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Mothers' Aid
Amt. submitted $ 6,000.00
Bills Payable, 1930 . 595.33
Article 11. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the payment of State Aid, Military Aid, Soldiers' Burials, and Soldiers' Relief; and Adequate Assistance to Certain Aged Citizens, Chapter 118A, G. L .:
Amt. submitted
State Aid and Soldiers' Burial $ 824.00
Soldiers' Relief 6,000:00
Military Aid 50.00
Old Age Assistance 15,000.00
Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $6,083.51, being the portion of the expense incurred and apportioned by the County Commissioners upon the Town for the care, mainte- nance, and repairs of the Tuberculosis Hospital, in ac- cordance with Chapter 286 of the General Acts of 1916.
Parks and Playgrounds
Article 13. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to be expended on Parks, Playgrounds, and Public Lands of the Town, under the direction of the Park Commissioners, and also, for the Expense of Organized Play :
Amt. submitted
Precinct One, for Parks, Playgrounds, etc. $1,400.00 Precinct Two, for Parks, Playgrounds, etc. 1,400.00 Precinct Three, for Parks, Playgrounds, etc. 1,400.00 For Organized Play 900.00
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Article 14. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate to enlarge the arti- ficial pond adjoining Little Pond, and to construct and maintain a hockey rink thereon. Estimated, $200.00.
Electric Light Department
Article 15. To see if the Town will vote to ap- propriate from the income of the Electric Light De- partment the sum of $18,824.10 for Depreciation Fund; and the sum of $310,843.95, together with the unexpended balance of $3,669.33 of the year 1930 for operating expenses, renewals, repairs and new con- struction.
Water Department
Article 16. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the maintenance and operation of the Water Department:
For Salaries :
Amt. Submitted
Superintendent of Water Department . . $ 2,750.00
Secretary 1,820.00
First Clerk
1,199.83
Second Clerk 939.00
1 Meter Man
1,825.83
1 Meter Reader
1,565.00
Engineers :-
First Engineer 2,086.66
Second Engineer 1,930.16
Third Engineer 1,930.16
Interest and Debt on Water Loans:
Debt .:- Commercial St. Water Main and
Standpipe 2,588.10
Water Main and Standpipe . . 5,000.00
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Interest :- Commercial St. Water Main
and Standpipe 1,200.00
Water Main and Standpipe 1,200.00
General Expenses, Maintenance and Opera- tion, Extensions, Laying and Re-Laying of Water Mains, etc. 75,465.26
Article 17. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the extension of the Water Mains on Granite Street, from the Five Corners to the Quincy Line, or take any action relative thereto.
Municipal Indebtedness
Article 18. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be neces- sary for the payments due on Municipal Indebtedness, and for the payment of Interest on Town Debt, and on loans in anticipation of revenue, as follows:
Town Hall $ 2,000.00
Norfolk County Hospital 1,000.00
Hollis School 3,000.00
Thomas A. Watson School 4,000.00
Noah Torrey School Addition 10,000.00
High School 23,000.00
Penniman School 7,000.00
Abraham Lincoln School Addition 6,000.00
Braintree Highlands School 8,000.00
Central Fire and Police Station 8.000.00
Highways (Washington and Union) .. 17,000.00
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Interest as follows :
Schools $27,490.00
Town Hall 120.00
Highways (Washington and Union) 1,360.00
Norfolk County Hospital 225.00
Central Fire and Police Station 4,640.00
Anticipation of Revenue. 17,000.00
Planning Board
Article 19. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the ex- penses of the Planning Board in the preparation of a comprehensive town plan, and for the general expenses of the Planning Board.
Article 20. To see if the Town will vote to ac- cept the report of the Zoning Committee and adopt the Zoning By-Laws, as recommended in this report, or take any action with reference thereto.
Aricle 21. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the expenses of the Zoning Committee, for the preparation of compre- hensive Zoning By-Laws, and for the general expenses of the Zoning Committee.
Education
Article 22. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate such sum of money as may be neces- sary for the purpose of purchasing or taking land in Precinct I for the purpose of constructing a new school building thereon, or take any action relative thereto.
Article 23. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate such sum of money as may be neces-
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sary for the purchasing or taking land in Precinct II for the purpose of constructing a new school building thereon, or take any action relative thereto.
Article 24. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate such sum of money as may be neces- sary for the purpose of purchasing or taking land in Precinct III for the purpose of constructing a new school building thereon, or take any action relative thereto.
Article 25. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate sums of money for the purpose of constructing new school buildings and for the original equipment and furnishing of same, and to authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow all or any part of said sums, in accordance with provisions of any general or special acts author- izing the Town to borrow for such purposes, or take any action relative thereto.
Article 26. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the purpose of making certain alterations and additions to the Penni- man School, whereby two additional classrooms may be secured, or take any action relative thereto.
Article 27. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the purpose of purchasing or taking land fronting on Cleveland Avenue, and adjoining the present Penniman School grounds, or take any action relative thereto.
Article 28. To see if the Town of Braintree will vote to instruct the School Committee to employ as far
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as possible, school teachers who are residents of the Town of Braintree, or whose parents are residents of said Town, upon completion of a Normal School or College Course with the required credits for a teacher.
Miscellaneous
Article 29. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $3,600.00 for Miscellan- eous Expenses.
Article 30. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,500 for insurance under the Employees' Compensation Act.
Article 31. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $4,673.40 to pay premiums of insurance policies on fire and liability.
Article 32. To see what action the Town of Braintree will take towards establishing a fund for the purpose of taking care of the insurance of the Town of Braintree on the various town buildings within the limits of the Town; and to see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for this purpose.
Article 33. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to assist Post 87, G. A. R., Braintree Post 86, American Legion, and Vet- erans of Foreign Wars, No. 1702, in defraying ex- penses of Memorial Day, as follows :
Post 87, G. A. R. $200.00
Post 86, American Legion 200.00
Veterans of Foreign Wars, No. 1702
100.00
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Article 34. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the celebration of the Fourth of July.
Article 35. To see what sums of money, in addi- tion to that appropriated under any other article, the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for land dam- ages resulting from the taking of any land.
Article 36. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $5,725, as recommended by the Town Counsel, for the full settlement of various suits now pending against the Town of Braintree.
Article 37. To see if the Town will vote to make a house to house collection of ashes and refuse, and raise and appropriate a sum of money for same.
Article 38. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $180.00 to reimburse the members of the Board of Assessors for expenses in- curred by them during the year of 1930 in providing necessary transportation for the proper discharge of their duties as Assessors of Braintree.
Article 39. To see if the Town will vote to amend Article I of the By-Laws, by adding a new section to said Article, said new section to read as follows: "Sec- tion 7. In all primaries, unless otherwise provided by law, the polls shall be opened not later than six o'clock in the morning, and shall close not earlier than two o'clock in the afternoon."
Article 40. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be neces- sary for the purpose of constructing, furnishing and equipping a Comfort Station in that part of South Braintree known as South Braintree Square. on land now owned by the Town of Braintree.
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Article 41. To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Section 56, Chapter 399 of the Acts of 1930, in respect to the licensing of Open Air Parking Spaces.
Article 42. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00, to be expended under the direction of the Selectmen, for the purpose of marking historical sites within the limits of the Town of Braintree.
Article 43. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money in accordance with Chapter 40, Section 6, of the General Laws, as a Reserve Fund.
Article 44. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to appropriate from any funds available, to- wards meeting the expenses of any of the articles under this warrant, and for the purpose of reducing the tax rate for the year 1931.
Article 45. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the support of the Highway Department, including labor, repairs to high- ways, town ways, and bridges; also, for repairs and building sidewalks, stone roads, and removal of snow, oiling of streets, purchase of equipment for said de- partment:
Amount Submitted
General Maintenance: $47,492.50
Repairs and maintenance of equipment,
including Flashlights $20,180.00
Street Cleaning 4,400.00
Tarvia 18,000.00
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Drains and Catch Basins 3,500.00
Guard Rails and Fences 1,112.50
Quincy Avenue Bridge 300.00
Snow Removal:
Overdraft of 1930 820.61
For 1931 Snow Removal 12,000.00
New Equipment :
1 Replacement of 3 1/2 Ton Truck $5,500.00
1 Portable Compressor and Truck 3,200.00
1 Replacement of 11/2 Ton Truck. 1,500.00
1 Replacement of Steam Shovel 8,500.00
Sidewalks:
Union Street at new Central Fire and Police Station, 275 feet $2,353.75
Hollingsworth Avenue, east side, from Academy Street to Western Avenue, 440 feet 1,257.60
Washington Street, west side, from Han- cock Street to Sheppard Road, 1,000 feet 3,230.35
Pond Street, north side, from 300 feet east of Glendale Road to Southwest School, 1,930 feet 5,448.45
Lakeview Avenue, from Tremont Street to Franklin Street, 808 feet, north side. . 2,423.55
Hobart Avenue, north side, from Tremont Street to Hollingsworth Avenue, 700 feet 2,184.05
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Academy Street, north side, from Tremont
to Hollingsworth Avenue, 400 feet. . Shaw Street, west side, 200 feet to Somer- ville Avenue, 1,100 ft. asphalt side- walk 1,971.55
1,182.45
Allen Street, south side from Sheppard's Barn to Quincy Avenue, 1,400 feet. . Commercial Street, east side, from Front Street to Dobson Road, 1,460 feet .... 4,281.95 Hobart Street, east side, from Front Street to Oakland Street, 1,425 feet. 4,343.05
5,922.50
Quincy Avenue, east side, from Arborway Drive to Cities Service Plant, 1,560 feet Shaw Street, east side, from Allen to New- ton Street, 1,300 feet asphalt, side- walk, 400 feet curbing
9,584.35
2,369.25
2,156.00
Cedar Street, east side, from Thorndike Road to Washington Street, 1,220 feet Monatiquot Avenue, south side, from Wash- ington to Oak Street, 1,460 feet. . ... Robinson Avenue, south side, Washington Street to Mt. Vernon, 920 feet.
4,463.20
Elm Street, north side, Charles Street to Lowell Street, 240 feet.
797.35
West Street, from Oak to Walnut Street, north side, 760 feet
2,173.80
West Street, from Tremont to Hollings- worth Avenue, south side, 250 feet. . Cleveland Avenue, east side, from Harrison Avenue to Union, 1,550 feet.
714.15
4,967.40
Presidents Road, east side, from Washing- ton to School Street, 740 feet. 2,279.45
Sherbrooke Avenue, north side, from Wash- ton Street, 980 feet. 2,960.85
2,883.35
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Washington Street, west side, Central Ave- nue to Hobart Avenue, 790 feet. . 3,334.00 Central Avenue, north side, from Tremont to Franklin Street, 380 feet. 1,238.35
Pond Street, south side, from Southwest School to Farm River Bridge, 470 feet Lisle Street, north side from Liberty Street, 440 feet
1,492.30
1,257.60
Miller Avenue, north side, from Liberty Street, 440 feet 1,257.60
Atherton Street, from Liberty to Willard Street, north side, 440 feet.
1,257.60
Cochato Road, from Hollis Avenue to Storrs Avenue, west side
3,850.00
Independence Avenue, from Capen's Bridge to Quincy Line 5,188.00
Oak Street, from West to Hollis Avenue, east side 3,900.00
River Street, from R. R. Tracks to Middle Street, north side 3,600.00
Elm Street, from Washington Street to R. R. Tracks, north side 2,500.00
Resurfacing : Amount Submitted
Pearl Street, from Washington Street, to R. R. Tracks, including sidewalk, 675 feet $6,631.25
Hollingsworth Avenue, south side, from Franklin to Academy, 1,150 feet ... 2,207.00
Elm Street, from Braintree Depot to Middle Street, 1,700 feet, including sidewalk and tree 5,329.00
Willow Street, from Front Street, 375 feet 5,047.75
Edgemont Road, from Quincy Avenue to point of acceptance, 14,060 feet. 14,650.00
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Liberty Street, from Union to Stetson Street, 800 feet . 3,765.00
Hawthorn Road Intersection at Washing- ton Street, and removing tree. 475.00
Adams Street Intersection at Commercial Street, removing hydrant, pole and tree 825.00
Reconstruction and Relocation :
Amount Submitted
Hayward Street, from Commercial to North
Bowditch Street, 1,700 feet. $39,696.10
Hancock Street, from Thayer Avenue to Plain Street 52,268.85
Washington Street, from West to Hollis Avenue, 1,060 feet 8,237.50
Washington Street, from Sherbrooke Ave- nue to West Street, 850 feet. 3,029.50
Holbrook Avenue, from Washington Street to French Avenue, plus land damages 12,500.00
Drainage: Amount Submitted
West Street, near Ellsmore Terrace, to Quincy Reservoir $1,160.00
Cedar Street, from Elm Street to Haven
Road, 600 feet 1,000.00
Article 46. To see if the Town will vote to trans- fer and appropriate the sum of $4,382.22 to repair, resurface, widen, drain and rebuild LIBERTY STREET, in addition to any sums of money appropriated under Article 2 of the Special Town Meeting of December
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29th, 1930, to help in providing work for the unem- ployed of the Town of Braintree, and being the unex- pended balances of the following appropriations of the year 1930 :
Braintree Highlands School Site Road . $33.65
Academy street, sidewalk
10.72
Frederick Road, sidewalk 191.84
Tremont Street, sidewalk
207.67
Washington Street, square
36.72
Washington Street, Church to Whitman's Block 20.75
Storrs Avenue, sidewalk
30.63
Cedar Street, sidewalk
99.10
Quincy Avenue, sidewalk (Norfolk Sq.) ..
35.16
Quincy Avenue, sidewalk 52.05
Liberty Street, sidewalk
44.36
Bellevue Road, sidewalk
.30
Washington Street, sidewalk Church)
(School to
13.78
Washington Street, sidewalk (Wynot Rd. to Monatiquot School) 38.43
Charles Street, sidewalk
8.51
Hollingsworth Boulevard
126.89
Pearl Street
18.84
Hawthorn Road
64.36
Cedar and Washington Intersection
27.15
Union Street
1.50
Commercial Street - Adams to Union
Street
99.33
Commercial Street-Union to Shaw Street 22.57
Washington Street, drainage 15.93
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Devey Avenue, betterments
45.23
Burroughs Road Extension, betterments. . 17.68
Bellevue Avenue 3.40
Five Corners, signal lights
500.00
Committee on Zoning
197.34
Committee on Fire and Police Station
300.00
Liberty Street
128.96
Washington Street-Thayer Street to Fred- erick Road
306.12
Frederick Road, sidewalk
1,683.25
$4,382.22
Article 47. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for Street Lighting, as follows : .$15,193.92
Article 48. To see if the Town will vote to ap- propriate and transfer from the unexpended balance of Article 48 of the Annual Town Meeting of 1930, the sum of $900 for the purpose of purchasing and in- stalling Traffic Signal Lights.
Article 49. ON PETITION. To see if the Town will vote to accept as a Town Way, MILLER STREET, so-called, as laid out by the Selectmen, and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the improvement of said way, to be expended under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, or other- wise. Estimated .$7,587.50
Article 50. ON PETITION. To see if the Town will vote to accept as a Town Way, CEDARCLIFF ROAD, so-called, as laid out by the Selectmen, and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the improve- ment of said way, to be expended under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, or otherwise. Estimated $19,072.00
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Article 51. ON PETITION. To see if the Town will vote to accept as a Town Way, NEWTON AVE- NUE, so-called, as laid out by the Selectmen, and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the improvement of said way, to be expended under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, or otherwise. Estimated .$24,049.20
Article 52. ON PETITION. To see if the Town will vote to accept as a Town Way, AUDUBON AVE- NUE, so-called, as laid out by the Selectmen, and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the improvement of said way, to be expended under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, or otherwise. Estimated $11,075.00
Article 53. ON PETITION. To see if the Town will vote to accept as a Town Way, TREFTON DRIVE, so-called, as laid out by the Selectmen, from Argyle Road to Ferncroft, and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the improvement of said way, to be ex- pended under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, or otherwise. Estimated $7,167.50
Article 54. ON PETITION. To see if the Town will vote to accept as a Town Way, FAIRFIELD STREET, between Holmes Street and Town Line, as laid out by the Selectmen, and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the improvement of said way, to be ex- pended under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, or otherwise. Estimated $823.00
Article 55. To see if the Town will vote to accept as a Town Way, as laid out by the Selectmen, the fol-
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lowing streets : HAVEN ROAD, TOTNES ROAD, STRATHMORE ROAD, and KEW ROAD, ELLS- MOORE TERRACE and COLBY ROAD.
Article 56. To see if the Town will vote to grant permission for the use of land off Grove Street, owned by heirs of James M. Cutting, for a new cemetery, under the provisions of Section 34, Chapter 114, Gen- eral Laws, to the James M. Cutting Memorial Cemetery Corporation.
You are directed to serve this Warrant by posting true and attested copies thereof in three public places in each voting Precinct in said Town of Braintree, ten days at least before said second day of March, 1931, and by publishing the same once each week for two sucessive weeks in the Braintree Observer, the first publication to be at least eight days before said meet- ing.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this War- rant with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk be- fore said meeting.
Given under our hands at Braintree, this fourth day of February, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-one.
EDWARD AVERY, HARRY H. BOUSQUET, HORACE T. CAHILL, Selectmen of Braintree.
A true copy. Attest :
JOHN J. HEANEY,
Constable of Braintree.
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Braintree, Mass., February 17, 1931 .
Pursuant to the foregoing warrant, I hereby notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Braintree, qualified as expressed therein, to meet at the time and places mentioned for the purposes therein mentioned.
JOHN J. HEANEY,
Constable of Braintree.
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Town Officers for 1930
Moderator WILLIAM F. ROGERS Selectmen and Board of Public Welfare EDWARD AVERY
HARRY H. BOUSQUET
HORACE T. CAHILL
Assessors
WALTER B. SKINNER
Term expires 1933
JAMES E. FOLSOM CHARLES S. HANNAFORD
Term expires 1931
Term expires 1932
Auditors
RALPH W. ARNOLD HERBERT W. CURTIS
. CHARLES W. EVANS
Water Commissioners and Commissioners of Sinking Funds
CHARLES B. CUMMINGS
Term expires 1933
THOMAS E. SEARS
Term expires 1931
GEORGE H. WALKER
Term expires 1932
Municipal Light Board
ALEXANDER A. CARSON
Term expires 1933
CHARLES G. JORDAN
Term expires 1931
NORTON P. POTTER
Term expires 1932
Board of Health
JOSEPH G. BAILEY
Term expires 1931
PERCY T. RICHARDS JOHN H. CAHILL
Term expires 1933
School Committee
ALIDA N. STEVENS
Term expires 1931
HENRY D. HIGGINS
Term expires 1931
RALPH W. WOODSUM
Term expires 1932
Term expires 1932
HARRIET B. KIMBALL C. FREDERIC TARBOX FRANKLIN H. MERRIAM
Term expires 1933
Term expires 1933
Trustees of the School Funds ARTHUR L. HALE WILLIAM H. HEATH HENRY F. ARNOLD ELMER E. ABERCROMBIE OTIS B. OAKMAN JOHN W. HARDING
Term expires 1932
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Park Commissioners
WILLIAM C. MITCHELL ALBERT F. HOLLIS JOHN N. RODGERS
Term expires 1931
Term expires 1932
Term expires 1933
Trustees of Thayer Public Library
ALBERT E. AVERY
Life Member Life Member
JOHN W. HARDING
CLARA G. WETHERBEE
Term expires 1932
MABEL S. ROGERS
Term expires 1932
Tax Collector, OTIS B. OAKMAN Tree Warden, CLARENCE R. BESTICK Treasurer, OTIS B. OAKMAN
Constables
HARVEY J. ANNIS
CHARLES S. HANNAFORD
ARTHUR C. AUSTIN
JOHN J. HEANEY
WALTER S. BELYEA
AUGUST JOHNSON
ALBERT F. BUKER
N. ERIC NELSON
CLARENCE R. BESTICK
GEORGE NOVELLINE
JEREMIAH GALLIVAN
EARLE A. PRARIO
CHRISTOPHER GARLAND
JOHN P. SHAY
MARK HENNEBURY
Surveyors of Wood and Weighers of Hay
CHARLES G. SHEPPARD WILFORD F. WOODSUM
FRED W. PERCY
Measurers of Lumber
HERBERT W. BORDEN SHELLEY A. NEAL
CHARLES O. MILLER
Planning Board
THERON I. CAIN J. CALEB JUSTICE JOSEPH W. PARKER MERTON A. TURNER JOHN F. CLINTON
Officers Appointed Police
JOHN J. HEANEY, Chief N. ERIC NELSON, Sergeant EDWARD D. CAHILL, Sergeant EVERETT A. BUKER, Sergeant
AUGUST JOHNSON EARLE A. PRARIO
JOHN P. SHAY GEORGE L. NOVELLINE
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HARVEY J. ANNIS CHRISTOPHER M. GARLAND
WALTER S. BELYEA
JOHN W. ILLINGSWORTH JAMES F. BURNS HENRY A. COHOON ALBERT R. KLAY Measurer of Leather, EDWARD H. DRINKWATER
Field Drivers
THOMAS SLAVIN THEODORE M. FOGG MANSFIELD A. BELYEA
Fence Viewers ALBERT QUALEY STANLEY R. SYLVESTER
THOMAS CROKE
Fire Department
FRED A. TENNEY, Chief HARRY T. SEARS, Deputy Chief Superintendent of Fire Alarm, FRED B. LAWRENCE Board of Registrars
WILLIAM ALLEN
HERBERT STACKHOUSE, until March 24, 1930.
VIRGIE W. SEARS, from March 24, 1930.
W. CHESTER CONNELL, until April 21,1930.
ROGER LAKIN, from April 21, 1930.
Sealer of Weights and Measures, CHARLES S. HANNAFORD Inspector of Animals, WALTER J. MATTIE Inspector of Meats and Provisions, HARRY F. VINTON Inspector of Plumbing, J. EDWARD LUDDEN Deputy Inspector of Plumbing, DWIGHT A. CHANDLER Forest Warden, FRED A. TENNEY Local Moth Superintendent, EDWARD T. DWYER Burial Agent, CHARLES S. HANNAFORD Superintendent of Braintree Home, JAMES T. CHRISTIAN Pound Keeper, JAMES T. CHRISTIAN Inspector of Wires, FRANKLIN W. MORSE
Appropriation Committee GEORGE L. ANDERSON, Chairman
JOSEPH LANDERS CHARLES O. MILLER
R. W. MAGLATHLIN
EDWARD E. PALMER
H. H. STORM FRANK E. HOPKINS
LINDSAY ELLMS
CHARLES G. NEWCOMB
WARREN R. CORLISS RICHARD A. HUNT
W. CHESTER CONNELL WALLACE H. PRATT ALBERT L. RICE
C. C. TEMPLE
INDEX
Accountant's Report 330
Assessors' Report
325
Balance Sheet
377
Births in 1930
93
Board of Health, Report of
159
Deaths in 1930
114
Dental Clinic, Report of
166
Dog License Account
91
Electric Light Department, Report of
263
Engineering Department
299
Expenditures 338 151
Fire Department, Report of
149
Friendly Aid Association
166
Highway Department, Report of
391
Hunters' License Account
92
Inspector of Animals, Report of
165
Inspector of Meats, Report of
163
Inspector of Plumbing, Report of
241
Inspector of Buildings, Report of
242
Jury List
415
Marriages of 1930 104
Milk Inspector 164
Park Commissioners, Report of Board of 322
Plain Street Cemetery 306
Planning Board, Report of 281
315
Recapitulation Table 383
Receipts 330
School Committee, Report of 173
Sealer of Weights and Measures, Report of 238
Selectmen, Report of 330
Tax Collector's Report
132
Thayer Public Library, Report of Trustees of. .
.
309
Town Clerk's Report
3
Town Officers for 1930
446
Treasurer's Report
137
Tree Warden
307
Tuberculosis, Follow up work, Report of
166
Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting of 1931. . 421 Water Commissioners, Report of 243
Welfare Worker 171
Wire Inspector 240
Police Department, Report of
Funded Debt of Town
RULES AND DIRECTIONS IN CASE OF FIRE
To give an alarm of fire, open door, pull hook down and let go; then shut door, stay at box and direct the firemen to the fire.
Second alarm is to be given by the Chief or some one' in authority. It is to be given by repeating the first.
Two Blows, fire all out.
Two Blows at 12:00, noon test. Three Blows, Chief's call.
Four Blows, to open draw bridge.
One Blow, calls lineman. 2-2-2, lost child call.
Box Test, at noon Saturdays.
Five Blows, woods fire' South Braintree district.
Six Blows, woods fire Braintree district.
Seven Blows, woods fire East Braintree district.
Out-of-Town calls: Quincy 55; Weymouth 66; Randolph 77; Hol- brook 88. Vacancy of apparatus an- swering call to be covered by Squad A.
Do not pull box for woods fires, call Central Station.
No School Signal on stormy days, 3-3-3 will be sounded on the fire alarm; no session for all grades at 7:30 A. M. No session for first four grades 8:00; no session for all grades 11:30; no session for first four grades 12:30.
Chief's Res. Tel. 0016.
Central Fire Station, 0315.
East Braintree Station, 0750.
NUMBER AND LOCATIONS OF BOXES Precinct 1
41 Union and Middle Sts ..
146
Plain and Grove Sts.
42 Union and Washington Sts.
147 Pond and Town Sts.
43 Pearl and Washington Sts.
148
45 Pearl St., opp. Shoe Factory
46 Hancock St., Hollingsworth
411
Liberty and Middle Sts.
New Haven Roundhouse (Priv.)
441 Franklin St., and Central Ave.
442 Tremont St., and Hobart Ave.
52
Washington St., Braintree Highlands
446
Monatiquot Rubber Co. (Priv.)
53 South and Washington Sts.
481 West St., (Blue Hill Cemetery)
54 Division St., Holbrook Line
511
Peach and Liberty Sts.
Norfolk County Hospital (Priv.)
145 Fountain St.
Precinct 2
31
Elm and Middle Sts. 131.
Cedar and Pleasant Sts.
32 River and Middle Sts. 134
Washington and Common Sts.
34 Washington and Elm Sts. 135
West and Mt. Vernon Sts.
35 Washington and West Sts.
311
Elm St., Drinkwaters
36 Ash St., and Hollis Ave.
312
Holmes St.
37 Hollis Ave. 321
38 Washington St., opp. Mona-
351
tiquot School
Precinct 3
21 Quincy Ave., and Hayward St.
221
Hayward and Howard Sts.
23 Quincy Ave., and Commercial St.
223
Pleasant View Ave.
24 Elliot St.
225
Liberty St. (Rhines Green
25 Allen and Commercial Sts.
House)
26 Allen and Shaw Sts.
226
Shaw St. and Cotton Ave.
27 Commercial St., and Factory Hill
231
28 Laing Bros. (Private)
29 Commercial and Elm Sts.
211
Commercial St. and Elm Knoll Rd. Edgemont Rd.
123 Beechwood and Arthur Sts.
125 Liberty and Lisle Sts. 232
Union St., Cottage Hospital
Franklin St., and Hollingsworth Ave.
47 Pond St., near Shepherd Ice House
48 Five Corners
51 Hancock St., and Highland Ave.
444
Reclamation (Private)
471
Pond and Granite Sts.
143
Washington and Pond Sts.
531
Cleveland and Harrison Aves. Clark St.
227
Hobart and Prospect Sts.
421
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