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SELECTMEN'S OFFICE
Fairhaven
1943
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Annual Reports
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Town of Fairhaven
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, 1943
List of Town Officers
FOR THE YEAR 1943
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
Dr. Harold E. Kerwin
Charles W. Knowlton
Thomas W. Whitfield
Term expires 1944 Term expires 1945 Term expires 1946
ACCOUNTING OFFICER AND SECRETARY TO THE BOARD
Claudia I. Schiller
BOARD OF HEALTH
Clarence A. Terry Dr. C. E. P. Thompson Dr. Filbert A. Silveira
Term expires 1944
Term expires 1945 Term expires 1946
ASSESSORS
Christopher J. Birtwistle Clarence A. Terry Alfred F. Nye
Term expires 1944 Term expires 1945 Term expires 1946
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Edith E. Rogers George F. Braley
Term expires 1944 Term expires 1944 Term expires 1945
John S. Rogers, Jr.
Elwyn G. Campbell
Term expires 1945
Orrin B. Carpenter
Term expires 1946
Frank M. Babbitt
Term expires 1946
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SEWER COMMISSIONERS
John M. Reilly Lawrence B. Maxfield G. Winston Valentine
Term expires 1944 Term expires 1945 Term expires 1946
COMMISSIONERS OF TRUST FUNDS
Isaac N. Babbitt George B. Luther Orrin B. Carpenter
Term expires 1944
Term expires 1945 Term expires 1946
PARK COMMISSIONERS
Harold B. Dutton Mabel L. Potter Arsene G. Duval
Term expires 1944 Term expires 1945 Term expires 1946
TREE WARDEN John Jarvis Term expires 1944
PLANNING BOARD
Howard G. Crowell George W. Mercer Herbert Candage George A. Steele Frank W. Morse Charles R. Dugdale William Tallman Victor O. B. Slater
Term expires 1944 Term expires 1944 Term expires 1945 Term expires 1945
Term expires 1946
Term expires 1946
Term expires 1947
Term expires 1947
BOARD OF APPEALS
Stanley H. Packard Gilbert W. Tuell
Howard Odiorne Raymond T. Babbitt
Edwin H. Andrews
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Members at Large Manuel F. Silva Harold L. Hoxie Rufus W. Foster
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Precinct 1
Elliot A. Hayward William K. Wilson Gilbert W. Tuell
Term expires 1944
Term expires 1945 Term expires 1946'
Precinct 2
Pierce D. Brown Joseph Rogers Robert C. Lawton
Term expires 1944
Term expires 1945
Term expires 1946
Precinct 3
F. Eben Brown John T. Sutcliffe Jules Provencher
Term expires 1944
Term expires 1945
Term expires 1946
Precinct 4
Term expires 1944
Term expires 1945
Term expires 1946
AUDITORS
Charles E. Shurtleff
Harold B. Dennie
Walter Silveira
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
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Henry Howard Walter F. Douglas Wm. J. Fitzsimmons
INSPECTOR OF WIRES Clifton A. Hacker
ASSOCIATE INSPECTOR OF WIRES Maurice Hanson
PLUMBING INSPECTOR . John M. Reilly
ASSOCIATE PLUMBING INSPECTOR Ebin 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
Alfred J. Tripanier Carl J. Govoni
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Charles P. Thatcher
WHARFINGER Frank J. Cunniff
SHELLFISH INSPECTOR Joseph B. Goulart
BOARD OF RETIREMENT
William D. Champlin George A. Greene
Claudia I. Schiller
HEAD OF POLICE DEPARTMENT Norman D. Shurtleff
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS
Charles Stolte Otis H. Tuttle James F. Murray William D. Champlin
Term expires 1944 Term expires 1945 Term expires 1946
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
1943 TOWN MEETING MEMBERS AT LARGE 35 Members
Term
Expires
Babbitt, Frank M.
3 Fort St.
1946
Braley, George F.
41 Laurel St.
1944
Brown, F. Eben
314 Main St.
1944
Birtwistle, Christopher J.
1,22 : Pleasant St.
1944
Campbell, Elwyn G.
84 Laurel St.
1945
8
Terri
Expires
Candage, Herbert L.
7 Ball St.
1945
Carpenter, Orrin B.
44 Huttleston Ave.
1946
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.
1946
Francis, Joseph F.
24 Fort St.
1944
Jarvis, John
134 Bridge St.
1944
Kerwin, Harold E.
31 Fort St.
1944
Knowlton, Charles W.
30 Elm Ave.
1945
Maxfield, Lawrence B.
91 Bridge St. 1945
McDermott, Thomas J.
25 Oak St.
1944
Mercer, George W.
5 W. Ball St.
1944
Morse, Frank W.
lll Chestnut St.
1945
Nye, Alfred F.
84 Green St.
1946
Packard, Stanley H.
25 Linden Ave.
1944
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
Silveira, Filbert A., Jr.
249 Green St. 1946
Slater, Victor O. B.
145 No. Walnut St.
1947
Steele, George A.
53 Walnut St.
1945
Tallman, William
28 Fort St.
1947
Terry, Clarence A.
8 Middle St.
1945
Thompson, Charles E. P.
65 Center St.
1945
Valentine, G. Winston
28 Spring St.
1946
Whitfield, Thomas W.
92 Green St.
1946
51 Town Meeting Members-Precinct 1
For Three Years
Babbitt, Isaac N.
20 Fort St.
1946
Baylies, Wallace B.
26 Laurel St.
1946
Braley, Eli G.
38 Pleasant St. 1946
Browne, Henry DeW. H.
38 Walnut St.
1946
Brownell, Morris R.
12 Fort St.
1946
Covill, Raymond F.
13 Coe St.
1946
Downing, Chester M.
78 Chestnut St.
1946
9
Term
Expires
Gidley, Philip T.
73 Green St.
1946
Moffett, Oscar T.
75 Cedar St.
1946
Monk, Audell W., Jr.
25 Green St.
1946
Morton, Linneaus W.
55 Main St.
1946
Paull, Alton W.
39 Union St.
1946
Radcliffe, Elmer M.
41 Fort St.
1946
Reed, Robert L.
65 Green St.
1946
Sisson, Charles H.
35 Main St.
1946
Tripp, Thomas A.
74 Green St.
1946
Vining, Kenneth Rogers
26 Green St.
1946
For Two 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, Frederic A., Jr.
89 Green St.
1945
Macomber, Russell F.
78 Laurel 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
Swett, Warren L.
109 Laurel St.
1945
Terry, Clarrence B.
22 Green St.
1945
Tripp, Stanley R.
101 Fort St.
1945
For One Year
Buffington, Arthur L.
11 Fort St.
1944
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
Hirschmann, Jack B.
9 Main St.
1944
10
Term
Expires
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
54 Town Meeting Members-Precinct 2 For Three Years
Almy, Tilson B.
142 Main St. 1946
Anderson, Louis B.
182 Main St.
1946
Besse, Eldred E.
36 Washington St. 1946
Card, William C.
r109 Main St.
1946
Clark, Earl E.
27 Lafayette St.
1946
Dutton, Mabel O.
140 Chestnut St.
1946
Hillman, Elsie P.
49 Walnut St.
1946
Knox, Arthur R.
51 William St.
1946
Lincoln, Harold C.
241 Green St.
1946
Luther, Bradford W.
131 Laurel St.
1946
Marston, James H. C.
191 Main St.
1946
Murray, Lauchlan W.
49 Walnut St.
1946
Parkinson, James
32 Linden Ave.
1946
Pierce, Harold U.
147 Chestnut St.
1946
Seaman, W. Virginia
31 Lafayette St.
1946
Whitfield, Joseph O.
11 Cherry St.
1946
Wilde, Webster
26 Larch Ave.
1946
For Two Years
Barrett, Samuel C.
138 Alden Rd.
1945
Brown, Pierce D.
35 Oxford St. 1945
Carpenter, William H.
36 Lafayette, St. 1945
Fanton, Charles
215 Green St. 1945
Fryer, Everett T.
60 Elm Ave.
1945
Haydon, Ernest J.
112 Main St.
1945
Haydon, John E.
40 Larch Ave. 1945
Jepson, Frank A.
110 No. William St. 1945
Jordan, Catherine H.
155 Main St.
1945
11
Term Expires
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
Tyler, Marion N.
3 Elm Ave.
1945
Wingate, William H.
232 Green St.
1945
Xavier, Augustus H.
1 Bridge St. 1945
For One Year
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
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
Snedden, George A.
24 Larch Ave.
1944
Spooner, Allen R.
7 North St.
1944
Tyler, Caleb B.
3 Elm Ave.
1944
Whiton, Kenneth E.
52 Walnut St.
1944
Whitworth, Francis
8 Winslow Ct.
1944
Wing, Alfred B.
51 William St. 1944
Wilson, William E.
137 No. Walnut St.
1944
54 Town Meeting Members -- Precinct 3
For Three Years
Avila, Frank
25 Newbury Ave. 1946
Benoit, William C.
17 Morton St. 1946
Bissonette, Albert
6 Winsor St. 1946
Dana, Edith
200 Adams St. 1946
Elliot, George H.
41 Taber St. 1946
Hedge, Laura T.
174 Adams St. 1946
Henshaw, James
11 Sycamore St. 1946
12
Term
Expires
Lemery, Irene M.
31 Garrison St.
1946
Meal, Lewis
22 Taber St.
1946
Nolin, Nelson F.
4 Coggeshall St.
1946
Regan, Daniel J.
28 Winsor St.
1946
Rimmer, Harold
32 Alpine Ave.
1946
Rocha, Antone Jr.
20 Dover St.
1946
Sutcliffe, Joseph Jr.
241 Adams St.
1946
Trepanier, Alfred J.
28 Morton St.
1946
Valley, Alice P.
299 Main St.
1946
Whalley, James H.
21 Garrison St.
1946
Whitworth, Percy
34 Kendrick Ave.
1946
For Two Years
Areia, Joao L.
10 Hawthorne St. 1945
Dupont, Oscar A.
129 Sycamore St. 1945
Dupuis, Oscar L.
10 Beach St. 1945
Grindrod, William
236 Main St.
1945
Hammond, Edward F.
9 Cooke 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, Edward
16 Deane St.
1945
Rose, William
427 Main St. 1945
Silva, Albin S.
226 Adams St.
1945
Trepanier, Alfred J.
315 Main St.
1945
Tulley, Allen B.
16 Garrison St.
1945
For One Year
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
Borowiec, Klemens
8 Winsor St.
1944
Crowther, William
27 Oak St. 1944
Krol, Frank J.
71 Sycamore St.
1944
13
Term
Expires
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
Milhench, Joseph L.
221 Main 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
51 Town Meeting Members-Precinct 4
For Three Years
Agnalt, Theodore T.
399 Washington St. 1946
Babbitt, Raymond T.
71 Akin St.
1946
Blossom, Lewis F.
565 Washington St. 1946
Boroski, Louis T.
141 Pleasant St.
1946
Cory, Bertha S.
5 Weeden Rd.
1946
Cory, Clarence M.
5 Weeden Rd.
1946
Dean, William V.
776 Washington St.
1946
Delano, Allerton T.
453 Washington St.
1946
Ewing, Frederick F.
261 New Boston Rd.
1946
Green, Donald
288 Washington St. 1946
Hazard, Charles B. Jr.
768 Washington St. 1946
Howard, Henry T.
267 New Boston Rd.
1946
Maxfield, Charles A. Jr.
68 Akin St.
1946
Ohnesorge, Walter
276 Washington St.
1946
Rogers, Frank
22 Rotch St.
1946
Spooner, Bertha L.
22 Adams St.
1946
Thatcher, Charles P.
38 Rotch St.
1946
For Two Years
Barber, Albert
362 Sconticut Neck Rd. 1945
Bradley, Richard H.
456 Washingotn St. 1945
Chase, William H.
778 Washingotn St. 1945
Couture, Noel B.
245 New Boston Rd.
1945
Darling, Edgar William
25 Bay View Ave. 1945
Darling, Edgar Winfred
212 Washingotn St. 1945
14
Term
Expires
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
Silva, Manuel F. Jr.
624 Sconticut Neck Rd.
1945
Souza, Anthony C.
13 Rogers St.
1945
For One Year
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
Goulart, Mary .
747 Sconticut Neck Rd.
1944
Gracie, John
90 Church St.
1944
Hammond, Herbert F.
373 Sconticut Neck Rd.
1944
Hoard, Charles E. Jr.
32 Harvard St.
1944
Howard, William E.
5 Mill Rd.
1944
Lopes, Antone D.
261 Shaw Rd.
1944
Medeiros, Gilbert
29 East Allen St.
1944
Radcliffe, Charles J.
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
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Report of the Selectmen
The Board organized on February 23, 1943, as follows: Dr. Harold E. Kerwin, Chairman of Board of Selectmen, Bureau of Old Age Assistance and Board of Public Welfare. Thomas W. Whit- field, Clerk. Miss Claudia I. Schiller was appointed Accounting Officer and Secretary of the Board.
We have held our usual quarterly meetings with Depart- ment Heads and the Finance Committee: These meetings have been very successful and beneficial, not only to Department Heads and Finance Committee, but have also proven a good guide for our Board.
All town property was covered by a blanket mutual insur- ance policy placed with the lowest bidder, with coverage as per forms submitted with bid covering items according to Poole survey plus $156,000 coverage on town property not included in Poole survey. Nine Fairhaven insurance men participated in this Town business.
At a Special Town Meeting held on August 16th, the Town Meeting Members voted practically unanimously to allow the Mullins Fishing Gear Corporation to proceed with the construc- tion of a pier and bulkhead at the foot of Washington Street. We feel this development will be of great benefit to our town and a very worthwhile improvement to our waterfront.
Space on Union Wharf not needed by the town was leased to two fish companies for the unloading, icing and shipping of fish. The income from rental and wharfage will net the town about $2000 a year. The increased business and income from this shows definite signs of progress for Fairhaven.
The committee appointed to study the shellfish industry submitted new rules and regulations which were approved in September by the Board and State Department of Marine Fisheries.
Government Agencies are giving serious consideration to planning for post-war days and problems which it may be assumed will arise after this war. Your Selectmen have appointed a Com- mittee headed by Mr. Victor O. B. Slater and includes the heads of all Town Departments to study this subject and make plans to put it into operation when and if needed. In this respect we
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should take inventory of our present status and develop a general Post War Plan. Proposed improvements can be scheduled over a period of years consistent with economic, financial and social requirements. After all, town planning is merely the exercise of such foresight as will promote the orderly and sightly develop- ment of our Town. Now is the time to plan because every town whether large or small has a splendid opportunity to insure an equitable return on the future investment of the taxpayer's dollar.
Steps have been taken regarding the formation of a Local Advisory Committee on Rehabilitation for returning veterans of this war.
Early this year saw the closing of our W. P. A. water exten- sion on Sconticut Neck. This job is about 60% complete, and all material necessary to complete the extension was purchased just prior to the war and is now stored in town property. The com- pletion of this water system should be undertaken as soon as possible. The only cost would be equipment rental and labor charge. The sum of $34,001.66 is still available under vote of the Town Meeting Members on August 31, 1939. We feel this would be an excellent Post War project and some planning should be done on it now.
Our Civilian Defense setup under Mr. John G. Hagberg is still a well organized unit although more or less inactive as is the case in other communities due to the steadily changing course of the war. This organization has rendered a splendid service to our town and we wish to commend each one who "did his part" while the emergency existed.
The Balance Sheet at the close of the year shows an im- provement in the financial condition of the town. The tax titles held by the town were reduced and the sum of $18,891.09 paid off the Tax Title Loans. For the first time in several years there is free cash in the treasury.
We wish to express our appreciation for the assistance and cooperation given us by the citizens and all town depart- ments during the past year.
Respectfully submitted, HAROLD E. KERWIN, Chairman THOMAS W. WHITFIELD
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Treasurer's Report
CASH ACCOUNT
1943
Receipts
Payments
$ 19,400.15
January
$ 36,885.25
16,284.70
February
50,319.73
81,366.39
March
48,209.78
43,737.74
April
64,237.60
41,648.45
May
44,162.33
69,442.70
June
49,041.77
76,122.03
July
94,082.51
68,143.58
August
34,141.94
37,910.03
September
31,079.94
132,892.70
October
79,639.37
114,489.99
November
158,632.86
60,784.79
December
70,292.71
74,231.05
Jan. 1, 1943
Balance Jan. 1, 1944
75,728.51
$836,454.30
$836,454.30
Selectmen's Warrants ---
Jan. 1, 1943 to Dec. 31, 1943
$760,725.79
Cash on hand January 1, 1944
$ 75,728.51
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Report on Tax Titles
Mr. William D. Champlin Town Treasurer Fairhaven, Massachusetts
Dear Mr. Champlin:
It should be gratifying to you to note the progress made in the tax title situation of the Town of Fairhaven.
Whereas, the Town had more than 1100 tax titles two years ago, it had on December 31, 1943, but 301 tax titles. Of this num- ber, 36 are improper and are in the process of being disclaimed and retaken. This part of the work was held up until after the completion of the state audit in order not to interfere with the audi- tors and their work. The remaining titles appear correct in all respects.
During this past year, the amount in tax title accounts has been reduced from $59,020.55 to $47,232.68. Property acquired by tax foreclosures during the past year has resulted in an increase in the tax possession account from $19,826.89 to $21,470.07. Tax Title redemptions during the past year increased from $6,586.99 in 1942 to $18,929.42.
The reduction in volume of tax titles held by the Town should permit, during 1944, foreclosure of all tax titles which have been held by the Town for at least two years and which are not re- deemed. This will then greatly reduce the work required in this particular field and should reflect favorably in a report of the finan- cial conditions of your Town.
In closing, I wish to thank you, the members of the Board of Assessors, the Collector of Taxes, and the Town Accountant, for the splendid co-operation which I have received during the past year.
Very truly yours, LAURENCE F. DAVIS.
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REPORT OF THE OUTSTANDING DEBT of the TOWN OF FAIRHAVEN, MASS. FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1943
Date of Issue
Purpose of Loan
Reg. or Coupon
Rate %
Date of Maturity
Amt. of Annual Payment
Amount Outstanding
Nov.
1, 1906
N. B .- Fairhaven Bridge
Coupon Coupon
4
1948
$1,000.00
$5,000.00
Nov.
1, 1931
High School Addition
4
1949
10,000.00
60,000.00
Sept.
1, 1939
Refunding 1938 State Tax Deficit
1 1/2
1944
3,200.00
3,200.00
Dec.
1, 1939
Refunding Storm Damage Loan
Chapter 44-Clause 9-Section 8
13/4
1948
4,000.00
20,000.00
Dec.
11, 1939
Chapter 49-Acts of 1933 Tax Title Loan
1
340.30
July
25, 1940
Chapter 49-Acts of 1933
1
20,000.00
Jan. 1, 1940
Sconticut Neck Water Project
2
1971
3,500.00
62,000.00
$170,540.30
.
Tax Title Loan
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Debt and Interest to be Paid in 1944
N. B .- Fairhaven Bridge
Debt $1,000.00 10,000.00
Interest $ 200.00 2,400.00 8.00
Addition to High School
Chapter 49-Acts of 1933
Chapter 49-Acts of 1933
200.00
Refunding Storm Damage Loan
4,000.00
350.00
Refunding 1938 State Tax Deficit
3,200.00
48.00
Sconticut Neck Water Loan
3,500.00
1,205.00
$21,700.00
$4,411.00
Due on Debt
$21,700.00
Interest on Town Debt
4,411.00
$26,111.00
Estimated Interest on Revenue Loans.
750.00
$26,861.00
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Trust Funds - 1943
HENRY H. ROGERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FUND
Fairhaven Institution for Savings ...
Principal $ 10,953.00
Interest $273.82
Fairhaven Institution for Savings
1,272.42
31.68
The Citizens Savings Bank of Fall River
5,000.00
125.00
Union Savings Bank of Fall River
5,000.00
100.00
N. B. Five Cents Savings Bank
10,000.00
250.00
N. B. Institution for Savings
10,000.00
100.00
The Wareham Savings Bank
5,148.96
102.96
Bass River Savings Bank
4,000.00
100.00
Fall River Savings Bank
4,000.00
80.00
Bristol County Savings Bank
1,867.14
37.34
Nantucket Institution for Savings
2,477.65
49.54
Middleboro Savings Bank
2,000.00
40.00
Securities in National Bank of Fairhaven:
National Shawmut Bank of Boston
15,131.25
500.00
First National Bank of Boston
5,025.00
200.00
N. B. Co-operative Bank
2,000.00
60.00
Acushnet Co-operative Bank
2,000.00
45.00
Mt. Washington Co-operative Bank
2,000.00
60.00
Mt. Washington Co-operative Bank
2,000.00
60.00
Workingmen's Co-operative Bank
2,000.00
50.00
Workingmen's Co-operative Bank
2,000.00
50.00
Boston & Albany R. R. Co.
8,000.00
340.00
U. S. Defense Bond Series G
10,500.00
429.40
$112,375.42 $ 3,084.74
Transferred to School
$ 3,084.74
Balance on hand January 1, 1944
$112,375.42
EDMUND ANTHONY JR. SCHOOL FUND
N. B. Institution for Savings
$ 10,000.00
$200.00
Transferred to School
$200.00
Balance on hand January 1, 1944
$ 10,000.00
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ABNER PEASE SCHOOL FUND
N. B. Institution for Savings $ 5,000.00 $100.00
N. B. Five Cents Savings Bank
2,558.12
63.96
Transferred to School
$163.96
Balance on hand January 1, 1944
$
7,558.12
HENRY H. ROGERS HIGH SCHOOL FUND
City Bank and Farmers Trust Co. $438,771.47 $ 15,598.35
Transferred to School $ 15,598.35
Balance on hand January 1, 1944
$438,771.47
JAMES RICKETTS TRUST FUND
N. B. Institution for Savings $ 1,430.66 $28.60
Transferred to Riverside Cemetery and
Infirmary
$28.60
Balance on hand January 1, 1944
$
1,430.66
JULIA A. STODDARD TRUST FUND
Fairhaven Institution for Savings $ 184.13 $ 4.60
First National Bank of Boston
10,301.25
410.00
Central Maine Power Company
12,051.57
431.96
$22,536.95
$846.56
Paid to Recipients
$846.56
Balance on hand January 1, 1944 $22,536.95
HANNAH CHADWICK TRUST FUND
Fairhaven Institution for Savings
$500.00
$12.50
Transferred to Estimated Receipts
$12.50
Balance on hand January 1, 1944
$500.00
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$163.96
Report of Trust Fund Commissioners
The Commissioners of Trust Funds make the following report for the years 1943:
In April $10,000 was withdrawn from the New Bedford Institu- tion for Savings and United States War Bonds, Series G, in that amount were bought. In June $1,000 Central Maine Power Com- pany bond was called for payment at 1051/4 and United States War Bond Series G in the amount of $1,000 was purchased.
These are the only changes in the funds for the past year.
GEORGE B. LUTHER, ISAAC N. BABBITT, ORRIN B. CARPENTER, Commissioners of Trust Funds.
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Report of the Board of Public Welfare
The Board has supervised General Relief (Public Welfare), Old Age Assistance, Aid to Dependent Children and the Town Infirm- ary in addition to State Aid, Military Aid, World War Allowance and Soldiers' Relief, which are duties of the Board of Selectmen.
The case load in each category of relief reflects the present employment situation. However, rules and regulations imposed by the State Department upon the cities and towns require that aid for recipients be granted in accordance with the State Standard Budget based on current prices in order to insure uniform and adequate relief.
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