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Dec. 2 Mary Fortini
71
11
45
Chronic Myocarditis
5 Richard Kallio
3
2 Acute Enteritis
5
Benjamin W. Hatch
79
1
4 Carcinoma of Tonsil
6 Marie Borsari
76
9
8 Arterio Sclerotic Heart Disease
7
Irene F. Peterson
92
5 Generalized Arterio-Sclerosis 3
75
7 Adeno Carcinoma of Uterus
82
4 10 27 Coronary Occlusion
9 Mary A. Briggs
59
2
1
Carcinoma of Pleura
9 Helen D. Irwin
89
10 17 Arterio-Sclerotic Heart Disease
9 Joseph Roncarati
64
Cardio Vascular Renal Disease
9 Howard G. Beaman
60 2
23 Hypertensive Heart Disease
11 Ellen J. Donnelly
82 3 2 Fracture of Skull
56 7
29 Asphyxiation by Suspension Fracture of Skull
15 16 Emily R. Goodwin (Died in Norfolk) 70
19 Ella C. Carleton
82 81
6
25 Hypostatic Pneumonia
21 22 26
Elizabeth A. Howland Jacob Strassel 26 Anna M. Potter
75
4
16 Coronary Sclerosis
- Generalized Arterio Sclerosis
Name of Parents
Joseph Morey and Marion Margarido Nicholas Angers and Mary Bedard Stanton F. Nightingale and Evelyn Cobb Louis Gould and Lydia Brewster
and
Solomon Gordon and Joseph G. Hitchcock and Anne Chambers John Cole and Betsey Ashley Nathaniel K. Noyes and Ella K. Nickerson
Luigi Cocchi and Elizabeth Meloni
and and Maria Couto Toivo Kallio and Elizabeth Tavernelli Frederick A. Hatch and Ellen Wiggin Preti Natale and Delida Ferranti Nehemiah F. Savery and Phoebe C. Stephens
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Daniel Butler and Eliza Hathaway James A. Briggs and Annie M. Lynch Joseph Irwin and Harriet Holmes George Roncarati and
Willard W. Beaman and Emma J. Smith Isaac N. Stoddard and Martha L. Thomas Louis Gallerani and Mary Minelli George Jones and Eliza Chandler Thomas Read and Mary A. Clark Charles Crooker and Caroline Eaton
and and
20 Valentino Govoni
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Chronic Myocardial Failure Stillborn
80 9
24 Cerebral Embolism
91
Age
Y. M. D.
Cause of Death
Diabetes Mellitus
50
-
17 12 Surgical Shock Stillborn
4 5 Elsie Gomes
Phineas F. Burgess and Harriet A. Francis
8 Hattie T. Burgess
8 Benjamin H. Butler (Died in Middleboro)
11 Louise Strocchi
Clara Barrows
54 9 28
11 21 Carcinoma
Michael Mahon and Margaret Wendell Strassel and Catherine Fay James Cunningham and Mary Coletti
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SUMMARY
MARRIAGES, 1940
Number Registered in 1940 208
BIRTHS, 1940
Number Registered, 286, of which 85 were non-resi- dents.
Males
152
Females
134
286
DEATHS, 1940
Number of deaths registered, 214, of which 49 were non-residents, and 31 died out of town, burial taking place in Plymouth.
There have been issued from the Town Clerk's Office for the year 1940, licenses as follows:
Resident Citizen's Fishing Licenses 336
Resident Citizen's Hunting Licenses
376
Resident Citizen's Sporting Licenses
220
Resident Citizen's Minor and Female Licenses
97
Resident Citizen's Minor Trapping Licenses
13
Resident Citizen's Trapping Licenses
7
Resident Citizen's Sporting (Free) Licenses
80
Special Non-Resident Fishing Licenses 32
Non-Resident Citizen's Fishing Licenses (Minor)
1
Non-Resident Citizen's Fishing Licenses
4
Non-Resident Citizen's Hunting Licenses 3
Non-Resident Citizen's Sporting Licenses 0
Non-Resident Citizen's Trapping Licenses 0
Duplicate Licenses 5
Resident Citizen's Lobster and Crab Licenses 87
Male Dog Licenses 650
Female Dog Licenses 306
Kennel Licenses 4
HERBERT K. BARTLETT,
Town Clerk
EIGHTY-SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Water Commissioners
AND
Superintendent
OF THE
Town of Plymouth
1620.
CHU.
O.
1940
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REPORT OF WATER COMMISSIONERS
The Water Commissioners herewith submit their eighty- sixth annual report.
RECEIPTS
Appropriation, Maintenance $24,000.00
Appropriation, Construction 5,000.00
Appropriation, Diesel Engine Installation
7,250.00
Appropriation, Truck
700.00
Unexpended Balance, Sandwich Road (Hospital line)
165.05
Unexpended Balance, Construction
9.46
Refunds
57.31
$37,181.82
EXPENDITURES
Maintenance
$23,152.64
Partial payment on Diesel Engine Installation
4,396.83
One-ton Ford Truck
700.00
Renewal and Extension Main
1,990.99
Driving Test Wells, Manomet
487.65
Extension of Services
746.88
Meters and Setting
588.50
Stock on hand (Pipe and Fittings)
917.22
Unexpended Balance, Diesel Engine In- stallation
2,853.17
Unexpended Balance, Construction
1,347.77
Unexpended Balance, Maintenance
.17
$37,181.82
MAINTENANCE
Superintendent
$3,000.00
Registrar 1,300.00
Clerical
1,352.00
One-half cost Oil Burner Installa-
tion, Office 305.94
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One-half cost Hot Water Installa-
tion, Office
42.50
Office Heat, Coal
52.89
Office Heat, Oil
22.04
Office Light
110.53
Office Janitor Service
195.75
Stationery, Printing, Postage
303.78
Annual Reports
40.00
Telephone
284.58
Labor
6,810.52
Meter Manholes and Covers
28.51
Freight and Express
96.45
Miscellaneous Equipment and Repairs
945.89
Planting trees at Shore Road Tank
39.20
Tools and Repairs
184.69
Auto Repairs and Supplies
413.38
Auto Insurance and Registration
126.95
Gasoline and Oil
493.51
Insurance (Workmens' Compensa.
& Employers' Liability)
386.05
Light in Shop and Yard
36.66
Leaks Repaired in Main
604.80
Leaks Repaired in Services
163.25
$17,339.87
Pumping Station:
Salaries (Chief Engineer, Ass't.
and Sub.)
$3,416.40
Heat Engineers' Dwelling
411.02
Light Engineers' Dwelling
48.00
Coal at Station
291.19
Light at Station
44.60
Power for Cooling System (3/4 & 1 HP Motors)
14.96
Fuel Oil
550.44
Lubricating Oil
129.20
Power Billington St. Station
526.00
Heat Billington St. Station
9.26
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Power Booster Pump, Warren Avenue
49.53
Material and Supplies
125.54
Clear and Repair Cesspool
48.53
Fire Extinguisher Equipment
148.10
$5,812.77
$23,152.64
The Water Commissioners regret exceedingly to report the death of their Chief Engineer, Frank Schofield, who passed away January 6, 1941. Mr. Schofield came to work for the Department May 2, 1934, and rendered faithful and efficient service. The Commissioners and all his other associates in the Department feel that the Town has lost a valued employee.
BONDED DEBT
The Bonded Debt of the Water Department was $20,- 000.00 on January 1, 1940, and $10,000.00 was paid on the principal during 1940, so we start the year 1941 with a debt of only $10,000.00.
REVENUE
The total collections for 1940 amounted to $46,545.21, divided as follows:
Plymouth System
$40,509.36
Manomet System 6,035.85
$46,545.21
The reduction in the amount of the Manomet revenue from $7,085.45 in 1939 to $6,035.85 in 1940 is due to a re- duction in the minimum rate for Manomet, from $25.00 annually to $16.00 annually.
PUMPING STATION
The Wolverine-Gould at the Lout Pond pumping sta- tion ran 2,9891/2 hours during 1940 and pumped 319,770,000
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gallons of water. The fuel oil consumption was 9,748 gal- lons. The water pumped per gal. fuel oil consumed was 32,800 gals., which is precisely the same as 1939.
NEW ENGINE AND PUMP
The report of the Water Commissioners for 1939 con- tained a recommendation that a new Diesel engine and pump be installed to replace the old Barr steam pump and eliminate the hazard of operating thirty-seven year old boilers.
An appropriation of $7,250.00 was asked for, and allow- ed at the March 1940 Town Meeting, to make such an installation.
A price of $6,100.00 was obtained from the Wolverine Motor Works, Inc., for a 2 Cyl., 4 Cycle Engine and Pump, installed on foundation prepared by Town, a duplicate of the present unit.
The Fairbanks, Morse & Co. offered a 60 HP., 2 Cyl., 2 Cycle Engine and Pump, set up on our foundation, in- cluding cooling system for both engines, for a price of $5,120.00.
The Fairbanks, Morse & Co. proposition was accepted by the Water Commissioners. The engine is now installed and is operating in a satisfactory manner.
PROPOSED NEW WORK
The Superintendent's report shows in tabular form the sizes and lengths of pipe laid during the year 1940 and the cost of material used.
The Commissioners are of the opinion that the develop- ment of a supplementary water supply in Manomet, as mentioned in the report of the Superintendent, is a matter of first importance and, since test wells indicate that a good quality of water can be obtained from driven wells on the site mentioned, we recommend an appropriation of $7,000.00 for the development of this supply.
For the year 1941 we recommend a 6" line be laid on Mt. Pleasant street, between Sandwich and South streets,
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also an 8" line on Russell street, between Allerton and Summer streets and a 6" line on Brewster street, from Court street to Water street.
We recommend an appropriation of $3,000.00 to pur- chase material for the above work and understand that this can be made a WPA project.
Several requests for pipe extensions in proposed new streets and some existing ways in which we have no pipe have been received by the Board the past year and we recommend $2,700.00 to cover these requests.
The Ford Coupe used by the Superintendent was pur- chased in June of 1935 and has been driven 58,684 miles. The cost of necessary repairs to put this machine in safe operating condition for another year would probably be high.
We recommend an appropriation of $550.00 to cover the cost of a new machine.
The following is a summary of our budget recom- mendations for 1941:
Auxiliary Water Supply System
at Manomet $7,000.00
Relaying old 4" and 6" main 3,000.00
Proposed Extensions
2,700.00
Ford Coupe 550.00
Maintenance
25,000.00
$38,250.00
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM R. MORTON, Chairman
RICHARD T. ELDRIDGE
JOHN H. DAMON
EDWARD R. BELCHER
JOHN L. MORTON
Board of Water Commissioners
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SUMMARY OF STATISTICS
(Published by request of the New England Water Works Association, Plymouth, Mass. Water Works.)
Population, 13,175.
Date of Construction. 1855.
By Whom owned, Town.
Source of Supply, Great and Little South Ponds.
Mode of Supply, Gravity for low service, and Pumping for high service.
PUMPING
Builders of pumping machinery: Barr, Fairbanks-Morse and Wolverine-Gould.
Description of fuel used:
(a) Kind, Bituminous coal and fuel oil.
(b) Brand of coal, New River, Sel. R/M.
(c) Average price of coal per net ton delivered, $8.25.
Coal consumed for the year :
Bituminous, 17,110 lbs.
Amount of other fuel used, 9,824 gals. Fuel Oil.
Total equivalent for the year, 17,110 lbs. coal and 9,824 gals. fuel oil.
Pumpage for the year:
Barr, 7,512,000 gals. with 3% allowance for slip. Fairbanks-Morse, 2,610,000 gals.
Wolverine-Gould, 319,770,000 gals. New High Service Electric, 14,417,000 gals.
Average static head, 68 ft. Average dynamic head, 74.5 ft.
Number gals. per gal. fuel oil, Wolverine-Gould 32,800. Number gals. per lb. coal, Barr, 439.
Duty of Pumps: Wolverine-Gould 150,755,000.
Barr, 18,722,000.
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COST OF PUMPING FIGURED ON PUMPING STATION EXPENSES, VIZ: $5,812.77.
Per million gals. against dynamic head into direct pipe, $16.88.
Per million gals. raised one foot high (dynamic), $0.2265.
COST OF PUMPING FIGURED ON TOTAL MAINTENANCE, VIZ: $23,152.64.
Per million gals. against dynamic head into direct pipe, $67.24.
Per million gals. raised one foot high (dynamic), $0.9025.
STATISTICS ON CONSUMPTION OF WATER
Total population, estimated, 13,175.
Estimated population on pipe line, 12,500.
Estimated population supplied, 12,500.
Total consumption for the year, 596,007,000 gallons. Average daily consumption, 1,628,000 gallons.
Gallons per day to each inhabitant, 123.
Gallons per day to each tap, 472.
STATISTICS RELATING TO DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
Kind of pipe used: Cement lined sheet iron and cement cast iron.
Sizes: From 2-inch to 30-inch.
Extended: 1930 feet.
Discontinued: 1,185 feet.
Total now in use: 78 miles, 2,284 feet.
Cost to repair per mile, $7.70.
Number of leaks per mile 0.382.
Small distribution pipe less than 4-inch, 8 miles, 2,706 feet. Hydrants now in use, 327 public; 73 private.
Stop gates added, 3. Discontinued, 2. Number now in use, 867.
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SERVICES
Kind of Pipe: Lead and Cement lined.
Sizes: From one-half to four inches.
Extended: 928 feet. Discontinued: 66 feet.
Total now in use: 10 miles, 637 feet.
Services taps added: 48. Discontinued, 2.
Number now in use, 3,442.
Average length of services: 19.3 feet.
Average cost of service: $15.56.
Number meters added: 45.
Number now in use: 2,674.
Percentage of services metered: 77.6%.
SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT
To the Board of Water Commissioners Gentlemen:
I herewith submit the annual report of the Superinten- dent for the year ending December 31, 1940.
TABLE SHOWING LOCATION, SIZE AND COST OF PIPE LAID DURING YEAR 1940
Location
Length in Ft.
Size in Inches
Material Cost
Sandwich Road
545
8
$867.25
Chestnut Street
600
6
772.12
Sawyer Place
285
21/2 Galv.
230.62
Wellington Road
500
2 Galv.
121.00
1,930
$1,990.99
MANOMET SYSTEM
The low rainfall of August 1940 of 0.74" made it neces- sary to run the booster pump on the Shore Road for 3421/2 hours during the month to keep the Manomet tank and standpipe properly filled.
In the report of 1939 it was suggested that it would be
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desirable to give consideration to the possible develop- ment of an auxiliary supply in Manomet to supplement the supply from the Plymouth system. It would be neces- sary to operate such a proposed system only during periods of drought, when draught on the Plymouth sys- tem was so great that only an insufficient supply could get to Manomet.
The increasing number of consumers in Manomet and the possibility that the rate of increase may be more rapid in the future has led to the study of the develop- ment of a ground water supply.
Test wells have been driven on the shore of Warners Pond which is about 700' north westerly from Fresh Pond. The land on which these wells have been driven is owned by Porter Harlow and he has given assurance that the site we need for this proposed development, to- gether with a right of way to Bartlett Road or Harlow standpipe can be purchased for $500.00.
Measurement of the yield from these wells and analyses of the water made by the Department of Public Health, indicates sufficient water of good quality can be obtained in this locality.
A pump located here would force the water through 2,750 feet of 6" main to be laid along Bartlett Road, con- necting with the existing 6" line on Bartlett Road.
The estimated cost of this work, including wells, pump, pump house, land and force main is $7,000.00.
CHLORINATION WATER MAIN
At the suggestion of the State Department of Health, we have adopted the plan in 1940, of chlorinating all new main pipes laid before putting them in service.
The process consists of putting into the pipe a certain definite quantity of chlorine compound for each section of new main laid. The quantity used is dependant on the length and size of the pipe in each section. This chlorin-
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ated section is then allowed to stand for 24 hours, at the end of which time it is thoroughly flushed out, then put into service.
The chlorine compound used for this purpose has been approved by the State Department of Health.
RAINFALL
The total rainfall for the year 1940 was 47.93" which is 1.66" higher than the average annual rainfall for the past fifty-three years. Notwithstanding this comparatively high annual precipitation, during the month of August there was only .74" of rainfall. The average August rain- fall is 3.63".
As a consequence of these drought conditions, during August it became necessary to run the booster pump on the Manomet System for 3421/2 hours.
HYDRANTS AND GATES
During the year, hydrants and gates were given the usual inspection and were in excellent working order at this writing.
ANALYSIS OF WATER
As in the past, samples of water from our source of supply, have been forwarded to the State Department of Public Health at regular intervals for the usual analy- sis, reports of which are filed in the Superintendent's office.
Respectfully submitted,
ARTHUR E. BLACKMER, Superintendent
1940 PUMPING RECORD
Barr (Steam)
Wolverine-Gould
Fairbanks-Morse Diesel NHS (Electric)
Av. Tem.
Month
Hrs. Run
Lbs. Coal
Pumped
Hrs. Run
Gals.
Fuel Oil
Gals.
Hrs. Run
Gals.
Fuel Oil
Gals.
Gals.
Pumped
Gravity
in Gals.
in Inches
Max.
Min.
an.
6612
12,710
5,388,000
187
614
20,104,000
1,174,000
20,393,000
2.33
26
09
eb.
10
1,800
863,000
2511/2
844
26,821,000
3,163,000
17,460,000
6.81
34
20
March
967,000
19,669,000
4.28
36
22
April
8
1,400
646,000
1911/4
6151/2
20,331,000
959,000
18,970,000
7.24
48
33
725,000
19,799,000
5.70
62
46
une
7
1.200
615,000
281
928
29,953,000
1,230,000
21,855,000
1.38
72
54
July
3451/2
1,100
36,913,000
1,492,000
22,339,000
3.60
77
62
Aug.
399
1,302
42,747,000
2,181,000
22,531,000
.74
76
55
Sept.
253
831
: 27,186,000
793,000
22,394,000
5.03
68
52
Oct.
2301/4
7501/2
24,633,000
671,000
22,590,000
1.80
56
36
Nov.
20614
664
21,962,000
582,000
21,659,000
6.53
46
32
Dec.
180 1/4
5941/2
19,606,000
29
76
2,610,000
480,000
22,039,000
2.49
40
23
Total
911/2
17,110 7,512,000
2,989 1/2
9,748
319,770,000
29
76 2,610,000
14,417,000
251,698,000
47.93
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Hours Run
Gals. Pumped
Duty based on B.T.U.'s in Fuel 19,500 per 1b. fuel oil 14,500 per 1b. coal Head, 74.5 ft.
Barr (Steam)
17,110 lbs. coal
7,512,000
18,722,000
Wolverine-Gould
9,748 gals. fuel oil
319,770,000
150,755,000
Fairbanks-Morse Diesel
76 gals. fuel oil
2,610,000
NHS (Electric)
14,417,000
Total Pumping Gravity
344,309,000
251,698,000
Total Consumption
596,007,000
May
2331/4
758
24,892,000
2311/4
7461/2
24,622,000
Pumped
Pumped
Gals.
Rain
911/2 2,989 1/2 29
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REPORT OF POLICE DEPARTMENT
Number of arrests for the year 1940:
Males
411
Females
23
Total
434
Amount of fines imposed
$3,019.00
Property recovered
$3,813.16
Types of automobile accidents :
Automobile Fatal-Operator and Passenger
1
Pedestrian
27
Automobile Injuries
33
Automobile Property Damages
166
Bicycle
3
Respectfully submitted,
RUSSELL P. DEARBORN,
Chief of Police
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ASSESSORS' REPORT
Aggrgate Value
Exempted under Clauses 11-17-18-22-23
$21,870,850.00 54,750.00
Available for Revenue
$21,716,100.00
Valuation of Personal $1,691,100.00
Valuation of Real 20,025,000.00
To be raised by taxation:
State Tax
55,097.73
County Tax
36,617.48
Tuberculosis Hospital
11,251.29
Town appropriation
986,627.07
Overlay
11,433.19
$1,101,026.76
Estimated receipts, including:
Dog Tax voted by the Town to be used by Assessors: $339,655.01
Over estimates of previous
year to be used as available
Funds State Park and Reservations 98.67
Out of available funds under
approval of Commissioner of
Corp. and Taxation Town Meetings,
October 10, 1939
20,960.00
December 27, 1939
15,725.00
March 29, 1940
3,000.00
379,438.68
$721,588.08
Division of Taxes:
January 1 Personal
$55,468.08
January 1 Real Estate 656,820.00
April 1 Polls
9,300.00
December 31 Additional Polls
36.00
December 31 Additional Personal 78.72
December 31 Additional Real Estate 30.34
Rate of Taxation, $32.80 on $1,000.
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Warrants to Collector:
Personal Property
$55,546.80
Real Estate
656,850.34
Polls 9,336.00
Exempted under Chapter 59, Sec. 5
General Laws as Amended:
Houses of Religious Worship
$348,800.00
Charitable, Benevolent, Literary, and Educational
1,132,300.00
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
182,625.00
United States of America
118,200.00
County of Plymouth
619,850.00
Town of Plymouth
1,999,650.00
Table of Aggregates:
Number of Persons, Firms,
and Corporations assessed
on Property
4,834
Polls assessed
4,668
Polls exempted under Clause 18
23
Polls exempted under Clause 23 21
Polls exempted under Chapter 202
Sec. 1, Chap. 59, G. L.
Acts of 1936
438
Horses
45
Cows
269
Neat Cattle
6
Swine
91
Sheep
18
Fowl
8,765
Dwelling Houses
4,250
Acres of Land 48,000
Motor Vehicles assessed under
Motor Excise Law:
Value of Motor Vehicles Registered
$940,930.00
Warrants to Collector:
(Motor Excise)
$27,990.87
State Rate on Motor Vehicles, $36.40 on $1,000.
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ABATEMENT ACCOUNT
Levy of 1938:
Dec. 31, 1939, Balance
$5,576.73
Dec. 31, 1940, Abatements
Polls
$86.00
Personal
181.75
Real 566.01
833.76
Balance to Reserve Overlay, Levy of 1939:
$4,742.97
Dec. 31, 1939, Balance
$9,425.57
Dec. 31, 1940, Abatements Personal
$307.43
Real
2,225.25
2,532.68
$6,892.89
Levy of 1940: July 25, 1940, Overlay
11,433.19
Dec. 31, 1940, Abatements
Polls
$930.00
Personal
236.98
Real
9,874.00
11,040.98
$392.21
Reserve Overlay: Dec. 31, 1939, Balance
$10,823.67
From Overlay of 1938
4,742.97
$15,566.64
To Reserve Account
3,369.80
$12,196.84
THOMAS L. CASSIDY, FRED A. SAMPSON, JAMES S. SWANTON, Assessors.
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
February 11th, 1941.
To the Citizens of the Town of Plymouth:
The Board of Public Welfare presents herewith its annual report, covering the year 1940.
Of the total amount appropriated for general relief and for the Infirmary, $5,913.90 remained unexpended at the end of the year. This unexpended balance would have been larger by $1,568.24 but for the fact that, in December, when it became apparent that there would be a substantial surplus, there was expended for fuel for the year 1941, $475 for the Infirmary and $600 for the Old High School, and, in addition, $393.24 was expended for new furniture and equipment for the Welfare office, and $100 for a badly- needed linoleum floor in the main office.
An appropriation of $85,700.00 is being requested for 1941 for general relief and for the Infirmary. There is no reason to believe that there will be any real reduction in the requests for assistance during 1941, and there is every reason to anticipate that the increased cost of living, the increased cost of housing, and the more liberal budget requirements imposed upon us will increase the cost per case, not to mention the necessity of revising upward the patient costs paid to the Jordan Hospital and the material increase of medical requirements during the epidemic the first part of this year. There will be an increase in the budget item for salaries and wages. In 1940, this Board included in its request a sum sufficient to permit the em- ployment of a full time visitor and an extra clerk. This sum was appropriated. It was found, however, that the new clerk was not then necessary, while the visitor was not employed until May, thus saving one-third of the total allotment for her salary. In 1941, we shall be paying a full year's salary.
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The matter causing the Board most concern is the con- dition of the Town Infirmary. A few make-shift repairs were made during the year. However, after careful con- sideration and long discussion, the Board determined that expert advice was necessary, and the architectural firm of Strickland and Strickland was employed. A careful sur- vey was made and a detailed report, with plans and esti- mates, submitted to the Board. It must be apparent to everyone familiar with conditions there that the Infirmary is unsafe and unfit for the care of the old, the infirm and the unfortunate. For this reason, believing that the infirmary is a necessary town institution, a special request is being made for the authority to remodel and modernize the building, and for an appropriation of $15,000.00 to cover the cost of the same.
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN
Aid has been granted for the care of Dependent Children since 1913 under the Mother's Aid Law, which was a form of Public Assistance. Mother's Aid was the outcome of a liberalized act of Legislature to enable the Public Welfare to extend adequate assistance to Mothers. This act was broadened in 1936 to meet the needs of a larger scope of dependent children living with blood relations other than the Mother. Effective January 1, 1937, under the Federal Social Security Act, the towns and cities participated in reimbursements from the Federal Government as well as from the Commonwealth, and the name changed to Aid to Dependent Children.
Although Aid to Dependent Children is another form of Public Assistance, it is given in cash or check, payable on the 1st and 15th of each month.
At the beginning of January, 1939, there were 34 cases being aided under Aid to Dependent Children. For the next ten months the average monthly case load was 35 cases. December saw a decided increase in cases as 8 new cases were granted relief under this category.
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Active cases Jan. 1, 1940
31
Cases added during year
19
Total Cases Aided-1940
50
Cases Closed:
Child 18 yrs. or not in school
1
Relatives able to support
5
Remarried 1
Total Cases Closed
7
Active Cases December 31, 1941
43
A. RODMAN, HUSSEY, JR., Chairman EDMUND J. PRIESTLEY, Secretary DR. THOMAS W. LOFT
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REPORT OF THE BUREAU OF OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
To the Citizens of the Town of Plymouth:
The Bureau of Old Age Assistance presents herewith its annual report for the year 1940.
At the regular meeting of the Bureau of Old Age Assist- ance held April 5, 1940, the Bureau was organized as follows: Harold S. Damon, Chairman, and A. Rodman Hussey, Jr., and Edmund J. Priestley from the Board of Public Welfare.
During the past year there were 437 cases receiving assistance from this Department amounting to $134,673.27. This would equal an average cost per case of $308.17. There were 87 cases added during the year and 47 cases closed, making a net increase for 1940 of 40 cases. Our active case load beginning January 1, 1941, was 390 cases.
Federal Grants that were received during 1940 amounted to $62,677.31. In addition to the amount that we received from the Federal Government we will receive from the State Department two-thirds of the balance which will amount to $47,997.00, and $1,500.00 from other cities and towns for aid rendered to their cases in Plymouth. Adding the amount of Federal Grants that we receive from the Federal Government to the re-imbursement from the State, Cities, and Towns we have a total amount of $112,- 174.00, leaving a net cost to the Town of Plymouth for 1940 of $22,498.00. The above figures are approximate as it is rather difficult to figure out these expenditures accurately because of questionable settlements and probable dis- allowances.
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