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Home My WebLink About1917OHASSET OWN REPORT 1917 One Hundred and Forty -Eighth Annual Report of the BOARD OF SELECTMEN OF THE FINANCIAL AFFAIRS OF THE TOWN OF COHASSET AND THE REPORTS OF OTHER TOWN OFFICERS FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31 1917 THE BOUNDBROOK PRESS 1918 CONTENTS Page Officers 1917-18 .....3 Report of Town Clerk 7 Records of Town Meeting 7 Record State Primary 21 Records of State Election 25 •Convention Town Clerks ...28 Military duty 29 Dog Licenses 29 Births,Marriages and Deaths ...30 Auditor's Report ,.,...39 Recapitulation .84 Selectmen's Report 95 Guideboards .....100 Assessor's Report .101 Report of Treasurer .103 Report of Engineers of Fire Departmeint ...107 Report of Sealer of Weights and MeasiLires ..110 Report of Supervisor of Moth Work .113 Report of Tree Warden 112 Report of Board of Health .115 Report of Cohasset Free Public Library ...116 Report of Directors of Paul Pratt MerQorial Library .118 Report of Surveyor of Highways .124 Report of Overseers of the Poor . .141 Report of School Committee .143 Report of Superintendent of Schools .151 TOWN OFFICERS,1917-18 Town Clerk HARRY F.TILDEN ...Term expires March,1920 Selectmen,Assessors and Overseers of Poor HARRY E.MAPES ...Term expires March,1919 HERBERT L.BROWN ..Term expires March,1918 DARIUS W.GILBERT ..Term expires March,1920 Treasurer and Collector NEWCOMB B.TOWER Highway Surveyor GEORGE JASON Constables SIDNEY L.BEAL JOHN T.KEATING HENRY E.BRENNOCK LOUIS J.MORRIS EDWARD E.WENTWORTH Tree Warden GEORGE YOUNG School Commitiee GEORGE JASON,JR...Term expires March,1918 SHELDON N.RIPLEY ..Term expires March,1918 THOMAS A.STEVENS DEAN K.JAMES ANSELM L.BEAL . GILBERT S.TOWER Term expires March,1919 Term expires March,1919 Term expires March,1920 Term expires March,1920 Board of Health IRVING F.SYLVESTER ..Term expires March,1920 WARREN F.SNOW ...Term expires March,1918 DR.GEORGE OSGOOD ..Term expires March,1919 FREDERICK HINCHLIFFE .Term expires March,1919 Town Officers Appointed by Selectmen. Field Drivers HARRY C.BATES JOHN KENNEDY IRA BATES EZEKIEL L.JAMES Fence Viewers EDWIN W.BATES THOMAS A.ROCHE GEORGE JASON Public Weighers and Weighers of Coal GEORGE P.TOWER WALTER C.WHEELWRIGHT MARY P.TOWER GERTRUDE C.LOCKE JOSEPH A.VALINE NEWCOMB B.TOWER Public Weighers HERBERT L.BROWN E.HAROLD BROWN DAVID W.HOMER Pound Keeper JAMES H.PINKHAM Auctioneers GEORGE F.SARGENT,JR.AUGUST F.B.PETERSEN JOSEPH E.GRASSIE EDWARD E.WENTWORTH THOMAS L.BATES WILLIAM O.SOUTHER,JR. Measurers of Wood and Bark EZEKIEL L.JAMES ELMER E.BATES FRANKLIN BEAL ARTHUR O.HIGGINS Surveyors of Lumber JOSEPH A.VALINE ARTHUR O.HIGGINS Harbor Master MANUEL S.ENOS Assistant Harbor Master JOHN W.BRENNOCK Inspector of Wires GEORGE JASON,JR. Sealer of Weights and Measures CALEB NICHOLS * Chief of Police THOMAS L.BATES Police Officer FRANK JASON Special Police Officers *JOHN FLEMMING JOHN T.KEATING HERBERT W.APTS THOMAS J.AYERS Inspector of Animals DARIUS W.GILBERT,V.S. Forest Warden WILLIAM J.BRENNOCK Superintendent of Moih Work GEORGE YOUNG Burial Agent THOMAS L.BATES Registrars of Voters THOMAS W.DOYLE .Term expires May,1920 HENRY E.SWEENEY ..Term expires May,1918 BARTHOLOMEW DALEY Term expires May,1919 HARRY F.TILDEN,ex-officio Clerk of Board *To serve without pay from town. Town Accountant EDWARD L.STEVENS .Term expires March,1920 Board of Fire Engineers HENRY E.BRENNOCK GEORGE JASON THOMAS A.ROCHE GEORGE F.SARGENT,JR. SIDNEY L.BEAL Town Physician DR.FREDERICK HINCHLIFFE Deputy Game and Game Warden JOHN F.SMITH Appointments by Board of Health. _Insp'ectok of Slaughtering DARIUS W.GILBERT,V.S. Inspector of Milk and Vinegar DARIUS W.GILBERT,V.S. Undertaker WARREN F.SNOW REPORT OF TOWN CLERK TOWN RECORDS Annual Town Meeting,March 5,1917 At the Annual Town Election held March 5,1917,the following vote was cast : Article 1.Harry E.Mapes chosen moderator. Article 2.Seven hundred and sixteen ballots were cast of which eighty were for School Committee only,as follows : Town Clerk for three years Harry F.Tilden 405 Blanks 231 Selectmen for three years Darius W.Gilbert 250 Joseph E.Grassie 174 William O.Souther,Jr .200 Blanks 12 Assessor for three years Darius W.Gilbert 247 Joseph E.Grassie 162 William 0.Souther,Jr 201 Blanks 26 Overseer of Poor for three years Darius W.Gilbert 248 Joseph E.Grassie.169 William 0.Souther,Jr 201 Blanks 18 Treasurer Newcomb B.Tower 491 Blanks 145 7 Collector of Taxes Paul J.Bates 283 Newcomb B.Tower 333 Blanks 20 Highway Surveyor George Jason 347 Frank W.Wheelwright 273 Blanks 16 Two members of School Committee for three years Anselm L.Beal 419 Gilbert S.Tower 284 Evan P.Wentworth 282 Blanks !447 One member of School Committee for two years Alexander S.Hiltz 213 Dean K.James 291 Blanks -.212 Constables Frank J.Antoine 270 Sidney L.Beal 303 Henry E.Brennock 288 John T.Keating 360 Louis J.Morris 320 Harry A.Pattison 183 John F.Smith 144 Edward E.Wentworth 279 Scattering 2 Blanks 1052 Tree Warden William H.McArthur 230 George Young :357 Blanks 49 Trustees oj Cohasset Free Public Library Edith M.Bates 388 Martha P.Howe 349 Oliyer H.Howe 365 Scattering 4 Blanks 802 9 Board of Health for three years Frank J.Salvador 221 Irving F.Sylvester 355 Blanks 60 License Question Yes 252 No 322 Blanks '62 Cohasset,March 12,1917. At an adjourned meeting held this day the several articles were acted upon as follows : '-Voted:That the following resolution be adopted. ''Whereas the German Imperial Government has,as the President said,forbidden to otir people the exercise *of their peaceful and legitimate errands on the high seas,'and ''Whereas in consequence the President of the United States has severed diplomatic relations with Germany, "Be it Resolved by the citizens of Cohasset in Town Meet- ing assembled this twelfth day of March,1917, "First,That they commend the President for his imcom- promising stand in severing diplomatic relations; "Second,That they rely upon the President to protect American citizens and American ships in their acknowledged rights on the high seas; "Third,That they urge upon the President the necessity of making immediate preparations against the contingencies of war; "Fourth,That while they desire peace,they desire peace only with honor,and call upon the President to regain at this time the honor of the American people." Article 3.To choose all Town Officers not required to be elected by ballot. Voted:That they be appointed by Selectmen. Article 4.To act upon the reports of the Town Clerk, Town Accountant,Selectmen,Assessors,Overseers of the Poor, Collector and Treasurer,Treasurer of the Public Library,Di- 10 rectors of the Paul Pratt Memorial Library,Tree Warden, Highway Surveyor,Board of Health,Board of Fire Engineers, Sealer of Weights and Measures,Inspector of Wires,Selectmen on Guideboards,and School Committee. Voted:That all of the above reports as printed in Town Report be accepted. Voted :That the Town raise and appropriate the following sums of money : Article 5.Town Officers $5,400.00 Article 6.Law —legal counsel 300.00 Article 7.Engineering maintenance 300.00 Article 8.Toa^ti Hall ($675 of this amount for new furniture and file for Select- men's room.)1,775.00 Article 9.Printing..'800.00 Article 10.Water for hydrants and public build- ings (to include new hydrant on Pleasant Street)4,650.00 Article 11.Police Department 4,250.00 Article 12.Fire Department (to include paint- ing,shingling roof and installing toilets at Hose 1 and Hook and Ladder 1 buildings)4,500.00 Article 13.Forest fires 500.00 Article 14.Moth suppression 4,202.08 Anicle 15.Tree Warden 800.00 Article 16.Sealer of Weights and Measures .....200.00 Article 17.Inspector of Wires 500.00 Article 18.Board of Health .1,464.00 Article 19.Straits Pond,Cat Dam,etc 1,000.00 Article 20.Inspection of animals 125.00 Article 21.Highways,including oiling streets...22,000.00 Article 22.Removing snow 2,000.00 Article 23.Electric street lights 6,950.00 Article 24.Fore River Bridge 270.00 Article 25.Harbor maintenance 600.00 Article 26.Charities —Cohasset Home,outside poor and general administration ...8,600.00 Article 27.Soldiers'and Sailors'Relief 850.00 11 Article 28.State and Military Aid $200.00 Article 29.Education,including transportation of scholars 37,525.00 Article 30.Libraries 2,250.00 Article 31.Town commons 900.00 Article 32.Memorial Day 350.00 Article 33.Incidentals (including unclassified, etc.)2,750.00 Article 34.Interest 1,800.00 Article 35.Bonded debt 8,000.00 Article 36.Will the Town authorize the Treasurer,with the approval of the Selectmen,to hire what money may be needed in anticipation of taxes of the current year to be paid as soon as money sufficient for the purpose is received? Voted:That the Town Treasurer,with the approval of the Selectmen,be and hereb}^is authorized to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year,beginning January 1,1917,and to issue a note or notes therefor,payable within one year,any debt of debts incurred tinder this vote to be paid from the revenue of said financial year. Article 37.In what manner will the Town collect the taxes and at what time shall they be paid into the Treasury? Voted:That the taxes assessed for the current year shall be due and payable on the first day of September next ;and on all taxes remaining unpaid after the first day of November next,interest at the rate of six per cent per annum from the first day of September to date of payment shall be added. The interest accruing under this vote shall be added to,and be a part of such taxes. Article 38.What compensation will the Town allow the Collector of Taxes for the current year? Voted:That $800 be appropriated for above purpose. Article 39.To hear the report of any committee hereto- fore chosen or appointed and act thereon. Voted :That the following report of the committee on new location for Fire Department building at Beechwood be ac- cepted. **Your committee met and organized,and have given the 12 question careful consideration.They find it is impossible to obtain a suitable location for the building,even though it be advisable to move the same.We therefore recommend that this matter be indefinitely postponed." Article 40.To see if the Town will pay an annuity\of $300 to Philander Bates so long as he lives. Voted in the affirmative by a unanimous vote. Article 41.To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $1000 to continue the survey of the Town for tax assessors'purposes. Voted in the affinnative. Article 42.To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the simi of $600 to widen and construct that portion of Pleasant Street opposite the premises of Leori Sessions,or act on any- thing relating thereto. Voted:That $600 be raised and appropriated for above purpose. Article 4:S.William R.Cole and others:Will the Town vote to revoke its acceptance of the provisions of Section 336 of Chapter 11 of the Revised Laws relative to the election of a Highway Surveyor,said provision having been accepted at a special meeting held April 10,1908,or act on anything relating thereto ? Voted in the negative. Article 44:.Oliver H.Howe and others:Will the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $5000 for the purpose of re- surfacing Jerusalem Road,beginning at Marsh's Corner and extending toward West's Corner,or act on anything relating thereto ? Voted:That a committee of three citizens be appointed by the Moderator to investigate and consider the question of the betterment,improvement,repair or permanent layout of Jerusalem Road and to confer with any public authorities of the Town,County or State,relative thereto;that one member of said com.mittee shall be the present Highway Surveyor of Cohasset and that another member shall be a member of the present Board of Selectmen;that said committee shall imimedi- ately organize and shall report at a special Town Meeting as soon as practicable;and that the sum of $50 be raised and 13 appropriated for necessary expenses incurred by said com- mittee.George Jason,Darius W.Gilbert and Walter Shue- bruk were appointed as committee. Article 45.Will the Town instruct the Overseers of the Poor to employ a woman visitor or a district niirse at an annual expense of $300,or act on anything relating thereto? Voted:That $300 be raised and appropriated for above purpose. Article 46.To see if the Town will make Brook Street a one-way street for vehicles,having the entrance at South Main Street. Voted:To recommend to the Selectmen that they make Brook Street a one-way street. Article 47.Will the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $1500 to repair the planking and timbers of Cunningham's Bridge,or act on anything relating thereto? Voted in the affirmative. Article 48.George Ja^on and others:Will the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $650 to purchase a scarifier,or act on anything relating thereto ? Voted in the affirmative. Article ^9.Frank B.McAllister and others:Will the Town vote to change the present order of its two annual meet- ings,making the meeting for the transaction of business precede that for the election of officers? Voted :That this article be indefinitely postponed. Article 50.Stanley C.Lary and others:Will the Town raise and appropriate $200 for the support of athletic activities in the schools,or act on anything relating thereto? Voted in the affirmative. Article 51.Philip E.Sullivan and others:Will the Town authorize the Selectmen to petition the Harbor and Land Com- m^'ssioners for a permit to build a wall from the culvert at Cove Bridge around the property of the Town where the fire houses are located ^ Voted in the negative. Article 52.Philip E.Sullivan and others:Will the Town raise and appropriate a sum of money to build a wall from the culvert at Cove Bridge around the property of the Town where 14 the fire houses are located,or act on anything in relation thereto? Voted:That this article be indefinitely postponed. Article 53.Henry M.Ahearn and others:Will the Town raise and appropriate a sum of money for the celebration of Independence Day and Cohasset Day,or act on anything relating thereto? Voted :That this article be indefinitely postponed. Article 54.Joseph E.Grassie and others:Will the Town vote to pay Town laborers 35 cents an hour,60 cents an hour for one man,one horse and team,and 85 cents an hour for one man,two horses and team,or act on anything relating thereto? Voted:That the standard rate of pay be as above. Article 55.Henry B.Kimball and others:Will the Town take any action in regard to the protection of the public rights at Hominy Point,in the matter of the petition of Lewis A. Crossett now pending in the Land Court,as to the employment of additional counsel and the choosing of a committee,or act on anything in relation thereto ? Voted:That a committee of seven be appointed by the Chair composed of Henry B.Kimball and six other citizens to continue search of records for right of Town to title at Hominy Point,and to protect rights of Town.Committee appointed by the Moderator:Henry B.Kimball,chairman,Walter Shuebnik,Joseph D.Hutchinson,Henry E.Brennock,Edward L.Stevens,Cornelius Murphy,Levi .Cadose. Article 56.E.P.Collier and others:Will the Town con- vey to E.P.Collier a certain lot of land on Highland Avenue, lying between the land constituting his house lot and the lot conveyed by the Town to William Stetson about 1826,and now owned by E.P.Collier? Voted :That this matter be left to the discretion of Select- en. Article 57.Charles W.Gammons and others :To see if the Town will amend its By-Laws by adopting the following article : Article 4 —Finance Committee Section 1.At the next Annual Town Meeting after the adoption of these By-Laws there shall be elected a Committee on Finance to consist of seven members,no one of whom shall hold any elective town office to serve for the following terms: 15 Two for one year,two for two years,and three for three years, who shall serve without pay,and there shall be elected thereto at eaeh subsequent Annual Town Meeting two,two and three members,as their terms shall respectively expire.The term of office of members of the committee so elected at such subse- quent Town Meetings shall be three years. Section 2.The terms of members of said committee shall expire at the close of the Town Meeting at which their successors are elected.Said Finance Committee shall after the conclusion of the Annual Town Meeting organize by the choice of a Chair- man and a Secretary,and shall cause to be kept a true record of its proceedings. Section 3.The Finance Committee shall request each of the various boards and officers having in charge the expenditiure of money to lay before their conrmittee on or before the 31st day of January in each year an estimate of the appropriation necessary to be made'for their respective departments,and said committee shall request these various boards and officers to appear before them at such times and places as said committee may appoint for conference upon such appropriations. Section 4.It shall be the duty of the Selectmen within three days after drawing a Town Warrant to transmit copies o£ the same to the Finance Committee,and said committee shall consider all articles under which an appropriation of money may be made.A hearing shall be given upon all articles to the person or persons whose names appear attached to the same and they shall be notified of the time and place of hearing thereon. Section 5.Whenever a vacancy occurs in the committee by resignation,failing to qualify or otherwise,the same shall be filled by the committee,and if any member absents himself from five consecutive meetings such member shall be dropped and the vacancy filled.The term of all persons elected to fill vacancies shall expire at the close of the next Annual Town Meeting. Section 6.It shall be the duty of the committee to make an annual report of its doings,with recomendations for the municipal appropriations in the various departments for the ensuing year,to be printed with the annual reports of the other Town officers. 16 Voted:That the Town amend its By-Laws by adopting the above article. Voted:That Articles 58 to 68 inclusive,be left to the Selectmen. Article 58.Levi T.Lincoln and others:Will the Town vote to place an electric light on pole opposite residence of Rufus A.Bates on Beechwood Street? Article 59.Paul J.Bates and others:Will the Town raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to place and maintain an electric light at the junction of North Main Street and Highland Avenue crossroad near St.John's block? Article 60.George Jason,Jr.,and others:Will the Town raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to install and maintain a street light at or near the residence of Hudson Ells- worth on Norfolk Road? Article Ql.George F.Sargent,Jr.,and others:Will the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $45 for the purpose of placing three electric lights on Beechwood Street;one near the double bridge west of the residence of the late Aaron Pratt,one opposite the granite quarry and one near the foot of the-hill west of the residence of J.W.Whitcomb? Article 62.Warren F.Snow and others:Will the Town raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to place and maintain an electric light on James'Lane near house occupied by WiUiam Tilden? Article 63.Samuel N.Thayer and others:Will the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $15 for the purpose of placing an electric light opposite the residence of Samuel N.Thayer? Article 64.Arthur O.Higgins and others.*Will the Town instruct the Selectmen to install and maintain a 60-candle- power electric street light on private way known as "Higgins Court "off Margin Street? Article 65.Henry E.Sweeney and others:Will the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $60 for the installation and maintenance of four electric lights on Bow Street,or act on anything relating thereto ? Article 66.Michael Joseph Sullivan and others:Will the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $15 for the purpose of installing and maintaining an electric light on middle pole at 17 Gushing Road extension,between Smith Place and Pleasant Street,Cohasset,or act on an3rthing relating thereto? Article 67.Frederick G.James and others:Will the Town raise and appropriate the siim of $15 for the piirpose of instaUing and maintaining one electric Hght on King Street to be placed between the ledges near the residence of Antonio Rosano,or act on anything relating thereto? Article 68.Dean K.James and others:Will the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $30 for the purpose of placing two additional Hghts on Elm Gourt,one to be located near the bungalow of Frank Salvador,Esq.,the second to be located in the hollow near the residence of Percy Hendrie,Esq.,or act on anything relating thereto ? Article 69.Zaccheus L.Beal and others:Will the Town raise and appropriate an amoimt necessary to purchase 1000 feet of fire hose for North Gohasset Hose Gompany,or act on anything relating thereto? Voted:That $650 be raised for above purpose. Gohasset,April 3,1917. At the Gonstitutional Gonvention Primary held this after- noon at 4 o'clock the following vote was declared: Total number of ballots cast,345. Delegates at Large Gharles F.Adams 179 George W.Anderson 102 WilHam G.Andrew 52 Albert S.Apsey 70 Gharles J.Barton .64 John L.Bates 165 Addison P.Boardsley 32 WilHam H.Brooks 76 Walter A.Buie 45 Harvey S.Ghase 77 Gharles F.Ghoate,Jr 131 Gharles W.Gliff ord 78 George W.Goleman 81 Louis A.Goolidge 121 John W.Gummings 72 IS Edwin U.Curtis 120 Samuel R.Cutler 31 Arthur W.DeGoosh ,....27 David E.Denny 25 Daniel R.Donovan ,42 George H.Doty 54 Hugh P.Drysdale 16 Frank E.Dunbar 55 Samuel J.Elder..98 Wilmot R.Evans,Jr ...47 Eugene N.Foss..89 Harry A.Garfield ,46 Ralph W.Gloag 15 Gurdon W.Gordan 23 Matthew Hale j ..87 Arthur D.Hill 65 Walter S.Hutchins 24 Patrick H.Jennings 39 Lewis J.Johnson 42 Abbott L.Lowell 106 Nathan Matthews 90 James T.Moriarty 41 Joseph C.Pelletier '.101 Jo siah Quincy 98 Ciarence W.Rowley 25 John Weaver Sherman .41 James A.Stiles 14 Moorfield Storey .78 Charles B.Strecher '.33 Wendall P.Thore 12 Whitfield L.Tuck 13 Joseph Walker 85 David I.Walsh 128 Robert M.Washburn 37 Sherman L.Whipple 146 Lombard Williams 30 George H.Wrenn .30 Blanks 2122 19 Delegates —Third Plymouth District Walter L.Bouve 67 Clarence V.Nickerson ^8 Walter Shuebmk '247 Allen P.Soule 5 Blanks 18 Cohasset,May 1,1917. At the Constitutional Convention election the following vote was declared Delegates to Constitutional Convention Delegates at Large Charles Francis Adams 234 George W.Anderson ^. ,132 Albert S.Apsey 153 Charles J.Barton 164 John L.Bates 227 William H.Brooks 152 Walter A.Buie 92 Charles F.Choate,Jr 195 Charles W.Clifford 161 George W.Coleman 127 Louis A.Coolidge ...;:.184 John W.Cimimings 189 Edwin W.Curtis 201 Daniel R.Donovan 103 Frank E.Dunbar .134 Samuel J.Elder 171 Wilmot R.Evans,Jr 112 Eugene N.Foss 115 Matthew Hale 122 Arthur D.Hill 112 Patrick H.Jennings 96 Abbott Lawrence Lowell 166 Nathan Matthews 156 James T.Moriarty :85 Joseph C.Pelletier 126 Josiah Quincy 129 20 Moorfield Storey 150 Charles B.Strecker 62 Joseph Walker 116 David I.Walsh... .'182 Sherman L.Whipple 163 George H.Wrenn 84 Scattering 6 Blanks 1575 Sixteenth Congressional District Edward A.Burnett 156 John W.Churchill...,187 Elmer L.Curtiss 278 Heman A.Harding 168 Arthur N.Harriman 81 Charles Mitchell 115 Samuel Ross 73 Blanks 488 Third Plymouth Representative District Walter L.Bouve 181 Clarence V.Nickerson 187 Blanks 18 Special Town Meeting At a special town meeting held on May 16,1917,at 8 o'clock p.m.,the following articles were acted upon; Article 1.To choose a Moderator to preside in said meeting. Chose Harry E.Mapes Moderator. Article 2.Will the Town raise and appropriate sufficient money to purchase a motor-driven pumping fire engine,or act on anything relating thereto ? Voted in the negative. Article 3.Will the Town raise and appropriate a sum of money,not exceeding $1000,for the purchase of a motor- driven wagon for the use of the Forest Fire Warden and Fire Department,or act on anything relating thereto? 21 Voted :That this article be passed over. Article 4.Will the Town instruct the Selectmen to sell about five acres of land located on the east side of King Street, adjoining the Nichols property and opposite the old location of the Cohasset Almshouse,or act on anything relating thereto? Voted:That this article be passed over. Article 5.Will the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $500 for the use of the Committee on Public Safety,or act on anything relating thereto? Voted.'That the sum of $500 be raised and appropriated for above purpose. Special Town Meeting At a special Town meeting held May 28,1917,at 8 o'clock p.m.,the following articles were acted upon: Article 1.To choose a Moderator to preside in said meeting. Chose Harry E.Mapes Moderator. Article 2.Will the Town raise and appropriate sufficient money to purchase a motor-driven pumping fire engine,or act on anything relating thereto? Voted;That the Moderator appoint a committee of five to investigate thfe need of additional fire apparatus for Cohasset said committee to report at the next annual Town meeting. Committee appointed were Herbert L.Brown,Henry E. Brennock,Herbert E.Fernald,Charles W.Gammons and William R.Sears. Cohasset,September 25,1917. At the State Primary election the following vote was declared.- REPUBLICAN VOTE Governor Grafton L.Gushing 46 Samuel W.McCall 121 Blanks 26 22 Lieutenant-Governor Calvin Coolidge 141 Blanks 52 Secretary Albert P.Langtry 128 Blanks 65 Treasurer Charles L.Burrill 129 Blanks 64 .Auditor Charles Bruce 51 Alonzo B.Cook 89 Blanks 53 Attorney-General Henry C.Attwill 106 Conrad W.Crooker ,31 Blanks 56 Councillor —First District Andrew J.Jennings 23 David L.Parker 94 Blanks 76 Senator —Norfolk and Plymouth District Kenneth L.Nash 92 William O.Souther,Jr 99 Blanks '.2 Representative in General Court George S.Marsh 134 Blanks 59 23 County Commissioner —Norfolk John F.Merrill ^.127 Blanks 66 Register of Deeds —Norfolk County Walter W.Chambers 108 Frank A.Tirrell 30 Blanks 55 State Committee —Norfolk and Plymouth District James T.Kirby 118 Blanks 75 Delegates to State Convention Anselm L.Beal 150 Oliver H.Howe ;132 Herbert L.Brown 143 Blanks 154 Town Committee Eugene N.Tower 136 Edward L.Stevens 135 Anselm L Beal 138 Edward E.Wentworth •126 Oliver H.Howe 130 Fred L.Reed 131 Herbert L.Brown 136 Blanks 418 DEMOCRATIC VOTE Governor Frederick W.Mansfield 19 Samuel W.McCall 1 Blanks 3 24 Lieutenant-Governor Matthew Hale 5 Blanks 18 Secretary Arthur B.Reed 5 Blanks 18 Treasurer Humphrey O'Sullivan 5 Blanks 18 Auditor Elyear Choquette 5 Blanks 18 Attorney-General Josiah Quincy 5 Blanks 18 Councillor —First District Blanks 23 Senator —Norfolk and Plymouth District Clarence W.Harding 9 Blanks 14 Representative in General Court Blanks 23 County Commissioner —Norfolk George Jason 1 Blanks 22 Register of Deeds —Norfolk County Blanks 23 25 State Committee —Norfolk and Plymouth District Joseph St.John ,.. . 1 Blanks 22 Delegates to State Convention Bartholomew Daley 7 Henry E.Sweeney 7 Blanks 32 Town Committee Bartholomew Daley 8 John J.Grassie 6 Joseph St.John 7 Henry E.Sweeney 8 Cornelius Kenney 7 Joseph E.Grassie 6 'Edward A.Mulvey 6 Daniel Donovan 7 Blanks 129 State Election Cohasset,November 6,1917. At the annual State Election held this day,the following vote was declared.Total number of ballots cast were 334. Governor James Hayes of Pl5miouth 2 Chester R.Lawrence of Boston 1 Frederick W.Mansfield of Boston..93 Samuel W.McCall of Winchester 236 John McCarthy of Abington 2 Blanks Lieutenant-Governor Calvin Coolidge of Northampton 233 Matthew Hale of Boston 80 Sylvester J.McBride of Watertown 2 Frederick E.Oelcher of Peabody 2 Blanks 16 26 Secretary Herbert S.Brown of Greenfield 8 Albert P.Langtry of Springfield 225 Ingvar Paulsen of Boston 9 Arthur B.Reed of Abington 83 Marion E.Sproule of Lowell 2 Blanks 14 Treasurer Charles L.Burrill of Boston ".229 Solon Lovett of Beverly 2 Joseph A.Murphy of Lowell 2 Humphrey O'Sullivan of Lowell 86 Mary E.Petersen of Somerville 1 Blanks 14 Auditor Elzear H.Choquette of New Bedford 78 Alonzo B.Cook of Boston '224 David Craig of Milford.. Walter>S.Peck of Stockbridge .' . 3 Henry G.Smith,Jr.,of Somerville 3 Blanks...25 Attorney-General Henry C.Attwill of Lynn..219 Frank Auchter of Belmont 3 William R.Henry of Lynn 3 Thomas J.Maher of Medford .4 Josiah Quincy of Boston 92 Blanks 13 Councillor —First District Norman D.Gillespie of Whitman 12: David L.Parker of New Bedford.255 Blanks 67 27 Senator -—-Norfolk and Plymouth District Clarence W.H^-rding of Whitman 84 Kenneth Nash of Weymouth 228 Elmer A.Wright of Whitman 4 Blanks 18 Representative in General Court George S.Marsh of Hingham 260 Blanks 74 County Commissioner,Norfolk John F.Merrill of Quincy 259 H.L.Brown ."~. . . 1 Blanks 74 Registrar of Deeds,Norfolk Walter W.Chambers of Dedham 249 Blanks .85 Shall the article of amendment relative to absentee voting, submitted by the Constitutional Convention,be approved and ratified? Yes....207 No V 54 Blanks 73 In place of Article 18 of the Articles of Amendment of the Constitution,shall the Article of Amendment relative to ap- propriations for educational and benevolent purposes,sub- mitted by the Constitiitional Convention,be approved and ratified? Yes 209 No ;86 Blanks 39 Shall the Article of Amendment relative to the taking and distribution by the Commonwealth and its municipalities of the common necessaries of life,submitted by the Constitutional Convention,be approved and ratified? Yes ,214 No 45 Blanks 75 28 Convention of Town Clerks Third Plymouth Representative DistHct On the sixteenth da}^of November,A.D.,1917,the Town Clerks of Hingham,Cohasset and Hull,said towns comprising the Third Plymouth Representative District,assembled at the office of the Town Clerk in Hingham at 12 o'clock noon,for the purpose of examining the returns of votes given in and deter- mining who had been elected to represent said District in the General Court,to be holden at Boston the first Wednesday in January,1918,proceeded to canvass said returns and found the ballots given in for the several candidates to be as follows : Hingham Cohasset Hull Total George S.Marsh of Hingham 613 260 136 1008 William R.Hatch of Hingham 1 1 M.K.Huntley of Hingham 1 1 Arthur Whiton of Hingham 1 1 Blanks 75 74 30 179 Total 690 334 166 1190 It appearing that George S.Marsh of Hingham had re- ceived a plurality of the votes given in a certificate of election was issued to him. ARTHUR W.BURR, Town Clerk of Hingham HARRY F.TILDEN. Town Clerk of Cohasset JAMES JEFFREY, Town Clerk of Hull 29 Military Duty The number of men liable to perform military duty April 1,1917,were 405. Dog Licenses Number of dogs licensed in Cohasset from December 1, 1916,to December 1,1917,were as follows: Male 145 Female 19 Female (spayed)3 Breeders 1 Total 168 HARRY F.TILDEN, Town Clerk. 30 Births,Marriages and Deaths Registered During the Year 1917 BIRTHS The total niimber of births were 56;males,30;females,26. The parentage was as follows : American father and mother 35 American father and foreign mother 9 Foreign father and American mother Foreign father and mother 12 MARRIAGES Total nimiber of marriages,32;married in Cohasset,21; other places,11. Sixteen grooms and 17 brides were residents of Cohasset while there were but 4 marriages in which both were residents of this Town. DEATHS The total number of deaths recorded were 34;28 were residents of Cohasset;and 6 were brought here for burial. Of the 28 who were residents of Cohasset,13 were males and 15 were females;and their average age was 55 years,5 months and 5 days. 3 were under 5 years of age. 1 between 10 and 20. 3 between 20 and 30. 2 between 30 and 40. 3 between 50 and 60. 6 between 60 and 70. 3 between 70 and 80. 6 between 80 and 90. 1 over 90. The causes of death were as follows : Cerebral hemorrhage,7;heart disease,4;arterio sclerosis, 3;nephritis,2;cerebral thrombosis,plumonary abscess,iniiu- enzia,cancer,la grippe,hemorrhage,acute appendicitis,acci- dental,meningitis,chronic bronchitis,toxaemia and premature birth,1 each. HARRY F.TILDEN,Tovm Clerk. 31 m II rS O d Mary J. (Delore rbara (Bolles) argaret L. (Daley) Margaret T. (Bald Dorothy (Sturgis) Carrie (Colburn) Ellen M. (Smith) ary B. (Matheson] nd Katheryn (Has Maria S. 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AUDITOR^S REPORT ACCOUNTS OF 1917 (For Irxdex,see Recapitulation,page 84.Details can be seen in the oflS.ce of the Town Accountant,) Town Officers Appropriation (Article 5,Annual Meeting,March 12,1917)..$5,400.00 Appropriation (Article 38,An- nual Meeting,March 12, 1917)800.00 $6,200.00 Receipts,by Tax Collector,sum- monses,fees,etc $48.45 Receipts,from H.E.Mapes,for service of warrant,Special Meeting of May 28 3.00 $51.45 Expenditures : Selectmen,salaries,three at $400 each :....$1,200.00 Expenses .125.81 Auditor and Accountant,serv- ices 1,000.00 Expenses 12.81 Treasurer,services 600.00 Expenses 137.41 Collector,services 800.00 Expenses.173.46 Assessors,services,three at $300 each '900.00 Expenses 115.17 Other Finance Offices and Ac- counts : Registration of five notes .. . 10.00 39 40 Town Clerk,services $300.00 Expenses 44.01 Election and Registration : Election officers,services...176.00 Expenses 56.20 Registration of Voters,serv- ices of Registrars 262.00 Expenses 8.00 Total for Town Officers...$5,920.87 Balance to treasury 330.58 $6,251.45 $6,251.45 npaid bills (received after clos- ing of books) : Harry F.Tilden,Town Clerk, recording,etc $73.05 Hobbs &Warren,for Town Clerk stationery 1.70 $74.75 LAW • Appropriation $300.00 Expenditures : Albert P.Worthen,services...$250.00 Expenses 3.70 $253.70 F.A.Tirrell,services 10.00 Walter Shuebruk,services....20.00 Thomas H.Buttimer,services 50.00 Edgecomb,Sheehan &Whjte- hill,services 15.60 Crossett case,expenses,wit- nesses,etc 107.15 Balance over appropriation to Incidental Account 156.45 Total for Law and Legal Services $456.45 $456.45 41 ENGINEERING —MAINTENANCE Appropriation $300.00 Expenditiires : Hartley L.White $8.58 Henry A.Litch^eld 98.00 Total for maintenance $106.58 Balance to treastiry 193.42 $300.00 $300.00 ENGINEERING —TAX SURVEY —OUTLAY ADDroDriation $1 000 00 Receipts,from A.F.B.Petersen 4.00 Expendittire?: Hartley L.White,services ...$1,000.00 Balance to treasury 4.00 $1,004.00 $1,004.00 TOWN HALL Appropriation (including new furniture,etc.,Selectmen's Room)$1,775.00 Receipts:-^ F.W.Mead,rent $427.60 Simeone Bros.,rent 100.00 L.J.Morris,janitor,income ..235.65 Daughters American Revolu- tion,rent 7.55 R.S.Osgood,Treasurer C.A. A.,rent and breakage 31.71 Art Metal Construction Co., reimbiu-sement for damage done,and for freight 29.30 $831.81 42 Expenditures : Janitor,services $567.50 Tanitor extra work 27.02 Simnlies for ianitor 45.06 Telephone (12 months)70.90 Lighting (12 months),general. $277.50;pictiire machine. $96.90 374.40 Wiring,lamps,etc 69.79 Heating (1916,$70.14)609.42 Timing and repairs on pianos (1916 $3):14.00 General repairs and supplies, including installation of two drinking fountains ($15)...410.65 Erecting election booths 17.50 Selectmen's room and vault . room,painting 44.60 Selectmen's room,new furni- ture,$248.75;freight and labor on same,$9.23 257.98 Steel filing cabinet,$424; freight,$9.30;damage,etc.. $15 (Town reimbursed,also $5 on painting)448.30 Insurance,E.N.Tower,agent $115.00 Insurance,W.H.Pratt,agent Workmen's Compensation. . 10.08 125.08 Balance over appropriation and receipts to Incd.Acct.475.39 Total for Town Hall $3,082.20 $3,082.20 Unpaid bills (received after clos- ing of books) : Lincoln Bros.Coal Co.,coal. . $20.00 Lot E.Bates,hauling wood ...7.65 $27.65 43 PRINTING Appropriation Receipts,from H.E,Mapes,re- imbursement,cost Special Meeting,May 28 Expenditures : Selectmen,notices,placards, etc $53.77 Warrants 78.10 $131.87 Town Treasurer,blanks 19.83 Tax Collector,billheads,etc. . 13.83 Assessors,circulars,envelopes. etc 17.77 Town Clerk,town seal stickers .75 Elections —ballots,voting lists,etc ....'.88.15 Overseers —supply slips 3.72 Town Reports—1100 (208 pages at $2)416.00 Total for printing $691.92 Balance to treasirry 122.08 $800.00 14.00 $814.00 $814.00 WATER FOR HYDRANTS AND PUBLIC BUILDINGS Appropriation (including new hy- drant on top of Pleasant Street)$4,650.00 Expenditures : Cohasset Water Co. Hydrants (92-3 free)$3,982.50 Water rates for buildings ...20.00 Total for Fire Department..$4,002.50 To\^TiHall 35.00 Highways 125.50 44 Cohasset Home $42.00 Schools 45.00 ' $4,250.00 Hingham Water Co. Fire Department Hydrants,9 at $45 $405.00 Hose 3,water rates 9.00 Setting up four hydrants, Jerusalem Road 160.00 574.00 Moore &Co. Pleasant Street hydrant ....$40.00 Labor and material 180.25 220.25 Balance over appropriation to Incd.Acct.394.25 Total for Water,etc $5,044.25 $5,044.25 POLICE DEPARTMENT Appropriation $4,250.00 Receipts Clerk East Norfolk District Court,fines,etc $101.10 Officer at Town Hall: F.W.Mead $36.00 Simeone Bros 1.50 37.50 Officers'services: Mrs.B.L.Sankey 9.00 Sandy Beach Association...46.50 55.50 Thomas L.Bates 108.00 Town of Hingham,one-half cost of telephone at North Cohasset,one year 11.58 313.68 45 Expenditures : Chief,services (1916,$83.37)..$1,083.37 Officers,general 2,336.78 Officers,Town Hall 51.00 Officers,liquor,special serv- ices,etc 213.75 Care street lanterns 82.00 Disposing of dogs 5.50 $3,772.40 Expenses of Administration : Subscription to Auto List,2 years $15.00 Car fares,assistance,court expenses,etc.(1916, $11.85)200.46 215.46 Headquarters : Labor,repairs,laundry,etc.$87.56 Flag,9x6,$13.50;repairs, $2 15.50 Fuel 67.01 Light 9.00 ' 179.07 Telephones : Chief 56.28 Headquarters 40.90 Box,Main Street 28.77 North Cohasset 23.85 Jerusalem Road and Forest Avenue 16.18 165.98 Street Signs,purchase and re- pairs,oil,etc.,for lights (1916,.84)42.06 Care of Prisoners : City of Quincy —to October 1,1916 14.65 46 Meals at lockup,etc $21.10 $80.45 Transportation,renting of 35.75 autos Auto of Dept.,maintenance: Repairs and supplies $362.69 Insurance.47.84 410.53 Balance over appropriation and receipts to Incd.Acct.338.02 Total for Police Department $4,901.70 $4,901 .70 Unpaid bill (received after clos- ing of books) F.W.Browne $0.75 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE Appropriation (meeting of May 16)$500.00 Expenditures : State Guard: Everett W.Gammons,clerk and treas $50.00 Cartridges (1000)44.89 Photographs 8.45 Gun racks in Town Hall, lum_ber,labor,etc..32.36 ' Poncho blankets (75)161.25 $296.95 Celebration,Sunday,July 29: Weymouth Band $55.00 Medals and engraving 92.30 Stamps,envelopes,printing, etc 7.45 Supplies and service for en- tertainment 27.60 182.35 47 Record and Relief Committee : Stationery $0.47 Auto —two trips to Bridge- water with drafted men. . 20.00 $20.47 Total for Public Safety Com.$499.77 Balance to treasury .23 $500.00 $500.00 Unpaid bill (received after clos- ing of books) : F.W.Browne $5.85 FIRE DEPARTMENT Appropriation,general,including salary of Chief,repairs, etc $4,500.00 New hose (Hose 3)650.00 $5,150.00 Expenditures : Executive expenses (1916, $2.32)$38.93 Telephone at house of Combi- nation No.1 (12 months). ' 54.60 Salaries and wages : Chief $300.00 Driver Combination No.1 .1,200.00 Night services.Combination No.1 ,.279.50 Substitute drivers Combina- No.1 24.00 Stewards 125.00 Watching fires 21.00 Services at fires 7.00 Poll taxes,58 men 1 16.00 2,072.50 '48 Repairs on and supplies for apparatus : Combination No.1 $751.62 Combination No.2 (Beech- wood)5.50 Conveyance of apparatus to fires: Combination No.1 $41.80 Hook and Ladder No.1 25.40 Combination No.2 15.00 Hose No.3 (North Cohasset)20.00 Repairs on buildings: Combination No.1 (includ- ing $63.21 of 1916)$783.00 Combination No.2 25.00 Hose 3 .3.62 General supplies for houses : Combination No.1 (1916, $66.36)$229.60 Hook and Ladder No.1 ....10.25 Hose 3 18.62 Puel: Combination No.1 $261.65 Hook and Ladder No.1 ....2.83 Combination No.2 12.50 Hose 3 50.27 Light: Combination No.1 $82.20 Combination No.2 8.11 Hose 3 12.40 Equipment supplies : Combination No.1 (1916, $5.40).$258.56 $757.12 102.20 811.62 258.47 327.25 102.71 49 Hose 3,special,1000 feet .hose $650.00 Hose 3,special,carting hose 2.00 $910.56 Fire Alarm : General repairs $84.92 Current for batteries 37.57 Rent,1916 $20.00 Rent,9 months of 1917 15.00 Balance brought from *'Forest Fires "for services Balance over appropriation, etc.,to Incd.Acct Total ordered by Engineers, Fire Department Unpaid bills : W.C.Poole,auto for Engin- eers $2.00 Captain Combination No.1, services of company 30.00 Minot Market,supplies 11.23 H.L.Brown,supplies 3.42 Lincoln Bros.Coal Co.,fuel .. . 29.67 Cohasset Livery and Sale Stable,carting coal 1.50 John L.Mitchell,coal 10.50 H.M.O'Brien,supplies 3.75 T.F.Kane,supplies 2.00 F.W.Browne,supplies 2.75 South Shore Garage,supplies. . 1.00 Cohasset Supply Co.,supplies . 12.33 122.49 35.00 $110.42 333.03 $5,593.45 $5,593.45 $110.15 50 FIRE DEPARTMENT —SELECTMEN No appropriation Expenditures : Paid A.E.Grassie,sign "No Rubbish,"to Incd.Acct. . $2.75 FOREST FIRES Appropriation $500.00 Expenditures : Executive expenses,postage, telephoning,etc $1.85 Payrolls (fires)144.25 Acid,$33.66;soda,$22.54.....56.20 Supplies,general 9.38 Carting,1916 1.40 Storage of wagon 40.00 Transportation - 136.50 Total for Forest Fires $389.58 Carried to Fire Department for services rendered . - 110.42 $500.00 $500.00 Unpaid bills (received after clos- ing of books) : F.W.Browne,acid $3.00 State Forester,brooms 3.75 • $6.75 MOTH SUPPRESSION Appropriation (by law,'$3952.08) including increase for labor,etc $4,202.08 Receipts : State Highway,for work $120.46 51 Prom various sources,for work,lead,etc.,not on tax bills $314.00 Benjamin D.Hyde,1916 acct.265.80 Mrs.Mary F.Dodge,1916 account 39.60 George Young,sale of junk ...2.30 On tax bills : 1916 and prior..$279.90 1917 2,502.70 2,782.60 $3,524.76 Transfer from Tree Warden account for lead,gasolene and oil..74.08 /Xpenditurea: Payrolls (tmder Joseph E. Grassie) : Superintendent,services...$36.00 Labor,general 344.40 Payrolls (under George Young) ; Superintendent,services...$688.38 Labor,general 4,254.25 $380.40 4,942.63 State Forester,26,900 pounds lead 2,125.60 Moth notices,printing 2.35 Stationery,printing,etc 14.15 Carfares (George Young)6.58 Freight and express 4.40 Teams : Supt.(Joseph E.Grassie)..$24.00 Supt.(George Young)247.00 General 799.91 1,070.91 Creosote,204 gallons 36.56 Hose,poles,etc 423.00 Gasolene,572 gallons 158.40 Oil.69 gallons 26.55 52 Cans,17 $12.15 Soap,grease,etc 14.90 Repairs on sprayers (1916, $9)^246.16 Tree cavities : Labor,R.B.True (other labor in payrolls)$54.00 Expenses,R.B.True 20.20 Supplies,cement,and iron work 32.00 106.20 Filing saws 17.50 Supplies,misc 142.15 Rent 100.00 • Insurance : On sprayers $50.00 Workmen's Compensation..215.55 265.55 Balance over appropriation and receipts to "Agency " , $2,295.22 Total for Moth Work $10,096.14 $10,096.14 MOTH WORK —PRIVATE LIABILITY December 1,1916 —December 1,1917 Appropriation $4,202.08 Priv.Liab.Total Paid in December,1916 $157.05 $278.70 Paid in 1917 to Dec.1: Payrolls $2,422.71 Teams 754.36 Lead,25,706 lbs..2,313.54 Gas,493 gals 138.04 Oil,89 i gals....35.65 5,664.30 9,856.77 $5,821.35 $10,135.47 53 Deduct Private Liability as above $5,821.35 Balance over $4,314.12 $112.04 $4,314.12 $4,314.12 TREE WA Appropriation Receipts,from various sources for labor RDEN $169.75 395.89 $565.64 122.80 4.50 109.50 28.65 4.35 23.95 $800.00 72 63 Expenditures : Payrolls : Services,George Young .... Other labor Teams: George Young Other teaming $97.00 25.80 Printing,100 card posters.... Trees,purchase of Misc.supplies,tools,etc Filing saws Insurance,Workmen's Com- pensation $68.40 4.48 1.20 Transfer to Moth Account: Lead,760 lbs.at .09 . Gasolene,16 gals,at .28 Oil,3 gals,at .40 $859.39 74.08 Balance over appropriation and receipts to Incd.Acct.60.84 Total for Tree Warden $933.47 $933.47 54 SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Appropriation:.$200.00 Expendittires: Sealer,services $150.00 Office expenses,carfares,etc ..10.85 Weight lists,blanks,envelopes, etc 6.05 Supplies 10.73 Teams 11.50 Total for Sealer $189.13 Balance to treasury 10.87 $200.00 $200.00 Unpaid bill (received after clos- ing of books) : W.&L.E.Gurley,supplies...$15.51 INSPECTION OF WIRES Appropriation $500.00 Expenditures : Inspector,for services $430.92 Expenses of inspector to N.Y. Convention 37.50 Supplies 2.33 Transportation (1916,$12.25).29.25 Total for Inspection of Wires $500.00 $500.00 DEPUTY FISH AND GAME W^ARDEN (Under Chap.250,Acts of 1913) Ko appropriation Expendittires : Paid John F.Smith,services one year,to Incd.Acct....$50.00 55 BOARD OF HEALTH Appropriation $1,464.00 Expenditures: Executive Expenses Irving F.Sylvester,Secre- tary,services $200.00 Irving F.Sylvester,Secre- tary,transportation 50.00 Irving F.Sylvester,Secre- tary,stamps,etc 3.85 Warren F.Snow,services ... Frederick Hinchliffe,M.D., services Advertising Placards Transportation Telephone,Sec'y of Board .. Total Executive expenses .. Quarantine and Contagious Hospital Fumigation MiUc and Vinegar Inspection .. Inspection of Slaughtering.... Vital Statistics (1916,and prior,$9.75) Incidentals Total for Board of Health... Balance to treasury Unpaid bills (received after clos- ing of books) : H.E.Femald,M.D.,return- ing births $6.75 O.H.Howe,M.D.,returning births 1.00 $253.85 50.00 50.00 24.18 9.79 1.50 21.29 $410.61 126.99 5.30 10.00 240.00 13.75 7.75 $814.40 649.60 $1,464.00 $1,464.00 /D 56 STRAITS POND,CAT DAM AND JAMES BROOK Appropriations ($500 mainte- nance;$500,new gate for Cat Dam)$1,000.00 Expenditures : Straits Pond: Labor $7.80 Repairs 18.65 Liimber,cement bags,etc. (1916,$13.28)18.37 $44.82 Cat Dam,maintenance: Care of gates,1917 20.00 Cat Dam,OUTLAY,new gate: Payrolls (labor and team)..$323.76 Iron work,twisted steel, bolts,hinges,pins,etc...237.10 Express,freight and teaming 30.80 General supplies,tools,etc. (650 cement bags)223.05 814.71 James Brook: Care of gates at Cove $30.00 Labor,cleaning,etc 20.20 Supplies (1916,$9.65)11.21 61.41 Total Straits Pond,etc $940.94 Balance to treasury 59.06 $1,000.00 $1,000.00 Unpaid bill (received after clos- ing of books) : Cohasset Livery and Sale Stable,teaming. Cat Dam,OUTLAY $4.75 57 INSPECTION OF ANIMALS Appropriation $125.00 Paid D.W.Gilbert,V.S $125.00 STATE HIGHWAY Appropriation $1,076.19 Paid Commonwealth of Massa- chusetts $1,076.19 HIGHWAYS AND SIDEWALKS- OILING STREETS (See below) Appropriation $22,000.00 Receipts,for labor,teams and supplies (the names and details of these receipts are on file in the Account- ant's office)1,105.32 Expenditures : Highway Surveyor '(George Jason),services $1,000.00 Payrolls : Labor,ordinary $5,753.63 Engineer,S.N.Thayer....322.50 Engineer,J.T.Barnes 157.50 Blacksmithing 56.30 Fences 364.35 6,654.28 Teams,general $4,479.65 Teams,George Jason 736.00 5,215.65 Expressage 12.20 Freight 56.17 Fuel —wood,$5.50;coal, $392.89 398.39 Carpenter,C.V.Barnes 20.00 Border Street bridge,J.L. Sullivan 515.00 58 Walk,So.Main Street,front of Simeone Bros.{}/Q Catch-basins,etc Crusher —smokestack Fences,paint for . Grates Road drag Posts,etc Dynamite .•.. Gravel,etc ....: Mowing bushes (1916)....... Shingling roller house Lumber,drain pipe,tools,etc. (1916,$20.75) Repairs ^team roller General supplies Rent (1916) Insurance,Workmen's Com- pensation : General road work ($10,000)$241 .00 Stone crusher ($500)23.95 $114.00 84.13 54.50 224.10 98.00 35.00 19.25 28.00 585.73 4.80 30.00 265.81 74.04 418.22 75.00 264.95 Total for Highways,general $16,247.22 OILING STREETS Appropriation (included in Gen'l Highways,$22,000): Expenditures : Labor,ordinary $1,952.65 Teams,general $1,716.85 Teams,George Jason 275.00 1,991.85 Labor,misc.,S.N.Thayer, engineer $80.50 Labor,misc.,J.T.Barnes, engineer 21.00 101.50 59 Demurrage,N.Y„N.H.&H. R.R $23.00 Gravel,etc 33.50 Wood,fuel 7.50 Auto hire 1.00 Brushes 30.75 Kerosene oil 3.18 Ind.Coal Tar Co.,1005 gals, patching compound and 20bbls 110.56 The Barrett Co. : Tarvia B,29,407 gals $2,495.85 Patch.Comp.,751 gals 86.37 2,582.22 Damage to clothing 15.00 Total for Oiling Streets ....$6,852.71 General Highways brought forward 16,247.22 Balance to treasury 5.39 $23,105.32 $23,105.32 HIGHWAYS —SELECTMEN No appropriation Expenditures : Street fountains,cleaning,etc.$27.90 Street signs 121.35 Total for Highways,Select- men,to Incd.Acct $149.25 PLEASANT STREET WIDENING (Under Highway Surveyor) Appropriation $600.00 Expenditures: Land damage,Mrs.Leori I. Sessions $50.00 60 Contract (wall)S.H.Stough- ton $263.00 Contract (gutter and catch- basins),S.H.Stoughton .225.00 $488.00 Specifications,Edward Nichols 7.00 Payroll,labor,team,etc 15.80 Total for Pleasant Street...$560.80 Balance to treasury 39.20 $600.00 $600.00 JERUSALEM ROAD COMMITTEE —EXPENSES (Under Selectmen) Appropriation $50.00 Paid for transportation $11.50 Balance to treasury * 38.50 $50.00 $50.00 CUNNINGHAM'S BRIDGE —REPAIRS (Under Highway Surveyor) Appropriation $1,500.00 Expenditures : Litchfield-Lincoln Co.,con- tract $1,493.00 Specifications,Edward Nichols 7.00 $1,500.00 $1,500.00 SCARIFIER (Under Highway Surveyor) Appropriation $650.00 Paid J D.Adams &Co., Indianapolis,Ind.,for "Road King "grader, with attachments $542.00 Balance to treasury 108.00 $650.00 $650.00 61 REMOVING SNOW (Sanding Streets,etc.) Appropriation $2,000.00 Expenditiires : Payrolls,men and teams $1,945.61 Labor,care catchbasins 4.80 Repairing plows 74.35 Insurance,Workmen's Com- sation 36.41 Balance over appropriation tolncd.Acct 61.17 Total for Removing Snow, etc $2,061.17 $2,061.17 ELECTRIC STREET LIGHTS Appropriation $6,950.00 Expenditures:Electric Light & Power Co. Jan.,Feb.and March,344 60- c.p.and 12 250-c.p.lights, $577 .20 each month ^$1,731.60 ^ April,for lights as in March..$577.20 Additional 60-c.p.'s: Beechwood St.,4;Highland Ave.,1 ;Ash St.,1 ;James Lane,1;No.Main St.,1; Higgins Ct.,1 ;Bow St.,4; Gushing Road Extension, 1 ;King St.,1 ;total,15 ...23.88 601.08 May,359 60-c.p.at $1.50 $538.50 12 250-c.p.at $5.10 61.20 599.70 June,lights as above 599.70 July,lights as above 599.70 August,sam.e as in July $599.70 Elm Cwirt,2 lights 2d .29 599.99 62 Sept.,361 60-c.p.at $1.50 $541.50 12 250-c.p.at$5.10 61.20 $602.70 Oct.,Nov.and Dec,same as in Sept.,3 months at $602.70 1,808.10 Balance over appropriation to Incd.Acct $192.57 Total for Street Lights $7 ,142.57 $7,142.57 FORE RIVER BRIDGE —MAINTENANCE (Chapters 230 and 753,Acts of 1911) Appropriation 270.00 Paid William L.Foster,treas- urer,Ass'ts47 (1916,$30), 48,49,50 and 51,5 at $30 $150.00 Balance to treasury 120.00 *$270.00 $270.00 HARBOR MAINTENANCE Appropriation $600.00 Expenditures : Harbor Masters,two at $50 ...$100.00 Town Wharf groands,care of, 1917 47.60 Floats,runs and buoys : Labor,general $129.00 Paint,rope,etc 69.56 198.56 Repairs to wiring.Town Wharf 39.17 New run,labor and material, $18.70;lumber,$23.31...42.01 63 Total for Harbor Mainte- nance ...t Balance to treasury $427.34 172.66 $600.00 $600.00 CHARITIES —COHASSET HOME Appropriation,including **Out- side Poor,""Gen'l Ad- ministration,"Insurance ($600),and District Nurse ($300)$8,900.00 See Recapitulation,after General Administration. Receipts : James H.Pinkham,Supt.(bal- ance over payments,see accoimt at end)Board....$274.50 Clothes..'6.50 Produce (balance)19.59 $300.59 Board 100.00 400.59 Expenditures : Superintendent,services $600.00 Superintendent,expenses,fare'.50 Telephone 30.60 Light 41.55 Fuel .547.83 Medical services (1916,$2)....3.50 Drugs and medicines (1916, $10.95)..51.79 Nursing 60.00 Funerals (1916,$40)80.00 Hospital bed 35.00 Groceries,meats and general supplies (1916,$182.38)..871.00 Grain (1916,$34.90)332.10 Clothing (1916,$14.79)62.63 64 General supplies —seed,hard- ware,fertilizer,etc.(1916, $3.40)$217.11 Ice (1916,$29.36)...62.42 Buildings,maintenance of ....95.92 Insurance,on house: E.N.Tower,agent $212.50 George F.Sargent,Jr.,agent 212.50 425.00 Insurance,Workmen's Com- pensation ($600)8.28 Misc.labor,haying,etc 129.00 Misc.labor,filling flower bed. . 8.00 Misc.labor,tonsorial work....3.30 Horse,team,etc.(1916,$11.85)81.36 Cow,purchase of 100.00 Net Cost,1917 Unpaid bills (received after clos- ing of books) : Joseph St.John,newspapers. . F.W.Browne,drugs Minot Market,food supplies . C.H.Trott Co.,food supplies . M.J.Merriam,clothing Louis Levine,clothing F.J.Story,grain Paid for "Home,"through Town Treasurer $3,846.89 Paid for "Home,"through Superintendent,see his account 128.16 Total paid Deduct receipts of Town Treasurer *.. $3,975.05 400.59 $3,574.46 4.80 6.36 2.57 16.83 23.57 3.02 30.80 $87.95 65 JAMES H.PINKHAM,SUPERINTENDENT In Account with TOWN OF COHASSET Dr. Cash for board $274.50 Clothes 6.50 Sale of cow 15.00 Pasture,cows 40.00 Pasture stone 33.25 Produce 59.50 Cr. Food supplies $7.07 Labor -56.90 Misc.supplies and express ....25.19 Laundry 39.00 Balance to Town Treasury . . $128.16 300.59 $428.75 $428.75 CHARITIES —OUTSIDE POOR (Names not pubKshed;see Chapter 412,Acts of 1910.) For appropriation,see Cohasset Home account and Recapitulation after General Administration. Receipts : Commonwealth of Massachu- setts,account Mothers' Aid $95.23 Town of Scituate,account Mothers'Aid 296.97 Reimbursement,from Proba- tion Officer 200.00 Reimbursement,from an indi- vidual .20.00 $612.20 Expenditures : Town Aid,cash $456.00 Other cash aid 978.00 $1,434.00 66 Relief given by other places : City of Brockton (1916)...$431.71 Town of Hingham (1916)...196.50 Townof Winthrop 101.34 Medical attendance : Town physician,Dr.George Osgood,$64;transporta- tion,$4.24 $68.24 Dr.Frederick Hinchliffe....200.00 $268.24 Other medical attendance (1916,$3)34.00 Nursing : District Niirse $300.00 Other nursing 607.90 $729.55 302.24 907.90 Drugs and medicines (1916, $14.90)36.60 Fuel (1916,$101.59)433.30 Rent (1916,$46)631.00 Groceries and provisions(19 16, $141.13)622.66 Board 67.50 Clothing (1916,$26.69)143.77 Misc.—stove (1916,)$10.50; dory,etc.,28.45 39.35 Total for Outside Poor '15,351.87 Deduct receipts 612.20 Net for Outside Poor $4,739.67 Unpaid bills (received after clos- ing of books) : F.W.Browne,drugs $2.00 Mrs.C.J.Pratt,milk 9.76 F.W.Wheelwright,milk 21.96 67 FT.L.Brown,fuel,kerosene oil.$5.80 Lincoln Bros.Coal Co.,fuel...18.63 Cohasset Supply Co.,grocer- ies,etc 8.76 Mrs.Julia Lee,rent..30.00 t96.91 CHARITIES —GENERAL ADMINISTRATION The appropriation for "Home "and "Outside Poor "accounts also covers this account Receipts:Reimbursement $8.00 Expenditures : Overseers,three at $133.33 each $399.99 Stamps and stationery 3.21 Appraisal of property 3.00 Transportation (1916,$12)...24.75 Total for Gen'l Adm $430.95 RECAPITULATION OF POOR ACCOUNTS Appropriation for the three ac- counts brought forward ..$8,900.00 Amounts through Town Treas- ury: General Administration (paid and received)$430.95 8.00 Outside Poor (paid and re- ceived)5,351.87 612.20 Cohasset Home (paid and re- ceived 3,846.89 400.59 Balance to treasury 291.08 $9,920.79 $9,920.79 68 Cost of Poor,three accounts as above 19,629.71 Add amount paid by Super- intendent of Home,see his account 128.16 Total cost of Poor,including insurance on Home and District Nurse $9,757.87 The "Net "cost of poor in 1917 was $8737.08,includ- ing the unpaid bills of 1916 paid in 1917. SOLDIERS'AND SAILORS'RELIEF Appropriation..$850.00 Expenditures : City of Brockton (1916)$100.65 Commonwealth of Massachu- setts,Soldiers'Exemp- tions 46.43 Payrolls and other payments ..599.93 Total for Soldiers'and Sail- ors'Relief $747.01 Balance to treasury 102.99 ) $850.00 $850.00 Unpaid bill (Cohasset Supply Co.,meats $4.00 STATE AND MILITARY AID - Appropriation $200.00 Receipts from Commonwealth of Massachusetts : State Aid 574.00 Military Aid 120.00 69 Expenditures : » State Aid (Civil War)$392.00 State Aid (German War)544.00 $936.00 Military Aid 240.00 Balance over appropriation and receipts to * 'Agency ' ' $282 .00 Total for State and Military Aid $1,176.00 $1,176.00 EDUCATION Appropriation,for general main- tenance $37,525.00 Receipts : Treasurer of Norfolk County, dog licenses,1916 $380.32 Commonwealth of Massachu- setts,account Industrial School 36.00 Commonwealth of Massachu- setts ,account State Wards 70 .80 Volimteer Veteran Firemen's Association,for printing.1.00 South Shore Greerihouses,re- imbursement 1.50 School lunches.$313.35 Practical Arts Department .. . 30.98 Books 3.80 Jimk 5.85 353.98 Cohasset Savings Bank,inter- est Ripley Fund 104.06—947.66 Expenditures : School Committee (services for) : S.C.Lary,Secretary,services $25.00 70 Clerical work for Secretary (S.N.Ripley)$6.25 School Accountant 50.00 School Census 30.00 Clerk to Superintendent 263 .00 School Committee (expenses) : School reports $25.00 Accoim-tant's blanks (two sets)1.56 Melville C.Freeman,speaker 15.96 Chairman,expenses 2.10 Stamped envelopes 10.77 Transportation .11.50 Telephones : Osgood School $58.76 S.C.Lary,Superintendent . 31.44 Superintendent,services $950.00 Superintendent,Truant Offi- cer,services 50.00 $374.25 66.89 90.20 1,000.00 Superintendent (expenses) : Stamps and stationery $18.00 Transportation 5.70 Personal traveling expenses .1 03 .92 127.62 Supervisors,transportation.. . 68.45 Teachers'salaries: Supervisors $500.00 Principal 1,370.00 High 4,750.59 Elementary (including pay- ment to an unassigned teacher)11,062.81—17,683.40 71 Textbooks and supplies: Books $844.84 Supplies 3,390.52 Janitors'services Fuel Buildings and grounds,main- tenance of,including light and power Libraries Health (reported under **Health and Sanitation " to State) Transportation : Elmer E.Bates $2,708.00 C.H.Stoughton 925.00 F.W.Wheelwright 740.00 N.Y.,N.H.&H.R.R 391.00 H.F.Tilden 195.50 South Shore Garage 2.10 Tuition to other places Sundries : Christmas 20.52 Graduation 77.05 Exhibition of pigs at Town Hall 33.32 Advertising bids 3.63 Misc.carting,etc 22.07 Insurance: On the school property, $1114.58;Workmen's Compensation,$5.50..1,120.08 Rent,Bates Building 100.00 Outlay : Buildings (1916,E.Nichols, $^130.03)$574.03 New equipment 328.89 $4,235.36 1,249.13 2,779.12 2,849.18 10.54 117.65 4,961.60 71.25 1,376.67 902.92 72 Total for Schools,general...$37964.23 Balance to treasiiry 508.43 S38,472.66 $38,472.66. Unpaid bills (received after clos- ing of the books) : Express,school supplies,etc..$4.71 Supplies 19.04 Fuel 5.88 Buildings,etc 161.01 Health 37.50 Tuition,Hingham 30.00 $258.14 EDUCATION —SCHOOL ATHLETICS Appropriation •$200.00 Expenditures : ^Wright &Ditson,supplies $171.11 William Read &Sons,supplies 8.39 M.J.Sullivan .22 South Shore Garage,transpor- tation 4.00 Total for School Athletics...$183.72 Balance to treasury 16.28 $200.00 $200.00 LIBRARIES Appropriation $2,250.00 Expenditures : Rev.William R.Cole,Treas- virer Paul Pratt Memorial Library $2,150.00 Mrs.Ada F.Faxon,Treasurer Nantasket Branch Library 100.00 $2,250.00 $2,250.00 73 TOWN COMMONS Appropriation (Town)$900.00 Appropriation (State;Town's proportion of cost of Met- ropolitan Parks)•198.67 Receipts : Merchants'National Bank, Boston,interest on H.W. Wadleigh Fund $43.56 Mass.Trust Co.,interest on Wadleigh Fund 100.00 Cohasset Savings Bank,inter- est: Billings-Pratt Park $40.40 Common at Center 46.46 230.42 ou.ou Expenditures : Labor,general ($16.80 Wad- leigh Park)$578.60 Labor,Wheelwright Park ....78.80 Labor,care Billings-Pratt Park 38.00 Other parks (B.F.Crane, labor,$15.70,1916).....303.25 Supplies,general (1916,$2.20)27.72 Repairs on lawn mowers (1916, S1.70)16.95 Insurance,Workmen's Com- pensation 12.60 Total for Town Commons (To\vn)$1,055.92 Metropolitan Parks,mainte- nance 198.67 $1,254.59 IBalance to treasiu-y 74.50 $1,329.09 1,329.09 74 MEMORIAL DAY Appropriation $350.00 Paid Cyrus H.Bates,Com- mander of Henry Bryant Post98,G.A.R $350.00 Paid Stetson Shoe Co.Band, extra services $20.00 Balance over appropriation to Incd.Acct 20.00 $370.00 S370.00 PHILANDER BATES —ANNUITY Aoorooriation $300.00 Paid Philander Bates $300.00 INCIDENTALS (Unclassified,etc.) ' Appropriation (including 17 60- c.p.street lights —see Electric Street Lights ac- count)S2,750.00 Receipts : Genealogical histories (4)$12.08 Narrative histories (3)10.50 The Oaks Farm,rent of gravel pit lot 40.00 62.58 Expenditures (luiclassified) : Town clock;care of $30.00 Town Flag,care of 194.35 Town Reports,delivering,ex- press and postage 21.81 G.A.R.Hall,rope,etc 1.52 Gulf Mill Dam,care of 5.00 Insurance,Workmen's Com- pensation -.18.35 Total Unclassified $271.03 75 Transfers from : Law $156.45 Town Hall 475.39 Water for Hydrants,etc....394.25 Police Department..338.02 Fire Department 333.03 Fire Department,Selectmen 2.75 Tree Warden 60.84 Deputy Fish and Game Warden 50.00 Highways,Selectmen 149.25 Removing Snow 61.17 Electric Street Lights 192.57 Memorial Day 20.00 Cemeteries 46.87 Public Service Enterprise, North Cohasset Post- office building 47.90 Public Service Enterprise, Guild Hall (V.V.F.A.)40.00 $2,368.49 Total for Incidentals,etc ...$2,639.52 Balance to treasvLT}^173.06 $2,812.58 $2,812.58 NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY Services for individuals,charged to departments,which are reimbursed. No appropriation Receipts $465.00 Expenditures.$481.38 Balance over receipts to "Agency"16.38 S481.38 $481.38 76 CEMETERIES No appropriation Receipts : From sale of lots and graves...$169.80 Oare of lots 41.50 Standing grass 5.00 $216.30 Expenditures : Telephone (B.F.Morse)$14.04 Writing deeds 3.50 Labor 240.10 Supplies 1.75 Insurance,Workmen's Com- pensation ($300)3.78 Balance over receipts to Incd.Acct ,ST 46.87 Total for Cemeteries $263.17 $263.17 INTERE Appropriation (Town)$1,800.00 Appropriation (State,Metropoli- tan Parks Loan)91.98 Received : On deferred taxes $487.24 On bank deposits 390.98 878.22 Paid: Commonwealth of Massachu- setts,Metropolitan Parks Loan $91.98 First National Bank,Boston, on $28,000 bonds,one year at 4%1,120.00 Anticipation of Taxes —Rock- land Trust Co. : Note No.22,at 3.40%$67.22 i 77 Note No.23,ap 3.43%, $262.98;on $15,000,18 days,at 4%,$30 .292.98 Note No.24,at 3.61%, $214.61 ;extra int.$11.12 .225.73 Note No.25,at 3.61%;extra int.$22 236.61 Note No.26,at 3.73%383.89 Note No.27,at 3.73%255.92 Note No.28,at 3.90%;ad- ditional $20 122.92 Note No.29,4.10%;addi- tional $3.33 143.43 1,728.70 Balance over appropriation and receipts to "Agency "170.48 Total for Interest $2,940.68 $2,940.68 PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE North Cohasset Postoffice Building No appropriation Receipts,from rent $100.00 Expenditures: Painting —contract,W.J. Coombs $115.00 Tarring roof —labor,$6;5 gals,tar,$4.50 10.50 $125.50 Repairing roof 6.00 Labor,lumber,etc 16.40 Balance over receipts to Incd.Acct 47.90 Total for North Cohasset Postoffice Building $147-.90 $147.90 78 PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE Guild Hall No appropriation Receipts,from rent SlOO.Oa Expenditures : Shingling roof —contract, Litchfield-Lincoln Co $140.00 Balance over receipts to Incd.Acct 40.00 Total for Guild Hall $140.00 $140.00 MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS Bonds from Revenue Appropriation $8,000.00 Paid First National Bank, Boston,for eight $1000 4%bonds maturing Octo- ber 1,1917 $8,000.00 MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS Temporary Loans No appropriation Received: From Rockland Trust Co., anticipation of taxes : Note No.22 for $8000 (Note No.21 void),dated Feb. 15,1917 (-under provisions of Chap.83,Acts of 1915), due May 15,less discount at 3.40%$7,932.78 Note No.23,$15,000,dated Mar.12,due Sept.12,less discount at 3.43%14,737.02 79 Note No.24,$10,000,dated Mar.12,due Oct.12,less discount at 3.61%$9,785.39 Note No.25,$10,000,dated Mar.12,due Oct.12,Mess discount at 3.61%9,785.39 Note No.26,$15,000,dated Mar.12,due Nov.12,less discount at 3.73%•14,616.11 Note No.27,$10,000,dated Mar.12,due Nov.12,less discount at 3.73%9,744.08 Note No.28,$10,000,dated July 12,due Oct.13,less discount at 3.90%9,897.08 Note No.29,$10,000,dated July 12,due Dec.12,less discount at 4.10%9,859.90 Paid: Rockland Trust Co.(discount charged to Interest Ac-^ count) : Note No.22 (see description above)$7,932.78 Note No.23 (see description above)14,737.02 Note No.24 (see description above)9,785.39 Note No.25 (see description above 9,785.39 Notes Nos.26,27,28 and 29 (see description above)...44,1 1 7.1 7 ,357.75 $86,357.75 MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS Metropolitan Parks Sinking Fund Requirerr.ents Appropriation (State)$15.88 Paid Treasury Department, Commonwealth of Mass. . 15.88 80 'AGENCY Including amounts received for and paid from Corporation Tax Account,Licenses,etc. Appropriation (State Tax)S21,120.00 Appropriation (County Tax)8,282.35 Received,from State,Corpora- tion Tax: 1916,Public Service $78.68 1916,Bank Tax 36.47 $115.15 1917,Public Service $3,974.93 1917,Business 399.46 1917,National Bank Tax 2,429.11 ' 6,803.50 From Commonwealth Depart- ment of Weights and Measures : Account peddlers'licenses (4)32 .00 Licenses (Town): Milk (12)$6.00 Slaughter (3)3.00 Auctioneers'(2).4.00 Registration of gasolene (5) . 2.50 Oleomargarine (1).50 Junk,1916 (4),$40;1917 (6), $60 100.00 116.00 7,066.65 Paid: State Treasurer,State Tax, 1917 21,120.00 ^ Treasurer of Norfolk County, County Tax,1917 8,282.35 $29,402.35 Balance over pa3mients... . 7,066.65 $36,469.00 $36,469.00 81 Balance from "Agency "for- ward :$7,066.65 Charges against above balance : Moth Supression $2,295.22 State and Military Aid (over appropriation and re- ceipts)282.00 Telephones for Individuals. . 16.38 Interest (over appropriation 'and receipts)170.48 Refunds 2.38 $2,766.40 Balance to treasury 4,300.19 •$7,066.65 $7,066.65 REFUNDS Paid: Poll tax,interest,etc.,to "Aeencv "$2.38 TRUST Wheelwright Bequest to Towtl for Investment,Income to be applied to Wheelwright Park for Maintenance. Received : From L.H.H.Johnson,Ad- ministrator estates of Ed- "ward Wheelwright,his widow,Isaphene,and Henry A.Wheelwright...$15,000.00 From Massachusetts Trust Co.,income 50.00 Paid: Labor at Wheelwright Park (see Town Commons ac- count for balance of labor)$50.00 Balance (see report on Trust Funds after "Recapitula- tion ")$15,000.00 $15,050.00 $15,050.00 82 RESERVE FUND Under Chapter 823,Acts of 1913 April Tax Assessments 1913 —Deficit Jan.1,1917 $22,991.77 Charges against in 1917,poll abated 2.00 Deficit Jan.1,1918 $22,993.77 1914 —Deficit Jan.1,1917 2,131.86 Charges against in 1917,polls abated 12.00 Deficit Jan.1,1918 .$2,143.86 1915 —Balance Jan.1,1917 ...2,011.66 Charges against in 1917,real, personal and polls abated 117.76 Balance Jan.1,1918 $1,893.90 1916 —Balance Jan.1,1917 ...^2,996.00 Charges against in 1917,real, personal,poll and moth taxes abated 257.38 Balance Jan.1,1918 $2,738.62 1917 —Overlay,see Assessors' Report 3,095.78 Charges against in 1917,real, personal,poll and moth taxes abated 506.81 Balance Jan.1,1918 $2,588.97 DECEMBER ASSESSMENTS 1913 —Balance Jan.1,1916, 1917 and 1918 $8,433.64 1914 —Balance Jan.1,1916 and 1917 $4,272.55 Charges against in 1917,per- sonal abated 31.50 Balance Jan.1,1918 '4,241.05 83 1915 —Balance Jan.1,1917 and 1918 $1,011.03 1916 —Committed to Tax Col- lector SI,158.53 Charges against in 1917,per- sonal abated 330.00 Balance Jan.1,1918 828.53 1917 —Committed to Tax Col- lector,real estate 117.45 84 00 o CO CO (N O Tt^o CO ^ CO a> O Q Q % O I >o r^O 00 O CO T-H 00 CO co" oo CO" o o oooo d o dooo CO CO o o ooo lo d t^o i:^00 ood o 8 8dd lO o ood uo oo 8 00o o 00d lO 00 o Tt^lO oddd LO o o O (M (M Ci 00 G:O CO O o t^ ^dOCi C5 r^ T-H CO 00 d 00 CO CO o 93BjI O »—I 1—I 1—I CO Vjl ''sP ''^^^^^^ CO CO o s o ;:j 3aoo o bjO 03 O^g p rt ..1 i sr!ci3 CO^^^ '^^t^ I biD bjO I (D CD W S S f^ bjO biO ^a a o TD +j 1^ 8 o i::0 5 bx^ I•^53 00 ^.SSCDrrt "-^O ^ w ^Si •ISO O osg o ^o s+^O 0) 5=1 o3 a;^ ^- •^I— I CD Plh I Sjg'l ^^^C <D c/3 ^S S O i ^ rn C w*^^ I CD ^(D ^ r;a;cu >, CD Ph ^Jd'i^- 85 t^o CO o o o o O CO 00 -^O CO (M lO o O CO o •'^Oi lO Oi 00 00 O (M T— 1 -*LO CO CO o (M t^ €^:0 1—1 1—1 T— 1 CO <M CO CO (M »o t^o 888 3 o o o oOOT^o ,3 o o o o o o oooooooooo 888 Tt^O lO CO o ,3 o o o Q)ooo LO t^OCO0(Mt^O (*~^LO OiO (~^ 00 C<1 lO Tt^o ^oo CO LO CO o OS (M CO €^T-H ^-g^1—1 (N CO 05 CO O oo -^O Oi CO LO O o o o T^r^o '^ CO i-H O 0-*as O 1— 1 Gi (M 00 LO oo LO O CO as Oi o O Tt^O LO CO o aso r-H O (M 1—1 (M O t^lO 00 c*"-^zi.-^(N t^as ^CO r-H o Th o Tt<LO(M 00 '"H LO 00 OS 1-H o o 1—1 LO LO LO o ^T-HTtH -^s 1—1 (N I> CO '^'^TJH ^CO t^!>.t^as as o o o T— 1 1—1 C^(NlOlOlOlOiOlOlOLOLOLOLOCOCOCOCOVD-3zO o CD Ph o O ^ iO CD ^ (D T-H biD <D b 11 Id q CD .0.2^>,>,+^ -+J W 03 aJ c zj>*^>i><^ 03 c3 ct3 •a •a d o CO ^13 cm OJ CO biO C/3 t/D TT-I a3-r c^c^O bJO b£biO CD O I— I ^o I LO ^§ ct3 as I- biO ffi ffi K HH Mh K bjO yd 'CI pq £§ fee ^^ 8() o 00 00 :o CO ^ o ^CO o o c 00 rH r^ %»(M T-H^ 00 05 CO GO o COO05Tt^(M lO o T— 1 (M 00 CD ^COOOOT— 1 l:^t^ (M T— 1 "-O 1—1^ Oi O O O CO (N 00 o o ^1lO(M O o CO ^»o oco (M m O <N 00 ^t^o (N iO CO 00OT— 1 Oi 5!CO CO CO T-H !>.'^CO O 05 (N -^(M 00 o €^ ^ o oooodOlO C5 00 00^ oo CDo o o o t^oOOpCOo id d d 00 d (M O lO C5 o LO (M CQ i-H C5 o ooo lO o CO CO (M Oo d to OO O Ci O^d Oi O 00 C2 I>-LO 1— t 00 00 Ci pdT-^d l> 'nH ^CO -* 00^CO^TjH t^ co'^io" CO (M O t^(N Oq !>.p O p "-^CO d 00 id CO 00 lO O lO a>^(M ^o o oooOO -H t^o r^ CO CO <M CO <N r-H 00 t^00 O CO 1-H p !>. i-i CO r-i 00 00 CO Ci Tti Tt^(M 00 CO lO t^00 00 CO CO CO CO CO Ci (M (M CO CO CO r^t^t^t^ "st'Tt^TJHLO lOCOCOCO 87 05 CQ r-{1— i O do(M•CO 8 o lO lO o <Mot>CO o o 8 o t^cd d l>^o lO CO lO o CO (^o^1—1^s t^i6 T— 1 8'88 O lOOCO (^lO o c^d r Qfd r-H (N 00 r-l ^o o LO 00 O LQ 00 OOCOCOO »o Oi o p ^00 o t^o §l>^iO doci (N d CO -^TfH lO ^(M 00 lO CO 1—1 1— 1 (^CO r-i (N Oi^o6 00 —Too" t^c»00 05 Oi O O O ^1—1 (M t^l:^l>l:^t^00 00 00 00 00 00 si I? ^^±^ ^o o C7 o o ^^^r^0)O *-• P*-T-l '-I i;^<^ CD 0)r^ O 5 O •r^^^ I O 8 o 03 pq ^'§ W o &d o •t-l I ^^^n > mm a a o •+-3 aH W CO ^.2 CO ^^^ 0^5=1 00^^ CO <o 88 89 PUBLIC TRUST FUNDS —SCHOOLS Ripley Fund: On hand Jan.1,1917 Dividends earned in 1917 .... $1,061.^0 42.86 Received by Town for credit of Schools $1,104.06 104.06 On hand Jan.1,1918 James W.Nichols Fund : On hand Jan.1,1917 Dividends earned in 1917 .... $1,000.00 2,080.80 84.04 On hand Jan.1,1918 $2,164.84 PUBLIC TRUST FUNDS —PARKS Robert Charles Billings Fund: On hand Jan.1,1917 $2,150.00 Dividends earned in 1917 : Billings-Pratt Park $40.40 Town Commons (Center)..46.46 86.86 2,236.86 Received by Town in 1917 from above funds,credit of Town Commons ac- coimt 86.86 On hand Jan.1,1918 $2,150.00 Horace W.Wadleigh Fund: On hand Jan.1,1917 $5,000.00 Dividends earned in 1917 . '...143.56 $5,143.56 90 Received by Town in 1917, from above funds,credit of Town Commons account S143.56 On hand Jan.1,1918 $5,000.00 Wheelwright Park Fund: Received from estates,bequest to Town for investment ..$15,000.00 DivideAds earned in 1917 ....50.00 $15,050.00 Received by Town for credit of maintenance of Wheel- wright Park (see ''Trust," page 81)50.00 On hand Jan.1,1918 .$15000.00 (In the above fund dividends were earned in 1917,payable in January,1918,too late to be reported here.) ACCOUNTS PAYABLE IN 1916 AND BEFORE,PAID IN 1917 Town Hall $73.14 Police Department "96.06 Fire Department 151.89 Forest Fires 1.40 Moth Suppression 9.00 Inspection of Wires -12.25 Board of Health 9.75 James Brook 9.65 Highways,general 100.55 Fore River Bridge 30.00 Charities,Cohasset Home $356.63 Charities,Outside Poor 972.02 Charities,General Admn 12.00 1,340.65 91 Soldiers'and Sailors'Relief $1 10.9a Education,general (fuel,$295.73; miscellaneous,$75.91)... Education,Outlay,fire alarni ... Education,Outlay,E.Nichols.., Town Commons Incidentals,Unclassified $371.64 282.00 130.03 783.67 24.60 3.00 $2,756.51 ACCOUNTS PAYABLE IN 1917,NOT PAID JAN.1,191& For detail,see various accounts : Town Officers Town Hall Police Department Public Safety Committee .... Fire Department Forest Fires Sealer of Weights and Measures Board of Health Cat Dam,Outlay Charities,Cohasset Home....$87.95 Charities,Outside Poor 96.91 Soldiers'and Sailors'Relief ... Education,general $700.91 $74.75 27.65 .75 5.85 110.15 6.75 15.51 7.75 4.75 184.86 4.00 258.14 LIABILITIES OF COHASSET,AS OF JANUARY 1,1918 $20,000 coupon 4%bonds,issue of 1911,payable to the First National Bank,Boston,as follows : Oct.1,1918 Oct.1,1919 Oct.1,1920 $8,000.00 $6,000.00 $6,000.00 92 INSURANCE Last Expires Premium Properly Amount 1918 Paid Town Hall $1,500.00 Apr.12 $60.75 owTi Hall 2,000.00 Apr.17 81.00 TowTi Hall 1,500.00 Apr.17 60.75 $5,000.00 $202.50 Police Department Liability,\110,000.00 $35.09 Fire and Theft,300.00 10,300.00 May 26 12.75 $47.84 Moth Department 2,000.00 June 1 50.00 Highway Dept.,on boilers 4,000.00 Mar.10 44.40 G.A.R.Hall 1,000.00 Oct.18 22.50 Employees'Compensation 20,600.00 •Apr.27 599.45 BALANCE SHEET —COHASSET—1917 RECEIPTS Revenue, General : Real and personal (tangi- ble)taxes,1917 $68,877.16 Income tax (intangible personal)from State ..71,229.79 Poll taxes for 1917 1,148.00 $141,254.95 Real and personal,1916 and previous $11,612.10 Poll;1916 and previous. . 388.80 12,000.90 From the State,see "Agency"$6,918.65 Licenses,general,includ- ing $32 from State De- partment,Weights and Measures $148.00 93 Licenses on dogs,from County $380.32 From court,fines 101.10 $629.42 $160,803.92 Comm.ercial (including the transfer of $74.08)....10,271.28 Offset to Outlay 4.00 Municipal Indebtedness, temporary loans 86,357.75 Trust,Wheelwright Park bequest 15,000.00 Total Receipts,includ- ing transfer $272,436.95 Balance on hand Jan. 1,1917.5,465.41 Grand Total $277,902.36 PAYMENTS Maintenance,including the transfer of $74.08 . $130,570.46 Interest on bonds,tempo- rary loans,etc 2,940.68 $133,511.14 Debt,bonds from revenue . $8,000.00 Debt,Metropolitan Sink- ing Fund 15.88 Debt,temporary loans ....86,357.75 $94,373.63 Outlays 2,717.63 Agency,State Tax $21,120.00 Agency,County Tax 8,282.35 29.402.35 Trust,Wheelwright Park Fimd,to investment ..15,000.00 Refund,erroneous receipt on account of taxes...2.38 $275,007.10 94 Balance in treasury Jan.1,1918 2,895.23 Grand total $277,902.36 The above does not include abatements of 1917,$1,257.45. FIXED PROPERTY OUTLAY,1917 Additions to schedules given in reports of previous seven years. Engineering,Tax Stirvey. . $1,000.00 Cat Dam,new gate 814.71 Highways,scarifier,$542 (might,perhaps,be de- scribed as "Outlay," not included,however) Education,on account of buildings 574.03 Education,on account of new equipment 328.89 902.92 $2,717.63 OFFSET TO OUTLAY Engineering —Tax Survey,receipts on account of pl^ns $4.00 Respectfully submitted, EDWARD L.STEVENS, Auditor and Toun Accountant Cohasset,January 18,1918. 05 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN To the Citizens of Cohasset: In presenting to you the report of our stewardship for the year 1917 we feel that to deal with all the serious and distressing problems and situations which have confronted this Board would be unnecessary,as the conditions which have existed are familiar to you,and we simply wish to express the hope that otir endeavors to meet and dispose of them in a fair and im- partial manner meets with your approval,both from a practical and financial standpoint. The Wheelwright bequest consisting of about eighty acres of wood and pasture land,located between North Main Street and Forest Avenue,has been adjusted to the satisfaction of the Town Counsel and the Board of Selectmen and accepted in accordance with tlie vote of the Town and the fund bequeathed for maintenance of the property as a public park has been placed in savings banks on interest at four per cent or better. The original land bequeathed had a frontage of about 130 feet on North Main Street,which was below the grade of the street and on a slope to a pond,which gave a very narrow and poor entrance and would have required extensive filling and grading to have made a safe roa^d of proper width to the main portion of the premises,and a proposition was received by us from Mrs.Herbert A.Tucker,owner of the adjoining land,to straighten the irregular boundray line between this parcel and that owned by her,by an exchange of land,which was adj usted by an exchange deed,whereby the Town surrendered claim to about five (5)acres on North Main Street and received from Mrs.Tucker about ten (10)acres adjoining and next north of the Wheelwright property,giving the Town a frontage of about 400 feet on North Main Street,of clear,level land;also straight- ening the boundary line between the two properties,and this Board desires to extend to Mrs.Tucker their appreciation of 96 her courtesy and generosity in bringing about this improved condition of the park property. The several duties imposed on this Board at the last annual meeting have been executed,\vith the exception of repairing Cat Dam Gate,which had to be abandoned before completion on account of the early appearance of the cold weather,and the work should be completed as soon as suitable weather permits. The dam at Gulf Mill was carried away by a high tide last fall,due principally to the condition of the gate supports and frame which were old,having been installed several years ago, and had become eaten out by marine insects.It is our recom- mendation that a new gate be built and installed during the coming year,and the necessary amount of money raised and appropriated at the next annual meeting in March. On April 4,19 17,a public meeting was called to take such action as the citizens desired toward forming a Public Safety Committee,for the protection of the Town and to prepare for the questions which would necessarily arise in event of war being declared.The matter was left with the Selectmen,who ap- pointed the following committees : Cohasset Committee on Public Safety.Board ot Selectmen and Chairmen of Sub-Committees Acting as General Committee Edward L.Stevens,Clerk. Sub-Committees Executive Committee:Harry E.Mapes,Chairman;Herbert L.Brown,Darius W.Gilbert,Edward L.Stevens,Town Ac- countant,acting as Clerk.Finance:Charles W.Gammons, Chairman;James Dean,Secretary;Clarence W.Barron,Edwin L.Furber,Herbert A.Tucker.Co-ordination of Aid Societies: Dr.Oliver H.Howe,Chairman;George W.Colher,Secretary; Mrs.Morton S.Crehore,Mrs.Henry B.Pennell,Mrs.Dean K. James.Food Supplies,Production and Conservation:Manuel A, Grassie,Chairman;G.Hovey Dodge,Secretary;George Jason, William H.McGaw,Charles H.Trott,Thomas L.Grassie, Walter S.Kerr,Elm.er E.Bates,William W.Bates,Edwin W. 97 Bates,Joseph E.Grassie.Publicity:Edward E.H.vSonther, Chairman.Protection oj Public Works:Thomas L.Bates, Chairman;George Jason,Jr.,Secretary;Henry E.Brennock, Daniel N.Tower,Harry R.Pratt,George B.Gough.Home Guard:Henry B.Pennell,Chairman;Harry S.Parker,Secre- tary;Dudley S.Dean,Thomas F.Stoddard,Edward F.Will- cutt.Recruiting:Stanley C.Lary,Chairman;Roscoe H. Tisdale,Secretary;Rev.Howard K.Bartow,J.Wentworth Earle,Everett W.Gammons,Alexander S.Hiltz,Thomas J. Murphy.Horses:Marshall S.P.Williams,Chairman;Harry F.Tilden,Clerk;Thomas J.Ayers,Arthur A.Davenport,Henry L.Willard.Trucks and Motor Cars:Anselm L.Beal,Chair- man;Fred M.Grassie,Secretary;E.Harold Brown,Thomas J. Lyons,Ernest C.Ruiter,Alfred M.Silvia. The Selectmen desire to take this opportiinity to extend to the members of the above committees their sincere appreciation of their prompt response,efficient work and wonderful results accomplished. The Board desires to record below the result of the work of the "Committee on Home Guard,"which has developed into a Company ot the Massachusetts State Guard,and reflects great credit on the committee and honor to the Town.The organiza- tioQ comprises the following citizens as of December 31,1917: State Guard,Company G (37th),14th Regiment, Cohasset,Mass. H.B.Pennell,Captain J.E.Keefe,Corporal H;S.Parker,1st Lieutenant William B.Long,Corporal D.S.Dean,2d Lieutenant E.F.Otis,Corporal R.W.Menard,1st Sergeant William Reid,Jr.,Corporal J.W.Tuckerman,2d Sergeant T.F.Stoddard,Corporal D.K.James,3d Sergeant F.C.Allen,Private E.F.Willcutt,4th Sergeant P.Bailey,Private,Scituate H.B.Tower,Supply Sergeant R.A.Bates,Private E.W.Gammons,Mess Sergt.E.Bush,Private,Scituate A.Beal,Corporal G.W.Collier,Private J.Dean,Corporal E.Craven,Private H.A.Johnson,Corporal W.R.Cole,Private 98 R.Damon,Private,Scituate J.H.Davis,Private D.F.Donovan,Private Joseph H.Donovan,Private A.S.Enos,Private Joseph Enos,Private C.W.Gammons,Private F.Hartz,Private,Scitiiate E.L.Higgins F.Hobson Joseph Holland P.Howe F.E.Jason F.T.Jason A.W.Jones J.F.Kendall K.D.Ketchum 'J.Levine M.Luce T.Lyons J.B.May H .B .Merritt,Scituate,Musician William McArthur J.McLellan C.H. Edward Nichols R.S.Osgood J.Panetta,Scituate F.A.Pearson A.F.B.Petersen P.A.D.Petersen F.Ramsdell F.Rego R.B.Rogers J.W.Rooney W.Shuebruk G.Smith E.E.Souther R.M.Souther B.B.Stoddard I.Sylvester C.Sylva,Cook R.K.Tisdale B.C.Tower G.P.Tower,Musician F.Valine J.A.Valine,Cook L.Vickery,Scituate E.S.Williams Wood On July 29,1917,a special committee arranged an informal reception to the enlisted men in the service of the United States,which was held on the Common,and an appropriate program was carried out very satisfactorily,a special feature being the presentation of a souvenir badge to each of the men by the Chairman of the Board of Selectmen,on behalf of the citizens of the Town. While the Selectmen feel that every citizen fully realizes the seriousness of the conditions which confront us at this time on account of the war,they nevertheless feel it their duty to impress upon all the supreme necessity of carefully considering all expenditures of money during the coming year,and to use every effort to reduce to a minimum amount all moneys to be raised and appropriated at the annual meeting in March,next. Respectfully, HARRY E.MAPES, HERBERT L.BROWN, DARIUS W.GILBERT, Board of Selectmen. Cohasset,January 1,1918. 100 REPORT OF BOARD OF SELECTMEN,ACTING AS A COMMITTEE ON GUIDEBOARDS During the year 1917 new guideboards were erected on the following streets:Ripley Road,Cedar Street,Sohier Street, Nichols Road,Bow Street,Smith Place,Stockbridge Street, Parker Avenue,Spring Street,Pleasant Street,Church Street, Elm Street,and Joy Place. All other guideboards have been inspected and found to be properly posted and directed. The Selectmen desire to extend their thanks to Dr.Oliver H. Howe for his assistance in erecting the above-mentioned street signs. Respectfully submitted, HARRY E.MAPES, HERBERT L.BROWN, DARIUS W.GILBERT, Selectmen of Cokasset. 101 ASSESSORS'REPORT Cohasset,December 31,1917. The Assessors of the Town of Cohasset herewith submit their report for the year 1917. We again call the attention of all citizens to the new tax law requiring a return to the Assessors of all taxable real estate and tangible personal property. We show a decrease in our personal valuation.The de- crease in our personal property is due to the intangible personal property being assessed by the Tax Commissioner of the Com- monwealth. The Town has received from the State on account intan- gible personal property the sum of seventy-one thousand two hundred twenty-nine dollars and seventy-nine cents ($71,229.79).This amoimt exceeds our 1916 personal valua- tion three thousand one hundred ninety-six dollars and thirty- nine cents. With this increased amount,and an increase of two hun- dred eleven thousand two hundred forty-five dollars on real estate,your assessors are enabled to show a decrease ^n the tax rate of $1.50 per thousand. Valuation of real estate,April 1,1916 $5,267,404.00 Valuation of personal estate,April 1,1916 4,535,560.00 Total $9,802,964.00 Increase in real estate,1917 $211,245.00 Decrease in personal estate,1917 3,857,611.00 Total decrease $3,646,366.00 Numberof polls,April 1,1917,968 $1,936.00 Valuation $6,156,598 at $13.50 83,114.07 Fractions in making tax 4.31 Total :$85,054.38 102 Town Grant $132,361.08 State Tax 21,120.00 County Tax 8,282.35 Highway Tax 1,076.19 Metropolitan Tax 306.53 $163,146.15 Available in treasury $10,000.00 Estimated receipts 71,187.55 81,187.55 $81,958.60 Overlayings 3,095.78 $85,054.38 Valuation of real estate assessed December 20, 1917 $8,700.00 Number of persons assessed .'.........'965 Number of persons assessed on property 998 Number of persons assessed on poll tax only 581 Ntmiber of houses assessed 836 Number of horses assesed 227 Nimiber of cows assessed 284 Number of neat cattle assessed 60 Nimiber hi fowl assessed 1285 Number of acres land assessed 6114f Respectfully submitted, HERBERT L.BROWN, HARRY E.MAPES, DARIUS W.GILBERT, Assessors, 103 REPORT OF THE TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES Receipts. Balance in treasury from former account $19,757.11 Henry D.Humphrey,County Treasurer,dog license money for 1916 380.32 Commonwealth of Massachusetts,as follows: Corporation tax,public service 4,053.61 Corporation tax,business 399.46 National Bank tax 2,465.58 State and Military Aid 694.00 Income tax 71,229.79 Department of Weights and Measures 32.00 Aid for mothers wHh dependent children*......95.23 Account of Educational Independent Industrial Schools 36.00 State Highway Commission,on Moth account .. . 38.70 Tuition of children 70.80 Town of Scituate,on Mother's Aid account 296.97 Net proceeds of notes for money hired in anticipa- tion of taxes of the current year....$88,000.00 Less discount 1,642.25 86,357.75 Lawrence W.Lyons,Clerk of East Norfolk District Court,fines 101.10 Miss Florence L .B eal ,North Cohasset Postmistress , rent..:100.00 Volimteer Veteran Firemen's Association,rent Guild Hall 100.00 Rental of Town Hall for moving picture shows ....566.86 Louis J.Morris,Janitor,special income from Town Hall 235.65 Full and partial payments on Woodside Cemetery lots 166.80 Care of Woodside Cemetery lots 44.50 104 Town Histories and Assessors'Maps $26.58 Rental of North Main Street field and standing grass at Woodside Cemetery 45.00 Registration of sundry persons as dealers in gasoline 2.50 Darius W.Gilbert,Inspector,for milk licenses,etc.6.50 Irving F.Sylvester,Secretary of the Board of Health,for slaughter licenses 3.00 Two Auctioneers'licenses 4.00 Ten Jmik dealers'licenses 100.00 Sundry persons,to credit of School account 356.48 Sundry persons,to credit of Telephone and Tele- graph account 465.00 Sundry persons,to credit of Moth account 777.54 Sundry persons,to credit of Police account 212.58 Sundry persons,to credit of Outside Poor account 228.00 Sundry persons,to credit of Tree Warden's account 72.63 Sundry persons,to credit of Town Hall account...46.30 Sundry persons,to credit of Highway account....1,105.32 Simdry persons,to credit of Home account 400.59 Dividend on the H.W.Wadleigh Park Fund 143.56 Dividend on the Wheelwright Park Fund 50.00 Dividend on the Robert C.Billings'Park Fund...40.40 Dividend on the Robert C.Billings'Commons Fund 46.46 Dividend on the Ripley School Fimd 104.06 Interest on Bank deposits 390.98 Interest on taxes collected 487.24 Summonses on taxes collected 45.20 Tax Collector's affidavits 3.25 Assessors'Tax List,committed September 12 85,054.68 Assessors'Moth List,committed with taxes 2,833.57 Assessors'Supplementary Tax List 121.45 $280,395.10 Expenditures. Paid orders of the Selectmen as follows : Schools,general maintenance of $33,002.63 Schools,conveyance of pupils 4,961.60 Schools,athletics 183.72 105 Public Libraries,maintenance of $2,250.00 Highways and.Sidewalks,general repairs of 24,214.23 Highways and Sidewalks,special repairs of 149.25 State Highway,special 1,076.19 Removing snow and sanding 2,061.17 Cunningham's Bridge,repairs of 1,500.00 Cohasset Home,maintenance of 3,846.89 Outside Poor department 5,782.82 Soldiers'and Sailors'Relief 747.01 State and Military Aid 1,176.00 Fire Department,maintenance of 5,596.20 Porest Fire Department,maintenance of 389.58 Water for hydrants and public buildings 5,044.25 Gypsy Moth Department 10,096.14 Tree Warden Department 933.47 Board of Health Department 814.40 Police Department 4,901.70 Electric Street Lights 7,142.57 Town Hall 3,082.20 Sealer of Weights and Measures'Department 189.13 Wire Inspector's Department 500.00 Deputy Game and Fish Warden's Department....50.00 Inspection of Animals 125.00 Printing 691.92 Straits Pond,Cat Dam and James'Brook 940.94 Harbor Maintenance 427.34 Memorial Day 370.00 Town Commons and Parks 1,105.92 Nantasket Park,on account maintenance of 198.67 Cemeteries 263.17 New England Telephone and Telegraph Co 481.38 Massachusetts State Guard,on account special appropriation 499.77 North Cohasset Post Office Building,repairs 147.90 Guild Hall,repairs of 140.00 Town Notes and Interest 89,298.43 Town Bonds,maturing in 1917 8,000.00 State Tax 21,120.00 County Tax.:8,282.35 106 Incidentals and Refund •$273.41 Abatements on Taxes ,1,257.45 Assessors'Survey and Engineering ." . . 1,106.58 Town Officers 5,920.87 Legal Counsel 456.45 Fore River Bridge,assessments towards mainte-NH nance of 150.00 Annuity Appropriation 300.00 Metropolitan Park Sinking Fiind,on account of ...15.88 $261,264.58 Balance : Unpaid taxes as follows : 1915 $9.12 1916 1,213.05 1916 Moth taxes 38.09 1917 14,645.36' 1917 Moth taxes 329.67 $16,235.29 Cash on hand and deposit 2,895.23 $19,130.52 ^ $280,395.10 On June 28,last,there was received from L.H.H. Johnson,Esq.,Administrator or Executor of the Estates of the late Edward Wheelwright,his widow Isaphene,and Henry A.Wheelwright,their bequest of $15,000,which has been duly invested,the income only to be available and to be applied,as may be required,towards the maintenance of the Wheelwright Park. NEWCOMB B.TOWER, Treasurer and Collettor of Taxes. Cohasset,December 31,1917. 107 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF FIRE ENGINEERS For the Year Ended December 31,1917 Cohasset,January 25,1918. To the Board of Selectmen. Gentlemen:The Board of Engineers appointed by yotir honorable Board for the year ending April 30,1918,met in accordance with your instructions and organized with the fol- lowing choice of officers : Chief,Henry E.Brennock. Assistant Chief,George Jason. District Chief,George F.Sargent,Jr. District Chief,Sidney L.Beal. Clerk,Thomas A.Roche. The Department has been called to answer 58 alarms dur- ing the p ist year.The buildings at the Cove are in very good condition and the heating apparatus has proved a success. We respectfully recommend that the simi of $4000 be raised and appropriated for maintenance and salaries.We also recommend the simi of $500 for purchase of new hose.Your Board recommends the purchase of a pimiping eagine of 500 gallons'capacity,of a standard make. Respectfully submitted, H.E.BRENNOCK,C/j^V, GEORGE JASON,Assistant Chief, GEORGE F.SARGENT,JR., SIDNEY L.BEAL, THOMAS A.ROCHE. 108 COMMITTEE ON ADDITIONAL FIRE PROTECTION To the Honorable Board of Selectmen,Cohasset,Mass.: The Committee appointed by 'the Moderator under vote of the Town to investigate the need of additional fire protec- tion for the Town of Cohasset has held several meetin,gs,given careful study to the situation,and now wishes to report as follows : The first step to get at the actual condition of the Town with respect to fire protection demanded a careful inspection of the Town by the New England Insurance Exchange,which exchange fixes the insurance rates of communities throughout New England,based on fire hazards and protection therefor. Under date of July 13,1917,Mr.John S.Caldwell,engineer of the New England Exchange,submitted his report,which is in detail,has been filed with the Board of Selectmen,and is open to the inspection of any citizen of the Town. The report of Engineer Caldwell,following careful tests, showed that the water pressure in certain sections of the Town is insufficient for adequate fire protection. The Water Company can hardly be expected to make radical changes in its system under the present high cost of materials and labor,unless additional revenue can be assured them to warrant the outlay. The Water Company has signified its intention,whenever replacements are made,of putting in larger pipes in place of small pipes,and it has been further stated that the company will within a reasonable time complete their main on"Ripley Road,so that if any emergency should arise shutting Off the Main Street line,there would be a parallel line via Ripley Road. Under existing conditions,the most practical remedy,in the opinion of Mr.Caldwell,is that the Town purchase a motor- driven pumping engine,and the Committee after investigation concurs with Mr.Caldwell. 109 In his report Engineer Caldwell makes definite recommenda- tions as follows: That the service be improved by installing a 750-gallon automobile combined pump,chemical engine and hose wagon (the pump to meet Exchange requirements)at the central fire station,in addition to the present autom.obile combination, and that the fire department be reorganized on a basis which will require four full-paid men and twenty part-paid call men. A pumping engine of the kind Mr.Caldwell proposes will cost approximately $10,000.The Committee does not believe that the Town needs both a new pumping engine and the present automobile combination.To keep both would require the sectuing of additional housing for the apparatus at a very considerable expense. The Committee,therefore,recommends that a pumping engine be purchased to replace the present automobile combina- tion and that the latter be sold.In the opinion of the Com- mittee,upon the installation of such a piunping engine as is proposed,two full-paid men will be required,but no more. The Committee also believes that the call men should be paid on the basis of actual service rendered. In coniing to this conclusion the Committee has had the opportunity of looking through the fire engineers*reports in various towns in Massachusetts,and has had the advantage of investigations on this same subject recently made in the towns of Wellesley,Needham and Nahant. Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM R.SEARS, HERBERT L.BROWN, HERBERT E.FERNALD, HENRY E.BRENNOCK, CHARLES W.GAMMONS, Committee on Fire Protection. Cohasset.Mass.,January 30,1918. 110 REPORT OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES The Board of Selectmen. Gentlemen:Your Sealer in submitting his fifth annual re- port would reaffirm his approval of the standard of weighing appliances now used in Cohasset and the care evidently taken both as regards its maintenance and its use.New and im- proved devices are added yearly,and no suggestion of your Sealer has failed to meet a ready response on the part of our merchants. The following table will show a portion of the routine work of the department,but the detailed work regarding inspections, reweighings,licenses,etc.,is of necessity omitted and is em- bodied in a special-report to the State Commissioner. Scales Weights..... Measures.... Pumps Miscellaneous 24 314 5 Reweighings of bread,butter,oleo,tea,coffee,raisins,and spices have been made dtiring the year,also hay,grains,feeds, etc.,and results clearly indicate that,notwithstanding high prices and the scarcity of many commodities,manufacturers are still holding to the letter of the law.Bread in every in- stance has exceeded the legal weight and the last reweighings in November showed an excess of rising thirty ounces to the dozen loaves. Package foods,so called,of every description by the law effective September 3,1915,are now required to state the net weight of their contents on each package,an easy check within the reach of every housewife. justeci Sealed Condemned 22 83 147 3 73 2 2 7 .. 4 .. Ill Commodities other than those outHned in this report will receive the attention of the Departm^ent at such tim^e as re- weighings can be made without interfering with the public comfort and convenience. Yours respectfully, CALEB NICHOLS, Sealer of Weights and Measures Cohasset,January 9,1918. 112 REPORT OF TREE WARDEN Amount Expended on Streets as Follows Pruning and Cutting Trees Jerusalem Road $48.42 Beechwood Street 32.60 Elm Street 73.12 South Main Street 79.48 North Main Street 41.10 Beach Street 22.10 Nichols Road 16.60 Border Street 11.23 Gushing Road 12.50 Highland Avenue 9.85 Ripley Road.8.67 Parker Avenue 9.37 Pond Street 8.40 King Street 15.90 Pleasant Street 8.99 Massachusetts State Highway,cutting tree, North Main Street 5.55 Osgood School grounds 5.55 Stockbridge Street 4.85 Sohier Street 5.55 Church Street 4.15 Doane Street 4.15 Short Street 2.78 Simimer Street 3.40 HullStreet 2.78 Spring Street 2.75 Joy Place 2.08 $441.92 GEORGE YOUNG. 113 SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTH WORK To the Citizens oj Cohasset: I herewith submit my report as Tree Warden and Moth Superintendent. Owing to the consolidation of the offices of the Tree Warden and Moth Superintendent,the work has progressed in a much more satisfactory manner,simplifying the work and m.aking a substantial saving,thereby allowing more work to be done for the usual appropriations.The amounts paid various indi- viduals for labor,etc.,can be found itemized at the Town Accountant's office. I submit the following locations of new trees planted, this year,together with cost : 15 trees.Ash Street $8.33 9 trees,Short Street 5.55 9 trees.Gushing Road 5.56 8 trees,Beechwood Street 9.40 4 trees,Stockbridge Street 2.78 2 trees.Elm Street .1.39 2 trees,Summer Street 1.39 2 trees,Margin Street 3.12 1 tree,Ripley Road 1.39 1 tree.Border Street 1.39 53 ^$40.30 Staking and all other necessary work on all transplanted trees was attended to.Many dangerous trees have been cut -down,and other work on the trees was done as far as the ap- propriation would permit.I do not recommend an increase in the appropriation this year,as the tax payers have all the tax burdens they should carry until the war ends.The appropria- tion of $800 could not be reduced without neglecting the care of our shade trees. 114 More interest is being taken in the suppression of the moth each year.(See Town Accountant's report for work done under "Private Liability.") I am convinced by the orders for work to be done that I have already received,that next year's expenditiires by private parties wiU far exceed this year's. I have made savings in the Moth Department wherever practicable,allowing such amounts to be expended in labor which was most needed. I caused the insurance,placed upon the moth wagons by my predecessor,Mr.Grassie,of $3000,which carried a very high premium,to be reduced to $2000,about the value of the present wagons.We have four wagons in all,two are practi- cally worthless,one not being used for the past six or eight years ;the other is of little value and is not used.I recommend the sale of these two wagons to save the expense of storage, etc.It is useless to keep them as a source to create repair bills. The estimated value of stock and tools of the Tree Warden and Moth Departments on January 1,1918,was $3000. I have given my entire time to the Departments of which I have charge.I have received the appointment from the State of Moth Supervisor for 1918 and trust I shall again receive a majority of the votes of the citizens of Cohasset to elect me to the office of Tree Warden. For the good of all the citizens of Cohasset,these two offices should be conducted as one. Respectfully submitted, ^GEORGE YOUNG. 115 REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH There have been reported to this Board the following cases of infectious and contagious diseases for 1917 : Cases Chicken pox :10 Diphtheria 3 German measles 1 Infection of the eye 2 Measles .60 Mumps 14 Scarlet fever 2 Tuberculosis 6 Typhoid fever 1 Dysentery 2 The Board considers James Brook a menace to the health of the Town and it will be so until an efficient sewage system is installed. There has been a site selected in Braintree,Mass.,to build a hospital upon,for consumptives,for the towns of Norfolk County.This hospital will be maintained by Norfolk County. Dr.George Osgood having resigned from this Board and entered the Medical Reserve Corps of the United States Army, Dr.Frederick Hinchliife was according to law elected to fill the vacancy for 1917-18. We believe a thorough examination at frequent intervals of our school children should be made (in school)to discover infectious or contagious diseases,as it has proven the best way to check a spread of such diseases.The usual number of com- plaints have been reported and investigated. The State has a Health Officer representing each district. Dr.Merrill E.Champion of Wollaston is our representative, who at all times has been of great assistance to this Board. Respectfully submitted, WARREN F.SNOW,Chairman, IRVING F.SYLVESTER,Secretary, FREDERICK HINCHLIFFE,M.D. 116 COHASSET FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY In Account with Oliver H.Howe,Treasurer Dr. To Payments in 1917 For Books $293.27 Investment of Funds 5,365.00 Commissions on Investment 3.13 Rent of Safe Deposit Box 5.00 Treasurer's Bond .2.50 Postage and Stationery 1.50 Support of Paul Pratt Memorial Library 418.13 Balance on Deposit January 1,1918: Cohasset Savings Bank 29.96 New England Trust Co 469.52 $6,588.01 Cr. By Receipts in 1917 Balance on Deposit January 1,1917 $665.28 Bequest of Horace W.Wadleigh 5,000.00 Income from Investments 785.07 Sale of Duplicate Books 123.00 Interest : < Cohasset Savings Bank 1.14 New England Trust Co 13.52 $6,588.01 117 COHASSET FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY Schedule of Invested Funds. Bonds $2,000.00 N.Y.Central Lines,Equipment Trust 5s. 1,000.00 Massachusetts Gas Companies 4js 3,000.00 American Telephone and Telegraph Collateral Trust 4s. f 1,000.00 Minneapolis General Electric Co.os. 2,000.00 Lake Shore &Michigan Southern Ry.4s. 2,000.00 Ellicott Square Co.1st mortgage 5s. 1,500.00 Western Telephone and Telegraph Co.5s. 2,000.00 New England Telephone and Telegraph Co.5s. 1,000.00 Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co.1st mortgage 5s. 2,000.00 Butte Anaconda,&Pacific 5s. 2,000.00 United States Rubber Co.5s. 500.00 Michigan State Telephone Co.5s. $20,000.00 OLIVER H.HOWE, Treasurer. Cohasset,January 1,1918. We have examined the foregoing accoiuit and find it cor- rect and properly vouched.We have also examined the seciuities,in which the funds of the Library are invested,as shown by the foregoing schedule. GEORGE W.COLLIER, EDWARD NICHOLS, Examining Committee. Cohasset,January 5,1918. 118 REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS OF THE PAUL PRATT MEMORIAL LIBRARY We herewith submit our report for the year ending Decera- ber 31,1918.The funds of the Library have been increased $4015.04.This amount was received from the Harriot E. Pratt bequest in the settlement of the James Longley estate, and has been,invested in Liberty Bonds. The indebtedness to the James Longley estate of $1100, incurred when the new stack rooms were added has been paid. The Library building has been painted inside and out.A new hot water heater is being installed to take the place of the worn out hot air heater. The reports of the Treasurer and Librarian which are subjoined,give details of the work of thje Library and of the -cost of its maintenance. CHARLES e.WHEELRIGHT,President,, FRED V.STANLEY,Clerk WILLIAM R.COLE,Treasurer, HARRY E.MAPES, EDWARD NICHOLS, GEORGE W.COLLIER, HERBERT L.BROWN, Board of Directors. 119 PAUL PRATT MEMORIAL LIBRARY In Account with William R.Cole,Treasurer. Dr. To Payments for the Year 1917 : For Librarians'and Janitor's Salaries. . For wood and coal For electric lighting For books,magazines and binding .... For repairs and maintenance For rent of Beechwood Branch Library For printing and stationery $63 97 For insurance 251 80 For telephone 20 84 For postage and box rent 11 12 For supplies 20 20 For express,carting and other items....33 67 $1,250 00 $504 97 165 40 670 37 262 06 343 21 185 00 401 60 For two loans to the Estate of James Longley .1,100 00 For U.S.Government Second Liberty Loan 4 per cent Bonds an(J ac- crued interest ..4,008 34 $8,220 58 Balance January 1,1918,in Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Co 1,592 22 1,812 80 Cr. By receipts for the year 1917: Balance January 1,1916,on deposit Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Co.959 33 From income from investments:Pep- pereU Manufacturing Co.,divi- dends $648 00 120 From income from investments,Pepperell Manufacturing Co.,extra divi- dends $36 00 From income from investments,Essex Co.,dividends 99 00 From income from investments,Essex Co.,extra dividends 55 00 From income from investments,Com- monwealth Electric Co.,coupons.100 00 From income from investments,Roxford Knitting Co.,coupons 50 00 From income from investments,U.S. Government First Liberty Loan 33^per cent interest,June 15 to November 15,1917 43 75 11,031 75 From Town of Cohasset,appropriation for Library 2,150 00 From income from unrestricted funds Cohasset Free Public Library .... From returned insurance premiums From fines,etc.,at Libraries From Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Co.,interest ^ From Harriot Eustis Pratt Estate From Roxford Knitting Co.,bond on maturing August 1,1917 "$9,812 80 WILLIAM R.COLE,Treasurer. January 1,1918. We have examined the foregoing account for 1917 and find same correct,with proper vouchers for all disbursements of cash.We have also examined the sectirities in which the funds •of the Library are invested. OLIVER H.HOWE, CHARLES W.GAMMONS, AtuUtors, Cohasset,Jxnuary 12,1918. 418 13 75 60 125 74 37 21 4,015 04 1,000 00 121 LIBRARIAN'S REPORT TO THE DIRECTORS OF THE PAUL PRATT MEMORIAL LIBRARY The following is a report of the work in the Library for the year ending December 31,1917 : The Library has been open every library day in the year, with the exception of days for taking of inventory and legal holidays. Gifts of books,magazines and weekly p^^pers have been received from Messrs.J.S.Bigelow,W.A.Cheney,W.M. Dixon,E.P.Dutton,Mrs.H.K.Bartow,Mrs.R.F.Clark, Mrs.G.G.Crocker,Mrs.W.Shuebruk,Mrs.J.R.Thacher, Miss A.N.Keene,Doubleday &Page,Houghton,Mifflin Co., Cohasset Council No.1676 Knights of Columbus,Massa- chusetts Woman's Suffrage Association,Massachusetts Anti- Woman's Suffrage Association,Col.Thomas Lothrop Chapter,. D.A.R.,State and Government. REGISTRATION AND CIRCULATION Population of Cohasset,1915 census 2,800' Total registration from July,1903,to December 31, 1917 3,389 Registration in force December 31,1916 1,842 Registration for year 1917 174 2,016 Registration cancelled 1917 48 Registration in force December 31,1917 1,968 (Being 70 per cent of the population) Library open,days 295 Books issued for home use 20,582 Average home use per diem 69.7 Average home use per inhabitant 7.3 122 CLASSIFICATION AND USE,INCLUDING BRANCH LIBRARY. Juvenile Adult Total Philosophy and Religion 38 105 143 History and Biography 420 Travel and Description 272 Literature and Poetry 332 Social Sciences 18 Natural Sciences 193 Arts,which include Music 155 Fiction 4904 Magazines 372 946 1366 464 736 470 802 142 160 218 411 472 627 9145 14,049 1916 2288 6704 13,878 20,582 REPORT OF SCHOOL CHILDREN'S READING FROM LISTS FROM SEPTEMBER,1916,TO JULY,1917. Grade Children Books Fourth 22 268 Fifth 27"318 Sixth :17 175 Seventh .23 322 Eighth :4 54 Totals.71 1137 Average 16. During the year 138 books have been sent to the Nan- tasket Library,and 148 books to the Beechwood Branch Library. 123 ACCESSIONS Number of volumes in Library December 31, 1916 15,57e Number added by purchase,1917 503 Number added by gift 238 Number added by binding magazines,1917. . 13 754 16,330 Number withdrawn 40 Total number of volumes in library December 31,1917 16,290 The total amount of money spent during the year for books has been $391.60. Respectfully submitted, SARAH B.COLLIER, Librarian^ 124 REPORT OF HIGHWAY SURVEYOR. Cohasset,Mass.,February 2,1918. To the Citizens of Cohasset: Following is my report as Highway Surveyor for the past year.Realizing the unsettled financial conditions of the country your Highway Surveyor did not ask any increase in appropriation at the last annual meeting,the amount voted being the same as the previous year with an adjustment on account of the increased wage of labor and teams.All material in use by the Highway Department has increased in cost, Tarvia,which is one of the largest items of expense,having increased in cost to a considerable amount. Nevertheless our roads and highways have come through the year in good condition.A certain amoimt of new road has been constructed and aU others kept in proper condition by patch'ng and ordinary repairing.Upwards of one thousand feet of new work was done on Pond Street from the point where the work terminated the previous year to nearly across the swamp near King Street.It will be possible to finish this road this year and we will have a good,substantial Tarvia road in excellent,condition from end to end.The road was widened to 14 feet on a substantial foundation of field stone bound with small stone,the voids being filled with coarse gravel,about 1350 loads of stone and gravel being used on this job.The work was then given two coats of Tarvia. King Street from the residence of Mr.Worrick to the foot of the hill at William C.Rogers'was widened and gravelled; two other places on this street were treated in a similar manner, also Sohier Street from King Street across the swamp,and the Beechwood end of Doan Street.Considerable work has been done to the various sidewalks in different parts of the Town, in many places it having been necessary to raise them several inches.It has probably been noticed that each year the 125 amount of concrete sidewalks in the center of the Town has increased.It will be good policy to continue this plan during the coming year^as the sidewalks are durable and the cost to the Town reasonable,since the abutter pays one-half the cost. The building of the sidewalk along North Main Street was continued to the ledge opposite Mr.Dolan's property.This ledge is drilled ready for blasting but before the sidewalk can be finished the Town must take a small strip of land from the property of Mrs.F.Field,as the Highway Commission will not allow any other proceeding. The.usual attention was given to the painting and repairing of the fences.Spring Street was widened at the first railroad crossing and a new piece of fence constructed.The wall at the Mill Bridge,-the widening on the hill on Pleasant Street and the replanking of Cunningham's Bridge were covered by carefully drawn specifications and the work let out to contract,the results obtained being entirely satisfactory. The work near the Mill Bridge cost about five hundred dollars, but the bad conditions which have existed for some time have been remedied. All property under the charge of the Highway Department has been kept in good condition and the crusher has been used to a considerable extent.A larger qtiantity of fine material has been crushed and used than formerly,as with the increased use of automobiles in the winter I find that ruts are formed and the surface of the roads wears off along these paths.This condition is caused by the ruts forming after a snow storm and all traffic following the same path,the road- way beneath is subjected to an unusual amount of wear. In closing I would like to bring the following points to the attention of the citizens for their fair consideration.The work of the Highway Department of Cohasset is done along lines which experience has shown to be the best.Your High- way Surveyor is a member of the various associations of road builders which meet periodically throughout the State during the year,and he attends these meetings and studies the problems that are presented.All the best literature and lectures on road problems are available to him.He is in contact with the State Highway Commission and with other Highway 126 surveyors throughout the State.Moreover the firms who deal in road material such as Tarvia and road machinery m-ain- tain experts who advise and help in every problem which may come up.I mention these facts that no one may feel that our work in Cohasset is done in any isolated fashion or method, but rather that our problems and methods are those common to every town and city. I would like also to point out that with the exception of possibly one and one-half miles,a'l our roads are covered with tar coating.There are very few towns which may with truth make this statement.Any comparison of our cost pgr mile under these conditions with a town of greater mileage which maintains a large percentage of dirt roads which receive little or no expenditure upon them,is an erroneous comparison. With the present price of Tarvia the amoimt used on the streets of Cohasset represents a large portion of the appropriation of the Highway Department.I will likewise mention the labor situation as it exists today in Cohasset as one of the difficulties to be overcome. I feel sure that with the courtesy and co-operation of the citizens in the future as has been evidenced in the paSt in many instances,the Highway Surveyor may look forward to a year of successful accomplishment in spite of the many unusual difficulties presented by the war in which we are now participating.^ My financial accotints follow :. ASSETS OF THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT One stone crusher and drills,one Farquhar steam boiler and steam diill .$1,250 00 One Buffalo steam roller 1,050 00 One iron Studebaker oil cart and spray- ing outfit 700 00 Two Abbot Dowing wooden oil carts and spraying outfit 350 00 Two watering carts 50 00 127 One watering cart with spreader SooO 00 One iron leveler 25 00 One street leveler 200 00 Two snow plows 80 00 Ten snow plows 200 00 Two snow plows 60 00 Two gutter plows 14 00 One road machine 10 00 One 100-gallon tar heating cart 40 00 Two tool chests,chains,etc 100 00 Two barrels Tarvia X 16 00 Four barrels Tarvia B 32 00 Four tons soft coal 40 00 Sixty tons broken stone 54 00 $4,821 00 Amount of appropriation 22,000 00 Credit for material,labor,etc 1,105 32 $23,105 32 Amount expended,including sidewalks, tarring and outside work $23,099 93 Balance to Treasur^^5 39 $23,105 32 Cr. Mrs.A.N.Milliken $129 20 Mrs.Caroline Gay 33 60 Mr.C.H.Clifford '28 00 Mr.B.Preston Clark 123 90 Cohasset Improvement Association 5 10 Mrs.A.N.Milliken 203 80 Mr.C.V.Burrage 31 62 Standard Oil Co 4 20 Mr.Samuel L.Ayre 109 65 Mr.A.T.Bemis 10 54 Mr.Dudley S.Dean 19 20 Mr.Charles H.Cousens 18 50 George Jason 38 00 Mrs.Louise Richardson 21 08 128 Capt.Henry P.Pennell $20 40 Sinclair Refining Oil Co .67 20 Mrs.T.B.Williams .44 80 Mr.A.H.Bates 4 20 Mrs.Ella L.Cabot 21 08 M.A.L.Lincoln 21 08 Mr.Edward McCormack 2 40 George Jason 91 00 Mrs.Francisco Pratt 12 00 H.E.Fernald,M.D 16 80 Mr.William Clapp 5 00 Mrs.Henry Knott 3 80 Mr.John Flemming 3 39 Mr.J.N.Willcutt 13 74 Mr.A.E.Harding 2 04 $1,105 32 PAID OUT FOR LABOR,TEAM,SUPPLIES,ETC. Percy T.Ford,labor $75 20 William W.Bates,team 167 60 Harry W.Burbank,labor 104 90 Manuel Almeida,labor 230 60 George J.Mulhem,labor 34 80 John H.Kimball,labor 54 90 Peter J.Roony,labor 3 15 William T.Barnes,team 436 73 M.A.Burke,blacksmith 16 50 John T.Barnes,team 390 91 H.L.McMahon,team 541 00 Joseph F.Bandma,labor 115 00 T.H.Henry,labor 127 00 Ellery C.Bates,team 19 20 James A.Kennedy,labor 61 30 Bart Daley,painting and labor 259 40 J.W.Bates,team ^72 18 Patrick O'Keefe,labor \.15 60 Thomas O'Neil,labor 18 00 129 A.E.Grassie,labor and stock $63 00 Adams Express,expressing 119 James Dalton,labor 9 60 Charles R.Jason,labor * 45 60 John J.Silvia,labor 51 70 Paul Pratt,labor 32 40 William P.Arnold,labor 66 20 George Jason,team and stock 752 00 Mathew Heley,labor 57 40 Horace W.White,labor 84 00 John J.Grassie,labor 63 90 Joseph Silvia,labor 96 80 William Pov..rs,labor 4 20 Samuel N.Thayer,labor and engineer,.382 20 John Sweeny,labor 9 60 Charles F.Wilbur,labor 27 60 T.A.Stevens,team 132 85 T.L.Grassie,team 168 40 Ed.T.Reilly,labor 115 60 George W.Mealy,team 156 78 Ben.F.Morse,labor 77 40 C.L.Curtis,labor 146 30 Richard Manning,labor 2 40 Foster Cadose,labor 4 80 Daniel F.O'Brine,labor 124 20 Harry H.White,labor 51 80 Ira N.Pratt,team 151 55 Tower Bros.&Co.,supplies 655 20 T.A.Tower,labor 418 20 Manuel Oliver,labor 101 00 Harry F.Tilden,team 312 43 Ephraim Snow,painting 26 60 Andrew Peterson,labor 4 80 John F.Smith,labor 349 55 J.W.Whitcomb,team and gravel 181 85 Joseph Breck &Son,supplies 17 00 Frank A.Pearson,labor 30 10 Caleb Lincoln,labor 4 80 Joseph Frates,labor 64 70 130 C.A.Mitchell,team $162 00 W.P.Bates,labor 29 80 Melvin Thompson,labor 104 60 Thomas W.^Oiitcomb,team 98 60 Charles Williams,labor 23 10 N.I.Davis,labor 161 60 George F.Sargent,labor 90 60 Mrs.Ritha Leonard,stone and gravel..140 65 C.H.Gale,labor 123 90 J.A.MacDonald,blacksmithing 31 40 A.E.Taylor,labor 28 70 A.A.Davenport,team 244 94 Edward Morse,labor , 54 95' Jesse T.Barnes,labor ..316 40 A.E.Salvador,mason 189 20 Litchfield Express,expressing 10 35 Theo.Mathies,labor 100 30 Joseph E.Grassie,team 243 45 John M.Curtis,labor 54 60 John R.Bean,labor 43 50 A.H.Prouty,labor 73 00 J.J.Pratt,team 280 41 Ezekiel James,labor 3 25 Antone Figirrido,labor 7 20 David Souther,team and stone 100 30 George W.Morris,labor 60 80 William T.Tilden,storing wagons 105 00 Charles V.Barnes,repairing fences 20 00 Joseph F.Silvia,labor 54 60 C.W.Bates,team.52 80 Ehner E.Bates,team 23 80 Oliver H.Bates,team 47 60 A.S.Richardson,labor 72 65 S.Francis James,labor and stone 64 90 George W.White,labor 243 30 William P.Malley,blacksmithing 8 40 H.X.Willard,team Ill 80 Elijah F.Lincoln,team 173 60 Antoine J.Silvia,labor 32 50 131 Albert A.Foster,labor $109 20 Crucible Steel Co.,steel 47 25 Buffalo Steam Roller Co.,supplies 72 85 William J.Almirda,wood 5 50 Thomas J.Ayers,team 69 70 Frank J.Antoine,labor 23 80 John M.Pearson,labor 11 20 Harry O.Wood,labor 101 50 Ira Bates,labor and sand 171 10 James H.Morris,labor 58 80 Herbert W.Apts,team 149 60 Bernard W.Keefe,labor 86 80 Cohasset Home,stone 22 50 James A.Washington,labor 5 60 WiUiam H.Jason,labor 7 75 Cohasset Hardware Co.,supplies 53 12 Joseph St.John,supplies 3 15 South Shore Garage,supplies 11 00 F.F.Martin,Jr.,labor 14 00 Ed.T.Barnes,labor 51 28 Harry N.Marden,team 132 00 George W.Pratt,team 72 00 Cohasset Auto Garage,supplies 131 50 Ches.H.Stoughton,team 24 55 W.P.Whitcomb,labor 12 60 EUery H.Litchfield,labor 25 20 A.J.Ferreira,labor 72 10 Sanford L.Damon,team 106 40 Rolf F.Hines,labor 33 60 Charles A.White,labor 70 00 Edgar J.Pratt,supplies 54 50 Rosco G.Pratt,labor 19 60 Harold L.Bond Co.,suppHes 28 00 New England Road Machine Co.,sup- plies 35 00 N.Y.,N.H.&H.R.R.,freight 56 17 Joseph Morris,labor 60 20 South Shore Boat Co.,supplies 224 10 132 Joseph Jason,painting $142 10 G.Hovey Dodge,wood 5 00 William Pratt,agent 264 95 John Beal,sand .... -3 75 M.J.Sullivan,supplies,30 65 Joseph Curley,labor 3 15 Thomas F.Kinsley,repairing fences....8 50 Alexander S.Hiltz,supplies 6 70 William J.Brennock,labor 5 60 Frank J.Salvador,mason 8 93 George P.Tower,painting 42 00 John L.Sullivan,mason 515 00 H.L.Brown,supplies 49 25 Post Office Department,supplies 10 80 Rufus James,labor 14 00 M.P.Valine,building fences 22 65 Old Colony Broken Stone Co.,stone... . 165 23 Puritan Iron Works,grates 98 00 Albert Kane,labor .'1 50 Henry Davis,labor 4 80 Edward Nichols,architect 7 00 Thomas Keating,labor '8 40 F.W.Brown,suppHes 30 George A.Silvia,labor 7 00 Shawmut Chemical Co.,supplies 15 00 Henry A.WiUiams,team..19 20 George Jason,wages 1,000 00 $16,247 22 TARVIA,TEAMING,LABOR,SUPPLIES,ETC. Percy T.Ford,labor $1 40 William W.Bates,team 4 80 Harry W.Burbank,labor 99 40 Manuel Almeida,labor 114 80 William T.Barnes,team 246 50 John T.Barnes,team 280 50 H.L.McMahon,team 192 00 133 Joseph F.Baudura,labor $114 20 Thomas H.Henry,labor 14 00 H.E.Brennock,labor 2 80 Bart Daley,labor 39 20 Patrick O'Keefe,labor 65 80 John J.Silvia,labor 19 60 William P.Arnold,labor 39 20 George Jason,team 275 00 Horace W.White,labor 43 40 Joseph Silvia,labor 70 00 Samuel N.Thayer,labor 86 10 Thomas A.Stevens,team 26 00 T.L.Grassie,team 14 40 Edward T.Reilly,labor 11 20 George W.Mealy,team 20 40 C.L.Ctirtis,labor 117 25 Daniel F.O'Brien,labor 90 30 Harry H.White,labor 14 00 Ira N.Pratt,team 30-60 T.A.Tower,labor 130 20 Manuel Oliver,labor 19 60 H.F.Tilden,team 18 40 J.F.Smith,labor 128 80 J.W.Whitcomb,team and sand 56 70 F;A.Pearson,labor 29 40 Joseph Frates,labor 24 50 C.A.Mitchell,team 32 40 W.P.Bates,labor 9 80* Melvin Thompson,labor 64 40 T.W.Whitcomb,team 9 60 N.I.Davis,labor :126 00 George F.Sargent,labor 39 20 A.E.Taylor,labor 9 80 A.A.Davenport,team..'68 25 Edward Morse,labor 9 80 Jesse T.Barnes,labor 85 40 Theo.Mathias,labor 23 80 J.E.Grassie,team 184 40 J.M.Curtis,labor 18 20 134 J.J.Pratt,team $106 60 J.F.Silvia,labor 116 90 Ed.W.Bates,team 7 50 C.W.Bates,team 22 00 E.E.Bates,team 74 80 N.Y.,N.H.&H.R.R.,damage 23 00 W.S.Richardson,labor 30 80 George W.White,labor 150 00 ]S.L.Lincohi,team 33 60 T.J.Ayers,team 95 20 H.O.Wood,labor 8 40 Ira Bates,labor 2 00 H.W.Apts,team ' 32 40 F.F.Martin,Jr.,labor.12 60 Ed.T.Barnes,labor 46 90 H.N.Harden,team -.32 40 Walter Whitcomb,labor 11 20 A.J.Ferreira,labor 23 80 S.L.Damon,'team 33 60 C.A.White,labor 19 60 Joseph Morris,labor 19 60 M.J.Sullivan,supplies .30 75 Independent Coal Tar Co.,tar 110 56 Stephen J.Grassie,labor 2 80 Westry Laney,labor 58 80 Cohasset Supply Co.,supplies.........3 18 Barrett Mfg.Co.,Tarvia 2,582 22 H.A.Williams,team 21 60 Wesley C.Poole,use of auto 1 00 Aaron Pratt,labor 2 40 M.Manning,damage to clothes 15 00 ;,852 71 Total amount expended *. ..$23,099 93 Balance to Treasury 5 39 $23,105 32 135 SUMMARY BY STREETS Including cleaning gutters,building,repairing and painting fences,graveling,sanding,Tarving,building new catch basins, repairing wall at Mill Bridge,etc. '^ Pond Street $14 80 King Street 10 96 Sohier Street 115 Smith Place 3 10 Gushing Road and Short Street 5 50 Beach Street ,...5 50 Elm Court 75 Elm Street 7 80 Margin Street 7 00 Nicholas Road 5 20 Atlantic Avenue 11 50 Spring Street 4 50 Beechwood and Church Streets..16 70 Doane Street 7 25 Parker Avenue 2 80 Stockbridge Street 1 40 Border Street 12 69 Summer Street 6 40 South Main Street 7 00 Brook and three short streets across Common 1 45 Oak and Ash Streets 3 50 Highland Avenue 1 20 Forest Avenue 9 00 North Main Street 3 00 Depot Avenue 3 50 Ripley Road 3 70 Jerusalem Road and Hull Street 14 90 Norfolk Road 1 00 Pleasant Street 3 00 $18,225 00 136 Cost of labor,material,etc.,outside. . Supplies other than Tarvia,stone,etc , George Jason,wages $1,105|32 2,769|61 1,000100 $23,099 93 SNOW ACCOUNT,LABOR,TEAMS,ETC. William W.Bates,team and labor $16 03 George J.Mulhern,labor 15 30 John H.Kimball,labor 20 20 William T.Barnes,men and team 98 50 M.A.Burke,blacksmith.'.3 00 John T.Barnes,men and teams".84 50 H.L.McMahon,team 68 10 Joseph F.Bandura,labor 9 80 Thomas H.Henry,labor 8 40 James A.Kennedy,labor 16 30 Bart Daley,labor and team .19 00 John W.Bates,labor and team 11 85 Thomas O'Neil,labor 2 40 Charles R.Jason,labor 26 10 John J.Silvia,labor 3 30 William P.Arnold,labor 1 50 George Jason,men and team 113 10 Horace W.White,labor 12 60 John J.Grassie,labor 40 50 Joseph Silvia,labor 1 80 D.D.Desmond,labor 1 75 William Powers,labor 3 15 SamxUel N.Thayer,labor 6 30 John Sweeny,labor 24 00 Charles F.Wilbur,labor -6 30 T.A.Stevens,men and team 73 90 Edward T.Reilly,labor 16 55 Benjamin F.Morse,labor 14 00 Charles L.Curtis,labor 5 10 Richard Manning,labor ^16 80 137 Foster Cadose,labor $20 35 Daniel F.O'Brine,labor.28 85 Harry H.White,labor 4 20 Ira N.Pratt,men and team 69 13 T.A.Tower,labor 59 05 H.F.Tilden,men and team 94 35 Andrew Peterson,labor 1 75 John F.Smith,labor ^51 00 J.W.Whitcomb,labor 21 48 W.P.Bates,labor 11 85 George F.Sargent,labor 10 40 Carlos A.Tangier,labor 2 80 Harry C.Bates,labor 8 00 A.A.Davenport,men and team 66 46 Jesse T.Barnes,labor 18 90 Joseph E.Grassie,labor 4 20 John R.Bean,labor 3 45 Andrew H.Prouty,labor 19 20 Ezekiel James,labor 2 10 Antoine Figerreido,labor 5 60 J.F.Silvia,labor 3 00 Edwin W.Bates,men and team 52 15 Lott E.Bates,men and team 24 00 Samuel F.James,labor 2 70 WilHam P.Malley,blacksmithing.\11 10 Henry L.Willard,team 155 70 A.J.Silvia,labor 14 90 A.A.Foster,labor 2 40 Thomas J.Ayers,labor 4 03 John Ayers,labor 1 05 Frank'P.Ayers,labor 4 03 F.J.Antoine,labor 4 50 J.M.Pearson,labor 6 60 Harry 0.Wood,labor 11 10 Ira Bates,labor 3 33 Frank Martin,Jr.,labor 15 10 Edward T.Barnes,labor 1 05 Paul Ayres,labor 3 50 William Ayers,labor 3 50 138 David Ayers,labor Walter P.Whit comb,labor .... A.F.Ferreira,labor John J.Ferreira,labor Sandford L.Damon,labor Joseph Morris,labor William Pratt,agent,insurance. Benjamin Culey,labor Joseph Curley,labor F.J.Salvador,labor Rufus James,labor Stephen J.Grassie,labor Donald James,labor F.E.Jason,labor - Joseph Ferreira,labor ^. Theo.McSweeny,labor Fred Sullivan,labor P.S.Tilden,labor H.N.Pratt,labor George Stoddard,labor Clarence Silvia,labor Bernard Kennedy,labor George Sullivan,labor C.H.Pratt,lalDor Edwin P.Bates,labor '.... William McNamarra,labor.... A.McLean,labor Clarence Studley,labor James H.Davis,labor John James,labor George Damon,labor John Rooney,labor Walter E.McGrath,labor Daniel DeMel ow,labor E.P.Sidney,labor Daniel McSweeny,labor Arthur Jocome,labor Charles McAuliffe,labor Patrick Grassie,labor S3 50 5 73 1 80 1 80 5 15 2 28 36 41 3 00 3 00 5 10 2 10 7 80 1 40 16 05 21 40 5 90 8 10 1 80 2 70 90 5 40 12 70 15 95 8 70 9 30 3 75 3 30 2 25 10 15 11 18 3 15 6 75 5 05 1 50 1 80 10 65 8 01 3 45 3 00 139 J.A.Antoine,labor Dennis Golden,labor James Golden,labor Harold Studley,labor Arthur Studley,labor John L.Jason,labor J.J.Mulchay,labor. A.J.Antoine,Jr.,labor M.Joseph Sullivan,labor Frank S.Prates,labor William H.Bates,labor P.J.Whittemore,labor Clifford Studley,labor M.H.Donovan,labor Cornelius Desmond,labor . . F.C.Blossom,labor John Poland,labor John Kane,labor Edmund M.Cronican,labor Fred.C.Higgins,labor. Francis X.Valine,labor Harlan P.Briggs,labor J.L.Mimnis,labor Robert Stevens,labor George Dyment,labor Charles Dyment,labor J.L.Leonard,labor William Sidney,labor Anthony Sidney,labor Fitzpatrick &Happney,two new plows , Alexander McKenzie,labor John Eltman,labor A.J.Baridura,labor Levi Cadose,labor Louis Figirreido,labor Antoine Figirreido,labor Rufus A.Bates,labor Alfred Daley,labor Anthony Oliver,labor $3 60 7 30 4 68 4 83 9 20 9 10 9 80 6 03 6 00 8 10 2 40 4 20 1 65 2 40 12 48 3 60 90 4 20 9 10 1 50 2 70 1 20 1 20 1 50 1 50 1 50 3 90 1 80 3 15 56 75 2 10 1 75 4 20 3 50 2 80 2 10 1 05 3 15 4 90 $2,061 17 140 Special appropriation on Pleasant Street $600 00 Paid Spencer H.Stoughton,contract...$263 00 Spencer H.Stoughton,extra on catch basins and concrete gut- ter 225 00 Mrs.Percival W.Sessions,land damages 50 00 Edward Nichols,specification 7 00 A.E.Salvador,labor 5 20 T.A.Tower,labor 2 80 Joseph Silvia,labor 2 80 Litchfield Express 1 00 George Jason,team 4 00 Balance to Treasury 39 20 $600 00 Special Appropriation on Cunningham Bridge $1,500 00 Paid Litchfield Lincoln &Co $1,493 00 Edward Nichols.7 00 $1,500 00 Special appropriation for scarifier $650 00 Paid J.D.Adams &Co.,Indianapolis, one Road King grader with attachments $542 00 Balance to Treasury 108 00 $650 00 Respectfully submitted, GEORGE JASON, Highway Surveyor. 141 REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR The unpaid bills against this department at the beginning of 1917 were $1137.52,and at the close of the year they are $184.86,showing a decrease of $952.35. The insurance on the Cohasset Home was renewed at a cost of $425. Dr.Frederick Hinchliffe was appointed Town Physician. The services rendered by Miss Agnes Weir as district nurse have been of general benefit to our community and the Board recommends the continuance of her services and the payment by the Town of $300 toward her wages. The cost of maintenance of the Cohasset Home shows an increase due to the higher cost of food and materials. The usual good care of the residents of the Home by Mr. and Mrs.James H.Pinkham has continued,and the Overseers always find the affairs in a very satisfactory condition.A good supply of vegetables was raised on the farm.A new cow was; purchased dining the summer,to replace one which was sold on account of old age and having passed useftdness. The outside assistance rendered during the year shows a decrease of $273.12 over last year.Several have been helped to secure work,thereby enabling them to earn their own living. The Board recommends the appropriation of $7500 for 1918. DARIUS W.GILBERT, HERBERT L.BROWN, HARRY E.MAPES, Overseers of the Poor. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE OF THE TOWN OF COHASSET MASSACHUSETTS For the Year Ending December 31,1917 THE BOUNDBROOK PRESS 19i8 145 SCHOOL COMMITTEE,1917 George Jason,Jr Term expires in March,1918 Walter Shuebruk Term expires in March,1918 Thom-as L.Stevens Term expires in March,1919 Dean K.James Term expires in March,1919 Gilbert N.Tower .Term expires in March,1920 Anselm L.Beal Term expires in March,1920 Organization George Jason,Jr Chairman Anselm L.Beal Treasiirer Regular Meetings First Monday of each month at 7.45 p.m. Superintendent of Schools and Secretary of the School Committee Stanley C.Lary,telephone 304-W. Office of the Superintendent Osgood School,telephone 349-W. The Superintendent's office is open on school days from 8.30 to 12,and from 1 to 4.30.The Superintendent's office hours are from 8.30 to 9,and 3 to 4.30 on each school day. School Physician Oliver H.Howe,M.D.,telephone 14. School Nurse Miss Agnes Weir,telephone 250. Attendance Officer Thomas L.Bates,telephones,residence 305 and office 372-W. 146 School Calendar,1917-1918 Fall term opens September 10,closes December 21.Winter term,first half opens January 7,closes February 15;second half opens February 25,closes April 12.Spring term opens April 22,closes June 19.Fall term opens September 9,1918. No-School Signal Instead of the customary fire-alarm signal,the electric street lights will be used.The current will be on five minutes, 7.30 to 7.35,sessions suspended for Grades 1 to 8,inclusive. 7.45 to 7.50,sessions suspended for all schools. Supervisors and Teachers,1917-1918 Supervisor : Mrs.Edward L.Stevens —Music (1913). Teachers : Minnie E.Bigelow —Commercial Subjects.Grades 9 to 13 (1902). Marion C.Chandler —Modem Languages.Grades 8 to 13 (1910). Vida Dunbar —English,Foreign Language.Grades 9 to 13 (1918). Martelle E.Giles —Commercial Subjects.Grades 9 to 13 (1917). Beatrice W.Jardine —Home Economics.Grades 7 to 13 (1916). Fred Chandler —Manual Training.Grades 7 to 13 (1917) . Lloyd F.Stair —-Mechanical Drawing.Grades 7 to 13 (1916). Martha P.Bates —History.Grades 5 to 8 (1880). Florence E.Kraus —Drawing.Grades 1 to 13 (1914). Genevra L.McCaw —Reading and Spelling.Grades 5 to 10 (1916). Theo Wilson —Arithmetic.Grades 5 to 8 (1915). Rosa C.Gushee —Geography and Penmanship (1917). Elizabeth Hammond —Language,Composition.Grades 5 to 8 (1917). June Sim^mons —Grade 4 (1915). 147 Elaine Wing —Grade 3 (1916). Ruth P.Forbes —Grade 2 (1917). Sarah E.Fox —Grade 1 (1883). Esther Plaisted —Assistant (1916). Kathleen McMahon —Kindergarten (1915). Clara Josselyn —Beechwood,Primary (1917). Lot W.Bates —Unassigned Assistant, (The date in parentheses indicates the year when service began in Cohasset.) 148 REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE The past school year has been one of co-operation and ac- complishment.For some years past there has been an insistent demand for a kindergarten.At various times the School Com- mittee has considered this demand but deemed it impossible until an addition was made to the school plant. The room on the second floor of the Bates Building has always been considered a possibility,but while this building was con- trolled by a board of trustees,it was impossible to spend money raised for school purposes in making the needed alterations to conform with the demands of the State as regard school build- ings. Early in the fall of 1918 the Selectmen,Trustees of the Bates Building,Town Counsel and School Committee at a meeting discussed the advisability of transferring this property to the Town as a piece of school property in order that there should be no question as to the legality of the work of the School Com- mittee.It was finally agreed that the transfer should be made, and the proper legal steps were taken to place the property in the hands of the School Committee,pending final action by the citizens at the Annual March Meeting. An article covering this transfer has been placed in the Town Warrant and favorable action by the voters means that the building will become an integral part of the school plant. The citizens should remember that the money used to acquire the property some years ago was raised by organizations and citizens of the community and that the present act of taking over the property was contemplated when the property was pur- chased. Last spring the School Committee discussed the coal situa- tion,and a sub-committee made a thorough investigation. It reported a probable scarcity of coal,and advised the pur- chase of a year's supply.The School Committee voted to do this,and built auxiliary bins at the Osgood School. The Committee does not wish to appear boastful,but con- 149 sidering the school situation in other comm-unities in the State, it can only take a just pride in the fact that owing to its fore- sight the schools have been in continuous session except for the regular vacation. The Committee regrets to report the resignation of Sheldon N. Ripley as a member of the Board.Mr.Ripley was elected to the Board three years ago.He has been a valuable and efficient member,much of his term serving as Secretary. Transportation costs have increased this year.Barge con- tractors have felt the increase in cost of feeds and have cor se- quently increased their charges. Again,the discontinuation of trains has compelled the Com- mittee to place a barge on the North Cohasset route,which has made a material increase in expense. Draft rejection of many yoiing men,because of poor teeth, led the Committee to a discussion of the advisability of appoint- ing a school dentist.Should a bill which is now before the legislature authorizing towns to appoint school dentists pass, the Committee will undoubtedly take favorable action. Certainly it is a matter which should receive immediate at- tention. The Committee wishes to urge on the citizen the importance of maintaining the high standards already set in our schools. With the general increase in the cost of living,salaries must necessarily increase,and if we are to obtain and retain com- petent teachers we must pay good salaries. Many occupations are now paying wages which make the wages of a school teacher look insignificant,and it is essential that consistent increases be made in order that our school may not suffer. Estimate of Amount Which Will be Required for the Current Year General expense: Expenses of School Committee,salaries and ex- penses of Superintendent $1,500.00 Expenses of instruction : Supervisors'and Teachers'salaries 20,500.00 Textbooks 800.00 150 Supplies and stationery $2,500.00 Operating expenses : Janitors ..1,400.00 Fuel 1,500.00 Electric light and power I ....700.00 Maintenance : Repairs and replacements 1,800.00 Auxiliary agencies: Libraries,health,etc 150.00 Miscellaneous expenses : Tuition,etc 600.00 Outlay : New equipment 1,500.00 Transportation .'6,000.00 Total $38,950.00 Respectfully submitted, THOMAS A.STEVENS, GEORGE JASON,JR.,Chairman, ANSELM L.BEAL,Treasurer, GILBERT N.TOWER, DEAN K.JAMES, WALTER-SHUEBRUK. 151 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS To the School Committee and Citizens of Cohasset: I submit herewith my fifth Annual Report,which is the thirtieth in the series of Annual Reports of Superintendents of the Cohasset Public Schools. In my reports for the past four years,I have discussed in detail the changes which have taken place in the organization and curriculum of our schools,and have stated as clearly as possible the reasons underlying and justifying these changes. As organized today,the Cohasset schools offer a rich^full and varied program of studies.Since the reorganization,in 1914j many refinements and adjustments have been made,and, especially during the past year,attention has been given to co- ordinating the work already set up. Aside from a woeful lack of attention to the physical side of education,which is general,and not local,I think we may say without boasting that we are now ofi^ering to our boys and girls educational opportunities on a par with the best to be found in suburban communities. In this report I wish to give a very brief summary of the content and aims of the work which now obtains in our schools. The Elementary Schools Reading in the Lower Grades In the lower grades the Aldine method is still used,and the Aldine readers are used as the basic texts.A wealth of the supplementary reading material has also been provided for the use of these grades.The teachers are thoroughly familiar with the method,and also with the best practices in reading, and constantly vary their work,in order to maintain interest. Dramatization,story telling and other activities are a part of the daily program. 152 Reading in the Upper Grades Beginning with grade five,the schools are organized on a departmental basis.The reading in grades five to eight inclu- sive,is in charge of one teacher,professionally trained for the work.Good basic texts are in use,but suitable supplementary material for reading in these grades is not easily obtainable,as much of it is copyrighted.In these grades strict attention is given to thought content as well as expression,in order that pupils may not becojne mere "word callers." Spelling Within the last decade interesting and instructive investi- gations and experiments have been made in this time-honored subject.Word lists have been devised and gradations made as regards difficulty.In this way the number of words which the pupil is expected to spell correctly is materially reduced, and the words themselves are in keeping with the pupil's natural vocabulary. Again,much that is of value as regards the learning process has been made accessible to teachers.The importance and relation of punctuation,meaning,etc.,has been brought out also the superiority of short,frequent periods over the longer and less frequent ones,and finally,the importance of systematic reviews and standards.All these things have been con- stantly before us as teachers,and the results have been satis- factory. Handwriting Systematic instruction is given in writing,from first to eight grades,inclusive.In the primary grades the subject is taught by the grade teacher;in grades five to eight,inclusive, by a teacher especially fitted for the work.Excellent standards are set and maintained. Composition and Grammar These two subjects are inseparably linked together.Com- position involves the development and organization of ideas. Formal grammar should be taught only as it functions as a 153 part of composition.The texts used in the elementary schools are based on this principal.Oral and written expression deal- ing with personal experiences of the child,the use of models in so far as they do not stifle the free play of the pupil's own ideas,the use of standards,and competitive activities are emphasized in all our work. Household Arts This course,while not so extensive as that found in city systems,is comparable with the best to be found in smaller communities.Full courses of cooking and sewing run through four full years,grades seven to ten,inclusive.In addition to this there is correlated work in design taught by the instruc- tor in fine art.These courses have proved themselves to be of immense value in teaching the girls the fundamentals of good home-making.The aim of the courses is to give both general education as well as technical skill. Arithmetic The problem of teaching arithmetic is not a complex one. One of the oldest subjects in the curriculum.,as well as one of the most important,it has received its full share of work,and attention of educational investigators.Excellent texts are available,and excellent methods of teaching have been evolved and standardized.Our schools are well equipped with excellent texts,and as in the other subjects beginning with the fifth grade the work is in charge of a teacher especially fitted for it. Industrial Arts for Boys This course,like the parallel one for girls in Household Arts,runs through four school years,beginning in the seventh grade and extending through the tenth.The content of the course is mainly wood-working,mechanical draifwing,with some printing.Through a series of graded models,the boys are taught the fundamental practices of the wood-working trades. No attempt is made to give vocational training,but through the work a boy may discover his aptitude or bent,which should 154 lead him to a vocational school.The mechanical drawing is closely correlated mth the shop work,and has already proved itself of value to those boys who have graduated from the school and are now engaged in the war industries. Fine Art and Music The content and aim of these courses will be found in the special reports of the instructors of these subjects. Science —Nature Study and Hygiene This course is a combination of Nature Study and Hygiene. Formerly these subjects'were given a separate place in the curriculum,but the addition of the Practical Arts courses re- quired curtailm.ent at some point,and it seemed expedient at least to combine these two subjects.Careful study of the material to be used has been made,and the courses as now out- lined and taught,are giving gratifying results.• Geography During the last decade there has been a vast improvement, not only in the methods of teaching geography,but in the selec- tion of m^aterial to be studied.Chief among these are (1)the introduction to home geography,{2;the substitution of de- scriptive matter in the place of memorizing names and places, (3)the recognition of cause and effect. By means of home geography the child is led from the known to the unknown,from concrete information which he can gather first-hand to the study of lands and peoples far re- moved,and which he otherwise w^ould be unable to appreciate. Growing out of home geography,the pupil gradually comes to the com.prehension of the world as a w^hole,through the study of the social side of life,especially the activities of children.An abimdance of descriptive material is used in supplementary reading. History and Civics The course in history in the elementary school is continu- ous and carefully correlated.In the early grades much use 155 is made of concrete material in the form of story or simple description,and care is taken that the material is within the range of the pupil's experience.Before taking up a detailed study of American history in grades seven and eight,especial attention is given to what is termed the "European Background to American History." The study of industry,society and peaceful arts takes precedence over the history of wars,which are studied more because of their casual relationships.Careful attention is taken to see that the geographical environment of historical facts is understood,in order that the child may get a true perspective.Here,as in geography,a great deal of collateral reading is introduced. The study of civics has come to occupy a very prominent place in the curriculum.It is an outgrowth of the tendency in all our work to take into account the social background. Instead of attempting to learn the cold facts of politics and government,attention is given to acquainting the pupil with his own social environm.ent,and government is taught as it functions as a part of the life of society,and the aim is fitting for the duties of citizenship.By a thorough study of the institutions of the community in which he lives,he is led to a clearer imderstanding of those of the State and Nation. If any form of government needs civic efficiency backed by a clear understanding of the meaning of democracy and the nature of civic duty,it is certainly ours,for herein lies our safety in the years to come. Agriculture Agriculture is not taught in the regular curriculum,but as a supplemxcntary study diu-ing the summer months.During the summer of 1916-1'7 a supervisor of agriculture was engaged by the School Committee.The work was carefully organized and carried on in a thorough manner.Boys'and girls'clubs of various kinds were organized as a part of the State movement, w hich is directed by the Agricultural College at Amherst.At the fall exhibition many of our boys and girls won State prizes. Recently a poultry club was formed,and the work is progressing very satisfactorily.If it is possible to secure an instructor thi 156 work should be carried on more extensively during|the coming summer. Kindergarten V At^the time of the reorganization of the schools in 1914 a kindergarten was proposed,but as no suitable place was avail- able the organization of this school was postponed.With the acquisition of the Bates Building,the matter was again brought forward and favorably acted upon by the School Committee. For various reasons it was impossible to establish it in its permanent hom.e at the beginning of the school year.It opened in the fall at the Town Hall,but owing to the acuteness of the coal situation,it was later moved to the hall of the Portuguese Benevolent Society.During the Christmas recess and the first two weeks of the new year,alterations exacted by the State were made in the Bates Building and the school is now established in a permanent home. Many mistaken notions are held concerning the aim,work and value of the kindergarten.Properly organized and con- ducted,no part of our educational ladder is more important than the kindergarten and surely none has a sounder basis in theory and practice.The successful teacher should be thor- oughly grounded in child study.She should know the history of the development of the kindergarten,its theory and methods, and be able to apply her knowledge in directing into the right channels the native and spontaneous impulses of children. The play instinct,the impulse to transform,constructiveness, the impulse to learn from others,imitation,these and ^other general native tendencies,must be recognized and directed. Again the kindergarten should not be considered a thing apart from the cycle of school training.'The true kindergarten will provide such an environment as will arouse and start in the right path all these activities which ought to prove valuable in later education. The Secondary School As the schools are at present organized,there is no distinct line between the elementary and the secondary school,but the formier shades gradually into the latter. The Practical Arts course begins in the seventh grade and 157 extends through the first two years of High School.College preparation begins with the study of French and elementary science in the eighth grade. The teacher of reading in the elementary grades teaches English in grades nine and ten corresponding to the first two years of High School.The instructor of modern languages in the High School teaches French in grade eight.In this way elementary and secondary education are closely linked. As outlined in previous reports,three opportunities are now offered to pupils:(1)College preparation,(2)education for commercial pursuits,(3)education in household arts for girls and prevocational training for boys. With the close of the school year 1917,the school cycle was reduced from 13 to 12 years. The Needs of the Schools (1)Super^dsed physical training. (2)More class rooms,with quarters for the practical arts work and a gymnasium. With these additions the public schools of Cohasset would possess a curriculum and equipment on a par with the best :;o be found. Conclusion Cohasset wishes to have good schools.This is evidenced in many ways.Support is never lacking where there is a clear vision of the things to be accomplished for the betterment of educational opportunities.' Generous,open-minded,wishing to co-operate and assist in a work,the importance of which to State and individual cannot be overestimated,the School Committee has never failed to vote for the best.Such support brings out the best in those actively engaged in the work of the schools.All are grateful. Respectfully submitted, S.C.LARY, Superintendent. 158 REPORT OF MUSIC DEPARTMENT Mr.Stanley C.Lary, Superintendent of Schools. Dear Sir:I submit for your approval my report for 1917. The plan in regard to the music in the Osgood School is based upon the method which is today taking precedence in the public schools of the country,and as the books in use wear out and need to be renewed,they are replaced by new books of the Progressive Music Series. Believing that music is one of life's greatest blessings,and that the love of music is inherent in every individual,it is my earnest endeavor to make it such a vital and happy part of the school work that every pupil may wish to add to his musical knowledge in after life. In the lower grades all the songs possible are taught,filling the child's mind with a store of melodies and verses about every- thing that appeals to his interest or imagination,action-songs and singing-games adding to the enjoyment and unconsciously helping to establish rhythm and expression. Sight singing is begun in the second grade and key and time signatures fully understood at the end of the fourth grade. Fifth grade work includes two-part singing with increas- ingly difficult music,both as to rhythm and tone intervals, through the eighth grade,when three-part music —intro- ducing the bass clef to the changing voices of the boys —is studied. The music in the High School is chorus work,and with the variety of material to draw upon,pupils and teachers alike find pleasure in taking up new music and learning to appreciate well-known songs all the better for intelligent understanding. The three grades of the Beechwood School are taught so that the pupils entering the fourth grade of the Osgood School are prepared to take up the work readily. I wish to again express my appreciation of your unfailing interest and assistance in my work. Yours respectfully, KATHERINE D.STEVENS. 159 REPORT OF DRAWING DEPARTMENT Mr.Stanley C.Lary, Superintendent of Schools. Dear Sir:I submit for your consideration and approval my fourth annual report. Each year brings to the Drawing Department new in- centives and higher ideals,so that our work has become even more interesting and the results are very encouraging.Drawing, as a subject of study in the public schools,has come to be recog- nized as one of importance.Its real object is not to make artists or near-artists of the pupils.Comparatively few ever become proficient in this line,but most of us have need almost daily of a knowledge of the principles involved in the usual school drawing course.The object is to teach these principles to the average pupil under average conditions,and to give him the ability to apply them in any field of activity.Drawing has a cultural value aside from the commercial one,in that it teaches discrimination and good taste in the selection of colors and designs in personal attire,and in rugs,wall paper,draperies, and furniture,together with ideas concerning the proper ar- rangement of these furnishings within the home.Drawing thus helps in the establishment of that restful,peaceful,atmosphere that means so much in the culture,refinement,and joy of the occupants of the home. With these worthy ideals constantly before us,w^e have endeavored to correlate the drawing with the work of the sewing and woodwork departments in such a way as to be of real value to the future home builders of Cohasset.Problems in home furnishing are designed by the pupils and are then worked out in these departments. Our usual exhibition was held in June at the Bates Build- ing,giving a necessarily limited review of the year's work. In conclusion,I wish to express my appreciation of 3^our encouragement and co-operation toward the work of the Drawing Department. Respectfully submitted, FLORENCE E.KRAUS. 160 REPORT OF SCHOOL PHYSICIAN. The most important new work undertaken the past year has been the systematic examination of the pupils'teeth.Without attempting an exhaustive search,such as a dentist would make,I have noted obvious defects and have notified the parents in each case,with the request that the teeth should receive treatment. Several parents have thanked me for calling the matter to their attention and have expressed a willingness to provide the neces- sary treatment.I have supplemented the examination by brief talks on the teeth to the pupils in each schoolroom. In the Osgood and Beechwood Schools,446 pupils were ex- amined and only 107 (about 24 per cent)were found to have sound teeth.The High School made the best showing with 45 per cent of good teeth,while in two grades,only one pupil in each room was found to have teeth free from defects. Many parents fail to realize that the first teeth of the per- manent set appear as early as the sixth year.As these are back teeth,they do not attract attention,and unfortunately they fre- quently become decayed beyond recovery before the parents know they are there.As a matter of fact,several pupils in the first grade at ages of six or seven showed marked decay of these *'six year molars."Children's teeth should be watched with the greatest care from five years old and upward.Even before the age of five,dental supervision of the temporary set will often aid in the proper development of the jaw and cause the per- manent set to come more evenly.By such means one can hope to avoid tedious and expensive methods of straightening the front teeth. I shall soon make another examination and hope to record marked improvement.We are reminded every day that "food will win the war,"but the army authorities very wisely refuse to accept men with bad teeth,knowing that they will not make effective soldiers.The same conditions apply to civil life and we must see to it that our children are not handicapped in their lifework by bad teeth and resulting invalidism. I thank the Committee,the Superintendent,the teachers, and the school nurse for their hearty co-operation. Respectfully submitted, OLIVER H.HOWE,M.D. 161 STATISTICAL TABLES Statistics for the Year Ending June 15,1917 Table I Beechwood Schools Grades I,II,III, Osgood School: Grade I, II, III, IV, V, VIA, VI B, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII, 21. Enrollment 48. 46.2 41. 45. 50. 26. 48. 41. 38. 35. 32. 24. 16. 19. 19.- Average Membership 41.6 45.5 38. 43. 48.6 24.5 40.2 39.3 36.8 34.5 28.9 23.8 16. 18.8 17.6 Average Attendance 36.9 40.8 34.9 40.3 45.5 22. 37.07 36.6 33.7 31.5 26.4 21.3 14.7 16.6 92.6 Per cent of Attendance 85. 91. 92. 91.4 93. 94. 92. • 93. 90.5 91.4 91.06 88. 91. 87. 162 Enrollment of Grades Table II Beechwood Schools:Oct.1916 Oct.1917 Grades I,II,III ...17 21 Osgood School : Grade 1 46 41 II..45 48 III ^37 47 IV 47 48 V 49 38 VIA '27 36 VI B 49 29 VII 40 41 VIII 38 35 IX ,35 30 X 30 26 XI 25 27 XII 16 21 *XIII 19 Kindergarten (established 1917) . 33 Total 520 521 *Eliminated at close of school year 1916-17. 163 Statistical Returns Made to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Population,State census,1915,2800 Valuation as of April 1,1916,$9,880,199 Teaching Staff Supervisors (part time) , 1 Principal,1 Teachers,19 Pupils enrolled,551 Aggregate attendance,90,564 Average daily attendance,496 Average number of days in session,183 Average membership,523 Registration of Minors Persons,5 to 7 years,94 Persons,7 to 14 years,325 Persons,14 to 16 years,81 Illiterate minors,3 Valuation and Expenditures Valuation of 1916 per pupil in average membership, year ending June 30,1917,$18,891 Rank,22 Expenditure per $1000 valuation for school support from local taxation,year ending December 31, 1916,$3.48 Rank,314