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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Town of Milford
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1934
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
Receipts and Expenditures
OF THE
TOWN OF MILFORD,
CONTAINING REPORTS OF THE
Selectmen, Highway Surveyor, Treasurer, Tax Col- lector, Assessors, Town Accountant, Town Library Trustees, Fire Engineers, Sewer Commissioners, Board of Public Welfare, CWA and ERA Ad- ministrator, Park Commissioners, Board of Health, Chief of Police, Inspector of Wires, Inspector of Animals, Sealer of Weights and Measures, Town Solicitor, School Committee, Superintendent of Schools and Town Clerk
FOR THE
Year Ending December 31, 1934.
MILFORD, MASS .: G. M. BILLINGS, PRINTER, 1935
TOWN OF MILFORD.
Incorporated 1780. - Population 1930 U. S. Census, 14,741. In Seventh Councillor District. Councillor, Winfield A. Schuster, Douglas. In Fourth Congressional District. Congressman, Pehr G. Holmes, Worcester. In Fourth Worcester Senatorial District .. Senator, P. Eugene Casey, Milford.
In Eighth Worcester Representative District. Representatives: Elmer C. Nelson, Milford. Christopher J. Tyrrell, Westborough.
Number Registered voters, December 10, 1934, 6472.
TOWN OFFICERS.
SELECTMEN.
John H. Gardella, Chairman, William J. Hayes, Lyndhurst A. MacGregor. TOWN CLERK (Clerk of Selectmen). Dennis J. Sullivan. TREASURER. Benjamin J. Clancey. TAX COLLECTOR. William J. Read. HIGHWAY SURVEYOR. Edward C. Beaulac. ASSESSORS. William F. Clancy, Chairman, Term expires 1936, Frederick A. Nealon, Clerk, Term expires 1937, John F. Maher, Term expires 1935. BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE.
Fred J. Coleman, Chairman, Term expires 1935, Charles A. Rizoli, Term expires 1937, James L. Ahern, Term expires 1936. BOARD OF HEALTH.
James Cervone, Chairman, Term expires 1937, Clifton Tyler, Secretary, Term expires 1935, Arthur J. Chambers, Secretary, (Resigned), *John F. Adams, Term expires 1935. *(Chosen to fill vacancy). SEWER COMMISSIONERS. Alfred F. Martin, Chairman, Term expires 1936, Ernest E. O'Brien, Term expires 1937, Fred L. Roberti, Term expires 1935.
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
Alfred B. Cenedella, Chairman, Term expires 1933, William J. Moore, Term expires 1937. *Carroll A. Cole, Terin expires 1937, *(Vacated office November 1, 1934 Removed from town). Charles F. Curtin, Term expires 1935, Nathan Rosenfeld, Term expires 1935, George F. Grayson, Term expires 1936. TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Thomas J. Nugent, Chairman, Term expires 1935, William K. Coombs, Term expires 1936, Gilbert C. Eastman, Term expires 1936, Stephen H. Reynolds, Term expires 1937, Frederick H. Gould, Term expires 1937, John L. Divoren, Term expires 1935 . TRUSTEES OF VERNON GROVE CEMETERY. Herbert S. Eldredge, Term expires 1935, Arthur L. Maynard, Term expires 1935, Herbert B. Hill, Term expires 1937, Emerson Robinson, Term expires 1937, Frank Roy Hixon, Term expires 1936, Rudolph L. Roy, Term expires 1936 PARK COMMISSIONERS. George M. Fitzpatrick, Chairman, Term expires 1935, Simon P. Hickey, Term expires 1937, Patrick Carroll, Term expires 1936. PLANNING BOARD Henry D. Barbadoro, Term expires 1935. Leo P. Furcinitti, Term expires 1936. Walter F Jackson, Term expires 1937. TREE WARDEN. Michael D Burke. (Deceased). CONSTABLES.
Michael Bianchi, Edward Davoren,
Gaetano Bonino Augustino Chianese
Michael Volpe.
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Officers Appointed by the Selectmen. TOWN SOLICITOR. William A. Murray. TOWN ACCOUNTANT. Michael J. Hannigan.
ENGINEERS OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. Joseph J. Fahey, Chief. William L. Power, First Assistant. Thomas Manguso, Second Assistant.
INSPECTOR OF WIRES. Fred M. Daniels.
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS.
George W. Billings, Chairman, William E. Moore, John J. Best, Dennis J. Sullivan, (Clerk) Ex-Officio.
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. (Classified under Civil Service.) Daniel M. O'Brien. JANITOR OF TOWN HALL AND LOCKUP KEEPER. Daniel M. O'Brien.
JANITOR OF MEMORIAL HALL. Arthur L. Maynard.
BURIAL AGENT. Charles A. Goucher. FENCE VIEWERS.
Charles H. Kimball, Luigi DeVenuto
FIELD DRIVER. Peter Gallagher.
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CONSTABLES.
John J. Moloney, James J. Fullum, P. Eugene Casey, Daniel M. O'Brien, Raphael Marino, Patrick H. Rabbitt, Clement H. Moran, John L. Gillon, John J. Harrington, Thomas McDonald, Otis J. Julian,
George L. Harlow,
John T. O'Brien, John Larson, Charles H. Kimball,
Louis Volpe, William J. Carley, Arthur L. Maynard, Salvatore Micelotti, Patrick Carroll, John F. Casey, William H. Forbes, Ralph Shirland, Thomas H. Heagney,
James H. Keane, Charles W. Frascotti,
Robert Gordon, Frank J. Davoren,
Ernest E. O'Brien, William W. O'Brien,
Herman J. Ryan. CHIEF OF POLICE. (Classified under Civil Service.) John J. Moloney. PATROLMEN.
(Classified as Police Officers under Civil Service )
Iginio A. Pantano,
William R. Cenedella,
James J. Fullum,
William J. Corbett,
John O. Wilson,
Arthur Raymond Cross,
William F. Fitzpatrick,
Ernest L. Bagley,
James J. Curley,
Ernest A. Lombardi.
RESERVE POLICE OFFICERS. (Classified under Civil Service.)
Frank J. Hynes,
John E Allen.
Charles F. McGowan.
PUBLIC WEIGHERS AND WEIGHERS OF COAL.
Joseph P. Shaughnessy,
Harold Shaughnessy,
Benjamin Vitalini, Grace Doherty,
James B Lester,
Helen Morgan,
Helen Shaughnessy,
Lewis F. Aldrich,
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W. Ramus Vitalini, Michael Nugent, Philip P. Clarke,
Frank T. Ballou,
Elmer I. Goddard,
Robert H. Curtiss,
Daniel M. O'Brien,
Harold M. Curtiss,
Batista J. Vitalini,
Charles A. Brisson,
William St George, J. Harvey Burford.
PUBLIC WEIGHERS.
Ada B. Daniels, Daniel B. Watson,
John P. Arata,
Myron Morey, George A. Moore, Clarence D. Burnett.
MEASURERS OF WOOD AND BARK.
Benjamin Vitalini,
Frank Murphy,
George Spindel,
Charles H. Brisson,
Elmer I. Goddard,
William N. Prentiss,
Lewis F. Aldrich,
Edward J. O'Connor,
Leo F. Ross,
Ernest H. Johnson,
Batista Vitalini,
W. Ramus Vitalini, Louis Streeter, Arthur C. Johnson,
Smith Fielding,
George A. Moore,
Frank J. M. Hynes,
John F. Damon,
Nathaniel Spindel,
Philip P. Clarke,
Albert Taylor,
Ada B. Daniels,
Joseph P. Shaughnessy, Myron Morey.
Appointed by Director, Division of Animal Industry. INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS. Dr. Benjamin F Hartman. Appointed by State Forester. FOREST FIRE WARDEN. Joseph J. Fahey, GYPSY MOIN SUPERINTENDENT. Michael D. Burke. (D)-ceased)
Appointed by Board of Public Welfare.
ALMONER John T. O'Brien.
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CLERK. Mary T. Roberti. TOWN PHYSICIAN. John V. Gallagher, M. D. SUPERINTENDENT OF TOWN FARM. Maurice L. Brittle.
Appointed by Board of Health. CLERK. Arthur J. Chambers. (Resigned.) CLERK. Clifton Tyler. INSPECTOR OF MEATS AND PROVISIONS. Jeremiah Macchi.
ASSISTANT INSPECTOR OF MEATS AND PROVISIONS. Dr. Benjamin F. Hartman.
SANITARY INSPECTOR. James F. McDonough.
PHYSICIAN. Francis H. Lally, M. D.
NURSE.
Anna M. McKenna.
INSPECTOR OF PLUMBING. (Classified under Civil Service.) John E. Higgiston.
Appointed by Sewer Commissioners. SUPERINTENDENT OF SEWERS. Aif ed F. Martin. CLERK John L. Moschelli.
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Appointed by Park Commissioners. CLERK. Kathryn W. Melanson.
Appointed by School Committee.
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS AND SECRETARY OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE. Almorin O. Caswell. SCHOOL PHYSICIANS. John M. French, M. D. John V. Gallagher, M. D. ATTENDANCE OFFICER. Raphael Marino.
Appointed by Engineers of the Fire Department. SUPERINTENDENT OF FIRE ALARM. Joseph J. Fahey. CLERK OF ENGINEERS. Frank Calzone.
Appointed by the Selectmen. FINANCE COMMITTEE. Walter L. Adams, Chairman, Term expires 1937, Alton H. Metcalf, Term expires 1937, Frederick T. Cahill, Term expires 1937, William H. Casey, Term expires 1937, Paul Williams, Term expires 1937, Myron Morey, Secretary, Term expires 1935, J. Roy Kerr, Term expires 1935, Ancillo S Antolini, Term expires 1935, Norry Miett, Term expires 1935, Marcus W. Rose, Term expires 1935, P. Eugene Casey, Term expires 1936, Rudolph Mainini, Term expires 1936, Walter E. Corbett, Term expires 1936, Angelo Barbadoro, Term expires 1936, Robert H. Curtiss, Term expires 1936.
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TRUSTEES OF NORTH PURCHASE CEMETERY.
Myron Morey, Mabel F. Kinney,
May Bickford, Nelson Morey,
Jennie Morey,
James A. Tyler (Deceased.)
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TOWN APPROPRIATIONS, 1934
Raised and appropriated for the fiscal year begin- ning January 1, 1934, and ending December 31, 1934, as amended, and approved by vote of the State Emer- gency Finance Board.
General Government
Moderator
$106.88
Selectmen
1,500.00
Finance Committee Secretary
50.00
Accountant
2,275.00
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Treasurer
2,000.00
Treasurer's Bond
217.00
Tax Collector
5,000.00
Tax Collector's Bond
435.00
Assessors
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4,000.00
Publishing Poll Lists
100.00
Certification of Notes
75.00
Town Solicitor
1,100.00
Town Clerk
1,550.00
Elections, Registration and Town Meetings
2,700.00
Town Hall
2,500.00
Memorial Hall
1,000.00
Town Hall, Unpaid Bill
76.59
Protection to Persons and Property
Police Department (General) 21,861.39
Police Departm't (New Equipment) 1,388.61 Court Fees 75.00
Maint'ce of Traffic Lights and Signals 600.00
Fire Dep't, Pay of Members 18,435.00
Fire Department, Incidentals 3,250.00
Repairs on Fire Alarm System 350.00
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Fire Department, New Hose 800.00
Brush Fires
350.00
Fire Departm't (unpaid bill, 1933) 386.04
Hydrant Service
12,200.00
Rifle Practice
300.00
Inspector of Wires
400.00
Inspector of Wires (Unpaid bill, 1933) 85.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures 600.00
Gypsy Moth Suppression 100.00
Tree Warden 700.00
Dog Officer 225.00 .
Health and Sanitation
General Health
15,600.00
Inspector of Animals
350.00
Plumbing Inspector (Unpaid .bills, 1933) 300.00
Dental Clinic 1,500.00
Worcester County T. B. Assessments 5,398.12
Worcester County T. B. Hospital Construction 8,025.00
Sewer Maintenance
7,300.00
Highways
Highways-General 20,500.00
Oiling Streets
3,500.00
Street Lights
16,608.00
Highways, Purchasing New Equip-
ment 5,000.00
Highway, Snow Removal
20,000.00
Chapter 90 Maintenance 1,000.00
Unpaid Bills, 1933
3,041.08
Charities and Soldiers' Benefits
Public Welfare 90,000.00
State Aid
850.00
Military Aid
1,200.00
Soldiers' Relief
18,000.00
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Schools and Library
Schools
Library
204,700.00 3,500.00
Recreation and Unclassified
Town Parks 2,300.00
Playgrounds 1,300.00
Printing Town Reports
1,104.55
Workmen's Compensation Insurance
Premium 1,500,00
Damage to Persons and Property 1,000.00
Flowage Rights, Clark Heirs
69.00
Memorial Day, G. A. R. 150.00
Memorial Day, American Legion 150.00
Memorial Day, Spanish War Veterans 50.00
Armistice Day, Veterans of Foreign
Wars 150.00
Reserve Fund, Finance Committee
5,000.00
Cemeteries
Vernon Grove Cemetery 1,750.00
North Purchase Cemetery 50.00
Interest and Maturing Debt
Interest
20,000.00
Maturing
49,357.41
Unclassified
County Aid to Agriculture 50.00
Rebates to proportionate parts of fees
received from holders of licenses for the sale of wines and malt beverages, said licenses having been surrendered (rebates authorized under the provi- sions of Section 7, Chapter 376 of 1933.) 1,983.28
Rebuilding of part of Cedar Street
5,000.00
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Purchase of material and tools, and for trucking and teaming that may be hired in connection with C.W.A. pro- jects and adjustments, or projects that the Town may undertake to do by Welfare Labor. 25,000.00
Removal of tree in front of No. 308 Main Street 150.00
Purchase of fire truck for the Fire Department 2,000.00
Total amount raised and appro- priated 631,277.95
Dog tax of 1933 appropriated for Town Library 1,339.67
A true copy of the records. Attest:
DENNIS J. SULLIVAN, Town Clerk.
Annual Report of the Board of Selectmen.
I. Upon the assumption of office, March 6, 1934, this 1 Board continued its efforts to procure favorable ac- tion by the Public Works Administration, at Washing- ton, of the application for the addition to the High School, which project had been originally applied for by the prior Board, in 1933.
After many conferences, telegrams, telephone com- munications and letters, the Clerk of the Board and the Town Solicitor were notified, on June 27, 1934, that the project had been approved by a grant of thirty per cent. of the cost, and a loan of the balance from the Government, at interest of four per cent.
At a conference with the Emergency Finance Board and the Town Treasurer, it was decided, in view of the changed condition in the money market, to apply for the loan from private sources, as there was a rea- sonable expectation that the money could be bor- rowed at a rate of less than four per cent.
Accordingly, the Selectmen voted to change the method of financing the project from a Government loan and grant, to a Government grant only, which action has been duly approved by the necessary au- thorities, and the agreement thus changed, has been executed by the Selectmen, providing for a Govern- ment grant of $70,700.00.
The treasurer, thereafter, advertised for bids for a loan to cover the balance of the cost of the School, as a result of which the loan has been floated at three per cent., which the Treasurer advises amounts to a gross saving of about $22,000.00.
All of the preliminary requirements have thus been
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completed, and the public can little appreciate the volume of work that devolved upon the Board, the Town Clerk and the Town Solicitor, in bringing the matter to a conclusion. It is hoped that employment will be given preferably to the Milford unemployed, for it was the unemployment situation that caused the Selectmen to originate the project, back in 1933. One of the principal objects in filing the application was to furnish employment for the granite workers of Mil- ford, and if the Selectmen thought that the stone was to be dressed outside of Milford, the project would have been withdrawn.
It is to be regretted that the controversial matters. which have arisen were not settled before the con- struction contract was signed, and proper inquiry made as to whether all provisions of the Government Code had been complied with. We trust the matter may be adjusted satisfactory to Milford workers, as originally contemplated.
II.
The C.W.A. form of Federal relief was succeeded by the E.R.A., on April 1, 1934. The Selectmen have taken advantage of every opportunity to secure for the Town the benefits of this Federal legislation. At present, $18,000.00 is being given monthly to Mil- ford, to be expended for local labor, and the Board and the Administrator are continually seeking to se- cure an increase of this monthly grant, in order that the balance of the unemployed here may receive their share of this relief.
Latest statistics show that 889 persons have regis- tered for employment, and 443 are on the payroll, leaving 446 to be taken care of. This percentage of employed to those registered compares favorably with other towns of circumstances similar to Milford.
The decrease in the expenditures of the Department. of Public Welfare, as shown in their report, reflects in part the financial advantages gained. So, too, in
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the Soldiers' Relief Department, under the direct con- troi of the Board of Selectmen, while $18,000.00 was appropriated for use in 1934, only $10,693.30 was spent, thus saving $7,309.63. This difference is fur- ther emphasized when we consider that the cost of Soldiers' Relief, in 1933, was $26,640.20, as against $10,690.30, in 1934.
A planning project has now been approved whereby three engineers are engaged in preparing plans and specifications for future projects. The Selectmen have directed the preparation of the following projects :
1. A permanent War Memorial (endorsed by the Park Commissioners).
2. Replacing remaining wooden bridges on the vari- ious streets with concrete (seven concrete bridges already having been built).
3. Roadside improvements.
4. Completing the improvements to Godfrey Brook.
5. Remodeling Dewey Hall into suitable offices.
6. Completing the side walls on Charles River, from the Town property northward to the Boston & Albany Railroad, with a covering for that part of the river on the Town property.
The Selectmen welcome suggestions from all De- partments and the public, for new projects, so that Milford may continue to receive its share of relief so long as the E.R.A. continues.
III.
Continuing the policy of liquidating uncollected taxes, originated in 1933, by the Selectmen, that is, borrowing from the State on tax titles held by the Town, further authority therefor was obtained in 1934, thus changing the tax titles into ready money and making available the necessary funds to carry on the business of government. As pointed out in the Select- men's Report of 1933, the repayment of these loans is not made by the Town, but as each taxpayer redeems
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his property, the money goes direct to the State Treas- urer and the Town is given credit on the loan. The effect of this has been to make available the tax money and at the same time extend the period of payment for the taxpayer.
IV.
Milford, being a trading centre for the surrounding towns, considerable agitation for parking space, near the centre of the business district, has arisen, and the Selectmen have appointed a committee of representa- tive citizens to investigate the matter and to file a ' report before the next Town Meeting, so that, if pos- sible, some action may be then taken.
V.
The acceptance by the voters at the Annual Town Meeting, in 1934, of the Act establishing representa- tive form of Town Meetings in Milford, necessitated dividing the Town into precincts of compact and con- tiguous territory, each precinct to contain approxi- mately an equal number of registered voters. This work has now been done. Five precincts have been established, the location and the boundaries of which have already been made public, through the courtesy of the Milford Daily News.
To work out this plan was no easy task, and much credit must be given to the Town Clerk, for its accom- plishment. If in practice it should appear that incon- venience is caused in the places designated to vote, or inequalities exist in the present precinct lines, ample provision is made in the Statute to make the necessary changes.
VI.
Extending the re-building of Cedar Street, through the cooperation of the State and County, the Select- men received from the Department of Public Works and the County, an allotment of $15,000.00, the esti-
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mated cost of which was $20,000.00, the unemployed to be given the preference in the work. As a result, the re-building of Cedar Street was extended during the year, but as the plans drawn up by the State pro- vided for a continuation of the work to a point beyond that originally contemplated, the cost exceeded the original estimate. As the Public Welfare Department was relieved to some extent by this work, $3,000.00 was transferred by a Town Meeting from that De- partment, to cover the balance of the cost. The en- tire sum was spent in Milford, for materials and labor.
The Selectmen have requested from the State and County, for 1935, an allotment to re-build Purchase Street, as the first link in a proposed through route to connect with the Worcester Turnpike, and Medway. Street, but are unofficially informed at this date that Cedar Street must be finished to the Middlesex County line before new work can be started. In that case, efforts will be renewed to have the State and County bear three-fourths of the costs as they did in 1933 and 1934.
VII.
Unofficial information leads us to believe that the Federal Government will continue the present work of the Public Works Administration by a grant of fifty per cent. of the cost of construction. Confer- ences have been had with the Governor's office rela- tive to this work, and the Board has been invited to submit applications for feasible construction projects, subject to approval by Town and State authorities.
First among the projects to be submitted is the in- stallation of the Im-hoff Trickler Unit at the sewer beds. The Selectmen, the Board of Health and the . Sewer Commissioners have been repeatedly notified by the State Department of Health that the present system is inadequate and that, as a result, the waters of the Charles River have been polluted.
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Unsuccessful efforts have been made to construct this system under the E.R.A., and at the present writ- ing, the Department of Public Health is about to refer the matter to the Attorney General, to compel action by the Town, unless the condition is remedied.
The applications now in preparation, to be submitted to the State authorities, in the event the new P.W.A. program is inaugurated, in 1935, are as follows:
1. Installation of the Im-hoff Trickler Unit in the sewer beds.
2. Construction of new sidewalks throughout the Town.
3. Cedar Swamp Pond Park improvement and bath- ing beach.
4. The construction of an athletic field at a suitable: location.
So long as the Federal Government continues its policy of Public Works, for relieving unemployment, Milford must be alert to see that it receives its share of the grants, and the object of your Board is to secure such projects as will be of a most useful and. permanent character.
VIII.
We are pleased to call attention to the Town offi- cially of the placing of a new industry here during the year, in the former Hutchins & Temple Shoe factory. The Selectmen wish to congratulate all those who were helpful in this work, the Chamber of Commerce, the shoe workers of Milford, who co-operated to the fullest extent with the owners, the Milford Daily News, for its favorable publicity and comment, the State Representative from this Town, and the local banks, for their financial assistance, for all recognize that a distinct public service was rendered to Milford.
In conclusion, we thank all of the Town Depart- ments, for their co-operation with us during the year,
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and we express our gratitude to the Townspeople for their good-will during this trying year.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN H. GARDELLA, WILLIAM J. HAYES, LYNDHURST A. MacGREGOR, Selectmen of the Town of Milford.
Report of the Highway Surveyor.
To the Voters of the Town of Milford :
I hereby submit my report as Highway Surveyor of the Town of Milford for 1934.
The general appropriation for highways and side- walks have reached a minimum and with the appro- priation of the last three years I was hardly able to keep the highways and sidewalks in a passable condi- tion and I have been handicapped by a shortage of labor. Up until the time the C.W.A. and E.R.A. were put in operation this Department was furnished with labor by the Welfare Department and during 1934, aside from a project which allowed the department fifteen laborers for a few weeks, the Welfare Depart- ment was unable to furnish us with labor. For gen- eral maintenance work alone I should have at least twelve laborers at all times, but it is impossible for me to carry this amount with my present appropria- tion.
The appropriation for oiling streets was somewhat larger than in 1933, and I recommend that this appro- priation be at least $5,000 every year in order to hold the surface of our tar-surfaced roads, the surface, of which must be treated every year.
The expense of snow plowing and removal, sanding streets and walks due to the heavy snow falls of this year was considerably larger than an average winter, but a large percentage of this money goes for labor and I try to give all the unemployed an equal share during the storms.
We make every possible effort to have all the streets and country roads open within a very few hours after a storm and unless the drifts pile high are most times
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successful. This past winter, however, our tractor and wooden plow, which were purchased in 1926, could not stand the strain and some of the back roads had to be shoveled by hand. I would recommend, how- ever, that a new tractor and steel plow be purchased for snow removal and our present tractor be repaired and used for scraping roads and such purposes. maintain that dependable snow-fighting equipment is very essential and should be kept for an emergency, to protect the residents of the outlying districts in case of fire or sickness, and during the past winter I was surprised to know the number of people in the cutlying districts who depend on oil for fuel. I feel that fighting a heavy snow storm is one of the greatest tests expected of machinery and unless it is donend- able, it is sure to fail.
I constructed an additional section on Cedar Street, under Chapter 90, this past year. This project was built by local labor and was of considerable assistance to our unemployed and also helped this department to meet our payroll, although the use of our depart- mental machinery on a project of this kind undoubt- edly causes us to neglect some of our other streets during the best season of the year, although if our general appropriation must remain at a minimum we are forced to undertake these Chapter 90 projects to meet our payroll and carry the expense and our cquip- ment maintenance.
Respectfully submitted, EDWARD C. BEAULAC, Highway Surveyor.
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Report of Treasurer for 1934.
Receipts for 1934
$993,982.31 3,660.70
Less deficit, January 1, 1934
$990,321.61
Disbursements, per warrant
$992,948.18
Deficit, December 31, 1934
2,626.57
$990,321.61
Trust Funds
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