Town annual report of Rutland 1933-40, Part 18

Author: Rutland, Mass.
Publication date: 1933
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 1180


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Harvard Has a Homicide Green Laurels Old Glass Portrait of an Era


Ghosts and Goblins


Mrs. Meigs and Mr. Cunningham


The Old Ashburn Place


Mary Christmas


Burn Candle Burn


My Talks with Dean Spanley Out of Order


Repplier Banning Lincoln Gulbranssen Mitchel: Fuller Peattie Moore Downey Harper Corbett Flint Chase Henry Dunsany Taylor


JUVENILE BOOKS


Timothy Crunchit


Little People of the Snow


Peter Pan and Wendy The Indian Twins


The Cave Twins The Indians in Winter Camp


When Animals Talk


With Taro and Hana in Japan


Ned and Nan in Holland


Household Stories Kees and Klientz Marsh Island Mystery


Talking Drums Beppy Marlowe Betsy's Napoleon Listening


Ball Muller Atwell Perkins Perkins Denning Nassau Seigimoto-Austen Olmstead Grimm King Chapman Fleming Gray Eaton Seredy


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Kaga's Brother Come Summer


Ross Bare


Mitty on Mr. Syrup's Farm


Campfire Girls go Motoring


Frey


Bobbsy Twins at School


Hope


Little Men


Alcott


The Story of the Saucy Squirrell


Wright


Tinker of Stone Bluff


Arnold


With Lawrence in Arabia


Insect Adventures


Thomas Fabre


Lives of Girls Who Became Famous


Bolton


A Child's Journey With Dickens


Wiggin


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Report of the Sealer of Weights and Measures


Rutland, Mass., Jan. 1, 1937


The following equipment was tested and sealed in 1936:


Gasoline pumps 9


Gasoline meters 11


Kerosene pumps


7


SCALES


Platform over 5000


1


Platform 100 to 5000


4


Counter 100 or over 1


Counter under 100 5


Beam 100 or over 1


Spring 100 or over 2


Spring under 100


6


Computing under 100


5


Total fees


$19.60


Respectfully submitted,


HERBERT M. PROUTY,


Sealer


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Report of Work Done on Rutland Roads, 1936


CHAPTER 90, MAINTENANCE


EAST COUNTY ROAD


2900 ft. Scarifyed, graveled, Widened, and Resurfaced.


2600 ft. treated with tar and honed.


6000 ft. of White Line painted.


30 Dead Trees removed, also low hanging limbs. Brush cut.


MAPLE AVENUE


3000 ft. treated with tar and honed. Shoulders Graded.


Brush cut. Low hanging limbs removed.


2600 ft. of Shoulder scarifyed, rolled, and treated with tar.


LAKE AVENUE


2500 ft. treated with tar and honed. Brush cut.


600 ft. of White Line painted.


CHIAPTER 90, CONSTRUCTION POMMOGUSSETT ROAD


2600 ft. of road built. 1100 cu. yds. of excavation. 3000 cu. yds. of gravel used. 500 surface gravel used. 84' 12" pipe used.


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50' 18" pipe used.


4 station posts set. 18 W. C. H. bound set. 1 2x4 drop inlet built. 8200 gals. of tar used.


PLEASANTDALE ROAD


2000 ft. filled with gravel, rolled and graded.


1350 cu. yds. excavation.


1800 cu. yds. borrow used.


2100 cu. yds. gravel used.


48 ft. of 30 in. pipe used.


36 ft. of 18 in. pipe used.


36 ft. of 60 in. pipe used.


60 ft. of 12 in. tile pipe used.


Guard rail post set.


POMMOGUSSETT ROAD


Dragged twice. Scraped five times.


Brush cut. Two washouts filled. See Chapt. 90 Report.


WACHUSETT ROAD


Dragged twice. Scraped three times.


Large washout at Muschopauge Station filled with gravel and stone.


1 Section graveled 350 x 14 x 6.


1 Section graveled 250 x 14 x 6.


MUSCHOPAUGE ROAD


Dragged twice. Scraped twice. 20 yds. gravel used.


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CENTRAL TREE ROAD


Dragged twice. Scraped twice. 30 yds. gravel used.


BRITNEL DRIVE


Dragged twice. Scraped twice.


30 yds. gravel used to fill washouts.


GLENWOOD ROAD


Dragged twice. Scraped three times. Brush cut.


1 section graveled 200 x 14 x 5.


2000 ft. scarifyed and reshaped, and treated with oil.


CAMPBELL STREET


Dragged twice. Scraped twice.


1 section graveled 250 x 14 x 6.


1 culvert installed.


BUSHY LANE


Dragged twice. Scraped twice.


20 yds. gravel used to fill washouts.


HALFRY ROAD


Scraped twice.


SASSAWANNA ROAD


Dragged twice. Scraped three times. 50 yds. gravel used to fill washouts.


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RIVER STREET


Dragged twice. Scraped twice. 30 yds. gravel used.


INTERVALE ROAD


Dragged three times. Scraped five times.


1 section graveled 250 x 20 x 2. Bridge Approp.


1 section graveled 1500 x 20 x 16. Bond Issue.


30 guard posts erected.


1 bridge built that was washed out by the flood.


OVERLOOK STREET


Dragged once. Scraped twice.


RIDGE ROAD


Dragged twice. Scraped three times.


1 section graveled 1100 x 14 x 6 that was washed out.


1 section graveled 250 x 14 x 5.


1 section graveled 175 x 14 x 5.


PRESCOTT STREET


Dragged twice. Scraped three times. 40 yds. gravel used.


1 section 500 x 18 treated with 1 gal. oil per sq. yd.


HILLSIDE ROAD


Dragged twice. Scraped three times. 10 yds. gravel used.


MILES. STREET


Patched.


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CLOVERDALE ROAD


Dragged once. Scraped twice.


40 yds. gravel used to patch.


CHARNOCK HILL ROAD


(This road was washed out badly by flood)


Dragged twice. Scraped three times.


1 Section 600 ft. filled with stone and gravel.


1 section 300 ft. filled with stone and gravel.


1 section 300 ft. graveled.


This road being graveled by W. P. A.


MUNICIPAL ROAD


Patched.


LONGMEADOW ROAD


Dragged three times. Scraped five times. 75 yds. gravel used to fill washouts.


WHITEHALL ROAD


Dragged twice. Scraped twice.


150 yds. gravel used to fill washout.


LAKE AVENUE


2-48" x 20' corrugated iron pipe installed to replace bridge that was washed out. 75 yds. of fill used.


PINE PLAIN


10 yds. gravel used.


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ELM AVENUE


No work done. Bridge out.


BIGELOW ROAD


Dragged once. Scraped once.


OVERLOOK COURT


No work done.


PRINCETON STREET


Dragged twice. Scraped twice.


100 yds. gravel used to patch washouts.


GLENWOOD PLACE


No work done.


MILLBROOK ROAD


Scrapped twice 1 section 150 x 12 x 5. 1 section 100 x 12 x 5.


CORP. FARM PLACE


No work done.


MOULTON MILL ROAD


Dragged once. Scraped twice. 75 yds. earth and stone used to fill washout.


POMMOGUSSETT COURT


No work done.


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CAMPBELL COURT


Dragged twice. Scraped twice.


HARRIS LANE


No work done.


KENWOOD DRIVE


Dragged twice. Scraped twice.


1 section graveled 250 x 14 x 6.


1 section graveled 300 x 14 x 5.


1 section graveled 200 x 14 x 5.


100 yds. gravel used to fill washout.


1-18" corrugated iron culvert installed.


WALNUT STREET


Dragged twice. Scraped twice. Brush cut. 1 section graveled 400 x 14 x 5.


EMERALD ROAD


Dragged twice. Scraped twice.


1 Section 400 ft. washed out filled with stone and gravel.


1 section graveled 600 x 14 x 5.


1 section 2600 ft. long treated with 65 per cent oil.


1 30" x 42" arch culvert installed.


IRISH LANE


Dragged twice. Scraped twice. 20 yds. gravel used to fill washout.


KENWOOD PLACE


Dragged twice. Scraped twice.


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WARE ROAD


Dragged once. Scraped once.


60 yds. stone and gravel used to fill washout.


TURKEY HILL ROAD)


Dragged twice. Scraped twice.


1 section graveled 300 x 14 x 5. 35 yds. gravel used to fill washouts.


10 boulders removed.


DRURY LANE


Scraped twice.


PROSPECT STREET


Dragged twice. Scraped twice.


1 section graveled 150 x 14 x 4.


1 section 500 ft. long treated with 65 per cent oil.


BARROCK HILL ROAD


Dragged once. Scraped twice.


100 yds. stone and gravel used to fill washout caused by Spring flood. The entire length of this road graveled by P. W. A. 946 cu. yds. gravel used.


MORRIS SWARTZ ROAD


Dragged twice. Scraped twice. 10 yds. stone and gravel used to fill washout.


PLEASANTDALE NO. 1


Dragged twice. Scraped three times. 60 yds. stone and gravel used to fill washout. 1 section 1000 ft. x 16" filled with gravel. See Chapter 90, report.


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PLEASANTDALE NO. 2


Dragged. Scraped three times.


1 section graveled 400 x 16 x 6.


1 section graveled 200 x 16 x 6.


1 culvert relayed.


CRAWFORD STREET


Scraped three times.


250 cu. yds. gravel used to make this road passable as far as Taylor's farm.


956 cu. yds. gravel hauled and spread by W. P. A.


Large dead Chestnut trees cut.


1 new culvert installed 24' x 14".


CAUSEWAY STREET


Scraped.


EAST HILL ROAD


Dragged twice. Scraped twice.


1 section graveled 300 x 12 x 5.


OAK HILL ROAD


Dragged twice. Scraped twice.


REUBEN WALKER ROAD


50 yds. gravel used to fill washout near Barre line.


OLD WOOD ROAD


Scraped. 75 yds. gravel used. Brush cut.


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BRIGHAM ROAD


Scraped. Brush cut. 25 yds. gravel used.


EDSON AVENUE


Patched.


DAVIS STREET


Dragged twice. Scraped twice. 10 yds. gravel used.


LIST OF TOOLS ON HAND


December 31, 1936


Axes 4


Bars


6


Forks


6


Coke Forks


4


Hammers Stone


10


Hammer Handles


24


Pick Handles 24


Torches


14


Lanterns


2


Russell Plow


1


Mattocks


7


Pouring Pots


1


Pails


2


Picks


18


Syracuse Plow


1


8 Qt. Can


1


Bull Points


4


Rakes, Iron


10


99


Rakes, Wood 5


Chap. 81 Drags


2


Scraper Blades


1


Drag Blades


3


Little Western Gr. 1


Adams Grader


1


Sand Screens


2


Brush Scythes


12


Snaths


14


Brush Hooks


2


Shovels, Short Round


24


Shovels, Short Square


12


Shovels, Longhandle


4


Pruners 2


Pitch Forks


2


Tool Boxes


2


Compresser Drills


24


Striking Hammers


1


Respectfully submitted,


GEORGE R. WILLIS,


Superintendent of Streets.


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Report of Board of Public Welfare FOR YEAR ENDING DEC. 31. 1936


SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTS PUBLIC WELFARE EXPENSE


Appropriation $5,000.00


Transfers from other departments 1,292.72


From Reserve Fund 433.05


$6,725.77 $5,725.77


Expenditures


Town Cases :


Charlton Home Farm Association $197.96


State Infirmary 368.14


Cases aided in Rutland 752.97


Miscellaneous, Salaries, Printing, Pos-


tage, Books, Express, Distribution of Food and Clothing, Cabinet ...


333.82


Town of Ashburnham 47.00


Town of Boylston


338.50


Town of E. Dartmouth


33.67


Town of Holden


95.95


City of Worcester


1,459.45


Outside Cases Aided in Rutland :


1 Clinton Case 66.08


1 Worcester Case 9.51


1 Boston Case 23.51


1 Com. of Mass. Case 2.14


State Temporary Aid 2,807.22


Holden District Hospital


189.85


$6,725.77


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Old Age Assistance :


Appropriation


$2,000.00


Federal Grant


569.50


$2,569.50


Expenditures


$2,286.00


Unexpended Balance


283.50


$2,569.50


Mothers' Aid :


Appropriation


$780.00


Expenditures


$740.00


Unexpended Balance


40.00


$780.00


Respectfully submitted,


MATTHEW J. CULLEN, LAWRENCE E. SMITH, CLARENCE L. BIGELOW,


Board of Public Welfare


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Report of Charlton Home Farm Association


For Year Ending December 31, 1936.


Land and Buildings $18,000.00


Personal Property 8,335.60


Deposits, Savings Banks 9,179.13


Accounts Receivable 1,441.44


Cash in Warden's Account 200.00


Cash on hand 1,649.46


$38,805.63


Gain for the year


$1,057.47


Receipts


Cash an hand Jan. 1, 1936


$1,989.39


Farm Products sold 1,021.62


Received from Towns, for Inmates Board 13,527.02


$16,538.03


Expenditures


Bills Paid $14,388.57


Deposit, Savings Bank 500.00


Cash balance on hand, Jan. 1, 1937 1,649.46


$16,538.03


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Number of Towns having Inmates 20 Number of Inmates, Jan. 1, 1937 40


Number of Boarders 4


I have examined the books of the Treasurer and the above statement and find them correct.


CARL F. DAVIS, Auditor.


ROBERT F. TUCKER,


President.


LESTER P. GATES, Secretary and Treasurer.


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Report of the Town Treasurer


FINANCIAL STATEMENT


Balance, January 1, 1936


$11,611.61


Receipts 125,585.38


$137,196.99


Payments per warrants


$132,853.51


Balance, December 31, 1936 :


In bank


$4,084.32


In office


259.16


4,343.48


$137,196.99


OUTSTANDING DEBT


Water Loan


$8,000.00


Bartlett Property Loan


2,500.00


Fire Apparatus Loan


1,000.00


$11,500.00


Temporary Loans-Anticipation of Rev-


enue


10,000.00


1937 MATURING DEBT


No. Purpose


Due


Amount


Interest


192 Fire Apparatus


May 20


$500.00


$18.75


153 Bartlett Property


Sept. 1


1,000.00


118.75


163 Water Loan


Oct. 15


1,000.00


400.00


$2,500.00 $537.50


197 Revenue Loan June 5


$10,000.00


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TRUST FUNDS


Bal. 1-1-36


Income 1936 $11.41


Bal. 12-31-36


Horace King Library Fund ..


$412.33


$423.74


David Putnam Library Fund


137.62


3.80


141.42


Munroe School Fund


5,320.20


133.83


5,454.03


Houghton Cemetery Fund


100.00


100.00


$5,970.15


$149.04


$6,119.19


** Permanent Dividend to Rural Cemetery Corp.


Respectfully submitted,


EDITH M. BROOKS,


Treasurer.


106


Report of the Police Department


There were twenty-six automobile accidents this past year compared with eight in 1935. Seventeen in which there were personal injuries. Thirty-five persons were injured including two pedestrians, fortunately none proved fatal.


The police school has reopened under the direction of the Department of Public Safety, Captain M. J. Barett in charge, five members are attending.


The activities of the Police Department for the past year including State and Local Police.


(M) Breaking, entering and larceny 1


(M) Larceny (under $100.00) 4


(M) Assault of female child 1


(M) Driving drunk 2


(M) Drunkenness 5


(M) Motor law violations 3


(M) Insane persons committed 4


(M) Violation of parole 1


(F) Violation of probation 1


Lost children 1


Accidents, automobile 26


Automobile licenses revoked 11


Automobile registrations revoked . . 4


Automobile licenses returned 10


Motor vehicles transferred 23


Complaints investigated 41


JOHN COLLINS,


Chief of Police.


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Report of Water Department


There has been pumped during the past year 89,773,600 gallons of water of which 64,466,974 has been accounted for.


Three new connections have been made this year making a total of 192 active house services.


The water level at the lake is approximately at the high water mark.


Financial Report


Frank Carroll, salary


$1,600.00


Frank Carroll, telephone and postage


7.44


Gardner Electric Light Co.


3,192.56


Interest 450.00


Brewer and Co.


22.28


Harry R. Prescott and Sons


89.25


Union Water Meter Co.


53.33


Boston and Maine R. R.


7.57


E.D. Marsh


42.80


George F. Blake Co.


5.58


Hedge and Matthews


4.00


N. I. Griffin


22.48


D. H. Adams


4.68


Finan's Express


6.10


Southbridge Water Co.


159.10


Holden Lumber Co. 72.45


Neptune Meter Co.


25.00


108


Biglow Electric Co. 4.50


E. L. Le Barron


46.70


Perrin Seaman Co. 16.77


Eddy Valve Co.


1.16


Builders Iron Foundry


12.68


Washburn Garfield Co.


182.91


Wallace and Tierman


7.48


Walter Mattson


19.00


Harold Fales


4.00


B. Oliver


50.00


C. Fitzpatrick


3.50


A. Smith


10.00


F. Dingley


12.00


F. Curtis 52.00


M. E. Viner


.50


W. Strong


8.00


Total


$6,195.82


Bills Rendered


State Sanatorium


$3,136.27


Veteran's Hospital


3,319.97


Collector, February 1


22.17


Collector, February 1


1,702.34


Collector, December 1


1,984.11


Total


$10,164.86


PLEASANTDALE ROAD EXTENSION


Mark A. Putnam, labor


$18.00


Howard Osgood, labor


90.00


Fred Curtis, labor


76.00


Fred Wellington, labor


5.25


109


Finan's Express .72


N. I. Griffin, supplies .60


J. E. O'Connor, trucking 9.75


John Collins, recording lien


1.90


Washburn Garfield Co.


89.81


Total


$292.03


JOHN COLLINS, LLOYD H. CAMPBELL, FRANK E. MATHEWS, Water Commissioners.


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Annual Report of the Board of Health


To the citizens of Rutland :


The Board of Health herewith submits to you its annual report ending December 31st. 1936.


At a meeting of the Board, March 6th, 1936, when all mem- bers of the Board were present, Bayard T. Crane, M. D., Vitaly J. Alexandrov, M. D. and Mr. James H. Ward, the Board was organized with Mr. James H. Ward, chairman, and Vitaly J. Alexandrov, M. D., secretary.


The following appointments were made :


1. Mr. Louis M. Hanff-agent for burial permits and death records.


2. Mr. John B. Coffin-inspector of slaughtering for the town of Rutland.


3. Paul Dufault, M. D .- inspector of slaughtering at the State Sanatorium.


At following meetings other appointments and elections Miwere made as follows :


1. Bayard T. Crane, M. D .- Supervisor of communicable diseases.


2. Mr. James II. Ward-supervisor of food and drugs.


3. Mr. Walter Bell-milk inspector.


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4. Vitaly J. Alexandrov, M. D .- Supervisor of Sanitation.


During the year twelve regular and three special meet- ings, two public hearings and one joint meeting were held, which enter into the record book of the Board comprising forty-nine typewritten pages.


Through the efforts of the Board of the Town of Rut- land has been reimbursed from the State Depart-


· ment of Public Welfare $1,925.61


State Department of Public Health 286.42


therefore in 1936 the Town of Rutland was reim-


bursed from the State the total amount of $2,212.03


The Board of Health expenditures in 1936 were as follows :


Appropriated $1,750.00


Total expended 1,361.29


Unexpended $388.71


Transferred to the Public Welfare 350.00


Unexpended balance $38.71


The Board filed claims with the State Department of Public Welfare and State Department of Public Health for reimbursement of the Town, in the amount of $607.83


Therefore actual expenditures of the Board to the Town was only $753.46


During previous years there has been quite a number of requests concerning public health from the citizens of the town. In a few instances this Board was able to help, but in the ma- jority of cases we were unable to do anything owing to the lack of local regulations, excepting communicable diseases.


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Therefore in 1936 this Board felt that if the health of this Town was to be protected, it could only be done if the Board could have its own regulations. It is with great satisfaction that we are reporting to you that after numerous visits to the State House, and the close co-operation of the State Depart- ment of Public Health, this Board considered very carefully the local needs and finally adopted regulations on milk, food, sanitation and nuisances to protect your health. These regula- tions are now permanent laws until changed.


The Board feel that it is important to emphasize the fact that two public hearings on Food Regulations were held, for your consideration and convenience, but that at these meet- ings only two citizens were present.


During this year the Board found it necessary to have a milk inspector in this town because only under this arrange- ment the proper supervision can be maintained.


It was also found that this Board should have a part time nurse to assist the supervisor of communicable diseases to pro- tect the health of the Town by frequent visits and nursing ad- vice in the field of contagious diseases.


The Board wish to bring to your attention the special regulation which forbids spitting in public places.


The sanitary condition of the town dump is unsatisfactory to the Board. It was requested that dump material should be covered as soon as possible and obnoxious odors, flying papers, be stopped : otherwise the dump is a public nuisance.


The Board also took necessary steps with the cooperation of the State Department of Public Health and Park Commis- sioners, to see that toilet facilities and bath houses be installed at the Rufus Putnam Memorial Park convenient to the swim- ming pool, and that the flow of water should be constantly maintained at the pool at specified rate.


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The Board recommend that you seriously consider these necessities and appropriate sufficient funds to carry out these recommendations, because unless the Rufus Putnam Memorial Park have these facilities, the swimming pool cannot be recom- mended for bathing.


The Board also wishes to bring to your attention the toilet facilities at the school, and urgently recommend that they be made sanitary before the school reopens in the fall of 1937. During the year


Permits were issued for removal and burial of persons dying in this town 170


Animals were inspected in the town 1- Animals were inspected at the State Sanatorium 159


Dairy farms were inspected 88


Dairy barn certificates were issued 54


Licenses were issued to sell anti freeze solutions


containing more than 3 per cent of mythel alcohol 5


License was issued for pasturization of milk 1 Permits were issued to sell milk and cream 40


The inspections of the food and drugs in the stores and restaurants were found satisfactory.


On Sanitation-the water was inspected and analysed at Calkins pond, Sandy Beach, swimming pool at the Rufus Put- nam Memorial Park, and ice taken from Calkins pond. At the time of this analysis, early in the spring, no polution or danger to public health, was found.


Also a number of wells, water from which was used for public consumption were inspected, and corrections were made to meet sanitary requirements.


The report of the Supervisor of Communicable Diseases is as follows :


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A. Epidemics-1936.


There have been fewer cases of contagious diseases in 1936 than in the years just preceding. This has been due at least in part to a satisfactory cooperation between the School Commit- tee, including the School Physician, on the one hand, and the Board of Health on the other. Without team work between these particular departments a single case of contagious dis- ease may create an epidemic at any time which may be not merely mildly annoying to the family routine and family duties but expensive in medical or hospital fees and perhaps actually dangerous to life. It cannot be too plainly emphasized that the wise course in connection with contagious diseases is to do any- thing necessary to nip the first case in the bud, and to aggres- sively enforce isolation for a proper period of time.


It is the legal duty of parents and householders to prompt- ly report to the Board of Health all cases of contagious diseases as according to the printed regulations furnished in the past by the Board of Health at different times.


B. Tuberculosis.


Rutland should have a model attitude toward the disease of tuberculosis. Certain steps are under consideration looking to a cordial cooperation between all residents of Rutland and the Board of Health whereby we shall come closer to a model program than has generally been the case before. Disease pre- vention is the most enlightened and the most economical policy, whole hearted understanding and cooperation by the Public is the best means of bringing about the desired improvements.


The Board feels that in the past year it has accomplished much in the field of protection of public health in our Town, and wish to ask for your full cooperation to make your residence and your Town a healthy place to live in.


1936.


JAMES HI. WARD, Chairman,


VITALY J. ALEXANDROV. M. D. Secretary.


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Report of the Fire Engineers


The Fire Department answered eleven calls, during the past year, two of which resulted in total losses. They were a camp property of Dr. Fox and a roadside stand of William Creswell, and one to rescue a fisherman who broke through the ice on Whitehall pond, November 22.


The new Ford truck with the three hundred gallon water and one hundred gallon a minute pump, has proved to be very valuable.


At present we have five hundred feet of 11/s" hose for it, we hope to add five hundred feet this year.


The Fire Engineers feel the Town is fortunate to have a friend who has donated a heating system for Converse Hall.


FINANCIAL STATEMENT


Appropriation


$800.00


Expenditures :


W. R. White, janitor


$96.00


Labor, extinguishing fires 78.24


86.50


Ed Marsh, fuel


H. K. Bigelow, fuel 8.00


N. E. Tel. Co., telephone 33.60


Gardner Electric Light Co. 33.40


L. M. Hanff, insurance on ldg. 36.85


Snow removal from hydrants 10.25


Dept. of Public Safety, boiler inspection 5.00


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Rutland Garage, gas,oil and repairs 62.51


Gorham Fire Appliance Co., nozzles 25.55


Young Bros., ladder repair 6.00


H. G. Calkins


2.04


Unexpended


$483.95 $316.05


Respectfully submitted,


FRANK E. MATTHIEWS, JOHN COLLINS, FRANK BROOKS, GEORGE MIRTER, LOUIS M. HANFF, P. D. MURPHY.


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Report of the Park Commissioners


Financial Statement


Appropriation


$150.00


Expenditures :


H. Edward Wheeler, labor


$13.00


Mark A. Putnam, labor


80.75


Howard Osgood 40.00


Cheney Grain Co., cement


.70


Nellie I. Griffin, paint


1.55


Central Supply Co., pump


3.56


Total


$139.56


Unexpended


$10.44


The work of improving the Park in accordance with the plans prepared by Mr. R. W. Beals of the Emergency Planning and Research Bureau of Boston, was stopped by transferring the W. P. A. workmen to Road and Pine Blister Projects which were considered more important. The Park Commissioners ex- pected a return of the men when the weather became too warm for work on the Pine Blister Project, but were disappointed.


There is much to be done, and while we cannot expect to carry out all that the plan calls for, certain work must be done before we can contnue to use the swimming pool.


A comfort station must be built and made in accordance with plans approved by the State and local Boards of Health.


A connection should be made with the pipe line of the Water Department so as to afford the supply of water for the pool needed according to the number of bathers each day.


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We have a fine park, and to give the citizens the best use of it, this will have to be done.


In winter, a safe place is provided for skating, and with a little planning and outlay of money, a safe coasting place can be made for children and thus keep them off the streets where coasting is dangerous.


We trust the voters will give the commissioners a liberal appropriation to further improve the park.


LOUIS M. HANFF, MARK A. PUTNAM, HAROLD I. JUDKINS, Jr.,


Park Commission.


Rutland, January 1, 1937.


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


OF THE


TOWN OF RUTLAND


MASSACHUSETTS


FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING


December 31, 1936


2


SCHOOL COMMITTEE


F. Eugene Marsh. Chairman


Margaret A. Griffin, Secretary


Lawrence E. Smith


Term Expires 1939 Term Expires 1937 Term Expires 1938


SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS


James R. Child Holden 12 or 209


SCHOOL NURSE


Evelyn E. Crossley. R. N. Holden 265


SCHOOL PHYSICIAN


William T. Knowlton, M. D. Holden 246


ATTENDANCE OFFICER


Mark L. Reed Rutland 22


SCHOOL CALENDAR


High School :


Fall Term-17 weeks Sept. 2, 1936 to Dec. 24, 1936


Winter Term-7 weeks Jan. 4, 1937 to Feb. 19, 1937 March 1, 1937 to April 23, 1937


Spring Term-8 weeks Summer Term-7 weeks Fall Term-16 weeks




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