Norwood annual report 1948-1950, Part 53

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


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17


70,000


Elevators


1


5,400


Fire repairs


1


2,500


Buildings razed


4


no cost


545


$4,204,708


On November 8, 1950 the Selectmen voted to make the following charges for building permits:


$3.00 minimum fee for construction up to $3,000.


$2.00 per thousand above $3,000 to be figured on estimated cost of contract price.


Fees collected for permits issued after November 8, 1950:


November - 21 permits - Fees $260.00 December - 10 permits - Fees 190.00


$450.00


All buildings for which permits were issued were inspected.


Ten permits were refused because of possible violation of zoning laws.


The Board of Appeal granted 7 permits and refused 2 and 1 hearing held over to 1951.


Respectfully submitted,


HENRY J. CRONAN Building Inspector


143


REPORT OF THE 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 1950 together with the statement showing comparison of tax rate recapitulations for the year 1949 and 1950.


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 28, 1950, Richard D. Northrop was reappointed as an assessor by the Selectmen and approved by Henry F. Long, Commissioner of Corporations and Taxation on April 11, 1950, to serve for the term of three years expiring April 1, 1953.


Tax Rate for the Year 1950


On April 11, 1950, the Board of Assessors voted that the tax rate for the year 1950 be determined at $39.90 per each one thousand dollars of valuation, an increase of $2.10 over the 1949 tax rate of $37.80.


Financial Report


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


Appellate Tax Board Cases


There is pending for hearing before the Appellate Tax Board but one appeal from the Assessors' valuations-this being the only case in the past four years:


Docket No. 84847 Mary M. DeQuattro vs. Town of Norwood.


History


During the past ten years the town has had an increase of seven or more million dollars in valuation. Our revenue from Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise has increased in ten years from thirty-five odd thousand to over one hundred thousand dollars, which means an increase of over 1800 vehicles.


On January 1, 1951 the Assessors will have over six hundred parcels of real estate to visit, a vast increase over ten years ago, when one hundred was con- sidered a great deal. Norwood is growing and also its population. 1951 will also show perhaps the largest increase in valuation the town has ever had.


Respectfully submitted,


EDWARD A. FLAHERTY WILLIAM J. DALTON RICHARD D. NORTHROP


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 under 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, 1950


Year


No. of


Male Polls


Valuation


of Personal


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


1950


5,581


$1,464,850


$26,551,480


$28,026,330


$39.90


$1,129,422.99


158


24


3,000


3,233


5,076


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


25,896,750


38.80


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


5,00€


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


7


81


1


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


8.00


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


7


129


1


415


6,231


1875


551


448,633


1,343,867


1,792,500


11.80


22,195.81


198


365


1872


472


518,540


1,100,016


1,618,556


11.40


19,397.79


185


405


....


144


TOWN OF NORWOOD


1885


880


447,014


1,618,928


2,065,942


13.00


28,618.09


271


420


1880


650


456,635


1,338,793


1,795,428


11.80


22,486.32


240


382


354


6,255.5


320


6,275


698


6,200.5


511


6,216


Valuation


Acres


Estate


Other Neat


COMPARISON OF TAX RATE RECAPITULATIONS OF YEARS 1949 AND 1950


1949


1950


Decrease


Appropriations by Taxation and from Available Funds


$2,248,953.11


$2,552,558.57


Increase $303,605.46


$ 4.00


State Parks and Reservations Tax


1,868.84


2,794.68


925.84


State Audit of Municipal Accounts


2,437.13


1,445.46


991.67


State Examination of Retirement System


440.75


104.94


335.81


Metropolitan Sewerage-South System


21,989.96


24,751.50


2,761.54


County Tax and Tuberculosis Hospital Assessment


61,420.39


78,808.64


17,388.25


Overlay


11,333.29


12,004.47


671.18


Gross Amount to be Raised


$2,348,447.47


$2,672,468.26


$325,352.27


$1,331.48


Estimated Income Tax


€A 92,653.89


$ 124,073.28


$ 31,419.39


Estimated Corporation Tax


175,218,05


217,029.99


41,811.94


Estimated Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise


55,000.00


80,800.00


25,800.00


Poll Tax


11,180.00


11,162.00


$ 18.00


Other Estimated Receipts and Available Funds


994,363.26


1,121.142.00


126,778.74


Total Estimated Receipts and Available Funds


$1,328,415.20


$1,554,207.27


$225,810.07


$ 18.00


Net Amount to be Raised by Taxation of Property


$1,020,032.27*


$1,118,260.99 **


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


$1,020,032.27*


Assessed Valuation 1950, $28,026,330.00 at $39.90


$1,118,260.99 **


*Includes gain of $3.03 on account of fractional divisions of tax rate.


** Includes gain of $10.42 on account of fractional divisions of tax rate.


145


REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS


Overlay Deficits


4.00


146


TOWN OF NORWOOD


REPORT OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES


Mr. John B. Kennedy General Manager Norwood, Mass.


Dear Sir:


I herewith submit my annual report for the Department of Weights and Measures for the year ending December 31, 1950.


Number of units sealed 821


Number of units adjusted 103


Number of units not sealed 18


Number of units condemned 6


Total fees collected and paid to town treasurer $433.55


I am pleased to report that local industries, merchants and other individuals using measuring devices requiring my supervision, have been most cooperative in complying with codes and legislature pertaining to the use of same. The supervisional inspections tended to minimize complaints which were negligible; with but a few minor exceptions, all of which were investigated and settled satisfactorily to parties concerned.


A number of non-resident pedlers and hawkers were found operating illegally within the town on the Lord's Day and stopped. That matter was handled by the State Director of Standards and the sealer was advised to relieve himself of that task and the local police was recommended for future enforcement of that Sunday ordinance. Local merchants and authorized operators desire that enforcement, to say the least in regard to others desiring to keep the Lord's Day holy.


I wish to offer the following recommendations: That all pedlers and hawkers be restricted from operating within a respectable radius of any church or cemetery at any time unless otherwise granted special authorization. That only Norwood residents be granted special Sunday licenses for pedling and hawking. That suitable space be provided the sealer within a town owned building or that proper authorization may be otherwise obtained, thus relieving the town of any assumed responsibility during the testing of vehicle equipment.


During the past year, I have become a member of the Massachusetss Weights and Measures Association and attended an annual conference for two days. Such collaborations with representatives of industry and officials in other jurisdictions are most enlightening in education toward better uniformity of enforcement methods and procedures.


I wish to thank and express my appreciation for the cooperation of all town officials and others whom I have contacted during my duties.


Respectfully submitted,


FREDERICK F. BROWN Sealer of Wts. & Meas.


147


REPORT OF FIRE DEPARTMENT


REPORT OF FIRE DEPARTMENT


The Honorable Board of Selectmen,


Gentlemen:


I herewith submit my report of the Fire Department for the year ending December 31, 1950.


Number of box alarms


346


Number of still alarms


49


Classified as follows:


Buildings


57


Automobiles


33


False


19


Out of Town


3


Woods, dumps and others


283


Total ...... 395


Property involved:


Buildings


$330,450.00


Contents


109,490.00


Total


$439,940.00


Estimated loss on buildings


$22,415.00


Estimated loss on contents


28,100.00


Total


$50,515.00


Insurance paid on buildings


$20,516.33


Insurance paid on contents


29,507.76


Total


$50,024.09


Insurance carried on buildings


$331,850.00


Insurance carried on contents


89,650.00


Total


$421,500.00


Number of gallons of water used


700,000


Number of feet of hose used


56,000


Ambulance calls attended


403


Inspection of business buildings, recreation and public gathering places, gasoline and oil storages, garages and gasoline stations were made in the usual manner.


I wish to thank the Honorable Board of Selectmen, the Press, and all depart- ments of the Town for their cooperation.


Respectfully submitted,


ALONZO N. EARLE


Chief of the Fire Department


148


TOWN OF NORWOOD


REPORT OF BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen


Gentlemen:


The Norwood Board of Public Welfare submits its annual report for the year ending December 31, 1950:


Mr. Adam R. Meissner was appointed to the Welfare Board on May 2, 1950, while Mr. Alonzo F. Swift, Jr. and Mr. Martin J. Foley were re-appointed. At a regular meeting of the Welfare Board on May 9, 1950 Mr. Swift was elected Chairman for the ensuing year. .


A monthly summary of the number of Active General Relief and Aid to Dependent Children cases, together with the total number of persons represented follows this report.


It will be noted from the summary that the number of Aid to Dependent Children cases during the last four months is fewer than for the preceding eight months.


The Federal Government continues to render cash grants to the Town of Norwood for a proportionate amount of the regular cash allowances given to Aid to Dependent Children recipients. The Federal Government also renders cash grants on a percentage basis which is used to help defray the administrative costs of the Aid to Dependent Children program.


The Commonwealth of Massachusetts reimburses the Town on a percentage basis for the cost of Aid to Dependent Children regular assistance payments made to recipients.


Employment conditions in the Norwood area held up fairly well throuhout the year.


A strike at the Bird and Sons Mills was reflected in an increase in the number of General Relief cases. The nuber of cases rendered aid because of the strike is as follows:


During September 1950 1 case


During October 1950 4 cases


During November 1950 5 cases


During December 1950 5 cases


During 1950 most hospitals have increased the cost of their services and this has been reflected in the General Relief Budget. Medicine costs have also increased.


The shortage of low-cost rentals continues in Norwood and as a result the Department finds it necessary to board members of families in different homes pending the locating of housing facilities in a moderate priced bracket.


149


REPORT OF BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE


The Town Clerk and Accountant's report found elsewhere in this Town Report shows in detail the receipts and expenditures of the Welfare Department.


The Welfare Board wishes to express their appreciation to all persons, organizations and Town Departments for their help and co-operation during the year.


Respectfully submitted,


ALONZO F. SWIFT, Chairman MARTIN J. FOLEY ADAM R. MEISSNER Norwood Board of Public Welfare


150


1950 PUBLIC WELFARE CASE LOAD


MONTH


AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN


GENERAL RELIEF


BOARDING INSTITUTIONAL


HOSPITAL


TOTAL


Cases


Cases


Cases


Cases


Cases


Cases


People


January


22


43


25


4


0


94


193


February


21


45


25


4


0


95


190


March


18


44


26


4


2


94


177


April


20


37


26


3


0


86


168


May


20


33


25


3


0


81


159


June


20


36


26


2


1


85


169


July


19


34


27


22 2 2


0


82


159


August


17


33


25


0


77


153


September


15


36


23


C


76


149


October


15


42


23


2 2


0


82


168


November


15


39


21


2


0


77


162


December


15


34


23


2


0


74


131


TOWN OF NORWOOD


2 2


151


REPORT OF BUREAU OF OLD AGE ASSISTANCE


REPORT OF BUREAU OF OLD AGE ASSISTANCE


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen


Gentlemen:


The Norwood Bureau of Old Age Assistance submits herewith its annual report for the year ending December 31, 1950:


Listed below is a summary giving the number of Old Age Assistance cases active at the end of each month during 1950. In this category each case represents one person:


January


160


July 170


February


161


August


177


March


168


September 175


April


166


October


173


May


167


November


174


June


166


December


175


During the year 1950 there were not any basic changes in the law which affected the amount of payments.


The Federal Government renders monthly Cash Grants to the town; on the same basis as 1949; for expenditures made in behalf of Old Age Assistance regular allowances.


The Federal Government allows a Cash Grant to the town, on a percentage basis, for use in helping defray the Old Age Assistance administrative costs.


The Commonwealth of Massachusetts pays to the Town Treasurer a per- centage of the amount of the regular Old Age Assistance payment made to recipients.


Commencing October 1, 1950 the Federal Government increased the monthly allowances paid to persons receiving Social Security Benefits.


The building program in Norwood has been reflected in the Old Age Assistance case load, there being several transfer cases from other communities, which have been taken on by the Norwood Bureau.


The Town Clerk and Accountant's report listed elsewhere in the Town Report gives a detailed list of the Expenditures of the Old Age Assistance Bureau and shows also the receipts from all sources.


Respectfully submitted,


ALONZO F. SWIFT, Chairman MARTIN J. FOLEY ADAM R. MEISSNER


Norwood Bureau of Old Age Assistance


152


TOWN OF NORWOOD


REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH


Mr. John B. Kennedy General Manager Town of Norwood Norwood, Massachusetts


Dear Sir:


The Board of Health submits the following report for the year 1950:


At a meeting of the Board of Health held on Feb. 10, 1950 Mr. John P. Dixon was elected Chairman of the Board for the year. Mr. James F. Foley and Dr. Charles L. Lynch continued to serve as members of the Board of Health. Regular Board meetings were held throughout the year to take care of various matters coming to the attention of the Board, the Health Office or the Agent of the Board, Mr. Bartley J. King.


The following is the report of Miss Frances McDonough, R.N. nurse at St. Catherine's Parochial School, Norwood, Mass.


It is a privilege to present my fourth annual report explaining by program at St. Catherine's School.


School Physician


Dr. Thomas O'Toole visited the school on two days each week and examined the children recommended for examination, plus routine work. This year, he examined five hundred twenty-eight children and the following defects were noted:


Throats 92


Feet


6


Heart


12


Lungs


0


Speech


20


Twelve children in our school have had their tonsils out since school started in the Fall, and many others have appointments to have them removed during the summer vacation.


Diphtheria Control


Schick Tested


144


Positive Reactors


15


Toxoid Injections 45


Tuberculosis Control


Dr. Thomas O'Toole gave the Tuberculin Patch Test to all second and ninth grade children who had their parent's permission. We had one positive reaction which was x-rayed, along with three contact cases, by the Norfolk County Tuberculosis Association. No tuberculosis was found among them.


153


REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH


Communicable Disease


The following rules regarding the exclusion of children with communicable diseases are still in effect. Children will be excluded from school for the fol- lowing reasons:


Temperature under 97 degrees or 99 degrees or over.


Skin eruptions -- contagious Evidence of sore throat


Vomiting


Returning to school without a certificate from the doctor after having a communicable disease.


The following is a list of reported cases of contagious diseases this year:


Scarlet Fever 0 Measles 78 Rheumatic Fever 1


Pertusis 0 Mumps 22 Infantile Paralysis 0


Chicken Pox 14


We wish to thank the parents for their fine co-operation in the matter of communicable-disease control.


The children from the first to the ninth grades, inclusive, had their hearing tested with the Massachusetts Puretone Machine this year.


Number tested 776


Number retested 86


Failed in retest 10


Notices sent 10


Recommended for lip reading


0


Attending classes for lip reading


4


Eye Clinic


Dr. Riemer and the public school nurses, conduct the Eye Clinic each week at the Norwood Junior High School. Usually, we are allowed five appointments each week.


All of the children at St. Catherine's School received the Massachusetts Vision Test this year. This test is divided into three parts. Part I is the test for acuity, Part II is the test for farsightedness, and Part III is the test for control. Two partial failures in any one part of the test means failure of the test, and these children are recommended for examination by an eye doctor.


Number given Massachusetts Vision Test 776


Number of children failing 46


Number needing new glasses 15


Number who did not need glasses 31


Number of children who needed glasses changed 19


Number of children to report next year 12


Number of children wearing glasses 108


Number of children examined by private doctors 6 34


154


TOWN OF NORWOOD


Dental Clinic


The Dental Clinic is held each week at the Norwood Junior High School. In September, Dr. T. J. Curtin, assisted by Mrs. Curran, examined the teeth of all of the children in the school. Clinic permission slips were sent to parents of all children needing care. We sent twenty children each week and all dental work on the children was finished for the year.


Weighing and Measuring


September


763


May 758


Number losing


6


Number losing 12


Speech Correction


Pupils recommended by the classroom teacher as needing corrective speech work are taken by Mrs. Rose Nicholson in individual or group instruction classes depending upon the amount of correcting necessary.


Mrs. Nicholson is a graduate of the Rooney School of Expression and has taken advanced courses under Dr. Pronovost of Boston University. She devotes five hours a week to group work and five hours a week to individual work.


Special cases receiving assistance now are:


Articulatory disorders 15


Voice disorder 1


Delayed speech 1


Cleft palate 1


Hard of hearing 3


Stuttering


1


I am very grateful to all who gave me such kind assistance in my work during this school year.


Herewith is submitted the report of the School Dentist for the year ending December 31, 1950.


Public School


Number of children completed 481


Number of children not completed 9


Number of temporary fillings


753


Number of temporary extractions 196


Number of permanent fillings 527


Number of permanent extractions 64


Number of cleanings 415


Number of children examined 2120


Number of Children O.K. at examination


1011


Parochial School


Number of children completed


196


Number of children not completed 3


Number of temporary fillings 260


155


REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH


Number of temporary extractions


64


Number of permanent fillings 169


Number of permanent extractions 2


Number of cleanings


164


Number of children examined 740


Number of children O.K. at examination


357


Mr. Harry A. Shannon, Plumbing Inspector, Town of Norwood reports that 621 Plumbing permits were issued during the year.


The following is the report of the Public Health Nurses, Town of Norwood, for the year 1950:


Norwood Chest Clinic


Number of Clinic days 45


Number of patients attending Clinic 25


Number of patients given cold serum each week 2


Number of patients given T.B. Skin Test 6


Number of positive reactors 0


Number x-rayed at Norfolk County Hospital 12


Number admitted to Baintree 2


Number expired 2


The Tuberculosis Clinic is held on every Thursday at five o'clock at the Municipal Building in the Public Health Nurse's Office under the direction of Dr. Walter A. Griffin. This is purely a diagnostic clinic, no medication is given and no charge is made.


In May, 1950 Norwood was fortunate in having the Public Health Mobile Unit in x-raying the people of Norwood, co-operating with the Norfolk County Health Association, Inc., 10 Chestnut Street, Quincy. During the weeks, May 15, to May 22, 1950 the people were x-rayed. Those found to have a faulty x-ray or definite chest complications were given retakes. Of all the hundreds x-rayed only two were found to have tuberculosis. There were five thousand and fifty- four people x-rayed during this time in Norwood. This method of x-raying people is a very valuable health asset to the community as it helps in checking the increase of Tuberculosis.


During the year the Public Health nurses averaged about 450 calls per month. The nurses were kept busy caring for chronic invalids, giving bed baths, enemata, doing dressings, hypodermics, prenatal and postnatal care. They also instruct diabetics how to take insulin. They teach mothers how to take care of contagious diseases. All of this work is done wholly under the doctor's orders. In the last six months of 1950 the nurses held office hours in the Municipal Building from 1:00 to 2:00 P. M. thereby people that are able to come to the office may receive treatment, medications, etc. at a slightly lower rate.


156


TOWN OF NORWOOD


The following is the report of Mr. Bartley J. King, Health Agent for the Town of Norwood:


The Board of Health conducted sanitary inspections of all restaurants, bakeries, and food stores throughout the past year.


Inspections were made of all convalescent homes, funeral parlors, and Homes for the Aged in Norwood before annual permits were issued.


In the past year the Board of Health has spent considerable time and effort in correcting sanitary conditions in the new building developments in the various sections of Norwood. Many new homes have experienced considerable difficulty with wet cellars. In some instances as much as one and two feet of water would not be uncommon after a rainstorm.


Another difficulty experienced by some new home owners is poorly operating septic tanks and cesspools.


The major causes of these nuisances are poor drainage and the construction of new homes on small lots in close proximity to one another. The ground does not absorb the surface water fast enough and thus we have overflowing sanitary systems and flooded cellars.


The Town of Norwood should insist upon the installation of sewer mains in addition to the storm drain system in all new developments. The cost of which should be borne by the developer and not by the home owner and tax- payer as is the case under the present system.


The Board of Health wishes to thank the doctors in Norwood, the Norwood Hospital, the Red Cross for their help to the Board of Health during the year.


JAMES F. FOLEY JOHN P. DIXON CHARLES L. LYNCH, M. D. Board of Health, Town of Norwood


REPORT OF THE ANIMAL INSPECTOR


The Honorable Board of Selectmen


Gentlemen:


I submit herewith my report as Inspector of Animals for the year 1950.


I quarantined 27 dogs for biting. All were released at the end of required legal quarantine period and none showed any signs of Rabies at any time.


I inspected four shipments of cattle from out-of-state for dairy purposes.


I made the annual inspection of livestock required by the Massachusetts Division of Livestock Disease Control and it revealed the following: 181 cows, 6 horses, 34 heifers, 34 calves, 9 bulls, 1 goat, 34 swine, and 23 sheep.


Respectfully submitted,


THOMAS U. MAHONEY


Inspector of Animals


157


REPORT OF FISH AND GAME WARDEN




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