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D.D.T. in both liquid and soluble powder forms, were used on several colonies of Gypsy Moths as a spray with excellent results and it is probable that very little lead will be used in moth control in the future.
Heavy concentration of web-worms was found dur- ing the months of September and October. Lack of money prevented proper spraying at this time but provision has been made in the coming budget to remedy this condition.
Sprayer is in very bad condition and repairs are nec- esary at this time so that proper work can be done dur- ing the coming year.
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Cost of repairs to pump, tank, and sprayer is esti- mater at $350.00. This will necessitate an increase in the budget for 1949. 1
For a detailed account of expenses see Town Ac- countants reports.
Appropriation 1948
$800.00
Expended
799,12
Balance
$ .88
Requested for 1949
$1250.00
Respectfully submitted,
JOSEPH J. HART
Moth Superintendent
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Final Building Committee Report of The McNeill School
Under Article No. 1 of the Special Town Meeting of April 14, 1947, $35,000 was appropriated for a two-room addition to the McNeill school. Ten members from the McNeill P.T.A. were appointed by the Moderator to work with the School Committee as the Building Committee.
The first meeting of the Committee was held at the Town Hall May 6, 1947. Officers elected were as fol- lows: Albert P. Whittaker, Chairman; Frank L. Johnson, Vice Chairman; James E. Gannon, Secretary.
Mr. Emery J. LaLiberte A.I.A., 226 Main Street, Brockton was selected as the architect. The building con- tract was awarded to Sciaba & Company, Contractors, 86 Shawmut Avenue, Boston, lowest of nine bidders on the project.
Ground was broken August first and project was sub- stantially completed by December 31 as per contract.
Dedicatory exercises were held in the new addition on January 20, 1948 and the rooms were occupied in Feb- ruary 1948, thus eliminating the two-platoon system at the McNeill school and relieving the congested conditions.
EXPENDITURES
Contractor
$31,366.00
Architect
2,195.62
Advertising
50.67
Surveying
35.00
Furniture
1,098.00
Electric Exit Signs
107.85
Painting Basement Walls
140.00
$34,993.14
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Bal. to E. & D. Fund
Total
$35,000.00 6.86
The Committee wishes to thank Supt. of Schools Adolph Christiansen for his guiding counsel and coopera- tion; also the teachers at the McNeill school and the citi- zens of Randolph who made this worthy project possible.
A complete set of plans and specifications and the secretary's reports and file is being placed on file with the Town Clerk, and a set of plans is on file with the School Committee. The Committee hopes that this report will be approved and accepted at the 1949 Town Meeting.
Respectfully submitted,
The Building Committee of the McNeill School,
ALBERT P. WHITTAKER, ALICE M. MARTIN,
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Report of The Sealer of Weights and Measures
November 27, 1948
Board of Selectmen,
Town of Randolph,
Randolph, Mass.
Gentlemen :-
During the Year of 1948, I have sealed :
Scales 63
Gasoline Pumps
45
Gasoline Meters (1" inlet)
45
Gasoline Meters (over 1" inlet)
13
Oil Measuring Pumps
21
Yard Sticks 6
Inspections made :
Pedlar's Licenses
3
Pedlar's Scales
8
Fees collected and turned over to
the Town Treasurer :
$ 55.05
Salary of Sealer
250.00
Transportation of Weights
25.21
Purchase of equipment and supplies 34.79
$310.00
Appropriation
$310.00
Respectfully submitted,
VINCENT L. DUFFY, Sealer of Weights & Measures
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Report of The Randolph School Survey Committee
To the Citizens of the Town of Randolph :
The following members were appointed to the survey committee by the Moderator, as voted by the March, 1948 Town Meeting :
James V. Donovan, Clark Freeman, James E. Gannon, Adolph O. Christiansen, C. Lloyd Claff, Dorothy Driscoll, Emery Erickson, William J. Foley, Ralph H. Hutchinson, Maurice Lewis, William J. Lynch, Culbert Macy, Roland E. Marden, Alice M. Martin, and John Simmons.
The committee held its first meeting July 13, 1948. Approximately 10 firms were contacted and from them Griffenhagen & Associates Consultants in Public Admin- istration & Finance, Boston Office, 11 Beacon St. was select- ed to conduct the survey for $3,700.00.
The results and recommendations of the survey have been reported to the survey committee by Dr. Charles E. Reeves, Ph.D., Director of the Division of Education Studies of Griffenhagen & Associates. The survey consumed four months of diligent study by Dr. Reeves and his assistants and many meetings of the survey committee. The com- pleted report will be in the hands of the committee by December 31, 1948. This report will cover twenty-one chapters and will be too voluminous to print in its entirety for distribution to the citizens of Randolph. Dr. Reeves is suggesting a condensation of the report and recommen- dations suitable for printing in pamphlet form for town- wide distribution. The committee hopes that the condensed report will have been printed and distributed far enough in advance of the March town meeting to have been well
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studied by every citizen and tax payer of the town of Randolph.
Bound copies of the complete report will be kept in the Town Hall and the Turner Free Library for future . reference.
The committee has done its part and urges immed- iate and concerted action on the recommendations of the survey. We owe it to our children, to ourselves, and to the future population of the town.
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES V. DONOVAN, Chairman CLARK W. FREEMAN, Vice-Chairman JAMES E. GANNON, Secretary
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Report of The By-Laws Committee
TOWN OF RANDOLPH
To see if the Town will adopt the following By-Laws regulating the Erection, Alteration and Repair of Build- ings in the Town of Randolph.
ARTICLE I GENERAL PROVISIONS
Except as hereinafter provided, no person shall erect, alter or repair any building except in conformity with the provisions of these By-Laws, or without having first ob- tained a building permit from the building commissioner. Plan and specifications shall be submitted to the building commissioner together with such structural detail as he may require.
These By-Laws shall be deemed to present minimum requirements for residential construction. In the case of apartment buildings, stores, places of assembly and in- dustrial buildings the building commissioner may make such requirements in addition to these regulations as may be deemed necessary to public safety.
ARTICLE II EXEMPTIONS
(a) All repairs to buildings which do not include the removal or replacement of any wall, column, post, floor timber, rafter, chimney, pier or any foundation which would tend to weaken the structure.
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(b) Farm buildings and other non-residential build- ings except garages permitted under the zoning law in residential areas.
(c) Buildings owned or occupied by the United. States or the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
ARTICLE III GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
Section 1.
It is not the intent of these By-Laws to prohibit new or unconventional methods of construction which are not detrimental to the public safety and in keeping with the general appearance of other buildings in a locality. Section 2. FOUNDATIONS
Buildings having finished interior walls shall rest on continuous foundations. Concrete foundations to be not less than eight inches thick. Stone foundations laid in mortar to be not less than twenty inches thick. Posts or piers supporting buildings shall be of concrete or masonry, and not more than eight feet apart. Seven feet apart where a 6"x6" girder is used; six feet apart where a 4"x6" girder is used. Lally columns shall be used for interior supports. A cement or stone footing of at least 6" in thickness and 18"x18" square must be used under these supports. Space between sills and ground to be enclosed. Foundations to extend at least three and one- half feet below finished grade unless they rest on ledge. On meadow or other land where firm soil is more than four feet below grade, the building commissioner shall determine what the foundation shall be. In no case shall foundations rest on loam.
Section 3. CHIMNEYS
No tile or metal chimneys shall be allowed. All mas- onry chimneys shall rest on a concrete footing six inches
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thick and except those with solid brick walls eight inches thick, shall be lined throughout with vitreous flue lining and shall be topped at least 2'3" above the highest point of contact with the roof. No chimney shall be supported on wood. No wood closer than 1" to any chimney. Space between chimneys and floor joists to be firestopped.
Every smoke pipe hole into a chimney shall be pro- vided with a metal thimble. Masonry walls at the back and sides of every fireplace shall be at least 8" thick if of brick and 12" thick if of stone. All fireplaces shall have dampers. Hearths shall be at least 16" in front of the fireplace openings, and at least 8" wider than the fireplace opening. Wood centers under fireplace hearth arches shall be removed before finishing thereunder. No wood work shall be within 5" of any smoke pipe. Section 4
All lumber sizes given herein are nominal dimension. (a) Residences
SILLS: shall not be less than 4"x6" and must be on edge unless resting on continuous foundations.
GIRDERS: Shall be not less than 6"x8" where they carry floor timbers 11'6" or longer; 6"x6" where floor timbers are 8' up to 11' 6" and 4"x6" on edge where floor timbers are less than 8' and shall be joined over a support.
FLOOR JOISTS: Shall be not less than 2"x6" up to an 8' span, 2"x8" up to a 13'4" span, 2"x10" up to a 17'4" span or of material of equal strength. Where these maxi- mum spans are used joists shall be set not more than 16" on centers. Spans of more than 8' shall be bridged once, of more than 12' twice. Ends of joists shall not be notched more than one-third of their depth. (The rule for bridg- ing includes Platforms and Piazzas.) Joists under parti- tions running parallel to them shall be doubled. All floors shall be double boarded. All walls and partitions going through floors shall be firestopped with masonry or wood
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not less than 2" thick nominal dimension. Studding of outside walls and bearing partitions shall be not less than 2"x4", not over 16" on centers. Balloon frame shall not be used on walls more than fourteen feet high, measured from the sill. Balloon frame shall have ledger boards not less than 1"x6" set into the studs, and shall be thoroughly firestopped at each floor level. Studding or non-bearing partitions shall rest on a shoe of not less than 2" thick. Corner posts shall be not less than 4"x6" and may be built up.
All corners shall be braced with diagonal braces ex- tending out at least two bays of studding. All exterior walls and roofs shall be sheathed with sheathing of not less than 11/16" thick. If further covering is used, then sheathing shall be covered with building paper before ap- plying shingles, clap-boards or other siding.
RAFTERS: (Except platforms and piazzas). Rafters shall not be less than 2"x4" up to 6' horizontal span, 2"x5" up to a 9' horizontal span, 2"x6" up to 14' horizontal span, 2"x8" up to 20' horizontal span, placed no more than 24" on centers.
All dwellings shall have at least two (2) outside doorways.
(b) PLATFORMS AND PIAZZAS
Floor joists on porches or platforms shall be not less than 2"x6" on span up to 8' and 2"x8" on spans up to 14'. Girders of 4"x6", laid on edge, shall be used where span is more than 8'. Floor timbers may be framed flush. Ends of joists shall not be notched more than one-third from their depth; the same being well spiked to said gir- ders and 1"x2" must be nailed to a girder flush with the underside floor timbers to rest upon.
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(c) GARAGES
Garages allowed in a residential area may use 2"x4" sills where they rest upon a continuous foundation; other- wise they must be 4"x6" laid on edge. Studding for out- side walls shall be at least 2"x4" and not more than 24" on centers. All exterior walls and roof shall be sheathed with sheathing not less than 11/16" thick.
Any non-residential building that is to be later con- verted into a residence must conform to requirements of residential construction.
Section 5. ELECTRIC WIRING
Electric wiring and installations shall be in accord- ance with the National Electric Code and amendments thereto, and no installation equipment shall be made ex- cept in conformity thereto.
ARTICLE IV BUILDING COMMISSIONER
The Board of Selectmen shall appoint a Building Commissioner to serve for a term of one year, and shall fix his compensation. The building commissioner shall be charged with the enforcement of these By-Laws. He shall issue permits, collect the fees for them and inspect all building operation within the town. He shall have the right of entry at reasonable hours. In case of violation of these By-Laws he shall order, in writing, the suspen- sion of the work.
No person shall be appointed building commissioner who has not had at least ten years experience as a Builder, Civil Engineer or Architect.
ARTICLE V BOARD OF APPEALS
A Board of Appeals consisting of three voters of the town who shall serve without pay, shall be appointed by
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the selectmen. One of these shall be an architect, con- struction engineer or master builder of ten years or more experience in building construction. Any person aggrieved by a decision of the building commissioner may appeal to the board who shall grant a hearing to the aggrieved and shall render a decision within seven days from the date of the appeal. Decision shall require the assent of two members of the Board. The Board of Appeals may, in cases where manifest injustice is done or in cases which appear to them not to have been contemplated by the By-Laws, suspend or vary them. The decision shall specify the variations allowed.
ARTICLE VI
FEES
For each building permit issued there shall be paid to the building commissioner, for the use of the town, a fee according to the following schedule:
1. For dwelling of 5 rooms or less $3.00
2. For dwelling of more than 5 rooms 5.00
3. Alterations of up to $1,000 estimated cost 1.00 For each additional $1,000 1.00
4. Other building projects for the first $1,000 estimated cost 1.00
For each additional $1,000 1.00
ARTICLE VII PENALTIES
Whoever violates any provision of this by-law shall pay a fine of not exceeding $50.00.
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The invalidity of any section or provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining sections or provisions of these By-Laws.
ARTHUR J. MURPHY,
EDWARD J. ROYCROFT, GERALD M. CALLAHAN,
HAROLD M. WELLS, WILLIAM J. MCGRATH, LORETTA L. MURPHY, TAGE T. TURNER, CARL E. TURNER, KATHERINE M. SMITH,
HONORIA J. ROYCROFT
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Tax Collectors Report
To the Citizens of the Town of Randolph :
I herewith respectfully submit my report for the year ending December 31st, 1948:
1945
Personal and Real Estate Taxes :
Outstanding, uncollected Jan. 1st, 1948 $17,289.66
Collections and Credits during 1948 17,289.66
Excise Taxes :
Outstanding, uncollected Jan. 1st, 1948 $ 2.00
Collections and Credits during 1948
2.00
Poll Taxes :
Outstanding, uncollected Jan. 1st, 1948 $ 74.00
Collections and Credits during 1948 74.00
1946
Personal and Real Estate Taxes:
Outstanding, uncollected Jan. 1st, 1948
$15,147.88
$15,147.88
Collections and Credits during 1948
15,145.88
Balance January 1st, 1949 $ 2.00
Excise Taxes :
Outstanding, uncollected Jan. 1st, 1948 $ 82.54
Collections and Credits during 1948 82.54
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Poll Taxes :
Outstanding, uncollected Jan. 1st, 1948 $ 224.00 Collections and Credits during 1948 224.00
1947
Personal and Real Estate Taxes:
Outstanding, uncollected Jan. 1st, 1948 Refunds Disclaimers and adjustments
$74,121.41
302.75
308.73
$74,732.89
Collections and Credits during 1948
53,649.10
Balance Jan. 1st, 1949
$21,083.79
Excise Taxes :
Outstanding, uncollected Jan. 1st, 1948
$ 2,487.12
Refunds
28.74
Adjustments
2.00
$ 2,517.86
Collections and Credits during 1948
2,059.38
Balance Jan. 1, 1949
$ 458.48
Poll Taxes :
Outstanding, uncollected Jan. 1st, 1948
$ 846.00
Refunds
2.00
$ 848.00
Collections and Credits during 1948
444.00
Balance Jan. 1st, 1949 $ 404.00
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Personal and Real Estate Taxes :
Commitments and Omitted List Refunds
$468,465.63 1,117.82
$469,583.45
Collections and Credits during 1948
359,232.70
Balance Jan. 1st, 1949
$110,350.70
Excise Taxes :
Nine Commitments
$ 22,292.81
Refunds
799.19
$ 23,092.00
Collections and Credits during 1948
19,504.74
Collections and Credits during 1948
19,504.74
Balance Jan. 1st 1949
$ 3,587.26
Poll Taxes :
Commitment :
$ 5,244.00
Collections and Credits during 1948
4,552.00
Balance Jan. 1st, 1949
$ 692.00
ROBERT S. CUTTING,
Tax Collector
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Trustees Report of Stetson School Fund
Balance, January 1, 1948
$496.55
Receipts :
Dividend Randolph Co-op-
erative Bank
$60.00
Interest B. and A. R.R. Bond
85.00
Hall Rent
563.00
708.00
$1,204.55
Payments :
Randolph Trust Co. Safe Deposit Box $ 3.60
Brockton Gas Light Co.
16.07
Salaries Trustees & Secre- tary, 1947 20.00
Salaries Trustees & Secre-
tary, 1948 20.00
William H. Mahoney, Janitor 270.00
329.67
Balance, January 1, 1949
$ 874.88
The Stetson School Fund is Invested as Follows:
10 Matured Shares Randolph Co-operative Bank $2,000.00 Boston and Albany R. R. Bond 1,000.00
Deposit in Randolph Trust Co. Savings Dept. 7,395.50 Deposit in Randolph Savings Bank 1,038.55
Balance in Randolph Trust Co. Commercial Dept. 874.88
$12,308.93
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Deposit in Randolph Savings Bank $1,010.00 Balance in Randolph Trust Co. Commercial Dept. 38.42
$1,048.42
WILLIAM J. LEAHY, Sec. and Treas. MAURICE LEWIS, Chairman of Trustees RALPH H. HUTCHINSON WILLIAM J. LYNCH
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Assessors Report
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
We herewith submit the report of this department for the year 1948.
The tax rate for the year was computed on the fol- lowing basis of expenses and receipts :
EXPENSES
Town Appropriations :
Annual Town Meeting
$629,507.68
From Available Funds
25,776.02
Court Judgments
4,047.08
Overlay Deficit, 1945
230.80
Overlay Deficit, 1946
205.62
Overlay Deficit, 1947
2,170.11
State Parks and Reservations
491.34
State Audit of Municipal Accounts
1,054.05
County Tax
10,073.01
Tuberculosis Hospital Assessment
6,128.66
Tuberculosis Hospital Underas-
sessment, 1947
305.14
Overlay of current year
12,225.75 ,
$692,215.26
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND AVAILABLE FUNDS
Income Tax
$46,575.15
Corporation Taxes
15,463.14
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise
13,367.95
Licenses
5,070.75
Fines
305.82
General Government
199.45
Health and Sanitation
2,188.64
Charities
7,790.67
Old Age Assistance
44,550.53
Old Age Tax (Meals)
2,854.93
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Veterans' Benefits 1,605.01
Schools 9,250.40
Public Service Enterprises (Water Dept.) 31,303.05
Interest on Taxes and Assessments 2,084.27
Gas and Electric Franchise Tax
2,667.29
Chapter 498, Acts of 1948
7.320.00
State Parks and Reservations (Over-estimate of 1947) 132.56
Borrowed from E. & D. 25,776.02
$218,505.63
Net amount to be raised by taxa- tion on Polls and Property $473,709.63
TO BE RAISED BY TAXATION
Poll Tax $5,244.00
Personal Property
40,293.60
Real Estate
428,172.03
$473,709.63
TOTAL VALUATION
Real Estate-Buildings
$5,460,950.00
Real Estate-Land
1,467,400.00
Personal 652,000.00
$7.580,350.00
Total valuation computed at tax
rate of $61.80
$468,465.63
Plus ' Poll Tax
5,244.00
$473,709.63
INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE TABLE OF AGGREGATES
Number of Persons assessed :
On Personal Estate Only
59
On Real Estate Only
3,311
On Both Personal and Real Estate
120
Total number of persons assessed 3,490
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Number of polls assessed 2,622
Value of Assessed Personal Estate :
Stock in trade
$508,950.00
Machinery
124,750.00
Live Stock
11,350.00
All Other Tangible Property
6,950.00
Total Value of Assessed Per- sonal Property
$652,000.00
Number of Live Stock Assessed :
Horses
11
Cows
72
Swine
200
Fowl
10,300
All Other
1
10,584
Number of Acres of Land Assessed
6,043
Number of Dwelling Houses Assessed
2,168
Number of Automobiles Assessed
2,831
AMOUNTS COMMITTED TO TAX COLLECTOR
ON 1948 LEVIES
Real and Personal Estate, Janu-
ary Levy Poll Tax, January Levy
$468,465.63
5,244.00
$473,709.63
Motor Vehicle Excise
First Commitment
$1,016.31
Second Commitment
2,461.65
Third Commitment
4,688.96
Fourth Commitment
3,925.65
Fifth Commitment
2,326.52
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Sixth Commitment
6,497.25
Seventh Commitment
834.34
Eighth Commitment
396.95
Ninth Commitment
145.18
$22,292.81
$496,002.44
FRANK F. TEED, JAMES J. DUFFY, THEODORE S. LUDDINGTON,
Board of Assessors
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TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASSACHUSETTS Fire Department Report
January 4, 1949
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen :
I herewith submit my report of the Fire Department for the year ending December 31, 1948.
The department responded to 179 calls classified as follows:
Number of calls
179
Building Fires
49
Automobiles
15
False Alarms
9
Inhalator Calls
3
Miscellaneous
10
Brush and Grass
93
American Legion Ambulance Calls
238
Feet of Hose Used-3100-212 ; 3150-112 ; 150-11/8 :
18,755-Booster
Total 25,155
Feet of Ladders Used
142
Assessed value of property dam'g'd by fire $74,400.00
Insurance on property damaged
125,750.00
Damage to property
7,921.00
Insurance paid on damage
4,571.00
Loss not covered
3,350.00
Value of contents involved
$12,400.00
Insurance on contents
10,000.00
Damage to contents
2,682.00
Insurance paid on contents
2,632.00
Loss not covered
50.00
All apparatus, hose and appliances connected with the department are in good condition at the present time.
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Chapter 337 of the Acts of 1948 requires that the department equip each truck with two gas masks. This will necessitate the purchase of five masks which will be taken care of by an article in the Annual Town Warrant.
In Conclusion I wish to extend my thanks to the Board of Selectmen for their cooperation and interest in the wel- fare of the Department.
Respectfully submitted, HAROLD L. BAILEY,
Chief of Fire Department
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TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASSACHUSETTS
Inspector of Animals
January 10, 1949
I hereby submit my annual report of "Inspector of Animals" for the year of 1948.
There has been 21 dogs quarinteened by me, and all barns were inspected and there are in this town at present:
146 cows ; 2,020 swine ; 58 horses ; 5 sheep and 5 goats. Sincerely, CHARLES H. TRUELSON,
Inspector of Animals
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Highway Surveyor Report
To the Citizens of the Town of Randolph:
GENERAL
The Spring of 1948 brought on a great deal of dam- age to our Highways. This condition was due to the very heavy snow and many storms.
Patching work was started as soon as the snow was off the street. Other work completed during the year was as follows : sweeping, grading, graveling dirt roads, clean- ing brooks, catch basins and manholes. Asphalt and Tar was applied to many streets that were in need of surface treatment.
CHAPTER 90 - HIGHWAYS
The following was completed under Chapter 90 :
Drainage systems were cleaned, patching, brush cut- ting and cleaning gutters. A section of Pond Street was treated with asphalt and sand. North Street from Craw- ford Square to Mill Street was treated with asphalt and crushed stone. All work completed under Chapter 90 was approved by the State Department of Public Works.
SNOW REMOVAL
The fall of snow during the winter of 1947-1948 was the worst that we have ever seen. The Highway Depart- ment, without any let up had continuous plowing, sanding and hauling snow.
A complete list of storms are shown on next page.
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Date of Storms 1947
Type of Storms
Typeof Work Deoth Inches
Storm Hours
Nov. 11
snow & rain
Sanding
1 1/2
20
27 snow
Plowing & Sanding 1
2
Dec. 5 snow & sleet
Plowing & Sanding
5
13
7 snow & sleet
Plowing &
Sanding
4
9
10
snow
Plowing & Sanding
4
10
23
snow
Plowing & Sanding
7
18
26 snow & sleet
Plowing & Sanding
12
31
1948
Jan. 2
24
5
snow
Sanding
1 1/4
4
6
snow
Plowing & Sanding
3
41/2
7
snow
Plowing & Sanding
6
9
snow
Sanding
11/2
4
12
snow & sleet
Plowing &
Sanding
8
36
17
snow
Plowing &
Sanding
17
26
21
snow & sleet
Plowing &
Sanding
4
9
22
snow
Sanding
1
4
24
snow
Plowing & Sanding
16
24
Feb.
4
snow
Plowing & Sanding
4
21
7
snow
Sanding
11/2
31/2
10
snow
Plowing & Sanding
3
61/2
11
snow & sleet
Plowing & Sanding
2
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TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASSACHUSETTS
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