Town Annual Report of the Officers of the Town of Merrimac 1941, Part 1

Author: Merrimac (Mass.)
Publication date: 1941
Publisher: Merrimac (Mass.)
Number of Pages: 142


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ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


TOWN OFFICERS


OF THE


TOWN of MERRIMAC


FOR THE


YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31,


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Directory of TOWN OFFICERS 1941


ELECTED OFFICERS Moderator Clifford R. Howe


Ralph L. Buzzell


Selectmen Hazen M. Emery Arthur D. Lockwood


Hazen M. Emery


Board of Public Welfare Ellen M. Wallace Fred T. Hopkinson


Assessors


Roscoe Child


Term expires 1943


Clifford R. Howe Term expires 1942


George B. Crofut Term expires 1944


Town Clerk C. Howard Phillips


Tax Collector Fred C. Twombley


Town Treasurer Roy C. Journeay


Municipal Light Commissioners


John Marshall Term expires 1943


Irvine G. Burbeck Term expires 1942


George F. Wilde Term expires 1944


Board of Water Commissioners


John Marshall Term expires 1943


Charles A. Lancaster Term expires 1942


George F. Wilde Term expires 1944


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School Committee


Willard T. Kelly


Term expires 1943


Annie L. Tucker


Term expires 1942


Howard DeLong


Term expires 1944


Trustees of Cemeteries


Charles L. Lancaster


Term expires 1943


Richard A. Sargent


Term expires 1942


Charles A. Lancaster


.Term expires 1944


Trustees of Public Library


Alvin F. Heath .Term expires 1943


John B. Judkins


Term expires 1943


Abbie W. Sargent


Term expires 1942


Grace F. Gibbs


Term expires 1942


Isaiah Chase


Term expires 1944


Ethel B. Whiting Term expires 1944


Chester E. Whiting


*Term expires 1943


Trustees of Kimball Park


Charles A. Lancaster


Term expires 1943


Herman F. Davis


Term expires 1942


John W. Kirkpatrick


Term expires 1944


Playground Commissioners


Arthur W. Hoyt Term expires 1945


Burton C. Lafaver


Term expires 1944


Charles H. Bishop


Term expires 1943


Clayton Turner


Term expires 1942


William C. Rafferty


Term expires 1946


Constables


James P. Donahue Leon L. Dow


George R. Buzzell


Surveyors of Lumber and Measurers of Wood and Bark


Edson C. Walker Ralph L. Buzzell George R. Hoyt


Tree Warden


Samuel C. Doust


* Fill unexpired term of John B. Judkins to March '42.


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CIVIL SERVICE TENURE


Chief of Police, James P. Donahue


OFFICERS APPOINTED BY SELECTMEN


Night Watchman Leon L. Dow


Special Police


George W. Goldsmith


George R. Buzzell


Clarence O. Libby


Edward J. O'Keefe Obed O. Skillings


Leon C. Dow, Jr.


Harold M. Waterhouse


Alexander M. Sullivan


Clayton Turner Oran W. Burke


Ronald C. Sarasin John A. Hutchins for Grange Hall only.


Sworn Weighers


George L. Sargent Byron H. Sargent Charles A. Follansbee


Ralph L. Buzzell Benjamin F. Stewart Walter P. Skillings


Town Accountant W. Harold Whiting


Fence Viewers


Loren H. Wallace


E. Palmer Sargent


Public Health Nurse Annie L. Gleed *Mary DeSales Flynn


Dog Officer Kenneth E. Haskell


*Fill unexpired term of Annie Gleed.


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Engineers of Fire Department


Aaron A. Hume Wm. C. Casazza Charles Edw. Bridges


Inspector of Milk, Slaughtering and Animals Fred H. G. Chase


Inspector of Wires Dale W. Blackden


Sealer of Weights and Measures John K. Sargent


Moth Superintendent Samuel C. Doust


Forest Fire Warden


Aaron A. Hume


Burial Agent James S. Schiavoni


Superintendent of Streets Aaron A. Hume


Town Forest Committee


Russell B. Kelly


Term expires 1943


Samuel C. Doust Term expires 1942


James T. Colgan


Term expires 1944


Registrars of Voters


George W. Berry A. Lawton Crane Isaac A. Williams C. Howard Phillips


Janitor of Town Hall Andrew O. Nicol


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TOWN OF MERRIMAC


SELECTMEN'S REPORT


To the Citizens of the Town of Merrimac:


The sixty-sixth annual report of the Town of Merrimac is herewith presented for your consideration in accordance with Chapter 40, Section 49 of the General Laws of Massachusetts.


The Board of Selectmen organized with Ralph L. Buzzell, Chairman; Hazen M. Emery, Clerk; and Arthur D. Lockwood as the third member. The Board organized as a Board of Health and Soldiers' Relief Commission with the same officers and members. Ralph L. Buzzell was appointed Co-ordinator of W.P.A. or other Federal or State relief projects for the term of one year.


The Board is very happy to state that no special meetings were held during the year to raise additional funds, the only meeting being held for the purpose of transferring balances, the vote of the meeting of July 29, 1941 not having to be used.


The following table shows the present indebtedness to be the smallest figure for several years.


December 31, 1940


Funded debt


$1,000.00


Temporary debt 20,000.00


Tax Title debt


21,143.64


$42,143.64


December 31, 1941


Temporary debt $10,000.00


Tax Title debt 16,610.37


26,610.37


Reduction of debt


$15,533.27


General Cash Balance


Jan. 1, 1941 $13,123.97


Jan. 1, 1942


13,445.66


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Surplus Revenue


Jan. 1, 1941 $28,126.04


Jan. 1, 1942 32,925.24


Tax Title Debt Dec. 31, 1940 21,143.64


Redemption payments in 1941 4,533.27


Tax Title debt Dec. 31, 1941 $16,610.37


Tax Title debt secured by


Tax Titles on property subject to redemption $25,282.04


Tax Title property wholly owned by Town 5,588.80


$30,870.84


During the present emergency the Selectmen have been in- structed to appoint a local rationing board, the members of which are the following, Chairman Ralph L. Buzzell, Clerk; James P. Flynn and Other Member, W. Harold Whiting, and also a Defense Saving Committee with Arthur D. Lockwood, Chairman.


The Board of Selectmen especially expresses its apprecia- tion for the cooperation and work so well performed by W. Harold Whiting as Town Accountant during the past year, and also the heads of the various departments, who have so kindly helped in all ways, by working for the best interests of the Town.


We also wish to thank all the heads of various branches and all workers who have so willingly assumed their part in the present crisis, and we feel sure that during the coming year that we may all be working for the common good of the Town.


RALPH L. BUZZELL, HAZEN M. EMERY, ARTHUR D. LOCKWOOD,


Board of Selectmen.


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ANNUAL REPORT OF MERRIMAC BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE, 1941


To the Citizens of the Town of Merrimac:


The three members elected to the Board of Public Welfare met on March 10, 1941 and organized as follows :- Hazen M. Emery, Chairman; Ellen M. Wallace, Clerk and Fred T. Hopkin- son third member.


Mrs. Ellen M. Wallace was designated as Local W.P.A. Certi- fying agent and Hazen M. Emery, Local Selecting Agent for the Civilian Conservation Corps.


As will be noted in the financial report of the Town Ac- countant the Town of Merrimac has a decided decrease in the request for Welfare Aid during the year 1941. A total of sixty- three families required aid as compared with one hundred and six during 1940. Also, five cases on Aid to Dependent Children. This decrease, no doubt, was brought about by improved work- ing conditions. Due to these facts we were able to complete the year with a balance of $1,841.05 after taking $4,907.88 for trans- fer to other departments at a Special Town Meeting held Nov. 21, 1941.


The Civilian Conservation Corp is proving of great assist- ance both to the youth of Merrimac and to the families of those boys who have enlisted. This agency is in need of more en- rollees and offer opportunities to young men between the ages of 17 to 23 to learn trades and thereby better fit them to go out and secure private employment.


The Board wishes at this time to express its appreciation to all Federal, State and local departments who have cooperated with us and helped in any way to administer adequate relief to all needy persons and at the same time safeguard the interests of the Town of Merrimac.


HAZEN M. EMERY, ELLEN M. WALLACE, FRED T. HOPKINSON, Board of Public Welfare.


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REPORT OF MERRIMAC BUREAU OF OLD AGE ASSISTANCE


To the Citizens of the Town of Merrimac: .


The Old Age Assistance Board for the year 1941, namely Fred T. Hopkinson Chairman, Hazen M. Emery Clerk, and Ellen M. Wallace as the Other Member, submit the following report:


On January 1, 1941 there were 132 active cases in Merrimac, during the year 13 new cases were added. 22 cases were closed due to death or transfer. This left 123 cases remaining on the books as of Dec. 31, 1941.


The itemized account of all the receipts and expenditures appears in the Town Accountant's report.


In view of legislation during the past year, it will be neces- sary to ask for an increase in this years budget, as the minimum amounts that must be paid have increased.


We are very happy to state that we have been able to stay within our appropriation during this past year and hope that the relief problem in Merrimac this coming year may be lightened.


Respectfully submitted,


FRED T. HOPKINSON, Chairman HAZEN M. EMERY, ELLEN M. WALLACE,


Merrimac Bureau of Old Age Assistance.


REPORT OF CO-ORDINATOR OF RELIEF PROJECTS


To the Board of Selectmen and Citizens of the Town of Merrimac:


Having been appointed Co-ordinator of W.P.A. or other State and Federal Relief Projects by the Board of Selectmen at their meeting of March 10, 1941, I respectfully submit the follow- ing report.


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During this past year in so far as it has been possible I have obtained employment for all eligible persons so that they might work on W.P.A. Due to quota reduction it has not been possible to have certain new projects approved for some types of work. However I have been able to obtain permission to work the following projects :-


Sewing Project (Until State stopped this type of project) Road Construction (Farm to Market-Birch Meadow) Assessors Mapping Project Cement Sidewalks


Road Construction (Fire Lanes at Lake Attitash) Commodity Distribution


At the present time I am waiting for permission to open a moth project which has been presented and which I have been told will be opened at an early date.


I have been assured that I will be able to have furnished by the Federal Government, oil for resurfacing Birch Meadow Road as soon as the weather is suitable for such work.


This past year 36,460 square feet of cement sidewalks have been constructed in what I have believed to be the most needed locations, however I hope to be able to place similar sidewalks in all locations where this need is still apparent, in this coming year, but to do this a new project must be presented as all projects of this type if drawn during or prior to 1938 were stopped by the Federal Government in Nov. 1941 as being hold over projects.


I have opened the Fire Lane project at Lake Attitash as I felt that due to the assessed value of property at the Lake being so large and their being no adequate road passable for Fire Ap- paratus, that this protective construction was needed.


I wish at this time to thank the different departments of the Town of Merrimac, Officials of the W.P.A. at Salem and Boston and the Department of Public Works for their help and coopera- tion during this past year.


Respectfully submitted,


RALPH L. BUZZELL, W. P. A. Co-Ordinator.


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IN MEMORIAM


James F. Pease


1857 - 1941


Selectman of Merrimac 1920


Trustee Merrimac Public Library 21 years, 1893 - 1913 inclusive.


Charles Walter Morrell


1860 - 1941


Selectman of Merrimac 1931


Member Merrimac School Committee 4 years, 1916 - 1920


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APPROPRIATIONS MADE IN 1941


March 4, 1941.


Gentlemen:


I submit the following list of appropriations made at the Annual Town Meeting of the Town of Merrimac for the year of 1941, held March 3, 1941 :-


Moderator


$ 12.00


Selectmen, Chairman


450.00


Selectmen, Clerk


125.00


Selectmen, Other


100.00


Selectmen's Departmental Expenses


400.00


Board of Public Welfare, Chairman


200.00


Board of Public Welfare, Clerk


200.00


Board of Public Welfare, Other


100.00


Town Accountant, Salary


1,300.00


Town Accountant, Expenses


125.00


Treasurer, Salary


450.00


Treasurer, Expenses


800.00


Tax Collector, Salary


800.00


Tax Collector, Expenses


600.00


Assessors, Chairman


275.00


Assessors, other two, each $187.50


375.00


Assessors, Expenses


175.00


Town Clerk, Salary


225.00


Town Clerk, Expenses


50.00


Registrars of Voters


112.50


Town Hall Maintenance


1,000.00


Town Hall, Janitor, Salary


240.00


Town Hall Repairs


400.00


Bonding Town Officers


310.00


Election Officers


120.00


Police


3,450.00


Fire Engineers


300.00


Fire Department


2,700.00


Sealer of Weights and Measures, Salary


90.00


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Sealer of Weights and Measures, Expenses


40.00


Inspector of Wiring


90.00


Inspector of Wiring, Expenses


5.00


Dog Officer, to cover Fees


100.00


Moth Department


950.00


Tree Warden


350.00


Town Forest


500.00


Forest Fire Warden


150.00


Board of Health


1,250.00


Public Health Nurse and Expense


1,200.00


Inspector of Animals


100.00


Inspector of Slaughtering


20.00


Inspector of Milk


20.00


Essex County T. B. Hospital


775.34


Highways and Chapter 81


4,650.00


Snow and Washouts


2,000.00


Sidewalks, Railings and Bridges


100.00


Rocks Bridge


1,125.00


Street Lights


3,352.40


State Aid


120.00


Public Welfare


17,500.00


Soldiers' Relief


3,600.00


Aid to Dependent Children and Mothers Aid


2,500.00


Old Age Assistance


25,000.00


School Committee, Chairman


50.00


School Committee, Clerk


75.00


School Committee, Other member


50.00


School Department


29,500.00


Public Library


1,000.00


Memorial Day


150.00


Vocational Aid


300.00


Lighting Town Buildings


513.54


Insurance


2,300.00


Reserve Fund


500.00


Interest


500.00


Cemeteries


1,000.00


Municipal Loan Note


1,000.00


Vital Statistics


75.00


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Water in Town Buildings


340.00


Printing Town Reports


248.04


$118,583.82


Coordinator WPA


Art. # 6 $


400.00


WPA


Art. # 7


6,000.00


Playground


Art. #11


150.00


Oiling


Art. #12


500.00


Chapter 90, Roads


Art. #15


500.00


Thickly Settled Streets


Art. #16


500.00


Rent Bill


Art. #19


48.00


Board of Registrars (Expense Chapter 427)


Art. #21


250.00


Fire Hose


Art. #25


700.00


Total


$127,631.82


REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:


Gentlemen :-


As Chief of the Police Department of the Town of Merrimac, I hereby submit the annual report of the Department for the year 1941


There were 37 automobile accidents reported, in which 26 persons were injured, of the injured 14 were passengers, 8 pedes- trians and 4 operators.


Miscellaneous Business


Automobiles stolen and recovered here 3


Assistance to other Police Departments 14


Assistance to Medical Examiner 5


Complaints investigated 368


Doors and windows found open and secured 27


Days at District Court (Chief) 89


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Days at Superior Court (Chief) 5


Days at District Court (Patrolman) 5


Days at Superior Court (Patrolman) 2


Disturbance suppressed without arrest


16


Defects in sidewalks and streets reported


5


Escorts furnished processions


4


Injured and sick persons assisted 16


Lights furnished dangerous places 4


Fires discovered, no alarm rang 2


Lost and runaway children returned to parents


4


Messages delivered 67


Number of assignments of officers


268


Witness Subpoenas served 9


Wires down and reported 2


Lights burning in buildings and reported to owners.


24


Number of Arrests for the Year


Male


95


Female


6


Total 101


Resident


33


Non-resident 68


Charged as follows


Assault and Battery


2


Drunkenness


25


Disturbance of the Peace


4


Delinquent Children


7


Larceny


5


Law of the Road


1


Malicious injury to property


2


Non-support


3


Neglect of Children


1


Operating motor vehicle under influence of liquor


2


Operating motor vehicle without authority 1


Operating motor vehicle to endanger 4


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Safekeeping


2


Violation of Probation 10


Violation of Motor Vehicle Laws


31


Violation of Lottery Law 1


Disposed of as follows


5 Continued.


2 Dismissed.


5 Not Guilty.


9 Released.


9 Guilty, Filed.


18 Received suspended sentences and Probation.


6 For other Police Departments.


41 Fined a total of $635.00.


4 Committed to Institutions.


2 Appealed.


At Superior Court, the sentence of the District Court was imposed on the Appeal cases.


I desire to thank the Honorable Board of Selectmen, His Honor Judge Charles I. Pettingell, the Associate Justices, Clerk of the District Court, the Probation Officer, the Officers of the Department, Chief of the Fire Department, Superintendent of the Light and Water Department, and the citizens of the Town for their kindly cooperation during the past year.


Respectfully submitted,


JAMES P. DONAHUE,


Chief of Police.


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REPORT OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and Citizens of the Town of Merrimac


The following is my report for the year 1941:


Not


Con- Adjusted Sealed Sealed demned


Platform, over 10,000 lbs.


2


1


....


Platform, 100 to 5000 lbs.


1


15


Counter, 100 to 5000 lbs.


1


..


....


Counter, under 100 lbs.


..


10


....


....


Beam, 100 to 5000 lbs.


....


1


..


....


Spring, 100 to 5000 lbs.


....


1


1


....


Computing, under 100 lbs.


1


7


....


Prescription


1


..


....


Spring, under 100 lbs.


1


19


..


....


Apothecary


6


....


Liquid Measure


7


....


Oil Jars


....


....


....


Tank truck meter systems


3


..


...


Gasoline meter systems


5


26


5


....


Yard Sticks


2


....


Totals


8


103


7


..


Trial Weighing and Measuring of Commodities Sold or Put Up For Sale.


Commodity


Number Number Incorrect Tested Correct Under


Over


Bread


21


9


4


8


Butter


5


5


....


Dry Commodities


7


....


....


7


Flour


5


....


5


..


Lard


2


2


....


....


Total.


...


40


16


9


15


...


..


2


..


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Inspections Made


Peddlers' Licenses. 7 Ice Scales 2


Marking of: Bread


21 Junk Scales


2


Food Pkgs. 19 Oil Jars


2


Peddlers' Scales


4


Expenditures


Receipts


Salary


$90.00


Sealing Fees $33.15


Transportation


4.55


Adjusting charges .55


Supplies


11.13


Total. $33.70


Total


$105.68


Appropriation


$130.00


Unexpended balance .. 24.32


I wish to thank all who in any way assisted me in the performance of my duties.


JOHN K. SARGENT,


Sealer of Weights and Measures.


MERRIMAC FIRE ALARM


Emergency fire alarm telephone number 2211.


Emergency phone 2211 should be used for fire calls only. If for any reason line is out of order, dial operator and ask for EMERGENCY OPERATOR.


In all cases give your name and location of fire.


3-3 Chief's Call.


4 Mass. N. E. Bus Garage, East Main St.


5 Merrimac Square.


12 Locust St., opposite Green St.


13 J. B. Judkins Co., Main St.


14 Main St., near residence of William H. Franklin.


15 Birch Meadow Rd. and Main St., to Merrimac-Haverhill line.


16 Woodland and Grove Sts.


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17 School and Pleasant Sts.


18 School and Mill Sts.


21 East Main St. Bear Hill Rd., to Merrimac-Amesbury line.


23 East Main St. near store of Leo Noone.


24 Church St. opposite Maple St.


25 Liberty and Mechanic Sts.


26 Summer and Prospect Sts.


27 Church St. near residence of Chas. H. Staples.


28 Sawyer and Nichols Sts.


31 Pleasant St., Merrimacport.


32 Merrimac St., near residence of George H. Whitcomb.


34 Merrimac St., Merrimacport.


35 High St., near William S. Tuckwell Foundry.


36 Merrimac and Broad Sts., Merrimacport.


41 Lake Attitash Park.


51 Locust and Walnut Sts.


52 Lower Locust St. Haverhill-Merrimac line.


62 Birch Meadow Rd. and Hadley District. Telephone. No box.


71 Bear Hill Rd., Newton, N. H. Line. Telephone. No box.


72 West Shore Lake Attitash.


2 Recall-all out-also All Clear Air Raid.


No School Signals


7:15 A. M. 11-11-long pause-1. No school in grades only.


7:15 A. M. 11-11-11. No school in High and Grade Schools.


11:20 A. M. Same-signals. One session.


12:30 P. M. Same signals. No school in afternoon.


Police Call 1-1-1.


Boy Scouts-10 blasts.


Air Raid 7-7-7


REPORT OF BOARD OF FIRE ENGINEERS


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:


The Board of Fire Engineers submit their report for the year ending December 31, 1941.


Number of alarms 81 Fire Loss $683.35


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There are at present twenty-five regular men and eight sub- stitutes in the department.


We recommend that the sum of $3,500.00 be appropriated for the salaries and general maintenance of the department.


Respectfully submitted, AARON A. HUME, C. EDWARD BRIDGES, WILLIAM CASAZZA,


Board of Engineers.


PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE'S REPORT FOR 1941


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen


and Citizens of the Town of Merrimac:


The Public Health Nurse's Report from April 1, 1941 to January 1, 1942 is as follows:


Cases Visits Made


Maternity


5


33


Cancer


2


19


Shock


3


50


Breast Abscess


1


4


Pneumonia


1


3


Surgical Dressings


3


42


Varicose Ulcer Dressings


1


50


Dressings to Wounds


1


46


Tuberculosis


15


27


Diabetes


3


91


Heart Trouble


4


176


Back Injury


1


14


Hardening of Arteries


1


42


Malnutrition


1


16


Packed Rectum


4


4


Chronics


3 104


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Gall Stone Attack


3


28


Hypodermic Injections


3


8


Impetego


2


4


Pre-School Children


2


17


Streptococus Throat Infection


1


6


Tonsilitis


1


1


Arthritis


3


29


Prolapse of Rectum


1


4


Uric Acid Poisoning


1


11


Angina Pectoris


1


76


Douches


1


5


Number offf Calls Made 910


I have traveled 1541 miles at a cost of 5c per mile. ..


$ 77.05


I have turned over to the Town Treasurer 120.50


Respectfully submitted,


MARY DE SALES FLYNN, R. N.,


Public Health Nurse.


PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE'S REPORT FOR 1941


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the


Citizens of the Town of Merrimac.


The Public Health Nurse's Report from Jan. 1, 1941 to Apr. 1, 1941 is as follows:


Cases


Visits made


Maternity


4


28


Heart


2


45


T. B.


5


86


Chronic


1


21


Cancer


2


4


Diabetic


4


51


Thelin


2


24


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Shock


1 35


Arterial sclerosis


2


17


Grippe


5


8


Gall stone attack


3


6


Old Age


3


42


Itch


1


2


Appendicitis


1


2


Accident


1


1


Child Welfare


1


3


Back injury


1


6


39


381


Trip to Middleton with patient 1


Trips to Haverhill with patients


2


Trips to Haverhill for teeth.


3


I have traveled 683 miles at 5c per mile. $34.15


I have turned over to the Town Treasurer as fees collected 44.00


Respectfully yours,


ANNIE L. GLEED,


'Public Health Nurse.


REPORT OF JANITOR OF TOWN HALL


As Janitor of the Town Hall for the year 1941, I respectfully submit the following report:


Openings for the year 1941


Basketball practices 64


Basketball games


8


Snow Ball 1


Entertainment and Circus 1


Baseball Picture 1


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Puppet Show


1


Junior Prom


1


Decoration Day all schools


1


Centre School, pictures


1


Radio Shows


4


Town Election


1


Town Caucus


1


Booths and Rails


2


Junior High Play


1


Special Town Meetings


2


Red Cross and Defense meetings


19


Legion Auxiliary


1


U.S.O. Dance


1


Garden Club


1


Lectures


2


High School Dances


4


Dancing School Recital and Practice


1


Firemen's Xmas Party


1


Community Hallowe'en


1


Junior High Graduation


1


High School Graduation


1


High School Reception


1


Legion Dance


1


Mary Chilton Group


1


126


Total received for openings.


$257.00


Services as Janitor


240.00


$497.00


Respectfully submitted,


ANDREW O. NICOL,


Janitor.


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REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF MILK, ANIMALS AND SLAUGHTERING


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:


I have made the following calls and inspections and issued the following licenses in the past year.


Milk licenses issued 16


Oleomargarine licenses issued 2


Respectfully submitted,


FRED H. G. CHASE,


Inspector of Milk Inspector of Animals Inspector of Slaughtering.


REPORT OF THE CEMETERY COMMISSION


We hereby submit a report of the developments in the department during the year of 1941.


During the year we were able to improve several hundred feet of the roads in "Locust Grove" by covering with black asphalt, and covering some of the roads in Church Street cemetery with gravel, with money obtained from the sale of lots in Locust Grove cemetery.


With the available funds of only $550.00 for the appropria- tion for the care of the cemeteries with careful management we have been able to keep the cemeteries in very good condition, but without the help of the money expended for one hundred and sixty-eight Perpetual Care lots we fear our cemeteries would not be a credit to the Town. There are many Perpetual Care lots with only one hundred dollars deposited for their care to give us enough money for the care of these lots, thus making it


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necessary to draw from the Town appropriation to finish the work which we do not consider we should be obliged to take from a fund badly needed.


With an exceptionally large number of 42 burials the past year we would recommend the purchase of a Lowering Device at an expense of two hundred and fifty-five dollars which would pay back to the Town seven dollars each time it was used.


Respectfully submitted,


RICHARD A. SARGENT, CHARLES A. LANCASTER, CHARLES L. LANCASTER.


JURY LIST


The following July List for the calendar year beginning July 1, 1941 was prepared by the Merrimac Selectmen in compliance with Chapter 234, Section 4 of the General Laws, and adopted June 30, 1941.


Harvey A. Anderson, Maple St., Mailman.


Lawrence M. Calnan, Summer St., Service Station Prop.


William W. Carter, East Main St., Stock Clerk.


John F. Coster, Mill St., Painter.


W. Philip Gilmore, East Main St., Meat Cutter.


Merrill Q. Goldsmith, Nichols St., Dairyman.


Lothrop J. Grant, School St., Clerk.


George R. Hoyt, Birch Meadow Rd., Farmer.


Thomas M. Lennard, Pleasant St., Metal Worker.


Moses B. Merrill, Prospect St., WPA Worker.


Harry A. Morgan, Locust Grove Ave., Wood Worker.


Carroll C. Riley, Birch Meadow Rd., Dairyman. Guy E. Sheldon, Pine St., Janitor.


John T. Shepard, Ridgefield Rd., Shoe Worker.




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