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The recorded payments on account of maturing debt and interest were checked with the amounts falling due and with cancelled securities and coupons on file. One outstanding coupon was listed and compared with the balance on deposit in the bank for that purpose.
The savings bank books and securities representing the invest- ment of trust and investment funds in the custody of the town treasurer were examined and listed. The income was proved and all transactions were verified.
The records of tax titles held by the town were examined and checked in detail. The amounts added to the tax title account were compared with the collector's records, and the reported redemptions were checked to the treasurer's cash book. The tax titles and tax possessions on hand during the period covered by the audit were listed and checked at the Registry of Deeds, and all recorded transactions were verified.
The books and accounts of the collector of taxes were examined and checked in detail. The taxes outstanding at the time of the previous examination and all subsequent commitments were audited and checked. The recorded collections were checked with the treasurer's books, the abatements, as entered, were verified by comparison with the assessors' records of abatements granted, and the outstanding accounts were listed and proved.
The outstanding tax accounts were further verified by mailing notices to a number of persons whose names appeared on the books as owing money to the town, the replies received thereto indicating that the outstanding accounts, as listed, are correct.
The collector's cash balance on February 17, 1945 was verified by actual count and by reconciliation of the bank balance with a statement furnished by the bank of deposit.
The financial accounts of the town clerk were examined and checked. The recorded receipts on account of licenses, permits, recording fees, etc., were examined and checked in detail, and the payments to the treasurer were verified by comparison with the treasurer's books.
The collections on account of sporting and dog licenses were verified and compared with the recorded payments to the State and town.
The town clerk's cash balance was verified by actual count.
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The surety bonds of the various town officials required to file them were examined and found to be in proper form.
The records of departmental accounts receivable were examined. The charges were proved, the payments to the treasurer were verified, the disallowances and abatements were checked, and the outstanding accounts were listed and proved.
The records of licenses and permits issued by the selectmen and by the board of health, of fees collected by the sealer of weights and measures and by the inspector of slaughtering, and of the cash collections by the fire, police, school and library departments were examined, and the recorded collections were checked with the treasurer's records.
Appended to this report, in addition to the balance sheet, are tables showing a reconciliation of the treasurer's, tax collector's, and town clerk's cash, summaries of the tax, tax title, and depart- mental accounts, and schedules showing the conditions and transac- tions of the trust and investment funds.
During the progress of the audit cooperation was extended by the various town officials, for which I wish, on behalf of my assistants and for myself, to express appreciation.
Respectfully submitted,
HERMAN B. DINE,
Assistant Director of Accounts.
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TOWN OF TEWKSBURY Balance Sheet - February 17, 1945 GENERAL ACCOUNTS
Assets
Cash:
General $ 77,711.74
Discrepancy, Robert W.
Barron, former Collector 169.22
$ 77,880.96
Accounts Receivable :
Taxes :
Levy of 1943:
Real Estate $ 3,447.95
Levy of 1944:
Poll
2.00
Personal
392.84
Real Estate 11,771.49
Levy of 1945:
Poll
570.00
Liabilities and Reserves
Withholding Tax Deductions $ 140.60
Dog Licenses-Due County 50.40
Dog Fund
644.21
Anna F. Boynton Cemetery Fund Income 2.50
Road Machinery Fund
4,616.19
Land of Low Value Sales Surplus.
390.77
Federal Grants:
Old Age Assistance-
Administration $ 59.19
Old Age Assistance- Assistance 1,266.76
Aid to Dependent Children
-Administration 22.34
Aid to Dependent Children -Aid 314.25
16,184.28
1,662.54
Motor Vehicles Excise Taxes:
Levy of 1943
$
6.54
Levy of 1944 56.09
Levy of 1945
203.91
266.54
Unexpended Appropriation Balances:
School Lunch Rooms
$
479.74
Purchase of New
Fire
Truck
5,500.00
Installing Light on Main
Street
18.00
Tax Titles and Tax Possessions:
Tax Titles
$
2,851.07
Tax Possessions 8,455.28
5,997.74
Reserve Fund-Overlay Sur- plus
8,843.87
Departmental:
Overlays Reserved for Abate-
ment of Taxes:
Levy of 1943
$
1,801.58
Levy of 1944
3,269.81
5,071.39
489.39
Appropriation Expenditures
to be Provided for.
16,038.35
Revenue Reserved Until Col- lected :
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax $ 266.54 Tax Title and Tax Posses- sion
11,306.35
Departmental
..
489.39
12,062.28
Public Welfare
$
16.33
Old Age Assistance 200.56
State Aid
200.00
War Allowance
72.50
11,306.35
Estimated Receipts Collected 8,744.98 Revenue 1945:
Poll Taxes-Levy of 1945 .... 570.00
Reserve for Cash Discrepancy : Robert W. Barron, Former Collector 169.22
Surplus Revenue 73,199.18
$122,165.87
$122,165.87
DEBT ACCOUNTS
Net Funded or Fixed Debt ........
$ 21,000.00
High School Construction Loan $ 17,000.00
Shawsheen School Addition Loan. .. 4,000.00
$ 21,000.00
$ 21,000.00
TRUST AND INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS
Trust and Investment Funds: Cash and Securities- In Custody of Town Treasurer $ 42,245.81
Foster School Fund.
$
1,177.20
George A. Pierce Memorial Day Essay Fund 107.64
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds 1,885.22
Municipal Building Insurance Fund 24,034.47
Post-War Rehabilitation Fund 15,041.28
$ 42,245.81
$42,245.81
ASSESSOR'S REPORT
Value of Land Exclusive of Buildings Jan. 1, 1945 $ 839,690.00
Value of Buildings 2,293,890.00
Value of Personal Property
2,362,150.00
Value of Property December Assessment.
24,020.00
Total Value for 1945
5,519,750.00
Total Value for 1944
5,343,258.00
Gain in Valuation $ 176,492.00
TAX LEVY FOR 1945
Town Appropriations
$211,008.70
Appropriation Available Funds.
24,248.69
Debt and Interest Charges
6,497.50
Overlay Deficit
121.48 $241,876.37
State Tax
5,032.00
State Parks and Reservations.
221.78
5,253.78
County Tax
6,252.28
Tuberculosis Hospital
1,390.05
7,642.33
Overlay Current Year
3,982.02
Gross Amount to be Raised
$258,754.50
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND AVAILABLE FUNDS
Income Tax $ 15,494.71
Corporation Taxes
6,655.34
Reimbursement State Owned Land
3,371.32
Gasoline Tax
7,264.19
Motor Vehicle & Trailer Excise
3,500.00
Licenses
2,500.00
General Government
300.00
Health & Sanitation
200.00
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Aid Dependent Children
3,000.00
Old Age Assistance.
10,000.00
Old Age Tax (Meals)
620.32
Schools
1,500.00
Interest on Taxes
600.00
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Total Estimated Receipts. $ 55,005.88
Amount from Available Funds $ 34,248.69
Total Available Funds. 34,248.69
Total Estimated Receipts and Available Funds
$ 89,254.57
Net Amount to be Raised on Polls and Property $169,499.93
Polls
$ 2,430.00
Personal Property
71,809.36
Real Estate
95,230.43
Gain on Fractional Division
30.14 $169,499.93
Total Taxes Levied on Polls and Property.
$169,499.93
AUTO EXCISE LEVY
Total Valuation $114,400.00
Amount Warrants to Collector $ 3,763.70
Amount Taken Estimated Revenue. $ 3,500.00
Amount Abated
23.06 3,523.06
Balance
$
240.64
TABLE OF AGGREGATES
Number of Dwelling Houses Assessed
1,393
Number of Acres of Land Assessed.
11,041%
Number of Live Stock Assessed
Horses
59
Cows
677
Neat Cattle
120
Swine
271
Sheep
24
Fowl
21,196
All Other
13
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EXEMPTED PROPERTY (REAL AND PERSONAL)
Religious, Charitable, etc.
$ 205,100
Town
417,080
State
4,386,580
Federal
102,550
Total Exempted Property $5,111,310
Respectfully submitted,
AUSTIN F. FRENCH HARRY P. NASH ETHEL M. PHILLIPS
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REPORT OF TAX COLLECTOR
1923 Real Estate Account
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1945
none
Recommitted during 1945
$ 16.64 $
16.64
Abated during 1945
$
16.64 $
16.64
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1946.
00.00
none
1924 Real Estate Account
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1945
none
Recommitted during: 1945
$
24.03 $
24.03
Abated during 1945.
$
24.03 $
24.03
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1946
00.00
none
1925 Real Estate Account
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1945
none
Recommitted during 1945
$
20.40
20.40
Abated during 1945.
$
20.40 $
20.40
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1946
00.00
none
1926 Real Estate Account
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1945
none
Recommitted during 1945
$
21.08 $
21.08
Abated during 1945
$
21.08 $
21.08
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1946.
00.00
none
1927 Real Estate Account
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1945
none
Recommitted during 1945
$
19.71 $
19.71
Abated during 1945.
$
19.71 $
19.71
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1946.
00.00
none
1928 Real Estate Account
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1945
none
Recommitted during 1945
$
19.72 $
19.72
Abated during 1945.
$
19.72 $
19.72
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1946
00.00
none
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1929 Real Estate Account
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1945
none
Recommitted during 1945
$
16.94 $
16.94
Abated during 1945
$
16.94 $
16.94
Outstanding Jan. 1,
1946
00.00
none
1930 Real Estate Account
Outstanding Jai. 1, 1945
none
Recommitted during 1945
$
16.17 $
16.17
Abated during 1945
$
16.17 $
16.17
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1946
00.00
none
1931 Real Estate Account
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1945.
none
Recommitted during 1945
$
13.20 $
13.20
Abated during 1945.
$
13.20 $
13.20
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1946.
00.00
none
1932 Real Estate Account
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1945.
none
Recommitted during 1945
$
13.20 $
13.20
Abated during 1945.
$
13.20 $
13.20
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1946
00.00
none
1933 Real Estate Account
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1945.
none
Recommitted during 1945.
$
13.64 $
13.64
Abated during 1945.
$
13.64 $
13.64
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1946.
00.00
none
1934 Real Estate Account
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1945
none
Recommitted during 1945
$
13.50 $
13.50
Abated during 1945.
$
13.50 $
13.50
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1946.
00.00
none
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1935 Real Estate Account
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1945
none
Recommitted during 1945
$ 13.32 $
13.32
Abated during 1945.
$ 13.32 $
13.32
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1946
00.00
none
1942 Real Estate Account
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1945
none
Recommitted during 1945.
$
1.69 $
1.69
Added to Tax Title during 1945
$
1.41
Abated during 1945.
$
.28
$ 1.69 $
1.69
Outstanding Jan 1, 1946
none
1943 Real Estate Account
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1945
$ 3,995.22
Recommitted during 1945
$
1.68
$ 3,996.90 $ 3,996.90
Collected during 1945
$ 3,798.84
Added to Tax Titles during 1945
$
196.66
Abated during 1945.
$
1.40
$ 3,996.90 $ 3,996.90
Outstanding Jan 1, 1946.
none
1943 Excise Account
Oustanding Jan. 1, 1945
$ 6.54 $
6.54
Abated during 1945
$ 6.54 $
6.54
Outstanding Jan 1, 1946
none
Interest collected during 1945
$ 241.65 $
241.65
Costs Collected during 1945
$ 25.45 $
25.45
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1944 Real Estate Account
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1945.
$ 13,691.16
Recommitted during 1945
$ 1.68 $ 13,692.84
Collected during 1945
$ 10,508.14
Added to Tax Titles during 1945
$ 201.46
Abated during 1945
$ 19.88
$ 10,729.48 $ 10,729.48
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1946.
$ 2,963.36
1944 Personal Account
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1945.
$ 455.14 $
455.14
Collected during 1945
$ 415.66 $
415.66
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1946.t.
$ 39.48
1944 Poll Tax Account
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1945
$ 6.00 $
6.00
Collected during 1945
$ 4.00
Abated during 1945
$
2.00
$ 6.00 $
6.00
Outstanding Jan 1, 1946.
none
1944 Excise Tax Account
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1945.
$ 80.60
1944 warrant in 1945
$
4.00
$ 84.60 $
84.60
Collected during 1945
$
68.50 $
68.50
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1946
$ 16.10
Interest collected during 1945
$ 281.66
$ 281.66
Costs Collected during 1945
$ 12.25 $
12.25
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1945 Real Estate Account
Warrants issued during 1945
$ 96,185.33 Refunded during 1945. $ 107.31
$ 96,292.64 $ 96,292.64
Collected during 1945.
$ 80,691.57 $ 610.98
Added to Tax Titles during 1945.
Abated during 1945 $ 765.93
$ $82,068.48 $ 82,068.48
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1946. $ 14,224.16
1945 Personal Account
Warrant issued during 1945
$ 71,809.37 $ 1.52
Refunded during 1945
$ 71,810.89 $ 71,810.89
Collected during 1945
$ 70,633.18
Abated during 1945
$ 203.98
$ 70,837.16 $ 70,837.16
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1946. $ 973.73
1945 Poll Tax Account
Warrants issued during 1945 $ 2,710.00 $ 2,710.00
Collected during 1945
$ 1,810.00
Abated during 1945.
$ 874.00
$ 2,684.00 $
2,684.00
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1946 $ 26.00
1945 Excise Tax Account
Warrants issued during 1945.
$ 3,763.70
Refunded during 1945 $
.36
$ 3,764.06 $ 3,764.06
Collected during 1945
$ 3,678.08
Abated during 1945
$ 16.52
$ 3,694.60 $ 3,694.60
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Outstanding Jan. 1, 1946.
$ 69.46
Interest Collected during 1945 $ 25.00 $ 25.00
Costs Collected during 1945. $
52.15 $ 52.15
Total Cash Collected during 1945 and turned over to Town Treasurer
$172,246.13
Total Collected thru Tax Takings during 1945
$ 1,010.51
Total Amount Collected during 1945.
$173,256.64
Total Amount Outstanding Jan. 1, 1946
$ 18,312.29
Respectfully submitted,
HARRY C. DAWSON,
Tax Collector.
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TOWN OF TEWKSBURY JURY LIST - 1946
Name
Address
Occupation
Anderson, Anthony F.
Whipple Rd.
Milk Dealer Farmer
Battles, Philip M.
North Street
Bennett, William H.
Andover Street
Hydraulic Engineer
Blanchard, Omer N.
Andover Street
Farmer Printer
Clogston, Frank G.
River Road
Metal Worker Finisher
Collins, George R.
Pond Street
Collins, Leslie R.
Whipple Road
Laborer
Dewing, William H.
James Street
Carpenter Weaver Farmer
Edgecomb, Clifford J.
Lee Street
Fitzpatrick, Thomas F.
Andover Street
Salesman
French, Austin F.
Whipple Road
Farmer
French, Irving F.
Whipple Road
Farmer
Goddard, Frank
Andover Street
Salesman
Kelley, John H.
East Street
R. R. Operator Attendant
Kershaw, John D.
Tewks. State Inf.
River Road
Merchant
Lunn, Enoch A.
Main Street
Foreman
Maclaren, George P.
Main Street
Boiler Maker Machinist
Mahoney, Michael P.
Whipple Road
Marion, Louis E.
Rogers Street
Carpenter
Meloy, Frederick F.
Andover Street
Contractor
Nichols, Howard E.
Tewks. State Inf.
Attendant
O'Connell, Paul J.
Pleasant Street
Fireman Mason
Stickney, Asa
Lee Street
Farmer
Sullivan, Thomas F.
Pike Street
Plumber
Vivier, Joseph A.
Lee Street
Supervisor
Ward, George A.
Maple Street
Poultryman
Wells, Arthur A.
Whipple Road
Salesman
Williams, Charles D.
Main Street
Market Gardener
IRVING F. FRENCH, BERNARD H. GREENE, EDWARD J. SULLIVAN,
Selectmen of Tewksbury.
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Broadbent, James H.
Rosemary Road
Dugau, Fred A.
Chandler Street
Lanner, Roy G.
Pendleton, Adelbert W.
Main Street
TABLE OF ESTIMATES FOR 1946
Street Lighting
$ 6,400.00
Incidentals
1,300.00
Highways
20,000.00
Schools
80,664.50
Library (Dog Tax)
1,300.00
Police
12,757.20
Stationery and Printing
1,200.00
Board of Health
3,000.00
Park Commission
350.00
Tree Warden
2,500.00
Department Public Welfare
- 8,300.00
Aid to Dependent Children (Plus Federal Grants)
6,000.00
Bureau of Old Age Assistance (Plus Federal Grants)
27,500.00
Fire Department
10,330.00
Town Hall
4,650.00
Assessors
3,400.00
Vocational School
1,000.00
Inspection of Meat and Animals
900.00
Aid, State and Military
2,000.00
Interest on Loans
400.00
Collection of Taxes
1,000.00
Municipal Insurance
500.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
225.00
Dog Officer
200.00
Maintenance, Legion Headquarters
125.00
Gypsy and Brown Tail Moths
1,750.00
Board of Registrars (including census and listing)
600.00
SALARY ACCOUNT
Auditor
$ 1,000.00
Town Clerk (exclusive of fees)
1,000.00
Tax Collector
2,500.00
Selectmen
1,100.00
Election Officers
300.00
School Committee
225.00
Road Commissioners
400.00
Treasurer
2,000.00
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF APPRAISERS
MOTH AND TREE WARDEN DEPARTMENTS
January 1, 1945
$ 2,209.68
January 1, 1946
1,357.00
Net Loss
$ 852.68
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
January 1, 1945 $ 12,317.75
January 1, 1946
16,907.75
Net Gain 4,590.00 $
IRVING F. FRENCH, BERNARD H. GREENE, EDWARD J. SULLIVAN,
Appraisers.
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Town of Tewksbury:
Gentlemen:
The following is the report of the Inspector of Meats and Provisions and Animals.
Number of animals inspected by me is as follows:
Beef cattle 2148
Calves 679
Hogs 1047
Animals Condemned
Beef cattle 7
Calves
46
Hogs 5
Number of cattle inspected from out of State as follows:
350 head
Respectfully submitted,
HORACE P. SWEET, Inspector of Meats and Provisions and Animals.
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE
December 31, 1945
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
I respectfully submit the Annual Report of the Tewksbury Police Department, as follows:
Drunkenness 10
Illegitimacy
1
Non support
3
Arrests for other departments
8
Operating under the influence
_2
Delinquent Child
5
Assault and battery
2
Threatening bodily harm
1
Larceny 1
1
Vio. General Laws Chap. 122 Sec. 20A
6
Disturbing the peace
1
Violation of probation
1
Total
42
Disposition of Cases:
Lowell District Court
Guilty
21
Not Guilty
0
Committed to Worcester State Hosp. 2
Cases pending 2
Released by Probation Officer 5
4
For other Departments
Total
42
District Court Sessions Attended 38
Civil Sessions, District Court 5
Civil Sessions, Superior Court 11
Telephone calls at the office
3647
Telephone calls received at Chief's Home
3092
Complaints received 1119
Accidents investigated 36
Summons served 44
101
Cases dismissed
8
Deserter of U. S. Navy
Public Functions policed
71
Funerals policed
10
Messages delivered
76
Dogs struck by cars, reported to police 36
15
Sudden death investigated
4
Doors and windows found open 25
Snow and ice conditions on highway 21
Admitted to Tewksbury State Hospital
18
Lights out, poles and wires down
40
With Lowell Humane Society on inv.
6
Missing persons in Tewksbury
14
Cars stolen elsewhere
25
Cars stolen in Tewksbury
4
Hearings held at office
18
Investigations for other departments
55
Investigations with agent of MSPCC
3
Registration plates checked
3
Cases transported to hospitals
27
Fires policed
15
Stolen cars recovered
6
Registration plates picked up
4
Merchandise recovered
$3,102.00
Revolver permits issued
34
Cars transferred
73
Jurors served
14
Our automobile accident record for the year shows more in num- ber, but most of them of a minor nature as compared to past years. Route 38 (Main Street) is still our greatest problem. The smooth surface on the curves, should be adjusted to prevent the forming of such slippery conditions when rain falls in freezing weather. Our own Highway Department solved the same problem on Route 133 (Andover Street) and since this adjustment, we have had no accidents in this area.
Our Juvenile Delinquency situation, is again in an excellent con- dition, and I feel that with the proper consideration, it will remain that way. During my term of office, we have yet to send our first Juvenile to an institution for punishment.
I wish to take this opportunity to thank the members of my department, for their cooperation during the year.
Respectfully submitted,
CYRIL L. BAKER,
Chief of Police
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Dog bite cases
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, 1945.
CHAPTER 81, AND GENERAL HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE.
The usual highway maintenance was carried out this year, which included the use of gravel, tar, pea stone, pea gravel, washed sand and. patch on our various streets and those that come under our Chapter 81 contract.
We are glad to report that the Department of Public Works reimbursed us for half the cost of snow removal for the year 1944 and the sum of $2278.30 has been added to the Town Treasury.
Two of our former employees, Francis Brown and Lincoln Ger- rish have returned from duty overseas and are now back again with this department.
Catch Basins have been installed on the following streets this year.
Street
Location
Pleasant Street
Corner of Hedvetia Street
Vernon Street
Near Mr. Coynes' residence
The following tables give the amount of material used on the various streets during the past year.
TAR, SAND, PEA GRAVEL, PEA STONE AND WASHED SAND
Pea
Pea Washed
Street
Tar Gals.
Sand Gravel Cu. Yds. Tons
Stone
Sand
Wilson Road
400
4
Beech Street
1328
12
Oak Street
900
6
School Street
1205
10
Glenwood Street
1177
10
Kittredge Street
931
6
Pratt Street
4068
28
Pupkis Street
1515
14
Tons Tons .
103
Chestnut Street
300
2
Maple Street
700
4
Walnut Street
1800
12
Mill Street
400
2
Bridge Street
500
2
East Street 6450
384.6
Whipple Road
1998
130.18
100.15
South Street
2484
183.15
80.25
River Road
1996
138.15
Boston Road
622
75
Shawsheen Street
2523
169.6
37.75
Rogers Street
4766
150.7
Marshall Street
2019
159
110.
Billerica Road
2934
200.
Pleasant Street
982
15.5
75.
Marston Street 997
74.2
French Street 1154
40.
McLaren Road 959
30.
Astle Street 2338
60.
Pinnacle Street
1238
77.
Pine Street 1468
40.
Livingston Street 5091
100.
North Street 9939
311.2
Town Hall Avenue
700
20.
Common Street
500
15.
Lee Street 1165
40.
Chandler Street
5422
150.
Helvetia Street
1100
35.
Andover Street
2015
125.35
Town Yard
940
GRAVEL
Street
Cu. Yds.
Street
Cu. Yds.
Nichols Street
12
Tenth Street 246
McLaren Road
210
Astle Street 12
Trull Road
40
Marston Street 40
Andover Street 9
River Road 24
Maple Street
24
Pratt Street 174
Pringle Street
67
Glenwood Avenue 191
County Road
105
North Street 14
South Street
41
School Street
2:24
East Street
4
Kittredge Street 635
Seventh Street
60
Robinson Avenue
45
Eighth Street
70
104
CHAPTER 90 MAINTENANCE
The usual maintenance of Chapter 90 Highways was carried out again this year under the provisions of the contract .. All of our Chapter 90 Streets are in good condition.
For a financial report of this department, we refer you to the Auditor's report of Highway Expenditures.
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 F. SULLIVAN,
Road Commissioners, of Tewksbury, Mass.
RICHARD F. O'NEILL Superintendent of Streets
105
REPORT OF HEALTH DEPARTMENT
To the Members of the Board of Health. Mr. Greene and Gentlemen,
The following is my report of the health situation during the past year. At my suggestion Mrs. Knox, the school nurse has been made an assistant to your agent. At the suggestion of the State de- partment of Health we are to start this spring a clinic for young mothers with small children. Since this is a health matter it will be placed in Mrs. Knox's hands and the physician in charge will be appointed by the State. All carding and quarantine will be done by the Board of Health nurse. As in the past all contagious cases are to be reported to the agent of the Board of Health.
Very respectfully yours,
HERBERT M. LARRABEE, M. D.
School Physician
REPORT OF SEALER AND WEIGHTS
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and Citizens:
The following is my report as your Sealer of Weights and Measures for 1945.
SCALES
Platform over 5000 lbs.
2
Platform under 5000 lbs.
3
Counter over 100 lbs.
1
Beam over 100 lbs.
2
Beam under 100 lbs.
1
Spring over 100 lbs.
11
Computing under 100 1bs.
7
Avoirdupois
16
MEASURING DEVICES
Gasoline pumps
14
Kerosene pumps
1
Grease measures
7
Liquid measures 1
Collected and turned over to the treasurer $17.18.
Respectfully submitted,
VICTOR N. CLUFF.
106
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE BUREAU OF OLD AGE ASSISTANCE AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN
General Relief: The expenditures in this category of Welfare have continued high, and have again exceeded those of the year preceding, by nearly $1500. Most of this additional money was paid out in hospital bills, much of it to the State Infirmary for care of persons who failed to meet their obligations, thus making the Town liable. There was also a sizeable increase in aid given by other cities and towns to Tewksbury settled cases.
Assistance granted in Tewksbury has been confined on the whole to those who have been receiving it regularly for the past two or three years-aged persons not eligible for Old Age Assistance and one child supported by the Town. Several new families were aided for temporary periods, but all had out-of-town settlements and Tewksbury will be reimbursed for their expenses. We have three cases confined to hospitals, in addition to transient hospital cases from time to time, and other medical expenses that arise frequently. Quite a sum is also spent annually on fuel for Welfare recipients.
Because this Department was not granted the $8000 appropriation asked for in 1945, either at the Annual or the Special Town Meetings, it was necessary for the Finance Committee to hold a special session in September and transfer an additional $2500 to the Welfare Depart- ment, making a total appropriation of $8500. Of this $479.32 was unexpended, but we are recommending $8300 for 1946 in view of anticipated needs from possible unemployment and an increase in hospital rates from $4 to $5 per day.
The following is a recapitulation of the families and persons aided by the Welfare Department for the year 1945:
No. of Persons
Families
Single
Town settled cases aided in Tewksbury ....
2
4
10
Total 14
Town settled cases aided by other cities and towns
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