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Whitefield School:
Outside of building painted completely Replaced all broken shingles Painted Room #2 completely
Floors sanded and sealed in rooms #2 and #4 Blackboards treated
Installed black base on all halls and stairways
West School:
New chain link fence installed New oil burner installed Cement steps and rails installed Made and installed identification name sign
Walker School:
Landscaped school grounds (Park Dept.)
Town Hall:
Renovated Town Manager's office Removed partition and chimney Installed two new windows Lowered ceiling 18" Walls panelled Hung two new doors Made and installed two wall-to-wall book cases
Patched and laid 5/8 plyscore and rubber tile Installed baseboard heat Sealed, painted and papered
Welfare Office:
Sanded two floors - sealed and waxed Painted completely
Basement :
Boxed in timber wires
Put two coats of paint on three rooms and hallway
Stained and sealed all doors
Vault Room:
Installed shelves
Filled all cracks and waterproofed walls Overhauled boiler
Roman House :
Patched roof Overhauled heating system
Library:
Made and installed 4' x L' bookcase
Repaired boiler room door
Repaired front door; redoweled and reglued; and repaired lock
Painted and installed storm window
Voting Equipment:
Made eight new voting booths Repaired railings
Assembled and disassembled as required on voting days
Miscellaneous :
All pin-up boards in all classrooms re- painted
All school warning signs repainted
All chalk boards cleaned and treated
All wooden platforms and steps treated
All fire extinguishers checked and re- charged
All windows washed
All boilers and flues cleaned
All septic tanks cleaned as necessary
All storage rooms and cellars inspected and cleaned
All schools inspected for sand and rock salt
Fire prevention in regard to all doors, exits, etc. strictly observed
Co-operation of all personnel in reporting the need for minor repairs before they de- velop into major repairs eliminates costly repair bills.
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Accepted Streets
Street
From
To
Miles
Feet
Date (s ) Accepted
Adams Street
Middlesex Avenue
Parker Street
4600
3-02-08
Ainsworth Road
Woburn Street
Town land
2600
6-05-61
Aldrich Road
Shawsheen Avenue
Billerica Line
1.2
11-06-94
Andover Street
Salem Street
Andover Line
2.3
11-06-94
Auburn Avenue
Shawsheen Avenue
800
3-12-45
Ayotte Street
Westdale Avenue
Crest Avenue
240
3-10-47
Baker Street
Brand Avenue
700
3-12-45
Ballardvale St.
Salem Street
Andover Line
2.7
11-06-94
Bancroft Street
Liberty Street
B & M R. R.
400
3-17-52
Beacon Street
Church Street
Belmont Avenue
1000
3-01-15
Beech Street
Burlington Ave.
Byron Street
1000
3-10-47
Beeching Avenue
Cunningham Street
Faulkner Avenue
450
3-14-59
Belmont Avenue
Columbia Street
State Street
1000
3-03-33
Birchwood Road
Judith Road
Short Street
1550
3-17-52
3-10-53
Boutwell Street
Aldrich Road
Burlington Ave.
0.8
11-06-94
3-12-60
Brand Avenue
Bridge Lane
Baker Street
2370
3-13-33
3-08-43
Brattle Street
Massachusetts Ave
Garden Avenue
1100
3-12-45
Brentwood Avenue
Woodside Avenue
Woburn Street
907
6-21-38
Bridge Lane
Main Street
Shawsheen Ave.
0.3
11-06-94
Broad Street
Carmel Street
Both Ways
1377
3-13-54
Burlington Ave.
Main Street
Burlington Line
1.6
11-06-94
Burnap Street
Grove Avenue
Winchell Road
1378
3-12-45
3-10-53
Burt Road
Cedar Street
Fall Street
2500
3-12-45
3-11-46
Butters Row
Main Street
Chestnut St.
0.6
11-06.94
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ACCEPTED STREETS :
Street
From
To
Miles
Feet
Date (s) Accepted
Canal Street
Shawsheen Avenue
Burt Road
1511
10-16-39
3-12-55
Carolyn Road
North Street
Linda Road
950
3-12-60
Carson Avenue
Hathaway Road
Both Ways
677
3-10-53
3-12-55
Carson Ave. Ext.
Marie Drive
300
3-11-61
Carter Lane
Shawsheen Avenue
1400
3-09-57
Cedar Street
Harris Street
Burt Road
600
3-12-45
Central Street
Middlesex Avenue
Church Street
574
10-16-50
Chandler Road
Kelly Road
Adams Street
400
3-09-57
Chapman Avenue
Hathaway Road
322
3-05-51
Chase Road
Hathaway Road
297
3-10-53
Chestnut Street
Burlington Avenue
Woburn Line
2.1
11-06-94
Church Street
Main Street
Middlesex Ave.
0.8
11-06-94
Clark Street
Main Street
Church Street
0.8
11-06-94
Cochrane Road
Forest Street
Warren Road
800
3-10-47
Columbia Street
Church Street
Talbot Avenue
0.1
3-02-08
3-13-33
Concord Street
Federal Street
N. Reading Line
1.1
11-06-94
Congress Street
Forest Street
Burlington Line
965
10-16-39
Cook Avenue
Main Street
Kensington Ave.
1000
3-11-46
Coolidge Road
Hathaway Road
270
3-05-51
Corey Avenue
Grand Street
Canal Street
370
3-05-51
Cottage Street
Main Street
920
3-13-54
Crest Avenue
Ayotte Street
560
3-10-47
Cross Street
Main Street
Lowell Street
900
11-06-94
Cunningham St.
Salem Street
Beeching Ave.
2320
3/44 3/52 3/53
Cypress Street
Glen Road
260
3-05-51
Davis Street
Main Street
500
3-17-52
Dayton Road
Hathaway Road
170
3-05-51
Dell Drive
Burlington Ave.
450
3-08-58
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ACCEPTED STREETS :
Street
From
To
Miles
Feet
Date (s) Accepted
Dobson Street
Glen Road
Cary Street
14 02
3-13-54
Dorchester St.
Billerica Line
1400
3-05-51
Dorothy Avenue
Barbara Avenue
Arlene Avenue
1556
3-12-60
Draper Drive
Gunderson Road
100
3-14-59
Drury Lane
School Street
Glen Road
3-9-63
Dublin Avenue
Main Street
500
3-05-51
Dunton Road
Nassau Avenue
Both Ways
638
3-10-56
Eames Street
Main Street
Woburn Street
0.7
11-06-94
Edwards Road
Forest Street
Baldwin Road
450
3-10-47
Emerson Street
Oakwood Road
Faulkner Avenue
600
3-05-51
Fairfield Avenue
Main Street
1300
3-11-46
Fairmeadow Road
Nichols Street
Nichols Street
2328
3-08-58
Fairview Avenue
State Street
650
3-13-33
Faneuil Drive
Massachusetts Ave.
1000
10-16-50
Faulkner Avenue
Glen Road
W. Jamaica Ave.
2671
3-13-44 3-10-53
Fay Street
Glen Road
Cary Street
700
6-21-38
3-12-45
Federal Street
Middlesex Ave.
Woburn Street
1.1
11-06-94
Forest Street
Aldrich Road
Burlington Ave.
0.8
11-06-94
Glen Road
Main Street
Middlesex Ave.
1.3
11-06-94
Glendale Circle
Glen Road
Glen Road
1300
3-17-52
Glenview Road
Suncrest Ave.
360
3-14-59
Gowing Road
Park Street
Marcus Road
900
3-10-56
Grand Street
Shawsheen Ave.
Dunmore Road
850
3-17-52
Grant Street
Federal Street
B & MR. R.
780
3-08-43
Grove Avenue
Main Street
Lake Street
0.4
9-29-10
Gunderson Road
Hathaway Road
Both Ways
1081
3-14-59
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ACCEPTED STREETS :
Street
From
To
Miles Feet
Date (s ) Accepted
Hamlin Lane
Lawrence Street
558
3-10-62
Hardin Street
Aldrich Road
Lubbers Brook
250
3-05-51
Harnden Street
Main Street
Glen Road
0.1
3-04-95
Harris Street
Burlington Ave.
Ceder Street
700
3-12-45
Harvard Avenue
Main Street
River Street
430
3-05-51
Hathaway Road
Woburn Street
Gunderson Road
1858
3/51 3/53 3/59
Hawthorne Road
Woburn Street
230
3-10-56
High Street
Middlesex Ave.
Woburn Street
0.5
11-06-94
Hillside Way
Chestnut Street
Burlington Line
0.5
3-02-14
Hilltop Road
Suncrest Avenue
364
3-14-59
Hobson Avenue
Pine Avenue
150 feet beyond Wiser Street
1520
3/45 3/51
3/52
Hopkins Street
Shawsheen Ave.
Billerica Line
0.5
11-06-94
Jaquith Road
Shawsheen Ave.
1250
3-08-48 3/49 3/51
Jones Avenue
Glen Road
719
6-10-40
Judith Road
Birchwood Road
Cedar Crest Rd.
520
3-10-53
Kelly Road
Adams Street
923
3-09-57
Kendall Street
Aldrich Road
Blanchard Rd.
1300
3-12-45
Kiernan Avenue
Main Street
693
3-08-58
Kilmarnock St.
West St.
Reading Line
0.5
11-06-94
King Street
Glen Road
Broad Street
2400
6-10-40
3-12-45
Kirk Street
Main Street
572
3-05-51
Lake Street
Main Street
Shawsheen Ave.
1.0
11-06-94
Lang Street
Bancroft Street
B & M R. R.
400
3-17-52
Laurel Avenue
Malloy Road
Parker Street
657
10-16-50
Lawrence Court
Lawrence Street
683
3-10-56
Lawrence Street
Glendale Circle
Shady Lane Dr.
3773
3-10-56
Ledgewood Road
Suncrest Ave.
383
3-14-59
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ACCEPTED STREETS :
Street
From
To
Miles
Feet
Date (s ) Accepted
Liberty Street
Federal Street
B & M R. R.
740
3-08-43
Lincoln Street
Federal Street
B & M R. R.
720
3-08-43
Linda Road
High Street
1780
10-16-50
Lloyd Road
Main Street
1050
3-05-51
Lockwood Road
Ballardvale St.
990
3-09-57
Longview Road
Middlesex Ave.
650
3-14-59
Loumac Road
Drury Lane
To end
3-09-63
Lowell Street
Main Street
Reading Line
1.9
11-06-94
Lowell St. Park
Station 7 + 50
Station 14 + 50
1908 & 1957
Mackey Road
Federal Street
250
3-08-43
Main Street
Tewksbury Line
Woburn Line
4.0
11-06-94
Marcus Road
Gowing Road
Gowing Road
2315
3-08-58
Marcia Road
North Street
1130
3-10-62
Marie Drive
Woburn Street
Thrush Road
1285
3-11-61
Marion Street
Burlington Ave.
(1739)
9-01-06 County 3-12-45
Marjorie Road
Main Street
1550
3-05-51
Massachusetts Ave.
Main Street
St. Paul St.
800
3-12-45
McDonald Road
Salem Street
1424
3-13-44
Meadow Lane
Suncrest Ave.
36 3
3-09-57
Middlesex Avenue
Main Street
Salem Street
2.3
11-06-94
Miles Street
Main Street
Hobson Avenue
400
3-12-45
Miller Road
Glen Road
Emerson Street
640
3-12-45
Morse Avenue
Woburn Street
1361
10-16-39
Mystic Avenue
Middlesex Ave.
598
3-02-08
Nassau Avenue
Shawsheen Ave.
Decatur Street
2000
3-11-46
Nichols Street
Shawsheen Ave.
Shawsheen River
0.7
11-06-94
Nickerson Ave.
West Street
900
3-10-47
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ACCEPTED STREETS :
Street
From
To
Miles
Feet
Date (s) Accepted
Norfolk Street
Carter Lane
Nassau Ave.
538
3-13-54
North Street
Middlesex Ave.
Dadant Drive
3533
3-12-45 3-13-54
Oak Street
Salem Street
350
3-19-51
Oakdale Road
Judith Road
Short Street
2280
10-16-50
Oakridge Circle
Gowing Road
Gowing Road
1730
3-08-58
Oakwood Road
Main Street
Fairfield Ave.
850
3-11-46
Olson Street
Church Street
132
3-09-57
Park Street
Woburn Street
N. Reading Line
0.9
11-06-94
Parker Street
Lowell Street
Blackstone St.
0.36
3-04-07
3-03-19
Patricia Circle
Dell Drive
Dell Drive
595
3-08-58
Pershing Street
Federal Street
B & M R. R.
720
3-08-43
Phillips Avenue
Wiser Street
Wild Avenue
1800
3-11-46
3-13-54
Pilling Road
Hathaway Road
Both ways
930
3-14-59
Pine Avenue
Main Street
Hobson Avenue
400
3-12-45
Pineridge Road
North Street
Linda Road
900
3-12-60
Pineview Road
Lipp Street
Adelman Road
450
3-10-53
Pinewood Road
Birchwood Road
Shady Lane Dr.
1332
3-13-54
Pleasant Road
Middlesex Ave.
Linda Road
750
3-10-62
Powder House Cir.
Middlesex Ave.
730
3-13-54
Railroad Avenue
Clark Street
Stone Street
0.2
3-01-09
Ridge Road
Suncrest Avenue
365
3-10-56
River Street
Massachusetts Ave.
Harvard Avenue
440
3-10-62
Rolling Road
Fenway Street
Marion Street
200
3-13-54
Roosevelt Road
Boutwell Street
Burlington Ave.
2000
3-11-46
Royal Street
Salem Street
1040
3-05-51
Salem Street
Tewksbury Line
N. Reading Line
2.7
11-06-94
3-05-06
School Street
Middlesex Ave.
High School Lot
616
3-01-15
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ACCEPTED STREETS :
Street
From
To
Miles Feet
Date (s) Accepted
School Street
Buzzell School
Dead end
3-09-63
Sewell Road
Hathaway Road
380
3-12-55
Shady Lane Dr.
Middlesex Avenue
Lawrence Street
2676
3-08-58
Shawsheen Avenue
Main Street
Billerica Line
2.2
11-06-94
Sheridan Road
Hathaway Road
437
3-05-51
Silver Lake Ave.
Lake Street
Dexter Street
455
3-13-54
Sprucewood Road
Shady Lane Dr.
Short Street
600
3-17-52
State Street
Belmont Avenue
Fairview Ave.
275
3-03-33
Strout Avenue
Lowell Street
686
3-17-55
Suncrest Avenue
West Street
1246
3-13-54
Swain Road
Forest Street
Burlington Ave.
0.4
3-20-22
10-16-29
Taft Road
Burlington Ave.
Boutwell Street
3237
6-21-38
Taplin Avenue
Hobson Avenue
Lubbers Brook
900
3-11-46
Temple Street
Church Street
274
6-06-11
Thrush Road
Salem Street
Marie Drive
400
3-11-61
Thurston Ave.
Church Street
0.2
3-04-07
Truman Road
Hathaway Road
300
3-10-53
Upton Court
Andover Street
0.1
11-06-94
Veranda Avenue
Main Street
Lubbers Brook
1076
3-06-16
Virginia Road
N. Reading Line
1200
3-13-54
Walker Street
Main Street
423
3-08-58
Warren Road
Lake Street, Tewksbury
100
3-13-54
Washington Ave.
Clark Street
Chase Street
0.3
3-01-20
West Street
Woburn Street
Reading Line
1.7
11-06-94
Westdale Avenue
West Street
B & MR. R.
1211
6-22-42
Wightman Road
Warren Road
Albert Street
230
3-13-54
Welaten Memorial Library
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ACCEPTED STREETS :
Street
From
To
Miles
Feet
Date (s) Accepted
Wild Avenue
Grove Avenue
B & MR. R.
0.2
12-29-10
Wildwood Street
Middlesex Ave.
Woburn Street
1.1
11-06-94
Williams Avenue
Main Street
693
6-10-40
Wilson Street
Federal Street
B & M R. R.
760
3-08-43
Winchell Road
Grove Avenue
Burnap Street
200
3-12-45
Wing Road
Woburn Street
746
3-08-58
Wiser Street
Main Street
Taplin Avenue
900
10-16-50
Woburn Street
Andover Street
Woburn Line
4.2
11-06-94
Woodlawn Avenue
Border Avenue
Kensington Ave.
250
3-17-52
Veterans' Agent
During 1963 this Department processed Three Hundred and Sixty-six (366) applications for monetary aid as follows :
Chapter 115 as amended:
87 applications were referred to other cities and towns 29 applications were rejected 250 applications were approved for aid totaling over $49,410.25
This represents an increase in the number of cases handled. Of this total, about $20,000 was paid to hospitals, $11,000.00 was paid for doctors, dentists and medication; $18,410.25 was paid to veterans or their dependents, who were unable to work because of illness or age limitations. In contrast, less than $12, 000.00 was spent on employable veterans who are temporarily out of work. This is an increase over the previous year.
With increasing medical, surgical, and hospital costs, together with an increase in case load, it is not anticipated that future expenditures will lessen.
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Housing Authority
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Organization:
The Wilmington Housing Authority is authorized by the General Laws, Chapter 121, Section 26} as amended.
Members :
Edwin F. Forrest, Chairman
Walter J. Gustus, Asst. Treasurer
James P. Donahue, Vice Chairman Ernest M. Crispo, Secretary and Representa- tive of State Housing Bd.
Ralph D. Peterson, Treasurer
Statutory Reference:
1. Housing Authority Law: Section 261 to 26CCC inclusive, of Chapter 121 of the General Laws, as amended.
2. Act to Provide Housing for Veterans: Chapter 200 of the Acts of 1948, as amended.
3. Act to Provide Housing for Elderly Persons of Low Income : Chapter 667 of the Acts of 1954, as amended.
Veteran's Housing:
Location - Wildwood Street ....... Number of Units - 13 ....... Average Rent - $70.00 Rentals are based on the income of the veteran. This Project was originally planned for veterans of the low-income group of great need who were living under poor housing condi- tions. During this past year, the local Housing Authority, in conjunction with the State Housing Board, surveyed the town and determined that no further need existed for these apartments, and steps were taken to initiate the sale of these houses.
The property was completely liquidated by December of 1963, putting thirteen homes on a tax-paying basis in the town. In addition to the revenue which has been added to the town, the profit realized by the State from this transaction will be shared with the Town as soon as auditing procedure has been completed.
Housing for the Elderly:
Location - Deming Way ....... Number of Units - 40 ....... Rent - $48.00 Requirements for occupancy of these units are that a person must be sixty-five (65) years of age or over and must be of low income. Persons must be in need of good housing. It must be noted that proper management has kept the rental at $48.00 regardless of general increasing costs.
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Balance Sheet as of December 31, 1963
200-1
Assets
Administration Fund
$ 3,632.12
State Treasurer's Account
155,000.00
Reading Coop. Bank
2,000.00
Mechanics Savings
9,957.92
Accounts Receivable
465.49
Prepaid Insurance
563.27
Development Cost
$198,000.00 32,000.00
156,000.00
Total
$327,618.80
Liabilities
Reserve for Tenants A/R
427.77
Accrued Pilot
75.88
Matured Interest and Principal
3,652.00
Proceeds from Sales
155,000.00
Bonds Authorized
$198,000.00
Less: Notes Retired
42,000.00
156,000.00
Debt Service Reserve
7,128.00
Operating Reserve
5,474.28
Reduction of Annual Contribution
1,760.53
Operating Deficit
2,362.22
Prior Surplus
462.56
1,899.66
Total
$327,618.80
667-1 Administration
Assets
Administration Fund
2,968.09
Petty Cash
20.00
Mechanics Savings Bank
11, 344.19
Prepaid Insurance
2,427.26
Development Cost
$575,000.00
Liquidated
21,000.00
554,000.00
Total
$570,759.54
Liabilities
Matured Interest and Principal
737.50
Debt Service Reserve
3,800.00
Operating Reserve
12,238.77
Bonds Authorized
$575,000.00
Less: Notes Retired
10,000.00
554,000.00
570,776.27
Operating Deficit
16.73
Total
$570,759.54
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Liquidated
329,518.46
Board of Public Welfare
The Wilmington Board of Public Welfare respectfully submits its Annual Report for the year 1963. The Board consists of Mr. Maurice O'Neil, Chairman of the Board, Miss Florence Balkus and Mrs. Anna Low as members of the Board.
The three employees of the Board are Walter F. Coleman, the Director of Public Assistance, who also serves as Secretary to the Board, Mrs. Miriam Sullivan is the Senior Clerk and Stenographer and Miss Josephine Kane is the Social Worker. All employees of the Welfare Board are hired under the Merit System and have Civil Service status, which is required under the law.
The categories of assistance which come under the supervision of the Board of Public Welfare are as follows : General Relief, Aid to Families with Dependent Children, Disability Assis- tance, Old Age Assistance and Medical Assistance for the Aged. The last four categories are part of the Social Security Act and entitles each community to Federal and State reim- bursements for the greater part of the aid rendered under these four programs. General Relief is supported jointly by the State and local governments, with no Federal participa- tion.
Local Boards of Public Welfare must comply with the laws, rules and policies set forth by the Federal and State governments which govern the disbursement of aid. Failure on the local level could result in the loss of reimbursement from these sources for the aid rendered under these five categories.
Personnel working on Welfare programs should keep in mind certain basic concepts. The first is the role of government in helping to meet the welfare needs of our citizens. The second concept of our time is the minimum standard of living. In a Nation as wealthy as ours, there should be a minimum level for health, welfare and educational services, below which no one should be permitted to fall. The third concept is that we no longer identify social pro- grams with a favored group. We believe these services should be available to everyone. The fourth concept is the nature and source of personal initiative. We have learned from past experience that the unemployed and the indigent are no different from other people ex- cept for their desperate situations. They have the same weaknesses and strengths and in most cases need opportunity, not moral reform. Most people want to be useful and needed members of society. Economic security and hope breeds greater initiative and enterprise than the feelings of inadequacy, suffering and fear. A person's feeling of self-respect influences his ability to do and act for himself. The fifth concept is that a person will become a productive and useful part of society unless he is crushed by forces beyond his control. All of us are subject to such hazards, but if the risk of these hazards are shared by society as a whole, the effect on the individual can be lessened. The sixth and final concept is that society as a whole cannot be healthy if any proportion of the population is unhealthy. No democratic society can preserve the freedom of its people if a large propor- tion of the population is unhealthy socially, economically or politically.
A Welfare Agency in a community the size of Wilmington must give services that are normally the role of a private agency in larger communities. These services include child counsel- ing, home management, personal and family problems, arranging foster home care, marriage counseling with stress on reconciliation of estranged parents and job finding for able - bodied fathers. The job finding means that this Board must have the co-operation of local industry, the State Employment service and the Town government. To date, this relationship has been excellent and reflects on our welfare rolls. At the close of the year 1963, the Board was not aiding any family with an able-bodied father in the home.
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Members of the Welfare Board attended various conferences and workshops during the past year for the purpose of improving the efficiency of the Arency and to better understand the new laws, rules and policies affecting Welfare Hoards. Attendance at some of these meetings is mandatory by the State Department of Public Welfare and local communities are reimbursed for approximately 75% of the expenses incurred under administration.
The Board of Public Welfare again lived within its appropriation and any balances in its Town Accounts reverted to the Town's Excess and Deficiency Account. Please refer to the Town Accountant's report for the exact amounts returned. Any anticipated surplus in the Board's Federal accounts was used in computing the budget for 1964. The Board this past year also increased its collections from estranged fathers of children who are on our aid to Families with Dependent Children program. This is the third successive year that nas shown an increase in this phase of our work. This is due to the Agency's diligence with the aid of the local Police Department, the Probation Department and the District Court's aware- ness of these problems. A more detailed explanation of each category under the Board's supervision will follow on these pages and any changes in the Welfare laws during the past year will also be incorporated under the various category headings.
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
This category is a Federally-sponsored, State plan administered by law through the local Boards of Public Welfare. The law requires local Boards to aid aged persons sixty-five and over, who are in need, and who have resided in Massachusetts for one year prior to applica- tion. Need is determined by applying budgetary standards set up by the State Department of Public Welfare. Some other requirements are personal property, such as cash, savings, bonds, etc., not to exceed $500.00. Liens are placed on property if the applicant has an interest in such property.
The Federal Government reimburses local Boards $54.00 a month for each case aided. The State pays two-thirds of the balance and the remainder is paid by the local community. During the past year Old Age Assistance came under the settlement laws. Five years continu- ous residence in a community without public aid constituted a settlement and any balance of the aid rendered after Federal and State reimbursement was charged to the town or city of settlement. In the event a person did not have a legal settlement, the State is billed for the balance.
The Board, in its budget request, does not include the Federal share, as this amount by law is set up in a separate account and can be used only by the Board of Public Welfare for the Old Age Assistance program. The Board, in its budget request, must raise the State and other cities and towns share, as their payments are returned directly to the Town's Excess end Deficiency account and is used by the town. The assessors, however, anticipate this reim- bursement based on the prior year's returns, and it does not adversely affect the tax rate.
During the past year the law which most affected O. A. A. was a 5.1% cost of living in- crease per month, plus $1.00 per month increase to the Leisure Time Activity, making a total of $5.00 a month for this item in the budget. Another change in the O. A. A. laws during 1963 was a revision of Chapter 118A of the General Laws, whereby settlement means that the community wherein the applicant is residing at time of application is responsible for the cost of any aid rendered after Federal and State reimbursements. During the year 1963, 82 cases were aided under this program at a total cost of $71,030.59.
AID TO FAMILIES WITH DEPENDENT CHILDREN
Aid to Families with Dependent Children is another Federally-sponsored category administered by law through the local Boards of Public Welfare to aid children that are deprived of parental support through desertion, mutual or legal separation, divorce, incarceration, death, disability, or unemployment of the parent.
The Federal reimbursement on this program is $20.50 per person, State reimbursement is one- third of the total expenditure. The local community pays the balance for the aid rendered. The Board does not include the Federal share in its budget request. The Town must raise the
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State's share and the local share, because the State's share is returned to the Town's Ex- cess and Deficiency Fund. There is no settlement required on this program. However, the children must have resided in the Commonwealth for one year prior to application.
During 1963, members of this Agency appeared in various Courts a total of 39 times and were 97% successful in all these appearances against delinquent fathers in our efforts to seek guilty judgments for non-support and subsequent support orders for their families. Receipts from this source amounted to $10, 753.00 for 1963, an increase of 63.6% over 1962. During 1963, 40 families were aided under this category in Wilmington with a total expenditure of $55,468.73.
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