Town annual report of Chelmsford 1940, Part 8

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In the circumstances therefore of the overcrowding of the present class- rooms to such an extent as to make any kind of individual attention by the teacher impossible and the fire hazards inherent in such a situation, this Committee is of the opinion that there is a definite need for an addition to the present schoolhouse in precinct 6, and recommends that a building committee be appointed immediately to procure plans and figures to be presented to the Town at a meeting to be called by the Moderator at the earliest possible moment.


Respectfully submitted, Clifford Hartley Clarence Andoin Luther Cashin Donald A. Dunsford


We, the members of the school committee, having worked in conjunction with the above special committee, do hereby agree with and assent to the facts and conclusions as above represented.


John A. McAdams Wendell P. Harvey Marjorie M. Kiberd School Committee


REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS


Board of Selectmen


Gentlemen:


I herewith submit my twenty-sixth annual report of work done by this dept. for the year 1940 under the direction of the Division of Live Stock Disease Control, State Department of Agriculture. The annual inspection of cattle, sheep and swine is completed and a detailed report has been sent to the above mentioned department.


Eight stables have been reported where the cattle were not under state supervision for the tuberculin test. There are 190 stables where 649 dairy cows, 247 young cattle, 16 bulls and 2 oxen are kept, making a total of 914 head which is ll less than last year . There is an increase of 4 dairy cows and, for the first time in several years, there are 2 oxen in town. There is a decrease of 9 young cattle and 8 bulls. There are. 727 swine, 400 of which belong to two different owners, also 14 sheep and 81 goats, which is an increase of 32 over last year.


The tuberculin test was applied to all cattle during the year and none re- acted which is the first time the test has been applied with this result. Several cattle were quarantined that came from without the State without the proper test charts. 60 dairy cattle, 4 beef cows, 2 bulls and 2 oxen were brought into the town under State permits, all but one were released after identification and proof of satisfactory test for tuberculosis and Bangs abortion disease. One cow was ordered slaughtered because she reacted to the Bangs disease test.


All investigations ordered by the State authorities have been attended to and reported.


Thirty dog bite cases were investigated and 23 dogs were quarantined for the required two weeks observation period, but all were released at the end of that time as no rabies developed.


Arnold C. Perham Inspector


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REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD


To the Citizens of Chelmsford:


Monthly meetings have been held at the Centre Town Hall except during July and August. Members of the board have assisted the Selectmen by investigating and reporting upon all applications for permits for the erection of new buildings and additions to other buildings, and also to the use of such buildings as defined by the zoning by-laws.


The board sponsered the by-law which was passed at the last annual town meet- ing authorizing the selectmen to number the buildings on the various streets in town.


Three applications were received during the year for the subdivision of as many tracts of land. Public hearings were held after all abutters were notified and these plats were finally approved in whole or in part after certain require- ments as to street grades, bounds etc. were complied with.


Operating under the authority of Section 81F of Chapter 211 of the Acts of 1936, a planning board has considerable control of subdivision of land. Let us consider who is interested in this matter of subdivision control.


1. There is the average owner. He envisions his land subdivided and sold in house lots at a substantial benefit to himself. This may be accomplished by the sale of acreage to a professional sub- divider or the acreage owner may himself undertake to subdivide and sell his property. If the restriction of control operates to delay or prevent such subdivision the acreage owner will be inclined to deem it adverse to his interest.


2. There is the subdivider. He is likely to be a professional in his field and an important instrumentality between the acreage owner and the ultimate buyer.


3. There is the speculative builder. It is more common now to find the subdivider and speculative builder to be the same person. In any event, if control is exercised to the point of greatly re- duced profit, then his interest is destroyed.


4. There is the building contractor. He will appear in the picture when the ultimate home buyer, having chosen a site, seeks the con- tractor for the construction of a home.


5. The last in the chain of direct interest is the ultimate home buyer. When control has been responsible for costs to be raised too high the home buyer will be discouraged.


6. The Community -- that is, the neighbors or neighborhood -- and 7. The Municipality -- that is, the public upon whom in the last analysis will fall the costs of present mistakes.


As members of a Planning Board we have to keep in mind the seven interests which are outlined and balance against the personal interests of the group the general interests of the Community and the Municipality.


One of the greatest mistakes in the past is the undertaking of subdivisions, largely created on paper and sold by high pressure sales methods with resulting multiple ownership in some cases, in acres not suitable or at least not ripe for residential use.


The unfortunate worker who has relied upon verbal pictures and promises of the land salesman finds himself holding title to a piece of land, the only approach to which is a street laid out on paper. This town has several such subdivisions created some years ago, which have resulted in tax sales of a portion of the property with the resulting lack of revenue and probably actual financial outlay


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in the enforcement of the tax liens.


The authority given our boards under Section 81F to "require such provision for street development and utilities as in its opinion will justify the subdivision is an important tool in our hands to encourage development which is likely to be beneficial to all of the seven interests above referred to.


Respectfully submitted


Howard D. Smith Chairman Arnold C. Perham Secretary


REPORT OF WELFARE AGENT


To the Honorable Board of Public Welfare:


I respectfully submit the report of the Department of Public Welfare for the year 1940.


The following is a table of relief in the three major divisions as classified with a comparison between 1939 and 1940:


WELFARE


No. of Families


No. Single Cases


1940


1939


1940


1939


January.


39


70


18


13


February


51


55


20


12


March.


60


70


23


10


April


54


51


22


10


May


54


44


29


11


June


61


35


26


17


July


58


24


25


15


Augus


59


29


22


15


September


42


39


18


19


October .


48


30


23


16


November


31


32


19


15


December


26


36


16


20


OLD AGE ASSISTANCE


No. of cases added from pre- vious months.


No. of cases closed during Month.


No. of cases receiving OAA during month


1940


1939


1940


1939


1940


1939.


December 1939


193


January


1940


7


4


4


196


182


March


5


4


5


201


181


April


6


1


6


204


176


May


2


5


4


206


177


June


5


5


208


179


July


3


10


208


185


August


0


10


208


193


September


8


2


208


192


October


3


211


188


November


1


3


208


187


December


2


9


3


207


193


45


60


31


1


196


182


February


3


JMOMOMMO00IM 0 3


.


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AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN


No. of cases added from previous months 1940


No. of cases closed during month.


No. of cases receiving ADC during month.


1939


1940


1939


1940


1939


December 1939 ...


13


January 1940.


0


0


0


0


13


9


February.


0


0


0


0


13


9


March.


0


0


0


0


13


9


April


0


0


0


0


13


9


May.


0


3


0


0


13


12


June.


0


1


12


12


July.


2


1


13


13


August


0


0


0


13


13


September


0


0


0


13


13


October


0


0


0


0


13


13


November


1


0


0


0


14


13


December


0


0


2


0


12


13


The total cost of all aid for 1940 within the Department of Public Welfare was as follows: figures given do not include Federal Grants which were expended as received :


1940


1939


Balance unex- pended 1940


Welfare, including other Cities


and towns.


$27,468.93


$21,083.09


$131.07


Old Age Assistance.


36,292.73


33,503.74


707.27


Aid to Dependent Children ...


6,293.92


6,923.40


706.08


$70,055.58


$61,510.23


$1544.42


The reimbursements which the Town Treasurer received during 1940 are as follows :


Relief.


$10,229.19


Old Age Assistance.


21,925.11


Aid to Dependent Children


3,494.08


$ 35,648.38


Outstanding Accounts


6,794.85


Boston.


$1450.10


Dracut.


613.59


Lawrence


41.85


Lowell


1,210.88


Malden


12.00


Mass. (Com. of).


2,881.75


Medford


64.67


Revere


12.00


Somerville.


300.26


Springfield


194.00


Watertown


13.75


6,794.85


During the last of January 1940 a recession in private industry coupled with a tremendous lay off coming a little later, of W.P.A. employees brought about an acute situation in the town of an excessive amount of employable men who were out of employment and on the relief rolls.


It was decided by the Board of Public Welfare to start a work relief program


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in the town whereby men on relief rolls would work for cash on a budget basis under the direction of Supt. Taylor of the Town Highway Dept. This plan was put into operation April 1 1940 and proved to be a great success. One of the most important projects undertaken by our own local work relief program was the wid- ening and deepening of Beaver Brook from Central Square to where Beaver Brook empties into Hales Brook, a distance of approximately three quarters of a mile. This project received the cooperation of the Board of Health and when completed, eliminated a long standing controversy of the pollution in Beaver Brook.


It is my opinion the petitioners to abate the nuisance, are fully satisfied with the results obtained.


The following is a list of the various work relief projects performed by welfare labor :


Period of


Time


Type of Work Done


Location


No. of


Hours


March 29- May 28


Drainage Subway, Sylvan and Westland Ave .. Construction Miland Ave.


Oiling.


Dalton Rd. from Westford to Chelmsford St .- Main St., W.C. from Groton Rd. to Town Line- Adams, Grant, Grandview, Sherman Streets.


Cleaning. . W.C .- Main, School, Jordan: Westlands, all streets: N.C. Middlesex, Groton Rd. Dunstable, Sherman, Adams, Grant, Newfield, Shaw, Wright,


Washington, Gay, Cottage Row, Edwards ave., Quigley Ave. Church, Mt. Pleasant, Highland


Ave., James Depot, Hoban Ave.,


Tobin Ave., Amherst, Brouilette, Whiteman, Dartmouth Sts. Chelmsford Center- Boston Rd., Bartlett St., Acton Rd., High, Adams, Billerica Rd., Lowell Rd., Wilson, Fletcher, Crosby, North Rd. Bridge, Worthen, Academy, Westford and Central Square. 4473 hrs.


May 4- May 11 May 13- May 29 June 3- June 13 June 3- July 2


Hauling Wood.


To Town Farm


180


Drainage ...


Sunset Ave.


1178


Drainage and Construction.


Miland Ave.


905元


Oiling Rds


Twist, School, Westford, Dunstable Golden Cove, Maple, Hunt, Miland Ave., Jensen, Pine Hill Rds. and Side Sts. 662


June 5- June 19


Spraying ..


All Rds. in Town, Forefathers and West Cemetery, Baptist Pond, private spraying (elms). 360


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Period of Time Type of Work Done June 14- June 24 Construction. June 20- June 21


June 24


Surfacing.


Miland Ave 27


June 25


Graveling and Culvert installed ..


Crooked Spring Rd 65


Graniteville Rd


1,263


Riverneck, Old Westford Francis Hill, Twiss, Proctor, Carlisle St. Howard, Carlisle- Concord, Manning, Cunningham, Turnpike, Boston, Graniteville and Side St. 453


July 11


Work at Town ..


Town Infirmary 32


Infirmary Loading Gravel


Francis Hill Rd. 103


July 15


Laying Curb.


Washington St. 80


Work at Town


Infirmary.


Town Infirmary 26


July 19- July 22 July 23- Aug. 1


Loading Gravel


Proctor Rd 144


July 26


Oiling Rds


Concord-Carlisle, Manning and side Sts. 112


July 30- July 31


Cleaning dump.


No. Chelmsford Lump.


54


Loading Gravel


Park Rd


77


Aug. 1 Aug. 1 Aug. 28


Oiling Streets


.


Turnpike Rd. "unningham, & side sts., Boston Rd. Graniteville, Robin Hill, Boston, North Rds 319₺


Aug. 2- Aug. 19 Aug. 20- Sept. 6 Sept. 6- Sept.11 Sept. 9- Sept. 11


Loading Gravel .. .


High St., Graniteville Road.


788₺


Cleaning Brook.


.


Beaver Brook 1183


Commissary.


14


Adams, Grant St 220


Sept. 12 Sept. 13- Sept. 17


Sept. 13


Cutting Brush


Boston, Old Westford Rd. School St. 75


Sept. 16-


Sept.17 Sept. 18- Sept.19


Cutting Brush.


Old Westford Rd


169


Grading and Filling. High School Field.


125


371}


Finishing and Oiling


Hart Pond Rd.


174


June 26-


July 18 July 9- July 26


Loading Gravel


Oiling Rds


Robin Hill Road.


Location


No. of Hours


Laying Curb


Cutting Brush.


Boston Rd. 117


Oiling Roads


Grove, Perham, Plum, Marshall and Carlisle Sts 87


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July 12


Loading Gravel.


Park Rd 336


Period of Time Type of Work Done


Location


No. of Hours


Sept. 19- Sept. 20


Cutting Brush-


Old Westford Road. 165


Sept. 23


Cutting Brush-


Old Westford Road. 80


Sept. 24-


Sept 25


Cutting Brush-


Francis Hill Road


150


From the above summary of work performed the citizen can readily appreciate that there was indeed some value received for relief given during 1940 , a quota of ten enrollees were placed in the C.C.C.


The outlook for 1941 is somewhat brighter in the relief situation with the defense program and a boom in private employment about to occur.


Concerning Old Age Assistance, it is my understanding that there is a con- centrated effort being made in the State Legislature to abolish the law that compels children to support their aged parents if able. If and when this law is abolished the various cities and towns can expect a tremendous increase in Old Age Assistance which will result in increased taxes in the respective cities and towns.


I take this opportunity to thank the Board of Public Welfare and other town officials as well as many private citizens for their splendid cooperation during the past year.


Respectfully submitted Leonard S. MacElroy Agent


REPORT OF SINKING FUND COMMISHIONERS


Insurance Sinking Fund Jan. 1, 1941


Central Savings Bank Book #78.370 $ 4,075.08


City Institution for Savings Book #99,250. 10,895.95


Lowell Institution for Savings Book #131,298 7,591.91


Merrimack River Savings Bank Book #63,051. (Mechanics Branch)


7,050.81


Merrimack River Savings Bank Book #16,610. 6,229.47


Lowell Five Cent Savings Bank Book #105,588. 7,297.95


$ 43,141.17


Royal Shawcross Chairman Fritz H. Pearson Secretary Walter Perham Treasurer


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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS


To the citizens of the Town of Chelmsford:


We submit herewith, our Annual Report for the year ending Dec. 31, 1940. TAX RATE $32.20 PER $1,000.00 VALUE OF ASSESSED PROPERTY EXCLUDING DECEMBER ASSESSMENTS


Value of Land, excluding Buildings. $1,561,450.00


Value of Buildings, excluding Land. 4,801,060.00


Total value of Real Estate $6,362,510.00


Value of Tangible Personal Estate $656,230.00


Total value of Real and Personal Estate $7,018,740.00


VALUE OF ASSESSED PROPERTY, DECEMBER ASSESSMENTS


Value of Land, excluding Buildings. $950.00


Value of Buildings, excluding Land. 400.00


Total value of Real Estate


$1,350.00


Value of Tangible Personal Estat


$2,350.00


Total value of Real and Personal Estate


$3,700.00


VALUE OF ALL ASSESSED PROPERTY EXCEPTING AUTOMOBILES IN THE YEAR 1940


Value of Land, excluding Buildings. $1,562,350.00


Value of Buildings, excluding Land. 4,801.460.00


Total value of Real Estate


$6,363,860.00


Value of Tangible Personal Estate


$658,580.00


Total value of all assessed property, excepting automobiles. .... $7,022,440.00


TAXES COMMITTED TO COLLECTOR EXCLUDING DECEMBER ASSESSMENTS LEVY OF 1940


Tax on Real Estate ..


$204,877.16


Tax on Personal Estate.


21,131.48


Tax on Polls, 2657 @ $2.00


5,314.00


Total


$231,322.64


TAXES COMMITTED TO COLLECTOR DECEMBER ASSESSMENTS LEVY OF 1940


Tax on Real Estate.


$43.48


Tax on Personal Estate.


75.67


Tax on Polls;, 40 @ $2.00


80.00


Total $199.15


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ALL TAXES EXCEPTING AUTOMOBILE EXCISE COMMITTED TO COLLECTOR LEVY OF 1940


Tax on Real Estate.


$204,920.64 21,207.15


Tax on Personal Estate.


Tax on Polls, 2697 @ $2.00


5,394.00


Total of all Real Estate, Personal, and Poll Taxes Committed to Collector in 1940.


$231,521.79


1940 RECAPITULATION


Town Appropriations


(a) To be raised by taxation.


$318,955.67


(b) To be taken from available funds 6,859.97


Debt and Interest Matured and Maturing. 18,330.99


Overlay Deficits of Previous Years 725.03


State Tax and Assessments.


19,106.00


County Tax and Assessments


12,140.07


Overlay of Current Year.


5,076.65


Gross Amount to be raised.


$381,194.38


Estimated Receipts and Available Funds


Income Tax


$29,722.50


Corporation Taxes.


18,300.06


Gasoline Tax (Acts of 1939, Chapters 232 & 504) ..


16,354.03


Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise


16,683.00


Licenses


5,315.00


Fines


97.00


Grants and Gifts.


2,320.00


General Government ..


683.00


Protection of Persons and Property ..


178.00


Health and Sanitation.


949.00


Highways


194.00


Charities.


14,438.00


Old Age Assistance


20,902.00


Schools.


4,007.00


Libraries.


59.00


Interest on Taxes and Assessments.


3,097.00


Veterans' Exemptions


84.27


Distribution of Public Utility Taxes


2,586.89


Total Estimated Receipts


$135,969.75


Overestimates of previous year to be used as available funds


State Parks and Reservations


$42.02


Amounts from Available Funds


6,859.97


Tax Title Loan Under Chapter 59 Section 23.


7,000.00


Total Available Funds


$13,901.99


Total Estimated Receipts and Available Funds $149,871.74


Net Amount to be Raised by Taxation on Polls and Property. $231,322.64


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Number of Polls, 2657 @ $2.00.


$5,314.00 Total Valuation: Personal Property, $656,230.00


At Tax Rate of 32.20 21,130.61 Total Valuation: Real Estate, 6,362,510.00


At Tax Rate of 32.20 204,872.82


Gain by fractions


5.21


Total Taxes Levied on Polls and Property


$231,322.64 ABATEMENTS OF POLL, PERSONAL, AND REAL ESTATE TAXES IN 1940


All Real Estate Abatements of Levies of years prior to 1934 because of disclaimers of Tax Titles


LEVY OF 1931


Real Estate


$14.40


Total


$14.40


LEVY OF 1934


Real Estate


$16.50


Total .


$16.50


LEVY OF 1935


Real Estate


$42.01


Total


$42.01


LEVY OF 1936


Real Estate


$40.57


Total


$40.57


LEVY OF 1937


Real Estate


$46.06


Total


$46.06


LEVY OF 1938


Poll.


$98.00


Personal .


80.55


Real Estate.


60.00


Total.


$238.55


LEVY OF 1939


Poll.


$242.00


Real Estate


446.08


Total


$688.08


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LEVY OF 1940


Poll.


$420.00


Personal .


25.76


Real Estate


3,184.70


Total.


$3,630.46


Number of Persons Assessed on Personal Estate Only .... 130 Number of Persons Assessed on Real Estate Only .. 2126 Number of Persons Assessed on both Personal and Real ... 289


Total number of persons assessed. 2545


Number of Horses Assessed.


93


Neat Cattle: Cows : .


657


Yearlings, Bulls, Heifers, etc.


97


Number of Swine Assessed.


178


Number of Sheep Assessed.


10


Number of Fowl Assessed.


36364


All Other Animals Assessed.


300


Number of Dwelling Houses Assessed. 2093


Number of Acres of Land Assessed.


13255


MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE


TAX OF 1940 COMMITTED TO COLLECTOR IN 1940


Number of Vehicles Assessed. 2829


Total Value of Vehicles Assessed


$628,140.00


Tax Committed to Collector ...


18,870.86


Excise Rate in Year 1940 $36.40


TAX OF 1939 COMMITTED TO COLLECTOR IN 1940


Number of Vehicles Assessed


190


Total Value of Vehicles Assessed.


$57,870.00 621.33


Tax Committed to Collector.


Excise Rate in Year 1939 $35.90


ABATEMENTS OF MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES


Levy of 1938.


$29.24


Levy of 1939


148.05


Levy of 1940


1,056.49


FIRE AND WATER DISTRICT TAXES


EAST CHELMSFORD WATER DISTRICT Tax Rate $3.40 per $1000


Value of Real Estate. $469,825.00


Value of Personal Estate. 24,775.00


Total Value of Assessed Estate $494,600.00


Tax on Real Estate. $1,597.86


Tax on Personal Estate. 84.34


Total Tax Committed to Collector Levy of 1940. .$1,682.20


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Amount to be raised as notified by Clerk of East Chelmsford Water District ..


$1650.00 Overlay of Current Year


32.20


Total


$1,682.20


ABATEMENTS


LEVY OF 1938


Personal.


$1.40


Real Estate.


23.88


Total


$25.28


LEVY OF 1939


Real Estate


$3.00


Total


$3.00


LEVY OF 1940


Real Estate


$1.87


Total


$1.87


NORTH CHELMSFORD FIRE DISTRICT No tax levy in 1940


ABATEMENTS


LEVY OF 1938


Personal.


$3.83


Real Estate


7.88


Total


$11.71


SOUTH CHELMSFORD WATER DISTRICT Tax Rate $4.00 Per $1000


Value of Real Estate.


Value of Personal Estate


.$161,450.00 24,075.00


Total Value of Assessed Estate


$185,525.00


Tax on Real Estate.


$742.10


Tax on Personal Estate


96.30


Total tax Committed to Collector Levy of 1940. $838.40


Amount to be raised as notified by Clerk of South Chelmsford Water District $700.00


Overlay of Current Year 138.40


Total


$838.40


ABATEMENTS


91


LEVY OF1939


Real Estate. $2.25


Total.


$2.25


EXEMPT PROPERTY


Value of Land. $240,300.00 Value of Buildings 1,076,975.00


Total.


$1,317,275.00


Area of Exempt Property 695.53 Acres


The regular meeting time of the Board of Assessors is on the first Tuesday afternoon of each month, from 2:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M.


Respectfully submitted,


Warren Wright


Carl A. E. Peterson


Walter Jewett


Board of Assessors Town of Chelmsford


FIRE ENGINEER'S REPORT


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen


Chelmsford, Mass.


We have the honor of submitting herewith the report of the Board of Fire Engineers for the year 1940. The Board was organized as follows :


Harry L. Shedd


Chief


John W. Dixon


Asst. Chief


John M. Kemp


Asst. Chief and Clerk


The Board reappointed as district chiefs the following:


District No. 1 W. T. Johnson


District No. 2


Jos. D. Ryan


District No. 3 Walter Edwards


District No. 4 Henry G. Quinn


District No. 5 Charles House


These men have now served a period of years, and together with their ability have gained experience which makes them valuable servants of the town. There have been few changes in the roster, so that the organization of the Department is a smooth working machine with a personnel of loyal and efficient men, devoted to their work.


We have made repairs to the equipment whenever needed so that all the ap- paratus is in first-class condition and one of the oldest pumpers in a test far exceeded the requirements of the Board of Fire Underwriters. The Fire Alarm system has been thoroughly overhauled and the sending mechanism at both the North and Centre stations has been renewed and brought up to date. With the system of Telephones and extensions in each fire station, it makes every householder with a telephone a potential fire alarm box. As some one is delegated to answer the phones day or night, the Department is better equiped than ever to render a prompt response to every alarm. Several new boxes have been installed, and cards


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giving the box numbers and locations have been distributed in every district.


We have endeavored in every way to promulgate preventive measures, and this work is reflected in the fire losses being greatly reduced. The Department has answered 74 alarms of fire and responded to calls in neighboring towns with whom we have maintained friendly relations for mutual assistance.


We have rendered every assistance possible to the Fire Warden, and have helped to extinguish a number of grass and brush fires.


We have received hearty cooperation when needed from the other town depart- nents, and especially the Police Department, which assistance we gratefully acknowledge.


Respectfully submitted,


Harry L. Shedd John W. Dixon John M. Kemp


Board of Fire Engineers


FINAL REPORT OF HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE


To the Citizens of the Town of Chelmsford :-


At the special town meeting of Sept. 27, 1938, the sumof $105,454 was ap- propriated for an addition to the High School under the provisions of the Federal Public Works Administration, and the Treasurer was authorized to borrow the sum of $58,000, 55% of the appropriation, to cover the Town's share of the cost. Construction proceeded as described as in this Committee's report for 1939.


A certificate of completion of work was issued in January, 1940. All bills were then in and had been approved by the Federal Resident Engineer Inspector and the Travelling Engineer Inspector, and were audited by the Federal Auditor. The total of all bills for construction and equipment was $105,249.13, divided as follows :


General contract and extra orders


$90,550.03


Advertising


193.62


Architects fees


6,271.06


Supervision


1,696.00


Express, telephone, postage


52.65


Equipment Total


6,485.77


$105,249.13


Two bills of Louis Marion and Son, the contractors, were unpaid, one for $453.22 and one representing the 10% retained for 60 days after the completion of the building, amounting to $9,055.


The necessary papers were forwarded to the New York office of the P.W.A. and were approved, and sent on to Washington with the claim for the balance of the 45% of the addition cost, representing the share of the Federal Public Works Administration. Here, on a technicality, a bill amounting to #771.06, which had been paid after having been approved by the Federal Inspectors, was thrown out, and a final payment made which brought the total of Federal aid to $47,013.65 Marion's bill for $9,055 was paid, but the one for +453.22 exceeds the money available by the amount of $235.48


Cost of building Loan


$105,249.13


$58,000.00


P.W.A. Grant


47.013.65 $105,013.65


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Needed to close account The Building Committee ask the Town to appropriate the amount needed.




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