Town of Wilmington Annual Report 1962-1963, Part 19

Author: Wilmington (Mass.)
Publication date: 1962
Publisher: Town of Wilmington
Number of Pages: 286


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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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