as follows: In Bridgewater, South street, 1014 feet; in Danvers, Holton street and Centre street, 5279 feet; in Fall River, North Main and Bank streets, 364 feet, Linden and Prospect streets, 140 feet, Prospect and Hanover streets, 150 feet, Bank and Linden streets, 145 feet; in Haverhill, River street, 8400 feet, Main street, B. & M. bridge to Lafayette street, 1033 feet, Main street, Kenoza avenue to Fourth street, 315 feet; in Lawrence, Milton and Lowell streets, 690 feet; in Lowell, High and Rogers streets, 110 feet, Pawtucket street, 622 feet, Nesmith and Rogers streets, 6076 feet, Merrimack street, 5244 feet; in Lynn, Washington street, 1416 feet; in Methuen, Swan street, 652 feet; in Tewksbury, Woburn street, 706 feet; in West Newbury, Main street, 243 feet; in Weymouth, Pleasant street, 552 feet; in Winchester, Cambridge street, 920 feet; in Georgetown, Main street at King street, 810 feet; Main street from York grove to Boston & Maine railroad, 2077 feet; in Avon, Main street 297 feet; in Lynn, Essex and Chestnut streets, 1807 feet, Chestnut street from Grant street to Wennchus square, 3042 feet. No. 1152-Dated Feb. 11, 1916. Petition of Holyoke Street Railway Company for Certificate Preliminary to Operation of a Section of Its Railway in Amherst. In accordance with a vote of the commission adopted Nov. 5, 1915, examination having been made of a section of the Holyoke street railway in Amherst, it is ORDERED, That the commission hereby certify that all laws have been complied with preliminary to the operation of a section. of the Holyoke street railway in Amherst, consisting of the south leg of a "Y," beginning at a point in the main line of the railway on the west side of South Pleasant street, opposite the land of Albert Wales, and running northerly and easterly on a curve of 75 feet radius to a point on the easterly side of said street, and that the railway appears to be in safe condition for operation. ANDREW A. HIGHLANDS, Secretary. Any further information regarding above corporations contained in certificate filed with secretary of state will be furnished members of the Bureau of Department Reports on application to this office. (Cases Heard by Arbitration Committees.) No. 2638-Claim of Mrs. Helen Doherty, Dependent Sister of Barney McLaughlin (Deceased), Employe of P. McGovern & Company, vs. Casualty Company of America. Finding for Claimant. Heard at Boston, Feb. 8, 1916. Counsel, J. A. Dorsey for Claimant; Peabody, Arnold, Batchelder & Luther for Insurer. Question: Whether or not the claimant, a married sister of the deceased employe and living apart from him, in her own home, was dependent on the deceased for support and if so to what extent. Evidence: Employe while employed in the tunnel under Fort Point channel on July 2, 1915, was knocked unconscious by a live wire; was transferred rapidly from a situation where he was under air pressure of 15 pounds to the square inch into the open air and died of asphyxia. His weekly wages were $15. Claimant testified that her brother supported her in 1908, when her husband disappeared and had since then contributed to her support; that her husband never works steadily because of his use of liquor and contributed little to the support of her and the five children; that she never kept account of the money her brother gave her, but that he always paid for the children's clothes when they were needed and paid the rent. Another brother corroborated her testimony. Finding: That claimant was partially dependent on the deceased. to the extent of $5 a week, one third his average wages and that she is entitled to one third the compensation due a total dependent, or $3.33 a week for 500 weeks from the date of the injury. FRANK J. DONAHUE, Chairman. ATHERTON N. HUNT, for Insurer. No. 2685- Claim of Giuseppe Russo, Employe of Stone & Webster Engineering Corporation, vs. New England Casualty Company, for Injuries Due to Shock. Finding for Employe. Heard at Boston, Feb. 4, 1916. Counsel, A. F. Fopiano for Employe; R. B. Eaton for Insurer. Question: As to present incapacity. Evidence: Employe fell 30 feet when a scaffold on which he was working gave way on May 28, 1915; he struck on a concrete floor. His average weekly wages were $12, and compensation was paid to Dec. 17. He testified that he gets dizzy and cannot stand on his feet; doesn't hear with his left ear and vision of left eye is blurred; has not worked since the injury. Medical evidence was to the effect that the man was wholly unconscious for 24 hours and partly unconscious for five days; symptoms indicate fracture of skull, though X-ray is negative; incapacity will probably last a year. Finding: That employe is totally incapacitated for work because of his injury; that there is due to date of hearing $56, compensation at $8 a week to continue while incapacity is total; that whole cost of arbitration proceedings should be paid by insurer. FRANK J. DONAHUE, Chairman. No. 2586 Claim of Theophile Lancke, Employe of Waitt & Bond, vs. Royal Indemnity Company, for Neurosis. Finding for Insurer. Heard at Boston, Jan. 28, 1916. Counsel, A. H. Stetson for Insurer. Question: Whether employe received an injury arising out of his employment. Evidence: Employe testified that he had been a cigarmaker for 32 years; that he began to go down hill four or five years ago and has been unable to work since March 1914; trouble started in his right shoulder, going to wrist and fingers and finally to his legs; he felt as though needles were pricking him. Medical testimony was to the effect that employe is suffering from a progressive disease of the spinal cord which cannot be connected with his occupation. Finding: That employe did not suffer an injury arising out of his employment and is not entitled to compensation. FRANK J. DONAHUE, Chairman. No. 2601-Claim of Joseph Reney, Employe of Richard Borden Manufacturing Company, vs. Employers Liability Assurance Corporation, Ltd., for Pleurisy. Finding for Insurer. Heard at Fall River, Jan. 3, 1916. Counsel, E. A. Sullivan for Employe; H. W. Hervey for Insurer. Question: Whether or not the incapacity was due to an injury in course of employment. Evidence: Employe testified that the cause of disagreement was the failure of the insurer to pay the doctor's bill; he did not intend to claim compensation; his work was trucking cloth and he was obliged to go from a warm room into the cold air. The doctor, at whose request he made out the application for a hearing, testified that pleurisy might be due to getting in a draught or might be a result of tuberculosis; a hospital superintendent who examined the claimant testified that he found evidence of incipient tuberculosis. Finding: That the employe has not sustained the burden of proving that his incapacity was due to an injury arising out of his employment; claim dismissed. FRANK J. DONAHUE, Chairman. No. 2570 Claim of Lawrence E. Lawless, Employe of Metz Company, vs. Employers Liability Assurance Corporation, Ltd., for Loss of Use of Finger and for Incapacity Compensation. Finding in Part for Insurer, in Part for Employe. Heard at Boston, Jan. 25, 1916. Counsel, T. W. Bradshaw for Insurer. Question: Whether the terminal phalange of the right middle finger is permanently incapable of use. Evidence: Employe testified that he has sensation in the phalange, but no active motion; that in the embalming business in which he is now engaged, he is unable to grip a needle with the finger but can pick up small objects; that he was incapacitated for work by the injury for five weeks. Medical testimony was to the effect that there had been a previous injury to the phalange and that the finger is as good now as before the accident for which compensation is claimed. Finding: That employe is entitled to five weeks' compensation for total disability, amounting to $41.65; that normal use of the phalange is not entirely lost and he is not entitled to specific compen sation. FRANK J. DONAHUE, Chairman. |