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Using Motor Vehicle without authority
Illegal Possession of Police Badge
18
Unlawful Sale of Liquor Keeping Unlicensed Pinball Machine
3
Keeping Gaming House
Neglect of Children
2 Males 1 Female
Having Slot Machine in Possession
1
Exploding Firecracker
1
Selling Firearms without a permit
1
Total Arrests 566 Males 36 Females (16 Juveniles)
598
Doors and Windows found unlocked, open
726
Parking Violations 131
Night Lodgings
32
Permits Issued to Purchase Firearms
19
Permits Issued to Carry Firearms
177
Permits Issued to Work Lord's Day, Holidays
53
Persons Committed to Insane Asylums
17
Summonses served for Out of Town Police, Courts
261
Permits Issued for Sound Trucks
17
Total Bicycles Registered
1389
Motor Vehicle Violations Department Warnings
151
Motor Vehicle Violations Reported to Registry 233
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(Operators Injured 23)
(Passengers Injured 23)
(Pedestrians 9, 1 Fatal)
(Bicyclists 3)
Respectfully submitted,
OVIDE A. DESROSIERS, Chief of Police.
REPORT OF TREE WARDEN
Southbridge, Mass. January 2, 1957
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
I wish to submit my report for the Gift trees and shrubs of the Netherland Government.
The Shipment arrived in April to be planted under Quar- antine until released by the United States Department of Agri- culture Plant Quarantine Branch.
I had two very convenient plots of land offered by the Town Infirmary and Oak Ridge Cemetery. I had to add loam to make
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plant beds and prepare and nourish top soil for planting. The plants were all grafted stock with a tremendous root system, this required a very deep plant bed. I found the plants were of very high quality. I lined out the plants in prepared plant beds and cared for all plants through the season, covered the Azaleas and Rhododendrons for the Winter with pine boughs to protect from wind burn.
I wish at this time to thank the Park Commissioners and Boy Scouts for their help.
The Plants will be given out as soon as they are released by the Plant Quarantine Branch.
Respectfully submitted, CHESTER J. MASKA, Tree Warden
Planting and Caring Trees and Shrubs Netherland Government
1956 Receipts and Appropriations
$1,900.00
Salaries and Wages:
Tree Warden
$ 221.85
Labor
995.70
Other Expenses:
Loam
211.25
Rototilling
91.00
Truck hire (to haul loam)
84.00
Equipment
66.50
Fertilizer
63.90
Peat Moss and Humus
130.55
Water
19.52
Hydraulic Spraying
9.00
Telephone, Manila Tags and Twine
6.73
$1,900.00
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
I wish to submit my report for the Tree Warden Depart- ment for the year ending December 31, 1956.
The past year I removed 21 dead trees, 2 stumps, repainted 20 cavities, pruned deadwood out of trees on various streets, bracing and cabling.
Respectfully submitted, CHESTER J. MASKA Tree Warden
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Tree Warden Dept. 1956 Appropriation
$2,200.00
Salaries and Wages: Tree Warden Labor
$ 471.40 964.63
Other Expenses:
Power Saw Hire
106.75
Truck Hire 425.25
Winch Truck Hire
20.00
Tractor Loader (to load logs)
4.50
Tools and Material (axes, tree healing paint, paint brushes, rope, cable, screw rods, etc.)
207.47
$2,200.00
GYPSY MOTH DEPT.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen ..:
I wish to submit my report for the Gypsy Moth Depart- ment for the year ending December 31, 1956.
The past year I sprayed with Malathion and DDT, as many of our town owned trees as possible because of the limited amount of funds, for Gypsy and brown tail moths, tent cater- pillars, cankerworms, oriental hag moths, fall webworm, sad- dled prominent, pine looper, woodticks.
Infestation in sprayed areas have been kept down to my satisfaction.
Respectfully submitted, CHESTER J. MASKA, Moth Superintendent
Moth Extermination 1956 Appropriation $ 400.00
Salaries and Wages:
Moth Superintendent ... $ 9.35
Other Expenses:
Insecticide 25% (DDT)
79.29
Hydraulic Spraying
310.50
Paint Brushes
.86
$ 400.00
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DUTCH ELM DISEASE DEPT.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
I wish to submit my report for the Dutch Elm Disease De- partment for the year ending December 31, 1956.
I sprayed the town owned elm trees twice with a hydraulic sprayer using Malathion and DDT emulsion, to control elm leaf and bark beetle with excellent results. Removed and burned eleven dead elm trees and four stumps and removed deadwood out of elm trees on town owned property.
Respectfully submitted, CHESTER J. MASKA, Moth Superintendent
Dutch Elm Disease Department:
1956 Receipts and Appropriation
$3,517.93
Salaries and Wages:
Moth Superintendent
$ 195.50
Labor
410.28
Other Expenses:
Chain Saw
54.25
Truck Hire
178.50
Insecticide (Malathion and 25% DDT)
850.78
Winch Truck and Tractor Loader
9.50
Hydraulic Spraying
1,818.00
Telephone & Postage for Elm Samples
1.12
$3,517.93
REPORT OF TOWN ENGINEER
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
I wish to submit the following report of the work accom- plished by the Engineering Department for the year 1956.
New Construction - Planned, Laid Out, Inspection
1. Violet Ave. Sewer-C. F. Chase
2. Newman & Faulkner Ave. Sewer-C. F. Chase
3. Fiske St. Sewer-C. F. Chase
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4. Mary Ellen Lane Sewer-C. F. Chase
5. North St. Sewer-C. F. Chase
6. Snow St. Sewer-Duff Bros., Inc.
7. Dennison Drive Sewer-C. F. Chase
8. Hillside Road Sewer-C. F. Chase
9. Depot Parking Lot Resurfacing-S. Kaitbenski
10 Oak Ridge Cemetery Resurfacing-S. Kaitbenski
11. Sayles St. Reconstruction-C. F. Chase
12. Hartwell St. Drain-Highway Dept.
13. Pleasant St. Drain-Highway Dept.
14. Violet Ave. Reconstruction-Highway Dept.
15. Brook Rd. Reconstruction-Highway Dept.
16. Dresser Memorial Park Improvement-Littlefield Wyman Nurseries, Inc.
17. Chain Link Fence at Bailey Bridge-American Steel & Wire Co.
18. Depot Parking Lot Water Service-Mckinstry Ice Co.
19. Elm St. Wall-Paul Cimicud
20. Federal Housing Trailers-Stanley Kaitbenski
21. Fire Station Addition-Henry Latour
22. Glenwood Ave. Sewer-C. F. Chase
23. Demolishing Building at Dresser Memorial Park- S. Perizichino
24. Town Hall Painting-Theophil P. Morin
25. Quinebaug River Clearing of Flood Debris Joseph V. Abretti
26. Mary Ellen St. Drain-C. F. Chase
New Streets Laid Out
Lee St. (Abandonment)
Sunny Hill Drive Violet Ave. Jennison St.
Elmwood Ave.
Proulx Ave.
Fairview Ave.
Cleveland Ave.
Idlewood St. Glenwood St.
Brook Rd.
Street Bounds Set
Glenwood Street Lee Street Upland Street
4 Elmwood Street 3
1 Jennison Street 2
2 Grandview Street 2
Dennison Street
3 Fire Station 2
Surveys
Airport
Litchfield Ave. Drain
Gravel Banks (2)
Brookside Rd. relocation
Southbridge Finishing Co. transfer to Town of South- bridge Vinton St. relocation
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Investigations and Miscellaneous
1. Flood Records
2. Chapter 90. Hearing (Worcester)
3. Flood Hearings at U. S. Engineer's (Boston)
4. Flood Relief Board Hearings (Boston)
5. Flood Permanent Repairs
6. Southbridge Finishing Co. Dam and Canal
7. Land Takings at Bridge Reconstruction Sites
8. Bailey Bridge at Mechanic St.
9. Chapter 91. Nuisance & Cohasse Brooks-Liaison work with Mass. Dept. of Public Works
10 Bridges-Liaison work with consulting Engineers & Mass. Dept. of Public Works
11. Chapter 90. Eastford Rd. - Liaison work with Mass. Dept. of Public Works.
12. Sewage Treatment Plant - Liaison work with Comm. of Mass. Health Dept.
13. Articles for Annual Town Meeting.
14. Articles for Special Town Meetings.
15. Sewer Assessments.
16. Park St. Drain.
17. Spring St. Brook.
18. Drain at Hyde Mfg. Co.
19. Pole on Corner Cisco and Coombs Sts.
20. Cady Brook Releases.
21. Brookside Rd. Drain.
22. Fire Alarm System at Town Infirmary.
23. House Numbers - 55.
24. Accidents - 7.
25. Legal Notices (advertised in local paper) - 35.
26. Charlton St. Drain.
27. Soil Conservation Program.
The beginning of the year 1956 found the Town still strug- gling to repair the damage of the August 19, 1955 flood caused by the storm Diane.
Our biggest problem lay with the reconstruction of 10 bridges. Flood Relief money was made available to the Mass. Dept. of Public Works to replace or repair all bridges in the Town. The task of dawing plans and specifications being so big, the Dept. of Public Works delegated this work to several consulting engineering firms and then the Dept. of Public Works drew up contracts on the basis of these plans, which were advertised and bid. The Town was required to furnish any land necessary for this work. Upon failing to acquire re- leases from all abuttors, it was found necessary to take all land by Eminent Domain.
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Completed Bridges:
Vinton St. Brookside Rd. Saundersdale
Westville Central St. West Main St.
Near Completion:
River St. Mill St.
Mechanic St.
The only bridge remaining which will be completed during the early Spring will be the Charlton St. Bridge.
The second problem was to do permanent repairs on all streets in the Flats that were damaged by the flood. This work has been completed.
FLOOD RECORDS
A great deal of time was spent by your Town Engineer keeping records and filing claims with the Flood Relief Board for repayment of money expended during the flood.
Claims Filed $203,587.69
Total Amount Approved 124,067.69
Total Ineligible 41,653.30
Total Unpaid Balance 37,866.70
It is evident that this flood will cost the Town approxi- mately $30,000 to $35,000.
FLOOD REPAIRS
Through the efforts of the Board of Selectmen, Rep. Leo Cournoyer, Sen. Paul Benoit and your Town Engineer, we ob- tained from the U. S. Corps of Engineers and the Mass. Dept. of Waterways, the following work:
1. Remove a section of the Big Pond Dam.
2. Clearance of Channel from Main to Mill Streets.
3. Clearance of Canal from River to Company Dam at Southbridge Finishing Co.
4. Clearance of Quinebaug River banks below Cady Brook.
5. Clearing and widening of Cady Brook.
6. Plan and specifications now being drawn to replace dam and gates of Southbridge Finishing Co.
7. Wall along Cady Brook.
This department also spent a great amount of time making preliminary investigation and field surveys for the proposed ex- pansion at the airport. Boring tests were made and plans are now approaching final stages. This project is one that may help
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place the town of Southbridge in a better position, due to the proposed expansion in the town of Sturbridge.
It is time that our progressively minded men of both Indus- try and Politics, plan for the expansion, continued growth and welfare of this Town. Our town is highly developed in the northern portion but the southern portion is practically virgin land, and our geographical position in relation to the East-West Toll Road and Route 15, which is the main route to New York, is not prohibitive and can be developed by improving our roads that lead to these turnpikes and exerting every effort to bring about a new road from Providence to these roads through the southern portion of our town.
Again this year, all work was done with the full cooperation of the Highway Department and the Board of Selectmen, which resulted in better work and a great saving to the Town of Southbridge.
I wish to take this opportunity to thank the members of your Board and other Boards, Committees, and Departments for their cooperation during the year.
Respectfully submitted, HENRY A. RACICOT, Town Engineer.
REPORT OF TOWN TREASURER
FOR YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1956
Cash on Hand, Jan. 1, 1956
.$ 190,935.06
Receipts for 1956 3,256,075.87
1956 Disbursements
$ 343,150.13
Funded Debt
Due 1957 Denominated
Date of Issue
Amt. of Outstanding Loan Dec. 31, 1956
$4,000.00 Northern Dist. Elem. School
1938
$80,000.00
$8,000.00
* *
Temporary Loans
$200,000.00
Anticipation of Taxes
Due May 1, 1957
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$3,447,010.93 3,103,860.80
Balance, Cash on Hand, Dec. 31, 1956
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Post War Fund
21/4% U. S. Treasury Bonds-Dated Feb. 1, 1944 $ 75,000.00 21/4% U. S. Treasury Bonds-Dated June 1, 1945 75,000.00
Coupon and Savings Bank Int. through 12/31/56
47,248.64
$197,248.64
Transferred from Savings Acc't per Article #37, March 12, 1956 Town Meeting
25,000.00
Fund Balance
$172,248.64
Cemetery Fund
Depository
Cambridge Savings Bank
$ 3,000.00
$ 97.50
Dedham Inst. for Savings
2,000.00
62.50
Gardner Savings Bank
3,000.00
90.00
Lynn Inst. for Savings Bank
2,000.00
60.00
Leominster Savings Bank
2,475.00
80.44
Millbury Savings Bank
2,000.00
62.50
New Bedford 5-Cent Savings
3,000.00
86.25
Natick 5-Cent Savings Bank
2,500.00
81.26
Southbridge Savings Bank
12,168.20
348.52
Salem 5-Cent Savings Bank
3,000.00
93.75
Winchendon Savings Bank
3,000.00
105.00
Ware Savings Bank
2,000.00
65.00
Webster 5-Cent Savings Bank
2,000.00
57.50
Worcester 5-Cent Savings Bank
2,000.00
60.00
Worc. Federal Co-op. Bank
4,000.00
125.00
Workingmen's Co-op Bank
4,000.00
120.00
Merchant's Co-op Bank
4,000.00
123.00
Mattapan Co-op Bank
2,000.00
62.50
Mt. Washington Co-op Bank
4,000.00
125.00
Congress Co-op Bank
4,000.00
120.00
Southbridge Co-op Bank
2,000.00
60.00
Merrimack Co-op. Bank
2,000.00
60.00
First Fed. Savings & Loan
4,000.00
120.00
Minot Co-op. Bank
2,000.00
60.00
Lincoln Co-op Bank
2,000.00
70.00
Southbridge Credit Union
4,000.00
120.00
Southbridge Credit Union
4,062.10
121.80
Southbridge Credit Union
10,000.00
300.00
$96,205.30
$ 2,937.52
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$150,000.00
Balance Dec. 31, 1956
Interest 1956
Cemetery Fund as of Jan. 1, 1956 Added to Fund 1956
$95,745.30 460.00
Cemetery Fund Dec. 31, 1956
$96,205.30
Trust Funds
Int.
Balance
Depository
Mary Mynott Fund
Southbridge Savings Bank ...
$1,000.00
$30.00
$1,000.00
Boyer Fund
Southbridge Savings Bank
501.56
15.16
516.72
Jesse J. Angell Fund
Southbridge Savings Bank Ella M. Cole Fund
1,669.36
50.45
1,719.81
Attleboro Savings Bank
1,000.00
30.00
1,000.00
Cambridge Savings Bank
1,000.00
32.50
1,000.00
Charlestown 5-Cent Savings
1,000.00
30.00
1,000.00
Hannah Edwards Fund
First National Bank of
Boston, Trustee
5,000.00
185 00
5,000.00
Mabel Murphy Fund
Southbridge Savings Bank
2,000.00
60.00
2,000.00
Adah Stedman Fund
Southbridge Credit Union
1,000.00
30.00
1,000.00
Respectfully submitted, NORBERT C. BENOIT, Treasurer.
REPORT OF ASSESSORS
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
The Board of Assessors submit the following report for the year ending December 31, 1956. All appropriations voted since 1956 Tax Rate was fixed.
Tax Rate for 1956 was set as follows:
General Tax Rate
$43.76
School Tax Rate
23.24
Total Tax Rate
$67 00
Total appropriations as certified by Town Clerk to be raised
by Taxation $1,670,964.43
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Balance Jan. 1, 1956
1956 Dec. 31, 1956
Total appropriations voted to be taken from available funds. In 1956 since Tax Rate was fixed
124,317.12 $1,795,281.55
Deficits due to Flood of August 19, 1955 for the year 1955
$ 157,954.39
STATE: Tax and Assessments:
1956 Estimates
1955 Under- estimates
State Parks and
Reservations $ 2,279.60
State Audit of Municipal Accounts 1,924.17
State Examination of
Retirement System 56.54
$ 4,260.31
4,260.31
COUNTY: Tax and Assessment:
County Tax
$55,959 31 $ 5,684.64
Tuberculosis 34,437.62
$90,396.93 $ 5,684.64 96,081.57
OVERLAY of current year
22,004.42
GROSS AMOUNT TO BE RAISED
$2,075,582.24
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS & AVAILABLE FUNDS
Estimated receipts for the year 1955 $ 723,391.56
OVERESTIMATES of previous year to be used as available funds:
State Parks & Reservations $ 364.48
County Tuberculosis Hospital 7,754.31
Amounts voted to be taken from Available Funds:
$ 7,443.00- 4/11/55 E. & D. & Misc. 7,200.90- 6/ 1/55 E. & D. & Misc. 140 00- 9/ 7/55 E. & D.
22,302.71-11/29/55 E. & D. & Misc.
9,236.69-12/27/55 E. & D. & Misc. 77,993.82- 3/12/56 E. & D. & Misc.
$124,317 12 124,317.12
$ 132,435.91
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TOTAL ESTIMATED RECEIPTS & AVAILABLE FUNDS
$ 855,827.47
NET AMOUNT TO BE RAISED BY TAXATION ON POLLS AND PROPERTY $1,219,754.77
Tax
Number of Polls, 5500 @ $2.00 each .. $
11,000.00
Total Valuation:
Personal Property $ 2,908,960.00 $ 194,900.32
Real Estate 15,132,090.00 $1,013,850.03
TOTAL ASSESSED VALUATION ON PERSONAL AND REAL ESTATE $18,041,050.00 $1,219,750.35
Gain on account of fraction division of tax rate 4.42
TOTAL TAXES LEVIED ON POLLS AND PROPERTY $1,219,754.77
ITEMS NOT ENTERING INTO THE DETERMINATION OF THE TAX RATE:
Betterment and Special Assessments Added to Taxes:
Sewer Assessment $ 357.86
TOTAL OF ALL OTHER COMMITMENTS
357.86
TOTAL AMOUNT OF ALL TAXES ON POLLS AND PROPERTY AND AS- SESSMENTS COMMITTED TO THE TAX COLLECTOR TO DATE OF TAX RATE $1,220,112.63
ADDITIONAL ASSESSMENTS:
November 15, 1956-
Sewer Assessment 3,717.38
Warrant to Collector,
November 15, 1956 3,717.38
October 2, 1956- Poll Tax Assessment 72.00
Warrant to Collector,
October 2, 1956 72.00
March 19, 1956-
Sewer Assessment 2,187.43
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Warrant to Collector, March 19, 1956 May 15, 1956- Sewer Assessment 961.42
2,187.43
Warrant to Collector, May 15, 1956 961.42
November 21, 1956-
Sewer Assessment 479.47
Warrant to Collector, November 21, 1956
479.47
December 20, 1956- Sewer Assessment 761.71
Warrant to Collector, December 20, 1956
761.71
December 28, 1956-
Poll Tax Assessment
Warrant to Collector,
December 28, 1956 8.00
8.00
November 8, 1956-
Omitted Real Estate Assessment
29.48
Warrant to Collector,
November 8, 1956 29.48
TOTAL WARRANTS TO COLLECTOR ON POLLS, REAL ESTATE, SEWER, AND OMITTED ASSESSMENTS FOR 1956 $1,228,329.52
VALUATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES:
For 1956 $2,277,940.00
Tax on Motor Vehicles for 1956 105,592.49
Warrant to Collector for 1956 $ 105,592.49
TOTAL ASSESSED VALUATION FOR 1956 INCLUDING
MOTOR VEHICLES $20,318,990.00
TOTAL WARRANTS TO
COLLECTOR FOR 1956 $1,333,922.01
VALUE OF EXEMPTED PROPERTY
Churches, Parsonages, Schools, Hospital and Cemeteries $2,108,350.00
2,666,115.00
Town Property
U. S. Post Office 108,000.00
U. S. Government Housing Project
8,150.00
Total Exempted Property $4,890,615.00
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Total Number of Motor Vehicles Assessed 3,926
Total Number of Dwelling Houses 2,811
CHARLES NORMANDIN, ROSARIO ARPIN, ERNEST FARLAND, Board of Assessors.
REPORT OF TAX COLLECTOR
To the Citizens of the Town of Southbridge:
I wish to submit the following report as Collector for South- bridge from January 1, 1956 to December 31, 1956.
Excise Taxes: Levy of 1953
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1956
$ 47.90
Payments to Treasurer
$ 25.21
Abated 1956
22.69
47.90
Excise Taxes: Levy of 1954
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1956
$ 897.74
Payments to Treasurer
$ 335.74
Abated 1956
562.00
897.74
Excise Taxes: Levy of 1955
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1956
$ 8,817.00
Committed in 1956
12,716.88
Total to be Collected
$ 21,533.88
Payments to Treasurer
$ 19,086.62
Abated
2,083.02
Refunds
531.17
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1956
895.41
21,533.88
Excise Taxes: Levy of 1956
Committed
$ 105,233.49
Payments to Treasurer
$ 82,004.62
Abated
4,318.57
Refunds
910.23
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1956
19,820.53
105,233.49
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Spec. Sewers Outstanding Jan. 1, 1956
Committed
$ 4,744.88 8,107.41
$ 12,852.29
Payments to Treasurer
$ 4,792.28
Abated
5,497.81
Apportioned
1,221.81
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1956
1,340.39
12,852.29
Selectmen's Account
Committed
$ 4,825.00
Payments to Treasurer
$ 3,600.00
Abated
50.00
Refunds
25.00
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1956
1,200.00
4,825.00
Board of Public Welfare
Old Age Assistance, Out. Jan. 1, 1956 $ Committed
223.62
7,393.48
$ 7,617.10
Payments to Treasurer
$ 2,736.41
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1956
4,880.79
7,617.10
General Relief
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1956
$ 3,396.66
Committed
4,018.79
$ 7,415.45
Payments to Treasurer
$ 7,242.13
Abated
173.32
7,415.45
Ambulance
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1956
$ 1,146.50
Committed
2,687.50
$ 3,834.00
Payments to Treasurer
$ 2,482.50
Abated
484.50
Refunds
10.00
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1956
877.00
3,834.00
School
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1956
$ 446.54 12,291.90
$ 12,738.44
Committed
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Payments to Treasurer Abated Refunds Outstanding
$ 10,779.56 204.17
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1,755.06
12,738.44
Health
Committed
$ 782.13
Payments to Treasurer
782.13
Sewers added to Taxes
$ 297.56
Sewers paid in advance
385.16
Payments to Treasurer
$ 682.72
Airport Rental
Committed
$ 300.00
Payments to Treasurer
300.00
Highway
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1956
$ 357.05
Abated
357.05
Taxes - Levy of 1954
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1956
$
2,203.28
Payments to Treasurer
$ 1,848.18
Abated
42.60
Refunds
20.00
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1956
332.50
2,203.28
Taxes - Levy of 1955
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1956
$ 37,049.80
Payments to Treasurer
$ 35,565.77
Tax Titles
17.70
Abated
20,150.84
Refunds
19,874.79
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1956
1,190.28
37,049.80
Taxes - Levy of 1956
Committed
$1,219,778.25
Payments to Treasurer
$1,152,801.88
Abated
22,191.73
Tax Titles
276.05
Refunds
537.68
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1956
45,046.27
1,219,228.25
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Interests, Costs and Fees
1953 Excise Fees and Interest
$
.35
1954 Excise Fees and Interest
42.78
1955 Excise Fees and Interest
234.16
1956 Excise Fees and Interest
73.85
Levy of 1954 Fees and Interest
142.70
Levy of 1955 Fees and Interest
500.63
Levy of 1956 Fees and Interest
265.19
Spec. Sewers Fees and Interest
57.36
Sidewalk Discharges Fees
34.00
Sewer Discharges Fees
12.00
Municipal Liens Fees
10.00
Total
$ 1,373.02
Grand Total Collected during 1956
$1,326,438.67
I wish to thank the townspeople and various town officials for their cooperation during the year.
Respectfully submitted, ELIZABETH M. DUHAMEL, Town Collector.
REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH
To the Citizens of the Town of Southbridge:
The Board of Health met on March 7, 1956 and organized as follows: Dr. Raymond F. Haling, Chairman; Dr. Armand De- Grenier, Clerk, and Mr. Henry Demers, Publicity Chairman.
During the year twelve regular and four special meetings were held. The Board of Health is pleased to report that the general health of the community during the last twelve months. has been satisfactory, the number of contagious cases reported was 182.
Five new cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis were discovered this year and nine patients received treatment in Sanatoria.
The details of the Polio Clinics will be found in the report of the Board of Health Nurse.
During the year various health meetings were attended by the Nurse, Board Members and the Agent.
We wish to thank all the citizens who have cooperated and assisted the department in any way.
Respectfully submitted, RAYMOND F. HALING, M.D. ARMAND DeGRENIER, D.M.D. HENRY DEMERS, Ph.G.
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REPORT OF ANIMAL INSPECTOR
To the Board of Health:
This is my report as animal inspector for the year ending December 31, 1956:
I quarantined 25 dogs.
I inspected 3 barns after spraying.
I took census of all animals in the town for the State and inspected all barns.
Checked ear tags on all cows transported and sold in Southbridge from out of State.
Respectfully submitted, ALCIDE FOURNIER, Animal Inspector.
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REPORT OF SLAUGHTERING INSPECTOR
To the Board of Health:
This is my report of slaughtering for the year ending De- cember 31, 1956:
Cows
Hogs
Calves 2
Lambs 4
Goats
1
Respectfully submitted, ALCIDE FOURNIER, Slaughtering Inspector.
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH PHYSICIAN
To the Southbridge Board of Health:
Gentlemen:
I hereby submit my report on the results of the annual inspection of elementary school children in parochial schools:
St. Mary's School Physical Examinations - Defects Listed
GRADE II-28 Pupils
Enlarged Tonsils
6
Teeth
1
Heart
1
Upper respiratory
1
Cerumen
1
36
1
7
GRADE IV -29 Pupils
Heart 2
Teeth 3
Enlarged tonsils
3
GRADE VI-20 Pupils
Enlarged tonsils
3
GRADE VIII -23 Pupils
Teeth-Braces
1
Total Examined 100
Notices sent to parents
8
Total defects listed 22
Notre Dame School
Physical Examinations - Defects Listed
GRADE II-100 Pupils
Enlarged tonsils
16
Otitis Media
1
Cervical glands
1
Skin condition
1
GRADE IV -87 Pupils
Enlarged tonsils
15
Ear infection
1
Teeth
6
GRADE VI-72 Pupils
Enlarged tonsils
7
Teeth
6
GRADE VIII - 65 Pupils
Skin conditions
6
Enlarged tonsils
2
Teeth
6
Ear infection
1
Total examined 323
Defects listed
69
Notices to parents
23
Sacred Heart School Physical Examinations - Defects Listed
GRADE II -34 Pupils
7
Cerumen
2
Conjunctivitis
2
Skin condition
1
Enlarged tonsils
37
GRADE IV-39 Pupils
Chest Deformity (Congenital) 1
Enlarged tonsils 6 Teeth 5
Cerumen 1
GRADE VI-27 Pupils
Enlarged tonsils
5
Teeth
4
GRADE VIII - 28 Pupils
Skin - Acne 2
Enlarged tonsils
1
Teeth
4
Total examined 128
Notices to parents 23
Defects listed 32
Respectfully submitted,
RAYMOND F. HALING, Board of Health Physician.
REPORT OF THE PODIATRIST
To the Board of Health Physician:
Dear Sir:
Herewith I submit my report on the examination of the feet of the Parochial School Children, for the year ending De- cember 31, 1956:
Total number examined 537
Notre Dame 320
Sacred Heart 123
St. Mary's
94
Notices sent to parents
115
This is in addition to those whose feet were found to have defects in last year's examination and were rechecked this year.
Following is a classification of defects found in the exam- inations:
General and foot posture 7
Skin disorders 44
Nail disorders 25
Orthopedic conditions 111
Hygiene 27
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Sincere thanks to the School authorities, personnel and to the Board of Health Nurse, Mrs. Jolicoeur, for their cooperation
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and assistance. Also to the parents of the children for their interest in this program for better foot health.
Respectfully submitted, ROBERT W. DeJORDY, D.S.C.
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