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Annual Report
1955
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In Memoriam
W. CLEVELAND COGSWELL
SCHOOL COMMITTEE - 1920 - 1931
Also Served on
BUILDING AND ZONING BOARDS OF APPEAL
Died July 26, 1955
Age 71 years, 11 months
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Town Officers and Committees
OF THE
TOWN OF SCITUATE
For the Year Ending December 31
1955
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SANDERSON BROTHERS NORTH ABINGTON, MASS.
Ref. 917. 448
TOWN OF SCITUATE
Incorporated 1636
Population December 31, 1955-8341 Ninth Congressional District Second Councillor District
Norfolk and Plymouth Senatorial District Second Plymouth Representative District Income Tax Division, Norfolk-Plymouth District
Annual Town Meeting
First Monday in March
Election of Officers
Second Monday in March
TOWN OFFICERS
ELECTED TOWN OFFICERS
Moderator
PHILIP S. BAILEY 1956
Town Clerk
WILLIAM M. WADE Tenure
Town Treasurer
PAUL A. REYNOLDS
..... 1957
Selectmen
RICHARD DAMON, Chairman 1956
ROBERT H. TILDEN 1957
JACKSON E. BAILEY
1958
Board of Public Welfare
WILMOT M. BROWN, Chairman 1956
FRANKLIN T. SHARP 1957
MERCY E. LAVANGE 1958
Assessors
STANLEY F. MURPHY, Chairman 1958
HENRY T. FITTS 1957
GEORGE W. MURPHY
1956
Town Collector
JOSEPH R. DILLON
1957
School Committee
NELLIE M. SIDES, Chairman 1956
FRED T. WATERMAN 1957
DORIS A. WARD 1958
GEORGE C. YOUNG 1957
EDWIN P. GUNN
1956
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TOWN OFFICERS
Board of Health
CLIFFORD L. WARD, JR., Chairman 1956
WALTER L. ENOS, Secretary 1957
GEORGE H. OTIS 1958
Highway Surveyor
MATTHEW L. BROWN 1956
Park Commissioners
EDWARD A. COLE, Chairman 1958
ROY C. MERRITT 1956
ROBERT E. HUNTLEY
1957
Water Commissioners
JOHN R. BROWN, Chairman 1957
HENRY E. BEARCE 1956
LEO P. MURPHY 1958
Constables
EDWARD V. DUFFEY 1956
WILLIAM B. PEPPER
1956
FRANCIS J. LYNCH
1956
Planning Board
EDWARD S. RAND, Chairman 1957
MARK W. MURRILL
1958
LESTER J. GATES 1960
THOMAS F. WHITE
1956
ROBERT F. HAYES
1959
Tree Warden
JOHN W. FORD ..... 1955
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TOWN OFFICERS APPOINTED BY THE SELECTMEN
APPOINTED TOWN OFFICERS
Advisory Board
J. RUSSELL HARPER, Chairman 1957
RICHARD S. BROWN, Secretary 1957
ROBERT E. CLEARY 1956
LOUIS H. MACDONALD
1958
JOHN H. JAKUBENS
1958
JOHN A. FRANKS
1958
CLARENCE G. GODDARD 1956
THOMAS E. SEARS, Jr. 1956
DAVID W. NOONAN 1957
Town Accountant and Executive Secretary to the Board of Selectmen
PAUL F. SPENCER
Field Drivers
ERNEST M. DAMON LAWSON C. VICKERY
Surveyor of Lumber, Measurer of Wood and Bark
RUSSELL L. FISH
Pound Keeper
AUGUSTUS L. ABBOTT
Town Director, Plymouth County Extension Service RUTH M. MEYERS
Fence Viewers
EBEN E. BEARCE JOSEPH N. MURPHY
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TOWN OFFICERS APPOINTED BY THE SELECTMEN
Superintendent of Water Department
WILLIAM T. SHERMAN
Registrars of Voters
WILLIAM M. WADE WALTER FLAHERTY
ROBERT P. O'HERN
BERTHA L. TURNER
Assistant Registrars
PAULINE M. FITTS
Zoning Board of Appeals
ROBERT C. HAUFLER, Chairman LELAND TOWLE FLOYD ROBBINS
Alternate Members of Zoning Board of Appeals ROBERT M. ALEXANDER
Director of Civil Defense
WILLIAM J. LUMBERT
Assistant Director of Civil Defense
BARTHOLOMEW A. CURRAN
Chief of Police
WILLIAM F. KANE
Sergeants
JAMES E. O'CONNOR BERTRAM C. STETSON W. FRANCIS MURPHY WALTER W. JONES ERNEST M. DAMON GILBERT J. PATTERSON, JR.
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TOWN OFFICERS APPOINTED BY THE SELECTMEN
Patrolmen
FREDERICK W. STANLEY CARL C. CHESSIA JOHN A. SALVADOR ANTHONY J. FERREIRA F. MALBON CHASE JAMES W. STANLEY THOMAS A. PATTERSON
PAUL R. HARRIGAN DONALD A. STONE ROBERT W. FINNIE CHARLES P. PATTERSON
WALTER T. DRISCOLL, JR.
JAMES J. KILCOYNE CHARLES ZIMMERMAN
ALFRED COYLE WILLIAM SKERPAN
Regular Intermittant Officers
CHARLES B. JENSEN
Six Month Provisional Appointment
THOMAS F. WHITE
JAMES F. TWIGG GEORGE M. FALLON FRANCIS GILLIS RAYMOND A. STAUFF
Personnel of Fire Department
BARTHOLOMEW A. CURRAN, Chief HOWARD H. COLE, Deputy Chief
RICHARD A. COLE, Captain WILLARD L. LITCHFIELD, Captain PHILIP A. LITTLEFIELD, Lieutenant JOHN T. BARRY THOMAS G. BELL SAMUEL C. CALLIS FRANK H. COLE CHARLES W. CURRAN
JAMES B. DACEY DANIEL F. DUFFEY EDWARD V. DUFFEY
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TOWN OFFICERS APPOINTED BY THE SELECTMEN
ROBERT S. DWIGHT WALTER S. FOSTER RICHARD J. FROBERGER MALCOLM F. HALL PAUL N. KENT, JR. WILLIAM D. MCKAY WILLIAM P. MERRITT ALBERT E. NEWCOMB
DONALD E. QUINN EDMOND V. RAYMOND FRANK H. SAMPSON ROBERT E. SNOW THOMAS E. SNOW FRANCIS W. STANLEY ROBERT E. STERNFELT
ROBERT M. SYLVESTER LLOYD A. TURNER, JR. ROBERT L. TURNER LAWRENCE J. WADE WILLIAM L. WARD
Town Counsel
ALFRED C. BLAKE
Forest Warden BARTHOLOMEW A. CURRAN
Superintendent of Moth Work JOHN W. FORD
Building Inspector EDWARD M. SEXTON
Wire Inspector JOHN H. REMICK
Sealer of Weights and Measures ALLEN W. BATES
Inspector of Animals THOMAS F. LENTZ
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TOWN OFFICERS APPOINTED BY THE SELECTMEN
Keeper of Lockup
WILLIAM F. KANE
Town Engineer
JOHN E. BAMBER
Harbor Master, Custodian of Pier and Special Police Officer of Town Pier
LEO L. LEVENDOSKI
Assistant Harbor Master
WALTER S. O'NEIL
Clam Warden
WALTER S. O'NEIL
Custodian of Veterans' Graves
ELMER F. RAMSDELL
Burial Agent
RICHARD DAMON
Mosquito Control
CHARLES W. HARRIS, Supervisor
Commissioner, South Shore Mosquito Control Project J. PAUL FINNEGAN
Inspectors of Plumbing
PHILIP S. BAILEY EDWARD B. MCCARTHY, Assistant Inspector
Director of Veterans' Services and Agent of Veterans' Benefits
JEROME F. CROWLEY
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TOWN OFFICERS APPOINTED BY THE SELECTMEN
Inspector of Milk
GEORGE H. OTIS
Inspector of Meat
WILLIAM J. MCAULIFFE
Dog Officer
CHARLES B. JENSEN
Town Forest Committee
JOHN W. FORD, Chairman MARY E. CRESSY, Secretary
EBBA H. DAMON
Superintendent of Schools
EDWARD K. CHACE
Assistant Assessors
KATHERINE R. FLAHERTY LESTER D. HOBSON HARRY LEWIS
Building By-Laws Appeal Board
JOHN E. DEAN PHILIP S. BAILEY GEORGE E. JACOBSSEN
Alternate Building By-Laws Appeal Board
A. RALPH GORDON
Salary Committee
PHILLIPS N. WEEKS A. RALPH GORDON ANGELO FONIRI ROBERT E. TURNER EDWARD G. CULLINANE
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Scituate Election
MODERATOR
Philip S. Bailey 1,362
John Barnard, Jr.
1,420
Blanks
468
SELECTMAN
John R. Brown
1,304
Edward P. Horne
237
*G. Maxwell Shields
1,670
Blanks
41
ASSESSOR
George W. Murphy
808
John L. Chandler, Jr.
167
Charles F. Jenkins
245
Harry Lewis
765
*J. Arthur Montgomery
1,178
Blanks
89
PUBLIC WELFARE
*Wilmot M. Brown
2,417
Blanks
835
CONSTABLES
*Francis J. Lynch
1,547
*William B. Pepper
1,683
*Raymond E. Andrews
1,328
Stanley Atkins
1,136
Robert W. Jennings
1,125
PARK COMMISSIONER
*Roy C. Merritt
2,095
Stephen S. Andrews
856
Blanks
301
BOARD OF HEALTH
*Clifford L. Ward
752
Blanks
500
WATER COMMISSIONERS
*Henry E. Bearce
1,824
Murray Snow
275
Blanks
153
HIGHWAY SURVEYOR
*Matthew L. Brown
1,879
Leo S. Matthews
1,275
Blanks
153
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
*Edwin P. Gunn
1,565
Ellen M. Sides
1,572
William J. Gillis
685
*A. William Krause
1,704
Blanks
978
PLANNING BOARD
*Thomas F. White
2,048
Louis B. Eyster
773
Blanks
431
* Winners
10 o clock conlasset Hardware Store.
Hvmn Sing
An old fashioned Hymn Sing wi be held at the meeting of the Cor gregational Club of the Beechwod Church at 8 o'clock tomorrow ever ing. The direction of the Sing wi be under Miss Marion Ellis and th affair will be held in the vestry o the church. . A social hour will fol low the entertainment. .
The Plymouth Colony House of Delegates will meet Thursday, March 15 in Cohasset. Supper will be at 6:30 in the Unitarian Parish House. Donald T. Gam- mons, choir director, will be the speaker ,assisted by the Cohasset church choir at a program to be put on in the First Parish meeting house.
The next morning Lenten meet- ing will be held in the Unitarian Parish House, Cohasset, Wednes- day, March 21, at 10:00 a.m. Hostesses will be Mrs. Thomas H. Doggett and Mrs. Robert Wetzler
Miss Pamelia Parker of Sout Main Street was recenlty sur prised by a group of her friend in honor of her 18th birthday.
Midshipmen William Reid an Kevin Shyne are on the annua cruise from the Massachusetts Mar itime Academy on board the M.T.S Charlston. They are due back in Boston May 19th Reid is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Reid of Stockbridge Street; and Shyne is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Shyne, Jerusalem Road, Cohasset Both boys are graduates of Cohas set High ' School.
Smith College Club To Hear Mrs. Chase
Mary Ellen Chase, member of Smith College faculty and well known author, will be the speak er when the South Shore Smit Club meets Sunday evening, Mar 18, at the home of Mrs. F. Mortor
SELECTMEN'S REPORT
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN
To the Citizens of Scituate:
The continued influx of new residents to Scituate has had a very definite influence on the economy of the Town, particularly with respect to school expenditures.
In the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting are two Special Articles, one calling for the addition of four classrooms to the newly constructed Jenkins School and the other requesting funds to construct an elementary school of sixteen (16) rooms on Tilden Road. The combined cost will be approximately three fourth of a million dollars.
In connection with available funds to be used by the Assessors in reducing the tax rate, it should be pointed out that the amount of "Free Cash" for 1956 is $57,157.52 as compared with $114,342.65 for last year. This is due largely to an increase of $31,000.00 of un- collected taxes and nearly $5,000.00 additional motor vehicle excise tax outstanding. In 1955 the amount of $85,000.00 was used by the Assessors to apply against the amount to be raised, whereas it is obvious from the above that considerably less can be used in 1956.
During the year the Town experienced two serious financial blows in the form of the August floods and the collapse of the Sand Hills seawall in October. The net cost of these two items to the Town is about $50,000, which represents an increase of slightly more than $2.00 in the tax rate.
We have endeavored during the year to improve public facili- ties, and provide additional protection to life and property. In the course of accomplishing this we have improved police protection at Humarock by having an officer on duty from 8:00 A.M. to 12:30 A.M., thereby filling a serious need.
The proposed closing of the Scituate Railroad Station to passen- ger service was opposed by the Board of Selectmen both personally and through the medium of requests to local organizations to register their objections.
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SELECTMEN'S REPORT
In an effort to promote and coordinate the future development of Scituate Harbor and the surrounding area, we appointed the "Scituate Harbor Development Committee", which absorbed the previous "Town Pier Committee". The purpose of this group is to plan, promote and guide the future development of the Harbor area, in accordance with a long range plan.
Our foreshore protection program has been delayed by the floods and the seawall emergency, but will be resumed as soon as practical.
A"Public Building Committee" has been created to study possi- ble sites and types of buildings to house our Police, Fire and other Town Departments. Several meetings have been held by this group, resulting in valuable recommendations being made.
The severe heat of last summer, with the resulting crowded beaches, brought out forcibly the fact that we do not have sufficient beaches with parking facilities. To remedy this condition, the Selectmen have inserted an Article in the Warrant requesting the Town to make funds available to acquire part of Egypt Beach for bathing and parking purposes.
In conformity with the law, the boundary lines between the Town of Scituate and the Town of Hingham were perambulated this year, and all bounds were found to be in order.
Every effort has been made to satisfactorily dispose of all re- quests received by us, and in closing, we wish to thank all citizens of the Town for their co-operation and support during the year.
Respectfully submitted,
RICHARD DAMON, Chairman ROBERT H. TILDEN JACKSON E. BAILEY Board of Selectmen
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT
REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
March 7, 1955
and
ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING
March 8, 1955
At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Scituate, qualified to vote in Elections and Town Affairs, held at the High School Gymnasium in said Scituate on Monday, the seventh day of March, 1955 at 7 o'clock P.M .; order was called by Moderator Philip S. Bailey.
Invocation by Father Edward J. Sullivan.
The warrant was read by Town Clerk William M. Wade.
The check list was used. Checkers were Charlotte L. Chessia, Barbara Tobin, John J. Lonergan and Grace C. McPherson.
Tellers appointed by the Moderator and sworn by the Town Clerk were: John G. Vollmer, Joseph V. Feeley, John E. Bamber, Wendell W. Whittaker, Richard E. Vergobbe, Henry A. Smith, Robert F. Buckley, Ralph W. Sides and John L. Schultz.
The required quorum of two hundred was in attendance.
ARTICLE 1
To choose all the necessary Town Officers other than those elected by ballot, viz: Surveyor of Lumber, Measurer of Wood and Bark, two or more Field Drivers, one Pound Keeper.
VOTED: Surveyor of Lumber and Measurer of Wood and Bark: Russell L. Fish.
Field Drivers: Ernest M. Damon and Lawson C. Vickery.
Pound Keeper: Augustus L. Abbott.
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ARTICLE 2
To hear the report of the Selectmen or other Town Officers and Standing Committees, and act thereon.
VOTED: To accept reports of Town Officers and Standing Committees as printed in the Town Report.
ARTICLE 3
Will the Town vote to establish salaries and compensation of all elected Town Officers, or act thereon.
VOTED: That the Town establish salaries and compensation of all elected Town Officials, and to make said salaries retroactive to January 1, 1955.
Selectmen: Chairman $1,815.00 and legitimate expenses. Other members $847.00 each and legitimate expenses.
Board of Public Welfare: Chairman $550.00 and legitimate expenses. Other members $440.00 each and legitimate expenses. This sum shall include their charges for all services performed by them and either of them.
Assessors: Chairman $1,750.00 and legitimate expenses. Other members $1,500.00 each and legitimate expenses.
Highway Surveyor: $5,200.00 and legitimate expenses.
Town Collector: $4,500.00 and legitimate expenses. All de- mand fees to accrue to the Town.
Town Treasurer: $3,800.00 and legitimate expenses.
Tree Warden: $484.00.
Town Clerk: $2,400.00 and legitimate expenses.
Board of Health: Secretary $847.00 and legitimate expenses. Other members $484.00 each and legitimate expenses. This sum shall include their charges for all services performed by them, other than the inspection of meat, plumbing and cattle.
Park Commissioners: Each member shall be paid for actual labor performed by them, at the same rate as skilled labor in the Highway Department, namely $1.68 per hour and their employees $1.35 per hour.
Water Commissioners: Chairman $423.50 and legitimate ex- penses. Other members $363.00 each and legitimate expenses.
Moderator: $137.50.
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ARTICLE 4
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or trans- fer from available funds in the Treasury, such sums of money as may be necessary to defray expenses estimated for the year 1955 and make appropriations for the following departments:
General Government:
1 Moderator
$ 137.50
2 Advisory Committee
600.00
3 Planning Board
2,512.50
4 Selectmen
7,149.00
5 Treasurer
5,763.60
6 Town Collector
12,090.00
7 Town Accountant
7,049.00
8 Board of Assessors
20,737.00
9 Certification of Notes
250.00
10 Law
3,000.00
11 Engineering Department
9,620.00
12 Town Clerk
4,195.00
13 Elections and Registrations, Town Meetings
3,325.00
14 Town Hall
2,800.00
15 Zoning Board of Appeals 375.00
5,000.00
Protection of Persons and Property:
17 Fire Department
150,691.20
18 Forest Fires
3,300.00
19 Police Department 108,265.00
20 Town Ambulance 800.00
745.00
22 Building Inspector
5,560.00
23 Wire Inspector
1,600.00
24 Dog Officer
197.50
25 Tree Warden
3,458.00
26 Moth Extermination 8,062.00
27 Elm Tree Beetle
1,818.00
28 Roadside Brush Cutting
2,643.00
29 Dutch Elm Tree Disease 6,058.00
30 Civilian Defense 1,600.00
Health and Sanitation:
35,040.00
31 Health Department
32 Plymouth County Hospital
33 Greenhead Fly and Midge Control 1,927.75
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16 Public Buildings
21 Sealer of Weights and Measures
TOWN CLERK'S REPORT
Highways:
34 Highway Department 154,411.00
35 Snow Removal 20,000.00
36 Street Lighting and Traffic Beacons 20,125.00
Welfare and Soldiers' Benefits:
37 Public Welfare and Disability Assistance 16,430.00
38 Old Age Assistance, Relief 64,000.00
39 Old Age Assistance, Administration 3,000.00
40 Aid to Dependent Children, Relief 12,000.00
41 Aid to Dependent Children, Administration 700.00
42 Disability Assistance, Administration
500.00
43 Director Veterans' Services
2,500.00
44 Soldiers' Benefits 10,000.00
School and Public Libraries:
45 School Department
531,500.00
46 Allen Memorial
8,000.00
47 Peirce Memorial
4,500.00
Parks and Recreation:
Park Department
20,780.00
Water Department:
Water Department
94,501.70
Maturing Debt and Interest:
Maturing Debt
127,000.00
Interest, except on Water Loans
35,361.25
Interest on Water Loans
9,552.00
Reduction of Debt on Water Loans
42,000.00
Unclassified:
Memorial Day
1,200.00
Armistice Day
60.00
Unclassified
5,925.00
Bounties
100.00
Annuity (Ch. 32, Sec. 89, G. L., as amended)
1,500.00
Control of Shellfish
3,705.00
Insurance
21,564.60
Public Landings
4,600.00
State Tax
County Tax
VOTED: To raise and appropriate:
Moderator
$ 137.50
Advisory Committee, expenses 600.00
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Planning Board
2,512.50
Selectmen, salaries
3,509.00
Clerk, salary -....
2,140.20
Executive Secretary, salary
624.00
Expenses
875.80
Town Treasurer, salary
3,800.00
Clerk, salary
480.00
Expenses
1,283.60
Town Collector, salary
4,500.00
Clerks, salaries
4,624.00
Expenses
2,966.00
Town Accountant, salary
4,576.00
Clerk, salary
2,088.00
Expenses
385.00
Board of Assessors, salaries
4,750.00
Clerks, salaries
3,845.00
Expenses
2,142.00
Certification of Notes
250.00
Town Counsel, salary
3,000.00
Town Engineer, salary
5,200.00
Expenses
4,420.00
Town Clerk, salary
2,400.00
Clerk, salary
1,124.00
Expenses
671.00
Town Meetings, Elections and Registrations
3,325.00
Town Hall Expenses
2,800.00
Zoning Board of Appeals, expenses
375.00
Public Buildings
5,000.00
Fire Department: Chief's salary
5,200.00
Salaries of others
131,911.20
Equipment, maintenance and repairs
10,100.00
Other expenses
3,480.00
Forest Fires, expenses
3,300.00
Police Department: Chief's salary Salaries of others
86,350.00
Equipment, maintenance and repairs Other expenses
9,100.00
Town Ambulance, expenses
800.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures, salary Expenses 140.00
605.00
Building Inspector, salary
3,800.00
Assistant Inspector, salary
000.00
Expenses
1,000.00
Wire Inspector, salary
1,200.00
Expenses
400.00
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5,200.00
7,615.00
TOWN CLERK'S REPORT
Dog Officer, salary
137.50
Expenses
60.00
Tree Warden, salary
484.00
Expenses
2,974.00
Moth Extermination, expenses
8,062.00
Elm Tree Beetle, expenses
1,818.00
Roadside Brush Cutting, expenses
2,643.00
Dutch Elm Tree Disease, expenses
6,058.00
Civilian Defense
1,600.00
Board of Health, salaries
1,815.00
Salaries - Dental Clinic Expenses
31,156.00
Greenhead Fly and Midge Control, expenses
1,927.75
Highway Surveyor, salary
5,200.00
Clerk, salary
2,766.00
Bituminous patching
10,000.00
Drainage
20,845.00
Street Cleaning
5,000.00
Surface Treatment and Resurfacing
22,500.00
Roads - General
15,000.00
Equipment maintenance
14,000.00
Purchase Sweeper
9,000.00
Purchase Truck
1,891.50
Sidewalks
7,500.00
Other Expenses
16,297.50
Snow Removal, expenses
20,000.00
Street Lighting and Traffic Beacons
20,125.00
Board of Public Welfare, salaries
1,430.00
Public Welfare and Disability Assistance, Relief
15,000.00
Old Age Assistance, Relief
64,000.00
Old Age Assistance, Administrative
3,000.00
Aid to Dependent Children, Relief
12,000.00
Aid to Dependent Children, Administrative
700.00
Disability Assistance and Public Welfare, Administrative
500.00
Director of Veterans' Services, salary Expenses
650.00
Soldiers' Benefits, expenses
10,000.00
School Department, current expenses
457,100.00
Vocational Education
6,650.00
Repairs and Replacements
7,650.00
Libraries 2,200.00
Transportation
44,500.00
Capital Outlay
3,200.00
Special
10,200.00
Allen Memorial Library, expenses
7,500.00
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1,850.00
2,069.00
TOWN CLERK'S REPORT
Peirce Memorial Library, expenses
4,500.00
Park Department, Maintenance Expenses 2,500.00
Operating Expenses
15,411.00
Resurfacing North Scituate Tennis Courts
2,669.00
Water Department, Commissioners' Salaries
1,149.50
Superintendent's Salary
5,200.00
Salaries of Others
26,402.20
Power and Light
8,000.00
Water Purchase
5,000.00
Service Supplies
7,000.00
Main Supplies
8,400.00
Property Maintenance
3,000.00
Exploration
12,000.00
Other Expenses
18,350.00
Maturing Debt
127,000.00
Interest, except on Water Loans
35,361.00
Interest on Water Loans
9,552.00
Reduction of Debt on Water Loans
42,000.00
Memorial Day, expenses
1,000.00
Armistice Day, expenses
60.00
Unclassified
5,925.00
Bounties
100.00
Annuity (Ch. 32, Sec. 89, G.L. as amended)
1,500.00
Control of Shellfish, expenses
3,705.00
Insurance
21,205.60
Harbor Master, salary
1,600.00
Expenses
3,000.00
ARTICLE 5
To hear the report of any committee heretofore chosen, or act thereon.
No reports were submitted.
ARTICLE 6
To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Public Wel- fare to contract at their discretion for support of the Town's Poor, or act thereon.
VOTED: To so authorize.
ARTICLE 7
To see if the Town will 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 therefor, payable
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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 Sec. 17, Chapter 44, G. L.
VOTED: To authorize the Town Treasurer, with the ap- proval 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 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 Sec. 17, Chapter 44, Gen- eral Laws. Unanimous vote.
ARTICLE 8
Will the Town vote to have all the income from the Water Department paid to the Town Treasurer, and estimated receipts used by the Assessors in fixing the tax rate for the current year.
Voted: Yes.
ARTICLE 9
Will the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $20,000.00 to the Reserve Fund or transfer the whole or any part thereof from any available funds, or act thereon.
VOTED: That the sum of $20,000.00 be transferred from the Overlay Surplus Fund to the Reserve Fund. Unanimous vote.
ARTICLE 10
Will the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $600.00 to meet foreclosure costs on tax titles, or act thereon.
VOTED: To raise and appropriate $600.00. Unanimous vote.
ARTICLE 11
Will the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $125.00 for channel markings and regulations of the usage of the North River from Humarock Beach to the sea, or act thereon.
VOTED: To raise and appropriate $125.00. Unanimous vote.
ARTICLE 12
Will the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $70.00 for payment of dues for a yearly membership in the Maritime Division of the Boston Chamber of Commerce, or act thereon.
VOTED: To raise and appropriate $70.00. Unanimous vote.
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ARTICLE 13
To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to control, regulate or prohibit the taking of eels and any or all kinds of shell- fish and sea worms within the borders of the Town of Scituate and such other authority as is provided in Sec. 52 of Chapter 130 of the G. L. or take action in relation thereto.
VOTED: To so authorize. Unanimous vote.
ARTICLE 14
To see if the Town will vote to transfer the proceeds of the Dog Fund received from the County to Libraries and that the amount be equally divided between the Peirce Memorial at North Scituate and the Allen Memorial at Scituate, or act thereon.
VOTED: To so transfer. Unanimous vote.
ARTICLE 15
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $100.00 for County Aid to Agriculture, and choose a Town Director as provided in Section 41 and 45 of Revised Chapter 128 of the G.L., or act thereon.
VOTED: To raise and appropriate $100.00. Ruth M. Meyers, Town Director. Unanimous vote.
ARTICLE 16
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $19,852.30 to cover the expenses and disbursements of the Retire- ment Systems and Pensions for 1955, or act thereon.
VOTED: To raise and appropriate $19,852.30. (Voice vote.)
ARTICLE 17
To see what sum of money the Town will vote to transfer from the Excess and Deficiency Fund to be used by the Assessors in re- ducing the taxes for the current year.
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