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Number of Polls, 3,364 @ $2.00 each Tax
6,728.00
Total Value of All Assessed Property, Jan 1, 1945 8,447,915.00
Total Value of Omitted Property, December 20, 1945 450.00
Rate $38.00 per Thousand
Number of Livestock Assessed:
Horses 60
Neat Cattle
897
Swine 42
Fowl
87,455
Sheep
80
All Other
112
Number of Dwelling Houses Assessed 2,377
Number of Acres of Land Assessed 41,685
EXEMPT PROPERTY
Property of the Commonwealth
$30,300
United States Post Office
105,000
Property of Literary, Benevolent and Charitable Institutions
410,110
Property of War Veterans
4,360
Property Owned by the Town
1,353,230
Churches
328,840
Parsonages
11,760
Cemeteries
54,010
Schools
472,780
Total
$2,770,390
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE
Number of Motor Vehicles Assessed
3,096
Value of Motor Vehicles Assessed
$318,509.00
Tax on Motor Vehicle and Trailers Assessed
10,808.30
Rate Per Thousand
35.60
ABATEMENTS
Personal and Motor
Taxes abated in 1945
Polls
Real Estate Vehicles
Levy of 1943
$8.00
$58.65
Levy of 1944
36.00
312.57
$11.20
Levy of 1945
$2,284.00
$4,799.50
$129.23
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TAXES COMMITTED IN 1945
Commitments on Polls
$6,764.00
Commitments on Real Estate
$297,362.73
Commitments on Personal Estate
$23,175.14
Commitments on Motor Vehicles
$10,808.30
FRED F. CHURBUCK,
HARRISON F. SHURTLEFF,
J. ADRIEN BISSONNETTE,
Assessors, Middleborough
January 11, 1946.
To the President and Board of Trustees,
Middleborough Public Library:
Services rendered by a public library are influenced to a large extent by economic conditions. Like a tide ,use of the library ebbs and flows with depression and prosperity. High tide was reached during the depression after World War I when people had little work and much time to read. With increasing war work the tide began to recede and the circulation of books and general use of the library was less. Now with deacreasing demand for materials of war the tide is coming in again and the Middleborough Public Library welcomes the opportunity to again serve returning serv- ice men and women and citizens released from war work.
One of the pleasant and gratifying events of the year was a gift from the Kiwanis Club of a fine collection of vocational books primarily intended for use by returning service men and women of World War II. The collection represents an expenditure of about seventy-five dollars and consists of books covering a wide range of vocational subjects, a valuable addition to the library. The books are to be suitably inscribed and kept in a separate group so they may be readily available to all who wish to use them.
Mrs. William Tillson and Miss Mary Eddy, both formerly con- n'ected with the library, presented the library with a fine collection of music consisting of oratorios, operas and piano duets. It long has been an aim to build up the music section and this gift pro- vided a splendid nucleus. The library would welcome other gifts of music from those who may be disposing of musical instruments or wishing to discard part of their music collection.
The library participated very pleasantly in a meeting of the Old Middleborough Historical Association on October 27th. On this occasion the Bay State Historical League was guest of the local organization and members were invited to gather first at the library. Eighty-six visitors registered in the guest book and made a tour of the library.
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Much interest has been evinced in an exhibition of water-color paintings by Mr. Frederick S. Atwood, a local artist who became interested in painting after he retired from business. Not con- fining himself to any one subject and a prolific painter, Mr. At- wood's exhibit, frequently changed, included landscapes, birds, an- imals and ships.
Book Week was celebrated in November with exhibits of new books, posters and a scene from "Little Women" in the miniature stage. An exhibit of appropriate books and Lenten reading was provided by the library at the Lenten Preaching Mission held at the Central Congregational Church. Each evening during the week the exhibit was changed to tie up with the text of the evening's service .
A most interesting exhibit of children's books from England, entitled "Books Across the Sea", was displayed during the Summer months. This was a collection of typical British books for young children including Midget books, Bantams and Ninepenny Puffins. At the same time this collection was being show in libraries of America a collection of typical American books for children was being exhibited in England.
Classes of instruction in the use of the library were conducted for members of the eighth grade. The schools continue their in- terest in certificate reading, the teachers cooperating by including certificates won in marking grades for literature classes. During the year there were awarded in Grades IV to VIII 893 small cer- tificates each representing five books read from the State Reading List, and 75 honor certificates each representing twenty books read from the list.
As a permanent record of local men and women serving in World War II very complete scrap books have been made of clip- pings from the local paper. Photographs have been included and each scrap book indexed. In years to come these should prove very valuable reference material.
A circumstance which resulted in a decrease in circulation was the closing of the library to children during an epidemic of scarlet fever January 31st to February 12th. Schools and places of amuse- ment were closed and children were not allowed to take books from the library. Coming as it did at the busiest season of the year it meant a loss in circulation of several hundred volumes.
The book stock was given a rigorous weeding out of non-fiction books which had passed their usefulness because of age, condition or having been superceded by more recent events and publications. This accounts for the large number of books discarded as recorded in the table of statistics at the close of this report.
The most noticeable and regrettable changes of the year oc- curred in the personnel of the Board of Trustees, two members of many years service passing away within a few months. Miss Jane Bennett and Mrs. Alton G. Pratt had both served as members of the Board since 1924 and their loss is keenly felt. To fill the va- cancy on the Board caused by Miss Bennett's death, Mrs. C. P. Washburn was appointed by the Selectmen and Mrs. Joseph C. Whitcomb to fill Mrs. Pratt's unexpired term of office.
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The library also lost the services of the janitor, Mr, Albert Westgate, who resigned because of ill health. Mr .Westgate has been an unusually fine custodian and served the library for eleven years. Staff and patrons alike sincerely regret that circumstances made it necessary for him to conclude his services with the library. Mr. Henry King has been appointed to fill the position.
Extensive interior painting has been done during the year. A small item but one apparently much appreciated was the placing in gold-leaf on the front door the daily hours of opening and clos- ing the library.
Besides gifts of 170 volumes, the library has received gifts of magazines, pictures, pamphlets and from Mr. Christie Crowell a native drum of Panama. We are indebted to the following for gift of material very useful to the library
Mr. Austin Beals
Mr. William MacDougal
Miss Carolyn Bowen
Miss Arline Merrill
Mr. Christie Crowell
Miss Margaret Murray
Mrs. Howard Corey
Rev. A .B. Pohlman
Mr. George Crothers
Mrs. Henry Soule
Mrs. Lyversa DeSilva
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Thomas
Mrs. Annie Gifford
Mr. John Touhy
Rev. Timothy Gleason
Miss Amy Whittemore
Mr. Russell Greenleaf
Jehovah's Witnesses
Rev. Clara Helvie
Kiwanis Club
Rev. and Mrs. David Julius
Lions Club
Respectfully submitted,
MERTIE E. WITBECK,
Librarian.
STATISTICS
Circulation of Books
Central Library
Adult
Fiction
36,974
Non-fiction
13,840
50,814
Juvenile circulation
Fiction
10,997
Non-fiction
7,415
18,412
Branches and Deposits
South Middleboro Branch
2,371
Montgomery Home
100
Hannah Shaw Home
150
Bates Junior High
348
Pleasant Street School
181
Plymouth Street School
246
Pratt Free School
23
Rock School
84
School Street School
593
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50
South Middleboro School Union Street Schcol West Side School
30
322
687
5,135
Total circulation 1945
74,361
Total circulation 1944
74,731
Decrease of circulation 1945
370
Number of volumes owned January 1, 1945
39,087
Number of volumes added by purchase
1,003
Number of volumes added by gift
170
Number of volumes added by binding
1
(magazines) 16
(newspapers) 3
Number of volumes transferred from
rental collection 82
Total number of volumes added 1945
1,274
40,361
Number of volumes lost and discarded
1,454
Number of volumes owned December 31, 1945
38,907
Number of magazines currently received
103
Number of newspapers currently received Borrowers
12
New registrants for 1945
Adults
173
Juvenile
180
353
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REPORT OF TREASURER OF PEIRCE FUND Showing Expenditure of Endowment Funds Receipts
Balance January 1, 1945
52.37 1,817.06
$1,869.43
From Peirce Trustees
Payments
Books, Periodicals, Newspapers
1,866.31
Balance December 31, 1945
3.12
1,869.43
MARY HULLAHAN FUND
Receipts
Balance January 1, 1945
80.09
From Town Treasurer
90.00
170.09
Payments
Children's Books
78.89
Balance December 31, 1945
91.20
170.09
ENOCH PRATT FUND
Receipts
Balance January 1, 1945
307.39
From Town Treasurer
268.76
576.15
Payments
Library of Congress
29.35
H. W. Wilson Company
57.20
Binding
132.29
Magazines
100.00
Jean Karr Co. (Books Hospital Collection)
41.46
James T. White Company
12.28
Balance December 31, 1945
203.57
576.15
GENERAL FUNDS Receipts
Balance January 1, 1945
240.91
Harriet E. Beals Fund Interest
15.00
Harriet O. Peirce Fund Interest
7.50
Copeland Fund
74.75
Rental Books
213.71
551.87
Payments
Middleboro Trust Co.
4.80
Books
235.06
Mass. Library Association
5.00
Colonial Brass Co.
25.47
Balance December 31, 1945
281.54
551.87
Respectfully yours,
THOMAS H. KELLY, Treasurer
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IN MEMORIAM GEORGE ALFRED PHILBROOK Died November 10, 1945
For more than half a century he served the citizens of Middleborough faithfully, conscientiously and expertly as builder and guardian of the community's power and light. From boyhood he devoted his life to Electricity, growing in knowledge with man's advance in this field. He knew the means of controlling and using the "unseen commodity" in which h'e dealt. He gave Middleborough the benefit of that knowledge through the major span of his life. George Alfred Philbrook was born in Woburn, Mass., April 3, 1870, son of William H. and Mary J. Wentworth Philbrook. At 14 he was employed by the Thompson-Houston Co., of Lynn, an electrical company, then by the Narragansett Electric Light Co., of Providence. He returned to Thompson-Houston Co., which be- came part of the General Electric Company. On June 4, 1894 Mr. Philbrook took charge of Middleborough's electric power station. In 1889 he was appointed superintendent of the Gas and Electric Department. In 1902 he was made General Manager and continued until his death in active charge of the Department. For 36 years, from 1900, he was connected with the Middleborough Fire Depart- m'ent, serving as hoseman with Co. 6, second and first assistant, on the prudential committee of the fire district five years, assist- ant chief of the department and finally chief. He was Superin- tendent of the fire alarm system from 1908 until his death. He was a church member and member of many organizations. Citizens of Middleborough and other communities honored him at a ban- quet on the 50th Anniversary of his service to the community.
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REPORT OF THE GAS AND ELECTRIC PLANT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Middleborough, Massachusetts.
Gentlemen:
I herewith present the annual report of the Gas and Electric Department for the year ending December 31, 1945.
This rport includes Operating Accounts, Revenues, Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss Sheet, in the same form as in the Report to the Public Utilities, together with Statement of Accounts. Gas Purchased:
For High Pressure Services For Low Pressure Services
1,782,900 cu. ft.
Total Purchased
33,504,100 cu. ft.
Increase of 1944
1,360,200 cu. ft.
Gas sold
28,002,700 cu. ft.
Increase over 1944
1,060,400 cu. ft. $25,157.13
Average per M.
.750
Average cost in Holder, per M.
.808
Average cost Purchased and Distributed
1.52
Average received per M. sold 1.52
Average consumption per customer
19,514
Miles of Main
28.64
Average Consumer per mile of Main
50.1
Cu. ft. sold per mile of Main
977,734
Average B. T .U.
537
New Services
16
New Mains
435 ft.
Electric
K. W. H. Purchased High Tension
6,560,000
K. W. H. Purchased for East and Beach Streets
14,000
Total
Increase over 1944
Paid Plymouth County Elec. Co.
.0111
Average cost per K. W. H. East, Beach Pine, Sts.
.0376
Average cost Purchased and Distributed
.0222
Average cost per K. W. H. sold
.0282
Total K. W. H. sold for lighting
3,890,780
Total K. W. H. sold for Power
1,282,466
Total
Net received per K. W. H. for lighting
Net received per K. W. H. for power
Net received per K. W. H. all classes of service
.0303
Manufacturing Profit to Profit and Loss
$15,848.47 $17,431.74 2000
Maximum K. V. A. Demand (December)
1780
Maximum Power Factor (January)
90.4
Average Power Factor at Maximum Demands 88.5
Received for Street Lights $5,500.00 K. W. H. used for Street Lights 215,800
Average cost to town per K.W.H. for Street Lights
.025
5,173,246 .0338 .019
Decrease over 1944
Maximum K. W. Demand (December)
6,574,000 758,800 $72,743.94
Average cost per K. W. H. High Tension
31,721,200 cu. ft.
Paid Taunton Gas Company
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GAS AND ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT
TOTAL SALES
1944
1945
1
Gas
$43,377.10
$45,064.87
$1,687.77
Lighting
137,113.60
148,266.31
11,152.71
Power
22,777.95
24,893.91
2,115.96
Jobbing
136.09
150.72
14.63
Street Lighting
5,500.00
5,500.00
$208,904.74
$223,875.81
$14,971.07
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
Gas
$3,635.57
Light
7,664.53
Power
1,313.19
Jobbing
69.06
$12,682.35
CONSUMERS
January 1, 1946
Gas
31
Electric
2329*
Gas and Electric
1404
3764
METERS INSTALLED
January 1, 1946
Gas
1479
Electric
3957
5436
STREET LIGHTS 1945
.Total No.
Total No.
Ave. No.
Ave. No. Hours
Nights Run
Hours
Nights
per. mo.
per night
All night service
365
4,025
30
11 hrs 2 m.
Part night service
365
2,246
30
hrs 9 m.
So. Middleboro, Rock and No. Middleboro Service 365 2,361
30
6 hrs 28 m.
Total KWH used for Street Lights 215,800
K. W. H. Purchased
6,574,000
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1945 OPERATING EXPENSES-GAS
PRODUCTION
Operation :
Wages at Gas Plant
$1,388.35
Boiler Fuel
405.37
Water Gas Oil and Enrichers
1.00
Miscellaneous Works Expense
35.58
$1,830.30
Maintenance:
Purchased Gas
$25,157.13
Maintenance Power Plant Equipment
31.15
Maintenance Works and Station Structures
28.73
Maintenance of Holders
10.31
Maintenance Other Equipment at Works .56
$25,227.88
TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION
Operation:
Removing and Resetting Meters
$124.14 $124.14
Maintenance:
Maintenance of Street Mains
$135.00
Maintenance of Services
$2,211.16
Maintenance of Consumers' Meters
381.31
Maintenance of Tools and Appliances
236.83
Maintenance of Station Tools & Appliances
3.60
$2,967.90
GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
Salary of Manager
$592.04
Salaries of General Office Clerks,
Meter Readers and Collectors
3,149.19
General Office Supplies and Expense
972.83
Insurance
167.66
Transportation Expense
287.69
Miscellaneous General Expense
98.44
Depreciation
7,207.76
$12,475.61
Total Expense
$42,625.83
Balance to Profit and Loss (Profit)
94.32
$42,720.15
INCOME-GAS
From Sale of Gas
$45,064.87
Less Discounts, Rebates, Etc.
2,348.86
$42,716.01
Bad Debt Paid
4.14
$42,720.15
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1945 OPERATING EXPENSE-ELECTRIC HYDRO-ELECTRIC GENERATION
Operation:
Electric Labor
$6,990.63
Station Supplies and Expense
990.50
Miscellaneous Labor
2.79
Wood
147.00
$7,230.92
Maintenance:
Maintenance Accessory Equipment $22.22
Maintenance Station Structures
27.51
Electric Energy Purchased
72,743.94
$72,793.67
TRANSMISSION, DISTRIBUTION AND STORAGE
Operation:
Transmission and Distribution Lines $104.05
Inspecting and Testing Meters 62.48
Removing and Resetting Meters 11.05
Transmission and Distribution Supplies and Expense
25.98
$302.56
Maintenance:
Maintenance Transmission and
Distribution Lines
$30,195.72
Maintenance Underground Conduits 29.25
Maintenance Underground Conductors
885.07
Maintenance Consumers' Meters
164.66
Maintenance Transformers
2,085.81
$33,360.51
UTILIZATION
Operation :
Munic. Street Lamps, Supplies & Expense ....
716.77
$716.77
GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
Salary of Manager
$2,960.24
Salaries General Office Clerks, Meter
Readers and Collectors
6,339.02
General Office Supplies and Expense
1,516.64
Insurance
382.17
Transportation Expense ...
2,117.52
Miscellaneous General Expense
68.83
Advertising
28.00
Depreciation
18,364.73
$31,777.15
$146,181.58
Balance to Profit and Loss (Profit)
15,848.47
$162,030.05
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INCOME-ELECTRIC
From Lighting
$153,766.31
From Power
24,893.91
$178,660.22
Less Discounts, Rebates, Etc.
16,659.31
Bad Debt Paid
29.14
Total Credits
$162,030.05
BALANCE SHEET
ASSETS
INVESTMENT- GAS
Land-Gas
$1,200.00
Structures
1,654.06
Boiler Plant Equipment
494.11
Miscellaneous Power Plant Equipment
215.11
Water Gas Sets
559.83
Purification Apparatus
36.57
Other Equipment at Works
3,196.55
Street Mains
62,020.28
Services
15,849.82
Consumers' Meters
5,794.16
Consumers' Meter Installations
2,276.70
Office Equipment
386.03
Laboratory Equipment
376.51
High Pressure Gas Line
6,914.41
High Pressure Services
316.21
INVESTMENT-ELECTRIC
Land-Electric
6,000.00
Rights of Way
2,846.65
Rights of Way, Brockton High Tension
3,813.70
Rights of Way, Tremont
6,307.31
Structures
1,607.91
Reservoirs, Dams, Canals and Waterways
1,681.18
Water Turbines and Water Wheels
517.56
Electric Plant-Hydro.
7,087.76
Misc. Power Plant Equipment-Hydro.
2,631.83
Transformer Station and Substation Equip.
25,203.21
Poles, Fixtures and Overhead Conductors
80,836.60
Consumers' Meters
24,765.89
Consumers' Meter Installations
10,111.70
Line Transformers
40,131.71
Line Capacitors
886.50
Transformer Installations
567.90
Street Lighting Equipment
6,490.16
Underground Conduits
35,462.02
Underground Conductors
27,057.51
Brockton High Tension Line
11,929.99
New High Tension Line Project-Tremont,
17,140.61
Office Equipment
2,128.00
Consumers' Premesis Equipment
3.50
$162,000.91
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CURRENT ASSETS
Cash on Hand
65,834.51
Accounts Receivable
12,682.35
Inventory
9,071.15
RESERVE FUNDS
Depreciation Fund (Inc. U.S. War
Bonds $22,200) 130,699.39
Construction Fund
10,949.39
Special Deposits Fund
1,441.50
LIABILITIES
Loan Repayments
$162,200.00
Approriation for Construction Repayment 45,992.39
ยท Consumers' Deposits
1,441.50
Profit and Loss Balance
437,543.95
$647,177.84 $647,177.84
PLANT INVESTMENT (Book Value)
Gas
Electric
$101,290.35 315,209.20
1945
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT
By balance at beginning of year
$442,540.38
By balance Gas Operating Expense
94.32
By balance Electric Operating Expense
15,848.47
To balance Jobbing Account
$159.92
To transfer to Town of Middleborough
to reduce taxes 18,000.00
To transfer to Town of Middleborough
for Pension Fund
2,009.99
To Middleborough Signal System Expense 769.31
To balance account 437,543.95
$458,483.17 $458,483.17
CONSTRUCTION DRAFTS-1945
GAS
Expended for:
Gas Mains
$289.26
Gas Services
1,093.98
Consumers' Meters
5.94
Consumers' Meter Installations
74.39
$1,463.57
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ELECTRIC
Expended for:
Transformer Station and Substation Equipment
$121.95
Poles, Fixtures and Overhead Conductors
1,358.84
Consumers' Meters
2,330.61
Consumers' Meter Installations
61.74
Transformers
1,963.80
Street Lighting Equipment
149.40
5,986.34
$7,449.91
STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS DEPRECIATION FUND
1945
Jan. 1
Balance in
Town
Dec. 31 Payments
$18,440.19
Treasury $123,567.09
(Inc. U. S. War
Bonds $22,200.)
Dec. 31 Balance in
Town
Dec. 31 Transferred
from Operating
Fund
25,572.49
Treasury 108,499.39
22,200.00
$149,139.58
$149,139.58
CONSTRUCTION FUND
Jan.
1 Balance in
Town
Dec. 31 Payments $7,449.91
Treasury
$18,373.24
Refunds
Received
26.06
Dec. 31 Balance in Town Treasury 10,949.39
$18,399.30
$18,399.30
OPERATING CASH
Dec. 31 Transferred to
Depreciation Fund 25,572.49
Payments 165,050.47
Transferred to
Town of
Middleboro to
reduce taxes 18,000.00
Transferred to Town of Middleboro for Pension Fund 2,009.99
Dec. 31 Balance in
Town Treasury 65,834.51
$276,467.46
$276,467.46
Jan.
1 Balance in
Town
Treasury
Refunds
Received
Collections
$71,077.43
1,514.77
203,875.26
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DEPOSITS FUND
Jan.
1 Balance in
Town
Dec. 31 Payments $688.00
Treasury $1,232.50
Collections
877.00
Dec. 31 Balance in Town Treasury 1,441.50
$2,109.50
$2,109.50
SUMMARY
Balance in Depreciation Fund (Includes War Bonds $22,200.00) $130,699.39
Balance in Construction Fund 10,949.39
Balance in Operation Fund 65,834.51
Balance in Deposits Fund
1,441.50
Respectfully submitted,
Supt. Gas and Electric Department
GIFTS TO TOWN 1935
To reduce taxes
$3,500.00
New Trucks
3,150.00
(W.P.A.)
Leveling Ball Field
1,800.00
Enlarging Playgrounds
3,900.00
New Sidewalks
6,200.00
Selectmen for future W.P.A.
5,000.00
Welfare
3,000.00
Old Age Assistance
500.00
$27,050.00
1937
Reserve Fund
$2,000.00
W.P.A. Fund
5,500.00
Union Street School 30,000.00
$37,500.00
For changes of offices and Equipment other than Electric Department
$1,969.91
1938
Reserve Fund
$2,000.00
Special Town Fund for
Investigating Sewerage Disposal 2,000.00
$4,000.00
1939
Reserve Fund
$3,000.00
Old Age Assistance 4,000.00
$7,000.00
1940
Town of Middleboro to Reduce Taxes
$25,000.00 $25,000.00
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1941
Town of Middleboro to Reduce Taxes $16,000.00 Town of Middleboro Water Dept. for Water
Extention on School Street Extension 500.00
$16,500.00
1942
Town of Middleboro to Reduce Taxes
$18,500.00 $18,500.00
1943
Town of Middleboro to Reduce Taxes
$18,000.00 $18,000.00
1944
Town of Middleboro to Reduce Taxes
$18,000.00 $18,000.00
1945
Town of Middleboro to Reduce Taxes $18,000.00
Town of Middleboro Pension Fund 2,009.99
$20,009.99
$193,529.90
REPORT OF THE FOREST WARDEN
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
I herewith submit my report for 1945.
Warden Calls 25
Still Alarms for grass and brush 21
Total calls 46
Estimated Damage
$200.00
COST OF EXTINGUISHING
Wages
$319.53
Maintenance and Operation
245.69
500 ft. 3/4 in. hose
193.76
Total Cost $758.98
RECEIPTS
Railroad Fires
$28.20
Burning Grass
106.81
Total Receipts
$135.01
Net Cost
$623.97
Respectfully submitted, BERTRAM TRIPP, Forest Warden
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REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
I herewith submit for your consideration and approval the twenty-fourth annual report of the Fire Department for the year ending December 31, 1945.
APPARATUS
Engine No. 1-Maxim 500 gallon pump, purchased June 28, 1920
Engine No. 2-Maxim 1000 gallon pump, purchased April 23, 1928
Engine No. 3-Maxim 500 gallon pump, purchased Mar. 29, 1934
Engine No. 4-Maxim 750 gallon pump, purchased Mar. 29, 1934 Ladder No. 1-Maxim City service truck purchased Oct. 11, 1915
ORGANIZATION
The personnel of the Fire Department as of December 31, 1945 is as follows:
1 Permanent Chief
1 Permanent Deputy Chief
7 Permanent Men
5 Call Captains
37 Call Men
10 Substitute call men.
A total of 61 members.
OPERATION
Box
Squad
Stills
False Warden
Inhalator Lakeville
16
48
94
5
25
1 9
No School
Tank Wagon
South Middleboro
8
55 calls
12 Grass & Brush Fires
13 House & Auto Fires
MILEAGE AND EQUIPMENT USED
Mileage
909.7
Tank Wagon
423.7
So. Middleboro
207.5
21%, in. Hose
6,950
Feet
11/2 in. Hose
3,050
Feet
11/8 in Hose
10,200
Feet
Booster Line
14,250 Feet
So. Middleboro, 11/8 in. Hose
5,000
Feet
PROPERTY LOSS Buildings
Assessed Valuation
$78,975.00
Total Insurance
121,700.00
Damage to Buildings
21,485,56
Insurance Paid
18,786.56
Net Loss
2,699.00
CONTENTS
Estimated Value
14,475.00
Total Insurance
10,900.00
Damage to contents
3,252.00
Insurance Paid
1,777.50
Net Loss
1,474.50
63
INSPECTIONS
Property Hazards .... 1,357
Poor
4
Corrected
2
Unsatisfactory
2
Lodging houses
4
PERMITS
Gasoline
2
Fuel Oil
7
Kerosene
45
Dynamite
8
NEW EQUIPMENT
One fifteen foot ladder, two new gas masks, several adapters, two fog nozzles, two ten foot lengths of 21/2 in. suction hose, one thousand feet of 212 in. hose, 200 ft. booster line, three storage batteries, two sirens, one Foam air play pipe, new coats and boots, one hydraulic jack, and two new tires for the South Middleboro, truck.
A Fire Truck with a 500 gallon pump, 600 gallons of water and other equipment has been stationed at South Middleboro.
Both the South Middleboro truck and the Tank wagon have been painted.
The ceilings, walls and woodwork upstairs have been cleaned, painted, and varnished.
Two rooms on the lower floor have been repaired and painted.
I wish to express my thanks and appreciation for the assistance and cooperation given me by the Board of Selectmen, the Town Manager, and the members of both Fire and Police Departments.
Respectfully submitted,
BERTRAM TRIPP,
Chief of Fire Department
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE
To the Honorable Board of Seletmen:
Gentlemen:
I hereby submit the thirty-seventh annual report and detailed statement of duties performed by the Police Department of the Town of Middleborough, for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1945.
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