Town annual report of the officers of Wakefield Massachusetts : including the vital statistics for the year 1933, Part 5

Author: Wakefield, Massachusetts
Publication date: 1933
Publisher: Town of Wakefield
Number of Pages: 284


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28 Nettie Everett Boardman


63


10


3


Mar. 2 Ida S. Davis


78


5


19


2 Carl J. Swanson


78


3 Israel Horovitz


63


4 Jeremiah Landry


52


7 Homer Hammond Fiske


68


4


6


10 Michael John Neagle


71


2


14 Stillbirth


16 William A. White


66


2


30


16 Nina Chirone


49


0


3


17 Alice M .Colpitts


45


18 Annie E. Lally


56


5


29


18 Walter H. Slack


77


10


27


19 Joseph Low Gooch


'86


6


21


23 Isabel Flannigan


71


5


10


25 Peter Sheehan


79


6


25


27 Victor Kuklinsky


22


11


4


29 Stillbirth


30 Lavinia Mary Garden


43


3


27


Apr.


2 Lewis A. Ladd


74


10


22


2 Charles F. Gilman


65


5


20


4 James F. Lunderkin


61


5 John L. Neiss


65


2


6 Mary E. Bailey


71


6 Jennie M. Sheehan


73


10


25


6 Caroline Pamelia Noyes


80


9


9 Alfred Edward Mellett


68


4


10


13 Mary A. Pope


74


10


16


21 Nora M. Curran


70


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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD


Date of Death


Yrs.


Mos.


Days


23 Stillbirth


23 Dorothy S. Lemos


0


0


30


25 Annie Warchol


49


2


10


26 Joseph S. Ward


65


5


27 Bridget F. Hickey


86


10


29 Charles J. Martin


50


8


May


2 Lewis Alphonso Freeman


76


9


16


3 Harriet Ormsby Mason


88


9


10


3 James Charters


95


1


20


7 Alice Maria Barstow


78


8


11


10 Charles Francis Staples


83


6


2


11 Whitney-


0


0


1


14 Shepard Berry


65


2


17


16 Mae Theordore Embree


39


17 David M. Wood


65


6


8


17 Henry Newton Oliver


83


7


23


18 Josephine Sawyer


71


9


30


21 Albert Ames


52


23 Jennie Titus


71


3


13


25 Joseph O. Blier


61


6


4


31 William J. Galbraith


80


10


3


June 3 Arthur Stanley Barnard


72


5


13


10 Mary Murphy


81


12 Jennie Dean Davis


63


7


16


13 Paul Muise


20


5


18 Lawrence Hinckley


26


19 George D. Johnston


64


2


11


20 George W. Butterfield


36


7


24


26 George Osgood Russell


75


9


23


27 Edson Walter White


76


7


18


30 Emma Francis Smith


86


3


July


6 Emma F. Eaton


59


6 John W. Martin


82


11


16


7 George W. Webster


68


10


7


13 James J. O'Keefe


47


.


15 Susan Gourley Flanders


72


8


19


21 Mary E. Fitzgerald


47


8


3


21 John S. Malonson


65


22 Frank Cucurullo


65


4


27


29 John Harmon Husson


73


1


7


30 Stephen Sardella


78


1


66984


57


RECORD OF DEATHS


Date of Death


Yrs.


Mos.


Days


Aug. 5 Harriett Alice Bazley


54


0


25


6 Elizabeth Hannah Horace


68


9


12


9 William Person Hanscom


82


0


28


10 Frederick Page Link


31


3


12 Valetta B. Vaughn


67


11


16 Maurice McCarthy


32


23 John F. Shea


91


3


23


24 Elizabeth Dagnay Dahlquist


12


0


11


25 Annie E. Layton


57


26 Sarah Richards


64


30 Lillian M. Jacquard


1


3


19


Sept. 4 Charles J. O'Connell


76


4 Agnes Matilda Allyn


73


6


19


4 William C. Wales


73


6


27


7 Mary E. Winship


66


10


22


8 Mary J. Gaffy


79


3


9 Calvin A. Davis


57


0


11


14 Frances O. Mansfield


95


5


4


15 Stillbirth


15 Frederick Warren Kretschmar


59


2


29


16 Charles Smiley Knowles


85


10


26


17 Fannie Louise Rolfe


64


0


1


19 Dennis Joseph Doyle


77


6


28


20 Philip Malonson


69


6


7


21 Edmond Sennett


77


24 Charlotte L. Folsom


83


3


4


25 John Ross


76


25 Ella Maria Bartlett


82


8


22


26 Mary J. Phinney


92


9


5


26 Marie Clara Niel


27


26 Richard Gardner Hartshorne


52


2


24


28 William Otis Shepard


73


11


3


28 Maria Evalina Webster


88


8


7


Oct. 1 Ellen E. Fox


80


4


11


2 Donald Perkins


6


0


2


2 Elizabeth Morse Laurilliard


77


3


1


3 Henry P. Vinal


80


10


22


6 Emma J. Southworth


74


6 Anthony P. Malonson


52


4


1


9 Yvonne Marie Muise


0


7


1


10 Alida Mulloy Purinton


75


10


16


11 Erika H. Peterson


39


6


12


12 Joanna Finnegan


74


3


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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD


Date of Death


Yrs.


Mos.


Days:


14 Carrie Lunnette Finney


75


2


24


15 Gertrude M. Moore


71


2


3.


15 Harriet A .Shepard


82


1


15 .


16 Bertha F. MacQuinn


40


8


27


18 Stillbirth


19 Mary Leary


81


21 Van Butler Staples


69


3


4


22 Frances Lazzaro


52


7


14


23 Patrick Burns


60


24 Mary J. O'Leary


82


11


15.


25 Henry Spencer Bean


83


11


29 Frederick Barnard Wiley


42


4


8


30 Marion Dolan


62


7


5.


30 Annie Robinson Hartley


76


9


1


Nov.


3 John W. Smith


84


1


5.


9 Emily Josephine Morgan


87


7


2:


9 Emma Mary Benwell


76


1


21


10 John McGlory


76


8


21


10 Caroline Elizabeth Farwell


47


3


12 John Benedetto


72


2


3


13 Jeremiah Murphy


67


13 Harriett E. Walker


81


1


23.


15 Rachel Saemore Wood


68


17 John Collins


81


10


13


19 Emelio Evangelista


20


3


24


20 Mary Sinnott Hickey


80


1


20 Annie E. Brogan


77


0


6


21 Kate Julia Nason


78


25 Selma Florentina Adams


89


3


11.


28 William F. Sweeney


31


3


20


29 Mary Allen Swain


85


11


22


Dec. 3 Harold A. McManuis


48


5


4


7 Lizzie Mabel Jenkins


67


7


9


7 Sarah Jane Phinney


81


24


9 Anna Maria Parsons


30


8


27


11 Willam Townsend Carver


9


18


11 Eleanor Gertrude Lindsay


8


2


25


11 Barbara Hanright


0


0


4


12 James E. Coughlin


72


7


16 Roger B. Fish


32


9


20


16 Argyle Burrill Proper


28


9


12


19 John Frank Williams .


65


7


8


23 George Busch


47


11


10


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RECORD OF DEATHS


Date of Death


Yrs.


Mos.


Days


25 Frank Charles Hyde


64


9


14


26 -Terravechia


8 hrs.


27 John Burbine


66


6


28 Mary Baires


39


11


13


28 Addie F. Tyzzer


75


10


3


28 Carrie Amelia Cooper


77


4


16


28 Lutie E. Dalton


47


29 Lawrence A. Dalford


52


8


29


30 George F. Casson


73


8


25


31 Ellen C. Hupprich


49


Dog Licenses


Number of Licenses issued


752.


Tax on 568 Males @ $2.00


$ 1,136.00


Tax on 108 Spayed Females @ $2.00


216.00


Tax on 74 Females @ $5.00


370.00


Tax on 2 Breeders @ $25.00


50.00


$ 1,772.00


Deduct Clerk's Fees


$ 150.00


Paid Town Treasurer


$


1,621.60


Hunting and Fishing Licenses


Number of Licenses issued


Resident Citizens' Hunting


188


@ $2.00


$376.00


Resident Citizens' Fishing


53


@ 2.00


106.00


Resident Citizens' Combination


58


a 3.25


188.50


Women and Minor Fishing


5


@ 1.25


6.25


Minor Trapping


1


@


2.25


2.25


Free Sporting Licenses


15


$679.00


Deduct Clerk's Fees


76.25


$602.75


FREDERIC S. HARTSHORNE,


Town Clerk.


320


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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD


Report of Selectmen


To the Citizens of the Town of Wakefield:


We herewith respectfully submit the annual report of the Board of Selectmen for the year ending December 31, 1933, together with the report of the several departments under our control or supervision.


ORGANIZATION


The Board consisting of Eugene J. Sullivan, Asa A. Boothby, J. Theo- dore Whitney, Joseph A. Hines and V. Richard Fazio organized March 7, 1933, by electing Eugene J. Sullivan, Chairman; and Asa A. Boothby, Secretary. Harry A. Simonds was appointed Clerk.


COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS


Co-ordination of Town Projects-J. Theodore Whitney


Highways-Joseph A. Hines


Fire Department-Asa A. Boothby


Police Department-Eugene J. Sullivan


Town Hall-V. Richard Fazio


Sealer of Weights and Measures-V. Richard Fazio


Moth Department-V. Richard Fazio


APPOINTMENTS


Town Counsel-Maynard E. S. Clemons


Superintendent of Streets-Harry H. Denning


Janitor of Hall-Harvey S. Parker Fire Inspector-Fred D. Graham Wire Inspector-Fred D. Graham Registrar of Voters, 3 years-Owen F. Kenney


Inspector of Animals-George A. Bennett


Dog Officer-George A. Bennett Burial Agent-John Findlay, Jr.


Agent, Care of Soldiers' Graves-John Findlay, Jr.


Soldiers' Relief Agent-John Findlay, Jr.


Board of Appeal, 3 years-Roland W. Butters, William C. McKie.


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Lock-Up Keeper-James J. Pollard


Moth Superintendent-John A. Landry


Forest Warden-Fred D. Graham


Inspector of Buildings-Leander B. Porter


Compensation Agent-Leander B. Porter


Constables-Harry A. Simonds, Louis N. Tyzzer, Harold R. Anderson James J. Pollard


Sweetser Lecture Committee-J. William O'Connell, Cyrus M. Dolbeare. George E. Potter, Eb V. Yeuell, Charles J. Peterson. Harry I. Reed.


PEDLER'S LICENSES


George C. Driscoll, James Gallugi, Benjamin Teece, John Gallucci, I. Palumbo & Co., Walter P. Whitehead, John H. Whipling, H. B. Quint


MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS' LICENSES


Classen Bros., Inc., McGonagle Sales & Service Co., A. H. Saunders Sales & Service, Knowlton's Garage, Inc., Main Street Chevrolet Co., W. J. Walker Central Garage.


GASOLINE LICENSES


Thomas J. Quinn, Morrison-Skinner Co., Wakefield Motor Sales & Service Co., A. C. Smith, A. J. Fazio and Raymond Gallugi, Hickey Coal and Oil Company, John D. Watson


POOL AND BOWLING Nelson Bishop, George E. McConville


LODGING HOUSE


John A. Martin, Hans Sorenson


TAXI LICENSES


David Gersin, William H. Burnham, Henry G. Bateman, Walter Walsh, Scott Á. Bullard


VICTUALLERS' LICENSES


Michael Santoro, Hugh E. Riley, Steves Pappas, Concetto Guiliano, John F. McCall, John T. Shea, Michael Santoro, James H. Paul, Michael J. O'Grady, Mary E. Goodwin, Gertrude M. Wilson, Greenwood Lunch, Robert A. Johnson, Stella Dycyan, Blood's Beehive Bakery, Crystal Lunch, Edna White, Wesley Parker, Mary Shannon, George F. Sheridan, Catherine Parker, Daisy A. Barsanti, L. L. McMaster, Edith Pinkney, Millie Randall,


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Celia Angell, Murphy and Baltzer, Lillian Draper, Harold J. Hill, Mrs. William F. Paige, Nancy Zappala, Annie Lennon, Stanley Wojcik, William A. Pierotti, Clarence R. Mortimer, Clarence C. Smith, Walter H. Cripps.


SUNDAY LICENSES


Michael Cavalier, Frank Szydlowski, John Hottoian, John J. Madden, Charles J. Klapes, Nick Bennedetto, John T. Shea, Salvatore Tine, Pas- quale Christopher, John Moccia, Mary F. Murphy, Leeds Ice Cream Co., Joseph Longo & Son, Livas & Lilley, John Sardella, Raffaele Piccolo, George O. Maxim, William H. Frawley, Joseph Santoro, Nellie M. Fuller, Crystal Ice Cream Co., Thomas Y. Magee, Mabel J'. Hager, Mina Wilkinson, Florence P. Fennelly, John Jeffrey, Ernest W. Hodge, Leslie E. Day, Nicholas Sullo, George C. Graham, Shell Eastern Petroleum Co., John Radocckia, DeVita's Conservatories, Alfonso Martino, John A. and Alma D. Landberg, Anthony Stamegna, Harold J. Hill, Emerson Market, George Stanley Harvey.


MISCELLANEOUS LICENSES


Signs-W. H. Laskey, Milly Randall, John A. Martin, L. R. Robinson, Edna A. White, Eliah Robinson, Clarence R. Mortimer, Fernando Proia, O'Connor's Men's Shop, Frank Bartnick, John Hottoian, William R. Lind- say, Charles Wilkinson.


Awnings-Nellie Tate, Hans Sorenson, Elizabeth Belliveau.


Auctioneers-William E. Eaton, William H. Woodman, Frederic S. Hartshorne, David K. Shumway, Harold F. Miles, Charles L. Seavey.


Circus-Kay Bros.


Dance Hall-Harold J. Hill, George P. Kimball.


Employment Agency-Sally White.


Liquor-Francis J. Smith, Riberot Dutton, Edward G. Nagle.


Second-hand Dealers-Rufus C. North, Felix Goldberg.


Inn Holder-Godias LaChance.


Banquet-Walter Baltzer.


Junk Dealers-Louis Levine, Max G. Horovitz, Samuel Casper, Jacob 'Schreider.


BEER LICENSES 3.2-Beer not to be consumed on the premises


Edward G. Nagle, 463 Main St.


$100.00


Israel Blank, 6 Water St.


100.00


Jacob Sperber, 14 Water St. 100.00


100.00


Ignazio Palumbo, 35 Albion St.


100.00


Adolph Morris, 61 Valley St. John Jeffrey, 410 Main St. 100.00


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Salvatore Tine, 38 Water St.


100.00


Frank P. Collins, 453A Main St.


100.00


Raffaelle Piccolo, 31 Sweetser St.


100.00


Livas & Lilley, 129 Albion St.


100.00


Joseph Santoro, 32 Pleasant St.


100.00


Charles M. McCarthy, 412 Main St.


100.00


Frank Szydlowski, 135 New Salem St 100.00


John Drinkwater, 80 Vernon St. 100.00


BEER LICENSES 3.2-Beer to be drunk on the premises


Crystal Lunch, 445 Main St.


$100.00


Hugh E. Riley, 22 Water St.


100.00


James H. Paul, 490 Main St.


100.00


Wesley Parker, Lowell St.


100.00


Michael O'Grady, Main St.


100.00


Edna A. White, 115 Albion St.


100.00


Michael Santoro, 481 Main St.


100.00


Murphy & Baltzer, 23 Albion St.


100.00


Daisy and Umberto Barsanti, 330 Salem St.


100.00


John T. Shea, 15 Lowell St.


100.00


Concetto Guiliano, Water St. and Wakefield Ave.


100.00


Steves Pappas, 492 Main St.


100.00


George F. Sheridan, 6 Mechanic St.


100.00


Catherine Parker, Corner Lowell and Main Sts.


100.00


Nellie Tate, 830 Main St.


100.00


Nancy Zappala, 32 Water St.


100.00


Stanley Wojcik, 253 Vernon St.


75.00


CLUB LICENSES 3.2 BEER


Wakefield Lodge of Elks No. 1276


25.00


Italian-American Citizens' Club, Inc., 462 Main St. 25.00


CHAPTER 376, ACTS 1933-WINES AND MALT BEVERAGES


George F. Sheridan, 6 Mechanic St.


$ 66.66


Hugh E. Riley, 12 Water St.


66.66


Nancy Zappala, 32 Water St.


1


66.66


Archie Patterson and James Pitanis, 445 Main St.


66.66


William A. Pierotti, 17 Lowell St. 100.00


Steves Pappas, 492 Main St.


66.66


Edna A. White, 93 Albion St.


66.66


Stanley Wojcik, 253 Vernon St.


66.66


CHAPTER 376, ACTS 1933-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES-Bottled Goods


John Jeffrey, 410 Main St. $ 66.66


Israel Blank, 6 Water St.


66.66


Ignazio Palumbo, 39 Albion St.


66.66


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CHAPTER 376, ACTS 1933-Sub. Sec. No. 15 of Sec. 2 Edward G. Nagle, 463 Main St.


$ 66.66


CHAPTER 376, ACTS 1933-WINES AND MALT BEVERAGE


Only in Packages


Livas & Lilley, 129 Albion St. $ 66.66


Salvatore Tine, 38 Water St. 66.66


Jacob Sperber, 14 Water St. 66.66


Vito Moccia, 107 Water St. 100.00


Joseph Santoro, 32 Pleasant St. 66.66


The duties of the Board of Selectmen have increased considerably from year to year. The year 1933 may stand out as the most trying dur- ing the period that has called for strict co-operation in order to meet an economic situation that has been perplexing to all municipalities. The Town of Wakefield, by following a policy of strict economy and by a candid and businesslike approach to municipal problems, closes the fiscal year in a very favorable financial position.


We have been able to reduce the tax rate without resorting to bor - rowing for that purpose. The Board of Selectmen has strongly recom- mended and has closely adhered to this policy so as not to mislead the tax- payers by artificial prosperity, or by mortgaging anticipated receipts.


The Highway Department, with a greatly reduced budget, has had to carry on the usual work of highway repairs and maintenance. Our high- way budget for 1933 was $62,500. In order to supplement this budget, we have followed the policy of obtaining State and County aid for perma- nent street construction or improvement. We have received from the State and County approximately $14,000. We have used this money to help in resurfacing Main Street from Hart's Hill to the Bennett Street railroad crossing, and to rebuild Lowell Street from the Reading line to Main Street. By this means we have eliminated a road condition that was ex- tremely dangerous for highway traffic. With State and County aid we also have done some work on widening Main Street along Lakeside. We strongly recommend that the town follow this policy of supplementing the annual highway budget by obtaining a substantial amount of State and County aid each year.


The town budgets, and especially the highway budget, have been re- duced owing to the great demand on the Welfare and Soldiers' Relief De- partments. The town has appropriated a large amount of money for re- lief purposes. In order that the town might obtain value for this money, we have set up a project committee and, through the Highway Department, we have supervised construction work that adds a considerable amount to the capital assets of the town. Through the Soldiers' . Relief appropria- tion we have constructed granolithic sidewalks on both sides of Main


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Street in the business district. We have also extended the concrete walk with concrete edgestone along Lakeside for a considerable distance. Through the use of welfare help we have supplemented our work on resur- facing Main Street and we have considerably improved the triangular plots at the intersection of Prospect and Elm Streets. There are numer- ous other projects which have been completed in this way.


The Board of Selectmen was called upon to handle presentation of projects under Civil Works Administration. Through our sub-committee on projects, we are ready, without any delay, to present these projects for approval. The quota of men originally allotted to this town was approximately 369. The board has presented and has had allowed proj- ects providing work for approximately 600 men and women.


In presenting projects under C. W. A., we have closely followed the policy of submitting projects that will greatly add to the town's capital assets. For the major part, we have recommended drainage work and from the work now being accomplished on these projects we feel that we made a wise choice. The improvement of drainage conditions will add greatly to the value of real estate and will relieve the poor drainage conditions that would have cost the town considerable amount of money in the near future. Drainage projects strictly follow the engineering specifications set forth in a complete drainage survey of the town made by Weston & Sampson, engineers. Consequently, drainage projects are not patchwork, but are part of a complete drainage system anticipat- ing future needs of the town.


The increasing demands placed on the Highway Department this year have found that department well organized and ready to meet the situa- tion. It was owing to the fact that the Highway Department was in good financial condition that we could meet the expenses for materials under C. W. A. projects without resorting to calling a town meeting for the purpose of transferring funds. For this reason, men working in C. W. A. projects were able to begin work without delay and without waiting about three weeks for town meeting action. For this reason we believe the Highway Department particularly deserves our commendation.


Other town departments under our jurisdiction have co-operated with us and we believe they have performed their work well. .


We have co-operated with the Water and Sewer Board with reference to the Public Works Administration project pertaining to the relaying of water mains. Several times during the year we have had conferences with the public works departments not under our jurisdiction. We feel that in this way we have had, to a certain extent, the advantages of a Board of Public Works with resulting efficiency and economy. We wish to thank these boards for their help and co-operation. It was a pleasure for us to discuss town problems and policies with them.


The unemployment problem we consider to have been the major task


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that confronted us. This report would not be complete if we did not say a word of appreciation for the patience and co-operation of those out of employment. In spite of the fact that town public works budgets had been greatly reduced, those who were not regularly employed by the town evi- denced a feeling that we, as a board, appreciated their problem. When the Civil Works Administration made money available, we wasted no time in providing work projects. We have given time without limit in this way to do all in our power to help those in need of employment. Our endeavors in this direction have been all the more pleasant because we feel that our efforts have been appreciated. Our hope is that means will be made available whereby we can help every deserving applicant for work.


We appreciate the faithful services of our clerk, Harry A. Simonds. The town is fortunate in having a man so well qualified for the position he holds.


EUGENE J. SULLIVAN, ASA A. BOOTHBY, J. THEODORE WHITNEY, V. RICHARD FAZIO, JOSEPH A. HINES,


Selectmen of Wakefield.


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REPORT OF SWEETSER LECTURE COMMITTEE


Report of Sweetser Lecture Committee


Receipts


Trust Fund


$ 425.00


Advance sale by High School and Lafayette School


pupils


169.95


Sale of tickets at stores


20.25


Jan. 4 Lecture


66.25


Jan. 11 Lecture


30.75


Jan. 18 Lecture


25.75


Jan. 25 Lecture


59.75


Feb. 9 Lecture


9.00


Expenditures


Jan. 4 Bill Cunningham


$ 100.00


Jan. 11 Mrs. Carl L. Watson


50.00


Jan. 18 Bruce Bairnsfather


150.00


Jan. 25. Arthur H. Merritt


62.00


Feb. 9 Mrs. Grace M. Poole


100.00


Paid ticket seller and collector


10.00


Stereopticon operator


2.00


Item Company, advertising and printing


90.70


Secretary expenses


7.10


Check tax


.16


Sweetser Charities, balance


234.74


$ 806.70


J. WILLIAM O'CONNELL, CHARLES J. PETERSON, Secretary, GEORGE E. POTTER, Treasurer, HARRY I. REED,


E. V. YEUELL, CYRUS M. DOLBEARE,


Report of Sweetser Charity


To balance on hand, Jan. 1, 1933 From Sweetser Lecture Committee Interest, February


$ 321.33


234.74


3.90


Interest, August


2.42


Total receipts


$ 562.39 $ 562.39


$ 806.70


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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD


Disbursements


360.00


$ 202.39


$ 202.39


Balance as follows Jan. 1, 1934 Wakefield Savings Bank Wakefield Trust Co.


$


86.34


116.05


$ 202.39


$ 202.39


CHARLOTTE R. FITZ, Treasurer Sweetser Charity Fund.


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REPORT OF PUBLIC WELFARE DEPARTMENT


Report of Dept. of Public Welfare


To the Citizens of Wakefield:


We have now completed the fourth year of the present unemployment emergency. Demands for relief steadily increased from month to month until the 21st of November, when the C. W. A. work started. Relief burdens during the past four years have been unparalleled in the history of relief administration.


The character of our work, and the details of its administration are so similar from year to year that much of it is practically a repetition. However, this seems unavoidable and not important as we assume the object of our report is to have a condensed, official record at the end of each year for reference. A detailed statement of each case and its cause would be cumbersome and its publication questionable.


Relief of destitution is the primary responsibility of government and so when destitution increases it follows that expenditures go up. All tax- payers are naturally interested in the efficient and economical administra- tion of relief. The long continuance of this emergency makes it necessary to use every means to keep expenditures down to the lowest possible figures.


MAXIMUM NUMBER OF FAMILIES AIDED WEEKLY


Mothers' Old Age


Month


Families


Aid


Assistance


Total


January


316


3


38


357


February


320


3


38


361


March


330


3


38


371


April


394


3


38


435


May


304


3


37


344


June


221


3


37


261


July


122


3


38


163


August


162


3


38


203


September


149


3


40


192


October


151


3


40


194


November


169


3


40


212


December


66


3


40


109


ASSIGNMENT OF AID RECIPIENTS TO WORK


Beginning with April of this year, the Board of Public Welfare assigned men to work on numerous jobs in the various town departments in return for the aid rendered to them and their families. On Saturday mornings of each week, men were checked off at the office of the Board of Public Welfare and each man was assigned to do work of a kind that he was capable of doing.


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The value of the services rendered by these men amounted to $6,744.00 based on a wage scale of $3.00 per day, for which the Welfare Department is given no credit in the financial statement of the Town.


A card system was installed on April 1st; each man received a card on Saturday morning marked where he was to report for work the following week. The foreman on the job stamped the card and the recipient returned this card to the Welfare Department on the next Saturday for verification.


Men who appeared to be in poor health, or men who complained of not being in the best of health and who felt that the work to which they had been assigned was too laborious, were also given a card which was stamped daily between 2 P.M. and 3 P.M., at the office of the Welfare Department. This procedure served a two-fold purpose - namely, to learn whether a man was trying to escape from doing any work when able to, or whether a man might be working elsewhere.


The assignments have been made to the following departments:


April, 1933, to November 30, 1933, inclusive


Highway Dept.


1291 men @ $3.00 per day


$3,873.00


Park and Cemetery Dept.


267


801.00


Board of Health


193


66


60


66


66


66


579.00


Town Infirmary


144


66


66


66


432.00


Moth Dept.


111


66


66


66


66


333.00


School Dept.


79


66


66


237.00


Library


104


66


66


66


66


312.00


Water Dept.


59


66


66


66


66


66


177.00


Total


2248 men @ $3.00 per day


$6,744.00


Many beneficial projects have been carried out as a result of the util- ization of all this labor.


The men have assisted in the construction of new roads, building side- walks, cleaning streets and gutters, and removal of snow under the direc- tion of the Highway Department.


The graves at Forest Glade Cemetery have been opened and the cemetery property in general has been greatly improved by the work of these men under the direction of the Park and Cemetery Department.


The Salem Street and Green Street dumps have been kept cleared. The Central Street dump also has been piped and re-graded by these men under the direction of the Board of Health.


Men have reported to the Moth Department for the removal of brush from the side of roads, cutting, trimming, and spraying trees.


Various improvements have been made for the School Department by painters and carpenters, namely, painting chain link fence at Walton Field,


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building fence around the Montrose Schoolyard and clearing brush from Greenwood Schoolyard.


They assisted the Water Department in preparing land for the driven wells off Nahant Street and cleaning bog off Linden Street which was infested with mosquitoes.


At the Library, snow was removed, lawns kept free from dandelions and one man was kept in the children's room during the evening hours.


At the Infirmary, men cut wood, which was later delivered to recip- ients of welfare aid, and also worked on the farm.


QUARTERS


It has been found that the office of the Welfare Department is not of sufficient size. Congestion is very great, the staff is much hampered and the public cannot be given the service expected because of the lack of space.


OFFICE STAFF


On January 1, 1933, our staff consisted of one accountant and one clerk. Because of the increased number of welfare recipients, it was deemed advisable to have an investigator who gives all of her time in this capacity. It was a necessary and effective addition for the efficient administration of relief.




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