Town of Tewksbury annual report 1945-1949, Part 15

Author: Tewksbury (Mass.)
Publication date: 1945
Publisher: Tewksbury (Mass.)
Number of Pages: 870


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230.16


Poll Tax Refund


70.35


Municipal Building Insurance


500.00


Sealer of Weights and Measures


217.97


Shawsheen School Building Loan


2,015.00


School Lunch Room Project


2,280.00


Retirement Refund


52.67


Purchase of Fire Truck


5,461.05


Refund, Care of Dogs


62.00


Plans for High School Alterations


250.00


Driving and Equipping Well at Foster School


510.00


Athletic Equipment


1,131.83


Public Relations Committee


16.29


Reimbursement for Taxes Paid on Town Land


53.27


Heating System, Shawsheen School


2,118.48


Equipping Town Hall with Loud Speaker


200.00


Preparing Zoning By-Laws for Town


66.00


Purchase of War Savings Bonds


8,000.00


Cemetery Trust Funds


27.50


Total Expenditures


$360,232.62


Cash on hand $ 40.58


Cash in bank


$116,065.48


$116,106.06


Treasurer's receipts $476,338.68


Note: No expenditures have been made from the following appropriations:


Securing Plans for a Memorial Building $ 1,000.00


Celebration in Honor of Returning Veterans 3,000.00


Establishment of District for a Department of


Veterans Services 1,500.00


4-H Club, Support of County Aid to Agriculture 50.00


122


RESERVE FUND $ 7,500.00


Appropriation


Transferred by vote of Finance Committee to


Aid to Dependent Children $ 1,100.00


Stationery & Printing 200.00


Foreclosure of Tax Title Account


100.00 1,400.00


Balance reverting to Town Treasury $ 6,100.00


TRUST AND INVESTMENT FUNDS


Post-War Rehabilitation Fund


$ 43,595.53


Municipal Building Insurance Fund


25,832.15


Foster School Fund 1,218.93


Dr. George A. Peirce Book Fund


111.44


Louisa Bridges Cemetery Fund


169.52


Samuel Jaques Cemetery Fund


116.87


Jeremiah Kittredge Cemetery Fund


116.89


Peter G. Clark Cemetery Fund 102.08


Martha Shedd Cemetery Fund


675.41


William Pringle Cemetery Fund


102.56


Ebenezer Page Cemetery Fund


412.92


Anna Boynton Cemetery Fund


200.00


Highway Machinery Fund, for 1947 Highway Machinery Account


$ 5,945.01


I hereby certify that I have examined the accounts of all Town Officials who were authorized to receive and expend money, for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1946, and to the best of my knowledge and belief they are correct, with proper vouchers on file, and $116,- 106.06 in the Treasury.


ROBERT E. GAY,


Town Auditor


Personally appeared before me, this 27th day of January, 1947, Robert E. Gay, Town Auditor, and made oath that the foregoing statements are correct.


THOMAS F. FLYNN, Justice of the Peace.


123


TREASURER'S REPORT


Cash Balance January 9, 1946


$ 98,636.11


Loans in Anticipation of Revenue


65,000.00


Loans in Anticipation of Highway Reimbursement


14,000.00


TAXES


Levy of 1944


Demands


$ 12.95


Excise


4.00


Interest


178.91


Personal


35.28


Poll


None


Real Estate


2,934.63


Levy of 1945


Demands


32.90


Excise


10.8.89


Interest


311.98


Personal


956.10


Poll.


4.00


Real Estate


11,844.06


Levy of 1946


Demands


82.95


Excise


4,794.35


Interest


15.74


Personal


77,176.54


Poll


1,826.00


Real Estate


90,592.64 $190,911.92


TAX TITLES


Redeemed


$ 597.99


Partial Payments


438.31 $


1,036.30


Spaulding School


$ 1,172.05 $


1,182.05


Land Owned by the Town - Sold


2,297.50


2,297.50


Recording Fees


10.60


10.60


HIGHWAYS


Commonwealth of Massachusetts


Highway Chapter 81 (1945)


$ 274.38


Highway Chapter 81 Contract No. 4538


13,276.35


Highway Chapter 90 Maintenance


500.00


Highway Snow, Removal


147.75


Highway Funds, Acts of 1945


5,854.29


Hire of Highway Trucks Thomas P. Sawyer (1945)


27.00 $ 20,079.77


Middlesex County :


Highway Maintenance $ 500.00 $ 500.00


124


PUBLIC WELFARE


Commonwealth of Massachusetts:


Aid to Dependent Children $ 2,690.83


Aid to Dependent Children Federal Grant 1,850.43


Old Age Assistance 16,975.57


Old Age Assistance Federal Grant


15,223.59


Meal Tax (Old Age Assistance)


1,299.59


Temporary Aid and Transportation 465.60


Tuition 930.40


Old Age Assistance Reimbursement Other cities and Towns 1,007.65


Public Welfare Reimbursement Other


Cities and Towns


1,294.07 $ 41,737.73


STATE AND MILITARY AID


Commonwealth of Massachusetts:


Veterans Aid and Pensions


$


330.00 $


330.00


LIQUOR LICENSES


License Fees Collected by Treasurer:


Clark's Package Store $ 400.00


Arthur Tremblay


400.00


Fred Vinecour


400.00


Shawsheen Club Inc.


200.00


The 1721 Club


200.00 $ 1,600.00


POLICE


District Court of Lowell


Pistol Permit $ .50


Chief Cyril L. Barker, Pistol Permits


17.50 $ 18.00


PUBLIC LIBRARY


Middlesex County :


Dog License Money Refunded $ 724.08


Care of Dog Money Refunded


9.00


Sale of Dogs


9.00


Dog Damage


62.00 $


804.08


SCHOOLS


Commonwealth of Massachusetts


Vocational Education $ 447.86


City of Boston, School Supplies


150.45


Town of Andover 485.32 $ 1,083.63


125


TAXES (STATE)


Commonwealth of Massachusetts


Corporations


$ 8,697.35


Income Tax


21,886.00


Reimbursement Loss of Taxes


3,352.38 $ 33,935.73


Commonwealth of Massachusetts


Subsidies Towns and Cities $ 140.71 $


140.71


TOWN CLERK


Alice A. Pike, Town Clerk


Dog Licenses


$ 1,127.80


Fees and Licenses


536.20 $


1,664.00


TOWN HALL


Rental of Town Hall $ 190.00 $


190.00


TRUST FUNDS


Anna F. Boynton


$ 5.00


Louisa Bridges


3.00


Samuel Jaques


3.00


Jeremiah Kittredge


3.00


Ebenezer Page


5.00


Martha Shedd


6.00 $


25.00


MISCELLANEOUS


Advertising


$ 31.50


Inspection Fees at Slaughter House


281.60


Licenses :


Auctioneers


2.00


Used Car Dealers


15.00


Motor Vehicle Junk


25.00


New Car


5.00


Taxi Service


30.00


Concert on Lord's Day


117.00


Pasteurization of Milk


50.00


Sale of Milk


8.50


Permits


Overnight Cabins


1.00


Storage of Gasoline


8.00


Beer Permits


17.50


Sale of Town Maps


1.00


Sale of Manual Training Supplies


10.18


Sealer of Weights and Measures, Fees


25.10


126


Rental of Town Chairs


4.00


Petty Cash Advanced to Collector of Taxes for Change and Service Charges at Bank 75.00


Refunds


New England Tel. & Tel. Co.


6.08


Ann Lye Hospital


56.00


Doubleday & Co., Inc.


1.88


American LaFrance Foamite Corp.


109.22


Comm. of Mass. Division of Education


52.67


Telephone Toll Calls


Cyril L. Barker


11.50


Victor Cluff


34.33


Austin F. French


2.20


Irving F. French


11.35 .


Robert E. Gay


10.60


Bernard H. Greene


8.80


A. S. Haines (1945)


10.80


Edgar G. Hinton (1945)


63.00


William J. Houlihan


6.05


George A. Marshall


13.20


Alice A. Pike


24.94


Edward J. Sullivan


15.55


Slaughter House License (Charles Santos)


$ 10.00


$ 1,155.55


Total Money Received


$476,338.68


CREDIT


Aid to Dependent Children


$ 7,088.01


Aid to Dependent Children Federal Grant


1,671.06


Aid to Dependent Children Federal Grant Adm.


27.37


Aid State and Military


1,058.94


Assessors


3,400.00


Board of Registrars


600.00


Collection of Taxes


1,000.00


Clerical Assistance


100.00


Dog Officer's Account


200.00


Fire Department


10,306.71


Foreclosure of Tax Titles


145.32


General


88,839.27


Board of Health


871.02


High School Building Loan


4,357.50


Highways


9,418.05


Highways, Chapter 81


19,828.05


Highways, Chapter 90 Maintenance


2,338.84


127


Highways, Chapter 90 Construction (River Rd.)


5,038.75


Highway Machinery Fund


7,639.21


Incidentals


1,150.60


Interest


241.22


Inspection of Meats and Animals


900.00


Library


1,985.37


Maintenance of Stadium


498.67


Maintenance of Legion Hall


65.79


Memorial Day


347.30


Moth Department


1,740.01


Old Age Assistance-Town Appropriation


26,025.87


Old Age Assistance-Federal Grant


14,830.47


Old Age Assistance-Federal Grant Adm.ª


439.46


Parks and Commons


331.47


Police Department


12,747.98


Purchased of War Bonds, Chap. 125, Acts 1945. ...


8,000.00


Salaries


9,025.00


Shawsheen School Building Loan


2,015.00


Schools:


Books and Supplies


4,055.72


Fuel and Janitor


10,034.19


Houses


3,906.01


Lunch Project


2,280.00


Medical Inspection


300.00


Miscellany


2,350.70


Nurse


1,599.96


Supervision


912.48


Teachers


47,782.08


Teachers Retirement Fund


2,329.60


Transportation


7,257.76


Tuition


136.00


Sealer of Weights and Measures


217.97


Stationery and Printing


1,394.51


Street Lighting


6,364.78


Tax Refunds


Motor Vehicle Excise


$ 13.89


Personal


59.94


Real Estate


170.22


Poll


70.35


Other Refunds


Teachers Annuities Fund


52.67


Care and Destroying Dogs


62.00


Town Hall


3,635.48


Tree Warden


2,499.50


128


Trust Funds


Cemetery


27.50


Municipal Buildings Insurance 500.00


Vocational Schools 807.85


Welfare (Public)


7,332.23


Special Appropriations


Purchase of Fire Truck


5,461.05


Finishing Well at Foster School


510.00


Plans for High School Alterations


250.00


Reimbursement to H. W Pillsbury, Taxes.


53.27


Committee on Zoning Laws


66.00


Loud Speaker and Amplifier


200.00


Heating Plant at Shawsheen School


2,118.48


Purchase of Athletic Euqipment and Main- tenance of Athletics


1,131.83


Public Relations Committee


16.29 $360,232.62


Total Money Received


$476,338.68


Total Money Paid Out


360,232.62 $116,106.06


Cash on Hand $


40.58


Deposit in Union National Bank, Lowell .. 116,065.48 $116,106.06


ASSETS


Money Due the Town:


Old Age Assistance-Other cities and towns 667.36


Welfare-Other cities and towns 294.15


Commonwealth of Massachusetts:


Old Age Assistance


3,597.69


Aid to Dependent Children


1,510.84


Highway Chapter 81


1,497.95


Outstanding Taxes


17,106.61


Cash on Hand and Balance Deposited in Union


National Bank, Lowell


116,106.06 $140,780.66


LIABILITIES


High School Loan Notes Nos. 165 to 177 inc ..... $


9,000.00


Reimbursement Loan Note No. 255 due Jan-


uary 28, 1947 14,000.00 $ 23,000.00


Total Assets $140,780.66


Total Liabilities


23,000.00


Balance in favor of the Town $117,780.66


129


TOWN FUNDS


Post War Rehabilitation Fund Chap. 5 of 1943,


Registered War Savings Bonds (5) $ 35,000.00 Total Interest Received on Bonds to Dec. 31, 1946


595.53 $ 35,595.53


STABILIZATION FUND


Registered Savings Bonds (4) ........


$ 8,000.00 $ 8,000.00


TRUST FUNDS


Anna Boynton Fund (2 War Bonds)


$ 200.00


Foster School Fund


1,218.93


Cemetery (Seven)


1,696.55


George A. Pierce


111.44


Municipal Buildings Insurance Jan. 1, 1946


Deposited in Savings Banks


$ 20,385.61


Registered War Bonds (6)


4,500.00


Income Received for Year 1946


446.54


Town's Appropriation for 1946


500.00


Total Amount of Fund January 1, 1947 $ 25,832.15


. Tax Titles held by the Town 2,100.98


FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE TOWN LAST TEN YEARS


Tax Rate


1938 Balance in Favor of Town Jan. 1


$ 3,502.38 $


33.40


1939 Balance in Favor of Town Jan. 1


5,595.52


29.30


1940 Balance in Favor of Town Jan. 1


670.60


29.60


1941 Balance in Favor of Town Jan. 1


2,774.55


28.20


1942 Balance in Favor of Town Jan. 1


21,858.40


28.20


1943 Balance in Favor of Town Jan. 1


50,423.10


28.00


1944 Balance in Favor of Town Jan. 1


78,546.33


28.00


1945 Balance in Favor of Town Jan. 1


86,829.13


30.40


1946 Balance in Favor of Town Jan. 1


96,674.24


32.40


1947 Balance in Favor of Town Jan. 1


117,780.66


RATE PAID ON TOWN NOTES YEAR OF 1946


A. R. Note No. 256 borrowed at .465% discounted.


Reimbursement Loan Note No. 257 borrowed at .75% discounted.


Respectfully submitted,


GEORGE A. MARSHALL


Town Treasurer.


130


REPORT OF THE BOARD OF APPRAISERS


MOTH AND TREE WARDEN DEPARTMENTS


January 1, 1946


$ 1,157.00


January 1, 1947


1,291.00


Net Loss


$ 66.00


HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT


January 1, 1946


$ 16,907.00


January 1, 1947


15,597.50


Net Loss $ 1,309.50


IRVING F. FRENCH,


EDWARD J. SULLIVAN,


VICTOR N. CLUFF.


Appraisers.


131


REPORT OF THE TAX COLLECTOR


1944 Real Estate Account


The following is my report as Collector of Taxes from March 5, 1946 to December 31, 1946.


Recommitted March 5, 1946


$ 2,670.64


Refunded


5.37 $ 2,676.01


Taxes Collected


$ 2,636.11


Credited with taxes on Tax Titles


39.90


Taxes Abated


None $ 2,676.01


Total credited to Collections


Amount Outstanding January 1, 1947


none


1944 Excise Account


Recommitted March 5, 1946


$ 16.10


Taxes Collected


$ 4.00


Taxes Abated


12.10


Total credited to Collections


$ 16.10


Amount Outstanding January 1, 1947


none


1945 Real Estate Account


Recommitted March 5, 1946


$ 12,016.25


Refunded


12.16 $ 12,028.41


Taxes Collected


$ 9,662.35


Added to Tax Title and credited to collections


41.65


Taxes Abated


12.16


Total Credited to Collections $ 9,716.16


Amount Outstanding January 1, 1947


$ 2,312.25


1945 Personal Property Account


Recommitted March 5, 1946


$ 362.07


Taxes Collected


$ 347.48


Taxes Abated


14.59


Total credited to Collections $ 362.07


Amount Outstanding January 1, 1947


none


1945 Excise Account


Recommitted March 5, 1946


$ 62.56


Taxes Collected


$ 56.56


Taxes Abated


6.00


Total Credited to Collections $ 62.56


Amount outstanding January 1, 1947


none


132


1945 Poll Account


Recommitted March 5, 1946


$ 24.00 Taxes Collected


$


2.00


Taxes Abated


$ 22.00


Total Credited to Collections $ 24.00


Amount outstanding January 1, 1947


none


1946 Real Estate Account


Total Amount committed July 22, 1946


and December 16, 1946 $105,523.61


Refunded


152.69 $105,676.30


Taxes Collected


$ 90,855.13


Taxes Abated


742.91


Added to Tax Titles and credited to Collections


440.26


Total Credited to Collections $ 92,038.30


Amount outstanding January 1, 1947


$ 13,638.00


1946 Personal Property Account


Amount Committed July 22, 1946 $ 78,173.15


Refunded 59.94 $ 78,233.09


Taxes Collected


$ 77,184.64


Taxes Abated


105.94


Total Credited to Collections $ 77,290.58 $ 942.51


Amount Outstanding January 1, 1947


1946 Excise Account


Total Committed and recommitted-


From March 5, to December 31, 1946 $ 5,066.82


Refunded 13.12 $ 5,079.94


Taxes Collected


$


4,816.60


Taxes Abated


49.49


Total Credited to Collections $ 4,866.09


Amount Outstanding January 1, 1947


$ 213.85


(See "Remarks")


1946 Poll Account


Total Committed from March 9, to


December 16, 1946 $ 2,426.00


Refunded


70.00 $ 2,496.00


Taxes Collected $ 1,832.00


Taxes Abated


664.00


Total credited to Collections $ 2,496.00


Amount Outstanding January 1, 1947


none


153


TAX COLLECTOR'S SUMMARY OF CHARGES & CREDITS Real Estate Taxes-1944 $ 2,670.64 Refunds


5.37 $ 2,676.01


Excise Taxes-1944


16.10


Real Estate Taxes-1945


$ 12,016.25


Refunds


12.16 $ 12,028.41


Personal Taxes-1945


$ 362.07


Excise Taxes-1945


62.56


Poll Taxes-1945


24.00


Real Estate Taxes-1946


$105,523.61


Refunds


152.69 $105,676.30


Personal Taxes-1946


$ 78,173.15


Refunds


59.94 $ 78,233.09


Excise Taxes-1946


$ 5,066.82


Refunds


13.12 $ 5,079.94


Poll Taxes-1946


$ 2,426.00


Refunds


70.00 $


2,496.00


Interest & Costs


$ 583.16


Total Charges


$207,237.64


Total Cash Collected and Paid over to Treasurer


$187,980.03


Total amount abated


1,629.19


Tax Title credits


521.81


Total amount collected and credited to collections


$190,131.03


Outstanding January 1, 1947


$ 17,106.61


Total Credits


$207,237.64


REMARKS


As of December 16, 1946 the outstanding 1946 Excise taxes amounted to $15.85 only, but after this date two commitments were received totalling $198.00. These were not due or payable until January 1947. thus making the outstanding amount of $213.85 at the end of the year. This was due to the fact that the Assessors received two sets of Excise cards late in December and they could not commit the taxes to me for collection any sooner.


Any veteran desiring exemption from the payment of the 1947 Poll Tax must apply on an approved form requiring name and address of applicant, branch of service and date of enlistment or induction. These forms are available at the offices of the Board of Assessors and Collector of Taxes.


Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM J. HOULIHAN,


Collector of Taxes.


134


ASSESSOR'S REPORT


Value of Land Exclusive of Buildings Jan. 1, 1946 $ 851,740.00


Value of Buildings 2,404,360.00


Value of Personal Property


2,412,750.00


Value of Property, December Assessment


650.00


Total Value for 1946


$5,669,500.00


Total Value for 1945


5,519,750.00


Gain in Valuation $ 149,750.00


TOTAL LEVY FOR 1946


Town Appropriations


$247,457.19


Appropriation Available Funds


15,639.37


Debt and Interest Charges


6,372.50


Overlay Deficit


332.50 $269,801.56


State Tax


$ 3,600.00


State Parks and Reservations


201.55


State Audit


684.87 $


4,486.42


County Tax


$ 7,089.24


Tuberculosis Hospital


1,019.10


County Tax Underestimate 1945


17.49 $


8,125.83


Overlay Current Year


$ 4,069.51


Gross Amount to be raised


$286,483.32


ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND AVAILABLE FUNDS


Income Tax


$ 15,326.88


Corporation Taxes


6,475.47


Reimbursement State Owned Land


3,352.38


Gasoline Tax


5,854.29


Motor Vehicle & Trailer Excise.


3,500.00


Licenses


3,400.00


General Government


300.00


Aid Dependent Children


4,000.00


Old Age Assistance


19,000.00


Old Age Tax (Meal)


1,010.05


Schools


1,700.00


Interest on Taxes


548.00 $ 64,467.07


Amount from Available Funds $ 35,639.37


Overestimate State Parks 1945. 55.18 $ 35,694.55


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Total Estimated Receipts and Available Funds $100,161.62 Net Amount to be Raised on Polls and Property. 186,321.70


Polls


$ 2,646.00


Personal Property 78,173.10


Real Estate


105,497.64


Gain on Fractional Division


4.96 $186,321.70


Total Taxes Levied on Polls and Property $186,321.70


Tax Rate 1946-$32.40


AUTO EXCISE LEVY


Total Valuation $184,600.00


Amount Warrants to Collector


$ 5,066.82


Amount Taken Estimated Revenue


3,500.00


Amount Abated


49.49


3,549.49


Balance


1,517.33


Tax Rate 1946-$35.40


TABLE OF AGGREGATES


Number of Dwelling Houses Assessed


1,398


Number of Acres of Land Assessed


11,086 5/6


Number of Live Stock Assessed:


Horses ·


62


Cows


556


Neat Cattle


86


Swine


236


Sheep


21


Fowl


27,587


All Other


91


EXEMPTED PROPERTY (REAL AND PERSONAL)


Religious, Charitable, etc.


$ 206,200.00


Town


378,500.00


State


4,386,580.00


Federal


102,550.00


Total Exempted Property $5,073,830.00


Respectfully submitted,


AUSTIN F. FRENCH,


HARRY P. NASH,


ETHEL M. PHILLIPS,


Board of Assessors.


136


WINTHROP S. BEAN


In Memoriam WINTHROP S. BEAN Born May 28, 1892 Died July 8, 1946 Finance Commission Member 1935-1946


REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE


December 31, 1946.


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:


Gentlemen:


I respectfully submit the Annual Report of the Tewksbury Police Department, as follows:


Drunkenness


26


Illegitimacy 1


Non Support 4


3


Operating under the influence


1


Delinquent child


3


Assault and battery


6


Assault with a dengerous weapon


1


Deserter of U. S. Armed Forces


3


Vio. Gen. Laws, Chapter 122 Sec. 20A


5


Operating motor vehicles so as to endanger 1


Absconding, and after soliciting aid


1


Breaking, entering and larceny in the night-time 5


Assault with the intent to rob and did rob


3


Total


63


Disposition of Cases:


Lowell District Court


Guilty 27


Not guilty


2


Committed to Worcester State Hospital


1


Released by Probation Officer


16


For other departments


7


Cases dismissed 3


Cases pending 1


3


Probation


3


Total


63


District Court Sessions attended


52


Civil Sessions, District Court


5


Civil Sessions, Superior Court


3


Cases Superior Court, East Cambridge


13


Cases pending, Superior Court, East Cambridge 1


Telephone calls at the office 4242


Telephone calls received at Chief's home 4116


Complaints received 1306


Accidents investigated 54


138


Cases filed


Arrests for other departments


Summons served


43


Public Functions policed


58


Funerals policed


10


Messages delivered


162


Dogs struck by cars, reported to police


28


Dog bite cases


9


Sudden deaths investigated


6


Doors and windows found open


24


Snow and ice conditions on highway


12


Admitted to Tewksbury State Hospital


24


Lights out, poles and wires down


23


With Lowell Humane Society on investigations


7


Hissing persons in Tewksbury


26


Cars stolen elsewhere


21


Cars stolen in Tewksbury


7


Hearings held at office


23


Investigations for other departments


71


Investigations with agent of MSPCC


1


Registration plates checked


7


Cases transported to hospitals


11


Fires policed


25


Stolen cars recovered


11


Registration plates picked up


11


Stolen merchandise recovered


$10,109.00


Cars transferred


118


Jurors served


13


Committed to Worcester State Hospital for Mental Diseases ...


2


Trans. furnished for Animal Inspector to quarantine dogs. ... 23


Respectfully submitted,


CYRIL L. BARKER,


Chief of Police


139


REPORT OF THE ROAD COMMISSIONERS AND SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS


Board of Selectmen,


Tewksbury, Mass.


Gentlemen:


The following is our report for the year ending December 31, 1946. CHAPTER 81, AND GENERAL HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE.


The usual highway maintenance was carried out this year, which included the use of gravel, tar, asphalt, sand, screened and patch on our various streets and those that come under our Chapter 81 contract.


The severe winter of 1945 and 1946 left our streets in terrible condition. Approximately 527 tons of bituminous concrete was used for patch.


Our department deeply regrets the loss of one of our most valued employees, Roland Robinson. Mr. Robinson has been employed by this department for a great many years. A severe injury made it impossible for him to continue work with us.


Catch Basins have been installed on the following streets this year:


Street


Location


South Street


Corner of State Street


Astle Street


Near Mr. Johnson's residence.


Chapman Street


Across from Mr. Snell's residence.


River Road


Near Mr. Thompson's driveway.


River Road


Across from Mr. Fisher's residence.


The following tables give the amount of material used on the various streets during the past year


Street


Cu. Yds


Street


Cu Yds.


Robinson Avenue


81


Astle Street


147


South Street


26


Neveska Road


45


Glenwood Road


390


East Street


1232


School Street 303


Hood Road


238


Mississippi Road


20


County Road


247


Nichols Street


205


Marsh Road


64


Sixth Street


126


Brown Street


87


Forest Avenue


459


Lowe Street


10


Rosemary Road


55


Dudley Street 32


Tenth Street


64


McLaren Road


15


Pike Street


46


Pleasant Street


18


Trull Road


16 Warren Road


30


Andover Street


9


Wilson Road


12


Ballardvale Street


35


Wightman Road


10


Walcott Street


57


River Road


4068


Martin Road


30


Whipple Road


221


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ASPHALT, TAR, SCREENED SAND, AND SAND


Asphalt


Street


Gals.


Tar Gals.


Sand Yds.


Screened Sand Cu. Yds.


School Street


850


10.1


French Street


100


3


Ballard Street


50


1.2


Nichols Street


1400


15.9


Glenwood Street


66


3.7


Dewey Street


700


16.6


Florence Street


600


9


Livingston Street


2044


45


Summer Street


800


24.6


Vernon Street


300


9.3


Kendall Road


3962


105.3


South Street


6159


163.


Vale Street


1600


61


Trull Road


1884


52.5


Shawsheen Street


6573


161.5


Marshall Street


2885


89.5


Pine Street


900


19


Foster Road


2542


43


River Road


845


50


Hood Road


1600


42.5


Glendal Avenue


900


24.2


Whipple Road


5817


175


Pleasant Street


1785


62


East Street


1247


5673


129


Elm Avenue


600


41.5


Forest Avenue


400


26.5


Rosemary Road


314


10


Town Yard


314


761


Marston Street


2421


28.3


CHAPTER 90 CONSTRUCTION, RIVER ROAD


River Road, Chapter 90 Construction was delayed due to the fact necessary work on other streets started earlier in the year had to be completed.


Although this project was late in getting under way we had favorable weather and with the use of power equipment the construc- tion progressed rapidly.


As soon as conditions permit, the work will be completed this year.


For a financial report of this department, we refer you to the Auditor's Report on Highway Expenditures.


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In closing this report, our appreciation and thanks are extended to our Board of Selectmen, Finance Committee, State and County Officials and Engineers, for their cooperation and untiring assistance.


Respectfully yours,


THOMAS P. SAWYER CHESTER M. ROPER THOMAS SULLIVAN,


Road Commissioners of Tewksbury, Mass.


RICHARD F. O'NEILL


Superintendent of Streets


CHAPTER 90 MAINTENANCE


The usual maintenance of Chapter 90 Highways was carried out this year under the provisions of the contract. All of our Chapter 90 Street are in fair condition.


Most of our Chapter 90 Maintenance money was spent on the East Street hill at the Andover-Tewksbury line. The hill was badly under- mined due to the severe winter and heavy trucks broke through in several places


In repairing this damage we found a clay base under the surface. In order to do a satisfactory job, approximately six feet was removed by a steam shovel and from 24 to 32 inches of good gravel was used to replace this clay. This was then topped with two applications of tar. The street was also widened as much as possible at this point.


At this time we want to thank the Department of Public Works of Andover for their cooperation and assistance while this construc- tion was underway.


For the year 1946 the County and State each appropriated the sum of $500 to be used with the Town appropriation of $2000. We are in hopes that for the year 1947 the County and State will each allot us the same amount that the Town appropriates for the maintenance of our Chapter 90 Streets.


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REPORT OF HEALTH DEPARTMENT


To Chairman Victor N. Cluff and members of the Tewksbury Board of Health:


As your agent I submit the following report for the year ending December 31st, 1946.


The general health conditions for this town have been'remark- ably satisfactory. We have had started on several occasions, what appeared might result in numerous cases of Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria, but with inspection and care by the Health Nurse, Mrs. Knox, these sporadic cases have been controlled and no others re- sulted.


Combining the work of the School Nurse with that of the Health Department with only an increase of $200 to the health budget, in reality is a saving, because it cuts down much of the work otherwise done by the agent at much greater cost.


As in past years we have had cases of dog bites but fewer and no Rabies have been reported. This year has also been a worrysome year because of Polio, but we have been fortunate and no cases have been reported in our town. The diphtheria cases in Lowell and sur- rounding towns have caused uneasiness and although we had an im- munizing clinic last spring, we are starting it in January of the com- ing year as added precaution. We intend to give booster doses to all who have not been immunized within two years. This booster dose is only half the full dose and provides added safety against the dis- ease. As I have warned before, as Spring comes on with melting snow and rain, our many private water supplies of the stoned up well type may become contaminated through cracked cement or covers. Remedy in these defects will save a great deal of gastro intestinal infection.




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