Town annual report of Plymouth, MA 1952, Part 1

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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE


TOWN OFFICERS


OF THE


Town of Plymouth


1820


MA


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FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31


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1952


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Printed by


THE MEMORIAL PRESS


1952


Plymouth, Mass.


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TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1952


Selectmen


James T. Frazier, Chairman Term Expires 1953


David Burgess Avery


Term Expires 1953


Sumner A. Chapman, Jr.


Term Expires 1953


Herbert H. Lanman


Term Expires 1953


George A. White


Term Expires 1953


Norman W. Gray, Clerk


Term Expires 1953


Town Clerk


Herbert K. Bartlett Term Expires 1953


Lois M. Wood, Assistant Town Clerk (Resigned)


Ruth A. Holmes, Asst. Town Clerk Term Expires 1953


Town Treasurer


Herbert K. Bartlett


Term Expires 1953


Collector of Taxes


Harold W. Baker Term Expires 1953


Town Accountant


Cora B. Grady Term Expires 1953


Assessors of Taxes


Robert A. Carr, Chairman


Term Expires 1954


William H. Barrett Term Expires 1955


Carl W. Raymond Term Expires 1953


Superintendent of Schools Burr F. Jones (Deceased) Donald T. Welch


Overseers of Public Welfare


Margaret E. McLean, Chairman Term Expires 1953


John J. Magee Term Expires 1955


Gordon S. McCosh Term Expires 1953


Dexter M. Brooks Term Expires 1954


Paul L. LaForest


Term Expires 1955


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Water Commissioners


Edward R. Belcher, Chairman Term Expires 1955


Arthur Addyman


Term Expires 1954


Peter Billey


Term Expires 1954


Richard T. Eldridge


Term Expires 1953


Daniel F. Mulcahy


Term Expires 1953


School Committee


E. Harold Donovan (Deceased)


Ralph C. Weaver, Chairman Term Expires 1953


William H. Armstrong Term Expires 1953


Signe L. J. Borghesani Term Expires 1954


Robert A. Bowler Term Expires 1955


Spencer H. Brewster


Term Expires 1955


Joseph S. Contente


Term Expires 1953


Cemetery Commissioners and Burial Hill Committee


Arthur E. Blackmer, Chairman


Term Expires 1954


Richard T. Eldridge Term Expires 1955


John B. Finney Term Expires 1953


Agawam and Halfway Pond Herring Fisheries Committee


Emil C. Birnstein


Term Expires 1953


Frank O. Holman Term Expires 1953


Arthur W. Lovell


Term Expires 1953


Park Commissioners


John A. Siever, Chairman


Term Expires 1953


Edward J. E. Hand Term Expires 1955


Arthur Sirrico Term Expires 1954


Planning Board


James A. White, Chairman Term Expires 1955


Ellis W. Brewster


Term Expires 1953


A. Linwood Ellis Term Expires 1954


Walter H. Neaves Term Expires 1957


Amedeo V. Sgarzi


Term Expires 1956


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Board of Registrars


Joseph R. Stefani, Chairman Term Expires 1954


Robert L. Marvelli


Term Expires 1953


Walter R. Roberts


Term Expires 1955


Herbert K. Bartlett, Secretary


Term Expires 1953


Contributory Retirement Board


Andrew J. Carr, Chairman


Term Expires 1955


Cora B. Grady


Term Expires 1953


Leslie R. Gray


Term Expires 1953


Committee on Inland Fisheries


Frank L. Bailey


Term Expires 1953


George L. Gooding


Term Expires 1953


Howard M. Douglas


Term Expires 1953


Field Drivers and Fence Viewers


Harold A. Boyer


Term Expires 1953


Robert S. Davis


Term Expires 1953


William LaRocque Term Expires 1953


Committee on Town Forest


George L. Gooding


Term Expires 1954


John A. Kennedy Term Expires 1955


James A. White


Term Expires 1953


Constables


Russell P. Dearborn


Term Expires 1953


Robert M. Fogarty Term Expires 1953


Leo M. Murphy Term Expires 1953


Tree Warden


John A. Kennedy


Term Expires 1953


Public Safety Commission


Charles I. Bagnall, Chairman Term Expires 1953


Leslie W. MacLean Term Expires 1955


Frank A. Mitchell Term Expires 1954


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Advisory and Finance Committee


Lawrence Bongiovanni


Term Expires 1953


William H. Franks


Term Expires 1953


Alfred R. Meyer, Jr.


Term Expires 1953


Antone Morgardo Term Expires 1953


Richmond W. Talbot


Term Expires 1953


Stanley Cheney


Term Expires 1954


Paul W. Bittinger


Term Expires 1954


Leo J. Ceccarelli


Term Expires 1954


Alton S. Cavicchi


Term Expires 1954


C. Harvey Moore


Term Expires 1954


Earle F. Burgess


Term Expires 1955


Robert S. Fellows


Term Expires 1955


Arrigo Guidoboni


Term Expires 1955


Eugene S. Holton


Term Expires 1955


Manuel L. Valente


Term Expires 1955


Housing Authority


Thomas F. Quinn, Chairman


Term Expires 1955


M. Herbert Craig


Term Expires 1954


Louis G. Giovanetti


Term Expires 1955


Lawrence Stiles


Term Expires 1956


Clifford C. Agnew


Term Expires 1957


Zoning Board of Appeals


William Brewster, Chairman


Term Expires 1953


Thomas F. Quinn, Clerk Term Expires 1955


Neil McIntosh Term Expires 1954


(Alternates)


Amedio Barufaldi


Term Expires 1953


Harry R. Talbot Term Expires 1954


Airport Commission


James T. Frazier, Chairman Term Expires 1955


Herbert H. Lanman


Term Expires 1955


Sumner A. Chapman, Jr. Term Expires 1954


George A. White Term Expires 1954


David B. Avery Term Expires 1953


Elio Barufaldi, Airport Manager Term Expires 1953


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Moth Superintendent: John A. Kennedy.


Chief of Fire Department: Everett B. Wood.


Chief of Police: Russell P. Dearborn.


Forest Fire Warden: Everett B. Wood.


Superintendent of Streets: Elmer C. Chandler.


Superintendent of Water Dept .: Theodore Brink.


Committee on Sewers: Selectmen.


Superintendent of Oak Grove and Vine Hills Ceme- teries: Howard L. Priestley.


Superintendent of Chiltonville Cemetery: Charles B. Howland.


Superintendent of Manomet Cemetery: Gordon S. McCosh.


Superintendent of Infirmary and Pound Keeper: Russell L. Dickson.


Town Counsel: Hugh R. Maraghy.


Town Engineer: Edward Chase.


Inspector of Animals: Frederick Bradley.


Inspector of Slaughtering: Frederick Bradley.


Inspectors of Plumbing: Andrew Rae, Frederic A. Bliss.


Dog Officer: Louis Cappella.


Sexton: Paul H. Ziegengeist.


Sealer of Weights and Measures: Harold E. Giles.


Surveyor of Wood and Bark: Harold E. Giles.


Collector of Water Rates: Harold W. Baker.


Harbor Master: Elmer P. Boutin.


Beach Committee: Selectmen.


Caretaker of Veterans' Graves: John W. Martin.


Veterans' Burial Agent: Frank A. Vancini.


Director of Veterans' Services: Thomas F. Quinn.


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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING March 22, 1952


Including Recommendations by the Advisory and Finance Committee


Your Town is a business organization; the voters of the Town are the managers of that business. As managers of the Town business the voters must recognize and meet the most serious management problems of any business which employs a large group of employees-namely, enlistment of the responsible interest of the Town Boards and Town em- ployees in achieving a balance between a fair and decent wage or salary and the ability of the taxpayer to meet Town expenditures. As managers of the Town the voters have believed, and undoubtedly always will believe in a high standard of wages and living conditions for its employees. Your Finance Committee seeks actively and continuously to make Town employment desirable and attractive to Town employees who are interested in rendering high quality public service to the Town's citizens and visitors alike. However, even in prosperous years, and nationally 1951 and 1952 are considered to be such, this is a difficult ideal to live up to because both the operating costs and the task of meeting such costs have increased tremendously. Ability to pay is not unlimited, nor is the prospect of continued prosperity guar- anteed. Industrially the Town approaches a very trying, unpredictable period. The woolen mills face shut-downs and serious unemployment. Much other employment and business prosperity. of the people of the Town is dependent upon con- tinued military spending, a situation both unpredictable and unhealthy. It is impossible to disregard. and we should not fail to heed, the fact that if Town expenditures are excessive, tax costs, together with other costs, discourage business from locating here, and continued high tax costs may discourage summer visitors from locating and building here.


Each increase of the tax rate of $1 costs Plymouth's largest industry $2.820.00. But the increased cost to that employer, or any other employer, does not stop there. Wage earners and salaried people alike who see their own tax bill increase feel that their standard of living has fallen, which it has, and look to their employer to maintain their standard


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of living. It is not long before an increased tax rate reflects itself in substantially increased hidden, indirect costs to industry.


Clear thinking forbids the conclusion that the size of the assessment upon the property of any employer is the full test of the real estate tax burden upon his business. The overall community burden from taxes ultimately, to a substantial degree, rests upon industry. An industry that can pass the increased cost on to the consumer need have no concern over such increase in costs. But today in Plymouth what industry is competitively situated so that it can pass on to the con- sumer its additional and increased costs?


Business is not alone in feeling the pinch of increased costs and absorbing the impact of high taxes. Each Town employee is faced with his own economic dilemma. His costs have increased and his savings and life insurance have de- creased in value through inflationary trends. The cost of maintaining his home, feeding, clothing and educating his family, have severely strained his pocketbook. His plight must not be disregarded, nor should the Town exploit the fact that the Town employee has steady fifty-two week employ- ment assured in times of prosperity and depression alike.


Deserving also of consideration is the unheralded and much abused taxpayer. There seems to be a general mis- conception that only property owners are taxpavers. Let no one fool himself with such an illusion. Admittedly, some few receive more from taxes than they pay in taxes, but what these few receive would be worth more, and return to them substantially more in goods and services, but for high taxes. The great majority pay many times more in taxes than they realize. A recent study indicates that those with an income of less than $1,000 pay on an average of twenty-three cents of every dollar of their income in total taxes. This increases rapidly so that the man earning $3500 pays thirty cents of every dollar in total taxes. None of us wants to see this tax burden increasing and if it is to increase further the voters are entitled to know, and should make it their business to know, the reason for the increase and just what the Town will receive in return for the tax money that is expended.


Following the practice of past years, we present herewith a summary of departmental expenditures for 1951, as itemized in Schedule B of the Town Accountant's report included in the Town Report:


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General Government


$94,853.02


4.0%


Protection of Persons and Property


213,529.77


8.9


Health and Sanitation


62,323.87


2.6


Highways


135,128.86


5.6


Charities


687,141.78


28.6


Veterans' Benefits


31,403.55


1.3


Schools


873,896.25


36.4


Libraries


24,751.29


1.0


Recreation


30,946.61


1.3


Unclassified


24,911.38


1.0


Water


118,716.74


4.9


Other Enterprises


1,219.31


1


Cemeteries


31,898.84


1.3


Town Debt and Interest


71,649.08


3.0


$2,402,370.35


100.0%


The following summary shows the transfers authorized by the Committee from the Reserve Account of $15,000, placed in their hands at the annual town meeting in 1951:


$15,000.00


Appropriation Transfers to:


Selectmen's Dept., Other Expenses


$150.00


Treasury Dept., Other Expenses


100.00


Engineering Dept., Other Expenses


21.43


Law Dept., Salaries


200.00


Town House Equipment


4.60


Police Dept., Salaries


75.00


Police Dept., Other Expenses


848.65


Dog Officer, Other Expenses


75.00


Public Sanitaries, Other Expenses


160.00


River Street Repairs


700.00


Traffic Lighting


150.00


Harbor Master, Other Expenses


65.00


Workmen's Comp. and Liab. Insurance


950.94


Misc. Account, Other Expenses


200.00


School Dept., Expenses of Instruction


700.00


School Dept., Fuel and Light


643.66


School Dept., Maint. of Bldgs. and Grounds


974.19


New Ground Water Supply Exploration


1,957.00


Total Transfers 7,975.47


Balance to Revenue


$7,024.53


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The following recapitulation indicates approximately what the tax rate for 1952 will be if the recommendations of the Committee are followed, if the funds from other sources than the tax levy are as estimated and if the valuation is approximately $29,000,000.


SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS


Article 7, less reductions as noted $1,860,574.25


Total of special articles 189,321.25


State and County assessments (net)


115,093.16


Overlay Deficits-1949 and 1951 6,242.22


Overlay for 1952 (estimate) 25,000.00


Total recommended expenditures


$2,196,230.88


Estimated Receipts $708,233.51


Excess and Deficiency


100,000.00


Sale of Cemetery Lots and Graves


2,000.00


Parking Meter Receipts


165.00


Water Construction Loan


25,500.00


Total of funds from other sources than the tax levy 835,898.51


Net amount to be raised by taxation


$1,360,332.37


Poll Tax 1952


9,200.00


Total to be raised by real estate and personal property taxes $1,351,132.37 Based on a valuation of $29,000,000, this total will require a tax rate of approximately $46.40.


Your Advisory and Finance Committee has this year made recommendations contemplated to assure the Town of a reasonable and adequate budget assuring Town employees of a decent standard of living without curtailing present serv- ices and without unreasonably increasing present tax costs.


Respectfully submitted, ADVISORY AND FINANCE COMMITTEE Robert M. Briggs, Chairman


Paul W. Bittinger


William H. Franks


Lawrence Bongiovanni


Warren R. Girard


Anthony Caramello


Alfred R. Meyer, Jr.


Andrew J. Carr C. Harvey Moore


Alton S. Cavicchi Antone Morgardo


Leo J. Ceccarelli Richmond W. Talbot


Stanley Cheney George S. Wild


Attested: Cora B. Grady, Secretary


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The meeting was called to order by the Town Clerk at 2:00 o'clock, P.M., who read the warrant.


Article Two:


Article two was taken up. Nominations were in order and Mr. Amedeo V. Sgarzi was nominated for the office of Moderator. The polls were open for the casting of ballots for Moderator. Mr. Sgarzi was declared elected by count of the ballots cast, and was duly sworn to office by the Town Clerk.


Mr. Sgarzi then proclaimed the necessary quorum of 400 present and proceeded with further consideration of Article 1 as follows: the following persons being elected to the offices where election was not required by ballot:


Sexton, Paul H. Ziegengeist; Pound Keeper, Russell L. Dickson; Committee on Inland Fisheries, Frank L. Bailey, George L. Gooding and William R. Wood; Surveyor of Wood and Bark, Harold E. Giles.


Article Three:


Mr. Robert M. Briggs reported for the Manomet Fire Station Committee, and it was voted: That the committee, appointed by the Moderator under Article 77 of the Annual Town Meeting in 1951, to study the feasibility of a fire station in Manomet, be continued for another year.


Mr. Reubin Winokur reported for the committee study- ing Union Health Departments and it was voted: That the committee appointed under Article 68 at the Town Meeting held on March 24. 1951, be instructed to further study the matter of a Union Health Department and report to the Town not later than December 1, 1952.


Mr. Howard P. Barnes, speaking for the Committee on Representative Town Government. which was authorized in March 1950 (Article 96). requested to have it recorded that a report was filed with the Town Clerk prior to December 1, 1951, as was instructed under Article 70 at the March, 1951, Annual Meeting.


The Moderator read the report of the committee ap- pointed under Article 87 of the warrant of the Annual Town Meeting of 1950. and continued in 1951. to make a study of the operation of the Public Welfare Department. It was voted: That the committee be discontinued. and that this report be accepted as final; to be placed on file by the Town Clerk.


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Article Four.


Voted: That the Town authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1953, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws.


Mr. Robert M. Briggs moved and it was voted: That Article 94 be taken up ahead of Article 5, since action on this article would affect the motion under Article 5.


Article 94. To see if the Town will vote to reduce the regular hours of duty of the permanent members of the Fire Department to fifty-six (56) a week, as authorized by accept- ance by the Town of Section 58A of Chapter 48 of the General Laws, and make an appropriation therefor. (By Request)


The Committee recommends favorable action and an appro- priation of $8,538.75. This amount will allow for the employ- ment of four additional privates and the promotion of one private to captain as of April 1, 1952.


This action is recommended by the Personnel Board.


Voted: That the Town vote to reduce the regular hours of duty of the permanent members of the Fire Department to 56 hours a week, as authorized by acceptance by the Town of Section 58A of Chapter 48 of the General Laws, to be effective as soon as the necessary complement can be attained, and to raise and appropriate the sum of $6,237 for additional Fire Department Salaries.


Article 5. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Wage and Salary Classification By-Law as recommended by the Personnel Board.


Recommendations of the Personnel Board:


(a) To amend Schedule A of the Wage and Salary Classification by-law as follows:


1. Under the heading "Administrative and Clerical"


Change "Assistant to Board of Health" to "Assistant to Health Division."


2. Under the heading "Inspectional" Delete "Sanitary Inspector" and "Sealer" and add "Sanitary Inspector-Sealer."


3. Under the heading "Trades and Labor" Delete "Foreman-Equipment Operator" and add "Maintenance Man," "Truck Driver-Climber" and "Highway Foreman."


(b) To amend Exhibit B of the Wage and Salary Classification by-law by the substitution of the following, minima and maxima to be effective as of January 1, 1952:


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ASSESSORS' DEPARTMENT


Ref. to


Proposed Salary or Wage


Appendix Classification


Minimum


Maximum


Assessors' Clerk


$1.849.00


$2,313.00


Assessors' Typist-Clerk


1,596.00


1,997.00


CEMETERY DEPARTMENT


Cemetery Superintendent


2,888.00


3,610.00


Cemetery Foreman


2,293.00


2,871.00


Cemetery Clerk


1,630.00


2,038.00


Truck Driver-Laborer


1.105


1.205


Gravedigger


1.105


1.205


Laborer


1.055


1.155


HEALTH DEPARTMENT


Sanitary Inspector-Sealer


2,813.00


3,529.00


Asst. to Health Division


2,293.00


2,871.00


Caretaker of Dump


2,266.00


2,949.00


Truck Driver-Laborer


1.105


1.205


Laborer


1.055


1.155


LIBRARY


Librarian


2,888.00


3,610.00


1


Branch Librarian, Loring


1,728.00


2,176.00


Children's Librarian


2,160.00


2,703.00


2 Cataloger


1,296.00


1,621.00


1


General Assistant, Loring


1,156.00


1,447.00


General Assistant, Circulation


1,889.00


2,363.00


General Assistant, Records


1,889.00


2,363.00


3 General Assistant


1,750.00


2,189.00


PARK DEPARTMENT


Park Superintendent


3,176.00


3,970.00


4


Recreation Supervisor


2,271.00


2,844.00


4


Recreation Instructor


1,676.00


2,097.00


4


Caretaker (without concession)


2,100.00


2,626.00


Truck Driver-Laborer


1.105


1.205


Repair Man


1.105


1.205


Laborer


1.055


1.155


TAX COLLECTOR'S DEPARTMENT


Stenographer-Clerk


1,723.00


2,156.00


TOWN CLERK AND TREASURER'S DEPARTMENT


5 Stenographer-Clerk


1,723.00


2,156.00


WELFARE DEPARTMENT - PUBLIC WELFARE


Welfare Agent


3,754.00


4,691.00


Secretary of Public Welfare Board S


6


Dispensing Clerk


2,028.00


2,536.00


6 Sr. Clerk and Stenographer


2,028.00


2,536.00


6 Social Worker


2,559.00


3,206.00


WELFARE DEPARTMENT - O.A.A., A.D.C., D.A.


6 Social Worker


2,700.00


3,206.00


6 Sr. Clerk and Stenographer


2,460.00


2,536.00


6 Jr. Clerk and Stenographer


2,100.00


2,189.00


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WATER DEPARTMENT


Ref. to


Proposed Salary or Wage


Appendix


Classification


Minimum


Maximum


Water Superintendent


4,043.00


5,054.00


Water Foreman


3,375.00


4,235.00


Assistant Foreman


3,070.00


3,846.00


7


Chief Engineer


2,567.00


3,214.00


Assistant Engineer


2,418.00


3,018.00


Registrar, Office Supervisor


2,322.00


2,906.00


Water Clerk


1,554.00


1,943.00


Temp. Const. Foreman


1.205


1.305


Meter Man


1.155


1.255


Maint .- Constr. Man


1.155


1.255


Laborer


1.055


1.155


HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT


Highway Superintendent


4,043.00


5,054.00


Highway Clerk


1,926.00


2,409.00


Highway Foreman


2,686.00


3,367.00


Mechanic


2,911.00


3,646.00


8


District Foreman


2,293.00


2,871.00


Assistant Foreman


1.155


1.255


Equipment Operator


1.155


1.255


Maintenance Man


1.155


1.255


Truck Driver-Laborer


1.105


1.205


Laborer


1.055


1.155


POLICE DEPARTMENT


Chief of Police


4,620.00


5,775.00


Police Sergeant


3,069.00


3,848.00


Patrolman


2,772.00


3,472.00


Police Clerk


2,293.00


2,871.00


FIRE DEPARTMENT


Fire Chief


4,620.00


5,775.00


Forest Warden S


Deputy Chief


1


3,650.00


4,587.00


Clerk to Forest Warden S


3,359.00


4,217.00


Machinist-Fireman


3,359.00


4,217.00


Fire Captain


3,069.00


3,848.00


Fireman


2,772.00


3,472.00


ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT


Town Accountant


Sec. of Finance Committee


3,754.00


4,691.00


Sec. of Retirement System


1,849.00


2,313.00


INSECT PEST CONTROL AND TREE WARDEN'S DEPARTMENTS Supt. of Tree Warden's and Insect Pest Control Departments 3,176.00 3,970.00


Truck Driver-Climber


1.105


1.205


Truck Driver-Laborer


1.105


1.205


Climber


1.105


1.205


Laborer


1.055


1.155


7


5 Accounting Clerk


Captain and Drillmaster


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MAINTENANCE


Ref. to


Proposed Salary or Wage


Appendix Classification


Minimum


Maximum


Custodian, Town Hall


2,591.00


3,243.00


9 Custodian, Town House


Caretaker of Public Sanitary S


2,266.00


2,949.00


Asst. Custodian, Town Hall


2,266.00


2,949.00


4 Caretaker, Wharf Public Sanitary


2,266.00


2,949.00


Janitor, Old High School


2,100.00


2,626.00


4 Matron, Wharf Public Sanitary


1,767.00


2,210.00


MISCELLANEOUS


Executive Secretary, Board of Selectmen Harbor Master


2,559.00


3,206.00


10 Building Inspector


2,940.00


3,691.00


APPENDIX


1. Part-time position.


2. Part-time position. The present incumbent also fills the position of Branch Librarian, Manomet, which salary is not included here.


3. The service under this classification is provided by part-time employees. The proposed salary shown is based on a full-time position.


4. The service under this classification is rendered in the summer only. The proposed salary shown is based on a full-time position.


5. Clerical work for the Retirement System is not included in the proposed salary shown.


6. Salary range applicable from April 1, with hours of work increased from 361/2 to 40 hours per week. O.A.A., A.D.C., D.A. minima are mandatory under the Civil Service Welfare Compensation Plan. The following salary range applicable Jan. 1-Apr. 1, based on a 361/2-hour week:


Dispensing Clerk $1,849-$2,313


Sr. Clerk and Stenographer 1,849- 2,313


Social Worker 2,334- 2,924


Jr. Clerk and Stenographer 1,596- 1,997


7. Maintenance is provided in addition to the salary shown.


8. The proposed salary shown is based on a full-time position.


9. The present incumbent also fills the position of Sexton, which salary is not included here.


10. Full-time position beginning 1952.


Mr. Robert M. Briggs moved: That the Town amend Schedule A and Exhibit B of the Wage and Salary By-Law as recommended in the printed report of the Advisory and Finance Committee.


2,911.00


3,646.00


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Mr. John A. Armstrong moved to amend: That the salaries of Police Patrolmen be as follows:


Minimum $2,911 Maximum $3,646


and that the salaries of Police Sergeants be as follows: Minimum $3,222 Maximum $4,040


The vote was taken by ballot; 254 voting in the affirma- tive and 268 voting in the negative, the motion to amend was lost.


The original motion was then put before the meeting and carried.


Article 6. To see what action the Town will take with regard to fixing the salaries of elected town officers.


The Committee recommends that the salaries of elected town officers be set, as of January 1, 1952, as follows:


Chairman of Selectmen $800.00


Other Selectmen (each) 400.00


Chairman of Assessors 3,858.75


Other Assessors (each)


3,349.50


Town Clerk


2,577.75


Town Treasurer


2,577.75


Collector of Taxes


4,011.00


Voted: That the salaries of elected Town officers be set, as of January 1, 1952, as follows:


Chairman of Selectmen


$800.00


Other Selectmen (each) 400.00


Chairman of Assessors


3,858.75


Other Assessors (each)


3,349.50


Town Treasurer


2,577.75


Town Clerk


2,577.75


Tax Collector


4,011.00


Article 7. To make the necessary appropriations to defray the expenses of the Town and for other purposes and to raise sums of money as the Town shall deem expedient.


GENERAL GOVERNMENT - 4.6% of total


Item No.


Expended In 1951


Requested In 1952


Recommended for 1952


Legislative:


1


$87.92


$100.00


Personnel Board Expenses $100.00


2


743.65


2,000.00


Printing & Publishing By-Laws 2,000.00


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Item No.


Expended In 1951


Requested In 1952


Recommended for 1952


Selectmen:


3


7,132.00


7,187.00


Salaries


7,187.00


4


1,545.00


2,145.00


Other Expenses


2,045.00


Town Accountant:


5


5,404.00


5,820.00


Salaries


5,820.00


6


491.53


500.00


Other Expenses Town Treasurer:


500.00


7


4,250.50


4.694.00


Salaries


4,571.25


8


7.50


46.00


Tax Title Expenses


46.00


9


1,121.89


1,044.50


Other Expenses


1,044.00




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