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Revenue, 1930
948,763.17
Less Estimated Receipts
Collected 140,041.66
808,721.51
Municipal Light Department: 1,207.58 Maintenance and Operation Depreciation 35,836.70
37,044.28
Water Department 40,276.85
Water Department Available Surplus 19,038.26
Reserve Fund-Overlay Sur-
plus 22,334.08
Overlay Deficits:
Levy of 1927
135.88
Levy of 1930
10.00
145.88
Loans Authorized
474,000.00
Levy of 1929. 2,792.24 4,822.98
Revenue Reserve Until Col-
lected :
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax $ 9,777.73
Special Assessment 6,915.34
Tax Title 8,114.42
Municipal Light 38,727.56
Water 17,412.04
80,947.09
Surplus Revenue
30,502.89
$1,606,676.78 Detailed tables on file in Town Clerk's Office.
$1,606,676.78
Overlays Reserve for Abatements:
Levy of 1928. $ 2,030.74
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17,412.04
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Tax Collector's Report
Tax of 1926
Taxes disclaimed
$
314.06
Taxes taken by Town. 314.06
Tax of 1927
Taxes disclaimed (tax titles)
$
205.54
Taxes taken by Town. .
. . . $
205.54
Tax of 1928
Outstanding January 1, 1930 (Personal) $ 1,227.99
Outstanding January 1, 1930 (Pools) ... 4.00
Taxes disclaimed (tax titles) 181.64
Tax title accounts re-opened .
47.12
$
1,460.75
Outstanding January 1, 1931
(Personal) . . $ 769.12
Outstanding January 1, 1931
(Re-opened accounts) . 47.12
Taxes taken by Town.
181.64
Collections to January 1, 304.92
1931
304.92
Abatements from January 1, 1930 157.95
$ 1,460.75
Tax of 1929
Outstanding January 1, 1930 (Real Es- tate, Personal and Moth) . $263,021.09
96.00
Outstanding January 1, 1930 (Poll) Outstanding January 1, 1930 (Excise) .. 8,103.69 Supplementary Commitment (Polls) ... 4.00
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Supplementary Commitment (Polls) ... 76.00
Supplementary Commitment (Excise) .. 293.43
Supplementary Commitment (Excise) . . 201.62
Taxes disclaimed (tax titles) 193.59
Tax title accounts re-opened. 103.68
Accounts re-opened and re-assessed 160.74
$272,253.84
Collections to January 1, 1931 (Polls) $ 114.00
Collections to January 1,
1931 (Excise) 6,973.70
Collections to January 1,
1931 (Real Estate, Per- sonal and Moth) . 255,387.71
Abatements to January 1, 1931 (Polls) 46.00
Abatements to January 1, 1931 (Excise) 479.22
Abatements to January 1, 1931 (Real Estate, Per- sonal and Moth) . 1,480.85
Outstanding January 1, 1931 (Polls) 16.00
Outstanding January 1, 1931 (Excise) 1,145.82
Outstanding January 1, 1931 (Real Estate, Personal and Moth) 1,764.18
Tranferred to Town tax
134
titles (Purchased by Town)
4,652.77
Taxes taken by Town 193.59
$272,253.84
Tax of 1930
Commitment of Taxes (Real Estate, Per-
sonal, Moth, Betterments and Ac- crued Interest) $775,257.68
Supplementary Commitment (Real Es- tate) 280.28
Commitment of Poll taxes. 9,044.00
Supplementary
Commitment
(Poll
taxes)
90.00
Supplementary
Commitment
(Poll
taxes)
38.00
Commitment of Excise taxes
29,272.86
Second Commitment of Excise taxes.
10,381.93
Third Commitment of Excise taxes. 4,883.99
$829,248.74
Collections to January 1, 1931 (Real Estate, Per- sonal, Moth, Better- ments and Accrued In- terest) $474,143.75
Collections to January
1,
1931 (Polls)
8,630.00
Collections to January 1,
1931 (Excise)
36,553.76
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Abatements to January 1,
1931 (Real Estate, Per- sonal, Moth, Better- ments and Accrued In- terest)
1,113.96
Abatements to January 1,
1931 (Polls) 10.00
Abatements to January 1, 1931 (Excise)
1,745.32
Outstanding January 1, 1931
(Real Estate, Personal,
Moth, Betterments and Accrued Interest)
294,376.55
Outstanding January 1, 1931 (Polls) 532.00
Outstanding January 1, 1931 (Excise)
6,239.70
1928 Town tax titles in 1930
470.47
1929 tax titles acquired in 1930 and included in 1930 tax
3,932.90
Outstanding Town tax
titles
1,500.33
$829,248.74
1930 Betterments
Amount collected on Selectmen's Com- mitment $ 4,306.29
* Amount collected on Assessors' Com- mitment 2,847.96 1
*Included in above amount.
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The above statements agree with the Asessors' commitments of taxes. The above amounts have been turned in to the Town Treasurer as stated, and are a correct reproduction of the Collector's books. The outstanding taxes have been compared with the Col- lector's commitment books and found correct.
RALPH W. ARNOLD, CHARLES W. EVANS, HERBERT W. CURTIS,
January 14, 1931.
Auditors, 1930.
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Treasurer's Report
OTIS B. OAKMAN, Treasurer.
In account with Town of Braintree. DR.
Balance, January 1, 1930
General Town Account bal .. $124,967.26
Water Department bal. 51,298.26
Electric Light Dept. bal. 2,263.09
School Fund Income bal ... 1,467.96
Penniman Trust Income bal. 59.97
C. E. French Trust Income bal.
121.74
Electric Depreciation Fund. 48,601.41
George W. Kelley Fund In- come bal.
2.01
$228,977.70
OTIS B. OAKMAN, Collector of Taxes.
Tax
Interest
1928 $ 304.92
$ 27.93
1929
262,475.41
10,392.87
1930
523,633.80
490.51
$797,325.44
Loans in Anticipation of Revenue
$600,000.00
Water Main and Standpipe Loan Principal $ 30,000.00
Premium
1,586.95
$ 31,586.95
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Central Police and Fire Station
Principal .$116,000.00 Premium 1,798.00
Commonwealth of Mass. Sundry Accts.
All other sources, including dividends on Town Funds, given in detail in Ac- countant's Report
$117,798.00
$160,752.47
$454,641.98
$2,391,082.54
CR.
Paid by Orders of Selectmen $2,190,588.30
Cash Book Balance, Dec. 31, 1930 200,494.24
$2,391,082.54
The above cash book balance is made up as follows:
General Town Account balance .$106,014.34
Water Department balance 41,651.24
Electric Light Department balance 1,504.05
3,669.33
School Fund Income balance
C. E. French Trust Income balance 118.37
Penniman Trust Income balance 52.45
Electric Depreciation Fund 47,127.18
Charles Thayer Trust Income balance 357.28
$200,494.24
Paid During the Year on Town Notes and Bonds
Town Hall bonds .$ 2,000.00
Hollis School bonds 3,000.00
Temporary Loans 500,000.00
Thomas A. Watson School bonds 4,000.00
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Braintree Highlands School bonds 9,500.00
Tuberculosis Hospital bonds 1,000.00
Highway Construction bonds 17,000.00
Water Main and Standpipe-First Loan 5,000.00
Penniman School Addition Loan 7,000.00
High School Loan 23,000.00
Torrey School Addition Loan
10,000.00
Lincoln School Addition Loan 6,000.00
$587,500.00
Interest Paid During the Year on Notes and Bonds
Temporary Loans Average Rate 2.956 per cent $ 12,058.69
Lincoln School Addition 4,050.00
Town Hall 200.00
Hollis School
180.00
Tuberculosis Hospital
270.00
Thomas A. Watson School
2,080.00
High School 10,640.00
Torrey School Addition
4,675.00
Penniman School Addition 3,000.00
Water Main and Standpipe-first loan . 1,400.00
Highway Construction
2,040.00
$46,061.19
Paid to Commonwealth of Massachusetts: State Tax $ 22,610.00
Charles River Basin Loan Fund : Interest 680.69
Maintenance
2,198.32
Serial Bonds 61.98
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Metropolitan Parks loan Sinking Funds.
382.38
Interest
2,306.13
Cost of Maintenance 6,504.08
Serial Bonds
1,594.43
Sinking Fund, Series 2
93.25
Interest
988.19
Maintenance
5,309.75
Serial Bonds
457.08
Metropolitan Planning Division
(Ch. 399, Acts of 1923) .
156.52
Metropolitan Parks Loan Fund, .Nan-
tasket Maintenance
523.10
Wellington Bridge, Maintenance
34.91
Repairs, State Highways
5,025.68
Municipal Lighting Plant (Pd. by Elec. Lt. Dept.) 82.60
Southern Traffic Artery
125.58
Abatement Smoke Nuisance
120.32
Snow Removal
412.62
Metropolitan Sewer South
3,645.48
Metropolitan Sewer, Serial Bonds
1,010.88
Metropolitan Sewer, South, Chap. 546, Acts of 1910
16,041.74
Metropolitan Sewer South Interest
6,498.09
Auditing Municipal Accounts
3,975.17
Grove and Plain Street-State Highway ..
12,991.77
$ 93,830.74
THE NATHANIEL H. HUNT TRUST OTIS B. OAKMAN, Treasurer.
Principal : One Boston Elevated R. R. Bond No. 7796, 4% .$ 1,000.00
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Three Boston & Maine R. R. Bonds, Series I, 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 Saving Bank, Book No. 5253 7,526.05
Deposited in Weymouth Savings Bank,
Book No. 13504 4,000.00
Deposited in Quincy Savings Bank, Book No. 32035 1,750.94
$24,276.99
Dr.
Cr.
Income, 1930 $1,152.57
Paid Trustees Thayer Public Library . . $ 1,152.57
Examined and approved. The securities listed, amounting to $24,276.99 are in the custody of the Treasurer and have been examined by us.
RALPH W. ARNOLD,
HERBERT W. CURTIS, CHARLES W. EVANS,
Auditor, 1930.
January 14, 1931.
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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, 1930
$121.74
Interest on Deposit
128.63
Paid Higgins, Magnuon & Co.,
Medals 132.00
Balance in Braintree Savings
Bank, December 31, 1930. . 118.37
$250.37
$250.37
Examined and approved. Principal of Fund $2419.50 and balance $118.37 on deposit in Braintree Savings Bank, Book No. 10092.
RALPH W. ARNOLD,
HERBERT W. CURTIS, CHARLES W. EVANS,
Auditors for 1930.
January 14, 1931.
THE ANN MARIA PENNIMAN TRUST OTIS B. OAKMAN, Treasurer
Income Account:
Balance in bank, Jan. 1, 1930. . Dr. Cr.
$ 59.97
Interest 13.98
Paid Alida N. Stevens and Win- throp H. Lamb, committee.
$21.50
Balance in bank 52.45
.
$ 73.95
$ 73.95
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Amount of fund, $500.00 and balance $52.45 on deposit in Braintree Savings Bank, Book No. 6059.
RALPH W. ARNOLD, HERBERT W. CURTIS, CHARLES W. EVANS,
Auditors, 1930 ..
January 14, 1931.
GEORGE W. KELLEY TRUST OTIS B. OAKMAN, Treasurer Deposited in Braintree Savings Bank, Book No. 11,398 $ 200.00 Income Account:
Balance, January 1, 1930 $ 2.01
Dr. Cr. Interest
10.23 .
Paid Clarence W. Bestick, care of lot 12.24
$ 12.24 $ 12.24
Account approved. Fund of $200.00 on deposit in Braintree Savings Bank, Book No. 11,398.
RALPH W. ARNOLD,
HERBERT W. CURTIS, CHARLES W. EVANS,
Auditors, 1930.
January 14, 1931.
HANNAH R. HOLLIS TRUST OTIS B. OAKMAN, Treasurer
Income Account:
Dr. Cr.
Balance, January 1, 1930
$
.47
Interest
5.21
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Paid Will R. Minchin, Treasurer
5.68
$ 5.68 $ 5.68
Account approved. Fund of $100.00 on deposit in Braintree Savings Bank, Book No. 11,661.
RALPH W. ARNOLD,
HERBERT W. CURTIS, CHARLES W. EVANS,
Auditors, 1930.
January 14, 1931.
JULIA A. MINCHIN TRUST OTIS B. OAKMAN, Treasurer
In accordance with the vote of the Town at the annual meeting of 1930 the Town Treasurer received on December 29, 1930, from M. Alonzo Minchin, Executor, the sum of one hundred dollars, the income of which is to be applied to the care of burial lot in the Plain Street Cemetery.
CHARLES THAYER TRUST OTIS B. OAKMAN, Treasurer
Emma F. Thayer, an old Braintree resident, died in 1928. By her will, after certain bequests, she made the Town trustee for the remainder of her estate, to be called the Charles Thayer Fund in memory of her father. The income of this fund was to be used first for the care of the Thayer burial lot in the Lakeside
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Cemetery. After this the rest of the income is "to be expended for worthy purposes in the Town as it may determine."
The Town accepted the trust at the annual meet- ing in 1929, and on May 31, 1929, the Treasurer re- ceived from Charles C. Mellen, Executor, securities to the value of $20,329.06. Surely this is a splendid gift and the manner of its expenditure worthy of the most careful consideration on the part of the Town. In 1930, $450.00 was given for the use of the Park Department.
Dr. Cr.
Income, 1930 $ 845.78
C. R. Bestick, care of lot. $ 38.50
Town of Braintree, for Park purposes
450.00
Balance, December 31, 1930. .
357.28
$ 845.78 $ 845.78
Examined and approved. Amount of fund $20,- 329.06 and balance $357.28 found on deposit as fol- lows:
South Weymouth Savings Bank, Book No. 9,571 $ 3,365.29
Braintree Savings Bank, Book No. 12,037 4,349.91
Weymouth Savings Bank, Book No. 27,042 4,224.76 Quincy Savings Bank, Book No. 88,463. . . 4,483.85
Warren Institution for Savings, Book No. 122,762 4,262.53
$ 20,686.34
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RALPH W. ARNOLD, HERBERT W. CURTIS, CHARLES W. EVANS,
Auditors, 1930.
January 14, 1931.
MUNICIPAL LIGHT BOARD OTIS B. OAKMAN, Treasurer
Dr. Cr.
Balance, January 1, 1930 .. $
2,263.09
Street Lights
14,274.37
Interest on deposits 124.44
F. B. Lawrence, Manager . 295,099.85
Paid by orders (including ing depreciation fund, $18,497.17)
$308,092.42
Balance; December 31, 1930
3,669.33
$311,761.75 $311,761.75
Examined and approved. found as follows :
Balance of $3,669.33
Braintree National Bank . . $
1,766.31
State Street Trust Company
1,803.02
Manager's Cash Receipt
100.00
$ 3,669.33
RALPH W. ARNOLD, HERBERT W. CURTIS, CHARLES W. EVANS,
Auditors, 1930.
January 14, 1931.
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The account of the Treasurer of the Water De- partment will be found in the Water Department re- port.
ELECTRIC DEPRECIATION FUND
OTIS B. OAKMAN, Treasurer
Dr. Cr.
Balance, Jan. 1, 1930 $ 48,601.41
Interest on deposits 1,460.79
Town Appropriation (from Electric Light Depart- ment) 18,497.17
Paid on orders from Electric Light Board $ 21,432.19
Balance on hand, December 31, 1930 47,127.18
$ 68,559.37 $ 68,559.37
Examined and approved. Amount of fund, $47,- 127.18 found on deposit as follows:
National Shawmut Bank ... $ 18,354.40
National Mt. Wollaston Bank Certificate of deposit,
No. 962
18,000.16
Certificate
of
deposit,
No. 963
772.62
Braintree National Bank
Certificate of deposit,
No. 241
10,000.00
$ 47,127.18
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RALPH W. ARNOLD, HERBERT W. CURTIS, CHARLES W. EVANS,
Auditors, 1930.
January 14, 1931.
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, 1930. . . $
1,467.96
Savings Bank Interest
322.09
Rent
350.00
Scholarships $ 600.00
Insurance
36.00
Balance on hand, Income
account deposited in
Braintree Savings Bank 1,504.05
$ 2,140.05 $ 2,140.05
Examined and approved. The balance on hand is in the Braintree Savings Bank, Book No. 9,510, and the principal account is accounted for as stated above.
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RALPH W. ARNOLD, HERBERT W. CURTIS, CHARLES W. EVANS,
Auditors, 1930.
January 14, 1931.
FUNDED DEBT OF TOWN
Hollis School Bonds, $500 each, 4% matur-
ing $3,000, July 1, 1931.
$
3,000.00
Town Hall Bonds, $1,000 each, 4% matur- ing $2,000 yearly, 1931-1932. 4,000.00
Tuberculosis Hospital Bonds, dated De- cember 1, 1919, 43 % maturing $1,000, 1931-1935, inclusive 5,000.00
Thomas A. Watson School House Loan, 4% dated September 1, 1932, maturing $4,000, 1931-1942 48,000.00
Torrey School Addition Loan, dated Octo- ber 1, 1925, 44%, maturing $10,000, 1931-1940 100,000.00
High School Loan, dated July 15, 1926, 4%, $1,000 each, maturing $23,000, 1931, and $22,000, 1932-1941 243,000.00
Penniman School Addition Loan, dated December 1, 1926, 4%, $1,000 each, maturing $7,000, 1931-1932, and $6,000, 1933-1941 68,000.00
First Water Main and Standpipe Loan, dated December 1, 1926, 4%, $1,000 each, maturing $5,000, 1931-1936 ... 30,000.00 Highway Construction Loan of 1927, dated August 1, 1927, 4%, $1,000 each, ma- turing $17,000, 1931-1932 34,000.00
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Lincoln School Addition Loan, dated July 15, 1929, 43%, $1,000 each, maturing $6,000, 1931-1944 inclusive 84,000.00
Braintree Highlands School Loan, dated December 15, 1929, 43%, $1,000 each, payable $8,000, 1931-1944, in- clusive 112,000.00
Second Water Main and Standpipe Loan, 4%, dated October 1, 1930, maturing $3,000, 1931-1940 30,000.00
Police and Fire Station Bonds, 4%, dated August 15, 1930, maturing $8,000, 1931-1941, and $7,000, 1942-1945, in- clusive 116,000.00
$877,000.00
Although the Town paid a total of $87,500 on its funded debt during 1930, its total funded debt has increased $58,500 since January 1, 1930, and there is a total of $444,000 already authorized for Sewer Loan, . but not yet issued.
OTIS B. OAKMAN, Treasurer.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
Fire Department OF THE
TOWN OF BRAINTREE
FROM
Dec. 31, 1929 to Dec. 31, 1930
Printed by Order of the Town
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Printed by The Braintree Observer PRATT & PRATT Braintree, Mass. 1931
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To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
Gentlemen:
I respectfully submit to you the annual report of the Fire Department of the fiscal year ending Decem- ber 31, 1930.
Total number of calls during the year-470, divided as follows:
Box Alarms
Month Still Alarms 0.
3
. February 14
8
March
78
9
April
93
5
May
June
July
25
19 5 August
. September 46 11
7. October 43
November 21 7
0.
December
15
Totals 403 67
Total Calls in Each Precinct
Month
Precinct Precinct Precinct
One
Two
Three
Jan.
1
3
3
Feb.
8
4
5
Mar.
38
26
22
Apr.
45
28
29
January 7
28 0
14 12.
153
May
20
7
6
June
3
6
5
July
11
11
15
Aug.
11
3
10
Sept.
23
5
29
Oct.
20
4
26
Nov.
14
6
8
Dec.
8
4
3
Total
202
107
161
Total Calls That Each Piece Answered Month Chief's Engine Engine H &L Squad Squad Comb.
Car
No. 1
No. 3 No. 1
A
B
2
Jan.
7
3
2
4
5
0
1
Feb.
17
8
5
13
11
3
2
Mar.
85
21
6
15
31
69
6
Apr.
102
25
7
13
40
86
10
May
33
9
5
7
16
16
1
June
14
1
1
1
8
11
0
July
37
6
10
13
28
14
6
Aug.
24
2
7
5
22
5
1
Sept.
57
11
16
12
51
31
2
Oct.
50
9
4
8
44
36
1
Nov.
28
11
7
10
20
3
0
Dec.
15
4
2
3
8
5
0
Total
469
110
72
104
284
279
30
-
154
Engines Pumped Water
Hrs.
Min.
Month
Laid
Jan.
1650
12
150
0
10
Feb.
1550
12
90
1
10
Mar.
3100
112
255
1
0
Apr.
8850
71
50
3
45
May
2650
45
3
20
June
1450
3
-
0
10
July
5400
6
50
2
5
Aug.
3600
3
-
1
15
Sept.
19400
15
90
7
40
Oct.
2300
6
25
2
10
Nov.
2000
9
50
3
40
Dec.
950
3
-
1
10
Total
52,900
297
760
27 Hrs. 45 Min.
Hose Laid (feet)
Used (gals.) Used
Chemical Ladders
Used (feet) Used
-
·
-
Automobiles
False Alarms
Grass and Woods
Buildings.
Cats in Trees
Dumps and Bonfires
· · Poles, Wires, Trees
Heaters 0 2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Mar.
2
0
70
12
0
7
0
2
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
14
June
.
July
.
Aug.
2
3
17
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
57
Sept.
4
6
35
5
2
4
0
1
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0
0 0
0
0
50
Oct.
1
4
38
5
0
1
1 0
0 0 1 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 1
0 0
1 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
15
Dec.
0
0
5
7
0 0 0
5 1
1
Electric Cars 0
Oil Stills
Drowning 0
Hay Stack 0
Bridge
Girl in River
Gas Leaks 0 1
0
-7
Jan.
0
0
0
5
0
7
0
0
2
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0 0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
37
3
4
8
13
0
4
2
0
0
0
0
1
1 0
0
0
1
1
17 86 102 33
155
Apr. ·
2
1
4
3
20
3
0
9
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Feb.
2
3
0
86
0 0
0
0
May
1
0
4
1
10
9
Nov.
470
Total
.25
25
295
71 2
29 6411212 11 1 2 1
Call for Inhalator
Locked out of House
0
Oil in Street
Totals
Month
24
28
0
0
156
Month
Valuation on Contents
Insurance on Contents
Damage to Contents
Ins. Paid on Contents
Jan.
$1,500.00
$800.00
Feb.
$29,754.00
$22,050.00
$100.00
$100.00
Mar.
$54,000.00
$48,000.00
$154.00
$154.00
Apr.
$9,600.00
$7,000.00
$400.00
$400.00
May
$6,500.00
$1,500.00
$70.00
$70.00
June
$5,300.00
$3,000.00
$308.00
$308.00
Aug.
$1,000.00
Sept.
$3,600.00
$2,600.00
$100.00
$100.00
Oct.
$14,500.00
$8,000.00
$556.25
$506.25
Nov.
$66,200.00
$65,500.00
$568.70
$568.70
Dec.
$11,500.00
$10,500.00
$534.76
$534.76
Total
$203,454.00 $168,950.00
$2,791.71 $2,741.71
Month
Valuation on Buildings
Insurance on Buildings
Damage to Buildings
Ins. Paid on Buildings
Jan.
$22,200.00
$19,500.00 $27,150.00
$1,113.00
$1,113.00
Feb.
$32,050.00
$975.50
$775.50
Mar.
$94,500.00
$88,300.00
$418.00
$418.00
Apr.
$77,600.00
$56,200.00
$3,306.32
$2,396.32
May
$20,200.00
$13,500.00
$376.00
$376.00
June
July
$20,600.00
$16,400.00
$2,518.00
$2,318.00
Aug.
$3,000.00 -
$2,000.00
$25.00
$25.00
Sept.
$9,000.00
$8,500.00
$565.00
$565.00
Oct.
$39,300.00
$32,300.00
$2,236.00
$2,236.00
Nov.
$32,900.00
$32,200.00
$1,584.90
$1,584.90
Dec.
$59,000.00
$41,500.00
$700.00
$700.00
July
Total $410,350.00 $337,550.00 $13,817.72 $12,507.72
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Permits Granted During The Year
Transport Oil in Harbor 95
Dynamite 6
Fuel Oil Heating Apparatus 89
Fireworks 11
Set Fires in Open Air 500
Removal of Gasoline Tanks 4
Total
705
One man drowned at Sunset Lake, July 23, 1930.
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 distance of (300) feet behind the ap- paratus and restricting the parking of 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 interest 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 per- formed their duties.
Respectfully submitted,
FRED. A. TENNEY,
Chief Fire Department.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
Health Department OF THE
TOWN OF BRAINTREE
FROM
Dec. 31, 1929 to Dec. 31, 1930
Printed by Order of the Town
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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BRAINTREE BOARD OF HEALTH
To the Citizens of the Town of Braintree:
The Braintree Board of Health respectfully sub- mits their report for the year ending December 31, 1930.
Sanitary Survey of the Town Sewerage
The same unsanitary condition reported last year, of the so-called smelt brook, at the dividing line of East Braintree and Weymouth still exists. This matter has been taken up with the County Commissioners, for some remedy to relieve the storekeepers of the odor in their stores, as a result of the above mentioned condition, which odor at times is very offensive.
We wish to call to the attention of the citizens, and all others building new cesspools, that it requires a permit to do so. Cesspools should be dug eight feet deep, six feet wide at the bottom inside, and be topped with from five to six inches of cement, around the col- lar, with a cast iron or steel cover. Cesspools shall be ten feet from all boundary lines.
Milk
The Board, during the past year, have gone into the matter of milk with our local inspector and believe that all cows in the town should be tuberculin tested or else have all milk sold in the town, pasteurized. Incidentally, the tuberculin test is made, by the State, free of charge.
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In the event that the Board insists that all milk sold in the town be pasteurized, then an additional ap- propriation will be necessary for the purpose of paying the Milk Inspector for the service of inspecting milk, as this new ruling will take up considerably more of his time and effort than he is now required to spend.
The Members of the Board hope to have the sup- port of the people, in this matter.
Ash and Rubbish Collection
The collection of ashes and rubbish is being taken care of as in former years, by a private individual, who charges a nominal sum per barrel collected. This is another matter which has been gone into very care- fully, by the Board, during the past year. We believe it is now time that Town had regular collections of ashes and rubbish, and feel that if this work was done under contract and a regular and systematic collection was given, that the nuisance of dumping ashes and rubbish along various streets in the town would be minimized.
At the present time, this latter condition neces- sitates sending the regular dump custodian, to various streets and sections of the town, from time to time, to clean up places about which the members of the Board receive calls.
Contagious Diseases
The Board of Health, last year started a diptheria
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clinic. We are in hopes of continuing this project for the ensuing year.
There were more than nine hundred children inoculated last year, who now should have the Schick test.
We expect that three hundred children will be eligible for three inoculations this year.
Our last report informed you of an epidemic of Mumps. This year we are having an unusually large number of cases of measles.
We wish to inform the people of the Town, at this time, that Measles are a contagious disease and should be reported to the Board of Health, whether or not the parents have a physician in attendance. There seems to some misunderstanding as to whether or not this disease is contagious, among some people.
We have been informed of cases of Measles, in the Town, which have not been reported. It is very imperative that all cases be reported, because chil- dren living in homes who have not had Measles are sent to school when not immune, and in this manner we believe the infection is spread.
All children must be kept out of school, when any contagious disease is being suffered in their household, providing the school child has not had that particular disease previously.
Respectfully, PERCY T. RICHARDS JOHN H. CAHILL JOSEPH G. BAILEY
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To the Braintree Board of Health:
Gentlemen :
I submit herewith my annual report for the year ending December 31, 1930, with schedule of diseases dangerous to the Public Health appended. I have issued two undertakers, three scavengers, one slaugh- tering, and 41 alcohol permits, at $1.00 each, a total of $47.00, which has been turned over to Town Treas- urer.
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