Town annual report of the offices of Fairhaven, Massachusetts 1946, Part 1

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Publication date: 1946
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SELECTMEN'S OFFICE


ANNUAL REPORTS


1946


TOWN OF FAIRHAVEN


Annual Reports


For 1946


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THE A. E. COFFIN PRESS-PRINTERS NEW BEDFORD, MASS. 1947


Fairhaven Massachusetts


General Information About the Town


Settled


-


1653


Incorporated as Town


-


February 22, 1812


Population


12,072


Valuation


$11,489,650


Registered Voters 6,056


Tax Rate $39.50


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 Industry


Winches & Fishing Machinery


Diesel Engine Repairing


Tack & Nail Making Loom Crank Shafts Pharmaceuticals Toilet Preparations


Oil Refinery


Benefactions of the late Henry H. Rogers Millicent Library Town Hall High School 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, 1946 7


List of Town Officers


FOR THE YEAR 1946 1


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 Dr. Harold E. Kerwin Term expires 1947


Charles W. Knowlton


Term expires 1948 Term expires 1949


Walter Silveira


ACCOUNTING OFFICER AND SECRETARY TO THE BOARD Claudia I. Schiller 1


BOARD OF HEALTH


Clarence A. Terry


Term expires 1947


Dr. C. E. P. Thompson


Dr. Filbert A. Silveira


Term expires 1948 Term expires 1949


ASSESSORS


Christopher J. Birtwistle


Term expires 1947


Clarence A. Terry


Term expires 1948


Susan B. Vincens


Term expires 1949


SCHOOL COMMITTEE


*Edith E. Rogers Term expires 1947


Marion S. Kuechler (to fill unexpired term)


George F. Braley


Term expires 1947


John S. Rogers, Jr.


Term expires 1948


y Elwyn G. Campbell


Term expires 1948


Orrin B. Carpenter


Term expires 1949


Clarence E. Maguire


Term expires 1949


*Resigned


SEWER COMMISSIONERS


John M. Reilly Lawrence B. Maxfield G. Winston Valentine


Term expires 1947


Term expires 1948 ยทยท Term expires 1949


4


COMMISSIONERS OF TRUST FUNDS


Isaac N. Babbitt


George B. Luther Orrin B. Carpenter


Term expires 1947 Term expires 1948 Term expires 1949


PARK COMMISSIONERS


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


Term expires 1948 Term expires 1949


TREE WARDEN


John Jarvis


Term expires 1949


PLANNING BOARD


William Tallman


Term expires 1947 3


Victor O. B. Slater


Term expires 1947 St


Arsene G. Duval


Term expires 1948


Kenneth R. Vining


Term expires 1948


Herbert Candage


Term expires 1949


George A. Steele


Term expires 1949


Charles R. Dugdale


Term expires 1950


James Parkinson


Term expires 1950


BOARD OF APPEALS


Stanley H. Packard y


Howard Odiorne


Gilbert W. Tuell Wendell


Henry T. Howard


FINANCE COMMITTEE


Frederick J. Hayward Waldo E. Haydon


James E. Muldoon


1948


Precinct 1


Gilbert W. Tuell Warren G. Pierce


William K. Wilson


Term expires 1946 Term expires 1947 Term expires 1948


Precinct 2


*Robert C. Lawton Frank Callahan (to fill unexpired term) ~ Pierce D. Brown Joseph Rogers


Term-expires 1947 Term expires 1948


*Resigned


Jules -Provencher F. Eben Brown Arsene G. Duval


Term expires 1946 -~ Term expires 1947- 59 Term expires 1948


5


9


Term expires 1946


Precinct 3


Term expires 1947 5


1900


Precinct 4


Albert E. Stanton


Henry T. Howard


*Walter F. Douglas


Term expires 1946 Term expires 1947 Term expires 1948


No appointment made as yet to fill vacancy


*Resigned A George Sand 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


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


Clarence A. Terry Christopher J. Birtwistle


INSPECTOR OF PETROLEUM Augustus H. Xavier V


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


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1947 Reportstmalo


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1948


Halte 1947


Tuttle 1948


1949 1950


Munay


1944


Champion


Champion


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


Charles Stolte Otis H. Tuttle


Term expires 1947 50


James F. Murray


Term expires 1948 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- Stens.tim Briggs. 1946 TOWN MEETING MEMBERS AT LARGE


33 Members


Brown, F. Eben


314 Main St. 41 Laurel St.


Braley, George F.


Birtwistle, Christopher J.


122 Pleasant St.


7


Campbell, Elwyn G. Candage, Herbert L.


Carpenter, Orrin B.


Champlin, William D.


Dugdale, Charles R.


288 Washington St.


Dutton, Harold B.


140 Chestnut St.


Duval, Arsene G.


348 Main St.


Jarvis, John


134 Bridge St.


Kerwin, Harold E.


31 Fort St.


Knowlton, Charles W.


30 Elm Ave.


Maguire, Clarence E.


36 Mulberry St. 37 . //


Maxfield, Lawrence B.


91 Bridge St.


McDermott, Thomas J.


25 Oak St.


Packard, Stanley H.


25 Linden Ave.


Parkinson, James


32 Linden Ave.


Potter, Mabel L.


409 Sconticut Neck Rd.


Reilly, John M.


55 Massasoit Ave.


Rogers, Edith E.


62 Howland Rd.


Rogers, John S. Jr.


120 Washington St.


Silveira, Filbert A. Jr.


235 Green St.


Silveira, Walter


248 Green St.


Slater, Victor O. B.


145 No. Walnut St.


Steele, George A.


53 Walnut St.


Tallman, William


28 Fort St.


Terry, Clarence A.


8 Middle St.


Thompson, Charles E. P.


65 Centre St.


Valentine, G. Winston


28 Spring St.


Vincens, Susan B.


7 Middle St.


Vining, Kenneth Rogers


26 Green St.


Wilson, William K.


18 Laurel St.


51 Town Meeting Members-Precinct 1 For Three Years


Expires Term


Baylies, Wallace B.


26 Laurel St.


1949


Benson, Colby H. Jr.


89 Fort St.


1949


Braley, Eli G.


38 Pleasant St.


1949


Brownell, Morris R.


12 Fort St.


1949


Covill, Raymond F.


13 Coe St.


1949


Downing, Chester M.


78 Chestnut St. 1949


Eaton, Clarence W.


27 Fort St. 1949


Gidley, Philip T.


73 Green St.


1949


Hoxie, Harold L.


50 Green St.


1949


84 Laurel St. 228 Green St. 44 Huttleston Ave. 97 Fort St.


8


Expires


Term


Hubbard, Fred A.


38 Cedar St.


1949


Monk, Audell W. Jr.


25 Green St.


1949


Morton, Linneaus W.


55 Main St.


1949


Paull, Alton B.


39 Union St.


1949


Radcliffe, Elmer M.


41 Fort St.


1949


Sisson, Charles H.


35 Main St.


1949


Terry, Bradford C.


14 Maple Ave.


1949


Tripp, Thomas A.


74 Green St.


1949


For Two Years


Ames, George B.


9 Fort St.


1948


Benson, Colby H.


89 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


Doran, Willis H.


61 Laurel St.


1948


Duckworth, Norman


70 Church St.


1948


Gifford, Flavel M.


82 Fort St.


1948


Keith, Frederic A. Jr.


89 Green St.


1948


Knox, Arthur R.


40 Green St.


1948


Mitchell, Raymond M.


3 Phoenix St.


1948


Muldoon, James E.


52 Green St.


1948


Nelson, Carl


48 Center St.


1948


Sanders, Edward W.


107 Fort St.


1948


Smith, L. Edgar


15 Coe St.


1948


Terry, Clarence B.


22 Green St.


1948


For One. Year


Bachman, George


56 Oak Ave.


1947


Buffinton, Arthur L.


11 Fort St.


1947


Flathers, George H.


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


Moffett, Oscar T.


75 Cedar 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


Sandry 9


*


mani


H


Term


Expires


Tanner, William C.


26 Green St.


1947


Thompson, Warren C.


71 Green St.


1947


Tuell, Gilbert W.


120 Laurel St. 1947


54 Town Meeting Members-Precinct 2 For Three Years


Anderson, Louis B.


182 Main St. 1949


Besse, Eldred E.


36 Washington St. 1949


Black, Craig M.


51 Walnut St. 1949


Bold, Milton L.


24 Francis St.


1949


Briggs, Stuart M.


45 William St.


1949


Card, William C.


r109 Main St. 1949


Dutton, Mabel O.


140 Chestnut St.


1949


Ellis, Leon C.


60 Elm Ave.


1949


Fisher, Harold C.


184 Main St.


1949


Hillman, Elsie P.


49 Walnut St.


1949


Lewis, Roscoe S.


109 No. Walnut St.


1949


Lincoln, Harold C.


241 Green St.


1949


Marston, James H. C.


191 Main St.


1949


Murray, Lauchlan W.


49 Walnut St.


1949


Norman, Harry C.


72 Adams St.


1949


Pierce, Harold U.


147 Chestnut St.


1949


Selley, George A.


200 Main St. 1949


Wilde, Webster


26 Larch Ave.


1949


* D


For Two 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


10


Term Expires


Wingate, William H. Xavier, Augustus H.


232 Green St.


1948


1 Bridge St. 1948


For One Year


Allen, Lillie B.


5 Lafayette St.


1947


Anderson, Marjorie K.


182 Main St.


1947


Callahan, Frank


13 Elm Ave.


1947


Cunningham, Harold D.


25 Lafayette St.


1947


Darwin, Hans A.


127 No. William St.


1947


DeGraw, John B.


26 Washington St.


1947


Dunwoodie, Richard H.


6 Elm Ave.


1947


Long, Gilbert E.


23 Francis St.


1947


Long, Helena A.


23 Francis St.


1947


Luther, Bradford W.


Perry, Edward E.


63 Larch Ave.


1947


Reed, James, Jr.


34 Linden Ave.


1947


Shumway, Orsman A.


78 Washington St.


1947


Snedden, George A.


24 Larch Ave.


1947


Webb, Mildred E.


149 Green St.


1947


Whitworth, Francis


8 Winslow Gt.


1947


Wilson, William E.


7 Elm Ave.


1947


Wing, Alfred B.


51 William St.


1947


54 Town Meeting Members-Precinct 3


For Three Years


Avila, Frank


7 Magnolia Ave. 1949


Brennan, William C.


39 Hedge St. 1949


Bissonnette, Albert


32 Jesse St. 1949


Charbonneau, John A.


404 Main St.


1949


Dana, Edith


200 Adams St. 1949


Dellecese, James A.


36 Hawthorne St.


1949


Haydon, Waldo E.


43 Hedge St.


1949


Henshaw, James


11 Sycamore St.


1949


Horrocks, Ernest C. Jr.


2 Wood St.


1949


Meal, Lewis


22 Taber St.


1949


Nolin, Nelson F.


4 Coggeshall St.


1949


Rimmer, Harold


32 Alpine Ave.


1949


Rose, Edward F.


16 Deane St.


1949


Stevens, Albert M.


373 Alden Rd.


1949


Sutcliffe, Joseph, Jr.


241 Adams St.


1949


Tripanier, Alfred J.


28 Morton St.


1949


Whitworth, Percy


34 Kendrick Ave.


1949


1 Vacancy


131 Laurel St. 1947


Edith


11


For Two Years


Term Expires


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


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 One Year


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


Thumundo, Mario


8 Morgan St.


1947


Woolley, John J.


4 Dover St.


1947


1 Vacancy


51 Town Meeting Members-Precinct 4 For Three Years


Agnalt, Theodore T. 399 Washington St. 1949


Abrams, William J. 17 Mill Rd. 1949


12


Term Expires


Blossom, Lewis F.


565 Washington St.


1949


Boroski, Louis T.


141 Pleasant St.


1949


Cory, Bertha S.


5 Weeden Rd.


1949


Cory, Clarence M.


5 Weeden Rd.


1949


Delano, Allerton T.


453 Washington St. 1949


Drake, Bradley F.


14 Hitch St. 1949


Ewing, Frederick F.


261 New Boston Rd. 1949


Howard, Henry T.


267 New Boston Rd. 1949


Maxfield, Charles A. Jr.


68 Aiken St.


1949


Morse, Raymond A.


62 Narragansett Blvd.


1949


Ohnesorge, Walter


276 Washington St.


1949


Pifko, Paul A.


20 Bay View Ave.


1949


Saunders, Roger A.


22 Hitch St.


1949


Thatcher, Charles P.


38 Rotch St.


1949


Warburton, Sydney


5 Rogers St.


1949


For Two Years


Baldwin, Edward G.


1 Mulberry St. 1948


Barnicle, Joseph D.


65 Gelette St.


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.


145 Washington St. 1948


Govoni, Carl J.


140 Sconticut Neck 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 Neck Rd. 1948


Souza, Anthony C.


13 Rogers St. 1948


Stanton, Albert E.


141 New Boston Rd.


1948


* Resigned


For One Year


Austin, Reuben A.


544 Washington St. 1947


Barcellos, Frank


R65 Mill Rd. 1947


Brightman, Samuel T.


40 Rotch St. 1947


Cardoza, Manuel Jr.


159 Sconticut Neck Rd. 1947


Cromwell, Charles E.


100 Centre St.


1947


13


Terni Expires


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


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


14


Report of the Selectmen


The Board organized on February 11, 1946, Mr. Walter Silveira being appointed chairman of the Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Welfare and with Dr. Harold E. Kerwin serving as clerk.


Many important matters of business have been brought to the attention of the Board during the year and have been discussed at the weekly meetings. Extensive repairs to the roof of the town hall building were authorized to be made by the Eastern Construction Company and paint- ing of doors and windows by the Regis Construction Company, as well as painting of the janitor's apartment in the basement by E. G. Baldwin Co. Grillwork and balconies damaged by the hurricane should be replaced and the lighting system, which is inadequate for the offices, must be improved. The addition of a janitor to the staff has made a great difference in the general appearance of the building.


Fairhaven joined other New England towns in main- taining a Summer Theatre in the town hall, thereby bring- ing added revenue as well as entertainment to the citizens of the town. The continued occupancy of the auditorium for a summer theatre or even of regular use for entertain- ment hinges on safety methods to be installed. An ad- ditional balcony exit, stage fire curtain and an auxiliary lighting unit are recommended by the Department of Public Safety.


Early in the year a conference was held with the owners of West Island, east of Sconticut Neck. The Board lent its approval to the plans for the development of this island of more than 600 acres where many homes will be built in the future if the plans materialize. This develop- ment is known as Fairhaven Estates.


Conferences have been held on the subject of improve- ment of the harbor at various times and at present the matter rests with the Federal Government. In order that we may be guided by the wishes of the townspeople we are asking for a definite vote at the Annual Meeting of 1947 on the matter of financing such a project if and when approved by the Federal and State Governments.


15


The town purchased the truck used under Civilian Defense for demolition purposes and it was converted to use by the Fire Department into a modern piece of fire apparatus. The chairman has met with other members of the Veterans Welcome Home Committee to make plans for a proper memorial or celebration. Various suggestions of proposed stadium etc. have been offered and a report to the citizens will be made at the annual town meeting.


We wish to expess our sincere appreciation of the co- operation of all town departments who kept within their appropriations and wish to thank all departments for their valuable assistance during the year.


Respectfully submitted,


WALTER SILVEIRA HAROLD E. KERWIN CHARLES W. KNOWLTON


16


Report of the Board of Public Welfare


General Relief, formerly termed Public Welfare Aid, showed little change in the amount of expenditures or in the case load until the latter part of the year. Several cases of neglected children came to the attention of the Board then and from report of the social work agencies we anticipate that in 1947 we may have many such cases as an aftermath of the war. The present case load is made up in most part of elderly non-citizens.


The request for funds in 1947 is based on expenditures in 1946 and additional funds which we believe will be necessary to care for the cases referred to above.


GENERAL RELIEF 1946


Case Load and Expenditures


Total


Employ- Unemploy-


Obligations


Month


Cases


able


able


Persons


Single


Incurred


January


35


4


31


55


24


$1,148.23


February


33


2


31


56


24


1,404.37


March


37


3


34


66


25


1,490.80


April


35


2


33


55


27


1,349.61


May


37


3


34


64


27


1,396.20


June


40


4


36


67


25


1,387.96


July


37


1


36


56


25


1,324.48


August


35


1


34


54


26


1,145.06


September


33


-


33


44


26


1,349.42


October


32


32


43


25


1,274.17


November


32


1


31


48


23


1,301.25


December


35


4


31


57


22


1,197.14


421


25


396


665


299


$15,768.69


RECEIPTS


From State


$1,101.50


Total Grants


$15,768.69*


Cities and Towns


270.00


Other Cities, etc.


1,485.32


Individuals


270.00


Labor and Trucking


270.52


Individuals


7.00


All Other


370.84


Total Receipts


$1,378.50


Total Expenses


$17,895.37


17


AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN


Aid to Dependent Children is granted to dependent children under 18, if regularly attending school, who have been deprived of parental support by reason of the death, desertion or physical or mental incapacity of a parent. Legislation has made it mandatory to cover the budget in Aid to Dependent Children.


The number of cases on relief January 1 was 17 and on December 31 was reduced to 11 by reason of the fact that in three cases the mothers obtained work; in three others the cases were closed when all the children were over school age. In two others the cases were closed when members were in receipt of United States pensions. Federal grants were increased during the year and the request for funds in 1947 is based on the following statistics.


EXPENDITURES AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN


Chil-


Town


January


18 families


39


$1,346.93


$286.67


State $448.98


$611.28


February


18 families


39


1,355.35


281.40


451.78


622.17


March


18 families


39


1,270.95


271.90


423.65


575.40


April


15 families


33


1,199.80


236.40


399.93


563.47


May


15 families


33


1,169.94


233.87


389.98


546.09


June


15 families


32


1,195.38


237.00


398.46


559.92


July


14 families


31


1,069.00


228.00


356.33


484.67


August


14 families


31


1,079.00


228.00


359.66


491.34


September


14 families


30


1,033.50


222.00


344.50


467.00


October


13 families


28


1,065.55


310.50


355.18


399.87


November


12 families


27


979.85


297.00


326.61


356.24


December


11 families


24


1,088.30


254.92


362.76


470.62


$13,853.55


$3,087.66


$4,617.82


$6,148.07


Month


Case Load


dren


Payrolls


Federal


18


OLD AGE ASSISTANCE


The administration of this category of relief continues to be an expensive part of the town's financial obligations due to further and continuing liberalizations in grants. The cost of Old Age Assistance in 1946 exceeded the calculation of this Board by approximately $7,000 due to two separate increases in the State Standard Budget for food and cloth- ing and to the amount furnished recipients for medical care.


During the year 78 applications were received, of which 12 were denied. There were 66 cases added to the rolls and 46 cases closed, leaving a case load on December 31, 1946 of 241. Expenditures totalled $136,775.32. The 1947 budget is based on the previous year's expenses and the sum of $156,000 is requested. There are several bills to be acted upon by the Legislature which may further liberalize grants by including non-citizens among those eligible to receive Old Age Assistance but no attempt has been made by this Board to estimate the cost should this become a law during the year ahead.


Old AGE ASSISTANCE EXPENDITURES 1946


Case


Month


Load


Payrolls


Federal


State


Town


January


226


$ 9,870.13


$ 4,082.34


$ 4,143.93


$ 1,604.11


February


229


10,523.55


4,138.98


4,605.90


1,759.67


March


229


10,780.70


4,168.31


4,751.55


1,812.74


April


229


10,906.01


4,203.11


4,803.84


1,824.06


May


232


10,868.61


4,196.00


4,748.02


1,924.59


June


230


10,999.58


4,187.38


4,867.95


1,944.25


July


224


10,739.63


4,092.33


4,756.91


1,869.39


August


229


10,916.50


4,231.67


4,801.51


1,883.32


September


232


10,930.30


4,228.54


4,735.54


1,910.42


October


238


11,451.73


5,238.10


4,426.29


1,759.04


November


240


11,575.85


5,362.26


4,376.82


1,766.02


December


241


11,992.54


5,493.82


4,697.92


1,800.80


$131,555.13


$53,622.84


$55,716.18


$21,858.41


Paid other cities and towns


1,354.60


$132,909.73


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Treasurer's Report


CASH ACCOUNT - 1946


Receipts


Payments


$


14,690.05


January


$ 40,261.89


14,128,97


February


50,013.91


34,236.78


March


60,318.07


92,026.72


April


65,520.35


23,041.35


May


62,637.03


92,363.59


June


72,907.62


63,705.34


July


43,930.54


55,346.11


August


46,091.22


146,181.50


September


55,830.58


178,486.46


October


127,656.74


171,766.90


November


130,800.54


58,300.97


December


179,528.73


116,908.82 Jan. 1, 1946 Bal. Jan. 1, 1947


125,686.34


$1,061,183.56


$1,061,183.56


Selectmen's Warrants-


Jan. 1, 1946 to December 31, 1946


$935,497.22


Cash on hand January 1, 1947


$125,686.34


20


REPORT OF THE OUTSTANDING DEBT of the TOWN OF FAIRHAVEN, MASS. for the FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1946


Date of Issue


Purpose of Loan


Reg. or Coupon


Rate 90


Date of Maturity


Amt. of Annual Payment


Amount Outstanding


Nov.


1, 1906


N. B. Fairhaven Bridge


Coupon Coupon


4


1948


Nov.


1, 1931


High School Addition


4


1949


$1,000.00 10,000.00


$2,000.00 30,000.00


Dec.


1, 1939


Refunding Storm Damage Loan


13/4


1948


4,000.00


8,000.00


Jan. 1, 1940


Sconticut Neck Water Project


2


1971


3,500.00


51,500.00


Oct.


1, 1945


Sconticut Neck Water Project


11/2


1968


2,000.00


32,000.00


Chapter 44 - Clause 9 - Section 8


$123,500.00


21


Tax Title Account


1946


Tax Titles on hand January 1, 1946 Additions to Tax Titles Jan. 1, 1946 - Dec. 31, 1946


$20,362.05


1,534.12


$21,896.17


Foreclosures


$852.98


Redemptions


3,671.98


$ 4,524.96


Tax Titles on hand January 1, 1947


$17,371.21


TAX POSSESSIONS ACCOUNT


1946


Tax Possessions on hand January 1, 1946


$24,300.66


Added to Tax Possessions


Jan. 1, 1946 - Dec. 31, 1946


270.56


$24,571.22


Tax Possessions Sold to Individuals


3,163.99


Tax Possessions on hand January 1, 1947


$21,407.23


22


Debt and Interest to be Paid in 1947


Debt


N. B. - Fairhaven Bridge


$1,000.00


Interest $80.00


Addition to High School


10,000.00


1,200.00


Refunding Storm Damage Loan


4,000.00


140.00


Sconticut Neck Water Loan


3,500.00


995.00


Sconticut Neck Water Loan


2,000.00


480.00


$20,500.00


$2,895.00


Due on Debt


$20,500.00


Interest on Town Debt


2,895.00


$23,395.00


Estimated Interest on Loans


800.00


$24,195.00


23


Trust Funds


1946


HENRY H. ROGERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FUND


Fairhaven Institution for Savings


Principal $10,953.00 1,262.12


Interest $219.06 25.24


The Citizens Savings Bank of Fall River


5,000.00


100.00


N. B. Five Cents Savings Bank


10,000.00


200.00


The Wareham Savings Bank


4,148.96


82.96


Bass River Savings Bank


4,000.00


80.00


Bristol County Savings Bank




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