Town annual report of Braintree, Massachusetts for the year 1941, Part 9

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Publication date: 1941
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Carl Eric Nelson


Jennie Margaret Nesbit


Warren Barker Nott, Jr. *Doris Cynthia Oakes


Bernard John O'Brien, Jr. John Joseph O'Brien


Belva Jeanne Opferkuch


Mary Elizabeth Walter


John Franklin Palmer


Mildred Marian Wassmouth Ruth Alicia Watts


Frank Nichols Pendoley Helen Christine Petersen Dorothy Jean Peterson Helen Lillian Peterson


Arthur Lawrence Weathers Joan Ambler Weinz


Earle Trull Wentworth, Jr.


Pauline Elizabeth Wetherbee John Wilder


Guy Elmer Wood, Jr.


Margaret Virginia Young


First fifteen names are arranged according to rank with averages of over 90 per cent.


*Not absent during four years' course.


BRAINTREE HIGHLANDS SCHOOL


Clinton Irving Bates, Jr.


Harvey Lee Beetle


Mariesta Betts Andrew Peter Brow Robert Edward Burns Joan Burpee Hugh Richard Bond Carmichael Edwin Robert Cassidy


Virginia Colburn Day Eleanor Lorraine Edwards Charles Robert Eklof Mary Louise Emmons Theresa Elizabeth Foley Ruth Marie Coggin


John Coleman Powers William Bradford Pratt Joseph James Quadros, Jr. Shirley Inez Rhoades Paul Percy Richards *John Benjamin Rideout Joan Ripley Henry Lamy Rivoire Grace Madore Robinson Richard David Sarnell Marjorie Pauline Scott


*Doris Mae Shanahan Robert Hollingshead Small Betty Jean Smith Elizabeth Mildred Smith Thelma Dorothy Smith Thelma La Vinia Smith Mary Florence Spaulding Stewart Stevenson Henry Malcolm Stewart


Elinor Emma Sullivan


Miriam Elizabeth Sweet


George Wallace Thompson John Freeman Tolleson Adrienne Utudjian Margaret Domenica Vella


Flora Frances Venuti *Eleanor June Vinton Charles Ira Walker Claire Frances Wall


Irene Frances Piggott Barbara Lena Pinard


Arthur Freeman Porter, Jr.


Colleen Elaine Porter


Pauline Jensen Elinor May Levangie Harold George Mallon Rita Rose Morison Donald Monoghan Eugene Whitney O'Neil Jerome Dermon Post Stought n Richmond Elizabeth Catherine Stone Victor Charles Serreze William Arthur Spickard Margaret Louise Sullivan Vincent John Walter John Trudeau Wiseman


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NOAH TORREY SCHOOL


Ernestine Ann Califano


Mary Gertrude McCarthy


Madeline Louise Canelli


Marie Louise McNeil


Mary Antonette Manganello


George Lawrence Cardarople


Joseph Arthur Cesarini


Henry Anthony Melchionno


John William Clinton


Robert Norman Melchionno


Joseph Francis Costantino


Nunzio Francis Messina


Louise Anne Cusick


Charles Edward Morse


Virginia Mary Dalton


Phyllis Mary Moynihan


Frances Ann DeGisco


Francsico Anthony Novio


George Henry DeYoung, Jr.


Eugene B. O'Neil


Barbara Louise Dixon


Doris Mae Peck


Alfred Francis Draghetti


Anthony Vincent Pino


Anthony Francis Puglisi, Jr.


Louis Frederick Dovell John Andrew Evans Francis Rocco Frano Doris Mae Frazier


Lucy Celia Sala


Ralph Bertram Smith


Ruby Elizabeth French


Dorothy Mae Trott


Mildred Elizzabeth Friedmann


Elanor Virginia Twitchell


Marion Virginia Gillis Lucy Carmella Grazioso


Franklin Vining


Ruth Louise Holbrook


Barbara Grace Weston


Richard Wesley Johnson


Joseph Cyril Leo


Eva Virginia Zani


MONATIQUOT SCHOOL


Dorothy Eugena Allen


Janet Elizazbeth Howland


Grace Elaine Bailey


Eleanore Lane Hunt


Robert Lester Bates


Barbara May Johnson


Gertrude Amelia Belyea


Olive Anne Kelly


Nancy Marvin Benjamin


Lee John Le Vangie


Edythe Mae Bushman


Constance MacArthur


Daniel MacMillan, Jr.


Doris Elizabeth Callaway Agnes Louise Christie Laura Marie Corvi


Elizabeth Ann McSharry Helen Joyce Merritt


John William Donovan


Barbara Clara Nihan


Peter Frankenburg


Sidney Welles Partridge


William Lee Gorman


Jean Audrey Hall


Jacob Edward Petersen John Peterson Roger Frank Preston


Marjorie Thereasa Halpin


Joyce Cecelia Quint


Marjorie Agnes Hamilton Samuel Priest Hansen Warren Hatch


Edward Norman Sharon


William James Hayden


Francis Tully, Jr.


John Paul Young


HOLLIS SCHOOL


Albert Lawrence Baker, Jr. Earle Clayton Batchelder Earle A. C. Bestick Robert Barlow Davis


Robert Malcolm Demarest


Norman Edward Diotte


Walter Irving Diotte


Russell Thomas Erickson


William Carroll Fitzgerald John Millard Gardner


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Harry Richard Cannata Edward Cramanica


John Anthony Enos Mayo Melvin Richard Meehan


Robert William Cullen


Barbara Lorraine Moore


Madeline Ann Damiano


Forrest Hartford Nelson


Dorothy Helen Spalding


Dolores Helen Gagne


John Burt Van Doren, Jr.


Phyllis Elizabeth Vinal


Robert Witcomb


Estelle Theresa LeVangie


Timothy Daniel Sullivan, Jr.


Jean Ann Hill Priscilla Jean Hosford


Richard Sherlock Key


Leonard Dixon McCumber


Doris Wilson Leatherbee


Helen Louise Levangie


Richard James McLean Kenneth Brewester Pratt


Eleanor Phyllis Mackay


Paul Ryan


Jane Gay Neubauer


Robert Guild Schmitt


Walter Lionel Street


Bernard James Talbot


Ruth Edith Robbins


Sarah Marcella Barter


Rose Rossi


Marjorie Lorena Faulkner


Marilyn Olive Seavoy


Catherine Rhea Hall


June Ellen Street


Dorothy Mae Hayden


Jeanne Elizabeth Thomas


Anna Florence Kaukola


Priscilla Louise White


PENNIMAN SCHOOL


William Charles Aumen


Norma V. Steere


Wilmot John Bowerman, Jr.


Francis William Thomas


Warren Kenneth Boynton


Robert George Wade, Jr.


Lowell Ross Buckner, Jr.


Barbara Joan Barrie


Milton Lee Cahoon


Lillian Olive Cahill


Richard Frank Carlsen


Wilfred Ruth Canill


Paul David Cavanugh


Norma Frances De Witt


Richard Joseph Donahue


Mary Elizabeth Drinkwater


Kennison Nye Gale


Dorothy Elizabeth Evans


Edward J. Hales


Grace Catherine Gilbert


Lawrence Anthony Herendeen


Joan Kaye Greely


Russell Myles Irving


Anne Marie Halloran


Rudolph Wentworth Kalns, Jr.


Margaret Alice Harcourt Kathleen Esther Harris


Paul Albert Kjellander


Hope Alice Killam


Roger Stearns Moseley


Muriel Ann Mischler


Paul Richard Nason


Doris Louise Nichols


Robert Woodman Parker


Bernice Barbara Raymond


Robert Joseph Reardon


Dorothy Ann Savage


Stanley Edwin Smith, Jr.


Barbara Gertrude Smith


JONAS PERKINS SCHOOL


Lawrence Robert Abbott


Bernard Thomas Lee


Richard Louis Barrett


Alexender Archibald MacDonald, Jr.


Glayds Elizabeth Becker


Margaret Rita McNeil


Florence Greenleaf Nott


Marjorie Snow Nye


Mary Stella Ouillette


Jean Ann Pendoley


Jean Frances Drummey


James William Reardon


Edvy Arthur Rivoire


Anna Mae Sheehan


Donald Edward Smith


THOMAS A. WATSON SCHOOL


Marjorie Arnold Frederick Albert Birtwell


Robert Harvey Black Charlotte Augusta Crosby


Lorraine June Curran John Joseph Dennis


Mary Anne Isabella DiMattio


Thomas Donkin


Everett William Eason


Irene Katherine Fontoni


Olive Katherine Cokey


Robert Winslow Knudsen


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Carl Henry Bjorkman, Jr. Mollie Lipton Bowles William Thomas Brow Elizabeth Frances DeYoung Albert Francis Donovan


Edmond Arthur Pinault


Paul Francis Glassett Eleanor Irene Imlay Doris Louise Konetsky


Robert Jenkins Kemp


Harriet Knudsen


Natalie May Power Carol Ripley


Mary Mackinnon Green Albert Richard Hagen


Charlotte Louise Hyslop Robert Winslow Knudcen


William Henry Pratt


Raymond William Reddy


Robert Lyman Davis William Martin


Lucille Constance McCarthy


Mary Joyce NicCue


Ethel May Townson


Marie Helen McInnis


Jeanne Hathaway Varney


Tune Mary Mortimer


Pauline Bonita Vincent


Herbert Everett Nash


Lela Jean Welch


Carl Wilfred Nyberg


Harold Robinson Palmer William Harold Parlee


Abbie Bernice Whitehouse Edna Mabel Whittaker


ABRAHAM LINCOLN SCHOOL


Raymond Joseph Adams


Robert Charles Stevenson Timothy John Sullivan


James Sylvester Bourget


Harold William Boyd


James Richard Thrower .


Walter Stephen Creswell


Elizabeth Ann Donnelly


William Raymond DeBold


Audrey May Drake


Thomas Francis Drake


Rosalie Arlene Fitzzgerald


Charles Wright Ferguson John Irving George


June Anne Friend Jean Marion Joudrey


Robert Baynes Harrold


Theresa Ann LeVangie


Raymond Joseph Johnson


Marjorie Claire Lyons


Donald Allen Kennard


Frances Shirley MacMillan


Kenneth Marshall Lavery


Olga Alfrida Mattson


Edward Joseph Lyons Harvey Herman Mahar Arthur William O'Connor Tack Edwin Olsen


Mary Elizabeth Moran Doris Irene Neal


Rose Marie Nenna


Donald Milton Reed


Theha Annie Simpson


Donlad Gordon Smith


Eleanor Mae Stevens


Harold Scott Stevens


Alice Edna Westover


محصيف


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Albert Minot Piggott


William Robinson Pillsbury, Jr.


Virginia Beatrice Pink


Dorothy Smith Harry Seymore Thompson


Frederick Willian White


Elizabeth Manning McCue


REPORT OF THE BRAINTREE BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:


FRENCH'S COMMON:


The Common was kept in good condition all season. 95 feet of the old bleachers were taken down on account of being unsafe, and new bleachers erected four tiers high Also 75 feet of bleachers, two tiers high, erected along first base line. One hundred and forty feet of 3/4-inch pipe was put in from Tremont Street for tennis court bubbler. Also amesite walk put in between the tennis courts. A flag pole was erected in center field. The infield was resurfaced and built up two inches. All seats were painted in park and bleachers given two coats of paint.


HOLLINGSWORTH PARK:


This park was kept in good condition all summer, grass cut regular and diamond kept up. Some work was done on the outfield.


ORGANIZED PLAY:


Organized play had another successful season. Teachers had to be hired on account of the Recreation Project being discontinued. The young- sters had their usual trip to Boston to see the Red Sox play and also a trip to the beach. The Park Board takes this opportunity to thank the Selectmen and other Departments for their cooperation this past season. Mr. George Shortle judged most of the shows and was responsible for a lot of the favors the youngsters enjoyed.


Respectfully submitted,


R B. TAYLOR, Chairman CHARLES ABELL, Clerk HARRY VINTON, Jr.


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Annual Report


OF THE


Sewer Department


OF THE


Town of Braintree


FROM


DECEMBER 31, 1940 to DECEMBER 31, 1941


REPORT OF THE SEWER COMMISSIONERS


To the Citizens of Braintree:


The Board of Sewer Commissioners respectfully submits its report for the year ending December 31, 1941.


For the first time in nearly ten years sewer construction has been carried on by the Department without any form of Federal financial aid. In our report to the Town last year we called attention to the in- creasing difficulties of carrying on sewer construction using W.P.A. labor and recommended that this practice be abandoned temporarily at least. In the 1941 budget of the Department we recommended, for new construction by contract, an appropriation of $150,000.


At the Annual Town Meeting in 1941 an appropriation of $75,000 was made most of which was to be raised by borrowing on 10-year serial bonds. This amount, together with unexpended W .. P.A. balances, etc., provided something over $80,000 for new construction. The Town Treasurer was successful in negotiating the sale of bonds in the amount of $68,000 at an interest rate of only 1 percent, the lowest rate yet paid on any of the sewer construction loans.


Unit price bids for the new construction were taken in May, 1941. The prices of the lowest bidder, to whom the contract was awarded, were lower than expected and made possible the construction of about a third more sewers than were originally anticipated. Altogether some three and three-quarter miles of sewers were constructed in twenty- nine streets in various parts of the Town, bringing the total length of sewers up to nearly 23 miles. It is our belief that the construction carried out during the past year has given greater benefits for the money spent than any construction undertaken since the original sewers were built.


The number of house connections made in 1941 greatly exceeded the number during any previous year, reaching a total of 179. This is an increase of 28 percent over the total number of connections made up to January, 1941.


More requests have been received during the past year for new sewers than ever before. Many of these requests have come from residents who have exhausted every possibility of disposing of sewage within their own premises without nuisance. These requests should not be ignored, even admitting that war emergency measures should take precedence over every other public activity. If it is true that over- flowing cesspools endanger the health of the community, then it is even more important during this critical period to correct such conditions than in normal times. It is for this reason that the Board of Sewer Com- missioners has recommended that the construction of new sewers be continued during the coming year and that an appropriation be made for this purpose at the Annual Town Meeting in 1942.


The Commissioners wish to express their appreciation to the mem- bers of the Sewer Department for their continued efforts in behalf of the Department during the past year.


Respectfully submitted,


SAMUEL M. ELLSWORTH, Chairman DWIGHT A. CHANDLER WALTER E. THOMPSON


Board of Sewer Commissioners.


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REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT of SEWERS


January 2, 1942


To the Board of Sewer Commissioners,


Town of Braintree, Massachusetts :


Gentlemen :


I submit herewith my report upon the activities of the Sewer Depart- ment for the year ending December 31, 1941


CONTRUCTION:


This has been a very successful year for new sewer construction. About 33/4 miles of sewers were added to the sewerage system. The following tabulation shows the extent and distribution of the year's work, S-inch vitrified clay sewer pipe was used throughout.


Street


From


To


Length Feet


Arborway Drive


Argyle


Quincy


740


Argyle Road


Gordon


Arborway


960


Arthur Street


Arborway


Audubon


250


Atherton Street


Liberty


Willard


300


Audubon Avenue


Primrose


Arthur


269


Blanchard Boulevard


Elm


Home Park


1350


Bower Road


Elm


658' North


658


Burroughs Road


Elm


Perry


903


Clark Street


Washington


Wyman


299


Edgehill Road


Vinedale


Arthur


1454


Elm Street


Adams


Blanchard


596


Elm Street


Fore River R.R. Elm


Summit


1693


Faxon Street


Commercial


Stetson


1040


French Avenue


Holbrook


370' North


370


Garland Street


Faulkner


Storrs


705


Haven Road


Cedar


End


296


Liberty Street


Stetson


Atherton


280


Meadowbrook Road


French


Tenney


233


Middle Street


Myrtle


River


421


Myrtle Street


Vine


Middle


686


Primrose Street


Arborway


Audubon


261


Right of Way


Adams


Elm


998


Spencer Street


Arborway


Audubon


376


Spruce Street


Myrtle


River


381


Stetson Street


Faxon


Liberty


511


Taylor Street


Franklin


Tremont


116


Vine Street River


Myrtle


519


Weston Avenue


Washington


Tremont


1374


Willard Street


Stetson


Claremont


371


Wilson Avenue


Middle


End


339


Total 1941 Construction


19,559-3.70 Miles


Previous Construction


19,13


Total Constructed to Date


22.83 Miles


115


Drinkwater


810


Elmlawn Road


. Detailed plans and specifications for the above work were prepared by the Sewer Department. Seven contractors submitted bids and the contract was awarded to John Williams, the low bidder. Work was started the last week in May and was completed by the first of Novem- ber. It was partly financed by issuing $68,000 of 10-year serial bond bear- ing 1% interest.


This is the first year since 1931 that sewer construction work has been carried on by contract. There can be no question but what this method of doing the work accomplishes a great deal in a relative short space of time, and at less cost than any other way. It is a fact, however, that con- tract work provides practically no employment for local labor.


The sewer in Blanchard Boulevard was constructed by, and at the expense of, the developers of Maplewood Homes Organization. Plans, specifications and supervision of the work was furnished by the Sewer De- partment.


Many urgent requests from property owners for the extension of the sewerage system to serve their properties have been received during the year. The demand for new sewers is greatly in excess of the Town's ability to finance in any one year. The following is a partial list of streets where sewers should be constructed as soon as possible: Abbott Street, Arbor- way Drive, Ash Street, Beechwood Road, Bellevue Road, Bickford Road, Brookside Road, Cedarcliff Road. Claremont Street, Cleveland Avenue, Cochato Road, Cotton Avenue, Dean Street, Devon Street, Dobson Road, Elmwood Avenue, Fairfield Street, Front Street, Hollingsworth Avenue, Hollis Avenue, Holmes Street, Judson Street, Liberty Street, Monatiquot Avenue, Morrison Road, Newton Avenue, Newton Street, Oak Street, Parkside Avenue, Parkside Circle, Pond Street, Randall Avenue, Shaw Street, Staten Road, Storrs Avenue, Talbot Road, Tenney Road, Walnut Street, Wellington Street, West Street, Windemere Circle and Wyman Road.


The sewer has already been completed in parts of some of the above streets. It is necessary, however, to extend it in order to serve the rest of the street and to take in other streets higher up.


HOUSE CONNECTIONS:


There were 179 sewer connections, totalling 9,402 feet, made to the system during the year at a total cost of $17,004.09. The total number of connections is now 807. In addition to the above, 1,098 feet was con- structed under a private contract to serve the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Company's plate storage yard between Adams and Elm Streets.


The number of applications for connections were more than double that of the last few years. The local supply of labor was insufficient to handle all the work and it was necessary to employ a contractor to do 30 of the connections.


The appropriation for sewer connection work was insufficient to take care of the large number of applications. The Finance Committee made several very generous transfers from the Reserve Fund to enable the Sewer Department to carry on the work. There was still an insufficient sum available, however, to complete all of the work on hand, and it was neces- sary to postpone any action on seven of the late applications until next year.


Sewer connections are ordinarily made within two or three weeks after application by the owner of the property. The Sewer Department does all the work necessary to bring the connection to the inside wall of


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the building. The actual cost of labor, materials and equipment is billed to the owner. No advance deposit is required and the charges may be apportioned over a period of ten years with interest at 4% per annum on the outstanding balance.


DRAINAGE STUDY :


No work was done on the drainage study during the year.


TOWN BROOK PUMPING STATION:


The unfinished electrical work at the Town Brook Pumping Station was completed and pipe railings were installed. Several tests were run on the pumping equipment furnished by the Chicago Pump Company. The output and efficiency of the pumps was very satisfactory, but the inflow characteristics were lower than expected. Fifteen percent of the contract price, as provided in the contract, has been withheld pending sat- isfactory adjustment of inflow conditions by the Chicago Pump Company.


MAINTENANCE:


There was a stoppage in the Tremont Street sewer, about the middle of September, due to a small root growth. The siphon under the Mona- tiquot River at Shaw Street became plugged the latter part of December due to large boulders and tar paper thrown into a manhole. There was some trouble the latter part of September with root growth in the Mona- tiquot School sewer connection. Two other sewer connections became plugged twice during the year. All of the above were promptly repaired and put back into service again.


It was necessary to replace the copper floats that control the auto- matic operation of the Smelt Brook Pumping Station off Brookside Road. The old floats were installed when the station was built in 1931 and had completely disintegrated in several places. There was no trouble with these pumps clogging during the year. The cost of electricity to oper- ate the Town Brook Pumping Station on Common Street amounted to $418.90.


Two percent discounts taken during the year amounted to $89.96.


ASSESSMENTS:


There were 440 sewer assessments levied this year amounting to $49,- 342.37. The total assessment levy is now $294,876.45. The collections this year amounted to $18,520.03 making a total of $207,298.91 collected to date, including interest.


Record plans and profiles of all main and lateral sewers constructed to date have been prepared and are on file in the Sewer Department office.


1941 CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT


APPROPRIATIONS:


Balance from 1940 W.P.A. $ 5,412.46


W.P.A. Activities 2,500.00


1941 Sewer Construction 75,000 00


Total


$ 82,912.46


Less Transfer to House Connections


1,500.00


Total


$ 81,412.46


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EXPENDITURES:


Contract Payments-New Construction


$ 67,353.81


Inspection, Surveying and Plans


8,201.20


Other Labor. 169.40


Labor Compensation Insurance 309 04


Equipment Rentals & Tools Sharpened


80.18


Office & Drafting Supplies & Expenses


174.38


Engineering Supplies & Expenses


260.49


Mileage


371.35


Blueprints


125.42


Land Damages


1,300.00


Registry of Deeds


128 43


Washington Street Manholes


188.22


Shop Rent


250.00


All Other Expenses & Materials


174.23


Total Construction Expenditures


$ 79,086.15


Unexpended Balance December 31, 1941


$ 2,326.31


Retained on Contract Work for 1 Year


1,379.73


Uncommitted Balance December 31, 1941


$ 946.58


1941 HOUSE CONNECTION ACCOUNT


Appropriation


S 7,500.00


Transfer from Sewer Assessment Receipts


3,614.48


Transfer from W.P.A. Activities


1,500 00


Transfer from Reserve Fund


4,270.21


Refunds


130.98


Total


$ 17,015.67


EXPENDITURES:


Labor


$ 8,067 04


Contract Work


3,018.49


Labor Compensation Insurance


289.84


Registry of Deeds


34.31


Equipment Rentals


686.00


Compressor Repairs, Parts & Insurance


459.72


Truck Repairs, Parts & Insurance


186.01


Equipment, Repairs & Sharpening


87 67


Cement and Lime


119.98


Gasoline & Lubricating Oil


412.81


Jointing Compound & Lead


296.79


Kerosene


80.60


Sand and Gravel


289.52


Soil Pipe and Fittings


1,443.18


Street Patch Material


385 09


Vitrified Pipe and Fittings


976.36


All Other Materials


170.68


Total House Connection Expenditures


$ 17,004.09


Unexpended Balance, December 31, 1941


$ 11.55


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1941 PUMPING STATION ACCOUNT


Balance from 1940 Appropriation


S 2,751.84


Bolts, Nuts, Inserts, Drills, etc. $ 16.56


Building Contract


159.75


Electric Wiring


281.16


Garden Hose, Lawnmower and Sprayer


36.65


Labor


64 89


Landscaping


120.74


Paint


26.74


Steel Plate and Angles


21.15


Switchboard Contract


1,523.71


Welded Pipe Railings


171.00


Total Pumping Station Expenditures


S 2,422.35


Unexpended Balance December 31, 1941


S 329.49


Retained Percentage on Pump Contract


191.88


Uncommitted Balance December 31, 1941


137.61


1941 MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT


Appropriation-Maintenance


$ 6,500.00


Appropriation-Superintendent's Salary


3,000.00


Appropriation-Sewer Commissioners Salaries


300.00


Total


$ 9,800 00


EXPENDITURES


Sewer Commissioners' Salaries


$ 300.00


Superintendent


3,000.00


Foreman


1,976.15


Clerk


908.71


.All Other Labor


1,018.42


Labor Compensation Insurance


46.97


Shop Rent


263.33


Office and Drafting Supplies


156.17


Postage, Service Charges & Printing


120.72


Telephone


64.32


WVater


37.80


Electricity


545.47


Mileage


292.35


Trailer Insurance


17.16


Materials


175.15


Auto Maintenance


141.22


Compressor Maintenance


33.82


Truck Maintenance


271.02


Repairs and Replacements


226.41


Sewer Cleaning Equipment


115.95


Other Equipment


81.54


Total Maintenance Expenditures S


9,792.68


Unexpended Balance, December 31, 1941


S 7.32


Respectfully submitted,


GEORGE F. BROUSSEAU, Superintendent


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REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS


January 8, 1942


Honorable Board of Selectmen,


Braintree, Massachusetts :


Gentlemen :


I submit herewith the report of the Building Department for the year 1941:


Permits Issued


Estimated Values


Dwellings


234.


$88.200.00


Garages


44.


10,950.00


Church


1


27,000.00


Stores and Offices


8.


61,925.00


Storage Buildings


2.


1,900.00


Elevators


3. 18,000.00


Tourist Cabin


1. 150.00


Poultry Houses


5. 275.00


3. .


1 300 00


Additions, Alterations & Repairs


101


78,932.00


Turrets and Armor Building


1.


650 000 00


Locker and Toilet Building


1.


17.000.00


Compressor House


1.


2.000.00


Dental Office


1.


3,500.00


Fire Station


1.


36,000.00


Concrete Mixer


1


1,500.00


Gasoline Stations


2


9.500.00


Club House


1.


300.00


Manufacturing Building


1


5,000 00


Roadside Stand


1


750.00


Foundation


1


200.00


Barracks


1


15,000.00


Razing


8


Estimated value of permits


$1,929,382.00


Fees received for permits


1.351.50


Total permits issued


423


Respectfully submitted,


ALFRED H. HOLBROOK.


Building Inspector


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Stables


Annual Report


OF THE


Water Department


OF THE


Town of Braintree


FROM DECEMBER 31, 1940 to DECEMBER 31, 1941


COMMISSIONERS AND OFFICERS OF THE WATER DEPARTMENT 194|


GEORGE A. WALKER, Chairman Term expires 1944


THOMAS E. SEARS Term expires 1943


JOSEPH LANDERS Form expires 1942


JOHN W. HARDING, Treasurer WALTER M. HATCH, Superintendent FRANK J. O'ROURKE, Chief Engineer


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REPORT OF THE WATER COMMISSIONERS


The Board of Water Commissioners submit the Annual Report of the Water Department for the year ending December 31, 1941.


An itemized account of all expenses is on file in the office of the Water Department and available to any interested citizen or citizens.


Fortunately, the construction work on the new dam at Great Pond reached a point which allowed conservation of a considerable amount of water, which, with the amount of water conserved by the raising of the level of Great Pond allowed the normal use of water during the drought period.


Without this conservation of water it would have been necessary to have issued regulations curtailing the use of water.


Following are the reports of the Treasurer, Registrar, Collector and Superintendent.




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