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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 and others
AND THE REPORT OF THE MILLICENT LIBRARY FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1942
List of Town Officers
FOR THE YEAR 1942
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
Thomas W. Whitfield
Dr. Harold E. Kerwin
Charles W. Knowlton
Term expires 1943 Term expires 1944 Term expires 1945
ACCOUNTING OFFICER AND SECRETARY TO THE BOARD Claudia I. Schiller TOWN COUNSEL Charles Mitchell
BOARD OF HEALTH
Dr. Filbert A. Silveira Clarence A. Terry Dr. C. E. P. Thompson
Term expires 1943 Term expires 1944 Term expires 1945
ASSESSORS
Alfred F. Nye Christopher J. Birtwistle Clarence A. Terry
Term expires 1943 Term expires 1944 Term expires 1945
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Orrin B. Carpenter Frank M. Babbitt
Edith E. Rogers George F. Braley
John S. Rogers, Jr.
Cecil R. Ryan
Term expires 1943 Term expires 1943 Term expires 1944 Term expires 1944
Term expires 1945 Term expires 1945
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SEWER COMMISSIONERS
G. Winston Valentine John M. Reilly Lawrence B. Maxfield
Term expires 1943
Term expires 1944
Term expires 1945
COMMISSIONER OF TRUST FUNDS
Orrin B. Carpenter
Term expires 1943
Isaac N. Babbitt George B. Luther
Term expires 1944
Term expires 1945
PARK COMMISSIONERS
Arsene G. Duval Harold B. Dutton Mabel L. Potter
Term expires 1943
Term expires 1944 Term expires 1945
TREE WARDEN John Jarvis Term expires 1943
PLANNING BOARD
William Tallman Victor O. B. Slater
Term expires 1943
Howard G. Crowell
Term expires 1944
George W. Mercer
Term expires 1944
Herbert Candage
Term expires 1945
George A. Steele
Term expires 1945
Frank W. Morse
Term expires 1946
Charles R. Dugdale
Term expires 1946
BOARD OF APPEALS
Stanley H. 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
Rufus W. Foster Elliot A. Hayward William K. Wilson
Term expires 1943 Term expires 1944 Term expires 1945
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Term expires 1943
Precinct 2
James H. C. Marston Pierce D. Brown Joseph Rogers
Term expires 1943
Term expires 1944 Term expires 1945
Precinct 3
Edward St. Onge F. Eben Brown John T. Sutcliffe
Term expires 1943
Term expires 1944 Term expires 1945
Precinct 4
Wm. J. Fitzsimmons John Gellette Walter F. Douglas
Term expires 1943
Term expires 1944 Term expires 1945
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 Laurence B. Maxfield (Temporary appointment)
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
James F. Murray Charles Stolte Otis H. Tuttle Wm. D. Champlin
Term expires 1943 Term expires 1944 Term expires 1945
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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 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
1942 TOWN MEETING MEMBERS AT LARGE 35 Members
Term
Expires
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
Crowell, Howard G.
60 Main St. 1944
Champlin, William D.
97 Fort St.
1944
Dugdale, Charles R.
288 Washington St
1945
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.
1943
Kerwin, Harold E.
31 Fort St.
1944
Knowlton, Charles W.
30 Elm Ave.
1945
Maxfield, Lawrence B.
5 Bridge Ct.
1945
McDermott, Thomas J.
25 Oak St. 1944
Mercer, George W.
5 W. Ball St.
1944
8
Term Expires
Morse, Frank W.
111 Chestnut St.
1945
Nye, Alfred F.
84 Green St.
1943
Packard, Stanley H.
25 Linden Ave.
1943
Potter, Mabel L.
409 Sconticut Neck Rd
1945
Reilly, John M.
34 Bridge St.
1944
Renaud, Lawrence J.
146 Main St.
1945
Rogers, Edith E.
62 Howland Rd. 1944
Rogers, John S., Jr.
120 Washington St.
1945
Ryan, Cecil R.
116 Chestnut St.
1945
Silveira, Filbert A., Jr. 249 Green St.
1943
Slater, Victor O. B.
145 No. Walnut St.
1945
Tallman, William
28 Fort St.
1943
Terry, Clarence A.
8 Middle St.
1945
Thompson, Charles E. P.
65 Center St.
1945
Valentine, G. Winston
28 Spring St.
1943
Whitfield, Thomas W.
92 Green St.
1943
51 Town Meeting Members Precinct 1 For Three Years
Adshead, Harold F.
76 Chestnut St. 1945
Ames, George B.
9 Fort St. 1945
Cowen, Edson S.
28 Middle St. 1945
Doran, Willis H.
61 Laurel St.
1945
Eldridge, Frank O.
43 Fort St.
1945
Gidley, Henry T.
83 Laurel St.
1945
Goggin, James
23 Allen St.
1945
Hoxie, Harold L.
50 Green St.
1945
Keith, Frederick A., Jr.
89 Green St.
1945
Macomber, Russell F.
78 Laurel St.
1945
Mitchell, Raymond M.
97 Fort St.
1945
Nelson, Carl
48 Center St.
1945
Pope, Nathaniel 2nd.
86 Laurel St.
1945
Sanders, Edward W.
107 Fort St.
1945
Shurtleff, Lewis T.
67 Green St. 1945
Terry, Clarence B.
22 Green St. 1945
Tripp, Stanley R.
101 Fort St.
1945
For Two Years
Buffinton, Arthur L.
11 Fort St. 1944
Burton, William H.
54 Green St. 1944
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1943
Steele, George A.
53 Walnut St.
Term Expires
Faunce, Chester A.
31 Main St.
1944
Flathers, George H.
6 Pleasant 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
Hiller, George L.
14 William St.
1944
Lawton, Charles H.
73 Center St.
1944
McAuliffe, John L.
73 Chestnut St.
1944
Pierce, Warren G.
37 Laurel St.
1944
Sherman, George E.
63 Laurel St.
1944
Tanner, William C.
26 Green St.
1944
Tuell, Gilbert W.
120 Laurel St.
1944
Wilson, William K.
18 Laurel St.
1944
Wilbor, Alfred P.
92 Laurel St.
1944
For One Year
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
Dunham, Roswell B.
40 Laurel St. 1943
1943
I.acasse, William L.
65 Cedar St.
1943
Luther, George B.
72 Fort St.
1943
Monk, Audell W., Jr.
25 Green St.
1943
Morton, Linneaus 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
54 Town Meeting Members-Precinct 2 For Three Years
Barrett, Samuel C.
138 Alden Rd. 1945
Brown, Pierce D.
35 Oxford St. 1945.
Carpenter, William H.
36 Lafayette St. 1945
Fryer, Everett T.
60 Elm Ave.
1945
*Haydon, Ernest J.
112 Main St.
1945-
Gardner, Merrill F.
50 Union St.
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Term
Expires
Haydon, John E.
40 Larch Ave.
1945
Jepson, Frank A.
110 No. William St.
1945
Jordan, Catherine H.
155 Main St.
1945
Joseph, Charles
60 Linden Ave.
1945
Leadbetter, James M.
51 Walnut St.
1945
Marks, Tracy W.
7 Elm Ave.
1945;
Morse, Raymond A.
72 Elm Ave.
1945
Russell, Clarence S.
22 Spring St.
1945
Spooner, Edward G.
199 Main St.
1945
Wingate, William H.
232 Green St.
1945
Xavier, Augustus H.
1 Bridge St.
1945
*Green, Jams O.
23 Francis St.
1945
For Two Years
Anderson, Marjorie K.
182 Main St.
1944
Callahan, Frank
13 Elm Ave.
1944
DeGraw, John B.
54 William St. 1944
Dudgeon, Mabel N.
11 Lafayette St.
1944
Dunwoodie, Richard H.
6 Elm Ave.
1944
Fisher, Harold C.
184 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 One Year
Almy, Tilson B.
142 Main St.
1943
Besse, Eldred E.
36 Washington St. 1943
Briggs, Stuart M.
45 William St. 1943
Card, William C.
R109 Main St. 1943
Clark, Earl E.
27 Lafayette St. 1943
Dutton, Mabel O.
140 Chestnut St. 1943
Gidley, Philip T.
67 Larch Ave.
1943
Tyler, Marion N.
3 Elm Ave.
1945
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Term
Expires
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
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Areia, Joao L.
10 Hawthorne St. 1945
Dupuis, Oscar L.
10 Beach St. 1945
Grindrod, William
236 Main St. 1945
Hammond, Edward F.
9 Cooke St.
1945
Isabelle, Leo A.
18 Deane St.
1945
Jackna, Walter P.
61 E. Coggeshall St.
1945
Montplaisir, Eddie H.
315 Main St.
1945
Norris, Robert R.
25 Garrison St.
1945
Polchlopek, Walter
60 E. Coggeshall St.
1945
Robinson, Laurence V.
5 W. Wilding St.
1945
Rogers, Edward
62 Howland Rd.
1945
Rogers, John
225 Adams St.
1945
Rogers, William
253 Main St.
1945
Rose, Willianı
427 Main St.
1945
Tulley, Allen B.
16 Garrison St.
1945
For Two Years
Andrews, Joseph Jr.
26 Alpine Ave.
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.
71 Sycamore 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
12
Term Expires
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 One Year
Benoit, William C.
9 Morton St. 1943
Bissonnette, Albert
6 Winsor 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
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
Whalley, James H.
21 Garrison St.
1943
Whitworth, Percy
34 Kendrick Ave. 1943
Wilbor, Chauncey S.
6 Brown St. 1943
Wolan, Theodore P.
14 Dover St.
1943
51 Town Meeting Members-Precinct 4 For Three Years
Barber, Albert
362 Sconticut Neck Rd. 1945
Bradley, Richard H.
456 Washington St. 1945
Chase, William H.
778 Washington St. 1945
Couture, Noel B.
245 New Boston Rd.
1945
Darling, Edgar William
25 Bay View Ave. 1945
Darling, Edgar Winfred
212 Washington St. 1945
Douglas, Walter F.
32 Summer St. 1945
Fitzsimmons, William J.
112 Washington St. 1945
Gonsalves, Albert M.
200 Washington St. 1945
Govoni, Carl J.
140 Sconticut Neck Rd. 1945
Lawton, Harold R.
52 Rodman St. 1945
Lawton, Rose L.
52 Rodman St. 1945
Mathieson, Robert
97 Pleasant St. 1945
Oliver, Frank
23 Highland Ave. 1945
Rogers, Harry
99 Bridge St. 1945
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Termi Expires 1945
Silva, Manuel F. Jr. Souza, Anthony C.
624 Sconticut Neck Rd. 13 Rogers St.
1945
For Two 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
Fraits, Frank W.
43 Rotch St. 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 One Year
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
Delano, Allerton T.
453 Washington St. 1943
Gifford, Harold A.
100 Washington 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
22 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
Goulart, Mary J.
747 Sconticut Neck Rd. 1944
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Report of the Selectmen
The Board organized on February 10, 1942, as follows: Board of Selectmen, Harold E. Kerwin, Chairman, Thomas W. Whitfield, Clerk, Claudia I. Schiller, Secretary to Board and Ac- counting officer.
We have continued our quarterly meetings with the heads of the various departments and in addition this year have asked the finance committee to sit in also. We believe these meetings have brought out in discussion many problems and questions which have proven a benefit to all.
Bids for blanket insurance coverage of all town owned proper- ty were received and the results were published in newspapers at that time. Nothing further could be done on this until an amount of money, practically $6,000, is voted by the Annual Town Meet- ing of 1943.
Due to the war, a War Rationing Board was set up. We know most of you are familiar with the functions of this Board. We would like to express our appreciation for the fine coopera- tion given us by the Assessors; Mr. Birtwistle, Mr. Terry and Mr. Nye and their assistant, Mrs. Vincens, who carried on this work so effectively until the Federal Government set up the present Board. This new Board and their different panels, along with the teachers and other deputies who aided, have done commendable work on what is proving to be a big task - nevertheless, in spite of this is going along in a very efficient and able manner.
The Sconticut Neck Water Project has progressed very slow- ly this year due mainly to the depletion of W. P. A. workers who have found employment in private industry. We believe it is on- ly a question of time, and a short time at that, when Government will, as it has elsewhere, end all W. P. A. work. This job will then have to be carried on in some other manner.
Fairhaven was alert to the need of scrap iron from the first of the year. In the early summer, the town and the Union Street Railway Company removed all street car tracks in town. Our cit-
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izens responded splendidly to the scrap drives for needed war materials. These scrap drives were successful because of the ef- forts of a hardworking salvage committee and much credit is due them for our good showing.
Traffic Regulations in Fairhaven have been a much discussed subject for some few years but nothing definite done which was acceptable to the State Department of Public Works. This year they again requested the adoption of traffic regulations so we drew up rules and submitted them for approval and after a few minor changes they were accepted and approved by the Department on July 20, 1942, and immediately put into effect. The many favor- able comments on these new regulations proves they are satis- factory to the greater number of citizens.
A much needed ambulance was presented to the town by the Fairhaven Police Relief Association. This is a latest type ambu- lance and the Board extends their sincere thanks to the Associa- tion for their civic interest and efforts.
A General Electric F. M. Police Radio of the latest type was ordered, but due to priorities and Government regulations, has not been delivered. No definite date of delivery was prom- ised, so none can be expected.
All departments have been more or less handicapped this year in regard to help. The war has taken a great many of our younger men and industry, with higher wages, has taken many others. Though handicapped, each department has carried on in a satisfactory manner. This problem, will , no doubt, be with us for the duration, therefore we cannot expect the same type of efficient service as heretofore.
By vote of the Town in January, 1942, $27,000 was appro- priated for Civilian Defense expenses and at the same meeting the town meeting members, by unanimous vote, instructed the Selectmen to appoint six men or women to have full control of the appropriation. This special committee, having members from each precinct, was appointed by the Selectmen on January 26, 1942. We feel the town is indeed fortunate in having men of high business experience and successful in their own line to serve on this Special Appropriation Finance Committee. We wish to express our thanks and appreciation to them and call
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your attention to a report of their committee found elsewhere" in this book.
Our Civilian Defense set-up is a well working organization under the direction of Mr. John G. Hagberg, a man of much ex- perience. Mr. Hagberg is also Chief Air Raid Warden and under: his guidance and the cooperation of his associates the Defense: set-up is a credit to them and to our town. Both Mr. Steele and' Mr. Parkinson, who carried on this work earlier in the year, should be commended for their part in building up these defense units.
Practically all departments increased wages of employees during the year. This was to be expected and is as it should be due to the increased cost of living and also to the fact that depart- ment cuts in wages put into effect six or seven years ago were never restored. The police, for instance, were working nine hours a day for a seven day week at the rate of 44 cents per hour. This is, of course, a very low rate when you consider the W. P. A. rate is 50 cents per hour. Most departments are now working under a wage scale fairly level with the existing minimum rates paid in surrounding towns.
The Shellfish Committee, appointed at the request of the last Annual Town Meeting, has been very active and with State Officials has made a very exhaustive study of shellfisheries in our area. The Selectmen realize the importance of this industry and what its development means to the town. We are heartily in favor of the recommendation of the Committee and the State in this matter which may be found in the Report of the Shellfish Committee to be found elsewhere in this book. We extend our thanks to this group for their interest and their fine work.
We wish to thank the citizens and all departments, as well as the various committees, for their fine spirit of cooperation and we pledge our further cooperation for our Town and our mutual benefit.
Respectfully submitted, HAROLD E. KERWIN, Chairman THOMAS W. WHITFIELD CHARLES W. KNOWLTON
Board of Selectmen
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PUBLIC WELFARE 1942
Total Cases Aided
Single Persons
Families
Persons Represented In Families
Direct Relief Furnished
January
78
33
45
204
$ 2,374.16
February
76
33
43
187
1,984.12
March
77
32
45
199
2,097.56
April
78
36
36
179
2,256.11
May
72
33
39
153
1,832.27
June
67
37
30
114
1,562.62
July
62
35
27
113
1,311.74
August
63
33
30
112
1,576.84
September
58
34
24
83
1,381.33
October
55
33
22
64
1,359.77
November
48
32
16
58
1,107.29
December
46
29
17
63
1,265.50
Average Case Load
65
33
32
126
$20,109.31
Cost to Families
$12,680.55
Cost to Single Persons
$ 7,428.76
EXPENDITURES AND RECEIPTS
Direct Relief as above
$20,109.31
From State
$3,914.76
State Institutions
703.71
From Cities and Towns
1,900.06
Transportation
427.50
From Individuals
29.00
Commodity Distribution
434.10
Other Cities and Towns
2,288.84
$5,843.82
Salaries
1,226.56
Net Cost to Town
$19,645.73
Other Administrative Costs
299.53
Total
$25,489.55
Total
$25,489.55
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AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN
ANALYSIS OF EXPENDITURES
Grants to Families
Cash
$16,575.70
Drugs, Medicine, Dental
270.26
Hospitals
66.00
Total Expenditures for Aid to Dependent Children $16,911.96
Administration
Social Worker
$731.50
Office Supplies
10.96
$742.46
Total Expenditures for Relief and Administration
$17,654.42
Reimbursements
Federal
$5,592.08
State
3,130.30
Total Reimbursements $8,722.38
Net Cost to Town
$8,932.04
CASE LOAD
Cases
Children
Active Cases January 1, 1942
30
67
Opened During the Year
2
6
Total Cases Aided
32
73
Closed
10
21
Active Cases December 31, 1942
22
52
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REPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD OF THE BUREAU OF OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
The actions of this Board in regard to the granting of Old Age Assistance have been as conservative as State Regulations will allow. The increase from a $30.00 to a $40.00 minimum per month on certain cases and the more liberal allowance by the State on budgetary requirements has increased the cost of this department considerably.
For an analysis of the case load and expenditures we refer you to the schedules below.
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
Cases Active January 1, 1942
266
Opened During the year 34
Total Cases Aided in 1942
300
Cases Closed during year
52
Cases Active December 31, 1942
248
REASONS FOR CLOSING
Removed from town
10
To Public Institutions
3
Working
5
Relatives Supporting
11
Died
23
52
CASES AIDED OUT OF TOWN
Acushnet
2
Bourne
1
Dartmouth
1
Dennis
2
Mattapoisett
1
New Bedford
21
Provincetown
1
Total Cases Aided Out of Town
29
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT
ANALYSIS OF EXPENDITURES
Grants to Individuals
Cash
$98,310.63
Doctors
667.75
Drugs, Glasses, Dental
563.30
Hospitals
1,242.27
Burials
400.00
Other Cities and Towns
1,557.05
Total Cost of Old Age Assistance
$102,741.00
Administration
Supervisor
$806.65
Clerk
892.56
Social Worker
546.70
Printing and Postage
165.08
Office Supplies
88.05
All Other
19.91
Total Cost of Administration
$2,518.95
Total Expenditures
$105,259.95
Balance on hand January 1, 1942
Federal Grants for Relief
$22.00
Federal Grants for Administration
663.46
685.46
$685.46
Cancelled Checks
$113.36
$113.36
Appropriations in 1942
For Relief
$48,000.00
For Administration
2,000.00
$50,000.00
Federal Grants Received in 1942
For Relief $47,449.61
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For Administration
1,522.79
$48,972.40
Total Receipts
$99,771.22
Net Deficit
$5,488.73
$105,259.95
COST TO TOWN
Total Expenditures
$105,259.95
Reimbursements
Federal Government
$48,972.40
State
42,680.19
Cities and Towns
1,624.55
Total Reimbursements
$93,277.14
Net Cost to Town
$11,982.81
Respectfully submitted,
HAROLD E. KERWIN, Chairman ELIZA C. PEASE TMOMAS W. WHITFIELD CHARLES W. KNOWLTON
Administrative Board of the Bureau of Old Age Assistance
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Jury List DRAWN MAY 8, 1942
Durrigan, Charles E.
6 Allen St.
Mechanic Gardner
Goggin, James
23 Allen St.
Quirk, Frederick J.
32 Cedar St.
Carpenter
Emin, George V.
45 Cedar St.
Copper Worker
Shaw, Clifford A.
74 Chestnut St.
Newspaper reporter
Macmillen, Robert F., Jr.
53 Cedar St.
Manager
Lacasse, William L.
65 Cedar St.
Foreman
Fassett, Gardner L.
79 Cedar St.
Salesman
Berquist, Eric
72 Center St.
Cashier
Price, Milton W.
80 Center St.
Collector
Flathers, Arthur
11 Chestnut St.
Assistant Sup't.
Donnelly, James F.
25 Chestnut St.
Brakeman
Enos, Manuel
42 Chestnut St.
Salesman Janitor
Tripp, Earl R.
64 Chestnut St.
Gifford, Hermon R.
42 Church St.
Operative
Brightman, Donald J.
53 Church St.
Manager
Hall, Erwin C.
61 Church St.
Mariner
Ames, Roger H.
67 Church St.
Insurance Agent
Allen, Joseph H.
16 Cottage St.
Bookkeeper
Pope, Harry L.
16 Fort St.
Insurance Agent
Eaton, Clarence W.
27 Fort St.
Inventor
White, Henry K.
35 Fort St.
Morse, Everett M.
60 Fort St.
Sanders, Edward W.
105 Fort St.
Retired
Hagen, William H.
38 Green St.
Clerk Machinist
Pierce, Warren G.
37 Laurel St.
Salesman
Wilbor, Alfred P.
92 Laurel St.
Assistant Treasurer
Sweet, Herbert L.
70 Adams St.
Plumber
Barrett, Samuel C.
138 Alden Road
Blacksmith
Corbett, George M.
3 Bellevue St.
Manager
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