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SELECTMEN'S OFFICE MUSICA EST LINGUA UNIVERSA
TOWN OF FAIRHAVEN ANNUAL REPORTS 1955
ANNUAL REPORT
OF
The Town Officers OF
Fairhaven, Mass.
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Table of Contents
Factual Information About Fairhaven 5
Calendar of Board Meetings 7
Directory of Town Officers 8
Selectmen's Message
14
Financial Reports of Town Accountant
45
Departmental Reports 51
Report of the School Committee
109
Appendix :
Annual Town Meeting 163
Special Town Meeting 181
List of Town Meeting Members 199
Vital Statistics
149
Jury List
210
Report of Millicent Library .... 213
Report of State Audit 229
Index 233
Town of Fairhaven
Settled 1653 Incorporated 1812
Population 13,376 - 1955 Census Ninth Congressional District First Councillor District
Third Bristol Senatorial District Ninth Bristol Representative District
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING Second Saturday in March
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
First Monday in February
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Fairhaven, Massachusetts
GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE TOWN
Located On the Shore of Buzzards Bay 56 Miles from Boston 1 Mile from New Bedford
Registered Voters-7156 Tax Rate-$60.00 Valuation-$14,407,810.
Area-7,497 Acres Miles of Streets and Roads-Approximately 60
Number of Dwellings-5225 Churches-9 Public Schools-6 Private Schools-3 Banks-2 Shore Resorts-8 Parks-10
PRINCIPAL INDUSTRIES
Ship Building Winches & Fishing Machinery
Tack & Nail Making Oil Refinery
Fishing Industry Diesel Engine Repairing Loom Crank Shafts Fish Freezing
BENEFACTIONS OF THE LATE HENRY H. ROGERS Millicent Library High School
Town Hall Rogers School
Fairhaven Water Works Unitarian Memorial Church Cushman Park
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· ORGANIZATION · OF· FAIRHAVEN.TOWN. GOVERNMENT.
VOTERS
Moderator
Town Meeting Members
Precinct Chairmen
Finance Commitee
Planning Board'
Town Collector
School Committee
Town Treasurer
Town Clerk
Board of Assessors
Auditors
Comm'snrs of Trust Funds
Park Comm's'nrs
Tree Warden
Board of Selectmen
Board of Health
Sewer and Water Com- missioners
Welfare Board
Bureau of Old Age Assistance
Registrars of Voters
Town Accountant
Burial Agent
Veterans Services
Slaughter Inspector
Animal Inspector
Plumbing Inspector
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Safety Committee
Police Dept.
Supt of Sts. Building Inspector
Civil Defence
Fire Dept.
Shellfish Inspector
Dog Officer
Forest Committee
Forest Warden
Board of Appeals
Calendar
BOARD MEETINGS
SELECTMEN-Every Monday at 7:00 P.M. Telephone 2-5416.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE-Every Monday following Selectmen's Meetings. Telephones 2-5416-6-9045.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE-Second Tuesday at 7:30 P.M. Telephone 3-1241. SEWER and WATER COMMISSIONERS-Every Thursday at 7:00 P.M. Telephone 3-8531.
BUILDING INSPECTOR-Business transacted in Assessors' Office daily from 9 A.M. to 5 P.M. Monday to Friday. Saturdays 9:00 A.M. to 12 Noon.
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT-Office located at Town Yard, Rotch Street, and is open 8:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. Monday to Friday. Saturdays 9:00 A.M. to 12 Noon.
THOSE OFFICES NOT MAINTAINING OFFICE HOURS IN THE TOWN HALL MAY BE REACHED AS FOLLOWS:
SHELLFISH INSPECTOR: 163 Main St., Fairhaven. Telephone 9-6367.
INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS and DOG OFFICER : 138 Alden Road, Fairhaven. Telephone 2-1561.
SLAUGHTER INSPECTOR: 373 Alden Road, Fairhaven. Telephone 2-3557.
INSPECTOR OF WIRES: 110 Green St., Fairhaven. Telephone 3-1963.
SEALER OF WEIGHTS and MEASURES: 67 Cedar Street, Fairhaven. Telephone 8-5154.
INSPECTOR OF PETROLEUM : 11 Bridge Street, Fairhaven. Telephone 2-0125.
TREE WARDEN: 134 Bridge St., Fairhaven. Telephones 3-0866, 2-7700. WHARFINGER: 104 Main Street. Telephone 2-9046.
PARK COMMISSIONERS: Call Joseph L. Faria, Jr., 39 Elizabeth Street, Fairhaven. Telephone 3-9292.
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Directory of Town Officers
LEGISLATIVE STUART M. BRIGGS, Moderator
Term expires 1956
Finance Committee At Large
John J. Black F. Eben Brown Charles A. Maxfield
Term expires 1956 Term expires 1956 Term expires 1956
Precinct 1
D. Austin Sistare (Sec.) Jack B. Hirschman
Term expires 1957
Howard Copeland
Term expires 1958
Precinct 2
John B. Humphreys Webster Wilde Russell E. Shaw
Term expires 1956
Term expires 1957 Term expires 1958
Precinct 3
James B. Taylor
Term expires 1956
Walter J. Borowicz (Chairman) Gilbert Vieira
Term expires 1957 Term expires 1958
Precinct 4
William Flack
Term expires 1956
Augustus H. Xavier
Dorothy Rogers
Term expires 1957 Term expires 1958
Precinct 5
Louis E. Doucette Joseph Mckenzie Marinus Vander Pol
Term expires 1956
Term expires 1957 Term expires 1958
BOARD OF SELECTMEN
ALBERT E. STANTON
CHARLES W. KNOWLTON WALTER SILVEIRA
Claudia I. Schiller
Addie M. Stowell
Term expires 1956 Term expires 1957 Term expires 1958 Secretary Clerk
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Term expires 1956
TOWN CLERK
MICHAEL J. O'LEARY Delphine B. Lanagan
Term expires 1956 Assistant Town Clerk
TREASURER
MICHAEL J. O'LEARY Rose E. G. Keen
Term expires 1956 Assistant Town Treasurer
TAX COLLECTOR
THOMAS J. MCDERMOTT
Helen M. Westgate
Term expires 1956 Assistant to Tax Collector
DEPUTY TAX COLLECTOR John F. Hennessey
TOWN ACCOUNTANT Irva M. Bushnell
ASSESSORS
CHRISTOPHER J. BIRTWISTLE CLARENCE A. TERRY
SUSAN B. VINCENS
Term expires 1956 Term expires 1957 Term expires 1958
BOARD OF HEALTH
CLARENCE A. TERRY Term expires 1956
DR. C. E. P. THOMPSON
DR. FILBERT A. SILVEIRA, Agent
Term expires 1957 Term expires 1958
TOWN PHYSICIAN Dr. C. E. P. Thompson
HEALTH AND SANITATION
Dr. Edward J. Mee Grace E. Smalley, R. N.
John M. Reilly Eben P. Hirst
Dentist District Nurse Plumbing Inspector Assistant Plumbing Inspector
SHELLFISH INSPECTOR Tracy W. Marks
INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS
Samuel C. Barrett
DOG OFFICER Samuel C. Barrett
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SLAUGHTER INSPECTOR Henry Stevens
SEWER AND WATER COMMISSIONERS
JOHN M. REILLY
Term expires 1956
LAWRENCE B. MAXFIELD
Term expires 1957
G. WINSTON VALENTINE
Term expires 1958
Elizabeth H. Church
Clerk
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
EDITH M. MOORE (resigned)
Term expires 1956
JOHN T. MORGAN (to fill unexpired term)
RAYMOND G. ARCHAMBAULT
Term expires 1956
ALBERT M. GONSALVES
Term expires 1957
WALDO E. HAYDON
Term expires 1957
CLARENCE E. MAGUIRE
Term expires 1958
CECIL H. WHITTIER
Flavel M. Gifford
Beatrice M. DeCoffe
Grace M. Battistelli
Term expires 1958 Superintendent Secretary to the Superintendent Clerk
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS
George A. Selley
Term expires 1956
Dorothy S. Kearns, Chairman
Term expires 1957
James F. Murray
Term expires 1958
Michael J. O'Leary
Town Clerk
SAFETY COUNCIL
Norman D. Shurtleff
E. Cooper Jacques
CHIEF OF POLICE DEPARTMENT Norman D. Shurtleff
BOARD.OF FIRE ENGINEERS
Frank Rogers Audell W. Monk
Augustus H. Xavier Harold S. Macomber, Jr. Lindsey S. Gifford
CHIEF OF FIRE DEPARTMENT AND SUPERINTENDENT OF FIRE ALARM Frank Rogers CIVIL DEFENSE
Dr. Arthur J. Mullen Rose L. Lawton
Director Secretary
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INSPECTOR OF WIRES Clifton A. Hacker
ASSOCIATE INSPECTOR OF WIRES John C. Avila
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Charles P. Thatcher (deceased)
INSPECTOR OF PETROLEUM Augustus H. Xavier
COMMISSIONERS OF TRUST FUNDS
CHARLES RADCLIFFE, JR.
Term expires 1956
BRADFORD W. LUTHER
Term expires 1957
ORRIN B. CARPENTER
Term expires 1958
BOARD OF RETIREMENT
Elizabeth H. Church, Chairman Irva M. Bushnell, Clerk Michael J. O'Leary
BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN
ALBERT E. STANTON
Term expires 1956
CHARLES W. KNOWLTON
Term expires 1957
WALTER SILVEIRA
Term expires 1958
Claudia I. Schiller
Social Work Supervisor
Marion D. Candage
Social Worker
Edith B. Horne
Social Worker
Gladys M. Boyd
Social Worker
Edith S. Alden
Senior Clerk-Typist
Doris S. Terry (Intermittent) Junior Clerk-Stenographer
Clara S. Durfee Junior Clerk-Typist
Marguerite Hansen (provisional) Jr. Clerk-Stenographer
PLANNING BOARD
ARSENE G. DUVAL
Term expires 1956
KENNETH R. VINING
Term expires 1956
HERBERT L. CANDAGE
Term expires 1957
NOEL B. COUTURE
Term expires 1957
CHARLES R. DUGDALE
Term expires 1958
JAMES PARKINSON
Term expires 1958
ALFRED RAPHAEL
Term expires 1959
WILLIAM TALLMAN (resigned)
Term expires 1959
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BOARD OF APPEALS
Wendell T. Eldridge
William C. Brennan
Ellsworth M. Burgess (Associate)
Joseph A. Walker
Warren C. Thompson
Rudolph H. Brenneke
Term expires 1956
Term expires 1957
Term expires 1957
Term expires 1958
Term expires 1959
Term expires 1960
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
Henry T. Howard
Ellsworth M. Burgess
Superintendent Principal Clerk
BUILDING DEPARTMENT
Henry T. Howard Susan B. Vincens
Building Inspector Clerk
TREE WARDEN AND MOTH SUPERINTENDENT
JOHN JARVIS Term expires 1958
PARK COMMISSIONERS
JOSEPH L. FARIA, JR.
Term expires 1956
ERNEST TRIPANIER
LOUIS T. BROCK
Term expires 1957 Term expires 1958
TOWN FOREST COMMITTEE
Mabel L. Potter Wallace B. Baylies
Kenneth R. Vining
Term expires 1956 Term expires 1957 Term expires 1958
WHARFINGER Frank J. Cunniff
MEASURER OF WOOD AND BARK Ellsworth M. Burgess
FIELD DRIVER Samuel C. Barrett
FENCE VIEWER
Clarence A. Terry
Christopher J. Birtwistle
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OFFICERS OF FEDERAL, STATE AND COUNTY GOVERNMENTS
Senators in Congress
Representative in Congress
Ninth Congressional District
Donald W. Nicholson
GOVERNMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH
Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Governor's Councillor
First Councillor District
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Treasurer and Receiver General
Attorney General
Senator, Third Bristol District
Representative, Ninth Bristol District
Harold R. Allen Edward J. Cronin John F. Kennedy George Fingold Edmund Dinis F. Eben Brown
BRISTOL COUNTY GOVERNMENT
Commissioners
Leo H. Coughlin Arthur R. Machado Charles A. Frates Patrick H. Dupuis
Sheriff Register of Deeds Treasurer District Attorney
Lawrence W. Caton
Ernest W. Kilroy Maurice M. Lyons
LOCAL JUDICIARY
Third District Court of Bristol :
Justice Special Justice
Special Justice
Clerk
Assistant Clerk
Second Assistant Clerk
Court Officer
Chief Probation Officer
Assistant Probation Officers
Juvenile Probation Officer
August C. Taveira Samuel Barnet George H. Potter Walter R. Mitchell Mary E. Bannister Daisy L. Putz Albert M. Gonsalves George D. Cram Alfred F. Dunham Joseph M. Souza Albert J. Moquin
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Leverett Saltonstall John F. Kennedy
Christian A. Herter Sumner G. Whittier
The Selectmen's Message
Organization
Organization of the Board of Selectmen: Walter Sil- veira, Chairman of the combined Boards of Selectmen and Public Welfare, with Charles W. Knowlton as Secretary. Albert E. Stanton was elected as Veterans' Agent.
Hurricane Repairs
The attention of the Board members was given to the rebuilding and repairs of town property which was dam- aged by the 1954 hurricane and to seeing to it that bills for the work were submitted to the State Hurricane Relief Board for reimbursement. We are gratified to report that due to the co-operation of the Department heads and the Town Accountant, the town received almost complete reim- bursement. An account of expenses incurred and reim- bursement received for these hurricane repairs is submit- ted herewith.
Payments
Receipts
$65,611.46 Total spent under Chapter 689
$86,187.65
Total from State under Chapter 689
4,485.70
Total in 1955 out of Appropriation
5,326.76
Total from Insurance
24,069.79
Total raised in the 1955 Tax Levy
$94,166.95 Total Cost
$91,514.41 Total Reimbursement 2,652.54 Cost to the Town
$94,166.95
Abatements
The State paid the Town $23,576.30 to cover abate- ments made on 1954 Real Estate due to damage caused by the hurricane, in addition to money reported above.
Junior High School
A Junior High School - whether or not it should be built in this town - required several town meetings and a referendum vote, and was the chief topic discussed at numerous meetings and conferences during the year. At
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the close of the year the matter was in exactly the same status as at the beginning and will again be brought up at the 1956 Annual Meeting.
Town Hall
Improvements and repairs were made at the town hall. The waterproofing of the exterior was completed this year with work on the east side. Painting in the basement, for which the contract was awarded, will be done next year.
Town Infirmary
Repairs were made to the Town Infirmary, as directed by the State, and a fire escape was installed; after which a license was granted by the Department of Public Health for a Boarding Home for the Aged.
Town Beach
The town bathing beach at West Island was used by the townspeople in increasing numbers and no special problems were presented, but we feel some restrictions may have to be placed on use of the parking lot by persons from out of town.
Town By-Laws
The need for revision of the town By-Laws, relating to the erection of billboards, is recommended due to ex- periences in the past year with the State's method of grant- ing permits. The erection of billboards on Sconticut Neck Road was protested by us and every means used to prevent the permit being granted by the Outdoor Advertising Au- thority, but our efforts were of no avail. We are advised by the attorney whom the Board consulted that the only remedy for the situation is revision of the section of the town By-Law, which is to be considered at the Annual Town Meeting in March, 1956.
Appreciation
In closing, we wish to thank the Department Heads, especially those under our particular jurisdiction, for the fine co-operation which they have given in administrating the affairs of this town during the past year.
WALTER SILVEIRA ALBERT E. STANTON CHARLES W. KNOWLTON Board of Selectmen
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Town Accountant
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
Following is the report of all financial transactions of the Town of Fairhaven during the year ending Decem- ber 31, 1955.
This includes a balance sheet, an analysis of the appropriation accounts; and, classification of all receipts and expenditures.
Respectfully submitted,
IRVA M. BUSHNELL,
Town Accountant
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BALANCE SHEET - DECEMBER 31, 1955 GENERAL ACCOUNTS
ASSETS
LIABILITIES
Cash
Petty Cash Reserve $25.00
General
$373,541.36
Petty
25.00
Motor Vehicle Excise
$16,413.92
Accounts Receivable
Departmental
25,793.59
Aid to Highways
12,122.16
Water
2,716.78
Real Estate
17,602.69
Levy of 1955
Poll
20.00
Personal
1,260.00
Real Estate
58,458.54
77,341.23
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise
Levy of 1954
33.71
Levy of 1955
16,380.21
Stoddard Fund 2,149.30
Spriit Fund
137.41
Trowbridge Fund 124.80
Departmental
Town Hall
120.00
Shellfish Grants
360.00
Highway
66.49
Public Welfare
1,925.00
Withholding Taxes
5,856.33
Taxes
Levy of 1954
$78,340.59
Tax Title Receipts Reserved
823.47
Deposits
4,431.32
Recoveries-Old Age and Disability
10.084.30
Sale of Real Estate Fund
3,004.00
Trust Funds-Income
16.413.92
Chadwick Fund 52.50
2,464.01
Lady Fairhaven Gift
551.59
Revenue-Reserved until collected
$373,566.36
Tax Title and Tax Possessions 21,294.14
29.90
O. A. A.
813.30
Contributory Retirement 103.73
Veterans Benefits
12,836.35
School
248.05
County Dog Licenses Misc. Tailings
528.45
25,793.59
School Lunch
3,131.22
Tax Titles
6,389.46
School Athletic
2,275.77
Tax Possessions
14,904.68
21,294.14
Federal Grants
Chapter 90
7,259.50
Maintenance
2,000.00
16,495.08
Construction
10,122.16
3,413.26
12,122.16
27,167.84
Water Rates
2,654.18
Unexpended Balances
128,073.43
Water Service
62.60
2.716.78
Overlay-Reserved for Abatements-1954
10,680.85
Overlay 1954-Chap. 689
23,614.30
Overlay-Chapter 689-Hurricane
23,576.30
Overlay Deficit
1953
98.87
B. C. Tuberculosis Hospital Overestimate
5,744.71
1955
3,898.78
3,997.65
State Parks and Reservations-Overestimate 266.16
7,578.60
App. Sewer Assessments Revenue-(not due) 1,025.57
County Tax-Underestimate App. Sewer Assessments (not due)
1,025.57
Surplus Revenue 247,051.82
$565,464.30
$565,464.30
A. D. C.
4,060.52
Blue Cross
32.00
Union Wharf
5,363.88
5,406.99
. A. D. C. O. A. A. D. A.
Overlay Surplus 10,196.14
DEBT ACCOUNTS
Net Funded or Fixed Debt
$704,600.00
Fire Department Equipment Loan
$2,000.00
Water System Loan 127,600.00
School Additions Loan
575,000.00
$704,600.00
$704,600.00
TRUST, RETIREMENT, INVESTMENT FUNDS
Trust Retirement, Investment Funds $877,203.04
James Ricketts Charity Fund
$1,430.66
Julia A. Stoddard Charity Fund
22,246.71
Hannah Chadwick Charity Fund
500.00
Andrus Spriit Charity Fund
10,000.00
Rogers Elementary School Fund
112,506.01
Rogers High School Fund
502,579.33
Edmund Anthony School Fund
10,000.00
Abner Pease School Fund
7,558.12
Anna B. Trowbridge Fund
6,240.77
Other School Funds
3,664.33
Contributory Retirement System
125,083.64
Post War Rehabilitation Fund
59,633.57
Stabilization Fund
15,759.90
$877,203.04
$877,203.04
SOURCE.OF.THE REVENUE.DOLLAR:1955
REAL, POLL, PERSONALTAXES
$ 849,596.02 50.02%
PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
$270,373.65 15.92%
STATE TAXES $177,272:17 10.43%
TAX TITLES
SCHOOLS $111,235.15
3.89%
6.55%
HURRICANE REIMBURSEMENTS
STATE &COUNTY HGWYS. $27,164.10 1.60 %
INTEREST
25,133.86
1.48 %
WATER & SEWER
19,559.59
1.15 %
DEPARTMENTAL
16,459.65
0.97 %
LICENSES, FINES
9,218.50
0.54 %
HOW.THE.REVENUE. DOLLAR: WAS. SPENT-1955
P
10.7%
PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
8.70%
PERSONS & PROPERTY DE
$ 387, 233.75 24.84%
HEALTH & SANITATION $ 92,857.73
5.35%
DEBT & INTEREST
₱69,458.31 4.45%
GENERAL GOVT.
$67,744.98
SCHOOLS & LIBRARY
4.34%
$ 554,409.21
35.55%
PARKS & UNCLASSIFIED $40,980.94 2.63% STATE & COUNTY TAXES 44,346.10 2.84%
$135,753.97
PROTECTION OF
$166,877.68 HIGHWAYS
EXCISE TAXES,
$66,070.34
7.45%
₱ 126,525.25
ANALYSIS OF RECEIPTS
December 31, 1955 GENERAL REVENUE TAXES
Current Year
Poll
Personal
Real Estate
$788,734.59
Prior Years
Poll
80.00 2,858.69
Personal
Real Estate
57,922.74
60,861.43
Tax Title Redemptions
3,176.36
Sale Tax Possessions
4,271.47
7,447.83
Vessel Excise
812.86
From State
Income Tax
On Valuation Basis
24,454.86
On Educational Basis
99,336.57
Corporation Tax
48,144.30
171,935.73
FINES AND FORFEITS
Court Fines 72.00
LICENSES AND PERMITS
Liquor
5,548.00
Peddlers
96.00
All Other
2,422.50
Marriage
298.00
All Other
782.00
9,146.50
$6,764.00 70,206.60 711,763.99
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GRANTS AND GIFTS
Federal-Assistance and Administration
Old Age Assistance
92,548.76
Aid to Dependent Children
19,279.05
Disability Assistance
8,599.55
120,427.36
State
Vocational Education
4,551.70
School Construction
15,790.28
Marine Fisheries
550.00
School Transportation
7,846.79
Meals Tax
5,336.44
34,075.21
County-Dog Fund
1,850.50
DEPARTMENTAL REVENUE
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Treasurer
52.75
Town Clerk
2,852.10
Selectmen
765.04
Town Hall
1,030.00
Town Property
9.00
Election and Registration
5.75
4,714.64
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
Police
116.50
Fire
441.89
Sealer of Weights and Measures
170.00
Building Inspection
527.00
Planning Board
90.00
Board of Appeals
52.00
1,397.39
HEALTH AND SANITATION
Health
Dental Clinic
137.60
Health Subsidy
350.00
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Sanitation Sewer Connections Other
5,634.32 5.26
6,127.18
HIGHWAYS
Maintenance Chapter 90
State
664.36
County
664.36
Construction Chapter 90
State
19,149.65
County
5,518.93
Sidewalk Construction
1,156.80
All Other
10.00
27,164.10
PUBLIC WELFARE
Infirmary Board
110.00
Temporary Aid
State
1,737.06
Cities and Towns
6,299.21
Individuals
144.00
8,180.27
Aid to Dependent Children State
12,617.95
Old Age Assistance
State
95,688.52
Cities and Towns
7,219.28
102,907.80
Disability Assistance State
9,313.16
Veterans Benefits
State
16,817.11
SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES
Schools
Tuition
21,761.57
State Transportation
1,482.33
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School Lunch and Athletic Sale of Books All Other
59,553.39 18.90 30.19
82,846.38
Library Insurance
200.00
COMMERCIAL REVENUE
RECREATION AND UNCLASSIFIED
Hurricane Reimbursement
Sale of Real Estate
66,070.34 540.00
66,610.34
PRIVILEGES AND ENTERPRISES
Privileges Motor Vehicle Excise Current
86,824.71
Prior
30,439.85
117,264.56
Shellfish Grants
45.00
Enterprises Union Wharf
4,175.44
Water Rates and Service
12,595.82
Water Connections
6,768.86
19,364.68
SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
Apportioned Sewers 194.91
MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS
Revenue Loans 300,000.00
INTEREST
Deferred Taxes Tax Titles Special Assessments
2,790.00
285.70
61.62
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Charity Funds School Funds Contributory Retirement
1,468.00 20,053.54 475.00
25,133.86
AGENCY, TRUST AND INVESTMENT
County Dog Licenses
2,963.35
Sale of Dogs
35.00
Federal Withholding Taxes
70,375.12
Mass. Hospital Service
7,054.10
Contributory Retirement
22,294.32
Deposits
17,445.09
Recoveries
11,456.24
131,623.22
REFUNDS
General Departments
942.14
Estimated Receipts
93.00
Charities
2,008.43
Hurricane Insurance
2,348.55
All Other
11.12
Tailings
47.80
5,451.04
2,137,623.04
Cash on hand January 1, 1955
261,981.52
$2,399,604.56
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ANALYSIS OF PAYMENTS December 31, 1955 GENERAL GOVERNMENT SELECTMEN
Salaries and Wages
Selectmen
$2,100.00
Clerk
2,127.42
Other Clerical
65.00
Stationery and Postage
4.24
Printing and Advertising
247.01
Travel Expense
345.01
Telephone
18.00
Office Expense
121.79
Printing Town Reports
1,830.93
All Other
157.15
Cancelled Check
8.63
7,025.18
TREASURER
Salary and Wages
Treasurer
3,100.00
Clerk
2,119.94
Printing and Postage
369.60
Repairs
85.90
Travel Expense
2.89
Bonds
370.35
Telephone
190.43
Office Supplies
691.78
Certification Notes
16.00
All Other
22.60
6,969.49
Cancelled Check
14.00
6,983.49
TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Salary
Accountant
2,200.00
Travel Expense
25.59
Office Expense
280.99
Adding Machine Rental
40.00
2,546.58
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7,016.55
TOWN CLERK
Salary and Wages
Town Clerk
900.00
Clerk
2,116.00
Printing and Postage
86.44
Office Supplies
176.45
New Equipment
71.55
Certificates, Birth, Marriage, etc.
568.00
All Other
24.29
3,942.73
TOWN COLLECTOR
Salary and Wages
Collector
3,640.00
Clerk
2,500.00
Other Clerical
1,250.00
Stationery and Printing
379.23
Postage
747.34
Telephone
163.43
Surety Bonds
463.35
Office Expense
147.69
Tax Title Expense
114.12
All Other
15.00
9,420.16
ASSESSORS
Salaries and Wages
Assessors
7,363.44
Clerical
650.00
Canvassers
315.00
Stationery and Postage
37.90
New Equipment
164.50
Travel Expense
195.86
Telephone
148.43
Office Expense
697.14
Blue Prints
600.00
Record Land Conveyances
150.00
All Other
61.42
10,383.69
Cancelled Check
49.50
10,433.19
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ELECTION AND REGISTRATION
Salaries and Wages
Registrars
2,540.00
Election Officers
1,134.00
Canvassers
668.92
All Other
462.45
Stationery and Postage
123.21
Printing and Advertising
516.59
Telephone
24.60
Travel
46.76
Repairs and Equipment
252.08
Office Supplies
14.45
Redistricting
300.00
Miscellaneous
131.01
6,214.07
Cancelled Check
5.44
6,219.51
TOWN MEETING EXPENSE
Finance Committee
Secretary
300.00
Other Clerical
58.50
Printing and Advertising
299.19
All Other
74.95
Town Meeting
Payrolls
207.36
Postage
27.64
Printing and Advertising
867.78
All Other
30.70
1,866.12
MODERATOR
Moderator
Salary
100.00
Legal Expense
Town Counsel
2,146.60
Special Attorneys
560.65
2,707.25
TAX TITLE EXPENSE
Foreclosures
1,115.28
Advertising
6.75
All Other
25.20
1,147.23
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TOWN HALL
Salaries and Wages Janitor
2,693.00
All Other
6.40
Fuel
2,155.16
Light
1,194.70
Building and Janitor Supplies
504.46
Maintenance and Repairs
7,141.98
Water
79.79
All Other
43.88
13,819.37
BOARD OF APPEALS
Clerical
50.00
Advertising
58.45
Supplies
26.53
134.98
PLANNING BOARD
Clerical
50.00
Advertising
33.18
Plans
38.00
All Other
57.50
178.68
MISCELLANEOUS ACCOUNTS
Town Hall Special
295.00
Janitors Fees
20.00
Reproducing Machine
490.25
State Census
492.83
1,298.08
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Salaries and Wages
Chief
3,839.97
Patrolmen
23,540.91
Special Police
13,313.76
Clerical
6,934.95
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Equipment Maintenance Autos
2,767.47
Ambulance
200.94
Radio
37.20
Boat
21.76
Equipment for Men
109.31
Maintenance of Building
Furnishings
11.75
Miscellaneous Supplies
81.30
Other Expenses
Printing and Postage
78.15
Telephone
553.37
Travel
599.13
Office
178.32
All Other
105.54
52,373.83
Cancelled Check
494.80
52,868.63
New Police Cars
Advertising
8.63
New Cars
3,495.00
Mobile Units
494.80
3,998.43
FIRE ALARM
Salary and Wages
Superintendent
360.00
Assistants
786.80
Supplies
1,288.35
Truck
155.00
Repair
308.16
All Other
3.75
2,902.06
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Salary and Wages
Permanent
29,611.39
Call Men
6,559.86
Still Alarms
802.50
Equipment
Apparatus Repair
672.10
Apparatus Equipment
676.90
Hose
122.00
Equipment for Men
590.00
Equipment Supplies
182.08
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Maintenance
Garage Rent Gas and Oil Water Fuel
1,772.00
659.52
54.00
577.94
Maintenance of Buildings
Repairs
579.88
Laundry
103.32
Supplies
384.86
Other Expense
Telephone
388.45
Office
78.50
All Other
35.47
43,850.77
BUILDING INSPECTION
Salaries and Wages
Inspector
750.00
Clerk
400.00
Supplies and Postage
75.50
Permits
2,530.00
Travel
2.50
3,758.00
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Salary and Wages
Sealer
499.98
Helper
14.50
Auto Hire
138.10
Supplies
41.81
Repairs
7.35
701.74
INSECT PEST EXTERMINATION
Labor
3,219.55
Insecticides
551.00
Spray Truck
226.47
3,997.02
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DUTCH ELM DISEASE
Salary and Wages
Tree Warden
200.00
Labor
2,402.85
Hardware and Tools
12.50
Truck
83.69
Trees
450.00
3,149.04
CIVIL DEFENSE
Clerical
2,077.00
Travel
324.83
Telephone
723.67
Advertising
82.50
Office
82.04
Repairs
111.83
Equipment and Furnishings
3,071.35
First Aid
42.68
Films, Booklets, etc.
87.38
All other
58.01
6,661.29
SHELLFISH INSPECTION
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