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Ernest Tetrault 1949 Dr. Raymond F. Haling, M.D. 1950 Robert W. DeJourdy D.S.C. 1951
HIGHWAY COMMISSIONERS
Lionel Duval, Chairman 1949 Arthur Bachand 1950
Anthony Ciesla
1951
WORLD WAR MEMORIAL TRUSTEES
Rosaria Arpin 1949
Arthur Cabana
1950
Silvia Ferron
1951
Ovila Donais 1949 Lectance Landry 1950 Camille Hebert 1951
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Hector M. LeClair, Sr. 1949
Ernest Boyer 1949
Paul Benoit 1950
Wm. J. Brunelle 1950
Rosaire Lefleche 1951
Armand DeAngelis 1951
CEMETERY COMMITTEE
Bernard Guertin
1949
George Dumas
1950
Benj. F. Tully 1951
CONSTABLES
Blaise Trudeau 1949 Raoul Meunier 1949
Bernard Richard
1949
TAX COLLECTOR Mederic Duhamel 1951
PLANNING BOARD
Mitchell Kurposka 1949 Edward Seremet 1950
George Duquette 1951 Bernardo Raimondo 1952
Raoul Gaulin
1953
SEWER COMMITTEE
J. George Page 1949 Alfred Goudreau 1950
Raymond Bachand
1951
PARK COMMISSIONERS
Roland Langevin 1949 Wilfred P. Gauthier 1950 Arthur W. Leduc 1951
MODERATOR
Valmore P. Tetrault 1949
TREE WARDEN Wilbur Wilson 1949
COMMISSIONERS OF TRUST FUNDS Ernest J. Lavallee 1949 Leon Bouthillier 1950
Ignac Zacycki 1951
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SOUTHBRIDGE HOUSING AUTHORITY
Omer L. Perron 1949
Arthur Cabana 1950
Francois C. Sansaucy 1951 Emile J. Martin 1951
John J. Hogan (appointed by the state) 1949
APPOINTED TOWN OFFICERS
ASSISTANT CLERK, SELECTMEN-Julian C. Gabree 1949
TOWN ACCOUNTANT-Joseph E. Desrosier 1951 TOWN COUNSEL-John J. O'Shaughnessy, Jr. 1949
TOWN ENGINEER-Henry A. Racicot 1949
VETERANS SERVICE CENTER Paul Benoit, Director 1949 Constance Plouffe, Clerk 1949
VETERANS BENEFIT AGENT -- Paul Benoit 1949
RECREATIONAL COMMITTEE, (Old)
Hector LeClair, Jr. Joseph Piasta
Anthony Deterando Alton K. Marsters
Rev. Walter Craft Emile Martin
Norman Leblanc Alphonse Renna
Albert Simonds
Roland Langevin
John E. Farland
Leopold Poirier
Lorenzo Beaupre
Wilfred Gauthier
RECREATIONAL COMMITTEE (New) Frank Skinyon 1949 Thomas Carey 1950
James Robertson 1949
Emile Martin 1950
John Libera 1949
John E. Merrill 1950 Armand Cieri 1949
Lorenzo Beaupre 1950 Charles Cournoyer 1949
Stuart Casavant 1950
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AIRPORT COMMISSIONERS
Edmund Ryan 1949 Albert DiGregorio 1951
Philip Gauthier 1950 Dwight K. Bartlett 1951 Emile Arsenault 1952
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS-Wm. L. Bourgeois CARE OF TOWN CLOCK-John P. Caves
POUND KEEPER-Frederick L. Dowling
KEEPERS OF LOCK-UP-Ulric Brault, Ernest Cadarette
CUSTODIAN OF TOWN HALL-Oliver Proulx
ANIMAL INSPECTOR-PLUMBING INSPECTOR-
MILK INSPECTOR-Joseph A. Chagnon
BUILDING INSPECTOR-Armand DeAngelis
WIRE INSPECTOR-Clarence Bachand
SEALER OF WEIGHTS & MEASURES-G. R. Lariviere
LIBRARY TRUSTEES-FOR THE TOWN
Dr. Nerio Pioppi 1949 Wardell M. Edwards 1950 Edward P. Sheehan 1951
FOR THE FUND
Gertrude W. Smith John O. Martin Arthur Kay W. Wesley Crawford
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS
Armand Fortin 1949 John J. O'Shaughnessy, Sr. 1950 Seaver M. Rice 1951 Clare Boyer
MOTH SUPERINTENDENT-Wilbur Wilson
FIRE DEPARTMENT Oswald Meunier, Chief George W. Laughnane Dep. Chief
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SUPT. OF FIRE ALARM-James C. Sangren
FIRE WARDEN-Oswald Meunier
DEPUTY WARDENS
Daniel Daniels Joseph Mandville Emile Caouette
Romeo Lippe
Harry Michaels Albert Servant Rosario Belerose Archie Langevin
FENCE VIEWERS
Anthony Proulx Felix Madura
Louis Bachand Euclid Gatineau
HONOR ROLL COMMITTEE
Bernard Beauregard
Raymond Benoit Edmund Ryan
Armand DeAngelis George W. Watson Ronaldo Guertin
Doris Loiselle
MEASURERS OF WOOD AND BARK
Thomas L. Hughes John J. Hogan
Clifford Mckinstry Royce Fitzpatrick
FIELD DRIVERS
Albert Lamarine George Fitts
James Laughnane
SOLDIERS BURIAL OFFICERS
Wm. J. Congdon
Arthur Eno
PUBLIC WEIGHERS
Raymond Mckinstry Royce Fitzpatrick Eleanor Drake
Wardell M. Edwards Jacob Edwards Ralph Mckinstry
Beatrice Homicz
Harry Michaels
Herman Staves
Loretta Fitzpatrick
Thomas Hughes William Cox
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ATTENDANCE OFFICER-Raoul Lataille
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Omer Perron
1949
Leo Dandurand 1950
Albert Simonds 1949
Aloysius Koprowski 1950
Myron B. Clemence 1949
Christopher Thomas 1949
Edgar Lewis 1951 Peter Graf 1951
Dr. Arthur Tieri 1949
Oswald Laliberte 1951
Allen Richmond 1950
Sylvester Barbieri 1951
Vincent Walsh 1950
Albert Dufault
1951
George Metras
1950
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
Peter Graf Alfred Beauleau
3 years
2 years
Francis Bishop
1 year
COM. TO STUDY CHANGE TOWN GOVERNMENT Dr. Arthur Tieri Mitchell Kurposka
COM. TO REVISE TOWN BY-LAWS
John J. O'Shaughnessy, Sr. Louis Gagnon Alfred Beauleau. George Leduc Edgar Lewis
George Favre
INSPECTOR OF PETROLEUM-G. Rudolph Lariviere
DOG OFFICER-Albert Lamarine
SWIMMING POOL COMMITTEE
Henry Racicot Dr. Raymond Haling Armand DeAngelis
CARE OF VETERANS GRAVES
Clarence Desaulnier Wm. J.Congdon
Leopold Lemmelin
RETIREMENT BOARD
Joseph Desrosier
J. Alfred Dumas
Norbert C. Benoit
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Jury List
Name and Address
Allard, Roland, J., 9 Federal Ave. Anderson, Albert J., 41 Chestnut Street Augusto, Armando, 34 Fairmont Ave. Ayotte, Raymond J., 75 Pleasant Street Bachand, Louis J., 201 Everett Street Bachand, Arthur N., 39 School Street Bachand, Edward E., 16 Williams Street Beauregard, Alexander, 401 Main Street Bednarczak, John F., 243 Everett Street Belanger, Jos. A., 530 Worcester Street Bellerive, Armand J., 223 Everett Street Bellows, Hiram B., 96 Morris Street Benson, Athur J., 29 Sayles Street Bertrand, Urban G., 370 Hamilton Street Bermingham, Michael J., 10 Eastford Street Bibeau, Rodolphe A., 53 Worcester Street Blanchette, Omer, 40 Cross Street Boiteau, Anthony, 71 Sayles Street Boiteau, Ovila, 201 Everett Street Boucher, Raymond, 127 Everett Street Buckley, John T., 28 Harding Street Brodeur, Antonio, 114 Pine Street Blair, Elmer S., 281 Woodstock Rd. Blais, Napoleon , 402 Worcester Street Beaudry, Eugene W., 38 Henry Street Cabana, Arthur, 10 Oaks Ave. Carrier, Raymond C., 22 Edwards Street Caran, Phillias, 109 High Street Caron, Anatole, Jr., 33 River Street Carpenter, Noe, 246 Mechanic Street Carpentier, Wm., 228 Hamilton Street Cartier, Jos. Jr., 17 Pleasant Street Chamberland, Theodore, 99 Cross Street Chamberlain, Leopold, 43 Lebanon Hill Rd
Occupation
Bus Driver At home Lens Grinder Optical Worker
Roofer Machine Operator Carpenter
Clerk
Tool Maker Retired Polisher Retired Truer Salesman
Cutlery Worker Machinist
Truck Driver Optical Worker Optical Worker
Optical Worker Optical Worker
Clerk Clerk Moulder Janitor
Optical Worker Shipping Clerk
Machinist Machinist Retired
Assembler
Machine Worker Assembler
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JURY LIST (Continued)
Name and Address Chapdelaine, Gedeon, 191 Worcester Street Ciesla, Anthony, 292 Pleasant Street Chapdelaine, Dorila, 186 Everett Street Clemence, George H., Clemence Hill Coderre, Henry F., 560 South Street Collette, Viateur, 117 Cross Street Costa, Sotir V., 9 Curtis Street Cournoyer, Norman H., 59 Fiske Street Cottu, Wilfred, 39 Cross Street
Dumas, Francis D., 988 Main Street DeAngelis, Phillip, 80 Sayles Street Desaulniers, Leo J., Lebanon Hill Rd. Daigle, Alexander, 69 Highland Street Dufault, Jos., 156 Mechanic Street Dulmaine, Walter, 88 Pine Street Dupaul, Leon A., 250 Marcy Street Duquette, Albert F., 14 Worcester Street Duphinais, Adelard, 199 Charlton Street Donais, Armand, 444 Worcester Street Duquette, George, Elm Street Dumas, Alfred J. Jr., 986 Main Street Eno, Arthur J., 76 Pine Street Fafard, Wilfred, 11 Columbia Farland, Norman, 49 Coombs Street Flood, Henry F., 300 Hamilton Street Fontaine, Alpha, Amidown District Fontaine, Lucien, 97 Worcester Street Gagne, Alfred, 152 Worcester Street Gaumond, Harvey, 144 Everett Street Gaumond, Armand, 711 Main Street Gaumond, Eugel, 16 Gardner Street Gendron, Albert, 42 Thomas Street Gendron, Raymond, 178 Mechanic Street Gendreau, Jos. U., 119 Pleasant Street Generaux, Louis W., 206 Main Street Graf, Peter, 38 Golf Street
Occupation Grinder Contractor Retired
Retired
Merchant Moulder Merchant Farm Hand Retired
At Home Draftsman Machinist Foreman Laborer Retired
Foreman
Cutlery Worker Polisher Solderer
Grinder
Electrician
Back Tender Optical Worker Optical Worker Truer Machinist Asst. Foreman Chauffer Truckman Retired Feeder Clerk Press Operator Steam Fitter Foreman
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JURY LIST (Continued)
Name and Address Grenier, William, 53 Pleasant Street Guignard, Jos. A., 36 Winter Street Gravel, Charles E., 158 Charlton Street
Hacket, Howard, 61 School Street Hebert, Armand F., 55 Coombs Street Hebert, Jos. A., 3 Moon Street Hetu, Louis, 48 Dresser Street Holton, Frank B., Elm Street Julien, Jos. E., 733 Newell Ave. Leduc, Arthur W., 117 Worcester Street Lange, Eugene F., 6 Lens Street Laporte, Alexis, 119 West Street Lapointe, Lionel, 398 Worcester Street Lacasse, Hormidas, 2 Lens Court Lafleche, Albert, 59 Main Street La Jeunesse, Edward, 21 Wall Street Lamontagne, Henry, 37 River Street Lamothe, Charles D., 23 Chestnut Street Landry, Lectance, 34 Lens Street Landry, Victor, 800 Worcester Street Lataille, Frank, 284 Mechanic Street Lataille, Jos. C., 39 Henry Street Lavallee, Nap. A., 46 School Street Lavallee, Adelard, 75 Crystalle Street Leblanc, Leon D., 364 Hamilton Street Leboeuf, Roland, 27 Chestnut Street Libera, Jos., 9 Ballard Court Loranger, Edward, 127 Pleasant Street Loranger, Nap. J., 18 Pine Street Langlois, George, 26 School Street Lemoine, James, 33 Henry Street Lemoine, Ferdinand, 22 Edwards Street Lenti, Frank, 313 Worcester Street Lynch, Charles, 25 School Street Lucier, Leo, 31 Randolph Street Malony, Phillip, 87 Edwards Street
Occupation Factory Worker Electrician
Optical Worker
Engineer Machine Operator Truck Driver
Janitor Retired
Mail Carrier
Truer Ins. Agent Textile Worker Shipper Optical Worker Foreman Millhand Unemployed Moulder Painter Press Worker Optical Worker Retired
Clerk Shear Tender Fixer Clerk Optical Worker Machinist Retired Opt. Worker Press Worker Auto Dealer Auto Dealer Inspector Finisher
Bridge Maker
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JURY LIST (Continued)
Name and Address Marand, Napoleon, 276 Mechanic Street Mathieu, Issac, 50 Coombs Street Matte, Osa, 77 Moon Street
Dryer Clerk
Clerk
Finisher
McDonald, Laurant, 23 Wardell Ct.
Grinder
Nicholds, Thomas, 29 Fiske Street Normandin, Jos., 14 Dresser Street
Press Worker Truer
O'Shaughnessy, John, Sr.,164 Hamilton Street
Retired
Janitor
Inspector
Warper
Clerical
Retired
Polisher
Wire Stretcher Painter
Repairman Merchant Optical Worker Inspector
Repairer
Farmer Carpenter Cook
Electrician Waiter
Opt. Worker Foreman Retired
Clerk Grinder Superintendent
Bar Tender Laborer
Paquette, Walter, Brickyard Rd. Paquin, Wm., 32 Worcester Street Patenaude, George J., 12 Pine Street Paulhus, Theodore, 172 Mechanic Street Parent, Jos. C.,348 Hamilton Street Peloquin, Armand, 86 Worcester Street Peloquin, Felix, 27 Coombs Street Peloquin, Phillip, 216 Everett Street Peloquin, Narcisse, 62 Green Ave. Perron, Homer L., 215 Marcy Street Picard, Alfred, 402 Main Street
Pinsonault, Richard, 35 South Street Plouffe, George P., 135 Marcy Street Pratt, Walter, 873 Woodstock Rd. Proulx, Charles F., 81 Wall Street Prould, Jos. D., 46 South Street Parent, Amio, 9 Hillcrest Ave.
Passaj, Alphonse, 36 Pleasant Street Pellitier, Norman R., 2 Cross Street Power, Christopher, Meadow Brook Rd. Powers, Jos., 134 Chapin Street
Ravenelle, Raoul J., 65 River Street Richard, George, 142 Charlton Street Roberts, Gerald G., 23 Oaks Ave.
Shea, Wm. J., 1 Hill Ave. St. Germain, Jos., 120 Sayles Street
Occupation Polisher Salesman
Mitchell, Irving, 47 Oliver Street Monette, Moise, 50 Coombs Street Moriarity, Timothy J., 150 Pleasant Street
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JURY LIST (Continued)
Name and Address St. Martin, George, 28 Coombs Street St. Piere, Rudolph, 10 Rose Street Santo, Dominic, 462 Elm Street Staves, Arthur, 37 Franklin Terrace Stypulkowski, Anthony, 110 Sturbridge Rd. Machine Operator St. George, Regeult, 38 Foster Street Machinist Sullivan, John B., 40 South Street Draftsman Sansaucy, Adelard, 31 Hamilton Street Hand Grinder Trahan, Ovila, 16 Clark Street Tetrault, Eugene, 53 Fiske Street Tavernier, Omer J., 10 Lens Street Trudeau, Blaise, 35 Central Street Trembley, Albert G., 305 Main Street Varin, Raymond, 110 Mechanic Street Walsh, John S., 113 West Street Plastic Worker Opt. Worker Welsh, Jos. E., 4 Windsor Court Zisk, Joseph, 41 Water Street
Occupation Opt. Worker Machinist Foreman Clerk
Carpenter Clerk Edger Retired Opt. Worker
Foreman
Shipper
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TOWN OF SOUTHBRIDGE
Selectmen's Report
To the Citizens of Southbridge :
The following is a brief report of the activities of the Board of Selectmen for the past year.
Regular meetings of the Board were held every Monday night for the purpose of handling the ordinary volume of busi- ness coming under our jurisdiction. Many of our duties are routine in nature and would be of little interest in a report.
The Board requested from the Department of Public Works the following allotments for Chapter 90 Road Construction Work for 1949.
Mechanic Street
Town $6,000
County $6,000
State $12,000 10,000
Total $24,000
Eastford Road
5,000
5,000
20,000
Dresser Hill Road
2,000
2,000
4,000
8,000
Pleasant Street
2,000
2,000
4,000
8,000
Old Dudley Road
2,000
2,000
4,000
8,000
Totals
$17,000
$17,000
$34,000
$68,000
Maintenance
1,500
1,500
1,500
4,500
When these roads are completed they will be much safer for travel and will constitute a big improvement in our public ways at a greatly reduced cost to the Town.
After much consideration the Board decided that the re- placement of Arc Lights on Main Street was a necessity due to the nonavailability of maintenance parts, and that 60% of the light was being sent upwards and had no value of lighting streets and sidewalks. Main Street is heavily traveled on nights when the stores are open. On some of these nights, Pedestrian Traffic will reach 2,000 per hour on Main Street to Hamilton Street. Vehicular Traffic at these locations will peak 1,000 per hour. American Optical Company traffic, while of short duration, is very heavy.
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Main Street is wide from the Post Office to Hamilton Street further complicating the design. All of these elements were considered when the new lights were installed.
Our Main Street is now well lighted and this type of lighting will be installed on other principal business streets as soon as it is possible to do so without an extra burden be- ing imposed on the Taxpayers as a result of more appropri- ations.
Land on Goddard Court and Cisco Streets has been taken by the Town as a common convenience and necessity to be altered and widened as a safety measure.
The Board appointed a By-Laws Revision Committee to study conditions of our present By-Laws so that changes could be made to insure easier enforcement of same. The By- Laws now in effect were approved by the Attorney General May 29, 1929 and are now more or less obsolete.
The income of the Board for 1948 was $16,927.00 and was received from the following items :
Liquor License Fees, 1948 :
Totals
4 Seasonal, all-alcoholic
$150.00
$600.00
5 Club, all-alcoholic
300.00
1,500.00
3 Club Wine and Malt
100.00
300.00
3 Inn holder all alcoholic
600.00
1,800.00
2 Inn holder Wine and Malt
200.00
400.00
11 Restaurant all-alcoholic
500.00
5,500.00
10 Restaurant Wine and Malt
200.00
2,000.00
4 Package Stores all-alcoholic
300.00
1,200.00
6 Package Stores Wine and Malt
100.00
600.00
5 Drug Stores
50.00
250.00
21 One Day Wine and Malt
1.00
21.00
3 Special Wine and Malt
28.50
76.50
2 Special Wine and Malt
8.50
17.00
Miscellaneous Licenses
62 Common Victuallers
$3.00
$186.00
11 Class I Auto Dealer
3.00
33.00
10 Class II Auto Dealer
3.00
30.00
2 Class III Auto Dealer
3.00
6.00
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38 Taxi Owner
1,00
38.00
99 Taxi Driver
1.00
99.00
46 Sunday Stores
3.00
138.00
8 Lodging House
1.00
8.00
15 Storage Tank
.50
7.50
4 Firearm
3.00
12.00
3 Parking Lot
2.00
6.00
86 Sign Permits
1.00
86.00
3 Dry Cleaner
1.00
3.00
Lock-up Rental
$50.00
Court House Rental
1,200.00
Town Hall Rental
760.00
$16,927.00
The expenses of operating our Department are given in the report prepared by the Town Accountant and for that reason are not enumerated here.
We wish to take this opportunity to publicly thank all the other Departments, Committees, and others who have co- operated with us during the year to promote good government.
ROSARIO ARPIN, Chairman EMERY LAVALLEE, Clerk NORMAN Le BLANC
Board of Selectmen
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Report of Town Clerk
To the citizens of the Town of Southbridge :
I hereby submit my report for the year ending December 31, 1948.
VITAL STATISTICS
Total Number of Births Registered 577
Total Number of Deaths Registered 197
Total Number of Marriages Recorded 295
Marriage Intentions Recorded 267
Marriage Cretificates Issued
264
MISCELLANEOUS LICENSES RECORDED
Auctioneer's
2
Bowling and Pool
7
Garage
94
Gasoline
40
Junk
11
Hawkers' and Peddlers'
12
1 Duplicate
1
Total licenses issued
167
Amount paid to Town Treasurer
$353.50
DOG LICENSES ISSUED
Number of Licenses :
Males
647
Females
92
Spayed Females
205
Kennel
3
Total Licenses issued
944
Amount paid to Town Treasurer $2,019.60
166
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SPORTING LICENSES ISSUED
Resident Citizens' Fishing Licenses 951
Resident Citizens' Hunting Licenses 346
Resident Citizens' Sporting Licenses 469
Resident Citizens' Women's & Minors' Fish Licenses
355
Resident Citizens' Trapping License (Minor)
1
Resident Citizens' Trapping Licenses
13
Non-Resident Citizens'-Citizens' 3-Day Fishing Lic.
15
Non-Resident Minor Fishing License
C
Non-Resident Citizens' Fishing Licenses
6
Non Resident Citizens' Hunting Licenses
2
Duplicate licenses
12
Resident Citizens' Sporting and Trapping Licenses 64
Resident Military or Naval Service Sporting Licenses 18
Resident Citizen Old Age Assistance Fishing Licenses 20
Total Licenses issued 2,272
Amount paid to Division of Fisheries and Game $4,170.50
LIST OF JURORS DRAWN BY SELECTMEN DURING 1948
Adelard Daughnais of 199 Charlton St. Ovila Trahan of 16 Clarke St.
Armand Hebert of 55 Coombs St.
William Grenier of 53 Pleasant St. Louis W. Genereux of 206 Main St. Joseph Cartier, Jr. of 17 Pleasant St. Roland A. J. Allard of 9 Federal Ave. Armand Gaumond of 711 Main St.
Moise G. Monnette of 50 Coombs St.
Aldori Cournoyer of 81 Pleasant St. Leo Lucier of 31 Randolph St. Gedeon Chapdelaine of 191 Worcester St. Dominic Santo of 462 Elm St. Arthur Staves of 37 Franklin Ter. Joseph Dufault of 156 Mechanic St. Urban G. Bertrand of 370 Hamilton St. Napoleon Blais of 402 Worcester St.
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JURORS DRAWN (Continued)
Aime Parent of 9 Hillcrest Ave.
Peter Graf of 38 Golf St.
Howard Hacket of 61 School St. Raymond J. Ayotte of 75 Pleasant St. Lionel Lapointe of 398 Worcester St.
Alexis Laporte of 119 West St. Albert Gendron of 42 Thomas St.
Anthony Boiteau of 71 Sayles St.
Theodore Chamberland of 99 Cross St. Leo Normandin of 14 Dresser St. Charles Lynch of 25 School St.
MEETINGS HELD DURING 1948
Annual Election of Town Officers
Annual Business Meeting
Presidential Primary
State Primary
Special Town Meeting
National Election
Special Town Meeting
March 1st, 1948 March 8th, 1948 April 27th, 1948 September 14th, 1948 October 26th, 1948 November 2nd, 1948 December 14th, 1948
Respectfully submitted,
CLARE BOYER,
Town Clerk
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TOWN OF SOUTHBRIDGE
Report of Town Treasurer
For Year Ending December 31, 1948
Cash on Hand, January 1, 1948
225,407.66
Receipts for 1948 1,681,266.44
$1,906,674.10
1,612,676.75
Balance, Cash on Hand, December 31, 1948
$293,997.35
FUNDED DEBT
Date of Amt. of Outstanding
Due 1949
Denominated
Issue
Loan
Dec. 31
$6,000.00
Eastford Rd. and
West St. Schools
1936
$152,490.00 $48,000.00
4,000.00
Northern Dist.
Elem. School
1938
80,000.00
40,000.00
15,000.00
Airport Loan
1944
75,000.00
15,000.00
8,000.00
Hamilton St. & Main
St. Paving Loan
1946
41,600.00
24,000.00
6,000.00
South St. Paving Loan
1947
30,000.00 24,000.00
7,000.00
Worcester St.
Sewer Loan
1947
35,000.00
28,000.00
$46,000.00
Total
$179,000.00
TEMPORARY LOAN
$100,000.00-Anticipation of Revenue-Due May 2, 1949 2,500.000-Chapter 90 Loan-Due Feb. 25, 1949
1948 Disbursements
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POST WAR FUND
214% U. S. Treasury Bonds dated Feb. 1, 1944
$75,000.00
21/4% U. S. Treasury Bonds dated June 1, 1945
75,000.00
150,000.00
Interest received through Dec. 31, 1948
14,092.09
Total Fund
$164,092.09
Respectfully submitted, NORBERT C. BENOIT, Town Treasurer
TRUST FUNDS
Balance
Int.
Balance Dec, 31, 1948
Depository
Jan. 1, 1940
1948
MARY MYNOTT FUND
Southbridge Savings Bank $1,000.00
$20.00
$1,000.00
BOYER FUND
Southbridge Savings Bank
409.22
8.22
417.44
JESSE J. ANGELL FUND
Southbridge Savings Bank
1,361.84
27.36
1,389.20
ELLA M. COLE FUND
Attleboro Savings Bank
1,000.00
15.00
1,000.00
Cambridge Savings Bank
1,000.00
22.50
1,000.00
Charlestown 5 Cents Savings
1,000.00
20.00
1,000.00
HANNAH EDWARDS FUND
First National Bank of
Boston, Trustee
5,000.00
80.00
5,000.00
Respectfully submitted,
NORBERT C. BENOIT,
Treasurer
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CEMETERY FUND
Balance
Int.
Depository
Dec. 31, 1948 $3,000.00
67.50
Charlestown 5 Cents Savings
2,000.00
40.00
Dedham Inst. for Savings
2,000.00
40.00
Gardner Savings Bank
3,000.00
60.00
Lynn Inst. for Savings
2,000.00
40.00
Leominster Savings Bank
2,475.00
43.31
Milbury Savings Bank
1,453.52
32.70
Newburyport 5-Cent Savings
3,000.00
60.00
New Bedford 5-Cent Savings
3,000.00
60.00
Natick 5-Cent Savings
2,500.00
68.75
Southbridge Savings Bank
7,609.25
124.35
Salem 5-Cent Savings
2,000.00
50.00
Winchendon Savings
3,000.00
90.00
Ware Savings Bank
2,000.00
50.00
Webster 5-Cent Savings
1,714.68
34.28
Worcester 5-Cent Savings
2,000.00
40.00
Worcester Co-op Fed. Savings
4,000.00
100.00
Workingmen's Co-op
4,000.00
92.50
Merchant's Co-op
4,000.00
80.00
Mattapan Co-op
2,000.00
60.00
Mt. Washington Co-op
4,000.00
120.00
Congress Co-op
4,000.00
100.00
Southbridge Co-op
2,000.00
60.00
Merrimack Co-op
2,000.00
55.00
Sufolk Co-op
4,000.00
90.00
Minot Co-op
2,000.00
50,00
Lincoln Co-op
2,000.00
60.00
Totals
$76,752.45
$1,768.39
Cemetery Fund as of January 1, 1948
$75,577.45
Added to Fund, 1948
1,175.00
Cemetery Fund Dec. 31, 1948
$76,752.45
NORBERT C. BENOIT,
Treasurer
1948
Cambridge Savings Bank
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ANNUAL TOWN REPORT
Board of Public Welfare
To the Citizens of the Town of Southbridge :
On March 5, 1948, the Friday immediately following the Annual Town Election, the members of the Board of Public Welfare met and organized as follows: Mrs. Marie L. Lari- viere, Chairman, Mr. Ovide Desrosiers, Clerk, and Mr. Hermas Lippe the third member.
Meetings were held weekly on Monday evenings at 7:30 P.M. throughout the year. Applications for assistance were considered and active cases reviewed.
Four hundred and fourteen cases were aided during the year under various categories. On June 6, 1948, it became necessary to add a Social Worker to our staff.
In December, 1948, the Board approved the recommenda- tion of the Department of Civil Service relative to salary for the personnel in the Board of Public Welfare office. The Board accepted this recommendation due to the fact that the salaries, as recommended, will be on a level with the general standard of wages.
The General Relief case load for the year was one hundred and eight cases. Forty-nine percent of these cass are un- employable and no doubt will be in need of assistance for some time.
Twenty-three mothers and fifty-one children were aided under the Aid to Dependent Children category. This is a pro- gram of public assistance established under Chapter 118 of the General Laws which provides for cash allowances for children who are living in a home maintained by their father, mother or other relative, when death, divorce, desertion or some other factor has deprived the child of normal support. Each case is con- sidered individually and the amount of assistance is arrived at in accordance with approved budgetary standards which have been established by the State Department of Public Welfare. It
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is administered locally by the Board of Public Welfare under the Supervisor of the State Department of Public Welfare. Quar- terly visits are required by law to be made either by the Agent or the Social Worker in homes where children are aided under this program.
Also under the direction of the Board of Public Welfare we have the Town Infirmary and the Child Welfare Services. You will find Mr. Dowling's report on the Infirmary and Mrs. Cushing's report on Child Welfare Services on the following pages.
Respectfully submitted,
MARIE E. LARIVIERE, Chairman OVIDE DESROSIERS, Clerk HERMAS LIPPE, Third Member HERBERT H. NIELSON, Agent. Board of Public Welfare
Old Age Assistance
To the Citizens of the Town of Southbridge :
Old Age Assistance is a form of assistance which is pro- vided for aged citizens of Massachusetts.
Old Age Assistance is not a pension or a form of insurance, but is a program under which payments are based upon indi- vidual needs according to the State Standards of Assistance. It is administered by the Board of Public Welfare, acting un- der Federal and State laws which provide for Old Age As- sistance and supervised by the State Department of Public Welfare.
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