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Junk
20.00
Auctioneers
6.00
Miscellaneous
119.00
Paid to Town Treasurer
$11,064.00
REPORT OF DOG LICENSES
845 Males at $2.00
$1,690.00
199 Females at $5.00
995.00
352 Spayed Females at $2.00
704.00
1 Kennel at $25.00
25.00
5 Kennels at $50.00
250.00
1401
$3,664.00
Fees retained by Town Clerk
28040
Paid to Town Treasurer $3,383.60
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REPORT OF COLLECTOR OF TAXES
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HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSES
240 Fishing Licenses at $2.00
$480.00
206 Hunting Licenses at $2.00 412.00
118 Sporting Licenses at $3.25 383.50
50 Minor and Female Fishing Licenses at $1.25
62.50
6 Minor Trapping Licenses at $2.25 13.50
9 Trapping Licenses at $5.25
47.25
3 Duplicate Licenses at $.50
1.50
14 Military and Naval Sporting (free)
28 Old Age Sporting (free)
$1,400.25
Fees retained by Town Clerk
158.25
Paid to Division of Fisheries & Game $1,242.00
Respectfully submitted,
VIOLA G. WILSON, Town Clerk.
Report of Collector of Taxes
December 31, 1946.
To the Citizens of Saugus, Mass .:
I hereby submit the Annual Report of the Collector of Taxes, Viola G. Wilson, Collector, in account with the Town of Saugus.
Dr.
To 1946 Tax Commitment
$862,782.87
To Interest Collected
212.43
$862,995.30
Cr.
By Payments to Treasurer
$749,053.20
By Abatements
13,300.35
By Tax Titles
1,839.06
By Interest Paid Treasurer
212.43
$764,405.04
Uncollected December 31, 1946
$98,590.26
Dr.
To Balance of 1945 Tax Commitment
$93,392.87
To Interest Collected
1,437.44
To Costs Collected
218.70
$95,049.01
Cr
By Payments to Treasurer
$65,608.70
By Abatements
1,035.55
By Interest Paid Treasurer
1,437.44
By Costs Paid Treasurer
218.70
By Tax Titles, Chap. 60
24,052.72
By Tax Titles to Town
2,695.90
$95,049.01
$000.00
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Dr. To Balance of 1944 Tax Commitment
$1,746.21
To Interest Collected
5.37
To Costs Collected
4.40
$1,755.98.
Cr.
By Payments to Treasurer
$ 79.14
By Abatements
164.51
By Tax Titles, Chap. 60
1,502.56
By Interests Paid Treasurer
5.37
By Costs Paid Treasurer
4.40
$1,755.98
$000.00
Dr
To 1946 Excise Taxes
$19,182.66
To Interests Collected
11.83
To Costs Collected
260.05
$19,454.54
Cr.
By Payments to Treasurer
$16,274.72
By Abatements
554.89
By Interest Paid Treasurer
11.83
By Costs Paid Treasurer
260.05
$17,101.49
Uncollected December 31, 1946
$2,353.05
Dr.
To Balance of 1945 Excise
$569.17
To Add Commitment 1-19-46
184.02
To Interest Collected
13.57
To Costs Collected
73.90
$840.06
Cr.
By Payments to Treasurer
$549.69
By Abatements
213.50
By Interests Paid Treasurer
13.57
By Costs Paid Treasurer
73.90
840.06
$000.00
Dr
To 1946 Poll Tax Commitment
$10,718.00
To Costs Collected
193.90
$10,911.90
Cr
By Payments to Treasurer
$7,096.00
By Abatments
466.00
By Military Abatements
2,714.00
By Costs Paid Treasurer
193.90
$10,469.90
Uncollected December 31, 1946
$442.00
...
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REPORT OF PLAYGROUND COMMISSION
1946]
Dr.
To Balance of 1945 Poll Tax Commitment
$354.00
To Costs Collected
23.80
To Interest Collected
3.05
$380.85
Cr.
By Payments to Treasurer
$136.00
By Abatements
218.00
By Costs Paid Treasurer
23.80
By Interest Paid Treasurer
3.05
$380.85
$000.00
1946 REPORT OF TAX COLLECTOR'S FEES
Tax Certificates
$102.00
Water Lien Releases
126.00
Paid to Town Treasurer
$228.00
Respectfully submitted,
VIOLA G. WILSON, Collector of Taxes.
Annual Report of Playground Commission
The members of the Saugus Playground Commission submit their annual report to the citizens of Saugus.
Through the cooperation of the School Committee, the following school yards were maintained as play areas for grammar school children: Armitage, Ballard, Cliftondale, Lynnhurst, North Saugus, Roby and Felton, in addition to the Bristow Street Playground. Activities for older boys and girls were conducted at Anna Parker Playground. This is the first year that play areas were maintained at Roby and Felton schools.
More than 950 grammar school children were enrolled at the play areas and 1,000 articles of handiwork were exhibited at the Saugus Youth Fair. Each playground sponsored special events such as picnics, horrible parades, exhibits and beach parties. The 1946 program was ably super- vised by Miss Jean Hawkes. Those participating in the events at Ann Parker Playground attended National and American League baseball games in Boston by arrangement of the Commission.
Anna Parker Playground has been graded satisfactorily and the in- field was completed so that the Playground Baseball Team made full and complete use of it.
The Commissioners wish to thank all Town officials, and citizens of the Town who have made the 1946 playground season successful.
Respectfully submitted, EDWIN M. HOLMES, Chairman; PAUL CORSON, Secretary; WALTER R. DECAREAU.
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Report of the Trustees of the Saugus Free Public Library
We, the Board of Trustees of the Saugus Free Public Library, accept the following report of the Librarian and submit it as our report.
(Signed) : ALBERT R. MAGEE, Chairman; WILLIAM IRBY, Secretary; KALER A. PERKINS, WALTER D. BLOSSOM, CHAUNCY V. WHITTREDGE, ELMER H. WATSON.
To the Board of Trustees of the Saugus Free Public Library:
Report for the year ending December 31, 1946:
This year has been marked by two changes in the membership of the Board of Trustees,-Mr. William Irby replacing Mr. Leverett B. Mears, deceased, as secretary of the board, and Mr. Elmer H. Watson taking the place of Mr. Ashton Davis, who resigned. Although we regret the loss of two valued members, we have found our new associates stimulating and enjoyable in their civic-minded interest.
The circulation total for the year 1946 shows an encouraging in- crease over that of 1945, and presents some interesting trends in the use of the book collection. The enrollment of many returned veterans in nearby schools and colleges, and an accompanying shortage of textbooks and collateral material have caused an increased demand in the public library for books on the social sciences, literature and history. A growing inter- est among the townspeople in creative arts and crafts has been amply demonstrated by the much greater use of books in the fine arts classifica- tion. It is also very encouraging that the circulation of the collections for children and young people shows a slow but gradual upward trend. We have, during the year, added to the number of titles in the High School collection in the Main Library and branches, choosing these books from the newest approved reading list. That the students have appreciated this service has been shown by the constant emptying and refilling of the shelves.
During September, the eighth grade English classes from the Cen- tral Junior High School were brought to the library by their respective teachers for instruction and practice in the use of the card catalogue and its relation to the placing of books on the shelves. The boys and girls showed considerable interest in this project, and it is one which we should like to carry out more intensively and thoroughly another year.
Perhaps the most satisfactory change which has been made during 1946 was the removal in October of the East Saugus Branch Library from its former location to its new quarters at the Pumping Station. Through the cooperation of the Board of Selectmen, the Board of Trus- tees was able to obtain the use of the entire front section of the Pumping Station building, which was previously unoccupied. This part of the build- ing is admirably arranged for such a purpose, and the East Saugus Branch now has a large main room for the use of adult and juvenile readers, plus a smaller room which houses a reference collection and
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REPORT OF TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY
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Retired After Long Service
MRS. ALICE M. LANG
Branch Librarian
Cliftondale Branch Library
December, 1924 - December, 1945
RETIRED 1946
Trustees
Albert R. Magee, Chairman L William Irby Kaler A. Perkins Chauncy V. Whittredge
Elmer H. Watson Walter D. Blossom
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books for the High School group. At the same time, the hours during which this branch is open to the public were extended from ten and one- half hours to eighteen hours per week. It is hoped that the more favor- able location plus the additional hours of service may result in a greater use of the library by the people of this section. Miss Aginess Blossom, East Saugus Branch librarian, is greatly interested in young people, and is endeavoring, by means of a colorful collection of juvenile books, and by frequent story hours, to attract more children to the library. The new quarters are bright and spacious, and if it were possible to find a similar arrangement for the Cliftondale Branch, we should feel that a major problem had been solved.
Book reviews have been given during the year to several of the P.T.A. and women's church groups by the librarian and by Miss Huldah Blackmer, librarian of the Cliftondale Branch. The particular interests of younger groups have been considered in book talks to the Rainbow Club and to the Brownies.
Children's Book Week, in November, was celebrated with colorful exhibits of the fall juvenile books on both the adult reading room and the Boys' and Girls' Room at the Main Library, and at all the branches. Bright new draperies and posters also marked the occasion. Story hours were held at the Cliftondale and East Saugus branches by their respec- tive librarians, and at the Main Library by Mrs. Marjorie Walkey. In every case, the audience was large and enthusiastic. Lists of children's books, suggesting gifts suitable for every age, were available for distri- bution to parents.
Attendance at the various professional meetings of the Massachusetts Library Association, North Shore Library Club, Boston Book Review Club, and the Round Table of Children's Librarians, has been arranged for some member of the staff whenever possible. In October, the librarian was appointed to the Membership Committee of the Massachusetts Library Association, representing the North Shore Library Club.
Once again, the librarian wishes to thank the members of the Board of Trustees and the staff for their helpful cooperation, and those friends of the library who have assisted in making this' a successful year.
Respectfully submitted,
ALICE HAMILTON BOYD,
Librarian:
AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION FORM OF STATISTICS-1946 ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1946
Name of Library Saugus Free Public Library
Town
Saugus, Massachusetts
Librarian Mrs. Alice Hamilton Boyd
Date of Founding
1887
Population Served 16,662
Library Appropriation Per Capita $.714
Total Number of Agencies 6
Consisting of:
Main Library
Cliftondale Branch
North Saugus Branch Lynnhurst Branch High School
East Saugus Branch
Hours Open for Lending and Reference:
Main Library
52
Cliftondale
21
East Saugus
18
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North Saugus
4
Lynnhurst
3
High School
828 (hours per school year)
Book Stock:
Volumes at beginning of year
27,101
Volumes added
1862
Volumes withdrawn
729
Total
28,234
Circulation Record:
Main Library
43,195
Cliftondale
22,534
East Saugus
7,961
North Saugus
4,673
Lynnhurst
3,590
High School
3,209
Total
85,162
Registration Record-1946:
Main Library
768
Cliftondale
764
East Saugus
117
North Saugus
33
Lynnhurst
4
Total
1686
Registration Record Totals:
Main Library
2999
Cliftondale
1401
East Saugus
651
North Saugus
254
Lynnhurst
120
Total
5425
Trustees :
Albert R. Magee, Chairman
Walter D. Blossom
William Irby, Secretary
Chauncey V. Whittredge Elmer H. Watson
Staff :
Alice Hamilton Boyd, Librarian
Marjorie P. Walkey, First Assistant
Huldah Blackmer, Second Assistant and Branch Librarian, Clifton- dale Branch Library Aginess I. Blossom, Branch Librarian, East Saugus Branch Library Maude Moses, Branch Librarian, North Saugus Branch Library Anna J. Swanson, Branch Librarian, Lynnhurst Branch Library
Hour Workers: Claire Duffy Ruth Garniss Phyllis Woodfall
Jack Shapiro Walter Hanson
Report of the Board of Assessors
1946
Number of Polls Assesssed Number of Persons Paying on Property 6,744
5,343
Kaler A. Perkins
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SCHEDULE OF PROPERTY ASSESSED
Number of Dwelling Houses Assessed
3,853
Number of Acres of Land Assessed
4,478
Number of Acres of Land Exempted
1,169
Number of Acres of Land Special Assessment
412.3
Number of Horses Assessed
77
Number of Cows Assessed
222
Number of Bulls
3
Number of Heifers
1
Number of Swine
939
Number of Fowl
20,981
Number of Sheep
2
All Others
588
Number of Dogs to Be Registered
1,373
Males ...... 856 Females 223
Spayed .294
VALUE OF REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY
Land, Exclusive of Buildings $ 3,564,507.00
13,126,905.00
Personal Property 1,316,191.00
Total Valuation of Assessed Estate
$18,007,603.00
PUBLIC PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM TAXATION
Final Taking of Unredeemed Real Estate
$
154,065.00
Town Property
2,368,918.00
Religious Societies
498,600.00
Civic, Charitable, Historic and Literary Societies
30,550.00
City of Lynn, Park Division
160.00
City of Melrose 150.00
Commonwealth of Massachusetts "Breakheart" 57,730.00
United States of America "Post Office"
78,140.00
SPECIAL VALUATION
City of Lynn "Water Shed"
$30,650.00
Tax Committed to Town Accountant June 18, 1946
1,455.88
Tax Rate per One Thousand $47.50
BASIS OF TAXATION
Town Appropriations
$1,025,814.72
Deficits Due to Abatements in Excess of Overlay of Prior Years
7,383.08
State Audit of Municipal Accounts
1,730.77
State Examination of Retirement System
256.57
Hospital Care for Civil War Veterans
120.00
Smoke Inspection Service
159.78
Charles River Basin
1,511.80
Metropolitan Parks Reservation
4,741.57
Nantasket Beach Maint.
449.11
Boulevards
103.15
Underestimate
9,49
County Tax
29,721.69
Underestimate
312.14
,
State Tax
12,600.00
Buildings, Exclusive of Land
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REPORT OF BOARD OF ASSESSORS
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Tuberculosis Hospital Overlay
9,317.86
29,700.27
Gross Amount to Be Raised
$1,123,932.00
Less Town Income, Overestimates, and Transfers of Avail- able Funds
257,866.84
Net Amount to Be Raised by Taxation on Polls and Property
$866,065.16
Net Amount Raised by Taxation on Polls and Property:
On Polls
$ 10,686.00
On Personal Property
62,519.07
On Real Estate
792,842.07
Gain in Fractions
18.02
Total Taxes Levied on Polls and Property
$866,065.16
TAXES OF STATE, COUNTY AND TOWN COMMITTED TO THE TAX COLLECTOR
January 30, 1946. On Sewers
$ 48.75
Interest
.64
January 30, 1946.
On Sewers
55.50
Interest
.69
March 5, 1946.
On Sewers
64.25
Interest
.66
March 20, 1946.
On Sewers
87.57
March 26, 1946.
On Polls
10,686.00
April 8, 1946.
On Sewers
205.00
April 15, 1946. On Sewers
Interest
.84
April 15, 1946.
On Sewers
58.85
June 5, 1946.
On Sewers
27.00
June 6, 1946.
On Sewers
42.36
June 7, 1946.
On Sewers
10.43
June 7, 1946.
On Sewers
37.00
June 18, 1946.
On Sewers
3,722.79
Interest
798.18
June 18, 1946
On Personal Estate
62,519.95
June 18, 1946
On Real Estate
792,859.21
June 18, 1946
On Water Liens
2,307.97
July 18, 1946.
On Sewer
64.00
August 12, 1946.
On Sewer
49.35
September 24, 1946.
On Sewer
44.40
September 30, 1946
On Sewer
36.72
September 30, 1946
On Sewer
52.27
October 15, 1946 On Sewer
52.48
October 18, 1946.
On Sewer
147.00
October 18, 1946.
On Sewer
42.96
October 21, 1946
On Sewer
42.00
October 23, 1946.
On Sewer
70.15
October 26, 1946. On Sewer
66.44
October 28, 1946 On Sewer
42.00
October 30, 1946
On Sewer
42.61
October 30, 1946. On Sewer
46.30
October 30, 1946 On Sewer
69.07
November 12, 1946.
On Sewer
85.76
Interest
.39
December 7, 1946.
On Sewer
141.47
Interest
1.00
Interest
4.16
42.21
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December 11, 1946 On Sewer
42.00
Interest
.28
December 18, 1946 On Polls
32.00
December 18, 1946. On Real Estate
574.77
December 18, 1946.
On Personal Estate
12.35
December 23, 1946 On Sewer
85.83
Interest
.67
April 26, 1946
On Estate of Deceased Person
505.74
April 27, 1946
On Estate of Deceased Person
507.07
July 15, 1946
On Estate of Deceased Person
104.30
WARRANT TO TREASURER
June 20, 1946. State Taxes $21,682.24
County Taxes
39,351.69
ABATEMENTS
Levy of 1917 to 1944
Tax Titles
Real Estate
$7,765.02
Levy of 1935
Tax Title
Real Estate
7.14
Levy of 1935-1936
Tax Title
Real Estate
2,119.72
Levy of 1936
Tax Title
Real Estate
7.20
Levy of 1937
Tax Title
Real Estate
8.30
Levy of 1936
Tax Title
Real
Estate
68.00
Levy of 1937-1944
Tax Title
Real Estate
167.10
Levy of 1939
Tax Title
Real Estate
6.68
Levy of 1939-1940-1942
Tax Title
Real Estate
105.76
Levy of 1940-1943
Tax Title
Real Estate
61.19
Water Lien
84.77
Levy of 1941
Tax Title
Real Estate
215.25
To settle an account in full
37.50
To settle an account in full
700.00
To settle an account in full
452.22
To settle an account in full
*
Levy of 1938.
Real Estate
$ 10.35
Levy of 1939
Real
Estate
11.23
Levy of 1941
Polls
4.00
Levy of 1942.
Polls
4.00
Levy of 1943.
Poll
2.00
Levy of 1944
Polls
10.00
Levy of 1944
Real Estate
216.67
Levy of 1944.
Sewer
11.77
Interest on Sewer
3.29
Levy of 1945
.Polls
232.00
Levy of 1945.
.Personal Estate
157.63
Levy of 1945
Real Estate
1,151.90
Levy of 1945.
Water Lien
48.25
Levy of 1946.
Polls
3,280.00
Levy of 1946.
Personal Estate
506.50
Levy of 1946.
Real Estate
14,199.71
MOTOR VEHICLES ASSESSED
90
Levy of 1946
4,574
Levy of 1945
ASSESSED VALUATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES
Levy of 1945
$ 9,730.00 Levy of 1946 681,790.00
33.13
*
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REPORT OF POLICE DEPARTMENT
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MOTOR EXCISE COMMITTED TO TAX COLLECTOR
July 1, 1946
$5,582.49
July 17, 1946
6,475.49
August 8, 1946
1,892.45
August 30, 1946
490.47
September 16, 1946
1,399.33
September 30, 1946
381.86
October 26, 1946
948.70
November 15, 1946
1,175.04
December 6, 1946
398.34
ABATEMENTS
Levy of 1945
$203.50
Levy of 1946
634.10
Respectfully submitted, GEORGE H. MASON, FRANK EVANS, ALBION RICE,
Board of Assessors of the Town of Saugus.
Annual Report of the Police Department
January 1, 1947.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
It again becomes my pleasure to present to you my sixteenth annual report of the Police Department, for the year ending December 31, 1946.
The Department consists of a Chief, one Captain, one Lieutenant, twelve regular Patrolmen and two Reserve Officers.
There are also forty-nine Special Police Officers, eighteen of whom are equipped with uniforms and are capable of doing regular police work in emergencies. There are the Watchmen of the Lynn Water Sheds, who are Special Police Officers. There are six in this group.
The Roster of the Police Department is as follows:
Chief: John T. Stuart.
Captain: Henry P. Wheaton.
Lieutenant: Roland E. Mansfield.
Regular Patrolmen: William MacDougall, Joseph A. Lambert, Jr., James F. Maher, Thomas F. Spencer, William F. Cahill, Ernest A. Dunham, Carl G. W. Pearson, Edgar T. McKenney, Rosario A. Bucchiere, Edward F. Newbury, Walter J. Elsmore, Fred Forni.
Reserve Officers: Anthony McNeil and George Riley.
Daily reports of Officers show: Assaults 16, women and girls ac- costed 5, larceny 126, breaks 51, articles lost 54, articles found 55, win- dows broken 51, property damage 18, autos stolen 20, autos recovered 27, drunken persons 67, disturbances 51, domestic troubles 42, prowlers and peepers 30, missiles thrown 39, dogs lost 121, dogs found 96, bitten by dogs 33, birds and animals killed by dogs 22, barking dogs 54, animals killed 59, persons missing 47, persons found 49, holes in sidewalks and streets 13, playing in street 23, notified or investigated for other authori-
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ties 120, doors and windows found open 220, lights found burning 27, conveyed to hospitals 232, conveyed from hospitals 49, fires discovered and responded to 33, all others 1,114, investigations 659. Total: 3,623 complaints.
During the year there were 503 arrests made. Of this number 34 were females and 12 were juveniles. There were also 305 arrests made for out-of-town police.
The arrests were for the following offences: Assault and battery 14, town by-law 8, allowing an improper person to operate a motor vehicle 2, assault on a police officer 7, drunkenness 197, operating unregistered and uninsured motor vehicles 7, operating under the influence of liquor 50, operating without license 9, leaving scene of accident without making identity known 11, operating at excessive speed 100, larceny 5, operating so as to endanger the lives and safety of the public 9, operating after sus- pension of license 2, trespassing 1, breach of the peace 1, breaking and entering in the daytime 1, manslaughter 1, safe keeping 1, breaking and entering in the night time 6, truant 4, false alarm of fire 4, rape 1, mali- cious destruction of property 3, fornication 3, non-support 3, no certificate of registration on person 2, neglected children 5, violation of auto laws 28, evading fares 2, idle and disorderly 1, larceny (delinquent) 1, carnal abuse of female child 1, adultery 7, open and gross lewdness 4, failing to stop for officer in uniform 2, larceny of motor vehicle 5, cruelty to dumb animals 3, maintaining a gambling nuisance 2, setting up and promoting a lottery 2.
Total amount of fines collected from defendants by the Saugus Trial Justice Court and the Lynn District Court, $6,371.00.
The Department has not enough officers for the required amount of police protection demanded by a town of this size, and this year, of all years, finds this town as well as other communities in such a financial condition that I do not deem it advisable at this time to ask for any addi- tional men.
I would like to inform you that living conditions are high and after the withholding tax is taken out of the officer's pay he receives between forty and forty-nine dollars a week. This is inadequate for an officer to support his family properly. The most noticeable feature of this wage condition is the difference in pay of the superior officers of the Department and the patrolmen. The superior officers of this Department are much lower paid than any other department of comparable size in the State. This condition should be changed. After all, there are responsibilities with all executive positions and their salaries should be increased to compare with other departments.
Again I am asking for the revision of the By-Laws in as much as this Department cannot enforce any traffic conditions that may exist in the town. I would like to suggest that the Traffic Rules and Regulations that were compiled by the State Department of Public Works and I in 1938 be put into effect at once.
I would like to recommend that the reserve list be abolished which at the present time consists of two officers, and have it replaced with an intermittent list of officers. This would improve conditions in the Depart- ment and give better police service to the citizens of the town.
In conclusion, I wish to thank all those who have assisted me in the past for the efficiency our Police Department enjoys.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN T. STUART, Chief.
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REPORT OF BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
1946]
Report of the Board of Public Welfare
To the Citizens of the Town of Saugus:
The Board of Public Welfare submits its annual report for the year ending December 31, 1946, on its several divisions:
TEMPORARY AID
Appropriated at the Annual Town Meeting Special Town Meeting
$15,000.00 1,000.00
$16,000.00
Refunds
112.73
$16,112.73
Accounts Receivable :
From State of Massachusetts
$2,088.57
From Cities and Towns
1,128.11
From Individuals
441.00
3,657.68
$19,770.41
Expenditures for 1946
16,111.91
$3,658.50
Total Appropriation
$16,000.00
Accounts Receivable
$3,657.68
Returned to Surplus
.82
3,658.50
Net Cost to the Town for 1946
$12,341.50
The General Electric Company went out on strike January 15, 1946, and employees were unemployed for ten weeks. This department was compelled to aid many of the strikers, an expense which was unforeseen, and necessitated the Board to request additional funds at a Special Town Meeting.
In addition to aiding strikers residing in Saugus, there were a con- siderable number of cases aided in neighboring cities and towns with Saugus settlements, which expense is charged to this town. This burden on the town caused our funds to be exhausted with an outstanding debt of approximately $4,300.00 unpaid bills.
Due to the State Standard Budget which is being used on Temporary Aid cases, as well as Aid to Dependent Children and Old Age Assistance cases, it is the opinion of this Board that the expenditures for 1947 will equal or exceed that of 1946.
Respectfully submitted,
FRANK P. GAROFANO, Agent.
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN
The total expenditure for Aid to Dependent Children during 1946 was $14,995.39 of which $1,019.49 was for administration. Following is a chart which gives a true picture of Aid to Dependent Children allowances
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TOWN DOCUMENTS
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made to residents of Saugus during 1946 and the breakdown of reimburse- ments claimed from their respective sources:
Month
Payroll
Federal Grant
State's Share
Local
Cases
January
$ 880.95
$167.35
$293.65
$419.95
13
February
1,114.75
174.82
371.59
568.34
14
March
816.37
155.35
272.12
388.90
13
April
816.97
155.35
272.32
389.30
13
May
892.63
182.20
297.54
412.89
15
June
1,113.97
216.81
371.32
525.84
15
July
1,216.79
234.74
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