Town annual report of the officers of the town of Plymouth, Massachusetts for the year ending 1941, Part 36

Author: Plymouth (Mass.)
Publication date: 1941
Publisher: Plymouth [Mass.] : Avery & Doten
Number of Pages: 956


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the control of the people as expressed in the appro- priations voted by them at the town meeting.


It is the unanimous considered opinion of the Water board that the adoption of this Article will benefit the town as a whole and particularly the water takers.


JOHN L. MORTON, Chairman RICHARD T. ELDRIDGE, Sec. DANIEL F. MULCAHY C. BROOKS HUDSON EDWARD R. BELCHER


Board of Water Commissioners.


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, Fairbanks-Morse and Wolverine-Gould.


Description of fuel, Oil.


Amount used, 14,1331/2 gallons.


Pumpage for the year : Fairbanks-Morse, 280,651,000 gals.


Wolverine-Gould, 201,726,000 gals. 14,235,000 gals.


NHS (Electric),


496,612,000 gals.


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Average static head, 68 ft. Average dynamic head, 74.5 ft.


Number of gals. per gals. fuel oil: Fairbanks-Morse, 35,690 Wolverine-Gould 32,170


Duty of Pumps :


Fairbanks-Morse, 164,021,000


Wolverine-Gould, 147,858,000


COST OF PUMPING FIGURED ON PUMPING STATION EXPENSES, VIZ: $10,949.29


Per million gallons against dynamic head into direct pipe, $22.047.


Per million gallons raised one foot high (dynamic), $0.2959.


COST OF PUMPING FIGURED ON TOTAL MAINTENANCE, VIZ: $30,934.22


Per million gallons against dynamic head into direct pipe, $62.29. Per million gallons raised one foot high (dynamic), $0.8361.


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, 735,563,000. Average daily consumption, 2,015,241. Gallons per day to each inhabitant, 152. Gallons per day to each tap, 572.


STATISTICS RELATING TO DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM


Kind of pipe, Cement lined sheet iron and cement cast iron. Sizes, From 2-inch to 30-inch.


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Extended, None.


Discontinued, None.


Total now in use, 79 miles, 333 feet.


Cost to repair per mile, $6.87.


Number of leaks per mile, 0.265.


Small distribution pipe less than 4-in., 8 miles, 2,831 ft. Hydrants now in use, 333 public; 73 private.


Stop gates added, None. Discontinued, None. Num- ber now in use, 877.


SERVICES


Kind of pipe, Lead and Cement lined.


Sizes, From one-half to four inches.


Extended, 115 ft. Discontinued, None. Total now in use, 10 miles, 1,494 feet.


Service taps added, 12. Discontinued, None.


Total now in use, 3,519.


Average length of service, 9.6 feet.


Average cost per service, $19.43. Number meters added, 12. Number now in use, 2,798.


Percentage of services metered, 79.5.


SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT


To the Board of Water Commissioners: Gentlemen :


I herewith submit the annual report of the Super- intendent for the year ending December 31, 1943.


Because it was a problem to get material for other than emergency purposes, no extensions of water main were made.


The regular maintenance work was carried out, much trimming and burning brush was done around our reservoirs. Sixty-nine leaks were repaired, forty- eight of these being in services and twenty-one in main pipe. Twenty-six corporations were drilled and cleaned with the result that the pressure in each case was considerably improved.


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The conditions under which the U. S. Army Camp on the Manuel Medara farm at South Street is sup- plied has changed somewhat. Heretofore, there were six separate connections and several meters. Now, one service takes care of this and one 3 in. meter re- places the several, the meter and most of the labor being furnished by the Government. The meters re- moved were returned to our shop and can be used elsewhere.


The Auxiliary Well Supply at Warner's Pond, Manomet, was used during the months of June, July and August. The pump was in operation 4001/4 hours, consuming 720.9 gallons gasoline and 4 gallons lubricating oil. 3,598,800 gallons of water were pumped.


RAINFALL


Rainfall for the year was 37.80 inches, or 12.06 inches lower than the 1942 rainfall of 49.86, which was 3.59 inches higher than the average annual rain- fall for the past fifty-five years. Great and Little South Ponds are approximately on the same level as they were in February of 1931, or, 3 ft. below normal.


HYDRANTS AND GATES


Hydrants and Gates were inspected as usual dur- ing the year so that they would be in excellent work- ing condition.


ANALYSIS OF WATER


Samples of water from our source of supply have been forwarded, as has been the practice in the past, to the State Department of Health for analysis at spe- cified times. In addition, samples have been taken to the City of Brockton Laboratory, weekly, from various taps about town. Reports on all are on file in the Superintendent's office.


Respectfully submitted,


THEODORE BRINK, Superintendent.


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ASSESSORS' REPORT 1943


Aggregate Value


$21,724,650.00


Exempted under Clauses 11-17-18-22-23 47,150.00


Available for Revenue


21,677,500.00


Valuation of Personal $ 1,718,675.00


Valuation of Real


19,958,825.00


To be raised by taxation :


State Tax


20,789.37


County Tax 34,350.13


Tuberculosis Hospital 13,923.41


Town Appropriation 975,074.27


Deficits due to abatements in


excess of overlay or prior years


802.82


Overlay 14,314.14 1,059,254.14


Estimated receipts, including :


Dog Tax voted by the Town to be used by Assessors 338,566.14


Out of available funds under


approval of Commissioner


of Corporations and Tax- ation.


TOWN MEETING,


March 27, 1943


35,000.00 373,566.14


685,688.00


Division of Taxes :


January 1 Personal


53,622.66


January 1 Real Estate


622,715.34


April 1 Polls


9,350.00


December 31 Additional Polls


32.00


December 31 Additional Real


34.32


December 31 Additional Personal


15.60


Rate of Taxation $31.20 on $1,000.


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Warrants to Collector :


Personal Property


53,638.26


Real Estate


622,749.66


Polls 9,382.00


Moth 222.25


Exempted under Chapter


59, Sec. 5, General Laws as Amended.


Houses of Religious Worship


352,000.00


Charitable, Benevolent, Literary, and Educational 738,025.00


Parsonages Exempted


33,050.00


United States of America


123,200.00


Commonwealth of Massachusetts


182,625.00


County of Plymouth


559,125.00


Town of Plymouth


1,494,650.00


Table of Aggregates :


Number of Persons, Firms,


and Corporations Assessed


on property


4,771


Polls Assessed 4,691


Polls exempted under Clause 18 12


Polls exempted under Clause 23 14


Polls Exempted under Clause 202 Sec. 1, Chap. 59, G. L.


Acts of 1936 391


Polls Exempted under Sec. 8


Ch. 58 (Men in Armed Forces)


665


Horses


43


Cows


204


Neat Cattle


9


Swine


179


Sheep


45


Fowl


12,425


All Others


5


Dwelling Houses


4,292


Acres of Land


48,000


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Motor Vehicles and Trailers assessed under Motor Excise and Trailer Law: Value of Motor Vehicles and Trailers Registered $542,370.00


Warrants to Collector : (Motor Excise and Trailer) $18,612.66


State Rate on Motor Vehicles and Trailers, $36.33 on $1,000.


ABATEMENT ACCOUNT


Levy of 1941 : Dec. 31, 1942, Balance


$ 3,733.94


Sept. 15, 1943, Abatements Polls


$ 8.00


Personal


73.71


81.71


Balance to Reserve Overlay,


$ 3,252.23


Levy of 1942:


Dec. 31, 1942, Balance


13,525.83


Dec. 31, 1943, Abatements


Polls


20.00


Personal


154.71


Real Estate


83.43


258.14


13,267.69


Levy of 1943:


May 24, 1943, Overlay


14,314.14


Dec. 31, 1943, Abatements Polls


2,262.00


Personal


52.26


Real Estate


2,463.30


4,777.56


9,536.58


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Reserve Overlay : Dec. 31, 1942, Balance From Overlay of 1941


9,238.52


3,652.23


12,890.75


(A transfer of $5,000. was voted in 1943 but was not used.)


THOMAS L. CASSIDY, FRED A. SAMPSON JAMES S. SWANTON


Board of Assessors.


PLYMOUTH PUBLIC LIBRARY AND LORING LIBRARY


From the annual report submitted to the board of directors of the Plymouth Public Library :


BOOK STOCK


Number of volumes end of 1942


25,435


Volumes added by purchase


924


Volumes added by gift


41


Total


26,400


Volumes lost and withdrawn


946


Total number of volumes end of 1943


25,454


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USE


Volumes of non-fiction lent


22,337


Volumes of fiction lent


52,228


Prints lent 1,630


Volumes lent through 41 school deposits


23,663


Total number of volumes lent 98,228


Per cent fiction lent 70


Circulation per capita (included Loring Library) 9


REGISTRATION


Number of new borrowers registered 312


Total number of borrowers registered 4,317


Per cent of registered borrowers of population served, 42 (includes Loring Library) .


LORING LIBRARY


Books added 1943 542


USE


Volumes of non-fiction lent


7,456


Volumes of fiction lent 12,485


Total number of volumes lent 19,941


REGISTRATION


Number of new borrowers registered


181


Total number of borrowers registered 1,153


CHARLOTTE HASKINS, Librarian.


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REPORT OF HARBOR MASTER FOR 1943


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen: Gentlemen :


My records show that 1130 tons of fish were landed here during 1943, a decrease of 435 tons from 1942, due mostly to the local traps having a poor season.


The Town Wharf is badly in need of planking. I recommend that four hundred and fifty dollars be ap- propriated for repairs at Town Wharf.


Dories reported missing 22 Missing dories recovered 18


Respectfully submitted,


ELMER P. BOUTIN, Harbor Master.


REPORT OF TREE WARDEN DEPARTMENT


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:


During 1943, the Elm Beetle were not so plentiful. Spraying was done on all elm trees as was deemed necessary.


Cleaning and trimming after Winter storms was done as far as labor would permit; more to be done during 1944 if proper help can be secured. Five trees which were decided dangerous to the Public were removed this year.


Very little trouble with Brown-tail or Gypsy Moths during the year.


Respectfully submitted,


A. A. RAYMOND, Tree Warden.


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REPORT OF GYPSY AND BROWN-TAIL MOTH DEPT.


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :


During 1943, the Town was properly inspected from Kingston to Bourne line, and Gypsy and Brown-tail moths destroyed in the usual manner. Conditions were very good during the year; very few complaints received.


Not as much spraying done this year, owing to lack of help and other difficulties; nevertheless results were good at the end of the year.


Respectfully submitted, A. A. RAYMOND, Moth Superintendent.


REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON INLAND FISHERIES


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen: Gentlemen :


The appropriation for 1943 of three hundred dol- lars was expended for yellow perch. For several years we have attempted to increase the growth of these valuable pan fish in our ponds by introducing new blood.


Favorable reports received during the past year appear to be justifying our efforts.


The Committee requests that a like amount be ap- propriated this year to further our work.


Respectfully submitted, FRANK L. BAILEY, Chairman GEO. L. GOODING HOWARD M. MORTON


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REPORT OF THE TOWN ENGINEER


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :


During 1943 plans and specifications were drawn up for decking a portion of Town Wharf.


Lines and grades were furnished for the construc- tion of a surface drainage system for Knapp Terrace and a portion of Court St.


Various maps and plans were drawn for the Board of Assessors.


Miscellaneous surveying work was done for the Park Department, Street Department, and School De- partment.


A permit plan was drawn for placing a swimming raft at the State Pier.


A survey was made of Town owned property on Billington St.


Respectfully submitted,


EDWARD CHASE,


Town Engineer.


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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR 1943


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:


Gentlemen :


The degree of efficiency is still maintained.


The department answered 379 calls.


The assessed value of buildings and contents in- volved was $430,326.00; the loss being $15,725.00; based on 13,000 inhabitants, shows a loss of about $1.15 per person and 3.5% of property involved.


BUILDINGS


The three stations are now in use, namely Central, North, South, are in good condition, with the excep- tion of doors at North Station.


FIRE ALARM


The outside lines are in good condition but should be extended south from Cliff Street to junction of Warren Avenue and State Highway.


RADIO


The Radio has proved of immense value, but unfor- tunately the F.C.C. has granted the State Police a frequency that interferes with the frequency used by the Fire Department.


The Department of Conversation after receiving expert technical advice find themselves confronted with the necessity of adopting another frequency which they have received from the Federal Communi- cation Commission.


This makes it necessary to change all existing radios


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to Frequency modulation which will require entire new equipment, the amount necessary is included in the budget.


APPARATUS


The pumping engine, money for which was appro- priated at annual Town meeting of 1942 was delivered and placed in service the 20th of October 1943.


At time of contract placed it was deemed inadvis- able to accept the allowance made by the company for the old machine, namely $100.00.


The reason being that it was felt that considerable more could be realized, which proved to be the case. It was finally purchased by the Williamville Volunteer Fire Company of Goodyear, Conn., for the sum of $900.00 which made the net cost of new machine to the Town $6,100 in place of $7,000 appropriated.


REPAIR DEPARTMENT


This department has proved a good investment, hav- ing been able to keep in operation both regular de- partment machines and Forest Fire Department ma- chines, totaling together 19 machines and 29 Auxil- iary Units.


ORGANIZATION


Fire Commissioner, Henry Walton; Fire Chief, Ev- erett B. Wood; Deputy Chief, Clifton B. Hatton; Fire Department Surgeon, Dr. William E. Curtin; 3 per- manent Captains; 1 call Captain; 3 call lieutenants ; 13 permanent men; and 35 call men.


REPORT OF FIRES AND CALLS


Box Alarms


137


Still Alarms


230


Radio Alarms


12


379


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REPORT OF FIRE DUTY


Miles traveled, 2812.7; False Alarms, 2; Rescue Boat, 4; E & J Resuscitator, 4; Feet of hose laid, 20,800 ft. of 21/2-inch, 4,300 ft. of 11/2-inch, 41,600 ft of 3/4-inch; Water from booster tanks, 28,981 gal- lons; 103 gallons of chemical; 1727 feet of ladder used.


OUT OF TOWN CALLS


Kingston


3


Assessed value of buildings


$240,101.00


Value of contents


191,225.00


$430,326.00


Insurance on buildings


$275,350.00


Insurance on contents


70,900.00


$349,250.00


Loss on buildings


$ 11,155.00


Loss on contents®


3,850.00


$ 15,005.00


Insurance paid on buildings


$ 11,875.00


Insurance paid on contents


3,850.00


$ 15,725.00


HENRY WALTON,


Fire Commissioner.


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REPORT OF THE FOREST WARDEN 1943


Honorable Board of Selectmen :


Gentlemen :


I herewith submit report for year ending December 31, 1943, the 1942 organization was continued intact.


APPARATUS


Located


Brockway Truck


South Street


Chiltonville Truck


Dodge Truck with portable unit


Portable Unit


Portable Unit Highway Billington Street


Portable Unit


Portable Unit


James Kennedy Federal Road Indian Brook Manomet Bog


Portable Unit


Portable Units (2)


Portable Unit


Barkers Half Way Pond Symington Est.


FIRES


The number of fires 19, 34 1-3 acres were burned over, 8,475 feet of hose laid, 5,995 gallons of water pumped, 57 1-2 gallons of chemical and miles trav- eled 504.3, which upon analysis shows average acre- age per fire as less than 2 acres.


BUDGET


Of the 1943 appropriations, we have the following balance :


Salaries


$2,221.14


Fire Pay Roll


1,701.06


Equipment Maintenance 116.27


Total


$4,038.48


Sandwich Road Ellisville U. S. A. Camp


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SUMMARY


As reported last year the Department of Conserva- tion of the Commonwealth have erected the watch tower on the Pine Hills, and certainly improves the quick location of fires in our district.


While the department has a very substantial bal- ance for the year 1943, I recommend that the same amount be appropriated as last year.


HENRY WALTON, Forest Fire Warden.


REPORT OF THE TOWN FOREST COMMITTEE


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :


Release cutting and pruning was carried out on three acres of red pine and about two acres of white pine. About eight cords of wood were delivered to Welfare Dept. from this cutting.


Roads in Forest were kept passable. Some work done on fire guards. No fires occurred in Forest this year. More release cutting should have been done, but owing to labor shortage, this was impossible.


Respectfully submitted,


A. A. RAYMOND, Chairman ARTHUR W. WESTON F. C. THOMAS


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REPORT OF POLICE DEPARTMENT


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:


Following are the reports and activities of the Po- lice Department for the year ending December 31, 1943.


Number of arrests for the year 1943:


Males 422


Females 36


Total 458


Amount of Fines Imposed $2,090.00


Property Recovered 4,002.52


MISCELLANEOUS WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT


Complaints Investigated


1,150


Automobile Accidents Investigated :


Fatal


2


Pedestrian (fatal)


1


Injuries


11


Pedestrian injuries


14


Property damage


46


Bicycle 3


Prisoners detained for other departments


38


Summonses served for other departments


30


Summonses (no-fix) issued


129


Trips guarding mail


79


Bank Alarms (false)


32


Fatal accidents investigated


3


Street lights reported out


56


Store lights reported out


3


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Doors found unlocked


60


Beacon lights reported out


4


Night lodgers


25


Missing persons


4


Dead cats


2


Dead dog


1


Drownings


1


MILEAGE OF DEPARTMENT


Total Mileage 55,848


Respectfully submitted,


RUSSELL P. DEARBORN, Chief of Police.


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REPORT OF BOARD OF RETIREMENT


To the Citizens of the Town of Plymouth :


The Board of Retirement presents herewith its seventh report covering the activities and condition of the Contributory Retirement System for the year 1943.


Numerous changes in membership have occurred during the past year, there having been thirteen with- drawals, but the number of active members and the number of pensioners at the end of the year was the same as on Dec. 31, 1942.


Deductions from members' salaries and wages have been about $300 more than in the previous year, prin- cipally on account of the 10% salary increase voted by the Town.


The amount to be appropriated by the Town for 1944 is $22,038.04, as against $21,500.00 in 1943. $330.40 of this is for a special fund for Military Leave Credit, under the provisions of Chapter 419 of the Acts of 1943. The provisions of this law, as far as they affect our Retirement System, are printed below :


In order to provide funds to carry out the provisions of section 9, there shall be appropriated annually in the case of towns, sums equal to not less than one-half the amount which would have been paid by members on military leave of absence referred to in said section 9 had they remained in the service of the town during the preceding budgetary period. Sums so appropri- ated by the town shall be paid into their respective retirement systems and shall be invested and reinvest- ed by the retirement boards as a special fund to be used


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for carrying out the purposes of said section 9. To cover accrued liability on account of section 9 for the period from January first, 1941, to the effective date of this act, sufficient sums shall be appropriated, as soon as may be, to the special fund hereinbefore pro- vided for.


MEMBERS IN MILITARY SERVICE


GROUP I


Maynard S. Holmes Town Forest Dept. Aug., 1943


GROUP II


George S. Bell


Police Dept.


July, 1943


James Leland


Police Dept. Apr., 1943


Gaetano Brigida


Fire Dept.


Mar., 1941


Arthur Caranci


Fire Dept. Dec., 1942


Harrison C. Chandler


Call Fireman


Oct., 1942


Albert C. Hatton


Call Fireman


Sept., 1942


Elmer T. Holman


Call Fireman


Aug., 1943


Richard S. Keough


Call Fireman


Sept., 1942


George Mabbett


Call Fireman


Oct., 1943


William A. Strassel


Call Fireman


Aug., 1942


I. MEMBERSHIP


1. Membership Dec. 31, 1942


152


Enrolled during 1943


17


Reinstated during 1943


1


170


Withdrawals


13


Members retired


2


15


Total active members


152


2. Pensioners Dec. 31, 1942 Members retired during 1943


22


2


24


Deaths


2


Total pensioners


22


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II. RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES


Balance reported Dec. 31, 1942


$41,557.34


1. Receipts :


Appropriation Mar. 27, 1943 $21,500.00


Deductions from members'


salaries and wages 9,117.69


Income from interest 1,244.43


Increase in value of bonds 1.50


31,863.62


73,420.96


2. Expenditures :


Pensions


$14,245.38


Annuities 286.06


Accidental death benefits


2,536.12


Repayment to members of deductions


1,436.17


Clerical services


364.00


Printing and stationery


25.25


Association dues


5.00


Decrease in value of bonds


48.49


18,946.47


Cash balance


9,152.41


Balance in securities


45,322.08


54,474.49


III. BALANCE SHEET


1. Assets :


Plymouth Nat. Bank deposit $9,152.41 Plymouth Savings Bank deposit 5,692.76


Plymouth Five Cents Savings Bank deposit 3,675.17


U. S. Treasury bonds 1,068.52


U. S. Treasury Defense bonds 5,000.00


City of Boston bonds 2,567.04


Chesapeake & Ohio Rwy.


bonds 2,099.48


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Northern Pacific Rwy. bonds 1,571.38 Oregon Washington R. R. & Nav. bonds 2,108.92


Reading Co. bonds


1,860.00


Amer. Tel. & Tel. Co. bonds 2,151.44


Marion Reserve Power Co. 3,194.17


Pacific Gas & Elec. Co. bonds, 33/4 % 2,186.32


Pacific Gas & Elec. Co.


bonds, 3%


2,029.68


Southern Cal. Edison Co.


.


bonds


2,038.45


First National Bank of Boston stock 2,431.25


National Shawmut Bank


stock


2,662.50


Brockton Nat. Bank stock


2,985.00


54,474.49


2.


Liabilities :


Annuity Savings Account 40,420.82


Annuity Reserve Fund 2,915.32


Pension Accumu-


lation Fund


11,044.01


Less Interest


Deficiency


46.41


10,997.60


Expense Fund


140.75


54,474.49


Respectfully submitted, RUSSELL P. DEARBORN, Chairman ELMER R. HARLOW, Secretary HERBERT K. BARTLETT Contributory Retirement System Board of Retirement, Plymouth.


Herbert K. Bartlett, appointed by Selectmen June 16, 1943, as a permanent member of Board to June 30, 1946.


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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE


The Board of Public Welfare presents herewith its Annual Report for the Year 1943.


The year 1943 presented to the Board many new demands and Social Case Work Problems. It has been necessary to adopt flexible plans and procedures, that we might meet the many new War-caused prob- lems as they develop.


Counseling, guidance and Informational Services to the Wives and Families of the Servicemen has been an increasing demand upon the Department, and our services have contributed much toward assisting these families to maintain the highest possible morale dur- ing their pressure periods. These services were made necessary to help meet the dislocations resulting from the mobilization program, and the large scale removal of men from civilian life to the Armed Forces which has created family problems. "Social Case work has found an important place in the War picture."


A like service has been extended to the families of War Workers, including the families where there has been the employment of persons not normally in the labor market, especially young persons and mothers of small children; and to the families in the lower income group who have been struggling to exist with- out public assistance. In some of these groups it has been necessary to extend emergency aid, medical care or specialized Institutional treatment, but to a greater extent Informational Services and Guidance has been the solution to their problems.


Services have, in part, superseded financial assist-


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ance. We are now performing more services and proportionately are devoting less attention to the purely mechanical grants for assistance. Where our Staff was formerly overloaded with work, work loads have subsequently been reduced, with the resulting increase in administration costs being offset many times by lower assistance payments and a general re- duction in dependency throughout the entire com- munity. The reduction of the case load has, for the most part, been accomplished by cases being visited more often and studied more carefully. This more careful work has not only reduced the total case load and turned back to the Town of Plymouth $5,249.22 to the excess and deficiency fund, but what has over- shadowed all monetary benefits is the psychological reaction upon individuals of getting the habit of being self supporting. This "breathing spell" has also given the Staff an opportunity to put our house in order that we may better meet the pressure days which are in- evitably ahead.


We are conscious of the fact that with the discharge of the Servicemen and the dislocation of the many War Workers, at the close of the War, the demands upon our Services will present many serious and com- plex problems. We are, therefore, carefully consider- ing our Post War Planning and Policies.


During the 1943 Year, we have had very fine co- operation from the Community Nurse Association and the Jordan Hospital, in connection with our many un- usual medical problems. We have also had friendly and cooperative relationships with the American Red Cross, Selective Service Boards, Plymouth Committee on Public Safety, War Allowance and Allotment Di- vision, Army Emergency Relief, Soldiers' Relief De- partment and our local physicians, dentists, druggists, manufacturers and business establishments.


One hundred and thirty-one "outside" aid cases


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have been assisted by the General Assistance Depart- ment during the year 1943. The expenditures and re- ceipts were as follows: Salaries (including Board Members) $9,258.50; other expenses $36,932.78; re- imbursements from the State, other cities and towns and individuals $7,052.47; income from Trust Funds $132.00; leaving the total expenditures by the Town of Plymouth for "outside" aid granted $29,748.31.




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