Town annual report of Chelmsford 1924, Part 7

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Publication date: 1924
Publisher: Town of Chelmsford
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100.00


100.00


100.00


Public Park-(Westlands by E. Domain).


779.00


779.00


779.00


Sidewalk Const .- (Middlesex Street )


200.00


200.00


200.00


Marking Historic Spots


250.00


250.00


213.00


37.00


Expense of Brookline System Committee


150.00


150.00


150.00


Ins. Sink. Fund-Fire at W. Chelms. Sch. House .


150.00


150.00


150.00


CEMETERIES :


Commissioners' Salaries


105.00


105.00


101.25


3.75


Forefathers' Cemetery .


350.00


350.00


349.71


.29


Hart Pond Cemetery .


300.00


300.00


299.25


.75


Pine Ridge Cemetery .


500.00


500.00


499.89


11


Riverside Cemetery .


300.00


300.00


280.75


19.25


West Chelmsford Cemetery .


300.00


300.00


296.19


3.81


Care and Improvement


1,745.00


1,745.00


1,745.00


Grading Gounds at N. C. Town Hall


250.00


250.00


250.00


Insurance Fund


500.00


500.00


500.00


800.00


800.00


799.84


16


Interest .


7,061.20


6.00


7,067.20


6.00


Temporary Loans


966.88


High School Loan


1,625.00


East Chelmsford School House Addition.


955.28


Westland School House


1,050.00


Groton Road Const. No. 2


256.50


Boston Road Const. No. 2 .


287.38


Groton Road Const. No. 1 .


180.00


Acton Road Const. No. 1 .


390.30


East Chelmsford Fire House.


89.78


·


Insurance on Public Buildings


232,193.85


92


Appropriations


422.10


Motor Fire Apparatus .. North Road Const. No. 3


216.00


School Truck Loan (White)


158.78


Highway Trucks . .


133.20


North Road Const. No. 2


216.00


North Road Const. No. 1


114.00


Maturing Debt .


30,540.71


30,540.71


1,454.71


High School Loan, Note No. 82


3,250.00


North Road No. 2, Note No. 9


2,400.00


Acton Road No. 1, Note No. 65


2,400.00


Boston Road No. 2, Note No. 83


1,200.00


School Truck (White), Note No. 89


1,106.00


Groton Road No. 1, Note No. 71 . .


1,000.00


East Chelmsford School House Addition, Note No. 92 .


2,000.00


North Road No. 1, Note No. 140


2,400.00


Motor Fire Apparatus, Note No. 47


2,680.00


East Chelmsford Fire House, Note No. 58. . .


570.00


Groton Road No. 2, Note No. 78


1,200.00


Highway Trucks, Note No. 16


1,480.00


Westland School House, Note No. 33


5,000.00


North Road No. 3, Note No. 42 .


2,400.00


Totals 269,795.76


53,818.82


323,614.58


311,345.64


12,268.94


EXPENDED FROM REVENUE:


Agency, Trust and Investment,


Agency:


State Tax


$11,700.00


Auditing Municipal Accounts


10.29


Repairs of State Highways.


5,767.50


County Tax


9,310.60


Chelmsford Water District .


6,721.22


North Chelmsford Fire District


4,656.85


TRUST AND INVESTMENT:


Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds


475.00


TEMPORARY LOANS:


Anticipation of Revenue .


63,000.00


$412,987.10


Funds Transferred from Reserve to Depts .


1,950.00


Total Expenditures for 1924


$411,037.10


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BALANCE SHEET-January 1st, 1924


ASSETS


LIABILITIES


Cash in Bank and Office


$ 51,994.33


Cash at Town Farm


50.00


$ 52,044.33


Accounts Receivable :


Taxes 1921


$ 1,004.10


Taxes 1922


3,253.95


Taxes


1923


7,737.93


Taxes 1924


51,475.93


94 Departmental


526.90


$


526.90


Special Assessments:


Moth 1920


$ 18.35


Moth 1921


9.83


Moth 1922


38.47


Moth


1923


155.60


Moth 1924


142.61


$ 364.86


$116,408.00


Surplus War Bonus Fund: To be Expended as per Chapter 480 Acts of 1924 .$ 3,104.95


$


3,104.95


$116,408.00


Moth Revenue


.. $


364.86


$


364.86


Overlay for Abatement of Taxes:


1921


. 9 1.004.10


1922


3,253.95


1923


7,737.93


1924


3,479.95


$ 15,475.93


$ 63,471.91


Overlay Reserve: For Extraordinary or Unforseen


Expenses .$ 19,050.92


$ 19,050.92


Departmental Accounts Revenue ... $


526.90


$ 526.90


Excess and Deficiency .$ 77,884.44


$ 77,884.44


Net Bond- ed Debt. $136,062.00


DEBT ACCOUNTS


High School Loan


$ 39,000.00


North Road Loan No. 2 2,400.00


North Road Loan No. 3 4,800.00


Highway Truck Loan


1,480.00


Westland School House


30,000.00


Motor Fire Apparatus


5,360.00


Acton Road No. 1


7,200.00


E. Chelmsford Fire Station


1,710.00


Groton Road No. 1.


3,000.00


Groton Road No. 2


4,800.00


Boston Road No. 4


4,800.00


School Truck Loan (White). . .


2,212.00


E. Chelmsford School House Ad- dition


18,000.00


Boston Road No. 5-Acton Road


No. 2-Riverneck and Carlisle- Concord Road


8,000.00


Stone Crusher


3,300.00


$136,062.00


$136,062 00


TRUST AND INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS


$ 47,878.07


Joseph Warren Library Fund . . Adams Emerson Library Fund ..


1,458.64


200.08


S. G. Richardson Library Fund 293.87


Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund ..


17,689.68


H. N. Edwards Perpetual Care Fund


200.00


Cemetery Improvement Fund ..


98.58


Insurance Sinking Fund


5,767.96


O. A. G. Flint Cemetery Care Fund


1,043.16


O. A. G. Flint-Adams Library Book Fund 2,207.61


O. A. G. Flint Adams Library Fund


18,918.49


$ 47,878.07


$ 47,878.07


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Trust and Invest- ment Fund .. $ 47,878.07


Trust and Investment Funds


PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS OF TOWN DEBT TO BE RAISED ANNUALLY BY TAXATION


Totals


$39,000


$18,000


$30,000


$4,800


$4,800


$3,000


$7,200


$1,710


$5,360


$4,800


$2,212


$1,480


$2,400


$8,000


$3,300 $136,062


Totals


Int. Rate


4 %


6%


434 %


41/2% July 6, Aug. 14, $1200


41/2% July 1, $2400 July 1, $2400 July 1, $2400


412% May 29, $570 May 29, $570 May 29,


514% Dec. 1, $2680 Dec. 1, $2680


6% July 1, $2400 July 1, $2400


434% July 14, $1106 July 14, $1106


6 % June 15, $1480


6% May 28, $2400


414% July 6, $1600 July 6, $1600 July 6, $1600


414% Sept. 1, $1100 Sept. 1, $1100 Sept. 1, $1100


$19,320


1928


Apr. 1,


July 20,


$2000


$1200


$1200


$1600


$14,250


1929


Apr. 1,


July 20,


July 1,


July 6,


$3250


$2000


$5000


$1600


$11,850


1930


Apr. 1, $3250 Apr. 1, $3250


July 20, $2000 July 20, $2000


$5,250


1932


Apr. 1,


July 20,


$5,250


1933


July 20,


$5,250


1934


Apr. 1, $3250


$3,250


1935


Apr. 1,


$3250


$3,250


1936


Apr. 1,


$3250


$3,250


1925


Apr. 1, $3250


1926


Apr. 1,


$3250


$2000


July 20,


$3250


$2000


July 1, June 15, $5000 $1200


$1000 July 6, Aug. 14, $1200 $1000 July 6,


$1200


$25,506


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New High School


Building, 1916


Addition to East


House, 1923-1924


Building Westland


School House, 1921


Construction of Groton


Road Loan No. 2, 1923,


Construction of Boston


Road Loan No. 2, 1923


Construction of Groton


Road Loan No. 1, 1922


Construction of Acton


Purchase of Land and


Construction of East


Chelmsford Fire House,


Purchase of Fire Ap-


Construction of North


Road Loan No. 3, 1921


School Truck Loan


"White Truck," 1923


Purchase of Trucks for


Highway Dept., 1920


Construction of North


Construction of Acton


and Boston Rds. and


Repairing River Neck


&Carlisle-Concord Rds.


Purchase of Stone Crusher, 1924


Av. Rate- 4.95-


1927


Apr. 1,


434% July 20, $2000 July 20,


434% July 1, June 15, $5000


$1200 July 1, June 15, $5000


$1000 July 6, Aug. 14,


$570


July 6,


$3250


July 1, June 15, $5000


July 1,


$5000


$10,250


1931


$3250


$2000


Apr. 1, $3250


$2000


Road Loan No. 1, 1922


1922


paratus, 1921


Year


Chelmsford School


Road Loan, No. 2,1920


1924


$29,386


$1200


INTEREST PAYMENTS OF TOWN DEBT TO BE RAISED ANNUALLY BY TAXATION


Year


97


1925


$1560


$855


$1800


$228


$228


$135


$324


$76.95


$281.40


$288 $105.07


$177.60


$288


$340


$140.25


$6827.27


1926


1430


760


1500


171


171


90


216


51.30


140.70


144


52.535


88.80


144


272


93.50


5324.835


1927


1300


665


1200


114


114


45


108


25.65


204


46.75


3822.40


1928


1170


570


900


57


57


136


2890.00


1929


1040


475


600


68


2183.00


1930


910


380


300


1590.00


1931


780


285


1065.00


1932


650


190


840.00


1933


520


95


615.00


1934


390


390.00


1935


260


260.00


1936


130


130.00


Totals


$10140


$4275


$6300


$570


$570


$270


$648 $153.90 $422.10


$432 $157.605


$266.40


$432


$1020


$280.50


$25937.505


New High School


Building, 1916


Addition to East


House, 1923-1924


Building Westland


School House, 1921


Construction of Groton


Road Loan No. 2, 1923


Construction of Boston


Road Loan No. 2, 1923|


Construction of Groton


Road Loan No. 1, 1922


Construction of Acton


Purchase of land and


Chelmsford Fire House,


Purchase of Fire


Apparatus, 1921


Construction of North


Road Loan No. 3, 1921


School Truck Loan


"White Truck," 1923


Purchase of Trucks


for Highway Dept.,


Road Loan No. 2, 1920


Construction of Acton


and Boston Roads and


and Carlisle-Concord


Purchase of Stone


Roads, 1924


Crusher, 1924


Totals


Road Loan No. 1, 1922


Construction of East


1922


1920


Construction of North


Repairing River Neck


Chelmsford School


REPORT OF TOWN TREASURER.


Cash. on hand Dec. 31, 1923


Receipts for year ending Dec. 31, 1924


90,027.80 373,003.63


Payments on warrants drawn by Town Accountant for the year ending Dec. 31, 1924


$411,037.10


Cash on hand Dec. 31, 1924


51.994.33


$463,031.43


E. W. SWEETSER, Treasurer.


TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT.


Tax of 1921-


Tax of 1921 uncollected Dec. 31. 1923.


$ 1,912.19


Moth tax uncollected Dec. 31, 1923


9.83


Interest collected since Dec. 31, 1923


26.33


Paid Treasurer as tax


$ 378.50


Paid Treasurer as interest


26.33


Uncollected tax to new account


1,533.69


Uncollected moth tax to new account


9.83


$ 1,948.35


Tax of 1922-


Tax of 1922 uncollected Dec. 31, 1923


$ 4,797.19


Less abatements


20.40


$ 4,776.79


Moth tax of 1922 uncollected Dec. 31, 1923


$ 67.22


Interest collected since Dec. 31, 1923


220.16


$ 5.064.17


Paid Treasurer as tax


$ 1,840.16


Paid Treasurer as moth tax


36.33


Paid Treasurer as interest


220.16


Uncollected tax to new account


2,936.63


Uncollected moth tax to new account


30.89


$ 5,064.17


98


$463,031.43


Dec. 31, 1924.


$ 1,948.35


Tax of 1923- Tax of 1923 uncollected Dec. 31, 1923 Poll tax list of 1923


$ 40,228.98 8,870.00


Less abatements


56.00


$ 49,042.98


Moth tax of 1923 uncollected Dec. 31, 1923


$ 458.10


Less abatements


30.00


$ 428.10


Interest collected since Dec. 31, 1923


$ 1,607.70


$ 51,078.78


Paid Treasurer as tax


$ 41,350.55


Paid Treasurer as interest


1,607.70


Paid Treasurer as moth tax


272.50


Uncollected tax to new account


7,692.43


Uncollected moth tax to new account


155.60


$ 51,078.78


Tax of 1924- Tax of 1924 on list


$207,311,29


Less abatements


131.32


$207,179.97


Moth tax of 1924


$ 271.20


Interest collected since Oct. 1, 1924


142.86


$207,594.03


Paid Treasurer as tax


$152,013.36


Paid Treasurer as moth tax


128.59


Paid Treasurer as interest


142.86


Uncollected tax to new account


55,166.61


Uncollected moth tax to new account


142.61


$207,594.03


Dec. 31, 1924.


E. W. SWEETSER, Collector.


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$ 49,098.98


TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT OF NORTH CHELMSFORD FIRE DISTRICT.


Tax of 1921- Tax of 1921 uncollected Dec. 31, 1923


$ 29.33


Interest collected since Dec. 31, 1923


3.95


$ 33.28


Paid Tresurer of North Chelmsford Fire District as tax ..


$ 29.33


Paid Treasurer of North Chelmsford Fire District as interest


3.95


$ 33.28


Tax of 1922-


Tax of 1922 uncollected Dec. 31, 1923


$ 84.58


Interest collected since Dec. 31, 1923


1.48


Paid Treasurer of North Chelmsford Fire District as tax .. Paid Treasurer of North Chelmsford Fire District as interest Uncollected tax to new account


$ 21.07


1.48


63.51


Tax of 1923-


Tax of 1923 uncollected Dec. 31, 1923.


$ 265.57


Interest collected since Dec. 31, 1923


6.06


$ 271.63


Paid Treasurer of North Chelmsford Fire District as tax .. Paid Treasurer of North Chelmsford Fire District as interest Uncollected tax to new account


6.06


32.26


$ 271.63


Tax of 1924-


$ 5,013.92


Less abatements


3.19


$ 5,010.73


Interest collected since Oct. 1, 1924


4.01


$ 5,014.74


Paid Treasurer of North Chelmsford Fire District as tax ..


$ 4,359.72


Paid Treasurer of North Chelmsford Fire District as interest.


4.01


Uncollected tax to new account


651.01


$ 5,014.74


E. W. SWEETSER, Collector.


Dec. 31. 19244.


100


$


86.06


$ 86.06


Tax on list of 1924


$ 233.31


TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT OF CHELMSFORD WATER DISTRICT


Tax of 1920-


Tax of 1920 uncollected Dec. 31. 1923


$ 13.59


Interest collected


2.65


Paid Treasurer of Chelmsford Water District as tax


$ 13.59


Paid Treasurer of Chelmsford Water District as interest . .


2.65


$ 16.24


Tax of 1921-


Tax of 1921 uncollected Dec. 31, 1923


$ 18.77


Interest collected


2.53


$ 21.30


Paid Treasurer of Chelmsford Water District as tax.


$ 18.77


Paid Treasurer of Chelmsford Water District as interest . .


2.53


Tax of 1922-


Tax of 1922 uncollected Dec. 31, 1923


$ 278.17


Interest collected since Dec. 31, 1923


12.40


$ 290.57


Paid Treasurer of Chelmsford Water District as tax


166,45


Paid Treasurer of Chelmsford Water District as interest


12.40


Uncollected tax to new account


111.72


$ 290.57


Tax of 1923-


Tax on list of 1923 uncollected Dec. 31, 1923


$ 1,135.27


Less abatements


1.59


$ 1,133.68


Interest collected since Dec. 31, 1923


$ 49.59


$ 1,183.27


Paid Treasurer of Chelmsford Water District as tax


$ 1,125.25


Paid Treasurer of Chelmsford Water District as interest


49.59


· Uncollected tax to new account


8.43


$ 1,183.27


Tax of 1924- Tax on list of 1924


$ 6.840.94


Less abatements


13.44


$ 6,827.50


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$ 16.24


$ 21.30


Interested collected


$ 5.49


$ 6,832.99


Paid Treasurer of Chelmsford Water District as tax


$ 5,324.50


Paid Treasurer of Chelmsford Water District as interest ..


5.49


Uncollected tax to new account


1,503.00


$ 6,832.99


E. W. SWEETSER, Collector.


REPORT OF THE ASSESSORS. For the Year Ending Dec. 31, 1924.


Total value of buildings


$3,837,105.00


Total value of land


1,540,260.00


Total value of real estate


$5,377,365.00


Total value of personal estate


1,762,610.00


Total value of assessed estate


$7,139,975.00


Rate of taxation $28.50 per $1,000.00


Number of polls assessed


1911


Assessed for polls only


639


Residents assessed on property: Individuals


1829


All others


19


1848


Non-residents assessed on property :


Individuals


310


All others


24


334


Total number assessed


2821


Number of horses assessed


335


Number of cows assessed


887


Number of sheep assessed


4


Number of meat cattle other than cows assessed


91


Number of swine assessed


104


Number of fowl assessed


12,777


Number of dwellings assessed


1,523


Number of acres of land assessed


13,374


Appropriations voted at Annual Town Meeting Feb. 11, 1924


$206,094.04


Appropriations voted at Special Town Meeting


May 19, 1924


6,525.00


$212,619.04


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Dec. 31, 1924.


37,601.91


Loans and interest


State tax


$ 11,700.00 5,767.50


State highway tax


State audit


10.29


$ 17,477.79


County tax


9,310.60


Overlayings


7,301.95


$284,311.29


Estimated Receipts


$ 52,000.00


Free cash


25,000.00


$ 77,000.00


$207,311.29


Tax on property


$203,489.29


Tax on 1911 polls at $2.00 each


3,822.00


$207,311.29


HERBERT C. SWEETSER, WILLIAM J. QUIGLEY, WARREN WRIGHT,


Assessors.


ANNUAL REPORT OF BOARD OF FIRE ENGINEERS.


Chelmsford, Mass., Dec. 31st, 1924 To the Selectmen of Chelmsford, Mass. GREETING :


The call of today is to service-service to country, service to others, service to that cause in which one is specially charged witht respon- sibility. On this foundation the constructive work of your fire depart- ment has been built and built economically.


That your Honorable Board and the voters and taxpayers of Chelms- ford may know of the work of your men of the fire service for the year just ended we submit this plain statement of their service:


The original plan of four years ago, of locating one motorized fire truck in each of the five villages of our town has been justified by results because in the event of fire menace in any village the local truck is there to furnish immediate service and its presence has saved much property by quickly attacking fires in their early stages.


Again, if any of these fire trucks should be removed from any vil- lage, up would go the insurance rates of that locality to their former level before your department was installed there.


The five pieces of motorized apparatus are in splendid mechanical condition-ready at all times for immediate and strenuous service.


The several companies of the department have held practice drills at intervals during the year, that each man may understand his duties and acquire skill and speed in his effective performance in time of actual fires.


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The district chiefs appointed by the Board of Engineers for the term ending May 15, 1925 are as follows:


Wilhelm T. Johnson. District No. 1


Joseph D. Ryan.


2


Archibald Cooke 3


Henry G. Quinn


4


Sidney E. Dupee


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The lower insurance rates procured by the installation of your fire department for the property owners continues in force, and yet lower rate may be obtained later by improved fire station buildings, fire alarm extensions and service. Plans for the improvement of the fire alarm con- ditions and service have been placed in operation.


Last year (1923) the Village Improvement Society of Chelmsford Center installed in the town hall of that district a powerful whistle with electric motor, air compressor and two air tanks for the fire service, and presented the same to the Town. A splendid example of what united effort can generously accomplish for the public service.


This year, at the last Annual Town Meeting, $2000.00 was appro- priated for the installation of a fire alarm system. With this money your Board of Fire Engineers has purchased and installed in the Center and in the North villages the basis of a Gamewell Fire Alarm System as described herein.


For the Center village this Board has purchased and installed a Motor Generator Set, a two circuit switch board, a transmitter, an iron battery rack with 30 cell battery, one outside street fire alarm box, which with the air compressor, air tanks and whistle equipment given the town last year by the local village improvement society provides this district with the basis of a modern fire alarm system.


For the North village this Board has purchased and installed a Motor Generator Set, a two circuit switch board, a transmitter, an iron battery rack with 30 cell battery, a whistle machine, and one outside street fire alarm box. In this district the Silesia Mills of the United States Wor- sted Co. furnish the steam power and the whistle for the firm alarms during all of the 24 hours of every day of the year at no expense to the town, which is another splendid act of generous public service.


In addition to these public spirited acts the Middlesex County Train- ing School, Geo. C. Moore Wool Scouring Co., Proctor Lumber Co., South- well Wool Combing Co. of the North district have each furnished an outside street fire alarm box and the funds to wire and install the same. These boxes are now being installed and connected with the North cir- cuit and will soon be available to the fire service of that district for pub- lis needs The men of the fire service of this district are now installing these boxes and doing the necessary wiring at no expense to the town.


The final purchase and installation of this basic alarm system for the North district was made possible only because the members of the North Chelmsford Fire Company made a present of $500.00 to this Board, giving this sum from their Company Treasury. Another exam- ple of generous public spirit in your fire department. We used this money in the North district alarm system.


This installation of fire alarm system is a definite advance for the protection of life and property from fires in Chelmsford-it produces a quicker and more dependable arrival of motorized apparatus in these districts-it strengthens the position for more favorable insurance rates later-it should attract private, commercial and industrial investment to Chelmsford.


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This fire alarm equipment of both the Center and the North districts should be economically, gradually, annually, extended by additional boxes in the streets, eventually becoming an effective, modern system without sudden large expense to the taxpayers.


The Ladder House in the West village which was built in 1886 was ordered removed by the owners of the land on which it was located, and it has been taken away and rebuilt on the property of Mr. L. J. Ellin- wood at the West fire station.


The administrative affairs of your fire department is annually open- ing up diversified duties necessary for the present and future welfare of property owners. New Statutes are becoming effective and present and new Statutes are being enforced. Certain of these Statutes so directly concern some of our citizens that it seems wise for us to state again what we explained in our report of 1923, as follows:


That our State Laws require every proprietor who stores or sells gasoline, or conducts a public garage, to obtain a license from the Board of Selectmen and a permit from Chief of the Fire Department.


That storage or sale of fireworks. firecrackers and torpedoes, require a permit from the Chief of the Fire Department.


Your attention is called to the State Laws governing the keeping, storage and use of oil in buildings in connection with light fuel oil heat- ing apparatus. A permit from the Chief of Fire Department is required for all installations haviing a storage capacity of over twenty gallons of oil, and no light fuel oil burner shall be used unless it has been ap- proved by the State Fire Marshal.


That permits are also required from the Fire Department Chief for the removal of storage tanks which have been used for gasoline.


That a permit from the Fire Department Chief is also required for the transportation on the highways of the town of powder, dynamite, etc. This Board has purchased 400 feet of new 21/2 inch fire hose to im- prove our fire fighting strength and to replace old hose worn by service. The department has responded to 51. calls for fires within the town area during the year, (22 of which were chimney fires), and five calls for fires in adjoining towns.


The building property in town actually endangered by fires amounted to $180,410.00. The actual loss at these fires amounted to $17,290.00.


The members of your volunteer Fire Department serve not for the small amount of money they receive for fighting fires-they serve as a duty of loyal citizenship and service. They deserve outspoken encou- ragement and support. We give them our praise. Their faithful serv- ice has been a credit to themselves and an enduring benefit to the Town of Chelmsford.


Respectfully submitted.


ARNOLD C. PERHAM. JOHN E. HOGAN, LOREN J. ELLINWOOD. Board of Fire Engineers.


REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH


The past year has been a progressive one in health measures in the Town. The inspection of all milk sold in the Town; the underweight clinics; the giving of the Schich Test; the completion of the sewerage at Vinal Square. These and many other things show a decided improve- ment in the Health Department.


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A careful study of the reports of the Agent, the Milk Inspector, and the meat inspector, which will follow, will, the Board believes, be time well spent by all the citizens of the Town.


The Board desires to call special attention to a few items. The ex- clusion by the Board of all milk made more than 10 miles beyond the Town limit, which enables the Board to know the conditions under which the milk is produced; how it is handled and kept. The report as to total solids and fat show that the average is very good.


So also is the average bacterial count. Some are extremely good. For instance, the sample of 1300 bacteria per C. C. On the other hand the sample of 1,723,000 is nothing but a mixture of milk and fresh young meat. This dealer went out of business. A Cubic Centimeter is about one half of an ordinary size thimble.


The Massachusetts standard of milk is 12% of milk solids of which 3.35% must be milk fat.


A study of the cotton is very interesting. By cottons is meant the material through which the milk is strained and which shows all the dirt in the milk.


There has been a very satisfactory improvement in the milk sup- ply during the year, which will continue as it is the intention of the Board to publish the results of the analysis and the bacteria count of the samples taken from the dealers in the local papers several times dur- ing the year. This is the usual way of doing.


The Board wishes to urge the citizens of the Town to use more milk in the homes. It is the cheapest food you buy and the one abso- lutely complete balanced food.


Every child from 3 years to 1 years old should have at least one quart a day, from 10 years up more; yet how few of them have it. There is no food which will take its place.


The same amount of nutrtion bought in any other food costs from three to five times as much as a quart of milk.


The Parent-Teachers' Association is doing good work in giving milk to the underweight children, but all the children in Town should have milk regularly.


In January, there will be another under-weight clinic. The Board extends a cordial invitation to all citizens to attend these clinics. Come and see for yourself the work done. You will realize then as you do not now, how important this work is. Later in the year there will be an- other under-weight clinic. Plan to attend and see for yourself what the conditions are and the efforts made to correct them.


Early in the year, the Schick Test will be given again. The Board hopes there will be a large additional number of the school children Schicked. Why run the risk of that terrible disease. Diptheria, when it can be prevented?


During the first Schick Test, 365 pupils were Schicked. This is more than one quarter of the enrollment on April 1, 1924, of the schools. Why not have more than double this number at the next clinic?


Last June the Legislature gave the City of Lowell permission to ac- quire land in East Chelmsford for an addition to the Edson Cemetery; but no burials can be made in this land until the consent of the Town is obtained.


There has been more than the usual number of cases of Typhoid Fever in the town this year. The source of contagion of most of the cases was readily traced. An analysis is now being made for a suspected carrier of this disease by the Department of Public Health.




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