NORTH SHORE BREEZE. 
levelled off for athletic sports, 2800 cu. 
yds. of filling will be required to do the 
work, The loam should be stripped off 
and piled in some convenient spot to be 
spread after the filling is completed. 
The approximate cost of this work will 
be about $5000. We think it advisable 
that the town begin the work the pres- 
ent year and we recommend that $800 
be appropriated to build the retaining 
wall from the lower end of the school 
house lot adjoining Norwood avenue to 
the land of Eric H. Wetterlow.”’ 
M. E. Gorman raised the question 
whether by raising the grade of the 
playgrounds water wouldn’t be forced 
back onto land of Eric Wetterlow. He 
suggested deepening the brook for some 
distance back, and using $1000 of the 
£5000 for this purpose. 
Mr. Morley said the plan they had 
made would not injure Mr. Wetterlow’s 
land in the least. “The water would not 
overflow onto his land. The grade is 
taken from the center of the baseball 
diamond and flows to the brook. 
R. C. Lincoln. Does that plan (dis- 
played on the platform) include all to be 
done this year and in the future? 
Mr. Morley: Yes. 
Dr. Tyler explained the plan more in 
detail, telling how the field would be 
nice and dry, how the baseball field 
would be greatly ifmproved, and how it 
could be used for football in the fall and 
how space would be set off for such 
sports as jumping, throwing the hammer, 
etc. He thought $5000 a big sum, and 
that the job could be done for less. 
E. P. Stanley moved the report of the 
committee be accepted and the recom- 
mendations adopted. 
Art. 64, relative to purchase of cor- 
ner building, owned by estate of late 
Hannah Lee Allen. When it was re- 
ported that the property could not be 
bought for less than $10,000 it was 
passed over without a word of discussion. 
Art. 66. Improvements at Central 
Pond. W. C. Rust reported and pre- 
sented plan, together with report of En- 
gineer R. C. Allen. 
The committee recommended that the 
town clean out Central pond and repair 
the dam, that the amount of $1500 be 
appropriated for that purpose, and that 
it would be for the benefit and purity of 
the pond to have the by-laws of the town 
regarding to the pollution of the pond 
and waterways enforced. 
In the engineer’s report the estimated 
cost was as follows: Low wall in pond, 
$2640; high wall, $3000; extension of 
Elm street wall, $100; concrete dam, 
$1800; clean within wall of the water 
way proposed only, $300; clearing en- 
tire pond, $1500. 
Mr. Rust recommended. further that if 
this plan is not accepted. by the town, 
that at least the-dam be repaired and the 
pond be cleaned out. He called -atten- 
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tion to poor enforcement’’ of the by- 
laws of the town. If the by-laws were 
enforced there would be no refuse mat- 
ter there and there would be no need _ of 
cleaning out the pond, or building a 
wall. 
A. Cunningham inquired what by- 
laws did the speaker refer to. 
Mr. Rust called attention to Sections 
11, 12 and 13 of the town by-laws, 
which were read by the moderator. 
They had to do with cesspools, drainage 
from same, etc. 
Mr. Rust said further that nobody had 
a right to let their cesspools flow into the 
pond, or any drain or anything except 
ordinary drainage water. Yet these 
soil drains run in the whole length of the 
brook and pond, some 40 or 50 of them. 
Selectman Swett. Do the citizens 
want those by-laws enforced? 
(No reply was made. ) 
Mr. Swett. The last speaker (Mr. 
Rust) wants this Jaw enforced in regard 
to the pond. Does he want it enforced 
in regard to the inner harbor? 
Mr. Rust. We have spent enough 
money in the harbor already. 
Mr. Morley. If you enforce that 
law there is not a house in the center of 
the town but what would be vacated in 
three days. 
A. Cunningham. ‘This is a big ques- 
tion. He moved the report so far as it 
pertained to appropriation of $1500 for 
cleaning out the pond and repairing dam, 
be adopted. 
F. K. Hooper didn’t think the pond 
any worse as regards health that it was 
40 or 50 years ago. If the cost is not 
excesssive we ought to build a new dam. 
More water leaks out through the dam in 
the dry weather than flows into the pond. 
M. E. Gorman hopedthe town would 
not spend a dollar to build a new dam or 
clean out the pond. Some day adam 10 
or 12 feet wide will be built there and 
the tide water can wash in and out twice 
aday. ‘The matter ought to be indef- 
nitely postponed. 
Daniel Sheehan hoped nothing would 
be done. Years ago the best people of 
the town, millionaires and others, used 
the water of this pond for washing and 
even drinking, and now the Italian work- 
man wouldn’t wash his dirty overalls 
with it, it was so dirty. Boys used to 
swim in it, and jump and have a good 
time. The last boy he saw swimming 
in the brook came out looking as if his 
body was covered with molasses. There 
used to be trout in the brook, but they 
have been killed off, and the slimy look- 
ing eel has taken its place. You may 
shovel it out, scrape it out, or sandpaper 
it out if you please, but the stink of the 
cesspool will hang round it still. 
T. C. Rowe was of the opinion that 
if the flood gate at the dam was properly 
taken care of it would go a long way to- 
ward eliminating the stench, etc. 
It was then voted not to accept the 
recommendations, so that nothing will be 
done this year toward improving the 
pond. 
The report of the committee was ac- 
cepted. 
Joseph N. Lipman resigned as pound 
keeper and Thomas Baker was unani- 
mously elected to the position. 
The report of the board of health was 
taken from the table, and on motion of 
Austin Morley it was voted that a com- 
mittee of five citizens be appointed by 
the chair to look into and _ investigate the 
subject of sewage and see what it is best 
to do in the matter, to report at the next 
annual meeting or at some special meet- 
ing, and $300 was appropriated for its 
use. 
The moderator appointed the board of 
health,—E. S. Knight, F. K. Swete 
W. R. Bell, G. W. Blaisdell,—and 
Oliver ‘T. Roberts. 
On motion of E. A. Lane the free 
use of the town hall was granted for the 
graduation exercises in June, and for the 
class reception. 
The selectmen reported that repairs 
were needed in the upper part of the 
police station building, and for this pur- 
pose $150 was appropriated. 
The board also reported that certain 
encroachments are being made on 
Church street. 
It was voted to accept the report of 
the board and that their recommenda- 
tions be adopted, and that the $150 be 
taken from Town hall, Common and 
Wharf appropriation. 
F. K. Swett called for the petition of 
George L. Knight and others for laying 
pipe across Friend street and forthe vote 
of the selectmen regarding same. 
Clerk Bell of the board read the peti- 
tion, which follows: 
We the undersigned property hold- 
ers of Manchester respectfully petition 
your Honorable Board for permission to 
dig up Friend street for the purpose of 
laying a drain across said street from a 
point on land of Geo. L. Knight near 
present town culvert, to connect with 
land of Thomas Baker on easterly side 
of his lot. Also to put in a catch basin 
on southerly side of Friend street, the 
same to be arched and covered with a 
heavy cast iron cover, set below grade.”’ 
““G. L. Knicut, 
THomas Baker, 
Wm. F. Powers.’’ 
He read also the record of the board 
meeting, to the effect that the matter be 
placed before the town for decision. 
H. T. Bingham said it was due the 
town to know why this petition was not 
granted and why it was brought before 
the town. 
W. C. Rust did not see why the pe- 
tition should not be granted; other 
people have had the privilege of laying 
pipe across the street. He moved the 
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