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$ 35 45
Fines deposited 21 00
Mary Esty Emerson Book Fund
180 00
Essex Savings Bank
25 00
Broadway Savings Bank
46 64
Danvers Savings Bank
180 00
Salem Savings Bank
100 00
Naumkeag Trust Co.
462 60
S. E. Carleton, fines collected
20 00
$1,034 69
Town appropriation
600 00
$1,634 69
EXPENDITURES
S. E. Carleton, librarian
$ 329 75
J. Philip Webber, substitute
11 60
Wm. R. Godfrey, janitor
90 30
H. M. Tyler, janitor
155 00
Books and binding
313 17
Repairs
146 76
Fuel, light and water
258 39
Insurance
58 80
Miscellaneous
44 48
$1,408 25
Outstanding checks not listed (1938)
122 73
Balance on hand December 31, 1939
103 71
$1,634 69
Respectfully submitted, HARLEY M. TYLER, Treasurer.
CHARLES L. FLINT FUND
H. M. Tyler in account with the Flint Public Library: Charles L. Flint Fund, principal
$5,000 00
Deposited in banks December 31, 1939:
Salem Five Cents Savings Bank $ 858 28
Danvers Savings Bank
1,094 60
Broadway Savings Bank
1,866 96
Essex Savings Bank
1,000 00
Andover Savings Bank
510 73
$5,330 57
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PUBLIC LIBRARY REPORT
MARY ESTY EMERSON FUND
Principal ($2,500 00) invested as follows:
Cerana Apartment Building Bonds (par value) $ 500 00
42nd St. and Lexington Ave. Office Building Bonds (par value) 2,000 00
Deposited in Danvers National Bank (Savings Dept.) 171 13
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT
The Flint Public Library carried on in the usual way during the year 1939 with library hours on Tuesdays 7 to 9 P. M. and Saturdays 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P. M. (holidays excepted). The following maga- zines were found in the reading room: American Magazine, American Boy, American Girl, American Home, Better Homes and Gardens, Boys' Life, Child Life, Country Gentlemen, Good Housekeeping, Har- pers, Home Arts, Jack and Jill, Life, National Geographic, Nature Magazine, Opportunity, Pathfinder, Popular Science, Reader's Digest, Speciality Salesman, Time.
The new stairway heading to the balcony, which was completed during the year, made it possible to have the exhibits for "National Book Week" upstairs. It is a very pleasant and roomy space for the library exhibits, and visitors at this time expressed their pleasure in this improvement. The larger number of books exhibited were for children and young people. Many new books have been added during the year for adults as well as for young people.
The usual deposits of books were sent to the Howe-Manning School for State Certificate Reading. Many certificates were awarded to pu- pils reading the required number of books.
Books have been presented to the library by Mrs. Harry R. Wood- ward, Miss Grace Alden, Mrs. Laura Webb, Mrs. Leland Wilder, Mr. Arthur L. Dacy of Danvers and Mr. Lennart Winquist. These books will be enjoyed by many readers.
The librarian wishes to express her appreciation to the trustees for their kind and thoughtful cooperation in this year past.
ANNUAL STATISTICS
Volumes in library January 1, 1939 11,448
Volumes added by purchase 235
Volumes added by gift
40
Volumes in library January 1, 1940
11,723
Total circulation of books, year ending January 1, 1940
8,253
Circulation of non-fiction
1,050
Largest monthly circulation, January
628
Collected on books kept overtime or damaged
$20 00
Respectfully submitted, SARAH E. CARLETON, Librarian.
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SELECTMEN'S REPORT
SELECTMEN'S REPORT
To the Citizens of the Town of Middleton:
The Board of Selectmen submits for your approval a report of its activities for the year ending December 31, 1939.
It is our duty to present for your consideration these measures which seem to us essential for a possible solution of the unemployment problem in Middleton.
In times like these, confronted as we are with unusual conditions it is often difficult to select correctly the course which best serves that interest. It is a laudable state of mind that each of us struggles to grasp and hold some thought that may be crystalized into action with the hope that in so doing we will have solved the problem of unemploy- ment. In our willingness and earnestness to be of service, we must bear in mind that the economic conditions now existing are national in scope, and cannot be settled by any act of ours. With a full apprecia- tion of the seriousness of the situation, it is the opinion of your Board that the most logical solution of our unemployment problem is to cooperate with the Works Progress Administration.
During the year your Board submitted for approval the Cemetery Project, Moth Project, Sidewalk Projects and the State Road Macad- amizing Project. The same have been approved as follows:
Name of Project
Amount of Project $42,218 00
Cemetery Project
Sidewalks (Along town maintained streets)
18,051 00
State Sidewalks
6,021 00
Macadamizing State Road
2,993 00
Moth Project
7,919 00
$77,202 00
During the past year construction work on Boston Street has been completed. The total cost of this project amounts to approximately $102,000.00 of which the Town's share is approximately 11%. The cost of land takings which have been charged directly against the Town's share amounts approximately to $1,650.00. This figure includes the settlement of four suits filed against the Town for land taken during the process of reconstruction.
The method of handling this project on a unit price basis with the Town as the contractor and the work being done under the supervision of the Highway Surveyor has been a benefit to the Town in many ways. It has given employment to local people, the profit resulting from good management has helped to reduce the Town's contribution.
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SELECTMEN'S REPORT
The following account covers briefly the expenditures from the Mansfield Fund during the past year.
Balance January 1, 1939
$ 70 72
Received from Old Colony Trust Co.
$757 40
Picnic tickets sold
50 65
808 05
$878 77
EXPENDITURES
Children's picnic
$326 50
Band concerts
291 00
Thanksgiving baskets
117 25
Christmas baskets
125 50
Total expenditures
$860 25
Balance December 31, 1939
18 52
$878 77
Inasmuch as it is the duty invested in the Board of Selectmen to advise and cooperate with local departments, to enumerate in detail of its many activities would be a duplication of items that may be found in various departmental reports.
In conclusion we wish to express our appreciation to the Town Officers and members of local departments for their cooperation dur- ing the year.
Respectfully submitted,
ARCHIBALD L. JONES HAROLD E. TYLER
FRED L. CURRIER
Board of Selectmen.
TOWN HALL REPORT Year Ending December 31, 1939
Received from entertainments
$ 34 00
Received from I. O. R. M.
89 20
Received from P. of H.
52 50
Received from Jr. P. of H.
7 00
Received from St. Agnes Church
118 00
Received from dancing class
27 50
Received from music class
22 00
Respectfully submitted,
$350 20
HENRY A. YOUNG, Custodian.
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HIGHWAY REPORT
REPORT OF HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
The highway surveyor hereby submits his report for the year end- ing December 31, 1939.
Town appropriation
$4,500 00
State aid
4,500 00
Total (See list of expenditures)
$9,000 00
It will be noted that under this fund the department was able to gravel and surface the entire length of School Street and also the sec- tion of Liberty Street between School and Peabody Streets.
CHAPTER 90. MAINTENANCE OF ROADS.
Town appropriation
$1,000 00
State aid 1,000 00
Total $2,000 00
This money was used for surface treatment on the entire length of Maple Street and also on side drain on East Street.
The Chapter 90 construction money, appropriated last year, was used to complete Boston Street.
BRIDGES
Town appropriation $500 00
Under this appropriation we were able to replace the planking on the two Peabody Street bridges and also to keep all other bridges in repair.
SIDEWALKS
Town appropriation $100 00
We used this money for opening sidewalks on Washington, Pleas- ant and Lake Streets that had become overgrown with sod.
In the coming year we hope to finish the entire length of Peabody and River Streets with tar surface, and also widen, gravel and surface another section of Essex Street.
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES GORDON CURTIS,
Highway Surveyor.
MIDDLETON-CHAPTER 81-EXPENDITURES, 1939
ROAD
Drag.
Scrap.
Grav. Ledge
Drain. $ 68 60
Brush
Grav.
Bitum.
Tar
Signs
Totals $212 10 25 00
East .
$31 04
70 30
31 60
372 98
101 47
1010 56
10 00
Essex
132 00
47 20
40 00
$ 50 00
69 80
64 91
6 00
1627 95 409 91
Flint
Forrest
10 00
50 00
5 00
124 90
495 06
684 96
Gregory
13 60
26 00
25 00
19 00
123 00
$107 60
314 20
Haswell Park
10 00
10 00
Kenney
20 00
15 00
35 00
King
13 40
40 50
55 00
277 90
Lake
27 15
60 60
79 60
169 00
5 00
297 35
Liberty
5 00
189 40
577 60
49 40
13 00
140 30
130 00
580 82
1560 52
Locust
161 86
100 00
24 00
80
286 66
Log Bridge
25 20
10 00
35 20
Lowell
.
10 00
62 00
87 25
8 00
41 26
140 65
349 16
Mill
54 20
6 00
40 00
100 20
Mt. Vernon
10 00
23 60
45 00
149 92
204 92
North Main
13 80
5 00
18 80
Peabody ·
5 00
60 00
19 60
40 00
148 20
Pleasant
85 12
78 30
47 10
89 00
181 90
105 57
607 47
586 99
School
6 24
59 00
681 60
12 00
1366 31
Washington
55 00
27 74
82 74
Thomas
Copper Mine
Park
33 00
143 73
176 73
Webb
10 00
10 00
$57 28 $1082 43 $1468 00
$814 13
$157 60 $469 56 $1268 38
ANT-00-2099-01
$21 00 $8999 95
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FLINT
MIDDLETON
PUBLIC LIBRARY
CHAPTER 31-EXPENDITURES
Patching
Surf. Treat. Oil
Boston
$ 56 20 $ 25 70
$30 00 $ 31 60 25 00
Central
.
.
30 05
134 10
164 15
River
15 00
15 00
Maple
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT
TOWN CLERK'S REPORT
MARRIAGE RECORD FOR 1939
Date Place of Marriage Name of Bride and Groom Residence
Feb. 5 Danvers, Mass. James H. Coffin Middleton
Dorothy Smith Middleton
Feb. 19 Wenham, Mass. Thedore Suskodolski Middleton
Dorothy Dodge Hamilton
Feb. 25 Middleton, Mass. Milton W. Pollock
Josie D. Sheldon
Middleton
Apr. 5 Medford, Mass. Earl Linwood Elliott
Barbara Grace Curtis
Middleton
Apr. 23 Danvers, Mass. Harry T. Davidson
Lillian Milott
Middleton
May 7 Peabody, Mass. Albert Wallace Wilkins
Antonette Blazcwicz
Peabody
June 6 Middleton, Mass.
Roland M. Pike
Dover, N. H.
Marilyn F. Lothrup
Haverhill, Mass.
June 17 Lynn, Mass.
Richard Clark Churchill
Middleton
July 7 Danvers, Mass.
Lawrence Edw. Staples
Danvers
July 15 Lynn, Mass.
Benj. Kean Richardson Middleton
Anne Helena Kirby Lynn
Aug. 28 Danvers, Mass.
Armand E. St. Jean Manchester, N. H.
Estelle M. Phaneuf Middleton
Sept. 2 Methuen, Mass.
Richard Godfrey Goodale Middleton
Florence Ann Woods Danvers
Sept. 2 Middleton, Mass. George Everett Osgood Virginia Arnold Peabody
Salem
Sept. 7 Danvers, Mass. Joseph Elmer Pickard Middleton
Oct. 12 Danvers, Mass.
Richard Paul Anderson Middleton
Virginia Stickney Leach
Danvers Salem
Sept. 24 Danvers, Mass. Pierce Butler, Jr.
Ruth Marie C. Wickers
Middleton
Oct. 3 Salem, Mass. Seymer Wilfred Osborne Danvers
Mildred June Currier Middleton
Dec. 28 Danvers, Mass. Walter H. Reynolds Middleton
Lois E. Nash Wenham
Middleton
Danvers
Franklin, N. H.
Middleton
Helena Marie Thurison Lynn
Florence Edith Townsend Middleton
Thelma Irene Bishop Middleton
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT
BIRTH RECORD FOR 1939
Any error or omission should be reported at once to the Town Clerk.
Date of Birth
Name of Child
Names of Parents
January 9
Carol Jane Getchell
Hughie Elmer Getchell
Hilda D. Hogg
January 24 Patricia Amero
Daniel P. Amero
Gertrude Eleanor Gallant
February 9 Rich'd Ellsworth Duclow
Earl F. Duclow Eleanor H. Allen
March 1 Ethel Regina Budd
John W. Budd
Regina Hamel
March 6 Archibald L. Jones
Archibald L. Jones
Eleanor A. Seaver
March 10
Francine Marie DeBlond
George Joseph De Blond Yvonne Marquis Dell N. Greeke
April 29 Wm. Walter Melanson Robert James
(twins)
May 20
Randolf Herman Nelson
Frederick R. Nelson Florence M. Caverly
June 3
Patricia Ann LeBlanc
Amdee J. Le Blanc Irene Dumont
June 3
Stephen Allen Richardson Hazen M. Richardson
Marjorie G. Stuterman
June 16 Leonard Edw. Trembley
Edward J. Trembley Annie M. Murphy
June 24 Lillian Mable Lord
Ellsworth A. Lord Blanche I. Margeson
June 28 Virginia Kay Wendell
Karl V. Wendell Bessie I. Thorner
July 13 Ralph Adams Dronay
Alfred A. Dronay
Mary G. Sprague
July 14
Marilyn Louise Mitchell
July 28 Marion Berry
Everett W. Mitchell Marion E. Bowman Elmer W. Berry Ann K. O'Hearn
September 4
Seale F. Baird
Seale F. Baird Elizabeth L. Boyden
April 12 James Greeke
66 (twins)
St. Laurent Greeke Joseph T. Melanson Julia Rinaldi
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT
September 28 Marie Alice Irene Savior
Albert J. Savior, Jr,
Corinne M. Bourasse
October 22 Paul Alan Lindsley
Ernest E. Lindsley
Emily M. Shattuck
November 9 Oscar Robert Belle
Oscar R. Belle
Alice Brunet
November 21 Florence Josephine Mondalto Gene Mondalto Jennie May Stewart
December 10 Donna Ruth Dobson
Benjamin W. Dobson
Ruth M. Clark
December 26
Robert Foster Crowell
Robert S. Crowell
Hazel Wallen
RECORD OF DEATHS, 1939
Any errors or omissions noted should be promptly reported to the Town Clerk.
Date
Name of Deceased
Years Months Days
January 1
Charles Edward Russell
68
2
Milton W. Berry
67
6
4 Elsie M. Getchell
33
6
11
Stanislaus Albert Skwarczewski
48
9
7
February 10
30 Joseph Daniel Reynolds Allie Muistapha
38
3
1
Frederick Patrick Finnegan
35
7
9
11 John Joseph Lynch
35
6
11
12 Margaret Scholten
58
10
18
15
Antonio Lanzilli
63
6
19
22
Alexander Cook
61
5
10
66
27
Baby of Gordon and Helen Sheldon Stillborn
March
4 Della Louise Sheldon
63
14 Arthur Hubert Dubois
60
22
18 Charles Henry Dow
48
22
66
18 Edith Harmon Cromwell
48
3
20 Herman Otto Touberg
67
6
15
January 1 Isabelle Goodrich (Barnett)
80
35
March
31 Joseph Benichir
50
8
April
3 Frank Bernard Sheehan
46
9
28
1 Dora Rose Chouinard
25
7
24
11
Edward Moran
54
41
8
19
10
63
TOWN CLERK'S REPORT
Date
Name of Deceased
Years Months Days
March
21
Jeremiah Sullivan
April
6
Stef Shama
47
3
4
March
5 Matha Palsy
31
5
23
April
4 Hugh Kelleher
34
10
29
9
Grassi Librato
54
9
4
9 William Andrew Hughes
52
8
13
March
24 Sarah F. Berry
64
Infant
April
18 Webb P. Richardson
46
7
21
66
25 Leonard Perepelitza
19
1
21
January
2 William H. Ryan
64
10
27
April
25 Sarah D. Rennard
71
May
8 William Ross Godfrey
73
1
15
15
Walter Chester Schultz
34
18
21
George Charles Keefe
53
10
12
June
4 Arthur Joseph Rondeau
55
11
24
9
Richard Rogerson Curtis
21
3
24
19
Jozef Mandry
43
3
17
20
Ellen Ericka Winnerstrom
54
4
30
July
3
Edward Paul Bondi
7
4
Catherine A. Raynor
41
6 Roland Grant
44
7 Mary A. Jones
71
2
8 Eva Marie Tavullo
20
1
8
20
Gilda Herman Jackson
29
2
29
66
22
Margaret (Burrows) Burnham
72
8
22
24
James MacDonald
75
9
4
25
Helen Ann Bobek
18
10
26
August
2
Grace Marie Buckley
25
11
19
July
5 Cora W. Mason
71
10
James Greeke
3
August
8
William Howard O'Neill
42
10
24
12
Stanley Stephen Wlasuk
40
7
26
10 Christian Alexander Anderson
53
3
10
14
Charles A. Mason
82
23
Mary Karayianes
19
10
3
9 Angelo Brocato
64
9
Stanley Joseph Kmita
27
10
2
4 Leonard A. Hennessey
52
12
25
Charles H. Wigley
73
7 Arthur Nash Paul
56
6
6 Archibald L. Jones
81
23 George Mitchell Gregory
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT
Date
Name of Deceased
Years Months Days
August
17 Louise Michel Mary de Cicco
31
1
28
20 Alfred Omar Lamoreaux
35
3 19
23 Nellie Winn Jones
45
3
28
27
August Johnson
67
15
Sept.
7
Albert Emile St. Aubin
25
6
12
15
Mabel Elizabeth Shadeed
29
17
August
9 Cornelius Cronin
69
4
19
Sept.
22
Daniel Gilroy
61
25
66
27
Patsy Alcarese
53
7 17
October
5 Joseph Zarecki
64
24
9 George Charles Kallelis
36
5
16
18 Daniel Stanwood
43
6
8
20 Agnes Viola Dougherty
39
2
13
66
21
Blanche Gertrude Hayward
62
66
24 Helen Taylor Bluin
26
11
24
66
30
Stanley Wala
59
7
6
66
31
Stanley Alexander Nowakowski
20
5
23
Nov.
1
George Edward Read
81
3
27
66
5 Charles Gremlitz
65
4
28
October 15
Wasil Prokopshuk
58
Nov.
10
Grace Felissa Moseri
17
1 29
15
James Cornelius O'Meara
26
3
24
15 Charles Frederick Harlow
65
2
30
17 Anastasia Malowska
50
6
Dec.
2 Helen Fanaras
22
7
66
3
Chester Clifton Campbell
84
7
3
9 Walter Burke Freeman
81
1
1
12 Lawrence Thomas Mulcahy
43
3
28
66
13 Francis Morris Pierce
50
16
19 Daniel Joseph O'Brien
52
8
6
10
Dobson
Stillborn
23
Alfred E. Barthelemy
8
29
William Robert Reynolds
65
25
8 Daniel Bernard Brady
28
4
27
24 Walter P. Brackett
89
6 Samuel Francis Lucido
29
4
12
26 Oscar H. Groves
84
29
Alma Christina Robinson
41
11
1
4 Seale F. Baird
10 minutes
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ELECTRIC LIGHT COMMISSIONERS REPORT
ELECTRIC LIGHT COMMISSIONERS' REPORT
Citizens of Middleton :
In making this report it is with great satisfaction we announce the completion of a ten year endeavor to make electricity available to all our citizens instead of a few more favorably located in the center of the town. A review of the activities of the Department in the accom- plishment of this, without asking for appropriations in the tax levy and at the same time reducing the cost to our customers 29%, may be of interest.
The first year of operation by the Commission proved conclusively that our source of supply was entirely inadequate. Negotitations for increased capacity were carried on with that source, but while they were willing to co-operate with us, the limitations by laws governing Municipal plants prevented their doing so, without a cost to this De- partment of from $8,000.00 to $12,000.00 which made this proposition prohibitive.
Further negotiations with our present source of supply resulted in our securing an independent line and provision for ample capacity at no cost to the Department, and reduction in cost of electricity of approx- imately one half cent per KWH.
As the cost of the sub-station and line would be amortized in ten years, at the expiration of our contract with them in September of this year we hope to get a substantial reduction in the cost of our current which would make possible a further reduction in rates to our custom- ers.
Distribution lines now supply 29 miles of streets and supply 533 customers as compared with 287 customers and 151/2 miles of streets in 1929. The inventory value of our plant has been increased from $13,679.28 to $35,100.09
The almost universal use of radios has made a better quality of construction and much closer supervision necessary, as defects and leakages, not noticed before, cause interference, and sometimes en- tirely prevent radio reception. These defects are sometimes very diffi- cult to locate, and to meet this condition we have added to our equip- ment the best type of trouble-finding apparatus available. This not alone controls radio trouble but aids in locating grounds which mean line and money loss.
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ELECTRIC LIGHT COMMISSIONERS' REPORT
Seventy-two additional street lights have been provided, and the capacity of all lights have been more than doubled, while at all inter- secting streets there are 1500 or 2500 watt lights. In order to prevent use of lights when not necessary, as is inavoidable when lights are op- erated by a time clock set at fixed hours, which must of necessity be set early enough to provide light on dark or stormy evenings, a photo electric cell control has been installed, which operates the lights ac- cording to the degree of darkness regardless of the hour.
Breakdown connections have been made with the Essex Sanator- ium and the Colony of the State Hospital. When the line from the State Hospital to the Colony failed last spring, quick action by this De- partment provided a temporary connection and prevented great incon- venience and suffering. A permanent line has since been constructed.
A comparison is often made between our rates, and those of larger surrounding towns. By reason of their larger consumption, one town in particular buys their current 79-100 of a cent less per KWH than we do, and in 1938, the last year for which figures are available. This means that if their distribution costs were the same as ours per KWH there should have been a surplus of $45,614.24, or if we could buy cur- rent at the same rate our surplus for the year would be $8,127.50.
As maintenance per mile remains the same regardless of the amount of current distributed it is obvious that current cost must nec- essarily be higher in rural than in more thickly settled districts.
After the hurricane in the fall of 1938 our policy of carrying a good stock of line supplies and maintaining an adequate repair outfit was fully justified as we were the first to resume service of any of the surrounding towns. Repairs were necessarily of a temporary nature and much of the work this year has been in making permanent repairs, and changes to give better service and guard against outages.
In conclusion we wish to thank our customers for their hearty co- operation, and it is gratifying to be able to place at their service the facilities of a modern and complete plant. As an increased use of electricity over existing lines means little increase in distribution cost, such increase in consumption means additional net income which can be used to reduce cost to the consumer.
Respectfully submitted,
RICHARD B. FLOYD CHARLES G. BATES
Electric Light Commissioners.
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BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE REPORT
Bureau of Old Age Assistance
To the Citizens of Middleton:
The following is a brief report of the Board of Public Welfare for the year ending Dececmber 31, 1939.
65 cases received general relief representing 228 persons and were divided as follows:
Unsettled (State cases)
23
number of persons 86
Other Cities and Towns
20
75
Town
21
66
64
Aid to dependent children
1
3
During the year 1939 there were 13 cases with Middleton settle- ments who were aided by other cities and towns, this is an increase of four cases over last year.
The major reason for relief is still unemployment and as condi- tions have changed but little during the year, the outlook for the year 1940 is not very bright.
The State department of Public Welfare was reorganized during 1939 and the result is that the work which was formerly carried on by the State department is now thrown on the local boards thereby in- creasing the work more than three fold. In as much as Middleton is one of the small Towns adversally affected your board will make every effort to carry out the requirements of the new State setup. Of course this change will not affect the large cities and towns who have a full time paid staff.
Your board has distributed 25 tons of Federal surplus commodities and 7900 pieces of clothing to the needy families of the town during the past year.
BUREAU OF OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
58 persons are now receiving Old Age Assistance: Unsettled 6; Other cities and towns 8; Town 44.
Respectfully submitted,
RICHARD B. FLOYD, Chairman. JESSIE M. COLBERT AUSTIN C. PEABODY, JR. Clerk,
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FIREMEN'S REPORT
FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT
Middleton, Mass., February 10, 1940 To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
We submit to you our report of the fire department for the year 1939.
During the year the department responded to forty-five alarms; dwellings 8, camps 3, barns 2, chimney 4, false alarms 1, brush and forest 27.
The total loss on assessed property amounted to approximately $16,500.
We had several very bad forest fires which cost the town approx- imately $700 for these fires alone within a few days of each other.
The equipment of the department is in very good condition, but it is necessary that we replace the old forest hose with new hose.
We have had a new heating boiler installed in the fire house to re- place the old one which was in very bad condition.
In conclusion we wish to express our appreciation to your board, Chief Young, all firemen, and the citizens of this town for their ear- nest co-operation and assistance with the Board of Engineers.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM H. SANBORN, Chairman
WALTER L. PAINE, Clerk
RICHARD B. FLOYD
MORRILL W. YOUNG
SEFTON EARL
Board of Engineers.
INSPECTOR OF SLAUGHTERING
To the Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
As inspector of slaughtering during the past year I submit the following report.
Number of swine examined
· 'cattle 248
15
' calves 18
goats 5
Respectfully submitted,
H. BRAY WILKINS, Inspector of Slaughtering.
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POLICE REPORT
POLICE REPORT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
The Chief of Police does submit herewith his annual report for the year ending December 31, 1939.
Total number of arrests
21
Residents arrested
8
Non-residents arrested
13
ARRESTED FOR THE FOLLOWING CRIMES:
Assault
1
Driving to endanger
1
Driving under the influence
3
Driving without a license
1
Drunkenness
10
Escaping from Danvers State Hospital
1
Runaway State Ward
1
Violation of probation
3
DISPOSITION OF CASES:
Assault
Filed-1
Driving to endanger
Fined-1
Driving under the influence
Fined-3
Driving without a license
Fined-1
Drunkenness
Released-5
Probated-1
30 days, suspended-1
Sent to Bridgewater-3
Runaway State Ward
Returned to Rescue League-1
Violation of probation
Given more time to pay-3
MISCELLANEOUS WORK:
Automobile accidents
32
Fatal accidents
1
Automobiles transferred
560
Buildings found open
25
Complaints received and investigated
400
Dogs reported hit by automobiles
7
Deaths investigated
5
Horses caught and confined
2
Officers with State Police
Hours-100
70
CATTLE INSPECTOR'S REPORT
Police at court
Days-12
Police with medical examiner
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