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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Town of Plymouth
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FOR THE YEAR ENDING
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DECEMBER 31
1955
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PLYMOUTH, MASS.
Linotyped, Printed and Bound by THE MEMORIAL PRESS, INC. Plymouth, Mass.
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Annual Report of the Town Clerk
Town Officers for 1955
Selectmen
James T. Frazier, Chairman
Term Expires 1956
David Burgess Avery
Term Expires 1956
Sumner A. Chapman, Jr.
Term Expires 1956
Herbert H. Lanman
Term Expires 1956
Francis P. Shea
Term Expires 1956
Town Clerk
Herbert K. Bartlett
Term Expires 1956
Ruth A. Holmes, Assistant Town Clerk
Res. April 30, 1955
Kathryn F. Swift, Assistant Town Clerk, Appointed May 2, 1955
Term Expires 1956
Town Treasurer
Herbert K. Bartlett
Term Expires 1956
Collector of Taxes
Harold W. Baker
Term Expires 1956
Moderator
Amedeo V. Sgarzi
Term Expires 1956
Town Accountant
Cora B. Grady
Term Expires 1956
Assessors of Taxes
Robert A. Carr, Chairman
Term Expires 1957
William H. Barrett Term Expires 1958
Carl W. Raymond
Term Expires 1956
Superintendent of Schools Donald T. Welch
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Overseers of Public Welfare
Dexter M. Brooks, Chairman
Term Expires 1957
Margaret E. McLean
Term Expires 1956
Joseph H. Nogueira
Term Expires 1956
Francis H. Murphy
Term Expires 1958
John J. Magee
Term Expires 1958
Water Commissioners
Edward R. Belcher, Chairman Resigned
Arthur Addyman
Term Expires 1957
Peter Billey
Term Expires 1957
Richard T. Eldridge
Term Expires 1956
Daniel F. Mulcahy
Term Expires 1956
Benjamin B. Brewster
Term Expires 1956
School Committee
Ralph C. Weaver, Chairman
Term Expires 1956
Mauro J. Canevazzi
Term Expires 1956
Robert B. Bowler
Term Expires 1958
Spencer H. Brewster
Term Expires 1958
Joseph S. Contente
Term Expires 1957
Alton S. Cavicchi
Term Expires 1957
Cemetery Commissioners and Burial Hill Committee
John B. Finney, Chairman
Term Expires 1956
Richard T. Eldridge Term Expires 1958
F. Willard Dittmar
Term Expires 1957
Park Commissioners
John A. Siever, Chairman
Term Expires 1956
Edward J. E. Hand
Term Expires 1958
Arthur Sirrico
Term Expires 1957
John W. Searles
Term Expires 1956
Joffrey T. Nunez (Resigned)
Term Expires 1958
Arrigo Guidaboni
Term Expires 1956
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Planning Board
James A. White, Chairman
Term Expires 1960
Ellis W. Brewster
Term Expires 1958
Walter H. Neaves (Res. April 14, 1955)
Term Expires 1957
Amedeo V. Sgarzi
Term Expires 1956
A. Linwood Ellis
Term Expires 1957
Edward Chase
Term Expires 1956
Board of Registrars
Joseph R. Stefani, Chairman
Term Expires 1957
Robert L. Marvelli
Term Expires 1956
Walter R. Roberts
Term Expires 1958
Herbert K. Bartlett, Secretary
Term Expires 1956
Contributory Retirement Board
Andrew J. Carr, Chairman
Term Expires 1958
Cora B. Grady
Term Expires 1956
Leslie R. Gray
Term Expires 1956
Committee on Inland Fisheries
Frank L. Bailey
Term Expires 1956
George L. Gooding
Term Expires 1956
William R. Wood Term Expires 1956
Field Drivers and Fence Viewers
Harold A. Boyer
Term Expires 1956
Robert S. Davis
Term Expires 1956
William LaRocque
Term Expires 1956
Committee on Town Forest
George L. Gooding
Term Expires 1957
John A. Kennedy Term Expires 1958
James A. White Term Expires 1956
Constables
Russell P. Dearborn
Term Expires 1956
Robert M. Fogarty Term Expires 1956
Leo M. Murphy Term Expires 1956
Tree Warden
John A. Kennedy Term Expires 1956
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Public Safety Commission
Leslie W. MacLean, Chairman
Term Expires 1958
Paul W. Bittinger
Term Expires 1957
Frankland W. L. Miles
Term Expires 1956
Housing Authority
Thomas F. Quinn, Chairman
Term Expires 1960
M. Herbert Craig
Term Expires 1959
Louis G. Giovanetti
Term Expires 1960
Lawrence Stiles
Term Expires 1956
Clifford C. Agnew
Term Expires 1957
Personnel Board
John D. Brewer, Chairman
Term Expires 1956
John W. Packard
Term Expires 1958
Edwin T. Williams
Term Expires 1957
Advisory and Finance Committee
Paul J. Whipple, Chairman
Term Expires 1957
Norman P. Reinhardt
Term Expires 1956
Harold S. Volta
Term Expires 1956
Frank D. Bent
Term Expires 1956
John R. Pascoe
Term Expires 1956
William H. Franks
Term Expires 1956
Edward N. Mayer
Term Expires 1957
Wesley N. Churchill
Term Expires 1957
William F. Farley
Term Expires 1957
Everett Malaguti
Term Expires 1957
Percival W. Fowler
Term Expires 1958
Bernard Kusmin
Term Expires 1958
Russell J. Hammond
Term Expires 1958
Henry A. Ferrari
Term Expires 1958
John W. Gore
Term Expires 1958
Zoning Board of Appeals
William Brewster, Chairman
Term Expires 1956
Thomas F. Quinn, Clerk Term Expires 1958
Neil McIntosh
Term Expires 1957
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Alternates
Amedio Barufaldi
Term Expires 1957
Harry R. Talbot
Term Expires 1956
Airport Commission
James T. Frazier, Chairman
Term Expires 1958
Herbert H. Lanman
Term Expires 1958
Sumner A. Chapman, Jr.
Term Expires 1957
David B. Avery
Term Expires 1956
Francis P. Shea Term Expires 1957
Elio Barufaldi, Airport Manager Term Expires 1956
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 Department: Theodore Brink. Superintendent of Parks and Playgrounds: Clifton C. Wood. Committee on Sewers: Selectmen.
Superintendent of Oak Grove, Vine Hills and Outlying Cemeteries: Howard L. Priestley.
Superintendent of Manomet Cemetery: Gordon S. McCosh. Superintendent of Infirmary and Pound Keeper: Russell L. Dickson. (Deceased.) Flora L. Cavicchi, Temporary Superintendent.
Town Counsel: Hugh R. Maraghy.
Town Engineer: Edward Chase.
Inspector of Animals: Louis Cappella.
Inspector of Slaughtering: Louis Cappella.
Inspectors of Plumbing: Andrew Rae and Frederick A. Bliss. Dog Officer: Louis Cappella. Sealer of Weights and Measures: Harold E. Giles. Sexton: Albert K. C. McMann.
Surveyor of Wood and Bark: Harold E. Giles.
Collector of Water Rates: Harold W. Baker.
Harbor Master: Elmer P. Boutin.
Beach Committee: Selectmen.
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Caretaker of Veterans' Graves: John W. Martin. Veterans' Burial Agent: Frank A. Vancini. Director of Veterans' Services: Ralph A. Torrance. Building Inspector: Albert F. Saunders.
ADDITIONAL SCHOOL BUILDINGS - ARTICLE 45, 1955
Enzo L. Bongiovanni
Joseph S. Contente
Gloria Hey
Walter H. Neaves Dr. William A. Potter, Jr. Helene M. Ragonetti Ralph Weaver
COMMITTEE TO STUDY A REVISION OF THE BUILDING BY-LAWS - ARTICLE 106, 1955
Russell W. Anderson
Alfred R. Cross
Robert Bagni
Deane E. Eldridge
Stanley D. Cook
Karl D. Roberts
Albert F. Saunders.
COMMITTEE TO STUDY THE REVISION OF THE PLUMBING BY-LAWS - ARTICLE 107, 1955
Peter R. Billey
David M. Crawley
Rev. Martin J. Hasz Andrew Rae, Jr. Donald O. Tracy
ACCEPTANCE OF CHAPTER 40, SECTION 8A OF THE GENERAL LAWS - ARTICLE 13, SEPT. 26, 1955
Henry W. Barnes, Jr. Melvin G. Coombs
William H. Barrett John N. Scheid
Robert M. Briggs, Esquire
Francis P. Shea
Hyman Sherman
COMMITTEE UNDER ARTICLE 12 - SEPT. 26, 1955
Charles I. Bagnell
Howard P. Barnes
Lawrence Bongiovanni
Dr. H. H. Hamilton Hugh R. Maraghy C. Harvey Moore
Bryce Prindle
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LIST OF TOWN MEETING MEMBERS PRECINCT 1
Term Expires March 1958
Billey, Peter R., 1 Holmes Ter. Canucci, R. Dorothy, 16 Hamilton St. Cavicchi, Alton S., 5 Olmsted Ter. Drew, Ralph L., 4 Holmes Ter. Enos, John J., 25 Cherry St.
Goyette, Ernest J., 11 Savery's Lane
Guidoboni, Aroldo, 35 Prince St. Hasz, Martin J., 16 Forest Ave. Jesse, Moses T., Hedge Rd. Laurent, Lucien A., 427-B Court St. Miskelly, Raymond E., 8 Holmes Ter.
Pacheco, Anthony J., 16 Peck Ave. Sance, Oscar E., 401 Court St. Sitta, Alfred J., Westerly Route Tracy, Donald O., 12 So. Spooner St. Villani, Amedio, 323 Court St. Walton, Oliver S., 12 Magoni Ter.
Term Expires March 1957 Aldrovandi, George, 5 Cordage Ter. Carvalho, Henry E., 7 Peck Ave. Darsch, Charles G., 324 Court St. Fortini, Clarence, 32 Hall St. Hasz, Marie S., 16 Forest Ave. Huniche, August B., Jr., 1 Holmes Ter.
Jaeger, Leopold, 95 Standish Ave. Nickerson, Arthur S., Hedge Rd. Perry, Clement, 1 Cordage St. Petrell, William E., 13 Olmsted Ter.
Rezendes, Gerald A., 100 Spooner St. Ruprecht, Frederick C., 32 Forest Ave.
Tavares, Antone, 31 Cordage Ter. Trzcinka, Anthony J., 15 Cherry St. Ct.
Wall, Charles C., 5 Hall St.
Victoria, Manuel G., 101 Standish Ave.
Vaz, Manuel M., 15 Ocean View Ave.
Term Expires March 1956
Berardi, James, 405 Court St.
Cantoni, Joseph V., 334 Court St. Cash, Maurice H., 83 Cherry St. Collari, Amedeo O., 246 Standish Ave.
Contente, Joseph S., 280 Court St. Giovanetti, Louis G., 242 Court St. Guidoboni, Carlo T., 12 Atlantic St. Lamborghini, Laura, 11 Cordage Ter.
McLean, Margaret E., 368 Court St. Mengoli, Henry, 340 Court St.
Murphy, Francis H., 19 Centennial St. Nicoli, Vincent J., 13 Magoni Ter. Parkhurst, Herbert J., 10 Suosso Lane
Searles, John W., 2 Holmes Ter. Sgarzi, William, Hedge Rd.
Wirzburger, Frederick A., 87 Nicks Rock Rd.
PRECINCT 2
Term Expires March 1958 Alsheimer, Frank J., 211 Court St. Bodell, Sara C., 155 Court St. Burgess, Earle F., 19 Nelson St. Brown, Fred C., 10 Cushman St. Gambini, Alfonso, 7 Nelson St. Loft, Thomas W., Dr., 11 Cushman St.
McGrath, Ernest A., Carver Rd. Nogueira, Joseph H., 110 Court St. Petrell, John J., 9 Russell Ave.
Term Expires March 1957 Barlow; David E., 30 Olmsted Ter. Bell, Bruna M., 7 Nelson St.
Butterfield, Ronald W., 14 Cushman St.
Crowell, Esther, 491/2 Alden St.
Dearn, William A., 46 Standish Ave. Kuhn, Francis W., 8 Alden St. LaRocque, William, 1 Goddard Ct. Magee, John J., 219 Court St.
Wirzburger, Albert M., 188 Court St. Zoccolante, Fernando E., R.F.D. Darby Rd.
Term Expires March 1956 Alexander, Earl P., Jr., 65 Alden St.
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Armstrong, Anna E., 14 Nelson St. Bussolari, Raymond J., 79 Stand- ish Ave. Carr, Andrew J., 18 Standish Ave. Gormley, Charles J., 4 Cushman St. LaForest, Paul, 133 Court St.
Marois, Reginald J., Westerly Rd. Ragonetti, Helene M., 145 Court St. Tibbetts, Willard R., 44 Standish Ave.
Zanello, James, 4 Clark St.
PRECINCT
Term Expires March 1958 Brooks, Dexter M., 2 Carver St. Bumpus, Harold A. C., 23 Vernon St.
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Carlin, Alan H., 17 Chilton St. Chase, Edward, 27 Oak St. Cook, Stanley D., Allerton St. Craig, M. Herbert, 17 Court St. Emond, Ferdinand T., 20 Main St. Ext.
Millman, Milton R., Dunham Rd. Montanari, Alvin L., 35 Davis St. Priestley, Howard L., 17 Davis St. Quinn, Thomas F., 17 Marjorie St. Roberts, Harold G., 157 Summer St. Romano, Mario J., Carver Rd. Russell, Allen D., 26 North St.
Term Expires March 1957 Alden, Katherine L., 42 Summer St. Baker, William W., 11 Davis St. Bastoni, Edwin E., 541/2 Oak St. Carlin, Joseph B., 17 Chilton St. Chandler, Clyfton E., Little Pond Costa, Gedo, 41 Court St.
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Doyle, Harry F., 111/2 Clyfton St. Hogan, Theresa F., 7 Allerton St. Holmes, Curtis, 13 Davis St. Jewett, Elton S., Jr., 16 Clyfton St. Maccaferri, Harold T., 17 Clyfton St. Pickett, Margery T., 8 Clyfton St. Schied, John N., 11 Alvin Rd. Welch, Donald T., 45 Russell St.
Term Expires March 1956 Alsheimer, John H., 12 Allerton St. Barnes, Howard P., 6 Carver St. Bartlett, Ephraim L., 35 Russell St. Beaman, Roy E., 17 Sever St. Belcher, Edward R., 35 North St. Bowler, Robert B., Off Summer St. Brown, Laura E., 791/2 Court St. Gray, Leslie R., 9 Gray Ave. Hamilton, Harold H., 70 Court St. Hogan, Eric D., 7 Allerton St. Lanman, Herbert H., 7 Davis St. Pioppi, Anthony V., 6 Clyfton St. Strong, Warren P., 27 Allerton St. Straker, Melville P., 31 Allerton St. White, James A., 18 Alvin Rd.
PRECINCT 4
Term Expires March 1958 Agnew, Clifford C., 8 Cliff St. Bramhall, Richard W., Sandwich Rd.
Brewer, Jesse, 26 Cliff St. Brewer, Joseph, 37 Warren Ave. Burgess, Dorothy D., Barnes Lane Butterfield, Charles P., Jordan Rd. Barnes, Parker L., 189 Sandwich St. Canevazzi, Mauro J., 51 Pleasant St.
Engstrom, Victoria B., Off Sand- wich Rd.
Fry, Russell T., Jr., Jordan Rd. Harlow, Elmer R., 3 Mayflower St. Illig, Dorothy Whipple, The Forges Manchester, Helen S., 225 Sandwich St.
Patenaude, Hector E., 160 Sand- wich St.
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Prindle, Bryce, 57 Warren Ave. Raymond, Miriam A., Sandwich Rd.
Vancini, Frank A., 2271/2 Sandwich St. Wentworth, Esther C., 4 Whiting St. Wiggin, Gordon M., Sandwich Rd.
Term Expires March 1957 Brewster, Lucille C., Off Russell Mill Rd.
Brewster, Spencer H., Sandwich Rd. Carletti, Romeo W., 1 Massasoit St. Davis, Robert S., 26 Mt. Pleasant St. DeCost, Stanley F., Clifford Rd. Franks, William S., 101 Warren Ave.
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Howland, Gordon L., 64 Warren Ave. Midkiff, Melissa G., 87 Warren Ave. Potter, William A., Jr., Clifford Rd. Prentice, Thomas W., Jordan Rd. Roulston, A. Lee, 22 South St. Sampson, Robert D., River St. Shea, Francis P., 4 Stephans St. Sink, Sidney L., 6 Lewis St.
Stearns, William B., Jr., Forges Green Whiting, Marion, 5 Mayflower St. Withington, Paul, Sandwich Rd. Wild, George S., Warren Ave. Wood, Alberta, 6 Stafford St.
Term Expires March 1956
Armstrong, William H., 197 Sand- wich St. Barnes, Henry W., Jr., 13 Winter St.
Barnes, Mercie H., Warren Ave. Boyer, Harold A., 176 Sandwich St. Brewster, Benjamin F., 88 Warren Ave.
Brewster, Ellis W., Warren Ave. Buttner, Marjorie, 158 Sandwich St. Chapman, Sumner A., Jr., 15 Bay View Ave.
Damon, Harold S., 7 Howes Lane Dittmar, F. Willard, 8 Franklin St. Eldridge, Deane E., 7 Lincoln St. Ellis, A. Linwood, 4 Howes Lane Estes, Kendall S., 223 Sandwich St. Girard, Warren R., 6 Overlook Rd. Leland, James A., 30 Bay View Ave. Mabbett, Emery F., Doten Rd. Maraghy, Hugh R., Sandwich St. Swift, Kathryn F., 78 Cliff St. Tubbs, Robert J., 278 Sandwich St.
PRECINCT 5
Term Expires March 1958 Bailey, Florence R., Vallerville Dassman, Donald C., Samoset Ave. Ellis, Ernest C., Ellisville Franc, Samuel E., Manomet Bluffs Moore, C. Harvey, Highland Rd. Valentine, Katherine V. D., Circuit Rd.
Term Expires March 1957 Drew, Alden G., Holmes Rd., Man- omet Godfrey, Philip S., State Rd.
Holmes, Ruth A., State Rd.
McIntosh, Lila M., John Alden Rd. Newey, Donald A., Ellisville Rockwell, Harold H., State Rd.
Term Expires March 1956 Anderson, Horace, Bartlett Rd. Anderson, Russell W., Point Rd. Craig, Doris A., Beaver Dam Rd. Loring, Elmer M., State Rd. Slade, Hans F., Manomet Ave. Valler, James S. A., Vallerville
DELEGATES AT LARGE
General Court - Hon. John A. Armstrong Moderator - Hon. Amedeo V. Sgarzi Town Clerk - Herbert K. Bartlett Board of Assessors - Carl W. Raymond Cemetery Commissioners - No Delegate Park Commissioners - Arthur Sirrico Commission of Public Safety - Paul W. Bittinger School Committee - Ralph Weaver
Board of Selectmen - James T. Frazier Water Commissioners - Arthur Addyman Board of Public Welfare - No Delegate
Planning Board - All Town Meeting Members
Advisory and Finance Committee - Paul J. Whipple
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Annual Town Meeting, March 26, 1955, and Adjourned Town Meetings, March 28 and 29, 1955
Including Recommendations by the Advisory and Finance Committee
The Meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Amedeo V. Sgarzi, at 2:00 o'clock p.m.
The Meeting was opened with a prayer by Rev. Edwin T. Anthony of the Congregational Church.
Mr. Hugh R. Maraghy moved and it was voted that the opening of the Meeting be delayed until 2:15 p.m.
At 2:15 p.m. the Meeting was opened by the Moderator.
The Town Meeting Members were sworn to the faithful performance of their duties, by Herbert K. Bartlett, Town Clerk.
Number of Town Meeting Members present March 26th, as reported by records of Arthur Estes and Warren Axford, checkers, was 169.
Number of Town Meeting Members present March 28th, as reported by records of Arthur Estes and Warren Axford, was 162.
Number of Town Meeting Members present March 29th, as reported by records of Arthur Estes and Alton K. Leeson, was 133.
The Moderator declared a quorum present.
Mr. Harold G. Roberts reported for the "Cold Spring School Addition."
Mr. Hans Slade submitted a report of the "Manomet, Dump Committee."
Mr. Herbert K. Bartlett moved that the reports of the several boards of Officers and Committees of the Town be accepted and placed on file.
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Article Three:
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, 1956, and to issue a note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accord- ance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws.
Article 4. To see what action the Town will take to- wards making a readjustment in the wage and salary of Town employee, Peter W. Winter, Police Department patrol- man, and make any necessary appropriation therefor.
(By Petition)
The Committee recommends no action. Inconsistent with the pay plan adopted by the town at the annual town meet- ing in 1954.
Voted: That the Town take no action under Article 4.
Article 5. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Wage and Salary Classification By-Law in accordance with the recommendations of the Personnel Board presently filed with the records of said Board.
The Committee and the Personnel Board recommend the amendment of Schedule A and Exhibit B of Wage and Salary Classification by-law by substituting in place thereof, to be effective as of January 1, 1955, the following:
SCHEDULE A ADMINISTRATIVE AND CLERICAL
Accounting Junior Clerk Police Clerk
Accounting Senior Clerk
Public Welfare Agent
Assessors' Clerk
Registrar-Office Supervisor
Assistant to Public Safety Commission
Secretary of. Finance Committee
Cemetery Clerk
Secretary of Personnel Board
Cemetery Superintendent €
Secretary of Planning Board
Dispensing Clerk
Secretary of Public Welfare Board
Secretary of Retirement System
Executive Secretary, Board of Selectmen
Senior Clerk-Stenographer
Highway Clerk
Stenographer-Clerk
Highway Superintendent
Town Accountant '
Junior Clerk-Stenographer
Typist-Clerk
Junior Clerk-Typist
Veterans' Clerk
Park Clerk
Water Clerk
Park Superintendent
Water Superintendent
Secretary of Board of Appeals
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CUSTODIAL AND MAINTENANCE
Assistant Custodian, Memorial Building
Caretaker
Caretaker of Dump
Caretaker, Wharf Public Sanitary
Custodian, Memorial Building Custodian, Town House
Janitor, Town Office Building
Matron, Wharf Public Sanitary
ENGINEERING AND PLANT OPERATION
Assistant Engineer
Chief Engineer
Social Worker
HEALTH AND WELFARE Welfare Agent
Building Inspector
INSPECTIONAL Sanitary Inspector Sealer of Weights and Measures
LIBRARY
General Assistant, Circulation General Assistant, Records Librarian
Page
PUBLIC SAFETY
Captain, Drillmaster, Mechanic
Chief of Police
Deputy Chief
Fire Captain
Fire Chief
Police Sergeant
RECREATION
Recreation Instructor
Recreation Supervisor
TRADES AND LABOR
Assistant Foreman
Construction Foreman
District Foreman
Mechanic
Equipment Operator-Grade A
Equipment Operator-Grade B Foreman Gravedigger Laborer
Maintenance-Construction Man Maintenance Man
Meter Man
Tree Climber
Tree Climber-Laborer
Truck Driver Truck Driver-Laborer
Branch Librarian Cataloger
Children's Librarian
General Assistant
Firefighter Forest Warden
Harbor Master Patrolman
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EXHIBIT B
SELECTMEN'S DEPARTMENT
Ref. to
Appendix Classification
Hours per Week
Proposed Salary or Wage
Minimum Maxmum
Executive Secretary .....
40
$3,328
$3,703
ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT
Town Accountant
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1
Accounting Senior Clerk
361/2
2,403
2,671
Accounting Junior Clerk
361/2
2,240
2,491
PERSONNEL BOARD
Secretary
100
100
TOWN CLERK AND TREASURER'S DEPARTMENT
Stenographer-Clerk
361/2
2,240
2,491
TAX COLLECTOR'S DEPARTMENT
Stenographer-Clerk
361/2
2,240
2,491
ASSESSORS' DEPARTMENT
Clerk
361/2
2,403
2,671
Typist-Clerk
361/2
2,076
2,307
PLANNING BOARD
250
250
MAINTENANCE
Janitor, Town Office Building
2,738
3,096
Custodian, Memorial Building
3,064
3,405
Assistant Custodian, Memorial Building
2,738
3,096
4
Custodian, Town House
2,738
3,096
2
Caretaker, Wharf Sanitary
2,738
3,096
2 Matron, Wharf Sanitary
2,088
2,320
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Chief of Police
5,198
5,775
Sergeant
40
3,632
4,040
Patrolman
40
3,278
3,646
Clerk
40
2,456
2,729
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Fire Chief and Forest Warden
5,198
5,775
Deputy Chief and Forest Warden's
Clerk
56
4,325
4,816
Captain, Drillmaster, Mechanic
56
3,977
4,428
Captain
56
3,632
4,040
Firefighter
56
3,278
3,646
Secretary Finance Committee
4,305
4,783
Secretary Retirement System
1
Secretary
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HEALTH AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Ref. to
Hours per Week
Proposed Salary or Wage Minimum
Maxmum
Assistant to Commission
40
2,982
3,316
Sanitary Inspector
1 40
3,662
4,076
Building Inspector
40
3,830
4,263
Caretaker of Dump
2,738
3,096
Garbage Foreman
48
1.35
1.45
Truck Driver-Laborer
44-48
1.30
1.40
Laborer
44
1.25
1.35
TREE WARDEN'S AND INSECT PEST CONTROL DEPARTMENTS
Truck Driver-Laborer
40
1.30
1.40
Tree Climber-Laborer
40
1.30
1.40
Laborer
40
1.25
1.35
BOARD OF APPEALS
Secretary
200
200
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
Superintendent
4,603
5,114
Clerk
38
2,503
2,783
Mechanic
3,442
3,828
Foreman
40
3,496
3,889
District Foreman
40
2,982
3,316
Assistant Foreman
40
1.35
1.45
Construction Foreman
40
1.45
1.55
Maintenance Man
40-48
1.35
1.45
Equipment Operator:
Grade A
40
1.40
1.50
Grade B
40
1.35
1.45
Truck Driver-Laborer
40
1.30
1.40
Truck Driver
40
1.30
1.40
Laborer
40
1.25
1.35
HARBOR MASTER'S DEPARTMENT
Harbor Master
3,442
3,828
PUBLIC WELFARE DEPARTMENTS
Welfare Agent
4,305
4,783
Secretary to Board (
Dispensing Clerk
40
2,635
2,929
Senior Clerk-Stenographer
40
2,635
2,929
Junior Clerk-Stenographer
40
2,275
2,528
Junior Clerk-Typist
40
2,275
2,528
Social Worker
40
3,328
3,703
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Appendix Classification
Sealer of Weights and Measures (
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VETERANS' SERVICES
Ref. to Appendix Classification
Hours per Week
Proposed Salary or Wage Minimum Maxmum
Clerk
30
1,842
2,047
LIBRARY
Librarian
3,411
3,790
Branch Librarian
38
2,997
3,334
Cataloger
30
2,107
2,342
Children's Librarian
40
2,809
3,122
General Assistant, Circulation
40
2,456
2,729
General Assistant, Records
40
2,456
2,729
General Assistant
40
2,275
2,528
Page
40
2,095
2,329
PARK DEPARTMENT
Superintendent
3,709
4,121
Clerk
15
921
1,023
2
Recreation Supervisor
351/2
2,955
3,284
2
Recreation Instructor
351/2
2,180
2,422
2
Caretaker (without concession)
2,481
2,757
Truck Driver-Laborer
40
1.30
1.40
Laborer
40
1.25
1.35
WATER DEPARTMENT
Superintendent
4,603
5,114
Foreman
48
3,995
4,447
Assistant Foreman
48
3,631
4,038
5
Chief Engineer
3,495
3,962
5
Assistant Engineer
3,253
3,691
Registrar-Office Supervisor
401/2
3,019
3,357
Clerk
351/2
2,019
2,244
Construction Foreman
48
1.45
1.55
Meter Man
48
1.35
1.45
Maintenance-Construction Man
48
1.35
1.45
Laborer
44
1.25
1.35
CEMETERY DEPARTMENT
Superintendent
3,709
4,121
Foreman
40
2,982
3,316
Clerk
341/2
2,118
2,354
Truck Driver-Laborer
40
1.30
1.40
Gravedigger
40
1.30
1.40
Laborer
40
1.25
1.35
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APPENDIX
1. Clerical work for the Retirement System is not included in the pro- posed salary shown.
2. Seasonal. The proposed salary shown is based on a full-time position.
3. 44 hours when laborer, 48 hours when truck driver.
4. Salary as Sexton not included.
5. Maintenance is provided in addition to the salary shown.
Voted: That the Town amend the Wage and Salary By- Law by striking out Schedule A and Exhibit B and substitut- ing in place thereof the revised Schedule A and Exhibit B as recommended in the printed report of the Advisory and Finance Committee.
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, 1955, as follows:
Moderator
$30.00
Chairman of Selectmen
800.00
Other Selectmen (each)
400.00
Chairman of Assessors
4,059.00
Other Assessors (each)
3,450.00
Town Clerk
2,678.00
Town Treasurer
2,678.00
Collector of Taxes
4,411.00
Tree Warden
1,882.00
Mr. Eugene S. Holton moved that the salaries of elected Town Officers be set as of January 1, 1955, as follows:
Moderator
$30.00
Chairman of Selectmen
800.00
Other Selectmen (each)
400.00
Chairman of Assessors
4,059.00
Other Assessors (each)
3,450.00
Town Clerk
2,678.00
Town Treasurer
2,678.00
Collector of Taxes
4,411.00
Tree Warden
1,882.00
Mr. Joseph H. Nogueira moved to amend the motion of Mr. Holton by substituting the figures $4,261.95 in place of $4,059.00 for Chairman of Assessors, and the figures $3,622.50 in place of $3,450.00 for Assessors (each) but the motion to amend was lost.
The original motion was then put before the Meeting and voted.
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Article 7. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Nine Hundred and Thirty-seven Dol- lars and Twenty-five cents ($937.25) to compensate Ralph Torrance for services rendered by him as Veterans' Service Director from May 18, 1953 to June 2, 1954.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $700.62, which is the amount authorized by enabling legislation.
Voted (Unanimously): That the Town raise and appro- priate the sum of $700.62 to compensate Ralph Torrance for services rendered by him as Veterans' Service Director from May 18, 1953, to June 2, 1954, as authorized by Chapter 101 of the Acts of 1955.
Article 8. To make the necessary appropriations to de- fray the expenses of the Town and for other purposes and to raise sums of money as the Town shall deem expedient.
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