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Herbert Street, from Hart Street northerly to dead end, 229 feet of 11/4 -inch copper tubing.
"D" Street, north of Juniper Avenue to dead end, 268 feet of 8-inch cast iron cement lined pipe.
"D" Street, south of Juniper Avenue to dead end, 169 feet of 8-inch cast iron cement lined pipe.
Brook Street, from Elm Street northerly to dead end, 553 feet of 6- inch cast iron cement lined pipe.
Elm Crest Manor, "east drive" from Elm Street northerly to dead end, 412 feet of 6-inch cast iron cement lined pipe.
Elm Crest Manor, "west drive" from Elm Street northerly to dead end, 214 feet of 6-inch cast iron cement lined pipe.
Pilgrim Road, from Elm Crest Manor "east drive" westerly to dead end, 18 feet of 6-inch cast iron cement lined pipe.
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WATER EXTENSIONS
Stark Avenue, from dead end southerly to new dead end, 160 feet of 1-inch copper tubing.
Houston Street, from dead end northerly to new dead end, 323 feet of 6-inch cast iron cement lined pipe.
Fell Street, from dead end southerly to new dead end, 364 feet of 6- inch cast iron cement lined pipe.
Hopkins Street, from dead end westerly to house of McIntosh, 317 feet of 11/4-inch copper tubing.
Pleasant Street, from dead end northerly to new dead end, 109 feet of 8-inch cast iron cement lined pipe.
Juniper Avenue, from dead end westerly to "D" Street, 40 feet of 8- inch cast iron cement lined pipe.
Wharton Park, from dead end southerly to Salem Street, 292 feet of 6-inch cast iron cement lined pipe.
Chapman Road, from dead end southerly to new dead end, 824 feet of 8-inch cast iron cement lined pipe.
WATER RECONSTRUCTION
Edmunds Place, from Greenwood Avenue westerly to dead end, 234 feet of 6-inch cast iron cement lined pipe.
Edmunds Place, "south drive" from Edmunds Place to dead end, 130 feet of 114-inch copper tubing; thence 78 feet of 1-inch copper tubing.
Forest Road, from Forest Street southerly, 504 feet of 6-inch cast iron cement lined pipe connecting with existing 1-inch copper tubing.
NEW HYDRANTS SET
Edmunds Place, 150 feet west from westerly side of Greenwood Avenue.
Chapman Road, opposite house of Johnson.
Forest Road, opposite No. 19.
Wiley Street, opposite house of Cunningham.
Wiley Street, opposite house of Rufo.
Middle Street, corner of Minot Street.
Fell Street, 250 feet south from southerly side of Oak Street.
Houston Street, opposite No. 19.
Kimball Avenue, 270 feet south from southerly side of Cordis Street.
Paon Boulevard, at south end of development.
Paon Boulevard, at northeast corner of development.
Elm Crest Manor, opposite Pilgrim Road.
Brook Street, opposite Lot No. 13.
HYDRANTS BROKEN OFF BY MOTOR VEHICLES
Green Street corner Oak Avenue.
SERVICES
New Services
119
Services relaid during year
90
Number of feet of pipe laid on public land
2,639
Number of feet of pipe laid on private land
3,639
Number of feet of pipe relaid on public land
2,132
Number of feet of pipe relaid on private land
1,824
MAIN BREAKS 1948
Date
Occurred
Water On
Size
Location
/
January
16
7:30 A.M.
12:00 M.
2" G.W.I.
Shady Ave. 100 ft. east of Green St.
Water off 10:40 A.M.
January
19
7:15 A.M.
10:00 P.M.
6" C.I.
Bennett St. in culvert Ashcroft Place
January
20
Did not have to shut off water.
February 14
Did not have to shut off water.
March
17
2:30 P.M.
10:35 P.M.
6" Cem.
July
10
3:45 P.M.
9:35 P.M.
6" Cem.
July
17
10:40 P.M.
5:00 P.M.
6" Cem.
North Ave. under B. & M. railroad crossing West Chestnut St. cor. Fairmount Ave. Greenwood St. corner Linden St. Dell Ave. near Stedman St.
Cause
Snapped off at coupling
Cracked pipe Pipe broken at valve Joint leak
Old age Old age Old age
TOWN OF
WAKEFIELD
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2" G.W.I.
16" C.I.
PUMPING RECORDS AND RAINFALL
1948
1948
1948
Month
1947 Crystal Lake
1947 Driven Wells
1947 Bay State Wells
1947 Rainfall
1948 Crystal Lake
Driven Wells
Bay State Rainfall Wells
January
19,650,000
9,492,300
3,439,520
2.79
23,355,000
8,462,500
3,535,340
2.78
February
17,345,000
8,562,700
3,071,690
1.48
21,190,000
8,600,100
3,344,020
1.48
March
17,995,000
9,876,100
3,427,650
2.80
23,250,000
9,694,800
3,829,740
2.47
April
17,980,000
9,441,100
3,152,640
3.52
23,050,000
6,999,000
3,816,340
2.19
May
22,295,000
5,676,200
3,561,730
4.12
23,185,000
7,045,600
4,068,140
3.68
June
23,870,000
6,063,300
3,464,840
2.27
22,945,000
6,761,300
3,761,250
3.97
July
26,850,000
7,780,700
3,432,830
4.69
26,315,000
7,114,800
2,105,530
5.43
August
25,465,000
7,973,300
3,311,440
2.26
28,930,000
6,295,300
3,739,180
77
September
22,838,000
7,924,500
3,269,130
2.57
30,120,000
5,486,300
3,386,240
.59
October
23,387,000
8,029,900
3,413,160
.52
25,040,000
5,814,300
3,398,990
2.19
November
21,510,000
7,776,600
3,413,160
5.39
22,735,000
6,151,600
3,380,920
4.40
December
21,635,000
8,670,800
3,560,250
3.29
24,700,000
6,357,700
3,470,800
.83
Total
260,820,000
97,267,500
40,518,040
35.70
294,815,000
84,783,300
41,836,490
30.78
Total pumped, 1947
398,605,540 Gallons
Total pumped, 1948
421,434,790 Gallons
Average Daily Consumption, 1947
1,092,069 Gallons
Average Daily Consumption, 1948
1,151,461 Gallons
58.4 Gallons*
Average Daily Per Capita, 1947 Average Daily Per Capita, 1948
61.6 Gallons*
*These figures are based on the 1945 State Census.
REPORT OF WATER AND SEWERAGE BOARD
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
WATER DEPARTMENT
NEW EQUIPMENT
1-11% ton Dodge Truck-express type body.
1- 12 ton Chevrolet Truck-pick-up body.
WATER SUPPLY
On December 31, 1948, Crystal Lake was 39 inches below high water. The driven well supply at Sexton Avenue has yielded very well during the year. The dug well off Bay State Road has likewise proven satisfactory.
FILTRATION PLANT
Both filters have functioned very satisfactorily during the year and have produced an excellent quality of water. No. 2 filter was resanded early in the year.
MUTUAL AID CONNECTIONS
There are 7 cross connections between the following surrounding communities, namely :
Reading 2
Stoneham 2
Melrose 2 Lynnfield 1
During the year three emergencies arose whereby
the Wakefield Water Department was called on to supply the Town of Stoneham with water on two different occasions and the Town of Lynnfield on one oc- casion.
SPRINKLER SYSTEMS, FIRE PIPES AND PRIVATE HYDRANTS
At the present time there are 30 sprinkler systems and fire pipes in the town and 15 private hydrants. The aforesaid appliances are supplied with water by this department for which the town derives no revenue.
SEWER DEPARTMENT
GRAVITY SEWER SYSTEM
The gravity sewer system has functioned satisfactorily during the year and no stoppages have occurred.
LOW LEVEL SEWER SYSTEM
The low level sewer station on Vinton Street continued to function satisfactorily. A new and larger pump will be necessary in the near future due to the increasing load on this system.
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REPORT OF WATER AND SEWERAGE BOARD
MAIN STREET SEWER EJECTOR STATION
This station, located on Main Street opposite Central Street, continues to serve its purpose satisfactorily. During the year it was necessary to replace one defective motor on one of the units.
LAKE AVENUE EJECTOR STATION
This is a new underground station built this summer. It will serve Lake Avenue and Spaulding Street, an area too low to enter the gravity sewer system without pumping. This station will be put in operation early in 1949.
SEWER CONNECTIONS
Number of connections made during year 90
Number of connections made to date 2,539
SEWER CONSTRUCTION
The sewerage system was increased during the year by the depart- ment and by contract to C. DiMartino & Sons as noted below:
By the Department:
Twelve inch sewer was installed in:
Greenwood Street-From Metropolitan System manhole northerly 79.5 feet to Woodland Avenue.
Eight inch sewers were installed in:
Woodland Avenue-From Greenwood Street westerly 182 feet to a sewer at the Melrose Line.
Main Street-From Oak Street northerly to Green Street a system of sewers of 2,673 feet connecting 218.5 feet installed in 1947.
Oak Avenue-From Gerard and Oak Streets westerly 289.3 feet.
Oak Street-From Green Street easterly 338 feet.
Francis Avenue-From Greenwood Avenue westerly to Oak Street 303.5 feet.
Myrtle Avenue-From existing manhole southerly 337 feet.
Foundry Street-From Broadway northerly 982.6 feet to an existing manhole.
Six inch sewers were installed in:
Monroe Street-From North Avenue westerly 178.4 feet to an inspec- tion manhole.
By C. DiMartino & Sons:
Eight inch sewers were installed in:
Pitman Avenue-From Madison Avenue easterly 725 feet to a point near Harrison Avenue.
Green Street-From Main Street southerly 722 feet.
Dillaway Street-From Green Street 111 feet to Upland Road.
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Vernon Street-From Cordis Street 707 feet to Lowell Street. Lowell Street-From Vernon Street westerly 908 feet to dead end. Kimball Avenue-From Cordis Street southerly 500 feet to dead end. Stark Avenue-From Nahant Street easterly 1,055 feet to dead end. Spaulding Street-From Lake Avenue westerly 365 feet to dead end. Lake Avenue-From Spaulding Street northerly 145 feet and southerly 240 feet and connecting to an ejector station in the Park opposite Spauld- ing Street.
A six-inch cast iron force main was installed in Lake Avenue from an ejector station southerly 393 feet to Church Street, thence by an eight inch tile gravity sewer westerly eighty feet to an existing manhole in Church Street.
SUMMARY OF WATER STATISTICS
FOR THE YEAR 1948
WAKEFIELD WATER WORKS Middlesex County
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS
Population 18,677
Area of town, 4,568 acres
Date of Construction, 1883, by Wakefield Water Company
Source of Supply : Crystal Lake
Driven Wells Bay State Wells
Mode of Supply: Pumping through distribution system to standpipes.
Standpipe Capacity :
No. 1-Located on Green Street, Stoneham-565,485 gallons
No. 2-Located on Sidney Street, Wakefield-651,817 gallons
Type of Purification : Aeration Slow sand filters
Chlorination
Population :
Regularly supplied within town 18,507
70
Regularly supplied outside town
Total population supplied 18,577
Consumption :
Measured by Venturi Meter, Broadway Pumping Station
Measured by test meter, Sexton Avenue Pumping Station
Measured by Venturi Meter, Bay State Wells Pumping Station Builder of Pumping Machinery:
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REPORT OF WATER AND SEWERAGE BOARD
BROADWAY PUMPING STATION HIGH LIFT PUMP
A. Knowles Steam Pump Company-one 10-inch x 19-inch x 11-inch x 27- inch duplex compound condensing steam pump. Capacity, 1.8 million gallons per twenty-four hours.
HIGH LIFT PUMP NO. 1
B. Goulds' Pumps, Incorporated-one single stage centrifugal pump direct connected to 150 horsepower, 550-volt, three phase slip ring motor. Ca- pacity, 2.5 million gallons per twenty-four hours.
HIGH LIFT PUMP NO. 2
C. Goulds' Pumps, Incorporated-one single stage centrifugal pump, direct connected to 150 horsepower, 550-volt, three phase slip ring motor. Capacity, 2.5 million gallons per twenty-four hours.
LOW LIFT PUMP NO. 1
D. Goulds' Pumps, Incorporated-one single stage centrifugal pump, direct connected to 15-horsepower, 550-volt, three phase slip ring motor. Capacity, 2.5 million gallons per twenty-four hours.
LOW LEVEL PUMP NO. 2
E. Goulds' Pumps, Incorporated-one single stage centrifugal pump, direct connected to 15-horsepower, 550-volt, three phase slip ring motor. Capacity, 2.5 million gallons per twenty-four hours.
Total Station Capacity - 6.8 million gallons per day.
SEXTON AVENUE PUMPING STATION
A. Goulds' Pumps, Incorporated - one 8-inch x 10-inch triplex pump, belted to one Allis Chalmers, 30-horsepower, 220-volt, three phase squirrel cage motor. Capacity, 388,000 gallons per twenty-four hours. B. Lawrence Pump and Engine Company-one single stage centrifugal pump, direct connected to 40-horsepower, 220-volt, three phase squirrel cage motor. Capacity, 576,000 gallons per twenty-four hours. Total Station Capacity-576,000 gallons per day.
BAY STATE ROAD PUMPING STATION
A. Fairbanks Morse & Company-one 350-gallon per minute vertical tur- bine type submerged pump, direct connected to one Fairbanks' Morse Company, 30-horsepower, 220-volt, three phase squirrel cage vertical motor, capacity 500,000 gallons per twenty-four hours.
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Total Station Capacity-500,000 gallons per day. Purification Statistics:
Installed, 1927 Type of treatment: Aeration Slow sand filters
Capacity of filters: 2.5 million gallons per twenty-four hours.
Kind of Chemical Applied: Liquid chlorine applied to filtered water. Distribution System:
Range in pressure in center of town, 89-90 pounds.
Kind of pipe : Cast Iron
Cast Iron Cement Lined
Copper Tubing Wrought Iron Cement Lined Sheet Iron
Sizes: 2-inch to 20-inch.
Extended during the year - 5,545 ft.
Total now in use - 62.78 miles.
Number of hydrants added - 13.
Number of hydrants now in use - 409.
Number of stop gates in use -925.
Range of pressure on mains - 26 pounds to 115 pounds.
Number of service taps now in use - 4,634
Percent of active services metered - 95%.
In conclusion, I desire to extend my sincere thanks and appreciation to the Water and Sewerage Board, and all the members of the depart- ment for their support and cooperation during the year.
I also wish to thank the heads and members of the various town de- partments for their willingness and support during 1948.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM L. WENZEL,
Superintendent
RECEIVED LUCIUS DESTE MEMORIAL LIBRARY WAREMELD, MASSACH
REPORT OF BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
Report of Board of Public Welfare
January, 1949
To the Citizens of Wakefield:
The Board of Public Welfare submits its annual report for the fiscal year of 1948.
Massachusetts law requires that funds be appropriated for the care of persons in need and such assistance shall not be denied because of a resi- dence requirement in the city or town of application.
The city or town furnishing aid is reimbursed by the city or town in which a person being aided has a legal settlement, or by the State if there is no legal settlement.
Employment of all personnel for the department is governed by rules and qualifications as required by the Massachusetts Welfare Compensa- tion Board and Massachusetts Civil Service Commission which agencies in turn are motivated by a requirement of the Federal Social Security Act.
In conformity with the foregoing, Francis E. Wallace was selected as Agent by the board and placed in employment on September 20, 1948. Harold McMann who had functioned as Acting Agent since February 10, 1947, discontinued those duties on November 15, 1948. He is being retained on a provisional appointment as a part time Social Worker, as none are available through Civil Service.
Mrs. Dorothy Bennett was employed provisionally as a Clerk and Stenographer from September 7, 1948 to December 3, 1948, at which time she resigned because of moving to California. There being no replace- ment available from a Civil Service list, Miss Eleanor Nardone has been appointed provisionally pending an examination.
Due to our inability to complete our office force, because of Civil Service requirements, until the last quarter of the year, considerable dif- ficulty was encountered in trying to keep abreast of the many demands by State and Federal standards. A great deal of assistance was received from Miss Gail Lovejoy, a student at Tufts, and majoring in Sociology. She worked in the department for sixteen weeks as a requirement of her field work schedule and performed very creditable work.
A bi-annual Social Service Survey was conducted by the State De- partment of Public Welfare, who is charged with supervising local ad- ministration of relief. We are happy to note that their criticism was confined to details and their report shows Wakefield's Administration to be on a high level of efficiency. The Survey Report did recommend that we employ a staff of nine persons. The board feels that the present per- sonnel of six and one half workers is sufficient to properly handle the work, based on our present case load.
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
General Relief Recipients
Recipients in this category receive aid based on standards as deter- mined by the local board. Each case is considered individually and proper aid is given with due regard to all circumstances. There has been a slight rise in the overall costs due in part to price rises on food and fuel, and secondly, because of assisting a few more cases than last year. About 95% of the General Relief case load consisted of unemployable cases, be- ing that of widows and non-citizens over 65 years of age ineligible for Old Age Assistance; also persons who were mentally or physically in- capacitated. With the co-operation of the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Department, two of our cases physically handicapped have been given special training and consideration with the near prospect of them soon being in a position of becoming self-supporting. Charges of non-support were preferred against one man and he was sentenced to six months in the County Jail.
Aid to Dependent Children and Old Age Assistance
It is mandatory on the part of every city and town in the Common- wealth to use the State Standard Budget in figuring the amount of as- sistance to be given in these two classes. An 8.3% cost of living increase was effective October 1, 1948. As will be noted later in the report, Fed- eral and State participation absorbs a large portion of the amount paid.
Thirty-three families received Aid to Dependent Children grants this past year. The case load increased 14.3% over that of 1947 and included eighty-six dependent children.
The ever-increasing number of divorces, resulting in broken homes 1 is causing considerable anxiety and concern to agencies which grant as- sistance and to all thoughtful social workers.
Desertion and non-support is reflected in the Aid to Dependent Chil- dren case load. A man who crosses the state line is, almost without ex- ception, safe from prosecution. Remedial legislation should be sought to help correct this condition.
ADMINISTRATION Salaries of Board
Appropriation
$ 690.00
Expended
684.65
Balance
$ 5.35
Salaries and Other Administration Expenses
Federal Funds on Hand January 1, 1948
$ 2,179.18
Town Appropriation
8,500.00
Refunds
38.40
Federal Grants Received 1948
5,192.83
Available Funds
$ 15,910.41
REPORT OF BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE 163
Expenditures
14,303.83
Balance Less General Relief Refund
2.34
Federal Funds on Hand January 1, 1949
$ 1,604.24
GENERAL RELIEF Recipients 1946 Unpaid Bills
$ 80.00
Appropriation Expended
80.00
Balance
None
Special Appropriation (Hospital)
$ 155.00
Appropriation Expended
155.00
Balance
None
1947 Unpaid Bills
Appropriation
$ 2,228.09
Expended
2,129.67
Balance
98.42
1948 Current Expenses
Appropriation
$ 26,000.00
Refunds
390.68
Total
$ 26,390.68
Expended
25,932.16
Balance
$ 458.52
1948 Unpaid Bills
Received too late for payment out of 1948 appropriation $ 580.00
Case Load Distribution
Wakefield settled cases, living in Wakefield.
Number
Months
Aided for entire year
15
180
$ 9,212.41
Aided for portion of year
29
125
5,313.83
-
Total cases
44
305
$ 14,526.24
Average cost per case, per month
305
$ 47.62
Wakefield settled cases-Institutional and O. C. & T.
$ 1,606.58
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Cases
Division of Child Guardianship
(4)
$ 1,568.69
Canton Hospital
(1)
157.36
Tewksbury Hospital
(5)
1,690.60
House of Good Shepherd
(1)
458.12
State (Unsettled)
(7)
2,417.94
Other Cities and Towns
(10)
2,775.03
Total
$ 9,067.74
Wakefield aided cases with settlement in Other Cities and Towns (12)
$ 2,338.18
Grand Total
$ 25,932.16
Plus unpaid bills of O. C. & T., re- ceived too late for payment in 1948, shows actual 1948 cost
580.00
Total
$ 26,512.16
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN
Recipients Funds Available
Federal Funds January 1, 1948
$ 4,195.86
Town Appropriation
19,000.00
Federal Funds, (Grants) received in 1948
7,176.60
Cancelled Checks
56.35
Total Funds Available
$ 30,428.81
Funds Expended
Payments to recipients January 1, 1948 to December 31, 1948
$ 28,748.12
Balance on hand January 1, 1949, Federal Funds $ 1,680.69
Case Load 1948
Cases
Children
Cases
Children 61
Cases January 1, 1948
21
Applications 1948
14
34
Applications approved
10
28
Applications rejected
4
6
Cases closed
7
23
Cases aided
31
81
Cases January 1, 1949
24
57
REPORT OF BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE 165
Cost Per Case 1948
Payments, January 1, 1948 to December 31, 1948
$ 28,748.12
Average cost per case per year 1,326.84
Average cost per case, based on Oct .- Nov., 1948 payrolls
1,402.56
Average cost per case per month, based on Oct .- Nov. 1948 payrolls
116.88
Reimbursement of Funds 1948
The Advice of Audit Figures, issued monthly by the Bureau of Ac- counts, Massachuetts State Department of Public Welfare, is two months in arrears. The twelve Federal grants received in 1948 are, there- fore, based on recipients' payments together with adjustments for the period from November 1, 1947 to October 31, 1948.
Net payments to recipients for above period
$ 27,401.11
Allocation of Cost
Federal Share
$ 7,176.60
State Share
9,112.47
Town Share
11,112.04
Total
$ 27,401.11
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE Recipients Funds Available
Federal Funds January 1, 1948
$ 5,777.86
Town appropriation (1948)
133,000.00
Federal Funds (Grants) received in 1948
87,567.00
Cancelled checks
1,211.00
Total funds available
$227,555.86
Funds Expended
Payments to recipients January 1, 1948 to December 31, 1948
$ 218,932.60
Paid Other Cities and Towns
2,274.69
Total funds expended
$221,207.29
Balance on hand January 1, 1949 (Federal Funds)
6,348.57
Case Load - 1948
Cases January 1, 1948
313
Applications 1948
74
Applications approved
63
Applications withdrawn
6
Applications rejected
5
Cases closed
50
Cases January 1, 1949
326
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Cost Per Case - 1948
Payments, January 1, 1948 to December 31, 1948 $218,932.60 Average cost per case per year 690.12
Average cost per case, per year based on payrolls for period from October-November 1948 739.20
Average cost per case, per month based on payrolls for period from October-November 1948 61.60 ยท
Reimbursement of Funds 1948
The Advice of Audit Figures issued monthly by the Bureau of Ac- counts, Massachuetts State Department of Public Welfare, is two months in arrears. The twelve Federal grants received in 1948, are, there- fore, based on recipients' payrolls together with adjustments for the period from November 1, 1947 to October 31, 1948.
Net payments to recipients for the above period
$212,556.88
Allocation of Cost
Federal Share
$ 87,567.00
State Share
89,296.79
Town Share
35,693.09
Total
$212,556.88
Average Age Recipients
Cases January 1, 1948
75.4
New cases added in 1948
73.0
Cases closed by death-(24)
78.2
Cases on rolls January 1, 1949
74.3
Settlements
Unsettled cases living in Wakefield 41
Acknowledged settled cases, living in Wakefield, billed to other Cities and Towns 33
Wakefield settled cases living in other Cities and Towns January
1, 1949 29
TOWN HOME
1947 Unpaid Bills
Appropriation $ 19.37
Expended
19.37
Balance
None
Administration-Salaries
Appropriation 1948
$ 4,289.28
Expended
4,289.28
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Other Expenses
Appropriation 1948 Expended
$
9,500.00
9,498.26
Balance
1.74
1948 Operating Cost
Administration
$ 4,289.28
Other expenses
9,498.26
Farm produce grown and priced at market value
924.40
Inventory of goods on hand January 1, 1948
446.00
Value of Federal Surplus Commodities used
500.00
Gross costs
$ 15,657.94
Value of farm produce and canned goods on hand January 1, 1949 $ 150.00
Money received for board from temporary residents,
or paid for, by other Cities and Towns $ 1,225.00
$ 1,375.00
Net costs
$ 14,282.94
Case Load 1948
Man Days
12 residents in Home for entire year
4,392
13 residents in Home for portion of year
1,795
25 Total
6,187
Gross cost per resident per man day
$ 2.53
Net cost per resident per man day
2.31
Number of residents January 1, 1949
15
The Board is satisfied with the management of our Town Home. Mr. and Mrs. Peck, as Superintendent and Matron, work faithfully and ef- ficiently in its operation and give good care to the residents.
Mr. Peck and residents have moved the household goods of some of our General Relief recipients throughout the year. Produce grown for the table, and canned by the residents, has been a help in controlling food costs.
WILLARD DONNELL TRUST FUND
To the Wakefield Trust Company, a Massachusetts Corporation, hav- ing its place of business in said Wakefield, Ten Thousand Dollars, in trust, to hold, invest and reinvest the same at its discretion, and to pay over the net income thereof to the Town of Wakefield for the use of the Public Welfare Board of said Town to be expended by said Board, in its discretion, for the benefit of the poor and needy in the Town of Wake- field, and especially for the payment of hospital charges of the inhabitants
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of the Town of Wakefield as are themselves' financially unable to pay such hospital charges. This Trust shall continue for a term of nineteen years, and at the expiration of that term, I direct said Trustee to trans- fer and pay over the said trust estate with all accumulations thereon to said Town of Wakefield, to be held by said Town and the income only to be used for the benefit of such of its inhabitants as are in need of hos- pital care.
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