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Eugene Brown
46 80
Warren Brown
8 40
Edward Bryer, Jr.
9 80
Thomas Cass
5 60
Roland Clark
212 10
Charles Clinch
84 00
Richard Collins
15 40
James Comstock
26 60
Donald Currier
14 00
Harold Currier
$. 54 00
Henry Dearborn
95 20
Stanley Densmore
2 10
Daniel Donovan
103 60
James Donovan
139 30
Lawrence Donovan
26 60
Patrick Donovan
362 60
Phillip Donovan
200 60
2,278 65
Richard Dukeshire
221 20
Sefton Earl
602 70
David Estey
16 16
Frank Evans
1,826 60
Leonard Foss
9 80
Davis Gifford
252 10
Parker Gifford
77 00
Alton Goodale
25 90
Gordon Goodale
82 60
Arthur Gould
1,883 60
Richard Hains
11 20
Alton Hubbard
291 20
Victor Hughes
25 20
Clifford Hunt
132 30
Robert Hurd
2 80
Peter Johnson
156 00
58
PAYROLL ANALYSIS
Labor
Truck
Alfred Kitchin, Jr.
$ 11 20
Terrance Klosowski
$1,152 45
Robert Knowlton
2 10
Edward Leary, Jr.
7 00
David Lindsley
163 10
Ernest Lindsley
133 50
Ellsworth Lord
32 20
Ellsworth Lord, Jr.
19 60
Roger Lovelace
247 00
Allan Marshall
1,881 90
Herman Martin
35 00
James Martin
47 60
William T. Martin, Jr.
8 40
Francis Masse
8 40
James Murray
14 00
Phillip Murray
210
Bruce Macdonald
10 50
Ralph McCreedy
118 00
Raymond McKenny
66 50
George Nash
444 80
Fred Nelson
44 80
Benjamin Ogden
2,080 00
James Ogden
594 70
Paul Osgood
29 40
Marshall Paine
4 20
Leslie Patterson
28 00
Roland Peabody
1,727 00
Edward Peachey
4 20
Carl Peterson
103 60
David Pettipas
5 60
Milton Pollack
35 00
Donald Porter
6 30
Hugh Porter
44 00
Clarence Richardson
1,740 90
Edward Richardson
49 00
Hazen K. Richardson
153 00
Richard Rogers
2 10
Robert Roode
16 80
John H. Ross
445 00
Edward Rowell
81 20
Elliott Rowell, Jr.
90 30
Wilbur Rundlett
249 90
1
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PAYROLL ANALYSIS
Labor
Truck
Gilbert Rybica
$ 2 80
Richard Sanborn
4 20
Jeffrey Savoie
44 80
Edward Sedlar
354 50
Albert Sheldon
126 00
David Sheldon
14 00
Gordon Sheldon
56 00
Oscar H. Sheldon
$1,350 40
Carl Shuman
21 00
Royce Shuman
490 70
Leonard Smith
11 20
131 10
Dale Stevens
2 10
James Stewart
23 80
Richard Stewart
33 60
Robert Tuttle
20 30
Harold E. Tyler
267 40
Edgar Verry
16 80
Robert Vient
76 30
Paul Wake, Jr.
556 30
John Walsh, Jr.
21 70
James Wiley
17 50
Artemus Wiseman
28 00
Everett Wilkins
9 80
Robert Young
69 30
PARK DEPARTMENT
Labor
Charles Clinch
$108 38
James Comstock
75
Alfred Harris
60
Donald Harris
57 60
George Kimball
2 10
Paul Osgood
78 15
Carl Shuman
1 20
Richard Stewart
1 50
Paul Wake, Jr.
6 00
James Wiley
75
$257 03
60
PAYROLL ANALYSIS
CEMETERY DEPARTMENT
Labor
Truck
Richard Collins
$ 10 80
Elmer Currier
14 00
H. S. Emerson
11 20
Robert Fuller
4 20
John Kunz
58 80
Bruce Macdonald
58 80
Raymond Maxwell
93 10
R. N. Maxwell
1,280 80
$67 50
George Nash
2 40
Richard Nash
529 83
Paul Osgood
36 00
Hugh Porter
2 40
James Stewart
15 60
Robert Young
14 40
$2,132 33
$67 50
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Labor
Ebbett Baldwin
$ 12 50
Alexander Fraser
211 40
Robert Fuller
2 10
Lloyd Getchell
114 00
Richard Hains
220 10
Walter H. Milbery
96 00
Edward Macdonald
141 40
Benjamin Ogden
419 40
Joseph Peters
117 40
Milton Pollock
6 30
Clarence Richardson
30 90
Wilbur C. Rundlett
1,984 50
Leon Soper
2 80
Harold E. Tyler
355 65
Maurice Tyler
22 80
Paul B. Wake
27 30
Phillip Webber
109 85
$3,874 40
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PAYROLL ANALYSIS
ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT
Labor
Charles T. Brackett
$3,032 63
Raymond C. Currier
2,751 30
Norman Gage
899 00
Seaver L. Macdonald
1,177 25
Benjamin Nimblett
2,809 60
Arthur Nimblett
13 20
Charles Nimblett
8 80
Elmer Rogers
5 00
Paul Wake, Jr.
44 80
Robert Young
44 80
$10,786 38
FORESTRY
Labor
Russell Brown
$ 17 85
Warren Brown
4 20
Walter Byko
40 25
Elmer Currier
5 60
Harold Currier
$ 13 20
Frank Hurd
4 20
Robert Hurd
31 15
Ernest Lindsey
79 30
Richard Lindsey
51 80
Joseph Picariello
146 00
301 13
William Rawson
35 80
Bertram Troop
15 40
William Welch
7 35
James Wiley
5 25
$444 15
$314 33
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LIST OF JURORS
LIST OF JURORS
July 30, 1946
Mr. Archie N. Frost, Clerk of Courts Salem, Mass.
The following is a List of the Jurors prepared by the Selectmen of the Town of Middleton in accordance with Chapter 234, Section 4, General Laws:
Name
Street
Occupation
Baker, Charles W.
North Main Street
Ship Caulker
Belle, Oscar H.
Belleview Ave.
Machinist
Donovan, Timothy J.
No. Main Street
Bus Operator
Evans, Guy E.
Forest Street
Supervisor
Floyd, Richard G.
Pleasant Street
Shipper
Getchell, Lloyd H.
Maple Street
Storekeeper
Germain, Hector A.
South Main Street
Retired
Gould, Arthur P.
South Main Street
Laborer
Lovelace, Roger B.
Central Street
Fireman
Peabody, Roland H.
Liberty Street
Laborer
Peart, James W.
Forest Street
Blacksmith
Poole, Robert T.
Maple Street
Merchant
Richardson, W. W.
Boston Street
Carpenter
Turnbull, William G.
Boston Street
Machinist
Tuttle, Arthur S.
River Street
Leather Worker
Very truly yours,
CLARENCE OSGOOD, Jr., HAROLD M. BISHOP, GEORGE B. OGDEN, Selectmen of Middleton.
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PUBLIC LIBRARY REPORT
FLINT PUBLIC LIBRARY-TRUSTEE'S REPORT TREASURER'S REPORT
INCOME:
Balance January 1, 1946
246 55
Naumkeag Trust Co.
505 42
Essex Savings Bank
30 00
Broadway Savings Bank
28 00
Book Fines
39 00
$848 97
Town appropriation and dog tax
1,865 01
2,713 98
EXPENDITURES:
Librarian's salary
$350 00
Librarian's assistant
68 25
Librarian's supplies
26 25
Janitor's salary
260 00
New books
417 64
Fuel
442 42
Light
44 97
Water
4 17
Insurance
91 70
Building maintenance
454 57
Naumkeag Trust Co., service charge
2 40
Mary Esty Emerson Fund
110 00
Miscellaneous
99 50
Balance on hand December 31, 1946
341 86
$2,713 98
Respectfully submitted, . ARCHIBALD L. JONES, Treasurer.
CHARLES L. FLINT FUND
Archibald L. Jones, in account with Flint Public Library: Charles L. Flint fund, principal
$5,000 00
Deposited in banks, December 31, 1946: Salem Five Cents Savings Bank
999 02
Danvers Savings Bank
1,229 21
Broadway
66
1,866 96
Essex
1,000 00
Salem
60
586 68
MARY ESTY EMERSON FUND
Principal ($2,500.00) invested as follows: Cerena Apartment Building Bond (par value) $ 500 00
42nd Street and Lexington Avenue, office building bond, (par value) 2,000 00
Daposited in Danvers National Bank, (Savings Dept.) 725 14
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PUBLIC LIBRARY REPORT
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT, 1946
During 1946, Flint Public Library has been open as usual, every Tuesday and Saturday evening and Saturday afternoon, holidays ex- cepted. There has been a slight increase in the circulation since the war years, and it should continue to increase each year.
The usual book deposits were sent to the Howe-Manning School. The books were chosen from lists which are approved by the State Department of Education. The purpose of this plan is to stimulate a desire for good reading. Both fiction and non-fiction are chosen and enjoyed by the children. Many children live a long distance from the library and cannot visit during library hours. In having the deposits of books at school, it gives the children in the rural districts a chance to enjoy the library privileges. Many reading certificates were award- ed in June.
Magazines in the reading room were :
American Girl
Good Housekeeping
American Home
Home Craftsman
American Magazine
Jack and Jill
Better Homes and Gardens Life
Boys' Life
McCall Art Needlework
Child Life
National Geographic
Everybody's Poultry
Nature Magazine
Farm Journal
Popular Mechanics
Reader's Digest
An exhibit of new books was displayed in the balcony during Nat- ional Book Week in November. The greater number of books were for children and young people, with a few new ones for adults. A great number of visitors came to the exhibit, for new books are always facinating. Many interesting and entertaining new books were added to the library shelves in 1946.
The librarian wishes to express her appreciation to the trustees for their willing cooperation during the past year.
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PUBLIC LIBRARY REPORT
ANNUAL STATISTICS
Volumes in the library January 1, 1946
13,474
Volumes added by purchase 274
Volumes added by gift
25
Volumes in the library January 1, 1947
13,773
Total circulation of books, year ending January 1, 1947
8,951
Total circulation of books, non fiction 2,269
Largest monthly circulation, March 825
Respectfully submitted,
SARAH E. CARLETON,
Librarian.
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SELECTMEN'S REPORT
SELECTMEN'S REPORT
To the Citizens of Middleton:
The Board of Selectmen submit for your approval, its annual report for the year ending December 31, 1946.
Meetings have been held each Tuesday evening in the Town Hall. All routine business was taken care of on the first and third Tuesday of each month.
The past year has been a rather busy one due to a great many matters pertaining to the ending of the War.
Attempts were made to stop the taking of gravel in the town. A permanent injunction was issued, prohibiting the taking of gravel for 200 feet from the main highway on River Street.
Some improvements were made in Recreation Park, including Lunch Tables and Benches and the construction of a baseball diamond. A power mower was purchased for mowing the grass.
Two Band Concerts and a picnic for- the children were held this year as usual with funds provided by the Mansfield Fund.
To the Town Officers and members of all Departments we wish to express our sincere appreciation for their co-operation during the year 1946.
Respectfully submitted, CLARENCE OSGOOD, JR., HAROLD M. BISHOP, GEORGE B. ODGEN,
Selectmen of Middleton.
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT
TOWN CLERK'S REPORT
MARRIAGE RECORD FOR 1946
Date
Place of Marriage
Name of Bride and Groom
Residence
Jan. 5
Middleton
Hugh Gray
Texas Michigan
Jan. 12 Middleton
John C. O' Carroll
Peabody
Helen P. McDermott
Peabody
Feb. 17 Peabody ,
Richard A. Brown Lydia D. Byko
Peabody Middleton
Feb. 19 Danvers
Samuel F. Wanstall Middleton
Emma L. Stanley
Hawthorne
Feb. 28 Beverly
William M. Blanchard .Gayl C. Gifford
Beverly Middleton
Feb. 24
Wakefield
· Maurice E. Daye
Melrose
Madeline A. Currier Middleton
Feb. 24 Salem
Phillippe J. Gallant
Middleton
Lucy Fraser
Salem
Mar. 2 Danvers
William J. Downey, Jr. Marie L. Dupuis
Middleton
Mar. 30 Middleton
Ignatius J. Leone
Peabody
Florence V. Bulygo
Peabody
Apr. 14 Salem
Walter Meserve Viola Hetherington
Middleton
Middleton
Apr. 20 Manchester, N. H.
Ralph E. Riddle Dorothy Spencer
Melrose
Apr. 29 Topsfield
Lester M. Abbott, Jr.
Boxford
Margaret M. Barthelemy
Middleton
Apr. 30 Middleton
Lawrence F. Picariello
Swampscott
Mary E. Atwood
New Jersey
May 15 Middleton
Frederick J. Rodkowski Nora Johns
Lynn
Lynn
June 2 Middleton
Paul A. Genest Beulah M. Powell
Middleton Middleton
Bessie M. Waldron
Somerville
Middleton
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT
Date
Place of Marriage
Name of Bride and Groom Residence
June 2 Salem
James A. Sullivan
Salem
Glenna A. Roode
Middleton
June 6 Middleton
Albert T. Silva
Peabody
Ruth Bettencourt
Peabody
June 9 Middleton
Anakaleto Oliver Lowell
Phyllis C. Dalton
Lowell
June 16 Middleton
Robert L. Blake
Salem
Mary Lee Arsenault
Middleton
June 17 Lewiston, Me.
Michael T. Lavorgna
Middleton
Villa Walker
Maine
June 25 Middleton
Gordon E. Pelletier
Danvers
Frances R. Henderson
Danvers
June 28 Middleton
Marino Chiappini.
Lynn
Elisabeth M. Sterling
Beverly
June 28 Middleton
William W. Paul, Jr. Marion J. Flynn
Middleton
June 29 Danvers
Joseph T. Lee
Washington, D. C. Middleton
June 30 Saugus
Gerald A. Ballard
Middleton
Barbara L. Eckhardt Middleton
July 4 Salem
Milton R. DeBarge Middleton
Middleton
July 26 Middleton
Dawn P. Evans
Middleton
Aug. 17 Middleton
Richard W. Dukeshire Middleton
Myrtle A. Boodro Middleton
Aug. 18 Middleton
Frank J. Oliver
Peabody
Bernice Timmons
Peabody
Aug. 18 Andover Raymond E. McKenney Middleton Dorothy M. Currier Middleton
Aug. 23 Peabody Erold E. Getchell Middleton
Lita H. Noyes Danvers
Aug. 25 Danvers
Charles R. Denault Middleton
Laura M. Flynn Danvers
Peabody
Mary E. Meagher
Gladys M. Sawyer . Harvey S. Sutherland
Middleton
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT
Place of Marriage
Name of Bride and Groom Residence
Sept. 3 Middleton
Grover M. Dennis
Gertrude M. Garrison
Middleton Lynn
Sept. 9 Salem
Jas. D. Mackinnon, Jr.
Salem
M. Louise Clark
Middleton
Sept. 25 Middleton
Edwin B. Lancey Beverly R. Player
Beverly Beverly
Oct. 5 Middleton
Albert E. Watts
Milton Middleton
Oct. 12 Topsfield
Oscar H. Sheldon, 2nd.
Middleton
Gladys C. Giovannacci Topsfield
Oct. 19
Topsfield
Willis W. Estey, Jr.
Middleton
Polly M. Jordan
Topsfield
Oct. 25
Middleton
Joseph M. Baker Cecilia A. Lavoie
So. Hamilton
So. Hamilton
Oct. 26
Middleton
Frederick E. Haines
Danvers
Josephine E. Marcel Danvers
Nov. 3 Middleton
Emery E. Burnham Clara K. McKenney
Middleton
Nov. 9 Middleton
Arthur J. Fournier
Salem
Genevieve Mullen
Danvers
Nov. 9
Peabody
Delbert E. Porter
Danvers
Eleanor M. Walsh
Middleton
Nov. 24 Middleton
Herbert J. Howell, Jr. Ardis E. Duclow
Salem Middleton
Nov. 29 Danvers
Rupert W. Jenkins
Middleton
Marjorie R. Graffum Danvers
Dec. 1 Middleton
John C. Gaudet
Andover
Dorothy B. Barthelemy Middleton
Dec. 7 Middleton
Robert F. Thomas
Middleton
Helen F. Willett Topsfield
Dec. 8 Lynn
Theodore Linsky Gloucester
Madeline P. Katz Middleton
Date
Malden
Roma B. Donaldson
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT
BIRTH RECORD FOR 1946
-
Date of Birth
Name of Child
Name of Parents
Jan. 9
Gary Ervin Mitchell
Robert V. Mitchell
Hilda J. Conley
Jan. 12
Alan Albert Stakelinnas
Albert J. Stakelinnas
Jocelyn J. Oertel
Jan. 14
Patricia Gail Parshley
Ralph I. Parshley
Pauline B. Eaton
Jan. 18 Robert Arnold Fennell
Frank W. Fennell
Marjorie E. Gokey
Feb. 14 James Wm. Wentworth, 2nd James W. Wentworth
Winifred G. Eaton
Feb. 16 . Joseph Richard Maynard
Joseph R. Maynard Lillian I. Balch
Mar. 2
Harvey Lee Dupont
Henry Dupont Anne R. Dudar
Mar. 18 Richard Kimball Jewett
Eben L. Jewett
Ruth F. Kimball
Mar. 18 Robert Edward Lindsey
Ernest E. Lindley Emily L. Shattuck
Apr. 7
Marilyn Ann Townsend
Ernest C. Townsend, Jr.
Barbara L. Clark
Apr. 13 James Philip Bastable
James P. Bastable Mary L. Pickard
May 21
George Marvel
George R. Marvel
Florence A. Evitts
May 26 Brenda Fay Frazier
Arthur H. Frazier Eunice Staples
May 30 Kerry Jacqueth Campbell
Elmer O. Campbell, Jr. Page E. Gifford
June 13 Jonathan Hart Smith
Leonard P. Smith Elizabeth Enro
June 25
Robert Scott O'Brien
Charles S. O'Brien Phyllis L. Gormley
L
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT
Date of Birth Name of Child
Name of Parents
June 20 Charles Rodger Andrews
Charles Andrews Betty R. Stillwell
July 16 Daniel Robert Haskell
Donald G. Haskell Cecile Dube
July 20
Katherine Elizabeth Godfrey
Charles F. Godfrey Elizabeth C. Donovan
Aug. 13
Deborah Ann Goodale
Paul W. Goodale
Elva V. Veinotte
1
Aug. 15 Leslie Ann Ustas
Matthew J. Ustas June M. Upton
Aug. 16 Judith Frances Ross John Malcolm Ross
Aug. 20 Anita Marie Mitchell
Everett W. Mitchell
Marion E. Bowman
Aug. 20 Mary Catherine Martin
William T. Martin, Jr. Priscilla Colton
Aug. 28 Peter Ronald Durkee
Sept. 8 John Fairfax Preston
Charles P. Preston
Mary F. Stevens
Sept. 19 Joseph Harney Summit
Willie A. Summit
Helen R. Belair
Sept. 22 Catherine Stevens
Oren T. B. J. Stevens Catherine E. Stevens
Sept. 22 John Henry Watson
John D. Watson Marion Caterina
Orlando W. Sargent Francess Hayes
Oct. 11 Maureen Mae Leger
Oct. 20 Michael Louis Doyle
Louis R. Doyle Barbara L. McDonald
Oct. 31
Robert George Bramm, Jr.
John H. Ross
Amy E. Morgan
Donald L. Durkee Alma Lavers
Sept. 26 James Everett Sargent
Joseph W. Leger Muriel Bishop
Robert G. Bramm
Alice L. Roberts
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT
Date of Birth
Name of Child
Name of Parents
Nov. 1
Raymond Charles Langis
Raymond C. Langis Sallie F. Alexander
Nov. 11 Juliette Ann Blais
Leopold S. Blais
Opal C. Yerta
Nov. 15 Donna Lee MacCracken
Donald L. MacCracken
Sophie A. Kogut
Nov. 28
Martin Charles White
Martin P. White
Annie M. Peregoy
Dec. 4
Elizabeth Cressey
Richard Cressey
Barbara L. Hamlin
Dec. 7
Nancy Ann LeBeau
Ernest F. LeBeau
Grace F. Davenport
Dec. 13
Karen Lizabeth Chase
Robert P. Chase
Helen E. Pettingill
Dec. 14
Donna Jean Swindell
Wilfred J. Swindell
Myrtle P. McDonald
Dec. 18
Carolyn Ruth Bouchard
Armand R. Bouchard Ruth I. Townsend
RECORD OF RESIDENT DEATHS, 1946
Date
Name of Deceased
Years Months
Days
Jan. 12
Lucien W. McGlauflin
65
3
-
Jan. 23
Anthony T. Martin
37
2
16
Feb. 10
Edward Connolly
69
2
22
Feb. 26
William I. M. Blanchard
63
-
-
Mar. 27
Elvira P. Ogden
75
10
10
Mar. 29
Rose Ellen Hayes
83
2
18
Apr. 8
Maybelle B. Harrington
72
-
Apr. 8
Rose C. Wiley
41
Apr. 20
Elizabeth P. Allen
65
May 10
Mary L. Mckinnon
76
May 13
Catherine Hammond
87
May 16
Otis Wilkins
78
May 28
Gladys M. Cronin
52
June 8
Lester W. Hilton
76
June 8
Benjamin J. Graham
77
July 6
Raymond Peachey
16
2
25
July 27
Bertram L. Troop
48
-
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT
Date
Name of Deceased
Years
Months
Days
Aug. 20
Chandler G. Eaton
40
3
11
Sept. 8
John E. Meagher
48
-
Sept. 29
Lyman S. Wilkins
94
7
-
Oct. 9
Thomas A. Burnham
60
-
Oct. 21
Henry O. Swain
67
11
27
Dec. 19
James G. F .· McCreedie
84
Dec. 23
Eli E. Richardson
89
-
-
Non-Resident Deaths 78
Any errors or omissions of Births, Deaths or Marriages should be noted and reported to the Town Clerk
DOG TAXES COLLECTED FOR 1946
176 Male dogs
at $2.00
$356.00
39 Female dogs
at 5.00
195.00
41 Spayed dogs
at 2.00
82.00
9 Kennel licenses
at 10.00
90.00
6 Military licenses
Free
-
$723.00
Fees deducted
53.40
Paid to Treasurer
$669.60
LICENSES ISSUED FOR 1946
62 Resident citizen's Fishing licenses
50
Hunting
73
Sporting
32
Women's and Minor
4
Sporting and Trapping
1
Minor's Trapping
3
Sporting (Military)
2
66 Sporting (70 years or over)
3
66 Fishing (old age assistance)
1
Duplicate License
1 Non-Resident Hunting
Respectfully submitted,
ELMER P. MORRILL,
Town Clerk.
1
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ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT
ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT
In a summary of the activities of this Department for the year 1946, the very unusual condition in the material market and the gen- eral increased labor cost must be considered.
Construction and maintainance material, when it could be obtain- ed, was from twenty-five to one hundred percent higher than normal and current cost approximately ten per cent more per K. W. H.
By careful planning and doing vital maintainance work, we have been able to absorb these increased costs without raising rates to our customers and also keep our expenditures within income.
Because it was impossible to buy material, some needed extensions and reconstruction could not be made. Street lights at Middleton Pines were installed as voted, but light fixtures for the River Street section ordered in May 1946 were not received until January 1947, and fixture wire for installing them will not be available until April. Service wires and poles for that area have been erected and fixtures already in stock have been installed at road intersections and danger- ous corners. The job will be completed when material is available.
Number of customers increased from 594 in 1945 to 698 in 1946.
Three new transformers and voltage regulators were installed in the substation, doubling our capacity and an entirely separate new 23,000 volt feeder line from Melrose to Middleton, to be completed in June, will give us two distinct sources of supply, insuring against fail- ure of service.
A new business office, centrally located in the Old School House, South Main Street on the same floor with our stock room, is easily ac- cessible to our customers and makes for better supervision and control of activities.
Thanking all who have cooperated with us in our endeavors under the existing difficult conditions, we shall continue our efforts to give the best possible service at the lowest possible cost.
RICHARD B. FLOYD, CHARLES G. BATES, G. L. FISCHER.
Middleton Electric Light Commissioners.
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HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT REPORT
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT REPORT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of Middleton: Gentlemen:
Much time was spent by your highway surveyor during the year trying to find someway of repairing River Street, due the many trucks hauling gravel to the East Boston Airport, other than from Town Funds. All contractors were asked to help along with the Massa- chusetts Department of Public Works, in every case this Department was told that this matter was entirely up to the Town. Therefore much money has been spent to keep River Street in repair than had been originally planned. This caused money originally planned for other streets to be shifted to the upkeep and repair of River Street.
A new all steel bridge was constructed over the Ipswich River on Peabody Street.
The laborers of this Department are at the present time the lowest paid of any Street Department employees in Essex County.
Some serious thought should be given the need for a place to house the present Highway Equipment.
Respectfully submitted,
BENJ. OGDEN,
,
Highway Surveyor.
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FIRE DEPARTMENT
FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of Middleton: Gentlemen:
During the month of January
we had 2 alarms.
" February
66 " March
" April
66
11
66 66
" May
" June
" July
" August
" September 66
2
5
November
4
66
66
" December
4
1 30
4
6
8
1
. .
66 66 " October
78 Total
During the year the Department answered 39 still alarms.
Respectfully submitted, BENJ. OGDEN, Chief of Fire Department.
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SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES REPORT
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Middleton, Mass. January 1, 1947
Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
The following is my report as Sealer of Weights and Measures for 1946.
Scales
Adjusted
Sealed
Not Sealed
Condemned
Platform under 5000
8
26
1
1
Counter over 100
2
6
Counter under 100
11
33
1
1
Beam under 100
1
1
-
-
Spring over 100
Spring under 100
2
5
-
-
Weights
Avoirdupois
12
124
Capacity Measures
Grèase pumps
1
3
Liquid
2
Gasoline pumps
2
15
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Total cash received $33. 18
Respectfully submitted,
LOUIS V. MOREAU, Sealer of Weights and Measures.
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BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE REPORT
To the Citizens of Middleton:
GENERAL RELIEF REPORT:
Place of Settlement
Number of Cases
Number of Persons
Unsettled (State)
2
7
Other cities and Towns
1
9
Middleton
4
9
Middleton Settlements aided
outside of Town
4
9
Number of cases
11
Number of persons aided
34
Few citizens of the town realize the many reasons that the Town is called upon to give temporary aid. List below will show some of the reasons given in cases aided this year.
Loss of wage earner in family
Loss of employment, (negligence and otherwise)
Not able to establish sufficient records to obtain Old Age Assist- ance
Poor health
Minor children
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN :
We now have two cases on our rolls and two more pending. Under the A. D. C. set up there is no settlement law to be considered, therefore one-third of the cost falls on the Town, no matter from what part of the State the family may come from.
Bureau of Old Age Assistance
Average case load per month for the year 41
Local or settled cases 29
Unsettled or (State) 12
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BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
In addition to the above we have two Middleton settled cases living elsewhere.
The Bureau of Old Age Assistance wishes to thank the various Town Departments and other organizations who have given this De- partment their cooperation.
Respectfully submitted, CHARLES PASQUALE, Chairman LESLIE MERRIFIELD, Clerk WILBUR C. RUNDLETT, JR. A. C. PEABODY, JR., Welfare Agent.
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POLICE REPORT
POLICE REPORT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of the Town of Middleton:
I hereby submit my report of the Middleton Police Department for the year 1946, beginning April 1st., and ending December 31st.
DEPARTMENT ROSTER
Chief-Wilbur C. Rundlett, Jr.
Patrolmen-Lloyd H. Getchell, Richard A. Hains, Benjamin F. Ogden, Harold E. Tyler, G. Philip Webber.
Regular Special-Alexander Fraser, Joseph Peters, Morris L. Tyler.
OFFENSES FOR WHICH ARRESTS WERE MADE:
Assault
1
Assault and battery
1
Driving Motor Vehicle under the influence 3
Driving Motor Vehicle without a license
2
Driving Motor Vehicle without a registration
1
Driving Motor Vehicle without insurance 1
Driving to endanger
2
Speeding
7
Disturbing the peace
2
Indecent exposure
1
Drunkenness
22
Larceny 2
Total 45
DISPOSITIONS:
Committed to Danvers State Hospital
2
Discharged-Not guilty
1
Guilty-Filed
3
Guilty-Fined
19
Released
14
Restitution
2
No disposition
4
Total 45
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POLICE REPORT
MISCELLANEOUS:
Ambulance and cruiser cases
19
Driving licenses suspended 13
Automobile accidents investigated 29 Emergency calls delivered 43
Juveniles held for parents
8
Patients returned to State Hospital
5
Missing and lost persons located
21
Summons and warrants served
37
Registrations revoked
5
Motor vehicle transfers
91
Children taken home from school
19
Live wires down guarded by police
2
Complaints received and investigated
389
Motor Vehicle violations handled through the
Registry
64
In addition to the above we have answered all fire alarms and inspected all public buildings and business establishments periodically. Several cases of malicious damage by children have been settled out of court to the satisfaction of all concerned.
I wish to express my deep appreciation for the co-operation shown me by my fellow-officers and the Board of Selectmen. I also wish to thank the general public for the many kindnesses shown me during the year 1946.
Respectfully submitted, WILBUR C. RUNDLETT, JR., Chief of Police.
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