amounted to 16,833.83 acres, or 26.28 square miles. The number of takings of land made during the year was 7, all of land supposed to have been already acquired by deed.

List of Takings for Metropolitan Water Works for the Year 1907.

116

West Boylston, 6 parcels, one on Lancaster Street, one on Lancaster and Sterling streets, one easterly of the southwest end of Lancaster Street, two on opposite sides of the new highway to Oakdale, and one easterly of Worcester Street on the side of the Worcester, Nashua & Rochester Railroad. Area, 74.96 acres, in fee.

West Boylston, the Oakdale Park land on the northwesterly side of Pleasant Street and on the Worcester, Nashua & Rochester Railroad. Area, 19.10 acres, in fee. 117 Clinton, Sterling and Boylston, 2 parcels in Clinton, one on Prospect and Walnut streets, the other on Boylston Street, a parcel in Sterling on the old road to Sawyer's Mills, and two in Boylston, one on the new highway to Clin ton and the other on the old road to Sawyer's Mills and a cross road; also, 2 parcels within adjoining roads. Area, 22.035 acres, in fee.

118 Framingham, Wayland and Weston, in Framingham easterly from Edgell Street, in Wayland easterly from School Street, and in Weston on River and Loring streets. Area, 13.52 acres, in fee.

119

120

121

Natick,-southerly of Fisher Street on the Saxonville Branch of the Boston & Albany Railroad, with right of way to Fisher Street. Area, 2.95 acres, in fee. Holden, the "Canada Mills " property on River and Holden streets, and the "Dorr Mills" property on Quinepoxet River and the Boston & Maine Railroad. Area, 204.17 acres, in fee. Sterling and West Boylston, - the Palmer Wagon Company prop erty on Fairbank and Loring streets, and a new highway. Area, 10.88 acres, in fee.

Ada A. Whittemore,
Mary E. Cook, de-
visees of Lorenzo
Butler, George H.
Holmes and Louis
W. and Arthur H.
Sawyer.

Inhabitants of the
town of West Boyl-
ston.

1907. Feb. 7.

Wachusett Reservoir.

Settlements under purchases and takings of land, for all purposes of the Water Works, have been effected in the past year in 14 cases, and for an aggregate of 46.24 acres, with the buildings thereon. Of these cases, 6 were on account of the Wachusett Reservoir, 4 on account of the Weston Aqueduct, 3 for the improvement of the Wachusett watershed, and 1 for the low service pipe line in Med

ford. The sums paid in all these settlements during the year 1907 have amounted to $10,829.49. In 3 of these cases the settlements have been results of suits at law, and the total amount paid in the court settlements during the year 1907 has been $2,240.49. Payments" on account" previously made would make the total amount paid in these 3 cases $3,518.56.

Since the beginning of operations upon the Metropolitan Water Works, the number of settlements effected on account of the acquisition of lands for the purposes of the Water Works, including the works of water supply acquired from the city of Boston on January 1, 1898, has amounted to 881; and under them the Board has acquired rights, in fee or easements, in 16,538.12 acres, or 25.84 square miles, for which an aggregate of $18,257,848.72 has been paid. Only 51 of these cases have been settled by judgments obtained in court, and the total amount paid under these judgments has been $1,390,270.15, or less than 8 per cent. of the whole amount paid.

Of the lands acquired, either in fee or in easement, since the beginning of operations upon the Metropolitan Water Works, settlement has been effected with the owners of all these lands except 2.61 acres. This amount does not, however, include 69.75 acres in Lancaster, which the Board stands ready to convey to the St. John's Catholic Cemetery Association; and 38.79 acres of land in Clinton, of which the owners have not been found.

Not including the settlement with the city of Boston, which was effected by agreement out of court, and the settlement with the cities of Malden, Medford and Melrose for Spot Pond and surrounding lands, which was made upon the basis of an award by commissioners, the Board has obtained settlement by voluntary agreement with 17/18 of all the owners of the lands acquired, and almost 13/14 of the total amount of money paid in settlements was under voluntary agreement with the owners.

The above purchases and takings for which the settlements have been made include lands taken in fee with the buildings thereon and the water and other rights connected therewith, and lands in which easements and other rights are taken; but they do not include settlements for diversion of water, depreciation and other damages connected with lands not acquired, and in which no fee or easement has been taken.

Summary of Land Settlements for Water Works to December 31, 1907.

Summary of Land Settlements for Water Works, etc. - Continued.

1 Includes $749.71 paid city of Malden for supplies not part of award.

Summary of Land Settlements for Water Works, etc. - Concluded.

The settlements above enumerated include all lands acquired for which a complete settlement has been made. About 116.05 acres of the lands acquired and settled for have been subsequently sold and conveyed by the Board.

The tables of settlements for lands acquired do not include:

1. Lands acquired but not paid or settled for, amounting to about 120.13 acres, including 50.77 acres previously owned by the Com