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HIGH SCHOOL STADIUM
Article 59.
Unanimously voted: indefinite postponement of consideration of
Article 59.
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COGGESHALL STREET BRIDGE
Article 60. Unanimously voted: the appropriation of $14.74 to pay for Fair- haven's share of the maintenance of the Coggeshall Street Bridge for 1958.
SPECIAL TRAINING SCHOOLS
Article 61. Unanimously voted: indefinite postponement of Article 61.
STABILIZATION FUND
Article 62. Unanimously voted: the appropriation of $5,000.00 to be added to the Stabilization Fund.
DISCHARGE OF FIREARMS
Article 63. (Was disposed of after Article 43.)
DANGEROUS EXCAVATIONS
Article 64. Unanimously voted: to amend the By-Laws of the Town of Fair- haven by adding thereto the following:
XV Dangerous Excavations and Wells
(a) Owners of land which has been excavated shall erect bar- riers or take other suitable measures within five days after such owners have been notified in writing by the selectmen that in their opinion such excavation constitutes a hazard to public safety. Whoever violates any of the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine not exceeding two hundred (200) dollars. The Superior Court has jurisdiction in equity to compel compliance with this by-law. See General Laws Chapter 40 No. 21 (19) as amended.
(b) Owners of land whereon is located an abandoned well or a well in use shall either provide a covering for such well capable of sustaining a weight of three hundred (300) pounds or fill same to the level of the ground. Whoever violates any of the pro- visions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred (100) dollars nor more than five hundred (500) dollars. See General Laws Chapter 40 No. 21 (20) as amended.
STATE ASSESSMENT SYSTEM
Article 65
Voted: indefinite postponement of Article 65.
MOSQUITO CONTROL MAINTENANCE
Article 66. Unanimously voted: the appropriation of $3,250.00 for the purpose of maintaining during the ensuing year, the mosquito control works as estimated and certified by the State Reclamation Board, as pro- vided by Chapter 112, (Acts of 1931).
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MOSQUITO CONTROL
Article 67. Unanimously voted: indefinite postponement of Article 67.
HEALTH SANATARIAN
Article 68. Voted: indefinite postponement on March 14th. (Out of order).
TOWN LANDING IMPROVEMENTS
Article 69. Voted: indefinite postponement of Article 69.
ADOPTION OF NEW BUILDING CODE
Article 70. Voted: 104-43 to repeal any and all existing By-Laws relating to building or construction of buildings and to adopt therefor, as the Building Laws or Building Code of the Town of Fairhaven, to regulate and govern Building, Plumbing, Gas Piping and Ap- pliances, Heating and Air Conditioning Systems, Oil Burners, Elec- tric Wiring and Apparatus, and Storage, Handling, and Use of Flammable Liquids, the following listed publications as they now exist, with amendments, insertions, modifications and deletions thereto as made by the Building Laws Revision Committee, ap- pointed under authority of Article 68 of the Annual Town Meeting of March 23, 1957, or take any other action relative thereto:
1. NATIONAL BUILDING CODE 1955 (Golden Anniversary Edition) (As Amended)
2. NATIONAL PLUMBING CODE 1955 (As Amended)
3. NATIONAL BOARD OF FIRE UNDERWRITERS CODE NO. 54
For Gas Piping and Gas Appliances (September 1954 Edition)
4. NATIONAL BOARD OF FIRE UNDERWRITERS CODE NO. 90B
On Residence Type Warm Air Heating and Air Conditioning Systems (August 1956 Edition)
5. NATIONAL BOARD OF FIRE UNDERWRITERS CODE NO. 31 On Oil Burning Equipment (June 1957 Edition)
6. NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE (1956) CODE NO. 70 On Electrical Wiring and Apparatus (November 1956 Edition)
7. NATIONAL BOARD OF FIRE UNDERWRITERS CODE NO. 30 On Storage, Handling and Use of Flammable Liquids (June 1958 Edition)
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These publications with proposed amendments, if any, attached thereto have been and now are available for inspection at the Office of the Town Clerk and have been published in pamphlet form by posting in each precinct of the town at the following locations:
PRECINCT 1-TOWN HALL
PRECINCT 2-FAIRHAVEN HIGH SCHOOL
PRECINCT 3-OXFORD SCHOOL
PRECINCT 4-FAIRHAVEN BOYS' CLUB
PRECINCT 5-COMMUNITY HOUSE (SCONTICUT NECK) PRECINCT 6-EAST FAIRHAVEN SCHOOL
Said Building Laws or Building Code to become effective sixty (60) days after any necessary approval required by law.
TRANSFER FROM EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY
Article 71. Unanimously voted: the transfer of $170,000.00 from Excess and Deficiency for the reduction of the 1959 Tax Levy.
REPORT OF COMMITTEES
Article 72. A. REPORT OF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING COM- MITTEE.
John B. Humphreys reported: This is a progress report. The Build- ing Construction is complete. Major work still to be done is the development of the Recreational Field for outdoor sports and activities; and the landscaping around the building.
Voted: report of committee be received and placed on file. Wesley Weeks moved: that a committee of five men be appointed to survey the sewer situation in the Town.
Motion defeated.
Albert E. Stanton read the report of the committee to study the feasibility to take over the Fairhaven Water Company.
Subsequent to the last report of your committee to the Town Meet- ing on March 8, 1958 counsel representing the Town, the library Trustees and the Water Company held joint meetings and a draft of a petition for declaratory judgment was prepared and discussed. It became increasingly evident, in the course of those meetings, that some problems might well arise in the mind of a court as to whether adequate notice could be given to all interested parties (particularly the Rogers heirs) and also whether the court, in its discretion, might decline to answer some of the problems presented on the ground that they did not, as yet, present a real legal prob- lem and might never arise in the future. Despite the fact that
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the declaratory judgment procedure would provide a broader basis for attempting to secure answers to the many problems which might arise in the future (as, for example, interpretation of the deed and trust instrument., clarification of the rights of the trustees, and determination of the effectiveness of the trust today, in view of changed conditions), it was decided to again review the available methods of accomplishing the present purpose, leaving some of the other problems to the future since they might never arise.
Your committee held further joint talks with representatives of the library trustees and the Water Company and finally agreed to request authority to proceed as follows, believing that this will best serve the purposes of the town on the present facts and being further influenced, in part, by the agreement of the library trustees that if the town should vote to proceed under the new proposal, the board of trustees of the Millicent Library shall be increased by three in number, these positions to be filled by appointment of the Board of Selectmen of three members to serve for a term of three years each, such appointment to be refilled as the term of each expires.
We request that the Town Meeting authorize this committee to petition the Legislature to pass an enabling act which would in general, without specific limitation to the following suggestions, contain the following:
a. Authority for the Town of Fairhaven, in consideration of its assuming the full support of the Millicent Library by annual ap- propriation of public funds, to acquire the stock in the Fairhaven Water Company.
b. A clause that if the Town of Fairhaven voted to act under the proposed enabling act, the trustees of the library would vote to increase their number by three (3) and these vacancies would be filled by appointment by the Selectmen of members of the board of trustees, with full voting powers, to serve for terms of three (3) years each, their successors to be named in like manner, such members to be in addition to the Chairman of the Board of Select- men, who now serves in the capacity of a trustee.
c. The amount of the annual appropriations by the Town for support of the library to be established by some formula which would assure the library of an annual budget not less than that established for comparable libraries in the state.
d. The Town to assume all outstanding financial indebtedness and obligations of the Water Company and also to receive the benefit of any other income now or in the future available to the library or its board of trustees.
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e. This enabling act, if passed, to be so worded as to give the Town of Fairhaven a period of at least five years (if legally per- missible) within which to exercise its right to accept the terms of the act and acquire the stock of the Water Company by appropri- ate vote of the town meeting or the legal voters of the town.
Respectively submitted,
FAIRHAVEN WATER COMMITTEE
ALBERT E. STANTON, Chairman ELIZABETH I. HASTINGS ROBERT R. NORRIS ARMAND GUILMETTE CHARLES W. KNOWLTON HARRY ROGERS G. P. WALSH
Mr. Raymond M. Mitchell, speaking for the Trustees of the library stated the Trustees agreed with the report and its recommenda- tion contained therein. Only 1 point of difference - Only 3 public members to be appointed to trustees (and not 4) by the Selectmen (may be Selectmen) each to serve 3 years in place of Chairman of Selectmen who serves 1 year, now. Mr. Mitchell requested that letter from Library be atttached to Committee Report. He moved report be accepted, the committee continued, and committee be authorized to petition the legislature to pass the enabling act outlined.
Seconded.
Unanimously voted: that the report be accepted, the committee continued, and committee be authorized to petition the legislature to pass the enabling act outlined.
THE MILLICENT LIBRARY Fairhaven, Mass.
Mr. Albert E. Stanton, Chairman
Committee on the Feasibility of the
Town's Taking over the Fairhaven Water Company
Town Hall Fairhaven, Massachusetts
My dear Mr. Stanton:
I have been asked to notify you that at the meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Millicent Library on January ninth it was voted that at such time that the library will be supported entirely by the Town, a sum to be determined by the State Library
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Board, three members will be added to the traditional number of fifteen on our board.
These three additional members are to be supplied by the Fairhaven Board of Selectmen. They may be the Selectmen them- selves or any three residents of Fairhaven appointed by the Board of Selectmen and are to serve for a period of three years.
We hope that you will feel that the Town will be more adequately represented in the affairs of the library.
Very truly yours, RITA E. STEELE, Secretary Board of Trustees
Unanimously voted: to receive the report of the Water Company, and to authorize the Committee to petition the legislature for an enabling act to take over the Fairhaven Water Company.
Austin Sistare read the report of the ROGERS SCHOOL BUILD- ING COMMITTEE:
"Rogers School Building Committee report is one of progress. Building complete, equipment is complete, the committee would like to remain in power to clean up the clerical work and to get the 42% from Boston, also to check the one year guarantee on the building. We will return to the Town something between $15,000.00 - $20,000.00 of the original appropriation. We still have under consideration plans for some work on the grass on the baseball lots as authorized in original grant."
Unanimously voted: to receive the report of the Rogers School Building Committee, and to continue the committee in power.
Noel Couture read the report of the COMMITTEE ON DUMP RELOCATION:
COMMITTEE REPORT
The Committee authorized by vote of the Annual Town Meeting of 1958 "to study the feasibility of relocating the town dump," and subsequently appointed by the Moderator, submit the follow- ing report.
After a careful study of the problem of rubbish disposal in the Town of Fairhaven, it is the unanimous opinion of this committee that the present dump site should be continued in use until such time as it has reached its full capacity, which best available estimates indicate to be a period of four (4) or five years.
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It is the considered judgment of this committee that it is feasible to relocate the town dump and that plans should be made to acquire and prepare for future rubbish disposal.
With this object in mind, the committee after studying several possible sites are in full agreement that the most suitable site for this purpose is an area at the southerly end of Egypt Lane extend- ing south and east of the former railroad right of way. This area, consisting largely of low value marsh land, contains approximately twenty (20) acres with an average capacity of fill to a depth of ten (10) feet. This site is easily accessible from all points in the town, and the committee believe that use of this site for future rubbish disposal would ultimately increase the value of the property.
In view of the above, this committee unanimously offers the follow- ing recommendation:
That, for the purpose of providing a future site for the disposal of rubbish in the Town of Fairhaven, a study should be made of methods of rubbish disposal and that immediate action be taken to acquire the following property as described on plat map of the Board of Assessors.
Lot number 25 contains approximately 6 acres
Lot number 26 contains approximately 4 acres
Lot number 27 contains approximately 2 acres
Lot number 28 contains approximately 1 acre
Lot number 29 contains approximately 7 acres
Respectively submitted,
HAROLD R. LAWTON,
Secretary
Warren Thompson
71 Green Street Precinct 1
John Humphrey
27 Lafayette Street Precinct 2
Louis Rogissart
399 Main Street Precinct 3
Harold R. Lawton 52 Rodman Street Precinct 4 John Carter 29 Capeview Street Precinct 5
Noel B. Couture
194 New Boston Road Precinct 6
Committe to study feasibility of relocating the Town Dump
Unanimously voted: that the report of the Dump Relocation Com- mittee be accepted, placed on file, and the Committee continued in power.
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George C. Perkins moved and unanimously voted: that the Fire Station Building Committee be dismissed with thanks of the Town for a very difficult job.
FIRE STATION BUILDING COMMITTEE
Voted: 48-43 that a committee consisting of the Chief for the time being of the Fire Department and one member from each precinct to be appointed by the Moderator be formed for the following purposes:
(1) To select a site for the Central Fire Station, construction of which was voted by the Town Meeting on March 23, 1957 which shall be approved by the Board of Fire Underwriters and New England Fire Rating Association.
(2) To determine whether it is advisable to locate a fire sub-station in the Sconticut Neck Area, and if so to select a site for such sub-station which shall be approved by Board of Fire Underwriters and New England Fire Rating Association.
The committee to report to the next special or annual Town meeting.
Voted: that the Finance Committee be given a vote of thanks for their work and recommendations.
Voted adjournment at 5:35 P.M.
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SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS VOTED AT ANNUAL TOWN MEETING OF MARCH 7, 1959
Arti- Item cle
Account
Tax Levy
Transferred from Other Accounts Dog Fund $2,108.83
3
1 Schools (Inc. $200. for out-of-state travel)
Chap. 71 $ 652,701.47
New Equip., School Bldgs. & Grounds) . 9,300.00
(Transportation of Pupils) 35,954.00
5,255.00
2 Selectmens' Office Expense
3 Public Assistance Administration
13,459.00
4 Public Welfare Maintenance
20,000.00
5 Aid to Dependent Children
30,000.00
6 Old Age Assistance-Maintenance
125,000.00
7 Disability Assistance-Maintenance
7,500.00
8 Veterans' Benefits
55,000.00
9 Town Infirmary
6,500.00
10 Town Accountant, Salary & Expense
2,764.00
11 Police Department
69,000.00
12 Safety Council
25.00
13 Fire Department
57,955.00
14 Fire Alarm Maintenance
2,760.00
16 Building Inspector
2,300.00
17 Salary of Building Inspector
1,000.00
18 Salary of Superintendent of Highways
4,494.00
19 Highway Department
85,365.00
20 Engineering Expense
4,250.00
21 Collection of Rubbish
20,876.00
22 Shellfish Inspection
1,035.00
Salary of Shellfish Constable
2,700.00
24 Sealer of Weights & Measures
1,400.00
25 Union Wharf
500.00
26 Salary of Wharfinger
350.00
27 Town Meeting Expense
2,330.00
28 Town Hall
9,160.00
29 Legal Expense
5,000.00
30 Town Clerk's Office Expense
4,813.50
31 Treasurer's Office Expense
5,660.90
32 Town Debt 125,705.57
5,094.43 Prem. Acct.
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15 Forest Fires 100.00
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1959
33 Accrued Interest
66,200.00
34 Interest on Revenue Loans
2,000.00
35 Town Collector's Office Expense 6,094.55
36 Assessors' Office Expense
3,324.00
37 Dutch Elm Disease
3,250.00
38 Insect Pest Control-Chap. 660
4,000.00
39 Board of Health-Maintenance
4,675.00
40 Dental Clinic
1,350.00
41 Diphtheria Immunization
225.00
42
Collection of Garbage
9,500.00
43 Sewer & Water Maintenance
39,296.00
44 Election & Registration
7,282.00
45 Planning Board
350.00
46 Park Department
9,999.00
47
Board of Appeals
140.00
48 Hydrant Rental
13,975.00
49 Street Lighting
16,600.00
50 Vocational School
16,000.00
51 Memorial Day
500.00
52 Reserve Fund
20,000.00
53 Woodside Cemetery
300.00
$1,595,273.99
$7,203.26
SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS VOTED AT FIRST ADJOURNED ANNUAL TOWN MEETING MARCH 14, 1959
Article
Account
1959 Tax Levy $ 2,400.00
Transferred from Other Accounts
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a Salary of Selectmen
b Salary of Board of Public Welfare
1,200.00
c Salary of Town Clerk
1,284.00
d Salary of Town Treasurer
3,638.00
e Salary of Town Collector
4,002.00
f Salary of Assessors
9,630.00
g Salary of Moderator
100.00
h Salary of Tree Warden
200.00
i Salary of Board of Health
720.00
j Salary of Sewer & Water Commissioners
750.00
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5 Public Health Nursing
3,500.00
6 Millicent Library
26,092.45
9 Civil Defense 3,785.00
11 Tax Title Expense
2,550.00
12 Contributory Retirement-Payment to System
10,775.00
Contributory Retirement-Adm. Exp.
500.00
13
Workmen's Compensation Insurance
7,500.00
14
Municipal Employees' Pub. Liab. Ins.
2.500.00
15 Insurance on Town Buildings
7,500.00
16 Fire Insurance on Equipment
300.00
17 Employees' Group Insurance
10,800.00
21 Reconstruction of Scont. Neck Rd. 5,795.31
$16,000.00
Chapter 90
(1957) Ch. 90
22
Chapter 90 Maintenance
3,000.00
23 Police Cars
4,450.00
24 Highway Department Grader
18,000.00
26
Tree Stump Remover
3,000.00
27 Counter in Treasurer's Office
450.00
28
Granolithic & Bituminous Conc. Side.
950.00
29
West Island Town Beach
1,329.36
30
Care of Dogs and Animals
500.00
31
Propagation of Shellfish
1,000.00
32 Unexpended Balances to Revenue --
Police Cars
$ 864.00
Fire Chief's Car
36.00
Rogers St. Sewer
1,269.00
Buxton St. Water Main
509.68
Aerial Spraying
1,144.78
1957 Garbage Collection
333.36
Highway Dept. Dump Truck
25.00
Highway Dept. Sweeper
35.00
Highway Dept. Spreaders
400.00
Shellfish Warden Truck
286.57
Street Lighting 400.00
School St. Construction
27.21
Gellette Road
275.06
Weeden Road
184.87
East Coggeshall St.
208.35
Shaw Road
298.73
New Boston Road
102.94
Mill Road
83.34
(1958) Ch. 90 2,204.69
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Veterans' Burial
482.00
Flag Pole
65.96
Town Landing
25.00
Scont. Nk. Water Project
2,236.72
$9,294.12
33
Unpaid Bills of Prior Years
10,707.16
38
Painting Band Shell
100.00
40
Livesey Park-Recreational Area
3,800.00
41
Flag Pole-Cushman Park
350.00
$153,158.28
$18,204.69
SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS VOTED AT SECOND ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING OF MARCH 21, 1959
Article
Account
1959
Transferred from Other Accounts
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1959 Road Reconstruction
$48,055.00
44 Resurfacing Washington Street
$1,834.59 Ch. 718
Main St.
5,457.94 Wash. St. Con. Ac.
46 Railroad Track Drain
3,666.50
48 Surface Water Drain (Maitland St.)
5,050.00
50 Street Light
260.00
52 1959 Sewer Extensions Account
16,768.00
55 Scrub Coating-High School
20,000.00
58 High School Boilers
47,000.00
60 Coggeshall St. Bridge Maintenance
14.74
62 Stabilization Fund
5,000.00
66 Mosquito Control Maintenance
3,250.00
71 Excess & Deficiency Transfer (Tax reduction) ($170,000.00)
170,000.00 E.&D.
$149,064.24 $177,292.53
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Tax Levy
& 43 and Drainage
ANALYSIS OF APPROPRIATIONS ANNUAL TOWN MEETING AND TWO ADJOURNED MEETINGS - MARCH 7, 14, 21, 1959
1959 Tax Levy Transfers
Annual Town Meeting of 3-7-59
$1,595,273.99
$ 7,203.26
First Adjourned Annual Town Meeting of 3-14-59
153,158.28
18,204.69
Second Adjourned Annual Town Meeting of 3-21-59
149,064.24
177,292.53
$1,897,496.51
$202,700.48
SUMMARY OF TRANSFERS FROM AVAILABLE FUNDS:
From:
Dog Fund-Article 3-Item 1 -- March 7, 1959
$ 2,108.83
Premium Account-Article 3-Item 32-March 7, 1959
5,094.43
Chapter 90-1958-Article 21, March 14, 1959 Chapter-90-1957-Article 21, March 14, 1959
16,000.00
2,204.69
Chapter 718-Main Street, Article 44-March 21, 1959
1,834.59
Washington St. Constr. Account-Article 44-March 21, 1959
5,457.94
Excess & Deficiency-Article 71-March 21, 1959
170,000.00
$202,700.48
A True Copy, Attest :
MICHAEL J. O'LEARY, Town Clerk
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ISAAC N. BABBITT His Benefactions are a Monument to His Memory.
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In Memoriam
ISAAC N. BABBITT
Born in Fall River - February 19, 1872
Died in Fairhaven February 25, 1959
Moved to New Bedford in 1890; was employed as a bookkeeper for Babbitt, Wood & Co.
Founded Babbitt Steam Specialty Company in 1907 and was General Manager until his deatlı.
Invented sprocket rim for valve wheels and other improvements for tools and appliances.
Active in Civic Affairs. In 1909 appointed to fill a vacancy on the Board of Assessors. Re-elected in 1910 for a three-year term.
Elected Selectman in 1919 and served continuously until 1932.
In 1943, with his business associates, bought the Pairpoint Corporation of New Bedford and resumed manufacturing as the National Pairpoint Cor- poration,-serving as President.
Also established the Gundersen Glass Works, Inc. to continue the busi- ness formerly operated as the Pairpoint Corporation-serving as Treasurer.
Incorporator of Fairhaven Institution for Savings.
Was President of New Bedford Board of Commerce, 1954 and 1955.
Active in New Bedford Y.M.C.A. and many area organizations.
Was a member of George H. Taber Lodge, A.F. & A.M. and served as its Master in 1915. Also a member of numerous other Masonic bodies.
Was an active member of and took a keen interest in the First Congre- gational Church of Fairhaven for over 60 years. In recognition of his services and contributions, the new parish house was named Babbitt Hall.
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RAYMOND T. BABBITT Courteous - Friendly - Upright
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In Memoriam
RAYMOND T. BABBITT
Born in Fall River - March 26, 1894
Died in Fairhaven
July 26, 1959
Moved to Fairhaven from New Bedford in 1915.
Was Vice President and General Manager of Babbitt Chemical Company of New Bedford.
During World War II was General Manager of the plant at Camden, N. J., which manufactured Rockets for the Armed Forces under management of the National Fireworks Company.
Was active in civic affairs.
Civil Defense Director - 1950 and 1951.
Town Meeting Member.
Formerly a Captain in the Fire Department.
Served as a member of the Junior High School Building Committee.
At the time of his death, he was chairman of the committee making im- provements to the heating plant of the High School.
Member of George H. Taber Lodge, A.F. & A.M. and other Masonic bodies.
Also Past Master of Fairhaven Grange and of Sippican Pomona Grange.
Was a member of First Congregational Church and of the East Fair- haven Benevolent Society.
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ARTHUR J. MULLEN Capable - Energetic - Amiable
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In Memoriam
ARTHUR J. MULLEN
Born in Norwich, Conn. - July 20, 1923
Died in New Bedford, Mass. - July 20, 1959
Educated in Connecticut and Rhode Island.
Served three years in World War II. Was commissioned a First Lieutenant.
After the war, was graduated from Palmer College, Davenport, Iowa with the degree of Doctor of Chiropractic.
Moved to Fairhaven in 1948.
Active in town affairs.
Served as Civil Defense Director for several years.
Was a Town Meeting member.
Member of the Recreation Committee which sponsored West Island Beach.
Member Town Democratic Committee.
1956 - Elected Senator from Third Bristol District.
1958 - Re-elected.
Member Senate Ways and Means Committee.
Took a strong stand on most legislation debated in the Senate.
Was a member of many local organizations.
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In Memoriam
JOHN M. REILLY
Born in Belfast, No. Ireland - May 29, 1890
Died in Fairhaven, Mass. - November 23, 1959
Came to America at 16 and lived in Boston until after World War I, then to Fairhaven.
Was a Master Plumber until his retirement in 1958.
Elected to Board of Sewer and Water Commissioners in 1928 and was re-elected each succeeding term until his death.
Appointed Town Plumbing Inspector in 1943.
Was a member of the New England Plumbing Inspector's Association.
Served on the Fire Department for several years.
Also a member of the F. H. Improvement Association and the Fairhaven Colonial Club and was a former member of the Lion's Club.
Was an Incorporator of the Fairhaven Institution for Savings.
His masonic affiliations included Eureka Lodge, A.F. & A.M. of New Bedford and Fairhaven Royal Arch Chapter.
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