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lI <br /> well <br />,est <br /> lor. <br /> and Report of the Public Welfare <br />,kle <br /> ate, <br /> ant, <br /> tor, <br /> ems To the Honorable Board of Selectmen: <br /> isel The past year has been an unusually expensive one in <br /> Md caring for the needy persons in this community. This sit- <br /> of nation is not peculiar to Mashpee but is the general situation <br /> and in outlying communities. <br /> sely There are many contributing factors to the local situa- <br /> our tion. The inclement weather of the late winter and early <br /> spring in 1955 reduced employment opportunities, thus neces- <br /> in- sitating greater amounts of supplementary aid under General <br /> oer- Relief. <br /> Zdi- f <br /> In the category of Aid to Dependent Children our in- <br /> ever, creased caseload is responsible for the larger expenditures. <br /> co- Prolonged hospitalization of two of our Old Age Assis- <br /> lich tante cases necessitated a special town meeting in order <br /> city, for us to have sufficient funds to cover the needs of our Old <br /> Age Assistance payrolls. This meeting was held in September <br /> and adequate funds were appropriated to complete the year. <br /> Larger appropriations are being requested for 1956 in the <br /> 1 hope that such special town meetings may be avoided this <br /> year. <br /> There have been no cases receiving Disability Assistance <br />,pee for the greater part of the year, thus our expenditures in <br /> this category have been negligible. <br /> The medical expense has been on the increase and has <br /> accounted for a greater share of our expenditures than usual. <br /> It continues to be a big problem. <br />