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SELECTMENS OFFICE
Annual Reports
for 1940
FAIRHA
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TOWN
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MASS.
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TOWN HALL
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Town of
FAIRHAVEN
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY NINTH
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
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SS.
INCORPO
TOWN HALL
22 - 1812.
R.
ED
FER
OF THE
TOWN OF FAIRHAVEN
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1940
THE A. E. COFFIN PRESS-PRINTERS NEW BEDFORD, MASS. 1941
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, 1940.
List of Town Officers FOR THE YEAR 1940
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 1943
ACCOUNTING OFFICER AND 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
Dr. Filbert A. Silveira
Term expires 1942 Term expires 1943
ASSESSORS
Christopher J. Birtwistle
Term expires 1941
Clarence A. Terry Alfred F. Nye
Term expires 1942 Term expires 1943
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 1943
Frank M. Babbitt
Term expires 1943
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SEWER COMMISSIONERS
John M. Reilly Lawrence B. Maxfield
Term expires 1941
G. Winston Valentine
Term expires 1942 Term expires 1943
COMMISSIONER OF TRUST FUNDS
Isaac N. Babbitt
Term expires 1941
George B. Luther
Term expires 1942
William B. Gardner
Term expires 1943
PARK COMMISSIONERS
Harold B. Dutton
Term expires 1941
Mabel L. Potter Arsene G. Duval
Term expires 1942 Term expires 1943
TREE WARDEN John Jarvis Term expires 1943 PLANNING BOARD
William Tallman
Term expires 1943
Victor O. B. Slater
Term expires 1943
Howard G. Crowell
Term expires 1944
George W. Mercer
Term expires 1944
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
Edwin H. Andrews
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 1943
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Precinct 2
Pierce D. Brown Arthur L. Simmons (Resigned)
Joseph Rogers (Appointed to fill vacancy)
Stuart M. Briggs
Term expires 1941 Term expires 1942
Term expires 1943
Precinct 3
James Whalley John T. Sutcliffe
Term expires 1941 Term expires 1942
Precinct 4
John Gellette Walter F. Douglas Wm. J. Fitzsimmons
Term expires 1941 Term expires 1942 Term expires 1943
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 OR 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 BARK AND WOOD
L. Frank Wilde Henry T. Howard
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURERS 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 Norman D. Shurtleff
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS
Otis H. Tuttle Term expires 1942 Term expires 1941
Joseph M. Eaton
William D. Champlin John F. Goggin (Resigned) Term expires 1943
Franklyn J. Davies (Appointed to fill vacancy)
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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 Norman D. Shurtleff
MODERATOR Stanley H. Packard
1940 TOWN MEETING MEMBERS AT LARGE 32 Members
Babbitt, Frank M.
3 Fort St.
1943
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.
1943
Coy, S. Bates
32 Huttleston Ave.
1942
Crowell, Howard G.
60 Main St.
1944
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.
1943
Gardner, William B.
35 Union St.
1941
Jarvis, John
134 Bridge St.
1943
Knowles, Elisabeth M.
184 Main St.
1942
Knowlton, Charles W.
30 Elm Ave.
1942
Maxfield, Lawrence B.
5 Bridge Ct.
1942
Term Expires
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Term Expires
McDermott, Thomas J.
25 Oak St.
1941
Mercer, George W.
5 W. Ball St.
1944
Nye, Alfred F.
84 Green St.
1943
Packard, Stanley H.
25 Linden Ave.
1941
Potter, Mabel L.
409 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.
1943
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.
1943
Whitfield, Thomas W.
32 Union St.
1943
51 Town Meeting Members-Precinct 1 For Three Years
Allen, Joseph H.
16 Cottage St.
1943
Babbitt, Isaac N.
20 Fort St.
1943
Baylies, Wallace B.
26 Laurel St. 1943
Benson, Colby H.
93 Fort St.
1943
Braley, Eli G.
38 Pleasant St.
1943
Browne, Henry DeW. H.
38 Walnut St. 1943
Brownell, Morris R.
10 Fort St.
1943
Campbell, Elwyn G.
84 Laurel St.
1943
Delano, Joseph S.
64 Laurel St.
1943
Dunham, Roswell B.
40 Laurel St.
1943
Gardner, Merrill F.
50 Union St.
1943
Luther, George B.
72 Fort St.
1943
Monk, Audell W., Jr.
25 Green St.
1943
Morton, Linneus W.
55 Main St.
1943
Paull, Alton B.
39 Union St.
1943
Sisson, Charles H.
35 Main St.
1943
Tripp, Thomas A.
74 Green St.
1943
For Two 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
10
Term Expires
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 One Year
Buffinton, Arthur L.
11 Fort St. 1941
Flathers, George H.
11 Chestnut 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
Kerwin, Harold E.
31 Fort 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
Robey, Versal F.
92 Chestnut St.
1941
Sherman, George E.
63 Laurel St.
1941
Tanner, William C.
26 Green St.
1941
Wilbor, Alfred P.
92 Laurel St.
1941
Wilson, William K.
18 Laurel St.
1941
54 Town Meeting Members-Precinct 2 For Three Years
Almy, Tilson B.
142 Main St. 1943
Besse, Eldred E.
36 Washington St. 1943
Briggs, Stuart M.
45 William St. 1943
Card, William C.
109 Main St.
1943
Clark, Earl E.
27 Lafayette St. 1943
Dutton, Mabel O.
140 Chestnut St. 1943
Gidley, Philip T.
67 Larch Ave. 1943
11
Term Expires
Jellison, Hosea E.
140 Adams St.
1943
Kelley, David L.
149 Chestnut St.
1943
Long, George F.
9 Francis St.
1943
Luther, Bradford W.
131 Laurel St.
1943
Marston, James H. C.
191 Main St.
1943
Parkinson, James
32 Linden Ave.
1943
Pierce, Harold U.
147 Chestnut St.
1943
Taber, Jonathan, Jr.
25 Spring St.
1943
Terhune, Richard A.
34 Huttleston Ave.
1943
Whitfield, Joseph O.
11 Cherry St. 1943
Whitworth, J. Alfred
8 Winslow Ct.
1943
For Two Years
Barrett, Samuel C.
168 Alden Rd.
1942
Brown, Pierce D.
35 Oxford St.
1942
Delano, Clarence F.
72 Main St.
1942
Faunce, Chester A.
52 Walnut St.
1942
Gault, Henry J.
89 Main St.
1942
Haydon, Ernest J.
112 Main St.
1942
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
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 One Year
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
12
Term Expires
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
54 Town Meeting Members-Precinct 3 For Three Years
Almond, William J.
7 W. Morgan St. 1943
Benoit, William C.
9 Morton St.
1943
Bissonnette, Albert
403 Main St.
1943
Charbonneau, Joseph A.
404 Main St.
1943
Dana, Edith
200 Adams St.
1943
Henshaw, James
11 Sycamore St.
1943
Howland, Gilbert C.
213 Alden Rd.
1943
Howland, Herbert W.
245 Alden Rd.
1943
Neal, Lewis
22 Taber St.
1943
Stevens, Albert M.
373 Alden Rd.
1943
Sutcliffe, Joseph, Jr.
241 Adams St.
1943
Tripanier, Alfred J.
28 Morton St.
1943
Valley, Alice P.
299 Main St.
1943
Valley, David P.
299 Main St.
1943
Whalley, James H.
21 Garrison St.
1943
Whitworth, Percy
34 Kendrick Ave.
1943
Wilbur, Chauncey S.
6 Brown St.
1943
Wolan, Theodore P.
14 Dover St.
1943
For Two 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 A.
129 Sycamore St.
1942
Dupuis, Oscar L.
2 Dover St.
1942
Grindrod, William
227 Adams St.
1942
Howland, Walter C.
425 Main St.
1942
Howcroft, John
213 Alden Rd.
1942
13
Term Expires
Isabelle, Leo A.
16 Morton St.
1942
Joaquin, John J.
28 Garrison St.
1942
Martin, Antone O., Jr.
28 Winsor St.
1942
Montplaiser, Eddie H.
315 Main St.
1942
Norris, Robert R.
25 Garrison St.
1942
Rogers, Edith E.
62 Howland Rd.
1942
Rogers, Edward
62 Howland Rd.
1942
Rogers, Harry
33 Oak St.
1942
Tulley, Allen B.
16 Garrison St.
1942
For One Year
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 C., Jr.
335 Main 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
11 Deane St.
1941
51 Town Meeting Members-Precinct 4 For Three Years
Astin, Herbert M.
89 Spring St. 1943
Austin, Reuben A.
544 Washington St. 1943
Boroski, Louis T.
141 Pleasant St. 1943
Bryant, Victor A.
41 Rotch St.
1943
Cabral, William
87 Spring St. 1943
Delano, Allerton T.
453 Washington St.
1943
Gifford, Harold A.
100 Washington St. 1943
Hammond, Edward F.
99 Bridge St. 1943
Hazard, Charles B., Jr.
768 Washington St.
1943
Howard, Henry T.
267 New Boston Rd.
1943
14
Term Expires
Ohnesorge, Walter
276 Washington St.
1943
Perry, Frank E.
54 Rotch St.
1943
Rogers, Frank
32 Rotch St.
1943
Spooner, Harold S.
22 Adams St.
1943
Stanton, Albert E.
141 New Boston Rd.
1943
Thatcher, Charles P.
38 Rotch St.
1943
Thatcher, Richard T.
99 Washington St.
1943
For Two Years
Alferes, Enos, Jr.
197 New Boston Rd. 1942
Agnalt, Theodore T.
399 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
Darling, Edgar Winfred
212 Washington St.
1942
Douglas, Walter F.
32 Summer St.
1942
Fitzsimmons, William J. 112 Washington St.
1942
Geagan, Thomas
32 Washburn 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 One Year
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 L.
Bernese St., Pleasant View 1941
Brown, Harold
61 Rotch St. 1941
FTeurent, Joseph E., Jr.
1 Bates St. 1941
Fraits, Frank W.
43 Rotch St.
1941
Hammond, Herbert F.
372 Sconticut Neck Rd. 1941
Hoard, Charles E., Jr.
32 Harvard St. 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
Redfern, Eric
105 Centre St. 1941
Sylvia, Antone V.
87 Pleasant St. 1941
Howard, William E.
5 Mill Road 1941
Report of the Selectmen and Board of Public Welfare
The Board of Selectmen submit to the townspeople the departmental reports contained herein which show the present financial condition of the town.
At the meeting for organization in February Mr Brown was appointed chairman of Selectmen, Public Welfare and Old Age Assistance Boards, and Mr. Knowlton as clerk, with Mrs. Eliza C. Pease as a member of the Board of Old Age Assistance. Miss Claudia I. Schiller was appointed as Accounting Officer and Secretary to the Board.
The Sconticut Neck Water Project has been the source of some concern and after a great deal of controversy has been finally approved and work started to the extent of borrowing of funds and the appointment of Mr. Frank A. Barbour, engineer. Specifications for bids on materials are being prepared at this time.
Pursuant to the vote at the Annual Town Meeting a committee was appointed to serve with the Selectmen in in- vestigation of the possibility of establishing a community center. No definite conclusions have been reached by this committee at its meetings to date. The members repre- sent the Fairhaven Business Men's Association, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion and the Finance Committee, and are as follows: George F. Braley, Chairman, Augustus H. Xavier, James H. Whalley, C. W. Bennett, Edward E. Rogers, Herbert Candage and Stuart M. Briggs.
In accordance with vote of the July meeting Mr. Erford W. Poole was appointed to make an appraisal of all the town buildings and contents in order that insurance may be put out to bids. Due to congestion in the town hall building rooms were leased in the First National Bank Building for occupancy by W.P.A. department. Removal of the Public Welfare department was contemplated, but due to lack of information regarding the examinations under the merit system nothing was done.
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In conformance with the National Defense Program Chief of Police Norman D. Shurtleff was appointed as chair- man of the local committee of forty-one citizens represen- ting the various civic organizations. The members of the local Draft Board are Flavel M. Gifford, Chairman, Edward Rogers, John Jarvis, Wallace B. Baylies and Conrad Gauthier of Acushnet. Chief among the safety measures adopted since the defense program is the organization of the Fairhaven Protecting Society, which is composed of re- tired veteran firemen and is affiliated with the Fairhaven Fire Department.
The problems of administering the various categories of relief grow more complex each year. The demands which the Social Security Board have imposed upon local communities must be met regardless of personal opinions and the additional data required to conform with their standards called for an increase in office personnel by the engagement of a social worker and additional clerk to handle the work. Improvement noted in general business conditions and in employment in defense work has aided in reducing expenditures under General Relief by $12,000 this past year and to approximately the 1931 level. However, Old Age Assistance expenditures continue to soar until a new high of $88,898.28 has been reached and there is a con- sistant increase in Aid to Dependent Children due to liber- alization of requirements under which both of these laws are administered. It is, therefore, urgent that careful con- sideration be given the appropriations recommended by this Board after an analysis of the expenditures of the past year, reports of which are contained in this book for your enlightenment.
Mrs. Edith Eldridge will retire as matron of the Infir- mary early in 1941 after thirty years of service to the poor and infirm under her care. She has served capably and successfully, and the members of this Board extend their appreciation of her past service and wish her much happi- ness in her retirement.
Although the School Department is not under the juris- diction of the Selectmen, we would call the attention of the townspeople to the impending retirement of Mr. William B. Gardner as a member of the School Committee, on which he has served the community for many years. His valuable
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service on this important committee cannot be estimated too highly and in his retirement the town is losing one of its most respected public servants.
In closing we wish to express our appreciation to the different departments for their co-operation and efforts to keep the expenditures within the amounts of their budgets.
Respectfully submitted,
F. EBEN BROWN CHARLES W. KNOWLTON THOMAS W. WHITFIELD
Selectmen of Fairhaven
PUBLIC WELFARE 1940
1940
Case Load
No. Persons Represented
Groceries, Medical, Fuel, Clothing
Cash
Hospitals
Burials
January
148
545
$ 2,786.68
$ 523.50
$ 398.73
February
151
558
2,575.91
550.00
379.44
March
169
634
2,751.83
613.25
963.67
April
160
567
3,111.02
572.00
491.03
May
158
534
2,518.71
572.00
439.74
June
151
494
2,329.79
557.50
313.77
July
155
487
2,703.19
592.00
261.88
August
148
471
2,187.51
590.50
424.31
100.00
September
158
530
2,578.99
652.25
290.16
October
149
484
2,722.87
583.00
333.76
November
114
351
1,777.05
593.00
198.87
December
108
324
1,877.37
597.00
623.91
100.00
$29,920.92
$ 6,996.00
$ 5,119.27
CA 200.00
EXPENDITURES AND RECEIPTS
EXPENDITURES
RECEIPTS
Salaries
$1,161.87
Office Expenses
293.50
10,090.48
Transportation
456.73
From Individuals
21.00
State Institutions
474.08
Cash, Groceries etc. as above
42,236.19
$15,334.57
Cities and Towns
4,220.04
Actual Expenditures
$49,080.03
Commodity Distribution etc.
237.62
Total Receipts
15,334.57
$49,080.03
Net Expenditures
$33,745.46
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From Cities and Towns From State
$5,223.09
PUBLIC WELFARE
1938
1939
1940
Case Load
Persons
Case Load
Persons
Case Load
Persons
January
231
890
180
670
148
545
February
238
893
182
685
151
558
March
214
785
181
676
169
634
April
196
768
162
587
160
567
May
186
574
159
550
158
534
June
175
571
138
463
151
494
July
172
550
141
460
155
487
August
162
496
168
544
148
471
September
162
514
179
623
158
530
October
148
463
176
608
149
484
November
178
598
169
611
114
351
December
182
650
167
586
108
324
Total
2244
7752
2002
7063
1769
5979
Average
187
646
166
586
147
498
Relief cost in 1938 Paid Other Towns
$65,117.24 8,367.21
Total in 1939
$61,726.51 10,468.58
Total in 1940
$49,080.03 4,220.04
$56,750.03
$51,257.93
Average per case
$303.47
$308.78
$44,859.99 $305.17
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AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN
1938
1939
1940
Families
Persons
Families
Persons
Families
Persons
January
22
56
29
60
33
68
February
23
60
30
61
33
68
March
25
60
30
61
32
64
April
25
60
31
62
31
63
May
25
60
33
66
31
66
June
25
59
34
67
31
66
July
25
59
31
61
34
75
August
24
57
32
63
34
74
September
25
57
31
61
35
77
October
27
58
31
65
35
76
November
27
58
31
65
34
72
December
27
58
32
65
32
70
300
702
375
757
395
839
Average
25
58
31
63
33
69
Total Cost Average Cost per case
$14,797.74 $591.90
Total Cost Average
$16,591.23 $535.20
Total Cost Average
$17,516.45 $530.80
20
21
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
1938
1939
1940
January
190
229
249
February
191
230
255
March
197
230
258
April
201
230
253
May
201
235
254
June
203
237
261
July
207
247
259
August
211
239
262
September
214
239
260
October
219
243
262
November
222
245
264
December
228
248
263
2484
2852
3100
Average
207
238
250
Total Cost
$68,492.27
$80,179.31
$88,898.28
Other Towns
2,143.75
1,578.98
2,272.99
Net Cost
$66,348.52
$78,600.33
$86,625.29
Average
per person
$320.52
$330.26
$346.50
22
SOLDIERS' RELIEF 1939
1940
Cases
Persons
Cases
Persons
January
18
70
23
116
February
18
76
24
123
March
16
74
24
122
April
17
63
23
108
May
18
74
23
108
June
18
77
26
129
July
18
77
23
109
August
17
70
20
101
September
19
82
18
95
October
18
74
16
79
November
21
84
18
89
December
20
72
19
90
218
893
257
1269
Average
18
74
21
105
Total Cost
$8,047.94
$7,749.61
Average Cost
per case
$447.10
$369.00
SUMMARY OF RELIEF EXPENDITURES
1936
1937
1938
1939
1940
Public Welfare
$ 65,027.23
$ 52,548.12
$ 65,117.24
$ 61,726.51
$ 49,080.03
Aid to Dependent Children
9,280.53
11,111.04
14,806.19
16,590.23
17,516.45
Old Age Assistance
30,817.60
54,224.53
68,492.27
80,179.31
88,898.28
Infirmary
7,090.43
8,281.26
8,348.83
7,824.23
5,974.04
State and Military Aid
800.00
575.00
1,195.00
1,492.00
957.50
Soldiers' Relief
6,586.15
5,200.87
5,943.18
8,047.94
7,797.61
$119,601.94
$131,940.82
$163,902.71
$175,860.22
$170,223.91
Total town
expenditures
$851,446.66
$874,124.13 $1,032,664.23
$967,706.62
$978,237.37
Expenditures for Relief
14% total
15% total
15% total
18% total
171/2% total
expenditures
1936
expenditures expenditures 1937 1938
expenditures expenditures 1939
1940
23
24 AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN
1940
Families
Children
Applications received
7
20
Applications accepted and assistance given
7
20
Applications rejected
0
0
Active cases January 1, 1940
32
65
New cases in 1940
7
20
39
85
Cases closed
9
17
Active cases December 31, 1940
30
68
Cases closed for reasons specified below :
Sufficient income in family
5
13
Transferred to other category
1
1
Transferred to public institution
1
1
Removal to other town
1
1
Reached age limit
1
1
9
17
Expenditures
$16,925.13
Reimbursements
State
$ 9,897.54
Federal Government
5,630.47
Cities and Towns
40.00
15,568.01
Net Expenditures
1,357.12
$16,925.13
25 OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
1940
Applications pending from 1939 2
Applications received in 1940 64
66
Applications accepted and Assistance granted
47
Applications rejected 13
Pending as of December 31, 1940
6
66
Active cases January 1, 1940
247
New cases in 1940
47
294
Cases closed
36
Active cases as of December 31, 1940
258
Applications rejected for reasons specified below :
Sufficient income 7
Property requirements not met
3
Not a citizen
2
Not a resident
1
13
Cases closed for reasons specified below : By death
23
Removal to another city or town
5
Returned to work
3
Sufficient income
3
Property
2
36
26
$87,067.08
Expenditures Reimbursements State Cities and Towns
$28,643.80
1,180.28
Federal Government
41,916.67
71,740.75
Net Expenditures
15,326.33
$87,067.08
27
RECEIPTS
GENERAL REVENUE
Petty Cash Taxes
$ .26
Current year Poll
$ 5,810.00
Personal
27,813.32
Real Estate
268,822.78
Motor Vehicle
Excise
18,444.05
$320,890.15
Previous years
Poll
$ 433.00
Personal
12,970.90
Real Estate
86,462.44
Motor Vehicle
Excise
844.41
100,710.75
Tax Title Redemptions Sale of Town Property
22.00
From State
Income Tax
38,016.29
Corporation Tax
18,739.58
Veterans Exemption
129.25
56,885.12
Vessel Excise Tax Licenses or Permits
429.84
Liquor
2,456.00
Pedlars
92.00
Sunday
78.00
Pool, Billiards
20.00
Milk
61.50
Shellfish
407.00
Ice Cream
60.00
Common Victualler
32.00
Auto Agents
50.00
All Other
49.00
3,305.50
8,583.45
28
Court Fines 320.00
Grants and Gifts
From Federal Government Old Age Assistance 41,916.67 Aid to Dependent Children 5,630.47
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