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9 Chr. Myocarditis . Weymouth
DEATHS RECORDED IN RANDOLPH IN 1948
Birthplace
Date of Death Name
Age Y. M. D.
Cause
Intestinal obstruction
. Brockton . Ireland
26 Maria J. Good (Kelleher)
99
3
25 Myocarditis
31 Joseph Guerin
87
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Webster
Apr. 2 William J. White . 89
4 Marion Larsen (Truelson)
83
16
4
5 William P. O'Sullivan 68
9
29
6 Margaret E. Stetson (Hayes) .
82
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8 Asphyxiation Randolph
9 Anna M. DeCota
53
10
2
Chronic Valvular Heart Disease . . Randolph
11 Harold Oscar Holbrook
37
6
18
Heart Disease, presumably Coronary Throm- bosis . . .. Randolph Acute recurrent Coronary Thrombosis .... Malden
13 Sidney L. Leedham
46
7
30
17 Nis J. Schmedegaard
84
8
24
Probable hemorrhage spontaneous of the brain . Denmark Asphyxia by Laryngeal obstruction. . .. Randolph
29 Ralph Zahr
3
4
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Stillborn . Quincy
May
1 Charles Gale
66
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8 Fracture right femur . . St. Johns, N. B.
2 Agnes J. Giddings (White) 84
Injuries to head, trunk & extremities .... Sweden
2 Eric W. Ahlberg 50
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Chronic Myocarditis . Randolph
3 Rose (Nolan) Murphy
90
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Myocarditis . Lawrence
9 Phoebe Gertrude (Barrett) Wilson .. 66
4
19
12 Fred E. Hayden
67
1 16
20 John J. Whalen
68
1
Pulmonary hemorrhage . Boston
20 Stephen J. Sullivan
50
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8 Cerebral hemorrhage So. Boston . .
29 Charlotte Potter
58
31 Jacob Anderson 65
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. Carcinoma of kidney . . Norway
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Srontaneous cerebral hemorrhage . ... Denmark Adenocarinoma of right lung .. Randolph Cardiac edema . Moncton, N. B.
6 Barbara C. LaBelle
20
3
30 Infant Porter
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Lobar Pneumonia
.. Sherman, Me.
11
9
26 Douglas Saunders
3
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Hypertensive Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease
Chr. Myocarditis ....... Newfoundland, Canada
Chronic Myocarditis .. Mass.
14 Uremia . Harrisville, N.H.
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DEATHS RECORDED IN RANDOLPH IN 1948
Date of Death
Age Y. M.
Cause
D.
June 7 Isaac McNeil
75
11
0
Carcinoma of esophagus . Gloucester
8 Eugene A. Sullivan
71
7
12
Melanotic Sarcoma of left leg . . Westboro
10 Louis F. Zecchini 84
Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease 'Austria
10 Emma Kinnerman
74
2
13 Heart Disease . Boston
12 Walter D. Collins
64
8
17
Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease . Gloucester
16 Patrick J. Murphy .
77
3
11
Bronchopneumonia .. Boston
21 Arthur M. Jones
59 6
24
Coronary Thrombosis Cambridge
26 'Alfred B. McNabb, Jr.
11
29
Hydrocephalus . Brockton
27 Salomon Svenson
58
3
5
Cerebral Thrombosis . Norway
30 Linda D. Crosby
1.
Bilateral congenital atelectasis . Boston
July 2
Child of Robert Christopher Stephens ..
Stillborn
.. Brockton
4 Catherine Hadden
76
Chronic Myocarditis
. Ireland
15 W.lliam Edward Southwick
56
10
14
Neurogenic Sarcoma of Mesentery . Fall River
19 Catherine M. (Donnegan) Collins ... 87
4
18 Acute Pulmonary edema . Ireland
20 Hilda A. (Roos) Cederholm 71
3
22 Coronary Thrombosis . Sweden
24 Edwin Keith Weddall 74
2
0 Carcinoma of Stomach . .. Sidney, Cape Britton
Aug. 11
Catherine M. Carney (Mullins)
81
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23 John A. Hoye .
82
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Randolph
25 Lulu Etta Soule (Whittemore) 66
11
0 Cerebral Hemorrhage
. Brockton
Sept. 2 Barbara Louise Hawes · ·
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6 Mary O'Brien Collins
85
Carcinoma of bowels
. Ireland
7 Stephen Malloy
75
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13 Myocardial infarction . Ireland
8 Joseph E. Rudderham 54
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Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease . . Randolph
Oct.
3 Mary (Valenti) Camelio
63
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Congestive heart failure with uremia . . Italy Pulmonary Tuberculosis . Bristol, R. I.
3 Alexander Johnston
36
3
14
4 Robert E. Wilson 46
4 13 Coronary Thrombosis
.. So. Boston
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Chronic Myocarditis . .. So. Braintree Hypertensive Cardio vascular renal dis.
Prematurity
. Brockton
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Birthplace
Name
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DEATHS RECORDED IN RANDOLPH IN 1948
Birthplace
Date of Death Name
Age Y. M. D.
Cause
6 Elvada L. Thompson (Kinney)
80
8
2
Carcinoma of spine .
Avon, Me.
5 83 18 Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease .. Milford 11 Agnes F. Bergin
23 Marcus H. Pero
68
7
10 Heart Disease . Haverhill
23 James E. Brennan
82
2
7 Chronic Myocarditis . Stoughton
24 Ellen F. Mahady (Wigmore)
95
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25 James Edward Neary
43
4
5
27 Merton L. Soule
69
4
29
Heart Disease . Boston
Nov. 3 Mary M. Hurley
49
Cerebral hemorrhage
. Boston
4 John F. Kelley
52
Fractured skull
. E. Boston
16 Harold L. Bunting
55
7
15
Coronary Thrombosis
. Little Valley, N. Y.
21 Percy Thayer
54
9
23
Bilat, broncho pneumonia Boston
28 John W. Gray
71
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Coronary Thrombosis . Boston
Dec. 2
Eunice Emma (Nickerson) Brown .. 80
3
24
Cerebral hemorrhage . . Wood Harbor, N. S.
18 Louis B. Goeres
80
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3
Hodgkins Disease
.. Boston
18 James P. Duffy
81
3
18
Acute Coronary Thrombosis Cambridge
24 Thomas Henry Lyne, Sr.
91
8
3
Uremia . . Newport, R. I.
29 Lucy E. Poor .
76
2
26
Heart Disease .. Peabody
1947 DEATHS RECEIVED IN 1948
Birthplace
Oct. 15 Hermon H. Smith
Y. M. D. 64 0 21
Cause of Death Probable hemorrhage spontaneous of the brain . Concord, Vt.
Dec. 19 Mildred Snyder (Eaton)
39
3
20 Grace L. Wells .
. 62
7
12 Cerebral softening-Parietal lobe .. .. . Taunton 1 Coronary Thrombosis . . ... . Watertown
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Fmpyema of Gall Bladder . Sackville, N. B. Fractured skull and internal injuries . . Randolph
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DEATHS OF OTHER YEARS RECORDED IN 1948
1944
Y. M. D. 22 7 18 World War II
Cause of Death
Birthplace
Apr. 18 Charles A. Moore
.. Randolph
1945
Jan. 2 James Robert Johnston
20
0 17
World War II
. Dorchester
17 Walter E. Scanlon, Jr.
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15
World War II
. Randolph
Feb. 19 Charles H. Knights .
20
3 17 World War II
. Randolph
Oct. 13
Edward Leroy Young
27
3 25 World War II Brockton
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INTERMENTS IN RANDOLPH, 1948
Date of Death
Age Y. M. D.
Place of Death
31 1947 Catherine J. Dooley
84
2
1
Braintree, Mass.
Jan. 5 Charles J. Cahill
59
6
24
7
Bertha Bennett
74
3
6
19 Sandra Rent
4
8
6
23
Susan Mclaughlin
ab. 77
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28
James E. Fitzgerald, Jr.
48
9
2
Feb. 1
Amelia (King) Frazier
91
11
30
Wareham, Mass.
19
Thomas E. Mahoney
80
6
15
Medfield, Mass.
20 John H. Lacey
67
8
10
Holbrook, Mass.
21 George E. Drake
62
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Quincy, Mass.
26 Sara Edith Glover
73
6
22
Avon, Mass.
26 1945 Carlton S. Stoyle
20
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Mar. 9
Sarah M. Burrell Holbrook
91
3
24
17
Ambrose C. Powers
ab. 48
28 Laurence V. O'Neil
43
10
1
Apr. 5 Harry W. Fisher
77
9
24
Fall River, Mass.
6 1947 Alice J. Bainbridge
95
4
20
Santa Ana, Calif.
6 Dennis Noonan
62
5
23
Quincy, Mass. Rutland, Mass.
12
A. R. Bowley
54
9
0
Norfolk, Mass.
22
Thomas A. Rimkus
56
1
0
26
Fred S. Garland 64
4
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May 5 Timothy Dowd
67
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1
16
Nashua, N. H.
23 Elizabeth C. Carroll
70
11
2
Weymouth, Mass.
29 Michael F. Sullivan
66
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Brockton, Mass.
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E. Bridgewater, Mass. Braintree, Mass. Bridgewater, Mass.
7
William H. Johnson
55
26
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Holbrook, Mass. Boston, Mass.
Boston, Mass.
12 Fred E. Hayden .
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Name
Boston, Mass. Braintree, Mass. Quincy, Mass.
Quincy, Mass. Brockton, Mass.
Hanson, Mass.
21 Baby Boy Horrigan
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INTERMENTS IN RANDOLPH, 1948
Date of Death
Name
Y.
Age M. D.
Place of Death
June 6
James W. McCarty
86
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11
Philip Hand
74
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15
John James Mullins
74
2
17 Julia T. Donnellan
73
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26
Elizabeth Abigaile White
88
9
7
27 Ellen G. Sullivan (Weston)
68
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July 3
Cora Belle Wood
82
5'
6
4 Michael Connolly
90
3
15
9 Phyllis Sheman
33
8
14
20
Margaret Handerson
31
Ernest Taylor.
58
1
23
Quincy, Mass.
Aug. 3
John R. McGahey
.ab. 76
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4
Ida Cherrington
68
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12 Bridget A. Barry
82
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Baby Girl Williams
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Sept. 9 Alice M. Mantas
70
3
12
13 Walter Sullivan
. 60
3
8
15 John F. Kiley
76
7
10
19
Baby Boy Simmons
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22
Mary Tantillo
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Oct. 16
John Robert Jones
72
3
17 Ulyss E. Austin
78
4
11
20 Infant Burnie
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Nov
1 Jessie May Grasse
70
3
25
1 Giacoma Rota
54
1
17
11 Joseph Delano Blaisdell
81
9
28
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Quincy, Mass.
Boston, Mass. Brockton, Mass Quincy, Mass.
Fairhaven, Masa. Brooklyn, N. Y. Howard, R. I.
Quincy, Mass. Quincy, Mass.
Brockton, Mass. Hanson, Mass. Brockton, Mass.
W. Gardiner, Me. Boston, Mass. Weymouth, Mass.
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Avon, Mass. Boston, Mass. Holbrook, Mass. Boston, Mass.
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Brookline, Mass. Brockton, Mass.
Holbrook, Mass. Quincy, Mass. Foxboro, Mass. Boston, Mass.
INTERMENTS IN RANDOLPH, 1948
Date of Death
Age Y. M. D.
Place of Death
Name
Westboro, Mass.
Dec. 5 Alice Ordway
85
9 22
Brockton, Mass.
6 Winfred B. Littlefield
58
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Brockton, Mass.
28 David N. Rand
69
9 9
31 Hattie E. Rowe
85
2
10
Stoughton, Mass.
1947 INTERMENTS NOT IN 1947 TOWN REPORT
Feb. 26
Sarah Wright
92
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Chicago, Ill.
June 15 Charles Mahoney
Weymouth, Mass.
26 Mary E. Cronin
79
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Norwood, Mass.
30 Baby Soy Semensi
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Miami, Fla .. .
42 8 9
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT STATEMENT OF LICENSES ISSUED AND FEES RETAINED
Dog Licenses for 1948 :
350 Males @ $2.00 $700.00
36 Females @ $5.00 180.00
115 Spayed Females @ $2.00 230.00
2 Breeders @ $25.00 50.00
11 Breeders @ $10.00 110.00
$1,270.00
Less Fees Retained
102.80
$1,167.20
1947 Returns in 1948 :
5 Males @ $2.00
$10.00
Less Fees Retained 1.00
9.00
Returns to County Treasurer $1,176.20
Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Licenses :
139 Resident Citizen Fishing @ $2.00 $278.00
136 Resident Citizen Hunting @ $2.00 272.00
58 Resident Citizen Sporting @ $3.25 188.50
48 Resident Citizen Minor and Female Fishing @ $1.25 60.00
1 Resident Citizen Minor Trapping @ $2.25 2.25
4 Resident Citizen
Trapping @ $5.25 21.00
1 Special NonResident Fishing @ $1.50 1.50
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3 Duplicates @ $ .50 1.50
10 Resident Citizen Sporting (Free)
2 Resident Cit. Military or Naval Sporting (Free)
2 Resident Cit. Fishing (Old Age Asst.) (Free) $824.75
Cash Paid Massachusetts Division of
Fisheries and Game $728.00
Fees Retained 96.75
Respectfully submitted, $824.75
WALDO E. MANN,
Town Clerk
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The Jury List
As Approved by the Board of Selectmen Randolph, Massachussetts
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JULY, 1948
Adams, Edward E. carpenter Allan, Robert, chocolate worker Anderson, Peter, constructor Atwood, Charles A., shoeworker Bailey, Leslie I., service man Ballantyne, Walter B., carpenter Beers, Edgar F., manager
Beshong, John P., shoeworker
Beswick, Ernest J., crane operator
Boyden, Albert K. millwright Boyle, Charles E., chauffeur Brewster, Arthur W., builder Carmichael, Albert E., foreman Cole, William S., plumber Collins, Thomas J., welder
Cormey, George A., inspector Cunningham, John E., retired DeBoer, Richard W., clerk Deròcher, Edmund, insurance Diauto, Fred A., chauffeur Dixon, Harold E., clerk
Donnelly, George J., traffic manager
Eddy, Harold H., millworker
Emery, Harold B., bank clerk Erickson, Edward H., parkerizer Evans, Roland F., clerk Fardy, Thomas A., salesman
Farquhar, Robert B., machinist Foley, George H., gas station operator Frawley, George L., machinist
143 Center Street 1301 No. Main Street Pond Lane
317 Union Street
11 Pond Street 177 Mill Street
470 Center Street 114 Cross Street 205 North Street Soren Street 28 Silver Street 70 Pond Street 406 Center Street 84 Old Street Russ Street Cole Terrace Lillian Street 155 Old Street 111 Orchard Street Cole Terrace 32 Roel Street 14 Bartleet Road 30 Canton Street 164 So. Main Street 25 Howard Street 25 Vesey Road 35 North Street 17 Norfolk Road 1241 No. Main St. 41 Liberty Street
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Frederickson, Emil W., laborer Franz, Norman, boxworker Freeman, Clark W., sales engineer Gallagher, George M., superintendent Geist, Willie, machinist Godfrey, Albert K., foreman Gray, Edward H., mechanic Harris, William, Sr., foreman
Haley, Edward C., salesman Harris, Joseph B., salesman
Hatch, Horace T., painter
Howarth, George H., shoeworker Hurley, John J., undertaker's asst. Kelley, John E., architect Kendall, Arthur P., machinist Kennedy, Fred, yardman
Kilcoyne, James J., operator Knights, Harry B., electrician Lewis, Maurice, salesman Leavitt, William R., mortician's ast. Le Vangie, Benjamin M., operator Lonergan, Wiliiam, P. O. clerk Marcille, John H., inspector Morrison, Donald E., store manager Murray, H. Joseph, bus driver McAuliffe, Harold J., salesman McGerrigle, John E., shoecutter McGrath, William J., broker McMahon, Joseph H., bookkeeper Nason, Perley C., carpenter Nelson, Alfred W., maintenance man Nicholls, John P., plumber Niles, Roger L., shoe cutter O'Connell, William S., mail carrier O'Kane, James P., news dealer Osborne, Walter J., carpenter Pignatelli, Eugene J., laborer
Amelian Road 18 Plain Street 89R So. Main Street 10 Vesey Road 149 Union Street Amelian Road 40 Maple Street 36 Waldo Street 5 Norfolk Road 33 Fairmount Street 34 Pond Street 477 No. Main Street 44 So. Main Street 71 So. Main Street 185 South Street 1176 No. Main Street 25 Linden Road Alden Avenue 244 Allen Street 15 Norfolk Road 17 Bartlett Road 100 Cottage Street 65 Center Street Cole Terrace 143 No. Main Street 35 North Street 33 Warren Street 31 Hills Street 47 South Street 170 Chestnut Street 650 So. Main Street 3 Chapin Circle 230 Liberty Street 45 Cottage Street 80 So. Main Street 67 Belcher Street 18 Short Street
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Preble, Charles E., fleet supt.
Randall, Ellsworth H., investigator Raggett, John J., chauffeur Richardson, Carlton E., electric welder Roycroft, Edward J., salesman Ryan, John J., machinist Scanlon, Walter E., mailman Seaverns, Dana H., Operator
Small, William J., electrician Smith, Arthur R., manager
Swain, Seth W., refrigeration Tierney, William, fireman
Tiews, Leonard C., manager
Teece, Robert J., carpenter
Toomey, Arthur J., filler Walsh, Richard E., timekeeper
Walters, James H., toolmaker
Webber, Albert C., painter
Wescott, George A., welder White, Harold L., pipe fitter Whitecross, Alexander, woodworker Williamson, John, employ. manager Woolman, William D., linotype operator Whynot, Lester, garage serviceman
73 Belcher Street 184 Mill Street 254 So. Main Street
52 Stacy Street
1283 No. Main Street 12 Waldo Street. 90 Wales Avenue Grove Street 23 Royal Street 306 Union Street 51 Cottage Street 64 Union Street 10 Abbey Street 224 Warren Street 455 No. Main Street 79 South Street 88 Liberty Street 136 Canton Street 109 Old Street Byron Street 1009 No. Main St. 51 Allen Street 20 Allen Street Canton Street
JOHN T. HANNON, ERNEST H. HYLEN, THEODORE S. LUDDINGTON,
Selectmen of Randolph
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TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASSACHUSETTS
Report of The Board of Health
The Board of Health respectfully submits this annual report of its activities for the year ending December 31, 1948.
The Board has answered many calls for abatement of nuisances and has found a general willingness of the townspeople to cooperate with the Board and to respect its decisions.
The Dental Clinic was conducted by Dr. William Maguire, assisted by the School Nurse, Miss Helen Conlon and the Diphtheria Clinic by Dr. Charles E. Wells. Our District Nurses, Miss Beatrice Scannell and Mrs. Signa Heath have responded well to the many calls for their service.
Commensurate with the increased amount of new home building in Randolph, our Plumbing Inspector, Thomas O'Riley has shown a great activity and larger revenue from Inspection fees.
Two hearings were conducted to determine the desir- ability of allowing certain lands to be used for cemeteries. A periodic inspection of all eating and drinking places in the town was started by the Board members to deter- mine the degree of compliance with Chapter III of the Rules and Regulations as adopted last year.
The production of milk in Randolph is now about 93% pasteurized and it is expected to reach 100% in the near future.
Starting in 1949, the Board recommends a regular collection of refuse by the Town and will ask for an ap- propriation for this purpose to replace the one annual "clean-up week," as known in the past.
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The year 1948 has been quite fortunate for the "Hos- pitalization Account." Expenditures have been only about $600.00 in excess of amounts received. The latter receipts are credited to general receipts and will appear as part of the unappropriated balance at the beginning of the new year.
Communicable diseases for the year 1948 were as follows: Measles 40; Dog Bites 32; Mumps 8; Scarlet Fever 6; Typhoid Fever 1; Whooping Cough 24; Menin- gitis 2; Pulmonary Tuberculosis 1.
ROGER A. LUTZ, Chairman SETH SWAIN, Secretary PAUL A. DIAUTO, Associate
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Report of The Plumbing Inspector
To the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Randolph :
I hereby submit my report for the year ending Dec. 7. 1948.
One hundred and sixty permits have been issued. Of that number 134 were new jobs and 26 remodeling.
Installations were 157 water closets, 143 sinks, 150 wash basins, 126 bathtubs, 18 shower baths, 2 urinals, 1 drinking fountain, 72 pressure boilers and 1 dish washer.
It has been called to my attention that several partly constructed homes for which permits have been issued by the Building Inspector and for which owners had not filed applications for plumbing installations.
After investigation I find these houses remaining un- finished temporarily will be applied for later.
Complaints are entered at my office of (homeowners) installing plumbing in their homes without a properly is- sued permit.
Several times in the past year the Board of Health has had published in the local papers a warning to the public that no one but a registered master plumber must obtain a permit for plumbing installation. When investi- gating complaints I am confronted by owners by the fact that they were unaware that the Town of Randolph had plumbing Laws.
Therefore I call attention to the following paragraph taken from the General Laws on Rules and Regulations for Plumbing.
Section 11 .- Upon application of a registered MAS- TER PLUMBER ONLY, on form furnished by the Board
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of Health, said board shall grant written permission to do certain plumbing described therein when in confor- mity with the Law.
Permits for all plumbing, except repairs or leaks must be in the hands of the plumber before beginning work.
Applications may be obtained at my office at 138 Druid Hill Ave. on any week day.
With the increase of building it is no longer possible for me to make several trips to homes informing people of the Law. In the future all persons illegally installing plumbing will be prosecuted.
Respectfully submitted ,
THOMAS O'RILEY, Plumbing Inspector
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TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASSACHUSETTS
Report of The School Committee
To the Citizens of the Town of Randolph :
The Randolph School Committee submits herewith the annual report of the year 1948.
Randolph has finally come into its own as a town free to employ its own superintendent and advance unhindered by any untangling alliances with nearby communities. As of July 1, 1948, Randolph severed its connections with Union No. 35 and your Committee saw the end of a strug- gle begun many years before but accomplished in the last three years by dint of hard work and convincing argu- ments on the part of all members of these recent com- mittees.
Our first step on July 1, 1948 was to employ Mr. A. O. Christiansen as o ur own Superintendent of Schools. This was followed in late summer by the signing of Miss Mildred M. Thomas as Supervisor of Reading. It is the aim of the administration to strengthen our school system in its most vital aspects, and reading is a most essential skill which can render an invaluable service to us all, young and old.
Another plan of the Committee was undertaken by the introduction of adequate testing of the pupils to de- termine their accomplishments and their shortcomings. When a pupil's inadequacies are determined then he can be assisted to overcome them at an early age. It is the old cry of "teaching to assist individual differences." This work of the administration is being capably carried out by Mr. Irvin D. Reade, the new principal at Prescott School and Director of the Testing Program in Randolph schools, grades one through eight.
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Physical accomplishments of note this year include the waterproofing and repair of the headers over the doors and windows at the high school. Some of these were in danger of falling to the ground below. Inside at Stetson High the front lower corridor was covered with rubber tile and the stair treads on south and north sides were made secure with rubber tile and marine deck. A paint- ing project was begun at Stetson with three rooms, No. 21, No. 25 and No. 27 being refinished this summer. It is planned to do about three rooms each year until all are redecorated. At the older Prescott building the two flights of stairs were treated as at Stetson. The Belcher School is resplendent in two new coats of white paint. At the Devine School the cement steps at the entrances were repaired, the asbestos on the boiler replaced, repairs to the hot water system completed, and a new hot water tank was installed, while outside the stone wall around the yard was repaired and rebuilt. At the Pauline Street School a new cement walk and water wash were built together with new steps. The roof and gutters required extensive repairs caused from damage by ice and snow.
The Committee at the request of your teachers has adopted a cumulative sick-leave plan which went into effect in September, 1948 permitting the teachers to re- tain their present ten-day sick leave and to accumulate the unused portion each year until thirty days are reached. Another plan submitted to us by the instructors and under favorable consideration at this time is a new salary sched- ule. This schedule, if fully approved, will provide a $2,000.00 minimum salary and a $3,200.00 salary to one with a bachelor's degree while the holder of a master's degree may rise to $3,400.00 Extra remuneration will be offered those who acquire a number of credits beyond the master's degree. This is a single salary schedule for all teachers grades one through twelve.
A diligent and industrious worker found it necessary to leave the Committee toward the close of 1948 and we
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feel his loss very keenly. Mr. William J. Lynch who served with us for one year and eight months, certainly did his share of the work and more before he found it necessary to resign.
The Committee extends to all a hearty welcome to your schools. Visit them at your convenience to see for yourself what efforts are being made to educate your children. We congratulate all teachers, administrators and custodians on the quality of their work during 1948.
ALICE M. MARTIN, Chairman MURRAY LEWIS, Clerk WILLIAM J. FOLEY RALPH H. HUTCHINSON
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Report of The Tree Warden
To the Citizens of the Town of Randolph :
I submit the following report of the work of the Tree Department for the year 1948.
Much work has been accomplished this year, the larg- est part with town labor.
Several heavy wind storms caused damage to many of our trees, necessitating much work and the removal of several trees.
In all, a total of twenty-four trees were removed.
I feel that part of my report should be devoted to the Dutch Elm Disease. Several samples were submitted to laboratory at Amherst College and two trees were found to be infected, one on North Street and the other on War- ren Street. On orders from the State Dept. of Forestry, these trees will have to be taken down.
I cannot too strongly urge the property owners to cut and burn all useless elms and to remove and burn dead wood from all others.
Experiments will be carried out this year through spraying with D.D.T. for the Bark Beetle, and it is hoped that some measure of control will be attained. So far this is the only known remedy except the removal and burning of diseased trees.
A great deal of shrubbery and dead trees will have to be removed from the sides of woods this year to pre- vent damage to passing automobiles.
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TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASSACHUSETTS
To take care of the usual work, the tree removals and the Dutch Elm Disease, an increase in the appropria- tion will be necessary for the coming year and I recom- mend an increase over last year of $659.25.
Appropriation 1948 Expended
$1800.00
1797.50
Balance
$ 2.50
Requested for 1949 - $2,459.25.
Respectfully submitted,
JOSEPH J. HART,
Tree Warden
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ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT
Report of Moth Superintendent
To the Citizens of the Town of Randolph :
I submit the following report of the Moth Depart- . ment for the year 1948.
Moth condition was very bad in the north end of town, but this has been corrected through spraying with D.D.T.
Japanese Beetle was found in locations all over town. You may expect them anywhere this coming season. Rem- edies: Lead Arsenate spray or powder; D.D.T. spray or dust.
Creosoting of egg clusters in street trees and residen- tial sections was continued.
Weather conditions this year caused a blight in the White Oaks throughout the town. Nothing could be done to eliminate blight conditions according to laboratory advice.
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