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4.68
4.68
Air Pump
3.51
3.51
Hone
7.02
7.02
Sand Spreader
25.75
18.72
44.47
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REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF
STREETS
109
Compressor
28.97
46.48
75.45
Hydraulic Jack
1.05
1.05
Miscellaneous
21.25
6.14
27.39
Supplies
118.21
118.21
Drill
11.35
11.35
Tools
31.23
31.23
Shop
32.98
14.05
47.03
$ 1,444.92
$ 1,361.32
$ 2,806.24
$ 2,806.24
Supplies
Gasoline
$ 955.23
Oil
211.88
Miscellaneous
776.87
$ 1,943.68
Street Signs-This item includes the erection of new signs for street direction and traffic control, and the repair and painting of signs. This year we have been able to secure more metal signs. Much pressure has been put upon this item in the past year for additional traffic signs. The cost:
Labor
Material
$ 317.37 78.87
$ 396.24
Traffic Lines-This item is for traffic lines in the business section, schools, churches, bus stops, stop lines, taxi stands and at traffic lights. All traffic lines are painted twice a year and the markings are made to con- form with State Highway Specifications.
The cost:
Labor
Material
$ 513.52 361.74
$ 875.26
Buildings :
Light, Water, Heat
$ 473.05
Labor and Upkeep
322.41
$ 804.10
Rubbish Collection-This service was started in June 1947, the Town being divided up into sections, with a collection being made in each section every other week. This service has met with a great deal of approval. The cost:
Labor Material $ 3,712.47 98.35
$
3,810.82
Repairs to Guardrail-This item is for repairing and repainting Guard- rails.
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The cost: Labor Material
$ 47.19 4.27
$ 51.46
Repairs to Sidewalks-This item is for repair to damaged sidewalks and curbs.
The cost
Labor
Material
$ 693.56 466.97
$ 1,160.53
DRAINAGE
This item includes the laying of new drainage and the repairs to old drainage, and cleaning of brooks, culverts and basin tops. The cost
Labor
$ 2,922.04
Material
1,792.28
$
4,714.32
SNOW AND ICE
The following are the expenditures for this work:
Removal and Hauling
Labor
$ 1,701.82 1,832.50
$ 3,534.32
Street Plowing Labor
$ 1,964.64 2,207.00
Material
$ 4,171.64
Sidewalk Plowing Labor
$ 185.09
$ 185.09
Sanding Labor
Material
$ 1,263.82 591.34
$ 1,855.16
Repairs to Plows Labor
Material
$ 455.28 696.16
$ 1,151.44
Snow Fence
Labor
$ 357.80
$ 357.80
Rental
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS
111
Catchbasins Labor
$ 94.50
$ 94.50
Drainage Labor
$ 202.51
$ 202.51
Miscellaneous Material
$ 79.03
$ 79.03
Total
$ 11,631.49
CHAPTER 90 MAINTENANCE
Appropriation by Town
$ 500.00
Appropriation by State
500.00
Appropriation by County
500.00
Total
$ 1,500.00
$ 1,500.00
Expended
Labor
$ 801.57
Material
636.35
1,437.92
Balance
$ 62.08
CHAPTER 90 NORTH AVENUE
Appropriation by Town
$ 6,000.00
Appropriation by State
12,000.00
Appropriation by County
6,000.00
Additional appropriation
1,000.00
Expended to date-contract sublet
$ 17,347.34
Balance
$ 6,652.66
CHAPTER 90 MAIN STREET
Appropriation by Town
$ 850.00
Appropriation by State
12,000.00
Appropriation by County
850.00
$ 3,400.00
Expended to date-Contract sublet
2,450.55
.. Balance
$ 949.45
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$ 23,000.00
$ 24,000.00
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Appropriation Expended
$ 47,002.05
Balance
$ 24,997.95
Appropriation Expended
$ 6,355.51
$ 644.49
Preston Street Culvert
Appropriation Expended :
$ 500.00
Labor
$ 221.10
Material
277.90
$ 500.00
Balance
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SPECIAL APPROPRIATION
Aborn Avenue-This was a continuation of the work started last year. Balance
$ 2,253.74
Expended :
Labor
$ 1,964.96
Material
250.39
2,215.35
Balance
$
38.39
Davidson Road
Balance
$ 4,186.60
Expended :
Labor
$ 1,745.92
Material
2,299.01
4,044.93
Balance
$ 141.67
Cutter Street Balance
$ . 107.93
Expended :
Labor ,
$ 13.83
Material
9.33
23.16
Balance
$ 84.77
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Street Construction
$ 72,000.00
New Sidewalks
$ 7,000.00
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS
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Outlook Road
Balance
$ 10,548.00
Expended : Labor Material
$ 3,472.64
3,789.69
7,262.33
Balance
$
3,285.67
White Circle
Balance
$ 291.48
Expended : Labor
$ 13.83
13.83
Balance
$ 277.65
Wolcott Street
Balance
$ 422.50
Expended : Labor
$ 291.33
Material
130.96
Balance
$ .30
Willow Street
Balance
$ 637.57
Expended : Labor
$ 265.85
Material
299.82
565.67
Balance
$ 71.90
Foster's Lane
Balance
$ 13,500.00
Expended :
Labor
$ 360.00
Material
48.36
408.36
Balance
$ 13,091.64
New Way, Water to Crescent Street
Balance Expended
$ 85.00
$ 35.00
Balance
$ 50.00
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
NEW EQUIPMENT
Balance
$ 13,725.68
Expended :
Snow Plow
$ 800.00
Power Lift
150.00
Road Hone
640.00
Mack Truck
8,309.50
Jack Hammer
235.00
$ 10,134.50
Balance
$ 3,591.18 This equipment was purchased by a special committee and the above is equipment that we have received from this appropriation.
New Equipment
Appropriation
$ 10,000.00
Expended :
Dodge Pick-up Truck
$ 862.95
Mack Truck
6,540.00
Snow Plow
950.00
Balance
$ 8,352.95
$ 1,647.05
At this time I wish to express my appreciation for the support given to me by the Board of Selectmen and the heads of the several Town De- partments.
Respectfully submitted, ROBERT B. MacKENNA, Superintendent of Streets
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REPORT OF SUPT., MOTH AND TREE DEPTS.
Report of Supt. of Moth Department and Tree Department
January 12, 1948
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Wakefield, Massachusetts
Gentlemen:
I respectfully submit the annual report of the Moth and Tree Depart- ment for the year ending December 31, 1947.
We found the Tent Caterpillars and Satin Moths about the same as last year. There are no Brown Tail Moths at all. Gypsy Moths are about the same as last year in the area that we have covered. There was an in-, crease in Elm Beetles this year, due to the weather and insufficient help to complete the spraying of our elm trees, while the beetles were eating. The State advised us this year to spray our elm trees three times and trim and burn all dead wood if we are to save our elm trees. The reason for this is that the European Beetle breed in dead or dying elms, and are the carriers of the Dutch Elm Disease.
I sent specimens from three trees to Amherst State College for culture as this is the only way you can determine if the Dutch Elm Disease is pres- ent in the trees. The result of this test was that there was no Dutch Elm Disease present in the three specimens which I sent them.
We removed 32 trees this year, ten of these were on streets recently accepted by the town, 22 were dead or in a dangerous condition. We planted 75 maples that were taken from our nursery. About 6 cords of wood were put in the Town Hall from the trees we removed.
Expenditures were as follows:
Tree Work
$ 2,923.75
Moth Work
2,395.34
Spraying
1,432.50
Cutting Brush
701.87
Insecticides
750.50
Truck and Sprayer
305.74
Power Saw
725.00
Other Expenses
215.71
Balance
$ 22.59
Income for the year beginning April 1, 1946, and ending March 31, 1947, was $1,222.75.
At this time I wish to express my appreciation for the support given me by the Board of Selectmen, and the heads of the several Town Depart- ments.
Respectfully submitted, ERNEST J. McWHINNIE, Superintendent of the Moth and Tree Department
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Report of Wire Inspector
January 12, 1948
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Wakefield, Massachusetts
Gentlemen :
I submit the following report of Inspector of Wires for the year end-
ing December 31, 1947
Permits granted
846
Inspections made
637
Wiring jobs condemned
11
Defects in wiring located and corrected
46
Wiring without filing applications
71
Notices sent to owners of unsafe wiring
27
Wiring jobs suspended, Violation of National Code
21
Permits refused
7
Wiring in public buildings inspected
20
Wiring without license, work suspended
12
Respectfully submitted,
JOSEPH W. MacINNIS, Inspector of Wires
Report of Building Inspector
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Wakefield, Massachusetts
Gentlemen :
I submit the following report of my activities for the year ending De- cember 31, 1947:
489
Building inspections
1,027
Awning permits
17
Awning inspections
19
Sidewalk permits
37
Signs
20
Sign inspections
26
Convalescent home inspections
2
Permits granted
January 12, 1948
REPORT OF BUILDING INSPECTOR
117
Buildings torn down Buildings condemned
20
6
Shingle permits
71
Public buildings inspected
21
Fire escapes inspected
17
Rooming houses inspected
6
Elevator inspections
44
Fire inspections
12
Complaints investigated
42
Construction suspended, violation of building laws
3
Elevators condemned
1
Permits refused
41
Building without permits
19
Chimneys condemned
11
Cases to Appeal Board
34
Notices sent to owners of unsafe condition of building
12
Notices posted on dangerous and unsafe buildings
7
Approximate valuation of permits issued
$1,595,824.00
Permit fees received
$1,109.10
Building Valuations for Past Six Years
1942 - $431,390.00
1945
- $ 183,863.00
1943 - $ 89,573.00
1946 - $ 775,440.00
1944 - $ 51,235.00
1947 - $1,595,824.00
Respectfully submitted,
JOSEPH W. MacINNIS,
Building Inspector
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Report of Compensation Agent
January 12, 1948
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Wakefield, Massachusetts
Gentlemen:
There were sixty-two (62) compensation cases in 1947, requiring an expenditure of $1,590.25 out of an appropriation of $1,636.00.
COMPENSATION ACCOUNT
Appropriation for 1947
$ 1,636.00
Refund
27.50
$ 1,663.50
Spent for 1947
$ 1,590.25
Balance
$ 73.25
Expenditures by Departments for 1947:
Highway
$ 63.00
Moth
2.00
School
195.15
Park and cemetery
75.50
Water
926.21
Sewer
138.25
Board of Health
53.50
All other expenses
136.64
Total
$ 1,590.25
Respectfully submitted,
JOSEPH W. MacINNIS,
Compensation Agent
119
REPORT OF ANIMAL INSPECTOR
Report of Animal Inspector
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January 12, 1948
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen :
My report as Animal Inspector for the year 1947-Jan. 1 to Dec. 31 inclusive-is as follows:
Ninety-one dogs have been placed in quarantine. None were rabid.
One hundred and twenty-seven animals were picked up on town high- ways, having been killed or injured by automobiles, and were properly taken care of.
Have inspected 35 barns.
There are 47 head of cattle, 54 goats, 12 hogs, 24 horses and 4 sheep in the town.
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE A. BENNETT, Animal Inspector
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Report of Dog Officer
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
January 12, 1948 Gentlemen:
My report as Dog Officer for the year 1947-January 1 to December 31 inclusive-is as follows:
Have answered 369 calls.
Have canvassed town twice for unlicensed dogs.
To date there have been 1,157 dogs licensed.
Have sheltered 96 dogs.
Fifty dogs (50) have been sent to the animal rescue league; 24 dogs were returned to their rightful owners.
Forty-six (46) dogs have been disposed of.
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE A. BENNETT,
Dog Officer
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Report of Sweetser Lecture Committee
1
SEASON OF 1947
RECEIPTS
Income from Invested Funds
$ 201.00
Received from sale of tickets
360 at .35 126.00
Cash over
.20
Sales by Stores:
Smith's Drug Store
7
Nagle's Drug Store
31
Lane's Drug Store
11
Cataldo's Pharmacy
5
Greenwood Pharmacy
12
Crystal Pharmacy
2
Shallow's Drug Store
9
-
77 at .35
26.95
Total
$ 354.15 1
EXPENSES
Nov. 3 Rev. M. J. Ahearn Lecture
$ 40.00
Nov. 10 Harold Putnam Lecture
50.00
Nov. 17 George Bailey Lecture 52.40
$ 142.40
Wakefield Item, Advertising and Printing
61.05
Ticket Boys
6.00
Loud Speaker Operators
6.00
Firemen at lectures
18.00
Janitors at lectures
28.80
Federal Tax on Admissions
27.30
147.15
1
Balance to Sweetser Charities $ 64.60
$ 354.15
Respectfully submitted, GEORGE E. POTTER HARRY I. REED EDWARD A. RICH CHARLOTTE R. FITZ ROLAND H. KINDER WILLIAM J. LEE EB V. YEUELL
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REPORT OF SWEETSER CHARITY FUND
Report of Sweetser Charity Fund
JANUARY 24, 1948
RECEIPTS
Balance brought forward Jan. 1, 1947 Interest Wakefield Savings Bank
$ 606.87
10.74
Received from Sweetser Lecture Committee: Feb. 6, 1947 Dec. 27, 1947
63.56
64.60
Total Receipts
$ 745.77
EXPENDITURES
For Charity
$ 99.20
Leaving Balance on Hand Jan. 24, 1948 In Wakefield Trust Company In Wakefield Savings Bank
$ 63.62
582.95
$ 646.57
$ 646.57
CHARLOTTE R. FITZ, Treasurer Sweetser Charity Fund
1
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Report of Sealer of Weights and Measures
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January 10, 1948
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
I respectfully submit the following report:
Adjusted Sealed Condemned
Platform scales over 10,000 1bs.
3
Platform scales 100 to 5,000 lbs.
5
Counter scales under 100 1bs.
2
Beam scale over 100 lbs.
1
Spring scale over 100 1bs.
2
Spring scale under 100 lbs.
6
22
Computing scale over 100 lbs.
6
21
Personal weighing scales
1
Prescription scales
1
Avoirdupois weights
24
Apothecary Weights
10
Metric Weights
14
Meters 1 in. inlet
2
63
7
Meters over 1 in. inlet
16
33
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Gasoline Pumps
16
33
1
Grease measuring devices
14
Quantity measures on pumps
14
Fees collected, $105.09
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES J. DEVLIN,
4
Sealer
6
Computing scale under 100 lbs.
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REPORT OF BOARD OF ASSESSORS
Report of the Board of Assessors
January 6, 1948
To the Citizens of the Town of Wakefield:
We herewith submit the annual report of the Assessors' Department for the year ending December 31, 1947.
State Tax
$ 18,000.00
State Audit of Municipal Accounts
141.54
State Examination of Retirement System
905.34
Smoke Inspection Service
286.44
Hospital Care of Civil War Veterans
141.00
Charles River Basin
2,162.89
Metropolitan Parks Reservations
6,406.48
Nantasket Beach Maintenance
682.48
Boulevards
100.58
Metropolitan Sewerage, North System
24,246.74
Under-estimated Charges for 1947
3,929.93
$ 57,003.42
County Tax for 1947
$ 43,106.53
Tuberculosis Hospital Assessment
10,542.80
Under-estimated County Tax for 1946
475.89
$ 54,125.22
Total State, Metropolitan and County Charges
$ 111,128.64
Charges for Town Purposes
$ 1,334,238.45
Overlay for 1947
23,404.85
$ 1,357,643.30
Gross Levy
$ 1,468,771.94
Estimated Receipts :
Total Town Receipts
249,049.41
Total Credits from State
176,200.90
Transfer from Light Dept. to Treasury
35,000.00
Transfer from Overlay Surplus to Reserve
8,000.00
Transfer from Available Funds
20,113.66
Transfer from Surplus Revenue
100,000.00
Total Estimated Receipts and Available Funds
588,363.97
Net Levy 6147 Polls @ $2.00 Added Assessments (Real Estate and Personal)
$ 880,407.97
12,294.00
379.44
Total Tax Levied on Polls and Property Rate of Taxation, $37.20 per $1,000.00
$ 893,081.41
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
TOWN VALUATIONS
$18,258,325.00
Buildings Land
3,958,970.00 1,120,285.00
Personal Property Total
$23,337,580.00
Added Assessments
10,200.00
$23,347,780.00
Gain in Valuation 1947
660,815.00
Property Owned by the Town, including Land
and Buildings and Tangible Property $ 4,885,899.00
PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM TAXATION
United States of America
$ 88,450.00
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
178,750.00
Literary Institutions
174,850.00
Benevolent Institutions
72,850.00
Houses of Religious Worship
573,825.00
Cemeteries, Land and Buildings
72,125.00
Tangible Property
27,995.00
Parsonages
29,750.00
$ 1,218,595.00
Number of Motor Vehicles Assessed
5,892
Excise Tax Committed in 1947
43,454.90
Number of Dwelling Houses Assessed
4,020
Number of Persons, Partnerships and Corporations Assessed
5,449
Value of all Real Estate Assessed
$23,346,480.00
Value of Assessed Stock in Trade
$263,490.00
Value of Live Stock Assessed
$13,970.00
Value of Machinery Assessed
$217,125.00
Value of all Other Ratables Assessed
$627,000.00
Number of Horses Assessed
28
Number of Cows Assessed
13
Number of Goats Assessed
63
Number of Swine Assessed
2
Number of Sheep Assessed
4
Number of Fowl Assessed
8,564
All Others Assessed
61
Number of Acres of Land Assessed
3,605
Number of Acres, Lake Quannapowitt
247.94
Number of Acres, Crystal Lake
82.86
Number of Acres, Town Common
2.5
REPORT C OF TOWN PLANNING BOARD
125
Number of Acres, Cemetery on Church Street
4.14
Number of Acres, Cemetery on Lowell Street
35.00
Number of Acres, Parks and Playgrounds 89.65
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE E. BLAIR,
LEO F. DOUGLASS,
GEORGE H. STOUT,
Board of Assessors
Report of Town Planning Board
To the Citizens of the Town of Wakefield:
The Town Planning Board submits its report for the year ending De- cember 31, 1947.
During the past year the efforts of the Board have been devoted to a number of town problems.
The Board has been represented at all hearings by the Board of Ap- peals and Board of Survey.
The Board was represented at hearings on erection of billboards and opposed the erection of same.
The Board called attention to the Board of Selectmen and Chamber of Commerce to conditions at the head of the lake. These conditions were in turn called to the attention of the Metropolitan District Commission. The Board hopes that a bath house may be constructed there in the near future.
Members of the Board attended a meeting in Lexington with represen- tatives of Reading, Stoneham, Woburn, Burlington, Lexington, Waltham and Newton to see what could be done to expedite the construction of Route 128 through these Municipalities to complete between the present constructed section. Mr. Arthur E. Harding was designated Wakefield's representative on a committee of one from each municipality. This com- mittee has had many meetings and had conferences with the Governor and Commissioner of Public Works. It is expected that the section from Montrose to Route 28 in Reading will be under construction in 1948.
The Board has been represented at meetings of the Massachusetts Federation of Planning Boards at Sudbury and Salem.
The Board believes that a playground is urgently needed in Montrose and that steps be taken as soon as possible to acquire it.
At the first meeting of the Board in April Mr. Fitzroy Willard was elected chairman but on July 21 Mr. Willard found it necessary to resign
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as chairman due to his health and Arthur E. Harding was elected chair- man. Mr. Willard consented to stay on the board as a member, which pleased the other members of the Board, as his many years of experience is of so much help.
Respectfully submitted, ARTHUR E. HARDING, Chairman
KENNETH W. THOMSON, Secretary FITZROY WILLARD DR. FRANK T. WOODBURY EDWARD M. BRIDGE
Report of the Board of Health
To the Citizens of the Town of Wakefield:
In making its report for the year 1947 the Board of Health, as in 1946, would comment on the relative freedom from serious contagion and from new cases of tuberculosis, of this latter disease only one case was reported to the Board of Health, and that later was diagnosed not as tuberculosis but as cancer. However, there are in the town of Wakefield at the present time, something over forty cases which are still taking treatment and are being followed by the Board of Health, although they are not considered a menace to the public health. At the present time the town has one pa- tient in the tubercular hospital.
The Board of Health is sorry to be obliged to report that four cases of Infantile Paralysis were reported to Wakefield, all of whom were taken to the Children's Hospital and of the four cases three appear to have made one hundred percent recovery, the condition of the fourth case is not so satisfactory.
The Board of Health is sufficiently sold on diphtheria immunization that it will continue as heretofore the clinics for pre-school immunization and for booster doses when it is thought necessary. The Board feels that the town should be appreciative of the work which Dr. Ira W. Richardson has done in the matter of diphtheria immunization. The Board strongly urges upon all parents of pre-school children that their children be either immunized by their own family physician or at the Board of Health clinic. The Board extends to the School Department its thanks for their co-opera- tion in permitting the use of the Medical department for these clinics.
The Board will continue its clinics for the inoculation of dogs against rabies but perhaps under a little different set up.
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH
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The receipts of this department for the year 1947 were as follows: Milk and Food Inspector $ 118.00 Plumbing Permits 423.00 Reimbursement and Licenses 160.00
Total
$ 701.00
These funds were deposited in the Wakefield Trust Co., to the credit of the town of Wakefield.
The town received from the State in the year 1947-$572.15, subsidy for the year 1946.
We believe the town will be interested in the following comparison of expenses for tuberculosis and contagion covering a period of four years :
1944
1945
1946
1947
Tuberculosis
$ 2,354.70
$ 2,313.01
$ 1,461.50
$ 681.00
Contagion
1,464.97
970.73
862.95
1,153.02
The following is a four year comparison of diseases dangerous to the public health, and reported for the year 1947:
1944
1945
1946
1947
Conjunctivitis
0
0
0
1
Chicken-pox
59
26
57
20
Diphtheria
1
0
1
2
Dog bites
33
33
36
40
German measles
9
3
2
2
Malaria
3
0
0
0
Measles
306
9
95
25
Mumps
66
23
10
70
Meningitis
2
1
0
1
Lobar pneumonia
5
2
3
5
Poliomyelitis
0
2
0
4
Septic throat
0
2
0
0
Scarlet fever
70
23
17
15
Tuberculosis
8
10
3
1
Whooping cough
8
14
8
20
Tracoma
0
0
0
1
Dysentery (sonne)
0
7
0
0
570
155
232
207
.
Miss Russell, the health nurse, made during the year the following visits to homes with contagious diseases and to the homes of tubercular contacts :
Chicken-pox
8
Diphtheria
4
Measles
8
Mumps
12
Scarlet fever
34
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Poliomyelitis Whooping cough Tuberculosis and Contacts
8
4
303
382
Miss Russell also made the following number of trips to the hospitals and sanatoriums:
Middlesex County Sanatorium
12
North Reading State Sanatorium
30
Haynes Memorial
1
43
On November 4, 1947, Mr. Kenneth G. Shaw, who had served the town as Provisional Plumbing Inspector, was unanimously appointed as Plumb- ing Inspector. During his service as Provisional Inspector, Mr. Shaw has also served the town as Agent of the Board of Health.
Respectfully submitted,
WESLEY S. GOODWIN, Chairman NED C. LOUD ROBERT DUTTON, M.D., Secretary
To the Board of Health:
Gentlemen :
The annual report of the Plumbing Inspector for the year ending De- cember 31, 1947, is as follows:
Number of Permits Issued
Number of Fixtures Installed
Oil Burner Storage-Hot Water Systems
3
Gas Storage-Hot Water Systems
20
Electric Storage-Hot Water Heaters
2
30 Gallon Water Tanks
34
Tankless Heaters
120
Water Closets
302
Lavatories
275
Bath Tubs
169
Stall Showers
20
Urinals
2
Kitchen Sinks
169
Sink and Tray Combination
53
Laundry Trays
55
Slop Sinks
5
Dental Units
2
Washing Machines
18
Dish Washing Machines
3
Garbage Disposal Units
2
Soda Fountains
4
Drinking Fountains
10
347
1,474
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH
Gasoline Interceptors
2
Floor Drains
7
Sewer Connections
86
Cesspools
43
Septic Tanks Water Piping
33
35
1,474
Respectfully submitted, KENNETH G. SHAW, Inspector of Plumbing
Report of Milk and Food Inspector
Herewith is submitted the report of the Inspector of Milk and Food for the year ending December 31, 1947.
The work in this office has increased considerably with the growth of the town. The consumption of milk is more and the sources of supply much varied in change and extent. Today two thirds of the town's milk supply comes out of State dairies.
The following details cover the work of this office for the year 1947: 58 Retail Milk Licenses were issued @ 50c $ 29.00
29 Dealers Milk Licenses were issued @ 50c 14.50
5 Pasteurization Licenses were issued @ $10.00 50.00
3 Ice Cream Mfgs. Licenses were issued @ $5.00 15.00
19 Oleomargerine Permits were issued @ 50c 9.50
$ 118.00
The above total has been deposited in the Wakefield Trust Co., to the credit of the town of Wakefield, and receipts for the same are held.
168 Samples of milk were collected for tests.
38 Dairy farms came under my inspection.
16 Different communities produce the town's milk supply.
8 Towns in Massachusetts and 8 towns in New Hampshire.
No food complaints have been filed in this office during the past year.
Respectfully submitted, LAWRENCE E. DOUCETTE, Inspector of Milk and Food
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Report of Library Trustees
TRUSTEES OF THE LUCIUS BEEBE MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Hervey J. Skinner, Chairman Mrs. Florence L. Bean, Secretary
Phillips C. Davis Dr. Richard Dutton Arthur L. Evans Walter C. Hickey
Mrs. Miriam G. Needham Albert W. Rockwood *John J. Round Dr. Frank T. Woodbury
STAFF LIBRARIAN Helen Frances Carleton
ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN AND CHIEF CATALOGUER H. Gladys Mackenzie
ADULT DEPARTMENT
Evelyn Henderson
Lois Ralston
Yolanda Roberto
PICTURE COLLECTION Clara G. Wilson
CHILDREN'S ROOM Dorothy M. Rose
GREENWOOD BRANCH LIBRARY Clara G. Wilson
MONTROSE BRANCH LIBRARY Yolanda Roberto
PART-TIME LIBRARY ASSISTANTS
Grace W. Eaton
* Resigned September, 1947.
Etta E. Ux
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REPORT OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE LUCIUS BEEBE MEMORIAL LIBRARY FOR THE YEAR 1947
The Trustees of the Lucius Beebe Memorial Library herewith submit the ninety-second annual report.
The Lucius Beebe Memorial Library moved from the Town Hall to its new quarters in April 1923. This year, then, marks approximately the close of 25 years in the beautiful and commodious building, the gift of Mr. Junius Beebe and his family. It has been a period of growth in material equip- ment and in service. At the close of 1923 there were 23,839 volumes in the Library, together with 115 newspapers and periodicals currently received. Today the resources of the Library consist of 76,512 volumes, 199 current newspapers and periodicals, and approximately 80,000 pictures. In 1923 the number of volumes loaned for home use was 106,244. Today the circu- lation is 167,479 in books and nearly 10,000 in pictures. To the casual reader these figures may not mean much, but to anyone familiar with libraries they reveal a story of service rendered and an opportunity that is a chal- lenge.
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