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STATEMENT OF LICENSES ISSUED
Dog Licenses for 1955: :
602 Males @ $2.00 $1,204.00
92 Females @ $5.00 460.00
267 Spayed Females @ $2.00 534.00
17 Breeders @ $10.00 170.00
2 Breeders @ $25.00 50.00
Less Fees Retained
$2,418.00 196.00
$2,222.00
Returns to County Treasurer Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Licenses :
$2,222.00
296 Resident Citizen Fishing @ $3.25 $962.00
116 Resident Citizen Hunting @ $3.25 377.00
74 Resident Citizen Sporting @ $5.25 388.50
38 Resident Citizen Minor Fishing @ $1.25 47.50
: 38. Resident Citizen Female Fishing @ $2.25 85.50
2 Resident Citizen Minor Trapping @: $2.25 4.50
3 Resident Citizen Trapping @ $7.75 23.25
3 Special Non-Resident Fishing @ $2.75 8.25
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4 Duplicates @ 50c 2.00
29 Resident Citizen Sporting, Free :
1 Resident Citizen Sporting Old Age Assistance Free
Fees Retanied
$1,898.5:0 142.50
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Cash Paid Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Game $1,756.00
Respectfully submitted,
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EDWARD T. CLARK, Town Clerk
Report of The Dog Officer
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen: Gentlemen :
I hereby submit my report as dog officer:
General licenses issued 1,074
$10.00 Kennel licenses issued
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$25.00 Kennel licenses issued 2
Telephone calls investigated 754
Lost dogs restored to owners 74
Respectfully submitted,
FRANK C. WALES
Dog Officer
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Report of Sealer of Weights & Measures
Board of Selectmen
Town of Randolph
Randolph, Mass.
Gentlemen :
During the year 1955 I have sealed :
Scales
110
Gasoline Meters
52
Oil Meters
27
Vehicle Tanks
10
Yard Sticks
23
Tapes
6
Meters (inlet more than one inch)
2
Liquid Measures
12
Inspections made :
Pedlars Licenses
14
Pedlars Scales
6
Fees collected and turned over to the Town Treasurer
$196.75
Salary of Sealer
250.00
Transportation of Weights
25.00
Purchase of Equipment
25.00
$300.00
Appropriation
$300.00
Respectfully submitted,
ROBERT C. JOPE, Sealer of Weights and Measures
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Report of Director of Veteran's Services
January 10, 1956
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and Town Manager:
This department takes pleasure in submitting to you a summary of services and financial aid to the veteran and his dependents of the Town of Randolph for the past year.
This office developed and processed 127 claims for veterans benefits and war allowance applications, which were authorized by the State Department of Veterans Services and we received 50% of all monies spent for the year 1955.
I wish to thank you gentlemen for supplying this office with a full time clerk, as it has paid dividends for the taxpayers of Randolph in so much as the appropria- tion for the year of 1955 was $40,000, this office turned back to the E. and D. Account $1129.96, plus the reim- bursement from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
As Director of Veterans Services, 1955 has been an exceptionally busy year as we had hundreds of Korean Veterans discharged from service, filed, developed and processed 595 claims for insurance, advisement and guidance on the job training, dental, education, war and peace time disabilities, Part III Benefits, State Bonus ap- plications, W. W. I and W. W. II Widow's Pensions, hos- pital care, out-patient treatment, burial allowance, real estate loans, abatement of real estate tax, widow's, or- phans, veterans annual income questionnaires. Would call your attention to the fact that this office was successful in
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processing claims for disabilities of veterans of all wars and they received $10,038.00 in retroactive payments which is long range economy to the Town of Randolph, and also hundreds of young Randolph Korean Veterans are attending college under the G.I. Bill, which means on completion of their education, it will put them in the higher income bracket, which is also good economy for the town.
I would take this opportunity to thank you, the Veterans' Organizations, local doctors and the Finance Committee for their splendid cooperation, without it, the services to the veteran and his dependent by this office would not be possible.
"There will be no period during the lifetime of those of us now concerned, when the need of this type of service shall have ceased to exist".
Respectively submitted,
WILLIAM S. COLE, Director.
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Report of Board of Public Welfare
TO: Town Manager
SUBJECT: Annual Report of Board of Public Welfare
The duties and functions of a Welfare Department are manifold, serving needy citizens and non-citizens. This Report is abridged and fails to include all of the detailed operations imposed by statute. For financial in- formation this department's disbursements and reim- bursements, you are referred to the report of the Town Accountant.
The need for welfare services is contained in Section 1, Chapter 117 of the General Laws of Massachusetts which states, "Every town shall relieve and support all poor and indigent persons lawfully settled therein when- ever they stand in need thereof".
This department administers four categories of pub- lic assistance, each with its own set of laws and State De- partment rules and regulations. The categories include :
A Old Age Assistance. An average of 169 persons per month during 1955 received a total of $153,- 197.41 of which $43,130.00 comprised medical expenditures. Thirty-five formal applications were received and investigated during the year; 31 applications were approved and four disap- proved.
B Aid to Dependent Children. An average of 17 families per month during 1955 received at total of $20,146.41 of which $1,623.00 comprised med- ical expeditures. Nineteen formal applications were received and investigated; 16 were approved and three disapproved.
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C Disability Assistance. An average of nine persons per month during 1955 received a total of $11,- 621.52 of which $8,118.00 comprised medical expenditures. Eleven formal applications were re- ceived and investigated of which five were ap- proved, four disapproved, two pending at the close of 1955.
D General Relief. An average of 16 families per month during 1955 received a total of $11,801.91 of which $4,245.00 comprised medical expendi- tures. Twenty formal applications were received and investigated of which 19 were approved and one disapproved. This type of assistance, also known as Temporary Aid, is usually of short dur- ation, and consists of persons who do not qualify for the first three named categories. Veterans who do not qualify for Veterans' Benefit are aided under this program.
The first three named categories involve the local, State and Federal Governments. Depending upon the settlement status of General Relief recipients, the fi- nancial responsibility rests solely with either the State or the Town. There is no Federal reimbursement under General Relief. The net cost of the entire Welfare De- partment to the taxpayers of Randolph is 25 cents on each dollar expended. This includes aid to all recipients and the cost of administration.
The present staff consists of one Welfare Agent, one Social Worker, one Senior Clerk, and one Junior Clerk. Each is under the jurisdiction of the State Division of Civil Service which determines the minimum and max- imum salary figures. According to State and Federal welfare officials, the Randolph Welfare Department is in urgent need of a second Social Worker. With a total case load that averages 210 per month, the miximum
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efficiency for sound, practical investigation is unobtain- able which can and does result in greater expenditures by the Department. To do effective, all around good work, a Social Worker should be responsible for not more than 120 cases, preferably 100. The Randolph Board of Pub- iic Welfare unanimously voted to recommend that a second Social Worker be obtained.
For the first time in the history of Randolph, the Board of Public Welfare consists of local citizens who du not hold elective Town offices. On June 27, 1955, Town Manager Charles R. Iovino appointed Col. Ralph E. Mac- Leod, who is the Chairman, Mrs. Loyal R. Safford, clerk, and Mr. William J. Leahy, member. Each serves without remuneration.
The Board and staff members wish to express their appreciation for the cooperation received by the Town Manager, and all other departments, especially the Board of Assessors, the Board of Public Health, the Town Clerk and Treasurer, the Town Accountant, the Veterans De- ยท" tment and the Police Department.
Respectfully submitted,
COL. RALPH E. MACLEOD, Chairman MRS. LOYAL R. SAFFORD, Clerk MR. WILLIAM J. LEAHY, Member
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Report of The Planning Board
The Randolph Planning Board submits herewith the annual report of the year 1955.
During this period many changes have taken place. Some of these changes are the result of study and effort on the part of previous Boards and some from the efforts of your present Board.
These changes include :
Personnel-complete change except for one mem- ber.
Plan File and Business File-updated and new files put into use.
Rules and Regulations - re-written, adopted March 22, 1955. Copies made available for in- terested parties.
New Map of Town Streets-made available to the public.
Procedure Changes Instituted-for closer inter- departmental cooperation.
The Board has held meetings at least once a week throughout the past year, with the exception of Christ- mas week, and attendance has been about 95% complete although for two periods we have worked as a four-man Board rather than at our full complement of five men.
As is typical with many Planning Boards, due to the present building boom, by far, the greater part of our time and effort has been spent on Subdivision Control and its corallary control not required, which means that all
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land transfers have to be processed by this Board. For many months Randolph has been on the top of the list in number of deed transfers registered at Dedham Registry for the towns in our population size or smaller.
We believe that considering our sewerage program, drainage problems, anticipated street construction and reconstruction and for full control of subdivisions that the town will save money by spending more wisely under the direction of a Town Engineer.
We realize fully the importance of developing new business and industrial sites which can be the means of locating more business within the Town. Your Board is steadily working towards that end with the Business and Industrial Development Commission. We believe that con- trolled growth in this field will do much to broaden the tax base and provide work for our residents which will lighten the tax burden on the homeowner caused by de- mand for new schools and new and expanded municipal services.
We will appreciate your comments and suggestions regarding the future growth of your Town and will wel- come your attendance at Public Hearings, particularly those dealing with Zoning. Hearing dates are published in our local newspapers.
In all these matters we are earnestly working, we be- lieve, in the best interests of the entire Town.
Respectfully submitted
PAUL A. PETERSON, Chairman LEO T. O'NEILL, Clerk RAYMOND T. WALL JOSEPH W. CURRAN
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Report of Inspector of Wires
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
I hereby submit my report for the year ending December 31, 1955 as Inspector of Wires.
A total of 312 new homes were inspected by this department during the year compared to 249 during 1954, three inspections are required on all new homes.
Sixty per cent of the older homes in town still have two wire thirty amp service and are badly overloaded. This department will gladly inspect any on request and make recommendation so that they will meet the present day standards.
A total of 571 permits were issued and the sum of $1,477.50 deposited with the town treasurer.
Number of permits issued
571
New homes inspected
312
Remodel work inspected
102
Oil Burners
364
Electric Ranges
298
Water Heater (electric)
74 .
Electric Clothes Dryer
35
New Service
41
Signs
6
Stores
6
Garages
7
Pumps
6
Motors
57
Woodworking Shop
1
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Offices
3
Gas Stations
5
Fire Stations
1
Rectory
1
Schools
3
Apartments
7
Machine Shops
1
Telephone Booths
2
Factory
4
Beauty Parlors
2
Respectfully submitted,
ALTON F. LaBRECQUE, Inspector of Wires
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Report of The Town Counsel
January 12, 1956
Mr. Charles R. Iovino, Town Manager,
Town of Randolph
Randolph, Massachusetts.
Having been Town Counsel for only the last two and a half months of the year 1955, my report is necessarily brief.
Since the Town has experienced over the past few years a spectacular growth in population, and with it the Town Departments and services have grown, the demands on the time of the Town Counsel have also proportion- ately grown.
Opinions to the various Town Departments absorb a great segment of the Town Counsel's time. In addition thereto, there are land damage cases pending against the Town, and claims of various types including property damage and tax abatements.
In addition to the Departments requesting opinions, the Town Counsel must prepare and render opinions for some of the Town Committees.
There is also legal work done in connection with con- tracts, retirement of town personnel, taking of easements, and matters involving the disposing or acquisition of land.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM J. CARR, Town Counsel
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Report of Business and Industrial Commission
The Business and Industrial Commission was estab- lished by vote at the 1955 Annual Town Meeting and appointed by the Moderator. The seven-member board met weekly through the summer and twice monthly fol- lowing the Special Town Meeting in September.
The general objective of the Committee was to study ways and means to encourage the industrial and business development of Randolph and to be advisory in these respects to the Town. Meetings were held with Town officials, realty and development interests, and members of the Massachusetts Department of Commerce. From these, there was evolved a three-point program which involved: (1) the acquisition of suitable sites within the Town for business development, (2) the preparation and circulation of a brochure advertising the facilities of Ran- dolph to businessmen, and (3) the active recruitment of new business by personal contact.
Partial fulfillment of the first phase began with enactment of three of eight articles offered jointly by the Commission and Planning Board at the September Special Town Meeting. These were intended to establish industrial zones proximally located to new or proposed highways restricted for use as suggested by members of the Massachusetts State Department of Commerce. The present status of land suitably zoned for industry is that a sufficient acreage exists for a good beginning of indus-
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trialization, but that future zoning needs is a matter for responsible Town officials to provide. It is urged that the Selectmen and Town Manager recognize the vital need to develop the interests of commerce and to lead the com- munity in this respect rather than remain detached from the problem.
The preparation of a brochure (point two) has been started with a compilation of statistics concerning Ran- dolph, and a study of format and requirements for pub- lication. Completion of the brochure will require an appropriation, to be requested at the Annual Town Meet- ing of 1956, in order to cover composition, printing and circulation costs.
Active recruitment of new business (point three) has commenced with attempts by the Commission to locate industry which is in the process of expansion or relocation, and with encouragement of private development of the Town's industrial land. It is recommended that financing such development be undertaken by civic or business groups with private capital. These may or may not en- courage investment by Town citizens but should absolve the Town of development costs. The opinion of the Com- mission is that the Town should do all in its power to create a favorable atmosphere and to encourage indus- trialization without incurring large indebtedness for site development. Since each $1,000 of new value created for private investors will be worth only the amount of the tax rate to the Town, it is necessary to place the financial burden upon the developers. The recruitment of new business should be an active function of every tax- payer and not be exclusive to the Commission. No amount of persuasion should be spared to convince everyone, start- ing with the Town's highest official that every effort must be expended to enter into the competition with other Towns for sufficient increase of business and industrial
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assessment. Successful activities of this type will help stabilize the upward influence on tax rates caused by increased municipal costs.
Respectfully submitted,
LEO O'NEILL, Chairman FABIAN LIONETTI, Secretary FRANK KESPERT FRANCIS BOURBEAU HAROLD VROOM
Report of The Building Inspector
To the Board of Selectmen
Gentlemen:
I herewith submit my report as Building Inspector for the year ending December 31, 1955 :
New Residences
277
Alterations
13
Additions
29
Garages
32
Business
3
Breezeways
3
Total 357
I find our building code very much out of date, as we are growing so fast that the code is very thin.
I find all the builders and developers very coopera- tive.
Respectfully submitted, FRANK F. TEED Building Inspector
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Report of Trustees of Stetson School Fund
Balance January 1, 1955
$ 986.84
Receipts :
Dividend Randolph Co-op.
Bank
$
60.00
Interest B. and A. R.R. Bond 42.50
Hall Rent 190.00 292.50
$ 1,279.34
Payments :
Randolph Trust Co. Safe
Deposit Box
$
5.50
Janitor
95.00
Salaries, Trustees and
Secretary
20.00
120.50
Balance, January 1, 1956 $ 1,158.84
The Stetson School Fund is invested as follows:
10 Matured Shares Randolph Co-op. Bank $ 2,000.00
Boston and Albany R.R. Bond 1,000.00
Deposit in Randolph Trust Co. Savings Dept. 8,333.92
Deposit in Randolph Savings Bank 1,243.39
Balance in Randolph Trust Co. Comm. Dept. 1,158.84
$13,736.15
The Turner Medal Fund is invested as follows: Deposit in Randolph Savings Bank $ 1,253.24
Respectfully submitted, Secretary and Treasurer. WILLIAM J. LEAHY,
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Report of The Board of Assessors
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
We herewith submit the report of this department for the year 1955.
The tax rate for the year was computed on the fol- lowing basis of expenses and receipts :
EXPENSES
Town Appropriations :
Annual Town Meeting
$1,498,345.04
From Available Funds 160,095.30
Overlay Deficit, 1951
884.05
Overlay Deficit, 1952
1,450.40
Police Emergency
1,480.01
Hurricanes
7,255.42
Chapter 90 Road Construction Takings 13,787.00
State Parks and
Reservations 1,630.72
State Audit of Municipal Accounts
3,265.19
County Tax
15,070.00
Tuberculosis Hospital Assessment 13,988.96
Overlay of current year
49,121.03
$1,766.373.12
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND AVAILABLE FUNDS
Income Tax
Corporation Taxes
$125,468.04
30,103.14
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Old Age Tax (Meals)
3,314.39
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise
90,426.00
Licenses
9,403.00
Fines
123.00
Special Assessments
858.00
General Government
757.00
Health and Sanitation
653.00
Charities
10,333.00
Old Age Assistance
65,446.00
Veterans' Services
17,265.00
Schools
29.151.00
Public Service Enterprises
(Water Dept.)
78,896.00
Interest on Taxes and Assess- ments
3.491.00
State Assistance for School Construction
46.436.60
Hurricane Reimubursement
5,000.00
Overestimate on County Tax
2,323.09
Tuberculosis Hospitable Overestimate
5,959.48
State Parks and Reservations Overestimate 7.26
Gypsy and Brown Tail Moth Overestimate
1,576.12
Total Available Funds
160,095.30
$687,085.42
$1,079,287.70
TO BE RAISED BY TAXATION
Poll Tax
$ 7,946.00
Personal Property
67,993.75
Real Estate
1,003,347.95
$1,079,287.70
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TOTAL VALUATION
Real Estate Buildings
Real Estate Land
Personal
$14,525,735.00 3,716,955.00 1,236,250.00
$19,478,940.00
Total valuation computed at
tax rate of $55.00
$ 1,071,341.70
Plus Poll Tax
7,946.00
$ 1,079,287.70
INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE TABLE OF AGGREGATES
Number of persons assessed :
On Personal Estate Only
124
On Real Estate Only
5,200
On Both Personal and Real Estate
157
Total number of persons assessed : 5,481
Number of polls assessed
3,973
Value of Assessed Personal Estate :
Stock in trade
$952,500.00
Machinery
271,700.00
All Other Tangible Property 5,200.00
Live Stock 6,850.00
Total Value of Assessed
Personal Property
$ 1,236,250.00
Number of Live Stock Assessed :
Horses
6
Cows
50
Swine
125
Fowl
3,900
All Other
1
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Number of Dwelling Houses Assessed 3,727
Number of Acres of Land Assessed 6,159
Number of Automobiles Assessed 6,834
AMOUNTS COMMITTED TO TAX COLLECTOR
1955 Levies
Real and Personal Estate
$1,071,341.70
Poll Tax
7,946.00
Street Betterments
2,319.07
Apportioned Street Betterments Paid in Advance
1,391.25
Water Liens
1,857.71
1955 December Levy
Real and Personal Estate
3,363.25
Poll Tax
8.00
$1.088,226.98
Motor Vehicle Excise
1954 Levies
Sixth Commitment
$19,353.05
Seventh Commitment
2,983.73
Eighth Commitment
274.56
Ninth Commitment
175.69
1955 Levies
First Commitment
58,422.01
Second Commitment
41,609.57
Third Commitment
21,996.86
Fourth Commitment
7,882.68
Fifth Commitment
4,814.43
Sixth Commitment
1,925.00
$ 159,437.58
$1,247,664.56
Number of Assessed Real Estate Parcels 4,947
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Number of Parcels Assessed with
Buildings
3,727
Number of Vacant Parcels Assessed
1,240
Number of Assessment Appeals 70
Percentage Changed
10%
Number of Veterans Exemptions
400
Percentage Given 100%
Total Valuation of Exempted Property
$3,246,470.00
Respectfully submitted,
FRANK F. TEED,
JOSEPH B. HARRIS,
EDWARD J. ROYCROFT,
Board of Assessors.
Report of The Town Manager
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen: Gentlemen :
I herewith submit the Annual Report of the Town Manager for the year 1955.
From May 23rd, to December 31st, 1955, approxi- mately 7 months, it has been my pleasure to serve the people of Randolph as the first Town Manager under "Ar Act Establishing A Selectmen-Town Manager Form of Government For the Town of Randolph." These have been months of adjustments to make the transition from the former Selectmen form of municipal government to the Selectmen-Town Manager type as smooth as possible. In making the change-over, I wish to thank the people of the town, the clergy of all denomination, the Board of
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Selectmen, the Finance Committee and the town employ- ees for the acknowledgement that they have given to my position.
While the activities of my office have been extre- mely limited in the matter of reorganization of the muni- cipal departments, offices, boards and committees due to the amount of the appropriation made, I wish to state that concerted effort directed toward modernizing and stabilizing municipal activities of a growing town will be accelerated in the year ahead. Linked to this too is a simultaneous determination to create a favorable atmos- phere for all segments of our social, civic, religious, poli- tical and economic life based on impartial government .. Intimately related to these facets of human endeavour is the costs that must be borne to provide the municipal ser- vices, personnel, tools and equipment so essential to mod- ern, democratic civilization.
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