Town of Tewksbury annual report 1945-1949, Part 44

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


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87.00


Charles Hazel, glass and putty


1.88


C. H. Hobson & Son, labor on


plumbing and heating systems


57.14


John MacLellan, fuel oil


93.48


Power Lawn Mower Service Co., mower


420.00


Philip Nash, labor


4.00


Francis Sherlock, labor


80.00


John Brady, clay


20.00


Palm Grain Co., lime


24.00


Leslie Collins, labor


85.00


89


Leslie Collins, use of truck


5.00


McKittrick Hardware Co., padlock .75


Leonard Haines, labor


26.00


Louis M. Marion & Son, repairing bleacheries Louis Roux, labor


8.00


8.00


Thompson Hardware Co., paint, brushes, etc. 55.71


Tewksbury Supply Co., lumber and nails


3.93 $


990.89


Unexpended


$ 9.11


REAL ESTATE REFUND


Paul J. Belle, Refund


$ 70.00


Refund on everpayment-


Carl Voigt


4.00


Elizabeth A. Power


2.69


Refund on Real Estate-


Edgar G. Hinton, Jr.


80.00


Anthony Cidado


80.00


Walter R. Carroll


46.00


Anthony Obdens


46.80


Refund on Personal Property-


George E. White


16.00


Frank Pagloiso, Anthony Pagloiso,


24.00


Refund on Real Estate-


Mary J. Duffy


1.20


Peter F. and Anna Hughes


120.00


Louis C. and Elizabeth Haas


80.00


Walter D. Coyne


20.00


Robert C. Mores


2.00


Frank Ryone


8.00


Minnie E. Paul


2.00


John K. Eaton


4.00


Eugene Cremins


14.00


Abraham Effman


4.00


Pauline Fleming


4.00


Barbara E. Gillis


4.00


Anstein Myhr


20.00


Ross E. Sargent


18.00


Walter D. Coyne


20.00


Agnes Aubut


80.00


Joseph F. Wade


29.20


Howard L. Fratus


58.00


Carl Nickerson


4.00


Robert W. Spearel


10.00


George McDermott,


80.00


Butler Co-Operative Bank


10.00


Harry Blair, Jr.


24.32


Henry J. Matorazzo


00


Mary G. Brooks William & Harriet Foreman


1.10


2.00 $ 989.31


MOTOR EXCISE REFUND


F. Arthur Osterman, refund $ 21.42


Leroy W. Noyes, refund


.64


Frank A. Stanton, refund


14.28


Austin & Marion French, refund


1.31


C. Abbott Battles, refund


8.27


Howard Collins, refund


2.13


Charles A. Saba, refund


16.53


John B. Ashton, refund


1.31


Arthur Minklem, refund


13.94


Gerald J. Finneran &


Dorothy Finneran, refund


17.28


Urban Morash, refund


26.34


Arthur Tremblay, refund


11.02


William Roper, refund


12.39


Walter P. Weiss, refund


7.78


Patten & Co., refund


8.43


Mae A. Keefe, refund


.63


Lois B. Crowell, refund


18.08


Nelson Charlton, refund


3.62


Harold Mason, refund


2.07


Harry M. Patterson, refund


20.66


George S. Hopkins, refund


6.03


Frank L. Pepe, refund


2.13


Paul R. Stevens, Jr., refund


6.20


Chester Burgess, refund


10.33


Anthony Furtado, Jr., refund


7.31


Alfred P. Mclaughlin, refund


11.25


John J. Kelley, refund


13.77


L. Homer Carson, refund


37.19


John K. Eaton, refund


1.37


Frank Ryone, refund


.72


Josephine L. Hicks, refund


.56


Collector of Taxes a/c Espinola, refund


2.58


Henry M. Espinola, refund


1.04 $


308.61.


POLL TAX REFUND


Walter Murkland, refund $ 2.00


SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES


Appropriation $ 225.00


91


Expenditures


Hobbs & Warren Inc., supplies $ 4.02


Leslie Collins, services as sealer


200.00 $ 204.02


Unexpended


$ 20.98


ADDITION TO HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING FUND


Appropriation


$ 17,200.00


Expenditures


Day Trust Co., paid notes and interest $ 17,200.00


TOWN TREASURER'S ACCOUNT


Appropriation


$ 875.00


Expenditures


Fred C. Church, premium on treasurer's bond $ 261.93


Mass. Collectors' & Treasurers' Asso., dues 1.00


A. J. Fairgrieve, envelopes 51.42


New England Tel. & Tel. Co., telephones


41.24


Ethel M. Phillips, temporary treasurer


67.00


G. C. Prince & Son, Inc., supplies


20.83


Hobbs & Warren, Inc., forms


7.88


National Shawmut Bank, postage


.26


John K. Eaton, expenses at Treas. meetings


12.25


John K. Eaton, travel expenses & stamps


33.00


Mrs. Beatrice Wells, clerical service


12.00


Lull & Hartford, changing combination on safe


5.00


A. A. Smith Co., servicing adding machine, paper


12.50


The Todd Co., check signer


250.00


Charles Gath, envelopes


71.76


Helen Eaton, services for treasurer


25.00 $


873.07


Unexpended


$ 1.93


TOWN AUDITOR'S ACCOUNT


Appropriation


$ 100.00


Expenditures


G. C. Prince & Son, Inc., supplies $ 9.15


New England Tel. & Tel. Co., telephone


49.16


A. A. Smith & Co., rental of typewriter


20.00 $


78.31


Unexpended


$ 21.69


TOWN CLERK'S ACCOUNT


Appropriation


$ 170.00


Transferred from Reserve Fund


250.00 $


420.00


00


Expenditures


A. J. Fairgrieve, P. M., Stamps $ 1.53


New England Tel. & Tel. Co., telephone 79.92


Broadbent & Co., Printing envelopes 4.00


Fred C. Church & Co., premium on town clerk's bond 7.50


The Lowell Sun, advertising


3.38


The Mass. Town Clerks' Assn., dues


3.00


Hobbs & Warren, Inc., forms


8.89


M. A. Lucia, P. M., stamps


8.00


G. C. Prince & Son, Inc., office supplies


6.80


A. A. Smith & Co., cleaning typewriter


1.50


Robert B. Wood Engraving Co., seal


3.50


M. G. Wight Co., letterheads, etc.


15.50


Alice A. Pike, expenses to


Town Clerks' Convention


15.00


Walter F. Costello, copy of New Mass. Laws


2.00


Alice A. Pike, recording birth, deaths and marriages


250.00 $


410.52


Unexpended


$ 9.48


SELECTMEN'S ACCOUNT


Appropriation


$ 375.00


Transferred from Reserve Fund


125.00 $


500.00


Expenditures


A. J. Fairgrieve, P. M., box rent and envelopes $ 17.71


New England Tel. & Tel. Co., telephones


144.77


The Typewriter Shop, rental of adding machine for State Accountants


15.00


Helen B. Ward, clerical services 84.00


Earl R. Sands, services at registrations and elections at Shawsheen School


10.00


J. H. Broadbent & Co., letterheads


4.25


Victor N. Cluff, use of car


7.54


Middlesex County Selectmen's Asso., dues


3.00


The Lowell Sun, advertising


13.75


Public Assistance Administrators' Asso., dues


3.00


Charles Gath, Acting P. M., box rent


.90


Union National Bank, safety deposit box rent


7.00


Massachusetts Selectmen's Asso., dues


35.00


M. A. Lucia, P. M., envelopes


18.16


Middlesex National Bank, safety


deposit box rent 6.00


93


1


Director of Accounts, approval of note 2.00


G. C. Prince & Son, record book


5.15


Hobbs & Warren, Inc., forms


1.15


John Kelley, services


20.00


William B. Carter, use of car


50.00


William B. Carter, telephone extension


18.00 $


466.38


Unexpended


$ 33.62


PURCHASE OF WINCH FOR TREE WARDEN


Appropriation


$ 200.00


Expenditures


Roger Boyd, Inc., winch for Tree Dept. $ 200.00


ADDITION TO HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING


Balance brought forward from 1948 $104,086.74


Expenditures


Steed Barber Corp., general contract $ 68,823.88


Edmund B. Kelty, heating contract 17,950.75


J. M. Richards Co., electrical contract 3,243.85


J. E. Curry Co., plumbing contract 4,122.33


Perley F. Gilbert, Hunt, Forbes & Mitchell, Architect & Engineers, commission 3,284.36


J. L. Hammett Co., desks, chairs and fittings 3,500.00


Lowell Window Shade Co., Venetian blinds


368.50 $101,293.67


Carried forward to 1950


$ 2,793.07


CLEANING DUMP


Appropriation


$ 600.00


Expenditures


E. H. Bowley, Jr., trucking $ 72.00


John V. Sullivan, use of bulldozer & truck 173.00


P. Cogger Co., use of shovel and trans. 180.50


Richard O'Neil, Supt., cleaning dump


18.87


Thomas Manley, chauffeur, cleaning dump


15.30


Frank Goodwin, chauffeur, cleaning dump


15.30


Charles Bowden, chauffeur, cleaning dump


15.30


Francis Brown, chauffeur, cleaning dump


15.30


James Kane, chauffeur, cleaning dump 15.30


Allen Mahoney, chauffeur, cleaning dump


15.30


Daniel Sheehan, Jr., labor, cleaning dump


14.62 $


550.79


Unexpended


$ 49.21


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ANNOTATED LAWS


Brought forward from 1948 $ 21.60


Expenditures


The Lawyers Co-Operative Publishing Co., 1948 Supplement to Annotated Laws of Massachusetts 15.00


Unexpended


$ 6.60


UNPAID BILLS


Appropriation


$ 512.75


Expenditures


City of Lowell, tuition, Vocational School


$ 512.75


CARE OF DOGS - 1947


Appropriation


$ 84.00


Expenditures


George R. Gray, care and disposal of dogs ....


$ 84.00


.


FINANCE COMMITTEE EXPENSES


Appropriation


$


150.00


Expenditures


J. H. Broadbent & Co., printing & postage .. $ 20.15


The Lowell Sun, advertising 13.50


The Marion Press, letterheads & envelopes 5.50


Assn. of Town Finance Committees, dues


10.00


Owl Stamp & Supply Co.,


mimeographing letters 4.00


Lenox Karner, Jr., telephone, postage, etc.


13.00


Lawrence McGowan, duplicating 1950 budget requests


10.00 $


76.15


Unexpended


$ 73.85


PURCHASE OF POLICE CAR


Appropriation


$ 500.00


Expenditures


Billerica Motor Sales Co., 1949 Ford


Tudor with heater & defroster, less


credit on 1947 Ford $ 500.00


INSTALLING RADIO


Appropriation $ 50.00


95


Expenditures Harry A. Morrison, removing radio equip- ment from 1947 police care & installing same in new car


$ 40.00


$ 10.00


MAINTENANCE OF QUARTERS FOR VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS


Appropriation


$ 750.00


Expenditures


Veterans of Foreign Wars, rental of Post Quarters $ 730.00


Unexpended


$ 20.00


MUNICIPAL BUILDING INSURANCE COMMITTEE


Brought Forward from 1948 $ 1,000.00


Expenditures


Fred C. Church & Co., group insurance


on town owned buildings $ 171.24


Harry C. Dawson, insurance on


town owned buildings


828.76 $


1,000.00


LEGAL EXPENSES


Appropriation


$ 500.00


Expenditures


Rogers & Sherburne, legal services


84.50


Unexpended


$ 415.50


REGRADING AND FIXING OLD CEMETERY AND SOUTH TEWKSBURY CEMETERY


Appropriation $ 1,500.00


Expenditures


E. H. Bowley, Jr., 205 yds. fill $ 205.00


Philip Nash, labor


72.00


George Collins, labor


112.00


Leonard Haines, labor


58.00


Alvin French, plowing and harrowing


80.00


John V. Sullivan, use of bulldozer 132.00


John V. Sullivan, filling and loam 400.00


Palm Grain Co., lawn seed and fertilizer


124.50


96


Unexpended


Frank Sherlock, labor


Leslie Collins, labor


6.00 310.50 $ 1,500.00


OFFENSIVE ODORS AT WAMESIT CHEMICAL CO.


Appropriation


$ 1,000.00


Expenditures


The Lowell Sun, advertising Board of Health By- Laws 12.50


Unexpended


$ 987.50


BAND CONCERTS


Appropriation


$ 500.00


Expenditures


Fearon Sign Service, sign $ 25.00


Omer Blanchard, transportation for band


40.00


John J. Giblin and band, two concerts


385.00


Harold Vinecour, telephone calls, auto trips, etc.


25.00


A. L. Riddle, wiring


11.00


The Marion Press, programs


14.00 $


500.00


EXPENSES OF PLANNING BOARD


Appropriation


$ 200.00


Expenditures


Spaulding-Moss Co., blueprints $ 26.98


J. H. Broadbent & Co., printing letterheads, etc.


19.00


Mass. Federation of Planning Boards, dues 12.50


Dana F. Perkins, making tracings and prints of map of Tewksbury


65.00


Mary Serptowski, typing


8.00 $


131.48


Unexpended


$ 68.52


TWO-WAY RADIO FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT


Appropriation


Expenditures $ 1,262.00


Harvey Radio Laboratories, Inc.,


installation of two-way radio $ 1,162.50


Unexpended


$ 99.50


97


REPAIRS TO TOWN HALL


Appropriation


$ 1,500.00


Expenditures


W. F. Fleming, labor, material and


rental of sanding machines, painting hall $ 1,276.16


Demers Plate Glass Co., mirror 17.00


A. L. Riddle, Jr., labor on control for emergency lights 18.03 $ 1,311.19


Unexpended, carried forward to 1950 $ 188.81


AUTOMATIC HEAT FOR TOWN HALL


Appropriation


$ 1,000.00


Expenditures


The Lowell Sun, advertising $ 5.00


D. T. Sullivan Coal Co., installing burner


685.00


D. T. Sullivan Coal Co., fuel oil


118.18 $


808.18


Unexpended


$ 191.82


SUMMARY


Highways-General


$ 11,585.23


Highways-Chapter 81


22,862.24


Highway Machinery Account


7,664.42


Highways, Chapter 90, Whipple Road, 1948


6,978.21


Highways, Chapter 90, Maintenance


1,284.00


Highways, Chapter 90, Whipple Road, 1949


6,277.84


Schools


129,849.48


Vocational School


1,279.19


School Lunches


5,968.00


Public Welfare General Relief


17,011.08


Aid to Dependent Children


24,342.99


Old Age Assistance


69,688.32


Veterans' Benefits


3,610.81


Stationery and Printing


1,000.48


Salaries: Town Treasurer


625.80


Town Auditor


1,100.00


Tax Collector


2,750.00


Temporary Treasurer


1,462.56


Town Clerk


1,000.00


Selectmen


1,100.00


Election Officers


200.00


Road Commissioners


400.00


School Committee


225.00


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Board of Health


2,653.52


Memorial Day


468.30


Street Lighting


7,133.95


Library


2,326.93


Town Hall


4,108.21


General


78,970.77


Moth Department


2,771.07


Tree Warden


3,936.45


Interest


225.00


Police Department


17,061.81


Parks and Commons


600.00


Fire Department


15,855.45


Assessors


4,618.32


Collection of Taxes


1,275.81


Inspection of Meat and Slaughtering


1,000.00


Inspection of Animals


150.00


Maintenance of Legion Hall


190.60


Cemetery Trust Funds


14.00


Tax Foreclosures


105.83


Dog Officer


300.00


Dog Officer Expense Account


120.00


High School Building Loan


3,082.50


Board of Registrars


899.77


Municipal Insurance Fund


500.00


Care of Cemeteries


194.00


Maintenance of Stadium


990.89


Real Estate Refund


989.31


Motor Excise Refund


308.61


Poll Tax Refund


2.00


Sealer of Weights and Measures


204.02


Addition to High School Building Loan


17,200.00


Town Treasurer's Account


873.07


Town Auditor's Account


78.31


Town Clerk's Account


410.52


Selectmen's Account


466.38


Purchase of Winch for Tree Warden


200.00


Addition to High School Building


101,293.67


Cleaning Dump


550.79


Annotated Laws


15.00


Unpaid Bills


512.75


Care of Dogs, 1947


84.00


Finance Committee Expenses


76.15


Purchase of Police Car


500.00


Installing Radio


40.00


Maintenance of Quarters for Veterans of Foreign Wars


730.00


Municipal Building Insurance Committee


1,000.00


Legal Expenses


84.50


99


Regrading and Fixing Old Cemetery and South Tewksbury Cemetery


1,500.00


Offensive Odors at Wamesit Chemical Co.


12.50


Band Concerts


500.00


Expenses of Planning Board


131.48


Two-Way Radio for Fire Department


1,162.50


Repairs to Town Hall


1,311.19


Automatic Heat for Town Hall


808.18


Welfare Administration


2,070.93


Balance Selectmen's Salary, 1948


467.58


Total Expenditures


$601,402.27


Cash on hand and in banks


109,403.85


Treasurer's Receipts


$710,806.12


RESERVE FUND


Appropriation


$ 7,000.00


Transferred by vote of Finance Committee to:


Welfare Account


$ 2,000.00


Old Age Assistance


2,500.00


Board of Health


540.00


Police Account


785.00


Fire Department


800.00


Town Clerk's Account


250.00


Selectmen's Account


125.00 $ 7,000.00


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TOWN OF TEWKSBURY TENTATIVE BALANCE SHEET GENERAL ACCOUNT


Assets


Cash on hand and in banks


$109,403.85


Outstanding Taxes:


Levy of 1948 $ 5,383.80 Levy of 1949 24,490.49 $ 29,874.29


Departmental: Public Welfare, cities


and towns $ 186.23


State:


Aid to Dependent Children 1,463.98


Old Age Assistance: cities and towns 970.88


State 4,981,07 $ 7,602.16


Commonwealth of Mass .: Highways, Chap. 81 $ 7,055.51 Highways, Chap. 90, construction 6,000.00


Liabilities and Reserves


Highway Machinery Fund


$


5,689.25


Land of Low Value


619.20


Addition to High School Loan Premium


388.80


Federal Grants:


Aid to Dependent Children


$


64.36


Aid to Dependent Children,


Administration


21.65


Old Age Assistance


165.48


Old Age Assistance,


Administration


171.35 $


422.84


Special Appropriations Carried Forward to 1950:


Addition to High School


$


2,793.07


Legal Services for


Chief of Police


300.00


10% Raise in Salary for Chief


of Police, not granted by


Selectmen


300.00 $


3,393.07


Heating System, Shawsheen School


1,046.46


Middlesex County: Highways, Chap. 90, construction


3,000.00 $ 16,055.51


Reserve Fund Overlay Surplus 5,280.38 Overlays Reserved for Abatement: Levy of 1948 $ 3,590.30


Levy of 1949 3,565.12 $ 7,155.42


Tax Titles


$


851.76


Tax Possessions (Value Estimated) 6,800.00 $ 7,651.76


Revenue Reserved until Collected: Departmental


23,657.67


Tax Titles and Possessions 7,651.76


Surplus Revenue $115,282.72


$170,587.57


$170,587.57


DEBT ACCOUNT


Net Funded or Fixed Debt


$ 64,000.00


Addition to High School


Building Loan


$ 64,000.00


TRUST AND INVESTMENT ACCOUNT


Trust and Investment Funds: Cash and securities in custody of Town Treasurer .$ 58,014.08


Cemetery Trust Funds $ 1,967.88


Foster School Fund 1,297.09


Dr. George A. Pierce, book fund 118.55


Municipal Building Insurance Fund


28,804.98


Post War Rehabilitation Fund 17,209.66


Stabilization Fund 8,615.92


$ 58,014.08


$58,014.08


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, 1949, and to the best of my knowledge and belief they are correct, with proper vouchers on file and $109,403.85 in the treasury.


ROBERT E. GAY, Town Auditor


Personally appeared before me, this 23rd day of January, 1950, Robert E. Gay, Town Auditor, and made oath that the foregoing statements are correct.


THOMAS F. FLYNN, Justice of the Peace


In Memoriam HARRY PETER NASH DIED JANUARY 4, 1950


-


SERVED AS ASSESSOR


1943 - 1950


REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR 1948


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:


As Chief of the Fire Department, I wish to submit the reports of 1949.


Automobile and truck fires 8


Chimney


4


Dumps


19


Emergency


16


False


15


Oil Burners (Flood)


4


Grass and Brush


82


Buildings


16


Oil Permits and Gas (Liq. Pet.) 299


Mileage


approx. 2500


Police calls received-


(3 emergencies requiring ambulances) 261


Assessed Value $ 51,000.00


Value (approximate) 261,000.00


Loss (approximate) 98,000.00


Real Estate and Property of the Fire Dept. 44,000.00


The Mass. Dept. of Education, through the courtesy of Chief Charles F. Stackpole of the Lowell Fire Dept., had Assistant Chief John F. Thomas to conduct classes on the proper methods of caring for equipment, and fighting fires of every description.


These classes consisted of one hour of theory and one to two hours of practical work.


One of these classes, the boys laid out 2100 ft. of 21/2" hose. At 1000 ft. a Booster was added. The remaining 1100 ft. ran direct to the Pumper at Round Pond.


This was done to gain a general knowledge in where to place a booster so when it starts to boost up the pressure, the supply will be sufficient to have enough pressure at the nozzle for good fire fighting.


In Tewksbury, this is very essential as the Fire Dept. has to lay out long runs of hose to combat a fire. Through the frictional loss, unless a booster is added at the proper point, there is not enough water at the nozzle to fight fire.


The dates of the classes were Oct. 8, 15, 22, 29; Nov. 5, 12, 19, 26; Dec. 3, 10.


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These sessions were of no expense to the taxpayers and were of great value to the department.


If I can arrange for another such class, I will gladly do so.


During the year the Fire Department has had over 2000' of various hose burst. This hose was purchased before and during the war.


This hose should be replaced. For this reason an article is in the Town Warrant.


The Short Wave Radio has worked to excellent advantage for the Town.


During the Proclamation, the Towers in Andover and Chelms- ford spotted fires in Tewksbury long before people called by phone, in some cases there was no phone call.


This saved the Town of Tewksbury considerable expense. Because the Fire Department was notified so promptly, the fires were put out in very short order.


For this reason, the Fire Department has an article in the Town Warrant for a Mobile Unit for the truck in So. Tewksbury. South Tewksbury is so dense with brush and homes that three radios, Central and South are always in immediate contact.


The fire at the V.F.W. (Helen's) proved that the Fire Dept. can use a 1500 Watt, A.C. Flood Light Unit. This would consist of two 500 watt floods and one 250 watt spot.


Through the courtesy of Chief Harold Waite of the Billerica Fire Dept., Tewksbury Fire Dept. asked for the use of these lights. Chief Harold Waite was down in minutes with the lights. There are so many gables on this building that I was very much afraid that some of the men would be seriously injured.


Do not be mislead by believing that a fire gives enough light.


The fire at the Associated Printing Ink Co. proved that the Fire Dept. can use a 1000 gallon high pressure piece of fire fighting apparatus.


A 1200 gallon tank truck loaned to the Dept. by Mr. M. J. Kelley of the Pawtucket Auto Body and Repair Shop was directly responsible for saving a home directly across the street, 75 feet away. The heat was so terrific that the house was endangered by contagion.


Booster hose was used on the house, the booster tanks went dry and were useless. By this time the tank truck arrived to refill the Booster Tanks and saved the house. At this fire 7900 feet of hose was laid, all but 200 feet was 21/2" hose.


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Two boosters were necessary to have enough pressure at the nozzle, besides the pump at Shawsheen River.


Through the courtesy of Chief Joseph Barton of Wilmington, we used his truck as a booster along with the 1400 feet of 21/2" hose that was on the Wilmington truck.


The Oak St. fire (clean-up fire and health hazards) was paid for by the Fire Dept. Approximately 265 loads were taken from and dumped at the State Dump.


For the use of the town trucks (highway) and the men re- quired, I wish to thank the Highway Dept.


Billerica Ave. fire. Chief Harold Waite and the Billerica apparatus responded to this alarm with Tewksbury. This fire was on the verge of running out of control.


The hydrant in Billerica on the Tewksbury line was going to be used as we did not have enough water in the booster tanks of both departments. The stem of the hydrant broke off and we had to run out an additional 1500 feet of 21/2" hose to the next Billerica hydrant.


A bucket brigade+was formed while this was going on. This bucket brigade gave us water until the main source of water was pumped to the fire.


A 1000 gallon high pressure job would have taken care of this situation. The 21/2" hose would be laid in case there was not enough water, but would not have been used. It would be there if wanted.


An article is in the Town Warrant for this 1000 gallon job.


The dump in South Tewksbury was burned twice by this Dept. This dump, besides being a fire hazard, was a menace to health. Rodents left this area when the department burned it over.


Another bad situation was cleared up by burning. This was on Vernon St.


A building that had collapsed off Franklin St., that was a fire hazard was removed through the efforts of this department.


The State Fire Marshall's Office sent up District Representa- tives at this office's request to help clear up some of this.


On occasions there came three anonymous letters.


The State Wire Inspector examined the Schools and Town Hall. Changes were recommended and made at the four buildings to correspond with State Regulations.


Other conditions that existed were cleaned up one way or another through the excellent cooperation of the people.


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The Dept. now has two 11/2" fog nozzles, one 21/2" fog nozzle, two C.O. two extinguishers and a chimney nozzle.


We now have Daily Inspection Charts for each piece of appara- tus. Tires, battery, gas, oil, booster tanks, brakes and equipment on each piece is checked.


The 1000 gallon high pressure fog job will consist of two fog guns. These guns can be easily adjusted to throw a solid stream, a spray or a fog. This is done by turning the handle on the gun. Solid stream will discharge 35 gallons per minute and throw a stream about 65 feet high. The spray will discharge less, and the fog, if used exclusively for fog, would be approximately equal to 3500 gallons of water.


It will be V belt power take off driven. There will be high and low pressures, 800 lbs. is high, 200 lbs. is low. High pressure is for oil or building fires. Low is for brush fires.


If the Fire Dept. is fortunate enough to have this 1000 gal. job, the Forest truck in Central will be moved to Wamesit. The Wamesit truck will be stripped and parts given to the South (one and one-eighth inch hose and reel).


A 1000 gallon cylindrical tank given to the Dept. by Mr. M. J. Kelley of the Pawtucket Auto Body will be mounted on the Wamesit truck.


Since the end of World War II, about 250 new homes have been built or are in the process of building. This will mean that in the very near future, additional men will be required by the Dept.


An addition could be added to the Central Station. It could house a Ladder truck, Ambulance and be a general repair shop for the Dept. It could have a hose drying rack made that would be very inexpensive. This rack, the Fire Dept. could make.


A tower for drying hose would run into a very expensive job. The initial payment of such a hose rack would be the last as there are no ropes to replace or blocks to replace.


Using my car very consistently traveling through Tewksbury, there is very much to do towards the prevention of fires. This is very slow work as I cannot do it every day. This has to be don to find the owners that come up to Tewksbury to build as they have time. Once the people are located, they are very cooperative when the dangers are explained.


Since the Police Extension was installed in the Central Fire Station, we received 261 calls. Among these calls were three emer- gencies for ambulance service.


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Since my appointment to this office, it has been a pleasure and a privilege to serve you, and the people of Tewksbury.


In the year 1950, I hope that I can serve even better. This can be possible through the experience I have gained in the time I have held this office and being a member of the Mass. Fire Dept. Drill Masters Association.


I wish to thank the Board of Selectmen and the people of Tewksbury for the wonderful cooperation they gave me.


Respectfully yours, ANTHONY OBDENS Chief of the Fire Dept.


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REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS


December 31; 1949


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen of the Town of Tewksbury, Mass.


Gentlemen:


The following is the report of Inspector of Animals:


Number of Animals Inspected from out of state 856


Number of Hogs inspected 220


Number of Barns inspected 19


Number of Dogs quarantined 26


Number of Barns quarantined 1


Respectfully submitted, GARDNER HAGUE Inspector of Animals




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