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To further facilitate the study of Regional Junior High
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ANNUAL REPORTS
School possibilities it was voted at the last Town Meeting to appoint a separate Regional Junior High School Study Group consisting of three members appointed by the Town Mode- rator. This group has been formed. It consists of:
Mr. Roger Lonergan Mr. Willard Rutherford, and Mr. Max Kuhner
Respectfully submitted,
MAX A. KUHNER
OAKHAM SCHOOL STUDY COMMITTEE
Max H. Kuhner, Chairman
Roger Lonergan, Representing Board of Selectmen
Willard Rutherford, Representing Oakham School Comm. Norman Drolet
Mrs. Dorothy Lupa, Clerk
OAKHAM SCHOOL ENROLLMENT 1950 to 1960 Incl. and projection to 1965
200
200
180
180
T
160
160
140
140
120
120
100
'Grades 9 to 12 incl.
100
80
80
80
80
Grades I to 8 incl.
40
20
20
O
Teso '51 52 53
'54
$55 56 57 58 59 1960 61 62 63 64 1985
Number of Pupils Enrolled Dec. 31 st.
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ANNUAL REPORTS
REPORT OF THE TOWN TREASURER
In submitting this report of the financial condition of our town to the people of Oakham, I wish to add a few com- ments about the job of the Town Treasurer.
Ours is one of the smallest towns in Worcester County. The Treasurer's duties and responsibilities are however no less than for a town several times the size of Oakham. Like every city and town, we have School and Highway Depart- ments with semi-monthly and weekly payrolls, we have peri- odic payments for welfare and old age assistance, for High School and Vocational School tuitions, for transportation of our school children, we have bills to pay for supplies and equipment required by our various departments, we have to figure and collect withholdings for Federal and State taxes, for Teacher's Retirement Fund and County Retirement System for everyone who receives income from the town.
The Town Treasurer must administer the Trust Funds for library, cemetery perpetual care, and other benevolent pur- poses. He must negotiate loans and is responsible for pay- ments of interest and principle when due. He must collect payments from the tax collector, State, County and other agen- cies, keep account of bank deposits, interest and dividends, he must prepare monthly, quarterly and yearly statements and reports of all financial activities for submittal to local and State governments and the Town Accountant, and he must keep accurate books. The work is varied and extensive.
During the year 1960 the Treasurer made 2,340 separate payments by check and collected over 500 separate items for deposit.
As my first term of the Office of Town Treasurer nears its end, I wish to express sincere appreciation for the assist- ance, advice and encouragement I received from our Select- men, our Town Clerk and our Town Accountant. They have contributed much to making the task more agreeable. Special thanks are due to Mrs. Kuhner, who devoted most of her spare time to the extensive paper work involved in conducting this office ably and efficiently. The satisfaction of knowing that the job was well done and of having been permitted to serve the people of Oakham is rewarding compensation.
MAX H. KUHNER, Treasurer Town of Oakham, Massachusetts
DEC. 31 55 1960.
RECONCILIATION OF TREASURER'S CASH
Balance on hand - January 1, 1960 General Fund Alden Fund
$ 35,100.00 3,079.96
$ 38,179.96
Receipts During Year 1960 General Fund Alden Fund
$ 166,632.01 527.38
$ 167,159.39
Grand Total - Balance Plus Receipts
$ 205,339.35
Payments Made During Year 1960 General Fund Alden Fund
$ 171,507.85 701.00
Total Payments (Equal Sum of Warrants) Payments made in 1959 - Not on Warrants (Per audit of March 24, 1960)
$ 172,208.85
81.25
$ 172,290.10
Balance, December 31st, 1960 Per Treasurer's Check Register $ 29,969.27
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
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Alden Fund - Bank Book No. 19123 Cash on Hand - Not Recorded
3,079.96 02
$
33,049.25
Grand Total - Payments plus balance $ 205,339.35
Worcester County National Bank, North Brookfield Branch Reconciliation of Bank Statement - December 31st, 1960
Balance, December 31, 1960 Per Bank Statement Balance Per Check Register $ 29,969.27 14,032.16
$
43,539.03
Plus Outstanding Checks
Less Deposit not Credited
$
44,001.43
462.40
Bank Statement December 31st, 1960 $ 43,539.03
General Fund
Balance on hand January 1st, 1960 Total Receipts Less Cash not Recorded
$ 35,100.00 $ 166,632.01 .02
Paid out during 1960
$ 201,731.99 $ 171,507.85
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Payments made in 1959 - Not on Warrant
81.25
Total Payments Balance on hand December 31st, 1960
$ 171,589.10 $ 30,142.89
Reconciliation of General Fund and Alden Fund
Alden Fund Expenditure in 1960 Alden Fund Receipts
$ 701.00 527.38
Difference taken from General Fund Treasurer's Check Register Balance 12-31-60
$ 173.62 29,969.27
Balance on hand December 31st, 1960
$
30,142.89
Alden Fund (Bank Book No. 19123)
Balance on hand January 1st, 1960
$ 3,079.96 527.38
Total Receipts in 1960
$ 3,607.34
Paid out during 1960
$ 701.00
Balance December 31st, 1960 N.B.S. Book No. 19123 Balance 12-31-60 Amount to be transferred to General Fund
$ 2,906.34
$ 3,079.96 173.62
$ 2,906.34
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
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TRUST AND CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE FUNDS
Balance Jan. 1, 1960
Interests & Dividends Received in 1960
Additions to Fund in 1960
Balance Dec. 31, 1960
Post War Rehabilitation Fund
$
390.10 $
21.32
$ 411.42
Cemetery Perp. Care Funds - Principal 11,469.74
$
800.58
12,270.32
Cemetery Perp. Care Funds - Income
1,370.33
*48.43
1,418.76
Library Funds:
Ethel Braman Fobes
137.03
6.15
143.18
B. P. Clark
1,102.94
40.31
1,143.25
Samuel R. Dean
1,674.60
75.63
1,750.23
Harriet F. Gifford
5,484.42
200.60
5,685.02
Fobes Memorial.
2,813.23
102.88
2,916.11
J. H. O. Lovell
320.32
11.69
332.01
Carl Wheeler "Fobes"
1,102.07
60.29
1,162.36
Alfred Parks Wright
687.27
25.12
712.39
Henry Wright Park Fund
389.68
17.56
407.24
Totals - December 31, 1960
$ 26,941.73 $ 609.98 $
800.58 $ 28,352.29
*NOTE: Interest of $444.42 was received in 1960 on the Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds Principal. This is deposited in the General Fund. (It is to be transferred from General Fund to the Ceme- tery Perpetual Care Fund.)
ANNUAL REPORTS
MUNICIPAL DEPD ACCOUNTS -DECEMBER 31, 1960
Inside Debt Limit
Outside Debt Limit
Total
Municipal Building Remodeling Loan of 1951
$ 500.00
$ 500.00
School Building Remodeling Loan of 1950 Fire Station Loan of 1957 Anticipation Reimbursement Loan of Sept. 1960
$
5,500.00
5,500.00
8,000.00
8,000.00
9,000.00
9,000.00
The town owes total debt on Dec. 31, 1960 of:
$ 23,000.00
ALDEN FUND - ASSETS DECEMBER 31, 1960
1245 shares Mass. Investors Trust (Book value March 24, 1960)
$ 17,380.20
Dividend Income from Securities in 1960
527.38
Savings Acct. No. Brookfield Savings Bank Account No. 19123 - Balance 1-31-60
3,079.96
Interest Credited to Jan. 1, 1961 per bank book
112.62
Total Paid out in 1960
21,100.16
701.00
BALANCE - December 31st, 1960
$ 20,399.16
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
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ANNUAL REPORTS
REPORT OF THE TAX COLLECTOR
1956
Outstanding December 31, 1959
$ 6.70
Abatements
$ 6.70
1957
Outstanding December 31, 1959
$ 497.08
Paid Treasurer
$ 410.45
Abatements
2.00
Outstanding December 31, 1960
84.63
$ 497.08 $
497.08
1958
Outstandng December 31, 1959
$
2,249.87
Paid Treasurer
$ 920.06
Abatements
12.00
Tax Titles
63.00
Outstanding December 31, 1960
1,254.81
$ 2,249.87 $
2,249.87
1958
Farm Animal Excise
$ 17.86
Outstanding December 31, 1960
$
17.86
1959
Outstandng December 31, 1959
$ 6,980.40
Real Estate
Personal Property
617.10
Poll Tax
60.00
Paid Treasurer
$ 4,707.00
Tax Titles
77 00
Outstanding December 31, 1960
2,873.50
$ 7,657.50 $
7,657.50
1959
Outstanding December 31, 1959
Farm Anmal Excise
$ 63.66
Paid Treasurer
$
8.34
Outstanding December 31, 1960
55.32
$ 63.66 $
63.66
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GENERAL GOVERNMENT
1960
Outstanding March 21, 1960 Poll Tax Paid Treasurer Abatements Outstanding December 31, 1960
$ 282.00
$ 228.00 8.00
46 00
$ 282.00 $
282.00
1960
Outstanding Personal Property
$ 14,152.12
Paid Treasurer
$ 13,443.65
Abatements Outstanding December 31, 1960
43.55
673.09
$ 14,160.29 $ 14,152.12
-8.17
$ 14,152.12 $ 14,152.12
1960
Outstanding Real Estate
$ 39,002.61
Paid Treasurer
$ 31,287.99
Abatements
1,853.91
Tax Titles
76.30
Outstanding December 31, 1960
6,002.41
Refunds
$ 39,220.61 $ 39,002.61 -218 00
$ 39,002,61 $ 39,002.61
1960
Outstanding Farm Animal
$ 283.12
Paid Treasurer
$
198.19
Outstanding December 31, 1960
84.93
$ 283.12 $
283.12
1957
$ 42.94
Outstanding Motor Vehicle & Trailer Abatements
$
30.47
Outstanding December 31, 1960
12.47
$ 42.94 $
42.94
Refunded
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ANNUAL REPORTS
1958
Outstanding December 31, 1959
$
276.64
Paid Treasurer
$
140.84
Abatements
104.92
Outstanding December 31, 1960
30.88
Recommitted December 15, 1960
9.04
Paid Treasurer
9.04
$ 285.68 $
285.68
1959
Outstanding December 31, 1959
$ 3,464.67
Paid Treasurer
$
2,154.81
Abatements
72 42
Outstanding December 31, 1960
1,272.57
$ 3,499.80 $
3,464.67
Refunded
-35.13
$ 3,464.67 $
3,464.67
1960
Outstanding from May 27, 1960
$ 7,980.64
Paid Treasurer
$ 3,878.95
Abatements
687.48
Outstanding December 31, 1960
3,512.03
$ 8,078.46 $
7,980.64
Refunded
-97.82
$ 7,980.64 $
7,980.64
Total Received
$ 207:26
Total Paid Treasurer
$ 207.26
Summary
Total Taxes Collected
$ 50,997.15
Total Motor Vehilce & Trailer Excise
6,183.64
Total Animal Excise Collected
206.53
Total in Lieu of Taxes
5,519.87
Total Interest & Costs Collected
207.26
$ 63,114.45
Respectfully submitted,
MAUDE M. STONE, Collector of Taxes
Interests & Costs
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GENERAL GOVERNMENT
REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD
The Planning Board takes pleasure in submitting the third annual report to the citizens of Oakham.
On March 17, 1960 the Board voted to give the Prelim- inary Plan presented by Mr. Frank K. Packard, Jr., describing the subdivision, "Pine Acres," its Tentative Approval as pro- vided in Section III A.3 of the rules and regulations of the Planning Board.
On June 16, 1960 the Board met with Mr. Donald Kirby of the Department of Commerce, Division of Planning, who reviewed the Board's activities and offered advice as to how we may best serve the interests of the town.
On May 26, 1960, the plan of the Bert S. Reed property, presentd by Mr. Lional A. Lajoie, Jr. was declared not to constitute a subdivision within the meaning of the Subdivision Control Law.
Soon after the town meeting when the voters agreed to purchase a new fire truck, the Board of Selectmen asked the Planning Board to co-operate with other town departments to select sites for new water holes to provide better means of fire protection. Although the members of the Board have stated that they do not feel themselves qualified to work on this pro- ject without the full co-operation of other town departments, the Board feels that the Selectmen have made an excellent suggestion and one that should be carried out at the earliest time.
On January 19, 1961 in a discussion carried over from the November meeting, the Board voted to request the Board of Selectmen to go forward with their plan. It is our hope that the following will be considered.
1. That a co-operative committee be established by the town to study and make recommendations for the following:
A. To establish a continuing program whereby exist- ing water holes are cleaned periodically.
B. To recommend new water hole sites as to number and location to provide the maximum protection to the greatest number of dwellings.
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ANNUAL REPORTS
C. To recommend a program for the establishment of such new water hole sites that are agreed upon.
Respectfully submitted,
FRANCIS BRENNAN, Chairman RICHARD RILEY, Clerk CHESTER ROOD ROBERT WILE RUSSELL CROMBIE
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GENERAL GOVERNMENT
REPORT OF THE ACCOUNTING OFFICER
To the Citizens of Oakham:
I herewith submit my annual report as your Accounting Officer for the period between January 1, 1960 and December 31, 1960.
During the year I met with the Selectmen at their regular meetings and presented 26 Treasury warrants for their ap- proval. These warrants listed expenditures which totalled $172,208.85 for 1960. A total of 798 vouchers covering pay- rolls and bills were checked carefully for accuracy and for availability of appropriation funds.
Receipts totalled $166,643.63 and a detailed listing of these receipts, showing sources and amounts, has been pre- pared for your information.
In March, State Accountants made their regular audit of town accounts, and a statement of their findings will be found elsewhere in this report.
The outstanding debt of the town, as of December 31, 1960 stands at $14,000.00 Of this amount $8,500.00 is inside the debt limit, and $5,500.00 is outside the debt limit. A tempo- rary loan of $9,000.00 will be paid in 1961 from highway con- tract reimbursement.
A Balance Sheet showing the financial standing of the town will be found in this report.
I thank the Selectmen and other officials of the town for their usual fine cooperation.
Respectfully submitted,
ROGER F. LANGLEY,
Accounting Officer
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ANNUAL REPORTS
REPORT OF THE BICENTENNIAL COMMITTEE FOR THE YEAR OF 1960
The Oakham BiCentennial Committee has met monthly throughout the year.
Due to the generosity of the various organizations in town plus the thought, planning and hard work of a few of the town's citizens, a most attractive float was sent to the Brook- field's 300th Anniversary Celebration as Oakham's contribu- tion.
Plans are under way to obtain appropriate BiCentennial stationery which will be offered for sale in the near future.
To date, we have appointed the following chairmen to head specific committees. They are:
Traffic & Parking - Ernest Cole.
Entertainment - James Parsons
Publicity and Registration - Dorothy Day.
Parade - Norman Drolet.
Food and Refreshments - Leone Daniels.
Grounds & Facilities - Charles Dean.
It has been decided that the celebration will consist of one long week-end and three other day events in the year.
Respectfully submitted,
LeROY SPINNEY JOHN ROBINSON WILLARD RUTHERFORD HOWARD DEAN ROBERT WILE ROGER LONERGAN
PUBLIC SAFETY
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PUBLIC SAFETY
4.3
4.2
4.8
'58
'59
'60
Reports of the Police Department Fire Department
Moth Superintendent Inspector of Wires
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ANNUAL REPORTS
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE
Appropriation
$
800.00
Expended
799.43
The various duties of the Police Department have been carried out throughout the year.
These duties included traffic patrols, directing traffic at public events, checking unoccupied properties, providing offi- cers for public events and various other services.
The new radio system, consisting of one base station and three mobile units has been put into operation and has proved to be very effective .
Working in cooperation with the Bicentennial Committee the Department has started work on plans for traffic control, parking and police protection in connection with the various events to be held as part of the Bicentennial Observations.
Respectfully submitted,
WALTER E. COLE, Chief of Police
REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
Appropriation
$ 2,500.00
Expended 2,380.27
Principal items of fire fighting equipment owned by the town:
1-1953 Ford F-6 truck 1-1936 Ford tank truck
2-Hale Portable pumps
1-Scott Air-Pac
7-"Indian" pump-tanks
1-36' Extension ladder
2-Roof ladders
Various sizes, types and quantities of hose and fittings.
Miscellaneous small fire extinguishers
Fires Reported during the Year
2 chimney fires 9 brush or grass fires
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PUBLIC SAFETY
8 fires at town dump 1 tar oil
1 automobile
Again during the past year we have been very fortunate in being able to confine all fires reported to negligible losses, with no deaths or personal injuries.
Much credit for this excellent record goes to our Red Network operators and their assistants, who repeatedly have demonstrated their ablility to summon adequate personnel to handle the emergency at hand.
The Fire Department is extremely grateful to those far- sighted citizens who showed their confidence in the Depart- ment by authorizing the purchase of a new fire truck. It is expected that the new truck will have been delivered by the time this report is read.
Respectfully submitted,
ELWIN H. WHITMAN, Chief of the Fire Department
REPORT OF THE MOTH SUPERINTENDENT
Insect Pest Dutch Elm
Control
Disease
$ 200.00 $ 500.00
52.00 432.25
Appropriation
Expended
Work was continued on cutting down and destroying trees infected with Dutch Elm disease. During the year a total of 25 trees were removed.
In addition to this 10 trees on M.D.C. property were cut down and disposed of by the M.D.C. crew.
The State Department of Conservation furnished assist- ance to the town amounting to $150.00. This represents the reimbursement that the town received for work done and money spent in 1959.
Respectfully submitted,
H. ROSCOE CRAWFORD, Moth Superintendent
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ANNUAL REPORTS
REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF WIRES
Appropriation
$ 25.00
Expended 25.00
During the year 1960, I have made seven inspections of various electrical inspections.
Respectfully submitted,
LeROY C. SPINNEY, Inspector of Wires
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HEALTH AND SANITATION
HEALTH and SANITATION
4.4
4.8
2.0
'58
'59
'60
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH
Appropriation
$ 50.00
Expended 20.00
Although there were no clinics of any kind held during the year the Board assisted in providing anti-polio inocula- tions in certain instances .
Requests were submitted to the State Department of Pub- lic Health to have the domestic water supplies on two pro- perties tested and these tests were made and the results for- warded to the property owners.
The State also conducted tests of the water at Lake Dean before the start of the Red Cross swimming classes, sponsored by the Parent Teachers Association, and the water was found to be suitable for public bathing.
In accordance with the request of the Town under Article 17 of the Annual Town Meeting rules and regulations govern- ing the use of the town dump were drawn up and published. These regulations are very limited in scope and may be added to if it is found that they are not effective. However we feel that with the continued cooperation of the townspeople this will not be necessary.
Preliminary drafts of sanitary rules and regulations were also drawn up, but since the State has now adopted three sections of its sanitary code covering most of our health problems "existing or foreseeable" and is in the process of adopting more we do not feel that it is necessary or advisable to put any regulations of our own in effect at the present time.
Respectfully submitted,
WALTER W. NELSON JOHN P. O'DONNELL ROGER H. LONERGAN Board of Health
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ANNUAL REPORTS
STREETS and HIGHWAYS
47.3
41.5
38.9
'58
'59
'60
REPORT OF THE HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT
Total Expended $13,372.96 $
Total to be Reimbursed
Net Expense to Town
Chap. 81 Maint.
12,100.00 $
1,272.96
Chap. 90 Maint.
4,799.41
3,199.61
1,599.80
Chap. 90 Const.
7,018.99
5,264.24
1,754.75
Snow and Sand
9,342.62
None
9,342.62
Totals
$ 34,533.98 $ 20,563.85 $ 13,970.13
Balance
Received from
Total returned to
M'ch'nry Fund Expended M'ch'nry Fund
Purch. & Maint. $ 4,200.00 $ 3,989.59 $ 210.41 Total highway expenditures for 1960 showed a slight de- crease from those for 1959. This was due to the fact that only part of the Chapter 90 allotment was used, the balance to be used when the final layout of New Braintree Road is available.
Snow removal and sanding charges were up $2,771.81 over those in 1959 because of the heavy snows in March and again in December.
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STREETS AND HIGHWAYS
Chapter 81 Maintenance continued as usual and included the following items of special work: Location Description of Work
East Hill Road
Gravel 1,000 feet
Ware Corner Road
Pave 600 feet of ditch
Robinson Road
Install 18" ACCM culvert
Parmenter Road.
Install 18" ACCM culvert
Sanders Road
Gravel 1,200 feet and install culvert
Spencer Road
Cleaning ditches and backfilling with tailings Gravel 800 feet
Hapgood Road
Edson Road
Gravel 1,500 feet
Adams Road
Install 18" ACCM Culvert
Georges Lane
Gravel 400 feet
Scott Road
Gravel 600 feet
Lincoln Road
Gravel 300 feet
Chapter 90 Maintenance
Chapter 90 Maintenance consisted principally of resur- facing 1,000 feet on the Old Turnpike Road and 1,200 feet on the North Brookfield Road.
Chapter 90 Construction
Final grading and surface treatment of Spencer Road was completed and about 800 feet of side drain was excavated.
Equipment
Principal items of highway equipment owned by the town consisted of the following:
1-John Deere Industrial Tractor
1-1956 Ford F6- truck
1-1958 Chevrolet 6100 truck
1-Anderson Loader
1-Anderson Mower
1-Good Roads automatic sander
4-Snow plows
1-Sander
1-Power grindstone
Respectfully submitted, RALPH T. YOUNG STANLEY JAMARA Highway Superintendent
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ANNUAL REPORTS
PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
15.1
17.1
16.1
'58
'59
'60
Reports of the
Board of Public Welfare Charlton Home Farm
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
Item
Public Assistance
Administration Total
Expenditures
$ 15,266.50 $
Revenue
13,564.35
350.00 $ 15,616.50 13,564.35
Net cost to Town $ 1,702.15 $ 350.00 $ 2,052.15
The town's Public Assistance program was administered by the Quaboag Welfare District with continued excellent service and consideration.
The total Public Assistance and Administration costs for the year 1960 showed a decrease of $1,205.29 from those for 1959. This was due principally to a drop of $3,961.65 in Aid to Dependent Children charges which more than compensated for an increase of $2,671.29 in Old Age Assistance costs.
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PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
The case load for the past three years is as follows: Category
Average Number of Cases
1958
1959
1960
Old Age Assistance
11
12
13
Aid to Dependent Children
1
2
1
Disability Assistance
1
2
1
General Relief
Totals
14
16
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REPORT OF THE QUABOAG WELFARE DISTRICT
We have been involved with many problems over the past years, but one of he most important ones at this time is the responsibility of children to contribute towards the support of their parent or parents. This has been quite a cumbersome problem for this office to administer and has undoubtedly caused a good deal of hard feeling among children of Old Age Assistance recipients who have a legal obligation to meet in accordance with the Massachusetts General Laws.
To bring about a better understanding of our position in this matter we quote from Section No. 2-A of Chapter 118-A of the Massachusetts General Laws as follows:
"In determining the resources of an aged person under section two the following schedule relative to the financial abi- lity to support by a child of such person shall be followed:
1. In the case of an employed single child living with his aged parent or parents, income up to twenty-two hundred dol- lars per annum shall be considered exempt and available to said child for his personal needs and his board and lodging. Of the amount of income in excess of the twenty-two hundred dol- lars per annum received by said child, one third shall be contri- buted as support to the parent or parents.
2 Board and lodging paid by a child living with his aged parent or parents shall not be considered as a resource unless it exceeds ten dollars per week.
3. In case of an employed single child living apart from his aged parent or parents, income up to twenty-four hundred and fifty dollars per annum shall be considered exempt and available to said child for his personal needs and his board and lodging. Of the amount of income in excess of the twenty-four hundred and fifty dollars per annum received by said child,
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ANNUAL REPORTS
·one-third shall be contributed as support to the parent or pa- rents.
4. And in the case of an employed married child living apart from his aged parent or parents, income up to thirty- seven hundred and fifty dollars per annum shall be considered exempt and available to said child for his personal needs. Of the amount of income in excess of thirty-seven hundred and fifty dollars per annum received by said child, one third shall be contributed as support to the parent or parents.
5. The amounts of exempted income of any child herein- above specified shall be increased by the amount of six hun- dred dollars for each dependent, other than the spouse, of such child.
6. In any case any unusual circumstances within the im- mediate family shall be considered with a view to determining whether such circumstances justify an exemption from the general rule relative to persons coming within the above classes.
7. Said support by children of their parent or parents shall include support by children residing outside the com- monwealth as well as those residing therein.
8. The word "income" as used in this schedule shall mean income after deducting state and federal income taxes thereon. In determining the income of a child of an aged person or per- sons seeking to receive or receiving, assistance under this chapter, the statement of said children under oath shall be accepted, except as hereinafter provided. No investigation as to the income of such child shall be made by a local board of public welfare unless the child shall have refused to submit such a statement, or unless the board reasonably doubts the accuracy of a statement submitted."
Although the performance of our duty is not always pleas- ant in this connection, we must carry out our administrative responsibility, - realizing, of course, that this is law and not policy and can only be changed through an act of legisla- tion.
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