Town annual report of the offices of Fairhaven, Massachusetts 1939, Part 1

Author: Fairhaven (Mass.)
Publication date: 1939
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SELECTMENS OFFICE


Annual Reports


for 1939


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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


9


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


54 Town Meeting Members-Precinct 2 For Three Years


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


11


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


12


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


54 Town Meeting Members-Precinct 3


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


14


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.


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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


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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


21


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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