Town Annual Report of the Officers of the Town of Milford, Massachusetts 1939, Part 14

Author: Milford (Mass.)
Publication date: 1939
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 434


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Bingham Report-The Finance Committee in its report last year in discussing the purposes of a departmental study by some expert, stated


"The committee feel that a study of some of the large expenses, extended more thoroughly than we have time to make, might furnish recommendations for econ- omy and co-ordination sufficient to reduce the Town's expenditures far in excess of the cost of the study."


Since that time, the Bingham Associates were engaged by the Finance Committee and have made an exhaustive report of their findings and recommendations, copies of which are being serially printed through the courtesy of the Milford Daily News. We hope that the recommendations in the report will result in such action as will reduce the Town's expenditures and increase efficiency in the various Town Departments.


Respectfully submitted, JOHN H. GARDELLA WILLIAM J. HAYES PATRICK CARROLL Board of Selectmen.


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SHORT HISTORY OF WORLD WAR MEMORIAL DEDICATED NOVEMBER 11, 1939


"Today we are met to dedicate a monument erected as a memorial to the Milford men who served in that war. This is the second monument constructed for this purpose. The first, built soon after the men came home, stood on this park facing Main street, a short distance from where we now stand. On October 12, 1920, a tablet was placed on a boulder by Valencia Council, Knights of Columbus, as a tribute to a member of the Council, Sergeant John J. Powers who was killed at Chateau Thierry, July 21, 1918, for whom the local Legion post was named. But there soon became apparent a growing sentiment that a monument of a per- manent character should be provided, one which would not only be in keeping with the natural beauty of these sur- roundings, but also of equal dignity with the important event it was designed to commemorate.


"A committee had been appointed on July 17, 1929, but it was not until Dec. 9, 1935, when the then Board of Select- men John H. Gardella, William J. Hayes and Lyndhurst A. MacGregor, inserted an article in the Warrant of a special Town meeting, seeking authority to establish such a me- morial and for the appointment of a committee. This article was acted upon favorably by our citizens, and a committee composed of Philip Cenedella, Charles A. Goucher, Vincent Cozzi, Attilio Gueriere, Frederick S. Adams, Elbert M. Crockett, Bernard M. Manion, Frank C. Berry, George Anderson and Ernst E. O'Brien, two from each precinct was appointed. Mr. Cenedella, a former member of the Board of Selectmen, became its chairman, and he served until his death, Dec. 2, 1936.


"Architects were invited to submit designs, and eventually that submitted by Robert Allen Cook and Wendell T. Phillips, associate architects, was chosen.


"On Sept. 27, 1935, previous to the appointment of this committee, the selectmen through Fred J. Coleman, W.P.A. Agent, had submitted a project for the memorial to the Federal Works Progress Administration under the sponsor-


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ship of George M. Fitzpatrick, Patrick Carroll and Simon P. Hickey, the Board of Park Commissioners, under whose jurisdiction this park is placed. On Nov. 27, 1936, the project was approved by the President of the United States. Work was commenced on Dec. 21, 1936, and was completed on May 17th of this year.


"Aside from symbolizing the patriotic ideals and the heroic deeds of those of our fellow citizens whose names are inscribed on its plaque of bronze, it is a splendid example of the native pink granite with which nature has so abund- antly lined our ancient hills. Its imposing style and stately perspective is the product of the inventive genius of Milford architects, born and bred. Its graceful lines and moulded design, carved in the solid rock, are the work of hammer and chisel wielded by the skillful hands of Milford workmen.


"It rests upon historic ground. For here in the primeval forest was located the civic centre of what was known as the Easterly Precinct of Mendon, upon its incorporation Dec. 23, 1741. Congress street as we know it did not then exist and it formed the Parish common of the First Parish church, built where the Congregational church now stands. It was from this place that the soldiers from that Precinct left for the French and Indian War in 1755; here the men of the Precinct gathered to receive the news of the thrilling events of the American Revolution from 1775 to 1781, and in that church, on April 11, 1780, there was read, signed by John Hancock,, the Act of the Legislature, incorporating the Precinct as a Town. Here, too, the inhabitants of the newly formed Town gathered to attend their first Town meeting on May 1, 1780, in the Parish House which had served them for 40 years as the meeting place of the Pre- cinct; and it was not until 1819 when the Town House was built on lower Main street that the Town's civic meetings were there discontinued.


"It thereafter, remained the property of the First Con- gregational parish until Oct. 20, 1910, when it was pur- chased by the late Susan Preston Draper, a member of a family long prominent in this community, and from which it has been the recipient of many public benefits. On Sept.


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19, 1912, Mrs. Draper presented it as a gift to the Town of Milford to be used forever as a public park. It is from her husband, the late Gen. William F. Draper, whose equestrian statue stands in the centre, that the park is given its present name.


(Excerpts from address of William A. Murray, Town Counsel )


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SUSAN EILEEN RANAHAN


MILFORD HIGH SCHOOL 1902 FRAMINGHAM NORMAL SCHOOL 1904 TEACHER OF THE SECOND GRADE IN THE PLAINS PRIMARY SCHOOL 1905-1940 PRINCIPAL 1938-1940


THE LADDER


Behold, there was a house, and the name of it was The House of the Children, and in the house was a ladder; and the children ascended the ladder, and they became wise.


She came to the House of the Children, With courage high and brave, Ministered unto, and loved them, And guiding, guarding, gave A hand to the little climbers Who diffidently clung To Learning's lofty ladder, Upon the second rung- Gave courage when they faltered, And comfort when they fell; Spurred them when they lingered, And praised when all did well.


Long years she walked among them, So little, and so young- The climbers, ever coming To the ladder's second rung.


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Expense Account


Appropriation Transfer


$1,950.00 50.00


$2,000.00


Disbursements


B. J. Clancey, Treasurer


$1,500.00


Postage


71.58


Telephone


33.10


Boston Lith. Co.


60.00


Todd Co.


5.50


J. C. Hall Co.


37.03


Clarke Print Co.


6.75


B. F. Shea


158.00


Cahills News Agency


7.73


P. E. Casey


37.50


Hunt & Co.


11.64


American Bank Note Co.


22.78


Underwood Elliott Fisher


15.60


All other


24.75


1,991.96


$8.04


Bond Account


Appropriation


$231.50


Columbia Casualty Co.


231.50


TREASURER'S REPORT


Balance January 1, 1939 Receipts


$100,463.55


1,444,573.27


$1,545,036.82


Disbursements per Warrant


$1,501,350.62


Balance December 31, 1939


43,686.20


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Cemetery Trust Funds


Balance January 1, 1939


Received for perpetual care


$26,143.27 300.00 599.42


Interest withdrawn for cemetery use


537.13


Balance


$26,505.56


Balance Account


Anticipation note Town of Milford


$22,000.00


Milford Savings Bank


2,232.36


Home National Bank


2,273.20


$26,505.56


Received for interest


$27,042.69


286 Milford Town Library


IN APPRECIATION


It has been voted by the trustees of the Milford Public Library that :


We, the Trustees of the Milford library, do hereby desire to acknowledge with sincere appreciation the invaluable services rendered by Miss Ethelwyn Blake as Town Li- brarian. Miss Blake has relinquished her post as Librarian, but, as a tribute to her work, the library remains a distinct public service, modern and efficient, largely through her efforts. Despite the handicaps under which Miss Blake was forced to work, she strove tirelessly and earnestly to im- prove the library and finally reached her goal. Miss Blake was at all times willing and eager to be of service to the ever increasing number of patrons, and Miss Blake was par- ticularly interested in the childrens department and the size and efficiency of it are a testimonial in themselves. The Trustees are cognizant of these facts and many more of a similar nature and sincerely hope that Miss Blake will be as successful in whatever she may undertake in the future as she was in the library field.


ROBERT LLOYD DILLON, Secretary,


Board of Trustees


REPORT OF THE LIBRARY TRUSTEES


The Trustees of the Milford Library submit the following report for the year. 1939 ;


The increase in the number of hours during which the library remains open to the public has been continued from 1938 because of the evident popularity and success of this change. The downward trend in the circulation of books can only be explained by the fact that the library has not the


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funds at its disposal to supply adequately literature of an educational and recreational nature to a demanding public.


The Trustees accepted with deep regret the resignation tendered by Miss Ethelwyn Blake, the Librarian, in Septem- ber of this year. The Trustees desire to publicly extend their deep appreciation for the faithful and efficient service ren- dered by Miss Blake at all times in her capacity as Librarian for the town of Milford. Miss Blake devoted her time to the task of improving facilities at the library in accord with the corresponding changes in the demands of the public and was eminently successful. On September 20th the Board of Trustees appointed Mr. Robert E. McGinnis to succeed Miss Blake as Librarian.


The Board of Trustees wish to extend their appreciation to every organization and individual who generously do- nated books to the library during the past year.


May the board respectfully call your attention to the Librarian's report which describes in detail the facilities offered by the labrary and its activities for the year 1939.


Respectfully submitted, STEPHEN H. REYNOLDS, Chairman, Board of Trustees.


Trustees


Stephen H. Reynolds Frederick H. Gould


David I. Davoren


Robert Lloyd Dinnon


Marco A. Balzarini, Jr.


William J. O'Brien


Term Expires 1940


Term Expires 1940


Term Expires 1941


Term Expires 1941


Term Expires 1942


Term Expires 1942


Organization


Stephen H. Reynolds, Chairman Robert Lloyd Dillon, Secretary


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Robert E. McGinnis, Librarian Miss Harriett J. Carter, Assistant Mrs. Dorothy S. O'Donnell, Assistant Mrs. Harriet A. Hunter, Assistant Miss Cecilia M. Wallace, Part-time Assistant


REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN


To the Trustees of the Milford Library :


Gentlemen : I hereby submit the following report for the year ending December 31, 1939.


Circulation


The library was open 302 days during which time 71,680 books were loaned to the people of Milford. This figure shows a loss of 2,580 when compared with 74,260, the circu- lation figure for 1938.


The highest daily circulation was 628 volumes on Decem- ber 4th and the lowest daily circulation was 100 volumes on September 12th. The average daily circulation was 237 volumes and the average circulation per capita was 4.7, a loss of .2. The average per capita income was 36 cents, a loss of 1.88 cents.


There were 824 notices sent delinquents-this applies only to first notices.


There were 530 new patrons registered during the year bringing the total registration to 5,830. 15,460 persons made use of the periodical and reference department, a gain of 1,357.


Amount collected for fines and paid to the Town Treas- urer, according to state law, $264.46 (This amount is for eleven months.)


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CIRCULATION TABLE


History


Biography


Politics


and Law


Travel


Science


Fiction


Miscel-


laneous


Religion


Poetry


Juvenile


Public


Total


January


29


135


3 109


95


3767


446


11


54


2215


6864


February


33


158


101


109


3489


396


14


53


1855


6208


March


31


167


106


92


3629


519


17


67


2121


6749


April


27


123


87


78


3413


425


12


55


1907


6127


May


23


132


1


90


75


3234


401


11


47


1841


1 5856


June


21


113


2


66


77


2650


321


8


43


1413


4714


July


20


149


2 106


83


2694


345


8


30


990


3


4430


August


23


123


77


59


2809


345


7


29


1074


1 ยท 4547


September


23


163


2


87


74


2927


340


11


46


1574


3


5250


October


32


166


146


116


3436


387


20


83


2322


2


6710


November


38


229


152


96


3684


448


17


75


2612


10


7401


December


24


176


161


103


3503


466


14


59


2316


2


6824


Totals


324 1834 10 1288 1057 39235 4879 150 641 22240 22 71680


Periodical and Reference Department Report for Year Ending 1939


2410 magazines circulated during the year as follows :


American


80


National Geographic


107


American Boy


49


Nature


18


American Girl


97


North American Review


8


American Home


58


Open Road


85


Antiques


23


Outlook


2


Atlantic Monthly


54


Parents


25


Better Homes and


Pictorial Review


13


Gardens


49


Popular Mechanics


175


Boy's Life


50


Popular Science


122


Child Life


102


Radio News


29


Cosmopolitan


120


Reader's Digest


106


Country Life


27


Review of Reviews


1


Current History


35


St. Nicholas


79


Esquire


6 Saturday Evening Post


92


Forum


46 Scientific American


44


Good Housekeeping


96 Time


87


Harper's


64 Travel


29


Documents


290


Hygeia


53 Wee Wisdom 11


Ladies Home Journal


68 Woman' Home Com-


Life 129


panion 73


McCall's


75


World Horizons 23


There were 15,460 visitors to the Periodical and Reference Department during 1939.


Periodical and Reference Department


The Library subscribes for the following publications. In addition to these subscriptions, approximately seventy-five publications are donated weekly and monthly for use in this department.


American Magazine


Life


American Boy


McCall's


American Girl


National Geographic


American Home


Nature


Antiques


New York Times Book Review


Atlantic Monthly


Better Homes and Gardens .


North American Review


Boston Post


Open Road


Boy's Life


Parents


Child Life


Popular Mechanics


Cosmopolitan


Popular Science


Country Life


Radio News


Current History


Reader's Digest


Forum


St. Nicholas


Good Housekeeping


Saturday Evening Post


Harper's Magazine


Scientific American


Herald Tribune Book Review


Time Magazine


Travel


Hygeia


Woman's Home Companion


Ladies Home Journal


World Horizons


The Library contains, as per catalogue, 26,939 books. 406 books were added to the Library during the year; 260 by purchase, 136 by gift, 9 by binding Milford Daily News, and 1 by binding Milford Town Report.


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Volumes in 1938


Added During Year


Volumes in 1939


History


1,322


20


1,342


Biography


1,951


36


1,987


Politics and Law


370


370


Travel


1,692


13


1,705


Science


1,641


14


1,655


Fiction


9,417


123


9,540


Miscellaneous


4112


100


4,212


Religion


563


3


566


Poetry


714


5


719


Juvenile


4,121


79


4,200


Public Documents


630


13


643


26,533


406


26,939


The donors of books were as follows : Milford High School Dante Club 70; Quinshipaug Womens Club 11; Milford Teachers Association 4; George W. Billings 18; Marjery Kerr 11; State of Mass. 7; Girl Scout Troops Two and Three 2; Complimentary Copies 10; the following donated one book each: Mrs. Rudolph. Roy, Almorin O. Caswell, Rosicrucian Society.


Books donated for public use, but not catalogued, were given by Mrs. Rudolph Roy, Helen Shuras, Dorothy Ken- nelly, Frank Tosches, and Marjery Kerr.


Notes


Miss Ethelwyn Blake resigned her position as Librarian in September of this year bringing to a close a very successful career in library work.


National Book Week was observed in November of this year by this library in conjuntion with libraries and schools throughout the country. The purpose of this function is to foster interest in the educational value of books.


The Quinshipaug Womens Club and Milford Teachers Association were very generous again this year with gifts of books and the Dante Club is a welcome addition to these associations.


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Resume of Statistics


Number of days library was open


71,680


Circulation for 1938


74,260


Loss in 1939


2,580


Highest daily circulation, December 4th


628


Lowest daily circulation, September 12th


100


Average daily circulation


237.4


Average circulation per capita Notices sent delinquents


824


New patrons registered


530


Total registration


5,830


Patrons to Periodical and Reference Department (1939) 15,460


Patrons to Periodical and Reference Department (1938)


14,103


Gain


1,357


Collected for fines, paid Town Treasurer (11 months) $264.46


Number of books, per catalogue; 1938 26,533


Added during year


406


Number of books, per catalogue, 1939


26,939


Respectfully submitted,


ROBERT E. MCGINNIS,


Librarian.


FINANCIAL STATEMENT


Appropriation


$4,150.00


Dog Tax


1,372.20


$5,522.20


Expenditures


Pay Roll


Ethelwyn Blake


$880.00


Harriett Carter


936.00


Harriet Hunter


936.00


Dorothy O'Donnell


932.52


Cecilia Wallace


405.00


302


Circulation for 1939


1


4.7


293


Robert McGinnis


367.18


$4,456.70


Books


Junior Literary Guild


55.50


Martin Murray & Co.


23.30


John Wiley & Sons


9.02


MacMillan Co.


2.68


Oak, Lily, and Ivy


2.00


H. A. Manning Co.


15.00


Americana, Inc. .


7.50


Welles Publishing Co.


.88


Reynolds Music Store


403.07


518.95


Magazines


Boston Post


5.00


H. W. Wilson & Sons


11.65


Reynolds Music Store


69.57


Life


9.50


National Geographic


3.00


98.72


Binding


F. J. Barnard Co.


162.77


162.77


Electric Light Co.


185.54


Supplies


Filing Equipment Bureau


21.50


Cahill's News Agency


4.10


General Vocational School


2.00


Fred Gould & Son


3.00


Gaylord Bros.


6.00


H. S. Chadbourne


4.65


41.25


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Printing


Charlescraft


22.10


Clark Printing Co.


15.10


37.20


Express-Curran's Express


2.35


Club Dues-Massachusetts Library Association


1.00


Petty Cash


14.89


Receipts


$5,522.20


Expenditures


5,519.37


Unexpended Balance


2.83


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Municipal Retirement System Report


MEMBERSHIP


Total number of members on December 31, 1939


132


Total number of Active members contributing 123


Total number retired for superannuation


9


132


BALANCE SHEET


Assets


Cash


14,226.05


U. S. Postal Savings Bonds


7,700.00


Town of Milford Notes


9,350.00


31,276.05


Liabilities


Annuity Savings Fund


15,347.26


Annuity Reserve Fund


324.25


Pension Accumulation Fund


15,597.08


Expense Fund


7.46


31,276.05


RECEIPTS


8,637.46


Town Contribution


6,082.46


Members' Contribution


411.74


Interest Income


200.00


Increased Value of Bonds


19,464.81


Balance from 1938


34,796.47


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DISBURSEMENTS


Annuity payments


16.06


Pension payments


2,981.67


Refunds on account of withdrawals


170.09


Expenses


352.60


3,520.42


Balance December 31, 1939 31,276.05


BALANCE ACCOUNT


Home National Bank checking account 410.54


Milford Savings Bank-deposits 8,581.90


Newton Savings Bank-deposits


2,054.58


Natick Savings Bank-deposits


1,043.08


Whitinsville Savings-deposits


2,046.08


Cash in Treasurer's Office


89.87


Bonds and Notes in Safe Deposit Box-


Home National Bank 17,050.00


31,276.05


Respectfully submitted, FRANK A. BIXBY, Chairman BENJAMIN J. CLANCEY MICHAEL J. HANNIGAN.


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Memorial Hall Department, 1939


Appropriation From Finance Board


$1,100.00


20.00


$1,120.00


Paid Out :


A. L. Maynard, Salary


$600.00


Cattani Oil Co., Oil


461.22


Milford Water Co., Water


24.03


E. B. Hall,Repairs


2.25


J. F. Power, Repairs


8.40


Commisioner Public Safety


Inspecting Boiler


5.00


L. N. Jaques & Son, Supplies


13.61


Varney Bros., Trucking


3.00


F. A. Gould, Supplies


1.00


1,118.51


Balance


1.49


$1,120.00


A. L. MAYNARD,


Caretaker.


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Town Counsel's Report


Of the four accident cases pending in Court against the Town January 1, 1939, two were disposed of during the year. But seven new suits were filed, making a total of nine court cases pending against the Town as of January 1, 1940. Fourteen claims were settled during the year without court action having been commenced. Notice of thirteen new claims were received during the year as compared with fourteen in 1938.


The Highway and Police Departments have continued their co-operation, making reports consisting of pictures, measurements, etc. of the locus when considered necessary. Defects in the sidewalks are the principal source of the acci- dents, but with the continued construction of concrete- surfaced sidewalks, the legitimate claims should disappear. Continued inspection should be made of them, however, and when cracks or other holes appear, they should be promptly repaired by the Highway Surveyor.


In 1939, 318 preambles of taking of properties for unpaid taxes were prepared at the request of the Tax Collector, an increase of 84 over 1938. Thirteen titles were actually taken in 1939, which are three less than in 1938. Twenty-three tax titles previously taken, were redeemed or disclaimed, as against thirty-two in 1938; the disclaimers having been ap- proved by the Assessors, Tax Collector and the State Tax Commissioner. Eight petitions to foreclose tax titles were filed in the Land Court during the year as compared with only one in 1938. Of the total of forty-two such petitions filed in 1936 to 1939, all have been disposed of, either by ad- justment or by decree confirming title in the Town.


Since the last report, the hearings in the Land Court on the petition to register the title and whatever rights the Town may have in the Cedar Swamp Pond property have been concluded and an order for a decree and plan was issued by the Court. However, the engineer of the Land


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Court is still working on the plan as the lines are to be computed, based upon the new Massachusetts State Co- ordinate System, and requests are being made from time to time on the local engineer to furnish such necessary data as has not been included on the plan already filed. As soon as this work has been completed and the plan finally approved, a formal decree will issue as a matter of course.


A considerable portion of the year was taken up in con- nection with the various and multiple legal tangles that arose out of the Cedar Swamp Pond Development Project under the Federal Public Works Administration.


The preparation and execution of innumerable papers, ap- plications, agreements, deeds, releases, takings, as well as hearings, conferences, discussions and correspondence are too long to outline in this report, but an itemized statement covering the major duties performed is on file in the office of the Town Accountant. While as of this date all such matters have been satisfactorily disposed of, there still re- main several undisputed matters to be cleared up as a matter of detail.


Five mortgages, with accompanying bonds, from old age recipients, have been prepared, executed and recorded in the Registry of Deeds, at the request of the Department of Public Welfare. This is compulsory under G. L. (Ter. Ed.) Ch. 118-A, inserted by St. 1936 Ch. 436, where the equity in such properties exceeds $3,000.00. These, together with those of prior years, are in the custody of the Town Treas- urer.


Under a recent decision of the Massachusetts Supreme Court, such recipient or his estate is not liable for reimburse- ment to the Town for such money as he may have received, even though subsequently he becomes possessed of abun- dant funds; as the only remedy is by virtue of the Bond and Mortgage.


There have been many conferences with various State and Federal departments, and attendance at such hearings as was necessary ; opinions, written and oral, have been given the various Town departments from time to time, as well as


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frequent conferences and consultations.


An itemized list of the accident cases that have been dis- posed of, with the location and date of the same is appended hereto.


Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM A. MURRAY,


Town Counsel.


January 1, 1940.


DAMAGES TO PERSONS AND PROPERTY


An itemized list of the expenditures made from the ap- propriation "Damages to Persons and Property" is ap- pended hereto.


Amount appropriated or transferred $1,650.00


Expenditures :


Charles DiAntonio, East Main Street, July 16, 1939-P.D. $12.00


Phillie Giamarco, Leonard Street, March 6, 1939-P.D. 10.00


Grace Santoro, East Main Street, March 10, 1938-P. I. 195.00


Blanche Abell, Congress Street, January 25, 1939-P.I. 37.00


Milford Water Company, Quinlan and


Lawrence Sts., Jan. 30, 1939-P.D. 24.00


Rose Doyle, Oliver and Main Streets, February 7, 1939-P.I. 25.00


Mary E. Raftery, North Bow Street, January 6, 1938-P.I. 90.00


Harry Stein, Chapin Street,


January 26, 1939-P.D. 6.00


John Sherillo, Myrtle Street,


October 14, 1938-P.D. 30.00


Harold Trudell, Purchase Street,


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December 19, 1938-P.D. 23.25


7


Francis G. Naughton, Fayette Street,


February 4, 1939-P.D. 32.85


Margaret Hines, Main Street, February 18, 1938-P.I. 50.00


Marion G. Malmquist, Park and


Congress Sts., May 17, 1938-P.I. 81.00


Frank Dowdell, South Bow Street, September 5, 1938-P.I. 50.00


666.10


Amount Forwarded


$983.90


Mary A. Cronan, Exchange Street, March 23, 1935-P.I. $950.00


Dr. Nicholas A. Mastroianni, Examination and report


5.00


Dr. John V. Gallagher,


Examination and report


5.00


Dr. John V. Gallagher


Witness expense (Cronan case)


5.00


Dr. E. E. Allen Examination and report 5.00


Dr. Eugene F. Smith


5.00


Examination and report


975.00


Balance $8.90


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Vital Statistics


Parents and others are requested to carefully examine the following lists and if any errors or omissions are dis- covered report them at once to the Town Clerk, that the record may be corrected, as it is of importance that the record of Vital Statistics should be complete. Herewith are extracts from the General Laws of Massachusetts Chap- ter 46.


Section 3. Every physician or hospital medical officer registered under Section nine of Chapter one hundred and twelve, in this chapter called officer, shall keep a record of the birth of every child in cases of which he was in charge, showing date and place of birth, the name, if any, of the child, its sex and color, the name, age, birthplace, occupation and residence (including the street, number, if any, and the ward number, if in a city) of each parent, the maiden name of the mother and the name of the physician or officer, if any, personally attending the birth. If the child is illegitimate, the name of and other facts relating to the father shall not be set forth except upon written request of both the father and mother. Said physician or officer shall, within fifteen days after such birth, mail or deliver to the clerk or registrar of the town where such birth occurred, a report stating the facts herein above required to be shown on said record and also the said written request, if any; provided, that if said report is not so made within forty-eight hours after such birth, said physician or officer shall, within said forty-eight hours, mail or deliver to said clerk or registrar a notice stating the date and place of birth, the street number, if any, the ward number, if in a city, and the family name. Upon presentation to him of a certificate of the Town Clerk stating that any such birth has been duly reported, the Town Treasurer shall pay to such physician or officer a fee of twenty-five cents for each birth so reported. Any physi- cian or any such officer violating any provision of this sec- tion shall forfeit not more than twenty-five dollars.




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