. (Fro His- toricNewYork) ... .... ...... ...... ......... ...... ..... ... 891,17 Eddy, Alaarq B. G. M- scca'laaneous nvr tings. B., 1:897. 120, illus ... 32,.-1-t Editor's retrospect: 50 years of newspaper work. Cooper, C. A. L., 1896. 80......., ,... ........ .......... ... .... .... ...... .. 466.27 Edwards, E. .I., ,joia e aYrthor. Story of aty African 4r3=ia. .5'ae Gnrrett, E...... ................... . ........ ..... ...... .... . 881. ,3. EgTpt. Descr. and trcay. Pollard, J. The l ant of aja monutueats. 354,47 Eliot, C. W. American contributions to civiliZaation, and other ess.ayaa and addresses. X. Y., 1897. 80.... ...... ..... ........ 1063.23 Watertown (Public Library Catalogue. 9 Embree, C. F. For the love of Toulta,and other tales of the heels. Chicago, 1897. 1f# ..... ...... .... ............ ...... ..... .... . E;33sf. Emerson, Edward Waldo. John Sterling to sketch of fits 11Vel.... 153-36 Emerson,Ralph Waldo. Fields, Annie. (Ira her An thors aud friends). i72 32 8ce Sterling, J. and Emerson, R. W. Correspondence. .... ...... 135.88 England. Eseott, T. H,S. Social transformations of the Vietariuu age, N. Y., 1897. 120............ ......I...... ..... .I........ 1014.47 14Ic;Canhy, Justin. History of our own thues, frow the a3ee;ession of Queen Yjutoria to 1880..... ................ .... .... .... ....88,7.16,17 History of our own times, from 1SSOto diainond jubilee, (1897). $85.38 Mitchell, D. G. The later Georges to Victoria. (Vol. 4 of his "English heads, letters and kiugs.").....I...... ...... ........ 4T4,42.4 Trail], H. D., ed. Soclal hnglnnd progress in religion, law,;, learning,fists, industry, commerce, science, literltture and nyatw- uers from earliest thnes. N. Y., 1804-T7. 6v. 80..... .... .... t036.21-24 Epistle to posterity; recollections oaf many years of any life. Sher- wood, lZaary E. W...... ........ ............ .... . . ..... 783.32 .Equality. Be]lamy, Ed►wfard. (Sequel to "Looking Ila7oL- vaircl."),. 13436.2 Erasmus. Seeholun, F. The Oxford reformers- .1. Colet, Eraeae ins and Thomas More...... ..... .. .... ...... ....... 783.3; Brokmann, Emile and Chaatrian, Alex. The Count of Nridee;k, adapted from the French by R. 13. Fiske. R.. 1.897. 1211.... .... E655.3.5 Esoott;, 'U H. S. Social traansformRLions Of the Vic-or3an age: a survey of onurt and country. N. V., 1397. 13°...... .......... 1044,47 lJ'+ sd3i 3rs. Ronaaaues, G. J. ESL. by C. L. Morgan........ .... ....... -1,32.46 Europe. Goveraamours and partles in emirineutal Europe. Lowell, A. Lawrence...... .... .... .... . . ........ .... ........ .... ....1055J0,41 Literature. Saintsburc, G. The flourii king of roinance and the rise of allegory....... .......... .... .............. ............ 1332.44 Eve, G. W. Decorative heraldry; a practical baud-book of its artis- tictreaaLment.. ................... ...... .... .............. .... •112.34 Evil and evolution; an attempt to turn the light of Looderil science on to the; anclent mystery of evil.... .... .... ................ . i,22.48 Evolution, Pioneers of, from Thaales to Huxley. Cloud, Edward•- `121.60 Evolution of the art of uauale. Parry, C. II. 11....... ........... . :771.47 .Fables. Stevenson, R. L. (In l 1a Works, v. 20)........ .......... 445.e43 Fairy tales. Craik,D. U. lei. The fairy book.... ...... .... ....... C887.8 Lang, A. alp Own hairy boak. ....... .......... ...... . ..... .... L299.8 ed. I13iue fairy back.... .... ...... ........ .... .... .... .... .. .. L269.7 Pink fairy Davit. ..... .... .............. .... .... ...... .... .... L269.12 lied fairy book.... .... ...... .... .... . .... . ...... .. ...... . . U2610 Falcon of Laang ac. Whitely, Isabel ...... . .... ........ .......... . �VS@4. F06ma3us adventures and prison escapes of tire•± civil tear............ 875.20 Farrar, Frederick W. Darkness and dawn;or,scenes In the drays of Nero: an historic tale. ..... ...... .................. F'242.9 Fa,rrieas, J. J. high Point, N. C. [n.p.] 1800. 120 ......... .... . 363.43 10 Sixteenth supplement--18.98-0j Farthest uorth:voyage of exploration of the ship a°I%ram," 1893-'9G. \'a►asen, Dr. Fri►3tjof.... ...... ...... .... .. ........ . .. . . .......i{i .f0,11 Fiction, Aspects of, and other veuturesa in criticism. 4fatthe%v>, B. 453.60 Fielde, Adele M. A political primer of New York staateP and city. �:. Y., 1597. 160...... . ......... .... ...... .......... . ........ . 1012_29 Fields, Ginnie. authors and friends. B., 1897. 12''...... ......... 172.32 cep. Lift and letters of Harriet 13eearlaei Stowe. 13., 18N7, 1$�.... 7$2 3:3 First Christnraas-tree, The. VAN 17yke.. Henry...... .... ... ....... 52a 17 Fisher, Sydney George. Pennsylvania: colony and conitnon%yeaIcit. Vh1laa., 199"j. 120 .... ............ ...I . ... .. ............ ....... 8,11,17 Fishes of North and Middle America. Jordan, D. S.and Everma un, B. '41''. (U. S. `T►tt. 4Lus., Bull, 4 7). ... . . . ... .............. Fiske,Jolin. The Arneric a►+ revolution. B., 19911. 3v, 90, Was.... 825,31,32 Critical perlod of Atueric a►a history, 1783-178 1. 120, illus.... .... 625.46 Old Virginii L and her ne3iglibours. B., 189L 2v. 120, Miss.. ..... 822.65.06 Fiske, Ralph B. The Conant of Nideck. B., 191.17. I , lltnt ........ F'lorelace, Litearary landmark% of. Hatton, Laurence...... ...... . ;li,2.cal Flowers of ti►=lei, hill, and swump. Creevey, C. A................. 013. Folk-lore. G►miett, L, 31:. .I. Greek folk laoeay. Edited with es- stars on The Science of folly-lore, eta:., by J. S. Stuiert-Glennie.. B-4.43, 1 For the cause. Weyman, Stanley .I.. ...... .......... .... .... ...... W549. For the leave (if '1'oni cit, and other taalias of th nest►s. I ta�ree, C. F. E.535. For ilie temple; :a tale of tlae NII of Jerusalea). Hen ty, G. A. ...... H627.18 Forcing book. Bailey, l,. 11. Garden-craft series..... .... .... .... 922.54 Ford, Paul Leicester. The ;rust K. & A. train robbery............ P699.3 Honorable Peter Stirling. N. Y., I;S!I . 120. ......... .......... . F6913A The story of au untold love.. B., t897. 160.. ... ... ........... F699.3 ed., The Now L, n;l€and L'Atuer; a history o� its origin and devel- opment. X. Y., T3417. 80. itlus.......... ...... ...... ...... ... 526--is Forge in the: forest. Roberts, Charge; G. I). B., IS96. 1.3-'.... .... R.64-1. Fort F rayne, Story of. King, Capt. Chaarlc' ...... . ..... .... ....... K522.6 Forty-one years in India. Roberts, Frederick Sleigh, Lord.. ......5l�a.s2,;s;3 Forty-:six years iaa the atrmy. Schofield, John M....... ..... ...... 87-1.14 France. 0ov. Lowell, A. L. (In his Clov'ts !it Cont. Europe.) .... 1055.M flb;t. Gardiner, B. M. The French revolution, 1.781,1-'35......... 3.50.1130 Leann. Books ix Fronts. Hugo, Victor. Notre-dame de Paris.... 571.52,53 Frazer, It. W. British Indira. N. Y., 1897. 12a. (Story of the nation i) 883.56 Freeman., R- A. Sketches of travel In Normandy and Maine. la., 1897. 1011, Mus ... . ..... ...... ...... ......................... 351.54 Froytag, Gustay. The lost tnanusoript: a novel. N. Y., 1869. 80.. F895.4 Friends, or Quakers. Rogers,H. Marti Dyer, 0 R. I., the Quaker martyr hanged on Boston common, Jnue 1, 1660............... 822.43 From one geueratioa to another. Scott, $ugh S. .................. b1571.5 From the land of We snow-pearls: tales from Puget Sound. Rig- ginson, Ella.. ..... .... .......... .... . .... ............ .... .. H6 36. Garden-craft series. By L. H. Bailey. The horticulturist's rule-book. .. ... .......... ...... 022.52 Waterlown Tublic Library Calalogvie. lX Garden-craft series. (Cvneinneel.) Plant-breeding; ....... ... .. ...... .... .......... .. 92253 The forcing; hook........................ ...... ..... 9215-1 Gardiner, Bertha Marlton. The French revolution. 1789-17,93• r,., 18D5. 160. (Epochs of modern history). ..... ............ . ..... S50.30 Gardiner, Saainuel Ilk. Crocalwoll'a place in history. L., 180T. 12'- • • c,23.tad Garnett, Lucy B1. J. Greek fall: pocay. L., 1896. 2v. SO...... . .. I';1.4 3,44 Vol. 1. Folk-verse. Vol. 2. Falk-prase. Garrett, E.and Edwards, E. J. story of an African erisis: the Juineson raid a endJebannesburg revolt of 1896. N. Y., 18,17. 120. 881,2), General fedprnion of woMen*s clubs.. 53d biennial, Louisville, Ky., May, 1800. Louisville, 1896, S°...... ............. ........... 568.7 Germany, Lowell, A. L. (lit his Goveroments in eont.'l Europe)..1035.+0,41 GhoSta, The Boole of dreams and. Lang, 1......... .... .... ....... L299.10 Gibbon, Edward. Autobiographies from unpublished MSS. : ed by J. Murray. L., 18417. S°. part. ... ...... .... .................. 782.:33 Private letters, (17.53-1791,) Ed. by R. E. Praat11ers. 1,,, 1896. 2v, 7S3.3.1,:35 Gibson, W. H. My studio nelaliburs. N. 1., 80, idafus.. ..... ...... +,147.,23 Giea mines in Buddha t3elds. lleaarn, Laafea dio.... .... .... .... .... 351„roe Glennie, .1. S. S. Emily on The science of lolk•lore. (Iaa Garnett, Lucy 31.J, Greek fail:-poresy, Vol. 1). .... ...... ...... . .... 4:34.43 God's fool. 15chw ariz, J. Vaal der Poorsen. (.11aaa.rt€n hail-Lens)... 5398. Golden gossip, A. Whitney, Vrn. A. 1). rr ....... ... ..... ..... IV617.15 Golden treaasurv, selected from the best songs a;nd lyrical poems in the E€ - lidi language. Pulgrave, F. T...... ............ .... . 754.12.. Gondola 1&ys. Smith, F. Hopkinson. (Text of folio ed1tion)...... 1351.5S Goodnow, Fr€ink J. M€iuieipal home rule: a3 study in administra- tion. N. Y., 1895. 1.20. .. .._.............. .... .... .... .... ... 10.13.59 Municlpal problems. N. V., 1897. 12... .. ... ...... ... ...... .. 10 t,3.GQ Goodwin, Maud W. Fort Amsterdam In dots days of the Dutch. (In llistoric New York) .... ...... .... . ..... ............ ..... 94,17 Goodwin, Aland AYilder; Royce, _Alice Carrin.-tea; Putclratu, Ruth, eds. Historic :Year' York. N. Y., 1897. 13'-', Mus..... .... .... 804.17 Gass, W. F. M. Beach work In wood. 13.. 1888. 120...... .. .. ... 92-1.53 Goveralment8 and paartles in C011 iraaautaal 11.urope. Lowell, A, 1:,•,1055,40"11 Grant, U.S.,and the period car n3tianaal preservation and reevnstruc- tion. Ciaureh, W. C. (Heroea of the nations)...... .......... . 722.48 Grant, U. S., Wilson, Jattnes G. (Great commanders).... ...... ... 72-1.65 Gray, T. Stlaitiaaaoniaan phyi-dcaal tables. (Smiths. Lul8e. cal., V. J5).. Great Britain. 'Aaacy, Jesse. The English constitutiou.... ........ 1051j;1 Tr:aill, H. D., ed, Social England, from earlieaat tithes to present clay. N. Y., ISO1»97. Gv. 5°. ......... ...... .... .... ........1@36.21-24- Groat IC. & A. train TObbery. Ford, Pau I.eicister.... ............ 1?'Elil9.3 GreaCe. Mrillaalty, .7. 1'. A 6itrvey €of Greek CIVIIlr ft.titau•=......... 872.5 1lurraty, Gilbert. U1ist01'y of ancient Greek literature.... ....... .170.40 Greek rolk poesy: aantiotaaLe l traanstaations. Gokrnett, Lucy M. J. ...,-13i,13,34 Gregg book; or, freedom 1111der the snow. .1'011111, 11:11arara...... .... J745.1 1 a ' I�°e$2i`1�2dnest- BAR-a;, Greenha.lp e, Frederic `.L'., Governor of Mass., Life and work of. Nesmyth, James Ernest...... ...... .......... ...... .... ...... 753.31 Corey lady, The. Scott, U. S. (H S. Merrin;a1t, Tgieuel.).... I...... 1I571.4 GUeseea at the riddle of existence,ihnd other essays. Smith,Goldwiu. 522.:19 Uuin:ey, Louise Imogen. Patrins; (with) An Inquirendo into the suit and other Food parts of King Charles the 2d..... ...... .... 433.49 Hale, Edward Everett. Sasun's escort, and others. Y. Y., 1897. 120. H141.25 Hamblen, H. E. (F. Renton Williams, pscud.) On many seas, life and csaplaits of a Yankee sailorr.... .............. .... .... .... . H199.5 Hatnerten, Phillp Gilbert. The Mount: narrative of a vlait to the site of a Gaulish city ou Mt. Beavray; with a description of the neighboring city n€ Autun. 13., 1897. 13e. ... .. . .. 371.33 The quest of huppiuess. B., 1897, 120...................... .... 552.64 Hammar, August,joint author. The new Africa. Sm Schulz, A.. 355.41 Hania. *ienklewicz, ,Henryk............ ...... .... ............... 8572.10 Happiness, The; Bluest of. Hatuerton, P. G. ... .... .... ...... .... 552.01 Harlem Heights, Battle of, Sept. 16, 1-Ha. Johnston, Henry P,-.- 875.21 Harris, Joel C. Aaron in the wildwoods. B., 1897. 80, i#lus. ...... H311.11 Harrison, Constance Carry. The uuesrry maid of Arcady, _Uis lord- ship, and other stories. 13., 1897. 160. .......... ............. . U318.7 Hart, Albert Bushnell, ed. American history told by contemporaries. N. Y., 1897. 120. Vol. 1. Ern of colonfzatiion, 1492-1689. ...... 875.23 Harte, Francis Bret. 'Three partners;or,the big strike ou Che Heavy TreeHill ..... .... .... . ................. .... ........ ...... H327.20 Harvard Advocate, Stories from the, 1866.189G. C€embr., 1896. 8°.. II339. Harvard college. Cattulogus, senates aeaderalai collegii Harvlird- inni, 1866. Caambr., 1860. 80.... .. . ...... ..... .... .... .... . H&waii, Coastitul;lonal binary of. Chambers, Henry E.... ....... 1056.39 Hawaii. (Ire Shoemaker, M. M. Islands of the Southern seas).... 371.33 Hawthorne, Nathanlel, Memoirs of. LFtLljrop, Rose II....... .... 7a2.29 Hearn, Lafeadlo. Gleanings in Buddha fields. B., 1807. 120....... 351.56 Heart of oak books. Norton, C. E., ed. B., 1896. Gar. 120.... ..... 404.39-4-1 He ating. 86e Ilot ►voter 11C4Mdug. Henley, W. E. andStuvethsan, kw. L. Plays. (In, Stevenson's v. 20). 41.4.43 Henry, Alexander, and Thompson, David. MSS.jonrnals, 1799.1514; 1'xplomtlou and adventure among the Indians: ed. by E. Couca. N. Y., 1897. 3v., 8® ...... .... ............ .......... .... ...... 315.18-20 Henty, George Alfred. For the te;niple,a,tale of the fall of Jerusalem. R127.18 A march on London, a story of WatTyler's insurrection.... .... 11527.20 On the Irrawaddy : story of they first Burmese star...... .... ..... H527.27 One of the ''ell,: it tale of Waterloo. L., [189-]. 120...... ...... B527.28 Redskin alsd cuwbuy:a tare of the western plains. N.Y., 1896. 120. 13527.30 True to the old fl ag: a tale of the Atuer. soar of independence.... H5')TA6 With Clive In India; or, the beginnings of an empire...... ...... 14627.28 Witli Frederiek the great; a story of the seven :years' war....... H517.40 With Moore at Corunua. X. 7C,, 1897. 120.... .......... H527.14 Watertown Tvbllc Library Catalogue. 13 Heraldry, Decorative; a pracdiW hand-book of its artistic treat- mout. Eve, G. W. L., 1897. 120, Ulusr................... .... 442.34 Etewitt, E. Ringwood and ;Mary Ashley. The Bowery. (In His- toric: Now York.) ......... .. .......... ..... ..... .......... .. 894.17 Hevvaood, W. Sweetrer. History of Westminster, Mass., 1728•IS93, with a bidle, genesingical register of its principal fau1illes. Lowell, 1993. SO., Titus.............. ........ ............ .... . 878.0 Higginson, Ellis. From the land of the snots-pearl-; tales front Puget Sound, N. Y., 1807. 160. .... .... .... .... .... H036 5 HigginBnn, `1'hvanas Wentworth. Musachusetts in the army and navy during the war of 1861.6i7. Vats. 1, 2. B., 1805, 40-•.. , 847.21,22 The processiGn of the [lowers,and kindred papers. N.Y., 1807. 161. 423.26 High Point, IN. C. Fatrriss, J. J. ISM. 1?°............ .... ...... .. 364.43 Hill, G. E. and Waring, G. E.,jr. Old wells and water-courses of the island of Manhattan. (lot Historic N. Y.)..... ...... ... . .. 894.17 Hired furnished., being certain econaatrieal houaekeeping ndventnres in England. Wright, Har;aret El.......... ............ W932. Historic; New York. Goodwin, U. W.; Royce, A. C.; Putnam, R., etas. N. Y., 1897. 124, id[us. (Half [noon papers, la ser.)..... $94.17 History. Adams, C. i . Manual of historical literature: brief de- Forlptions of nanst important histories in Englisb, French, and German, with suggestions as to methods and courses of historl- u:0 study. N. Y., 1862. 1211.... ............ ........ .... ...... R. C. Hogarth, David G. Philip and Alexander of Macedon. N, Y., Ulu& 783.35 Holden, L. S. Mountain observatories in Atneriun and Europe. (Swithsonian mist, col.} vol. 37),.... .... .... ...... ...... ...... Holden, Florence P. .audiences: a few suggestiuua to those who Inak and listen. Chicago, 1896. 161, Mus...... .......... .... . 441.31 Holmes,QliverWeudell. Ficldls,Aanie. ([a her Author%and Friends) 472.32 Homes, Curious, and their tenants. Beard, Jalrpes Carter.-.. ,..... 921.62 Honorable meter Sterling. Fard, Paul Leicester.......... ..... .. F699.4 Horticulture. Bailey, L. H. Garden-craft series. The horticulturists role-book....... ................ 922.52 Plant-breeding ..... ................. , ..... .... ... 922.53 The forcing book............ ....................... 922.5.1 Hot-water headug and fisting. Baldwin,Wtn. J°...... ............ 937.43 Howells, Wnl. Dean. The landlord at Lion's Read. 1897. 120....H859.14.5 :eta opeii eyed conspiracy: an idyl of Saratagat. N. Y., iS97. 120.. H$ii11.?;5 Hubert, 1'iilllp G. Inventors. N. Y., 1896. 120, -class...... ....... 721.72 Hugh Wy vacs, free Quaker. Mitchell, S. W. 2 vols...... ......... M662.819 Hughes, `t'hs row;. Tom Brown's school days.... ....... ..... ..... H894.8 Hugo, Victor. Ncrre•datne de Faris. Paris, 2v. 120.......571.52,63 Humphreys, Mary Gay. Catherine Schuyler. X. Y., 1807. 120, (Women of ealunial. and revolutionary times)..... .... .... .... S82.34 Hurd, D. H., ,edtltar. History of Mlddlesex county, Kass., with bio- graphical sketches. Phila., IS930. 3v. 4°, cccus....... ...J....... *857.4-6 14 Si teentk Supplement-18g8-of Hutchinson, Rev. H N. Marriage custows in many lands. N. Y.. 1S97. 80, ttlus............ ........ ...... .... ...... .... ...... 1055,42 Hutton, L. Literary landmarks of F`�orenae. N. Y., 1897. 120, iflus� :..i2.511 Literary landmarks of Rome. N. 4., 18117. 121, £dins...... ...... :362.,5 In Elie permanent way. Steel, Flora. Annie.... .... .... .... .... ..... S813.3 In Inditxtt tents. stories told by Indians. Aber, Abby L...... ...... •1W45 In Kedar's tent. Scott, Hugh S. (U. S, Arerrinitan,pscu d). ...... .... M571.8 In. the South seas.• Stevrtxsou, R. L. (I1: 7Uq Works, V. 11F) ...... .... 45.42 India. Froxer, R. W. Brltis'b Iudlit. N. fit., 180 . 120.... .... ..., 8S:3.56 Roberts, F. S., lord, Forty-one years in India. [1�3n2.18i}3�..... 815.3I,:33 Indian rights assoelation. Annual report. 11th•t6tli. (1893.1997.) Phila., 1894-198. so..... ...... ...... ......I...I. .......... .... Publications. 2d. series, Nos. 7-•13, (aatcatpiplete) ............. .. Indiaue. Alger, Abby* L. Iu fndiutt tents: stories told by Flenob- scot, Passamaquoddy, and Mlcznuc Indians.... .... .... .... .... 43.-45 I3rinton,Daniel G. Myths of the new world. gird ect. ,Phil., 1899. 12Q. 424.1 Matthews, W.,coil. Navabo legends. B., 1897. 809 Was. ..,.. ... 435,3E Industries and wealth of nations. Mulhail, Michael, G...... ...... 1043.58 Inman, Cot. Henry. The old Santa W troll. N. Y., 1897. 80, iddtea. 345,22 Insects. Cockercli, T.D.A. Directions for colleutiug and preserv- InH scale hmects.... ...... .... . ........ ! .... .... .... .... .. . . S.I,Pub. Comstock, J. H. and Antra B. Manual for the srudyF of insects... 0,17.41 Gibson, Wni. H. My studio neighbors. 1898... ..... ...... .... 947.23 Weed, G. 11. Life hi3tories of American insects..... ............ !)21.01 International Amer, conference. See U. S. Internat. Anier. Couf. Inventors, Hubert, Philip G. N. Y., 1896. 120. (lien of achieve- tuent.). .. . .... .... .... .... ..... . ..... ........ ...... .... .... 721.72 Italy. Lowe]I, A.L. (fit his Guveraments in CQustlueut4il Europe,v. 1) 1055.40 Italy. See also Dolomites. Itinet aut house and other norlea. Dawson, Etntn n F...... .... D272. Jackson, S. Ed tie, in Alaska, 1889-195. (U. S. Ba. of Edu.)Spaneph. Deport an introd. of domestic reindeer into Alaska,. Wash., 1897. �-- Jacobs, W. W. Many cargoes. N. Y,, 18136. 120. . .... .......... J17.3 The skipper's wooing,and The brow u m,an's servant. X. Y., 1897. 117.5 jaraes, Henry. The spulls of Poynton. B., 16i37. 121).... ........ .. .T283.10 What MRIsle knew. Chicago, 1897. 160.... .... .... . ..... . ..... . J2$1.1 1 James, Wm. The will to believe,and other essays. N. Y., 1897. 1V. 5 5..171 Jameson mid. Garrett, E. and Edwards, E. .1. The nary of an Africau crisis. N. Y., 1897. 120 ... .................. ........ 881.2:3 -Japan, An artist's letters from. La Forge, J.... ........ .. ........ :377.13 Brinkley, Cape, 1%, end. Japan, describod and illustrated by the Japanese. Written by eminent Japanese authorities and sebolars, B., 1897-I898. 3 Nos. 41, thus. Some pdares colored all .Taprtrl... *Ref. Java, the garden of the East. Soldmore, Eliza R.......... I....... 351.53 Jefferson, Thomas. 'Trent, Wm. P. (rh his Southern statesmen). 782.30 Wate,rlown Public Library Catalogue. 15 Jenkin, F lee m i n g, X emo i r of. Stevenson,It. L. (In Jiffs Wo rh8. V. I S) 4 45.41 Jerome, a poor man : a novel, )VIlkins, �1ary E............ . ......WG85-2-5 Jesuit relations and allied docurnontzi. TrAvals of Jesuit missionaries 1 n New Frauce, 1610.179 1. E1. by R. G. Thwni Les. Vol s. 1-12... S-13.2 I- JeauB Christ, The story of. Ward, Ellzabeth Stuart Pltelps.... .... 514,23 Johns nopkins university. studies in historical and political sci- ence. Vols. 14, 15. Baltimore, 1896, 2v. 8`'. ............ ....1056-38,55 Contents. Vol.14. (i) Const. heist. of Hawaii,by T1.E.Cbamherg; (�) City govIt.of Balti mare,by T. P. Thoin Rs", (3) Colon]ELI orighis of Now Eng.j9enate,5,by F.L.Riley; (4,5) Shivery and survituae is North Carolina,by J.S. Flusett; (0,7) Representation in V1 rgin ia, by J.A.G.Chandler; (S) History of taxation In Connuotiout, IGJU.rj 176,by F. R. Jones; (9,jo) SlaVery in New Jersey.by It.S.Cooley; (11, 112) Causes of the Mnrylftud rovolutlein(if M'3,lyy F.E.Sparks. Vol.Ia,extra vol. Southern Quakers end slavory.by S. B. Weeks. Johnston, .sir 11. 11. British Ce n tra I A fr le a. N. Y., 1897, -11, il I us 3 57.34 Johnston, 0. P. Battle of Harlem Heights, Selit. 16, 17 7 6,,- -- .. - 875.11 Jok&j, Maurus. The greets book; or, freedom under the snow...... J743.1 Jones, P. 11. History of timation hk Connecticut, 1636177(i. ........fU1050-38 Jordan, D. S. and Everanaut), R. W. The flshe6 of north and middle America. Wash., IS911. 80. (U. S. Nat. Vjjig., Eid. 47).... .... - Keltio, J. S., ed. The statesman's year-book, 180, .... . ..... . . ....1041.15.10 Kendal, Rev. S., Biovraphleai ekottwh of, 1783-1814. Robinson, G. A. 176.16 XiBndall, rhebeMitchell. 'Marls Mitchell; life, letteriandjoartials. B., 1896, 120...... ... .. ..... ....... ................... 782.11 Kenyon, Frederic G., ed. Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning. N. Y., 1897. 2v. 121...... ...... ...... .......... .... .... ......7S2.33,34 King, Ccpt, Charles. The story of Fort Frayne. Chic., [1895]. 120. IK522.6 King or the BrolaCG-;,and other stories of New Mexico. Lumnis,C.F. L958.4 ]Kipling, Rudyard. Ballads and barrack room ballad,.L. N.Y., 1897.. 757.21 "Captainscourageouff"; story of the Grand Binks. N.Y., 1897. 121. 1-i573.9 Soldier stories. N. Y., 1897. 12Q...... .......... .......... ...... K573.8 Under the deodars, The i)hftutow 'rickshaw, Wee Willie Winkle. N. Y., IS95. 120.... . . . ................ .......... .... .... .... K573.10 Knight, E. F. Letters frurn the Sudan. L., 1907. W, Rhis.... .... 355.42 Krahbiel, 1-1. E. I-low to listen to music. X. Y., 1807. 120 ........ 441.30 Lad's love. Crockett, S. R. N. Y., IS97. 120 ........ .... .. . ..... C23S.0 LaFarge,John, Ati artist's letteria from Japan. X.Y., 1897. 8:0,illits. 377.V Lanciani, Rodolfo. The ruins aud excavations of ancient Rome, B., 1897. 12", maps and illus.... . ... .. .... .... .... .... .... .. .1 354.82 Land of the monuments: notes of E-yptl rin travel. Pol lnrd, Joseph. N. Y., 1897. ITI, maj) and Muo. ...... ................ .... ..... �554.47 Lmudlord at Lion's Head: a novel. Howells, Wm. D....... ......HS59.1-1.5 Lang, Andrew. Book of dreams and ghosts. L., 1897. 12'0.... .... L2,609.10 Modern mythology. [Reply to Max biller.] N. Y., 1807. 80.... 526.36 31y own fairy book. N. Y., 1895. 120.............. ............ L209.8 -ed. The blue fairy book. L., 1895. 121, fl1w........ .... ....... L,269.7 16 SixlerWh Supplement-18g8-ref Lang, Andrew. (CQfia6fniod.) The pink fairy book. N. Y., 1897. 121, ilhis.... .... . ..... ...... L209.12 The red faa3ry book. L., 1895. 12111 iflus...... .... .... .... ....... 1,26M Last three soldiers, The. Shelton, Wm. Henry ....... ........... .. S5d6.10 Lathrop, Rase H. i etmories of Haawchorue. B., 1S97. 130.... .... 782.1D LeBon, Gustave. The crowd: a study of the popular mind. K. Y., I897. 12'0.... .... ... .. . .... ........ .... .... .... .......... 1 QFr1.50 Leaves of grass; ineiudiaag Sands at seventy, Good bye my fancy, Old age eclaoeB, and A backward glanee o'er travel'd roads. Whitman, Wait.... ..... ......... .... ........ .... ........ .... *755.17 Lee, Sidney, editnr. National biography. Vols. 37-5,9.... .... ...... Ref. Leighton, Frederick, LoM. Addresses delivered to the students of the Roynt Academy. L., 1895. 80 9.. ............... .... ...... .146.45 L'Estrange, Roger. Adventaares 4:an antablography. L., 1896. 120. 354Z1 Libraries, Statistics of, anti library legislation in the L.T. S. (U. S. Bureau of education)............ .... ... ..., ....... ....... Life histories of AmQrivan insects. Weed, C. aM.......... .... .... .. 921.61 Liu McLean. Wister, Gwen.... . ............. .... .... ...... . W817.3 Liquor problem in its legislative aapects. Wlnes, F.H.and Karen, J. 504-35 Literary history of the American reVolution, 1764-1783. Tyler, M. C. Vol. 1, 17613-1776...... .... ... ... ........ .... .. .. .. $45.14 Literary landmarks of Florence. Button, L...... ............ .... 352.56 Literary landmarks of Rome. Button, L.. .......... .*.... ....... 352.55 Literatures of the world; edited by E. Gosse. An+uientGreek literature, by Gilbert Murray.... ...,.... ........ 470.40 Little Renault. Cather►,rood, Uaary H ........ .... ........ ....9..... b,C363. Lodge, Henry Cabot. Certniu accepted heroes, and other easaays to literature and politics. N. Y., 1897. 1'20.... ........ ...... ..... 432.40 Longfellow. .11eury Wardswarth. Fields, Ginnie.. ................ In 472.32 Lost manuscript: as novel. Freytag, Gustav ...... ...... ........... F895.4 Lowell, A. Lawrence. Governments and p}artlOa in COnrinentA Fat- rope. B., ISM. 2v. go...... ...... .... ..:.. . ..... .... .......1Qa5:tQ}11 Lowell, Ja meg Russell. Complete poetical works. B., 1896. 8°,. .. 75, .1U Lummis, ChauVleaa F. The king of the Broacos, and other stories of New Mexico. N. Y., 1897, 12", Rhis. . ........ ...... ........ 1,068.4 UcAdie, A. Equipmeut and work of an Aero-physical observatory, (Snrithsonlaan unisc.4ol., Vol, 39.).... .McCarthy, Justin. history of our own times, from 1880 to the dia- mood jubllce (1'J97), (eoratirtu atioa of his history oC our own dines from the accession of Queen Victoria to 1880. 885.�6,17).. $85.38 McG[~ady, Edward. History of South Oarolinaa under the proprie- tary government, 1670.1719. N. Y., 1897. 80, maps.... .... .... 822.6$ McLennan, Win. Spani$h John. N. Y., 1213, i1jus. ..... .......... Mia4Ja Msohiavelli, Nfiocola. Roaaaaanes lecture. Uorley, John.... ...... i83.16 Ma.cnab, Frances, On veldt and farm, In Bechuanaland; Gaps: Colony I The `i'rnsnava.al; and Y ata). L., 1897, 12c, map.... .... 353.41 Watertown (Public; Library Catalogue. 17 Macy, Je1se-. English constitution. N. Y., 1897. ........ 1051.49 Maeterli-nck, 11. The tretiture of the humble. N. Y., 1897. 1 0... 432.47 Ma.ha.f y, Jobn P. A survey of Greek civilization. 1896. 120, Uhi&- 872.5 Mahan, (:rapt. Alfred Thayer. T he intere4t of Amcc iea in sea ]pilaff. preselit atld future, 1807. 120. .... ............ ...... .......... 10-13.1313 Life of Nielson, the embodiment of the ,eat power of Glrezit, Bri- tain. B., 1897. 2v. SG. . . .... .... ............ ...... ...... ......81:i.44,•l;i , Manchester, Alfred, Caleb Davii Brndlee, 1831-189-1. B., 1807. 230- 7S2.10 Mankind, Histery of. Rutz 1, Friedrich. Vol. I. I..,1800. 8', illus. 896.10 Many cat-goea. Jacobs, W. }VV...... ............ .................. J17.3 March on Lntidozi. A: it i;tory of Wnt,Tyler`e Insurrection. Henty, U'vo ce A. N, Y., 1807. 120. .... .......... ...... .......... .... 1452 .20 Marriage eusrows in ina,ny hind's. Rutchiusou, Rears. H. N......... 1056.42 Maryland rvvolutioli of 16813, Cause, of. Sparks, F.E. (Jul)lr� Hr)ir. Iiin3 univ. studk-s. v. 1-1).... ...... . ......... .......... ...... 1056.39 Mason, A.B.caitd)IitrV 11. TIie toartcen tuilt:s round. (In Ili st. N.Y.) 894.17 Massachuisetts. Agricultural college. .iflatch exper. slation. An- iiunt report, 9th, Jan. 18IJ7. Bulletins, 44-48. Contents. 44. Variety lasts of frutts.Taits of vogetable stock. 45, General diseusston at commercIal rertilizarai Analysts of fartilIzera: New fertilizer laws.(510. ISM.) 413. tln,bits,food and econnrnlo value of Arnericatn tond. 17. Fluid usperiments with lobacao in Taigas. i . Anuzlysis of mmiurial substances BovL on for examination;Anal.of licunsesi rtirmizers ooiieutea by the agent of the stifflost fluring 1807 Board of Eebscattir n- Annual reports. B., 1845-1803, v. so....... Free Pub. LibrrarV Report, Eltb, 1990........ ...... General Court, Aetn and reaulves, public aaud private of the Province of Mass. Bay, with Mist. and explan. t>< vit- Vols. 1-S. B., 1869-90. 8v. 80..... ...... ............ .... ....... Acts and I'Lwa of the Commonwealth or Mass., 1780-1799. B., 1890 1897. 14v.. 80., . . ........ . .... .... .... .... .... ..... Acts atom resolves. 1869947, 179,=80•`83, 185•'97. B., 18649-97.80. Journal of the House of 1lepreseutatives. B., 1874-18917. so.. - -_ Journal of the sedate. R., 186*=97. 80...... ............ .... Manual for the General Court. B., 1858-'97. 16.............. Mass. in the army anti navy during the war of 1S61-'65, by T. W. 33igginson. 'Vols. 1, 2. B., 1895 ...... .... ...... .......847.2I,22 Supplement to the public statutes of Mass., by C.A. Merrill, 1882.18r3�a. B., 18901897. 2v, 80...... .... .... ............ Public tlocumenti; being the a.tiuual repurts of variuua public officers anti io titutious. B., 563-'95. 8....... .. ........ Bureau of st alistice r f labor. Census of Mass. Prepared tinder di- rection of 1T. G. Wmilin. Vols. 1, 2. B., 1896.... ............. Aletrnpolkan Park eoiriiitla. Report, Jati. 15997. B., 1897. 81, illus. Flora of the Blue Hills, Middlesex Fells, Stony Brook and Beaver Brook reservattlons; [ed. by Walter Deane.] B.., 1896, 80, 14 t pp.... .... .............. .............. ...... 916.26 18 Sixteenth pplament-18 8---of MasBac husetts. (C(inf inued.) Sec.of >air i.soldiers and sailors of the revolution- ary star: it eoanpilattion from the archives. A-Cnr. 1I., 18196. 811. vole. 1-3 ..... .. ... ............ ...... .......... ........103,.41-16 k5uprame Judicial Court. Rules, 1870 ISS4. Biog. Quinn, T. C. Massachusetts of to-d4y; a memorial for the Wurlal'A Calum. exposition at Chicago. B., 1852. 41, lusts. 827.25 11istory. Iigginimn, T. W. Visas. its the army and navy during 1he eats- of 1861-65, Vols. 1•3. D., 1805-190. 40...... ........ 847.21,22 Massachusetts year book, and city and town rc-gls;er,Julie 1. IS 1%,luny 1. 1895. Roe, A. S., compiler. ...... ...... ...... .... 141.13 Massachusetts Historical Soddy. Cullcctiorze. B., 17pS-1897. 9'°- .Matthewa, Brander. AL;pecrs of tletionj and other ventures iu criticism. V. Y., 11390. 120...... ............ . ..... .. ...... 453.60 MEl tthews, IV., coal. and ir. Navaho legends. B., 1597. $1, illus. (Amer. Folk-lore Star,., vol. 5).... .......... .... ...... ........ 435.116 Mechanical draft; a practical treatise. Snow, Walter B., ed....- 926.61 Medical biogratplay, Americ=itti, to whtc;h is prefixed a history of medleal science in the U. S. Thacher, James. 1328. 3 vols. .. 728.17,18 Vf4. -A Contains c4 Di0y. A-Oca'a !0{,7 r. Mershall Spring trf this town. Men of achievement. .Inventors; by P. G. Hubert,ir.... ...... .... 721.72 Merriman, Henry Seton,prseud. See Scott, Ilu,gh 8- Werry niat l of Arcady, and othtw stone& IIurri�,;on, C. U....... ... ID18.7 Mesarve, Charles F. A toter of observation as iong Indians atnd In- dian gehoola in ArIzontl, tir.cv Nlexieo, Oklahoma and Ktiusus. Plillat., 1894, S'. (Indkii rights nssoe.)............ ... . .....11laadinus. Meynel.l, juice. The children. Y. Y,, 1897. 160............. ...... 450.3E Middlesex Courty, h(r s., lli;inry of. Hurd, U. M, ed. 3 vols.. 0857.4.6 Vol. ronlaivs a. hivioeiral sketcl+. of I#s6erlown, 'written Ly mem- bers of the Disturiceal So dety of 11?*atertozon. Middleway; tales of a;tiew Engla nd village. Patch, K. W........ P291.5 Miller, Harriet X. '(011-ve Vhorn Xitler-) Upton thu tree tops. B.,. 1897. ill°, €l us. ..... . ..... .......... .......... . €21.59 Mitchell, Donald G. American lauds and letters. The Mayflower I ltip Tv'aa Winkle. X. Y., 1897. 80, ill its.... ................ 47a.39 The later Georges to Vic;torin. N. Y., 1897. 121. (Vol. -i of has English laandi3, letterq and kings).... .... ...... ............ . .. 474.42 Mitchell, 31116a life, letter, and journals. Kendal), P. 31..... .... 7S2.11 Mitchell, N tthtlm. History of the early sgeuletnent of Bridgewater, Mn-is., inuludlag an extensive family register....... .... ... . 977.43 Mitchell, Silats Weir. Lfugh lyyune, frala. Qwiker. N. Y., 1897. 2v, MOS2.8,9 Moha mrnedanism. Arvind, T. W. The preaching of Islaam.... 526.35 Monvel, 31aurice Boutut de. Joan of Are. V. Y., iS9G.`41', Wits.. *447.26 More, Thomas, 'rhe Oxford reformers, Johan Culet, Erasmus, and. Seebohm, Frederic.... ....... .... ................ ............. 7S3.37 Morgan, C. L., ed. Essays by G. J. Romaties...... .... .... ...... . 432.45 Morley, John. UachiatrellL (Romanes lecture). L., 1897, 8"-,.... 783.16 Morrison, Arthur. Child of the Jaago. Chicago, 1896. 120...... .. 3IS78.1 Watertown Tublic Library Catalogue. 19 Mother Gooae In prose. Baum, L. F.... .......... ...... ......... 447.2E Mountain observarories in Arneriea and Europe. Holden, E. 6.. 8.m.coi.37 Muir, John. The mountains bl' California. X. Y., 1$94. 1:20, 171us. 352.57 Muiht3lf, Michael G. Industries and wealth of nution8. L.. 1806. .. 1043.68 Municipal governtuent. Goodvow,Frank J. NIunicipal probletus, 1043.60 ,AuuMpal huive rule: a study of RdUtinistrIWOU.... ...... ... 104150 Wilcox, Delos F. Study of city government............•••. .... 1043.62 Murfree, Mary No:idlles, (Cans. -K. Craddrack). The young moun- talneers; 4bort stories. B., 3897. 120...... ......•.. ......... MJ75.13 Murray, Gilbert. 1;liatory of ane. Greek liTerature. N.Y., 1897. 120. 470.40 Murray, John, ed. Antoblograpbies of R. Gibbon, L., 1897. SO., 783.33 Music, 11ow to listen to. l(reliblel,H. E.......... .... ..•.. ..... 441.30 Muzsio, Evolution of the art of. Parry, C. H, C.......... ...• 971.47 Myown fairy book. Liuig, Andrew ... ....... ............. I,269.9 Mythology, Modern. lung, A. (Reply to Alai ll -alter)...... .... 526.36 Naceen, Dr. Frldt}sf.. Farthest north. ►.1., 1897. 80, maps, tldas..367.10,11 Napoleon Bounparte, Life of. Sloan, Win. li.. ... ...... ........*717.44-47 National hymns, [words nud music]. Rerg,,A. E. (Ira his The circanaia, painting, potLry rand song).. .. .... ...... ...... ....... 438.6 Natural ladstory. Beard, J. C.. Curious. homes and their tansaws. (Appletou'a horse rending books)............ .... .... .... .... 921.02 Natum Ilig;ginSon, T. IV. The urocessivn of the 11oFwers :and kin- tired pagers.... . ... ...... .... ........ .... . ..... . ... 4.23.2G Navaho legends, collected and translated by W. Matthew .... .... 435.33 Navy. Mahan, Copt. A. T. The interest of Anierlea in ;;va power, present wed future.... .... ...... ...... .... .... .... . ...... ... 1043.433 Nelson, Horatio, rincount, Life of,the erabodiment of the scan Power of Clreut I1rlEtain..... .......... ........ .. ... .... .... .... . 826.4.1.45 Nesmith, James Ernest. Life and work of Frederic T.Greenhaige, ,+.overnor of ,Massachusetts. B., 1897, 8°....-. ...... ...... .. . 7S3.31 New England. H{46. Cbanmberlain, Rev. N. H, Sainuel Sewall ,and the world lie lived in. Drake, S muel A. The border warn of New England cona- monly ctalied KingWflliatu's and Queen Anne's wars.... S41.34 White? H. Early history of New England.... ........ 822,42 NOW TanglInd pruner; a Matorg of its origin and development. Fc)rcl, I'. C . . ... . .. ........ ........ ....... . ........... 525.48 New l+ranctL. ,See canaa.daa. New Mexico, Stories of. l.ummis, Chas. F. Bing of the Broncos,etc. L958.4 Now York. Fielde, A. H. Political priwer of X. Y., State and city. 1040.29 Goodwin, Maud W., and others, rids. 1-dlstorie New York. 1897•. 584-.17 Wilson, J. G, ,lfemordal history of the city of New Furl, Prow Ica first settlement to ISO. 4 vola. 40, tr ap3 and fflus. .......,*8,17.26-29 Newbury, Moss. Carrier, J. J. Child Newbury: historical and blographicaal sketches.... .... ...... ............ .... .... ...... 878.61 Nicholson, fig' la. Alphabet. N. Y., 1898, 40, [Hus. in colors.. 447.27 `0 Sixteenlls Supplement—i898—of Nineteenth epritury questiou,. Clarke, Jaines Fre==eman..... ...... 53:3 12 Normandy, Sket6bea of travel 1u, aaud Maine, Freeman, T. ?i.... 351.54 "North,wast." Coues, E., ed. hlaituseript,journala of ALvx. Henry and David Thompson, 1799.1814,Expioration among; Indiaus on the Red, Saskatchewau, Missouri and Columbia rivers......34a'.l8 20 Norton, Charles Eliot, ed. Hfeart of oak books. R., 1805, Ov. 1-20.-W4.39-14 CoNev to. Vol.1. Rhywes and,llnl;lea. '. Fables an nursery tal ea. 3. Fre[ry mtorles ana ciassia tales or adventure. 4.s. [S11es cllttneane selectionfl.] Notre-dame do Parls. Hugo, Victor......... .. .. .. ... ........71,52,a3 Ohio river, Afloat an the; an histnded 1p i;vriniage of 1000 sailers in a skiff, froin Redstotpe to Ctrtiro. Thwaites,R. G.... .... .... .... 321.25 Old Santa Yd trail, The. )moisten, Col. Henry— . ... .... ..... .. . 3-1,5.22 Oliphant, Margaret 0. W. The ways of life. Twri >iorlea........ 0471L 26 Oia many seas; life: of a Yankee sailair. Ilaarnblcu, If. L..... ....... 111.W.5 Can the Uico of the waters. Steel, flora Aitule. .......... .......... 51:1.] 2V'ole. "B&C account of the or ejim of the Sepoll retie fion." On Lit Irawadrly : story of the first Burmese sear. Henry, G. A..•. 11527.27 011 veldt and farm. llaeatab, France's. L.,1897....... ...... ....... 353,11 One of tht, 28th: a tale of Waterloo. Ilenty-, Geo. Alfred.. ..... .... 11527.28 Op an-eyed-cons piracy, An. Ilowelis, Win. D. N. Y., 1897....... 11859.25 Organic tniatter in stir, Methods for deterntin.ttion of. Bergey, D.U. S.00.c•ral. Oxford reforiners, J. Col Erasmus, and T. More. See bohin,F... 783,37 Paciflo titles. Beeke, Louis...... . ........... ..... ............ ... 13304,6 Page, Thutnns Neilson. Social life lit old Virginia before tiie weer. N. Y.$ 1897. .120, 1,111 s.... ............ .......... ......., ...... 822.67 Palgra�ve. Francis Turner. The golden treasury of the best snng*s "aaa(i lyrieltl l)o4,tats iot tlleEng. language. 2t1 ser. N. Y.,1897.1fi°. 75.1.12 Parker, Gilbert. Pomp of the Lavllettes. B., [1896]. 1GO......... P 239,6 Parkhurst, 11.L. Song birds and water fowl. N. Y., 1897. IGO.. 921.63 Parry, C. Il. 11. The evolution of the art of musitp. N. Y., 1896. 121. (International aei. rer., r"t)....... .... ........ .... ...a.. 971.47 Patrins: with An inquirendo into the wit and outer good parts of his late tw4jesty, King Charles 11. 'Gainey, E. I......... ...... 433.49 Patch, Bate W. hlieldloway; tales of a Now Dig. village. 13 , 1897. P294 5 Pennsylvania. colony and commonvveulth. Fisher, S. +G.... .... . 8:31.47 Periodicals, Index to. Fletcher, 11r. 1. aatd Poole, F. U. 3d sup- ]pleinent to f'oole'ii Index. Jan. 1, 1892—Jan. 1, IS97 .... ,... .... Ref. Periodicals. The American arehitect and building nests. 7b rol. 56. - Chatnbers'JourtUd. 1995, 1896 .... .. ......... ...... .......... . 11'ererson's magazine. Vol. 37, 1860.... .... .... ............ .... Psyetiee, is journal of entomology. Vale. 1, 2, 3, J and 7. 1$06,. Textile manufauturer. Vols. 15-22, 158911896...... ........ ..... Philips and Alextatider of Macedon. Ilogarth, D. G.... ...... ...... 78336 Phillips, P. L. Virginias cartography, u bibliogr. deserlptldii. ..S.in.eo1.37 Watertown Public Library Catalogue. 21 Philosonhy. James, W. The will to believe, stud other esasys In popular philosophy.................. ................ ........ 52a:15 Pine, J. B. Tiing's college} now Columbia university. 176 -1897... 804-17 Phineas Finn, the Irish member. '1'rollope, Auathony.............. 7.r847.24 Pink fairy book, The. Lang, Andrew, ed..... .......... ........ ... L209.12 Phyeiae.l tables, Smitlasortian, prepared by T. Gray..... ........S.M.col.35 Phy eio,S. Singer, 1. and Berens, L. 11. Some unrecognized laws of Mature.... .... ...... .......... ........ ........ ............ 936.52 Pilgrim fathers, Story of, IDDO.1623; told by themselves, their friett[le and their enemies. Arber, E., ed................ .... 822.00 Pioneers of evolution from ,rhaies to Hexlcy. Clodd, E.......... 921.60 Plant breeding. Bailey, L. K. (Garden-craft series).............. 922.63 Plants. Gibson, Wto. R. My stadin neighbors....... ........... 947.23 Political economy. Mulhall, Michael G. rndustries and wealth of nations...... ........ ...... ............ ....... ... ... ..... 1043.5s Political primer of Now York state and city. Fielde, Ai At.... .... 1012.29 Pollard, Joseph. The land of the monuments: notes of Egyptitau travel. N. Y., 1897. 12', t'mica.... .......... .... ............ .. 354.47 Pampa of the Laavilettes. Parker, Gilbert ... ................ ...... P239.6 Poole, Mu. F. and Fletcher, W. I. An index to periodical litera- ture. 3d suppiement, Jaau. 1, 1892-Jmi. 1, 180t.......... .... .. Ref. Pope, Marlon M. Up the Matterhorn in a host. N. Y,, 1897, 10'.. P826. Port of inining ship4, and other stories of the sett. Spears, J. R.... 5741.€+ patter, Heury Codmain. The scholar and the state, and other Cara- Civas sand addresses. N. Y., 1897. SD......................... 475.40 Pratt, E. F. Phinens Pratt and some of his descendants. B.,1897. 776 46 Prince, Helen C. A transatlat;tie chatelaine. B.,1807. 16°... ..., P955.5 Prinee and the pauper. Ciet_aaens, S. I........... ...... .... .... .... CO25.6 Prison es-cs%pes of the civil dear, Famous adventures Band...... .... 873.20 Procession of the flowers, and ltIndrsd papers. 1Iigglason, T. W. 423,26 Prothro, Rowlaud E., M. ]. FITata letters of Edward Gibbon, (1.733.179-1). L., 1896. 2v. 80....... ............ ............ ..+83.3-1,35 Psyche, a journal of entnnaralogy, volt. I, 2, 3, 4, mud 7....... ...... Putnam, George Haven, Books and Ow-ir wakers during the rvid- alle egos. N, Y., 1896, 2v" 8"...................... .... ...... j46.46,47 putualn, Muth. Aniletje Jans' f:arm. (1n Historic New York).... 894,17 Quakers, Southern, and slavery. Weeks, S. B.... .... ............ 1056.a5 Quest of happiness. Hamerton, PhMp Gilbert............ .... .... 652.G4 Quigley, Diarothy. Success is for you. N. Y.. 1897. 1V.... ..... 5510 Quinn, T. C., ed. blta.5sachusetts of tocls,l.: a memorial of the stated Issued for the World's Coluniblan exposition. B.,1992. 4°, Mus. 527.28 Quo vldis; as narrative of the 01110 of Nero. Sienkiewiez, H.... .... 85715 Radiators. American radiator co. [Caatalaaguel. 1891............. ti t-94 Radiators, Stentta and water, ruaanul. by Pierce steam heating co.. . 927.33 Rand, McNally and CO. ludexed atlae of the world. Chic., 1897. 2v. 10, col. heaps.................. ...... .................. ... Ref. 22 sixteenih SUP deMenI-.'8g8-ref Ratzel, F. History* of mankind. T,., ISM Vol. 1. 8°....... ....... 8116.I4 Red fairy gook. Lang, Antireev, erd. .... ...... .. .... .......... ... L260.1) Red river of the _North. spars, B., a d. Manuscript jouraatalz, 17110- 1814. Exploration and adventure. .......... .Y,.......•....• 345.18-20 Redskin gaud cotvhoyr, a tale of the erestern plaina. Hentp, G. A... H527.30 Religions of priwitivo peoples. Brintou, D. G..... ...... ......... 525-16 Representation in ti irglniat. Chandler, J. A. C.... ............ .. 1051;33 Richardson, .far B. W. Vita ruedlea: chapters of medlual life and work. L., 1897. 80.. .... ..... . .... ..... .... . . ..... 957.21 Richardson, Jameq U. Messages and papers of the pre:;idents, 17S'G•1e397, y'nshl , ISM-97. Nola. 1-5. 80....... ............ .. 846-33-3G Ride through Western .Asia. 131gha m, Clive..... ............ ...... 345.21 Riley, F. L. Colonial origIna of New Ln;gland senates. ........ ....in105ii.38 Roads. Shaaler, N. S. American Iighwatys; their a ondition and the itaeans by which t!><ey ftlay he bettered. N. Y., IS06....... 031.51D Geology of the common roads of Uuited Mates........ ...... ¶71-20 Geologry of road-building atones of Mass...... ............ ...... 171.19 Roberts, Chaerlea G. D. The forge in the forest. B., 1896. 120..... IiM. History of Canada. B.,IS97. 80, maps. ..... ...... .... ........I. 875.22' Roberts, F. S., Baron Roberts of Kandahar. Forty-acne years in India. [1852-1593.] N. Y., 1897. 2v. 8', iiltes.... .... ....., .. 81.D.32,33 Robertson, Alexander. Through the Dolomites, fmuil'Venice to Toblach. L., ISM 160.... ............ ...................... 351.53 .Robinson, G.A. Biographical sketeit of I'ev. a.ninuel KeBIlael front 1783 to 1814,inin§at-r of Furst eharch at Weston,]llitss. B, 1807. 776-45 Robinson, Howlaod F. Uncle Lisha's outing....... .... .... ...... 11663.5 Roo, A. S., compiler. Massachusetts year book, 1587-98,......... . 14113 Rogers, 1-Ioratlo. Mary Dyer at Rhode Island, the Quaker martyr hanged on Boston coninlon, June 1, 1660.... .... .... .... ...... 822.43 Romance of an empress, i,attherine II. Of HtlsSial. Waliszesvaki, K. 782.35 Romanes, GeorgeJ. Essays. 1;d. by C. [.. Mor,E;aan..... .... ..... 432.45 conients. Primitive natural hikdory.-Darwiniaam theory of in. stinct:letaan and brute.-511nd in then aanai tuamats.-Origin in human faculty.-Alental elitrerenccs betwoon roan and women.-Wlint is the objuct of life?-Iiecreatlon. lfypnotlsm.-ffytlropbotbla anel the muzzling order. Rome. Boissier,Gaston. Cicero and his Mete&: a story of Roman society in the time of Caesitr.......... .... . ..... .......... ... 782,31 Hutton, L. Literary landmarks of Route.... . ....... Laneirani, R. Ruins and excavations of Ancient Rome.... ...... 35-1.59 See Simikiewle:z, H. Quay vaidis, a narrative of the tlnte of Nero.. :�1572.5 ,See also Zola, Muffle. Rome, 2 vols.... ... ...... .......... Z86.I,$ Roosevelt, Theodore. American ideals, and outer essays.. .... .... 1.043.61 Rohe of yesterday*. Crawford, F nincis 31............. ...... ....... CS99.34 ROVELI Academy addresses. Leighton, Frederick, loaf.... ...... ... 446-45 R,uBh, 11., and Woo&, R. H., compilers. Official records of the union and cuafederate navies in the rebellion. Vuls. 1-5.... ... 32G.- ar Waiea:lown Public Library Catalogue. 23 Ralesell, F. A. R. The attunosphere in relation to human life and heatlllt.... .......... .... ... ........ .......... ..... ...... ... RuEaaBia. Staadling, J. and Reason, W. In the iaatad of ` olstoi...... M.17 St. Ives; adventures of a>a French prisoner In England. StevenRon, hL. L.... .. .. .... .......... ...... ...... ...... . ...... .... . SM.9 SaintKburp, George. The flourishing of rowaanuu and Ow ripe +lf allegory. (PeriodA cif European literature, 2) ............ .... . 432.44 Salmon, Lucy M. Doineatte service. N. TtY., M7. 12 . ..... ...... 1044.46 Santa, F6 trail, The old. Intnau, 061. henry..., .. ...... . ..... . 345.22 Savonarola, Girolaamo, Life strati tinmq of. VjBatri, p. ........ .. .. 78L28 Schofield, Jobtk )LI., Lieut. Nen. Forty-six y9ars la tbe arrmy...... 874.14 Scholar, The, army the state, anti other artttious Potter, 11. C...• . 475.40 School (Jays at. Eugby. Hughes, T........... ............ . ..... H894.5 Schreiner, Olive. Trooper Peter Hnike6 of Mashonatlattcl.......... S S.:3 Schulz. A. c na Haatiia13ar, A. The nekv Afrlra. N. Y., 1897....... 355-44 Schuyler, CathOrke. ilumphreys, diary G................. ...... 832 :34 Sohwartz, J. Van der Poorsen (Maartrm 24fuartens,) God's fool S398, Scidmore. E1izn It.. I Java. the garden of the East....... ...... .... 354.53 Scott, Hugh h. ($enrtl .Seton Merrinian). Froth onn generation toanotber.... . .... ..... ........ .... ...... ...... ........... Mail The grey lady. ..................... ....... . ..... .......... . A1.571.4 In Kedazr'aa tents,. .. .......... . .. .... ............ ...... M-571.8 The Eo►eers.... .... .... .. ...... .......... ... .. ...,. N157I.$ Sea power, Interest of Atneries iu. Thiahatn, Capt. A. '1....... .... .. 10419.63 Seebohm., Frederic. The Oxford refortnen, John Colo.,Erasnjus, .altai 'I'laomats More. ... .... ..r. .... ...... .... .. ... .... ..... 783.37 Self-nimde taSaaa in Ametic:a n life. Cleveland, Orov{;r. ............ . 652.65 Semi-centennial of aa®testlsesin, 1846-1806.......... ...... ...... .. 958.5 Sewall, 6a muei, and the world hat lived in. Chamberlain, N. H.... 82204 Shaler, Naatla"Eli r3 S. Atnerican highways.... .... ........ ........ 921 S9 GrnlO y Of the c+arnnican roads, of the U.S..... . ..... 6........... 1171.20 Geoingy of alto nand-building stones of 'Maus.... .... .... ........ 1 71 H) Shaw, }liver, In memory of.... .... .... . . .... .... ............ .... 721.73 Shelton, William Henry. The last three soldiers..... .. .......... *a45 10 Sher,vnad, J ory E. W. An epistle to posterity'. N. Y,, 1897..... 783.22 Shoemaker, 31. M. Islacnclat of the Sr)utltc'rn sans,... 374 :1:3 Sienkiewicz, Henryk. Min ia. Tra nsl. by .t. Curtin�............ S572.10 "QUo Yttdis'",At narrative of the bane of Nero.. . ... ......... .. 5572.5 Singer, Ignatius, and Beretast", L. H. Saone unresc,airni7�d la►vi of nature. N. Y., 181M 8°.... .... .... ........ ........ .... ...... 9.30.62 Sketarhet3 frotu old Virginia. Bradky, A. 0.... .....• •••••...... B799.5 Skipper's wooing, and The brown ma n's servaant. Ja}eobs, W. W. J17.5 Slavery. l3it,sBett, J. S. Slavery and servitude in Nu. Carolina.. ..iaai0.5fr 33 Conlev, H. S. Slavery It, New Jeratey ...... ... .....• .....i"1056-38 Weeks, Stephen B. See his Southern Quakers and slavery......, l05G-T)a Sloane, Wm. U. Life of Napoluou.Bouaaapatrte. 4 vols. 411, Was....*717.44-47 �5ixde�i�th Su��l��ne�tt��8g8-�aJ` Smith, F. HopUnson. Gondola days. B., 1897, 120.............. 351.88 Smith, Goldarin. Guesses at the riddle of exi5tence.... ........ ... 51249 Smithsonian Institution. Annuid report, 1895.... .... ........... Miscellaeneour, collections. [From vole. 35, 37-391................S.to,col. Contents. ;Z. Srnitlieoalan Phyginal tables, Preperact by T.Gray. 87. 311ountaln observatorles in America and Yurope. By Edward Bolden.-Virginia enatograpby, at biographical despription. ley r. Lee Fbillips. 38. Constaute of nature,Dart 4. A recalculation of the atornle weighta. By F.W.Clarke. 39. Air and lifo, By El. de Vigay. --Atruasphere in relation to humlLu life fend licuttli. Dy F.A.R.i<{tis- sell.-Air of towns. By Ilr.d.B.(',Dben.Equipment end work of an nerd-pbyQical observatory. By A.HeAdle.-Mothoda for determin- ation of organic matter in the air. By D. H.Bergey. Goode, George Brown, ad. The Smithsonian Cnstitution, 1841- 1893. .History of its first half Century.. .. ............ .... Btar6au of ethnology. Annual report, 1897...... ................ Snow, Walter B., ed. Mechanieal draft; a practical treatise....... 920.61 Social life in old Virginia before the sear. Page, Tharnag N....... 822.G7 Social transformation of the Vlotorian age. Escott, T. $. S....... 104-1.4? Sociology, Principles of, vol. 3. Spencer, Herbert. ..... .... ...... 440.16 Soldier stories. Kipling, Rudyard............................ .... K 73.s Soldiers of fortune. Davis, Richard Harding....... ........ ...... D263.16 Songbirds and water fowl. P'arkburst, R. E.... .................. 921.63 South Africa. Macnab, F. On veldt and farin........... ......... 353.41 South Carolina under the proprietary government, 1070-1719. Mc- Crady, E...... ................ . ..... .......... .... .... .... .. 522. South 'Sea Islands. Shoemaker. M. 11. Islands of the Soutbero .Bea%: I3awail, Sumoa, New Zeahiod, Tiumanipe. Australia. and .Tuva....... ........ ...... .... .... .... ... .. .... ..... ....... 377413. Stevenson, R. L. In the South Boas: experiences In the Mar- ques,a:,, Puulnotus, and Gilbert islaudg.............. .... ...... 415.42 Southern r+tatesmeu of the old regime. Trent, WM. P.. ......... 782.30 Spanish John. McLennan, Wm.... . ..... . . .... .... ........ . . M164.5 Sparks,"P. E. Cauace of the Maryland revolutiun of 1680..... ....fnlU3t1.313 ,Spears, John R. fort of trussing ships. N. Y., 1897. 1GO..... .... S741.a Spencer, Herbert. 'Principles of sociology, vol. 3, pis. t3 8......... 440.16 Spirit of an Illinois town, and 'file little Renault. Catherwood, AlaryH................. .... .... ...... . . ............ .... . ('363. Spoils of Puyniton. James, Henry ..... ...... ........ .... ........ j2S'i.10 Spring, Marshall, hf. D., born ire Matertown, Ifass. mincher, J. (In his American medical biography, vol. 2.. . .... .... .... .... .. 723.18 Stabler, Edward. Overlooked p ahea of reaper history...... .. 937.44 Stadling, J. and Reason, W. I the land of T01st0i.... .... ....... 34a,1i Statesman's ,year Book, 1801". Kelde, .1. S., edatoi ........ ....... 10.1:1.I6 'Steel, Port Annie. In the peruinnent wuy............ ...... ...... S513.3 On the face of the waters. a tale of the mudny...... ............ 8813-1 Stephens, Alexander 11, Trent, WItI. P..... .... .... ........... fn782.30 Sterling,John, and Emerson, it. W. Correspondence i with a sketch of Sterling's life, by E. W. Emerson...... ...... ............ .. 455.38 Watertown Public Library Oatalo ue. 25 ,Stevenson, Robert L. St. Ives; adventures of a Yrench prisoner in England. X. Y., 1897. 120...... ............ .............. S848.9 A child's garden of verses. N.Y., 1895. 120.................. .. 145.47 ;Forks, vols. 17-20....................... ....................... 5.40-43 Conlduh„ 17. Corr eapon d enee addressed to Sidney Colvin,I990.94.- 18. Memoir of Fleerning.Tonkin; Records of a family of engineers- 19. In the South Sens;a funt-note to mstory.-20. 'iveir of Ifarmiaron; Plays; Fables. Stories from the Harvard Advocate. Cambridge, 1896. 80........ H33i}. •Stork' of an untold love. Ford, Paul I......................... .. . F699.8 Story of Fort Frayue. Ding, Capt. Charles.... .................... U522.6 Stowe, Harriet Beeeher, Life and letters of. Fields. Annie ........ 782.32 .Sturtevant„ B. F.,cn., pub. Mechanical draft; a practical treatise. Edited by %Valter B. Snow........ .. .. 3236.GI Success is for you. Quigley, a...... ........ .... ............ .... 552.63 .Sudan. Dubois, Felix. `1`imbuctoo the mysterious.... ............ 836.41 Knight, H. F. Letters from the Sudan................ ......... 356.42 -Suffolk deeds. 1-V ill. B., 1880-IS96 .... ............ ............ 546.2-$ ,Sully, James. Children's ways: selections from [his] Studies of childhood.... ................................ ...... ... ...... T.L.140. Susan's escort, and others. Hale, Edward E.•............... .... . FI161.25 Swift, 11. 13. Who invented the reaper? Chicano, 1897. S°...... .. 937.42 Tales of Languerlac. Brun, Samuel. aequm....... ................ B89C Tariff act; to reduce taxatiou, to provide revenue for the govern- ment rind for other l-urpoees. U. S., I 'Tariff. Taxation in Counectieut, (1636-1778). Jones, F. 1t.. .............ta:1Q55.38 Temperance. Wines, F. 11. rend Koren, J. The liquor problem in its legislative aspects. 1:3., 1897. 120............ ........ ...... 564.85 Tennyson, Alfred, fiord, also Lacy Tenuyson. Fields, Annie...... in471.33 Tennyson, A., lore?: a memoir by his son, baron llaliamTennyson. 783.38,39 Textile Manufacturer. Vols. 15-22. Manchester, 1889296. 40..... Thacher, Jatum Ainericau medical biography; prefixed, a history of medical seleuoe in the U. S. 1)., 182.8. 2v. So...... .... .... . 728.17,18 Thaxter, Celia. Fields, Annie, (Ire her .authors and friends)...... 472.32 Thirty-9tr:rnge stories. Well9, H. G..... .... ...... .... . ........... W432.5 'Thomas, 'Thaddeus P. City gov+eriament of Baltimore..... ........btiQ5fl,3S Thoreau, Renrp David. Walden. B., 1897, 2v. 12c, fllus.........4133.30,37 Three partners; or, the big strike. 1larte, Francis Bret............ 11327.211 Thwaites, Reuben Gold. Afloat on the Ohio, in historical pilgrim- nge of a thouHand miles In It skiff from Redstone to Cairo. Chicago, 1897. 120.... .............. I......... .... ...... ....1 321.25 ed. The Jesuit relations and allied documents; travels and ex- ploratious of the Jesuit missioundes it) Now France. 1610-1791. Origis,al texts, with translations. Cleveland, 1896-98. Vols. 1-16. S°, Mus. ..... ...... .......... .... .... . ..... ............ 8'r3.21.36 'Timbuctoo file lrlysterious- Duh(ft, Felix..... ............. ...... 353.41 26 Sixteenth Supplement—2898—Of Toad, habits, food and econornic value of the Anlesricxn. Hatch en- perinieDt station, Mass. ugrie. college. Bulletin no. 46...... .. Tolatoi, In thcr lard of; experiences of famine and misrule In Rus- sia. Sta►illimr,J. and Reason, %V.... .......... ...... . ..... ... 345.1.7 Tom 13re)cvtl`8 school days at Rugby. Hughes, '1. . .. ... .. .. .... 11894,8 Traill, H. D., ed. Social England from earliest .times to present dray; by varlous writers. Vols. 1-6.... ...... . ......... ......1036.21-24 Transatllantio chatelaine. prince, Helen Choate........... ...... P055.6 Treasure of tlae humble. Mateterlinek, Maurice............. ...... 432-47 Trent, Win. P. Southern statesmen of Lite old reritne. N. Y., 1897. 792.30' Contents, Washington. Jefforson, 1{antlolvh, Calhoun. Stibphens, TOOM118, IL10 Jef, Davis, Trollope, AL101onY. .Phineas Finn, the Irish merubeir.. ...-•• ...... TW4 21 Trooper Piner-l- Meat of 1344911an►hknd. S+ehreiner, Olive.... ...... S:378.3 True to the old flag: a tale of American war of independence. Hen ty, George A.... ................ .... ...... .... .......... U527 36. Tyler, Moses Colt. Literary history of the Anterioun revolution, 17613-17$3. Vol. 1. N. Y., 1807. 80..... ...... ............ .... 84.5.0 Uncle Bernne n memory of MD empire. Doyle, A. C•, •..• •••••• D75-t.11 Uncle Usha`s €ruling. Robinson, Rowland 1_+'e.......... ...... ...... l.663.5 Under the deodaKrs. Kipling. 1.udya►r(l..... .... .... ...............I K67.3-10 �. S. Census 01lice. 11th census, 1890. Compendium of Lite 11th census. Pt. 3. Dliscidlaneaus statistics. .... .... ...... ...... -- I eport on aura:one, lee ble-mlu&d, deaf and dutub, and blind in the U. S., 18€0.... .... ...... . ..... ...... ........ ........... Report on population. farts 1, . ....... . ..... .... .......... Report on viral and social SCAtl3tlr�a, pta. 2-4 .......... .... .... 0on!jrr,,.,; 'rariff act. An Act v) reduce taxation, do provide rev- euac for llte goverr►ownt and for oilier purposes....... .,.,.• I `]'arils, EdlXdtion, Bureau of. Education in Alaska, 1894-'fib..... .... .... Ti L.— Papers preps►red for the World's Llhrary congress held at the Columblau exposition. Ed. by llleivil Dewey. ...... ........ Y L.— Report of the comial8 loner, 1895-0b. 2 vuls.... ...... .... .... Report ern introduction. of domestic reindeer into Alaska. ...... Statlsticg of 114raries and library legislalioa in U. 6 ...• ....... aeologicai survey. Geology of tlae common roacls of the IT, S. Geology of the road-handing stones of Mass. By Prqf. Nr. S. Shaaler ....... ........ .... . ..... .... ...... ............ ..T 71.10,20- International riynerfctxaa caaaference. Deports of committees. ...... 104$.6,7. Report relative to an international railway line.......... ...... Interstate commerce commission, Annual report, 1S:18.... .... .... Lea?mr, Dept. rt. Annual report, 11, 1805-96....... ...... .... .... Bulletins, 1897, 1898..... .................... ................. — Lkfe saninij service. Annual report, 1896.......••• •••.•• .•.... I,kyht-house board. Reports, 1896, 1897.... ...... ............... Mira, Bureau of ehe. Report, 1896...... ........ ..P. —. ........ Report upon production of the precious metals In U. S........ Watertown (Public Library Catalogue. '27 U. S. (Continued.) National musoum. Bulletin, 47.......... . .. . .. .... ....... - C'ontents. Fishes of Nor(It urid midd[aAmerica. Tay l). S- Jor- dan and B. IV. Evertimun. Part 1.... .... ........ .... .••• • Bulletin, ;ill. Directions for collecting and preservinz scale in- sects, by T. D. A. Cockerel].......... .... .... .............. Proceedings, vol. 19, 1897 .... ...... .. ... ......I.. ...... - Report, 1895... .... .... ........ ........ ............ .... .... Ordnance dep't. Annual report, 1896..... ................ .... ... Presidents, 1780-1897. Messages and papers. Compiled by ,lames D. Riebnrdsou. 19ith outline of the life of each. president ........... .... ........ .... .......... .... .... .. 845.32.36 Dem-ilgive. America and the Americans. From a French paint of viieNs .. .. . ...... ....... .......... .... ............ 351.55 Eistvt"y, Colonial, 1492.1680. 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Porty-six years in the army...... . ..... 874.14 Famous adventures and prison escapes of the elvll war. ..... 575_)Q Literature. Mitchell, Douala G. American lands and letters. The Mayflower to Rip Van Winkle....... ............ .... ... 475.39 Up the Matterhorn in at boat. Pape, Marion Sri............. ........ P826. Upon the tree tops, Miller, Harriet H............. ................ 021.59 Vast Dyke, 1IenrV. The first Christmas tree. N. Y., 189'7........ 5 2-6.47 V a3rigty, Henry de. Air and life....... .. . .. .. .. ..... .... :S.try.col.:3D Venice. Swith, F. Hopkinson. Gondola day. .......... .......... 3:LZ8 Villard, 0. G. Early history of "'tilt &reet, 105:3-1789...... ...... 1094.17' Villari, Pasquale. UN- and times of Girolamo Savonarolu. ........ 752.2S Virginia. )valley, A. G. Sketches from old Virginia............ B799.5 FiSlie, John. Old V irgini:a and her neighbors...... . 822.6.5,66 Page, Thowus N. Social lire in old Virginia before the war.•... 822.67 Phi111ps, P. Lee. Virginia c€3rtai raphy°, a biblitrg. des.crlpttlon.S.rn.col.3i Vibta media: ebapters of medical life. Richardson, ,Sir B. W...... 957.21 Walden. 'Thoreau, Elenry David. 2 vols., illus........ ..... ......63.36,37 Waliezewskit, I+;ti. The romnuce of an empress, Catherine 11. of Russia. Translated from the French. N. Y., 1WI, 120....... 78235 23 Sixteenth Supfilement-.7898^of Walks and rides in the country round about Boston. Batson, Ed- win '51. Put}. by the Appalaebian Mountain Club..... .... .... 342.32 Waltham, Mass. Inaugural address of Ran. Chas. Band, mayor, with annual reports for 1898.......... .... ........ .... .... .... Uoston Suburban directory pub. co. Waltham directory, IS97-8.. Ref. Ward,Eliz. Stuart Phelps. The story of Jesus Christ. ............ 514.28 Washington, George. Trent, W. P. (In )i$s Southern statenuen.) 782.30 Washington, Martha. Wharton, Anne II. (Women of colonial .anti revolutionary litnes).... .... ............ ...... ...... ..... SS2.33 Watertown dirocrory, IS97-99. (11[7z z Waltbatn directory)........ Ref.. Ways of life. Two stories. Oliphant, Mfrs. M. Q. W..... .... ..... 0476.26 Weed, Clarence M. We histories of American insects...... .. .... D21.61 Weeks, Stephen B. Southern Quakers and slavery........... .....in10511.65 Weir of Hermiston. Stevenson, It. L...... ...... .... ........ ..... 445.43 Wells, 11, G. Thirty strange Stories. N.Tie., 1897. 120...... ....... W452.5 Wells college, N. Y. Annuttl catalogue, 30tb........ .... ......... Westminster, Maaam., History of, 1728.180; with a blograaphic_ genealogical rea;ister of its principal families. Heywood, W.5. 878,62 'Veymaan, Stanley J. For tine c;aausa. Chicago, [1997.] 160....... 1r 549. Wharton, Anne H. 'Haartha Washitagtou. N. Y.1 1897. 1G........ 892.33 Whaa.t HILisie knew. James, Henry. .............. ...... ......... J2s3.11 When the century was new: as uovel. Abbott, C. C....... .... ..... A18L5 White. iscmry. Early history of New Bug]and. B., [1841]. ...... 822,42 White company, The: a novel. Doyle, A. Conarn..... ....... ..... . D754.12 White lalan•S Africa. Bigelow, Pouitney...... .................... 355.43 Whiteley, Isabel. The falcou of Laaugea3c. 13., 1897. 160.... ..... W594. Whitman, Walt. Leaves of grass. B., 1597. 120.. ............... 07i5.17 Whitney, Adeline D. T. A golden gosaslp. B., 1893. 160..... .... WG17.15 Whittier, John G. Fielals, Annie, (Ira her Authors and friend,)... .172.32 Whymper,-Edward. Chumouia, and the range of Mont Blane.... 3.13.32 Wilcox, Delos F. Tile Study of city government. X. 17., 1897.... 1043.82 Wilkins, Mary E. Jerome, a poor wan: as novel............ .... ..W685.2.5 'Will to bnheve, find other assays In. popular philosophy. .Tames, W. 525.45 Williams, Frederick Benton,pseud, See Hamblen. Herbert E. Wilson, James Grant. General Grant. N. Y., IA07. 120.......... 7213.65 Memorial hietory of the ci6y of New York. N. Y., 18$2. U. 40..*847.26-29 Wines, Frederick H. and Koren, Jahn. The liquor problem N its legislative aaspeete. An investigation under direction of Charles %V. Eliot, Seth Larw, and .lasses 0. Carter, B., 1897. 120...... 5C4.35 Winthrop, Robert Charles,jr. Memoir of Robert C. %Vinthrop... 717.150 Wi.ster, Owen. Lin McLeaata. X. Y., 1898. 120.......... ...... ... W817.3 With Clive in tudia. llenty, George A... ...... ... ......... .. B527.38 With Frederiek the great. Henty, George A.... .... .... ...... .... 11527.40 With Moore at Corunun. Ileua y,Gcorga A............ ...... ...... H527.0 Women of colonial and revolutionary tinges. ,11artha Washington, by Anne 13. Wharton.. ...... .... .... 882.33 Catherine Schuyler, by X. G. Huniplareyas.... .... ...... .. 5w 2.34 Watertown (Public Library Catalogue. 2 Women's clubs. See General federation, Wood work. Goss, W. F. N1. Bench work in wood... .. .... ...... 024.63 World's Cclumblan exposition, Chicago. DinssacliuseUS of tocla.y: a memorial of the state, historical and blographieal. Prepared under direction of D. P. Toomey........ ....... . ..... . . .... 827.2M8 Wright, Mabel 0. and Cones, Elliott. Citizen Bird. N. Y., 1897.. 936.51 Wright, Margaret B. Fired furuished: certain economical hou@e- keepin, adveatures in England. B., 1897. 1f0.....• .... ...... W952. Yeats, S. L. The chavalier cl'Aurlac. N. Y., 1897. 120...... ..... Y 41,.E Year from a reporter's note honk. Davis, ltichnrd 11.... ...... .... 351.57 Young anfluutaineers: short stories. Murfree, Alary N....... ...... M97i.13 Zola, Ewile. Rome. Trans1. by E. A. Vizetelly. 2 vols• .... .. Z86.1,2 INDEX.- Almshouse. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . I ZZ Appraisment. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Assesgors' Report. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . 104 Auditar's Report. . .. . . . . . . . . ... . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Block. System for Agsessors. . .. . . . . . . .. . . . .... . . . .. . . 13 Collector's Report. . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . .. 107 Concrete Walks. . ... . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . i2s Contingent . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . 0 . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . , . . . . 12S Discca ruts and Abatements. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . ... . . . . 133 Estimated Expenses for IS9S. ..... . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 174 Fire Department, Engineers' Report. . . . .. . ... . . .. . . .. 46, 133 HealthDepartment. . . .. . .. . . ... . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. 136 Highways, Bridges and Culverts. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . 137 Highway Department. ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... I. . . . . . . 30 Hydrant Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . ... . . . . . 140 Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . ... I . . . . . . 1r? 142, Interest. . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ... . . . . . . . . . 14:z Isaac Bi. Patten lost St, G. A. R. .. . . . . ... . . .. . .. . . 10 Jmr mun, List of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . ... .. . . . . . . i7r Library in Selectmen's Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Military Aid. . . . . .. . ... . I.. . . ... . . . .. . . . . . . . 143 Military Relief. . .. . ... . . . . ... . . . . . . .. . ... . . .. . . . . 144 twit. Auburn .Street Widening, Report of Committee. . 49, 164 overseers of the Poor, Report of. . ... . .... . . . ... . . . .. y Park Corm-nissioners. . .. . . .. . . .. . .... . . ... . ... . . . . . 93, :44, Police Department, Report of. . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Palaulatian. .. . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Printing. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 INDEX. Printing Earlier Town Records. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147' Committee Report. . .. . .. . . . , , , . 18a Qu:trentine. . .. . . . . . .. . . ... . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 149 PLiblic Libratry. . . . . ... . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . 148 Salaries. . ... . . . .. . ... . . . . . .. . . .., . . . ... . , . 15c) Schedule and Valuation of Town Property. ... . . .. . . .. 27 Schools. . ... . . .... . . . ... . . ... I . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . 1�1 Selectmen, Report of. ... . ... . . ... . . . . .. . . « . , , . « . . . . Sewer Department and House Cosioections. . . . . . ... . . . 140 Sewerage ge Depatrtment. .. . . . . . . . ... . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . 44 Sewer Extension, E;tst Watertown. . .. . ... . . .. . . .. . 156, 181 Arsenal District. . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . r75 State Aid. . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . ... . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 138 Statement of Assets and Liabilities. 16g Stolle Crtusliin- PhUlt. ... . . ... . . . ... . . . ... . . . .... . . 16o Strect Lights. . . . . ... . .... . . ... . .. . . . . . . .. . . .. .. . . . I59 Summary of Receipts, Appropriations, and 1 xpenditttres 170 Templeton PLtnd. . .. . . ... . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 16o Town Clerk, Report of. ... . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . 9S TownDebt. . .. . . . .... . . ... . . .. . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Town Grattits a nd Appropriations. . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 172 Town Z loose, Lightin- rind Care of, . . . . . . 161 Town Officers. ... . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . ... . . .. . ... . . . . . 3 Tre-asurer's Report. . . . . , . 4 .41 .1. . . .. . . .. . ... . . . . . . . log Water Department. ... . . .. .. . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Watering Streets. .. . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . ... . . .. . . . . . . . . 119 R.EvoltT OF THE I3oARD Ott HEALTH. SCHOOL REPORT. Minority Report. L[BRARy Rnpoiir. SUPPLE-ME:NTr' -HY CATALGGUF.