Town annual report of Saugus 1946, Part 11

Author: Saugus (Mass.)
Publication date: 1946
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 236


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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


97


REPORT OF COLLECTOR OF TAXES


1946]


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


...


99


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


1946]


REPORT OF TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY


101


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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[Dec. 31


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


1946]


REPORT OF BOARD OF ASSESSORS


105


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


1946]


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


[Dec. 31


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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