Town Annual Report of the Officers of the Town of Douglas, for the year ending 1941-1950, Part 17

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Charles Vorron, Laborer 40 hrs. @ .60


24.00


A. Valcourt, Laborer 737 hrs. @ .60


442.20


C. Furno, Laborer 825 hrs. @ .60


495.00


S. Krouse, Laborer 691 hrs. @ .60


414.60


W. Anderson, Laborer 472 hrs. @ .60


283.20


W. Laws, Laborer 8 hrs. @ .60


4.80


R. Rose & Son, Masons 8 hrs. @ $1.64


13.12


Total Labor Chapter 81 $ 4,825.42


Workmen's Compensation Insurance (Chap. 81) $ 192.42


$


192.42


Equipment Hire


Andrew DeVries, 11/4 c.y. shovel 24 hrs. @ 7.50 $


180.00


11/4 c.y. shovel 16 hrs. @ 7.00 112.00


5 ton dump truck 40 hrs @ 3.10


124.00


4 ton dump truck 371/2 hrs. @ 2.60


97.50


2 ton dump truck 40 hrs. @ 1.60


64.00


Bulldozer 4 hrs @ 4.50


18.00


Trailer Service 6 hrs @ 7.50


45.00


Town of Northbridge, Roller 8 hrs. @ 3.20


25.60


Robert Rose & Son trucking 4 hrs. @ .50


2.00


668.10


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Rental from town owned machinery credited to machinery account


$ 2,240.30


Chapter 81 Material:


Barrett Division, Tarvia


$ 3,044.65


G. A. Winters, Asphalt


1,972.49


Corbett Concrete Pipe Co., concrete pipe


172.56


W. R. Wallis, tools and material


48.25


Frank Vassar, sand and gravel


48.00


Cyrus Sweet, sand


43.40


Hedge & Mattheis, brooms


19.60


Blanchard Brothers, chain


12.00


Hayward-Schuster Woolen Mills Inc., pipe fittings


11.10


Frank Revard, sharpening tools


6.50


R. L. Files & H. J. O'Keefe, brooms


6.00


Bennie Cotton, iron rods


2.20


Total Chapter 81 Material


$ 5,386.75


Grand Total Chapter 81 Highways


$ 13,312.99


Chapter 90 Highways:


Appropriated by Town


$ 1,500.00


Allotment by State


1500.00


Allotment by County


1500.00


Transferred by Special Town Meeting from Surplus Revenue to Chapter 90 Maintenance


1349.51


Total


$ 5,849.51


Frank A. Yacino, Supt. as per wages $ 496.00


Earl J. McCann, Asst. Supt. and grader Oper. 444 hrs @ .90


399.60


A. G. Wellman, Truck driver 402 hrs. @ .75


301.50


Chesley Johnson, Truck driver 100 hrs. @ .75


75.00


Charles M. Vorron, Truck driver 72 hrs. @ .75 Alfred Winchell, Truck driver 20 hrs. @ .75 Albert Valcourt, Laborer 326 hrs. @ .60


15.00


195.60


Carmine Furno, Laborer 356 hrs. @ .60


213.60


Stanley Krouse, Laborer 340 hrs. @ .60


204.00


William Anderson, Laborer 100 hrs. @ .60


60.00


Charles M. Vorron, Laborer 88 hrs. @ .60 Total Labor Chapter 90


$


2,073.10


Workmen's Compensation Insurance


$ 82.92


60.00


52.80


$ 82.92


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Equipment Hire


Andrew DeVries, 11/4 c.y. shovel, 22 hrs @ 7.50 $ 165.00


114 c.y. shovel, 112 hrs @ 7.00 784.00


3/8 c.y. shovel, 181/2 hrs. @ 5.50


101.75


Trailer service, 4 hrs. @ 7.50


30.00


4 ton dump truck, 75 hrs. @ 2.60


195.00


2 ton dump truck, 6 hrs. @ 2.00


12.00


2 ton dump truck, 4 hrs. @ 1.60


6.40


Town of Northbridge Compressor, 4 hrs. @ 3.50 14.00


Roller, 8 hrs. @ 3.20 25.60


Total Equipment Hire


$ 1,333,75


Rental from Town owned Machinery credited


to Machinery Account $ 836.15


$ 836.15


Robert A. Rose & Son, Masons, building drop inlets $ 75.75


$ 75.75


Chapter 90 Maintenance Material:


Barrett Division, Tarvia


$ 677.87


G. A. Winters, Asphalt


109.67


Cyrus Sweet, Sand


1.75


W. M. Buffum, Gravel


185.00


State Prison Colony, R. C. Pipe


306.00


Corbett Concrete Pipe Co., P. C. Pipe


31.50


G. Sabatinelli, Cement blocks


80.00


W. R. Wallis, Cement and Okum


49.40


Bennie Cotton, Iron rods


4.95


Sullivans Diner, Meals


1.70


Total Material Chapter 90 Maintenance


$ 1,447.84


Grand Total Chapter 90 Maintenance


$ 5,849.51


Bridges:


Appropriated by Town $


300.00


Frank A. Yacino, Supt. as per wages


$ 56.00


Earl J. McCann, Asst. Supt., 56 hrs. @ .90 50.40


Augustus G. Wellman, Truck driver 56 hrs. @ .75


42.00


Albert Valcourt, Laborer 8 hrs. @ .60 4.80


Carmine Furno, Laborer 8 hrs. @ .60 4.80 :


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Stanley Krouse, Laborer 24 hrs. @ .60


14.40


William Anderson, Laborer 8 hrs. @ .60


4.80


Total Labor


$ 177.20


Workmen's Compensation Insurance


$ 7.09


$ 7.09


Material:


W. R. Wallis, Lumber, Spikes and Paint


$ 39.36


Charles Krull, Iron Rods


6.62


Rosenfeld Sand and Gravel, ready mixed concrete 40.00


Total


$


85.98


Rental from Town owned Machinery credited


to Machinery Account


$ 29.70


$


29.70


Grand Total Bridges


$ 299.97


Railings:


Appropriated by Town


$ 100.00


Frank A. Yacino,Supt. as per wages


$ 8.00


Earl J. McCann, Asst. Supt., 16 hrs. @ .90


14.40


Augustus G. Wellman, Truck driver 64 hrs. @ .75


48.00


Carmine Furno, Laborer 24 hrs. @ .60


14.40


Total Labor


$


84.80


Workmen's Compensation Insurance


$ 3.39


$ 3.39


Material:


W. R. Wallis, Paint


$ 9.00


Total


$ 9.00


Rental from Town Owned Machinery credited to Machinery Account Grand Total Railings


$


2.80


$ 99.99


Sidewalks:


Appropriated by Town


$ 100.00


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Andrew DeVries, Labor $ 37.27


Earl J. McCann, Asst. Supt., 8 hrs. @ .90


7.20


Augustus G. Wellman, Truck driver 16 hrs. @ .75


12.00


Total Labor


$


56.47


Workmen's Compensation Insurance


$ .77


$ .77


Material:


Andrew DeVries, tar patch


$ 7.20


Total Material $ 34.29


Rental from Town Owned Machinery credited


to Machinery Account


$


8.25


Grand Total Sidewalks


$


99.78


Snow Roads:


Appropriated by Town


$ 2,500.00


Labor $ 1,883.15


Workman's Compensation Insurance


75.33


Material


107.97


Rental from Town Owned Machinery credited to Machinery Account


433.50


Grand Total Snow Roads


$ 2,499.95


Machinery Account:


Receipts:


Balance' in Account as of Jan. 1, 1944


$ 319.64


Chapter 81 Maintenance


2,240.30


Chapter 90 Maintenance


836.15


Snow Roads


433.50


Bridges


29.70


Railing s


2.80


Sidewalks


8.25


Total


$ 3,870.34


Payments from Maintenance Fund:


Douglas Motor Sales, Gas, Parts, Repairs, Eetc. $ 267.06


Ernest P. Lunn, Tires recapped, Parts and repairs 260.20


Paul D. Manning, Plates and Insurance 238.76


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Chesley, Johnson & Son, Gas


202.18


Louis Jussaume, Gas 184.87


Irving Schulty & Co., Oil and Grease


167.75


Walker Oil Co., Gas 165.48


Hedge & Mattheis Co., Sasgen Derrick


165.00


W. R. Wallis, Bolts, Nuts and Tools


152.10


R. H. Files & H. J. O'Keefe, Water Pump


137.06


Merrill & Usher, Electric Drill


53.50


Worcester Oxy-Acetylene, Supplies


45.61


Chase Parker, Bench Grinder


41.68


Consolidated Steel, Steel Bar


32.17


Charles Krull, Welding, Steel and Iron


31.28


Littlefield Engineering, Hauk Burner


24.75


Palley Office Supply, Office Supplies


14.37


N. Y., N. H. & Hartford R. R., Freight


8.86


E. F. Edson Co., Grader parts


3.90


George H. Jewitt, Truck hoist rod


2.50


P. Wager & Sons, Express


.72


Total Payments


$ 2,199.80


Appropriated by Town for Sidewalk Plow


$ 2,400.00


Purchase of Cletrac Tractor Sidewalk Plow


$ 2,400.00


$


2,400.00


Appropriated by Town for Installation of Furnace in Town Garage


$ 418.90


For Installing Furnace in Town Garage


$ 418.90


$ 418.90


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Report of the Sealer of Weights and Measures


To the Board of Selectmen


of the Town of Douglas, Mass.


I herewith submit my report for the year ending December 31, 1944.


Fees received by the town for sealing


$12.35


Regular inspection has been made of scales, measures


and gasoline pumps.


Number of articles sealed 124


Number of articles adjusted 1


Number of articles condemned 0


Number of articles not sealed 0


Number of Gasoline, Kerosene and Grease Pumps


19


Number of Avoirdupois, Apothecary troy and metric weights, etc 50 Trial weighing's 122


Number correct


Number underweight


1


Number overweight


1


Respectfully submitted,


LEO R. LA COURSE, 1


Sealer of Weights and Heasures.


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Report of Inspector of Slaughtering


To Selectmen of Douglas:


Report of Inspector of Slaughtering for year ending December 31, 1944. I have inspected twenty hogs, one beef, one calf.


Respectfully submitted, ROY E. KENYON, Inspector of Slaughtering.


Report of Animal Inspector


To Selectmen of Douglas:


For the year ending December 31, 1944, due to the scarcity of gasoline, the Live Stock Disease Control has not asked for a report on cattle this fall, for this reason I have made only eleven calls.


There were no reactors from the tuberculin tests this year.


Two permits were issued by the State to bring cattle from Rhode Island.


Respectfully submitted,


ROY E. KENYON,


Animal Inspector.


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Report of the Tree Warden And of Moth Supervisor


Town Appropriation


Reserve Fund


$ 600.00 56.15


EXPENDITURES


James Fulone, Superintendent


$ 60.00


Northern Tree Co., Tree Pruning, Spraying


and Removing


527.00


W. R. Wallis Lumber Co.


4.15


Paul D. Manning Insurance


25.00


HURRICANE WARNING WATCH


+


James Fulone


15.00


Carmine Vecchione-Trucking


10.00


Douglas Motor Sales-Wrecker


5.00


Vincent Cerulle


5.00


Jacob Bosma


5.00


Total Expenditures


$ 656.15


Respectfully Submitted,


JAMES FULONE, Tree Warden.


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REPORT OF TOWN HALL


Appropriation


$ 1,600.00


Moses Wallis Devise


699.71


Transfer from Reserve Fund


495.04


$ 2,794.75


Expenditures:


Janitor's Salary


$ 1,404.00


Fuel


615.78


Light


339.75


Janitor's Supplie's


.65


Repairs


25.00


Insurance and Bond


159.24


All Other


250.33


$ 2,794.75


Report on New Town Hall Special Repairs


Appropriation


$ 1,400.00


Expenditures


Repairs


$ 1,355.00


Unexpended Balance Transferred to Revenue


45.00


$ 1,400.00


Town Hall Rentals


Outstanding January 1, 1944 $ 183.10


Charges, 1944:


New Town Hall


$ 978.90


Old Town Hall


75.00


Not Reported Old Town Hall


25.00


$ 1,078.90


$ 1,262.00


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Payments to Treasurer, 1944 Outstanding December 31, 1944: New Town Hall Old Town Hall


$ 1,011.20


$ 175.80


75.00


$ 250.80


$ 1,262.00


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Report of the Water Commissioner


To the Selectmen of the Town of Douglas:


For the' fiscal year ending December 31, 1944 the Water Commis- sioners report as follows:


The wells have been cleaned, but after cleaning some of these wells do not appear to be as promising as we had expected. How- ever, we are getting sufficient water to satisfy immediate needs.


We have been trying to put more work on these wells since last July but a reliable contractor we had bargained with will not be able to do this work until early in 1945. When this work is completed we expect to have the surplus water for which we have been looking.


Report of income and expenditures under appropriations made at annual meeting in February 1944 follows: Appropriation of Town Meeting, 1944 $ 4,500.00


Expenditures


Administration:


Superintendent's Salary


$ 1,690.00


Printing and Postage


5.56


Telephone


33.90


1,729.46 $


General:


Labor


232.38


Pipe and Fittings


112.55


Repairing Meters


304.97


Insurance, etc.


51.00


$ 700.90


Pumping Station:


Lights and Power


1,309.12


Fuel


77.01


Repairs


211.71


$ 1,597.84


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Service Pipe: Labor


12.10


$ 12.10


$ 4,040.30


Unexpended


459.70


$ 4,500.00


Water Rates


Outstanding January 1, 1944


$1,044.39


Charges:


Reported


$5,927.91


Not reported


5.00


5,932.91


Payment and abatement refunded


18.36


Advance payment Dec. 31, 1944


10.00


$7,005.66


Payments to treasurer 1944


$5,667.54


Abatements:


Reported


$57.53


Not reported


18.36


75.89


Outstanding Dec. 31, 1944, per list


1,262.23


$7,005.66


Miscellaneous Charges


Outstanding January 1, 1944


$17.01


Charges not reported


80.87


Payments to treasurer 1944


$76.88


Outstanding Dec. 31, 1944, per list


21.00


$97.88


Respectfully Submitted,


GILBERT W. ROWLEY FELIX S. VECCHIONE WILLIAM J. WALLIS


Water Commissioners.


-


$97.88


Total Expenditures


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Report of Agent Moses Wallis Devise


To the Selectmen of the Town of Douglas For the' Year Ending December 31, 1944


The Agent charge's himself with amounts due the Devise January 1, 1944 as follows:


$ 1,500.00 U. S. Bonds 21/2 1954/52 $ 1,500.00 29,500.00 U. S. Bonds 21/2 1967/62 ¿29,500.00


31,000.00


Whitinsville National Bank


422.27


Capital Increase 1942 as Per Previous Report


$ 31,422.27 3,220.13


$ 28,202.14


Amount due the Town Treasurer


699.71


Amount to be kept permanent


$ 27,502.43


The Agent has received as follows:


Balance January 1, 1944


$ 422.27


March 16 - U. S. Treasurer


18.75


June 19 - U. S. Treasurer


368.75


September 15- U. S. Treasurer


18.75


December 19 - U. S. Treasurer


368.75


775.00


$ 1,197.27


The Agent has paid out as follows:


June 20 - To Town Treasurer


$ 699.71


December 15 - Salary of Agent


75.00


Balance December 31, 1944


422.56


$ 1,197.27


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PRESENT VALUE OF THE DEVISE December 31, 1944


$ 1,500.00 U. S. Bonds 21/2 1954/1952 $ 1,500.00 29,500.00


29,500.00 U. S. Bonds 21/2 1967/1962


Whitinsville National Bank


$ 31,000.00 422.56


Capital Increase 1942 as per previous report


$ 31,422.56 3,220.13


$ 28,202.43


Amount to be turned over to Town Treasurer


700.00


Amount to be kept permanent


$ 27,502.43


Respectfully Submitted,


GILBERT W. ROWLEY, Agent.


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Report of the Board of Health Nurse


Mr. Lester J. Dermody,, Chairman


Board of Selectmen Douglas, Mass.


My dear Mr. Dermody:


It is a pleasure to report on the activities of my office as Board of Health Nurse.


The past year has been a very busy one, for many new activities have come under the Health Department.


The nurse is aware that there are still many communicable dis- eases that are not being reported. The number reported were 66; compared to 246 during the previous year, showing a decrease of 180 reportable diseases. The diseases reported are classified as follows:


1. Measles 17 5. Chicken Pox 27


2. German Measle's 3


6. Scarlet Fever 5


3. Whooping Cough 1 7. Lobar Pneumonia 1


4. Mumps 6


8. Tuberculosis 2


9. Dog bite 2


We have two active cases of tuberculosis, one which is hospitalized in the county sanatorium, and one a home case. One case has been going to the sanatorium every week for pneumothorax treatment.


Wherever an active case of tuberculosis is found, it is recom- mended that every member of the family be examined and X-rayed. This has been done.


The usual procedure for isolation and quarantine of communicable disease has been carried out.


Forty individuals were examined and X-rayed at the county sana- torium. The follow-up on childhood type' cases is not done as thor- oughly, due to the lack of personnel at the sanatorium.


Two girls spent eight weeks at Sterling Health Camp. Both of these cases were childhood type tuberculosis.


Beginning in July a monthly Well Child Conference has been held. At each conference a pediatrician, dental hygienist and nutritionist from the State Department of Public Health were present. An average of eighteen babies attended each conference. At these con-


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ferences the mothers receive much valuable information in diet, habit training, care of the teeth, and the defects are referred to the family physician. This service is much appreciated by the mothers attend- ing the conferences. The nurse makes the' appointments and assists at the conference and does the follow-up recommended. A complete report on each child examined must be sent to the State Department of Health. We are most grateful to the State Department of Public Health for this type of service.


There were seventeen children completely immunized at the diph- theria clinic which was held for four weeks in the Spring. Dr. Spooner and Dr. Bouvier did the injecting.


Dr. Bouvier vaccinated thirty-five in June; of this number, half were infants. This year the children who were to enter the school in September were examined at the Well Child Conference in July. Many were examined by their own family physician. Our aim is to have every child starting school 100% physically fit.


The chief defect found at the conference and by the private physi- cian, is dental defect. It is still a major problem to teach parents that the temporary teeth need attention.


The nurse attended important State and County health meetings during the year as well as completing a week's refresher course in Worcester offered by the State Department of Education and the American Red Cross.


Ten children were referred to and taken to the Child Guidance Clinic in Worcester.


There were twenty cases referred by the State Department of Health who came under the Emergency Maternity and Infant Care for Servicemen's Wives.


The nurse' is a member of the Rehabilitation Committee, acting as chairman of hospitalization of veterans. Five cases have been' in- vestigated and hospitalized.


Other services rendered by me as Board of Health nurse, include the following:


Prenatal visits


85


New Born


51


Maternity


72


Infant Welfare


201


Bedside Nursing Visits


262


Tuberculosis 88


Crippled Children Service


45


58


Social Service 22 103


Acute Communicable Disease


Due to overcrowded and understaffed conditions at Wrentham State School, we still have two cases pending admission.


I am most grateful o the Selectmen, Dr. Spooner, Dr. Bouvier, Dr. Blanchard, Mr. Nelson, Miss Sweinberger and to the volunteer work- ers who assist at Clinic and Well Child Conferences, etc., for their ef- forts in the promotion of health in their community.


Respectfully submitted,


(Mrs.) MABEL A. BROWN, R. N. Board of Health Nurse.


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Report of the Forest Fire Department


Town Appropriation


$ 500.00


Fight Forest Fires:


Labor and Transportation


$ 253.65


D. B. Smith & Co for Equipment


$ 32.46


Total


$


286.11


Unexpended Balance


$ 213.89


Recapitulation :


Number of Fires


9


Acres of Wood Land Bunred


6


Estimated Damage


$100.00


Grass Fires


5


False Alarms


2


Number of Miles Patrolled


300


Number of Permits Issued


75


Wardens


Paul D. Manning, Jr .*


W. Lincoln Carpenter


Roy Kenyon


William Caswell


William J. Wallis


Elwin Chase


Ernest Lonn


Frank Yacino


Earl McCann


Henry A. Peters


Charles Church


Harold Buxton


*In the U. S. Navy


Respectfully submitted,


FELIX S. VECCHIONE, Forest Warden.


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$


500.00


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REPORT OF THE BUREAU OF OLD AGE ASSISTANCE


To the Selectmen and Citizens of Douglas:


The report of the Bureau of Old Age Assistance for the year 1944 is as follows:


On January 1, 1944 thirty-three persons were receiving Old Age Assistance in the town of Douglas. During the year two persons were transferred from general welfare to Old Age Assistance, two cases were reopened, one new case was added, and one' case was transferred to this department by the town of Sutton, making a total of thirty-nine active cases in 1944.


Five cases were closed last year-two by death, two were trans- ferred to Sutton, and one became self-supporting, leaving thirty-four active cases at present. Of these, six are unsettled or state cases for which full reimbursement will be received from the state.


Seven persons with Douglas; settlement were given assistance in other cities and towns.


There was much sickness among the Old Age Assistance clients throughout the year, and several large hospital bills were paid. One person was so fortunate as to have $120 of his bill paid by Blue Cross. Extra bills for glasses, dentures and trusses were paid for several people.


The law requiring contributions by children of Old Age Assistance recipients is still in force, although the percentage has been lowered. This question of contributions by children is expected to come up before the state legislature for discussion and possible revision in the near future.


Old Age Assistance recipients are visited twice a year as required by the state, and reinvestigation made. The wages of children are checked, a rebudget made, and grants adjusted to meet the latest state standard budget. Besides these regular calls, sickness and emergency calls necessitated 52 additional visits last year.


Last April a new form of payrolls and accounting for Old Age Assistance was put into effect by the state, and at that time our


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agent, with other welfare workers of this district, spent a day at the State District Office in Worcester, studying the new forms under the instruction of two men from the Bureau of Accounts, Boston.


Under this new system, regular payrolls are sent to the town treasurer twice a month, but at the office all accounts are kept on one large payroll sheet. At the end of the month a worksheet is made out which shows the month's expenditures, and the amounts subject to state reimbursement and Federal allowance etc.


A summary of these figures is then made up, and when the report is sent to the Bureau of Accounts each month, it gives a complete report of money spent for unsettled and local cases, amounts to be reimbursed from state and Federal funds, and the share to be paid by this town.


This part of the work was formerly done by the state depart- ment, but the work and responsibility has now been thrown upon the local board. However, this board feels that it is an improvement over the former system, as it now enables them to know at the end of each month just how much reimbursement will be received, with- out the long delay previously experienced.


Paid for Old Age Assistance in 1944


Town Appropriation


Federal Grants


$ 9,144.19 7,386.34


$ 16,530.53


Received-Federal Grants


$ 7,084.49


Reimbursement by State


6,176.78 92.02


Reimbursement by Town


$ 13,353.29


The net cost of Old Age Assistance for 1944 was $ 3,177.24


Respectfully submitted,


FERDINAND J. LIBBY FRANK X. RINFRETTE W. LINCOLN CARPENTER Bureau of Old Age Assistance. VERA H. WARNER, Agent.


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Board of Public Welfare


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To the Citizens of Douglas:


The Board of Public Welfare submits the following report for the year 1944:


With the exception of emergency, hospital and transient cases, the welfare list remains about the same as last year, being composed of persons physically unable to be self-supporting. While most of these are' chronic cases, still the medical bills for these people have been small, and but one hospital bill was paid from welfare funds.


As noted in the Old Age Assistance repart, two of our welfare recipients were transferred to Old Age Assistance' last year when they became 65 years of age.


One person is being boarded at the State Infirmary at Tewksbury, a pension paying a substantial part of his expenses.


The number of Aid to Dependent Children families remained the same as last year and amount spent was slightly lower, as some re- ductions were made in the grants when the children became eighteen years old.


The state requires quarterly calls upon all Aid to Dependent Chil- dren families and a rebudget each time, while welfare cases are visited at least twice a year and more often if necessary.


Following is a classification of welfare expenditure's for the year


1944:


$ 2,374.52


Clothing


7.04


Fuel


101.33


Groceries


252.00


Hospital expenses


60.07


Medical attendance


186.42


Outside bills


841.50


Rent


390.00


Rest Home


825.00


Telephone, postage etc


73.24


Total


$5,111.12


Cash


63


Temporary Aid-Accounts Receivable


Charges, 1944


$ 965.67


Payments to treasurer 1944:


Credited to accounts receivable


Credited to estimated receipts


$942.77 17.00


$ 959.77


Disallowance 1944, not reported


5.90


$ 965.67


Miscellaneous Receipts


Receipts, 1944


$


500.00


Payments to Treasurer, 1944


$


500.00


Aid to Dependent Children-Accounts Receivable


Charges, 1944


$ 348.44


Payments to Treasurer, 1944


$ 348.44


Bureau of Ald Age Assistance-Accounts Receivable


Charges, 1944


$


6,214.44


Payments toTreasurer , 1944


$ 6,176.78 37.66


Disallowances, 1944


$ 6,214.44


Respectfully submitted,


FRANK X. RINFRETTE, Chairman. W. LINCOLN CARPENTER FRED J. JETTE Board of Public Welfare.


VERA H. WARNER, Agent.


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Report of the Fire Department


December 31, 1944.


To the Selectmen of the Town of Douglas:


I herewith submit the annual report of the Fire Department for the year ending December 31, 1944.


The Fire Department answered 48 alarms during 1944 classed as follows: Grass fires 13, chimney fires 10, forest fires 8, rubbish fires 2, house fire's 2, brush fires 2, stock bins 2, plane crashes 2, oil burner 1, shed fire 1, switch board 1, Town dump 1, roof fire 1, false alarm 1.


During 1944 4 new men were appointed to the Department for the duration to replace men now in the service.


The Department ran a lawn party in August of 1944 and the pro- ceeds are being used for the purchase of a Fire Siren for the town. This purchase has already been made and as soon as the siren is delivered the members will install it in the fire station on Cottage street.


The town also purchased an auxiliary Fire Truck which was con- verted from an Army Truck to help strengthen the Department for any serious fires.


During 1944 the fire house on Cottage street was remodeled to take care of the Auxiliary Truck, after which a painting party was held and the entire outside of the building was painted. All mem- bers of the Depatrment took part as well as many of the town's residents, headed by our own spirited and co-operative Selectmen. Much of the credit should go to Mr. Winfield A. Schuster as this project was one of his last acts in the capacity of Selectman before entering the Naval Services of this country.


At the Annual Firemen's Ball in April, all the members were present in their new uniforms, they also took part in several other town activities in full dress.


It might be said that the new uniforms went to make up a more efficient department.


I would like to take this opportunity to thank the members of my department for the fine co-operation they have given me in the


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past year. May our association be as loyal in the years to come.


My thanks also to the people of the town for their splendid assist- ance to the department on their Annual Inspections which I feel have gone a long way in helping the town keep its fire losses at a mini- mum.


May we continue to serve the Town of Douglas in the future as capably as we have tried to in the past.


The report of income and expenditures under appropriations made at the annual meeting is as follows:


Town Appropriation


$ 2,100.00


Forest Fires


68.04


Refund


2.00


Excess and Deficiency


1,500.00


$


3,670.04




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