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Hannah R. Hollis Fund
107.34
Julia A. Minchin Fund
117.66
Library Foundation Fund
13,310.56
Caleb Stetson Library Fund
2,655.64
Post War Rehab. Fund
5.71
Rachel R. Thayer Library Fund
183.47
Avis A. Thayer Fund
507.23
Joseph S. Miller Fund
145.49
Stabilization Fund
6,337.07
Henry H. Musick Fund
290.78
Charles C. Hill Cemetery Fund
117.67
James W. Colbert School
Fund
30,881.96
James W. Colbert Library Fund
45,030.47
148,123.54
$148,123.54
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RETIREMENT SYSTEM
Cash and Securities ....
$ 343,779.83
$343,779.83
Annuity Savings Fund $ 234,722.69
Expense Fund
289.27
Pension Accumulation Fund
80,159.27
Annuity Reserve Fund.
18,312.41
Income Fund
6,949.90
Annuity Savings Fund Mili- tary
3,346.30
$ 343,779.83.
$343,779.83
Respectfully submitted,
R. W. MAGLATHLIN Town Accountant
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Town Treasurer
JOHN W. HARDING, Town Treasurer in account with THE TOWN OF BRAINTREE
Cash Book Balance, January 1, 1951 $1,152,585.23
Receipts from the Collector of Taxes
1,977.013.92
Receipts from Electric Light Department
788,007.49
Receipts from Water Department.
190,704.87
Receipts from all other sources
1,815,252.81
$5,923,564.32
Paid on Selectmen's Warrants for:
Bonds, Notes and Interest
$ 804,784.75
Electric Light Department Vouchers
796,240.15
Water Department Vouchers
184,286.68
All Other Appropriations and Expenditures.
3,306,359.46
Cash Book Balance, December 31, 1951
831,893.28
$5,923,564.32
The Cash Book Balance is made up of the following items:
General Town Account Balance $ 730,119.19
Water Department Balance.
20,728.76
Electric Light Department Balance
33,152.88
Electric Depreciation Fund
47,892.45
$ 831,893.28
LIMITATION OF INDEBTEDNESS STATEMENT January 1, 1952 Prepared in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44 Section 10 of the General Laws.
Valuations for three preceding years less abatements :
1949
$ 35,463,926.
1950
40,260,638.
1951
43,915,476.
$119,640,040. 39,880,013.
Average Net Valuation
5% of Average Valuation
$1,994,000.
Total Debt Outstanding December 31, 1951
$1,928,000.
Less Debt Outside the Debt Limit
604,000.
1,324,000.
Present Borrowing Capacity
$ 670,000.
OUTSTANDING FUNDED DEBT December, 31, 1951
First Sewer Loan, 31/2 %, due 1952-1961 $ 144,000.00
Second Sewer Loan, 5%, due 1952-1953
8,000.00
Third Sewer Loan, 31/4%, due 1952-1954
21,000.00
Sewer Loan, 21/4 %, due 1952-1958
35,000.00
Sewer Loan, 11/2%, due 1952-1959
40,000.00
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Sewer Loan, 1.40%, due 1952-1961
50,000.00
Water Mains Bonds, 11/4%, due 1952-1961
120,000.00
Water Construction Bonds, 11/4 %, due 1952-1961 30,000.00 High School Addition Bonds, 21/4 %, due 1952-1968 687,000.00
High School Remodeling Bonds, 21/4 %, due 1952-1958 112,000.00
Highway Garage Bonds, 21/4 %, due 1952-1958 46,000.00
Elementary School Bonds, 13/4 %, due 1952-1970
635,000.00
$1,928,000.00
Tax Titles and Tax Title Possessions
Tax Titles held by Town of Braintree, Jan. 1, 1951
$ 9,878.64
Tax Titles acquired in 1951, including subsequent taxes added
5,233.19
Tax Titles Redeemed and Disclaimed in 1951
5,557.54
Tax Titles Foreclosed in 1951
823.24
Tax Titles Held, December 31, 1951.
8,731.05
The book value of Tax Title Possessions held by the Town
on December 31, 1951 was.
34,744.19
TRUST FUND TRANSACTIONS-Year 1951
Principal
of Fund
Dec. 31, '51
of Income
Jan. 1, '51
Income
Receipts
Payments
Balance
of Income
Dec. 31, '51
N. H. Hunt Trust
$24,376.99
$ 726.06
$726.04
Chas. E. French Trust
2,419.50
$ 33.48
54.97
46.13
$ 42.32
Ann M. Penniman Trust
500.00
5.78
11.32
10.00
7.10
Geo. W. Kelley Trust
200.00
.31
4.52
4.83
Hannah R. Hollis Trust
100.00
7.34
2.42
9.76
Julia A. Minchin Trust
100.00
15.06
2.60
17.66
Charles Thayer Trust
20,329.06
460.51
491.76
402.00
550.27
Avis A. Thayer Trust
500,00
7.89
11.34
12.00
7:23
Jos. S. Miller Trust
123.66
18.62
3.21 ..
21.83
Chas. C. Hill Trust
100.00
15.07
2.60
17.67
Colbert School Trust
25,000.00
5,188.43
693.53
5,881.96
Henry H. Musick Trust
250.00
34.35
6.43
: 40.78
Colbert Library Trust
40,443.76
3,510.37
1,076.34
4,586.71
Post War Fund
497.04
11.24
502.63
5.65
Stabilization Fund
5,000.00
847.04
490.03
1,377.07
Trust Funds of the Trustees of Thayer Public Library December 31, 1951
Principal-Foundation Fund
$11,020.91
Principal-Caleb Stetson Fund
2,500.00
Principal-Rachel R. Thayer Fund.
172.50
Receipts:
Cash on deposit, Jan. 1, 1951
2,877.25
Income-Foundation Fund
265.56
Income-Caleb Stetson Fund
53.76
Income-Nathaniel H. Hunt Trust
726.04
Income-Rachel R. Thayer Fund
4.09
$ 3,926.70
Expenditures:
Purchase of Books
$ 173.62
Purchase of Furniture and Fixtures
62.49
Repairs
122.00
Cash on Deposit, Dec. 31, 1951
3,568.59
$ 3,926.70
1951
from Income
1951
Balance
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Contributory Retirement System TREASURER'S REPORT FOR YEAR 1951
Under the General Laws the Town Treasurer is The Treasurer- Custodian of all Funds and Securities of the Contributory Retirement System.
Cash Balance, January 1, 1951.
$10,600.44
Cash Receipts for Year 1951
76,580.08
$87,180.52
Payments by Vouchers of Retirement Board
$76,874.38
Cash Balance, December 31, 1951
10,306.14
$87,180.52
Securities Held-December 31, 1951
$ 5,000
American Tel. & Tel. Co.
234%
due
1980
5,000
Boston Edison Co.
23/4 %
due
1980
3,000
Central Maine Power Co.
3 1/2 %
due
1970
4,000
Consolidated Edison Co. of N. Y
25/8 %
due
1977
5,000
Detroit Edison Co.
2 3/4 %
due
1985
5,000
Green Mountain Power Co.
334 %
due
1963
4,000
Illinois Bell Telephone Co.
3%
due
1978
5,000
Indianapolis Power & Light Co.
27/8 %
due
1979
5,000
Montana Power Co.
2 7/8 %
due
1975
3,000
Narragansett Electric Co.
3%
due
1978
2,000
New England Power Co.
23/4 %
due
1979
4,000
New England Tel. & Tel. Co.
3%
due
1974
4,000
New Jersey Bell Telephone Co
31/8 %
due
1988
4,000
New Jersey Power & Light Co.
27/8 %
due
1979
5,000
New York Telephone Co.
23/4 %
due
1982
4,000
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.
23/4 %
due
1980
4,000
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
27/8 %
due
1980
4,000
Pacific Tel. & Tel. Co
3 1/8 %
due
1983
4,000
Philadelphia Electric Co.
27/8 %
due
1978
5,000
Southern California Edison Co
27/8 %
due
1976
2,000
Westchester Lighting Co.
31/2%
due
1967
3,000
West Penn. Power Co.
27/8 %
due
1979
15,000
U. S. Savings Bonds
2 1/2 %
due
1953
35,000
U. S. Savings Bonds
2 1/2 %
due
1954
25,000
U. S. Savings Bonds
21/2%
due
1955
16,500
U. S. Savings Bonds
21/2 %
due
1956
30,000
U. S. Savings Bonds
21/2 %
due
1957
3,000
U. S. Savings Bonds
21% %
due
1958
17,500
U. S. Savings Bonds
2 1/2 %
due
1959
5,000
Deposit-Braintree Savings Bank
5,000
Deposit-Randolph Savings Bank
1,000
Deposit-Second Federal Sav. & Loan Assn., Boston
4,000
Deposit-South Weymouth Savings Bank
1,000
Deposit-Suffolk First Federal Sav. & Loan Assn., Boston '
3,000
Deposit-Weymouth Savings Bank
2,000
Deposit-Worcester County Inst. for Savings
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25 Shares Chase National Bank, New York
234 Shares First National Bank of Boston 38 Shares Manufacturers Trust Co., N. Y. 200 Shares National Shawmut Bank of Boston 52 Shares National City Bank of N. Y.
45 Shares Rockland-Atlas National Bank of Boston
40 Paid-up Shares Braintree Co-operative Bank
10 Running Shares Braintree Co-operative Bank Series 105
10 Running Shares Braintree Co-operative Bank Series 106 40 Paid-up Shares Holbrook Co-operative Bank 10 Paid-up Shares Home Co-operative Bank
5 Paid-up Shares Lawrence Co-operative Bank 20 Paid-up Shares Lincoln Co-operative Bank
40 Paid-up Shares Mattapan Co-operative Bank
20 Paid-up-Shares Middleborough Co-operative Bank 10 Paid-up Shares Orange Co-operative Bank
10 Running Shares Orange Co-operative Bank Series 124
20 Running Shares Pilgrim Co-operative Bank Series 134 20 Running Shares Quincy Co-operative Bank Series 187 15 Paid-up Shares Randolph Co-operative Bank
10 Running Shares Randolph Co-operative Bank Series 123
20 Paid-up Shares Sandwich Co-operative Bank 10 Paid-up Shares Shirley Co-operative Bank
15 Paid-up Shares South Shore Co-operative Bank
10 Paid-up Shares Ware Co-operative Bank
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN W. HARDING Treasurer
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Report of Tax Collections GEORGE H. GERRIOR, JR., TAX COLLECTOR Year Ending December 31, 1951
LEVY OF 1951
Commitments $1,749,929.03
Cash Receipts $1,568,773.47 20,485.85 8,572.01
Abatements Less Refunds $24,855.70 14.00
Tax Titles and Appor- tionments $2,993.78 238.00
Balance Outstanding $153,306.08 1,427.01
Real Estate
Sewer Betterment Apportionments
22,164.86
Sewer Connection Apportionments
8,972.02
19.36
14.00
366.65
Street Betterment Apportionments
1,226.97
994.66
25.33
206.98
Water Liens
2,798.88
2,449.21
94.23
255.44
Committed Interest
8,671.95
8,043.78
9.83
56.29
562.05
Poll
14,024.00
12,170.00
1,826.00
28.00
Excise
178,066.49
156,249.97
9,884.79
11,931.73
Personal Property
70,607.77
59,799.34
6,873.98
3,934.45
$2,056,461.97
$1,837,538.29
$43,483.66
$3,421.63
$172,018.39
LEVY OF 1950
Real Estate
81,381.67
78,195.35
1,835.22
1,351.10
Sewer Betterment Apportionments
1,326.10
1,245.75
80.35
Sewer Connection Apportionments
494.55
494.55
Street Betterment Apportionments
128.00
128.00
Water Liens
589.05
533.23
55.82
Committed Interest
554.71
534.70
20.01
Poll
48.00
30.00
18.00
Excise
22,518.99
13,760.45
8,761.25
2.71 Cr.
Personal Property
2,643.16
2,435.95
207.21
$ 109,684.23
$97,357.98
$10,821.68
$1,507.28
$2.71 Cr.
Levy of 1949-Disclaimed Tax Title
42.40
42.40
Unapportioned and Deferred Asses.
177,779.09
39,395.99
33.56
67,318.17
71,031.37
TOTAL
$2,343,967.69
$1,974,292.26
$54,381.30
$72,247.08
$243,047.05
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MISCELLANEOUS INCOME: Interest Fees Lien Statements
2,343.81
30.85 347.00
$1,977,013.92
Analysis of Unapportioned Assessments and Deferred Assessments Prepaid
Appor-
Commitments
Cash Receipts Abatements tionments
Balance
Sewer Betterment
$ 7,207.67
$ 7,207.67
Sewer Connection
2,399.00
2,399.00
Street Betterment
649.00
649.00
DEFERRED ASSESSMENTS PREPAID
Sewer Betterment Unapportioned
101,526.20
11,982.99
$45,189.18
$44,354.03
Sewer Connection Unapportioned
61,984.83
16,925.92
$33.56
19,517.52
25,507.83
Street Betterment Unapportioned
4,012.39
231.41
2,611.47
1,169.51
$ 177,779.09
$39,395.99
$33.56
$67,318.17
$71,031.37
Analysis of Abatements
Abatements
Refunds $13,834.08
1951-Real Estate
$ 38,689.78
Sewer Betterment Apportionments
14.00
Sewer Connection Apportionments Committed Interest
19 36
9.83
Poll
1,872.00
46.00
Excise
14,528.39
4,643.60
Personal
11,240.40
4,366.42
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1950-Real Estate
4,088.44
2,253.22
Poll
18.00
Excise
9,478.21
716.96
Personal
233.71
26.50
1949-Real Estate
127.20
84.80
Unapportioned Sewer Connection
33.56
$ 80,352.88
$25,971.58
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Board of Assessors NORRIS H. PINAULT, Chairman
CHESTER W. NELSON, Clerk ARTHUR E. BOYNTON
The Board of Assessors for the year 1951 organized with Norris H. Pinault, Chairman, Chester W. Nelson, Clerk, and Arthur E. Boynton.
Our Board brought about a reduction in the tax rate for the first time in many years, notwithstanding the fact that appropriations increased materially.
The assessed valuation of real estate, personal property, and auto excise increased approximately $5,000,000.00 in 1951. This brings the total valuation of the Town of Brain- tree up to around $46 million. An analysis of these figures shows that the Town of Braintree has increased in its total assessed valuation over $10 million in the past two years.
The cost of conducting the town's business and appro- priations for improvements are increasing annually. It is obvious, therefore, that care and judgment should be used in appropriating money for any purpose that is not ex- tremely urgent and necessary, in order that an attractive tax rate can be maintained to aid the development and growth of our town.
We will conclude our annual report with a suggestion that all the citizens and taxpayers get in touch with the town meeting members of their precincts and urge that they use extreme caution in the form of appropriations, in order that economy may be practiced, and the taxpayers are hereby assured of the cooperation of the Assessors in this matter.
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1951 Recapitulation
Figures Used in Fixing Rate (G. L. Chapter 59, Sections 23 and 25)
Total Appropriations Voted Since 1950 Tax Rate Was Fixed
Chapter 32, Section 22, General Laws
State: Assessments
County: Tax and Assessments
92,962.38 41,984.09
Gross Amount to be Raised Estimated Receipts
$ 817,465.96
Available Funds
289,729.47
Total Deductions
$1,107,195.43
Net Amount to be Raised by Taxation on Polls and Property Number of Polls: 6,981 at $2.00 each
$1,833,869.84
$ 13,962.00
Valuation: Personal Estate $ 1,612,050.00 Tax Rate
70,607.79
Real Estate 39,938,350.00 $43.80
1,749,299.73
Gain on account of fractional divisions of rate .32
Total Taxes Levied on Polls and Property
$1,833,869.84
$2,735,601.46 200.00 70,317.34
Overlay of Current Year
$2,941,065.27
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Planning Board
A. WINTON CAIRD, Chairman
EDWARD J. ROSE JOSEPH M. MAGALDI, Clerk
RALPH M. SOULE MITCHELL W. GAWLOWICZ JOHN J. DRINKWATER, Ex-Officio
The Planning Board has completed its third year operating as a Board of Survey under the provision of the General Laws, Chapter 41, Sections 81A to 81Y, as amended.
During the past year public hearings have been held concerning three proposed changes in the zoning by-law, five street layouts as proposed by the Selectmen and 2 proposed developments involving eight street layouts.
Petitions have been presented to the Norfolk County Commissioners for revised layouts of Common Street from Washington Street to Granite Street, Liberty Street from Middle Street to Union Street, Liberty Street from Wildwood Avenue to Division Street and Hancock Street from Pearl Street to Plain Street. A public hearing on these layouts has already been held at the County seat in Dedham and another hearing will be held soon at the Braintree Town Hall.
The Rules and Regulations of the Planning Board which were originally adopted June 21, 1949 have been revised to meet the contingencies which have arisen during the first three years of operation as a Board of Survey under the provisions of Chapter 41 of the General Laws. One of the more important changes in the rules is the reduction in time in which a developer must complete the proposed ways and the installation of utilities. These revised rules have been printed and are available at the Town Engineer's office at the Town Hall.
The Quincy Planning Board and the Weymouth Plan- ning Board have been cooperative in dealing with matters pertaining to the neighboring communities. Members of our Board have attended State Planning Board meetings and have had the advice of the State Planning Board, the Town Counsel, the Supt. of Streets and other town officials in its endeavor to properly interpret and apply the provision of the General Laws under which we function.
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Preliminary work has already been performed and investigations are under way for the development of State projects with our primary interest in the Southeast Express- way and Route 128 so that much needed relief in automobile traffic thru our town may be had.
The Planning Board meets regularly the third Tuesday of each month in the Engineer's office at the Town Hall except during July and August. During 1952 twenty regular and special meetings were held in addition to many conferences with interested citizens and town officials.
Our appreciation goes to all who have cooperated with the Board and particularly to our Ex-Officio member, Town Engineer John J. Drinkwater and his staff.
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Civil Defense Agency R. P. FITZGERALD, Director GILBERT T. SINGLETON, Deputy Director
During the year 1951, fifty-two weekly executive com- mittee meetings were held. Numerous meetings were held for training purposes by various departments. Early in the year a registration for volunteers was conducted and ap- proximately five hundred (500) people took the civil defense oath. Due to organizational problems and insufficient train- ing information, many people registered in civil defense have not, as yet, been assigned.
Moving pictures were shown and talks given on civil defense to several organizations in the town and an open meeting was held at the High School. Information relative to civil defense has been distributed to every dwelling in the town through the facilities of the Electric Light Depart- ment and the Old Colony Gas Co.
A survey of all school buildings has been made and facilities have been recorded. As first aid centers and tem- porary hospitals, our schools are invaluable.
An auxiliary power plant is installed at the Police Head- quarters and has sufficient capacity to operate radios and all other equipment. A radio receiver tuned to the State Police channel has been purchased and installed at Police Head- quarters to receive warning signals. All warning signals will come through the State Police. This system gives a twenty-four (24) hour warning service. Braintree parti- cipated in two regional tests conducted by the State Civil Defense.
Communications Department : Directed by Richard B. Harvey-Have organized a group of amateur radio opera- tors into six (6) mobile units and ten (10) fixed stations. Braintree has the distinction of having its own amateur radio station. The equipment is installed at Police Head- quarters and the station has the call letters W1TYN. The radio group have held weekly meetings on the air and their activities have excited much interest throughout the state. They have demonstrated the great value of the amateur "HAM" radio station in the event of an emergency. The Police and Fire Department radios are included in the com-
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munications program but their value is limited due to the obsolescence of their equipment.
Radiological Department: Directed by John Weeks- Is made up of several experts on the subject. They have built six (6) Geiger Counters, costing approximately 75% less than commercial instruments. One interesting phase of their training program is the instructing of a class of eleven (11) high school juniors in radiological safety moni- toring. Thirty (30) people are active in the radiological department.
School Department: Directed by Superintendent Ralph Proctor-Every school teacher has enrolled in civil defense. Many have completed first aid courses. All schools have been surveyed and safety zones selected. Regular drills are conducted and the children are instructed in proper con- duct during an emergency.
Police Department : Directed by Chief Edward D. Cahill and supervised by Lt. Albert R. Klay-Have organized an efficient auxiliary police force of six (6) squads with six (6) captains and seventy-five (75) men.
Uniform hats, belts, badges and other equipment have been purchased for this force. Regular training meetings are held and several squads have actively engaged in traffic control.
Fire Department: Directed by Chief Harry T. Sears- Have an active organization of one hundred (100) men, made up of permanent, call and auxiliary firemen. Equip- ment for fifty (50) auxiliary firemen has been purchased and installed at the Central Fire Station. Twenty-five (25) industrial firemen in one plant have been fully equipped by their management. Eight (8) industrial plants have been organized and two hundred (200) men have been trained in industrial fire fighting. The regular fire alarm system has been extended by the installation of additional sirens located at strategic points giving a total of fifteen (15) warning units which it is estimated will cover the entire town.
Industrial plants have been organized to supplement the fire alarm system with their steam and air whistles.
Rescue Department: Directed by Robert Wills-Have a personnel of seventy-five (75) men. They have available,
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one panel truck fully equipped with rescue tools and a second truck is being prepared. All personnel are trained engineers, riggers, mechanics and construction men. Organizational and training meetings have been held during the year.
Highway Department: Directed by Superintendent John Q. Wentworth-A gasoline electric power saw unit has been purchased for this department, for rapidly remov- ing obstruction from highways. This department is well organized in this work. A list of all heavy equipment has been compiled by this department and is available in an emergency.
Electric Light Department, Water Department and Sewer Department: Have been active in civil defense prep- arations and their respective departments are ready to operate in an emergency.
Civil War Aid Department : Directed by Ralph Macleod -Is well organized and ready to function. A large personnel is required by this department and plans for expansion are prepared.
Publicity Department: Directed by William G. Brooks -Has been ably handled.
Difficulty has been experienced in organizing the Medi- cal and Warden Service but progress is anticipated during the next year.
Conclusion: The Braintree Civil Defense Agency is made up entirely of volunteer workers and the director appreciates the co-operation and loyalty of all who have contributed to the construction of this agency. The im- portance of Civil Defense must not be discounted.
Fire Department
HARRY T. SEARS, Chief of Fire Department and Superintendent of Fire Alarm Department.
In 1951 out of a total of 621 calls of all descriptions only 54 fires resulted in losses totaling $29,639.15 with a property valuation involved by fire of $1,003,140.00 giving us a per capita loss of $1.25.
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RESCUE SQUAD IN ACTION
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BRAINTREE FIRE DEPARTMENT
ring - Architect.
PROPOSED NEW BRAINTREE HIGHLANDS FIRE STATION
Fire prevention is considered one of the most important duties of the Fire Department. A special effort has been made to increase the number of inspections of all classes of buildings. Fire prevention should be carried out the entire year. With your help we can still lower our fire losses.
The apparatus, equipment, fire stations and the fire alarm system are in very good condition.
Mutual Aid plays a very important part in the protec- tion of life and property. We are grateful to have automatic Mutual Aid with our neighboring city and towns.
Due to the increase in population and buildings in the Braintree Highlands district it is necessary to recommend an increase in personnel and the construction of a new fire station to replace the one-room third-class building now in use.
To date, we have six hundred dwellings, the Norfolk County Hospital, the Braintree Highlands School and a Convalescent Home plus 1500 new dwellings under consider- ation in this district off Liberty Street.
A section of the school property has been selected by a committee as the most suitable location for a Fire Station.
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This location is in the geographical center of the Highlands district, giving added protection to the school and serving all parts equally.
The increase in personnel will add a second man to the Braintree Highlands district.
By making funds available last year Fire Department pumper connections have been installed to all sprinkler sys- tems in our schools. I have requested that the sprinkler program should continue until all second and third class school buildings are protected by automatic sprinkler systems.
Fuel oil in excess of ten gallons shall not be kept in a structure without a permit having been obtained from the head of the Fire Department. In 1951 there were 668 inspections of fuel oil burner installations. These installa- tions are increasing each year. A person, firm or corpora- tion shall not make nor alter a fuel oil burner installation until a certificate of competency has been obtained from a State Fire Marshal.
We recommend the installation of an approved metal guard for protection against breakage on glass fuel oil containers installed before January 1, 1948. The law calls for this protection on installations made after January 1, 1948.
A permit is required from the head of the Fire Depart- ment for the installation and storage of Liquefied Petroleum Gas systems. 26 permits were issued in 1951 for such installations.
Supervised drills and schooling in the Department are carried out the entire year.
Our ten-year-old two-way radio communication system with the Police Department is obsolete and undependable. I have recommended a complete F.M. radio communication . system separating us from the Police Department. Emer- gencies involve both departments, delaying one or the other from the use of the radio. Radio may be the only means of communication in a crisis, therefore, the purchase of this radio is very essential at this time.
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Police Department EDWARD D. CAHILL, Chief
I herewith submit my report of the activities of the Police Department for the year ending December 31, 1951.
During 1951 the department acquired three 1951 Ford Cars which we have lettered "Police" and which we use in patrolling the highways of our town during the day and night. We also acquired one 1951 Harley Davidson Motor- cycle for use in traffic control.
Our town is expanding rapidly-more new construction of homes, larger school population, more registrations of motor vehicles, etc. All this activity means an added work load for this department and the department must expand as the town grows. Therefore I have recommended the addition of three men, the trading of one 1950 prowl car, the trading of one 1940 motorcycle and the replacement of our radio system which is now ten years old. I have also recommended the purchase of a sedan delivery truck to be used in the Parking Meter service.
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