Town annual report of Braintree, Massachusetts for the year 1943, Part 12

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Publication date: 1943
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629.91


Registration :


Registrars' Salaries


300.00


Extra Compensation


1,000.00


Clerical


538.20


Expenses :


Office Expenses


163.80


Printing and Advertising


324.50


Meals


2.26


All Others


20.70


.


511.26


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1,821.83


Election :


Election Officers and Janitors


491.00


Expenses :


Meals


27.26


All Other


179.16


Engineering :


Salary of Engineer


2,764.42


Salary of Transitman


1,912.37


Salary of Secretary


1,440.40


Expenses :


Office Expense and Postage


185.67


Telephone


65.99


Bluepronts, Maps


16.64


Auto Expense, Gas and Oil


177.73


Supplies


98.73


544.76


Town Hall Maintenance :


Salaries of Janitors


2,879.60


Maintenance :


Gas


36.62


Fuel


764.93


Light


344.55


Janitors '


Supplies


178.89


Repairs


463.23


Water


52.95


All Other


142.44


Fire and Police Station Maintenance :


Oil


1,905.21


Converting Heating System


535.00


Engineering Services


75.00


Maintenance :


Gas


84.42


Light


386.93


Janitor's Supplies


416.76


Repairs


319.95


Water


. . 53.51


Planning Board


15.00


Victory Tax Reserve


13,670.95


Withholding Tax Reserve


23,600.20


War Bonds Reserve


4,871.45


PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY


Police Department :


Chief's Salary


3,450.00


Other Salaries


Regular


49,806.95


Election


65.63


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49,872.58


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1,983.61


1,261.57


151.90


Vacations, Sick Leave & Extra Men


Vacations


1,571.34


Sickness


608.76


2,180.10


Janitor


1,495.00


Radio Maintenance


441.89


New Cars


2,105.26


Dog Officer


258.75


Pension, Patrolman Johnson


... . ....


1,000.00


Expenses :


Auto Expenses


849.56


Gasoline, Oil, etc.


1,140.94


Matron


50.25


Additional Equipment


48.60


Special Medical


237.16


Office Expenses


72.99


Telephone


414.80


Medical


84.40


Laundry


15.90


Meals


. . .. . 24.03


Fire Department :


Chief's Salary


2,450.00


Other Salaries


RRegular Men


52,376.04


10 New Men


4,840.93


57,216.97


Vacations, Sickness & Extra Men


2,002.50


New Misc. Equipment


Expenses :


Equipment for Men


10.86


Repairs and Equipment


437.96


Auto Expense


988.09


Gasoline and Oil


584.71


Fuel


649.27


Light


93.02


Hydrant Service


1.00


Furniture and Furnishings


105.65


Water


20.00


Office Supplies


53.58


Telephone


315.59


Janitor's Supplies


130.07


Medical


42.06


All Others


. . . . . 240.55


3,672.41


Fire Alarm:


Salary of Repairman


2,300.00


Expenses :


Auto Expense


227.39


New Boxes


300.77


All Other


706.64


1,234.80


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4,345.94


2,938.72


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Inspection of Buildings:


Building Inspector's Salary Expenses


1,150.00 150.00


Board of Appeals


162.81


Sealer of Weights and Measures: Salary of Sealer


575.00


Expenses :


Stationery and Postage.


24.15


Mileage


156.05


Seals


19.26


199.46


Tree Warden


900.00


HEALTH AND SANITATION


Board of Health:


Salaries of Board


325.84


Salary of Agent


2,185.00


General Expense


Stationery, Postage, Office Expense


83.67


Printing and Advertising


30.40


Telephone


69.39


Transportation


377.56


All Other


113.98


675.00


Dump Keeper


1,076.40


Lease of Dump


44.40


Contagious Diseases


6,824.79


Tuberculosis Prevention


980.00


County Hospital Assessment


9,755.50


Vital Statistics


50.00


Slaughtering Inspector


75.00


Plumbing Inspector


957.00


Garbage Collection


4,500.00


Dental Clinic


2,772.21


Animal Inspection


250.00


Milk Inspection


100.00


Diptheria Clinic


199.45


Sewer :


Salary of Superintendent


2,776.65


Commissioners' Salaries


345.00


Maintenance :


Office Expense


45.60


Labor


3,856.20


Trucks


228.88


Tools and Equipment


995.83


Gasoline and Oil


98.32


Light, Telephone, Water, All Other.


1,145.01


House Connections :


Labor


2,556.46


Truck


468.82


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Equipment All Other


1,125.62 703.93


New Pumping Station


HIGHWAYS


Superintendent's Salary


3,680.00


Chapter 90 Maintenance


1,154.89


Wilkins Rd. & Dobson Rd. Drainage


2,333.25


Moth :


Labor and Trucking


971.33


Expenses


191.12


1,162.45


Street Lighting


7,868.91


Snow Removal


10,167.39


General Maintenance :


Office Expense


124.84


Supplies


895.93


Rubbish Collection


6,524.34


Patching


5,595.30


Repairs to Equipment


5,324.48


Gasoline and Oil


2,996.09


Tarvia and Sanding


8,109.95


Sidewalk Repairs


1,231.52


Street Cleaning


8,198.73


Drain and Catch Basins


3,232.09


All Other


11,777.22


54,010.49


CHARITIES AND SOLDIERS' RELIEF


Welfare:


Salaries of Board


662.04


Administrator


2,755.0,0


Visitor


1,110.00


Clerk


686.40


Bookkeeper


448.50


Office Expense and Supplies


Telephone Supplies


87.61


Auto Expense


42.09


129.70


Temporary Aid:


Groceries and Provisions


3,006.13


Fuel


647.46


Rent and Board


4,258.78


Medical


2,868.20


State Institutions


2,109.00


Cash Grants


949.16


Shoes and Clothing


58.63


Lights


127.22


Accounts Payable


1,222.75


Funerals


200.00


Surplus Commodities. Sponsor's Fund


461.87


Highway Labor


458.00


All Other


..... 85.05


4,854.83 191.88


16,452.25


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A.D.C. "118":


Cash Grant Adminisration


12,936.91 407.79


Old Age Assistance:


Supervisor's Salary


2,070.00


Clerk's Salary


1,440.40


Extra Clerical


474.00


Visitor's Salary


645.00


Office Expenses and Telephone


245.10


Town Owned Car Expenses


.149.36


Supervisor's Car Expenses


240.00


Assistance :


Cash Grants


119,037.53


Accounts Payable


2,344.32


121,381.85


Federal Grant Administration


1,779.31


Infirmary :


Salary Superintendent


1,380.00


Matron


345.00


Labor


1,016.60


Expenses :


Groceries and Provisions


2,624.82


Shoes, Clothing, Dry Goods


68.69


Upkeep Building and House Equipment .


577.11


Gas, Fuel and Light


808.05


Medical


143.32


Telephone, Water, All Other


482.71


4,704.70


Soldiers' Relief :


Salary of Agent


1,794.00


Office Expense and Telephone


180.64


Auto Expense


300.00


Aid :


State Aid


360.00


Military Aid


410.00


World War II Allowance


1,102.41


Cash Grants


13,498.50


Fuel


646.61


Groceries and Provisions


404.26


Rent


1,597.13


Medical


2,382.36


Shoes and Clothing


116.89


All Other


41.20


SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES


Schools:


Salary of . Superintendent 5,175.00


Other Salaries:


Secretaries to Superintendent 3,090.00


Truant Officer


1,150.00


20,559.36


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Health Director


3,450.00


Teachers


262,053.44


High School Clerk


1,725.00


Grammar School Clerks


2,430.00


Janitors


21,264.30


Maintenance Salaries


724.00


Repairman


2,661.68


Physicians


1,091.66


Nurse


2,070.00


301,710.08


Text Books and Supplies :


Text Books


4,048.93


Supplies


12,922.01


16,970.94


All Other :


Advertising, Printing, Postage


239.25


Telephone


884.59


Traveling Expenses


880.00


Tuition


3,408.07


Light


2,001.52


Fuel


11,575.85


Repairs


10,820.47


Miscellaneous


Operating


1,643.26


Outlay


89.50


Health Supplies


152.69


Graduation Expenses


395.79


Water


1,006.80


All Other


17.00


43,237.64


Libraries :


Salaries


8,778.99


Janitors' Salaries


741.26


Expenses :


Books


2,918.53


Periodicals


457.70


Water


16.40


Binding Books


337.28


Fuel


707.24


Light


254.75


Repairs


189.30


Furniture and Furnishings


105.87


Rent


1,080.00


Transporting Books


140.00


Office Expenses


219.13


Telephone


201.58


All Other


97.32


6,725.10


RECREATION AND UNCLASSIFIED


Recreation-Parks and Playgrounds :


Precincts 1 and 2


989.58


Precincts 3 and 4


629.99


Precincts 5 and 6


271.98


Organized Play


1,271.55


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Unclassified :


State Guard Unit


820.69


Unpaid Bills Prior to 1943


Water


1,024.00


Schools


218.26


Miscellaneous Departments


1,205.52


2,447.78


Local Defense :


Committee of Public Safety


304.48


Chief Air Raid Warden Committee


792.82


Evacuation Committee


24,50


Identification Officer


43.50


Women's Civilian Defense Corps


79.98


Medical


24.78


Hospital Bill for Air Raid Warden


161.50


1,431.56


Maintenance Tax Title Property


77.25


Memorial Day


466.53


Printing Town Reports


1,120.00


Insurance


War Damage


1,935.67


Property Ins. on Dwelling


14.00


Auto Liability


1,142.98


Auto Fire and Theft


172.10


Buildings and Contents


4,206.31


Workmen's Compensation


1,800.00


Liability Dwelling


6.00


Appraisal of Town Buildings


600.00


9,877.06


Selectmen's Miscellaneous


903.94


W.P.A. Administration


1,301.16


Legion Building


1,155.83


Lifeguard Sunset Lake


300.00


Town Forest Committee


46.14


Rationing Board :


Salary Administrator


2,510.00


Clerical Expense


1,648.18


Additional Clerical Expense


538.20


Expenses


1,027.23


Auto Expense


109.50


5,833.11


ENTERPRISES AND CEMETERIES


Enterprises :


Water Department


102,130.37


Electric Light Department ·


417,951.87


Electric Light Construction Fund


19,390.00


Cemeteries-Plain Street :


Salary of Superintendent 460.00


Expenses


499.74


959.74


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INTEREST AND MATURING DEBT


Interest :


Anticipation of Revenue


$ 971.25


Schools


1,260.00


Sewer


15,260.00


Fire Station


135.00


Fire and Police Station


840.00


Interest on a Tax Abatement


2.70


Maturing Debt:


Anticipation of Revenue


300,000.00


Schools


14,000.00


Sewers


35,000.00


Fire Station


8,000.00


Fire and Police Station


7,000.00


364,000.00


TRUSTS, REFUNDS AND TRANSFERS


Trust Funds :


Income Expended


$ 1,185.97


Refunds :


Taxes 1942


$ 80.58


Excise 1942


6.32


Taxes 1943


458.01


Excise 1943


211.37


Estimated Receipts


13.00


769.28


Transfers from Reserve Fund (See Receipts)


$ 4,607.92


County Tax


$ 29,120.04


Dog Licenses for County


2,811.40


Sale of Dog


3.00


State Tax


21,100.00


Auditing Municipal Accounts


1,361.28


Charles River Basin


2,453.38


Metropolitan Parks Loan


5,004.50


Metropolitan Parks, Nantasket


497.59


Metropolitan Parks Series II


849.20


Metropolitan Sewer Loan, South System


14,495.04


Smoke Inspection


405.62


Examination of Retirement System


115.20


78,216.25


Balance December 31, 1943 :


General Cash


$388,083.07


Water


10,145.52


Electric Light


129,362.30


Electric Light Depreciation


213,564.25


Trust Funds


..... 1,824.17


742,979.31


$2,746,129.83


Respectfully submitted,


R. W. MAGLATHLIN, Town Accountant


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18,468.95


UNPAID BILLS PRIOR TO 1944


Water Department:


Herbert Sears


$18.30


$18.30


Welfare Department :


Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co.


$14.00


First National Stores


21.00


$35.00


35.00


Total


$53.30


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RETIREMENT SYSTEM RECEIPTS


Appropriation from Town


19,356.78


Annuity Savings Deposits


12,221.95


Investment Income and Investments


11,559.16


Pension Accumulation Fund


986.00


Cash Balance, January 1, 1943


.. . 6,568.81


50,692.70


PAYMENTS


Expenses


$


58.29


.


Pension Payroll


15,962.84


Annuities Paid


465.76


Deposits Refunded


4,166.66


Interest Refunded


67.53


Investments


26,000.00


Cash Balance Jan. 1, 1944


3,971.62


50,692.70


Respectfully submitted,


R. W. MAGLATHLIN, Chairman, Board of Retirement


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1944 JURY LIST


AS PREPARED BY THE SELECTMEN


Abell, George L., 23 Franklin Street


Ackerson, Herbert N., 167 Hollis Avenue Akins, Christopher C., 75 Bickford Road Aldrich, W. Malcolm, 36 Bellevue Road


' Alexander, William, 5 Belmont Street Andrews, Ralph J., 36 Factory Hill


Anderson, Elmer A., 26 B. V. French Street


Salesman


Anderson, Gustave W., 46 Arborway Drive


Tel. Empl.


Andrews, Harrison B., I Kew Road


Draftsmaï


Armstrong, Joseph W., 305 Hancock Street


Atkinson, Courtenay, 21 Azel Road Ayer, Benjamin, 257 Tremont Street


Landscape Gardener


Bailey, Joseph G., 20 Union Street Baker, Albert L., 38 Staten Road Barrett, Joseph P., 31 Elmlawn Road Bean, George A., 116 Hobart Street


Retired


Merchan.


Electrician


Machinist 1 Clerk


Belcher, William B., 34 Cochato Road


Blewett, Howard B., 188 Hollingsworth Ave.


Benham, William G., 16 Spruce Street Bennett, Charles M., 33 Cochato Road Benson, Frank L., 7 Wilson Avenue


· Salesman


Electrician


Beverage, Charles T., 43 Fountain Street Bowker, George E., 45 Sagamore Street Bradley, George L., 26 Judson Street Brock, Walter M., 36 Charles Street Brown, H. Burton, 23 Willow Street


Draftsman Clerk Salesman Shoe Cutter Welder Salesman


Brown, Henry B., Jr., 300 Hayward Street


Bryant, Gordon W., 176 West Street


Buchnam, Carroll S., 384 Commercial Street


Salesman


Sales Mgr. Electrician


Farmer Ins. Agent Pumpe Clerk Ship Worker Contractor Tel. Empl. Estimator


Supt. Accountant Clerk


Insurance Salesman


Com'l Artist Mechanic Foreman


Shoe Worker Insurance


Salesman


Insurance


Rubber Business


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Musician


Clerk


Ship Worke. Cashier


Draftsman


Ship Worker


Pipefitter. Clerk


Buckingham, George W., 26 Windemere Circle Byam, Raymond E., 3 Smith Terrace


Cain, Ralph C., 2070 Washington St. Cameron, James B., 135 Commercial Street Campbell, Frank J., 30 Harbor Villa Avenue Cannon, Jolin E., 98 Beechwood Road Carlozzi, Frank, 26 Randall Street Cavanagh, Arthur J., 72 Cedar Street Chadbourne, Ralph P., 502 Elm Street Chiesa, Ovidio D., 159 Hawthorn Road Christie, Donald F., 201 Middle Street Clark, Edgar G., 50 Thayer Road Clay, Richard J., 120 Elmlawn Road Cleaves, Eugene T., 21 Ash Street Cohen, Reuben, 31 Elmu Knoll Road Collier, Fred A., 24 Holmes Street Corliss, Guy L., 7 Pleasant Street Corrigan, Richard F., 77 Columbus Avenue Costantino, Domenic, 37 St. Michael Road Crandall, Albert L., 48 Oak Street Crawford, Herbert C., 589 Washington Street Cummings, Charles R., 34 Lakeview Avenue Cutler, David R., 20 Colby Road


Dept. Mgr. Retired Clerk


Daily, Chester W., 467 Granite Street Dalton, Patrick L., 1074 Washington Street Dalton, Thomas J. F., 46 Elliot Street Davis, Wilbur, 76 Newton Avenue Day, Edwin C., 8 Wildwood Avenue DeCoste, Harold J., 333 Sunnyside Avenue DeCoste, Jerry H., 7 Holmes Street DeGiso, Alphonse, 548 Pond Street Delaney, John J., 301 Franklin Street Demarest, Clarence, 68 Sherbrooke Avenue Derrah, Andrew J., 106 Parkside Avenue Diekmeyer, Frank H., 98 Edgemont Road Donald, William M., 1430 Washington Street Donovan, George F., 87 Prospect Street Dow, Alva M., 46 Lemoyne Street Drake, Frank, 16 Highland Avenue Drollett, Robert A., 686 West Street Dyer, Carlton H., 237 Pond Street


Eadie, Clifton H., 26 Park Avenue Elliott, Charles E., 16 Coolidge Avenue Ellis, Chester O., 117 Adams Street


Farquharson, William H., 20 Cavanaugh Road Fitts, Walter M., 255 Middle Street Flower, Frank J., 159 River Street Fogg, Theodore E., 276 Quincy Avenue Foss, Carroll P., 32 Windemere Circle


Gannon, Timothy L., 5 Liberty Street Getchell, Albert, 652 Washington Street Gillies, Charles W., 28 Burroughs Road Grant, Earl R., 34 Brewster Avenue Greenough, Frederick A., 25 B. V. French Street Griffiths, Herbert R., 11 Vine Street Gurney, James P., 36 Bowditch Street Gustafson, Otto, 96 Cabot Avenue


Hall, Drew B., 156 River Street Hall, Joseph P., 266 Pond Street Hallett, Milton B., 231 Pearl Street Halpin, James P., 34 Brow Avenue Harvey, Walter T., 335 Middle Street Hobbs, Byron L., 19 Wilkins Road Horsman, Orra P. K., 21 Wilmarth Road Hull, Ralph O., 81 Walnut Street


Innis, William, 294 Shaw Street


Jernberg, Elmer C., 10 Academy Street Johnson, Bert C., 599 Liberty Street


Keefe, Bernard W., 80 Hawthorn Road Kenyon, Oris A., 126 Middle Street Knutson, Carl J., 21 Standish Avenue


Lane, J. Frank, 67 Central Avenue LeSage, Eugene P., 81 Pond Street Levangie, Wilfred C., 647 Granite Street Lindsay, Harry W., 26 Frederick Road Littlefield, Howard D., 205 Pond Street


Farmer Merchant Foreman Messenger Real Estate Merchant Shoe Worker Machinist Clerk Salesman Sales Mgr. Accountant Carpenter Salesman In Service Painter Supt. Painter


Insurance Machinist Florist


Ship Worker Salesman Retired


Manager Salesman


Attendant Salesman Broker Salesman


Shoe Worker Book Maker Painter Elec. Crane Op.


Treasurer Foreman Gardener


Shoe Worker Machinist Chauffeur Salesman Printer


Machinist


Insurance Shoe Worker


Clerk Salesman Sales Mgr.


Clerk Meat Cutter Mechanic Clerk Carpenter


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MacBay, Judson H., 27 Arthur Street Macleod, Alexander, 52 Sterling Street Makepeace, Carl G., 30 Faulkner Place Maloney, Daniel A., 31 Bowditch Street Mantia, Salvatore, 4 Hilliard Court Matthews, Henry, 7 Wellington Street McCusker, Harry J., 674 Commercial Street McGrann, Frank R., 845 Washington Street McKean, Alvah E., 17 Hollis Avenue McKeough, Joseph S., 618 Granite Street Mclaughlin, John F., 31 Morrison Road Mclaughlin, Harold, 18 Bradley Road McLean,- Austin J., 95 Haywood Street Moorhead, George K., 16 West Street Mulcahy, Joseph W., 111 Hollingsworth Avenue


Niles, W. E., 10 Academy Street Norris, Harold E., 130 Franklin Street


Real Estate Clerk


Oxton, Ernest W., 154 Beechwood Road


Insurance


Palmer, Allison W., 152 Haywood Street


Perry, John, 904 Washington Street


Phipps, Irvin R., 15 Staten Road


Powers, Charles Arthur, 68 Robinson Avenue


Powers, John J., 31 Lisle Street


Prescott, George A., 1151 Washington Street Purdy, William, 184 Elmlawn Road


Iron Worker Tel. Empl. Salesman


Salesman Salesman Ship Worker


Shoe Worker Baker Druggist Bookkeeper Operator Accountant Sales Mgr. Painter Foreman Salesman


Contrac


Salesman Dealer Manager


Van Zandt, Albert H., 90 Argyle Road Vining, Robert M., 28 Willard Street


Salesman Timekeeper


Walsh, George J., 5 Wellington Street Warwick, Ernest, 17 Coolidge Avenue Waters, Foster B., 53 Holmes Street Welch, George J., 105 Tremont Street


· Wynot, Edgar S., 382 Commercial Street Wynot, Parker E., 382 Commercial Street


Young, Ira R., 50 Waldron Road


Zanghi, Joseph, 117 Rose Avenue


Barber


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Manager Construction Iron Const. Carpenter Grocer Machinist Farmer Book Worker Machinist Carpenter Salesman Engineer Chauffeur


Retired Salesman


Florist Salesman Insurance Insurance


Reardon, Timothy J., 16 Middle Street Roberts, Charles H., 931 Washington Street Rook, Samuel, 1543 Liberty Street


Saunders, Howard M., 2 Phillips Street Schraut, Max W., 35 Washington Street Smiley, Harrison T., 40 Franklin Street Smith, Edward J., 358 Elm Street Smith, William E., 15 Glenrose Avenue South, Frank E. M., 87 Middle Street Spiess, Fred A., 34 Jersey Avenue Stackhouse, Herbert F., 69 President Road Stevens, Edwin J., 325 Commercial Street Stone, George W., 5 Atherton Street Sullivan, Edward J., Jr., 64 Bickford Road Sullivan, John M., 218 Pearl Street Sullivan, Joseph W., 1027 Washington Street


Taber, Theodore E., 31 Totnes Road Taber, Seward W., 8 Williard Street Turner, Merton A., 80 Hollingsworth Avenue


Bleacher Carpenter Insurance Shoe Worker Machinist Garage Man


Mech. Eng.


WARRANT FOR ANNUAL TOWN MEETING


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Commonwealth of Massachusetts


NORFOLK, ss. To either of the Constables of the Town of Braintree Greetings:


In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Braintree, quali- fied to vote in elections therein, to meet at the polling places in their re- spective Precincts, to wit :-


Polling Place in Precinto 1-Noah Torrey School.


Polling Place in Precinct 2-Town Hall


Polling Place in Precinct 3-Legion Building, Hollis Avenue


Polling Place in Precinct 4-Penniman School


Polling Place in Precinct 5-Jonas Perkins School


Polling Place in Precinct 6-Thomas Watson School


On Monday, the sixth day of March, 1944, at eight o'clock in the fore- noon, then and there to bring in to the Wardens of their respective Precincts, their votes on the official ballot for a Moderator; Town Clerk; a Town Treasurer; one Selectman for a term of three years; one member of the Board of Public Welfare for a term of three years; one member of the Board of Assessors for a term of three years; one Water Commissioner and Commissioner of Sinking Fund for a term of three years; two men- bers of the School Committee for a term of three years; one member of the Municipal Lighting Board for a term of three years; one member of the Board of Health for a term of three years one member of the Board of Health for two years to fill vacancy; one Sewer Commissioner for a term of three years; one Park Commissioner for a term of three years; a Tax Collector; a Tree Warden; one member of the Planning Board for a term of three years; one member of the Planning Board for a term of two years to fill vacancy; one member of the Planning Board for a term of one year to fill vacancy; and eighty-four Town Meeting Members as follows:


Thirteen Town Meeting Members in Precinct 1 for a term of three years ;


Fourteen Town Meeting Members in Precinct 2 for a term of three years ;


Two Town Meeting Members in Precinct 2 for a term of two years to fill vacancy ;


Fourteen Town Meeting Members in Precinct 3 for a term of three years ;


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One Town Meeting Member in Precinct 3 for a term of one year to fill vacancy ;


Fourteen Town Meeting Members in Precinct 4 for a term of three years;


Thirteen Town Meeting Members in Precinct 5 for a term of three years : Twelve Town Meeting Members in Precinct 6 for a term of three years;


One Town Meeting Member in Precinct 6 for a term of two years to fill vacancy.


The polls will be opened at eight o'clock in the forenoon and will close at eight o'clock in the evening.


You are further directed to notify and warn the said inhabitants quali- fied to vote as Town Meeting Members, to meet at the Town Hall in said Braintree on Monday, the twentieth day of March, 1944, at seven forty-five o'clock in the evening, then and there to act upon the following articles. namely :


Article 1. To choose all Town Officers, except those elected by ballot.


Article 2. To hear and act upon the report of the several boards of Town Officers, and committees, and choose any committee the Town may think proper.


Article 3. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treas- urer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning Janu- ary 1, 1944, and to issue a note or notes therefor payable within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year, in accordance with the provisions of Section 17, Chapter 44, Gen- eral Laws.


Article 4. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treas- arer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1945, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year, in accordance with the provisions of Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws.


Article 5. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money for general municipal purposes under the authority of and in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 49 of the Acts of 1933, as amended, or take any action relative thereto.


Article 6. To see if the Town will vote to raise or borrow and appro- priate a sum of money for a Reserve Fund for extraordinary and unforseen expenditures during the current year.


Article 7. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise or borrow and appropriate for Interest and Maturing Debt the present year, or take any action relative thereto.


Article 7. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise or borrow and appropriate for Liability Insurance, Insurance on Town prop- erty and Workmen's Compensation, or take any action relative thereto.


Article 9. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise or borrow and appropriate for the Norfolk County Hospital Assessment, for maintenance and repairs.


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GENERAL GOVERNMENT


Article 10. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for General Government for salaries and expenses for the following departments and other purposes, or take any action relative thereto.


1. Moderator.


2. Finance Committee.


3. Selectmen.


4. General Government Incidentals.


5. Accountant.


6. Town Engineer.


7. Assessors.


8. Treasurer.


9. Tax Collector.


10. Town Clerk.


11. Election.


12. Local Defense.


13. Registration.


14. Law.


15. Maintenance of Public Buildings


16. Contributory Retirement System.


17. Rationing Board.


PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY


Article 11. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the protection of persons and property. or take any action relative thereto.


1. Life Guard at Sunset Lake. 2. Building Inspector.


3. Board of Appeal under the Zoning By-Law.


4. Sealer of Weights and Measures ..


5. Tree Warden's Department.


6. Moth Department.


7. Fire Department.


8. Police Department.


9. Military Protection.


HEALTH AND SANITATION


Article 12. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for Health and Sanitation, or take any action relative thereto.


Article 13. To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Section 120A, Chapter 94, General Laws, providing for additional license fees for slaughtering.


Article 14. ON PETITION. To see if the Town will vote to abate a nuisance existing by reason of a Public Dump located on private property on Union Street by the closing of said Dump, or take any action relative thereto.


Article 15. ON PETITION. To see if the Town will vote and appro- priate a sum of money for the abatement of said nuisance after closing said Dump, or take any action relative thereto.


Article 16. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise or borrow and appropriate for the maintenance and operation of the Water Department, the same to be taken from the revenue of the Department, and the unexpended balance of 1943, or take any action relative thereto.


Article 17. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to appro- priate from the income of the Water Department for the salaries of the Water Commissioners.


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Article 18. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise or borrow and appropriate for the laying of a Water Main from Great Pond Pumping Station to connect with the present 12" main on West Street in front of the Stand Pipe or take any action relative thereto.


Article 19. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for Street Lighting.




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