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SELECTMEN'S CLERK
Annual Reports
for 1941
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Town of
FAIRHAVEN
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTIETH
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
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OF THE
TOWN OF FAIRHAVEN
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1941
THE FAIRHAVEN STAR -PRINTERS
1942
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, 1941'
List of Town Officers
FOR THE YEAR 1941
TOWN CLERK AND TREASURER William D. Champlin Term expires 1944
TAX COLLECTOR Thomas J. McDermott Term expires 1944
DEPUTY TAX COLLECTOR John F. Hennessy
SELECTMEN AND BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
Charles W. Knowlton
Thomas W. Whitfield
Dr. Harold E. Kerwin
Term expires 1942 Term expires 1943 Term expires 1944
ACCOUNTING OFFICER AND SECRETARY TO THE BOARD Claudia I. Schiller
TOWN COUNSEL Charles Mitchell
BOARD OF HEALTH
Dr. C. E. P. Thompson
Term expires 1942
Dr. Filbert A. Silveira
Clarence A. Terry
Term expires 1943 Term expires 1944
ยท ASSESSORS
Clarence A. Terry Alfred F. Nye Christopher J. Birtwistle
Term expires 1942
Term expires 1943 Term expires 1944
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Elisabeth M. Knowles
Term expires 1942 Term expires 1942
John S. Rogers, Jr.
Term expires 1943
Frank M. Babbitt
Term expires 1943
Edith E. Rogers
Term expires 1944
George F. Braley
Term expires 1944
Orrin B. Carpenter
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SEWER COMMISSIONERS
Lawrence B. Maxfield G. Winston Valentine John M. Reilly
Term expires 1942 Term expires 1943 Term expires 1944
COMMISSIONER OF TRUST FUNDS
George B. Luther
William B. Gardner
Isaac N. Babbitt
Term expires 1942 Term expires 1943 Term expires 1944
PARK COMMISSIONERS
Mabel L. Potter Arsene G. Duval Harold B. Dutton
Term expires 1942
Term expires 1943 Term expires 1944
TREE WARDEN John Jarvis Term expires 1942 PLANNING BOARD
S. Bates Coy Charles R. Dugdale
Term expires 1942
Term expires 1942
William Tallman
Term expires 1943.
Victor O. B. Slater
Term expires 1943
Howard G. Crowell
Term expires 1944
George W. Mercer
Term expires 1944
Term expires 1945
Herbert Candage George A. Steele
Term expires 1945
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
William K. Wilson Rufus W. Foster Wallace B. Baylies
Term expires 1942 Term expires 1943 Term expires 1944
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Precinct 2
Joseph Rogers Stuart M. Briggs Pierce D. Brown
Term expires 1942
Term expires 1943 Term expires 1944
Precinct 3
John T. Sutcliffe Arsene G. Duval F. Eben Brown
Term expires 1942
Term expires 1943 Term expires 1944
Precinct 4
Walter F. Douglas Wm. J. Fitzsimmons John Gellette
Term expires 1942
Term expires 1943 Term expires 1944
Auditors
Charles E. Shurtleff
Harold B. Dennie
Joseph H. Allen
SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS Alfred J. Tripanier
MOTH SUPERINTENDENT John Jarvis
SUPERINTENDENT OF FIRE ALARM Clifton A. Hacker
FOREST FIRE WARDEN Edward G. Spooner
BUILDING INSPECTOR Alfred J. Tripanier
INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS Samuel C. Barrett
INSPECTOR OF WIRES Clifton A. Hacker
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ASSOCIATE INSPECTOR OF WIRES Maurice Hanson
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 Augustus H. Xavier
MEASURERS OF BARK AND WOOD
L. Frank Wilde Carl J. Govoni
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Charles P. Thatcher
WHARFINGER Frank J. Cunniff
SHELLFISH INSPECTOR Joseph B. Goulart
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 James F. Murray Joseph M. Eaton Wm. D. Champlin
Term expires 1942 Term expires 1943 Term expires 1942
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BOARD OF FIRE ENGINEERS
Audell W. Monk
Abram H. Durfee
William T. Hernon Charles H. Lawton
Edward G. Spooner CHIEF OF FIRE DEPARTMENT Edward G. Spooner
DEPUTY CHIEF
Alexander G. Price
Charles H. Lawton
TOWN PHYSICIAN Dr. C. E. P. Thompson
SAFETY COUNCIL
Victor O. B. Slater
Raymond T. Babbitt
Norman D. Shurtleff
MODERATOR Stanley H. Packard
1941 TOWN MEETING MEMBERS AT LARGE 35 Members
Term
Babbitt, Frank M.
3 Fort St.
1943
Braley, George F.
41 Laurel St.
1944
Brown, F. Eben
314 Main St.
1944
Birtwistle, Christopher J.
122 Pleasant St.
1944
Candage, Herbert L.
7 Ball St.
1945
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.
1944
Dugdale, Charles R.
283 Washington St.
1942
Dutton, Harold B.
140 Chestnut St.
1944
Duval, Arsene G.
348 Main St.
1943
Francis, Joseph F.
24 Fort St.
1944
Jarvis, John
134 Bridge St.
1942
Kerwin, Harold E.
31 Fort St.
1944
Knowles, Elisabeth M.
184 Main St.
1942
Knowlton, Charles W.
30 Elm Ave.
1942
Maxfield, Lawrence B.
5 Bridge Ct. 1942
Expires
9
Term
Expires
McDermott, Thomas J.
25 Oak St.
1944
Mercer, George W.
5 W. Ball St.
1944
Nye, Alfred F.
84 Green St.
1943
Packard, Stanley H.
25 Linden Ave.
1942
Potter, Mabel L.
409 Sconticut Neck Rd 1942
Reilly, John M.
34 Bridge St.
1944
Renaud, Lawrence J.
146 Main St.
1942
Rogers, Edith E.
62 Howland Rd.
1944
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.
1945
Tallman, William
28 Fort St.
1943
Terry, Clarence A.
8 Middle St.
1942
Thompson, Charles E. P.
65 Center 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
Buffinton, Arthur L.
11 Fort St. 1944
Burton, William H.
54 Green St. 1944
Faunce, Chester A.
31 Main St. 1944
Flathers, George H.
11 Chestnut St.
1944
Foster, Rufus W.
7 Fort St.
1944
Hagberg, John G.
71 Green St. 1944
Hanlon, James J.
33 Green St. 1944
Hayward, Frederick J.
7 Green St.
1944
"iljer, George L.
14 William St.
1944
Lawton, Charles H.
73 Center St.
1944
Mcauliffe, John L.
73 Chestnut St.
1944
Pierce, Warren G.
37 I aurel St.
1944
Robey, Versal F.
92 Chestnut St.
1944
Sherman, George E.
63 Laurel St.
1944
Tanner, William C.
26 Green St. 1944
Wilson. William K.
18 Laurel St. 1944
Wilbor, Alfred P.
92 Laurel St.
1944
For Two Years
Babbitt, Isaac N.
20 Fort St. 1943
Baylies, Wallace B.
26 Laurel St. 1943
IC
Term
Expires
Benson, Colby H.
93 Fort St.
194
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
Dunham, Roswell B.
40 Laurel St.
1943
Gardner, Merrill F.
50 Union St.
1943
Lacasse, William H.
65 Cedar 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
Radcliffe, Elmer M.
41 Fort St.
1943
Sisson, Charles H.
35 Main St.
1943
Tripp, Thomas A.
74 Green St.
1943
For One Year
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 Center St.
1942
Price, Alexander, Jr.
80 Center St.
1942
Sanders, Edward W.
107 Fort St.
1942
Shurtleff, Lewis T.
67 Green St.
1942
Stowell, Betram F.
79 Green St.
1942
Terry, Clarence B.
22 Green St.
1942
Tripp, Stanley R.
101 Fort St.
1942
54 Town Meeting Members Precinct 2 For Three Years
Anderson, Marjorie K.
182 Main St. 1944
Callahan, Frank
13 Elm Ave.
1944
DeGraw, John B.
43 Oxford St. 1944
Dudgeon, Mabel N.
11Lafayette St.
1944
Term Expires
Dunwoodie, Richard H.
6 Elm Ave.
1944
Fisher, Harold C.
:84 Main St.
1944
Fleming, Anna C.
141 Adams St. 1944
Long, Gilbert E.
23 Francis St.
1944
Long, Helena A.
23 Francis St.
1944
MaGuire, Clarence E.
26 Mulberry St. 1944
Perry, Edward E.
63 Larch Ave.
1944
Savaria, Arthur W.
199 Main St.
1944
Simmons, Arthur L.
51 Walnut St.
1944
Spooner, Allen R.
7 North St.
1944
Tyler, Caleb B.
3 Elm Ave.
1944
Walker, Elmer W.
12 Christian St.
1944
Whitworth, Francis
8 Winslow Court
1944
Wing, Alfred B.
51 William St. 1944
For Two 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
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 Court
1943
For One Year
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
12
Ternr
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
Leadbetter, James M.
51 Walnut 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
54 Town Meeting Members- Precinct 3 For Three Years
Andrews, Joseph Jr.
340 Main St.
1944
Benoit, Henry L.
37 Wilding St. 1944
Benoit, Leona A.
9 Morton St. 1944
Benoit, Ulric A.
6 Winsor St. 1944
Broadland, John
12 Hawthorn St.
1944
Crowther, William
27 Oak St.
1944
Krol, Frank J.
8 Morton St.
1944
Mach, Theodore
13 Morgan St.
1944
Marsh, Walter
15 Morgan St.
1944
Medeiros, Antone
318 Alden Rd.
1944
Mello, Antone D.
28 Garrison St.
1944
Miller, James O.
46 E. Morgan St.
1944
Murphy, John
104 Sycamore St. 1944
Pacheco, Alfred J.
313 Main St.
1944
Perry, Leo A.
42 Maitland St.
1944
Teague, William H.
20 Winsor St.
1944
Thumudo, Mario
30 Maitland St. 1944
Warburton, Sydney
11 Deane St.
1944
For Two 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
15
Term
Expires
Henshaw, James
11 Sycamore St.
1943
Howland, Gilbert C.
213 Alden Rd.
1943
Howland, Herbert W.
245 Alden Rd.
1943
Meal, 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 One Year
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
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, John
33 Oak St.
1942
Rogers, Edward
62 Howland Rd. 1942
Rogers, Harry
33 Oak St. 1942
Tulley, Allen B.
16 Garrison St. 1942
51 Town Meeting Members-Precinct 4 For Three Years
Aiken, Milton G.
342 Washington St. 1944
Brisson, Ernest F.
R93 Church St. 1944
Dugdale, Harold R.
286 Washington St. 1944
Ferreira, John
91 Union St. 1944
Fisher, Milton O.
131 Pleasant St. 1944
14
Term
Expires.
Fraits, Frank W.
43 Rotch St.
1944-
Goulart, Mary J.
747 Sconticut Neck Rd.
1944
Gracie, John
90 Church St.
1944
Hammond, Herbert F.
372 Sconticut Neck Rd
1944
Hoard, Charles E. Jr.
32 Harvard St.
1944
Howard, William E.
5 Mill Road
1944
Lopes, Antone D.
261 Shaw Road
1944.
Medeiros, Gilbert
29 East Allen St.
1944
Radcliffe, Charles, Jr.
33 Mulberry St. 1944
Smith, Howard M.
332 Washington St. 1944
Souza, Frank F.
5 Vincent St. 1944
Van der Pol, Marinus
757 Washington St. 1944
For Two 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
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 One Year
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.
15
Term Expires
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
Report of the Selectmen
The Board organized on February 5, 1941 as follows: Board of Selectmen, Harold E. Kerwin, chairman, Thomas W. Whitfield, clerk. Board of Public Welfare, Harold E. Kerwin, chairman, Claudia I. Schiller, secretary.
From the organization meeting on much attention has been given to matters of policy, of special problems and the coopera- tion of the various departments.
Your Board of Selectmen has on four different occasions during the past year, invited all the heads of the Town depart- ments for conference and round table discussion of their various problems and budget expenses. This, we feel, has been of great benefit to us and to the department heads as well. We feel that these meetings have brought out a much closer cooperation and have proved so worthwhile we shall continue them next year.
Our first job, it seemed to us, was to get the Sconticut Neck Water Project in operation, feeling that the direct or indirect causes for the long delay on this project could be overcome. On April 14, 1941 first ground was broken on this new water supply line by Mr. F. E. Brown and Mr. George Helford, cooperating perfectly. Here we should mention a saving of $9992 on pipe for this job. This is $9992 under the pipe cost price and was accom- plished by a slight change on the pipe specifications, agreeable to the engineer, Mr. Barbour, which allowed two cement asbestos pipe concerns to bid against each other. About twenty-five resi- dents in this area already are connected to this supply line and many more would be connected if material were available.
The sum of $2,000 appropriated in the Hurricane Damage Fund of 1938 for the reconstruction of the Fishermen's Sheds on Union Wharf has been used to advantage this year; part of the money being used to construct one long building sub-divided into ten individual so-called "shacks." These were readily occupied at a rental of $20.00 per year per shack.
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The question of whether or not the State would take over Huttleston Avenue was gone into very carefully and after several contacts with the Department of Public Works and several con- ferences in Boston we were reliably informed that the State will commence re-construction this Spring on this improvement.
Your Board also moved the W. P. A. office and Commodity Distribution Center from the bank building to already available space in the town barn, thereby effecting a saving to the Town of $1,650 per year.
Re-construction of Bridge Street from Adams east to Huttle- ston Avenue, a Chapter 90 Project, was not let out to a contractor as heretofore, but was done by the local Highway Department, using local men and equipment and thus keeping the money in Fairhaven. Parking facilities were helped considerably in North Fairhaven by acquiring parking space in the lot between the fire station and the Oxford School. This lot is flood-lighted at night.
The former Rogers Property on Green Street, an eyesore of several years in its dilapidated condition became the property of the Town through tax title. Being unable to sell and obtain a reasonable return to the Town we finally decided to offer for sale the buildings to the highest bidder for cash, said buildings to be torn down and removed. The highest bid was accepted and we now have a tentative offer of $2500 for the land, which will be sold, in accordance with the town by-laws, at a public auction in the near future.
The Andrus Spriit Estate, which was willed to the Town on October 1934, but never accepted, caused us considerable work, but we finally got the matter in shape and the gift was accepted at the Special Town Meeting on January 8, 1942. We take some pride in the fact that this special meeting was the only such meet- ing during the whole year, which proves that the departments have cooperated and carried on in the finest manner.
The Fire Department, due to the great increase in still alarms, was the only department needing additional funds which could not be transferred from the Reserve Fund, due to the insuf- ficiency of that fund. The Reserve Fund appropriation for 1941 was $3500, or $1500 less than the amount appropriated for many
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years past. This should be at least $5,000 as formerly, and we so recommend.
A Civilian Defense unit was set up by the Board and with the kind cooperation of all the various town departments, committees and units is progressing very satisfactorily. We feel that our town is well ahead of others in this matter of defense.
The members of the Board wish to express their appreciation and thanks for the assistance and cooperation by the citizens and all town departments during the year.
Respectfully submitted,
HAROLD E. KERWIN, Chairman THOMAS W. WHITFIELD CHARLES W. KNOWLTON
Board of Selectmen
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
Expenditures in Public Welfare for 1941 were less than in any year since 1929. They totalled $29,995.87 for direct relief with an average case load of 100. Private industry and the W. P. A. have absorbed all able-bodied men and women and the case load for the past six months was composed of families which might be expected to be in need of public assistance indefinitely. An an- alysis of the present case load shows that forty percent are single people and children being boarded, which naturally increases the per capita cost. For that reason we feel that the expenses of this. department will be approximately the same in 1942.
For statistics of the Public Welfare Department we refer you to the following schedule which is a part of this report.
Respectfully submitted,
HAROLD E. KERWIN, Chairman THOMAS W. WHITFIELD CHARLES W. KNOWLTON
Board of Public Welfare
PUBLIC WELFARE 1941
1941
Case Load
Persons Represented
Groceries Medical, Fuel Clothing
Cash
Hospitals
Burials
January
130
399
$ 2,071.86
$ 634.50
$ 305.16
February
46
454
2,123.06
786.00
271.31
March
139
390
2,272.85
608.75
460.31
April
126
359
1,972.83
546.50
469.99
May
91
268
1,528.34
561.00
174.07
June
87
216
1,045.70
552.00
209.57
July
88
214
1,134.49
520.00
172.74
August
85
222
1,115.10
519.00
96.86
September
78
202
1,220.59
450.00
221.65
10.00
October
77
189
1,101.67
468.00
277.29
100.00
November
78
199
1,258.24
395.00
248.59
40.00
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December
81
198
1,501.42
396.00
140.15
Average case load
100
275
$18,346.15
$6,436.75
$3,047.69
$150.00
EXPENDITURES AND RECEIPTS
EXPENDITURES
RECEIPTS
Cash, Groceries etc., as above
$27,980.59
From State
$8,351.71
State Institutions
514.15
From Cities and Towns
6,895.91
Cities and Towns
1,530.28
From Individuals
57.72
Salaries and Wages, Administration
2,542.44
Transportation Charges, Admin.
517.79
$15,305.34
Actual Expenditures
$33,555.99
Total Receipts
15,305.34
$33,555.99
All Other, Administration
470.74
Net Expenditures
$18,250.65
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AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN APPLICATIONS
Cases
Children
Applications Received during 1941
4
7
Applications Accepted and Assistance Granted
4
7
Children Added
1
CASE LOAD
Active Cases January 1, 1941
30
68
New Cases in 1941
4
8
34
76
Cases Closed
4
9
Active Cases December 31, 1941
30
67
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
ANALYSIS OF EXPENDITURES
Grants
Cash
$18,669.40
Administration
$434.00
Office Supplies
22.16
Medical Attendance
275.00
Total Administration
$ 731.16
Total Expenditures
$19,400.56
ANALYSIS OF RECEIPTS
Town Appropriation for Relief
$12,000.00
Town Appropriation for Administration
950.00
Federal Grants for Relief
5,890.97
Federal Grants for Administration
240.08
Balance in Grants January 1, 1941
1,680.66
Balance in Town Appropriation Dec. 31, 1941 748.58
Balance in Grants Dec. 31, 1941 612.57
$20,761.71 $20,761.71
Wages
22 REPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD OF THE BUREAU OF OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
Since the Federal Goverment has participated in relief under Old Age Assistance many changes have been effected in the ad- ministration of this department. One requirement was that all employees pass the merit system examination which placed their positions under civil service. These positions have been classified as Social Work Supervisor, Social Worker and Junior Clerk and Typist.
Strict supervision by the State Department is given in all cases to see that recipients are within eligibility requirements at all times. A standard budget is followed in determining the amount of grants to individuals. Due to the new provisions in the law which becomes effective May 1, 1942 and which materi- ally liberalizes the grants to persons living alone and to married couples and which practically eliminates required assistance from children, it is expected that the expenditures of Old Age Assist- ance will be materially increased in 1942.
For an analysis of the case load and expenditures we refer you to the schedules below.
APPLICATIONS
Applications Pending January 1, 1941
6
Applications Received during 1941 56
62
Applications Accepted and Assistance Granted
50
Applications Rejected 7
Applications Pending December 31, 1941
5
62
REJECTIONS
Real Estate Resources
1 6
7
23
CASE LOAD
Cases active January 1, 1941
258
Cases opened during the year
50
308
Cases closed during the year
42
Cases active December 31, 1941 266
REASONS FOR CLOSING
Removed from Town
16
Death
19
Returned to Work
1
Sufficient Income
4
To Public Institution
2
42
CASES AIDED OUT OF TOWN
New Bedford
32
Brookline
1
Freetown
1
Acushnet
1
Dartmouth
1
Charlemont
1
Provincetown
1
38
Federal Reimbursements Receivable
Relief
November, 1941
$3709.12
Administration $123.63
December, 1941
3698.88
119.30
$7408.00 $242.93
Total Reimbursements Receivable $7,650.93
FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS OF EXPENDITURES
Grants
Cash Hospitals
$86,965.15 2,045.20
24
Doctors
357.00
300.41
Medicine, Glasses, Dental Burials
300.00
Other Cities and Towns
1,769.84
Administration
Salaries and Wages
$1,338.65
Stationery and Postage
313.11
Office Supplies
229.69
All Other
3.75
Total Cost of Administration
$ 1,885.20
Total Expenditures
$93,622.80
ANALYSIS OF RECEIPTS
Appropriation for Relief
$47,547.57
Appropriation for Administration
2,000.00
Federal Grants for Relief
43,736.40
Federal Grants for Administration
1,459.50
Balance in Federal Relief Grants Jan. 1, 1941
539.03
Balance in Federal Administration Grants Jan. 1, 1941
313.22
Cancelled Checks 70.50
Balance in Relief Grants December 31, 1941 22.00
Balance in Administration Grants Dec. 31, 1941 663.46
Balance in Appropriations
1216.96
$95,595.72 $95,595.72
COST TO TOWN
Total Expenditures Reimbursements
$93,622.80
Federal
State
$45,195.90 32,559.13
25
Cities and Towns Individuals
2,378.07 380.00
Total Reimbursements
Net Cost to Town
$80,513.10 13,109.70
$93,622.80 $93,622.80
Respectfully submitted, HAROLD E. KERWIN, Chairman ELIZA C. PEASE
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