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State Chapter 90
5,499.99
State Chapter 90 Maintenance
180.19
County Chapter 90 Maintenance
180.19
County Chapter 90
2,999.82
State-1938-Flood-Storm Damage
4,000.00
Machinery Rentals
1,270.00
$23,472.66
Charities :
Relief, Individual
31.00
Relief, Cities and Towns
698.54
Relief, State
4,295.65
Old Age Assistance, State
4,423.69
Old Age Assistance, Towns-Cities
384.66
. State Aid
120.00
Aid to Dependent Children
1,308.01
$11,261.55
Schools :
Tuition of State Wards
129.48
Other Tuition
110.00
$239.48
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Unclassified :
Miscellaneous Rebates
7.85
$7.85
Commercial Revenue :
Water
5,011.31
Pipe
22.67
Labor
10.50
$5,044.48
Interest :
Excise Taxes :
Current Year
42.36
Previous Year
26.11
Real Estate :
Current Year
34.01
Previous Year
276.12
Agency, Trust and Investment:
Dog Licenses
568.20
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds
96.50
Myron O. Mowry Fund, Income
1,085.00
Moses Wallis Devise, Income
1,073.56
$2,823.26
Temporary Loans
65,500.00
$65,500.00
Total Receipts for 1938
$214,278.19
Balance January 1, 1938
8,710.37
Receipts, 1938
214,278.19
$222,988.56
Payments, 1938
219,241.85
Balance December 31, 1938
3,746.71
$222,988.56
Respectfully submitted,
JOSEPH S. VIROSTEK.
$378.60
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Auditor's Report
March 8, 1939.
To the Board of Selectmen
Mr. Winfield A. Shuster, Chairman, Douglas, Massachusetts
Gentlemen :
I submit herewith my report of an audit of the books and accounts of the town of Douglas for the year ending December 31, 1938, made in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44, General Laws. This is in the form of a report made to me by Mr. Herman B. Dine, Assistant Director of Accounts.
Very truly yours,
THEODORE N. WADDELL,
Director of Accounts.
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Mr. Theodore N. Waddell,
Director of Accounts,
Department of Corporations and Taxation,
State House, Boston. Sir:
As directed by you, I have made an audit of the books and ac- counts of the town of Douglas for the year ending December 31, 1938, and report thereon as follows:
The financial transactions, as recorded on the books of the several departments receiving or disbursing money for the town were examined and checked for the period of the audit.
The books and accounts in the town accountant's office were examined and checked. The recorded receipts were verified by a comparison with the treasurer's records, while the disbursements as recorded were checked with the selectmen's warrants authorizing pay- ments and with the treasurer's books.
The appropriations and transfers voted by the town, as shown by the town clerk's records, were checked to the accountant's ledger. The ledger accounts were analyzed, a trial balance was taken off, and a balance sheet, which is appended to this report, was prepared show- ing the financial condition of the town on December 31, 1938.
The books and accounts of the town treasurer were examined and checked. The cash book was footed and the recorded receipts were analyzed and checked with the records of the several depart- ments collecting money for the town and with the other sources from which money was paid into the town treasury, while the payments were checked with the selectmen's warrants authorizing the treasurer to disburse town funds.
The cash on hand on January 30, 1939, was verified and the bank balances were reconciled with statements furnished by the banks.
The debt and interest payments were checked with the amounts falling due during the period covered by the audit and with the can- celled securities on file.
The savings bank books and securities representing the invest- ments of the trust funds in the custody of the treasurer were exam- ined, the income being proved and the disbursements verified.
The tax title deeds representing liens on real estate were listed, and the amounts transferred to the tax title account were checked with the collector's books and with the records in the Registry of Deeds.
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In connection with expenditures for highway projects carried on by the town in conjunction with the State and county, attention is called to the fact that such expenditures may not exceed the aggregate amount of the appropriations voted by the town, together with the amounts actually received on account of allotments. Whenever the reimbursements from the State and County are not received in time to provide funds for the payment of pay-rolls and materials, tempo- rary loans under the provisions of Section 6A, Chapter 44, General Laws, may be issued by the treasurer.
The books and accounts of the collector of taxes were examined and checked in detail. The commitments of taxes were examined and verified by a comparison with the assessors' warrants. The recorded collections were checked to the commitment books, the payments to the treasurer were verified by a comparison with the treasurer's books, the abatements were compared with the assessors' records of abate- ments granted, and the outstanding accounts were listed and proved with the accountant's ledger accounts.
Verification of the outstanding accounts was made by mailing notices to a number of persons whose names appeared on the commit- ment books as owing money to the town, and from the replies received it appears that the accounts, as listed, are correct.
The records of licenses and permits issued by the selectmen and town clerk were examined and checked, and the payments to the State and to the town treasurer were verified.
The charges for the rental of municipal buildings were checked and verified, and the recorded receipts were proved with the payments to the treasurer.
The securities representing the investment of the Devise of Moses Wallis, in the custody of the elected agent, were examined and checked. The income was verified and the disbursements were proved.
The surety bonds of the officials required by law to furnish them were examined and found to be in proper form.
In addition to the departments mentioned the books and accounts of the sealer of weights and measures, and of the fire, public welfare, school, library, and water departments were examined and checked, and the payments to the treasurer were verified.
During the audit cooperation was extended by all town officials, for which, on behalf of my assistants and for myself, I wish to express appreciation.
Respectfully submitted, HERMAN B. DINE,
Assistant Director of Accounts.
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Board of Assessors
1938
Assessed Valuation of the Town:
Personal
$149,194.00
Real Estate, buildings
1,040,975.00
Land
377,036.00
$1,567,205.00
Motor Vehicle Value
127,544.00
Rate of Taxation per $1000.
37.00
Amount of tax on property
57,986.58
Amount of tax on Polls
1,428.00
Amount of Motor Vehicle Excise
3,809.47
Number of firms and persons assessed Number of horses assessed
64
Number of cows assessed
162
Number of neat other than cows
36
Number of swine assessed
8
Number of sheep assessed
12
Number of fowl assessed
3,821
Number of 'dwellings assessed
519
Number of acres of land assessed
17,474.10
Purposes for which taxes are assessed
State Tax estimated
$2,720.00
Underestimate
232.50
State Parks and reservations
72.53
State underestimate
20.84
Veterans exemption
12.88
Auditing Account (State)
400.78
County Tax
3,784.98
To be raised in 1938, vote of Dec. 27, 1937
2,500.00
County Tuberculosis Hospital
2,296.77
Town Charges and notes due
103,065.16
Overlay, Current year
2,184.22
FERDINAND J. LIBBY, Chairman, LUCIUS J. MARSH, JR., Clerk, IRVING FISHER,
Assessors of Douglas.
571
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Report of Agent Moses Wallis Devise
To the Town of Douglas For the Year Engling December 31, 1938
The Agent charges himself with amounts due the Devise Janu- ary 1, 1938, as follows :
Los Angeles School District Bonds, 5%.
16,201.50
Amortization
538.72
15,662.78
City of Detroit Bonds, 41/2 %
5,250.00
Amortization
107.75
5,142.25
Jersey City Water Bonds, 41/2 %
5,231.50
Amortization
81.38
5,150.12
25,955.15
Whitinsville National Bank
2,470.84
Dividend Bonds, Detroit
150.00
2,620.84
28,575.99
Value to keep permanent
27,502.43
Due Town Treasurer
1,073.56
The Agent has received as follows:
1938
Balance
2,620.84
Feb. 6 County of Los Angeles, Interest 375.00
Apr. 1 Jersey City, Interest 112.50
Aug. 6 County of Los Angeles, Interest 375.00
Aug. 1 City of Detroit, Interest 4.88
Oct.
1 Jersey City, Interest
112.50
Oct. 4 City of Detroit, Interest 225.00
1,204.88
3,825.72
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The Agent has paid out as follows:
1938
June 14 Town Treasurer
1,073.56
Dec. 28 Salary, Agent
75.00
Balance
3,825.72
PRESENT VALUE OF DEVISE
December 31, 1938
$15,000.00 Los Angeles School District
Bonds, 5%
16,201.50
Amortization
580.16
15,621.34
$5,000.00 Jersey City Water Bonds, 41/2 % ...
5,231.50
Amortization
87.64
5,143.86
$5,000.00
City of Detroit Bonds, 41/2 %
5,250.00
Amortization
116.37
5,133.63
25,898.83
Whitinsville National Bank.
2,527.16
Detroit Bond Dividend
150.00
2,677.16
28,575.99
Value to keep permanent
27,502.43
Due Town Treasurer
1,073.56
Respectfully submitted,
GILBERT W. ROWLEY,
Agent.
$2,677.16
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Town Clerk's Report
To the Citizens of the Town of Douglas :
Following is my fifth Annual Report as Town Clerk:
MARRIAGES, 1938
January
20 Alfred F. Winchell of Uxbridge, Mass., and Philomene T. Ya- cino of East Douglas, Mass. Rev. Harry Tuttle, East Douglas, Mass.
29 Joseph LeRoy Herbert of East Douglas, Mass., and Catherine Bombara of East Douglas, Mass. Joseph S. Virostek, Justice of the Peace, East Douglas, Mass.
29 Lawrence S. Voss of Uxbridge, Mass., and Ruth Chase Sweet of East Douglas, Mass. Rev. W. Reed Usher, East Douglas, Mass.
February
5 Paul Alexander Marceau of Pascoag, R. I., and Rose Carter of Pascoag, R. I. Joseph S. Virostek, Justice of the Peace, East Douglas, Mass.
5 Andrew Mezaro of East Douglas, Mass., and Sophie Yerka of East Douglas, Mass. Rev. George V. O'Rourke, East Douglas, Mass.
March
4 Raymond A. Messier of Sutton, Mass., and Marie A. Gautreau of East Douglas, Mass. Rev. John H. Moseley, Saundersville, Mass.
April
30 Joseph H. Smith, Jr., of East Douglas, Mass., and Evelyn Piehl of Webster, Mass. Rev. Henry M. Lawrence, Webster, Mass.
May
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7 Arthur Lavalley of Sutton, Mass., and Mary E. Kurtyka of East Douglas, Mass. Rev. George V. O'Rourke, East Douglas, Mass.
7 Anthony E. Pitula of East Douglas, Mass., and Genevieve S. Kurtyka of East Douglas, Mass. Rev. George V. O'Rourke, East Douglas, Mass.
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28 Earl McCann of Douglas, Mass., and Frances J. Walden of Thompson, Ct. Rev. George V. O'Rourke, East Douglas, Mass. Henry N. Hindon of East Douglas, Mass., and Rose E. (Lewis) Palmer of East Douglas, Mass. Rev. Vernon H. Deming, North Attleboro, Mass.
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28 Earl Francis Carter of Douglas, Mass., and Vera Mae Blodgett of North Uxbridge, Mass. Rev. Roy B. Wintersteen, Uxbridge, Mass.
28 Morton E. Simmons of East Douglas, Mass., and Helvie M. Strom of North Uxbridge, Mass. Rev. Roy Winterstien, Ux- bridge, Mass.
June
25 Homer Harold Aldrich of East Douglas, Mass., and Blanche Lamontagne of Northbridge, Mass. Rev. J. Horace Gelineau, Northbridge, Mass.
25 George Everett Jones of East Douglas, Mass., and Lucy Jane Dudley of Douglas, Mass. Rev. W. Reed Usher, East Douglas, Mass.
25 Joseph F. Tomaszek of East Douglas, Mass., and Mary Louise Grayauski of East Douglas, Mass. Rev. George V. O'Rourke, East Douglas, Mass.
July
9 Charles Cody of Webster, Mass., and Katherine Bombara of East Douglas, Mass. Rev. George V. O'Rourke, East Douglas, Mass.
30 Carl A. Lekberg of Millis, Mass., and Louisa Manning of Millis, Mass. Rev. W. Reed Usher, East Douglas, Mass.
August
6 John Cnossen of East Douglas, Mass., and Fannie Yacino of East Douglas, Mass. Charles Ward Johnson, Justice of the Peace, Worcester, Mass.
6 James Shepard of Putnam, Ct., and Sophie Kozlowski of Put- nam, Ct. Joseph S. Virostek, Justice of the Peace, East Doug- las, Mass.
September
3 Albert Campochiaro of Southington, Ct., and Ann Eva Bezik of East Douglas, Mass. Rev. George V. O'Rourke, East Douglas, Mass.
3 Wilbur R. McCallum of Douglas, Mass., and Genevieve Kasa- vich of Blackstone, Mass. Rev. William F. Koonsen, East Doug- las, Mass.
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5 Nicholas J. Yonta of Moosup, Ct., and Amelia A. Salatiello of East Douglas, Mass. Rev. George V. O'Rourke, East Douglas, Mass.
20 Clinton D. Fish of East Douglas, Mass., and Myrtie E. (Cor- bin) Wallis of East Douglas, Mass. Rev. William F. Koonsen, East Douglas, M'ass.
24 Rudolph F. Rinfrette of Pascoag, R. I., and Sophie M. Makow- ski of Douglas, Mass. Rev. George V. O'Rourke, East Douglas, Mass.
October
1 Henry Thayer Peters of Douglas, Mass., and Blenda Josephine Kihlberg of Sutton, Mass. Rev. Albert J. Laurell, Worcester, Mass.
1 Edward F. Casey of East Douglas, Mass., and Frances Kraus of North Uxbridge, Mass. Rev. Joseph H. Boutin, Uxbridge, Mass.
6 Anthony Coppola of East Douglas, Mass., and Charlotte Mc- Carthy of Franklin, Mass. Rev. James J. Hamilton, Franklin, Mass.
10 Doriva Joseph Peloquin of Northbridge, Mass., and Bertha Ro- lande Beauregard of East Douglas, Mass. Rev. George V. O'Rourke, East Douglas, Mass.
15 Harold P. Dudley of Douglas, Mass., and Mary Zehre of New Britain, Ct. Rev. A. P. Engstram, Southwick, Mass.
November
5 Edward Bedard of North Uxbridge, Mass. ,and Catherine Bom- bara of East Douglas, Mass. Rev. George V. O'Rourke, East Douglas, Mass.
5 Peter Kelly of Sutton, Mass., and Viola Bannister of Sutton, Mass. Joseph S. Virostek, Justice of the Peace, East Douglas, Mass.
12 John J. Stanick of East Douglas, Mass., and Marion VanSlett of Farnumsville, Mass. Rev. William Joseph Lucey, So. Graf- ton, Mass.
19 Howard George Riley of Northbridge, Mass., and Leona C. Bourdon of Sutton, Mass. Rev. George V. O'Rourke, East Douglas, Mass.
19 John A. Stefanov of East Douglas, Mass., and Mary A. Chupka of East Douglas, Mass. Rev. George V. O'Rourke, East Doug- las, Mass.
24 Joseph Roche of Whitinsville, Mass., and Anna Vecchione of East Douglas, Mass. Rev. George V. O'Rourke, East Douglas, Mass.
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24 Raymond E. Young of Glendale, R. I., and Frances F. Sen- karik of East Douglas, Mass. Rev. George V. O'Rourke, East Douglas, Mass.
26 Lawrence Louis Gonsorcik of East Douglas, Mass., and Dolores Boratea of Worcester, Mass. Rev. August Petraitis, Worcester, Mass.
December
12 George C. Munyan of Thompson, Ct., and Rose Walden of Thompson, Ct. Rev. William F. Koonsen, East Douglas, Mass.
31 Hazen McCallum of Douglas, Mass., and Marjorie Rollins of Whitinsville, Mass. Rev. W. Reed Usher, East Douglas, Mass.
BIRTHS, 1938
January
9 George Louis Evengelidis
24 Betsey Brown Robinson
Louis K. and Theadora Gaba Charles W. and Dorothy Brown
February
9 Stanley Mielnicki
12 Patricia George
20 William N. Chomes
Stanley and Anna Bahleda James and Cecelia Geotis William and Edna Doyon
March
10 Marie Teresa Leonette Chagnon
29 Nancy Anne Laincz
30 Marie Denise Lavergne
31 Ronald J. Kostka
Philip N. and Olivet P. Desmarais John F. and Anna A. Gressak Maurice and Nolea Chagnon Jacob A. and Jean J. Tetreault
April
3 Joel A. Smith
7 Mary C. Heald
19 Patricia May Chiras
19 Paul James Chupka
20 Barbara Mae Buxton
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30 Anna May Bosma
John A. and Elin M. Anderson Roswell H. and Mary H. Molloy Michael and Alice Brule John and Mary Wasilonsky Harold and Doris Manning
Gilbert and Winnie Frieswick
May
3 Rose Marie Jussaume
7 Gail Arnold Spooner
11 Elaine Yacino
17 Donald Peters
31 Roger Jussaume
31 Justin Andrew Paine
Edward and Emma Doyon Raymond H. and Kathleen Arnold James and Lillian T. Rizzuti Stephen and Dorothy Piasta Raymond and Marie Petrie Edgar and Elizabeth Kuzawa
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June
13 Alice Mary Guay
13 Eleanor Mary Manyak
18 Charles Louis Boskin
27 Richard Lee Bloniasz
28 Elaine Jabrocki
Albert and Mary Szczepaniak Stephen and Anna Stefanek Charles and Victoria Trajanowski Stanley and Eva Cassista Andrew and Adelle Duprex
July
12 Marguerite Ida Valcourt
29 Albert Oaron Feldman
August
6 Barbara J. Bolduc Joan Frances Powers
7
27 Carol Ann Monroe
29 Mary A. Zemianek
31 Robert Eugene Wallis
September
3 Ernest Charles Adams
11 Randall Conrad
15 Lee James Hickey
16 Roland Allan Nederoscik
20 Jerome Thomas Kocur
20 Louis Rosair Boudreau
24 Margaret Alace Barber
October
9 Anna Marie Valliere
10 Philip Gordon Wheeler
28 Arthur Joseph Breault
28 Patricia M. Vecchione
November
1 David Michael Bacca
6 Janice Mary Scott
19 Sue Ann Sullivan
December
5 Janet May Yacino
17 Tracy Leroy Horne, Jr.
23 Susan Helen Nedoroscik
Louis and Marguerite Therrien Archie and Belle Gabriel
Valmore F. and Irene C. Grenier Jack F. and Louise C. O'Connor Edward and Blanche Adams
Paul and Helen V. Laincz
Chester and Marion Lapham
Ernest A. and Inez Aldrich Everett and Hazel Langton James and Lydia Peters Joseph and Helen Baneck Andrew and Catherine Gressack Aldei F. and Mathilda Martineau Joseph and Jennie Lambert
Edward and Stasia Poplawski Cecil and Helen Metcalf Arthur and Dorothea Maxim Ferdinand and Helen Ferdinandi
Michael A. and Mary Slacktowsky Harold E. and Mary A. gorpey Ralph and Anna Colt
Louis and Lillian Horton Tracy and Mary Bloniasz Joseph and Susan Zelonka
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DEATHS, 1938
Years
Months Days
January
6 George Andrew Koslak
57
3
29 Unknown Baby
March
8 Mary Charlotte Knights
89
7
1
15 Anna Neilson Olson
69
9
5
22 May Ann Wylie
68
7
April
10 Eleanor Keith Bates
76
3
18
15 Victoria (Auclair) Tondreau
63
11
29
22 Martha McBrundage
84
8
22
June
3 Roger Jussaume
-
-
3
22 Mary Hunt
81
30 Catherine (Peloquin) Hewitt
67
4
27
August
3 Jared Wilbur Randall
89
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-
8 James E. Meehan
73
8
28
8 Onesine Harvieux
72
7
2
October
16 Mary Eliza Brown
87
4
12
28 Martin Martinsen
55
8
-
December
11 William Therrien
56
5
-
25 Mary D. Chapdelaine
50
4
11
31 Joseph Lawrence Landor
35
3
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Collector's Report
To the Citizens of Douglas :
Following is my Eighteenth Annual Report:
TAXES 1935
Overpayment to Treasurer to be refunded 1938 $ 1.78
Overpayment to Treasurer refunded 1938 ..... 1.78
TAXES 1936
Outstanding January 1, 1938
$2,050.18
Payments to Treasurer
$1,991.46
Abatements
15.52
Tax title taken by town
43.20
$2,050.18
TAXES 1937
Outstanding January 1, 1938
$7,975.51
Payments to Treasurer
$4,793.20
Abatements
12.78
Added to tax titles
47.25
Outstanding December 31, 1938
3,122.28
$7,975.51
TAXES 1938
Commitment per warrants
$59,414.67
Additional commitment
96.95
Abatement and payment refunded
2.96
$59,514.58
Payments to Treasurer
$49,539.06
Abatements
182.16
Added to tax titles
99.90
Outstanding December 31, 1938
9,693.46
$59,514.58
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MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES 1937
Outstanding January 1, 1938
$429.83
Commitment
33.19
Abatements and payments refunded
20.98
$484.00
Payments to Treasurer
442.69
Abatements
41.31
$484.00
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES 1938
Commitments per warrants
$3,789.12
Abatements and payments refunded
83.60
$3,872.72
Payments to Treasurer
$3,668.13
Abatements
97.66
Outstanding December 31, 1938
106.93
$3,872.72
INTEREST AND COSTS
Collections 1938 :
Taxes :
Levy of 1936
$145.87
Levy of 1937
128.16
Levy of 1938
32.89
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes:
Levy of 1937
27.38
Levy of 1938
44.30
$378.60
Payments to Treasurer 1938
$378.60
Respectfully submitted,
EDWARD L. WILLIAMS,
Collector.
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Report of the Police Department
January 1, 1939.
Mr. Winfield A. Schuster, Chairman,
Board of Selectmen,
Douglas, Massachusetts.
Dear Sir:
I herewith submit the annual report of the Police Department for the year 1938.
ORGANIZATION
Chief Karl T. Howe
Sergeant Chester C. Fulone
Patrolmen Joseph Kostka Warren Johnson Edward Balcom Charles McCue
Earl Ballou
Special Officers John Hanley Harry Johnston
The accident situation shows improvement over 1937. There were no fatal accidents during 1938-as against two in 1937. Two accidents in 1938 involved slight personal injury. Seven during 1937 resulted in personal injury of a more or less serious nature. Five children were struck and injured in the streets during 1937. No child has been injured in the streets this year by an automobile.
Careless operation of motor vehicles is still in evidence, but the situation as regards speeding is somewhat improved. Suspension of operators' licenses, and revocation of plates, in connection with vio- lations of the Motor Vehicle Laws, seems to be more effective than court procedure, in obtaining the desired results. This method of handling violators of the Motor Vehicle Laws will be carried out to a greater extent in 1939, in an effort to still further curb needless accidents.
Detailed reports, in accordance with the law, have been filed with the Board of Selectmen, regarding the elimination of certain existing traffic hazards and danger areas.
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During and following the September hurricane twenty Special Officers were assigned to duty for the protection of persons and prop- erty, and the regulation of traffic.
No molestation of property was reported during this period. No personal injury occurred to either pedestrians or the occupants of cars during or after the storm, as all streets in a dangerous condi- tion, due to live wires and falling limbs were immediately closed to traffic.
Twenty-seven emergency telegrams were delivered, including two death notices, and fifteen were sent out, some by the way of radio, and their receipt verified.
Four emergency trips to hospitals were made with workmen in- jured in the cleaning up process after the storm. Three other night trips were made to hospitals in connection with emergencies, with the police cruiser during the year.
The Department secured membership in the New England Police and Bank Revolver League shortly after the first of the year. The services of an instructor in small arms was made available through the League. In March, all Officers had qualified, in accordance with the requirements of the League, as either "Experts" or "Sharp- shooters," the two highest ratings. The Massachusetts membership in the League is composed of about sixty Police Departments, and other law enforcement agencies, exclusive of banks. Its object is to properly train Police Officers in the use of firearms. Law enforce- ment officers pay a heavy toll yearly, in deaths and injuries, because of poor training, or lack of any training at all, which until very re- cently, has been the rule in police departments throughout the country.
Membership was secured by the Chief in the Massachusetts Po- lice Chiefs' Association. This organization is composed of the Chiefs of Police of one hundred and eighteen Massachusetts towns and cities. Its object is to provide better and more intelligent service to the towns and cities represented by its membership. This is made pos- sible by the dissemination of general information and facts that may be useful to all; by open discussions at monthly meetings, of various problems encountered by individual departments; by a legislative committee, who at all times keeps in close touch with all proposed legislation, and is instrumental in the passage of laws that will be of decided benefit to the general public, and at the same time aid Police Officers in the more efficient performance of their duties.
The arrest report is of interest. Of the 21 persons arrested for felonies-3 were residents. The total number of residents arrested is lower than in 1937, both in actual number, and in proportion to the whole. Sixty-nine per cent of the total of all arrests were made
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previous to July 1st. A sudden increase in criminal activity concurs with any general unemployment situation which existed during the first six months of the current year. Sixty-five per cent of this total were made for crimes against property, such as larceny, and breaking and entering and larceny.
The number of complaints received shows an increase, but the increase is due to merely "routine" according to our records. The number of complaints received and investigations made for other De- partments shows an increase-and concurrent with this, increases in the number of hours spent in the investigation of these complaints, and in court, are evidenced.
Various suggestions and recommendations which I believe would tend to increase the efficiency of the Department, and at the same time benefit the Town, have been submitted to your Board, in detail, from time to time during the year, in accordance with law.
We wish to express, through the medium of this report, our appreciation for the co-operation given us by the telephone operators at the local exchange. Without this splendid and whole-hearted co- operation, the efficiency of the Department would have been seriously hampered on numerous occasions.
ACTIVITY REPORT
CRIMINAL
Complaints received (all natures) 276
Cmpaints investigated 251
Investigations for other Departments 74
Hours of investigation
940
Hours Court-all Officers 350
Arrests 84
Value Stolen Property Recovered and Returned to Owners. . $3,510.00 Stolen Cars Recovered 1
TRAFFIC
Cars Stopped-Violations Motor Vehicle Laws-Warned and Booked 217
Operators Summoned to Court-Violation of Motor Vehicle Laws 55
Cars Stopped for Check of License, Occupants, etc.
355
Operators' Licenses Suspended-Violation Motor Vehicle Laws 25
Registrations revoked-Violation Motor Vehicle
Laws 7
Cars Tagged for Violation Town By-Laws-Parking 81
Summons Served-Local for other Departments 27
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