Reports of Town Officers of the Town of Attleborough
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ATTLEBORO PUBLIC LIBRARY a 3 1 6 5 4 00 1 3 02 0 4 8b FOR USE ONLY IN LIBRARY /annual reports / CITY OF ATTLEBORO 1952 AT AS SUBMITTED BY THE OFFICERS AND DEPARTMENTS '•7 ATTLEBORO PUBLIC UIBPAPT JOSEPH L. SWEET MEMORIAVl : '' , n't:-.^ ^t\*^f l ' * -V • « *^’r’ « • » ;e, «'. •;, '*" '' ' *’ • ' i''^*'' V ;* ''' i_j'- «^/b ^ Ji,, * * • ., » f HJ7 ^ '''? •' K-' :V .o>- - ;W« " ' "'™"' >'' ' 'life'.*' > "^'l ,-f| »f^. * > -, ,'f. _ ^ I wfeifflsiBia*- ,5 .''SV. &• ii^- '4 "V rti iilisi '/"• ji.*" .Tv ' ,*» ':!»:' i '• * Lu i ." '/ ^ 4# ti t -V ^ . W: -.® ,t- .*1 1 V f^!!?iL'Vv'-i ELECTED OFFICIALS Mayor Cyril K. Brennan Term expires January, 1954 City Clerk Kenneth F. Blandin Term expires Janaury, 1954 City Treasurer William Marshall Term expires January, 1954 City Collector Dons L. Austin Term expires January, 1954 Councilmen- at -large Terms expire January, 1954 Franklin R. JVIcKay Ernest I, Rotenberg Roger K. Richardson William O. Sweet William F. Walton Ward 1 John M. Kenny Ward 2 Arthur Hinds Ward 3 Elton S. Nottage Ward 4 Bertrand O. Lambert, President Ward 5 Herbert C. Lavigueur Ward 6 Charles A. Smith Terms expire January, 1954 School Committee Mrs. Alice H. Stobbs Mrs. Deborah O, Richardson Irvin A. Studley Royal P. Baker Terms expire January, 1956 Mrs. Henrietta Wolfenden William A. Nerney Thomas G. Sadler Henry M, Crowther Pierre B. Lonsbury Terms expire January, 1954 Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2015 https://archive.org/details/reportsoftownoff1952attl APPOINTED OFFICIALS OFFICE Incumbent Term Expires Inspector of Animals Dr. James C. DeWitt March 31, 1953 City Almoner (Welfare Agent) Frederick J. Franz Permanent Assessors Christopher W McNary January, TB54 Carl A. Nelson January, T9f55 Patrick J. Byrnes, Chair. January, TB53 City Auditor Ismay A. Sharkey January, ...1^54 Building Inspector Joseph O. Mowry February, 1953 Constables Hormidas Allard February, 1953 Eli Franklin February, 1953 Howard E. Caswell February, 1953 Clarence E. Weeman February, 1953 Custodian of Foreclosed Property Henry Rotenberg Indefinite Dog Officer Michael Quaglia April, 1953 Electrical Inspector William S. King Permanent Fence Viewer-Field Driver Arthur S. Cate February, 1953 Fire Department Joseph O. Mowry, Chief Indefinite Board of Fire Engineers Hayward H. Sweet February, 1953 Joseph O. Mowry February, 1954 Charles G. Thomae February, 1955 John W. Wolfenden February, 1956 Supt. of Fire Alarm William S. Kipg Permanent F orest Warden Joseph O. Mowry February, 1953 City Forester -Moth Supt. Warren P. Hofmann February, 1953 Health Officer Dr. Fernand Girouard February, 1953 Health Nurse (Appointed by Health Officer) Lois E. Wilmarth Permanent Dental Hygienist (Appointed by Health Officer) Barbara Arnold Indefinite Sturdy Hospital (City Repre- sentative on Board of Managers) Cyril K. Brennan, Mayor February, 1953 William Marshall ex-officio Bertrand O. Lambert February, 1953 Housing Authority John E. Turner, Chair. April, 1953 Leland B. Smith April, 1954 Harold W. MacDonald April, 1955 Leonard I. Lamb April, 1956 Mrs. Francis J, O'Neil- (Appointed by Governor ) April, 1956 Board of Licenses Zelotus Wetherell June, 1953 E. Raymond Truell June, 1955 Francis P. Cronan June, 1957 APPOINTED OFFICIALS Office Incumbent Term Expires Public Library, Trustees of, Mrs. Margaret E. Conro February, 1953 Lydia J. Gregory February, 1953 Edwin F. Leach, Chair. February, 1953 Raymond L. Ho rton, Treas. February, 1954 Mrs. Winthrop Barden, Sec. February, 1954 Mrs. Gertrude F. Chilson February, 1954 Leland B. Smith February, 1955 Frederick V. Murphy, Jr. February, 1955 George E. Nerney February, 1955 Librarian (Appointed by Library Trustees) Mrs. Lucille Palmer Cavender Indefinite Lockup Keeper Peter J Marron February, 1953 Measurer of Lumber George F. Lincoln February, 1953 Measurers of Wood & Bark Harold Demers February, 1953 Richard Bauer February, 1953 City Messenger John B. Bowen February, 1953 Milk Inspector (Appointed by Health Officer) Frank L. Cushman Permanent Park Commisioners Samuel M. Stone, Chair. February, 1953 Harry C. Wolfenden, Sec. February, 1954 Thomas G. Sadler, Jr. February, 1955 Park Supt. (Appointed by Park Commisioners) . Robert W. Sharkey, Jr. Permanent Planning Board Lawrence R. Fitton February, 1953 Robert W. Mawney February, 1954 Leo F. Lyons February, 1954 Harold E. Washburn February, 1955 Clifford A. Swanson February, 1955 J. Burleigh Moulton February, 1956 Rev. Frank L. Briggs February, 1957 Plumbing Inspector Allen A. Gross February, 1953 Police Commisioners Frank J. Nerney February, 1953 John E. Turner, Chair. February, 1954 Thomas H. Brennan February, 1955 Police Chief Peter J. Marron Indefinite Public Works Superintendent Russell F. Tennaiit February, 1954 Recreation Commisioners Thomas E. Dube February, 1953 William Liddell, Chair. February, 1953 Frank Miller February, 1954 Walter N. White February, I95'4 Board of Registrars Louis J. Perry February, 1953 Mrs. Lilia Conant February, 1954 Mrs. Eva L. Kent February, 1955 Clayton A. MacDonald, Chair. February, 1956 APPOINTED OFFICIALS Office Incumbent Terms Rehabilitation and Reemploy- ment Director Daniel O'Connell Indefinite Retirement Board Ismay A. Sharkey ex-officio Doris L. Austin, (Elected by members of system) March, 1955 Earl P. Cooper July, 1953 Supt. of Schools (Appointed by School Committee) Dr. Anson B. Barber Permanent School Nurse (Appointed by School Committee) Dorothy B. Wendell, R. N. Permanent School Physician (Appointed by School Committee) Simon Coren Permanent Sealer of Weights and Measures Daniel O'Connell February, 1953 Soldiers' Relief and Burial Agent A. B. Cummings February, 1953 City Solicitor Francis M, Flaherty February, 1953 City Stenographer Gladys Hinds February, 1953 Treasurer of the Capron and Deborah Starkey Funds All Ex-officio Cyril K, Brennan , Mayor William Marshall, Treas. Pierre B. Lonsbury, Chair, of School Committee Trust Fund Commissioners James McBrien February, 1953 Ralph Gunner February, 1955 Board of Public Welfare John K. Henderson, Chair. February, 1953 Patrick Duffy February, 1954 John J. Maynard February, 1955 Zoning Board of Appeals Charles E. Judge February, 1953 Elmer E. Tufts, Chair. February, 1954 Clarence D. Roberts February, 1955 John D. Baer (Asso. MemJ February, 1953 Bazil B. Mulligan (Asso. M^ni)\February,. 1953 Hazel Shaw, Clerk Indefinite A . I ' * 'Vj »'- . > i i / y/'M- r j* I bps n<>i » H h . ; i-' • I. ' - b'i i.-, ' . '( ct' y*' j'o , .u-vx I CM L ^- '. vn ' i/n •.•>«.• "5 v,'.,Y /' ?}!'’ •. ' , H 1 c \ ' •'•] ' *-i 1. : C A i; ! c ; -Wl ' -Itj lai'nc'.Q b ,t • Yiwjjni 'V ;• k’H’i ' ».•;?>? 1 ' . ii"*hariv..' 0 'riciy-v.: ;• • •..:•.•/ ni..r;A) n' 3 i ik ' • -' ‘ (' .. ‘•>.rJjrrj£nn^- A i ; ' '•• • Jil - ,'/J t.-ne A;,. , 'A ^ -, .nirAi bnja. , r , , t ,'{• <: . 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This included $5, 499. 50 for sporting licenses, $4, 444 for dog licenses and $5, 225. 12 for various licenses, permits, miscellaneous fees, etc. In March $3, 019. 28 was handled by the department and in April there was $3, 855. 08 taken in. The high totals of these two months was due to the annual renewal of Sunday, sign, amusement licenses etc. , also the rush for fishing licenses in early April and the sale of dog licenses that was at the height in those two months. There were 1, 801 dog licenses sold up to closing time Dec. 31, 1952 beside 28 kennel licenses that indicates a dog population of close to 2,000 canines in Attleboro. The increased price of sporting licenses accounted for the high gross value, and the increased amount of money handled. The State's re- turn on the licenses sold in this city alone was $5, 099. The county's share of the dog licensing take was $4, 076. 40. The city realized $768. 10 from dog and sporting licenses. The city clerk's office has been open every Wednesday night until 8 p. m. , throughout the year. Though few people have availed themselves of this service it will be continued in 1953. South Attleboro had its "night for dog licensing when the City Clerk Visited the fire station there to issue li- censes to those unable to get up town handily. This policy will also be con- tinued. The clerk's office had a part time clerk added to the meager staff of two people late in the spring, after the budget was passed providing for that. It was after the bulk of the busy spring licensing business had been com- pleted but the clerk was able to help out considrably from then on. Compar- able to other city clerk offices in the State, Attleboro is still well below the average in help and decidedly so in the wages paid. During the year the na- tional and state primaries and the election of November caused extra work for the city clerk's staff. The death records from 1883-91 were found to be in very poor condition and the clerk has personally recorded them in a separate book and indexed them. This was done in 63 hours of extra work for which the clerk has not charged the city and does not intend to .