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It is estimated that the Water Department revenue for 1936 will be not less than $45,000.00 and we recommend an appropriation of $26,000.00 for Maintenance and $7,500.00 for Construction to buy materials for this pro- posed new work. No appropriation is necessary for labor on Construction work as all labor for trenching can be furnished by the Welfare Department.
A request was received from the School Department to lay a 6" pipe from Sandwich Street down Lincoln Street, a distance of approximately 300 feet, with a hydrant for fire protection of the new school building.
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In anticipation of an appropriation for Construction, the Water Commissioners complied with the request of the School Department, charging the material for this job to the maintenance account. If a Construction appro- priation is granted, this material cost can be transferred from our maintenance account to the construction ac- count.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM R. MORTON, Chairman JOHN L. MORTON FRANK D. BARTLETT RICHARD T. ELDRIDGE
Board of Water Commissioners.
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SUMMARY OF STATISTICS
(Published by request of the New England Water Works Association, Plymouth, Mass., Water Works.)
Population, 13,175.
Date of construction, 1855.
By whom owned, Town.
Source of supply, Great and Little South Ponds.
Mode of supply, gravity for low service and pumping for high service.
PUMPING
Builders of pumping machinery: Barr, Worthington and Fairbanks-Morse.
Description of fuel used :
(a) Kind, Bituminous.
(b) Brand of coal, New River.
(c) Average price of coal per gross ton delivered, $8.06.
Coal consumed for the year :
Bituminous, 530,220 lbs.
Screenings, None.
Amount of other fuel used, None.
Total equivalent for the year, 530,220 lbs.
Pumpage for the year :
Barr and Worthington, 277,944,000 gallons, with 3% allowance for slip.
Fairbanks-Morse, 10,603,000 gallons.
Average static head, 65 ft.
Average dynamic head, 72 ft.
Number of gallons per lb. coal : Worthington, 439.
Barr, 540.
Duty of pumps :
Worthington, 26,370,000.
Barr, 32,400,000.
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COST OF PUMPING FIGURED ON PUMPING STATION EXPENSES, VIZ : $6,634.99.
Per million gallons against dynamic head into direct pipe, $23.87.
Per million gallons raised one foot high (dynamic), $0.33.
COST OF PUMPING FIGURED ON TOTAL MAINTENANCE, VIZ: $25,011.36.
Per million gallons against dynamic head into direct pipe, $89.99.
Per million gallons raised one foot high (dynamic), $1.25.
STATISTICS ON CONSUMPTION OF WATER
Total population, estimated 13,175.
Estmated population supplied, 12,500.
Total consumption for the year, 438,037,000 gallons.
Passed through meters, 258,907,695 gallons. Percentage of consumption metered, 59.1%.
Average daily consumption, 1,200,000 gallons. Gallons per day to each inhabitant, 91.
Gallons per day to each tap, 374
STATISTICS RELATING TO DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
Kind of pipe used : Cement lined sheet iron and cement lined cast iron.
Sizes: From 2-inch to 30-inch.
Extended: 4,104 feet.
Discontinued: 1,563 feet.
Total now in use: 76 miles, 1,297 feet.
Cost of repair per mile : $3.70.
Number leaks per mile: 0.183.
Small distribution pipe less than 4-inch : 8 miles, 1461 feet.
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Hydrants now in use: 297 public. 72 private.
Stop gates added : 13. Discontinued 8. Number now in use, 826.
SERVICES
Kind of pipe: Lead and cement lined.
Sizes : From one-half to four inches.
Extended : 743 feet. Discontinued : None.
Total now in use : 9 miles, 1,574 feet.
Service taps added : 48. Discontinued : None.
Number now in use: 3,204.
Average length of service: 15 feet.
Average cost of service : $15.00.
Number meters added: 73.
Number now in use: 2,365.
Percentage of services metered : 73.8%.
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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT
To the Board of Water Commissioners :
Gentlemen :
In accordance with the custom of the department, I submit herewith the annual report of the Superintendent of the Plymouth Water Department for the year ending December 31, 1935.
During the year 1935, some additional pipe was laid at Manomet, and several old lines, in the downtown system, were replaced with larger pipe, all of which is mentioned in detail in the report of the Water Commissioners on a previous page.
POND HEIGHTS AND STORAGE
Plate I is the usual chart showing, graphically, over a period of ten years, the monthly and annual rainfall, also the variation in pond heights of Great and Little South Pond with the consequent change in storage volume.
According to this chart, the available storage on Janu- ary 1, 1936, was approximately 755 million gallons, com- pared to 775 million gallons available on January 1, 1935.
CONSUMPTION
Plate II shows the variation in average daily consump- tion for each week of the year 1935 on the old and new High Service system and the gravity, or Low Service system.
WATER SHED AND YIELD
The U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey have furnished an enlarged and corrected topographical map of the Town of Plymouth, completed in 1935.
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As a matter of record, I wish to note here, that the total water shed area, including Great and Little South Ponds as well as Boot Pond, appears to be 2.10 sq. miles. Deducting 0.80 sq. miles of water surface, the net land area of water shed is, approximately, 1.3 sq. miles.
From a curve of accumulated run off compiled from records kept over a period of twenty-three years, it ap- pears that total daily yield, or run off, is 1,370,000 gallons, or about 1,000,000 gallons per day per sq. mile of water shed.
RAINFALL
The rainfall for 1935 was 44.81", compared to 46.13", the average for a period of forty-nine years.
PROPOSED NEW WORK FOR 1936
When the Town of Plymouth installed the original water system in 1855, a 10" water main was laid from Little South Pond to the Low Service reservoir on Aller- ton St. There still remains in use one section of this eighty year old 10" main, about 2,650 ft. in length, on Russell St. and Stoddard St.
I recommend that this section be replaced in 1936 with a new 10" pipe.
Stafford St., from South St. to Birch Ave., is now sup- plied through about 1,900 ft. 4" pipe. This should be re- placed by an 8" pipe, between South St. and Towns St., and a 6" pipe between Towns St. and Birch Ave.
I also recommend that this proposed new 8" pipe on Stafford St. be connected with the present 8" pipe on South St. by a new 6" pipe on Towns St .; with five new hydrants set on Stafford and Towns Sts.
HYDRANTS AND GATES
The usual inspection of hydrants and gates, several
Plymouth SEVEN
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times during the year, was carried out and both gates and hydrants are in satisfactory condition.
ANALYSIS OF WATER
Samples of water, from our source of supply, were for- warded to the State Department of Health, as usual, at various intervals of the year 1935 and analysis made, re- ports being on file in the Superintendent's office.
Respectfully submitted,
ARTHUR E. BLACKMER, Superintendent.
ANNUAL
MONTHLY M
102
103
104
105
106
400
500
600
700
800
900
3.2
Feb.
8.78
Mar:
9.27
Apr
2.27
May
$ 3.11
June
0) 3.22
July
( 375
0 284
SEPT.
1.01
120
7.20
NOV.
423
Dec.
3.67
Jan.
3.39
Feb.
4.59
Mar
0.70
Apr
1.03
May
4
June
₩ 1.62
July
Y 3.93
Aug
W 11.36
Sept.
2.89
Oct.
4.40
NOV.
3.48
Dec
5.38
Jan.
3.27
Feb
4.19
Mor
4.48
Apr
4.78
May
June
w 5.17
July
3.95
Aug.
2.12
Sept.
5.66
Oct
1.48
NOV.
2.52
Dec
3.76
Jan
3.50
Feb
4:47
Mar
4.19
Apr
839
May
3.17
1929
June
0 1.19
July
w 2.89
Aug
( 2.61
Sept.
4JI.
Oct.
2.7/
NOV
3.49
DEC.
5.61
Jan
3.75
Feb
4.33
Mor
2.47
Apr
1.30
May
w 2.92
June
U 2.83
July
Co: 2.86
Aug.
A 2.65
Sept.
0.29
Oct.
4.18
NOV.
4.44
DEC.
3.79
Jan.
3.85
Feb.
3.38
Mar.
7.94
Apr
3.98
May
5.41
June
1 8.31
July
৳ 3.27
Aug.
4 5.56
Sept.
2.42
Oct
4.31
NOV
0.81
Dec.
3.31
Jan
7.11
Feb.
3.21
0
Mar
6.11
e
Apr
1.74
May
2.40
June
w 2.89
July
2.01
Aug
05 5.62
Sept.
6.16
Oct.
5.65
NOV
6.86
Dec
3.41
POND
1933
June
1.85
July
4.47
Aug
3.36
Sept
13.90
Oct
4.42
NOV
2.62
Dec.
5.17
Jan
4.31
Feb.
4.41
Mar:
4.58
APP
2. 54
MOY
Cu 2.06
June
× 3.83
WJuly
Y
0.80
Aug
A 1.81
Sept.
2.49
Oct.
4.24
NOV.
2.29
Dec.
3.41
Jan
5.72
Feb
1.89
Mor:
1.90
APT.
6.42
MOY
1.71
June
A 5.15
July
4.10
Aug
1.61
Sept
437
Oct
1.93
Nov
8.31
Dec.
1.70
ANNUAL
MONTHLY
RAINFALL
102
103
104
105
106
400
500
600
700
800
900
PLATE I
COMBINED STORAGE GREAT AND LITTLE SOUTH PONOS 855,000.000 GALLONS BETWEEN GRADE $80 AND GRADE 106.00
STORAGE DEPLETION CURVE
GREAT SOUTH PONO
1931
1932
Jan
2.49
Feb
3.51
Mor
7.54
Apr.
9.01
May
1.76
00.11
1934
1935
448
LITTLE
1930
2.31
1928
0.98
1927
Jon
1926
Aug.
POND ELEVATIONS ABOVE ML. W. STORAGE IN MILLION GALLONS
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1935
PLATE II
70,000
70,000
60,000
60,000
NEW HIGH SERVICE-
50,000
50.000
40,000
40,000
1,900,000
AVE.
A NEW
SERVICE 29,000 GALS.
1,900,000
30,000
30.000
1,800.000
1,800,000
20,000
20.000
1,700,000
1,700,000
10,000
10,000
TOTAL
CONSUMPTIONA I
1,600.000
1,600.000
1.500.000
1,500,000
1,400,000
1,400,000
1.300,000
1,300,000
1,200,000
- AVE. DAILY TOTAL
C
C
1200,000 GALS.
1,200,000
1,100,000
1,100,000
1,000,000
-
1,000,000
900,000
900,000
HIGH SERVICE
800,000
800,000
A AVE DAILY HIGH SERVICE 761000 GALS
700,000
700.000
600,000
600,000
LOW SERVICE
500,000
500.000
- AVE. DANY LOW SERVICE
400,000
400,000
300,000
300.000
200,000
200,000
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Dec. / «
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Jan. 5.1936
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DAILY CONSUMPTION IN GALLONS-DATA SHOWN WEEKLY
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$10,000 GALS.
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PUMPING RECORD - 1935
Month
Hours Run
Total lbs. Fuel
Gravity
Pumping (Barr & Worthington)
Pumping (Fairbanks- Morse)
Rain in Inches
Av. Max. Temp.
Av. Min. Temp.
January
239
44,960
11,896,000
20,744,000
499,000
5.72
31
17
February
229
42,270
12,058,000
19,950,000
882,000
1.89
34
19
March
233
42,970
12,151,000
20,160,000
553,000
1.90
45
29
April
221
39,160
11,894,000
18,994,000
608,000
6.42
51
36
May
2701/2
45,660
14,569,000
23,773,000
860,000
1.71
64
45
June
29614
48,840
13,481,000
26,184,000
1,205,000
5.15
75
58
July
346
57,950
15,421,000
31,347,000
1,818,000
4.10
81
65
August
3961/4
41,890
17,209,000
35,997,000
1,869,000
1.61
79
63
September
25414
44,010
15,810,000
22,267,000
825,000
4.37
69
54
October
2331/4
41,830
8,796,000
20,337,000
604,000
1.93
61
41
November
215 34
38,720
7,438,000
18,658,000
413,000
8.31
52
40
December
226 34
41,960
8,767,000
19,533,000
467,000
1.70
33
21
Total
3,161
530,220
149,490,000
277,944,000
10,603,000
44.81
Hours Run
Total lbs Fuel
No. Gals Pumped
Av. No. Gals. to lbs. Coal
Av. Duty for Year
Barr
2,69912
446,280
241,053,000
540
32,400,000
Worthington
4611/2
83,940
36,891,000
439
26,370,000
Fairbanks-Morse
10,603,000
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REPORT OF POLICE DEPARTMENT
February 10, 1936.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen.
Gentlemen :
Following is the report and activities of the Police De- partment, for the year ending December 31, 1935.
ROSTER OF DEPARTMENT
Chief Russell P. Dearborn
Patrolmen
Joseph W. Schilling
Edward A. Smith
Lincoln S. Wixon
Lawrence J. Savoy
John Gault
John H. Barrett
Jacob Peck
Charles H. Packard
Robert M. Fogarty
Thomas A. McCormack
Leo M. Murphy
William Gault
Permanent Intermittent Officers
Vincent Zacchilli William P. M. McCormack
Provisional Temporary Officers
George H. Fox John Kennedy John Freyermuth
Antone Diegoli Robert A. Bartlett James King
Lockup Keeper Matron Milton Howland Mary P. Burnham
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ARRESTS BY THE MONTH
Males
Females
Totals
January
13
13
February
10
10
March
29
2
31
April
25
25
May
33
33
June
53
53
July
68
3
71
August
62
4
66
September
52
3
55
October
34
4
38
November
37
1
38
December
16
1
17
432
18
450
CRIMES
Males
Females
Totals
Assault
5
5
Assault and Battery
3
3
Assault, Dangerous Weapon
2
2
Adultry
1
1
Breaking, Entering and Larceny
10
10
Bastardy
2
2
Drunk
128
3
131
Disturbance
7
7
Delinquents
2
2
Escaped Prisoners
1
1
False Fire Alarm
2
2
Forgery
1
1
Insane persons
2
5
7
Larceny
32
2
34
Larceny of Auto
3
3
Lewdness
1
1
Lewd and Lascivious
1
1
2
Non-support
5
5
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Males Females
Totals
Neglect of minor children
1
1
Perjury
1
1
Promoting Lottery
1
1
Rape
1
1
Trespassing
3
3
Tampering with Fire Alarm System
2
2
Violation of Probation
5
5
MOTOR VEHICLE VIOLATIONS
Operating Under Influence of Liquor
26
2
28
Operating To Endanger
13
2
15
Operating Without License
9
1
10
Operating After Revocation of License
2
2
Operating Without Lights
3
3
Operating Unregistered Auto
2
2
Operating Uninsured Auto
2
2
Speeding
39
39
Using Auto Without Authority
5
5
Failing to Keep to Right of Road
7
7
Failing to Keep to Right at Intersection 5 Road Violations 72
72
Parking Violations
1
1
Leaving the Scene of Accident
3
3
Traffic Violation
1
1
Failing to Stop at Isolated Signs
17
17
Impeded Operation
1
1
Refusing to Stop for Officer
2
2
Violating Town By-Law
1
1
Failing to Stop for Traffic Light
1
1
432
18
450
Residents
236
Non-residents
214
Total
450
5
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DISPOSITION OF CASES
Fined
187 25
House of Correction
State Farm
1
Suspended Sentences
38
Released
31
Arrests for outside departments
12
Filed
52
Probation
50
Grand Jury
11
Taunton State Hospital
7
Discharged
14
Appealed Cases
12
Shirley School for Boys
4
Lecture from Judge
3
Total
450
Amount of fines imposed
$2,442.00
Property recovered
$5,805.29
MISCELLANEOUS WORK OF DEPARTMENT
Complaints investigated
1,454
Nights Lodgings
40
Prisoners detained for outside Towns
120
Automobile accidents investigated
155
Summonses served for outside Towns
110
Stores found unlocked
82
Lights in stores reported out
52
Street lights reported out
36
Relief cases investigated
40
False Bank Alarms, answered
16
Fatal Automobile Accident
1
Registration plates returned to M. V. Dept.
10
Automobiles reported stolen
6
Automobiles (Stolen) recovered
6
Missing persons
16
Missing persons (located)
16
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Children reported missing
2
Children missing (located)
2
Runaway children found (Out of Town)
2
Glass on Fire Alarm Boxes reported broken
5
Beacon Lights reported out
7
Drowning Accidents
2
Emergency calls for Doctors
3
Lights on Fire Alarms reported out
10
Shooting accidents investigated
3
Suicide
1
Dog notices served
1
W. P. A. laborers notified for work
56
Traffic Lights reported out
15
Non-fix parking tags issued
126
ANIMALS
Dogs reported lost
26
Dogs returned to owners
10
Stray dogs picked up
43
Dogs killed by veterinarian
8
Cats killed by veterinarian
6
Strayed dogs turned over to Dog Officer
9
PATROL WAGON
Out to Fires
18
Out for Arrests
51
Out to Jordan Hospital
17
Out to Hospital (Boston)
1
Out to Auto Accidents
15
Out to Emergency Bank Alarms
2
Out for investigations
17
Out to drowning accidents
1
Out on Welfare cases
3
Out to take sick persons home
2
Total
127
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AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS
Types
Pedestrians killed
1 31
Pedestrians injured
0
Automobile injuries
43
Automobile property damage
82
Total
157
Respectfully submitted,
RUSSELL P. DEARBORN, Chief of Police.
EXPENDITURES
Appropriation
$30,000.00
Payments :
Salaries and Wages-
Salary of Chief
$2,430.00
Patrolmen
21,060.00
Special Officers
1,735.50
Janitor
450.00
All Other
55.50
$25,731.00
Transportation
Auto and Motorcycle expense
$1,453.71
New Motorcycle
240.00
1,693.71
Equipment and repairs-
New Equipment
$630.19
Repairs
104.86
735.05
Fuel and Light-
Fuel Oil
$428.47
Gas and Electricity
167.51
Maintenance of Buildings and Grounds- -
Repairs
$183.07
Janitors' Supplies
94.22
All Other
16.45
595.98
293.74
Automobile fatal
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Other Expenses-
Stationery, Printing and Postage
$166.25
195.49
Telephones All Other
43.69
405.43
Traffic Signs and Street Marking-
Signs
$125.04
Labor, Painting
213.50
Material
188.39
526.93
29,981.84
Balance to Excess and Deficiency $18.16
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ASSESSORS' REPORT
Aggregate Value
Exempted under Clauses 11-17-18-23
$22,542,075.00 121,925.00
Available for Revenue
$22,420,150.00
Valuation of Personal $2,444,900.00
Valuation of Real
19,975,250.00
To be raised by taxation :
State Tax 34,770.00
Old Age Assistance Taxes abated 208.00
State Parks 210.00
County Tax 41,858.95
Tuberculosis Hospital
10,661.19
Town Appropriation
773,456.90
Overlay
11,594.13
$872,759.17
Estimated receipts, Free Cash and Dog Tax voted by the Town to be used by the Assessors :
218,358.85
$654,400.32
Div. of Taxes :
Jan. 1 Personal
$70,413.12
Real
575,287.20
April 1 Polls
8,700.00
Dec. 31 Additional Polls 42.00
Dec. 31 Additional Real
56.88
Dec. 31 Additional Personal 3.60
Rate of Taxation $28.80 on $1,000.
Warrants to Collector:
Property $645,760.80 8,742.00
Polls
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Exempted under Chapter 59, Sec. 5,
General Laws as Amended:
Houses of Religious Worship
$315,900.00
Charitable, Literatary, Benevolent, Edu- cational
959,400.00
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
180,650.00
United States of America
118,200.00
County of Plymouth
618,850.00
Town of Plymouth
1,643,125.00
Table of Aggregates :
Number of Persons, Firms, and Corpor-
ations assessed on property
4476
Polls assessed
4371
Polls exempted under Clause 18
47
Polls exempted under Clause 23
4
Horses
84
Cows
313
Neat Cattle
13
Sheep
25
Swine
88
Fowl
3503
Dwelling Houses
4141
Acres of Land
48000
Motor vehicles assessed under Motor Excise Law :
Value of Motor Vehicles reg- istered $737,700.00
Warrants to Collector (Motor Excise) 19,694.27
State Rate on Motor Vehicles, $33.06 on $1,000.00.
ABATEMENT ACCOUNT
Levy of 1933 :
Dec. 31, 1934, Balance
$3,108.21
Dec. 31, 1935, Abatements, Personal $366.19
Real 461.45
827.64
Balance to Reserve Overlay $2,280.57
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Levy of 1934 : Dec. 31, 1934, Balance
$4,057.60
Dec. 31, 1935, Abatements,
Poll
$248.00
Personal
484.50
Real
648.00
1,380.50
$2,677.10
Levy of 1935: June 8, 1935, Overlay
$11,594.13
Dec. 31, 1935, Abatements,
Poll
$122.00
Personal
131.76
Real
2,578.12
2,831.88
$8,762.25
Reserve Overlay : Dec. 31, 1934, Balance
$4,637.02
From Overlay of 1933
2,280.57
$6,917.59
To Reserve Account
3,045.05
$3,872.54
THOMAS L. CASSIDY CHARLES H. SHERMAN FRED A. SAMPSON
Assessors
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
To the Citizens of the Town of Plymouth :
The usual method of comparing the figures of the past year with those of the preceding, shows an increase in the number of welfare cases aided and their expense. The cases aided during 1935 as temporary aid numbered 582, representing 1971 persons, while in 1934 the num- ber of cases aided was 565 and represented 1950 persons. The total temporary aid cost during the past year amounted to $85,030.28, that for 1934 being $75,395.56. It is rather confusing to compare the above figures of 1935 with the 1934 figures as each case aided varies as to the amount of assistance as well as the period aided. If the law of averages applies in this instance, as it seems it should, then the 1935 increase over 1934 of 21 persons aïded with a cost increase of nearly $10,000, seems rather out of proportion.
We have not materially increased the individual food allowances but it has been very noticeable during 1935 that we have been called on to supplement the small wage cases with either food, fuel, rent or medical assistance, and it is our belief the higher cost of food is the primary reason for the increased aid which reflects the increased expense.
The number of cases handled by this Department dur- ing the year just passed are as follows :
Temporary Aid Cases 582
Old Age Assistance Cases 160
Mother's Aid Cases 8
Plymouth cases residing in other towns 42
792
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The number of persons aided during the year by the combined assistance was 2300. The peak or period of greatest assistance came during the month of February when the total case load was 433, representing over 1500 people.
INFIRMARY
Mr. and Mrs. Russell L. Dickson, Superintendent and Matron, have now completed their twenty-ninth year of able management of this Department. Although the number of inmates are only fourteen, their physical con- dition necessitates much extra care, as for example, one having had both legs removed some time ago.
The gardens this year, as in the past, have been worked by Mr. Dickson with occasional help by welfare labor, and they have shown very good results, furnishing the in- mates with fresh vegetables for the table during the sea- son. With the assistance of Mrs. Dickson the table has been further supplied with canned vegetables, fruits, grape juice and jellies. There have been 397 quarts of preserves prepared during the past season, not including the grape juice and jellies.
The income from the Julia P. Robinson fund has been used in the same thoughtful manner for the benefit of the inmates.
Number of inmates, Jan. 1, 1935
10
Admitted during year
7
17
Died during year
1
Discharged to private families
2
3
Number remaining Dec. 31, 1935
14
MOTHERS WITH DEPENDENTS
This Department is now assisting 7 mothers with de- pendents, representing 22 persons.
As usually stated, this Department, as well as Old Age Assistance, is under the supervision of the State Public Welfare in conjunction with the local Board; one third of the expense is reimbursed to the Town by the State.
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OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
"Again we call your attention to the fact that the law distinctly states 'this is not a pension; but public assist- ance given to deserving citizens in need of relief and sup- port, seventy years of age and older. It does not relieve the children from supporting their parents if they are able to do so.' This assistance is a great help to the aged. It relieves them of mental worries and material cares which cause so much havoc among the old. By allowing them to spend their declining days among their friends in peace and comfort, we lengthen the span of their life among us."
Receiving assistance January 1, 1935 Added during year
101
55
156
Died during year
15
Discharged to care of self
1
Discharged to care of relatives
1
17
Receiving assistance December 31, 1935
139
We anticipate a large increase in the number to be assisted by this Department during 1936 as it is under- stood this assistance will be superceded by the Old Age Pension, probably the first part of 1936.
GENERAL WELFARE OR OUTSIDE AID
This class of assistance called Temporary Aid is ren- dered to those unemployed as well as those unable to work and not eligible for assistance through other classes of aid.
The expense of this Department has been kept down by the employment given by the Emergency Relief Ad- ministration and the Works Progress Administration al- though in many cases it has been necessary to supplement such wages by welfare orders. It has been the aim of this
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Department to find employment for all able-bodied wel- fare recipients that they may return to the Town their labor in exchange for the food and other necessities they receive. This Department wishes to express its apprecia- tion for the wonderful assistance and co-operation it has received from the other Departments of the Town in the carrying out of this working method. We feel that in most cases this privilege has been greatly appreciated by the recipients and that to a great extent the total cost of temporary aid cannot rightfully be called an ex- pense.
Through the Welfare Department there have been 27 boys enrolled in the Civilian Conservation Corps. All of these boys were taken from the welfare families and the $25.00 of their monthly wage, pledged to their family, has been a great help in relieving this Department, at the same time giving them the opportunity of being self- supporting.
A large allotment of Federal commodities and clothing have been supplied the needy and up to December 15 it was all distributed through this Department. The distri- bution of all the clothing and issuing of all commodity orders were made from the welfare office, as well as the distribution of 2000 quarts of milk which the A. R. Par- ker Co. so generously donated for relief purposes.
The present office of this Department which occupies but one room is very inadequate to handle, in a proper manner, the increased welfare demands of the Town. At times there are 25 or 30 persons applying for aid of one kind or another and it has often been found impossible to carry on in privacy an interview or investigation either by phone or in person. Welfare work often demands pri- vacy especially when interviewing representatives from welfare departments of other towns, state visitors and Old Age Assistance applicants. As soon as possible some consideration should be given to better accommodations.
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The Board recommends the following appropriations : For Infirmary, Outside Aid and Mothers with Dependents $110,000.00
For Old Age Assistance or Old Age Pension $50,000.00
JAMES RAE, Chairman WM. H. BEEVER THOMAS W. LOFT
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PLYMOUTH PUBLIC LIBRARY
To the Citizens of the Town of Plymouth :
The year 1935 was uneventful in the general adminis- tration of the Library. The work has been carried on quietly and efficiently. No important repairs or addition to the building, or changes in the premises, have been found necessary.
In last year's report attention was called to the fact that the growth of the Library would require an addition to the building in the not distant future. The Librarian reports that the shelving capacity is about reached and unless some provision can be made many books, valuable for one reason or another, must be discarded in order to make room for new ones. In view of the important place which the Library fills in the Town and the constantly increasing use which it receives as an educational unit and as a source of pleasure it is not advisable that its resources and activities should be curtailed by lack of housing space.
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