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SELECTMENS OFFICE
Annual Reports
for 1939
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ANNUAL REPORT
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TOWN OF FAIRHAVEN
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YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1939
THE A. E. COFFIN PRESS-PRINTERS NEW BEDFORD, MASS,
1940
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN OFFICERS OF THE TOWN OF FAIRHAVEN
COMPRISING THOSE OF THE Town Clerk and Treasurer Collector of Taxes Assessors Selectmen and Board of Public Welfare
Board of Health
Board of Appeals
Emergency Relief
Police Department
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Sewer Commissioners
Park Commissioners
Highway Department Safety Council
Tree Warden Fire Engineers
Building Inspector
Planning Board School Committee State Audit Trust Fund Commissioners
Board of Retirement Town Physician AND THE REPORT OF THE
MILLICENT LIBRARY FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1939,
List of Town Officers
FOR THE YEAR 1939
TOWN CLERK AND TREASURER William D. Champlin Term expires 1941 TAX COLLECTOR Thomas J. McDermott Term expires 1941
DEPUTY TAX COLLECTOR John F. Hennessy
SELECTMEN AND BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE F. Eben Brown
Charles W. Knowlton
Thomas W. Whitfield
Term expires 1941 Term expires 1942 Term expires 1940
SECRETARY TO THE BOARD Claudia I. Schiller TOWN COUNSEL Charles Mitchell BOARD OF HEALTH
Clarence A. Terry Term expires 1941
Dr. C. E. P. Thompson
Term expires 1942 Term expires 1940
William F. Delano (Retired)
Dr. Filbert A. Silveira (Appointed to fill vacancy)
ASSESSORS
Christopher J. Birtwistle Clarence A. Terry Alfred F. Nye
Term expires 1941
Term expires 1942 Term expires 1940
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
William B. Gardner
Term expires 1941
George F. Braley
Term expires 1941
Elisabeth M. Knowles
Term expires 1942
John S. Rogers, Jr.
Term expires 1942
Orrin B. Carpenter
Term expires 1940
Frank M. Babbitt
Term expires 1940
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SEWER COMMISSIONERS
John M. Reilly Lawrence B. Maxfield
Term expires 1941
G. Winston Valentine
Term expires 1942 Term expires 1940
COMMISSIONER OF TRUST FUNDS
Isaac N. Babbitt
Term expires 1941
George B. Luther
Term expires 1942
William B. Gardner
Term expires 1940
PARK COMMISSIONERS
Harold B. Dutton
Term expires 1941
Mabel L. Potter Arsene G. Duval
Term expires 1940
TREE WARDEN John Jarvis Term expires 1940 PLANNING BOARD
William Tallman Victor O. B. Slater
Term expires 1943
Term expires 1943
George A. Hayward
Term expires 1940
Kenneth S. Peirce
Term expires 1940
Herbert Candage
Term expires 1941
George A. Steele
Term expires 1941
S. Bates Coy Charles R. Dugdale
Term expires 1942
Term expires 1942
BOARD OF APPEALS
Stanley F. Packard Gilbert W. Tuell
Raymond T. Babbitt Howard Odiorne
Chester F. Kendrick
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Members at Large Manuel F. Silva Harold L. Hoxie Lawrence J. Renaud
Precinct 1
Wallace R. Baylies William K. Wilson Rufus W. Foster
Term expires 1941 Term expires 1942 Term expires 1940
Term expires 1942
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Precinct 2
Pierce D. Brown Arthur L. Simmons Stuart M. Briggs
Term expires 1941 Term expires 1942 Term expires 1940
Precinct 3
James Whalley John T. Sutcliffe James Henshaw
Term expires 1941
Term expires 1942 Term expires 1940
Precinct 4
John Gellette Walter F. Douglas Wm. J. Fitzsimmons
Term expires 1941
Term expires 1942 Term expires 1940
AUDITORS
Charles E. Shurtleff
Richard A. Dennie
George A. Greene
SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS Henry T. Howard
MOTH SUPERINTENDENT John Jarvis
SUPERINTENDENT OF FIRE ALARM Clifton A. Hacker
FOREST FIRE WARDEN Edward G. Spooner Jr.
BUILDING INSPECTOR Henry T. Howard
INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS Frank J. Costa
INSPECTOR OF WIRES Clifton A. Hacker
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ASSOCIATE INSPECTOR OF WIRES Edward E. Pierce PLUMBING INSPECTOR Richard T. Thatcher ASSOCIATE PLUMBING INSPECTOR Eben P. Hirst FIELD DRIVER Michael Kerns FENCE VIEWERS
Clifton A. Hacker Christopher J. Birtwistle
INSPECTOR OF PETROLEUM Frank H. Kelley
MEASURER OF WOOD AND BARK L. Frank Wilde
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Charles P. Thatcher
WHARFINGER Frank L. Davis
SHELLFISH INSPECTOR Tracy W. Marks
BOARD OF RETIREMENT
Wm. D. Champlin George A. Greene
Claudia I. Schiller
HEAD OF POLICE DEPARTMENT George T. Sykes (Retired) (Appointed) Bertie W. Besse
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS
Otis H. Tuttle Joseph M. Eaton William D. Champlin John F. Goggin
Term expires 1942 Term expires 1941
Term expires 1940
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BOARD OF FIRE ENGINEERS Arthur S. Richards Alfred J. Pacheco James Yates CHIEF OF FIRE DEPARTMENT Edward G. Spooner DEPUTY CHIEF Alexander G. Price
TOWN PHYSICIAN Dr. C. E. P. Thompson SAFETY COUNCIL
Victor O. B. Slater Raymond T. Babbitt E. Philip Osberg MODERATOR Stanley H. Packard
1939 TOWN MEETING MEMBERS AT LARGE 32 Members
Babbitt, Frank M.
3 Fort St.
1940
Brown, F. Eben
314 Main St.
1941
Braley, George F.
41 Laurel St.
1941
Birtwistle, Christopher J. 122 Pleasant St.
1941
Candage, Herbert L.
7 Ball St.
1941
Carpenter, Orrin B.
44 Huttleston Ave.
1940
Champlin, William D.
97 Fort St.
1941
Dugdale, Charles R.
288 Washington St. 1942
Dutton, Harold B.
140 Chestnut St. 1941
Duval, Arsene G.
348 Main St.
1940
Gardner, William B.
35 Union St. 1941
Hayward, George A.
335 Sconticut Neck Rd.
1940
Jarvis, John
134 Bridge St. 1940
Knowles, Elisabeth M.
184 Main St. 1942
Knowlton, Charles W.
30 Elm Ave. 1942
Maxfield, Lawrence B.
5 Bridge Court 1942
Term Expires
Coy, S. Bates
32 Huttleston Ave. 1942
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Term Expires
McDermott, Thomas J.
25 Oak St.
1941
Nye, Alfred F.
84 Green St.
1940
Packard, Stanley H.
25 Linden Ave.
1940
Peirce, Kenneth S.
445 Washington St.
1940
Potter, Mabel L.
Sconticut Neck Rd. 1942
Reilly, John M.
34 Bridge St.
1941
Rogers, John S. Jr.
120 Washington St.
1942
Silveira, Filbert A. Jr.
249 Green St. 1940
Slater, Victor O. B.
145 No. Walnut St.
1943
Steele, George A.
53 Walnut St.
1941
Tallman, William
28 Fort St.
1943
Terry, Clarence A.
8 Middle St.
1942
Thompson, Charles E. P.
65 Centre St.
1942
Valentine, G. Winston
28 Spring St.
1940
Whitfield, Thomas W.
14 Fort St.
1940
51 Town Meeting Members-Precinct 1 For Three Years
Adshead, Harold F.
76 Chestnut St. 1942
Ames, George B.
9 Fort St.
1942
Bennett, Clarence W.
120 Pleasant St.
1942
Cowen, Edson S.
28 Middle St.
1942
Frost, Milton H.
64 Green St.
1942
Gidley, Henry T.
83 Laurel St.
1942
Goggin, James
23 Allen St.
1942
Howland, Gordon E.
33 William St.
1942
Hoxie, Harold L.
50 Green St.
1942
Keith, Frederick A. Jr.
89 Green St.
1942
Nelson, Carl
48 Centre St.
1942
Price, Alexander Jr.
80 Centre St.
1942
Sanders, Edward W.
107 Fort St.
1942
Shurtleff, Lewis T.
67 Green St.
1942
Stowell, Bertram F.
79 Green St.
1942
Terry, Clarence B.
22 Green St,
1942
Tripp, Stanley R.
101 Fort St.
1942
For Two Years
Baker, Mary A.
34 Middle St.
1941
Buffinton, Arthur L.
11 Fort St.
1941
Bushnell, Richard M.
11 Maple Ave.
1941
Chapin, Wilfred H.
11 Doane St.
1941
10
Term Expires
Crowell, Howard G.
60 Main St.
1941
Davis, Warren L.
18 Cedar St.
1941
Foster, Rufus W.
7 Fort St.
1941
Hagberg, John G.
71 Green St.
1941
Hanlon, James J.
33 Green St.
1941
Hayward, Frederic J.
7 Green St.
1941
Hiller, George L.
14 William St.
1941
Lawton, Charles H.
73 Centre St.
1941
Mandell, Howard C.
16 Green St.
1941
McAuliffe, John L.
73 So. Chestnut St.
1941
Pierce, Clarence A.
121 Green St.
1941
Sherman, George E.
69 Laurel St.
1941
Wilson, William K.
18 Laurel St.
1941
For One Year
Allen, Joseph H.
16 Cottage St.
1940
Babbitt, Isaac N.
20 Fort St.
1940
Baylies, Wallace B.
26 Laurel St.
1940
Benson, Colby H.
27 Church St.
1940
Braley, Eli G.
38 Pleasant St.
1940
Browne, Henry DeW. H.
38 Walnut St.
1940
Campbell, Elwyn
84 Laurel St.
1940
Delano, Joseph S.
64 Laurel St.
1940
Dunham, Roswell B.
51 Green St.
1940
Luther, George B.
72 Fort St.
1940
Monk, Audell W., Jr.
25 Green St.
1940
Morton, Linneaus W.
55 Main St.
1940
Parker, William H.
47 Centre St.
1940
Paull, Alton B.
39 Union St.
1940
Prior, Charles F.
30 Green St. 1940
Sisson, Charles H.
35 Main St.
1940
Tripp, Thomas A.
74 Green St.
1940
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Barrett, Samuel C.
168 Alden Rd. 1942
Brown, Pierce D.
35 Oxford St. 1942
Delano, Clarence F.
72 Main St. 1942
Gault, Henry J.
89 Main St.
1942
Haydon, Ernest J.
112 Main St. 1942
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Term Expires
Haydon, John E.
40 Larch Ave.
1942
Haydon, Richard H. D.
141 Green St.
1942
Hughes, Charles H.
34 Elm Ave.
1942
Jenney, Lawrence W.
65 Elm Ave.
1942
Jepson, Frank A.
110 No. William St.
1942
Marks, Tracy W.
7 Elm Ave.
1942
Pierce, Warren G.
214 Main St.
1942
Porter, Charles H.
17 Huttleston Ave.
1942
Rogers, Joseph
116 Bridge St.
1942
Rogers, William
126 Bridge St.
1942
Russell, Clarence S.
22 Spring St.
1942
Swift, Paul R.
86 Francis St.
1942
Xavier, Augustus H.
1 Bridge St.
1942
For Two Years
Anderson, Marjorie K.
182 Main St.
1941
Dudgeon, Mabel N.
11 Lafayette St.
1941
Dunwoodie, Richard H.
6 Elm Ave.
1941
Fisher, Harold C.
184 Main St.
1941
Fleming, Anna C.
141 Adams St.
1941
Jordan, Catherine H.
155 Main St.
1941
Keuchler, Walter K.
19 Lafayette St.
1941
Long, Gilbert E.
23 Francis St.
1941
Long, Helena A.
23 Francis St.
1941
Murray, Lauchlan W.
144 Chestnut St.
1941
Negus, Stanley P.
152 Main St.
1941
Odiorne, Howard E.
27 North St.
1941
Simmons, Arthur L.
51 Walnut St.
1941
Spooner, Allen R.
7 North St.
1941
Tyler, Caleb B.
3 Elm Ave.
1941
Whitworth, Francis
8 Winslow Ct.
1941
Wilbor, Walter C.
30 Larch Ave.
1941
Wing, Alfred B.
51 William St.
1941
For One Year
Baker, Alton F.
26 Elm Ave.
1940
Briggs, Stuart M.
45 William St.
1940
Dutton, Mabel O.
140 Chestnut St. 1940
Gardner, Merrill F.
49 William St.
1940
Gidley, Philip T.
67 Larch Ave. 1940
Hammond, Edward F.
5 Bridge Court
1940
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Term Expires
Hoxie, H. Prescott
136 Green St.
1940
Jellison, Hosea E.
140 Adams St.
1940
Kelley, David L.
149 Chestnut St.
1940
Marston, James H. C.
191 Main St.
1940
Parkinson, James
32 Linden Ave. 1940
Taber, Jonathan Jr.
25 Spring St.
1940
Terhune, Richard A.
34 Huttleston Ave. 1940
Whitfield, Joseph O.
11 Cherry St. 1940
Whitworth, J. Alfred
8 Winslow Court 1940
Wilde, Webster
26 Larch Ave.
1940
Wing, Chester R.
151 Main St.
1940
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For Three Years
Alves, Clement
36 Newbury Ave. 1942
Baron, Joseph J.
15 Deane St.
1942
Dreher, Arthur L.
8 Ball St.
1942
Duarte, Joseph
35 Blackburn St.
1942
Dupont, Oscar
129 Sycamore St.
1942
Dupuis, Oscar L.
2 Dover St.
1942
Grindrod, William
227 Adams St.
1942
Howcroft, John
425 Main St.
1942
Howland, Walter C.
213 Alden Road
1942
Isabelle, Leo A.
16 Morton St.
1942
Joaquin, John J.
28 Garrison St. 1942
1942
Montplaiser, Eddie H.
315 Main St.
1942
Norris, Robert R.
25 Garrison St.
1942
Rogers, Edith E.
62 Howland Road
1942
Rogers, Edward
62 Howland Road
1942
Rogers, Harry
33 Oak St.
1942
Tulley, Allen B.
16 Garrison St.
1942
For Two Years
Barber, John R.
53 Howland Rd.
1941
Benoit, Ulric A.
6 Winsor St.
1941
Boyle, William J.
22 Garrison St.
1941
Broadland, John
12 Hawthorne St.
1941
Charbonneau, John V.
44 Veranda Ave.
1941
Crowther, William
75 Sycamore St. 1941
Huggard, William M.
12 Deane St. 1941
Martin, Antone O. Jr.
330 Garrison St.
13
Term Expires
Martin, Antone C. Jr.
335 Main St.
1941
Mercer, George W.
5 Ball St.
1941
Miller, James O.
46 E. Morgan St.
1941
Nolin, Nelson F.
4 Coggeshall St.
1941
Pacheco, Alfred J.
313 Main St.
1941
Radcliffe, Charles
47 Sycamore St.
1941
Rogers, John
33 Oak St.
1941
Robinson, Laurence V.
5 Wilding St.
1941
Stevens, Henry
373 Alden Rd.
1941
Suffern, George H.
336 Main St.
1941
Warburton, Sydney
12 Sycamore St ..
1941
For One Year
Almond, William J.
7 W. Morgan St.
1940
Bissonnette, Albert
403 Main St.
1940
Charbonneau, Joseph A.
44 Veranda Ave. 1940
Dana, Edith
200 Adams St.
1940
Henshaw, James
11 Sycamore St.
1940
Meal, Lewis
22 Taber St. 1940
O'Neill, James F.
8 Wood St. 1940
Plezia, John C.
27 Daniel St.
1940
Radcliffe, Charles Jr.
31 Newbury Ave.
1940
Rogissart, Albert V.
402 Main St.
1940
Sutcliffe, Joseph Jr.
241 Adams St. 1940
Tripanier, Alfred J.
28 Morton St. 1940
Valley, Alice P.
299 Main St.
1940
Valley, David P.
299 Main St.
1940
Whalley, James H.
21 Garrison St. 1940
Whitworth, Percy
34 Kendrick Ave. 1940
Wilbur, Chauncey S.
6 Brown St. 1940
51 Town Meeting Members-Precinct 4
For Three Years
Alferes, Enos Jr.
197 New Boston Rd. 1942
Agnalt, Theodore T.
399 Washington St. 1942
Anderson, Charles A.
552 Washington St. 1942
Barber, Albert
362 Sconticut Neck Rd.
1942
Bradley, Richard H.
456 Washington St. 1942
Burrows, William
114 Sconticut Neck Rd. 1942
Chase, William H.
778 Washington St. 1942
Darling, Edgar William
183 Huttleston Ave.
1942
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Term Expires
Darling, Edgar Winfred
212 Washington St.
1942
Douglas, Walter F.
32 Summer St.
1942
Fitzsimmons, William J.
112 Washington St.
1942
Gonsalves, Albert M.
200 Washington St.
1942
Hadfield, Alexander A.
382 Sconticut Neck Rd.
1942
Lawton, Harold R.
52 Rodman St.
1942
Owen, Bert
474 Washington St.
1942
Spooner, Edward G.
81 Bridge St. 1942
Wallbank, Paul J.
375 Washington St. 1942
For Two Years
Aiken, Alice L.
141 Washington St. 1941
Aiken, Warren V.
141 Washington St. 1941
Almeida, Ernest J.
20 Hitch St. 1941
Barris, George C.
44 Elizabeth St.
1941
Belcher, Clifford
Bernice St., Pleas. View 1941
Brown, Harold
61 Rotch St. 1941
Fleurent, Joseph E. Jr.
1 Bates St.
1941
Fraits, Frank W.
43 Rotch St. 1941
Hammond, Herbert F.
Sconticut Neck Rd.
1941
Hoard, Charles E. Jr.
Howard, William E.
5 Mill Road
1941
Huckins, Ernest M.
59 Gelette Road
1941
Lawton, Rose L.
52 Rodman St.
1941
Lopes, Antone D.
261 Gelette Road
1941
Mello, Joseph G.
31 Narragansett Blvd.
1941
Palmer, Rose E. G.
42 Rotch St. 1941
87 Pleasant St. 1941
For One Year
Astin, Herbert M.
89 Spring St. 1940
Austin, Reuben A.
544 Washington St. 1940
Avilla, Antonio R.
726 Washington St. 1940
Beswick, Arthur
614 Washington St.
1940
Blossom, Lewis F.
565 Washington St.
1940
Boroski, Louis
141 Pleasant St. 1940
Delano, Allerton T.
453 Washington St. 1940
Dugdale, Harold R.
286 Washington St. 1940
Geagan, Thomas
32 Washburn St. 1940
Hazzard, Charles B. Jr.
768 Washington St. 1940
Howard, Henry T.
267 New Boston Rd.
1940
Ohnesorge, Walter
276 Washington St.
1940
Rogers, Frank
32 Rotch St. 1940
Spencer, Walter G.
300 Washington St.
1940
Stanton, Albert E.
New Boston Rd.
1940
Thatcher, Charles P.
38 Rotch St. 1940
Thatcher, Richard T.
99 Washington St. 1940
Sylvia, Antone V.
32 Harvard St. 1941
Report of the Selectmen
The Board organized on February 25, 1939 as follows: F. Eben Brown, chairman, Charles W. Knowlton, clerk. Board of Public Welfare, F. Eben Brown, chairman, Miss Claudia I. Schiller, secretary. Board of Old Age Assistance, F. Eben Brown, Mrs. Eliza C. Pease, Charles W. Knowlton.
In accordance with the vote of the Annual Town Meeting the Board made a contract with Mr. Frank Barbour of Boston to make a survey of the Fairhaven Water Company for the sum of $2,350, the Fairhaven Water Company later paying one half the cost.
Pursuant to the vote of the special town meeting of May 27th the Board petitioned the General Court for authority to install a water supply system on Sconticut Neck, and to enter into an agreement with the Water Company to supply water. Upon authority of meeting of July 27th the Board prepared a project for work to be done under W.P.A. and has submitted same to the Federal Government at Washington for approval.
By a special act of the General Court in 1938 the question of civil service for the Chief of Police was put on the ballot for the State election in November as a referendum and was so voted. After a long delay the Civil Service Commission called for an examination for the inhabitants of the Town of Fairhaven not over fifty-five years. Months afterwards the marks came out and it was found that thirteen men had failed to pass. We felt that the examination and the mark- ings thereon were too severe. The Civil Service Commission felt that the next examination should be statewide; in other words, allowing any citizen in Massachusetts between certain ages to take it. The Board felt that insomuch as it was purely a local matter the examination should be con- fined to citizens of the town having a six months' residence. After many conferences with the officials in Boston they decided to give Fairhaven men another chance with rules and regulations governing the examination the same as they
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were originally. We sincerely feel that Fairhaven men should be given the opportunity to become the chief of police for this town.
A history of the town was authorized under the Federal Writers Project with Mr. Leroy Bradford as supervisor and was reviewed by Mr. George H. Tripp and Mr. Thomas A. Tripp prior to publication.
Permission was granted the City Hall Taxi and Bus Company of Fall River to operate a bus service on Sconticut Neck Road.
The Bingham Survey Associates conducted a survey of all the town departments over a period of seven weeks upon authority given the Finance Committee at a special town meeting of July 27th. We feel that some suggestions made by the survey are good and it is our opinion that they might be adopted to the advantage of the town.
The past year marked the passing of Lady Cara Fairhaven at her home in London, England, on March 18, 1939, bringing to a close a life filled with acts of kindness and generosity to her friends and to the Town of Fairhaven.
The increasing burden of relief has occupied most of the time and attention of the members of the Board and we re- fer you to the reports of the various departments under our direct supervision which follow.
Respectfully submitted,
F. EBEN BROWN CHARLES W. KNOWLTON THOMAS W. WHITFIELD
Selectmen of Fairhaven
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JURY LIST
APPOINTED BY SELECTMEN JUNE 5, 1939
Marshall Sawyer
8 Allen St.
Salesman
Peter Mickelson
34 Allen St.
Salesman
Warren L. Davis
14 Cedar St.
Salesman
Frederick W. Silsby
38 Cedar St.
Sailmaker
Joseph Govoni 43 Cedar St.
Laborer
George A. Emin
45 Cedar St.
Retired
Carl Doberck
53 Cedar St.
Electrician
Frederick M. Pflug
35 Centre St. Mill Operative
Carl Nelson
48 Centre St. Mechanic
Thomas J. Perry
69 Centre St. Salesman
Louis Culver
9 So. Chestnut St. Toolmaker
George Flathers
11 Chestnut St. Water Co. Helper
Alfred K. Theberge
56 Chestnut St.
Home
Walter J. Horne
90 Chestnut St.
Salesman
Frank W. Morse
111 Chestnut St.
Draftsman
Shirley G. Mitchell
115 Chestnut St.
Salesman Retired
William A. Lindsay
64 Church St.
Salesman
William L. Hawes
7 Doane St.
Salesman
Frank O. Eldridge Harold K. Briggs
69 Fort St.
Salesman
Stanley R. Tripp
101 Fort St.
Clerk Broker
Raymond F. Covill
14 Green St.
Ins. Agent
Arthur P. Raiche
24 Green St.
Clerk
John Hindle Leonard Finnell Leslie Reed
7 Pleasant St.
Home Dealer
Howard Crowell
60 Main St.
Warren L. Swett
109 Laurel St.
Paymaster
George E. Sherman
69 Laurel St.
Salesman
Frank Dillingham
105 Fort St.
Machinist
Bradford C. White
14 William St.
Clerk
Robert Browne
29 Walnut St.
Clerk
Cornelius F. Lowney
23 Main St. Clerk
William E. Oldham
67 Adams St.
Salesman
Leonard Birtwistle
93 Adams St.
Salesman
William L. Schroeder
119 Adams St. Mariner
Frank Jarvis
24 Bellevue Ave.
Morris E. Teixeira
15 Ash St.
Mechanic Laborer
Arthur W. Packard
50 Church St.
43 Fort St.
Salesman
Frederick J. Hayward
7 Green St.
38 Middle St.
Retired
39 Middle St.
Clerk
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Jesse L. Briggs Melvin H. Jones
12 Cherry St.
15 Cherry St.
Frank S. Calloway
135 Chestnut St.
Edward Wunschel
Joseph F. Lunny
Richard H. Dunwoodie
6 Elm Ave.
William F. Pelton, Jr.
35 Taber St.
Frank E. Waterman, Jr. 29 Elm Ave.
William L. Young
29 Elm Ave.
Paul R. Swift
86 Francis St.
132 Green St.
136 Green St.
40 Huttleston Ave. Salesman
29 Huttleston Ave.
Salesman
Franklyn J. Davies
215 Main St.
Overseer
Chester W. Eldred
207 Main St.
Foreman
Loring H. Braley Clayton W. Carpenter Ralph S. Swift
5 North St.
Salesman Shipper Salesman
William F. Odiorne
27 North St.
Clerk
Anthony F. Alvers
83 North St.
Unemployed Salesman
James A. Brown
45 Calument Road
Retired
Henry Santos
93 Church St.
Laborer
George L. Packard
8 Gifford St. Painter
29 Hitch St. Moulder
30 Jerusalem Rd. Architect
47 Manhattan Ave. Machinist
Peter Murray
5 Mill Rd.
Gardener
Noel B. Couture
245 New Boston Rd.
Carpenter
Paul A. Pifko
18 Bay St. Barman
Elliot G. Spooner
81 Bridge St.
Clerk
Warren F. Griffin
95 Pleasant St.
Manager
Charles Travers
770 Sconticut Neck Rd.
Joseph H. Gurl, Jr.
20 Bridge St.
Harry W. Delano, Jr.
136 Weeden Rd.
Adelard Bisaillion
653 Washington St.
455 Washington St.
544 Washington St.
Contractor Farmer Retired Mechanic Mechanic Carpenter
Reginald C. Peirce Rueben A. Austin Harold R. Lawton
John M. Barcellos Charles R. Dugdale Arthur W. Darling
52 Rodman St. Janitor 301 Washington St. Attendant 208 Washington St. Salesman Florist
212 Washington St.
Clerk Mariner Foreman 2nd Hand Engineer Secretary
Service Man Salesman Carpenter Manager Accountant Clerk
Adelbert L. Hawes H. Prescott Hoxie
John F. Goggin, Jr.
Arthur C. Underwood
96 Middle St.
15 North St.
Edward A. Gage
79 Pilgrim Ave.
Arthur A. Kennedy, Jr.
William P. Chapelle
Patrick Burke
9 Christian St. 16 Christian St.
19
Harold A. Gifford
Adironam T. Rounsvell
George W. Ebner
Fred Arthur Padelford
Peter S. Gwodz
Marcel G .. Persin
56 Howland Rd.
Francis J. Harrison Edgar Lebeau
32 Jesse St.
Percy Whitworth
Frederick R. Morse
Frank G. King
James Ward
309 Main St.
258 Adams St.
Daniel J. Regan John Howcroft
425 Main St.
Alexander I. Young
432 Main St.
Chester F. Kendrick
471 Main St.
Nicholas Evangelides
485 Main St.
Frank J. Krol
8 Morton St.
Arthur A. Bedard
20 Morton St.
Grover Mitchell
6 North St.
Elliot S. Cornell
40 Hedge St.
James Henshaw
11 Sycamore St.
37 Hawthorne St.
Everett R. Manchester
41 Taber St.
Oscar W. Johnson
17 Bay St.
41 Bay View Ave.
5 Bridge Court 154 Pleasant St.
51 Walnut St.
53 Walnut St. Salesman Gardener
50 Washington St.
45 William St.
Salesman Retired
Tom H. Halsall
Byron d'Anjou
104 No. William St. Clerk
Frank Callahan
13 Elm St.
John Gracie
90 Church St.
J. Alfred Whitworth
8 Winslow Court
William Livesey, Jr.
225 Adams St. 226 Adams St.
Thomas Linden Lester L. Look
238 Adams St.
George J. Young
243 Adams St.
245 Alden Rd.
32 Alpine Ave.
Salesman Bank Clerk Plumber Salesman Baker Operative Copper Wkr. Clerk
Mechanic Salesman Metalurgist Ins. Agent Steamfitter Supt. Salesman Carpenter Plumber Toolmaker Mechanic
Robert Keehn Lawrence B. Maxfield
George A. Bassett
James M. Leadbetter
George S. Steele
Nicholas H. Olsen Stuart M. Briggs Albert B. Wing
51 William St.
136 No. William St. Clerk
I. C. S. Rep. Salesman Ins. Agent Unemployed Watchman Salesman Carpenter Dairyman Fireman
Herbert W. Howland Frederick H. Bonneau
100 Washington St. 115 Washington St. 81 Union St. 89 Union St.
41 Howland Rd.
63 Howland Rd.
34 Kendrick St. Machinist
163 E. Coggeshall St. Trucker
218 Main St. Bank Manager Loomfixer
Butcher Laborer Printer Painter Proprietor Loomfixer
Alfred V. Demanche
20
Norman L. Dreher Louis Baillargeon William Travers George A. Bunnell
Wladyslaw Jachna Milton I. Pardee Stanley H. Packard Joseph Gorman Henry Richard
Chester Chandler
8 West Ball St. 32 Beach St.
Machinist Fisherman
2 Burgess Ave.
Machinist Machinist
34 Cherry St.
61 Coggeshall St.
11 Cooke St.
Weaver Broker Clerk
25 Linden Ave.
27 Garrison St.
Electrician
366 Alden Rd. Driller 68 Hedge St. Operative
PUBLIC WELFARE
1939
Case No. Persons Load Represented
Groceries, Medical, Fuel, Clothing
Cash
Hospitals
Burials
January
180
670
$ 3,519.16
$ 817.50
$ 227.10
February
182
685
3,374.75
728.50
363.48
$100.00
March
181
676
3,378.46
659.70
343.32
April
162
587
2,509.70
752.00
273.87
110.00
May
159
550
2,881.85
689.79
444.67
June
138
463
2,265.11
582.00
365.30
110.00
July
141
460
2,037.32
577.70
257.18
August
168
544
2,758.22
738.00
306.01
September
179
623
2,969.92
594.00
275.88
100.00
October
176
608
3,754.15
617.55
761.54
200.00
November
169
611
3,007.64
544.40
458.09
December
167
586
3,018.81
674.96
462.21
$35,910.26
$7,976.10
$4,538.65
$620.00
EXPENDITURES AND RECEIPTS
EXPENDITURES
RECEIPTS
Salaries
$ 1,339.00
From Cities and Towns
$11,690.25
Printing and Stationery
225.81
From State
9,247.89
Transportation
328.24
From Individuals
12.00
Cash, Groceries, etc., as above
49,045.01
State Institutions
205.65
$20,950.14
Cities and Towns
10,468.58
Actual Expenditures
$61,726.51
Commodity Distribution
114.22
Total Receipts
20,950.14
Total Expenditures
$61,726.51
Net Expenditures
$40,776.37
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22
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN
Families
Children
Applications pending from 1938
0
0
Applications received in 1939
13
25
Applications accepted and assistance granted 12 Applications rejected 1
13
25
23
2
13
25
Active cases January 1, 1939
27
58
New cases in 1939
12
23
39
81
Cases closed
7
16
Active cases December 31, 1939
32
65
Applications rejected for reasons specified below Unsuitable
1
2
Cases closed for reasons specified below
Sufficient income
4
10
Transferred to other category
1
2
Unsuitable and uncooperative
1
3
Youngest child reached 16
1
1
7 16
Expenditures
$16,590.23
Reimbursements
State
$ 6,421.45
Federal Government
3,580.31
Total Reimbursements
$10,001.76
Net Expenditures
6,588.47
$16,590.23
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