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57
2,397,000
1,268,000
18,782,000
4.16
36
19
Total
2,121
7,083
226,939,000
1,854 1/2
5,0911/2 193,179,000
16,895,000
205,081,000
49.86
Hours Run
Fuel
Gals. Pumped
Wolverine-Gould
2,121
7,083 gals.
226,939,000
147,245,000
Fairbanks-Morse
1,854 1/2
5,091 1/2 gals.
193,179,000
174,384,000
NHS (Electric)
16,895,000
Total
3,975 1/2
12,1741/2 gals.
437,013,000
Gravity
205,081,000
Total Consumption
642,094,000
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Duty based on BTU in Fuel 19,500 per lb. fuel oil. Head, 74.5 ft.
Gals.
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ASSESSORS' REPORT 1942
Aggregate Value
$21,861,475.00
Exempted under Clauses 11-17-18-22-23
53,600.00
Available for Revenue
21,807,875.00
Valuation of Personal $1,746,150.00
Valuation of Real 20,061,725.00
To be raised by taxation:
State Tax
57,036.43
County Tax
38,559.71
Tuberculosis Hospital
12,670.30
Town Appropriation
941,343.46
Overlay 19,898.11 $1,089,876.11
Estimated receipts, including:
Dog Tax voted by the Town to be
used by Assessors: $353,208.42
Over estimates of previous year
to be used as available funds County Tax
764.71
State Parks and Reservations Veterans' Exemption 39.51
22.32
Out of available funds under
approval of Commissioner of
Corporations and Taxation TOWN MEETING,
April 3, 1942
$20,000.00 374,034.96
Division of Taxes:
January 1 Personal January 1 Real Estate 649,999.89
$56,575.26
April 1 Polls
9,266.00
December 31 Additional Polls
28.00
December 31 Additional Real
$715,841.15
42.12
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Rate of Taxation $32.40 on $1,000.00.
Warrants to Collector:
Personal Property
56,575.26
Real Estate
650,042.01
Polls
9,294.00
Moth 312.50
Exempted under Chapter 59, Sec. 5 General Laws as Amended:
Houses of Religious Worship
$352,000.00
Charitable. Benevolent, Literary,
and Educational
714,100.00
Parsonages Exempted
38,050.00
United States of America
113,200.00
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
182,625.00
County of Plymouth
559,125.00
Town of Plymouth
1,470,225.00
Table of Aggregates:
Number of Persons, Firms,
and Corporations assessed
on property
4,920
Polls Assessed
4,633
Polls exempted under Clause 18
10
Polls exempted under Clause 23
12
Polls exempted under Chapter 202
Sec. 1, Chap. 59, G. L. Acts of 1936
384
Horses
42
Cows
238
Neat Cattle
11
Swine
127
Sheep
31
Fowl
11,000
All Others
10
Dwelling Houses
4,290
Acres of Land
48,000
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Motor Vehicles and Trailers assessed under Motor Excise and Trailer Law:
Value of Motor Vehicles and Trailers Registered $798,200.00
Warrants to Collector:
(Motor Excise and Trailer)
$27,823.27
State Rate on Motor Vehicles and Trailers, $36.46 on $1,000.
ABATEMENT ACCOUNT
Levy of 1935 to 1939, incl:
Reopened in 1942
Overdrawn (To be appropriated in 1943) $36.70
Levy of 1940:
Dec. 31, 1941, Deficit
$272.64
Apr. 17, 1942, Abatements Real 95.46
June 11, 1942, Appropriation $368.10
Dec. 31, 1942, Abatements
Polls
$64.00
Personal
443.26
Real 22.14
Overdrawn (To be appropriated in 1943) $529.40
Levy of 1941: Dec. 31, 1941, Balance 5,051.46
Dec. 31, 1942, Abatements
Polls
$80.00
Personal
381.51
Real
856.01
1,317.52
$3,733.94
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Levy of 1942: June 11, 1942, Overlay Dec. 31, 1942, Abatements
$19,898.11
Polls
$1,086.00
Personal
418.77
Real
4,867.51
6,372.28
$13,525.83
Reserve Overlay:
Dec. 31, 1941, Balance
$9,238.52
(A transfer of $5,000 was voted in 1942 but was not used.)
THOMAS L. CASSIDY, FRED A. SAMPSON, JAMES S. SWANTON,
Board of Assessors.
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PLYMOUTH PUBLIC LIBRARY AND LORING LIBRARY
From the annual report submitted to the board of direc- tors of the Plymouth Public Library:
The combined libraries circulated 129,918 books of which 20,709 were those lent through 47 school deposits.
The Plymouth Public Library purchased 1,145 and re- ceived as gifts 57 books. Loring Library purchased 481 books. The total number of registered borrowers at the Plymouth Public Library is 4,693, and at Loring Library the total registration is 1,540. The per cent of registered borrowers of population served is 47.5.
Work with children has included visits to all of the grade schools, library story hours, observance of National Book Week with 120 new juvenile books on dsiplay, a summer reading club, and a party for those children who completed the required vacation reading.
The librarian as local director of the Victory Book Campaign, a drive for books for men in the armed ser- vices, collected from Plymouth and eight surrounding towns 3,569 books. Of this number 2,569 were given by Plymouth residents. From this collection and from li- brary discards several hundred books have been sent to the South Pond Army Camp, and the Naval Outlying Air Field, in Plymouth.
CHARLOTTE HASKINS,
Librarian.
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REPORT OF HARBOR MASTER for 1942
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
The required amount of alewives were stocked at the headwaters of Town Brook (15,000), Eel River (15,000), Manomet Brook (5,000).
The total amount of fish landed in Plymouth during 1942 was 1,465 tons, a decrease of 545 tons from 1941.
Due to the war conditions very few yachts came to Plymouth last year, but most of the local boats were in service.
I have listed owners and addresses of all motor boats in Plymouth Harbor.
All moorings in yacht basin have been registered with the Town Engineer.
Respectfully submitted, ELMER P. BOUTIN, Harbor Master.
REPORT OF TREE WARDEN DEPARTMENT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
During 1942, all Elm trees were sprayed for Elm Beetle. Cleaning and trimming was done after the winter storms.
Forty trees were planted on Knapp Terrace; planting on Water front was finished, and a few trees planted in other parts of the Town. Four trees that were found un- safe were removed.
Elm Beetle showed a decrease in 1942, and at present our street trees are in very good condition.
Respectfully submitted,
ABBOTT A. RAYMOND, Tree Warden.
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REPORT OF GYPSY AND BROWN-TAIL MOTH DEPT.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
During 1942, this department inspected all trees from Kingston to Bourne line. In my last report I stated that I thought we had the Moths "on the go". After 1942 in- spection I am convinced that is quite true. However, all that were found, Gypsy and Brown-tail alike, were destroyed in the usual manner. This severe winter we tre experiencing should help a great deal in exterminat- ing the pests, and the 1943 report will probably show a still greater improvement.
Respectfully submitted, ABBOTT A. RAYMOND, Moth Superintendent.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON INLAND FISHERIES
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
The appropriation for 1942 of three hundred dollars was expended for yellow perch. We still believe that the growth of the fish in our ponds has been stunted by in- breeding of old seed fish, and that new fish are needed to promote proper development.
Reports received of last year's catch indicate a gain in the number taken, and a favorable increase in size; we believe there is still room for improvement.
The Committee requests that a like amount be appro- priated this year to carry on this work.
Respectfully submitted, FRANK L. BAILEY, W. S. GALE. M. D. WALSH,
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REPORT OF THE TOWN ENGINEER
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
August 1, 1942 saw the retirement of Arthur E. Black- mer after 34 years of notable service as Town Engineer. Appointed Town Engineer in 1908, Mr. Blackmer has continuously and faithfully served the Town of Plymouth. The words "Arthur E. Blackmer, Town Engineer" found on hundreds of plans serve notice to all of the high stand- ards of the engineering work in the Town of Plymouth.
During 1942 surveys and plans were made for the pur- chase by the Town of a lot on Billington St. owned by Mrs. Addie Burgess, and for the sale by the Town of a portion of land and buildings on Billington St., occupied by the Arthur L. Ellis Co. curtain factory, to this Comp- any.
A short sewer extension to the Army Camp at Manuel Medara's was made, lines and grades were furnished the Park Department for grading a playground on Standish Ave., and new profiles were made for the proposed fish- ways on Town Brook.
A surface drainage system was designed for Knapp Terrace and a portion of Court St. and is now under con- struction.
A public right of way to Little Herring Pond was in- vestigated and a location recommended. This matter is now before the General Court of Massachusetts.
Respectfully submitted,
EDWARD CHASE,
Town Engineer.
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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR 1942
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
The high degree of efficiency previously reported is still being maintained as shown by the records.
The department answered 373 calls, the same as in 1941, which seems altogether too many.
The assessed value of buildings and contents involved was $275,385.00; the loss being $29,271.00, based on 13,000 inhabitants, shows a loss of about $.21 and about 10.8% loss of property involved.
BUILDINGS
The three stations now in use, namely Central, North, South, are in good condition with the exception of toilet facilities, clothes drying room and fire proof alarm room as stated in previous reports.
FIRE ALARM AND RADIO
The outside lines are in good condition but should be extended south from Cliff St. to junction of Warren Ave. and State Highway. The radio continues to be of great value and it is the intention to continue to develop it as soon as material becomes available.
APPARATUS
The Combination Pumping Engine to replace the one purchased in 1916, the money for which was appropri- ated at the Annual Meeting of 1942, the contract for which was signed in April 1942, is still to be delivered. During the year we have been able to purchase three 11/2 Ton
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Ford Trucks, two of which were used to replace obsolete Dodge Trucks, the other being made into a hose wagon carrying 1200 feet 21/2-inch hose and 600 feet 11/2-inch hose and portable unit.
REPAIR DEPARTMENT
We feel very proud of this department, the tools for which we have secured without much cost, and with the addition of mechanic, have proved of immense value and made it possible to secure above mentioned outfits as the work was all done within the department.
ORGANIZATION
Fire Commissioner, Henry Walton; Fire Chief, Everett B. Wood; Deputy Chief, Clifton B. Hatton; Fire Depart- ment Surgeon, Dr. William E. Curtin; 3 Permanent Cap- tains; 1 Call Captain; 3 Call Lieutenants; 13 Permanent men and 35 Call men.
REPORT OF FIRES AND CALLS
Box Alarms ........ 142
Still Alarms
225
Radio
6
373
REPORT OF FIRE DUTY
Miles traveled-2,579.2; False Alarms-9; Rescue Boat -5; E. & J. Resuscitator-7; Feet of hose laid-19,950 feet of 21/2-inch, 6,330 feet of 11/2-inch, 43,985 feet of 3/4-inch; Water from booster tanks-28,780 gallons; 2,479 gallons of chemical; 2,172 feet of ladder used.
OUT OF TOWN CALLS
Kingston
2 Duxbury
1
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Assessed value of buildings
Value of contents
$198,185.00 77,200.00
$275,385.00
Insurance on buildings
$184,700.00
Insurance on contents
60,000.00
$244,700.00
Loss on buildings
$19,064.00
Loss on contents
10,207.00
$29,271.00
Insurance paid on buildings
$16,534.00
Insurance paid on contents
6,467.00.
$23,001.00
HENRY WALTON, Fire Commissioner.
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REPORT OF THE FOREST WARDEN 1942
Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen :-
I herewith submit report for year ending Dec. 31, 1942, the 1941 organization was continued intact.
APPARATUS
Brockway Truck, located South Street.
Chiltonville Truck, located Sandwich Rd.
Dodge Truck with portable unit, located Ellesville.
Portable unit, located Fresh Pond.
Portable unit, located Indian Brook.
Portable unit, located Manomet Bog.
Portable unit, located Street Dept., Billing Street.
FIRES
The number of fires 24, 18 acres were burned over, 19,800 feet of hose laid, 5,630 gallons of water pumped, 50 gallons of chemical and the miles traveled 407.6, which upon analysis shows average acreage per fire as 71/2.
BUDGET
Of the 1942 appropriations, we have the following bal- ance:
Salaries $2,257.00
Fire Payroll 1,637.79
Equip. and Maintenance
6.63
$3,901.42
SUMMARY
The Department of Conservation of the Commonwealth have erected the watch tower on the Pine Hills, and certainly improves the quick location of fires in our dis- țrict,
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The season of 1942 was very favorable for fire condi- tions and no patrols were used. During the year we have been able to secure at a very slight expense, three Ford Roadsters which have been converted into patrol machines, each being equipped with a portable unit, also a Dodge which is located at Ellesville and is also equipped with a portable unit.
While the department has a very substantial balance for the year 1942, I recommend that the same amount be appropriated as last year.
HENRY WALTON,
Forest Warden.
REPORT OF THE TOWN FOREST COMMITTEE
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Release cutting and pruning was carried out on six acres of red pine and four acres of white pine About ten cords of wood were delivered to the Welfare Dept. from this cutting.
The fire tower was maintained for three months during fire season. No fires occured in the Forest, three were reported outside of the Forest. The usual maintenance work was carried on, and all fire guards were mowed and ploughed. One half mile of new fire line was ploughed at Little South Pond.
The Forest is completely planted with about 200,000 seedlings, mostly red and white pine. Release cutting should be carried out as much as possible in 1943.
Respectfully submitted, ABBOTT A. RAYMOND, Chairman, FRANK THOMAS, ARTHUR W. WESTON,
Town Forest Committee.
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REPORT OF POLICE DEPARTMENT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Following are the reports and activities of the Police Department for the year ending December 31, 1942.
Number of arrests for the year 1942:
Males
438
Females 28
Total 466
Amount of Fines Imposed
$3,029.00
Property Recovered 2,305.28
MISCELLANEOUS WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT
Complaints Investigated
1,209
Automobile Accidents Investigated:
Fatal
0
Pedestrian (fatal)
0
Injuries
18
Pedestrian Injuries
19
Property Damage
61
Bicycle
2
Prisoners detained for other departments
54
Summonses served for other departments
44
Summonses (no-fix) issued
406
Trips guarding mail
68
False bank alarms
8
Street Lights Reported out
18
Store Lights Reported out
10
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Doors Found unlocked Beacon Lights Reported Out Night Lodgers Accidental Shootings Drownings Fatal Burning
19
5
6
1
1
1
MILEAGE OF DEPARTMENT
Total Mileage 78,525
Respectfully submitted,
RUSSELL P. DEARBORN, Chief of Police.
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REPORT OF BOARD OF RETIREMENT
February 26, 1943
To the Citizens of the Town of Plymouth:
The Board of Retirement presents herewith its sixth report, covering the activities and condition of the Con- tributory Retirement System for the year 1942.
The only new law relating to municipal retirement systems passed since our last annual report is Chap. 16 of the Acts of the special session of the General Court in 1942. It allows the temporary re-employment of retired employees during the continuance of the war, with the written approval of the Board of Selectmen, and also of the Director of Civil Service, if such employment is under Civil Service regulation. A person so re-employed to re- ceive full pay less the retirement allowance received by him.
Considerable changes have been proposed at the meet- ings of the Association of Retirement Boards. Some of these may become laws during the present year.
The appropriations made by the Town for the Retire- ment System since its inauguration, July 1, 1937, have been as follows :-
Transfer from Reserve Account 1937 $600.00
Town Meeting Appropriation
1938
11,400.00
1939
8,501.75
1940
13,843.70
1941
15,962.32
1942
18,290.00
The appropriation for 1943 will exceed that of 1942 by $2,200.00.
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Members' contributions, deducted from wages, have been:
1937
$2,048.26 (6 months)
1938
5,279.16
1939
5,871.76
1940
7,036.68
1941
7,464.60
1942
8,801.70
Retirement allowances paid, consisting of pensions, an- nuities and death benefits:
1937
$151.25
1938
4,749.19
1939
9,518.79
1940
14,045.16
1941
15,638.01
1942
16,277.62
Notwithstanding the present wartime conditions, we again repeat the advice given in our 1940 and 1941 reports that an important point to be borne in mind is that every department should maintain some check on the physical condition of the men working for the Town, and care should be taken that men physically unfit should not be subjected to heavy physical exertion. Failure to observe this precaution may place a liability on the Retirement System to pay out large sums in death benefits, over a long term of years. It should be remembered that, while most of the ordinary retirement pensions are paid to persons over seventy years of age, accidental death and occupational hazard benefits may accrue to much younger persons and the cost to the Town be correspondingly in- creased.
The annual statement, in usual form follows: :
I. MEMBERSHIP
1. Membership Dec. 31, 1941 109
Enrolled during 1942 59
168
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Withdrawals
14
Members retired
2
16
Total active members
152
2. Pensioners Dec. 31, 1941 Members retired during 1942
21
2
Deaths
1
Total pensioners
22
II. RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
Balance reported Dec. 31, 1941
$32,365.10
1. Receipts:
Appropriation Mar. 28, 1942
$18,290.00
Deductions from members' salaries and wages
8,801.70
Income from interest
1,038.00
Profit on sale of bonds
3.83
Increase in value of bonds
1.13
28,134.66
$60,499.76
2. Expenditures:
Pensions
$13,547.82
Annuities
193.68
Accidental death benefits
2,536.12
Repayment of members' deductions
1,993.16
Clerical services
366.00
Printing and stationery
58.16
Association dues
10.00
Postage and telephone
4.65
Loss on sale of bonds
197.78
Decrease in value of bonds
35.05
18,942.42
Cash balance
$3,217.83
Balance in securities
38,339.51
$41,557.34
23
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III. BALANCE SHEET
1. Assets:
Plymouth National Bank deposit $3,021.97 Cash on hand 195.86
Plymouth Savings Bank de- posit 5,580.60
Plymouth Five Cents Savings Bank deposit
3,602.77
U. S. Treasury bonds
1,073.89
U. S. Treasury Defense bonds 3,000.00
City of Boston bonds 2,581.31
Chesapeake & Ohio Rwy. bonds 2,100.51
Northern Pacific Rwy. bonds 1,569.88
Oregon Washington R. R. & Nav.
bonds 2,113.50
Marion Reserve Power Co.
bonds 3,203.46
American Tel. & Tel. Co. bonds
2,156.10
Pacific Gas & Elec. Co. bonds
2,194.02
Pacific Gas & Elec. Co. bonds
2,030.00
Southern California Edison Co.
bonds
2,039.72
First National Bank of Boston stock
2,431.25
National Shawmut Bank stock
2,662.50
$41,557.34
2. Liabilities:
Annuity Savings
Account $32,158.39
Less Interest
Deficiency 40.29 $32,118.10
Annuity Reserve Fund 2,689.89
Pension Accumulation Fund
6,684.84
Expense Fund
64.51 $41,557.34
Respectfully submitted, RUSSELL P. DEARBORN, Chairman, ELMER R. HARLOW, Secretary, HERBERT K. BARTLETT, Contributory Retirement System Board of Retirement, Plymouth.
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
To the Citizens of the Town of Plymouth
The Board of Public Welfare presents herewith its an- nual report for the year 1942.
The year 1942 opened with the Department of Public Welfare aiding 130 cases representing 317 persons. The case load decreased moderately up to the early part of June when 119 cases were being aided. The case load leveled off from June to December averaging between 107 and 112 cases representing approximately 250 persons for the balance of the year. During the year 1942 there were 231 cases aided by the department. This number, how- ever, did not include those persons being aided in Town and State Infirmaries, in hospitals, institutions, or by other cities and towns.
One of the active functions of the department since April 11, 1941 has been the handling of the Food Stamp Plan. During the twelve months ending December 31, 1942 $70,045.50 of food stamps were issued through our Stamp Issuing Office. This represented $47,712.00 of or- ange stamps, and $22,333.50 of blue stamps, the Plymouth merchants benefiting by $22,333.50 worth of additional business, and a total of $70,045.50 of cash food business.
The demands upon the Department of Public Welfare have been of a somewhat unusual nature. The war pro- duction requirements limiting and changing our housing, heating, transportation, food, recreation, and living fac- tors, and reaching into every home has made it necessary for many persons not in need of financial assistance to seek advice and information from the department. Many persons have been interviewed and referred to the proper agencies, assisted in finding employment, and with the
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steady advance in food prices others, within the lower in- come group, have been assisted by our method of "setting up" of the family budget.
At the annual Town Meeting held in March 1942 Mr. A. Rodman Hussey, Jr. was elected a member of the Board of Public Welfare. On August 5, 1942 Mr. Hussey was commissioned a Lieutenant Senior Grade in the U. S. Navy and entered the service on September 10, 1942. To the Citizens of the Town of Plymouth
As provided in Chapter 708 of the Acts of 1941, Section 11, effective October 29, 1941, at a regular meeting of the Selectmen held Thursday September 17, 1942 Mr. Gordon S. McCosh was appointed a member of the Board of Pub- lic Welfare as a military substitute until the expiration of Mr. Hussey's term of office or until his return from the U. S. Naval service, whichever first occurs.
The 1942 appropriation for salaries was $8,395.75. A transfer from the reserve fund of the Finance Committee of $132.45 was made on December 30, 1942 in order to meet the complete 1942 payrolls and place the depart- ment on the same basis as other town departments, so that the victory tax could be withheld from all town em- ployees commencing at the same time. This transfer made a total of $8,528.20, and this amount was expended for salaries in 1942.
The 1942 appropriation for other than salaries was $51,250.00, and the income from trust funds amounted to $52.74 making a total available of $51,302.74. Resulting from the above mentioned functions of the department, the defense opportunities, and the Food Stamp Plan, it was possible to turn back to the town to excess and de- ficiency $5,288.16.
INFIRMARY
No unusual problems have been presented in the op- eration of the Infirmary in the past year. An average of fourteen persons each week have been cared for in the
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institution at a total cost of $8,244.42. This amount includ- ed salaries, administration, and care. The salary expendi- tures amounted to $2,097.45, and all other expenses amounted to $6,146.97.
Only the most needed repairs were undertaken this year, and no special appropriation is being requested for 1943, although conditions at the Infirmary merit the ex- penditure of a substantial appropriation for the necessary operation requirements and much needed improvements.
GORDON S. McCOSH, EDMUND J. PRIESTLEY,
Board of Public Welfare.
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REPORT OF THE BUREAU OF OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
To the Citizens of the Town of Plymouth:
The Bureau of Old Age Assistance presents herewith its annual report for the year ending 1942.
The Bureau of Old Age Assistance is composed of two members from the Board of Public Welfare and a citizen appointed by the Board of Public Welfare.
At a special meeting held May 1, 1942, the Bureau was rganized as follows: Harold S. Damon, Chairman, with A. Rodman Hussey, Jr. and Edmund J. Priestley from the Board of Public Welfare.
In September of 1942 the Bureau was re-organized in view of the fact that A. Rodman Hussey, Jr. was called for active duty as a Lieutenant in the U. S. Navy. Mr. Gordon S. McCosh was appointed as military substitute for Mr. Hussey by the Selectmen, and appointed to the Bureau of Old Age Assistance by the Board of Public Welfare.
During 1942, 476 cases were aided at a total cost of $166,591.00 which is an approximate average yearly cost per case of $350.00. Of the total amount spent, $75,088.00 was received from the Federal Government, and approxi- mately $61,000.00 will be reimbursed to the Town by the State Department as their share of the money spent. After deducting the Federal and State's share of the expendi- tures for 1942, the net cost to the Town of Plymouth will be approximately $30,500.00.
Seventy-three cases were closed during 1942 for the following reasons:
Death
33
Drunkeness 4
Employment 11
Wives with suf. money
2 Suf. income from chil. 7
Moved to other towns
11
Sold property 1
Committed to Taunton 3 Not eligible 1
A
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There is no reason to believe that there will be any real reduction in the request for this type of assistance during 1943 as there is every reason to anticipate that the in- creased cost of living and the more liberal mandatory budgets imposed upon us will increase the cost per case.
The State Department of Public Welfare recommends one visitor for each two hundred Old Age Assistance cases and one for each one hundred Aid to Dependent Children cases. The present case load of 401 Old Age As- sistance and 51 Aid to Dependen Children cases is being handled by a Supervisor, Visitor, and Stenographer. It is contemplated that in order to meet State and Federal requirements it "will be necessary to provide a larger working staff.
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