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600.00
1088.09
Chas. C. Hill Tr.
100.00
48.48
5.23
53.71
Colbert School Tr.
1870.46
66.03
1936.49
Colbert Library Tr. 40,790.37
2256.54
1796.16
2003.31
2049.39
Minerva P. Martin Tr. 300.00
68.52
12.99
81.51
Mary F. White Tr.
10,752.15
1544.30
516.79
2061.09
Pond St. Cem. Fd.
20,328.95
2172.69
774.60
1140.00
1807.29
Lucia E. Hollis Tr. 10,000.00
373.51
373.51
N. E. Hollis Park &
Playground Fund 100,000.00
3789.79
3839.03 3985.48
3643.34
A. S. & N. E. Hollis
School Fund
1,251,891.90 35,867.56
45,993.45 37,605.90 44,255.11
from Income
1960
Balance
.. ....
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CONTRIBUTORY RETIREMENT SYSTEM
Cash Balance, January 1, 1960
$ 18,285.03
Cash Receipts for 1960
207,167.04
Total
$225,452.07
Payments Made on Vouchers of Retirement Board
$211,312.77
Cash Balance December 31, 1960
14,139.30
Total $225,452.07
SECURITIES HELD-DECEMBER 31, 1960
$ 5,000. Aluminum Company of America 3 % Due 1979
10,000. American Telephone and Telegraph Co. 234 % Due 1980
4,000.
American Telephone and Telegraph Co. 43/8 % Due 1985
5,000
Boston Edison Company
234 % Due 1980
3,000.
Central Maine Power Company
234 % Due 1976
3,000.
Central Maine Power Company
31/2 % Due 1970
5,000. Central Illinois Public Service Company
434 % Due 1989
5,000.
Central Vermont Public Service Corporation 33/8 % Due 1982
10,000.
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
31/2 % Due 1968
5,000.
Cincinnati Gas and Electric Company
41/8% Due 1987
10,000. Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company
43/8 % Due 1994
5,000. Commonwealth Edison Company
41/4% Due 1987
5,000. Commonwealth Edison Company
314% Due 1982
4,000. Consolidated Edison Company of New York 258% Due 1977
5,000. Dayton Power and Light Company
31/4% Due 1982
5,000. Detroit Edison Company
234% Due 1985
10,000.
Fall River Electric Light Company
334% Due 1983
5,000.
General Motors Corporation
31/4 % Due 1979
10,000.
General Telephone Company of California
41/2% Due 1986
3,000.
Georgia Power Company
33/8 % Due 1982
4,000.
Illinois Bell Telephone Company
31/8 % Due 1984
4,000. Illinois Bell Telephone Company
3
% Due 1978
10,000. Illinois Bell Telephone Company
43/8 % Due 1994
10,000. Indiana and Michigan Electric Company
434 % Due 1988
5,000.
Indianapolis Power and Light Company
27/8 % Due 1979
20,000. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
31/2% Due 1969
10,000. Louisville and Nashville Railroad Equipt. Trust
33/8 % Due 1966
5,000. Montana Power Company
27/8 % Due 1975
12,000. Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Co. 43/8% Due 1988
3,000. Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Co.
31/8 % Due 1978
3,000. Narragansett Electric Company
3% Due 1978
2,000. New England Power Company 234% Due 1979
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Due 1974 4,000. New England Telephone and Telegraph Co. 3% 5,000. New England Telephone and Telegraph Co. 314% Due 1991
6,000. New England Telephone and Telegraph Co. 4% Due 1993 5,000. New Jersey Bell Telephone Company 31/8 % Due 1988
4,000. New Jersey Power and Light Company 27/8 % Due 1979
6,000. New Jersey Power and Light Company 47/8% Due 1990
5,000. New York Telephone Company
234 % Due 1982
7,000. New York Telephone Company
33/8 % Due 1996
4,000. Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation
231% Due 1980
10,000.
Norfolk and Western Railway Equipment Trust
41/8 % Due 1973
10,000.
Northern Pacific Railroad Equipment Trust 35/8% Due 1968 North Shore Gas Company 4% Due 1975
5,000. Ohio Power Company
3 3/8 % Due 1985
2,000. Ohio Power Company
33/8 % Due 1981
5,000.
Ohio Power Company
3%
Due 1971
5,000. 4,000. 5,000.
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
27/8 % Due 1980
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
3% Due 1971
4,000. Pacific Telephone and Telegraph
Company 31/8 % Due 1983
6,000.
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph
Company 314% Due 1979
1,000.
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company 35/8% Due 1991
2,000.
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph
Company 43/8 / Due 1988
5,000.
Pennsylvania Electric Company
33/8 % Due 1972
4,000. Philadelphia Electric Company
27/8 % Due 1978
4,000.
Philadelphia Electric Company 45/8% Due 1987
5,000.
Public Service Company of New Hampshire 314% Due 1973
5,000.
San Diego Gas and Electric Company 3% Due 1978
5,000.
Southern California Edison Company
27/8 % Due 1976
11,000.
Southern California Edison Company
35% % Due 1981
2,000.
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
234% Due 1985
7,000.
Suburban Electric Company
41/2 % Due 1987
5,000.
U. S. Savings Bonds
31/4% Due 1968 4% Due 1963
30,000. U. S. Treasury Notes
47/8 % Due 1963
58,000. U. S. Treasury Bonds
31/4 % Due 1983
50,000. U. S. Treasury Bonds
414 % Due 1985
10,000. U. S. Treasury Bonds
31/2% Due 1990
30,000. U. S. Treasury Bonds
3% Due 1995
2,000. Westchester Lighting Company
31/2% Due 1967
5,000. West Penn Power Company
27/8 % Due 1979
36 shares Chase Manhattan Bank, New York
315 shares First National Bank of Boston
91 shares First National City Bank of New York
5 shares Harvard Trust Company, Cambridge 80 shares Manufacturers Trust Company, New York 200 shares National Shawmut Bank of Boston
10 shares Newton-Waltham Bank and Trust Company 123 shares Rockland-Atlas National Bank of Boston
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5,000.
Ohio Power Company
45/8 % Due 1989
10,000. U. S. Treasury Notes
60 Paid-up Shares Braintree Cooperative Bank
40 Paid-up Shares Holbrook Cooperative Bank
10 Paid-up Shares Home Cooperative Bank
5 Paid-up Shares Lawrence Cooperative Bank
20 Paid-up Shares Lincoln Cooperative Bank
25 Paid-up Shares Marblehead Cooperative Bank
40 Paid-up Shares Mattapan Cooperative Bank
25 Paid-up Shares Melrose Cooperative Bank
40 Paid-up Shares Middleborough Cooperative Bank
10 Paid-up Shares Orange Cooperative Bank
10 Running Shares Orange Cooperative Bank Series 124
20 Running Shares Pilgrim Cooperative Bank Series 134
40 Paid-up Shares Pittsfield Cooperative Bank
50 Paid-up Shares Quincy Cooperative Bank
20 Running Shares Quincy Cooperative Bank Series 187 10 Running Shares Randolph Cooperative Bank Series 123 30 Paid-up Shares Randolph Cooperative Bank
55 Paid-up Shares Sandwich Cooperative Bank
10 Paid-up Shares Shirley Cooperative Bank
25 Paid-up Shares South Shore Cooperative Bank
25 Paid-up Shares Stoughton Cooperative Bank
25 Paid-up Shares Ware Cooperative Bank
$ 4,000. Deposit Abington Savings Bank
10,000. Deposit Boston Five Cents Savings Bank
20,000. Deposit Braintree Savings Bank
4.000. Deposit Cambridge Savings Bank
5.000. Deposit Cohasset Savings Bank 5,000. Deposit Holyoke Savings Bank
1.000. Deposit Mechanics Savings Bank
4,000. Deposit Middlesex Institution for Savings
5,000. Deposit Millbury Savings Bank
4,000. Deposit Natick Five Cents Savings Bank
4,000. Deposit Palmer Savings Bank
5.000. Deposit Provident Institution for Savings
5,000. Deposit Randolph Savings Bank
5.000. Deposit Salem Savings Bank
15.000. Deposit South Weymouth Savings Bank
7.500. Deposit Springfield Institution for Savings
10.000. Deposit Suffolk Savings Bank for Seamen and Others
10,000. Deposit Ware Savings Bank
10.000. Deposit Wareham Savings Bank
10.000 Deposit Weymouth Savings Bank
10.000. Deposit Whitman Savings Bank
10 mon Deposit, Worcester County Institution for Savings
1.000 Deposit Second Federal Savings and Loan Association of Boston 1,000 Deposit Suffolk First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Boston
Respectfully Submitted,
THELMA C. HEDLUND, Treasurer
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REPORT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen
Town of Braintree, Massachusetts
Gentlemen :
I herewith submit my report of the activities of the Police Department for the year ending December 31, 1960.
EDWARD D. CAHILL Chief.
ARRESTS
Total Arrests
1014
Male Resident 412
Female Resident
52
Male Non-Resident 525
Female Non-Resident 25
No. 1-Crimes Against Person
MR MNR FR FNR
Assault and Battery
13
4
2
0
Threats
2
0
0
0
Indecent Assault
1
0
0
0
Assault with a Dangerous Weapon 5
0
0
0
Rape
0
1
0
0
22
5
2
0
No. 2-Crimes Against Property
B and E and Larceny
6
8
0
0
Larceny
14
38
2
3
Malicious Mischief
3
1
0
0
23
47
2
3
No. 3-Crimes Against Public Order
Delinquency
37
2
4
0
Drunkeness
96
66
11
5
Arrests by out of Town Police
2
31
0
0
Arrests for out of Town Police
16
0
0
0
Violation of Probation
5
2
0
0
Neglect of Family
2
0
0
0
Default
0
2
0
0
Weapon Carrying
0
2
0
0
Circulating False Alarm
1
0
0
0
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Uttering a Forged Instrument Vagrant
0
1
0
0
Disturbing the Peace
1
0
0
0
Escapee
1
2
0
0
Runaway
2
0
0
0
Non-Payment of Wages
0
1
0
0
Violation of Town By-Laws
7
3
1
0
Sale and Possession of Firecrackers
1
0
0
0
Impersonating a Police Officer
1
0
0
0
Non-Support
4
1
0
0
Truant
7
0
3
0
Lewd and Lascivious
1
4
1
0
Exposing
1
0
0
0
Illegitimacy
4
1
0
0
Automobile Theft
0
3
0
0
Missappropriation of Motor Vehicle
7
3
0
0
Possession of Obscene Pictures and Literature
2
0
0
0
Motor Vehicle Laws (Violation)
41
43
0
2
Traffic Rules and Regulations (Violation)
103 286
27
14
Operating so as to Endanger
8
8
0
1
Operating under the Influence
16
8
1
0
367 473
48
22
Complaints, etc.
Ambulance Trips
518
Emergency Cruiser Ambulance
227
Buildings Found Open
481
Night Lights Out
23
Cat Complaints
104
Dog Complaints
559
Dog Bites Reported
96
Fire Alarms Answered
172
Holes in Street Reported
61
Messages Delivered
161
Permits To Labor
26
Drunk Releases
94
Street Lights Reported Out
86
Lanterns Put Out
1
Lodging
5
Vacant Houses Checked
386
1
Prowlers Reported
-
29
i
Hit and Run Complaints .
10
1
4
0
0
154
Stolen Automobiles, Braintree Recovered
35
Burglar Alarms Answered
47
Permits To Sell Fire Arms
6
Permits to Carry Fire Arms
154
Teletype Messages Received
673
Teletype Messages Sent
268
Articles Lost
102
Articles Found
63
Wagon Trips
178
Car Trips
8
Miscellaneous Complaints
9034
Missing Persons
MR
37
FR
15
MNR
1
FNR
1
Sudden Deaths
MR
20
FR
11
MNR
5
FNR
0
Insane Persons
MR
7
FR
1
MNR
1
FNR
0
Code: Arrests, Missing Persons, Sudden Deaths and Insane Persons
MR-Male Resident
FR -- Female Resident
MNR-Male Non-Resident
FNR-Female Non-Resident
Accidents
Minor
348
Serious
226
Fatal
1
Cases Prosecuted in Court
Male
Female
Operating Motor Vehicle so as
to Endanger
10
0
Operating Motor Vehicle
24
1
Violation of Motor Vehicle Laws
45
3
Regulations
24
2
155
Under Influence
Violation of Traffic Rules and
52
Violation of Parking and Meter Regulations
360
70
463 76
Cases Reported to Registrar For Action on Licenses
Unlawful Speed
238
25
Operating Motor Vehicle after Drinking
29
2
Passing School Bus
1
1
Other Violations
121
13
389
41
Violations of Traffic and Meter Regulations
Restricted Place
627
117
All Night Parking
442
36
Meter Violations
1340
590
All Other Violations
511
174
2920
917
Cases and Violations Committed by :
Residents
2085
643
Non-Residents
1687
391
PERSONNEL
47 Police Officers
1 Clerk
15 Women Traffic Supervisors
1 Custodian
In my budget requests for 1961 I have asked for three new men. One man would be available from 12 mid- night to 8:00 a. m. to man the Ambulance or Wagon and to do some clerical work. At the present time the Lieu- tenant in charge is alone during this shift and has to call in a prowl car to man the Ambulance.
At the present time we are operating with one man short at Headquarters on the 4:00 p. m. to midnight shift. The second man asked for would cover these shifts on which we are operating short-handed-would cover nights off of the 12:00-8:00 a. m. man and would have his own days off.
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The third man asked for would be a Records Clerk. In the survey made by Public Service Administration it was recommended that we have a new record system. I have investigated the cost of installing such a system and believe with this new clerk we could develop a system at far less cost than by purchasing a system and then having to have a couple of clerks to operate it.
I have requested that four cars be turned in-two 1960 Station Wagon prowl cars, one 1959 Ford Tudor and one 1958 Chevrolet Four Door sedan.
In 1960 our Ambulance made 518 runs in comparison to 431 in 1959 and 389 in 1958. I believe a revision of the charges for the service would be in order at this time.
Miscellaneous complaints for 1960 totaled 9034 as compared to 6556 in 1959 and 5972 in 1958.
Arrests for 1960 totaled 1014 as compared to 803 in 1959 and 736 in 1958. All of these facts indicate the in- creased demands for our services and also indicate the trend to be expected in future years as the Town expands, residentally, commercially and industrially.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen
Town of Braintree, Massachusetts
Gentlemen:
I herewith submit my report of the activities of the Police Department with regard to traffic for the year ending December 31, 1960.
Many traffic problems have arisen and in the solu- tion or relief of them we have had excellent cooperation from our Highway Department and the State Depart- ment of Public Works.
Accidents on our Southeast Expressway have added to our Ambulance runs. We have recorded 43 accidents since the opening-and there were probably many more recorded by the State Police on this same thoroughfare.
Our Auxiliary Police and Women Traffic Supervisors have rendered their usual excellent performance of duty.
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Our Deputy Chief of Auxiliary Police Ralph E. Leach re- signed and in his stead Captain William Cormier has been appointed as the Deputy Chief. Deputy Leach rendered many years of excellent service-since the inception of the Auxiliary until his retirement.
I wish to thank the Board of Selectmen, the Finance Committee and all others who have assisted us in the regulation and control of traffic during this past year.
I have recommended a new Radio installation. The present equipment was installed in 1952 and has now reached the point where we are not getting the maximum efficiency which is essential. As the equipment ages we can expect increased maintenance costs. Therefore, my recommendation to install a new transistor system which eliminates motor generators and vibrators and should cut down maintenance costs,
I wish to thank the Board of Selectmen and all others who have shown a spirit of cooperation toward my de- partment during this year.
Respectfully,
EDWARD D. CAHILL Chief of Police
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS
To the Citizens of Braintree :
The Braintree Water Department, at the end of its 70th Year, continues to grow with the ever increasing de- mand for water. The Per Capita consumption and the de- mand by our Industrial and Mercantile neighbors is con- stantly increasing.
Our pumping, treating and filtering, storage, and Distribution System has proven more than adequate dur- ing the past year as proven by our ability to meet the hea- vy demand of last summer without water restrictions.
The supply of water in Great Pond was increased by excavating in 1957 and 1958, by approximately 150,000,- 000 gallons. The excavation work in the Upper Pond is far from completed and we have taken steps to expedite the work in this area. However; the long range outlook for water supply is one of deep concern to your Water Commissioners. With normal rainfall we will not be in any great difficulty for the next five years, however, if we should experience a dry year such as 1957 or a dry period such as 1910 to 1913, we together with all surrounding Towns and Cities, would be short on supply. Your Com- missioners have spent a great deal of time studying this problem. We have one Well at present that will deliver a maximum of 500,000 gallons per day and we are still searching for locations that will produce its equal or bet- ter.
The question of joining the M. D. C. for partial sup- ply resolves down to the following :
No. 1-M. D. C. supply not available to South Shore for at least five years.
No. 2-Cost to tie into M. D. C. approximately $890,- 000.00 of which $160,000.00 would be our initiation fee to join M. D. C.
No. 3-The cost of a million gallons of water sup- plied by M. D. C. would be more than double our present cost of producing the same amount.
A third source in the distant future could be distilla- tion of sea water. There is a great deal of research now
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being performed to develop this type of water supply, however, to produce a million gallons, is at present, about $700.00 per million gallons which makes it uneconomical at the present time.
In 1960 our Superintendent and his loyal men have continued the expansion of our Distribution System. The total new mains installed are as follows:
10" Cast Iron Main-6,244' 8" Cast Iron, Main-7,207'
This work was performed by our men and would have cost the Department a great deal more money if it had been let out on private contracts.
The death of our late associate, Commissioner Robert L. Taylor in 1960 was a profound shock to the Water De- partment and his many friends. Mr. Taylor's enthusiasm and ability played a great part in the Braintree Water De- partment.
The retirement of Willard P. Shepard as Commis- sioner in 1959 ended 15 years of service to the Braintree Water Department. His devotion and many excellent abil- ities was a contributing factor in the growth of the Water Department.
Mr. Howard J. Rose was appointed during the year to fill the vacancy left by the death of Commissioner Tay- lor. He brings to the Board a construction and an engi- neering background which has already helped us in many decisions.
We wish to thank our Superintendent, the Water De- partment employees and our fellow Town employees who have been so cooperative in making 1960 a Banner Year in the history of the Braintree Water Department.
Respectfully submitted,
BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS THOMAS H. MATTHEWS, Chairman ARTHUR L. WHITTEN HOWARD J. ROSE
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REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
To The Board of Water Commissioners:
As Superintendent of the Water Supply System, I am pleased to submit the 70th Annual Report showing the present condition of the Department and the extensions and improvements made, together with a statement of the cost of operating the system during the year.
The Distribution System has been increased by 21,531 linear feet of water mains and 23 new hydrants. We added 152 new services, 22 were renewed, and 50 were repaired.
We spent considerable time relocating services and moving hydrants, repairing services that were damaged by the Contractor, and had to make test holes to locate the 10" and 12" mains on Union Street for the Chapter 90 Job.
At Great Pond we had several repairs and improve- ments, the Chemical Machine broke down and had to be replaced with a new one, the old Switchboard was taken out and a new one installed. There was a break in the Discharge Line to the Clear Water Tank that was re- paired by our own men. We cut out a 12" Bull Head Tee on the 12" discharge pipe to the Filtration Plant and re- placed it with a Y by so doing the Filters were increased by 150,000 gallons of water.
A sprinkler line was installed in the Josephine B. Colbert School and also a new service. The main pipe and service has been completed to the New Junior High School off River Street and a new line and hydrant to the Athletic Field for the South Junior High School on Ken- more Road.
The main and services to the Twin Drive-In Theatre and the Hollywood Lanes Bowling Alley and the other C. Healy projects has been installed at the owner's expense, this project is off Granite Street on Forbes Road. The work at the South Shore Plaza Shopping Center has been completed.
Hurricane Donna caused considerable damage at Sunset Lake and Great Pond. Two big trees were blown down and forty trees blew over at Great Pond. The roof of the Garage and windows at the pumping station at Lit- tle Pond were damaged. We were without the Town Elec-
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tric Power for 24 hours and had to use our own Gasoline Motor to keep the people of the Town supplied with wa- ter.
The 2-Way Radio that we have been negotiating with the Civil Defense to have installed in our trucks and office will be completed in the near future.
Our program of eliminating dead ends has continued this year, and any new developments have to be extended so as not to leave a dead end.
I wish to express my appreciation to the Board of Water Commissioners for their kind cooperation and as- sistance during the past year.
Respectfully submitted,
DONATO T. RICHARDI, Superintendent
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Balance, January 1, 1960
$ 67,771.98
Collections 383,711.42
$451,483.40
DISBURSEMENTS
Maintenance & Operation $326,167.99
Amortization on Debt 62,000.00
Interest on Debt 14,002.00
Commissioners 295.83
$402,465.82
Balance, December 31, 1960
$ 49,017.58
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BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
HERBERT B. HOLLIS, Chairman HARRISON T. SMILEY, Clerk FRED A. TENNEY, Member
H. J. GAFFNEY, Director
The several categories of assistance are administered by the Board of Public Welfare. To qualify for Federal and State reimbursements we must strictly conform to rules and regulations issued by both the Federal and State Governments. A budgetary system established by the Commonwealth must be followed in granting assistance to recipients. Medical care for recipients is provided in ac- cordance with the medical care plan established by the Massachusetts Department of Public Welfare. All items of medical care and supplies are paid to the vendor. The expenditures on a per case basis have increased substan- tially year by year, as a result of the increased cost of liv- ing, higher medical costs and increases in the fee sched- ules for nursing homes, hospitals and institutional care. The cost of medical care, drugs and supplies has reached the proportion of about one-third of our total expendi- tures.
Periodic revisits are made upon recipients by our so- cial workers to determine continued eligibility to receive assistance. Special revisits are made when occasion re- quires.
OLO AGE ASSISTANCE
ANO
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE for the AGED
1940-1960
280,000
IN DOLLARS
2 40,000
2 00,0 00
320
150.000
240
120,000
NUMBER OF CASES
6 0
80,000
O
40,000
NUMBER OF CASES
O
40
4
42
4 1
44
4 5
4 6
47
4 8
4 9
50
52
53
54
55
56
5 8
6 9
6 ยข
YEAR
Old Age Assistance: Under this classification, a re- cipient living in a family group the minima is $55.00 monthly plus $4.00 "Leisure Time Activity". For a recip-
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AMOUNT EXPENDED
AMOUNT EXPENOEO
ient living alone the minima is $75.00 plus $4.00 "Lei- sure Time Activity" making $79.00 monthly. There is another item, "Transportation Allowance", of $2.50 pay- able monthly except when the recipient is a patient in a nursing home, chronic hospital or public medical institu- tion. Effective January 1, 1961 this item is increased to $4.00. These items are exclusive of medical care, drugs and supplies. Favorable working conditions and increases in Social Security benefits as well as other resources have resulted in decreasing the case load in this category. Nev- ertheless, the average cost per case has increased due to the continued increase in the cost of living; more so be- cause of increased medical costs.
Medical Assistance For The Aged: This new cate- gory became effective by the addition of Sections 13-32 inclusive to Chapter 118A, which was approved Novem- ber 23, 1960. All of the monies expended in 1960 for this new program were taken from the 1960 Old Age Assis- tance town appropriation. Therefore, figures given here will include both the expenditures for Old Age Assistance and Medical Assistance for the Aged. For the year 1960 total grants to recipients, payments for hospital care, medical care, drugs and medical supplies amounted to $270,068.51, the greater part of which was reimbursed by the Federal and State Governments. The Town's share was $38,750.99. On the basis of settlement laws we paid other cities and towns $3,884.96 and billed other cities and towns $4,279.47. Recoveries of $19,179.87 under the lien law and other sources were made which by statute were proportionately re-distributed to Federal, State and Local Governments.
AMOUNT EXPENDED
O IN DOLLARS
AIO TO DEPENDENT
CHILDREN
1940-1960
60,000
50
EXPENOEO
40,000
30,000
3 0
20,000
20
IC.000
110
0
40
4 |
4 2
4 1
4 4
4 5
4 6
47
4 8
4 9
50
5
5 2
53
5 4
55
56
5%
59
60
YEAR
Aid To Dependent Children: This program was first established in 1914 for the benefit of widows and children, then known as Mother's Aid. It became effec-
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AMOUNT
50,000
NUMBER OF CASES
NUMBER OF CASES
tive in Massachusetts under the Social Security Act in 1937. The purpose is to allow children to continue living in their own home as a family unit. The program has been extended to families where there is a divorce or legal separation, where the father has become physically inca- pacitated, deserted or incarcerated. Assistance is ren- dered according to a State Budget based on eligibility and need. Grants to families and for medical care for 1960 amounted to $34,457.89, which expenditures are partici- pated in by the Federal, State and Local Governments. The Town's share was $7,238.38.
Disability Assistance: This program was esta- blished by statute in November of 1951. To be eligible a person must be eighteen years of age, in need, totally and permanently disabled. Medical determination must be made by the Department of Public Welfare Medical Re- view Team. In this category citizenship is not a require- ment. The unfortunate physical condition of these recip- ients results in large expenditures for hospitals, nursing homes and medical in general. Grants to recipients and for medical care in 1960 amounted to $31,345.16. The Fed- eral and Commonwealth jointly bear 75% of the expendi- tures. The Town's share amounted to $7,836.29. Addi- tional items effective in the grants to recipients on Jan- uary 1, 1961: Leisure Time Activity-An item of $4.00 per month must be included in all cases. Transportation Allowance-An item of $2.50 per month must be included for all cases except where the recipient is a patient in a nursing home or institution.
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