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Accountant, Hood Rubber Company, Watertown
Acct., U. S. Gov., Treasury Dept., Internal Revenue Service, Boston President, Rochford Motors, Inc., 364 Boston Avenue, Medford
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182 Florence Avenue 69 Highland Avenue 96 Park Avenue Ext. 30 Gorham Street 67 Paul Revere Road 591 Concord Turnpike 16 Linden Street
Name
Roscoe, Byron A.
Rose, Frank
Rouse, James G.
Rugg, George K.
Russell, Bruce J.
Sandburg, Arthur E. Sarton, Edward J.
*Schlaich, William J. Schwamb, Clinton L. *Scolaro, Frank P. Scott, Harold W.
*Scribner, Elmer L. Seibel, Clarence C. *Sexton, Ralph W. Shaw, Joseph L. *Shields, Bert A. Shwab, Vincent W. Siekman, George A.
*Silva, Francis B. Sinclair, George O. Skigis, Harry
*Sloan, Richard J. *Smith, Daniel E. Smith, Donald W.
*Smith, Raymond L. Smith, Robert M.
*Smith, Robert W.
*Sommers, Charles M.
*Spaniack, Hilary C. Spaulding, Ralph G. *Spooner, Orin E. Stacey, Edward H.
Residence
26 Morton Road
159 Renfrew Street 102 Franklin Street
16 Spring Street
74 Broadway
24 Mystic Lake Drive 18 Scituate Street
60 Wachusett Avenue
23 Sheraton Park
84 Dothan Street
142 Wachusett Avenue 9 Amherst Street 16 Orvis Road 310 Appleton Street
32 Peirce Street 59 Eliot Road
128 Alpine Street 70 Alpine Street
37 Lafayette Street 141 Medford Street 115 Varnum Street 57 Churchill Avenue 11 Park Street 4 Ridge Street 67 Dow Avenue 180 Appleton Street 5 Parallel Street 67 Lowell Street
186 Highland Avenue 18 Menotomy Road
17 Berkeley Street 52 Cleveland Street
Occupation
Buyer, Harvard University, 22 Dunster Street, Cambridge Machinist, Boston Naval Shipyard, Charlestown
Maintenance, N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co., 34 Spring Street, Waltham Newspaper, Boston Herald-Traveler Corp., 80 Mason St., Boston Manager, Star Expansion Co., 142 Liberty Street, New York Asst. Sales Eng'r., General Electric Co., 140 F'ederal St., Boston Office Worker, Kirkland Instr. Co., 12 Concord Lane, Cambridge Superintendent, Stanton Electric Co., Boston
Contractor, Schwamb Constr. Corp., 100 W. Springfield St., Boston Printer, Solar Press, 20 East Street, Boston
Winder, General Radio Co., Mass. Avenue, Cambridge Dispatcher, Socony Oil Co., 467 Chelsea Street, East Boston
Electrician, Boston Naval Shipyard, Charlestown Engineer, F. S. Payne Co., Richdale Avenue, Cambridge
Salesman, Mitchell Baking Co., 29 Vine Street, Somerville Manufacturers Agent, Self-employed, 59 Eliot Road, Arlington Salesman, General Baking Co., 62 Bunker Hill, Charlestown Carpenter, F. S. Payne Co., 75 Richdale Avenue, Cambridge
Salesman, Frank D'Orlando, 236 Huntington Avenue, Boston Supervisor, Raytheon Manufacturing Co., Waltham
Salesman, Town Grille, 121 Chapel Street, Needham Foreman, 90 Hamilton Street, Cambridge
Proprietor, Wood Arts, Medford
Salesman, A. W. Hall Co., 31 St. James Avenue, Boston Clerk, United Shoe Machinery Corp., 140 Federal Street, Boston Operator, M.T.A., 31 St. James Avenue, Boston
Inspector, Cadillac Oldsmobile Co., 808 Commonwealth Ave., Boston Printer, Rand Avery Gordon Taylor Printers, 871 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston
Buyer, Sears Roebuck & Co., 201 Brookline Avenue, Boston Salesman, Exterminat'g, Self-employed, 18 Menotomy Rd., Arlington Salesman, Carnation Company, 1107 Statler Office Bldg., Boston Manager, Butts & Ordway Co., 200 Sixth Street, Cambridge
LIST OF JURORS
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Name
Stanley, Arthur E. Stevenson, Richard C. Sullivan, Charles F.
*Sullivan, Edward F. Jr. Sullivan, Joseph P. Sullivan, Matthew H.
*Sweny, Charles F. Swinamer, Earl D.
*Taccini, Foster P. *Tate, William I.
*Taurasi, James
*Taylor, Raymond A. Thomas, Paul J. Thompson, Edward G.
*Tibbetts, Leonard F.
*Tomlinson, Eugene R.
*Tompkins, Anthony A. Tompkins, Arthur R. Tortelli, John R.
*Toscano, Frank
*Traynor, Henry B.
*Trembly, Gray C.
*Trenchard, William A., Jr.363 Appleton Street
*Truskey, Joseph E. Tucker, Horace P.
Residence
131 Wildwood Avenue 24 Windermere Avenue 39 North Union Street 238 Gray Street
11 Marathon Street 47 Allen Street 49 Tanager Street 129 Dow Avenue
123 Appleton Street 129 Franklin Street
82 Bates Road
48 George Street
67 Grafton Street 150 Gray Street
18 Bradley Road 31 Highland Avenue 31 Exeter Street
15 Philemon Street 103 Medford Street 36 Marathon Street 206 Highland Avenue 112 Gloucester Street
401 Appleton Street 108 Bay State Road
Twitchell, Thomas H. Urquhart, Wesley C. Varello, Louis Vena, Anthony R. Virtue, Harold C. *Volner, Clarence O.
57 Hillsdale Road 92 Bow Street
115 Wachusett Avenue 29 Sagamore Road 100 Hibbert Street 9 Orchard Terrace
Occupation
Painter, Self-employed, 131 Wildwood Avenue, Arlington Salesman, United Indigo & Chem. Co., Ltd., 176 Federal St., Boston Baker, First National Stores, 5 Middlesex Avenue, Somerville Salesman, Bristol Myer Co., 630 Fifth Avenue, New York Engineer, New England Tel. & Tel. Co., Boston
Driver, M.I.T. Lincoln Laboratory, 244 Wood Street, Lexington Salesman, Daniel Mordecai Co., 1006 Statler Office Bldg., Boston Compositor, Boston Record-American, 5 Winthrop Square, Boston
Personnel Manager, Mystic Steamship Co., 54 Lewis Wharf, Boston Manager, Flammia Bros., 321 Salem Street, Medford Contractor, Self-employed, 637 Mass. Avenue, Arlington Auditor, Globe Indemnity Co., 40 Broad Street, Boston Mechanic, F. S. Payne Co., 291 Congress Street, Boston Buyer, First National Stores, 5 Middlesex Avenue, Somerville President, Sears & Tibbetts, Inc., 667 Mass., Avenue, Arlington Supervisor, Hood Rubber Co., Nichols Avenue, Watertown Insur., John Hancock Mut. Life Ins. Co., 4 Webster Ave., Somerville Manager, The Long-Bell Lumber Co., 720 Mass. Avenue, Cambridge Bank Teller, First National Bank of Boston, Milk Street, Boston Machine Operator, Wales Mfg. Co., Centre Street, Jamaica Plain Manager, Laidlaw & Co., 80 Federal Street, Boston Electronic Engineer, M.I.T., Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington Manager, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co., Boston Chef, Walton's Inc., 572 Washington Street, Boston
Sales Manager, Whitehead Metal Products Co., Inc., 281 Albany Street, Cambridge
Underwriter, Federal Housing Adminis., Custom House, Boston Meat Cutter, McArdle & Silva Bros., 2388 Mass. Avenue, Cambridge Shipping Clerk, Warren Bros. Roads Co., 32 Potter St., Cambridge Salesman, George A. Hormel & Co., Austin, Minnesota Crossing Tender, B. & M. Railroad, 150 Causeway Street, Boston Manager, Frederic R, Child's, 409 Mass, Avenue, Lexington
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Name
Residence
38 Windmill Lane 230 Oakland Avenue 14 Trowbridge Street 66 Silk Street
203 Lowell Street 5 Arnold Street
18 Cleveland Street
68 Grafton Street
71 Menotomy Road 6 Mott Street
11 Marrigan Street 27 Coleman Road 9 Raleigh Street 256 Hillside Avenue 29 Blossom Street 22 Linwood Street 170 Newport Street 32 Colonial Drive
Superintendent, George H. Wahn Co., 103 High Street, Boston Repairman, New England Tel. & Tel. Co., Boston
*Williams, Arthur W. Williams, George F.
43 Eliot Road
Driver, Laundr-O-Matic Laundry, 18 Central Avenue, Chelsea Production Mgr., Northern Steel Co., Inc., 1 State Street, Boston Telephone Worker, N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co., 67 Pleasant St., Arlington Manager, Winslow Co., 248 Summer Street, Boston
*Wilson, John J. Wilson, Paul E.
5 Brookdale Road 22 Montague Street 197 Spring Street
Night Supt., David Buttrick Co., 30 Mill Street, Arlington Carpenter, Thomas O'Connor, 238 Main Street, Cambridge
Xenos, Danny
10 Parker Street
Salesman, Gates Rubber Co., Denver, Colorado
Young, Bruce W.
39 Kilsythe Road
Electronics Planner, Boston Naval Shipyard, Boston
*Zarrella, Joseph S.
316 Park Avenue
Zimmerman, William E.
140 Charlton Street
Occupation
Engineer, Raytheon Mfg. Co., Bedford
Branch Mgr., W. W. Granger, Inc., 1315 Boylston Street, Boston Unemployed, Solicitor of Stock Proxies, The Kissel Co., New York Maintenance Man, N. E. Mut. Life Ins. Co., 501 Boylston St., Boston Engraver, Lincoln Engraving Co., 95 South Street, Boston Chauffeur, C. E. Hall & Sons, 60 New Cross Street, Somerville Repairman, Albany Carpet Cleaning Co., Rugg Road, Allston Chauffeur, Better Homes Club Plan, 238 Main Street, Cambridge Machinist, Boston Naval Shipyard, Boston
LIST OF JURORS
* The star indicates persons whose names appear on Jury List and will continue for 1956, unless disqualified under the provisions of Chapter 234 of the General Laws.
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*Waldstein, Albert E. Wallace, Robert K. Ward, George F. Warner, Bruce M.
*Warnock, William H. Weagle, James K. *Werner, Ralph C. Weston, Harold D.
*Whalley, George Jr. Wharton, Richard C. *Whelpley, Edward; A. *White, Arthur B. White, James F.
Technician, Cyclotron Laboratory, Oxford Street, Cambridge Shipper, Spencer Kennedy Lab., Inc., 186 Mass. Ave., Cambridge Administrative Assistant, M.I.T., 77 Mass. Avenue, Cambridge Supt. Grocery, First National Stores, Somerville
*White, Richard I. White, William F. Wilkie, Thomas C.
Electrician, Simplex Wire & Cable Co., Sidney Street, Cambridge Electrician, M.T.A., St. James Avenue, Boston
*Williams, Lloyd L. Wilson, James W.
11 Pelham Terrace
Wirsen, Oscar
Buyer, First National Stores, Inc., Middlesex Avenue, Somerville Watchman, Brandegee Trust., 82 Devonshire Street, Boston
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Report of the Supervisor of Maintenance
Mr. Edward C. Monahan Town Manager Arlington. Massachusetts
Dear Mr. Monahan:
I herewith submit my report as Supervisor of Maintenance and Custodians for the year ending December 31, 1955
Specifications for certain contract work including fuel, etc. were prepared by this department and submitted to the Purchasing Agent to obtain competitive bids.
The following are various projects completed by the Building Maintenance Department and contractors during the past year:
Senior High School
Painted entire exterior of the building and made repairs and. replacements to windows, window frames, doors, etc.
Extended partition in office washroom between office and boys' sanitary.
Replaced worn stairs treads from first to second floor on stair- way near main office.
Rebuilt a section of the parapet wall on the roof of the old section of the building and made repairs to other sections of the wall.
Painted Radio Room, Room #48, Room #47, Girls' Shower Room, Room #11 and Room #18.
Installed acoustical tile ceilings in Rooms #11 and #18.
Made extensive repairs to the stokers in Boiler Room of the new section of the building.
New sinks were installed in the kitchen area of the Cafeteria.
Removed a partition from the adjoining area next to Room #58 to expand the room. Also, constructed a store room, installed asphalt tile floor and painted the same area.
Cut an opening in the masonry wall between rooms #67 and #67A to provide more floor space for typing machines.
Installed a lavatory in Room #67A and painted area.
Installed Two Hundred and Eight (208) fluorescent fixtures in twenty-three (23) classrooms.
Junior High Industrial Arts School
Reconditioned small room on second floor to be used for Guid- ance Office.
Closed in a section of the coat room area on the second floor to be used for storage.
Installed shelving in Adult Education Office.
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23 Maple Street
Installed new light fixtures in School Committee Room.
Junior High School East
Replaced auditorium entrance doors and entrance doors to boys' and girls' shower rooms.
Made general repairs to Gym floor.
Installed a new 4" water service on Tufts Street side of the building.
Replaced worn thermostats in nine (9) classrooms.
Installed a wood base around lockers in the basement.
Painted Boys' shower room and compartments in Girls' show- er room and made repairs and replacements to shower stalls.
Bishop School
Painted exterior of old section of the building.
Installed various types of equipment in the new addition prior to occupancy.
Junior High West School
Installed a wash sink in Room #29.
Remodeled locker space near room #2 so same can be used by Guidance Department.
Parmenter School
Converted classroom #7 into a library, installed asphalt tile flooring and painted entire room.
Installed various pieces of equipment in the new addition.
Painted the boiler room and oil tank room.
Crosby School
The following furniture was salvaged from the fire in May 1954, repaired and refinished by the Maintenance Department:
470 pupil desk units, 18 Teachers' desks, 15 classroom tables, 114 pupils' chairs, 55 teachers' and visitors' chairs, 19 Kinder- garten tables, 3 Kindergarten cabinets, 4 blanket boxes, 6 book- cases and various other pieces of equipment such as organs, toy instrument cabinets, benches, etc., a total of 1,560 hours labor was involved in this work.
After the building was accepted from the Contractor the Maintenance Department was required to do various repair jobs and install various pieces of equipment prior to school opening in September a total of 495 hours labor was involved in this work.
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Locke School
Installed acoustical tile ceilings in eight (8) classrooms, and corridor on first floor. ,
Installed asphalt tile flooring in four (4) classrooms on first floor and corridor adjoining.
Painted four (4) classrooms and adjoining corridor on first floor.
Replaced window shades in four (4) classrooms.
Installed new pupils furniture and other equipment in four (4) classrooms on the first floor.
Brackett School
Refinished pupils' desks.
Painted chain link fence around the playground.
Peirce School
Painted Room #17, second floor corridor, Blossom Street stair- way and Boy's Sanitary first floor.
Installed new velour draw curtains on the stage in the Audi- torium.
Florence Avenue and North Union Street Schools
By request of the Town Manager I attended approximately thirty-five (35) evening meetings between the Florence Avenue and North Union Street School Building Committees.
Robbins Town Hall
Constructed new counter in the Building Department Office and painted same including files and other office furniture.
Constructed new counter in the Public Works Office and painted same.
Constructed plan table and bookcase for Building Maintenance Department.
Constructed a bookcase for the Purchasing Agent's Office.
Replaced ropes on various drops on the stage of the hall.
Installed new entrance door to the Boiler Room.
Major repairs were made to the two steam boilers in the pre- sent building. Lock nut nipples were replaced, pipe and valves that were leaking were repaired or replaced and the asbestos covering on both boilers was replaced. This work had to be done in order to re- ceive a certificate of approval to operate from the Insurance Inspec- tor. Due to the fact these boilers have been in operation since the building was constructed in 1912 and they are not of sufficient capacity to provide sufficient heat for the addition, I recommend that these boilers be replaced this coming summer of 1956.
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The Selectmen's Office and Town Clerk's Office was painted by Public Works and Maintenance Department Employees.
After the Engineering Department moved from the Hearing Room to the addition the room was reconditioned and put back in use as a Hearing Room.
The Chickering Grand Piano in the hall was reconditioned.
A new acoustical tile ceiling was installed in the area occupied by the Purchasing Agent's Office.
Three large upholstered chairs for the stage in the Hall and one large divan were recovered.
New Venetian Blinds were installed in the Selectmen's Office.
Menotomy Hall
Reconditioned former waiting room to be occupied by the Golden Age Club.
Installed Emergency Lights in the Hall and Exits from the Hall.
1207-09-09A Massachusetts Avenue
Replaced worn gutters and conductors.
Painted all metal work on roof and parapet wall.
Robbins Library
Constructed shelving in the basement to be used for book storage, installed underlayment for new flooring in balcony, caulked windows, leveled basement floors, painted moulding around windows and three (3) ceilings in basement, installed new hand rails, con- structed a partition in the basement, and constructed a wood ramp in the basement, a total of 538 hours labor was used in the above work.
Various Buildings in The Town
In addition to the above work about 2300 work orders for vari- ous types of work were issued and completed by the Maintenance Department and contractors cost of work orders varied from $3.00 to $75.00 each.
Window shades were repaired and replaced in various schools throughout the Town.
All heating boilers, hot water tanks and air compressors were inspected this summer by the Insurance Inspectors. All repairs and replacements were made according to their requests and certificates of approval were issued for each building.
Eight hundred and five (805) broken lights of glass were re- placed by the Building Maintenance Department in various buildings throughout the Town.
Hose for Fire Hose lines was replaced in the Senior High, Cut- ter, Junior High West and Peirce Schools.
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Diane Flood
When the Diane Flood occured on August 19, 1955 consider- able damage was done to various pieces of equipment in the Senior High School, Cutter School, Junior High Industrial Arts School and Town Hall.
The High School Automotive Shop and Boiler Room areas were flooded. The motors on the Stokers, pumps and vent fans were removed and reconditioned. There was approximately 41/2' of water in the Boiler Room and approximately 2' of water in the other areas.
The Cutter School had from 2' to 4' of water in the Boiler Room and basement areas causing damage to the sump pump and considerable school supplies in the basement stock room.
The Condensate Pump in the Boiler room of the Junior High Industrial Arts School required a complete reconditioning.
The oil burners and sump pump in the Boiler room of the Town Hall were reconditioned. Damage was caused from approximately one foot of water entering the Boiler Room area.
Other damages to the Town owned property was repaired by the Building Maintenance Department and Contractors who were called in when necessary.
The personnel of the Maintenance & Custodian and other Town Departments including the Auxiliary Fire Department were called upon to work long hours during this disaster to cope with the problems involved. The cooperation and faithfulness of these men performing their duties is to be highly commended.
I wish to express my appreciation to you and to the officials and employees of this Department and all other Town Departments and Town Officials for their cooperation during the past year.
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE H. GREIM
Supervisor of Maintenance & Custodians
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REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WELFARE DEPARTMENT
Report of the Public Welfare Department
January 13, 1956 Town Hall,
Honorable Edward C. Monahan, Town Manager,
Arlington, Massachusetts.
Dear Mr. Monahan:
I herewith submit my report for the Public Welfare Depart- ment for the year ending December 31, 1955.
CASE LOAD PER MONTH
Welfare Aid
Old Age Assistance
Aid to Dependent Children
Disability Assistance
January
60
545
24
42
February
61
540
23
42
March
66
541
24
40
April
66
541
23
40
May
64
548
22
42
June
64
543
22
42
July
62
545
25
44
August
59
536
27
43
September
61
540
28
42
October
63
541
26
44
November
59
540
26
46
December
64
531
25
47
MEDICAL and DENTAL CLINIC
445 visits were made to our Medical Clinic by recipients who had established their eligibility to receive assistance under one of the four categories listed below:
Summary:
Welfare
135
Old Age Assistance
195
Aid to Dependent Children
100
Disability Assistance
15
445
352 visits were made to the Clinic for Dental Care.
WELFARE AID
Total Expenditures
$65,414.14*
Less Reimbursements:
State
$3,514.81
Cities and Towns 5,117.91
Individuals & Estates (1954) 100.00 8,732.72
Net Expenditures $56,681.42
*$19,814.01 - paid to other Cities and Towns included in this amount.
* 6,095.43 - paid to Institutions and Division of Child Guardian- ship included in this amount.
Welfare Aid was granted to 121 cases, including 191 persons.
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SETTLEMENT STATUS - WELFARE AID
Arlington 89
State 12
Other Cities and Towns 20
121
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
Total Expenditures $539,461.37*
Less Reimbursements and Grants:
Federal Grants
$205,318.88
State
235,670.26
*
Cities & Towns.
8,160.65
Individuals
and Estates
8,934.51*
458,084.30
($10,211.84 less 1,277.33 transfer to Federal Grants) Net Expenditures.
81,377.07
*$ 13,707.95 - paid to other Cities and Towns included in this amount
204,041.55 - Total Federal Grants received in 1955
1,277.33 - Transfer from 1954 recoveries.
Includes $454.08 transfer from 1954 recoveries
334,142.49
Includes $227.04 transfer from 1954 recoveries expended from Town Appropriation
$539,461.37 Total Expenditures.
CASE LOAD SUMMARY
Cases January 1, 1955 542
New Cases 77
Total Case Load 619
Cases Closed 88
Cases December 31, 1955 531
SETTLEMENT STATUS
Arlington 363
State (Unsettled) 147
Other Cities and Towns 109
619
REASONS FOR DISCONTINUANCE
Death 54
Moved from Arlington
17
Sufficient Income 13
Transferred to Institutions
2
Returned to Employment 1
Sale of Property 1
88
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AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN Total Expenditures
$31,200.05
Less Reimbursements and Grants:
Federal Grants $14,469.87* ** State 9,633.03
Individuals
80.00 24,182.90
Net Expenditures $ 7,017.15
*$13,575.07 - Total Federal Grants received in 1955.
Plus 894.80 - Transfer from Administration
$14,469.87 16,730.18 - Expended from Town Appropriation $31,200.05 - Total Expenditures
33 families were aided under this category of relief including 94 persons, 63 children under 18 years of age, and 3 children be- tween 16 and 18 years of age, and attending school.
DISABILITY ASSISTANCE
Total Expenditures $55,595.78
Less Reimbursements and Grants: Federal Grants $18,445.40* *
:** State 24,691.60 Individuals & Estates 525.00 43,662.00
Net Expenditures $11,933.78
****** $17,023.16 - Total Federal Grants received in 1955.
Plus 1,422.24 - Transfer from Administration
18,445.40 37,150.38 - Expended from Town Appropriation
$55,595.78 - Total Expenditures
Disability Assistance was granted to 57 persons.
An analysis of gross and net expenditures for 1955 in compari- son with 1954 reveals the following situation:
The 1955 gross for the four categories of aid amounted to $691,671 (cents omitted) as against the $650,489 in 1954. This was an increase of $41,182 or approximately 623 %. The 1955 net was $157,009 as against $107,805 in 1954, an increase of $49,204 or nearly 46 % .
Factors contributing to the increased expenditures both gross and net, were as follows: (1) a sharp rise in the medical expendi- tures of all categories due to the Medical Care Plan inaugurated by the State Department of Public Welfare; (2) the mandatory provi- sion in this same plan which compels a city or town to pay full costs of hospitalization without applying retirement income against such cost; (3) allowing the medical profession to make four (4) visits monthly for chronic illness even though one (1) or two (2) visits might suffice; (4) no increase in the Federal formula for re-
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imbursement which throws the increased cost of medical care entirely on state and local governments; and (5) a drop of about 44% in recoveries on liens in the Old Age Assistance category. The net result has been a decrease of $8,022 in reimbursements as against an increase of $41,182 in gross expenditures accounting for the net increase of $49,204.
The Board of Public Welfare meets monthly with the Agent in the Robbins House. Mrs. Margaret H. Spengler who was appointed for one year by the Town Manager, Mr. Edward C. Monahan, was reappointed for a three year term in March 1955. She resigned in August, 1955, and Mr. Cornelius F. Collins was appointed to fill this vacancy. The other members are Mrs. Bertha F. Murphy, Chairman, and Mr. William J. Mckeever. This action is in accord- ance with Section 18 of the Town Manager Act accepted by the Town November 4, 1952.
New cases in all categories are acted upon by the Board at the monthly meetings. Changes of status and adjustment of grants are also authorized at the same time. The Agent presents the monthly agenda to the Board and acts as its Secretary. The administration is supervised by the State Department of Public Welfare which con- ducts reviews and audits periodically to see if policies, procedures, and practices are in conformity with the standards of administration. The Federal Government also audits at regular intervals since these agencies are financial participants in the three way program of Federal, State and Local.
Although case loads are down the crystal ball indicates no lessening of expenditures for 1956. New legislation was enacted effective January 1, 1956 wherein recipients of Old Age Assistance, excluding those in nursing homes, chronic hospitals, or public medi- cal institutions, have been granted an increase of $2.50 monthly known as "Transportation Allowance." This was provided in Chap- ter 728 of the Acts of 1955. It is estimated that 460 recipients will be eligible for this new budget item at a cost of $13,800 annually. Hospital rates are constantly being adjusted upward and the antici- pated increased cost could amount to $10,800 annually.
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