Town of Arlington annual report 1913, Part 21

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Publication date: 1913
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DR.


Amount committed by Assessors in 1913


$22.79


CR. Amount paid Town Treasurer Amount uncollected December 31, 1913


$14.80


7.99


$22.79


$22.79


BOARD FOR SUPPRESSION OF GYPSY AND BROWN-TAIL MOTHIS.


DR.


Amount of 1912 commitment uncollected August 30, 1913 $2.42


CR.


Amount paid Town Treasurer


$2.42


$2.42


$2.42


BOARD FOR SUPPRESSION OF GYPSY AND BROWN-TAIL MOTHS.


DR.


Amount committed by Assessors in 1913


$1,545.99


CR.


Abatements


$3.31


Amount paid Town Treasurer


1,203.28


Amount uncollected December 31, 1913


339.40


$1,545.99


$1,545.99


INTEREST.


DR.


Amount collected on Taxes $142.83


Bank Deposits 40.66


Uncommitted on Sewer Assessments


apportioned and unapportioned 299.92


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Assessment for street sprinkling $ .27


Betterment Assessments unapportioned 25.07


Sidewalk assessments 4.53


Uncommitted on Apportioned Better- ment Assessments


3.51


Special Bank Deposit


7.13


CR.


Amount paid Town Treasurer


$523.92


$523.92


$523.92


MISCELLANEOUS CASH RECEIPTS.


DR.


Amount collected for different depart- ments


$8,530.30


CR.


Amount paid Town Treasurer


$8,530.30


$8,530.30


$8,530.30


EDWARD A. BAILEY, Collector of Taxes, Pro Tempore.


December 31, 1913.


I have examined the accounts of Edward A. Bailey, Collector of Taxes, pro tempore, for the Town of Arlington, Mass., and find the same correct, agreeing with the Auditor's books.


GEORGE McK. RICHARDSON, December 31, 1913.


Auditor.


REPORT OF COLLECTOR OF TAXES.


1911 TAX. DR.


Amount uncollected December 31, 1912 $81.60


CR.


Amount uncollected August 30, 1913


$81.60


$81.60


$81.60


1912 TAX.


DR.


Amount uncollected December 31, 1912 $78,302.02


CR.


Abatements


Amount paid Town Treasurer


$618.47 76,994.74


Amount uncollected August 30, 1913


688.81


$78,302.02 $78,302.02


1913 TAX.


DR.


Amount committed by Assessors $4,988.00


Additional commitments 12.00


Amount collected in advance of commitment 6.83


CR.


Abatements


$4.00


Amount paid Town Treasurer


4,050.83


Amount uncollected August 30, 1913


952.00


$5,006.83


$5,006.83


ยท


349


.


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STREET SPRINKLING ASSESSMENT 1911. DR.


Amount uncollected December 31, 1912 CR.


$456.64


Abatements


$1.17


Amount paid Town Treasurer


449.91


Amount uncollected August 30, 1913


5.56


$456.64


$456.64


STREET SPRINKLING ASSESSMENT 1912.


DR.


Amount committed by Assessors $3,088.41


CR.


Abatements


$2.44


Amount paid Town Treasurer


2,044.84


Amount uncollected August 30, 1913


1,041.13


$3,088.41


$3,088.41


WATER RATES.


DR.


Amount unpaid December 31, 1912


$194.17


Amount committed January 1, 1913


23,211.00


Amount committed July 1, 1913


24,168.66


Additional commitments


1,324.66


CR.


Rebates


$390.65


Amount paid Town Treasurer


45,003.78


Amount uncollected August 30, 1913


3,504.06


$48,898.49 $48,898.49


SEWER ASSESSMENTS.


DR.


Amount collected on unapportioned


assessments


$2,930.91


CR.


Amount paid Town Treasurer


$2,930.91


$2,930.91


$2,930.91


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REPORT OF COLLECTOR OF TAXES


APPORTIONED SEWER ASSESSMENTS. DR.


Amount uncollected December 31, 1912 $243.19


CR.


Amount paid Town Treasurer Amount uncollected August 30, 1913


$235.00


8.19


$243.19


$243.19


INTEREST COMMITTED ON APPORTIONED SEWER ASSESSMENTS. 4


DR.


Amount uncollected December 31, 1912 $44.51


CR.


Amount paid Town Treasurer


$44.06


Amount uncollected August 30, 1913


.45


$44.51 $44.51


COMMITTED SIDEWALK ASSESSMENTS.


DR.


Amount uncollected December 31, 1912 $149.70


Amount committed by Joint Board of


Selectmen and Board of Public Works February 10, 1913 903.97


CR.


Abatement


$26.88


Amount paid Town Treasurer


564.76


Amount uncollected August 30, 1913


462.03


$1,053.67 $1,053.67


BETTERMENT ASSESSMENTS UNAPPORTIONED.


DR. Amount uncollected December 31, 1912 $2,406.15 Amount committed by Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works March 10, 1913 1,450.00


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CR.


Amount paid Town Treasurer


$1,239.50


Amount unpaid on Apportionments due in the future Amount uncollected August 30, 1913


902.69


1,713.96


$3,856.15


$3,856.15


BETTERMENT ASSESSMENTS APPORTIONED. DR.


Amount uncollected December 31, 1912 $155.06


CR.


Amount paid Town Treasurer


$155.06


$155.06


$155.06


INTEREST COMMITTED ON APPORTIONED BETTERMENT ASSESSMENTS. DR.


Amount uncollected December 31, 1912 $2.84


CR.


Amount paid Town Treasurer $2.84


$2.84


$2.84


BOARD FOR SUPPRESSION OF GYPSY AND BROWN- TAIL MOTHS.


DR.


Amount uncollected December 31, 1912 $389.09


CR.


Amount paid Town Treasurer $386.67


2.42


Amount uncollected August 30, 1913


$389.09


$389.09


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REPORT OF COLLECTOR OF TAXES


INTEREST. DR.


Amount collected on Taxes


$1,614.59


Bank Deposits


91.45


Sewer Assessments unapportioned 47.02


Assessment for street sprinkling


10.80


Betterment Assessments unapportioned


33.27


Sidewalk Assessments


1.08


Gypsy and Brown-Tail Moth Assessments


5.74


Apportioned Betterment Assessments uncommitted


5.80


Apportioned Sewer Assessments un-


committed


7.15


Miscellaneous


7.54


CR.


Amount paid Town Treasurer


$1,824.44


$1,824.44


$1,824.44


MISCELLANEOUS CASH RECEIPTS.


DR.


Amount collected for different depart- ments


$8,770.47


CR.


Amount paid Town Treasurer


$8,770.47


$8,770.47


$8,770.47


ESTATE OF HARVEY S. SEARS, WALTON H. SEARS, ADMINISTRATOR, Collector of Taxes.


August 30, 1913.


I have examined the accounts of Harvey S. Sears, Collector of Taxes for the Town of Arlington, Mass., and find the same correct, agreeing with the Auditor's books.


GEORGE McK. RICHARDSON,


Auditor.


August 30, 1913.


REPORT OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN.


The Board of Selectmen herewith presents to the Town the following report on matters coming under the supervision of the Board, together with recommendations as to future action by the Town on certain matters.


On March 3, 1913, the members of the Board, consisting of Frank V. Noyes, Herbert W. Rawson and. Jacob Bitzer, having been re-elected for the term of one year, met in the Selectmen's office in Town Hall, where the oath of office was administered to them by the Town Clerk.


The Board organized for the year 1913 with Frank V. Noyes as Chairman and Thomas J. Robinson as Clerk.


STANDING COMMITTEES.


Frank V. Noyes, Outside Poor, Town House and Public Buildings.


Herbert W. Rawson, Police Department and Public Lands.


Jacob Bitzer, Fire Department and State Aid.


The Board of Selectmen is composed of three members, elected annually at the annual town meeting, the first Monday in March, all for the term of one year.


The Board also acts as Overseers of the Poor and as Board for the Suppression of Gypsy and Brown-tail Moths, and has general supervision over all other matters not otherwise provided for by statute.


The Board meets every Monday evening at 7.30 o'clock in their office in the Town Hall.


TOWN DEBT AND TAX RATE.


On December 31, 1912, the fixed debt was $655,750.00


Amount paid during the year 101,550.00


$554,200.00


Amount added during the year 10,000.00


On December 31, 1913, the fixed debt is. $564,200.00


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The above figures show a decrease in the fixed debt of the Town of $91,550.


SINKING FUND.


On December 31, 1912, the Sinking Fund was ... $123,850.11 During the year the following amounts have been added to the Fund as follows:


For Interest


$4,601.64


By Town Appropriation .


12,000.00


16,601.64


$140,451.75


During the year the following amounts have been paid from this fund:


Payment of High School Bonds.


$64,600.00


Rent of Safety Deposit Vault 10.00


$64,610.00


On December 31, 1913, the Sinking


Fund is $75,841.75


The total fixed debt remaining is $564,200, or $91,550 less than in 1912.


The tax rate for 1913 is $22.60 on $1000, or $1.80 more than in 1912.


The total increase in personal property and real estate in 1913, as compared with 1912, is as follows:


Personal Property


Real Estate


1912 1913 1912 1913


$1,748,750.00 $1,996,229.00


$12,231,799.00 $13,073,332.00


Increase in Personal Property in 1913 $247,479.00


Increase in Real Estate in 1913. 841,533.00


Increase in 1913 in both Real and Personal


Property. 1,089,012.00


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STATE, COUNTY AND METROPOLITAN TAXES.


1913


1912


Increase


State Tax.


$28,880.00


$18,875.00


$10,005.00


County Tax


14,569.53


10,388.47


4,181.06


Metropolitan Sewer Tax. .


14,547.74


11,166.80


3,380.94


Metropolitan Water Tax. .


20,491.56


18,996.13


1,495.43


Metropolitan Park Tax. . ..


7,532.80


6,914.95


617.85


Charles River Basin Tax. .


1,169.56


934.79


234.77


Alewife Brook Tax.


2,445.00


2,497.50


*52.50


$89,636.19 $69,773.64 $19,862.55


The total State, County and Metropolitan Taxes for 1913 are $89,636.19 or $19,862.55 more than the amount assessed in 1912.


The above figures show an increase in these taxes for 1913 of 28%, or $1.25 on every $1000 paid in taxes. This amount deducted from the increase in the tax rate of $1.80 will show that the increase for Town purposes is 55 cents per $1000.


With the Legislature making large appropriations each year it does not seem that there will be any decrease in the near future in these taxes. It is, therefore, manifestly imperative that all departments of the Town be conducted as economically as possible, without impairing the efficiency of the service, if we are to keep our tax rate near the $20 mark.


CORPORATION AND BANK TAX RECEIVED BY THE TOWN.


1913


1912


Increase


Corporation Tax


$7,358.60


$6,781.94


$576.66


Bank Tax.


12,288.68


7,124.50


5,164.18


Street Railway Tax.


11,707.99


15,310.50


*3,602.51


Boston Elevated Ry. Tax. .


3,136.19


2,898.09


238.10


Bay State St. Ry. Tax. . . .


364.15


349.89


14.26


Middlesex St. Ry. Tax .. ..


115.88


96.29


19.59


$34,971.49


$32,561.21


$2,410.28 The total receipts as shown above for 1913 amount to $34,- 971.49, or $2,410.28 more than the amount received in 1912. *Decrease.


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DEBT MATURING.


In the next five years the debt maturing as it stands De- cember 31, 1913, amounts to $89,750, divided as follows:


1914.


$20,450.00


1915.


19,450.00


1916.


16,950.00


1917


14,950.00


1918


17,950.00


$89,750.00


All of the above indebtedness must be paid from money raised by general tax, as no part of it is provided for from the Sinking Fund.


Sixty-four thousand six hundred dollars was paid from the Sinking Fund this year for High School Bonds. No further payments from this Fund will be made until 1922, when $92,000 Water Bonds become due.


BONDS OF THE TREASURER, COLLECTOR AND TOWN CLERK.


Bonds as required by law, covering the services of the Treas- urer, Collector and Town Clerk, have been filed with this Board. The Town Counsel has approved the bonds as to form, and they are in the following companies and for the following amounts: Town Treasurer, $20,000, American Surety Company, of New York, Surety; Tax Collector, $10,000, U. S. Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Baltimore, Surety; Town Clerk, $1,500, American Surety Company, of New York, Surety, covering services as Town Clerk, Clerk of Departments and Clerk of Cemetery Commissioners.


MILITARY AID, STATE AID AND SOLDIERS' RELIEF.


MILITARY AID. Only one person is receiving Military Aid at the present time. This aid is rendered only on occa- sions where through sickness or accident a person's pension and State Aid are insufficient to properly care for them. One-half of the amount paid by the Town for Military Aid is returned by the State on the approval of the Commissioners. STATE AID. The number of persons receiving this aid is


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practically the same as last year. Some few have died and others have been added. The average monthly pay-roll for this aid is $185, which is paid by the Town on the approval of the Commissioner of Pensions, and the entire amount as approved by him is reimbursed by the State the following year.


SOLDIERS' RELIEF. This aid is rendered only in urgent cases, and the Town bears the whole expense. The number of persons receiving this aid has been increased one during the year, making the total number now receiving this aid six. The monthly pay-roll for this aid is $35.


POLICE DEPARTMENT.


During the year the police force has been increased by the appointment of Officers Albert F. Duffy, Felix Lopez, T. Arthur Nolan, and Theodore Belyea. These appointments were made on requisitions made by the Board to the Civil Service Commissioners, as the Police Department is now under Civil Service rules. Three were added to increase the efficiency of the Department, as recommended last year, and one to fill the vacancy caused by the retirement of Officer Barry.


On April 7, 1913, Officer Garritt Barry after a continuous service as patrolman, of thirty-seven years, was, on account of illness, retired on a pension. Officer Barry was appointed to the force November 9, 1876, and this Board desires to testify to their appreciation of the courageous, faithful and efficient manner in which he performed his duties.


The Department at the present time consists of a Chief, a Lieutenant, a Sergeant, and nine patrolmen. The Depart- ment continues to do efficient work, and with the increased number of patrolmen the Town is better protected than ever before. For further details for the work of the Department reference is made to the report of the Chief of Police.


FIRE DEPARTMENT.


During the year the efficiency of this Department has been increased by the installation of the Triple Combination Pump, Hose and Chemical Auto, at the Central Station on Broadway. By the installing of this piece of apparatus the


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number of companies has been reduced by one. The Depart- ment has continued to do their work in a thorough manner, answering 137 alarms during the year, and their success in handling the fires is most commendable, as evidenced by these figures.


Value of buildings endangered,


$154,382.00


Loss on buildings,


40,944.67


Insurance paid on buildings,


40,849.67


Total loss on all fires on buildings,


95.00


Value of contents, endangered,


93,200.00


Loss on contents,


11,850.00


Insurance paid on contents,


11,500.00


Total loss on all fires on contents,


350.00


Of the alarms answered 67 have been bell alarms and 70 still alarms, making a total of 137 alarms, as compared with 134 in 1912.


The Department consists of a Chief, two Assistant Chiefs, nine permanent men and twenty-five call men.


For detail of expenses connected with the Department see Auditor's Report. For more detail as to the make-up and work of the Department see Report of the Chief Engineer.


ROBBINS MEMORIAL TOWN HALL.


On June 23, 1913, the executive officers of the Town, with the exception of the School, Police, Fire and Wire Departments, were removed from the now old Town Hall Building (which they had occupied since 1854) to the beautiful and com- modious Robbins Memorial Town Hall, on Massachusetts Avenue, at the corner of Academy Street. The dedication of the new building had been set for June 25, and it was the desire of the legatees under the will of the donor that all the officials should be in their offices to receive the citizens on the day of the dedication. A full description of the dedication will be found in this volume under that heading.


The removal of the accumulation of books, records, plans and documents of value, of more than one hundred years' growth, was made with no interruption of the business of the Town, and each official and head of a department took an individual pride in caring for and housing the various instru-


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ments, books or documents of his department in the new building. Ample room and devices enable each to so care for the documents coming under his care and supervision that on the day of the dedication each office was in perfect condi- tion, and each official ready to receive and welcome the citizens to the magnificent new Town Hall - a building ample in every way to care for the needs of the Town for many years to come.


At the March meeting of 1913 no provision was made for the care and maintenance of the new building, as at that time it was impossible to estimate what amount would be necessary. It was deemed wise, therefore, to postpone making any appropriation until the November meeting, at which time a fair estimate could be given as to the cost of maintenance.


The appropriation of $1500 made in March was for the Town House Account, and was to include both buildings, with the understanding that any deficit, or estimated deficit, would be taken care of at the November meeting.


In November an additional appropriation of $2500 was made for this account. It is the opinion of the Board that a gift so magnificent, generous and far-reaching for the welfare and advancement of the Town should be forever properly and carefully cared for. As in all new structures, some changes will be necessary this year, to comply with changed rules and regu- lations of the State Police. These changes will necessitate an appropriation of about $2000. The cost of maintenance will be about $4000. This amount includes the care of the building, inside and out, light, heat, and all incidental expenses, together with the care of the grounds and the Memorial Statue, Foun- tain, Ripple and Pool. The estimated revenue from rentals of the Hall is $1500, said amount to be deducted from the appropriation. This estimated revenue or income from rentals of the Hall is to be turned into the Town Treasury, subject to such votes of the Town as may be passed for the establish- ment of a Fund to care for the auditorium, piano and scenery.


The following rates have been established for the rental of the Hall, subject to such changes as the Board may from time to time make. The prices herein quoted include all expenses attached to the running of entertainments, etc., as far as the Hall is concerned.


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Theatricals and dramatic entertainments,


$55.00


Dress rehearsal to be held on an evening prior to the entertainment on which the Hall is not otherwise engaged,


10.00


Concerts, 40.00


Minstrel shows, including dress rehearsal as above,


50.00


Evening dancing parties until midnight,


40.00


Evening dancing parties until one A.M., 45.00


Evening dancing parties until two A.M., 55.00


Lectures, evening, without piano, 30.00


Lectures, evening, with piano, 35.00


Political meetings, 30.00


As stated above, the prices given include janitor service, check rooms, electrician, scene shifter, police officer, whenever any of these are necessary.


The building is a large and beautiful one. The grounds are large and ornamental, and the Board feels that they voice the sentiment of all our citizens that both should be properly cared for. The building, and grounds have already become one of the show places of the Metropolitan District, and they are, without question, the greatest asset the Town has to offer to people who come and reside here. The cost of maintenance is much lower than the Town would be called upon to pay for interest alone had the Town built a building itself.


OLD TOWN HALL BUILDING.


On June 23, 1913, the various town officers (excepting the Police and Wire Departments) which had occupied the old Town Hall Building were removed to the new Robbins Memo- rial Town Hall.


The Police Department requested that that department be assigned to the offices formerly occupied by the Treasurer and Collector for use as the office of the Chief and the general office respectively. This request was granted and some slight alterations made to make these offices conform to the needs of the Police Department. The old office used for the police was retained as a guard room.


With these changes the Police Department seems to be provided with ample space for some years to come.


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The School Committee, through the Superintendent, re- quested that the rooms formerly occupied by the Selectmen and Town Clerk be assigned to them for use as a meeting room and office for the Superintendent. The request was later withdrawn, so that at present these rooms and the room formerly occupied by the Assessors are unoccupied.


During September a number of applications were received from various persons for the use of the old Town Hall for moving pictures. The Board very carefully considered each of the applications as to character, financial standing and ability to present the best pictures possible. As the undertaking was a new feature for Arlington and as some opposition developed, the Board felt that only the best and most reliable, financially and otherwise, should be considered. An agreement was, therefore, made with Messrs. Drown and Webb, connected with the Gordon Olympic Circuit, for the use of the hall from November 1, 1913, to March 1, 1914, at a monthly rental of $125, the lessees to be responsible for all expenses, excepting heat. This arrangement seems to be an advantage to the Town financially and otherwise, as no complaints of any nature have been received against the pictures or manage- ment of the Theatre. This arrangement shows a direct in- crease in revenue to the Town of $1000 per year.


The cost of maintaining the old building the coming year will depend entirely on whether this or a similar arrangement can be made, as the Police and Wire Departments must be maintained somewhere and can be taken care of here much cheaper than elsewhere. The cost of maintaining this building when all the town offices were located there was $1600. A separate appropriation should be made for this building for the heating and lighting of the Police and Wire Departments, all revenues to be turned into the Town Treasury. A fair estimate for lighting, heating, janitor services and other inci- dentals would be $1000 per year.


OUTSIDE POOR.


The problem of properly caring for the poor of the Town the coming year is a perplexing one.


In 1913 the sum of $6500 was appropriated for this purpose.


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To this amount can be added the income of the Poor Wid- ows' Fund. This Fund has been increased during the past year by the generous bequest of the late Edwin S. Farmer of the income of $5000. Mr. Farmer also bequeathed the income of $5000 for the relief of needy persons of Arlington. The income of these two bequests will not be available until the close of 1914. The accumulated income from the Poor Widows' Fund on December 31, 1913, was $1,287.20. The annual income is about $300. This amount will be increased from the bequests of Mr. Farmer $400. From the income of this Fund in 1912 was spent the sum of $879.86. The expenditure of this amount made necessary the increase in the appropria- tion for the care of the poor in 1913 from $6000 to $6500. It does not seem wise to reduce the accumulated income of this Fund much lower, but to use the yearly income in order to avoid a larger appropriation by the Town, using the accu- mulated income for cases of emergency. That this method now seems, however, impossible, is brought forcibly to our minds by the law passed in 1913 and known as the "Mothers with dependent children Pension Act," Chapter 763, Acts of 1913.


This Act requires Overseers of the Poor of cities and towns to give "adequate support" to such mothers of dependent . children (dependent children are those under fourteen years of age) as said Overseers should deem worthy and competent to properly bring up their children, in homes to be inspected by said Overseers, the surroundings and influence of said homes to be satisfactory to said Overseers, as making for proper and good citizenship. In order to arrive at an intelli- gent solution of each case the Overseers are required to interview each applicant, determine the settlement, the respon- sibility of the mother, the history of the family, the financial ability (if any) of those relatives who are by law required to aid them, and whether or not they do so - the habits, home life and surroundings, etc., of each applicant. If, in the opinion of the Overseers, the applicant is worthy and deserv- ing, they must render adequate aid. The term adequate has never been defined by the State authorities.


If, on all the facts presented to the State Board of Charity, they, after another examination of the case by the agents of


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said Board, determine the case is a worthy one, they might reimburse the Town one-third of the amount expended.


This law is so far-reaching and so uncertain of reimburse- ments that the Board finds that in order to comply with the requirements and take the risk of any reimbursement it will be necessary to appropriate at least $2000 more than in 1913, or $8500 to care for the poor of the Town under this law.


To cite a typical case:


This Town is now caring for a mother with six dependent children (all under 14 years) at $3 per week. The family is not suffering. The State says you must give "adequate relief" and keep the mother at home. Adequate relief in her case would mean at least $9 per week. She now earns $5 to $6 per week. If we allow her $9 per week and the State reimburses one-third, or $3 per week, the Town of Arlington is called upon to pay $6 per week when now they pay $3 per week. If this rule were to be followed in all the cases now on our books the increase of $2000 would not be sufficient.


To make the work of the Overseers more difficult, numerous people, with no knowledge of the law governing the cases, send many people for aid who without such advice would never apply. The Board feels that it is the desire of the citizens of the Town that no worthy person, who through no fault of his own is suffering or in want, should go unaided. It is not the policy of the Board to foster or encourage pauper- ism, but to aid deserving persons until the conditions requiring such aid have been removed.




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