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On August 4, 1961 we adopted new sewage regulations. During 1961 we approved 47 sewage permits. Each of these required at least two visits to the property by at least one member of the Board.
The health program in the schools was carried on as usual, with the help of the School Nurse, School Physician, School Dentist and Dental Hygienist. The annual pre-school physical examinations were conducted in May.
Following, in addition to the foregoing, is a list of the ever- increasing, routine work carried on by the Board:
Inspections - at least twice yearly
Nursing Homes
3
Motels
4
Restaurants
6
Schools
4
Trailer Parks
2
Kindergartens
4
Milk
6
Public Toilets
Numerous
Records Kept
Communicable Diseases
Animal Bites
Premature Births ( Aid given as needed )
Bacterial Swabs taken
204
Care of Tuberculosis Patients
Water samples analyzed
Issued milk and food licenses
Issued Motel, Tourist Court and
Trailer Park licenses
Dead animals removed from highway
( Including flat cats )
The members of the Board wish to thank the secretarial help of the Town Hall, the Town Clerk, the Selectmen and the Advisory Board for their cooperation during the year 1961.
Respectfully submitted,
LORING L. WADSWORTH, Chairman KATHERINE R. FULLER PAUL W. KEEFE
154
INDUSTRIAL AND DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
Report of Development and Industrial Commission
Board of Selectmen Norwell, Massachusetts
Gentlemen :
Submitted herewith is the report of the Norwell Development and Industrial Commission for the year ended December 31, 1961.
Members of the Commission have met with representatives of firms or groups contemplating this Town as a site for their businesses.
We have studied and sought advice from others as to the suit- ability of all areas in the Town which could be set aside for industrial purposes. Therefore, we are recommending for consideration at the coming Town Meeting that the area north of Grove Street and west of Prospect Street to the Hingham boundary be rezoned for industry only. As of this date, in our opinion this area of approximately 370 acres is the best available land for industrial development in the Town and it should be reserved at this time for demands in the future.
Mr. Charles Crombie, a member of the Norwell Commission, is presently serving as our representative to and as a Director of The Southeast Expressway Regional Development Commission. We are coordinating our efforts with other towns contiguous with the Expressway.
The Pond Street industrial area which was approved last year has already been furnished with water to make this area more at- tractive to potential users. Considerable interest has been evidenced here.
Development of industry in the Pond Street area and the Grove Street area, if approved, must be considered as a long-range program. Any building in the immediate future is not in sight. Nevertheless, we feel quite strongly that we must prepare for future growth, and that it would be sound business practice to rezone this land.
Respectfully submitted,
Henry Abrahams, Chairman John E. Andrews, Clerk Charles Crombie Dennis F. Mederos
DEVELOPMENT AND INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION
155
JAMES LIBRARY
Report of the James Library
To the Board of Selectmen Norwell, Massachusetts
Gentlemen :
The James Library has, for another year, continued to serve the Town of Norwell. With the advent of the new high school, the Library has served to augment the facilities which the Town provides for its school-age readers. Students are still constantly using the facilities of the Library for study and work projects assigned by the schools.
As the Town has grown, the Library has endeavored to meet the rising number of calls made upon it. Our two librarians, Mrs. Ed- mund Anderson and Mrs. Gustave Roubound, have given unsparingly of their time to provide guidance and assistance to Townspeople seeking reading matter.
Among the physical accomplishments of the past year in the building itself is the new vinyl flooring which covers the first floor and the installation of new shelves to meet the increasing need for book storage space. Other shelves have been moved to the second floor, which houses the reference works and is used for study and research.
It is hoped that the future will bring to the James Library new lighting, which is badly needed, particularly on the second floor, as well as an examination of the building's roof. The building itself, al- though antiquated, remains a center of learning in Norwell and will continue as such as long as people desire to read.
Respectfully submitted, Victor H. Carpenter, Chairman William C. Bennett Quentin Coons Mildred Hastings Harriet L. Meyer
156
REPORT OF TREASURER
REPORT OF TREASURER
Cash on hand January 1, 1961
$1,140,745.69
Receipts for year
1,652,749.67
$2,793,495.36
Payments for year
$2,220.975.21
Balance December 31, 1961
572,520.15
$2,793,495.36
EIGHTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT OF COFFIN CEMETERY AND CHARITY FUND
Amount of Fund $2,000.00
Interest available January 1, 1961
$788.68
Interest added during 1961
105.53
Withdrawn during 1961
0
Available January 1, 1962
$894.21
SEVENTY- SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT OF ABIGAIL T. OTIS POOR FUND
Amount of Fund $2,000.00
Interest available January 1, 1961
$700.25
Interest added during 1961
102.19
$802.44
Withdrawn during 1961
14.48
Available January 1, 1962
$787.96
SEVENTY-SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT OF ABIGAIL T. OTIS CEMETERY FUND
Amount of Fund $1,000.00
Interest available January 1, 1961
$236.88
Interest added during 1961
46.81
$283.69
894.21
157
REPORT OF TREASURER
Withdrawn during 1961 0
Available January 1, 1962
$283.69
SEVENTY-SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT OF ABIGAIL T. OTIS TOMB FUND
Amount of Fund $500.00
Interest available January 1,1961
$120.34
Interest added during 1961
23.46
$143.80
Withdrawn during 1961
0
Available January 1, 1962
$143.80
THIRTY-THIRD ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ANNABEL WAKEFIELD POOR FUND
Amount of Fund $1,000.00
Interest available January 1, 1961
$979.47
Interest added during 1961
74.91
Withdrawn during 1961
0
Interest available January 1, 1962
$1,054.38
THIRTY-THIRD ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ANNABEL WAKEFIELD LIBRARY FUND
Amount of Fund $100.00
Interest available January 1, 1961
$27.13
Interest added during 1961
4.72
Withdrawn during 1961
0
Interest available January 1, 1962
$31.85
WASHINGTON STREET CEMETERY FUND
Balance January 1, 1961 $5,247.66
Received for sale of lots 292.50
1,054.38
$31.85
158
REPORT OF TREASURER
Interest added during 1961
197.03
$5,737.19
Withdrawn during 1961
0
Balance January 1, 1962
$5,737.19
FRED B. CLAPP CEMETERY FUND
Amount of Fund $1,000.00
Interest available January 1, 1961
$ 0
Interest added during 1961
37.50
Paid to Pinehurst Cemetery Corp.
37.50
Interest available January 1, 1962
0
SARAH A. SAWYER CEMETERY FUND
Amount of Fund $200.00 in custody of Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Interest available January 1, 1961
$19.59
Interest added during 1961
4.12
$23.71
Withdrawn during 1961
5.00
Interest available January 1, 1962
$18.71
CHARLES H. PIKE CEMETERY FUND
Amount of Fund $200.00
Interest available January 1, 1961
$8.22
Interest added during 1961
7.00
$15.22
Withdrawn during 1961
3.50
Interest available January 1, 1962
$11.72
STABILIZATION FUND
$30,000.00
Balance in Fund January 1, 1961 - Principal Interest
530.66
$30,530.66
Appropriated in 1961
70,000.00
1,341.18
Interest added in 1961
159
REPORT OF TREASURER
Accrued interest on U.S. Bonds to 11/15/61
800.00
Balance in Fund- Principal and Interest-
January 1, 1962
$102,671.84
CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE FUNDS
Name of Fund
Amount
Interest
With- drawals
Interest Balance
Eliza Josselyn
$200.00
$ 7.76
$ 0.00
$ 13.12
Samuel C. Cudworth 200.00
8.74
0.00
40.05
Prudence C. Delano
300.00
12.83
0.00
52.21
Nancy Hersey
100.00
4.09
0.00
12.55
Mary O. Robbins
200.00
8.48
0.00
32.91
Charles H. Merritt
100.00
4.02
0.00
10.76
James W. Sampson
250.00
10.29
0.00
33.15
Susan C. Damon
100.00
4.39
0.00
20.47
Davis Damon
100.00
4.62
0.00
26.71
Anson Robbins
100.00
4.39
0.00
21.16
George H. Bates
100.00
4.16
0.00
14.49
Adeline Payne &
Benjamin Jacobs
200.00
8.66
0.00
37.99
N. P. Brownell
150.00
5.98
0.00
14.06
George Otis Torrey
185.48
7.91
0.00
31.68
Emma J. Turner
Damon
150.00
5.76
0.00
8.10
Leaffie B. Curtis
Miller
150.00
6.43
3.00
23.88
Stockbridge Cemetery 540.92
27.73
0.00
219.94
Betsey Tolman
100.00
4.44
0.00
22.41
George P. Clapp
$100.00
$ 5.14
$ 0.00
$ 41.32
Thomas Sampson
75.00
3.26
0.00
15.16
John H. Knapp
100.00
4.50
0.00
23.72
Albert S. Greene
200.00
13.85
0.00
180.64
Charles Tolman
300.00
15.11
0.00
115.05
Chester S. Barker
100.00
4.56
0.00
25.36
Samuel D. Stetson
75.00
3.10
0.00
10.41
Sarah T. David
75.00
3.10
0.00
10.45
Melvin Little
200.00
9.30
0.00
55.54
E. Chamberlain &
M. Tyler
100.00
4.48
0.00
23.30
Gad Leavitt
100.00
5.40
0.00
48.41
160
REPORT OF TREASURER
Name of Fund
Amount
Interest
With- drawals
Interest Balance
Samuel Eels
100.00
4.54
0.00
25.16
Abbie S. Bates
200.00
18.77
15.00
305.24
Olive A. Brigham
100.00
4.09
3.50
9.02
Benjamin P. Nichols
75.00
2.85
3.50
.04
Timothy Chapman
100.00
3.79
3.50
.61
Lewis W. Kilburn
100.00
3.79
3.50
.61
W. Wallace Farrar
200.00
7.88
6.00
11.64
Robert K. Stoddard
150.00
6.10
6.00
12.95
Henry L. Nichols
100.00
3.86
4.00
1.99
Wilbur Nichols
100.00
3.86
3.50
3.12
Charles E. Brewster
100.00
3.79
4.00
.13
Maurice E. Pratt
100.00
3.82
4.00
1.18
Vadilla A. Damon
200.00
8.10
4.00
18.94
Floretta Whiting
100.00
3.92
6.50
2.15
Martha E. French
100.00
3.79
3.50
.45
Peter Tomansen
50.00
1.94
1.75
1.27
Rufus H. Binney
200.00
7.86
6.00
10.86
Arthur Stoddard
100.00
3.98
5.00
5.21
Herbert T. Howard
100.00
3.98
5.00
5.21
Nellie & Willard
Thatcher
50.00
1.90
1.75
.22
Alpheus Thomas
100.00
3.79
3.50
.77
George Wilder &
Asa Vining
100.00
3.82
3.50
2.13
Rufus H. Binney -
Flower Fund
200.00
8.60
5.00
33.88
Robert J. Coulter
100.00
3.98
5.50
4.71
John M. Hall,
Lot-41F
100.00
4.12
5.50
8.69
Peter Larsen
100.00
4.12
5.50
8.69
Alice K. Henderson
100.00
3.92
5.50
3.02
Walter A. Wood
90.00
3.64
5.00
5.81
John M. Hall,
Lot-34F
100.00
4.10
5.00
8.79
Chester A. Robinson
100.00
4.01
10.00
3.20
William Purtle
100.00
3.79
3.50
.45
John R. Collamore
200.00
8.21
14.75
16.02
John J. McGrail
100.00
3.79
3.50
.45
Louis W. Wheeler
100.00
4.10
5.00
8.79
161
REPORT OF TREASURER
Name of Fund
Amount
Interest
With- drawals
Interest Balance
Charles E. Chadwick $200.00
$ 7.99
$ 6.00
$ 14.85
Conrad Willers
200.00
7.88
8.00
10.35
Walter R. Hall
100.00
3.98
5.00
5.46
Albert I. Farrar
200.00
8.53
6.00
29.47
Charles Holden
100.00
3.94
3.50
5.33
Lillie C. Wilder
200.00
11.08
4.00
100.18
George V. Jackson
50.00
1.97
2.00
2.77
Lorenzo D. F.
Marston
50.00
1.90
1.50
.72
Hilda S. Currie
100.00
4.16
5.50
10.49
Neil D. Dwyer
100.00
3.94
3.50
5.33
Ray Clark
150.00
6.04
5.00
11.63
H. Elizabeth Turner
150.00
6.04
5.00
11.63
Charles A. & Elizabeth
Bates
100.00
3.98
5.00
5.07
Florence A. Wiggin
100.00
3.96
4.75
5.17
Joseph E. Reagan
200.00
8.03
13.50
11.75
George A. Poole
150.00
6.08
4.75
12.90
M. Josephine Farrar,
Flower Fund
500.00
20.18
12.50
47.31
Bessie P. Keene
200.00
7.93
18.50
6.65
Eva Delaney
200.00
8.32
4.75
24.62
Minot F. Williamson 200.00
7.95
15.00
8.67
Muriel Smellie
50.00
1.90
2.00
.70
John W. Ekstrom
100.00
3.96
3.00
6.52
Anna M. Carey
200.00
8.38
3.25
27.62
Robert Withers
100.00
4.00
5.00
5.95
Anna Curtis, Flower
Fund
100.00
3.92
3.00
6.33
Mabel T. Rowell
200.00
8.14
6.00
18.94
Truman C. Crowner
100.00
4.07
2.75
9.34
Albin J. Johnson
50.00
1.90
1.75
1.13
Charles Cutler
200.00
8.32
5.50
24.61
Frank E. Lind &
Henry G. Burnside 200.00
8.12
9.00
16.31
William W. Leonard 200.00
7.90
8.50
10.69
W. H. Sharp
100.00
3.90
1.75
5.78
James T. Murray
30.00
1.12
1.00
.21
Mrs. Henry Hines
50.00
1.90
1.00
1.72
162
REPORT OF TREASURER
Name of Fund
Amount
Interest
With- drawals
Interest Balance
Mr. & Mrs. J. A.
Young
$100.00
$ 4.07
$ 4.50
$ 8.06
J. W. Hall & B. E. Hall
200.00
8.29
5.50
23.38
Anna Curtis
200.00
8.36
5.50
24.97
Thomas B. Gallagher 100.00
4.04
4.75
6.61
Mr. & Mrs. F.
Winsor Damon
75.00
2.87
3.50
.68
Patrick Kerins
75.00
2.94
1.75
4.25
Bertha MacFadden
100.00
4.00
4.50
6.22
Gustaf A. Anderson
100.00
3.92
2.75
5.31
Herman H. Kenney
100.00
3.82
3.50
2.13
Carl W. Buckler
100.00
3.86
2.50
3.99
Sigurd & Belle
Sjurson
50.00
1.90
1.00
1.72
Harold & Ellie
Osborne
100.00
3.79
3.50
.45
Mary Curtis
400.00
16.17
5.50
39.30
Henry N. Powers
200.00
7.97
5.25
14.52
Alexander Black
50.00
1.90
1.00
1.72
Edward P. Keefe
50.00
1.90
1.00
1.72
Edward P. Keefe
200.00
7.92
5.00
13.21
Joseph R. Mason
200.00
7.88
6.00
11.65
Wallace H. Damon
200.00
7.92
5.50
13.22
Ainslie
200.00
7.92
5.50
13.22
Frank S. & L.
Carrie Staples
200.00
7.74
7.50
6.72
Mrs. Charles Little
150.00
5.80
3.50
5.66
William Shimmin
125.00
4.76
3.50
2.33
Alice M. McHardie
125.00
4.76
3.50
2.33
Mrs. Samuel Olson
100.00
3.82
1.75
3.96
Edith C. Hall
100.00
3.82
2.50
2.46
Geraldine B.
Rosebach
100.00
3.82
2.00
3.46
Alfred G. Howes
200.00
7.69
3.50
8.00
Robert W. Webb
150.00
5.80
1.75
7.78
Charles A. Snell
100.00
3.15
1.00
2.53
Marshall W. & Hassie
T. Grigsby
200.00
7.58
3.50
4.91
163
REPORT OF TREASURER
Name of Fund
Amount
Interest
With- drawals
Interest Balance
Grace E. Murphy
100.00
3.77
1.00
2.83
Joseph A. Studley
200.00
7.56
0.00
7.56
Archie F. Merritt
100.00
3.14
0.00
3.14
Michael L. Cullinan or
Mary L. Bennett
200.00
.63
0.00
.63
Bessie Keene & Perley
Keene
200.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
William J. Gunn
150.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Carrie W. Keene
300.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Marie P. Martin
50.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Carl Frederickson
200.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Herman P. & John D.
Dickman
200.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
$19,546.40
$765.77
$474.00
$2,433.23
Respectfully submitted, ELIZABETH J. POWER,
Town Treasurer
164
POLICE DEPARTMENT Report of the Police Department
Board of Selectmen
Town of Norwell
Gentlemen and Citizens of Norwell:
The year 1961 has been decisive in the orderly growth of the Police Department. It marks the first year of a twenty-four hour patrol. The soundness of this decision is reflected in our statistics. By having the cruiser actually on patrol twenty-four hours per day, time and consequently lives have been saved in response to accidents, prow- lers, breaks, etc.
We are indebted to our brother Town departments for their close cooperation. The Auxiliary Police under Mr. Clarke Atwater, donated many hours assisting with traffic, lost children, etc. The Road Surveyor, Arnold Joseph and his crew have been very help- ful with regards to safety for the motoring public. The Communi- cation Center has proved itself beyond our fondest hopes, and from a mercenary standpoint, has saved the town money by combining communication needs of the several emergency departments.
In summary, the cooperation enjoyed between Town depart- ments radiates from the harmony of the Board of Selectmen and their willingness to assist with common problems.
The following is a partial list of our activities for 1961 :
Police Calls 4,237
Arrests 81
Ambulance Trips
34
Court Appearances 209
Accidents ( Motor Vehicle )
70 Court Complaints 138
Violation Citations 673
Breaking & Entry
36
Defective Equipment Tags 810
Larceny
45
Summons Served 85
Investigations
512
Stolen Cars
8 Parking Tickets
27
Emergency Messages
27
Prowlers 33
Insane Commitments
2
Mutual Aid 45
Respectfully submitted,
KENNETH J. BRADEEN,
Chief
165
BY-LAWS COMMITTEE Report of the By-Laws Committee
To the Selectmen of the Town of Norwell
Gentlemen :
The following is the report of the By-Laws Committee for the year ending December 31, 1961.
The revised By-Laws adopted by the Town were forwarded to and approved by the Attorney General, published in accordance with the General Laws of the Commonwealth and prepared for printing and distribution. Copies of the revised By-Laws and other rules and regulations of the Town should be available for purchase from the Town Clerk early in March, 1962.
The By-Laws Committee wishes to thank the Town Clerk, Nellie L. Sparrell, for her cooperation and thoughtful assistance. We feel that mention should also be made of the special clerical assistance given us by Jean L. Cleary and Emily J. Paradise.
Respcectully submitted, WILLIAM B. SOUTHWORTH, Chairman DAVID LEE TURNER, Clerk HORACE ROSS SANBORN VINCENT DONALD WHITTEMORE
By-Laws Committee
166
REPORT OF TOWN COLLECTOR
Report of the Town Collector
1958 REAL ESTATE
Refunds
$ 126.00
Abated $ 126.00
1959 REAL ESTATE
Outstanding 12/31/60
$ 1,938.59
Returned to Treasurer
$ 1,700.24
Abatement Adjusted
3.50
Abated
241.85
$ 1,942.09
$ 1,942.09
1960 REAL ESTATE
Outstanding 12/31/60 Refunds
$ 38,206.59
Returned to Treasurer
$ 35,686.33
471.74
Abated
550.90
Tax Titles
2,441.10
$ 38,678.33
$ 38,678.33
1961 REAL ESTATE
Committed
$826,850.70
Returned to Treasurer
$756,876.00
Refunds
14,343.51
Abated 36,193.50
Credit Balance
109.87
Tax Titles
3,564.00
Outstanding 12/31/61
44,670.58
$841,304.08
$841,304.08
1958 PERSONAL PROPERTY
Abatement Rescinded $ 43.00
Returned to Treasurer $ 43.00
1959 PERSONAL PROPERTY
Outstanding 12/31/60 $ 63.00
Returned to Treasurer $ 35.00
Abated
28.00
$ 63.00 $ 63.00
167
REPORT OF TOWN COLLECTOR
1960 PERSONAL PROPERTY
Outstanding 12/31/60 $ 735.00
Returned to Treasurer $ 672.00
Abated 14.00
Outstanding 12/31/61
49.00
$ 735.00
$ 735.00
1961 PERSONAL PROPERTY
Committed
$ 34,036.80
Returned to Treasurer
$ 33,157.80
Refunds
63.00
Abated 292.50
Outstanding 12/31/61
649.50
$ 34,099.80
$ 34,099.80
1959 POLLS
Outstanding 12/31/60
$ 6.00
Returned to Treasurer $ 8.00
Auditor's Adjustment
2.00
$ 8.00
$ 8.00
1960 POLLS
Outstanding 12/31/60
$ 54.00
Returned to Treasurer $ 32.00
Outstanding 12/31/61
22.00
$
54.00
$ 54.00
1961 POLLS
Committed
$ 3,062.00
Returned to Treasurer $ 2,592.00
Refunds
10.00
Abated
430.00
Outstanding 12/31/61
50.00
$ 3,072.00
$ 3,072.00
1957 MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE
Abatements Rescinded $ 33.36
Returned to Treasurer $ 33.36
1958 MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE
Abatements Rescinded $ 21.59
Returned to Treasurer
$
21.59
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REPORT OF TOWN COLLECTOR 1959 MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE
Outstanding 12/31/60
$ 2,126.32
Returned to Treasurer $ 1,439.09
Abatements Rescinded
164.67
Abated
1,069.08
Auditor's Adjustment Credit Balance
207.89
Adjusted
16.36
25.65
$ 2,524.53
$ 2,524.53
1960 MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE
Outstanding 12/31/60
$ 16,520.50
Returned to Treasurer
$ 32,909.91
Committed
21,483.17
Abated
5,403.81
Refunds
1,789.38
Outstanding 12/31/61
1,479.33
$ 39,793.05
$ 39,793.05
1961 MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE
Committed
$ 95,752.74
Returned to Treasurer
$ 80,082.97
Refunds
4,123.27
Abated 7,822.95
Outstanding 12/31/61
11,970.09
$ 99,876.01
$ 99,876.01
WATER RATES
Outstanding 12/31/60
$ 5,094.30
Returned to Treasurer
$ 30,635.21
Committed
33,581.38
Abated
345.65
Refunds
33.98
Water Liens
1,400.30
Credit Balance
2.10
Outstanding 12/31/61
6,330.60
$ 38,711.76
$ 38,711.76
1960 WATER LIENS
Outstanding 12/31/60 $ 284.41
Returned to Treasurer $ 284.41
1961 WATER LIENS
Committed
$ 1,400.30
Returned to Treasurer $ 1,245.93
Refunds
54.09
Outstanding 12/31/61
208.46
$ 1,454.39
$ 1,454.39
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REPORT OF TOWN COLLECTOR
WASHINGTON STREET CEMETERY
Outstanding 12/31/60
$ 120.00
Returned to Treasurer $ 347.00
Committed
769.00
Abated
64.00
Outstanding 12/31/61
478.00
$ 889.00
$ 889.00
TRAILER FEES
Committed
$ 1,912.00
Returned to Treasurer $ 1,908.00
Abated
4.00
$ 1.912.00
$ 1,912.00
PUBLIC WELFARE
Outstanding 12/31/60 $ 154.88
Returned to Treasurer $ 154.88
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
Committed
$ 464.20
Returned to Treasurer $ 464.20
CIVIL DEFENSE-AMBULANCE SERVICE
Committed $ 887.80
Returned to Treasurer $ 672.00
Outstanding 12/31/61
215.80
$ 887.80 $ 887.80
Fees, Costs and Charges - collected and returned to Treasurer Interest -- collected and returned to Treasurer Municipal Lien Certificates
$ 1,138.02
1,186.53
447.00
DONALD C. WILDER
Town Collector
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PUBLIC WELFARE REPORT
PUBLIC WELFARE REPORT-1961
Board of Selectmen :
Gentlemen :
During the year 1961, the number of cases and aid granted under General Relief was the lowest for many years, if not in the history of the Town.
Under Disability Assistance there was no aid granted during the year.
The number of cases receiving aid under Old Age Assistance re- mained about the same as the previous year. Rates for hospitals and nursing homes were increased during the year and will increase again during 1962.
Medical Assistance for the Aged, a category started during 1960, requires large expenditures as it involves hospital, doctor, nursing home, and often large medication bills. Expenditures under this category are running high, and as 1961 was our first full year, we have no comparisons.
The work load of the director and clerk has increased due to added investigations and reports.
Reimbursements from the Federal Government and the State have increased and are being received regularly.
The total amount spent for aid in 1961 ( all categories ) was $41,900.27 but the actual cost to the Town was only $4,517.70. This is the lowest since Old Age Assistance first came into being. The cost of administration and expenses ( all categories ) was $8,640.75. Reimbursements left the actual Town expense at $2,200.19.
Total expense to the Town for Aid, Administration and Expense was $6,717.89 as compared to $13,091.70 for 1960. Complete figures for each category will be found in the Town Accountant's report.
APPROPRIATIONS AND RECEIPTS-1961
Board Salaries
$600.00
AID
44,000.00
Town Appropriation
Balance all Federal Accounts 1/1/61 29,541.74
Receipts added Federal Accounts 1961
21,537.37
Receipts from State 1961-to E & D
14,005.30
Receipts from Other Towns-to E & D
619.08
110,303.49
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PUBLIC WELFARE REPORT
ADMINISTRATION AND EXPENSE
Town Appropriation
3,000.00
Balance Federal Account 1/1/61
3,957.34
Receipts added Federal Account 1961
4,293.71
Receipts from State-to E & D
2,146.85
13,397.90
TOTAL
123,701.39
EXPENDITURES-1961
Aid - Town Account
26,839.40
Aid - Federal Account
15,060.87
41,900.27
Administration, Expenses and Salaries -Town
3,600.00
Administration and Expenses - Federal
5,040.75
8,640.75
BALANCE- Federal Account December 31, 1961 Aid
36,018.24
Administration and Expense
3,210.30
39,228.54
To E & D Account ( State and Other Towns )
16,771.23
To E & D Account ( Balance Town Account )
17,160.60
33,931.83
TOTAL
123,701.39
Net Cost to Town-Aid $4,517.70
Net Cost to Town-Administration and Expense $2,200.19
Recoveries from Aid Granted $6,259.84
Received from Meal Tax $1,220.80
Respectfully submitted,
Board of Public Welfare JOHN D. LINDSAY MINNA R. SENGER RALPH H. COLEMAN, Chairman
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COMMUNICATIONS CENTER
Report of the Emergency Communications Center
In reporting for the Communications Center for the second full year of operation, we are pleased to report on the continued im- portance the Center plays in the handling of all types of emergency problems which arise in Norwell.
With calm efficiency, the Police, Fire, ambulance and all other emergencies have been handled in a manner which does credit to all operators- the Town Hall staff who handle the calls during business hours, and those who cover the night and week end shifts. The loyalty and regularity with which the operators cover their regular shifts, week after week, month after month, is an indication of how seriously these volunteers take their responsibility and we all, as residents, owe them a great debt of gratitude. We hope the taxpayers will be willing to increase their compensation, as requested by us, to $1.00 an hour as an expression of appreciation for a job well done. This rate is still below Communications Center wages in adjoining towns, Centers which have started since Norwell found the need of such an operation, and certainly is only partial compensation for such a responsibility. For the figures of the number of calls handled by the Center, we refer you to the reports of the Fire and Police Departments. These figures of course do not include the many miscel- laneous calls and radio conversations.
The undersigned wish again to thank all connected with the operation of the Center for their loyalty and efficiency during the past year.
Respectfully submitted, W. CLARKE ATWATER KENNETH J. BRADEEN WARREN P. MERRITT
Report of the Veterans' Agent
Gentlemen :
Under Chapter 115, G.L., Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the Veterans' Agent is authorized to give assistance to Veterans and their families.
In order that the Town may be reimbursed 50% of authorized expenditures, as provided by law, the Agent must spend many hours of investigation, submitting innumerable forms, and making
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PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE
sure all of this information is in the hands of the Commissioner of Veterans' Services within the specified time limit.
The annual budget for Veterans' Benefits for the Town of Nor- well runs between $7,000 and $10,000 a year in normal times. Strikes or labor disputes could double this amount.
The $300 yearly expense account now allotted the Veterans' Agent is inadequate to cover the cost of necessary supplies, sta- tionery, postage and investigations. This fact, and the added fact that the Agent receives no salary, would not attract any future can- didates for this appointment if the present Agent were unable to continue to perform these duties.
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