Norwood annual report 1948-1950, Part 30

Author: Norwood (Mass.)
Publication date: 1948
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 1054


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"In order to protect the proposed well from possible future pollution, we recom- mend that the Town should acquire by purchase whatever land is necessary to give the Town full control over all the area within 100 feet of the well. We further recommend that the Town should take steps to insure that there will be no future building or other source of pollution within 400 feet of the well."


All of the above reports indicate that the Town should take steps to secure legislation to permit the Town of Norwood to establish a permanent source of water from gravel packed wells in the vicinity of Buckmaster Pond in Westwood. We should also take steps to secure or control the area around the proposed gravel packed well.


The following work was put out on advertised bids and done by various con- tractors. This work required construction plans, estimates of cost, specifications, contract documents, supervision, final quantities and miscellaneous engineering services.


Highways


Lenox Street Relocation


Construction of Lenox Street relocation between Nahatan Street and Guild Street including the moving of two houses to a new location on Plimpton Avenue, highway grading, 6 inch bituminous macadam surfacing on a 12 inch gravel base, granite curbing, granolithic sidewalks, grass plots and drainage.


Access Road at Norwood Airport


The work was done under the authority of the Norwood Airport Commission and was a Federal, State and Town aid project. The work consisted of a road run- ning from Neponset Street near Cross Street to the Boston Providence Pike near its intersection with Neponset Street. It also included the roadway to the administration building and a parking area at the taxiway. The construction was an oiled gravel surfacing with the necessary drainage.


Pleasant Street


This work was a Chapter 90 Construction job in cooperation with the Massa- chusetts Department of Public Works between Dean Street and Lenox Avenue and included a 4" bituminous macadam surface on a 12 inch gravel base, drainage and the installation of 63 house connections from the sewer and water mains.


Drainage Construction


Richland Road - Lincoln Street - Lewis Avenue - Pleasant Street - Provi- dence Pike - Plantingfield Brook between Neponset Street and Washington Street.


Sewer Construction


Walpole Street at Endicott Street - Pleasant Street at Morse Street.


Fales Avenue.


Completion of Northeast Trunk Line Sewer.


Construction of 100 sewer services to various houses.


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REPORT OF ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT


Building Repairs and Waterproofing


Buckmaster Pond Filters repaired with reinforcing rods and Gunite.


Balch School - outside walls repointed and waterproofed.


Shattuck School -outside walls repointed and waterproofed. Memorial Library - outside walls repointed and waterproofed.


Municipal Building Memorial Hall - outside walls repointed and waterproofed. Reroofing Junior High School.


Water Construction


Tamworth Road -- Nahatan Street - Earle Street - Stone Circle - Edgehill Road - Glendale Road - Lancaster Lane - Savin Avenue Extension - Richland Road - Fales Avenue.


Including street main and service connections to houses. Installation of 24" gravel packed well at Ellis Station including main to pumping station and brick well house.


Bituminous Concrete Sidewalks:


Winslow Avenue


Howard Street


Philbrick Street School Street


Hawthorne Street


First Street


Lincoln Street


Broadway


Weld Avenue


Maple Street Second Street Rock Street Andrew Street


Cedar Street Gay Street


Granolithic Sidewalks:


Hill Street Brookfield Road Nahatan Street


Park Street Winfield Street


Curbing:


Nahatan Street


Walpole Street


Miscellaneous Contracts


1. Parking area adjacent to Municipal Building.


2. Reinforced concrete transformer vault at Cottage Street.


3. Hawes Brook Swimming Pool.


The following is a partial list of other miscellaneous work done throughout the year:


1. Board of Survey layouts for the following streets were checked and estimates furnished for street construction, drainage and water main extensions:


118


TOWN OF NORWOOD


Woodland Road Richland Road Brierwood Lane Hill Street Ext. Eaton Road Cranmore Road Veterans Housing Road Lasalle Road Hickory Road Lancaster Lane


Forbes Avenue


Codman Road


Prescott Road


Tamworth Road


Spruce Road Roosevelt Avenue Ext.


Cameron Road


Madelyn Road Belnap Road


2. Central Street - Surveys started for the establishment of exterior lines and widening between Nahatan Street and Railroad Avenue.


3. Plans for land transfer for Public Works Building including plan of Winslow Bros. & Smith Co. land on Central Street and Railroad Avenue.


4. Plans and estimates for traffic lights at Washington Street and Hoyle Street.


5. Plans for widening Pleasant Street at Neponset Street.


6. Locating and posting tree removal notices.


7. House locations, measurements and calculation on 1949 new buildings for the Assessors, 190 new buildings, or remodeled, 40 garages and 7 factory additions.


8. Plotting 1949 land transfers on assessors' maps.


9. Plans and descriptions for tax sales.


10. Plans and staking out new burial sections at cemetery.


11. Plotting 1948 burials on individual lot plans.


12. Making particular sewer and water estimates to new houses and renewals to . old houses.


13. Pole locations on various streets for the Light Department.


14. Plans and descriptions for Zoning changes.


15. Neponset River problems including conferences with Bird & Son, Inc., and various State Departments.


16. Placing and report of master meter checking water usage complaints.


17. Making various reports to the different State Departments.


The demands for engineering services are still increasing and it will be necessary to increase the Engineering Department force to keep up with these demands.


Respectfully submitted,


ALBERT W. THOMPSON, Town Engineer.


119


REPORT OF MUNICIPAL LIGHT DEPARTMENT


REPORT OF MUNICIPAL LIGHT DEPARTMENT


Mr. Edward C. Monahan, General Manager.


Dear Sir:


I submit herewith a report of the activities and operations of the Municipal Light Department for the year ending December 31, 1949.


The Light Department, with the cooperation of the Engineering Department, have started the survey of the underground system in South Norwood as proposed by the Town Officials. We have installed and put into operation a new vault in the Common as part of our program for improving the upper Norwood business district underground system.


The Light Department personnel in 1949 installed the new street lighting system in South Norwood, also the area between South Norwood and Guild Street. This was part of the new lighting program as approved by the Town Officials. We anticipate completing the new street lighting program in upper Norwood by early summer of this year.


For the year of 1949, the distribution lines and the department as a whole did not suffer too severely from weather conditions, as our outages were held to a low minimum for a period of the year.


The department is in the process of installing five new fire alarm boxes that were ordered in 1949. The Chief, a Fire Alarm system Engineer, and myself are in the process of making a complete survey of the existing fire alarm circuits as to how they would work in coordination with an advanced system which is necessary due to the large building program that Norwood is experiencing. There is no doubt that this will consist of adding more boxes than we have normally added each year, and will no doubt improve the call system not only as to the limited amount of blasts but also to the exact location.


The Light Department purchased a new 30 foot Ladder Truck which has been put into service. The increase in height of ladder was due to the new mounting height recommended by lighting engineers.


In the early part of 1949 we continued the program to replace old poles which did not meet with the safety requirements but had to abandon this somewhat due to the great demand of new line extensions because of the increase of new homes being built.


We have installed the aerial cable as an express feeder to the Ellis Avenue area to cope with the rapid increase in power demand in that area. This cable will be put into operation the early part of February.


Meetings of the Municipal Light Association were attended during 1949.


The other activities of this department have been briefly and accurately written up by each division head and are submitted as part of this report.


Respectfully submitted,


JOSEPH W. PRICE, Superintendent, Municipal Light Department.


120


TOWN OF NORWOOD


19


18


Amount of Electric Energy purchased yearly from 1916 to 1949 inclusive.


17 16 15


14


13


12 11 10.


Millions of K. W.H.


9


8


7


6


5


4


3


2


1


1916


1918


1920


1922


1924


1926


1928


1930


1932


1934


1936


1938


1940


1942


1944


1946


1948


Cost per Kilowatt Hour.


.0025


.005


.0075


.01


. 0125 .015


.0175


.02


1916


1918


1920


1922


1924


1926


1928


1930


1932


1934


1936


1938


1940


1942


1944


1946


1948


Boston Edison Company.


Energy purchased from the


Average annual Kilowatt cost of


REPORT OF MUNICIPAL LIGHT DEPARTMENT


121


122


TOWN OF NORWOOD


REPORT OF THE LINE FOREMAN


Joseph W. Price, Superintendent,


Municipal Light Department.


I am pleased to submit a report of the activities of the Line Crew of the Light Department for the year ending December 31, 1949.


Our work was consistent with last year; setting poles, trimming trees, and re- placing old arms. An increase in new secondary service work was noted, due to the many new homes under construction. New construction work this past year was very heavy. We experienced little line trouble caused by stormy weather.


Our broken street lights continue to remain quite a problem. When it is possible, we send a man out each day to replace them. A Troubleman in our de- partment would certainly eliminate my having to break up my Line Crew to answer calls and having to send a man out to replace the broken street lights.


Trouble with our Fire Signal Wires, also Police and Water Signal was at a minimum.


I would appreciate having two or three more linemen in our department to- gether with a small line truck. This would help us immensely to catch up on our work and also to keep up with the setting of new poles and running wire for the new construction that is now under progress over the Town.


At this time I wish to thank the Line Crew for their fine cooperation they have given me and also the rest of the Light Department personnel.


Respectfully submitted,


JOHN F. BLASENAK,


Line Foreman.


Statistical Report


Wooden Poles Set


Wooden Poles Removed


Size


Number


Size


Number


30 ft.


I


35 ft.


16


35 ft.


90


40 ft.


21


40 ft.


22


45 ft.


2


45 ft.


2


55 ft.


1


55 ft.


I


-


116 40


Replacement on Public Streets


40


Extension on Public Streets


54


Extension on Private Property


22


116


123


.


REPORT OF MUNICIPAL LIGHT DEPARTMENT


Secondary Wire


Size


Feet Installed


Feet Removed


8


2,500


6


2,060


200


4


20,656


2


400


1


820


4/0


800


Primary Wire


Feet


Feet


Size


Installed


Removed


8


400


6


6,925


4


4,000


Street Light Wire


Feet


Feet Removed


Size


Installed


8


7,400


6


5,400


Street Lighting Fixtures


Lumens


Size


Installed


175


3


1000


26


2500


9


38 Ornamental globes and bulbs were broken by stones or air guns.


This is approximately 15 percent more than last year. We also had two stand- ards damaged by automobiles.


Under the New Street Lighting Program, we installed 42 Mercury Lamps and ·removed 72 old style lamps and fixtures in South Norwood. On Washington Street, we installed 36 Mercury Lamps and removed 47 old style lamp fixtures. We will install new fixtures along the remainder of Washington Street immediately upon receiving the rest of the material.


Distribution Transformers


Number


Size


Total


Installed


KVA


KVA


7


5


35


1


71/2


71/2


2


10


20


9


15


135


1


25


25


1


371/2


371/2


6


75


450


710


124


TOWN OF NORWOOD


Number


Size


Removed


KVA


Total KVA


I


21/2


21/2


1


3


3


5


5


25


I


10


10


2


15


30


I


25


25


3


75


225


3201/2


We had 1-25 K.V.A. and 1-75 K.V.A. burned out. Secondary Services Installed


Overhead Underground 6 - 3 Wire Services


3-3 Wire 3 Phase


3-4 Wire 3 Phase


173 - 3 Wire Services


1-2 Wire Service


50 Services were changed from 2 Wire to 3 Wire.


36 Temporary Services were installed.


METER AND INSPECTION DIVISION


Joseph W. Price, Superintendent, Municipal Light Department.


1. Wiring Permits Applied For 627


2. New Meters Installed 273


3. Meter Replacements 175


4. Meters Discontinued 30


5. Meters Discarded 110


6. Complaints Investigated for the Billing Department 141


Respectfully submitted, JOSEPH J. O'BRIEN, Deputy Wire Inspector.


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REPORT OF MUNICIPAL LIGHT DEPARTMENT


REPORT OF CHIEF OPERATOR


Mr. Joseph W. Price, Supt.,


Municipal Light Department.


I herewith submit my report for the year 1949:


Purchased Energy


Short Street Sub-Station


3,907,072 K.W.


Central Street Station


15,138,553 K.W.


Total 19,045,625 K.W.


Increase for the year 1949 572,683 K.W.


Average cost per KWH for the year 1949.


$.0135


Statistics


K.W. used for the year 1949 Station Power & Lighting 22,720 K.W.


K.W. used for the year 1949 Fire Alarm Building ........ 2,360 K.W.


Street Lights were illuminated approximately 3,956 hours and 19 minutes, using 692,719 K.W.H.


Respectfully submitted,


JOHN M. CLAPP, Chief Operator.


126


TOWN OF NORWOOD


REPORT OF CEMETERY DEPARTMENT


Mr. Edward C. Monahan, General Manager, Town of Norwood, Massachusetts.


Dear Sir:


Following is the annual report of the Cemetery Department for 1949:


The department took care of 198 burials during the year of which one was in the Old Cemetery. Foundations were built for 83 monuments.


Work was continued in Section 47, preparing it for burial purposes by removing large boulders and bringing it to grade.


Although a surprising area of grass had already shown signs of recovery last fall, the full amount of damage by the severe drought we had last summer probably will not be known until next spring.


All gravel walks in the Cemetery were edged and topped with crushed stone. It was possible to do a thorough job this year because there was not so much grass to mow, on account of the dry weather.


The question of expansion was taken up at the Town meeting in December thru an article proposing the use of part of the Public Garden. It was voted instead that a committee be appointed to study the problem of expansion. The report of this committee is to be made at the annual Town meeting in 1951.


Respectfully submitted,


LOUIS J. D'ESPINOSA, Superintendent.


REPORT OF POLICE DEPARTMENT


127


REPORT OF POLICE DEPARTMENT


Mr. Edward C. Monahan, General Manager, Norwood, Mass.


Dear Sir:


I hereby submit the report of the Police Department relative to the personnel, organization, arrests, disposition of cases and miscellaneous duties performed during the year ending December 31, 1949.


PERSONNEL AND ORGANIZATION


Chief Thomas C. Lydon


Lieutenant Patrick J. Coyne


Mark F. Folan


Sergeants Thomas H. McNulty


James M. Murphy


Patrolmen


Henry F. Breen


George W. Sanborn


John S. Conroy


Valentine W. Balutis


John J. Nee


Uno C. Carlson


John H. Kelly


William E. Lydon


Francis T. Riley


James F. Lyden


William F. Mullane


David V. DeCosta


William C. Jankowski


Richard J. Towne


James E. Quinn


William J. Flaherty


Martin J. McNulty


Albert M. Bishop


Special Police Officers


Frank L. Walsh


Joseph F. Paquette


Edward P. Murphy


Joseph G. Breen


Arthur J. Groh


Michael T. O'Dea


Arrests


Aiding a Prisoner to Escape


1 Assault and Battery


15


Assault and Battery on a Police Officer


1


Attaching Registration Plates without Authority


1 Being Concerned in a Lottery 3


Breaking and Entering


8


Collecting Junk without a License


2


Disturbing the Peace


13


1


128


TOWN OF NORWOOD


Drunkenness


64


Illegitimacy


3


Larceny


11


Leaving Scene of Accident


5


Lewdness


3


Malicious Damage to Property


1


Mental Patients


6


Motor Law Violation


6


Neglect of family


11


Non-Support


13


Operating to Endanger


1


Operating under the Influence of Liquor


9


Operating Negligently


2


Operating an Uninsured Motor Vehicle


1


Operating an Unregistered Motor Vehicle


1


Operating without a License


8


Promoting a Lottery


8


Receiving Stolen Property


1


Registering Bets


5


Runaway Boys


7


Runaway Girls


1


Safekeeping


2


Using a Motor Vehicle without Authority


2


Vagrancy


5


Violation of Parole


1


Violation of Probation


2


Disposition of Cases


Committed to House of Correction


7


Committed to State Farm


3


Committed to State Hospital


5


Committed to Youth Service Board


2


Continued Cases


37


Delivered to other Departments


21


Dismissed


5


Filed


22


Fined


49


Not Guilty


7


Probated


20


Released


37


Suspended Sentence


11


Miscellaneous Duties


Accidents reported and investigated.


255


Accidental death


3


Ambulance calls attended


317


Buildings found open and secured


555


Cases investigated


794


Defective street lights reported


206


Defective streets reported


36


129


REPORT OF POLICE DEPARTMENT


Defective water pipes reported


14


Disturbances suppressed without arrest 64


Dogs killed by Police


2


Funeral escorts


140


Lodgers at Police Station


28


Lost children returned to parents


20


Mental patients cared for


6


Missing persons reported


4


Money escorts 552


Sick and injured assisted


44


Suicides reported


4


Summonses served 167


17


Vacant homes checked


60


The members of the Norwood Police Department are always willing and anxious to become better informed in the advanced methods of police procedure.


It is my intention in the future if possible, to conduct classes that police officers may be more fully informed in police procedure and criminal law.


I wish to thank the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Mr. Edward C. Monahan, General Manager of the Town of Norwood and all departments of the town for their co-operation.


Respectfully submitted,


THOMAS C. LYDON, Chief of Police, Norwood, Mass.


Suspension of motor vehicle license


130


TOWN OF NORWOOD


REPORT OF THE BUILDING INSPECTOR


Mr. Edward C. Monahan,


General Manager,


Town of Norwood,


Norwood, Massachusetts.


Dear Sir:


The following is the report of the Building Inspector for the year 1949:


No. of Permits Issued


Estimated Cost


New Buildings


Dwellings


176


$2,055,345.00


Factories-Commercial


12


311,350.00


Garages -- Commercial


3


25,520.00


Garages-Private


36


24,565.00


Minor Out Buildings


2


400.00


229


$2,417,180.00


Additions and Alterations


Dwellings


67


$57,830.00


Factories-Commerical


21


87,950.00


Repairs of fire damage


2


7,500.00


Buildings razed


2


92


153,280.00


Total


321


$2,570,460.00


One hundred and seventy-six (176) permits were issued for dwellings; one permit was issued for fifty-one (51) units at the Veterans Housing Project making two hundred and twenty-six (226) buildings with accommodations for two hundred and fifty-two (252) family units.


Very truly yours,


HENRY J. CRONAN, Building Inspector.


131


REPORT OF BOARD OF ASSESSORS


REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS


To the Citizens of Norwood:


The Board of Assessors herewith submit their annual report for the year 1949 together with the statement showing comparison of tax rate recapitulations for the years 1948 and 1949.


A table showing the comparison of valuations, tax rates, and taxes assessed over the past years is attached herewith as a supplemental report.


Organization


On March 29, 1949, William J. Dalton was reappointed as an assessor by the Selectmen and approved by Henry F. Long, Commissioner of Corporations and Taxa- tion, to serve for the term of three years, expiring April 1, 1952.


Tax Rate for the Year 1949


On May 4, 1949, the Board of Assessors voted that the tax rate for the year 1949 be determined at $37.80 per each one thousand dollars of valuation, a decrease of $0.20 from the 1948 tax rate of $38.00.


Financial Report


The financial statement of the department will be found in the report of the Town Accountant.


Appellate Tax Board Cases


No appeals were pending before the Appellate Tax Board on January 1, 1949, and no new appeals were taken before the Board during the year.


Respectfully submitted,


EDWARD A. FLAHERTY, WILLIAM J. DALTON, RICHARD D. NORTHROP, Board of Assessors.


TABLE OF AGGREGATES OF POLLS, PROPERTY, AND TAXES


Assessed under Date of May 1, for the Following Years: 1872, 1875, 1880, 1885, 1890, 1895, 1900, 1905 Assessed unde Date of April 1, for the Following Years: 1910, 1915, 1920, 1925, 1930


Assessed under Date of January 1, for the Following Years: 1935, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949


Year


No. of


Male Polls


Valuation of Personal


Estate


Valuation


of Real


Estate


Total


Assessed


Rate per $1,000.00


Total Taxes


Assessed


Horses


Cows


Cattle


Swine


Sheep


Fowl


Dwelling Houses


of Land


Assessed


1949


5,590


$1,421,950


$25,563,030


$26,984,980


$37.80


$1,031,212.24


7


173


14


3,100


3,070


5,129


1948


5,581


1,316,100


24,581,650


25,897,750


38.00


995,276.50


2


197


35


3,100


2,987


5,121


1947


5,665


1,258,950


23,655,750


24,914,700


37.00


933,173.90


8


156


33


2,100


2,937


5,039


1946


5,545


1,153,400


23,462,450


24,615,850


40.90


1,017,897.78


8


189


6


2,100


2,905


5,004


1945


5,502


1,080,800


23,354,150


24,434,950


31.50


780,714.40


6


192


6


2,200


2,909


5,000


1944


5,388


1,059,500


23,404,600


24,464,100


33.00


818,091.30


9


165


44


4,500


2,909


5,000


1943


5,422


1,051,400


23,449,300


24,500,700


32.00


794,866.40


6


166


56


4,750


2,909


5,000


1942


5,263


1,078,700


22,806,260


23,884,960


34.90


844,120.15


14


175


38


3,500


2,861


5,505


1941


5,290


1,012,500


22,286,050


23,298,550


31,90


753,803.75


14


185


21


3,550


2,774


5,515


1940


5,232


1,008,350


22,048,760


23,057,110


33.40


780,571.47


12


191


11


3,450


2,736


5,550


1935


4,989


2,913,090


21,464,450


24,377.540


32.60


804,685.83


38


155


8


14


3,382


2,552


5,091.5


1930


4,678


3,770,169


23,262,712


27,032,881


29.00


793,309.56


42


198


7


9


2,540


2,510


6,096


1925


4,497


4,477,510


19,612,360


24,089,870


26.50


647,383.68


114


193


81


7


2,369


2,203


6,096


1920


3,716


4,158,640


14,488,848


18,647,488


18.00


354,234.78


147


335


15


86


9


1,438


1,904


6,096


1915


3,296


5,528,300


11,460,934


16,989,234


12.80


224,054.57


283


375


10


85


1


4,325


1,759


6,096


1910


2,545


5,614,895


8,418,385


14,033,280


9.20


134,196.17


370


358


17


70


14


375


1,286


6,130


1905


2,070


1,167,405


4,254,265


5,421,670


17.40


98,477.05


360


375


10


40


300


1,160


6,135


1900


1,670


892,595


3,584,214


4,476,809


18.00


83,922.56


397


328


10


20


1


890


1,069


6,151


1895


1,410


684,795


2,673,970


3,358,765


16.90


59,583.00


358


408


5


202


920


810


6,162


1890


1,096


513,473


2,051,085


2,564,558


16.60


45,398.36


300


410


17


84


...


698


6,200.5


1885


880


447,014


1,618,928


2,065,942


13.00


28,618.09


271


420


7


129


....


511


6,216


1880


650


456,635


1,338,793


1,795,428


11.80


22,486.32


240


382


....


..


1


415


6,231


1875


551


448,633


1,343,867


1,792,500


11.80


22,195.81


198


365


405


...


....


320


6,275


TOWN OF NORWOOD


132


1872


472


518,540


1,100,016


1,618,556


11.40


19,397.79


185


354


6,255.5


Valuation


Acres


7


Other Neat


COMPARISON OF TAX RATE RECAPITULATIONS OF YEARS 1948 AND 1949


Appropriations by Taxation and from Available Funds


1948 $2,042,351.52 384.90


1949 $2,248,953.11 4.00


Increase $206,601.59


Decrease $


Overlay Deficits


380.90


State Parks and Reservations Tax


1,311.02


1,868.84


557.82


State Audit of Municipal Accounts


2,437.13


2,437.13


State Examination of Retirement System


107.72


440.75


333.03


Metropolitan Sewerage-South System


23,059.93


21,989.96


1,069.97


County Tax and Tuberculosis Hospital Assessment


50,358.91


61,420.39


11,061.48


Overlay


12,216.37


11,333.29


883.08


Gross Amount to be Raised


$2,132,227.50


$2,348,447.47


$218,553.92


$ 2,333.95


Estimated Income Tax


$ 118,906.57


$ 92,653.89


$


$26,352.68


Estimated Corporation Tax


152,968.05


175,218.05


22,250.00


Estimated Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise


42,000.00


55,000.00


13,000.00


Poll Tax


11,162.00


11,180.00


18.00


Other Estimated Receipts and Available Funds


823,076.38


994,363.26


171,286.88


Total Estimated Receipts and Available Funds


$1,148,113.00


$1,328,415.20


$206,554.88


$26,352.68


Net Amount to be Raised by Taxation of Property


984,114.50


$1,020,032.27*


Assessed Valuation 1948, $25,897,750.00 at $38.00


$ 984,114.50


Assessed Valuation 1949, $26,984,980.00 at $37.80


$1,020,032.27*


*Includes gain of $0.03 on account of fractional divisions of tax rate.


REPORT OF BOARD OF ASSESSORS


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134


TOWN OF NORWOOD


REPORT OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES


Mr. Edward C. Monahan, General Manager, Norwood, Massachusetts


Dear Sir:


I herewith submit the annual report of the Department of Weights and Measures for the year 1949.


It is a pleasure for me to state that in carrying out the duties of Sealer for my first full past year, I do so believe that equity did prevail in sales of commodities or service involving the use of weighing or measuring devices in determining their values. During the course of mechanical and supervisional inspections, I found no justfiable perpetration of fraud.


One complaint was registered in regard to a quantity of coal purchased from an out of town dealer. Investigation proved the coal delivered was weighed on an approved and sealed scale and of a sworn weight. The buyer and seller were present at and when the delivered questionable coal quantity was determined by the Sealer and a State Inspector of Standards and was found to be equitable.


Two local merchants will be privileged to hearings in the near future with the State Commissioner of Standards, in regard to questionable practices resulting from inpsections.




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