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Respectfully submitted,
THOMAS J. MCDERMOTT Tax Collector for the Town of Fairhaven
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Assessors' Report
1955 RECAPITULATION
Town appropriations voted since the 1954 tax rate was fixed.
Total appropriations to be raised by taxation $1,303,039.18 Total appropriations to be taken from available funds (a) In 1955 - $48,990.50; (b) in 1954 since 1954 tax rate was fixed-$1,750.00 $1,353,779.68
Hurricane emergency 24,069.79
Deficits due to abatements in excess of overlay of prior years - (a) 1952-$2,215.23 (b) 1953-$482.33 $2,697.56
State tax and assessments
State Parks and reservations
$2,211.56
State Audit of Municipal accounts
499.00
State Examination of Retirement Fund
298.10
Total
$3,008.66
$3,008.66
County tax and assessments
34,025.00
Tuberculosis Hospital Assessments
21,057.47
$1,478.62
$55,082.49
$1,478.62
$56,561.11
Overlay of current year
20,120.82
$1,460,237.62
Estimated Receipts and Available Funds
Income Tax
$117,593.59
Corporation Taxes
53,532.98
Old Age Tax
5,544.51
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise
70,773.77
Licenses
10,064.92
Fines
1,065.00
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General Government
3,204.71
Protection of Persons and Property
1,165.86
Health and Sanitation
9,205.64
Highways
3,950.93
Charities (other than Federal Grants)
20,745.93
Old Age Assistance (other than Federal Grants)
117,233.07
Veterans Services
13,219.87
Schools (Funds from income tax not to be included)
34,591.64
Public Service Enterprises
18,747.26
Interest
2,055.00
State Assistance for School Construction
15,790.28
Vessel Excise
1,313.92
Hurricane Reimbursement
21,662.81
$521,461.01
OVERESTIMATES OF PREVIOUS YEARS TO BE USED
AS AVAILABLE FUNDS
County Tax
$165.63
State Parks
9.85
Amounts voted to be taken from available Funds
Amount Date of Vote
Source of Funds
$1,750.00
July 15th, 1954
Benoit Square
$15,000.00
March 12th, 1955
E. and D. account
$1,850.50
March 12th, 1955
Dog Fund
$30,000.00
March 12th, 1955
E. and D. account
$2,000.00
March 12th, 1955
E. and D. account
$6,000.00
May 26th, 1955
E. and D. Account
$1,000.00
March 12th, 1955
Junior High School Plan
$10.00
March 12th, 1955
$8,000.00
May 26th, 1955
Junior High School Plan, Commit. Exp. E. and D. Jr. High School Bldg Fund
$130.00
May 26th, 1955
Audit Laws
$65,740.50
$65,740.50
Total Available Funds
$65,915.98
$587,377.02
Net Amount to be raised on Polls and Property
$872,860.60
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Number of Polls - 4196 - at $2.00 each - Poll Tax
$8,392.00
Personal Property $1,191,930.00
Personal tax $71,515.80
Real Estate 13,215,880.00
Real Estate tax 792,952.50
$14,407,810.00 $872,860.60
Total Taxes Levied on Polls and Property $872,860.60
Items not entering into the determination of the Tax Rate.
Commit'ed
Amount
Interest Total
Sewers
$138.83 $46.54 $185.37
Vessel Excise
846.86
$1,032.23 $1,032.23
Total of all taxes committed to Collector in 1955 01 Polls, Property and Assessments $873,892.83
Table of Aggregates of Polls, Property and Taxes As Assessed January 1st, 1955 Not Including Excise Tax or Exempted property
Number of persons assessed
Individuals
All Others
Total
On Personal Estate only
520
50
570
On Real Estate only
5850
50
5900
On both Personal and Real Estate
800
20
820
(not the sum of Items 1 and 2)
TOTAL NUMBER OF PERSONS ASSESSED
6470
NUMBER OF POLLS ASSESSED
4196
VALUE OF ASSESSED PERSONAL ESTATE
All other Tangible Personal
$1,035,250.00
Stock in Trade
75,670.00
Machinery
30,210.00
Live Stock
50,490.00
Total Value of Assessed Personal Estate
$1,191,930.00
VALUE OF ASSESSED REAL ESTATE Land, exclusive of buildings
Building exclusive of land
$2,787,710.00 10,426,070.00
Total Value of Assessed Real Estate
13,215,880.00
Total Valuation of Assessed Estate Tax Rate per $1000.00 - $60.00.
$14,407,801.00
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TAXES FOR STATE, COUNTY AND TOWN PURPOSES, INCLUDING OVERLAY
On Personal Estate
$71,515.80
On Real Estate
782,952.80
On Polls
8,392.00
Total Taxes Assessed
$872,860.60
NUMBER OF LIVE STOCK ESTIMATED
UNDER SECTION 36, CHAPTER 59
Horses (1 year or over)
20
Cows (Milch)
764
Bulls, 8 - Yearlings: steers 51
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Swine
10
Sheep
5
Fowl
8790
All Other (Turkeys)
15
NUMBER OF ACRES OF LAND ASSESSED
7497
NUMBER OF DWELLING HOUSES ASSESSED
5225
It is hereby certified that the foregoing is a full and true copy of the Table of Aggregates as it appears in the Valuation List, according to our best knowledge and Belief.
SUBSCRIBED THIS 21st DAY OF OCTOBER, 1955 UNDER THE PENALTIES OF PERJURY.
1955 RECAPITULATION OF MOTOR VEHICLE
Commitment Date of Commitment Number
Value
Excise $12,717.05
1st
Feb. 28th, 1955
627
$273,970.00
2nd
Nov. 14th, 1955
4277
1,704,900.00
81,909.48
3rd
Nov. 15th, 1955
592
275,940.00
9,261.26
5496
$2,254,810.00
$103,887.79
REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY
Valuation
Tax Abatements
Jan. 1953
$14,377,080.00
On 1953 Levy
Tax Rate $53.00
Supplemental
None
In 1953
$17,353.77
In 1954
201.40
In 1955
98.87
Jan. 1954
$14,621,930.00
On 1954 Levy
Tax Rate $60.00
Supplemental
1,760.00
In 1954
$22,220.40
In 1955
23,959.57)
$14,623,690.00
120.00)
Jan. 1955
$14,407,810.00
On 1955 Levy
Tax Rate $60.00
Supplemental
None
In 1955
$23,283.20
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MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE
Abatements
1953 Tax Rate
$50.42
On 1953 Levy
Valuation
$1,577,010.00
In 1953
$3,730.99
Levy
72,728.00
In 1954
249.34
1954 Tax Rate
$51.86
On 1954 Levy
Valuation
$2,127,160.00
In 1954
$8,455.33
Levy
91,625.66
In 1955
3,807.80
1955 Tax Rate
$53.58
On 1955 Levy
Valuation
$2,254,810.00
In 1955
$7,451.93
Levy
103,887.79
5496
$2,254,810.00
$103,887.79
VESSEL EXCISE
Levy
Abatements
1953 Levy
$1,692.01
Abatements in 1953
$63.04
Abatements in 1954
None
Abatements in 1955
None
1954 Levy
1,313.92
Abatements in 1954
None
Abatements in 1955
None
1955 Levy
842.06
Abatements in 1955
$30.00
General Tax Rate set at $60.00 less School Tax Rate $20.56 = $39.44
This is to certify that the above statements as reported are correct to the best of our knowledge and belief.
CHRISTOPHER J. BIRTWISTLE
SUSAN B. VINCENS,
Board of Assessors
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Board of Registrars of Voters
Tabulations of information gathered in our annual canvas which is this year an official State Canvas, shows that there were 9,104 persons, male and female, 20 years of age or over residing in the town January 1, 1955, and 4291 under 20 years of age. Broken down by Precincts, the count is as follows :
PERSONS 20 YEARS AND OVER
Precincts
1
2
3
4
5
Totals
Males
670
783
955
816
S.N. 632
4336
E.F. 480
Females
879
863
1004
868
S.N. 676
4768
E.F. 478
1549
1646
1959
1684
2266
9104
PERSONS UNDER 20 YEARS OF AGE
582
623
1093
821
S.N. 637 S.F. 535
4291
2131
2269
3052
2505
3438 13395
The Voting List at the time of the Town Election, Feb- ruary 7, 1955 contained the names of 7,267 persons which broken down by Precincts and Party Enrollment was as fol- lows:
Precincts
Republicans Democrats Unenrolled Totals
1
721
121
466
1308
2
678
171
521
1370
3
276
459
732
1467
4
459
236
638
1333
5 Scon. Nk.
282
275
538
1095
E. Fairhaven
178
153
363
694
Totals
2594
1415
3258
7267
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Veterans of the Spanish American, World War I, World War II, and the Korean War were reported as fol- lows :
Spanish American, 1; World War I, 215; World War II, 1192 and the Korean, 141.
Board of Registrars of Voters,
DOROTHY S. KEARNS,
Chairman
NUMBER OF FAMILIES IN FAIRHAVEN BY PRECINCTS
Precinct 1
638
Precinct 2
725
Precinct 3
841
Precinct 4
735
Precinct 5 Sconticut Neck
624
Precinct 5 East Fairhaven
398
Total
3961
Number of Dogs reported in Fairhaven
1348
This is the first year that the census of dogs was done by the Board of Registrars.
After the Voting List was revised, it being done ear- lier than usual on account of the Junior High School Refer- endum which incidently was the first referendum ever held in Fairhaven, and the deceased removed with those that had moved from town, the results were as follows:
Precincts
Republicans Democrats Unenrolled Totals
1
665
108
441
1214
2
627
155
500
1282
3
250
428
721
1399
4
420
225
577
1222
5 Sconticut Neck
245
265
457
967
East Fairhaven
168
147
383
698
2375
1328
3079
6782
At this writing there are 7049 registered voters qual- ified to vote in the Town Election of February 6, 1956. How many will avail themselves of the privilege? If any
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of them were denied this right they would shriek to high heaven.
Let us take a look at our 1955 Election and Referen- dum :
On February 7, 1955 at the Annual Town Election, 3219 of the 7267 registered voters cast their ballots - only 44%.
On June 23, 1955, after a spirited campaign to get out the vote for the Referendum on the Junior High School question, 3798 of the 6782 registered voters appeared at the polls - only 56% .
In other words of the entire list of registered voters in Town, 35% voted in favor of a Junior High School; 21% voted against ; but 44% DID NOT VOTE AT ALL. Because these 44% stayed at home, one-fifth of the voters in town defeated or delayed the Junior High School project.
The same picture will be true in the Primaries of 1956 : less than 25% of you will vote in the Presidential primaries on April 24th, and about the same number will vote in the State primaries of September 18, 1956. If you do not vote in these two primaries do not complain that your duly elected officials, town, state, and nation "are making a mess of things." If true, it's YOUR fault!
Following the old rule of democratic society that re- sponsibility goes with power, it is clear that you have some responsibility. You have obligations as a member of the self-governing Town of Fairhaven. You are obliged to think, to discriminate, to make decisions, and you are obliged to speak up and express both approval and disap- proval. You are responsible for the integrity with which public offices are entered and conducted. Let's assume this duty.
Board of Registrars of Voters,
DOROTHY S. KEARNS, Chairman
MICHAEL J. O'LEARY, Clerk
JAMES F. MURRAY GEORGE A. SELLEY
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Public Assistance
Your Board of Public Welfare, in administering the laws governing Old Age Assistance, Aid to Dependent Chil- dren, Disability Assistance and General Relief, the first three categories under the supervision of the Massachusetts Department of Public Welfare, rendered assistance to cases as indicated by the following composite of case loads for the year.
1955 Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
OAA
248
241
242
243
247
246
246
246
243 240
238 238
ADC
27
27
26
24
26
27
26
26
26
27 26
DA
24
22
23
22
21
21
GR
27
28
29
27
27
25
26 20 24
19 22
20
23
23
22
These programs of assistance represent the total ex- penditures of $309,203.81 distributed to residents of this town for their use in living on a minimum standard of sub- sistence :
OAA $224,933.68
ADC $36,088.14
DA
Gr
$22,101.60
$26,080.39
Old Age Assistance grants averaged $77.82 per person per month of which 27.6% was for medical care, including hospital and nursing home.
Aid to Dependent Children grants averaged $109.60 per family per month of which 10.5% was for medical care.
Disability Assistance case load decreased from the previous year but the expenditures increased. The aver- age grant was $88.37 per person per month with 38.4% spent for medical care.
General Relief case load decreased, as applicants for public relief are usually eligible for other categories of as- sistance, including Veterans' Benefits.
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17
18
20
20
We have endeavored to carry out regulations of the State Department's Medical Care Plan, which was designed to control expenditures of public funds, in an efficient man- ner.
This past year the town recovered the sum of $6,625.12 on liens which were placed upon property of Old Age Assistance recipients. The portion due the Federal Gov- ernment and Commonwealth was paid and the balance credited to the town. Reimbursements for aid from Fed- eral, State and other Municipalities totalling $125,799.90 was credited to the General Fund for the reduction of the tax levy.
WALTER SILVEIRA CHARLES W. KNOWLTON ALBERT E. STANTON
Board of Public Welfare
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SOURCE OF.THE PUBLIC.ASSISTANCE. DOLLAR. 1955
LOCAL TAXPAYER 27.23% $105,403.86
COMMONWEALTH 35.16 % $136,173.80
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
31.10 % $120,427.36
3.0 % $ 11,710.24
INDIVIDUALS CITIES STOWNS
EXPENDITURES.FOR.PUBLIC.ASSISTANCE.1955
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
$ 224,833.68 58.06%
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN $36,088.14 9.32%
VETERANS BENEFITS
$ 47,794.29 12.34%
GENERAL RELIEF
DISABILITY ASSIST. $22,101.60
5.72%
6.97 %
$ 26,980.39
ADMINISTRATION $20,941.23
5.41%
INFIRMARY 2.19% $8,494.42
3.49% $13,518.49
WILLIAM TALLMAN
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A TRIBUTE TO WILLIAM TALLMAN
The retirement of William Tallman brings to a close a service given to this town comprising 31 years.
Mr. Tallman was elected in 1924 to serve on the original Planning Board, along with Daniel C. Potter (Miss Mabel Potter's father), Lewis F. Poor, James A. Stetson, Victor O. B. Slater, Warren L. Swett, Samuel Dudgeon and Norman Paull. It is interesting to note that Mr. Tallman is a Past President of the Fairhaven Improve- ment Association, the organization that sponsored the article in the Town Warrant, which was passed by the Town Meeting, to establish a Town Planning Board.
It was indeed fortunate for the Board to have had a member who has served as Selectman and on the Board of Appeals. His wise counsel and many valuable hours of untiring effort given without pay, have helped to make this Town a better place in which to live.
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The Planning Board
In order that the townspeople may better be informed, it is the desire of the Board that we give you some extracts from our by-laws.
We are a board of eight members, serving an elected term of four years each.
"The duties of such board shall be such as are stated in chapter forty-one, sections seventy to seventy-two, of the General Laws of the Commonwealth, and further to con- sider and advise upon municipal improvements either at the request of other officials of the town or upon its own initiative. The board shall meet at regular intervals. It may also hold public meetings. It shall at all times have access to all public documents or information in the pos- session of any town official or department. It shall ex- amine the plans for the exterior of any public building. monument or similar feature, and for the development and treatment of the grounds about the same before the adop- tion thereof, and may make such recommendations there- on as it may deem needful. It may make investigations and studies relative to new street and park developments.
"All plans for laying out, extending. discontinuing or changing the limits of any way, street, public park or square, and every purchase of land for the site of any public build- ing, and all plans for the location, erection or alteration of public buildings, shall be submitted to said board for its opinion at least two weeks in advance of action by the board of Selectmen."
EXTRACTS FROM THE ZONING BY-LAWS
"To promote the health, safety, morals, convenience and general welfare of its inhabitants, to lessen the danger from fire, congestion and confusion, and to improve and beautify the Town of Fairhaven: also, the use, area, con- struction, repair and alteration of buildings and structures and the use of premises in said Town are hereby restricted and regulated."
The method in which a petitioner applies to the Board for a change of zone is:
1. That a plan shall be drawn to scale showing area to be zoned, the size of which shall not exceed one square foot. Six copies shall be filed, accompanied by a fee
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of ten dollars. The fee shall be made out in the name of the Town of Fairhaven.
2. Names and addresses of all abutters within two hundred feet of said zone, names of which may be acquired from the Board of Assessors, must be filed with the petition.
3. A public hearing will be called by the Planning Board prior to any annual or special Town Meeting, a notice of which will be sent to every abutter recorded.
4. The petitioner must appear at the public hearing and state his reasons for requesting change of zone.
5. It is not required by law to give the uses of the property which the petitioner is requesting be re-zoned. 6. Following the public hearing an article will be inserted in the Town warrant at the next annual or special Town Meeting, giving full details of area and location of petitioner's zone request.
7. A recommendation of the Planning Board shall be made at the Town Meeting.
8. In the event that the Town Meeting does not see fit to recommend the change of zone, the petitioner can re- petition the Planning Board for another public hearing, which will be granted; and, in the event that the Planning Board does not recommend the change of zone at this sec- ond hearing, it cannot, under the Statute of Limitations, go before the Town Meeting.
This is a so-called Two-Year Zoning Law which stops all zone changes that have been refused at Town Meetings within a twenty-four month period. Should the Planning Board not recommend on the second hearing, the petitioner shall wait two years before he can re-apply for the same change of zone.
KENNETH R. VINING Chairman JAMES PARKINSON Vice Chairman
ALFRED RAPHAEL Secretary CHARLES DUGDALE, ARSENE DUVAL HERBERT CANDAGE NOEL COUTURE
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Fire Department
The Board organized in May with A. W. Monk as Chairman and clerk. The following were reappointed : Frank Rogers as Chief; Augustus Xavier as Deputy Chief ; A. W. Monk as 1st Asst. Chief; Harold Macomber as 2nd Asst. Chief; and Drillmaster; and Lindsey Gifford as 3rd Asst. Chief. All other personnel then serving were re- appointed.
During the year the Department responded to 260 still alarms and 30 bell alarms, a total of 290 calls, five of which required the use of the resusitator. This is an increase of 39 calls over the previous year when there were 205 still alarms and 46 bell alarms, a total of 251 calls. As stated in last year's report, there is an increase in calls each year, especially still alarms. These still alarms are usually carried on by just a few men and those affected, and in most cases very few of the townspeople are even aware of it, yet this service has many times checked slight menaces that could easily have developed into something more serious with even a large loss of property and per- haps of life. Altho this year's expenditure for still alarms is higher than previous years we believe the money has been well spent and a large amount of property has been saved by prompt action of those who called for assistance and by the efficient efforts of those answering the call.
At the present time there are 72 men in the Depart- ment which includes the Board of Fire Engineers, per- manent men, callmen and substitute callmen. Seven per- manent men, all qualified under Civil Service, are stationed at Headquarters and work a 72 hour week which provides 3 men on duty at all times. These men are requesting a 56 hour week which will require 2 additional men to main- tain the same three men on duty at all times. This will re- quire an additional $7,141.00 for a full year. The call- men and substitute members are distributed over 6 com- panies, 4 at Headquarters; one at North Fairhaven and one at East Fairhaven.
The following apparatus is in service ;
Ladder No. 1-1952 Maxim 75 ft. Aerial Ladder Truck with radio.
Engine No. 1-1951 Ward-LaFrance 750 gal. triple comb. Pump and radio.
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Engine No. 2-1940 Chevrolet Chassis with a 600 gal. pump.
Engine No. 3-1937 Maxim 600 gal. pump and radio
Engine No. 4-1932 American-LaFrance 500 gal. pump and radio.
Engine No. 5-1937 Ford Chassis with 250 gal. Barton pump.
1953 Ford Tudor Sedan for Chief with radio
All of this equipment is in service and in good condi- tion with the exception of Engine No. 2 and we are re- questing an appropriation of $17,500.00 to replace it with a 750 gal. triple combination pump. In 1953, 1954 and 1955, $5,000.00 was appropriated and placed in a stabiliza- tion fund and it is with this money that we recommend that this piece of apparatus be purchased. Four pieces of apparatus and the Chief's car are equipped with radio and we are requesting that money be appropriated to equip another piece. We are also requesting that $1,000.00 be appropriated to purchase new hose.
The buildings under supervision of the Fire Dept. are in good condition. Some work was done during the year on Station No. 3 in North Fairhaven to improve the outside appearance on the north side. Unexpected work was necessary when it was discovered that the sills were in very bad condition. During the next year we ex- pect to paint the trimmings on Station No. 3 and Station No. 5 and also do some necessary repairs to Station No. 2 on Oxford Street.
Money appropriated at the last town meeting to supply equipment to substitute members of the Department, who receive no pay, was spent to the satisfaction of all con- cerned. Proper equipment is very necessary for all mem- bers of the fire-fighting force.
The Board wishes to commend the personnel of the Fire Department for their untiring efforts to maintain the efficiency that now prevails. The finest apparatus and equipment becomes useless unless trained men are avail- able to use it. A call department must necessarily derive its membership from all walks of life, nor can appoint- ments to such a department be restricted to men employed in the Town, or to men always accessible upon call. It is not always possible for such men to leave their occupation or business upon which they depend for a living, at the
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instant call, while others may be prohibited by employers to respond to any call during working hours. A study of the records of the various companies, as well as the whole department, will clearly show that, to maintain a per- centage attendance of seventy, the Town is fortunate to have men willing to do this type of work and at the same time supply their own equipment and transportation to and from fires.
Your Fire Department is something more than ladder trucks, pumpers and other equipment. It is the men with the willingness to serve you at all times that makes it the efficient department that it is. It is the aim of the Board of Fire Engineers to provide the most adequate equipment pos- sible thru the means placed at their disposal in order that efficiency of the Department may continue to be of the highest. We have recommended for several years a new fire station and it is still needed now more than ever and will continue to be a needed project. Valuable equipment is housed in a building that is entirely unsuitable for it. We cordially invite every taxpayer to visit any station and see the present facilities of the Fire Department. A whole hearted and earnest support thereof should be the aim of every taxpayer and voter in the Town.
The Board of Fire Engineers also expresses its appre- ciation of the cooperation of the Fairhaven Protecting So- ciety during the year. Their assistance in many activities pertaining to the Fire Department was of great value.
We also express our appreciation of the cooperation of the Board of Selectmen and also to all Department per- sonnel, all other departments and to each and everyone, who have through service and advice aided to make the Department what it is.
FRANK ROGERS AUGUSTUS XAVIER
AUDELL W. MONK HAROLD S. MACOMBER LINDSEY S. GIFFORD
Board of Fire Engineers
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Superintendent of Fire Alarm
During the year the Fire Alarm Department installed one new box at Coggeshall and Hopkins Streets, which was requested at the Town Meeting by North Fairhaven citi- zens. This box is numbered 622. I also replaced five new boxes in place of the old style boxes.
The Telephone Company and New Bedford Gas & Edison Light Company did considerable changing over to new poles which necessitates quite a lot of work for our Department.
This year I am asking to replace seven old boxes with the new three-fold type boxes, of which there are only fourteen left. Next year I shall ask for the remainder of the new type. This will bring the Fire Alarm up to the latest new three-fold type system.
This year I am also asking for a new Pressure Regu- lator which controls the Air whistle at headquarters. This air whistle was installed about twenty-five years ago, and it has carried from 150 to 300 pounds of air on each blow of the whistle. This pressure has to be cut down, so this will mean the installing of the regulator.
In closing I would like to commend the men who work- ed with me for their faithful service.
FRANK ROGERS,
Superintendent of Fire Alarm
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Board of Health
The Board has held meetings throughout the year and all complaints and nuisances have been attended to prompt- ly.
In the Board of Health Clinic 561 children were inoc- culated against Diphtheria, 403 children inocculated in the Polio Clinic and 45 children vaccinated against Smallpox. Two new cases of Tuberculosis were admitted and all con- tacts were X-rayed and were given periodic check-ups. The Community Nurse made a total of 78 visits to tubercu- lar patients and contacts and 120 visits to persons with communicable diseases.
During the year 1955, one patient was maintained at Bristol County Tuberculosis Hospital.
We again stress the fact that all Fairhaven residents may obtain free chest X-ray at the Tuberculosis Clinic in New Bedford.
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