Town of Middleborough Annual Report
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TOWN OF MIDDLEBOROUGH ANNUAL REPORT - 1972 THE OLIVER HOUSE Judge Peter Oliver built this beautiful home for his son, Doctor Peter Oliver, who married Sarah, the daughter of Governor Hutchinson. Because of its association with prominent men of the Revolutionary Period, it is undoubtedly the most historic house still standing in Mid- dleborough. This house continues in the Oliver family and is over 200 years old. annum report OF THE TOUin OF miODLEBOROUGH massachusetts For the Year Ending December 31 1972 (Lapitaf op tlu H. L. THATCHER AND CO. Printers M IDDLEBOROUGH MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL INFORMATION Elevation — 100 feet above sea level Settled — 1660 Incorporated as a Town — 1669 Population — 1971 State Census — 12,125 Valuation (including Automobiles — $56,821,895.00) Tax Rate — $70.00 Area — 68.1 square miles Number of Dwellings — 3,372 Number of Manufacturers — 20 Municipally Owned — Water, Sewer, Gas, Electric Light Plants Motorized Police and Fire Departments Schools Accredited Recreation Available — Swimimng Pool, Tennis Courts, Playgrounds PRINCIPAL INDUSTRIES Fire Apparatus Cranberries Varnishes Shoes Calendars Drug Sundries Brass Goods Bricks Grain Elevators and many other diversified products THE CRANBERRY CAPITAL OF THE WORLD LOCATED 35 Miles from Boston 22 Miles from New Bedford 30 Miles from Providence, R. I. On Route 44 to Plymouth and Route 28 and Route 25 to Cape Cod On Route 79 to Fall River and Routes 18 and 105 to New Bedford On Route 44 to Taunton and Providence, Rhode Island DIRECT BUS CONNECTIONS WITH Boston Providence (1 bus on Sunday) New Bedford Bridgewater 2 Private Airstrips for Small Plane Landings WHERE TO CALL FOR SERVICE Aid to Dependent Children Welfare Office, Taunton 823-2571 Animal Inspection Inspector of Animals 947-2181 Bills and Accounts Town Accountant 947-0780 Birth Certificates Town Clerk 947-0780 Building Permits Town Manager 947-0928 Burial Permits Health Officer or 947-2450 Town Manager 947-0928 Business Certificates Town Clerk 947-0780 Civil Defense Norman Diegoli, Director 947-2080 Death Certificates Town Clerk 947-0780 Department of Public Works Wareham Street 947-2020 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 947-2450 Library Midd. Public Library 947-0613 Licenses Town Clerk 947-0780 Light and Power Municipal Gas and Electric Department 947-1371 Light and Power Bills Municipal Gas and Electric Department 947-1371 Marriage Certificates Town Clerk 947-0780 Milk Inspection Milk Inspector 947-2450 Old Age Assistance Welfare Office, Taunton 823-2571 Playground Park Department 947-9555 Public Health Nurse Health Department 947-2450 Plumbing Permits Plumbing and Gas Insp. 947-0470 Purchasing Town Manager 947-0928 Refuse and Garbage Collection Department of Public Works Superintendent 947-2020 Road Opening Permits Town Manager 947-0928 Schools School Department 947-3460 Selectmen Town Clerk 947-0780 Sewer Permits Water Department or 947-0090 Plumbing and Gas Insp. 947-0470 Veterans’ Benefits Veterans’ Agent 947-0245 Tax Assessments Assessors 947-0766 Tax Collections Tax Collector 947-1745 Trees Tree Warden 947-2020 U. S. Selective Service Post Office, Plymouth 748-8660 Voting and Registration Registrars 947-0780 Water and Sewer Water and Sewer Divisions 947-0090 Weights and Measures Sealer of Wts. and Meas. 947-2450 Welfare Welfare Office, Taunton 823-2571 Wiring Permits Inspector of Wiring 947-0818 Middleborough Housing Authority North Main Street 947-3824 Business and Ind. Commission Kenneth Keedwell, Chm. 947-0485 4 PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC OFFICIALS 1972 ELECTED OFFICIALS Board of Selectmen George W. Stetson, Jr. Term Expires 1-15-73 George E. Wheeler Term Expires 1-21-74 Douglas W. MacAulay Term Expires 1-21-74 Bruce G. Atwood Term Expires 1-20-75 Paul T. Anderson, Chairman Term Expires 1-20-75 Board of Assessors Allen Demers, Chairman Term Expires 1-15-73 William D. Langlois Term Expires 1-21-74 Robert Keith Term Expires 1-20-75 School Committee A. Eunice Kramer Term Expires 1-15-73 John T. Nichols Term Expires 1-15-73 Paul S. Harrison Term Expires 1-21-74 William W. Tharion Term Expires 1-21-74 James V. Thomas Term Expires 1-20-75 Eugene E. Briggs Term Expires 1-20-75 Planning Board Norman L. Massey, Chairman Term Expires 1-15-73 Frank E. Thompson Term Expires 1-21-74 Stanley E. Barnicoat Term Expires 1-20-75 Frederick C. Correia Term Expires 1-19-76 Robert T. Roht Term Expires 1-17-77 Moderator Fletcher Clark, Jr. Term Expires 1-15-73 Housing Authority Albert Maddigan Term Expires 1-15-73 Edward F. Morrissey Term Expires 1-21-74 Charles P. Washburn, Jr. Term Expires 1-20-75 Henry R. Caswell Term Expires 1-19-76 Bruce G. Atwood, State Appointment Term Expires 6-23-76 Treasurer and Collector Ellen O. Grant Term Expires 1-21-74 Finance Committee Carole A. Borsari (resigned) Term Expires 1-15-73 David R. MacNayr (Chairman) Term Expires 1-15-73 Theresa A. Mosca Term Expires 1-15-73 Gary Jones Term Expires 1-15-73 5 PUBLIC OFFICIALS Frederick Bohning Term Expires 1-15-73 Walter D. Rudziak Term Expires 1-21-74 Benjamin J. Mackiewicz Term Expires 1-21-74 Malcolm D. Buck Term Expires 1-20-75 Kenneth W. Campbell (Ch’man resigned) Term Expires 1-20-75 APPOINTED OFFICIALS Town Manager Manager Gas and Electric Anders Martenson, Jr. Stephen R. Horbal Town Clerk Superintendent of Schools Ruth E. Caswell Lincoln D. Lynch Town Accountant Chief of Police Ruth E. Caswell William E. Warner Director of Civil Defense Chief, Fire Department Norman Diegoli John B. Rogers Department of Public Works Town Counsel Superintendent George C. Decas Weldon A. Thomas Forest Fire Warden Veterans’ Service Agent George J. Marra John B. Rogers Inspector of Wires Superintendent of Parks Emilio N. Niro Joseph A. Masi Health Officer Milk Inspector Robert F. Coburn Robert F. Coburn Sealer of Weights and Measures Animal Inspector Robert F. Coburn Richard R. Millette Agent for Veterans’ Graves Keeper of Lock-up Mitchell Smith William E. Warner Gas and Plumbing Inspector Agent for Liquor Establishments Eugene M. Shurtleff William E. Warner and All Regular Police Officers Dog Officer Arthur F. Benson Trustee M.L.H.P. Luxury Fund Ellen O. Grant Health Dentist Dr. George P. Canucci Burial Agent Fence Viewers George J. Marra Arthur F. Benson Supt., Water and Sewer Depts. Robert F. Coburn Stuart T. Peak, Jr. Eugene M. Shurtleff 6 PUBLIC OFFICIALS Tree Warden Moth Superintendent Weldon A. Thomas Weldon A. Thomas Health Agent Anders Martenson, Jr. Zoning Board of Appeals Buddy D. Chilcot (resigned) Term Expires 1-15-73 Robert Lynde (resigned) Term Expires 1-21-74 Norman Diegoli Term Expires 1-15-73 George M. Soule, Alternate (Resigned) Term Expires 1-21-74 Jean M. King Term Expires 1-21-74 Edmund Thomas Term Expires 1-21-74 Allen T. Clark, Chairman Term Expires 1-17-77 Harold J. Donner, Alternate Term Expires 1-17-77 Conservation Commission H. Potter Trainer, Jr. Term Expires 1973 Robert A. Boutin Term Expires 1974 Perry E. Little, Jr., Chairman Term Expires 1974 Howard W. Maxim Term Expires 1974 Robert Keith Term Expires 1975 Constance M. Johnson Term Expires 1975 Richard R. Millette Term Expires 1975 Business and Industrial Commission Thomas M. Frates Term Expires 1973 Stephen R. Horbal Term Expires 1973 Henry C. Humphreys Term Expires 1973 Joseph Whitcomb Term Expires 1973 Rev. Paul J. West Term Expires 1973 Paul R. Callan Term Expires 1973 Roger Tillson Term Expires 1974 Joseph F. Riley Term Expires 1974 Horace K. Atkins Term Expires 1974 Harold J. Donner Term Expires 1974 Alton M. Kramer Term Expires 1974 Philip Iampietro Term Expires 1975 Melvin G. Thomas Term Expires 1975 Kenneth B. Keedwell, Chairman Term Expires 1975 Robert L. Anderson Term Expires 1975 Board of Appeals under Sub-division Freeman A. Shaw Term Expires 1974 Albert Maddigan Term Expires 1976 Park Commissioners David G. Reed Term Expires 1973 Lorenzo Wood, Jr. Term Expires 1973 John W. Scanlon Term Expires 1973 7 PUBLIC OFFICIALS Library Trustees John W. Scanlon Term Expires 1973 Helen L. Whitcomb Term Expires 1973 Thomas Weston Term Expires 1973 Myra S. Shaw Term Expires 1974 Horace K. Atkins Term Expires 1974 Ernest Thomas Term Expires 1974 Robert L. Anderson Term Expires 1975 Margaret E. Atkins Term Expires 1975 Joseph Riley Term Expires 1975 COMMITTEES Floral Beautification Committee Alton M. Kramer Clinton E. Clark Paul Stiga Weston Park Committee Joseph A. Masi Mrs. Frances D. Wiksten Edward W. Parks Robert Boutin Howard W. Maxim Phyllis A. Dupee William P. Heinz Town Forest Committee Robert Keith Perry E. Little, Jr. H. Potter Trainer, Jr. Howard W. Maxim Douglas S. McLean Mrs. Edward Wiksten Planning Board Advisory Committee Leo D. Curley, Chairman A. Eunice Kramer Norman Diegoli Alfred Mackiewicz Janice L. Fowler Jacob Kulian Edward Aghjayan Claire White Robert Woodburn Mary Jigerjian Roger Parent, Jr. Michele F. Genua Municipal Sites Committee Lincoln D. Lynch, Secretary John B. Lynde Henry R. Caswell, Chairman Robert F. Howes Frederick C. Correia Norman L. Diegoli Vocational Regional School Committee Donald K. Atkins Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District Norman L. Massey, Representative Stanley E. Barnicoat Historical District Study Committee Rebecca G. Wood Charles D. Townsend Elizabeth Mizaras James S. Rowley Lorena G. Eayrs 8 PUBLIC OFFICIALS School Building Committee John W. Scanlon, Chairman Paul T. Harrison Claire A. Rockwood, Secretary Winfield J. Gilchrest Richard J. Picone Elementary School Building Committee Richard Wilmot, Chairman Paul F. Stiga (resigned) Herbert B. Holmgren James Maddigan Robert Howes Mary K.