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Electric Depreciation Fund 48,601.41
George W. Kelley Trust balance Income 2.01
Hannah R. Hollis Trust balance Income
.47
$228,782.17
Paid During the Year on Town Notes and Bonds
Town Hall Bonds $ 2,000.00
Hollis School Bonds 3,000.00
High School Site Bonds 1,000.00
Temporary. Loans 425,000.00
Thomas A. Watson School Bonds 4,000.00
Electric Light Construction Loan 10,000.00
Tuberculosis Hospital Bonds 1,000.00
Highway Construction Bonds
17,000.00
Water Main and Standpipe Loan 5,000.00
Penniman School Addition Loan
7,000.00
90
High School Loan 23,000.00
Torrey School Addition Loan 10,000.00
$508,000.00
Interest Paid During the Year on Notes and Bonds
Temporary Loans Average Rate 5.52 per cent $13,405.71
High School Site
45.00
Town Hall
280.00
Hollis School
300.00
Tuberculosis Hospital
315.00
Thomas A. Watson School
2,240.00
Electric Light Loan
200.00
High School
11,560.00
Torrey School Addition
5,100.00
Penniman School Addition
3,280.00
Water Main and Standpipe
1,600.00
Highway Construction
2,720.00
$41,045.71
Paid to Commonwealth of Massachusetts
State Tax
$ 27,455.00
Charles River Basin Loan Fund :
Interest
749.56
Maintenance
1,527.31
Serial Bonds
61.98
Metropolitan Parks Sinking Fund
390.11
Interest
2,159.78
Cost of Maintenance
5,896.02
Serial Bonds
44.93
Sinking Fund, Series 2
95.79
Interest
948.37
Maintenance
3,660.38
Serial Bonds 465.24
Metropolitan Planning Division (Ch. 399,
Acts of 1923)
184.37
Metropolitan Water Loan
Sinking Fund (S. System)
3,382.61
91
Interest
6,636.89
Serial Bonds
595.20
Metropolitan Parks Loan Fund, Nantasket
Maintenance
507.69
Wellington Bridge, Maintenance
25.51
Repairs, State Highways
4,475.38
Municipal Lighting Plant
151.63
Southern Traffic Artery
147.59
Northern Traffic Route
1,549.50
Abatement Smoke Nuisance
72.13
Snow Removal
99.53
Sewer (South) First Assessment
16,041.74
Auditing Municipal Accounts
68.14
$77,392.38
THE NATHANIEL H. HUNT TRUST
OTIS B. OAKMAN, Treasurer
Principal :
One Boston Elevated R. R. Bond, No. 7796,
4%
$
1,000.00
Three Boston & Maine R. R. Bonds, Series T, Nos. 1762, 1763, 1764, 5% 3,000.00
One New England R. R. Bond, No. 15194, $1,000.00 4% 1,000.00
Two C., B. & Q. R. R. Bonds, Nos. 18710 M, 6837, 4%; 2,000.00
Two N. Y., N. H. & H. Bonds, Nos. 9927, 9992, $1,000.00 4%
2,000.00
Two N. Y., N. H. & H. Bonds, Nos. 7141, 7142, $1,000.00 4%:
2,000.00
Deposited in Braintree Savings Bank, Book No. 5253 6,526.05 Deposited in Weymouth Savings Bank, Book No. 13504 4,000.00
92
Deposited in Quincy Savings Bank, Book No. 32035 1,750.94 5 Matured Shares of Braintree Co-operative Bank, Certificate No. 148 1,000.00
Dr.
$24,276.99 Cr
Income, 1929
$1,144.13
Paid Trustees Thayer Public Library
$
1,144.13
Examined and approved.
The securities listed,
amounting to $24,276.99, are in the custody of the Treas-
urer and have been examined by us.
RALPH W. ARNOLD,
HERBERT W. CURTIS, CHARLES W. EVANS,
Auditors, 1929.
January 10, 1930.
THE CHARLES EDWARD FRENCH TRUST OTIS B. OAKMAN, Treasurer
Principal :
Deposited in Braintree Savings Bank, Book No. 10,092 $2,419.50
Dr.
Cr.
Balance, January 1, 1929
$109.26
Interest on Deposit 127.98
Paid Higgins, Magnuson & Co., Medals
$115.50
Balance in Braintree Savings Bank, De- cember 31, 1929 121.74
$237.24 $237.24
Examined and approved. Principal of fund $2,419.50 and balance $121.74 on deposit in Braintree Savings Bank, Book No. 10,092.
RALPH W. ARNOLD, HERBERT W. CURTIS, CHARLES W. EVANS,
Auditors, 1929.
93
January 10, 1930.
THE ANN MARIA PENNIMAN TRUST OTIS B. OAKMAN, Treasurer
Income Account:
Dr. Cr.
Balance in Bank, January 1, 1929
$ 53.99
Interest
27.48
Paid Alida N. Stevens and Winthrop H. Lamb, Committee
$ 21.50
Balance in Bank
59.97
$ 81.47 $ 81.47
Amount of fund, $500.00 and balance $59.97 on de- posit in Braintree Savings Bank, Book No. 6059.
RALPH W. ARNOLD, HERBERT W. CURTIS, CHARLES W. EVANS,
Auditors, 1929.
January 10, 1930.
GEORGE W. KELLEY TRUST OTIS B. OAKMAN, Treasurer
Deposited in Braintree Savings Bank, Book No. 11,398 $200.00
Income Account :
Dr.
Cr.
1
Balance, January 1, 1929
$ 1.83
Interest
10.18
Paid Clarence W. Bestick, Care of Lot. . $ 10.00
Balance, December 31, 1929 2.01
$ 12.01 $ 12.01 Account approved. Fund of $200 and balance $2.01 on deposit in Braintree Savings Bank Book No. 11,398. RALPH W. ARNOLD, HERBERT W. CURTIS, CHARLES W. EVANS,
Auditors, 1929.
94
January 10, 1930.
HANNAH R. HOLLIS TRUST
OTIS B. OAKMAN, Treasurer
Income Account:
Dr Cr
Interest $ 5.47
Paid Will R. Minchin, Treasurer $ 5.00
Balance, December 31, 1929 .47
$ 5.47 $ 5.47 Accounts approved. Combined fund $100.00 and bal- ance forty-seven cents on deposit in Braintree Savings Bank, Book No. 11,661.
RALPH W. ARNOLD,
HERBERT W. CURTIS, CHARLES W. EVANS, . Auditors, 1929.
January 10, 1930.
MUNICIPAL LIGHT BOARD
OTIS B. OAKMAN, Treasurer
Dr. Cr.
Balance, January 1, 1929 $ 2,873.71
Street Lights 13,378.50
Interest on Deposits 77.47
F. B. Lawrence, Manager
248,408.75
Paid by Orders (Including Depre- ciation Fund, $17,162.34) ..
$262,475.34
Balance, December 31, 1929
2,263.09
$264,738.43
$264,738.43
Examined and approved. Balance of $2,263.09 found as follows :
95
Braintree National Bank $ 893.93
State Street Trust Company 769.16
Manager's Cash Receipt
600.00
$ 2,263.09
RALPH W. ARNOLD,
HERBERT W. CURTIS,
CHARLES W. EVANS,
Auditors, 1929.
January 10, 1930.
The account of the Treasurer of the Water Depart- ment will be found in the Water Department report.
ELECTRIC DEPRECIATION FUND
OTIS B. OAKMAN, Treasurer
Dr. Cr.
Balance, January 1, 1929 $ 41,395.98
Interest on Deposits 1,523.22
Town Appropriation (from Elec- tric Light Department) 17,162.34
Paid on Orders from Electric Light Board
$ 11,480.13
Balance on Hand December 31, 1929
48,601.41
$ 60,081.54 $ 60,081.54
Examined and approved. Amount of fund, $48,601.41 found on deposit as follows :
Shawmut National Bank
$ 19,828.63
96
National Mt. Wollaston Bank .
Certificate of Deposit, No. 915 18,000.16 Certificate of Deposit, No. 916 772.62
Braintree National Bank Certifi- cate No. 174 10,000.00
$ 48,601.41
RALPH W. ARNOLD, HERBERT W. CURTIS, CHARLES W. EVANS,
Auditors, 1929.
January 10, 1930.
BRAINTREE SCHOOL FUND OTIS B. OAKMAN, Treasurer
Principal Account :
Real Estate (Valued) $4,000.00
Quincy Savings Bank, Book No. 19,284 1,022.50
Weymouth Savings Bank, Book No. 10,556 1,000.00
Randolph Savings Bank, Book No. 14,191 600.00
Braintree Savings Bank, Book No. 5,480 2,270.65
$8,893.15
Income Account :
Dr. Cr.
Balance, January 1, 1929
$1,209.78
Savings Bank Interest
301.73
Rent
292.00
Scholarships
$ 300.00
Repairs on Property
35.55
Balance on Hand, Income Account De- posited in Braintree Savings Bank 1,467.96
$1,803.51
$1,803.51
97
Examined and approved. The balance on hand is in the Braintree Savings Bank, Book No. 9,510, and the prin- cipal account is accounted for as stated above.
RALPH W. ARNOLD, HERBERT W. CURTIS, CHARLES W. EVANS,
January 10, 1930.
Auditors, 1929.
FUNDED DEBT OF TOWN
Hollis School Bonds, $500 each, 4%; maturing
$3,000 yearly, July 1, 1930-1931, inclusive
$6,000.00
Town Hall Bonds, $1,000 each, 4% maturing $2,000 yearly, 1930-1932, inclusive 6,000.00
Tuberculosis Hospital Bonds, Dated December 1, 1919, 41/2% maturing $1,000, 1930-1935, inclusive 6,000.00
Thomas A. Watson School House Loan, 4%. Dated September 1, 1922, maturing $4,000 1930-1942 52,000.00
Torrey School Addition Loan, Dated October 1, 1925, 41/4%, maturing $10,000, 1930- 1940 110,000.00
High School Loan, Dated July 15, 1926, 4%, $1,000 each, maturing $23,000, 1930-1931, and $22,000, 1932-1941 266,000.00
Penniman School Addition Loan, Dated Decem- ber 1, 1926, 4%, $1,000 each, Maturing $7,000, 1930-1932, and $6,000, 1933-1941 75,000.00
Water Main and Standpipe Loan, Dated Decem- ber 1, 1929, 4%, $1,000 each, Maturing $5,000, 1930-1936 35,000.00
98
Highway Construction Loan of 1927, Dated August 1, 1927, 4%, $1,000 each, Matur- ing $17,000 1930-1932 51,000.00
Lincoln School Addition Loan, Dated July 15, 1929, 41/4%, $1,000 each, Maturing $6,000 1930-1944, inclusive 90,000.00
Braintree Highlands School Loan, Dated De- cember 15, 1929, 41/2%, $1,000 each, pay- able $9,500 1930 and $8,000 1931-1944 ... 121,500.00
$818,500.00
In 1896 the Town deposited with the Quincy Savings Bank the sum of $200.00 to be expended for the care of Amelia C. Hanson. The present Treasurer, when he suc- ceeded Mr. B. F. Dyer, found a pass book containing a balance of this fund. This balance has not been drawn upon for over fifteen years. For this reason, and inas- much as Amelia C. Hanson is now dead and no heirs can be found, the State Auditors at their last audit advised that the amount represented by the principal be turned over to the general Town account. At the last two balanc- ings of the book the amount of $195.53 was added to this fund. The total amount transferred to the Town was $526.55.
OTIS B. OAKMAN, Treasurer,
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Fire Department
OF THE
TOWN OF BRAINTREE
FROM
Dec. 31, 1928 to Dec. 31, 1929
Printed by Order of the Town
OF
TOWN
TREE
S
.1640.
Printed by PRATT & PRATT The Braintree Observer 1930
100
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
Gentlemen :
I respectfully submit to you the annual report of the Fire Department of the fiscal year ending December 31, 1929.
Total number of calls during the year-445, divided as follows :
Box Alarms
Month
Still Alarms
12.
.January
30
3.
February
12
12
March
76
11
,April
44
7.
.June
.July
52
4.
August
27
0
September .7
11.
October
39
November 13 9.
0.
December 16
85
Totals
360
25 5.
May
19 11
Month
Automobiles
False Alarms
Grass and Woods
Buildings
Cats in Trees
Poles and Wires Locked out of House Dumps and Bonfires
Oil Heaters
Electric Cars
Oil Stills
Call for Inhalator
Drowning
Call for Boat
Hay wagon Fire
Bridges
Canary in tree Oil on Street
Radios
Out of Town Calls
Totals
Jan.
3
4
26
6 6
1 0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Mar.
3
1
70
7
2
3
1
4
1
7
20
2
3
0
24
0
0
5
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Aug. Sept.
1
0
1
2
2
0 0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Oct.
2
6
26
9
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Nov.
4
1
6
00
0 O
0 1
0 0 0
0 0
1 0
0 C
0 1
0 1 1
0 1 1
0 0 00000
Dec.
20
0
2
Totals
30
23
227
81 7
49
2 6 0
00
1 232 12 2 2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
July
2
1
21
12
0
1
17
4
0
2
N
0
.
1
6
35
7
14
00
0
3
1
3
June
0 0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0 1
0 1 2
0
0
1 0
0
0 0
0
0
May
0
42 15 88 55 30
101
0
0
0
0 1
0 1 0
0
0
26 63 31 7 50 22 16 445
1 0
0
Feb.
1 0100
0 00 0
2 020
.1 0
0 1
0
7
1
0
April
0
0
3
0 0
0 1 0 1 112
0 0 0 00 0
102
Month
Valuation on Buildings
Insurance on Buildings
Damage to Buildings $2,739.00
Ins. Paid on Buildings
Jan.
$46,200.00
$38,000.00
$2,626.00
Feb.
92,400.00
67,200.00
1,153.00
953.00
Mar.
36,550.00
33,000.00
4,637.38
4,627.38
Apr.
30,100.00
21,700.00
1,370.50
1,370.50
May
185,975.00
169,650.00
1,106.75
1,106.75
June
38,500.00
26,000.00
4,782.00
4,782.00
July
18,000.00
16,800.00
1,861.00
1,861.00
Aug.
28,250.00
28,000.00
827.00
577.00
Sept.
17,400.00
17,200.00
100.00
50.00
Oct.
33,400.00
19,800.00
1,775.00
1,575.00
Nov.
23,100.00
16,400.00
855.00
785.00
Dec.
30,350.00
27,225.00
90.00
85.00
Total
$580,225.00
$480,975.00
$21,296.63
$20,398.63
Month
Valuation on Contents $43,950.00
Insurance on Contents $38,750.00
Damage to Contents $1,050.00 756.00
Ins. Paid on Contents $1,050.00 346.00
Feb.
27,900.00
6,500.00
Mar.
5,500.00
4,000.00
Apr.
5,100.00
3,600.00
600.00
600.00
May
158,500.00
145,200.00
70.00
June
17,300.00
14,100.00
70.00 2,640.00
2,640.00
July
5,000.00
3,000.00
375.00
275.00
Aug.
36,550.00
36,500.00
50.00
Sept.
200.00
Oct.
· 8,670.00
5,500.00
1,010.00
930.00
Nov.
6,000.00
5,000.00
217.50
217.50
Dec.
5,500.00
5,500.00
Total
$320,170.00
$267,650.00
$6,768.50
$6,128.50
Jan.
103
Hose Laid (feet)
Chemical Ladders
Used (Gals.)
Used (feet)
Engines Pumped Water Hrs. Mins.
Month
Jan.
4050
36
260
1 40
Feb.
2750
21
20
1 10
Mar.
7900
105
295
4
45
Apr.
2100
27
225
0
30
May
3750
9
297
0
35
June
7000
12
140
16
5
July
5200
48
30
3
20
Aug.
2350
94
0
0
10
Sept.
250
9
0
0
10
Oct.
10400
21
57
0
20
Nov.
2350
18
0
7
5
Dec.
150
6
200
0
20
Total
48250
406
1524
36
10
Total Calls in Each Precinct
Month
Precinct One
Two
Three
Jan.
11
13
18
Feb.
6
5
4
Mar.
28
26
34
Apr.
30
12
13
May
14
5
11
June
11
5
10
July
26
26
11
Aug.
16
6
9
Sept.
5
1
1
Oct.
29
9
12
Nov.
9
7
6
Dec.
7
5
4
Total
192
120
133
104
TOTAL CALLS THAT EACH PIECE ANSWERED
Month
Chief's
Car
- Engine
No. 1
Engine
00 No. 3
H. & L.
No. 1
Squad A
Squad B
Com.
5 0 7 JOG No. 2
Feb.
15
10
4
11
11
3
Mar.
85
14
14
16
42
78
Apr.
54
13
7
12
21
44
4
May
30
8
9
11
16
15
0
June
26
6
9
13
20
10
3
July
61
10
9
14
20
46
13
Aug.
31
6
4
8
13
25
2
Sept.
7
4
0
2
2
3
1
Oct.
50
13
10
19
25
35
8
Nov.
22
10
5
13
12
7
3
Dec.
14
8
4
5
3
5
0
Total
436
115
83
138
209
297
46
Permits Granted During the Year
Transport Oil in Harbor
96
Dynamite
10
Fuel Oil Heating Apparatus 55
Fireworks
9
Set Fires in Open Air
260
Removal of Gasoline Tanks
2
BLANKET INSURANCE POLICY
Month
Valuation on Buildings $20,000.00 600,000.00 38,000.00
Ins. on Buildings $20,000.00 600,000.00 38,000.00
Damage to Buildings $2,382.57 192,000.00 520.00
Ins. Paid on Buildings $2,382.57
June
Nov.
192,000.00 520.00
Total
$658,000.00 $658,000.00 $194,902.57 $194,902.57
Month
Valuation on Contents $90,000.00
Ins. on Contents $90,000.00
Damage to Contents $8,420.00
Ins. Paid on Contents
June
$8,420.00
Jan.
41
13
14
24
26
Apr.
105
FATAL ACCIDENTS (4) At Cities Service Refg. Co. On June 24, 1929. Two men killed from explosion. One man died at Quincy Hospital.
One boy drowned at Braintree Pond, July 17, 1929. State Law
A State Law was enacted regulating the passage of fire apparatus responding to fires. The law requires the driver of a vehicle to drive to the right hand curb and stop until apparatus has passed. To remain at a dis- tance of (300) feet behind the apparatus and restricting the parking of a vehicle within 600 feet of a fire.
In conclusion, I wish to extend my thanks to the Honorable Board of Selectmen, and to the members of the Finance Committee for their co-operation and in- terest in the welfare of the department.
To all others that have volunteered their services or assisted the Department in any manner.
The officers and members of the Department have my commendation and sincere thanks for the efficient and faithful manner in which they have performed their duties.
Respectfully submitted, FRED A. TENNEY, Chief of Fire Department.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Estimates for the Fire Department for 1930.
Chief
$3,000.00
Deputy Chief 2,500.00
Captain Dennehey (13 weeks @ $37.) (39
weeks @ $42.30)
2,130.70
Captain Hennebury (13 weeks @ $37.) (39 weeks @ $42.30) 2,130.70
Lieut. Thompson (13 weeks @ $35.) (39 weeks @ $40.38) 2,029.82 Lieut. Silver (13 weeks @ $35.) (39 weeks @ $40.38)
2,029.82
106
Lieut. Hennessey (13 weeks @ $35.) (39 weeks @ $40.38) 2,029.82 D. Ryan (13 weeks @ $32.) (39 weeks ( $38.46) 1,915.94
@ J. Flynn (13 weeks @ $32.) (39 weeks
$38.46) 1,915.94
A. McGibbon (13 weeks @ $32.) (39 weeks @ $38.46) 1,915.94
N. Haviland (13 weeks @ $32.) (39 weeks @ $38.46) 1,915.94
K. Thayer (13 weeks @ $32.) (39 weeks @ $36.55) 1,840.67
Call Men (37 weeks @ $40.) 1,480.00
Extra Pay of Men (75c per Hour) 1,500.00 Qualeys Truck and Man 1,734.00
Sam Hill
75.00
New Men (5) (39 weeks @ $32.69) 6,374.55
$36,518.84
Repairs and Equipment for Apparatus. $1,000.00
Equipment for Men (Coats, Boots and Helmets) 100.00
Gasoline, Oil and Grease 600.00
Tires and Tubes for Engines and H & L. 300.00
Fuel 600.00
Lights 150.00
Water 54.00
Stationery, Printing and Postage 50.00
Express 20.00
Repairs on Buildings, Doors, Windows & Paint 100.00
Hydrant Service 500.00
Hose
1,200.00
$4,674.00
1 Combination Wagon to Replace Squad A ....
$2,500.00
12 Pump Tanks
180.00
107
6 Doz. Brooms for Woods and Grass Fires .... 72.00
1 Barrel Soda 16.00
2 Carboys Acid 6.00
Repairs on Spot Lights
20.00
2 Spot Lights
70.00
8 Cannisters for Gas Masks
30.00
1 Dozen Spanners
6.00
Tires for Chief's Car
100.00
6 Dusters
12.00
3 Axe Handles
3.00
20 Gallons Alcohol
12.00
10 Gallons Kerosene
2.00
10 Gallons Floor Oil
3.00
12 Gallons Polish
16.00
6 Sponges
6.00
6 Chamois
12.00
Gold Dust Cleaner
3.00
Toilet Paper-1 Case
5.00
1 Box Soap
5.00
1 Bale Cloth
30.00
1 Bale Waste
14.00
2 Gates
50.00
6 Hydrant Wrenches
30.00
6 Gas Masks
150.00
6 Squilgees
20.00
1 Dozen Sheets
15.00
1 Dozen Pillow Cases
4.00
6 Push Brooms
12.00
Tools (Wrenches, Drills, etc.)
15.00
8 Salvage Covers
200.00
1 First Aid Kit 15.00
1 Battery
100.00'
$3,734.00
Total Amount of Estimate
$44,926.84
FRED A. TENNEY, Chief, Fire Dept.
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Health Department
OF THE
TOWN OF BRAINTREE
FROM
Dec. 31, 1928 to Dec. 31, 1929
Printed by Order of the Town
NMOL
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Printed by The Braintree Observer PRATT & PRATT Braintree, Mass. 1930
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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH
To the Citizens of the Town of Braintree:
The Braintree Board of Health respectfully submits their report for the year ending December 31, 1929.
SANITARY SURVEY OF THE TOWN Sewerage
The Board has attended meetings jointly with the sewerage committee and engineers and to the best of our ability have suggested to the other members which places, according to our belief, should first be taken care of with the sewerage system.
At this time, we wish to bring to the attention of the people, the extreme condition prevailing in the East Sec- ton of the Town which is referred to by many people as "an open sewer."
This condition is a matter of importance to Wey- mouth as well as Braintree and we are asking for an ap- propriation to carry out the work which we believe will remedy the condition in conjunction with the appropria- tion of the Town of Weymouth.
Household Waste
Garbage collection, as being performed by the present system, is working out with much satisfaction. With the exception of complaints received, when private individuals in different sections of the town discontinue the collection of garbage, we believe that the collection as carried on by a person hired by the Board, is very satisfactory.
Ash and Rubbish Collection
The collection of rubbish and ashes is being taken care of as in former years by a private individual who charges a nominal sum per barrel collected.
Dumps
There are two public dumps in the town at present, one at Hollis Field and the other at the corner of Cleveland Avenue and Union Street.
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It has been suggested by a member of the Park Board in the east section of the town that a corner of the Wat- son Playground be used as a public dump.
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES
At this time the members of the Board ask for the co-operation of the citizens in having every child ten years or under inoculated against diphtheria.
This work will be done by our local physicians in clinics located in the different sections of the town.
Mumps
One of the most serious epidemics of mumps in the town was encountered during November and December of this year. During that period about 300 cases were re- ported to the authorities. The Board deemed it advisable to place a restriction of sixty days on all mump cases to check this epidemic.
PERCY T. RICHARDS, Chairman, JOSEPH G. BAILEY, HARRY H. BOUSQUET.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Salaries of Board
$ 600.00
Salaries of Secretary
175.00
$ 775.00
Contagious Diseases
Medical Attendance
$ 243.00
Board and Treatment
65.00
Nurses
1.50
Medicines
27.34
Groceries
79.33
Loss of Wages
195.00
Hospitals
624.00
Tuberculosis
3,412.50
All Other Expenses, Quarantine ...
267.60
Total
. 4,915.27
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Expenses
Postage
$ 16.20
Supplies and Printing
72.48
Telephone Calls
2.50
Miscellaneous
405.06
Total
496.24
Collection of Garbage
5,300.00
Care of Dumps $ 1,399.90
Reprinting Rules and Regulations 195.50
Inspection of Animals 125.00
Inspection of Plumbing
835.02
Inspection of Milk
100.00
Inspector of Meat and Provisions
350.00
Vital Statistics
47.00
Sewerage Committee
750.00
Dental Clinic
1,000.00
Tuberculosis Clinic
99.75
Norfolk County Hospital Assessment, 1929
6,495.36
$22,884.04
Respectfully submitted, PERCY T. RICHARDS, Chairman. JOSEPH G. BAILEY. HARRY H. BOUSQUET.
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To the Braintree Board of Health :
Gentlemen :
I herewith submit my annual report for the year end- ing December 31, 1929, with appended schedule of diseases dangerous to the Public Health. I have issued thirteen alcohol permits, one undertaker's license, one scavenger's, and one slaughtering permit, at $1.00 each, a total of $16.00, which has been turned over to the Town Treasurer.
Respectfully submitted,
E. A. VINTON, Secretary.
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Chicken Pox
- Diphtheria
Dog-bite
· Malaria
Measles 2
Mumps
Influenza
Lobar Pneumonia
Scarlet Fever
T. B. all forms
2 0
0
0
March
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
6
1
0
0
April
0
1
0
0
0
4
3
0 0
0 1
5
1
0
1
June
1
1
0
2
0
3
4
0
0
5
3
2
1
July
0
0
1
2
1
0
8
0
0
10
1
0
0
August
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
0
September.
0
4
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
4
4
October
0
10
0
4
0
1
5
0
1
2
4
0
1
November .
0
2
1
1 0
0 0
2
2
0
0
11
1
2
1
December .
0
18
0
0
9
0
2
8
3
6 0
Totals ..
1 46
7
20
1
16
34 351
8
81
23
17 8
3
0
0
0
14
1
8
11
2
2
0
May
0
1
0
1
0
4
3
0 337
2
14
0 0
February .
0
0
0
2
January .
- Anterior Poliomyelitis
Whooping-cough Gonorrhea
Schedule of communicable diseases as reported to the Braintree Board of Health for the year 1929.
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REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF MEATS, PRO- VISIONS AND SLAUGHTERING
To the Braintree Board of Health.
Gentlemen :
I submit herewith, my annual report for the year end- . ing December 31, 1929, as Inspector of Meats, Provisions, and Slaughtering. One calf, and 158 hogs were slaugh- tered. Fifty-nine markets and three new bakeries were inspected and passed.
Respectfully submitted,
H. F. VINTON.
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
School Department
OF THE
TOWN OF BRAINTREE
FROM
Dec. 31, 1928 to Dec. 31, 1929
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Printed by PRATT & PRATT The Braintree Observer Braintree, Mass. 1930
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Mr. Ralph B. Woodsum, Chairman, 45 Hollis Avenue, Braintree ..
Mrs. Alida N. Stevens, Recording Secretary, 75 Tremont Street, South Braintree.
Dr. Franklin H. Merriam, 1000 Washington Street, South Braintree.
Mr. Henry D. Higgins, 490 Washington Street, Braintree. Mrs. Harriet B. W. Kimball, 137 Shaw Street, East Brain- tree.
Mr. C. Frederick Tarbox, 27 Willard Street, East Brain- tree.
Superintendent of Schools
Mr. C. Edward Fisher, 39 Oak Street, Braintree. Office telephone Braintree 0782.
Office Hours On school days from four to five P. M., except on Tuesdays.
Secretary Miss Thelma Mackenzie, 48 Plain Street, South Braintree.
Office Hours
Eight to twelve, one to five, on days when schools are in session.
Meetings of the School Committee
Second Monday evening of each month at eight o'clock in the Town House, Washington Street, South Braintree.
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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
January 2, 1930.
To the Citizens of the Town of Braintree:
The steadily mounting expenses of the School Depart- ment, caused in large measure by the ever-increasing num- ber of children in our schools, can be checked only when the school population ceases to grow. Is Braintree spend- ing too much for education ? Let us study for a moment our cost per pupil as compared with other communities in the State.
There are 79 towns in Massachusetts with over 5,000 inhabitants which maintain High Schools. These are classed by the State Department of Education in the so- called Group II for the purpose of statistical study of local educational systems. Group I is composed of the 39 cities. In Group II only 34 towns have a higher tax rate, 37 have a higher valuation per pupil, and 43 spend more per $1,000 of valuation; and yet, 47 of the 79 towns in this group spent from their taxes more per pupil, while only 31 spent less. From all sources, including taxation, Braintree spent $80.77 per pupil, and but 23 towns in this group spent less. In the entire State there are but 74 communities spending less per pupil than Braintree, while 280 spent more. In comparison with other communities, then, our expenses do not seem excessive.
The various school buildings are in good condition, but it is hoped that some of our school grounds may be materially improved, to provide better play areas and more attractive appearance.
With the opening of the new Braintree Highlands School next September, it will be possible to discontinue the single-room South School in that district.
In spite of the additional facilities in the east part of the town, crowded conditions seem destined to prevail in the lower grades.
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The report of the Superintendent which follows pre- sents the problem of a re-organization of our schools on a 6-3-3 plan instead of the 8-4 plan which at present exists. It seems to this board that another year is very likely to present a situation so acute as to warrant the recommen- dation of the construction of two Junior High Schools- one the East Junior High and the other the North Junior High. Sites have been considered and steps should be taken to secure a suitable site while it is still possible to do so.
Last June Miss Josephine B. Colbert, for many years a teacher at the Noah Torrey School, and since September, 1892, a teacher in our town, retired. The School Depart- ment and the citizens, many of whom were her former pupils, wish for her many years of pleasure and rest from her long term of service.
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