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sonal Property
$823,700.00
Number of Live Stock Assessed:
Horses
10
Cows
70
Swine
200
Fowl
5,200
All Other
1
5,481
Number of Acres of Land Assessed
6,052
Number of Dwelling Houses Assessed
2,245
Number of Automobiles Assessed
3,383
AMOUNTS COMMITTED TO TAX COLLECTOR ON 1949 LEVIES
Real and Personal Estate, January Levy
$430,586.64
Poll Tax, January Levy
5,384.00
$435,970.64
Estate of Deceased Persons
1,324.80
Real and Personal Estate, December Levy
308.88
Water Liens
989.66
Motor Vehicle Excise
First Commitment $3,131.80
Second Commitment 3,739.60
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Third Commitment
2,570.18
Fourth Commitment
4,707.06
Fifth Commitment
3,876.85
Sixth Commitment
5,487.98
Seventh Commitment
6,001.58
Eighth Commitment
4,642.79
Ninth Commitment
2,146.32
Tenth Commitment
406.13
$36,710.29
$475,304.27
FRANK F. TEED, JOSEPH B. HARRIS, THEODORE S. LUDDINGTON, Board of Assessors.
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Report of Fire Department
January 16, 1950
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
I herewith submit my report of the Fire Department for the year ending December 31, 1949.
The department responded to 273 calls classified as follows :
Number of calls
273
Building fires
48
Automobiles
13
False Alarms
8
Inhalator calls
2
Miscellaneous
11
Brush and Grass
191
Aid calls out of town
3
American Legion Ambulance calls
202
Feet of hose used-9875-21/2, 7800-11/2,
1600-11/8, 30,525-Booster. Total 49,800
Feet of ladders used 356
Assessed value of property damaged by fire $91,150.00
Insurance on property damaged 191,500.00
Damage to property
19,142.96
Insurance paid on damage
18,842.96
Loss not covered
300.00
Value of contents involved
54,550.00
Insurance on contents
50,500.00
Damage to contents
4,524.92
Insurance paid on contents
2,424.92
Loss not covered
2,100.00
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The apparatus and equipment connected with the De- partment is in good condition at the present time. The apparatus has been inspected by an Auto-Motive Engineer.
I wish to thank the officials and citizens who have as- sisted the Department in any way throughout the year.
Respectfully submitted,
HAROLD L. BAILEY, Chief of Department.
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Report of Inspector of Animals
December 27, 1949
Honorable Board of Selectmen:
I hereby submit my report for the year ending Decem- ber 31, 1949.
I have quarantined 26 dogs and have inspected 30 barns.
Cattle
135
Horses
56
Sheep
11
Goats
6
Swine
1641
Respectfully submitted, JAMES J. TRUELSON, Inspector of Animals.
Report of Inspector of Slaughtering FOR THE YEAR OF 1949
January 14, 1950
To the Board of Health of Randolph:
Gentlemen :
I hereby submit my report for 1949. Total number inspected and passed 264
Condemned 1
One Hog condemned-unfit for food. Respectfully submitted,
WESTON L. MANN, Inspector of Slaughtering.
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Report of Highway Surveyor
To the Citizens of the Town of Randolph :
GENERAL MAINTENANCE
The usual type of work was completed during 1949, such as sweeping, patching, grading, gravel hauled on dirt roads, cleaning brooks, catch basins and manholes. A great deal of surface treatment also was completed on our black roads.
CHAPTER "90"
The following work was completed under Chapter "90" -Sections of North Street were resurfaced with asphalt and oil treated crushed stone; two catch basins were con- structed on Canton Street and a black top gutter on Warren Street. The work under Chapter "90" was approved by the State Department of Public Works.
DRAINAGE AND CONSTRUCTION
The serious drainage condition that existed on Stacy Street has been completed and is functioning satisfactorily.
SNOW REMOVAL
The fall of snow during 1949 was about normal, a great deal of sanding was required due to freezing rain and wet snow. A list of storms that required sanding, plow- ing and hauling are listed below:
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Duration
Date of Storm
Type of Storm
Work Required
Depth in Inches
of Storms
Jan. 21
Snow & freezing rain Snow
Sanding
& plowing
4
21
26
Sanding & plowing
5
14
31
Snow & freezing rain
Sanding
& plowing
5
10
Feb. 4
Snow & freezing rain
Sanding & plowing
3
12
7
Snow & freezing rain
0
8
16 Snow
28
Snow
Sanding & plowing
10
20
Mar. 6
Snow
Sanding
1
3
10
Snow & freezing rain
Sanding
2
16
18 Snow
Sanding
& plowing
8-
12
Nov. 27
Snow
Sanding
2
6
Dec. 2 Snow & rain
Sanding & plowing
3
14
7
Snow & rain
Sanding
2
6
13 storms
49 inches
7
Sanding & plowing-
4
I wish to thank the Town Officials and Citizens for the fine cooperation during the past year.
JOHN A. FREDERICKSON, Highway Surveyor.
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Report of Inspector of Milk
To the Town of Randolph.
Report of the Milk Inspector for the year ending Decem- ber 31, 1949:
2 Pasteurization Permits $20.00
30 Store Licenses 15.00
24 Vehicle Licenses 12.00
10 Oleomargarine Registrations 5.00
9 Permits to Produce and sell Milk
Total
$52.00
Number of Butterfat Tests Made.
HENRY MERRILL, Milk Inspector.
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Report of the Building Inspector
To the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Randolph :
I hereby submit my report from July 1, 1949 to Decem- ber 31, 1949.
Permits issued :
New Buildings
78
New garages
4
Alterations
5
Total permits issued
87
Total Inspections made
94
Mileage (by auto)
471
Present building laws require that every job must have a permit stamped by the Plumbing, Wire and Building Inspectors before any work is covered up by laths, sheet- rock, etc.
When a job is ready for lathing, sheetrock, etc., permits should be stamped by the Plumbing and Wiring Inspectors, and then call your Building Inspector.
Respectfully submitted,
FRANK F. TEED,
Building Inspector.
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TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. Report of Police Department
January 12, 1950
To the Board of Selectmen
Randolph, Mass.
Gentlemen:
I herewith submit report of the work done by the Police Department of the Town of Randolph, for the year ending December 31, 1949:
Calls answered and investigations made
7,517
*Summonses served
205
* Arrests
106
Arraignments in Court
167
Held for the Grand Jury
15
Pending in District Court
16
Pending in Superior Court
3
Found guilty in District Court
67
** Dismissed for want of Prosecution
16
Appealed to Superior Court
1
Found guilty in Superior Court Acquitted
2
Filed
19
Probation
20
Fined
16
*Released
9
Committed to House of Correction
3
Committed to State Hospital
9
Committed to State Prison
2
Committed to Concord Reformatory Committed to Youth Service Board
1
Put up for the night
1
Stolen Property Recovered
$14,127.98
Notices Posted
85
3
15
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Doors and windows found open by the Police Department 302
Net returns paid to Town Treasurer from fine over and above expenses of prosecution 95.11
Fines taken in by District and Supe- rior Courts 345.00
Total number of warnings on Motor Violations 1,164
Total number of suspensions of licenses 47
Total number of miles covered by Police cars 75,318
Total number of miles covered by motorcycles 5,339
*Some arrests and summons were served for out of town police.
** Of the 16 cases dismissed for want of prosecution the police were complaint on 6.
Of the 9 cases released, 8 were juveniles and were turned over to their parents.
I wish to take this opportunity to thank the Town Officials, the Finance Committee and the citizens of the town for their assistance and cooperation during the past year, and to express my appreciation to the members of the regu- lar police department and the Special Officers for their fine work and cooperation in the affairs of the department.
Respectfully submitted,
PATRICK T. McDONNELL, Chief of Police.
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Report of Trustees of Turner Free Library
TRUSTEES
Frederick E. Knebel
President
Benjamin P. Crowell
Vice-President
Joseph D. Wales
Secretary-Treasurer
Ralph H. Hutchinson, Theodore S. Luddington,
Orrin B. White
(Selectmen of Randolph, Ex-Officiis)
Mrs. Sallie W. Crawford
Roland H. Marden
Carl S. Gove
Raymond L. Mason
Arthur H. Holbrook
Lawrence Shurtleff
Mrs. Mollie F. Howard
Albert C. Wilde
Frank P. Yundt
To the Citizens of Randolph:
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 3 of the By-Laws of the Turner Free Library, this Report for the calendar year 1949 and being the seventy-fourth report is submitted, showing the condition of the Trust consisting of the build- ing, library and funds, together with the reports of the Librarian and Treasurer, and so much of reports sub- mitted to the Trustees by the various committees as seem to be of general interest.
The Library Committee reports that the books, charts and furnishings are in good condition and that all books owned by the Library are accounted for by the Librarian.
The Building Committee reports considerable progress made in repairs and replacements on the roof and the addi- tion of four new conductor pipes. The flat portion of the roof has been entirely rebuilt, new flashing installed wher- ever needed, new slates put in place of those cracked on
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the several towers. The large flag pole that extended from the attic window was found to be defective and was removed.
The entire appropriation voted by the Town, in the amount of $3,500 was expended. Our previous estimate of $1000 for the work on the roof was short of the actual cost by approximately $200, which latter amount was paid out of Library funds. In November one of the sections of the boiler cracked necessitating repairs costing $100.
The contractor, who did the work on the roof, has brought to our attention the poor condition of the three chimneys which are badly in need of repairs. The incinera- tor in the cellar will definitely have to be replaced with a new one. The trim on the exterior of the building, the doors, window sash, etc., require painting. The installation of a light over the outside door of Dr. Hickey's office is urgently needed.
The Library Committee is making an intensive study into the cost of repairing and rebinding a considerable num- ber of bound and unbound volumes of The Randolph Tran- script, Norfolk County Register, Randolph Register and Holbrook News and Randolph Herald. These records date back to 1857, are much in demand, particularly for vital statistics and as such are readily accepted in Court as valid evidence. The Trustees feel this matter should be done even though the entire project would take several years to complete.
The Trustees have deemed it advisable from a stand- point of economy to remove entirely two of the three Chim- neys down to the roof line and then capped over. The re- maining chimney, being the only one being used, to be re- paired. We have received an estimate for this job of $450.00 The painting of trim, etc., will require about $480. The Trustees, therefor, are requesting an appropriation from the Town of $2,650 to meet the above-mentioned expenses
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as well as other general repairs of the building, furnishings and fixtures and for the general purposes of the Library.
A copy of each of the following reports is hereunto subjoined: Report of the Librarian, Report of the Treas- urer showing receipts and expenditures of the Library and the Report of the Finance Committee.
The Trustees again wish to express their apprecia- tion to all those who have contributed in any manner to the Library during the past year.
Respectfully submitted,
FREDERICK E. KNEBEL,
President.
January 14, 1950.
REPORT OF THE TREASURER
To the Trustees of the Turner Free Library.
In compliance with the requirements of the By-Laws, I hereby submit the annual report of the Treasurer of the Turner Free Library.
Balance Income January 1, 1949
$719.88
RECEIPTS
Turner Fund
$542.65
R. W. Turner Fund
727.89
Remaining Funds
150.00
Rent
1,200.00
Fines and Collections
120.85
Sundries
18.48
Bills paid by Town of Randolph
3,500.00
6,259.87
$6,979.75
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COST OF OPERATION
Books
$453.41
Magazines
66.45
Salaries
2,002.53
Electricity
133.12
Fuel
763.78
Printing
11.50
Insurance
62.80
Telephone
46.76
Supplies
40.80
Sundries
23.38
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Repairs
1,669.79
Water
25.48
Rebinding
34.95
5,334.75
Balance Income-Checking
Account Randolph Trust Co.
1,645.00
$6,979.75
Respectfully submitted,
JOSEPH D. WALES, Treasurer.
REPORT OF LIBRARIAN
To the Trustees of the Turner Free Library :
I have the honor to submit the annual report of the Librarian for the year ending December 31, 1949.
The Library hours are : Monday, Wednesday and Satur- day afternoons, from 2:00 to 4:30; every evening from 7:00 to 9:00, except Sundays and holidays. During July and August we are open evenings only.
Books added the past year 296, making the accession number 37,750.
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Number of books loaned, 15,420. Fiction, 9,647 ; Juvenile, 3,153; General, 2620. March had the largest circulation- 1,503 books having been loaned.
Magazines loaned-409.
Borrowers cards issued-556. New applicants, 333; renewals- 223. The Children's Story Hour attendance for the Summer was very satisfactory. There were eight ses- sions. On July 9th the attendance was 17; July 16th, 26; July 23rd, 23; July 30th, 15; August 6th, 28; August 13th, 24; August 20th, 17; August 27th, 5.
November 19th, in observance of Children's Book Week, we had a Story Hour with an attendance of 67 and on December 17 there was a Christmas Story Hour with 73 children present.
Mrs. Alberta Komich was in charge of the children and told many interesting stories.
Books have been borrowed through the Inter-Library Loan for students and teachers.
The reference room has been used for study by Junior High, Stetson High and college students. We are glad and willing to help everyone in their reference work and in their selection of books.
The Librarian wishes to thank Mrs. Komich for her story-telling and her help at vacation time; also Miss Massie and the Trustees for their cooperation.
EUNICE B. MARTIN,
January 9, 1950
Librarian.
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To the Trustees of the Turner Free Library :
Your committee on Finances submits the following re- port :
The committee has audited the accounts of the Treas- urer for the year 1949 and found them to be correct. All moneys have been accounted for as received, and no money has been paid out except on vouchers properly approved.
The committee has examined also the securities repre- senting the investment of the funds of the Library and has found them to be intact and as represented.
There have been no changes in our investment port- folio this year.
Respectfully submitted,
January 15, 1949
RAYMOND L. MASON, Chairman.
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Report of Committee on a Manager Form of Town Government
To the Citizens of Randolph :
The Committee appointed by the Moderator to report on a Manager form of town government have devoted a considerable amount of study to the five forms of special legislation passed by the Legislature on the subject, and adopted by the towns of Norwood, Mansfield, Middle- borough, Stoughton and Saugus.
The Committee in its deliberations, secured valuable advice from Mr. Clarence A. Bingham, a former Manager of the Town of Norwood and the City of Waltham, and who has had long experience in the field of city and town gov- ernment.
Due to the fact that there is no standard form of char- ter for towns as there is for cities, it is, therefore, impor- tant that the issue of Manager administration for the town be given the fullest possible consideration as to its detail before a final report is given. The Committee, in this, its interim report, requests that it be continued for another year, and further supplemented by the addition of ten in- terested citizens to be named by the Moderator from the various sections of the Town.
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE F. CULLEN, Chairman PERLEY R. EVANS, Clerk JOHN E. KELLEY JOHN E. SCANNELL HAROLD W. MACAULEY
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Report of Randolph Planning Board
To the Town of Randolph:
Your Planning Board makes the following report for the year ending December 31, 1949:
Your Board has worked diligently throughout the year.
The first meeting was held after the Annual Town Meeting taking into consideration the many Articles that were not acted upon by the Town Meeting Members.
Zoning has been before us constantly. Some changes may be justified, while others are not, and would only cause much trouble.
In your Town Report your Planning Board has made recommendations to the Finance Committee.
One subject that has had a lot of thoughtful work is the Betterment Act. We have searched the town rec- ords for information on this subject. Much to our surprise, after having the town counsel give us a ruling that the Betterment Act was accepted, we find that there is nothing written giving the Planning Board the authority to enforce and have betterments assessed. You will find an Article in the Town Warrant giving your Board the authority for the use of the Betterment Act.
We have visited other towns and found the Town of Milton to have, in our estimation, the best procedure in operation. There is considerable work to be done on the Rules and Regulations for the Act which should be carried on with the town engineer.
We have met with the School Building and Planning Committee for the Junior and Senior High Schools at all their meetings. We hope we have been of some assistance to this committee.
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Your new Board can be of real assistance to this Com- mittee. The Board has met with the Building Sites Commit- tee. On our recommendations the site for the new Fire Station in North Randolph, was accepted.
In your report you will find an Article in reference to the property directly beside the Devine School, going south. We are taking into consideration the possibility of the extension of the Devine School. We feel the property in question should be acquired before it is sold for house lots.
We have also taken into consideration the possibility that in the near future the town will have to set up a sewage system of its own. We find that it would be too expensive to tie into the Metropolitan Sewage System. In your Town Warrant you will find an Article in reference to the land for this project. This is the proposed site rec- ommended at the time the W. P. A. drew up the plans for the system.
Your present Board feels a lot of consideration should be given to the candidates for the new Planning Board. We should have men who are willing to give the very best of their abilities to the most important committee in the town.
Our town has grown fast in the past few years and will expand more rapidly. It is hoped that anyone in the town who has any knowledge of town planning will help this Board to more success in the future.
Respectfully submitted,
ALSON B. ALDEN, Chairman.
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Report of Randolph Visiting Nurse Association
The Randolph Visiting Nurse Association, now in its thirty-sixth year, is pleased to present, on request, a sum- mary of its work for The Annual Town Report :
When our organization was founded-on January 1, 1914-Randolph's population numbered less than 5,000 persons, and one nurse made her calls to the sick on foot. Our work has increased with the growth of the Town to twice its above-named population, necessitating two nurses, an automobile and its maintenance, an office, and other vital equipment. Today, as in the old days, our services are cheerfully, skillfully, and promptly given to all of the Town's people, under the care of a doctor, re- gardless of race, color, or creed. Those who are able to do so pay $1.00 for each visit of the nurse, except in the case of the initial visit to those who have donated $1.00 to the yearly campaign for funds, when this first visit is free to the giver, or to some member of his family. Those not able to pay the above-named fee are expected to give some stipend, however small. But whether or not a per- son can pay, he is never neglected. Many calls are necessarily made where no money is available, but as we operate on a strictly professional basis SERVICE comes first.
Our Public Health Program has been greatly expanded in recent years and in that connection, we act as "The Agents" of the Town to supplement the work of Ran- dolph's Department of Public Health. Our two Nurses, Beatrice Scannell, R. N., and Signa Heath, R. N., are also Public Health Nurses, having both received the P. H. N. Degree through a Course in Public Health Nursing taken in the recent past. Together they carry on an educa- tional health program. For instance, they teach some mem-
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ber of the homes which they visit how to care for the chronically ill; they instruct and help mothers for the coming of the baby; they instruct in formula making - and in the feeding of the new baby; they help each month in the conduct of the Well-Child Conferences-a feature started many years ago by the Association; they assisted during the 1949 Chest X-Ray Survey, at the Blood Bank, and at all of the other health features held in the Town; they give careful attention to T. B. cases, especially in follow-up work, and do all of the general and bedside nurs- ing of the Old Age and Welfare patients, as directed by The Randolph Board of Health. And for the further protection of public health, the nurses do not engage in bedside nursing of contagious cases.
For many years now, the Townspeople have voted at each Annual Meeting to give us an appropriation. The amount voted at the 1949 Town Meeting of $3,500 was used EXCLUSIVELY, as with appropriations in the past as SALARIES to our two nurses for the public health work done for the Town. Miss Beatrice Scannell, Supervising Nurse, received $1,900 ; Mrs. Signa Heath received $1600. To further comment on the Public Health Work of the R.V.N.A. in connection with the Town's Annual appropriation, may we state that the Town does not have a Public Health Nursing Service of its own, but prefers, as a matter of economy, to use the services of an old, established Nurse Association to do this work, through two registered and public health nurses. The expense of the Association's auto- mobile, the auto's maintenance, and incidental expenses in connection with this Public Health Service is borne by the RVNA.
May we further report that the members of the RVNA, its officers and directors, have worked willingly in 1949, as they and others of our personnel have labored during the past, solely for the love of the work-our Nurses be- ing the only ones receiving any financial compensation. We
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have appreciated the splendid co-operation which we have received from the Townspeople, not only in 1949, but throughout all of RVNA's history. We wish here to ex- tend our sincere thanks to our two excellent Nurses, Miss Beatrice Scannell and Mrs. Signa Heath, for their untiring efforts in our behalf. Our Association holds in loving remembrance its past co-workers and generous giv- ers of their time and money.
Thoughts of this co-operation give us renewed courage and inspiration to make further progress along the high road of "Better Health for Our Community."
HELEN M. HANEY, President ALICE M. MARTIN, Vice-President GRACE E. SCANNELL, Secretary BENJAMIN P. CROWELL, Treasurer MARION E. SEARS, Acting Treasurer
RAYMOND E. LYONS, ERNEST C. MARTIN JOHN E. SCANNELL
Directors
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In Memory
of
Margaret Donoban
Teacher and Principal of the Charles Gabriel Devine School 1924-1949
TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. 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 1949.
This is the second year in which Randolph has em- ployed its own Superintendent of the school system and it is felt that this move, made in 1948, has proven, and will continue to prove, beneficial in the administration of our school system.
Your Committee adopted a salary schedule which went into effect in September, 1949, and the results of this progressive move has indicated itself in part by the interest taken by your teachers to secure further in-service train- ing and additional courses to benefit their chosen profes- sion. The various reports by the heads of the various de- partments including the annual report of the Superintendent of Schools will give the citizens of the town a complete picture of the activities and progress made in your schools.
The passing of Miss Margaret L. Donovan, principal and teacher for a quarter of a century, was felt keenly by all who knew her. Her loyalty, devotion and high char- acter will forever be an inspiration.
A review of the reports of the School Committees for the past years will reveal the cognizance of the need of ad- ditional facilities for the future educational needs of our school children.
Your present committee acknowledges with sincere gratification the progressive action taken by the citizens of Randolph in the procuring of land for a proposed junior and senior high school and for the formation of an active and determined School Building Committee.
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