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The playgrounds were very well equipped for the most popular sport, baseball. More than 180 boys between the ages of 9 and 15 were actively engaged in playing interplayground League games. The first week of the season was devoted in entirety to coaching the boys in the funda- mentals of the game. As was the situation the previous year there were two divisions in the League - the Midget division, composed of boys under 12 years of age, and the Junior division, composed of boys between the ages of 12 and 15. In addition the new Softball League was inaugurated with Warren Heffernan as the coach. Coordinator Mark Hanabury was the baseball coach, assisted frequently by Warren Heffernan.
On Tuesday, July 11, the first League game was played. For the four consecutive weeks thereafter (with the exception of the day of the trip to National League Field) a game was played every morning and every afternoon, comprising a total of 36 games. Enthusiasm ran high and the league standings, as well as the individual averages, were eagerly followed as published in the Weymouth Truth, the Weymouth Gazette and the Quincy Patriot Ledger. Immediately following is a list of the numbers of boys actively engaged in baseball at the various playgrounds in 1939:
Bradford Hawes Park 35
Stella Tirrell Park 20
Lake Street Playground
28
305
Beal's Park 16
Weston Park
45
Pond Plain Playground 16
Stetson Field Playground 20
Webb Park
25
The primary stress was of course on the fundamentals of the game, but as the season went on, the boys were taught to think their plays out be- forehand and concentrate on the so-called finer points of the game. Al- though the teams were well-equipped the lack of a home field handicapped the teams at Webb and Beal's Parks. The situation at Webb Park was remedied midway through the season, however.
The sixth and final week was spent in tournament contests and games staged at the various parks. As usual the Coordinators transported the contestants from their home playgrounds to the scene of the contests. Each winner, of any event, was awarded a scroll on which was written his or her feat of winning in the tournament.
The results of the tournaments showed the following girls and boys to be the champions of the Town for 1939 :
PADDLE TENNIS
Events
Winners
Home Park Weston Park
Boys doubles
(M)
Buddy Cameron, Michael Gorman
"
"
(J)
Edward Locke, Alfred Boettcher
"
"
(S)
John McCarthy, James Carroll
Webb
Girls doubles
(M)
Brenda Byrne, Helen Buitenhuys
Stetson
"
"
(J)
Rosemarie Howe, Mabel Blenis
Weston Park "
"
"
(J)
Edward Locke
(S)
John McCarthy
Webb
Girls singles (M) Jean Youngholm
Stetson
">
"
"
(S)
Lois Badger and Ruby Killam " .
M - signifies Midget class
J -
"
Junior ">
S -
"
Senior "
HORSESHOES
Singles
(M)
Paul Bandini
(J)
William Striano
Beal Park Lake St. "
1
(S)
Dominic Constantino
"
Doubles
(M) Phil and Paul Bandini
Beal Park
(J)
William Striano, Vincent Costa Lake St. "
(S)
Anthony Yanizzi, Dominic Constantino " "
Boys
Paul Mulready, Malan Payzant, Bradford Hawes Albert Rockwood, William Thurston, Gerald Sullivan
Lois Badger, Mabel Blenis,
Stetson Park
Rosemarie Howe, Joan Youngholm,
Ruth Killam, Ruby Killam, Phyllis Mckinney
"
(M) Micheal Gorman
Boys singles
"
"
(J)
Mabel Blenis
VOOLEY-BALL
Girls
306
CROQUET
Boys
(M) George Cole
Pond Plain " "
(J) Edward Frederickson
(S) Norman Scott
Webb Park
Girls
(M) Gladys Carter
(J) Esther Grillo
Stella Tirrell Pond Plain
DODGEBALL
Girls
Ruth Killam, Ruby Killam, Rose- Stetson Park marie Howe, Mabel Blenis, Lois Badger, Joan Youngholm, Phyllis Mckinney
Patrick Thurston, Malan Payzant, Bradford Hawes
Richard Yourell, Paul Mulready,
Gerald Sullivan, Albert Rockwood
GIRLS SOFTBALL CHAMPIONS
Stetson Park
Ruby Killam, Ruth Killam, Mabel Blenis, Rosemarie Howe, Lois Badger, Brenda Byrne, Phyllis Mckinney, Joan Youngholm
SHUFFLEBOARD
Boys doubles (M) Michael Gorman, Buddy Cameron
Weston Park Pond Plain
(J) Junior Lindsay, Dexter Dyment Thomas Picket, John Edwards
(S) James McKinney, Harry Call Stetson Park
Girls
(J) Marion Ruel, Esther Grillo
Pond Plain
Boys singles (M) George Cole Pond Plain Bradford Hawes
(J) Albert Rockwood
ALL STAR SOFTBALL TEAM
1b - Eero Ruuttila
Bradford Hawes
2b - Joseph Corbo
Lake St.
3b - John McCarthy Stella Tirrell
ss - William Doyle Weston
lf - William Hourihan
Stetson
cf - William McCue
Beal
rf - James McCarthy
Weston
c - Henry Boudreau
Beal
p - Paul Bandini
Beal
Utility infielder - Kenneth Gay
Webb Park
"> outfielder - James Leahy
Pond Plain
Bradford Hawes
catcher - Paul Mulready pitcher - Arthur Laneau John Cipullo
Beal Park Lake St.
307
Boys
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF FIRE ALARMS
February 12, 1940
To Chief Timothy G. McCarthy,
Weymouth Fire Department:
I respectively submit the annual report of the Fire Alarm System of the Weymouth Fire Department.
During the year the following alarms have been transmitted over the System :
Alarms for Fires
179
Second Alarms
5
Third Alarms 1
No School Signal 3
Chief's Call (3 blows) 5
False Alarms 13
The outside wire is in good condition, there being very little trouble from this source.
A large number of poles are being changed over each year making added expense to the Department.
One new Fire Alarm Box was added to the System.
In concluding I wish to extend my sincere thanks to all for the services and co-operation rendered at all times. I wish to especially thank former Superintendent Francis Coolidge who gave his services, without compensa- tion, from the time Stanley Blanchard died until the new Superintendent was appointed.
Respectfully submitted,
CEDRIC J. SALISBURY, Superintendent of Fire Alarms.
308
In Memoriam
STANLEY BLANCHARD
Acting Superintendent of Fire Alarms
Died March 10, 1939
309
REPORT OF THE TOWN COUNSEL
January 13, 1940
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen.
Gentlemen :-
I hereby submit my report as Town Counsel for the year ending De- cember 31, 1939.
During the past twelve months the Town has been very fortunate in not having any considerable number of new cases entered against it. In this regard it is the best year that the Town has experienced during my ten- ure of office as Town Counsel.
Referring to my last report in which it was stated there were two cases of major importance pending I should like to point out that one of them, namely the case of Thomas H. Hannaford vs. the Inhabitants of the Town of Weymouth, and having to do with the erection of a Water Filtration Plant at Weymouth Great Pond, has been judicially determined and has resulted in a verdict for Mr. Hannaford in the total sum of $12,337.37. To this amount interest from the date of the writ must be added. In this suit the ad damnum was in the sum of $30,000. and the declaration set forth in 89 items a total amount of $16,567.97 that the plaintiff - Hannaford - con- tended the Town owed him in consequence of his work under the terms of the contract. These items are partly for "extras" ordered and installed or constructed at the Filtration Plant. Of this sum $2,573.51 was due Mr. Han- naford under the original contract. After trial the Auditor appointed by the Superior Court to determine the issue found the plaintiff entitled to com- pensation in full on many of the items, in part on some and rejected payment on many others. The conclusion arrived at however was not in serious disagreement with the testimony offered at the hearing by the wit- nesses presented on behalf of the Town.
The other case of transcendent importance is the Petition in Equity con- cerning the Laban Pratt Trust Fund. This matter has been set forth rather fully in the Town Counsel's reports for 1936, 1937 and in 1938, consequently I shall only state the situation as it now is. So far as Court action is con- cerned the matter rests as it was a year ago, viz., a Petition in Equity before the Probate Court of Suffolk County aimed at forcing the Town to carry out the provisions of the will forthwith - establishing a hospital now. In accordance with the vote of the Town under Article 33 of the Annual Town Meeting of 1939 however it is my understanding that the Town did not desire at this time to use the bequest for the purpose expressed because of the danger that its establishment would eventuate in a burden upon the taxpayers at some future time because of the present inadequacy of the sum to accomplish the intent of the benefactor - Mr. Laban Pratt. It is my opinion however that the judicial determination of this Petition may not be long delayed. During the period since my last report the fund has increased in total amount from $507,012.33 to $519,102.42 as of December 31, 1939 and this amount is now available for the purposes of trust. This represents an addition of $12,090.09 for this year.
There has been less litigation during this year than the Town has had for some time but many small matters have been completed without the necessity of trial to the satisfaction of both parties. The aggregate amount involved in these settlements has not been large.
310
It is an ever accruing source of satisfaction to me to enjoy the con- fidence and co-operation of the heads of the departments and the various Town Boards and Officers with whom the Legal Department has dealt. May I express to the Board of Selectmen my appreciation of their helpful assistance in the conduct of my office.
Respectfully submitted,
KENNETH L. NASH, Town Counsel.
311
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Alewive Fisheries, report of 100
Annual Town Meeting Warrant 10
Births 46
Board of Appeal, report of 105
Board of Assessors, report of 112
Board of Health, report of
296
Board of Public Welfare, report of
198
Building Inspector, report of
102
Bureau of Old Age Assistance, report of
199
Burial Agent, report of
299
Dairy & Milk Inspector, report of
297
Deaths 86
Dental Clinic, report of 297
Election, Town, March 14, 1939
37
Electric Lighting Committee, report of 103
Federal Projects - C. C. C. - P. W. A. - W. P. A. 287
Fire Department, report of 105
Harbor Master, report of 101
Inspector of Animals, report of 112
Jury List 290
Marriages 68
Memorial Day Observance Committee, report of 224
Moth Superintendent, report of 301
Municipal Airport Committee, report of 300
312
Park Commissioners, report of 303
Planning Board, report of
286
Playground Report 304
Plumbing Inspector, report of 296
Police Department, report of
104
Registrars of Voters, report of
100
School Department, report of
117
Sealer of Weights and Measures, report of
115
Shell Fish Constable, report of
101
Supt. Fire Alarms, report of
308
Supt. of Streets, report of
103
Tax Collector, report of
108
Town Accountant, report of
225
Town Clerk's Financial Report
98
Town Clerk's Statistical Report
98
Town Counsel, report of
310
Town Engineer, report of 197
Town Hall Heating, report of
197
Town Meeting, Annual, March 7
19
Town Officials
3
Town Treasurer, report of 276
Tree Warden, report of
302
Tufts Library, Trustees, Annual report of
181
Veterans' Graves, report of ...... 299
Water Department, report of 201
Weymouth Retirement Board, report of 285
Weymouth Town Infirmary, report of 225
313
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