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was made by the assessors of Greenfield and included in the tax bills of the 

 several proprietors when these bills were sent out in September. After the 

 final report of the district commissioners is received this district will be turned 

 over to the permanent district organization. 



Reclamation Districts. 



1. Assabet River, Westborough and Northborough. This district, formerly 

 a drainage district, organized as a reclamation district March 19, district 

 commissioners having been appointed at the end of 1924. The district com- 

 missioners adopted a plan for improvements on June 29, voting to undertake 

 a part of the work at first and to complete the whole plan from time to time 

 as money might be available. A detailed survey of the district was made 

 and on the basis of this an assessment roll was prepared, the district com- 

 missioners determining, with the approval of the Board, that all land in the 

 district which was affected by the improvements should be assessed equally. 

 At the instance of the district commissioners an article was included in the 

 warrant for the annual town meeting for the town of Northborough, pro- 

 posing that the town pay a part of the cost of reconstructing a stone bridge 

 over the Assabet River within the boundaries of the district and the town 

 voted to pay two-thirds of the total cost, provided that cost did not exceed 

 $1 ,000. Plans for reconstruction for this bridge were prepared and submitted 

 to the Department of Public Works. The form of contract and specifica- 

 tions for that part of the project which the district commissioners had decided 

 to undertake was adopted by them with the approval of the Board Novem- 

 ber 13. A meeting of the district, held in October 3 and 8, voted to raise 

 $1,500 for current expenses and $5,500 for construction. At the end of the 

 year arrangements were under way for placing the district notes and to 

 closing a contract for construction. 



2. Bear Meadow, Whitman. This district voted to organize on July 10, 

 and adopted by-laws at an adjourned meeting July 24. At the time of 

 organization of the district the highway authorities were studying the 

 improvement of Franklin Street which crosses the lower end of the project 

 on the town boundary between Whitman and Hanson. The highway 

 authorities wished to straighten the stream draining the district and to build 

 a new highway bridge over the proposed new channel but were unable to 

 secure the necessary land for this purpose. Since the straightening of the 

 channel in this locality would be of marked advantage to the districts, the 

 district commissioners decided to acquire the necessary land and authorize 

 the highway authorities to relocate the channel of the river through this 

 land thus making possible the construction of a new bridge on the proposed 

 location. The land on the Whitman side of the highway was secured by a 

 free deed of gift from the owner and the land on the Hanson side was taken 

 by eminent domain, this taking being recorded at Plymouth on August 3. 

 At the end of the year the district commissioners were working out further 

 plans for improvements in the district. 



4. Cutter Swamp, Arlington. This district extends a little over the town 

 line to Lexington. Owing to various difficulties, little progress has been 

 made on this project. The principal difficulty is financial. Arrangements 

 for financing have been proposed that may enable this work to be done next 

 spring. Market garden and house lot development is expected to follow the 

 completion of the work. 



5. Green Harbor, Marshfield. — Soon after the beginning of the year it 

 began to be evident that assistance from the county of Plymouth and possibly 

 from the town of Marshfield could be secured to build the most necessary 

 structure required by this district; namely, a new sluice or sluices through 

 Green Harbor Dike. The district commissioners, therefore, proceeded to 

 determine the assessment roll of the district which was first completed 

 February 11, and modified April 6. On March 20 the commissioners voted 

 to make a taking by eminent domain of the dike and the land on which it 

 was situated and shortly after the order of taking was duly executed and 

 recorded in the Registry of Deeds for Plymouth County. A plan for a bridge 



