Annual Report of the Town of Middleborough, Massachusetts
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I Town of MIDDLEBOROUGH Massachusetts Annual Report EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBERS FIRE . 947-2323 or 947-3100 POLICE . 947-1212 or 947-1214 AMBULANCE . 947-0760 MIDDLEBOROUGH FIRE ALARM BOXES 14 Permanent Men 84 School Street School 16 Engine No. 4 85 Forest Street School 21 North Main - Near Public Library 86 West Side School 23 Peirce - School 87 Memorial High School 24 Sproat - Pearl 121 Lakeville State Sanatorium 25 North Main - Barrows 122 New Lakeville Hospital 26 North * Myrtle 123 Lakeville Hosp. Nurses School 27 East Main - Star Avenue and Home 28 Montello - North 131 Plymouth Shoe Company 29 Shaw Home - Wareham 141 Leonard & Barrows 31 Centre * Pearl 146 Grove - Near Japan Works 32 Centre - School 151 Warren Avenue 34 Centre * Main 241 Hero Mfg. Co. - Rice 35 Benton • Wareham 251 Barnett Nursing Home 36 Wareham • Barden Hill Road 252 School - near Barrows 37 Benton • Rock 261 Corinne Parkway 38 Wareham • Acorn 262 School St. Extension 41 Bourne Street 271 East Main • Winthrop-Atkins Co. 42 South Main - Courtland 272 East Main - Walker Co. 43 South Main - Rock 213 Squad Call Engine No. 2 44 Court End Avenue • Alden 313 Squad Call Engine No. 3 45 South Main - Grove 333 Squad Call Engine No. 1 46 West • Hillside Avenue 351 Dean-Morris Shoe Co. 47 Elm • West Grove 413 Engines No. 1 and No. 3 48 Oak - Southwick 421 Colonial Cottage Nursing Home 51 Centre • Carey 451 Green Lawn Nursing Home 52 Pearl - High 531 St. Luke’s Hospital 53 Centre - Oak 532 Parish Hall - Oak St. 54 Everett Square 533 Sacred Heart Church - Center 55 Vine - Near Lumber Yard 534 Sacred Heart Youth Center 56 Centre - Lovell 581 Alberts Shoe Co. 57 Everett - Frank 582 G-D Poultry - Cambridge 58 Cambridge * Frank 631 Winthrop-Atkins Co. - Peirce 59 Sumner Ave. - Bartlett 632 Housing Project, Frank St. 62 Forest * Arch 633 Housing Project - Sproat St. 63 Oak - Frank 666 American Legion 64 Oak - North 7777 Civil Defense 65 North - Nemasket 812 Baptist Church 71 Everett - Keith 2-2-2-2 Boy Scout Assembly 72 Railroad Station 11-1-1-1-1 National Guard 73 Archer Court 6 Single Blows at 30 Second 81 Town Hall Intervals - Warden Call 82 Henry B. Burkland Jun. High Sch. 12 5 Rounds C.D. Alert 821 Mayflower School 212 No School 83 Union Street School ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN OF MIDDLEBOROUGH Massachusetts For the Year Ending December 31 1967 H. L. THATCHER AND CO. Printers OCEAN SPRAY CRANBERRY COMPANY Erection of a New Industry . MIDDLEBOROUGH MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL INFORMATION Elevation — 100 feet above sea level Settled —1660 Incorporated as a Town — 1669 Population 1965 Census — 11,726 Valuation (including Automobiles) — $44,322,299.00 Tax Rate — $54.00 per thousand valuation Area — 68.1 square miles Number of Dwellings — 3,247 Number of Manufacturers — 17 Municipally Owned — Water, Sewer, Gas, Electric Light Plants Motorized Police and Fire Departments Schools Accredited Recreation Available — Swimming pool, tennis courts, playgrounds PRINCIPAL INDUSTRIES Fire Apparatus Cranberries Varnishes Shoes Calendars Drug Sundries Brass Goods Bricks Grain Elevator and thirty-five other products THE CENTER OF THE CRANBERRY INDUSTRY LOCATED 35 Miles from Boston 22 Miles from New Bedford 30 Miles from Providence, R. I. On Route 44 to Plymouth and Route 28 to Cape Cod On Route 79 to Fall River and Route 18 to New Bedford On Route 44 to Taunton and Providence, R. I. DIRECT BUS CONNECTIONS WITH Boston Brockton Providence Bridgewater New Bedford „ Plymouth Taunton Carver WHERE TO CALL FOR SERVICE Aid to Dependent Children Welfare Department 947-2610 Animal Inspection Inspector of Animals 947-1245 Bills and Accounts Town Accountant 947-0780 Birth Certificates Town Clerk 947-0780 Building Permits Town Manager 947-0928 Burial Permits Health Officer or 947-0470 Town Manager 947-0928 Business Certificates Town Clerk 947-0780 Civil Defense Town House 947-1458 or 947-4853 Death Certificates Town Clerk 947-0780 Dog Licenses Town Clerk 947-0780 Elections Town Clerk 947-0780 Employment Town Manager 947-0928 Entertainment Licenses Town Clerk 947-0780 Fishing and Hunting Licenses Town Clerk 947-0780 Fuel Oil Storage Fire Department 947-3100 Health Health Department 947-0470 Library Middleborough Public Library 947-0613 Licenses Town Clerk 947-0780 Light and Power Municipal Gas & Electric Department 947-1371 Light and Power Bills Municipal Gas & Electric Department 947-1371 Marriage Certificates Town Clerk 947-0780 Milk Inspection Milk Inspector 947-1245 Old Age Assistance Welfare Department 947-2610 Playground Park Department 947-1904 Plumbing Permits Plumbing Inspector 947-0470 Purchasing Town Manager 947-0928 Refuse and Garbage Collections Health Department 947-2020 Road Opening Permits Town Manager 947-0928 Schools School Department 947-3450 Selectmen Town Clerk 947-0780 Sewer Permits Water Department 947-0090 Slaughtering Inspection Inspector of Slaughtering 947-1245 Veterans’ Benefits Agent 947-0245 Street Maintenance Highway Yard 947-2020 Tax Assessments Assessors 947-0766 Tax Collections Tax Collector 947-1745 Trees Tree Warden 947-2020 U. S. Selective Service 21 South Main Street 947-0956 Voting and Registration Registrars 947-0780 Water and Sewer Water and Sewer Department 947-0090 Weights and Measures Sealer of Weights and Meas. 947-0090 Welfare Welfare Department 947-2610 Wiring Permits Inspector of Wiring 947-0818 Middleboro Housing Authority 947-3824 4 PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC OFFICIALS 1967 ELECTED OFFICIALS Board of Selectmen Anders Martenson, Jr., Chairman Term Expires 1968 Irving H. Murphy, Jr. Term Expires 1968 Paul T. Anderson Term Expires 1969 Leo H. Kahian Term Expires 1969 George W. Stetson, Jr. Term Expires 1970 Board of Assessors W. Lloyd Sturgis Term Expires 1968 Joseph Amato, Chairman Term Expires 1969 James Houlihan Term Expires 1970 School Committee Vincent L. Genua Term Expires 1968 Richard B. Wilmot Term Expires 1968 Robert F. Howes, Chairman Term Expires 1969 Paul R. Callan Term Expires 1969 Franklin James Term Expires 1970 Marjorie K. Demers Term Expires 1970 Planning Board Norman L. Massey Term Expires 1968 Frank E. Thompson Term Expires 1969 Paul E. Doherty Term Expires 1970 Ellsworth B. Standish, Chairman Term Expires 1971 Robert Roht Term Expires 1972 Registrars of Voters George Vigers Term Expires 1968 Delena Gove Term Expires 1969 Melvin G. Thomas, Chairman Term Expires 1970 Ruth E. Caswell, Clerk Moderator Fletcher Clark, Jr. Term Expires 1968 Housing Authority Edward F. Morrissey Term Expires 1969 Charles P. Washburn, Jr. Term Expires 1970 Henry R. Caswell Term Expires 1971 Albert Maddigan Term Expires 1968 Kenneth Atwood - State Appointment Term Expires 6-23-71 Treasurer and Collector J. Warren Tufts Term Expires 1968 5 PUBLIC OFFICIALS Finance Committee Donald R. Eldridge Term Expires 1968 Dale S. Caswell Term Expires 1968 Bruce G. Atwood Term Expires 1969 Harold C. Gates, Jr. Term Expires 1969 G. Mason Ryder Term Expires 1970 Manuel Combra Term Expires 1970 Donald R. Mastro, Chairman Term Expires 1970 APPOINTED OFFICIALS Town Manager Town Counsel Anders Martenson, Jr., Acting Allan M. Hale (resigned) Henry R. DiMambro, Manager George Decas Town Clerk Veterans’ Service Agent Ruth E. Caswell George S. Marra Chief, Police Department Town Accountant Harold E. Tower, Jr. (res.) Ruth E. Caswell William E. Warner Director of Civil Defense Director of Public Welfare Paul Weaver Barbara D. Norvish Chief, Fire Department Health Officer Joseph Boucher Robert Cartmell Superintendent of Streets Inspector of Wires Albert Robbins Emilio N. Niro Superintendent of Parks Forest Fire Warden Joseph A. Masi Joseph Boucher Inspector of Plumbing Tree Warden Richard P. Byrnes Albert Robbins Eugene Shurtleff Keeper of Lock-up Sealer of Weights and Measures Harold E. Tower, Jr. (res.) Robert F. Coburn William E. Warner Moth Superintendent Dog Officer Albert Robbins Arthur F. Benson Inspector of Animals, Milk, Slaughtering Burial Agent Thomas E. Valine (deceased) George Marra Edwin Sabalewski 6 PUBLIC OFFICIALS Agent for Care of Veterans’ Graves Health Dentist Manuel Combra Dr. George P. Canucci Gas Inspector Agent of Liquor Establishments to Represent the Board Richard P. Byrnes Otto Mizaras Harold E. Tower, Jr. (resigned) William E. Warner Constables Superintendent of Water John Dutra and Sewer Depts. Harold E. Tower, Jr. (resigned) Albert N. Sears William E. Warner Manager Gas & Electric Trustee M.L.H.P. Luxury Fund Stephen R. Horbal Barbara D. Norvish Superintendent of Schools Fence Viewer Stanley R. Kruszyna Arthur F. Benson Zoning Board of Appeals Arthur P. Craig Term Expires 1969 Harold Ohlund, Chairman Term Expires 1970 Alton M. Kramer Term Expires 1971 Donald Atkins Term Expires 1972 William MacLeod Term Expires 1972 Harold J. Donner, Alternate Term Expires 1972 George Harlow, Alternate Term Expires 1972 Conservation Committee Douglas McLean Term Expires 1968 Ronald G. Correia Term Expires 1968 Perry Little, Jr. Term Expires 1988 Merle Washburn, III, Sec. Term Expires 1969 Mrs. Edward Wiksten Term Expires 1969 Norman Bruffee Term Expires 1970 Robert Keith, Chairman Term Expires 1970 Business and Industrial Commission Stephen Horbal Term Expires 1968 Henry C. Humphreys Term Expires 1968 Joseph Whitcomb Term Expires 1968 Rev. Paul J. West Term Expires 1968 Paul R. Callan Term Expires 1968 Paul E. Doherty Term Expires 1968 Roger Tillson Term Expires 1969 Joseph F. Riley Term Expires 1969 Horace K. Atkins Term Expires 1969 7 PUBLIC OFFICIALS Kenneth Atwood Term Expires 1969 Alton Kramer Term Expires 1969 Philip Iampietro Term Expires 1970 Robert L. Anderson Term Expires 1970 Melvin G. Thomas Term Expires 1970 Kenneth B. Keedwell, Chairman Term Expires 1970 Park Commissioners Paul D. Sullivan Term Expires 1968 Bartlett H. Harrison Term Expires 1968 David G. Reed Term Expires 1968 Library Trustees Ernest Thomas, Pres. Term Expires 1968 Horace K. Atkins Term Expires 1968 Myra S. Shaw Term Expires 1968 Joseph Riley Term Expires 1969 Mrs. Malcolm Cook Term Expires 1969 Henry B.