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14.32
$1,990.67
Abatements
$12.49
By Collections
1,143.64
Water Rates Uncollected
834.54
$1,990.67
Balance Levy 1934
5,009.16
Adjustment
1.00
Additional Levy
26.16
Cash Abatement
17.00
$5,053.32
Abatements
$45.00
By Collections
2,723.18
Water Rates Uncollected
2,285.14
5,053.32
Water Levy 1935
23,400.40
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Abatements By Collections Water Rates Uncollected
30.44
17,411.38
5,958.58
$23,400.40
TOTAL WATER COLLECTIONS FOR YEAR 1935
Braintree Highlands
$304.53
Meter Rates
16,673.87
Meter Rental
1,239.50
Fixture Rates
3,084.77
Other
358.59
Repairing North Street
54.00
Broken Hydrants
156.75
$21,872.01
STATEMENT OF JOINT ACCOUNT
Joint Account-Paid by Holbrook
Engineer
$1,815.00
Payrolls
146.73
Insurance
660.00
Coal
1,208.56
Pipe
719.55
Lumber
30.78
Repairs to House
48.60
Advertising
12.00
Light
3.24
Hardware
2.95
Testing Scales
2.00
Use of Truck
20.00
$4,669.41
Joint Account-Paid by Randolph
Labor
$441.60
Oil, Waste, and Packing
295.09
Coal
1,644.29
Chlorine
135.00
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Repairs
11.57
Insurance
525.84
Valves
89.61
Fittings
73.28
Pipe (Cement)
715.08
Repairs-Boiler and Pump
204.27
Plumbing
21.63
Grates
139.59
Telephone
65.77
Light
25.76
Express
16.62
Chart and Recorder
24.20
Boiler Composition
25.36
Miscellaneous
77.42
$4,531.98
Superintendent's Salary
$182.00
Use of Truck
28.00
210.00
$4,741.98
SUMMARY OF JOINT ACCOUNT
Total Joint Bills paid by Hol-
brook
$4,669.41
Total Joint Bills paid by Ran- dolph 4,741.98
$9,411.39
One-half to be paid by Hol-
brook
$4,705.70
One-half to be paid by Ran- dolph 4,705.69
$9,411.39
Joint Bills paid by Randolph $4,741.98
Amount to be paid by Holbrook to balance Joint Account 36.29
$4,705.69
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RECORD OF PUMPING
To the Water Commissioners of Randolph and Holbrook:
The following is the record of pumping for the year 1935:
Lbs. Coal
Gallons Pumped
Daily Av.
Burned
Lbs. Daily Av.
January
15,917,600
513,471
63,308
2,042
February
15,102,900
539,357
58,100
2,075
March
15,194,600
490,148
64,208
2,071
April
15,608,400
520,280
69,426
2,314
May
19,107,000
616,355
64,730
2,088
June
19,751,400
658,380
69,562
2,319
July
26,502,800
854,929
79,090
2,551
August
29,516,400
952,142
78,355
2,528
September
17,820,500
594,017
57,920
1,931
October
18,945,600
611,149
64,754
2,089
November
17,841,700
594,723
60,367
2,012
December
17,359,200
559,974
62,815
2,026
228,668,100
626,488
792,635
2,172
Largest day's pumping-August 19, 1935; 1,358,000 gallons.
Largest week's pumping-Week ending August 20, 1935, 9,990,500 gallons.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN J. McNEIL, Engineer.
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RULES AND REGULATIONS
The following regulations, until further notice, shall be considered a part of the contract with every person who uses water:
1. All applications for use of water must be made at the office of the Water Commissioners, and state fully the purposes for which it is intended to be used. Water will not be introduced to premises except on the written application of the owner thereof, or by a duly authorized agent. The property will in all cases be held responsible for the water rates.
2. All persons taking water must keep their water pipes and fixtures in good repair and protected from the frost at their own expense. They will be held liable for all damages resulting from their failure to do so. They shall prevent all unnecessary waste, and water shall not be left running to prevent freezing. The Water Com- missioners or their agents may, from time to time, ascer- tain the quantity of water used, the manner of its use, and whether there is any unnecessary waste. They and their agents shall have free access to the premises sup- plied, to examine the apparatus, and if any fixtures are found not to be in good order, they shall direct them repaired, and if not repaired within two days the water shall be shut off and not let on again until such repairs are made, and the sum of two dollars paid for shutting off and turning on the water.
3. The occupant of any premises, when unnecessary waste of water occurs, shall be liable to a fine of two dollars for the first offense, and four dollars for the sec- ond offense during the same year, and shall be notified thereof in writing; and if such waste is not prevented
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and the aforesaid fines paid within two days from the time when the said notice is given, the water shall be shut off the premises, and shall not be again let on for the same occupant until waste be stopped and the fine paid, together with an additional sum of two dollars for shutting off and letting on the water, and in case of a third or subsequent offense the water shall be shut off, and shall not again be let on except by a vote of the Water Commissioners and the payment of such fine, not exceeding ten dollars, as the Water Commissioners may impose.
4. Any person supplied with water shall not allow another to take water from his fixtures without the writ- ten permission of the Water Commissioners. If a tenant has no fixtures, he will be charged full rates for any use which he makes of the fixtures of another.
5. All parties using water in stables, for horses or other animals, will be charged scheduled rates for the same, whether it be carried by hand or through hose.
6. All persons using water for building purposes are required to obtain a permit from the Water Com- missioners before taking water from any faucet or fix- tures connected with the water works, and all water takers are warned not to let any party take water from their premises until they show a permit from the Water Commissioners. Any person furnishing water in viola- tion of this section will be subject to a fine of not less than five nor more than twenty dollars, and if the same when levied is not paid within three days from the time when the notice thereof is given the water will be shut off from the premises and will not be let on again until such fine is paid.
7. All fixtures and water closets and urinals must be of a kind and quality approved by the Water Com-
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missioners, also a vacuum valve must be installed on all pressure range boilers connected with the system.
8. No person shall in any case be allowed to open any fire hydrants except by a written permit from the Water Commissioners; but the Engineers of the Fire Department shall in all cases have control of hydrants at fires and for practice.
9. The Commissioners reserve the right to restrict the use of hose or fountain, to shut off the water in all cases when it becomes necessary to make extensions or repairs, or for violations of any of the regulations, or whenever they deem it expedient.
10. The regular rates for the use of water shall be payable in advance on the first days of January and July of each year, except where water is supplied to manufac- turers by special agreement. In all cases of non-pay- ment of the water rates within ten days after same is due as well as for any violations of these rules and reg- ulations, the supply will be shut off, and payment of the amount due, and payment of two dollars for shutting off and letting on the water, shall be made.
11. The Water Commissioners reserve the right to change the water rates at any time except in cases of dwelling houses and established special rates.
12. For business requiring large quantities of water, and all supplies not enumerated in the tariff of rates, special rates will be made.
13. Parties using water for manufacturing or domestic purposes can erect hydrants on their grounds or standpipes in their buildings to be used only as a protection against fire without additional charges for water.
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14. All applicants for the introduction of service pipes to premises are required to make written appli- cation therefor at the office of the Water Commissioners.
And in no case will the main be tapped more than once for the same premises, unless the additional expense is borne by the owner.
Charged as follows:
The following water rates are established until fur- ther notice :
No connection made with the main for any pur-
pose for less than $6.00
Dwelling Houses
Occupied by one family, for the first faucet
6.00
Each additional faucet to be used by the same family 2.00
Two or more families occupying one house, one faucet for all, each family 5.00
One faucet for each family 6.00
For first bathtub 5.00
If used by more than one family in same house, each family 4.00
Each additional bathtub 2.00
For first pan or self-acting water-closet 5.00
If used by more than one family in same house, each family 4.00
Each additional pan or self-acting water-closet 2.00
Where two faucets are used, one for hot and one for cold water, emptying into the same basin, only one charge will be made for both.
Laundry tub 3.00
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Hose
For sprinkling streets, washing windows and similar uses, 1/4-inch nozzle, to be used only on premises and street opposite, not exceed- ing two hours per day for six months in the year 5.00
For any use not herein enumerated, special rates will be made.
Meter Rates payable at Time of Reading.
For not over 133 cubic feet average per day, per 100 cubic feet .23
For over 133 cubic feet and not exceeding 266 cubic feet average per day, per 100 cubic feet .19
For over 266 cubic feet average per day
.15
Provided that in no case where a meter is used shall the annual charge be less than $7.00.
Meters may be supplied by the Water Commis- sioners for which annual rental will be charged as follows:
Size 5/8-inch $1.00 per year
Size 3/4-inch $1.00 per year
Size 1-inch $4.00 per year
Size 2-inch
$6.00 per year
All needed repairs, damages by frost and heat ex- cepted, will be made at the expense of the town.
JOHN B. McNEILL, RICHARD F. FORREST, FRED D. DRISCOLL, Water Commissioners.
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Report of the Planning Board
Immediately on organizing your Planning Board decided to recommend to the citizens at the Annual Town Meeting, held March 11, 1935, the acceptance of all possible sidewalk construction. We wish to go on record in this report as continuing to recommend the necessity of that program.
Several meetings have been held with the trustees of The Turner Free Library and the Selectmen, with the objective of securing a WPA project for the beau- tifying of the grounds in front of the Library property. Plans for the project have been drawn through the cor- dial co-operation of the Selectmen, and we are in re- ceipt of a letter dated January 17, from Frank W. Vye, Randolph's former ERA Assistant Administrator, stat- ing that:
"This project was submitted and has been approved in the Presidential letter numbers 1252, project number 65-14-8613, and that advise of allotment number 6098 has been issued. This means that your Board, or rather the Selectmen, the sponsors, may call for this project when the Town has appropriated the money for the materials, which amounts to at least $300.
"Trust that this answers your inquiry. I assure you of my willingness to assist in these projects."
A Federal Project to illuminate the clock on the First Congregational Church was accepted and funds were made available for that purpose, through the ef-
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forts of your Planning Board. Due to the fact that the standing committee of the Church were not in favor of the method of illumination, the project had to be abandoned.
Because your Board believes that on account of the tremendous growth in population during the past fifteen years, the Town is in need of a new post office, we have put into motion the initial steps necessary to secure this new Federal Building as a grant from the Federal Government.
We are submitting herewith the most recent cor- respondence relative to this matter :
( Copy)
United States Senate, January 15, 1936.
Miss Helen M. Haney,
Randolph Planning Board, Randolph, Mass.
My Dear Miss Haney :
The Post Office Department informed me that they had a survey made in July with reference to a new Post Office in Randolph and that Randolph is one of the places to be considered in additional money for public buildings is provided.
At present, however, the town is not under active consideration, but it will be given further study should additional funds be available.
Sincerely yours,
(Signed) DAVID I. WALSH.
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(Copy)
Congress of the United States, House of Representatives, Washington, D. C.
January 14, 1936
Miss Helen Haney,
Sec'y Randolph Planning Board,
Randolph, Mass.
Dear Miss Haney :
I have your letter of January 11th in which you advise me that the Planning Board is preparing their annual report and is anxious to obtain information concerning the recommendations made as the result of the investigation as to the need of a new post office building in Randolph.
I shall be very glad to take this matter up with the proper authorities here in Washington immedi- ately, advising you further upon receipt of a report in this connection.
With kindest regards, believe me,
Sincerely yours,
(Signed) RICHARD B. WIGGLESWORTH.
(Copy) Post Office Department, Fourth Assistant Postmaster General, Washington, D. C., January 18, 1936
Miss Helen M. Haney,
Secretary, Randolph Planning Board,
Randolph, Mass.
My Dear Miss Haney :
This is to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 11th instant, addressed to the Postmaster General,
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with further reference to a Federal Building to house the post office in your city.
At the present time there are no funds available for the acquisition of a site and the construction of a Federal Building at Randolph, but full information concerning conditions and post office requirements is on file with the Department and this is one of the places to be given very careful consideration by the Post Office and Treasury Departments in connection with additional allotments for public building construction which may be authorized at the current session of Congress.
Sincerely yours,
(Signed) S. W. PURDUM, Fourth Assistant Postmaster General.
Your Planning Board will continue its activities during the current year on the above-mentioned matter.
Because your Board believes that Planning is an important part of public welfare, and knowing that intelligent planning will be the need of the future generation, we have secured the co-operation of the School Department of Randolph by the introduction of "Town Planning" as a part of the courses in Civics and Economics, in the Junior High, and Stetson High Schools; a public exhibition of the pupils' work will be held in Chapin Hall this Spring, and a later public ex- hibition at the Brockton Fair.
We wish to call the attention of the taxpayers of Randolph to the expense they have borne in the past
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few years in the matter of Town mapping by the Board of Assessors. On investigation, your Planning Board hàs found that about $9,000 has been expended for this purpose and that only, approximately, one-sixth of the area of the Town has been mapped. At this rate of progress, and appropriating small sums each year, it will cost in the neighborhood of $45,000 for this sur- vey, which delayed for a long period is depriving the Town treasury in the meanwhile from the benefits of taxable realty, revealed from a mapping of the entire Town.
Your Board, therefore, recommends, as a much more economical arrangement, the appointment of a Town Engineer, whose duties would include the com- pletion of the mapping of the Town, and also the engineering work of all other Departments of the Town, which is now being done at a large outlay of money.
In order to establish the 20 foot setback line, on the Westerly side of North Main Street, from Crawford Square to West Street, as recommended by this Board, and by the Board of Selectmen, it will be necessary to pass legislation for same at the coming Town Meeting. We trust that this matter will have your unanimous approval.
Your Board has caused to be inserted in the Town Warrant, an article for your acceptance of Chapter 80 of the General Laws, known as "The Betterment Act."
Your Board wishes to go on record as being heartily in favor of zoning. We are now making de- tailed studies of the work and we invite the co-opera- tion of the townspeople in a joint study of this means of protecting our homes and areas.
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Your Board has invited groups from various sec- tions of the Town to send a delegate to a "Fourth Friday" meeting each month, in order that we may better interpret the needs of each section, planning- wise these delegates to act as an "Advisory Commit- tee." Among the groups who sent representatives are : The Ladies' Library Association (Mrs. Isaac Mann) ; The North Randolph Improvement Association (Mr. Joseph Courtney) and The North Street Improvement Association (Mr. Joseph Pentleton) .
Our Secretary, Miss Helen M. Haney, was our delegate at the Annual Conference of The Massachu- setts Federation of Planning Boards held last Septem- ber at Falmouth, Mass. As a result of her attendance at this Conference, she has assembled much valuable data on planning and zoning, which is available in our files, with other valuable data, for the information of our townspeople.
We wish to express our sincere thanks for the cor- dial co-operation extended to us by the Selectmen and by the other Town Officials, all of whom have worked with us so earnestly for the public welfare.
Respectfully submitted,
THEODORE S. LUDDINGTON, Chairman, G. HENRY TANGEN, Vice-Chairman, HELEN M. HANEY, Secretary,
EDGAR B. COLE, Treasurer, HORACE FRENCH, Member.
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Report of the Highway Surveyor
January 20, 1936
To the Citizens of the Town of Randolph:
I hereby respectfully submit my report for the year ending December 31, 1935.
For the year 1935 the sum of $9,000.00 was appro- priated for the General use of this department.
This $9,000.00 was expended as follows :
New Truck
$764.00
Labor
5,058.00
Trucking
776.40
Highway Material
1,339.38
Equipment and Repairs
433.80
Gasoline and Oil
431.38
Telephone
63.14
Stationery and Postage
60.19
Miscellaneous
70.28
To Revenue
3.43
$9,000.00
During the year, twenty-two projects were submit- ted to the W. P. A. with money appropriated for but twelve of them. The whole twenty-two were accepted by the Federal Government but they set money aside for but nine projects, all of which have been started, three finished, besides which a sidewalk was laid from the Railroad bridge to School Lane on North Main Street
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(Town Labor) and repairs made on Union, Canton, War- ren and Pond Streets under Chapter 90-The remaining Federal projects will be started just as soon as weather permits.
I wish to thank the citizens for their co-operation during the whole year.
Very truly yours,
JOHN A. FREDERICKSON, Highway Surveyor.
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Report of the Tree Warden
January 25, 1936.
To the Citizens of the Town of Randolph :
The beauty of a town or city is the shade trees.
What is more pleasing to the eye than to ride along the highways lined with beautiful trees ?
To care and protect the trees is no simple matter, with the building of cement roads and sidewalks, pests of all kinds, and the removing of decayed branches.
I recommend that the town purchase some new trees this year. If a few trees are set out every year, the ex- pense is small.
I also recommend a town nursery where small trees can be transplanted and raised to a proper size for street planting. More street tree planting should be done.
I have offered a project for the trimming and cut- ting out of dead branches, but have not as yet received any answer from the Federal Supervisor.
Quite a lot of damage has been done to a number of trees this past winter and a few will have to be re- moved this year.
Let our motto be: Plan to Plant Another Tree.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN T. MOORE, Tree Warden.
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Report of the Moth Superintendent
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
The Gypsy and Brown Tail moth situation for the year ending 1935 is very satisfactory.
Spraying was carried on in the Spring and early Summer as long as the appropriation lasted.
An E. R. A. project was obtained last year for insect control work and ten men were employed on this work. If this project had started earlier, much better results would have been obtained.
I have another E. R. A. project that was submitted two months ago but have heard nothing from it.
The Elm Tree beetle is still a serious menace and spraying must be carried on if we are to hold it in check.
The Tent caterpillar is also a serious problem. Many were destroyed last Spring but unless you cut and des- troy the wild cherry trees on your own property it is impossible to fight this pest with good success.
Fall webworms were not as bad this year.
The Satin moth and Japanese beetle were not found this year.
The spraying outfit is getting old and more work is required to keep it in repair. The town needs a new power sprayer and some provision should be made to procure a new outfit.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN T. MOORE, Local Moth Supt.
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Report of Police Department
Randolph, Mass., Jan 18, 1936.
To the Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
I herewith submit report of the work done by the Police Department of the Town of Randolph for the year ending December 31, 1935.
Calls answered and investigations made 2,566
*Summons served
120
* Arrests 402
Arraignments in Court
384
Bound over to Grand Jury
5
Pending in District Court
5
Found guilty in District Court
310
¿Dismissed for want of Prosecution
34
Appealed to Superior Court
19
¿Found Guilty in Superior Court Pending in Superior Court
10
Acquitted
17
Placed on File
106
Placed on Probation
15
Fined
202
Committed to the House of Correction
23
Committed to the Psychopathic
5
Committed to Concord Reformatory
2
Put up for the Night 1
Stolen Property Recovered $2,504.40
E. R. A. and P. W. A. men notified to report for work by Police Department 693
Net returns paid to Town Treasurer from fines over and above expenses of Prosecution $2,108.31
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Fines taken in by District and Superior Courts, $3,653.00
*Some arrests and summons were served for out-of-town police
+Of the thirty-four cases dismissed for want of Prosecution the police were complainant on fifteen.
¿Includes five cases bound over to the Grand Jury, all of which were found guilty in Superior Court.
Total number of warnings on motor violations 494
Total number of miles covered by Police Car 57,835
Total number of miles covered by Motorcycles 17,176
In Memoriam
The Police Department records, with sorrow, the death on June 8, 1935, of its faithful and courageous Special Police Officer, Patrick J. Flynn, who was con- nected with this Department and was highly esteemed by all his brother officers. The Department extends its sincere sympathy to the members of Mr. Flynn's family.
Respectfully submitted,
PATRICK T. McDONNELL,
Chief of Police.
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Report of the Fire Department
Randolph, January 1, 1936.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen: Gentlemen :
In accordance with your request I herewith submit my annual report of the Fire Department.
During the year the department responded to 208 calls, described as follows :
Bell alarms
100
Still alarms 108
Fires in buildings
48
Brush and grass fires
129
Automobile fires
16
False alarms
8
Inhalator calls
1
Miscellaneous calls
6
No. of feet of hose used 61,500
No. of feet of ladder used 418
No. of gallons of chemical used 150
No. of gallons of foam used
20
Assessed value of property dam-
age $76,700.00
Insurance on property damaged $204,625.00 Damage to property $7,647.20
Insurance paid on damage $5,497.20
Loss not covered by insurance $2,150.00
Permits Issued
Storage of oil 32
Gasoline stations 3
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Sale of fireworks Fires in open air Blasting
10 460
4
The apparatus, hose and appliances connected with the department are in good condition at the present time. I wish to thank the officials and citizens who have assisted the department in any way throughout the year.
Respectfully submitted,
HAROLD L. BAILEY, Chief of Department.
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Report of the Park Commissioners
Through the assistance and co-operation of the Board of Selectmen, with funds for materials in conjunction with W. P. A. funds, a sizable Skating Rink has been com- pleted at E. Fannie Belcher Park. With the assistance of the Water Commissioners, town water has been piped into the park, a catch basin has been installed at the foot of Park Street, with materials donated by the Highway Department.
Considerable grading and construction of a rock gar- den has been started. Several rustic benches have been built and a flagpole has been erected. A beautiful Amer- ican flag, 6 X 12 feet, has been donated by Congressman Richard B. Wigglesworth, for which we extend our sincere appreciation.
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