Town annual report of the offices of Fairhaven, Massachusetts 1945, Part 1

Author: Fairhaven (Mass.)
Publication date: 1945
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Annual Reports


1945


Town of FAIRHAVEN


Annual Reports


For 1945


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Town of


FAIRHAVEN


THE A. E. COFFIN PRESS-PRINTERS NEW BEDFORD, MASS. 1946


Fairhaven Massachusetts


General Information About the Town


Settled -


1653


Incorporated as Town - February 22, 1812 Population - - 10,938 Valuation $11,043,510


Registered Voters 5,729


Tax Rate - $35.00


Area


7,597 Acres


Miles of Streets and Roads - Approximately 60


Number of Dwellings - 3,706


Churches 8


Public Schools 6 Private Schools 3


Shore Resorts Banks 2 (Fairhaven National Bank-Organized 1831 (Fairhaven Inst. for Savings-Organized 1832


PRINCIPAL INDUSTRIES


Ship Building Fishing Idustry


Winches & Fishing Machinery


Tack & Nail Making


Diesel Engine Repairing


Loom Crank Shafts


Toilet Preparations


Pharmaceuticals Oil Refinery


Benefactions of the late Henry H. Rogers


Millicent Library High School


Town Hall Rogers School


Fairhaven Water Works Unitarian Memorial Church Cushman Park


Located On The Shore of Buzzards Bay 56 Miles from Boston 1 Mile from New Bedford


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 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, 1945


List of Town Officers


FOR THE YEAR 1945


TOWN CLERK AND TREASURER William D. Champlin Term expires 1947


TAX COLLECTOR


Thomas J. McDermott Term expires 1947


DEPUTY TAX COLLECTOR John F. Hennessy


SELECTMEN AND BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE


Walter Silveira


Term expires 1946


Dr. Harold E. Kerwin


· Charles W. Knowlton


Term expires 1947 Term expires 1948


ACCOUNTING OFFICER AND SECRETARY TO THE BOARD Claudia I. Schiller


BOARD OF HEALTH


Dr. Filbert A. Silveira


Term expires 1946


Clarence A. Terry


Dr. C. E. P. Thompson


Term expires 1947 Term expires 1948


ASSESSORS


Alfred F. Nye (deceased) Term expires 1946


Susan B. Vincens (to fill unexpired term)


Christopher J. Birtwistle


Term expires 1947


Clarence A. Terry


Term expires 1948


SCHOOL COMMITTEE


Orrin B. Carpenter


Term expires 1946


Frank M. Babbitt


Term expires 1946


Edith E. Rogers


Term expires 1947


George F. Braley


Term expires 1947


John S. Rogers, Jr.


Term expires 1948


Elwyn G. Campbell


Term expires 1948


SEWER COMMISSIONERS


G. Winston Valentine


Term expires 1946


John M. Reilly Lawrence B. Maxfield


Term expires 1947 Term expires 1948


4


COMMISSIONERS OF TRUST FUNDS


Orrin B. Carpenter


Isaac N. Babbitt George B. Luther


Term expires 1946 Term expires 1947 Term expires 1948


PARK COMMISSIONERS


Arsene G. Duval Harold B. Dutton Mabel L. Potter


Term expires 1946


Term expires 1947 Term expires 1948


TREE WARDEN


John Jarvis


Term expires 1946


PLANNING BOARD


Frank W. Morse (deceased)


Term expires 1946


Charles R. Dugdale


Term expires 1946


William Tallman


Term expires 1947


Victor O. B. Slater


Term expires 1947


Arsene G. Duval


Term expires 1948


Kenneth R. Vining


Term expires 1948


Herbert Candage


Term expires 1949


George A. Steele


Term expires 1949


BOARD OF APPEALS


Stanley H. Packard


Howard Odiorne


Gilbert W. Tuell (resigned) Edwin H. Andrews


Henry T. Howard


FINANCE COMMITTEE


Members at Large


Arthur R. Knox


Waldo E. Haydon


Frederick J. Hayward


Precinct 1


Gilbert W. Tuell Warren G. Pierce


Term expires 1946 Term expires 1947 Term expires 1948


William K. Wilson


Precinct 2


Term expires 1946


Term expires 1947


Term expires 1948


Jules Provencher F. Eben Brown


Term expires 1946 Term expires 1947 Term expires 1948


John T. Sutcliffe ( deceased)


Arsene G. Duval (to fill unexpired term)


Robert C. Lawton Pierce D. Brown Joseph Rogers


Precinct 3


5


Precinct 4 Wm. J. Fitzsimmons (deceased) Albert E. Stanton (to fill unexpired term)


Term expires 1946


Henry T. Howard Walter F. Douglas


Term expires 1947 Term expires 1948


AUDITORS


Charles E. Shurtleff Harold B. Dennie Joseph H. Allen SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS Alfred J. Tripanier MOTH SUPERINTENDENT John Jarvis


SUPERINTENDENT OF FIRE ALARM Edward G. Spooner FOREST FIRE WARDEN Edward G. Spooner


BUILDING INSPECTOR Alfred J. Tripanier


INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS Samuel C. Barrett


INSPECTOR OF WIRES Clifton A. Hacker


ASSOCIATE INSPECTOR OF WIRES Maurice Hanson PLUMBING INSPECTOR John M. Reilly ASSOCIATE PLUMBING INSPECTOR Eben P. Hirst FIELD DRIVER Michael Kerns


FENCE VIEWERS


Alfred F. Nye (deceased) Christopher J. Birtwistle


INSPECTOR OF PETROLEUM Augustus H. Xavier


MEASURERS OF BARK AND WOOD Ellsworth M. Burgess Carl J. Govoni


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SEALERS OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Charles P. Thatcher WHARFINGER Frank J. Cunniff SHELLFISH INSPECTOR Tracy W. Marks BOARD OF RETIREMENT


William D. Champlin George A. Greene


Claudia I. Schiller CHIEF OF POLICE DEPARTMENT Norman D. Shurtleff REGISTRARS OF VOTERS


James F. Murray


Term expires 1946


Charles Stolte


Term expires 1947


Otis H. Tuttle


Term expires 1948


William D. Champlin


BOARD OF FIRE ENGINEERS


Audell W. Monk 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 Norman D. Shurtleff


MODERATOR Stanley H. Packard


1945 TOWN MEETING MEMBERS AT LARGE 33 Members


Term


Expires


Babbitt, Frank M.


3 Fort St.


1946


Braley, George F.


41 Laurel St.


1947


Brown, F. Eben


314 Main St.


1946


7


Term Expires


Birtwistle, Christopher J. 122 Pleasant St.


1947


Campbell, Elwin G.


84 Laurel St.


1948


Candage, Herbert L.


1 Spring St.


1949


Carpenter, Orrin B.


44 Huttleston Ave.


1946


Champlin, William D.


97 Fort St. 1947


Dugdale, Charles R.


288 Washington St.


1946


Dutton, Harold B.


140 Chestnut St.


1947


Duval, Arsene G.


348 Main St. 1948


Jarvis, John


134 Bridge St. 1946


Kerwin, Harold E.


31 Fort St.


1947


Knowlton, Charles W.


30 Elm Ave.


1948


Maxfield, Lawrence B.


91 Bridge St. 1948


McDermott, Thomas J.


25 Oak St.


1947


* Morse, Frank W.


111 Chestnut St.


1946


*Nye, Alfred F.


84 Green St.


1946


Packard, Stanley H.


25 Linden Ave.


1946


Potter, Mabel L.


409 Sconticut Neck Rd. 1948


Reilly, John M.


34 Bridge St. 1947


1947


Rogers, John S., Jr.


120 Washington St. 1948


Silveira, Filbert A., Jr.


249 Green St.


1946


Silveira, Walter


248 Green St.


1946


Slater, Victor O. B.


145 No. Walnut St.


1947


Steele, George A.


53 Walnut St.


1949


Tallman, William


28 Fort St.


1947


Terry, Clarence A.


8 Middle St.


1948


Thompson, Charles E. P.


65 Center St.


1948


Valentine, G. Winston


28 Spring St.


1946


Vining, Kenneth Rogers


26 Green St.


1948


Wilson, William K.


18 Laurel St.


1948


* Deceased


51 Town Meeting Members-Precinct 1 For Three Years


Term Expires


Ames, George B.


9 Fort St.


1948


Benson, Colby H.


93 Fort St.


1948


Burgess, Ellsworth M.


12 Middle St.


1948


Clark, Earl E.


46 Church St.


1948


Cornell, George H.


26 Laurel St. 1948


Cowen, Edson S.


28 Middle St.


1948


Rogers, Edith E.


62 Howland Rd.


8


Term


Expires


Doran, Willis H.


61 Laurel St.


1948


Duckworth, Norman


70 Church St.


1948


Gifford, Flavel M.


82 Fort St.


1948


Keith, Frederick A. Jr.


89 Green St.


1948


Knox, Arthur R.


40 Green St.


1948


Muldoon, James E.


52 Green St.


1948


Nelson, Carl


48 Center St.


1948


Sanders, Edward W.


107 Fort St.


1948


*Shurtleff, Lewis T.


67 Green St.


1948


Smith, L. Edgar


15 Coe St.


1948


Terry, Clarence B.


22 Green St.


1948


* Deceased


For Two Years


Buffinton, Arthur L.


11 Fort St.


1947


Flathers, George J.


6 Pleasant St.


1947


Foster, Rufus W.


7 Fort St. 1947


Hanlon, James J.


33 Green St.


1947


Hayward, Frederick J.


7 Green St.


1947


Hirschmann, Jack B.


9 Main St.


1947


Lawton, Charles H.


73 Center St.


1947


McAuliffe, John L.


73 Chestnut St.


1947


Mowat, Eliot R.


62 Church St.


1947


Pierce, Warren G.


37 Laurel St.


1947


Pope, Harry L.


16 Fort St.


1947


Sherman, George E.


63 Laurel St.


1947


Tanner, William C.


26 Green St.


1947


Thompson, Warren C.


71 Green St.


1947


Tuell, Gilbert W.


120 Laurel St.


1947


*Wilbor, Alfred P.


92 Laurel St.


1947


Wilson, William K.


18 Laurel St.


1947


* Deceased


For One Year


Babbitt, Isaac N.


20 Fort St.


1946


Baylies, Wallace B.


26 Laurel St.


1946


Braley, Eli G.


38 Pleasant St. 1946


¿Browne, H. 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


Gidley, Philip T.


73 Green St.


1946


9


Term Expires


Hubbard, Fred A.


32 Union 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 B.


39 Union St.


1946


Radcliffe, Elmer M.


41 Fort St.


1946


Reed, Robert L.


51 Chestnut St.


1946


Sisson, Charles H.


35 Main St.


1946


Tripp, Thomas A.


74 Green St.


1946


+ Resigned


54 Town Meeting Members-Precinct 2 For Three Years


Barrett, Samuel C.


138 Alden Rd.


1948


Brown, Pierce D.


35 Oxford St.


1948


Dvorak, Charles


39 Huttleston Ave. 1948


Eccleston, James


159 Green St.


1948


Fanton, Charles


215 Green St.


1948


Fryer, Everett T.


12 Christian St.


1948


Gobell, Harvey C.


104 Main St.


1948


Hanson, Maurice N.


22 Cherry St.


1948


Haydon, Ernest J.


112 Main St.


1948


Haydon, John E.


40 Larch Ave.


1948


Jepson, Frank A.


110 No. William St.


1948


Jordan, Catherine H.


155 Main St.


1948


Joseph, Charles


60 Linden Ave.


1948


Marks, Tracy W.


163 Main St.


1948


Russell, Clarence S.


22 Spring St.


1948


Spooner, Edward G.


199 Main St.


1948


Wingate, William H.


232 Green St.


1948


Xavier, Augustus H.


1 Bridge St.


1948


For Two Years


Allen, Lillie B.


5 Lafayette St.


1947


Anderson, Marjorie K.


182 Main St.


1947


Callahan, Frank


13 Elm Ave.


1947


DeGraw, John B.


26 Washington St.


1947


Dunwoodie, Richard H.


6 Elm Ave.


1947


Fleming, Anna C.


141 Adams St.


1947


Hiller, George L.


51 Walnut St.


1947


Long, Gilbert E.


23 Francis St.


1947


10


Term Expires


Long, Helena A.


23 Francis St.


1947


Maguire, Clarence E.


26 Mulberry St.


1947


Perry, Edward E.


63 Larch Ave.


1947


Reed, James, Jr.


34 Linden Ave.


1947


Snedden, George A.


24 Larch Ave.


1947


+Tyler, Caleb B.


3 Elm Ave.


1947


Webb, Mildred E.


149 Green St.


1947


Whitworth, Francis


8 Winslow Ct.


1947


Wilson, William E.


7 Elm Ave. 1947


Wing, Alfred B.


51 William St.


1947


+ Resigned


For One Year


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


Dutton, Mabel O.


140 Chestnut St.


1946


Francis, William V.


111 No. William St. 1946


Hillman, Elsie P.


49 Walnut 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


Selley, George A.


200 Main St.


1946


Shumway, Orsman A.


78 Washington St. 1946


Steele, Arlean N.


53 Walnut St. 1946


Wilde, Webster


26 Larch Ave. 1946


54 Town Meeting Members-Precinct 3 For Three Years


Areia, Joao L.


417 Main St. 1948


Correira, Joseph, Jr.


37 Maitland St.


1948


Dupont, Oscar A.


129 Sycamore St. 1948


Dupuis, Oscar L.


2 Dover St.


1948


Grindrod, William


236 Main St.


1948


Hennessy, John F.


223 Adams St.


1948


11


Term Expires


Joaquim, John J.


30 Garrison St.


1948


Montplaisir, Eddie H.


315 Main St.


1948


Pacheco, Francis J.


12 Dover St.


1948


Perry, August


13 Morgan St.


1948


Plezia, Anthony C.


415 Main St.


1948


Richard, Raymond


28 Dover St.


1948


Robinson, Lawrence V.


5 W. Wilding St.


1948


Rogers, Edward


62 Howland Rd.


1948


Rogers, John


225 Adams St.


1948


Rogers, William


253 Main St.


1948


Tripanier, Alfred, Jr.


8 Winsor St.


1948


Tripanier, Ernest


406 Main St.


1948


For Two Years


Andrews, Joseph, Jr.


26 Alpine Ave.


1947


Benoit, Frank C.


8 Dover St.


1947


Benoit, Ulric A.


6 Winsor St. 1947


Bonneau, Frederick H.


32 Alpine Ave.


1947


Demanche, Alfred V.


37 Hawthorne St.


1947


Duarte, Manuel


73 Sycamore St.


1947


Krol, Frank J.


10 Newton St.


1947


Mareiro, Antone


23 Milton St.


1947


Marsh, Walter


15 Morgan St.


1947


Medeiros, Antone


318 Alden Rd.


1947


Pacheco, Alfred J.


313 Main St.


1947


Rezendes, Manuel


3 Hawthorne St.


1947


Richards, William E.


19 Hedge St.


1947


Souza, Manuel R.


15 Alpine Ave.


1947


Teague, William H.


20 Winsor St.


1947


Thumudo, Mario


8 Morgan St.


1947


Woolley, John J.


4 Dover St.


1947


For One Year


Avila, Frank


7 Magnolia Ave. 1946


Bissonnette, Albert


6 Winsor St.


1946


Brennan, William C.


39 Hedge St. 1946


Dana, Edith


200 Adams St.


1946


Henshaw, James


11 Sycamore St. -


1946


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


12


Term Expires


Rimmer, Harold


32 Alpine Ave.


1946


Rocha, Antone, Jr.


20 Dover St.


1946


Sutcliffe, Joseph, Jr.


241 Adams St.


1946


Tripanier, 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


51 Town Meeting Members-Precinct 4 For Three Years


Baldwin, Edward G.


1 Mulberry St. 1948


Barnicle, Joseph D.


65 Gelette Rd. 1948


Bradley, Richard H.


456 Washington St. 1948


Bryant, Victor A.


41 Rotch St. 1948


Couture, Noel B.


245 New Boston Rd. 1948


Darling, Edgar William


25 Bay View Ave. 1948


Darling, Edgar Winfred


212 Washington St.


1948


Douglas, Walter F.


32 Summer St. 1948


Gonsalves, Albert M.


200 Washington St. 1948


Govoni, Carl J.


140 Sconticut Nk. Rd. 1948


Lawton, Harold R.


52 Rodman St. 1948


Lawton, Rose L.


52 Rodman St.


1948


Mello, Joseph G.


194 Huttleston Ave.


1948


Rogers, Harry


99 Bridge St.


1948


Silva, Manuel F., Jr.


624 Sconticut Nk. Rd.


1948


Souza, Anthony C.


13 Rogers St.


1948


Stanton, Albert E.


141 New Boston Rd.


1948


For Two Years


Austin, Reuben A.


544 Washington St. 1947


Barcellos, Frank


R65 Mill Rd. 1947


Brightman, Samuel T.


40 Rotch St. 1947


Cardoza, Manuel J.


Bx 159 Sconticut Nk. Rd.


1947


Cromwell, Charles E.


100 Center St. 1947


Darling, Arthur W.


212 Washington St. 1947


Dugdale, Harold R.


286 Washington St. 1947


Fisher, Milton O.


105 Pleasant St.


1947


Folger, Frank S.


83 Spring St.


1947


Fraits, Frank W.


43 Rotch St.


1947


Geagan, Thomas


32 Washburn St. 1947


Griffin, Warren F.


95 Pleasant St.


1947


13


Term Expires


Howard, William E.


5 Mill Rd.


1947


Keehn, Robert


41 Bay View Ave.


1947


Lewis, Manuel


620 Washington St.


1947


Saladino, Joseph A.


85 Bridge St.


1947


Van der Pol, Marinus


757 Washington St.


1947


For One Year


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.


776 Washington St.


1946


Delano, Allerton T.


453 Washington St.


1946


Ewing, Frederick F.


261 New Boston Rd.


1946


Goulart, Mary J.


747 Sconticut Nk. Rd.


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


Thatcher, Charles P.


38 Rotch St.


1946


Dean, William V.


5 Weeden Rd. 1946


14


Jury List


MAY AND JUNE 1945


Joseph N. Goulding


13 Carlton Ave.


James V. Damato


38 Cedar St.


Elmer C. Westgate


49 Cedar St.


Carl Nelson


48 Center St.


John A. Witbeck 50 Center St.


Harry C. Pike


42 Chestnut St.


James F. Donnelly


25 Chestnut St.


Brakeman


Harry D. Malcolm


63 Chestnut St.


Salesman Clerk


Kenneth E. Bennett


53 Church St.


Chemist


Raymond F. Covill


13 Coe St.


Insurance Agt.


Edgar Smith


15 Coe St.


Vice President


George F. O'Neill


8 Cottage St.


Operative Druggist


Eliot A. Hayward


19 Cottage St.


John S. Fallow


5 Fort St.


Textile Dealer


John E. Veterino


38 Fort St.


Manager Prod. Engineer


Roger A. Grimshaw


1A Green St. 1


Salesman


Clarence B. Terry


22 Green St.


Office Mgr. Manager


Abram F. Simmons


27 Green St.


Engineer


Preston W. Gifford


58 Green St.


Eli Slater


14 Harbor View Ave.


Arthur S. Richards


11 Laurel St.


William K. Wilson


18 Laurel St.


George H. Cornell


26 Laurel St.


Charles R. Carr


49 Laurel St.


Banker


William T. VanNostrand


Main St.


Manager Banker


Norman L. Dreher


8 Maple Ave.


Operative


Kenneth H. Orr


116 Chestnut St.


Manager


Craig M. Black


51 Walnut St.


Salesman


Floyd F. Cary


6 William St.


Designer


Malcolm G. Coderre


8 Walnut St.


Manager


Joseph Kobak


50 Adanıs St.


Printer


Harry Norman


72 Adams St.


Claim Adjuster Clerk


Thomas S. Cross


90 Adams St.


Morris Teixeira


16 Ash St.


Solderer


Ludwig Roos


23 Bellevue


Augustus Xavier


1 Bridge


Jesse A. Briggs


12 Cherry St.


George A. Roberts


3 Cowen St.


Earl Sears


4 Elm Ave.


Frank Callahan


13 Elm Ave.


James Mack


33 Elm Ave.


23 Francis St.


Foreman


86 Francis St.


Adelbert L. Hawes


132 Green St.


Manuel F. Roderiques


171 Green St.


George Brodeur


187 Green St.


Superintendent Credit Manager Supervisor Superintendent


Elmer M. Radcliffe


41 Fort St.


William C. Tanner


26 Green St.


Purchasing Agt. Accountant Treasurer


Elmer A. MacGowan


87 Laurel St.


Manager Proprietor


Elliot R. Mowat


62 Church St.


Master Mechanic Foreman Machine Operator Mechanic Agent Machinist


15


Conductor Dealer Clerk Yardman


Manager Navy Dept. Clerk


Gilbert E. Long Paul Swift


Charles Fanton Orrin B. Carpenter James Taylor Alton Mayo Tripp Walter Burns


215 Green St.


44 Huttleston Ave.


53 Huttleston Ave.


7 Lafayette St.


65 Larch St.


Bradford W. Luther


131 Laurel St.


Stanley H. Packard Atheane Pacheco


25 Linden St.


Joseph H. Gurll, Jr.


90 Main St.


Harvey C. Gobell


104 Main St.


142 Main St.


Harold S. Ridley


21 Massasoit Ave.


Owen E. Mellody


82 Pilgrim Ave.


Patrick E. Wallbank


171 Adams St.


Market Gardener


Walter J. Horne


177 Adams St.


Salesman Operative Operative


Gerson O. Marks


48 Cherry St.


Cotton Broker Chief Mechanic


Milton I. Pardee


11 Cooke St.


Broker


Stuart Morgan


18 Cooke St.


Superintendent Mechanic Operative Steamfitter


William H. Huggard


12 Deane St.


Tack Maker


James F. Gallagher


6 Garrison St.


R. R. Worker


Allen B. Tully


16 Garrison St.


James H. Whalley


21 Garrison St.


William C. Brennan


39 Hedge St.


Norman C. Bastien


58 Howland Rd.


Gas Dealer


Royal C. Parkinson


65 Hedge St.


Ernest P. Osberg


219 Main St.


Alfred J. Pacheco


313 Main St.


Arsene J. Duval


348 Main St.


William B. Eddy, Jr.


374 Main St.


Operative Carpenter Plasterer


John V. Charbonneau


404 Main St.


John Howcroft


425 Main St.


Home


James O. Miller


46 E. Morgan St. · Repairman


Alexander Norwood, Jr.


10 Wood St.


Metal Worker


Robert C. Caddell


3 Wood St.


Cable Splicer Plumber


Irving R. Spach


12 Cooke St.


Percy Whitworth


34 Kendrick Ave.


Benedict J. Harrison


14 Garrison St.


Machinist Battery Hand Clerk


Albin S. Sylvia


226 Adams St.


John F. Woods


259 Adams St.


Bar Tender


George K. Tobey


18 Adams St.


Watchman


Samuel W. Rowe


10 E. Allen St.


Machinist


Joseph S. Roderick


10 Atlas St ..


At Home


Oscar Johnson


17 Bay St.


Salesman


Edgar William Darling


25 Bay View


Florist


Robert Keehn


41 Bay View Avenue


Carpenter


Joseph A. Saladino


85 Bridge St.


Production Engineer


Frank J. Costa


137 Bridge St. Laborer


Charles E. Souza


121 Center St. Porter


Cleveland R. Matheson


86 Church St.


Meat Cutter


16


Retired Banker Accountant Bank Clerk Retired Asst. Cashier Clerk Operative Salesman Salesman Insurance


Tilson B. Almy James H. C. Marston


191 Main St.


Real Estate Service Mgr. Clerk


Eadeuf Chadwick


234 Adams St.


Harold Rimmer


32 Alpine Ave.


Earl H. Newling


163 E. Coggeshall St.


Freeland H. French


49 Daniel St.


Harold Price


7 Deane St.


Antone E. Perry


10 Dover St.


Car Inspector Overseer Salesman


Lead Burner Steamfitter Proprietor Druggist


Frederick Anthony


402 Main St.


61 Spring St.


George T. Sykes Raymond C. Whitten James F. Mangham Stephen Hebden


391 Washington St.


36 Dartmouth St.


35 Grinnell St.


8 Harvard St.


Charles E. Hoard, Jr.


32 Harvard St.


14 Hitch St.


Bradley F. Drake Walter S. Jason Lorenzo D. Baker Januario J. Gonsalves


183 Huttleston Ave.


19 Mulberry St.


30 Perry St.


John F. Crossley


55 Pleasant St.


Warren F. Griffin Louis T. Boroski


141 Pleasant St.


Sylvester F. Xavier


11 Rockland St.


Samuel T. Brightman


40 Rotch St.


Frank E. Perry


54 Rotch St.


Charles R. Hinkley


65 Rotch St.


Asst. Manager


Manuel M. Magardo


63 Rotch St.


Operative


Ernest A. Costa, Jr. Ernest C. Macomber


107 Sconticut Neck


Operative


Harold W. Richmond


362 Sconticut Neck


Engineer


Harry L. Martel


497 Sconticut Neck


Machinist


Charles R. Dugdale


292 Washington St.


Salesman


William V. Dean


774 Washington St.


Fireman


83 Sconticut Neck


Retired Chauffeur Foreman 3rd Hand Clerk Draftsman Manager Carpenter Shipping Clerk Steamfitter Manager Insurance Agent Store Manager Insurance Agent Tackmaker


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95 Pleasant St.


Report of the Selectmen


The Board organized on February 12, 1945 with Charles W. Knowlton as chairman of the combined Board of Selectmen and Public Welfare and Walter Silveira as clerk of the Selectmen. Miss Claudia I. Schiller was op- pointed Secretary to the Board and Accounting Officer.


A series of hearings on various matters of town govern- ment have been held during the year. Two were held in connection with the expiration of the franchise under which the Union Street Railway Company operated street cars in this town for the past fifty years. Busses are now operating under the laws of the State of Massachusetts subject to ap- proval of the Department of Public Utilities. It was the general opinion that transportation facilities should aid in uniting the town rather than in dividing it and changes in bus routes and the granting of tickets for transfer at the Bridge were recommended for that purpose. The Board favored the change in route of the Sconticut Neck Bus through the civic center to accommodate residents of The Neck.


Two buildings which were in a bad state of disrepair were razed during the year, namely "The Ark" on Spring street and the blacksmith shop on Bridge ,and Middle streets. The building which housed Sarah's Market, which was badly gutted by fire, has been torn down and a new modern market has taken its place.


The Act establishing in the Town a representative form of town government was amended by the Legislature in the matter of quorums at town meetings, so that 100 constitutes a quorum for a regular or special town meeting and 75 at an adjourned meeting.


Public hearings were held on April 30 and June 25 for the purpose of discussion relative to improvement of the harbor, particularly with a view to providing greater depth in the eastern portion of the anchorage basin, and to pre- pare a statement for the U. S. Waterways Commission showing a united effort on the part of Fairhaven business firms to have a deeper channel dug on the east side of the harbor.


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It was pointed out that if the Federal Government planned to spend money in this district it should go to the Fairhaven shore since New Bedford's side is adequately dredged. Two hundred vessels make this a port of call and three thousand families make a living within the port. At present there is a fifteen foot channel from Peirce and Kilburn's to Kelley's and a ten foot channel to F. C. Taylor's. A sounding made one year ago showed many places where there is but a channel of eight feet seven inches. The larger vessels wait for high tide or force through the shoals. It was recommended that all this area should be dredged at public expense and that further study should be made to extend this channel to the Bridge. The upper end of the harbor offers ideal shelter from the south- easterly storms which prevail in this port and a deeper channel would accommodate larger vessels in a hurricane.


A brief was prepared for the Waterways Commission and was signed by all the firms along the waterfront, the Selectmen and Business Men's Association and was for- warded by the harbor committee, Philip T. Gidley, Chester F. Hathaway and Daniel T. Mullins.


A conference was held with Captain William V. Shimkus of the State Police Barracks as the residence used by the state police was sold and, nothing being available in Fairhaven, the barracks was moved temporarily. The Board was informed that if the Town would provide a suit- able location, including sewerage, an offer could be made to the State and a permanent barracks might be built, thereby insuring the presence of the State Police in the town. A survey was requested of the Sewer Department as to the cost of extending the Washington street sewer to the east end of the Infirmary property, and the matter was taken under advisement pending a report.


The holdings of the Andrus Spriit Estate was sold at public auction and the sum of $10,000 set aside in a trust fund. The balance on hand is to be used to carry out the provisions of the will under which Christmas gifts are to be given to inmates of the town infirmary.


In accordance with the vote of the Annual Town Meet- ing a $15,000 U. S. Certificate of Indebtedness was pur- chased and added to the Post War Rehabilitation Fund.


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All tax title loans have been paid off during this year by the redemption of tax titles.


Mrs. Susan B. Vincens was appointed by the Select- men to fill the vacancy on the Board of Assessors caused by the death of Alfred F. Nye, who served this town for a period of more than seven years.




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