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Sewer Department
Commissioners
BERNARD R. ANDREWS Chairman
CLINTON I. BATES (Resigned)
CHARLES C. TEMPLE EARL D. GILLIATT (Appointed) GEORGE F. BROUSSEAU, Superintendent 1949 Appropriations $235,824.41 1949 Expenditures $184,917.94
New Construction
A total of 2.9 miles of new sewers were added to the sewerage system. The following tabulation shows the extent and distribution of the year's work.
Street
From
To
Pipe Size Inches
Sewer Length Feet
Arnold Street
Adams
Middle
8
2,193
B. V. French Street
Arnold
Middle
8
590
Boscobel Street
Fountain
4 + 75
8
475
Cedarcliff Road
Quincy
1 + 13
8
113
Easement
Main Sewer
Hunt
8
145
Edgemont Road
Shaw
Summit
8
803
Elm Street
Blanchard
1 + 91
8
191
Fountain Street
Pearl
6 + 25
8
625
Highland Avenue
Hancock
Washington
8
215
Hunt Avenue
Middle
8
497
Judson Street
Jersey Oak
End
8
591
Lemoyne Street
Morrison
River
8
457
Morrison Street
Arnold
Lemoyne
8
283
Oak Street
Storrs
Hollis
8
855
Pearl Street
Main Sewer
Fountain
8
1,150
103
Pleasant Street
Church
School
8
353
River Street
Arnold
5 + 79 E'ly
8 579
River Street
Arnold
Middle
8 588
School Street
Pleasant
Cedar
8
606
Storrs Avenue
Garland
Windemere
8
1,554
Victoria Avenue
Fountain
4 + 25
8
425
Washington Street
Hancock
Highland
8 960
Wellington Street
Shaw
3 + 10
8
310
Windemere Circle
Storrs
Storrs
8
897
Total
15,455
Total 1949 Construction 2.9 Miles
Previous Construction 31.3 Miles
Total Constructed to Date 34.2 Miles
The above work was advertised and proposals were received from 18 contractors on a unit price basis in accordance with plans and specifications prepared in the Sewer Department Office. The job was let to the lowest bidder, Joseph Butera Construction Com- pany of Woonsocket, and work was started on April 25. Con- struction operations were suspended December 5 for the winter. There still remains to be done under Butera's contract, about 690 feet on Cedarcliff Road, 240 feet on Crawford Street and 320 feet on Crawford Road. It is expected the remaining work will be completed by May 1, 1950.
The total cost of the completed work amounted to $124,240 or an average of $8.04 per linear foot.
Record plans and profiles of all main and lateral sewers, constructed prior to this year, have been completed and are on file in the Sewer Department Office.
Signed petitions, requesting the Sewer Commissioners to ex- tend the sewerage system to serve their property, were received from owners and residents on the following streets during the past year: Commercial Street, Conrad Street, Elm Terrace, Elmlawn Road, Holden Road, Howie Road, Roberts Street and Vinton Avenue.
Assessments :
364 Sewer Assessments, amounting to $84,751.97 were levied. The total assessment levy is now $559,100.18.
House Connections:
There were 232 sewer connections, totaling 12,195 feet, made to the system during the year at a total cost of $40,441.19. The total number of connections is now 1,829. This year's new con- struction made the sewer available to 270 more houses and appli- cations for connection were received from 85 of them. There
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were 25 applications on file at the end of the year that will have to wait until next spring before work can be started.
Maintenance:
All of the main and lateral sewers were inspected and cleaned during the early winter months. Some roots were found in a number of the street laterals but there were no stoppages.
Stoppages occurred in seven sewer connections due to root growths. All were promptly taken care of and put back into service again. All sewer connections, where trouble with roots had been experienced in the past, were inspected and cleaned out where necessary.
Financial Statement:
A complete financial analysis of all expenditures during the past year is on file in the Sewer Department Office and has been summarized in the Town Accountant's report.
Highway Department JOHN Q. WENTWORTH, Supt.
Construction
STREETS ACCEPTED and built under Betterment Act:
Ferncroft Rd. Pleasantview Ave. to Glenrose Ave.
200 lin. ft.
Howard Ct. Howard St. westerly 390 lin. ft.
Patten Ave. Quincy Ave. to Columbian Ter. 420 lin. ft.
SIDEWALK built under Betterment Act (50%) :
Edgehill Rd. So. side Quincy Ave. to Arthur St. 550 lin. ft.
NEW STREETS ACCEPTED and Surfaced :
Nickerson Rd. Commercial St. easterly
535 lin. ft. 550 lin. ft.
Thetford Rd. Sycamore Rd. easterly
STREETS widened or extended to accepted limits :
Azel Rd. Marshfield Rd. southerly
575 lin. ft.
Wilkins Rd. Commercial St. easterly
650 lin. ft.
Magnolia St. Easterly
200 lin. ft.
CURB 8" x 18" Concrete :
· Elmwood Ave. Sumner St. to Franklin St.
510 lin. ft.
Vinedale Rd. Arborway Dr. to Pleasantview Ave.
750 lin. ft. 300 lin. ft.
Highway garage and driveway entrance
ASPHALT SIDEWALKS:
Adams St. R.R. Crossing westerly
Elmwood Ave. Franklin St. to Sumner Ave.
1100 lin. ft .. 260 lin. ft. 230 lin. ft.
Lowell St. . Elm St. northerly
· Roberts St. Elmlawn Rd. to Conrad St.
Conrad St. Roberts St. northerly
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Middle St. Liberty St. northerly 1250 lin. ft.
Elm St. Adams St. to Burroughs Rd. 1550 lin. ft.
Church St. At Washington St. corner widening
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Ferncroft Road - Before .
Ferncroft Road - After
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DRAINAGE:
Fountain St. easement-Wilkins Rd. and easement-Holmes St .- Wilmarth Rd .- Edgehill Rd. easement-Storrs Ave .- Commercial St. at Elm St .- Cochato Rd .- Fire & Police Station, Driveway at Highway Garage-Chap. 90, Elm St. and Middle St. Concrete pipe used 2474 ft .- min. dia. 10"-max. dia. 30". 24 catch basins and 8 man holes built.
The Smelt Brook was cleaned and bed lowered from a point opposite Walnut St. to Stetson St. culvert.
Maintenance
SNOW REMOVAL, always a project of great importance, was com- paratively light yet considerable sanding of both streets and sidewalks was necessary.
STREET CLEANING-Streets and sidewalks were cleaned throughout the town, many streets required repeat cleanings due to careless trucking and overloading. The business centers were cleaned daily. . All catch basins (1,300) cleaned out, and tops cleared "of leaves and other debris as required. Drains were flushed and repaired at various locations where blocks occurred. Six (6) catch basins were rebuilt and three (3) adjusted to gutter grade.
PATCHING was done where surface failures and settlements due to openings for installation and repairs or public utilities occurred.
REPAIRS TO SIDEWALKS, FENCES AND GUARD RAILS were made as needed. :
SIGNS AND STREET MARKING-53 Street Name Signs, 22 Regula- tory and 36 warning signs were erected. Center lines, Park- ing lines, Bus and Taxi Stands, Cross walks and Stop lines were painted and repainted.
SURFACING-Type "I" Asphalt was applied to Washington St. from President Rd. to Traffic Circle. The Traffic Circle and Independence Ave. to the Quincy Line.
R.C.5 Asphalt and oil treated stone was applied to Union St., Commercial St. from Union St. to Adams St., Adams St. and Elm St. from Washington St. to Cedar St.
T-6 Tar and Sand was applied and honed on streets where new, sewer mains were laid in 1947 and '48. 30,492 lin. ft. Same treatment was also given streets where a seal coat was needed.
PERMITS ISSUED TOTAL 523 AS LISTED:
Sewer Dept. for house connections 217
Sewer Cont. for construction of mains 19
Water Dept. for mains, connections and repairs 116
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Middle Street Looking South from Scholz's - Before
Middle Street Looking South from Scholz's - After
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Gas Co. for mains, connections and repairs 67 N.E. Tel. & Tel. for conduits and poles 56
Miscellaneous, all other street openings, etc. 48
TOWN DUMP off Union St. OPEN DAILY 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. except Sundays and Holidays. Keeper on duty daily.
Rubbish leveled off and covered regularly. Pest con- trol by D.D.T. spraying.
Rubbish Collection
The acquisition of our second modern rubbish truck per- mitted a change in the collection system. Prior to this change, the monthly collection necessitated stopping all regular work for the first week of each month, as all trucks and men were needed to make the collection. The new schedule started the FIRST MONDAY in August eliminates that regular work loss, is as follows: Collections start THE FIRST MONDAY of each month in Precincts 1, 1-A and 2.
Precincts 3 and 4-Collections start the SECOND MONDAY of each month.
Precincts 5 and 6-Collections start the THIRD MONDAY of each month.
Collections are made on regular daily routes throughout each collection week. Each individual collection will be made the same DAY (not date), the same DAY each month unless delayed by a holiday or bad weather.
If the FIRST, SECOND or THIRD MONDAY happens to be a HOLIDAY the collection for that week will start the next day.
Electric Light Commissioners
NORTON P. POTTER, Chairman FRANK P. LORD, Secretary SHELLEY A. NEAL
Your Commissioners submit the annual report of the Brain- tree Electric Light Department for the year ending December 31, 1949.
The kilowatt hours generated and purchased during 1949 decreased 5,141,770 kwhrs. This decrease was due to the fact that we sold to Weymouth Light and Power Company surplus energy in excess of this amount in 1948.
The kilowatt hours 31,876,144 sold to town consumers showed an increase of 1,553,123 kwhrs. over the year 1948.
The maximum peak demand was 8,700 kw., an increase of 500 kw. over 1948.
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The decrease in operating expenses was due to the lower fuel oil prices.
OPERATING EXPENSES 1949 1948 Increase or Decrease $477,219.58 $614,636.18
Decrease $137,416.60 KWHRS. GENERATED AND PURCHASED
1949
1948
Kwhrs. Generated
36,528,000
41,917,000
Decrease
5,389,000
Kwhrs. Purchased
425,196
177,966
Increase
247,230
Total
36,953,196
42,094,966
Decrease
5,141,770
KWHR. SALES 1949
1948
Total Sales
31,876,144
37,144,021
Decrease
5,267,877
The expansion program this year included the occupancy of the new building which was completed in March. The new switch- gear was installed and in service in July. With the completion of this building we now have a well equipped meter room, line stock room, garage and engineering offices.
The Union Street sub-station foundation and metal clad switchgear was completed and in service the first of November. Street lighting on Quincy Ave. was improved with the addition of fourteen new sodium fixtures.
The Department has built three new line extensions to serve the housing development on the Walnut St., Lake St., and Lawn- view projects. These projects together with other new houses built in every section of the Town required 265 new services, increasing the total to 6,866 services as of December 31, 1949.
Following is presented the essential details showing the physical and operating conditions as prepared in accordance with the annual report to the Department of Public Utilities.
Manager's Report ERNEST T. FULTON, Manager Report of Year, 1949 Analysis of Sales
· Domestic and Commercial
$339,419.88
Industrial
16,536,520
242,309.33
Municipal
950,386
13,582.30
Street Lights
722,061
10,876.23
Total
31,876,144
$606,187.84*
Kwhrs. 13,667,177
Revenue
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Operating Expenses
PRODUCTION
Superintendence and Labor.
$ 38,630.53
Boiler Fuel
196,659.09
Water for Steam
1,179.05
Lubricants
104.10
Station Supplies and Expenses
357.91
Maintenance of Station Structures
3,454.14
Maintenance of Boiler Equipment 8,186.85
Maintenance of Turbo-Generator Units
16,100.78
Maintenance of Electric Equipment
1,215.31
Maintenance of Accessory Electric Equipment. .
1,335.73
Electric Energy Purchased
15,158.43
$ 282,381.92*
TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION
Operation of Transmission and Distribution of Lines
$ 15,975.92
Transmission and Distribution Supplies
2,296.37
Inspecting and Testing Meters
1,717.98
Removing and Resetting Meters
2,058.83
Removing and Resetting Transformers
988.75
Maintenance of Transformer Station and Sub- Station Equipment
188.18
Maintenance of Transmission and Distribution of Lines
30,153.25
Maintenance of Underground Conduits
54.12
Maintenance of Meters
854.71
Maintenance of Transformers
1,304.55
$ 55,592.66*
UTILIZATION
Operating of Street Lamps
$ 4,417.40
Replacement of Street Lamps
853.75
Supplies and Maintenance
1,079.43
$ 6,350.58
GENERAL EXPENSE
Maintenance of Consumers' Installations
$ 5,079.86
Commercial Salaries
24,957.04
Advertising
5.00
Salaries of Manager and Municipal Light Board
7,300.00
Office Salaries
6,553.70
General Office Expense
5,246.85
Insurance
6,975.56
Accidents and Damages
244.50
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Maintenance of General Structures Miscellaneous General Expense.
604.98 226.35
DEPRECIATION
$ 57,193.84 75,700.58
GRAND TOTAL OF OPERATING EX- PENSES
$
477,219.58*
BOOK VALUE OF ALL PROPERTY
$2,005,776.32*
Profit and Loss Statement
January 1, 1949, Balance
$1,862,964.20
Transferred from Income
107,510.08
Balance, December 31, 1949
... $1,970,474.28*
Income Statement
OPERATING REVENUE
$ 606,187.84
OPERATING EXPENSES
477,219.58
Manufacturing Surplus
128,968.26
Miscellaneous Additions
3,541.82
$
132,510.08
Paid to Town of Braintree
25,000.00
Transferred to Profit and Loss
$ 107,510.08
Balance Sheet
Assets
Plant Investment
$2,005,776.32
Petty Cash
200.00
Special Cash for Construction
29,471.92
Special Cash for Enlargement of Plant.
10.00
Special Deposits
8,552.55
Accounts Receivable
50,838.24
Materials and Supplies
16,688.56
Depreciation Fund
37,798.99
Prepaid Insurance
8,858.99
TOTAL ASSETS
$2,158,195.57*
Liabilities
Accounts Payable
.00
Consumers' Deposits
8,552.55
Loans Repayments $ 46,168.74
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Appropriations for Construction Repayments 133,000.00 179,168.74
Profit and Loss
1,970,474.28
TOTAL LIABILITIES
$2,158,195.57*
Accounts Receivable
BRAINTREE
$ 7,099.10
EAST BRAINTREE
4,787.77
SOUTH BRAINTREE
14,513.11
CONTRACTS AND SPECIAL RATES
23,277.68
MUNICIPAL
1,160.58
$ 50,838.24*
Depreciation Account
January 1, 1949, Balance
$ 130,917.56
Net Transfer from Income
75,700.58
Interest
2,558.28
$ 209,176.42
Expenditures
171,377.43
DEPRECIATION BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 1949
$ 37,798.99*
Construction Account
January 1, 1949, Balance
$ 42,953.69
Paid to Town of Braintree
25,000.00
Expended for Construction
17,878.65
BALANCE
75.04
Transferred from Operating Balance December 31, 1949
29,396.88
CONSTRUCTION BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 1949
$ 29,471.92*
CASH RECEIVED AS PER CASHBOOK
621,291.17
PAID TO TOWN TREASURER
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE BALANCE
621,291.17 .00
OPERATING CASH BALANCE, DECEM- BER 31, 1949 (transferred to Construction Account ) 29,396.88
Municipal Light Board Debit
Balance, January 1, 1949
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Ernest T. Fulton, Manager $ 621,291.17
$ 621,291.17
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Credit
Paid by Order of Commissioners
Cash Balance, December 31, 1949
$ 591,894.29 29,396.88
$ 621,291.17
Water Department
Commissioners THOMAS E. SEARS, Chairman
JOSEPH LANDERS WILLARD P. SHEPPARD GEORGE N. WATSON, Superintendent
An abundant supply of pure, clean water is expected and accepted as a matter of course, as a common convenience. Citizens give little thought to the complicated water supply system and the years of preliminary planning and work necessary to make this supply available. In fact, consumers' thoughts seldom go beyond the turning of the faucet.
This lack of concern is the highest tribute that can be paid to the Water Commissioners who have made your modern water supply system possible and to the employees of the department who safeguard your health and property by contributing to the efficient and economical operation of your system.
The studies in the 1930's which led to the raising of the water level in Great Pond and later to the building of the upper dam, thus practically doubling the water supply, proved its value during the past summer, during which time consumption increased 33% due to the prolonged drought and evaporation, on account of excessive temperatures, was 15% above normal. You are familiar with the problems many towns and cities are now ex- periencing through their rapidly diminishing water supplies, brought about by the severe dry period during the past year, the end of which may not yet be in sight.
Existing facilities at the pumping station permit the use of only one electrically operated discharge pump at a time. While one pump is sufficient to meet the normal requirements, it proved inadequate to meet the demand this summer during the hours of peak consumption which usually occurred between 4:00 P.M. and 9:00 P.M. During these periods it was necessary to run an additional pump operated by a gasoline engine.
A contract has been awarded for the purchase of new switch- gear, transformers, etc., replacing our obsolete switchboard and
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Photo by Victor Heurlin, Jr.
Braintree Water Supply
equipment, which, when put into operation next spring will permit the use of the two present electrically operated pumps and the use of the third pump when a new electric motor is connected thereto.
The Filtration Plant built in 1934 reached the limit of its capacity this past summer and plans are now being made by our engineers for an addition to this plant.
This year eight thousand feet of water pipe and eleven fire hydrants have been added to the distribution system and 253 new service connections have been installed.
Eighteen thousand dollars of the Water Department debt was paid off this year, leaving only $186,000.00 outstanding on the water supply system.
Financial Statement
Accounts Outstanding January 1
$ 22,705.32
Charges made during year 195,378.36
$218,083.68
Credit given for Material Returned
$1,410.75
Abatements
345.57
1,756.32
$216,327.36
Collections made
193,256.93
Outstanding December 31, 1949
23,070.43
Cash Balance January 1, 1949
$ 29,674.54
Collections during year
193,256.93
$222,931.47
Expenditures during year
174,795.28
$ 48,136.19
Refunds
1,185.61
Cash Balance December 31, 1949
$ 49,321.80
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Engineering Department
JOHN J. DRINKWATER, Town Engineer
No. of Employees
Budget
1948
4
$10,667.00
Expenditures $10,655.09
1949
4
11,179.20
11,179.12
Lines and grades were furnished to the Highway Department for the following: Road Construction-Ferncroft Road, Pleasant View Avenue to Glenrose Avenue 240'; Glenrose Avenue from Vinedale Road 380' east; Howard Court from Howard Street 390'; Magnolia Street 250'; Patten Avenue from Quincy Avenue 420'. Drains-Storrs Avenue from Brook 750'; Cochato Road from Storrs Avenue 220'; Acorn Street 100'; Wilkins Road 110'; Wil- marth Road from Webster Road 300' north; Howard and Shaw Street Survey for Drain; Conrad Street from Robert Street to Quincy Line. Sidewalks-Edgehill Road from Quincy Avenue to Arthur Street; Wilkins Road from Commercial Street to Dobson Road; Azel Road. Curbing-Vinedale Road from Pleasant View Avenue to Arborway Drive; Independence Avenue from Wash- ington Street to Holmes Street; Elmwood Avenue from Sumner Street to Franklin Street.
Miscellaneous projects consist of the following: Layout Sta- dium Hollis Field; relocation of Common Street from Sunnyside Avenue 330' easterly; lines for town dump; layout backstop and baseball diamond Watson Field; layout softball field Hollingsworth Park.
All deeds and subdivisions were checked and plotted accord- ingly on Assessors' Plans, together with two hundred and sixty-five new buildings and additions.
Pole locations were staked for the Electric Light Department upon request.
Braintree Housing Authority
FRANK L. HEANEY, Chairman
ERNEST J. JANSSEN Vice-Chairman
WILLIAM H. GUSTAFSON Treasurer
WILLIAM M. GUSTIN
Assistant Treasurer
GEORGE A. HITCHCOCK Secretary
FRED E. HANSON, Administrator
Pictured shown are some of the nine designs of ninety homes for veterans, which are now about ready for construction; designs
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An Artist's view of the types of single-family homes that will be built for low-rental to housing-needy Braintree veterans
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will be interspersed on six locations in various sections of Brain- tree, thus overcoming monotonous repetition.
Eleven will be on Hillside Road, East Braintree.
Five on King Hill Road, South Braintree.
Eighteen off Commercial Street, East Braintree.
Fourteen on Pearl Street, South Braintree.
Five on Common Street, Braintree.
Thirty-seven on Wildwood Avenue, Braintree Highlands.
Braintree is the only community in the State to erect single family homes on separated sites under provisions of Massachusetts Housing Law (Chapter 200) of the Acts of 1948.
Occupancy of the houses is restricted to veterans of low in- come, first choice of rental must be given to veterans of World War II.
Housing law as presently enacted requires that these homes be for rental only, for forty years unless the emergency is deemed to no longer exist; in such event, these houses will be sold at fair market value.
Rents will be considerably less than is charged for comparable homes commercially built.
The Town will be paid 5% of the shelter rent of the houses, this in lieu of taxes, the houses and land being by law exempt from local taxation.
Members of the Braintree Housing Authority serve without compensation.
Union Village Project
In accordance with the provisions of contract with the Federal Public Housing Administration the Authority during the past year turned over to the Town Treasurer $6,684.48 in payment of taxes and ground rental. This added to the amounts previously paid the Town from the beginning of the project in October 1946 amounts to $18,609.60.
The original cost of the project to the Town of Braintree was $12,872.63. In addition to this amount during the past three years the Town has appropriated $5,155.13 to cover expenses not allowed by the Federal Government, making a total cost of the project to date of $18,027.76.
This deducted from revenue received, shows that the Town has realized a profit of $581.84 on its original investment.
The Federal Government has received $40,159.02 from the project during the same period, and we have on hand, as of December 31, 1949, approximately $10,000.00 which will be paid to P. H. A.
During the past year a cedar post fence has been erected along the Union Street side of the Project for the protection of children.
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Two Parking Areas have been completed thereby greatly relieving the parking problem.
The Playground was again operated for a ten week period under the supervision of a competent instructor.
During this year twenty-one veterans were able to find new homes, thereby allowing us to take care of a like number of qualified applicants.
We now have on hand a waiting list of 107 applications for apartments at Union Village with additional applications being received each week.
Recently the Federal Government gave local governments the option of taking over the operation of Title V projects at no cost to the community, also of applying for an extension of time for the operation of the project.
In view of the still urgent need of low rental temporary hous- ing for veterans as manifested by the number of applications on hand and still being received, your Authority asked the Board of Selectmen to consider the advisability of making application for the transfer of Union Village Project from the Federal Govern- ment to the Town Government.
This application has been made and the action of the Select- men was ratified by vote of the Special Town Meeting, December 19, 1949.
This ratification will enable the Town to receive the surplus money, which heretofore, has been turned back to the Federal Government.
The Federal contract was to have expired June, 1951, but Chapter 469 of the Acts of 1949, an amendment to Chapter 372 pertaining to temporary low rental housing, permits an extension of time to May 23, 1954.
We are therefore recommending that the Town Meeting vote to continue the operations of Union Village to the full length of time permissible, May 23, 1954. A suitable article has been inserted in the Warrant. .
Airport Commission
WILLIAM G. BROOKS, Chairman HARLAN W. KINGSBURY, Secretary ROBERT B. HILL JOHN W. MURPHY GEORGE T. WOODSUM
The Braintree Airport Commission, first appointed by the Selectmen of the Town of Braintree, following a vote of the Annual Town Meeting in March, 1947, reports the completion of
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Member planes tied down at Braintree Airport
Braintree Airport - Showing new extension made in 1949 at left
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their third year of activity, and the second year of active operation of the Braintree Airport.
The Braintree Airport Association, formed two years ago at the suggestion of the Airport Commission, to supervise all active flying at the Airport, now has 210 members. Regular meetings of the Association are held every two weeks at the Braintree Town Hall and many interesting speakers have given valuable, instruc- tion on current aviation topics to the enthusiastic group of aviators.
The officers of the Braintree Airport Association for the year 1949 were: William K. Stewart, President; Robert P. Monaghan, V. Pres .; Miss Ethel H. Hill, Secy .; Robert B. Hill, Treas .; and Clarence A. Jermyn, Airport Manager.
The Braintree Airport, located near Great Pond on town- owned property under the direction of the Braintree Water Dept. now has an airstrip of 2,300 feet of cleared land with 1,900 feet of usable runway, approximately 85 feet in width. The Annual Town Meeting of March, 1949, appropriated $1,000.00 for im- provement and lengthening the airstrip, under the direction of the Airport Commission. This much needed appropriation allowed the Commission to accomplish much important work during the last six months of the year. The field was cleared for an additional 500 feet in length, tree stumps removed and many loads of gravel added to fill the swampy area. More gravel is needed to make the last 400 feet of runway usable, and to bring to grade. The Great Pond side of the Airport has been completely fenced off so that automobiles cannot enter the airport at the pond side. Six high evergreens have been transplanted beyond the fence to keep planes high over the road in approaching the landing field.
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