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Decrease in Juvenile Delinquency
We do not need reports or figures to tell us that juvenile delinquency fell off considerably during the year just closed. Each day's work has made it clear to me that fewer offenses are being charged to child criminals. Any theorist could find reasons why this is so, but I prefer to believe that credit is due the police officers who are constantly in touch with the situation, and due the courts for the faithful performance of their duties. Indeed, the salutary effect of our efforts in 1934 probably helped in 1935.
We cannot designate any part of police work as being the most valuable, but surely the outcome of our intercepting the criminal careers of children looms prominently for such a dis- tinction. Whenever an officer of long experience sees a young man or young woman leading a normal life after having been guided, corrected, or perhaps punished a few years before he finds solace in knowing that his efforts and those of his fellow officers have not been put forth in vain. Even though the bringing of law violators to justice may be our primary objective, we cherish an ambition to prevent people from becoming criminally inclined, especially in childhood. We believe we can best befit ourselves by applying attention to the opportunity offered by juvenile delinquents.
Uncle Sam's Interest
As has been mentioned in earlier reports, for some years the department has furnished the Federal government with periodical reports of our crime records. The department has always been glad to cooperate with the United States government, and these reports have been furnished cheerfully. Nevertheless, the talk of government red tape has made me wonder, at times, if our reports do not fall into this category. That the government really is interested in our work and reads our reports was shown quite clearly in June.
J. Edgar Hoover, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investi- gation of the United States Department of Justice, and head of the much publicized G-men, inquired about one of the entries in our May report. The figure arousing Mr. Hoover's interest was the outgrowth of considerable investigating by New Bedford and Fairhaven Policemen. It showed that one morals law had been violated ten times that month in Fairhaven alone, and that these
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infractions had resulted in arrests. Mr. Hoover's concern over Fairhaven crime leads us to have greater faith in him and in his department, and gives us somewhat more confidence in govern- ment operations that seem redundant when given a cursory ex- amination. I welcomed Mr. Hoover's inquiry, and he was given every bit of information he desired. Later, he expressed to me his appreciation of our work.
Tempering Enforcement with Compassion
We quite realize that persons with whom we must transact criminal business are in trouble, even though they have placed themselves there. To each of these people we are sympathetic to whatever limits circumstances impose. We wish them no harm, our one and only purpose being to fulfill the promises we made when we swore to uphold the laws of Massachusetts and of Fairhaven.
Investigation of some complaints leaves us no choice between building a court case and doing otherwise. Other cases present features which allow us to decide what constitutes the proper dis- position of each one. Whenever the responsibility for making a decision rests with us we try to close the case then before us in a way most in keeping with prevailing circumstances.
For one thing, we do not force a person to lose his or her employment as, for example, by reason of an operator's license suspension, provided that that employment is legitimate and that we have an alternative.
We do not obtain court warrants or summonses for first offend- ers who would be handicapped in later life by having a record for some fairly trivial violations.
To prevent neglect and desertion cases, and for our own pride, we do our best to adjust marital difficulties in the privacy of people's own homes or of the police station. We handle dozens of these cases yearly, and all persons involved are treated con- siderately, with fairness, and in confidence. We would much rather have happiness in the homes of our town than additional criminal record cards in our files.
Men of Stamina
Study of this report - or of any previous report - will reveal what achievements have been made during the period covered by the report. Like any other Chief of Police, I can perform the duties of my office up to the limits imposed by facilities, ability, and experience; but the fact that I am only one man obviates my accepting any more than my share of any credit which might come
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to the department. Much of this credit, and my own appreciation, is rightfully due the officers who work under my direction daily and who help me carry into effect the policies I believe to be the most effective and economical. These men have training, experience, sound judgment and initiative, and, therefore, they capably carry on police business in a satisfactory, creditable man- ner. These men attack their work fervently, even in the face of obstacles and discouragement. They must sally forth into any kind of weather. They must be prepared to face problems which arise suddenly. They must deal with people of varying dis- positions, temperaments, and attitudes. They must exert their physical and mental energies so as to leave every situation better than they find it. To act duteously under some of these circum- stances requires the stamina with which my officers are endued.
It is clear that the ideal police officer is the one who has capabil- ity and willingness to work. A man with one of these qualities but without the other is worthless. That my officers have both qualities to a marked degree is, indeed, a fact which speaks for itself.
Nobody would commit a crime if he knew a policeman was watching him. It follows that few crimes are committed when officers are present. These simple facts indicate our almost utter dependence upon civilians for information and evidence; and without this help from outside sources our progress would be greatly impeded. Thus we see that successful law enforcement depends not alone upon having suitable men as officers but also upon the availability of a constant flow of incoming reliable in- formation. I am grateful to the people who bring this informa- tion to us, and I want to record by praise of our informants.
Circumstantial Valiency
Turning over in my mind some of our experiences of the year I have recalled one incident which is an unforgetable one in the minds of three of the officers and which typifies situations for which we must be prepared. Also, it is one which aptly illustrates the civic value of staminal police officers.
At 11:01 o'clock the evening of May 6 a report was received by telephone that there was a man with a gun in the Oxford sec- tion. The three officers on duty responded, and found the report to be correct.
Forming a wedge, the officers approached the man. One saw that the gun was trained on himself, and all three heard the trigger pulled unsuccessfully. Next there came a shot from the outlaw's weapon; and perhaps only luck saved the officers' lives. Thirdly the gunman directed a bullet into his own body. As the
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police wedge approached, one of the officers fired two shots in the approximate direction of the man. This encounter lasted less than seven minutes, and in that short interval, a man both violated the law and took self-imposed punishment, choosing death as the price of his crime.
Only good fortune can claim the credit for saving the lives of the three policemen. True, men in our work know the risk they may face when they accept their appointments; but the salient point I want to make is that in every commercial occupa- tion the element of risk is lessened by the institution of various types of safeguards, and that police are necessarily without such protection. Thus the hazards faced by policemen are equalled only by those encountered by firemen and exceeded only in war- fare.
The Element of Transportation
Today transportation is the department's largest expense out- side of labor. This is as it should be, I believe, as we must necessarily travel from the station to wherever we are needed, to court, and to a thousand and one other places. Also, the value of cruiser cars is determined by the distance they travel. Because the money spent for these valuable services is a considerable amount, I thought a little information on the subject might prove inter- esting and helpful.
For purposes of identification, we have designated one cruiser car No. 1 and the other No. 2. Necessity requires that I use my personal car in police work from time to time. In the summer- time the department uses a motorcycle in traffic work.
During 1935 we used in these vehicles 5,3271/2 gallons of gasoline and 2541/2 quarts of oil. Purchases of these two items during the year total 5,399 gallons of gasoline and 104 gallons of oil. The average cost of oil is 52c a gallon, while the price of gasoline ranges from 12 to 121/2 cents a gallon.
I ran my car 9,030 miles in department work. The motor- cycle ran up a mileage of 2,518 miles. Car No. 1 was driven 47,624 miles, plus some travel when the speedometer was not working, and Car No. 2 covered 14,590 miles.
From these figures we see that the total mileage for the year is 73,762. The total cost of maintaining these transportation facilities was $1,292.15. A little more arithmetic shows us that the average cost per mile has been less than two cents.
Outside of gasoline, the biggest item of transportation cost during the year just closed has been that of keeping Car No. 1 in repair. We had to spend $334.37 for repairs to Car No. 1,
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whereas an outlay of only $95.30 was necessary to keep Car No. 2 on the highways. Epensive though the repairs to Car No. 1 are, they tell only half the story. The other half of the story is that whenever a police car is in a garage for repairs the department loses the use of it. Also, time and gasoline must be used in taking cars to and from the repairmen.
In the twenty months we have owned Car No. 1 it has given us no less than 77,928 miles of service; and just how many additional miles I cannot say.
I think that I speak truthfully when I say that Car No. 1 owes us nothing, particularly in the face of its tremendous mileage, high repair cost, and the fact that it can spend less and less time on the job.
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE T. SYKES,
Chief of Police
OFFENSES
Males Females Totals
Accosting a Female in a Public Place
1
0
1
Allowing an Improper Person to Operate
1
0
1
Assault and Battery
18
2
20
Assault to Rape
1
0
1
Being a Delinquent
21
0
21
Being an Idle and Disorderly Person
1
0
1
Being an Unlicensed Operator
7
0
7
Carrying a Revolver
1
0
1
Disturbing the Peacc
12
0
12
Drunkenness
85
3
88
Failing to Keep to the Right of the Road
1
0
1
Failing to Slow Down at an Intersection
1
0
1
Failing to Stop when Signalled to do so
1
0
1
Fairhaven By-Laws Violations
2
0
2
False Alarm of Fire
2
0
2
Illegitimate Children Law Violations Insane
6
2
8
Larceny
8
0
8
Law of the Road Violations
37
0
37
Leaving the Scene of an Accident After Injury to Property
1
0
1
Lewdness
3
0
3
Liquor Keeping with Intent to Sell
1
0
1
Maintaining a Disorderly House
1
0
1
2
0
2
81
Males Females Totals
Neglect of Family
2
0
2
Neglect of Minor Child
1 0
1
Operating a Motor Vehicle After Right was Revoked
1
0
1
Operating a Motor Vehicle so as to Endanger
7 0
7
Operating a Motor Vehicle While Under the Influence of Intoxicating Liquor
20
0
20
Operating a Motor Vehicle with
Defective Brakes
3
0
3
Operating a Motor Vehicle Without Having Certificate of Registration in Possession
3
0
3
Operating a Motor Vehicle Without Having an Operator's License in Possession
2
0
2
Operating a Motor Vehicle without Lights
2
0
2
Operating an Uninsured Motor Vehicle
1
0
1
Operating an Unregistered Motor Vehicle Parole Violator
1
0
1
Possession of Lottery Slips
5
0
5
Promoting a Lottery
5
0
5
Rape
4
0
4
Refusing to Show Operator's License to an Officer
1
0
1
Scallop Law Violations
4
0
4
Selling Leased Property
2
0
2
Shellfish Laws Violations
3
0
3
Speeding
59
1
60
Statutory Rape
10
0
10
Taking Scallops out of Season
3
0
3
Unlawful Appropriation of a Motor Vehicle
3
0
3
Vagrancy
1
0
1
Weekly Wage Law Violation
3
0
3
361
8
369
DISPOSITION OF CASES
Fined - Suspended
34
0
34
House of Correction - Suspended
8
0
8
Fined
136
2
138
Not Guilty
27
2
29
Filed
63
0
63
State Prison
1
0
1
Lyman School
1
0
1
Probation
9
0
9
Lyman School - Suspended
10
0
10
Continued
9
0
9
State Farm
7
0
7
1
0
1
82
Males Females Totals
Released Without Arraignment
28
2
30
Defaulted
4
0
4
Pending
3
0
3
Taunton Insane Hospital
6
2
8
Nol Prossed
4
0
4
House of Correction
1
0
1
House of Correction and Fined
2
0
2
Board of Parole
1
0
1
Fined, House of Correction Suspended, and Probation
7
0
7
361
8
369
ARRESTS BY MONTHS
January
22
0
22
February
7
1
8
March
47
1
48
April
30
0
30
May
25
0
25
June
32
1
33
July
27
1
28
August
29
1
30
September
21
0
21
October
20
0
20
November
13
2
15
December
15
1
16
288
8
296
ARRESTS BY AGES
6-10 years
1
0
1
11-15 years
9
0
9
16-20 years
44
0
44
21-25 years
61
0
61
26-30 years
38
2
40
31-35 years
37
0
37
36-40 years
22
2
24
41-45 years
13
1
14
46-50 years
21
0
21
51-55
years
17
3
20
56-60 years
4
0
4
61-65 years
9
0
9
66-70 years
7
0
7
83
71-75 years Unknown
Males Females Totals
1
0
1
4
0
4
288
8
296
OFFENSE SUMMARY
Local Offenses
361
8
369
Out-of-Town Offenses
38
2
40
399
10
409
ARREST SUMMARY
Local Arrests
288
8
296
Out-of-Town Arrests
37
2
39
325
10
335
In Memoriam FRED A. ROUNSEVELL Died April 26, 1935 Aged 79 years, four months, two days
Fines Imposed in Fairhaven cases
$3,079.80
Court fines received by the Town
2,349.90
Telephone calls, etc., January 1-December 31, 1935
25,975
Complaints January 1-December 31, 1935
1,742
Reports January 1-December 31, 1935
2,140
29,857
Resident Arrests
139
Non-Resident Arrests
155
Other Arrests-Addresses not known
2
Stolen Property reported to the value of
$3,660.98
Property recovered to the value of $2,814.34
Number of children lost, found, and returned to their homes 24
Number of persons injured in automobile accidents 70
Number of dead bodies found
7
Number of doors found unlocked or open
47
Number of windows found unlocked or open 21
84
Number of street lights reported out Number of occasions when sections of the Town were without street lights 3
229
Number of occasions when all street lights were reported out 4
Number of Motor Vehicle Accident Reports filed with the Police Department Number of Motor Vehicle Sales and Transfers filed with the Police Department
47
Class 1 230
Class 2
6
Class 3
10
Individual
256
502
Motor Vehicle Licenses and rights suspended or revoked
88
Motor Vehicle Registrations revoked
9
Aircraft Licenses or rights suspended
1
Traffic Check-ups
1,642
Radio calls
2,010
POLICE DEPARTMENT EXPENDITURES
Chief George T. Sykes
$2,346.42
Investigating and Patrol Duty
Regular Men
$6,485.71
Extra Men
2,230.50
8,716.21
Police Duty Extra Men
208.90
Desk Duty
Regular Men
$2,607.15
Extra Men
775.60
3,382.75
Traffic Duty
Extra Men
556.10
Flashlight Batteries
7.80
Telephones
310.31
Auto Hire
95.00
Maintenance of Automobiles and Motorcycle
1,197.15
Printing
21.50
Stationery, Postage, Office Supplies
44.49
First Aid Supplies
23.70
Signal Light
74.00
New Motorcycle
271.25
85
Physicians Equipment for Men Town Clerk's Fees Furniture and Fixtures Traveling Expense Supplies Ammunition
28.00
23.33
20.50
566.80
10.40
5.65
15.32
$17,925.58
Unexpended Balance
74.42
Appropriation, Annual Town Meeting
$18,000.00
Report of the Assessors
To the Board of Selectmen and the Townspeople of Fairhaven:
The Board of Assessors submit the following report for the year 1935.
RECAPITULATION
Appropriations:
Town Appropriation,
Annual Meeting
$454,884.56
Special Town Meeting, April 23rd
560.44
State Tax
16,815.00
Audit
1,255.32
Parks and Reservations
127.00
County Tax
14,421.89
Overlay (1935)
10,556.46
Total
$498,620.67
Estimated Receipts:
Income Tax
$28,675.99
Corporation Tax
7,678.60
Licenses
2,549.48
Fines
1,265.30
Old Age Assistance
6,484.38
General Government
634.60
Protection of Persons and Property
413.23
Health and Sanitation
3,180.68
Special Assessments
850.61
Highways
749.60
Charities
17,335.36
Soldiers Benefits
1,267.08
Schools
7,248.97
Rent of Land and Wharf
1,609.34
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax
9,398.95
Interest on Taxes and Assessments
4,536.46
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Race Track Distribution
Loan Authorized
885.00 36,000.00
Total
$130,763.63
Net amount raised on Polls and Property Total Valuation-$11,288,220.00 at $32.00 3317 polls at $2.00
$367,857.04
$361,223.04
6,634.00
$367,857.04
Sewers
629.98
Excise on Certain Ships and Vessels 1-3 of 1% of $37,360
124.53
Total of all taxes committed to Tax Collector (June 24th, 1935) 30 Polls at $2.00 each (4/15/35)
$368,611.55
$60.00
The additional $60.00 is for 30 added polls up to April 1st, 1935. Special warrant given to the Collector per State Auditors request. Same to be added to 1935 Overlay.
Value of Buildings
Value of Land
$7,683,140.00 2,366,760.00
Total
$10,049,900.00
Value of Per.
1,238,320.00
Tax $321,596.80 39,626.24
Polls
6,634.00
Total amount raised on Polls and Property
$367,857.04
To be raised
357,300.58
Overlay
$3,922.46
Polls
6,634.00
Total Overlay for 1935
$10,556.46
To find the amount to be raised, add the annual Town Meet- ing Appropriations, the State and County Taxes and deduct from this sum the total Estimated Receipts minus Available Funds.
The tax rate is determined by deducting the sum of the Esti- mated Receipts, Polls, (Free Cash in Treasury, if any) from the
$11,288,220.00
$361,223.04
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total Town Appropriations and dividing the balance by the total Valuation. The rate may be in fractions and is corrected by increasing or decreasing the Overlay.
STATISTICS
Number of horses assessed
91
Number of cows assessed
781
Neat cattle, other than cows
15
Swine
77
Dwelling houses
3200
Acres of land
7497
Number of fowl
3550
Additional Assessments, as of December 20th, 1935
Number of persons assessed
8
Value of Real Estate
$6,380.00
Tax $204.16 6.40
88 polls at $2.00
$176.00
Recapitulation of Motor Vehicle Excise Tax.
Cars
Value
First Commitment
1588
$240,290.00
Tax $8,017.70
2nd Commitment
306
64,540.00
1,713.08
3rd Commitment
316
62,090.00
1,278.91
4th Commitment
144
32,410.00
470.00
Total for 1935
2354
$399,330.00
$11,479.69
Respectfully submitted,
CLARENCE A. TERRY,
CHRISTOPHER J. BIRTWISTLE, LEWIS E. BENTLEY,
Assessors of Fairhaven
Value of Personal Estate
200.00
$6,580.00
$210.56
PUBLIC WELFARE Case Load
JAN.
FEB.
MARCH
APRIL
MAY
JUNE
JULY
AUG.
SEPT.
OCT.
NOV
DEC.
TOTALS
No. Family Cases First Day of Month
160
196
232
187
181
155
156
138
186
172
150
15;
No. Persons Represented
696
882
1,010
843
834
704
71
642
824
778
662
684
No. Single Persons First Day of Month
41
46
55
53
48
50
48
46
52
49
49
41
No. New Cases Opened During Month
22
8
5
3
10
5
6
16
5
9
7
14
No. Old Cases Reopened During Month
35
64
14
18
15
20
15
49
15
23
14
48
Total Cases Open During Month
258
314
306
261
254
230
22
249
258
253
220
260
No. Cases Closed During Month
16
27
66
32
49
26
41
11
37
52
12
10
Total Number Cases Open End of Month
242
287
240
229
205
204
184
238
221
201
208
250
Expenditures
Food
$2,044.67
$2,635.99
$2,293.13
$2,655.47
$1,984.03
$1.994.42
$2,623.46
$2,274.09
$2,727.37
$2,677.04
$2,830.46
$4,489.54
$31,229.67
Shelter
153.50
110.00
205.50
249,00
180.00
197.50
212.50
317.00
399.25
355.75
308.93
486.37
3,175.30
Clothing
35.30
181.29
141.41
170.18
220.36
191.12
183,64
89.22
193.91
404.81
156.38
434.42
2,402.04
Fuel
1,351.02
1,128.11
1,167.96
1,056.27
598.38
28.53
57.13
39.76
55.47
163.04
946.48
1,075.57
7,667.72
Medical Care in Home
234.00
205.72
235.37
240,21
205.24
266.55
260.85
237.04
128.99
154.55
151.27
283.71
2,603.50
Board
12.00
75.33
88.35
187.71
142.95
53.13
111.37
186.30
92.82
102.49
37.00
27.54
1,117.49
Transportation
26.35
25.50
8.79
32.33
42.50
17.25
39.75
47.03
36.50
27.55
11.54
25.75
340.84
Cash
326.00
364.00
405.00
435.50
549.00
440.50
449,00
584.25
512.00
358.51
582.25
609.99
5,616.00
Clerks and Investigators
204.75
204.75
208.00
231.55
208.00
204.75
256.95
269.00
256.75
208.00
136.00
208.38
2,596.88
Supplies and Stationery
15.94
40.00
42.74
10.00
10.00
20.00
10.00
13.00
14.82
4.16
9.31
60.42
250.39
Commodity Distribution
30.69
26.07
22.75
50.53
68.18
63.50
72.14
88.07
91.82
69.57
84.25
2.8
670.38
Hospitals
100.00
202.04
200.00
349.13
509.59
674.15
662.69
271.97
509.66
557.22
475.90
1,068.61
5,580.96
Other Services
10.00
28.30
55.00
40.00
8.99
10.00
40.00
28.50
24.58
60.00
10.45
47.02
362.84
Total Outside Relief
4,544.22
5,227.10
5,074.00
5,707.88
4,727.22
4,161.40
4,979.48
4,445.73
5,043.94
5.142.69
5,740.22
8.699.13
63,614.01
Other Cities and Towns
513.65
1,685.48
661.85
1,240.73
107.64
State Institutions
78.00
90.00
341.00
1
1,948.57
524.65
6,682.57
304.00
813.00
$71,109.58
SOLDIERS' AID Case Load
JAN.
FEB.
MARCH
APRIL
MAY
JUNE
JULY
AUG.
SEPT.
OCT.
NOV.
DEC.
TOTALS
No. Family Cases First Day of Month
27
28
28
26
29
20
16
17
19
21
19
26
No. Persons Represented
130
134
138
125
138
95
72
80
87
91
86
125
No. Single Persons First Day of Month
2
1
2
1
0
2
2
1
0
1
No. New Cases Opened During Month
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
No. Old Cases Reopened During Month
5
1
2
5
2
4
7
4
2
4
8
6
Total Cases Open During Month
35
34
36
34
32
24
25
23
25
26
27
33
No. Cases Closed During Month
3
32
32
28
30
20
18
19
21
22
19
27
28
Expenditures
JAN.
FEB.
MARCH
APRIL
MAY
JUNE
JULY
AUG.
SEPT.
OCT.
NOV
DEC.
TOTALS
Food
$34.00
$177.04
$72.58
$104.08
$74.50
$88.50
$12.00
$23.00
$100.00
$26.00
$89.50
$255.97
$1,057.17
Shelter
16.00
32.00
48.00
8.00
20.00
44.00
20.00
36.00
20.00
20.00
40.00
304.00
Clothing
12.49
11.49
8.85
25,69
23.26
13,17
5.47
25.10
32.91
60.42
77.43
296.28
Fuel
105.95
222.95
173.53
90.27
81.94
9.64
85
85
1.23
.80
78.65
130.25
896.91
Medical Care in Home
61.84
54.25
169.28
54.60
55.08
61.89
95.50
89.50
5.90
99.50
179.51
926.85
Transportation
3.00
2.50
2,50
2.50
2.50
2.03
2.03
.75
17.81
Cash
290.50
366.50
282.50
320.50
282.00
219,50
243.50
507.00
447.50
302.50
330.50
530.50
4,123.00
Hospital Care
21.58
429.95
143.91
913.49
Burial
22.00
Total
$349.45
$872.82
$644.85
$965.41
$570.63
$465.95
$356.69
$653.82
$722.94
$818.81
$822.48
$1,213.66
$8,557.51
6
2
3
7
0
5
12
6
261.93
29.40
23.47
3.25
22.00
Total Number Cases Open End of Month
Report of the Auditors
January 1, 1936.
We hereby certify we have examined the accounts of the Tax Collector, Treasurer, Selectmen, Overseers of the Poor and the School Committee of the Town of Fairhaven, for the year ending December 31, 1935 and find them correct.
CHARLES E. SHURTLEFF, RICHARD A. DENNIE, DELBERT J. HAYDEN,
Auditors.
Report of the Highway Department
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
I hereby submit a report of the activities of the Fairhaven High- way Department for the year of 1935.
An appropriation of $28,000 was voted for this department at the Annual Town Meeting, $3000 of which was for the purpose of purchasing a new motor truck. This truck was bought as soon as possible and it has been in constant use throughout the year, giving entire satisfaction. A new snow plow, of latest design, has been purchased and I feel that with the addition of this new equipment the efficiency of the depart- ment has been increased considerably.
During the year approximately 16,000 square yards of street have been sealed and about 1,400 square yards resurfaced, the latter made necessary because of sewer construction. Due to the rapid and extreme changes of vehicular traffic we find the type of construction of many of our streets obsolete and in some cases dangerous, namely, excessive high crown, in some instances being six or eight inches above the curb and sidewalk. Where- ever new work is undertaken this condition will be remedied. There are still many streets requiring sealing or resurfacing.
E. R. A. and W. P. A. Work
The Highway Department has had supervision of many Federal projects under the Relief Program and considerable benefit has been derived, not only in the work accomplished but also from the stand point of keeping needy people from local relief roles. One type of work undertaken has been the in- stallation of a much needed drainage system in various sections of the Town. This is one of the most worthwhile undertakings and is appreciated by the residents of the several localities and also is of lasting value to the Town. Several sections of road resur- facing and reconstruction was undertaken in conjunction with the W. P. A. Program, but owing to the inability of securing an early approval by Federal authorities we were unable to start this work when it was reasonable and proper. However we were faced with the problem of having 200 men idle and the possi- bility of many of same applying for local relief. We undertook this work realizing the possible difficulties that exist in that
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