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Summary of work done:
Number of patients
464
Number of visits 640
Fillings
Temporary teeth
120
Permanent teeth
612
Total
732
Extraction
Temporary teeth
372
Permanent teeth
129
Total 501
Cleanings
205
We wish, at this time, to express once more our appreciation to the following dentists who have co-operated with us to make this work possible:
Dr. A. F. Danehy, South Weymouth Dr. J. W. Gourley, East Weymouth
Dr. G. A. Jenkins, North Weymouth
Dr. H. M. Myles, East Weymouth Dr. D. B. Nye, South Weymouth
Dr. William O'Halloran, East Weymouth
Dr. H. M. Stetson, East Weymouth.
We wish also to thank the principals, teachers, and janitors who have transported the children to and from the clinic.
Respectfully submitted,
VIRGINIA F. LORING Dental Hygienist
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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE FOR THE OBSERVANCE OF MEMORIAL DAY
To the Citizens of the Town of Weymouth:
At the Annual Town Meeting held on March 7th, 1938, it was voted under article 1, item 34, that the committee be enlarged to twelve members, over nine of previous years, same to be appointed by the Moderator from the various Veteran and Heredity organizations, in accordance with the provisions of General Laws (Tercentenary Ed.) Chapter 40, Section 5, Clause 12.
The following committee was appointed:
Henry B. Vogel, Commander Reynolds Post, No. 58, Grand Army of the Republic. (Honorary Chairman.)
Arthur A. Cicchese, Commander Post No. 79 American Legion. (Chairman). Arthur Reed, Commander Post No. 1399 Veterans of Foreign Wars. Louis Cipulo, Commander Chapter 36 Disabled War Veterans. Warren F. Fowler, Sen. Vice Commander Post No. 79 American Legion. Everett T. Gardner, Jr. Vice Commander Post 79 American Legion.
Roy H. Rosewell, Acting S. V. Commander Chapter 36 Disabled War Veterans.
John Clifford, S. V. Commander, Post No. 1399 Veterans of Foreign Wars. Ernest A. Smith, Commander, Camp No. 36 Sons of Union Veterans. Warren E. Miller, S. V. Commander, Camp No. 36 Sons of Union Veterans. Mrs. Harriet Fern, President Tent No. 32 Daughters of Union Veterans. Mrs. Maud Nickerson, Jr. Vice President Tent No. 32 Daughters of Union Veterans.
The first meeting was held at the Town Hall, East Weymouth, on May 5th, 1938. Ernest A. Smith was elected as Secretary of the com- mittee. Several additional meetings were held during the month of May, at which your committee purchased supplies and perfected plans for the observance of Memorial Day. Meetings were well attended, and extremely harmonious.
At a meeting held Thursday, May 12th, our Chairman, Arthur A. Cicchese, Commander of Weymouth Post No. 79 American Legion, was selected to act as Chief Marshall, and Henry B. Vogel, Commander of Reynolds Post No. 58 Grand Army of the Republic, was named Honorary Chief Marshall, and the General orders to be issued in the name of Post No. 58 G. A. R. as usual.
The program of the day was as follows:
General rendezvous at Hurley Square (Thomas Corner) North Wey- mouth, at 7:45 A.M. Monday May 30th. Parade was formed for march to the Old North Cemetery where the graves of Veterans of all Wars were decorated and salute to the dead was fired by the American Legion firing squad from the Soldiers' Monument. Coaches were then taken for the Civic Center where Memorial exercises were held according to general orders from Post No. 58 G. A. R. After the exercises the parade proceeded by coaches to the following cemeteries where Memorial services were held, Village Cemetery, Weymouth Landing; St. Francis Xavier, Weymouth Cen- ter; Highland, South Weymouth; Lake View, South Weymouth; Elmwood, Union Street,; Mount Hope, Oak Street; and Fairmount at East Weymouth.
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At the home of Commander Vogel of the Grand Army of the Republic, the parade was reviewed by him, and a beautiful bouquet of flowers was presented by the Chief Marshall.
At Commercial Square, East Weymouth, the parade was formed for a march up Broad Street, to the Central Fire Station where the parade was dismissed.
Music was furnished by the Weymouth Post 79 Legion Band, and the Canadian Legion Band. Also in line were the Fife and Drum Corps of the Sacred Heart Church, and the Boy Scouts.
Flags and potted plants were placed on the grave of each Veteran. Public Squares and monuments were decorated with wreaths and flags. The public schools were visited on the Friday before Memorial Day by Veterans, where patriotic exercises were held by the pupils.
The Committee desires to express their appreciation to the teachers, who spent so many patient hours in preparing the children to deliver the sort of entertainment that was witnessed.
To Company K. 101st Infantry, National Guard, in Command of Capt. McLeod, we extend our thanks for the escort provided by them.
To the Veteran and Heredity organizations and their Auxiliaries, the Police and Fire Departments, and all others who helped to make the Sacred Day observance possible, the Committee extend their thanks.
Respectfully submitted,
ERNEST A. SMITH,
Secretary Memorial Day Committee
REPORT OF SHELLFISH CONSTABLE
Honorable Board of Selectmen,
Weymouth, Mass. December 31, 1938 Weymouth, Massachusetts:
Gentlemen :
August 15, 1938 your Board appointed me Shellfish Constable and supplied me with books setting forth regulations as per chap. 130 of the Mass. General Laws via chap. 329, etc.
In the enforcement of this act it was necessary for me to first notify and supply all citizens (who dig clams and worms also who fish eels) with a book on the regulations and then watch the clam flats and water ways for violators.
I was never given any record of permits granted by your Board and it was necessary for me at times to stop citizens from digging clams until they obtained one. I also drove a large number of non-citizens from our shores who were not aware of the law.
Grape Island Flats gave me most of my trouble as the caretaker of the Island kept complaining to me of night clam diggings by bootleg commercial diggers which came from Quincy and it was necessary for me to cover the Island a number of nights to drive them away.
I hereby suggest signs to be erected along our waterfront and islands notifying the public of the law which I am to enforce and that I be given records of permits granted by your Board to date and in the future.
Respectfully submitted,
A. S. VEADER, Shellfish Constable of Weymouth
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REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD
The March 1938 election found a prominent member of our Committee not seeking re-election. To Daniel Cummings, the Board is thankful for his kind and courteous and co-operative interest during the past year. In his place, the voters chose an individual whose record of public service is lengthy and diversified. We feel that Roy H. Rosewell, our new member, has been and will continue to be an asset and that his efforts will be as fruitful and as energetic as his predecessor's.
To all other departments of the town with whom we have had dealings. this year, we extend our generous thanks for loyal co-operation and competent advice. We look forward to continuing these friendships and trust that the coming year will more than fulfill our expectations.
While our meetings during the past 12 months have not been as numerous as in previous years, they have been just as productive of new thoughts. Nearly all of them were well attended. Frequent discussion arose from the activities of the W.P.A. in the Town, and it was generally agreed that the projects in existence and those completed were for the greater protection and pleasure of the people, and the progressive ad- vancement of the Town into a more modern and attractive community for suburbanites.
The Board, however, wishes to emphasize, as it has for the last four years, that a continued expenditure on sidewalks and curbing should be a prime policy of the Town. We therefore heartily recommend and endorse the appropriation of $25,000. for this work during 1939. At the risk of being charged with undue repetition, we state once again that sidewalks and curbing trim the Town and give it a dignified and orderly appearance; that sidewalks tend to eliminate traffic accidents and pro- vide a position of safety for pedestrians; that curbings define the traveled part of the highway, assist and facilitate drainage, and reduce to a minimum the cost of maintaining highways.
A survey of Town buildings indicates that not only are they well preserved but they display that care which good stewards exercise over their property. The parks and playgrounds are still in the process of alteration and although work seems to be interminable at these places, they are now in such a condition that their chaotic appearance has re- solved itself into orderly development. The highways are in better con- dition than ever before and show the effects of studied application. The building laws have long since indicated their value and with a group now studying and recommending changes that are necessary, they should further prove their efficacy in a more pronounced manner.
There are several well developed and well conceived sub-divisions going on throughout the Town which should be of immense financial value to the Town in a tax way. Substantial residential extensions as these, are the back-bone of a real median tax structure and if building laws do not care for their growth sufficiently, then perhaps zoning laws should be closely inquired into.
At the present time there is a proposed zoning ordinance on which hearings are to held during January 1939 after which the Planning Board will make recommendations, as required by law, to the March, 1939 Town Meeting. In many of our recent yearly summations we have stated our position rather clearly, but this year we pass the subject choosing rather to report directly to the Town Meeting. Our previous reports
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have urged consideration of this matter and to facilitate the proper dis- semination of zoning information, hearings are being arranged for in all sections of the Town.
A recapitulation of what happened to our recommendations of last year would perhaps be in order. Stella Tirrell Playground has rapidly assumed proportions and with the same amount of industry and con- sideration by the local W.P.A. authorities, we feel it shall be, by the end of 1939, almost finished. The development of the sidewalk and curb- ing program did not go as far as we hoped for, but it made appreciable strides. Once again we advocate, for no action was taken last year, the relocation of Pleasant Street by the Police Station to eliminate a dangerous curve. Now that the State Fish and Game Board is to expend money on the Herring Brook adjacent to this area, the two projects could well be worked together to improve that community. No action has been taken on placing the Planning Board under Chapter 211 of the Acts of 1936, and we once again recommend such action. The March 1938 Town Meeting acted in accord with our thought that all streets up for acceptance should be inspected for conformance with the by-laws. A continuance of this policy is, as demonstrated last year, likely to be reflected in reduced un- necessary outlays by the Town.
For the coming year we feel that in addition to the above-mentioned matter, the citizens should concern themselves with the problem of an auditorium and gymnasium at the Nevins School which is a local need; that skating facilities should be provided in each section of the Town in its parks or playgrounds; that sewage disposal is not a dead issue but one that is to become increasingly prominent as well as expensive; that a real drainage survey should be undertaken; and that a modern Town Barn under P.W.A. auspices be constructed.
In conclusion it is to be noticed that sidewalk and street petitions which heretofore came in abundance to our Board have this year been lacking. Every street and sidewalk we recommended in previous reports will be completed this year, and we feel that to a great extent our interest has been responsible for it. We are pleased to accept the burden of in- troducing to the Town such new construction because that is our province, but we could not submit a report without wondering why we had no petitions before us on December 31, 1938.
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES GRIFFIN, Chairman HARRY SARGENT, Secretary CHARLES JORDAN RUSSELL WHITING THOMAS KELLEY RAYMOND HOLLIS ROY ROSEWELL
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REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF STREET
January 10, 1939 .
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
In previous annual reports, stress was placed on surface drainage along many streets throughout the Town and through private property where open ditches carry off the water from swamps and streets. There is so much drainage work to be done that considerable time and money will be required to adequately relieve the unsanitary and unhealthy con- ditions now existing.
With limited funds each year and a persistent demand for better street maintenance and drainage, it is obvious that without an exceedingly high expenditure, only gradually and over a long period of time, will better conditions be accomplished. However, effort is being made to correct some of the many unsatisfactory low areas.
As streets are accepted the maintenance cost increases. Streets ac- cepted this year were Newbert Avenue, Keating Circle and a part of Gibbens Street. Sidewalks and curbings were done in large part by W.P.A.
On September 21, 1938, devastating in proportion, but without loss of life, the hurricane, with its destructive wind and storm, caused consider- able damage to property, up-rooted and blew down at least 600 trees, many of which blocked the highways, blew down poles, electric transformers and wires, and destroyed sidewalks and curbing in many places. Work clearing the highways, removing trees and stumps, filling holes and repairing sidewalks, streets and curbing, and cleaning debris was immediately undertaken. The results were noteworthy. South Weymouth and Wey- mouth Landing were more seriously affected than the other sections of the Town. From funds of $35,950.00 received under Chapter 500, $19,917.81 was spent for hurricane work.
Chapter 90 work consisted of reconstruction of Commercial Street on King Oak Hill and a section of North Street. It is planned to continue North Street during 1939.
After long and faithful service, James J. Higgins, Francis M. McGuire and Hugh C. Gilker were retired during the year.
The co-operation of the Board of Selectmen and the Police Department was greatly appreciated.
Respectfully submitted, THOMAS J. KELLY, Superintendent of Streets
IN MEMORIAM
AUGUSTUS J. CURTIN, Died October 12, 1938
ERNEST W. BLANCHARD, Died August 15, 1938
HUGH P. COYLE,
Died March 6, 1938
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REPORT OF TOWN ENGINEER
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen of the Town of Weymouth: Gentlemen:
I submit my thirty-second annual report on surveying and engineering work for the Town during 1938.
Each report is of necessity more or less a duplication of former reports covering as it does definite surveying or engineering requirements common to every municipality, varying somewhat from year to year in the amount of work needed or perhaps changed in part by the addition of special work incident to the Town or to the particular year considered.
In general the major items are the preparation of Assessors maps; street surveys; takings and easements; lines and grades given; stone bounds set; etc.
During the past few years the work has been augmented by the prepara- tion of many project plans; the staking and giving of grades for con- struction work done by the W.P.A. on many projects that were accepted; and the past year a conditional grant for the partial construction of a sewerage system in Weymouth was obtained from the Federal government and submitted to the voters at a special meeting in September last.
The preparation of Assessors' maps (65 sheets) the past year in- cluding the usual work at the Registry of Deeds, at the Probate Registry, and at the Land Court; the surveys, locations and measurements needed; the numbering of new streets on the maps; the replacement of sheets worn out by use; and all other work necessary to correct all sheets to January 1, 1939.
The aggregate new buildings; additions and alterations; including buildings removed from the sheets show a decrease of about 212% from the year 1937.
What might be called supplementary to the work on the Assessors' maps was the publication in 1938 of an atlas of Weymouth; this is the first complete atlas of the Town of Weymouth that has ever been pub- lished and is an exact duplication on a smaller scale of the Assessors sheets revised to January 1, 1938 (showing all street numbers), with the addition of an index map and a complete list of present street names alphabetically arranged with the old street names also shown in smaller type on the sheets and cross-indexed on the street list.
Due to the constant use of the Assessors sheets by the Assessors and also by outside parties, it was found necessary to supply them with cloth prints the past year; also each of the Assessors and all of the Town departments were furnished with a copy of the atlas and others were sold by the Town to banks and private parties.
The importance of promptly recording all legal documents affecting ownership of property is again urged, as failure to do so often results in a substantial expense to the owner or his heirs.
Of the necessary surveying ordered by your Board or by those in charge of town departments or of Town projects, the major items are briefly listed at the end of this report.
47 new stone bounds were set in 1938, several old bounds reset and others tested; there should be a greater number set the coming year.
I would recommend an appropriation of $5,500. for the engineering department to cover the town survey, bound work and work ordered
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by the Board of Selectmen in 1939, the above budget to include all the labor, supplies and expenses charged to the above appropriation in- cluding automobile or other transportation.
I would also recommend that the lithograph map first published in 1915 and later revised and re-published in 1929 be brought up to date and again re-published in 1939; this would require an additional ap- propriation of $1,600. of which estimated amount about $700. or $800. would be paid to the lithographers.
A brief list of other work done in 1938 is appended herewith :- 47 new bound stones as noted above were set on 11 different streets; many street lines and some with grades were given; street layouts; lines and grades for W.P.A. curb and walk projects given on 23 different streets; lines and grades for other W.P.A. projects such as: tennis courts, etc. at the Stella L. Tirrell playground; walls at Lambert Ave., at the Humphrey School, at the North Weymouth Fire Station, and at Pierce Road; grading, W.P.A. pro- ject at the Pratt School; W.P.A. grading at Great Hill Road and at Gibbens Street; W.P.A. work on Forest Street; W.P.A. project plan for a wall at Hunt School, and project plan for work around Weymouth Great Pond; staking, surveys, profiles, and descriptions of easements for drainage purposes; surveys and plans for takings or for lands to be deeded to the Town; staking and grades for street construction and curb work done by the street department; topographical plan of Nevin school grounds; surveys and measuring the cubical contents of various buildings in dif- ferent parts of the Town for the use of the Assessors; and preparing and having published 500 small street maps of Weymouth. The above in general covers briefly the work of the engineering department during 1938.
I wish in closing to thank your Board, all other Town officials, and many citizens for the continued courtesy shown throughout the Town to me and to my assistants.
Respectfully submitted,
RUSSELL H. WHITING, Civil Engineer
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
January 3, 1939
The Honorable Board of Selectmen,
Town Office, East Weymouth, Massachusetts.
Dear Sirs:
I respectfully submit my annual report of the activities of the Fire Department during the year ending December 31, 1938.
The Department responded to four hundred and fifty-nine alarms.
Dwellings
74
Chimneys
21
Manufacturing Plants
6
Automobiles
25
Barns
9
Apartments
2
Garages
5
Rubbish
19
Hen Houses
4
Sheds
5
Restaurants
5
Stores
7
Trucks
2
Dumps
18
1
Oil Burners
6
Gas Stations
1
Cement Mixer
1
Coal and Grain Co.
1
Post Office
2
Transformer
1
Drownings
3
Motor Boat tipped over
1
Church
1
Lost People
2
. ..
Bus hit fire alarm box
1
Inhalator
3
Emergency Calls
8
Woods and Grass
209
False Alarms 17
The apparatus is in good condition with the exception of some repairs that can be taken of by the Mechanic. Engine Three must have the pump overhauled and a new clutch; Engine Five must be repacked; Engine Two and Ladder Two have been painted by the members of the Department which was a saving to the Town. More of the apparatus will be painted during 1939.
The stations are in good condition except for a few minor repairs at Stations Two and Three.
I wish to thank the officers and members of my Department; and to those who have assisted the department in any way, I wish to extend my sincere appreciation.
Respectfully submitted,
TIMOTHY . G. MCCARTHY,
Chief of the Fire Department
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.. .
ALARMS ANSWERED AND EQUIPMENT USED
Chief's Car
Engine 1
Engine 2
Engine 3
Engine 5
Squad
Ladder 1
Ladder 2
White
W. W. 2
W. W. 5
Boat
Alarms responded to
459
115
222
142
96
208
70
127
31
69
30
3
Hose Laid (21/2 inch)
10,00
11,900
10,300
10,350
10,300
1,100
6,100
1,000
Hose Laid (Booster)
8,100
4,080
2,800
3,400
8,200
Hose Laid (Forest Fire)
1,850
8,200
3,400
Hours pumped at Fires
111/2
2031/2
31/2
8
10
·· Ladders raised
214 ft.
25 ft. 130 ft.
126 ft. 524 ft.
1,184 ft.
· Salvage covers spread
31
3
6
Phomene extinguishers
1
2
1
Pyrene extinguishers
2
1
CO2 extinguishers Inhalator
6
Lighting generator
28 hrs.
Pump Cans
120
140
150
111
1%
- 17
7
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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COLLECTOR OF TAXES
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen of the Town of Weymouth:
I am pleased to submit to you, and through you, to the Citizens of Weymouth, my annual report of the Taxes, Interest and Charges collected by me, as Collector of Taxes, during the year 1938. These collections, as made and paid over to the Town Treasurer, apply to the several lists as committed to me for the years 1936, 1937, and 1938, and include assess- ments of Real and Personal Property, Moth, Polls, Motor Vehicle Excise and Water Liens.
1936 TAXES
Balance Outstanding January 1, 1938
$37,878.89
(Includes all outstanding 1936 Taxes)
Add Interest and Demands charged and Collected during 1938:
Personal and Real Estate
$ 2,217.31
Motor Vehicle Excise
16.28
Polls - Interest
.70
Polls - Demands
2.10
2,236.39
Add for Tax Title Disclaimers:
Linn
$ 5.10
Sunny Lea Incorporated
484.50
489.60
Total
$ 40,604.88
Less Collections of 1936 Taxes:
Personal and Real Estate
$ 34,767.70
Moth
58.50
Motor Vehicle Excise
84.45
Polls
12.00
Interest and Demands on above
2,236.39
Total
$ 37,159.04
Less Abatements and Tax Title Credits of 1936 Taxes:
Personal and Real Estate Abatements
$ 2,054.06
Moth Abatements
1.50
Real Estate Tax Title Credits
1,252.46
Moth Tax Title Credits
1.25
Motor Vehicle Excise Abatements
122.57
Poll Abatements
14.00
Total $ 3,445.84
Total Collections, Abatements and Tax Title Credits $ 40,604.88
Balance Outstanding December 31, 1938
None
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1937 TAXES
Balance Outstanding January 1, 1938 (Includes all outstanding 1937 Taxes)
$ 249,303.93
Add Interest and Demands charged and collected during 1938:
Personal
$ 101.18
Real Estate
6,144.56
Tax Title Disclaimer (Sunny Lea Inc.)
6.31
Motor Vehicle Excise
235.30
Polls - Interest
24.74
Polls - Demands
221.90
Water Liens
6.85
6,740.84
Add Tax Title Disclaimers: Sunny Lea Incorporated Linn
$ 484.50
5.10
489.60
Total
$ 256,534.37
Less Collections of 1937 Taxes:
Personal
$ 3,254.13
Real Estate
182,879.41
Water Liens on 1937 R. E. bills
182.40
Moth
289.25
Motor Vehicle Excise
6,902.35
Polls
1,320.00
Tax Title Disclaimer (Sunny Lea Inc.)
382.50
Interest and Demands on above
6,740.84
Total
$ 201,950.88
Less Abatements and Tax Title Credits of 1937 Taxes:
Personal
$ 160.55
Real Estate
6,207.88
Moth
1.50
Motor Vehicle Excise
625.54
Polls
388.00
Tax Title Disclaimer (Linn)
5.10
Tax Title Disclaimer (Sunny Lea Inc.)
102.00
Real Estate Tax Title Credits
13,167.52
Moth Tax Title Credits
7.75
Water Liens Tax Title Credits
17.10
Total $ 20,682.94
Total Collections, Abatements and Tax Title Credits $ 222,633.82
Balance Outstanding December 31, 1938
$ 33,900.55
Summary:
Personal
$ 345.76
Real Estate
32,609.28
Moth
68.50
Water Liens Added to R. E.
106.07
Motor Vehicle Excise
658.94
Polls
112.00
$ 33,900.55
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1938 TAXES
Commitments to Collector by Assessors:
Personal
$ 263,173.02
Real Estate
939,039.94
Water Liens added to 1938 Real Estate
6,765.31
Moth
1,334.20
Motor Vehicle Excise
45,388.76
Polls
13,926.00
Total of All Commitments
$ 1,269,627.23
Add Interest and Demands Charged and Collected:
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