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Annual Reports
1945
Town of FAIRHAVEN
Annual Reports
For 1945
AIRHA V
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ASS.
INCORPOR
TOWN HALL
22-1812.
ATED
FEB
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
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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
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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
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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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