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Brewster, Spencer H., Sandwich Road, Cordage Employee Brewster, William S., Russell Mills Road, Executive Brine, Helen S., Manomet Bluffs, Bank Clerk Brink, Mildred T., 37 Vernon Street, Housewife Broadbent, William B., 17 Court Street, Janitor Burgess, Carrol P., 264 Sandwich Street, Master Mariner Burgess, Edward W., Barnes Lane, Bank Employee Burgess, Natalie B., 37 Union Street, Social Worker Butterfield, Ronald W., 14 Cushman Street, Insurance Broker
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Cadorette, Leo A., South Street, Loomfixer Calhoun, David J., Cedarville, Lumberman Canucci, R. Dorothy, 14 Atlantic Street, Bookkeeper Cappella, Henry L., Priscilla Road, Carpenter Carpenter, Bertha M., State Road, Housewife Carr, Robert A., 20 Centennial Street, Assessor Cavicchi, Alton S., Olmsted Terrace, Fruit Dealer Chandler, Elmer C., 190 Summer Street, Highway Supt. Christie, Samuel H., 30 Alden Street, Retired Clark, Elroy T., 18 South Spooner Street, Engineer Coffin, A. Russell, Jr., Rocky Hill Road, Salesman Cole, Arthur W., 46 Allerton Street, Mechanic Collari, Fernando, 221 Court Street, Grocer
Collas, Andrew J., 55 Court Street, Cordage Employee Coombs, Melvin, 52 Cliff Street, Real Estate Dealer Correa, Joseph B., 11 Shaw Court, Office Clerk Corsini, Secondo, 61 Alden Street, Loomfixer Craig, M. Herbert, 17 Court Street, Bank Clerk Croft, Francis L., 8 Fremont Street, Ass't Paymaster
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Dahl, Eldon J., 8 Mayflower Street, Dairy Manager D'Ambrosio, Joseph, Homer Avenue, Engineer Damon, Harold S., 7 Howes Lane, Shipping Supt. Devine, Clifden W., 15 Allerton Street, Office Manager Diegoli, Antone P., 1 West Street, Janitor DiStaula, Anthony O., State Road, Cordage Employee Douglas, Percy V., Long Pond, Caretaker Downie, Chester B., 46 Mayflower Street, Unemployed Dries, Frederick W., 154 Court Street, Painter Dries, Peter A., Jr., 1 Westwood Road, Retired
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Eldridge, Richard T., 14 Bay View Avenue, Accountant Ellis, Ernest C., Ellisville, Cranberry Grower
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Farris, Henry C., 18 Pleasant Street, Chauffeur Ferioli, Peter, Off Cotton Street, Grocer Finney, Arthur K., 130 Sandwich Street, Trucker Fogarty, Robert M., 21 Samoset Street, Retired Forth, Ronald A., Warren Cove, Leather Merchant Fortini, Frank, 123 Court Street, Custodian Fortini, Mabel E., 35 Cherry Street, Housekeeper Franc, Samuel E., Manomet Bluffs, Electrician Franks, William H., 67 Warren Avenue, Insurance Agent Fries, Margaret A., 72 Samoset Street, Housewife Fry, Alexander C., 25 Stafford Street, Sales Clerk Fry, Russell Thurston, Jr., Jordan Road, Office Worker
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Girard, Warren R., 6 Overlook Road, Bank Cashier Godfrey, Muriel M., 11 Russell Street, Retired
Golden, John H., Point Road, Secretary Chamber of Com- merce
Gould, Harold W., 6 Brookside Avenue, Supervisor
Gray, Glen, 44 Russell Street, Musician
Gray, Ruth, 26 Main Street, Housewife
Grey, Burton R., Jr., 29 Mayflower Street, Tel. Co. Emp.
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Hadaway, Harold A., Reed Avenue, Carpenter
Harlow, Richard W., 13 Pleasant Street, Clerk
Harlow, Warren P., 13 Pleasant Street, Light Company Employee Hatton, Albert C., 16 Centennial Street, Lineman
Hayes, Richard, State Road, Truck Driver
Holmes, Robert E., Cedarville, Projectionist
Howard, George A., 275 Court Street, Accountant
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Jesse, David, 12 Lewis Street, Boat Builder Johnson, Alice, 120 Court Street, Housewife
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Keller, Alvin R., State Road, Fisherman Kenealy, Edward G., 12 Vernon Street, Accountant King, Edward F., 22 Fremont Street, Chauffeur Kyle, Morton, 8 Lothrop Street, Manufacturer
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Lamborghini, Laura, 11 Cordage Terrace, Advertising Ass't.
Lanman, Herbert, 7 Davis Street, Retired LaRocque, William R., Goddard Court, Printer Ledo, Joseph L., 277 Court Street, Cordage Employee Leonard, Abner N., Darby Road, Telephone Co. Emp. Leonardi, Regoli, 4 Phoenix Court, Salesman Lopes, John, Jr., 9 Oak Street, Store Clerk Loring, Charles L., Overlook Road, Jeweler Lowe, Delia E., 261 Court Street, Housewife Lowe, Robert I., 261 Court Street, Accountant
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Mandell, Mary H., 1 North Green Street, Social Worker Marsh, Oscar P., Center Hill Road, Farmer Martin, Katherine, 37 Oak Street, Housewife Martinelli, Helen D., 39 Mayflower Street, Clerk Martinelli, Horace, 39 Mayflower Street, Carpenter Matinzi, Louis F., 33 Vernon Street, Bookkeeper May, Thomas, 14 Atlantic Street, Clerk Mclaughlin, Kenneth J., 9 Centennial Street, Mill Employee
McLean, Donald C., 368 Court Street, Cordage Employee McMahon, George E., 124 Summer Street, Retired McNeil, H. Gordon, River Street, Clerk Mentzel, Francis, 35 Vernon Street, Mill Employee Morini, Louis, 6 Savery's Lane, Clerk
Morse, Elsie L., 9 South Spooner Street, Salary Paymaster Morse, Roy E., 7 South Spooner Street, Clerk
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Neaves, Walter H., 66 Warren Avenue, Bank Executive Nickerson, Mary L., 10 Chestnut Street, Clerk
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O'Fihelly, C. Francis, 208 Summer Street, Salesman O'Fihelly, Madeline, 3 Birch Avenue, Bookkeeper Osmond, Margaret N., 4 Robinson Street, Librarian
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Padovani, Albert, Jr., 22 Castle Street, Clerk Pascoe, John R., 373 Court Street, Cordage Employee Paty, Susan B., 68 Samoset Street, Office Clerk Pederzani, Albert R., 26 Cherry Street, Cordage Employee Pederzani, Amedio L., 20 Highland Place, Stockman Pettigrew, Henry S., Priscilla Beach Road, Linotype Op. Picard, Ada L., 1 Mt. Pleasant Street, Housewife
Picard, George E., 1 Mt. Pleasant Street, Ammunition Depot Employee
Pioppi, William R., 142 Court Street, Restaurant Prop. Prentice, Thomas W., Jordan Road, Farm Manager
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Raymond, Carl W., Sandwich Road, Assessor Reed, Marion W., 27 Pleasant Street, Office Clerk
Remick, Stanley G., 23 South Spooner Street, Cordage Employee
Richmond, George R., Beaver Dam Road, Laborer Riedel, Helen F., 47 Pleasant Street, Office Clerk Robbins, Josiah A., 102 Allerton Street, Retired Roberts, Harold G., 157 Summer Street, Retired Roberts, Stanley D., 3 Holmes Terrace, Clerk Rockwell, Harold H., State Road, Engineer Rose, Charles H., 6 Centennial Street, Retired
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Rossi, Edward R., Bloody Pond, Clerk Ruggiero, Louis J., 10 Davis Street, Laborer Russell, John J., 394 Sandwich Street, Accountant Ryan, John P., 3 Sagamore Street, Insurance Agent
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Sampson, Clifford E., Overlook Road, Store Manager Saracca, Adeline H., 36 Sandwich Street, Sales Clerk Schubert, Marion D., 17 Robinson Street, Retired Teacher Scott, Hunter H., Rocky Hill Road, Antique Dealer Sears, Harold P., 9 Bay View Avenue, Retired Seelig, Gustav H., 23 Middle Street, Retired Sgarzi, Romeo, 354 Court Street, Bookkeeper Shaw, John D., R. 138 Sandwich Street, Garage Manager Shea, Francis P., 4 Stephens Street, Cost Supt. Shea, Joseph D., 10 South Street, Shoe Salesman Sherman, Hyman, 9 Vernon Street, Furniture Dealer Silva, Nellie M., 32 Allerton Street, Telephone Supervisor Sink, Sidney L., 6 Lewis Street, Retired Slade, Orrin A., Point Road, Millwright
Smith, Eva M., 12 Bay View Avenue, Housewife Sprague, Leon S., Emerson Road, Photo Engraver St. George, Jennie D., 30 Pleasant Street, Housewife Stevens, Richard, Indian Brook, Laborer Sutherland, Robert A., 160 Sandwich Street, Tree Surgeon Taddia, Louis J., 58 Cherry Street, Janitor Tavares, Manuel M., 21 Bourne Street, Cordage Employee Thomas, Manuel, 271/2 Fremont Street, Laborer
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Tinti, Louis, 46 Davis Street, Mill Employee Tourgee, Charles E., Jr., 109 Summer Street, Music Teacher Tucker, Lois G., 78 Sandwich Street, Clerk
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Valente, Manuel L., 19 Hamilton Street, Florist Vancini, Frank A., 2271/2 Sandwich Street, Retired Van Dyke, Percy J., Cedar Bushes Road, Manager Vecchi, Thomas, Obery Street, Drug Clerk Volta, Alfred A., Obery Street, Dry Cleaner
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Wall, Milton B., 40 Castle Street, Cordage Employee Warnsman, Paul M., 18 Fremont Street, Cordage Emp. Webster, Elmer N., Bartlett Road, Publisher's Agent Wentworth, Esther C., 4 Whiting Street, Clerk White, James A., 18 Alvin Road, Granite Dealer Whiteley, Francis E., 22 Samoset Street, Storekeeper Winkley, Vera P., 2 Mt. Pleasant Street, Clerk Wood, Alba A., 7 ,Overlook Terrace, Route Salesman Wood, Dorothy M., 74 Summer Street, Housewife Wood, Roland L., 80 South Street, Garage Prop.
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Zaniboni, Lewis, 49 Oak Street, Grocer Zucchi, Robert B., Sandwich Road, Welder
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37th ANNUAL NURSING SERVICE REPORT PLYMOUTH COMMUNITY NURSE ASSOCIATION-1953-1954
Statistical Report
No. Patients
Service
No. Visits
Home Visits
7045
302
Office Visits
415
3
Crippled Children
4
7 Acute Comm. Disease
30
7 Tuberculosis
88
16
Maternity
45
(1 Home Delivery)
16
Infant Health
47
5
Preschool Health
45
4
School Health
21
11 Adult Health
79
Unclassified
86
371
7905
Pay Status
Free
3367 Supervisory 299
Part Fee
2664 Welfare
692
Full Fee
1471 Old Age Assistance 2542
21 Well Child Conferences 402 Visits
10 Chest Clinics
520 Visits
MARY C. LYNCH, R.N.,
Nurse Supervisor.
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PLYMOUTH PUBLIC LIBRARY MAIN LIBRARY AND LORING BRANCH
REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1954
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Mr. John W. Packard President
Dr. Bryce Prindle Vice President
Miss Sara C. Bodell
Clerk
Mr. Walder J. Engstrom Treasurer
Mrs. Francis H. Baker Mr. G. Allan Howard
Mrs. Robert B. Bowler
Mr. Cyrus W. Jones
Mr. Edward C. Holmes
Miss Katharine Lord
Mr. Roland W. Holmes Mrs. Francis W. Savery
Hazel M. White, Librarian
MAIN LIBRARY
Number of staff in equivalent of full time (40-hour week) 61/4, Janitor service 1/2.
Library was open for reading and lending 303 days, 66 hours weekly.
In the Junior Dept. there were 9,611 readers and visitors. No attendance record is kept in Adult Dept.
The Library subscribes to 74 periodicals and 5 newspapers.
23 periodicals and 1 newspaper are received as gifts.
MAIN LIBRARY BOOK STOCK
Number of volumes, Dec. 31, 1953 29,592
Number of volumes added in 1954 2,057
(1760 purchased, 297 gifts)
Total 31,649
Number of volumes withdrawn in 1954
1,415
Total volumes Dec. 31, 1954
30,234
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For the first time in several years both the Adult Dept. and the Junior Dept. at the Main Library showed an increase in the annual circulation record. Attendance in the Junior Dept. also showed a marked increase over 1953.
Junior Department
In the Junior Dept. Children's Book Week was cel- ebrated in November, with the teachers of the Mt. Pleas- ant, Cornish-Burton and Cold Spring schools bringing their classes to see the exhibit of new books, and to reg- ister if they had not already done so. At the Story Hour on the final morning of Book Week, Miss Lucas was in charge of the hour for older boys and girls, and Mrs. Lucy Rae told stories to the younger children.
During the month of November the Junior Dept. had over a thousand visitors. During the year, 28 book de- posits were sent to the school rooms.
Gifts
This past year the Directors were pleased to receive from Miss Elizabeth Townsend the gift of $100 to be used for the comfort of the staff, or for any library need. A typewriter table for the Children's Room has been pur- chased from this fund, and other needs are under con- sideration.
The Library has also received a number of books from the Plymouth Woman's Club, given in memory of deceased members.
Art Exhibits
This past year the Library had many colorful and interesting exhibits: flower studies in water colors, by High School art students; maps and posters, by High School Latin students; water colors by Miss Peggy Dono- van; water colors of flower arrangements, by Miss Rose Townsend; paintings by Catherine R. Hammond; water colors of Plymouth, by Richard Blaisdell; paintings and
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drawings by the McLain family; oil paintings by the late George E. Errington, father of Mrs. Richard B. Brown; and currently, water colors and pen and ink drawings by Miss Rose Briggs, and ceramic figures by Miss Susan Burgess.
Book Reviews
In response to several requests, Miss Ann Lucas of the Library staff, gave book reviews during the past year to the Manomet Woman's Club, the Lombard Club, and the Women's Alliance of the Unitarian Church.
Personnel
Mr. Joseph Vickery who had been employed as jan- itor for the past 14 years resigned Dec. 31st because of poor health. He has been replaced by Mr. John Sander.
At Loring Branch the staff is completely changed. Miss Marjorie Nickerson, assistant at the Branch since May 1953, resigned in September, 1954. Mrs. Katharine Freeland, who had been Branch Librarian since 1952, resigned from that position in September, 1954, in order to give more time to cataloging at the Main Library.
Miss Grace Haigh, who had been heading the work with Young People at the Main Library assumed the po- sition of Branch Lib'n on September 1st, 1954, and has been doing an excellent job in handling a difficult situa- tion. She has been ably assisted by Mrs. Olive Hasson of Kingston, a former school teacher.
Loring Branch Library
At the February Directors Meeting, Mr. Packard ap- pointed a special committee to investigate conditions at Loring Branch Library. The reason for this was the increasing problem of discipline with the teen-age group.
1954's circulation figures show a downward trend, but the registration remained about the same. As has been the pattern in the past, the Branch Library services have been used mostly by the children and young people.
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However, the use of a library cannot be measured entirely by circulation. Many young people use the ref- erence tools-dictionaries, encyclopedias, and biographical material. To help meet their needs another dictionary and a new edition of Compton's Picture Encyclopedia have been added to the book collection. During Book Week, classes from Hedge School came to the library to see the display of new books, and Miss Haigh took some of the books for the younger children to the Hedge School and conducted a Story Hour there.
Moving Books to Memorial Hall
Because of the limited shelving space at the Main Library, and the fact that we are continually adding to the book collection, it became necessary to make provision for additional shelving elsewhere.
The Directors obtained permission from the Select- men to use a downstairs room in the Memorial Building for storage, and the Book Committee attended to the installation of shelving. About 1,000 volumes have been moved from the Library to Memorial Building. Those selected for removal were volumes that seldom circulate but are of permanent value, and in most cases are out of print.
Book Sale
Last summer the Book Committee tried holding the book sale for 3 days instead of 2, as heretofore. Total receipts were $155, with a net profit of $145, slightly ex- ceeding receipts for the previous year's 2-day sale.
Great Books Discussion Group
In response to a request received in December, the Library has sponsored the organization of, and provided a meeting place for, a Great Books Discussion Group.
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STATISTICS Main Library
REGISTRATION
Adult
Junior
Total
Dec. 31, 1953
3323
893
4216
Dec. 31, 1954
3375
1023
4398
CIRCULATION
Adult
1953
1954
Fiction
28,375
28,420
Non-fiction
18,909
20,436
47,284
48,856
Junior
Fiction
11,656
12,896
Non-fiction
5,866
6,909
17,522
19,805
64,806
68,661
Loring Branch
REGISTRATION
Adult
Junior
Total
Dec. 31, 1953
632
631
1263
Dec. 31, 1954
631
687
1318
CIRCULATION
Adult
1953
1954
Fiction
4,986
4,097
Non-fiction
2,277
2,267
7,263
6,364
Junior
Fiction
8,190
7,642
Non-fiction
3,916
2,760
12,106
10,402
19,369
16,766
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IN CONCLUSION
The Librarian wishes to thank the staff for its cooper- ation, and the Directors for their moral support and real assistance in carrying on the services of the Library.
Respectfully submitted,
HAZEL M. WHITE, Librarian.
TREE DEPARTMENT
To the Citizens of Plymouth:
This year has been real hard: (1) Our street and shade trees were pruned and made free of dead wood. (2) The two hurricanes in one year have upset the trimming program so it has to be done all over again.
The number of trees we lost were fifteen in all; seven were large Elms and the rest were Maples and Lindens.
Street trees were planted as usual making a total of sixty-five in all. They were mostly Maple, along with some Plane trees, Pin Oaks, Lindens, Sweet Gums. This year we hope to plant more.
Roadside trimming was started but had to be dropped due to the hurricane. We did spray Route No. 44 and South Meadow Road with 2-4-D Brush Killer and hope to do more next year.
We had to purchase a new "one man chain saw" (McCullock M 47) as the work was difficult on only one saw. We also felt we needed a spare in an emergency of that nature. It has proven to be of great value.
All the trees have been removed and stumps carried to the dump. This work was done under the Tree Department as all Elm wood has to be burned or buried.
JOHN A. KENNEDY,
Tree Warden.
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
The members of the Board of Public Welfare on January 1, 1954, were Margaret E. McLean, Chairman, Dexter M. Brooks, John J. Magee, Paul L. LaForest and Joseph H. Nogueira.
At the Annual Town Election held on Saturday, March 6, 1954, Dexter M. Brooks was re-elected a mem- ber of the Board of Public Welfare for three years.
At the organization meeting of the Board of Public Welfare held on Tuesday evening, March 9, 1954, Dexter M. Brooks was elected Chairman of the Board.
The Board of Public Welfare, as the Directors of the Town Infirmary, appointed for the 48th consecutive year, Russell L. Dickson, Superintendent, and Sarah A. Dick- son, Matron of the Town Infirmary.
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
In the Old Age Assistance category of Public As- sistance, the year opened with 489 persons or cases receiving this type of assistance. There was a moderate decline each month except during the months of Septem- ber and October and the year ended with 452 cases being granted Old Age Assistance. This was 37 cases less than those aided at the close of the previous year.
There were 44 new cases opened and 8 cases re- opened, making a total of 52 cases added to the "Roll of Payments" during the year.
There were 75 cases closed; 47 cases were closed by death; 9 were admitted to the State Mental Hospital; 7 obtained sufficient funds from other sources; 5 moved to other cities and towns; 3 received sufficient Social Secur- ity Benefits; in 2 cases the children took over the support
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of their parents; 1 was admitted to the Plymouth County Hospital and 1 was committed to the State Farm at Bridgewater.
The Town of Plymouth appropriated $325,000.00 and the Federal Grants received were $181,895.44, making a total of available funds of $506,895.44. The Common- wealth of Massachusetts contributed approximately $202,035.84, leaving the cost to the Town of Plymouth of approximately $92,530.86.
The expenditure for "grants in aid" for this category of Public Assistance was $473,096.53 and $3,365.61 was paid to other cities and towns for Old Age Assistance persons with settlements in Plymouth and residing in other communities, making a total expenditure of $476,- 462.14. A balance of $30,433.30 remained after expendi- tures which was transferred to the Revenue Account.
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN
In the Aid to Dependent Children category of Public Assistance, the year began with 81 cases composed of 172 children and 67 parents.
The number of children and parents on the Rolls remained with little change throughout the year and closed with 78 cases with 157 children and 68 parents being assisted.
During the year 9 new cases were opened and 11 cases reopened, adding 20 cases to the rolls. 24 cases were closed during the year for various reasons.
The Town of Plymouth appropriated $75,000.00 and the Federal Grants received were $47,242.72, making a total of available funds $122,242.72. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts contributed approximately $39,557.28, leaving the cost to the Town of Plymouth of approxi- mately $34,594.36.
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The expenditure for "grants in aid" for this category of Public Assistance was $121,394.36 and a balance of $848.36 remained after expenditures which was trans- ferred to the Revenue Account.
DISABILITY ASSISTANCE
The Disability Assistance category of Public As- sistance opened the year with 26 cases or persons totally and permanently disabled and receiving this type of assistance. 8 new cases were approved and 2 cases were reopened which added 10 cases to the rolls and 7 cases were closed during the year. The year closed with 31 cases or persons receiving assistance. This was an in- crease of 5 cases over those assisted at the end of last year.
The Town of Plymouth appropriated $20,000.00. $638.58 was transferred from the Reserve Fund of the Advisory and Finance Committee. The Federal Grants amounted to $11,556.68, making a total of available funds $32,195.26. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts con- tributed $11,151.71, leaving the cost to the Town of Plym- outh $9,486.87. The total expenditure for "Grants in Aid" for the year were $32,195.26.
WELFARE DEPARTMENT
During the 1954 year, 169 cases were granted "out- side assistance." 86 new applications were approved and 46 cases were interviewed and were referred to other agencies or denied assistance for various reasons.
126 were closed during the year and 46 cases re- applied again for aid.
The peak load came in February when 102 cases were assisted consisting of 280 persons. The low point came in August when 76 cases composed of 176 persons were assisted.
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Seasonal employment during July through Novem- ber reduced the case load, and the cost of assistance for those five months. It rebounded in December with 89 cases and 210 persons receiving this type of assistance.
The year ended with 65 cases with Plymouth settle- ment, 8 with settlements in other towns, and 16 without a settlement, which are the financial responsibility of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
The Town of Plymouth appropriated $76,325.00. $518.90 was received from income from trust funds, mak- ing $76,843.90 available for this type of assistance.
The expenditures for this category were $74,728.33 for aid and $1,130.10 was paid to other cities and towns, making a total expenditure of $76,833.80. The balance of $10.10 was returned to the Revenue Account.
As funds for this category were exhausted before the end of the year, it was necessary to carry over bills due for payment to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and other cities and towns in the amount of $4,718.75 which will have to be paid out of the 1955 appropriation.
TOWN INFIRMARY
The services and facilities of the Town Infirmary were made available to eleven (11) permanent residents. At the time a home was demolished by a bus, the family was housed during the emergency, and at the time of the Emond Building explosion, the facilities were ad- justed to meet the emergency, but other arrangements made it unnecessary to use the Infirmary. The permanent residents resided at the Infirmary a total of 3119 days during the year.
The appropriation by the Town for the total oper- ation was $10,897.00 and $382.24 was received from the income from trust funds, making a total of $11,279.24 available.
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The expenditures for the year amounted to $11,- 162.50 and $116.75 was transferred to the "Revenue" Fund at the close of the year. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts. other towns and individuals reimbursed the Town of Plymouth the amount of $4,007.39, leaving the overall cost to the Town of Plymouth approximately $7.038.37.
SUMMARY
The available funds for expenditure for the year 1954 amounted to $771.489.32.
The total expenditures for all categories of the Public Assistance program, exclusive of the Town In- firmary, for the year 1954, including all Grants in Aid and for all Administration costs, were $738.128.48.
The Grants received from the Federal Government were $252.814.84; the reimbursements from the Common- wealth of Massachusetts amounted to $253.953.53; the receipts from other cities and towns for Old Age Assis- tance persons with a Plymouth Settlement was $6,818.22 and for General Relief persons $6,498.09 and from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for unsettled persons on General Relief $11.011.97, making the total amount received $531,096.65. At the close of the year, $31.652.16 was transferred to the "revenue" account and $1,708.78 is available for Administration during the 1955 year.
This leaves the approximate net cost to the Town of Plymouth for the year 1954 of $207,031.73.
Collections were made from thirteen (13) Old Age Assistance estates as provided by the Old Age Assistance Real Estate Lien Law in the amount of $16.052.48. The Town of Plymouth's share was $3,223.18.
In conclusion, the Board of Public Welfare wishes to extend to the Jordan Hospital, the Medical Profession and
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all other Vendors of Services and Supplies, their appreci- ation for their very fine cooperation during the 1954 year.
Respectfully submitted,
DEXTER M. BROOKS, Chairman,
MARGARET E. MacLEAN,
JOHN J. MAGEE, PAUL L. LaFOREST,
JOSEPH H. NOGUEIRA, Board of Public Welfare.
REPORT OF THE CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS
The Board of Cemetery Commissioners herewith present their report for the year 1954:
OAK GROVE AND VINE HILLS CEMETERIES
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